0:00:02 > 0:00:03The nation's favourite celebrities...
0:00:03 > 0:00:05What if we were to say 150 for the two?
0:00:05 > 0:00:07You've got yourself a deal.
0:00:07 > 0:00:08..one antiques expert each...
0:00:08 > 0:00:10- We're smokin'!- Exactly.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13- # Da-da-dana-dana-da! # - I like it, I like it.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15..and one big challenge - who can seek out and buy
0:00:15 > 0:00:19the best antiques at the very best prices...
0:00:19 > 0:00:20I love it.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22THEY BOTH 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!
0:00:52 > 0:00:53Welcome to gorgeous Cornwall,
0:00:53 > 0:00:55the location of today's Celebrity Road Trip.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00And examining the 1961 Austin-Healey Frogeye Sprite...
0:01:00 > 0:01:02- It is gorgeous, though. - It is nice, isn't it?
0:01:02 > 0:01:05..are two well-loved faces of British TV.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06Thank you.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Say hello to the rather lovely Fiona Phillips...
0:01:08 > 0:01:11And these doors are so thin!
0:01:11 > 0:01:12- HOLLOW KNOCKING - Like you.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15..and the irrepressible Richard Madeley,
0:01:15 > 0:01:17both firm admirers of the classic car.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Old cars, you know, they look great, but they drive like crap.
0:01:21 > 0:01:22Well, that's polite(!)
0:01:22 > 0:01:24- ENGINE ROARS - Bye!
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Now, time to get these two on the road.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30They have two days and £400 each to turn as much profit as possible,
0:01:30 > 0:01:32which will go to Children in Need.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Hang on, I'm clearly doing something wrong.
0:01:35 > 0:01:36- ENGINE ROARS - There we go.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39This could be an exciting ride!
0:01:39 > 0:01:43What's known as "riding the clutch". Oh, boy!
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Ah, yes. Fiona Phillips has done it all,
0:01:46 > 0:01:50from current affairs to starting our day for us from the GMTV sofa.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Journalism aside,
0:01:52 > 0:01:56she's even been crowned one of Europe's sexiest vegetarians.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58My passion is... Not you.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01- ..is potatoes! - LAUGHTER
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- This car's heating up!- Yes, it is.
0:02:04 > 0:02:08- That's all coming from the engine. - It's not a happy engine, is it?
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Don't worry, it'll be fine.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14- We hope.- I think we're going to be walking.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Richard Madeley is one half of that legendary showbiz couple -
0:02:18 > 0:02:19Richard and Judy.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22These days, you'll find him very much at home on Radio Two.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Thirteen minutes past eight o'clock on Radio Two,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28this is the Chris Evans Breakfast Show,
0:02:28 > 0:02:30with Richard sitting in for him. He's back on Monday.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34They were so impressed, they gave him his own show.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38- I just want to say, it's not me, OK? - No, I can tell that.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Once they top three miles an hour,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43our celebrities will each have their very own expert
0:02:43 > 0:02:46to help them buy, sell and hopefully make a profit at auction.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47And here they come.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Say hello to Charles Hanson...
0:02:54 > 0:02:56GEARS GRIND
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Oh, Lord! ..and James Braxton...
0:02:58 > 0:02:59I'll find second now.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01..who are in a wee spot of bother
0:03:01 > 0:03:04with this rather fun 1982 Citroen 2CV.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Oh, that's low gear!
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- That's first gear! - Right, push it up now.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- Oh, yeah, that's it.- Crikey.
0:03:12 > 0:03:13Crikey, indeed.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18James Braxton boasts 20 years' experience in auctioneering,
0:03:18 > 0:03:20and says his passion for antiques comes from being dragged
0:03:20 > 0:03:23through stately homes by his loving parents.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Charles Hanson, on the other hand,
0:03:25 > 0:03:28has been in this business just over a decade,
0:03:28 > 0:03:30but both his knowledge and his hunger for discovery
0:03:30 > 0:03:31cannot be denied.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34And his desire to be Fiona Phillips' team-mate.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Oh, Lordy.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38We're not flipping a coin for this one -
0:03:38 > 0:03:40you're dead set on Fiona, aren't you?
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Well, Jim, you know, we must be fair.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- Who would you prefer? - I can see your heart's...
0:03:46 > 0:03:49- But sell it to me!- I'm not going to be an obstacle for love.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50Oh, get outta here!
0:03:50 > 0:03:51THEY BOTH LAUGH
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Our road trip today sees us on a whirlwind tour of Cornwall.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59We're headed to the coast,
0:03:59 > 0:04:00then going as far south
0:04:00 > 0:04:02as it's possible to go,
0:04:02 > 0:04:04and back up for an auction in Bude,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07though, first, our experts and celebrities
0:04:07 > 0:04:09will rendezvous in Lostwithiel.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11But there's just one small problem.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- ENGINE SPLUTTERS AND DIES - It's called the Sprite.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16As I predicted, we have now broken down.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Yes.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Let's just try it one more time. It's been misfiring.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22But at least we've broken down in an antique.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26No. The little Sprite isn't feeling very spritely this morning.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Fortunately, our celebrities are made of stern stuff.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Within seconds, Fiona's popped the bonnet,
0:04:33 > 0:04:37and Richard's bringing to bear his VAST mechanical knowledge.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Um, I think we're screwed, actually.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41So what they need now is rescuing.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44MUSIC: "Theme From Thunderbirds"
0:04:44 > 0:04:46GEARS GRIND
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Probably what they need to do is clean the sparking plugs,
0:04:50 > 0:04:51and, for that, you need a socket.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Richard, that is about the tenth reason you've gone for!
0:04:54 > 0:04:56I'm thinking on my feet here!
0:04:56 > 0:04:59I did think you knew what you were talking about to start off with.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00SHE LAUGHS
0:05:03 > 0:05:06- Oh, here they are, look.- Oh, look.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09By comparison, that's practically a Rolls Royce compared to this.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13It's prehistoric! Hello!
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- Our rescue vehicle! - You can stop now, if you want.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- How's it going?- So which one's in the shining armour?
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Well...
0:05:20 > 0:05:22First and foremost, do either of you know anything
0:05:22 > 0:05:24about cars of this vintage and fixing them?
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Because it's misfiring and it keeps just cutting out.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31You can see where our priorities are - we need to be rescued!
0:05:31 > 0:05:33There's gratitude for you.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37Car troubles aside, you also need to decide who's going with whom.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39I thought you and I are from the, what, 1970s...
0:05:39 > 0:05:41I sense an insult coming.
0:05:41 > 0:05:42You have that collectability,
0:05:42 > 0:05:44and these two guys, with their pedigree,
0:05:44 > 0:05:46and slightly more worldly-wise thoughts...
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Richard and I were at our prime, obviously, in the early '80s.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51Yes, that's when we peaked, I think.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53You've given me an almighty compliment,
0:05:53 > 0:05:56because Richard and I are of the same vintage, aren't we?
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Just rub it in, Fiona! - CHARLES: Really? I'm sorry!
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- Are you still interested now, Charles?- Absolutely.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Yes, I am.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Well, that's Charles happy, and once we get the Sprite up and running,
0:06:06 > 0:06:08finally, this road trip can begin.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Better late than never, I suppose.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Lostwithiel is a small town
0:06:15 > 0:06:18which, 700 years ago, was the undisputed capital of Cornwall.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Thanks in part to the Cornish tin industry,
0:06:21 > 0:06:24this was a major port, second only to Southampton.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Now, while today, things are a LITTLE quieter,
0:06:28 > 0:06:31the area is teeming with antique shops,
0:06:31 > 0:06:33something that has James Braxton rather excited.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- We want to find something... - Fitting start!- Yeah!
0:06:36 > 0:06:39We want to find something that's going to profit, and we've got £400.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42- 400 quid. - Come on, Richard. Get in there.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- And we want to spend it all. £400. - So do I.- Yeah.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47Get in there.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51While Team Braxton moves boldly towards its first purchase,
0:06:51 > 0:06:54Charles is struggling just to park.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Thanks, Fiona, you're a strong lady.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59With all that under control, they're off to Nanadobbie,
0:06:59 > 0:07:03the shop that specialises in mid-century modern.
0:07:03 > 0:07:04I need to wipe my feet!
0:07:04 > 0:07:07This is a very stylish shop, isn't it? Hello, sir.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- Hello, there.- How are you? - I'm fine, thanks.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- May we browse your shop?- Indeed.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14That's Mike, by the way.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Though, right now, Fiona's more interested in this little lady.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19I don't know what the look on her face is.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22She's almost in tears. She's terrified.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25- She's quite flirtatious around the mouth still!- Yeah, she is. Yeah.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Mm. She's not the only one.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31And tell me, Fiona, are you a Fifi or a Fiona?
0:07:31 > 0:07:32Oh, no, I'm not a Fi...
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Although Richard calls me Fifi sometimes, actually, yeah.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- I think it's a bit overfamiliar. - What should I call you?
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- Fiona.- Fiona, OK. Maybe Fifi later.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- Yeah, maybe later!- Maybe tomorrow.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- You are a Fifi sort of person, aren't you?- Am I?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- Well, I could be. - Yeah, I think you are.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Goodness me, those two are fresh.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Thankfully, back at Uzella Court,
0:07:51 > 0:07:54James and Richard are focused on the task in hand.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58You see, they're quite fun, these Indian porcupines.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- Is that what that is, that box? - That box, yeah.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03- That's a sort of country-housey sort of item.- Yes, it is, isn't it?
