0:00:01 > 0:00:03Hello and welcome to Cash in Celebrity Attic,
0:00:03 > 0:00:06the programme that searches the homes of the famous
0:00:06 > 0:00:08for all those antiques and collectibles,
0:00:08 > 0:00:12then we take them off to auction to raise money for really, really good causes.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Today we're going to meet a much-loved and highly respected actress.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18On television, she is known for many roles,
0:00:18 > 0:00:23ranging from an extremely troubled agony aunt to a really feisty Jewish grandmother.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26She has been a stage actress for over 30 years,
0:00:26 > 0:00:31and indeed, was a member of Laurence Olivier's Royal National Theatre Company at the Old Vic.
0:00:31 > 0:00:36She has also starred in many well-known movies and is a well-respected author,
0:00:36 > 0:00:39so have you guessed who this very talented person is?
0:01:00 > 0:01:04Today I'm on my way to meet the absolutely delightful Maureen Lipman.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09Maureen is one of the most respected personalities in the acting profession,
0:01:09 > 0:01:12and of course, she is very well known for her comedy roles
0:01:12 > 0:01:14like Jane Lucas in Agony.
0:01:14 > 0:01:20She was born in Kingston-upon-Hull where her father worked as a tailor.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Her mother used to take her the pantomime and encouraged her onto the stage.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28She married BAFTA award-winning playwright Jack Rosenthal in 1973,
0:01:28 > 0:01:32and they have two children, Amy and Adam.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36Jack wrote for many successful television series such as The Lovers,
0:01:36 > 0:01:41Coronation Street and London's Burning, which he also created.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Very sadly, Jack passed away in 2004.
0:01:46 > 0:01:51'On today's programme, Maureen's wit surfaces before we even begin.'
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Other expert's already rooting through drawers of yours.
0:01:54 > 0:01:59He's not going to route through my drawers without asking me first!
0:01:59 > 0:02:02'She has a very low opinion about the value of her autograph.'
0:02:02 > 0:02:04You would get a bit more if I hadn't signed it.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09'At the auction, she does her best to enjoy herself.'
0:02:09 > 0:02:14- Being shown very well. - 'But will she still be smiling at the end of the sale?'
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Joining me today is Jonty Herndon.
0:02:17 > 0:02:24With 20 years of collectibles knowhow, he wastes no time getting our antique hunt under way.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Since losing her husband, Maureen has downsized to this very posh flat in West London,
0:02:29 > 0:02:32but it looks like she doesn't live here alone.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36High-five? Good girl.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Maureen Lipman, I can't believe what I'm seeing.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Who is this?
0:02:42 > 0:02:45This is Diva the Basenji,
0:02:45 > 0:02:48the barkless dog of the Congo.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- She doesn't bark. - Why did you decide to move?
0:02:52 > 0:02:56I just saw this place and I thought, this is fantastic.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58It has a courtyard where I keep my rabbit.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03That is Warren out there, he's an apricot velvet.
0:03:03 > 0:03:09He's the only bloke in the vicinity and he's very blokeish. Look at her, she will wait forever for this.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12If you give a rabbit something -
0:03:12 > 0:03:15no thanks, nothing, just like a bloke.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19This programme is all about raising money for charity, so what have you decided on?
0:03:19 > 0:03:26My charity is Campaign Burma UK and it's about raising awareness,
0:03:26 > 0:03:30about human rights in Burma and development and education.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34In an ideal world, how much money would you like to raise?
0:03:34 > 0:03:38If I could get £1,000, I think that would be fantastic for the cause.
0:03:38 > 0:03:44Much to your surprise, Jonty Herndon, our expert, is already rooting through drawers of yours.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49He's not going to root through my drawers, not without asking me first!
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Which area shall we go to first?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Let's walk that way.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00'Maureen has lived here for three years and I can see why she fell in love with the flat.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03'It's got lovely high ceilings and lots of original features,
0:04:03 > 0:04:06'and each airy room has a lovely comfortable feeling,
0:04:06 > 0:04:09'filled with items that she has collected over the years.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15'It hasn't taken Jonty long to spot something of interest for the auction.'
0:04:17 > 0:04:21You're in the house five minutes and already you've cornered two paintings?
0:04:21 > 0:04:24I certainly have. They're really... Where are they from, Maureen?
0:04:24 > 0:04:29- They're really...- ..Different!
0:04:29 > 0:04:33These came from a programme that was on television a very short while ago
0:04:33 > 0:04:39called Virgin Virtuoso in which the painter John Myatt takes an untrained painter
0:04:39 > 0:04:44to a spot where a famous painting was painted, in this case the Hay Wain.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48He paints like Constable and you paint like an idiot.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52The thing is, mine is so jolly, isn't it?
0:04:52 > 0:04:56Is John Myatt the famous forger?
0:04:56 > 0:05:00He is, a jolly nice man.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03He freely admitted he was in this fraudulent game,
0:05:03 > 0:05:07but, give him his due, he did fully corporate with the police.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11He was imprisoned, but was released within the year of his term of sentence.
0:05:11 > 0:05:17Here's the question - we know that John is going to sell, the thing is, will Maureen sell?
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Well, they need to be sold together because you're actually telling a story.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23I'm being very polite here as well.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27You are. If you said you were a chocolate box manufacturer
0:05:27 > 0:05:30and you were looking for a new box for your chocolates, don't you think?
0:05:30 > 0:05:32I would stick to the daytime job, Maureen.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37You would be signed on by the chocolate box company!
0:05:37 > 0:05:39We must sell the two together,
0:05:39 > 0:05:42and we're looking at £400 to £600.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44That's pretty good.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Obviously £574 of those are for his.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49No, I was going to reverse it.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53That's a great start, well done, and unusual, something different.
