0:00:02 > 0:00:07- Some of the nation's favourite celebrities.- That's the pig for you.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10- One antiques expert each. - Celebrities(!)
0:00:10 > 0:00:13- It's made of wood. - And one big challenge -
0:00:14 > 0:00:19who can seek out and buy the best antiques at the very best prices?
0:00:19 > 0:00:22- See? I'm worth £5.- Nice to know!
0:00:22 > 0:00:27- And auction for a big profit further down the road.- Oh!
0:00:27 > 0:00:33- Who will spot the good investments? Who will listen to advice? - It goes with your eyes.- Does it?
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 > 0:00:45This is Celebrity Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Yeah!
0:00:51 > 0:00:57Tonight's Celebrity Antiques Road Trippers usually keep us company while we crunch on our cornflakes.
0:00:57 > 0:01:03Taking a break from the BBC Breakfast couch, it's Bill Turnbull and Louise Minchin...
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Here we go! Ho ho!
0:01:05 > 0:01:11..currently roaring towards their challenge in this beautiful Triumph TR5.
0:01:11 > 0:01:16- So, antiques, eh?- My mum used to sell antiques.- Did she?- Yes.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19- You'll have picked up a lot from her.- What about you?
0:01:19 > 0:01:25I can't do antiques. Can you really see me picking out little treasures?
0:01:25 > 0:01:31Well, he might not "do" antiques, but he does do the news and really rather well.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Good morning. This is Breakfast with Louise Minchin and Bill Turnbull.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39Bill's been with the BBC for over 25 years.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43So, Professor, I hope you are here ready to rap
0:01:43 > 0:01:48or you might have to do a tap... dance. On your head. Instead. 'Nuff said?
0:01:49 > 0:01:54And when he's not battling rappers, Bill is busy keeping bees.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58Whenever I get taken in to an antiques shop, as I am occasionally,
0:01:58 > 0:02:02there's an automatic egg timer going in my head thinking,
0:02:02 > 0:02:06"The oxygen will run out in about 45 seconds."
0:02:06 > 0:02:13And Bill's competition on the Road Trip is his co-presenter, lovely Louise Minchin.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17It's six o'clock. We've been here for 24 hours, but we're fine.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Covering all the main news stories of the last decade,
0:02:22 > 0:02:27Louise has also found time to race across Mongolia with Bill.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31The actual route is approximately 10,000 miles.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35And present the award-winning Real Rescues.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40- What are you going to buy? Furniture?- I mustn't discuss too much strategy with you.
0:02:40 > 0:02:46- We are competing against each other. - You've just noticed that? - You've been milking me for secrets!
0:02:46 > 0:02:50While the competitive spirit kicks in early with our celebrities,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53let's see which experts will be lending them a hand.
0:02:53 > 0:03:00News just in - it's Philip Serrell and David Barby, currently enjoying the delights
0:03:00 > 0:03:07of British summertime in a car that is a firm favourite among our experts - the Citroen 2CV.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12- #- There's a bright golden haze on the meadow...- #
0:03:12 > 0:03:18This is what I really like about the English summer, really. Clouds, not a bit of blue sky,
0:03:18 > 0:03:22puddles all over the road and you as a travelling companion.
0:03:25 > 0:03:31In another lifetime, Philip Serrell was a PE teacher before leaving it all behind to become an auctioneer.
0:03:31 > 0:03:38- You are very nervous, aren't you? - Yes. I hate feeling insecure. - You must have had a lifetime of it.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43An early starter, David Barby entered the world of antiques from school
0:03:43 > 0:03:48and became one of the youngest people to qualify as an auctioneer...
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- Oh...- Have we done well? - ..at just 21.
0:03:52 > 0:03:57- The proximity factor is getting to me a bit.- Yes, I think so. - I haven't been this close to you
0:03:57 > 0:04:02and I must say I've been happy with that.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Drawing on expert advice and testing their powers of negotiation,
0:04:06 > 0:04:12Louise and Bill have £400 each, two days of shopping, one auction and a lot to learn - fast!
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- What kind of expert do you hope for? - Someone who knows what they're doing.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22I think they ARE called experts.
0:04:22 > 0:04:28I feel as though I know them because they start at such an unbelievably early hour.
0:04:28 > 0:04:36- Have you got any preference? - Somebody with a sense of humour. - Yes, they'll need that with us.
0:04:36 > 0:04:42- She was born in Hong Kong, I think. - How do you know that? You haven't been stalking again?
0:04:42 > 0:04:46I told you to watch doing that. You'll get into a lot of trouble.
0:04:46 > 0:04:52So as our esteemed experts make their way to meet their celebrities, let's look at the journey ahead.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59We're kicking off this Road Trip in Altrincham in Greater Manchester.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02We'll be popping into Cheshire before heading south
0:05:02 > 0:05:06for an auction showdown in Bridgnorth, Shropshire.
0:05:08 > 0:05:14Our first stop is just eight miles south-west of Manchester city centre in the lively town of Altrincham.
0:05:16 > 0:05:22Established as a market town in 1290, this delightful place was once a centre for industry.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- Oh, hang on. I can't get out. - Hello!
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- Philip.- Nice to meet you. - Hello, Louise. Hello, Bill.
0:05:31 > 0:05:37I've got a hugely wet bottom! Does it look like I wet myself? I haven't felt that since I was 3!
0:05:37 > 0:05:40When you get to my age, it happens!
0:05:40 > 0:05:46OK, enough talk about wet bottoms. It's time to pair up our experts with their celebrities.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- Just come with me. - OK, all right. Deal.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53I bet you say that to all the girls, don't you?
0:05:53 > 0:05:58Well, now that's sorted, it's time to start shopping.
0:05:58 > 0:06:04- Do you think Louise will really focus?- Her mother used to sell antiques.- Hold on! You what?!
0:06:04 > 0:06:09I know, I know. This is what we're up against here. And she's intensely competitive.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Here's our first shop.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15Is that when you say, "How much is that doggie in the window?"?
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- Hello, little 'un.- She's called Pandora.- Hello. I'm Bill.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- Val. Val Martin.- Val, Philip.
0:06:24 > 0:06:30Now that they've met Val and Pandora, it's time for Bill and Phil to get down to business
0:06:30 > 0:06:36- and see what delights Porcupine Antiques has to offer them. - I really like chandeliers.
0:06:36 > 0:06:43- I like these the best, which is that sort of style. - #- There may be trouble ahead...- #
0:06:43 > 0:06:48- You want to buy lighting or chandelier?- Chandelier.- Why? - I love them. They're beautiful.
0:06:48 > 0:06:54- They twinkle so beautifully. - William...- There's romance and style and elegance. Isn't there, Val?
0:06:54 > 0:07:00- Undoubtedly.- Val, what is the price range we're talking here?- About 500.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04- Thank you! Thank you, thank you. - '30s and '40s.- What a pity(!)
0:07:04 > 0:07:08- Show me a £500 chandelier. - That one.
0:07:08 > 0:07:15- That's a nice one. How much is this?- 800.- Why is it more expensive?- It cost me more!
0:07:15 > 0:07:17I'm sold on this chandelier thing.
0:07:19 > 0:07:25- Look at him!- Has anybody got my headache tablets?- Shop number one and we've parted company!
0:07:25 > 0:07:31While the boys are divided over chandeliers, Louise and David are heading further into Manchester
0:07:31 > 0:07:38- to the suburb of Levenshulme. - Now are you good at negotiating? - Absolutely rubbish!- Really?
0:07:38 > 0:07:45- Rubbish!- What happens on holiday and you're at a market? Do you negotiate then or just hand it over?
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- I'd probably rather not buy.- Oh...
