0:00:02 > 0:00:07- Some of the nation's favourite celebrities. - Why have I got such expensive taste?
0:00:07 > 0:00:09One antiques expert each.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14And one big challenge -
0:00:14 > 0:00:19who can seek out and buy the best antiques at the very best prices?
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Answers on a postcard.
0:00:21 > 0:00:27- And auction for a big profit further down the road.- Are you ready for a quick romp through the shop?
0:00:27 > 0:00:31Who will spot the good investments? Who will listen to advice?
0:00:31 > 0:00:33- Do you like it?- No, 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.
0:00:47 > 0:00:48Yeah!
0:00:53 > 0:00:59Today, we're road-tripping with visionary garden designer Diarmuid Gavin
0:00:59 > 0:01:04and '80s pop superstar turned gardening guru Kim Wilde.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09So that's two award-winning horticulturalists.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12No rivalry here then.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Diarmuid, you have to be a very competitive person.
0:01:15 > 0:01:21Everybody says that about me. I like to do my own thing and not really against anybody.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25- Are you competitive? - It's not something I really am.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30But today, my juices are flowing now and I feel like I really want to beat you, Diarmuid.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33It's funny you say that. I'm on fire at the moment.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Ooh, they're feisty.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40Kim Wilde is one of the most successful female artists of the 1980s,
0:01:40 > 0:01:44having shot to fame with her hit Kids In America in 1981.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47# Down town the young ones are growing
0:01:47 > 0:01:49- # We're the kids in America - Whoa-oa
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- # We're the kids in America - Whoa-oa
0:01:53 > 0:01:57# Everybody live for the music-go-round...
0:01:58 > 0:02:02# Bright lights, the music gets faster... #
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Not content with just taking the charts by storm,
0:02:05 > 0:02:09Kim has also had great success with her second passion - gardening.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11It's very, very hard work,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14so I'm glad I'm not doing that job today.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19Having seen your house, your garden, your gold-winning gardens...
0:02:19 > 0:02:25- I want to beat that.- You haven't forgiven me for getting a gold medal at Chelsea before you did.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Not only at Chelsea, also at Tatton.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31- So the game's on. The game's on. - The game is on!
0:02:31 > 0:02:34It certainly is.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38Diarmuid is a multi-award-winner and, over his illustrious career,
0:02:38 > 0:02:44has gained an international reputation for contemporary garden design.
0:02:46 > 0:02:52He has also helped turn the nation's fingers green in Home Front In The Garden.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Create some structure, create movement in a garden.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59What we've done here is added giant structures and plants,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02big, scary plants that children absolutely adore.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07And lucky Diarmuid is in the company of not one classy '80s icon, but two,
0:03:07 > 0:03:11as he and Kim hit the road in this sleek 1988 Jaguar XJS.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15This car, gorgeous as it is, it doesn't have...
0:03:15 > 0:03:17It doesn't have a make-up mirror.
0:03:17 > 0:03:21I mean, how thoughtless is that?
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Ah, you look lovely, Kim.
0:03:24 > 0:03:30And cutting quite a dash themselves are antiques experts Jonathan Pratt and Will Axon.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35They're high-tailing it to the assistance of our celebrities
0:03:35 > 0:03:37in this sporty 1971 TR6.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41ENGINE REVS Whoa, steady there, William!
0:03:41 > 0:03:46- We'll run out of fuel. - It's a beautiful, sunny day. Let's put the car through its paces.
0:03:46 > 0:03:52Jonathan Pratt's love affair with antiques was sparked by TV's Lovejoy.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58But as a valuer and managing director of a successful auction house,
0:03:58 > 0:04:02his expert credentials are anything but fictional.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04Pretty girls always sell.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09Will Axon's passion began with trips to the salerooms with his mother.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16He knows the business inside and out, having worked his way up from the bottom
0:04:16 > 0:04:20to be the senior valuer and auctioneer we have before us today.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Let's go with the flow.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27- I'm led to believe that there could be some sort of gardening theme running.- Oh.
0:04:27 > 0:04:33We've got Diarmuid Gavin and Kim Wilde. Unless Diarmuid did a song in the '80s, I'm sure it's gardening.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Thankfully for us all,
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Kim's the only singer round here.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43But with two professional gardeners vying for victory,
0:04:43 > 0:04:47will we bear witness to a thorny battle?
0:04:47 > 0:04:50It's all in the expert, it's all in the eye.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54We've both got a good eye and we're both going to have a great expert,
0:04:54 > 0:04:56so it's a pretty even match.
0:04:56 > 0:05:01Except you know the area and you know what people will buy.
0:05:01 > 0:05:07I don't know. That's conjecture. I don't believe that that's in my favour.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11Who do you think you are? Judge Judy? Conjecture, my bum!
0:05:11 > 0:05:12Oh, my!
0:05:14 > 0:05:19Their journey begins in Kim's back yard, the historic market town of St Albans in Hertfordshire.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23After two days of shopping and over 200 miles,
0:05:23 > 0:05:28they'll end their antique adventure at auction in the Cheshire town of Macclesfield.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31With £400 each to spend, they just have to sort out who's with who.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- Here they are.- Nice!
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- Hello.- Hello.- Your brakes work!
0:05:38 > 0:05:43- Suits you!- Very nice.- Yeah.- You should have a cloth cap on in that.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47- I'm Will.- Nice to meet you, Will. - Jonathan. Hi.- Hi, Jonathan.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49- Hello. - Hello.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51I know what's going to happen next.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56Both you lads want to be driving around the countryside with the gorgeous Kim Wilde.
0:05:56 > 0:06:02- So you've already discussed this, have you?- I know. I've lost already, you see.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06I'm a bit worried about that car. I think it might clash with my coat.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- Stand closer. Let's see. - It's a strong consideration.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13I think you'll look beautiful in that. Look at that!
0:06:13 > 0:06:19- As I'm a bit worried about the clashing thing...- You want to stick in the Jag?- I'll stick with the Jag.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23So, due to purely sartorial considerations,
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Kim and her new team-mate Will will get the Jag.
0:06:26 > 0:06:27Bye!
0:06:27 > 0:06:31But their first stop is a stroll through town,
0:06:31 > 0:06:35so off they trot towards The Vintage Emporium.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41What a great shop! I've passed it several times and I've never come in here.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44I can see straight away that this is your sort of shop.
0:06:44 > 0:06:51- It goes all the way down there. It goes for miles.- Let's find out... - It's a veritable treasure trove.
0:06:51 > 0:06:56This place is watched over by the lovely George and is packed full of all sorts of goodies.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Kim's already smitten.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03I could spend hours with the clothes.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07# Pretty woman, walking down the street
0:07:07 > 0:07:11# Pretty woman, the kind I like to meet
0:07:11 > 0:07:13# Pretty woman... #
0:07:13 > 0:07:17It seems you can't keep an '80s pop star away from clothes.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Will's not so easily distracted, however,
0:07:21 > 0:07:24and is getting some tips from the auction house.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29It's a jolly good idea and one that could prove profitable down the line.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31What have you got after the silver?
0:07:31 > 0:07:35I'll have a look. Adam, you've given me a great heads-up.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38I've just got to find Kim. She's trying on vintage dresses.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42That was well worth the phone call. The sale that we're going to
0:07:42 > 0:07:45starts with silver and silver plate and pharmacy lots.
0:07:45 > 0:07:51I don't know if you spotted that display as we walked in. There's a great pharmacy display here.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56- No, I was distracted by the fabulous vintage clothing.- Colourful dresses.
