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 > 0:00:07..paired up with an expert...
0:00:07 > 0:00:09We're a very good team, you and me.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11..and a classic car.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Their mission?
0:00:13 > 0:00:15To scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17- I've no idea what it is. - Oh, I love it!
0:00:17 > 0:00:18The aim?
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- To make the biggest profit at auction.- Yes!
0:00:21 > 0:00:23- But it's no easy ride. - ALL 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, ecstatic!
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Are you sure?
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Time to put your pedal to the metal -
0:00:44 > 0:00:47this is Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:47 > 0:00:48Yeah!
0:00:48 > 0:00:50We're on the "sarth" coast,
0:00:50 > 0:00:54for a road trip graced by celebrity heavyweights.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Is that an E-type?
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Is that an E-type Jaguar? This is fantastic!
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Impressed by this rather lovely E-type Jag
0:01:02 > 0:01:04are two stage and screen veterans...
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Not so nimble!
0:01:05 > 0:01:07I'm in!
0:01:08 > 0:01:11..celebrated actor Philip Jackson,
0:01:11 > 0:01:12and his friend Brian Cox,
0:01:12 > 0:01:16who is one of our country's most illustrious movie stars.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19You see, it's very interesting - you like driving, don't you?
0:01:19 > 0:01:21- I love it. - See, I like being driven.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24- Well, you are being driven! - I know.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26This is the perfect arrangement.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Hollywood big hitter Brian Cox has shared a screen
0:01:29 > 0:01:31with Matt Damon in the Bourne films,
0:01:31 > 0:01:33and with everybody who's anybody in X-Men 2.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Not to mention a chilling turn as Hannibal Lecter
0:01:36 > 0:01:38in the cult film Manhunter,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41and a distinguished Shakespearean career to boot.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Brian and Philip have been friends for 30 years,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48since appearing in the play Rat In The Skull together.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51I thought, when I saw the title of the programme,
0:01:51 > 0:01:53and it said Celebrity Antiques Road Trip, I thought,
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- "I'm the celebrity antique." - Oh, you thought that...
0:01:56 > 0:01:57I see, you thought...
0:01:57 > 0:02:00You thought it was the celebrity that was...
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Well, in our case that's true!
0:02:02 > 0:02:03We're the celebrity antiques.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05BRIAN LAUGHS HEARTILY
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Lordy...!
0:02:07 > 0:02:10So, how will they deal with the task in hand?
0:02:10 > 0:02:14No, but you know a bit about this sort of thing, don't you?
0:02:14 > 0:02:16You know, I just picked it up over the years.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20I had an ex-mother-in-law who was into furniture,
0:02:20 > 0:02:21and, of course, I like paintings.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23That's my thing. I like paintings.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26To be honest, I don't know very much. I'm not very good.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28You've got very good taste.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Well, I mean, I don't really know about them.
0:02:30 > 0:02:34- You've bought antiques? - Not knowingly.- "Not knowingly"...!
0:02:34 > 0:02:37But Philip Jackson really does know his stuff when it comes to acting.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Amongst a multitude of films, stage and TV roles,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43he's been a snappy dresser as Hugo in Robin of Sherwood,
0:02:43 > 0:02:47but he's probably best known as Detective Chief Inspector Japp,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50the copper who's always one step behind Hercules Poirot,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53which may affect his ability to find antique bargains, of course.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Mais oui!
0:02:55 > 0:02:58So, a bit of detective work.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Well, I'm used to that.
0:03:00 > 0:03:01Yes, you are used to that,
0:03:01 > 0:03:04having worked with the great David Suchet.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Yes. Mm-hm.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08- I'll bet he knows about antiques. - Oh, he'll know.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11THEY MIMIC POIROT: 'E will know a lot about antiques.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Especially the Belgian antique.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Listen, we are not going to do an impersonation.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17No!
0:03:17 > 0:03:18THEY LAUGH
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- FRENCH ACCENT:- And you won't 'ave Poirot on 'and to 'elp.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26But you do get £400 each to spend, and two first-rate experts.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Lordy-lordy!
0:03:28 > 0:03:32So with that roof, they are struggling with fickle weather.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37Paul Laidlaw is an auctioneer with a special interest in militaria,
0:03:37 > 0:03:39and Philip Serrell has been an auctioneer since, well,
0:03:39 > 0:03:41as he puts it, the year dot.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45They're driving a rather racy 1975 Python kit car.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48But Paul's more impressed by the celebrities.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- Brian Cox!- Really? - A legend, man!
0:03:51 > 0:03:52He's your hero?
0:03:52 > 0:03:53He's a legend!
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- Shall I tell you something? - Go on.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58I've heard that you're his hero.
0:03:58 > 0:03:59Fame at last, eh, Paul?
0:03:59 > 0:04:03On this road trip the teams are starting in Southsea,
0:04:03 > 0:04:05heading east along the coast of Hampshire
0:04:05 > 0:04:07and hopping over to West Sussex
0:04:07 > 0:04:10before doubling back to an auction in Swanmore.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15Southsea is Portsmouth's very own seaside resort.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19Predictably, it has a pier and a lot of nautical comings and goings.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Somewhat less predictably, it was once home
0:04:22 > 0:04:25to a 53ft-tall sculpture of a dinosaur
0:04:25 > 0:04:27which sadly went up in flames.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30Let's hope our teams don't follow suit. Here they come.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Who have we got here? - Paul Laidlaw.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- I'm Philip. - Philip? Philip! You're Philip?
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- Another Philip? Paul.- Hi, Paul. Very pleased to meet you.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- We need to work out who works with who, don't we?- Yeah.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42And you have got a plan, haven't you?
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Well, it's not so much a plan.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47I'm going to say Brian Cox is somewhat of a screen idol of mine.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50In a good way! I'm not stalking you, or anything.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Hang on, it's cos you're both Scottish.
0:04:52 > 0:04:53- There is that, as well! - Yeah.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55It's settled, then.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Brian and Paul will be Team Screen Idol,
0:04:57 > 0:05:00while Philip and Phil will be, well...
0:05:00 > 0:05:01Team Phil.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10Paul can't wait to chat with his idol.
0:05:10 > 0:05:11So, have you always acted?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Since I...
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Yeah, I started when I was about 15.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17I went to, erm...
0:05:19 > 0:05:21I started in my local rep.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23I got a job at the local rep in Dundee.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26My first day, when I went up for my interview,
0:05:26 > 0:05:28there was a fight going on on the stairs
0:05:28 > 0:05:30between an actor called Nicholl Blooms...
0:05:30 > 0:05:33And they were both drunk at ten o'clock in the morning.
0:05:33 > 0:05:34PAUL LAUGHS
0:05:34 > 0:05:37And I thought, "So, this is the deal."
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Curtains up for Brian and Paul
0:05:40 > 0:05:42and it's not too far from the sea front,
0:05:42 > 0:05:44at Langford Antiques.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48And the sun's come out. It is all picking up for us, Brian, I hope.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49It looks all right.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52Nothing but the best for your £400, Paul.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Good morning.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56I'm Paul. My friend Brian.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00Pat presides over furniture, jewellery, china and more.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03We'll have a little browse, shall we? Thanks very much.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- Thank you.- See you in a mo. - See you in a while.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- Brian? - Yeah?
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Is this an environment you're familiar with?
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Or is it uncharted territory?
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Well, when I used to be
0:06:13 > 0:06:15a...a...a wee laddie,
0:06:15 > 0:06:17I would go for props.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Just coming in here suddenly reminded me it was what I used to do.
0:06:21 > 0:06:22And from there I am going to say -
0:06:22 > 0:06:24what's going to appeal to you?
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- I, I, I just get a feel. - Yeah.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28I'm eclectic, you know.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30I collect a lot of Indian stuff.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Ganeshes, and Buddhas, and stuff like that.
0:06:33 > 0:06:34Ah, superb. Yeah.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37But I'm very open. I really am quite open about stuff.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39So, Brian's up for the challenge.
0:06:39 > 0:06:40And, in fact, is straight into it.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41- Paul?- Hello.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45I've found something here which I rather like.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- Is the caning good? - Erm...
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Yeah, but...but that works for me. That's passable.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55There's your mark. Can you see that in there?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57What does that say?
0:06:57 > 0:06:58Here?
0:06:58 > 0:06:59Yeah.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Is that...("Thonet"?)
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- WHISPERS:- I'd be happier if I could read this.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06If it's Thonet, it's something to hang high expectations on.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08T-H-O-N-E-T.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10- Well, that's what that says. - Does it?- Yeah.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Michael Thonet was a German craftsman
0:07:13 > 0:07:16who devised new methods of steaming and bending wood
0:07:16 > 0:07:18to create simple, elegant furniture.
0:07:18 > 0:07:24Steamed ash and willow, makes it supple, moulded into the forms...
0:07:24 > 0:07:26These are such beautiful lines.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28- This is object to look at. - Ahh...!
0:07:28 > 0:07:30A man who knows what he likes.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32I think that's all right!
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Yeah? I could live with that.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36I love bentwood furniture.
