0:00:03 > 0:00:08Some of the nation's favourite celebrities. Why have I got such expensive taste?
0:00:08 > 0:00:11One antiques expert each.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15That would be amazing. And one big challenge -
0:00:15 > 0:00:20who can seek out and buy the best antiques at the very best prices...
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Answers on a postcard.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26..and auction for a big profit further down the road?
0:00:26 > 0:00:30You're the expert. Who will spot the good investments?
0:00:30 > 0:00:34Who will listen to advice? Do you like it? Horrible.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38And who will be the first to say, "Don't you know who I am?!"?
0:00:38 > 0:00:43Well done, us. Time to put your pedal to the metal.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47This is Celebrity Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:48 > 0:00:49Yeah!
0:00:49 > 0:00:56Today's multi-talented celebrity road trippers are the comedy coupling of Miles Jupp...
0:00:56 > 0:00:59I'm not really a car person.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02And Nina Wadia. Well, I love cars, so...
0:01:02 > 0:01:06You should drive. You sure? I'll be in charge of the stereo.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11Nina is today driving a gorgeous 1992 Alfa Romeo Spider.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17I'll navigate. I've got no sense of direction.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Nina's career has taken her from the fast lane of comedy
0:01:21 > 0:01:27in the groundbreaking sketch show Goodness Gracious Me and sitcom All About Me
0:01:27 > 0:01:34to the streets of Walford in a five-year stint with some explosive storylines.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38She played the much put-upon Zainab Masood.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42How competitive are you? I'm competitive.
0:01:42 > 0:01:49Within the field of antiques or...? I know nothing about antiques if I'm perfectly honest.
0:01:49 > 0:01:55If I go for something, I really go for it. Riding shotgun is funny man Miles Jupp,
0:01:55 > 0:01:57a stand-up since he was a student.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01"This machine does not accept Scottish money."
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Everyone in London moans about Scottish people begging.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10They're probably not poor. They just can't break into a pound note.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15He first became famous as Archie the Inventor in kids' show Balamory
0:02:15 > 0:02:19before moving on to political satire The Thick of It and also Rev.
0:02:19 > 0:02:24Do you know anything about antiques? I think I could spot an antique.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Me, too! His knowledge of antiques is nothing compared to his knowledge of cricket.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32He's written a best-selling book centred around it
0:02:32 > 0:02:38and his specialist knowledge of it helped him win Celebrity Mastermind. Congratulations. Thank you.
0:02:38 > 0:02:44Obviously the high-point of your career so far. Very much so. Until today, obviously.
0:02:44 > 0:02:52We're about to meet antiques experts. That's right, yes. And they'll choose us, I think.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57Oh, really? That's how it's going to work today, Miles.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03In a 1960 Morris Minor, the duo doing the choosing today are the incorrigible Thomas Plant...
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Morning, Bradley!
0:03:05 > 0:03:10..and the insatiable Catherine Southon. Very nice legs, actually.
0:03:10 > 0:03:14Do you like a cyclist? My husband's a cyclist. You do, don't you?
0:03:14 > 0:03:20When he's not busy being Michael McIntyre's body double, Thomas loves a good auction
0:03:20 > 0:03:26and is an expert in jewellery, watches, silver and James Bond. Yes - James Bond.
0:03:26 > 0:03:33We've got everything onside today. This lovely Morris Minor, we've got the sun shining. Mm-hm.
0:03:33 > 0:03:38I've got you. What could possibly go wrong?
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Nothing like tempting fate, girl. Oh, the pressure, the pressure.
0:03:42 > 0:03:49Our Catherine is an expert on scientific and medical instruments and maritime works of art.
0:03:49 > 0:03:56Who does she want controlling her compass today? I think girls in the sports car. You think so?
0:03:56 > 0:04:00So you're with Miles. Yeah. And I'm with Nina.
0:04:00 > 0:04:05Do you think they know about antiques? No, I don't. I think Miles might. Do you think?
0:04:05 > 0:04:10He could be a dark horse. He's quite posh.
0:04:10 > 0:04:16This road is getting narrower. Like Charlie in the Chocolate Factory to that little door!
0:04:16 > 0:04:20We'll go to the land of the Oompa Loompas.
0:04:20 > 0:04:25I can assure you it's not the land of the Oompa Loompas you're heading to.
0:04:25 > 0:04:31With ?400 each to spend, this trip will see our dynamic duos dealing and duelling
0:04:31 > 0:04:33across south-west England.
0:04:33 > 0:04:39From High Wycombe, they'll take the back roads of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Surrey
0:04:39 > 0:04:45and criss-cross the Home Counties before heading to auction over 100 miles away in Gloucester.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Where are our celebs?
0:04:48 > 0:04:54What do you think they'll look like? Em, Lovejoy, I presume.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Hello! Working hard?
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Hello. Thomas. Miles. Hello.
0:05:00 > 0:05:06I'd like an ice cream. That's ?3.60. There we are. Thank you very much indeed.
0:05:06 > 0:05:11But you didn't barter. That's what you've got to do.
0:05:11 > 0:05:19There's always another price. You can't barter with an ice cream lady! Why not?!
0:05:19 > 0:05:25Before Thomas negotiates the 99 down to a 79, it's time for our teams to get going.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Come on. Happy antiquing.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Goodbye. Lovely to meet you. We're so beating them.
0:05:30 > 0:05:37So the boys might be in for a licking, but first a slight problem - Miles's driving.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Mine's a bit tight. Make the day run really smoothly.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46I'm warming up. For a car like this.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51The go-getting girls seem to find this driving lark a whole lot easier.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Oh, perfect! Well done, Nina.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59As the girls tear up the highway, Miles is still struggling. Oh...
0:06:00 > 0:06:04I've done that "Please overtake me" manoeuvre.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Are we turning left here? Right.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10You can turn right, it's fine. This is the worst news ever.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15After some tears, bad language and terrible driving,
0:06:15 > 0:06:21Miles and Thomas eventually complete the six-mile trip to Marlow. At least the car is in one piece.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Oh, for...! You've broken it!
0:06:25 > 0:06:31Great Marlow, as it was known until the late 19th century, was given by William the Conqueror
0:06:31 > 0:06:34to his queen Matilda after 1066.
0:06:34 > 0:06:41She only wanted new shoes. The town was passed down through various royal hands over the years
0:06:41 > 0:06:45before becoming a borough and changing its name, so with ?400
0:06:45 > 0:06:50the Jupp/Plant combo meet Zoe Heindes of Buckingham Antiques.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Hello. Hello, I'm Miles. Hi, Miles. I'm Zoe.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Hi, I'm Thomas. Hi, Thomas.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00It doesn't take long until something catches Miles's eye.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05A little Staffordshire set. I don't know if me liking cricket
0:07:05 > 0:07:09is going to affect the price they sell at at auction. No.
0:07:09 > 0:07:15No, I don't think that will affect the value, Miles. You are the seller, not the buyer.
0:07:15 > 0:07:21Thomas spots an enamel dressing table set that he thinks might be a goer with a price of ?200.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25This is guilloche enamel, a translucent enamel.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29The silver has been made by a silversmith
0:07:29 > 0:07:34and then engine-turned. Pardon? This design is called engine-turned.
0:07:34 > 0:07:41Engine-turned engraving makes a precise pattern on the base metal which is visible under the enamel.
