0:00:02 > 0:00:04It's the nation's favourite antiques experts
0:00:04 > 0:00:06with £200 each, a classic car...
0:00:06 > 0:00:08We're going round!
0:00:08 > 0:00:12..and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:12 > 0:00:13I want to spend lots of money.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction
0:00:16 > 0:00:18but it's no mean feat.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20- Oh, no!- There'll be worthy winners...
0:00:20 > 0:00:23- Yes!- We've done it.- ..and valiant losers.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25You're kidding me on.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29So, will it be the high road to glory or the slow road to disaster?
0:00:29 > 0:00:33- What am I doing?- You've got a deal. - This is the Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Yeah!
0:00:36 > 0:00:38On this rather foggy road trip,
0:00:38 > 0:00:42we're joining two esteemed experts for the third leg of their journey.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44I'm getting the impression we're lost here.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47There's not going to be any antique shops around here, are there?
0:00:47 > 0:00:48Let's live in hope.
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Charlie Ross is an auctioneer whose decades in the business have
0:00:52 > 0:00:55made him cunning, confident and a little cocky.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58I'm on a roll here and the problem is having so much money,
0:00:58 > 0:01:00because you just want to spend it, spend it, spend it.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Freshfaced Christina Trevanion
0:01:02 > 0:01:06hopes her vim and vigour will make her a formidable rival.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09- I'll give him a cuddle.- Oh, yes.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16Our duelling duo are driving a 1977 Volkswagen Camper through
0:01:16 > 0:01:17a bit of a peasouper.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20Strategy, I think we need to find an antique shop where we can
0:01:20 > 0:01:22actually see the antiques because the fog is...
0:01:22 > 0:01:25I think the strategy for you, frankly, is to find an antique
0:01:25 > 0:01:28shop that has got something cheap enough for you to buy.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30SHE LAUGHS
0:01:30 > 0:01:34Both experts started with £200 but Christina has had an unlucky start.
0:01:34 > 0:01:40After two disappointing auctions, she has just £128.80 to spend.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48But old hand Charlie's coffers have swelled to £457.14
0:01:48 > 0:01:50and it's starting to go to his head.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55I bought ten things and only one thing has made a loss.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Oh, that's impressive. What are you going to spend it on?
0:01:58 > 0:02:04- I might spend it on presents for you. - Ah.- A box of chocolates.- Oh, yes.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- A new frock to replace the curtains. - I am not wearing curtains.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Our pair started their journey in Inverness.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Their route will see them take in the beauty of the east coast
0:02:17 > 0:02:19on their way to Boston in Lincolnshire.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Today, Charlie and Christina
0:02:21 > 0:02:25are heading towards their next auction in Newcastle.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28They're starting in the heart of Northumberland in the small
0:02:28 > 0:02:32market town of Alnwick. If only you could see the place.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34You would have thought, wouldn't you, leaving Scotland
0:02:34 > 0:02:37and coming into England, that you'd have better weather.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41For 1,000 years, Alnwick Castle has dominated the landscape,
0:02:41 > 0:02:42even in fog.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Originally built to defend England from the Scots,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48it's now one of the largest inhabited castles in the country.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Christina's first stop is just a few miles away.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54This looks really quite exciting.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- I think you might find the objects of your dreams here.- Do you think?
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Just let me know if you need to borrow some money. Give me a ring.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- Yes, will do.- Cheeky so-and-so.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- Hello.- Good morning.- Hi. - Pleased to meet you.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09- Hi, I'm Christina, who are you? - Peter.- Peter, nice to meet you.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- Nice to meet you. - This is rather lovely, isn't it?
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Peter bought Alnwick Lodge 36 years ago.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18It's become his home and his business. Everything is for sale.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21The architectural salvage outside, when we were driving in,
0:03:21 > 0:03:25I noticed there were some anchors and that sort of thing.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29I might go and have a hunt and see what those are outside.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33- It's a bit rainy at the moment, isn't it?- We have umbrellas.- Do you?
0:03:33 > 0:03:36- Have you got any wellies? - Yes, we've got lots of wellies.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39What tremendous customer service.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42See, this is what you need when you're antique hunting,
0:03:42 > 0:03:44none of these fancy shoes.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Now, I thought those look quite fun.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- What's that? How do I get over there, Peter?- You stand on a stone.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- Can I come up here?- I will send somebody to get it for you.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55I don't want to crush your tete a tetes.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- That's fine, there's nothing to crush in there.- Am I OK up here?
0:03:57 > 0:04:00- Yes, you're fine up there.- These are actually from a fishing boat?
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- Yes, yes, yes.- Fab, OK.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07I need to think outside the box to beat this pesky Charlie Ross
0:04:07 > 0:04:12- and I think an anchor is quite cool. - The heaviest one, eh, Peter?
0:04:12 > 0:04:17- What do you want for your anchors? - £20 for this one.- £20.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24- Would you take 15?- I'll take 15. - You'd take 15.- I'll take 15.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28- You're a gentleman, Peter. Thank you very much.- Thank you very much.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30- £15 for an anchor. - That's one deal shipshape then.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32I wonder how Charlie is getting on.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37Where is the antique shop? Keep our eyes peeled for an antique shop.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Charlie is headed to the foothills of the Cheviot Hills
0:04:40 > 0:04:42in the pretty village of Powburn.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46With the best part of £406 already burning a hole in his pocket,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49can Charlie find anything to further increase his lead
0:04:49 > 0:04:51at Hedgeley Antique Centre?
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- You must be Charlie. - I am. You're Brian?- I am, Brian.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Nice to see you, Brian. Looks like you've plenty for me here.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00It's a feast for the eyes, Charlie.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05It's quite striking.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08I don't know whether this chap has been shot or whether...
0:05:08 > 0:05:11I think he's been attacked by moths, probably.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14I think all the buttons have gone.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Military buttons are very collectable.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22That's why they've been pulled off. Brian has priced the tunic at £80.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24I would have to buy that so cheaply.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27I think that would make, I don't know, 30 quid at auction or
0:05:27 > 0:05:32something, in which case I would have to buy it for 20 quid.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33That might be useless to you.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36On the other hand, you might think, I've had enough of this tunic.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39It did come in a box with other stuff. I have sold the other stuff.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Yes, 20 quid, you can have that for 20 quid.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44I'm having that for 20 quid. Are you happy with that?
