0:00:02 > 0:00:06'Some of the nation's favourite celebrities.' Why have I got such expensive taste?
0:00:07 > 0:00:11'One antiques expert each.' THEY LAUGH
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Now, that is what I call a good shopping experience.
0:00:13 > 0:00:20'One big challenge. Who can seek out and buy the best antiques at the very best prices?'
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Answers on a postcard. HAMMER BANGS
0:00:22 > 0:00:26Ohh! 'And auction for a big profit further down the road?'
0:00:26 > 0:00:28I like to try on the wares.
0:00:28 > 0:00:32'Who will spot the good investments? Who will listen to advice?'
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Do you like it? No, I think it's horrible.
0:00:34 > 0:00:38'And who will be the first to say, "Don't you know who I am?"'
0:00:38 > 0:00:43Well done, us. 'Time to put your peddle to the metal.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46'This is Celebrity Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:48 > 0:00:49'Yeah!
0:00:50 > 0:00:56'Today's fight for the antique crown begins in the ceremonial county of Hampshire.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00'A new pair of TV faves sporting ?400 each
0:01:00 > 0:01:03'enter the sphere of oddities and curiosity.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05'They're no strangers to an auction.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09'It's telly presenters Lucy Alexander and Martin Roberts.'
0:01:09 > 0:01:13Wow. I am so excited! That is a beautiful baby!
0:01:13 > 0:01:17This is my dream car. Really? Yeah, it's an MG TF,
0:01:17 > 0:01:21probably from about 1950s... Can we stop the showing off already? I'm not showing off.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Can you drive it? You know what? I've got the key!
0:01:25 > 0:01:28I hope you've got the picnic rug and lashings of ginger ale in the boot.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Strapped on the back, darling. Love it! Right, tally-ho!
0:01:31 > 0:01:34'Martin's right, they're off in this 1954 MG TF.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38'It's pre-seat-belt era, which is why they're not wearing any.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42'And isn't it a British beauty, eh? Hip-hip!'
0:01:44 > 0:01:47So what is the oldest thing you've got in your house? A dinosaur fossil.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Lots of old-fashioned scientific equipment, some art.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54The oldest thing I've got in my house is the photograph of you hanging on my wall.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57That's really sweet. Thanks, darling. SHE LAUGHS
0:01:57 > 0:02:00'This double act began their on-screen relationship
0:02:00 > 0:02:06'a decade ago on the BBC's hugely successful Homes Under The Hammer.'
0:02:06 > 0:02:10There are peaches but there are also rotten apples. Absolutely.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16'But for Lucy, it all began by studying drama and dance in her youth.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19'A stint at Nickelodeon as a children's presenter
0:02:19 > 0:02:25'was just the thing to set her up for a long and prosperous career working with Martin Roberts.'
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Even I couldn't fit all my shoes and handbags in there.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32I am rather nervous because you know I have got to win.
0:02:32 > 0:02:37I promised my kids. That is very sad, cos even for your children, I'm not going to let you win.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40'Ready for the clash is Martin Roberts.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44'His career began on BBC Merseyside radio in the 80s
0:02:44 > 0:02:46'before hitting our screens as a travel presenter.'
0:02:46 > 0:02:49# If I had a hammer
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Looks like the front is about to fall off the house to me.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57'For the last ten years, he's been an expert in all things property
0:02:57 > 0:03:01'alongside Lucy in Homes Under The Hammer.'
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Mirror, mirror, on the table,
0:03:03 > 0:03:06tell me what this will fetch at auction if you are able.
0:03:06 > 0:03:10I wonder what the experts are going to be like. If there's somebody with facial hair, I'll have him.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Why? I don't know, I quite like facial hair.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16A good antique expert should have facial hair. That's what I think.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18'Well, one of them does.'
0:03:18 > 0:03:23Antiques Roadshow! Oh, Thursday! We've missed it!
0:03:23 > 0:03:27'And expert number one is the spruce James Lewis.'
0:03:27 > 0:03:29I was thinking around 45, 50 quid.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32That's very cheeky. I know. That's very cheeky. I know.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36'This cheeky chappy's been antique crazy, man and boy,
0:03:36 > 0:03:39'buying and bidding from the age of six, no less.'
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Do you know how you know it's summer? How?
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Because the people of Portsmouth are half-naked, look.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Excellent! Get in there! Half-naked people!
0:03:53 > 0:03:55'Highly qualified for the job of admiring the view
0:03:55 > 0:03:57'is surveyor James Braxton.'
0:03:57 > 0:04:00How much have you got on this fellow? 15 or something?
0:04:00 > 0:04:04You haven't come for a deal, you've come to have a row!
0:04:04 > 0:04:07'A sophisticated bon viveur,
0:04:07 > 0:04:11'he loves fine wine and fine food just as much as fine art and furniture.'
0:04:11 > 0:04:16Have you got any ideas of who you'd like to go with?
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Why don't I go for the girl? You normally go with the guys.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23I normally go with the guys. Why don't we do a swap?
0:04:23 > 0:04:27'I think James Braxton's been doing his homework.
0:04:27 > 0:04:33'Cutting a fine path to the rendezvous, the experts are in a 1980s model Mercedes SL
0:04:33 > 0:04:37'and they're still admiring the birds.' Lots of fabulous birds.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41So many woodpeckers. Oh, lovely!
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Have you got green woodpeckers? Green ones. Lots of greens.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48Lots of black and reds. Lots of thrushes, lots of blackbirds. Lovely.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Robins.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57'Appropriately, the battle for antique excellence
0:04:57 > 0:05:00'starts in Hampshire, the home of the British Army and Royal Navy,
0:05:00 > 0:05:04'but finishes 218 miles away at auction
0:05:04 > 0:05:06'in the Cathedral city of Lincoln.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11'First stop is the historic naval port of Portsmouth.'
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Hey-hey! Whoo-hoo!
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Hi, guys! Hi. James. Nice to meet you. I'm Lucy.
0:05:19 > 0:05:24Very good to meet you. Now, what about antiques? You're big homes people.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Well, I personally love antiques and I've got a house that's full of
0:05:27 > 0:05:30an eclectic mix of everything I've collected over the years.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34And I don't have any antiques in my house whatsoever. No!
0:05:34 > 0:05:36I'm a modern, contemporary person.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39Lucy, I'm going to have to teach you the way of antiques. Are you?
0:05:39 > 0:05:43James, show me the light. Right, come on. Which car are we taking?
0:05:43 > 0:05:46No choice, guys. I'm keeping the MG. I think you'll find you're not.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48THEY LAUGH
0:05:48 > 0:05:51James! Hurray!
0:05:53 > 0:05:57You're my TV husband. I've got a new one now. You're so fickle!
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Bye! The winners are off! Whoo!
0:06:02 > 0:06:06'Lucy's traded in her old model for a new one already.'
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Every time you step into any of your houses,
0:06:09 > 0:06:14you're going, "Oh, look at the period features, look at the doors, original panelling."
0:06:14 > 0:06:19So does that mean that you're a passionate furniture collector?
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Erm, not so much. I mean, I love old furniture.
0:06:22 > 0:06:28Whether I'll be able to spot a Chipperfield... Chippendale? Chippendale.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31'Well, you wouldn't want to get those two mixed up.'
0:06:31 > 0:06:35As much as I love Lucy, we've got to beat her. We have!
0:06:35 > 0:06:39'Fierce competition between our celebs, then. This is going to be a lot of fun.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47'The chaps' treasure hunt begins in a historic naval store house.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51'Martin's already inside, but James, keen to find a fresh bargain,
0:06:51 > 0:06:54'is chatting to a dealer who's just dropped off a ship's lamp in the shop.'
0:06:54 > 0:06:58How much is that? Er, here and now, 120. It's a big one.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Lovely. OK. We'll have a wander. But thank you very much. Thank you.
0:07:02 > 0:07:09'Now he's got the scoop, it's time to jump aboard the good ship rummage for plunder! And lee ho!'
0:07:09 > 0:07:14Where do we start, then? It's just a matter of looking at almost everything
0:07:14 > 0:07:19and just finding the one thing that is priced lower than it's worth.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21'He's like a Zen master.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25'Ready to splice the mainbrace is Andrew.'
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Look at this. I love this clock. Why isn't this for sale? Because it's a fake.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Oh, it's a fake, is it? I just leave it there to remind myself
0:07:32 > 0:07:34to be a bit more cautious next time.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Really? That's why it's not for sale. I only sell originals.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42'Ha-ha! So stick that in your pipe and smoke it!'
0:07:43 > 0:07:48What about this? 'Martin's beady eye has alighted on a signed menu
0:07:48 > 0:07:53'from a dinner that would've had the paparazzi in a frenzy back in their day.'
