0:00:01 > 0:00:03Some of the nation's favourite celebrities...
0:00:03 > 0:00:07What if we were to say 150 for the two? Then you've got yourself a deal.
0:00:07 > 0:00:08..one antiques expert each...
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Come on, make with the cash.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13# Da, da, da-da Da, da, da, da, dah!
0:00:13 > 0:00:15..and one big challenge - who can seek out
0:00:15 > 0:00:19and buy the best antiques at the very best prices...
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Just a little punt on something mysterious.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25..and auction for a big profit further down the road?
0:00:25 > 0:00:28GAVEL BANGS
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!
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Welcome to Sussex - proud home
0:00:51 > 0:00:55to some of Britain's sunniest seaside resorts,
0:00:55 > 0:00:59and temporarily home to our very own celebrity rays of sunshine.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06It's curtain up for two actors plotting a drama
0:01:06 > 0:01:10involving £400 each and the pursuit of antiques, but with no script.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12At least you haven't got any lines today, Larry.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14No, no lines at all today, dear.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Stage right is Larry Lamb,
0:01:17 > 0:01:21the EastEnder who made the Mitchell brothers look soft.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Merry Christmas, Janine.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26The man who's graced our screens in everything from Triangle
0:01:26 > 0:01:28to Lovejoy and Casualty.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31And in Gavin And Stacey,
0:01:31 > 0:01:34he leaves his opponent today a satisfied woman!
0:01:34 > 0:01:36I've got no complaints, put it that way.
0:01:36 > 0:01:42- Oh, you're hard-hearted.- Ooh! - You naughty thing!
0:01:42 > 0:01:46So, stage left of course, it could only be Alison Steadman,
0:01:46 > 0:01:48the ultimate class act.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49- Really?!- Yeah.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Dressed to kill, she gave us
0:01:51 > 0:01:55the monstrous Beverly of Abigail's Party...
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Can you take a little bit of criticism?
0:01:57 > 0:02:00..and today, more lovable Pam Shipman,
0:02:00 > 0:02:03and Mr Darcy's nightmare future mother-in-law
0:02:03 > 0:02:05in Pride and Prejudice.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11And Alison herself aspires to better things.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- When we meet up with our experts... - Yah.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- ..they're going to have a car, aren't they?- I think they are.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18If it's a nice Rolls-Royce...
0:02:18 > 0:02:20You're going in it, right?
0:02:20 > 0:02:24- ..I'll choose the guy that's got the Rolls-Royce, OK.- There you go.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Oh, Alison, if only you knew!
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Our experts have driven a fair few classic cars,
0:02:30 > 0:02:32but this one takes the biscuit.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Yeah, I don't know what we did wrong,
0:02:34 > 0:02:36but it must have been really bad!
0:02:36 > 0:02:43Yes - so bad they've been allocated just 500cc in this Fiat Gamini.
0:02:43 > 0:02:48- Oh, it's a lawnmower, it's a lawnmower!- Engine in the back.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51You can get a big grass box to stick on the back of this,
0:02:51 > 0:02:53you know, it's an optional extra.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Shame about the transport! What about the experts?
0:02:57 > 0:03:01In addition to being an expert lawnmower driver,
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Carlisle auctioneer, Paul Laidlaw, confesses to being
0:03:03 > 0:03:06an antiques geek since childhood.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11His passions are arms and armour and the Georgian era. He's decisive...
0:03:11 > 0:03:13I think that's a no brainer.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16..and he'll stop at nothing in pursuit of a bargain.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19This is where the nice young man turns into a...
0:03:19 > 0:03:20- Oh, not so nice.- ..hideous monster.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Can you drive a bit sensibly, please?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Can you smell that? That's the smell of fear.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28No, surely,
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Thomas Plant could never smell anything but manly and fearless!
0:03:32 > 0:03:35After all, he's a seasoned auctioneer who knows a thing or two
0:03:35 > 0:03:37about toys, jewellery, watches and more.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39It gives him confidence.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41We ain't got a chance!
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- His strategy is to hope he knows more than the seller...- Errr...
0:03:45 > 0:03:47..and never give up.
0:03:47 > 0:03:48That's it, it's over.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52So, what will be the winning combination of expertise
0:03:52 > 0:03:54and celebrity?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- Alison or Larry? - No preference at all.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58- I'm quite relaxed as well. - Absolutely.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03They're both legends and I'm quite chilled, really.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05I'll go with whomsoever's got the other car.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Clear as mud!
0:04:08 > 0:04:12Do our celebrities have a better idea about buying antiques?
0:04:12 > 0:04:14No, I'm good at bric-a-brac, but I'm...
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- Me, I'm very good bric-a-brac. - I'm no good at antiques.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20No, and this is certainly not Bric-A-Brac Roadshow,
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- that's for sure, isn't it?- No, no.
0:04:22 > 0:04:28Yes, there's a clue in the title, chaps, Celebrity ANTIQUES Road Trip.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Let's hope our experts are clear about the celebrity bit.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- Was he Dirty Den?- No!
0:04:33 > 0:04:37- He was the baddie in EastEnders. - I've no idea, to be honest with you.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- And somebody bumped him off in the end.- What, bumped him off?
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- Christmas special.- Did they? - It was like Who Shot Jr, wasn't it?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- I can't... I don't know. I mean, I'm not...- Did he shoot JR?
0:04:46 > 0:04:49This doesn't bode well.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51So let's at least get a few things straight, right?
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Our celebrities each have £400, an expert and a classic car
0:04:55 > 0:05:00to do two days' shopping and see who can make most money at auction.
0:05:00 > 0:05:01Yeah.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05Fasten your seatbelts, then, for a trip starting in Arundel
0:05:05 > 0:05:09and weaving through the glorious countryside of West and East Sussex
0:05:09 > 0:05:13to our auction by the seaside in Eastbourne.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Giddy up!
0:05:15 > 0:05:20But then again, it might all grind to a halt in a lay-by on the A27.
0:05:20 > 0:05:25Even on television, your car breaks down! Come on, darling.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Larry, I'll be here forever, I can't undo my belt.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33And I tell you what, there's no use me looking at this,
0:05:33 > 0:05:35because it might as well be a bowl of spaghetti.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40Waiting, oblivious, at Arundel Cathedral, Thomas has an idea.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Do you think we ought to go into the church
0:05:42 > 0:05:44and pray for some good purchases?
0:05:44 > 0:05:48I think a reliable car should be top of the wish list, Thomas,
0:05:48 > 0:05:51and thank heavens for Tony the taxi!
0:05:52 > 0:05:55We're at the cathedral.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57I see a red car out the corner of my eye.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Yep.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01A red car.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04It's like Noddy's car.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06It is Noddy. Noddy's here to meet us.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08So, which one's Big Ears, then?
0:06:08 > 0:06:11So...
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- Hello.- Impressive. Hiya. - I'm Thomas.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- Larry. Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Larry, how are you doing? Paul.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Nice to meet you, Paul. And there she is.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Hi. Hello.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- Now, how come I didn't get a kiss? - Hello. Mmm.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26I can't help but notice...
0:06:26 > 0:06:29What happened to the car, that's what you're asking.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Never mind that. What's the plan now, then?
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- And that's Noddy's car, there? - That's it, and you're Noddy.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38You're with me. Is that all right?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41She was rather expecting something a bit more grand, I'm afraid.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43I'm afraid... Thing is, you're actually quite tall.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46There's no way you would ever get in that.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48I'm the smallest out of all the guys,
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- so that's why I'm in here, with you, Alison.- Right.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- You all right?- It'll be fine.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55That's what they call the short straw, Alison.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- All right.- Oh, brilliant, you're in! - Oh, I'm in!
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Happy shopping.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06So, I suppose that's it.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09It's you and I on our feet, I think.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Back to the taxi. Let's go.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Our trip begins in the market town of Arundel,
0:07:22 > 0:07:24which used to be a busy port.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28Nowadays it's best known for its magnificent castle.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30It's the home of the Duke of Norfolk,
0:07:30 > 0:07:33and the oldest part dates back to 1068.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Wow!
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Alison and Thomas have only been on the road a matter of minutes,
0:07:39 > 0:07:41but already he has a confession.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- So, little secret...- Mmm. - The shop's just down the road.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- Lovely.- You like that? - So we could've walked.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- We could've walked. We are going to walk, now.- We are, OK.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52A good bit of, sort of, exercise, getting in and out, and getting used
0:07:52 > 0:07:56to the car, because we're going to have to drive it some of the time.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- I need a winch to get me in and out. - No you don't!- I do.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- No you don't, you'll be fine. - How about that?- Well done.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06- OK. OK, we've done it.- Have you got any idea what you want to buy?
0:08:06 > 0:08:12I love toys. I'm a bit of a sucker for teddy bears, tin toys,
0:08:12 > 0:08:16dolls' houses, stuff like that.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20Two toy enthusiasts - this should go like clockwork! Ha-ha!
0:08:20 > 0:08:25Antiques market. How exciting.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Now, how do you want to do this? Do you want to buy things YOU like?