0:07:41 > 0:07:47The enamel, basically glass beads, has been applied over and then it's fired to give it this design
0:07:47 > 0:07:52and then the mirror's put in. Right. It's got a bevel to the mirror. Another sign of quality.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56But Miles isn't impressed. I don't really like it.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00It is very commercial. Very? You don't have to like it to buy it.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04No, I hear you. It does seem like a lot of hairbrushes.
0:08:04 > 0:08:10This is showy. So this comes at the auction. People will say, "That's a nice set."
0:08:10 > 0:08:14"There's five of them." It's blue. "One for clothes..."
0:08:14 > 0:08:20If you want to buy it, as I never tire of saying to random strangers, you're the expert.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25Yes, he is the expert. So watch and learn, Miles.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Is there any movement on that price? I can do a little bit for you.
0:08:28 > 0:08:35What do you mean "a little bit"? Down to 180? The 180 is a bit more than I wanted to pay.
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Is there any way you can work some magic for me?
0:08:39 > 0:08:45175? That's a ?5 discount. I was thinking maybe a little bit more than that.
0:08:45 > 0:08:50Is this your haggling stance? Yes, it is!
0:08:50 > 0:08:55Watch - don't interrupt, Miles. I'm picking up tips as well. You are.
0:08:55 > 0:09:02Right. Absolute best price - 170. I know this isn't haggling, but 15% sounds a pretty good discount to me.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Ssh! That's the opposite of haggling.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09Unfortunately, 170 would be the bottom price.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13I think we should go for it. I'm up for that. Very reasonable.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20I had 140 in mind. I don't think... Anyway, 170.
0:09:20 > 0:09:26Having sabotaged Tom's deal, Miles now needs to hand over the cash to Zoe.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30Cor! Hope they're clean socks. There you are.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34Oh, I have a question. Do you really work at the shop?
0:09:36 > 0:09:42Having confirmed Zoe's credentials and accepted Tom's expertise, Miles is happy to continue.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46Catherine and Nina meanwhile have made a nine-mile journey
0:09:46 > 0:09:51between High Wycombe and their first shop in Burnham. Time for tactics.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56Do we go for, like, one massively huge item?
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Or do we just buy little things?
0:09:59 > 0:10:04We'll probably buy about four or five items... Aww.
0:10:04 > 0:10:10No? No, OK. I say if you're going to go down, go down in a blaze of glory.
0:10:10 > 0:10:16And then, if things don't go right for us, we drive off a cliff in this car.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Yes, Thelma and Louise. I like the sound of that.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24And here we are. Burnham Village. Yay! This is our first stop.
0:10:24 > 0:10:31In the Middle Ages, beautiful Burnham was the overnight stop-off between London and Bath,
0:10:31 > 0:10:35but in the 20th century it earned some fame as a movie location
0:10:35 > 0:10:38for Carry On films and Robin Hood.
0:10:38 > 0:10:44This is our first shop. Will Nina and Catherine rob the rich to give to the poor?
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Or will it turn into a bit of a carry on? First stop for them and their ?400
0:10:48 > 0:10:53is Burnham Emporium. Never been to an antique shop? Never. Fun!
0:10:53 > 0:10:59In charge of the fun, dealer Judy Ditchburn and Anne Ford, the manageress. Let's go!
0:10:59 > 0:11:06What are we going to buy, Nina? I think we should go that way and look for something.
0:11:07 > 0:11:13Jade! Jade! According to Chinese folklore, laughing Buddha figures can bring good luck.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15You might need it today.
0:11:15 > 0:11:21Oh, he's beautiful. Look. You have to rub their bellies like that.
0:11:21 > 0:11:27And feel the good luck. Absolutely. Before an audition, I used to rub my dad's belly.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31?150. I don't think we can afford that. No! We have ?400!
0:11:31 > 0:11:38You have to look at how well-carved it is. I feel real good luck from him. Do you? I'm not joking.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42I don't think it's terribly well carved. Oh, I do.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46I sense there may be some differing opinions ahead from these two.
0:11:46 > 0:11:52Shall we look around? You're making me nervous saying he's not carved properly.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56That Buddha's crying now. He's clearly devastated.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Right.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01We need something really strange.
0:12:01 > 0:12:07What about buying a group load of silver? Yeah... You're not interested in that, I can tell.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11Is it in my voice? Yes!
0:12:11 > 0:12:18I thought Nina was going to go with the flow, but she's very fixed on what she wants.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20'She's a lady that likes to say no.'
0:12:20 > 0:12:25She's a hard woman to please. Sorry. But I'm up to a challenge.
0:12:25 > 0:12:32But Judy thinks this little pooch painted by a French artist might get a yes out of Nina.
0:12:32 > 0:12:36It looks amazing. I really don't like these dogs.
0:12:36 > 0:12:42Catherine may not like it, but these sketchy kitsch early 20th century animal prints are rather popular.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46I can obviously do better than I've put on there.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Down to about 65.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53I think we'd need to go... A lot lower than that.
0:12:53 > 0:12:59What's "a lot" lower? ?20? Oh, no, no. There's no way... She IS a haggler!
0:12:59 > 0:13:01No, I can't do it for 20.
0:13:01 > 0:13:06Could you do it for 40? That would be...
0:13:06 > 0:13:11Please? 45 and then I'm making about a pound on it! Oh...
0:13:12 > 0:13:16Shall I leave you to think about it? Yes, let's leave us to think.
0:13:16 > 0:13:23Catherine and Nina are struggling to get an item until a spot of patriotism takes hold.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27That's very English. I think you'll find that's the British flag.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Look at that. That's beautiful.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36It's lovely. How much is it?
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Oh...?55.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43How much? 55. We'd want to pay about...20.
0:13:43 > 0:13:50Hm. 55 seems a bit high, so Anne calls the owner to see if they can get it for ?25.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56They're looking at your bunting which is in cabinet number one.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58What would be the best price?
0:13:58 > 0:14:02OK, hold on. She'd do it for 30. That's the best.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04OK, thanks. Bye.
0:14:04 > 0:14:09I like the flags. The bunting. Do you want the pooch and the flags?
0:14:09 > 0:14:15We could get a deal maybe. OK, let's try. Do you want to try?
0:14:15 > 0:14:20They're going to try to get a deal, but with different owners for each item that could prove tricky.
0:14:20 > 0:14:28I will shave a couple more pounds off the pooch. Especially with the uncompromising Anne as go-between.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33Would your lovely friend shave a couple of pounds off hers? No. 30.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37What do you think, Buddha? "Talk to me..." He says you're right.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42Does he? He says we should get these. Thanks, Buddha.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46OK, let's do it. Yes and yes. OK, done.
0:14:46 > 0:14:53So with ?30 paid for the bunting, ?43 for the painting and the Buddha left to meditate,
0:14:53 > 0:15:00Catherine and Nina hit the road, which is what Miles would do if he could master the Morris Minor.
0:15:00 > 0:15:07That's it. You've jumped out of gear. Put it in second. Can you smell burning?
0:15:07 > 0:15:13Don't worry. You're fine. # Baby, we were born to run... #
0:15:16 > 0:15:20After a lot of blood, swearing and tears,
0:15:20 > 0:15:24Miles and Thomas finally make the five-mile trip back to High Wycombe.
0:15:24 > 0:15:30While they're in the area, they want to find out more about the industry that put the town on the map.
0:15:30 > 0:15:36This corner of England is famous for furniture and the craftsmen and artisans of the town
0:15:36 > 0:15:41not only revolutionised the industry but gave the whole Empire something to sit on.
