0:00:02 > 0:00:04The nation's favourite celebrities...
0:00:04 > 0:00:06- Got some proper bling here. - ..paired up with an expert...
0:00:06 > 0:00:09- Calm down.- Point, point. - ..and a classic car.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Get your legs up! All right, girls!
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Their mission - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16- GLASS SMASHES - All breakages must be paid for.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18This is a good find, is it not?
0:00:18 > 0:00:21The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23But it's no easy ride.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27Who will find a hidden gem? Who will take the biggest risks?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Turning my antiques head on.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Will anybody follow expert advice?
0:00:32 > 0:00:34I think it's horrible.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37- There will be worthy winners... - This is better than Christmas!
0:00:37 > 0:00:40- ..and valiant losers.- No, I'm sorry.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Time to put your pedal to the metal. THEY CHEER
0:00:42 > 0:00:45This is Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:47 > 0:00:48Yeah!
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Today, we're in the South of England
0:00:53 > 0:00:55where a couple of comedy legends
0:00:55 > 0:00:59are swapping being funny for finding antiques,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02as Sally Phillips and Nigel Planer begin their road trip.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Any form in the antiques business, you two?
0:01:07 > 0:01:12I did once drive an HGV lorry...
0:01:13 > 0:01:16..which was, which had antique dealer written down the side of it.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20But it was full of hippies...in the back from Glastonbury Festival.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23Was this, that was in real life or is that pretending?
0:01:23 > 0:01:27No, that's real life - that's not me being deadpan funny.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28And we got stopped by the police
0:01:28 > 0:01:31and we had to pretend that we were antique dealers
0:01:31 > 0:01:32because we're not meant to have,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35like, we had about 12 hippies in the back.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Comedian, actor and playwright,
0:01:38 > 0:01:43Nigel is most famous for his role as Neil in cult sitcom The Young Ones.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49# And all that I knew was a hole in my shoe
0:01:49 > 0:01:52# Which was letting in water. #
0:01:52 > 0:01:55# Letting in water... #
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Do you know what...
0:01:57 > 0:02:01It wasn't my actual first single, but one of my first singles was?
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- Hole In My Shoe?- It was, yeah. - Really?- Yeah.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Well, that's an antique.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Fellow comedian, writer and actress
0:02:08 > 0:02:13Sally is best-known for her hilarious performances in smash-hit comedies
0:02:13 > 0:02:18like Smack The Pony, romcom Bridget Jones's Diary and Miranda.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23- GEARS CRUNCH - Ah!
0:02:23 > 0:02:26This car is, is...
0:02:26 > 0:02:30I mean, I'm having, like, flashbacks to being in my grandmother's car.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Are you saying I drive like your grandmother?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35No, it's the smell, actually.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Nice. GEARS CRUNCH
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Friends from the comedy business,
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Sally and Nigel are kicking off their trip in this little beauty -
0:02:42 > 0:02:45a stunning 1971 MG BGT.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48I had one of those - chrome bumpers.
0:02:48 > 0:02:53Indicate, engage gear, don't stall, go around the corner.
0:02:54 > 0:02:55- There we are.- Yay!
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Pointing Sally and Nigel in the right direction
0:03:00 > 0:03:05are two very experienced auctioneers, Margie Cooper and David Harper,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08who are hurtling to meet them in a 1961 Riley.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12So, how do you like the car?
0:03:12 > 0:03:16Well...from a distance, I think it's fantastic.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19But when you get inside it and you get these funny Austin seats
0:03:19 > 0:03:24and these bizarre, bizarre, ridiculous seat belts,
0:03:24 > 0:03:25it sort of loses the plot.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- What do you think of it?- I think we should be rallying with these.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30RALLY CAR ENGINE ROARS
0:03:30 > 0:03:33- Do you think they're going to be nervous?- No.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- Can't possibly be, can they? - I don't know, I don't know.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Well, unless they think that we know everything.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Oh, my lord, they're on the wrong show.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Maybe so am I. Ha!
0:03:46 > 0:03:48With £400 to spend,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51our two pairs will be taking a trip around the South of England
0:03:51 > 0:03:52starting in Gloucester.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55They'll then venture south
0:03:55 > 0:03:58before heading to auction in Twickenham, South West London.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Best behaviour, you two - our guests have arrived.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- Good morning. - You know, don't kill them, Nigel.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13It'll take a while to get out of that.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- Now comes the difficult bit. - DAVID:- Oh, my gosh.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Shall we peel you out?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Are you all right there, Nigel?
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Looks like you're on your own, mate.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- It's only, only for short people. - Hi, there.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- Morning, Sally, lovely to meet you. - Nice to meet you.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30- Well done - you did it. Hello, nice to see you.- Hello.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34Hi there, Margie. How are you doing? Go in for a snog.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36- We're going in that one?- Yeah. - Oh, that's great.- Yeah.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38You've been spared with your long legs.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42It's very distinguished. It's like a doctor's car.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43- DAVID:- With very special seats.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46I think I'm going to be all right in that, yeah. Headroom.
0:04:46 > 0:04:47Is that better for you?
0:04:47 > 0:04:50That's going to be a lot better for me, yes, thank you.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53And I think, Sally, our little red sporty number is more us, isn't it?
0:04:53 > 0:04:54- Do you want me to drive? - Yes, please.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- Do you drive?- No, I can't drive.
0:04:56 > 0:04:57- You can't drive?- I can't even drive.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- So I'm a proper manservant, aren't I?- Yes.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00- I'll let you in then.- Thank you.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05- Pick badly! - DAVID LAUGHS
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Have dreadful taste!
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- Oh, don't worry - he's with Margie. - SALLY LAUGHS
0:05:10 > 0:05:11- MARGIE:- Bye!
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Oh, he did that very well. I'm so disappointed.
0:05:14 > 0:05:15It makes a nice noise, that car.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Right, off we go then.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21You're a founder member of the London Comedy Store?
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Comedy Store and Comic Strip, yes.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- So The Young Ones came from that? - Yeah, it did, really.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- We had our characters all set up... - SHE LAUGHS
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- See, I'm laughing already. - ..and they were part of our act.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33How long did it run?
0:05:33 > 0:05:37- We only did 12 episodes. - You're joking.- Yes.- 12 episodes?
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Last year, I was working with Henry Winkler, The Fonz...
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- Oh, yeah? Oh, he's brilliant. - ..and we got chatting.
0:05:42 > 0:05:43I said, "How many episodes did you do?"
0:05:43 > 0:05:46He said, "Oh, you know, 397 or something. How many did you do?"
0:05:46 > 0:05:48I said, "Oh, 12."
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- I can't believe that. - It's ridiculous, isn't it?
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- It's like Basil Fawlty. - Yeah, that's right.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54- That was only a few.- 12.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- And The Office - that's only 12. - Really?
0:05:56 > 0:05:59I think it's become a sort of almost...
0:05:59 > 0:06:00a pretentious thing.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Almost as though, "Well, we're only going to do 12."
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Pretentious? Moi? We turn hundreds.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10First stop of the trip is Fab and Faded -
0:06:10 > 0:06:11the shop, not the folks.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- Ah, here we are.- Oh, here we go.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- Hello.- Hello.- Good morning.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19- Nigel.- Hello, I'm Nigel. - Nice to meet you. I'm Sally.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Hello, Sally.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Yes, we're going to come and have a root around, as we...
0:06:24 > 0:06:28Excellent. We do like root-ers around-ers.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Well, that's handy. Happy rooting, then.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33- I'm following you...- Yeah. - ..at a pace.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Levi's worn in 1910.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42SHE LAUGHS
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Where's...? I've lost him. He's gone.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46- Oh, he's there! - I was just looking at that, yeah.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51I know what'll happen - anything I pick up,
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Margie will look at and say, "Oh, no, not that."
0:06:55 > 0:06:58She'll just go... She'll just dismiss it immediately.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01You'll never know if you don't give it a go, Nigel.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06Oh, is that the god...?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09- I like Ganesh.- Do you?- Yes.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11He's the god of new opportunities.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- Actors have him.- Oh, really?- Yeah.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- And he's also the god of sweets. - Sweets? Eating sweets...
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- Sweets and cakes, yeah. - Oh, I love him.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- And he's the god of travel as well. - Is he really?
0:07:23 > 0:07:26He should have a mouse or a rat under his foot.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- Oh, that's interesting. - And he's got one broken tusk.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- Oh...has he?- Yeah. Always got one.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- No, I mean... - Oh, he's supposed to have...
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- He always has one broken tusk, yeah. - Why?- Ganesha.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39- Why has he got one broken tusk? - September the...
0:07:39 > 0:07:40I don't know, actually.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43September the...something like the eighth is his day.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- Gosh, you know all about him. - Ganapati. Yes, I know about Ganesha.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- Really?- Yeah.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- Well, not ALL about Ganesha.- Yeah.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- And then it's probably not worth anything.- No.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55I mean, that's my... Personally, I like that.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Well, it's nice that you've gone to something that you really like.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Yeah. But we're not here for what I like, are we?
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- No, because it's not... - We're here to beat Sally Phillips.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03It's wooden.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- Oh... - HE LAUGHS
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Fighting talk - I like it.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Best find out the price then, chaps.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13£35.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- Hm...- Yeah.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18The thing is, you know, it's not an antique,
0:08:18 > 0:08:19which is what we're about.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22In kind of hippie shops, there's lots and lots of Ganeshas -
0:08:22 > 0:08:23is not exactly rare.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26How about 20?
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Go on.
