0:00:02 > 0:00:03The nation's favourite celebrities...
0:00:03 > 0:00:06- We are special then, are we? - Oh, that's excellent!
0:00:06 > 0:00:08..paired up with an expert.
0:00:08 > 0:00:09We're a very good team, you and me.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11And a classic car.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15Their mission? To scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17- No idea what it is.- Oh, I love it. - GAVEL BANGS.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22- Yes!- But it's no easy ride.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23THEY GASP
0:00:23 > 0:00:25There's no accounting for taste.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Who will find a hidden gem?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Who will take the biggest risks?
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Will anybody follow expert advice?
0:00:33 > 0:00:35- Do you like them?- No.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40- Are you happy?- Yes. - Promise?- Ecstatic.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Time to put your pedal to the metal.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45This is Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:47 > 0:00:48Yeah!
0:00:51 > 0:00:55We're on a celebrity road trip with two of Britain's favourite actors.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Casualty consultant Patrick Robinson,
0:00:58 > 0:01:02and All Creatures Great and Small's Christopher Timothy.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06I'm seriously excited about this. I know it's pathetic, but I really am.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Christopher became the world's most famous vet
0:01:09 > 0:01:13when he played James Herriot in All Creatures Great and Small.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18First broadcast in 1978, it became an instant hit,
0:01:18 > 0:01:21regularly watched by 20 million people.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24Rope's on.
0:01:24 > 0:01:29And Christopher's been a familiar face on stage and screen ever since.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Patrick, as consultant Martin Ashford,
0:01:33 > 0:01:37is one of Casualty's longest-serving cast members.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40And he's even found himself taking Christopher's pulse!
0:01:40 > 0:01:42What's wrong?
0:01:42 > 0:01:44I suspect it is an acoustic neuroma,
0:01:44 > 0:01:46which is a benign, non-cancerous tumour.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Oh, God.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- You had all the dodgy dialogue.- Yes.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- All that medical stuff. - All the jargon.- Yeah.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58- And it was when you'd just started doing Strictly.- Right!
0:01:58 > 0:02:02Patrick swapped scrubs for sequins in 2013,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05and danced his way to the Strictly Come Dancing semifinals.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- Walking seemed to be a problem! - LAUGHTER
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Here's hoping dealers won't be as tough on his haggling technique.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16Patrick and Christopher are driving a 1974 British Jensen Interceptor.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22I want to put my foot down! ENGINE REVS
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- Ooh!- Yes! - Steady!- Ooh.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Our celebrities each have £400 to spend
0:02:31 > 0:02:34in the battle to make a profit from antiques.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36To help them along the way,
0:02:36 > 0:02:38furniture and silver expert Margie Cooper,
0:02:38 > 0:02:40and auctioneer James Braxton, are on hand.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Is there a theory, Margie, can you smell silver?
0:02:45 > 0:02:47I can smell plate.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- You can small plate?- Yes.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52But I don't go around smelling silver, James!
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Oh, yeah? They'll both be helping our celebrities sniff out bargains
0:02:56 > 0:03:00in this left-hand drive 1969 Porsche 911T.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02So, we're going to meet our celebrities.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- Um...- Patrick and Timothy. - Right.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07No, Christopher!
0:03:07 > 0:03:09- Christopher, and Patrick.- Patrick.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- He's a man of two Christian names, isn't he?- He is.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- Christopher Timothy, which is very confusing.- Christopher Timothy.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Christopher Timothy.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Christopher Timothy.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Today's road trip begins close to the Welsh border in Ross-on-Wye,
0:03:22 > 0:03:26before heading north east, and then over the River Severn, into Wales,
0:03:26 > 0:03:28for an auction in Cardiff.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- Oh... Oh!- Oh! Oh, handbrake on!
0:03:31 > 0:03:32Whoopsy!
0:03:32 > 0:03:36As the actors make their entrance, it's time to decide the teams.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- Good morning!- Morning, morning.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40My word.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45- You're James, I know you are. - Hello, Christopher, how are you?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47- Hello.- Hi, Margie, how are you?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50- Hello, Patrick.- Hello, Margie, nice to meet you.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Hello, James. Good to meet you.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56- Can I choose? Only on the grounds of...- I might be very hurt!
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Only on the grounds of I want to learn to dance!
0:03:58 > 0:04:00THEY LAUGH
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Ah, Margie, OK!
0:04:03 > 0:04:08- Great, Christopher. - I'm very pleased. So am I, sir.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- I've never driven one of these, it's rather fun.- Oh, right, OK.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- You're going to take the Porsche. - Go on.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- All the very best, my friend. - Yeah, fine, Margie.- Good luck.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Bye. Not too much.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- See you, Christopher.- Christopher, sir.- Good luck, mate. See you later.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26So, Christopher and James will purr around in the Porsche
0:04:26 > 0:04:28while Patrick and Margie enjoy the Interceptor.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30First stop for Team Christopher
0:04:30 > 0:04:34is in the historic Hereford market town of Ross-on-Wye.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37The town first attracted visitors in the 18th century, as people escaped
0:04:37 > 0:04:41the industry of the cities to enjoy the scenic beauty of the Wye Valley.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45In fact, it is said to be the birthplace of British tourism.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49But these two are not here to take in the views. Oh, no.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52They need to look for antiques to take to auction.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55First stop, this 16th century building,
0:04:55 > 0:04:58home to Elizabethan House Antiques.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01Come on, Christopher. Yes, our first big test.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- Hello, there.- How are you? You must be Fred.- I am.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06- I'm Chris.- Hello, there. - This is James.- Hello.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Owner Fred has given pride of place in his shop to this rather
0:05:09 > 0:05:11imposing contraption.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13- Fred, what's this? - It's a cheese press.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- It's French.- It is extraordinary.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18So, how would it work?
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- The cheese goes underneath here. - The blessed cheesemaker doeth.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26You can see there's still a ring down there. You'd press it down.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28The pressure drives the moisture out of the curds
0:05:28 > 0:05:32which then unify into a single body, a block of cheese.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35The blocks would be kept in the cupboard, at the top,
0:05:35 > 0:05:38where their weight helps to press the next batch.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Both blessed and resourceful is the cheesemaker!
0:05:41 > 0:05:43CHRISTOPHER LAUGHS
0:05:43 > 0:05:44Amazing.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48- How much is on the cheese press? - It's £1295.- Really, 1295?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Now, the art here is to see if we can do a deal...
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- JAMES LAUGHS - ..for less than £400!
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Now, that would be some discount.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03But the press has given James a cheesy angle to work with.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07- Have you got anything else associated with dairies?- Erm.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12- I'll have to think. Not furniture.- Not furniture.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15We'll leave that one with Fred,
0:06:15 > 0:06:18allowing James to begin Christopher's education in antiques.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Does that have legs?
0:06:22 > 0:06:25- How much has he got on that one?- £48.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Everything in life is negotiable.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30James Braxton's number one rule.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Well, I bow to your wisdom. But dark furniture is just not...
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- Just not doing much. - At the moment, so I understand.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38See, I've done my homework.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Full marks for effort, that man.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Yep? Standard China.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45So, it's factory line sort of...
0:06:45 > 0:06:49- Dismissed in a phrase, really! - Sorry.- No, no.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52I've got so much to learn, and so little time.
0:06:52 > 0:06:53He's a keen student, too.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56You've got a nasty crack there, haven't you?
0:06:56 > 0:07:00I only watched your programme last week, the week before,
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- when a crack was considered to be of no consequence.- Really?
0:07:03 > 0:07:08Ah, well, it's not an exact science, Christopher!
0:07:08 > 0:07:12You asked me about dairy equipment. I've got a milk bowl here.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- A milk bowl?- Oh, look. Read that.
0:07:17 > 0:07:18Read it out.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21"Patent, hygienic milk bowl.
0:07:21 > 0:07:28"Advantages, won't slop over, pours easily, prevents...
0:07:28 > 0:07:31"flies walking around the rim."
0:07:31 > 0:07:35- So a fly can't walk on the edge? - That's the implication.
0:07:35 > 0:07:40How do they know that? You are wearing your glasses...
0:07:40 > 0:07:43I think that is advertiser's puff, that.
0:07:43 > 0:07:48- "Won't slop, pours easily, prevents flies walking- into- the milk."
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- How do they do that?- I suppose... - Because the rim is like that.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55They are slightly committed, aren't they?