0:07:57 > 0:08:02Keeping Kim's attention on antiques and off clothes is going to keep Will busy.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07- These are doable.- People want those? - Yeah.- Why?
0:08:07 > 0:08:13- Interior designers like them. They look good maybe in a kitchen up high on a shelf.- They need dusting.
0:08:13 > 0:08:20These German, hand-blown pharmacy bottles are £80 each and date from the 19th century.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Maybe we should go and look at vintage clothing?
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Afterwards. Afterwards, you can shop till you drop.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32Tell me if you're just completely not taken with the idea.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Aesthetically, they are rather beautiful.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Kim is already taking some expert guidance,
0:08:38 > 0:08:42but can they take some money off that price tag?
0:08:42 > 0:08:48They have to convince George who is doing the deal on behalf of the shop's absentee owner.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53What is the best price on some of his bottles that he's got in there?
0:08:53 > 0:09:00He does prefer to do a 10% if you're asking for a reduction.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- 10%?- I saw the look on your face. You did not like that very much.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06This is a special occasion.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09The lovely Kim is with us.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- Kim has graced us with her presence. - Looking stunning.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Surely, this is worth more than a 10% discount.
0:09:16 > 0:09:2175 quid. We could stretch... You know the name of the game. We're on a budget.
0:09:21 > 0:09:27- Sort of 40 quid a bottle?- I tell you what I would be happy with and let's see the look on your face.- Yeah.
0:09:27 > 0:09:2950.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32You will do well out of them, guys. I know you will.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Shall we meet in the middle and say 45?
0:09:35 > 0:09:39- Bosh!- Done.- I've just done the deal. Are you happy with that?
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- Kim? - LAUGHTER
0:09:42 > 0:09:45I struck... I struck while the iron was hot.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49It's a £105 reduction on the pharmacy bottles,
0:09:49 > 0:09:53but Kim is only just getting going in her new favourite shop.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58That could be interesting.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- What about this?- I'm loving that.
0:10:01 > 0:10:06- This is a nice, little three-piece thing. You get this and this.- Yeah.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- And you get this. - And the little sucrier.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Does that kind of fit the bill for unusual silver or silver plate?
0:10:13 > 0:10:18She really has been paying attention, Will. It's a good sign.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20- How much was it...? Oh! - CLATTER
0:10:21 > 0:10:24It's all right. Don't panic!
0:10:24 > 0:10:28Always deal in silver plate. Never glass.
0:10:28 > 0:10:3258. That's one way to get the price down - damaged goods!
0:10:32 > 0:10:35I'm afraid there's a dent in the lid(!)
0:10:35 > 0:10:38- Do you want to have a go at it? - Let's see what she says.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Kim can certainly hunt for an antique, but can she haggle for one?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45It's got a big old 58 on the label.
0:10:45 > 0:10:50I think it definitely deserves that, but before you say it, Will, because it's you,
0:10:50 > 0:10:53I'll just jump straight in there
0:10:53 > 0:10:57and I'll just get to the lowest I can do which would be 45.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- 45?- Yeah.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- 45?- Yes, Kim. - What are you thinking?
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- GRUFF COCKNEY ACCENT: - 45!
0:11:06 > 0:11:08LAUGHTER
0:11:08 > 0:11:13I'll stand behind Kim looking menacing while she repeats "45" back at you.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17You watched Will earlier, so bounce it back.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20I don't know. OK. 40?
0:11:21 > 0:11:26- Lovely work. Good work. - I learnt from the master.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30I don't know. We haven't sold 'em yet! Great negotiating. Well done.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35On Will's advice, they've spent almost half their budget in the first shop.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39I think this might be the beginning of a beautiful partnership.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44- That was just great. - Two lots under our belt. - Yeah.- Good work.- Yeah.
0:11:47 > 0:11:54But will Jonathan also cultivate a profitable pairing with his gardening celebrity?
0:11:55 > 0:12:00They're about to find out at George Antiques.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- So, Diarmuid, your career is about design.- Yes.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08- But outside?- Yes.- How does that help with looking in here?
0:12:08 > 0:12:13I don't know if it helps, but I absolutely love good furniture.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16- But I know the styles I like.- Yeah.
0:12:16 > 0:12:21And it isn't Victorian, Edwardian, Tudor.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24It's very definitely contemporary, but I like...
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- Actually, I don't. - LAUGHTER
0:12:28 > 0:12:31I'll have that radio.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Does that count as antique at this stage?
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- Not quite.- It must be 18 years.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Well, he knows what he wants.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43That's a William IV four-poster bed.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46It should have gone wherever William IV went.
0:12:46 > 0:12:51I like these two HMV dogs. They'd be very cool if you got them cheap enough. They're quite fun.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53They don't look like the HMV dog.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Hmm, Jonathan's tips are falling on stony ground.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03He does have an opinion of what he likes
0:13:03 > 0:13:05and that's really good.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08It's really good. It makes my job slightly harder.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10It will indeed.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14This is one celebrity who means business.
0:13:14 > 0:13:19Are you ready for a quick romp through the shop? We'll start off with that.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21I quite like this Disney Pooh Bear.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26I like this, but maybe it's a little bit obvious.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28And this, I would never want to use,
0:13:28 > 0:13:31but there are so many golfers.
0:13:31 > 0:13:36I think anything that has a kind of golfing theme, this toy...
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- They've got a whole box full of them.- Yeah, yeah.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43Is there any age to these? "Original 1960s Pro Shot golfer game."
0:13:43 > 0:13:45OK, I like that.
0:13:45 > 0:13:51But with a ticket price of £142, I can't see it teeing up much of a profit.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- Did I score a hole in one?- You did.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58You've got your green, look.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03The green has seen better days. I've seen much better lawns.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08- You could do a much better lawn. - I've seen roll-out lawns, never fold-up ones.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12So, a spot of work needed on the greens and on owner Louisa
0:14:12 > 0:14:14who is currently in Italy.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Handy(!)
0:14:16 > 0:14:20- I'd like to pay around 85 for this. What do you think?- I think so.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25I'm really fond of this, but in the 80s, the late 80s would be...
0:14:25 > 0:14:28I don't think she'll go that far, but I will phone and find out.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32- Could I have a word with her? - You can have a word with her.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36It's the celebrity in the driving seat in this team.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41And he's not done yet as he's just spotted an Art Deco trolley.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- I really like this. - It's a fun thing.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48- That kind of sounds dismissive to me.- It is. It's my polite way...
0:14:49 > 0:14:53When I say it's fun, it's popular, but it's popular at a price.
0:14:53 > 0:14:58Could we see it on its own without all the adornment?
0:14:58 > 0:15:03It seems Jonathan's advice and a ticket price of £165 isn't putting him off this item.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08This is the sort of thing you might put in at 80 to 120 at auction.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10It's a bit of a punt,
0:15:10 > 0:15:14but with the right people in the right environment,
0:15:14 > 0:15:18right marketing, at auction, who knows? It might make 120, 150.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22But there's a chance of a loss. That's the downside, you know.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24The expert has spoken,
0:15:24 > 0:15:29but determined Diarmuid is pressing ahead with the two items
0:15:29 > 0:15:32and both belong to Louisa.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37He wants that game for under £90, but is she willing to deal?
0:15:37 > 0:15:39Hi, Louisa.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41What's the lowest you'd go on that?
0:15:41 > 0:15:44I think we're going to go for the...