0:05:53 > 0:05:58- Let's see what else you have. - Let's head this way, shall we?
0:05:58 > 0:06:05'We decided to split up, just to make sure we explore every nook and cranny of Maureen's home.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08'Jonty pauses to inspect some more paintings,
0:06:08 > 0:06:12'but our host wonders if another of her creations might be worth something.
0:06:12 > 0:06:17'She says this abstract piece, inspired by Burma, just painted itself.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21'A Maureen Lipman fan could easily part with £40-£60 for it.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30'Maureen has made it very clear that we are not to go rooting through her drawers without permission
0:06:30 > 0:06:35'but I have been given special leave to investigate this rather lovely table, although Maureen doesn't know
0:06:35 > 0:06:39'that Jonty has been sneaking around in her bedroom already. He's naughty!'
0:06:39 > 0:06:41My dressing-table?
0:06:41 > 0:06:45Yes, it's hidden in the corner. Is it surplus to requirements?
0:06:45 > 0:06:48This is my guest room which I haven't yet guested.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50I haven't done it.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53I've brought it with me but it doesn't fit in here.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56But it's interesting because of the...
0:06:56 > 0:06:58What do you call it?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00The decoration, the painted decoration.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02But it's inlaid.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06It's not technically inlaid, it's actually carved into the surface.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11If you look here, it's carved into the surface so if you run your fingers across,
0:07:11 > 0:07:13you can feel there are indentations there,
0:07:13 > 0:07:17but all they have done is painted over that, but all of that is hand-painted.
0:07:17 > 0:07:23- This piece of furniture is Victorian, it's late Victorian. - You can tell by the legs, can't you?
0:07:23 > 0:07:27The legs and also, particularly, the handles.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32These are typical handles of the late 19th century but I love them, they're really of the period.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35- What wood is it? Oak? - No, it's mahogany.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39- It's quite light.- Yes, but it has faded in the right places.
0:07:39 > 0:07:44If you look at the legs, you can see how much darker it was, that is the original colour down there.
0:07:44 > 0:07:50I'm not selling the bits on the bottom, the children made those at school.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53The dressing-table will sell but I notice we've got a bit of damage
0:07:53 > 0:07:55at the top here, and I also noticed the top surface.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Mugs of coffee.
0:07:57 > 0:08:03It's also the alcohol in the perfume that creates these marks here.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08We are looking at £40 to £60 which is just so little money.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12It's the only thing that will get me galvanised to actually make this
0:08:12 > 0:08:16into a proper nice guest room for proper nice guests.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20Let's put that in there and go and find some more stuff.
0:08:20 > 0:08:26I noted that - a proper nice guest, I hope she's not casting aspersions about our Jonty.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Sadly, Victorian furniture is not as popular as it used to be,
0:08:29 > 0:08:36but let's hope the pretty piece catches somebody's eye and at least achieves Jonty's estimate.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39My exploration of the lounge has been fruitful,
0:08:39 > 0:08:43and I find Maureen's beautiful pearl necklace,
0:08:43 > 0:08:47and Jonty gives it a healthy £100-£150 estimate.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52Maureen has written many, many books over the years and our expert is distracted by her autobiography.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55I want to hear the stories direct from the lady herself.
0:08:57 > 0:09:01Maureen, we all know what a wonderful talent your husband,
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Jack Rosenthal, was, and very sadly, he died a number of years back.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09How have you been since that because he's a very hard man to replace, isn't he?
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Oh, impossible to replace.
0:09:11 > 0:09:17What I have learnt is that you do it your own way, you don't let anybody tell you when you will feel better.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21You don't let anybody tell you what you should do, who you should see,
0:09:21 > 0:09:25when it's time to date again, because we're all different.
0:09:25 > 0:09:31That life will go on because there something left for you to do.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35It's incredibly fortunate that I'm busy because work is the answer.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Would you say that you are a typical Jewish mother?
0:09:38 > 0:09:41I suppose I am, yes.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43I expect them to come on Friday nights.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48My son has turned into a baker, he can actually bake challah bread.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51That is a very surprising thing.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56What did the children at the time think of you as Beattie during the BT ad on television,
0:09:56 > 0:09:58because they ran for years, didn't they?
0:09:58 > 0:10:04It's about, God knows how long ago it is, 20 years or something?
0:10:04 > 0:10:11I will die with ring tones on my grave.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14I must say, I will never forget the ology one.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Nobody will forget the ology one. I still get it all the time.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20People say it as though it's never been said before.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Sorry, I just said it again.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24Very predictable.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27I was expecting higher things from you.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31The charity, we must major on that.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36There are many different aspects to the work going on in Burma so which one have you chosen to support?
0:10:36 > 0:10:42Campaign Burma UK and this one is more to do with human rights, as well as education.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46Nobody realises that the tsunami hit Burma.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50They are very, very gentle, quiet, courteous people
0:10:50 > 0:10:55and they need somebody out there to go, "no, this won't do".
0:10:55 > 0:11:01- I guess your £1,000 would do very well out there in many different areas.- It will go a long way.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05It won't go a long way if we don't go a little way and find some more stuff.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09I have to say, Maureen, you make a very good cup of tea.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12My mother's cups, these!
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Look how sweet they are. Cheers, dear, here's to all our mums.
0:11:17 > 0:11:24'Going by Jonty's lowest estimates so far, we stand to make £580 when we take the items to auction.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27'Diva, the dog, looks rather impressed by that.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32'Maureen wants to raise £1,000, so we're over halfway there.
0:11:32 > 0:11:37'Despite her warnings, Jonty's carried out a thorough search of Maureen's drawers.