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Look at this. This is the sort of thing I really love.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59This is the Lady Taverners, a celebratory Italian evening, but look at the people who were there.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Robert Powell, Bill Tidy, Willie Rushton,
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Frazer Hines, Nicholas Parsons...
0:08:04 > 0:08:07'Ooh! Frenzy was perhaps an exaggeration.'
0:08:07 > 0:08:11That's got to be worth something. Let's have a look. How do you price that?
0:08:11 > 0:08:14You get the right person in the room who's a Willie Rushton fan...
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Nicholas Parsons signed it. 'All the greats, eh?'
0:08:17 > 0:08:2125 quid. 1988.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24I think we've got a chance with that. They're fairly modern signatures.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28The autograph is far more sought-after when the person dies.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31I once had somebody ask me, their father said,
0:08:31 > 0:08:36"Go and get his autograph, it'll be worth something when he's dead." That's what they said to me!
0:08:36 > 0:08:39'Yeah, a bit drastic. But this is for charity.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45'They're searching on, taking the menu with them.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49'Shopkeeper Andrew, keen to help, has something to show the boys.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52'He recently bought a collection of maritime artist
0:08:52 > 0:08:56'William Wyllie's sketches and watercolours at Christie's.' What's the appeal of Wyllie?
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Well, he's got a strong Portsmouth connection.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02He lived here for about the last 30 years of his life.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05And I've just ingrained on him, basically.
0:09:05 > 0:09:10'Wyllie is best known for his maritime-themed paintings and etchings
0:09:10 > 0:09:12'which sometimes fetch thousands.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16'These aren't classic Wyllie and the auction is in Lincoln,
0:09:16 > 0:09:21'where maritime is unlikely to be as popular, so they could be taking a risk here.'
0:09:21 > 0:09:26They'd maybe do theatrical studies at the beginning, so you've got a lot of bizarre creatures and so forth,
0:09:26 > 0:09:29which you wouldn't see in his normal work. Like this long-nosed...
0:09:29 > 0:09:32That's not a great commercial piece.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35A William Wyllie collector will not go for that.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Yeah, you want something classical maritime.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41No, but, it still has the interest of it being Wyllie.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44'Andrew's put ?20 on the Wyllie sketch,
0:09:44 > 0:09:48'but Martin's keen to do some negotiating and has an offer in mind for it,
0:09:48 > 0:09:52'plus the celebrity menu, which is priced at ?25.'
0:09:52 > 0:09:54What could that be? I'll do it for 20.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Would you do the two for 30? Yeah, that's fine. I would've said two for 20.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01No. Would you?
0:10:01 > 0:10:05How about two for 25? Two for 25, go on. Yeah? OK.
0:10:05 > 0:10:10'James's bare-faced cheek has saved them a fiver
0:10:10 > 0:10:14'and they've started their treasure trove for auction. Bravo, chaps.'
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Marvellous. Thank you. Thank you very much. You're welcome.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22'With so much to choose from, the browsing continues.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25'James is still hoping to find the ship's lamp
0:10:25 > 0:10:27'dropped off by the dealer he met outside.'
0:10:27 > 0:10:31I'm desperate to sort of buy something vaguely maritime.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Look at that! A lighthouse binnacle.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37The guy outside... Yes? 120 quid he said he could do that for.
0:10:37 > 0:10:42Who? Just outside here there was a guy with a bundle of weapons.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44What? Yeah. He was leaving.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Did you call the police? No. Antique weapons. OK.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51And I said, "What are you doing?" He said, "I've just done a big deal
0:10:51 > 0:10:56"but I've just put something in there that you might like. It's a great big steel binnacle."
0:10:56 > 0:11:00He said 120 quid, but that's 380. It's different.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Do you like it, though? It's a bit rusty. Bit of Hammerite on there.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06So is somebody really going to buy that?
0:11:06 > 0:11:10Cos it's 120 quid, it's a big slice of our budget. It is.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15'Time to get the mystery weapon-wielding man on the phone
0:11:15 > 0:11:17'and straighten out the price.'
0:11:17 > 0:11:19I've spoken to the owner, he says fine.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22'Nicely done! It's decision time.'
0:11:22 > 0:11:26A little bit of, erm, what's that word, serendipity.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31You genuinely happened to bump into that bloke who you accosted cos he had a load of weapons
0:11:31 > 0:11:38and then you happened, in this maze of a place, to have found the exact bit. Go on, shake his hand.
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Thank you very much. Deal. Thank you. I love the whole story.
0:11:42 > 0:11:48'A serendipitous deal done at 120 indeed! Down from 380.'
0:11:48 > 0:11:52You can roll it home. You can. 'They've collected three trophies for their trunk.
0:11:52 > 0:11:57'The Wyllie sketch, a signed menu and the ship's lamp thingamajig,
0:11:57 > 0:12:02'spending ?145 of their ?400 budget. Time to get rolling!'
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Cheerio. Bye. Bye.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12'James and Lucy are motoring to the beach at Southsea
0:12:12 > 0:12:15'and Lucy's still smirking about half-inching the MG.'
0:12:15 > 0:12:18I am so pleased that we got that car
0:12:18 > 0:12:21because Martin was just loving it too much!
0:12:21 > 0:12:23I've got to say, I do feel a little bit guilty
0:12:23 > 0:12:27about trading in my telly husband for you. Telly husband!
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Well, ten years is a long time! We are close.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34But he does go mad and buy everything, so I know he's going to get over-excited. Excellent.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37I'm very good with bartering. I like to get a good deal. Good.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41But I need you to guide me. Shoes and handbags, Martin was joking,
0:12:41 > 0:12:43but I do love a bit of trying on, I have to say!
0:12:43 > 0:12:46That's where your expertise lies, does it? Shoes and handbags.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49'That's a different shopping trip altogether, Lucy.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55'James and Lucy are dropping anchor at Roberts of Southsea.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58'And the man himself is ready and waiting to deal.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00'Once more into the breach!'
0:13:00 > 0:13:05Now, Robbie, how long have you been here for? Ten years in this shop.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Ten years? In the trade, 30 years.
0:13:07 > 0:13:1130 years? Yep, as a boy. You must have started early. Yes.
0:13:11 > 0:13:15Dad in this, as well? And grandfather. That's dad. Hello, dad. Hi.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20'Crikey! Three generations of Roberts' in the trade.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22'He's not going to be a pushover.'
0:13:22 > 0:13:25What do you think you've got here...
0:13:25 > 0:13:29Everything. No, come on. What is your favourite piece in this whole shop?
0:13:29 > 0:13:35What do you love in here that you think... Whatever someone buys and goes out of that door with.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38'Told you!' We'll have a good look round. 'Chocks away!
0:13:43 > 0:13:47'Lucy's interest has been captured by some tin trunks.'
0:13:47 > 0:13:50These are fantastic trunks. Look at these. Both of them.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Lieutenant Colonel Buckland.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56I see a lovely hat box. Lovely.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59It's quite a nice, stylish item. I would use that in my home
0:13:59 > 0:14:03to put bits and pieces in. Yeah. That's fantastic. Yeah.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07We should buy lots in here. I think we will. SHE LAUGHS
0:14:07 > 0:14:12'They like the tin trunk and hat case, but they're playing it cool until they've had a look around.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14'Suits you, madam.'
0:14:14 > 0:14:20Lucy, what about pictures? That picture down there has a slightly naive charm to it.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Is that what you call it? That's The Quadrant in Brighton.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26'The Quadrant is a well-known drinking establishment,
0:14:26 > 0:14:30'serving the thirsty of Brighton for over 150 years.
0:14:31 > 0:14:37'This large oil on canvas is by a Brighton artist and has a ticket price of ?20.'
0:14:37 > 0:14:39It's slightly domestic realism.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42It's sort of ordinary people.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45It's quite unglamorous.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49It's got brightness. That's why I don't really like it. It's got a naive charm.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Give me the date. Look at those! 70s.
0:14:52 > 0:14:5670s. It is, isn't it? It's all... The denim jacket, the denim jeans.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00I like the fact that it's on a canvas and it's got some nice, bright colours.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04And I like the lady there with the pram and the flowers. Yeah.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08Cos I remember my mother having a pram like that, actually. Yeah.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10I think I even was in a pram like that.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13For eight quid... 'Hello!' For eight quid, you can have it.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Can we have that for eight quid? Shake the man's hand!
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Robbie, it is lovely doing business with you. That is really lovely.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25You're a very clever lady. Oh, great, yes! Thank you. Ooh, mind that light!
0:15:25 > 0:15:29'Oh! Disaster averted and the first deal done. Lovely.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33'They have one item of booty banked, but look out, Lucy's on a roll.'
0:15:33 > 0:15:37What is that? I think you put it in the water, suck it up,
0:15:37 > 0:15:41then you... Ohh! So it's like a large syringe.