0:15:41 > 0:15:48# Baby, we were born to run! # Educating our boys is Wycombe Museum curator Catherine Grigg.
0:15:48 > 0:15:54She's sure going to have her work cut out. Hello. I'm Thomas. Hello, I'm Catherine. Welcome.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58I'm Miles. I'm a learner driver. Right, come on.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02Loads of local beechwood, good links to London and a surplus of labour
0:16:02 > 0:16:08caused by the mechanisation of the paper mills meant High Wycombe was perfectly placed
0:16:08 > 0:16:13to take advantage of the demands of an expanding empire.
0:16:13 > 0:16:20The town produced all manner of furniture, but it was chairs that it left the world behind in.
0:16:20 > 0:16:26The first mass-produced chair in the world was built right here and named the Windsor chair
0:16:26 > 0:16:34because they were shipped from Windsor to London and beyond in a surprisingly modern way.
0:16:34 > 0:16:40You could take the whole of the back bit off and you'd be left with a stool.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43The top bit would slot in to the seat.
0:16:43 > 0:16:50So it's a bit like your flatpack furniture of today, but 19th century.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54Ones that were shipped around the Empire were shipped flatpack.
0:16:54 > 0:17:00Everyone makes the same length, legs, the same size backs.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Lots of people were making a Windsor chair.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07How many chairs were made like this? Hundreds of thousands?
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Well, I can tell you that in 1877, when Queen Victoria came to visit,
0:17:11 > 0:17:14they were making 4,700 chairs per day.
0:17:14 > 0:17:19That's an unbelievable amount. A six-day week...
0:17:19 > 0:17:26I can hear the cogs whirring in his head. A six-day week, six times four is 24,000, seven sixes is...
0:17:26 > 0:17:33another 4,200, so 28,200 chairs a week. That is... Stunning. That is a busy old High Wycombe.
0:17:33 > 0:17:38That's right. Over a staggering 28,000 chairs produced in a week.
0:17:38 > 0:17:42Flatpacked and then shipped around the world,
0:17:42 > 0:17:45but who made these chairs? Well, in the early days,
0:17:45 > 0:17:51craftsmen based themselves in the woods to make legs for the chairs using green timber,
0:17:51 > 0:17:55which, when assembled, helped make a sturdier construction.
0:17:55 > 0:18:01The men making the legs were known as bodgers, but it's their colleagues in the workshops
0:18:01 > 0:18:07providing amusement now for Miles and Thomas. A different man made the chair seats.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11He was a bottomer. He shaped the chair seats.
0:18:11 > 0:18:18Another job I dare say you could take on and perform with some panache.
0:18:18 > 0:18:24Do you get kids coming in here? I bet you can't keep a straight face. They giggle. We get classes
0:18:24 > 0:18:28of schoolchildren in every week. That's the bit they always remember.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31Would you be a bottomer or a bodger?
0:18:31 > 0:18:37I...oh... In the woods or in the factory? I'd like to be in the woods. I would, too. Yeah.
0:18:37 > 0:18:43Do you want a go at bodging? I'd love that. Great. Have a go and get the idea. Go on.
0:18:43 > 0:18:51If you can get a rhythm going... Although bodging has come to mean making a bad job of something,
0:18:51 > 0:18:56like Miles is doing here, the bodgers were skilled artisans.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59It's a real skill, isn't it?
0:18:59 > 0:19:04Not only were they skilled craftsmen, they were designers,
0:19:04 > 0:19:08as this rather clever upside down chair demonstrates.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13If you went out in the morning to your garden and you wanted to sit down and relax
0:19:13 > 0:19:19and it had rained overnight or there was bird poo on it,
0:19:19 > 0:19:24you could simply turn the chair the right way round and it works just as well.
0:19:24 > 0:19:31It's exactly the same. A mirror image. A mirror image. This is brilliant. You've got one?
0:19:31 > 0:19:35No, I haven't. Could I sit in it?
0:19:35 > 0:19:41I'm really sorry. We don't let people sit in our chairs. This one's particularly fragile.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45We only know of one other like it in existence. It's got two sides...
0:19:45 > 0:19:52But you might break it. Can I sit in one? I'm sorry. You cannot sit in both sides. OK.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57I think we need to work on the design for this.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02But I've not sat in it. I don't know if it's worth it. But you're now a bodger.
0:20:02 > 0:20:09You could have a go. I could be a bottomer. Come on. I just wanted to sit in it.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14So with Miles and Thomas's plans for a future furniture enterprise yet to be worked out,
0:20:14 > 0:20:17let's say chair-io to High Wycombe.
0:20:17 > 0:20:22Both teams now have purchases under their belts
0:20:22 > 0:20:25and Catherine and Nina are heading 4? miles to Maidenhead.
0:20:25 > 0:20:31As a high-flyer in her own career, Nina's come to Maidenhead Heritage Centre
0:20:31 > 0:20:35to find out about female high flyers of a completely different kind.
0:20:35 > 0:20:41Just some tricky parking to deal with first. I can't believe I did that after all that way!
0:20:41 > 0:20:43In we go...
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Oh.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Nearly. And again...
0:20:50 > 0:20:55You are top dog! You think parking an Alfa Romeo Spider is tough, Nina?
0:20:55 > 0:21:03Wait until you find out more about the amazing women of the Air Transport Auxiliary and their vital,
0:21:03 > 0:21:08but largely unknown role in helping to win WWII.
0:21:08 > 0:21:14It's all detailed here in the Spitfire exhibition curated by John Webster.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Hello, ladies. Welcome to Maidenhead.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21The brave women of the Air Transport Auxiliary or ATA took over
0:21:21 > 0:21:27non-military flying duties during the war so that the male pilots were left free to fight the enemy.
0:21:27 > 0:21:33They risked their lives flying planes and personnel between airfields, factories
0:21:33 > 0:21:35and maintenance sites.
0:21:35 > 0:21:41Here we have the founders. Gerard D'Erlanger for the men
0:21:41 > 0:21:43and Pauline Gower for the women.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47At the start of the war, women weren't allowed to fly in the ATA,
0:21:47 > 0:21:53but thanks to this remarkable woman, the ATA took the radical step of letting them join.
0:21:53 > 0:21:59She also fought for equal pay and conditions, making it one of the first equal opportunity employers.
0:21:59 > 0:22:04There was a tremendous amount of opposition
0:22:04 > 0:22:08to allowing females to fly the King's aeroplanes.
0:22:08 > 0:22:15I can imagine. Eventually, the powers that be relaxed their attitude
0:22:15 > 0:22:19and the women went on to fly all manner of operational aircraft.
0:22:21 > 0:22:27These women with wings flew their planes without radios, little in the way of instruments
0:22:27 > 0:22:31and at the mercy of the British weather, using only local landmarks to guide them.
0:22:31 > 0:22:37They were often asked to fly types of planes they'd never flown before with only this little guide book.
0:22:37 > 0:22:43And a lot of them were single-seat aircraft... So you didn't have anyone to help you.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47You couldn't have someone to help. All you had was a little book.
0:22:47 > 0:22:53That's ridiculous! With a little set of notes. There's a lovely remark in this one,
0:22:53 > 0:22:59which says, "The Beaufort will fly on one engine, but needs very firm handling."
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Oh! A bit like the car, really!
0:23:04 > 0:23:08Perhaps the most famous ATA pilot was Amy Johnson.
0:23:08 > 0:23:14Before the war, the glamorous and daring Amy stunned the world with various flying records,
0:23:14 > 0:23:18most notably as the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia.