0:07:36 > 0:07:37Where's the price on it?
0:07:40 > 0:07:42£34.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44- WHISPERS:- We'd get value in there.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Even on a bad day, it's got to be worth £20 to £30.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- Go for it? - Yeah.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Let's have a look.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53£34. Well, really, it has to be a straight 30.
0:07:53 > 0:07:5525?
0:07:55 > 0:07:56Oh, that's pushing it.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58- Go on, 25. - No, 28.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- 26? - He's not bad at haggling!
0:08:01 > 0:08:03I'm Scottish!
0:08:03 > 0:08:04THEY LAUGH
0:08:04 > 0:08:0727, then. I'll get back to you for that.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10- What you think - 27?- It's £7 more than I would have paid!
0:08:10 > 0:08:13But I'm harder than Brian, clearly.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14It's a nice bentwood chair.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17I hate this odd number. 26, and I totally back my compadre.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20- All right, 26. - Pat, you're brilliant.- Thanks, Pat.
0:08:20 > 0:08:21Magic.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24So, Brian has successfully spotted and bagged
0:08:24 > 0:08:26his first lot of the trip for just £26.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30Not far away, Phil's wondering how Philip got into acting.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35I did a couple of plays in the church youth club, and at school.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37I knew I quite liked it.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40So I went to university and did drama at university,
0:08:40 > 0:08:41thinking I could be in that world.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45To avoid getting a proper job, like you did in the '60s.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47And I did a lot of acting when I was there,
0:08:47 > 0:08:50so then I went on to sort of "I'm going to have a go at this."
0:08:50 > 0:08:51And I did.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55You couldn't do drama on its own in universities in those days.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- So I had to do German as well. - Blimey.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58Impressive, Philip.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Now, how about getting your antiques education under way?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Where are we?
0:09:03 > 0:09:04We're off over yonder.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07- OK.- Off over yonder. - There's a theatre there!
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Well, I'm all for a bit of drama,
0:09:09 > 0:09:12but, actually, your first port of call is Parmiter's Antiques.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Blimey!
0:09:14 > 0:09:17This is such a cool shop, isn't it?
0:09:17 > 0:09:18It's amazing.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19Cor...!
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Aladdin's Cave kind of thing, isn't it?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24And no oil lamps all genies in sight,
0:09:24 > 0:09:26but your wish is owner Ian's command, anyway.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27Guitars.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- I quite like to look at guitars. - Are you a guitar man?
0:09:30 > 0:09:31Well, a bit.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Ah, another one who knows what he likes.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- How much is that one, Ian? - That one is £250.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- Is it?!- Yeah.
0:09:38 > 0:09:39What about that one, there?
0:09:39 > 0:09:42That's quite a nice one. That's a Kay.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44I don't know why I'm putting my specs on.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46I don't have to sing to this, do I?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48No, thank goodness.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49OUT-OF-TUNE NOTES
0:09:49 > 0:09:51PHILIP TUNES GUITAR
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Get that man a record deal, eh?
0:09:53 > 0:09:56I'll knock a bit off for you tuning it up, and that's about it.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59He's good, isn't he? He is good!
0:10:00 > 0:10:04I'll get a guitar down in a minute.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Phil's been scanning the shop.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09How much are your fairground boards?
0:10:09 > 0:10:10300.
0:10:10 > 0:10:15Is that a hand-painted vase of some sort?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Philip's kept his eyes open, too.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21I just like the fact that it's hand-painted, that's all.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- How much is that?- A tenner. - Really?
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- Yeah.- See, I've obviously got no taste whatsoever.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30Yep! There's no accounting for taste!
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- So, anything could happen at auction.- Nice jug.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Ah!
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Is that, like, before they had running water -
0:10:37 > 0:10:41you put water in it when you went to bed and washed, and all that?
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- Is that Ronnie Corbett? - PHILIP LAUGHS
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Could well be.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Er...I mean, it's a bit damaged. It's got a lot of cracks.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- That's a lot of damage, that is. - Look...- Oh, yeah.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52There are three golden rules in this business,
0:10:52 > 0:10:56and that is, if it's damaged, don't buy it. That's the first one.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- Yeah.- The second one is -
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- if it's damaged, don't buy it. - Yeah.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03And then - you getting the hang of this? The third one is...
0:11:03 > 0:11:05If it's damaged, don't buy it.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Learn from the master, Philip.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- But...that's a lovely shape. - It is.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13And it's all down to price, isn't it?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Asking price, £50.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18At auction, that's going to make around £20-£40.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20So, you need, really...
0:11:20 > 0:11:23It's got to come around the bottom sort of estimate.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25It's got to NOT be 50 quid.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- It's got to be around 20, 25 quid, really.- Yeah.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30Do you like that?
0:11:30 > 0:11:33I do. But I'm a bit disappointed that it is cracked, you know?
0:11:33 > 0:11:36I like it in itself.
0:11:36 > 0:11:37What about that?
0:11:37 > 0:11:39Ah! The Sensational Flying Comets.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41I always liked them.
0:11:41 > 0:11:42Yes.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44"Television's crazy Comets..."
0:11:44 > 0:11:45Did they have television in 1951?
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Ahem...! Before my time! Try Phil.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51You're asking me like I was around then.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52PHILIP LAUGHS
0:11:52 > 0:11:54I tell you what I'll do.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56For 25 quid - the jug, and I'll throw this in.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58It's definitely...
0:11:58 > 0:12:01OK, that might be our first item, mightn't it?
0:12:01 > 0:12:03We won't commit yet. We haven't had a look.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- But that might be a first item. - It might well be.
0:12:07 > 0:12:08The vase is one to think about,
0:12:08 > 0:12:11even though Ian's reduced the damaged jug
0:12:11 > 0:12:13and thrown in the poster free.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Team Phil is playing hard to get.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Brian and Paul, on the other hand,
0:12:20 > 0:12:22are proving hard to get out of the shop,
0:12:22 > 0:12:24and are still at Langford's Antiques.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Once again, Brian's homed in on something.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Baby rocker, or a bath?
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Well, I think it's Dutch.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34And it's quite early.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36And as far as I can tell,
0:12:36 > 0:12:38it's a baby carriage.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42- Yeah.- I suspect the casters are the giveaway here.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44You see, it's solid wooden wheels.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Is that...I'm going to use the word...
0:12:47 > 0:12:49inexpensive?
0:12:49 > 0:12:51I think it was about 125.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54My bet is there is no price on that, at all.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Can we haggle? Is there, like, a starting point?
0:12:57 > 0:13:01If it's unpriced, I will go...85 on it.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- We suffer auction charges. - Yeah.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07So if it makes £100, we get £82 in our hand.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10So it has got to make 100 to break even
0:13:10 > 0:13:13from our point of view. Is it going to do that?
0:13:13 > 0:13:15- Don't think so.- Don't think so. Talked ourselves out of that one!
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Yeah. Well done. We're a very good team, you and I.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Well, yes...!
0:13:20 > 0:13:23But you've only bought one lot on your first shop.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25The £26 bentwood chair.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27It's time to move on, or maybe not.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Was that...? Whoa, whoa, whoa...
0:13:30 > 0:13:32That is a pair of rococo... That's the aesthetic.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35..brass and iron andirons, or firedogs.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37- Yeah.- Ornamentation, really.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Can we have a quick look at them?
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Oh, yeah. God, they're in amazing condition. Look at this.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Nice patina.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47They're crying out 18th century.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- Yeah.- However, they're probably 20th-century reproductions,
0:13:50 > 0:13:53because this aesthetic is never going to hit the fashion.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57But they're stout substance and quality.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Two of them, and they are...£58.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01Now, what are they worth at auction?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Pat, what can the andirons be?
0:14:03 > 0:14:06The best on those would be 40.
0:14:06 > 0:14:07And that's it - £40?
0:14:07 > 0:14:09That's it. Absolutely. Yes.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11Just... Just before we go, then.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15- If we bought those, and the little baby chariot...- Yeah.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19It's - what - 80 and 40...120.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22120... 115, and that's it.
0:14:22 > 0:14:23But we need to consider it.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24Yeah. Ca...Ca...
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Will you give us an option on those until close of play today?
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- Can you do that for us? - Yes, that's fine.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32While Brian and Paul agree on a strategy for the firedogs
0:14:32 > 0:14:33and the baby chair on wheels,
0:14:33 > 0:14:37Team Phil is meandering through Ian's stock.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41Honestly, for an optician, what a great prop!
0:14:41 > 0:14:44That's a nice guitar over there.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48- Top 20. Same one as Robert Smith in the Cure used.- This one?- Yeah.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Philip seems more interested in making music than profits.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Phil has been keeping a close eye on his apprentice.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59I think he's got a good eye.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03And I also think he's keen to look at things that he chooses.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06So it's really nice for me that he wants to go and buy a guitar
0:15:06 > 0:15:09and he wants to look at that hand-painted vase.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10So that's great.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Phil has also spotted what could be a handy little investment.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18In a previous life, these articulated hands priced at £20
0:15:18 > 0:15:20might have been used for modelling gloves,
0:15:20 > 0:15:23or for artists to practise painting.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27With lots to choose from and decisions to make,
0:15:27 > 0:15:29Phil puts a chest of drawers in the mix, too.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Ian, what's the price on those drawers?
