0:00:04 > 0:00:08Welcome to the show, bargain hunters.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12Were you fooled? Did you think it was somebody else?
0:00:12 > 0:00:19Today, the celebrities are all comics and mimics, so you'd better keep a close eye on proceedings.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23But remember, there's only one Tim Wonnacott and one Bargain Hunt!
0:00:44 > 0:00:48MUSIC: "Stayin' Alive" - Bee Gees
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Hello and welcome to Bargain Hunt's Famous Finds
0:00:59 > 0:01:05from Antiquarius in the swinging Kings Road in London!
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Each team will receive a budget of £300 to search the centre
0:01:09 > 0:01:14and find three of the most impressionable items.
0:01:14 > 0:01:19They'll take their buys to auction with a view to making some money.
0:01:20 > 0:01:26Any profit that they make, they get to keep, so let's meet the first of today's teams.
0:01:26 > 0:01:33For the Red Team, we have actress, comedian, writer, presenter and wine expert, Helen Lederer.
0:01:33 > 0:01:40Helen has been making us laugh for years as one of Britain's most recognisable comedy actresses
0:01:40 > 0:01:44from Naked Video to Absolutely Fabulous.
0:01:44 > 0:01:50And chairs I thought might be quite interesting. I've got a friend with a shop with some lovely chairs in it.
0:01:50 > 0:01:58- Jocasta?- Yes. And she believes chairs are as important to civilisation as a masterpiece.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04She passed wine exams and writes a column on all things boozy,
0:02:04 > 0:02:11but will she have the taste for a good bargain? She's brought sister Jan along to keep her on track.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16Helen, what does it feel like coming on a game show, not a comedy show?
0:02:16 > 0:02:23- I haven't experienced it yet. There'll be less humour. - Not necessarily!- Or maybe not, Tim.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27I can't wait. I'm poised. I have brought my sister Jan
0:02:27 > 0:02:32because Jan is sensible and she'll keep me from going mad.
0:02:32 > 0:02:38- Are you likely to do that?- Yes, I get excited when I see things and I haven't done this before.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42- I've got to have the voice of reason. - What do you collect?
0:02:42 > 0:02:49I like glasses because I have a little interest in wine - drinking and writing about it a bit.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53I love the way glasses twinkle in the candlelight.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57And jewellery and I like paintings as well.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02- Jan, has your sister always been the entertainer in the family?- Yes.
0:03:02 > 0:03:08She insisted on being the star turn. When we put plays on, I was the compere.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12- You did all the hard work. - She was the main act.
0:03:12 > 0:03:19- You've got an interest in the arts? - I'm in NADFAS, an Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies.
0:03:19 > 0:03:24We get to have lectures every month and visit stately homes.
0:03:24 > 0:03:30- I'm not surprised you brought your sister.- She knows her stuff. - What are you going to do, Helen?
0:03:30 > 0:03:37I'll just be looking at things and making the decisions. And she'll just be saying, "No..."
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- "No, that's too much." - We don't agree on anything.
0:03:41 > 0:03:47You'll get on terribly well on Bargain Hunt. Anyway, let's see who they're up against.
0:03:47 > 0:03:53For the Blue Team, we have actor, comedian and all-round entertainer, Bobby Davro.
0:03:53 > 0:04:00Bobby is one of the UK's most popular pantomime stars and has been in many sketch and talent shows.
0:04:00 > 0:04:06He got his first serious acting role in EastEnders as Vinnie Monks.
0:04:06 > 0:04:13- Are you all right?- No, some idiot's just tried to knock me over! - I'm afraid I'm that idiot!
0:04:13 > 0:04:20He's left Albert Square, but can he keep a straight face when it comes to playing the Bargain Hunt game?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23He's brought girlfriend Vicky along to help.
0:04:23 > 0:04:30- Welcome to Bargain Hunt. Bobby, what do you know about this bargain hunting lark?- Absolutely nothing.
0:04:30 > 0:04:35That's why I've brought Vicky. She'll buy anything that is marked down.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39She came home the other day with an escalator!
0:04:39 > 0:04:44- Brilliant. Tell us about Vicky. - This is my future ex-wife.
0:04:44 > 0:04:50- We are going to endeavour to get a few bargains and win. - We're very competitive.
0:04:50 > 0:04:57- Why is Vicky the best person to help you today?- She's got an eye for a bargain.- Do you think so?- Yes.
0:04:57 > 0:05:03- What sort of things will you be looking for?- Something cheap. That's what she sees in me!
0:05:03 > 0:05:09- It says "quirky" here. - Quirky's nice.- I like quirky. Small and interesting.
0:05:09 > 0:05:16- Vicky, should your expert be worried?- What do YOU think? He's probably shaking behind the scenes!
0:05:16 > 0:05:22- All this business is no mystery to you because you come from a showbiz family.- I do.
0:05:22 > 0:05:28- Tell us about it.- My mother is one of The Beverley Sisters.
0:05:28 > 0:05:35- My father was the footballer Billy Wright. I'm very proud of that. - The man with 100 caps?- 100 caps.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40- How extraordinary!- 105 caps.- So I've got to do them proud and win.
0:05:40 > 0:05:47- You are competitive.- Very. Dad said, "Always play to win." - Quite right.- Come on, the Blues.