0:05:44 > 0:05:46That's fine, thank you very much indeed.
0:05:46 > 0:05:47Thank you very much, that's very good.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51Hopefully the auctioneer will have a mannequin which he can put it on.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56Actually, hopefully he'll have a small porter he can dress in it.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58It'll have to be a very small porter.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01A fantastic first buy for Charlie though,
0:06:01 > 0:06:03at a quarter of the ticket price.
0:06:04 > 0:06:09Meanwhile, Christina is still in antique dealer Peter's back yard.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13See that coffee table base in there? It's got a nice shape to it.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- How much is on that? - We'll have to get it out.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- How did she spot a table in all that lot?- I'm coming in, Peter.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- It's all right, I'm getting it out, I'm nearly there.- I'm coming in.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- Careful!- This is magic.- It's a hard hat area in here.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34This is what antique hunting is all about. I like it.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Brilliant, right, now, how do we get it out?
0:06:38 > 0:06:43Let's see if we can... Oh, I'm wearing it like a necklace.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47Angle it down there. I think I just blocked our escape route.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52I think it's there.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59- Now don't tell me you want 300 quid for this now.- No, I don't think so.
0:06:59 > 0:07:00It's certainly seen better days.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05It looks like she's found a piece of 1960 G-Plan furniture.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Originally, it would have had a glass or tiled top.
0:07:09 > 0:07:15- What do you want for it? - £40?- £40? No!
0:07:15 > 0:07:19£40, is that including the bird poo or without?
0:07:19 > 0:07:25- Oh, well, it can stay in the rain. - I would give you a fiver for that.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Up a little bit, up a little bit.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32I think it needs seriously cleaning up.
0:07:32 > 0:07:37It's a bit battered around the edges but a fiver.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- Save it for a fiver.- Fiver.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- I feel like I've rescued it. - You have rescued it.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47- From the fire pile. - That poker round has paid off.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49This is what antiques hunting is all about for me.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- A memorable experience. - Brilliant, a fiver. I'm happy.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58But there's no rest for a bargain hunter.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59Now the owner of an anchor
0:07:59 > 0:08:01and coffee table without a top,
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Christina still has £108.80 left to spend.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Scrub-a-dub-dub, now.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10Charlie's headed 40 miles south to North Shields,
0:08:10 > 0:08:13just outside Newcastle upon Tyne.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16He's headed not far
0:08:16 > 0:08:18from the former home of one of the area's most famous
0:08:18 > 0:08:21former residents, George Stephenson.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25He became one of the greatest British engineers of all time,
0:08:25 > 0:08:29celebrated for his contribution to creating the world's railways.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32But it's one of his early life-saving inventions
0:08:32 > 0:08:35that kick-started George's
0:08:35 > 0:08:39illustrious career at the frontier of British innovation.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Charlie's come to the Stephenson Museum
0:08:42 > 0:08:44to find out more about this local lad
0:08:44 > 0:08:46with the help of curator John Clayson.
0:08:46 > 0:08:47Are you the controller?
0:08:47 > 0:08:49I am indeed. John Clayson.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Illiterate until he was 18,
0:08:51 > 0:08:53George Stephenson spent his teenage years
0:08:53 > 0:08:55working in the mining industry,
0:08:55 > 0:08:58attending night school to gain an education.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02George Stephenson was born into the coal industry.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04He was brought up in a cottage
0:09:04 > 0:09:08right beside a colliery wagon way.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11With the increasing demand for coal to fuel
0:09:11 > 0:09:12the Industrial Revolution,
0:09:12 > 0:09:16pits in this area ventured deeper than any others
0:09:16 > 0:09:18in the United Kingdom.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Men and boys worked in primitive conditions,
0:09:20 > 0:09:23hundreds of feet underground.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26One of the biggest threats to life came from explosions,
0:09:26 > 0:09:28caused by naturally occurring gases,
0:09:28 > 0:09:31ignited by the workers' only source of light.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35This is a naked flame lamp. It would burn whale oil.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38This is the container of the oil. There would be a wick in here.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41The problem was they were going ever deeper into the ground
0:09:41 > 0:09:43just to get the coal
0:09:43 > 0:09:45and they were going into ever more gassy seams.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47So these sort of lamps
0:09:47 > 0:09:49were beginning to set off explosions.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52So they had to think of something.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55What could possibly be a little less dangerous than a naked flame?
0:09:55 > 0:09:59Stephenson knew only too well the dangers of working in the mines.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01In 1812, 92 miners were killed
0:10:01 > 0:10:05when a lamp caused an explosion at nearby Felling mine.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09It killed everyone working at the coal face.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14Over a third were children, the youngest an eight-year-old boy.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16In the aftermath, Stephenson got to work,
0:10:16 > 0:10:20and in 1815 he presented his revolutionary prototype.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24He worked out that if the wick was burning,
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- it would be drawing in air through this tube.- Yeah.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29If it drew in air fast enough,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32then the flame of propagation, if you like,
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- wouldn't be able to get out of the tube.- I see!
0:10:34 > 0:10:37So the flame would be contained within there.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41- You still have the air get to the gases.- Absolutely.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44At the same time, another man had also come up with a solution.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Humphrey Davy was a celebrated chemist and scientist
0:10:47 > 0:10:49based in London.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- He came up with a gauze idea.- Right.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Davy's invention differed only slightly to Stephenson's,
0:10:55 > 0:10:57using metal gauze rather than glass.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00He accused Stephenson of stealing his design
0:11:00 > 0:11:03and claimed an uneducated northerner wasn't capable
0:11:03 > 0:11:05of producing such an invention.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Consequently, Davy was widely credited
0:11:08 > 0:11:11with designing the first miners' safety lamp.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13That seems unjust to me.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17It was unjust and people did support George Stephenson
0:11:17 > 0:11:20and created a bit of a fuss round this part of the world.
0:11:20 > 0:11:21Quite right, too!