0:11:37 > 0:11:42'In the sideboard, he finds this four peace silver-plated tea set which belonged to her mother-in-law.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45'He values it at £40-£60.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50'Being Irish, I've been having a good old nose around in Maureen's extensive wardrobe
0:11:50 > 0:11:55'and want to know more about a really fabulous dress I've spotted there.'
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Maureen, I've been dying to get into your wardrobe for years,
0:11:59 > 0:12:03and I find this little number which is very much in at the moment, isn't it?
0:12:03 > 0:12:06You don't get many taupe evening dresses, do you?
0:12:06 > 0:12:13This was made for me by Neil Cunningham for my one-woman show, Live and Kidding.
0:12:13 > 0:12:18Then I wore it for Doctor Who. I'm an alien, trapped in a television set.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22So, when I'm in that television set saying, "feed me",
0:12:24 > 0:12:30and trying to suck people's faces off to take over the energy of the world, I'm wearing this very dress.
0:12:30 > 0:12:36I know about Dr Who-ees, and they will have anything, they'll have the spittle from the desk.
0:12:36 > 0:12:42They're bound to want this and it is a lovely dress. It's for a size 12.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46- Dare I ask - does this tiny waist still fit?- You dare ask - no.
0:12:49 > 0:12:55- Jonty? Oh yes, he was in my kitchen all the time.- What have we got?
0:12:55 > 0:12:59This dress will sell just because it's a nice, modern cut.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03Somebody could easily fit into that but I overheard the conversation
0:13:03 > 0:13:07that we have this fabulous Dr Who connection with this.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10All of a sudden, it takes it to a completely different level.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14Once you put it on the net or wherever you advertise these things,
0:13:14 > 0:13:16does it become a worldwide interest because it is Dr Who?
0:13:16 > 0:13:20Of course, auction rooms can now reach the whole world.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24People can bid live via the internet in every auction room,
0:13:24 > 0:13:31so every local auction room can become an international centre for sales as well.
0:13:31 > 0:13:37Let's consider value. If this was in a regular auction, £50 for the dress.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39But because it's Doctor Who, it's £200 to £400.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41That's just the starting estimate.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Maureen probably paid around £2,000 for it!
0:13:44 > 0:13:46'I'm not joking.
0:13:46 > 0:13:51'Will this outfit attract any fans of the Doctor come auction day?
0:13:51 > 0:13:56'Let's hope the dress makes a price that rocks all of space and time.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05'All that excitement is still to come but for now, Jonty's surging on with our rummage
0:14:05 > 0:14:10and he finds this very attractive grey suit that Maureen wore to collect her CBE at the Palace.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Plus two other designer outfits.
0:14:12 > 0:14:18He reckons they could quite easily fetch £150-£250 on sale day.
0:14:18 > 0:14:24Now, I wish I could fit into this absolutely gorgeous gown which Maureen wore on the stage.
0:14:24 > 0:14:30It was designed Ben Frau, who also used to dress people like Diana Rigg and Stephanie Beacham.
0:14:30 > 0:14:34Maureen brings in another of his dresses that she wore in the show.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38They will need the right buyers at auction, but if they are there,
0:14:38 > 0:14:42these dresses should raise another £100-£200.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Our host is really getting into the rummaging spirit now.
0:14:48 > 0:14:53Ah! You might find this interesting.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Because I think her signature is quite rare.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00This is the Re:Joyce programme from my show. That's me.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03And the signature is Barbra Streisand.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- Did she come and see your show?- No.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10- All right. Explain.- I don't know.
0:15:10 > 0:15:16I remember her signing it for me. I must have given her it to sign which is a bit cheeky, isn't it, really?
0:15:16 > 0:15:19But anyway, autographs are funny things. How do they do these days?
0:15:19 > 0:15:23It is a growth market rather than a shrinking market, autographs.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Really, it's all to do with the cult of celebrity.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30So sometimes the bigger the name, the higher the price, but not necessarily so.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35It also depends on how many signatures have been done.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39If you take Muhammad Ali, for instance, he's signed an awful lot.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- Or me.- Is that what you do?
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- You would get more if I - haven't signed it, actually.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48If she'd been in Dr Who, you would really get some money.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Of course, absolutely. Or if you're Maureen Lipman!
0:15:51 > 0:15:53Barbra Streisand, in all seriousness, of course,
0:15:53 > 0:15:58what a fantastic, massive name as far as modern entertainment is concerned.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01I've also got Joyce Grenfell's christening cup.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04Now, that's not for sale, presumably.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06I don't think so.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10It's got Joyce Irene Phipps, and the date, 1910.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12It buffs up lovely.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16How lovely. I will put that back quickly. Because we are looking for items for sale.
0:16:16 > 0:16:21I would suggest that we can put this into the auction sale and we're looking at,
0:16:21 > 0:16:23just because of the signature on the top, £50- £80.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25So that's really very good news indeed. Excellent.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Let's go and find some more.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29Let's do. Carry on rummaging.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31That would make a good movie.
0:16:31 > 0:16:37Maureen should know, because after all, she was amongst the stars of Carry On Columbus.
0:16:37 > 0:16:43Come to think of it, Jonty could take the Sid James' part, and who would I be? I'll be Babs Windsor.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47We do have some similarities, you know. The blonde hair for a start.
0:16:49 > 0:16:55So, Maureen, it's lovely to relax in your newly-decorated sitting room on these wonderful purple settees.
0:16:55 > 0:17:01I have to say, I knew Jack, the wonderful writer that he was, but I didn't know that he sculpted.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Did he sculpt in...?