0:08:28 > 0:08:31I would imagine that's what I'll do.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Good. Well, I'll be here to advise you.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37But, you know, I've got to think, haven't I? Because it's not for me.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39It's not for you, you're quite right.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41It's to try and make a profit.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43And I emphasise the word "try."
0:08:43 > 0:08:46The market is a stone's throw from the castle,
0:08:46 > 0:08:49with stock ranging from furniture to costume jewellery,
0:08:49 > 0:08:52courtesy of David Mattey.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54There's a vast selection.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56There's a lot here.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59But Thomas soon narrows the field.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01It's a cruet set.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05So, you have your... I'm getting nothing off Alison here,
0:09:05 > 0:09:08because obviously she hates it already.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11Well, hate is too strong a word, I think, but...
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Doesn't it remind you of our Noddy car? Hmm?
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Perhaps that's why I don't like it. No, erm...
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Don't be nasty about the car, it hasn't done anything wrong to you.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21"Don't be nasty about the Noddy car"!
0:09:21 > 0:09:24I want to have a look at these toys.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Yeah, you like toys, don't you?
0:09:26 > 0:09:28- I love toys, I love toys. - Toys are great.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30So you've got the trolleybus.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34They're all a bit play-worn, aren't they?
0:09:34 > 0:09:38- All a bit what?- Play-worn, they call this play-worn.- Play-worn.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40What do you want for them?
0:09:40 > 0:09:43For this grouping here, I'm thinking £30.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45I would like to offer you 20 for those?
0:09:45 > 0:09:4727?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49I'll meet you half way, 25.
0:09:49 > 0:09:5125's OK.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- Shall we go for it? - 25 I think would be good.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57- Do you want to go for it?- Yep. - Yeah, you like those?- Definitely.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01- First purchase out the way. - Exciting, yeah.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06Minus their classic car, Larry and Paul have a taxi for the trip
0:10:06 > 0:10:09to their first shop just outside Chichester.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11It's a precious 20 minutes for Paul to find out
0:10:11 > 0:10:14what'll make Team Lamb tick.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Was acting always going to be your thing?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Never ever thought anything about it, but just by chance
0:10:19 > 0:10:23got involved in amateur theatre as I made my way around the world,
0:10:23 > 0:10:26and in the end, just took a punt and became an actor.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28But I mean, I've worked every country in Europe.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31I've worked pretty much all the way round the world.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34Paul's keen to know if the hard man of the East End
0:10:34 > 0:10:37can help him haggle for bargains.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41The joke in my family is if they're asking for ten, I'll get them
0:10:41 > 0:10:42to sell it to me for 11.
0:10:42 > 0:10:43HE LAUGHS
0:10:43 > 0:10:47- You've too big a heart! - Absolutely hopeless.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Looks as if the hard man act is down to Paul, then.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51Here we are.
0:10:51 > 0:10:57The first place to test his am-dram talents is run by Julie Mangan
0:10:57 > 0:10:58and her Italian husband Rudi.
0:10:58 > 0:11:04Importante. In tutte le lingue...
0:11:04 > 0:11:08Mamma mia, eh? Larry picked up Italian on his travels.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Paul's had a tip about what might sell well
0:11:10 > 0:11:12at the auction they're heading for.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- That's bad news, if I'm right.- Yep?
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Because the theme happens to be figurines, your Doulton ladies,
0:11:17 > 0:11:22but at the same time I'm not going to say, "Let's look for china ornaments,"
0:11:22 > 0:11:25because, frankly, I'd rather you stuck pins in my eyes.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Hmm...an Italian-inspired shop's not the obvious place for this mission.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Don't see a lot of Doulton figurines.
0:11:36 > 0:11:37That's not a Doulton.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Certainly not a Doulton figurine.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41THEY LAUGH
0:11:41 > 0:11:42It's not a Doulton.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45The search continues, and soon goes off track.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47I rather like this.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49The young man there?
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- Can I lift it up?- Yes, you can. Yeah, it's quite heavy, careful.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Ooh, it is heavy, isn't it, eh?
0:11:54 > 0:11:56I know where you've gone with that.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59I really like it and I'm sure this certainly looks
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- as if it might be Italian, is it? - It could be.- It could be, yeah?
0:12:02 > 0:12:04It's a decorative lump.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- It is a decorative lump, a bit like me.- I hate it.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- Do you?- But it's not about that. - No.- It's about the psychology...
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- I like it- ..that you've alluded to.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16Are you feeling strongly enough to take our first punt?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Yeah. Yeah.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Let's follow up this good cop, bad cop routine we've got going here,
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- where I hate it and you like it.- Yeah.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28Paul launches the double-act. He was born to play bad cop!
0:12:28 > 0:12:31- I love it.- There's no age to it. It's pre-cast, you buy it
0:12:31 > 0:12:33down the garden centre and leave it in your garden for six months
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- and it'll look like that. - Well, not quite, but...
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- But you know what I'm saying. It's not an antique. - No, it's not an antique, no.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41Well?
0:12:41 > 0:12:46- 25.- There's artistry there, but is it 15 quid?
0:12:46 > 0:12:48No. 20 quid and we'll shake on it.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51This is the Antiques Road Trip and we're talking about a non-antique!
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- Well, yes.- There's this hole, and I'm at the bottom, still digging!
0:12:54 > 0:12:56We've all got to make a living, come on!
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- 20 quid, here you go, 20 quid. - That's it.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00There you go, that'll do.
0:13:00 > 0:13:04You're supposed to be playing good cop, Larry, not total pushover cop!
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Back in Arundel, Team Steadman is heading down the road
0:13:12 > 0:13:15to Arundel Eccentrics and Nass Interiors,
0:13:15 > 0:13:20with its eclectic mix of decorative antiques and shabby chic.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Owners, Brendan and Nass, are on hand to help.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29Rather like Larry, Thomas is drawn to a human form.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31My wife.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33HE LAUGHS
0:13:33 > 0:13:37- I think that's great. - In terracotta.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38How much is it?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40£25.
0:13:43 > 0:13:48I think it's great, but it's whether anyone would want to buy it.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50You see, Lucian Freud can get away with it,
0:13:50 > 0:13:53and it is so brilliantly done, I mean, the proportions are great.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57- It's a real body, isn't it? She looks like a real person. - Yeah. Absolutely.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00A woman of that age, and I'm not saying a word, not saying a word.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- No.- What? What? Erm...
0:14:03 > 0:14:05THEY GIGGLE
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Don't you say anything!
0:14:07 > 0:14:10I'm not saying anything! I'm not saying I...
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Alison spots something rather more - ahem - small and perfectly formed.
0:14:18 > 0:14:19I'm liking this.
0:14:19 > 0:14:20You like that, do you?
0:14:20 > 0:14:24It's in miniature again, another small thing.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28It's for a little sort of, little child's nursery, isn't it?
0:14:28 > 0:14:30The proportions are there for a miniature tea service,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33which you see quite a lot of.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39I've got a china tea set at home that would be perfect on there.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- Well, you can't buy it for yourself. - Ohh!- It's got to go through auction.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45- He's so cruel.- I'm not cruel. - You are cruel.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47I'm not cruel, I'm a realist. Now, come on, what do you think?
0:14:47 > 0:14:49I want it.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54At £350, the ticket price isn't child-sized,
0:14:54 > 0:14:58- but Nass is prepared to think small. Well, smaller.- What can you do?
0:14:58 > 0:15:01- 160.- 160?- Yeah.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04So, what are you saying, 150?
0:15:04 > 0:15:07150, that's the bottom price, that really is.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- You want to do it?- Yeah.- Done.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Come on, make with the cash.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15Crikey. Maybe Alison could give Larry some "bad cop" lessons.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Back in Chichester, Paul's spotted something,
0:15:23 > 0:15:25though it still doesn't look like a Doulton figurine.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28I defy anyone not to see the workmanship in that.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- Yeah.- Little salon or bedroom chair.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33- Even the caning is superior. That's lovely work.- Yeah, beautiful.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Beautiful. Is it English?
0:15:35 > 0:15:39There's no reason why that shouldn't be English, in all honesty, yeah.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42The chair has fine bone and satinwood marquetry inlay,
0:15:42 > 0:15:45and it dates from the late 19th century.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- You like? - I do, and I'm glad you spotted it,
0:15:47 > 0:15:49because I certainly didn't.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51It's interesting, because it's really been used,
0:15:51 > 0:15:53you can see the wear in it here.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Look - people have sat and put their heels up on here.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Yeah. It's sitting at the moment at 75.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02At auction, on a bad day, they're hard work and they're £20-£40.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04On a good day, it's worth 40-80.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07Two people fall in love with it, it's worth 120.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Shall I ask about the price or not?
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- Yeah.- Lowest price?- Yeah.- £40. - That's the wrong answer, Rudi.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- I'm so... - And that's not game-playing!
0:16:18 > 0:16:21I'll tell you, what sells the chair is the seat.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- Ah, yeah, isn't it?- The seat is in the original condition,
0:16:25 > 0:16:29and it's been sat on it by a very light lady.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33- Una donna leggera!- Bravo. - Due o tre volte.