0:23:18 > 0:23:25Here is, in fact, a collection of log books, bound together.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Of Philippa Bennett.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31And there are references in here
0:23:31 > 0:23:35to flying with Amy Johnson.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40Sadly, Amy was also the first ATA pilot to die during the war
0:23:40 > 0:23:46when she bailed out over the Thames in bad weather, giving her life in the service of her country.
0:23:46 > 0:23:51I'm... I knew nothing about this. This is amazing. So fascinating.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54It just shows how brave you had to be.
0:23:54 > 0:24:01It's hard today for Nina to imagine what her sisters in the sky experienced decades ago,
0:24:01 > 0:24:04but something here might just help.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08Here at Maidenhead we have built a Spitfire simulator.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10Em...
0:24:10 > 0:24:14And we'd love you to try it out. That would be incredible.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Her instructor is Christopher Hobbs.
0:24:16 > 0:24:22Right. Have you flown before, any sort of plane? Yes, several Spitfires when... No!
0:24:22 > 0:24:28I have never flown before. OK, we'll start from the basics.
0:24:28 > 0:24:32Let's hope Nina can fly a Spitfire better than she can park.
0:24:32 > 0:24:37Will the example of the brave women of the ATA inspire her to reach for the skies?
0:24:37 > 0:24:43Or will she be brought back down to earth with a bump? Chocks away!
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Got it... That's good.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49We should really do a roll. Oh, no! We're going for a roll.
0:24:49 > 0:24:54Watch the horizon. There it goes. Wow! Wow!
0:24:54 > 0:25:00And it stays there gently. Now let's see if Nina can bring this crate in to land.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03I need to get the nose down. Yes.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Almost there... Wow!
0:25:05 > 0:25:10A bit of a bounce, bit of a bounce. Oh, no, it's terrible!
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Oh, no! No!
0:25:12 > 0:25:17We better get the fire out. I think that deserves a certificate.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21Oh, no! I crashed it! Well done.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25That was a good flight. We'll get the landing right next time. Thank you.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30I will treasure that. Thanks. Well, that was the world of the ATA
0:25:30 > 0:25:36and those magnificent women in their flying machines. Catherine and Nina are done for the day
0:25:36 > 0:25:42and so are our not-so-magnificent men in their driving machine. Planes, chairs and automobiles -
0:25:42 > 0:25:46who knows what tomorrow might bring? Night night.
0:25:46 > 0:25:52Yes, it's a new day and another chance for our antiques experts to do battle.
0:25:52 > 0:25:58Did you do anything yesterday?! A bit of shopping. We bought one thing. One thing?! Pathetic!
0:25:58 > 0:26:02It was quite expensive as well. How much? It was over ?100.
0:26:02 > 0:26:09Ha! What you and Miles actually spent was a rather large ?170 on one item,
0:26:09 > 0:26:14a very fetching blue Art Deco silver and enamel dressing table set,
0:26:14 > 0:26:19which leaves Team Jupp with a fighting fund of ?230 for the day.
0:26:19 > 0:26:25Nina and Catherine spent a somewhat stingy ?73 on some vintage bunting for ?30...
0:26:25 > 0:26:30It's wonderful. I love it. It smells good as well.
0:26:30 > 0:26:35..and a 19th-century painting by Pierre Riensard, costing ?43.
0:26:35 > 0:26:42Magnifique, possiblement. That little dog leaves them with a big kitty of ?327.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47With a day's road tripping behind them, what do our experts think?
0:26:47 > 0:26:52How did you get on with Nina? The one thing I would say about her is
0:26:52 > 0:26:59she really has her mind made up. Showed her something. "No!" Showed her something. "No!"
0:26:59 > 0:27:03She's a woman who knows what she wants. Oh, my, does she!
0:27:03 > 0:27:08Do you find you agree about what to buy? Absolutely not.
0:27:08 > 0:27:16Oh, really? Yeah. What I wanted to do from the beginning was buy one really unusual big piece. Right.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Has it become heated? It did.
0:27:19 > 0:27:25So there's some tension on the road. Nina is desperate to splash the cash on something she really likes,
0:27:25 > 0:27:30but can our experts keep our celebrities in check?
0:27:30 > 0:27:35Yesterday took both our teams through beautiful Buckinghamshire and Berkshire,
0:27:35 > 0:27:41but today Teams Wadia and Jupp will be travelling through stunning Surrey, starting the day on foot
0:27:41 > 0:27:44in East Molesey.
0:27:44 > 0:27:49East Molesey was once known as the bare knuckle boxing capital of Britain.
0:27:49 > 0:27:55It's a lot more civilised today, but we might yet see a bit of sparring.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59I've been hearing about your purchases. You told him?!
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Not what we bought! I'm upset now.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07I told him we didn't spend a huge amount. We splashed out. We did.
0:28:07 > 0:28:14How many items did you buy? One, with five component parts. I said that's what I wanted to do!
0:28:14 > 0:28:19She's telling me off now! Let's go and buy another better item. We're going into there!
0:28:21 > 0:28:26First I need you to go round, get a selection of menus
0:28:26 > 0:28:30and I can have a proper think... Always thinking about lunch!
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Well, you know...
0:28:33 > 0:28:39Hi, how are you? I'm fine. I'm Thomas. What's your name? Lesley. Nice to meet you, Lesley.
0:28:39 > 0:28:45The lovely Lesley Denny has been a dealer at Hampton Court Antiques for over 16 years
0:28:45 > 0:28:51and the shop is big enough for Tom to indulge one of his odder habits. One thing that I find odd is
0:28:51 > 0:28:55that when he's not on camera, he always wears a pith helmet.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59It's very... It's very hard to catch him.
0:29:01 > 0:29:07I was rather taken by some of the things in this... Were you? Yeah.
0:29:07 > 0:29:13What's this tantalus marked up at? Do you like a tantalus? What's a tantalus? A decanter like that.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17A decanter stand. Three bottles in there - whisky, cognac or...
0:29:17 > 0:29:22Oh, and it's got a handle. So it's perfect for picnics.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26This tantalus was made by the famous Mappin and Webb.
0:29:26 > 0:29:31They were used by the upper classes to keep booze locked away from the staff.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35What can I do for you? This tantalus hasn't got a price tag on it.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Oh, what a surprise! I'll phone.
0:29:39 > 0:29:45While Lesley calls Steven, the owner, Miles spots something else he'd like to digest.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49No, not his lunch. Something I imagined gets a lot of money
0:29:49 > 0:29:56is special Reader's Digest... No, what's great about these is you get four novels,
0:29:56 > 0:30:01all abridged. People in the Cotswolds do not have time to read full-length books.
0:30:01 > 0:30:07This is absolutely perfect. That could be some people's entire retirement reading.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11Any news down the wires? Yes, I have. Is he on the phone?
0:30:11 > 0:30:16Yes, he's on the phone. The best possible price for cash is 150.
0:30:16 > 0:30:21I was thinking more like two figures. Could you have a word?
0:30:21 > 0:30:25A deal on the tantalus is tantalisingly close. Stephen?
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Hi. How are you?
0:30:28 > 0:30:33Miles's mind has turned to a much more important subject. Lunch.
0:30:33 > 0:30:38I've got another menu to peruse so I can get on with the sensible business.
0:30:38 > 0:30:44So 120's your final offer? OK, OK. I was really thinking 95.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46No, I know. OK.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50All right, I understand. That's very fair.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54I'll have to talk to Miles. OK, bye-bye.
