0:00:03 > 0:00:05Some of the nation's favourite celebrities.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08Why have I got such expensive taste?
0:00:08 > 0:00:09One antiques expert each.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Oh, great.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16And one big challenge - who can seek out
0:00:16 > 0:00:20and buy the best antiques at the very best prices.
0:00:20 > 0:00:21Answers on a postcard.
0:00:22 > 0:00:26And auction for a big profit further down the road.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29I say. It's an absolute charm.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Who will spot the good investment?
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Who will listen to advice? Do you like it?
0:00:33 > 0:00:35No, I think it's horrible.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39And who will be the first to say, "Don't you know who I am?"
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Well done, us.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Time to put your pedal to the metal.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46This is Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:53 > 0:00:54Cornwall, famous for its pasties
0:00:54 > 0:00:58and rugged coastline, hosts today's Road Trip.
0:00:58 > 0:00:59Ready for battle are two telly pals -
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Hermione Norris and John Thomson.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Roof down? Yes.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07But they're not off to the best start
0:01:07 > 0:01:09in their classic 1989 Jaguar XJS.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13It's unhooked, isn't it? Yes. Off. Off.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19He's broken the car. Oh, dear.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27Ever the dedicated actor, John will be employing the method technique
0:01:27 > 0:01:31today as he takes on the role of an antiques expert.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34I've got the subterfuge of tweed to suggest I'm an antiques expert.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36I thought he was an antiques man when I met him.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38She didn't recognise me.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41She thought I was a genuine antiques expert.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Looking the part is half the battle, John.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Yay.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Lancastrian funnyman John started as a writer in '80s' satire
0:01:49 > 0:01:53Spitting Image before appearing onscreen in the likes
0:01:53 > 0:01:55of The Fast Show and Men Behaving Badly.
0:01:55 > 0:02:00So I think by wearing a little bit of tweed, I'll have the upper hand.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05Hermione's investigative skills should help her on this Road Trip.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08She's been in crime-solving dramas for over 20 years.
0:02:08 > 0:02:14Poirot, Wire In The Blood and as super spy Ros Myers in Spooks.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18There is of course one show that we remember them both from...
0:02:18 > 0:02:20There's such an affection for Cold Feet
0:02:20 > 0:02:22because I say it's before TV went bad.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26I hope present company is not included, John.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29He won our hearts as the hapless Pete Gifford
0:02:29 > 0:02:32and Hermione was posh totty Karen Marsden.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Well, hello.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36What's your field of expertise in antiques?
0:02:36 > 0:02:38I don't have any. I am clueless.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41I really like to go into a shop that is an Aladdin's cave.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43I don't think you're going to find that.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Are we not? I don't know.
0:02:46 > 0:02:51Well, to find an Aladdin's cave you'll need an antiques genie,
0:02:51 > 0:02:53or in this case two -
0:02:53 > 0:02:54Mark Stacey and Catherine Southon.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57They're driving another icon of British motoring -
0:02:57 > 0:02:59a 1960 Morris Minor.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01But Mark's thinking bigger.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03I want the Jaguar.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05You want?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07You mean, "I would like." Oh!
0:03:07 > 0:03:09SHE SCREAMS
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Stop! I was so excited.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12For god's sake.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14I was so excited.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Carry on like this, Mark, and you won't be driving anything.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Thank you.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22You almost killed me then, Mark.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Whilst Catherine's weak with fear, Mark seizes the advantage.
0:03:27 > 0:03:28I'm having Hermione.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Are you having her? Not literally.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Catherine, I think you'll be much better with John.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36That's the teams decided then.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Catherine began her career by cataloguing sales at Sotheby's.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Working her way up to up to Head Of Scientific Instruments
0:03:44 > 0:03:46And Maritime Works Of Art.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48She's not afraid to flirt for a bargain.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49You've got lovely eyes.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52And her eye is pretty well trained too.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Oh, the pressure! The pressure!
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Welsh wizard Mark's been in the business over 20 years
0:03:57 > 0:04:00as a dealer, valuer and auctioneer.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02Ever the optimist.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Oh, it's going to be one of those days.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07He's known as Magpie Mark,
0:04:07 > 0:04:09always spotting shiny bargains.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11That's got to double its money, really.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Our veterans are already getting into the spirit of the contest.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17You're not going to be all competitive, are you, Catherine?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19I'm not competitive!
0:04:19 > 0:04:21I'm not! Oh, my good Lord.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24I'm not. That's like saying,
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Attila the Hun works for the United Nations Peacekeeping force.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30The teams have two days of antiques shopping ahead
0:04:30 > 0:04:32with ?400 in their pockets.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Their aim - to strike the kind of deals that will make them
0:04:34 > 0:04:36loads of dosh at auction.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39And so to battle at the Port of Charlestown.
0:04:39 > 0:04:40It's two days of finding antiques
0:04:40 > 0:04:42and doing deals around Cornwall before road tripping
0:04:42 > 0:04:46the 300 miles to that all-important auction in London.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Kicking off in sunny Charlestown, Mark's already decided he's
0:04:49 > 0:04:53with Hermione and he's not giving up on the Jag either.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54Hello, Hermione.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55Hi, nice to meet you.
0:04:55 > 0:04:56Nice to meet you.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58HERMIONE: Which car are we going in?
0:04:58 > 0:05:00I think we should have this one.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02I think we definitely should have this one.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04We're having the Jag. Thanks, John, see you.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07Thank you, John. Wouldn't want to be you.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Ha, that's not very sporting, you pair.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10You're driving.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12CATHERINE: Come on. Come on.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14HERMIONE: See you, Miss Marple. No racing.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Catherine doesn't seem to mind though.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20I've got a feeling that you're going to be so cool throughout this.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Look at you with your shades, hands in pockets.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26What sort of thing are you going to buy? What are you looking for?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28I like curious things.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Something with a bit of interest as opposed to a silver salver.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35But you'd be surprised what a silver salver might make.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36What you like on salvers?
0:05:36 > 0:05:39I'm not bad on salvers, but I think you and I come from the same sort
0:05:39 > 0:05:42of thing cos I like something that's not just pretty,
0:05:42 > 0:05:45it's not just aesthetically pleasing, it does something else.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48You and I are going to get on famously. Great.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Come on, John, let's get going.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53In the Jag, en route to their first shop,
0:05:53 > 0:05:56it's lesson one in antique hunting.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58If you put into an auction,
0:05:58 > 0:06:01you want to find something that is a little bit different,
0:06:01 > 0:06:06quirky and look as if it's just come from a house clearing
0:06:06 > 0:06:08or something like that.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09Sounds rather morbid, doesn't it?
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Something that's going to appeal to the mass-market.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Thus our trip today.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16We want to find something that looks like
0:06:16 > 0:06:19it's literally just come out of somebody's house? Absolutely.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Lesson one accomplished.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23I think we should buy that.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Ah, maybe not then.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27A phone box/bath combo, I think
0:06:27 > 0:06:32she needs a few more lessons before Mark lets her loose with their ?400.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34I'm Mark, lovely to meet you.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Neil Martin has run Eden Reclamation for ten years.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39It was his passion for reclaiming
0:06:39 > 0:06:42and reinstating period features that kicked it all off.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44You could say his hobby became his livelihood.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Do you have just outside things or do you have antiques as well?
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Antiques as well. Great. Those are inside.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Keen to learn, Hermione's quick to put Mark to the test.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59What's that china then?
0:06:59 > 0:07:01That's not terribly old.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Blue and white, I love blue and white.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05Probably 1950s.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Listen to that!
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Yeah, just amazing.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11These are rather sweet.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14I think that will probably be Masons Ironstone.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17No flies on him.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20I find that fascinating that he knew all that.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22I'd love to be able to know that.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Do you know how clever that is?
0:07:26 > 0:07:27That's clever.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Well, he is a clever boy.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Whilst Hermione's learning the tricks of the trade,
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Catherine and John saunter to their first shop.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Nice bunting.
0:07:37 > 0:07:38Lovely bunting.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Makes me think it's going to be pricey.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44Time to put those bargaining skills to good use then.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48Photographer Mick and artist wife Sarah only recently opened
0:07:48 > 0:07:50the Sail Loft Emporium
0:07:50 > 0:07:53having refurbished this former gunpowder store.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58It now houses items from 40 traders specialising in arts and crafts.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01There are some really good prices here. Are there?
0:08:01 > 0:08:03If you know your stuff, John, you'll see.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04Yeah, you'll be fine.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08That's as long as you've got plenty of 17th-century silver.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12Very good, John, you're talking the antique talk.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Let's see if you can walk the walk.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17I was immediately drawn to this jewellery box here.
