0:00:02 > 0:00:03The nation's favourite celebrities...
0:00:03 > 0:00:05- Oh, I like that.- ..paired up with an expert...
0:00:05 > 0:00:08- Oh, we've had some fun, haven't we? - ..and a classic car.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10It feels as if it could go quite fast.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14Their mission, to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16- Yes!- Fantastic.- I'll do that in slow-mo.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- Come on, boys!- But it's no easy ride.
0:00:21 > 0:00:25- Da-da!- Who will find a hidden gem?
0:00:25 > 0:00:28- "Don't sell me!"- Who will take the biggest risks?
0:00:28 > 0:00:31- Go away, darling! - Will anybody follow expert advice?
0:00:31 > 0:00:35- I'm trying to spend money here. - There will be worthy winners...
0:00:35 > 0:00:38- Yes!- ..and valiant losers.
0:00:38 > 0:00:43Put your pedal to the metal, this is the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip!
0:00:45 > 0:00:46Yeah!
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Today we're in Glasgow to start antiquing in the company of old pals
0:00:54 > 0:00:59and showbiz icons Clare Grogan and Alex Norton.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01I love the car.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04It's so cool, isn't it? My dad used to have one of these.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- No, really?- I don't know if I'm ready to talk and
0:01:08 > 0:01:10drive at the same time!
0:01:10 > 0:01:15Our Scottish celebs are pootling along the streets of their hometown
0:01:15 > 0:01:18in this rather smart 1968 Triumph Herald.
0:01:18 > 0:01:19When was it we were in Gregory's Girl?
0:01:19 > 0:01:23I always think it's, like, you know, ten minutes ago.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24- It wasn't, was it?- It wasn't!
0:01:24 > 0:01:27It was 1981, Alex.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31And not only was it in the year our new antiquers met on the set of cult
0:01:31 > 0:01:33hit film Gregory's Girl,
0:01:33 > 0:01:38but it was also when Clare shot to pop stardom as Altered Images
0:01:38 > 0:01:41clocked up their first two top ten hits.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43# I could be happy
0:01:43 > 0:01:45# I could be happy. #
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Since then, she's starred in comedies like Red Dwarf and dramas
0:01:49 > 0:01:50such as EastEnders.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53The name of this
0:01:53 > 0:01:55show should actually be Antique
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Celebrity Road Trip, don't you think?!
0:01:57 > 0:02:00What are you saying?! I'm still young!
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Performer pal Alex is an actor and director who is best known for the
0:02:05 > 0:02:10eight years he spent as steely detective Matt Burke in crime drama
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- Taggart.- We can put them away.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15All we need is your statement, you'll be protected.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18- Do you think I'm stupid or something?- You need our help!
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Alex has graced a host of roles on
0:02:20 > 0:02:23big and small screens from Shetland and
0:02:23 > 0:02:28Local Hero to Pirates Of The Caribbean and Two Doors Down.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Time to call action on their shopping adventure!
0:02:31 > 0:02:33I keep on saying to everyone I love a rummage.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35But I'm not an expert.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39I mean, certain things interest me, but I'm not going to tell you.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42- I'm not giving anything away! - Oh, I see, it's started, hasn't it!
0:02:42 > 0:02:44I don't want you stealing my ideas.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Oh, you see, I thought we were going to be, like, cooperative, but no!
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Why change a habit of a lifetime?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Indeed, let's be competitive.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53The gloves are off. The gloves are off.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55And I'm going to give you a sound thrashing.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Because I know a wee bit about antiques.
0:02:57 > 0:02:58You've always been all talk!
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Our dramatic double act will have
0:03:01 > 0:03:04£400 each to spend and will be in
0:03:04 > 0:03:08the capable hands of our very own tartan twosome,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10auctioneers Anita Manning and Paul Laidlaw,
0:03:10 > 0:03:15who are negotiating the streets of Glasgow in this 1970s Citroen DS 20.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Seriously, Clare Grogan!
0:03:17 > 0:03:20If you'd told me when I was a wee teenager, "You know, one day, Paul..."
0:03:20 > 0:03:22I'd have said, "Behave yourself!"
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- Oh, wow. - She's amazing!
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Are you going to be dumbstruck?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Are you going to go back to being like a wee boy?
0:03:32 > 0:03:35I could just be standing there like that.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37"Paul, back to antiques!"
0:03:40 > 0:03:45Time for our expectant experts to meet their new showbiz chums.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47- Watch out!- Hiya!- Hello!
0:03:49 > 0:03:53Hiya, guys.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55You're a wee bit like Lady Penelope there, Clare!
0:03:55 > 0:03:56I am totally.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00Penelope Pitstop, eat your heart out! How are you doing?
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Terrific.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05- Do you like?- Am I driving that?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07If you want, it's all yours.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13- Lovely to see you.- We've had a wee blether.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- Yes.- About who's going to have who.
0:04:16 > 0:04:21He is going to have Clare because he fancies Clare!
0:04:21 > 0:04:24You're a very, very bad woman!
0:04:25 > 0:04:28We're holding hands already!
0:04:28 > 0:04:31I'm going to have you, because I fancy you!
0:04:35 > 0:04:37So it's going to be you and me in the car?
0:04:37 > 0:04:41We are in this because we are sleek and sophisticated.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- We are, aren't we? - Righty-o, then.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Let's get this show on the road.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49Journey of a lifetime!
0:04:49 > 0:04:52This is going to be a big adventure!
0:04:53 > 0:04:57I think this could be the start of a beautiful friendship.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Today we're giving our Scottish icons a wee treat
0:05:00 > 0:05:02as they start their
0:05:02 > 0:05:05journey off in their hometown of Glasgow.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10They'll then roam around the country for nearly 250 miles in search of
0:05:10 > 0:05:13some antique treasures before wandering south
0:05:13 > 0:05:14for an auction in Ayr.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18So, Alex, here we are.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22The beginning of a big antiques adventure.
0:05:22 > 0:05:23- Isn't it great?- It's great.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25I hope it isn't going to be murder!
0:05:26 > 0:05:28I haven't heard that for a while!
0:05:28 > 0:05:31I know! They say the old ones are the best.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32Do you mean us?
0:05:34 > 0:05:35Well, I'm excited.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37And so you should be!
0:05:37 > 0:05:39I'm always a bit excited, mind you!
0:05:39 > 0:05:40Is that your approach to life?
0:05:41 > 0:05:43"I'm doing the shopping, I'm excited!"
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Nice, nice. Am I distracting you already?
0:05:48 > 0:05:52- Oh, darling! - Eyes on the road, Paul!
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Time to focus on some shopping.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58And today's adventure begins at Glasgow City Antiques.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01- This is it.- Let's see what's going to happen.
0:06:02 > 0:06:03Let's do it, come on.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06They specialise in furniture,
0:06:06 > 0:06:10but I don't think Clare and Paul will struggle to find a variety of
0:06:10 > 0:06:12antiques around here.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16Wow! I'm already seeing things I love.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20There's got to be some treasures in here.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23What treasure? I've not seen your taste.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Oh, I know. It's quite muddled up, my taste.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- OK!- This should be fun!
0:06:28 > 0:06:31You know, my husband always says I'm the only person that can barter
0:06:31 > 0:06:33down... Upwards!
0:06:33 > 0:06:35Barter upwards when I'm trying to barter.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36He's always going, "Is that all?
0:06:37 > 0:06:40"Are you sure that's all you want for this?"
0:06:40 > 0:06:43So if I start any of that, nip it in the bud.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Clare, Clare, Clare!
0:06:45 > 0:06:48The jackets are off, it's time to get serious.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51- The balloon!- Maybe not.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- That is so silly. - What now?
0:06:54 > 0:06:57I kind of like these sort of sets of glasses.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58Do you think it's overdone?
0:06:58 > 0:07:00I've only got one problem with those.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02What kind of a glass is that?
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- Sherry?- Problem.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07You see, sherry's coming back in fashion.
0:07:07 > 0:07:08- Is it?- Yes.- Is it?
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Surely you know that, Paul.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12A guy as fashionable as me, with these threads on?
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Come on, Paul, get with it!
0:07:14 > 0:07:16It's got a decanter as well, you're kidding me.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- There's a decanter.- So that's £45.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22And look at that with the thistle on it.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24I thought we were just looking at glasses.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26But it's this and this.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28The glasses are better than the decanter.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30You know how good these are,
0:07:30 > 0:07:34the artisan cared enough to sign them.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- That's special.- I love these.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39So do I. So is that a contender?
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- Yeah, what do you think? - I love it.- The ticket price is £45.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47What can you do with that, Clare?