0:05:47 > 0:05:54With that sporting and celeb lineage, I think you'll do terribly well. So are you scared, Reds?
0:05:54 > 0:05:58I'm a little scared, but we're fighting fit, aren't we?
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- May the best team win. - I hope they don't!
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- You wait!- The money moment.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07£300 apiece. There's your £300.
0:06:07 > 0:06:12You know the rules. Your expert awaits. And off you go. Off you go!
0:06:12 > 0:06:18So which team is going to make the biggest impression on me? This is no laughing matter!
0:06:18 > 0:06:25They're playing for profits, not laughs, so we've provided an expert for each team.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28For the Reds, it should be James Braxton.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32For the Blues, isn't it Charles Hanson? Eh?
0:06:32 > 0:06:39Enough fooling around! It's time to shop and James is getting some clues from the Reds.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45Now, team talk before we hit Antiquarius.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47What would you like to try and buy?
0:06:47 > 0:06:51It'll be different, whatever we decide. I like pretty things.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56- So, jewellery?- Definitely jewellery. - That's always your...- My thing.
0:06:56 > 0:07:04- I'd go for more things that you use, decorative, in the house.- But not utensils, not saucepans.- No.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07- Let's get out there. - In your hands, James!
0:07:09 > 0:07:12So have the Blues started shopping?
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- Sweets, nuts? - Yeah, well, we both are(!)- Yes.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Hang on, I've just seen something.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24- That's all right.- What a fine basket!- We think it's very pretty.
0:07:24 > 0:07:30- Can I pick it up?- Absolutely. - I have no idea what this is.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35- You said sweets and nuts and things. - Yes.- It's a sweet and nut basket!
0:07:35 > 0:07:38It's what we call a bonbon dish.
0:07:38 > 0:07:45- OK.- In the elegant times of the Georgian period, 1820s, 1830s, at the dining table.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49- So it's silver? - No, it's Sheffield plate.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53- It's delightful, so elegant. - It's in lovely condition.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57The oval outline, very classical. It's delightful.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- I like it cos it has a practical use as well.- For the sweets.- Yeah.
0:08:01 > 0:08:08- Wouldn't it be lovely? - I really like it.- Let's do it. Let's buy it.- I think we should.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12- How much is it though? - It's on at 135. In a saleroom,
0:08:12 > 0:08:16it's worth between £100 and £150. It ought to make 150.
0:08:16 > 0:08:21- Can we get it cheaper?- Yeah, about 120.- Shall we go for this?- Yeah.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26- I think we should, don't you?- Yes. - It's a lovely piece. It's gorgeous.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30They might need some bonne chance with the bonbon dish.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37- Ta-da!- Here we are, two birds. - What are they made of?
0:08:37 > 0:08:41It'd be lovely if they were silver, but they're a base metal.
0:08:41 > 0:08:49- It's a combination of brass and tin which is then gilded.- I wouldn't be drawn to them, but what about you?
0:08:49 > 0:08:54I think you see them on side tables or dining tables in country houses.
0:08:54 > 0:09:00And table centres, long tradition of them, those early Meissen figures.
0:09:00 > 0:09:06- They were not destined for the cabinet, but for the table.- Nice bottoms.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11- Actually, the more you...- They're nice to touch.- They're chunky.
0:09:11 > 0:09:17I think the bases, it's a very Regency, early 19th century look, that oval disc.
0:09:17 > 0:09:23- And people aspire to that? - No, these are little elements that help you date things.
0:09:23 > 0:09:29- OK.- So I would say that's about 1840.- OK.- Early part.
0:09:29 > 0:09:35- That's true and that's authentic and what do you think? - They're well under £100.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- Shall we do it?- Do you think we'll make money on them?
0:09:39 > 0:09:45I think we could. That's why I'm leading you here. I don't want to sell you a pup.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49- OK, you're on. This is you. - It's a good buy.- OK.
0:09:49 > 0:09:56I don't know. James is thinking of the country hunting and shooting set that I don't mix with.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Looks like two birds in the hand are worth, well, £40.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03There's something fishy going on.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08- Bobby, you mentioned that you were interested in fishing.- I am.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12I wonder what you think about these collectables?
0:10:12 > 0:10:17This is a solid silver box, got a hallmark inside for London 1908.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Inset into the top is this little plaque made of solid glass,
0:10:21 > 0:10:27then engraved underneath and coloured we've got a leaping fish.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31- That's very clever. It gives it like a 3D effect.- Yes.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36- So that's one alternative fishing collectable.- I like that.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41- A nice item. Something like that is worth £1,200 or £1,300.- My Lord!
0:10:41 > 0:10:47I wonder what sort of person owned this and how did he value it?
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Once upon a time, this is the handle from a corkscrew.
0:10:51 > 0:10:58- You'd have a helix down here and pull your cork out of the bottle. - That's snapped off?
0:10:58 > 0:11:02I can't understand why unless that had been broken.
0:11:02 > 0:11:07But now that it sits on a stand, you could have that on a desk.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11This little fish might be something that you'd catch.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16- Do you recognise that?- It's a ray, member of the shark family, I think.
0:11:16 > 0:11:23- I wouldn't know, but it says something on the back. - "Torpedo electric ray."- Of course.