0:07:55 > 0:07:57- They just fall in.- They fall in.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Also, one of the great things is you can hang it up.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04- It hangs up when not in use. - How much is it?- It's 25.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06- I've never seen one.- Neither have I.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09And I like it.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13But remember James's number one rule, everything is negotiable.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15What's the best you can do on that?
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Got to be 20. 20, I'll do.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21- 20.- I think we should just go for that.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23- I like that.- I agree.- It worked!
0:08:23 > 0:08:26A fiver skimmed off the ticket price of the milk bowl,
0:08:26 > 0:08:28£20 is a great deal from Fred.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35- Thank you so much.- Right, well, blessed is the cheese maker.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- Bye.- Bye. Thank you.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Off the boys go with the first purchase of the road trip.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45These two are off to a flying start.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Meanwhile, Patrick and Margie are making their way through
0:08:48 > 0:08:51the idyllic Cotswolds, to Winchcombe,
0:08:51 > 0:08:53seven miles from Cheltenham.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Did you suddenly, as a little boy, think, "I want to be an actor?"
0:08:56 > 0:09:00I suppose it did... It kind of did happen like that.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Was it a shock for your mum and dad?
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Well, the sad thing about that, Margie,
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- is that my mum passed away when I was 15.- Ah!- My dad brought me up.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12In the end, my dad and I were estranged
0:09:12 > 0:09:15when I was about 20, till about 23.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18I was homeless for, like, a year when I was in drama school.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- There wasn't the encouragement from family.- A great credit to you.
0:09:22 > 0:09:23So I kind of kept going with me.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27I've had to have the confidence to believe that to be an actor,
0:09:27 > 0:09:32you have to believe that there is always a job for you.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33Yes.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38- Well, we have every confidence in- you- with the next job in hand,
0:09:38 > 0:09:40buying antiques in Winchcombe.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46The town's name derives from the Saxon for "valley with a band".
0:09:47 > 0:09:53- Here we go, Margie. I'm excited, you know.- Are you excited?- Yes.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Winchcombe Antiques Centre has 18 dealers on two floors
0:09:56 > 0:09:59in this delightful grade II listed building.
0:09:59 > 0:10:00Hello!
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Ever-helpful Richard is the owner.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- Good morning, Richard.- Richard, yes. - This is Patrick.- Hi.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07Nice to meet you, Patrick.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Have a good rummage around and see what you can find.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11Sounds like a plan.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- We'll kick off. Thank you. - Good luck.- Right.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- What are you looking at, Patrick?- I'm looking at the silver.- The silver.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Ah, Patrick's already found the way to Margie's heart.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- That is lovely. - That's a pretty thing.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34- That's for measuring out your spirits.- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- You get that into your sight, right. Wait till it gets clear...- Yeah.
0:10:38 > 0:10:42You can see dagger and wheat sheaves, that's Chester,
0:10:42 > 0:10:44which is always highly rated.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Hallmarked with a ticket of £95.
0:10:47 > 0:10:51- So what's the absolute very best?- 75?
0:10:53 > 0:10:54Oh.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- Right, it's a thought. Is it a thought?- I think so.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Right, it's a thought.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03But is it a thought that counts? With one possibility already,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06these two are shaping up to be a right double act.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08SHE LAUGHS
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Stan Laurel, baby. Stan Laurel, baby.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Oliver and Hardy.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Why don't you do something to help me?
0:11:20 > 0:11:21OK! Ah...
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- What are they up to now?- Yeah.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28It's time Patrick got down to business.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- Oh...- More stuff.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38- What about those two...- Yeah. - ..old boys?- Yeah. Old tea urns.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- They are copper, aren't they? - Copper and brass.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46And they've had quite a hard life. Those are old...
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- It's popped off a couple of times, maybe.- Welded off, yeah.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51It shows what a hard life they've had.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54Somebody's been carrying these back and forth.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56The tap's been off on that.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- Pfft! Do you like them? - I do, actually.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- Richard.- Yes.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06For some unknown reason, Patrick likes those.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- Each to their own! - They've got to be cheap.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13Go on, £20. £10 each. That's the deal of the day.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17It's worth more than that in scrap, I would have thought.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21- Well, then, I would say that might get more than that...- Yeah, yeah.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23..at auction.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27Two tea urns that could be used for putting plants in and things.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Two urns for £20? He's good once he gets going.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35I think we might be developing a theme here.
0:12:35 > 0:12:40I kind of like this and I thought, I wonder if it's pewter. And it is.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43You see, I hate pewter but I like the design of that.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45But I was going to say, I like the design.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47I was going to put a ticket on that of £70.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- Oh, that's killed it.- What are you thinking?- For us to gamble...
0:12:51 > 0:12:55You are throwing me out of the place. I mean, I'm looking at 35 quid.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59- That's exactly what I was going to say. £35.- I hate it, Richard.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01That is close to being thrown out, isn't it?
0:13:03 > 0:13:09- 35 and 20.- Yeah.- 55.- Go on, then. - Yeah?- Shake his hand.
0:13:10 > 0:13:15Patrick's just done his first deal of the road trip, two lots for £55.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- Oh, gosh. I'm worried about that, Richard.- I'm not, actually.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Margie, too late for second thoughts.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Why not cheer yourself up with some silver?
0:13:24 > 0:13:30- What about that little single and double measure?- Oh, yeah.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34Richard has already knocked £20 off the ticket price of £95.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Margie will be very lucky if she can get a further discount.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42- What is the... What's your best on that?- The very best.
0:13:42 > 0:13:43Richard, my dear friend.
0:13:43 > 0:13:4640 is the absolute death, I think.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49At £40, that's better than half price!
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- OK.- There's a bit of weight to that as well, isn't there? OK.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56- That can't fail. - Are we all agreed at 40?
0:13:56 > 0:13:58So we've bought the pewter...
0:13:58 > 0:14:03- Yeah.- We've bought those cheap copper things and we've bought that.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05All right, 40. No problem at all.
0:14:05 > 0:14:0840 pence! That's brilliant, look at that!
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Sorry, sorry... £40 sterling.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Patrick leaves his first shop with a four-piece pewter tea set,
0:14:16 > 0:14:19two copper tea urns and one solid silver spirit measure,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22all for £95. Wow!
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Meanwhile, apprentice antique buyer Christopher
0:14:25 > 0:14:28and his expert, James, are back on the road.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30I can't help but feel, James,
0:14:30 > 0:14:33that I was a bit non-contributory in that last section.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Oh, no, no. Rubbish.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39To be frank, we both passed the lot we actually bought.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42- I didn't even see it.- No, nor did I.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Well, let's hope nothing's missed at your next shop.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50Located on the outskirts of Ross-on-Wye is Blank Canvas Antiques.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Dealer Andy normally sells to the trade.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56Here's a perfect opportunity for the lads to sniff out
0:14:56 > 0:15:00some market fresh stock with their remaining £380.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03How much for your butcher's block, Andy?
0:15:03 > 0:15:06That is...450.
0:15:08 > 0:15:14- We can't afford that, can we?- How about Mr Tiger, erm, lion here?
0:15:14 > 0:15:17That's £850.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21- And what about your lantern here? - Chinese lantern, 650.
0:15:21 > 0:15:22Mm. They might struggle in here.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- What about your cushions?- £1,500.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30Antique and unique they may be but at that price,
0:15:30 > 0:15:32they're not an option for our treasure hunters.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- I've got great taste, haven't I? - Bang on, Christopher.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39- I reckon you've got the pocket for it.- He hasn't.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43- They've only got £380. - This is going to be a tricky one.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46That is a beauty, isn't it?
0:15:46 > 0:15:48There's plenty for James to admire
0:15:48 > 0:15:52but Christopher has been drawn to a bedside cabinet.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55But this is not... Andy!
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- This isn't one of a pair, is it?- No.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01I do get pairs in occasionally but they are quite hard to find.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04They are so well made.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Ah, Braxton's found the biscuit jar.
0:16:06 > 0:16:10Do me a favour, would you pass me that bedside lamp?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Stick it on top, see if it works.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16- I'm liking your style.- With a shade. - Yeah, give it a bit of height,
0:16:16 > 0:16:18give it proportion.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Just a bit. And some felt on the bottom.