0:07:47 > 0:07:51Try to get it south of 45. South of 45.
0:07:51 > 0:07:52- Not up!- No, not up, not up.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Are you sure you only want £45 for this?!
0:07:55 > 0:07:57- I'll give you more!- Do you know they're signed?!
0:07:57 > 0:08:01Yes! Don't let me do any talking!
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Negotiation by mime, perhaps.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Sally's in charge today.
0:08:05 > 0:08:06- Hello.- Hiya, how're you doing?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- I'm good, thank you.- How can I help?
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Well, I spotted these lovely glasses.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- Oh, right.- They're not lovely, you just spotted these glasses.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- Clare.- I just spotted these ordinary glasses.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- Good start!- These glasses seem OK to me!
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Nothing more than that.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Nothing more than that.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Clare's offered £30.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Let's see if Sally can talk the owner into it.
0:08:32 > 0:08:33- Fingers crossed.- He'll go for 30.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35- He-hey!- Yay!
0:08:35 > 0:08:39- High five!- Probably the biggest discount he's ever given!
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Well, that was quick. Well done, you two.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47Now, while this pair continue their search,
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Anita and Alex seem to be stuck in a little traffic.
0:08:50 > 0:08:56I heard that you bought a watercolour, unsigned,
0:08:56 > 0:09:00but it was by somebody of some significance?
0:09:00 > 0:09:04It was. I just saw it in an auction in London on the wall and thought,
0:09:04 > 0:09:07"That looks like it's been painted by somebody who really knows what
0:09:07 > 0:09:08"they're doing."
0:09:08 > 0:09:12I took it down to one of the big auction houses in London
0:09:12 > 0:09:15and they said it's a William Henry Hunt.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- Wow.- Who, I have to say, I'd never heard of before.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21- Wow!- But it's worth a hell of a lot more than I paid for it!
0:09:21 > 0:09:27But what that's shown you, Alex, is that you've got an eye.
0:09:27 > 0:09:28You've got an eye.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31My partner's got an eye!
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Laidlaw, look to your laurels!
0:09:36 > 0:09:41While you celebrate, Anita, Paul and Clare are shopping up a storm.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43- This?- On Red Dwarf, that would just
0:09:43 > 0:09:45about qualify as some sort of ray gun.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48It would have, definitely!
0:09:48 > 0:09:49That's crazy!
0:09:49 > 0:09:511930s vacuum cleaner.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56What looks like some sort of marble, Bakelite-type composition.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58That's Bakelite, for sure.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01And there's a touch of the Art Deco about that.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- It's fun, isn't it? - No money, £35.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07I mean, I've got to say, it's a museum piece.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09What on earth are you going to do with it?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11But what an object.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13- Do you like?- I do like it.
0:10:13 > 0:10:15This is all going rather swimmingly.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Will Sally spoil the mood?
0:10:17 > 0:10:20£35, is there a better price than that for us?
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Probably 25.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- OK.- That's one in the bag and a vacuum to think about.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Anything else?
0:10:32 > 0:10:34How do you like my new friend, Clare?
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Your topless new friend!
0:10:38 > 0:10:42Noticed! You're right, now you mention it.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- Art Nouveau.- Yeah, I love a bit of Art Nouveau.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Wants to be Belle Epoque.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Those halcyon days before the First World War.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- Yeah.- So 1890, 1900, let's say.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55I really do love it, but I just
0:10:55 > 0:10:59can't imagine how expensive this might be.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Could be way out of budget. What do you think?
0:11:02 > 0:11:03295.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08- It's too rich.- Shall we ask, though, anyway?
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Bold move, Clare.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12But have you fallen in love?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15So you like my beautiful lady, do you?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- We love her.- I know. - Could you part with her?
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- That's the big question.- I will negotiate, certainly.
0:11:22 > 0:11:23She's been here about 18 months.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Right.
0:11:25 > 0:11:26£100?
0:11:28 > 0:11:31Go on, Sally. Sally, go on, go on, go on.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- Go on, go on, Sally.- I would do...
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- ..130.- It's up to you.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40- She's a bargain.- Let's have her.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- She's a bargain.- Thank you!
0:11:42 > 0:11:43It's my pleasure.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45- That's us done, yeah?- Yeah.
0:11:45 > 0:11:46- Or...- Or?
0:11:46 > 0:11:49I keep on thinking about the vacuum cleaner!
0:11:49 > 0:11:51I am so with you.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54It's £25 and you cannot walk past it.
0:11:54 > 0:11:55No, well, we couldn't!
0:11:55 > 0:11:58We loved it. We were playing with it for ages!
0:11:58 > 0:12:02We didn't even have it plugged in! That's how sad we are.
0:12:02 > 0:12:03- We're doing it, then?- 25?
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- Yeah. Another one.- What a start!
0:12:05 > 0:12:08An Art Deco vacuum cleaner, an Art Nouveau lamp
0:12:08 > 0:12:12and the glasses with decanter, all for £185.
0:12:12 > 0:12:13Good luck at the auction.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18Elsewhere, with Alex back in his native city,
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Anita is taking him for a stroll,
0:12:21 > 0:12:25or paddle, down memory lane as they step on board the Waverley,
0:12:25 > 0:12:28the last seagoing paddle steamer in the world.
0:12:31 > 0:12:32Permission to come aboard, sir?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Absolutely, please carry on.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36- After you.- Oh, thank you. Thank you.
0:12:38 > 0:12:39Oh, I'm so looking forward to this!
0:12:41 > 0:12:43It'll be great, Alex!
0:12:44 > 0:12:48It's an unconventional way to get to their first shop,
0:12:48 > 0:12:53but Alex and Anita are taking their very own Antiques Boat Trip down the
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- River Clyde.- When you were a wee boy,
0:12:56 > 0:12:58did your folks take you "doon the watter"?
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Oh, yes. We went down a lot.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06Taking the Waverley down the river during the annual local holiday,
0:13:06 > 0:13:08known as the Glasgow Fair,
0:13:08 > 0:13:12was a tradition which is fondly remembered by our two passengers.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15- Oh, the Glasgow fair! - Glasgow stopped working!
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- For a fortnight.- Stopped working for a fortnight.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22And it was time for play, and hundreds of thousands
0:13:22 > 0:13:26of Glaswegians got on this very boat.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27That's right.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- And went down, "doon the watter"! - "Doon the watter"!
0:13:30 > 0:13:33# Goin' doon the watter for the fair
0:13:33 > 0:13:36# And so we're goin' doon the watter
0:13:36 > 0:13:40# Och, we're goin' doon the watter for the fair
0:13:40 > 0:13:43# We'll wind our way to Rothesay Bay... #
0:13:43 > 0:13:48This paddle steamer was launched in 1946 and it evokes a lot of memories
0:13:48 > 0:13:50for one Alex Norton.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55This was a special treat, was to go on the Waverley down to Rothesay.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57The great thing that I loved about
0:13:57 > 0:13:58it was when you came past all the big
0:13:58 > 0:14:02ships. You know, they were all lined up on the docks.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05And you're looking at these massive behemoths, you know?
0:14:06 > 0:14:10The Clyde has always been important to Scotland's largest city.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11Long before Alex's childhood
0:14:11 > 0:14:14holidays when the paddle steamers were at
0:14:14 > 0:14:16their peak, a fifth of all the
0:14:16 > 0:14:19world's ships were built on this very river.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22But, while those ships went across the world,
0:14:22 > 0:14:24the steamers stayed close to home,
0:14:24 > 0:14:26taking passengers from the industrial city
0:14:26 > 0:14:27to the fresh air and scenery
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- down the river.- We tended to go to Saltcoats.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Oh, Saltcoats! Is that a wee bit upmarket?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37I don't know what it's like now!
0:14:37 > 0:14:40But upmarket wouldn't quite describe it when I went there!
0:14:40 > 0:14:42And we lived off boiled whelks.
0:14:42 > 0:14:43- Oh, right.- They used to grow really,
0:14:43 > 0:14:47really thick around the big pipe that went into the sea.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49Was it the sewage pipe?!
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Of course it was! It wasn't until I
0:14:51 > 0:14:52was much older that I put two and two
0:14:52 > 0:14:54together! We were eating these boiled whelks.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56It's a wonder we're still here!
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Of course, in those days, you didn't go to Majorca,
0:14:59 > 0:15:01you didn't go to any of these places.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04- No.- You went to the Clyde holiday resorts,
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- or the Ayrshire holiday resorts.- It was affordable.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08I loved it! We had a great time at Saltcoats.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13My dad used to say to my mum, "Get them dressed,
0:15:13 > 0:15:15"were going away for the day."