0:30:54 > 0:31:00Miles, do you want to know about the tantalus? Oh, yes. 120. That sounds all right. Buy it?
0:31:00 > 0:31:05Yeah. OK. We'd love to buy this. We'll do the deal.
0:31:05 > 0:31:10With the price agreed, Thomas spots another upper class accoutrement for sale.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14These are great. Aren't they? They're fun.
0:31:14 > 0:31:18A three-room bell indicator box. It's in our price range. ?45.
0:31:18 > 0:31:24Would you do your hard negotiation? I think so. This is an Edwardian beech bell indicator box,
0:31:24 > 0:31:31which you used to summon servants, presumably the ones who weren't stealing your booze.
0:31:31 > 0:31:37Have you experience of selling this? Yes. They're delightful. Who likes these? People in the Cotswolds.
0:31:37 > 0:31:42For the kitchen, it's quite fun. I can get you a good price on that.
0:31:42 > 0:31:47People will put it up as a novelty item. A novelty in the kitchen.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52Kids say, "What is that, Mummy?" "When we were rich once, we had staff
0:31:52 > 0:31:55"and there was a bell," et cetera.
0:31:55 > 0:32:00Thomas has never really got over letting the staff go. Never mind.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03He's got Lesley doing his bidding.
0:32:03 > 0:32:09Tom is interested in your indicator box. The three-room bell indicator box.
0:32:09 > 0:32:17You've got ?45 on it. I said you were very generous and would give them a very good price. You sweet talker!
0:32:17 > 0:32:20He'll take ?10 off. It'll be 35.
0:32:21 > 0:32:26Do you think he would be kind enough to take ?15 off? Would you come down to 30?
0:32:28 > 0:32:35I told you he was a nice man. He'll do 30 for you. Lovely. He's a very nice man. Very, very nice.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39He's a very nice man. Thank you, Tony. Thank you!
0:32:39 > 0:32:45I'm worried you're running away with yourself. I'd like to take 2-3 hours to choose the next item.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Really? And not to cost more than ?4.
0:32:49 > 0:32:55Just down the road are Catherine and Nina, checking out Sue Haswell
0:32:55 > 0:32:58and her shop, Bridge Road Antiques.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Nice to meet you.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02We want to spend some money today.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05What is that? Ooh!
0:33:05 > 0:33:10Is it alive? Oh, it's armadillo! A real one?!
0:33:10 > 0:33:11OK!
0:33:11 > 0:33:18Nina is attracted to the more weird and wonderful items. What is wrong with me?!
0:33:18 > 0:33:22While Catherine is interested in things that are a bit more practical.
0:33:22 > 0:33:27Do you like these storage jars? Oh, no. Nice try, Catherine.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Oh, what about a rocking horse?
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Look at this. ?475.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38Move on! No, I like it. No, move on! Why?
0:33:38 > 0:33:44Because that would sell at auction for about ?60. No! Honestly.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48What if we bargain them right down? Go on. See what you can get it for.
0:33:48 > 0:33:55Nina's been desperate to haggle for something she really likes. Now is her big chance.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59Can I ask you something crazy? Go on. I love that rocking horse.
0:33:59 > 0:34:05Yeah? But it's 400 and something. Mm-hm. Would you consider something crazy?
0:34:05 > 0:34:09It depends how crazy! I mean seriously crazy.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13Like half-price crazy. Like ?200. Probably not.
0:34:13 > 0:34:20Not as far as... How about ?150? Yeah, going lower with your price isn't quite how haggling works.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24I think she wants something that's got a wow factor.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28That probably has the wow factor. Yes, it absolutely does.
0:34:28 > 0:34:34Nina is so determined to see everything, she's got Sue bringing boxes of stuff out for a rummage,
0:34:34 > 0:34:38but eventually they find hidden treasure. Well, most of it.
0:34:38 > 0:34:43When you've got dressing table sets, people want the mirrors.
0:34:43 > 0:34:47Come on, mirror, where are you? There's a mirror there.
0:34:47 > 0:34:53The dressing table set is looking promising, but Nina is dropping not-so-subtle hints.
0:34:53 > 0:34:58You want that horse, don't you? What made you think of that?
0:34:58 > 0:35:05Sue, we need your help. Put all this stuff together and they'd have a whole set of silver things.
0:35:05 > 0:35:11Edwardian Rococo silver sets are still popular, but with all the pieces not matching,
0:35:11 > 0:35:17it's not a stellar item. But it could still sell for its scrap value.
0:35:17 > 0:35:22I think ?60 for all of that. I can't. We'd want it all together.
0:35:22 > 0:35:27A really good price for it. I'm not going to be anywhere near you.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32The girls are trying, but Sue isn't for budging. I'd say 120.
0:35:32 > 0:35:37My whole problem with this is that it doesn't really all match perfectly. No.
0:35:37 > 0:35:43I think we would be very happy to give you ?100 for the lot.
0:35:43 > 0:35:49In a rare show of unity, Catherine and Nina agree ?100 for the dressing table set.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51OK? Yes. Thank you so much.
0:35:51 > 0:35:56Sue, thank you very much indeed. Thank you for being so patient!
0:35:56 > 0:36:01Nina still wants that one big item, though. Will they get it before the end of the day?
0:36:01 > 0:36:05Outside, however, dastardly deeds are afoot.
0:36:05 > 0:36:11Those naughty boys have decided it's time for a spot of joyriding in Nina and Catherine's car.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15How dare they! This is really nice and comfortable.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Sit in it. I think we'll steal this.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26The next stop for them in their stolen car
0:36:26 > 0:36:30is just three miles along the road in Walton-on-Thames.
0:36:30 > 0:36:35This is a much better car! And it's a chance for Thomas to find out more about Miles,
0:36:35 > 0:36:41whose recent role as a trainee vicar in Rev could have been art imitating life.
0:36:41 > 0:36:46Where did you go to university? Edinburgh. What did you read? A degree in divinity.
0:36:46 > 0:36:52In fact, today a lot of my best friends are people I met on that course.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Are they all priests? None of them.
0:36:55 > 0:37:00But it's his antiques buying skills Miles would like to be recognised for now.
0:37:00 > 0:37:07I'm going to choose whatever it is we get next. Shall I sit back and have a cup of tea?
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Yeah, or you could nip out and get us coffees.
0:37:10 > 0:37:16Miles has been learning from the master since yesterday and now he's finally in charge.
0:37:16 > 0:37:21Miles studied divinity, he's played a reverend and his dad was a vicar,
0:37:21 > 0:37:26so it's only fitting that their last port of call has an ecclesiastical theme.
0:37:26 > 0:37:31Antique Church Furnishings. I really like church chairs.
0:37:31 > 0:37:36Time is running out for the boys and with only ?80 left, so is money,
0:37:36 > 0:37:40but Miles still won't let the Reader's Digest debacle go.
0:37:40 > 0:37:46What was it? Six books? In the Cotswolds, six books, people would bite your hand off.
0:37:46 > 0:37:51And it's not just six books. Each book contains four books!
0:37:51 > 0:37:5624 novels. Condensed novels. Disappointingly condensed.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59They're not at all. They take out the tedious bits.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03I am not listening to this any longer. Come on.
0:38:07 > 0:38:14Do you think the girls will be angry we've stolen their car? I don't know. Yes, they will, won't they?
0:38:14 > 0:38:19In case you hadn't guessed, this place sells church furnishings.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22To show them round is Lawrence.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26I love religious artefacts. I think they're all fabulous.