0:11:21 > 0:11:24In 1833, some 18 years later,
0:11:24 > 0:11:25a House of Commons committee
0:11:25 > 0:11:29found Stephenson had equal claim to the invention.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Although Davy's lamp became standard issue
0:11:31 > 0:11:33in British mines,
0:11:33 > 0:11:34Stephenson's invention
0:11:34 > 0:11:37was used exclusively in the north-east of England,
0:11:37 > 0:11:40greatly reducing explosions in mines.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42But another of its lasting legacies
0:11:42 > 0:11:44is perhaps its name,
0:11:44 > 0:11:47as it became known as the Geordie lamp.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51George Stephenson's lamp was well-liked by the local miners,
0:11:51 > 0:11:53in preference to the Davy lamp.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56They were such skilled miners that they were in great demand
0:11:56 > 0:11:59when new pits were being opened up in other parts of the UK.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02They took their lamps with them and were known as "Geordies".
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Logical, isn't it?
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Yeah. Having earned recognition and success,
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Stephenson went on to design the world's first passenger railway.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Although Charlie has come to see the lamps,
0:12:13 > 0:12:18before he leaves, he's keen to have a go on the big boys' toys.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20- Right, Charlie.- That's a yes, sir!
0:12:20 > 0:12:24This is where the real work starts. Up you go.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Huh! Up she comes.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27- Hello, sir!- Pleased to meet you, sir.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- Are you the boss?- Aye. - What's her name?
0:12:30 > 0:12:31- My name's Roly.- Roly.
0:12:31 > 0:12:32Can we go somewhere?
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Yes, we'll go up the yard. You're the driver.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36I'm the driver?!
0:12:36 > 0:12:38What do I have to do?
0:12:38 > 0:12:40- Steam brake.- Steam brake.
0:12:40 > 0:12:41Turn it on.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42STEAM HISSES
0:12:42 > 0:12:44I can hear things going on.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46WHISTLE BLOWS
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Roscoe's coming!
0:12:54 > 0:12:58Christina's made her way across Tyne and Wear
0:12:58 > 0:13:00to Cleadon, a village located between South Shields
0:13:00 > 0:13:02and Sunderland.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06Her destination - Cleadon Antiques & Gifts.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08This is a bit smart, isn't it?
0:13:08 > 0:13:10We've got chandeliers and everything!
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Christina has called in helpful owner Judith to find a bargain.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16That's a bit different. It's got tiles on.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20Oh, yes, a windmill. It's very Flander-y, isn't it?
0:13:20 > 0:13:22I thought that would be reasonable.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24My negotiator will do a good price on that.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26THEY LAUGH
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- Mr Negotiator.- Why do you call him the Negotiator?- Cos he's hard.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Oh!
0:13:31 > 0:13:32SHE LAUGHS
0:13:32 > 0:13:33Do I need to stick with Judith?
0:13:33 > 0:13:35I think you should.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37I mean, that's rather lovely.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39I like that coffee set.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40It's nice, isn't it?
0:13:40 > 0:13:43That can be done at a reasonable price.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45It's quite a collectable pattern, as well.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48This palette, with gilding, iron red and cobalt blue,
0:13:48 > 0:13:50is known as the Imari palette.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52It's a generic name
0:13:52 > 0:13:54from Japanese porcelain
0:13:54 > 0:13:57that was originally exported from the port of Imari
0:13:57 > 0:13:58in Japan.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01What have I got here? I have one, two, three, four,
0:14:01 > 0:14:04- five...that's seven!- Yeah.- Wow!
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Usually you'd only find six, wouldn't you?
0:14:06 > 0:14:09I think if they've got a coffee pot, it makes a tremendous difference.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12It sort of doubles the price with a coffee pot, doesn't it?
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Yeah, I like that.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- He's a good seller, isn't he? - He IS a good seller!
0:14:16 > 0:14:18THEY LAUGH
0:14:18 > 0:14:19And a good negotiator!
0:14:19 > 0:14:21If I give him a cuddle...
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Oh, yes, feel free!
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Hey, anything to knock a few pounds off, eh?
0:14:25 > 0:14:28So, how many of the saucers have we got?
0:14:28 > 0:14:29Five saucers...
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Ah! That's our problem, isn't it?
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Five saucers, seven cups...
0:14:33 > 0:14:35I think you're being over-picky.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39- Ooh!- Ooh!- Ha-ha-ha-ha!
0:14:39 > 0:14:41That's your cuddle gone!
0:14:41 > 0:14:43I'm going to cuddle Judith instead.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Yeah, stick close to Judith.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48It's time to start haggling with Mr Negotiator.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50What have we got on that coffee set?
0:14:50 > 0:14:53It's got £48 on it.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57I think we could probably tuck that under 30 for you.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Probably 25.
0:14:59 > 0:15:0225? That's about half-price.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04That's hardly negotiating.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05What's that?
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- She's on to something else now. - Carlton Ware.- Carlton Ware.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10That's rather lovely.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12That's a sort of silhouette,
0:15:12 > 0:15:15couples dancing, but I'm just not sure...
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Has that been restored?
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Careful! You'll be accused of being picky again.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22I really quite like these.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25She's gone from a coffee set to Carlton Ware
0:15:25 > 0:15:27to lawn bowls.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Christina's rather indecisive today.
0:15:30 > 0:15:31Judith...
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Bowling balls or silhouettes?
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Silhouettes.
0:15:35 > 0:15:36- Silhouettes.- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38SHE LAUGHS
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Right, Judith, we have to negotiate with him now.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Can we do...?
0:15:41 > 0:15:43THEY LAUGH
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Judith and I would like to make you an offer.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Judith's become an ally, look.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51Can we do 20 on the coffee set, and a fiver on the silhouettes?
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Yeah, I think that would be fine.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Over £20 off the Carlton Ware
0:15:55 > 0:15:57and a coffee set better than half-price.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Mr Hard Negotiator didn't even need a cuddle.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03I'll bowl my bowling ball out.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05I will shake your hand and say thank you very much.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- You're more than welcome. - That's brilliant!
