0:00:02 > 0:00:03The nation's favourite celebrities...
0:00:03 > 0:00:05We are special then, are we?
0:00:05 > 0:00:06Oh, that's excellent!
0:00:06 > 0:00:08..paired up with an expert...
0:00:08 > 0:00:09I'm getting stressed.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12..and a classic car.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Their mission? To scour Britain for antiques...
0:00:14 > 0:00:16I have no idea what it is.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17Oh, I love it!
0:00:17 > 0:00:21The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:21 > 0:00:22But it's no easy ride.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25There's no accounting for taste.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Who will find a hidden gem?
0:00:27 > 0:00:33Who will take the biggest risks? Will anybody follow expert advice?
0:00:33 > 0:00:35- Do you like them?- No.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38There will be worthy winners, and valiant losers.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40- Are you happy? - Yes...- Promise?- ..ecstatic.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Time to put your pedal to the metal,
0:00:42 > 0:00:45this is Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Yeah!
0:00:49 > 0:00:50Yes.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52On this Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
0:00:52 > 0:00:54we're expecting a bit of a scrum...
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Let's get the show on the road!
0:00:56 > 0:01:00..between rugby stars Phil Vickery
0:01:00 > 0:01:02and Martin Offiah.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Life on the open road!
0:01:06 > 0:01:09I feel like I'm literally going to war!
0:01:09 > 0:01:11And in a competition this intense,
0:01:11 > 0:01:13they might as well be.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Now, Martin "Chariots" Offiah -
0:01:16 > 0:01:18to give him his Sunday name -
0:01:18 > 0:01:20is a legend of rugby league
0:01:20 > 0:01:24and one of the greatest try scorers of all time,
0:01:24 > 0:01:27most notably for teams Widnes and Wigan.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Since retiring from the game he's become a popular sports pundit
0:01:30 > 0:01:33and has turned his talents to appearing on Strictly...
0:01:33 > 0:01:34Oh-h!
0:01:34 > 0:01:35I say!
0:01:35 > 0:01:38I used to watch you as a kid playing league,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41because you were a proper superstar, weren't you?
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Well, you're showing my age there!
0:01:43 > 0:01:46I'm obviously a generation before you.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48..while Phil Vickery's name is legend
0:01:48 > 0:01:51in the world of rugby union.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52Known as the Raging Bull,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55this former England captain was part of the winning side
0:01:55 > 0:01:59for 2003's glorious victory in the Rugby World Cup.
0:01:59 > 0:02:04Since he left the game, he's also made a name for himself in the media
0:02:04 > 0:02:07winning 2011's Celebrity MasterChef.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Bravo, eh?
0:02:09 > 0:02:11So, we can expect this to be a competitive event.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14I feel like I'm on a roller coaster, right now.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17It certainly is going to be a wild ride.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20And today Martin and Phil are driving a sturdy Land Rover
0:02:20 > 0:02:22dating from way back in 1952.
0:02:24 > 0:02:28So, how did we end up in the middle of the West Country,
0:02:28 > 0:02:32going uphill, in what I think is a 1950s...
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Land Rover.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- Oh-h!- Whoa!
0:02:36 > 0:02:38I'm asking myself the same question -
0:02:38 > 0:02:42why I'm letting YOU drive ME around in this vehicle.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46Well, we're here in Gloucestershire on the Antiques Road Trip...
0:02:46 > 0:02:48You are indeed!
0:02:48 > 0:02:52The Land Rover was manufactured before seat belts were mandatory -
0:02:52 > 0:02:55hence the boys aren't buckled up, but the car's 1950s transmission
0:02:55 > 0:02:59seems to be giving them a bit gyp.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00What's this...?
0:03:00 > 0:03:02ENGINE REVS
0:03:02 > 0:03:04What gear's that?
0:03:04 > 0:03:05You'll get used to it.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08She's warming up now. She's happy. She's warming up.
0:03:08 > 0:03:09What do you know about antiques?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- Seriously, you must know something. - I know they're made out of wood.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Obviously, wood antiques are made out of wood.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Er...yes.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20But, fear not, guiding these two sporting heroes
0:03:20 > 0:03:23are two grand dames of the antique world,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26auctioneer Christina Trevanion
0:03:26 > 0:03:28and silver expert Margie Cooper.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31It's Thelma And Louise, this!
0:03:31 > 0:03:33It IS like Thelma And Louise!
0:03:33 > 0:03:35If you say so.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39They're piloting a 1980 Corvette Stingray.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40And is it good to drive?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42It is very good to drive.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Each with £400 to spend,
0:03:44 > 0:03:47our two pairs will journey from Stroud in Gloucestershire
0:03:47 > 0:03:48around the winding byways
0:03:48 > 0:03:49of the south-west
0:03:49 > 0:03:51to end up in an auction
0:03:51 > 0:03:52in the city of Bristol.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55My agent didn't really explain this!
0:03:55 > 0:03:58We get that a lot, Martin.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01But, no matter, it's time for celebrities to meet experts.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Oops...! Martin seems to have lost this hat.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07But he's keeping his head... (just about.)
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Hey, look at this!
0:04:09 > 0:04:12It's a Land Rover!
0:04:12 > 0:04:14It's stalled.
0:04:14 > 0:04:15(Oh, dear.)
0:04:15 > 0:04:20- Do you want me to give you a push? - I can't believe it.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Oh, it's a Landie!
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Oh, God! That's what happens
0:04:24 > 0:04:27when you leave him in charge of anything.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29That's what you call a road trip!
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Very nice to meet you!
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Made it...just.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35Not a problem.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39And they've already decided Christina will pair with Martin
0:04:39 > 0:04:40and Margie with Phil.
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Now, have we decided...
0:04:42 > 0:04:45who is going to go in... which vehicle?
0:04:45 > 0:04:46Yeah, I've decided.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48I've decided.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50It took you all of a nanosecond.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Am I going to be pushing this?
0:04:52 > 0:04:54We could be stranded.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- Yeah! Oh, well, I don't mind being stranded with you.- OK.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58That's fine. It's all good.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01You ARE getting on swimmingly.
0:05:01 > 0:05:02It's time for the off.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04- Have fun, guys. - It's part of the excitement.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07And the pretty Cotswold town of Stroud
0:05:07 > 0:05:10makes for a delightful place for Martin and Christina
0:05:10 > 0:05:12to start the day.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14They're leaving the vehicle for the time being
0:05:14 > 0:05:18and striding off towards the Antiques Emporium
0:05:18 > 0:05:21where they're meeting dealer Jenny.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22- Hello.- Hi. What's your name?
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- I'm Jenny.- Martin. - Hi, I'm Christina.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Time for a proper rummage in this centre's ample stock.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32I love a good rummage.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Oh, good. So do I.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Jolly good.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38They're really casing the joint here.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43So, what are we looking for, Martin? What do you like?
0:05:43 > 0:05:46I am looking for a deal.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Phil has made it perfectly clear on day one that he wants to win this.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51And I am in his own backyard, so...
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- Oh.- I'm a London boy.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- So, does he live around here? - Yeah, he's from Gloucester -
0:05:55 > 0:05:57from these parts, as they say.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59And he's told me that,
0:05:59 > 0:06:02there's no way that a city slicker is going to come
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- to his neck of the woods and win. - And make any money.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- Oh, that is fighting talk! - Isn't it?- We've gotta win!
0:06:07 > 0:06:09This match is definitely on.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13But does Martin have any form in the antiques game?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15I've got a few antique-y pieces.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18You know, ornate mirrors and... a few bits and pieces here and there,
0:06:18 > 0:06:21stuff I've bought abroad,
0:06:21 > 0:06:23and I've been to a few car-boot sales.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26I love it that you've been to car-boot sales,
0:06:26 > 0:06:28so get down, get rummaging.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31I have bought something at a car-boot sale and sold it for a profit at auction.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33I never do that. Well done.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Very impressive, Martin.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Who's the expert here, again?
0:06:37 > 0:06:41So having a good old rummage here.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Soon, Martin spotted something hidden in a jumble of stock.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46What's this?
0:06:46 > 0:06:48A slot machine.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50I wonder if this works.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Is this something that I could potentially sell...
