0:00:02 > 0:00:04- The nation's favourite celebrities...- Ooh, I like that.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07- ..paired up with an expert... - Oh, we've had some fun, haven't we?
0:00:07 > 0:00:09..and a classic car.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11It feels as if it could go quite fast.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Their mission? To scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14TUNELESS BLAST
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 > 0:00:20Come on, boys!
0:00:20 > 0:00:22But it's no easy ride.
0:00:22 > 0:00:23Ta-da!
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Who will find a hidden gem?
0:00:25 > 0:00:26"Don't sell me!"
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Who will take the biggest risks?
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Go away, darling!
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Will anybody follow expert advice?
0:00:32 > 0:00:34I'm trying to spend money here.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36There will be worthy winners...
0:00:36 > 0:00:38- Yes!- ..and valiant losers.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Put your pedal to the metal.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43This is the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:46 > 0:00:47Yeah!
0:00:51 > 0:00:54Today we're dashing along in the company of two doyennes
0:00:54 > 0:00:56of drama and very good pals.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00- Here we are in this gorgeous car! - And not a scalpel to be seen.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Not a scalpel... No more resus, Sue!
0:01:02 > 0:01:04- No more resus!- We've escaped!
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- It's like being out of school, isn't it?- I know.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11Yes, former Casualty actors Susan Cookson and Suzanne Packer
0:01:11 > 0:01:14have swapped their scrubs to lend their bedside manner
0:01:14 > 0:01:16to a spot of antiquing.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20- Sue, I know you're going to beat me. - Do you know what, I'm so not.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- You know a lot about antiques. - No, I...
0:01:22 > 0:01:24- You do. - That's only because I'm old.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27- You've got a good eye. - SUZANNE LAUGHS
0:01:27 > 0:01:31Susan's stellar career spans a wide array of roles from Clocking Off
0:01:31 > 0:01:35to Land Girls and top soap Coronation Street.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40She first appeared as Dr Maggie Coldwell in Casualty back in 2005.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44Now, you say yes if I touch a sore spot, OK?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47It was on the set of the hospital classic where our pair met
0:01:47 > 0:01:51and where Suzanne won a place in the nation's heart in nearly 500
0:01:51 > 0:01:53episodes as nurse Tess Bateman.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56A block of flats has collapsed on the Middlehill Estate.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00No, my...my daughter teaches there twice a month.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03But she's also well known for numerous top-drawer dramas,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06ranging from Dirty Work to Grange Hill.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07Have you got a strategy?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10- Leave it to the experts! - Leave it to the experts!
0:02:10 > 0:02:12"What do YOU think looks good on this stall?"
0:02:12 > 0:02:15And we have just the expert guidance for you.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18I've been known to put people in the emergency position.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22But very often not during an emergency.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25NARRATOR LAUGHS Oh, crumbs!
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Helping to nurse our celebs through their antiques adventure are
0:02:28 > 0:02:31auctioneer James Braxton and dealer David Harper.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34These two are such well-known actresses, they've been
0:02:34 > 0:02:37- around for a long time.- They are.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39I think they're going to be consummate professionals.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41- They will be.- Yeah.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44And, you know, you never know, they could be antique collectors.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46I wouldn't be so sure.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Have I ever even been into an antiques shop?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- Ever ever? I don't think I have! - You must have.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54I don't think I have, you know, Sue.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58Our pairs have £400 each to spend and will be pootling around
0:02:58 > 0:03:03the country in this 1960s Triumph Fury and a 1965 Sunbeam Tiger.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05So, without further ado...
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Yeah, what a car, isn't it? What a great car.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- Look at that. - That is a cracking car.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- Very nice, isn't it? - It's a Tiger!
0:03:14 > 0:03:15A Sunbeam.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16Hello! Good morning to you.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18- Hello.- Lovely to meet you.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- You too.- Lovely to meet you.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23This is a beastie of a car.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24Oh, yes, I think it suits us.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27- It does suit you. - Nice to meet you, James.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29- Nice to meet you. - We're very excited about this.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- Very excited. - Why?- Antiques is the way forward.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- It really is. - I think it probably is.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36The way forward? I thought it was the way backward!
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Sometimes you need to take a step back to move forwards.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- Exactly. - That's the way we look at it.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Actually, yes! It's true.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45And we're both convinced that the other's going to win.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- Oh, really?- Are you?- Yeah.- Are you very competitive?
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- Of course.- A little! - Ooh! Ooh.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52A little bit.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Shall we have the Tiger?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Do you know, I was born in the Year of the Tiger.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57Come on. And I love tigers.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Go on.- I'm taking Suzanne.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- Susan.- Dragon, Tiger!
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Dragon, Tiger. We've got the Fury.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05I've got a tigress in a Tiger!
0:04:05 > 0:04:07You've got a tiger in a Tiger.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Wow.
0:04:09 > 0:04:10ENGINE STARTS
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Listen to that.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14- See you, guys. - Bye!
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Today our intrepid antiquers are exploring the highways
0:04:20 > 0:04:21and byways of South Yorkshire.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Starting off their trip in Sheffield,
0:04:23 > 0:04:25they wind and loop their way around the county,
0:04:25 > 0:04:28before rushing west and leaping the county border
0:04:28 > 0:04:31into Lancashire as they head for an auction in Warrington.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Right, let's get acquainted.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39David, I have no taste whatsoever, because I have...
0:04:39 > 0:04:40I can't believe that.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43Honestly, I have zero knowledge of antiques.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45It's great that you don't know anything about antiques, because
0:04:45 > 0:04:48I can just make it up as I go along and you're going to believe me.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50There you go.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51Well, that's encouraging.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53What will the others look for?
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- I like- Arts and Crafts. So do I.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00And William Morris's famous "It either has to be useful or beautiful."
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Anything in your house should be useful or beautiful.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04Yeah.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06So I need a very big skip.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10That's what I need in my house at the moment.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12It sounds positive all round.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16At least local girl Susan is in for a treat.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20She'll be showing James around some of her old haunts.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22So you've been here before, have you?
0:05:22 > 0:05:24A long, long time ago I've been in here and it's huge,
0:05:24 > 0:05:27there's lots to see.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Hey, look at this.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- Hello.- Hello, hi.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- Hello. James. - I'm Jill Mitchell.
0:05:33 > 0:05:34Hi, Jill. Susan.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Hi, nice to meet you.
0:05:36 > 0:05:37Nice to meet you too, Jill.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40This family-run business is crammed to the rafters.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43So, plenty to get stuck into.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45They're so much, isn't there?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48All the flotsam of life, isn't there?
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Come on, come on.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51Leap out at me!
0:05:51 > 0:05:56Come on, see, because we're going to win Suzanne, see.
0:05:56 > 0:05:57Yeah.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59Speak to me.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Handmade glass egg.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04What would you do with a glass egg?
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Where are you going to put your glass egg?
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- My friend had a pram like that. - Really?
0:06:08 > 0:06:10And I used to go and play with it.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12"Can I play with your Jill's pram?"
0:06:12 > 0:06:14She was a bit old for it.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15So I would play with it.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17You coveted her pram?
0:06:17 > 0:06:19When I was about, yeah, 23.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21JAMES LAUGHS
0:06:21 > 0:06:22That's quite fun.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24That's agate.
0:06:24 > 0:06:25Moss agate.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27So it's a stone, like a crystal.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30And often associated with Scotland.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34And moss has been just caught, like fossils.
0:06:34 > 0:06:38While this pair get their heads around all this shop has to offer,
0:06:38 > 0:06:40the other team are still on the road and are
0:06:40 > 0:06:44still getting to grips with what they might be looking for.
0:06:44 > 0:06:45- So you're interested in social history.- Yeah.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Is there any particular period of time that really intrigues you?
0:06:49 > 0:06:53My favourite bit of history was always the Tudor
0:06:53 > 0:06:54- and Elizabethan period!- Right!
0:06:54 > 0:06:58And I doubt we're going to get bits of antiques from there!
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Just blown my idea, yeah!
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Couldn't you say something like the late 19th century?
0:07:03 > 0:07:05No, I couldn't, actually, because that's probably
0:07:05 > 0:07:08a bit of a gap for me.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11- So you're talking, like, 1530... - Yes.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Right, let's try and find something from 1530.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16- I doubt whether that would be possible.- Yeah, thanks, Suzanne.
0:07:16 > 0:07:17Oh, sorry!
0:07:17 > 0:07:18Good luck with that.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20I wonder how the other pair are faring.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24I like this.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Now, why do you like that?
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- Well, I think it's very fashionable at the moment.- Yeah.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31What are they saying it is?
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- Deco... Deco, yeah.- It's De...
0:07:33 > 0:07:34- DUBIOUSLY:- Phwuhhh...
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Do you think it's Deco? It's later, isn't it?
0:07:37 > 0:07:39It's later. Do you think it's more '50s?
0:07:39 > 0:07:40- Yeah. I think it's more '50s. - Right.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44You know, Deco wouldn't have the frilly bits, would it?
0:07:44 > 0:07:45Right, OK.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Deco was all about angular lines, it was about the new industrial age.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52But it wouldn't have had that engraving in it, in the glass?
0:07:52 > 0:07:56Then you get the frilliness towards the late '30s.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- So you start getting flowery, cottagey things.- Yeah.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01So that's either late '30s or '50s.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Shall I dare to take it off?
0:08:03 > 0:08:06You should always look at...
0:08:06 > 0:08:07Ooh, what a weight!
0:08:07 > 0:08:09It's a lovely back to it.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- Ooh!- A heavy back, isn't it?