0:07:48 > 0:07:53- We've got to buy today, though.- Yes. - Can you help me?- Of course.
0:07:53 > 0:08:00- Basically, if we aim to buy things which are somewhat novel, might have a rarity value...- OK.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Might have a sort of worth as regards the metal, silver or gold.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- I do love silver.- Excellent.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Well, let's hope there is plenty of silver at the Antiques Village.
0:08:11 > 0:08:18With over 20 antiques specialist shops spread over three floors of this old town hall,
0:08:18 > 0:08:23- there's a lot of ground to cover. - I suggest we have a quick scan.
0:08:23 > 0:08:29- Do I go for my shopping like I do when I go into a clothes shop? I shop very quickly.- Yes.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32- OK! Let's go.- Start in here. - Fantastic.
0:08:32 > 0:08:38- I can basically scan all the way round very quickly and say there is nothing in here. Agree?- I agree.
0:08:38 > 0:08:44- OK, let's move on. ..I can't see anything here. Let's move on.- You're brilliant at this!
0:08:44 > 0:08:46This is my kind of shopping.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51- This looks interesting. - These are rather lovely.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55- Finally, something's caught their eye.- Does this work?
0:08:55 > 0:09:00- What's your very best? - My very best is 75.- Ooh! He's got it on for 65.
0:09:00 > 0:09:08- My very best is about...20. - Oh, behave!- This from the woman who claimed she can't negotiate.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Are you trying to kill me? My God. 45.
0:09:11 > 0:09:18OK, we'll come back to that. ..I didn't know I could do that! I lost £20 off the price in one go.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- I literally can't believe I did that.- Just shows how good you are.
0:09:22 > 0:09:29As Louise and David head off to explore another floor, Bill's still chasing his chandelier dream.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33£500. That is surely not your best price, though, is it, Val?
0:09:33 > 0:09:39- Shush! Shush!- It's the indigestion! - Stop it! I'm trying here.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43- £200.- Are you joking?- No.- I know you're not, but the answer is no.
0:09:44 > 0:09:51- Honestly and truly, no chance. - 150.- Is he always like this? - He's only just met me.
0:09:51 > 0:09:58One legal issue is any electrical goods at auction have to be tested. Or they cut the flex off it.
0:09:58 > 0:10:05So if the electricity's a problem, how about...? This is a real sort of gas light.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10- A paraffin lamp.- Paraffin. - And that would be what? 1870? 1880? This is the chimney.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15And then this is the reservoir. This would contain paraffin.
0:10:15 > 0:10:20That's the wick. Hence the expression, "Gets on your wick." What's lovely about this is
0:10:20 > 0:10:24that it's all complete. And that's just a really nice thing.
0:10:24 > 0:10:30- Is the base original to the bowl? - Yes.- I bet that would be all of 40 quid, wouldn't it?- Ah!
0:10:30 > 0:10:35- Val, how much is it?- 80.- Trouble is, this old stuff doesn't make money.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- Now let's...- I'm not going down to 50.- I haven't said a word.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- Have I said anything?- Look at him!
0:10:42 > 0:10:47Yes! Because it's you two, I'll let it go for 60.
0:10:47 > 0:10:52- I don't think we'd make a profit. I think we would at 40. - Look at the colour of his money.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57- Lovely. This is...- No. - Have you seen how wonderful the Queen looks on these notes?
0:10:57 > 0:11:00She looked better on the Jubilee.
0:11:00 > 0:11:05- Didn't she?- Did you do commentary on that?- I didn't.- Keep her talking!
0:11:05 > 0:11:09I'm not sure you'll get that lamp past Security, Phil.
0:11:09 > 0:11:15It's on its way out of the shop. Here's the money. We're so nearly there, Val.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17£40. We love you. Go on!
0:11:17 > 0:11:22- Sold!- You're an angel.- Thank you. - He's cold as well!
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- You are wonderful. - You're a pain in the butt!
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Kisses for the dog?
0:11:29 > 0:11:32With the boys bagging their first lot for auction,
0:11:32 > 0:11:36it's time to check on Louise's hidden haggling talents.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40That Humpty Dumpty teapot. It's quite fun. And it's quirky.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42He's sort of screaming.
0:11:42 > 0:11:48To the rest of the world, the British obsession with tea seems bizarre,
0:11:48 > 0:11:52but our love affair with it has produced a whole range of interesting collectables,
0:11:52 > 0:11:58- none more so than the novelty teapot.- What price range would you have to pay for that?
0:11:58 > 0:12:05- Oh, that one. A Sadler one. That's probably 1920s. I could do you that for £40.- 40?!
0:12:05 > 0:12:09- I think it's got to be half that. - Half that?- 15.- You're a hard man.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Well, Louise has mentioned £15.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16Eh? I thought you'd have to resuscitate me, then! £20, then.
0:12:16 > 0:12:21- I'll meet you halfway. I've got to make a profit.- Halfway would be 18.
0:12:21 > 0:12:27- Look at me. 18...18...18... - Buy us a cup of tea afterwards and you can have it for 18 quid.
0:12:27 > 0:12:33When I look at it, it makes me smile. The only thing I want to check is the lid.
0:12:33 > 0:12:40- And the spout.- As far as I know, it's OK. We haven't had any accidents like Humpty Dumpty!
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- There's a big bit there. It's chipped.- Where?- There.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50- You've got better eyesight than I have!- Yeah, it's chipped.
0:12:50 > 0:12:56- What about £15, then? - Let's see if there's something to combine with it.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00As they hunt for all the king's horses and all the king's men,
0:13:00 > 0:13:05- Louise and David have stumbled upon something else.- So this is where you put the flowers in.
0:13:05 > 0:13:10- It goes into here.- If you look at the bottom, you can see the wear.
0:13:10 > 0:13:16- It's been around a long time! Since the 1930s.- I like it.- It's geometric. There's the faceting.
0:13:16 > 0:13:22If you took the centre out and filled it with lemons or tangerines, it would look devastating.
0:13:22 > 0:13:27- I'm learning loads!- And my charges are very reasonable.- I'm sure!
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- So we go for this and the teapot? - Yep. Special price. £30?
0:13:31 > 0:13:36- £30 for the two, that's fine. - 28 with a cup of tea.- £30.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38- 29 with a cup of tea?- No, no.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42- She's trying so hard, she really is. - I know. Very trying.
0:13:45 > 0:13:50So Louise and David have their first lot for auction - the glass flower bowl
0:13:50 > 0:13:57and the chipped Humpty Dumpty teapot. Let's hope they haven't set themselves up for a great fall.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03Back on the road with the boys and Bill gets his excuses in early.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08I know nothing about antiques. News I can do. That's my thing.
0:14:08 > 0:14:14- You deal with items of value. That's how you make your living.- So you've dropped the whole lot on me.
0:14:14 > 0:14:20- I drive and make the mistakes. You dig us out.- Thanks, Bill. That's going to work really well.
0:14:20 > 0:14:26The boys are heading 18 miles west to the picturesque town of Frodsham in the county of Cheshire.
0:14:29 > 0:14:36Famous faces from Frodsham include Daniel "007" Craig, Gary Barlow
0:14:36 > 0:14:38and, um, Bob Carolgees.
0:14:41 > 0:14:46Bill and Phil are hoping to find some lots for the auctioneer
0:14:46 > 0:14:52at Lady Heyes Craft and Antiques Centre, where there are over 40 antiques dealers.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58Bill makes me laugh. He does need reining in a bit.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01His enthusiasm sometimes gets away.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03- Phil?- Oh, look, he's off again.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08What I've really got to try to do is just keep him well away from...
0:15:09 > 0:15:11And...
0:15:13 > 0:15:14And...
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Well, you might be in luck, Phil.
