0:00:01 > 0:00:04Some of the nation's favourite celebrities.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Why have I got such expensive taste?
0:00:07 > 0:00:09One antiques expert each.
0:00:11 > 0:00:12Speak, oh wise one.
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!
0:00:22 > 0:00:25An auction for a big profit further down the road.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28# When I'm cleaning windows! #
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Who will spot the good investment? Who will listen to advice?
0:00:31 > 0:00:34- Do you like it? - No, I think it's horrible!
0:00:34 > 0:00:38And who will be the first to say, "Don't you know who I am?!"
0:00:38 > 0:00:39Well done, us.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Time to put your pedal to the metal.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45This is Celebrity Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Yeah!
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Doing battle today in the Roman playground of Essex
0:00:56 > 0:00:58are two gladiators of stage and screen.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Simon Williams and Duncan Preston.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03And check out their chariot, eh?
0:01:03 > 0:01:05The magnificent E-type Jag.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07That is just so beautiful!
0:01:07 > 0:01:10The E-type has always turned heads and made the headlines.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14Enzo Ferrari himself called this the most beautiful car in the world
0:01:14 > 0:01:17when it was released in 1961.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19Oh, that's just beautiful.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Treat her like a lady, Simon. Gently does it!
0:01:22 > 0:01:25We're in for two very fine days.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27We're in for some fine country weather.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32And Simon's on the hunt with Duncan, whose career has spanned Hamlet to Emmerdale.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35As Victoria Wood's leading man,
0:01:35 > 0:01:38he's starred on stage and screen in Acorn Antiques,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41and wasn't he Stan the janitor in Dinner Ladies?
0:01:41 > 0:01:42Oh, yes!
0:01:45 > 0:01:47The element of competition is alive and well.
0:01:47 > 0:01:48It certainly is!
0:01:48 > 0:01:51At the other end of the social spectrum,
0:01:51 > 0:01:56Simon is famed for his aristocratic roles from '70s drama Upstairs Downstairs
0:01:56 > 0:01:59to joining Duncan in Dinner Ladies.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01What's that?
0:02:01 > 0:02:04It's a shepherd's pie, Ma'am. Your Royal Highness.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- Not made with real shepherds, I hope?- Ha, ha, ha!
0:02:10 > 0:02:14So, with decades of playing the cream of the upper classes behind him,
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Simon should have no trouble getting to grips with the precision engineering
0:02:18 > 0:02:20of this classy little motor.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- How many gears has it got?- Who cares how many gears? Four.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25- Right.- The backwards one you can't find.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28I get my people to park for me!
0:02:28 > 0:02:29Of course he does!
0:02:29 > 0:02:31And looking every inch the gentleman,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34will surely be a boon when it comes to getting a good price for his antiques.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38I'd be looking so cool. And when the antique dealers saw me arrive,
0:02:38 > 0:02:42they'd add a zero to everything they've got in store!
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Ah, well. Maybe not, then.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48The cars match the men. From sleek and sexy to muscular and manly!
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Ha-ha! Pairing up with our celebs are two Road Trip veterans,
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Philip Serrell and James Lewis.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58This is the very first car there ever was.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02It's a punchy three-litre V8 Triumph Stag for them.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06If you read the Bible, it says, "Moses came down the hill in his triumph."
0:03:06 > 0:03:08And this is it!
0:03:08 > 0:03:11In that case, just like our experts, it's aging beautifully.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16Derbyshire auctioneer James Lewis started his career at the tender age of six
0:03:16 > 0:03:19when he bought a bird cage for his budgie at auction.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21It was going "cheep"!
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Made for you!
0:03:23 > 0:03:25When in Rome, James...
0:03:25 > 0:03:26Oh, no!
0:03:26 > 0:03:29And there's the silver fox himself, auctioneer Phil Serrell
0:03:29 > 0:03:33who has a lot of bottle when it comes to taking a risk on some hair-raising purchases!
0:03:33 > 0:03:37But when it's sewing up the competition, he's all business.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39A table-top sewing machine.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45No, I don't mind. It's all about taking part, isn't it? Is it hell!
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Our teams have two days of antiques shopping ahead,
0:03:48 > 0:03:50with £400 in their back pockets.
0:03:50 > 0:03:55Their aim? To strike the kind of deals that make them lots of dosh at auction.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59So, to battle, at Finchingfield in Essex.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Then it's a quick stop in Suffolk
0:04:01 > 0:04:03before Road Tripping the 300 miles
0:04:03 > 0:04:07to that all-important auction on the English Riviera at Torquay.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Starting off in Finchingfield, there's just time for a cuppa
0:04:13 > 0:04:16before our experts meet our sophisticated celebrities.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18You've got the drinks in, then?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- How are you? Good to see you. - Pleased to meet you.- How are you?
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Choosing partners takes careful deliberation.
0:04:25 > 0:04:26Heads.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30You've got Phil.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Good. There we are. We're in business.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36- Shall we let them race off, and we'll sit down and have a coffee. - That would be nice. Lovely.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Whilst Simon and James make a dash to the first shop,
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Phil reveals his strategy to Duncan.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46Duncan, I think the plan is a hare and tortoise job, here.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- Yeah, go on.- Well, there's a pub there
0:04:49 > 0:04:55and I think we should equally spend our time between the antiques centre and the pub. What do you reckon?
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Well, I've got to be honest. I saw the pub before the antiques centre!
0:04:58 > 0:05:02Listen, it's Antiques Road Trip, not Antiques Pub Crawl!
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Nice to see one team, though, taking it seriously.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08- I'm Simon Williams.- Hello, sir.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- Hello, there.- Hello! Hi, there.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16Peter and Mary Curry have owned Finchingfield Antiques Centre for 25 years,
0:05:16 > 0:05:18although for the first seven years, they ran it as a restaurant.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Whilst Duncan and Phil check out the retail opportunities in the pub,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Simon is honing his haggling skills.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30- Have you got a lot to spend? - Poor as church mice. Take no notice of the E-type Jaguar!
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Not sure you'll get away with that one, Simon!
0:05:33 > 0:05:35In fact, the boys have £400 to spend.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39But is there anything on the menu that will serve up a healthy profit?
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- I'm not moved here yet. Are you? - No, not yet.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Somebody actually made that, you know!
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Is Simon casting a spell? Well, it's worth a try!
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Interesting stuff. I'm enjoying myself. Are you?
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Yeah, it's... I always feel the pressure, you know,
0:05:58 > 0:06:00until I find the first object.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- That's the sort of thing I love to find.- Big iron brackets and things.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11These cast iron Victorian architectural brackets
0:06:11 > 0:06:15date to about 1860 and were often used in conservatories.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20The whole discipline is about not what you want to have in your house,
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- it's what we can make money on. - That's it.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24That's why I'm a pauper.
0:06:24 > 0:06:25Exactly, Simon.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Seems like he's really getting the hang of this Road Tripping business.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30He's got a good eye and he's keen.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35What do you like? What do you collect?
0:06:35 > 0:06:37I like a bit of a painting.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41Simon's spotted a 1984 pastel by Jon Antony Atkinson,
0:06:41 > 0:06:45entitled Joanie, Early Morning, priced at £38.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Is it a boy or is it a woman?
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Poor old Joanie!
0:06:49 > 0:06:52- I think it's a woman. I'm seeing woman.- I see woman now.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55See a woman who's had a disappointing time of it, I think!
0:06:55 > 0:06:56Yeah. She's not happy, is she?
0:06:56 > 0:06:59But there's a mood there, and nice tones.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- I think at 38, I think it's...- Hmm.
0:07:04 > 0:07:061984. It's not early.
0:07:07 > 0:07:13- No, it's not early.- She's not happy, she's not pretty, she's not early.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- There's something possibly a little bit French.- Yeah. I agree with you.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Could we make a buck on that?
0:07:19 > 0:07:22Let's put it somewhere else, and stand back.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Good plan.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Well, as they say, she's no oil painting!
0:07:27 > 0:07:31But will Joanie's frail charm attract a potential bidder?
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Speak, oh wise one!
0:07:37 > 0:07:39I think it's nicely done.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41I think you're right.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- Damning with faint praise?- No.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47I think she's either in her sick bed or...
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- She didn't quite get there.- Yes.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54So, to buy or not to buy is the question being pondered by Team Simon.
0:07:56 > 0:08:01Meanwhile, next door, it seems Phil has found the answer to his problems.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02And no, it's not the wine!
0:08:03 > 0:08:07"Not a drop is sold till it's seven years old."
0:08:07 > 0:08:11It's John Jameson's whiskey. Irish scotch. Are you a scotch man?