0:08:11 > 0:08:13- In your own time. - Let me get over here.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16Easy, James.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19I think I'm getting too big for antique shops, you know.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23It's rather like having a sort of rhino coming in.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- But good nick, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27I'm not even going to look at the price.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Let's forget it has a price tag.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Typical Braxton tactic.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Let's see what owner Jill has to say.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- Jill, we like this.- Right.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- Susan's got one at home.- Yes.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40And I bought mine in a...
0:08:40 > 0:08:42a charity shop.
0:08:42 > 0:08:43Right, yes.
0:08:43 > 0:08:44- For £3.50.- Oh, my word!
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Well, we can't do £3.50 on it.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48What was you sort of thinking?
0:08:48 > 0:08:50£4? Five?
0:08:50 > 0:08:51I would like 25.
0:08:51 > 0:08:52Ooh, gosh.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55I think more realistically probably about 60 quid
0:08:55 > 0:08:57or something like that.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58What about the 50?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00Let me go away and just have a...
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Quiet think? - A conflab with my husband!
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Because then it's not just on me!
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Have a conflab with your husband.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- (Go on.- Go on, go on.)
0:09:09 > 0:09:11£50! That's...on my head.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Oh, I think you should shake Jill's hand.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15Thank you.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- Jill, thank you. - You're very welcome.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19No, no, that's fine.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- It's always nice to buy something of quality.- Yes.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24That sounds like a great deal for a nice item.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28The 1950s mirror is yours for just £50.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- Yay!- Isn't that good?
0:09:30 > 0:09:31Very good.
0:09:34 > 0:09:39Whilst James and Susan pack up their wares, David and Suzanne
0:09:39 > 0:09:43have arrived at Kelham Island Museum to hear the incredible story
0:09:43 > 0:09:47of the forgotten women who helped win World War II.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50By the end of the war, over seven million women in Britain had
0:09:50 > 0:09:51been called up to fill the jobs
0:09:51 > 0:09:54of the men who'd left to fight the Nazis.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Here in Sheffield, their work was vital.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59The factories in the city supplied munitions for the front line
0:09:59 > 0:10:02and Sheffield steel was used to build the tanks,
0:10:02 > 0:10:03Spitfires and warships.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Suzanne and David are lucky enough to meet Kathleen Roberts,
0:10:08 > 0:10:10one of the city's heroic women of steel.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15How did you get to work in the steel industry here in Sheffield?
0:10:15 > 0:10:16Because of the war.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18You had no choice.
0:10:18 > 0:10:24And you got your calling-up papers just like the...the boys did.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28I started in this inspection department,
0:10:28 > 0:10:30and the men were terrible.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- Why?- They didn't want to show us anything.
0:10:33 > 0:10:34What was the problem?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Was it that unusual to see women in a factory?
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Yeah, they didn't think we should be there.
0:10:39 > 0:10:46And so they got...a bit uppity about it, but eventually they came round,
0:10:46 > 0:10:50and we all became good friends.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52Well, they had to.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56These women were trailblazers in a new world of working women,
0:10:56 > 0:11:00but their pay was around half that received by the men they replaced,
0:11:00 > 0:11:03despite the hardship and strain of wartime working demands.
0:11:03 > 0:11:10We lost our youth, having to work long hours in the works.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12- 12-hour shifts.- Wow.
0:11:12 > 0:11:13Nights and days.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17And so I just had...
0:11:17 > 0:11:22I'd come off nights Saturday morning and go back on days
0:11:22 > 0:11:24six o'clock Sunday morning,
0:11:24 > 0:11:27and that's how I went on for four years.
0:11:28 > 0:11:31The working conditions in steel factories were tough,
0:11:31 > 0:11:35and the noise from heavy machinery, like this 1,200-horsepower engine,
0:11:35 > 0:11:37was a constant companion to workers.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42So this noise would be going all day long?
0:11:42 > 0:11:43Wow.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44- There was a steam hammer.- Yeah.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- "Boom, boom..."- Wow.
0:11:46 > 0:11:51And that was going 12 hours, nights and days.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54That's what caused my loss of hearing.
0:11:54 > 0:11:58Workers had to maintain a relentless pace to supply the front lines
0:11:58 > 0:12:02and they took greater risks in harsh conditions.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06They had guards on machines and they never used them
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- because they could work quicker. - Yeah.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13And they'd have fingers chopped off, you'd hear somebody scream
0:12:13 > 0:12:17and you'd think, "Oh, dear, what's happened now?"
0:12:17 > 0:12:19You know. Health and safety...
0:12:19 > 0:12:20- No.- No.
0:12:20 > 0:12:23The factories were a prime target for German bombers.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27When the Sheffield Blitz began on the 12th of December 1940,
0:12:27 > 0:12:33a reported 300 Luftwaffe aircraft bombed Sheffield for nine hours.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36When the sirens went, just popped a tin hat on.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39Where did you go when the sirens went?
0:12:39 > 0:12:41We didn't go anywhere. We carried on working.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- You're kidding me.- No. - Fully expecting to be bombed.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48No. Because we couldn't stop the machine.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- How did that...- So we had to stay with it.
0:12:50 > 0:12:51How did that feel?
0:12:51 > 0:12:54So the sirens are going, you're continuing to work,
0:12:54 > 0:12:57with a hard hat on, which will not protect you from a German bomb.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59No good at all.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Fully expecting to be bombed.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Explain how you felt.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08Well, if it's got your name on it you'll get it.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- Wow.- We became very philosophical about it.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13You know, we just...
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Well, and I wouldn't have gone anyway in the shelters,
0:13:16 > 0:13:20because they were ridden with rats, and I...
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- No way. - You'd rather face the bombs!
0:13:22 > 0:13:24I preferred the bombs to the rats!
0:13:24 > 0:13:27I think I'd rather, too. You're not alone there.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31Despite over 600 deaths during the Sheffield Blitz,
0:13:31 > 0:13:33the attacks did not deter the workforce.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36It was just bad news everywhere,
0:13:36 > 0:13:41and so we just had to put our backs into it and...
0:13:42 > 0:13:46..get the stuff that the boys wanted, you know.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49And we were quite willing to do that,
0:13:49 > 0:13:54and so...if it hadn't have been
0:13:54 > 0:13:58for the women I think we would... we could have lost the war.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04The heroic women of steel have now been recognised here in Sheffield
0:14:04 > 0:14:07by a statue erected in their honour.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10How did this come about, that you managed to get this statue?
0:14:10 > 0:14:18Well, I got rather het up about seeing everybody getting recognised
0:14:18 > 0:14:22for what they did in the war and we weren't.
0:14:22 > 0:14:27This is what we're leaving the people of Sheffield,
0:14:27 > 0:14:29and I hope they like it.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Meanwhile, James and Susan have journeyed 11 miles north
0:14:38 > 0:14:40to the village of Elsecar.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Go on, Sue. Get in there.
0:14:42 > 0:14:44Bargains!
0:14:44 > 0:14:45- Hello.- Hello.- Hello.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- Hello.- Susan. - Hi, Susan, I'm Carl.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49- Nice to meet you, Carl. - Hi. James.- Carl.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Good to meet you. Good to meet you.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- What a lovely place, isn't it?! - Really good.
0:14:53 > 0:14:54Certainly is.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57Carl is one of over 100 dealers here, so there's
0:14:57 > 0:14:58plenty to choose from.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02They reckon that the majority of jewellery still in circulation today
0:15:02 > 0:15:05was made during the Victorian era.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07They really pumped it out.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10Really good-quality bronze, there.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12But it's just the base.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Look at the base. It's not quite right.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Right.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17It's funny, isn't it?
0:15:17 > 0:15:21And it's that new... quite new-ish slate.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- Yeah.- Always look at the bases.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Top advice, James.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Ooh, here comes trouble.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28THEY LAUGH
0:15:28 > 0:15:30After you.
0:15:30 > 0:15:31Oh, gosh.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33So, this is it, this is your shopping experience.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- Oh, there's so much!- I know.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38- It's a bit overwhelming, don't you think?- It is overwhelming.- Wow.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Let's find out your taste.
0:15:40 > 0:15:41OK. OK.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- So the pressure's on you. What do you like?- The pressure...
0:15:44 > 0:15:45Well...
0:15:45 > 0:15:46See, this appeals to me already.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Go on, tell me why.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51First of all because I love things that have that sort of Japanese
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- kind of lacquer look.- Yeah.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56And I could imagine that being very useful in terms
0:15:56 > 0:15:59- of holding jewellery.- Ah, right. - Maybe.- OK.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02I can tell you that it's miniature furniture,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05probably Eastern European.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07Often a miniature piece of furniture was given
0:16:07 > 0:16:09to you on your wedding day, but it would tell you that
0:16:09 > 0:16:14- when you get home the big piece is waiting in your house.- Wow.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15Interesting.
0:16:15 > 0:16:16And only £85.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19- Oh, my goodness.- What?
0:16:19 > 0:16:21- (Quite expensive.)- Ooh.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23I get the impression you're a bit tight.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25SHE LAUGHS
0:16:25 > 0:16:26Charming.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Come on, what else do you like?
0:16:28 > 0:16:30What else do I like?
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Well, nothing is grabbing me here, although...
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Yeah?
0:16:34 > 0:16:37I'm always very keen to see things...
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- ornaments that are of people of colour.- OK.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- Because when I was growing up, you didn't see that.- No.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- It was always...- Yeah.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49..you know, European-looking, or...certainly white.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Erm, I've never seen those figures before.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53No, so do you know anything about these?
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Well, I can tell you from here that they're probably glazed terracotta.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58- Right.- They're not old.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Do you think they actually belong together,
0:17:00 > 0:17:02or is it just that they've been grouped together?