0:08:17 > 0:08:22It comes in at a measly ?750.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24That's all very well, John,
0:08:24 > 0:08:26but if you're going to pull off this role,
0:08:26 > 0:08:28you'll have to hunt down those bargains.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Tiffany cup and saucer.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Tiffany? Yeah. OK.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35"Minton cup and sauce." I thought you said Tiffany?
0:08:35 > 0:08:37It is, "Marked Tiffany New York."
0:08:37 > 0:08:39The pattern's mismatched.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Well spotted.
0:08:41 > 0:08:42It says that on the label as well.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45It's kind of like learning your lines, John.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Of course I noticed that anyway.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51This, the antique rose gold horseshoe, it's a cigar cutter.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53That's quite nice.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55You've got quite expensive taste.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59This horseshoe-shaped rose gold cigar cutter
0:08:59 > 0:09:01has an articulated hanging loop for hanging on a watch chain.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Quite the accessory for a 19th-century gent about town.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07We've got this marked...
0:09:08 > 0:09:09..at 95.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13We'll do that one for 70, and that's it.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16If it weren't for the missing nail, I'd definitely go for it.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18But we are drawn to the...
0:09:18 > 0:09:20Something else. This.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23Good tactics, John, put together a job lot.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Expertly done.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28I'd think that would look good on a Goth.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30On a what? A Goth.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36Why would it look nice on a Goth? They wear black and purple.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39I think a Goth could snap that up.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42You might try for a slightly wider audience.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44We don't have to decide now,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47we can have a walk around and then see what we think.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51Fine. We'll just leave that cabinet open.
0:09:51 > 0:09:52Come back to it later.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55That's two potential trinkets for John and Catherine.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59But have Hermione and Mark spotted anything at the reclamation yard?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Oh, gosh, I like this.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Do you really? I do.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08Whether we'll find anything for our challenge, I don't know.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10What's this?
0:10:10 > 0:10:11I don't know.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14I really think that's quite funky.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17In a kitchen, you could use that as a little reminder of
0:10:17 > 0:10:19what you need shopping.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21With a chalk pen you could write "eggs".
0:10:21 > 0:10:24It's just a little bit funky. Yeah, I like that.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Shall we put that as a possibility? Yes.
0:10:27 > 0:10:28Let's put that down on the chair there.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33I thought that's really quite nice.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37With the plaque put aside, Hermione is still keen to learn as ever.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Something there. What's that?
0:10:40 > 0:10:41It's upside down.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42It's Australian.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Is it? No. It's upside down.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Do try and keep up, Hermione.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50It was upside down.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Antique experts are a funny lot, Hermione,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55but not as funny as they think they are.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57This might be worth examining.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59How much do you think this is worth?
0:10:59 > 0:11:01I don't know. I suspect it's quite a bit.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05This Edwardian oak and leather doctor's consulting couch
0:11:05 > 0:11:08was made by WH Bailey of London.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Bailey and Sons specialised in medical items
0:11:10 > 0:11:15and had showrooms on Oxford Street and the Strand from 1894.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Looks like it's a mahogany base
0:11:17 > 0:11:21with very simple turned layers, but I even like this old leather on it.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Cos you wouldn't do anything with it, just polish it up.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27You could lie on it and be shrunk by somebody.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Yes. You could.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33The good thing is we've got several options already brewing.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35And if we do buy any of those,
0:11:35 > 0:11:37we both might need to go to lie down in a darkened room and...
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Recover.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Time for Hermione to try out her new antiquing skills on Neil.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48We're quite mad, you know, we really are.
0:11:48 > 0:11:53And this battered up piece of old nonsense.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55How much is that?
0:11:55 > 0:11:57?200.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00We are so close.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04?100.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Don't leap in too early, dear.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07Hermione's right in there.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Mark's teaching is rubbing off.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15?100 is a nice round figure, isn't it?
0:12:15 > 0:12:17What would be the very, very best on that?
0:12:17 > 0:12:21To give you room to make a bit of money, ?120.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24We couldn't get it down to 100?
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Go on, for me.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27Could we, do you think?
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Cos you don't really want it here.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Go on, then. Are you sure? Yeah.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34You're an angel. Thank you.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36Oh, look at that.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37Are you happy with that? I am.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39I think that's absolutely fantastic.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Shall I tell you something, if I had chosen an item,
0:12:42 > 0:12:44I would have gone for a consultant's chair.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46That's really good.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47Really?
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Who'd have thought.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51First deal done is ?100.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53That's half the ticket price.
0:12:53 > 0:12:54Impressive.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Can Neil explain the postage item?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Where did that come from?
0:13:01 > 0:13:05Originally it's a postage stamp machine. A what?
0:13:05 > 0:13:06Postage stamp machine.
0:13:06 > 0:13:07Oh, so you would have a box here?
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Ticket dispense would have gone in there.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12And then, they blank them off when they're not in use.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13I think that's rather fun.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18I thought it might go as a little lot with our little letter
0:13:18 > 0:13:22cos we're dealing with postage, aren't we? Yes.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23What have you got on those?
0:13:23 > 0:13:25?40 for the stamp machine.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27A tenner for the letters.
0:13:29 > 0:13:30What do you think?
0:13:30 > 0:13:33Just land you in it, I'm terrible at this.
0:13:33 > 0:13:3530? 25?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Huh, you're just saying numbers now.
0:13:37 > 0:13:3920. 45.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41This is not my forte.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44Don't be so hard on yourself, girl, you're doing great.
0:13:44 > 0:13:4640 would be comfortable,
0:13:46 > 0:13:50and I feel like I'm giving you the letter box for nothing.
0:13:50 > 0:13:5235.
0:13:52 > 0:13:5530 would be lovely as a round figure, wouldn't it?
0:13:55 > 0:13:58It's round, we like round.
0:13:58 > 0:13:5930.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06And we might find something else. Go on.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08I'll leave you some room to make some profit.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09Thank you very much.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Oh, that's lovely.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13Is there anything else that caught our eye?
0:14:13 > 0:14:15I think we're on a winning streak here.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Yup, you're certainly on a roll, that's ?100 for the consulting chair
0:14:18 > 0:14:23and ?30 for the 19th-century stamp dispenser with letter box.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26And they're not the only ones who are getting deals done.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Back at the Sail Loft Emporium, Catherine's got
0:14:29 > 0:14:31the owner of the brooch on the phone.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34Is there any way you could go down to about 60 on that?
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Is the cigar cutter yours as well?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41We do quite like that as well.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44OK. Thank you very much indeed.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Thank you. Bye-bye.
0:14:46 > 0:14:50The pin, I think it was 70, but you might want to double-check on that.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54What she did say about the cigar cutter is that
0:14:54 > 0:14:56she would come down to 60 on that.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Oh, hello.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01I've seen something that I really like round this corner.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Hang on, we've lost John.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05The collapsible drinking cup.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Oh, yes, I've seen those.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08That is nice, that's like Tiffany cups, that.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Hang on, he's off again.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12He's interested in something else now.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15There's no stopping him. I'm on a roll now.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19Before I was mooching, now I'm having a proper full-on browse.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22If John can just keep still for a minute,
0:15:22 > 0:15:24they might actually buy something.
0:15:24 > 0:15:25No? Yeah, I quite like it.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27We could put it with our brooch.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30You mean, you take two items and you put them together?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Yeah. And make one lot. Yeah.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36I'm going for very manly things, have you noticed? I have.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38I might have to camp up a bit
0:15:38 > 0:15:40and go for something a little bit more feminine.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42He's really getting into character now.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Well done, John.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48You've got the antiques expert pose down to a T look.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53I'd like to get both and the deer, kind of Monarch Of The Glen brooch.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56If we could do a deal on these two,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59so 60 on that and what would you want to pay for that?
0:15:59 > 0:16:02120, 60 apiece.
0:16:02 > 0:16:03Go on.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Time for John to take the stage.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10We've got a proposal for you.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12I don't like that look, John.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17We'd like to take both. We're going to say...
0:16:17 > 0:16:18What was it? 120 for the two.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20I think that's very fair.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24And if you give me that, I'll buy the Monarch of the Glen brooch
0:16:24 > 0:16:25for a tenner off you.
0:16:25 > 0:16:30I'll do that price if you do that at the marked price.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Shall we say 130?
0:16:32 > 0:16:35OK. Are you happy with that?
0:16:35 > 0:16:36I'm cool with that.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38Take a bow, John.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40First deal done like a pro.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Can you throw in this child's crash helmet.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46Suits you, John.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48After some intense negotiation,
0:16:48 > 0:16:53John and Catherine have bought a rose gold cigar cutter for ?60,
0:16:53 > 0:16:56a 1920s' silver pin brooch also for ?60
0:16:56 > 0:16:58and the stag's head brooch for a tenner.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00They're done here.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04Back at the reclamation yard, it's reached that time of day.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Anyone for a cocktail? You could mix gin and tonic in that.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Would you mix your gin and tonic in there?