0:11:23 > 0:11:28- That's a watercolour?- Yes, probably to illustrate a book on fishing.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32When they printed the book, they sold the watercolours.
0:11:32 > 0:11:39Original watercolours of fish are quite rare. Because of the subject matter, that might be worth £300.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Now, your connections in the showbusiness world,
0:11:43 > 0:11:50your parents, your mother and your aunt, you kept a certain amount of material from those days?
0:11:50 > 0:11:54The nostalgic thing that we've got does relate to them.
0:11:54 > 0:11:59We've got this wonderful billboard poster when they topped the bill.
0:11:59 > 0:12:06- The names beneath them - Morecambe and Wise, Harry Worth.- But your mother and aunts are at the top!
0:12:06 > 0:12:13These things are very difficult to value because there's a lot of emotion for collectors involved,
0:12:13 > 0:12:19not that you'd ever want to sell, but there is a purpose behind making a collection of this,
0:12:19 > 0:12:26particularly if you can drill down to the original source. It's a great piece of social history.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31- And your mother and her sisters were great stars.- Thank you.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35- I wouldn't let any of these go. - Thank you for bringing it.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- I'm glad you like the fish. - I love the fish.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48I think this is stunning.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52Not the normal choice of a bargain hunter - jewellery.
0:12:52 > 0:12:57It's plain, sophisticated. I would have this. Wouldn't you?
0:12:57 > 0:13:03It's very like the one you bought me to wear at your wedding, so I see why you've gone for it.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08- It has a star element.- Do you think? A star?- I think it's fab.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- Do you?- Yeah. - Can I take it off?- Take it off.
0:13:11 > 0:13:16You go like this and you wear your black evening dress.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21- It hangs well.- It goes flat on your neck.- It is the right sort of length.
0:13:21 > 0:13:27- Is it gold, silver, brass? - I don't know. I think I've got a very good price for it.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- Really?- It was very expensive. - But we are good.
0:13:31 > 0:13:36- It would be lovely if it was gold. - Is it gold?- It's got some marks.
0:13:36 > 0:13:41Not normal marks. It would be lovely if it was gold.
0:13:41 > 0:13:46Let's say it's silver gilt. If that was gold, it would be £600 or £800.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51- And the price, Helen?- Well, I got it down, I have to say...
0:13:51 > 0:13:56- 140.- 140. That seems great value to me.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00- It's priced to be silver gilt. - That's a wearable piece.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- Lovely piece.- Can you date this?
0:14:03 > 0:14:11- Any idea?- I think turn of the century, so 1900, 1910. - Yeah.- Sort of Edwardian era.
0:14:11 > 0:14:17- If you're gonna go for jewellery, this is the one.- You did get it down a lot.- Go on.- OK.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20I'll just do that. OK. Let's go.
0:14:23 > 0:14:31Later at auction, the teams will do something that they never normally do - give me a straight answer.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Because this is no joking matter.
0:14:36 > 0:14:44The experts will spend any leftover lolly on a bonus buy designed to boost the team's profits at auction.
0:14:44 > 0:14:49But the experts could buy a right turkey which loses them money.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54Helen and Bobby are not gonna find that a laughing matter.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Time to catch up with those naughty blues.
0:14:58 > 0:15:04- I've found something.- I love it. - What's going on?- It's really sweet.
0:15:04 > 0:15:12- You just want to get under that duvet. It says, "Love me, love my dog.- An undercover story."
0:15:12 > 0:15:16- That comes off, does it? - Do you want to pull it off?
0:15:16 > 0:15:22- Yeah, I like that.- The little doggie cuddling in! I think that's so charming. Is that ridiculous?
0:15:22 > 0:15:27- Bit cuter than my one. - I'm lost for words.- Is that good?
0:15:27 > 0:15:32- The good news is we can have it for 25. That's really good.- Very good.
0:15:32 > 0:15:38- It's what we call "decorative" on the market. - Yes, I go with Charles here.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43- Let me have it.- Has she been good? - She disappeared all afternoon.
0:15:43 > 0:15:50- It's a disgrace.- It's only 25. That fits in with the budget.- I can go with that.- You'll have to negotiate.
0:15:50 > 0:15:56- I think so.- Negotiate, negotiate. - Really?- I'd better go before I get into hot water.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00- Good luck.- Thanks, Tim. I don't think he liked it.- But I do.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- But...- I'm willing to take the risk.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07- It's blue as well. - It goes with our team colours.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10- We'll have that one.- Why not?- Sold.
0:16:10 > 0:16:16- Happy about that.- Excelente!- Shall we go and pay for it?- We shall.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20Vicky certainly wanted it and paid the full £25.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23I need to talk booze with Helen.
0:16:23 > 0:16:29- Helen, you're passionate about wine and you've brought me something to look at.- I have.
0:16:29 > 0:16:35- What do you know about this thing? - This is beautiful and it was in our drinks cabinet.
0:16:35 > 0:16:41In the '50s and '60s, people had drinks cabinets. That's a clue, not that you need any!
0:16:41 > 0:16:45But bottle of wine goes in. I inherited it from my parents.