0:15:18 > 0:15:23He's got his hands on something and it's not a chandelier. Wow!
0:15:23 > 0:15:27Look, look, look. No, you come here. Phil!
0:15:27 > 0:15:32Come here. History. Fitzroy MacLean. Do you know who Fitzroy MacLean was?
0:15:32 > 0:15:39- No.- No.- Very well known figure from World War Two and beyond. What do you think?
0:15:39 > 0:15:41I think it's worth a pound.
0:15:46 > 0:15:51- Phil? How much is that?- Uh-oh. Bill's spied the you-know-whats.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- The mini chandeliers.- No...
0:15:54 > 0:15:59Why not? They're lovely. Mrs Turnbull loves chandeliers.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- Oh, lord... - Look at this one! It's 40 quid.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04OK, let's go.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09- Where are we going?- Let's go... No, this one. I hate indecision.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Moving on from the chandeliers...
0:16:12 > 0:16:17- My wife loves blue and white dishes. - But your wife loves...
0:16:17 > 0:16:24- Chandeliers. And blue and white dishes.- I've got to rein you in. - Right, Phil. You rein him in.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28- I can trust you?- To do what? - Not to buy anything.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33- Do you know why I can trust you? - Because you've got the money.- Right.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36- History. That's history.- I know.
0:16:37 > 0:16:43The one thing that we really ought to try and stay away from is furniture.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47- Why?- Cos furniture is not going to be in our part of the auction.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51- OK, so no furniture. - Whatever we do, no furniture.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54OK, so that's agreed. No furniture.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59I like this. A pitch pine pew.
0:16:59 > 0:17:05Pitch pine is typified by these dark strands here and there.
0:17:05 > 0:17:11- These would have been a lot longer. - Yes.- They cut them in half to be usable.- So it's been altered?
0:17:11 > 0:17:16- Yeah, well you can see there. - Well, doesn't that normally reduce the value?- It does,
0:17:16 > 0:17:21but it makes them usable. Is there a lot of movement in these?
0:17:21 > 0:17:26- What sort of price are you looking at?- You've got 180 quid on it.
0:17:26 > 0:17:32- It is...was 1850, Phil. - We couldn't countenance buying that for any more than 60 quid.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- I could knock 90 off it. - How much is that in proper money?
0:17:36 > 0:17:40- That would leave it at £90. - £90 off that is 60 quid, isn't it?
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- Yeah!- Is it?- Isn't it?
0:17:43 > 0:17:48- Can we think about it?- Certainly. - Let's sow that seed. Sow the seed.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- We shouldn't buy...- Furniture! - But life's a gamble.
0:17:51 > 0:17:58Well, I think the boys might just need some divine intervention with this decision.
0:17:58 > 0:18:04- Dearly beloved, we're gathered here today...- To work out whether we want to pay 60 quid for this.
0:18:07 > 0:18:13- Are you getting any feelings yet?- If I sit here, I'll lose all feeling!
0:18:13 > 0:18:19I just... It doesn't seem right to spend all that money on something that's not the real deal.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23It's not a proper antique. It's been messed about.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29- What are we going to do? - Maybe we should buy the pew.
0:18:29 > 0:18:35- Louise, can I ask you to do us a real favour?- No problem. - Can you put it by for us?
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- I'm not putting my phone number on it!- OK. I like that.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44Thank you very much. I think that's a good result.
0:18:44 > 0:18:49So with the pew reserved for 24 hours, it's time for a celebratory sing-song.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52# I remember you-ou
0:18:52 > 0:18:56- #- You're the one who made... - Who broke my heart in two... #
0:18:56 > 0:19:00- "Made my dream come true," isn't it? - # I don't know! #
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- Just don't give up your day jobs. - I really enjoyed the shopping.
0:19:04 > 0:19:09I thought it was going to be - no offence - a bit boring!
0:19:09 > 0:19:16- Ha! Thank you(!)- No, but I just liked the way you approach it - go in, have a quick look, focus.
0:19:16 > 0:19:23Louise and David have had enough antique buying for the day, even though they only bought one lot.
0:19:23 > 0:19:28They're heading to the Victoria Baths in Chorlton, Manchester.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31- "Manchester's water palace". - Oh, how wonderful!
0:19:31 > 0:19:37Built in 1906, when indoor bathrooms were still very rare,
0:19:37 > 0:19:41these public baths were a practical necessity as well as a luxury.
0:19:41 > 0:19:47Used initially for washing, not swimming, they were a central part of the community
0:19:47 > 0:19:50until closure in 1993.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52What a superb building, isn't it?
0:19:52 > 0:19:57Showing Louise and David around is Building Officer Neil Bonner.
0:19:57 > 0:20:03- Hello. How do you do? I'm Louise. - Welcome to Victoria Baths. - David Barby.- Hello.
0:20:03 > 0:20:10Neil has been involved in the campaign to save Victoria Baths for almost 15 years.
0:20:11 > 0:20:17The baths were built with three distinct sections. First Class Males, Second Class Males
0:20:17 > 0:20:20and a third pool for Females.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24Each class of users had their own entrance, swimming pool and wash baths.
0:20:24 > 0:20:29- This is the Second Class pool. This has been floored over.- Right.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31And made into a sports hall.
0:20:31 > 0:20:38- Very different from when I swam in it.- You actually learned to swim right here.- That's right, in 1961.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42I got my 25-yard lengths certificate.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Wonderful.
0:20:44 > 0:20:51Thanks to years of campaigning and work by the Friends of Victoria Baths and Victoria Baths Trust,
0:20:51 > 0:20:54the building has been partially restored to its former glory.
0:20:54 > 0:21:02- This is the First Class Males. - First Class Males and Second Class Males. What's the difference?
0:21:02 > 0:21:08- If you got a bit more in your wage packet that week, you could be a First Class Male...- For a week.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11The difference was in the bathrooms as well.
0:21:11 > 0:21:18The First Class Males' had taps on so they could turn the water on and fill it as often as they wanted.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23- Right. What about Second Class? - Second Class Males had to shout
0:21:23 > 0:21:27and say, "More water, please, for Number Three!"
0:21:27 > 0:21:31And they'd come along and turn the water on and fill it up.
0:21:31 > 0:21:37If you asked too many times, they'd turn on the cold water and that used to get you out!
0:21:37 > 0:21:43They used to come for their weekly bath and then used to go out on the town afterwards,
0:21:43 > 0:21:47after being dolled up and cleaned for a change.
0:21:47 > 0:21:53There has been over £5 million spent on the restoration of Victoria Baths so far.
0:21:53 > 0:22:00The hope is to restore the building fully and to bring at least one of the swimming pools back into use.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03So this is the female pool.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08Before chlorination, they used to empty the whole pool at once.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12The First Class Males got fresh well water, then after three days
0:22:12 > 0:22:18it went back to the tanks, was aerated, filtered and heated and went into the Second Class Males
0:22:18 > 0:22:24and then after three days it went back to the tanks and then back into the Females.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26That's appalling!
0:22:26 > 0:22:31- So the females got third-hand water. - Oh, no! That's disgusting!
0:22:31 > 0:22:36- But after all the circulation... - Did they know?- Yes, they did.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40It's not only the surroundings that have been saved.
0:22:40 > 0:22:46Victoria Baths is also home to photographs and objects from its past, including this old swimwear.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50What do you think?
0:22:50 > 0:22:55- Oh, look at this little number! - Just your colour, dearie.
0:22:55 > 0:23:01- That's about 1930s, isn't it? - Oh, my goodness. That is just really beautiful.
0:23:01 > 0:23:07It's got wires and everything. You wouldn't want to wear that in a pool. It'd ruin it.