0:15:44 > 0:15:48That's for 90, yeah. We're going to take the golf game.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52Thank you very much and enjoy the rest of your holiday.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55A £55 reduction isn't bad.
0:15:55 > 0:15:59And what about the trolley? Good luck, Jonathan.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01We'd like to make you an offer.
0:16:01 > 0:16:06Because it's such a nice object and you're such a lovely lady, we thought we'd offer you £90.
0:16:06 > 0:16:12You've been very kind with us already with the golfers. We won't push it too much, OK?
0:16:12 > 0:16:13Thanks very much.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Enjoy your afternoon. Bye.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19We're only allowed to have the trade rate.
0:16:19 > 0:16:24She's saying she'll do it for 20% below the marked price on that
0:16:24 > 0:16:27which is coming out at about 130.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31I think this is a good, solid piece of furniture,
0:16:31 > 0:16:33of the type of furniture I like.
0:16:33 > 0:16:38It's a bit mumsy or grannyish with the legs, but I think there's a good profit to be made.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41We'll take 20% off 165.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- Brilliant.- Great. Thank you. - We'll go with it.- Yeah.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50At £132, it's cost them more than Jonathan wanted to pay,
0:16:50 > 0:16:54but it seems when Diarmuid wants something, he goes for it.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57I really... I like that.
0:16:57 > 0:17:01I've seen a million of these, but this is quite decorative.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04- It's a soda... - It's a soda water siphon.
0:17:04 > 0:17:10- It's '20s, it's very Gatsby.- It is, which is very "in" at the moment. I think it's a very nice piece.
0:17:10 > 0:17:16In auction, you might say it's worth £20 to £30. If you go to an auction, that's the sort of price.
0:17:16 > 0:17:22- But a dealer or a private client might go for it. And it's an affordable amount of money.- Yes.
0:17:22 > 0:17:27They're in agreement on the soda siphon. The ticket price is £48 and the owner Stephen is on the phone.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- Stand by. - OK, I'm passing you over now.
0:17:30 > 0:17:36Be gentle with me, Stephen, because the Irish magic hasn't worked so well so far today. How are you?
0:17:36 > 0:17:39What's the best you can do on that?
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- I would love it for 20. - I bet you would!
0:17:42 > 0:17:47You have a deal at 25. Thank you very much. Cheers. Bye.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- It's a deal?- Yes, 25.- That was easy.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53A more realistic £25 for the siphon then.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57Just as well, really, as they've spent almost £250
0:17:57 > 0:18:00on Diarmuid's finds in here.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03Three, four, five and 50.
0:18:03 > 0:18:08- Thanks a lot.- See you again. - Thank you very much. Bye now.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13Well, Jonathan has got a celebrity with conviction on his hands,
0:18:13 > 0:18:19but on the road, Will is having an altogether more relaxing time with his own private gig.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22# Baby, you can drive my car... # HORN TOOTS
0:18:22 > 0:18:26# Beep-beep, beep-beep, yeah... #
0:18:26 > 0:18:29How old were you when you started off in the music industry?
0:18:29 > 0:18:32Were you an early starter?
0:18:32 > 0:18:38- Well, my first record sort of came round about when I was 20 years old.- OK.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- So it was a good age to become a pop star.- Yeah, yeah.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45In fact, my first record, Kids In America, was a massive hit.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48- It was a massive hit. - It was an overnight success.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52I heard Ricky writing Kids In America in the bedroom next to mine.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56- So he wrote that song? - Yeah, he sure did.- Your brother?
0:18:56 > 0:19:01He had a little synthesiser, portable thing in his room. He pressed a button and it went...
0:19:01 > 0:19:03SYNTHESISER SOUNDS
0:19:03 > 0:19:10- Then Kids In America was born.- That's great.- I could have clouted him all night. It was driving me insane.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13# Friday night and everyone's moving
0:19:13 > 0:19:17# I can feel the heat, but it's soothing, heading down... #
0:19:17 > 0:19:23They're having a "Wilde" time together and are heading for another trip down memory lane
0:19:23 > 0:19:29as Kim is keen to find out more about a collection of Ladybird books she has brought from home.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31# We're the kids in America... #
0:19:31 > 0:19:36I've got a box full of Ladybird books. I think one or two might be a little bit collectable.
0:19:36 > 0:19:42I don't know. I've brought them along to get them to look at them and see what they think.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47Kim and her little box of books are making the short journey to the town of Harpenden.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51And they're here to meet Helen Day,
0:19:51 > 0:19:56the proud owner of the largest personal collection of Ladybird books in the world.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- Hello. Welcome. - Nice to meet you, Helen.
0:19:59 > 0:20:05- Hello, Helen. How do you do? I'm Will.- Nice to see you, Will. - Thanks for having us.- Come on in.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10- Oh, what have we got? - I've got a box full of books. - The clue might be on the box.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Yeah... In my ladybird box.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20For most of us, these little books take us right back to childhood
0:20:20 > 0:20:24with their well-known stories and evocative artwork.
0:20:25 > 0:20:30The first one was published in 1915 and, today, there are hundreds of titles
0:20:30 > 0:20:34that have sold millions of copies around the world.
0:20:34 > 0:20:40They became a mainstay in the classroom, educating us on an impressive array of subjects
0:20:40 > 0:20:42from arithmetic to mechanics.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Come through.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Wow! It's all in here. Look at this!
0:20:49 > 0:20:53- You really are a collector, aren't you?- I am.- Look at this!
0:20:53 > 0:20:56I didn't know so many Ladybird books existed.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58To be fair, this is only a fraction.
0:20:58 > 0:21:04- I know. I saw some snuck upstairs in boxes. I had a little peek. - This is what I admit to.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Helen started collecting Ladybird books
0:21:08 > 0:21:11after re-discovering them with her son 14 years ago
0:21:11 > 0:21:14and now has around 7,000 of them.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19And one reason these small books are such a big part of our lives
0:21:19 > 0:21:25is that Ladybird cut costs by printing each one on a single sheet of paper.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27That's clever.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32- This is obviously from the printworks.- Oh, look at this! - You can see how...
0:21:32 > 0:21:35This is an entire book. It's printed front and back.
0:21:36 > 0:21:42- If you folded this in a certain way, you'd have the complete book? - The whole book, one sheet of paper.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45They were child-friendly. They were a nice, small size.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48This is a later one, but the artwork was superb.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52- Did you grow up with Ladybird books? - Of course I did.
0:21:52 > 0:21:57Like Helen said, they were in schools. They were all over the classroom.
0:21:57 > 0:22:03I've got very fond memories of mostly the stories, really. You know, the goats, the pancakes and the pigs.
0:22:03 > 0:22:09- What's lovely is that we all read them, so we have that shared experience...- Yeah.- ..which is rare.
0:22:10 > 0:22:16Many of these childhood favourites have now grown up to be valuable collectors' items,
0:22:16 > 0:22:21but does Kim's box of show and tell contain a small fortune?
0:22:21 > 0:22:25I brought these for you because these belonged to my husband's family.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28I've got quite a lot more at home.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- And I just wondered if you'd look at them.- Get them on the table.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34- It's a little ladybird box.- Sweet!
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- Here they are.- You're going to tell Kim these are worth a fortune?
0:22:38 > 0:22:40I'm afraid I'm not.
0:22:40 > 0:22:44I'm going to tell you that the content and the passion
0:22:44 > 0:22:51that went into them and the beauty of them is worth a fortune, but you won't get that in terms of money.
0:22:51 > 0:22:57These books are extremely sought-after today because people have such fondness for them.
