0:00:02 > 0:00:04The nation's favourite celebrities...
0:00:04 > 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 > 0:00:10We're a very good team, you and me.
0:00:10 > 0:00:11..and a classic car.
0:00:11 > 0:00:15Their mission - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:15 > 0:00:16I've no idea what it is.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17Oh, I love it.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:20 > 0:00:21Yes!
0:00:21 > 0:00:22But 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 and 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 > 0:00:49Yeah.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Today's Celebrity Road Trip brings together two acting titans.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56- Well done. Good change. - There you are.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00- That's a nice gear change, wasn't it? - Absolutely seamless.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03I'll stop now before it all goes horribly wrong.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05We're in the presence of a Dame.
0:01:05 > 0:01:11Legendary actress Dame Diana Rigg is back in the country of her birth.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13- Hello, Yorkshire.- Yorkshire.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16She's joined by fellow actor Neil Dudgeon,
0:01:16 > 0:01:18another native Yorkshireman.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20God's own country.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- GEARS CRUNCH - Oh!
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Oh, not so good. There we are. That's it.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29You're giving the car stomach ache every time that happens.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Diana Rigg has been a screen icon for almost 50 years,
0:01:34 > 0:01:38bursting onto the scene as secret agent Emma Peel
0:01:38 > 0:01:41in the 1960s television series The Avengers.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Whether she's playing a glamorous Bond girl,
0:01:47 > 0:01:51a Doctor Who baddie or, more recently, her Emmy award-nominated
0:01:51 > 0:01:55part in the global phenomenon Game Of Thrones,
0:01:55 > 0:01:58she's used to playing strong leading roles.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00She's also no stranger to antiques.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04I imagine you have a lovely few antiques of your own, Diana.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07If I happen to be in a place, for example, on tour,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10I'll seek out antiques shops and such
0:02:10 > 0:02:13and it's a wonderful way of, you know, spending your afternoon off.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14Yes. Yes.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Neil is behind the wheel of a 1964 Rover 110.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23A distinguished character actor, his most notable role to date is
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Inspector Barnaby in Midsomer Murders.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32But will he be able to use his detective skills
0:02:32 > 0:02:35to procure some purchases and negotiate some deals?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37How are you at bargaining?
0:02:37 > 0:02:39I do quite like to haggle. I'm always surprised...
0:02:39 > 0:02:42You see, I think it's one of those things where people
0:02:42 > 0:02:45offer at a price, thinking, "We'll say, I don't know, 200 quid,"
0:02:45 > 0:02:47and then you say, "20 quid,"
0:02:47 > 0:02:50everybody snorts and leaves the room, they come back and go, "100 quid,"
0:02:50 > 0:02:53and you think, "You've already knocked off more than I'd have asked
0:02:53 > 0:02:55- "for if I'd suggested another price."- I see.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57So I think it's always worth...
0:02:57 > 0:02:59It's always worth trying it on, isn't it?
0:02:59 > 0:03:00It certainly is.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Diana and Neil are no stranger to each other in the roles
0:03:03 > 0:03:04they're playing today.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08In the BBC series The Mrs Bradley Mysteries...
0:03:08 > 0:03:11The quintessential English village.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14..Neil was chauffeur to Diana's lady detective.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Did you know, a gentleman always escorts a lady on the street side
0:03:18 > 0:03:21to protect her from splashes, foot pads and marauders?
0:03:21 > 0:03:22Yes. More to the point,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- did you manage to pick pocket that key from Miss Bunting?- Mm.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Well done, George.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33Although chauffeuring Dame Diana is not coming as easily to Neil today.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Not sure that anything I'm doing with my feet or hands is having any
0:03:36 > 0:03:38effect on this car.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- Uncoordinated. - It's like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Our celebs aren't alone in their quest.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49Heading to meet up with our acting royalty are antiques experts
0:03:49 > 0:03:53and auctioneers Paul Laidlaw and Catherine Southon.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54We are on a mission.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59And anticipation is mounting in the 1992 Alfa Romeo Spider.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Diana Rigg. Now, she is sensational.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04I mean, she's just an icon.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09- Beautiful. Avengers, leaping over the car.- James Bond's wife.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14- Vault.- I'm not expecting a catsuit, though.- Aren't you?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- That would be wrong, wouldn't it?- Well...
0:04:17 > 0:04:20I'd say a step too far, yes.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24Our experts are also intrigued about screen super-sleuth Neil's
0:04:24 > 0:04:26antique buying capabilities.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30He's good things like murders and, you know, investigating.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33I think he'll be great at hunting down the antiques.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38The teams have £400 to spend on their trip, which,
0:04:38 > 0:04:42over the next couple of days, takes them through the heart of Yorkshire,
0:04:42 > 0:04:44ending up at an auction in Stansted, Essex.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Wow.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50Our experts and celebrities are meeting at Brodsworth Hall,
0:04:50 > 0:04:53a country house just outside the town of Doncaster.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Do either of you come with the experience of our world, antiques?
0:04:57 > 0:05:00First of all, you've got to base it on instinct, haven't you?
0:05:00 > 0:05:02- You have. Absolutely. - Guts take you a long way.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Isn't that nice to hear?
0:05:04 > 0:05:10- I'm not sure. My strongest instinct is never to trust my instinct.- Oh.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- Darling!- What? Is that wrong?- Oh!
0:05:13 > 0:05:18- All these years!- So, you can't be spontaneous.- Hang on.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20Yes, I can.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24So, two contrasting approaches from our celebrities.
0:05:24 > 0:05:29Diana trusting her well-honed instincts and Neil, well,
0:05:29 > 0:05:31not trusting himself at all.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33For this little adventure, Diana is teaming up with Paul
0:05:33 > 0:05:35and Neil with Catherine.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37If you're going to be in that, you need a beret.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40That would be lovely. My hair has been going haywire.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- Guess what I've got.- Fantastic.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- A spangly beret. - I do love a bit of sparkle.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- Do you think I could sell this, actually...- No.- ..at the auction?
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- Could you autograph this? - PAUL: Steady, Catherine.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- I don't want to look like Frank Spencer.- No, you don't.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59- You look Francaise.- Do I?- Yes.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04- Oh, hello.- Let's go to France. - Bonjour. Excuse-moi.- Au revoir!
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Oh-la-la, eh?
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Neil and Diana were both born in nearby Doncaster
0:06:09 > 0:06:11so this is a bit of a local derby.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Whoo-hoo! Bye-bye!
0:06:14 > 0:06:20- I just love antiques.- What's your taste?- Well, you'll find out.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24- I'm sure I will. But you're not going to be shy, are you?- No.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Follow your instinct, your taste, we're in there.
0:06:27 > 0:06:32Dame Diana, shy? Somehow I don't think so.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Their first shop takes them to the town of Rotherham,
0:06:35 > 0:06:37to Harrisons Antiques.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41- So, here we go, Diana. - Looks really exciting.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44- It's a huge, by the looks of things. - Huge!- SCOTTISH ACCENT:- Huge!
0:06:44 > 0:06:46HE LAUGHS
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Right, then, your destiny awaits.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53I think it's Christine who actually awaits, and her vast
0:06:53 > 0:06:57array of stock will surely satisfy Diana's thirst for antiques.
0:06:57 > 0:07:02- I'm Paul.- Are you the queen of all we survey?- I'd like to be.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05A dame and a queen, eh? You're a lucky boy, Paul.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- OK, can we have a quick look around?- You certainly can, yes.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10- Thanks a lot. - Browse at your leisure.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- And holler when we find something, yeah?- Hopefully.
0:07:12 > 0:07:18- There's plenty to go at for you. - Tremendous.- Okey-cokey. Let's go-key.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22With so much to choose from, where to start?
0:07:22 > 0:07:24Stand-by - Diana's gone straight for the kill.
0:07:24 > 0:07:30- Oh, look, can I see the lady playing on the violin?- That one.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32- Does he work?- I believe it does.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Schuco piece. German affair.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36There he goes.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Slightly scary, really, don't you think?
0:07:38 > 0:07:41It's the stuff that nightmares are made of.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Schuco, mid-20th century? Is that reasonable?
0:07:43 > 0:07:47You're so clever. I would never have known that.
0:07:47 > 0:07:48Have you got a price tag on that?
0:07:51 > 0:07:55Right. You're looking on...
0:07:55 > 0:07:58You're looking at £45.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03My instinct tells me, if we can get it for less...
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- What sort of price are you...? - I was thinking...
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Steady, steady. Can we do this in a double act?
0:08:09 > 0:08:16Let me introduce ourselves. We are hard-bitten, hard-faced trade buyers.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20- He's the hard sell, I'm the soft sell.- Good cop, bad cop.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22OK, I'm happy to be the bad cop.
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- Can you be as gentle on us as possible?- Good cop, bad cop.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- £30?- That's the number.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33- 25?- Oh, my word. Now you're bad cop.- 25.- Role reversal.