0:15:42 > 0:15:48'It might look like a giant syringe, but it's a brass rose-sprayer with no price attached.'
0:15:48 > 0:15:52That's something that I can see somebody having in their house
0:15:52 > 0:15:56and somebody coming in and saying, "What's that?" and you say, "Ooh, well..." and you have a little story.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59So I think that could be quite a fun object to have.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02And it's quite country up in Lincoln so they might grow roses up there.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Like it! He's on it.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07'He's a pro.'
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Do you think that we could add much value to something like that?
0:16:11 > 0:16:16Listen, that was ?8, ?15 the two, then you can't lose. All right?
0:16:17 > 0:16:20You can't lose then. Give the man a big kiss. I'm going to do that.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23After we have bought all the purchases.
0:16:23 > 0:16:27I'm not going to kiss him yet. No. He can look forward to that.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30'I'm sure he will, too! So, smackers aside,
0:16:30 > 0:16:34'they've just purchased another piece of precious plunder. And they're not finished yet.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41'Having thoroughly perused the premises, the pair are drawn back to the trunks.
0:16:41 > 0:16:47'But things are afoot. I wouldn't want to be in Robbie's shoes. Watch out.'
0:16:47 > 0:16:49I've just sold that one to a customer.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51When? They came to the door. What, just then? Yeah.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55You took too long! You can't do that! I'm sorry. That's not allowed!
0:16:55 > 0:16:59You can't lose on that one underneath. No, I want that one.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01If we can't have that trunk, what about that trunk?
0:17:01 > 0:17:03I like your style.
0:17:03 > 0:17:08We don't want a Lieutenant Colonel, we want a General! That's what we want!
0:17:08 > 0:17:11What we really, really want! General Burnaby. 'Girl power.'
0:17:11 > 0:17:16Can we shut the door in case anyone comes in and buys it, please?
0:17:16 > 0:17:21'They're inspecting another tin trunk with the higher ranking of General Burnaby.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23'But they're still not convinced.'
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Right, what about this trunk underneath here? That's a lovely one.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30It's got quite a lot of intricate little bits and pieces going on.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34Does it come with all the bits? No. THEY LAUGH
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Go on, best price. No bids. 20 quid. And I'll chuck that one in.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40And you can't lose on that.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44'James and Lucy like the trunk and Robbie's thrown in the hat tin
0:17:44 > 0:17:47'for a knock-down price of ?20.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51'But they're not ready to pack up their troubles just yet.'
0:17:51 > 0:17:54You don't think we should have the general in with this, as well, Lucy?
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Oh, that would be lovely, a stack.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59A stack. Cos they would look nice together, wouldn't they?
0:17:59 > 0:18:03'With a little brute strength from James...' I think it's got gold coins in there.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06'..and artistic flare from Lucy...'
0:18:06 > 0:18:09That actually works with the black on top of the tan.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11It does. It's a sort of lovely tableau
0:18:11 > 0:18:13or a natural window-dresser.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18Come on, Robbie, it is a package. It's a package deal. 30 quid.
0:18:18 > 0:18:2230 quid, come on. Now you're going to get that kiss! Mwah! Mwah!
0:18:22 > 0:18:25'Whether you like it or not.' It's the nicest day today!
0:18:25 > 0:18:29JAMES LAUGHS I'm feeling an ice cream and a Flake coming on. Yeah.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33'Go on, then, you deserve it! Make mine a 99, eh?' Thank you very much.
0:18:33 > 0:18:39'Only ?45 of their ?400 budget spent and what spoils.
0:18:39 > 0:18:45'A selection of trunks, a brass rose-sprayer and an oil painting of Brighton. Top dealing, duo!'
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Oh!
0:18:48 > 0:18:51Do you collect? I do. I collect antiques.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55Not so much furniture. More objet d'art, more sort of curios.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59My biggest problem is I can't bear to get rid of things.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02Do you know... That's going to be the problem today.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Cos I'll find things and go, "I'm not going to sell that!"
0:19:06 > 0:19:12'Successful antique experts are often part great detectives, part obsessive collectors,
0:19:12 > 0:19:16'and here in Portsmouth there's a collection that combines the two.
0:19:16 > 0:19:21'Portsmouth Central Library houses arguably the largest collection
0:19:21 > 0:19:27'of Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle-related material in the world.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32'Obsessively collected over a lifetime by Richard Lancelyn Green,
0:19:32 > 0:19:34'it consists of 16,000 books,
0:19:34 > 0:19:38'40,000 documents and 3,000 objects. Wow!'
0:19:38 > 0:19:42Hello. I'm James. Nice to see you. Hello.
0:19:42 > 0:19:46'Laura Weston is showing them round.' Come with me.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51'Richard Lancelyn Green was generally considered
0:19:51 > 0:19:55'the world's foremost scholar on the subject of Sherlock Holmes
0:19:55 > 0:19:58'and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01'Richard bequeathed his collection to Portsmouth Central Library
0:20:01 > 0:20:04'as it was here that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
0:20:04 > 0:20:07'wrote his first Sherlock Holmes story.'
0:20:07 > 0:20:11The first book was A Study In Scarlet. And that's where Sherlock Holmes was born.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Yeah. And it just took off from there, really.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17'The collection contains some very rare items,
0:20:17 > 0:20:21'including original magazines in which Sherlock Holmes stories were published.'
0:20:21 > 0:20:24What we have here is the Strand magazine.
0:20:24 > 0:20:28Now, magazines were not magazines as we know it.
0:20:28 > 0:20:33They were actually books. So this one here dates from 1892.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37'There are also some first-edition books.'
0:20:37 > 0:20:41The Hound Of The Baskervilles. I love the fact that it's got an advert
0:20:41 > 0:20:46for Fry's pure cocoa on the front of Hound Of The Baskervilles!
0:20:46 > 0:20:48When you can't sleep at night because you've read the book,
0:20:48 > 0:20:51you can have your cup of cocoa and you'll go to sleep.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54'Richard's fanatical collecting
0:20:54 > 0:20:57'let him into a lengthy legal wrangling
0:20:57 > 0:21:00'to obtain personal paperwork of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's.'
0:21:00 > 0:21:05This is an original letter from Conan Doyle to his son
0:21:05 > 0:21:08basically saying to his son, "You cannot have any more money,
0:21:08 > 0:21:13"your allowance should be enough. Darling Daddy." Darling? Oh, no!
0:21:13 > 0:21:19'On Richard's death in 2004, he'd been collecting veraciously for 40 years.
0:21:19 > 0:21:25'Laura's taking the chaps to the basement for a closer look at the extent of the archives.'
0:21:28 > 0:21:32He literally had piles and piles and piles of objects and items that he just lived with.
0:21:32 > 0:21:37It's interesting because collectors are often quite strange individuals.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41People now believe that the collector's gene is more in males than females.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43And if we have a collectors' sale at the auction
0:21:43 > 0:21:47for cigarette cards, postcards, coins, stamps, medals,
0:21:47 > 0:21:51there's not a woman in the audience. Wow. It's all men.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54It's something strange about us. I'm not sure what it is.
0:21:54 > 0:21:58There's lots of women watching going, "Yeah, that's my husband. Why does he collect that rubbish?"
0:21:58 > 0:22:04'Richard's death was in some ways attributed to his obsession with his collection.
0:22:04 > 0:22:10'He was distraught at being unable to stop the private sale of Conan Doyle papers
0:22:10 > 0:22:13'which he suspected the late daughter of the author
0:22:13 > 0:22:16'had bequeathed the National Library.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19'His behaviour became erratic
0:22:19 > 0:22:24'and he was later found by police garrotted on his bed.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27'All clues pointed to murder,
0:22:27 > 0:22:29'but the coroner returned an open verdict
0:22:29 > 0:22:32'and relatives claimed he took his own life
0:22:32 > 0:22:36'in the manner of a Sherlock Holmes plot. Well, well.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38'Another investigation complete,
0:22:38 > 0:22:42'so it's time for our own super-sleuthing duo
0:22:42 > 0:22:45'to continue with their search for antique supremacy.'
0:22:46 > 0:22:51I am laughing inside because we've got the picture in the boot!
0:22:51 > 0:22:55It is, really. See, we've got a long-lasting friendship. Yeah.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59I bet Martin and James haven't. HE LAUGHS
0:22:59 > 0:23:03We are for life, not just for Christmas. Ahh!
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Here we go. I am excited! Shop number two!
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Can we leave the picture here? Yep. No-one's going to take it.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12No-one's going to take it? They're not going to take it!
0:23:13 > 0:23:16'The next port of call on their race for riches
0:23:16 > 0:23:22'is Parminter's Antiques, and dressed and ready for the occasion is the very dapper Ian.'
0:23:22 > 0:23:27You look the part! You work in this shop. It's working!