0:17:03 > 0:17:06In clay and then had it cast in bronze.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08It took hours.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12I would go out to work on something like Oklahoma, come back six hours later
0:17:12 > 0:17:15and he would be in exactly the same position as when I left,
0:17:15 > 0:17:19sticking individual hairs on Ryan Giggs' chest.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23And one day I would like Ryan Giggs to see that picture of him.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28Bobby Charlton's got the one of him and if I could get to Eric Cantona, I would probably never come home.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33We've already established that you pretty well do everything.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35You have been on stage a lot. You've done movies, television.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38I've been around a long time, Gloria, haven't I?
0:17:38 > 0:17:46Nonsense! I would imagine that you would think of Agony really hit a nerve on television at that time.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Some things are ahead of their time.
0:17:48 > 0:17:53I don't think there had been a Jewish mother or a gay best friend.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56It was pushing the boundaries.
0:17:56 > 0:18:01And I think it appealed to a lot of people who were marginalised at the time.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06I must ask you another question, about working with Polanski
0:18:06 > 0:18:10on the Pianist. That must be one of the highlights of your career.
0:18:10 > 0:18:17I would say so. Probably Agony and Oklahoma because it was such a lovely production
0:18:17 > 0:18:22and I got to see Hugh Jackman every day for a year. I'm all right.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Yes. Recovered!
0:18:26 > 0:18:31And the Polanski film, yes, when you are in a hit, there's a different feeling.
0:18:31 > 0:18:38How do you view the modern media of television and film and everything, the reality emphasis?
0:18:38 > 0:18:42I just threw in the towel when I was offered Celebrity Midwife.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44GLORIA LAUGHS
0:18:44 > 0:18:48That's all you need, isn't it? As if giving birth isn't bad enough!
0:18:48 > 0:18:53But having Maureen Lipman and some actor from the Bill at the end of the bed saying, "Push!"
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Mind you, it does conjure up quite a picture.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00But at least Maureen was happy and able to work with us.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06In the lounge, Jonty is inspecting some paintings on the wall,
0:19:06 > 0:19:10but Maureen loves these, so they are definitely not going to auction.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13I wonder about this ornate fire screen.
0:19:13 > 0:19:18But where's Maureen? She's back in the wardrobe looking for any more outfits that might be worth selling.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24Now, I don't know if this is of interest, chaps,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27but this is that trompe l'oeil jacket
0:19:27 > 0:19:32that I used for the book jacket of whatever that one was called.
0:19:32 > 0:19:37"You Can Read Me Like A Book". This was painted by a theatrical painter.
0:19:37 > 0:19:42Well, he's not that theatrical, actually, but he paints for the theatre, called Chris Clark,
0:19:42 > 0:19:46who does Kandinsky, he does Phantom Of the Opera.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50And he painted it to look like a library.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53And it is actually fantastic.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57Trompe L'oeil I first saw on Regency and Georgian furniture.
0:19:57 > 0:20:04It goes back to Roman times, so there are rooms in Pompeii which, if you wanted to extend the room,
0:20:04 > 0:20:10they would create a window or a door, so it's actually been used for centuries, literally centuries.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13But this is a first for me. I've never seen it on a jacket.
0:20:13 > 0:20:19I don't know if you agree, Gloria, but I think it would be a wonderful jacket to take up on to the rostrum,
0:20:19 > 0:20:24for Maureen to go up and sell it, on the rostrum on the day because it would make all the difference.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28It really works, because no auctioneer will ever absorb all the information you have about it.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Tell the story. Get you up there.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- How good are you at auctioning? - I'm not bad.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35I've done quite a few in my life. Haven't we all?
0:20:35 > 0:20:38She's good at telling a story - I know that.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43I've done a few with Jeffrey Archer. He's sold the walls, the ceiling, the floor.
0:20:43 > 0:20:49I'm sure we could be getting in the region of £150-£250.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Including a signed book.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53You have a spare book to sign, yeah?
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Take the flat! Strip it...
0:20:56 > 0:20:58I know you like the flat. That's right. Take it.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Take my car, my dog... oh no, not my dog!
0:21:02 > 0:21:07So, Maureen, it's at this point now where I do my sums because we've had a wonderful day at your house.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10I love all the stories. I love talking to you at any time.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14And if everything goes to plan bearing in mind that Jonty leaves
0:21:14 > 0:21:19things in a conservative state in terms of value,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22you should get at least £1,270.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- Great. I want more! - That would be wonderful.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Typical woman - I want more!
0:21:31 > 0:21:36We've had a fabulous day here with Maureen and have some really unique items to take to auction.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38There's a Neil Cunningham gown
0:21:38 > 0:21:40that she wore for her Doctor Who appearance.
0:21:40 > 0:21:45This is highly collectible and we're hoping for £200-£400.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47And there's the Joyce Grenfell programme
0:21:47 > 0:21:50signed by the one and only Barbra Streisand.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53It's an unusual lot, but a £50-£80 price tag
0:21:53 > 0:21:56might make it tempting for bidders.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Not forgetting those two paintings of Flatford Mill.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03One by John Myatt And the other by Maureen herself.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Between them, they could raise £400-£600.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12'Still to come - what's happened to one of Maureen's precious collectibles'
0:22:12 > 0:22:16# The knob on my teapot is missing! #
0:22:16 > 0:22:19'Painful enough. And she entertains us with a Joyce Grenfell impression.'
0:22:19 > 0:22:22AS JOYCE GRENFELL: Just when you think it's finished,
0:22:22 > 0:22:25the entire thing goes starting on all over again.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29Be prepared to be entertained when the final hammer falls.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Well, it's not very often you come to an auction and get to
0:22:37 > 0:22:43play on the dodgems but these are just some of the items on sale here at Bamfords auction in Derbyshire.
