0:00:02 > 0:00:07- Some of the nation's favourite celebrities.- Why have I such expensive taste?
0:00:07 > 0:00:09One antiques expert each.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Argh!
0:00:12 > 0:00:19And one big challenge - who can seek out and buy the best antiques at the very best prices?
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Answers on a postcard.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25And auction for a big profit further down the road?
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Start fondling the cash!
0:00:27 > 0:00:33- Who will spot the good investments? Who will listen to advice? - Like it?- It's horrible.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37And who will be the first to say, "Don't you know who I am?!"
0:00:37 > 0:00:42- Well done, us.- Time to put your pedal to the metal.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45This is Celebrity Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Yeah!
0:00:48 > 0:00:55We're in Norwich for curtain up on a Celebrity Road Trip battle to create profits from antiques.
0:00:55 > 0:01:02Treading the boards, two stars of stage and screen, Robert Bathurst and Amanda Donohoe,
0:01:02 > 0:01:05each with £400 to spend.
0:01:05 > 0:01:11They've been working on a new comedy series and although they've known each other a decade,
0:01:11 > 0:01:17- there's something Robert hasn't factored in to this. - I have a slight advantage.- What?
0:01:17 > 0:01:20My parents were antique dealers
0:01:20 > 0:01:27and I did grow up surrounded by...antiques, which didn't interest me in the slightest.
0:01:27 > 0:01:34Amanda Donohoe was more interested in acting and shot to fame playing opposite Oliver Reed
0:01:34 > 0:01:39in the film Castaway. In a varied career, she's worked with Ken Russell,
0:01:39 > 0:01:45won a Golden Globe for her role in LA Law and been the murderess, Natasha Wylde, in Emmerdale.
0:01:46 > 0:01:52Her adoptive home is down the road from Norwich and her local ties include an honorary degree
0:01:52 > 0:01:55from the University of East Anglia.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00Much less of a local is this 1967 Chevrolet Camaro,
0:02:00 > 0:02:06complete with left-hand drive and lap belts. It's more at home in sunny LA, I'd have thought.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11It has a soft top, but...being midsummer...
0:02:11 > 0:02:15It's obviously raining! Because it's England.
0:02:15 > 0:02:21Rain apart, nothing could be more quintessentially English than Robert Bathurst.
0:02:21 > 0:02:27He's been President of the Cambridge Footlights and pined for Lady Edith in Downton Abbey.
0:02:27 > 0:02:33He's starred in a host of theatre productions as well as Cold Feet, Wild At Heart
0:02:33 > 0:02:35and My Dad's The Prime Minister.
0:02:35 > 0:02:42With no script, our thespian celebrities can't tell how the plot of this Road Trip will unfold,
0:02:42 > 0:02:47but Robert's prepared for his role with extremely thorough research.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- We're meeting Philip Serrell... - Oh, yes?- ..and David Harper.- Ah.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Philip's an auctioneer in Worcester.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Impressive fact-finding, Robert.
0:02:57 > 0:03:03For the record, Philip's a qualified chartered surveyor who's bought some incredible items.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Incredibly BAD items!
0:03:05 > 0:03:10And his tastes include Royal Worcester porcelain and old cars.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15And David runs a business placing antiques around the country.
0:03:15 > 0:03:22You sell through him and he places what you want to sell at the right auction house.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Thank you, Robert, but I usually do that bit.
0:03:25 > 0:03:30I will add that David bought his first antique when he was nine
0:03:30 > 0:03:35and is passionate about Oriental antiques, especially Japanese decorative items.
0:03:35 > 0:03:41When it comes to the celebrities, Phil's relying on reminiscence rather than research.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- I can remember watching Amanda in Castaway. Remember that?- I do.
0:03:44 > 0:03:51And Oliver Reed. Working with him, I think, could range from the best to an absolute nightmare.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55I would have thought so! A bit like working with you.
0:03:55 > 0:04:01- One minute it's heaven, one minute it's hell.- Philip as the Oliver Reed of antiques?
0:04:01 > 0:04:07There's a thought! Now before anyone beats me to it, our experts are driving a Mini Cooper.
0:04:07 > 0:04:13Thorough research would link it to The Italian Job, Michael Caine and a gold bullion heist.
0:04:13 > 0:04:19So this is the Norfolk equivalent of The Italian Job, isn't it? We're in a John Cooper special.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22You're not going to take me down a sewer are you?
0:04:22 > 0:04:29No sewers, thanks. Just a Road Trip from Norwich which trundles across the Norfolk countryside
0:04:29 > 0:04:33into the Lincolnshire fens and then heads south to an auction near Dartford in Kent.
0:04:33 > 0:04:40En route to their rendezvous, Philip has invented a rationale for pairing up with Amanda.
0:04:40 > 0:04:46- I love the Yorkshire Dales and she appeared in Emmerdale. - Right.- I love the Yorkshire Dales.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51- I think that is just the worst excuse.- We've heard them all now!
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Norwich, the meeting point, has many historic buildings
0:04:55 > 0:05:01including a magnificent Norman cathedral. It so impressed the local peregrine falcons
0:05:01 > 0:05:07that they've taken up residence in the spire. The newest arrivals are noisier.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12- Oh, my God!- Very stylish. - A Camaro! Hello!
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- The Little and Large show! - That's small!- Don't be so rude!
0:05:15 > 0:05:19- Hi there, Robert. Hello. - Robert, good to see you.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- Amanda, hello. I'm David.- Hello. - Nice to meet you.- Nice to meet you.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- It's a doubler.- Hello! - David. Nice to meet you.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- Philip, hello. - Lovely to meet you.
0:05:30 > 0:05:37- Who's getting that car? - There's a natural divide here. - I think so.- It's already worked.
0:05:37 > 0:05:43- Green is my colour, you see. - It must be because this one here, he wants Amanda
0:05:43 > 0:05:49because he loves the Yorkshire Dales. Just because she's on Emmerdale?! What a rubbish excuse!
0:05:49 > 0:05:53- I love the Yorkshire Dales. - YORKSHIRE: I could speak like that.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Shall we go round talking like that?
0:05:56 > 0:06:00Well, Robert, you can teach me how to speak properly.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03I say! Rather, old chap!
0:06:05 > 0:06:09With pairs and cars decided, it's on with the show.
0:06:09 > 0:06:16- Phil wants to know if his new teammate is an antiques rookie. - My parents were dealers.- A ringer!
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- I've got a ringer! Get in there! Harper, look out. Really?- Oh, yes.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- I'll just sit back and let you do it all.- The problem is...
0:06:24 > 0:06:31It doesn't get better than that, Phil. Except you also get to ask the question you're dying to ask.
0:06:31 > 0:06:37- Oliver Reed - that must have been just a dream to work with him. Was it?- Er...hmm.
0:06:37 > 0:06:43- No, it wasn't.- Oliver was a phenomenally good screen actor. There's no question.
0:06:43 > 0:06:49- But he just liked the drink a little too much, as we all know. - Yeah.
0:06:49 > 0:06:56But my main absolute joy was working with my favourite all-time director, Nic Roeg.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59And Oliver came along with that.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- So it was buy one, get one free. - Yes.
0:07:02 > 0:07:08Mm. I wonder if they can clinch a BOGOF deal with their £400 at the first shop.
0:07:08 > 0:07:14- Hello. Amanda. - Hello, nice to meet you. - Pleased to meet you. I'm Pasquale.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Welcome to the Treasure Chest.
0:07:17 > 0:07:22Treasure Chest Antiques has 36 stalls with an amazing variety of wares,
0:07:22 > 0:07:27- but Amanda and Phil get waylaid at the very first cabinet. - They're lovely.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31- They're bookplates, aren't they? - I think they probably are.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35There's the name with the price for that one.