0:38:26 > 0:38:33So much devotion and love has gone into them. Oh, look. We know all about these. Windsor chairs.
0:38:33 > 0:38:38We went around the museum. Oh, dear. Will they go all giggly again?
0:38:38 > 0:38:41Oh, gosh. We can actually sit on them. You can.
0:38:44 > 0:38:49How do you feel? Good, aren't they, chairs? This is fabulous.
0:38:49 > 0:38:54If you live in the Cotswolds, you could have one in your kitchen. You could.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57THOMAS LAUGHS
0:38:57 > 0:39:00It's all right, isn't it? That's good.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04FAP. Answers on a postcard. I'll save you the stamp.
0:39:04 > 0:39:10FAP stood for First Aid Post. It was part of the civil defence during WWII,
0:39:10 > 0:39:16offering first aid to civilians after regular bombing raids. So now you know, Miles. Like that?
0:39:16 > 0:39:22This is great, but I want to buy a pew. We should get a pew. Definitely.
0:39:22 > 0:39:28It's now Miles's turn to haggle. Is God on his side or is the devil in the detail?
0:39:28 > 0:39:32Take a pew like this. This is marked at 275.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36A pew like this one here, for instance, they're ?90.
0:39:36 > 0:39:42That's kind of a loss leader. The pew equivalent of cheap cans of beans.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45It's the value range of pews. That's right.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47A pew for every pocket.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50What is the best price?
0:39:50 > 0:39:56Because it's you, I'd knock a fiver off, make it ?85. ?85.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59What if I was to say to you... ?70?
0:39:59 > 0:40:03I'd say that's just a chunk too much.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07What about 75? 80 would be our...
0:40:07 > 0:40:13Oh, my God, it really hurts. ..bottom, bottom price. Bottom, bottom price.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17Can I jut interject? Let's hear what you've got to say.
0:40:17 > 0:40:21Lawrence, ?80. Would you throw in that helmet?
0:40:21 > 0:40:26No, absolutely not. Go on. No, no. We've only got that 80.
0:40:26 > 0:40:33And we need to buy two more items. The boys struggle until Miles has a novel idea - part exchange
0:40:33 > 0:40:39on one of the items Tom's picked. We will give you the tantalus. The tantalus? No...
0:40:39 > 0:40:45A special church tantalus. I like the idea of a tantalus. I've always had a craving for one.
0:40:45 > 0:40:50What about two pews and a helmet for a tantalus and 80 quid?
0:40:50 > 0:40:55What was the other pew? Maybe this... Where are you going with this?
0:40:55 > 0:41:00If we can trade in a tantalus, this is a good thing to do.
0:41:00 > 0:41:05Two pews and the helmet for a tantalus and 80 quid. No! No!
0:41:05 > 0:41:11So...that's two pews, a helmet and a dumbfounded antiques expert for a tantalus and ?80.
0:41:11 > 0:41:16That's either genius or madness. The auction will decide which.
0:41:16 > 0:41:21Well done! What a deal! I've surprised myself.
0:41:21 > 0:41:27Do you know why I've been able to do this? Why? Because I had a proper lunch.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29That's the secret to a happy life.
0:41:29 > 0:41:34In East Molesey, Nina and Catherine have left Bridge Road Antiques
0:41:34 > 0:41:38and travelled 200 yards to lovely Lesley's Hampton Court Emporium.
0:41:38 > 0:41:45Hello, ladies. I'm Nina. I'm Lesley. Hello, Lesley. I'm Catherine. Good to meet you. You, too.
0:41:45 > 0:41:52They now have ?227 left to spend and Nina is determined it's her pick next.
0:41:52 > 0:41:59Come on. Where are you hiding this magnificent thing I am looking for. Where are you hiding?
0:41:59 > 0:42:04I don't know what you think about this very stylish mirror.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08You probably don't like it, but the whole thing is Art Deco.
0:42:08 > 0:42:14A very traditional fan shape. Yeah. You've got the pink glass as well, which is nice.
0:42:14 > 0:42:20OK. The pink glass and... Nina almost seems to like it. There's a chip on the bottom.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23Oh, I didn't notice the chip.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27Is this yours? No, but I can phone them.
0:42:27 > 0:42:34I think that's nice. At ?60 it's very nice, but the problem for Nina is she didn't choose it.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37Is that theirs as well? That mirror?
0:42:37 > 0:42:42That's beautiful. I like that one. I think that's gorgeous. It is nice.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48This eye-catching 1920s mirror, at ?135,
0:42:48 > 0:42:55combines French and Egyptian styles, a combination that goes back to Napoleonic times.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00It has the wow factor? It has.
0:43:00 > 0:43:05With the wow factor found, Lesley gets on the phone to Valerie, the owner.
0:43:05 > 0:43:09She's come down to 80. I do love that.
0:43:09 > 0:43:14That would be amazing. Let's go with it, then. Yeah?
0:43:14 > 0:43:19So with one wow mirror in the bag for ?80, Nina spots another.
0:43:19 > 0:43:24Oh, my gosh! Look, look, look. Another Art Deco mirror.
0:43:24 > 0:43:28Wow. That is nice, too. That is really beautiful.
0:43:28 > 0:43:31It's exactly what you're looking for without the chip.
0:43:31 > 0:43:36It's incredible. We know you love it, but put Catherine down, eh?
0:43:36 > 0:43:42I saw it earlier and thought, "Beautiful". But at ?145, they need to do a deal
0:43:42 > 0:43:49and the owner isn't contactable. Lesley, meanwhile, has hammered out a deal on the chipped one.
0:43:49 > 0:43:53You're very lucky. Why? To have a persuasive duty manager.
0:43:53 > 0:44:00Oooh! We love you, Lesley. ?40. So that makes ?120 for the Egyptian style and the chipped mirrors.
0:44:00 > 0:44:05Looks like that's a deal to end the day and keep everyone happy.
0:44:05 > 0:44:11But there's money left over and I want to spend it all. You're exhausting, Nina.
0:44:11 > 0:44:15I'm exhausting. On this hot, sticky day.
0:44:15 > 0:44:18Antiques dealers, no stamina whatsoever.
0:44:18 > 0:44:25There's ?107 left, but the problem is that the pristine Art Deco mirror has a ticket price of ?145
0:44:25 > 0:44:32and Lesley can only go so low without the owner's permission. I'll risk one...
0:44:32 > 0:44:37twenty-five. And that's risking it.
0:44:37 > 0:44:40That still leaves them ?18 short.
0:44:40 > 0:44:43So you can't have everything.
0:44:43 > 0:44:48It's the unstoppable force of Nina versus the immoveable object of Lesley.
0:44:48 > 0:44:53Catherine's leaving it to Nina to steamroller the deal.
0:44:53 > 0:45:00So we've got 227... No matter how you add it up, Nina, you've still only got ?107 left.
0:45:00 > 0:45:01This is 95.
0:45:01 > 0:45:07If we can save ?20 between the three so they all take a hit...
0:45:07 > 0:45:14But they've already taken a hit. Lesley's gone as far as she can. The sticking point is the mirror.
0:45:14 > 0:45:20Pass me the phone. Could her boss possibly authorise another ?18 off to meet the magic target?
0:45:20 > 0:45:28Now I have come down to 125, but their budget only allows them to pay ?107, isn't it, Nina?
0:45:29 > 0:45:32We love Lesley. I love her.
0:45:32 > 0:45:35I want to be her new child.