0:16:21 > 0:16:24You realise now, you are breathing sweets all over your glasses.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- And why not? Ginger nuts... - Oh, no. Perfect.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Ginger nuts, the king of biscuits, as far as I'm concerned.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Christopher's doing all the work here.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36Finding the oak Victorian bedside cabinet, priced at £150,
0:16:36 > 0:16:42and the bronze candlestick converted to an electric lamp stand at £75.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Could we do a deal here, Andy, for the two?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47210, to have a deal with you.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51I don't want you to go away empty-handed, really.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- 100 for that and 60 quid for that. - No. I can do 200.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59What are the chances of a profit on this, on these?
0:17:01 > 0:17:05They're both items are of lovely quality. That's indisputable.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09But are the grand old houses of Cardiff stuffed full
0:17:09 > 0:17:12of all this stuff? Oh, I don't know.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14HE GROANS
0:17:16 > 0:17:19Andy, if we bought the bronze on its tod, what would that be?
0:17:19 > 0:17:20£60.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27That's kind. I think we'll do that.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29Yeah, thanks a lot, mate.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32God. Talk about the tortures of purchasing.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Should be a delight. We should be breezing in here.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38I've put on ten years. Ten years!
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Well, Christopher's definitely picked up the slack
0:17:41 > 0:17:46and leaves with the 19th century bronze figure lamp base for £60.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Meanwhile, Patrick and Margie are taking some time out
0:17:49 > 0:17:52from shopping and have made their way across Warwickshire
0:17:52 > 0:17:56to visit a family home with a remarkable history.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- Hey, Coughton Court, here we come. - Wow.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02How do we get in?
0:18:02 > 0:18:03BELL RINGS
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Am I wrong?
0:18:09 > 0:18:12We thought the whole door was going to open.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13Hello, sir.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- Hello. Welcome to Coughton Court. - Thanks.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21Coughton Court is the ancestral home of the Throckmorton family.
0:18:21 > 0:18:2420 generations have lived here since 1409.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Today, it's a house full of treasures
0:18:26 > 0:18:29that have connections with dark and dangerous times
0:18:29 > 0:18:32which even link Coughton to a potentially seismic event
0:18:32 > 0:18:35that would have changed British history for ever -
0:18:35 > 0:18:37the Gunpowder Plot.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44And guide Vic knows all about the building and the family.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47What's significant about the Throckmorton family?
0:18:47 > 0:18:51The Throckmorton family are Roman Catholics
0:18:51 > 0:18:54and have been all the way through the ages.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58And from the time of Henry VIII really into almost the time of
0:18:58 > 0:19:02Queen Victoria, Catholics were persecuted in one way or the other.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05But the Throckmortons have, as I say,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07remained Roman Catholic right through that period.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Yes. And there's a history to the place.
0:19:09 > 0:19:13- There's a lot of history to the place.- OK.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16In the 16th century, Catholicism was outlawed.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Catholic families had a stark choice -
0:19:18 > 0:19:22loyalty to their church or Protestant monarch.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26To continue as Catholics, the Throckmortons at Coughton
0:19:26 > 0:19:29had to do so in secret.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32This is what we call the Tower Room.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34This would be the ideal place for a chapel
0:19:34 > 0:19:36because if the house was searched
0:19:36 > 0:19:40this would be the last room that the people searching would reach
0:19:40 > 0:19:44because they've got a spiral staircase all the way up here.
0:19:44 > 0:19:48Records show Coughton was repeatedly raided by the authorities
0:19:48 > 0:19:52looking for priests or evidence of practising Catholics.
0:19:52 > 0:19:57And the 600 year old house continues to reveal many secrets.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Tell us about this incredible thing?
0:20:00 > 0:20:05This is a painting on canvas which was discovered in the roof space
0:20:05 > 0:20:08about 1900, I believe.
0:20:08 > 0:20:13It's dated 1596. At the top there you can just see it.
0:20:13 > 0:20:19Across the bottom it shows all the coats of arms of
0:20:19 > 0:20:23Catholic families who were imprisoned during Elizabethan times.
0:20:23 > 0:20:28It is a kind of Catholic propaganda document, if you like.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31This would have been a secret document in its day.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34You would be in trouble if it was discovered in your possession.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38And is it the only one in existence?
0:20:38 > 0:20:40It is unique. There's nothing else like it.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43There's no doubt the Throckmortons
0:20:43 > 0:20:47and Coughton Court played a crucial part in enabling Catholicism
0:20:47 > 0:20:50to remain alive throughout the Reformation.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54However, they were almost undone when they became caught up
0:20:54 > 0:20:59in a treacherous plot by Catholic militants to kill the king.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02I have heard, and tell me if I'm wrong, that the Gunpowder Plot
0:21:02 > 0:21:06and Guy Fawkes, the conspirators had some kind of link here.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11Yes. The ringleader of the Gunpowder Plot was not Guy Fawkes,
0:21:11 > 0:21:16which most people seem to think, but a man called Robert Catesby.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Robert Catesby was the nephew of Thomas Throckmorton
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- of Coughton Court.- Ah. - And it wasn't just Catesby.
0:21:23 > 0:21:24Of the 13 plotters,
0:21:24 > 0:21:28four of the conspirators were related to the Throckmortons.
0:21:28 > 0:21:33At the time of the plot in November 1605, the Throckmortons
0:21:33 > 0:21:36weren't staying here, they were at another of their properties.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39And they actually let his house to one of the plotters.
0:21:42 > 0:21:47The story often told is of a plan to blow up Parliament,
0:21:47 > 0:21:52killing Protestant King James I. An anonymous tip-off led to
0:21:52 > 0:21:56Guy Fawkes being caught red-handed with 36 barrels of gunpowder.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00Now, what is not widely known is that in the early hours of
0:22:00 > 0:22:03the 6th of November the conspirators' family
0:22:03 > 0:22:06and associates gathered at Coughton to receive the news
0:22:06 > 0:22:09that their friends and loved ones were on the run.
0:22:10 > 0:22:15Eventually all the plotters were caught and executed.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17And the worst form of execution which was...
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Hung, drawn and quartered.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Records suggest it was at Coughton Court that arms, horses
0:22:23 > 0:22:26and ammunitions had been stored ready for the uprising
0:22:26 > 0:22:29that was meant to follow the annihilation of Parliament.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32Didn't that drop them in it, though?
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Well, the Throckmorton family managed to get away with it.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38If they were involved they said they knew nothing about it.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42They were interrogated and they got away with it.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46For 400 years bonfires have burned on November the 5th
0:22:46 > 0:22:47to remember the failed coup.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51And the Throckmorton family still remain at Coughton Court
0:22:51 > 0:22:53to this very day.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Vic, thank you for showing us
0:22:55 > 0:23:00and talking to us about this incredible place. Fantastic.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03Thank you very much. I've enjoyed showing you.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Back in Ross-on-Wye, Christopher
0:23:07 > 0:23:10and James are scouring the high street for more bargains.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- It's still lovely weather, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- Here we are.- After you.- Thank you.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Husband and wife Ian
0:23:19 > 0:23:23and Sally have only been in their new shop for a few weeks.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26There's plenty of new stock for the chaps' remaining £320.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- Hello. James.- How you doing?
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- Good to meet you.- I'm Chris. - Nice to meet you.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35There is plenty of furniture
0:23:35 > 0:23:38and collectibles at one end of the shop and under the counter.
0:23:39 > 0:23:43What is that interesting thing at the end there?
0:23:43 > 0:23:45Card case.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49I think the cards were brought up that way, sliding the cards out.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53What a clever system. I like mechanical things.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56So that would just irritate them up.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59You could put a stack of your visiting cards.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03- Would that be right?- I believe so. - I like that a lot.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08Ian's asking £45 for the clever novelty card case
0:24:08 > 0:24:11which dates from the early 20th century.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13It's silver and sports the London hallmark.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16There's something early '50s about it, I can't put my finger on it.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19When I was discovering Americans and cigarettes and girls
0:24:19 > 0:24:21and movies and stuff.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- How much on him?- It can be 35.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27There's plenty of other goodies under Ian's counter.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- Hey!- What?
0:24:29 > 0:24:30Daffs.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33- Isn't that the Welsh thing?- Yes, it is. Absolutely.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Blimey.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40- It is the national... - I love the daffodil.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43- It is the national thing, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Daffs and leeks.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49I'm no gardener, but that looks more like a narcissus.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52James is hoping Welsh buyers in Cardiff will like something
0:24:52 > 0:24:54he thinks is a daffodil.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58This compact is engraved "love to Peggy"
0:24:58 > 0:25:02and comes with the original outer cover at a ticket price of £85.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06- We've got to buy that, haven't we? - I think we do, yeah.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08But you must buy your thing as well.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11It's got to be done.
