0:00:02 > 0:00:03Some of the nation's top celebrities...
0:00:03 > 0:00:07What if we were to say 150 for the two? Then you've got yourself a deal.
0:00:07 > 0:00:08..one antiques expert each...
0:00:08 > 0:00:10You use them for plucking out nose hairs.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13# Da-da, da-na-na... #
0:00:13 > 0:00:19..and one big challenge - who can seek out and buy the best antiques at the very best prices...
0:00:19 > 0:00:20This is a fine art.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22THEY LAUGH
0:00:22 > 0:00:26..and auction for a big profit further down the road?
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Potential for disaster.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Who will spot the good investments? Who will listen to advice?
0:00:31 > 0:00:33What you've just come out with there, I cannot believe that!
0:00:33 > 0:00:38And who will be the first to say "Don't you know who I am?!"
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Time to put your pedal to the metal -
0:00:42 > 0:00:44this is Celebrity Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:47 > 0:00:48Yeah!
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Tonight, it's a big showbiz "hello" from Hertfordshire,
0:00:52 > 0:00:56- where we're joined by two vintage British actors.- Morning, Annette.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59It's Richard Wilson and his long-suffering on-screen wife,
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Annette Crosbie.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Do you remember that thing you were in telly,
0:01:04 > 0:01:07and the wee girl said, "Don't talk to me when I'm driving"?
0:01:07 > 0:01:11And Annette's getting to grips with the gears and pedals
0:01:11 > 0:01:13of this stylish 1963 Hillman Minx.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17- I've never driven one of those, ever.- Really?
0:01:17 > 0:01:21- I want out!- Richard and Annette, of course, made their names together
0:01:21 > 0:01:24in the award-winning sitcom One Foot In the Grave.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29Want a sucky sweet?
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Sucky sweet?!
0:01:32 > 0:01:35I'll be sucking on that exhaust pipe in a minute, much more of this!
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Over time, Richard has earned a long list of credits,
0:01:39 > 0:01:43including Doctor Who and, more recently, Merlin.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45I'm sorry, Merlin.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49But it was his cantankerous character Victor Meldrew
0:01:49 > 0:01:51that drew him to the nation's heart.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54LAUGHTER I don't believe it!
0:01:54 > 0:02:00There's no-one else I'd rather be in a situation like this with, Richard, than you.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01Ah, bless!
0:02:01 > 0:02:06Annette played alongside Richard as his wife for over a decade.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Very strange smell downstairs when I came in.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10Wonder what that could be?
0:02:10 > 0:02:12I wonder(!)
0:02:14 > 0:02:16LAUGHTER
0:02:16 > 0:02:19But she got her first break in the 1970s,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22playing Catherine of Aragon, for which she won a BAFTA.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26What area of antiques would you be most interested in?
0:02:26 > 0:02:27Jewellery.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Jewellery? Yes. Of course.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Talking of antiques, I suppose we're sitting in one now.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37You're sitting NEXT to one now!
0:02:39 > 0:02:44Steering this fine pair towards more traditional antiques
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- are two of Road Trip's esteemed experts.- Good to see you.
0:02:47 > 0:02:53First call is for our own great character actor, James Lewis.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56What do you think? Toad of Toad Hall look?
0:02:56 > 0:02:59And our leading lady of antiques is Catherine Southon.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Together, in this 1960s Morris Minor,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04they're revving up to meet their match.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- There we go!- James! I...
0:03:07 > 0:03:11With 20 years of buying and selling under his belt,
0:03:11 > 0:03:12James Lewis challenges himself
0:03:12 > 0:03:16to seek out the bizarre and the beautiful.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18And don't be fooled by his cuddly exterior -
0:03:18 > 0:03:21he knows how to drive hard to get a good deal.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25Another classic day in a classic car -
0:03:25 > 0:03:27or, as I would call it, a heap of rust.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Ooh!
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Experienced valuer Catherine Southon
0:03:31 > 0:03:34has a keen eye for the more discerning antique.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39Specialising in scientific and medical instruments,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42she has a nose for the quirky and the intricate.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- We haven't met our experts yet, of course.- No.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50I think I should be with a man and you should be with a woman.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55There's a sexual chemistry will spring into place
0:03:55 > 0:03:58if we're mixed with the opposite sex! ANNETTE LAUGHS
0:03:58 > 0:04:02I'll be lucky if any chemistry is working in my body
0:04:02 > 0:04:04by the time I get out of this car!
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Who do you want - Richard or Annette?
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Oh, I'm a bit scared about him!
0:04:09 > 0:04:12I think he's going to be like your headmaster, isn't he?
0:04:12 > 0:04:18I just expect him to be this grumpy, miserable old swine!
0:04:18 > 0:04:21"God's sake, don't go that way!" "What are you doing?!"
0:04:21 > 0:04:26"Don't turn left! I don't believe it!"
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Our teams have two days of antiques shopping,
0:04:29 > 0:04:34with £400 in their back pockets. Their aim? To strike good deals
0:04:34 > 0:04:36that'll make them a profit at auction.
0:04:36 > 0:04:42This celebrity road trip starts in Potters Bar, in England's southeast.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44We'll then head into Greater London,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47before racing south to Heathfield in East Sussex for the auction.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Normally our celebs and experts would meet on a local high street
0:04:57 > 0:05:00but today we've gone for a more industrial location,
0:05:00 > 0:05:01on the outskirts of Potters Bar.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- Wait, look - they're here! - This should be interesting!
0:05:05 > 0:05:10- OK, now remember - Richard, not Victor.- No.- Richard.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Hello!
0:05:13 > 0:05:15ANNETTE: Am I safe to get my feet off these pedals?
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Yes, I know, that's the thing!
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- Nice to meet you.- And you.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Your first decision, or between us, is who goes with who.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- Oh, Annette's decided that.- Oh!
0:05:26 > 0:05:30I thought that I should go with a man and you should go with a woman,
0:05:30 > 0:05:32simply because it's easier and quicker
0:05:32 > 0:05:35for some kind of chemistry to work, if it's going to work.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36"If it's going to work", OK!
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- If it's not, we'll just have to pretend.- We'll just have to pretend.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- Come on, then. - Oh, right, then - are we off?
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Lead the way. Come on.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47And without further ado,
0:05:47 > 0:05:51they all head into their first shop of the day - Canonbury Antiques.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Owner Martin is standing by to help them navigate his huge barn,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58rammed floor to ceiling with goodies.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Oh, we actually get the money. I didn't realise.
0:06:01 > 0:06:06- Yes.- Is this £400? - That is the whole...amount.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- 100, 200, 300, 400. - There we are. Lovely.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12I didn't realise we actually carried the cash around.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15What did you think? We paid by, sort of, tokens or something?
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- Well, I thought... - Right, the rules are...
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- We've got £400. - We can buy whatever we want.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- I would like to buy up to five lots to go into the auction.- Five?- Yes.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29- What happens if I see something that costs £400? - That wouldn't be a great move,
0:06:29 > 0:06:32because then you're putting all your eggs into one basket,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- and if it goes horribly wrong for us...- Oh, I see - we lose it all.
0:06:35 > 0:06:40- We lose everything. - I don't see anything...
0:06:40 > 0:06:43remotely that I want to buy at the moment.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46We've only walked three paces, Richard!
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Here we are. This is interesting. It's James' hat!
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- He's got quite a big head. - That's quite nice, but he's got a massive head.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Gosh!
0:06:59 > 0:07:00Good grief!
0:07:00 > 0:07:04Well, lots of big and bold things.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05Heavens!
0:07:06 > 0:07:08What have we got here?
0:07:11 > 0:07:18OK, now, a lot of the things here are brand-new reproductions,
0:07:18 > 0:07:22so that...we need to try and find
0:07:22 > 0:07:25the antiques amongst the repro.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Yeah. Well, you're on your own! OK? I'll just follow you.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32That's not really the idea, Annette.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34There's no "I" in "team"!
0:07:35 > 0:07:37OK, now these are early.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43They're not very good, but at least they're old.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Are those copies, those chairs?
0:07:46 > 0:07:51Rush seat. Yes, there's one, look. They're 1800 in style.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54If you put your hand over that cresting rail... Feel it's rough?