0:22:43 > 0:22:49'Maureen is certainly not dodging the £1,000 she needs to raise for the Burma Campaign UK.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52'As this auction house specialises in fine art and antiques,
0:22:52 > 0:22:56'her Victorian dresser and the pearls should do very well.
0:22:56 > 0:23:01'But as for all the other items, the clothing, the signed book and paintings,
0:23:01 > 0:23:06'there's always a risk that such personal memorabilia may not be to everybody's taste.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10'As Jonty and I assess the offerings here,
0:23:10 > 0:23:15'the emphasis is going to be on making sure the bidders know which ones are donated by Maureen.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20'So let's hope the room is stuffed full of Lipman fans.'
0:23:20 > 0:23:22- Maureen, how are you?- Hello.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26- Good to see you. - Anything left at home or have you brought all your clothes here?
0:23:26 > 0:23:30I saw you having a lingering look at this jacket.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34I do actually have a slight pain in my heart today to get rid of this.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37I noticed that you haven't brought the silver plated tea set.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39What's happened there?
0:23:39 > 0:23:42I decided not to put the silver-plated tea set in,
0:23:42 > 0:23:44because it was my mother-in-law's,
0:23:44 > 0:23:47and because the knob was intact on the teapot,
0:23:47 > 0:23:50whereas the knob on my own teapot is missing.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Sounds like a musical song, doesn't it?
0:23:52 > 0:23:54# The knob on my teapot is missing! #
0:23:54 > 0:23:56You've brought a map instead?
0:23:56 > 0:24:00I replaced it with a map that was donated to me by Richard Price,
0:24:00 > 0:24:05a friend of mine, because it was to do with Burma, an antique map of Burma.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07The value's remained the same as £40 - £60.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10So what you put into the sale is still exactly the same.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13Good. The auction is about to start.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16Maybe should get in our position where we have a good view of the auction.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19And I hope you do well today.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Maureen also decided not to bring along her abstract painting of Burma
0:24:23 > 0:24:26because it just proved too sentimental to part with.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31That does mean we are down in our rummage estimates by around £40.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35Now, Maureen, why am I not surprised that you are different at this auction,
0:24:35 > 0:24:37because you brought your own gavel?
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Yes, I've got my own gavel. Everyone girl should have their own gavel.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44- Where did you get this one? - This was a present to me.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46I had a song called The Auctioneer in my one-woman show.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50It says on it, To Miss Maureen Lipman, Honorary Auctioneer.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Well, we're going to get you up on the podium during the programme, so it's great.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56I can't wait.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Seldom a day goes by without some sort of performance,
0:24:59 > 0:25:03so why not going, going, almost gone?
0:25:03 > 0:25:05A bit like my good self, really.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07I don't think so, somehow or other,
0:25:07 > 0:25:10but Maureen's first item to come up is the Victorian dressing table.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Priced at £40 - £60.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Nice, elegant dressing table, this one.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17I have a single bid and I will start at the lower end of the estimate,
0:25:17 > 0:25:18at £40, and two do I see?
0:25:18 > 0:25:2042, 45 bid.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23At 45 with me, 48, do you want?
0:25:23 > 0:25:24At 45, 48 anyway?
0:25:24 > 0:25:28At 45, all sure? 48, and 50.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32At £50 with me and five, anyone? It's against you, are you sure?
0:25:32 > 0:25:36£50, any advance? £50.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40£50 - So smack in the middle of your estimate, Jonty.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Yes. I was hoping for a little bit more but it is damaged,
0:25:43 > 0:25:47and yes, I put £40-£60 and yes, we are right in the middle, then.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Maureen, in the middle, are you disappointed?
0:25:50 > 0:25:51Not at all(!)
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Sarcasm always wins.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Now she has no excuse for not sorting out her spare room.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00And who knows? If Jonty plays his cards right,
0:26:00 > 0:26:02he might be the first guest to stay there.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07The next item is the one she swapped for the tea set.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11The Burma map, priced at £40-£60.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Maureen, where was this map from?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15It was given to me by Richard Price.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19He collects antique maps and he said he knew the cause was Burma,
0:26:19 > 0:26:22he said "I will look out a map for you that's got Burma on it".
0:26:22 > 0:26:27Of course the borders and everything changed considerably, but it's lovely, very nice.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31We will start the bidding on an absentee bid of £28, and 30, do I see?
0:26:31 > 0:26:3428 and 30, now. 28 and 30.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Five, 40, £35 with me and 40 now.
0:26:37 > 0:26:3935, absentee bid.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40At £35, do I see 40?
0:26:40 > 0:26:45At 35 and selling. £35.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48What do you think?
0:26:48 > 0:26:49What do I think?
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- Yes?- Rubbish!
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Oh, it's just a laugh a minute.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57She was obviously hoping for more as we all were.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Still, it's only £5 below Jonty's estimate.
0:27:00 > 0:27:05Her next item is the programme of the show she starred in about the great Joyce Grenfell.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09It was called Re:Joyce. And it's been signed by Barbra Streisand.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12It's a unique lot with an estimate of £50-£80.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Joyce has figured very much in your career, hasn't she?
0:27:17 > 0:27:20She has done, on and off for 20 years.
0:27:20 > 0:27:25Yes, yes. And in fact I'm looking to do another show about Joyce quite soon, yeah.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27What are some of your favourite sayings of Joyce?
0:27:27 > 0:27:31AS JOYCE GRENFELL: Well, that's the thing about Beethoven, isn't it?
0:27:31 > 0:27:37You know, just when you think it's finished, the entire thing goes starting on all over again!