0:25:11 > 0:25:12I think so too.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14- Are we as one on this?- We are.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18- Excellent.- OK?- Yeah, fantastic.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22Thank you very much. Very kind. Thank you very much.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Ian's agreed to knock £10 off each item.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30That's the calling card case at £35 and the enamel compact for £75.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33It's been a busy day and there's another to come,
0:25:33 > 0:25:36so for now, teams, nighty-night.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Morning has broken
0:25:40 > 0:25:43and our actors are back in the Interceptor comparing notes.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49Are you pleased with what you've got so far?
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- I am.- Are you confident?
0:25:52 > 0:25:55I don't think we'll get that much money
0:25:55 > 0:25:57with the things we've got.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00I really don't.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Yeah, I'm really looking forward to today.
0:26:02 > 0:26:03I can't tell you how exciting it is
0:26:03 > 0:26:07when an expert agrees with something you say.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Christopher is a real enthusiast.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12I think he's a fan of the show.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- Aw.- He loves it.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16It's just really easy.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20- Don't you like enthusiastic people? - I do.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24Yesterday, the former James Herriot hunted for
0:26:24 > 0:26:26all bargains great and small.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30Christopher and James spent £190 picking up a milk bowl,
0:26:30 > 0:26:34a bronze lamp base, card case, an enamel compact.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Leaving them with £210 to spend today.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39I've got great taste, haven't I?
0:26:39 > 0:26:43And Patrick modestly liked everything Margie loathed.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46I kind of liked this and I wondered if it's pewter.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48I hate it, I hate it, I hate it.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52In the end they spent £95 on two copper tea urns,
0:26:52 > 0:26:56a solid silver spirit measure and a pewter tea set.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Leaving them with £305 still to spend.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- Morning.- Morning.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- Morning, team.- Good morning. - Morning.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08Another beautiful day?
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Aren't we lucky?
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Don't you think it's exciting?
0:27:12 > 0:27:14Very exciting.
0:27:14 > 0:27:15Right, you're driving, mate.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- I've had enough of it this morning. - OK.
0:27:18 > 0:27:20Well, Margie, would you like to step this way, darling?
0:27:20 > 0:27:23- Have a good day.- Have a good day. - See you later, my love.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Both teams are making their way to Gloucester.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Docks here on the River Severn
0:27:29 > 0:27:33have been an important thoroughfare for trade for nearly 2,000 years.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37The first stop of the day is Upstairs, Downstairs,
0:27:37 > 0:27:41home to over 20 dealers packed in over three floors.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Offering rich pickings to both teams,
0:27:44 > 0:27:47but Patrick and Margie have arrived first.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50Ah, I think they're going to be arriving,
0:27:50 > 0:27:54- so we need to whizz round before they get here.- OK.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58- Cos they're going to be hovering. - Right, I'm scanning.- Yeah.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Meanwhile, Chris and James are taking in the sights.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05- It is clever, isn't it?- Very clever.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08# I'm sittin' on the dock of the bay
0:28:08 > 0:28:10# Wasting time... #
0:28:10 > 0:28:12But it's such a shame,
0:28:12 > 0:28:15I would have loved to have seen the Pool of London working here.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17- Yeah, and this working.- Yeah.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22Instead bits and pieces become coffee houses and restaurants.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24But nice though.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28All this dilly-dallying around on the docks has meant that
0:28:28 > 0:28:30the other team have first dibs.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33I've done quite well in the past with these little Victorian
0:28:33 > 0:28:36brooches and things. That's quite reasonable.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38If we got two or three of those.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40- This one here?- Yeah.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42That one with the bird on it there.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45What's that little brooch thing?
0:28:45 > 0:28:47- That's quite nice.- Yeah.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49They're lockets.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52They're here already.
0:28:52 > 0:28:57Best get in, chaps, you've got £210 left to spend.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Think Welsh.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02That's not Welsh, is it? Could be over Wales.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05- This way?- Yeah.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Patrick and Margie have enlisted the help of Robert
0:29:07 > 0:29:09who's minding another dealer's cabinet.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- Thank you.- Just dive in.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14What have we got here?
0:29:14 > 0:29:16What's the price on that?
0:29:16 > 0:29:18She's got 14 on that.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20Yeah, I know why she's just got 14
0:29:20 > 0:29:23cos under my eyeglass I've seen something. Yeah.
0:29:23 > 0:29:24That's cheap as chips.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26It is, but we've got a slight problem.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28This is why you need one of these.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32- Damn, I can't see anything. - The enamel is chipped.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36You don't notice it until you have one of these eyeglass things.
0:29:36 > 0:29:42Even so, £14 is still a great price a late 19th century silver brooch.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47Isn't that interesting?
0:29:47 > 0:29:51Look up occasionally, look at the plane. Isn't that fun?
0:29:52 > 0:29:57- Yes, it is.- Do you like that?- I do. I like it a lot.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01James has spotted a model second world war biplane.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- Do you think it will be expensive? - I don't know.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07The chaps need to snag a dealer of their own.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10Can we also have a look at this one here.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Patrick's seen that.
0:30:12 > 0:30:13Oh, yeah.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15That's quite pretty, this locket.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17I like that. And that...
0:30:17 > 0:30:19- A little bit of history in it.- Yes.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Lovely.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25With regard on the top, which is lovely.
0:30:25 > 0:30:30It's obviously meant for... to look when someone's away
0:30:30 > 0:30:33and have a photo in the centre of each.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38- I like very much.- Yeah.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43Meanwhile, their rivals have roped in Vic to help them out upstairs.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45We looked at this fellow.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48The biplane is a Gloster Gladiator.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50It's a Gloster Gladiator.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54The Gladiator was the last British biplane fighter
0:30:54 > 0:30:57and was one of Britain's most successful pre-war exports.
0:30:57 > 0:31:02It was manufactured with pride just six miles from where we are now.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05This scale model is rather spiffing, don't you think?
0:31:05 > 0:31:08I think was probably made by an enthusiast.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11- Probably made in the '50s, '60s. - What's it made of?
0:31:11 > 0:31:14I think it's made just the same as they would make a biplane,
0:31:14 > 0:31:18so I think it's wood and bound in some type of canvas.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21- And then treated with whatever. - And treated exactly the same way.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23All the rudders and everything else work.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29It is for sale if you've got £1,200 in your pocket today,
0:31:29 > 0:31:31- you can take it home. - Here we go.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34- It's a generous offer. - Absolutely.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40- What a shame.- It's fun, isn't it? - Yes.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Have you noticed how much we've spoken about things
0:31:43 > 0:31:47- that we don't buy?- I know, we have. - Less chat, more shop.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50I've just noticed a very rare item in that cabinet.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- Go on, dig it out. - It's not made of silver or gold.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- Go on.- It's that.- Right, yeah!
0:31:56 > 0:31:59That's actually a last rites cross, that is.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02If you notice on the bottom it's got a skull and crossbones on it.
0:32:02 > 0:32:03Oh, gosh.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06Quite often that was pressed into the soldier,
0:32:06 > 0:32:08they'd put that into this hand.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11Basically just read him the last rites just before he went.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13- Well, I didn't know that. - I didn't know that.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15That's very rare.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18The skull and crossbones could also symbolise the location of
0:32:18 > 0:32:23the crucifixion, a place known to some as The Place of the Skull.
0:32:23 > 0:32:27Rob's convinced this crucifix was used in the First World War.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Gosh, you wouldn't want to part with that, would you?
0:32:30 > 0:32:32How many hands have held that?
0:32:32 > 0:32:35Yeah, but the history of it.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38Great object, but Margie only has eyes for the silver.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41The locket has a ticket price of £59
0:32:41 > 0:32:45and the dealer is asking for £14 for the brooch.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47I'd like the very best on those two.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50She wouldn't take 45 for those two, would she?
0:32:50 > 0:32:51I'll give her a try.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54While Rob acts as go-between for Team Patrick,
0:32:54 > 0:32:58Vic has wooed James and Christopher to a secret corner of the shop
0:32:58 > 0:33:01and a bamboo table that's just come in.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03I just think it's just so resourceful.