0:17:02 > 0:17:05- I think they've been grouped together.- Just grouped, yeah.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07These handmade pieces look like they may have been made
0:17:07 > 0:17:09in the Caribbean for the tourist trade,
0:17:09 > 0:17:11maybe in the last 20 years or so.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Worth a closer look, perhaps.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16I can absolutely tell you that it's not a machine, factory-made thing.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18- No.- This is in a little workshop somewhere.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- Yeah, I know, I would agree there, because it's not perfect!- No.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23Which makes it really charming.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25And that does... Yeah, that does add to its charm.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27If I'm going to be really honest,
0:17:27 > 0:17:29it's probably not the best-looking baby I've ever seen.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31(Oh, my God!)
0:17:31 > 0:17:33I think they were half-asleep when they did the baby.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35- They didn't do badly with the mum. - The mother looks all right.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37I think they were in a rush when it came to the baby.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Yeah, they could have spent a bit more time on the baby!
0:17:41 > 0:17:43I think you're right.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47These are not Carl's items, but he can negotiate for the vendor,
0:17:47 > 0:17:48so what do you say, Carl?
0:17:48 > 0:17:52The good news is, collectively they add up to about £50.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- Right.- (And he's prepared to do them at 30.)
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- 30 quid the lot?- Oh.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01Would he go for complete half-price, do you think?
0:18:01 > 0:18:02DAVID GASPS QUIETLY
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- I mean... - Carl, I can only apologise.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07And then that's a good deal, isn't it?
0:18:09 > 0:18:11I don't know what to say.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Don't shoot the messenger, but I'm going to say yes.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16You're very good. You're VERY good!
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- Shall we shake on that, then? - Very good.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20I think you already have.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22That's Suzanne's first purchase of the trip.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25£25 for the five figures.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Something to brag about, then.
0:18:27 > 0:18:28Look who's here.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- Hands behind the back.- Yes.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33So, what have they got behind their backs?
0:18:33 > 0:18:34No, ain't got anything!
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- Have you been purchasing?- Yes!
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- We might have been. - We might have been.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- We've bought. We've bought five objects.- We have.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42- No!- No, you haven't!
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Actually we have!
0:18:44 > 0:18:46I didn't even realise, but we have.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Don't worry, don't worry, they're toying with us.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50We've been in for, what, ten minutes?
0:18:50 > 0:18:52The absolute truth is we have bought five.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Ten minutes and you've peeled off a tenner.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56- We've bought five objects. - Peeled off a tenner.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58- OK.- Yeah. - Good luck!
0:18:58 > 0:19:00Bye! Bye!
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Watching you. Watching you.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05I'd keep your eyes on the shelves.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06There's shopping to do!
0:19:08 > 0:19:10Oh, what have you found?
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Look at that. Isn't that lovely?
0:19:13 > 0:19:14And all made of oak, isn't it?
0:19:14 > 0:19:16- Yeah. Yeah.- Look at that grain!
0:19:18 > 0:19:19Very sought-after.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21It's much collected, isn't it?
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- Yeah. - A lovely sort of kidney-shaped...
0:19:23 > 0:19:24You're medical, obviously.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26It's nice, isn't it, because if you were sitting
0:19:26 > 0:19:28with that tray like that...
0:19:28 > 0:19:30See, having your tea.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32I don't think the Mouseman... I don't think the Mouseman...
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- Did he make it for TV suppers? - Well, he might have done.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36He might have done. Catching up with the times.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- For the Queen.- Two mice.
0:19:38 > 0:19:39Two mice.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Mouseman work was first carved by Robert Thompson
0:19:43 > 0:19:45in the early 20th century.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48A mouse featured on every item he produced, a tradition
0:19:48 > 0:19:51which has been continued by his family company.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54This one has a ticket price of £290.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56What could that be, Carl?
0:19:56 > 0:19:57Think cheap.
0:19:57 > 0:19:58CARL SIGHS
0:19:58 > 0:20:01Well, I'll try, and I'll say 200 quid.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02200 quid.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04How does that sound?
0:20:07 > 0:20:08She doesn't sound convinced, James.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Well, it's much sought after, and one to keep in mind.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Hang on, what's this?
0:20:14 > 0:20:18The first thing I ever broke in the auction room I worked at
0:20:18 > 0:20:20was a decanter.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- First and only! - Always be suspicious.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- Feel how it fits. - Yeah. Yeah.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28And then, it's really tight, isn't it?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30Because if you get a decanter stopper
0:20:30 > 0:20:34and it's sort of frosted, it means it's generally been ground,
0:20:34 > 0:20:38so when they were finished, they were always tight.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42So, what you want to do is you want to check that the stopper fits,
0:20:42 > 0:20:44and it should be polished.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Is it all right? Not cracked?
0:20:47 > 0:20:48No, that's good.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- Yeah.- And then you've got silver around the edge, there.- Yeah.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53That's... That is very lovely.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Ticket price is £75.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57What do you think, Carl?
0:20:57 > 0:20:59The best on the decanter...
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- ..would be 40.- 40.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Well, that sounds promising. We could have a deal in the offing.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08What are the others up to upstairs?
0:21:08 > 0:21:11- Look what I found. - Oh! Oh!
0:21:11 > 0:21:17- Now, they probably aren't worth very much maybe now.- OK.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19I mean, I can imagine somebody thinking,
0:21:19 > 0:21:22"Well, I'll hold on to these because maybe ten, 20 years
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- I can sell them on and I could make myself a pretty penny.- OK.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28And it's quite odd. I've never seen them...
0:21:28 > 0:21:30- Like metal.- It's metal.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- The Metal Box Company.- Yeah.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35- I think they were chocolate biscuit box makers.- Right.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38- They scream the 1950s, don't they? - Wow. Yeah.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41And '50 things are quite cool and quite trendy.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43Yeah, '50s stuff is really cool at the moment.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- How much are they?- You know I hate spending money, David.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50- OK.- I think you're going to shock me, aren't you?- I think I am.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- How much?- They are £2.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55- For the pair? - For the pair.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- Well... - Unless I misread the price tag...
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Did it say £200?
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Do you think I would've picked them up at £200?! No!
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- £2.- £2. You can't go wrong, can you?
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- I think for a bit of fun... - I think so.- Take a chance.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- Let's just have them. - I'll stick with the price,
0:22:12 > 0:22:13I'm not going to negotiate on this one.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- I know I'm being a bit soft. - No, you are.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18I know, I know, it's not my usual form.
0:22:18 > 0:22:20You've lost that hard edge, I'm so disappointed.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21- That hard edge is gone.- Come on!
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Well, Carl still has some business to settle elsewhere first.
0:22:25 > 0:22:29If we said 175 on the tray...
0:22:29 > 0:22:31..are we getting near?
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Come on, he's a kind man.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38I really love the mouse.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- Well, we'll have to have a deal, won't we?- Yeah.
0:22:40 > 0:22:41We have to have a deal.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43I'll say 180.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- Shall we?- Yeah. I think we should.
0:22:45 > 0:22:46I would shake his hand.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51So, we'll have that decanter at 40, and that at 180,
0:22:51 > 0:22:53and we've got two really lovely lots.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- Yeah, yeah, I'm happy with that. - You're happy with that?
0:22:56 > 0:22:58- Yeah, yeah. - We got there in the end.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02That's a sizeable £220 for two items.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Right, let's go.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06- Go on.- Come on.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Right, Carl, your work is not done just yet.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11We're ready to settle up, aren't we?
0:23:11 > 0:23:12I think we're done, Carl, yeah.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15We also would like to take these.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17- £2.- So, we owe how much?
0:23:17 > 0:23:18- 27 in total.- £27.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21They were actually £2 each.
0:23:21 > 0:23:22- Oh.- Oh.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Anyone feel awkward now?
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- Oh, that's a bit expensive. - Oh, here she goes! Right, OK.
0:23:27 > 0:23:32What about just £2 for one and chuck the other one in for free?
0:23:32 > 0:23:34A two-for-one deal, Carl, that's all she is looking for.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37- I think we've got room for that. - Oh, you're so kind!
0:23:37 > 0:23:39- Thank you so much. - Two-for-one, OK.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41Thrifty Suzanne and David
0:23:41 > 0:23:43are taking the opposite approach to their opponents,
0:23:43 > 0:23:47by polishing off their shopping for the day for just £27.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Time for our celebs to catch up and swap notes.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54You know like sometimes with wooden furniture...
0:23:54 > 0:23:57If it's got woodworm, that's usually...
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- Yeah, brings down the value, doesn't it?- No!
0:23:59 > 0:24:00- That will show its age.- OK.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02And if it hasn't got woodworm, it could be a repro.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05What happens if it, like, comes from Buckingham Palace?
0:24:05 > 0:24:07The spit and polish they put on those things.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09So I can't imagine there's going to be...
0:24:09 > 0:24:11They'll be classy woodworm!
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Yeah! They'll be really upper crust woodworm.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15They're only going to eat the best wood.
0:24:15 > 0:24:16Nighty night.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Another day dawns on our road trip.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25I've got to say, James, you are looking red hot.
0:24:25 > 0:24:26But cool.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30And time to reflect on everyone's performances today.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Did Susan buy what she likes?
0:24:32 > 0:24:33She did.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37I did try and sort of muscle in a couple of things that I thought
0:24:37 > 0:24:41might make a profit, but they were met with...
0:24:41 > 0:24:43not quite grimace, but disappointment.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- I felt sorry for James!- Yes.
0:24:47 > 0:24:51Most of the time I was just standing there, like, "I don't like that."
0:24:51 > 0:24:53And a couple of things, he said, "Do you like that?" I said, "No".
0:24:53 > 0:24:56- Oh, bless.- "Put it back!"