0:08:33 > 0:08:3725. You look 25.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39- You sold me. - DIANA CHEERS
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Look at that!
0:08:40 > 0:08:45I am really grateful because I think he's absolutely charming.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Isn't that heavenly?
0:08:47 > 0:08:49A bold start for our dame.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51The first item of the trip for £25.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Looks like Paul's going to have his hands full here.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Meanwhile, Neil and Catherine are getting acquainted.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05- Tell me about you, Neil. Antiques.- Yes.- What do you know?
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- I know virtually nothing about antiques.- Well, that's a great start.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12It's going to be a huge, great voyage of discovery for me.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14- Well, we're on a mission.- Yes.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18- We've got to find some good, good, eye-catching objects.- OK.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22And, if all else fails, we'll sell the hat.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27I don't think Diana's going to be very pleased about that.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I'm not sure she would either, Neil.
0:09:29 > 0:09:34Neil and Catherine's first foray takes them to the town of Barnsley,
0:09:34 > 0:09:36to Cawthorne Antiques.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Whoo-hoo, this is us.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40SHE CHUCKLES
0:09:40 > 0:09:43I'm going to leave Diana's hat here.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45I hope it doesn't get stolen.
0:09:45 > 0:09:49It had better not. Upsetting a dame is never a good idea.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- Ready for this?- I'm ready.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56- I'm ready. Let's go.- OK. - Show me the way.- Hello.- Hello.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- First tip.- Yes.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01- Make friends with...- Hello, Karen. - ..the boss.- How are you?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03How lovely to see you. Are you having a nice day?
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Can I get you a tea or anything? Am I overdoing it?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- No, you're doing brilliantly! - And Holly, hello.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11I'm looking for...
0:10:11 > 0:10:13some antiques.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16I don't know whether you've got anything... Oh, look!
0:10:16 > 0:10:19He's very quick to catch on.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22- How long have we got? - About half an hour.- OK.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25Let's buy that clock and go to the pub, come on.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27Mmm, perhaps I spoke too soon.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30I'm just looking for something that makes me go,
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- "Oh, that's rather nice."- Yeah.- And then you say, "That's horrible."
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Might this little elephant be to Neil's taste?
0:10:36 > 0:10:40- It's 75 quid! - I know but that's not bad.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45It's a Vesta case, a small, portable box used to keep matches dry.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Named after the Roman goddess of fire and the hearth,
0:10:48 > 0:10:52they were very popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57- It's tiny.- The matches then, in those days, in the olden days...
0:10:57 > 0:11:00The people were much smaller. And they only smoked little cigarettes.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04- Exactly! But that's quite unusual, isn't it?- Now, Karen,
0:11:04 > 0:11:06I want you to be honest about this.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10Originally, would this have had eyes and tusks?
0:11:10 > 0:11:12I'm sure it would have, yes.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15The eyes would have been little glass eyes, probably,
0:11:15 > 0:11:17and we would have had little ivory tusks.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19But it's unusual. It's quite nicely modelled, though, isn't it?
0:11:19 > 0:11:21I think they're considering it.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25- Shall we...? - Mm...
0:11:25 > 0:11:27I don't want to rush into anything.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Self-doubt creeping in there, Neil.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Go on, trust your instincts for once.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35We would be interested. Our problem is that there's tusks missing.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37The glass eyes are missing.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Can we find out what's the very, very best price?
0:11:41 > 0:11:44- That would be lovely. Yeah?- Yeah, well, if you can talk about prices.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48- I'm quite interested in...- He's just so blase about the whole thing.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52No, I... Well, you're used to this, you see. I don't get out much.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54As Neil takes the more relaxed approach,
0:11:54 > 0:11:57back in Rotherham, Diana's full steam ahead.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00I suspect this isn't going to be a problem, do you?
0:12:00 > 0:12:04First stall we went to, first cabinet - "Oh, I love that."
0:12:04 > 0:12:05And then straight in.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Decisive. She lived up to her promise.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12She said, "I don't know what I'm going to buy but I will know it
0:12:12 > 0:12:15"when I see it. I will run with my instinct."
0:12:15 > 0:12:18She's got some instinct thus far! And she delivers.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Fantastic!
0:12:20 > 0:12:23Now, what's she on to here?
0:12:23 > 0:12:25I love glitz.
0:12:25 > 0:12:32And...nowadays vintage costume - oh, pretty -
0:12:32 > 0:12:35does frightfully well.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Still on a jewellery mission.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- You're not to keen on this but you're a fella.- What do I know?
0:12:41 > 0:12:46But Diana has her heart set on some sort of sparkle, Paul,
0:12:46 > 0:12:48unsurprisingly, it's not long before she finds
0:12:48 > 0:12:50a collection of costume jewellery.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Oh, yes, there's something.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- This is extremely... - Volume speaks to me.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Because you're probably a greedy man. Are you a greedy man?
0:13:00 > 0:13:03I think the girth tells us a lot about that.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- What I'll do, everything on there... - Everything here?
0:13:07 > 0:13:11- Everything on there. - For how much?
0:13:11 > 0:13:16All chips in. No coming back to me and saying...
0:13:16 > 0:13:18No, we wouldn't do that.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21- Much cheapness here.- £15. - Perfect!- It's a deal.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23I'm going to shake your hand this time.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26You're something else, are you not?
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Not just a pretty face.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32As Diana continues at a rate of knots, Neil and Catherine
0:13:32 > 0:13:35continue to deliberate over the elephant Vesta case.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38They're really thinking this one through.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41Are we thinking a reasonable price is...
0:13:41 > 0:13:45- in the sort of...30s.- 30s.
0:13:45 > 0:13:46Is that the start?
0:13:46 > 0:13:51It is a low start but if we started at, say, 30 and then I said,
0:13:51 > 0:13:55"All right, 35" then that would be...
0:13:55 > 0:13:57I think that would be tops.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59What about 45?
0:13:59 > 0:14:01All right, 40.
0:14:02 > 0:14:0539 - 40! Oh, I could have got 39!
0:14:05 > 0:14:08- 40? Brilliant.- £40.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11All right, go on, we'll have that.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13£40 of the realm.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Neil and Catherine are finally off the mark with the elephant
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Vesta case for £40.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21But they're not done here yet.
0:14:21 > 0:14:26It's a pig. But it looks to me like the pig is wearing a bowler hat.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29He's holding something and then we've got smoke
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- coming out of there but what is that?- Is it a pipe?
0:14:32 > 0:14:34I don't think it's a pipe or anything.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36Looks like it's got an umbrella in the other hand.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40Oh, he's a city gent. He's a pig with his nose in the trough.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- How much do you want for that? - Don't!- What?
0:14:43 > 0:14:47- Give you 25 quid for it. What? - Don't get too excited.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49I'm not excited, you're the one jumping up and down
0:14:49 > 0:14:51telling me not to get excited.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53No, but we've got... We're, you know...
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Yeah, we don't like it, we don't like it.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59Neil's keen but what about expert Catherine?
0:14:59 > 0:15:03- I mean, it's quite rough. - It is.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05We'd like to pay about £10 for it.
0:15:05 > 0:15:06HE SCOFFS
0:15:06 > 0:15:11Sorry, I'm on your side! Yeah, £10. Way over the top!
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Because of the state it's in, yeah, I'm not going to argue with that.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17£10. Done. Thank you very much.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21A deal at £10 for the butcher's shop pig sign.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Catherine's managing to keep her celebrity under control,
0:15:23 > 0:15:25but what about Paul?
0:15:25 > 0:15:26I'm here on my own.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28Obviously not.
0:15:28 > 0:15:29She's away buying something.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32I'll get there and she'll say, "I've got the ten lots."
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Heel!
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Yes, Boss.
0:15:36 > 0:15:37Ah, there she is.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39What have you done?
0:15:39 > 0:15:40He's obedient.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45This gentleman, who is the husband of this lovely lady,
0:15:45 > 0:15:47has...something that I...
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Have a look at it.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- OK, is it the whistle with the compass?- It's the whistle.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56An original one there.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00How interesting. Girl Guide piece. OK, I get it.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05It's uncommon, it's quirky, but it's not substantial in quality.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09Do we know the price? Have you bought this?
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Not yet. But she likes it.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14And I guess she normally gets her way, don't you?
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- What are we asking?- £20.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23I think people would go for that, if you could just lower it a tiny bit.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25What do you think?
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- I'd say... - I'm a very poor man, so...
0:16:29 > 0:16:31- Half it.- Half.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- £10.- Perfect.- Yes.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37- Thank you.- It's a bargain. - Really, really kind. Both of you.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40You're a kind couple.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- A good couple. - That's why we're poor.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46You look shell-shocked. Welcome to my world.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49THEY LAUGH
0:16:51 > 0:16:55Shell-shocked but three items purchased for a total of £50.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58£25 for the Schuco clown toy,
0:16:58 > 0:17:01£15 for the generous bunch of costume jewellery,
0:17:01 > 0:17:04and £10 for the Girl Guide whistle and compass.