0:16:45 > 0:16:51I think it came from the father's side which was Czechoslovakian.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55If we turn it upside down, it's got some marks on it.
0:16:55 > 0:17:00They're like British hallmarks, except they're strictly regulated.
0:17:00 > 0:17:07These Central Europeans also marked it, but not necessarily in a strict order.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11One says this is silver, the other tells you the town, year and maker.
0:17:11 > 0:17:18With a bit of research you could get at the bottom of that, but it's a peach of an object,
0:17:18 > 0:17:21incredibly ornate, beautifully made.
0:17:21 > 0:17:26- It's posh, sort of upper class?- It's really Lederer posh.- Oh, my dear!
0:17:26 > 0:17:30In the middle is a crest and that could be researched.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32It's a neoclassical piece of silver.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37I bet you a quid it was made between the 1770s and the 1790s.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42- That's ages ago.- But nothing to do with wine. A bottle can go in it.
0:17:42 > 0:17:49Once upon a time, it had a glass liner and I think it's a very, very smart bonbon dish.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53It would've been passed around an 18th century dining table.
0:17:53 > 0:17:58I've brought a few wine-related objects cos you write about wine.
0:17:58 > 0:18:04- Any particular piece you fancy? - Is that jewellery for bottles? - You're absolutely right.
0:18:04 > 0:18:11I've never thought about these as being bits of jewellery for bottles, but you put this around the neck.
0:18:11 > 0:18:17The idea is it tells you what's inside the bottle. These labels are great collectables.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22This is a Victorian one. We've got brandy and port Georgian ones there.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26These are probably worth £100 each, £80 to £120.
0:18:26 > 0:18:33- Anything else, Miss Lederer? - My eye was drawn to this little cup just because it looks so lovely.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38- It must have a function. You'll tell me what it is.- It looks like a cup.
0:18:38 > 0:18:45You pick it up and, halfway down it, the bottom isn't at the bottom, the bottom is halfway up.
0:18:45 > 0:18:53It's a measure. You have twice as much in there as you've got in there. But not expensive - £60.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57I'd have to go with the bigger measurement as an estimate.
0:18:57 > 0:19:03- Well, on that happy note...- It's gorgeous. Thank you.- Thank you.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08Helen is happy, but why is Bobby on his own?
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Charles! Charles! Vicky?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Vicky?
0:19:21 > 0:19:25- Vicks?- God, you're priceless!- Vicks!
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- I think I might have discovered something.- It's great.
0:19:29 > 0:19:35- They say small is beautiful, don't they?- Do they?- They do.- That's good.
0:19:35 > 0:19:42- I don't know what it is, but I've bought it.- You bought it? - I knocked it down a bit - 150 quid.
0:19:42 > 0:19:48First and foremost, it's very novel. It's quite weighty, which is a good sign.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53- It's bronze.- OK.- And the decoration is really well detailed.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Yeah, I thought it was cute.
0:19:55 > 0:20:01You've certainly bought quality. What we've got is an Austrian bronze ornament.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06On the base, we've got the all-important Franz Bergmann mark.
0:20:06 > 0:20:11- OK.- And Bergmann in the 1880s, 1890s were making these in Vienna.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14And it has a really sentimental subject.
0:20:14 > 0:20:20It's fantastic quality. It would've been hung for vestas, for matches.
0:20:20 > 0:20:26- It's got a little hole in there. - Exactly.- You like it. - I looked everywhere for something.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- Is that the best you can do?- What?
0:20:30 > 0:20:36- No, it's lovely. Go on. - You've bought it, haven't you, now? - I have actually.
0:20:36 > 0:20:43It's got great charm. Cat and dog lovers, yes, please. Franz Bergmann lovers, yes, please.
0:20:43 > 0:20:48- Got lots of pluses then.- Today, in a saleroom, it could make £200.
0:20:48 > 0:20:55On a bad day, it could make 120, 130, but it's certainly worth around the figure you paid, at auction.
0:20:55 > 0:20:59I'll be back in a sec, all right?
0:21:00 > 0:21:04Maybe Bobby should stick with his team next time.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11- You see, I like this. - And I don't.- I really like it.
0:21:11 > 0:21:17- It's a pretty item. - I'm gonna let you squirm a little longer. Lordy, lordy, lordy!
0:21:17 > 0:21:25- She's on her own here.- Are we gonna be bulldozed again?- This is a pretty thing. It's got a bird in it.
0:21:25 > 0:21:33- What's your problem?- Are you the buyer?- That could be attractive as a mini item or a present for someone.
0:21:33 > 0:21:38We've got to ascertain whether it's a print or an original work first.
0:21:38 > 0:21:44- Go on, get your monocle out. What say you? It's well made.- It's painted.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- I still don't like it.- Anyone famous?- I can't see a signature.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51It's very sort of chintzy, isn't it?
0:21:51 > 0:21:59- If you wanted a little photo frame, this is stand-alone.- And there are lots of bird lovers out there.
0:21:59 > 0:22:05- What's wrong with it? - It doesn't do anything for me. - Hit us with it. Is it £30?
0:22:05 > 0:22:09- I haven't got my glasses. Can you say the words?- £89?!
0:22:11 > 0:22:17- There is no nice way of saying that. - We might be able to...- Get it down. You'll have to peck at that price.