0:07:35 > 0:07:41- So they're... - 19th-century authors by Max Beerbohm.- Max Beerbohm.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46- Good artist.- He is.- Well sought after.- I'm attracted to them.
0:07:46 > 0:07:53The images are by Sir Max Beerbohm, the noted caricaturist and wit of the Edwardian era,
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- probably taken from a book. - Why do you like them?
0:07:57 > 0:08:02I don't know. I've always loved prints. I have always loved drawing.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07Do you know, that smacks that you were brought up in this business.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Because most people would shy away from prints.
0:08:11 > 0:08:17- And prints are a good old-fashioned academic antique dealers lot.- Yeah.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22Philip has reservations that the cost of mounting and framing might deter bidders,
0:08:22 > 0:08:25but Amanda thinks they'll appeal.
0:08:25 > 0:08:31I think they're really beautiful. Would look good in a contemporary or a non-contemporary setting.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- Yeah, I like that.- Know what I mean?
0:08:34 > 0:08:36I can see that looking quite cool.
0:08:36 > 0:08:42It's a tough decision, so they decide to investigate what else the shop has to offer.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Phil finds a weird tribute to space exploration.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51I think it's really funky.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54This is a 1970s television.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00Now, if you just said to me 15 years ago
0:09:00 > 0:09:06that Philip Serrell would be looking at a 1970s lunar module space helmet television, I'd say you're bonkers.
0:09:06 > 0:09:13Actually, it's said to be an '80s homage to the Space Shuttle, but what matters is what Amanda thinks.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17It's horrible, but he likes it!
0:09:17 > 0:09:22That's a no, then. They decide to buy four of the Beerbohm images.
0:09:22 > 0:09:28- Ticket price is £15 each. - I'm thinking, Pasquale, that at auction these will make
0:09:28 > 0:09:30£20-£40 for the four.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- 20-40...- Yeah.
0:09:32 > 0:09:38Which means we've got to try to give you just under that to have a chance of making a profit. If you can.
0:09:38 > 0:09:44- I think the best I can do on those is 30.- I don't think we can give more than £20 for them.
0:09:44 > 0:09:51- That's what I really think. - I'll meet you halfway. 25.- I honestly think 20.- That's fair, isn't it?
0:09:51 > 0:09:57- Let me...- I'll leave it to you. - If we sell these for £30, we don't make a shilling
0:09:57 > 0:10:01because we pay our commission which brings us back to 25 quid.
0:10:01 > 0:10:05I know I'm being really hard on you, but I honestly think they'll make £20-£40.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08And we want to win this, don't we?
0:10:08 > 0:10:14- £20, right, and if they make more than 40, come back and buy me coffee. - I'll buy you two coffees!
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Bargain! He gets a kiss for that.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21- The deal is sealed with a kiss at £20.- No, no...
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Quite right. That's enough excitement. Well, perhaps not.
0:10:25 > 0:10:32- Are you genuinely excited?- I am. It's completely outside my understanding of...anything.
0:10:32 > 0:10:38I've never done this before. I've been to a couple of antiques shops, so I'm in your hands
0:10:38 > 0:10:44- and very happy to be guided. - That's encouraging. No matter what I say, you'll believe it?
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- Please say that's true.- Indeed so. No, I'll pick up any old tat.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53- Great!- And say...Ming. - That bodes well(!)
0:10:53 > 0:10:58The first shop of the day is Elm Hill Collectables.
0:10:58 > 0:11:03- Aha. Hello there. Hi. David Harper. - Hello, David. I'm Paul.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07- And I'm Robert. Hello. - This is you, then, Paul.- This is me.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- What do we specialise in?- Nothing. - Good man! Love it!
0:11:11 > 0:11:17A quick rummage soon leads to Robert's first lesson in antiques and collectables.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22How important is it for toys that they're in their original boxes?
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Unbelievably important.
0:11:24 > 0:11:30In fact, one of the most fundamental facts in the value of a toy is its box.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35- Do you still have it and is it in good condition?- That's the trouble.
0:11:35 > 0:11:41- Have you ever played blow football? - I loved it.- It's responsible for transmitting infectious diseases
0:11:41 > 0:11:43to children over the years.
0:11:43 > 0:11:49- It's most unsanitary, isn't it? Would you want to buy a second-hand blow football kit?- Yes!
0:11:49 > 0:11:55Stanley Matthews, I always thought he was a blow football player because he was a great dribbler.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00- So, yeah, anyway...there we are. - Do you remember this from childhood?- Yeah, I do.
0:12:00 > 0:12:06- With the little bits of spit... - Yeah.- I think this is Arsenal versus Man Utd, probably.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09We made our own fun in those days.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14Also up for grabs is an old Monopoly set and a variety of other games,
0:12:14 > 0:12:20some unusual and some more conventional. Robert and David think it's an appealing selection.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- Let me get a price off Paul. Paul?- Yes?
0:12:24 > 0:12:28The box of boxed old games. Could they be remarkably cheap?
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- Yes. I want it out of the way. - OK. How much is remarkably cheap?
0:12:32 > 0:12:37- How many are there? Ten?- Ten. Would they be a pound each?
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- Have the whole lot for £10. - The whole lot for £10.
0:12:41 > 0:12:47Yeah, I reckon we can turn a penny, if not two, and put some disinfectant on the blow football.
0:12:47 > 0:12:53- Shall we have a play?- Yeah. - Shall we? Where's all the kit? - Let's have a look.
0:12:53 > 0:12:59So it's the first deal done at a tenner and time to see who is Premiership.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- TB or Cholera?- Er, TB, please.
0:13:05 > 0:13:11- An expert full of wind? Who'd have thought it?- YES!
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Come on, Robert!
0:13:14 > 0:13:18- Oh, that was an open goal. There we are.- Great match.
0:13:18 > 0:13:26- I think a draw.- One-all. - They think it's all over, but the Road Trip is a game of two halves.
0:13:26 > 0:13:31Just up the road, Amanda and Philip are at the Bridewell Museum
0:13:31 > 0:13:37to see its St Valentine's collection. Amanda's nearest city once had some local twists on this.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42- Glorious, isn't it?- Hello. - Hello.- You're Helen.- Yes, I am.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Hi. Philip. Good to see you.
0:13:45 > 0:13:52Helen Renton is the Assistant Curator of the museum, which celebrates the history of Norwich.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57- What's in this cabinet?- What does Valentine's Day mean to you? - Expense!
0:13:57 > 0:14:02- Who says romance is dead? - Lots of cards, I imagine.- Yes.
0:14:02 > 0:14:09In Norwich, Valentine's is something quite different, or it was in the 19th century.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14In Norwich, we celebrated Valentine's Eve, the 13th of February.
0:14:14 > 0:14:20And we gave cards, but as well as cards everybody gave everybody else presents as well.
0:14:20 > 0:14:26- Nice.- Presents were given not only to your sweethearts, but everyone in the family, especially children.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31The custom's origins aren't clear, but the presents were not cheap.
0:14:31 > 0:14:37It was a post-Christmas boost for the shops in Norwich, which took on extra sales staff.
0:14:37 > 0:14:43I can't get over what is now a relatively tongue-in-cheek,
0:14:43 > 0:14:50perhaps fun - from a bloke's perspective - celebration, this was expensive.
0:14:50 > 0:14:56- It was big business.- Yeah. - That was only part of the story. I'll show you some more things.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Might get a card! Might get a Valentine's!
0:15:00 > 0:15:05Laid out behind the scenes are more Valentine's cards and gifts.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10- This gorgeous piece. - That's like a little willow pattern.
0:15:10 > 0:15:17- Isn't it?- English scent bottle. - You're good at hallmarks. I haven't got my glasses on.