0:08:11 > 0:08:13No, I'm afraid not.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- You might be now! - I might be changing!
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Well, we all might be!
0:08:17 > 0:08:18- Can I take the bottles out? - Please do.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Has Phil found unexpected treasure?
0:08:20 > 0:08:24So is this an old one, or a brand new one?
0:08:24 > 0:08:29That was bought a couple of years ago from a lady called Heather,
0:08:29 > 0:08:33who has a vintage shop here in the area.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- I think that's a fun thing. - Yes, it is.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40Someone's taken a whiskey box, attached a handle, and hey presto!
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- That's quite a clever idea, I think. - Yes, it is.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47It's a trick, isn't it? It's worked. That's just what it is.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48But I think it's fun.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51What you need to look at is who's going to buy it at the auction.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- There's going to be a few drinkers there.- A few?!
0:08:54 > 0:08:57- Well, there's going to be us, for a start!- Absolutely right.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59- But it's going to go to another pub, isn't it?- Yeah. Yeah.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01I'd have that at home.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04But there's only room for six bottles of booze in it.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05We're going to be really mean here,
0:09:05 > 0:09:10but if that goes for auction, I think that'll make between 15 and 30 quid.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14Which means we've got to try and buy it for between five and ten pounds. Is that any good?
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- He's crying!- I would be crying!
0:09:19 > 0:09:22I would be crying, I would. Realistically, we would...
0:09:23 > 0:09:25£20.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- Do you like it? - Split the difference. 15 quid.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33£15.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38Sold for £15. And their slow and steady strategy bags them the first deal of the Road Trip.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Well done, chaps.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43That tortoise and hare have gone rushing off into there.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45We can enjoy our drink, can't we?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Is a round of drinks cheaper than the basket?
0:09:49 > 0:09:53- I'll have to buy you one as well, now!- Good point!- Thank you very much indeed.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Strictly orange juice, boys. You're driving!
0:09:57 > 0:10:00Next door, Joanie has been left to languish on the couch
0:10:00 > 0:10:02as Peter is summoned.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- Can we borrow you for a minute? - Yes, right.- Thank you.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09How long has this been in your premises, I wonder?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11It's been here a long time, hasn't it?
0:10:11 > 0:10:13The wallpaper was faded around it!
0:10:13 > 0:10:14Oh, stop it!
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Luckily, we can't afford wallpaper, because of people like you!
0:10:19 > 0:10:21It's got a bit of something about it, hasn't it?
0:10:21 > 0:10:23She looks dead!
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- She's just resting! - No, we weren't seeking a fiver!
0:10:28 > 0:10:30That's just as well!
0:10:31 > 0:10:35Are we talking here, or are we actually negotiating?
0:10:35 > 0:10:36I'm not sure at the moment!
0:10:36 > 0:10:41I think if we could get it for 20, we'd be in some kind of business. Do you?
0:10:41 > 0:10:46That was exactly the level. And we haven't pre-planned that, either.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47It's a classic pincer movement.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50I'll just confer. Won't be a minute.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53So it's 38. Right.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59Peter's consulting with the real boss, his wife, Mary.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02So, 20 quid. I was looking at 38.
0:11:03 > 0:11:0525.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07You've got it at 25.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10I think it might sell for 25.
0:11:13 > 0:11:1422?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- He's as hard as flint, isn't he? - He's a tough man.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21A henchman, here.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Um, 22.50, then.
0:11:23 > 0:11:2622.50. I said 22.50. I think that's a fabulous bargain!
0:11:27 > 0:11:30- Thank you very much. - It's not even mine!- Well done.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33There we are. Well done. Well found.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36What do you think? You like? You like?
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Too late for second thoughts, old bean!
0:11:40 > 0:11:44With Joanie in the bag, the boys are in a buying mood.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47Not coming back for your brackets?
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Oh, the Victorian brackets.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55Those brackets, I think, are very good at that price.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57They're interesting.
0:11:57 > 0:11:5949 quid the lot.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04He'll probably do... They're not mine. He'll probably do them for...
0:12:07 > 0:12:09I should imagine you'd get them for about 35.
0:12:11 > 0:12:16I think with the damage to them, we could get that price tidied up a little further.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18I can ring him up and ask him.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Good. Let's just wait and see what we get back on the phone here.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25Seems Simon's definitely getting the hang of this!
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Time for Peter to call the dealer.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Alan, I've got Simon Williams and James Lewis here,
0:12:31 > 0:12:35looking at your cast iron brackets.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- What were you...- We wanted to offer 15 for the two.
0:12:39 > 0:12:45- Or 25 for the lot.- 25 for the lot or 15 the two.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47- The good ones. Is that about right, do you think?- Yes.
0:12:47 > 0:12:52- So no joy on that.- How about 35, then? What do you think?
0:12:52 > 0:12:55They're taking up a lot of space here.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58Exactly. You're doing them a favour!
0:12:58 > 0:13:00You're going to do that?
0:13:00 > 0:13:02You're on, then? OK.
0:13:02 > 0:13:0435.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07- We are done.- Go on.- Good. Thank you.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11Wow! A nail-biting end, and a sterling ovation for our leading man.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15- Great! Well done! - I've had a fantastic hour!
0:13:15 > 0:13:18So that's a 20th-century pastel for £22.50,
0:13:18 > 0:13:21and four cast iron brackets for £35.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23£57.50, altogether.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25There's 60.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- 58. £60.- Lovely. Thank you very much.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- Good doing business with you. - Pleasure.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Time to hit the road. No sign of Team Duncan.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35The opposition gets the pick of the cars.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Which one will they choose, I wonder?
0:13:39 > 0:13:42I'm having the best day!
0:13:42 > 0:13:44It is lovely.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48- Wonderful.- England with a blue sky. Open-top car.
0:13:48 > 0:13:55E-type, you, and the good thing is, we've got cameras turning and I don't have to learn any lines!
0:13:56 > 0:13:58One thing about antiques, I absolutely love them.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02But if they're rubbish antiques, I don't like them.
0:14:02 > 0:14:08If they're very good antiques, I get worried about the grandchildren knocking them over or breaking them.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- So they're a kind of two-edged sword!- They are.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Simon isn't the only one reflecting on the joys of the antiques trade.
0:14:15 > 0:14:21Duncan is reminiscing about his time on Victoria Wood's masterpiece, Acorn Antiques.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23'We had a great time doing that.'
0:14:23 > 0:14:25'We didn't know how funny it was'
0:14:25 > 0:14:27when we first started doing it.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29You look at one of Victoria Wood's scripts,
0:14:29 > 0:14:33but we didn't know that the back cloth was swinging from side to side
0:14:33 > 0:14:35or half of what was going on.
0:14:35 > 0:14:39She has a vision like nobody's ever seen.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44Hang on. Looks like Phil is having a visionary moment of his own!
0:14:44 > 0:14:45Look at all that in there!
0:14:45 > 0:14:47What's the old dog up to?
0:14:47 > 0:14:48There's all sorts of axles, and all sorts.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Yes. It's resting in peace, actually.
0:14:51 > 0:14:57- Guard dogs and all sorts of things! - I don't want to buy a guard dog, but is there anything else?
0:14:57 > 0:14:58Oh, dear!
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Looks like the old remains of a trailer over there.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05I think we need to look at places like this.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08Well, we're certainly looking at it! Onward down the road.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Onwards, indeed.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Meanwhile, Simon and James are forging on ten miles to Gosfield,
0:15:14 > 0:15:17and the talk turns to this acting lark.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22Have you always been acting? Or is it in later life, or..?
0:15:22 > 0:15:25No. When I was a kid, my father was an actor.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28He took me to see My Fair Lady with Stanley Holloway.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Stanley Holloway took me by the hand, took me out onto the stage of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane
0:15:32 > 0:15:37and there was a great big empty auditorium. And he said, "What do you think of that?"
0:15:37 > 0:15:40And I said... Oh, I just knew then that these were the buildings
0:15:40 > 0:15:43I wanted to be in all my life. I love them!
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Next stop is on the outskirts of Gosfield,
0:15:45 > 0:15:50said to be where geese were resting on their march from Norwich to the markets of London.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51Fantastic!
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Simon and James have big boots to fill.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57I was guest of honour at the Gosfield Shopping Village opening ceremony
0:15:57 > 0:15:59back in 2006.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01The village has two main barns,
0:16:01 > 0:16:05housing items from some 130 dealers. Wow!
0:16:05 > 0:16:09And keeping an eye on proceedings is Betha. She's Polish, by the way.