0:16:33 > 0:16:3730 quid...we've got a deal.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Split it - 35 and we've got a deal.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42It's up to you.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45That's twice!
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Larry's still playing the pushover.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Archie Mitchell must be turning in his grave.
0:16:50 > 0:16:51Second purchase.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55But at least he is mindful of the possible demand
0:16:55 > 0:16:57for twee figurines at auction.
0:16:57 > 0:17:02- This theme thing has led me to look again at this...- Mm-hmm?- Over here.
0:17:02 > 0:17:06It's got a very Dickensian feel to it, doesn't it?
0:17:06 > 0:17:10But I don't know, what story's unfolding there?
0:17:10 > 0:17:13She has been having a pop with the old boy, right?
0:17:13 > 0:17:16And she's twigged, right?
0:17:16 > 0:17:19- She knows she's twigged, and he isn't wise to it yet. - PAUL LAUGHS
0:17:19 > 0:17:25That's what's going on there, right? Little bit of Victorian soap opera.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Right there. That'll go nice with the figurines.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31Go nicely in Albert Square, more like.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34My problem with pictures is every wall in the country
0:17:34 > 0:17:37that needs a picture has got a picture on it.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Is it good enough to get the buyer to go,
0:17:39 > 0:17:42"Oh, I love that so much, it's going above the fireplace,
0:17:42 > 0:17:44"and I'm getting rid of the one I've got?"
0:17:44 > 0:17:47- What is the price on that? - We had 45 on it.- Yeah.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51But I can go down to 35.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53I think this one needs to be 25.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56- I cannot go to 25.- Ahh...
0:17:56 > 0:17:59I'll split with you again - 30, and it's yours.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02I don't think we should split with this one. I'm not a gambler.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05I AM a miserable Scot.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08Let me dig my heels in on this one.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Yeah, all right. OK.
0:18:10 > 0:18:11Rudi, you've been really fair.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15Fantastic. Thank you, yeah. Thank you Rudi.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19At last, the bad cop gets his way,
0:18:19 > 0:18:23and for £80 Larry has a chair, a sculpture and an engraving.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- ..eight.- Thank you!
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Alison and Thomas are headed for Worthing
0:18:29 > 0:18:31and their final shop of the day,
0:18:31 > 0:18:33but she's got her doubts about getting there.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38The Noddy car I'm slightly ambivalent about.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40It's a bit quirky.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Is that the station? Ah, yes.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45That's Arundel Station. Do you want me to drop you off there?
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Are you that shocked with my driving?
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Get the train to Worthing instead?
0:18:49 > 0:18:53Well, assuming she doesn't let the train take the strain,
0:18:53 > 0:18:57the journey from Arundel to Worthing could be ten miles of terror,
0:18:57 > 0:19:00so Thomas wisely tries the distraction technique.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05What do you prefer: studio, theatre or film?
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- Cos you've done it all, yeah? - Well, I do enjoy filming,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11but theatre has always been my first love,
0:19:11 > 0:19:14but now I'm getting a bit older, I'm beginning to think,
0:19:14 > 0:19:16"But how much theatre will I carry on doing?"
0:19:16 > 0:19:19It gets harder to learn, and more tiring.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22I haven't got quite the same sort of courage
0:19:22 > 0:19:24that I used to have to get out there
0:19:24 > 0:19:26and play an enormous part on the stage.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Having said that, I've just been doing a radio series
0:19:29 > 0:19:33and a radio play - thoroughly enjoying that, because on radio,
0:19:33 > 0:19:37I can play any part I want, doesn't matter what I look like.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- No, absolutely.- Yeah.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44So ten miles and some successful distraction later,
0:19:44 > 0:19:46they're in Worthing.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49It's been a seaside resort since the 1790s,
0:19:49 > 0:19:52and the pier has the dubious distinction
0:19:52 > 0:19:57of having been blown down, burnt down and blown up over the years.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02The last stop of the day is a furniture and fine art specialist.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05Owner, Frank Wilson, is the second generation to run it.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Now, Alison's toying with the idea of a miniature tea set
0:20:10 > 0:20:12to go with her miniature dresser.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16Well...I don't know, but Thomas is distracted by an old bag.
0:20:16 > 0:20:21This is a suitcase which was once owned by Nancy Astor,
0:20:21 > 0:20:23the first woman to sit as a member of parliament.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26"I recently repurchased it from my original customer."
0:20:26 > 0:20:28There we are, in 2012.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33So this lady was given the suitcase by her employer, Nancy Astor.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- Very trendy now. - Very trendy, but not...
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- How much is it?- £45.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42- Nancy Astor.- I'm liking it. - You're liking that, are you?- Mm.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44It's got the provenance, hasn't it?
0:20:44 > 0:20:48The provenance of the suitcase is critical to its value.
0:20:48 > 0:20:52Frank has a book written by the woman who came to own it,
0:20:52 > 0:20:54backed up by personal knowledge.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58She was a customer of ours for many years,
0:20:58 > 0:21:01and she used to travel all over the world with Lady Astor.
0:21:01 > 0:21:02I definitely want to go for it.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- Definitely? You definitely want to go for it?- Yeah.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07What's the very best on the suitcase?
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- We'll make it 35. There we are. - OK.- To give you a chance.
0:21:11 > 0:21:16With the suitcase in the bag, Alison has £195 left.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19She's still on the lookout for miniature china
0:21:19 > 0:21:23to go on her miniature dresser. Well, that was the plan anyway.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- I like this.- Bit of Poole, there.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- They're very Fifties, aren't they? - Hmm.- Pretty, really pretty.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32- Mmm, they're lovely. - And hand-painted.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37These Poole free-form vases have classic 1950s shapes.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40The floral decoration is a nod to traditional motifs,
0:21:40 > 0:21:43but with a distinctive post-war twist.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46You could buy this feeling, "I want to be slightly avant-garde,
0:21:46 > 0:21:49"but I also want to be slightly traditional,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51"and not offend the in-laws too much,"
0:21:51 > 0:21:53or the outlaws, whatever way you look at them.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57- What can you do for these two? - Um... We can do those for £15.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- Wonderful. I think we should go for that.- I do.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- I think we should go for that. - I really like them.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05So, with two vases reduced from £20 to £15,
0:22:05 > 0:22:08and a unique piece of political history,
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Team Steadman is making good progress.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13The same, however, can't be said for Team Lamb.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16No sign of the taxi.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21A road trip without wheels is proving a struggle.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Italian antiques dealer, Rudi, and his trusty Swedish car - ha! -
0:22:25 > 0:22:27- come to the rescue.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30There we are, that's the Roman Palace.
0:22:30 > 0:22:31The chaps have decided on a detour
0:22:31 > 0:22:36to the Roman Palace at Fishbourne on the outskirts of Chichester.
0:22:36 > 0:22:41So, Rudi, how fitting that we should be escorted to the Roman ruins
0:22:41 > 0:22:43by an Italian gentleman!
0:22:43 > 0:22:47- Ey!- Tostare. Mille grazie. - Piacere il mio. Arrivederci.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51- Alla prossima volta.- Alla prossima volta, ciao.- Ciao. Grazie.
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Fishbourne contains the remains of a vast first century Roman palace
0:22:57 > 0:23:00that was accidentally discovered in the 1960s
0:23:00 > 0:23:03during excavations for a new water main.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Good afternoon.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Hello, welcome to Fishbourne Roman Palace.
0:23:08 > 0:23:09Thank you. I'm Paul, hi.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13- Paul, nice to meet you, I'm Jaane. - And I'm tumbling down.- Careful!
0:23:13 > 0:23:15Excuse me dear, nice to meet you!
0:23:15 > 0:23:17It's really nice to have you here.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21Director, Jaane Rowehl, is keen to give Larry and Paul
0:23:21 > 0:23:23an idea of its true scale.
0:23:23 > 0:23:28We have four of these enormous wings, each around 100 metres long,
0:23:28 > 0:23:30which makes the entire footprint of the palace
0:23:30 > 0:23:33roughly comparable to that of Buckingham Palace today.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36It's not clear who lived in the palace,
0:23:36 > 0:23:39but whoever it was had grand designs.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Fishbourne is noted for its stunning mosaics.
0:23:42 > 0:23:47So we're looking now at one of the best of our very early mosaics.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49They date from the first century AD,
0:23:49 > 0:23:52from the same time as the palace itself got designed,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55and we're looking at the absolute height of fashion at the time.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58This black and white geometric theme
0:23:58 > 0:24:00is trying to give you a false perspective,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03and the idea is that because it will never actually be up or down,
0:24:03 > 0:24:06it flickers and gives you movement.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10Is it possible that the people that did this would have come from Rome?