0:06:53 > 0:06:55in an auction?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57I mean, it's jolly quirky, isn't it?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00It's a fruit machine, or one-armed bandit,
0:07:00 > 0:07:03probably dating from the 1970s.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Would you have that in your house?
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Yes, I used to have arcade games in my house
0:07:08 > 0:07:09when I lived in Manchester.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13- I used to charge people 20p to use them.- You didn't!- I did!
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Hey, you're a shrewd customer, Martin. I like it.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Ticket price on the fruit machine is a substantial £140.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Time to speak to dealer Jenny.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26How long has it been there?
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- A while. - THEY LAUGH
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- Deep in the back. - Deep in the bowels. Yes.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- It weighs a ton.- Does it?- Yes.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36It is full of old coins. So you're OK.
0:07:36 > 0:07:37- Oh, really?!- Yep.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39You've just got no key to get into it.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43So it'll be a rank frustration. A bit like having a money box...
0:07:43 > 0:07:45That you can't open!
0:07:45 > 0:07:47But it does light up when you plug it in.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Does it work?
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Yes, it works in as much as you would call it
0:07:52 > 0:07:55a very sort of boys-toy lamp, I think,
0:07:55 > 0:07:56rather than fruit machine.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00It is being sold as a decorative item rather than a functional game.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03So will that help them on the price?
0:08:03 > 0:08:08Can we come under the hundred pounds? Is there any chance?
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- Yeah...- We would want to be getting it for £60.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- You're going to take it away today? - We're going to take it away...
0:08:13 > 0:08:16So you're going to move everything, tidy up afterwards.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Cold, hard cash. And I've got a rugby player to help me lift it out.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Cool. 80 at the absolute death.
0:08:23 > 0:08:28And it'll be just for the fun of watching you try and dig it out.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30So, are we doing a deal?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- Yes, we'll do the deal for 80. - Yeah?- Yeah.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Deal done at £80.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38Now, they just have to get it out of there.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Good thing Martin's here, eh?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Come on, Muscles!
0:08:42 > 0:08:46That bold deal shows he's got the brawn and the brains.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- Keep going, keep going.- Keep going? - Yeah, we've got a hill to climb yet.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Now, Phil and Margie are motoring on in the Corvette.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57And Margie's quizzing Phil on his knowledge of the competition.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58So, do you know Martin?
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- I do know Martin, but we're a generation apart.- Right.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04So I just crossed over with him at the end of his career,
0:09:04 > 0:09:08but he's someone who I used to watch as a kid and be inspired by,
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- particularly from his rugby league days.- Really?
0:09:10 > 0:09:13He was tough, he was fast, try scorer,
0:09:13 > 0:09:15just an unbelievable talent.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17He could do things which...
0:09:18 > 0:09:22..other guys just wouldn't even be able to comprehend, so...
0:09:22 > 0:09:24So, he's not going to do that in the shops, is he?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26I doubt there'll be room, Margie.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28He's very competitive.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31He likes a bit of fun.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34But let me assure you, he won't want to lose.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39So...it's going to be interesting.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41And we cannot let Martin beat us.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Oh, no! You're putting pressure on me now.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46You're really going to have to...
0:09:46 > 0:09:48TRY, Margie! Ha!
0:09:49 > 0:09:52They're heading for the town of Cirencester,
0:09:52 > 0:09:56an ancient market town known as the Capital Of The Cotswolds,
0:09:56 > 0:10:00where they're heading for Cirencester Antiques Centre,
0:10:00 > 0:10:02and meeting dealer Brian.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- Morning.- Hello, good morning. Welcome to Cirencester.- Thank you.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07- You're Brian.- I'm Brian.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13There's plenty to see in this shop, so best get stuck in.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Martin and Christina were pretty focused on their buying,
0:10:16 > 0:10:20but these two seem happy, well, just to have a lark about.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22HE BLOWS TUNELESSLY
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Hey, I don't think that strikes the right note.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Can you see the resemblance?
0:10:34 > 0:10:35You could be brothers.
0:10:35 > 0:10:41Soon, Margie's quizzing Phil on his triumphant turn on TV's MasterChef.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42Who was your judge?
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- John Torode and Gregg Wallace. - Oh, Gregg Wallace.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49- Gosh.- Yeah. Well, Gregg's easy, just anything sweet.- Yeah.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51- HE IMITATES GREGG:- Oh, nice.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Hey, an uncanny impression, Phil.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56- That's modern, that's been tampered with.- It has, yeah.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- Yeah, it has, yeah.- That's not...
0:10:59 > 0:11:03- POSH ACCENT:- I say, I watch these type of shows, you know.
0:11:03 > 0:11:04Glad to hear it, Phil.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08And his discerning eyes soon settled on something else.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- I like this.- Do you?
0:11:11 > 0:11:12It's a leather pouch,
0:11:12 > 0:11:15designed to hold magazines for a sub-machine gun,
0:11:15 > 0:11:19military in origin and dating from the mid-20th century -
0:11:19 > 0:11:22ticket price is £45.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25- Have you got the key, darling?- Yes, sure.- Thank you very much indeed.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Just get this open.
0:11:27 > 0:11:31Phil is smitten with this piece of vintage militaria.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35I like it, because it looks used. I like it. I'd like to buy it.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39- Would you?- At the right price. - I can try and do a bit for you.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44- What's a bit?- Cos it's 45... - Yeah, but it's not worth 45, is it?
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- That's the reality of it. - How about...
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- Yeah?- 25.- ..35?
0:11:50 > 0:11:55- £30.- £30? Got a deal. Nice doing business.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Blimey, Phil doesn't mess about, he's off like a shot.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01And they've got their first item for £30.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Now, Margie's got her eye on something.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- Those little things at the back there.- What have you spotted?
0:12:14 > 0:12:17It's a pair of solid silver salts in the form of baskets
0:12:17 > 0:12:21and they've really taken silver expert Margie's fancy.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22Ticket price is £48.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25And, you know, they're Victorian.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29- I think they're quite sweet.- They're sweet.- Which gives me pressure.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34You're the encyclopaedia of silverware extraordinaire.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39- I just like those.- If you like them, I like them. We like them.
0:12:39 > 0:12:44- If they can be 30, I'll close the deal on those.- How about 35?
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Shall we split?
0:12:46 > 0:12:50OK, then. Go on. Deal.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54And with all the coordination of a professional athlete.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56So we're going to what? £32.50?
0:12:56 > 0:13:00But these two know what they want.
0:13:00 > 0:13:01And they know how to get it -
0:13:01 > 0:13:04a second sterling deal all wrapped up in record time.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- Right, that's lovely, thank you very much, Brian.- It's a pleasure.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Martin and Christina, meanwhile, are still back in Stroud
0:13:11 > 0:13:13and driving to their next shop.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17The trusty old Land Rover seems to be back to full health.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23- Best car ever for the Road Trip for me.- Is it?- Yeah.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27There is a lot to be said for good old-fashioned engineering, I think.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31- Oh, honestly...- I thought you were going to say, "They made things to last back then!"- Yeah, exactly.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35So, let's hope they can find something as ancient and durable
0:13:35 > 0:13:40in their next shop. They're heading for Armchair Antiques.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42- Hi. Hi, Christina, how are you? - Hi, very well, thank you.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- Pleased to meet you. - What's your name?- My name's James.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47- James. Hi, James.- Hi, James, Martin.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49- Martin, pleased to meet you, how are you doing?- This is... This is...
0:13:49 > 0:13:52all looking very clocky.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53This shop indeed specialises
0:13:53 > 0:13:56in selling and restoring antique clocks...
0:13:57 > 0:14:00..though there are some other items dotted about, as well.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04Dartboard, yeah, that's my recreation. That's not for sale.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06THEY LAUGH
0:14:06 > 0:14:09So how much money would you want for said comics in a box?
0:14:09 > 0:14:11They'll be £100.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Holy baloney, Robin!
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- AMERICAN ACCENT:- Holy baloney, Robin!