0:33:03 > 0:33:07Cos bamboo's one of those magical items that you can bend,
0:33:07 > 0:33:10you can steam it, you can joint it.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12Amazing. Incredibly strong.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Has it got a nice tile top or is it lacquered?
0:33:14 > 0:33:16It's got a lacquered top.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18And...
0:33:18 > 0:33:20That bit.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23That's what it is, so we have to put that piece back in.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25But as it is, 25 quid.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27The table dates from around 1900.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30It's damaged and has a rather tired appearance.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33It will be a gamble purchase even at £25.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37It's quite a pretty top. It's been bashed and everything.
0:33:37 > 0:33:42And we've got little birds here, rather exotic.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45- So pretty, isn't it? - So pretty, isn't it?
0:33:45 > 0:33:48Oriental, lacquer... I quite like that.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51I've got to say, what I'm thinking of,
0:33:51 > 0:33:54I'm trying to think in terms of our aim.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57Would you do anything to it between now and the sale?
0:33:57 > 0:33:59I wouldn't. I would sell it like that.
0:33:59 > 0:34:04- Somebody buying it could retrieve it. - I agree with you.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Knowing as little as I do, I agree with you.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Your enthusiasm convinces me.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12- I think we should buy it.- Lovely. Shake the man's hand.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.
0:34:16 > 0:34:20Deal done. A broken bamboo table for £25.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24Let's hope buyers at auction are as enthusiastic about it as James
0:34:24 > 0:34:25and Christopher.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28On the other side of the shop, Robert has news.
0:34:28 > 0:34:30The very best she can do is 51.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34I've never bought at 51 before.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39- So 45 is a complete no?- Yeah.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43- What do you think? - I think...
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- Well, it's what you think. But I think it's worth it.- Do you?
0:34:46 > 0:34:48- Done and dusted. - Very funny price, that.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52That's another lot purchased.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55Two pieces of jewellery - £22 off the ticket price.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Right, we've got four items. One more shop.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- But what about that cross? - That cross was lovely.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05I think it's a really interesting story behind it.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08- You really want it? - I would love it.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10- Shall we go back in? - Let's go back in.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Be quick. There's competition behind every cabinet.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15Look behind you.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22These are very nice, aren't they? Very nice indeed.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24And those are very good, yeah.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Wait a minute. I've seen you on the telly, haven't I?
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- How you doing? - Going good, how are you?
0:35:30 > 0:35:32You're looking a bit pleased with yourself.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34- You're confident, aren't you?- Yeah.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37- It's best not to fraternise with them. Come with me.- OK, sorry.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42They look confident. But they're still buying.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44They do. But we...
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- But we have every right to be confident.- We have. We're done.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49We're done, so let's leave.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Shopping's done. The chaps are off to explore Gloucester
0:35:52 > 0:35:56while Patrick still has unfinished business.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Where's that cross, beautiful cross?
0:35:59 > 0:36:03- Yeah.- Hello. Back again? - Yeah, we're back.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06We've been out, come back in again and we just think
0:36:06 > 0:36:10we might quite like that, particularly Patrick.
0:36:11 > 0:36:1335, so...
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Can we broker a deal?
0:36:15 > 0:36:19We can do it for 25. Those are quite rare.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21I'm not going to argue.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Thank you very much.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25Thank you. Deal done.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28- Oh, lovely. Thank you very much. - Thank you.
0:36:28 > 0:36:34Patrick now has jewellery, tea urns, some pewter ware and a crucifix.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36A good selection for auction.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Back in the car James is hearing how Christopher convinced a producer
0:36:41 > 0:36:44to give him the role of James Herriot.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47He said,
0:36:47 > 0:36:53"The hierarchy are nagging me to cast an established name.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56"So would you like to play Tristan?"
0:36:56 > 0:37:01I was a father of five, I was broke and I found myself saying,
0:37:01 > 0:37:02I can't believe I said it,
0:37:02 > 0:37:06"No, it's James Herriot or nothing."
0:37:07 > 0:37:08Anyway, the months passed
0:37:08 > 0:37:11and through all sorts of machinations I finally got the part.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15It was the most joyous time and the most joyous job to do.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Christopher and James had made their way across the city
0:37:22 > 0:37:25and to one of its best known landmarks -
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Gloucester Cathedral.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31The site of the cathedral has been a place of worship
0:37:31 > 0:37:33for well over 1,300 years
0:37:33 > 0:37:37and played significant parts in English history.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40But James and Christopher are here to learn about a little-known
0:37:40 > 0:37:44intriguing story with a transatlantic twist.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47Former member of the cathedral choir
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Jonathan MacKechnie-Jarvis knows all about it.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52If you've got time, would you like to come up to the tower?
0:37:52 > 0:37:54I'd be very happy to take you.
0:37:54 > 0:37:58- I'm fit and able.- I'm able. - Excellent.- Let's make a move.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08High up the cathedral's tower is some impressive 18th century
0:38:08 > 0:38:09musical machinery.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Mind the step as you come in.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16The fact is,
0:38:16 > 0:38:19if you go behind the scenes in almost any of our cathedrals
0:38:19 > 0:38:22sooner of later you will find some derelict bit of equipment
0:38:22 > 0:38:25which has got its own story to tell.
0:38:25 > 0:38:30What you're looking at here is a chime machine, 1762.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Chime machines, also known as a carillon, were synchronised with
0:38:33 > 0:38:36the clock and the cathedral's bells to play tunes
0:38:36 > 0:38:39at intervals throughout the day and night.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42This is really like a musical box where
0:38:42 > 0:38:47instead of pins, we've got these cans which would have lifted
0:38:47 > 0:38:49the lever like that
0:38:49 > 0:38:53and there would have been a tensioned wire running to the bell.
0:38:53 > 0:38:59BELL RINGS
0:38:59 > 0:39:01Wow.
0:39:02 > 0:39:07This chime machine first played in 1762 when a young cathedral
0:39:07 > 0:39:12choir boy named John Stafford Smith would have sung in these stalls.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14He went on to devote his life to music
0:39:14 > 0:39:18and gained the reputation of being a gifted organist and composer.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24His musical talents gained him entry into an exclusive gentlemen's social
0:39:24 > 0:39:28club where in 1780 he penned a composition that has since
0:39:28 > 0:39:32become one of the most recognisable pieces of music in the world today.
0:39:34 > 0:39:42STAR-SPANGLED BANNER PLAYS
0:39:42 > 0:39:45At first Stafford Smith's rising tune
0:39:45 > 0:39:48was adopted as an anthem by his social club.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50But the song caught on
0:39:50 > 0:39:53and became popular on both sides of the Atlantic.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56Here's a memorial to him
0:39:56 > 0:40:01which picks up on what is best known, and this may just ring a bell,
0:40:01 > 0:40:06if you'll pardon the pun, because he wrote the tune which later
0:40:06 > 0:40:08became the Star-Spangled Banner.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11So, how did the...
0:40:11 > 0:40:15theme tune, if you like, for the gentleman's club,
0:40:15 > 0:40:20how did that, and why did it become the American national anthem?
0:40:20 > 0:40:23It seems it became a popular drinking song on both
0:40:23 > 0:40:26sides of the Atlantic so it was quite a well-known tune...
0:40:26 > 0:40:28- Already?- ..already.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32In its first conflict since the War Of Independence,
0:40:32 > 0:40:35America found itself in a bloody battle with the British.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39In 1814, the British Navy attacked the Port of Baltimore
0:40:39 > 0:40:41on America's East Coast.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Despite an aggressive bombardment by the British,
0:40:44 > 0:40:47the Americans held their ground.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Suffering heavy losses, the British withdrew.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56The sight of the American flag flying at dawn inspired American poet
0:40:56 > 0:40:59Francis Scott Key to write a song to celebrate the victory.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05He put his lyrics to Stafford Smith's tune.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09So actually a popular song became the national anthem.
0:41:09 > 0:41:10You can't really imagine
0:41:10 > 0:41:13God Save The Queen being a popular song, can you?
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- No, you can't. It hasn't quite got the same...- No.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18- ..the same snap to it. - No, it hasn't.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22It wasn't until a congressional resolution in 1931
0:41:22 > 0:41:27that The Star-Spangled Banner officially became the national
0:41:27 > 0:41:29anthem of the United States of America.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33So, one way or another, we have a little American corner and there's
0:41:33 > 0:41:37that link back to our chime machine and the tunes that it plays.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39- Fabulous. Well, thank you. - Yeah, thank you so much.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42Thank you for coming. Good to see you, James.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45- You must come again.- Thank you. - Yes, fantastic building.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49Meanwhile, Patrick and Margie are still searching high and low
0:41:49 > 0:41:52for treasure to take to auction.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55- How tall are you?- 5' 11".