0:08:28 > 0:08:3020's really good.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36- 15, I think, I think would be... - OK, 15.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- OK. Well, that's great. - THEY LAUGH
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- There you are. - But it's a lovely old thing.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42- On your head be it.- Yes, all right.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Brilliant.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Nigel's kicked things off buying something he loves.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54What else does he fancy?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Oh, looks like that old school desk has turned his head.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00People like these. It's 59.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- If we got it down a bit... - And with that. Oh, look at that.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05- That's quite nice, isn't it? Kingfisher...- West Bromwich.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- And you put the ink in there. - Is that with it or not?
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Oh, that could be all right, that.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12- Do you think that could be thrown in with it?- I think it is.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- It's a kids' school desk. - Cos people want these.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- And you don't usually see them in mahogany.- No.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- And it's also, unlike other ones it's flat on the top...- Yes.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23..so it's not going to slide off.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25So, you could, in fact, put a computer laptop...
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Is that going to break if my bum goes on it?
0:09:27 > 0:09:28..couldn't you?
0:09:28 > 0:09:32- Oh... Oh, hey. That takes me back. - What do you reckon?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34- I used to spend my life going like that...- Yeah.
0:09:34 > 0:09:35- ..to see...- Fast asleep.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37I don't believe you, Margie.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39I bet you were a model student.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42The owner of this nifty little school desk and chair
0:09:42 > 0:09:43is actually in the shop.
0:09:43 > 0:09:48So, with a ticket price of £59, what kind of deal can they strike?
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- Why, you look very nice sitting in the chair.- Thank you very much.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Now, it's got to be 50.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- 45 cash to me.- Yeah. - You know, that's...- So, 40.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02You know, we're just desperately trying to get this thing
0:10:02 > 0:10:03to make money at auction.
0:10:03 > 0:10:0740 cash to me, if you can do that.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- 40 cash to you?- Yes. - All right, done.- He's done it.
0:10:11 > 0:10:12- Chair as well...- Yeah, chair...
0:10:12 > 0:10:14..because you look so nice sitting in the chair.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15Oh, thank you so much.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17There you are. Shake on it, boys and girls.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- Right.- Marvellous.- Absolute bargain.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24That's the charming school desk and chair for £40...
0:10:26 > 0:10:28..and the Hindu god for 15.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29Great start, Nigel.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33Out on the road,
0:10:33 > 0:10:38Sally and David are making their way to their first shop in Gloucester.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Have you had any experience
0:10:40 > 0:10:42with buying in antique shops, negotiating...?
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- No, I haven't had any experience of negotiating.- Oh, right.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48And I'm also really unassertive - like, I can't even,
0:10:48 > 0:10:51even when I know I'm being ripped off in a Middle Eastern souk...
0:10:51 > 0:10:53- You're just happy...- I just can't...
0:10:53 > 0:10:56No, I just can't negotiate, really. I'm really...
0:10:56 > 0:10:58I'm just not assertive.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- So maybe we can be nasty and nice. Like...- We can do that.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03We can play it like a double act. Yeah, OK, we'll do that.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Time to see how well their plan will work.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09So, here we are - this is...
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- This may be my first antiques shop. - HE LAUGHS
0:11:12 > 0:11:14Well, listen, welcome to the antiques business.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- SHE LAUGHS - Come on.- Thank you. I can't wait.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- So, Upstairs Downstairs - I love that.- You do?
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- Sort of sitcom-themed antiques shop. - Perfect for you.
0:11:24 > 0:11:25What I particularly love about it
0:11:25 > 0:11:27is that there doesn't appear to be an upstairs.
0:11:27 > 0:11:28Oh, no. It's all on one level.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32It's basically a bungalow antiques shop called Upstairs Downstairs.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- It's already genius. - HE LAUGHS
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Hm... Well, it may look that way from the outside,
0:11:38 > 0:11:41but inside, not only does this place have an upstairs,
0:11:41 > 0:11:45but it's jam-packed with potential purchases.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Oh! What's that? An old gramophone?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Isn't that lovely? What date do you think it is?
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Um...I've no idea.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- Without looking at the ticket. - No idea.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Don't use my trick - reading the ticket
0:11:58 > 0:12:00and then pretending to know everything.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02Well, I'm guessing it's older than me.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Well, I would hope it's a lot older than you,
0:12:04 > 0:12:06unless you're looking very good,
0:12:06 > 0:12:08cos that was made in about 1910.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10I had one of these recently, a travel one.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12It was absolutely amazing, but it made a few hundred quid,
0:12:12 > 0:12:15but it was the kind of thing you would have put in your vintage car.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- Yeah.- Circa 1910, 1915. - And take it for a picnic.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19Picnic. Can you imagine?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21Yeah, that would've been so much better, wouldn't it?
0:12:21 > 0:12:23But that's still cool.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Clearly keen, it's time to call over owner, Vic,
0:12:26 > 0:12:30and let Sally have her first bash at negotiating.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- Erm, Sally wants to talk to you about price.- Yes.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- If you can help her out. - I can try.- Yes.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- It says on the ticket it's £110. - Yes.- Yes.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40Why would that be?
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- DAVID LAUGHS - I think...
0:12:42 > 0:12:45I've just sort of put a reasonable value
0:12:45 > 0:12:46cos it's a lovely thing, actually.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49- Came through the door, it was in a bit of a state.- Right.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53We repolished it, made sure everything's working correctly,
0:12:53 > 0:12:57and I think the value is around 110...
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- Yeah. - ..but I'm open to a sensible offer.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Is that it? Is that it?
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- That is absolutely... Excuse me. - Yes, OK.- Sorry, sorry.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09- So, Vic...- What day is today?
0:13:09 > 0:13:12- I think auction, 50 to 90.- Yep, OK.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Could it, could it be closer to the bottom end?
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- What's that?- 50.- No.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20- Definitely not. - I can't believe your cheek.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24I'm with Vic on this one. 50 quid?! For that?
0:13:24 > 0:13:27It was just a nice... I did it nicely.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28It was only a question...
0:13:28 > 0:13:30He's nothing if not cheeky,
0:13:30 > 0:13:33so what's the best price Vic is willing to offer?
0:13:33 > 0:13:3675 quid will buy it, and I'll chuck some records in as well
0:13:36 > 0:13:39and we'll put in a little tin with needles in.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41I think that's perfectly fair.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43I think we should do some shaking of hands -
0:13:43 > 0:13:44- that's what you normally do.- OK.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46I want a kiss... I want a kiss for that as well.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- Oh, that's another five quid. - Come on, come on.- No, no...
0:13:51 > 0:13:55You've got a lot to learn on the negotiating front, Sally.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58But a good deal from Vic has bagged the gramophone
0:13:58 > 0:14:00and it looks like they're on a roll.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02What I like about these two is that
0:14:02 > 0:14:07they seem to have started life just as baluster vases
0:14:07 > 0:14:08as opposed to lamps.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11It looks like they've been converted at some point.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- Are they, are they your taste? - You know what?
0:14:14 > 0:14:15I've got three boys,
0:14:15 > 0:14:17so it would be insanity to have these in my house
0:14:17 > 0:14:19because everything gets broken.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22But what I love about these, the fact that there is some age,
0:14:22 > 0:14:25but I would safely described them as 20th-century.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28- They've been converted, but they're a pair...- Yeah.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- ..and pair of anything is so desirable.- Yeah.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32So it's two things.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34- One, it says double.- Yeah.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36The second thing it says is happiness.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Double happiness!
0:14:38 > 0:14:41There's magic in it. Let's get the vases.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42How much are the vases?
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- Whatever the price. - THEY LAUGH
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- My dream client.- A happy marriage.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48- Shall I go and find out how much they are?- Go and find out.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50- You stay there.- I'll stay here.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52I'll just squeeze by. Double happiness.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53- I might sort of rub them...- Oh, do!
0:14:53 > 0:14:55..and hope there'll be oriental magic.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Hm, ticket price is £150.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Do you think we might buy them at 110
0:15:03 > 0:15:06to give us a little bit of a chance or not?
0:15:06 > 0:15:07You will buy them at 110 quid.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10- SHE GASPS - Shall we buy them?- Let's buy them.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14Vic, thank you very, very much. That's...two kisses.
0:15:14 > 0:15:18That's a second lot bought, but Sally's still not done.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20Hm, so you quite like this, do you?
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Well, it just makes me think of Call The Midwife.
0:15:25 > 0:15:26Erm, I think you're probably right.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- I think it probably was a nurse's bike.- Yeah.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31- Why?- Because...
0:15:32 > 0:15:36..in these times, probably Edwardian,
0:15:36 > 0:15:39it would have had little strings from here all the way down
0:15:39 > 0:15:41to hook onto that
0:15:41 > 0:15:45and that stopped their uniform or Victorian dress
0:15:45 > 0:15:46from going under the wheel.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50This bike is probably about 1910.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53So, I've no idea what this would cost.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56Um, I think, if we're selling it, it would be £100.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- Can that be 60 quid?- No.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- 90 quid. Yes, that would be... - Do you want that?- Yes, please.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03- OK.- That would be amazing. - Save yourself a tenner.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- Thank you very much.- £90.- Thank you. - Aw, Vic's gone for it.
0:16:06 > 0:16:07Bold buying there,
0:16:07 > 0:16:09with just under three quarters of their budget
0:16:09 > 0:16:11spent in the first shop. Ha!