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Whilst Martin had his pick this morning,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22this afternoon Christina's taking the lead.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25- What's this?- Oh, that one, yeah. That's quite nice.- Oh, here we go.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28So this is, obviously, a canteen of cutlery.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32It is, indeed - an Edwardian, silver-plated canteen of cutlery,
0:14:32 > 0:14:36presented rather cunningly in a mahogany table.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Well, we've got fish knives and forks there, jam spoons,
0:14:39 > 0:14:41sauce ladle, we've got, obviously, a carving set.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42Something missing there.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- I think...- Well, it looks like a nice piece.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48- I haven't seen anything like this before.- That's rather attractive.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- What have you got on that, James? - I've got 100 on it at the minute.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57- I like it...- Can be negotiable... - ..but don't like it that much.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01What's the best we could do with this, do you think?
0:15:01 > 0:15:04What sort of price were you thinking of, then? Don't say 30.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- I was thinking, if...- 40?
0:15:06 > 0:15:10Crumbs, Martin, you're getting the hang of the hard haggle.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14- £40 then and, yeah, we'll shake on that.- Oh, blimey! Oh!
0:15:14 > 0:15:17OK! Thank you.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Run, run, run!
0:15:20 > 0:15:23What a deal! Talk about tackling them low.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26They get the table and all the cutlery inside for a bargain £40.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29But they're still scouring the shop for more items.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34This is a bit random. Why have you got a Canterbury underneath here?
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Oh, we collect so many things over the years.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39It's got quite a lot of dust on it, James.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- That's been there for a while. - Is that for sale?
0:15:42 > 0:15:45It can be, yeah. Don't know why I put it there, to be honest.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49That's all right. Oh, blimey, I've just managed to pull it to pieces.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50It's a bit...
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- Oh, blimey! I really have managed to pull it to pieces, look.- Oh, no!
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Is that to try and get the price down?!
0:15:56 > 0:15:58I wouldn't put it past her, James.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- It looks like a magazine rack. - Yeah, it's a Canterbury, exactly.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04It is, indeed, a Victorian Canterbury,
0:16:04 > 0:16:06used for storing magazines or sheet music.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08What would you like for it?
0:16:08 > 0:16:10I'm open to offers, really,
0:16:10 > 0:16:14- because I actually didn't know I had it, so...- Oh, really?
0:16:14 > 0:16:15Pretty embarrassed, really.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17I do think it needs a lot of TLC.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- I mean, it's a project piece, isn't it?- It is, yeah.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22I mean, this...
0:16:22 > 0:16:24Well, it is now.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Would you kill me if I said a fiver?
0:16:28 > 0:16:32It saves it getting any more dusty. Yeah, go on, then, we'll do a fiver.
0:16:32 > 0:16:33Yeah?
0:16:33 > 0:16:36It's an antique and it's a fiver, so...
0:16:36 > 0:16:38- hopefully we can't lose.- No.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Another bargain on the rack James didn't even know he had.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Thank you very much. James, you're a star.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Right, have you got a duster and some glue?
0:16:48 > 0:16:51We'll sell it like that - we'll still make money.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Over in Cirencester, Phil and Margie are back in the car
0:16:56 > 0:17:00and country boy Phil is filling Margie in on some of his interests.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Myself and my wife at home have got a few horses,
0:17:03 > 0:17:07but I'm actually more interested in what it brings to the countryside,
0:17:07 > 0:17:09with the farriers and the shops.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- It's part of our heritage, isn't it? - No, it is. It is.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15I think it's an important part of our heritage.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18With horses and heritage high on their agenda,
0:17:18 > 0:17:20they really are in for a treat today.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22They're heading for the outskirts of town to spend
0:17:22 > 0:17:25the afternoon at Cirencester Park Polo Club...
0:17:29 > 0:17:32..where they're meeting executive polo manager Tim
0:17:32 > 0:17:35and assistant polo manager Kim.
0:17:35 > 0:17:40- Hello.- Welcome to Cirencester Park Polo Club.- Thank you.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- Thank you.- Nice to have you here.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47This polo club, which bills itself as Britain's most historic,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49certainly has an illustrious past.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52With strong ties to the royal family,
0:17:52 > 0:17:56the club was inaugurated under the seventh Earl Bathurst
0:17:56 > 0:18:00in the grounds of his own estate, here in 1894.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03We're celebrating our 120th anniversary this year -
0:18:03 > 0:18:06120 years of history at Cirencester, that's quite a lot.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Which is a history full of stories.
0:18:08 > 0:18:13But the game of polo has been around just a little longer than that.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Where did it come from and how long has it been a sport?
0:18:16 > 0:18:17What's the history of it?
0:18:17 > 0:18:21It originated in Persia, I think, going back before,
0:18:21 > 0:18:25- I don't know, 600 BC, somewhere like that.- Goodness gracious.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28And then when the British Army was in India,
0:18:28 > 0:18:31they saw it as a sport and brought it back and then
0:18:31 > 0:18:34they were the ones that pretty much moved it round the world,
0:18:34 > 0:18:35was the Army.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Polo came to British shores during the Victorian period
0:18:38 > 0:18:43and was embraced most firmly by the highest echelons in society.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45It's been played and loved
0:18:45 > 0:18:47by several generations of our royal family
0:18:47 > 0:18:50and it was the Queen's cousin, Lord Mountbatten,
0:18:50 > 0:18:54who arguably gave us the game as it's played today.
0:18:54 > 0:18:59Until about 1938, there wasn't too many rules at all and then I think
0:18:59 > 0:19:01it was Lord Mountbatten,
0:19:01 > 0:19:05who was a lover of the sport and played it a lot,
0:19:05 > 0:19:08he formalised the rules in 1938.
0:19:08 > 0:19:13And pretty much the same or very similar to what we use now.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17Tim and Kim are taking our polo novices to see
0:19:17 > 0:19:20one of the club's most prized possessions.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23- My word!- Here it is, the Warwickshire Cup.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27- Wow! What a trophy.- Wow, that is a trophy.- Absolutely splendid.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34The Warwickshire Cup is the oldest polo trophy in the country
0:19:34 > 0:19:37and one of the most illustrious.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41It's one of the sort of top three tournaments in the country.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42So you've got the Gold Cup,
0:19:42 > 0:19:45the Queen's Cup and the Warwickshire Cup.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Can you go to dinners off the back of winning this or not?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50I'm sure they could, yeah.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51Most certainly.
0:19:54 > 0:19:55Stunning.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Just like you, Margie, stunning.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Well said, Phil, you're a gent.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04But, of course, they can't come here without having a go themselves.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05Anyone for a chukka?
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- So, jump up.- Right. - And I'll help you.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09No, you... Yeah.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11First on these wooden steeds...
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- This one's called Volcano. - Volcano?- Yep.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16That's good, that's good.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Look at that!
0:20:19 > 0:20:20Hey... Oh.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22I thought you'd do that!
0:20:22 > 0:20:24I tell you what, this polo lark's easy.
0:20:24 > 0:20:25THEY LAUGH
0:20:27 > 0:20:28Don't speak too soon, Phil!
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Do you think we're ready for the real thing?
0:20:35 > 0:20:38GRUNTING LAUGHTER
0:20:41 > 0:20:43It's years since I've done this!
0:20:43 > 0:20:45That's enough horsing about, you two.
0:20:46 > 0:20:47Look at that - perfect!
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Aggh!
0:20:50 > 0:20:51Hey...!
0:20:53 > 0:20:54Oh, yes!
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Bang on, Phil.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59Perfect. A little bit of tuition, they'd be right up there
0:20:59 > 0:21:03and ready to start their new career as polo players.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Thank you very much, everybody. You've been very patient with us.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10No, it's been great having you here. It really has.
0:21:10 > 0:21:11Thank you very much.
0:21:11 > 0:21:12At that final chukka,
0:21:12 > 0:21:17it's the end of a terribly sporting first day on the road trip.
0:21:17 > 0:21:18Night-night.
0:21:21 > 0:21:24But nothing will keep this lot off the road for long
0:21:24 > 0:21:26when a game is afoot.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29The morning sun greets them back in the car and they are raring to go.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Martin and Phil are together in the Land Rover
0:21:32 > 0:21:35and comparing notes on each of their team's dynamics.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38I think we've established our relationship quite well -
0:21:38 > 0:21:43ie, she drives, she's in charge, and I just sort of follow along!