0:24:10 > 0:24:12The person or the residents that lived here
0:24:12 > 0:24:15must have actually imported the labour force,
0:24:15 > 0:24:18either from Gaul or from Italy at the time,
0:24:18 > 0:24:20because there is just nobody here
0:24:20 > 0:24:21who could lay something on this scale
0:24:21 > 0:24:24or at that level of craftsmanship.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27It wasn't just interior decor, either -
0:24:27 > 0:24:30later parts of the palace had all mod cons - well, some of them.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35This is a hypocaust, or the Romans' famous underfloor heating,
0:24:35 > 0:24:38and the way it would have worked is we would have had a big furnace
0:24:38 > 0:24:41just outside the room itself.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43It would have created a lot of heat
0:24:43 > 0:24:46that was sucked through the channels, not only to heat the floor
0:24:46 > 0:24:48but also through hollow tiles in the walls.
0:24:48 > 0:24:52Fascinating, huh? 2,000 years ago.
0:24:52 > 0:24:53We must always remember
0:24:53 > 0:24:56- that this is only the richest that can afford to do this.- Yeah.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58It's possible that the local community's life
0:24:58 > 0:25:00wouldn't have actually changed that much.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03Well, they'd have been out cutting the wood
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- so that they could be lighting the fire to heat this!- That's right.
0:25:06 > 0:25:07Upstairs Downstairs!
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Having gained an overview of the building,
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Team Lamb meets up with Rob Simmons.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16He's the owner of a magnificent beard -
0:25:16 > 0:25:18could that be first century AD, too? -
0:25:18 > 0:25:21as well as curator of a load of rubbish.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Everything on the table that we've got here is rubbish,
0:25:24 > 0:25:26and everything in the store, really,
0:25:26 > 0:25:28is mainly stuff that people threw away.
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- What's that wee dude there? That looks like lead.- He is,
0:25:31 > 0:25:32he's lead. I love him actually,
0:25:32 > 0:25:35because he tells a little part of the human story of Fishbourne.
0:25:35 > 0:25:40We think he's associated with a magical process called defixione.
0:25:40 > 0:25:41He's not quite like a voodoo doll,
0:25:41 > 0:25:45but he'd have been used in a sort of little personal, private ceremony
0:25:45 > 0:25:48to either try to help you win a bet or try and break up lovers,
0:25:48 > 0:25:49or get together with somebody.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- A little talisman, yeah?- Yeah, a talisman's exactly what it is.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Are they pagan? Pre-Christian, are they, or what?
0:25:54 > 0:25:58Pre-Christian, yeah. But they are very, very rare.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01I mean, I don't know of another one from this country.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03- Really?- Do well at auction?
0:26:03 > 0:26:09- Try it!- In-house joke, that yin! THEY LAUGH
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- And what have we here? - I think the amazing thing about this
0:26:12 > 0:26:15is how similar it is to the modern equivalent.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Oh, my word. A die?
0:26:17 > 0:26:21- Yeah. Playing dice was outlawed by the Romans.- Was it?
0:26:21 > 0:26:23And you could be fined if you were caught,
0:26:23 > 0:26:25but the number of dice we find,
0:26:25 > 0:26:27- it was clearly... - They flouted the law.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30..one of those rules you don't take too much notice of.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32But the most amazing thing, I think, about this is,
0:26:32 > 0:26:34you know when you add up the numbers of dice
0:26:34 > 0:26:36- that it always comes to seven. - Always... Yeah.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Same on this one. 2,000 years and it's the same.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42- PAUL LAUGHS - Absolutely amazing.
0:26:42 > 0:26:43Wonderful.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46I'm sure I can speak for Larry -
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- three of us could do this all night, couldn't we?- For weeks!
0:26:49 > 0:26:52No, you can't. You've got a road trip to finish.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56- That was magic. - It's been brilliant. Brilliant.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Though without a car, I'm not quite sure how.
0:26:59 > 0:27:04Well, Paul, we're supposed to be fixed up with some transport here.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- So we're supposed to be.- Yeah.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Ah... This isn't a set-up, is it?
0:27:10 > 0:27:14Our chariot awaits! THEY LAUGH
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Ha-ha! It's the BBC!
0:27:17 > 0:27:21I have to say, once again, no expense spared!
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Jump aboard, eh? There we go.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25I'm riding shotgun.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28There we go. It certainly beats a broken-down sports car.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Get up there, you!
0:27:30 > 0:27:33What have things come to, eh?
0:27:33 > 0:27:36One horsepower, or 500cc of Noddy car,
0:27:36 > 0:27:40when you finally get to your beds tonight, nighty night.
0:27:46 > 0:27:51Day two begins with three good things - a rare 1969 Triumph 3000,
0:27:51 > 0:27:55so Larry won't be reduced to cadging lifts for the rest of the road trip,
0:27:55 > 0:27:58a chance for Alison and Larry to compare notes,
0:27:58 > 0:28:01and a theatrical surprise.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03- I don't know Worthing at all.- No.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Oh, look, there's a theatre. The Connaught.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09- Yep, that's a very famous old theatre.- Is it?- Yep.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- Have you played the Connaught? - I haven't, darling, no.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14No, I certainly haven't.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17I always think of Noel Coward when I think of Worthing.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20So do I, my dear. So do I.
0:28:20 > 0:28:24Larry, I'll tell you, what a man.
0:28:24 > 0:28:25What a man.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Multi-lingual.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29- Wow.- Yeah, seriously.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33Slipped into the Italian with Rudi just effortlessly.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Bought three things, one shop.
0:28:35 > 0:28:38And who did the deals?
0:28:38 > 0:28:43Larry professes not to be a killer negotiator.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45But he is?
0:28:45 > 0:28:46No!
0:28:46 > 0:28:51At the end of the day, we have a show and tell.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54I'll show you mine if you show me yours.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56Ha-ha - naughty, but true.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Somehow, Larry "The Soft Touch" Lamb
0:29:00 > 0:29:04has managed to spend only £80 so far, on a rustic youth,
0:29:04 > 0:29:08a refined chair and a chunk of Victorian soap opera,
0:29:08 > 0:29:12leaving him with a generous £320 to hand over today.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Alison's been spending big on small things,
0:29:16 > 0:29:21with £220 gone on Dinky toys, a miniature dresser,
0:29:21 > 0:29:24plus a piece with political history, and two vases.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27That leaves £180 for today.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30- Thank you very much.- Thank you very much.- You going to drive?
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Our fab four rejoin their rightful partners in Worthing.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36And they're raring to go,
0:29:36 > 0:29:40but as Team Lamb heads for the first shopping spree of the day,
0:29:40 > 0:29:45Paul's plagued by thoughts of his passenger as Archie Mitchell.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47Does it do anything to your head,
0:29:47 > 0:29:50having to be such a heinous villain as Archie?
0:29:50 > 0:29:55Er... The average actor's got, you know, like a few funny corners,
0:29:55 > 0:29:59- so you work on what you know. - Yeah, sure.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02And the writer was pretty quick in saying, look, you know,
0:30:02 > 0:30:06"If he's a nice guy, he ain't going to be in this show very long."
0:30:06 > 0:30:11- "If he's a nasty guy, you might get a bit of a run for your money." - PAUL LAUGHS
0:30:11 > 0:30:14So, "How nasty do you want him?"
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Paul and Larry are making their way from Worthing, 12 miles east
0:30:21 > 0:30:24to the Regency wonders of Brighton.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30It may be a seaside town, and only 12 miles east,
0:30:30 > 0:30:35but its iconic landmark took inspiration from much further east.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40The Royal Pavilion was completed in 1823 for King George IV.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44Brighton is familiar territory for one half of Team Lamb.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48- Have you worked here?- I have. - Yeah?- I have.
0:30:48 > 0:30:54The wonderful old Theatre Royal Brighton is a really famous theatre
0:30:54 > 0:30:56on the number one circuit.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59When plays are on their way around the country,
0:30:59 > 0:31:03it's very often you finish up here before you go on into London,
0:31:03 > 0:31:05so yeah, I have, I've played here twice.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09Larry and Paul's first stop is an antiques shop run by Peter Barratt.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11It specialises in Parian Ware,
0:31:11 > 0:31:15a type of porcelain designed to look like marble
0:31:15 > 0:31:17from the Greek island of Paros.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21It's either neo-classical or it's high Victorian.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Paul thinks there's a chance to snap up a bargain
0:31:24 > 0:31:29and a tidy profit at auction if Larry wants to buy Parian Ware.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32If I gave you this for Christmas, are you going to stick it
0:31:32 > 0:31:34in the next car boot sale or are you going to...?
0:31:34 > 0:31:35It's not me at all. Not at all.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Hmm. No Greek legends, then.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40How about showbiz legends?
0:31:40 > 0:31:42A collection of Barbra Streisand.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45Huh.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48This was something that Barbra Streisand wore, yeah?
0:31:48 > 0:31:49Allegedly.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53Well, I mean, it was something she sold for the foundation.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55It's a good quality coat.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57It's a beauty.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00The auction value of the coat depends heavily
0:32:00 > 0:32:04on proving it really belonged to Barbra Streisand.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06There's a certificate, but can you trust it?
0:32:06 > 0:32:09At £200, it's too high a risk, even for Larry.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13Paul, though, still fancies the Parian Ware. He's obsessed.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17See, I like scantily-clad neo-classical females.