0:24:56 > 0:24:58So, you were do your job properly, then, were you?
0:24:58 > 0:25:00- I was. - That's surprising.- I know.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03- Disappointing! How about you? - No, I did my job dreadfully.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05I think you're being modest there.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09Yesterday, Suzanne and David picked up a pair of commemorative plates
0:25:09 > 0:25:11and a set of handmade figures,
0:25:11 > 0:25:15leaving them with a rather grand £373 left to spend.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19Oh, I get the impression you're a bit tight.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21THEY LAUGH
0:25:21 > 0:25:25While Susan and James got their hands on a mouseman tray,
0:25:25 > 0:25:27a whiskey decanter, and a 1950s mirror...
0:25:27 > 0:25:29Right, let's go. Go on.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32..Leaving them with £130 in their pocket.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Time to get everyone back together again.
0:25:36 > 0:25:37Look at the big smiles!
0:25:39 > 0:25:41- You two look very happy. - Whoa!- Oh, hello!
0:25:41 > 0:25:44- Oh, hello! Oh, God. - You've arrived, have you?
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- Hello!- We've arrived. - How are you? Good?- Yes.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48Yeah, good.
0:25:48 > 0:25:50- Hi, good morning. - How are you?
0:25:50 > 0:25:52- Oh, very well. - You look fantastic.- Thank you.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- You do, too.- Look at that jumper, that is...- Oh!- Is it a jumper?
0:25:55 > 0:25:57- We're raring to go. - Raring to go.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59Well, we'd better go, because we're short of time, now.
0:25:59 > 0:26:00- Oh!- OK.- OK.- Yeah.
0:26:00 > 0:26:05They've only bought a couple of sort of slightly underperforming lots.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Oh, that's not very kind.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10We might just go and have a light lunch!
0:26:10 > 0:26:13- Oh!- I'm doing my best! - Awww...
0:26:13 > 0:26:15No, I know where this is going to end.
0:26:15 > 0:26:16Come on, come on, let's go.
0:26:16 > 0:26:17And they'll be my tears!
0:26:17 > 0:26:21Well, hopefully there'll only be tears of joy
0:26:21 > 0:26:23as we embark on another day of shopping.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27I know it's not totally Audrey Hepburn, but...
0:26:27 > 0:26:30we've got the top down, got the glasses, I've got
0:26:30 > 0:26:31some kind of headgear...
0:26:31 > 0:26:33We're away! I'm into this now.
0:26:33 > 0:26:34You look very smart.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Yeah, you should be worried for your job, now.
0:26:37 > 0:26:38I am worried.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41We were really stuck in the 20th century yesterday.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43We were. What was it, '50s and '80s?
0:26:43 > 0:26:46- We want to go past... - Further back.- Further back.
0:26:46 > 0:26:47- That's it.- Yeah.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- We've got to get serious today, David.- All right, I do apologise.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Do you know what? I think he went easy on me yesterday.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- OK, let's try and find a real antique, shall we?- Let's do it.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Yeah, that would be nice.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00David and Suzanne are getting things underway this morning
0:27:00 > 0:27:03in the market town of Penistone.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07So, we're going to get serious, eh? We're going to buy a real antique.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Definitely. We've got to. It's a competition, after all.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Time to get serious, then.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15I'm not sure what they were doing yesterday, but never mind.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- Hello.- Hello. - Hello, there. Hello, there.
0:27:18 > 0:27:19- Hi.- Nice to meet you, I'm Ben.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21- Hi, Ben. Suzanne. - Hi, Ben. Hiya.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23David, David. Good to see you. Nice to meet you. This yours?
0:27:23 > 0:27:25It is, yeah. Mine and my dad's.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- Right.- Wonderful. - Show me what you like.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- Oh, God, I've got a bit nervous. - No! Where's this come from?
0:27:31 > 0:27:33- I don't know. - Got a bit serious, now.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- It's a delayed reaction. - I know it is!
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Did anyone catch if they were taking this seriously?
0:27:38 > 0:27:41Right, David, time to take a celeb under your wing.
0:27:41 > 0:27:44You've got to sort of hone in on
0:27:44 > 0:27:46- a cabinet that you like the look of.- Oh.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49Because they will probably have the same taste as you,
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- do you see what I mean?- Oh, yes, no, I see what you're saying.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54Like you bypass cupboards I just have no interest.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56- No interest. Yeah. No. - Yes,, I like that.- OK.
0:27:56 > 0:27:57So, what does pique your interest?
0:28:05 > 0:28:06Now, that looks very...
0:28:06 > 0:28:09I don't even know what it is, but it looks very old.
0:28:09 > 0:28:14- Ah!- Train bus ticket machine. - That's a bit bonkers.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16Ah, well, there you go. That's where you put your ticket in.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- Put your finger in.- OK.
0:28:18 > 0:28:19- BAH! - SHE FLINCHES
0:28:19 > 0:28:23THEY LAUGH
0:28:23 > 0:28:25You had me for real, then.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Gonna kill me! What's that say there, now?
0:28:28 > 0:28:29Newcastle on Tyne...
0:28:29 > 0:28:32You see, another real, heavy, industrial...
0:28:32 > 0:28:34Industrial item.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37You would have found that exact design in America,
0:28:37 > 0:28:38Australia, Canada, all over.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41- Ah!- Right. That lifts way up there.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43What's that? That is the original ribbon. My...
0:28:43 > 0:28:45Oh, listen. Ah, there you go. OK.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48You are interested in time travel.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51- I am.- And people and connecting to people from the past.
0:28:51 > 0:28:55- Right.- I'm now going to take you on a journey into the past.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- Oh, hang on. - You're going to hear something...
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- ..real people heard.- I'm ready. - Yeah, tune in.- I'm tuning in.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- Real people heard 100 years ago. Ready?- Yeah.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08- Are you feeling that?- Yeah.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11I definitely did. I definitely did.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14- We're not going to buy this, though, are we?- Well, why not?
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Do you think this would be a good purchase?
0:29:16 > 0:29:18I think it's a bit wild! It's an oddity.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22And when you are buying things for auction, oddities are brilliant,
0:29:22 > 0:29:24because you can't value them.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Well, YOU can't, David,
0:29:26 > 0:29:29but dealer Ben has priced it up at £48.
0:29:29 > 0:29:30Look at those screw heads.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33They've almost disappeared into the metal, can you see that?
0:29:33 > 0:29:37I don't know how to respond to that!
0:29:37 > 0:29:39"Look at those screw heads!"
0:29:39 > 0:29:41- Am I meant to get excited?!- Yes!
0:29:41 > 0:29:44SHE LAUGHS
0:29:44 > 0:29:45I'm getting excited.
0:29:47 > 0:29:48OK!
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- Now, I am interested in purchasing this.- Right.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53But I think this is a little excessive.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56So what's your best price at this current time?
0:29:56 > 0:30:00- 25 and it's yours.- Oh, 25!
0:30:00 > 0:30:02The way I feel, if Ben said you could have it for 20 quid,
0:30:02 > 0:30:04I'd take a chance, it's not much of a chance.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07We might lose £18, right.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09But if it sparks a little bit of interest,
0:30:09 > 0:30:11- might make you 80. But I don't...- 20...
0:30:11 > 0:30:16- £20 strike you?- Yeah, go on. - Oh!- Good man!- You are good.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Well done, chaps.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20An old ticket machine at better than half price.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Anything else catching your attention?
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- Don't know. - No? No...
0:30:29 > 0:30:32OK, I know we want to go early 19th century,
0:30:32 > 0:30:34but I can't help but be drawn to...
0:30:34 > 0:30:35What? What have you been drawn to?
0:30:35 > 0:30:39- OK... Am I hot? - See if you can tune in.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42- Yeah, OK, you're hot. - I'm hot, am I?- You're hot, baby.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44I'm very hot. Not looking at the hat, are we? No...
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Well, if you want to look at the hat.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48No, that doesn't appeal to me at all.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52- It's very big.- Big? - And it's very close to you.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- It's very mid-... - Ohhh!
0:30:56 > 0:30:59It's just cool and trendy.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- Now.- Yeah.- Yeah, go on, what would you put in there?
0:31:02 > 0:31:04- I would put maybe a tea service. - Yeah.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07It's a sideboard for a dining room. You'd put bottles of liquor.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10What would you have? I don't know. What would you have? Babycham.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- Babycham, you'd have in there! - Oh, Babycham!- Yes.
0:31:13 > 0:31:16- It's in very good condition. - It really is.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19You know, honestly, take this and put it into - seriously -
0:31:19 > 0:31:23- a London interior design shop.- Yeah.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25And it's going to be several hundred pounds.
0:31:25 > 0:31:26It really is.
0:31:26 > 0:31:31OK, well, it's marked at £50, reduced.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33I think it's remarkably cheap.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35- Do you want to talk to Ben? - Yes, let's talk to Ben.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39- OK.- I mean, you are, you've actually convinced me.
0:31:39 > 0:31:44Ben. OK, I want to make an offer on this.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46OK.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- £20. - No, more than that.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52- More than 20? - It's going to have to be £35.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Oh, I'd say 25.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Meet you in the middle at £30.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58- 27.50? - DAVID GASPS
0:32:00 > 0:32:01Go on, then, you've got a deal.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03OK. I'm going to shake immediately on that,
0:32:03 > 0:32:06because I think that's an excellent deal.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09So, David and Suzanne's tactics are clear.
0:32:09 > 0:32:10Buy them cheap.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14The mid-20th century sideboard is theirs for £27.50.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16- I'm not so nervous, now.- Good!