0:41:55 > 0:41:58- You look bigger.- Thank you very kindly, ma'am.- Cos I'm about 5' 9".
0:41:58 > 0:42:00- I know. You're a tall lass.- Yeah.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03Their next stop is a stone's throw from the Cathedral
0:42:03 > 0:42:06and a shop with 40 dealers - Fab And Faded.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09That's not the dealers, it's the name of the shop.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11- Well, this looks all right. - It looks very, very nice.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14It does look very nice.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17And Dudley's the man in charge. Hello, Dud.
0:42:17 > 0:42:21- Margie.- Hello.- Dudley, hi.- Patrick. - All right, Patrick. Nice to see you.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23- Very nice. Can we have a look round?- Help yourself.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25- If you need any help just give me a shout.- Thank you.
0:42:25 > 0:42:26Thank you very much.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29Patrick and Margie have £229 left to spend
0:42:29 > 0:42:32and there are two floors of cabinets to rummage through.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35Wow. You're loving this, aren't you?
0:42:35 > 0:42:37I actually am.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39Because I'm not really keen on shopping
0:42:39 > 0:42:43- but looking for various things that could...- Collectables.
0:42:43 > 0:42:48..produce quite a decent amount of cash...is quite interesting.
0:42:48 > 0:42:53- Yeah.- You know. Oh.- What have we found?- Model cars in the boxes.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55- Model cars in the boxes.- Yes,
0:42:55 > 0:42:58not the big ones but the little, old ones.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03- Look at that.- They're not old. £2.50 each.
0:43:03 > 0:43:05No, they're not £2.50 each.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07- HE GASPS - They are £2.50 each.
0:43:07 > 0:43:08Cos they're not very old.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10At least he's trying.
0:43:10 > 0:43:14But ever-observant Margie has an item in her sights.
0:43:14 > 0:43:15At the bottom of the stairs,
0:43:15 > 0:43:17on the right-hand side,
0:43:17 > 0:43:22there's a whacking pair of old Victorian industrial bellows.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24What do you mean a whacking pair? How big?
0:43:24 > 0:43:29- Big, like nearly as big as you. - Stop it!
0:43:29 > 0:43:31At 5' 11", that's big.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34- Yes, let's see this big bellows. - Amazing.
0:43:34 > 0:43:36- Are they as big as you?- Yes.
0:43:36 > 0:43:40- You're right. It's as big as me. - What would one do with them?
0:43:42 > 0:43:46- Oh, my gosh.- I wonder what they were used for.- Wow.
0:43:46 > 0:43:49I wonder if it's something to do with the pottery business.
0:43:49 > 0:43:54The big bellows have a rather large ticket price of £250,
0:43:54 > 0:43:58some £20 more than what these two have left in the kitty.
0:43:58 > 0:44:01- It's a funny old thing, isn't it?- I like it.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04But I think the stencilling is probably later.
0:44:04 > 0:44:06I like it cos it is a funny old thing.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09Just thinking about it actually working.
0:44:09 > 0:44:13- Yeah.- Even though it may be very crispy leather.
0:44:13 > 0:44:16God forbid it didn't sell.
0:44:16 > 0:44:19I know.
0:44:19 > 0:44:20Can you get it in your car?
0:44:20 > 0:44:23THEY LAUGH
0:44:24 > 0:44:28- It happens.- No, I'm sure.
0:44:28 > 0:44:34- OK, well, I will be advised by you. - Be a man and make the decision.
0:44:34 > 0:44:36Easy, killer!
0:44:36 > 0:44:39It will be up to you. It depends what we can get it for.
0:44:39 > 0:44:40Do you like it?
0:44:40 > 0:44:42And that depends on Dudley.
0:44:42 > 0:44:45Right, are we having it or are we not having it?
0:44:45 > 0:44:48- What were you thinking?- I was thinking of 100 quid.- Go on, then.
0:44:48 > 0:44:50That was easy.
0:44:50 > 0:44:51Are we buying it?
0:44:51 > 0:44:52SHE LAUGHS
0:44:53 > 0:44:55- I must be mad.- Thank you, Dudley. - Cheers.
0:44:55 > 0:44:59I mean, that is so un-me I can't tell you.
0:44:59 > 0:45:04Margie! Yes!
0:45:05 > 0:45:09He's very excitable. These actors, you know.
0:45:09 > 0:45:10Steady on.
0:45:10 > 0:45:14Bagging those bellows certainly has Patrick all fired up.
0:45:14 > 0:45:18- You can pay for it and carry it out now.- OK.- Cos you look a big lad.
0:45:18 > 0:45:22Margie seems to rather enjoy having a man of muscle in tow.
0:45:22 > 0:45:24Thank you.
0:45:24 > 0:45:28Thank you, sir. Thank you for my bellows. My giant bellows.
0:45:28 > 0:45:33Patrick and Margie have sealed their sixth deal of the road trip,
0:45:33 > 0:45:36reduced from 250 to £100.
0:45:36 > 0:45:39Shopping complete, it's time for the teams to compare treasures.
0:45:39 > 0:45:42- What a fabulous trip.- Yeah. - What a majestic setting.
0:45:42 > 0:45:45- Anyway.- Absolutely.- One, two, three.
0:45:46 > 0:45:48ALL: Ooh!
0:45:48 > 0:45:53- My favourite.- My favourite... - That's my favourite.
0:45:53 > 0:45:54Daffs for Taffs.
0:45:54 > 0:45:57- Does this make you feel uneasy? - Daffs for Taffs.- That is lovely.
0:45:57 > 0:46:02- Oh, I'd like that. That's really nice. Bronze?- Bronze.- Bronze.
0:46:02 > 0:46:04Feel the weight, if you wish.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07- Never mind the quality, feel the weight.- Oh, here.- Feel the weight.
0:46:07 > 0:46:10- Any chipping on your enamel, sir? - None.
0:46:10 > 0:46:14Very pleased to say none. Any chipping! How rude.
0:46:14 > 0:46:17- It sounds like a village in Cornwall.- How rude. Come on!
0:46:17 > 0:46:19- Very nice.- Show us yours.
0:46:19 > 0:46:21Reveal, Margie.
0:46:21 > 0:46:26Oh! Look at this! Blimey. Job lots as well.
0:46:26 > 0:46:31- Is that pewter?- Yeah, it is. I think pewter might be making its way back.
0:46:31 > 0:46:35- Do you?- Were going to ratchet that business now.
0:46:35 > 0:46:40It's big in Cardiff, I hear. Pewter, big in Cardiff. I like your urns.
0:46:40 > 0:46:42- PATRICK:- I love those. I couldn't resist.
0:46:42 > 0:46:44- They've had a hard life.- Yeah.
0:46:44 > 0:46:47- And how much were they? - Oh...
0:46:47 > 0:46:4820 quid.
0:46:48 > 0:46:52- They weren't 20 quid. - 20.- Each?- No.
0:46:52 > 0:46:56- No.- Tenner each. - That's a very good buy.
0:46:56 > 0:46:59The biggie's still to come, though.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02- I think here should be all right. - Yeah.- Can we open our eyes?
0:47:02 > 0:47:03- Yeah, you can.- Yes.- You can.
0:47:03 > 0:47:05Blimey!
0:47:05 > 0:47:08Ta-da!
0:47:08 > 0:47:12- That is... That is a pair of bellows. - Most religiously, sir.
0:47:12 > 0:47:14- CHRISTOPHER:- Would look quite cool over a big...
0:47:14 > 0:47:17in a large room over an inglenook fireplace.
0:47:17 > 0:47:20- Someone's going to want it. - Yes, they are.
0:47:20 > 0:47:23- And how much did you pay for that? - 100.- 100? 100?- Yeah.
0:47:23 > 0:47:26- That's good. It's lovely. Blimey. - Well done, you two.
0:47:26 > 0:47:29- Well done, all.- Let's wait and see what happens.
0:47:29 > 0:47:31- CHRISTOPHER:- I'm really impressed.
0:47:31 > 0:47:34- Seriously impressed.- Come on.- Yeah.
0:47:34 > 0:47:37Good haul, people. Good haul.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40All very polite but what do they really think?