0:32:17 > 0:32:21That's Clytie there. It's one of the classic Parian busts.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23In Greek legend, Clytie was a water nymph
0:32:23 > 0:32:26who unrequitedly fell in love with the sun god, Helios.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28After nine days of pining for him,
0:32:28 > 0:32:32she turned into a sun-worshipping flower, called the sunflower.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35It's missing its socle, its little base or stand here.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39From a purist point of view, that's fatal,
0:32:39 > 0:32:42but from an interior decorator's point of view,
0:32:42 > 0:32:45you didn't know there was anything missing from that.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48- No.- But you hate it!
0:32:48 > 0:32:51It just doesn't do anything for me at all, I'm afraid.
0:32:51 > 0:32:55We know, Larry, but you do need to make some money.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59What's the price? But I need it to be nailed to the floor, what's the...?
0:32:59 > 0:33:03- 100.- Half price. But bad cop's not done.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Have you given me the bottom line or...?
0:33:05 > 0:33:08I have given you the very bottom line.
0:33:08 > 0:33:12So it's never going to be double digits, not even by a shade?
0:33:13 > 0:33:1490.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18- Larry, in my opinion you're making money.- Done.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20Yes! HE LAUGHS
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Thank you.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Progress!
0:33:24 > 0:33:29But Larry's still got £230 left to spend, and a bee in his bonnet.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31- That Barbra Streisand coat there... - That's an amazing thing.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33That's really doing numbers on me.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36You're not going to start negotiating, are you, Larry?
0:33:36 > 0:33:40Well, I'll tell you what, if he would sell that to me for 100 quid... What d'you reckon?
0:33:40 > 0:33:41- Nail it. Just do it.- Really?
0:33:41 > 0:33:44Seriously, if you think you can do it, do it.
0:33:44 > 0:33:49- Peter?- Yes?- I've just been talking to my consigliere, here,
0:33:49 > 0:33:52and if I gave you £100 would you let me have the Barbara Streisand coat?
0:33:52 > 0:33:55Ooh! Ooh-ho-ho-ho-ho!
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Go on. Yes.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59- Fantastic. Thank you. - Quite all right.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- Thank you.- And wear it yourself. - THEY LAUGH
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Well...I'm not quite sure about wearing it myself,
0:34:05 > 0:34:08I think I know one choobie who it might suit a little better.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Suits you, sir.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12Once again, lovely.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Speaking of which, Team Steadman plans to check out
0:34:16 > 0:34:19the remarkable collection of historic costumes at Worthing Museum.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Good morning. Welcome to Worthing Museum.
0:34:22 > 0:34:23- Morning.- My name is Gerry.
0:34:23 > 0:34:28Curator, Gerry Connolly's first treasure relates to Princess Amelia,
0:34:28 > 0:34:30the daughter of George III.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33After coming to Worthing to take the air in 1798,
0:34:33 > 0:34:35she left her slippers behind.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39These are beautiful. They're soft kid leather, and they're printed,
0:34:39 > 0:34:45so this is a very fine, and quite rare, leather-print fabric.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- And the colour as well! - It's amazing. It's really intense.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50And what does that say on the inside on that?
0:34:50 > 0:34:52- That's the maker.- Wow. So...
0:34:52 > 0:34:54Tiny, aren't they?
0:34:54 > 0:34:57It is like a Cinderella slipper. It is, isn't it?
0:34:57 > 0:35:00There are lots more on public display,
0:35:00 > 0:35:03but next, for the actress who spends much of her time in costume,
0:35:03 > 0:35:06there's a privileged peek behind the scenes.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09The first thing I want show you is Victoria's cape.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12It's a cape that came into the collection in the early Fifties.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14The person who donated it said that it had been worn
0:35:14 > 0:35:17by Queen Victoria on the occasion of her diamond jubilee,
0:35:17 > 0:35:20at the garden party at Buckingham Palace.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23We had no proof of that till quite recently.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Historic Royal Palaces did some research,
0:35:25 > 0:35:28and found an image of Queen Victoria wearing it.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31It's weird, it looks kind of...modern.
0:35:31 > 0:35:36- It's very Oriental-looking, isn't it?- It is, with this.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39- Yeah, with the knot.- And it looks quite comfortable, kind of loose.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Yes, Victoria was very renowned
0:35:41 > 0:35:45for having simplicity in design of her clothes, but what was key,
0:35:45 > 0:35:48was that the quality of the fabrics were always the best.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51I always imagine Victoria to be quite a big woman,
0:35:51 > 0:35:54but she's not really. It's very narrow, isn't it?
0:35:54 > 0:35:55Well, she was very short, wasn't she?
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Yeah. You get a lot of Victoria's bloomers.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00You do! They come up quite often.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03We have got a pair of Victoria's knickers.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06You see, I told you! I told you!
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Knickers everywhere!
0:36:08 > 0:36:11So these are a big pair of...
0:36:11 > 0:36:13they're big, aren't they?
0:36:13 > 0:36:15You could fit two of you in there!
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Four, possibly!
0:36:19 > 0:36:21And here, Alison, look, you can see just here,
0:36:21 > 0:36:24that there's the monogram. "VR". Can you see that?
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Oh, yeah.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29Some things should be kept private.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32- A girl needs to keep some things private.- Her knickers, definitely.
0:36:32 > 0:36:36Yep. Even Bridget Jones would keep those big knickers to herself.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Best to move on.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41There's not many complete garments of this period.
0:36:41 > 0:36:42What is it again?
0:36:42 > 0:36:45It's a jacket, and it's blackwork, so it's a type of embroidery,
0:36:45 > 0:36:48so black embroidery on a linen,
0:36:48 > 0:36:49and this is incredible detail.
0:36:49 > 0:36:52- For...- Would have been quite a wealthy person,
0:36:52 > 0:36:56we don't know who it was, but obviously somebody who was
0:36:56 > 0:37:00showing their status, to have the time to embroider such a jacket.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03- It's tiny, whoever the person was, isn't it?- Very small.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06Mm. It's lovely. And what date are we talking about?
0:37:06 > 0:37:10We're talking 1612-1615 on this jacket.
0:37:10 > 0:37:15- Wow.- We can date it through the styling of the imagery,
0:37:15 > 0:37:17so the types of flowers that were used,
0:37:17 > 0:37:23so flowers were being used probably as they were being discovered
0:37:23 > 0:37:26in botany, as new flowers were coming in they became fashionable,
0:37:26 > 0:37:29became available in books for people to copy.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31- This is just incredible. - It's magical.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33You've got to keep saying to yourself,
0:37:33 > 0:37:34"They did not have machinery to make this,
0:37:34 > 0:37:38"this was done by a person, sewing."
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- Yes, hand done. - Hand done.- Completely.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44And when you keep reminding yourself of that,
0:37:44 > 0:37:47you realise how extraordinary it is.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49The Museum of Worthing is also home
0:37:49 > 0:37:51to a large collection of dolls and toys,
0:37:51 > 0:37:55so no prizes for predicting Alison would get sidetracked.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58Why do you like Punch and Judy so much?
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Well, from childhood, from when I was little.
0:38:00 > 0:38:04In Liverpool, the Punch and Judy used to be there every week,
0:38:04 > 0:38:07so if you went into town for shopping,
0:38:07 > 0:38:09"Please take me to the Punch and Judy."
0:38:09 > 0:38:11- How old is Punch and Judy? - 300 years old?
0:38:11 > 0:38:14We don't know about Judy, but Punch is 350 years old this year.
0:38:14 > 0:38:19He was first spotted in Covent Garden by the diarist Samuel Pepys.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21When did the crocodile come into play?
0:38:21 > 0:38:25Well, the crocodile came into play we think some time around the 1870s,
0:38:25 > 0:38:27but there's been other characters as well,
0:38:27 > 0:38:30so over the years, depending on what was happening in the world...
0:38:30 > 0:38:32During the late Victorians, it was a skeleton,
0:38:32 > 0:38:35cos they were very into spiritualism.
0:38:35 > 0:38:39During World War II, we had Hitler, was being used as the evil villain,
0:38:39 > 0:38:43so there has been always a character working with Punch.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50Oh, dear, oh dear! It's all your fault.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52It's all your fault.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55It's all your fault, Punch, it's all your fault!
0:38:55 > 0:38:57I told you not to play with them!
0:38:57 > 0:39:00I don't think it's an award winner, do you?
0:39:02 > 0:39:05Over in Brighton, Larry and Paul have £130 left to spend.
0:39:05 > 0:39:09Larry knows he's lucky to have an expert shopping companion.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13It's a nice sort of feeling of, sort of, security, really.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16You're not going to make any rash decisions, as I would do,
0:39:16 > 0:39:21and then be proven to be completely wasting your time.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Wise words, Larry. Remember them.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Look at that.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30That funny little glass vase in there.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Purporting to be a dug archaic piece,
0:39:34 > 0:39:37like something we might have seen at Fishbourne.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39- Yep.- Because if you bury glass long enough, of course,
0:39:39 > 0:39:42you get this encrustation. Typically you get iridescence coming about,
0:39:42 > 0:39:46- which can be absolutely beautiful. - Yeah.