0:21:43 > 0:21:46I think there was a common theme there.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48While Christine is in charge of your team,
0:21:48 > 0:21:51I can assure you Margie's in charge of mine.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54Although the chaps have each chosen an item so far.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57I always think that a successful team
0:21:57 > 0:22:00happens when everyone knows their role, you know what I mean?
0:22:00 > 0:22:04If you're meant to be kicking the ball, you kick the ball.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07If you're a grafter, you graft.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10If you're a big money star, you've got to come up with some big plays.
0:22:10 > 0:22:14So it will be interesting to see what roles these two big money stars
0:22:14 > 0:22:15take on today.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Meanwhile, in the other car,
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Margie and Christina are also comparing notes.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Well, I am enjoying Phil's company.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- My guy's an MBE.- Ah!- Is yours?
0:22:26 > 0:22:28I shall ask mine when I see him.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32Phil's an MBE too. Yes. Now, don't let's squabble, girls.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Look, he's been captain of England, and they won the World Cup.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Yeah, yeah... Martin's muscley-er than Phil.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Hey, ladies!
0:22:40 > 0:22:41In we go.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46They're all planning to meet up at the local rugby club.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48Very appropriate.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51But the boys seem to be a little lost.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Come on, guys - for ever waiting.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55It wouldn't be a road trip without getting lost, would it?
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Can't not get lost on a road trip.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01It wouldn't be the Antiques Road Trip, I assure you!
0:23:01 > 0:23:04MARGIE AND CHRISTINA CHEER
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Here we are! We made it.
0:23:06 > 0:23:07- We got lost.- Where have you been?
0:23:07 > 0:23:10MARGIE AND CHRISTINA: How'd you get lost?!
0:23:10 > 0:23:11It's a rugby pitch.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14- I know.- Surely, you would know where every rugby pitch in the UK is.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Come on, then. Let's head off.
0:23:18 > 0:23:22So far, Martin and Christina have spent £125 on three lots...
0:23:24 > 0:23:27..the one-armed bandit, the Victorian Canterbury,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30and the canteen of cutlery presented in a table.
0:23:30 > 0:23:36That gives them £275 left to spend today...
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- Marvellous.- Pleasure doing business with you, James.- Thank you, sir.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44..while Phil and Margie have spent a slight £62.50 on two lots...
0:23:46 > 0:23:49..the pouch for a gun's magazine,
0:23:49 > 0:23:51and the set of silver salt dishes.
0:23:51 > 0:23:55So that leaves them with a generous £337.50 in their coffers.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- Do you carry a purse, Phil? - I don't carry a purse, actually.
0:24:00 > 0:24:01I don't, no.
0:24:01 > 0:24:07Martin and Christina are on the road remembering Martin's playing days.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10It must be amazing to walk out onto a rugby pitch
0:24:10 > 0:24:13packed full of thousands and thousands of people
0:24:13 > 0:24:15all cheering you on.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18I must admit, on days like this, when it's sunny days,
0:24:18 > 0:24:21it does sort of bring back memories of playing rugby,
0:24:21 > 0:24:24especially seeing a rugby pitch like that.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28This morning they're kicking off the day's shopping
0:24:28 > 0:24:29in the fine city of Bristol
0:24:29 > 0:24:30and the vehicle, thankfully,
0:24:30 > 0:24:32has made it all the way there.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36- We've made it! Well done! - Oh, my good lord!
0:24:36 > 0:24:39That deserves a round of applause.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40Ah-h...!
0:24:41 > 0:24:43And now it doesn't stall!
0:24:43 > 0:24:46THEY LAUGH
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Come on, that's worth a hug. Well done.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51How sweet! They're heading into Rachel's Antiques,
0:24:51 > 0:24:54where the owner, oddly enough, is called Rachel.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56- Hi. I'm Rachel.- Hi, Rachel. - Hi. Martin.
0:24:56 > 0:24:57I'm Christina, lovely to meet you.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Is Rachel ready for this hard-haggling pair?
0:25:00 > 0:25:03There's a bit of jewellery there which is mainly silver.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07If there's things you're interested in, I'm always ready to do a deal.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09- A flexible lady?- I'm very flexible.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13Did a lot of karate for a long time. 20 years I did karate for.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Blimey, Rachel I'm not sure if that's a threat or a promise.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20So, they'd better get on the hunt for a bargain.
0:25:20 > 0:25:21Brilliant, brilliant. Right.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23What money would you have on that?
0:25:23 > 0:25:25What do you think of that?
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Next door is a shop belonging to Rachel's dad Michael.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Leaving no stone unturned, they're searching there, too.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37OK, this is Mike's Antiques.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Naturally.
0:25:50 > 0:25:51That's very lovely.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56It's a French moulded glass bowl in the Art Deco style
0:25:56 > 0:25:58dating from the 1920s or '30s, maybe,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01and Christina is taking the lead again this morning.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03These mermaids are really beautiful, aren't they?
0:26:03 > 0:26:05The weight of that...! It's phenomenal.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Don't let me drop it - oh!
0:26:07 > 0:26:08Don't do that...!
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Don't drop the ball.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15You'd never live that down, would you?
0:26:15 > 0:26:17It's nice that. Lovely. I like that.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Yeah? How much have you got on that?
0:26:19 > 0:26:22I've got 45 on it, but I'm willing to negotiate.
0:26:22 > 0:26:26If you wanted a couple of things, we can see what we can do.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29I think we'd want to be securing it in the region of £15-£20, really.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31I'll arm-wrestle you for it.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33Steady on!
0:26:33 > 0:26:36I don't think we need to resort to that just yet.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39They like that, and will look for something else
0:26:39 > 0:26:41they could strike a bigger deal on.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44OK, well, let's take this with us.
0:26:44 > 0:26:50Very disappointed I haven't seen any karate moves at all.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Well, this is action-packed.
0:26:54 > 0:26:55I felt it, though, like...
0:26:56 > 0:26:58I looking at this stand.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Umbrella stand?
0:27:02 > 0:27:06He was retailing that at 85, because it's just a particularly nice one.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09But I'll see if there's any movement in what he can do on it.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12It's a Victorian brass umbrella stand
0:27:12 > 0:27:14and another possible buy.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21Do you like the look of that lamp?
0:27:21 > 0:27:22Yes.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24That's a very nice Art Deco lamp.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26It would go very well with that bowl.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28I like it! Look at you - tactics!
0:27:28 > 0:27:31Creating a whole section of our sales in the auction.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34I know. He is good, isn't he?
0:27:34 > 0:27:35Can you reach over and get it?
0:27:35 > 0:27:37I'll try.
0:27:39 > 0:27:40She's moulded glass,
0:27:40 > 0:27:44very Art Deco in style, especially with that chrome combination.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48It's a decorative lamp from around the same inter-war period
0:27:48 > 0:27:51as the glass bowl they also like.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54So, normally that would retail at about 85, as well.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56But obviously I can do better than that
0:27:56 > 0:27:58because I know you've got to make a profit.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00That's really kind, Rachel. Thank you.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02The best I can do on that,
0:28:02 > 0:28:04if you're interested in the umbrella stand, as well,
0:28:04 > 0:28:08I can do them for 100 for the two - making that 55, and that 45.
0:28:08 > 0:28:14OK. What about 100 for the bowl, the lamp and the umbrella stand?
0:28:14 > 0:28:16You drive a hard bargain.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20Buy two, get one free. Martin, what's your thoughts?
0:28:20 > 0:28:24You know, it's...it is all about the business for us,
0:28:24 > 0:28:29for us to make a profit, we really do need it at 100, I think.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31He's worse than you!
0:28:33 > 0:28:34He is, you know.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Look, I need to put you out of your misery -
0:28:37 > 0:28:41- I'll do it for 100.- Oh. - But that's it.- Shake on it?
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Deal done for all three at a nice round £100.
0:28:44 > 0:28:45Bargain!
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Could you do it for 90?
0:28:47 > 0:28:48Christina!
0:28:48 > 0:28:49I'm joking!