0:16:09 > 0:16:10SPEAKS POLISH
0:16:10 > 0:16:11SHE CORRECTS HIM
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Well done! Well done!
0:16:13 > 0:16:16I didn't know you nearly spoke Polish, James!
0:16:16 > 0:16:18Good tactic, though. Get her on your side.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Woo-hoo-hoo!
0:16:20 > 0:16:21Guess!
0:16:21 > 0:16:25- 65.- 295!- What?!
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Yes.- Oh, that's incredible.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29I can carry my own luggage, sir!
0:16:29 > 0:16:30Yes!
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Talk me through these.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38They have a crown on the back, hallmarked Sheffield.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42A lion, which means it's English silver.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46And an S. From about 1900, 1910.
0:16:48 > 0:16:53- A set of six of those are worth 30 to £40.- Yes.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Ah, a wry smile. But that's half the ticket price.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- We'd have to get half price to get our money back, I think. - I think we would.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06Moving to the next barn, they now have 12 shop units and an art gallery to peruse.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Good tactics to split up. Cover more ground, that way.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13So many things to feast the eye on.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17James has sniffed out something close to his heart.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20A snuff box. This one dates to 1730.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24It's mother-of-pearl in tortoise shell.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Snuff used to be so popular
0:17:26 > 0:17:28that George III's wife, Queen Charlotte,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30dedicated a whole room to it
0:17:30 > 0:17:32and was known as "Snuffy Charlotte"!
0:17:32 > 0:17:35I think that's a possibility.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- Shall I move this ticket?- OK.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39And he's not finished yet.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42He's going box mad.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46It's unusual because of its shape, more than anything.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50- What is it made of?- Battersea enamel.- Battersea enamel?- Yeah.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Battersea enamel was a factory which used a transfer printing process
0:17:54 > 0:17:56back in the 1750s.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58That's a terribly special green.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02It's, um, about 1820.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05They often had a mirror in the top.
0:18:05 > 0:18:08And it was when you would have a spot or blemish on your skin
0:18:08 > 0:18:10and you would cover it with a beauty spot.
0:18:10 > 0:18:16And then within ten or 15 years, it became fashionable to have the beauty spot anyway.
0:18:16 > 0:18:17Yes.
0:18:17 > 0:18:23So you would literally lick, tap, and with the mirror, apply.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24Lovely.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27So with two boxes in hand, can they broker a deal with Betha?
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Over to you, Simon!
0:18:29 > 0:18:36- If we were to propose a job lot of this and the...- And that.- ..that.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39- Are they 35 each?- 35 each, yes. - So that's 70.
0:18:39 > 0:18:40£70 altogether.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- I'd like to make an offer of £60 for the pair.- OK.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48You are tough!
0:18:48 > 0:18:52But I don't see how else we can pull it off.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- Would you go with that?- I think special for both of you. You are so nice!
0:18:57 > 0:19:00It pays to have a class act on your team! Good work, old fruit.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Just really makes it right.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Lovely. Thank you. Gives us a chance.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09So, that's £60 for an enamel patch box and a snuff box.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12Just the thing James collects.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16If it had been my money for my collection, I'd have happily paid ticket price for that. It's lovely.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19There you are. If only we could get that message to the auctioneer!
0:19:19 > 0:19:24- Yeah.- I wonder what Preston and Philip are getting up to?
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- Probably been in the pub all day! - Probably have!
0:19:26 > 0:19:31That's slanderous! In fact, Duncan and Phil have left Finchingfield
0:19:31 > 0:19:34and driven the 15 miles east to Sudbury.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37They're visiting a place where an old aged tradition thrives
0:19:37 > 0:19:42and without which, many of Britain's historic buildings simply wouldn't survive.
0:19:42 > 0:19:47- Am I looking at Peter?- You are, indeed. Nice to meet you. Lovely day.- And you.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49Nice to meet you.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53Peter Minter's family business is one of the country's foremost brick makers
0:19:53 > 0:19:57and produces over 300,000 a year, using age-old techniques.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00The bricks are used to renovate our most important buildings,
0:20:00 > 0:20:02like Hampton Court Palace.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07- This is the end product of all this? All this huge concern?- Yes.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10"Mark Nicholson, Victoria Cottage, Halstead", a local town.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14But it could be anywhere. These are going to Hampton Court. So there's a variety.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18They're all different. I never knew there were so many different bricks.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20In fact, as every historic building is unique,
0:20:20 > 0:20:23there are more than 25,000 different types.
0:20:23 > 0:20:27Most of them are moulded. Ordinary bricks are moulded, and most of the specials are moulded.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30It depends entirely on where they're going as to the specification,
0:20:30 > 0:20:33the clay we blend for it and how we do it.
0:20:33 > 0:20:38Can you take us through how you start? Right from the beginning?
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Yes. Go to the pit. That's where it all starts with the geology and the clay.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44We'll see that and you'll understand the process as it evolves from there.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46I'm looking forward to this.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49The Minters have been on-site since 1936,
0:20:49 > 0:20:52but the tile kiln dates back to 1450.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55The industry is even older.
0:20:55 > 0:21:00The whole of the brick industry in this area goes back to Roman times
0:21:00 > 0:21:01and into the Saxon period as well.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03It almost seems continuous.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06This is the pit, where we actually dig the clay.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Crikey Moses!
0:21:10 > 0:21:13I can see there's a hole there.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16You don't put explosives in there?
0:21:16 > 0:21:19No, we dig it all in the autumn.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23And we dig when it's the best conditions down here
0:21:23 > 0:21:28and then we actually stockpile it and use it the following year.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32And what you're looking at is the estuary, from the Thames estuary,
0:21:32 > 0:21:34about 40 million years ago.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- This was water? - Water. 40 million years ago.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41The clay is the source of the material, and the key to the whole thing.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45Turning that 40-million-year-old clay into bricks like these
0:21:45 > 0:21:47starts back in the workshop.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51- What's that goo?- That's the clay.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53That's the clay. We were down in the pit.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56It's been processed through there with just water added
0:21:56 > 0:21:58and it comes out as a paste like that.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Kenny here has brick making in the blood.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06It's important to our heritage buildings that these skills are passed down.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09His father works here. He makes the moulds.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13- Right.- And his mother worked here.
0:22:13 > 0:22:14It's all part of the family.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16It's all family, isn't it?
0:22:16 > 0:22:21This method he's using, would it have been the same 100 years ago?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Yes. This building was here then.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26This technique would have been used in this area,
0:22:26 > 0:22:29it's called stock moulding because the block underneath is known as the stock.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- Right.- The frame goes over it.
0:22:31 > 0:22:35You can raise and lower your frame to get different thicknesses of the same size.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39We've got over 150 different frame sizes.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42There are about 25,000 different-sized bricks you could make
0:22:42 > 0:22:44if you wanted to compute it all.
0:22:44 > 0:22:45Fascinating.
0:22:45 > 0:22:49- Can I have a go?- You can certainly have a go.- Can I?- We'll dress you properly.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Good idea. This could get messy!
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- Kenny, will you show me how to do it?- Yeah, sure.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57A bit of sand in there. Get your hand round in the middle.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59So far, so good.
0:22:59 > 0:23:01- And then in there?- Yeah.
0:23:03 > 0:23:04Like that?
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Oh.
0:23:06 > 0:23:07That settles out.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- Is that right?- Now you want to roll it as you...
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- Roll it over.- It's pouring out, Kenny!
0:23:13 > 0:23:14Steady!
0:23:14 > 0:23:17- Bit of a shake.- Yeah.- Bit of a bang.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20CLATTERS TO FLOOR
0:23:20 > 0:23:21That's called dropping a brick!
0:23:21 > 0:23:25- How was that?- To be honest, not very good!
0:23:25 > 0:23:27I didn't mean that honest!
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Don't hold back, Kenny. You tell him, son! Let him have it.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Oh, dear.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34It just makes you look good, this, doesn't it?
0:23:35 > 0:23:36Fabulous.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37Maybe stick to acting, then, Duncan.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39I think we should move on.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43Good idea! But Phil's determined not to leave the brickyard empty-handed
0:23:43 > 0:23:45and he's spotted a decorative finial.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49This looks to me like it's what, 1860, 1870?
0:23:49 > 0:23:53It was copied originally from a much earlier 16th-century building.
0:23:53 > 0:24:00- So this is from 1870?- It was down on the Thames somewhere. We did a series of pinnacles.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05Then we were asked to make some more up. So that's copying something from the 16th century.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07- So you made these? - Yes, we made those.