0:39:46 > 0:39:53- But don't ask me to warrant that as a Roman glass vase.- No.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55- Do you want to have a look at it? - Yeah.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01- There you go.- Ah-ha.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03You'll know nothing about its provenance, its background,
0:40:03 > 0:40:07- in the middle of all this, will you? - You're the expert, you see!
0:40:07 > 0:40:10We're querying whether it's Roman on the ticket.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13If it looks too good to be true, it usually is.
0:40:13 > 0:40:14It's just like something...
0:40:14 > 0:40:19I suppose it's where we were yesterday. I really like that.
0:40:19 > 0:40:24One trip to a Roman ruin and Larry's all fired up about antiquities.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27But Paul knows there's a big trade in fakes.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30There's a lot of people out there
0:40:30 > 0:40:35can work wonders with glass and chemicals.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37Many a glassblower will turn that out for nothing.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41- Yeah.- You get your chemicals, and your fiver's worth of glass,
0:40:41 > 0:40:44and turn it into £120, you can see why I'm cynical here.
0:40:44 > 0:40:47- Absolutely. Absolutely. - HE LAUGHS
0:40:47 > 0:40:49But I'm not saying yea or nay.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53Well, I'm going to go on instinct.
0:40:53 > 0:40:54Perfect!
0:40:54 > 0:40:58Remember those wise words about not making rash decisions, Larry?
0:40:58 > 0:41:01That's all but £10 of your budget spent.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04I just think it's, you know, just the time to take a little...
0:41:04 > 0:41:06just a little punt on something mysterious.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10- It's Larry! - The dulcet tones of Monsieur Lamb.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13...somebody maybe decides, "I want that."
0:41:13 > 0:41:17THOMAS LAUGHS
0:41:17 > 0:41:20- What are you doing here?! - What are YOU doing here?
0:41:20 > 0:41:21This is our shop!
0:41:21 > 0:41:24I just came in here and picked the thing that you should have picked.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26I've never seen a bargain like that in my life.
0:41:26 > 0:41:27- Really? - Unbelievable.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31Don't let them get to you, Team Steadman.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Hmm...except you've got £180 to spend,
0:41:33 > 0:41:36and virtually no time left to spend it in.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39Alison, what are we going to do?
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- I don't know.- We're looking like headless chickens. SHE SQUAWKS
0:41:42 > 0:41:44So get a move on!
0:41:44 > 0:41:47What's that? That's unusual, isn't it?
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- Oh, this is nice.- I love that.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- How much do you think? Did you see the price?- No.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55- How much do you think that would be? - £275.
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- £95.- Oh, I'm having that!
0:41:58 > 0:42:01- It's like a splash, isn't it? - Yeah, it's great.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04It's the same period as that Poole, 1950s art glass,
0:42:04 > 0:42:06splash bowls you call them.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09You put them on table pieces, and what's nice is it's colourless.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12- Yeah.- It will go with anybody's colour display.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14- I think that's smashing. - I love glass, you see,
0:42:14 > 0:42:16and it's signed on the base here, can you see that?
0:42:16 > 0:42:18"France, art glass". And this is a Vincennes.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- I'm having that, I'm buying that. - We're having that, is it?
0:42:21 > 0:42:23- Is this going to be our item? - Definitely.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26And have it you shall, at a snip.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28- So 50?- 50, please, yeah.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31- There you are. It was a good-looking thing.- Good luck with it.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34So that's all the shopping done,
0:42:34 > 0:42:38and a chance to head for the beach, where it's time to reveal all.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41Reveal the treasures, the treasures.
0:42:41 > 0:42:45- Wow! What have we got here? - Eh? What have we got here?
0:42:45 > 0:42:48They've got a coat! I want to know about the coat.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52- Yeah, look, come on, Larry. - The coat, there's the provenance.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54- See that name there? - Barbra Streisand!
0:42:54 > 0:42:58- An evening coat of Barbra Streisand's.- Oh, my God!
0:42:58 > 0:42:59All right, don't worry! How much?
0:42:59 > 0:43:02# Don't rain on my parade! #
0:43:02 > 0:43:06THEY LAUGH How much?
0:43:06 > 0:43:09We paid £100.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11- £100.- That's good.- Parian figure.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14PAUL: Victorian, Parian, Clytie, lovely large specimen.
0:43:14 > 0:43:16- Do you like it?- I love it. I think that's really lovely.
0:43:16 > 0:43:19You see that coming out of there? The diaphanous robes?
0:43:19 > 0:43:21- How much, how much? - You tell me.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24- That is worth 120. - 90.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27- Get in there, good profit. - It needed to be.
0:43:27 > 0:43:29- What's that thing?- That thing is...
0:43:29 > 0:43:31- PAUL: Yeah, well... - ..possibly ancient glass.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34It's either the oldest thing we've bought, or the youngest.
0:43:34 > 0:43:36- THEY LAUGH Yeah,- exactly.
0:43:36 > 0:43:39- THOMAS: How much was that? - £120.
0:43:39 > 0:43:42- Marvellous thing.- Mm.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44Right, OK. Then we've got a print.
0:43:44 > 0:43:46- Yeah.- Lady's interior.
0:43:46 > 0:43:50- That's rather fun.- Yeah, that's nice.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52And then a lovely bedroom chair, lovely...
0:43:52 > 0:43:53You got a good price on that, 35 for that.
0:43:53 > 0:43:55Well, you should have him with you, right?
0:43:55 > 0:43:58I wouldn't want to go shopping in Sainsbury's with him,
0:43:58 > 0:44:01he'd just leave them all weeping in the aisles! It's terrifying!
0:44:01 > 0:44:06That's all very well, but can Team Steadman make Larry weep?
0:44:07 > 0:44:09Ooh!
0:44:09 > 0:44:10Perhaps not.
0:44:11 > 0:44:17THOMAS: So this case was owned by Viscountess Astor.
0:44:17 > 0:44:20-Yeah. - The first lady MP,
0:44:20 > 0:44:24and this was her lady in waiting, who was given the case.
0:44:24 > 0:44:28- Wow.- Nice, eh?- Lovely. - Alison saw it, fell in love.
0:44:28 > 0:44:30- How do you put a price on that? - Oh, how do you?
0:44:30 > 0:44:34It's just a suitcase at the end of the day, but with the provenance it makes it interesting.
0:44:34 > 0:44:37- Right, and then...- OK.- ..we come to -
0:44:37 > 0:44:41Larry, this was a big spend, come and have a look.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43- It's lovely, isn't it, eh? - Sweet. Sweet.
0:44:43 > 0:44:46- Yeah, it's lovely. - Cost a bit of money.
0:44:46 > 0:44:48- May I?- It's walnut?
0:44:48 > 0:44:50- No, oak, it's oak, it's oak, it's oak.- Oh. Shh!
0:44:50 > 0:44:53- What did you pay for that? - £150.
0:44:53 > 0:44:57PAUL GROANS It could be a black hole, but it might not be.
0:44:57 > 0:44:59- It's an auction. - It's an auction!
0:44:59 > 0:45:00It's a good piece of work.
0:45:00 > 0:45:02It's a really good piece.
0:45:02 > 0:45:05- It's a good piece of work. Pine is what it is.- It's not pine, it's oak!
0:45:05 > 0:45:08Oh, have we got a third expert suddenly?
0:45:08 > 0:45:10That is pine, without any shadow of a doubt.
0:45:10 > 0:45:12- Right, OK, it's pine.- What, stained?
0:45:12 > 0:45:16I've worked with a lot of oak and that is pine. That grain is pine.
0:45:16 > 0:45:20That's you told, Thomas. Anyway, what's important here?
0:45:20 > 0:45:22Well, we like it, don't we?
0:45:22 > 0:45:24- Exactly, that's the main thing. - We like it very much, yeah.
0:45:24 > 0:45:28- Be interesting to see what happens tomorrow!- Yeah.
0:45:28 > 0:45:30I think that coat's going to be the one.
0:45:30 > 0:45:34- That's going to be the one, dear. You'll be after that, won't you? - THEY LAUGH
0:45:34 > 0:45:38So it's all smiles, but will they give each other good reviews?
0:45:38 > 0:45:41I love the bust, I love the Clytie coming out of the flower.
0:45:41 > 0:45:43- Yes.- I've always liked those, they're great things.
0:45:43 > 0:45:45- Yeah, lovely. - She looks so serene and beautiful.
0:45:45 > 0:45:49I can imagine everyone will just go "Oh wow! I want that."
0:45:49 > 0:45:53- Their dresser, if I'm being harsh... - The dresser, the dresser - two bob.
0:45:53 > 0:45:56It's modern. There's no antiquity to that.
0:45:56 > 0:45:57Nope. At all, at all.
0:45:57 > 0:46:01The Roman vase, I think, could be a deep black hole.
0:46:01 > 0:46:03- British Museum, on the other hand... - Yeah.