0:28:49 > 0:28:50I should think so, love.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52- Definitely not.- That's really kind. - Thank you.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- I think that's enough to take to auction.- I think that's plenty.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Bring it on!
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Meanwhile, Phil and Margie are in the car.
0:29:00 > 0:29:04And Phil's reminiscing about how he got his start in rugby.
0:29:04 > 0:29:09I can honestly say I fell in love with rugby as a young lad.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Well, team sports.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14I just loved being involved in a team.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16I was very lucky. I played for England Under-16s.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19I just fell into rugby which then became a career.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Even at the age of 19, when I moved up to Gloucester...
0:29:22 > 0:29:24You know, I didn't want to leave home.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27Growing up at home in Cornwall - it was a beautiful part of the world,
0:29:27 > 0:29:29all your family, all your friends.
0:29:29 > 0:29:30I genuinely loved it there.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33But I remember Mum saying to me,
0:29:33 > 0:29:36with me not wanting to leave,
0:29:36 > 0:29:38she said home will be always be here for you.
0:29:38 > 0:29:42- Aw-w!- And that kind of... I'll never forget that.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44How lovely.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46They're driving to the village of
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Kington St Michael in Wiltshire...
0:29:50 > 0:29:55..a calm and pretty little place to start their own day's buying.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Here they're aiming for Kington Antiques And Interiors...
0:29:58 > 0:30:00- We've arrived.- We have arrived!
0:30:00 > 0:30:01In the boiling heat.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04..where they're meeting dealer Richard. Hi, Richard.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- Hi.- Hello.- Morning.
0:30:07 > 0:30:08Lovely day.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Phil's feeling the heat this morning.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- Nice fan. Nice if it's warm. - Suits you, Phil.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Oh, that's nice, isn't it? Lovely.
0:30:25 > 0:30:28Soon enough something's caught his eye.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30- Can I have an orange? - Yes, you help yourself.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33They're fresh out of the fridge this morning.
0:30:33 > 0:30:34Thank you.
0:30:35 > 0:30:36See anything you fancy?
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Apart from the orange?
0:30:38 > 0:30:42While team player Martin's mainly following his expert's lead today,
0:30:42 > 0:30:46former England captain Phil seems keen to take the reins from Margie.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51What's the scales worth?
0:30:52 > 0:30:55I love it more than anything because it's got that Post Office.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58I would buy that. If I was looking and saw that I would buy that.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02It's a set of mid-20th century Post Office scales.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04There's no ticket price on them.
0:31:04 > 0:31:08The reason for that is I use them, but I guess I could sell them.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10I just have to try to find some more.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13But they took months for me to track those down.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16Have you got any tissues? I've got a few tears.
0:31:16 > 0:31:17Hey!
0:31:17 > 0:31:20And Phil's certainly got the sportsmanlike
0:31:20 > 0:31:22scent of competition in his nostrils this morning.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26So how much are they for sale? It's in the shop. I can see it.
0:31:26 > 0:31:27It must be for sale.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30£25, minimum.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34I need to lie down. I'm getting stressed.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36It is stressful trying to buy these things.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40I'll let you take them for £15.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43I think you'd make a good margin on that.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47- Why?- Because they're not available.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50They obviously are, because you've got one.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52He's getting a bit smart there.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54He is.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57£12.50.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02You drive a hard bargain.
0:32:02 > 0:32:03- Thank you very much.- No problem.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07They had the scales for a very reasonable £12.50
0:32:07 > 0:32:09and they're wandering onwards.
0:32:09 > 0:32:10Come on. Come on.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Martin and Christina are still in Bristol.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Having had a very successful morning shopping,
0:32:18 > 0:32:21they're heading for Cameron Balloons where they're going to
0:32:21 > 0:32:24learn about some extraordinary sporting achievements.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28They're meeting company director Craig and John,
0:32:28 > 0:32:31the archivist of the British Balloon Museum and Library.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34- Hello. Nice to meet you.- I'm Craig, nice to meet you.- I'm Martin.
0:32:34 > 0:32:35I'm John.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37Welcome to Cameron Balloons,
0:32:37 > 0:32:40the largest manufacturer of hot air balloons in the world.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44Cameron is indeed the world's pre-eminent maker of
0:32:44 > 0:32:45hot-air balloons.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47The company's founder, Don Cameron,
0:32:47 > 0:32:51is the godfather of UK hot air ballooning in the modern era
0:32:51 > 0:32:55and this Bristol institution really helped the pursuit take off.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59As well as bringing ballooning to the people, this factory also
0:32:59 > 0:33:03manufactured the balloon which completed the first non-stop
0:33:03 > 0:33:04round-the-world flight.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07But hot-air ballooning has been around for much longer than
0:33:07 > 0:33:11you might think and John is taking Martin and Christina to see a museum
0:33:11 > 0:33:13display at Cameron's which sketches
0:33:13 > 0:33:15the early history of balloon flight -
0:33:15 > 0:33:18the very beginnings of mankind's ascent into the skies.
0:33:18 > 0:33:25- When does it date back to?- Right, so ballooning started in 1783,
0:33:25 > 0:33:29with the Montgolfier brothers in Annonay in France.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31They were paper manufacturers.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34The Montgolfier brothers noticed that the smoke
0:33:34 > 0:33:39rising from a chimney would cause a small paper bag to float upwards.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42Smoke lifted the bags up the chimney.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47- So they made bigger and bigger bags until...- Out of paper?- Out of paper.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49That's correct because they were paper manufacturers.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52So they thought they'd make bigger and bigger and bigger ones
0:33:52 > 0:33:54and we can then get people in them.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57When was the first balloon flight?
0:33:57 > 0:34:01The first manned hot-air balloon flight was 21st November,
0:34:01 > 0:34:041783 in France, in Paris.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08- Here's a picture here of the balloon.- Wow!
0:34:08 > 0:34:11They took off and flew five or so miles.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14The flight was particularly hazardous as, in the days
0:34:14 > 0:34:18before gas burners, the heat needed to lift the hot-air balloon
0:34:18 > 0:34:21was provided by an open fire.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24The fire was suspended in the middle at the bottom there.
0:34:24 > 0:34:29- And they would throw straw onto it...- Oh, my good lord.- ..from here.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33And they also had long sticks with sponges on
0:34:33 > 0:34:38and water to put the flames out that were coming onto the paper balloon.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40No, you're kidding!
0:34:40 > 0:34:46- That's unbelievably brave.- They would throw straw and cow dung onto it...
0:34:46 > 0:34:51- Cow dung?- Yes. Because they thought it was smoke which made it fly.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54They didn't realise it was just hot air.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57So they wanted something to generate lots of smoke.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59The early balloonists were very smelly.
0:34:59 > 0:35:00Must have smelled really nice.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04Smelly they might have been, but this was the birth of human flight.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10So you've told us a little bit about the history of ballooning.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12What about ballooning today?
0:35:12 > 0:35:16Modern ballooning started in this country in the 1960s.
0:35:17 > 0:35:24In 1967 or 1966, there was a group formed, the Hot Air Group,
0:35:24 > 0:35:30including Don Cameron, the owner of this factory. They built a balloon
0:35:30 > 0:35:37made of Ripstop nylon and carrying propane gas in cylinders.
0:35:37 > 0:35:38It just caught on as a sport then.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50And modern balloonists were keen to push the frontiers of the sport.
0:35:50 > 0:35:54What's the furthest distance anyone's travelled in a balloon?
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Furthest is around the world.
0:35:56 > 0:36:01That was done by Breitling Orbiter 3 which was made in this factory.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04In 1999, a two-man team completed
0:36:04 > 0:36:09the first nonstop round-the-world balloon trip in just under 20 days,
0:36:09 > 0:36:14ensuring a place in history for themselves and their balloon.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17- That was made here?- That was made here. Just upstairs here.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19Oh, my goodness. That's amazing.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22Having learned a bit about the history of ballooning, I think
0:36:22 > 0:36:26it's time for Martin and Christina to get in a balloon, don't you?
0:36:26 > 0:36:28OK, yeah.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33- Oh!- Fantastic. Oh, wow!