0:17:04 > 0:17:10With Diana and Paul's shop done and dusted in next to no time...
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Takes me a bit of time to get in.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15..Neil and Catherine's more considered approach to
0:17:15 > 0:17:17antiques purchasing continues.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21- You could use the chimney pots. Do you not like those?- Yeah, I do.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24I like them and I'm sure somebody else would like them.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27I think if you saw two of those together you might think you want
0:17:27 > 0:17:31to buy those and have them in your back garden or something.
0:17:31 > 0:17:37You know, they'd be a pair. You have them priced here at £28 each.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42But if we were to say...
0:17:42 > 0:17:44£20 the pair, you might say...?
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Go on, then. You've twisted my arm.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51Bit more decisive there. Neil's warming up nicely.
0:17:51 > 0:17:52Thank you very much.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Anything else out here?
0:17:54 > 0:17:57What do we like about it?
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- The sheer tactility of it. - How old is this, though?
0:18:03 > 0:18:05This is what worries me.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06It's been made more recently.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10You'd feel better about buying it and selling it
0:18:10 > 0:18:14if you thought this is from some lovely old moorland farm
0:18:14 > 0:18:17that we cleared and it's 200 years old.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20But we've got a pretty strong sense that it's not.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24You can't say that Neil's not giving this all proper thought.
0:18:24 > 0:18:29Well...if in doubt, leave it out.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32- Yeah? - Or...
0:18:32 > 0:18:34It seems as though they sell.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38One for later perhaps? A successful bit of shopping, though.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42They bough the brass elephant Vesta case for £40,
0:18:42 > 0:18:46the iron pig butcher's shop sign for £10,
0:18:46 > 0:18:48and the pair of chimney pots for £20.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52And the trough is still under consideration.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59- That was marvellous.- Pretty nice place. Lots of nice stuff.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- Three items.- Three.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05Dame Diana's one of Yorkshire's most celebrated former residents and is
0:19:05 > 0:19:10en route to the town of Wakefield to find out all about another.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Barbara Hepworth was one of the greatest artists
0:19:15 > 0:19:17and sculptors of the 20th century.
0:19:17 > 0:19:22Born here in 1903, she went from modest beginnings to achieve
0:19:22 > 0:19:25international acclaim for her work.
0:19:25 > 0:19:30And our duo's next stop is the Hepworth Wakefield Gallery
0:19:30 > 0:19:34to find out more about the artist's extraordinary life.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- Hi, there.- Hello.- Nice to meet you. - And to meet you.- Hi, is it Frances?
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- That's right.- Pleased to meet you.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- And to meet you. - This is some structure, is it not?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45Fantastic building. This is the Hepworth Wakefield.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Welcome to Wakefield, and to Hepworth's birthplace.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50- Terrif! Let's go. - OK.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52THEY LAUGH
0:19:52 > 0:19:56Hepworth is best known for her iconic sculptures, becoming one of
0:19:56 > 0:20:01only a handful of internationally famous female artists.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04But she also produced outstanding paintings and sketches,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07which now form part of the gallery's unique collection.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11She went to school in Wakefield. She went to Wakefield Girls High School.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14And she was really encouraged to pursue her artistic
0:20:14 > 0:20:17and her creative side. And she won a scholarship
0:20:17 > 0:20:21to go and pursue her studies at Leeds College of Art.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25But she went to Leeds and she met Henry Moore there.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Who, although Henry Moore is five years older,
0:20:27 > 0:20:29he was also born in Wakefield,
0:20:29 > 0:20:33and he was studying at the same time. And together they had
0:20:33 > 0:20:36this real artistic inclination towards sculpture.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40And in the end they ended up going to the Royal College of Art
0:20:40 > 0:20:42together in London to study sculpture.
0:20:42 > 0:20:47One of the most famous and notable British artists of the 20th century,
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Henry Moore and Barbara were friends,
0:20:50 > 0:20:52taking trips to Paris together.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55In her 20s, Barbara continued to travel and study in Europe,
0:20:55 > 0:20:59exhibiting work with, and later marrying,
0:20:59 > 0:21:01fellow artist John Skeaping.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Her second marriage to artist to Ben Nicholson
0:21:04 > 0:21:07resulted in the birth of triplets.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10The family settled in St Ives in Cornwall and the events
0:21:10 > 0:21:15around this time in Barbara's life had a profound effect on her work.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18One of the triplets, during the Second World War, was very ill.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21She was treated by a surgeon called Norman Capener.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24He extended an invitation to Hepworth
0:21:24 > 0:21:27to go to the operating theatres and make drawings,
0:21:27 > 0:21:29and she found it really stimulating
0:21:29 > 0:21:32because she saw this real correspondence between her work
0:21:32 > 0:21:34as a sculptor and the work of the surgeons.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- It's absolutely ravishing. - Beautiful drawings.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40- So personal as well. - Yes.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Whilst her prodigious talent was formed in her native Yorkshire,
0:21:44 > 0:21:48her close connection with Cornwall, where she continued to hone
0:21:48 > 0:21:50her skills as a world-renowned sculptor,
0:21:50 > 0:21:52continued for the rest of her life.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55What was she like as a person? What was her nature?
0:21:55 > 0:21:59I think she was very focused, very ambitious.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01But she had a family
0:22:01 > 0:22:07and she managed to combine both that role as a mother with her ambition
0:22:07 > 0:22:10and obviously working on commissions that were hugely important.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13I think she was a humanist at heart.
0:22:13 > 0:22:19She really believed in the kind of ideals of, say, the United Nations.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23So, it's all about the commonality of human kind and doing good
0:22:23 > 0:22:27and the kind of sense of a common purpose.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31This affinity with humanity greatly inspired her work and led to
0:22:31 > 0:22:35a commission to create her most iconic and famous sculpture,
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Single Form, which stands proudly
0:22:37 > 0:22:41outside the United Nations building in New York.
0:22:41 > 0:22:46In this photograph you can clearly see the origins
0:22:46 > 0:22:49of this enormous sculpture and there she is,
0:22:49 > 0:22:52diminutive Barbara Hepworth in her boiler suit and head scarf.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56Lovely to see this womanly figure against something enormous.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Absolutely. It's quite inspirational, isn't it?
0:22:59 > 0:23:03Enormous belief in herself, which is great.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Hepworth continued to work prolifically in Cornwall
0:23:06 > 0:23:09until her death in 1975,
0:23:09 > 0:23:12and she leaves behind a truly amazing legacy.
0:23:12 > 0:23:18Wonderful. I hope she knows her work resonates everywhere.
0:23:24 > 0:23:29Back on the road, Neil and Catherine are heading west to the market town
0:23:29 > 0:23:31of Penistone, to J&B Antiques.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37Ooh, got a bit of class here.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41- John.- John. - Hello, John.- Neil.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47What are we looking for now, do you think? Cos we've gone...
0:23:47 > 0:23:50three sort of unusual, quirky, bit different.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53Do we want to stick on the quirky theme or go for something
0:23:53 > 0:23:55a little bit more...
0:23:55 > 0:23:58- Say, more traditional things. - Something like that or...
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Do we want to carry on with the way we're going?
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Cos we're doing pretty well.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04The quirky thing's quite interesting, isn't it?
0:24:04 > 0:24:07With an elephant and a pig already in their possession,
0:24:07 > 0:24:10might there be room for one more bit of wildlife
0:24:10 > 0:24:11to complete the hat-trick?
0:24:11 > 0:24:14I love the badger. Think he's amazing. How much is the badger?
0:24:14 > 0:24:18- 245.- 245?- Yeah.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21- That was the first thing I saw. - Budget gone on a badger, isn't it?
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- How old is it? - It's dead.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Well spotted, Neil(!)
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Preserving animals, or taxidermy, goes back centuries.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33Explorers such as James Cook and Charles Darwin also used it
0:24:33 > 0:24:37as a method of preserving newly-discovered species.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40But it's not everybody's cup of tea.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42Or badger, for that matter.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45I think he's brilliant.
0:24:45 > 0:24:49I don't think I could bring myself to buy one of these, though.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51What do you think?
0:24:51 > 0:24:54And it's a heck of a lot of money in one go.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57We haven't got that much left in the budget.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59I can't even touch it, actually.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03So, despite the undoubted admiration for the badger,
0:25:03 > 0:25:04he's left on the shelf.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Neil looks like he's got his eye on a bit of retro.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11- Do people collect tie clips? - Do you wear a tie clip?
0:25:11 > 0:25:14I don't... I haven't got a tie clip.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17It's more of a '70s, '80s thing, isn't it?
0:25:17 > 0:25:21It's ripe for coming back, then. You've got to be ahead of the curve.