0:22:17 > 0:22:23Sorry, whatever you both say, I'm having it, all right? This is the one. Thank you.
0:22:28 > 0:22:33Hello, I'm Tim Wonnacott and if you don't like me, you can shove off!
0:22:33 > 0:22:40Oi, I've told you! No impressions. There's only one genuine Tim Wonnacott.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43That's what I call an antique.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Toodle-pip!
0:22:46 > 0:22:50That's charming! Let's recap on what those Reds bought.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54I saw some nice things and some things I could pass on.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59Jan and James got things off to a flying start with the partridges.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02Helen conceded and they paid £40.
0:23:02 > 0:23:07Helen put her foot down and bought some bling - a fancy necklace.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09But is it precious?
0:23:09 > 0:23:13I wouldn't have bought jewellery, but there were great pieces.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16I have a nose for these things.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20The last item was the diamante frame. Helen insisted
0:23:20 > 0:23:24and paid £60, but can the girls agree about their items?
0:23:24 > 0:23:29- Your stuff is a bit glitzy.- Yeah, I think things should be noticed.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- Well, yeah...- Therein lies the difference between us!
0:23:33 > 0:23:37Helen and Jan... Which is your favourite piece, Helen?
0:23:37 > 0:23:43- My favourite is the necklace, undoubtedly.- Necklace, great.
0:23:43 > 0:23:48- Mine are the birds.- You're really hot on those birds.- They felt nice.
0:23:48 > 0:23:53Overall, you spent £240, which means there is £60 of leftover lolly.
0:23:53 > 0:23:58- It goes to my old mate J Braxton. - Thanks.- What will you do with that?
0:23:58 > 0:24:02- I'm spoilt for choice. The Faberge is probably out.- Probably.
0:24:02 > 0:24:08- The block crystal is probably out, but the spelter may be there. - Is that a hint?
0:24:08 > 0:24:13Not really! Oh, we can't wait, James. Anyway, very good luck.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17Let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21- I'm very happy with what we've got.- Yeah.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26- We've chosen three nice objects. - The little chocolate boat was nice.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30I think they mean the silver-plated bonbon dish.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33Vicky and Charles took their eye off the game
0:24:33 > 0:24:36when Bobby bought the milk churn.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41Charles really liked that. My favourite item was the little bed.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46- That appealed to me.- I'm not sure. But who will win at the auction?
0:24:46 > 0:24:49- We're terribly competitive.- Very.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Yes, we're going to beat those Reds. Bring it on, Helen!
0:24:53 > 0:24:58So, you two lovebirds, did you enjoy your shop up?
0:24:58 > 0:25:02- Immensely.- We had a lovely time. - And no mistake!
0:25:02 > 0:25:09So sweet. I'm so proud of you two cos you spent £295. Nobody spends that much!
0:25:09 > 0:25:15- It's rather a lot.- It's good. A miserable £5 note, which is so brilliant, to pass on...- Sorry.
0:25:15 > 0:25:22Charles, here we are in London in the premier shopping area for antiques. What will you do with £5?
0:25:22 > 0:25:27It's pennies! I'll get something original and in vogue with Bobby.
0:25:27 > 0:25:32- What, for only a £5 note? - Absolutely.- I'm very cheap!
0:25:32 > 0:25:36Anyway, it's time for us to head off to the auction.
0:25:42 > 0:25:47- At today's auction...- Thank you. - Are the Reds in shock?
0:25:48 > 0:25:52I think we've pitched it wrong. We've got the wrong items.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56And what mischief is Davro getting into?
0:25:56 > 0:25:59WOLF-WHISTLES
0:26:00 > 0:26:03£50 for it?
0:26:07 > 0:26:13It's great to be at Chiswick Auctions in West London with my old mate Tom Keane. How are you?
0:26:13 > 0:26:18- Very well. How are you?- Very good. Our team today, Helen and Jan,
0:26:18 > 0:26:22their first item is this pair of partridges.
0:26:22 > 0:26:29- How do you find these two old birds? - Really good quality. It's a shame about the silver plate being worn.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34- 19th century.- Do you think they might be Japanese?- Maybe, or continental.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38The metalwork is fantastic. What might they make?
0:26:38 > 0:26:42- They should make between £100 and £200.- Really? £100 to £200?
0:26:42 > 0:26:46- James Braxton found these and he paid £40 for them.- A bargain.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50Brilliant. £100 to £200. Good luck, Tom.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54Next up for them is this so-called Etruscan necklace.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58There was a bit of doubt as to what this thing is made of.
0:26:58 > 0:27:03I tested it. At first, I thought it could be Indian gold, 24-carat.
0:27:03 > 0:27:10We put acid on it and it didn't test as gold. We scratched it, the metal underneath, possibly silver gilt.
0:27:10 > 0:27:17- But it's just a base metal. - Which is really bad news cos they paid £140 for that.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21How do you value that, just as a decorative necklace?
0:27:21 > 0:27:27- £25 to £45, that sort of money. - You're going to be giving with one hand and taking away with the other.
0:27:27 > 0:27:33- The little miniature frame, what do you make of that?- Not my cup of tea.