0:15:15 > 0:15:19- Yes!- My mum used to get us dressed up in white Clarks sandals,
0:15:19 > 0:15:22wee white kilts which she made herself.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25So we would be all dressed up and we went down on the Waverley.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29And I'll tell you, that was just post-war years,
0:15:29 > 0:15:31my dad had just come back from the war.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- Yeah.- When he came on the Waverley, he was proprietorial.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- Really?- It was as if he owned the Waverley.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42And he would take us down to the engine room.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44Oh, see, that was the big thing, wasn't it?
0:15:44 > 0:15:47- That was the big thing.- That was the huge thing on the Waverley,
0:15:47 > 0:15:48down to see the engines.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- Will we go and see it now? - Let's go.- Let's go and see.
0:15:51 > 0:15:52Come on, come on!
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Generations have marvelled at the
0:15:55 > 0:15:59size and power of the engines that drive the two paddle wheels.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04I am eight years old again!
0:16:05 > 0:16:07I'm eight years old, standing here.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Just being completely mesmerised by the engines.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13To step aboard the Waverley is to
0:16:13 > 0:16:15recall thousands of childhood memories,
0:16:15 > 0:16:17of days on the beach,
0:16:17 > 0:16:21ice creams and fish teas and to remember a time when the chance to
0:16:21 > 0:16:25escape city life meant a trip "doon the watter".
0:16:26 > 0:16:28And what holiday would be complete
0:16:28 > 0:16:30without a quick trip to the gift shop?
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- The flags are beautiful. - Flags are lovely, aren't they?
0:16:33 > 0:16:36The red Ensign, which will have flown at the stern of the ship.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38That was actually flown on the stern of the ship?
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- Yeah.- I want to get one of these. - This is a bit of the Waverley!
0:16:41 > 0:16:43I think somebody will want this.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- Is it in good condition? - It's in reasonable condition.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48- Can we have a look?- Yeah, have a look.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- Open it out.- Oh, I love flags, don't you, Alex?
0:16:51 > 0:16:52I do, actually.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Look at that. Oh, look at that!
0:16:57 > 0:16:59It's a wee bit raggedy-taggedy.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02But you know what, that's character, isn't it?
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- Authenticity. Adds character. - Authentociousness!
0:17:05 > 0:17:06What do you normally sell these for?
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Normally we'd sell these between £40 and £50.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12Depending on the condition.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14Well, we've got some condition issues there.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15Yeah, condition issues.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17- I mean, you know...- We've got condition issues.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Yes. I'm going to make you an offer.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24Now, I'm willing to take this off your hands...
0:17:26 > 0:17:27..for 25 quid.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31I think we'd be looking for a bit more than that for it.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34I think memorabilia from the Waverley is a
0:17:34 > 0:17:37very good thing to have. I'm willing to go to 30.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40How about that? And that's your oldest, tattiest one.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- If we do it for 30, you've got a deal.- Yeah, deal.- Done.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47- Oh!- Fantastic. Fantastic.- That's great.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- Thank you.- We wanted a bit of the boat.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52That's so good, because he wouldn't sell me the wheel!
0:17:52 > 0:17:54You know, I wanted that, really.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57He wouldn't be able to guide the boat if you bought it!
0:17:57 > 0:18:01We'd manage somehow! Right, thank you very much.
0:18:01 > 0:18:02Yes! Yes, yes, yes!
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Alex, that is your first buy!
0:18:06 > 0:18:07- Did you enjoy it?- I loved it.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09And you know what?
0:18:09 > 0:18:10I love it so much...
0:18:12 > 0:18:14..I'm going to wear
0:18:14 > 0:18:19- it! Look at that.- Prince Alex, the Prince of Antiques!
0:18:19 > 0:18:21Yes! Thank you, my liege.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22Pleasure doing business with you.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26That unexpected find gets their shopping up and running.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Elsewhere, Clare and Paul have
0:18:30 > 0:18:33guided the Triumph Herald 20 miles east to
0:18:33 > 0:18:37the village of Newhouse, where Greenside Antiques awaits.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- Hey!- How's that?
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- Perfect!- No pressure, Clare.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- Absolutely not.- Three things in the bag.- We are sorted!
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Glad you're both relaxed!
0:18:50 > 0:18:53This seems the perfect spot for a gentle browse around.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Have you seen anything?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Well...
0:19:05 > 0:19:06I'm still looking, I think.
0:19:11 > 0:19:15I'm always a bit drawn towards the Clarice Cliff stuff.
0:19:15 > 0:19:16Or is everybody so over it?
0:19:16 > 0:19:21But it really just reminds me of my mum and dad's little display cabinet
0:19:21 > 0:19:24at home, because as wedding presents they got a number
0:19:24 > 0:19:25of Clarice Cliff things.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Clarice Cliff was the designer whose bold patterns helped create
0:19:29 > 0:19:31some of the most iconic and now
0:19:31 > 0:19:33collectable ceramics of the 20th century.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36I've got a problem with that.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40A/F - As Found.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43And what it's telling us is that there is an issue.
0:19:43 > 0:19:47And if you look closely, there is at least one chip at the back,
0:19:47 > 0:19:49- you see it?- Oh, I do see it.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52If you see A/F on a label, it's warning you.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55And it's a very fair way of doing business.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57Yeah. It's pretty, though, isn't it?
0:19:57 > 0:19:59It is, it is, it is.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02What are the odds there is any more Clarice Cliff in the building?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04I think there's...
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Did I see a coffee...? Am I making that up?
0:20:07 > 0:20:11No. It might have been somewhere else I saw it.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Let's leave them to rummage and take a peek at Anita and Alex.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17As they wave farewell,
0:20:17 > 0:20:21their jaunt on the river has left them in the village of Kilcreggan.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25And just a stroll down the pier is Kilcreggan Antiques.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28This former boatyard is crammed with interesting items.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30And here to meet them is owner Roo.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Hi, hello.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Oh, it's lovely to meet you.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Well, it looks beautiful.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Everything sparkly and gorgeous.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Sounds promising!
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Alex, isn't it so exciting, all this stuff?
0:20:46 > 0:20:48All this stuff, I know.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Give me a shout if you see anything you like.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Actually, my eye's just fallen on this.
0:20:53 > 0:20:58My missus has got a lovely mirror like this, and it's a family heirloom.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00And that's a wee set, look.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02And you can see there's a bit of quality there.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04It's attractive, isn't it? The wood's lovely on that.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08- When you look at it... - Bevelled mirror.- The bevelled...
0:21:08 > 0:21:10The bevelled... You've got all the jargon!
0:21:12 > 0:21:15You've got all the jargon. Because that's important.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16That requires work.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18- That's right, exactly.- That requires work.
0:21:18 > 0:21:21I think Alex might be rather good at this!
0:21:21 > 0:21:24These do sell in auction.
0:21:24 > 0:21:29But the ones that get best money are the ones that are in cases.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30- Ah, yes.- A fitted case.
0:21:30 > 0:21:34- Yes, yes.- Or ones that are silver or enamelled.
0:21:34 > 0:21:35Something to think about.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37What else takes your fancy?
0:21:37 > 0:21:39This picture. I like portraits.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42- Yes, I do too.- And I think this one is rather well done,
0:21:42 > 0:21:44I think it's somebody who knows what they're doing.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46I don't think it's an amateur kind of daubing.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- I agree with you.- That's a striking portrait.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50It has a certain amount of quality.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53There's something about the eyes, they're really kind of vivid,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55- aren't they?- It's a nice thing.
0:21:55 > 0:21:56You've been lucky with pictures before.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58I have been lucky with pictures before.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00You know what, I'm going to keep that in reserve.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- I'm going to think about that one. - Keep that in reserve.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Now, here's a wee thing.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06It was priced up at 130.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- Yeah.- Then it went to 95.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11And then it went to 80.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13And now it's at 70.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16So that means that it's been here for a while.
0:22:16 > 0:22:17For a wee while.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Looks like Anita spies a deal!
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Good find, Alex.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Now, how are things going in the search for Clarice Cliff?
0:22:25 > 0:22:29- There.- Oh, Rhodanthe pattern.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33- It's lovely.- It just reminds me of my mum and dad's so much.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38There's just something lovely about thinking I can keep going with this
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Clarice Cliff story in my life.
0:22:40 > 0:22:41I have noticed, though, that it does
0:22:41 > 0:22:43have that A/F thing on that you spoke
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- to me about.- This is...
0:22:45 > 0:22:49I think we need to get in there and find out exactly what A/F means.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Sounds like a job for owner Alan.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56The coffee service has an £85 ticket price.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58So where's the damage?