0:27:37 > 0:27:39320 is the theatre programme,
0:27:39 > 0:27:44signed by the wonderful Barbra Streisand.
0:27:44 > 0:27:50And she doesn't sign a lot, so it's a rare thing and I've got two bids here and I can start at £55.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53- That's good. - 60 do I see? At 55 and 60, 65, 70?
0:27:53 > 0:27:56Against you at 65, 70 do I see?
0:27:56 > 0:27:59At 65, 70 here, 75 and 80.
0:27:59 > 0:28:0180 in the room and 85 now?
0:28:01 > 0:28:06At £80 in the room. Selling at 80,
0:28:06 > 0:28:09- it's yours at £80. - That's a good result.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Give us a smile there, Maureen.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13You're happy about that one, aren't you?
0:28:13 > 0:28:15# Don't tell me what to do! #
0:28:15 > 0:28:18I wouldn't dream of it! But I think she must be pleased.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21After all, it was at the top of the estimate.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23The next lot also relates to her work on stage.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27It's the two Ben Frau costume dresses,
0:28:27 > 0:28:31and the valuation is £100-£200.
0:28:32 > 0:28:36Well, Maureen, since I've been in the auction room today since quite early on,
0:28:36 > 0:28:41I've noticed a lot of people looking very lovingly at your gorgeous purple dress.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43It will stand up on its own. It's beautiful.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45I will no longer ever grace it.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47It has a tiny, tiny waist.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51It's probably a 12 but it's made for somebody of ample proportions
0:28:51 > 0:28:55and with a small waist and I feel I'm the other way around these days.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57The quality of this dress is quite superb.
0:28:57 > 0:29:01Whether the people on the floor completely understand that, we're about to find out.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04Do I see a bid of £100 to start it, please? 100.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08It's a great lot at £100, do I see?
0:29:08 > 0:29:1080, then. £80, who wants it?
0:29:10 > 0:29:1280, I'll start it.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14At £80, and 90, do I see?
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Are we all done at £80?
0:29:16 > 0:29:18That's not sold.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21We'll put that into the costume sale at the end of the year.
0:29:21 > 0:29:22Ah!
0:29:22 > 0:29:25I think that's a good decision, Jonty, isn't it?
0:29:25 > 0:29:29Absolutely. James is very correct. You don't want to give things away.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31The quality in that dress is quite superb,
0:29:31 > 0:29:35and you just don't want to see these things going for next to nothing.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38So they're still yours, Maureen, we haven't lost anything,
0:29:38 > 0:29:42but we've also got nothing else to put into the pot at the moment so we've got to keep on selling.
0:29:42 > 0:29:46What a shame those beautiful dresses didn't reach the estimate.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Hopefully her next lot will.
0:29:48 > 0:29:52It's a pearl necklace, and it's up for £100-£150.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Well, pearls for a girl always go down very well
0:29:54 > 0:29:58so I'm just wondering why you're getting rid of these rather good ones.
0:29:58 > 0:30:04They are good ones and they are donated by the Burma UK Charity themselves.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06And they're real, aren't they?
0:30:06 > 0:30:08Yes, yes, absolutely.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Most of us have improper pearls!
0:30:10 > 0:30:11How do you test a real pearl?
0:30:11 > 0:30:15- Put it on your teeth. - And if it's a bit gritty, it's real.
0:30:15 > 0:30:20- Yes, that's right.- A good long string of freshwater pearls, and I have three bids on them.
0:30:20 > 0:30:2385, 90, and one higher.
0:30:23 > 0:30:24£100 starts them, and ten, do I see?
0:30:24 > 0:30:26At £100 and 10 anyway?
0:30:26 > 0:30:29110 in the cap, 120, 130 nodding.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32In the far corner at 130.
0:30:32 > 0:30:37140, new place. 150. 150. 160.
0:30:37 > 0:30:38At £150, in the cap.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40At 150, 160 now.
0:30:40 > 0:30:45At 150, right in the corner, at 150, are you sure?
0:30:45 > 0:30:47At £150.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51- Hey, result!- Happy?
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- Yes.- I want to see a big smile from you.- Not yet!
0:30:55 > 0:30:58She does play hard to get, doesn't she? That's a great result.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01The second one today to reach its upper estimate.
0:31:01 > 0:31:03So, how is Maureen doing so far?
0:31:03 > 0:31:09At the halfway point, with a lot of really good item still to come,
0:31:09 > 0:31:11you have £315.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13So you're well on your way to your 1,000.
0:31:13 > 0:31:14Yeah, but I'm not smiling.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18I don't know what we're going to have to do to get her to smile!
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Let's go and have a look round.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24'Uh-oh! The failure of those dresses to sell and the low price for the map
0:31:24 > 0:31:26'have clearly been disappointing for Maureen.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29'But you never know, perhaps a short break, a cup of tea,
0:31:29 > 0:31:32'and a look around the sale will cheer her up a bit.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35'Not that she's here to buy anything, of course.'
0:31:35 > 0:31:41Everything's too big for me to take home, so I've settled on this Hudson's Soap.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43I don't know anybody called Hudson.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47But it says on it, "drink, puppy, drink". And similar on the other side.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50And I'll put that on my courtyard at home,
0:31:50 > 0:31:54and fill it with water on a daily basis for my rabbit.
0:31:54 > 0:32:00And of course I would pick something that weighed a ton and that's repro.
0:32:00 > 0:32:01A woman of taste.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05'So, that unusual water bowl didn't have an estimate,
0:32:05 > 0:32:11'but it did attract interest from someone other than Maureen, because it sold for £45.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14'If Maureen's progress has inspired you to try your hand at the auction game,
0:32:14 > 0:32:19'remember that charges such as commission will be added to your bill.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22'So it's always worth checking these fees in advance with the sale room.