0:25:21 > 0:25:26That's one way of putting it. But I'm not sure Catherine's on board.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Men of England, are you with me?
0:25:28 > 0:25:31- The tie clip is coming back. - I'm not sure they are.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34- Do you want it? - There's two.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37This is a slightly bygone era, isn't it, of people buying...
0:25:37 > 0:25:42Bygone era? It's antiques, it's all a bygone era by definition.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45I mean people wearing...
0:25:45 > 0:25:46would somebody go to an auction
0:25:46 > 0:25:49and get as excited as you about two tie clips?
0:25:49 > 0:25:52I was thinking about buying this for myself, to be honest.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56So, obviously I'd get quite excited. When we turn up at this thing...
0:25:56 > 0:26:00- They'd make very nice hairclips. - Do you think? Is it me?- Yes.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Erm...if we turn up
0:26:03 > 0:26:06and there's a job lot of tie clips going for a fortune...
0:26:06 > 0:26:11you'll be cursing. Can I take that, please, for my own personal use?
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Come on, Neil, this isn't a personal shopping trip.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17At least he's gone with his expert's advice and will be wearing
0:26:17 > 0:26:20the tie clips himself, rather than selling them at auction.
0:26:20 > 0:26:24- Ben, thank you very much for showing us your lovely wares.- Thank you.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28Lovely tie clips. Watch out for them. Get more of them.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- Honestly, they're going to be big. - He'll be back.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33I'm just off to put a tie on, actually.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35I might wear both of them at the same time.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38That could be it - multiple tie clips.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41With nothing leaping out at them, I'd say our antique-acquiring
0:26:41 > 0:26:46adventurers have earned a well-deserved rest. So, night-night.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51It's the start of day two
0:26:51 > 0:26:55and Neil has taken on the familiar role of chauffeur to Dame Diana.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59I feel like Toad driving his car going, "Whoop-whoop."
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Did you have a nice day yesterday?
0:27:03 > 0:27:06I had a lovely day. I absolutely adore it, it's my idea of heaven.
0:27:06 > 0:27:11Really nice having somebody like Paul there to explain stuff to you.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14Yes. GEARS GRIND
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Mind how you go there, Neil.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20I wonder if Paul agrees with Diana's version of yesterday's events?
0:27:20 > 0:27:24- How did you get on? - Um...
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Um...
0:27:26 > 0:27:28SHE LAUGHS
0:27:28 > 0:27:31- I felt like a bit of a passenger yesterday.- Did you?
0:27:31 > 0:27:37Look, Diana, you talk about getting in there, like a Terminator.
0:27:37 > 0:27:38Oh, Lordy.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42Yesterday Diana did keep Paul on his toes,
0:27:42 > 0:27:45picking up the Schuco clown toy for £25,
0:27:45 > 0:27:48the costume jewellery for £15,
0:27:48 > 0:27:50and the girl guide whistle and compass for £10.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52You look shell-shocked.
0:27:52 > 0:27:56Spending a total of 50, they still have £350 left.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58I don't want to rush into anything.
0:27:58 > 0:28:01Catherine and Neil's more equal partnership brought out
0:28:01 > 0:28:03the antiques enthusiast in Mr Dudgeon...
0:28:03 > 0:28:06I was thinking about just buying this for myself, to be honest.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09I was totally amazed at how Neil was.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12- He really got into the whole thing. - Excellent.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14We are going to find him at antiques shops
0:28:14 > 0:28:17and antique markets for ever more.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22Neil and Catherine bought the brass elephant Vesta case for £40,
0:28:22 > 0:28:25the iron pig shop sign for £10,
0:28:25 > 0:28:28and the two square stone chimney pots for £20.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31They're also considering a pine salt trough.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34But that's on the back burner for now.
0:28:34 > 0:28:38Overall, they've spent £70, leaving them with £330 still to play with.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Our refreshed celebrities and experts are reconvening
0:28:44 > 0:28:48in the town of Ossett, just outside Wakefield.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51The meeting place is Spa Farm Antiques,
0:28:51 > 0:28:54which is also Diana and Paul's first shop.
0:28:54 > 0:28:56Good morning, hello.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58And our demanding Dame is keen to get shopping.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00WHISTLE BLOWS
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Seems like she's found a practical use for that whistle.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05- Don't you get one of those. - That's not a bad idea, is it?
0:29:05 > 0:29:08Chop, chop, Paul. Best not keep her waiting.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12- Hello.- Hello, lovely to meet you. I'm Diana. This is Paul.
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- Hi.- Hello, Paul, lovely to meet you.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Can we...
0:29:16 > 0:29:18- have a look round? - Please do.- Thanks.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23I like what they've done.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25You wish to discuss tactics.
0:29:25 > 0:29:28I do cos we've got good tidgy things
0:29:28 > 0:29:31and we need one zonking great thing
0:29:31 > 0:29:34- which is going to make a zonking great profit.- OK.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36And I kind of...
0:29:36 > 0:29:39I'm good at the tidgies and you're good at the zonking.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41- Tidgies and zonking? - Yeah.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45- Between us we've got the tidgies and zonking covered.- Perfect.
0:29:45 > 0:29:49So that's settled - Diana's looking after the tidgies
0:29:49 > 0:29:51and Paul's in charge of the zonking.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54- It's only six quid. - What have you got there?
0:29:54 > 0:29:56That'll be a tidgy, then.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Little golfer's hip flask and scorecard.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02I don't think it's an auctionable lot because of its youth.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Give it another 60 years, it's a collector's item. Right now,
0:30:05 > 0:30:08i'ts...
0:30:08 > 0:30:10I don't know, it's not me.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14- It's not you but it's me. - Golfers abound.- Yeah, exactly.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16And they've generally got a budget.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19They generally need something along the line when they just,
0:30:19 > 0:30:22you know, lobbed it into the water.
0:30:22 > 0:30:23HE LAUGHS
0:30:23 > 0:30:26They might need a gulp of something!
0:30:26 > 0:30:31Paul's not keen on the hip flask, but Diana's tactics are consistent -
0:30:31 > 0:30:33ignore your expert and carry on regardless.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35But is there a deal to be done?
0:30:35 > 0:30:37What can you do?
0:30:37 > 0:30:40OK, I'll just speak to the lady who that belongs to and I'll be back.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41OK, thanks so much.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Well, it doesn't take Judith long to come back with an answer.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48- The good news is...- £4. - Perfect!
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Wonderful woman, thank you.
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- Was that a purchase? - Yup.- One down.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59Ah, yes, that was a purchase, Paul, despite your reluctance.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01At least it was only £4.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07Neil and Catherine are on their way to the Yorkshire market town
0:31:07 > 0:31:10of Otley and they're in a bullish mood.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14I think we've got it in the bag. We've already won.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16Well, I wouldn't go that far.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20That Dame Diana Rigg knows a thing or two.
0:31:20 > 0:31:25I get the impression that Diana was leading it, totally,
0:31:25 > 0:31:28and Paul was the chauffeur.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32- I've been there. It's s good role but you need to know your place.- Yeah.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35- And I think he knew his place yesterday.- Yeah.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38- Whereas, I think we were partners in crime.- Oh, I think so.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40They're heading to Rummage,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43owned by husband and wife team Denise and Dave.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47- Well, Rummage. Are you ready for a rummage?- I like a rummage.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Come on, then, let's go and have a rummage.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Good morning. Catherine. Hello, hi.
0:31:53 > 0:31:57It's not long before Neil's making a beeline for an old favourite.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01- Are these tie clips? - Yes, it's a tie clip and...
0:32:01 > 0:32:03- Oh, don't get him started. - There's a theme developing.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07I think Neil needs to move on from his tie clip obsession
0:32:07 > 0:32:10and concentrate on the competition.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12What I've got here is a...
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Oh, yeah, any thoughts?
0:32:14 > 0:32:17I've no idea what it is. It's some sort of... It's for displaying...
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Or it could be... Is it...? No.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Would it originally have been a printer's thing?
0:32:21 > 0:32:24Do printers use these and keep their letters in them?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26I'd say you might possibly be right.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Catherine, my expert friend, are you busy?
0:32:28 > 0:32:31- Oh, I saw that outside. - Isn't this a printer's...?
0:32:31 > 0:32:35- You put your letters in here. - yeah, could be.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38This is for really big letters, obviously.
0:32:38 > 0:32:39- Have you got any thimbles?- I have.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41OK, we buy some thimbles, put them in here,
0:32:41 > 0:32:43say it's a bespoke thimble collection.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46SHE LAUGHS Your tie clips will go in here.
0:32:46 > 0:32:49Yeah, but nobody wants thimbles now. What could you use it for now?
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Think about what we could use it for now.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53Tiny little shot glasses. Buttons.
0:32:53 > 0:32:58- Don't mind doing a deal. Can't pay the bills with stock.- No.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00But would you mind a very low offer?