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Taking a break from shopping,
0:16:16 > 0:16:20Margie and Nigel have hit the road and are heading to Slimbridge.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Ah, just missed the rain. - Ah, marvellous.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Yep, Nigel's a keen bird-watcher,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29so they've come to the Slimbridge Wetland Centre,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32a world-renowned reserve for wildfowl
0:16:32 > 0:16:37which was the vision of the father of modern conservation, Sir Peter Scott.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Here to tell them more is Peter Morris
0:16:40 > 0:16:43from the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46Tell us about Peter Scott and how he ended up here.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49You know, what it was all for.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53He was the son of a famous explorer, Captain Scott of the Antarctic,
0:16:53 > 0:16:55and when Captain Scott was dying on the ice sheets,
0:16:55 > 0:16:59he wrote in his dying letter, "Get my son interested in nature."
0:16:59 > 0:17:02And Peter Scott's mum did exactly that,
0:17:02 > 0:17:03and Peter Scott grew up to be
0:17:03 > 0:17:06the godfather, if you like, of modern conservation.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08In this day and age,
0:17:08 > 0:17:12we just assume that we know that one species is threatened or vulnerable
0:17:12 > 0:17:15and we know where all these wild geese fly
0:17:15 > 0:17:16and migrate around the world.
0:17:16 > 0:17:1860, 70 years ago, we didn't know any of that,
0:17:18 > 0:17:20and Peter Scott is the man
0:17:20 > 0:17:23who was absolutely crucial in getting all that knowledge together
0:17:23 > 0:17:26and a lot of that thinking happened right here in this room.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29And people may remember the programme Look
0:17:29 > 0:17:31- in the 1950s and '60s.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34He presented some of the programmes from here
0:17:34 > 0:17:38and they, in fact, built a studio to look like this room
0:17:38 > 0:17:39because it was such a nice view.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42And the very first live wildlife broadcast
0:17:42 > 0:17:46came from right where we're standing looking out across there.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Passionate about wildlife from an early age,
0:17:49 > 0:17:53Sir Peter loved to paint and draw animals.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57It was while painting visiting Bewick's swans
0:17:57 > 0:17:59that he discovered each could be identified
0:17:59 > 0:18:01by the unique pattern on their bill,
0:18:01 > 0:18:04and so started one of the longest-running
0:18:04 > 0:18:06single species studies in the world.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10Wow, look how detailed they are.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12And they could facially recognise each one,
0:18:12 > 0:18:14the black and yellow markings.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15That was 50 years ago,
0:18:15 > 0:18:17and to this day, the study continues.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20It's the only one of a studies of species
0:18:20 > 0:18:23by just recognising its face
0:18:23 > 0:18:27rather than rings or flags or anything like that and...
0:18:27 > 0:18:28We should have white gloves on, really.
0:18:28 > 0:18:31So, are they like people - they've got different faces?
0:18:31 > 0:18:34They are. Until this study, we didn't know that they...
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- Have got different faces. - ..that they mated for life.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38We've recorded two divorces in 50 years.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- Is that right?- Yeah.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47There's paintings all around the room and sketches as well.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Probably the more famous one, a black-and-white panda.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53- Do you recognise that? Yes. That's the...- That's the...- ..WWF.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- And Peter Scott was the founding chair...- Was he really?
0:18:57 > 0:18:58And the IUCN,
0:18:58 > 0:19:01the International Union for Conservation and Nature,
0:19:01 > 0:19:04he was part of the building of that whole framework
0:19:04 > 0:19:06that the WWF feeds into
0:19:06 > 0:19:09that, really, conservation around the world is based on today.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12As well as being able to look out across the impressive wetlands,
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Sir Peter believed they would be better to look down on,
0:19:16 > 0:19:19so he insisted that there was a lookout tower
0:19:19 > 0:19:23at every wetland centre across the UK.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24Wow.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26- And here we are.- Golly.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- Oh, what a...bird's eye view. - PETER LAUGHS
0:19:30 > 0:19:33As well as all the wild reserves out there,
0:19:33 > 0:19:34of course, around us here,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37we've got captive birds on exhibit
0:19:37 > 0:19:39including, I think it's the only place in the world even -
0:19:39 > 0:19:41certainly the only place in Europe -
0:19:41 > 0:19:45that you can see all six species of flamingo in one place.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47Of the other species here,
0:19:47 > 0:19:49we've got all sorts of birds, like barnacle geese,
0:19:49 > 0:19:52and also you'll see wandering around the grounds
0:19:52 > 0:19:56a very cheeky little goose called a nene.
0:19:56 > 0:19:57It's the Hawaiian goose.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58It's called a nene because of
0:19:58 > 0:20:01the little ne-ne-ne-type sound that it makes -
0:20:01 > 0:20:03it's very gentle.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05We thought it was extinct.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09In the 1950s, it was down to around 30 individuals in the wild -
0:20:09 > 0:20:10it had nearly gone.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13So Peter Scott got some eggs back from Hawaii,
0:20:13 > 0:20:16bred up from a first pair, got some more and more.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20Over time, bred them back into a stable position.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Now, they're still the rarest goose in the world -
0:20:22 > 0:20:24there's only a couple of thousand of them around -
0:20:24 > 0:20:28but at each of our each nine wetland centres around the country,
0:20:28 > 0:20:29you can see nenes.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Sir Peter Scott was one of the most influential conservationists
0:20:33 > 0:20:35of the 20th century
0:20:35 > 0:20:38and the first one to be knighted in 1973.
0:20:39 > 0:20:45His passion for wildlife continued until his death on 29 August 1989 -
0:20:45 > 0:20:48just two weeks short of his 80th birthday.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50But his legacy lives on.
0:20:55 > 0:20:56Meanwhile, back on the road,
0:20:56 > 0:21:00Sally and David are making their way to Stroud.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Now, you've worked on so many different shows -
0:21:03 > 0:21:05and iconic ones, too.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06So you're a pretty well-known face.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Any major favourites?
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Well, Smack The Pony, obviously, I was incredibly lucky to do that
0:21:12 > 0:21:15cos we had free rein to do pretty much what we wanted,
0:21:15 > 0:21:18and I'm still really good friends with the girls.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20But then I really loved doing Jam and Jerusalem
0:21:20 > 0:21:22- which was Jennifer Saunders... - Oh, it was fanta...
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Yeah, I lots of people didn't see that.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26It was just such a nice thing to do. We shot it in Devon,
0:21:26 > 0:21:28and I think Jen was so kind, cos I'd had...
0:21:29 > 0:21:32..I'd had my first child, Ollie, who's got Down's syndrome
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- and I was a bit shocked and fat...- Aw.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37..and she let me play this character who was a hippy
0:21:37 > 0:21:41and just looked and smelt awful and wore stretchy clothes.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43And so we basically, once a year, we'd go down,
0:21:43 > 0:21:47and I had two of my three kids on that show.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Aw, how nice.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53They've arrived at The Antiques Emporium, Griffin Mill,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55on the hunt for more lots to take to auction.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59There you go. Couldn't get any closer, could you?
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- Hi there. - Hello. Welcome to The Emporium.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- Thank you very much. - Nice to meet you.
0:22:06 > 0:22:07- And you. I'm Sally.- Hi there.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Hi. Lovely to see you. Sally's very good at negotiating.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- I've just got to pre-warn you. - SARAH LAUGHS
0:22:12 > 0:22:14You need to sit down, have a cup of tea.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17- I will. - Prepare yourself. I'm brutal.
0:22:17 > 0:22:18Yeah, I would.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Before unleashing Sally's bargaining skills,
0:22:21 > 0:22:23you first need to find something to buy.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26What's him? What's 'him'? He?
0:22:26 > 0:22:27He's only 20 quid.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- He's made of metal.- OK.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33How heavy is he?
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Not too bad. Hollow.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- What's he been off, then? - He's 20 quid. If we could...
0:22:41 > 0:22:43- WHISPERING:- ..get him, haggle him down, get him down for a tenner.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45He'd be good, wouldn't he?
0:22:45 > 0:22:46It's got age, hasn't it?
0:22:46 > 0:22:48It's probably got 100 years to it.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51I love this world where good age is a good thing.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55I've got some age. I've got age.
0:22:55 > 0:22:57You haven't got much age. You need much more age.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00OK, I mean, so he's spelter, I'm guessing,
0:23:00 > 0:23:02on a metal plinth.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05He looks like he's got a...
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Sort of First World War face, doesn't it?
0:23:07 > 0:23:09- Right.- In a Greek outfit.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Oh, he's missing a bit of his sword. Have you noticed that?
0:23:12 > 0:23:16- His sword's been chopped off. - Yeah, that's not good, is it?
0:23:16 > 0:23:18And he's missing an arm.
0:23:18 > 0:23:19- He's missing an... - Yeah, he's missing that.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22How did we not spot that he's missing in arm?
0:23:22 > 0:23:24- SHE CHUCKLES - That's absolutely ridiculous.
0:23:26 > 0:23:27What you call 'armless fun.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30SHE CONTINUES TO CHUCKLE
0:23:30 > 0:23:33You know, the good thing about us two, we're so observant.
0:23:34 > 0:23:35- Shall we get it anyway? - I'd love to get it.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Better get Sarah over
0:23:38 > 0:23:41and maybe she can shed some light on our mysterious man.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45To me, it represents something Mongolian.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48- Yeah. - So that's my thoughts on it.- OK.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- Cos of the helmet.- Mm. - Yeah.- Well...
0:23:51 > 0:23:54The little skirt and sandals, though, is not terribly Mongolian.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- That's more Greek.- Yes.- Yeah.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58So you could be right.
0:23:58 > 0:23:59I think he's maybe, actually,
0:23:59 > 0:24:04a Victorian interpretation of a mystical, magical figure...