0:15:33 > 0:15:34The drawers? £100.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36The word is vintage, or retro.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39I think retro. That's the word I'm familiar with.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Trust me, you and I are vintage and retro.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Right. - Because that's the age of it.
0:15:44 > 0:15:45- OK.- And this, now...
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- I thought that was "antiquities". - No. Thank you very much(!)
0:15:49 > 0:15:50Cheeky whippersnapper.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51Do you like that, or not?
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- Yeah.- You do? - No, I do, actually.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- I see where you're coming from. - Right.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58I'm being guided by your superior knowledge.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00What did you say?!
0:16:00 > 0:16:03You can't use language like that on this programme!
0:16:03 > 0:16:07- Are you suggesting the hands go with it?- I just do love those!
0:16:07 > 0:16:11I'm having a mad moment - I'm saying call it a tenner for those...
0:16:11 > 0:16:1330 and 80.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- 120 for...- 120 quid.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Shall we snatch his hand off?
0:16:19 > 0:16:20Which one?
0:16:20 > 0:16:24So, with the hands reduced from £20 to 10,
0:16:24 > 0:16:28the jug, poster and vase now on offer in a job lot at £30,
0:16:28 > 0:16:31and the vintage drawers down from 100 to £80,
0:16:31 > 0:16:33Team Phil shakes on the deal.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Thank you very much!
0:16:36 > 0:16:39- I think we've done very well there. - I think the boy done well.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Meanwhile, Brian and Paul have made the short trip into the heart
0:16:42 > 0:16:46of Portsmouth with hopes pinned on the Antiques Storehouse there.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49Military man Paul ought to love this.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54There are plenty of things for Brian to admire too,
0:16:54 > 0:16:57but with profits a priority, there's one snag.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01I feel spoilt for choice on range
0:17:01 > 0:17:04but we've nowhere to go on price.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07No, the thing is that everything is wonderful here but it is that,
0:17:07 > 0:17:11when you compare it to everything previously, it is that little more.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14Hazard a guess at what the andirons
0:17:14 > 0:17:18or the little baby carriage would be priced at in a showroom here...
0:17:18 > 0:17:24- Exactly...- With hindsight, I think the value was there.- Yeah, exactly.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Pat's baby chair on wheels was originally £85
0:17:27 > 0:17:29and the firedogs were 58.
0:17:29 > 0:17:35Suddenly her offer of £115 for both is starting to look very attractive.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39So outside, in sight of HMS Warrior,
0:17:39 > 0:17:42Brian and Paul put their hopes in a deal with Pat.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45- Pat?- 'Yes.'- Three words for you.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48You've got a deal. That's four words!
0:17:48 > 0:17:52- It's a deal.- "You've got a deal". Four words. He can't count.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56- That's why we're doing so well. - We're doomed on that basis.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Thanks very much for that, absolutely great seeing you.
0:17:59 > 0:18:03- Bye-bye, Pat. - 'Thank you. Bye-bye.'- Bye.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05Brian...
0:18:05 > 0:18:06Want a job?
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- Oh, what a day. - And we've got to do it again.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13You do this all the time. It's exhausting.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16You're not even half done yet, Brian.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Phil and Philip are showing much more stamina
0:18:18 > 0:18:20and are back on the road.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24Who did you admire in the business? Who did you think was a great actor?
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Well, I always used to like Nicol Williamson.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29He was a theatre actor, worked the Royal Court a lot.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32I saw him play Hamlet and Marianne Faithfull was Ophelia.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38- Extraordinary.- When would that have been? 1960s?- Early '70s.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42- Post Jagger? - No, I think Jagger was still around
0:18:42 > 0:18:46because a friend of mine went to see somebody he knew
0:18:46 > 0:18:49who was in that show, it was at the Roundhouse,
0:18:49 > 0:18:52and he walked down a corridor.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58And visiting actors on that particular evening
0:18:58 > 0:19:00were Mick Jagger and Jane Fonda.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04- And he thought...- That's pretty cool.- "I'm in pretty good company."
0:19:04 > 0:19:08The two Phils are driving in a big loop around Portsmouth Harbour
0:19:08 > 0:19:10to Lee-on-the-Solent
0:19:10 > 0:19:13to learn about the celebrated inventor of the hovercraft.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Actually, a hovercraft might have saved them an awful lot of time.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18It's a lot less bother with a hover.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21Oh, no, that's a lawn mower, isn't it? No, got that wrong.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Pay attention, Phil!
0:19:23 > 0:19:26- There it is.- A big old thing, isn't it?- That's it.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28- I went in one of them. Did you go in one?- No.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32The Hovercraft Museum is a tribute
0:19:32 > 0:19:35to British inventor Sir Christopher Cockerell.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39His genius helped develop wave power and radar technology,
0:19:39 > 0:19:41but he is best known as the inventor of the hovercraft.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43His legacy includes everything,
0:19:43 > 0:19:47from snazzy little numbers to Princess Anne and Princess Margaret,
0:19:47 > 0:19:51that plied the cross-channel routes for 30 years until 2000.
0:19:52 > 0:19:56One of the museum's founding trustees is Warwick Jacobs.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- Good to see you.- Pleasure. Welcome to the Hovercraft Museum.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Hi, Warwick.- Hello, Philip. Nice to see you as well.- Like an echo.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04- Have you been on a hovercraft before?- Yes.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07I went across the Channel a few times. It was quite noisy.
0:20:07 > 0:20:08It went like that!
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Still the same, yes, still the same.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Come and see some of the others. We've got plenty more here.
0:20:13 > 0:20:14- Come on through.- Thank you.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22What made him go into this, what was the idea, what prompted it?
0:20:22 > 0:20:25During the war, he was an inventor by nature
0:20:25 > 0:20:29and he was leading the team that invented radar during World War II.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33He was thinking, well, all these poor souls landing at D-Day
0:20:33 > 0:20:34and they need to get on the beach,
0:20:34 > 0:20:37so he thought, how do you make a boat amphibious?
0:20:37 > 0:20:39And that sowed a seed, so after the war,
0:20:39 > 0:20:41he retired, bought a boat yard
0:20:41 > 0:20:46and thought, "Right, I'll make boats go faster and drive up the beach."
0:20:47 > 0:20:49It all started in the 1950s
0:20:49 > 0:20:52with a coffee tin, a Kit Kat tin
0:20:52 > 0:20:56and an industrial air blower, and of course his wife's scales,
0:20:56 > 0:20:59so all these were put together to prove the concept
0:20:59 > 0:21:03- and that's how it jumped from an idea to a reality.- It's incredible.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07With the coffee tin and another tin inside it,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Sir Christopher had found a way to create a ring of high pressure
0:21:10 > 0:21:13that helped lift the object in the middle
0:21:13 > 0:21:15more efficiently than ever before.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16The result was stunning.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20'In the summer of 1959, Britain's first hovercraft,
0:21:20 > 0:21:23'the experimental SRN1, was launched.'
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Was he viewed as a man from La La Land at first?
0:21:26 > 0:21:28He was definitely an eccentric,
0:21:28 > 0:21:31but he invented 89 things, one for every year of his life, so...
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- This was taken seriously from day one?- It was, yes.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37And it was put on the Secrets List, so both the Army, the Navy
0:21:37 > 0:21:40and the Air Force all wanted it kept on the Secrets List,
0:21:40 > 0:21:45much to Cockerell's discontent because he wanted it used and built,
0:21:45 > 0:21:47but it was definitely taken seriously
0:21:47 > 0:21:49because it was a new form of transport.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57'Coastal defence, counterinsurgency, logistics support,
0:21:57 > 0:22:01'tactical assault, crash rescue, river patrol, casualty evacuation
0:22:01 > 0:22:04'and aid to civil authorities - these are just some of the tasks
0:22:04 > 0:22:09'for which the SRN6 can and is being used in many parts of the world.'
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Whatever the use, the same principles of physics applied
0:22:13 > 0:22:16and could be scaled down to the most basic level.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19This is just from an industrial Hoover from the '60s.
0:22:19 > 0:22:24Instead of sucking it's blowing, and it's blowing underneath a pallet.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Very hard to move that at all,
0:22:27 > 0:22:28but once you put the air into it,
0:22:28 > 0:22:30I'll be able to move you on a cushion of air.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33AIR BLOWS
0:22:33 > 0:22:35See? Look at that!
0:22:35 > 0:22:38If only it could hoover at the same time!
0:22:38 > 0:22:41So I could go off, well...
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- Go off to France now. - Is this the same as lawn mowers?