0:23:07 > 0:23:13- Now this looks kind of a bit more familiar to me.- I'd think that's 1950s, wouldn't you?
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- So something maybe my granny might have worn, do you think?- Yes.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21My mother... would have worn that!
0:23:21 > 0:23:24And on that note, it's time to say goodbye.
0:23:24 > 0:23:30- It's been the most wonderful experience.- Thank you so much. - Thank you.
0:23:30 > 0:23:37As the sun sets on day one of our Road Trip, for Louise and David it's all gone rather swimmingly.
0:23:38 > 0:23:45And it's time for both teams to find a place to lay their weary heads. Night night.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52As a new day dawns on our Celebrity Road Trip,
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Bill and Louise are slightly distracted from antique buying.
0:23:56 > 0:24:01What's that big bright thing in the sky getting in my eyes?
0:24:01 > 0:24:05- How's it going?- David is brilliant. He does my style of shopping.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10- You go into a shop...- Yeah. - ..and you just go zzzzzzzp! "I like that one!"
0:24:10 > 0:24:15Louise is absolutely charming. She is delightful.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- She's so decisive and she knows her own mind.- Yeah.
0:24:18 > 0:24:23Did many people think it was a young girl out with her father?
0:24:24 > 0:24:30- Is that the same for you?- No! I say I like something and I get harrumphing and frowning.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35All that sort of thing. There's a deep respect and affection growing between us.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38He just has to be very patient.
0:24:38 > 0:24:44But Bill is mad keen. If it's blue on white or a chandelier, he's in heaven.
0:24:44 > 0:24:50In an ideal world, if it was a blue and white chandelier, that would be the ultimate to him.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54David, the trouble is, I reckon, that he's got a soft heart.
0:24:54 > 0:25:01- Has he?- Yeah.- Oh, right. Maybe he can take it out and lend it to Phil for a while!
0:25:05 > 0:25:09So far, both teams have barely touched their original £400 stake.
0:25:09 > 0:25:15Phil and Bill parted with £40 on one auction lot - the Art Nouveau glass oil lamp.
0:25:15 > 0:25:21And despite deciding not to buy furniture, they put a reserve on a refurbished pine church pew.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25- It's just an excuse for your phone number!- I'm not putting it on it!
0:25:26 > 0:25:33As for Louise and David, they spent even less than their competitors - just £30 for one auction lot,
0:25:33 > 0:25:38the 1930s glass flower bowl and the novelty Humpty Dumpty teapot,
0:25:38 > 0:25:43leaving them with a whopping £370 still to spend.
0:25:43 > 0:25:48- She's trying so hard, she really is. - I know, she's very trying.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52Back on the road and with money burning a hole in their pockets,
0:25:52 > 0:25:58both our teams are heading to East Cheshire to an antiques fair in the lovely village of Mobberley.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01Oh, hello!
0:26:01 > 0:26:07The Mobberley Village Antiques Fair takes place once a month in the Victory Hall
0:26:07 > 0:26:12with over 20 stallholders, so there should be plenty for our teams to splash their cash on.
0:26:12 > 0:26:15- Ah, how are you?- Dear me.
0:26:15 > 0:26:19- Shall we go shopping?- Yes. - Let's have a look.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23With both teams diving straight in, this competition is heating up.
0:26:23 > 0:26:28- Phil? I've got something that might come in handy for you.- Excuse me.
0:26:28 > 0:26:33Oh, Bill's spotted something. Surprise, surprise - it's blue and white.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37- Not a chandelier, please. - It's not. It IS blue and white.
0:26:37 > 0:26:43- But even you can find a use for this.- You know what the problem is? - What?- There's no saucer.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46What do you think, though? It's unusual.
0:26:46 > 0:26:52- I'll tell you what I really think. You won't be satisfied until we get a piece of blue and white.- No.
0:26:52 > 0:26:57- It's a gazunder, or chamber pot. Goes under the bed.- Oh, I see.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02The gazunder is probably more popular as a plant pot in today's homes.
0:27:02 > 0:27:07- This is...- It's got a nice design on it.- Yeah, like a blue dragon
0:27:07 > 0:27:12- almost aping the Chinese of 200 years earlier.- But more modern.
0:27:12 > 0:27:17- It's what the price might be. The lady here is slightly camera-shy.- Well, it's £28.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21If we could get it to perhaps... £12 or £15?
0:27:21 > 0:27:25- Oh, look at that look. That wince. - You've hurt her!
0:27:25 > 0:27:29Cut to the quick. £15? If you could do that, it'd be fantastic.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33- £15?- You're an angel.- There we are.
0:27:33 > 0:27:39The boys have bought their second lot. £15 on the chamber pot and it's blue and white, Bill!
0:27:39 > 0:27:46- I saw you! You just bought something.- I might have.- What was it?- It was a little nothing.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Look out. Eagle-eyed Minchin is about.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Oh, turn around. That is nice.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55- Silver mounted.- That's pretty.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59You've got trailed, looped glass. That's quite unusual.
0:27:59 > 0:28:04- I like that.- You do? 48. What's the very best you can do on that, sir?
0:28:04 > 0:28:06- 30.- 30.
0:28:07 > 0:28:13- The Birmingham frame. - I love silver frames. When I was little, my mum used to buy these
0:28:13 > 0:28:19- and buy really damaged ones. I used to try to restore them for her and make the backs.- Oh, right.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24- And what's your best on the frame? - Are we buying two items or one? - We might buy two.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28- I'd like to see the two for 50. - I'll do the two for 60.
0:28:28 > 0:28:33- Would you split the difference at 55?- It's my lucky number.
0:28:33 > 0:28:39- I suppose so, seeing it's you. - See? I'm worth £5! - That's nice to know, isn't it?
0:28:39 > 0:28:44- OK, we'll have those, thank you. - Finally, a purchase for Louise and David.
0:28:44 > 0:28:49And silver, too, giving them their second lot for auction.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51- Don't you like this?- Yeah, I do.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56Back with the boys and a different sort of frame's caught their attention.
0:28:56 > 0:29:01I've got at home a section of a quilt done by my grandmother.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06- Really?- She was of Swedish heritage, born in Wisconsin. She made a quilt for the family.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10- I like that, quilting. - Can we have a look at it?
0:29:10 > 0:29:16- This seller is popular today. - It says here 1880s textile panel
0:29:16 > 0:29:21- in an early-19th-century maple frame. - I'm not sure it's maple, actually.
0:29:21 > 0:29:28I think that might be yew wood. Yew wood is scarce. If you think about it, there's an obvious reason.
0:29:28 > 0:29:33It goes back to the Agricultural Holdings Act. Yew trees weren't planted everywhere.
0:29:33 > 0:29:39The berries are poisonous to cattle so the only place you find yew trees is churchyards or country gardens.
0:29:39 > 0:29:45And because yew takes such a long time to reach maturity, compared to ash or chestnut or whatever,
0:29:45 > 0:29:49it's a rare timber and it commands a premium.
0:29:49 > 0:29:55- So I am hoping that might be yew wood.- You would, wouldn't you? - I just love yew.
0:29:55 > 0:30:00- So it's worth more money. - Well, the issue is that.
0:30:00 > 0:30:05- Damaged.- That's the real issue. What's the best you can do? - The very best is 65.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- BILL MUMBLES - I thought he said 55.- 55.
0:30:08 > 0:30:13- 55?- We'll split it in the middle. 60.- 60.- Do you like it?- I do.
0:30:13 > 0:30:19News just in, then - Bill Turnbull likes something that isn't blue and white.
0:30:19 > 0:30:26- I think that's a gamble, but I would love to own it. - Let's do it.- Excellent. £60.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29Thank you very much indeed.