0:24:04 > 0:24:06- Yes, warrior. - ..with a mix-up of everything
0:24:06 > 0:24:10from Greek to 1973 glam rock.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12SALLY LAUGHS
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Um, what sort of price would you like to pay for him?
0:24:16 > 0:24:17We'd like to pay...
0:24:17 > 0:24:19No, nothing to do with me. Nothing to do with me.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21- What sort of money... - I can't remember what we said.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24- Can I confer? Five pounds. - Er...
0:24:24 > 0:24:27I don't know. You've stunned me rather.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- Me too.- I did say prepare.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- I don't like this at all. - But you do it so well.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33- You do it so well. - No, I don't do it well.
0:24:33 > 0:24:34Well, I was thinking ten.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36- Shall we have him? - Yeah, let's have him.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39- Sarah, thank you.- Thanks very much. - It's a pleasure.- Thank you.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42So, at a tenner, that's half price,
0:24:42 > 0:24:44even if he is a bit battle-scarred.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46And with that lot bought,
0:24:46 > 0:24:50we say toodle-pip to the first day of the road trip.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51Nighty night, you lot.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01The next morning, our celebrities are back on the road.
0:25:01 > 0:25:02Did you sleep well?
0:25:02 > 0:25:06I slept fine knowing that I'd made some very good purchases.
0:25:06 > 0:25:07Oh, yes?
0:25:07 > 0:25:09- GEARS CRUNCH - Oh, my word.
0:25:09 > 0:25:10- Oh, Nigel!- Oh, Nigel.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16- SALLY LAUGHS - Well, that's a very good start.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Yeah.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21He's not got the hang of that car, has he?
0:25:22 > 0:25:25So far, Nigel and Margie have bought just two lots -
0:25:25 > 0:25:27the Hindu god and the mahogany school desk and chair
0:25:27 > 0:25:31which leaves a huge £345 available to spend.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37Sally and David, meanwhile, have bought big, bagging four lots -
0:25:37 > 0:25:40the Edwardian gramophone, the baluster vases,
0:25:40 > 0:25:44the 20th-century bicycle and the spelter warrior figure
0:25:44 > 0:25:47which means they have £115 to play with
0:25:47 > 0:25:52when they arrive at the next shop on the trip - Bath.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56This morning, both teams are starting their shopping day
0:25:56 > 0:26:00at the Bath VA Vintage and Antiques Market
0:26:00 > 0:26:04held within the historic Green Park Station. Lovely.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- Lovely little spot.- Yeah, but could do with a few more stalls.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09I know, but you see, that doesn't worry me at all
0:26:09 > 0:26:11cos I've only got one object to buy.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14It would worry me, funnily enough, if I was you.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Oh, don't, please. Don't get me started.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- DAVID AND MARGIE CHUCKLE - Don't run over my toes, Nige.
0:26:20 > 0:26:22- Hi.- Hi.- Good morning.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24I am the manservant, so I've got to go and open the door.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26I've got to get out of this thing again.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Oh, you don't open doors on your own.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30- You're my servant again?- I am. - Hey there.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Uh-oh - he's stuck again.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- I'm not even going to say hello to Margie.- Really?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- I'm just going to emanate... - Is that your tactic?
0:26:37 > 0:26:41- I'm sending you hostile vibes. - We've got this lot here as well.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43- Shall we go? - She's got her running shoes on.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Don't worry - she doesn't run very fast.
0:26:45 > 0:26:46That's Margie going at...
0:26:46 > 0:26:48Oh, my gosh, she does run fast. Come on.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50And they're off!
0:26:50 > 0:26:54With an eclectic mix of traders, there's plenty here for our teams.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00I think that's got a chance.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- That's quite...- Yeah. I mean, you know, if you...
0:27:03 > 0:27:05I mean that's onyx, not marble, isn't it?
0:27:06 > 0:27:1195. I mean, it's Deco, the lamp's original.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- Yeah. I think that's good. - Do you think that could...?
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- It's got to shift down a bit.- Yeah.
0:27:16 > 0:27:1975 would be good, wouldn't it?
0:27:19 > 0:27:23Ticket price, £95. The dealer is William.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25- We're having a look at this. - Yeah.- We're quite...
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- We're not madly in love, but we like it.- Yeah, we like it.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30- Yeah?- And it works, presumably?
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Well, yeah, I mean, it's all original,
0:27:32 > 0:27:35this is all original with the exception of the switch.
0:27:35 > 0:27:37which has obviously, for safety reasons,
0:27:37 > 0:27:40- has been replaced sympathetically. - Yeah, yeah.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43- On this one, I would take £80.- Yeah.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46I mean, 75 would've been absolutely fantastic.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48But 80 does sound OK, as far as I'm concerned.
0:27:50 > 0:27:51- We'll take this.- OK.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Yeah, we'll take this. It's a good idea.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Nigel doesn't mess about - look at that.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Meanwhile, Sally and David have spotted something.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03- Ooh, is it a little viewfinder? - Yeah.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Hold it up to the light.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07No, the other way. That's it.
0:28:07 > 0:28:08And do the... That's it. Like 3-D.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11I think this reminds me of my childhood.
0:28:11 > 0:28:12- Yeah.- Tourist.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18- I see. What are you looking at? - I'm looking at Switzerland.- Oh, wow.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20- I think, I quite like this.- Do you?
0:28:20 > 0:28:21It might be quite interesting
0:28:21 > 0:28:25cos these are all places that have changed beyond recognition.
0:28:25 > 0:28:29- Lake Como maybe, Milan - oh, that would be different.- OK, yeah.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32- California.- California! - Two of California.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Three of California. I wonder if they're all the same.
0:28:35 > 0:28:36Well, actually, no, you're right,
0:28:36 > 0:28:39because I love looking at old photographs and old films...
0:28:39 > 0:28:41- Belgium.- ..because you get a snapshot of life.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Let's have a look at what it's made from.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Is it actually Bakelite?
0:28:46 > 0:28:49You know what? I think it is.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- Do you think it's Bakelite? - I think so.- I think it is.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56The best Bakelite is from the 1920s and '30s - they're Art Deco -
0:28:56 > 0:28:58so this is much later, '50s.
0:28:58 > 0:29:02And it has an Art Deco feel to it, doesn't it? Don't you think?
0:29:04 > 0:29:09- Yes...- Yes, it does. - Yes, it does.- It does.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12With a ticket price of £25 for the View-Master and slides,
0:29:12 > 0:29:15will dealer Geoffrey deal?
0:29:15 > 0:29:17£20 is the death, is it?
0:29:17 > 0:29:19I think so, yes.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21He says, "I think," so there's like a tiny little mouse hole.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25- I'll be more specific - yes, it is the death.- Is it?- Oh.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27OK, we don't think it is, do we? Really.
0:29:27 > 0:29:2918, and that's it.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31OK, 18, that's it.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35- Have we done it?- We've done it.- OK. Shake his hand and do the deal.- £18.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37- Thank you very, very much. - I hope you make a massive profit.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Well, I don't think we'll make a massive profit, but...
0:29:40 > 0:29:43- I think it's really good. Good fun. - ..I think it's rather cute.
0:29:43 > 0:29:46While Sally and David have bought their final lot,
0:29:46 > 0:29:50Nigel and Margie have spotted some rather nice-looking card cases.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55The thing is, with these, Nigel, is the damage.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57You know, they have been quite well-used things.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00And you know, you always have to look for trouble, which I hate.
0:30:00 > 0:30:01Because when you think how old they are...
0:30:01 > 0:30:03You couldn't get a pack of cards in there.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05- You mean your visiting card. - Your visiting card.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Yeah, probably... These are ladies' visiting cards.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10It always makes me think of an age of elegance.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13- You know, we don't do stuff like this- any more. Oh, it is, yeah.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17- Nice things.- I mean, visiting cards, you know, that's all the women did.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Yeah. You can have a dance with me.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- The next dance, and I'll give you the card.- Or you call round for tea.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- Yes, calling for tea. - The interest in that one is
0:30:26 > 0:30:27we've got the original cards in there.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Ah, let's have a look.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31- Oh, look.- That's unusual.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34Mrs FR Cann.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36- And she lived... Oh, my goodness!- Long dead.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38She lives on East Sheen Avenue.
0:30:38 > 0:30:39My cousin lives there.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41How amazing.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44She lives... My cousin lives on East Sheen Avenue!
0:30:44 > 0:30:47My dad lives on East Sheen.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Well, isn't that amazing?
0:30:49 > 0:30:50Oh, we've got to have that cheap now.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52- WOMAN:- It's meant to be. - So that's what?
0:30:52 > 0:30:54- DEALER:- That's 60.- 60.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56- You want that one?- Sold.- Yes, done.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59- Nice to meet you. - Have we worn you out?
0:30:59 > 0:31:00We do.
0:31:00 > 0:31:05A very generous £70 off the ticket price there
0:31:05 > 0:31:06for the little card case.
0:31:06 > 0:31:07Nice work.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14All shopped out, Sally and David are taking a break in Bath,
0:31:14 > 0:31:19a city where many a famous face has taken to the stage, including Sally.
0:31:19 > 0:31:23It's also where Sarah Siddons, one of the most celebrated
0:31:23 > 0:31:25actresses of the 18th century
0:31:25 > 0:31:29first found fame at the Old Theatre Royal.
0:31:29 > 0:31:34Built in 1750 as the first Theatre Royal outside London,
0:31:34 > 0:31:37this Grade II listed building has been home to one of England's
0:31:37 > 0:31:41oldest provincial Masonic lodges since 1865.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46Local author and historian Malcolm Toogood is here
0:31:46 > 0:31:48to tell Sally and David more.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- I can't help noticing, this isn't a theatre.- No.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53- It was originally a theatre.- Right.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55And you're actually within the original four walls
0:31:55 > 0:31:57of that 1750 theatre.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00But the basis of the room hasn't changed at all, then.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03So the pillars we're looking at there, that was the stage.