0:16:08 > 0:16:12Christina now has four items to challenge Charlie's lead.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14One day down, one to go on the road trip.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Time for a well-earned rest all round, I'd say.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Night-night, you two.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24It's day two of the road trip and another misty start.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29- Have you any idea where we are?- It's really rather beautiful, isn't it?
0:16:29 > 0:16:32- It is, but the weather hasn't got much better.- It really hasn't.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37Yesterday, Christina haggled hard and bought four items for just £45.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39£40?! No!
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Is that including the bird poo or without?
0:16:43 > 0:16:45An old fishing boat anchor,
0:16:45 > 0:16:47an Imari coffee service,
0:16:47 > 0:16:49a Carlton Ware bowl
0:16:49 > 0:16:51and a G-Plan coffee table,
0:16:51 > 0:16:54leaving her £83.80 today.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58Charlie is lagging behind on the shopping front.
0:16:58 > 0:17:03He's spent just £20 on a Victorian infantry officer's dress tunic.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05He still has a wallet full of cash.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09£437.14, to be precise.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Are you feeling positive about your purchases yesterday?
0:17:12 > 0:17:16Well, I bought something that is going to require you,
0:17:16 > 0:17:19so that it can be seen in its full glory.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Why would I help you make more money?
0:17:23 > 0:17:27- Oh, God!- Because you're a kind soul and you love me.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29- Because I love you...- Yeah.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32..I will help as long
0:17:32 > 0:17:34as it doesn't involve taking any clothes off.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36No, no...oh!
0:17:36 > 0:17:37SHE LAUGHS
0:17:39 > 0:17:41First shop of the day is for Charlie,
0:17:41 > 0:17:44in the market town of Chester-le-Street
0:17:44 > 0:17:45in County Durham,
0:17:45 > 0:17:48seven miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50It's somewhere along here.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52There it is. "Antiques".
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- Oh.- "Old and interesting".
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- How appropriate!- How dare you!
0:17:56 > 0:17:57SHE LAUGHS
0:17:57 > 0:18:00As opposed to "young and fascinating" like you, I suppose.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02- Have fun.- Mwah, bye!
0:18:02 > 0:18:04See you later.
0:18:04 > 0:18:05Might do.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08Bye!
0:18:11 > 0:18:12HORN BEEPS
0:18:15 > 0:18:18Colin's been dealing in antiques and collectables
0:18:18 > 0:18:19for almost 30 years.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22His shop, a former electrical substation,
0:18:22 > 0:18:24is packed with treasures.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26All a bit sparky.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29When I walked in, there's something that really took my eye.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33Hanging up there are three
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Art Deco ceiling lights,
0:18:36 > 0:18:37with frosted glass.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39There's a central light,
0:18:39 > 0:18:43with brass arms to it,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46and there's a pair of hanging lights.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50I haven't got a clue how much they are, they have no price on them.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52But they really took my eye.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56The Art Deco style originated in France during the roaring
0:18:56 > 0:19:011920s. The geometric shapes, bold colours and lavish ornamentation
0:19:01 > 0:19:04was popular until after the Second World War.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Argh!
0:19:06 > 0:19:07Careful.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12They need a damn good clean.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16I love this Deco, a real Deco look to them.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20I think they're French or Belgian.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Oh, hang on, we've got a label on it.
0:19:22 > 0:19:23May I have a look?
0:19:25 > 0:19:27"Made in Taiwan." Oh, no, no!
0:19:27 > 0:19:29HE LAUGHS
0:19:29 > 0:19:30French...
0:19:32 > 0:19:34"Hand crafted uniqueness."
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Perhaps they're not old, they look...
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Oh, no, looking at the glass, they're reproduction ones.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43I mean, they're so Deco looking.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47I can see from the wires in there, they're reproduction.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Well, you'd have to list them as Art Deco style, Charlie,
0:19:50 > 0:19:52because period they are not
0:19:52 > 0:19:54but they DO... do the business.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56How much would they be?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- Er, £100.- £100.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01Jolly tempting, that is.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Jolly tempting.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Modern reproduction lights are more likely to work
0:20:06 > 0:20:08than an item with older electrics.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11This may make them considerably more attractive at auction
0:20:11 > 0:20:14and could be a very astute purchase, Charlie.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17The lights come complete with ceiling mounts, too.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20Can you shave them a little bit on price? Have you got any leeway
0:20:20 > 0:20:23for an old man standing on a chair?
0:20:23 > 0:20:25£80 finished.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27At £80, Colin...
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- ..you've got yourself a deal. - Thank you.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33That's Charlie's second purchase of the trip.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35A three-branch ceiling light and a pair of hanging lights,
0:20:35 > 0:20:39all in Art Deco style, and for £20 off the asking price.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42Charlie still has just over £350 to spend.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44He's been drawn to a collection of tin-plate toys -
0:20:44 > 0:20:47memories of yesterday's steam train, eh, Charlie?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52About a dozen bits of rolling stock, some in good condition.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Well, very few bits in good condition, a couple of them.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56The rest of them are in poor condition.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59A couple of the better pieces are priced at £10 each.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01The Chad Valley Company...
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Erm, wonderful makers of toys
0:21:05 > 0:21:07and we've got the model there.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12Again, the transfer printing is both sides and in good condition.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15If they were very cheap I would buy them as one lot
0:21:15 > 0:21:19and hope that the two tankers, which are in good condition,
0:21:19 > 0:21:21would provide the bulk of the price. Colin...
0:21:21 > 0:21:24- Yes, Charlie?- I've been peeping into your cabinet, here.- Right.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27You've got a couple of pieces of rolling stock there,
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- the tankers...- Yeah.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30..which are nice.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35I have to say the ones with the wood, or cardboard on the top,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- are so badly bashed.- Right.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Can I have a price for the whole blooming lot?
0:21:40 > 0:21:44- A good price 50 quid. - 50 quid for the lot.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48I'll be honest, Colin, I wouldn't want to pay more than 30 for the lot.
0:21:48 > 0:21:5035?
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- Are you happy with that?- I'm happy.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58I'm on a roll here and the problem is having so much money
0:21:58 > 0:22:00because you just want to spend it, spend it, spend it.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03I've probably spent, in the last ten minutes,
0:22:03 > 0:22:05the whole of Christina's budget!