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- Yeah.- Imagine 200 years of hands going under there.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- Yes, OK.- Smoothes it over.- Right.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02So, yeah, brand new. Probably made in...
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- Are we going to find anything old in here?- We'll try!
0:08:05 > 0:08:08I mean, apart from Richard and me!
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Now, Richard, at the other end of the shed,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14has found something antique -
0:08:14 > 0:08:15or is it?
0:08:15 > 0:08:19It's quite a nice vase, there. Aren't Chinese vases very "in"?
0:08:19 > 0:08:24The market is very strong at the moment, but for good 18th-century...
0:08:24 > 0:08:27For millions of pounds - millions of pounds.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- But, I mean, that's brand new. - I don't like it now I can see it up close.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32No - we like it from a distance.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35I think we'll keep our money in our pocket.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38- And move on?- And move.- Do you think they're buying something?
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Do you they're getting excited?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42If they are, they're making a mistake, probably.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- Right...- I love this, Richard!
0:08:46 > 0:08:49I love your attitude. It's wonderful.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53I wouldn't be so sure, Richard.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56James and Annette's perseverance might be paying off.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- Fine?- Very good. - There we are. Off we go.
0:08:59 > 0:09:00Barnet, here we come.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02With the help of owner Michael,
0:09:02 > 0:09:06they've uncovered a pair of original French bedside tables.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09They have a charm and an elegance.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13- Ormolu.- And, erm... - Not plastic. Ormolu.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16- Gilded brass.- Which is ormolu.
0:09:16 > 0:09:22Dating from around 1870, these walnut pieces are hand crafted
0:09:22 > 0:09:24with brass finishing and are topped with green marble.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28Annette has a morbid fear of negotiating,
0:09:28 > 0:09:31but it's time for her to get stuck in. Go, girl!
0:09:31 > 0:09:33On a good day, they could make 150.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37- Oh, well, that's where you need to be.- What do you think?
0:09:37 > 0:09:42- This is a fine art. I'm keeping out of it!- No...
0:09:42 > 0:09:47Michael has already dropped the price from £200 to 150.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Annette, be brave, I promise you, you won't go wrong with those.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52No, no, I can't do it. I can't do it.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54That didn't go well.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56OK, £80.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Throw another fiver in for luck - 85, all right?
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Oh, I can't bear the suspense.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04I'm going to have to go somewhere else.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Shall we toss a coin, or shall we just decide to buy them?
0:10:07 > 0:10:10It takes the pressure off. 80, heads.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14- We'll lose that unless you catch it on the way down. - 85, tails.- Go on then.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15Ay!
0:10:17 > 0:10:20I've lost again! I always lose when I do that.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Well, why do you keep doing it?!
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Because I always think that it's got to work one day!
0:10:25 > 0:10:27At least we've done a deal, thank you.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32That's a great deal - less than half the original asking price.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34So Annette and James have their first purchase,
0:10:34 > 0:10:36spending £85 from their pot.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42You know, I think we're going to have to start buying jewellery!
0:10:42 > 0:10:44ANNETTE LAUGHS
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Ha-ha! Richard and Catherine are back on the road,
0:10:48 > 0:10:51heading into the small town of Barnet
0:10:51 > 0:10:53in search of a shop more to their liking.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Do you know which knob to pull for the windscreen wipers?
0:10:57 > 0:11:00I thought you were going to say for the roof to go up. I could try a few.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03No, no, not that one! That's just done...
0:11:03 > 0:11:08Barnet in Hertfordshire was once the site of an ancient horse fair
0:11:08 > 0:11:14from which the rhyming slang of Barnet Fair - hair - originates.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- I think that looks good. - Yeah, it's good.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24I could put you in that and just wheel you around the antique shops.
0:11:24 > 0:11:25Yeah, OK.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31And there's plenty more inside The Barn antiques emporium
0:11:31 > 0:11:35and perhaps with the help of Jim, this picky pair can find a treasure.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Ooh.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Of interest?
0:11:40 > 0:11:43I'm not...I'm not panicking, Catherine.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- Oh, good, cos I am! - THEY LAUGH
0:11:46 > 0:11:50We just want something that's going to jump out at us,
0:11:50 > 0:11:55something really, really unusual and exciting. ..Hello!
0:11:55 > 0:11:57What have you got?
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- It looks like Jim is doing the hard work for you!- Lead.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Oh, they're lead. I was going to say lead first.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- What are they?- Apparently years ago,
0:12:05 > 0:12:08the wealthy had them on their wall for their form of insurance.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11- This is Notts and Derby. Where's that one from?- Sun Alliance.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13After the Great fire of London
0:12:13 > 0:12:17devastated over 65,000 houses in 1666,
0:12:17 > 0:12:21people saw the need to take out insurance.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24These plaques would be nailed on the outside of insured buildings
0:12:24 > 0:12:29and only then would the fire brigade put the fire out.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30- It's heavy, lead, isn't it?- Mm.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Can't see an awful lot though, can you, on the... What do you think?
0:12:34 > 0:12:37No, not to that extreme, but they've got to be old.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40I'm not interested in that, I'm afraid. I'm sorry to be brutal.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Thank you very much indeed.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46This looks interesting, if you like weights and measures.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- They're a nice big pair of scales! - The scales.
0:12:50 > 0:12:5425 quid. Or a pony, to you.
0:12:54 > 0:12:58- Do you know what a pony is?- £25. - I didn't know what a pony was.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02What's the best you could give us on those? Not this pony nonsense.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- A score, then.- What's a score?- 20.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07You knew that one, didn't you? £20, yeah.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Now we've discovered our ponies and scores,
0:13:10 > 0:13:12shouldn't we take a proper look at these scales?
0:13:12 > 0:13:14That's the reason why I looked at it,
0:13:14 > 0:13:17I thought the actual bowl was in quite nice condition,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20and I think because it's so big, that they're probably shop scales.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24They're too big to be in a home, so you would want them probably in a...
0:13:24 > 0:13:26- They are proper ones. - They're the business.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30- That's the word.- They're not the most exciting thing we've seen,
0:13:30 > 0:13:34but they're probably the best thing we've seen so far, aren't they?
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Old-fashioned scales have become more collectable,
0:13:36 > 0:13:40and in some domestic kitchens are more desirable than modern ones
0:13:40 > 0:13:43to measure your flour and sugar. It's called kitchenalia.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47I could say something, but you could be terribly offended.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- No, I don't get offended. - Don't you? How does ten sound?
0:13:50 > 0:13:52I'll meet you halfway.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57- 15?- Can we think on those, and you mention you've got something else?
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- I have downstairs, yeah.- Shall we follow you downstairs?- Yeah.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- Look at what else you've got.- Yeah.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05- These are the golden oldies, these ones.- Ah.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- How old are they?- I would say 1920s.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14So early 20th century? Well, do you like them?
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- I do quite like them.- Oh, do you?- Mm. - Do you do buy one, get one free?
0:14:20 > 0:14:23What, you're in the market now, selling vegetables?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25How much do you want for those?
0:14:27 > 0:14:32Er...£70, cos I know you're going to throw a figure back at me.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33He knows how we work.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36- What would be your rock-bottom price on them?- Rock bottom.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- Bull's-eye.- A bull's-eye?
0:14:38 > 0:14:41That's 50. Oh, if you go that way, yes.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43I think we should think about that.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Do you? OK.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48These two certainly don't part with their cash easily.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52I have to rely on your expertise here,
0:14:52 > 0:14:57but of what we've seen so far, they make an interesting double.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59I say...
0:14:59 > 0:15:00Yes.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Right.
0:15:02 > 0:15:03Jim?
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- Jim.- That's me.- Jim.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13Would you take an extra fiver off, and call it 45 for the pair?
0:15:15 > 0:15:17He looks a lovely man, doesn't he?
0:15:17 > 0:15:20A sprinkle of charm has sealed the deal
0:15:20 > 0:15:24on Richard and Catherine's first purchases -
0:15:24 > 0:15:26£45 for two sets of scales.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Thank you very much, Jim.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40After successfully buying two French bedside tables in Potters Bar,
0:15:40 > 0:15:45James and Annette are heading north to try their luck in Hertford.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Is he really as grumpy as he comes over on...?
0:15:48 > 0:15:51No, no, no. No, no. He's a great big pussy cat!