0:22:57 > 0:23:02You're transported yourself back to when you first saw those images,
0:23:02 > 0:23:07- particularly the fantastic artwork in these books.- Exactly.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11You'll have to settle for some priceless memories, Kim.
0:23:16 > 0:23:20Her rival Diarmuid, however, is pressing on in search of profit.
0:23:20 > 0:23:27And Jonathan is taking this opportunity to find out what inspires his celebrity.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31What made you become a gardener? What compelled you to become a gardener?
0:23:31 > 0:23:35I just always wanted to be a gardener. I loved being outside.
0:23:35 > 0:23:41There were a few great parks around where we lived. I loved all this. I was fascinated by how things grow.
0:23:41 > 0:23:47And I liked design, so a combination of all that got me into it. I was also a big dreamer.
0:23:47 > 0:23:53I wanted to have ideas. I loved reading Enid Blyton books as a kid and just imagining things.
0:23:53 > 0:23:58So let's see what inspires that imagination at their next destination
0:23:58 > 0:24:01just outside the little village of Redbourn.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08They're headed for Bushwood Antiques,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11set in a beautiful Georgian stable yard.
0:24:14 > 0:24:20- Good afternoon.- Good to see you. - Tony, nice to see you again.- Hi, I'm Diarmuid.- Lovely to meet you.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25There's a staggering 25,000 square feet of antiques here,
0:24:25 > 0:24:28housed in a former equestrian centre.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Wow!
0:24:33 > 0:24:39The problem is it's chock-a-block with the more traditional style of furniture Diarmuid's not keen on.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47So it's ships and sideboards, is it?
0:24:47 > 0:24:50- Where are you?- Over here.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53So it'll be the oddities I'm going for.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56I'm sure there's plenty of them here.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Oddities, eh?
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Sounds fun, but it doesn't always make for a profitable purchase.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05- It's very quirky.- It's very quirky.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09- What makes you like that? - Because it's just so crazy.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12It's odd.
0:25:12 > 0:25:17And if you stop asking yourself, "Why would anybody want it," it's a bit of fun.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19My business is about selling stuff.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22- Yeah.- And this job is about selling stuff.- Yeah.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Do you think nobody will want this?
0:25:25 > 0:25:31No, I just thought it might be sensible to maybe interject that thought process. That was all.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35It's the opposite to everything else I've seen here.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Hmm... Diarmuid's definitely using that imagination of his.
0:25:38 > 0:25:43My role is to try and explain what the market's doing and what is popular.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Whether he decides...
0:25:45 > 0:25:51If I say, "Quite a lot of people buy that sort of stuff," that doesn't seem to sway him.
0:25:53 > 0:25:59Diarmuid is certainly keeping him on his toes and, I tell you, he's not missing a thing in this place,
0:25:59 > 0:26:01however unsuitable for auction.
0:26:03 > 0:26:09- Those doors over there?- The best place for it is here. Someone comes in and says, "They're perfect."
0:26:09 > 0:26:14- Auction houses can't hold these things for very long.- There are some more doors back there too.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16- He won't let me. - LAUGHTER
0:26:16 > 0:26:18I know when I'm beat.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Jonathan holds the purse strings?
0:26:22 > 0:26:26I have to listen to advice. If I don't do that, I'm very silly.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29- Do you think I've upset him? - I think so, yeah.
0:26:29 > 0:26:34At least he's listening to you, Jonathan. Perhaps it's time to move to warehouse number two.
0:26:34 > 0:26:39It may be next door, but owner Tony is determined to take them the long way round.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- All yours.- Oh, I get to drive too. - Walk on.- Walk on.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48Hold on tight, you in the back. Whoops!
0:26:50 > 0:26:52- It's like riding a horse, but two.- Yeah.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Are we here yet?
0:26:56 > 0:26:58- Are we there then, Dad? - Thank you, Ben-Hur.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02- - No problem. - Thank you very much.- Super.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Right, fellas, back to the job in hand.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11- There's a floral print here.- Yeah.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15I'm not entirely sure it's to your taste, to be honest. Have a look.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17It's just a bit obviously flowers, I think.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20No, I quite like that.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22You know, I found this other one
0:27:22 > 0:27:25which is completely different.
0:27:26 > 0:27:32He's spotted something he likes in this drawing of an allotment, but what do you make of it, Jonathan?
0:27:32 > 0:27:34The ticket price is £95.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37It's "The Allotments at Aldeburgh".
0:27:37 > 0:27:42"Kensington and Chelsea Artists' Exhibition, 1919." It's kind of fun.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46Diarmuid likes it, Jonathan likes it.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48This is progress.
0:27:48 > 0:27:53As it's a garden, you could put a piece of paper on the back that says, "Bought by Diarmuid."
0:27:53 > 0:27:56- "Sold by Diarmuid."- Yeah.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58Yeah, I love it. I really love it.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Tony, £45?
0:28:00 > 0:28:05At this time of the day, can we agree on something like 50 quid?
0:28:05 > 0:28:09Every penny counts, so if we say 47?
0:28:09 > 0:28:14- You told him to say that. - I didn't say a word. Don't look at me like that!
0:28:14 > 0:28:19- OK, you've got a deal. - Cheers. I'm thrilled with that. - Thanks, Tony. It's a lovely thing.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21I think that's very special.
0:28:21 > 0:28:26- The sad thing is, you can't keep it. - I know, I know.
0:28:26 > 0:28:31Lovely. Diarmuid gets his garden and Jonathan has a very happy celebrity at last -
0:28:31 > 0:28:34a perfect end to day one.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Sweet dreams, everyone.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51Morning has broken and the gifted gardeners are spilling the beans on yesterday's exploits.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55- We bought and we bought and we bought.- Did you really?- We did.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Yeah, but I'm not sure how we bought.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01The first thing we bought is such a lot of fun,
0:29:01 > 0:29:05but it probably won't fetch anything and I paid quite a bit for it.
0:29:05 > 0:29:11- I'm worried about that.- You just went for something you loved and you spent a lot of money on it?
0:29:11 > 0:29:14I think that just about sums it up, Kim.
0:29:15 > 0:29:20Your experts did have very different shopping experiences.
0:29:20 > 0:29:26- I had a great laugh with Diarmuid. - Did you?- Everything he wants to buy has to be thought through.- Really?
0:29:26 > 0:29:33- He's a deep thinker.- And he's not interested in buying anything that might be commercial, really!
0:29:33 > 0:29:39I'm trying to work out what makes him tick, pre-guess his last purchase to see if I can work it out.
0:29:39 > 0:29:44I like it. A bit Freudian, you two. Getting a bit heavy.
0:29:44 > 0:29:50Kim and I were singing along to Hey, Joe and Last Night A DJ Saved My Life.
0:29:51 > 0:29:56This morning they're meeting in the historic town of Berkhamsted,
0:29:56 > 0:30:02where in 1066 William the Conqueror accepted the English defeat after the Battle of Hastings,
0:30:02 > 0:30:06but who will get the upper hand here today?
0:30:06 > 0:30:09- Here comes trouble.- Howdy hoody!
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Morning. How are you doing?
0:30:12 > 0:30:16- Ready?- I'm ready to win. - Refreshed?- Absolutely.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20A very competitive nature. That's what we were talking about.
0:30:20 > 0:30:26- She's one up on me! - We're going to get a gold star. - We need bragging rights on this!