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Yeah. Hover mower was the great spin-off from hovercraft.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Mowers are probably the most common legacy
0:22:50 > 0:22:54of Sir Christopher Cockerell's research, but he also got his wish
0:22:54 > 0:22:57to see hovercraft used for transport all over the world,
0:22:57 > 0:23:00from geophysical surveying in rough terrain
0:23:00 > 0:23:03to the cross-channel services, and even pleasure trips.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09Sir Christopher was knighted in 1969 and died in 1999,
0:23:09 > 0:23:14but he'd never grown rich, and felt the hovercraft was one of many
0:23:14 > 0:23:18British inventions whose commercial potential wasn't fully exploited.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20Philip's getting a chance
0:23:20 > 0:23:23to end his day experiencing Sir Christopher's genius.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27This little beauty is the world's first light production hovercraft,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30and back in 1969, it would have set you back four grand,
0:23:30 > 0:23:32about the same as a house.
0:23:32 > 0:23:37# Come fly with me, let's fly Let's fly away... #
0:23:37 > 0:23:42While Philip rides high, Phil is having to use his imagination.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45# Pack up, let's fly away! #
0:23:45 > 0:23:46And doing rather well.
0:23:48 > 0:23:49Night-night.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56It's a new day, and our glorious celebrities are back on the road.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00- So, Philip...- Yes.- How did you do yesterday?- Well, we did very well.
0:24:00 > 0:24:06- I think we're winners.- Oh, really? - Yeah, I think so.- Fighting talk.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08So how about you with Paul?
0:24:08 > 0:24:12Paul is an absolute delight. We are very sympatique.
0:24:12 > 0:24:17- Good.- I think it helps that we're both Scots.- Scottish, yeah.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Do you think there is something essentially Scottish
0:24:20 > 0:24:23about the way you're both approaching this?
0:24:23 > 0:24:26- I think it was quintessentially Scottish, actually!- Right.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31I didn't realise that I was much cannier than I ever thought.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33I always thought I was not very canny.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36I've always thought of you as being very canny, Brian. Always.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39And after yesterday's performance, I concur.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41THEY LAUGH
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Meanwhile, Paul is fishing for information on Philip.
0:24:45 > 0:24:46Does he do the antiques thing?
0:24:46 > 0:24:50Was this a culture shock to him or is this something he does?
0:24:50 > 0:24:53- I think it took him a nanosecond to get into it...- Right.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55And he loves it, I think.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59- But uncharted territory?- Either that or he's a very good actor.
0:25:00 > 0:25:04Yesterday, Phil and his talented protege Philip hoped
0:25:04 > 0:25:08they'd hit the right note with a vase, a theatre poster and a jug.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Is that Ronnie Corbett?
0:25:11 > 0:25:15Complemented by a vintage chest of drawers and a handy third lot.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20That set them back £120, so they have £280 for today's treasures.
0:25:20 > 0:25:21I think the boy done well.
0:25:22 > 0:25:26Brian proved adept at spotting what he liked and going for it,
0:25:26 > 0:25:28amassing a bentwood chair...
0:25:28 > 0:25:29- 25?- Oh, that's pushing it.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33- ..and...- What is that? - ..with a little help from Paul...
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- You've got a deal. - ..added a baby carriage
0:25:35 > 0:25:38and a set of firedogs for a total of £141.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41It leaves them with £259 to spend today,
0:25:41 > 0:25:45and a determination to battle and defeat Team Phil.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49I know exactly what I'm looking for.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52What, you know that you want a certain type of thing, or...?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- Yeah.- Like a painting or something.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57Something like that, yeah. I'm not going to tell you what it is.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01I wasn't trying to get you to tell me what it was. So it's a painting.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04It's not a painting! It's not a painting.
0:26:04 > 0:26:08Mysterious. Maybe one for Poirot.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10The teams have left Portsmouth Harbour behind
0:26:10 > 0:26:14and are making their way along the coast to rendezvous at Emsworth,
0:26:14 > 0:26:16on the shore of Chichester Harbour.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Although PG Wodehouse once lived here,
0:26:19 > 0:26:22these days it's best known as a spot for sailing types.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25Just the place for our teams to cruise through their second day.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27So, gentlemen.
0:26:27 > 0:26:28- Good to see you. - Nice to see you.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30- Good to see you, Brian. - Philip, how are you?
0:26:30 > 0:26:32- Looking forward to our...? - Hell, yeah.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- An easier ride than yesterday's. - Absolutely.
0:26:34 > 0:26:38- All I can say is...- A little profit here, a little there.- Good luck.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39Any sincerity in that, Philip?
0:26:39 > 0:26:42None at all. Absolutely none!
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Good luck, fellas. See you later.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Philip's taken the wheel of the E-type again,
0:26:48 > 0:26:52but for now, Brian and Paul prefer shanks's pony.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56Day two's shopping begins after the short walk to Emsworth Antiques,
0:26:56 > 0:26:58where Hilary is on hand to help.
0:26:58 > 0:26:59- Hello.- Hello. Shall we browse?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Hiram Codd's patent.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07It's got the stopper in it.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11How old are these tools?
0:27:11 > 0:27:12Brian is a man on a mission,
0:27:12 > 0:27:15and between them there's no stone left unturned.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17- I think I found another little belter.- OK.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22But this time it's Paul leading the charge.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25It's a map. But that's not paper, is it?
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- During the war, the British had the bright idea...- Uh-huh.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30If we printed a map on silk,
0:27:30 > 0:27:33it would be water resistant,
0:27:33 > 0:27:37it can be scrunched up, it can be concealed
0:27:37 > 0:27:40and why would that be useful, or who would that be useful to?
0:27:40 > 0:27:45Johnny RAF pilot bails out over Germany or...
0:27:45 > 0:27:46In this case, it would be Borneo,
0:27:46 > 0:27:49- so it would be through the Japanese camp.- Yeah.
0:27:49 > 0:27:55- So this thing must be over 70 years old.- This is pre-1946.
0:27:55 > 0:27:56My God. Older than me!
0:27:57 > 0:28:00It's a rather beautiful piece as well.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Ask me what they're worth.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04- What are they worth?- £1,000 a piece.
0:28:04 > 0:28:05Just kidding.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10The desirable ones are Northwest European or North African,
0:28:10 > 0:28:14so if you get me Belgium and Netherlands,
0:28:14 > 0:28:18- that's worth about £90 or £100 at the moment.- Wow.
0:28:18 > 0:28:22Sumatra, Java, worth about £45.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25At auction, it should make £30 or £40.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28- It's actually rather beautiful, I rather like it.- You like, yeah?
0:28:28 > 0:28:31- Keep that in your hands, for fear someone else grabs it.- OK.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35And let's cover the uncharted parts of this shop.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37- We might find another little belter. - OK.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41Paul's impressed his screen idol with the map,
0:28:41 > 0:28:42which is priced at £30.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45And he goes for broke with another suggestion.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48What have you found?
0:28:49 > 0:28:51- What do you make of that? - It's a pipe of some kind.- Yeah.
0:28:51 > 0:28:56The people that made this, there's a name to conjure with - Zulu.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00- Zulu?- South African pipe, native South African pipe.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04So probably from the Zulu campaign or Zulu war.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07Highly likely. It'll be a bring-back souvenir from that period.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09But it's in incredible condition.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- Do you like it? I mean, I think it's such a tactile object.- Yeah.
0:29:13 > 0:29:18And the whole ethnic thing is a hot market.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22That's not the rarest object, because most Zulu men would smoke.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26There's been Zulus walking this planet for centuries.
0:29:26 > 0:29:31Which reminds me, I was filming, I was doing a thing about tobacco,
0:29:31 > 0:29:35and we were filming just on the South Bank, opposite the Globe Theatre,
0:29:35 > 0:29:38and just there are all these clay pipes.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41I mean, there's literally thousands and thousands of clay pipes,
0:29:41 > 0:29:43and I picked up one of them,
0:29:43 > 0:29:46and then we had a clay pipe expert that came in and she looked at it,
0:29:46 > 0:29:50- it was in pretty bad shape, and she said, "That's 1592."- What?
0:29:50 > 0:29:54- Yeah. We couldn't believe it. - Amazing.- Yeah, but it's there.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57You go down there and you'll see them, they're all there,
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- they're all on the shoreline. - So the last guy that handled that
0:30:00 > 0:30:02might have been off to watch Shakespeare's latest...
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Exactly, exactly. That's the point.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07So the last guy that handled this might have been...
0:30:07 > 0:30:11- Or the guy he took this off might have been a Zulu warrior.- Absolutely.
0:30:11 > 0:30:15Isn't that part of the pleasure of shopping in these environments?
0:30:15 > 0:30:19We are transported by this simple object to history.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21- Do you like?- I love.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23I think we should take it, I think we should buy it.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26Brian's on board again. This is true teamwork.
0:30:26 > 0:30:27There's the price tag.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30All right, yes, well, that's a very good reason to buy it.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32We're not going to get rich on this.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36On a good day, it could make £20-40, but, look, at a fiver,
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- we would be robbed if we lost money on it.- You're such a Scot.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43He's such a Scot. I tell you.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- Hilary? Hello. - Another Scot?- Another Scot, yes.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50We Scots have just been discussing this, and we love it,
0:30:50 > 0:30:54- and I think we want to buy it. - That and the map?
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Oh, and this, yes, I forgot about this!