0:32:16 > 0:32:20- We've done really well. Great. - Brilliant.- Fantastic.- Excellent.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24Meanwhile, James and Susan are back on the road
0:32:24 > 0:32:27and heading towards the city of Sheffield.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30When I was on Casualty, I used to get lovely letters.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32- I don't think I ever got a nasty letter off anyone.- Yeah.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35But when people start asking your advice, you know,
0:32:35 > 0:32:37or "can you recommend something for my haemorrhoids?"
0:32:37 > 0:32:39No, I can't, I'm an actor!
0:32:39 > 0:32:43Well, it's time for Susan to turn her hand to something new,
0:32:43 > 0:32:45as she and James travel back into Sheffield
0:32:45 > 0:32:49to spend some time in the Botanic Gardens.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Created by Robert Marnock,
0:32:51 > 0:32:54one of the 19th century's leading garden designers,
0:32:54 > 0:32:57these gardens are a testament to the desire of local people
0:32:57 > 0:32:59to provide a fresh green environment
0:32:59 > 0:33:01in the heart of a thriving industrial city.
0:33:01 > 0:33:05Here to tell all is curator Ian Hunter.
0:33:05 > 0:33:09Can you tell us why Sheffield felt the need to have
0:33:09 > 0:33:10these kind of gardens?
0:33:10 > 0:33:13In the early 1800s, there were very few parks
0:33:13 > 0:33:16and gardens around the city.
0:33:16 > 0:33:20The town was developing as an industrial centre,
0:33:20 > 0:33:24and actually, we needed green spaces for people's health.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Botanic gardens were first established in Italy,
0:33:27 > 0:33:29for the study of medicinal plants.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32But in the Georgian age of exploration,
0:33:32 > 0:33:35botanical gardens like this one promoted the cultivation
0:33:35 > 0:33:38of new and exciting splendours.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Money was raised by the people of Sheffield
0:33:40 > 0:33:42to provide this green space,
0:33:42 > 0:33:45and the gardens were created to improve the general wellbeing
0:33:45 > 0:33:47of the local population,
0:33:47 > 0:33:51although the attraction wasn't just restricted to the plants.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54It actually opened as a combined zoo and botanical gardens,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56so we had bears in the bearpit.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59We also had a troupe of monkeys, and all sorts of our animals.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01You're standing in the bearpit here.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05The chance to see wild beasts from far-flung places
0:34:05 > 0:34:08was limited to travelling menageries.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10The bizarre animals and plants
0:34:10 > 0:34:14within Sheffield's new Botanic Gardens drew in big crowds.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18Its opening days saw 12,000 visitors,
0:34:18 > 0:34:20but soon the gates were closed to the public,
0:34:20 > 0:34:23with access limited to just a handful of days each year.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26A membership fee meant only the wealthy could enjoy it.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30The garden went through various times of sort of boom and bust.
0:34:30 > 0:34:34The initial society went bankrupt and was replaced by a new society,
0:34:34 > 0:34:37and then, in the 1890s, the gardens were bought by
0:34:37 > 0:34:41the Sheffield Town Trust, because it was going through another period,
0:34:41 > 0:34:44and that's when the gardens were made free to entry for everybody.
0:34:44 > 0:34:45Oh, right!
0:34:45 > 0:34:49Leafy places to promenade within smoke-filled cities
0:34:49 > 0:34:52became popular in Victorian Britain.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55As the number of free-to-enter parks in the region increased,
0:34:55 > 0:34:58the Botanic Gardens were forced to open their doors
0:34:58 > 0:35:00to everyone all year.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02- How big is the garden? - The garden is about 19 acres.- Wow.
0:35:02 > 0:35:06So it's... It's not huge, but it's a fair size.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09- It's very intense, though, isn't it? - It is.- There's a lot of work here.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11Yeah, a lot of intensive horticulture, a lot of
0:35:11 > 0:35:12- very formal areas as well.- Yeah.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Robert Marnock's designs were in the gardenesque style.
0:35:15 > 0:35:19It meant flowerbeds and trees were to be positioned
0:35:19 > 0:35:23within Sheffield's Botanical Gardens in a very fastidious fashion.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27It's about art, not nature, so each plant has its own
0:35:27 > 0:35:28position, its own style.
0:35:28 > 0:35:32It's about showing off the plants to their full potential,
0:35:32 > 0:35:35so every tree has the space to develop fully,
0:35:35 > 0:35:38so it can have its full crown, beautiful symmetrical crowns.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42Gardening should be about art and celebrating the plants themselves,
0:35:42 > 0:35:44so you've got the trees planted as specimens,
0:35:44 > 0:35:46and you've got very narrow beds,
0:35:46 > 0:35:48so that you can walk along either side
0:35:48 > 0:35:50- and see every single plant... - Yes.- Oh, I see!
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- ..and appreciate each plant. - Rather than a border?- Yeah.
0:35:53 > 0:35:54- Rather than a border. - I've got you.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56It's about appreciating each individual plant
0:35:56 > 0:35:58and the beauty of each plant.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01Sheffield's Botanic Gardens host an incredible collection of
0:36:01 > 0:36:035,000 species and remains
0:36:03 > 0:36:08one of the best examples of the gardenesque style of design.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11The 19 acres are now looked after by a team of gardeners,
0:36:11 > 0:36:14who maintain the neat and lush surroundings.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17Time for Susan and James to earn their crust.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19I'm worried about my hole, I think it's a bit deep.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22I'm...I'm quite tired, having done all of this now.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24- Yeah.- But can you not ruin this last bit?!
0:36:24 > 0:36:26You've got to get the lines right.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- Yeah, get the lines right. - I've got...- Don't ruin all my work!
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- I know, you've done a fabulous job.- Yeah.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Robert Marnock's vision to show off the artistic beauty of nature
0:36:35 > 0:36:37was his gift to the people of Sheffield,
0:36:37 > 0:36:39where the garden remains a testament to him
0:36:39 > 0:36:42and a peaceful haven in the heart of a bustling city.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50While their opponents relax in the Gardens,
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Suzanne and David are on the other side of Sheffield
0:36:52 > 0:36:54for their final stop.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58Still in search of that elusive item of a certain age.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01- Hello, how are we? - Hi, I'm Suzanne.
0:37:01 > 0:37:04- I'm Danny.- Hi.- Danny, David Harper. - Hiya.- Very good to meet you.
0:37:04 > 0:37:06Are you... Is this all yours?
0:37:06 > 0:37:08Not all mine. We are a collective.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10- OK.- But I am the Big Cheese, as they say.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12The Big Cheese?! We're honoured!
0:37:12 > 0:37:15How very mature and tasty!
0:37:15 > 0:37:19Right, you've got a whopping £325.50 left to spend.
0:37:19 > 0:37:20Get cracking!
0:37:22 > 0:37:23Oh, there you go.
0:37:25 > 0:37:26- Who do we have here?- Aw!
0:37:26 > 0:37:29- Is he the Buddha of Good Fortune? - I'm going to rub his tummy.
0:37:29 > 0:37:31I don't think he's Victorian, however, do you?
0:37:31 > 0:37:34- He is not.- No. - I don't even think he's wood.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- I quite like those candlesticks. - Do they look old to you?
0:37:37 > 0:37:38- No, not at all. - No, they don't look old.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- We're barely looking at anything at all.- No.- Do you know what?
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- I really need to focus here.- Yeah. - Shall I find something really old?
0:37:44 > 0:37:46- Let's find... Oh, please, yes. - OK, follow me, follow me this time.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48- Yeah, OK. - Let's find you something old.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Ah, change of tactics.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52So while David picks up the reins...
0:37:54 > 0:37:57..James and Susan have meandered their way to Barnsley,
0:37:57 > 0:38:00famous for coal mining and glass-making
0:38:00 > 0:38:04and the home to their final shopping destination of the trip.
0:38:04 > 0:38:05- Hi!- Hello, hello.
0:38:05 > 0:38:06Hi.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- Hello. James. - James, Rachel, pleased to meet you.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- Susan.- Hi, Susan, Rachel, pleased to meet you.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Nice to meet you, Rachel. We want some really lovely little pieces.
0:38:15 > 0:38:16- Really lovely antiques?- Yes.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18We can find you some really lovely antiques
0:38:18 > 0:38:21- and perhaps a bargain as well. - Yeah, we definitely want bargains!
0:38:21 > 0:38:24- You heard it here first. - Yeah, bargains.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26- This is the right place to come. - Take us to your bargains.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29- Come this way. - Come on.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31I think this is a particularly interesting unit, because there are
0:38:31 > 0:38:33- one or two really nice bits on here...- Yeah, yeah.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36that I think you might find. I'm sort of thinking Arts and Crafts.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39- OK.- Yeah?- Yeah. - Well, look, down there.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42- Look at this.- Look at that! - Already waiting for you there.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45- What do we think?- Look at that! That's Arts and Crafts-y, isn't it?
0:38:45 > 0:38:46- Yeah, definitely.- Nice brass.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Is it marked at all? Always look for that.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52Newlin. Cornish.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55Lots of stuff came from the Lake District, didn't it?
0:38:55 > 0:38:57- The Keswick School.- Oh!
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- So they had a lot of copper deposits up there.- OK.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03So, wherever you find the metals, you tend to find the schools.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06There's no maker's name, but a ticket price of £12.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08What can you do on that?
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Well, I think we can do a fairly decent place on that.
0:39:11 > 0:39:12Oh, don't... Is there a price?
0:39:12 > 0:39:14- Yes, there is a price. - I never seen a price.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16- There's a price on that. - What was that, a fiver?
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- Well...- What did Rachel say?
0:39:18 > 0:39:19If you went down to five,
0:39:19 > 0:39:21you're maybe pushing it a bit too much.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Erm, we could perhaps do eight on it.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29What about six?