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- Something somebody would've brought back from Empire.- Exactly.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09It's something you put on a tabletop,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12and it... It's those little additions that make a home.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14I must admit, that appeals to me.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Oh, good. That's £85.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19The problem with these is they generally have losses to them.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- Do they?- So it's the quills.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- In good nick, isn't it? - It's quite fun, isn't it?
0:08:24 > 0:08:26- You think it's from India? - Yeah, they were made in India.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- And what period? - Er...early 19th century,
0:08:29 > 0:08:31so they're sort of slightly older.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35They're not late-Victorian ones, they have a bit of age.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- So going on for a couple of hundred years then?- Yeah, almost.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Well, in that... Now you've said all that, 85 doesn't sound...
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- WHISPERS:- Can we knock her down?
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Of course we can. I like it.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- I would like to buy it, if we can. - Shall we hang on to that?- Yeah.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50As for the competition, they're still flirting...
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- It's vintage, so...- Yeah, exactly!
0:08:53 > 0:08:54..with each other...
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- I like your shirt as well. - ..and with Mike.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- Is that mid-century? - No. I am, though.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01THEY ALL LAUGH
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- But the only... If you were looking to take a bit of a gamble...- Yes.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- ..but something that's maybe had a bit more mainstream appeal...- Yes.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09..you looked at it.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Well, yeah, I saw that - Zulu. And I said, "Oh, my goodness, Zulu!"
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Because it's a classic film.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Released in '64, it was Michael Caine's breakthrough performance.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Though, being shot in South Africa,
0:09:18 > 0:09:20cast and crew were told not to fraternise
0:09:20 > 0:09:23with the topless tribal dancers,
0:09:23 > 0:09:27as the penalty for interracial sex then was seven years' hard labour.
0:09:29 > 0:09:30Good poster.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34It's something which I think is not too expensive at 120, really.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37- No.- No, I think that's very good. - For what it is.- Yeah.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40But at the same time, it's something which...
0:09:40 > 0:09:43is a gamble, as life is.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Well, Fiona's the boss, and while she thinks it over,
0:09:46 > 0:09:49James and Richard have spotted another possibility.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- Keep going, keep going. - Oh, it's a pencil!- Nice pencil.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- And it's silver. - It's silver, and Sampson Mordan,
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- he was sort of Paul Smith of yesteryear.- Really?- Yeah.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03And he produced lots of fabulously-designed luxury goods,
0:10:03 > 0:10:05quite manly goods.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07So up until this time,
0:10:07 > 0:10:10sort of Victorians had used pencils, but they were very thin and fiddly,
0:10:10 > 0:10:14over-decorated, and horrid to use - they were sharp and angular.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- Whereas this is quite chunky, isn't it?- Chunky.- Yeah.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18Chunky.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20By the way, Sampson Mordan
0:10:20 > 0:10:23were actually the co-inventors of the propelling pencil
0:10:23 > 0:10:26and it first went on sale in 1823.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28- What would it be used for? - Racing pencils.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Chap would have had it on his watch chain, and racing was a big thing,
0:10:31 > 0:10:35- day at the races, and you would... - You'd mark your card.- Exactly.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38And the ticket price? £59.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42- Is it dated?- It says, "Silver pencil, S Mordan..."
0:10:42 > 0:10:46Yeah, Sampson. "..London, 1911," so just before the Great War.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Yeah. That's 101 years old, and still in bright condition.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52- Yeah. I love it. - It's lovely, isn't it?- Are you...?
0:10:52 > 0:10:53I'm getting a vibe from you.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55I'm getting a sense that this could make money.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58I don't know if it would make a huge amount of money,
0:10:58 > 0:11:00but it's a REALLY nice piece.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- Is it a collectible? Do people collect this stuff?- It is, yeah.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Shall we put...50, 59? What do you think we should...?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08I think we should try and get it...
0:11:08 > 0:11:10- I think we should launch in at 35.- OK.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14So, it's that and the porcupine box to negotiate.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17But hang on - the competition's arrived.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Nothing to see, nothing to see here, is there?
0:11:19 > 0:11:22- Why are your hands behind your back? - Exactly, what are you hiding?
0:11:22 > 0:11:23- It's how we stand!- Treasures.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- What are you hiding?- Treasures.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27In case you're wondering,
0:11:27 > 0:11:29even though Fiona's moved on to this shop,
0:11:29 > 0:11:32she's still pondering that Zulu movie print.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- Where's the big lump of furniture? - Well...- Have you bought anything?
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- No, we haven't. We've mentally noted a few things.- Oh, yeah.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- After you, then. Let's bypass these...- Good luck.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44We're finished now, Madeley!
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Now, now, you two. Concentrate on your own shopping.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53We've got two items here,
0:11:53 > 0:11:57wondered whether you could do the two for £85?
0:11:57 > 0:11:59I think that's a damn good offer, actually.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01It's pushing it a bit.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- Well, that's our business, Judith! - Terrible auctioneers....
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- And it's my business as well. - I know, I know.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11It's two great sides meeting - the dealers and the auctioneers.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Nice try, James,
0:12:13 > 0:12:17but I don't think Judith is falling for the old Braxton charm much.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19How about 100 for the pair?
0:12:20 > 0:12:22100, what does that break down at?
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- I tell you what, 90. 90 and you have a deal.- 95.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Do you think she's being fair with us?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Considering the asking price of both,
0:12:30 > 0:12:33and the quality, let's be honest, I think it's a fair deal.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36I think it's a fair deal. Judith, thank you very much indeed.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- Thank you very much indeed. - Thanks a lot.- Thank you.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40So £75 to the lady.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42THEY ALL LAUGH
0:12:42 > 0:12:43Cheeky!
0:12:43 > 0:12:45As for the slowcoaches out the back...
0:12:45 > 0:12:50A late-Victorian, early-Edwardian cigar humidifier.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52What's a humidifier, a cigar humidifier? I'm being ignorant.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54See, I don't know either. Isn't that...?
0:12:54 > 0:12:56No, it's where they're stored.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Of course, to keep them airtight. I like it.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Yeah, ten points, Fiona, good girl.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04This device allows you to store and keep fresh a partially smoked cigar.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06So how would it work?
0:13:06 > 0:13:10That's your stand, then you've got your little sort of screw lid
0:13:10 > 0:13:12for your cigar to go in there. Isn't that stylish?
0:13:12 > 0:13:15I've never seen one before in my life, never.
0:13:15 > 0:13:16In all my years of doing antiques.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19And that, you know, well, for someone who smokes a cigar,
0:13:19 > 0:13:22- that would be wonderful, that would be a gorgeous little present.- Yeah.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24Now you're thinking!
0:13:24 > 0:13:26If you were, you know, a fairly highbrow businessman
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- and this was on your desk, "Have a cigar, hey, mate."- Yeah.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31You know, impress your buddy.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35And out it comes, take the cigar out and that's just a sweet object.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37But it all depends on the auction.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41I'd hate to see your investment go up in smoke. Ha!
0:13:41 > 0:13:42It's something which I really like.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46- It could make 150 in the right audience.- It could, couldn't it?
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- But it could, could, could, it could make £30.- Yeah.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52So, you know, maybe it's something to get your teeth round,
0:13:52 > 0:13:53- but not quite a...- Mm.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56£75, yeah. It's, you know, it's worthy of thought.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58So more pondering!
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- We've got quite a few mental notes, haven't we, going on?- Yeah, we have.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Still no actual buying!
0:14:04 > 0:14:07James and Richard, meanwhile, are ready to hit the road,
0:14:07 > 0:14:09but there's just one small issue...
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Bye, thanks for nothing!
0:14:11 > 0:14:14..and it's red. Their Austin Sprite is completely jiggered.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- It's dead, isn't it? I think. - Dead as a door nail.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21So a new mode of transport is required.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23What about that boat, is that...?
0:14:23 > 0:14:24Yeah, that's practical(!)
0:14:24 > 0:14:28- Padstow's... Padstow's north, is it? - That way, yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32Anyway, anyway. Hey, hold the phone, I see the 2CV over there.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Surely they're not suggesting stealing Charles' and Fiona's car?!
0:14:36 > 0:14:40Let's go. I think we should hurry, Richard, I've got this terrible...
0:14:40 > 0:14:41Do you feel guilty about this?
0:14:41 > 0:14:45No, I don't feel guilty, but I've got this terrible concern.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- We'll ring 'em in a few minutes and tell 'em what we've done.- OK.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50ENGINE SPLUTTERS AND GEARS GRIND
0:14:50 > 0:14:52Yeah, yeah, we can't really scram,
0:14:52 > 0:14:54- but we need the car more than they do.- We do.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56We do, we've got someone to see.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58ENGINE ROARS TO LIFE
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Well done. We're clear.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03GEARS GRIND
0:15:03 > 0:15:05And in the blink of an eye...
0:15:05 > 0:15:08whoosh! They're gone.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11So Charles and Fiona have no car...
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- Yeah. - It's not the be-all and end-all.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16So... There's so much stuff here.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18..and no antiques.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22But after a quick cuddle, they're thinking.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25TRUMPET FANFARE
0:15:27 > 0:15:29The cigar humidor!
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- So, we like it. - We do like it, Judith.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- I think we need to take a decision on this.- OK.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38And it's your call. I would love to buy it for 50 or 55.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- Yeah.- That's my hunch, and...
0:15:41 > 0:15:43- Judith's shaking her head. - No, and that's...
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- It's not going to happen. - No, and that's business.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49- That's our decision made.- It's all about margins, you see.- Yeah.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51At this rate, they're not going to buy anything.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55But hang on, Judith's selling on behalf of another dealer,
0:15:55 > 0:15:57so a quick phone call could change everything.