0:30:57 > 0:30:59That old chestnut!
0:30:59 > 0:31:02So, Hilary, look, fantastic price on the pipe, that's tremendous.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05What can the map be? Can the map be reasonable?
0:31:05 > 0:31:09Well, you have a competition to run, so although it was £30,
0:31:09 > 0:31:11we can do it for 12.
0:31:11 > 0:31:12I don't think we haggle on that.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15- That's fantastic.- I'm not going to haggle on that at all.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17And there is an interesting thing - a lot of people assume
0:31:17 > 0:31:22they were RAF maps, but the RAF weren't out in Borneo and Java,
0:31:22 > 0:31:23so it's a Fleet Air Arm.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26- Fantastic, isn't it? - So it's even more unusual.- Wow.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28So that's you told, Paul.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31The Fleet Air Arm is, of course, the flying wing of the Royal Navy.
0:31:31 > 0:31:36It's an incredibly good dropped price. Would everybody be like that?
0:31:36 > 0:31:38No, I have to say, there are two sorts of dealers.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- There are sticklers and there are tarts.- Oh.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44The sticklers want to hold out for their top price
0:31:44 > 0:31:47and the tarts are prepared to make the drops in order to make the sale.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50And what's the ratio of stickler to tart?
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Very few sticklers, lots of tarts!
0:31:53 > 0:31:56I'm not calling anyone a tart. Let's credit teamwork
0:31:56 > 0:31:59with securing the map and pipe for a grand total of £17.
0:32:00 > 0:32:04Meanwhile, true to form, Phil is going off-piste for day two,
0:32:04 > 0:32:05taking a hapless Philip with him.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08Nautical booty is the new objective,
0:32:08 > 0:32:11geared to the auction at Swanmore, close to the coast of Hampshire.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Outside Harbour Chandlers in Emsworth,
0:32:14 > 0:32:16Phil is already on the lookout.
0:32:16 > 0:32:17Lookout.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20John is here to assist.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23A chandler, was it originally somebody who had to do with candles?
0:32:23 > 0:32:24Exactly correct, yes, it was.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27- How does that become a marine person, then?- See?- That was good.
0:32:27 > 0:32:28- Good knowledge.- I don't know
0:32:28 > 0:32:31but that is definitely the derivation of the chandler, yes.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35- When we came in, you had a couple of oars.- Oh, yes.- Are they for sale?
0:32:35 > 0:32:39They're mainly for decoration but you're very welcome to have a look.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41- Can we have a look? - Of course you may, yes.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45See, I think they would be ideal.
0:32:45 > 0:32:49- Really?- Well, I think they would be ideal for our purpose
0:32:49 > 0:32:52- in that someone could use them. - They are practical, absolutely.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56And if you had a holiday home by the sea, they'd decorate a wall,
0:32:56 > 0:33:01wouldn't they? Or there is a real big demand for people who decorate pubs.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04- Somebody could use them as a weapon. Have you thought of that?- Yeah.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06You could batter someone with them.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08What about the life buoy toilet seat?
0:33:08 > 0:33:10Could you use that? Brilliant.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13I think in desperation you could use it but I wouldn't suggest it.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15- It'd be better than nothing, wouldn't it?- Exactly, yes.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18So are these redundant, people don't use these any more?
0:33:18 > 0:33:20They still do but those are an old pair we had lying around,
0:33:20 > 0:33:23so they are decorative from our point of view.
0:33:23 > 0:33:24- So they're cheap.- Yeah!
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Nice try, Phil.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28- I really like this.- Do you?- Yeah.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32These are going to make £15-£30 at auction, aren't they?
0:33:32 > 0:33:3420-30 quid, 20-40 quid,
0:33:34 > 0:33:37which means we've got to try and buy them for five or ten quid off you.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39The whole lot?
0:33:39 > 0:33:41You can see the pained look on his face.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45- That's sort of what I was thinking, yeah.- Yeah.- Um...
0:33:45 > 0:33:48I guess we could do the whole lot for £10.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50- I think it's a deal.- Ooh!
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Who's the expert, then?
0:33:52 > 0:33:54- Very fine man. - Am I doing the wrong thing?
0:33:54 > 0:33:56- Yeah, yeah. - I've done it wrong, have I?
0:33:56 > 0:33:59You want to try and just, you know...
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Absolutely right. Is ten the best?
0:34:01 > 0:34:05- Most definitely the best I can do on that one.- I think it's right.
0:34:05 > 0:34:07- He's done us proud, actually. - I think it's good.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10You see? Young Philip may be a beginner, but he's good.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Brian and Paul are nearing the end of their shopping day
0:34:15 > 0:34:18and have up to £242 left to spend
0:34:18 > 0:34:21at Chalcrafts Antiques in Emsworth.
0:34:21 > 0:34:22Look!
0:34:22 > 0:34:26Gosh. Brian's spotted another thing he really likes.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29- Brooke Bond Tea, and it looks in amazing condition.- What's Maiden?
0:34:29 > 0:34:32No idea. Do you like? I don't know who that one is.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35I don't know, but I love it, I love it. I love Maiden.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39Well, chaps, Maiden was an outdoor advertising firm.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43This sign probably came from the foot of one of its hoardings.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45With time short, the signs are looking good for Brian.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48- We've done it.- We have a price here.
0:34:48 > 0:34:49- Oh, sorry, hello.- Hello there.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52- How are you? Brian Cox.- Hello, Brian.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55- This is...- Paul Laidlaw, how you doing? You are...?- Martin.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57- Hi, Martin.- Good to see you.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00- There's another one. - Look at that, yes, fantastic.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- It's a great icon, that, isn't it? - That's beautiful.- That is nice.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05We're looking for maybe 65.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09OK, what would be as good as you could go on the Maiden sign
0:35:09 > 0:35:11and then on the Brooke Bond?
0:35:11 > 0:35:13The Brooke Bond has got 95.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- Ouch.- 65?
0:35:16 > 0:35:19If you're having the two, I could do that one for 40.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22OK, what if we did the three?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Brian's being canny again.
0:35:24 > 0:35:25That one as well.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28I need probably 50 on that one.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32No, no, no. For the three I'm standing at 100, that's where I am.
0:35:32 > 0:35:34A shade over the one.
0:35:34 > 0:35:35I will shake your hand at 120.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Um... How do you...
0:35:38 > 0:35:40You want to buy these, don't you?
0:35:40 > 0:35:43I want to buy them, I do want to buy them, and I actually...
0:35:43 > 0:35:45115?
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Yeah, I would do them, reluctantly, I would do them on that. 115.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- Well done, that man! - Martin, thank you.- You're welcome.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53Cheers, Martin, thanks very much.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57The celebrity has spoken, and he's got a deal too.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59With three enamel signs in the bag for £115,
0:35:59 > 0:36:01Brian's shopping is all done.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07Phil and Philip are still in nautical mode
0:36:07 > 0:36:10and have come across a boat yard in Emsworth,
0:36:10 > 0:36:13where at least one of the team's into siestas.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17- Nice dog.- Hello, mate, how are you? - Hello.- How much are you?
0:36:17 > 0:36:19- Hello.- How you doing, all right?
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- I'm Phil.- I'm Phil.- Both Phil?
0:36:22 > 0:36:26- We're both Phil.- Hello, Phil. I'm Nick.- Good to see you.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Hi, Nick, how's it going?
0:36:28 > 0:36:30We wondered if you've got any
0:36:30 > 0:36:33maritime nautical... He said, looking at boats.
0:36:33 > 0:36:41..nautical-type stuff that we might be interested to have as, um...
0:36:42 > 0:36:45- ..decorative items rather than strictly...- To buy?
0:36:45 > 0:36:47To buy, we've got to make a profit, haven't we?
0:36:47 > 0:36:51That's what we want to do. We want to make a profit at general auction.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53So something that anyone would be interested in,
0:36:53 > 0:36:56something for a boat or for a house or...
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Well, we were sort of kind of thinking...
0:36:59 > 0:37:02I don't know, I think we remain to be persuaded, don't we?
0:37:02 > 0:37:03Yeah. Yeah, we do.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06Phil is in his element going off-piste,
0:37:06 > 0:37:09and his new sidekick seems happy enough following in his wake.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14A nice four-inch bronze porthole.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16- A porthole?- A porthole.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19- A porthole in a storm. - And I think I've got more.
0:37:19 > 0:37:25That one at auction would make probably between 15 and 30 quid.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27- Yeah?- I think you'd get more than that.
0:37:27 > 0:37:32The issue is, in a general sale, in my opinion, that's 15 to 30 quid
0:37:32 > 0:37:34unless we strike lucky.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Oh, dear. We're in choppy waters.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40But Nick sees a potential sale and rustles up some more portholes.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Four portholes.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44I would like 25 quid each for these,
0:37:44 > 0:37:46which makes 50, which makes 100 quid.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49- No, we're not going to go anywhere near you.- No?- No.
0:37:49 > 0:37:50Give me your best.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53- 40.- The lot?
0:37:53 > 0:37:56You could have those four for 50 quid.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58- No.- Because that's a bargain.- 45?