0:17:09 > 0:17:11We'd have up to there with gin.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14And then one small drop of tonic.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16I'll have mine shaken thanks, not stirred.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21That's cocktail hour over. Back to work.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24This is really old-fashioned, isn't it?
0:17:24 > 0:17:26It's beautiful.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29It's a Victorian mahogany cot with turned spindles
0:17:29 > 0:17:31and original China castors.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35Drop-sided cots like this were actually banned in
0:17:35 > 0:17:37the USA for safety reasons.
0:17:37 > 0:17:38Ready? One, two, three.
0:17:42 > 0:17:43Throw baby in.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45And then guillotine it. That's it.
0:17:45 > 0:17:46Stay in there.
0:17:46 > 0:17:47Not allowed out.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50I reckon this is about 1860, 1870.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Do you think we should buy it?
0:17:52 > 0:17:54I think it's great. Do you like it?
0:17:54 > 0:17:55It's a beautiful thing.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57It's a thing of beauty, isn't it?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59And I think it's very unusual.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Neil.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Can I just ask you...
0:18:03 > 0:18:06how much for this?
0:18:06 > 0:18:08200.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10?200.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12But what would you use it for?
0:18:12 > 0:18:14I'm struggling at the moment.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17I think there must be somebody out there
0:18:17 > 0:18:19who would think of a way of using this.
0:18:19 > 0:18:20No-one in here though.
0:18:20 > 0:18:26If you took that completely off...it's quite nice and comfy.
0:18:26 > 0:18:27Comfy? Yeah.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Let's have a look.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Maybe I'm just being stupid, but I love it.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34I would like to see the auctioneer
0:18:34 > 0:18:35having as much an imagination as me
0:18:35 > 0:18:37and saying it's worth maybe...
0:18:37 > 0:18:40200 to 300, 300 to 400.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44Hermione doesn't seem to be too sure about the cot-turned-couch idea.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Maybe a good price would convince her.
0:18:46 > 0:18:49I'm having trouble convincing Hermione.
0:18:49 > 0:18:50I love it.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54What's your really, really, really best price.
0:18:54 > 0:18:55Two happy people...
0:18:55 > 0:18:58Please, to make two very happy people...
0:18:58 > 0:19:02Very, very, very, very happy people.
0:19:02 > 0:19:04Is that too much? No, it's very good.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09I'll do this for 120.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Which then, we've spend 250.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Is that good? Fantastic. Thank you.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17I can't thank you enough.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Well done. A good deal all round.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Thank you. You have really made us happy.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26You really have.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Having spent the day in Charlestown,
0:19:28 > 0:19:31marine enthusiast Catherine has invited John to dive into
0:19:31 > 0:19:35the colourful and unexpected past of this historic port town.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Pleased to meet you. John. Lovely to meet you.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40They're meeting Roy Rodriguez,
0:19:40 > 0:19:43from the Shipwreck And Heritage Centre,
0:19:43 > 0:19:47who starts by enlightening them on how the town got its name.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51It's all to do with a man named Charles Rashleigh, cos in 1790,
0:19:51 > 0:19:54there were nine fishermen here in the village
0:19:54 > 0:19:59and he could see a need for a harbour and by 1794,
0:19:59 > 0:20:03there were 300 people living here with cottages
0:20:03 > 0:20:09and they changed the name form West Porthmear to Charlestown.
0:20:09 > 0:20:13Even now the locals refer to it as Charlie's town.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17But it was a precious substance hidden deep in the granite rocks
0:20:17 > 0:20:19all around Devon and Cornwall
0:20:19 > 0:20:22that really made Charlestown name - china clay.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25I'm really interested to know about the Wedgewood connection,
0:20:25 > 0:20:26so he used to come here?
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Yeah, he was a frequent visitor to Charlestown
0:20:29 > 0:20:32cos he used to come here to select the different grades of china clay
0:20:32 > 0:20:34for his pottery.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Charlestown is the oldest china clay port in the world
0:20:37 > 0:20:41and here carefully preserved are the tunnels through which the china clay
0:20:41 > 0:20:45from the clay pits of St Austell was transported to waiting ships.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47These tracks here are
0:20:47 > 0:20:51the tracks where the trolleys run along with the china clay.
0:20:51 > 0:20:52Oh, I like this.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55By the mid-19th century, workers were extracting
0:20:55 > 0:20:59and shipping 65,000 tons of clay per year.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01How many people would have been working down here?
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Oh, hundreds of people.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Also working on the ships cos the ships were in and out all day.
0:21:08 > 0:21:09Why china clay?
0:21:09 > 0:21:12It is similar to a kind they get in China,
0:21:12 > 0:21:15or is that cos of the pottery it made?
0:21:15 > 0:21:18I think it's because of the pottery that it made.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21But it's used for everything.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24It's a bit creepy down here.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Don't worry, Catherine, John and Roy will protect you.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32I must admit, I'm glad I'm with two big strong men
0:21:32 > 0:21:35cos I do feel a bit vulnerable down here.
0:21:35 > 0:21:36It's a bit scary.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40IN A CAMP VOICE: I'm terrified of spiders. OK.
0:21:40 > 0:21:41Roy will protect you.
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Come on, don't leave me alone.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49Catherine might be right to feel a chill as the centre also houses
0:21:49 > 0:21:53a collection dedicated to the darker side of seafaring life.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58All these artefacts here, they came from different shipwrecks.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02Catherine was Head Of Maritime at Sotheby's, so this treasure salvaged
0:22:02 > 0:22:06from shipwrecks is bound to float her boat.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Wow, so we've got the Lusitania here.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10And the Medina.
0:22:10 > 0:22:11But the most famous one,
0:22:11 > 0:22:15which probably everyone knows, is the Titanic.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17And there is a letter in this cabinet
0:22:17 > 0:22:19which was from Fred Banfield.
0:22:19 > 0:22:20Banfield was on board?
0:22:20 > 0:22:23He was. A passenger?
0:22:23 > 0:22:24He was.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27And the letter is to his wife.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Did he survive? He didn't.
0:22:32 > 0:22:37"Well, my darling, it is splendid weather today and mild as a pond.
0:22:37 > 0:22:41"But I expect we shall have it a little rougher
0:22:41 > 0:22:43"directly going across to France.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47"I believe we will call it Queenstown as well."
0:22:47 > 0:22:49It's really poignant, that's really sad.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Yeah, sad, really.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52That's amazing.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58Do you know what I love seeing? The menus.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01What people had. We've got the menu just here.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03The first class menu.
0:23:03 > 0:23:04I love seeing...
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Is that the original? Yeah.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Supper - gruel, cabin biscuits and cheese.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15And a squeeze of lime to keep the scurvy away.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19I sold one of those for ?17,500 once.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20A menu? Yep.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22Really. That size.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27Oh, my God. I'm in the wrong job. I know.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29Aye, me hearty.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32There's treasure to be found if you know where to look.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Roy, thank you so much. That's all right, you're welcome.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Really enjoyed it, thank you. Yeah, it's been wonderful.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39Thank you. Really enjoyed it.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Bye. Bye.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44As you have been such a good boy today, John,
0:23:44 > 0:23:45I'm going to give you ?1
0:23:45 > 0:23:48and I'm going to let you have a go on the boats.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50I'm going to race you.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52I haven't done this for years.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Here we go.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57You're going to crash into me.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59It's like dodgems.
0:23:59 > 0:24:01While it's playtime for those two,
0:24:01 > 0:24:04Hermione's getting her half-term report.
0:24:04 > 0:24:08I'm not very good at my bargaining, am I?
0:24:08 > 0:24:11I don't think you've done too badly, actually.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Considering you got...
0:24:13 > 0:24:17You started off offering them half, I mean,
0:24:17 > 0:24:19I think that's really good, that's a good opening offer.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21Gold star and top of the class.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25Hermione and Mark have arrived at the Sail Loft Emporium
0:24:25 > 0:24:27just as the others have left with their booty.
0:24:27 > 0:24:30With a few choice buys under her belt,
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Hermione's considering the competition.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34I bet Catherine and John have been really canny
0:24:34 > 0:24:38and really quite serious in their endeavour to...
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Yes, canny and serious.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43That's them all right... Not.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47I think in here we've got a maybe...look more on,
0:24:47 > 0:24:49"Can we make a profit on something?"
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Rather than something that really hits us.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Yes. We'd love if we can, but I think that little figure,
0:24:55 > 0:24:58I don't know what it's made of, do you like it?