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- I'm the one who is grumpy.- Really?
0:15:56 > 0:16:02Oh, yes. And I embarrass Richard with my grumpiness.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04You're not too grumpy at the moment,
0:16:04 > 0:16:06and you're in a wet car, so you can't be that bad!
0:16:06 > 0:16:09The show must go on here in Hertford.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Which is the last place in England
0:16:12 > 0:16:15to see a person condemned to death for witchcraft, in 1712.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20Luckily, the judge thought the whole idea of witchcraft ludicrous,
0:16:20 > 0:16:22so her life was spared.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27I wish she was around today to cast a spell on this wretched weather!
0:16:27 > 0:16:29James and Annette are forging on regardless
0:16:29 > 0:16:32in search of their next antiques haven.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36- Yeah, you don't know of any antiques shops around? - Down there on the left.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- On the left hand side, by the jeweller's.- Annette's off!
0:16:42 > 0:16:44There it is, Honey Lane Antiques.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- Good.- Left turn.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- My name's Annette, how do you do? - Hello.- An unusual ring.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- Not for sale.- I'll bet it's not.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57- Yes, it's very, very nice.- Yes.
0:16:57 > 0:17:02Annette has bypassed every antique and headed straight for her passion.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Ah, you're feeling at home already, aren't you?
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Can I have a look at that square, is that an opal?
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- What is it?- That is an intaglio.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13- Oh, I see! That's the kind of thing I love.- Oh, I'm sure.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15Right, you go and find something, James.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17James is going to have to work hard
0:17:17 > 0:17:20to find something that'll get Annette back onside.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24But Bonny did mention a chatelaine, let's have a... It's steel,
0:17:24 > 0:17:31but there was a fashion for steel around the 1820s, 1840s
0:17:31 > 0:17:36when you would have steel nailheads faceted,
0:17:36 > 0:17:38and they would polish them to such a degree
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- that they would sparkle like diamonds.- Right.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45We've got a four-piece chatelaine, with a piece missing.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47A chatelaine was worn by housekeepers
0:17:47 > 0:17:49as a practical accoutrement,
0:17:49 > 0:17:53with attached thimbles, scissors, pinwheels etc.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- I've clunked around a stage wearing those, yes.- Have you?
0:17:56 > 0:17:59- Something like Jane Eyre or something. - Jane Eyre, have you really?
0:17:59 > 0:18:04With a price tag of £98 it's sparked Annette's interest
0:18:04 > 0:18:07and James is determined to start negotiating.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- There we are.- What?- It's up to you.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15- What, you mean I have to take the responsibility for it?- Yeah.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- I can't do it.- Go on, you can! - I can't, darling.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- You're Scottish, of course you can. - I don't know why.
0:18:21 > 0:18:24I don't know what that's got to do with anything, but I can't.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26- I'm no good at it, I never was. - Really?
0:18:26 > 0:18:31- Off you go.- Funny thing is, you and I both hate the haggle.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33I hate doing it, too!
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- The lady's already come down. - You're quite right.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39And it's only because it came in at a good price.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41I agree. You've sold it.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45James is going to have to work on Annette's haggling skills,
0:18:45 > 0:18:47but he did a good deal at £60,
0:18:47 > 0:18:50giving them their second item for auction.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53Richard and Catherine have set aside shopping
0:18:53 > 0:18:56and are heading towards London.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59- Oh, sorry - that was your knee! - That's all right.
0:18:59 > 0:19:00If I suddenly grab your knee
0:19:00 > 0:19:03while I'm trying to change gear, I do apologise.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05Oh, Catherine.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12They're en route to East Finchley
0:19:12 > 0:19:15to take a peek into a rather curious world
0:19:15 > 0:19:18of a certain collector who resides there.
0:19:18 > 0:19:23Maurice Collins, a man obsessed with weird and wonderful household gadgets.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26He's got over 1,500 of them from the 18th and 19th centuries
0:19:26 > 0:19:29packed inside his semi.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34This Aladdin's cave contains everything from a 1930s hair waxer,
0:19:34 > 0:19:36to a time-saving envelope sealer
0:19:36 > 0:19:42and a Victorian "electropathic belt for extra vigour"
0:19:42 > 0:19:46that was apparently a cure-all medical device. Hm.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- Hi.- You must be Maurice.- I am Maurice, sounds good, doesn't it?
0:19:49 > 0:19:52This is fantastic, you have a museum in your home.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56I'm just fascinated to know how you started, really,
0:19:56 > 0:20:01how you began to collect all this paraphernalia.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Come on in, then, and I'll explain it all to you.
0:20:03 > 0:20:08- Paraphernalia, Catherine, that's a big derogatory, isn't it?- Is it?
0:20:08 > 0:20:11The story of this unusual collection started at a rubbish dump
0:20:11 > 0:20:17where, in 1976, Maurice unearthed a special bottle.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- You must have heard the phrase "what a lot of codswallop".- Codswallop.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Well, the man who invented it was a man called Hiram Codd
0:20:23 > 0:20:27in about 1870, and the idea was to stop the gas escaping.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29There's a marble in the top there.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32When you wanted to drink it, you would burst that,
0:20:32 > 0:20:35and then you would pour your lemonade or your sparkling water.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39So you wallop the bottle's top to dislodge the marble -
0:20:39 > 0:20:41cor, what a lot of codswallop!
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- So this actually inspired you to start collecting? - This is what started me off.
0:20:44 > 0:20:49This is one that, sort of, seems to fascinate people,
0:20:49 > 0:20:52which is the 1920s satnav.
0:20:52 > 0:20:53Huh. Oh, it's a road.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58This is obviously going to Dunkirk on the A2, to Canterbury, Surrey...
0:20:58 > 0:21:02- So it's a little map inside a... - Yes, and you wear it.- ..watch.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06And the funny thing is, when you arrive, it says "stop".
0:21:06 > 0:21:10Right. What if you don't want to go on that route?
0:21:10 > 0:21:11- Bad luck.- You're going.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Still, you do have a choice of destinations.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- These are the cartridges. - That's brilliant!
0:21:18 > 0:21:22- Ah.- Don't you just love that, Richard?- Mm.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24We could do with that in our car, actually.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26I must ask about this.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30This is a Victorian electricity-giving machine
0:21:30 > 0:21:33- that will cure all problems.- Oh.
0:21:33 > 0:21:39You have any type of illness, you hold on to your two items like that,
0:21:39 > 0:21:42your colleague turns that,
0:21:42 > 0:21:45and before you know where you are, you're sparking.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Oh, lordy. It sounds electrifying.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50I'll stick to my tablets, thanks very much!
0:21:50 > 0:21:53I'd like to show you the pride of my collection,
0:21:53 > 0:21:58the one that I love, and I'm totally, sort of,
0:21:58 > 0:22:01excited by, always, which is...
0:22:01 > 0:22:04the clockwork teasmade from 1902.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Ho ho! When a patent was lodged for this device,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11it was called an automatic tea-making apparatus.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16Catchy, huh? It wasn't until 1932 that a different inventor
0:22:16 > 0:22:23developed the simple-to-understand term, "teasmade". And it took off.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25- Have you ever seen anything like that before?- Beautiful.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27- Isn't it gorgeous?- Beautiful.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31And the way it works is you wind up the clock, set the alarm,
0:22:31 > 0:22:35the alarm goes off, and a lever knocks another lever
0:22:35 > 0:22:39which causes a match to strike across that bit of emery cloth,
0:22:39 > 0:22:41which lights the fire underneath, which boils the kettle,
0:22:41 > 0:22:44and when the kettle boils, it tilts into the teapot.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48- That's beautiful, isn't it? Isn't it beautifully made, as well? - How extraordinary.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54A few more items have caught the eye of Catherine and Richard,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57but they're just not sure what they are.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Something that would be useful to you.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Um... I don't know what it is though,
0:23:03 > 0:23:06but this is like a sort of suedy feel to it.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09- Which would do what? - Clean something, buff something up?
0:23:09 > 0:23:11- Very good, very good. Can I demonstrate?- Please.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15What would happen is, is you would put your fingers in there like that,
0:23:15 > 0:23:17and your fingers in there like that,
0:23:17 > 0:23:19and you would buff your nails automatically.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Brilliant. That is absolutely brilliant,
0:23:21 > 0:23:23and I find things like that fascinating,
0:23:23 > 0:23:25they're just so brilliant.