0:27:33 > 0:27:40It's poor quality, '40s look, but I think the picture of the finch has been cut out of a Japanese silk
0:27:40 > 0:27:44and planted in there, so I don't think they started life together.
0:27:44 > 0:27:51- Normally, you have a portrait of a relation.- Usually. - Not some little bird like that.
0:27:51 > 0:27:56- What's your estimate on that? - Probably £45 to £75.
0:27:56 > 0:28:03They're not too shy on that one because they paid £60, so they're just in your fairly broad estimate.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06I guess they'll need their bonus buy.
0:28:06 > 0:28:11Now, Helen and Jan, you spent a perfectly respectable £240,
0:28:11 > 0:28:17leaving a meagre 60 smackers left over for James to find you a bonus buy,
0:28:17 > 0:28:21which hopefully is gonna make you a profit at the auction.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25Don't look so wincey about it! James will reveal it now.
0:28:25 > 0:28:32- Oh, my word!- Have I used it responsibly, the £60, or has it been squandered?- A doggie.- It's a doggie.
0:28:32 > 0:28:38- It's rather attractive. He's not quite all there.- What do you mean?
0:28:38 > 0:28:45- You've spent £60 on something that isn't all there? Are dogs popular? - We're a doggie-loving nation.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49It's not horrible. Is it nice? D'you know, I don't know!
0:28:49 > 0:28:55- Did you spend all the money on it? - I did. It's heavy. It's a sort of bronze spelter.
0:28:55 > 0:29:01You don't have to decide right now. You decide after the sale of your first three items.
0:29:01 > 0:29:09Decision time happens then. But for the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about it.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- How do old dogs go at Chiswick Auctions?- Not this type.
0:29:13 > 0:29:20- It's poor quality, turn of the last century, spelter. - Yes. Difficult thing to sell?
0:29:20 > 0:29:25- 30, 40 quid on a good day.- On a bad day, a £10 note?- No bids at all.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29James Braxton paid 60 smackers for this.
0:29:29 > 0:29:33- 60 whole smackers!- He's done his money.- Oh, dear, oh, dear.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37Thanks, Tom. Now for the Blues.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42Bobby Davro and partner Vicky, their first item is the bonbon basket.
0:29:42 > 0:29:48- Do you rate this? - It's nice quality, it's period. It says underneath "silver-edged".
0:29:48 > 0:29:52- It's not a confidence-inspiring inscription, is it?- No.
0:29:52 > 0:29:58- Which edge? If it was silver, it would be £300 to £500. - In silver plate, what's it worth?
0:29:58 > 0:30:01- £60 to £80.- £120 paid.
0:30:01 > 0:30:07- That doesn't sound so brilliant. - Hard work for them. - Hard work for you, I'm afraid!
0:30:07 > 0:30:13Next is Bobby's choice, the novelty, cold-painted bronze milk churn.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17- It's a sweet little, wacky collectable.- It's nice quality.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22But someone's taken the paint off. They're gonna struggle with this.
0:30:22 > 0:30:30It's the stripped paint that brings the value back. Sometimes Bergmann bronzes can make a lot of money.
0:30:30 > 0:30:36Signed Bergmann would make £300 or £400. That's an unknown maker, Vienna factory.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- How much do you reckon that's worth?- If we're lucky, £70 to £100.
0:30:40 > 0:30:47- £150 paid. Bobby went bonkers on that.- I'm in the wrong game. I should be selling things.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51Lastly, Vicky's choice is a little novelty piece of ceramics.
0:30:51 > 0:30:57- Difficult to value?- No, it's quite easy.- Oh.- I'd say a pound or two.
0:30:57 > 0:31:03But as an auction room, we don't take bids under £10, so that's £10 to £20.
0:31:03 > 0:31:08- It's a bit of a good day type scenario.- That's not very nice.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12Now, Tom is never scathing about anybody's goods.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16He's a gentleman when it comes to describing stuff
0:31:16 > 0:31:21and you've just about said it all in the nicest possible way.
0:31:21 > 0:31:27I have a funny feeling this Blue Team are definitely gonna need their bonus buy. Let's have a look.
0:31:27 > 0:31:32So, Bobby and Vicky, you spent a budget-bashing £295,
0:31:32 > 0:31:39leaving a miserable £5 note for Carlos to go out and find your bonus buy. Show us how you got on.
0:31:39 > 0:31:45- It was tough and, thinking of my team, I found this. - You are joking!- No, I'm not.
0:31:45 > 0:31:49- What...?- Let me explain. I was desperate.
0:31:49 > 0:31:54I thought, "What's left over in the antiques fair?" And I bought it.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59- That's why you're not wearing a fleece.- Exactly.
0:31:59 > 0:32:06- I don't believe it.- I can see this moving well in the sale.- I'll sign it as well to give it added value.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10In several hundred programmes, this has never happened!
0:32:10 > 0:32:17I think it's a perfectly reasonable thing to allow, don't you, audience? Nod if you agree.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about this wacky behaviour.
0:32:22 > 0:32:29This is really wacky, Tom. Charles Hanson only had a £5 note to spend on his bonus buy.
0:32:29 > 0:32:36He couldn't find anything in the fair, so what he did was to do a deal with Bobby.
0:32:36 > 0:32:43That's Bobby's fleece and he paid Bobby £5 for it, which is a bit naughty, but we'll bend the rules.