0:22:58 > 0:22:59- On the lid.- I see.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02We have a couple of wee dings there.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05The pot itself is good.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09And the two cups have small damage, one's got a wee crack on it.
0:23:10 > 0:23:15I'm pretty sure... Yeah, a tiny, tiny line there.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20So, is there anything that can be done with the £85 asking price?
0:23:20 > 0:23:23As they're damaged, I'd help you along, I'd make that £40 for you.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Sorry, we're rubbish at poker!
0:23:29 > 0:23:31- £40!- All right, £90!
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Now you're talking!
0:23:34 > 0:23:35That's more Clare's style!
0:23:37 > 0:23:39We know what we're doing here, don't we?
0:23:39 > 0:23:41I think so. Yeah?
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Yes, £40.
0:23:44 > 0:23:45It's a deal.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Thank you, Alan.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Thanks to Alan's generosity,
0:23:50 > 0:23:53that's a £45 discount for the Clarice Cliff coffee service.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Are you sure?
0:23:55 > 0:23:57No!
0:23:57 > 0:23:58Clare, Clare, enough.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00Quit while you're ahead, eh, Clare!
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Back at Kilcreggan, Anita has her eye on something else.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09There's a wee, wee, wee, tiny purse here.
0:24:09 > 0:24:14- Sounds small, then.- It's a souvenir from the Glasgow exhibition probably
0:24:14 > 0:24:16of 1911.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19Edwardian. It's having a wee look at Art Nouveau.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22There's a wee bit of Art Nouveau about it.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24And you open this wee clasp here...
0:24:26 > 0:24:28..and there's a wee compartment.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35Right? And it shows you images of buildings of that time.
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Oh, look at that! At the exhibition.
0:24:37 > 0:24:42- Yeah.- The exhibition of 1911 was a six-month-long fair.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44Impressive buildings were assembled just for the event,
0:24:44 > 0:24:47which attracted over nine million visitors.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49I love that. I think that's great.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Well, don't say it too loud, because Roo's standing here!
0:24:52 > 0:24:53Oh, right enough. No, it's terrible.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57- Let's not bother.- The period, I know that you like Arts and Crafts.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Well, it's around about that period as well.
0:24:59 > 0:25:05- That's perfect.- It's been a cheap souvenir of the exhibition.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07It would be a wee reminder.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10Something affordable that you could take back.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13It was in 1911 but is it still affordable?
0:25:13 > 0:25:15The price I had on that was 24.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17- Right.- But...
0:25:19 > 0:25:22..I could do it for...
0:25:22 > 0:25:24How about 16?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27I'd be happier if we got it for 12.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31Well, charm offensive, Alex.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35I really like it but I don't think it's going to make a lot more,
0:25:35 > 0:25:38- if any more, at auction.- Is there anything else
0:25:38 > 0:25:41that you've seen here that we could maybe make a little bundle of?
0:25:41 > 0:25:42That's a possibility, too.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Time to have another look at that portrait.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46It's priced at £70.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49I keep getting drawn back to this portrait.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- It's mesmerising. - It's kind of mesmerising.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54I think it's done with a good hand.
0:25:54 > 0:25:59The thing about it, it's been there for a certain amount of time.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03It hasn't sold although it has quality, Roo.
0:26:03 > 0:26:06- Yes.- The fact that it is a portrait.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09A good-looking guy, not an old, ugly guy.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- A very fine-looking chap. - He's nice. He's fanciable.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15I tell you,
0:26:15 > 0:26:18if I could get that for 30 I would be very happy with that to take that
0:26:18 > 0:26:21- off your hands.- Bold move, that, Alex.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25How about 14 for the Glasgow purse and 30 for that?
0:26:28 > 0:26:31- Can't have your cake and eat it. - Yeah. That sounds good to me.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35- I think that's...- Let's do it. - Yes, I think that's great.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38That's smashing. These two things are lovely things.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Well done, you two. That generous
0:26:41 > 0:26:43discount gets you the silver souvenir
0:26:43 > 0:26:47purse and the portrait and your shopping for today is done.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49Thank you. All the best.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52Time for a well-earned rest for everyone.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53Nighty-night.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01A new day and a chance to reflect.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03So how did you get on yesterday?
0:27:03 > 0:27:05I'd be a little bit worried if I was you.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Ah, well, that may be.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Everything we bought I'd have in my house.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11- Really?- Oh, no.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13I'm feeling very confident today.
0:27:13 > 0:27:16You really think you've cracked it, don't you?
0:27:16 > 0:27:18I know I've cracked it.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21You really think you're on the home straight now and
0:27:21 > 0:27:23it's all yours for the taking.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26- Just you wait.- I don't think so, Mr Norton.
0:27:26 > 0:27:27No.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31Yesterday, Alex and Anita bought a flag from the Waverley,
0:27:31 > 0:27:34a pastel portrait and a silver souvenir purse...
0:27:34 > 0:27:36I love that. I think that's great.
0:27:36 > 0:27:42..leaving them with a rather grand £326 in their pocket...
0:27:42 > 0:27:46- Bye-bye.- ..while Clare and Paul have a haul comprising an Art Nouveau lamp,
0:27:46 > 0:27:50the sherry glasses and decanter, an Art Deco vacuum cleaner and the
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Clarice Cliff coffee service.
0:27:52 > 0:27:53Are you sure?
0:27:54 > 0:28:00All of that leaves them with £175 left to spend.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05How did your day with the gorgeous Clare go yesterday?
0:28:05 > 0:28:06Don't put it that way.
0:28:06 > 0:28:07At the end of the day she said,
0:28:07 > 0:28:09"It feels like we're setting up home
0:28:09 > 0:28:13"and just buying bits that we need for around the house." Too relaxed.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14Did your wee heart glow?
0:28:16 > 0:28:20- How was it with Alex and you? - What a time we had.
0:28:20 > 0:28:21Should I be worried?
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Well...
0:28:24 > 0:28:28What's to worry about on a lovely day like today?
0:28:28 > 0:28:31- Absolutely.- Well, exactly, Anita.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33All will be resolved later at an auction in Ayr.
0:28:34 > 0:28:39For now our teams are headed to the Perthshire town of Doune.
0:28:39 > 0:28:40Here they come.
0:28:42 > 0:28:43Yay!
0:28:44 > 0:28:48Clare was just complaining about you two keeping the talent waiting.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49Blame Laidlaw.
0:28:51 > 0:28:52How are you doing?
0:28:52 > 0:28:55We are going to have another lovely day.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57Shall we go? Shall we to it?
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Are we not going to the same place?
0:28:59 > 0:29:03- It's a race!- Hurry up!
0:29:03 > 0:29:06Hurry up! We'll get there before they get the bargains.
0:29:06 > 0:29:10- Losers!- Stalled the car like you always do.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13He's stalled it. Too much pressure!
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- Burn rubber, Alex. - Let's do this.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25Slow and steady, chaps, that's the way.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Now, how is everyone feeling about the day ahead?
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Superficially we're really relaxed and just buying
0:29:36 > 0:29:41- charming little things that just talk to us.- Yeah.
0:29:41 > 0:29:47Just underneath that relaxed veneer there is a machine at work.
0:29:47 > 0:29:48Ruthless.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53We're going to have you,
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- Norton.- You're going down, Manning!
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Ah, fighting talk.
0:29:58 > 0:30:02I'd expect a more considered approach in the other car.
0:30:02 > 0:30:03What do you fancy buying?
0:30:03 > 0:30:06I want to get something... I love the stuff we've got.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08I'd like to get something that's
0:30:08 > 0:30:11just, I don't know, a bit more pizzazz.
0:30:11 > 0:30:12Something of substance.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Arts and Crafts. If I can see any Arts and Crafts stuff,
0:30:14 > 0:30:16I'll be after that.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Well, you'd better get a move on.
0:30:17 > 0:30:23You're sharing your next shop and first to arrive it's team Grogan and
0:30:23 > 0:30:25- Laidlaw.- No Citroen.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27No sign of them.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30That's it. All the bargains are ours.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34Let's get in there and grab all the best stuff before they get here.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Grab away, chaps. Grab away.
0:30:38 > 0:30:39All ours.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52Oh, no. Do you know what that's worth at auction?
0:30:52 > 0:30:55£20, £25, I would say.
0:30:55 > 0:30:56Put it back, Clare. Put it back.
0:30:57 > 0:31:02I think maybe we do have to put our little hats on that make us think
0:31:02 > 0:31:04we've got to go for a killing here.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07- A wee banker?- Yes, that's over to you.- No pressure.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11- Thanks for that.- Because I'll just buy all this silly stuff.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15A weight just appeared on my shoulders.