0:23:25 > 0:23:29- So let's try something on you.- Yes, OK.- See if you can see what that is.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33RICHARD LAUGHS
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- It does open.- It's a little... - That's it, well done.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- So is it for the nails, again? - Not for the nails.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44- To roughen something?- Not quite.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- What do you do every day? - Do you mean after I take my drugs?
0:23:47 > 0:23:48THEY LAUGH
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- Er...- In the morning.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55- Clean my teeth? Shave?- Ah-ha!
0:23:55 > 0:23:56So it's that.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00That's it, exactly that. Just roll it up and down.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02- This is a nice one. - Give me something easy.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06- See how good you are with this one. - OK, so, perfectly flat.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11It's for wedging under a piece of cake that you're cutting?
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- I'll give you a clue... - That's a very good guess.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18- ..it's for a dining room table. It's much more utilitarian than that.- Oh.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20And would have been used in a very upmarket home,
0:24:20 > 0:24:22where they didn't want to exhaust
0:24:22 > 0:24:25the poor sophisticated people eating at the table,
0:24:25 > 0:24:30- because who would want to lift up a soup plate to do the dregs?- Oh...
0:24:30 > 0:24:33So all you do is you put it under the soup plate, and as you do it...
0:24:33 > 0:24:37- So you don't have to tip it? - You don't have to tip it.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- How... That's incredible.- Mm-hm.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Ah. I know exactly what this is.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48This is a horse's hoof file.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50As it so happens, you're not far out,
0:24:50 > 0:24:53but you're not absolutely correct.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56You're at the wrong end.
0:24:56 > 0:25:00- Teeth!- Quite right. It's a horse's toothbrush.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02Yes, because they show their teeth a lot.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06Do you want to take your fingers off that now?
0:25:06 > 0:25:10What an intriguing insight into the weird and wonderful world of inventions.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15That was amazing, wasn't it? Fascinating.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Fascinating, what an extraordinary collection.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Back in Hertford, James and Annette have discovered a shop
0:25:25 > 0:25:29that specialises in antique maps.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33Gillmark Gallery holds an incredible collection of originals and prints
0:25:33 > 0:25:36from around the globe, amassed by its owner, Mark.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39There might be a couple of things upstairs,
0:25:39 > 0:25:40if you want to pop up there?
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Oh. I don't like the look of those stairs.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53The first thing I thought, that they look like pianola rolls.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Yeah, they're actually small maps.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58A lot of people use them, you can use them for wallpaper.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00I've seen these do quite well at auction.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05- Jeez.- There's about 60-odd maps.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Good grief.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- I have seen them go for, sort of, £5 a roll at auction.- Really?
0:26:10 > 0:26:14But I've never seen a big collection like this, I've never seen 60-odd.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16So you could be standing here with a treasure trove?
0:26:16 > 0:26:20These unusual little rollers are actually used to make
0:26:20 > 0:26:24simple outline prints of countries from around the globe.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27- How much do you want for them? - Well, I've got 345 on them.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32What were you thinking?
0:26:32 > 0:26:35I was thinking we'd take a couple to the auction and see how they go,
0:26:35 > 0:26:37and if they go terribly well, we'll be back!
0:26:39 > 0:26:41- You'll want to sell the lot?- I don't really want to split them up, no.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44I think they're just such a specialist thing.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48I think you're probably right. What a shame.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51With a lot of these maps and prints beyond their budget,
0:26:51 > 0:26:57James has homed in on a quirky little compass, priced at £75.
0:26:57 > 0:26:58Oh, it's lovely.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02About as hi-tech as our car. It could be our satnav!
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- Still works, though, doesn't it? - It does.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Navigational compasses were first invented by the Chinese
0:27:10 > 0:27:13over 1,000 years ago.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17This Georgian mahogany pocket compass dates from around 1775.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19It would be nice to think
0:27:19 > 0:27:21that somebody in the battle against the Americans,
0:27:21 > 0:27:24the War of Independence, might have had that in their pocket.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28- It's a wonder it survived, isn't it? - What could be your best on that?
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- 35.- Oh...
0:27:31 > 0:27:34- 32.- OK.- Deal.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36- Is that all right?- Yes.- Super.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39That's a great price for a George III pocket compass
0:27:39 > 0:27:43and gives Annette and James their third lot for auction.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Right.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47And with more clouds rolling in over Hertfordshire,
0:27:47 > 0:27:50both teams are off to rest their weary heads
0:27:50 > 0:27:53after their first day's shopping.
0:27:53 > 0:27:54Night-night, all.
0:27:56 > 0:28:02It's a new day in Hertfordshire and sadly the rain is back.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07It is probably one of the wettest days
0:28:07 > 0:28:09of my 55 years in show business!
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Yep. How much have you bought?
0:28:13 > 0:28:17Well, I can't say, really.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19- Oh, come on.- Not a lot.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23- Just between you and me. - Not very much.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27- So you haven't spent a lot of money? - I think Catherine's a bit worried.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31- Want to put up with me driving this? - Well, that's a great joy, of course.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34And you've spent how much so far?
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Just under £200, I think.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- Well, we spent £45 yesterday.- £45?!
0:28:40 > 0:28:43I know, I know! It's pathetic,
0:28:43 > 0:28:47- that's why I want to make some big purchases today.- Yeah.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53So Richard and Catherine have £355 of their budget to spend
0:28:53 > 0:28:56after buying just two auction lots.
0:28:58 > 0:29:04After weighing up their options, they settled on two sets of scales.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Would you take an extra fiver off, and call it 45 for the pair?
0:29:07 > 0:29:10So he looks a lovely man, doesn't he?
0:29:10 > 0:29:13Oh, yeah? A large pair of early 20th-century brass scales
0:29:13 > 0:29:16and a smaller Avery set from the 1940s.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22James Lewis and Annette Crosbie
0:29:22 > 0:29:25have spent £177 on three lots for auction.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29- Lots of big and bold things. - Heavens!
0:29:29 > 0:29:31A pair of French bedside tables...
0:29:33 > 0:29:35..a polished steel chatelaine
0:29:35 > 0:29:38and a small but charming mahogany compass,
0:29:38 > 0:29:43leaving them with £223 to spend from their original £400 budget.
0:29:44 > 0:29:47- ENGINE SPLUTTERS - Oh, oh, please don't break down.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50Oh my... Slow down, slow down.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- Oh, no!- It's died!- Oh, no!
0:29:54 > 0:29:58Uh-oh! No garage in sight and they abandon the car
0:29:58 > 0:30:01and try a more desperate means of transport.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Help! They are so mean! Please!
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- Please.- Hey!
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Oh. You're lifesavers, thank you.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Thank goodness for the generous-hearted Great British public.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15Thanks a lot, guys, bye.
0:30:18 > 0:30:23Finally, Richard and Annette also arrive at Bluecoat Antiques in Birch Green
0:30:23 > 0:30:28where owner Sandra is helping our experts recover from their ordeal.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32Our experts are supposed to be here. Oh, look!
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Look.
0:30:34 > 0:30:35Ah!
0:30:35 > 0:30:38BOTH: I don't believe it!
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- I hear you've been hitchhiking. - Oh, just...
0:30:43 > 0:30:45I have to say, it's been fun.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48No time to wallow - there's shopping to be done.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51James and Annette decide to leave the others to it.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56I'm looking for something upmarket, serious.
0:30:56 > 0:30:57Yes, with a bit of class.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00- You've come to the right place. - Really? Excellent.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02- Follow me.- OK.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Ah, here we are. Look.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07- Repousse.- Repousse.
0:31:07 > 0:31:08Yeah.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11So that's all been, the pattern's all been done from behind,
0:31:11 > 0:31:13- been beaten out.- Yes.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15Are we talking about Edwardian here, or is it later?
0:31:15 > 0:31:17- 1900.- 1900.- So late Victorian.
0:31:17 > 0:31:191900.
0:31:19 > 0:31:20And how much is on that?
0:31:20 > 0:31:23- 425.- Oh, gosh.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25- Oh, no, no.- I could push that.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28We're looking for something just slightly shy of 100...