0:32:22 > 0:32:27'We start the second half of the sale with two paintings of the same scene.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29'They have the highest estimate today
0:32:29 > 0:32:31'of £400-£600.'
0:32:36 > 0:32:40Now this is a rather interesting pairing of paintings,
0:32:40 > 0:32:43because as you were saying in your flat, John Myatt is the artist,
0:32:43 > 0:32:48and you were copying what he was doing so it was an interesting day out for you, really.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52It was a gorgeous day in Constable Land, painting my version
0:32:52 > 0:32:57of the Hay Wain with John Myatt, who did it the Constable way,
0:32:57 > 0:33:00and I did it the chocolate box way.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04We're now going to test Maureen's artistic skills on the open market.
0:33:04 > 0:33:08- So we shall see.- He actually said to me at home, he said to me,
0:33:08 > 0:33:10"Don't give up the day job."
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Do I see £400 for them, please? 400?
0:33:14 > 0:33:17300 I have to start with.
0:33:17 > 0:33:18At £300, and 20, do I see?
0:33:18 > 0:33:20At £300 with me, and 20, is it?
0:33:20 > 0:33:24At 300, 320 now. No?
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Sorry, ladies and gentlemen, those are not sold.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Not sold. How disappointing. But actually, you know what?
0:33:29 > 0:33:32I think it's really good that you don't just give stuff away.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36Because you would have hated it if they'd gone for 100 quid, wouldn't you?
0:33:36 > 0:33:39I've got to take them home now, haven't I?
0:33:40 > 0:33:41Misery, misery.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45Maureen may have been happy to see the back of them for any price.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47The last three lots are all clothes.
0:33:47 > 0:33:52The first one to come before the bidders are Maureen's three designer outfits,
0:33:52 > 0:33:55which have an estimate of £150-£250.
0:33:59 > 0:34:00Been to wardrobe?
0:34:00 > 0:34:04Jonty, we are bringing you some absolutely fabulous outfits.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07But this one's very special, Maureen, isn't it?
0:34:07 > 0:34:11- It's been to the Palace, hasn't it? - It's been to the Palace. Yes.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13It's been in front of the Queen.
0:34:13 > 0:34:14What's your memory of that day?
0:34:14 > 0:34:20I remember meeting the Queen and her saying, "I believe you're coming to the Palace soon."
0:34:20 > 0:34:24"If I can find something to wear, ma'am", I said.
0:34:24 > 0:34:30Struggling not to call her Pam because someone had told me, "Call her ma'am to rhyme with Pam"!
0:34:30 > 0:34:37And about a year or six months later she said, "I see you've found something to wear."
0:34:37 > 0:34:42- And this was it.- Now, we've got the 1960s fur lined embroidered
0:34:42 > 0:34:48coat, the beaded, sequinned jacket and the jacket there as well, the grey jacket. Lovely quality.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51And being shown very well.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54Where shall we start this? Do I see £100 to start it?
0:34:54 > 0:34:57100, 100 front row. 110 on the phone.
0:34:57 > 0:35:02110 on the phone 120, 130,
0:35:02 > 0:35:09140, 150. 160, 170.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Go on, one more.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14Yes, I know, we want one more, don't we?
0:35:14 > 0:35:18- Persuasion - how good are you at persuasion?- Can I have a go?- 170?
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Well done, 180.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24For a good cause. 180, 190.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26You are going to get it at 190, I think. 190.
0:35:26 > 0:35:33This one alone, today, in that she's still a current designer, would cost you at least £400-£500.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35- At least. Beautiful.- One more?
0:35:35 > 0:35:37It's at 190.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39That's half price of one jacket.
0:35:39 > 0:35:44Two? Definitely?
0:35:46 > 0:35:49I'm getting evils from the front row.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54At £190. Well done. 200, 210 for you.
0:35:54 > 0:36:01210, 220, 230, 240, 250, 260, one more, go on, for luck, 255.
0:36:01 > 0:36:07You don't often get an auctioneer who begs. 255, 260, 265. Well bid.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10270, do I see? All done!
0:36:10 > 0:36:11Well done!
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Woo-woo-woo! Fantastic! Very well modelled.
0:36:16 > 0:36:19'What fun! Maureen really seemed to enjoy herself there,
0:36:19 > 0:36:22'and I'm sure the bidders had a jolly good laugh as well.
0:36:22 > 0:36:27'It's not often you're treated to your very own private performance by the great Maureen Lipman.'
0:36:27 > 0:36:31Now, Maureen, another outfit coming up and this one's very, very special.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35And if I remember it correctly, this was your own outfit that you wore in Doctor Who.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39My whole part took place inside a television screen
0:36:39 > 0:36:44when I was an alien sucking people's faces off.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46- Just a normal everyday... - Was it enjoyable?
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Of course, it's gone mega.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50This should do well, Jonty, shouldn't it?
0:36:50 > 0:36:53I'm very excited about this, simply because of the association.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57Nothing to do with anything else, but simply because of the association with the show.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00It has an estimate of £200-£400.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04And with Doctor Who being such an enormous hit these days,
0:37:04 > 0:37:06it could receive global interest.
0:37:07 > 0:37:14I can start it here at £170, 170, 180 in the room, 190, 200,
0:37:14 > 0:37:16220, 240, 260, 280.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20280, 300, 320, 340, 360, 380, 400.
0:37:20 > 0:37:25At 400 in the room, it's with you, sir. At £400, and 20, do I see?
0:37:25 > 0:37:27At 420.