0:15:57 > 0:15:58Go for it, Jude.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- And, Judith, the best price, please, is...?- 60.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04- £60.- Oh. - Golly. I think it's worth a gamble.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- OK.- I think, you know, we're smokin', man.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09We're smokin'!
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Well, perhaps smouldering at best,
0:16:11 > 0:16:16because I'm afraid there's bad news afoot...
0:16:16 > 0:16:17You have nicked our car!
0:16:17 > 0:16:19I know, I'm sorry.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21We felt really good... I mean, really bad.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25'Yeah. The upside is a very good upside, you'll love it.'
0:16:25 > 0:16:26We've booked a taxi for you,
0:16:26 > 0:16:29so you won't have to sit with that awful driver of yours, Fiona.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- Oh, have you? - Oh, that's so kind, Richard.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34'And there's a nice restaurant we've booked for us for this evening.'
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- Good, all right.- Can't wait, OK.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38'Fiona, you don't have to drive with him again.'
0:16:38 > 0:16:41That's very kind of you, Richard, thanks for the great favour.
0:16:41 > 0:16:43I've tweeted about you being a common thief.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45I was only thinking of you!
0:16:45 > 0:16:47JAMES LAUGHS
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- 'See you later.' - See you later, yeah, see you later.
0:16:49 > 0:16:50At least the sun's shining.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53- I think they took that rather well. - They took that well.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55They didn't have any choice.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56But that leaves these two
0:16:56 > 0:17:00plenty of time to do what they do best - ponder and flirt.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01It's up to you, boss.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05I personally would say, "Thank you, but no thanks."
0:17:05 > 0:17:11But then, you know, look, if you feel it's got some stature...
0:17:11 > 0:17:15- Clearly, people are buying... - Sometimes, I'd say, "Go, girl."
0:17:15 > 0:17:18He's come down from 120, his best price is...?
0:17:18 > 0:17:19- 95.- It is...
0:17:19 > 0:17:21- 95.- And it's no less...
0:17:21 > 0:17:23- ..than 95. - THEY ALL LAUGH
0:17:23 > 0:17:25I'm trying, Fiona!
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Should we delay the taxi, perhaps?
0:17:27 > 0:17:30She's going once. She's going twice...
0:17:30 > 0:17:33What's the decision, Fiona? SHE SQUEALS
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- Fiona... You've got to decide... - No. Yes! Yes!
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Orgasmic! Well, thank goodness for that.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Once it makes 150, I'll say, "Thanks, mate."
0:17:40 > 0:17:42Once it doesn't, I'll say, "I'm really sorry."
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- I know, exactly. - And I'll be closed.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47THEY ALL LAUGH
0:17:47 > 0:17:49Having made the cleanest of getaways...
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Luckily, you're a master of this car.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54GEARS GRIND
0:17:54 > 0:17:57..James and Richard's destination is the town of Padstow,
0:17:57 > 0:17:59named in honour of a Welsh missionary,
0:17:59 > 0:18:03who lived, prayed and died here about 15 centuries back.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08It's also home to Prideaux Place,
0:18:08 > 0:18:11an Elizabethan manor with many a fine reception room
0:18:11 > 0:18:14and a staggering 46 bedrooms.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Even more impressive, in the four centuries since it was built,
0:18:17 > 0:18:21it's belonged to the same family, and Peter Prideaux-Brune,
0:18:21 > 0:18:24who's the 14th generation to live here,
0:18:24 > 0:18:27is going to give our boys a guided tour.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29- Hello.- Hello, welcome! I'm Peter Prideaux-Brune.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- I'm Richard Madeley. How do you do?- Hello.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- James Braxton, hello. - Nice to meet you. Come in.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- I hope you've had a good shopping trip.- You go.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- Ah, we've done very well, thanks. - Very well, yeah.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40Well, I'll show you some of my treasures.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Oh! There's an offer that's hard to refuse.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47This house was built in 1588 by Sir Nicholas Prideaux, there.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49So this is in the year of the Armada, isn't it?
0:18:49 > 0:18:51In the year of the Armada, yes.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54Another funny thing you might like to see here,
0:18:54 > 0:18:58a carving of Queen Elizabeth I standing on a pig.
0:18:58 > 0:18:59Oh, yes!
0:19:00 > 0:19:02As for the Prideaux family,
0:19:02 > 0:19:05their ancestry can be traced back to the 11th century
0:19:05 > 0:19:08and, according to Peter, they've played a role
0:19:08 > 0:19:11in many of Britain's most notorious periods of history.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12This is rather fun.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15This is my great-grandfather,
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Colonel Charles Robert Prideaux-Brune.
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Um, we've got one thing here.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22This is his sword.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26I think that might be beyond your £400...
0:19:26 > 0:19:27THEY LAUGH
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- Go on, give me a price. - THEY LAUGH AGAIN
0:19:30 > 0:19:31Give me a price.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33- It's very nicely balanced, isn't it? - Very nice.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Go on, how much are you offering me?
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Er, well, it's got provenance, it's got history,
0:19:38 > 0:19:43it's going to be very expensive, and we've only got £305 left.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45Oh, dear, right.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Our next stop on this house tour is the Civil War of the 1640s,
0:19:49 > 0:19:54when, to Peter's great regret, his family supported Cromwell,
0:19:54 > 0:19:57who was determined to bring down the monarchy.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01So, in 1660, when Charles II came back to the throne,
0:20:01 > 0:20:04we were in political schtook.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05We've got this wonderful pardon.
0:20:05 > 0:20:06Yeah.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08I mean it's wonderful words.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13Things like, "I forgive you for lying in wait with murder aforethought
0:20:13 > 0:20:15"for my sovereign lord, my father," and so on.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18And this got them off all counts, this was a complete...?
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Got them off all counts and this is 1660,
0:20:22 > 0:20:27and by 1662, we were back as High Sheriff of Cornwall.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31- Extraordinary.- Really? And did you have to pay anything for this?
0:20:31 > 0:20:35No! We had to marry our daughter to an extremely ugly man.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37- Right. - THEY LAUGH
0:20:39 > 0:20:41We'll need some torches for this,
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- because there's no electricity up there.- OK.
0:20:43 > 0:20:44Handy.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48The most recent conflict to involve the Prideaux family,
0:20:48 > 0:20:52and indeed this house, was the Second World War,
0:20:52 > 0:20:54when American soldiers were stationed here
0:20:54 > 0:20:56for the 12 months leading up to D-day.
0:20:56 > 0:21:00Yes, they were 121st Combat Division,
0:21:00 > 0:21:02and they were a suicide squad.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04They were the second wave into Omaha
0:21:04 > 0:21:09and over 400 were killed in the first two days of D-day.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14All up, 100 men lived and worked in this part of the house
0:21:14 > 0:21:17and, to this day, the rooms remain virtually untouched.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22The soldiers, they stayed and slept in here,
0:21:22 > 0:21:26and there was such security about when D-day was going to be,
0:21:26 > 0:21:29that one morning, they were just woken up,
0:21:29 > 0:21:31"That's it, lads, you're off!"
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Their deployment was so fast, some left possessions behind,
0:21:34 > 0:21:38from humble objects, to the more poignant.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Oh, it's...money.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43It's a United States postal money order.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46"February 24th, 1944.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49"Darling, enclosed in this note you will find the money,
0:21:49 > 0:21:52"five dollars, that I told you about in my letter of yesterday..."
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- This is from a mother, so she was writing every day...- Yes.
0:21:56 > 0:21:57..every day to her boy.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00I think I'm actually going to break up!
0:22:00 > 0:22:04"And please don't try to make me believe that you can't use this,
0:22:04 > 0:22:08"and bless you, darling. All my love, Mom."
0:22:18 > 0:22:20Backtracking just a little,
0:22:20 > 0:22:25our next stop on this road trip is the small town of Wadebridge.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Originally, this settlement was called Wade,
0:22:28 > 0:22:31as it is said people once waded across the river,
0:22:31 > 0:22:35resulting in centuries of animals and residents drowning.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38The Reverend Thomas Lovibond - great name -
0:22:38 > 0:22:40commissioned the building of a bridge
0:22:40 > 0:22:44and thus it became known as Wadebridge. But, more importantly,
0:22:44 > 0:22:48just past the fish shop and the man in that playful T-shirt,
0:22:48 > 0:22:52is Victoria Antiques, owned by the lovely Sylvia and Mike.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54What a great shop you've got!
0:22:54 > 0:22:56You're a very attractive couple, actually!
0:22:56 > 0:22:57Fiona, stop flirting!
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- Nice start, I like your start! - Aren't they?
0:22:59 > 0:23:03So, three floors, THOUSANDS of antiques, what do you choose?
0:23:03 > 0:23:07If I could click my fingers and buy you anything...
0:23:07 > 0:23:10I don't know, this is the thing. It's really difficult.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11Yeah, look around, take it all in.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14This is, you know, this is antique paradise.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16- Oh, look!- Yeah.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18Gosh, I was at those Silver Jubilee celebrations.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21- When, '53?- I remember, my friend and I...
0:23:21 > 0:23:23the Union Jack got stolen from our street
0:23:23 > 0:23:25and my friend and I were prime suspects.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- So, you were at the Coronation? - Not the Coronation!- In '53?
0:23:28 > 0:23:30- You weren't! - The Silver Jubilee, 1977.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- Oh, I was going to say, sorry. - I wasn't at the Coronation!
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Sorry, sorry!
0:23:35 > 0:23:38Uh-oh, I think the romance is officially over.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40What's the best price on the Silver Jubilee lot?