0:24:58 > 0:24:59No, I think it's horrible,
0:24:59 > 0:25:01but I think if it's going to make a profit,
0:25:01 > 0:25:04then that's a good thing. Can I just say one thing? I think
0:25:04 > 0:25:06it's really important we understand each other,
0:25:06 > 0:25:08please don't hold back, say what you feel. I will.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10It's important. OK.
0:25:10 > 0:25:11I'll take that on board.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15He's quite grumpy, isn't he?
0:25:17 > 0:25:18Very competitive.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21He doesn't want Catherine to win at all, does he?
0:25:21 > 0:25:23He certainly doesn't.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25So, will this be the item
0:25:25 > 0:25:27which ladles out disaster to the opposition?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Well, it's actually a toddy ladle...
0:25:32 > 0:25:34..for pouring out your hot toddies.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37It's a nice thing.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41It has quite a nice feel to it, it's got the right weight feel to it.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44And this is probably horn...
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Right. ..from a deer or something like that,
0:25:47 > 0:25:49or from a cow.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Which has been heated and spirally fluted,
0:25:52 > 0:25:54with that little silver finial.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56It's beautifully chased.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Hermione's certainly drinking up all this information.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00(That's very interesting.)
0:26:00 > 0:26:03(I think you should purchase it.)
0:26:03 > 0:26:05(But not for ?70.) (No.)
0:26:05 > 0:26:07(Watch out, Sarah's coming.)
0:26:07 > 0:26:08Say something nice.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Sarah's got one of those lovely faces. Thank you.
0:26:11 > 0:26:12How are you?
0:26:12 > 0:26:14I'm very well.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17You know me. And Hermione. Hello. You know our little challenge?
0:26:17 > 0:26:18Yes, I do.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21We've looked at this. What can you tell me about it?
0:26:21 > 0:26:25I can tell you it's Georgian style, it's not hallmarked.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Well...
0:26:27 > 0:26:29We quite like it.
0:26:29 > 0:26:30Do you have an eye glass?
0:26:30 > 0:26:32I do indeed.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35You're going to use an eye glass? I am, I'm going to get technical.
0:26:35 > 0:26:36Exciting!
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Let's have a look. I'm going in now.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43What is it telling you?
0:26:43 > 0:26:47I was trying to see whether looking at it close up
0:26:47 > 0:26:51would tell me if it was any better quality
0:26:51 > 0:26:52than I thought at the beginning,
0:26:52 > 0:26:54but it's not, to be honest with you.
0:26:54 > 0:26:55I'm just not sure, Hermione.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Would you like my best price on it?
0:26:57 > 0:27:00I would love your very best price.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03My very, very, very best price would be ?52.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05?52!
0:27:05 > 0:27:07It's not round, is it? No.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10That's a bit more than I was hoping for.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Do you want me to have a look through that eye glass?
0:27:13 > 0:27:15Could you give me your valid opinion?
0:27:15 > 0:27:16I'll give you my valid opinion.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Hermione's graduated to the eye glass.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Our little girl is all grown up. How close do you have to get?
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Sorry, I think I've got something in my eye.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Oh, you are looking through the glass bit, aren't you?
0:27:26 > 0:27:28It's quite, crude, isn't it?
0:27:28 > 0:27:31Which suggests it might be provincial. Yes.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33You're getting the hang of this.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Rookie to expert in less than a day.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40Hermione and I would love to purchase something here today.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42We really would.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Would say what a lovely place Charlestown is.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47And we love round numbers.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48We love round numbers.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51We would love to say around 40.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55I was going to say 35. Were you?
0:27:56 > 0:27:57But I'm odd.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01Should we split in the middle and say 38? 38?
0:28:01 > 0:28:05It would help us a lot.
0:28:05 > 0:28:06Yes, it really would.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Yes, I will go to 40, but no lower.
0:28:09 > 0:28:13Now Hermione's found her feet, there's no stopping this team.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16That's a silver punch ladle with an embossed bowl
0:28:16 > 0:28:18and horn handle for ?40.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20What a day, eh?
0:28:20 > 0:28:23Hermione's such a good student she's really getting the hang of this.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27Tweed man John certainly looks the part and he seems to know his stuff.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30Both teams finding treasures, striking deals.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32Oh, exhausting though.
0:28:32 > 0:28:33Big day tomorrow.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Early to bed, you lot. Night-night.
0:28:39 > 0:28:40It's the dawn of a new day.
0:28:40 > 0:28:43John and Hermione have both done a cracking job of
0:28:43 > 0:28:45navigating their way through the world of antiques
0:28:45 > 0:28:48and they're both eager to find out how the other has done.
0:28:48 > 0:28:50The things that I were personally drawn to
0:28:50 > 0:28:52were just things that I were drawn to,
0:28:52 > 0:28:55that wouldn't necessarily make any money, and I went,
0:28:55 > 0:28:59"I like this, but I know...that it wouldn't make back
0:28:59 > 0:29:01"the same money that we bought it for."
0:29:01 > 0:29:04She went, "You're right." So we put it back.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06What about you?
0:29:06 > 0:29:07Mark's amazing.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10He honestly picks up everything and just knows
0:29:10 > 0:29:13if it's an engraving, who's made it,
0:29:13 > 0:29:17what date things are. It's really impressive.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20The experts are also assessing their eager acolytes.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22How was your day yesterday?
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Hermione was a bit challenging to begin with, I think.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29She was a bit unsure of what she was doing.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32But actually... You warmed her up, did you?
0:29:32 > 0:29:34Well, I hope so. And she certainly warmed me up.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37Oh, did she? Yeah, she did.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Warmed up and ready to go, we're restarting proceedings
0:29:40 > 0:29:44in Cornwall's historic town of Lostwithiel.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46And what a setting.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48A 12th-century bridge, the River Fowey
0:29:48 > 0:29:51and four very competitive road trippers.
0:29:51 > 0:29:52You've got a lot of shopping to do.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55We've got a lot of shopping. You haven't bought very much.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Just go. Let's go this way. Come on.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Good luck. They're going to need it.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03Oh! Fighting talk, eh?
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Yesterday, our teams stormed out of the blocks.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11John and Catherine spent ?130 of their ?400
0:30:11 > 0:30:13on two brooches and a cigar cutter.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17Hermione and Mark topped that, spending a whopping ?290 on a
0:30:17 > 0:30:21stamp dispenser, a consulting couch, a punch label and a cot.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28Hello. Hello. Good morning, welcome.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32Opened ten years ago, Uzella Court Antiques has cabinets
0:30:32 > 0:30:34housing items from over a dozen dealers.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38If Hermione and Mark want to go on a spending spree, this is the place.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42How much have we got left, Hermione? 110. 110.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45Do we want to try and blow the budget? Yes, shall we?
0:30:45 > 0:30:46We might as well. Yes.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48We only get one chance.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51After first day at school nerves yesterday,
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Hermione graduated into a confident antiques hunter.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Now could be the moment for her to go it alone.
0:30:57 > 0:30:58What's that?
0:31:00 > 0:31:04"A coloured pen and ink of a musical pair...
0:31:04 > 0:31:08"by painter, watercolourist and illustrator Edmund Joseph Sullivan.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10"RWS."
0:31:10 > 0:31:14Edmund Joseph Sullivan was a prolific illustrator
0:31:14 > 0:31:16between 1890 and 1920.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20In 1900, he illustrated Tennyson's A Dream Of Fair Women.
0:31:20 > 0:31:25I think what we'll have to do is ask the lady to get it down for us...
0:31:25 > 0:31:26Yes. ..and have a proper look.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Shall I go and get her? Do you mind, Hermione?
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Hermione seems really taken.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34She said, "I really like that." So I think if we can get it
0:31:34 > 0:31:38within our remaining budget, we should go for it, really.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41The Edwardian watercolour is ticketed at ?175.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45They only have ?110 left.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47We've only got a certain amount of money left.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Yes, cos we...cos Mark made me buy all these things yesterday.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52HE GASPS
0:31:52 > 0:31:56And this is...I've been left with a meagre budget.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58OK. You tell me what you've got.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00I'm afraid, literally the top -
0:32:00 > 0:32:04literally, literally, every single penny is 110.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07That's what we've got left. That is all we have.
0:32:07 > 0:32:10And this is the thing that lit up in the room,
0:32:10 > 0:32:11as soon as you saw this. Yes.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14It is beautiful. It's very different. I don't know the artist,
0:32:14 > 0:32:16it's a very eclectic taste, it's not...
0:32:16 > 0:32:18It is, it's rough and ready...
0:32:18 > 0:32:20It's not something everybody's going to want. No.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22But I really like it as well.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24I love the colours.