0:15:17 > 0:15:23Well, it's London. And I would think that it's back end of the 19th century.
0:15:23 > 0:15:29- The present-giving tradition in Norwich developed a mischievous twist.- People left the presents
0:15:29 > 0:15:35on the doorstep. So little boys would wrap a present up, leave it on a doorstep, knock, run away,
0:15:35 > 0:15:40and as the person answered the door and bent down to pick up the present,
0:15:40 > 0:15:46the little boy would pull the string and the present would be whipped away and they'd end up on their nose,
0:15:46 > 0:15:52which they thought was hilarious. So that was one of the ways Valentine's got a bad name.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- If you come over here, I'll show you some of the other ways.- Really?
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Aw, look at these.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01These are fantastic.
0:16:01 > 0:16:08Now these are not your traditional Valentine's cards. They are Valentines, though.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12And they were aimed at people that you didn't like.
0:16:12 > 0:16:20You could send a Valentine's card anonymously. It was open to sending them to people they didn't like.
0:16:20 > 0:16:27So if you had a neighbour who you thought was a bit of a scold or a butcher you didn't get on with,
0:16:27 > 0:16:33- you could send them one of these and they'd be deeply hurt.- I'm glad there's not one for an auctioneer!
0:16:33 > 0:16:35I'm surprised there isn't.
0:16:35 > 0:16:40"You think that you are pretty, But 'tis really not the case,
0:16:40 > 0:16:44"It certainly's a pity That your teeth are out of place
0:16:44 > 0:16:48"You're neither wise nor witty, And you wear a double-face."
0:16:48 > 0:16:52Somebody that nobody liked. She's literally got two faces.
0:16:52 > 0:16:59Can you imagine how upsetting that would be? And these kinds of cards became more and more popular
0:16:59 > 0:17:03and actually put an end to Valentine's Day as we know it.
0:17:03 > 0:17:09- So these are universal across the country.- Up and down the country. Because they were so nasty,
0:17:09 > 0:17:14by the end of the 19th century, the tradition died out altogether.
0:17:14 > 0:17:20It was only really WWI, when people were apart from their loved ones that they started again
0:17:20 > 0:17:25- and manufacturers jumped on the bandwagon. - In certain parts of Worcestershire,
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- there is still no Valentine's Day. - In your house.- That's very sad!
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Very sad!
0:17:31 > 0:17:35- Thank you so much, Helen. - Thanks, Helen. Thank you.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Come along, Philip.
0:17:38 > 0:17:44Robert and David have left Norwich behind and are heading west across Norfolk to King's Lynn.
0:17:44 > 0:17:51King's Lynn was one of England's most important ports from the 12th century onwards
0:17:51 > 0:17:56and its prosperous mercantile past is evident in the buildings.
0:17:56 > 0:18:01Whether Robert and David have a prosperous mercantile future is in the hands
0:18:01 > 0:18:07of the Old Granary Antique Centre, home to a dozen dealers with items from coins to vintage clothes.
0:18:07 > 0:18:12David's eye is drawn by something fishy in dealer Ruth's stock.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- What's that little fish carving there?- Right.
0:18:17 > 0:18:23- Is it a brooch? - No, it's actually just a little carving of a fish of some sort.
0:18:23 > 0:18:28- Chinese, Japanese or whatever. - Let's have a look at him.
0:18:28 > 0:18:29Robert...
0:18:30 > 0:18:34- What do you feel...? - It's a carving.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- It's quite lustrous.- Yeah.
0:18:37 > 0:18:43The fish appears to be a Japanese okimono, a decorative miniature sculpture.
0:18:43 > 0:18:48- This should be right up David's street.- Would you say that's a carp?
0:18:48 > 0:18:54- Ruth, would you say it's a carp? - We've got koi carp and they don't look anything like that.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- Don't they? Is it a stylised carp? - Yes, exactly.
0:18:57 > 0:19:02- It's certainly stylised. - I think it's representing a carp.
0:19:02 > 0:19:08- It's an important fish in the Orient. The carp swims against the tide, a bit like a salmon.- OK.
0:19:08 > 0:19:16People that own models of carps do so because they feel it represents their character.
0:19:16 > 0:19:22- Strength, independence, doing it their own way. I think he's gorgeous.- It's intricate.
0:19:22 > 0:19:29- It's rather...rather fine, isn't it? - If that was 18th-century and in jade
0:19:29 > 0:19:33and Chinese with a nice imperial mark, it would be worth £200,000.
0:19:33 > 0:19:38- What do you think of it?- Well, I think we've got a choice here.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42It's either a carp that is immensely valuable
0:19:42 > 0:19:45or it's just an anagram of carp.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50The ticket price is £39. Definitely something to carp about.
0:19:50 > 0:19:57Robert takes the lead role in haggling, hoping thorough analysis will get results.
0:19:57 > 0:20:02My deal-broking skills are legendarily awful. I'd hope to make a fiver on it.
0:20:02 > 0:20:09I'd like to think that we could make a fiver on it. I would imagine - this is my informed opinion
0:20:09 > 0:20:16from minutes of experience - that we could get £28 for it, maybe £25, £28.
0:20:16 > 0:20:23- I would love to turn a profit, so if I say 20 we might make a profit. - Yes, I think that would be all right.
0:20:23 > 0:20:29- Thank you, Ruth.- That's the longest bit of negotiating I've ever witnessed!
0:20:29 > 0:20:34It was brilliant, though! It was just basically a lecture and you went, "Yes."
0:20:34 > 0:20:41- It could be beginner's luck or a cunning plan. Either way, it's effective.- Brilliant.
0:20:41 > 0:20:47Inspired, David takes a closer look at the cabinet that yielded the fish and find a perfume bottle.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51- Is that...uranium glass? - Uranium glass.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56Uranium glass was most commonly made in the first half of the 20th century
0:20:56 > 0:21:01when small quantities of uranium oxide were added during glass manufacture.
0:21:01 > 0:21:06The glass has a yellow or green tint and glows under ultraviolet light.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10- It's very substantial.- Yeah. - And the shape of it.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15- It's got a sort of... Here I go. - Go on, go on. You've got it.
0:21:15 > 0:21:21It's got sort of 1930s sort of fluting...
0:21:21 > 0:21:25- Yeah.- With Joan Collins, 1980s shoulder pads. It's rather unusual.
0:21:25 > 0:21:30And what I like about it is it's got a chunky feel to it.
0:21:30 > 0:21:35It's solid. It feels substantial.
0:21:35 > 0:21:40It's got a rather interesting colour. If you hold it up even to the pink light,
0:21:40 > 0:21:44it almost looks as though it's full of some elixir.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49I think you've got it. It's got weight, colour, design.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53- It's got absolute quality. It's screaming quality.- 1950s?
0:21:53 > 0:21:58- I think it's earlier.- Earlier? - You were closer...- 1930s?
0:21:58 > 0:22:03- I think it's '20s, '30s.- OK.- It's definitely got a Deco feel.- Yes.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Look at some hallmarks. We've got... Oh.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12- It's Sampson Mordan. OK. - Who?- Sampson Mordan is the maker.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14The silversmith.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19Top end quality. And it just now proves it.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24You've got the style, the look, the quality, the feel. Now you've got the maker.
0:22:24 > 0:22:31- Sampson Mordan.- It's an interesting piece, but at £75, it might take more than a monologue
0:22:31 > 0:22:37- to get it down to the right price. - Shall we use your tactic of talking her to death?
0:22:37 > 0:22:39It's a failsafe device!
0:22:40 > 0:22:45But what we want is to get Ruth before she keels over.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47- Better not do that.- Safety first!
0:22:47 > 0:22:52So I think... you...you exercise...
0:22:52 > 0:22:54your wiles on Ruth.