0:47:40 > 0:47:44- Ours stuff's pretty good, don't you think?- I think... I reckon...
0:47:44 > 0:47:46- I think...- Our stuff's really good.
0:47:46 > 0:47:49Apart from big Bertha the bellows...
0:47:49 > 0:47:52- Oh, come on, man, that's a great laugh.- If that goes wrong...
0:47:52 > 0:47:56- I think the bellows are brilliant. - They are good, aren't they?
0:47:56 > 0:48:01- And the milk bowl, well... - I thought it was...- Yeah.
0:48:01 > 0:48:04- Well, I didn't think it was what it was.- No, I just...
0:48:04 > 0:48:06- I thought it was a potty. - No, it's a milk pan.
0:48:06 > 0:48:09- The fight is on, isn't it? - The fight is on.
0:48:09 > 0:48:11- It is on.- It is going to be a fight, don't you think?
0:48:11 > 0:48:14- Yeah, and it's coming to us very soon.- Yes.
0:48:14 > 0:48:15As soon as you get to the auction.
0:48:15 > 0:48:19The teams have taken in a 220-mile road trip
0:48:19 > 0:48:21starting in the Wye Valley,
0:48:21 > 0:48:23skirting around the Malvern Hills
0:48:23 > 0:48:25before crossing the River Severn
0:48:25 > 0:48:27heading into Glamorganshire
0:48:27 > 0:48:29and to Cardiff,
0:48:29 > 0:48:31largest city in Wales.
0:48:31 > 0:48:34It was crowned the capital in 1955.
0:48:34 > 0:48:39I've been lucky because Christopher is a real enthusiast.
0:48:39 > 0:48:42I've seriously enjoyed the two days buying
0:48:42 > 0:48:46but I'm doubly excited about this. Really, really excited.
0:48:46 > 0:48:47I think Patrick, the same.
0:48:47 > 0:48:50Yeah, he's enjoying it and we've had a lot of fun.
0:48:50 > 0:48:52PATRICK: I quite liked... The buying was fab.
0:48:52 > 0:48:57But how auction-experienced are you in relation to Cardiff? At all?
0:48:57 > 0:49:00I have never been to an auction.
0:49:00 > 0:49:01Well, you're in for a treat today.
0:49:01 > 0:49:05Our teams' treasures are going under the hammer at Rogers Jones
0:49:05 > 0:49:08and the man with the gavel is Ben Rogers Jones.
0:49:08 > 0:49:11So, what does he think of our celebrities' haul?
0:49:11 > 0:49:15Well, the bellows, we call items like that antique slugs.
0:49:15 > 0:49:18We call them antique slugs because every time they move,
0:49:18 > 0:49:20they leave a trail of mess on the floor.
0:49:20 > 0:49:23The bamboo table, if that is shabby chic
0:49:23 > 0:49:26it's got a severe leaning towards shabby, I'm afraid.
0:49:26 > 0:49:30We might struggle with that one as well. The measure's quite nice.
0:49:30 > 0:49:33Quite a nice novelty piece of silver. Quite a reliable market.
0:49:33 > 0:49:36The mechanical silver card case, that's quite nice.
0:49:36 > 0:49:40Again, collectable silver in small form is doing well
0:49:40 > 0:49:44and I would expect that to make between £40 and £60.
0:49:44 > 0:49:45A nice item.
0:49:47 > 0:49:51Christopher and James set off with £400 and spent £215 on five lots.
0:49:53 > 0:49:54I've put on ten years. Ten years.
0:49:57 > 0:50:02Patrick and Margie spent £271 but have a total of six lots.
0:50:02 > 0:50:03Margie!
0:50:05 > 0:50:08Well, it's time for our teams to take their seats.
0:50:08 > 0:50:11There's plenty of interest in the sale room and online, too.
0:50:11 > 0:50:13You may turn over your exam sheet now.
0:50:13 > 0:50:18Patrick and Margie's solid silver spirit measure is up first.
0:50:18 > 0:50:20So, I'm straight in at £60.
0:50:20 > 0:50:23At £60. Is there 5? At £60...
0:50:23 > 0:50:24That's profit.
0:50:24 > 0:50:2670. At 70.
0:50:26 > 0:50:28At 75, 80. £80. Is there 5?
0:50:28 > 0:50:3180 is on the book. Any advance?
0:50:31 > 0:50:32Last call, then, at £80.
0:50:32 > 0:50:34Hammer's up.
0:50:34 > 0:50:35Hey, a £40 profit.
0:50:35 > 0:50:37They doubled their money.
0:50:37 > 0:50:40That's Patrick and Margie off to a great start.
0:50:40 > 0:50:42Well done. Well done.
0:50:43 > 0:50:45Next up, another piece of silver -
0:50:45 > 0:50:47the first lot from Chris and James.
0:50:47 > 0:50:50I'm straight in at £32. Is there 5?
0:50:50 > 0:50:5135, 38.
0:50:51 > 0:50:5340, 42.
0:50:53 > 0:50:54£42 on the book.
0:50:54 > 0:50:57- Dignity. Dignity at all times. - Come on.
0:50:57 > 0:50:5950, even better. At £50.
0:50:59 > 0:51:0255. 55. New bidder now.
0:51:02 > 0:51:0555. 55. One more.
0:51:05 > 0:51:0860. 60. £60. Is there 5?
0:51:08 > 0:51:10All done at £60.
0:51:10 > 0:51:13Going to wrap it up, then.
0:51:13 > 0:51:15A £25 profit.
0:51:15 > 0:51:18Now, now, dignity at all times.
0:51:18 > 0:51:19Yes!
0:51:22 > 0:51:25Patrick and Margie's locket and brooch are up next.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28Some haggling lowered the purchase price to £51.
0:51:28 > 0:51:30£40. 40.
0:51:30 > 0:51:32Start me at 30.
0:51:32 > 0:51:33Oh, dear.
0:51:33 > 0:51:35£30. At 30. £30, is...
0:51:35 > 0:51:3735. 35 online.
0:51:37 > 0:51:39Is there 40? 40, sir. 40.
0:51:39 > 0:51:40Put it down. Put it down.
0:51:40 > 0:51:4240... 5, just in time.
0:51:42 > 0:51:44- 45, 50.- Oh, no.
0:51:44 > 0:51:46- At 50.- Put it down.
0:51:46 > 0:51:50- Everybody done.- I'd put it down. - Oh.- £50.
0:51:50 > 0:51:54They almost broke even. Just £1 shy of the purchase price.
0:51:54 > 0:51:56At least the first loss of the day is a small one.
0:51:56 > 0:52:00- That's a disappointment. - That went too high, anyway.
0:52:00 > 0:52:04Next, Chris and James's milk bowl.
0:52:04 > 0:52:06I'm straight in above estimate.
0:52:06 > 0:52:08It's £12. At 12.
0:52:08 > 0:52:09Is there 15?
0:52:09 > 0:52:11At 12. 15. 18 with me.
0:52:11 > 0:52:13£18. At £18 on the book.
0:52:13 > 0:52:16- Dignity.- Keep going.- Dignity.
0:52:16 > 0:52:17- AUCTIONEER:- £18 with me.
0:52:17 > 0:52:18Is everybody done?
0:52:18 > 0:52:22At £18 and the hammer's up. £18.
0:52:22 > 0:52:23A loss of two pounds.
0:52:23 > 0:52:26Both teams have had profitable and losing lots.
0:52:26 > 0:52:28But Margie and Patrick are in the lead.
0:52:28 > 0:52:32Say nothing. Say nothing. Just let them comment.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34The pewter tea set is up next.
0:52:34 > 0:52:36It caught Patrick's eye.
0:52:36 > 0:52:40Margie needed some convincing, even at £35.
0:52:40 > 0:52:42£40. 40.
0:52:42 > 0:52:43Bid me 40.
0:52:45 > 0:52:4630.
0:52:47 > 0:52:48- 20.- £30.
0:52:50 > 0:52:5220 if you like. £20. Is there 5?
0:52:52 > 0:52:54At 20. £20. Is there 5?
0:52:54 > 0:52:56Twos if you like.
0:52:56 > 0:53:00- You've got 20. - At 20. All done now at £20. £20.
0:53:00 > 0:53:04Oh, sold for £20. That's a loss of £15.
0:53:04 > 0:53:08Perhaps Patrick should have listened to Margie after all.