0:32:43 > 0:32:49- And your job is to sell it. - I've got a chance of selling that, compared to some other items.
0:32:49 > 0:32:54- They've done a good strategy?- I'll get £20 or £30 for that.- Really?
0:32:54 > 0:33:01- Will you give them the option of Bobby signing it?- Hopefully, he'll sign it. It might increase the price.
0:33:01 > 0:33:06That would be brilliant. We're looking forward to it. Thank you.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15Now then, how are you feeling?
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- Rather...- Nervous.- Nervous.
0:33:18 > 0:33:24- What have you got to be nervous about?- I just feel that we might have got it wrong.
0:33:24 > 0:33:30- The whole thing wrong? - I think we've pitched it wrong and got the wrong items.
0:33:30 > 0:33:37- I'm about to blame James for everything.- James is not looking concerned...at all.
0:33:37 > 0:33:44First up, it's going to be those little birds. The auctioneer has estimated £100 to £200 on them.
0:33:44 > 0:33:49How good is that? If they are indeed partridges. They might be quail.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53But you have every prospect of making a profit on them.
0:33:53 > 0:33:58- And here they come.- Pair of 19th century, silver-plated quails.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03They're worth £100. £100? £50? Start me somewhere? £40?
0:34:03 > 0:34:06I'm bid £40. I'll take 2? 42. 45.
0:34:06 > 0:34:1048. 50. 55. 60. 65. 70.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14- One more. 75. 80. - You've doubled your money.- 90? 85.
0:34:14 > 0:34:19I'll take 90? Are you out at 85? Last chance, it goes at 85... Gone!
0:34:19 > 0:34:23He's sold it at £85. You've made £45 profit.
0:34:23 > 0:34:27Well done, James. Now, the Etruscan necklace...
0:34:27 > 0:34:32A lady's gilt metal necklace. What's it worth? £30 for it?
0:34:32 > 0:34:35£20 for it? I'm bid £20. £20. 22.
0:34:35 > 0:34:3925. 28. 30. 32. 35. 38. 40. 42.
0:34:39 > 0:34:4245. 48. 50.
0:34:42 > 0:34:465. 60. 5. 70.
0:34:46 > 0:34:505? You're saying no. £70, are we done? Last chance and gone.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53No, £70. You've lost £70 on that.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57Here comes the miniature. This is a roller-coaster.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01Early 20th century oval watercolour of a goldfinch. Diamante frame.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05£50 for it? £50 for it? £30 for it?
0:35:05 > 0:35:09I'm bid £30. 32. 35. 38.
0:35:09 > 0:35:1240. 42. 45. 48. 50.
0:35:12 > 0:35:155. 60. 5? 60 bid. Take 5?
0:35:15 > 0:35:19At £60, are you all out? 65, back in. 70?
0:35:19 > 0:35:22At £65, all done...?
0:35:22 > 0:35:27He's sold it for £65. You made a profit of £5 on that. Very good.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30That's marvellous. She's got taste!
0:35:30 > 0:35:34- You are only minus £20.- Is that good or bad?- That's not bad.
0:35:34 > 0:35:39It's not bad. I can't influence you one way or the other,
0:35:39 > 0:35:45but I have to point out you could stick at £20 or risk £60 on the spelter dog.
0:35:45 > 0:35:49This is a toss-up here. This is a jeopardy moment.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53- What do we think of James'... - Do you trust the dog at £60?
0:35:53 > 0:35:59- We haven't got long. Do you trust that dog?- I don't trust it, but I'm gonna go with it.
0:35:59 > 0:36:04- Are you sure you want to do that? - That's a vote of thanks!
0:36:04 > 0:36:09- Are you certain?- Yeah.- What about you, sis?- I'll trust James.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13We are going with the bonus buy for £60. Here it comes.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Early 20th century figure of a dachshund. £50?
0:36:17 > 0:36:21Start me at £50? £30 for it? £20 for it?
0:36:21 > 0:36:24- Not looking good. - Bid of £20. 22 I'll take?
0:36:24 > 0:36:27At £20. 22. 25. 28. 30.
0:36:27 > 0:36:3332? It's your bid now at £30. I'll take 32? At £30, are we done?
0:36:33 > 0:36:38- Last chance and going at 30... - Oh, dear, you're minus £30 on that.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Overall, you are minus £50. I'm sorry to tell you that.
0:36:42 > 0:36:46- That is minus £50 overall.- Gutted.
0:36:46 > 0:36:53This is no shame because people find it very, very difficult to make a profit on Bargain Hunt.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55So minus £50 is not a bad score.
0:36:55 > 0:37:02The thing is now, don't tell the Blues a thing. When you walk out, look incredibly confident and cocky.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06We don't want them to get a message. You know how to do it.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19Now, Bobby, you really love auctions, don't you?
0:37:19 > 0:37:26I've never been to an auction. I had a bad experience with Vicky cos I took her to a car boot sale.
0:37:26 > 0:37:31She parked the car round the wrong way and sold the engine!
0:37:31 > 0:37:36- That's not so good.- I've never been. - You've never been to an auction.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39- Are you an auction virgin too?- 100%.