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- I've got a set of preserve spoons. - Hm.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33Sheffield, 1922.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35That's very good condition.
0:31:35 > 0:31:40This pair is from the 1920s Art Deco period, priced at £49.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Personally, I wouldn't,
0:31:43 > 0:31:46- but I can see people... - Buying those.- ..buying those,
0:31:46 > 0:31:48er, especially since they are in the box,
0:31:48 > 0:31:51and they do look as though they've stayed in the box.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54Mm. What would you be able to do on those, Sandra?
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Um, 40 on those. 40.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Oh, gosh, that's not much.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- We can still think.- All right. Think about those.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06Richard's off in search of a better deal.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Um, what about that little footstool?
0:32:09 > 0:32:11- The gout stool?- Gout stool.
0:32:11 > 0:32:12- I like it.- It's in mahogany.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16Isn't that lovely? How much is on that, Sandra?
0:32:16 > 0:32:18That's 165.
0:32:18 > 0:32:24Gout stools were big business for ladies and gentlemen in the 19th century,
0:32:24 > 0:32:27as overindulgence in rich food and booze led to
0:32:27 > 0:32:29a type of arthritis in their feet,
0:32:29 > 0:32:32so they needed to elevate them.
0:32:32 > 0:32:38To have a chance, it needs to be under £100 I think, don't you?
0:32:38 > 0:32:40I could do it for 100. How does that feel?
0:32:40 > 0:32:42That's jolly kind of you,
0:32:42 > 0:32:45but I don't think it's quite there, to be honest.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47So maybe the condiment spoons?
0:32:47 > 0:32:50What would really be your rock bottom price for us?
0:32:51 > 0:32:54Well, 38 is really the best price I could manage on that.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57What do you think, Richard, would you like to buy them, or...?
0:32:57 > 0:32:59I've got a good feeling about them.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Would you do them for a nice round 35?
0:33:02 > 0:33:05I could do them for a very tight 36.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08- Oh!- How's 36?
0:33:08 > 0:33:10- I think that's very good. - £36.00.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12- I've got the money here. - Wonderful, oh, that's very good.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Fine.
0:33:14 > 0:33:16Richard and Catherine now have three lots in the bag
0:33:16 > 0:33:19and £319 left to spend.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21Thank you.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24Meanwhile, James and Annette are heading off
0:33:24 > 0:33:27their shopping route, towards Ayot Saint Lawrence,
0:33:27 > 0:33:30to visit an inspirational place.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35Shaw's Corner is the former home of politician, philosopher
0:33:35 > 0:33:38and writer George Bernard Shaw.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42In the early 1900s, Shaw penned many notable plays including
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Major Barbara, The Doctor's Dilemma, and Pygmalion.
0:33:46 > 0:33:50At that time he was living here in this Edwardian villa.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Showing James and Annette around today is assistant house steward Lizzy.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58Hello, come in, come in. Come out of the rain.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00The house is much as Shaw left it.
0:34:00 > 0:34:08In fact, it was just six months after his death in 1950 that it opened as a tribute to a man
0:34:08 > 0:34:12who, in his heyday, was one of the most famous, most photographed,
0:34:12 > 0:34:15and most quoted men in the world.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17The best way, I think, to describe how famous he was
0:34:17 > 0:34:19was the reactions to his death.
0:34:19 > 0:34:24So he died in November 1950 and when he died, the lights were put out
0:34:24 > 0:34:27in Times Square and Broadway, the Indian senate rose,
0:34:27 > 0:34:31all the Australian school children were given the day off school.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35He was that famous and his death was counted as being that much.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38And this was left exactly how he left it?
0:34:38 > 0:34:40Exactly as he left it, to the point of...
0:34:40 > 0:34:44we still have the mud from his last walk.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46No!
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Oh, yes. It's quite creepy, but wonderful at the same time.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53We're off to the dining room - come and have a look through into here.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55In his dining room, he often enjoyed a long lunch,
0:34:55 > 0:34:59while penning newspaper columns and political works,
0:34:59 > 0:35:03surrounded by pictures of peers and people who inspired him.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Shaw is the only person in the world to have won an Oscar for a screenplay
0:35:06 > 0:35:08and a Nobel prize for literature,
0:35:08 > 0:35:10so you will not see this anywhere else, it's totally unique -
0:35:10 > 0:35:12he's still the only person to have won both.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Is that what a Nobel Prize looks like?
0:35:14 > 0:35:16That is a Nobel Prize certificate.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20He turned down the prize money, he had to be coerced into taking it.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22He didn't have much value of the Oscar,
0:35:22 > 0:35:23he said he didn't write for competitions.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25It's been quite bashed about a bit,
0:35:25 > 0:35:29because Shaw used it as a doorstop, as well, and to crack walnuts!
0:35:29 > 0:35:32It wasn't quite the treasure that everyone expects it should be.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Probably threw it for the dog, as well!
0:35:34 > 0:35:37For those of us who appreciate a little showbiz,
0:35:37 > 0:35:42Shaw won the Oscar for his screenplay of Pygmalion -
0:35:42 > 0:35:47a story that was adapted some 50 years later into the musical My Fair Lady.
0:35:49 > 0:35:54House manager Sue is keen to show off Shaw's most treasured possession,
0:35:54 > 0:35:58an incredible book signed by the great and the good for his 70th birthday.
0:35:58 > 0:36:03There's some music from Richard Strauss, there's some paintings from Pechstein,
0:36:03 > 0:36:06there's some beautiful things in here.
0:36:06 > 0:36:07I mean, to see this,
0:36:07 > 0:36:12it just shows... how incredibly important he was.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15- Absolutely.- What does the Einstein one say? We don't know yet?
0:36:15 > 0:36:18We don't know yet. We haven't had it translated yet.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27Shaw does have a tastefully furnished study,
0:36:27 > 0:36:30but often feeling hemmed in by its four walls,
0:36:30 > 0:36:33he sought solace in his garden shed.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Here he wrote many classics.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37And he used to come down in all weathers.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40We've got pictures of the garden covered in snow
0:36:40 > 0:36:43with a path still cleared to come to the writing hut.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45I did a house clearance at a place
0:36:45 > 0:36:47called Birdsgrove House in Ashbourne,
0:36:47 > 0:36:51and it was the headquarters of the World Pharmaceutical Society,
0:36:51 > 0:36:55and they would have... Any ailing pharmacist would come back
0:36:55 > 0:36:59and stay at this place, Birdsgrove House, by the river,
0:36:59 > 0:37:02and they had six of these in the grounds, and that'll be why.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05So fresh air, sunshine, was very much a belief of the time,
0:37:05 > 0:37:06and this is what this was for.
0:37:06 > 0:37:11But was translated into creating masterpieces.
0:37:12 > 0:37:17From this humble setting, Shaw created stories which made him a household name
0:37:17 > 0:37:19and here at Shaw's Corner,
0:37:19 > 0:37:21his personality is still very much alive.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28The road trip now rattles on eastward
0:37:28 > 0:37:30to the town of Sawbridgeworth.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37It sits on the Hertfordshire and Essex border that made its money
0:37:37 > 0:37:40from the malting industry. With over £300 to spend,
0:37:40 > 0:37:45Richard and Catherine have headed into Herts and Essex Antiques.
0:37:45 > 0:37:49The pressure's on - it's day two, and the shops are about to shut.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52This is getting desperate now, Richard.
0:37:52 > 0:37:53Yes, I'm getting desperate now.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56- Desperate measures.- It's serious.
0:37:56 > 0:37:57It is, isn't it?
0:37:57 > 0:38:00I was looking at him... But I don't think it would sell.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04Potential sale, no. Right. OK.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06What do you think about these little novelty...?
0:38:06 > 0:38:11Yes, I think they're quite nice, but if they're not solid silver, does that not make them...
0:38:11 > 0:38:13They're not solid silver.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19Or, we've got a clock barometer, and a thermometer in the middle.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Not so keen on that.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24No. Prices are high, aren't they?
0:38:24 > 0:38:27395 is just silly.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30"Silver-plated thistle vesta".
0:38:30 > 0:38:32If it was silver, I'd have bought it.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36But it's plate. It's not easy, is it? Especially when the clock's ticking.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38It certainly isn't,
0:38:38 > 0:38:41especially when you two are SO fussy.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45- Richard?- Yes?- Things are getting a little bit desperate,
0:38:45 > 0:38:48so I might quickly run next door and see what they've got.