0:33:00 > 0:33:04- Very low. - Ooh, what are we thinking of?
0:33:04 > 0:33:07To be perfectly honest with you, I'd offer £5.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- I need to make a profit.- Yes.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12And your offering me what I've paid.
0:33:12 > 0:33:17- Not five? - No, I would have started at ten.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- Done!- Hello! She's quick, isn't she?
0:33:20 > 0:33:23I think she likes that.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- She's doubled... - I seem to have made an offer.
0:33:26 > 0:33:31She's doubled her money. You did that without blinking.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Looks like Neil's just getting started in here.
0:33:36 > 0:33:38The top people have one of these.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Very professional-looking, Neil.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44There's an antiques expert hiding in there somewhere.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47I'll make you an offer for that little whatever-it-is boat.
0:33:47 > 0:33:48It's too small to be a gravy boat.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52- It's like a mint sauce boat. - It could be, yeah.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55I think it's quite a nice little thing, it's a nice weight
0:33:55 > 0:33:58and a nice pourer. It's got a lovely shape.
0:33:58 > 0:34:04- Quality.- It says quality to me. And for that reason...
0:34:04 > 0:34:06I'd like to slip you a fiver for it.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09For me, £5 would be a very good deal.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13There you are. Thank you very much. That's a lovely piece.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16- There's your...and there's my... - I'll get you some change.- Thank you.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22Bold move, Neil. He's bought the sauce boat for £5
0:34:22 > 0:34:25to add to his vintage printer's drawer for £10.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29While Neil's been flying solo,
0:34:29 > 0:34:31his expert is getting on the phone
0:34:31 > 0:34:35and is trying to negotiate a deal on the salt trough they saw yesterday.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Now, remind me again on the price?
0:34:38 > 0:34:4035. Right, OK.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Do you think you'd do it for a cheeky 30?
0:34:44 > 0:34:47That would be really, really kind. Thank you very much.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53- £35.- OK.- 30.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55- 30 - you got it for 30? - £30.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57You rang Carolyn and knocked her down?
0:34:57 > 0:34:59Well, no, she was more than happy.
0:34:59 > 0:35:00She was delighted.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03How many objects have we got? Six.
0:35:03 > 0:35:04Three, four, five, six...
0:35:04 > 0:35:06Six lovely things for £115.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08I can't wait t see what they got.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Come to Yorkshire, where your money goes further.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14- Thank you.- It's been great fun. Thank you. Bye-bye!
0:35:14 > 0:35:17With Neil and Catherine's shopping now complete...
0:35:17 > 0:35:18I love that!
0:35:18 > 0:35:20..back in Ossett,
0:35:20 > 0:35:23Paul is still trying to keep up with his dame.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25This is what I'm looking for.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28It's the Anglo-Indian thing, isn't it?
0:35:28 > 0:35:31- I tell you what - to put me jewels in.- Indeed.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33They'll fall out. But that's the way they...
0:35:33 > 0:35:35- It's a tea chest we need. - Yes.- Not a trinket box.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38No, no, they'll fall out, but in the way it should happen.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41- Yeah.- Do you see what I mean? - I hear what you are saying.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43I think it's looking pretty.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46- I think another decision's been made, hasn't it, Diana?- Yeah, it has.
0:35:46 > 0:35:47THEY LAUGH
0:35:47 > 0:35:50- Diana... I trust you. - Goody-good.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52I defer to you!
0:35:52 > 0:35:53Shall I do the carrying?
0:35:53 > 0:35:55(Best idea yet.)
0:35:55 > 0:35:56The ticket price is £8,
0:35:56 > 0:36:00but Judith is off to see if a better deal can be agreed.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Would £4 be all right for you?
0:36:02 > 0:36:04That would be perfect. Thank you so much!
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- You are very welcome. - Wonderful.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09Diana's charm has done the trick.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Another great discount.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14To get the trinket box for £4.
0:36:14 > 0:36:15DOG WHISTLE
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Oh, that blasted whistle's back. Poor old, Paul.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20- Heel. - Woof(!)
0:36:20 > 0:36:22Diana, I feel like Pavlov's dog.
0:36:22 > 0:36:26Every time you blow the whistle, I sweat. Rather than salivate.
0:36:26 > 0:36:27THEY LAUGH
0:36:27 > 0:36:30Show me, show me, your...your...
0:36:31 > 0:36:35- First reaction.- I saw that. I saw it. - Yes! And you liked?
0:36:35 > 0:36:36Yes, I did.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Tell me why you like it. You sell this to ME.
0:36:39 > 0:36:40I like it because of the wood.
0:36:40 > 0:36:44I like it because the hinges are of the period.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47- I like it because it's capacious. - Mm-hmm.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50That is...18th century timber,
0:36:50 > 0:36:52it's been loved,
0:36:52 > 0:36:54waxed once a year
0:36:54 > 0:36:55dusted thereafter.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58It's got a lovely honest, untouched patina.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- And an elegantly simple object. - Yeah.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03But it is a proper antique!
0:37:03 > 0:37:06Remind me the price. Is it 120?
0:37:06 > 0:37:09I'm going to leave you to buy it. I've done most of the buying.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13- OK.- Your turn.- However, I've got a bigger task ahead of me than you.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17- Why's that?- Because I've got to get that down by 50%.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20Well, it's a big deal. Go, go, go.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23The pressure's on to prove yourself, Paul.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26The clerk's desk has a ticket price of £120,
0:37:26 > 0:37:29but Paul's hoping to negotiate a deal for 60.
0:37:29 > 0:37:33Judith's back on that phone to see if the owner will do business.
0:37:33 > 0:37:34Here she comes.
0:37:34 > 0:37:38- You could do that? - Valerie's just said that.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40- Which is really kind of her. - Really kind of her!
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- We want you to succeed. - Oh, how nice!
0:37:43 > 0:37:45I have got to shake your hand.
0:37:45 > 0:37:46And it's pleasure to shake yours.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Wonderful! Thank you very much.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50We have got to be happy now, Diana.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52I'm thrilled.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56That is a relief... and a very generous discount.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00The clerk's desk for £60, which along with the trinket box
0:38:00 > 0:38:05and golfer's hip flask for £4 each, is a grand total of £68,
0:38:05 > 0:38:08leaving them with £282 still to play with.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Back in the spider, Neil and Catherine are en route
0:38:14 > 0:38:19to one of Yorkshire's most architecturally stunning landmarks.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22Situated between Harrogate and Leeds,
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Harewood House is a stately home
0:38:24 > 0:38:28which was the location for the Grand Depart
0:38:28 > 0:38:31of the 2014 Tour de France.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35The house was built by the Lascelles family in the 18th century.
0:38:35 > 0:38:36They were local landowners
0:38:36 > 0:38:40who made their fortune in West Indian plantations.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43Keen to demonstrate that status of the family,
0:38:43 > 0:38:45the house was built, finished and landscaped
0:38:45 > 0:38:48by the very best craftsmen of the day.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51The family have long been patrons of the arts,
0:38:51 > 0:38:52and over the generations
0:38:52 > 0:38:55have amassed a stunning collection of treasures.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00- The Lascelles bought Harewood in 1730...?- 38.
0:39:00 > 0:39:021738. They bought the land...
0:39:02 > 0:39:05- They bought the land.- There wasn't a house here, at all, then?- No, no.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07They built this house.
0:39:07 > 0:39:08They wanted the very best.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10They bought a huge estate
0:39:10 > 0:39:12and this was the one that they put all their focus in.
0:39:12 > 0:39:14New house, new interiors -
0:39:14 > 0:39:17the very best of everything of the day.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19And I think that tradition just continued.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Harewood is just known for having the very best collections.
0:39:23 > 0:39:28The house was built under the supervision of Edwin Lascelles.
0:39:28 > 0:39:33Work started in 1759 taking 12 years to build.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36With expansions and additions continuing
0:39:36 > 0:39:38well into the 19th century.
0:39:38 > 0:39:40Only the best was good enough for Harewood House
0:39:40 > 0:39:44and Edwin made sure that from inside to out
0:39:44 > 0:39:46it was created to the highest standards.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48He was also a great lover of art,
0:39:48 > 0:39:51and he started the outstanding collection of masterpieces
0:39:51 > 0:39:54that adorn the walls of the house.
0:39:54 > 0:39:55So into the gallery,
0:39:55 > 0:39:57which is a pretty impressive room.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01The house is very much as it originally was,
0:40:01 > 0:40:03so this is the original scheme for this room.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06What was this room used for originally?
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- It was always a gallery. - To sit and admire your pictures?
0:40:09 > 0:40:11Well, yes. And the ladies could promenade.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Or they could be entertained in here.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17So it was used for social gatherings.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Don't say I don't take you to the best places.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21You do! You put on a good spread!