0:23:40 > 0:23:44You can have that for £25. There's 35 on it.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Nostalgia, isn't it?
0:23:46 > 0:23:49And what are these little figures made of? Are they lead, or...?
0:23:49 > 0:23:51- I believe they are.- Are they really?
0:23:51 > 0:23:53They usually are. They're Britains, which is the best...
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Yeah, I can remember.
0:23:55 > 0:23:56I used to work in a toyshop on a Saturday
0:23:56 > 0:24:00and Britains was the huge thing then, farmyard stuff and everything.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02They've been going for years.
0:24:02 > 0:24:03Since 1893, in fact,
0:24:03 > 0:24:06when William Britain Junior invented
0:24:06 > 0:24:09the process of hollow casting
0:24:09 > 0:24:12and revolutionised the production of toy soldiers.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14What you could do, Fiona,
0:24:14 > 0:24:17is you could buy these Scots Guards and Yeoman Warders,
0:24:17 > 0:24:21and the Lifeguards from this great period of 1977,
0:24:21 > 0:24:22and, for Queen and country,
0:24:22 > 0:24:25leave me maybe a lot tomorrow to buy the bigger one.
0:24:25 > 0:24:29What if you find a big one and you're £25 short?
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Well, I'll say, "C'est la vie, Hanson,
0:24:31 > 0:24:33"things happen for a reason."
0:24:33 > 0:24:34And the best price, sir, is...?
0:24:34 > 0:24:36£25.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38- £25!- And between friends, look at us...
0:24:38 > 0:24:39£28!
0:24:39 > 0:24:41THEY ALL LAUGH
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Right, it's your decision, boss, you know.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Well, no, you said it. Oh, let's do it, I think.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Yeah, we'll do it.
0:24:47 > 0:24:50And on that royal note, I think it's time to call it a day.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53Though, with the Citroen still at large,
0:24:53 > 0:24:56Charles and Fiona might need another cab.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00Night-night.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05Day two, and the good news is the Sprite's been fully repaired - ha!
0:25:05 > 0:25:09And the chances of it breaking down are really rather minimal.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11- How are you finding Charles? - Oh, I LOVE him!
0:25:11 > 0:25:15- He loves you!- He thought I was the same age as him and he's only 36.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18What did he do when you told him you were actually 67?
0:25:18 > 0:25:20- SHE LAUGHS - He didn't believe it, Richard.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Actually, Charles is still smitten
0:25:25 > 0:25:28and he's insisting on telling James all about it.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31Fiona has just been a dream.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36She's had the passion, she's had the energy to pursue the antique,
0:25:36 > 0:25:38and she has a real interest...
0:25:38 > 0:25:40- Does she?- Absolutely.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42She's a lady who likes a good dust
0:25:42 > 0:25:46and she doesn't mind getting her furniture wax out
0:25:46 > 0:25:49because she appreciates art for art's sake, you know?
0:25:49 > 0:25:52THEY CHUCKLE
0:25:53 > 0:25:55As for the competition at hand,
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Fiona's so far spent £180 on three items -
0:25:59 > 0:26:01a Silver Jubilee toy set,
0:26:01 > 0:26:06a cigar holder, and that "Zulu" movie poster.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09I personally would say, "Thank you, but no, thanks."
0:26:09 > 0:26:12That appeals to me more than a bit of old silver, I have to say.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- Really?!- Yeah.- Really?- Yes.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Have the money. Count it out.
0:26:17 > 0:26:18100 years old?
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Richard, meanwhile, doesn't seem to be in much of a rush.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26He's only parted with £95 for a porcupine quill box
0:26:26 > 0:26:28and that Sampson Mordan racing pencil.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32That's 101 years old and it's still in bright condition.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33Yeah, yeah, I love it.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35Judith, thank you very much indeed.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Thank you very much indeed. Thank you.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Right, our experts and celebs are about to reconvene.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44Next stop, the coast.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46- Big day today.- Big day.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- Yeah, it's going to be wonderful, James.- It's going to be lovely.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52You know, and look at this early morning mist, look at it.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Oh, sugar! JAMES LAUGHS
0:26:55 > 0:26:57I just... Sorry about that.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59I've just taken off the, erm... Sorry, James!
0:26:59 > 0:27:02The French have a great eye for quality, I've noticed, with this car.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04I'm so embarrassed about that, sorry.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07What a vandal! Anyway, round two starts now,
0:27:07 > 0:27:09taking us south to the historic
0:27:09 > 0:27:10market town of Penzance.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18Being at England's southwesterly tip,
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Penzance is one of the first towns you come across
0:27:21 > 0:27:23when sailing from Europe and beyond,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26which historically has meant many a pirate,
0:27:26 > 0:27:29major ransacking and the odd invasion.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33As for its latest invaders, that would be our experts,
0:27:33 > 0:27:37who are still waiting for Richard and Fiona to arrive.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39To be honest with you, I enjoy sweets on my ice cream.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42I'm not mad about the hundreds and thousands.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44If they got here sooner, Richard and Fiona,
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- they could have enjoyed them with us. - They could have tucked in.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49It just shows you our old car - OK, it's old, hasn't got the look,
0:27:49 > 0:27:51but it's speedier, efficient,
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- we've learned the gears, you know? - Look at these two!
0:27:54 > 0:27:56- While we've been driving! - Hi!- Hello.- Good morning.
0:27:56 > 0:28:00This looks suspiciously like fraternisation going on here.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02I thought you were meant to be deadly enemies!
0:28:02 > 0:28:04- No, we're good mates. Good mates.- No, no.
0:28:04 > 0:28:05Come on, we've got lots of things to do.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Fiona, we're going this way.
0:28:07 > 0:28:09- We've got that big purchase to make.- Exactly!
0:28:09 > 0:28:13- See you later, Fiona, good luck. - I would say good luck, but I don't really mean it!
0:28:13 > 0:28:15- Hope you fail miserably! - Charming(!)
0:28:15 > 0:28:18But do you know where second and third gear is now?
0:28:18 > 0:28:20I've had a lesson on the way here with James.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22- Reverse?- Reverse, no, not yet.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24- Ah.- Reverse is still a problem.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28I hope I'm not reversed, well, up against a harbour wall,
0:28:28 > 0:28:30but we'll be fine, we'll be fine. We're going to drive...
0:28:30 > 0:28:33How exactly are we going to get out of here without reversing?
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Well, watch, OK? Seeing is believing.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38- The car...- We've just walked past it, haven't we?
0:28:38 > 0:28:42- Have we?- Charles, you're awful! This is it, isn't it?
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- Is this it?- Oh, yes! - Is this it? Is that it?
0:28:45 > 0:28:46Is that our car?
0:28:46 > 0:28:47Yes! It's your car.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49This is our car.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- Yes, I forgot. Sorry, it's our car! Sorry!- Oh, Charles!
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Not the most encouraging of starts.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Meanwhile, the competition is already en route to...
0:29:01 > 0:29:03..the town of St Just,
0:29:03 > 0:29:05which sits between the rambling moors
0:29:05 > 0:29:07and picturesque north coast.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10Way back when, this was one of the major hubs
0:29:10 > 0:29:12of the Cornish tin industry,
0:29:12 > 0:29:15telling a story which easily spans 4,000 years.
0:29:15 > 0:29:16Good afternoon.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Mind you, we're just here for the shopping,
0:29:19 > 0:29:22and hopefully, Vicky has something that will appeal.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24That's quite quirky, the servants bell,
0:29:24 > 0:29:26and I could do you a good deal on that.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- Servants bell. People love those, don't they?- Yeah.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32Would these have worked on electricity, or cable pull?
0:29:32 > 0:29:34- Yeah, probably, or cable.- Which?
0:29:34 > 0:29:38- I don't know! Cut that bit out! Cut that bit out!- Leave it in!
0:29:38 > 0:29:40That's my kind of answer, "probably!"
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- It was a cable pull. A cable pull. - Cable pull, I thought so.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Well, my guess would be electric, actually.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Vicky, did this come from a local house?
0:29:48 > 0:29:51It did, it came from a local country house, just outside of St Just.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53- Large and rambling?- Yes.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55It can't be that large!
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Vicky, I think you're... I'm not sure about these answers!
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Well, large enough to have servants, that's for sure!
0:30:00 > 0:30:03- Front drawing room. - Sitting room, dining, bedroom.
0:30:03 > 0:30:07So this is in the era when quite modest families had servants.
0:30:07 > 0:30:12And did you know, the first servants bell system was introduced
0:30:12 > 0:30:13early in the 18th century?
0:30:13 > 0:30:17Before then, servants would either be stationed in the room
0:30:17 > 0:30:20or just outside the door, listening in.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22Well, she wants quite a lot for it.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26No, it's... rather ambitious, that.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Make me an offer I can't refuse.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30You say that to all the boys, don't you?
0:30:30 > 0:30:32THEY LAUGH
0:30:32 > 0:30:33Look at the hand, Richard!
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Look at the hand!
0:30:35 > 0:30:37OK. We like this, but we do think
0:30:37 > 0:30:39it's...woah, overpriced.
0:30:39 > 0:30:40Obviously, yeah.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42I mean, WOAH, overpriced!
0:30:42 > 0:30:45So don't be insulted, but would you take, in cash,
0:30:45 > 0:30:47would you take 30 for it?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49I can do 40, that's my least.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52I'll look to the headmaster for the response. 35?
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Well, I know what these auctioneers are like.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58They're going to put £30-50 as an estimate on it.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01The nearer we can get it down... 35?
0:31:01 > 0:31:02Yes...