0:36:35 > 0:36:39A starter balloon might set you back around £13,000
0:36:39 > 0:36:41so they might not pick one up on this trip
0:36:41 > 0:36:45but Cameron's has made around 8,000 balloons like this one
0:36:45 > 0:36:48in its more than four decades of history
0:36:48 > 0:36:51and continues to help the world take to the skies.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- That is amazing.- It is, isn't it?
0:36:55 > 0:36:58So I know we haven't got you in a hot-air balloon per se
0:36:58 > 0:37:00- but we have got you in a hot-air balloon.- Technically.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04Now you can tell people that you've been in a hot-air balloon.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06But I'm not going up
0:37:06 > 0:37:08- in a hot-air balloon. - All right. Fair enough.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Well, I'll be blowed.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Phil and Margie, meanwhile, are driving to their last shop
0:37:16 > 0:37:19and chewing over Phil's competitive sportsmanlike nature.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24My nickname the Raging Bull. Because I am a bit of a raging bull.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28- I'm sure you are. You're not really, are you?- I'm not?
0:37:28 > 0:37:32- You're a big teddy bear. - I am a big cuddly bear.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- But I used to say all the time... - You have to be.
0:37:35 > 0:37:39- .."When you cross a whitewash, that's it."- I'm going to have you.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Because I tell you what, I'm going to go for you
0:37:41 > 0:37:43because I know you want to go for me.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47- So the best form of defence is attack.- Is attack.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50And with that bullish attitude they're driving to Bristol...
0:37:52 > 0:37:56..where they're sauntering off into Odds & Todds,
0:37:56 > 0:37:57and meeting dealer Les.
0:38:02 > 0:38:04This shop is a maze of a place -
0:38:04 > 0:38:06absolutely stuffed with items
0:38:06 > 0:38:09so they'll have to really dig deep to find their last buys.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12Oh, Phil. You big softie.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Yes! A giant dart.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19Phil Taylor could have used that.
0:38:23 > 0:38:24Come on.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26Careful now.
0:38:27 > 0:38:28I love this place.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31There's just so many random things.
0:38:32 > 0:38:33Look at that.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Don't laugh, because this has got to be serious now.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41THEY LAUGH
0:38:41 > 0:38:45Come on, you two, enough larking about. There's shopping to be done.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Margie!
0:38:47 > 0:38:49She's spotted something.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51What is that down there?
0:38:53 > 0:38:55You can't see half of it.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59I need a man. I need a man. Phil! Are you coming?
0:39:04 > 0:39:05No, not that.
0:39:05 > 0:39:06Not that.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12There you go. That's good, isn't it?
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- That is wicked.- Isn't that wicked.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16It's old.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19It's a very heavy Victorian cast iron oven door,
0:39:19 > 0:39:20probably from a bakery.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28What happened there? You've got it upside down.
0:39:28 > 0:39:32I just wanted to check to make sure it's all in working order.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36Ticket price is a fittingly hefty £125.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39Time to speak to Les.
0:39:39 > 0:39:45- I was thinking 50 quid.- No.- Go on. - That's far too cheap.- Go on, then.
0:39:45 > 0:39:50- What's your next shot over the bows? - I'll do £80 and that's it.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52They're going to think on that and browse on.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02How do you think that would go?
0:40:02 > 0:40:03You might clean up.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07Some yeti hair in it, as well.
0:40:09 > 0:40:10Oh!
0:40:17 > 0:40:19- I quite like that bamboo table. - Bamboo table's good.
0:40:21 > 0:40:26Not keen, Phil? It's a Victorian bamboo occasional table,
0:40:26 > 0:40:30which in a later decade has been recovered with tiles -
0:40:30 > 0:40:32on the ticket is £22.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37- It's got a real chance, honestly. - I've heard that before.
0:40:37 > 0:40:41- It has for five quid. - I can't do it for five quid.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44- How long has this been here for? - I'll do 15.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46I'll get shot if I do any less.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50I'm not worried about what's going to happen to you after.
0:40:51 > 0:40:55Phil's continuing to flaunt his haggling chops.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58If that's 10 quid, then I'll take that right now.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- 12 quid you've got a deal.- 11 quid.
0:41:03 > 0:41:07- Thank you, Les.- I feel sorry for him now.
0:41:07 > 0:41:08And a hug, Les?
0:41:08 > 0:41:09Lucky you.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Can we see those?
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Those look quite nice. What are those?
0:41:15 > 0:41:17They are brass lamps.
0:41:17 > 0:41:18Now, how about those, Phil?
0:41:20 > 0:41:23- What do you think?- I tell you what, I like those.- Do you?
0:41:24 > 0:41:26I think they're beautiful.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29It's an assortment of solid brass lamps dating from the 1960s.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35The smaller ones they're interested in are at £20 each.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39But the ticket price won't stand when Phil has victory in his sights.
0:41:39 > 0:41:40Rough, this chap, isn't he?
0:41:40 > 0:41:42Nice of you to notice, Les.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45We've just had a busy day, really.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46I'm thinking 35 quid for three.
0:41:48 > 0:41:50£36 for three. £12 each.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52That's it.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Deal.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56I don't care what they say about you, son, I think you're all right.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58Come on.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00Another hug. They're getting on very well.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Thank you very much.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Whoa, whoa! Whoa!
0:42:06 > 0:42:10- Don't drop it on your foot. - This infernal oven door.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13I can't leave without it.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15And what Phil wants...
0:42:15 > 0:42:16I can't leave without it.
0:42:17 > 0:42:23Me being the antiques expert I'm going to say I would like it
0:42:23 > 0:42:24but we need...
0:42:26 > 0:42:31- I can't do better than 80. That is it. Honestly.- £75.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34And I'll take it out that door and carry it myself.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37Sweat, tears, blood.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42- You're making me cry.- 75.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45How's that for an offer?
0:42:45 > 0:42:49At the last gasp they get the oven door as well.
0:42:49 > 0:42:51And they're all bought up. Well done.
0:42:51 > 0:42:54Which means it's time for both teams to unveil their buys.
0:42:54 > 0:42:56Phil and Margie are up first.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58THEY LAUGH
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Well, that's a special reaction.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11Once you've quite composed yourselves.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13The brass lamps.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Margie saw these and thought, "They could do."
0:43:15 > 0:43:18And I can see that being polished up and going in somewhere.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21- Nice kitchen. - So how much did you pay for those?
0:43:21 > 0:43:26- We paid £36. - That's not too bad. £12 each.
0:43:26 > 0:43:31And then you've got some sort of leather battered man bag.
0:43:31 > 0:43:37It's a military magazine holder for a sub-machine gun.
0:43:37 > 0:43:43So it's military, it's old, it's real. I thought a nice little piece.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45How much did you pay for that?
0:43:45 > 0:43:46Paid 30 quid for that.
0:43:46 > 0:43:51- And what on earth is that?- This was the little daring one.
0:43:51 > 0:43:56- Is that a bread oven?- It's a bread oven. Cast iron about 1880.
0:43:56 > 0:44:00- With somebody from Bristol.- Lovely. - So we thought, "We're in Bristol."
0:44:00 > 0:44:02We thought we'd go for that.
0:44:02 > 0:44:04Might be somebody who'd want to do an architectural sort of...
0:44:04 > 0:44:08- How much was that?- Well... - That was 75 quid.
0:44:08 > 0:44:12- Gamble.- It's a really nice feature, isn't it?
0:44:12 > 0:44:16Especially as you're selling in Bristol as well. Like that a lot.
0:44:16 > 0:44:18Well done.
0:44:20 > 0:44:23So, their lots aren't so laughable after all.
0:44:23 > 0:44:24Now for Martin and Christina.
0:44:26 > 0:44:28That's nice. Glass!
0:44:29 > 0:44:34- What do you think?- So, what input did you have on any of this, Martin?
0:44:34 > 0:44:36I chose that.
0:44:36 > 0:44:40- Nice umbrella stand.- So, we paid £100 for that, that and that.
0:44:40 > 0:44:45- That's terrific.- That is beautiful. I love that.
0:44:45 > 0:44:48This is the bargain of the day even though it is slightly banjaxed.