0:32:24 > 0:32:28I love the earthiness of it. I say yes.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32Yes to 110 if you'd really like it. Vicky, thank you very much.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34Yes, it is lovely. We'll shake hands.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Do you think? I think so. You really like it.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39We haven't looked at anything else.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41I'm with you, honestly.
0:32:41 > 0:32:42Honestly? Promise.
0:32:46 > 0:32:47I think that might be a disaster.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Courage, Hermione.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54You've come so far, don't lose your nerve now, girl.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58With Mark and Hermione all bought up,
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Catherine and John have got some catching up to do.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02Good morning! Hi, nice to meet you. Hello, I'm Catherine.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Nice to meet you.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06Mark Royle Antiques has been trading for nine years,
0:33:06 > 0:33:09since the man himself left the London advertising scene
0:33:09 > 0:33:11for something more tranquil.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15He specialises in individual decorative interior items.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17It's a lot of interior pieces, is that what you...?
0:33:17 > 0:33:19It is, I'm not traditional antiques,
0:33:19 > 0:33:23I am more interior dressing pieces, really, one-off pieces.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Lovely. Well, your wife's an interior designer.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28She is. So you must have an eye. I do have an eye.
0:33:28 > 0:33:29Yeah? I do, yeah.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33Cos she used to go propping quite a lot, so I do know a little bit.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35I've inherited a bit of an eye.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38I've got a good eye for colour, apparently.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41But what you need now, John, is an eye for a bargain.
0:33:41 > 0:33:43Oh, we could spend a fortune in here.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46You've only got ?270 left, remember.
0:33:46 > 0:33:47I like your horse.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50The horse is lovely, isn't it? A fairground horse.
0:33:50 > 0:33:542,225. How's that in your budget?
0:33:54 > 0:33:57Definitely more than ?270, eh?
0:33:58 > 0:34:01I can imagine you doing a bit of morris dancing.
0:34:01 > 0:34:02I'm a professional drummer.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06Oh, are you? Yes. Are you? Yeah. I didn't know that. Mm. I am.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10Ooh! So, you know I do jazz club on Fast Show. "Great."
0:34:10 > 0:34:13I actually love jazz, genuinely. Right.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16People are really shocked that I'm actually into jazz. Yeah.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20But jazz-funk and jazz fusion's really my kind of music. Right.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Yeah, I bet your neighbours love you.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26Time to see if John's wife's talents really have rubbed off on him.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Is decoupage where they cut it out and paste it? Yes.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31Ah, she will be proud.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Why, what are you thinking?
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Is that...is that that? Yeah. It is, isn't it?
0:34:36 > 0:34:39So, is the decoupage screen cut out to make a profit?
0:34:39 > 0:34:42No, I don't like that, obviously. It looks late Victorian, doesn't it?
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Looks a bit... Maybe a bit too much.
0:34:45 > 0:34:46Hang on...
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Is that a crazed kitten dismembering a doll?
0:34:49 > 0:34:51It looks like the work of a madman.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55Maybe something more traditional is closer to his taste.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57Shaped basket? Is it... What?
0:34:57 > 0:35:03A cobbler's last made out of a 17th-century carved oak bedpost.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Looks like Frankenstein, kind of stitched together, doesn't it?
0:35:06 > 0:35:08Yes, that's very you, isn't it?
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Catherine, I'm not sure that's a compliment.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12So what is it? A cobbler's last?
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Can you tell us about this?
0:35:14 > 0:35:17A last is a foot-shaped brace used by cobblers
0:35:17 > 0:35:20and cordwainers to repair or make shoes.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22This one's made of cast iron
0:35:22 > 0:35:25and fixed to a piece of 17th-century carved oak bedpost.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27As you do.
0:35:27 > 0:35:28I just like it cos it's odd.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31I don't know. It's just weird, isn't it? It's just weird, isn't it?
0:35:31 > 0:35:34But is it TOO weird?
0:35:34 > 0:35:36We've gone... I don't know anyone with a collection of these.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42So we think this would be good at the right price.
0:35:42 > 0:35:43Yeah.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Possibly. It's a bit of fun. It's a bit of fun, isn't it?
0:35:45 > 0:35:47I can't guarantee that's going to raise...
0:35:47 > 0:35:49It won't raise a lot of money,
0:35:49 > 0:35:51but it'll certainly raise an eyebrow.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54Yeah, it will. And a few legs, probably. Probably.
0:35:54 > 0:35:55SHE LAUGHS
0:35:55 > 0:35:57What have you got on it, Mark? 55.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Right.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02OK. And what could you do on that?
0:36:03 > 0:36:05I could let you have it for 30,
0:36:05 > 0:36:07and I think it'd do well at auction for that.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Could you pinch it a little bit more, Mark?
0:36:10 > 0:36:12How much more? 25?
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Ooh, John.
0:36:14 > 0:36:15Go on.
0:36:15 > 0:36:16Nicely played, eh?
0:36:16 > 0:36:17Thank you. It's OK.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20Thank you so much. A pleasure. I think it's lovely, I really do.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22There we go, one, two, three.
0:36:22 > 0:36:23Super.
0:36:23 > 0:36:24There we are. It's a deal.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Thank you very much. Thank you very much indeed.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31Antiques apprentice John earning his wings, there. Great work.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33But when it comes to flying high,
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Hermione's on her way to see
0:36:35 > 0:36:39a collection that just might take her breath away.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41MUSIC: "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin
0:36:48 > 0:36:52# Take my breath away... #
0:36:53 > 0:36:57OK, well, welcome to the hangar of the Classic Air Force.
0:36:57 > 0:36:58Wow!
0:36:58 > 0:37:02These are the ones in the post-Second World War, Cold War era,
0:37:02 > 0:37:05the ones that really set the scene
0:37:05 > 0:37:07and helped to develop aviation as it is today.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11Hermione and Mark are with Trevor Bailey at Classic Air
0:37:11 > 0:37:14in Newquay, which houses Europe's largest collection
0:37:14 > 0:37:16of post-war classic aircraft.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20# Take my breath away... #
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Classic Air have over 40 British-built aircraft,
0:37:22 > 0:37:26transporting visitors back to the '40s, '50s and '60s,
0:37:26 > 0:37:29when flying was all about glamour and romance.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31They are very evocative, aren't they?
0:37:31 > 0:37:33Of that sort of more gentler age of flying,
0:37:33 > 0:37:36without all the security measures we have today.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Well, it's become much more less romantic than it was,
0:37:39 > 0:37:42and we're trying to get a bit of the romanticism back into it,
0:37:42 > 0:37:44if you like. Or at least give you the experience.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Trevor, how rare is something like this biplane now?
0:37:47 > 0:37:50You'd be stretching it, probably, to take it to double figures.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53Yes, so it's a rare item, isn't it? Mm.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55But it looks... Beautiful. ..it looks so wonderful, doesn't it?
0:37:55 > 0:37:58Beautiful. So, when you're sat inside that,
0:37:58 > 0:38:00and you're flying along the beaches of Cornwall,
0:38:00 > 0:38:03every seat has a panoramic window, and you're looking out
0:38:03 > 0:38:07through those wings, those long, tapering, elliptical wings.
0:38:07 > 0:38:12It really is quite unique. Yes. And memorable. It just looks wonderful.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14You'll see people come off the aircraft today, perhaps,
0:38:14 > 0:38:16while you're here, and you don't see many broader grins.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18No, I bet.
0:38:18 > 0:38:23So taking to the air is the way to see these fantastic flying machines
0:38:23 > 0:38:26at their best. And guess what - Hermione and Mark
0:38:26 > 0:38:29are about to get the chance to find out for themselves.
0:38:29 > 0:38:30Lucky dogs.
0:38:30 > 0:38:34How about flying in one of our planes this afternoon?
0:38:34 > 0:38:35Ooh, I'd love to.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Wouldn't you? Is it safe?
0:38:37 > 0:38:42Of course it's safe! Trevor's maintained it. Is it, Trevor?
0:38:42 > 0:38:44What sort of plane, Trevor?
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Well, how about one like this one here,
0:38:46 > 0:38:49that you enjoyed looking at earlier? MARK GASPS
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Well, it's very... Oh, yes, come on!
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Come on. Are you serious? Really?
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Oh, come on, we must.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01Don't worry, Hermione, these planes are lovingly restored
0:39:01 > 0:39:03and maintained in tiptop condition.
0:39:03 > 0:39:04There's nothing to fear.
0:39:04 > 0:39:05We hope.
0:39:05 > 0:39:10They're taking to the air in this classic de Havilland Dragon Rapide.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13These World War II eight-seater RAF biplanes
0:39:13 > 0:39:16became one of the first commercial airliners after the war.