0:23:27 > 0:23:30Thank you very much. You've got a fabulous shop here.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32And we've got a dog. And you've got a dog!
0:23:32 > 0:23:35Is he head of security? Yes, he is. Head of security.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38'And as he guards one painting,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40'Lucy's spotted another.'
0:23:40 > 0:23:45I notice something over here. Now, I went straight to that as I walked in
0:23:45 > 0:23:48and I thought that was absolutely endearing.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52I love that. Look, the little kids in bed, mum and dad.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57It has a certain elegance. Some people condemn these things as being sentimental.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00But it is quite sweet, isn't it?
0:24:00 > 0:24:02I really like that.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06'But they've already got one painting, so that one's staying put.'
0:24:06 > 0:24:09I prefer that than the print you made me buy.
0:24:09 > 0:24:11'And you do have impeccable taste, Lucy.'
0:24:11 > 0:24:14Ian, this looks like Royal Doulton to me.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Yeah, they are Doulton. Concentrate, Lucy. Sorry!
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Sorry, I like to try on the wares.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22'She doesn't half!
0:24:24 > 0:24:28'Debonair dealer Ian is always keen to help a lady with cash to splash.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31'Hello, hello, hello.'
0:24:31 > 0:24:35We need a biggie. We need to buy a big something. I've got something for you.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38Have a look at that clock. Let's have a look.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41If it comes in cheap, it can go out cheap. But it's got a nice,
0:24:41 > 0:24:43very attractive look. It'll appeal to anyone, I think.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46'It's priced at ?75.'
0:24:46 > 0:24:49I'm just going to get my glasses. And it does actually go.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52'Crikey! James really means business!'
0:24:52 > 0:24:57So, here we are. We've got the clock. It's got an architectural element going on. Yes.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01So you've got these Ionic columns, white onyx from the Atlas Mountains above Marrakech.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04And it's got a mechanism on the back.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06And it's nice that it strikes on a bell.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09Does this leave you cold, Lucy?
0:25:09 > 0:25:11'In a word.' Er, yeah.
0:25:11 > 0:25:15It just looks a bit sort of old and like it wouldn't work, though.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19I know that's part and parcel of antique-buying. Yeah. It's old. But do you know what I mean?
0:25:19 > 0:25:23I just think it's a little over-budget for what we were looking to pay for it.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Gosh. What about 60 quid? Gosh.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29I was thinking more 50 quid. 'You go, girl!'
0:25:30 > 0:25:34You can have it for ?50 cos it's... ?50! Is that all right?
0:25:34 > 0:25:37?50. OK. Well done, Lucy. 50 quid. Thank you.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40'Cor, she's a top negotiator, that one.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43'Lucy's scored them another piece of bargain booty.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45'And there's no stopping her.'
0:25:45 > 0:25:48I quite like that, as well, actually.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53I... You don't like that.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56Whenever I say that and you pause for a long time afterwards,
0:25:56 > 0:25:59I know you're like, "That's not going to make any money!" No, it's got some age.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03'They're bickering like an old married couple.' Does this come off?
0:26:03 > 0:26:06Very unusual, that. That's so heavy. Feel that.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09It's a real nice piece. That's a nice piece.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12So what is it? What metal? It's silver plate.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16I would put that on my table and put some candles... I like that.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Asking 100. That could be ?70.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21And it's a lovely thing.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24'Hello. What's going on here?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26'I think she's got this nailed, James.'
0:26:26 > 0:26:29I like that for 50 quid. Cos then we've got 50 and 50, 100 quid.
0:26:29 > 0:26:3350 quid. I'm not even going to haggle. You're too easy-going!
0:26:33 > 0:26:40'Ha! Lucy does it again, stashing a candelabra and an onyx clock for ?100.
0:26:40 > 0:26:44'Their bag of swag is full and they've only spent ?145.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46'What a triumph, eh?'
0:26:46 > 0:26:51I like that picture. CJ Fox. Yeah, let's move on. HE LAUGHS
0:26:51 > 0:26:54'So, with their cache of curiosity mounting,
0:26:54 > 0:26:56'it's been a good day all round
0:26:56 > 0:27:00'and the teams can rest easy. Night-night, you lot.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08'It's a bright and shiny new day but the teams are dishing the dirt.'
0:27:08 > 0:27:11So, did you have a fabulous day yesterday? Yeah, we had great fun.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15I'm letting you into a little secret. James did choose something that I am not quite sure about.
0:27:15 > 0:27:19Really? So it will be quite funny on auction day to see how much that makes.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23How's Martin at the old haggle? He's on a learning curve with the haggling.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26We bought three things yesterday,
0:27:26 > 0:27:30and of the three things, he picked out two of them. Really? Yeah.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34'Martin did indeed pick out two quirky items,
0:27:34 > 0:27:38'an autographed menu and a Willey sketch.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42'James chose a so-called steel ship's lamp.
0:27:42 > 0:27:48'And that collection cost them ?145, leaving them ?255 for today.' Marvellous. Thank you.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53'James and Lucy bought five pieces, the Brighton painting,
0:27:53 > 0:27:57'the rose-sprayer, some tin trunks,
0:27:57 > 0:28:01'a clock and a candelabra, also spending ?145.'
0:28:01 > 0:28:04Now you're going to get that kiss! Mwah! Mwah!
0:28:04 > 0:28:08'So they, too, have ?255 left to spend.'
0:28:08 > 0:28:13I'm having a fabulous time with Lucy. She's great fun.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Many things started off at 100
0:28:15 > 0:28:17and then miraculously they got down to 50.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20I think she's going to go back from this experience
0:28:20 > 0:28:23and look at things with very different eyes.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25I really, really love antiques now.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30My James is brilliant, as well. His knowledge is unbelievable! Isn't it amazing? It's, like, anything!
0:28:30 > 0:28:36This little bit of pottery and he goes, "Oh, that's from 1930 by Brian Smith."
0:28:36 > 0:28:38It's like, "What?"
0:28:38 > 0:28:41'My James is better than your James!'
0:28:42 > 0:28:44What are those cows doing in the middle of the road? Morning.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48'Moooove over, cows.'
0:28:48 > 0:28:52Here we go. Whey! Hello, boys!
0:28:52 > 0:28:55Ting-ting! Ting-ting, off we go!
0:28:55 > 0:28:59You've got no idea what you're up against here, guys. Losers!
0:28:59 > 0:29:03We haven't even started yet! That is so inappropriate! Hi. How are you?
0:29:03 > 0:29:05I've missed you so much!
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Be very, very careful with that man.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12Mwah, mwah, mwah. Remember who your husband is!
0:29:12 > 0:29:14THEY LAUGH
0:29:16 > 0:29:20'James and Martin are scooting nearly 40 miles northwest of Portsmouth,
0:29:20 > 0:29:24'through the New Forest, to Burley, a picturesque little village
0:29:24 > 0:29:28'where folklore says there once lived a dragon. No sign of it now, though.'
0:29:28 > 0:29:33Today's really important. I want to feel like we've found something really special.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Yeah. Like, nobody else has spotted it.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41I mean, the dream is to be rummaging around in a box or at the back of the shop
0:29:41 > 0:29:44and you find that thing and you almost don't want to go, "Aghhh!"
0:29:44 > 0:29:48because it's going to give the game away, but actually, that's what you feel.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53'The chaps have parked up off the beaten track.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57'They've been tipped off about an antique fair, but they're having difficulty finding it.'
0:29:57 > 0:30:01Do you know where the antiques thing is? Yes, down the road. Village hall.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Village hall where? Down, end of the road.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Hello. Do you know where the village hall is?
0:30:06 > 0:30:09Burley village. It's got to be round here somewhere.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Burley Village is a different place. 'Who said that?'
0:30:13 > 0:30:17Is it? What do you mean? What's this? This is Burley. Right.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Down that road there's another village called Burley Village.
0:30:20 > 0:30:22'Hello! Where's that voice coming from?'
0:30:22 > 0:30:26So this is Burley village but not Burley Village. This is a village called Burley.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30Right. Down there, there's another village called Burley Village.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33'Obviously.' So this is a village called Burley,
0:30:33 > 0:30:36but that's a village called Burley Village? Yes.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38That's not complicated at all, then.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42So how far's Burley Village? Less than a mile that way.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44And why is the sign for Burley Village pointing this way?
0:30:44 > 0:30:47Oh, well, I don't know that. I'm sorry.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50Oh, right. Have you ever thought you've walked into the Twilight Zone?
0:30:50 > 0:30:55THEY LAUGH 'You're the ones taking directions from a bush!
0:30:55 > 0:31:01'And finally, they find someone to point them in the right direction. And ta-da!'
0:31:01 > 0:31:04That's Burley Village hall rather village hall.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06'Finally, the bargaining can begin,
0:31:06 > 0:31:10'if they can tear themselves away from their fan club, that is.'