0:24:07 > 0:24:11Exactly, Phil. So unless Peter's ageing well, it's not 150 years old.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- Is it for sale?- I suppose anything's for sale, yes.
0:24:15 > 0:24:16Here we go!
0:24:17 > 0:24:22Now, in auction that's going to make 40 to 60. That sort of region.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Which means we've got to try and buy it for a bit less than that.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28If we were selling them per item, each of those pieces...
0:24:28 > 0:24:32- Oh, no, we don't want to do that. - Not that?- We want to buy the whole lot, Peter,
0:24:32 > 0:24:34- and we want to give you... - 40 or 50 quid.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36- No. 30 quid.- 30 quid?!
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- 20 or 30 quid.- 20 or 30?- I didn't think you'd like to hear the 20 bit!
0:24:39 > 0:24:42- No, I don't like 20 quid.- But the 30 quid might do, might it?
0:24:42 > 0:24:4630 quid? Well, it's... Just as it's you. Just because it's you.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Oh, get in there! Get in there!
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Brilliant, Peter!
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Crikey. So he's either bagged a bargain or...
0:24:54 > 0:24:56We just bought a pile of bricks for 30 quid!
0:24:59 > 0:25:01- Come on.- Shall we get on?
0:25:01 > 0:25:04We'll go and open the boot.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07So, the end of an unconventional first day.
0:25:07 > 0:25:12Duncan and Phil have stuck to their plan of taking things at a steady pace.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16And Simon and James have been haring ahead doing deals left, right and centre.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19No sign yet who's going to win this race!
0:25:19 > 0:25:21So, nighty-night, boys!
0:25:24 > 0:25:26It's the dawn of a new day.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29Will Phil finally take Duncan to an antiques shop?
0:25:29 > 0:25:32And can Simon keep schmoozing those deals?
0:25:32 > 0:25:35He's already feeling wickedly competitive
0:25:35 > 0:25:37and he's barely had breakfast.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40I'm quietly confident. We've still got money to burn today.
0:25:40 > 0:25:44We bought some stuff yesterday, masterpieces of art,
0:25:44 > 0:25:45artefacts, oh yes.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49- Art?- I'm not saying any more.
0:25:49 > 0:25:50No, best not to.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55My goal is just to keep away from antiques shops. That's the way forward.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59- I know what you've done.- What?
0:25:59 > 0:26:02You've picked something up off the side of the road, knowing you!
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Well, you're not too far wrong.
0:26:05 > 0:26:10So far, Simon and James have spent £117.50 on four items.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13The pastel painting, four cast iron brackets,
0:26:13 > 0:26:17the mother-of-pearl snuff box and the enamel patch box.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Duncan and Phil, however, have forked out a miserly £45 on two items.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22A wooden box and a pile of bricks!
0:26:24 > 0:26:27So, time for out teams to turn their chariots south-east to Colchester,
0:26:27 > 0:26:29for the next part of this Road Trip.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32And there's fighting talk in the air!
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- Right, here we are, Day Two. - Morning, girls!
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- Morning!- How are you?
0:26:37 > 0:26:39It's a fine day.
0:26:39 > 0:26:45Good, so you're going to continue your losing streak, basically, the way the strategy's going.
0:26:45 > 0:26:46Straight in for the kill!
0:26:46 > 0:26:52We're going to go... We've got money to spend and we're going to spend it more subtly than yesterday.
0:26:52 > 0:26:58Like a good drama, Simon, we're accelerating towards a brilliant conclusion.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00No over-acting, thank you!
0:27:01 > 0:27:03In the first century AD,
0:27:03 > 0:27:08the Romans established a legionary fortress in Colchester
0:27:08 > 0:27:11and anointed the town as the provincial capital of Britain.
0:27:11 > 0:27:16There's something about the way they spell "bitz", B-I-T-Z, that worries me here!
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Right. Clever use of the language!
0:27:19 > 0:27:21That's not the half of it!
0:27:21 > 0:27:22- What's your name?- Bob.- Hi, Bob.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24- Oh, "bitz and bobs"!- Bitz and Bob's.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31Bob Kavanagh and his wife have owned this shop for seven years.
0:27:31 > 0:27:36Their collection covers everything, from Victorian jewellery to stuffed warthogs!
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- We've got work to do here. - Looking promising.- Good.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44If you want to catch a big fish, look at that!
0:27:44 > 0:27:46We could get Preston on that!
0:27:47 > 0:27:51There's Pierce Brosnan there. Get a shot of me.
0:27:51 > 0:27:52A striking resemblance!
0:27:54 > 0:27:56You're quite Bond-like, actually!
0:27:56 > 0:27:58It's amazing how the role escaped me.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00He's a bit of a "bore"!
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Aw!
0:28:02 > 0:28:06James has spotted something from his home county of Derbyshire.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08TAPS VASE
0:28:08 > 0:28:11It's pastelware, 1930s.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15And made by Denby in Derbyshire.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20- Is it hand-painted?- Mm. Hand-moulded. It's a moulded piece.
0:28:20 > 0:28:22But they're hand-decorated.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26It's part of their range called Danesby Ware.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30What will that fetch?
0:28:30 > 0:28:32What will that make us?
0:28:32 > 0:28:34It should make 30 to 35 quid.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38That would be a decent profit. Ticket price is a tenner.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42Oh, no! Not another brick!
0:28:43 > 0:28:45If only James knew!
0:28:45 > 0:28:48Even Philip Serrell would find that interesting!
0:28:48 > 0:28:50James, you have no idea!
0:28:50 > 0:28:52It's a royal wedding brick!
0:28:52 > 0:28:55Commemorating the union of Charles and Diana,
0:28:55 > 0:28:58made by the London Brick Company in 1981.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01We could sell that to Phil!
0:29:01 > 0:29:04No need, James. He's got that one covered!
0:29:04 > 0:29:06Mahjong set.
0:29:06 > 0:29:07Really?
0:29:07 > 0:29:09- 1920s.- Yes?
0:29:09 > 0:29:12A complete set. If you lift it out, I'll show you.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14Although it looks like dominoes,
0:29:14 > 0:29:18this ancient Chinese game of skill and strategy is more closely related to rummy.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21I think that would make about 75, 80 quid at auction.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24This will make about 195 at auction.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27James is not convinced.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Anything else, Bob?
0:29:29 > 0:29:34What about the Royal Worcester coffee set? That will sell quite well.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Tell me about this.
0:29:37 > 0:29:44It's Royal Worcester, who were one of the best porcelain manufacturers in England.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46If they'd been painted with fruit,
0:29:46 > 0:29:50then they'd be £100, £150 a cup and saucer.
0:29:50 > 0:29:55But the plain powder blue is very difficult to sell at the moment.
0:29:55 > 0:29:56So...
0:29:56 > 0:29:59- But still very pretty.- It is pretty.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02What's the best on the mahjong set?
0:30:03 > 0:30:0595.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07- Hmm.- What do you want to pay for it?
0:30:07 > 0:30:09- 80.- You've got a deal.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Before you shake hands...
0:30:11 > 0:30:14He bit his hand off! Quick, make the most of it!
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- He's the expert.- Will you throw that in with it?
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- Yes.- Shake the man's hand. You've done a deal.
0:30:20 > 0:30:25That's a 1930s English Denby vase and a Chinese mahjong set for £80.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Well done, boys.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Exit stage right.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31Entering stage left are Duncan and Phil,
0:30:31 > 0:30:35who are heading ten miles south to Britain's most easterly inhabited island
0:30:35 > 0:30:38and its small town, West Mersea.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41This is really nice. I'm glad we came down here.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- I've never even heard of Mersea! - I haven't, either.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Since Roman times, it's been famous for oysters.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52So can our pair find a magic pearl to bring them riches at auction?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54But let's not get ahead of ourselves.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56First things first.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58Work out where you are!
0:30:58 > 0:31:00Is it "Mer-sey" or Mersea?
0:31:00 > 0:31:02They call it Mersea.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Mersea. And is that an island, do you think?
0:31:04 > 0:31:08Oh, crikey. Mersea Island, chaps! The clue's in the name!
0:31:08 > 0:31:10This is lovely.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Wonders will never cease.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15Duncan and Phil are finally heading to an antiques shop.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17One with a nautical feel.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20Why? Because Phil is a man with a plan.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22Those are quite nice, look.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25We've got to think here, haven't we?
0:31:25 > 0:31:28- We're going to Torquay.- Yeah. - Which is on the coast.- Yeah.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30- Unless somebody's moved it. - Something nautical.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Sounds like a winner.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44You know, I think we might have set ourselves too big a task here
0:31:44 > 0:31:46by trying to buy stupid things.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49We've got our eyes shut to shops like this, really.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Really, Phil?