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Thank you!
0:31:04 > 0:31:06That's three purchases for the boys, well done.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10And back in Penzance, Charles Hanson is in love...
0:31:10 > 0:31:11with a sideboard.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14Amongst other things.
0:31:14 > 0:31:15PING!
0:31:15 > 0:31:16I think.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19You've got the sort of matte ground,
0:31:19 > 0:31:22you've got the aesthetic... almost glass centre panel.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Look at those little tendrils, look at the copper panels,
0:31:25 > 0:31:26that would date this at the dawn,
0:31:26 > 0:31:29to the birth of that great last century, the 20th century.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32All of the bits are there, so the little pediment at the top,
0:31:32 > 0:31:36which is dowelled in above the cabinet, is detachable,
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- but so often, pieces like that get lost.- Yes.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Well, Jeff makes quite a sales pitch.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Got to make sure we don't lose things like that, they can fall off.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Yeah, I mean, they're easily lost, aren't they?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49- Absolutely.- As you say, they're all in tact.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53The Arts and Crafts movement, which kicked off in the 1860s,
0:31:53 > 0:31:57was a cry for social and economic reform,
0:31:57 > 0:32:00a rebellion against mass production.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05But more importantly, it inspired a celebration of handmade furniture.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07It's also really important, Fiona...
0:32:07 > 0:32:09I've never seen Charles being manly before!
0:32:09 > 0:32:11I'm from Derbyshire.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13You know what they say, strong in the arm... You know?
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Charles, that's very impressive!
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Thank you. And that's a good dresser.
0:32:18 > 0:32:19Matter of opinion.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22Let's talk cold, hard cash.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26Now, sir, we... Tell me the price. I expect it's
0:32:26 > 0:32:27well out of our league, really.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29As I say, it's just come in.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31How does £200 sound?
0:32:31 > 0:32:33I can't possibly comment.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36You know, we are shopping together, and, you know...
0:32:36 > 0:32:38I think that's a good sign, if you can't comment.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41No, well, I don't know, do you like it?
0:32:41 > 0:32:42You've gone all fidgety.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44Oh, I've gone all fidgety!
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Your energy's zapping back through your body.
0:32:46 > 0:32:47Oh, I know, because...
0:32:47 > 0:32:50I think we should buy it and then go and have some fish and chips!
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- Goodness me! - You did say you wanted to buy big,
0:32:53 > 0:32:57and that you wanted to see something, and I think you've seen it, cos I can tell.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59- And the best price, sir?- It is 200.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02So, your decision is...?
0:33:02 > 0:33:04- Do you want to shake his hand? - Yes, I really do.
0:33:04 > 0:33:05I will guide you...
0:33:05 > 0:33:07You see, if it was up to me, I would give you 200.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09- Thank you.- Yes, we've done it!
0:33:09 > 0:33:12That's one big ticket item.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Mission accomplished.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18Now all Charles and Fiona have to worry about...
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- Hang on...- That's it.- Is it?
0:33:20 > 0:33:21I heard it click. I think that's it.
0:33:21 > 0:33:24- ..is finding reverse. - Let's try it now.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29ENGINE WHIRRS
0:33:29 > 0:33:30Oh, no!
0:33:31 > 0:33:32GEARS GRIND
0:33:32 > 0:33:37Oh! Oh!
0:33:37 > 0:33:40Ah!
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Sorry! Sorry!
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Plan B, as always, is to push.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Where's the handbrake?
0:33:48 > 0:33:50If you just put your foot on clutch...
0:33:50 > 0:33:51Yeah.
0:33:51 > 0:33:52Demobilise break.
0:33:52 > 0:33:53Yeah.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Look at me. I'll look at the road, OK?
0:33:55 > 0:33:57I know you can do it.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59You're a man, Charles, you're a man!
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Even now, they're still flirting.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Oh, my goodness!
0:34:04 > 0:34:06He's going to rupture himself.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08- I think you're in gear. - No, I'm not.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10I think you are. Now, this could take a while.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13As for James and Richard, they're popping down the road to
0:34:13 > 0:34:18St Buryan, taking their remaining £270 to The Boathouse...
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Do people buy portholes?
0:34:20 > 0:34:21..which, in turn, has inspired...
0:34:21 > 0:34:24BELL RINGS
0:34:24 > 0:34:26..you've guessed it, a nautical theme.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- It's a beauty, isn't it? - Yeah, it's got some quality there.
0:34:29 > 0:34:30That's a masthead lamp.
0:34:30 > 0:34:31Masthead, right.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34So it would have gone at the top of the mast.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36- I like it.- That's nice, isn't it? - It is very nice.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40You know, it's always going to have a following down here, isn't it?
0:34:40 > 0:34:44Made in Edinburgh, some time between the Wars, according to Martin,
0:34:44 > 0:34:46the lamp still works.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49- Just regular lamp oil? Nothing special?- Yes, yes.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51And he's happy to demonstrate.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53The thing is, though, it's not just an object,
0:34:53 > 0:34:56it's a working object, a thing of beauty, that still does what
0:34:56 > 0:35:00it was designed to do not far off 100 years ago, and it looks new.
0:35:00 > 0:35:01That is a beautiful piece.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03- That's great, isn't it?- I want it.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06In that case, time to strike a deal.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10Now, nutty price, Martin, can you really make our day?
0:35:10 > 0:35:15Because we are taking this to auction in Bude.
0:35:15 > 0:35:16We are going the wrong way round.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19You are. I don't envy you your task.
0:35:19 > 0:35:20I know, it's always a tricky one, isn't it?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22So how can you help us with it?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Could you do anything really dramatic on it?
0:35:24 > 0:35:26It's on 265 at the moment, isn't it?
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Yeah, yeah. Like...
0:35:28 > 0:35:31I can do...
0:35:31 > 0:35:33You couldn't take 100 off, could you?
0:35:33 > 0:35:35I couldn't do it. 200, I could do.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- 200.- 200, I could do. Yeah.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40Sounds like a very fair offer, actually.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42- Do you want to do it?- Done.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Done? Done.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Our Richard is a man of action.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51That still leaves James and Richard with £70,
0:35:51 > 0:35:53but I wonder how Charles and Fiona are doing?
0:35:53 > 0:35:56Make a name for yourself - three, two, one, let's go.
0:35:56 > 0:35:57Oh, yes!
0:35:57 > 0:36:00- Oh-ho!- Thank goodness the natives are so friendly!
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Thank you. We don't know how to open the window!
0:36:03 > 0:36:09Tatty-bye! Next stop - probably about half a mile down the road.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Or, if all goes to plan,
0:36:11 > 0:36:13the small village of Porthcurno
0:36:13 > 0:36:16which, I'm reliably informed,
0:36:16 > 0:36:17is Cornish for 'the port of Cornwall'.
0:36:17 > 0:36:23It was in this glorious spot that am-dram enthusiast Rowena Cade
0:36:23 > 0:36:26built her home, then, in 1932,
0:36:26 > 0:36:27created the most famous
0:36:27 > 0:36:31open-air theatre in Britain, just next door,
0:36:31 > 0:36:33on the side of this cliff,
0:36:33 > 0:36:36so she could stage The Tempest. And incredibly,
0:36:36 > 0:36:39she did much of the work herself.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41That opens your mind up, doesn't it?
0:36:41 > 0:36:42- Yeah.- It's gorgeous.
0:36:42 > 0:36:43Absolutely.
0:36:43 > 0:36:45Stunning.
0:36:45 > 0:36:46- What a marvel.- Beautiful colours.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48Here's our man, I think.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50- Gorgeous.- Hello! - Hello, Philip. Fiona.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54- Fiona, nice to meet you.- Hi, Philip, lovely to see you.- Charles Hanson.
0:36:54 > 0:36:55I'm Phil Jackson, theatre manager here.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58- You lucky man.- I am lucky, I've got this view every day from my office.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00- Pretty good, isn't it?- Beautiful.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Indeed! This was the view that inspired
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Rowena's dramatic ambitions,
0:37:05 > 0:37:08and today, Charles and Fiona are getting the tour.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11Oh, my goodness. Wow!
0:37:11 > 0:37:14- Don't fancy working here in winter, as she did.- It's wonderful.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Imagine doing that! How long did it take to do it?
0:37:16 > 0:37:18Well, she spent 40 years of her life working on it,
0:37:18 > 0:37:21but actually, the original stage, I mean,
0:37:21 > 0:37:23it's exactly the same size and shape as it is now,
0:37:23 > 0:37:27and the terraces are the original terraces from the '30s, but she created the terraces
0:37:27 > 0:37:29and the stage in one winter.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32At that time, it didn't have any of the border on it,
0:37:32 > 0:37:35none of the concrete was down there, so it was just a grass terrace,
0:37:35 > 0:37:37nothing to stop you falling over the back.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39It was a straight, sheer drop for the actors
0:37:39 > 0:37:40if they stepped backwards.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Ooh, lovely. Real drama!
0:37:42 > 0:37:43It was a real drama.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47From its first performance, which was lit by car headlights,
0:37:47 > 0:37:51the Minack Theatre proved to be a great success.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55It was even mentioned favourably in The Times, so every year,
0:37:55 > 0:38:00Rowena would stage a new production and chisel its name into the stone.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02You can see the names of the plays, and all the designs,
0:38:02 > 0:38:05- there's hardly a flat bit of concrete anywhere.- BOTH: No.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08If you look over your shoulder, you'll see the dates, everything she's built,
0:38:08 > 0:38:10she's put a bit of design in it.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12She was very creative, and she used whatever was around.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14- Yeah.- Including this.