0:31:10 > 0:31:13All right, my dear. It's for my mum's Christmas card.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17Your mum's Christmas card? I knew it was Lovejoy. 'Ahem!
0:31:19 > 0:31:21'Martin's keen to get back on track
0:31:21 > 0:31:23'and has weeded out a little regal novelty.'
0:31:23 > 0:31:27James, this is from the Coronation. Very timely this year.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30A paper-opener thing.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34'So, the chaps are hoping to cut a deal for the letter-opener with Anita.'
0:31:34 > 0:31:37What price is it? Eight. Eight?
0:31:37 > 0:31:39Could you do it for five for us? No.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Six? Erm...
0:31:42 > 0:31:46Seven. Seven? ?7?
0:31:47 > 0:31:52'Despite Anita's hard sell, the men aren't convinced and decide to continue browsing.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56'They're not discovering the hidden riches they'd hoped for,
0:31:56 > 0:32:01'but James thinks combining a few pieces into a commemoration theme might be the answer.'
0:32:01 > 0:32:05The paper knife that you found... Yes. ..if we link it with this,
0:32:05 > 0:32:10and I know it's not exciting, but it just adds something else.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13It's the same, "Honi soit qui mal y pense". What does that mean?
0:32:13 > 0:32:16"Evil be to he who evil thinks." Ah. Windsor.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20Same period, '53, go with it,
0:32:20 > 0:32:23it might add a bit of something to the lot.
0:32:23 > 0:32:28And then we've got a model of Shakespeare's house by WH Goss.
0:32:28 > 0:32:34Goss was a manufacturer of this very fine bisque porcelain.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38I'm not taking the Mickey here, but really? You've got to be kidding.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41In its day, that was worth 90 to 100 quid.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45This? Yeah. Why? Because Goss is a very collectable factory
0:32:45 > 0:32:48and that's quite a rare one. But...
0:32:48 > 0:32:53I just imagine putting this on the table in front of Lucy and James and going, "There."
0:32:53 > 0:32:56'Small can be beautiful, though.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59'Time to get dealing with Eileen, who owns the Goss piece.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03'It has a ticket price of ?20.'
0:33:03 > 0:33:07Would you throw that commemorative beaker in with it? Yes, OK.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10So that and that. Well done. Oh, OK. That's brilliant, then.
0:33:10 > 0:33:15Thank you. Come on, then. Paper knife. Let's have a go. OK.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18'Now, if you can get the letter-opener for less than ?7,
0:33:18 > 0:33:21'you've got the beginnings of a commemorative collection.'
0:33:21 > 0:33:25Would you do it at a fiver so that we can have that and that for ?10?
0:33:25 > 0:33:28You're a wonderful human being. Thank you so much!
0:33:28 > 0:33:30That's really kind. Thank you.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34Well, all I'd say is, it wasn't quite what I was anticipating.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36But at least we got something.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40'You should've traded your autograph. It'll be worth a fortune one day, remember?
0:33:40 > 0:33:44'The boys are leaving Burley Village Hall. Or is that the village hall in Burley?
0:33:44 > 0:33:47'They've acquired another clutch of curios for auction.'
0:33:50 > 0:33:55So, Lucy, are you feeling... Hair blowing in the... I'm just trying to see you through the mop. Look.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59Hello, darling. Do the Grace Kelly. Shall I do the look?
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Hold on a minute, it's gone wrong. 'Not very graceful.'
0:34:02 > 0:34:05I can't see! Seriously. SHE LAUGHS
0:34:05 > 0:34:08# She's a lady
0:34:08 > 0:34:11# Whoa, whoa, whoa, she's a lady
0:34:12 > 0:34:15# Talking about that little lady
0:34:16 > 0:34:20'James and Lucy uncovered plenty of hidden treasure yesterday
0:34:20 > 0:34:23'and today they're on yet another voyage of discovery,
0:34:23 > 0:34:25'to Beaulieu in the New Forest.'
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Look at this! Look at the ponies!
0:34:28 > 0:34:33I just love the way all the horses roam freely, there's donkeys everywhere.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Yeah. Look, this house looks amazing!
0:34:35 > 0:34:39So, how long have you worked on Homes Under The Hammer? For ten years.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42Does anybody ever tire of property?
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Weirdly, no. Even when property dipped,
0:34:45 > 0:34:48people were still really interested in watching Homes Under The Hammer,
0:34:48 > 0:34:53because they wanted to see how people were buying, what they were doing, what bargains they were getting.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55Because, you know, some of the properties were flying out.
0:34:55 > 0:35:00Martin's one of those lovely people who you can read. He's like a little open book.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03He really is, and he will sulk.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07If he likes my candelabra a little bit more than whatever he's bought,
0:35:07 > 0:35:09it will show on his face. Really? Yeah.
0:35:09 > 0:35:14We're nearly there. I don't know whether we're going to make the last hundred yards.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16If we're downhill, we've got a chance.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21'Ha-ha! They're spluttering their way to the Beaulieu Estate
0:35:21 > 0:35:23'to visit a beautiful home
0:35:23 > 0:35:27'on a property which has been in the Montague family since 1538.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30'Unfortunately for Lucy, it's definitely not under the hammer.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36'The estate holds one of the best-kept secrets ever.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39'Who'd have thought this sleepy, scenic Hampshire village
0:35:39 > 0:35:43'was once a base for sabotage and subversion?'
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Isn't it glorious?
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Let's get inside. Let's got on an adventure.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53'During World War II, Beaulieu was the finishing school for the SOE,
0:35:53 > 0:35:56'Churchill's Special Operations Executive,
0:35:56 > 0:36:02'a plucky bunch of volunteers employed to sabotage the German war effort.
0:36:02 > 0:36:06'Margaret Rolls has the history of these unsung heroes.'
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Secret agents. Do we look like them?
0:36:08 > 0:36:11Too noisy! So lovely to meet you, Margaret. I'm Lucy.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Hello. Hello. James. Hello, James.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18'Over 3,000 agents passed through Beaulieu, coming from all over Europe,
0:36:18 > 0:36:23'where they'd learn skills such as cryptography, navigation
0:36:23 > 0:36:26'and how to survive off the land.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30'Over three weeks, they finished their training here.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34'They were given new identities and final instructions,
0:36:34 > 0:36:36'all in utter secrecy.'
0:36:36 > 0:36:41So, why Beaulieu? Well, it was a remote part of the country
0:36:41 > 0:36:44and one of the administrators who was brought in
0:36:44 > 0:36:47to help set up the SOE actually lived in the village
0:36:47 > 0:36:51and he knew that there were a lot of large houses on the estate
0:36:51 > 0:36:54that would be absolutely perfect to house these agents.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57It was known as the Hush-Hush Operation here
0:36:57 > 0:37:00and nobody in the village
0:37:00 > 0:37:02or the Montague family had any idea.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Really? No. That is incredible!
0:37:05 > 0:37:07That's the best-kept secret ever!
0:37:07 > 0:37:12People during the war, they do say they were told what to say and if they didn't need to know,
0:37:12 > 0:37:14they weren't told, they didn't ask.
0:37:16 > 0:37:23'It was a massive secret to keep with some 175 staff and instructors running the operation.'
0:37:23 > 0:37:25They were known as a shoal of pretty old fish.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27You had some very intelligent, clever people
0:37:27 > 0:37:30who taught things like coding and ciphers,
0:37:30 > 0:37:34and then at the other end of the spectrum, you had people like Nobby Clark,
0:37:34 > 0:37:37who was actually a gamekeeper on the Sandringham estate,
0:37:37 > 0:37:41and he taught people how to live off the land and how to skin a rabbit,
0:37:41 > 0:37:43the real basics of keeping themselves alive.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48There was another rather handsome gentleman
0:37:48 > 0:37:53called Captain Paul Dehn and he taught things like secret codes,
0:37:53 > 0:37:58and he went on to become quite a famous scriptwriter in Hollywood. Really?
0:37:58 > 0:38:02And some of his screenplays included Goldfinger, a Bond film.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08'Once trained, agents were parachuted into occupied Europe.
0:38:08 > 0:38:14'Their main task was to help resistance groups become more professional as working units,
0:38:14 > 0:38:18'efficient in sabotage and intelligence gathering.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23'To help agents with their dangerous job while remaining undetected,
0:38:23 > 0:38:27'all manner of ingenious pieces of equipment were thought up
0:38:27 > 0:38:30'by a very clever chap called Charles Fraser-Smith.'
0:38:30 > 0:38:34He was the Q of his day. He was the Mr Fix-It.
0:38:34 > 0:38:39He might get a phone call that said, "We want 600 cameras but they've got to be very, very small."