0:38:48 > 0:38:49- OK.- Is that all right?- Yeah.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56God, this is miles away, I thought it was next door!
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Hello! I want something fabulous.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Can you show me something fabulous?
0:39:05 > 0:39:10Ugh, I feel under enormous pressure. No, nothing at all.
0:39:10 > 0:39:15And to add to it, the competition are heading to the same shop. Look out!
0:39:15 > 0:39:19Well, we've got our final opportunity to buy something really exciting.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23I need to get you into the bargaining mood.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25You need to do a lot more than that, pet.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27You need to turn me into an optimist.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30Richard has joined Catherine in the shop next door.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32I just picked up this, I thought "Brilliant,
0:39:32 > 0:39:34"it's got everything going for it,
0:39:34 > 0:39:38"it's beautifully etched, Mappin and Webb, wonderful perfume bottle" -
0:39:38 > 0:39:40damaged. No.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42- No.- No.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43No.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47- Shall we go back?- What, the very first place we went in?
0:39:47 > 0:39:48- Yeah.- Right.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Thank you very much for having us!
0:39:50 > 0:39:53I'm glad we bought something this morning,
0:39:53 > 0:39:55otherwise we'd be in serious trouble!
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Look who it is!
0:39:57 > 0:40:00They look worryingly happy.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02Yes.
0:40:02 > 0:40:03We're stressed out.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07James and Annette wisely steer clear of opposition
0:40:07 > 0:40:10and make a beeline for Riverside Antiques.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12Oh, God, I will never walk again.
0:40:12 > 0:40:13Oh, are you stiff?
0:40:14 > 0:40:18"Antiques upstairs". Are we going upstairs?
0:40:18 > 0:40:23There's got to be something here somewhere. There's got to be.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26- OK... - I feel like a child,
0:40:26 > 0:40:30just frantically not trying to lose sight of its parent.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32Did he go in here? Where are you, Ja...?
0:40:32 > 0:40:35Are you stuck in there?
0:40:35 > 0:40:36- Come and look at this. - An improvement.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38God, it's tight.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42Oh, dear. I think that's what they call a bad fit.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48I think they're in need of a little guidance from shop owner Shirley.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Come on, Shirl.
0:40:50 > 0:40:54I am going to show you something that is really nice, and even I was going to buy this.
0:40:54 > 0:40:55All right, OK.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58Useful item on your desk.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Everybody likes a desk set.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03It's just not very commercial.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07I like it because I like elephants.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10With ink wells and a hook for a pocket watch,
0:41:10 > 0:41:16this Anglo-Indian coromandel-wood standish is a kind of desk tidy from the late 19th century.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21With the shop closing shortly,
0:41:21 > 0:41:23Annette and James scour the cabinets one last time.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28OK, let's have a think.
0:41:30 > 0:41:31Little group there for £20.
0:41:32 > 0:41:38But they've all got faults - salts bottle, chipped. Frame, no back.
0:41:38 > 0:41:42Those, that are worn, and the comb. But they are all silver.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44- But...- Right.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46..they've all got faults, but they're 20 quid.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48They're not a lot of money.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51No, right, why are you still looking at me?
0:41:51 > 0:41:53- You're the one who sells this kind of thing.- Encouragement?!
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- No, yes, yeah, fine. - Or no?- No, it's a yes.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00By adding another ornate comb,
0:42:00 > 0:42:03this silver lot has a ticket price of £32 all in.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07Was it the one on the right? This one, wasn't it?
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- Yup. - And as a last minute decision,
0:42:09 > 0:42:11James has added a £20 pocket watch
0:42:11 > 0:42:14to the wooden standish, making it worth a punt.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17But it hasn't got something to hang it off.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19Right, done, deal.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21Deal, deal, deal.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24It has never been so tough to spend money.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Thank you, sir, I will just check that they're real.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Well done, James, you've got your five lots for auction
0:42:32 > 0:42:36and shaved £7 off the ticket price of this little lot.
0:42:38 > 0:42:39Even with time against them,
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Richard and Catherine are still being choosy.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45What we have got to face up to is yes, we are pressured -
0:42:45 > 0:42:50we have just got to stop thinking about being pressured
0:42:50 > 0:42:51and go for it.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56Would it be really stupid to gamble everything on those tongs?
0:42:57 > 0:43:01These 19th-century Russian silver tongs are extremely rare.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04They are lovely, I like them.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07And being fully marked with maker's initials,
0:43:07 > 0:43:09they've got a price tag of £375.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Wow.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14You could use them for plucking out nose hair.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17I think they are far too special for that.
0:43:17 > 0:43:18They feel wonderful.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20They decide to take a punt
0:43:20 > 0:43:24and ask Nick, the shop owner, to put a call into the dealer.
0:43:24 > 0:43:25Will their luck be in?
0:43:25 > 0:43:28Well, it WAS 375.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32He says normally he would only do it for 340,
0:43:32 > 0:43:35he is willing to drop another £40 off it and make it £300.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38- It's too much of a gamble. - Unfortunately, Russian silver is very collectable.
0:43:38 > 0:43:41- Very desirable. - Very desirable and very expensive.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45- We said we wanted something of fine quality, didn't we?- We did.
0:43:45 > 0:43:47If we could get that below £300...
0:43:47 > 0:43:48I will try.
0:43:48 > 0:43:50That's a huge risk.
0:43:50 > 0:43:53Nick calls again...
0:43:55 > 0:43:57..and the dealer's lowest price is...
0:43:57 > 0:43:58£290.
0:43:58 > 0:44:01Why don't we take the biggest risk?
0:44:01 > 0:44:03OK.
0:44:03 > 0:44:06And actually if we bomb...
0:44:06 > 0:44:10we'll have rehearsed how we are going to deal with it beforehand.
0:44:10 > 0:44:12Well, you're a good actor, so you must be quite good.
0:44:12 > 0:44:14I am going to rehearse you in super cool.
0:44:14 > 0:44:17- Can you do crying? - No, no, super cool.
0:44:17 > 0:44:18Done.
0:44:18 > 0:44:20- Done.- Fabulous.
0:44:20 > 0:44:22SHE CLAPS Yay!
0:44:22 > 0:44:24- Yes!- Well done!
0:44:24 > 0:44:26- That was amazing.- Whoo!
0:44:28 > 0:44:30And with that bombshell,
0:44:30 > 0:44:33it's time for the two teams to reveal their lots.
0:44:34 > 0:44:36Oh!
0:44:36 > 0:44:39Gosh, you've bought lots.
0:44:39 > 0:44:42- Have we? - Can I ask what that object there is?
0:44:42 > 0:44:45You wouldn't know, but almost every costume drama I have been in,
0:44:45 > 0:44:48I've had to wear one of these.
0:44:48 > 0:44:51Chatelaine, round the waist, you know, if you are the housekeeper.
0:44:51 > 0:44:52Very nice.
0:44:52 > 0:44:56- How much was that? - It was quite a lot, £60.
0:44:56 > 0:44:57Ha, ha!
0:44:57 > 0:45:00- You ain't seen nothing yet.- Yes.
0:45:00 > 0:45:02- Yes.- And what is this made of, could I ask?
0:45:02 > 0:45:06Coromandel or ebony, same sort of family of woods,
0:45:06 > 0:45:10but Indian, turn of the century, probably around 1900.
0:45:10 > 0:45:15For the standish and the pocket watch it was 33.
0:45:15 > 0:45:16I think it's worth more.
0:45:16 > 0:45:18That's good. That's the idea.
0:45:18 > 0:45:20- It's a good buy, you're saying? - I think so.
0:45:20 > 0:45:23I can sense a touch of the old green-eyed monster here.
0:45:23 > 0:45:25And there's more - the job lot of silver,
0:45:25 > 0:45:28the mahogany compass and their biggest purchase,
0:45:28 > 0:45:30the French tables.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32- And how much were they?- 85 the pair.
0:45:32 > 0:45:33And what's their history?
0:45:33 > 0:45:37- French walnut, 1875.- I like the fact they're marble topped.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39Got a side of quality there.
0:45:39 > 0:45:41And nice being a pair.