0:38:14 > 0:38:15Oh, what is that?
0:38:15 > 0:38:18The magic screwdriver. You wouldn't open much with that.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20That's the tool she used to engrave all these names.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23- Did she, really? - It's a pretty ordinary screwdriver.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25- With a very steady hand!- Yes, it's got a lot of history on it.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28And there's lovely stories, because when she was making the concrete,
0:38:28 > 0:38:31it had to be engraved at just the right texture, so whether it be
0:38:31 > 0:38:34too hard or too soft, so the fishermen that fished on the cliffs
0:38:34 > 0:38:37used to see a torch wandering around in the early hours of the morning,
0:38:37 > 0:38:40and it would be Rowena up here with a torch finishing off the engraving.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42In fact, Rowena's involvement
0:38:42 > 0:38:44with the theatre carried on
0:38:44 > 0:38:47until she was in her eighties, at which point,
0:38:47 > 0:38:51she gifted the Minack to the people of Cornwall, then carried on
0:38:51 > 0:38:56as a trustee until she passed away at the ripe old age of 89.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57How marvellous.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00We're on the stage now where the first play, The Tempest,
0:39:00 > 0:39:01- was produced.- Yeah.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03And this is the programme of The Tempest.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05- From 1932?- From 1932.
0:39:05 > 0:39:08- Wow.- With original cast.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10- Oh, lovely.- Including my great-aunt.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13Oh, right, Marianne Jackson, OK.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15A lot of local people involved in this one,
0:39:15 > 0:39:19because the first play was, she was using the community, basically.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Isn't that wonderful?
0:39:21 > 0:39:25You keep talking about your auction voice and how it carries, and I just
0:39:25 > 0:39:28want to see how his auction voice will carry on your stage, Philip.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- I think we should try that. I think we should find out, really. - Oh, don't!
0:39:31 > 0:39:33You know you want to, you little tease!
0:39:33 > 0:39:34Where would I stand, Philip?
0:39:34 > 0:39:38Ladies and gentlemen, Charles Hanson is...
0:39:38 > 0:39:39I'm going to impress you, OK?
0:39:39 > 0:39:40- ..The Tempest.- Are you, finally?
0:39:40 > 0:39:45Just imagine, if I took you back to the year 1932,
0:39:45 > 0:39:48you're an Art Deco lady.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51- Sophisticated.- You were in your jazzy evening attire, OK?
0:39:51 > 0:39:53I might read you this...
0:39:53 > 0:39:57"Now my charms are all overthrown,
0:39:57 > 0:40:01"and what strength I have's mine own,
0:40:01 > 0:40:03"which is most faint,
0:40:03 > 0:40:08"now 'tis true, I must be here, Fiona, confined by you."
0:40:08 > 0:40:09SHE GASPS
0:40:09 > 0:40:13Do you know what? Don't call us, we'll call you!
0:40:13 > 0:40:16Since the first performance of The Tempest,
0:40:16 > 0:40:19this stage has seen everything, from Gilbert and Sullivan
0:40:19 > 0:40:23to popular music, but more importantly, Rowena Cade's dream
0:40:23 > 0:40:28of bringing live entertainment to Cornwall lives on...via Charles.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32As for James and Richard,
0:40:32 > 0:40:36they're now purchasing a set of 1920s brass portholes.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38As you do!
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Could you do 50 on the pair?
0:40:40 > 0:40:41Yes. I think so.
0:40:41 > 0:40:45Which leaves them just £20 still in the kitty.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Well, hold on, we've still got £25.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49No, 20.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Keep looking, keep looking, sir.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- I like the man's spirit.- So do I!
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Well, this is our last shop, you know, I mean...
0:40:56 > 0:40:59I know, let's shop till we drop.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00They may not be able to count,
0:41:00 > 0:41:01but I love their enthusiasm!
0:41:01 > 0:41:03I've just found an anachronism.
0:41:03 > 0:41:04- Yep.- OK.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06Now, drinking and driving...
0:41:06 > 0:41:07- Yep?- Not on.- Not on.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10Now, who would you expect to be in the forefront of the message
0:41:10 > 0:41:13not to drink and drive, other than the police and the law?
0:41:13 > 0:41:14- I mean, the RAC?- Yep.
0:41:14 > 0:41:15The AA?
0:41:15 > 0:41:17The AA, support services.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18Yeah, yeah, yeah, AA.
0:41:18 > 0:41:23- This is a little drinks flask, issued by the AA.- AA.
0:41:23 > 0:41:24Good Lord!
0:41:24 > 0:41:29While the flask is circa 1950, the AA itself was formed in 1905,
0:41:29 > 0:41:33their main aim - to help people avoid speed traps. Ha!
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Would you let us have it for 25? It's on for 35.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38- Go on, then. Just for you. - You happy with that?
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Yeah, it's...very quirky, isn't it?
0:41:41 > 0:41:43- Totally my call. It may go for a tenner...- Yeah.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46..but I just think it's calling out to be bought.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49- An AA hipflask.- Yeah, yeah.
0:41:49 > 0:41:50- It's funny.- OK...
0:41:50 > 0:41:54Excuse me, excuse me, what else does AA stand for?
0:41:54 > 0:41:55Alcoholics...
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Alcoholics Anonymous. I want this hipflask!
0:41:57 > 0:41:59LAUGHTER
0:41:59 > 0:42:00- Sold.- Sold.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03And with that, James and Richard have officially gone over budget,
0:42:03 > 0:42:06spending £5 of their own money.
0:42:06 > 0:42:07Naughty boys!
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Very kind. Thank you.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11But we'll get to that soon enough.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14Right now, it's time for a little show and tell.
0:42:16 > 0:42:17- Good luck.- Good luck.- Good luck.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19- Shall I do the honours? - I think you should start.
0:42:19 > 0:42:20OK, three, two, one...
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Here we go.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24Oh! Oh, OK!
0:42:24 > 0:42:26This is Richard's top item.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28I like it, Richard, I like it.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30It's clean, it's tidy, it's in good order.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32There's a few indentations, it's been knocked around,
0:42:32 > 0:42:35but it's a good thing for the area, to sell, isn't it?
0:42:35 > 0:42:38And it works. You should see it when it's lit, it's gorgeous. Fabulous.
0:42:38 > 0:42:39It's a real work of art.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- It is lovely, actually. - It's a beautiful object.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43- That's your biggest spend, isn't it? - It is.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44Yeah, by a long way?
0:42:44 > 0:42:46- By a long way.- What's it worth?
0:42:46 > 0:42:50My instinct is, if you really haggled, you may have paid about 180.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- OK. Good thought? - Good thought, it's on the money.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55- What did it cost you?- 200.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Oh, it did cost 200?
0:42:57 > 0:42:59Oh, really? Good thing, it's a good object.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02Then, of course, the boys have everything from portholes to
0:43:02 > 0:43:05- that Sampson Mordan pencil. - Oh, really?- Yep.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Oh, that's good.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09That's good. That's very nice.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11- Yeah.- Is it heavy?- Yeah.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13It's nice to hold, it's got a nice feel to it.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17That's nice, tactile feel. I like it. I like it too much, Richard, I like it too much.
0:43:17 > 0:43:18I'll have it back, then! Thank you.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21Yeah, that's going to make money, definitely. Yeah, like it.
0:43:21 > 0:43:23And then...
0:43:23 > 0:43:24Something for someone's kitchen.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26Look at that - country house, elegance,
0:43:26 > 0:43:29you know, you're harking back to the golden age of B&Bs.
0:43:29 > 0:43:31Except it just shows how small houses could be to have a servant,
0:43:31 > 0:43:33there's only four rooms in that house.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35- Awesome.- They still had a servant.- Yeah.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38And it's in good condition. I think you've done very well.
0:43:38 > 0:43:39That's very kind of you.
0:43:39 > 0:43:41We are all in, all out.
0:43:41 > 0:43:42- I'm feeling upbeat.- Are you? - Yes, I am.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44After surveying their wares, I'm happy.
0:43:44 > 0:43:46- All right, come on. - Let's see yours.
0:43:46 > 0:43:49Look at that, guys. Just look at that.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52- Classic movie.- And we thought with this, we really can't go wrong.
0:43:52 > 0:43:54- It was cheap.- Yeah.
0:43:54 > 0:43:56- How cheap? Name your price.- £30?
0:43:57 > 0:43:5950, 50, I'd say 50.
0:43:59 > 0:44:01The lady had to buy it.
0:44:01 > 0:44:03It's my fault, I had a sort of a gut thing, I just liked it.
0:44:03 > 0:44:06- No, we like it. It was cheap, it was £95.- Ooh!- Between friends.- OK.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09- It's... It's...- It's well presented, isn't it?- Yeah.- Quite clean.
0:44:09 > 0:44:13In other words, they don't like it! So, how about this?
0:44:13 > 0:44:15No, no, no, it's a cigar humidifier.
0:44:15 > 0:44:17- JAMES:- Isn't that very good?
0:44:17 > 0:44:21Absolutely. Sometimes, you buy things for quirky value and we feel this,
0:44:21 > 0:44:23to a gentleman of the South who wants a really good
0:44:23 > 0:44:27humidifier for his evening port and cigar, this is it, Richard.
0:44:27 > 0:44:30That's a lovely gift for someone who loves cigars, like you, James.
0:44:30 > 0:44:32I think it's lovely.
0:44:32 > 0:44:34You know, you watch it race away, you know.
0:44:34 > 0:44:35You know, you watch!
0:44:35 > 0:44:38And let's not forget that Silver Jubilee toy set.