0:22:54 > 0:23:01This little perfume bottle, Ruth. What could that be to Robert and I as a trade deal?
0:23:01 > 0:23:06We're both in the trade. Robert's been in the trade for two minutes,
0:23:06 > 0:23:11but he's getting there, learning quickly. Can we get it at 30, Ruth?
0:23:11 > 0:23:17- Er, 60.- Oh, really?- Oh, dear. - He's doing the... - I got the teeth suck.
0:23:17 > 0:23:23- 40, Ruth.- It's got to be 50. If I was taking that to London, I'd expect 120 for it.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25There you are.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Is there a rack available?
0:23:27 > 0:23:32- No, we don't go that far on this! - OK.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36- It's 50 or nothing?- It is.- OK. My vote is...we have it at 50.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40- Mm-hm.- What do you say? You can have the casting vote.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44I shall be excited selling that. Let's go in at 50.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48- Let's have it. Ruth, thank you. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52Very happy with that. Very happy.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56So our thespian antiques novice ends his debut with a fish,
0:23:56 > 0:24:03a footie game and a fancy bottle. It's been quite a performance. Night night, teams.
0:24:04 > 0:24:10It's a new day and Amanda is digging for information on the opposition.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14- So what did you get up to yesterday? - Yesterday?- Yes.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18- In the shops? - Yes, Robert! In the shops.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21In the shops, well... It was good.
0:24:21 > 0:24:27- We're getting them crated up. - Crated up?!- He's not a successful actor for nothing, don't you know.
0:24:27 > 0:24:35I think they're on the low loader and we'll be winching them down to the auction house.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41What a fibber! Robert and David's supposed lorry-load of goodies has cost them £80
0:24:41 > 0:24:45- and amounts to the selection of games...- TB or Cholera?- TB, please.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51..the carved stone fish and the rather posh perfume bottle.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56- Unorthodox negotiating... - Is there a rack available?
0:24:56 > 0:24:58..leaves them with £320 for today.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05- Phil was immediately impressed by Amanda's savvy. - You're sharp. I like you.
0:25:05 > 0:25:11But they waited in the wings, buying only the four Max Beerbohm images.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14The deal was sealed at £20.
0:25:14 > 0:25:19- He gets a kiss for that.- Thank you! - It means they have a whopping £380 left to spend.
0:25:19 > 0:25:26But to use it all, Phil might need to update Amanda's ideas about what to buy and sell.
0:25:26 > 0:25:31- I think she's got an old-fashioned antique dealer's eye.- OK. - Which isn't today's market.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35- It's totally not the market. - It might not be easy.
0:25:35 > 0:25:42He did steer me towards something very peculiar yesterday, which was the 1970s television.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45And it looked like a helmet.
0:25:45 > 0:25:51- It was as far from an antique as you could possibly get. - NASA written in felt tip.- Exactly!
0:25:51 > 0:25:58The teams have left Norfolk behind them and made their way to just south of Boston in Lincolnshire.
0:26:02 > 0:26:07- Well done. Excellent driving(!) - No comment on my driving, please!
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- None whatsoever.- You look frozen!
0:26:10 > 0:26:12Good morning.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17- You look frozen. - A little chilly, perhaps!
0:26:17 > 0:26:21How are you, partner? We're going to knock 'em dead today.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25- Well, good luck! - Have a lovely time.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30- I think we're in here. - Clutterbugs Collectables. - Are you ready for it?
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Very kind. Nice and warm in here.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38- See you, guys. See you later.- Bye! - Don't buy too much!
0:26:38 > 0:26:44Clutterbugs is a general antiques and collectables shop with the wares spread over two floors.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48- What's your name?- Alan.- Great. - I'm Robert.- Nice to see you.
0:26:48 > 0:26:55There's lots to look at, but deciding what will do best at auction isn't easy.
0:26:55 > 0:27:00With £320 still to spend, they discuss a buying strategy.
0:27:00 > 0:27:06Something quirky is always a winner in an auction. It can bite you, but it can also...
0:27:06 > 0:27:11- We've got to take a risk. - I love taking a risk and on odd things.
0:27:11 > 0:27:19- Odd? Here goes.- What would you feel about a little miniature house made out of matchsticks?
0:27:19 > 0:27:25- I'm thinking of that little beastie down there.- Right. - Obviously made out of matchsticks.
0:27:25 > 0:27:31It's not the kind of thing I dream about. It's not the Chippendale table that I'm lusting after,
0:27:31 > 0:27:36but it's odd. Let's drag it out. It's very cobwebby.
0:27:36 > 0:27:42- House moving.- It's been here... Look at the cobwebs. It's been here forever.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Are you listening to this, Alan?
0:27:45 > 0:27:50Cobwebs show demand is slow. It might mean a bargain.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Right, OK. Who on earth made this?
0:27:52 > 0:27:55Who lives in a house like this?
0:27:55 > 0:28:01- Peering through the keyhole reveals the answer.- You've got dead wasps here and beetles.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05- That's added value. - I think you're right.
0:28:05 > 0:28:10It's built from thousands of matchsticks.
0:28:10 > 0:28:15- Age-wise, I suppose it's 10, 20, 30 years old or something. - Who can tell?- It's a bit bonkers.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20- Yes, yes.- What are you thinking? - Well, I just... It's...
0:28:20 > 0:28:24It's odd. It's not particularly fine.
0:28:24 > 0:28:30- That's very polite! They're not architectural things. - Crikey! There are two!
0:28:30 > 0:28:35No one has employed an architect to make a model of their dream home.
0:28:35 > 0:28:41- No, it's the sort of thing you might have on a Thunderbirds set that gets blown up.- Maybe that's it!
0:28:41 > 0:28:46I think it would be something that someone would...
0:28:46 > 0:28:50- not want to spend more than a fiver or tenner on.- You might be right.
0:28:50 > 0:28:57- Yeah, yeah, yeah. It is just matchwood, but the effort that's gone into it...- I know.
0:28:57 > 0:29:03- Staggering.- I'm sort of tempted, I've got to tell you. I'm tempted. I think they're mad.- Yes, they are.
0:29:03 > 0:29:08I tell you what's really appealing about them is the endeavour.
0:29:08 > 0:29:15There's no doubting the effort that went into both houses, but although they're £25 each,
0:29:15 > 0:29:19Alan's happy to wave goodbye to the pair for £10. Strike a light!
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Have them for a tenner.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26The deal's done. Whether it's matchless is debatable.
0:29:26 > 0:29:32Amanda and Phil are making their way from Boston through the heart of fen country to Long Sutton.
0:29:33 > 0:29:40It's a small market town through which they say the highwayman Dick Turpin once passed.
0:29:40 > 0:29:45I wonder if the dealers at Long Sutton Antiques Centre will stand and deliver.
0:29:45 > 0:29:51Amanda and Phil have £380 to spend. I'm guessing a cash transaction is what John Roe would prefer.
0:29:51 > 0:29:56- Welcome.- How are you? - Nice to meet you.
0:29:56 > 0:30:03The Antiques and Craft Centre is spread over two floors, selling everything...with a few surprises.
0:30:03 > 0:30:08- What's that?- It's like a body massager, which is just what it is.
0:30:08 > 0:30:15- Oh, is it?- So if you wanted to be Miss Whiplash, not that you would want to be...- It's nice.
0:30:15 > 0:30:22- Try. Give us your shoulder. - It does the job.- You've got to get the wife to...- Not know!
0:30:22 > 0:30:25..to do this! Don't tell the wife.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29My lips are sealed. Back to business and for Phil old habits die hard.
0:30:29 > 0:30:35The reason why that has split is because this lot here...
0:30:35 > 0:30:39- all shrinks and warps at different rates.- Because it's not sealed.