0:32:03 > 0:32:04That was the stage in 1774.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08The problem was you had no form of ventilation system in it.
0:32:08 > 0:32:09So you just imagine,
0:32:09 > 0:32:12you've got 800, 900 people crowded in here on a busy night.
0:32:12 > 0:32:13Lots of candles.
0:32:13 > 0:32:17Lots of candles, tallow candles made from animal products.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20You've got the situation where personal hygiene
0:32:20 > 0:32:21wasn't at 21st-century standards.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23And no ventilation.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26So it wasn't the finest evening one might have spent at the theatre.
0:32:28 > 0:32:33One person who really helped put this theatre on the map was one of
0:32:33 > 0:32:37the greatest tragic actresses England had ever seen -
0:32:37 > 0:32:38Sarah Siddons.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42Born into a very prolific acting dynasty,
0:32:42 > 0:32:47the Kembels, Sarah showed amazing ability from an early age.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49By the time she was 20, she was spotted
0:32:49 > 0:32:51and recommended to the famous actor and theatre manager
0:32:51 > 0:32:57David Garrick, who went on to have several theatres named after him.
0:32:57 > 0:33:02He had her for trial in London in 1775. But he rejected her.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05He felt that her voice wasn't strong enough for the London stage.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09So she went back into repertory and was eventually found
0:33:09 > 0:33:11and brought here in 1778.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13And that was really the point at which her career took off
0:33:13 > 0:33:17because Bath then was the winter watering hole for London society.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19- Yeah.- And they all came here to the theatre.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Of course, when they went back to London in the spring,
0:33:22 > 0:33:25her reputation went back with them.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28And then the empresarios started coming to look at how good she was.
0:33:28 > 0:33:32One of these empresarios was Drury Lane theatre owner Sheridan,
0:33:32 > 0:33:34who persuaded her to move to London.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36Sarah was an instant hit
0:33:36 > 0:33:39and was crowned the queen of tragedy on the English stage.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43Despite her phenomenal success, Sarah never forgot the stage which helped
0:33:43 > 0:33:47her become famous and returned to Bath from time to time to perform.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51In 1799, she agreed to come back to perform for the benefit
0:33:51 > 0:33:54of William Diamond, who was the actor-manager here.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58And it was announced from this stage at 10pm
0:33:58 > 0:33:59on a Saturday evening
0:33:59 > 0:34:02that Mrs Siddons would be performing here next week.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06And the Bath Harold announced on the Monday morning that by 8am
0:34:06 > 0:34:08that morning, all of the box seats had already been sold.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11- So it just spread like wildfire. - Spread like wildfire.
0:34:11 > 0:34:12And there was no...
0:34:12 > 0:34:15There were no Twitter feeds or anything like that in those days.
0:34:15 > 0:34:17- No.- It was just word-of-mouth.
0:34:17 > 0:34:19So she arrived in the city on the Wednesday.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Wherever she went, she was mobbed
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- because she was by then an internationally famous actress.- Hm.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29So when they open the doors at 4pm on the Saturday to let
0:34:29 > 0:34:32the visitors in, the newspaper says that pandemonium broke out,
0:34:32 > 0:34:34- as you can probably imagine.- Yeah.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37So the management decided that it would be a good idea
0:34:37 > 0:34:40if they started the play to calm it all down,
0:34:40 > 0:34:43which happened until, of course, Sarah herself came on stage.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46- And they all went crazy. - And it all kicked off again.- Yeah.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49And as the newspaper says, the constable was summoned.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51- They were warned.- The constable!
0:34:51 > 0:34:53There were probably 1,000 people in this room.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55But they sorted it all out.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59But you get an idea that this idea of culture, personality and so on...
0:34:59 > 0:35:01That was 1799, and it was happening even then.
0:35:01 > 0:35:06Some say Sarah's spellbinding performances may have been
0:35:06 > 0:35:09influenced by a number of tragic events in her own life,
0:35:09 > 0:35:14from an unhappy marriage to outliving five of her seven children.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20Sarah Siddons died in 1831, age 75,
0:35:20 > 0:35:25but will forever be remembered as the greatest actress of the 18th century.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32Back on the road, Nigel and Margie
0:35:32 > 0:35:34are making their way to Corsham.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Oh, I don't like this steering wheel.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- No, it's too big, isn't it? - It's thin, isn't it?
0:35:40 > 0:35:42- Thin and wide.- Oh, awful.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Where would we be without a moan, eh?
0:35:45 > 0:35:47Yeah.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49We're British, for goodness' sake.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51- SHE LAUGHS - You have to have a whinge.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- Actually, the collective noun for actors is a whinge.- Is it?
0:35:56 > 0:35:58- A whinge of actors. - A whinge of actors, yeah.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03Well, I'd never heard of that one before. Anyway, onwards and upwards.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05There is still shopping to be done.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11This looks very high-end to me.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Looks nice. Nice, nice, nice!
0:36:13 > 0:36:16Situated within a pretty Georgian country house,
0:36:16 > 0:36:20Harley Antiques holds a huge range of antique furniture and collectibles.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22It's run by Mark.
0:36:22 > 0:36:23- Hello. I'm Nigel.- Mark.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31This is very posh.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34This is all very, very posh.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Ooph!
0:36:42 > 0:36:45With £205 left,
0:36:45 > 0:36:48they've certainly got some cash to splash.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Looks like a sort of pearly king hat.
0:36:50 > 0:36:51THEY LAUGH
0:36:51 > 0:36:55- Right, and how much is that? - It's 88 at the moment but...- Hm.
0:36:56 > 0:36:57Right.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- Hm.- Yeah, that's... That's, yeah.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Well, if you don't fancy that,
0:37:02 > 0:37:06what about a Venetian 1950s Murano glass vase then?
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Ticket price - £78.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16- Say 65 for that then is the absolute best.- All right.- Yeah.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20To try and make it for that is...
0:37:20 > 0:37:22You know, with the special holes in it as well,
0:37:22 > 0:37:25- so it is quite...- Yeah, yeah, yeah. - It's quite a lot of work.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27What is your thinking, Margie?
0:37:27 > 0:37:29It's a nice, handsome piece and I like it.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32- It's heavy.- So if I like it, somebody else will like it.- Yeah.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35You couldn't squeeze it a bit more, could you?
0:37:35 > 0:37:36And then we'll leave you.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40- No, I'm afraid 65... - 58 wouldn't buy it? For cash.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- 58 for cash, then, yeah. - Right, we've done it.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45- OK.- Marvellous. - SHE LAUGHS
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Phew!
0:37:47 > 0:37:49- Thank you.- Yes.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52That final purchase means our teams are all bought up.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56Well, we got ourselves a fifth item, didn't we?
0:37:57 > 0:38:00Time for a bit of show and tell, me thinks.
0:38:01 > 0:38:04DAVID: Well, do you think these two are looking nervous?
0:38:04 > 0:38:06- Very nervous. I'm always nervous. - Depressed.
0:38:06 > 0:38:11Because you know what, Harper, your glass is always half full.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14It is, of course it is. I live on optimism and hope.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Well, I acknowledge that and I salute you.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19Are you going to need hope with these things you've got?
0:38:19 > 0:38:20You know what, I don't think so.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22We take the whole lot at once? OK, here we go.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Ah! Look, look!
0:38:24 > 0:38:26- Oh, gosh!- Look.
0:38:26 > 0:38:27Here we go.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30- Shall we start up here? - Well, we'll sneak down there.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31Oh, you come down.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36- Yeah, this is a nurse's bike.- Yeah. - From 1910. It looks just like...
0:38:36 > 0:38:38BOTH: Call The Midwife!
0:38:38 > 0:38:41- Exactly.- It has got the original pump. New saddle and new basket,
0:38:41 > 0:38:44- but everything else, in the original condition.- The original pump.
0:38:44 > 0:38:47- How much?- How much, Sally? - I can't remember.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49THEY LAUGH After all that! 90.
0:38:49 > 0:38:50MARGIE GASPS
0:38:50 > 0:38:54TIM: What will they make of your unknown soldier?
0:38:54 > 0:38:55Who is this, Nige?
0:38:55 > 0:38:58Now, with your interest in Samuel Johnson,
0:38:58 > 0:39:00we believe you'll know who this is.
0:39:00 > 0:39:01Oh, I see. Blimey!
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Yeah, it's Prince of Abyssinia.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06- Rasselas. Rasselas. - How do you know that?
0:39:06 > 0:39:08That's Ra-say-less.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10I think you're making this up.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13This book was really popular. It was mentioned Jane Eyre,
0:39:13 > 0:39:14George Elliott.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Good Lord, really?
0:39:16 > 0:39:19- And how much did you pay? - How much do you think?
0:39:19 > 0:39:21- For a museum piece.- A figure?
0:39:21 > 0:39:24I reckon, if you paid more than 80 for that...
0:39:24 > 0:39:27- Oh!- ..you're in trouble.
0:39:27 > 0:39:28Seriously?
0:39:28 > 0:39:3050... Not 25 quid!
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- Oh, no.- Tell them.- Oh, God.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36- Ten pounds for Rasselas. - Ten pounds for Rasselas.
0:39:36 > 0:39:37We really did pay ten pounds.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39- But we don't... It's not Rasselas. - I have no idea who...