0:30:26 > 0:30:31- A gold star! - I've got the bit between my teeth.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- I really want to find stuff today. - Come on.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36- Well done.- Shall we go for it?- Yeah.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40Kim followed Will's advice, purchasing three 19th-century pharmacy bottles
0:30:40 > 0:30:44before finding a silver-plated tea set.
0:30:44 > 0:30:51Altogether, they parted with £175, leaving them £225 for today.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53Damn, it looks good.
0:30:53 > 0:30:58Diarmuid took the lead in the other team, picking up the golf game,
0:30:58 > 0:31:00the Art Deco trolley,
0:31:00 > 0:31:02the 1930s soda syphon
0:31:02 > 0:31:08and the drawing exhibited in 1919 at a total cost of £294.
0:31:10 > 0:31:15- That's very special.- The sad thing is you can't keep it.- I know.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Here. Morning.
0:31:17 > 0:31:24So with £106 left over, Jonathan and Diarmuid embark on their last shopping trip together,
0:31:24 > 0:31:26this time in Heritage Antiques.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29What do you think of that?
0:31:31 > 0:31:35Jonathan knows what he wants, but can he convince Diarmuid?
0:31:35 > 0:31:41I'm personally looking for something which says, "Buy me. I'm going to make you money."
0:31:41 > 0:31:47- Yeah, I agree with that. Whatever he said. I wasn't listening. - There we are.
0:31:47 > 0:31:54It's a good plan, Jonathan, but this gardener is definitely ploughing his own furrow.
0:31:54 > 0:31:59- True to form...- Can I show you something?- ..Diarmuid finds something all on his own.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01I like the colour.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04I don't see any price on it.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- OK.- It's...
0:32:07 > 0:32:11- Is it comfortable? - It's comfortable. Quite upright.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15It's all about price. If that's less than 40 quid, it's fine.
0:32:15 > 0:32:21If it's over 40 quid... It's the sort of thing you stick in at 40-60. If somebody pays £70, brilliant.
0:32:21 > 0:32:27- But...- So we can't pay what we have left anyway because we won't make the profit?
0:32:27 > 0:32:34- If we paid 100 for it, you won't make any profit.- Right.- Unless it was leather, then you'd get 200-300.
0:32:34 > 0:32:40Jonathan's warning against it especially with the ticket price of £190.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44But can dealer Helen sway things Diarmuid's way?
0:32:44 > 0:32:49- 180 maybe... - No, we haven't got the money.
0:32:49 > 0:32:54- It was possibly a nice story, Diarmuid.- It's a really good, comfy chair.
0:32:54 > 0:33:00You're right to walk away at that price, Jonathan, especially as furniture isn't doing well now.
0:33:00 > 0:33:06- Although it looks like your teammate is quite comfortable where he is. - This is it.
0:33:08 > 0:33:15I know this is it. I don't know if it will sell. How do I break it to him that the search is over?
0:33:15 > 0:33:22He's fallen in love with this period piece from the 1940s and he's made up his mind.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28I can no longer carry on with this charade.
0:33:28 > 0:33:34- Why? What's the matter? - It is the chair.- Is it? - If we can get the price down.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36HE SIGHS
0:33:36 > 0:33:40The expert's been beaten. Now for Helen.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45The Irish and the Chinese have always got on extremely well.
0:33:45 > 0:33:51What I need to do is I really need to make a profit on this chair.
0:33:51 > 0:33:56I really need to make a profit. So how much can we come down?
0:33:56 > 0:34:00- We'll meet halfway. - So 50 quid?- No!
0:34:00 > 0:34:03- 90 quid.- How about 80 quid?
0:34:03 > 0:34:07- Done.- Great. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Right, we're there!
0:34:09 > 0:34:13- See, that's international trade negotiation.- Indeed.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17And at twice what you would have paid, Jonathan.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- Look how reluctant he is.- Yeah.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23OK, £80. No, I'm not...
0:34:23 > 0:34:28It's just I like the chair. I'd give it house room, next to the fire in the hallway.
0:34:28 > 0:34:32- Could I sell it to you for 150? - No, you can't!
0:34:33 > 0:34:38They'll have to wait until the auction to see if that pays off.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42With five lots in the bag, that concludes our boys' shopping.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48Round the corner, however, Kim and Will are just getting going
0:34:48 > 0:34:54- at Home and Colonial Antiques. - It looks like a great place. Oh, vintage clothes, too!
0:34:54 > 0:35:00- Oh, no...- Distracted. - You've had your vintage clothes. We said we'd go up top.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03We are. We've got a strategy.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06We'll see how long that lasts.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11# The minute you walked in the joint
0:35:11 > 0:35:16# I could see you were a man of distinction
0:35:16 > 0:35:18# A real big spender... #
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Not with 220 quid I'm not!
0:35:21 > 0:35:25- #- Hey, big spender Spend...
0:35:25 > 0:35:27- #- ..a little time with me...- #
0:35:27 > 0:35:32- Look at that. It's magnificent. - You spotted it on the way up.
0:35:32 > 0:35:37- Is it something you light to warm something up? - I think it's just a centre bowl,
0:35:37 > 0:35:41but very much in that Arts and Crafts... You see the Celtic design,
0:35:41 > 0:35:45the sinuous, organic shape.
0:35:45 > 0:35:51- And the price tag of £1,550, Kim. - Why have I got such expensive taste?!
0:35:51 > 0:35:55Big spender, indeed, but you've only got £225, I'm afraid.
0:35:55 > 0:36:00I did see on our travels a funny little print upstairs.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03By a chap called Klein.
0:36:03 > 0:36:09Now he did those etchings of all the dogs queuing up to have a pee next to a lamp-post.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Ever seen them?
0:36:11 > 0:36:13- No.- Did you like my action?
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Sounds like something I'd hate!
0:36:16 > 0:36:22It may take some convincing, but it has a more affordable ticket price of £68.
0:36:22 > 0:36:29It's by French artist Boris O'Klein and was part of his hugely popular Naughty Dogs of Paris series.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Right, OK.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35- Nicely signed. - We've got a signature?- Yeah.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39- An artist who's collectable?- Yeah. - We've got a dog having a wee.
0:36:39 > 0:36:44It's not a big ticket price. It's a bit of fun! It's making YOU laugh!
0:36:44 > 0:36:51- And we did see some dogs walking along the canal, on our way to the shops.- Yeah.
0:36:51 > 0:36:56- Might have been an omen. - I swear they were whispering to us. Dog whisperers!
0:36:56 > 0:37:01- "The wee picture! The wee picture!" - Come on, let's go for it, Will.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05Will has won his celebrity over once more.
0:37:06 > 0:37:10I'm just looking at... I think it's a vase.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14I can just see roses in it looking absolutely stunning.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18- This one here?- But now I'm thinking my heart's ruling my head.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22- But sometimes you've got to do that. - I love it. Great colour, isn't it?
0:37:22 > 0:37:26I love that colour. It's one of my favourite colours.
0:37:26 > 0:37:32- You can tell which factory made it just by looking at the colour. - Really?- It's Poole Pottery.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36Sure enough, there's the mark. Poole Pottery.
0:37:36 > 0:37:43With a ticket price of £38, they've now got two items to haggle for
0:37:43 > 0:37:48and both require a phone call to the owners. First up, the dogs.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Hello? Oh, hello.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55We've fallen in love with your print, your doggy print.
0:37:55 > 0:38:01- Will's trying to drive a hard bargain. He's gone down to 30... - Bad cop.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06He feels 50's kind of... How about if we went down to 45?