0:38:39 > 0:38:44He was constantly thinking of ways in which is could conceal useful things
0:38:44 > 0:38:46for the agents so that they could have them with them
0:38:46 > 0:38:50and if they were caught, it wouldn't be noticed
0:38:50 > 0:38:54that it wasn't actually a real hairbrush. Yes!
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Or that there's a compass at the end of a pen
0:38:56 > 0:38:59or something hidden in a domino.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Ian Fleming, who wrote all the James Bond books,
0:39:02 > 0:39:05he was in naval intelligence during the Second World War,
0:39:05 > 0:39:10and it's commonly believed that he got a lot of his ideas for James Bond's gadgets
0:39:10 > 0:39:12from the original Q...
0:39:12 > 0:39:15Really? ..Mr Charles Fraser-Smith.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20'World War II was the first time women were recruited
0:39:20 > 0:39:24'into strategic positions of danger in a war situation.'
0:39:24 > 0:39:28They were incredibly brave. They could've walked away at any time,
0:39:28 > 0:39:32yet they volunteered to do this really, really dangerous work
0:39:32 > 0:39:35knowing that they might not come home again.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40'Many of the women became radio operators,
0:39:40 > 0:39:43'one of the most dangerous jobs in the SOE
0:39:43 > 0:39:47'with the added risk of carrying a very obvious piece of equipment with them.'
0:39:47 > 0:39:51It looks very heavy. You've hit the nail on the head, Lucy.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53It was such a dangerous occupation to have
0:39:53 > 0:39:56because all the time that you were sending messages back to England,
0:39:56 > 0:40:00there was a chance that the Germans had managed to track you
0:40:00 > 0:40:02and pick up your signal.
0:40:02 > 0:40:06So the average lifespan of a wireless operator
0:40:06 > 0:40:10was actually six weeks. Really? Really? Yes.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15Wow! Just six weeks. So... That is unbelievable.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18And they would've known this. Yes, they weren't under any illusion.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23One that a lot of people will have heard of was Violette Szabo.
0:40:23 > 0:40:26She completed one very successful mission
0:40:26 > 0:40:31and she was offered the opportunity to stand down because she had a young daughter,
0:40:31 > 0:40:34but she chose to go back.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Unfortunately, damaged her ankle landing from her parachute jump,
0:40:37 > 0:40:40the Germans were waiting for them, she couldn't get away.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44This is so sad. This is making me feel very sad.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46I mean, how tough were these women?
0:40:46 > 0:40:50They were amazing. How tough were they to put themselves in these positions?
0:40:50 > 0:40:52They really did.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Margaret, I have thoroughly enjoyed these stories.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02It's just been amazing meeting you.
0:41:02 > 0:41:06Thank you so much. You're very welcome. It's been a real pleasure.
0:41:07 > 0:41:10'With one final piece of plunder left to procure,
0:41:10 > 0:41:14'it's James and Martin's last shop,
0:41:14 > 0:41:17'The Magpie's Nest, overflowing with the shiny stuff.
0:41:20 > 0:41:26'James's attention has been caught by a creepy-crawly beastie of a brooch with no price on it.'
0:41:26 > 0:41:29I like that. It's nine-carat.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32Gold at an all-time high. Probably 1930s.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36Generally, insects and that type of brooches are actually very, very fashionable at the moment.
0:41:36 > 0:41:40And do you reckon these are real stones? Yeah, that's amber. And it's got a peridot.
0:41:40 > 0:41:44A peridot. A what? A peridot. Like a citrine.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Amber, which is a resin, basically a tree resin.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49Yeah, that's the thing you get mosquitoes in and you get dinosaurs off them.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52'This is not Jurassic Park.'
0:41:52 > 0:41:56If you get a mosquito in one, it's worth a fortune, it's worth a lot more.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59It's just gone up. There isn't a mosquito in it.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03'More's the pity.' What could the best on that be?
0:42:03 > 0:42:0545. I could do that for 40 for you.
0:42:05 > 0:42:08Permission to make an offer? Yes, sir.
0:42:08 > 0:42:1130? 35?
0:42:11 > 0:42:1330 would make a big difference to us.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17Please? You drive a hard bargain. HE LAUGHS
0:42:17 > 0:42:21Shake the lady's hand, you've got a deal. Thank you very much. Lovely.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24'Caught in a web of delight with the brooch,
0:42:24 > 0:42:27'Martin fancies a little box to present it in, too.'
0:42:27 > 0:42:29I want to make it look as posh as possible.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32What he's asking for is
0:42:32 > 0:42:37a 1905 Faberge box.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Can we be really cheeky? 'Probably.'
0:42:39 > 0:42:41That's more like it. Look.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44That's... Oh, that's a necklace box. It doesn't matter!
0:42:44 > 0:42:48No, no, no. Look! Shush! Look, how beautiful is that?
0:42:48 > 0:42:50'Oh, just pick a box, already!
0:42:54 > 0:42:58'Now, there's one sure way of getting them out of the shop.'
0:42:58 > 0:43:01Now, that is what I call a good shopping experience. Oh, yes.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03THEY LAUGH
0:43:03 > 0:43:05'Plus, they've amassed a super stash of treasures,
0:43:05 > 0:43:09'spending only ?195 of their ?400 budget.
0:43:11 > 0:43:14'It's time for our kings and queens of curiosity
0:43:14 > 0:43:17'to unveil their secret stashes.'
0:43:17 > 0:43:22Go on. What? Ta-da! Do you like our trendy picture?
0:43:22 > 0:43:25Well, sort of. What you mean? Do you like it or not?
0:43:25 > 0:43:28No, no, it's great, they produce a lot in the Far East these days.
0:43:28 > 0:43:32That is stylish. It's just awful. How much? 30 quid.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35Would you give 30 quid for that? Well, no.
0:43:35 > 0:43:39OK. Eight pounds. Yeah, you can paint over it. It's cheaper than wallpaper, that.
0:43:39 > 0:43:43That is on trend. 'It's on something.'
0:43:43 > 0:43:46CLOCK DINGS 'Saved by the bell!'
0:43:46 > 0:43:49How prophetic. It works! Put it there!
0:43:49 > 0:43:54White onyx from the Atlas Mountains. ?50 for that. That's all right.
0:43:54 > 0:43:57Candelabra? Is that silver plated?
0:43:57 > 0:44:01It's amazing, yes. It's lost its shades. It should have big storm shades on the outside ones.
0:44:01 > 0:44:06Right. Very, very heavy. That was quite funny. It started off at 100
0:44:06 > 0:44:10and James kind of just did that, and I went, "?50!" And he went for it. Bargain.
0:44:10 > 0:44:15Come on, then, let's have a look. JAMES MIMICS FANFARE A mighty ball.
0:44:15 > 0:44:20Oh, my God! Is that how much you paid for it? ?380? No, that was the starting price.
0:44:20 > 0:44:22Lighthouse binnacle?
0:44:22 > 0:44:27It's probably off a sailing ship from the 19th century, not a lighthouse, we think.
0:44:27 > 0:44:32A lighthouse wouldn't need to be gimballed because it's stationary. 'He's brilliant, that boy.'
0:44:32 > 0:44:34Put your candle in there. Two candles in there.
0:44:34 > 0:44:39I like that, actually. And you can imagine this out of Pirates Of The Caribbean, can't you?
0:44:39 > 0:44:41You can. You can. 120.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43It's a weird thing. It's a weird thing.
0:44:43 > 0:44:50This is from the private collection, this is the artist's studio of William Lionel Wyllie,
0:44:50 > 0:44:55who was well-known as a marine artist.
0:44:55 > 0:44:57And this came from Portsmouth dockyard. Oh!
0:44:57 > 0:45:00And a Wyllie engraving makes 1,000 quid sometimes.
0:45:00 > 0:45:04How much did you pay for that? How much do you think? Around 200? 150?
0:45:04 > 0:45:08The pen and ink was a fiver. Oh!
0:45:08 > 0:45:13And we bought a print in a frame for another fiver. Very good. And we put that in there in the pub car park.
0:45:13 > 0:45:17Oh, so you have created, you have created that. A tenner. A tenner.
0:45:17 > 0:45:22I just thought of you guys. It's a Homes Under The Hammer house! It's a Homes Under The Hammer!
0:45:22 > 0:45:26You've got William Shakespeare's home under the hammer now!
0:45:26 > 0:45:28But the thing we're most pleased with,
0:45:28 > 0:45:34most pleased with... Is the brooch? ..nine-carat gold. Solid gold. Solid gold.
0:45:34 > 0:45:37With an amber there and what was it? Peridot.
0:45:37 > 0:45:40I think that should make 100.
0:45:40 > 0:45:43Really? We paid 30. OK.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46Double your money!
0:45:46 > 0:45:50So, there we go. Good luck. Well done. Good luck to us. MARTIN LAUGHS
0:45:50 > 0:45:52'A little bit cocky, Martin.