0:39:31 > 0:39:34If we went down that low, that would be the absolute definite
0:39:34 > 0:39:36and I could not push that any further.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- Is that OK? - Six have we, Saints?
0:39:39 > 0:39:41OK, the Saints, six go on them.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43- Yeah, let's! - Well done, Rachel.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46Blimey! Susan's become quite the negotiator!
0:39:46 > 0:39:49That's a speedy and rather good deal.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53How's the hunt for old things going in Sheffield?
0:39:53 > 0:39:55Something old-old. Old...
0:39:55 > 0:39:57OK, old like that.
0:39:57 > 0:39:59Erm... Nice.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01OK!
0:40:01 > 0:40:03- Old.- OK!- Yeah?
0:40:03 > 0:40:07- We're looking for 100 years old.- At least.- At least!
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- Yeah.- Now, this is an oak coffer.- Right.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13It can be used for storing blankets or treasure.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- Right!- Literally treasure.- Uh-huh?
0:40:16 > 0:40:18In times of trouble, a coffer could be filled
0:40:18 > 0:40:21with all your worldly goods and taken off to
0:40:21 > 0:40:25the hills. There are coffers today in Britain,
0:40:25 > 0:40:28buried, undiscovered - full of things!
0:40:28 > 0:40:33- Oh, amazing.- If you look a bit harder now, you'll see something.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35I see numbers.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38And it says 1660.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40- 17th-century coffer.- Yeah. Oh, there you go!
0:40:40 > 0:40:43250 quid. How cheap is that?
0:40:43 > 0:40:46- Bearing in mind how old it is!- Not cheap enough,
0:40:46 > 0:40:48given Suzanne's previous form.
0:40:48 > 0:40:49So I want to talk
0:40:49 > 0:40:51- to you about this one, though.- OK.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53- It's attractive. - OK.
0:40:53 > 0:40:55- Put your umbrellas and walking cane.- OK, so you
0:40:55 > 0:40:58- know exactly what it is? - Yeah.- It's called a
0:40:58 > 0:41:01stick stand - sticks and umbrellas.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03- This is a stick stand.- Yeah. When was it made?
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- So I would say 1840s, '50s?- OK, very good.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08It's certainly Victorian, but I think
0:41:08 > 0:41:10just a little later, cos it's got that kind of
0:41:10 > 0:41:13Gothic revival, so mid-19th century to kind of
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- the last quarter of. - Yeah.- Let's say 1870.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19OK, well, 40 years out, that's not bad, for an amateur!
0:41:19 > 0:41:23Look, in the world of antiques, it's nothing! It's minutes out - that's all!
0:41:23 > 0:41:25I think it's quite saleable. It's all down
0:41:25 > 0:41:28to money, really. And I'm afraid it has to be cheap,
0:41:28 > 0:41:30in the market the way it is, it has to be cheap.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Now you're talking Suzanne's language!
0:41:33 > 0:41:36No ticket price, so time to get the big cheese in.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38- Danny.- Hey!- Now then,
0:41:38 > 0:41:40tell us everything you know about the stick stand.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43I know it's a lovely Victorian stick stand.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45- It's got its original liner.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47Arts and Crafts. A lot, lot going for it.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50- Is it particularly cheap for us?- I think it's really cheap.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52- Is it?- Yeah. I think it's priceless.
0:41:52 > 0:41:55- 15 quid?- 15 quid? What about 65 quid?
0:41:55 > 0:41:57- Oh?! - SHE LAUGHS
0:41:57 > 0:41:58I thought I heard the word "cheap"!
0:41:58 > 0:42:00- I know, I know.- Oh, that's really interesting!
0:42:00 > 0:42:03- It's a beautiful piece of Victoriana.- Yeah, but...- I know.
0:42:03 > 0:42:05The market isn't so good, is it, though,
0:42:05 > 0:42:07- for Victoriana these days?- Unfortunately not.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- No.- I agree with you. - Sadly.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11What's the absolute death on it?
0:42:11 > 0:42:15- The absolute death on it is £45.- You know what I'm like!
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- I know!- You know! - Out of control, yeah!
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- I mean... - Well, I'm going to pass...
0:42:20 > 0:42:22It seems a lot, it seems a lot,
0:42:22 > 0:42:26- considering the market. - Right, OK.- That it's not selling.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28- Yeah.- I will throw the stick in with it.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30- Ah!- There you go.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33- Do you know what, then? That's a deal, then.- Are we happy with that? - Yeah.
0:42:33 > 0:42:34- Yeah, I'd be happy with that.- OK.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37- Yeah.- Go on, then, shake his hand. - Oh, thank you very much!- You've done the deal.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41- You're more than welcome.- I learnt a lot there.- Thank you, Danny.- Thank you, Danny.
0:42:41 > 0:42:43Well done, chaps! A Victorian stick stand,
0:42:43 > 0:42:45with its very own stick, for £45.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48That's it, done!
0:42:48 > 0:42:50- Nothing else we can do. - No.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53But time's running out back in Barnsley.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- Look at this! - What, what have you found,
0:42:56 > 0:42:58- what have you found? - I've just found a
0:42:58 > 0:43:01silver photograph frame, so we've got the hallmarks there.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03Where is it from? London. But it's in quite
0:43:03 > 0:43:05bright condition. You could give that as a
0:43:05 > 0:43:07- wedding present, couldn't you?- Mm-hm.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09It's quite a good stock item.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12It's not terribly old, but it's bright. Condition, with
0:43:12 > 0:43:15- something like this, is all.- Yeah?- And look at the back.
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Always look at the back.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19Because nobody's going to buy anything with a floppy stand.
0:43:19 > 0:43:23Quite right! Rachel's off to consult the vendor.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27Here's hoping she can bring back a discount to please Susan.
0:43:27 > 0:43:31- The very best...- The very best.- ..I could do this for, today...
0:43:31 > 0:43:34- Today!- Time and place, time and place.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37- There would be 50% off. - That's a discount.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40- That would take us down to 12.- That's a discount!
0:43:40 > 0:43:43- Hmm!- That would, unfortunately, guys, be
0:43:43 > 0:43:45- the very best.- Well, I'm...I'm almost happy
0:43:45 > 0:43:48with that, but I know my friend here, Susan,
0:43:48 > 0:43:51- is very unhappy, aren't you?- Hmm!
0:43:52 > 0:43:54- Go on. Go on. Go on! - HE GUFFAWS
0:43:54 > 0:43:57- Go on!- Thank you.- No, thank YOU!- No, thank you.
0:43:57 > 0:43:59Oh, you're welcome, you're welcome, you're welcome.
0:43:59 > 0:44:01Become quite the pair, haven't they?
0:44:01 > 0:44:03Another very generous offer from Rachel means
0:44:03 > 0:44:06they wrap up their shopping with the silver photo frame
0:44:06 > 0:44:08and an Arts and Crafts brass plate -
0:44:08 > 0:44:11for a grand total of just £18.
0:44:11 > 0:44:14- Time to show off your wares, then, lads!- Come on, what's
0:44:14 > 0:44:16- going on here?- What?- It looks like a house clearance!
0:44:16 > 0:44:18Well, I mean, if you don't mind me saying,
0:44:18 > 0:44:20that looks like a very disappointing collection.
0:44:20 > 0:44:22- Oh, you haven't seen it, David.- Oh, that's not nice!
0:44:22 > 0:44:25- Size isn't everything.- No, come on. - Believe it! OK, let's
0:44:25 > 0:44:27- have a look.- Let's have a look.- OK, go on.
0:44:27 > 0:44:28- OK. OK!- I've got it, I've got it. - Wow!
0:44:28 > 0:44:31- There we are. - It's the double Mouser.
0:44:31 > 0:44:32- Yeah.- Double Mouser.
0:44:32 > 0:44:34The elusive double Mouser!
0:44:34 > 0:44:37- They got in there first.- We got everything.- Not one, but two.- But two!
0:44:37 > 0:44:40- Wow!- I like that a lot.- I am liking the decanter.- Yeah.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42- Yeah?- That is a beautiful thing. - That's to my taste.- Silver.
0:44:42 > 0:44:45- Silver collar.- Is it silver?- Silver. - Oh, wow.
0:44:45 > 0:44:47- And the stopper fits perfectly.- Does it?
0:44:47 > 0:44:50- Wow!- And we've got the James Braxton brass tray.- Brass tray.
0:44:50 > 0:44:53- I would be disappointed not to see one.- Arts and Crafts.- Yeah?
0:44:53 > 0:44:55- Arts and Crafts, Mrs Arts and Crafts.- OK!- Fave!
0:44:55 > 0:44:57- Yeah?- Yeah, and the mirror.
0:44:57 > 0:44:59- Good-looking mirror that.- Good-looking mirror!
0:44:59 > 0:45:00Good-looking mirror.
0:45:00 > 0:45:03- That is a lovely mirror.- Go on, probe me on price.
0:45:03 > 0:45:05- Oh, my goodness!- That is in beautiful condition.
0:45:05 > 0:45:08- Probe me on price.- Well, the one that really concerns me, as the
0:45:08 > 0:45:10opposition, is the double Mouser.
0:45:10 > 0:45:12- It could be 200 quid all day long.- Oh!- Easily.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15- Really?- It could be. - How much did you buy it for?
0:45:15 > 0:45:16- Let me know!- The double Mouser!
0:45:16 > 0:45:18- 180.- Ah, well... - LAUGHTER
0:45:18 > 0:45:20So you'll get 200... You'll get 20 quid?
0:45:20 > 0:45:22- See, he's smiling again now.- OK, I feel a bit better.
0:45:22 > 0:45:25- Do you?- Because... Aw! I do, I feel a bit better.