0:38:06 > 0:38:10What would you say to that? Could we buy it for 45, then?
0:38:10 > 0:38:13Oh, that's great. Thank you so much.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- Good work.- I feel used and abused.
0:38:16 > 0:38:22Aww. £45 for the O'Klein and now for Kim's flower trough.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26Hi, Eileen, it's Kim Wilde here. We were wondering about...20.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30I heard that from here!
0:38:30 > 0:38:34In the immortal words, come on, Eileen.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36- #- Oh, come on...- #
0:38:38 > 0:38:43It's the first time she's heard it(!) Your corny jokes! You're a liability!
0:38:43 > 0:38:47- And I was doing so well! - I've scuppered the deal!
0:38:47 > 0:38:52- She's got to make a profit and it's a big old 30 for us. - I like it. Shall we do it?
0:38:52 > 0:38:57Yeah, we're going to go for that. Thanks, Eileen. Sorry...
0:38:57 > 0:39:02- Sorry about Will. - It's an outrage!- Bye! Bye.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06That's another two lots up and £75 down.
0:39:06 > 0:39:12That was lovely. The other nice thing was that you solved it nice and quietly,
0:39:12 > 0:39:17- without too much force. - Thanks. That's a real compliment. Thank you so much.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Look and learn.
0:39:19 > 0:39:24- Look...and learn.- What do you need me for? I'm out of a job, Eddie.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28Not quite yet, Will. You still have one shop left.
0:39:29 > 0:39:35But with their shopping behind them, your rivals are heading to Beaconsfield
0:39:35 > 0:39:40to search out a little slice of heaven for Diarmuid.
0:39:40 > 0:39:45The market town is certainly picturesque, but as a well-known landscape designer,
0:39:45 > 0:39:51Diarmuid's more concerned with a place celebrated for its 1½ acres of manicured gardens,
0:39:52 > 0:39:58albeit they're miniature ones at Bekonscot Model Village and Railway,
0:39:58 > 0:40:03- the oldest and largest of its kind in the world.- Hello.- Hi, I'm Chris.
0:40:03 > 0:40:09- Quite excited to see this. - This place is a feast for the eyes
0:40:09 > 0:40:13and engineer Chris Nixon knows every tiny detail of this charming world
0:40:13 > 0:40:17that perfectly captures 1930s England.
0:40:17 > 0:40:23Chris, walking in through the lane and emerging out to this miniature world, I was here,
0:40:23 > 0:40:29I've just realised I was here about 44 years ago when I was that height,
0:40:29 > 0:40:36- a little lad in a pram. - We've been here since 1929. It's very possible you've come.
0:40:36 > 0:40:41- What happened in 1929? How did it emerge? - The founder lived across the road.
0:40:41 > 0:40:46Essentially, his hobby outgrew his house, then his garden. He bought the land opposite
0:40:46 > 0:40:53and him and a friend just built it up slowly. People would come round, enjoy a cup of tea, lawn tennis,
0:40:53 > 0:40:58put some money in the pot and that's how we started.
0:40:58 > 0:41:03- So it was a private passion that evolved...- Absolutely. - ..to this magnificent exhibition.
0:41:03 > 0:41:08That founder was London accountant Roland Callingham.
0:41:10 > 0:41:16His original creation has grown and includes six towns and 200 buildings,
0:41:16 > 0:41:20not to mention all the vehicles, shops and even a fishing village.
0:41:20 > 0:41:27- Natural undulations of the landscape really suit these type of worlds, don't they?- Absolutely.
0:41:27 > 0:41:33- You wouldn't want to take the shears out here.- You'd need to have all your Edward Scissorhands blades going.
0:41:33 > 0:41:38Every shrub has to be kept in context, I suppose, to the background.
0:41:38 > 0:41:44Dedication of two full-time gardeners constantly preening and pruning, yeah.
0:41:44 > 0:41:49There are over 3,000 shrubs and trees here for Diarmuid to enjoy.
0:41:49 > 0:41:54That's one for each of the 3,000 inhabitants.
0:41:54 > 0:42:00And Chris is keen to point out a special and rather familiar-looking new addition.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- What about this chap here? - That looks like a hairy gardener.
0:42:03 > 0:42:10I have those boots, those jeans, that shirt. Hair's a little shorter. What's going on here?!
0:42:10 > 0:42:14- That is you.- You're joking. - Captured and placed in Bekonscot.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17That is so funny. God!
0:42:17 > 0:42:23- Where's the auctioneer, then?! - No, you're lecturing to the Women's Institute.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27You're on a gig in there. That's so funny. I love it.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Am I wearing lipstick?! Hilarious.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34That's been fantastic fun. I'll be back with my family.
0:42:34 > 0:42:40- I'm going to see you in another 40 years. Am I going to age?- I think you're timeless.
0:42:40 > 0:42:45- Captured forever more like that. - Yay! I've become a classic.
0:42:45 > 0:42:49Just remember size isn't everything, Diarmuid.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53But for Kim, back in Berkhamsted, getting one over on her rival is.
0:42:53 > 0:42:59So they've come to Heritage Antiques to see what little treasure Diarmuid and Jonathan missed.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- Hi, I'm Kim.- I'm John.- Hi, John.
0:43:06 > 0:43:11- Lord John Russell. - I thought it was Elvis Presley!
0:43:13 > 0:43:20So far, Will and Kim have chosen two objects each and still have £150 to spend.
0:43:20 > 0:43:23But will anything catch their eye?
0:43:23 > 0:43:30- She is nice.- She is slightly cross-eyed if you look her in the face.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33Oh, gosh. Really. Who's going to look her in the face?
0:43:33 > 0:43:38Hey, who's going to be looking at her eyes?
0:43:40 > 0:43:42They're losing it.
0:43:42 > 0:43:47- You all right, Kim?- Sure. - You look deep in thought.
0:43:47 > 0:43:51I'm just wondering where we go from here, you and I.
0:43:51 > 0:43:58- Has it come to that? - How are you feeling about the lady with the roses? We could do better?
0:43:58 > 0:44:01I'm just worried that at auction she could bomb.
0:44:01 > 0:44:08- I'm not feeling very inspired. I'm struggling now. - Do you think we peaked too soon?
0:44:08 > 0:44:12Come on, Will! It's your job to inspire your weary celebrity.
0:44:12 > 0:44:18That's a big old lump. That's the sort of thing you need to put that bust on, isn't it?
0:44:18 > 0:44:24- Well, I wouldn't myself. And how much is it? - It's from 110 down to 80.
0:44:24 > 0:44:28Ah! The only thing that puts me off it a bit is this running thing.
0:44:28 > 0:44:33- The Greek key sort of design? - It doesn't appeal to me at all.
0:44:33 > 0:44:37I guess it's a lump of something that's pretty beautiful, really.
0:44:37 > 0:44:43Well, she doesn't hate it. So can a phone call to the owner bring that price down?
0:44:43 > 0:44:48Reduced to 80. What's your very, very best?
0:44:48 > 0:44:50For Kim Wilde, this is. ..60.
0:44:50 > 0:44:54- Shall we go for it?- Sure thing. - We're going to have it!
0:44:54 > 0:45:00- Nice to meet you.- And you. - That purchase means both teams now have five items,
0:45:00 > 0:45:04but who's made the better buys? Time to bare all.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06Da-da-da!
0:45:06 > 0:45:07Ah!
0:45:07 > 0:45:09Yeah.
0:45:09 > 0:45:14- OK.- I like this and this very much.- Good, aren't they? - The rest you can take home.