0:30:29 > 0:30:34So while the boys take a gamble on the frame, Louise is sniffing out more silver.
0:30:34 > 0:30:40- Oh, silver!- Right. We're just looking at that propelling pencil.
0:30:40 > 0:30:46- It's rather nice, isn't it? Do you like that?- I said I like chunky things, but that's delicate.
0:30:46 > 0:30:51- And something else delicate has caught the girl's eye.- It's quirky.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- Quirky colour, yeah. It could either be for ladies...- For ladies?
0:30:55 > 0:30:59Or for gentlemen. And you took that...
0:30:59 > 0:31:04And you thread it through. For those high-necked blouses.
0:31:04 > 0:31:10We're just contemplating possibly buying the two. This one is interesting. It's not hallmarked.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13That really knocks the value.
0:31:13 > 0:31:20I was hoping that we could negotiate probably round about... What? 40?
0:31:20 > 0:31:26- Yeah, maximum.- 40 for those. And I'd like to see that around 38, so we're looking at 78,
0:31:26 > 0:31:27Oh.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Eighty.
0:31:30 > 0:31:35- I'm still thinking in terms of 78. - OK.- 78.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39- 78.- Louise, would you like to shake the lady's hand?- Thank you.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41And one for luck.
0:31:41 > 0:31:46And luck might just be on their side.
0:31:46 > 0:31:52- Go on, tell me. You think they're a bit more special.- I think they're citrine, a semi-precious stone.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57- Oh, really?- With a gold stud. A little bit better than we thought.
0:31:57 > 0:32:02Oh, I love working with you. I want to show you something you might hate.
0:32:04 > 0:32:05Oh.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Oh, the disappointment!
0:32:08 > 0:32:14- What would you do with it? - Is that even an antique? - The most dreadful colour imaginable!
0:32:14 > 0:32:21It's got a lot of scrapes and scratches. The thing I like about it is it's typical 19th-century glass
0:32:21 > 0:32:26and the technique of the glassmakers at that time. Probably Stourbridge.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31- Right.- To create that crimpled edge and then apply that looped handle
0:32:31 > 0:32:37- when the metal - we call glass metal - was still molten. - You're talking yourself into it!
0:32:37 > 0:32:39I'm just talking about techniques!
0:32:39 > 0:32:42I sort of love that you hate it.
0:32:42 > 0:32:46While Louise tries to convince David about the glass bowl,
0:32:46 > 0:32:50the boys are... having a tea break.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54How do you think they're getting on? Have they bought anything?
0:32:54 > 0:32:58The thing about Louise is she's always very confident.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01That's funny. She said exactly the same thing about you!
0:33:01 > 0:33:05Right. So I think we need to make a decision on the old pine pew.
0:33:05 > 0:33:11- 60 quid, that's cheap.- Given the pressure that we're coming under, we should probably go ahead.
0:33:11 > 0:33:17- I'll phone her up and see what she'll do.- With Bill and Phil decided on the pine pew,
0:33:17 > 0:33:23Louise is still trying to talk David into buying that glass bowl. Pass the sick bag.
0:33:23 > 0:33:27- I love it.- You want it?- It's really quirky and funky and crazy.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29How much for this?
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- 28.- I'd like it for less, see.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36- 26.- Oh, there you go. It's lovely to meet you.- Cheers.
0:33:36 > 0:33:41- Thank you.- So as Louise and David buy another lot for auction,
0:33:41 > 0:33:46let's hope Bill and Phil haven't left it too late for the pine pew.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49- Did you get my voicemail?- I did. - And was £60 OK?
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- That's OK, yes.- That's fantastic.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54# Hallelujah! #
0:33:54 > 0:33:59- If we can get someone to pick it up. - We'll meet you halfway with it. - What - £30?!
0:33:59 > 0:34:04- No, not the price, you monkeys! - Sorry!
0:34:06 > 0:34:09- Thank you ever so much.- Thank you!
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Bye-bye.
0:34:11 > 0:34:18After securing the deal on the pine pew, Bill and Phil have four lots for auction and £225 still to spend.
0:34:21 > 0:34:26- Yeah, yeah.- Have you finished shopping?- You can never finish.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30- That's right.- How much have you spent in here?- Too much, really.
0:34:30 > 0:34:36- That last book... Oh. - I know. And that chandelier was really expensive, but gorgeous.
0:34:36 > 0:34:43- Was it a blue and white one? - Time to hit the road and time for the boys to change tactics.
0:34:43 > 0:34:48I think for it to be a proper test I have to do the next negotiation on my own.
0:34:48 > 0:34:52- You can mutter, you can roll your eyeballs a bit.- Yeah.
0:34:52 > 0:34:59You can quiver a little bit. All that sort of thing, bur you've got to let me do it
0:34:59 > 0:35:04or I won't have learnt properly from you as a master unless I am tested.
0:35:04 > 0:35:10# Everybody was kung fu fighting Deedle-eedle-ee-dee-de-de-de... #
0:35:10 > 0:35:14On that note, Bill and Phil are moving not fast as lightning,
0:35:14 > 0:35:21but within the legal speed limit eastwards for a full 10 miles to the town of Macclesfield.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27- I'm in charge now. - I'll ask you questions.- Yes.
0:35:27 > 0:35:33And with the boys swapping roles, let's hope Hidden Gems Antique Shop has plenty for Bill
0:35:33 > 0:35:37- to cast his expert eye over. - Hello. This is Phil.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41I'm Bill. Let's have a look and see here.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45- Straight away, he's in there. - This is an interesting piece.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48What timber is it made of?
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- It's made of wood. - I quite like that, Bill.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Well, that is... It's a wardrobe. Really useful.
0:35:54 > 0:36:01You hang things in there. There's a drawer down there. And you can put suitcases on top.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05- You're picking this up, honestly. - Oh, he knows his stuff.
0:36:05 > 0:36:11- Andrew, anything you'd particularly like rid of?- I've got that charming gentleman over there.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15- The charming gentleman.- He could be a fiver.- Six quid too much!
0:36:15 > 0:36:20- It has a certain negative quality I find attractive.- Really?- No.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24- I think we'll leave that one. - Are you sure?- Very kind, but no.
0:36:24 > 0:36:30- Probably a wise move, Bill. - I do rather like that piece. - You do?- I do.
0:36:30 > 0:36:36You put your umbrellas and walking sticks in there and when you have a party, you can roll it out!
0:36:36 > 0:36:42- Roll out the barrel! - You really are scraping it now. - Scraping the bottom of it.
0:36:42 > 0:36:49- What do you think that might be worth?- There's what it's worth and what we'd pay for it. A fiver.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51- A fiver?- Yes.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53I'll take 15.
0:36:53 > 0:36:58Andrew, meet you halfway. A tenner. Five, fifteen - £10.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- Fair dos.- £10? - £10 and it's...- OK.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- Well done.- As it's you. - As it's me, thank you very much.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- Thank you.- Deal.
0:37:07 > 0:37:13- You're a star. You can come with me again.- I don't think so. - Well done, you.
0:37:13 > 0:37:18Bravo, Bill, for bagging the barrel for a bargain £10, but he's not finished yet.
0:37:18 > 0:37:24With Phil outside and Bill left to his own devices, what's the worst that could happen?
0:37:25 > 0:37:29- See our friend over there? I think he needs a good home.- Definitely.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Definitely worth every penny.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37Oh, no. He's bought that ghastly figurine!
0:37:37 > 0:37:43Down the road in the town of Knutsford, Louise and David check out Knutsford Antiques Centre.
0:37:43 > 0:37:48- Hello. Louise.- My name's Gordon. - Nice to meet you.- I'm the manager.