0:45:35 > 0:45:39It looks like Lesley might finally have some good news.
0:45:39 > 0:45:44OK, the agreement is OK. That's absolutely fine. YES!
0:45:44 > 0:45:49I love you, Lesley! I love you, too. Thank God we've got a deal!
0:45:49 > 0:45:53And you can go now. It's half past four!
0:45:57 > 0:46:01So, to recap, ?40 for the chipped Art Deco mirror,
0:46:01 > 0:46:08the magic figure of ?107 for the pristine Art Deco one and ?80 for the Egyptian-style mirror.
0:46:08 > 0:46:14Well, after that marathon, both teams have finally finished business for the day
0:46:14 > 0:46:21and have got five lots each. Time for "I'll show you mine if you'll show me yours".
0:46:21 > 0:46:25First to reveal are Miles and Thomas. Ready?
0:46:25 > 0:46:27Very nice. There you are.
0:46:27 > 0:46:33I really love your Deco brushes. That's a really big purchase.
0:46:33 > 0:46:39It was ?170. What?! For that? Well, you get five of them.
0:46:39 > 0:46:46And this is the bell caller. I have one of those in my house, but it's a digital one.
0:46:46 > 0:46:50Let's see what you've got. OK. Come on, girly.
0:46:50 > 0:46:53One, two, three. Woo-hoo!
0:46:53 > 0:46:59I do love a vanity set(!) Look at that! Isn't that extraordinary?
0:46:59 > 0:47:04We found a load of silver and put it all together. How much? ?100.
0:47:04 > 0:47:10?100 for the lot? Very good. Whose is the obsession with mirrors?
0:47:10 > 0:47:14No, it's not MY obsession! You started with the Art Deco one.
0:47:14 > 0:47:18I think you'll find it was both of you. ?25 each for those?
0:47:18 > 0:47:21Oh, shut up, Thomas. ?25 each?
0:47:21 > 0:47:24Is that it? Is that all you spent?
0:47:24 > 0:47:28We spent everything. All of it? Every penny? That's ?400?
0:47:28 > 0:47:33- Really? - Didn't you spend 400? Let's just take a seat.
0:47:33 > 0:47:40Nina and Catherine are puzzled as to how the boys have spent ?400. Are they sitting on other purchases?
0:47:40 > 0:47:46We've also managed to get this little pew. Right. And this little pew.
0:47:46 > 0:47:54I went pew crazy when we got here. We were down to ?80 and I suddenly thought, "I want pews!"
0:47:54 > 0:47:58Miles went pew crazy, but are the girls crazy about their purchases?
0:47:58 > 0:48:04The helmet, for example. I know it's only ?20, but it's exactly the kind of thing I like.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07And the pews - loved.
0:48:07 > 0:48:12Part of me thinks they were a little underwhelmed by the pews. Really?
0:48:12 > 0:48:17They're nice, but I love the enamel set. That was beautiful.
0:48:17 > 0:48:22Really nice. The most beautiful piercing blue. It's lovely.
0:48:22 > 0:48:28Anyway, who's going to win? I think... I think we could win, actually.
0:48:28 > 0:48:32I want to go to the auction. Come on, Nina.
0:48:32 > 0:48:34Come on!
0:48:35 > 0:48:39For auction day, both our teams have to leave Surrey's fields of gold
0:48:39 > 0:48:46and travel over 100 miles north through the Thames Valley and the Cotswolds to Gloucester.
0:48:46 > 0:48:51To auction we go! Are you excited? No. Why not?! Of course I am!
0:48:51 > 0:48:57I'm very excited. And with naughty Nina. Naughty Nina. And I had the lovely Miles.
0:48:57 > 0:49:00Mischievous Miles. And funny.
0:49:00 > 0:49:02My antiques expert,
0:49:02 > 0:49:07I think he will be quite up for this. He'll be quietly confident.
0:49:07 > 0:49:13You think? Yeah. I'm more confident that you're going to win than we are! Really? Yes.
0:49:13 > 0:49:17It's the pews. I love the pews. I hope they do well.
0:49:17 > 0:49:20Ah, here they are.
0:49:20 > 0:49:24Look at that. Morning. How are you?
0:49:24 > 0:49:29Are you up for it, challenge-wise? We're in a church, aren't we?
0:49:29 > 0:49:36Will there be added value? Added value. I think there's a few churchgoers who need the odd pew.
0:49:36 > 0:49:43Yes, most fittingly, Cotswold Auctions are holding today's auction in a church hall.
0:49:43 > 0:49:48The company started life in the 19th century as part of an estate agent's business
0:49:48 > 0:49:52and helped sell off the contents of country houses.
0:49:52 > 0:49:59It became an independent business in 1998 when today's auctioneer, Lindsey Braune, was part of a team
0:49:59 > 0:50:02that bought it. What does she think of our purchases?
0:50:02 > 0:50:08They've bought some interesting pieces. I particularly like that little bulldog print,
0:50:08 > 0:50:12the French one. Probably between the wars.
0:50:12 > 0:50:19Nice decorative print. Looking a bit serious and comical at the same time. Zut alors!
0:50:19 > 0:50:22She thinks it might turn out to be formidable!
0:50:22 > 0:50:26But the first aid hat might leave them battered.
0:50:26 > 0:50:32It's a typical boy's lot. There's a lot of them around. They survive, they're quite solid.
0:50:32 > 0:50:38And we make ?10-?20 on it. Both teams started the trip with ?400.
0:50:38 > 0:50:44In a high-risk strategy, both duos splashed the lot on five lots.
0:50:44 > 0:50:49So with profits going to Children In Need, let's sell some antiques!
0:50:49 > 0:50:56The first item is the 1940s Union Jack bunting. Is it going to fly the flag for Nina and Catherine?
0:50:56 > 0:50:58Wow! ?10. Start me off.
0:50:58 > 0:51:01?10 bid. At 10. 12. 15.
0:51:01 > 0:51:0318. 20.
0:51:03 > 0:51:0622 at the back. 25. 28?
0:51:06 > 0:51:1028. And 30. Stop getting in a tither.
0:51:10 > 0:51:14?30. 35 here. At 35. 40, is it?
0:51:14 > 0:51:18At 35, I'm selling.
0:51:18 > 0:51:22Did we make any money? Not after commission. Oh.
0:51:22 > 0:51:25Not so much Lovejoy as killjoy, but she's right.
0:51:25 > 0:51:30After auction fees, they're unlikely to see any profit.
0:51:30 > 0:51:33I didn't want to buy the bunting! I know.
0:51:33 > 0:51:38This is too exciting for Miles, the Antiques Road Trip.
0:51:38 > 0:51:40Beneath his cool exterior,
0:51:40 > 0:51:46Miles is bracing himself for the first of his pews. Will his deal bring songs of praise
0:51:46 > 0:51:51or a requiem mass? I have interest at 30. 35.
0:51:51 > 0:51:5540. With me at 40. Who's going on? At ?40.
0:51:55 > 0:51:57At 45. 50.
0:51:57 > 0:51:59At 50. With me again at 50.
0:51:59 > 0:52:02Are we all done? Selling at ?50.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05Are we all sure? And selling...
0:52:05 > 0:52:09Oh, dear. The Lord preferred the tantalus.
0:52:09 > 0:52:12What would that tantalus have got?
0:52:12 > 0:52:14Did you just make a loss?
0:52:14 > 0:52:18Yes, we did. Nina...calm down.
0:52:18 > 0:52:22Now it's the print of the French bulldog that Lyndsey liked.