0:22:05 > 0:22:07HE LAUGHS
0:22:07 > 0:22:08Oh, dear!
0:22:08 > 0:22:11The wonderful feeling of superiority!
0:22:11 > 0:22:14How's that big head feel, old bean?
0:22:14 > 0:22:19Now, unlike the lights, and the rolling stock,
0:22:19 > 0:22:25I'm in dangerous ground here because I simply don't know enough.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28I know it's superbly made.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30With regard to its value...?
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Roscoe! Not your field.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Charlie's found what looks like a late 19th century
0:22:39 > 0:22:40British officer's dress sword.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43It's missing the leather scabbard and there's no provenance.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46There's no ticket price either.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49A wonderful coronet on the top.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53And, er, splendid detailing.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57I wish I knew more about militaria, I must say.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00If he's going to gamble on something he knows nothing about,
0:23:00 > 0:23:04he'd better negotiate a good price with Colin.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07How much is it? To me, now, cash?
0:23:07 > 0:23:10To you, now, £100.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- I'm going to give you £100 for that. - Are you?
0:23:13 > 0:23:16That's a quick, instant buy. No messing.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19You quote the price, I give you the price
0:23:19 > 0:23:21and I haven't got a clue what I'm doing. I love it!
0:23:21 > 0:23:23Thank you very much, indeed, sir.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Big spender Charlie has just splurged £215
0:23:26 > 0:23:30on some reproduction Art Deco lights,
0:23:30 > 0:23:32some rather tatty tin-plate toys
0:23:32 > 0:23:35and a sword he knows nothing about.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38This could cost him dear at auction and give Christina a chance
0:23:38 > 0:23:39to take the lead.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Meanwhile, Christina's taking the camper van west
0:23:44 > 0:23:47to the pretty town of Corbridge, in Northumberland.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50She's been spending shrewdly, so far,
0:23:50 > 0:23:52and still has £85 in her purse.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54I'm going to try and spend as much as I can
0:23:54 > 0:23:59on something that is going to be the mutt's nuts of antiques.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01That's the spirit!
0:24:01 > 0:24:03Not far from Hadrian's Wall, Corbridge is built on the remains
0:24:03 > 0:24:05of a Roman garrison town.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Today, Christina's hoping to build on her fortunes
0:24:08 > 0:24:11at Corbridge Antique Centre.
0:24:13 > 0:24:14Oh...
0:24:14 > 0:24:17There's lot of things here and I'm very, very...
0:24:17 > 0:24:20..spoilt for choice.
0:24:20 > 0:24:21Wow!
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Well, there's an old mother-of-pearl card case
0:24:24 > 0:24:28which could be of interest.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31The cabinet belongs to a dealer, the lovely Margaret.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33I wanted to have a look at this.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36So we have got a mother-of-pearl card case in here
0:24:36 > 0:24:39and it's still got its interior, as well, hasn't it?
0:24:39 > 0:24:42We've got a little bit of loss on there.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Of course, it would have been used for your calling cards, originally.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50You would have arrived at somebody's grand home
0:24:50 > 0:24:54and been welcomed by their butler and got out your calling card case
0:24:54 > 0:24:58- and put it down on the silver salver.- Yes.- Or the card salver.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02The butler would have trolleyed away and given it to his mistress.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05Oh, yes, there's a strong collectors' market
0:25:05 > 0:25:09for these elegant 19th and 20th century calling card holders.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10Ticket price for this one is £45
0:25:10 > 0:25:13but what will Margaret let it go for?
0:25:15 > 0:25:17- 25.- £25, put it there, great.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20Thank you very much.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23A neat £25 for that case is a great buy.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Meanwhile, just five miles down the road in Hexham,
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Charlie's made his way to Instinct Antiques.
0:25:28 > 0:25:33Dealer Michael has been in the business for almost 20 years.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- Hello!- Hello, Charlie.
0:25:35 > 0:25:36- Are you Michael?- I am, Charlie.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39- Nice to see you.- Are you all right? - I'm very well.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43Right, where am I going to start in this fantastic establishment?
0:25:47 > 0:25:49There's a certain drink influence here.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Michael, obviously, likes a drop, I think.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55There's a nice bottle of Merlot in the corner.
0:25:55 > 0:25:56Sauvignon Blanc...
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Look out, he's croaked. One too many?
0:25:58 > 0:26:01I wonder if you get a nice glass of Merlot with every purchase?
0:26:01 > 0:26:03You'd be lucky!
0:26:03 > 0:26:05- Can I draw your attention to this? - Yes.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09I love high Victorian mechanical things
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- and this is a money box.- It is.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14It's so beautifully moulded.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- You've got the mother bird here.- Yes.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Presumably... How does that work?
0:26:19 > 0:26:22- Can you get your coin in there?- I'll see if I've got a coin to put in.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26- I've got a 2p piece. - 2p.- I'll put that in there
0:26:26 > 0:26:28and give it a try, see what happens.
0:26:34 > 0:26:36- There you go.- That's marvellous.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38What sort of date is that?
0:26:38 > 0:26:41- That's dated 1883.- Is it?- Yeah.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43- It's got a patent mark on it, has it?- Yes.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45If you look at the bottom...
0:26:45 > 0:26:47..on there it tells you patent.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51January 28th, 1883.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55In the 1980s, huge numbers of Victorian-style money boxes
0:26:55 > 0:26:58were reproduced and imported from the Far East.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01This diluted the market for originals,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04as buyers lost confidence, but this looks every bit the original.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08It has the pattern and colour finish and is really rather fun.
0:27:08 > 0:27:12The ticket price is £195.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14What a gamble.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19This is the moment of the road trip.
0:27:19 > 0:27:20But I don't know what it's worth.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23It's a bit like buying that sword earlier.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26It's no good just going round the country buying things you don't know about.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Well, I suppose the only thing to do is to make you an offer
0:27:29 > 0:27:31and see if you take it.
0:27:31 > 0:27:36I would pay...£150 for that.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38150?
0:27:38 > 0:27:43Well, I think from one old man to another old man, we'll do the deal.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45I like that!