0:46:03 > 0:46:08..in a head to head battle with the V&A over our antiquity!
0:46:08 > 0:46:10- There you go. We can both retire on the proceeds, yeah? - HE LAUGHS
0:46:10 > 0:46:13Confident, eh, Larry?
0:46:13 > 0:46:17We'll put that to the test at our auction in Eastbourne,
0:46:17 > 0:46:19a 22 mile hop eastwards along the coast.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24Eastbourne has been described as a town
0:46:24 > 0:46:26planned by gentlemen for gentlemen,
0:46:26 > 0:46:30as it was developed largely by the seventh Duke of Devonshire,
0:46:30 > 0:46:32a big local landowner.
0:46:33 > 0:46:36As auction day dawns, Thomas and Paul are rueful that
0:46:36 > 0:46:40Larry and Alison lured them into some duff deals.
0:46:40 > 0:46:44Oh, she's hilarious, because when she wanted it, "I want it."
0:46:44 > 0:46:47So I was there, sort of, "Oh, it's 35,
0:46:47 > 0:46:50"are you sure we can't have it for 30, are you sure?"
0:46:50 > 0:46:52- And she says, "No, I want it." - Larry's similar in a sense.
0:46:52 > 0:46:57I'd be in there doing my damnedest, working this dealer over,
0:46:57 > 0:47:02and Larry would just be, "I love it." But I've just started!
0:47:02 > 0:47:04- Wonderful. - I haven't even got my pliers out!
0:47:04 > 0:47:06THOMAS CHUCKLES
0:47:06 > 0:47:08I've just softened them up with the gloves!
0:47:08 > 0:47:10Alison's never been to an auction,
0:47:10 > 0:47:12and she's suffering first night nerves.
0:47:12 > 0:47:14- My dread...- Yeah?
0:47:14 > 0:47:18is that one of my things won't get anything, nobody'll bid.
0:47:18 > 0:47:23Of all the things you've bought, which one are you worrying about?
0:47:23 > 0:47:28Well, I'm not worried about any of my purchases!
0:47:28 > 0:47:31Not a convincing performance, Larry.
0:47:31 > 0:47:34Eastbourne Auction Rooms holds general auctions
0:47:34 > 0:47:38and two-day fine art antiques and collectibles sales.
0:47:38 > 0:47:42Today is partly for collectible figurines, but also a general sale.
0:47:42 > 0:47:43GAVEL BANGS
0:47:43 > 0:47:4645, 48, 50, and five...
0:47:46 > 0:47:49Paul Achilleous, the man on the rostrum,
0:47:49 > 0:47:52is well placed to judge whether the teams have invested wisely.
0:47:52 > 0:47:55My favourite item would be the dresser.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57It's a good example,
0:47:57 > 0:48:01possibly made by an apprentice or a shop presentation piece.
0:48:01 > 0:48:03I think they paid a little bit too much for it.
0:48:03 > 0:48:06I would imagine it's going to make 80-120.
0:48:06 > 0:48:11The Barbra Streisand coat, if the provenance turns out to be good,
0:48:11 > 0:48:14then possibly could do quite well.
0:48:14 > 0:48:18I have my doubts, but I would imagine £50 or £60.
0:48:18 > 0:48:22The Roman vase, obviously a very old example.
0:48:22 > 0:48:25Age isn't always connected with rarity, I'm afraid.
0:48:25 > 0:48:27This is my least favourite item,
0:48:27 > 0:48:30and I think that's possibly going to make £30 on a good day.
0:48:30 > 0:48:31Ouch!
0:48:31 > 0:48:35Larry's luxurious retirement could just be out of reach.
0:48:37 > 0:48:40Our teams started with £400 each.
0:48:40 > 0:48:45Larry and Paul splashed out £390 on six auction lots,
0:48:45 > 0:48:49while time-strapped Alison and Thomas only spent
0:48:49 > 0:48:52£270 on five auction lots.
0:48:52 > 0:48:54How much is the dresser?
0:48:54 > 0:48:58So which team will get the rave reviews and who will bomb?
0:49:00 > 0:49:02Let the fun begin.
0:49:03 > 0:49:08First up, Alison's Dinky cars, but will they get beyond a dinky profit?
0:49:08 > 0:49:10Who'll start me at £40 for this lot?
0:49:10 > 0:49:1340 straight in. At 40, and five,
0:49:13 > 0:49:1550, and five,
0:49:15 > 0:49:1860, and five,
0:49:18 > 0:49:20- 70.- It's on fire! It's on fire!
0:49:20 > 0:49:2465 is the lady's bid, at £65. Do I see 70 elsewhere?
0:49:24 > 0:49:28At £65 only. Lady has it then at 65.
0:49:28 > 0:49:30BANGS GAVEL
0:49:30 > 0:49:33It's a confident debut then for Alison and Thomas.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37Get in! That's what you want, isn't it?
0:49:38 > 0:49:41Next is Larry's decorative lump.
0:49:41 > 0:49:44Technically a composition sculpture of a young man.
0:49:44 > 0:49:48And how about £30 to start that? 30 straight in, thank you.
0:49:48 > 0:49:51At £30 only, at 30. Come on, it's worth more.
0:49:51 > 0:49:54At £30 only, who else is in? At £30 only.
0:49:54 > 0:49:56At £30 the bid, worth more I feel.
0:49:56 > 0:50:01At 30 and five I'm bid, 40 I'm bid, at 40, and five sir?
0:50:01 > 0:50:03£40, here in the middle then at £40 only.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06Any further bids then at 40? And five is bid on the net now.
0:50:06 > 0:50:09And 50 is bid in the room, at £50 in the room.
0:50:09 > 0:50:11Come on, somebody go with her, she's keen to bid. And five.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14And 60, and five, and 70, and five.
0:50:14 > 0:50:1870 has it, the lady's bidding generously there at £70.
0:50:18 > 0:50:22And five, and 80 back in, and five, madam, and 85, and 90, and five.
0:50:22 > 0:50:23Oh, beautiful job.
0:50:23 > 0:50:27At 95. Yes, I'm bid. 100 is bid, at £100.
0:50:27 > 0:50:29- Is that yes or a no?- No.
0:50:29 > 0:50:32No at 100. 95 with this lady then.
0:50:32 > 0:50:36- I've changed my mind. - Changed your mind, 100. - HE APPLAUDS
0:50:36 > 0:50:38At £100 only.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41At £100, are we all done on that bid of £100?
0:50:41 > 0:50:43- BANGS GAVEL - Thank you.
0:50:43 > 0:50:48Larry's choice makes a hefty lump of a profit for a non-antique.
0:50:48 > 0:50:51Get in there! Well done you two!
0:50:51 > 0:50:56Now Alison's 1950s French art glass centrepiece.
0:50:56 > 0:50:59How about £40 to start this lot? 40 straight in.
0:50:59 > 0:51:01And five, and 50, and five,
0:51:01 > 0:51:0360, five, 70,
0:51:03 > 0:51:04five, 80, five,
0:51:04 > 0:51:0690, five, 100,
0:51:06 > 0:51:07110, 120, 130? No.
0:51:07 > 0:51:12- 120 has it. - Go on!- At £120 only.
0:51:12 > 0:51:14Gentleman standing has it, then, at 120.
0:51:14 > 0:51:16BANGS GAVEL
0:51:17 > 0:51:21That's really made a splash. Well done, Alison and Thomas.
0:51:21 > 0:51:22Easy as that.
0:51:27 > 0:51:30Next up is the 19th century chair spotted by Paul.
0:51:30 > 0:51:32Enough to get bidders out of their seats?
0:51:32 > 0:51:37Who's got £30 to start that? 30 I'm bid. At £30 only.
0:51:37 > 0:51:39Come on, it's worth more than that, surely?
0:51:39 > 0:51:40At £30, 32,
0:51:40 > 0:51:4335, 38, 40, 42,
0:51:43 > 0:51:4545, 48.
0:51:45 > 0:51:4945 has it, at 45. 48. 50.
0:51:49 > 0:51:54And five, and 60, and five. 70, and five.
0:51:54 > 0:51:56No? At £70 only.
0:51:57 > 0:51:58BANGS GAVEL
0:51:58 > 0:52:02It's a respectable profit, thanks to the lady in pink.
0:52:03 > 0:52:06- We're even stevens now, aren't we? - What did you pay for it?
0:52:06 > 0:52:09- We're even stevens. - Indeed you are, neck and neck.
0:52:10 > 0:52:13Alison's Nancy Astor suitcase is next,
0:52:13 > 0:52:15a unique piece that could fly at auction.
0:52:15 > 0:52:17Rare item, start me where?
0:52:17 > 0:52:20I would imagine a couple of hundred pounds,
0:52:20 > 0:52:22but put me at 100 to start it, who's in?
0:52:22 > 0:52:24Come on, £100 for it, surely?
0:52:24 > 0:52:26Who's in at 50 then? 50's bid.
0:52:26 > 0:52:28At 50. At £50 only.
0:52:28 > 0:52:32Opening bid has it then, at £50 only, lady in the centre then at 50.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34Anybody else coming in?