0:37:48 > 0:37:53- And it's not long before they stumble upon something. - Look at the bottom.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57A little character underneath. "Keep me clean and use me well
0:37:57 > 0:38:00"And what I see I will not tell."
0:38:00 > 0:38:06That really is lovely, isn't it? It's pearlware, but there's a crack down there. Can you see that?
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- And this is...- Restored. You can feel it.
0:38:09 > 0:38:16Common in the days of the outside loo, a chamber pot would save a trek in the middle of the night.
0:38:16 > 0:38:21Pots like this one made very popular wedding gifts.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25"Dear lovely Wife pray rise and..." What?!
0:38:25 > 0:38:30I don't think Mrs W would approve of that.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34We're looking at something in the region of about 1810.
0:38:34 > 0:38:38But it's been dropped and completely smashed.
0:38:38 > 0:38:44- Does it matter that it's that damaged?- A perfect one would probably be about 800.- Really?- Yeah.
0:38:44 > 0:38:50- It's risky.- It's got to be under 100.- I'd get it for under 100!
0:38:51 > 0:38:55Someone's confident, eh? The price on the tag is £180.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00- Let's hope the dealer is in a generous mood. - Just hold on a moment.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04- There you go. - It's Louise Minchin here.
0:39:04 > 0:39:10We're looking at this Victorian pot. Basically, we'd like to know what price you can do it for.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13That's what's worrying us, that it's broken. Hold on.
0:39:13 > 0:39:18He says he paid 120 and he could sell it for 120.
0:39:18 > 0:39:24- I still think, because of the damage, it's a little bit expensive. - I'll put you over to David.
0:39:25 > 0:39:30Hello! You wouldn't let it go, if we split the difference, for 100?
0:39:30 > 0:39:37- You'd be prepared to accept £100? All right. I'll put you on to Gordon.- 180 to 100.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39We're tough, aren't we?
0:39:39 > 0:39:45So after successful negotiations, Louise and David have secured a 19th-century chamber pot for £100.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48Now that's taking the urine.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50This is a huge, huge risk.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Huge risk!
0:39:52 > 0:39:55It's a risky business.
0:39:55 > 0:40:02With six lots in total for the auction, Louise and David call it a day on their antique buying.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07A treat lies ahead for Bill and Phil. They're making their way to Atcham in Shrewsbury
0:40:07 > 0:40:11to indulge in one of Bill's passions - bee keeping.
0:40:12 > 0:40:17You have a level of expertise in an area not known to many people.
0:40:17 > 0:40:22- Expertise is putting it very strongly.- Expertise.
0:40:22 > 0:40:28Bill's kept his own bees for over 10 years and has even published a book on the subject.
0:40:28 > 0:40:36Today they're at Attingham Park to meet Brian Goodwin, President of the Shropshire Beekeepers Association.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- Hello, Brian. This is Phil. - Brian. Lovely to see you.
0:40:39 > 0:40:46Historically, bees have been of interest to man for over 5,000 years, mainly for their honey.
0:40:46 > 0:40:54Humans have eaten it, bathed in it, fixed their wounds with it and traded in it
0:40:54 > 0:40:57since history was recorded.
0:40:57 > 0:41:03- Well, this is a marvellous-looking little building they've got here. - It's quite attractive, really.
0:41:03 > 0:41:10It's a bee house and it's built to house straw baskets, which in fact need protection from the rain.
0:41:10 > 0:41:16This 19th-century Regency bee house is one of only two in the country.
0:41:18 > 0:41:25Before wooden-framed hives, many British bee keepers used these straw woven skeps.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29In contrast to the 18th and 19th-century hives,
0:41:29 > 0:41:32we're now using a modern, moveable-frame hive
0:41:32 > 0:41:36where the frames are made of wood and you can lift them out
0:41:36 > 0:41:41so you can examine what's going on and perhaps influence the colony.
0:41:41 > 0:41:46These cells are made of beeswax and the bees make that themselves
0:41:46 > 0:41:50and place it inside that wooden frame. Later in the season,
0:41:50 > 0:41:56they fill the cells with nectar, which they turn into honey and they process it
0:41:56 > 0:42:01and then they seal it in the frame. This is a typical example...
0:42:01 > 0:42:07where the bees have put honey in those cells
0:42:07 > 0:42:11and sealed it over with a layer of beeswax. That preserves it.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15When did they first start using beeswax to polish furniture?
0:42:15 > 0:42:21Beeswax has been used not only for polishing furniture, but if you go back many centuries
0:42:21 > 0:42:26all the abbeys and churches had to use candles made of beeswax
0:42:26 > 0:42:33because it was produced by pure, virginal insects, which the bee is or was thought to be.
0:42:33 > 0:42:38The honey made by the bees on the estate is sold locally.
0:42:38 > 0:42:43Did you know that a spoonful of honey made from your local bees can help you cure hay fever?
0:42:43 > 0:42:47I'm not just a pretty face, you know.
0:42:47 > 0:42:52- Shouldn't we be dressed up like Darth Vader at this point? - We're going to go commando today.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56- You can do that when the bees are in a good mood.- You can, yes.
0:42:56 > 0:43:01- They're not in a good mood very often.- But they know you're coming.
0:43:01 > 0:43:07- Great stuff(!)- Last year, I went to see my bees when I was dressed up in suit and tie
0:43:07 > 0:43:11and I thought, "It's a nice day, I'll just give them a quick check."
0:43:11 > 0:43:17Lifted off the lid and then all was fine until one said, "What's he doing?" and smacked me on the nose!
0:43:17 > 0:43:21- You're bonkers! These blokes are mad.- That's true, too.
0:43:21 > 0:43:26Well, let's hope these bees aren't as curious as Bill's.
0:43:26 > 0:43:31- How many bees would be in there? - Probably in excess of 60,000.
0:43:31 > 0:43:37Now you're looking nervous, but this is a nice, calm, slightly overcast day. It's warm,
0:43:37 > 0:43:41the bees are flying, minding their own business.
0:43:41 > 0:43:46And this is, to me, the perfect country setting.
0:43:46 > 0:43:49- Exactly.- A lovely day and the beauty of nature at work.
0:43:49 > 0:43:54And it's a pleasure to keep bees when they are calm and placid.
0:43:54 > 0:43:59Bees are not super-aggressive, like wasps. They are relatively quiet.
0:43:59 > 0:44:05I like bees calm and placid, but the perfect place to keep them is probably about 10 yards back.
0:44:07 > 0:44:11Thank you. Thanks for asking me along.
0:44:11 > 0:44:18Yeah. Wasn't that a sweet treat? But it's time for the boys to buzz off and meet with the competition
0:44:18 > 0:44:21- to reveal all.- Are you ready?
0:44:21 > 0:44:25- We shall reveal... - What have you got?
0:44:25 > 0:44:28So how many pieces have we got?
0:44:28 > 0:44:32- Five.- Oh, hang on. There's one missing.
0:44:33 > 0:44:37There we are. My masterstroke. Don't you love it, Phil?
0:44:37 > 0:44:40- Just a fiver. We'll make a profit on that.- Really?- Trust me.
0:44:40 > 0:44:44- I think this is...- Horrible. - ..the epitome of courage.
0:44:44 > 0:44:48DAVID: It's the epitome of your taste, Bill.
0:44:48 > 0:44:51- What do you think of the barrel? - Super. How much?
0:44:51 > 0:44:56That'll make a hell of a profit. People collect walking canes.
0:44:56 > 0:45:02Bung it in there. One thing I think is absolutely super is the Victorian patchwork.
0:45:02 > 0:45:08- What's so special about that? - It's the actual colours and fabrics that were used in the 19th century.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10- It's damaged, though.- Do behave.
0:45:10 > 0:45:15- It's characterful.- I've been trained.- Clearly not very well.