0:39:16 > 0:39:21And there's less than ten flying today. Safety first, eh?
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Oh, there we are, look.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26And I've just noticed our escape hatch as well.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29And Hermione looks as though she's about to climb through it.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31Ohh... Oh, God!
0:39:31 > 0:39:35Are we good to go, then, Trevor? When you're ready, John. OK.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38Look at the propeller!
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Oh, my God! We are going up!
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Well, that's what planes do, guys.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59The sound of a twin-prop de Havilland Rapide
0:39:59 > 0:40:01takes some time to get used to.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Feels like it's struggling a bit.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06Does it feel like it's struggling to you? No.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08No? No, we're fine.
0:40:08 > 0:40:09Should we get out and push?
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Don't worry, Hermione, in a minute it will all be worth it.
0:40:16 > 0:40:17Passing over Watergate Bay...
0:40:17 > 0:40:20Oh, my... Oh, that's amazing.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23Next stop, west. New York.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26It's all so rugged, the coastline.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29The Cornish coastline. Spectacular.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33And Hermione's finally enjoying herself.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35That is amazing.
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Oh-ho!
0:40:50 > 0:40:51Touchdown!
0:40:51 > 0:40:52Thank the Lord.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54That was amazing. We made it.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56That was so smooth.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01Wonderful. This little black one here's the one to go in next.
0:41:01 > 0:41:02MARK GASPS
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Go in that one and we'll take you up and loop the loop.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07Oh, yes, please! HERMIONE LAUGHS
0:41:07 > 0:41:08Wouldn't you love to do that?
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Keeping their feet firmly on the ground,
0:41:15 > 0:41:18this is John and Catherine's last chance to buy,
0:41:18 > 0:41:20and John's feeling quite at home.
0:41:20 > 0:41:21I like it here. Do you?
0:41:21 > 0:41:25Yeah, it's got a bit of an old curiosity shop kind of... Ooh.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27I like... Yeah, I can have a good mooch.
0:41:27 > 0:41:32Can you? Yes. Yeah, he's comfortable. I'm very comfortable here.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34This is going to take hours.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36Yeah, this is an Aladdin's cave, proper.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38All this Road Trip,
0:41:38 > 0:41:41John's been turning his considerable acting skills
0:41:41 > 0:41:43to playing the antiques expert.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45I can feel you're getting into this.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47So, now for some improvisation.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49I know who that's made by. Go on, then. Wade.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Not quite.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54It's Withernsea Eastgate Pottery, but it looks like...
0:41:54 > 0:41:56It looks like Wade, doesn't it?
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Very convincing performance, though.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01What John needs are a few tricks up his sleeve.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04What you look for are the tickets that are faded,
0:42:04 > 0:42:06and have been here a long time.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08So they want to just get rid of it.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11Catherine, you'll have him passing for an expert in no time.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13Snuffbox.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22That monkey, has it got a little scent bottle inside it?
0:42:22 > 0:42:25I know that look. Catherine's onto something.
0:42:25 > 0:42:29Yes, I've seen the teddy bears of these, with the scent bottles in.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31But I haven't seen a monkey, I must admit.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33Well, let me just show it to my friend.
0:42:33 > 0:42:34Cos he likes toys.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36John? Yes?
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Travelling companion. Let's have a see.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41What do you think of this little man?
0:42:41 > 0:42:42Oh, I love him.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46When I was a kid, my favourite soft toys were monkeys
0:42:46 > 0:42:48and it sort of stayed.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Really? Well, yeah. Take the top off.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55Oh, wow!
0:42:55 > 0:42:56This is a little scent bottle.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00I've never seen anything like that before.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04German toymaker Schuco was founded in 1912,
0:43:04 > 0:43:05and is best known for its bears,
0:43:05 > 0:43:08some of which concealed perfume bottles.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11This Schuco monkey is brown mohair on a tin body.
0:43:11 > 0:43:12Sweet.
0:43:12 > 0:43:14It's been through it. It's been through the mill.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17He has, hasn't he? Yeah, I think... He's only got one ear.
0:43:17 > 0:43:18Yeah.
0:43:18 > 0:43:23It's kind of like...the Van Gogh of the monkey world.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27Be great if you made Van Gogh money on it.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30Could I possibly ask you if you could have a word with the owner,
0:43:30 > 0:43:33perhaps call them up, and see what we could get on that?
0:43:33 > 0:43:36I'll try and see if I can catch her straight away.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38That's great, thank you.
0:43:38 > 0:43:41Have you seen anything else? What's that? Little snuffbox.
0:43:41 > 0:43:46It's a snuffbox, but it's the detail on it that I absolutely love.
0:43:46 > 0:43:52This is a bust of the gentleman here, who was called Charles JA Fox.
0:43:52 > 0:43:55Could be James, could be sort of short for James.
0:43:55 > 0:44:00And then it says, "This illustrious patriot departed this life
0:44:00 > 0:44:05"September the 13th AD 1806," right?
0:44:05 > 0:44:09And then on the base, it says... Hang on.
0:44:09 > 0:44:14"Intrepid champion of freedom, enlightened advocate of peace.
0:44:14 > 0:44:18"Not born for himself but for the universe."
0:44:18 > 0:44:21So he must have been quite a significant character in his time.
0:44:21 > 0:44:22Like some social reformer...
0:44:22 > 0:44:24Let me help you out here.
0:44:24 > 0:44:29Charles James Fox, born in 1749, was Britain's first Foreign Secretary,
0:44:29 > 0:44:33noted for his support of the American and French revolutions.
0:44:33 > 0:44:36These commemorative bronze snuffboxes were produced
0:44:36 > 0:44:41after his death in 1806, but some of the boxes are later reproductions.
0:44:41 > 0:44:44You know when you retire and they give you a carriage clock?
0:44:44 > 0:44:47Did they give you one? I haven't retired yet, love.
0:44:47 > 0:44:51Someone said to me, "Do you think you'll ever retire?"
0:44:51 > 0:44:53I said, "No, I'll die on stage." Right.
0:44:53 > 0:44:54"And it won't be the first time."
0:44:55 > 0:44:57I love that.
0:44:57 > 0:45:00Vicky's got news on the Schuco monkey.
0:45:00 > 0:45:01Good news. Oh!
0:45:01 > 0:45:02And bad news. Oh.
0:45:02 > 0:45:08Um, she would like to try and get 110 for it.
0:45:08 > 0:45:09I think that's too much.
0:45:09 > 0:45:12Ticket price is ?165, remember.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15The good news is that she has said if, you know,
0:45:15 > 0:45:18that she would go to 100. Right.
0:45:18 > 0:45:21But we've got a bit of a proposition for you,
0:45:21 > 0:45:25cos John's now found this little snuffbox.
0:45:25 > 0:45:29I could do them both for 150.
0:45:29 > 0:45:32115? No, 150.
0:45:32 > 0:45:35So, will she do the pair for 125? Or so, we'll say.
0:45:35 > 0:45:40What they would like to do is do a deal and have them both for 125.
0:45:41 > 0:45:44Not possible. No.
0:45:44 > 0:45:46I'm sure she wants to... 140 for them both.
0:45:46 > 0:45:49140? Final offer.
0:45:49 > 0:45:51Time to ask the question that we all ask
0:45:51 > 0:45:53when faced with a difficult decision.
0:45:53 > 0:45:55If Mark Stacey was here, what would he do?
0:45:55 > 0:45:57Come on, give me your Mark Stacey impression.
0:45:57 > 0:46:00IMITATES MARK: Well, you see, I don't know, darling.
0:46:00 > 0:46:01I really don't know.
0:46:01 > 0:46:03I wouldn't know what to say.
0:46:03 > 0:46:05Well, he couldn't do me!
0:46:05 > 0:46:06Can you do Tim?
0:46:06 > 0:46:09IMITATES TIM: Oh, I say, it's an absolute shower.
0:46:09 > 0:46:13Let's go over here and see if we can negotiate down to about 135.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15Let's go!
0:46:16 > 0:46:18Great! He sounds more like me than I do.
0:46:18 > 0:46:21Come on, 135 for both of them. No, can't do it.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24That's it, Vicky. You hold your ground, girl.
0:46:24 > 0:46:28Go on, just... No! No, 140. Absolutely... Final offer?
0:46:28 > 0:46:34Final offer. And it's two magnificently wonderful pieces.
0:46:34 > 0:46:37I think our master hagglers have met their match here.
0:46:37 > 0:46:38It's a deal. There we go.
0:46:38 > 0:46:41Thank you very much. We have one monkey and snuffbox.
0:46:41 > 0:46:43Thank you very much. Thank you very much.
0:46:43 > 0:46:46I'm going. OK. I'm going before I change my mind about that monkey.