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- THEY LAUGH - For crying out loud!
0:39:42 > 0:39:43That has me feeling a bit of a duffer.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47- Enough of this silliness. - Yeah, come on. Come and see ours.
0:39:47 > 0:39:48Let's get to the serious bit.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52- There we are.- Oh, look at this.- Oh!
0:39:54 > 0:39:55- There we are.- Ganesh.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- That's a Ganesh. - That's a Ganesh.- Yeah.
0:39:57 > 0:40:01- And we thought he would bring us really good luck.- OK.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Little did we know that he might have been asleep...
0:40:04 > 0:40:05on this occasion.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07THEY LAUGH
0:40:07 > 0:40:09And was he very expensive? Cos he's quite new, he's quite modern.
0:40:09 > 0:40:1115.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12- £15?- 15 quid.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15You can't bargain that for £15 anywhere.
0:40:15 > 0:40:17TIM: What about the desk and chair?
0:40:17 > 0:40:20- This is interesting. - This is my sort of favourite.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22- Now, this is mahogany, right? - That's wonderful.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24You're going to sell that no problem.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26But look, we've researched Kingfisher of West Brom,
0:40:26 > 0:40:28and they are high-end.
0:40:28 > 0:40:30And it cost...they cost...
0:40:30 > 0:40:3140 quid.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35- No way! You're going to be aces with that.- That is a lovely thing.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38- So, eclectic mix. - And we shall see you at the auction.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40- We shall see you at the auction. - Can't wait.- Brilliant.
0:40:40 > 0:40:44- Come on you.- Jolly good. - We go this direction.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48TIM: Out of earshot, what did they really make of each other's lot?
0:40:48 > 0:40:51I thought theirs were much wilder choices than ours, weren't they?
0:40:51 > 0:40:54- Yeah.- In fact, they were bonkers, really.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57- They were very funny.- And all that rubbish about that spelter figure.
0:40:57 > 0:40:58Oh, that was funny.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01DAVID AND SALLY LAUGH
0:41:01 > 0:41:03So basically, I don't care. If...
0:41:05 > 0:41:10..nobody buys Rasselas, he has already earned his money.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12They were both petrified.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15They were both thinking, "Why don't we know anything about Rasselas?
0:41:15 > 0:41:16"We are going to look so stupid."
0:41:16 > 0:41:19These two know everything about Rasselas.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22The bike and the gramophone is kind of high risk.
0:41:22 > 0:41:23- High risk game to play. - Very high risk.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26What do you think is high risk on ours?
0:41:26 > 0:41:28On ours?
0:41:28 > 0:41:31I don't think there is anything high risk. I think...
0:41:31 > 0:41:33- Maybe we paid a bit too much for that lamp.- We did.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35- But you know more than I. - Yeah, I think we have.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37We'll scrape a profit.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39- Yeah, OK.- We better had.- Yeah, yeah.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- I am a little afraid by their collection, though.- Why?
0:41:42 > 0:41:44- It looks, like, seriously, doesn't it?- No, it doesn't.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Apart from Ganesh.
0:41:46 > 0:41:48- Yeah, Ganesh is brand spanker. He was made last Tuesday.- Yeah.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- There is no doubt about that. - Rasselas trumps Ganesh.
0:41:51 > 0:41:54I mean, like, not the actual, you know, god or anything,
0:41:54 > 0:41:56but the...
0:41:56 > 0:41:59Yeah, we've got Ganesh with Rasselas, there is no doubt.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02THEY LAUGH
0:42:02 > 0:42:03Uh-oh, she's off again.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05Moving swiftly on,
0:42:05 > 0:42:08it's time to head to auction.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12From starting in Gloucester,
0:42:12 > 0:42:14our two teams have travelled 175 miles
0:42:14 > 0:42:17and are now motoring towards Twickenham, in South West London,
0:42:17 > 0:42:19for the big finale.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22So, how are you feeling about the auction?
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- Um, I'm quite nervous, actually. It's funny, isn't it?- Are you?
0:42:25 > 0:42:28I've never really been to an auction before.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31And I'm fascinated to know how the guy at the top
0:42:31 > 0:42:33knows that it is a bit.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35You see it on film always, and they're going...
0:42:35 > 0:42:37They make these funny signs.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40- Yeah.- But sometimes they don't seem to make a sign at all.
0:42:40 > 0:42:41Oh, yes.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43It is a fine art, as you'll see.
0:42:45 > 0:42:48- Hello again.- Good to see you both.
0:42:48 > 0:42:52- Hello, yeah.- Oh, my gosh. Oh, hello.- Hi there.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56- I love the colours.- Oh, thank you. You look fabulous.- Thank you.
0:42:56 > 0:42:57Are you excited or nervous?
0:42:57 > 0:42:59- A bit nerve-racking.- Both.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- Yeah, we had a little chat about it in the car.- BOTH: Yeah.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06And you might have just the right eccentric audience here.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09- Oh!- That's what Nigel thinks.- Oh, OK.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11Well, let's go and see how eccentric they are, shall we?
0:43:11 > 0:43:13I didn't think our stuff was eccentric.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Nigel thinks it's very eccentric.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18- Does that make us eccentric? - Yeah, I think!- We don't know.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21TIM: Our teams' treasures will be going under the hammer
0:43:21 > 0:43:22at High Road Auctions,
0:43:22 > 0:43:25and David Holmes is the man with the gavel.
0:43:25 > 0:43:29So what does he make of our celebrities' lots?
0:43:29 > 0:43:31The little Charles desk and chair. Super little lot.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33It has got a West Bromwich maker on it.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35I rather like that lot.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38I think as a favourite this week...
0:43:38 > 0:43:41Do you know, it might even be the bicycle.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44It's different, isn't it? It's quirky and it's a bit of fun.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47I think that...that might do quite well.
0:43:48 > 0:43:53Nigel and Margie spent £253 on five auction lots...
0:43:54 > 0:43:57..while Sally and David forked out a bit more,
0:43:57 > 0:43:59spending £303 on their five lots.
0:44:02 > 0:44:05Our teams are taking their seats in the saleroom,
0:44:05 > 0:44:10and it is a busy one with buyers in the room and online.
0:44:11 > 0:44:15- I've got a really itchy nose. - DAVID LAUGHS
0:44:15 > 0:44:17Oh, you've just bought it, well done.
0:44:17 > 0:44:18A pair of Troika vases.
0:44:18 > 0:44:22TIM: Hey, keep your hands down cod your lot is up first, Sally.
0:44:22 > 0:44:25It is the View-Master, complete with the selection of reels.
0:44:26 > 0:44:29At £20 with the internet. I'll take five in the room.
0:44:29 > 0:44:32- Go on!- 'I've got a bit of £20. I have it with the internet.'- Go on!
0:44:32 > 0:44:34The gentleman is urging you on there.
0:44:34 > 0:44:35'Bid me five on it.'
0:44:35 > 0:44:37Do something about it!
0:44:37 > 0:44:39At £20 only.
0:44:39 > 0:44:42I'll take five in the room. I'm selling to the internet then.
0:44:42 > 0:44:44- It is here to be sold.- Oh!
0:44:44 > 0:44:46- '25.'- BOTH: 25!
0:44:46 > 0:44:48£30 with the internet. I'll take five again.
0:44:48 > 0:44:51- 'It's all happening on the internet.'- Go on!
0:44:51 > 0:44:52At £30 only.
0:44:52 > 0:44:55It's on the internet then. I think we are done. It has got to be sold.
0:44:55 > 0:44:57Done at 30.
0:44:57 > 0:44:59- Oh!- That's a great start.
0:44:59 > 0:45:02That is a great start. I was worried about that one.
0:45:02 > 0:45:06Nice little earner there to kick things off for Sally and David.
0:45:07 > 0:45:12Can Nigel and Margie's Murano vase make them some money?
0:45:12 > 0:45:16- We've got to get quite a large margin.- We have.
0:45:16 > 0:45:17We are worrying already.
0:45:17 > 0:45:19They're getting really worried, these two.
0:45:19 > 0:45:21It's terrible.
0:45:21 > 0:45:23Bid me £20 for it. It must be worth 20.
0:45:23 > 0:45:25It is 1950s, madam, any good to you?
0:45:25 > 0:45:26£20, the lady's bid there.
0:45:26 > 0:45:27'Take five again.'
0:45:27 > 0:45:30At £20. 25 with the gentleman, madam. 30.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32Are you sure? It's cheap, isn't it?
0:45:32 > 0:45:3528, can we tempt you with that? £30, sir.
0:45:35 > 0:45:3730 bid. Two again.
0:45:37 > 0:45:40It's only money. £32, madam. Are you sure?
0:45:40 > 0:45:43You'll regret it later. £30, the gentleman's bit behind you.
0:45:43 > 0:45:44'I'll take two on it.'
0:45:44 > 0:45:46Last chance. I've got that gentleman's bid at the back.
0:45:46 > 0:45:4732 on the internet.
0:45:47 > 0:45:49- There you go. - 'I'll take 35 in the room.'
0:45:49 > 0:45:52Are you sure? At £32, the bid is with the internet.
0:45:52 > 0:45:56I need five in the room. Selling with the internet. Are we done?
0:45:56 > 0:45:58It is selling at 32.
0:45:58 > 0:46:00- Oh!- Oh, no.- Down a bit.
0:46:00 > 0:46:04We've taken a slight...a slight hit.
0:46:04 > 0:46:06A bit of a hit.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08I took a bath, as they say.
0:46:09 > 0:46:13The Venetian vase hasn't proved too popular in the saleroom.