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- 40 quid, yeah.- 48.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02- 45.- No, no, 45 quid, that's the end.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04- 48 quid. - No, £45, that's the end of it.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Beautiful portholes, and it's got a new bolt.
0:38:07 > 0:38:11- I'll wait and see how you get on.- OK. - So, the novice is now in charge.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- We have to stay on 45 for these.- 45.
0:38:14 > 0:38:15I can't let them go for 45
0:38:15 > 0:38:17because it would just be a crime,
0:38:17 > 0:38:19to which I would never be able to hold my head high
0:38:19 > 0:38:21in the nautical world again.
0:38:21 > 0:38:25- All right.- But 50 quid... - All right, I have to say thank you.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- OK.- Shaking means a deal, Philip.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- 45?- Good luck.
0:38:29 > 0:38:30- Is there a deal?- Cheers.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33- Look, I'm confused. - Cheerio.- All the best.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- I'll tell you what.- Yes.- How about 45 quid and a ride in your Jag?
0:38:37 > 0:38:3945 quid and a ride in the Jag?
0:38:39 > 0:38:41- OK.- Yeah, cool.
0:38:42 > 0:38:46Well, it's not what they teach at antique dealer school,
0:38:46 > 0:38:47but it's done the trick.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50Four portholes for £45 and a ride in the Jag. How's that?
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Brian and Paul have left Emsworth behind
0:38:57 > 0:39:02and are heading 30 miles east, to Goring-by-Sea in West Sussex.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04You're an artistic and creative man.
0:39:04 > 0:39:10Does that exhibit itself in any other ways, Brian?
0:39:10 > 0:39:13One of the things I am interested in is painting.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17I love painting and I love watching paintings and collecting paintings.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20- I have quite a collection of paintings.- I see.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Brian and Paul's destination
0:39:22 > 0:39:25is the English Martyrs' Church in Goring,
0:39:25 > 0:39:29a rather unassuming prefab completed in 1970
0:39:29 > 0:39:31with no obvious reason for a detour,
0:39:31 > 0:39:34but there is an extraordinary reason.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37They're about to find out, with the help of Anne Niven.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- Welcome to our church.- Thank you.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44- Well, who knows?- Do come in.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48And here we have our very own
0:39:48 > 0:39:51reproduction of the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Oh, my goodness!
0:39:53 > 0:39:56CHORAL MUSIC
0:40:09 > 0:40:13This was painted by one of our parishioners, Gary Bevans.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17And he has never had an art lesson in his life.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21By trade he is a sign writer
0:40:22 > 0:40:25but he is a sign writer with a gift.
0:40:27 > 0:40:28This is... I never knew...
0:40:28 > 0:40:33- Did you know anything like this existed?!- No idea!- None at all!
0:40:33 > 0:40:38Inspired by a visit to the real Sistine Chapel, in the Vatican City,
0:40:38 > 0:40:43in 1987, Gary suggested reproducing the ceiling in Goring.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49What was the reaction from
0:40:49 > 0:40:51the parish and the priest
0:40:51 > 0:40:54and the powers that be to this suggestion?
0:40:54 > 0:40:59I think the priest was quite surprised
0:40:59 > 0:41:03and he then had to go to see the bishop to get permission
0:41:03 > 0:41:07and Bishop Cormac, who's now Cardinal Cormac,
0:41:07 > 0:41:10did give permission, with one proviso -
0:41:10 > 0:41:13that if he started, he had to finish.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16I think they gave Michelangelo the same deal.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18LAUGHTER
0:41:19 > 0:41:23This is two-thirds the size of the original ceiling.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26Of course, the Sistine Chapel's much taller and it's square.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29I've been to the Sistine Chapel and the thing that surprised me
0:41:29 > 0:41:32about the Sistine Chapel was how small it was.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34But this is extraordinary!
0:41:34 > 0:41:37As a young man, Gary had wanted to go art school
0:41:37 > 0:41:40but his parents insisted he got a proper job.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43He did but in addition he began copying famous
0:41:43 > 0:41:45paintings for his church.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49If you would like to come over here and take a closer
0:41:49 > 0:41:52look at the two copies of the Holbeins,
0:41:52 > 0:41:55which was Gary's starting point.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00And you've got Thomas Moore and John Fisher.
0:42:00 > 0:42:04It's funny, seeing the Thomas Moore and, erm, you know
0:42:04 > 0:42:09the actor Kenneth Moore, well, he was a descendant of Thomas Moore.
0:42:09 > 0:42:10Oh, gosh!
0:42:10 > 0:42:13And he always had a copy of this in his dressing room.
0:42:15 > 0:42:18So I remember this very well.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22I used to go and he'd be there sipping his whisky in front
0:42:22 > 0:42:24of the painting of his ancestor.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Local man Gary's next work was a distinctive new take
0:42:27 > 0:42:30on a traditional theme.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33This one over here is the Goring-by-Sea Last Supper.
0:42:33 > 0:42:39It's a traditional layout but Gary felt quite sure that Mary,
0:42:39 > 0:42:42the mother of Jesus, would have been there.
0:42:42 > 0:42:46This is last night on earth, so of course she's going to be there.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49What's particularly Goring-by-Sea, if you look at the apostle this side
0:42:49 > 0:42:53of the table in the blue and gold,
0:42:53 > 0:42:56peeping over his shoulder is Mick.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00Mick is a Yorky and he was Father Ender's dog.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Father Ender had two Yorkies - Paddy...
0:43:02 > 0:43:06And sadly Mick died, so Mick has been immortalised in our painting.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09And this is an original piece by Gary, right?
0:43:09 > 0:43:12- Yes, this is an original piece. - I love it, I absolutely love it!
0:43:12 > 0:43:14Don't you love it?
0:43:14 > 0:43:16- It's great!- I love it, I just love it!
0:43:16 > 0:43:20The Last Supper is no mean accomplishment
0:43:20 > 0:43:22but it pales beside Gary's masterpiece.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24He worked evenings and weekends for five
0:43:24 > 0:43:27and a half years to finish the ceiling.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30He worked on a scaffolding tower.
0:43:32 > 0:43:34It's thought that Michelangelo,
0:43:34 > 0:43:39500 years previously, had laid down to paint the ceiling, but that,
0:43:39 > 0:43:43we think, was wet plaster with oil paint - you can lie down to do that.
0:43:43 > 0:43:46This is acrylic paint
0:43:46 > 0:43:49and if you lie down to paint with acrylic paint it
0:43:49 > 0:43:53goes into your eyes, ears, nose and mouth, it doesn't go on the ceiling.
0:43:53 > 0:43:59So Gary had to stand and lean back and paint.
0:43:59 > 0:44:03The muscles in his neck became quite huge.
0:44:03 > 0:44:05I'm happy to say they've gone back to the right size
0:44:05 > 0:44:09and he says he's never had a neck ache since.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12So, here's your answer to neck ache!
0:44:12 > 0:44:15Since completing the ceiling, Gary has become a deacon in his church
0:44:15 > 0:44:19and he continues to paint but he prefers to stay off-camera,
0:44:19 > 0:44:22allowing people to focus on his work, not him.
0:44:23 > 0:44:28At the end of it all, Gary has said that he feels he held the brush.
0:44:28 > 0:44:33- So this is a prayer, really. - It is an act of worship.
0:44:33 > 0:44:35It really is an act of worship!
0:44:35 > 0:44:38It really is. Clearly, you get that feeling as soon as you look at it.
0:44:38 > 0:44:39It's astonishing!
0:44:39 > 0:44:42What an achievement, eh?!
0:44:42 > 0:44:45Meanwhile, Philip's wrapped up in less spiritual concerns.
0:44:45 > 0:44:48You think it's good for my image, driving a car like this?
0:44:48 > 0:44:51- I think it's pretty cool, actually!- Yeah?- Yeah.
0:44:51 > 0:44:54Will people think I'm a capitalist pig?
0:44:54 > 0:44:57No, I think you look like a cross between Roger Moore
0:44:57 > 0:44:59and Tony Curtis.
0:44:59 > 0:45:02So, Roger Curtis and Phil are making their way from Emsworth,
0:45:02 > 0:45:05ten miles along the coast, to Birdham in West Sussex.
0:45:05 > 0:45:09They've already acquired an eclectic mix of lots,
0:45:09 > 0:45:11from wooden hands to oars,
0:45:11 > 0:45:13and with £225 left to spend,
0:45:13 > 0:45:16they're at Whitestone Farm Antiques.
0:45:16 > 0:45:20It specialises in 18th, 19th and 20th century UK
0:45:20 > 0:45:23and European antiques and collectables.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26Although the staff seem a touch more exotic!
0:45:28 > 0:45:30Sadly, Gladys is off...
0:45:30 > 0:45:32but Joe is on duty.
0:45:32 > 0:45:35Philip's proved a star student so far
0:45:35 > 0:45:39- and is always keen to learn more. - What happened to the Chinese...?
0:45:39 > 0:45:41- Japanese.- Japanese, sorry.