0:44:48 > 0:44:53- Beautiful. Brilliant.- £5.
0:44:53 > 0:44:57- And then I'm going to give you a lamp, Margie.- Yes.
0:44:57 > 0:44:59Don't drop it.
0:44:59 > 0:45:02- Any marks on that?- Sadly not.
0:45:02 > 0:45:08But this may look like a normal tea table. No, my friends.
0:45:08 > 0:45:11- Ta-da.- Oh, my goodness.
0:45:11 > 0:45:15- That's amazing.- It's rather lovely, isn't it? With its original key.
0:45:15 > 0:45:16How much did we get that for?
0:45:16 > 0:45:18- £40.- Ah!
0:45:18 > 0:45:22- Who sold you that?- We also got something else as well.
0:45:23 > 0:45:27- You bought that, didn't you? - 1970s fruit machine.
0:45:27 > 0:45:31- It's got money inside it as well. - How much was it?- £80.
0:45:31 > 0:45:33Which is a bit of a risk. It was our first thing.
0:45:33 > 0:45:37Certainly a bit of a wacky bunch. Very much like ourselves.
0:45:37 > 0:45:40Come on, let's go off to the auction.
0:45:40 > 0:45:42But before that, what do they have to say
0:45:42 > 0:45:45when the other team's back is turned?
0:45:45 > 0:45:49- If I hadn't seen their stuff, I was still confident...- Really?
0:45:49 > 0:45:52- ..about what we managed to achieve as a team.- Good.
0:45:52 > 0:45:54I'd rather have their lots than ours.
0:45:56 > 0:45:57That hurts me.
0:45:57 > 0:45:58MARGIE LAUGHS
0:45:59 > 0:46:02- But the fruit machine...- I think it's an issue.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05- What do you think of their stuff? - Tat.
0:46:07 > 0:46:11They're laughing at us. They're still laughing at us.
0:46:11 > 0:46:13But that spurs me on.
0:46:13 > 0:46:17- Is there anything you like?- I like the oven door. That is an X factor.
0:46:17 > 0:46:19It could be their secret weapon.
0:46:19 > 0:46:24I think the baker's door for us will make or break our auction.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26HE LAUGHS
0:46:26 > 0:46:29I do believe we couldn't have done any better than we did
0:46:29 > 0:46:31so got to be happy with that.
0:46:33 > 0:46:35On this road trip, our teams have journeyed all
0:46:35 > 0:46:38the way from sunny Stroud in Gloucestershire to end up
0:46:38 > 0:46:41here at auction in the south-western city of Bristol.
0:46:42 > 0:46:45Christina and Margie are driving to the auction house.
0:46:45 > 0:46:48- Have you found that Phil is quite competitive?- Yeah.
0:46:48 > 0:46:52If you're not competitive you can't be a sportsman, can you?
0:46:52 > 0:46:53Meanwhile, in the other car...
0:46:53 > 0:46:56You were the one who was getting bolshie.
0:46:58 > 0:47:02Don't tell me when I was getting bolshie. You're getting bolshie.
0:47:02 > 0:47:04THEY LAUGH
0:47:04 > 0:47:07I'm not bolshie.
0:47:07 > 0:47:09Not competitive, at all.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12Celebrities and experts are all about to
0:47:12 > 0:47:14arrive at East Bristol Auctions.
0:47:14 > 0:47:15Morning!
0:47:17 > 0:47:19Morning, my friend.
0:47:20 > 0:47:24How are you this morning? Are you ready for the fray?
0:47:24 > 0:47:27Enough of the schmoozing, you lot. To the battlefield.
0:47:29 > 0:47:32Auctioneer Evan Mcpherson will be holding the gavel today
0:47:32 > 0:47:35but before the off what does he make of our teams' lots?
0:47:35 > 0:47:39The fruit machine is a lovely thing. Real '70s kitsch.
0:47:39 > 0:47:43The oven door is a nice thing. Bristol interest.
0:47:43 > 0:47:44Silver salt is nice.
0:47:44 > 0:47:46We do have a good following of silver
0:47:46 > 0:47:48so hopefully we can do well with that.
0:47:48 > 0:47:49We'll see who comes out on top.
0:47:51 > 0:47:53Right, I think we're a team.
0:47:55 > 0:47:58Martin and Christina started this trip with £400.
0:47:58 > 0:48:01They spent £225 on six auction lots.
0:48:02 > 0:48:05- What do you think? Nice hat?- Very nice.
0:48:06 > 0:48:09Phil and Margie also started with £400.
0:48:09 > 0:48:15They spent £197 and also have six lots in today's sale.
0:48:15 > 0:48:17THEY LAUGH
0:48:17 > 0:48:19It's time for kick-off.
0:48:19 > 0:48:20Here we go. Good luck.
0:48:23 > 0:48:27First, it's the Victorian Canterbury for Martin and Christina.
0:48:27 > 0:48:31Start me at 30 quid, then. A Vicky Canterbury for £30. 30.
0:48:31 > 0:48:33Someone be brave £30.
0:48:35 > 0:48:38With a hand at 30. Thank you. £30 seated.
0:48:39 > 0:48:44Someone breathing a sigh of relief. At £30 with the lady seated.
0:48:44 > 0:48:46Do I see any advance?
0:48:46 > 0:48:52- That's nothing. Selling at £30. - That's £25 profit.
0:48:53 > 0:48:57A lovely profit on an item that was just gathering dust.
0:48:57 > 0:48:59- Should have done better than that. - You know what?
0:48:59 > 0:49:01Seriously, that's fine by me.
0:49:04 > 0:49:08Now one of Phil's picks - the military pouch for a gun's magazine.
0:49:08 > 0:49:12It's a lovely thing. Dual form. It's a good handbag as well. If you want.
0:49:12 > 0:49:17Loads of interest there. 24 on my screen there. Any advance on 24?
0:49:17 > 0:49:19Do I see 26 anywhere?
0:49:19 > 0:49:2426 in the room. Do I see 28? 30, sir?
0:49:25 > 0:49:3030 in the middle of the room. Do I see any advance on 30? 32 anywhere?
0:49:30 > 0:49:32Selling at 30.
0:49:35 > 0:49:40That's not bad. Could have been worse.
0:49:40 > 0:49:42It breaks even before costs.
0:49:42 > 0:49:44But it's still early days.
0:49:44 > 0:49:46Going down, man.
0:49:48 > 0:49:49Next, it's Martin
0:49:49 > 0:49:52and Christina's table containing a canteen of cutlery.
0:49:52 > 0:49:54Start me at a oner.
0:49:54 > 0:50:00100. 100 on my screen already. We're going to go past this. 110.
0:50:00 > 0:50:01Golly.
0:50:01 > 0:50:06100 my screen. Any advance on £100? That's still nothing.
0:50:06 > 0:50:10£100, the service is probably worth that.
0:50:10 > 0:50:11100, are we done?
0:50:14 > 0:50:17Good profit. Cheap but good profit.
0:50:17 > 0:50:21A tasty profit on that and Martin and Christina are leading.
0:50:21 > 0:50:24We are currently £85 up,
0:50:24 > 0:50:26less commission, but, yeah.
0:50:28 > 0:50:33Now it's Phil and Margie's Victorian bamboo table with later tiled top.
0:50:33 > 0:50:37Someone start me £20 for it. 20, 20, 20.
0:50:37 > 0:50:40Someone give me a tenner.
0:50:40 > 0:50:4310 with a hand. Thank you. Any advance on 10?
0:50:44 > 0:50:47£10, they've gone quiet. Typical, eh?
0:50:47 > 0:50:49£10.
0:50:49 > 0:50:52Are we all done at £10? Sorry.
0:50:52 > 0:50:53Sugar!
0:50:55 > 0:50:57Not a great loss so there's everything to play for.
0:50:59 > 0:51:01An item Martin chose now -
0:51:01 > 0:51:04the brass umbrella stand is next to meet the crowd.
0:51:04 > 0:51:0760 quid get me going. 60, 60, 60.
0:51:07 > 0:51:13£60 with a hand, 60, seated. That's no money. £60 for that.
0:51:13 > 0:51:15Surely it's got to go on from there?