0:46:13 > 0:46:16I wonder if an oak gramophone will fare a bit better.
0:46:17 > 0:46:20Margie, would you like to hear it?
0:46:20 > 0:46:22If you think I'm going to help you sell your gramophone...
0:46:22 > 0:46:25Nigel, would you like to hear the gramophone?
0:46:25 > 0:46:27- No.- No?
0:46:27 > 0:46:29And there it is over there.
0:46:29 > 0:46:30Would you like to bid on it?
0:46:30 > 0:46:32No, could we play it for you?
0:46:32 > 0:46:34Of course you can. Wind it up.
0:46:34 > 0:46:36- 'Who would like to try that?' - Oh, would you mind?
0:46:36 > 0:46:38- 'Not at all.'- Thank you.
0:46:38 > 0:46:40There we go, they're working it!
0:46:42 > 0:46:44This is the oak case gramophone.
0:46:44 > 0:46:46- It's in lovely working order. - I'm hoping it doesn't work.
0:46:46 > 0:46:49'I hope for your sake it is now, guys. And we have a collection
0:46:49 > 0:46:52'of 78 RPM records with it.'
0:46:52 > 0:46:53We'll just enjoy the moment.
0:46:53 > 0:46:57The lovely letter R, a wonderful present for someone called Rebecca.
0:46:57 > 0:46:58Or Roy.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02It takes you right back to 1910.
0:47:03 > 0:47:05David, this is rather pitiful.
0:47:05 > 0:47:08Listen, I'll do anything to sell something.
0:47:08 > 0:47:09I'll start dancing in a minute.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12TIM: Will this pair stop at nothing?
0:47:13 > 0:47:15I've never had any dance lessons.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18We'll come and do this in your house.
0:47:18 > 0:47:20LAUGHTER
0:47:20 > 0:47:23Or not, as you prefer.
0:47:23 > 0:47:25We might have to pay you, of course.
0:47:25 > 0:47:26Thank you, everybody. Thank you!
0:47:30 > 0:47:35In working order. There must be at least 28, 30 78 RPM records.
0:47:35 > 0:47:38- There's got to be 30 in the box, hasn't there?- Yes, think there is.
0:47:38 > 0:47:40Yeah, there's about 30 in the box. We're selling those with it.
0:47:40 > 0:47:43We should ask you 100, but I'm going to start straight in at £50
0:47:43 > 0:47:45- for that.- Oh, you're too kind. - I'll take 55.
0:47:45 > 0:47:47At 50, the bid is on commission.
0:47:47 > 0:47:49I'll take five on the internet.
0:47:49 > 0:47:50'Come along, guys, don't be so mean.'
0:47:50 > 0:47:53Bid me 55. Bid is 65, bid.
0:47:53 > 0:47:56£70, sir. Thank you. It is still cheap.
0:47:56 > 0:47:57I'll take five on the internet.
0:47:57 > 0:47:59'The bid in the room, at £70 only.'
0:47:59 > 0:48:00We need more than that!
0:48:00 > 0:48:02'I'll take 75 on the internet.'
0:48:02 > 0:48:04Anybody else want a bit of history there?
0:48:04 > 0:48:07It's all up and running. 75 with the internet. £80, sir.
0:48:07 > 0:48:10£80, it's cheap.
0:48:10 > 0:48:11It is cheap.
0:48:11 > 0:48:15£80. At £80, I have the gentleman here. I need five on the internet.
0:48:15 > 0:48:19Any other interest in the room? It is selling. Are we done?
0:48:19 > 0:48:21You're out online. Done at 80.
0:48:21 > 0:48:25- Well, that's on paper of fiver, but it is a loss...- A loss.
0:48:25 > 0:48:27- ..if you take into account for the commission.- That is a loss.
0:48:27 > 0:48:29But very well performed, I must say.
0:48:29 > 0:48:31- And you well danced.- Thank you.
0:48:33 > 0:48:35That may be a small loss after commission,
0:48:35 > 0:48:37but someone's got a good deal there.
0:48:39 > 0:48:44Will Nigel and Margie's Hindu god see their luck change?
0:48:44 > 0:48:46'£20 for it. £20 for this one.'
0:48:46 > 0:48:49Very decorative. Thank you, sir. Bid me five at the back of the room.
0:48:49 > 0:48:50- Oh, you're in. - 'Who's bidding on this lot?'
0:48:50 > 0:48:53At 25. 30. 35?
0:48:53 > 0:48:56£30, your bid, sir. I'll take five on the internet.
0:48:56 > 0:48:59The gentleman is bidding here at £30 only.
0:48:59 > 0:49:01Done, selling at 30...
0:49:01 > 0:49:04- Made a profit.- Well done, Dubble Bubbled.
0:49:04 > 0:49:05TIM: Nigel loved it,
0:49:05 > 0:49:07and it looks like someone else did too.
0:49:07 > 0:49:09Nice profit there.
0:49:11 > 0:49:15Next up, it is Sally and David's wounded warrior.
0:49:16 > 0:49:17Bid me £20 for it.
0:49:17 > 0:49:19'It's cheap at that, isn't it? £20 for it.'
0:49:19 > 0:49:22- Come on.- Come along, 20. Thank you, sir. I'll take five again.
0:49:22 > 0:49:23£20 only?
0:49:23 > 0:49:25'I'll take 25 on the internet.'
0:49:25 > 0:49:27He's got a hipster beard
0:49:27 > 0:49:29and gladiator sandals,
0:49:29 > 0:49:32all the latest fashion accessories.
0:49:32 > 0:49:34- 25.- There you go. That's handsome bit did...
0:49:34 > 0:49:3530 bid.
0:49:35 > 0:49:37'I'll take five again, madam.'
0:49:37 > 0:49:3835? It's cheap.
0:49:38 > 0:49:4135, thank you. £40, sir.
0:49:41 > 0:49:45He's got a helmet that makes it look like he's got metal ears.
0:49:45 > 0:49:47TIM: Gosh, she's right.
0:49:47 > 0:49:49Go on!
0:49:49 > 0:49:51At £35 only. Any bids with the internet?
0:49:51 > 0:49:52And a meringue-shaped helmet.
0:49:54 > 0:49:56Are we done? It's selling at 35 to the room.
0:49:58 > 0:50:00- Rasselas!- Rasselas takes Ganesh.
0:50:00 > 0:50:01Well done!
0:50:02 > 0:50:03'And lot number seven...'
0:50:03 > 0:50:07Sally's help sure worked. What a fantastic profit.
0:50:09 > 0:50:11These two are getting annoying, aren't they?
0:50:11 > 0:50:13What do you mean GETTING annoying?
0:50:13 > 0:50:14You ARE annoying!
0:50:16 > 0:50:19Now, now, children, let's see if you
0:50:19 > 0:50:22and Nigel can play catch-up with your Art Deco lamp.
0:50:24 > 0:50:27£20 for that. Let's get it started at something. Thank you, madam.
0:50:27 > 0:50:29Take five again, internet.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31At £20 only. I'll take five bid.
0:50:31 > 0:50:3330. Five again, sir.
0:50:33 > 0:50:36£35. 40, madam.
0:50:36 > 0:50:37- There is no justice! - Five again, sir?
0:50:37 > 0:50:40He's got it for 40.
0:50:40 > 0:50:41- Oh, come on!- 'Give me another'
0:50:41 > 0:50:43five-pound bid for it.
0:50:43 > 0:50:44At £40 only.
0:50:44 > 0:50:47- Where's the net?- Gosh!
0:50:47 > 0:50:51The bid is in the room this time. Done at £40 only.
0:50:51 > 0:50:54- Bad luck.- That is sad.- That is awful.
0:50:54 > 0:50:56- It's sad, yeah.- Sally... Terrible.
0:50:56 > 0:50:59Oh, no, that's really, really bad.
0:50:59 > 0:51:04Perhaps they should have tried Sally's hard-sell tactic.
0:51:05 > 0:51:07The auctioneer's favourite is up next.
0:51:07 > 0:51:09It's Sally and David's 20th-century bicycle.
0:51:11 > 0:51:12- Can you ride a bike? - I can ride a bike.
0:51:12 > 0:51:14Could you ride the bike around here?
0:51:14 > 0:51:16But can I ride the bike into all these precious things?
0:51:16 > 0:51:18THEY LAUGH
0:51:18 > 0:51:20I'll take 60 on the bicycle.
0:51:20 > 0:51:23It is a lovely lot, isn't it? At £50 only.
0:51:23 > 0:51:2560 bid. 70. 80.
0:51:25 > 0:51:2790. I'll take five.
0:51:27 > 0:51:28100.
0:51:28 > 0:51:32- I'll take another five on it. Are you sure?- Oh!- At £100.
0:51:32 > 0:51:34Was that a yes? 105.
0:51:34 > 0:51:37At £100. I'll take 105, madam.
0:51:37 > 0:51:39You won't see another one.
0:51:39 > 0:51:42At £100. We'll even pump the tyres up, what do you say?
0:51:43 > 0:51:46105, commission is out, it is the lady's bid at the back.
0:51:46 > 0:51:48'I'll take 110 on the internet.'
0:51:48 > 0:51:51I have got to say it, bear with, bear with.
0:51:53 > 0:51:55At £105, it is your bid, madam.
0:51:55 > 0:51:57'I'll take 110 on it.
0:51:57 > 0:51:58'At £105.'
0:51:58 > 0:52:00Done at 105. Yes, Madam.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03- That's very... Well done. - Thank you. Well purchased.
0:52:05 > 0:52:07Good spot, Sally. Another profit.