0:45:41 > 0:45:44Sorry, I want to apologise to the
0:45:44 > 0:45:46whole Chinese nation for that remark.
0:45:46 > 0:45:50His antiques education still has some way to go.
0:45:50 > 0:45:54Hang on...that doesn't go with that, does it?
0:45:54 > 0:45:56Trying to trick me, there!
0:45:57 > 0:46:01But at last the degree in German's paying off.
0:46:01 > 0:46:03True to be true...
0:46:03 > 0:46:05..is to be...
0:46:06 > 0:46:08I'm none the wiser.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10Einheitlich, means unified, to be strong.
0:46:10 > 0:46:14War sein, einig sein, stark sein...!
0:46:16 > 0:46:18- Sorry.- Frightened me to death!
0:46:18 > 0:46:21That's a lovely little cupboard, that one.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24How much are these big glasses, those there?
0:46:25 > 0:46:28I reckon you could get a good gin in that!
0:46:30 > 0:46:32£80, the pair.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35- Do you like those or not? - I do quite like them, actually.
0:46:35 > 0:46:37Well, let me bring them out here, then.
0:46:37 > 0:46:40They may be gin glasses to fill but actually,
0:46:40 > 0:46:42these are two late Victorian vases with foliate decoration,
0:46:42 > 0:46:45not quite a matching pair.
0:46:45 > 0:46:48- They are lovely, aren't they. - Yeah, they're smashing pieces!
0:46:48 > 0:46:51Don't say smashing around here.
0:46:51 > 0:46:55- Erm, 40 be any good? - Half-price, Phil, that's cheeky!
0:46:55 > 0:46:57- You'd better win! - We'll do it for you, Joe!
0:46:57 > 0:47:00You're a good man, Joe. Thank you very much indeed!
0:47:00 > 0:47:01£40, thank you.
0:47:01 > 0:47:04Time to raise those very large glasses to the
0:47:04 > 0:47:07conclusion of today's shopping, but will the teams be tasting
0:47:07 > 0:47:11success or drowning their sorrows when they reveal all to each other?
0:47:11 > 0:47:15So what will they make of each other's offerings?
0:47:17 > 0:47:20- Izzy-wizzy, let's get busy! - Hold on - it doesn't finish there!
0:47:20 > 0:47:23Yeah, that table extends somewhat.
0:47:23 > 0:47:26- What's that?- £80.
0:47:26 > 0:47:30That is a fantastic thing if you forgive it the top.
0:47:30 > 0:47:32- Wonderful!- Quite funky!
0:47:32 > 0:47:36- 30.- It's a hand painted number which caught my eye.- It's lovely.
0:47:37 > 0:47:39- You like it?- Yes!
0:47:39 > 0:47:42- I do have taste! - Of course you have taste!
0:47:42 > 0:47:46Well, you've done fantastically well, Phil!
0:47:46 > 0:47:48- I'm very proud of you. - He sort of tagged along a bit.
0:47:48 > 0:47:51Yeah, I'm very proud of you - I think you've done an amazing job!
0:47:51 > 0:47:52These are beautiful items.
0:47:52 > 0:47:55Less with the flattery and on with the business, please,
0:47:55 > 0:47:57Brian and Paul.
0:47:57 > 0:47:59- Come on!- There you go.
0:47:59 > 0:48:03This is an interesting item here, that's a Zulu pipe.
0:48:03 > 0:48:06There's a big demand for those in Hampshire.
0:48:06 > 0:48:09This is interesting, it looks like a map.
0:48:09 > 0:48:12It's a World War II silk escape map.
0:48:12 > 0:48:15Should do £30-40. It's not stratospheric
0:48:15 > 0:48:16but it's an interesting thing!
0:48:16 > 0:48:19I can't see whatever that is.
0:48:19 > 0:48:22These are signs. People love these, they love them in their flats.
0:48:22 > 0:48:26- So we bought these as a job lot of three.- And how much were they?
0:48:26 > 0:48:30£115. I think we've all done incredibly well.
0:48:30 > 0:48:32I think so, and this time tomorrow we'll know the answer, won't we?
0:48:32 > 0:48:34Absolutely!
0:48:34 > 0:48:37Well, it's good notices all round but what are the critics
0:48:37 > 0:48:39saying in private?
0:48:39 > 0:48:41If you could wave a magic wand
0:48:41 > 0:48:43and have their offering rather than ours...
0:48:43 > 0:48:45- No!- Good.
0:48:45 > 0:48:48I think our stuff is very, very sought-after.
0:48:48 > 0:48:52If that sign gets some attraction, that could be a headache.
0:48:52 > 0:48:56I like their things very, very much but I think we're going to win!
0:48:56 > 0:48:58No first-night nerves there, then!
0:48:58 > 0:49:01- Too close to call!- Yeah, very.
0:49:01 > 0:49:03Good luck!
0:49:03 > 0:49:04THEY CHUCKLE
0:49:04 > 0:49:06It's auction day
0:49:06 > 0:49:09and the teams are making their way just a little inland, to the
0:49:09 > 0:49:12Hampshire village of Swanmore, where their fortunes,
0:49:12 > 0:49:16or lack of them, rest on the bidders of Pumphouse Auctions.
0:49:17 > 0:49:19This must be the place.
0:49:19 > 0:49:21Destiny awaits!
0:49:21 > 0:49:24- Yes.- We are here.
0:49:24 > 0:49:27You chaps have got a lot to worry about.
0:49:27 > 0:49:31If I was in your situation, I'd be really worried!
0:49:31 > 0:49:32We may have a problem.
0:49:34 > 0:49:39No problem, auctioneer Dominic Foster is best placed to
0:49:39 > 0:49:42judge the teams' purchases.
0:49:42 > 0:49:46I think the brass port holes, erm, and the oars...in particular,
0:49:46 > 0:49:50we tend to do quite well with nautical-themed items like that
0:49:50 > 0:49:53because of our proximity to Portsmouth.
0:49:53 > 0:49:55We have a lot of people who are quite interested in naval,
0:49:55 > 0:49:57maritime items.
0:49:57 > 0:49:58So, hopefully, they'll do quite well.
0:49:58 > 0:50:01The Thonet bentwood child's highchair. That's quite nice.
0:50:01 > 0:50:04They're quite collectable and generally
0:50:04 > 0:50:08fairly popular, so hopefully that might make 40, 50, £60, maybe.
0:50:08 > 0:50:12Each of our team started with £400.
0:50:12 > 0:50:15Brian and Paul plumped for an eclectic mix,
0:50:15 > 0:50:20signing up for six lots that set them back a total of £273.
0:50:20 > 0:50:25Rookie Philip and his partner Phil also acquired six lots,
0:50:25 > 0:50:28some with a distinct talent of salty sea air about them.
0:50:28 > 0:50:35- Their outlay was relatively modest £215.- 69, the toolkit, now...
0:50:35 > 0:50:38As the auction kicks off, tension's building.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41My heart's beating.
0:50:41 > 0:50:44That's a good job. You want to worry when it isn't!
0:50:44 > 0:50:46Worry when it isn't.
0:50:46 > 0:50:49First up is Brian and Paul's Zulu pipe.
0:50:49 > 0:50:52Paul found it and Brian fell in love with it.
0:50:52 > 0:50:54Was this the one that was used in the film?
0:50:55 > 0:50:59The wooden pipe, now. I got eight pounds. Ten, is there?
0:50:59 > 0:51:00Ten there is.
0:51:00 > 0:51:0212 anywhere? 12.
0:51:02 > 0:51:0414 anyway?
0:51:04 > 0:51:06It's a Zulu pipe, by the way.
0:51:06 > 0:51:08BRIAN CHUCKLES
0:51:08 > 0:51:11At £12...
0:51:11 > 0:51:15A £7 profit is a great start for Brian and Paul.
0:51:15 > 0:51:1650% profit.
0:51:16 > 0:51:20- How much was it?- 12 quid. 12 quid. - Going down now.
0:51:20 > 0:51:22After this everything's down.
0:51:22 > 0:51:26Philip and Phil's jug, vase and theatre poster have been
0:51:26 > 0:51:28combined into one rather odd job lot.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31I've got a couple of bids. I've got 18.
0:51:31 > 0:51:34I've got 22 bid. 24 anywhere? 24.
0:51:34 > 0:51:3826 anywhere? 26. 28? 30 anywhere?
0:51:38 > 0:51:4130 there is. And 2? At £30.
0:51:41 > 0:51:452 anywhere? Sell it, then, at £30.
0:51:45 > 0:51:47That's just cost us a fiver.
0:51:47 > 0:51:48Oh, unlucky.
0:51:48 > 0:51:50After commission, that's a slight loss.
0:51:51 > 0:51:55Next up is the 19th-century child's chair on wheels,
0:51:55 > 0:51:58- which Brian spotted.- I've got £50 bid. 5, is there?
0:51:58 > 0:52:0155, there is. 60 anywhere? 60?
0:52:01 > 0:52:03And 5? 70?
0:52:03 > 0:52:07There is. And 5? 80? 5? 90, anywhere?