0:27:45 > 0:27:46I like that! Thank you.
0:27:46 > 0:27:50You've made my day. You really have made my day.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Risky purchase. Will it make money at auction?
0:27:53 > 0:27:57First, a sword for £100 and now a money box for £150.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Charlie's game for gambling today.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03With her shopping done, Christina's headed off to explore
0:28:03 > 0:28:06a formidable fortified tower in the middle of Hexham.
0:28:06 > 0:28:12This imposing building is reputedly England's first purpose-built jail.
0:28:12 > 0:28:16Christina's about to delve into Hexham's dark past
0:28:16 > 0:28:19and its rather interesting take on the class system
0:28:19 > 0:28:23in the Middle Ages with jail museum manager Janet Goodridge.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26- It looks fairly foreboding, I have to be honest.- Yes.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29- Do you want to come in and have a look round?- I'd love to, yes!
0:28:29 > 0:28:32Let's go on in. The friendliest welcome I've ever had into a jail.
0:28:32 > 0:28:37Construction of the sturdy stone structure was completed in 1333
0:28:37 > 0:28:42and for 500 years, the town's prisoners were held here.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- So, would you like to come and have a look...- Down there?
0:28:45 > 0:28:49..and experience what the poorest and most dangerous prisoners did?
0:28:49 > 0:28:54- Down here?- Down this ladder.- There was no ladder in the 14th century.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57This is the most elegant thing I've ever done(!)
0:28:57 > 0:29:00Steady! Prisoners were dropped through
0:29:00 > 0:29:02the trap door on to the stone floor below.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05So, how far is it from there to the floor?
0:29:05 > 0:29:06It's about 18ft.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Oh, good grief! And they'd just drop you?
0:29:08 > 0:29:10You'd get dropped down in here, yes.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14And I'm assuming that most people would probably end up with
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- some sort of injury from that. - You're going to damage yourself.
0:29:17 > 0:29:21You're going to have a broken leg or a broken ankle, easily, yes.
0:29:21 > 0:29:26Imprisonment was not generally given as a punishment in medieval Britain.
0:29:26 > 0:29:27Prisoners were held in jails only
0:29:27 > 0:29:31until a judge was in town to pass sentence.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33Courts are held every three months,
0:29:33 > 0:29:35so you could be down here for three months...
0:29:35 > 0:29:39- And be innocent!- Be innocent, yes. Yes.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43So it purely could be, he said you did this, and you get arrested,
0:29:43 > 0:29:46you wait three months to even prove you're innocent.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49Prisoners even had to pay to be locked up.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51As soon as you arrived at the jail,
0:29:51 > 0:29:55the jailer charged you four pennies to be taken in as a prisoner.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59Really? So, what if you couldn't pay?
0:29:59 > 0:30:00Then you ran up a debt.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04And you couldn't leave the prison until your debt was cleared.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Debts soon escalated.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10In the 1300s, a farm labourer would earn about two pennies a day.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13The poor, no matter what crime they were accused of committing,
0:30:13 > 0:30:16ended up in the underground cell.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18If you're poor, this is where you end up.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21So, there was no segregation between men and women and children...
0:30:21 > 0:30:23- It was just everybody. - Everyone was put in.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25It's a sort of dog eat dog situation.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28The first thing they're going to do is think, "Right, easy meat,"
0:30:28 > 0:30:33they're going to take your clothes off you, they might take any food off you that you've got.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35And they might mistreat you as well.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39Oh, dear! Hexham jail, though, has several floors.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43While the poor were thrown into the damp, dark dungeon,
0:30:43 > 0:30:45facing death and disease,
0:30:45 > 0:30:48prisoners from the upper echelons of society
0:30:48 > 0:30:51had a very different time inside.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54So, this feels quite palatial, compared to where we just were.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57- Who would have been in here? - This is a rich prisoner...
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- This is a prisoner?- And his servants and his family, yes.
0:31:00 > 0:31:06OK. So, you could bring your family and your servants in here with you?
0:31:06 > 0:31:09They can come and go as they please, but he has to stay here,
0:31:09 > 0:31:13unless he pays someone to stay here as a pledge.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- He can pay someone to take his place.- No!- Yes.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19- And he just walks away? - He walks away until his trial.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22So, basically, if you've got money...
0:31:22 > 0:31:24You can be as comfortable as you like.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27You can even sleep in your own bed.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30The sentence for serious crimes was death, but those found
0:31:30 > 0:31:35guilty of minor misdemeanours were fined or faced gruesome penalties.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37There were stocks, a pillory
0:31:37 > 0:31:40and whipping post in the marketplace for shaming punishments.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- So, stocks is where your feet... - Your feet are through.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45- And you sit there. - Yeah, people throw things at you.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48Pillory is where your head and arms are through and if they really
0:31:48 > 0:31:52don't like you, they'll nail your ears to the pillory as well.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55So, when people throw things at you and you wince, you tear your ears.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Oh, my God!
0:31:57 > 0:32:00The original pillory is still at Hexham jail.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Fortunately, these days, it's only a tourist attraction
0:32:02 > 0:32:05and is not used on the people of Northumbria.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09I know I haven't made any profit, but I don't think I deserve this quite yet.
0:32:09 > 0:32:11No! Who's got any tomatoes?
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Don't be so hard on yourself. Anything can change in this game.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17As this leg of the journey draws to a close, here's a rundown
0:32:17 > 0:32:20of what Charlie and Christina picked up on their travels.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24Charlie marched away with a Victorian light infantry
0:32:24 > 0:32:28major's tunic and, seemingly in the mood for militaria,
0:32:28 > 0:32:31a Victorian officer's dress sword.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33He bought two Chad Valley toy train tankers
0:32:33 > 0:32:36and 11 other pieces of rolling stock.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39A pair of Art Deco-style ceiling lights with moulded glass shades.
0:32:39 > 0:32:43And he splashed out £150 on a Victorian cast iron
0:32:43 > 0:32:48mechanical money box. Altogether, the five lots cost Charlie £385.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Last of the big spenders, eh?