0:44:38 > 0:44:40They're very smart, they're smart as paint, actually.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42They're very sweet.
0:44:42 > 0:44:44Is that good? I think it's collectable...
0:44:44 > 0:44:47People obsessed with the Royal Family would want that. They'd want a piece of it.
0:44:47 > 0:44:49You're impressed, aren't you?
0:44:49 > 0:44:51Yeah, I think you've done very well.
0:44:51 > 0:44:53But is that it?
0:44:53 > 0:44:55Well, you bought the big one, we've bought the bigger one.
0:44:55 > 0:44:58- An invisible bigger one? I can't see it.- The bigger one, Richard,
0:44:58 > 0:45:01is going to send us into stardom with a huge profit.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03- OK?- Says you.
0:45:03 > 0:45:06Exactly. Right. One minute. Watch, mate, one minute.
0:45:06 > 0:45:09You wait till you see this. Go on, Charles!
0:45:09 > 0:45:11DRUM ROLL James and Richard,
0:45:11 > 0:45:14prepare to be impressed, OK? Look at this!
0:45:14 > 0:45:16- Watch the spindles.- Look at that!
0:45:16 > 0:45:17Look at that!
0:45:17 > 0:45:21- What is it?- It's a sideboard. - Look at this!
0:45:21 > 0:45:26This is a dawn of the 20th century Arts and Crafts, Richard.
0:45:26 > 0:45:31It's stylish, James. It wasn't £400 or £500, was it, Fiona?
0:45:31 > 0:45:33No, it wasn't £400-500,
0:45:33 > 0:45:36although that's what he said he would put it on sale for...
0:45:36 > 0:45:37Yeah.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39..and we got it for...
0:45:39 > 0:45:40Got it for...?
0:45:40 > 0:45:41..200.
0:45:41 > 0:45:44- Well done!- Well done. - And if this doesn't make money
0:45:44 > 0:45:48and take Fiona and I to the summit, nothing ever will.
0:45:48 > 0:45:51- What do you think? It's a nice piece, isn't it?- It is a nice piece.
0:45:51 > 0:45:53- It's a lot for £200.- Is it? Yeah.
0:45:53 > 0:45:57We're ready, James, we're ready for the auction now.
0:45:57 > 0:46:01Steady on! First, I want to know what our competitors really think.
0:46:01 > 0:46:05- They've done very well.- They have. - It's an imaginative collection.
0:46:05 > 0:46:07- It is.- Do you think that their big gun,
0:46:07 > 0:46:09which is that piece of furniture, compared to our big gun,
0:46:09 > 0:46:12- is a bigger gun? - It's a great piece of furniture and,
0:46:12 > 0:46:16you know, even to a layman, £200 seems on the low side.
0:46:16 > 0:46:19- That big copper... - I love that, actually.
0:46:19 > 0:46:20I think that's quite good.
0:46:20 > 0:46:23- Yeah.- But at 200, it's a big spend, so don't worry about it.
0:46:23 > 0:46:24It's a huge spend.
0:46:24 > 0:46:28We've bought well and if we've bought well, we ought to sell well.
0:46:28 > 0:46:33Ours is a real winner. And I could see that possibly making
0:46:33 > 0:46:35anywhere between 200-350.
0:46:35 > 0:46:36Oh, well, we'll see at the sale.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39- We will. The proof is in the eating, isn't it?- Mm-hm.
0:46:39 > 0:46:41- Good luck, partner.- Yeah, you too. - Come on, we'll be fine!
0:46:41 > 0:46:44- Thank you, thank you. - We'll go for it. To auction, we go.
0:46:44 > 0:46:46Unhand her!
0:46:46 > 0:46:51After first experiencing engine problems just outside Lostwithiel,
0:46:51 > 0:46:53this celebrity road trip comes to an end
0:46:53 > 0:46:55in the seaside town of Bude.
0:46:55 > 0:47:00But forget the beach, it's here we've come to do battle
0:47:00 > 0:47:03at the auction house of James F Kendling,
0:47:03 > 0:47:06and at this very second, both teams are filled with confidence,
0:47:06 > 0:47:08- and raring to go. - ENGINE REVS
0:47:08 > 0:47:12That sounds like Charles. High revs, first gear.
0:47:12 > 0:47:15Morning!
0:47:17 > 0:47:19Both teams began this journey with £400 in the coffers,
0:47:19 > 0:47:24and two days on, Charles and Fiona have spent all but £20 of it,
0:47:24 > 0:47:28staking their reputations on four eclectic lots.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31- We're smokin'!- Yes!
0:47:31 > 0:47:32ENGINE REVS
0:47:32 > 0:47:34Oh!
0:47:34 > 0:47:37James and Richard, meanwhile, have spent every penny,
0:47:37 > 0:47:40splashing out on six items, though before we proceed,
0:47:40 > 0:47:43I'm afraid to say they have a confession to make.
0:47:43 > 0:47:46- We... We... We've overspent. - You haven't?
0:47:46 > 0:47:50It's in your power to disqualify us and declare yourselves the winners.
0:47:50 > 0:47:52So you've overspent? I don't believe it!
0:47:52 > 0:47:54- We overspent by £5.- You haven't?!
0:47:54 > 0:47:56- We did the sums and...- £5 over.
0:47:56 > 0:47:58- Well, we're a decent pair, really, aren't we?- Yeah, we are.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00- So, you'll let it go? - We wouldn't like to fall out.
0:48:00 > 0:48:03- No.- We're really rather fond of you.
0:48:03 > 0:48:05- OK, thank you. - We're happy, we're happy.
0:48:05 > 0:48:07I actually loved your stuff.
0:48:07 > 0:48:08Well, isn't that nice?
0:48:08 > 0:48:12But how does auctioneer James Kendling rate their chances?
0:48:12 > 0:48:15Could £5 make all the difference?
0:48:15 > 0:48:18It's open season, really, isn't it?
0:48:18 > 0:48:22Richard and James' porcupine and ebony box -
0:48:22 > 0:48:25that could go either way. Could make £10, could make 30.
0:48:25 > 0:48:29Charles and Fiona, we're liking the cigar humidor.
0:48:29 > 0:48:32If the question is - what do you buy the man who has everything,
0:48:32 > 0:48:36then the answer is - an individual cigar humidor, isn't it?
0:48:36 > 0:48:39Richard's lamp, I'm liking that, that's a nice thing,
0:48:39 > 0:48:41so we're quite hopeful of that.
0:48:41 > 0:48:45As for Charles and Fiona's big-ticket item, the dresser.
0:48:45 > 0:48:46That's typical of something that,
0:48:46 > 0:48:51if it does well, it will do really, really well, and if it doesn't,
0:48:51 > 0:48:53it could be a bit disastrous.
0:48:53 > 0:48:59So, I don't know. Charles and Fiona have made some plucky purchases.
0:48:59 > 0:49:03Richard and James have made some shrewd purchases.
0:49:03 > 0:49:05Could go either way.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07Certainly.
0:49:07 > 0:49:11Frankly, the suspense is killing me, so let the auction begin!
0:49:11 > 0:49:12Deep breaths.
0:49:12 > 0:49:15It's Richard's mahogany servants' bell,
0:49:15 > 0:49:19which may or may not be from a rambling country house.
0:49:19 > 0:49:22£10 upstairs, at 12, 14. 16, 18, 20,
0:49:22 > 0:49:26two, four, 24, 24. 24.
0:49:26 > 0:49:3026, anywhere?
0:49:30 > 0:49:32It's quite crucial to a few people here!
0:49:32 > 0:49:3530, here. 32, all done at £32.
0:49:35 > 0:49:39THEY GROAN
0:49:39 > 0:49:42All done at 32, then.
0:49:42 > 0:49:44Not the best of starts.
0:49:44 > 0:49:47That's a £3 loss, even before commission.
0:49:47 > 0:49:50But moving along, Fiona's hoping her nostalgia for the Queen
0:49:50 > 0:49:54will make her and Charles a wad of cash.
0:49:54 > 0:49:56Somebody has made a studious purchase
0:49:56 > 0:49:58of something that's not only timely,
0:49:58 > 0:50:04but esteemed in quality, history, pomp and circumstance.
0:50:04 > 0:50:05Well said, sir, well said!
0:50:06 > 0:50:09So, let's start at £2, then.
0:50:09 > 0:50:14Four, six, eight, 10, 12, 14, 20.
0:50:14 > 0:50:18£20 here, £20 here. 22. 24...
0:50:18 > 0:50:21That's more like it!
0:50:21 > 0:50:2640, here. At 40, here. All done at £40, then.
0:50:26 > 0:50:28In the room, front and centre...
0:50:28 > 0:50:31- £15 up!- Fantastic!
0:50:31 > 0:50:33Well done, Fiona. For now, at least,
0:50:33 > 0:50:35you're firmly in first place.
0:50:36 > 0:50:40But perhaps Richard's porcupine and ebony box could change everything.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43It's our Achilles heel, that one. I think it is.
0:50:43 > 0:50:47- I don't like it. - You don't like it?- No.
0:50:47 > 0:50:51Well, let's hope these good people don't feel the same way.
0:50:51 > 0:50:55I can start this at, er...£12.
0:50:55 > 0:50:57Oh, yes, that's good.
0:50:57 > 0:50:5916, anywhere?
0:50:59 > 0:51:0116 in the door.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03Well done.
0:51:03 > 0:51:0618 upstairs, 20 anywhere? Against you in the door.
0:51:06 > 0:51:09- Focus.- All done? At £18, then.
0:51:09 > 0:51:11Oh, no!