0:37:27 > 0:37:30At 420, more coming in on the phone.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33At 400, with you. And 10, do I see?
0:37:33 > 0:37:37Any more? Great piece of television history at £400, any advance?
0:37:37 > 0:37:41And selling at 400.
0:37:41 > 0:37:46Yes! Yes, Maureen. How about that?
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- That's good.- What do you mean "good"? It's brilliant!
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Come on, enthusiasm!
0:37:51 > 0:37:53Acting!
0:37:53 > 0:37:58So, was the winning bidder a Doctor Who fan?
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Well, sadly he was a bit camera-shy,
0:38:00 > 0:38:03so we'll never know what he plans to do with it. The mind boggles.
0:38:03 > 0:38:08And so we come to the final lot, the Trompe L'oeil jacket
0:38:08 > 0:38:09up for £150-£250.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12This is a treasure that Maureen will try to sell herself.
0:38:16 > 0:38:20Maureen, I know you've got the gavel at the ready and I've got the jacket at the ready.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22This is the one. You've got to strip off now.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24And get into this jacket and go up on the podium.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27To actually do the auctioneering myself, yes?
0:38:27 > 0:38:30Here we are. Let's welcome Maureen to the stand.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Everybody, Maureen Lipman. Give a round of applause.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35APPLAUSE
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Thank you.
0:38:37 > 0:38:43- Well done.- Hello, ladies and gentlemen, I'm going to start the bidding with my very own gavel.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45I'm going to start the bidding at £30.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Can I see anyone with £30?
0:38:47 > 0:38:5130, on the phone, OK, 50 anyone?
0:38:51 > 0:38:52£50. Thank you very much, madam.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Remember, it such a good cause.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58£50 at the moment, any advance on 50?
0:38:58 > 0:39:0160? £60, thank you. This is going well. £70.
0:39:01 > 0:39:05£80? I've got 80, it's standing at 90 at the moment.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Thank you, madam. Very exciting.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11£90, any advance on 90? Can we have a nice round 100?
0:39:11 > 0:39:15Nice round 100? £100!
0:39:15 > 0:39:17Yes! Great, thank you. Any advance?
0:39:17 > 0:39:19No? Too much? Can I help?
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Can I give you some money?
0:39:22 > 0:39:25It's going at 100. 110.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28Anybody? 110, madam. Bravo.
0:39:28 > 0:39:29120. Thank you.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31We are stopping at that.
0:39:31 > 0:39:33120? It's going at 120.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37130, sir, thank you very much.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39It's going at 130. 140.
0:39:39 > 0:39:44It's standing at 140 at the moment, at 140, it's going. It's going.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46You've got it on the phone, sir.
0:39:46 > 0:39:51How apt that it should be a phone, and me. Thank you very much.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53- Thank you.- She did well, didn't she?
0:39:53 > 0:39:56She's quite cool, calm and collected up there.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Even the dog approves.
0:39:59 > 0:40:00'She really did do well,
0:40:00 > 0:40:05'managing to get just £10 under Jonty's lower estimate.'
0:40:05 > 0:40:10Well, I don't know, Maureen. You've been in and out of your clothes so many times today, it's marvellous.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- How did you feel up there? - Oh, I liked doing the auction.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15Of course, you can't really, you can't see anybody bidding.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18Particularly if you're as myopic as I am.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20'Well, I think Maureen is still on a high from all of that
0:40:20 > 0:40:24'and hopefully she will stay up there when I break the news
0:40:24 > 0:40:26'about the total that she's made today.'
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Well, I think the excitement has been fantastic.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32The highlight was when you stripped off and went up on the podium.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34We have a supermodel on our hands.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37And Maureen, the thing is, when we started off in your apartment,
0:40:37 > 0:40:40you had the aspiration of £1,000 for your Burma UK charity.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Well I'm very pleased to tell you, Maureen, start smiling,
0:40:43 > 0:40:50you've got your £1,000, in actual fact, you have £1,120.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53- Have I?- Yeah!- £1,120.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57That is definitely better than a slap in the eye with a wet herring.
0:40:57 > 0:40:58That's another way of putting it!
0:41:03 > 0:41:09The Burma Campaign UK is to be the recipient of Maureen's fine auction total.
0:41:09 > 0:41:14Whatever you hear about the Middle East and Zimbabwe and Darfur and the Congo
0:41:14 > 0:41:18and all the things you give money to, and you do, this is the unknown one.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22Zoya Phan is an international co-ordinator of the charity
0:41:22 > 0:41:27and hasn't returned to Burma since she was a child.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29I was forced to flee from my homeland and the
0:41:29 > 0:41:33first time I was forced to flee was when I was 14 years old.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36And we had to hide in the jungle.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40After finding her way to a refugee camp in Thailand with her family,
0:41:40 > 0:41:43she eventually came to the UK to study.
0:41:45 > 0:41:50It is very important to have people like Maureen Lipman to support our campaign.
0:41:50 > 0:41:56It means so much to see that people do care and I really hope that,
0:41:56 > 0:42:01with the help of these people, one day, I can go home and live in my homeland.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08What a lot of fun we've had with Maureen Lipman,
0:42:08 > 0:42:10and what a good sport she was getting upon the podium,
0:42:10 > 0:42:13so a tremendous result all round for Maureen.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16If you'd like to raise money for something really special,
0:42:16 > 0:42:20and you'd like to join us here on Cash In The Attic, it's actually very easy.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22All you have to do is go to our website...
0:42:22 > 0:42:24..and fill in the form, and who knows?
0:42:24 > 0:42:28Maybe you will be here in one of these auction rooms with us all,
0:42:28 > 0:42:31one day very soon. In the meantime, thanks for your company. Bye-bye.
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