0:45:15 > 0:45:19- This is a little pew, then? - It's very nice, stripped down.
0:45:19 > 0:45:23It's a lovely, cosy chair to sit with your beloved.
0:45:23 > 0:45:27- With our friend here. - Oh, yes! That's three gnomes.
0:45:29 > 0:45:32And on to Team Minchin.
0:45:32 > 0:45:33Whoo-hoo!
0:45:33 > 0:45:36Right. There we are.
0:45:36 > 0:45:41A chamber pot! Gosh, they're all the rage these days!
0:45:41 > 0:45:44If we joined forces, we could do buy one get one free.
0:45:44 > 0:45:49- What did that cost you? - Em, we paid £100 for that.
0:45:49 > 0:45:53- That's good, I think.- Do you? - Yeah, cos it should make 30.
0:45:53 > 0:45:56That's what I fear!
0:45:56 > 0:46:01- It looks more cracked than when we bought it. - That's a cracking lot.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05Phil, leave the jokes to me, eh?
0:46:06 > 0:46:09Think it'll make it to the auction?
0:46:10 > 0:46:17- And the little green treasure here. Is that Humpty Dumpty? The colour is a bit firm.- Gaudy. Firm!
0:46:17 > 0:46:20- But I'm sure somebody will like it. - Thanks, Bill.
0:46:20 > 0:46:25- This is not my choice, I might add. - You're trying to distance yourself from it.
0:46:25 > 0:46:29- It's not my choice. - We both went out on a limb.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32- How much did you pay? - A fantastic amount.
0:46:32 > 0:46:36- £26.- £26?- Yeah.- Good Lord! - Well, let battle commence.
0:46:38 > 0:46:44So what do they really think about each other's lots? Louise?
0:46:44 > 0:46:49Bill's statue... Oh, it's awful! Isn't it?
0:46:49 > 0:46:52- I like their little green teapot. It's nice.- Yeah.
0:46:52 > 0:46:54Chamber pot - they'll make a profit.
0:46:54 > 0:47:00- Next to ours it looks pristine! - God! Why did I buy it?! Why did we buy it?
0:47:00 > 0:47:04- You know what'll be the winner? - Cheerio.- Our friend.
0:47:04 > 0:47:07Well, good luck, everyone.
0:47:08 > 0:47:13So after kicking off the Road Trip in Altrincham, outside Manchester,
0:47:13 > 0:47:17sadly our celebrities' adventures come to an end at our final stop,
0:47:17 > 0:47:20Bridgnorth, Shropshire.
0:47:20 > 0:47:26And it's here at Perry and Phillips Auctioneers that our teams will go head to head.
0:47:26 > 0:47:32- Barbs, you just stop there. Seriously.- This is incredibly kind. - What time is it?
0:47:32 > 0:47:37Well, it's getting on for the auction. So where are they?
0:47:37 > 0:47:42Well, no celebs. Breaking news in Bridgnorth - celebs miss auction.
0:47:42 > 0:47:45- They might be inside. - Fingers crossed.
0:47:45 > 0:47:48Yes, fingers crossed indeed.
0:47:49 > 0:47:52- 18. 20.- While our experts wait for our celebrities,
0:47:52 > 0:47:57auctioneer John Ridgway has a look over each team's purchases.
0:47:58 > 0:48:04We've got a challenge with the shooting gentleman. He's carrying a sawn-off shotgun
0:48:04 > 0:48:06and is probably going to rob a bank.
0:48:06 > 0:48:13To comply with the rules on the propelling pencil, we have to sell it as white metal,
0:48:13 > 0:48:15but it's pretty in a nice case.
0:48:15 > 0:48:20Chamber pots aren't a good selling line. The lustre chamber pot will do better.
0:48:20 > 0:48:26Although it's been badly damaged, it'll still sell well. £30-£50. Something like that.
0:48:26 > 0:48:28No, no!
0:48:28 > 0:48:32Both teams began this journey with £400 in their pockets
0:48:32 > 0:48:37and two days later Phil and Bill have spent £190 on six auction lots.
0:48:37 > 0:48:39Wonderful.
0:48:39 > 0:48:45Louise and David, meanwhile, have parted with an impressive £289
0:48:45 > 0:48:47also on six auction lots.
0:48:47 > 0:48:49I sort of love that you hate it.
0:48:51 > 0:48:53What time is it?
0:48:53 > 0:48:56It's going on.
0:48:56 > 0:49:01This cuts it a bit fine. But it does have its plus points.
0:49:01 > 0:49:03- What?- They can't blame us!
0:49:03 > 0:49:10With time running out, our experts take their seats. And where are our celebrities?
0:49:10 > 0:49:12That's not them!
0:49:16 > 0:49:17Oh!
0:49:17 > 0:49:22Newsflash - Louise Minchin and Bill Turnbull make it to auction by the skin of their teeth.
0:49:22 > 0:49:27- Well, hello and welcome. - How sweet. Time to kick off.
0:49:27 > 0:49:32First up, it's Louise and David's novelty Humpty Dumpty teapot
0:49:32 > 0:49:35and green glass flower bowl. Together forever.
0:49:35 > 0:49:3820 I've got. Thank you. At £20.
0:49:38 > 0:49:41At £20. I'm bid 25.
0:49:41 > 0:49:45£30. At £30 I'm bid. I'll take 5 anywhere now.
0:49:45 > 0:49:49Well, ladies and gentlemen. All done at £30.
0:49:50 > 0:49:57Well, not as great a fall as Humpty, perhaps, but sadly no profit for Louise and David.
0:49:57 > 0:50:02Next up is Old Etonian Turnbull's Art Nouveau oil lamp.
0:50:02 > 0:50:04£30. Any more somewhere?
0:50:04 > 0:50:08At £30 I'm bid only. At £30 only.
0:50:08 > 0:50:11Are you all done at £30?
0:50:14 > 0:50:18Uh! It's a blow for the boys. The oil lamp made a loss of £10.
0:50:18 > 0:50:21You are beating us 1-0.
0:50:22 > 0:50:30So with Louise and David in the lead it's time for their second lot, the silver photo frame and vase.
0:50:30 > 0:50:33£30 to get them away. At 30 I have. And 35.
0:50:33 > 0:50:3540. 45.
0:50:35 > 0:50:3850. 5. 60. 5.
0:50:38 > 0:50:43- Oh, you're in profit, Barbs! - They're worth more.
0:50:43 > 0:50:45All done at £70?
0:50:46 > 0:50:48Ee, bah gum! That's good.
0:50:48 > 0:50:55Ee, bah gum! Selling the lot for £70 means a £15 profit before commission.
0:50:55 > 0:51:00- Don't worry, Bill. Everything's under control.- Of course it is.
0:51:00 > 0:51:07- It's like a game of football. You go a goal down, it doesn't mean you've lost.- A game of two halves.
0:51:07 > 0:51:13Well, let's hope Bill and Phil have better luck with the blue and white purchase - the chamber pot.
0:51:13 > 0:51:18Can't tempt you with this for 10? I heard a fiver.
0:51:18 > 0:51:21At £5 I'm bid. I'll take 8 anywhere now. At a fiver only.
0:51:21 > 0:51:24All done? That's a disappointment.
0:51:24 > 0:51:30- Not half as much as for us. - How could anybody not want to buy a blue and white chamber pot?
0:51:30 > 0:51:37I have no idea, Bill. But I do know that selling it for £5 keeps the boys behind Louise and David.
0:51:37 > 0:51:43- Wipe the smile off your collective faces!- Do I have a supercilious smile?- Yes, all the time!
0:51:44 > 0:51:50Well, let's see if David's still sporting his super-silly smile after their next lot,
0:51:50 > 0:51:54the unmarked silver propelling pencil in its case.