0:52:07 > 0:52:10- That's a result.- Well done, mate.
0:52:10 > 0:52:12At £85, then...
0:52:13 > 0:52:16It's a strange little thing but someone likes it, and it puts Brian
0:52:16 > 0:52:20and Paul well ahead of the Phils, who've yet to make a penny.
0:52:20 > 0:52:24- That's our moment.- Bask in the glory of £5 profit,
0:52:24 > 0:52:27because that could be the high spot.
0:52:27 > 0:52:29It's Phil and Philip's articulated hands now.
0:52:29 > 0:52:34- Could this be the lot to change their fortunes?- 16, if you like.
0:52:34 > 0:52:3616 there is. 18. 20, anywhere?
0:52:36 > 0:52:38At 18. 20 anywhere?
0:52:38 > 0:52:41Selling, then, at £18...
0:52:43 > 0:52:46£8 is the first profit for Phil and Philip.
0:52:46 > 0:52:48You're on the way now, chaps.
0:52:48 > 0:52:50The competition's hotting up and, very appropriately,
0:52:50 > 0:52:53it's Brian and Paul's brass and wrought iron firedogs.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55A couple of bids here - 24, 26.
0:52:55 > 0:52:5828, is there? 28. 30 anywhere?
0:52:58 > 0:53:0230, there is. 2, sir? 34, 36, 38?
0:53:02 > 0:53:06- 40? 2 anywhere?- Well done, matey. - At £40. 2 anywhere?
0:53:06 > 0:53:09At £40, then...
0:53:11 > 0:53:14It's a profit, and someone's pleased.
0:53:14 > 0:53:18You can wipe the smiles off your faces. It's not very gentlemanly.
0:53:18 > 0:53:23So far, Phil and Philip are trailing Brian and Paul. Now it's time to see
0:53:23 > 0:53:26if their speculation on nautical lots pays off.
0:53:26 > 0:53:30I've got 18, 22. 24, there is.
0:53:30 > 0:53:3326 anywhere? 26, 28.
0:53:33 > 0:53:3630, 2, 34?
0:53:36 > 0:53:3732 only?
0:53:37 > 0:53:3934 anywhere?
0:53:39 > 0:53:42- Sell them, then, £32.- Well done.
0:53:42 > 0:53:43That's all right, isn't it?
0:53:43 > 0:53:44Well done.
0:53:44 > 0:53:46Back of the net.
0:53:46 > 0:53:50It is indeed a result, putting Philip and Phil into the lead.
0:53:50 > 0:53:54Next up is the bentwood chair, Brian's first purchase at £26.
0:53:54 > 0:53:57What, £30 for it, somewhere?
0:53:57 > 0:54:0030 for it? No. 20 to start, then.
0:54:00 > 0:54:02There is 2 anywhere?
0:54:02 > 0:54:05Cheap, this is, at the moment. £20. 22, 24, 26?
0:54:05 > 0:54:0728, 28.
0:54:07 > 0:54:1130, sir? At 28 only. 30 anywhere? 30, there is. And 2, 32.
0:54:11 > 0:54:13- Thanks for nothing.- 34 anywhere?
0:54:13 > 0:54:16Sell it, then, at £32...
0:54:18 > 0:54:22It's a profit for Brian and Paul but they're still training Team Phil.
0:54:22 > 0:54:23PAUL SIGHS
0:54:23 > 0:54:28The two glass vases are next, with potential for giant G&Ts.
0:54:28 > 0:54:3130, there is. 2 anywhere? At £30.
0:54:31 > 0:54:3532, 34, 36, 38, 40 anywhere? At 38.
0:54:35 > 0:54:3840 anywhere?
0:54:38 > 0:54:40Right, I'll sell them, then, at £38.
0:54:41 > 0:54:46Uh-oh. Phil and Philip's lead is starting to look decidedly fragile.
0:54:46 > 0:54:48186, now.
0:54:48 > 0:54:51Brian and Paul's silk map is under the hammer now,
0:54:51 > 0:54:54but does it chart the route to riches?
0:54:54 > 0:54:57Interesting lot, that. What, £20 for it, somewhere?
0:54:57 > 0:55:0120 there is. 2 anywhere? 22, there is.
0:55:01 > 0:55:0324, 26, 28?
0:55:03 > 0:55:07At 26, here. 28 anywhere?
0:55:07 > 0:55:0828 at the back.
0:55:08 > 0:55:1130, 2, 34 anywhere?
0:55:11 > 0:55:13Sell it, then, at £32...
0:55:15 > 0:55:18A very handsome profit puts Brian and Paul back into the lead.
0:55:18 > 0:55:21Do you know what? This is Braveheart all over again, isn't it?
0:55:22 > 0:55:25The oars and life belt did well for Philip and Phil
0:55:25 > 0:55:28but with will their luck hold with another nautical lot?
0:55:28 > 0:55:30I think we're fairly close to the sea, here.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32We're further away than we were when we bought them.
0:55:32 > 0:55:36What, £60 for the lot, somewhere? No? 50 to start, then?
0:55:36 > 0:55:4050 for them, somewhere? No? I've got 40, here, and 5... 45, there is?
0:55:40 > 0:55:4250... 50, there is.
0:55:42 > 0:55:455, 60, 5. 70 anywhere?
0:55:45 > 0:55:4970, there is. And 5. 80 anywhere?
0:55:49 > 0:55:51- Sell them at £75.- Well done.
0:55:53 > 0:55:57Philip's £45-and-a-ride-in-the-Jag deal has paid off superbly
0:55:57 > 0:56:00and Team Phil leaps back into the lead.
0:56:00 > 0:56:03- Is that good enough?- Oh, yeah, you're away. You're flying.
0:56:03 > 0:56:05Yep, but auctions are unpredictable, Brian,
0:56:05 > 0:56:09and your trio of enamel signs might put you back on track.
0:56:09 > 0:56:12I've got a couple of bids. I've got 80 and I've got £90.
0:56:12 > 0:56:14- 100, is there? 100, there is. - Well done.
0:56:14 > 0:56:16105 anywhere?
0:56:16 > 0:56:19105 anywhere? 105, 110?
0:56:19 > 0:56:23115, 120, 125, 130? At 125.
0:56:23 > 0:56:25130, anywhere?
0:56:26 > 0:56:28Sell them at £125...
0:56:30 > 0:56:31It's a profit.
0:56:31 > 0:56:35Brown and Paul are closing the gap. It's too close to call.
0:56:35 > 0:56:37- Good!- It wasn't that good.
0:56:37 > 0:56:39Hey, it wasn't that good. You only made a tenner on it.
0:56:39 > 0:56:42Hm. With friends like that...
0:56:42 > 0:56:44The final lot is Phil and Philip's decidedly battered
0:56:44 > 0:56:48set of vintage drawers, and everything rests on how they do.
0:56:48 > 0:56:51I just hope our drawers don't get pulled down.
0:56:51 > 0:56:53Yeah.
0:56:53 > 0:56:54Here we go again.
0:56:54 > 0:57:00231a, now. The old bank of drawers, now. £60 for it, somewhere?
0:57:00 > 0:57:0260 for it?
0:57:02 > 0:57:0650, if you like, then. 50, there is. 5 anywhere? 55, there is.
0:57:06 > 0:57:1160, there is. And 5, 70, 5, and 80 anywhere?
0:57:11 > 0:57:1480, there is. And 5? 90 anywhere?
0:57:14 > 0:57:15Come on, come on.
0:57:15 > 0:57:17Sell it, then, at £85...
0:57:17 > 0:57:19I think that's just got us out of trouble.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21The drawers are battered,
0:57:21 > 0:57:24and that fiver helps determine which team emerges bruised.
0:57:24 > 0:57:26Cor, dear me.
0:57:26 > 0:57:30I think... I think you have to concede defeat.
0:57:30 > 0:57:33Phil seems to think Team Phil's victorious,
0:57:33 > 0:57:35so let's check the maths.
0:57:35 > 0:57:39Brian and Phil did some nifty teamwork and made bold choices,
0:57:39 > 0:57:41but it wasn't quite enough.
0:57:41 > 0:57:46After commission, they actually lost £5.68, leaving them with £394.32.
0:57:46 > 0:57:50Antiques novice Philip and his mentor, Phil, made waves
0:57:50 > 0:57:53at the auction by adding nautical lots to their haul, resulting
0:57:53 > 0:58:00in a profit of £12.96, so they leave victorious with £412.96.
0:58:00 > 0:58:03All profits made on the Road Trip, no matter how small,
0:58:03 > 0:58:05- go to Children In Need. - And we'll end on that note!
0:58:05 > 0:58:08Brian, I'll see you on the big screen.
0:58:08 > 0:58:10THEY TALK OVER EACH OTHER
0:58:12 > 0:58:14- I've learnt a lot from you. I really mean that.- Let's go.
0:58:14 > 0:58:17- Cheers.- See you soon. Bye-bye.
0:58:24 > 0:58:29It's just been completely enjoyable. I've just enjoyed every minute.
0:58:29 > 0:58:32- I wouldn't have missed it for the world.- Not for the world.