0:53:08 > 0:53:10Too late now.
0:53:10 > 0:53:12Next up is the silver compact.
0:53:12 > 0:53:14James loved the daffodil design.
0:53:14 > 0:53:18Welsh-born Christopher thought it would do well in Wales.
0:53:18 > 0:53:21I'm still uncertain about those daffs. It's a gamble at £75.
0:53:21 > 0:53:23Will it pay off?
0:53:23 > 0:53:24Start me at 50.
0:53:24 > 0:53:2650. Thank you. Is there 5?
0:53:26 > 0:53:2955. 60.
0:53:29 > 0:53:3165. 70.
0:53:31 > 0:53:33£70. Is there 5?
0:53:33 > 0:53:3475.
0:53:34 > 0:53:3680, 85, 90.
0:53:36 > 0:53:38(Keep going.)
0:53:38 > 0:53:4095, 100.
0:53:40 > 0:53:41Oh, hello!
0:53:41 > 0:53:43110, 120.
0:53:43 > 0:53:44(Oh, lovely.)
0:53:44 > 0:53:46£120.
0:53:46 > 0:53:48At £120, is everybody done?
0:53:48 > 0:53:49£120.
0:53:49 > 0:53:51Yes!
0:53:51 > 0:53:53The gavel's down at £120.
0:53:53 > 0:53:56That's a super £45 profit.
0:53:56 > 0:53:58How DAFF's that?
0:53:58 > 0:54:01- That'll do us. Daffodils. - Very pleased for you.
0:54:01 > 0:54:02Smug One and Smug Two.
0:54:04 > 0:54:06I'm loving that.
0:54:06 > 0:54:08Patrick and Margie on catch-up now.
0:54:08 > 0:54:11Hopefully there are some collectors keen on in the next item -
0:54:11 > 0:54:13the last rites crucifix.
0:54:13 > 0:54:15I've got 20 to start. Is there 5?
0:54:15 > 0:54:16£20, come on.
0:54:16 > 0:54:185. 30 with me.
0:54:18 > 0:54:20Is there 5? 5. 40.
0:54:20 > 0:54:225. 50. 5. 60.
0:54:22 > 0:54:23Oh, hey.
0:54:23 > 0:54:24- 5. 70.- Oh, my goodness.
0:54:24 > 0:54:2675. Is there 80?
0:54:26 > 0:54:28At £75. 80 anywhere?
0:54:28 > 0:54:30£75. Is there 80?
0:54:30 > 0:54:32- At £75.- That guy was right. - All done.
0:54:32 > 0:54:34£75.
0:54:34 > 0:54:37Hey, that's a bit of OK.
0:54:37 > 0:54:40A healthy profit of £50.
0:54:40 > 0:54:43- You're back in the game. - Back in profit.
0:54:43 > 0:54:45- Are we back in the room? - Back in the room.- Back in the room.
0:54:47 > 0:54:49James fell in love with this table,
0:54:49 > 0:54:52despite the damage - bought for £25.
0:54:52 > 0:54:54Well, there's not an awful lot I can say about this.
0:54:54 > 0:54:56It's...it is a standing up...
0:54:56 > 0:54:58- LAUGHTER - Well, I don't...!
0:54:58 > 0:55:01- 20. £20.- £20.
0:55:01 > 0:55:04- £20.- Straight in there.- Bid me 10.
0:55:05 > 0:55:07A fiver.
0:55:07 > 0:55:11- 5. I've got a 5 online. £5. - Thank you.
0:55:11 > 0:55:14- 8 anybody? At 5.- Hammer's up.
0:55:14 > 0:55:18- All done. £5.- £5.- Don't book a cruise, as my dad would say.
0:55:18 > 0:55:19We've been robbed.
0:55:19 > 0:55:23Chris and James's table was more boo than bam.
0:55:23 > 0:55:25Sold for a £20 loss.
0:55:25 > 0:55:28- So obviously...- I'm very sorry. - No, you're not. No, you're not.
0:55:29 > 0:55:32Bad luck, but you've still got one more lot to go
0:55:32 > 0:55:33to claw back some cash.
0:55:33 > 0:55:37Patrick's pair of Victorian copper and brass tea urns are up next.
0:55:37 > 0:55:39Bought for £10 each.
0:55:39 > 0:55:41- 15. - Look!
0:55:41 > 0:55:4220.
0:55:43 > 0:55:44Bid me 30. 30.
0:55:46 > 0:55:49At 30 in the room. At £30. Is there 5?
0:55:49 > 0:55:51At 30. At £30. Is there 5?
0:55:51 > 0:55:5435. Is there 40, sir? £35.
0:55:54 > 0:55:56At 35, is everybody done?
0:55:56 > 0:55:58£35.
0:55:58 > 0:56:00This couple of characterful urns
0:56:00 > 0:56:04have URN-ed Patrick a pretty profit of £15.
0:56:05 > 0:56:07Well, it was better than nothing.
0:56:07 > 0:56:09And it keeps them in front.
0:56:11 > 0:56:14Now it's Patrick and Margie's final lot -
0:56:14 > 0:56:17the Victorian elm and leather bellows.
0:56:17 > 0:56:20£50. 50.
0:56:20 > 0:56:2250.
0:56:22 > 0:56:24- Start me at 30.- Oh, God!
0:56:24 > 0:56:26£30.
0:56:26 > 0:56:2720.
0:56:27 > 0:56:28Oh, dear.
0:56:28 > 0:56:31We've got some muscle here. Don't worry, we'll get it in your car.
0:56:31 > 0:56:32£20. Online, the bid.
0:56:32 > 0:56:35That's the last call, then. I hope they don't want it posting.
0:56:35 > 0:56:39- That's £20. Everybody done? - Oh, that's ridiculous.
0:56:39 > 0:56:43Patrick may have loved them but it's an £80 loss.
0:56:43 > 0:56:45At least it sold.
0:56:45 > 0:56:46Very cruel.
0:56:48 > 0:56:51The winner of this road trip will be decided by the hammer price
0:56:51 > 0:56:55of Chris and James's 19th-century bronze lamp base.
0:56:55 > 0:56:58Nice. £60. 60.
0:56:58 > 0:57:00- 60.- Go on. Go on.
0:57:00 > 0:57:03£50.
0:57:03 > 0:57:0650. Thank you, sir. £50. Is there 5?
0:57:06 > 0:57:07At 50. At 50.
0:57:07 > 0:57:09Nice piece at £50. 5 anywhere?
0:57:09 > 0:57:10At 50. At 50.
0:57:10 > 0:57:13Where's 5 now? At 50. Is there 5?
0:57:13 > 0:57:15£50. Is there 5? £50.
0:57:15 > 0:57:17Doesn't matter.
0:57:17 > 0:57:20All done at £50. The hammer's up now.
0:57:20 > 0:57:21£50.
0:57:23 > 0:57:28A loss of £10, but it sounds like James has done the maths.
0:57:28 > 0:57:30James, did you lose money on that?
0:57:30 > 0:57:32We did.
0:57:32 > 0:57:34But it doesn't really matter.
0:57:34 > 0:57:39- It's doesn't matter because we had the bellows.- Well done.
0:57:39 > 0:57:42- AUCTIONEER:- £70. Is there 2? 70 online...
0:57:42 > 0:57:43On there.
0:57:43 > 0:57:47Well, the results reveal Patrick and Margie were doing well
0:57:47 > 0:57:50until the bellows blew them off course.
0:57:50 > 0:57:54After auction costs, they actually lost £41.40,
0:57:54 > 0:57:59leaving them with a total of £358.60.
0:57:59 > 0:58:03Christopher and James fared only slightly better but came out on top.
0:58:03 > 0:58:06After costs, they were out of pocket, too.
0:58:06 > 0:58:13But only £7.54, giving them a final total of £392.46.
0:58:13 > 0:58:15Well done.
0:58:15 > 0:58:19- Congratulations, Christopher, sir. - I don't care about winning.
0:58:19 > 0:58:20No, no, no.
0:58:20 > 0:58:24- Well done. Well done. - Thank you.- Off we go.- Off we go.
0:58:24 > 0:58:27- Bye.- Bye.- Bye.
0:58:27 > 0:58:29- CHRISTOPHER:- So, Patrick, how's it been for you?
0:58:29 > 0:58:31PATRICK: It's been great.
0:58:31 > 0:58:34- It's been fab.- I've had a really nice time. Sorry.