0:45:52 > 0:45:56'It's all smiles and backslapping while they're in each other's company,
0:45:56 > 0:46:00'but what do they really think about each other's lots?'
0:46:00 > 0:46:05James will be going, "I'm not worried. It's all a load of junk. Ours is better."
0:46:05 > 0:46:07I'm a little bit worried that you look a bit worried.
0:46:07 > 0:46:12No, I just... It was quite an unusual selection, that sort of gimballed affair.
0:46:12 > 0:46:16The swinging light. I did instantly go, "Wow! I like that."
0:46:16 > 0:46:19I'm not jealous at all of anything they've got.
0:46:19 > 0:46:21The picture's cheap.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24You know, it's the sort of thing you'd see on a high street.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26The clock? The clock's horrible!
0:46:26 > 0:46:29I think we've got the better lot. I think we're going to win.
0:46:29 > 0:46:33If there's any justice in the world, we're going to win. Oh, yeah.
0:46:33 > 0:46:35Exactly. Is there justice in the world? No.
0:46:35 > 0:46:42'Everything goes under the hammer, including the tiny house, at auction. So, off we go.
0:46:43 > 0:46:48'The treasured troops are pushing around 200 miles northeast to Lincoln.
0:46:50 > 0:46:54'Lincoln's Cathedral is a fine example of English Gothic architecture.
0:46:54 > 0:46:57'The city sits on the River Witham.'
0:46:57 > 0:47:00This is the big one. The day when you have to face defeat.
0:47:00 > 0:47:03I don't think so. I'm feeling pretty confident.
0:47:03 > 0:47:05Enjoy this moment.
0:47:05 > 0:47:08Do you really think you're going to win? Yeah. Stop it!
0:47:08 > 0:47:10My only concern is...
0:47:10 > 0:47:12ENGINE SPLUTTERS ..er, is...
0:47:12 > 0:47:15Is that you've forgotten how to drive!
0:47:16 > 0:47:19'Cor, I hope they make it!' I love the picture I bought.
0:47:19 > 0:47:24You don't love that picture. I do. It's got 70s written all over it.
0:47:24 > 0:47:26It has that lovely integrity of time.
0:47:26 > 0:47:29Integrity of time, what are you talking about?
0:47:29 > 0:47:32It was a halcyon time
0:47:32 > 0:47:34of beards, flares and platform shoes.
0:47:34 > 0:47:38I don't remember it. I'm too young. Are you sure this is the road the auction room's on?
0:47:41 > 0:47:44'Unique Auctions is a very busy auction house indeed
0:47:44 > 0:47:47'in the hotbed of antiques that is Lincolnshire.'
0:47:48 > 0:47:51Hello, hello, hello.
0:47:51 > 0:47:54James! Good to see you. Are you feeling like you're going to have a good day?
0:47:54 > 0:47:57We were actually saying it's going to be a close call,
0:47:57 > 0:48:00but shall we go inside? It looks like the weather is not with us.
0:48:00 > 0:48:02There we go. There we go.
0:48:02 > 0:48:04And 30. And 5.
0:48:04 > 0:48:10'Today's Master of Ceremonies is Terry Woodcock.' Well done, 17.
0:48:10 > 0:48:15The tin trunks are the most saleable thing, they're the ones I've got the most confidence in today.
0:48:15 > 0:48:17The spray pump, that will struggle.
0:48:17 > 0:48:19Because we normally sell those in big boxes.
0:48:19 > 0:48:24With the Wyllie sketch, a very, very rare sketch, a good investment picture.
0:48:24 > 0:48:27It could be ?100, it could be ?200.
0:48:29 > 0:48:36'Our shop-smart pair, Lucy and James, only spent ?145 of their ?400 budget on five lots.'
0:48:36 > 0:48:38Oh, mind that light.
0:48:38 > 0:48:44'Martin and James forked out a smidgen more, spending ?200 of their ?400.
0:48:44 > 0:48:46'They also have five lots.'
0:48:46 > 0:48:49That is what I call a good shopping experience. Oh, yeah.
0:48:49 > 0:48:53'Lucy and Martin have seen their fair share of auctions,
0:48:53 > 0:48:56'but usually there's more than ?400 at stake.'
0:48:56 > 0:49:01People aren't spending tens of thousands of thousands of pounds, which they normally do,
0:49:01 > 0:49:03which I normally do at a property auction.
0:49:03 > 0:49:08There is still a buzz in the room, though, isn't there? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yes. It's a calmer buzz.
0:49:08 > 0:49:11'Let's hope the calm buzz turns to a mild hum of excitement
0:49:11 > 0:49:15'for James and Lucy's rose sprayer, up first.'
0:49:15 > 0:49:19?7. It's got to make over seven. It won't make five.
0:49:19 > 0:49:22Will anyone start me at ?20? Who'll start me at ?10, then?
0:49:22 > 0:49:25Come on, surely. 10. 5 I've got there, 5.
0:49:25 > 0:49:285. 6. 6. At 6, ?6.
0:49:28 > 0:49:307, fresh bid. 8 I've got.
0:49:30 > 0:49:349 I've got. At ?9. You'll regret it when you do the garden.
0:49:34 > 0:49:3610 I've got. 11 I've got. Well done.
0:49:36 > 0:49:39You've got the garden to do. 11 I've got, the lady here.
0:49:39 > 0:49:41It's not exactly rocketing, is it? Let's face it.
0:49:41 > 0:49:44?11 and going at 11. 11 it is.
0:49:44 > 0:49:46They didn't give it away. I told you it was rubbish.
0:49:46 > 0:49:49'Not a terribly promising start for James and Lucy
0:49:49 > 0:49:51'but it's still all to play for.
0:49:51 > 0:49:56'Hoping to start a bidding frenzy with the ?5 Wyllie picture
0:49:56 > 0:49:59'and ?5 frame, it's Martin and James's turn.'
0:49:59 > 0:50:02It's original, as opposed to a print. In inverted commas.
0:50:02 > 0:50:05What do you mean in inverted commas? It's got no signature.
0:50:05 > 0:50:07It came from his studio!
0:50:07 > 0:50:10Charles Lionel Wyllie. We have the provenance, as well.
0:50:10 > 0:50:13It was sold by Christie's in 2010. Smoke and mirrors.
0:50:13 > 0:50:15Who'll start me at ?100?
0:50:15 > 0:50:20Start me at 50, then. I'll take it. 55. 60. 5.
0:50:20 > 0:50:22Some people are buying it. 70.
0:50:22 > 0:50:2575, fresh bid. 80.
0:50:25 > 0:50:2885. How much did you pay for it? 10.
0:50:28 > 0:50:30100. At 100.
0:50:30 > 0:50:33At 100 I've got. 110.
0:50:33 > 0:50:36120. 120. I don't believe it. Out.
0:50:36 > 0:50:40120 in the room here. I am stunned. Selling it in the room at 120.
0:50:41 > 0:50:45Yes! I am shocked!
0:50:45 > 0:50:48'The Wyllie sketch has drawn them a healthy lead.'
0:50:48 > 0:50:50Excuse me, did I get the wrong James?
0:50:50 > 0:50:54You did. No, you didn't. Of course you didn't.
0:50:54 > 0:50:57'Lucy and James are hoping for more than a flicker of interest
0:50:57 > 0:51:00'from the crowd with their silver-plated candelabra.'
0:51:00 > 0:51:04He's getting his jacket off. 'He can sell it, too, if he gets stuck.'
0:51:04 > 0:51:08At 25 I've got. 30. 35. 40.
0:51:08 > 0:51:1145. 50 fresh bid.
0:51:11 > 0:51:1455. Come on! And 60, fresh bid. Yes!
0:51:14 > 0:51:16At ?60. At 60, you're all out?
0:51:16 > 0:51:20At ?60. I'm selling at 60. HAMMER BANGS
0:51:20 > 0:51:23Profit. Profit.
0:51:23 > 0:51:26'Their hope of a large profit is snuffed out.
0:51:26 > 0:51:29'Another disappointment.' Could've been a lot worse.
0:51:29 > 0:51:32'Can Martin and James continue creeping ahead
0:51:32 > 0:51:34'with little Incy-Wincy here?'
0:51:34 > 0:51:37I love this brooch. If someone else buys it... You'll buy it off them.
0:51:37 > 0:51:40You're not allowed. I've had that chat.
0:51:40 > 0:51:42I've already had that chat cos I want to buy it.
0:51:42 > 0:51:45I think it's beautiful. Who'll start me at ?70?
0:51:45 > 0:51:4730 then? 30 I've got.
0:51:47 > 0:51:4935. 40. 45. 50.
0:51:49 > 0:51:5255. 60.
0:51:52 > 0:51:54Oh, well done. At 60. 65, fresh bid.