0:30:39 > 0:30:43- Why am I telling this to an antique dealer's daughter?- It's all right.
0:30:43 > 0:30:49- Come on, get on with it.- Amanda's instinctively traditional eye is drawn to some mahogany furniture.
0:30:49 > 0:30:54We've got a little toy... A little toy bed here,
0:30:54 > 0:30:59- which is rather sweet. - It's a piece of doll's furniture.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Ah, we've got a slat missing.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06- You've also got the canopy missing. - The canopy?- It's a four-poster.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10Ah, yes. You've got little... You can see the little holes.
0:31:10 > 0:31:15- A canopy on there.- What a shame. - I think that would hold it back.
0:31:15 > 0:31:21- But doll's house furniture is quite sought after.- I think so, too. And it's mahogany.
0:31:21 > 0:31:27- Beautiful little castors. - They're worth 50 quid. At auction that's £40-£60.- Really?
0:31:27 > 0:31:32So I can't see us getting that for £30, £40. I really can't.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36The ticket price is £110, so hard bargaining would be needed.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40It's a maybe while the search continues.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- Phil?- Yeah?- What do you reckon to this little crib?
0:31:43 > 0:31:48The sort of thing that doll and teddy bear collectors like.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53It's quite unusual because most of these are in oak and quite rustic.
0:31:53 > 0:31:59- This is slightly finer, isn't it? - It says there it's oak, but... Is that oak?
0:31:59 > 0:32:01It's not easy to be sure.
0:32:01 > 0:32:06- Dealer Jimmy lends a second opinion. - I think it's mahogany, Phil.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10- That's mahogany.- Yeah. - That's mahogany.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14It's just unusual in that it's mahogany. You're spot on.
0:32:14 > 0:32:21Doll collectors and teddy bear collectors buy these, but the other thing that's really cool
0:32:21 > 0:32:26is you either put all your magazines in it or they're a log basket.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30It's an attractive piece, but it's £125.
0:32:30 > 0:32:35- And Phil's expert eye spots some suspect marks.- If you look here,
0:32:35 > 0:32:38can you see those run lines there?
0:32:38 > 0:32:42- Yes.- I would think...- It's stained. - To put a false age on it.
0:32:42 > 0:32:47- Yeah.- When they put a false age on it, it's just wrong. Not a right thing.
0:32:47 > 0:32:55It's not, is it? It's been altered. You can see the base of it's not quite what it was.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59- Well...- But it's still an interesting little piece.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03You've got different timbers because that there is oak.
0:33:03 > 0:33:11That's mahogany. But at the end of the day, it is what it is what it is.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17Despite its flaws, it's appealing and is added to the shortlist.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- The next find is Phil's. - It's an old gramophone horn.
0:33:21 > 0:33:27- The ticket price is £40. - What I think you would do is one of two things, right?
0:33:27 > 0:33:31- I think you'd mount it on a piece of wood.- Yes.- Or polished steel.
0:33:31 > 0:33:37Put a piece of flex up there, put a bulb in there, then you've got a great, really trendy light.
0:33:37 > 0:33:44- Yeah.- Or you put a speaker in there and you've got a really great, trendy speaker for an iPod.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48- Inventive? Or barking? - I need to get out more!
0:33:48 > 0:33:53- It's, "He saw you coming, madam". - I know, I know, but...
0:33:54 > 0:34:01- I actually...- Nice try. If you think that will sell, I have to bow to your greater knowledge.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05OK. I need to get out more. I really do need to get out more.
0:34:05 > 0:34:10Ha! More importantly, you need to make some decisions.
0:34:10 > 0:34:16- They depend on price. The doll's bed is £110. - Would 35 be any good for you?
0:34:16 > 0:34:21- That would be our best shot. - 40, go on.- What's the very best you can do on the horn?
0:34:21 > 0:34:24The very, very best on that.
0:34:24 > 0:34:28That's quite saleable as it is. I'd still say 35.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32- OK. And you couldn't do any less? - You couldn't have them both?
0:34:32 > 0:34:36No... Well, we might do. I don't know. We might do.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38£70 the pair.
0:34:38 > 0:34:45- OK, I think we need to sit down and think about this. Can I borrow a pen and paper, please?- For sums.
0:34:48 > 0:34:55- Some calculations quickly clarify the options.- John, can we give you £60 for the horn and the bed?
0:34:55 > 0:35:00- OK.- You're sure?- Absolutely. - You're a gentleman. - No problem. Thank you.
0:35:00 > 0:35:05So the doll's bed is reduced from £110 to £30
0:35:05 > 0:35:07and the horn from £40 to £30,
0:35:07 > 0:35:12- leaving the crib still on the wish list at £125.- Jimmy...
0:35:12 > 0:35:16- Phil.- You take a lady shopping, she goes shopping!
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- We decided we just like this.- Right.
0:35:19 > 0:35:23OK? We think it's lovely, but we see it at 60 quid.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27- And that, for us, is the end of it. - 60?- Can you do that?
0:35:27 > 0:35:32- This often helps. This is a ploy I learnt...- Get the cash out.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Start fondling the cash.
0:35:35 > 0:35:40- Look, look! He's like a moth to a flame. - Oh, it's a great ploy, but...
0:35:40 > 0:35:47- 60's a little bit low, Phil. I'd need another brown one. - I've got a blue one.- A blue one.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51- Is that all right? Actually, it's green.- It is.- Never mind.
0:35:51 > 0:35:56- That might give me a slight profit. - You're a gentleman. Thanks.
0:35:56 > 0:36:00- Thank you so much. Appreciate it. - I'll rush this lady off now.
0:36:00 > 0:36:07With £60 off the ticket price, Amanda and Phil have their fourth lot in the bag.
0:36:07 > 0:36:13- Robert and David are just outside Boston, considering their carbon footprint.- It's a gas guzzler.
0:36:13 > 0:36:20- It looks the business, but I bet we're not doing more than eight miles to the gallon. I bet.- No.
0:36:20 > 0:36:25- But it's quite possibly worth it. - It's red and it's not green. - That's for sure!
0:36:25 > 0:36:30Not to worry, chaps. There are far more modest ways of motoring
0:36:30 > 0:36:34- which you can explore with help from Paula Ashleigh-Morris.- Hello!
0:36:34 > 0:36:40- Hello, I'm Paula.- David Harper. - How do you do?- Hello.- This is Robert.
0:36:40 > 0:36:46- Welcome to the Bubble Car Museum. - We're very excited. One followed us in. He beeped us!
0:36:46 > 0:36:52Paula runs the Bubble Car Museum, a celebration of micro cars.
0:36:52 > 0:36:59That's cars with engines smaller than 700cc. They come in an extraordinary range of designs.
0:36:59 > 0:37:03There are British bubble cars dating from the 1950s to the 1970s.
0:37:03 > 0:37:08And overseas rivals including Heinkel and Messerschmitt.
0:37:08 > 0:37:16- Were the first bubble cars German? - They were more or less the same time. In England, Bonds and early Reliants.
0:37:16 > 0:37:22Germany did the Messerschmitt. Most were three-wheeler, so you can drive them on a motorbike licence.
0:37:22 > 0:37:28So what you did was you drove a motorbike with your Brylcreemed hair and then you got a sidecar
0:37:28 > 0:37:33and a wife and then you got children and they couldn't all cram in,
0:37:33 > 0:37:38so these little three-wheeler cars people could buy without taking another driving test.
0:37:38 > 0:37:43It got people from motorbike owners into car owners. A big social climb.
0:37:43 > 0:37:50Paula and her other half, Mike, hadn't planned to start a museum, but their own collection just grew.
0:37:50 > 0:37:56- One of the stars is a Messerschmitt three-wheeler. Lovely. - Isn't that delicious?