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- I like that.- What about that, yeah?
0:31:53 > 0:31:58These bronze fittings were screwed to ships' decks next to the cleats
0:31:58 > 0:32:00around which the mooring ropes were tied.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02- They're for ropes on a ship.- Yeah.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04- And there's the rope.- Yeah.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07So as a pair, that's a possibility.
0:32:07 > 0:32:1130 quid apiece. We'd need to have a tickle with the girls on price.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15- 30 quid a pair, isn't it?- Get out of here. It's less than that!
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Time to turn the charm on Lynne and Heather,
0:32:17 > 0:32:20with an offer that will hopefully be music to their ears.
0:32:22 > 0:32:23- Is it for sale?- It is for sale.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26What made you choose that?
0:32:26 > 0:32:28I just like the look of it.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30Hold on. I thought the plan was to go nautical?
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Do you know what? I wouldn't have a clue what that was worth.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Give us a tune, Duncan.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38# When I'm cleaning windows! #
0:32:39 > 0:32:41Oh, dawdy.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Can I have a look at the bows, please?
0:32:43 > 0:32:45Oh, dear. Phil's on the fiddle!
0:32:45 > 0:32:47What are you learning now?
0:32:47 > 0:32:51Very often, you can find a lousy violin
0:32:51 > 0:32:55that might be worth, I don't know, 30 quid.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57And everybody forgets the bow.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01- And the bow could be worth a lot more than the fiddle.- Wow.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04A lot more than the fiddle. But this is fairly modern.
0:33:04 > 0:33:09- There's a Tommy Cooper joke about that, you know.- What's that?
0:33:09 > 0:33:14I was left a Rembrandt and a Stradivarius.
0:33:14 > 0:33:19Unfortunately, Rembrandt was a terrible violinist,
0:33:19 > 0:33:23and Stradivarius could never paint!
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Seems the musical instruments haven't struck the right note.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Time to re-group.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34The only thing I think we might have a chance for
0:33:34 > 0:33:38is those ships' rope tie things.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41But I think we've got to be quite firm in our price.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Yeah, let's be firm.
0:33:43 > 0:33:47So, with a ticket price of £30, can the boys tie up a bargain?
0:33:48 > 0:33:50I really, really like them. I do like them.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52And it's just down on price.
0:33:52 > 0:33:56Where I'm coming from, I think if you put them into auction,
0:33:56 > 0:34:00you'd perhaps estimate them at, I don't know, 30 to 40 quid.
0:34:00 > 0:34:0325, 45, that sort of area.
0:34:03 > 0:34:06If we bought them for 20 quid the two,
0:34:06 > 0:34:10then if they sell for 30 quid, they're going to make £5 for us.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12But I'd understand if you say no.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14I think there's more in it for you.
0:34:14 > 0:34:1525.
0:34:15 > 0:34:20I honestly think 20 is going to be our best shot. Honestly.
0:34:20 > 0:34:21- All right.- Sure? Thank you.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23The old sea dog has done it again!
0:34:23 > 0:34:26Thank you very much indeed.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Thanks ever so much, girls.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31And the deal is sealed with a kiss. How nice!
0:34:31 > 0:34:35Back in Colchester, Simon and James are all spent up.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37But their hunt for antiques isn't over.
0:34:37 > 0:34:42They've come to the home of Gerald Gurney, one of the world's foremost collectors of sporting memorabilia.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- There we are.- Mr Gurney, sir, how nice to meet you!
0:34:46 > 0:34:47There we are.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50- I love your doves. - The doves are wonderful.
0:34:52 > 0:34:53As a former tennis coach,
0:34:53 > 0:34:56it's Gerald's love of racquet sports in particular
0:34:56 > 0:34:58that has inspired this collection,
0:34:58 > 0:35:00built up over 60 years.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03And he has some choice items.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05This is the box.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08- Oh, yes.- From 1875.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10- Oh, look at that.- Golly!
0:35:10 > 0:35:12This is one of the original racquets.
0:35:14 > 0:35:19I bought this for £25 on Newmarket racecourse.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22One of these racquets, I was there at Christie's,
0:35:22 > 0:35:27- and it sold for £18,500.- Golly!
0:35:27 > 0:35:29What have you got there?
0:35:29 > 0:35:33- This is the...- Oh, the net... The net marker.
0:35:33 > 0:35:34Very elegant thing, isn't it?
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Yes. And look at the scene on the top.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Oh, gosh, yes.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41He's Victorian, and there he is in his cap.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44- This is a reproduction one, though, isn't it?- No.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- Are you sure?- Yes!- You wouldn't take a tenner for it, then?
0:35:47 > 0:35:48It was worth a go!
0:35:48 > 0:35:51Ha! Cheeky! In fact, it's worth a lot more.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54There are thought to be just two others in the world.
0:35:54 > 0:36:00This net measurer is the only one remaining at the original net height of four foot 11 inches,
0:36:00 > 0:36:03the other two having been cut down to today's net height of three feet,
0:36:03 > 0:36:05making this one unique.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07- Gosh!- Brilliant.
0:36:07 > 0:36:13I've got to say - I've been pretending I haven't seen it for the last ten minutes!
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- Yes.- That, that is fantastic!
0:36:16 > 0:36:19It looks like the Ladies' Wimbledon trophy,
0:36:19 > 0:36:22but this particular Rosewater dish has never seen Centre Court.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24A number of them were made in the 1860s
0:36:24 > 0:36:27but only one became the iconic silver trophy we see today.
0:36:31 > 0:36:36And you can tell me. Is this silver on brass, or silver on copper?
0:36:36 > 0:36:42Elkington and Co invented this technique of electroplating
0:36:42 > 0:36:44in the 1850s.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48They have a copper base
0:36:48 > 0:36:53and they attach a current where the silver attracts to the copper.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56This is an example of that,
0:36:56 > 0:36:57the Venus Rosewater.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00And how did Gerald come by this version of the trophy?
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Well, it was pure luck.
0:37:02 > 0:37:06Some years ago, somewhere round Oxford Street, lots of antiques places,
0:37:06 > 0:37:10and I went in and I saw this.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14And it was £60.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18I then said to the dealer, "Have you got any more tennis items?"
0:37:18 > 0:37:21"Tennis?", he said, "What's it got to do with tennis?"
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- You got lucky that day!- Wonderful.
0:37:26 > 0:37:31Gerald's collection also includes contributions from some unlikely sources.
0:37:31 > 0:37:37You may have heard of the dispute relating to Boris Johnson and the game of Whiff-Waff.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Just remind us about the dispute.
0:37:39 > 0:37:43In Beijing, he made the statement very firmly
0:37:43 > 0:37:50that the game of table tennis was first called Whiff-Waff.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53- Right.- And he got it wrong!
0:37:53 > 0:37:56Indeed. Renowned sports manufacturer Jake
0:37:56 > 0:38:01actually released ping-pong a full nine years before Slazenger invented Whiff-Waff.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Gerald even wrote to Boris to correct him.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Boris returned the volley.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08"Dear Mr Gurney,
0:38:08 > 0:38:13"Thank you so much for your letter and comments about ping-pong/Whiff-Waff.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15"I know I am right.
0:38:16 > 0:38:21"Best wishes. Yours sincerely, Boris Johnson, Mayor of London."
0:38:21 > 0:38:24How wonderful! That's typical! But he's not right.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29He is not right. He is not right by nine or ten years.
0:38:31 > 0:38:34This is one of Gerald's prize possessions.
0:38:34 > 0:38:35It used to belong to Fred Perry
0:38:35 > 0:38:38and there's an unusual story attached to it.
0:38:38 > 0:38:44- You know that Fred Perry was champion at Wimbledon.- Yep.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47You might not know that he was world champion at table tennis.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50- Was he?- He was, indeed.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53He was one of those annoying characters that was good at everything!
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Budapest 1920.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Is this the actual trophy that he won?
0:38:57 > 0:38:59This is the actual trophy that he won.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Fred Perry's trophy!
0:39:01 > 0:39:03As it's a money-based programme,
0:39:03 > 0:39:05what do you think it would be worth today?
0:39:05 > 0:39:07I'm not... That's for you.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Oh, no idea!
0:39:10 > 0:39:13This is my most recent find at a boot fair.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15It's a ball cleaner.
0:39:15 > 0:39:18- It says 1897 at the top there. - Shall we give it a go?
0:39:18 > 0:39:19Oh, dear.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23- Do we push?- I think you have to press it, actually.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Careful, James. Even the balls are antiques.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31- It's gone now.- Where's it gone?