0:45:25 > 0:45:27- Oh, forget that!- Double Mouser? Rubbish!
0:45:27 > 0:45:30LAUGHTER I think they look nervous.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32- Right, come on, stop laughing. Come on!- OK, so...
0:45:32 > 0:45:34OK, shall we do it gently?
0:45:34 > 0:45:36- I think this is...- I'm a bit nervous.- Go on.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38Look at that. What's that?
0:45:38 > 0:45:41- Watch their faces when they see this.- Tell me, tell me.- Watch their faces.- Oh, dear!- OK.
0:45:41 > 0:45:43- Oh, we have to do this! - Yeah, we got this as well.
0:45:43 > 0:45:47- I forgot we had...- Another table. - OK.- It's like a...
0:45:47 > 0:45:50- Don't get too excited now.- It's like a horror movie.
0:45:50 > 0:45:51LAUGHTER
0:45:51 > 0:45:54OK, tell me, James, which object do you like the best?
0:45:54 > 0:45:56Er, the stick stand.
0:45:56 > 0:45:58- Stick stand?- Stick stand! - Yeah.
0:45:58 > 0:46:00- OK.- Yeah.
0:46:00 > 0:46:02You wouldn't get over my threshold with the rest.
0:46:02 > 0:46:05- What's that? - Ah, very special.
0:46:05 > 0:46:08A late 19th-century train ticket machine.
0:46:08 > 0:46:11- No?- Really?- It's got ribbon and everything in there.
0:46:11 > 0:46:13- How much did you pay for that?- 20 quid?
0:46:13 > 0:46:15- 20 quid! - Oh, right, OK.
0:46:15 > 0:46:18How much was the vinyl-covered piece of furniture?
0:46:18 > 0:46:20Oh! What do you think?
0:46:20 > 0:46:23- OK, my arm was up my back?- Yeah.
0:46:23 > 0:46:25I don't know. Tenner?
0:46:25 > 0:46:28- I was going to say 20 quid. - 20 quid?- 20 quid.
0:46:28 > 0:46:31- I can't believe it, I can't believe it.- How much is it?- I can't remember.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34- 27?- 27.50.- OK.- £27.50.
0:46:34 > 0:46:36- So you're close.- Yes.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39Do you think there's going to be a profit in that one?
0:46:39 > 0:46:42- Moving on... - LAUGHTER
0:46:42 > 0:46:44- Well, it's been great! - It's been really great. - Yes!
0:46:44 > 0:46:46- See you at the auction. - See you at the auction.
0:46:46 > 0:46:48- Well done. - Maybe best man/woman win.
0:46:48 > 0:46:51- Win!- Yeah, may the best team... Team! Team!
0:46:51 > 0:46:54- Yes, team!- Excellent. - Team effort.
0:46:54 > 0:46:56There's no "I" in team. But there is one in -
0:46:56 > 0:46:59- "Tell us what you really think."- What do you think
0:46:59 > 0:47:02of James and Susan's highly ordinary collection?
0:47:02 > 0:47:04Oh, that's nasty!
0:47:04 > 0:47:07But actually, I think it is. I think it's a bit predictable.
0:47:07 > 0:47:10You look sort of slightly frowny, what's going on?
0:47:10 > 0:47:12Well, I think because they've not paid
0:47:12 > 0:47:14- very much for their items.- Yeah, yeah.
0:47:14 > 0:47:16- And ours were more expens... - Well, would you pay a
0:47:16 > 0:47:18- lot of money for theirs? - No, I wouldn't. No, I wouldn't.
0:47:18 > 0:47:22- The brass tray.- No.- That's not going anywhere. It's certainly not going in my house.
0:47:22 > 0:47:24No, it's not going in my house either.
0:47:24 > 0:47:27- We've sown our seed.- OK. - And we've spent about £300.
0:47:27 > 0:47:30- They've just tickled over 100.- OK.
0:47:30 > 0:47:32We're going to win.
0:47:32 > 0:47:33So, we're happy?
0:47:33 > 0:47:34- I'm very happy, actually.- I'm happy too.
0:47:34 > 0:47:36- I'm very, very happy. - Let's get to auction.
0:47:36 > 0:47:38- Come on, you. - Let's get to auction.
0:47:38 > 0:47:41- We have it. Come on. - I'm going to be so excited!
0:47:41 > 0:47:43- I'm excited for tomorrow!- Yeah, come on, let's go.
0:47:43 > 0:47:45- Yeah, yeah, OK!- Cup of tea, cup of tea?
0:47:45 > 0:47:47Milk and two, thanks.
0:47:47 > 0:47:50It's been a delightful jaunt around South Yorkshire,
0:47:50 > 0:47:53but it's time to leave the county, in search of an
0:47:53 > 0:47:56auction in the Lancashire town of Warrington.
0:47:56 > 0:48:01- Oh, Suze! - Aw!- I am so excited about this.
0:48:01 > 0:48:04Do you know, I am as well, because I've never done it.
0:48:04 > 0:48:06- No.- I've never ever been to an auction.
0:48:06 > 0:48:08- It's so exciting.- So, yeah!
0:48:08 > 0:48:10We can say this, because we're good mates.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13Do you honestly think you're going to make money?
0:48:13 > 0:48:15Forget what James and David are saying!
0:48:15 > 0:48:18- Do you reckon we'll make money? - I think you have the
0:48:18 > 0:48:22potential to make more money, cos you bargained very well.
0:48:22 > 0:48:23Well, hopefully, it'll be
0:48:23 > 0:48:27smiles all round at Warrington Auctions.
0:48:27 > 0:48:29- Look at the size of this place!- It's huge, isn't it?
0:48:29 > 0:48:30That's a good sign, isn't it?
0:48:30 > 0:48:34Yeah! The bidders are in the room and online. So here's hoping!
0:48:34 > 0:48:36- Oh, here they are. Right.- What a car!
0:48:36 > 0:48:38Gosh, they look good now. They look smiley.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41- What a car!- Good morning! - Good morning!
0:48:41 > 0:48:43- Morning, morning, morning!- Lovely to see you!
0:48:43 > 0:48:46Lovely to see you, too. Oh, you're gorgeous and warm!
0:48:46 > 0:48:48Hello. Mwah, mwah!
0:48:48 > 0:48:50Suzanne, have you been to an auction before?
0:48:50 > 0:48:52- Never. - You're in for a treat.
0:48:52 > 0:48:54- Yeah, I think so. - Yeah.
0:48:54 > 0:48:56- I'm excited.- Come on. - OK.
0:48:57 > 0:49:00But before all the excitement starts,
0:49:00 > 0:49:03let's remind ourselves of what everyone's bought.
0:49:03 > 0:49:05James and Susan picked up five
0:49:05 > 0:49:07auction lots for a total of £288.
0:49:08 > 0:49:13Suzanne and David, on the other hand, parted with just
0:49:13 > 0:49:17£119.50 but also have five lots for auction.
0:49:17 > 0:49:21But what does auctioneer Peter Critchley make of it all?
0:49:22 > 0:49:24I like the Gothic stick stand.
0:49:24 > 0:49:25Original, nice condition, with the
0:49:25 > 0:49:27original drip tray, which is very good.
0:49:27 > 0:49:29The stick's a bit of a bonus. A lot of stick
0:49:29 > 0:49:31collectors about, and so stick stands tend
0:49:31 > 0:49:32to do very well here.
0:49:32 > 0:49:35The wooden tray is probably the most valuable item brought in today.
0:49:35 > 0:49:38Robert "Mouseman" Thompson.
0:49:38 > 0:49:40We had a pheasant of his in here a couple of months ago,
0:49:40 > 0:49:43which we sold for about £900, so it does make a
0:49:43 > 0:49:46very good money if it's an original piece and in good condition,
0:49:46 > 0:49:49which that tray is, so it's a very nice item.
0:49:49 > 0:49:50That all sounds promising.
0:49:50 > 0:49:52So, time to get things started.
0:49:52 > 0:49:55First up are Suzanne and David's figures.
0:49:56 > 0:49:59Nice things, these. Ten is bid. Ten is bid, looking for 12.
0:49:59 > 0:50:02- Go on!- £10 in the room. Is there £12 anywhere?
0:50:02 > 0:50:03Is there 12?
0:50:03 > 0:50:06Ten I have in the room, I sell at ten.
0:50:06 > 0:50:09- Oh, oh!- What did it...?- I'm not telling you, I'm not telling you!
0:50:09 > 0:50:11- £10 for the lot. - Ten, it was the ugly baby
0:50:11 > 0:50:12that was putting them off.
0:50:12 > 0:50:14- I know, I know!- Aw, drat!- Darn it.
0:50:14 > 0:50:17Harsh comment and a tough start.
0:50:17 > 0:50:19The figures go for a maiden bid,
0:50:19 > 0:50:22but there's plenty of time to make it all back.
0:50:22 > 0:50:24- It's such an individual taste.- Yeah.
0:50:24 > 0:50:26Not everybody... But somebody's bought them!
0:50:26 > 0:50:27Someone did buy them!
0:50:27 > 0:50:29- You seem surprised! - Cheeky devil!
0:50:29 > 0:50:32How quickly words of comfort turn into cheek!
0:50:32 > 0:50:34Ha, better watch out, Susan,
0:50:34 > 0:50:36your Arts and Crafts tray is up next.
0:50:36 > 0:50:38Ten online, ten online, looking for 12.
0:50:38 > 0:50:40- Ten online!- Made a profit already.
0:50:40 > 0:50:42£10 online, is there 12?
0:50:42 > 0:50:45£10 online, is there £12 anywhere?
0:50:45 > 0:50:49Ten's the bid, then. I sell at £10 only.