0:45:41 > 0:45:43I thought they might make 150.
0:45:43 > 0:45:45We're going to lose on everything.
0:45:45 > 0:45:47- Oh, you're not!- Yes, we are.
0:45:47 > 0:45:48Yes, we are.
0:45:48 > 0:45:51A weights and measure theme. I like those.
0:45:55 > 0:45:57We thought they were quite impressive.
0:45:57 > 0:45:59Now, what do you think they're worth?
0:45:59 > 0:46:02I think they're worth, er, 70-£100.
0:46:02 > 0:46:06- Do you really?- Yeah, I think they're lovely. Really nice.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08We paid...30.
0:46:08 > 0:46:12What is all this fuss about? About paying too much?
0:46:12 > 0:46:14Don't you worry, we've got more things.
0:46:14 > 0:46:15We've got bigger fish to fry.
0:46:15 > 0:46:19When you say you're going to lose, what do you think they're going to make?
0:46:19 > 0:46:23- We're not going to lose on that. We're not going to lose on the art-deco preserve spoons.- OK.
0:46:23 > 0:46:25- Are they solid?- Yeah.
0:46:25 > 0:46:29- How much did you pay for those?- 36.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32What we might lose on...
0:46:32 > 0:46:33Russian.
0:46:33 > 0:46:34Cor...
0:46:34 > 0:46:38- ANNETTE:- Oh, they're beautiful. - Honestly, James, what do you think?
0:46:38 > 0:46:40Wonderful.
0:46:40 > 0:46:43- What did you pay, 300?- Pretty much. - Did you? Yeah.
0:46:43 > 0:46:44290.
0:46:44 > 0:46:46It's a huge gamble.
0:46:46 > 0:46:48- It's out of our hands now. - Yes, it is.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52So, what do they really think of each others' lots?
0:46:54 > 0:46:56The first thing that struck me was the quantity.
0:46:56 > 0:46:58Yes.
0:46:58 > 0:47:00They had a huge amount of items, didn't they?
0:47:00 > 0:47:01Yes.
0:47:01 > 0:47:04- I think we've done all right, you know.- Yes.
0:47:04 > 0:47:07- We? You've done very well.- Oh, no, it's a team effort.- Very well done.
0:47:07 > 0:47:15Ours looked more...chosen, somehow. Solid.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18- £295 on a pair of sugar boats.- Yes.
0:47:18 > 0:47:20It's a lot of money to spend on one thing.
0:47:20 > 0:47:22You've got to take a plunge.
0:47:22 > 0:47:25I hope it pays off for them because they deserve it to.
0:47:25 > 0:47:27I think I probably would have bought the pen tray.
0:47:27 > 0:47:31I think that's got quite a lot going for it.
0:47:31 > 0:47:33Would we have bought any of the items that they had?
0:47:35 > 0:47:36No.
0:47:41 > 0:47:44The teams started this road trip in Potters Bar.
0:47:44 > 0:47:47They're now motoring on towards Heathfield in East Sussex,
0:47:47 > 0:47:49to the auction - their final stop.
0:47:54 > 0:47:56Why?
0:47:56 > 0:47:58Why did I buy those tongs?
0:48:00 > 0:48:05I really need a couple of Russian oligarchs to bid against each other.
0:48:05 > 0:48:09I'd quite like to meet a Russian oligarch. I don't think there's a chance...
0:48:09 > 0:48:10SHE LAUGHS
0:48:12 > 0:48:16The location of this antiques showdown is Watson Auctioneers
0:48:16 > 0:48:19where our celebrities and experts meet up for one last time.
0:48:19 > 0:48:21Each team is chasing glory
0:48:21 > 0:48:26and the chance to win tonight's Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
0:48:26 > 0:48:27- Hello.- How are you?
0:48:27 > 0:48:28Ooh!
0:48:28 > 0:48:32- It looks a bit like a cattle market. - Yes.
0:48:32 > 0:48:35- Is this it? Is this really it? - It is.
0:48:39 > 0:48:43Both teams began this journey with £400 in their pockets.
0:48:44 > 0:48:48Two days later, Annette and James have spent £242
0:48:48 > 0:48:51on five auction lots.
0:48:51 > 0:48:53It's never been so tough to spend money.
0:48:55 > 0:48:57Richard and Catherine have parted with an impressive
0:48:57 > 0:49:01£371 on four auction lots.
0:49:01 > 0:49:04- You could use them for plucking out nose hair.- Yuk!
0:49:08 > 0:49:12Well, there's a full house today, so let's see how both teams fare.
0:49:12 > 0:49:16Auctioneer Peter Hebden has cast a professional eye
0:49:16 > 0:49:18over their purchases.
0:49:18 > 0:49:22I like James' tables very much. They're very much of the moment.
0:49:22 > 0:49:24I think they should do quite well.
0:49:24 > 0:49:26The mixed lot of five pieces of silver,
0:49:26 > 0:49:28probably, unfortunately, go for scrap.
0:49:28 > 0:49:31Probably make £40-60.
0:49:31 > 0:49:33The ebony standish,
0:49:33 > 0:49:35it's nice that it's complete.
0:49:35 > 0:49:40And it's good, also, that it comes with the upstand for the watch.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43Catherine's table top and grocery scales - pity they didn't
0:49:43 > 0:49:46have some bell weights. That would have enhanced them even more.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49Catherine's tongs, again, of the moment.
0:49:49 > 0:49:52Russian items are extremely sought after.
0:49:52 > 0:49:54They should sell quite well.
0:49:54 > 0:49:58Well, time will tell. Quiet, please!
0:49:58 > 0:49:59The auction's getting under way.
0:49:59 > 0:50:03First up, James and Annette's late 19th-century
0:50:03 > 0:50:05wooden standish complete with pocket watch.
0:50:05 > 0:50:07That one there at £50.
0:50:07 > 0:50:0850, 30.
0:50:08 > 0:50:10£30. £30, I've got.
0:50:10 > 0:50:13Thank you. 35, 38, 40, 42,
0:50:13 > 0:50:16- 5...- Wow, this looks promising.
0:50:16 > 0:50:2045, 48, 50, 55, 60,
0:50:20 > 0:50:235, 70, 75, 80.
0:50:23 > 0:50:27£80. At £80.
0:50:27 > 0:50:29Yes!
0:50:29 > 0:50:33- We've doubled our money. - Well done, James. Well done.
0:50:33 > 0:50:36What a fantastic start for James and Annette
0:50:36 > 0:50:39with a piece they weren't even sure about.
0:50:39 > 0:50:41I think your scales are going to do well.
0:50:41 > 0:50:43There's a profit.
0:50:43 > 0:50:46Richard and Catherine are confident they can give good chase
0:50:46 > 0:50:49with their first set of scales
0:50:49 > 0:50:52form the 1940s, complete with a full set of weights.
0:50:52 > 0:50:55What do we say for those? £40?
0:50:55 > 0:50:5640, 30...
0:50:56 > 0:50:5920 I'm bid. £20. At £20 bid, 20.
0:50:59 > 0:51:0222, 25, 28, 30,
0:51:02 > 0:51:0332? At 32. 35?
0:51:03 > 0:51:0638, 40, 42?
0:51:06 > 0:51:09At £42. 5, now?
0:51:09 > 0:51:12At £42. Selling at 42.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15- There you go.- There we go.
0:51:15 > 0:51:17- That's a start.- Brilliant.
0:51:19 > 0:51:21They've not quite doubled their money,
0:51:21 > 0:51:24but it's a profit, nevertheless, before commission.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28Next up, James and Annette's small but perfectly formed
0:51:28 > 0:51:30George III pocket compass.
0:51:30 > 0:51:33What do we say for that one? £50?
0:51:33 > 0:51:3450, 30...
0:51:34 > 0:51:36- Oh, go on.- £20 to start.
0:51:36 > 0:51:3720 I've got, £20.
0:51:37 > 0:51:39At £20 bid, 20. 22,
0:51:39 > 0:51:4225, 28, 30, 32,
0:51:42 > 0:51:455, 38... £38.
0:51:45 > 0:51:5040, 42, 45, 48, 50.
0:51:50 > 0:51:53£50. 5. At 55.
0:51:53 > 0:51:57- Last time, is it, then? At 55.- Ooh.