0:39:31 > 0:39:33You've chewed it up into fragments!
0:39:33 > 0:39:36Don't tell me that was Fred Perry's ball!
0:39:38 > 0:39:41It's an amazing collection, and I have to say I've learned a lot.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43And I just wish that Boris Johnson might learn a lot, as well!
0:39:43 > 0:39:46If you're watching, learn, Boris!
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Game, set and match to Gerald.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Wonderful!
0:39:52 > 0:39:56Meanwhile, Team Duncan have left Mersea Island
0:39:56 > 0:39:58and are heading back to Colchester for more shopping.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01But, back to form, it's not an antiques shop.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Duncan is certainly having an unusual Road Trip.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06This looks really good, doesn't it?
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Woo-hoo-hoo!
0:40:10 > 0:40:11It's Blackheath Reclamation,
0:40:11 > 0:40:13run by Terry Att.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15Hi, Terry. Duncan.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17I know exactly what we want to buy,
0:40:17 > 0:40:21which is a profit. I don't care what it is, I want to buy a profit.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25Luckily, Terry sells everything here but the kitchen sink!
0:40:26 > 0:40:27What about those?
0:40:27 > 0:40:29OK, everything!
0:40:29 > 0:40:30What are they made of?
0:40:31 > 0:40:34This is Carrara marble from Italy,
0:40:34 > 0:40:38used to make such artistic wonders as Michelangelo's David,
0:40:38 > 0:40:40or in this case basins with no plug holes!
0:40:40 > 0:40:41What's the absolute death on these?
0:40:41 > 0:40:43The pair, 90.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45No. Let's go and have a look round.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Terry's been in the trade for almost 20 years.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53This family-run business started in demolition in 1989,
0:40:53 > 0:40:57but Terry's love of reclamation has seen the business move into architectural salvage
0:40:57 > 0:40:59with a speciality for Tudor items.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03- You wouldn't believe what we've bought! I promise you.- No.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- He's off the wall! - I've got a warped mind!
0:41:06 > 0:41:08You said it, Phil, not me!
0:41:10 > 0:41:13I don't know what you think. I'm thinking one of those sinks.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15- One of those sinks?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18- The marble ones?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20Well, there's no doubt who's in charge here.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24So, how's it going with Phil, Duncan? Go on, be honest!
0:41:24 > 0:41:27'I think he's totally barmy!'
0:41:27 > 0:41:32And he's picking up things. My sympathies are with the people at the auction,
0:41:32 > 0:41:34getting these things out!
0:41:34 > 0:41:36What's the absolute finito on those?
0:41:36 > 0:41:38What have we got them at? 290.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41'He has that eye that hones in on things.'
0:41:41 > 0:41:44And I'm glad he's here!
0:41:44 > 0:41:48What do you reckon's the best bet? One of those baths or the sink?
0:41:48 > 0:41:50The sinks.
0:41:50 > 0:41:51I know you'll make money on them.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53But at £45 for one,
0:41:53 > 0:41:56is there an offer Terry can't refuse?
0:41:56 > 0:41:58How does 30 quid sound?
0:41:59 > 0:42:01Oh, get in, there!
0:42:01 > 0:42:03- Well done, Terry.- Shake his hand as well.
0:42:03 > 0:42:07Well, at £30, let's hope the people of Torquay want a sink without a hole!
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Terry, we need something else.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12Uh-oh! Now, what have they spotted?
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- I love that.- Do you?- Yeah. - This is lunacy, isn't it?
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Seems they just can't escape the pub!
0:42:19 > 0:42:21I love that.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23It's plastic. It's not wood.
0:42:23 > 0:42:27- It's not wood. It's unusual... - Is it really?- All plastic.
0:42:27 > 0:42:30Who do you know that has got a garden that they'd put that in?
0:42:34 > 0:42:38See, that at auction, it's 50 to 80 quid's worth, isn't it?
0:42:38 > 0:42:42- Mm.- Which means we've got to try and buy it for under 50 quid.
0:42:42 > 0:42:43Hmm.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- What do you think that's going to make at auction? Truthfully. - Exactly what you said.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50No need for Terry to do the hard sell here.
0:42:50 > 0:42:51He's leaving that to Duncan!
0:42:51 > 0:42:53It's there. You don't need to do anything to it.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56The only thing you like about it is it's a pub!
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Yeah, but it's also got something there.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02- You don't have to do anything to it. - Do not feed me that flannel!
0:43:02 > 0:43:04It has just one interest for you. It's a pub.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06- No!- Yes!
0:43:06 > 0:43:09Let's go and see what else we can find.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14I feel a bit guilty cos he's let me do all the choosing so far
0:43:14 > 0:43:18and when it all goes horribly wrong, I'm the one that will be in trouble.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21So maybe Phil's going to let Duncan make a decision.
0:43:23 > 0:43:24I like that pub sign.
0:43:26 > 0:43:29You indicated that you could do a deal for us, didn't you?
0:43:29 > 0:43:31On the pub sign.
0:43:31 > 0:43:32What's the best you can do that for?
0:43:32 > 0:43:34- 50.- 50 quid.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37- So that means... - It's a steal for you.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40- Yeah, it is.- It looks as though it's a bit weathered, as well.
0:43:40 > 0:43:42- You look like that!- Thank you(!)
0:43:43 > 0:43:45We'll have the Truman sign. We'll have the sign.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48- OK with that?- Yep. - I'm happy with that.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52Job done. So that's £30 for the sink
0:43:52 > 0:43:54and £50 for the pub sign.
0:43:54 > 0:43:57With the shopping ending in a full circle.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00So, what started off in a pub
0:44:00 > 0:44:04has finished off with us buying a pub sign!
0:44:04 > 0:44:08- What a lovely story. - Absolutely right.
0:44:08 > 0:44:13I wonder whether it's... What's the word I'm looking for? Subconscious?
0:44:13 > 0:44:14Yes. Must be.
0:44:14 > 0:44:17What will their rivals make of their subconscious choices?
0:44:17 > 0:44:19Time to show and tell!
0:44:19 > 0:44:22It's been a fantastic treasure hunt, hasn't it?
0:44:22 > 0:44:25But I'm quietly confident that we've got you licked!
0:44:25 > 0:44:26You haven't seen anything yet!
0:44:26 > 0:44:29- I think...- You can smell it!
0:44:30 > 0:44:32- Shall we start?- Look at this, eh.
0:44:32 > 0:44:35Curtain up, then. I mean, off.
0:44:35 > 0:44:36How about that, eh?
0:44:36 > 0:44:39Was she in a lot of pain when that was done?
0:44:40 > 0:44:42- Look at this.- Ah, Mahjong.
0:44:42 > 0:44:44A bit of Denby.
0:44:44 > 0:44:46Snuff box is a beauty.
0:44:46 > 0:44:47I've seen "e-snuff" of those!
0:44:48 > 0:44:50That's "e-snuff" of that!
0:44:50 > 0:44:53I don't think you've done well, but you haven't done badly.
0:44:53 > 0:44:57- I like these.- They're very you! - How much are they?
0:44:57 > 0:45:01- They were 35 quid.- For the four? - Yeah.- That's worth the money.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03- Do you want to see how it's done, now?- Go on, then!
0:45:03 > 0:45:05Brace yourselves!
0:45:05 > 0:45:06What?
0:45:06 > 0:45:07What?!
0:45:07 > 0:45:10Oddly, James seems at a loss for words.
0:45:10 > 0:45:13Have you raided a tip?
0:45:13 > 0:45:17- What?- You've been to a skip, haven't you?- What?!- A skip.- What?!
0:45:17 > 0:45:19I'm so sad for you.
0:45:19 > 0:45:21I've got to just unwrap this gently.
0:45:21 > 0:45:22Oh!
0:45:22 > 0:45:24What's really funny is I stood there,
0:45:24 > 0:45:27because I'm an expert in this business,
0:45:27 > 0:45:29- and I said, "This is probably about 1870."- You did.
0:45:29 > 0:45:32- You thought possibly 1865. - I thought that.
0:45:32 > 0:45:34But I was sure. 1870.
0:45:34 > 0:45:37And then Peter told us he made it six years ago.
0:45:37 > 0:45:38Oh!
0:45:39 > 0:45:41Yes, maybe the less said, the better!
0:45:41 > 0:45:43- Are you ready?- Look and learn.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46- Please.- The master.
0:45:47 > 0:45:49- A dead tree?- No, the master.
0:45:49 > 0:45:50Don't you look at our things like that!
0:45:52 > 0:45:56Not only have they been buying from pubs, they've nicked the sign!