0:51:11 > 0:51:16Oh, dear! That's roughly another £30 down the old gurgler.
0:51:16 > 0:51:20Then there's the commission. Oh, dear. So, don't worry.
0:51:20 > 0:51:24I'm sensing an air of excitement, around James and Richard's next lot,
0:51:24 > 0:51:26the Sampson Mordan racing pencil.
0:51:26 > 0:51:28I can start this at £20.
0:51:28 > 0:51:3122, 22 in the room.
0:51:31 > 0:51:3524, behind you. 26, here.
0:51:35 > 0:51:4128, here. 30, here. 30, here. At 30, here. All done at £30?
0:51:41 > 0:51:4332, anywhere?
0:51:43 > 0:51:48- £30 in the middle? All done at £30? Bargain of the century.- It is.
0:51:48 > 0:51:5032! 32, just gone.
0:51:50 > 0:51:57- 34, here.- There's life in this lot yet.- 38! 38, in the middle.
0:51:57 > 0:51:59All done at 38, then?
0:51:59 > 0:52:02Oh, no!
0:52:02 > 0:52:05And so, just to recap, three items in,
0:52:05 > 0:52:09James and Richard are losing money hand over fist.
0:52:09 > 0:52:13Charles and Fiona, meanwhile, are filled with confidence,
0:52:13 > 0:52:18and up next is their silver-plated cigar holder.
0:52:18 > 0:52:20- It cost only £60. - 60? You're going to make a loss.
0:52:20 > 0:52:23- You're going to make a loss. - Oh, thanks!
0:52:23 > 0:52:26And now, the moment of truth.
0:52:26 > 0:52:28- £30 for it, then? - Come on, keep it going.
0:52:28 > 0:52:3226, here. One could make a difference. 28.
0:52:32 > 0:52:3428 online, come on!
0:52:34 > 0:52:38Down to you. Do you want 30, sir? No, sure?
0:52:38 > 0:52:4132 online, 34 anywhere?
0:52:41 > 0:52:44I'm worn out. Absolutely worn out.
0:52:44 > 0:52:48My goodness, I need a cup of tea and a lie down after that!
0:52:48 > 0:52:50But, I'm afraid to say, it's still a loss.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52I'm absolutely worn out.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55- I'm hot, I'm sweaty...- £28 down!
0:52:55 > 0:52:57Indeed, you are, Fiona.
0:52:57 > 0:53:02But it could be worse. James and Richard are down £42.
0:53:02 > 0:53:05Let's see if heir AA hip flask can revive them.
0:53:05 > 0:53:10£10, at 12 here, 12. 12, 14, here.
0:53:10 > 0:53:14Keep going. Keep going.
0:53:14 > 0:53:15Well done, sir, well done!
0:53:15 > 0:53:2022, anywhere? £20, upstairs. 22, anywhere?
0:53:20 > 0:53:24All done, then? First and final time, all done at £20, then...
0:53:24 > 0:53:27Hammer falls!
0:53:27 > 0:53:30Let's be honest, here. It's not looking good, is it?
0:53:30 > 0:53:35No, so can James and Richard's 1920s brass portholes
0:53:35 > 0:53:38help save the day, or are these two all at sea?
0:53:38 > 0:53:44£20... 22, here. 24, here. 26, with you. 28, here.
0:53:44 > 0:53:49- 30! Come on! Yes!- Never say never!
0:53:49 > 0:53:53All done at £32, then...
0:53:53 > 0:53:54THEY GROAN
0:53:54 > 0:53:57Minus 18, Richard!
0:53:57 > 0:54:01Yes, that's James and Richard's fourth loss in a row,
0:54:01 > 0:54:03but this auction is far from over.
0:54:03 > 0:54:07Next, the purchase that Charles and Fiona didn't quite agree on -
0:54:07 > 0:54:09that framed Zulu movie poster.
0:54:09 > 0:54:1220, then, £20 for it, then, £20, surely.
0:54:12 > 0:54:14Come on!
0:54:14 > 0:54:19I'm interrupted, 24, here. 26, 28. 28, 30.
0:54:19 > 0:54:21This is going well.
0:54:21 > 0:54:26Go on! 60, here.
0:54:26 > 0:54:29But we're still not in the black.
0:54:29 > 0:54:3264, 68 if you like. All done at 66, then. Fair warning, then.
0:54:32 > 0:54:34That's your man!
0:54:34 > 0:54:38Sold for £66. So, that's another loss.
0:54:38 > 0:54:40I think it's fair to say
0:54:40 > 0:54:44this auction has been a disaster. But at least our competitors
0:54:44 > 0:54:46are keeping their chins up.
0:54:46 > 0:54:50- This is not happening!- And each team still has one big ticket item left.
0:54:50 > 0:54:55- It's not really about profit, it's about who loses less.- Yeah.
0:54:55 > 0:54:57Yes, that's the spirit!
0:54:57 > 0:55:02Up first is James and Richard's bold £200 purchase of the masthead lamp.
0:55:02 > 0:55:05Now, this should do well.
0:55:05 > 0:55:07Here we go. This could be the big one.
0:55:07 > 0:55:10Start you in the room at £20. 25 over there. 25, 30.
0:55:10 > 0:55:11Going up in fives.
0:55:11 > 0:55:1435, 40, five,
0:55:14 > 0:55:18- 50...- At last!
0:55:18 > 0:55:19£50.
0:55:19 > 0:55:24Obviously, the bidders aren't in the room.
0:55:24 > 0:55:28..55, 60. At 60. At £60. £60. At £60.
0:55:28 > 0:55:30All done at £60, then?
0:55:30 > 0:55:35- I'm not hearing this! - In the room at £60... 65? 65?
0:55:35 > 0:55:37£70. £70.
0:55:37 > 0:55:41- Hopefully, they knew what we paid for it!- £70. £70, I have.
0:55:41 > 0:55:44Fair warning, then. At 70...
0:55:44 > 0:55:46We're going down. THEY GROAN
0:55:46 > 0:55:49It was a brave purchase, but it looks as if
0:55:49 > 0:55:52James and Richard are officially sunk!
0:55:52 > 0:55:55There's been a certain consistency about our lots, Richard.
0:55:58 > 0:56:01Let's hope the bidders are a little kinder to Charles and Fiona.
0:56:01 > 0:56:04And if anything can get them going, it'll be
0:56:04 > 0:56:09this Arts and Crafts jobbie, which, like the lamp, cost £200.
0:56:09 > 0:56:1220, then?
0:56:12 > 0:56:14Take a tenner, for the sake of it!
0:56:14 > 0:56:17This is close to rabbit hutch territory, here!
0:56:17 > 0:56:19£10 for it, then?
0:56:19 > 0:56:22At 12, here. At 12 here. 14, anywhere?
0:56:22 > 0:56:23At 12, here.
0:56:23 > 0:56:28- Get your coat!- Painful!- This is terrible. I can feel the pain!
0:56:28 > 0:56:31- £15, then.- It cost 200! Oh!
0:56:31 > 0:56:34Gosh, it's a tough crowd, and the dresser is struggling
0:56:34 > 0:56:37to find a good home. In fact, any home at all.
0:56:37 > 0:56:41- 40, here... - £40, we've matched your investment.
0:56:41 > 0:56:4342!
0:56:43 > 0:56:46- I don't believe it, I don't believe it. 42.- Fair warning, then...
0:56:46 > 0:56:49THEY GROAN
0:56:49 > 0:56:54Someone has just got an incredible deal!
0:56:54 > 0:56:56Sadly, for Charles and Fiona,
0:56:56 > 0:56:59it means their big purchase didn't pay off.
0:56:59 > 0:57:04- Oh, dear.- Our competitors have risked it all and lost it all.
0:57:04 > 0:57:08So it comes down to who lost the least and, even then,
0:57:08 > 0:57:10it's the closest race we've ever seen.
0:57:10 > 0:57:12There's only 40p in it.
0:57:12 > 0:57:15'It's very tight, James, it's very tight.'
0:57:15 > 0:57:20To get the final figures, after auction costs, they're calling HQ.
0:57:20 > 0:57:25'Richard and James have made a total loss of £232.80.'
0:57:25 > 0:57:27£232.80.
0:57:27 > 0:57:28You big losers!
0:57:28 > 0:57:34'Fiona and Charles have made a loss of £232.40.'
0:57:34 > 0:57:36THEY CHEER
0:57:36 > 0:57:40Hee-hee! So, Charles and Fiona are the winners!
0:57:40 > 0:57:41- Oh, James!- Well done!
0:57:41 > 0:57:45By the way, if Richard and James hadn't gone £5 over budget...
0:57:45 > 0:57:48..We would've won!
0:57:48 > 0:57:53- Oh!- It's Shakespearian, isn't it? - It is.- It's a play of tragedy.
0:57:53 > 0:57:56- Come on...- Unlucky.
0:57:56 > 0:57:58Just to recap, after commission,
0:57:58 > 0:58:03Fiona and Charles have made an overall loss of £232.40.
0:58:03 > 0:58:05Meanwhile, Richard and James
0:58:05 > 0:58:09have made a loss of £232.80.
0:58:09 > 0:58:13In other words, this contest was won and lost over just 40p.
0:58:13 > 0:58:19- Oh! We were robbed. Robbed! - We robbed ourselves.- We're going.
0:58:19 > 0:58:21See you there. Bye!
0:58:21 > 0:58:26So, thank you, everyone, especially today's winners,
0:58:26 > 0:58:29Charles Hanson and Fiona Phillips.
0:58:50 > 0:58:56Subtitles by Red Bee Media Ltd