0:46:46 > 0:46:47Right. Well, I've done it now.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49You certainly have. No going back.
0:46:49 > 0:46:53That's a commemorative Charles Fox box for ?45,
0:46:53 > 0:46:57and a Schuco monkey perfume bottle for ?95.
0:46:57 > 0:47:00Time for our teams to get together and reveal their hauls.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02Shall we have a look? Because we're desperate.
0:47:02 > 0:47:04I'm not going to do a whip, I'm going to slowly shimmy off. Yes.
0:47:04 > 0:47:07This is it? Mm?
0:47:07 > 0:47:09What do you mean? We've been working hard!
0:47:09 > 0:47:12I like the box. Do you like the box? Yeah, I do, I like the box.
0:47:12 > 0:47:14HERMIONE: I'm afraid that monkey looks dreadful!
0:47:14 > 0:47:17It's ghastly, isn't it? JOHN: It's more than a monkey.
0:47:17 > 0:47:19It's a scent bottle. He's right.
0:47:19 > 0:47:22HERMIONE: Oh, you see? This is what I've had.
0:47:22 > 0:47:24JOHN: That is a cigar cutter. Oh, no, that's lovely.
0:47:24 > 0:47:26It's a rose gold cigar cutter.
0:47:26 > 0:47:28A lucky horseshoe. Lucky monkey, lucky horseshoe.
0:47:28 > 0:47:30Do you like the leg, by the way? No.
0:47:30 > 0:47:32Say what you mean, Mark.
0:47:32 > 0:47:35This is our lucky leg. You've got an awful lot of luckies.
0:47:35 > 0:47:37Sorry. Come on, then. Show us yours.
0:47:37 > 0:47:38Ready? Yes.
0:47:40 > 0:47:43So, that's our first little collection.
0:47:43 > 0:47:44Our "first" collection?!
0:47:44 > 0:47:47And then we've also got this.
0:47:47 > 0:47:49Which I absolutely love.
0:47:50 > 0:47:52Now, that I like.
0:47:52 > 0:47:55I think that's amazing. Yeah, it reminds me of Rosemary's Baby.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57Not a fan, then, John?
0:47:57 > 0:48:03Nice. This is nothing but a wonderful quality drawing.
0:48:03 > 0:48:04Did you pay lots for it?
0:48:05 > 0:48:08She's just trying to wind you up, H, honestly.
0:48:08 > 0:48:09No, that's real.
0:48:09 > 0:48:12JOHN: I'm loving the cot, I think that's my favourite thing.
0:48:12 > 0:48:14This is completely down to Hermione.
0:48:14 > 0:48:16You can't sell second-hand cots for love nor money.
0:48:16 > 0:48:18That's the problem. That IS the problem, Catherine,
0:48:18 > 0:48:20you're quite right. Um...
0:48:20 > 0:48:23And everybody's going to want a lump of old wood with an iron foot on it.
0:48:23 > 0:48:26Aren't they? I mean, let's be honest.
0:48:26 > 0:48:28Everyone's certainly being honest, Mark.
0:48:28 > 0:48:32This is our fifth item. Piece de la resistance.
0:48:32 > 0:48:36Which is a lovely turn-of-the-century consulting room table...
0:48:36 > 0:48:39Er, bench. I like that. With the maker's mark on it.
0:48:39 > 0:48:40Oh, I really like that.
0:48:40 > 0:48:42Wow, some praise. Finally.
0:48:42 > 0:48:46What do we think, then? Not sure!
0:48:46 > 0:48:49I'm kind of a bit speechless, really. I think the letter... Yeah.
0:48:49 > 0:48:52I mean, it might sell, but I just saw it and thought,
0:48:52 > 0:48:54what a bit of junk, really.
0:48:54 > 0:48:57I told you they'd go safe, didn't I? Little things.
0:48:57 > 0:49:00I don't know how safe that was. I don't think it is.
0:49:00 > 0:49:01I mean, they didn't say, actually,
0:49:01 > 0:49:03what they paid for the little monkey thing.
0:49:03 > 0:49:05That monkey was dreadful, Mark. I hate it.
0:49:05 > 0:49:08I love the cot, but like you say, I don't know how saleable it is.
0:49:08 > 0:49:12I don't know how saleable that is. I think that might struggle.
0:49:12 > 0:49:14HERMIONE: My picture.
0:49:14 > 0:49:17I watched Catherine's face, and she was horrified.
0:49:17 > 0:49:20But can I just say one thing to you, H? Yes.
0:49:20 > 0:49:22Look at what she bought.
0:49:22 > 0:49:24Could that judge a picture? No.
0:49:24 > 0:49:27Whatever happens, it's been an experience.
0:49:27 > 0:49:30It's been an adventure. I've loved it. Give us a hug.
0:49:30 > 0:49:32Ooh! Romantic.
0:49:32 > 0:49:34Time for our Road-Trippers to hit the tarmac again,
0:49:34 > 0:49:39bid farewell to Cornwall and hello to our nation's capital, London.
0:49:39 > 0:49:43It's the all-important auction showdown in Wandsworth.
0:49:43 > 0:49:47Criterion auction house is the venue for our final battle, specialising
0:49:47 > 0:49:52in everything from interesting furniture to collectibles.
0:49:52 > 0:49:56This should be the place to shift our eclectic mix of items.
0:49:56 > 0:49:59So, time for a hearty hello and a pep talk.
0:49:59 > 0:50:02Hello. Hello! Nice to see you. Are you all right? Yes.
0:50:02 > 0:50:06Ready for today? I think so. Ready for some action? Yeah, absolutely.
0:50:06 > 0:50:09I'm not nervous, are you nervous? No! You're biting your nails!
0:50:09 > 0:50:11You are! I am! MARK CHUCKLES
0:50:14 > 0:50:17Now, let's get the lowdown on what the man with the gavel,
0:50:17 > 0:50:20auctioneer Daniel Webster, thinks of our team's buys.
0:50:20 > 0:50:24There's a pretty little gold cigar cutter, horseshoe shaped,
0:50:24 > 0:50:28that's a nice popular shape people usually go for, so, again,
0:50:28 > 0:50:30hopefully that's going to appeal to somebody out there.
0:50:30 > 0:50:34The Schuco monkey, that's quite an interesting thing.
0:50:34 > 0:50:36In good condition, they can make a few hundred pounds.
0:50:36 > 0:50:39That one's not great condition, unfortunately.
0:50:39 > 0:50:42Overall, it's sort of a good eclectic mix.
0:50:42 > 0:50:43They've bought quite wisely overall,
0:50:43 > 0:50:46with maybe a couple of errors here and there.
0:50:46 > 0:50:48Well, that sounds promising.
0:50:51 > 0:50:53Both teams started this Road Trip with ?400.
0:50:53 > 0:50:56Joan and Catherine bought five items and came in under budget,
0:50:56 > 0:50:58spending ?295.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03Hermione and Mark also picked up five items,
0:51:03 > 0:51:06but they managed to blow the whole ?400.
0:51:06 > 0:51:08Let's see who can pump the profits,
0:51:08 > 0:51:11and who will be left weeping over their wares.
0:51:14 > 0:51:19Now, before proceedings start, there's some unfortunate news.
0:51:19 > 0:51:22John and Catherine's two silver brooches were sadly lost
0:51:22 > 0:51:25just before the auction, but to put things right,
0:51:25 > 0:51:28Team Thomson will get an insurance payout on both.
0:51:28 > 0:51:29Yes, I've looked at the photos,
0:51:29 > 0:51:32and we'll give an insurance valuation of ?100.
0:51:34 > 0:51:37So, with ?100 in the bag for Team Thomson
0:51:37 > 0:51:42and internet bidding in the offing, let's get this auction under way.
0:51:42 > 0:51:44This is you. This is it.
0:51:44 > 0:51:46First up, can Hermione
0:51:46 > 0:51:49and Mark post a profit on with their stamp machine and letter box?
0:51:49 > 0:51:52There you go, neat little things just over there,
0:51:52 > 0:51:54good and collectible for ?20.
0:51:54 > 0:51:5620. Come on.
0:51:56 > 0:51:57Ten. Ten, surely?
0:51:57 > 0:52:01Five if you like. No money at five, surely?
0:52:01 > 0:52:03Five is bid.
0:52:03 > 0:52:05?5 now, at five, are we all done?
0:52:05 > 0:52:09At five, eight just behind, sir. Eight now.
0:52:09 > 0:52:13At ?8, are we all done, then? At ?8, are we all sure for eight?
0:52:15 > 0:52:17Not a great start.
0:52:17 > 0:52:19But there's still plenty to play for.
0:52:19 > 0:52:20That is terrible.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22True.