0:40:21 > 0:40:23When Edwin died in 1795,
0:40:23 > 0:40:26the house passed down to his cousin Edward,
0:40:26 > 0:40:29who continued the tradition of filling the place
0:40:29 > 0:40:32with the finest artwork of the day.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35He was buying and acquiring an awful lot of very fine pieces,
0:40:35 > 0:40:37but he's also got a bank balance to support it,
0:40:37 > 0:40:40so he's a really fashionable young Regency dandy,
0:40:40 > 0:40:44in a very fashionable set which is being led by the Prince Regent -
0:40:44 > 0:40:46later George IV -
0:40:46 > 0:40:50Edwin Lascelles was moving in the highest of circles,
0:40:50 > 0:40:52and started to model himself on the Prince Regent -
0:40:52 > 0:40:54even adopting his look.
0:40:54 > 0:40:59However this copycat behaviour did not sit well with the future king -
0:40:59 > 0:41:02a contemporary society diary entry notes that
0:41:02 > 0:41:05the Prince viewed him as a pretender! Hah!
0:41:05 > 0:41:08There's a lovely bit where it actually says
0:41:08 > 0:41:10on January 25, 1796,
0:41:10 > 0:41:12where the young Mr Lascelles of Harewood House
0:41:12 > 0:41:14is reckoned very much like the Prince of Wales.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16The Prince is not pleased, at all.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19He calls Lascelles "the pretender",
0:41:19 > 0:41:22making a remark on a portrait painted by Hoppner
0:41:22 > 0:41:24he desires an alteration, so...
0:41:24 > 0:41:27And there's these references later on in the diary -
0:41:27 > 0:41:30it he goes on to say there was a party at Brighton Pavilion -
0:41:30 > 0:41:34the wonderful extravagant home of the Prince Regent -
0:41:34 > 0:41:37about how he was actually struck on the shoulder -
0:41:37 > 0:41:40the Prince of Wales was mistaken for Lascelles -
0:41:40 > 0:41:42and he wasn't very impressed, at all.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44He was the future king of England,
0:41:44 > 0:41:47he didn't want to be mistaken for this...
0:41:47 > 0:41:50for this...young chap.
0:41:50 > 0:41:53Edwin's patronage of artists was a great help
0:41:53 > 0:41:55to some notable painters of the age,
0:41:55 > 0:41:58and in particular watercolourist Turner,
0:41:58 > 0:42:01who was a frequent visitor to Harewood to paint pictures
0:42:01 > 0:42:04of the house and surrounding countryside.
0:42:04 > 0:42:07So there's a few small pieces here.
0:42:07 > 0:42:08These are his cheque-books.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10They're really lovely because they say -
0:42:10 > 0:42:12this is in his hand -
0:42:12 > 0:42:15"April 8, 1806, £63 to Mr Turner."
0:42:15 > 0:42:17One of the paintings he was paid for.
0:42:17 > 0:42:20We know they came to Harewood in the late 1790s
0:42:20 > 0:42:23and continued to come right the way through.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25They continued this friendship,
0:42:25 > 0:42:28and he was buying and acquiring pieces from a number of artists.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32Here in his account books you can see he was paying Wedgwood...
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- What a super record! - Absolutely.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37So lovely to have. Just... Oh!
0:42:37 > 0:42:40And to have so many pieces from his original -
0:42:40 > 0:42:42or from THEIR original visit, and their friendship, as well.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45- I think that's really wonderful. - It's great. Fabulous.- Fantastic.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Thank you very much. It's been lovely to meet you.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- Thank you for having us here. - Come again some time!- Thank you.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- Fascinating. - Thank you very much.
0:42:54 > 0:42:59Back on the open road with Diana and Paul.
0:42:59 > 0:43:03Your gear changes are considerably smoother, I may say,
0:43:03 > 0:43:06then the adorable Mr Dudgeon's.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09Don't say that, you'll jinx me!
0:43:10 > 0:43:13They're travelling to the village of Gomersal.
0:43:13 > 0:43:16They have a healthy £282 to spend,
0:43:16 > 0:43:19but will anything catch their eye in the Old Silk Mill?
0:43:21 > 0:43:22I love dogs.
0:43:22 > 0:43:26You love dog... Do you love this dog?
0:43:26 > 0:43:28- You know what, it's a... - Knee jerk reaction?- I...
0:43:28 > 0:43:30I'd say it's a setter, wouldn't you?
0:43:30 > 0:43:32Because of that fluffy tail.
0:43:32 > 0:43:34Yeah, yeah.....
0:43:34 > 0:43:37- Now, you know the name of what this is?- Tunbridge ware.
0:43:37 > 0:43:39Why? Because they made a lot of it in Tunbridge?
0:43:39 > 0:43:43Indeed. The body is actually rosewood.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45They were sold as novelty objects,
0:43:45 > 0:43:47and it's a wee souvenir trinket box.
0:43:47 > 0:43:51And - at circa 1860 - it's 150-year-old.
0:43:51 > 0:43:53That's really amazing, isn't it?
0:43:53 > 0:43:55Perfect condition.
0:43:55 > 0:43:59- And the work in that! - It defies belief.- It really does.
0:43:59 > 0:44:01Because that tiny pieces, aren't they?
0:44:01 > 0:44:05It brings in another field of interest into this lot.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08We could get a Tunbridge collector
0:44:08 > 0:44:12alight on this little lot of costume jewellery -
0:44:12 > 0:44:15"Ah, costume schmostume... Who knows! ..but I like the box!"
0:44:15 > 0:44:18- Goody good. You're... Absolutely. - Yeah.
0:44:18 > 0:44:21- Clever man!- But there's another problem.- What's that?
0:44:21 > 0:44:23Don't know how much that is.
0:44:23 > 0:44:27I think if we can get that for... £10 or £14 -
0:44:27 > 0:44:29not a lot of money -
0:44:29 > 0:44:31it's got legs.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33Time to beckon owner - Tony.
0:44:33 > 0:44:35Tony? Come-hither.
0:44:35 > 0:44:37You're all right. She whistles at me!
0:44:37 > 0:44:39You got the polite "Tony, come-hither."
0:44:39 > 0:44:41DIANA LAUGHS
0:44:41 > 0:44:43No price on box.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47It's £12, that.
0:44:47 > 0:44:49Sounds all right to me. However...
0:44:49 > 0:44:52Of course, we're going to ask!
0:44:52 > 0:44:54Yeah. Ask.
0:44:55 > 0:44:57Toooony...?
0:44:57 > 0:45:00For you, Diana...
0:45:00 > 0:45:01Erm...
0:45:01 > 0:45:04Look into the eyes. Not around the eyes, into the eyes.
0:45:04 > 0:45:05What if I said...
0:45:05 > 0:45:07Well, eight.
0:45:07 > 0:45:10- DIANA GASPS - Oh, perfect...!- Would that be OK?
0:45:10 > 0:45:12- Tony, your fantastic!- Thank you. - Thanks. A lot!
0:45:12 > 0:45:14Ta-dun dah!
0:45:14 > 0:45:15We're done. We're done.
0:45:16 > 0:45:19Done indeed. With no messing about as usual,
0:45:19 > 0:45:24Diana and Paul walk away with the Tunbridge trinket box for £8. Gosh.
0:45:24 > 0:45:26- Off we go.- Off we go.- Follow.
0:45:26 > 0:45:29With the shopping complete, Diana and Paul head to Harewood House
0:45:29 > 0:45:32to meet up with Neil and Catherine for the big reveal.
0:45:35 > 0:45:37It's terribly exciting. NEIL GASPS
0:45:38 > 0:45:40Have a close look.
0:45:40 > 0:45:41For any housewife
0:45:41 > 0:45:44who wants to get rid of her husband for a good four hours,
0:45:44 > 0:45:47a golf scoring pad.
0:45:47 > 0:45:53And if he wants... You know, when he's lobbed it into the nearest lake
0:45:53 > 0:45:55he can take a swig of something. Isn't that divine?
0:45:55 > 0:45:57- A hip flask and score keeper.- Yeah.
0:45:57 > 0:46:00For a golfer. Have you ever seen that before?
0:46:00 > 0:46:04- I never have.- No.- Do you play golf? - I've led a very sheltered life.
0:46:04 > 0:46:06- Do you play golf? - I wouldn't say I played, no.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08- But have you ever seen that before?- No.
0:46:08 > 0:46:11And you've got a whistle on the end.
0:46:11 > 0:46:13Yes, but you have you seen the glory of the whistle?
0:46:13 > 0:46:14- It's got a compass.- Yes.
0:46:14 > 0:46:16And it's a Girl Guide whistle.
0:46:16 > 0:46:17Have you seen that before?
0:46:17 > 0:46:19That's quite interesting.
0:46:19 > 0:46:21- "Quite"?- Sorry, VERY.
0:46:21 > 0:46:23Really, really interesting.