0:52:34 > 0:52:36All had a chance to buy this then at £50?
0:52:36 > 0:52:39- BANGS GAVEL - Thank you, 474.
0:52:39 > 0:52:43A modest profit makes it look more like excess baggage.
0:52:43 > 0:52:48Now it's Larry's Victorian soap opera shenanigans engraving,
0:52:48 > 0:52:50bought at Paul's bargain basement price.
0:52:50 > 0:52:53£30 to start that. 30 I'm bid.
0:52:53 > 0:52:56Who else is in? At £30 only, at £30 the bid.
0:52:56 > 0:53:0035 I'm bid, and eight I've taken. 40 now, and two, 45.
0:53:00 > 0:53:0445, 50 may I say? 50 is bid with the lady.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06Are you bidding sir? Anybody else then at 50?
0:53:06 > 0:53:08Are we all done and I sell it to the lady at £50 now?
0:53:08 > 0:53:09BANGS GAVEL
0:53:09 > 0:53:14A thoroughly honest profit puts Larry and Paul in the lead.
0:53:14 > 0:53:15Just.
0:53:17 > 0:53:19It's Alison's Poole free-form vases now.
0:53:19 > 0:53:21Who'll start me at £30 for these?
0:53:21 > 0:53:23Who's in at 30?
0:53:23 > 0:53:24Who'll start me at 20 then?
0:53:24 > 0:53:27Must be worth 20, I'm bid at £20 only.
0:53:27 > 0:53:31Opening bid has it then at £20. I'll take two, two I'm bid now,
0:53:31 > 0:53:33at 22, five bid, at 25, eight is it?
0:53:33 > 0:53:35At £25, I'll take eight elsewhere. At £25 then.
0:53:35 > 0:53:38At £25 only then, we all done then? 25, thank you.
0:53:38 > 0:53:39BANGS GAVEL
0:53:39 > 0:53:43It's another modest profit, but I'm not sure
0:53:43 > 0:53:47the slow and steady approach will be enough to thrash Larry and Paul.
0:53:50 > 0:53:53Paul's taste for scantily clad ladies comes to the fore
0:53:53 > 0:53:55with the Parian bust of Clytie.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58We'll start this at £90.
0:53:58 > 0:54:01At 90, I'll take 100 from you, bid 110, 120, 130,
0:54:01 > 0:54:03140, 150,
0:54:03 > 0:54:05160, 170.
0:54:05 > 0:54:08170 has it, commission, do you want 80?
0:54:08 > 0:54:12170 it is then, still on commission at £170 then.
0:54:12 > 0:54:13Well done, you.
0:54:13 > 0:54:16Against you in front then at £170 then, we all done on that bid? 170.
0:54:16 > 0:54:18BANGS GAVEL
0:54:18 > 0:54:20She's not Larry's type,
0:54:20 > 0:54:23but Paul knows his stuff when it comes to profit.
0:54:23 > 0:54:28And Larry knows who he owes for a massive leap into the lead.
0:54:28 > 0:54:29Well done, Paul.
0:54:29 > 0:54:34Alison's prized miniature dresser now, and the stakes are high.
0:54:34 > 0:54:36Who's in at 100? 100 I've got,
0:54:36 > 0:54:38waving his arm there at £100.
0:54:38 > 0:54:40At £100, do I see 10? I've got now, 110,
0:54:40 > 0:54:42120, 130 sir,
0:54:42 > 0:54:46140, 150, 160 now.
0:54:46 > 0:54:48- 160 will you? Yes, no?- Go on!
0:54:48 > 0:54:50150 it is, 160?
0:54:50 > 0:54:52He's saying, "Go on!" Go on, one more!
0:54:52 > 0:54:54- 160.- Go on!
0:54:54 > 0:54:56150 has it then, at 150. No!
0:54:56 > 0:55:01At £150 then, letting it go on that bid of 150, we all done at 150?
0:55:01 > 0:55:03BANGS GAVEL
0:55:03 > 0:55:05Ooh, not even the tiniest of profits!
0:55:05 > 0:55:09After commission, it's a sizeable loss, far worse than feared.
0:55:09 > 0:55:13Ooh, a whole lot worse!
0:55:15 > 0:55:18The Barbra Streisand coat is next.
0:55:18 > 0:55:22Paul's worried it won't sell, so Larry hatches a devious plan.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24In the event of the winning bidder being in the house,
0:55:24 > 0:55:26I'd be happy if they put it on,
0:55:26 > 0:55:28and we have a lovely photograph taken together.
0:55:28 > 0:55:30- There we go!- As a souvenir!
0:55:30 > 0:55:32Did you hear that, ladies and gentlemen?
0:55:32 > 0:55:34Larry, that's cheating!
0:55:34 > 0:55:37Who'll start me at £1,000 for this?
0:55:37 > 0:55:40Ooh! It's Barbra Streisand, ladies and gentlemen!
0:55:40 > 0:55:43OK, seriously, it must be worth two or three hundred pounds,
0:55:43 > 0:55:45start me at a couple, who's in?
0:55:45 > 0:55:48Come on. Couple of hundred pounds. 150 then. £100.
0:55:48 > 0:55:51Come on, who's going to start me? £100 only. Come on, it's worth 100.
0:55:51 > 0:55:54We'll put me in at 50, let's put it on sale. 50, 60, 70,
0:55:54 > 0:55:5680, 90, 100,
0:55:56 > 0:56:01110. Surely worth a bit more. It looks like it's your size, madam!
0:56:01 > 0:56:03At £100 this side, go ten. At £100 then.
0:56:03 > 0:56:06Well, the gavel's up, and I'm selling at that bid of £100 only.
0:56:06 > 0:56:07- All done. - BANGS GAVEL
0:56:07 > 0:56:12See, Larry? Your comeuppance is a loss after commission.
0:56:14 > 0:56:17The Roman-type vase is the final gamble for Team Lamb.
0:56:17 > 0:56:20Will it make a fortune or be passed over as a fake?
0:56:20 > 0:56:22Start me at 30. 30 I'm bid.
0:56:22 > 0:56:24At 30, and five.
0:56:24 > 0:56:2740. And five. 40's in the seat,
0:56:27 > 0:56:29and five, on the internet at 45.
0:56:29 > 0:56:31I'll take 50.
0:56:31 > 0:56:32At £45, 50's bid.
0:56:32 > 0:56:34At 50, is there five?
0:56:34 > 0:56:37Internet out, at 55 in the room. 60, and five.
0:56:37 > 0:56:4160 in the room. At £60. You out?
0:56:41 > 0:56:43No further bids then at 60, and I sell it to you.
0:56:43 > 0:56:45- BANGS GAVEL - Thank you.
0:56:45 > 0:56:48No faking that, then - it's a crushing loss for Larry and Paul.
0:56:50 > 0:56:52THEY LAUGH
0:56:52 > 0:56:56- Larry...- We're not going to retire off that one!
0:56:56 > 0:56:59No one's retiring today, Larry.
0:56:59 > 0:57:02But by a miniature margin, Alison and Thomas win,
0:57:02 > 0:57:05and put up their feet before you.
0:57:05 > 0:57:08Our celebrities began with £400 each.
0:57:08 > 0:57:10Larry and Paul made big profits and then big losses
0:57:10 > 0:57:15after commission, leaving them nevertheless with a profit of £61.
0:57:15 > 0:57:17So, with £461 overall,
0:57:17 > 0:57:21this is not ruinous, but it leaves them in second place.
0:57:21 > 0:57:24- GAVEL BANGS - Because Alison and Thomas played it steady.
0:57:24 > 0:57:30Or should that be Steady Woman? Making a profit of £66.20,
0:57:30 > 0:57:34so they end the trip victorious with £466.20,
0:57:34 > 0:57:37and all the funds generated by our celebrity teams
0:57:37 > 0:57:39go to Children In Need.
0:57:39 > 0:57:43- THEY LAUGH - Oh Larry, you poor thing!
0:57:45 > 0:57:49- Well done, my man. - Good man, good work.- Loving it. - Really good fun.
0:57:49 > 0:57:53Well done, Alison, my hat's off.
0:57:53 > 0:57:55Mwah! Mwah! Luvvies.
0:57:55 > 0:57:57That's enough of a curtain call.
0:57:57 > 0:57:59Let's hit the road, Jack.
0:57:59 > 0:58:03Yes, there's one final automotive adventure,
0:58:03 > 0:58:06as our two pairs of Roadtrippers have the last word.
0:58:06 > 0:58:09You're doing very well with these gears, Larry.
0:58:09 > 0:58:13I can't for the life of me understand why anybody would want to do this for pleasure, you know?
0:58:13 > 0:58:16- ALISON CHUCKLES - It's like they've invented a postal service,
0:58:16 > 0:58:18and you decide you're going to use pigeons.
0:58:18 > 0:58:20It's crazy.
0:58:22 > 0:58:24You can actually touch the ground!
0:58:24 > 0:58:26You can actually touch the road!
0:58:26 > 0:58:28I'm just going to do my nails.
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