0:51:15 > 0:51:19At £60 are we selling? 65. 70, sir?
0:51:19 > 0:51:24With a hand. 75. 85. 90.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26No, shakes his head.
0:51:26 > 0:51:3085 with you, madam. Anybody else want to play? 85 middle of the room.
0:51:30 > 0:51:31Are we done?
0:51:33 > 0:51:35- Well done.- £65 profit.
0:51:36 > 0:51:40Blimey, where there's brass, there's brass. Well done, Martin.
0:51:40 > 0:51:42It's fantastic.
0:51:42 > 0:51:43MARTIN EXHALES
0:51:44 > 0:51:47There's a lot of heavy breathing going on on this front row.
0:51:49 > 0:51:53Phil thought their own brass items, the '60s lamps, were beautiful.
0:51:53 > 0:51:55Will the buyers agree?
0:51:55 > 0:52:00Bit of interest. I've got 22, 24 in my book. Do I see 26?
0:52:00 > 0:52:0224 with me, do I see 26?
0:52:02 > 0:52:06Industrial style lamp shades, all the rage at the moment.
0:52:06 > 0:52:1224 with me. Do I see 26? 26, new bidder. 28. 30, yours.
0:52:12 > 0:52:1830 thank you. Anybody else want to play? At £30 seated.
0:52:18 > 0:52:20Selling at 30.
0:52:20 > 0:52:22We're not losing a lot.
0:52:22 > 0:52:27Unlucky - someone took a shine to them but it wasn't quite enough.
0:52:27 > 0:52:30Next to meet the room, it's the first piece of Martin
0:52:30 > 0:52:33and Christina's Art Deco glass, the lamp.
0:52:33 > 0:52:38Someone give me 60 quid for it. 60 straight in on my screen.
0:52:38 > 0:52:42Do I see an advance on £60? 65.
0:52:42 > 0:52:4575. 85.
0:52:45 > 0:52:49No, shakes the head. My screen 80. At £80.
0:52:50 > 0:52:53Good. Doubled your money. Well done.
0:52:54 > 0:52:56Another winner for them.
0:52:58 > 0:52:59I'll see you later.
0:53:04 > 0:53:08It's Phil and Margie's silver salts now. The auctioneer liked them.
0:53:08 > 0:53:09Will the crowd?
0:53:10 > 0:53:12Give me £50 for them.
0:53:12 > 0:53:19£50. 40 start me. 30 back of the room. I've got 30. 2, 4, now.
0:53:19 > 0:53:2536 on the screen. 38. 40 with a nod.
0:53:25 > 0:53:3042 on my screen. 42 on my screen.
0:53:30 > 0:53:33- We're in the black.- At 46 standing.
0:53:33 > 0:53:37Any advance on 46? Make somebody happy. Are we done?
0:53:39 > 0:53:41Well done.
0:53:42 > 0:53:44Our first profit.
0:53:45 > 0:53:49A profit! Finally. And that sets them in high spirits.
0:53:52 > 0:53:55Up next, it's the Art Deco glass bowl for Martin and Christina.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58Will it fare as well as the lamp?
0:53:58 > 0:54:0560 straight in. Thank you. No messing around. 70. 80, got 5? No.
0:54:05 > 0:54:0980 with you, sir. 85 back in. Go on,
0:54:09 > 0:54:14don't lose now. 90. £90. Do 92?
0:54:14 > 0:54:16Go on. Make a fight of it.
0:54:16 > 0:54:19With the hand 95. Don't be shy.
0:54:19 > 0:54:21Go on, it's beautiful. It's really beautiful.
0:54:22 > 0:54:3095. Well done, sir. 100, sir. No. Shakes his head. Are we done?
0:54:32 > 0:54:34Well done.
0:54:34 > 0:54:35Another clear winner.
0:54:37 > 0:54:39Right, the weighing scales.
0:54:39 > 0:54:41It's Phil's pick next.
0:54:41 > 0:54:44The Post Office scales he nearly had to prise from the shopkeeper's hands.
0:54:46 > 0:54:5120. Straight in on the screen. Do I see any advance on £20?
0:54:51 > 0:54:56Good for you, sir. 22. He'll sign your shirt for that.
0:54:56 > 0:54:5822. 22. 22.
0:54:59 > 0:55:02Come on, someone else surely.
0:55:02 > 0:55:0524 good for you. Don't let them go. 25.
0:55:06 > 0:55:10eBay, postage, this is where it's at. 25 with you, sir. 26, madam.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12Don't miss out. No.
0:55:12 > 0:55:1625 then. Are we done at £25?
0:55:18 > 0:55:20You've doubled your money, you little darling.
0:55:20 > 0:55:21I was about to say that.
0:55:23 > 0:55:24Good job, Phil.
0:55:26 > 0:55:31Martin made the bold choice on their expensive '70s fruit machine.
0:55:31 > 0:55:33Will the bet pay off?
0:55:33 > 0:55:38- This is it.- Start me at 100. 110 on my screen.
0:55:38 > 0:55:39110 on my screen.
0:55:42 > 0:55:48110. 120. 120 in the room. 120. 130 anywhere else?
0:55:48 > 0:55:54- 120 then, selling 120.- Well done.
0:55:54 > 0:55:55He's your best customer.
0:55:55 > 0:55:59And they made good on that gamble.
0:55:59 > 0:56:03Just got a gut feeling in my stomach that that oven door's going to go.
0:56:03 > 0:56:05Yeah.
0:56:05 > 0:56:09So everything indeed hinges on Phil and Margie's cast iron oven door.
0:56:09 > 0:56:14Phil couldn't leave the shop without it but will it turn a profit?
0:56:14 > 0:56:16Local interest. Lovely thing.
0:56:16 > 0:56:19Upcycle it, do what you will. Put it in a wall in your garden.
0:56:19 > 0:56:24Pizza oven. It's lovely. Good industrial.
0:56:24 > 0:56:25Do whatever you want with it.
0:56:25 > 0:56:27There you go.
0:56:31 > 0:56:35I've got 60 on my commissions. I will start there.
0:56:35 > 0:56:38I thought he said 160.
0:56:38 > 0:56:4065, sir.
0:56:40 > 0:56:4665. 70. 75. Got 5. I'm out. 75, 75.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49Do I see 80? Come on.
0:56:49 > 0:56:53£80. Think of doing the garden in the summer.
0:56:55 > 0:56:58I'll take 76 if someone's prepared to put their hand up.
0:56:59 > 0:57:0375 with you, sir. Are we done at 75?
0:57:08 > 0:57:10It breaks even.
0:57:10 > 0:57:13- You've done brilliantly. You've done well.- We've done well.
0:57:13 > 0:57:16We haven't disgraced ourselves.
0:57:16 > 0:57:19These guys picked some beautiful pieces.
0:57:19 > 0:57:22I think it's time for a celebratory cup of tea.
0:57:22 > 0:57:24I might need something a bit stronger.
0:57:24 > 0:57:28Martin and Christina romped away to be crowned today's victors.
0:57:29 > 0:57:32Phil and Margie started this trip with £400,
0:57:32 > 0:57:37after paying auction costs they made a small loss of £19.88,
0:57:37 > 0:57:38and so end up with...
0:57:42 > 0:57:44While Martin and Christina also began with £400,
0:57:44 > 0:57:50after costs they made an absolutely incredible profit of £190.20
0:57:50 > 0:57:55and finish up with...
0:57:56 > 0:57:59Go team. All profits go to Children in Need.
0:58:00 > 0:58:04It's over. It's over.
0:58:04 > 0:58:06There we go. Nearly there.
0:58:09 > 0:58:13- Well done.- This is it. Thank you.- It's been a pleasure.
0:58:16 > 0:58:21- Come on, Margie. Let's go.- Give you a lift home.- Are you driving?- Yeah.
0:58:23 > 0:58:25It's been a very sporting trip.
0:58:28 > 0:58:29Been a pleasure anyway, mate.
0:58:29 > 0:58:31Thank you very much.
0:58:31 > 0:58:34I'm certainly going to miss them. They've been an absolute joy.
0:58:34 > 0:58:35They have.