0:45:14 > 0:45:20- Pharmacy bottles. - Does that one say Boring? I can't really read from here.
0:45:20 > 0:45:22Yeah.
0:45:22 > 0:45:28- This was a hot tip.- Was it? - Another hot tip we had was anything silver or silver-plated.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31I found these and I thought they were rather stunning.
0:45:31 > 0:45:36- It's a crazy design, isn't it? - I've never seen anything like it. - No marks, Jonathan.
0:45:36 > 0:45:40- But who does that remind you of? - You want to think it's Dresser.
0:45:40 > 0:45:43In the manner of, the style of.
0:45:43 > 0:45:47Not blown away, eh, boys? But can you do any better?
0:45:47 > 0:45:52- Yes, yes. I'm loving the watercolour.- Oh, God! What's this?
0:45:52 > 0:45:56- The final piece...- Go on. Oh, very gentleman's club.
0:45:56 > 0:46:00- I love the colour of that. - Good, isn't it? Moss Green.
0:46:00 > 0:46:04- It's beautiful, yeah. - I'm glad that got a good reaction.
0:46:04 > 0:46:09- This one you have to handle. Look at him.- From the 1960s.
0:46:09 > 0:46:13- He's got a good technique going. - He's got his eye over the ball.
0:46:15 > 0:46:19- That was more expensive than the chair.- He paid £90.- HE paid £90.
0:46:19 > 0:46:25- Rats deserting the sinking ship! - Oh, no, I'm not, I'm not. I was with you all the way.
0:46:25 > 0:46:30- It was a matter of buying what was fun and quirky.- It is.
0:46:30 > 0:46:35Let's make it official. Good luck to you both. ..Come on!
0:46:35 > 0:46:40- JP, good work.- Good lu... - Good luck.- Good luck, guys.
0:46:40 > 0:46:45They're trying to be awfully nice, but what do they really think?
0:46:45 > 0:46:50They'll really struggle on that golf game How much did he say? 90 quid.
0:46:50 > 0:46:51Yeah!
0:46:51 > 0:46:55I bought mine. I think it cost me 15 quid at auction.
0:46:55 > 0:46:59Those brown jars - I'm not entirely convinced they're that old.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02- The service has no mark. - And I don't think it's '30s.
0:47:02 > 0:47:10- It has a more Moroccan flavour. - Yes, it does.- I think it's a Moroccan twist on a coffee service.
0:47:10 > 0:47:12OK. Kim!
0:47:12 > 0:47:18- I loved the green chair.- Did you? - I really did. Not the painting.
0:47:18 > 0:47:22I think the objects they've got will be swallowed up in the sale.
0:47:22 > 0:47:26An educated eye just might think they'd bought a load of junk!
0:47:30 > 0:47:37So it's off for the final showdown at auction some 170 miles north in Macclesfield, Cheshire.
0:47:38 > 0:47:42What a beautiful day for an auction, eh, Diarmuid? Eh?
0:47:42 > 0:47:49- What a beautiful day to be a winner, Kim.- You know what...- A beautiful day to be a winner, Kim.
0:47:49 > 0:47:56I haven't been to an auction for many years. I've only been to one and they're quite nerve-racking.
0:47:56 > 0:48:02- Have you ever been to an auction? - One in my life.- I'm glad I'm not bidding. I just have to sit there
0:48:02 > 0:48:09- and watch all our stuff go for much higher prices than yours. - A couple of confident celebrities!
0:48:09 > 0:48:16- What about their experts? - I think our Achilles heel may be the one thing I pushed.
0:48:16 > 0:48:19- Your bottles?- The bottles.
0:48:19 > 0:48:24- The golfing game could be our Achilles heel.- No "could" about it!
0:48:24 > 0:48:31- But Diarmuid loved it. It was great fun and it fitted the Willy Wonka sense of his...- Madness.
0:48:31 > 0:48:33Absolutely.
0:48:33 > 0:48:41You may be a brilliant singer, but I'm not so sure about your ability in spotting antiques, Kim.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44That's fighting talk.
0:48:44 > 0:48:48Today's auction is at Adam Partridge Auctioneers and Valuers.
0:48:49 > 0:48:57- And as Kim puts the final touches to her lots...- Some people may say I'm going for an unfair advantage.
0:48:57 > 0:48:59I say...so what?
0:48:59 > 0:49:05Auctioneer Adam Partridge gives us his thoughts on what they've bought.
0:49:05 > 0:49:08Golf set's a bit of fun, isn't it?
0:49:08 > 0:49:15The staff thought, "What are we doing with this, boss?" But I reckon it'll make 20 or 30 quid.
0:49:15 > 0:49:19If I was a betting man, I'd be putting my money on Will and Kim.
0:49:19 > 0:49:25Mainly because... I don't know what they paid, but they bought the better items.
0:49:25 > 0:49:28For that very reason alone, they should win.
0:49:28 > 0:49:30Et voila!
0:49:31 > 0:49:35- What do you think? It's nice? - Not bad.
0:49:36 > 0:49:38He's gutted, isn't he?
0:49:40 > 0:49:46Kim and Will spent a total of £310 and are presenting five lots.
0:49:46 > 0:49:48It's pretty beautiful, really.
0:49:48 > 0:49:56Diarmuid and Jonathan also came with five lots, but with a slightly larger combined price tag of £374.
0:49:57 > 0:49:59Now just give me a moment.
0:49:59 > 0:50:05The auction room isn't exactly packed, but it's also happening live online
0:50:05 > 0:50:09and with all profits to Children In Need, take it away, Adam!
0:50:09 > 0:50:14- We're up first, I think, with our pharmacy bottles.- Really?
0:50:14 > 0:50:18You never were convinced, were you, Kim?
0:50:18 > 0:50:20£30 the lot.
0:50:20 > 0:50:24- £20 the lot?- It's enough to make you feel quite ill.
0:50:24 > 0:50:28£20. I'll take five. At 30 bid online.
0:50:28 > 0:50:30At five anywhere? At 30.
0:50:30 > 0:50:34- Any advance now on £30? - Not going our way.
0:50:34 > 0:50:36Selling, then. Internet.
0:50:36 > 0:50:40At £30. The expressions don't look good.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43£105 loss!
0:50:43 > 0:50:46That Will has a lot to answer for.
0:50:46 > 0:50:53- I'll get my coat! - Look at Kim's face!- Welcome to the world of Antiques Road Trip!
0:50:53 > 0:50:56I feel sorry for you. CRASH
0:50:56 > 0:51:00- Oh! That sounded expensive. - That was a bid on the bottles.
0:51:00 > 0:51:06Wishful thinking, but maybe Diarmuid and Jonathan's first offering hit a hole in one.
0:51:06 > 0:51:10Looks like hours of fun(!) I have a bid of £20 already.
0:51:10 > 0:51:15I'll take five. Five, thank you. 30 bid. Still with me at £30.
0:51:15 > 0:51:20Someone's thinking about it online. At £30. They've gone!
0:51:20 > 0:51:23Disappeared. Vanished! £30 it is.
0:51:23 > 0:51:26£30.
0:51:26 > 0:51:30That's a bad score with another big loss!
0:51:31 > 0:51:34Well done, gents. We're off to a flying start!
0:51:34 > 0:51:40Not exactly, Will, but perhaps Kim's silver-plated find can turn your fortunes around.
0:51:40 > 0:51:46Bidding's started online. 40. Five. 50. Five. 60. And five.