0:46:23 > 0:46:25Were you a Girl Guide yourself?
0:46:25 > 0:46:27No, I was a Brownie sixer.
0:46:27 > 0:46:28Certainly was.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30Time to examine Neil and Catherine's wares.
0:46:30 > 0:46:32So, boat...
0:46:32 > 0:46:34Silver plate boat.
0:46:34 > 0:46:38It has the letters PRHA on the side.
0:46:38 > 0:46:41Pretty Hopeless and Risky Acquisition.
0:46:41 > 0:46:44- Ooh, very good.- That's the one!
0:46:44 > 0:46:46Forgive me,
0:46:46 > 0:46:48I couldn't help it, gratuitous though it was.
0:46:48 > 0:46:49Oh, no - don't take any notice.
0:46:49 > 0:46:51Mm. What about the butcher's sign?
0:46:53 > 0:46:55Got to see it to believe it, frankly.
0:46:55 > 0:46:57We're very pleased with it. A very intriguing piece.
0:46:57 > 0:47:00Do you know, I'm gobsmacked. What is it?
0:47:00 > 0:47:02Well, clearly it's a pig -
0:47:02 > 0:47:05it's a pork butcher's shop sign.
0:47:06 > 0:47:09It's showing a pig
0:47:09 > 0:47:12with an umbrella and a bowler hat smoking a cigar, clearly.
0:47:13 > 0:47:14I don't get it at all.
0:47:14 > 0:47:18I think it's a GCSE metalwork fail.
0:47:19 > 0:47:21- No...- I'm being cruel!
0:47:21 > 0:47:23Whose heart did that one quicken?
0:47:23 > 0:47:26- We both liked that, actually. - Really?- Yes.
0:47:26 > 0:47:29Oh, darlings,
0:47:29 > 0:47:33where were you at when you got that? I mean, really!
0:47:33 > 0:47:34It's a one-off.
0:47:34 > 0:47:36Yup, you're right.
0:47:36 > 0:47:40Nobody will make two of those, that's sure.
0:47:40 > 0:47:43What on earth will they say in private?
0:47:44 > 0:47:46Are you content? Do you think we're contenders?
0:47:46 > 0:47:50Well, I think the worst thing that we can do is be complacent.
0:47:50 > 0:47:55- Do you know what I mean?- OK. - So I think we go hoping.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57And praying.
0:47:57 > 0:47:59And let's do our best.
0:47:59 > 0:48:03We've bought interesting, quirky things that are a little bit out there.
0:48:03 > 0:48:06I'm really believing in my jewellery.
0:48:06 > 0:48:09- We stand by our objects, don't we? - Yes. Yes.
0:48:09 > 0:48:13- I believe in everything we've done. - Good.- We're contenders.- That's the main thing.
0:48:13 > 0:48:17- You're the pro, and you believe in it. Da-daa!- Let's go.
0:48:18 > 0:48:20Time to leave God's own country in Yorkshire,
0:48:20 > 0:48:23and head down to Stansted in Essex
0:48:23 > 0:48:26for that local all-important auction.
0:48:26 > 0:48:29So, are our experts feeling confident?
0:48:29 > 0:48:33So, come on then, Paul... It's D-Day.
0:48:33 > 0:48:36It's Diana Day, that's what it is!
0:48:36 > 0:48:40Don't up the ante any more than it already is.
0:48:40 > 0:48:44- Oh, my...- When I saw your face when we revealed the items -
0:48:44 > 0:48:46your items -
0:48:46 > 0:48:51- you weren't pleased, come on.- Well, seriously...! How much can I say?
0:48:51 > 0:48:53Sometimes it's best to say nothing, Paul.
0:48:53 > 0:48:57And auctions are unpredictable, so it's anyone's guess.
0:49:00 > 0:49:04Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers were established in 1782,
0:49:04 > 0:49:07and we have auctioneer Helen Jonas to give us
0:49:07 > 0:49:11her verdict on what our team's offerings are like.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14It's quite an interesting mix. Quite fun, quirky things.
0:49:14 > 0:49:18Also a few things that might struggle a bit, but we'll see how they'll do today.
0:49:18 > 0:49:21I quite like the Schuco monkey with the violin. That's quite a fun lot,
0:49:21 > 0:49:24I think that's the best of the bunch, really.
0:49:24 > 0:49:27I'm less sure about the silver-plated sauce boat on its own,
0:49:27 > 0:49:29but we'll see how the day progresses.
0:49:31 > 0:49:33Both teams started with £400 each.
0:49:33 > 0:49:37Neil and Catherine spent £115 on six items in total
0:49:37 > 0:49:40organised into six auction lots.
0:49:42 > 0:49:44Diana and Paul have ended up with five lots,
0:49:44 > 0:49:49after spending £126 on this group of goodies.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51Take your seats,
0:49:51 > 0:49:53eyes forward and pay attention. The auction's about to begin.
0:49:53 > 0:49:55Best of luck, everyone!
0:49:55 > 0:49:59- I think it's looking positive. - The moment of truth.
0:49:59 > 0:50:03First up, it's the silver-plated sauce boat that Neil bought
0:50:03 > 0:50:05when Catherine wasn't supervising.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08- £20, anywhere?- What did you pay?
0:50:08 > 0:50:1010 to start me. Anyone tempted?
0:50:10 > 0:50:14£5 to start me. A sauce boat there for £5, anyone interested?
0:50:14 > 0:50:17No interest in that one. So we'll have to carry on.
0:50:17 > 0:50:21Neil liked it, but sadly no-one else did! Not the strongest start.
0:50:21 > 0:50:23- Oh, the shame! - I didn't even see it.
0:50:23 > 0:50:26- I told you about it. - You've got to have it.
0:50:26 > 0:50:31Diana purchased her golfer's hip flask, against expert advice,
0:50:31 > 0:50:33but will it defy the doubters?
0:50:33 > 0:50:36I think it's a thing of beauty and wonder.
0:50:36 > 0:50:38And I'm sure it'll go for an absolute fortune
0:50:38 > 0:50:41if the good people have any taste and discernment.
0:50:41 > 0:50:44- £5 to start me.- Yes!
0:50:44 > 0:50:47Ooh, I'm not sure you're meant to be bidding, I'm afraid.
0:50:47 > 0:50:49Any interest at £5?
0:50:49 > 0:50:52No? I'm afraid we're going to have to leave that one.
0:50:52 > 0:50:56Another one left on the shelf! But still time to pull in a profit.
0:50:56 > 0:50:580-0. Well, that even things up.
0:50:58 > 0:51:02Next, it's Neil and Catherine's pair of chimney pots.
0:51:02 > 0:51:05I'm bid £10 at the back, any interest at £12?
0:51:05 > 0:51:08£10, then, opening bid, any further interest?
0:51:08 > 0:51:11I'll sell for £10...
0:51:11 > 0:51:15Surely that's £40, £50. Surely.
0:51:15 > 0:51:19I'm afraid not, Catherine. It's only £10, and a loss.
0:51:20 > 0:51:22Well, that's a swizz, isn't it?
0:51:22 > 0:51:24It's a swizz.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26It's an outrage, Neil, it's an outrage.
0:51:26 > 0:51:29Next, we have Diana and Paul's combined lot
0:51:29 > 0:51:32of the costume jewellery, trinket box and Tunbridge casket.
0:51:32 > 0:51:36- Every reason to be confident. - OK, this is it.
0:51:36 > 0:51:37£30, anywhere...?
0:51:37 > 0:51:39£20 to start me.
0:51:39 > 0:51:4020 I'm bid, 22 standing.
0:51:40 > 0:51:4225, 28,
0:51:42 > 0:51:4430, 32, 35,
0:51:44 > 0:51:4638? It's 35...
0:51:46 > 0:51:49Well done! That's a profit anyway at least.
0:51:49 > 0:51:5135 by the tables then...
0:51:53 > 0:51:55- It's a bidding war! - Well done.
0:51:55 > 0:51:57Thank you, thank you, thank you.
0:51:57 > 0:52:00Hurrah! A profit at last.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03I have to say, whoever bought that for 35,
0:52:03 > 0:52:09there were about 12 pairs of earrings in the Tunbridge box,
0:52:09 > 0:52:13and all those necklaces in the other box.
0:52:13 > 0:52:16It's nothing, though, is it, really? It's nothing.
0:52:16 > 0:52:18- It's a profit! - It's a profit.
0:52:18 > 0:52:21Neil's vintage printer's drawer is up next.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24Good way to display the collectables. £10 anywhere?
0:52:24 > 0:52:27- (What did it cost?) - (10.)
0:52:27 > 0:52:30£10 in the centre, any further interest?
0:52:30 > 0:52:32I'll sell to the lady in the centre
0:52:32 > 0:52:35with no number at £10...
0:52:35 > 0:52:36Got it away.