0:31:15 > 0:31:16They made it before us.
0:31:17 > 0:31:18Better late than never.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20I hope they're not blagging all the good stuff.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23Oh, no, don't worry. They haven't got a clue what they're looking for.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Quick.
0:31:29 > 0:31:30Stand by, everyone.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33Do you need any help?
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Not that we'd give it, let me tell you right now.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39- So have you seen anything?- Like we'd tell you.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41Maybe, maybe not.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43We'll get no help here. We have to do this on our own.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46We can do it.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50It will make the pleasure of beating them all the sweeter.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54- Right.- We'd better get serious.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59There is just so much stuff.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03Too much. I feel myself getting kind of blinded by it.
0:32:03 > 0:32:05- Anita, Anita.- It's the Waverley.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09- You're not going to believe it. - Oh, wow.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Are we going for profit or being pretty chilled?
0:32:12 > 0:32:15They're not chilled. Seriously. They're on a mission to win this.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19# You take the high road and I'll take the low road
0:32:19 > 0:32:22# And I'll be in Scotland before you. #
0:32:22 > 0:32:27That's bravado. It's born of fear, I'm telling you.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30- Do you think? I'm not sure.- I'm not sure either.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- This is bravado.- I'm worried.
0:32:33 > 0:32:34And maybe you should be.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Looks like they've spotted something shiny.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Isn't that gorgeous?
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- That is gorgeous. - A wee medieval chest.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- I love the shape.- The shape is terrific.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47And I like the motif here, the ships, the wee boats.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50That's right. Well, we're into boats at the moment.
0:32:50 > 0:32:54What's the price on that? It's 165 they're asking for it.
0:32:54 > 0:32:55That's not too bad.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59These pieces are popular just now and they are handmade,
0:32:59 > 0:33:01handcrafted pieces.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Even if I get a wee bit of money off it,
0:33:03 > 0:33:06do you think I could turn a profit on that in the auction?
0:33:06 > 0:33:07There is every possibility.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10Sounds like the trinket box is a contender.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- Anything else?- I just noticed this as we came in here.
0:33:13 > 0:33:14Did you see this here?
0:33:15 > 0:33:17It just looks great.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20And again it's going back to that medieval look.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22That's right. Handmade, hand hammered.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26Everything was made by somebody and not stamped in a machine.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28- I know.- That's nice. 79 quid.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30- Not that expensive.- It's not a lot of money.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32The question is,
0:33:32 > 0:33:34- I- like it, would people hang that on their wall?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38That's the big question, Alex.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41That's the copper charger plate and trinket box to mull over.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Now how are the others getting on across the shop floor?
0:33:46 > 0:33:47Look, I found something.
0:33:48 > 0:33:53That is a free blown glass fishing float, OK?
0:33:53 > 0:33:55It's of no great consequence.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58Charming object but what are you going to do with it?
0:33:58 > 0:33:59But behold.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03Hand enamelling. There is some age to that.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07I put it to you that that is 19th century.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09It's honestly magical.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Do you know, my heart skipped a beat.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Talk me through this bit.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16This is the badge of the Cameronians,
0:34:16 > 0:34:21the Scottish Rifles, a regiment of the British Army.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25What the link is between the Cameronians and a fishing float,
0:34:25 > 0:34:26frankly I've got no idea.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29It's a conundrum but a charming conundrum.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31It's got poetry to it, hasn't it?
0:34:32 > 0:34:35£300.
0:34:35 > 0:34:3628.
0:34:36 > 0:34:40I kid you not, two digits, £28.
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- Seriously?- We've got to have it.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Sounds like you should seek out someone in charge.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Time for a chat with Shirley.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- Hello there.- Hello.- How are you? - I'm fine, thank you, how are you?
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Well, we're pretty good now.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55We are excited.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57- What have you found?- Bizarre thing.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01We've got the fishing float, the Cameronians, we love.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05We like the price tag but is there a slight bit to be taken off that?
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Oh, well. I can do 26.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12- 26 works for me. Yes?- Let's do it.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15- I've got the money.- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18That was quick. £26 agreed and another deal done.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Over in Arts and Crafts corner,
0:35:22 > 0:35:27there's a ticket price of £165 on the trinket box and £79 on the
0:35:27 > 0:35:32copper plate. Shopkeeper Peter has the vendor on the phone.
0:35:32 > 0:35:33Ed, hello.
0:35:34 > 0:35:35Well, this won't take long because
0:35:35 > 0:35:37you'll be so delighted with my haggling
0:35:37 > 0:35:40that we'll get this done quickly.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44Now if we could get the two of them for a decent price,
0:35:44 > 0:35:51I'm thinking of 120 for the box and I'm thinking
0:35:51 > 0:35:54of 45 for the charger.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58No chance? OK, well,
0:35:58 > 0:36:01tell me the lowest price you'd be prepared to let it go for.
0:36:02 > 0:36:03150. A-ha.
0:36:04 > 0:36:0760? You see, the thing is I've got to make a profit on this when I sell
0:36:07 > 0:36:10them otherwise I'll lose the whole thing.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13I know you do as well and I want us both to go home happy.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17205?
0:36:17 > 0:36:19I'll give you 200 for the two.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23- OK, it's done. Fantastic. - Yes!
0:36:23 > 0:36:24Good for you. All the best.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Thanks again. Goodbye now. Goodbye.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Top work, Alex.
0:36:28 > 0:36:33I think I could learn a wee bit about haggling from you, my darling.
0:36:33 > 0:36:37That works out as £145 for the trinket box
0:36:37 > 0:36:39and £55 for the copper plate.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41Thank you. Bye-bye.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49Meanwhile Clare and Paul are headed south towards Stirling,
0:36:49 > 0:36:53an ancient capital city that sits dramatically on the crossroads of
0:36:53 > 0:36:55the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00They're at Stirling Castle to hear the incredible story of one of the
0:37:00 > 0:37:02most ambitious restoration projects in Britain,
0:37:02 > 0:37:05to produce a tapestry that would bring a 16th-century
0:37:05 > 0:37:06palace back to life.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13Brian Gibson, a steward at the castle, is
0:37:13 > 0:37:15on hand to unravel the tale.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19So, Brian, what original tapestries were
0:37:19 > 0:37:21we recreating in 2002 and why?
0:37:21 > 0:37:25Well, it was part of the overall restoration programme at the castle.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27We recreated the interiors of the
0:37:27 > 0:37:30royal palace of King James V of Scots.
0:37:30 > 0:37:36James V was crowned King of Scotland at Stirling Castle in 1513,
0:37:36 > 0:37:41where nearly 30 years later he built a grand palace in honour of his
0:37:41 > 0:37:44French Queen, Marie de Guise.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47And he filled it with every luxury of the day.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50We know the numbers of tapestries
0:37:50 > 0:37:53and so we wanted to recreate tapestries
0:37:53 > 0:37:55to hang in his rooms.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59This set was chosen because they matched his descriptions in his
0:37:59 > 0:38:05inventories, a set of tapestries known as The History Of The Unicorn.
0:38:05 > 0:38:09The exact design of this tapestry is unknown but the weavers at Stirling
0:38:09 > 0:38:11attempted to recreate what might
0:38:11 > 0:38:13have hung from the walls of the palace
0:38:13 > 0:38:15using traditional methods,
0:38:15 > 0:38:19a painstaking project that would last for over a decade.
0:38:19 > 0:38:21I'm very interested in tapestry because my
0:38:21 > 0:38:23great-grandmother created some
0:38:23 > 0:38:28really beautiful tapestry but I have absolutely no idea about the process
0:38:28 > 0:38:32of that and it seems incredibly complicated to me.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Well, we've gone back to the
0:38:34 > 0:38:37original medieval methods and techniques to
0:38:37 > 0:38:40recreate these tapestries as closely as possible to the way they would
0:38:40 > 0:38:43originally have been made 500 years ago.
0:38:43 > 0:38:49And it's basically a simple process of weaving coloured threads through
0:38:49 > 0:38:51plain white threads,
0:38:51 > 0:38:56but to create something as complex in design as these tapestries are,
0:38:56 > 0:38:58it becomes a very complex process.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01And how many weavers were involved in this whole project?
0:39:01 > 0:39:04Well, we'd have three weavers working at a time on the loom,
0:39:04 > 0:39:08and then through the course of the project, which took 13 years,
0:39:08 > 0:39:11there were almost 20 weavers involved.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14How much are they producing per hour or per day?
0:39:14 > 0:39:16Not very much at all.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18About that much in a day.
0:39:18 > 0:39:19What?