0:37:39 > 0:37:45- Charles, how was it then for you? - It was marvellous. We gelled well together.- We did.
0:37:45 > 0:37:52- You make a lovely couple.- Thank you. She's the right height. She's great to hold on to. Yeah, marvellous.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56Shall we talk about the shopping? Just settle down.
0:37:56 > 0:38:03The bonbon basket which Carlos found and you paid £120 for it, that is a really nice period piece.
0:38:03 > 0:38:09- It is perfectly genuine, 1780, 1790, 1800.- It's pretty and you could use it now.
0:38:09 > 0:38:16You could put your bonbons in it. Unfortunately, the auctioneer has only estimated £60 to £80.
0:38:16 > 0:38:22- Oh, dear.- Anyway, first lot up is the bonbon dish and here it comes.
0:38:22 > 0:38:27Sheffield plate basket, wirework, nice quality. £50 for it? £50.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29I'll take 2 now. 52. 55.
0:38:29 > 0:38:3258. 60. 2. 65.
0:38:32 > 0:38:3568. 70. 75?
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- One more.- £70. I'll take 5?- Come on.
0:38:38 > 0:38:41£70, all done? It goes for 70 then.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45£70, that is disappointing, isn't it? That's minus £50.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Here we go. Now the milk churn.
0:38:48 > 0:38:5319th century Vienna bronze, a terrier chasing a cat over a milk churn. £50?
0:38:53 > 0:38:56- About four places! £50. 55.- Come on.
0:38:56 > 0:38:5970. 5. 80. 5.
0:38:59 > 0:39:0290. 5. 100. 110...?
0:39:02 > 0:39:08- 105 if you like...? 105. 110?- Come on.- 110 if you like? £105.- Come on.
0:39:08 > 0:39:13£105. 105, all done? £105 then, that's it.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17£105 - so good, Bobby.
0:39:17 > 0:39:21Minus £45 on that. Minus 95 overall.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Now it's all down to your bed.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27One Mottoware group by Margaret Howard. £20 for it?
0:39:27 > 0:39:31Thank you. I'm bid £20. 22? At £20. I'll take 2?
0:39:31 > 0:39:34I'll take 2? At £20. Thank you, 22.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38- 25. Competition. 28. 30. - You've made a profit!
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- 35?- Go on!
0:39:41 > 0:39:4335, thank you. 38?
0:39:43 > 0:39:48I'm bid 35. £35, done? Last chance at £35. Thank you for the bid.
0:39:48 > 0:39:52- Yes!- You are brilliant. £35, plus £10.
0:39:52 > 0:39:57Even though you've made that lovely profit of £10, you are minus £85.
0:39:57 > 0:40:02But you'll go with this fleece. You've got to go with the bonus buy.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06- Here it comes.- Let's go for it. - I'll model it.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Oh, hello!
0:40:08 > 0:40:13Lot 118, Bobby Davro's Bargain Hunt fleece jacket.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16There it is. WOLF-WHISTLES
0:40:19 > 0:40:21And modelled as well, thank you.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25- Come back here, Bobby. - I'm sure you'll sign it?
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- I will sign it.- Come on.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Here we are, Bobby Davro's fleece jacket.
0:40:31 > 0:40:36- You rascal! Enough of that. Let's see what happens.- £20 for it?
0:40:36 > 0:40:40Thank you. A bid at £20. At £20. 22? At £20.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43I'm bid 22. 25. 28.
0:40:43 > 0:40:4830. 32? At £30. I'll take 2? At £30. Take 2?
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Give us another bid. 31? 31. 32.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56- 33? I'll give you a pound.- One more. - At £32. At £32.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00- All done for 32, all done...? - Yes, that's brilliant.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02£32, well done. Well done.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06£32, that means you are plus £27 on that.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10£27 off 85, that's a difficult piece of maths.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14- 27 off 85...- 58.- £58.
0:41:14 > 0:41:19- Is it good enough to win?- We'll have to reveal that in a minute or two.
0:41:19 > 0:41:23So there's a bit more tension. Don't tell the Reds how you got on.
0:41:23 > 0:41:30Look confident. They don't need to know your score. Go out, walk in proud.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43What an exciting programme we have had today!
0:41:43 > 0:41:50Only £8 between our teams! As you know, on Bargain Hunt, we have winners and we have runners-up.
0:41:50 > 0:41:57It is my sad duty to reveal today that the runners-up are...the Blues.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- Oh!- I'm gutted.- I'm sorry, team.
0:42:00 > 0:42:05- Your Bargain Hunt fleece idea was brilliant.- It was an idea.- It was.
0:42:05 > 0:42:10- £27 profit.- I'll go home cold and broke.- Yes, and shivering.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15Your score is minus £58, but no shame in that.
0:42:15 > 0:42:21The victors today, the Reds... Just look at these sisters. How happy are they!
0:42:21 > 0:42:25That profit on the partridges, absolutely brilliant.
0:42:25 > 0:42:31- And you got your fiver, Helen. - I did. I'm so happy for myself and so sad for the losers!
0:42:31 > 0:42:38There were some profits in there, but overall the score is minus 50. We have had a brilliant programme!
0:42:38 > 0:42:45- I can't thank our celebrities enough. You join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?- Yes!
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