0:52:36 > 0:52:40It could have been worse. I would take that. I would take that.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43After commission, that will be a small loss.
0:52:43 > 0:52:44- CATHERINE:- What do you think?- Erm...
0:52:44 > 0:52:47- Happy?- I'm pleased that somebody else likes it,
0:52:47 > 0:52:49I think somebody's got a bargain.
0:52:49 > 0:52:51Hopefully they'll do something interesting with it.
0:52:51 > 0:52:55Diana's Schuco clown toy is next.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58It was first thing she saw, and the first thing she bought.
0:52:58 > 0:52:59But how will it do?
0:52:59 > 0:53:01Our favey.
0:53:01 > 0:53:05- Favey-davey.- Now, I think this is
0:53:05 > 0:53:08- our joint best yet.- Yeah.
0:53:08 > 0:53:10It hangs on this.
0:53:10 > 0:53:1422 and you're in the room. 22, 25, 28, commissions are out.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16Is that 30 there, lady's bid?
0:53:16 > 0:53:19- Otherwise it's 28 in front of the rostrum...- Going to wash its face.
0:53:19 > 0:53:2132, 35, 38.
0:53:21 > 0:53:2340...
0:53:23 > 0:53:25No, 38 then, still near the rostrum at 38.
0:53:25 > 0:53:27Any further interest? I'll sell...
0:53:27 > 0:53:30Near the rostrum at £38...
0:53:30 > 0:53:33Another profit - and things are looking up.
0:53:34 > 0:53:36- DIANA:- That person's got a bargain.
0:53:36 > 0:53:40- So come on, Diana - you have done pretty well.- We are doing all right.
0:53:40 > 0:53:41You've got a profit on your jewellery...
0:53:41 > 0:53:45Well, I'm not a greedy person, but I think it's worth more.
0:53:45 > 0:53:47Do you know what I mean?
0:53:47 > 0:53:50- I think we should be happy. - I'm happy.
0:53:51 > 0:53:54A profit is a profit, Dame Diana, and you're in the lead.
0:53:54 > 0:54:00Next up is Neil and Catherine's pig butcher's shop sign.
0:54:00 > 0:54:03Your pig is going to save the day.
0:54:03 > 0:54:06Yeah. The pig could save your bacon.
0:54:06 > 0:54:08- Do you like that?- Right, here we go. This is it. Come on.
0:54:08 > 0:54:12The pig sign, then, at £30 with commission. 35 anywhere in the room?
0:54:12 > 0:54:16It's £30 then - any further interest? 35 there, 40. 45, sir.
0:54:17 > 0:54:20The flying pig!
0:54:20 > 0:54:2345, 50. 55, sir? No, it's with me then,
0:54:23 > 0:54:26back with commission at 50. any further interest?
0:54:26 > 0:54:28I'll sell to commission at £50...
0:54:28 > 0:54:30- PAUL:- Well done!
0:54:30 > 0:54:33Who has paid £50 for that pig?!
0:54:34 > 0:54:36How do you feel about auctions now(?)
0:54:36 > 0:54:41With that great profit, Neil and Catherine are back in business.
0:54:41 > 0:54:43There's no accounting for taste!
0:54:45 > 0:54:48Next we have Diana's command tool for Paul -
0:54:48 > 0:54:50the Girl Guide whistle and compass.
0:54:50 > 0:54:52I want somebody to wet my whistle!
0:54:52 > 0:54:54£30 to start me, anywhere?
0:54:54 > 0:54:5720 to start me? The Girl Guides whistle.
0:54:57 > 0:54:59£10...?
0:54:59 > 0:55:01God, they're not whistley people.
0:55:01 > 0:55:03£12?
0:55:03 > 0:55:07- It's £10 in the centre, any further interest?- What did we pay?- 10.
0:55:07 > 0:55:10For the opening bid of £10... And that's 207.
0:55:10 > 0:55:13- Well, it could have been. - Well, you got it.
0:55:13 > 0:55:15Ten quid is cheap.
0:55:15 > 0:55:17Silver. And a compass.
0:55:17 > 0:55:21After commission, that will be a small loss unfortunately.
0:55:21 > 0:55:26Next - Neil and Catherine's backup buy, the salt trough.
0:55:26 > 0:55:27The opening bid of £10...
0:55:27 > 0:55:29It's the same woman that got my...
0:55:29 > 0:55:3016. 18.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32- DIANA:- They're off. Good.
0:55:32 > 0:55:35£18, near the rostrum. Any further interest?
0:55:35 > 0:55:39I'll sell... Oh, 20 there. 22. 25.
0:55:39 > 0:55:4128. 28, 30. No?
0:55:41 > 0:55:44Still on the rostrum, at £28, any further interest?
0:55:44 > 0:55:46I'll sell for £28...
0:55:46 > 0:55:47And that goes to 609.
0:55:47 > 0:55:50- That's not bad. - CATHERINE: Disappointing.
0:55:50 > 0:55:54- I thought you'd do well with that. - That was one of our best ones.
0:55:54 > 0:55:56A loss of £2, and a bit more
0:55:56 > 0:55:58when you take commission into account.
0:55:58 > 0:56:00But - it's all yet to play for.
0:56:02 > 0:56:06We've each got one lot to go, and you're £15 ahead of us.
0:56:06 > 0:56:07Diana and Paul's final
0:56:07 > 0:56:12and most expensive lot is the 18th-century oak portable desk.
0:56:12 > 0:56:13Ta-dum!
0:56:13 > 0:56:15£50, anywhere? Anyone interested?
0:56:15 > 0:56:1950 I'm bid. £55...
0:56:19 > 0:56:21It's £55 behind the counter. 55.
0:56:21 > 0:56:2360, 65, 70.
0:56:23 > 0:56:2675, 80, 85, 90...
0:56:26 > 0:56:28(Somebody's determined.)
0:56:28 > 0:56:31120, 130, 140... No? It's 130 on my left, seated.
0:56:31 > 0:56:35Selling for 130, any further interest?
0:56:35 > 0:56:38I'll sell for £130...
0:56:38 > 0:56:41That fantastic profit for Diana and Paul means
0:56:41 > 0:56:44the elephant vesta case really needs to come up trumps
0:56:44 > 0:56:48or Neil and Catherine are out of the game.
0:56:48 > 0:56:51And it's with me at £20 with commission, £22 in the room...
0:56:51 > 0:56:54- 22, 25, 28...- Good.
0:56:54 > 0:56:56- 28, 30, 32.- Yeah.
0:56:56 > 0:56:5835, 38.
0:56:58 > 0:57:01£38, the lady's bid. Any interest at £40?
0:57:01 > 0:57:04It's 38 on my left, any further interest?
0:57:04 > 0:57:06I'll sell for £38...
0:57:06 > 0:57:09- Well done. - That's better than we thought.
0:57:09 > 0:57:10I think that was all right!
0:57:10 > 0:57:15That loss is the final nail in the coffin for Neil and Catherine.
0:57:15 > 0:57:17But it's been a fantastic contest.
0:57:17 > 0:57:18Well, I want to congratulate you two.
0:57:18 > 0:57:22- Never mind.- Yes, congratulations. - I love you...
0:57:22 > 0:57:24Congratulations, and well done.
0:57:24 > 0:57:26- Paul, congratulations.- Well done.
0:57:26 > 0:57:30- Good spot on the desk. - Always a pleasure.- Well done.
0:57:30 > 0:57:33Our celebrities started with £400 each.
0:57:33 > 0:57:37Neil and Catherine put up a valiant effort, but unfortunately
0:57:37 > 0:57:43after auction fees they made a small loss, so they end up with £396.52.
0:57:43 > 0:57:45Nice couple, though.
0:57:45 > 0:57:48But claiming victory today - Dame Diana and Paul, finishing the trip
0:57:48 > 0:57:56with £448.66, with all profits going to Children in Need. Well done.
0:57:56 > 0:57:57Did we have fun?
0:57:57 > 0:58:01- That's the main thing. - Absolutely.- It's been a ball.
0:58:01 > 0:58:04- Compadre?- Compadre!- Fellow victor.
0:58:04 > 0:58:06- We did, didn't we?- Loving your work.
0:58:06 > 0:58:08- NEIL:- Thank you for a marvellous experience.- Thank you.
0:58:08 > 0:58:10- Well done, Paul.- Always a joy.
0:58:10 > 0:58:15- # I'll see you again... #- In all the old familiar places.- Great.
0:58:15 > 0:58:17Safe journey, folks!
0:58:17 > 0:58:20- You can drive this time. I've been driving for years. Give it a go.- Ohh!
0:58:20 > 0:58:23- Oh, all right, then, come here. Come on.- OK, thanks.
0:58:23 > 0:58:26- Come on, last time.- Lovely. - Till next time.
0:58:26 > 0:58:27- Till the next time.- Madam...
0:58:27 > 0:58:31I long to hear you crashing those gears for the last time!