0:45:56 > 0:45:59- That's really rather charming.- Do you know what the best part is?
0:45:59 > 0:46:01It's all plastic.
0:46:01 > 0:46:02It's not wood at all?
0:46:02 > 0:46:05What was it you said? Go for something big.
0:46:05 > 0:46:07Yeah. We couldn't find anything.
0:46:07 > 0:46:10- We couldn't find anything bigger. - So you bought a snuff box.
0:46:10 > 0:46:13Ribbing aside, what do they really think?
0:46:13 > 0:46:16That's a piece de resistance.
0:46:16 > 0:46:18- I think that might fly.- Do you?
0:46:18 > 0:46:21When the auctioneer mentions the sign
0:46:21 > 0:46:24you shout, "It's plastic!"
0:46:24 > 0:46:27- Something subtle like that.- Nice and subtle and fair play and all.
0:46:27 > 0:46:30How do you think they compare with our stuff?
0:46:30 > 0:46:32I wouldn't swap any of our bits for their bits,
0:46:32 > 0:46:34but that's cos we bought our bits and they bought their bits.
0:46:34 > 0:46:37I'd like to see that at the bottom of my garden.
0:46:37 > 0:46:40- I quite like that and that. The rest you can keep.- Yeah.
0:46:40 > 0:46:45But I honestly think - this is where I go down in flames - I think we might win this.
0:46:45 > 0:46:47Ooh!
0:46:47 > 0:46:49Well, we're about to find out, Phil.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52Time for our Road Trippers to hit the tarmac again
0:46:52 > 0:46:54and bid farewell to Colchester
0:46:54 > 0:46:57and hello to the English Riviera on the south coast
0:46:57 > 0:46:59for the auction showdown in Torquay.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02So, here we are. We're in Torquay at last!
0:47:02 > 0:47:04The day of reckoning!
0:47:05 > 0:47:08Do you know what, I'm not an excitable person, as you've probably gathered,
0:47:08 > 0:47:12but I've just got a little twittering in my stomach.
0:47:12 > 0:47:14Ooh, that sounds uncomfortable!
0:47:15 > 0:47:18Are you feeling mildly confident, Mr Lewis?
0:47:18 > 0:47:20No!
0:47:20 > 0:47:22- That's good to hear.- Are you?
0:47:22 > 0:47:26Yeah, no. Confidence is a recipe for disaster in sale rooms.
0:47:28 > 0:47:31Torquay became a fashionable seaside resort in the early 19th century,
0:47:31 > 0:47:35initially with the Navy during the Napoleonic Wars.
0:47:35 > 0:47:38Then with the creme de la creme of Victorian society
0:47:38 > 0:47:40as the town's fame spread.
0:47:40 > 0:47:43- Good morning, gentlemen! - Good morning!
0:47:44 > 0:47:46- Morning.- How are you doing?
0:47:46 > 0:47:48- How are you?- Good to see you, partner.
0:47:48 > 0:47:51How confident are we feeling?
0:47:51 > 0:47:54- I think it's in the bag.- I'm quietly worried.- It's in the bag.
0:47:54 > 0:47:57- It's in the bag. Shall we make a move?- Shall we get in there?
0:47:57 > 0:47:59- I can't wait.- Are we off? - Come on, then.
0:47:59 > 0:48:02West of England Auctions is the venue for today's showdown.
0:48:02 > 0:48:05They've been running sales here for over 30 years.
0:48:05 > 0:48:07Warren Hunt is the man with the gavel.
0:48:07 > 0:48:10So, what does he think of the team's buys?
0:48:10 > 0:48:12You've got a large advertising sign here.
0:48:12 > 0:48:17There are still a few publicans around here who buy these type of things.
0:48:17 > 0:48:23The pastel painting is what we would call in the trade not a very interesting picture.
0:48:23 > 0:48:24It's the wrong subject.
0:48:24 > 0:48:26Oh, dear!
0:48:26 > 0:48:28Looking at the items James has bought,
0:48:28 > 0:48:33I would say he's probably more of a gentleman who likes to have a little gamble on items.
0:48:33 > 0:48:36As regards the items Phil has bought,
0:48:36 > 0:48:39he's got some nice interesting collectable items there.
0:48:40 > 0:48:45Out of the two, I would probably go with Phil.
0:48:45 > 0:48:48Because the items he's bought I would say he's used his head more.
0:48:48 > 0:48:51So, Duncan and Phil's shopping tactics might just have worked.
0:48:53 > 0:48:55Both teams started this Road Trip with £400.
0:48:55 > 0:48:58Simon and James spent almost half their budget
0:48:58 > 0:49:02picking up five items for a total price of £197.50.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05Duncan and Phil also bought five items
0:49:05 > 0:49:10but were a little more frugal, managing to splash a mere £145.
0:49:10 > 0:49:12We've just bought a pile of bricks for 30 quid!
0:49:14 > 0:49:17So let's see who'll be facing a standing ovation
0:49:17 > 0:49:19and who will be playing to an empty house.
0:49:22 > 0:49:26First up, Simon and James's pastel of the unhappy girl.
0:49:26 > 0:49:27Start me at £10.
0:49:27 > 0:49:29Ten is bid, thank you. Can I see 15?
0:49:29 > 0:49:3215 is bid. 20.
0:49:32 > 0:49:3525. 30.
0:49:35 > 0:49:38New bidder at 30. 35. 40.
0:49:38 > 0:49:41£35. Can I see 40?
0:49:42 > 0:49:4335.
0:49:43 > 0:49:45All done at 35?
0:49:47 > 0:49:50Well done, boys. That's something to smile about.
0:49:51 > 0:49:56Next up is Duncan and Phil's Jameson Whiskey box from the pub.
0:49:56 > 0:49:58Ten to start me?
0:49:59 > 0:50:02OK. I'll accept a five. Can I see six?
0:50:02 > 0:50:04And we have a £6 bid. Seven?
0:50:04 > 0:50:06Eight. Nine. Ten.
0:50:06 > 0:50:0912, madam? 14?
0:50:09 > 0:50:1216. 18. 18 new bidder.
0:50:12 > 0:50:1620? At £18. Can I see 20?
0:50:16 > 0:50:20At £18. All done at 18?
0:50:21 > 0:50:23Oh, dear. After auction costs,
0:50:23 > 0:50:27that wipes out any hope of a celebratory drink!
0:50:28 > 0:50:31So, can Simon and James's iron brackets do any better?
0:50:33 > 0:50:35Start me at £20.
0:50:35 > 0:50:37Not what James was looking for.
0:50:38 > 0:50:4015 I'll accept. Can I see 16?
0:50:40 > 0:50:4216 is bid. 18.
0:50:42 > 0:50:4522. 24. 26.
0:50:45 > 0:50:4728. 30.
0:50:47 > 0:50:5032. 34. 36?
0:50:50 > 0:50:5238. 40.
0:50:54 > 0:50:5542?
0:50:55 > 0:50:57£40. Are you all done at £40?
0:51:00 > 0:51:03Now, cheer up, James. It was profit, albeit a small one.
0:51:05 > 0:51:08Simon and James sneered at this pile of bricks,
0:51:08 > 0:51:10but will Duncan and Phil build a profit?
0:51:10 > 0:51:12A nice quality item, this is.
0:51:12 > 0:51:13Nice quality.
0:51:14 > 0:51:16£50?
0:51:19 > 0:51:21Start me at 50. It's got to go at £50.
0:51:21 > 0:51:23Don't see these very often. 30, then?
0:51:23 > 0:51:26Uh-oh. It's not looking good.
0:51:26 > 0:51:28£20?
0:51:28 > 0:51:32- I'm going to bid £20 myself cos I think it's great!- That's not allowed!
0:51:32 > 0:51:37Well, that's unusual. But it is allowed as Warren is buying it for himself.
0:51:37 > 0:51:38I've got a bid of 25.
0:51:38 > 0:51:41- 30 with me. 35.- He's bidding on it!
0:51:41 > 0:51:4340 with me. 45.
0:51:43 > 0:51:45It'll look nice in my garden.
0:51:46 > 0:51:48Do you want a beer sign, as well?
0:51:48 > 0:51:50Don't push it, Phil!
0:51:51 > 0:51:5345 with me. Can I see 50?
0:51:54 > 0:51:5645. I'm actually buying this at 45.
0:52:01 > 0:52:04And the winning bidder is Warren the auctioneer! Ha!
0:52:06 > 0:52:09Next, the George II mother-of-pearl snuff box.
0:52:09 > 0:52:11Can James and Simon sniff out a profit?