0:32:51 > 0:32:56Christina's purchases included a G-Plan teak mid-20th century
0:32:56 > 0:32:58coffee table, a fishing boat anchor,
0:32:58 > 0:33:04a Booths Rajah pattern Imari coffee service, a Carlton Ware bowl with
0:33:04 > 0:33:08silhouettes of dancing couples and a mother-of-pearl calling card case.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10All that lot cost her £70.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13There's lots there, with lots of potential,
0:33:13 > 0:33:16but what do the experts think of each other's lots?
0:33:16 > 0:33:21Carlton Ware bowl - ridiculously cheap! £5, I like the look of that.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23The sword...
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Militaria is a very, very specialist area
0:33:25 > 0:33:28and he's paid a lot of money for that sword.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32You've got a mother-of-pearl card case, £25, about right.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34I think...I might win it!
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Who knows?
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Time to let the buyers decide and head off to auction
0:33:40 > 0:33:42and to Newcastle upon Tyne.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49- Have you ever been to an auction before in Newcastle?- No.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Neither have I.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Situated on the north of the River Tyne,
0:33:54 > 0:33:57Newcastle is one of the largest cities in England.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00The modern city combines its industrial heritage with
0:34:00 > 0:34:02impressive modern architecture.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06Today's sale takes place at Thomas Miller Auctioneers.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08The firm have been trading since 1902
0:34:08 > 0:34:11and now operate from a former tea factory.
0:34:11 > 0:34:12Today's auctioneer,
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Guy Macklam, has been working at Miller's for 11 years.
0:34:15 > 0:34:19I think the item that's going to make the most money will be
0:34:19 > 0:34:20the tin plate toys.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24They're highly collectible and the condition is pretty good.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26- How about Christina's anchor? - I'm not sure.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29It's one of those things, sort of decorative item somebody
0:34:29 > 0:34:31might put in the garden, or something like that.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33But the value might be quite low on that, I think.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36I think we'll have to see. The auction's about to start,
0:34:36 > 0:34:39but there's just time for Charlie to call in his favour.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- It does fit you a treat! - I feel quite comfortable in it. - I'm not surprised.
0:34:42 > 0:34:46I think it's more of a dancing tunic than a marching tunic.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Lovely, darling(!)
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Christina's yet to come away from auction with a profit,
0:34:51 > 0:34:54but can today's lots turn her fortunes?
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Charlie's impulse buys means he's staked
0:34:57 > 0:35:00hundreds of pounds on high-risk niche items.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04- I've got one thing that's going to make a profit.- What's that?
0:35:04 > 0:35:06I know, I love this.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09Just as well, as you're modelling it for him.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12Charlie's Victorian Light Infantry Major's outfit
0:35:12 > 0:35:15without any buttons is our first lot.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18All fits together with a hessian belt, at £50 for it, anyone?
0:35:18 > 0:35:22380, we are selling. 50 bid. Thank you, madam. Any advance on 50?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24£50.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- It's a profit! - I had better take it off now! No!
0:35:27 > 0:35:2965, 70.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33I don't come with it. I am not in it.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36At £70, offered. Doesn't come with it, at 70.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39All finished at 70? Selling to the lady in the seats at 70, all done.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Sell at 70.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Yay!
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Well done, Charlie!
0:35:45 > 0:35:49- Oh.- Well done. £70! - Thank you, Lord!- That's amazing!
0:35:49 > 0:35:51Thank you, Christina.
0:35:51 > 0:35:52Well done!
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Well done, indeed.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57With Christina's help, though, Charlie is off to a strong start.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59A £50 profit.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Now Christina's first lot. Anchors aweigh!
0:36:02 > 0:36:04£20 for it, anywhere? £20 bid.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06- Come on.- £20, you're making a profit?
0:36:06 > 0:36:08All done at 20? Five, surely?
0:36:08 > 0:36:09No, come on.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12We finish at £20. I sell to you, sir, for a maiden bid.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14All finished at £20?
0:36:14 > 0:36:16One bid, that's all it takes.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19£5 profit, not a lot but every pound helps.
0:36:19 > 0:36:20You've made a couple of quid!
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Frankly, the way you've been going on those trips,
0:36:22 > 0:36:25- I wouldn't...- It's not bad. - ..turn my nose up at that.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30Next, Christina's salvaged G-Plan teak coffee table
0:36:30 > 0:36:32bought for just a fiver.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34The auction house has kindly donated a piece of glass
0:36:34 > 0:36:37and Christina's given the wood a jolly good wax and polish.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39It looks rather nice now.
0:36:39 > 0:36:4320th century design piece for £10?
0:36:43 > 0:36:46- For £5?- Oh, no! No!
0:36:46 > 0:36:48£5, that is for nothing.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Exactly!
0:36:50 > 0:36:51Oh, it's got five.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53- Four?- No!
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Two?
0:36:57 > 0:36:58He could get down to zero.
0:36:58 > 0:37:02One? Would anybody like it for £1?
0:37:02 > 0:37:03No!
0:37:03 > 0:37:08One, two, three, four, five, six people want to bid £1.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09Two?
0:37:09 > 0:37:13It's lovely, I've cleaned it and everything.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15I did. It was filthy.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17- Four.- Don't listen to her!
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Five.
0:37:19 > 0:37:20Six...
0:37:20 > 0:37:21We're away.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23- Seven.- Pounds?- Yeah.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- Eight, nine.- Oh! Oh!
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Double figures, sir, come on.
0:37:28 > 0:37:29Any advance on £9?
0:37:29 > 0:37:31All finished at nine?
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- Ten. We got there!- Oh!
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Thank you.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40Two out of two for Christina and another £5 profit.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42- Oh, my goodness. - Cracking auctioneering.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44I thought he'd gone down to pence.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Charlie's toy trains are next.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Here we go.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52£100, anywhere. Start me 50.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54I'd be happy with 40.
0:37:54 > 0:37:55£50, come along. 50 anywhere.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58I'm bid £30 for it, only. Any advance on 30?
0:37:58 > 0:38:0135, 40, 45, 50, 55...
0:38:01 > 0:38:03That's pretty good.
0:38:03 > 0:38:0460? Come along, sir.