0:51:57 > 0:51:58JAMES GROANS
0:51:58 > 0:52:00- There we go.- Very good. - It's still a profit.
0:52:00 > 0:52:02It's on the up, that's good.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05Don't look so disappointed, James. You're up again
0:52:05 > 0:52:09with a £23 profit before auction costs.
0:52:09 > 0:52:10It all hangs in the balance now.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12- Oooh!- Sorry, I couldn't resist it.
0:52:15 > 0:52:16Oh dear, James.
0:52:16 > 0:52:18But he's right, and it looks as if
0:52:18 > 0:52:21today's crowd are also weighing up Richard and Catherine's
0:52:21 > 0:52:24brass scales from the early 20th century.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26And what do we say for those? £50?
0:52:26 > 0:52:2950, 30. 20 I'm bid. £20.
0:52:29 > 0:52:33At £20 bid, 20. 22, 25,
0:52:33 > 0:52:3628, 30, 32, 35,
0:52:36 > 0:52:3838, 40.
0:52:38 > 0:52:4342, 45, 48. At £48. £50.
0:52:43 > 0:52:46At £48, going to sell this time.
0:52:46 > 0:52:49At £48...
0:52:49 > 0:52:50JAMES GROANS
0:52:50 > 0:52:52Didn't even make 50.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55They may not have made £50,
0:52:55 > 0:52:57but it's still a profit. This is going well.
0:52:57 > 0:53:02Lot 90 is the steel bright cut chatelaine.
0:53:02 > 0:53:06It's Annette and James' third lot -
0:53:06 > 0:53:08the decorative chain from the 1830s.
0:53:08 > 0:53:11£60. 60, 50...
0:53:11 > 0:53:13- Oh.- £30...- No!- £30 I've got.
0:53:13 > 0:53:1532, 35, 38,
0:53:15 > 0:53:1840, 42, 45,
0:53:18 > 0:53:2148, 50, 5, 60.
0:53:21 > 0:53:24At £60. £60. Five, now?
0:53:24 > 0:53:26Last time at £60...
0:53:26 > 0:53:28No!
0:53:30 > 0:53:32That's a very painful loss, guys.
0:53:32 > 0:53:35It sold for what they spent on it,
0:53:35 > 0:53:38so after costs, that's a loss.
0:53:38 > 0:53:41Richard and Catherine's art-deco spoons are up next.
0:53:41 > 0:53:44What do we say for those? £40?
0:53:44 > 0:53:4540, 30,
0:53:45 > 0:53:4720... 20 I've got.
0:53:47 > 0:53:49£20, 22, 25,
0:53:49 > 0:53:5128, 30.
0:53:51 > 0:53:54At £30. 32, 35...
0:53:54 > 0:53:59At £35. 38 is it? At £35. Going to sell at 35.
0:54:00 > 0:54:03Oh, it's going so wrong now.
0:54:04 > 0:54:06Oh...dear.
0:54:06 > 0:54:10I couldn't have said it better myself.
0:54:10 > 0:54:12They need to be doing a lot better if they're ever going to beat
0:54:12 > 0:54:14James and Annette.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17Well, so far, we're both in profit.
0:54:17 > 0:54:20So we're in the right direction.
0:54:20 > 0:54:23We have Big Risk coming up.
0:54:23 > 0:54:26You've got Big Risk, but you've also got really big potential.
0:54:26 > 0:54:29Potential? Potential for disaster.
0:54:33 > 0:54:36But before we get to their big risk item, we've got James and Annette's
0:54:36 > 0:54:41job lot of silver. All six items set them back just £32.
0:54:41 > 0:54:44And that lot there at £40. 40,
0:54:44 > 0:54:4930. At £30, 2, 35, 38, 40, 2, 5...
0:54:49 > 0:54:5148. At £48.
0:54:51 > 0:54:53- Go on. - At 48, 50 now?
0:54:53 > 0:54:57At £48. Done then, is it? At 48.
0:54:57 > 0:55:00Another tidy profit before commission.
0:55:04 > 0:55:07And now for Richard and Catherine's biggest gamble,
0:55:07 > 0:55:13the Russian silver gilt sugar tongs bought for a breathtaking £290.
0:55:13 > 0:55:16Richard certainly has an eye for the finer things in life.
0:55:16 > 0:55:18And what do we say for those? 150?
0:55:18 > 0:55:21150, £100.
0:55:21 > 0:55:23- Come on!- £100.
0:55:23 > 0:55:2850 I'm only bid. At £50. 55. At 55. 60,
0:55:28 > 0:55:315, 70, 75,
0:55:31 > 0:55:3480, 85, 90, 95,
0:55:34 > 0:55:39100, 110, 120, 130.
0:55:39 > 0:55:42At 130, 140, 150,
0:55:42 > 0:55:44160. 160.
0:55:44 > 0:55:47At 160. At £160.
0:55:47 > 0:55:52Silver... 170. At 170. At £170.
0:55:52 > 0:55:54At 170, you're out this time.
0:55:54 > 0:55:59At £170. At 170, 180 is it?
0:55:59 > 0:56:02Last time at 170...
0:56:02 > 0:56:04Ouch!
0:56:04 > 0:56:09£170, that's a staggering loss.
0:56:09 > 0:56:12But hats off to Catherine and Richard for having the guts
0:56:12 > 0:56:14to have a go in the first place.
0:56:14 > 0:56:16I like their style.
0:56:16 > 0:56:19- Here we go, the last lot.- Good luck.
0:56:22 > 0:56:23So, can James and Annette
0:56:23 > 0:56:27make a profit on the 19th-century walnut bedside tables?
0:56:27 > 0:56:29150 for those.
0:56:29 > 0:56:32150...£100.
0:56:32 > 0:56:34100... Thank you, bid.
0:56:34 > 0:56:35At £100 bid.
0:56:35 > 0:56:38At 100. At £100. Looking for 10.
0:56:38 > 0:56:42110, 120, 130, 140,
0:56:42 > 0:56:44150. £150.
0:56:44 > 0:56:48At 150. At 150, make it 160.
0:56:48 > 0:56:50At £150 this time.
0:56:50 > 0:56:53At 150.
0:56:55 > 0:56:57- Well done!- Well done.- Yay!
0:56:57 > 0:56:59- Very good.- Well done.- 150.
0:56:59 > 0:57:02- We...- I had nothing to do with it!
0:57:02 > 0:57:04BOTH CHUCKLE
0:57:04 > 0:57:07That's a great profit of £65 before costs.
0:57:07 > 0:57:09So, who's come out on top?
0:57:11 > 0:57:14Both teams started their road trip with a £400 budget.
0:57:17 > 0:57:23After paying auction costs, Richard and Catherine have lost £129.10
0:57:23 > 0:57:28on the items they bought. leaving them with £270.90 in their pot.
0:57:30 > 0:57:35Meanwhile, James and Annette have made a profit of £80.26
0:57:35 > 0:57:40giving them a grand total of £480.26
0:57:40 > 0:57:42making them today's outright winners!
0:57:42 > 0:57:46Well done, James and Annette.
0:57:46 > 0:57:50All the money our celebrities and experts make on their road trips
0:57:50 > 0:57:51will go to Children In Need.
0:57:51 > 0:57:53Well done.
0:57:53 > 0:57:56Well done, you two. You did extremely well.
0:57:56 > 0:57:59Well done. Congratulations, Annette.
0:57:59 > 0:58:01Well, I feel really sorry for you and your tongs.
0:58:01 > 0:58:03It was a brave move.
0:58:03 > 0:58:06- Fair dos, your team won. - You did brilliantly.
0:58:06 > 0:58:07You made profit on everything.
0:58:07 > 0:58:10Annette's just desperate to go!
0:58:10 > 0:58:12Well, yeah. Out of the rain, yeah.
0:58:12 > 0:58:13It's been a pleasure.
0:58:13 > 0:58:15- Thank you very much, darling. - Oh, I'm going to miss you.
0:58:15 > 0:58:17So, thank you, everyone.
0:58:17 > 0:58:19And, despite the rain, it's been fun.
0:58:19 > 0:58:22Till the next time!
0:58:22 > 0:58:24Yes, Annette, until next time.
0:58:24 > 0:58:26Cheery-ho!
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