0:37:56 > 0:37:59The original colour - aero silver - with a red interior.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03- A Dan Dare pod.- Yeah. - How cool would you be in that?
0:38:03 > 0:38:08- I'm not entirely sure.- You would be cool. You're cool in anything!
0:38:08 > 0:38:14- You would be cool. - The first version of the car in 1948 was an invalid carriage
0:38:14 > 0:38:20designed by aeronautical engineer Fritz Fend. He went on to collaborate with Willy Messerschmitt
0:38:20 > 0:38:27on a two-seater that owes something of its looks to the fighter planes. It was a new venture for the company
0:38:27 > 0:38:31which was not permitted to make aircraft in the post-war years.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36- How fast would this go? - That would cruise at 60, comfortably.
0:38:36 > 0:38:42- It's a little Sachs engine. - What's that? Is that...? - That's that tiny thing down there.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46- You're joking!- That's it. - I'm amazed.- One piston.
0:38:46 > 0:38:52But it will do 60 comfortably. My husband's driven all over Europe.
0:38:52 > 0:38:56Europe's ambitious, but there is time for a micro Road Trip.
0:38:56 > 0:39:03Oh, gosh. We've got battleship grey and a bright red, guards red. Almost like a Porsche colour.
0:39:03 > 0:39:09- Which one do we get?- Right... - And we have two racing drivers?
0:39:09 > 0:39:15At the wheels of these two Heinkel Trojans are Paula's husband Mike and Trojan enthusiast Gary.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17David seems to know something.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22Goodbye, Robert. It's been really nice knowing you.
0:39:22 > 0:39:28- Chocks away!- Robert seems a fairly laidback sort of chap and David is Mr Competitive.
0:39:30 > 0:39:36- I wonder what on earth might happen next.- I do feel a bit like a fighter pilot.
0:39:36 > 0:39:41You just want to get him. You want to get him, Mike!
0:39:41 > 0:39:45- What are they like on hills? - Drop to 10mph and go in first gear.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50Is there any way you can get him? Can we sneak up? What do you reckon?
0:39:52 > 0:39:54Dilly-dallying like a pair of girls!
0:39:54 > 0:39:58The race concept seems lost on Robert.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04DAVID CACKLES
0:40:04 > 0:40:08Losers! Look at them. Gossiping away like a couple of old fish wives.
0:40:08 > 0:40:15- And we're in the lead. Doesn't it feel good, eh? - Much better in the lead.- Much better.
0:40:15 > 0:40:22It's Mini rather than micro for Amanda and Phil as they arrive at their final shop in Spalding.
0:40:22 > 0:40:28- I reckon this is just the slot. - Wahey!- Look at that, eh? - Look at that!- The Italian Job!
0:40:28 > 0:40:30- Yes, it is.- How cool is that?
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Rush out and shut the doors.
0:40:33 > 0:40:39- The Italian Job comes to Spalding. - "You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!"
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Come on, Michael.
0:40:41 > 0:40:47I'm not sure they stock gold bullion at Spalding Antiques, but there might be other treasure to find
0:40:47 > 0:40:53- with help from owner John and his friend Peggy.- Hello! - Hi, this is Amanda.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57- Hello.- Nice to see you, Phil. - How are you?
0:40:57 > 0:41:02- I love that.- Isn't it beautiful? How much?- How much is it?
0:41:02 > 0:41:07Well, it could be £400 to you. Shall I wrap it?
0:41:07 > 0:41:11Dream on, John! They've only got £255 left.
0:41:14 > 0:41:19There's lots to look at, but some of it leaves even Amanda puzzled.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- What is it?- A wool winder. - A wool winder?
0:41:22 > 0:41:26- So you put your wool... - Well, you...
0:41:26 > 0:41:32These pull out and this... Well, it's almost not metamorphic, but almost telescopic.
0:41:32 > 0:41:39- These pull out. I don't want to just force it. - Oh, I see, yes.- Like so.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43You can extend these one way or another. Put your wool on there.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46- And then you just wind it.- Ah! - I think it's lignum vitae.
0:41:46 > 0:41:53Lignum vitae is an exceptionally durable wood from a rare species of tree found in the Caribbean.
0:41:53 > 0:41:59The name derives from the Latin for "wood of life" as it was believed to have medicinal properties.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03- This at auction is going to make between 40 and 60 quid.- OK.
0:42:03 > 0:42:10We need to try and get it if we can for around £35. I don't know what the price is. What's the price?
0:42:10 > 0:42:15- Let's see if I can read that without my gla... Yeah.- 85.- 85.
0:42:15 > 0:42:20You'll have to start smiling. What's the very best you can do it for?
0:42:20 > 0:42:25- The very best would be 60. - I think at auction it's £40-£60.
0:42:25 > 0:42:30- 55 would be the very best. - We'll put it back.
0:42:30 > 0:42:37Phil's determined to play hardball so the duo look for an alternative buy and find his long-lost twin.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Look, a perfect match.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48Where do these people come from?
0:42:48 > 0:42:53Phil's not impressed so the wool winder is back at the top of the list.
0:42:53 > 0:42:59- John, our best shot on that would be 45.- That's cash, is it, Phil? - Cash in hand, sir.
0:42:59 > 0:43:05- Done, thank you.- Thank you. - Patience pays off. The winder is reduced from £85 to £45.
0:43:05 > 0:43:13With that final purchase it's time to see who gets wound up and who unravels as the teams reveal all.
0:43:15 > 0:43:20Hey, look at this. Right, where do we start?
0:43:20 > 0:43:26- The prints. - That was the first thing we got. Some lovely prints. That's Ibsen.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28- So it says.- OK.
0:43:28 > 0:43:34- Then the Regency-style bed.- A little doll's bed, missing its canopy, a couple of slats are missing.
0:43:34 > 0:43:41- We just thought it was a bit of fun. - They're not laughing.- That, I think, is rather nice. Don't you think?
0:43:41 > 0:43:47- I'd like to know what it is. - A lignum vitae wool winder. So you pull the arms out.- Uh-huh.
0:43:47 > 0:43:52You put your wool on there, spin it and wind the wool into a ball.
0:43:52 > 0:43:56- We've got four very traditional, old-fashioned antique lots.- OK.
0:43:56 > 0:44:02- And I got the horn.- Of course. - Moving swiftly on!
0:44:02 > 0:44:07- Right, OK. Here we go.- Here we go. This is ours.- Slowly, slowly.
0:44:07 > 0:44:12What is it with toys? We like our toys and stuff, don't we?
0:44:12 > 0:44:17- Good grief! You've got a whole South Fork!- A property business!
0:44:17 > 0:44:25- OK, so...- One lot.- This is one lot. About ten boxed games from the 1950s, '60s.
0:44:25 > 0:44:31- Possibly trickling into the '70s. We had a bit of fun. - Are they complete?- Yeah.
0:44:31 > 0:44:36- They're pretty good.- I'm not sure "pretty good" is an answer.
0:44:36 > 0:44:39There are bits missing?
0:44:39 > 0:44:42- What do you want to talk about next? - South Fork!
0:44:42 > 0:44:47Hello! These are hand-made. These are crafts... Well, let's not say that.
0:44:47 > 0:44:52- They're hand-made. - That's a loose term!
0:44:52 > 0:44:56- Not much art, let alone craft. - But a lot of time.
0:44:56 > 0:45:00Yeah, wasted. Absolutely wasted.
0:45:00 > 0:45:05- What did you pay for those? - £5 each. We bought them together, but will separate them.
0:45:05 > 0:45:09- One lot each. - Their opponents are confused.
0:45:09 > 0:45:15- Did you not get the title of this programme?- Yes, Antiques sort of comes into it.
0:45:15 > 0:45:20- Antiques Road Trip. - Do you want an antique? - Not salvage hunters.