0:39:20 > 0:39:22Extraordinary patience.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25An extraordinary project altogether,
0:39:25 > 0:39:28of you think this is the first time since the Middle Ages anyone has
0:39:28 > 0:39:33attempted to make a whole set of tapestries in the authentic medieval
0:39:33 > 0:39:36methods and techniques, and it's certainly the biggest project of
0:39:36 > 0:39:39this kind ever done in Britain.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41Because of the skill and labour required,
0:39:41 > 0:39:44tapestries were the preserve of the very rich.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48King James himself had around 100 tapestries.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53His palace was a grand Renaissance affair and these
0:39:53 > 0:39:56magnificent works of art were a symbol of power and wealth.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02Visitors were supposed to be awestruck by the splendour of their
0:40:02 > 0:40:07surroundings, and with the new tapestries now lining the walls,
0:40:07 > 0:40:09that sense of wonder can be felt once again.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Well, here we are in the royal palace
0:40:13 > 0:40:15in the Queen's Inner Hall
0:40:15 > 0:40:19with tapestries hanging on the walls all around us,
0:40:19 > 0:40:23showing the magnificence of the palace of the King and the Queen.
0:40:23 > 0:40:28Honestly, when I came through that door, I felt teary.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31I really genuinely felt quite overwhelmed.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34I'm shocked at how colourful it is here.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37We almost think of that as the Dark Ages.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40I don't know. And I'm quite surprised,
0:40:40 > 0:40:44genuinely surprised, by the extent of the colour...
0:40:44 > 0:40:45- Yes.- ..and pattern.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48I think at that time probably no-one in Scotland would have
0:40:48 > 0:40:49seen anything like it
0:40:49 > 0:40:51unless they'd been to France, because
0:40:51 > 0:40:54that was where the ideas were coming from.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58The complexity of the panels is astonishing and the story and
0:40:58 > 0:41:00meaning within each tiny detail
0:41:00 > 0:41:03would have been clear to a 16th-century audience.
0:41:03 > 0:41:08The seven panels in this tapestry tell the story of a hunt.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12Some suggest it's a story of beguiled lovers.
0:41:12 > 0:41:17To others, the unicorn represents innocence, purity and healing,
0:41:17 > 0:41:21leading many to regard the work as a biblical tale with the unicorn as a
0:41:21 > 0:41:25Christ figure. Regardless of the hidden meaning,
0:41:25 > 0:41:27the beauty of the panels is clear for all to see.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31It's just so funny because I never
0:41:31 > 0:41:33think of the Scots as being show-offs,
0:41:33 > 0:41:36apart from myself, obviously. I'm the world's biggest show-off.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39- But there was someone came before me.- James V certainly was.
0:41:40 > 0:41:45James V's palace was bold and ostentatious.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47And thanks to this spectacular restoration project,
0:41:47 > 0:41:49visitors can experience the beauty
0:41:49 > 0:41:52of these tapestries and see what life
0:41:52 > 0:41:56in a king's palace was like nearly 500 years ago.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01Further north, Alex and Anita have been back on the road and have made
0:42:01 > 0:42:04their way to Rait in Perthshire.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08They've arrived at their final stop of the trip, Rait Antique Centre.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10Lovely!
0:42:10 > 0:42:15- Hi, folks.- Hello.- Lovely to be here. I'm Anita.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17This is my sidekick.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19I'm Alex. How are you doing?
0:42:19 > 0:42:21- Nice to meet you.- Everything looks lovely.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23- It does, doesn't it?- All right?
0:42:23 > 0:42:26- His eyes are glowing.- Feel free to have a good look around.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29The radar's going.
0:42:29 > 0:42:30- Let's go and have a hunt.- Get stuck in.- Come on.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37There's an eclectic mix of antiques and vintage items.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40Being a top thespian,
0:42:40 > 0:42:44it's no surprise that a theatre poster has caught the actor's eye.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48Oh, now! We're talking here. Anita, come here and see this.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50- Look!- Is it an old theatre poster?
0:42:50 > 0:42:53It's an old theatre poster called The Streets Of Glasgow.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57It's written by, according to this, Mr Dion Boucicault.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00- Have you heard of him?- Oh, yeah. He was a very famous writer.
0:43:00 > 0:43:05As far as I know, he never wrote a play called Streets Of Glasgow.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07I think this is a pirate production.
0:43:07 > 0:43:11It happened all the time in those days because it says here at the
0:43:11 > 0:43:13bottom, there's a big scene of a house on fire.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17That was in one of his London productions and it was a sensation
0:43:17 > 0:43:19of the age. I think they've just ripped it right off,
0:43:19 > 0:43:22called it The Streets Of Glasgow and stuck it on somewhere in Glasgow.
0:43:23 > 0:43:26- I've got to have this.- Oh, you've got to have that!
0:43:26 > 0:43:29You know the trouble... Look, see at the bottom!
0:43:29 > 0:43:32- Not for sale.- Ah, no!
0:43:32 > 0:43:35So, the poster's a no-go.
0:43:35 > 0:43:39Thankfully, he's found something else that floats his boat.
0:43:39 > 0:43:41- Anita...- A-ha. - Come and look at this.
0:43:45 > 0:43:47- Fabulous!- Do you think we've cracked it?
0:43:47 > 0:43:49- Alex...- Look at this!
0:43:49 > 0:43:51That's fabulous.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54I love this. What does it say?
0:43:54 > 0:43:58Oh, God! I don't want to look. I'm feared to look at the ticket.
0:43:58 > 0:44:00- £80.- £80.
0:44:00 > 0:44:03We could put that with
0:44:03 > 0:44:05the red ensign.
0:44:05 > 0:44:07- We could, couldn't we?- Nice spot, Alex.
0:44:07 > 0:44:11The ship's compass could help make a nice nautical lot.
0:44:11 > 0:44:12Time to call on David.
0:44:12 > 0:44:16- David...- Alex has found this compass.
0:44:16 > 0:44:18- Has he?- Do you know anything about it?
0:44:18 > 0:44:19I don't, personally. It's not my piece.
0:44:19 > 0:44:21All I know is it's a ship's compass.
0:44:21 > 0:44:24- Yeah.- I don't even know what age it is.
0:44:24 > 0:44:28No. The box may - or may not - be original.
0:44:28 > 0:44:30- I'm thinking that.- Made at a later time.
0:44:30 > 0:44:32I'm thinking the box might not be original.
0:44:32 > 0:44:38That, I would say, is the first part of the 20th century anyway.
0:44:38 > 0:44:42I would like to offer on this £60 on this.
0:44:42 > 0:44:43It's not my piece.
0:44:43 > 0:44:46- No.- It belongs to Tony. But I will give him a ring.
0:44:46 > 0:44:49- Would you?- I think you may be in with a shout at that.
0:44:49 > 0:44:52Good! If I could get that for 60, I'd be delighted.
0:44:53 > 0:44:56David's got the vendor on the phone.
0:44:56 > 0:44:57Which way's this pointing?
0:44:57 > 0:45:01Tony says 60 would be acceptable and that's what you offered, so,
0:45:01 > 0:45:04- I think we've got a deal. - Tell him we have a deal.
0:45:04 > 0:45:08A generous £30 discount means Alex and Anita bag the ship's compass for
0:45:08 > 0:45:0960. Bravo!
0:45:11 > 0:45:12We stand a really good chance of winning this.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15- Do you know something?- What? - I think you're wonderful.
0:45:15 > 0:45:18- Do you?- Aye. - I think you're wonderful and all.
0:45:18 > 0:45:21Give us a wee hug.
0:45:21 > 0:45:26And on that lovey-dovey note, our celebrities are all bought up.
0:45:26 > 0:45:29Time for a spot of show and tell, methinks.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31I have had an absolute ball.
0:45:33 > 0:45:34I have loved it.
0:45:34 > 0:45:38I don't even care if you don't like our stuff, because I love it.
0:45:38 > 0:45:40I'm sure it will be wonderful. Are we going to get a look at it?
0:45:40 > 0:45:44- To see the wonder.- I think we do. I think we deserve it.
0:45:44 > 0:45:46You're going to be amazed!
0:45:46 > 0:45:47Oh, I say.
0:45:47 > 0:45:50- Oh!- And wait for it.
0:45:50 > 0:45:52Piece de la resistance.
0:45:54 > 0:45:56Paul Laidlaw.
0:45:56 > 0:45:58I say, that's very, very nice.
0:45:58 > 0:46:01This is a good night in and aftermath.
0:46:01 > 0:46:03- We're going to start with... - Drinks.
0:46:03 > 0:46:06..sherry. It's de rigueur at the moment.