0:52:22 > 0:52:25Let's hope for a magnifique profit.
0:52:25 > 0:52:29Commissions here. Starting at 15. 18.
0:52:29 > 0:52:32At 18 with me. Who's going on at ?18?
0:52:32 > 0:52:3620. Two. At 22. With me again at 22.
0:52:36 > 0:52:40Five anywhere? At 22. All sure?
0:52:40 > 0:52:43Rather handsome chap, I thought.
0:52:43 > 0:52:46Again, not what I wanted to buy!
0:52:46 > 0:52:50Quel dommage! That sold for just over half of what they paid for it.
0:52:50 > 0:52:54They eye-catching Art Deco enamel dressing table set
0:52:54 > 0:52:59was the boys' first purchase, but will it catch the punters' eyes?
0:52:59 > 0:53:0260 then to start. ?60.
0:53:02 > 0:53:04At 60, thank you. Five.
0:53:04 > 0:53:0770. Five. 80. Five.
0:53:07 > 0:53:0990. Five.
0:53:09 > 0:53:11At 100. 110.
0:53:11 > 0:53:14110, look at that!
0:53:14 > 0:53:17At 110. 20 anywhere?
0:53:17 > 0:53:20Are we all done? At 110, then. And selling.
0:53:22 > 0:53:26That's a shocker and the biggest loss of the day so far.
0:53:26 > 0:53:31We've lost... We've hit three figures. Yeah. In terms of losses.
0:53:31 > 0:53:34Do both teams realise the point is to make money?
0:53:34 > 0:53:41Now the girls' dressing table set. Could this lift them back into profit and leave the boys behind?
0:53:41 > 0:53:4450, start me? ?50 to start?
0:53:44 > 0:53:4750 bid. Thank you. 55 here. She's got a commission bid.
0:53:47 > 0:53:5265. 70. At 70. Right in the back. 70.
0:53:52 > 0:53:5575. All done at 75?
0:53:55 > 0:54:01Not quite as much of a hit as Miles and Thomas took, but it's pushed them further into loss.
0:54:01 > 0:54:05I said, "I don't want to buy silver"! Yes, you've said that,
0:54:05 > 0:54:10several times. Can the servants' bell box help Team Jupp call on a much-needed profit?
0:54:10 > 0:54:15Unusual lot. ?20? 10, then. Start me off. ?10?
0:54:15 > 0:54:18Anyone interested? 10 bid. 12.
0:54:18 > 0:54:22Where are you? 15. At 15. Still not much.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24Looking for 18.
0:54:24 > 0:54:28Are we all done? At 15 and selling...
0:54:28 > 0:54:32Cor! That bell box means their losses are alarming!
0:54:32 > 0:54:35Did you make a loss? Another triumphant loss.
0:54:35 > 0:54:39Here's Nina's big ticket item, the Egyptian-style mirror.
0:54:39 > 0:54:43She's so keen, she makes a display of herself.
0:54:43 > 0:54:4520 bid. At ?20. 22.
0:54:45 > 0:54:4825. 28. 30.
0:54:48 > 0:54:51At 30. Bid's in the room at 30.
0:54:51 > 0:54:53At ?30. 32. 35.
0:54:53 > 0:54:57She can't hold it up! It's too heavy.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59At 35. Lovely mirror at 35.
0:54:59 > 0:55:0338. 40 for you? At 38.
0:55:03 > 0:55:05Bid's at 38, on the right.
0:55:05 > 0:55:1038. At 38. Are we all done at 38? And selling.
0:55:10 > 0:55:15What did it go for? ?38. You should have worn the apron.
0:55:16 > 0:55:21Nina seems remarkably upbeat about the fact her Egyptian-style mirror tanked,
0:55:21 > 0:55:24but maybe she's in de-Nile?
0:55:24 > 0:55:31So with nearly double the losses of Nina and Catherine, the guys have to pray for some redemption.
0:55:31 > 0:55:34At 30. 35. 40.
0:55:34 > 0:55:36With me at 40. At 40. Who's going on?
0:55:36 > 0:55:41At ?40. At 45. 50. With me again at 50.
0:55:41 > 0:55:45At 50. Very nice pew at ?50. Who's going on now?
0:55:45 > 0:55:49At 55. 60, is it? No, more, more! A bit more.
0:55:49 > 0:55:52At ?60, then. All sure?
0:55:52 > 0:55:56Perhaps instead of studying divinity Miles should have studied economics.
0:55:56 > 0:56:00The final items for the girls are the Art Deco mirrors.
0:56:00 > 0:56:04This may decide who is the feistiest of them all.
0:56:04 > 0:56:10By my calculations, they need to sell them for over ?240 to make an overall profit.
0:56:10 > 0:56:16Nina's hoping she might help. Where are they? Oh, thank you. Being beautifully held up.
0:56:16 > 0:56:21One with green panels and a pink one. Two nice, decorative Deco mirrors.
0:56:21 > 0:56:2430 for these? ?30? 30 bid.
0:56:24 > 0:56:27Who's going on? 35. 40. 45.
0:56:27 > 0:56:3350. At ?50. Five anywhere, then? And selling in the middle.
0:56:33 > 0:56:37Disaster! But one person's loss is another's bargain.
0:56:37 > 0:56:41Someone just picked up those mirrors for under a quarter of the price.
0:56:41 > 0:56:48Nina, was that a loss? Am I allowed to punch him in the face on this show? Yes!
0:56:48 > 0:56:55The final item is the WWII helmet. This could be the one item today that ends up with a decent profit.
0:56:55 > 0:56:58?10, then. Start me off. ?10.
0:56:58 > 0:57:00Anyone interested? ?10?
0:57:00 > 0:57:0210 here. 12 for you? 12.
0:57:02 > 0:57:0615, is it? At ?12. Don't see them every day.
0:57:06 > 0:57:1015, anywhere? 15 at the back.
0:57:10 > 0:57:1418 for you? At 15. Are you sure? At 15, right in the deep.
0:57:14 > 0:57:17Last chance. At 15.
0:57:17 > 0:57:21The helmet has failed to protect the boys from a loss,
0:57:21 > 0:57:25but in true Dunkirk spirit defeat has brought our teams closer.
0:57:25 > 0:57:29This has been a complete disaster. It certainly has!
0:57:29 > 0:57:34Both teams started today with ?400. Nina and Catherine spent the lot
0:57:34 > 0:57:38and despite making the only profit on an item today, after auction fees
0:57:38 > 0:57:42they racked up a whacking loss of ?219.60.
0:57:42 > 0:57:46This left them with just ?180.40.
0:57:47 > 0:57:51Miles and Thomas failed to make a profit on any item today,
0:57:51 > 0:57:57but perhaps thanks to Miles's connections to higher powers, they only lost ?195.
0:57:57 > 0:58:03That means they finished the winners with the ungodly amount of ?205.
0:58:03 > 0:58:06We had fun. It's been great.
0:58:06 > 0:58:10I think I might join your crew! Thank you.
0:58:10 > 0:58:14It was actually a lot of fun. It was great fun.
0:58:14 > 0:58:19Congratulations! Even though both teams failed miserably,
0:58:19 > 0:58:24it's all smiles at the end of the day. It's been a tough auction,
0:58:24 > 0:58:30but that's the beauty of them. You can grab a bargain or lose a bundle.
0:58:30 > 0:58:33So, see you next time!
0:58:33 > 0:58:37# Baby, we were born to run! #
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