0:51:46 > 0:51:48Online at 65. Any advance?
0:51:48 > 0:51:54- 65. 70 bid. 70. And five. 80.- Ah!- At £80.
0:51:54 > 0:51:57At 80. And five. 85 is bid. 90.
0:51:57 > 0:52:01- 95. 100. - It's pouring out profits!
0:52:01 > 0:52:03110 is bid. 120 is bid.
0:52:03 > 0:52:07130 is bid. 140 is bid.
0:52:07 > 0:52:11150 now. They're still going. 160 is bid. At 170 bid.
0:52:13 > 0:52:20180 bid. Any more? It's £180 on this. First, second and final time.
0:52:20 > 0:52:23- At £180 now.- You star!
0:52:23 > 0:52:28- Well done, well done. - That was good work.- Super.
0:52:28 > 0:52:30A whopping £140 profit.
0:52:30 > 0:52:35It even makes up for their loss on the bottles.
0:52:35 > 0:52:39- 180 quid! That gets us back in the game!- Back in the game!
0:52:39 > 0:52:44Right, boys, your Art Deco trolley has some catching up to do.
0:52:44 > 0:52:49- Give us £40 on the tray? Bid me £20.- Oh, dear.- 20. And five.
0:52:49 > 0:52:5125 at the back. 30 bid. And five.
0:52:51 > 0:52:54Five at the back. 35.
0:52:54 > 0:52:58At £35. You're out online. 40. And five. And 50, sir?
0:52:58 > 0:53:0150 at the back of the room. Five now?
0:53:01 > 0:53:06Trolley's going to be sold at the back of the room. £50.
0:53:06 > 0:53:11Jonathan's fear of a loss has come true to the tune of £82.
0:53:12 > 0:53:14You should never have let me buy it!
0:53:14 > 0:53:22Don't turn on each other now. I do hope the soda syphon does better or we're in trouble.
0:53:22 > 0:53:26I've got £20 online already. Any advance on £20? Five in the room.
0:53:26 > 0:53:29At 25. It's a rare one, I'm sure.
0:53:29 > 0:53:33- 30 online.- That's more like it. - At £35. 40 bid.
0:53:33 > 0:53:36All done at 40? A sparkling price.
0:53:36 > 0:53:38At 40.
0:53:38 > 0:53:43Profit at last. And for their least expensive item.
0:53:43 > 0:53:46- It's a profit. - We should have bought five of those!
0:53:46 > 0:53:54Back to Kim now and another of Will's recommendations. Can it do better than the pharmacy bottles?
0:53:54 > 0:54:00Give me £20 for it? 20 bid. At £20. I'll take five online now. And 30.
0:54:00 > 0:54:0430 bid, the room. At £30. A signed one. Five online.
0:54:04 > 0:54:07Quick conference and 40 is bid in the room.
0:54:07 > 0:54:10At five online. Say the 50.
0:54:10 > 0:54:1250's in the room. Thanks.
0:54:12 > 0:54:17Five's online now. 60. He's back in. That's it.
0:54:17 > 0:54:20At £60. At 65 online now.
0:54:20 > 0:54:22Online and selling now at £65.
0:54:24 > 0:54:28I think you've redeemed yourself with that, Will.
0:54:28 > 0:54:34- Profit in this game is rare. You've got to take them where you can. - Yeah, take them where you can.
0:54:34 > 0:54:41Kim again now with the flower trough. Surely those last-minute additions will keep them in profit.
0:54:41 > 0:54:46- It's got flowers in it. Roses. From your own garden? - They are.
0:54:46 > 0:54:51- But covered in greenfly and a bit of blight.- They doubled the value!
0:54:51 > 0:54:54Want to bid me £20 for it? Poole Pottery.
0:54:54 > 0:54:5920 bid. At £20 in the room. Take five. In the room at 20.
0:54:59 > 0:55:02All finished at 20? Opening bid.
0:55:02 > 0:55:04Oh, man!
0:55:06 > 0:55:12It hasn't exactly come up smelling of roses, but it's only a small loss.
0:55:12 > 0:55:14I paid £20 for the roses!
0:55:14 > 0:55:19Sticking with the gardening theme is Diarmuid's drawing of an allotment.
0:55:20 > 0:55:23£20, the allotment? 20 bid. Any advance on £20?
0:55:23 > 0:55:26At 20. All done? Anyone else?
0:55:26 > 0:55:31- It was exhibited in Chelsea in... Does that make any difference? - Not really!
0:55:31 > 0:55:36£20 in the room. At £20. We're selling at £20. There we go.
0:55:36 > 0:55:41They just don't love it as much as you do, Diarmuid. Another loss.
0:55:41 > 0:55:47- It's a tough game, this antiques business.- I thought the vase, you thought the painting.
0:55:47 > 0:55:52- There's no justice in the world. - So we're down to a chair.
0:55:52 > 0:55:56Indeed. But first is Kim's column.
0:55:56 > 0:56:01Even a small profit will do here, chaps.
0:56:01 > 0:56:05We had the owner of a local country house looking at it on viewing day.
0:56:05 > 0:56:11Said he'd never let it through his door! No, he was quite interested. I've got a bid of £30.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14At £30. At £30 only. I'll take five.
0:56:14 > 0:56:18Five? 40 at the back. Five. 50. Five?
0:56:18 > 0:56:2050 at the very back. And five.
0:56:20 > 0:56:24And 60. I'll take five online.
0:56:24 > 0:56:27It's 60 in the far corner.
0:56:27 > 0:56:33It's broken even, but after auction costs this too will have made a loss.
0:56:33 > 0:56:36It'd be nice to have a small profit.
0:56:36 > 0:56:39Last up is Diarmuid's chair.
0:56:39 > 0:56:46This has to make £135 to beat Kim. That's optimistic, I'd say.
0:56:46 > 0:56:51- The most comfortable chair ever. - I have a commission bid. £25.
0:56:51 > 0:56:55Anyone else on this chair? Held aloft for your viewing pleasure.
0:56:55 > 0:57:01All done at £25? We'll have to deliver that to Chester as well.
0:57:01 > 0:57:03At £25, then.
0:57:06 > 0:57:11A £55 loss. That bidder's sure sitting pretty.
0:57:11 > 0:57:16- I'm amazed at that.- A bargain! - 25 quid.- Someone got that for 25 quid! Unbelievable.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21That was rather shocking.
0:57:21 > 0:57:28Diarmuid and Jonathan made a loss of £238.70 after auction costs,
0:57:28 > 0:57:31leaving them with £161.30
0:57:33 > 0:57:36Kim and Will lost only £18.90
0:57:36 > 0:57:40so end the trip with £381.10,
0:57:40 > 0:57:44making them the winners. Well, kind of.
0:57:45 > 0:57:51- Well, so what happened?- We couldn't possibly have lost any more money! I don't think it's possible.
0:57:51 > 0:57:55- So we both made losses.- Yeah. - But we made substantially...
0:57:55 > 0:58:01- I would have loved that chair, the trolley and your vase. And they all went for...- A song!
0:58:01 > 0:58:04I've recorded a win!
0:58:04 > 0:58:08Completely down to your tea set. I mean, it's great, isn't it?
0:58:08 > 0:58:11- I was your lucky mascot, Will. - Kim's item flew.
0:58:11 > 0:58:18- I hope you've had fun. - Oh, Will, you've been a dude. I loved it. It's been good fun.
0:58:18 > 0:58:22- So off we drive for a happy ever after.- Fantastic.
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