0:46:06 > 0:46:09Coffee for afters. I've no idea what we're doing with that.
0:46:09 > 0:46:12It's a party game. This is just another guest.
0:46:12 > 0:46:15In the morning... The Hoover and ball is taken care of.
0:46:15 > 0:46:18Could you tell me about your little coffee set?
0:46:18 > 0:46:19Is that Clarice Cliff?
0:46:19 > 0:46:21- It is Clarice Cliff.- Oh, wow!
0:46:21 > 0:46:23You've got a big name there.
0:46:23 > 0:46:27We can't help but feel we'll do kind of OK
0:46:27 > 0:46:29- with that.- Of course you will.
0:46:29 > 0:46:31OK. Well, you've seen ours, let's see yours.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34- Shall we?- Oh, yes. They're going to be so jealous.
0:46:34 > 0:46:36I know. Careful now.
0:46:36 > 0:46:41- It's so valuable.- Let's be very, very gentle.
0:46:41 > 0:46:42Oh, yeah.
0:46:42 > 0:46:44Some Arts and Crafts in there.
0:46:44 > 0:46:47- A-ha.- Very nice. - A touch of the sea?
0:46:47 > 0:46:49Yes, we were on the Waverley.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52- Of course.- We have a maritime theme.
0:46:52 > 0:46:54- Isn't that wonderful, Paul? - I think it's magic.
0:46:54 > 0:46:57Yeah? Are you boggled by that?
0:46:57 > 0:47:00- It's a great thing.- What's the tiny wee thing?
0:47:00 > 0:47:02Now you're asking. Would you like to demonstrate?
0:47:02 > 0:47:05Now, this is a tiny, tiny,
0:47:05 > 0:47:11wee souvenir of the International Glasgow Exhibition of 1911.
0:47:11 > 0:47:13- Uh-huh.- Inside,
0:47:13 > 0:47:16there are photographic images of
0:47:16 > 0:47:19some of the buildings in the exhibition.
0:47:19 > 0:47:21- That's sweet.- That is special.
0:47:21 > 0:47:24- I really like it.- So, there we are.
0:47:24 > 0:47:26It's going to be very interesting, I think,
0:47:26 > 0:47:27to see what they fetch at the auction.
0:47:27 > 0:47:31We've bought quite different types of things, haven't we?
0:47:31 > 0:47:32OK, well, we'll see you there, then.
0:47:32 > 0:47:33OK.
0:47:34 > 0:47:38All very complimentary. But what do they really think?
0:47:38 > 0:47:40I think we have some competition with their stuff.
0:47:40 > 0:47:43- I kind of liked it. - Would you swap?
0:47:43 > 0:47:45- No.- Anything?
0:47:45 > 0:47:47- Maybe.- The handbag...
0:47:47 > 0:47:50- I loved that.- I'm not so sure about the Hoover.
0:47:50 > 0:47:53It would be a conversation piece at your dinner table.
0:47:53 > 0:47:55You think you'd have a Hoover on your dinner table?
0:47:55 > 0:47:57You don't need a Hoover when I'm at the dinner table.
0:47:57 > 0:47:59I'll Hoover the lot.
0:47:59 > 0:48:02I think it could be quite even Stevens.
0:48:02 > 0:48:03I think it's there or thereabouts.
0:48:03 > 0:48:05- We'll soon find out.- Come on.
0:48:07 > 0:48:09Well, not long to wait, chaps.
0:48:09 > 0:48:12After a successful trek around Central Scotland,
0:48:12 > 0:48:16our intrepid Road Trippers are heading south for auction in the
0:48:16 > 0:48:19seaside town of Ayr.
0:48:19 > 0:48:22I am slightly trepidatious about this auction this morning.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24- Are you? Me too.- Are you?
0:48:24 > 0:48:26Because I was feeling quietly confident at one point...
0:48:26 > 0:48:28- Me too.- ..but now I don't know.
0:48:28 > 0:48:30Now it's come to the crunch, I'm not so sure.
0:48:30 > 0:48:34I feel quite attached to the things I got and I really want someone else
0:48:34 > 0:48:38- to love them as much as I did. - Me too. And I hope that happens.
0:48:38 > 0:48:42Thomas Callan Auctions have been in Ayr for over 80 years.
0:48:42 > 0:48:48So, they should be the perfect place to find your lots a new home.
0:48:48 > 0:48:50Hello.
0:48:50 > 0:48:52You stole our parking spot.
0:48:56 > 0:48:58No time to stand about chatting.
0:48:58 > 0:49:01Let's remind ourselves of what they bought.
0:49:01 > 0:49:07Clare and Paul spent a total of £251 and have five auction lots.
0:49:08 > 0:49:14Anita and Alex parted with the most cash, spending £334 on five lots.
0:49:14 > 0:49:17But there is only four lots in the sale.
0:49:17 > 0:49:19Anita has some bad news for Alex.
0:49:19 > 0:49:23The little purse with the photographs in it has been lost.
0:49:23 > 0:49:26No! Oh, no.
0:49:26 > 0:49:29It's so disappointing but these things happen.
0:49:29 > 0:49:33- That was my favourite wee thing. - Oh, I know.- I loved that wee thing.
0:49:33 > 0:49:36- I know.- Do you know what the insurance estimate actually was?
0:49:36 > 0:49:39Yes, I can give you the auctioneer's
0:49:39 > 0:49:45insurance valuation on it and it was, wait for it, Clare, £75.
0:49:45 > 0:49:48- Really?- Really.
0:49:48 > 0:49:51Which means they have a £61 profit in the bank
0:49:51 > 0:49:53before the auction even starts.
0:49:53 > 0:49:54But what does auctioneer
0:49:54 > 0:49:57Michael Callan make of the rest of their offerings?
0:49:57 > 0:50:00There's actually lots of collectors of Arts and Crafts and
0:50:00 > 0:50:04decorative arts. This is a lovely copper trinket box.
0:50:04 > 0:50:07I think a box like that will make about £60-90.
0:50:07 > 0:50:10Pick of the bunch has got to be the Art Nouveau table lamp.
0:50:10 > 0:50:12It's a great size,
0:50:12 > 0:50:15it's in fair condition and it's been much admired through the viewing
0:50:15 > 0:50:19- yesterday.- Time to get settled in and get things under way.
0:50:21 > 0:50:25First up is Alex and Anita's Arts and Crafts copper plate.
0:50:25 > 0:50:28£40. 40 I am bid in the corner.
0:50:28 > 0:50:30At 40, any advance on 45?
0:50:30 > 0:50:3350. 55. 60.
0:50:33 > 0:50:37It's in the corner at 60. Any advance on 60?
0:50:37 > 0:50:39- Worth double, worth double.- In the corner at 60.
0:50:39 > 0:50:41All finished, then, at £60.
0:50:41 > 0:50:44- Yes!- Not a fortune!
0:50:46 > 0:50:50That's a great start, clocking up a profit on their first item.
0:50:50 > 0:50:51£60.
0:50:51 > 0:50:53This is bringing out something in me I don't like.
0:50:53 > 0:50:55We started well.
0:50:55 > 0:50:59Will the good start continue with the sherry glasses and decanter?
0:50:59 > 0:51:01- £20.- Yes, come on.
0:51:01 > 0:51:0220 I am bid. 20.
0:51:02 > 0:51:04Any advance on 20?
0:51:04 > 0:51:07- Come on.- At 25. 30.
0:51:07 > 0:51:10- Yes.- At 30. Any advance on 30? - They're really nice close up.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12At 30. Any advance on 30?
0:51:12 > 0:51:15- The closer you get to them the nicer.- The decanter is empty,
0:51:15 > 0:51:18that's the problem. At 30, any advance on £30?
0:51:18 > 0:51:20In the corner at 30.
0:51:20 > 0:51:22Come on, please, just a little more.
0:51:22 > 0:51:24Just a little advance.
0:51:24 > 0:51:28All finished, then, in the corner at 30.
0:51:28 > 0:51:30With some gentle encouragement from Clare,
0:51:30 > 0:51:32the glasses and decanter break even.
0:51:32 > 0:51:34Look on the bright side.
0:51:34 > 0:51:36Actually, there isn't one.
0:51:37 > 0:51:41Never fear, time to see if your Art Deco vacuum will clean up.
0:51:41 > 0:51:4460 for it? 40.
0:51:44 > 0:51:4620 I am bid, then. At 20.
0:51:46 > 0:51:5225? 30. 35. 40. 45. 50.
0:51:52 > 0:51:55- Yes.- 55. 60. 65.
0:51:55 > 0:51:57At 65.