0:45:20 > 0:45:25- I'm going to show you what I think is the best antique.- Antique.
0:45:25 > 0:45:31- If that was bought for you as a gift, would you or would you not be delighted?- You'd dump him.
0:45:31 > 0:45:35You would dump him. If a bloke gave you that.
0:45:35 > 0:45:39- Come on, Amanda. You've got style and elegance. - Is it even silver?- Yes.
0:45:39 > 0:45:45- Our final one is this piece here. - Should I get my glasses out?
0:45:45 > 0:45:47- I think you should.- There you go.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50- What is it?- A little carved carp.
0:45:50 > 0:45:54Oh, I see. There's the tail of the fish.
0:45:54 > 0:45:59- It's quite sweet.- It's a pretty little thing, it really is.
0:45:59 > 0:46:04- How much was that?- 20 quid. - I don't think they were trying very hard, Philip.
0:46:04 > 0:46:09- What do you think?- Antiques? I've had enough of this.
0:46:09 > 0:46:15- We'll see when we get to the auctions.- Gosh. If it's no holds barred now,
0:46:15 > 0:46:17what will they say in private?
0:46:17 > 0:46:22- I tell you, I think they spent too much money.- So do I.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24On old-fashioned stuff.
0:46:24 > 0:46:30I made a special effort to remain tasteful and in the category of vague antique.
0:46:30 > 0:46:34And they come up with a matchstick house!
0:46:34 > 0:46:36And discarded children's toys.
0:46:36 > 0:46:41I'm feeling really quite confident. I always do, then it all goes terribly wrong.
0:46:41 > 0:46:46- I wouldn't swap our purchases for theirs.- No, I was encouraged.
0:46:46 > 0:46:52- We've enjoyed it. - And we've given the viewers a visual feast of antiquity.
0:46:52 > 0:46:56I love this lady. She is the new love of my life. She's brilliant.
0:46:56 > 0:46:59- And you mine.- Come on.
0:46:59 > 0:47:05I hate to interrupt a budding romance, but right now it's about lucre, not love,
0:47:05 > 0:47:10as our teams head south to the auction just outside Dartford.
0:47:10 > 0:47:14Robert's fantasising about the bidders who will attend.
0:47:14 > 0:47:19The main worldwide collector of matchstick houses will be here
0:47:19 > 0:47:26- and will have had wind that there are a pair...- Or Dartford Prison could re-buy your item back!
0:47:26 > 0:47:32Yes. Good. I mean, it would pass the time. You'd need a ten-year sentence,
0:47:32 > 0:47:35but it would be good therapy.
0:47:36 > 0:47:44- David's feeling a little defensive. - You can only buy what's in front of you.- The good, bad and the ugly!
0:47:44 > 0:47:46A nice cross-section!
0:47:46 > 0:47:52The best people to judge that are the bidders at Waterman's Auction Rooms where there are sales
0:47:52 > 0:47:55- of antiques, furniture and more. - Hello!
0:47:55 > 0:48:03- Has he been driving on the correct side of the road? - Doing our best!- How are you, madam?
0:48:04 > 0:48:10- Robert, hello.- Hello. - You're looking incredibly dapper. - And yourself. Philip.
0:48:10 > 0:48:15- He's got the same colour trousers as the perfume bottle!- I know.
0:48:15 > 0:48:21- He is colour-coded. - Uranium trousers. As dangerous as uranium!
0:48:21 > 0:48:27- Shall we go and have a look at out lots?- You can borrow them.- No. - Shall we go inside?
0:48:27 > 0:48:32Those uranium trousers are quite remarkable, but what about the lots?
0:48:32 > 0:48:36The auctioneer selling them will be Colin Waterman.
0:48:36 > 0:48:43One of my favourites is the little uranium bottle. Sampson and Mordan. Should do very well on the day.
0:48:43 > 0:48:50The little Victorian bed, mahogany. A lovely little thing. Should go very well as well.
0:48:50 > 0:48:55Two houses which are... made of matchsticks. Rather lovely.
0:48:55 > 0:48:59I don't think, actually! They'll fetch a fiver if they're lucky.
0:48:59 > 0:49:05Then some nice little cartoons after Max Beerbohm. They've been looked at quite a bit in the viewing.
0:49:05 > 0:49:08They should also do very well.
0:49:08 > 0:49:16If I had to choose between the two teams, I'd have thought Amanda and Philip would just edge the war,
0:49:16 > 0:49:20shall we say? But those matchstick buildings might fetch a fortune.
0:49:20 > 0:49:27Each of our teams started with £400. Amanda and Philip spent £190 all in the best possible taste,
0:49:27 > 0:49:32acquiring traditional antiques to create five lots.
0:49:32 > 0:49:39Robert and David were parsimonious, parting with a mere £90 and splitting their purchases
0:49:39 > 0:49:41so that they also have five lots.
0:49:41 > 0:49:45As the auction gets underway, the anticipation is unbearable.
0:49:45 > 0:49:52- You can feel the tension. They're waiting for the large matchstick house.- That's why it's last!
0:49:52 > 0:49:59- Proceedings kick off with the Max Beerbohm images Amanda liked so much.- £50, somebody?
0:49:59 > 0:50:0040?
0:50:00 > 0:50:03Try you at 30, then.
0:50:03 > 0:50:10- Encourage them! - Those are mine, by the way! Just thought I'd let you know.
0:50:10 > 0:50:13Does that make a difference? Shall we make it 100?
0:50:13 > 0:50:16Anyone start me at 20? No interest?
0:50:16 > 0:50:20- 15, anybody? 15 I have. - Oh, yes.- 18 anywhere?
0:50:20 > 0:50:26- Selling at £15. Last time it's going to be sold. - For the children!
0:50:27 > 0:50:32Sadly, there's no licence to print money with that lot.
0:50:32 > 0:50:37- That was really painful. - Oh, bless. Thank you.
0:50:37 > 0:50:42Next are Robert's blow football and other boxed games. Was buying them an own goal?
0:50:42 > 0:50:45No one at 15 on these? Are we sure?
0:50:45 > 0:50:49- I'll take 12. 12 I have. Straight in. 14. 16.- They want complete ones.
0:50:49 > 0:50:51- 18. 20.- Come on!
0:50:51 > 0:50:5522. 24? Still 22 at the back.
0:50:55 > 0:50:57Four anywhere now? Selling at £22.
0:50:57 > 0:51:00- Go on!- At 22...
0:51:00 > 0:51:04It's back of the net for Robert and David with a great profit.
0:51:04 > 0:51:07- Yes!- Robbery!
0:51:08 > 0:51:15The antique doll's bed is undeniably charming, but will Amanda and Phil lose sleep over it?
0:51:15 > 0:51:1940 I have at the back. 40 I have. Five anywhere now?
0:51:19 > 0:51:23- Ladies and gentlemen, come on! - 45.
0:51:23 > 0:51:2550. Five. 60.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28Five. 70? Still 65.
0:51:28 > 0:51:3270 anywhere now? Selling at £65. Last time.
0:51:32 > 0:51:37It's the stuff of dreams and puts Team Donohoe well ahead.
0:51:37 > 0:51:41- Nyah nyah! - Look how she changes, suddenly!
0:51:41 > 0:51:46You see? That's what real antique hunting is all about.
0:51:46 > 0:51:53The carved carp is under the hammer now and Robert and David are hoping for some fishy business.
0:51:53 > 0:51:5630? I'll come down to 20 if it helps.
0:51:56 > 0:52:00- 20, straight in at the back. - Come on now.
0:52:00 > 0:52:04Two anywhere now? 20 I've got. 22. 24. 26.
0:52:04 > 0:52:0928. £30. So it's 30 at the back there. Do you want it for 30?