0:38:04 > 0:38:0760 with the lady. Any advance on £60? Selling to the lady.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10All finished at £60. Sell at 60.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15This is going so much better than I ever hoped.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19I can't agree more, Charlie. £25 profit, well done.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Next under the hammer, Christina's coffee service.
0:38:22 > 0:38:23£50, anywhere?
0:38:23 > 0:38:25A splendid design, look at that.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27£30 anywhere for it?
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- Give me 20.- Oh...
0:38:29 > 0:38:30- Give me 10.- Oh...
0:38:30 > 0:38:3310, 12, 15. And again, Sir, 15.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35Was that a bid on the right? 17.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37- Come on.- This is cheap.
0:38:37 > 0:38:3920 bid. 22.
0:38:39 > 0:38:4125? Don't stop.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Getting better. Getting better. Getting better.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47Middle of the room has it. At 25, all sure?
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Can't complain, another £5 profit.
0:38:50 > 0:38:54Now Charlie's reproduction Art Deco lights.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Start me at 100.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57I'm bid 50, only.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59Any advance of £50?
0:38:59 > 0:39:0260, 70, 80, 90, 100...
0:39:02 > 0:39:03See.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06110, 120, 130, 140...
0:39:06 > 0:39:09Gentleman has the bid at £140.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12- How do you do it?- It's a piece of cake, really, isn't it?
0:39:12 > 0:39:13You're unbelievable!
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Selling to you, sir, away at £140.
0:39:17 > 0:39:18Oh...
0:39:18 > 0:39:20What's that, £60 profit?
0:39:20 > 0:39:23- What did you pay, 80? - Yeah.- Well done, you.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Charlie's doing rather well.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29£135 profit on his first three items.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31No wonder he's looking so smug.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35The Carlton Ware bowl is next for Christina.
0:39:35 > 0:39:36Start me 20.
0:39:36 > 0:39:40£20 for it, surely? It's worth every penny of 20.
0:39:40 > 0:39:4115? Start me 10.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44480. Come along, ten bid.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Thank you, sir, at £10 and the maiden bidder.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48Looking for 12, elsewhere.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- At a maiden offer at ten.- Come on!
0:39:50 > 0:39:52I thought this would bring a lot more. I'm bid ten only.
0:39:52 > 0:39:56I thought it would bring a lot more, as well. Unusual for Carlton Ware.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Nice. With the hammer going down for a tenner,
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Christina's made another £5 profit.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05Charlie's Victorian dress sword now.
0:40:05 > 0:40:08He staked a whopping £100 on this
0:40:08 > 0:40:10and is hoping for bids from specialist collectors.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Will the gamble pay off?
0:40:13 > 0:40:15- 50 for a low start?- Oh, dear.
0:40:15 > 0:40:16- I'm bid £20, then.- Come on!
0:40:16 > 0:40:18- No, come on, it's fine, it's fine. - At £20.
0:40:18 > 0:40:2025, 30, 35.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23At £35. 35 down here.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26At £35, seated. All finished at 35?
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Selling in the seats at £35.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31Charlie's lost £65.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33That's wiped the smile off his face.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35Where's that smile? Where's that smile?
0:40:37 > 0:40:40I might have a tissue, somewhere. Hang on a minute. It'll be fine.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45Now, Christina's calling card case is up next.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47£50 anywhere?
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Going the wrong way, 40, 30?
0:40:49 > 0:40:52- He's going down. 20.- At £20.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55- 25, 30, 35...- Oh!
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Hang in, sir, was that a bid? 40.
0:40:57 > 0:41:0145, 50. At £50.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05Middle of the room at 50. Any advance on £50. We'll sell for 50.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:41:09 > 0:41:12Bought for £25, sold for £50.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14What a cracking auction for Christina.
0:41:14 > 0:41:19Every lot has raked in a profit. Her luck and her fortunes have improved.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22There's 50 quid. That's double your money.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24Now their last lot of the day,
0:41:24 > 0:41:26Charlie's cast iron Victorian money box.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30It cost him a colossal chunk of his kitty.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32£100 today?
0:41:32 > 0:41:34£50 today?
0:41:35 > 0:41:39- I saw the exact same one about six months ago and it made £160.- 20.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- 120?- Oh!
0:41:42 > 0:41:44I am bid £20.
0:41:44 > 0:41:4530, competition. 30.
0:41:45 > 0:41:4740.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Five?
0:41:49 > 0:41:53I've got £40 in the second row, any advance on £40?
0:41:53 > 0:41:54I can't believe it!
0:41:56 > 0:41:57CHARLIE GROANS
0:41:57 > 0:41:5840 quid!
0:41:59 > 0:42:01Are you sure?
0:42:01 > 0:42:0545 bid. At £45, come along, another five, surely.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08At 45, all finished at £45?
0:42:09 > 0:42:11- Hammer's down.- I can't believe it.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15£105 loss.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17That's wiped out all the earlier profit
0:42:17 > 0:42:20and sunk Charlie into the red. For the first time on this road trip,
0:42:20 > 0:42:23Christina's come out on top.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- The sweet smell of success. - Congratulations.- Thank you.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28You have done the business.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31Well done, for losing. Come on.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35It's not been Charlie's day.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37After costs, he's made a loss of £98.
0:42:37 > 0:42:42But Mr Ross still has £359.14
0:42:42 > 0:42:44in his kitty to carry forward.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49After paying auction house fees, Ms Trevanion
0:42:49 > 0:42:53has made a gain of £24.30.
0:42:53 > 0:42:58As a result, Christina has £153.10 to start the next leg.
0:42:58 > 0:42:59Well done, that girl.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05- Come on, Miss Trevanion.- Why, thank you, Mr Ross.- Off we go again.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07TOOTS HORN
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Goodbye, chaps. Get some well-earned rest, eh?
0:43:10 > 0:43:12Next time on the Antiques Road Trip,
0:43:12 > 0:43:14Christina's going nowhere.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17That's it, we've met halfway. OK, that's as far as I'm going.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19And Charlie's at the end of the line.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22If I offer you 35 quid, will you put the phone down?
0:43:22 > 0:43:24You've put the phone down.