0:52:11 > 0:52:13- Start me at £20.- What?!
0:52:13 > 0:52:15Because, James, that's what.
0:52:15 > 0:52:1720 is bid. Can I see 22?
0:52:17 > 0:52:1922 to the hand. 24.
0:52:19 > 0:52:2226. 28.
0:52:22 > 0:52:2330. Two?
0:52:23 > 0:52:2434.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26Simon's not looking happy!
0:52:26 > 0:52:2834, new bidder.
0:52:28 > 0:52:3036.
0:52:30 > 0:52:3134 at the back of the room.
0:52:31 > 0:52:34Can I see 36? 38.
0:52:34 > 0:52:36I've got a new bidder at 40.
0:52:36 > 0:52:39£40. If you're all done at £40.
0:52:43 > 0:52:47Crikey, it's a profit. It's nosed ahead. Pull yourself together, James!
0:52:47 > 0:52:49Don't be such a baby!
0:52:49 > 0:52:51I want to go home!
0:52:51 > 0:52:58What gets me is you've got two blokes here with about 52 years of experience in the antiques trade,
0:52:58 > 0:53:02they've had two days eking out bargains from all over the country
0:53:02 > 0:53:05and so far, we're about £1.40 ahead of the game!
0:53:05 > 0:53:08- Not very impressive, is it? - Not really.
0:53:08 > 0:53:10But be thankful it's still a profit.
0:53:10 > 0:53:13Top brass, next, in the form of these deck fittings.
0:53:13 > 0:53:18An auction on the coast should be the place to shift these.
0:53:18 > 0:53:19Start me at £20.
0:53:19 > 0:53:2220 is bid. Thank you. Can I see 22?
0:53:22 > 0:53:2422 is bid.
0:53:24 > 0:53:2624. 26.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28New bidder at 28. 30.
0:53:30 > 0:53:3332. 32 with the lady.
0:53:33 > 0:53:35- Can I see 34?- Come on.- Go on!
0:53:35 > 0:53:37Are you all done at 32?
0:53:39 > 0:53:42With three lots each sold, it's virtually neck and neck
0:53:42 > 0:53:44for our teams.
0:53:44 > 0:53:46So, with the rub o' the green, can the enamel patch box
0:53:46 > 0:53:48put James and Simon into the lead?
0:53:48 > 0:53:51- Nice little box.- How much was it, James?
0:53:51 > 0:53:54120 quid I think it cost, Phil.
0:53:54 > 0:53:55120, or was it 400?
0:53:55 > 0:53:57Nice try, James.
0:53:57 > 0:54:00- I thought you said 130 pence. - Start me at £30?
0:54:00 > 0:54:01Silence.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04- Ten pounds.- What?!- Can I see 12?
0:54:05 > 0:54:0712 is bid. 14.
0:54:07 > 0:54:1016. 18. 20.
0:54:10 > 0:54:11Two. 24.
0:54:11 > 0:54:1326. 28.
0:54:13 > 0:54:1530. Two.
0:54:15 > 0:54:17£30. Can I see 32?
0:54:17 > 0:54:20- I can't believe this! - 32, new bidder.
0:54:20 > 0:54:2134. 36.
0:54:21 > 0:54:2338.
0:54:23 > 0:54:2540. Two?
0:54:26 > 0:54:28£40. If you're all done at £40.
0:54:31 > 0:54:32James may be grim-faced,
0:54:32 > 0:54:36but they've boxed clever to make another profit.
0:54:38 > 0:54:40Next, it's Duncan and Phil's marble basin.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42Let's hope it doesn't sink their profits!
0:54:45 > 0:54:47Come on. Start me at 20.
0:54:47 > 0:54:4915, then?
0:54:49 > 0:54:5115 is bid. Thank you, sir.
0:54:51 > 0:54:53Can I see 16?
0:54:53 > 0:54:5515 only bid?
0:54:55 > 0:54:57I will sell, if you're all done at 15.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59Looks like they're all washed up.
0:54:59 > 0:55:01Got to be worth more than that.
0:55:01 > 0:55:05A carved basin. £15, then. I will sell if you're all done at 15.
0:55:06 > 0:55:07It's that sinking feeling.
0:55:09 > 0:55:11And the first loss of the day. £15.
0:55:13 > 0:55:16- Disaster!- Wipe that smile off your face!
0:55:16 > 0:55:19"Is it plastic?"
0:55:20 > 0:55:22Miaow!
0:55:22 > 0:55:24Next, Simon and James's mahjong set,
0:55:24 > 0:55:27which they've put with the Denby vase.
0:55:27 > 0:55:29Interesting mix!
0:55:29 > 0:55:31Oh, that's just gorgeous!
0:55:31 > 0:55:33Louder, Simon! They didn't hear you at the back!
0:55:33 > 0:55:35- Start me at £20.- What?!
0:55:35 > 0:55:39Nice mahjong set. 20 bid. Can I see 22?
0:55:39 > 0:55:4122 is bid. 24.
0:55:41 > 0:55:4326. 28.
0:55:43 > 0:55:4530.
0:55:45 > 0:55:47Two? 34. 36?
0:55:47 > 0:55:4938. 40.
0:55:49 > 0:55:53Two. 44. 46.
0:55:53 > 0:55:5548. 50.
0:55:55 > 0:55:57Five, sir? 60?
0:55:57 > 0:55:5955. Can I see 60?
0:56:01 > 0:56:0455. Are you all done at £55?
0:56:06 > 0:56:08Uh-oh! It's all gone wrong, mahjong!
0:56:08 > 0:56:10Another loss.
0:56:12 > 0:56:14Last orders, everyone. It's the final lot.
0:56:14 > 0:56:17Is the pub sign going to prove plastic fantastic?
0:56:17 > 0:56:19Start me at £20.
0:56:21 > 0:56:2320 is bid. Thank you, sir. Can I see 22?
0:56:23 > 0:56:2622, Ali? 24.
0:56:26 > 0:56:2726. 28.
0:56:27 > 0:56:2930.
0:56:29 > 0:56:3132. 34.
0:56:31 > 0:56:3436. 38?
0:56:36 > 0:56:38Are you all finished at 36?
0:56:40 > 0:56:42Disaster! But it's a close call.
0:56:42 > 0:56:46Time to phone Road Trip HQ to see who's won.
0:56:46 > 0:56:48- 'Hello?'- Oh, hang on.
0:56:48 > 0:56:51Who's won? Who's won?
0:56:51 > 0:56:53- 'It's very close.' - OK. What's our profit?
0:56:53 > 0:56:59'So, after auction costs, you have lost £25.30.'
0:56:59 > 0:57:01Right. OK.
0:57:01 > 0:57:03'Philip and Duncan,
0:57:03 > 0:57:06'you have made a loss
0:57:06 > 0:57:10'of £25.28.'
0:57:10 > 0:57:14'So Philip and Duncan are the winners by two pence!'
0:57:16 > 0:57:18You're joking!
0:57:18 > 0:57:22So, summing up, after setting off at a roaring pace on this Road Trip,
0:57:22 > 0:57:27Simon and James made a conservative loss of £25.30 after auction costs,
0:57:27 > 0:57:31earning them a total of £374.70.
0:57:31 > 0:57:34While Duncan and Phil took a more leisurely approach,
0:57:34 > 0:57:37preferring reclamation yards to antiques shops.
0:57:37 > 0:57:40That netted them a loss of £25.28 after costs,
0:57:40 > 0:57:45giving them £374.72 at the finishing line.
0:57:45 > 0:57:49And that make Duncan and Phil the winners by 2p!
0:57:49 > 0:57:51Can you believe it?
0:57:51 > 0:57:53Well done. Well done.
0:57:53 > 0:57:54I knew we'd win. I knew we'd win.
0:57:54 > 0:57:58- Two pence?!- Amazing!- I think your bricks worked for you!
0:57:58 > 0:58:01- Two pence!- Don't feel bad about it, will you?
0:58:03 > 0:58:06- Off we go.- I think they're wrong. Recalculate, please!
0:58:06 > 0:58:09Profits across the series will go to Children in Need.
0:58:09 > 0:58:14Time for our guests to take a bow and face the final curtain.
0:58:14 > 0:58:19Now, would we rather be an antiques dealer or an actor?
0:58:19 > 0:58:23I think they would make better auctioneers than we would make actors!
0:58:23 > 0:58:27I think they can turn their hand to it worryingly easily.
0:58:27 > 0:58:29Mind you, we ARE antiques. Well, you are!
0:58:29 > 0:58:31I don't know what they'll get for me!
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