0:51:54 > 0:51:58£30 to get it away somewhere? At £30 I'm bid.
0:51:58 > 0:52:0035.
0:52:00 > 0:52:0640. At £40, I have the propelling pencil. 45.
0:52:06 > 0:52:08At £45 now. At £50.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11Is there 5 anywhere now? At £50.
0:52:11 > 0:52:14Are you all done at £50 this time?
0:52:14 > 0:52:18- We're getting hammered here!- No... - We're getting hammered.
0:52:19 > 0:52:25The propelling pencil makes Team Minchin a £12 profit before auction costs.
0:52:25 > 0:52:30It's just a really good job that Bill and I aren't competitive.
0:52:31 > 0:52:35And on to Bill and Phil's early 20th century bargain barrel.
0:52:35 > 0:52:40At £20 I'm bid. I'll take 5 anywhere now. At 25.
0:52:40 > 0:52:44£30 I've got. 35. 40.
0:52:44 > 0:52:46All done at £40?
0:52:46 > 0:52:50- That's a relief, matey.- A relief indeed, boys. The barrel has made
0:52:50 > 0:52:53a £30 profit before commission. Wow.
0:52:53 > 0:52:58Next up, Louise's Victorian coloured glass.
0:52:58 > 0:53:02- I feel a bit sick. - £20 to start? £20 I'm bid.
0:53:02 > 0:53:06- At 20 I have. I'll take £25. - Come on, come on.
0:53:06 > 0:53:11At £20 I'm bid. All done? Maiden bidder at £20.
0:53:11 > 0:53:14There was a lady there bidding.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16- Sorry?- Hammer's fallen.- She bid.
0:53:16 > 0:53:21My apologies. I keep asking you to wave your card, not your finger.
0:53:21 > 0:53:26Start again at £20. 25. Thank you.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28At 30. At £35 only.
0:53:28 > 0:53:32All done at £35 this time? Thank you.
0:53:32 > 0:53:38- Start the car, Bill. We're going. - Just as well David's hawk-eye spotted that. It saved a loss.
0:53:38 > 0:53:42In a football game, when the referee makes a decision, that's it.
0:53:42 > 0:53:45You don't get the offside again.
0:53:46 > 0:53:49Time for Bill's figurine.
0:53:49 > 0:53:55- If that makes a profit, I'll whistle three choruses of Rule Britannia after three...- Cream crackers.
0:53:55 > 0:53:57..cream cracker biscuits, dry.
0:53:57 > 0:54:01- We'll hold you to that, Phil. - Is there 20 for him?- Surely!
0:54:04 > 0:54:08- I can't believe it(!) Well, we'll take 10.- Ssh!
0:54:08 > 0:54:13Is there £10? Thank you. I can see you this time.
0:54:13 > 0:54:16- Get in there, Bill! - HAMMER FALLS
0:54:16 > 0:54:21- Get in there!- Thank you very much. - I knew that would do well.
0:54:21 > 0:54:25- That is a 100% profit! - I said it's a banker.
0:54:25 > 0:54:27- 100% profit.- I knew it.
0:54:27 > 0:54:33So with the figurine selling for £10, the boys make a £5 profit before auction costs.
0:54:33 > 0:54:35Cream cracker, anyone? Phil?
0:54:35 > 0:54:42The next lot for auction, Louise and David's case of citrine and gold buttons. Or are they yellow glass?
0:54:42 > 0:54:46£50 to start me for them? £30 I'm bid. At £30.
0:54:46 > 0:54:48Come on, come on.
0:54:48 > 0:54:50At 35. £40.
0:54:50 > 0:54:53- At £40 I'm bid. - Oh, they're so cheap!
0:54:53 > 0:54:56All done at £40.
0:54:56 > 0:55:01Oh, dear. David had such high hopes for those.
0:55:01 > 0:55:07- I'm finding this more stressful than my day job.- Maybe stick to the BBC Breakfast couch, Lou Lou.
0:55:07 > 0:55:14Now could the boys' Regency, framed textile give them a chance to take the lead?
0:55:14 > 0:55:17£30 to start me, someone? £20 I'm bid.
0:55:17 > 0:55:21At 20. 25. 30. 35.
0:55:21 > 0:55:2240.
0:55:22 > 0:55:26- You might get more.- It won't. - At £40, then.
0:55:26 > 0:55:29All done with them at 40.
0:55:29 > 0:55:32This is a wicked business.
0:55:32 > 0:55:37Maybe not. Phil and Bill lose another lot in this wicked business.
0:55:37 > 0:55:39Everything hangs on your chamber pot.
0:55:39 > 0:55:44Louise and David's final lot is their big spend.
0:55:44 > 0:55:48The late-Georgian chamber pot, bought for £100.
0:55:48 > 0:55:51£30 to get it away. Thank you. £30 I'm bid. 35.
0:55:51 > 0:55:5440. 45. 50.
0:55:54 > 0:55:57At £50 I'm bid. 55.
0:55:57 > 0:56:0060. No? At £60 I'm bid.
0:56:00 > 0:56:05At £60 in the room. 5 anywhere? This is a little disappointing.
0:56:05 > 0:56:08All done with it at £60? Thank you.
0:56:08 > 0:56:12- The pew now! - Oh, it's awful, isn't it?
0:56:12 > 0:56:14A disappointing loss for Louise and David.
0:56:14 > 0:56:19- I feel really bad for them(!) - It's broken my heart!
0:56:20 > 0:56:24So it's all eyes on the final lot for today.
0:56:24 > 0:56:29The 19th-century pine pew. Could this win it for Bill and Phil?
0:56:29 > 0:56:31Very pretty.
0:56:31 > 0:56:35You can start at £30 again. 30 I see. I'll take 40 anywhere now.
0:56:35 > 0:56:38At £40 I'm bid. 50. 60.
0:56:38 > 0:56:40At £60. 70.
0:56:40 > 0:56:44At £70 I'm bid. £80 anywhere? At £70.
0:56:44 > 0:56:49- All done with it at £70.- Despite not being a furniture auction,
0:56:49 > 0:56:53the pew makes a small, but tidy profit of £10 before commission,
0:56:53 > 0:56:57keeping them in the lead and giving them a victory!
0:56:57 > 0:57:02You have good luck in life and bad luck. That was really bad luck!
0:57:03 > 0:57:07Both teams started their Road Trip with a £400 budget.
0:57:08 > 0:57:13After paying auction costs, Louise and David have lost £55.30,
0:57:13 > 0:57:19giving them £344.70 at the finishing line.
0:57:22 > 0:57:26Bill and Phil also made a loss - £30.10 after auction costs -
0:57:26 > 0:57:30leaving them with a total of £369.90,
0:57:30 > 0:57:33making them the winners!
0:57:33 > 0:57:39Well done, Bill and Phil. And commiserations to Louise and David.
0:57:39 > 0:57:44It was a close-run race, but sadly no profits were made this time.
0:57:45 > 0:57:49We had a lucky charm that made all the difference.
0:57:49 > 0:57:53I'm glad that I persuaded you to buy it.
0:57:53 > 0:57:58Now before these Road Trippers head for home, there's one last thing...
0:57:58 > 0:58:01- Here you go, yes! - The biscuits!
0:58:01 > 0:58:03Yes! Rule Britannia!
0:58:03 > 0:58:06There you are.
0:58:06 > 0:58:09Rule...
0:58:09 > 0:58:11Cheerio!
0:58:12 > 0:58:14- Bye!- Bye!
0:58:17 > 0:58:22- It's been illuminating.- Really fun. - Do you want silence?- Yes!
0:58:22 > 0:58:24BOTH LAUGH
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