0:51:57 > 0:52:00- Any advance on 65?- What?- On my left at 65.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03New bid at 70. At 70.
0:52:03 > 0:52:06Behind me at 70. Any advance on £70?
0:52:06 > 0:52:10Fair warning, behind, I am selling at £70.
0:52:10 > 0:52:14Wow, the gavel goes down on an incredible profit.
0:52:14 > 0:52:15That's wonderful.
0:52:15 > 0:52:19- Take that. Take that.- I am gobsmacked.
0:52:19 > 0:52:22Thank you. You really like me.
0:52:25 > 0:52:26Steady, Clare!
0:52:26 > 0:52:30Alex and Anita's compass and flag from the Waverley are next.
0:52:30 > 0:52:34£60. 60. 65. 70.
0:52:34 > 0:52:3875. 80. 85. 90. 95. 100.
0:52:38 > 0:52:40And ten. 120.
0:52:40 > 0:52:42At 120. Seated at 120.
0:52:42 > 0:52:44A wee bit of history here.
0:52:44 > 0:52:46At 120. Any advance on 120?
0:52:46 > 0:52:48Are you all out at 120?
0:52:48 > 0:52:50- Come on, come on - up, up, up. - Seated here at 120.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52Selling at 120.
0:52:52 > 0:52:54That'll do me.
0:52:54 > 0:52:55That'll do me.
0:52:55 > 0:52:59That is a very good profit for a little slice of history.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01That's the face of relief.
0:53:01 > 0:53:03I thought there was more in it than that.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05That's brilliant, though.
0:53:05 > 0:53:08Next up it's Clare's Clarice Cliff coffee set.
0:53:08 > 0:53:1040 I am bid. At 40.
0:53:10 > 0:53:12Any advance on £40? 45. 50.
0:53:12 > 0:53:2055. 60. 65. 70. 75. 80. 85.
0:53:24 > 0:53:26At 85. You bidding?
0:53:26 > 0:53:2890 with the lady. A new bid at 90.
0:53:28 > 0:53:29Any advance on 90?
0:53:29 > 0:53:33All finished, then, selling at £90.
0:53:33 > 0:53:35Yes. Brilliant.
0:53:35 > 0:53:38Well done. Well done.
0:53:38 > 0:53:42Yep, it's time to break out the victory dance.
0:53:42 > 0:53:43A superb profit.
0:53:43 > 0:53:45It was just so important to me, that one,
0:53:45 > 0:53:48because it just... my mum, my dad,
0:53:48 > 0:53:50a lot of emotion tied up in that one.
0:53:50 > 0:53:52I can relax a bit now.
0:53:52 > 0:53:56You relax, Clare, while Alex feels the heat of the auction.
0:53:56 > 0:53:58It is the pastel portrait up next.
0:53:58 > 0:53:5960 I am bid. At 60.
0:53:59 > 0:54:01Any advance on 65?
0:54:01 > 0:54:0870. 75. 80. 85. 90. 95. 100.
0:54:08 > 0:54:09At £100.
0:54:09 > 0:54:11Any advance on £100?
0:54:11 > 0:54:13110, new bidder.
0:54:13 > 0:54:19120. 130. 140. 150. 160.
0:54:19 > 0:54:21At 160, are we all out?
0:54:21 > 0:54:23Fair warning, selling at 160.
0:54:24 > 0:54:28- Yes!- I am so happy for you.
0:54:28 > 0:54:32Alex, you've got a good wee eye.
0:54:32 > 0:54:36That wee eye has just bagged a three-figure profit.
0:54:36 > 0:54:38- Fantastic work, Alex. - That was great.
0:54:40 > 0:54:42So with Alex and Anita storming into the lead again,
0:54:42 > 0:54:44the pressure falls on the glass float.
0:54:44 > 0:54:46Will it be a floater or a sinker?
0:54:46 > 0:54:4740, in the back of the room at 40.
0:54:47 > 0:54:48Any advance on 40?
0:54:48 > 0:54:5045, then. 50.
0:54:50 > 0:54:53All fighting over it. 55. 60.
0:54:53 > 0:54:5465.
0:54:54 > 0:54:56At 65. My left here at 65.
0:54:56 > 0:55:00All finished, then, fair warning at 65.
0:55:00 > 0:55:03So that is a great profit that keeps them in the game.
0:55:03 > 0:55:06Show me that thing, Clare. What is it?
0:55:09 > 0:55:10I'm getting there.
0:55:10 > 0:55:14Alex and Anita's final lot was their biggest outlay.
0:55:14 > 0:55:16The trinket box is next.
0:55:16 > 0:55:1860? 40?
0:55:18 > 0:55:1940 I am bid, at 40.
0:55:19 > 0:55:22We're in at 40. But that's a long way to go.
0:55:22 > 0:55:2955. 60. 65. 70. 75. 80. 85. 90. 90, on my left at 90.
0:55:29 > 0:55:31Any advance on £90?
0:55:31 > 0:55:35On my left here, all finished, then, selling, then, at 90.
0:55:35 > 0:55:3690.
0:55:36 > 0:55:40CLARE LAUGHS
0:55:40 > 0:55:43Not quite the sympathy they were looking for, Clare.
0:55:43 > 0:55:47That first loss of the day puts Paul and Clare in with a shout of
0:55:47 > 0:55:48winning, with one lot to go.
0:55:48 > 0:55:50I am going to say fan me, fan me.
0:55:53 > 0:55:54Harder.
0:55:55 > 0:55:58I'm fine now, thank you.
0:55:58 > 0:55:59Well, the drama is not over yet.
0:55:59 > 0:56:03Clare and Paul's last lot is their Art Nouveau lamp.
0:56:03 > 0:56:09One, two, three commissions, and I can start you at £10.
0:56:10 > 0:56:11Is he having a laugh?
0:56:11 > 0:56:19110. 110. 120. 130. 140. 150.
0:56:19 > 0:56:23- This is it.- 160. 170. 180.
0:56:23 > 0:56:25190. 200.
0:56:25 > 0:56:28And ten. At 210.
0:56:28 > 0:56:29Front here at 210.
0:56:29 > 0:56:31Any advance on 210?
0:56:31 > 0:56:36All finished, then, selling in the front at 210.
0:56:36 > 0:56:38Clare.
0:56:38 > 0:56:41A naked lady will always win in the end.
0:56:42 > 0:56:44Certainly been true in my life.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49- Well done, darling. - Thank you.
0:56:49 > 0:56:53Well, quite, an amazing profit, but has it won the day?
0:56:53 > 0:56:55Time to find out.
0:56:55 > 0:56:58- What do you think of that, then? - What's going to happen? I do not
0:56:58 > 0:57:01- know.- Nothing in it, I'm sure. - It's going to be close, isn't it?
0:57:03 > 0:57:06Alex and Anita started off with £400.
0:57:06 > 0:57:10They made a cracking profit of £80.10 after auction costs,
0:57:10 > 0:57:14giving them a final total of £480.10.
0:57:16 > 0:57:19Clare and Paul also started with £400,
0:57:19 > 0:57:24and after costs they collected a superb profit of £130.30,
0:57:24 > 0:57:29giving them a grand total of £530.30,
0:57:29 > 0:57:31making them victorious today.
0:57:31 > 0:57:34All profits, of course, go to Children in Need.
0:57:36 > 0:57:38- Well done, darling.- Oh, thank you.
0:57:38 > 0:57:40Well done.
0:57:40 > 0:57:42Congratulations.
0:57:42 > 0:57:45We played a good game.
0:57:45 > 0:57:47I am looking forward to going back to normal life.
0:57:48 > 0:57:50Mine will never be normal again.
0:57:51 > 0:57:52- Bitter.- We all had a great time.
0:57:52 > 0:57:55- What a joy that was.- Are we all still friends?
0:57:55 > 0:57:57We are all still pals, shall we go and get a cup of tea?
0:57:57 > 0:57:59- Yes.- Let's go.- See you.
0:57:59 > 0:58:00- Bye.- Bye.
0:58:01 > 0:58:04- That was magic.- Oh, that was terrific.
0:58:06 > 0:58:08Well, I have to say that was really interesting.
0:58:08 > 0:58:10It was, wasn't it?
0:58:10 > 0:58:12I really didn't know quite what to expect.
0:58:12 > 0:58:14No, that wasn't the result I was expecting.
0:58:14 > 0:58:18And dare I say it, I've even quite enjoyed being with you, Alex.
0:58:18 > 0:58:20Darling, did you really?
0:58:20 > 0:58:23- I quite enjoyed being with you. - Let's not go too far.
0:58:23 > 0:58:24Cheerio.