0:52:22 > 0:52:24The auctioneer loved this lot, though.
0:52:24 > 0:52:27So can John and Catherine's horseshoe cigar cutter
0:52:27 > 0:52:28make a slice of profit?
0:52:28 > 0:52:31Interest ten, 15 got.
0:52:31 > 0:52:34At ?15, the money's here at 15, 20 if you like.
0:52:34 > 0:52:3620 in the room.
0:52:36 > 0:52:39At ?20, are we done?
0:52:39 > 0:52:41At 20, we're in the room. Yes or no, internet?
0:52:41 > 0:52:44Come on, internet. 22 front row.
0:52:44 > 0:52:4625.
0:52:46 > 0:52:4927 and creeping along.
0:52:49 > 0:52:5230. At ?30 now.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55At ?30, we left at 30. Are we all done?
0:52:57 > 0:53:00Looks like the bidders are sitting on their hands.
0:53:00 > 0:53:02Is that a profit? No.
0:53:02 > 0:53:05What did you pay for it? 60.
0:53:05 > 0:53:07Oh!
0:53:07 > 0:53:09Up next is Hermione's beloved watercolour.
0:53:09 > 0:53:12Will it be music to our ears?
0:53:12 > 0:53:14Good artist and good thing, and with interest.
0:53:14 > 0:53:1645, 50 is bid.
0:53:16 > 0:53:19?50, the money's here with me at 50, are we sure?
0:53:19 > 0:53:22At ?50, are we all done? 55. Ooh!
0:53:22 > 0:53:2555, internet, now, at 55.
0:53:25 > 0:53:29At ?55, are we done at 55?
0:53:31 > 0:53:32Oh, bad luck.
0:53:32 > 0:53:35There was internet interest, but it just wasn't enough.
0:53:35 > 0:53:38It's just not our day. It's just not our day.
0:53:38 > 0:53:39It's a bit shabby,
0:53:39 > 0:53:43but can the bidders see the chic in Team Thomson's Schuco monkey?
0:53:43 > 0:53:4530 in the room. Five if you like, internet.
0:53:45 > 0:53:4835. 40.
0:53:48 > 0:53:50At 40, are we done? Don't stop.
0:53:50 > 0:53:52At ?40, are we all sure at 40?
0:53:52 > 0:53:54Come on!
0:53:54 > 0:53:56At 40, we're in the room at 40...
0:53:58 > 0:54:02Oh, dear. Well, at least the poor thing's got a home to go to.
0:54:02 > 0:54:05Well, the internet is relieved that when he gets that in the post,
0:54:05 > 0:54:09anyway. He'll be... HE GASPS
0:54:09 > 0:54:10So, will Hermione
0:54:10 > 0:54:13and Mark's consulting couch be just what the doctor ordered?
0:54:13 > 0:54:14I mean, it's just silly.
0:54:14 > 0:54:18It could have the potential to make a couple of hundred pounds.
0:54:18 > 0:54:21That's one just down now there, there now, there you go, adjustable
0:54:21 > 0:54:23and all sorts, what more could you want?
0:54:23 > 0:54:27?50 for it. 30.
0:54:27 > 0:54:30Obviously more. A tenner. Ten is bid. Oh, come on.
0:54:30 > 0:54:32At ?10 now, at ten, are we done?
0:54:32 > 0:54:34I don't want to smile, cos it looks like I'm gloating.
0:54:34 > 0:54:35For ten.
0:54:38 > 0:54:42Oh, crikey Moses. Someone's got a real bargain, there.
0:54:42 > 0:54:45On the right auction day, that should have made a lot more.
0:54:45 > 0:54:47I don't know what to say, I'm sorry.
0:54:47 > 0:54:50That was the piece de resistance. I mean, ?10.
0:54:50 > 0:54:52But, Mark, hope springs eternal.
0:54:52 > 0:54:56And with more bidders filing in, can the ladle serve up some good news?
0:54:56 > 0:54:59And it's with interest at 35, 40 got.
0:54:59 > 0:55:03At ?40, the money's here with me at 40, are we done?
0:55:03 > 0:55:07At ?40, commissions money at 40, are we sure now?
0:55:10 > 0:55:13Cheer up, kids. The punch ladle breaks even.
0:55:13 > 0:55:15Could our teams fortunes be about to turn?
0:55:17 > 0:55:20John and Catherine's commemorative box is next.
0:55:20 > 0:55:23Neat little thing for ?20.
0:55:23 > 0:55:2520's bid. 25.
0:55:25 > 0:55:2730. Five.
0:55:27 > 0:55:30(Come on. Come on.)
0:55:30 > 0:55:32?35, and in the room. Are we done?
0:55:32 > 0:55:35At 35, in the room and selling in the room, then.
0:55:38 > 0:55:39That's a shame.
0:55:39 > 0:55:41But, thankfully, not a devastating loss.
0:55:42 > 0:55:45Next, Mark and Hermione's Victorian cot.
0:55:45 > 0:55:47This will be interesting.
0:55:47 > 0:55:49Good, collectible and smart for ?100 and bid.
0:55:49 > 0:55:52At 100, 110. (Well done, well done!)
0:55:52 > 0:55:54110. 120.
0:55:56 > 0:55:59For 120, are we sure now at 120?
0:56:02 > 0:56:05Well, it's a small loss after auction costs,
0:56:05 > 0:56:09but I daresay that's a good result considering everything.
0:56:09 > 0:56:13Finally, John and Catherine's cobbler's last is last. Hah!
0:56:13 > 0:56:18There you go, unusual indeed. And ?30. 20.
0:56:18 > 0:56:24Ten. Ten is bid. At ?10 now, at ten. 15. 20.
0:56:24 > 0:56:28Five. At 25 away right.
0:56:28 > 0:56:30You have. At ?25 right and away, then.
0:56:30 > 0:56:32At the front!
0:56:32 > 0:56:35Oh, well done, madam. There's bidding at the front.
0:56:35 > 0:56:3730. New place now at 30.
0:56:37 > 0:56:41And 30, are we all done? For ?30, then.
0:56:43 > 0:56:45I think our leg was just bought by Dr Legg.
0:56:45 > 0:56:47From EastEnders.
0:56:47 > 0:56:50The leg just managed to get into its stride.
0:56:50 > 0:56:53Well done for effort, boys and girls.
0:56:53 > 0:56:54It's been good fun, though, hasn't it? Yeah.
0:56:54 > 0:56:56That's the main thing. It has, actually.
0:56:56 > 0:56:59Have we enjoyed ourselves? We have. Yes. We've had a great time.
0:56:59 > 0:57:02It's not the losing, it's the taking part. Absolutely, John.
0:57:02 > 0:57:04That's my motto.
0:57:04 > 0:57:07Well, sadly the bidders just weren't there to today,
0:57:07 > 0:57:08so forget winning,
0:57:08 > 0:57:12this auction's been more about who's made the least losses.
0:57:12 > 0:57:13So, let's get the headlines.
0:57:13 > 0:57:16Hermione and Mark thought they'd shopped smart,
0:57:16 > 0:57:21but when it came down to brass task, they made a loss of ?208.94
0:57:21 > 0:57:28after auction costs, giving them ?191.06 at the finishing line.
0:57:28 > 0:57:30However, John and Catherine pipped them to the post.
0:57:30 > 0:57:32Despite auction costs,
0:57:32 > 0:57:35the insurance valuation on the brooches cut their losses
0:57:35 > 0:57:38to a more conservative ?102.30,
0:57:38 > 0:57:42leaving them with a respectable ?297.70.
0:57:42 > 0:57:44That's not so bad, then.
0:57:44 > 0:57:46I feel a bit sad! Oh, do you?
0:57:46 > 0:57:49I do. I won't shed a tear on national television.
0:57:49 > 0:57:51Anyway, it's been lovely. What can I say?
0:57:51 > 0:57:53Really enjoyed it. I've had a lovely time.
0:57:53 > 0:57:56I've had a fantastic time. Thank you so much.
0:57:56 > 0:57:58Thank you. Thank you.
0:57:58 > 0:57:59Go on, jump in, lady.
0:57:59 > 0:58:01They can't wait to get away, look! I know.
0:58:01 > 0:58:03Take care. Bye! Bye! Bye.
0:58:05 > 0:58:07Any profits made from across the Road Trip
0:58:07 > 0:58:09will go to Children In Need.
0:58:12 > 0:58:14CAR BACKFIRES
0:58:14 > 0:58:16What's happened to your hair? It's blowing in the wind.
0:58:16 > 0:58:19I hope it doesn't come off! Yes!
0:58:19 > 0:58:23I know a little bit about toys. Early Victorian automatons.
0:58:23 > 0:58:25No, no, you're talking out of your...
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