0:52:09 > 0:52:1330 I've got. And selling. At £30.
0:52:13 > 0:52:17It's a small fish, but they landed a profit worth bragging about.
0:52:17 > 0:52:21- Robert.- Excellent.- Another profit.
0:52:21 > 0:52:27Phil's phonograph horn is next, but even his teammate seems unconvinced by it.
0:52:27 > 0:52:30Lovely horn, that. Beautiful horn. Very useful!
0:52:30 > 0:52:35I'll try you at 25 if it helps. Any bids? It's got to be sold.
0:52:35 > 0:52:40No? Anyone at a tenner, then? 10 I've got. 12. 14.
0:52:40 > 0:52:4216. 18. 20.
0:52:42 > 0:52:4322.
0:52:43 > 0:52:47Selling at £22. Last time.
0:52:47 > 0:52:52A loss leaves Phil nothing to trumped about and the opposition is insufferable.
0:52:52 > 0:52:57- Sadly, it's a bit of a loss(!) - Sadly!- Darn it!
0:52:57 > 0:53:04Next is the uranium glass scent bottle, an expensive buy that warrants a great performance.
0:53:04 > 0:53:10On offer here is not only this bottle, but also the lifetime reputation of David Harper.
0:53:10 > 0:53:13Oh, dear. That'll ruin it!
0:53:13 > 0:53:1580 I've got at the back.
0:53:15 > 0:53:20- 80 I've got. 85. 90. Five. - Go on.- 100.
0:53:20 > 0:53:23- And five. 110.- Tell 'em, Robert!- 115.
0:53:23 > 0:53:25- Yes.- 120. 130.
0:53:25 > 0:53:30- 140. 150.- Nice. - 160 at the back.- Yes!
0:53:30 > 0:53:34Five anywhere? Selling at £160. Last time at 160.
0:53:35 > 0:53:40It's a leap into the lead and rave reviews for Robert and David.
0:53:40 > 0:53:45- Robert, you are amazing. Well done, you.- Well done, you.
0:53:45 > 0:53:50- You found some gold there. - Or uranium. Absolutely.
0:53:50 > 0:53:54- Sorry, what did that sell for? - 5,020.- 5,020.
0:53:54 > 0:54:00Amanda and Phil hope the fightback begins with their potentially multi-purpose crib.
0:54:00 > 0:54:03- 40 I've got. - Things are looking up.
0:54:03 > 0:54:0940 I've still got. Five I'm looking for. I'll sell at £40. It's got to be sold.
0:54:09 > 0:54:15Oh, dear. Be it crib, log basket, toy chest or magazine rack,
0:54:15 > 0:54:17it's not rocked anyone here!
0:54:17 > 0:54:20It isn't going very well, is it?
0:54:20 > 0:54:24- This is going horribly! - You're a master of insincerity.
0:54:24 > 0:54:30- Really bad luck. Robert, put it there. - You'll never let me forget this.
0:54:30 > 0:54:37Chin up, Amanda. Surely no one except Robert and David thinks this first property looks good.
0:54:37 > 0:54:40No one at 15 on the house?
0:54:40 > 0:54:45- 12?- I'm tempted to big a pound. - £10, then? £10?
0:54:45 > 0:54:47Nobody at a tenner?
0:54:47 > 0:54:50The gentleman over...
0:54:50 > 0:54:55The gentleman on my left said £5, which is a spiffing bid.
0:54:55 > 0:54:57We'll take it. Five I've got.
0:54:57 > 0:55:00- Six anywhere now?- Go on!
0:55:00 > 0:55:03Five I've still got. Six. Seven. Eight.
0:55:03 > 0:55:05- Yes!- Strike a light!
0:55:05 > 0:55:12Nine. Ten. Twelve? This is going beyond my absolute dreams!
0:55:12 > 0:55:15£10. 12 anywhere now? Selling at £10.
0:55:15 > 0:55:18New bidder at 12! It's going mad!
0:55:19 > 0:55:23- 14?- Yes! - No? What sort of son are you?
0:55:23 > 0:55:2712 I've got. 14 anywhere now? Selling at 12.
0:55:27 > 0:55:32It seems property was a sound investment, producing a good margin.
0:55:32 > 0:55:37- Congratulations. What a property. - Unbelievable!
0:55:38 > 0:55:44The Victorian wool winder is next and comes complete with an enthusiastic sales pitch.
0:55:44 > 0:55:4730 I've got. Two anywhere now? 32?
0:55:47 > 0:55:51Come on, you lovely people!
0:55:51 > 0:55:55She doesn't seem to have the portering skills you have, Robert.
0:55:55 > 0:55:58She's not got a high-quality product!
0:55:58 > 0:56:0040 I've got. Deserves a lot more.
0:56:00 > 0:56:0645 anywhere now? Selling at £40. Last time at £40. It's got to be sold.
0:56:06 > 0:56:10Whoops! Amanda and Phil are in a tangle.
0:56:10 > 0:56:16The final lot is Team Bathurst's second des res. Will the property boom continue?
0:56:16 > 0:56:20- Five I've got. Six anywhere now? Eight.- Yeah!
0:56:20 > 0:56:22Nine. Ten? Ten I've got.
0:56:22 > 0:56:27- 12 anywhere now? Selling at £10. - Unbelievable.
0:56:27 > 0:56:28At 10.
0:56:28 > 0:56:35Robert and David are officially matchstick property magnates and Amanda is incredulous.
0:56:35 > 0:56:39You've got away with blue murder today, I tell you.
0:56:39 > 0:56:45It was the derision with which our lots were met by another expert, so that's rather gratifying.
0:56:45 > 0:56:48It is. It's quite a good feeling.
0:56:48 > 0:56:52Amanda and Phil don't have quite such a good feeling.
0:56:52 > 0:56:58After auction costs, their tasteful, traditional antiques made a slight loss of £40.76,
0:56:58 > 0:57:01leaving them with £359.24.
0:57:02 > 0:57:06Robert and David gambled on a mix of quirkiness and quality
0:57:06 > 0:57:12and the scent bottle clinched the sweet smell of success. They made a profit of £101.88,
0:57:12 > 0:57:17leaving them victorious with £501.88.
0:57:17 > 0:57:21All profits made on the Road Trip go to Children In Need.
0:57:21 > 0:57:25Reeling from defeat, Amanda's still mindful of good manners.
0:57:25 > 0:57:32- If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all. - Such a well-bred girl!
0:57:32 > 0:57:35It's not about the winning. It's the taking part.
0:57:35 > 0:57:40- Shut up, Robert! - And we took them apart!
0:57:40 > 0:57:42- Oh, dear me.- Well, I just...
0:57:42 > 0:57:49- As ever, really good fun. - I've learnt so much from you, I can tell you that!
0:57:49 > 0:57:54- I'm never buying antiques again! - Amanda, you've been lovely.
0:57:54 > 0:57:56Well done, expert.
0:57:56 > 0:57:57Ohhh!
0:57:57 > 0:58:03- That was barbed, wasn't it? - It was a bit.- Thank you very much. It was really good.
0:58:03 > 0:58:10Can I just ask one thing? Would you get in, drive and shush? There's no need to say a word.
0:58:10 > 0:58:14- Get in and shut up.- Don't you worry. - Shut up.- I won't mention it.
0:58:14 > 0:58:19- Just shut up. - I won't mention uranium glass. - Shut up.- Sampson and Mordan.
0:58:19 > 0:58:26- It's just the best quality... - Shut up.- Let's go for a nice long drive and a chat.
0:58:26 > 0:58:31- Sampson Mordan.- Shut up. - We don't need hallmarks with Sampson Mordan.
0:58:31 > 0:58:36- Shut up.- Sampson Mordan is Sampson Mordan.
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