0:52:08 > 0:52:12- I'm sweating.- Yeah.- Sweaty palms.
0:52:13 > 0:52:14You're right to be nervous, Nigel.
0:52:14 > 0:52:16To stay in the game,
0:52:16 > 0:52:18you and Margie really need to make some money
0:52:18 > 0:52:20on your 19th-century card case.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24- Now, if this doesn't make a profit, I'm storming out.- Are you?- Yeah.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26- Oh, no.- Be ready.
0:52:26 > 0:52:27£20 only.
0:52:27 > 0:52:28'Who is going to get it started?'
0:52:28 > 0:52:30This lot still has the cards.
0:52:30 > 0:52:32£20 at back of the room.
0:52:32 > 0:52:35- 'With some period cards inside.' - With the cards inside.
0:52:35 > 0:52:38While that was all happening, we had 25 on the internet, actually.
0:52:38 > 0:52:39Can I take 30 in the room?
0:52:39 > 0:52:41LAUGHTER
0:52:41 > 0:52:44£30 in the room. I thank you, sir. Take five, madam?
0:52:44 > 0:52:47They're cheap, aren't they? £35, thank you. Bid me 40, sir.
0:52:47 > 0:52:4940 bid. Take five again, madam.
0:52:49 > 0:52:51At 40 only, the gentleman's bid.
0:52:51 > 0:52:53They usually go for 100.
0:52:53 > 0:52:54- Don't they?- 'It's in the room,'
0:52:54 > 0:52:56you are out online.
0:52:56 > 0:52:59Are we done at £40 to the room?
0:52:59 > 0:53:02- I mean, they go for 100. - That's a tragedy, really.
0:53:02 > 0:53:06That loss sees Sally and David's lead increase.
0:53:06 > 0:53:09But their final lot is their big-ticket item -
0:53:09 > 0:53:12the baluster vases.
0:53:12 > 0:53:14£50, the two of them. They've got to be worth 50, surely.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16Come on, guys, £50 for the two.
0:53:16 > 0:53:18Online. I'll take 60 in the room.
0:53:18 > 0:53:21£50. 60 I'll take in the room. I have a bid
0:53:21 > 0:53:23'on the internet at £50 only.'
0:53:23 > 0:53:26I'll take five in the room. They are going to be sold.
0:53:26 > 0:53:2955, thank you very much, madam. I'll take 60 with the internet.
0:53:29 > 0:53:33At £55. 60 bid. Five again, madam? They are cheap.
0:53:33 > 0:53:34'At 60 with the internet.'
0:53:34 > 0:53:35I'll take 65.
0:53:35 > 0:53:38They're cheap, aren't they? 65 for the two.
0:53:38 > 0:53:40You know you want to. That was the wrong answer, wasn't it?
0:53:40 > 0:53:42Bid me 65 for the two.
0:53:42 > 0:53:44Thank you very much. Bid me 70 on the internet.
0:53:44 > 0:53:46£65 we have in the room.
0:53:46 > 0:53:4970 online, madam. Take five again? The internet know a bargain,
0:53:49 > 0:53:50I'm sure you're missing out.
0:53:50 > 0:53:53No, it's £70, the bid with the internet.
0:53:53 > 0:53:56I'll take five in the room. 75. Was that a bid? Are you sure?
0:53:56 > 0:53:59She's fanning herself!
0:53:59 > 0:54:01'I'll take five.'
0:54:01 > 0:54:02She's just teasing now, isn't she?
0:54:02 > 0:54:04At £70, the bid is with the internet.
0:54:04 > 0:54:06Anybody else in the room?
0:54:06 > 0:54:09They are selling online. Last chance, done at 70...
0:54:09 > 0:54:11Last chance.
0:54:11 > 0:54:12Oh!
0:54:12 > 0:54:15- Oh, dear.- Not double happiness.
0:54:15 > 0:54:17TIM: No, more like double trouble.
0:54:18 > 0:54:21- Nigel, we've got to get up and do something.- Yeah.
0:54:21 > 0:54:23I agree. To have any chance of winning,
0:54:23 > 0:54:26your mahogany desk and chair needs to impress.
0:54:26 > 0:54:29Come on, Nigel, your turn to show and tell.
0:54:31 > 0:54:33Boring! HE CLEARS HIS THROAT
0:54:33 > 0:54:36- No, this is lovely.- Sorry. - No, it's lovely.
0:54:36 > 0:54:38Look at that!
0:54:38 > 0:54:42- It doesn't slope. It's flat, perfect.- Oh, he's picking it up!
0:54:42 > 0:54:44And it's got a flat top...
0:54:44 > 0:54:45And a brass label.
0:54:45 > 0:54:48..so that children can even do their homework on it nowadays,
0:54:48 > 0:54:50- when they had to do them on laptops. - And it's mahogany.
0:54:50 > 0:54:52The laptop doesn't slide off the desk.
0:54:52 > 0:54:54And this is the last one today.
0:54:54 > 0:54:58No, it is a lovely object from a very famous company.
0:54:58 > 0:55:00Matching chair.
0:55:00 > 0:55:02Beautifully demonstrated, I've got to say.
0:55:02 > 0:55:06- Go on, let's hear you start. - Really interesting.- Excellent.
0:55:06 > 0:55:08- Yeah, really interesting. - Informative?- Yeah.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10It was fascinating. The best I've ever heard.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12£30 for it, let's get it started.
0:55:12 > 0:55:14£30 on the internet.
0:55:14 > 0:55:1835 is bid, sir. 40. Five again. 50 quid.
0:55:18 > 0:55:20£50? You get a chair as well.
0:55:20 > 0:55:23- DAVID LAUGHS - £50?
0:55:23 > 0:55:25Go on, £50, sir.
0:55:25 > 0:55:28- Go on.- Be a sport. £50 for the lot. 50 bid. Five again.
0:55:28 > 0:55:3055 with the lady.
0:55:30 > 0:55:31- Oh!- '£60, sir.'- Yeah!
0:55:31 > 0:55:3460 with the internet. 65, madam?
0:55:34 > 0:55:3765, thank you. Bid me 70 on the internet.
0:55:37 > 0:55:41At £65, the bid is in the room. 70 bid. Five again, madam.
0:55:41 > 0:55:44Thank you. £75, the bid in the room. I'll take 80, online bidder.
0:55:44 > 0:55:46I have never seen another one. 85?
0:55:48 > 0:55:51£85 is bid. I thank you. Bid me 90 on the internet.
0:55:51 > 0:55:5485, the bid in the room. I'll take 90, internet buyer.
0:55:54 > 0:55:5695.
0:55:56 > 0:55:59One more. You've come all this way. It's only money. £95.
0:55:59 > 0:56:01Bid me 100 on the internet.
0:56:01 > 0:56:04- Have you stopped smiling?- Well...
0:56:05 > 0:56:07£95, it's the lady's it in the room.
0:56:07 > 0:56:09I need 100 on the internet.
0:56:09 > 0:56:12I think you might have it, you know. At 95, the bid is in the room.
0:56:12 > 0:56:16You are out online. Selling at 95.
0:56:20 > 0:56:22- Very, very well done.- Well done.
0:56:24 > 0:56:27Now, that is more like it. What a wonderful result.
0:56:27 > 0:56:31But is it too little too late for Nigel and Margie?
0:56:31 > 0:56:33OK, let's go outside and work it out.
0:56:33 > 0:56:34- Right.- Right.
0:56:36 > 0:56:39Nigel and Margie started with £400.
0:56:39 > 0:56:41After paying auction costs, sadly,
0:56:41 > 0:56:46they made a loss today of £58.66.
0:56:46 > 0:56:50So they end the trip with £341.34.
0:56:50 > 0:56:52Bless them. Nice-looking couple.
0:56:54 > 0:56:57Sally and David also kicked off with £400,
0:56:57 > 0:57:02and they made a slightly smaller loss of £40.60 after auctioning costs.
0:57:02 > 0:57:06This means they finish with £359.40.
0:57:06 > 0:57:09So they are crowned today's winners.
0:57:10 > 0:57:11Well done.
0:57:12 > 0:57:18- The Ganesh team...- Yes? - ..lost about £60.- Right.
0:57:18 > 0:57:23The Rasselas team lost about...£40.
0:57:23 > 0:57:25So we are the winners!
0:57:25 > 0:57:27Rasselas takes it!
0:57:27 > 0:57:28But it has been a brilliant experience.
0:57:28 > 0:57:30- Thank you so much for coming. - Kiss. Pleasure.
0:57:30 > 0:57:32You have been a great team-mate.
0:57:32 > 0:57:35- Really enjoyed your company. - Thank you.
0:57:35 > 0:57:38- Listen, jump in your classic for the last time.- Yeah, good luck.
0:57:38 > 0:57:41- Enjoy yourself. See you. - Cheers. Bye-bye.
0:57:41 > 0:57:43- Bye, bye!- Bye!- Off we go.- Bye!
0:57:45 > 0:57:50- Aw...- Oh, it's sad.- I know. Good journey.- Yeah, it was.- Great journey.
0:57:50 > 0:57:53Well, that was a really great experience.
0:57:53 > 0:57:54It was incredible, wasn't it?
0:57:54 > 0:57:58- And will you ever buy furniture in a shop again?- No.
0:57:58 > 0:58:00- No, I'm definitely going to the auction again.- Yeah.
0:58:02 > 0:58:03- Brilliant.- Yeah, it is.
0:58:03 > 0:58:08Hurrah! Another two celebrity converts.
0:58:08 > 0:58:09My work here is done.
0:58:09 > 0:58:13And until next time, fare thee well.