0:51:54 > 0:51:5770. I've got 70 in the corner.
0:51:57 > 0:52:01Are you all done? At ?70, selling at ?70. No! Are you all finished?
0:52:01 > 0:52:0570 it is. Thank you, at 70. That's still very good.
0:52:05 > 0:52:08'They more than doubled their money on the spider brooch,
0:52:08 > 0:52:10'stretching them well into the lead.'
0:52:10 > 0:52:13Look at these boys, they're never satisfied, are they?
0:52:13 > 0:52:16'Will the clock chime success for James and Lucy?
0:52:16 > 0:52:19'It's time they got into the game.'
0:52:19 > 0:52:22You don't like the clock? It is horrible.
0:52:22 > 0:52:27They used to make ?300, ?400. I'm starting this one with me at 70.
0:52:27 > 0:52:30I'm now looking for 80. 80.
0:52:30 > 0:52:3390. 100. 110. Go on!
0:52:33 > 0:52:36115. 120.
0:52:36 > 0:52:38Keep going! 130. Come on.
0:52:38 > 0:52:43140. At 140. 140 it is. Come on!
0:52:43 > 0:52:47140, are you all done? Selling at 140. 140 it is.
0:52:47 > 0:52:51Well done. Dong!
0:52:51 > 0:52:55'Ding-dong, eh? Now we've got a real competition on our hands.'
0:52:55 > 0:52:58There is no accounting for taste.
0:52:58 > 0:53:02Ugly from behind. Ugly from behind. Yeah, well.
0:53:02 > 0:53:04'Who's ugly from behind?
0:53:07 > 0:53:09'It's Martin and James's lamp up next.
0:53:09 > 0:53:13'Will it float the crowd's boat or will it have them all at sea?'
0:53:13 > 0:53:16I'm excited about this next one. I'm excited.
0:53:16 > 0:53:18Why? To see it go down!
0:53:18 > 0:53:21They did put it on the front cover of their auction catalogue.
0:53:21 > 0:53:25Martin, that's the first time you've ever got front cover. Thank you.
0:53:25 > 0:53:29Who'll start me at ?100? Who'll start me at 50, then?
0:53:29 > 0:53:33Start me at 30, then? What? 30 I've got here. At ?30. At ?30.
0:53:33 > 0:53:35?40. ?40. 50. 60.
0:53:35 > 0:53:3870. 80. 90. 100.
0:53:38 > 0:53:43110. 120. At 130. I'm looking for 140 now.
0:53:43 > 0:53:46Go on! 130 it is.
0:53:46 > 0:53:49'A tiny profit, which keeps them slightly in front.
0:53:49 > 0:53:55'But hold onto your hats, it's the 70s Brighton painting next.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58'Can James prove them all wrong and cash in on the canvas?'
0:53:58 > 0:54:02My daughter's done better than that, stuck on the fridge.
0:54:02 > 0:54:04There it is. Beautiful picture there.
0:54:04 > 0:54:07I personally like it. I'm with you.
0:54:07 > 0:54:10Who'll start me at ?20? 15. 20.
0:54:10 > 0:54:1425. 30. This is a cheap, cheap picture.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17That's cos it's rubbish!
0:54:17 > 0:54:1934. Thank you. Somebody knows taste.
0:54:19 > 0:54:2338. 42. Keep going, sir. 44. At 46.
0:54:23 > 0:54:26At 48. At 48.
0:54:26 > 0:54:29At ?48. 48 it is, thank you. Yeah!
0:54:29 > 0:54:32'One in the eye for the doubters,
0:54:32 > 0:54:34'and that includes you, Lucy.
0:54:34 > 0:54:37'There's not much between them now.'
0:54:37 > 0:54:40That is insane! That is bonkers!
0:54:40 > 0:54:42Who bid that? THEY LAUGH
0:54:42 > 0:54:45'Bonkers or brilliant?
0:54:45 > 0:54:48'Next is Martin and James's celebrity-signed menu.'
0:54:48 > 0:54:51On the back, it's signed by Elvis Presley,
0:54:51 > 0:54:57by Gandhi... Sure, sure. ..Muhammad Ali.
0:54:57 > 0:55:00Someone starts me at 20. What?
0:55:00 > 0:55:0322 I've got. 24.
0:55:03 > 0:55:0626. 28.
0:55:06 > 0:55:10And 30. 32. 34. 36.
0:55:10 > 0:55:1240. 44.
0:55:12 > 0:55:17This is great! 46. Still at 46, are we all done?
0:55:17 > 0:55:19Whoo!
0:55:21 > 0:55:23Hey, hang on, where's mine?
0:55:23 > 0:55:26'A tidy profit for the chaps.
0:55:26 > 0:55:29'Only two more items to go, so anything could happen.
0:55:29 > 0:55:31'And Lucy and James's trunks
0:55:31 > 0:55:34'are the most saleable items here, according to Terry.'
0:55:34 > 0:55:37Lovely. Who will start me at ?50?
0:55:37 > 0:55:40No! Come on. At 30. I'll take 35.
0:55:40 > 0:55:44And 40. And 45. And 55. And 65.
0:55:44 > 0:55:47And 75. And 80. What?
0:55:47 > 0:55:51And 85. And 85. And selling at ?85.
0:55:51 > 0:55:5385 it is. What?
0:55:53 > 0:55:56'The tin trunks triumphed
0:55:56 > 0:55:58'and there's literally only a few pounds between them.'
0:55:58 > 0:56:04Well done, you two. Hey, boys, it's all on the Goss now.
0:56:04 > 0:56:07'Martin and James's final hope is their commemorative collection.
0:56:07 > 0:56:09'Could this be their crowning glory?'
0:56:09 > 0:56:12I knew you would take the Mickey out of me for my house.
0:56:12 > 0:56:15But it is the cheapest house we've ever sold on Homes Under The Hammer.
0:56:15 > 0:56:18Who'll start me at ?30? Who'll start me at ?20?
0:56:18 > 0:56:2110. 10. ?10, then.
0:56:21 > 0:56:24Oh, no! No! Come on!
0:56:24 > 0:56:28?5, then. Oh, no! I've got ?2 bid.
0:56:28 > 0:56:31And I have ?3 bid at the back. You are having a laugh!
0:56:31 > 0:56:33?8. ?10.
0:56:33 > 0:56:36?11 I have here.
0:56:36 > 0:56:38This is really bad. We need 20. We need 20.
0:56:38 > 0:56:4114. 16.
0:56:41 > 0:56:4617 I've got. At ?17 at the back, at 17 selling.
0:56:46 > 0:56:47Well done, 17.
0:56:47 > 0:56:50How can we possibly be let down at the end
0:56:50 > 0:56:53by a house at the auction? That's just ironic!
0:56:53 > 0:56:57'The commemorative lot sealed Martin and James's fate.
0:56:57 > 0:57:00'It will only serve as a memory they'd rather forget.'
0:57:00 > 0:57:04Let's go and console ourselves. Have a little add up our sums.
0:57:04 > 0:57:07'They haven't done the maths, but we have.
0:57:07 > 0:57:09'The celebs each had ?400.
0:57:09 > 0:57:14'Martin and James cashed in on four out of five of their items.
0:57:14 > 0:57:19'After auction costs, they made a profit of ?114.06.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21'So despite losing, they finish with
0:57:21 > 0:57:26'a healthy ?514.06.
0:57:26 > 0:57:28'Winning by a nose are Lucy and James,
0:57:28 > 0:57:32'who racked up cash on all their lots, and after costs,
0:57:32 > 0:57:35'made a profit of ?137.08,
0:57:35 > 0:57:41'making their final total ?537.08. Well done!
0:57:41 > 0:57:45'All profits, large and small, go to Children In Need.'
0:57:45 > 0:57:48# But she always knows her place, she's got style, she's got grace
0:57:48 > 0:57:51# She's a winner
0:57:51 > 0:57:55# Talking about that little lady
0:57:55 > 0:57:58Great fun. Great fun, really great fun.
0:57:58 > 0:58:01Thank you for all that expert advice. Parting is such...
0:58:01 > 0:58:04Come on, then. Bye, guys! Well done. It was brilliant!
0:58:04 > 0:58:06Bye-bye. Well done, you.
0:58:06 > 0:58:11I think somebody forgot to put the roof on. I'm feeling a wet bottom.
0:58:11 > 0:58:14'Nobody likes a soggy bottom.
0:58:14 > 0:58:17'But it's a small price to pay for victory.'
0:58:17 > 0:58:19That was so much fun! Wasn't that brilliant?
0:58:19 > 0:58:22And my other husband gave me superb advice, which was spot-on.
0:58:22 > 0:58:26Don't get jealous. He took my woman and he took my car!
0:58:26 > 0:58:28Oh, well, I'm back again, look, here I am.
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