0:50:50 > 0:50:52Well, it didn't set the sale room on fire,
0:50:52 > 0:50:55but it's a profit to start you off.
0:50:55 > 0:50:58- It's a profit, it's a profit. - Hey, Suze!- It's a profit.
0:50:58 > 0:50:59Well done!
0:50:59 > 0:51:01Well done, James.
0:51:02 > 0:51:04From one plate to another.
0:51:04 > 0:51:06Well, two of them, actually.
0:51:06 > 0:51:08Surely, Suzanne's haggled deal will come good?
0:51:08 > 0:51:10- Ten online, looking for 12. - Come on.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12Ten online, is there 12 anywhere?
0:51:12 > 0:51:15- It's warming up.- Oh, it's got to be more.- Ten's the online bid, then.
0:51:15 > 0:51:19Is there £12 anywhere? Ten's the bid, selling at ten.
0:51:19 > 0:51:21Does anybody buy in the room?
0:51:21 > 0:51:24Mind you, it's still five times the money.
0:51:24 > 0:51:27So, no royal collectors in the room today,
0:51:27 > 0:51:28but a first profit for Suzanne and David.
0:51:28 > 0:51:31- Hello?- Hello!
0:51:31 > 0:51:33- Hello.- We're on the way back!
0:51:35 > 0:51:36Aiming to halt the comeback in its tracks
0:51:36 > 0:51:39is James and Susan's silver photo frame.
0:51:39 > 0:51:42- I've got a feeling in my waters it's going to do well.- I'm feeling, yeah,
0:51:42 > 0:51:43optimistic for this.
0:51:43 > 0:51:46You could nip to the loo, James, you've probably got time.
0:51:46 > 0:51:48Start me off at just £10 on this one, please.
0:51:48 > 0:51:50- Start me at ten. - Someone's got to go for £10.
0:51:50 > 0:51:52Ten is in the room, ten is here in the room.
0:51:52 > 0:51:55- It's going crazy. - Ten is in the room.
0:51:55 > 0:51:59- I've got online 12.- 12? Yes! - You're off.
0:51:59 > 0:52:01In the room at 15. Looking for 18 now.
0:52:01 > 0:52:0418 online. Do you want 20, sir?
0:52:04 > 0:52:0720 bid, 20 bid, looking for 25. £25 online.
0:52:07 > 0:52:10- Oh, hello! - I'll sell online at £25.
0:52:10 > 0:52:14- Yes! Yaay!- Get in!
0:52:14 > 0:52:18Oh, they're creaming us! We've got to get a move on here.
0:52:18 > 0:52:19Don't worry. Don't worry.
0:52:19 > 0:52:21Suddenly, it's all come alive.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24Susan and James have more than doubled their money
0:52:24 > 0:52:25on that frame.
0:52:25 > 0:52:27- Great, Sue!- Oh, come on!
0:52:27 > 0:52:30Do you know what, though? They're all creeping up!
0:52:30 > 0:52:31We're channelling the money!
0:52:31 > 0:52:33Let's channel the money.
0:52:33 > 0:52:35David hoped the Victorian ticket machine
0:52:35 > 0:52:37would take Suzanne back in time,
0:52:37 > 0:52:40but will it bring them a historic profit?
0:52:40 > 0:52:42- Channel, channel! - Channelling! Money!
0:52:42 > 0:52:46- Here we go. Start this up with me at £40.- £40!
0:52:46 > 0:52:49- Start me at 20, then. - Oh, come on, guys!
0:52:49 > 0:52:50£20.
0:52:50 > 0:52:51£20.
0:52:51 > 0:52:5320 online. 20 online.
0:52:53 > 0:52:5520 online! OK, we've started.
0:52:55 > 0:52:56The engineering ticket punch now,
0:52:56 > 0:52:59it's an unusual item. We've never had one before.
0:52:59 > 0:53:00We'll never have one again.
0:53:00 > 0:53:03- Nobody, nobody.- Come on! - Is there £25 anywhere?
0:53:03 > 0:53:06- £20 the bid, then.- Aw! - I can't believe it!
0:53:06 > 0:53:09- Broke even.- Certainly did.
0:53:09 > 0:53:10Someone has grabbed themselves
0:53:10 > 0:53:13a quirky slice of history for a very reasonable price.
0:53:13 > 0:53:16If only I'd been allowed to bid,
0:53:16 > 0:53:18- I'd have been all over it.- You would, James.- He's...
0:53:18 > 0:53:21- Like a rash!- He's teasing us! - Like a rash, wouldn't you?
0:53:21 > 0:53:22Oh, yeah!
0:53:22 > 0:53:26James was charmed by the delights of this decanter,
0:53:26 > 0:53:28but will it serve them up a profit?
0:53:28 > 0:53:32Start me at 30 on the lot, please. £30? Start me at 20, then. £20?
0:53:32 > 0:53:35- Come on!- Oh, come on!
0:53:35 > 0:53:3620 online, 20 online.
0:53:36 > 0:53:3825 online.
0:53:38 > 0:53:40Is everybody asleep here?
0:53:40 > 0:53:44Nothing in the room? £30 online.
0:53:44 > 0:53:45£30 online. Keep going.
0:53:45 > 0:53:4835 online. 35 online.
0:53:48 > 0:53:49Looking for 40 now.
0:53:49 > 0:53:5235 the bid, then.
0:53:52 > 0:53:54- All online.- Oh, wow! That's shocking!
0:53:54 > 0:53:57It certainly knocked James for six.
0:53:57 > 0:54:00Someone grabbed a bargain, leaving Susan and James
0:54:00 > 0:54:02with their first loss of the day.
0:54:02 > 0:54:04That's a bargain, then, they've got, then.
0:54:04 > 0:54:05- Yeah, a bargain.- A real bargain.
0:54:05 > 0:54:08That's what I said. Now, can the sideboard
0:54:08 > 0:54:10help Suzanne and David make a profit?
0:54:10 > 0:54:11Fingers crossed.
0:54:11 > 0:54:14- Start me at 20. 20 bid, 20 online. 20 online.- Come on!
0:54:14 > 0:54:16- There you go, I told you. - Looking for 25.
0:54:16 > 0:54:19£20 online. Is there 25 anywhere?
0:54:19 > 0:54:21£20 the online bid and selling.
0:54:21 > 0:54:24I can't believe it, I can't believe it.
0:54:24 > 0:54:25Selling for £20 only.
0:54:25 > 0:54:29- I can't believe it! - Shocked! I am so shocked!
0:54:29 > 0:54:32That is not bad for a skip buy.
0:54:32 > 0:54:34Now, now, James! It's not a lot to pay
0:54:34 > 0:54:37for a piece of furniture, but it means another loss
0:54:37 > 0:54:38for Suzanne and David.
0:54:38 > 0:54:41- We haven't done well, David! - We haven't, have we?
0:54:41 > 0:54:43And I thought we were such... I thought we were the A Team.
0:54:43 > 0:54:46- We WERE the A Team! I think we're the Z Team now.- Aw!
0:54:46 > 0:54:49Can the 1950s mirror fare any better?
0:54:49 > 0:54:51Start me at £30 for the Art Deco mirror.
0:54:51 > 0:54:55- Start me at £30.- £30 online.
0:54:55 > 0:54:5835 in the room. Looking for 40 now.
0:54:58 > 0:55:02- 40 online, have we got 45? - Come on, a little bit!
0:55:02 > 0:55:04£40 is the online bid. Is there 45 anywhere?
0:55:04 > 0:55:07- Come on.- £40 for the Deco mirror.
0:55:07 > 0:55:10Aw!
0:55:10 > 0:55:14Aw, disappointment all round as the mirror clocks up a loss.
0:55:14 > 0:55:19- I am not positive.- Disappointed.- I'm not positive about our last lot.
0:55:19 > 0:55:23Suzanne and David's final lot is the Victorian stick stand.
0:55:23 > 0:55:24With stick.
0:55:24 > 0:55:26OK, Sue, this is it.
0:55:26 > 0:55:28Start me at £80. £80.
0:55:28 > 0:55:30- Come on.- Come on! Let's get some action.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32I've got 60 here, then.
0:55:32 > 0:55:33- 60 with me.- OK, good, good.
0:55:33 > 0:55:36Looking for 65. I've got 65 online.
0:55:36 > 0:55:38- Do you want 70 at the back?- Come on!
0:55:38 > 0:55:40I've got 75 here. Do you want 80?
0:55:40 > 0:55:43We're in the room at 80 now. Is there 85?
0:55:43 > 0:55:45- That's more like it! - In the room at 80,
0:55:45 > 0:55:49is there 85? £80 in the room, is there 85 anywhere?
0:55:49 > 0:55:51- Making back those losses! - 85 online, now 90?
0:55:51 > 0:55:5290, sir? No.
0:55:52 > 0:55:5685 online, is there £90 anywhere?
0:55:56 > 0:55:59- 85 online.- Yes!- Yes! Hey!
0:55:59 > 0:56:02Well done! Well done, David!
0:56:02 > 0:56:05- Well done!- Aw, finally!
0:56:05 > 0:56:06Oh, that is fantastic!
0:56:06 > 0:56:09A great profit on their final lot, well done.
0:56:11 > 0:56:13God, you do know your stuff!
0:56:13 > 0:56:15- Oh, I'm impressed!- Oh, shucks!
0:56:15 > 0:56:17You've just gone right up there. Look, he's floating!
0:56:17 > 0:56:18- Oh, stop!- There he is!
0:56:18 > 0:56:21- Oh!- A bit more, go on.
0:56:21 > 0:56:25Thank you very much! That did cheer me up!
0:56:25 > 0:56:27Well, our last lot of the day
0:56:27 > 0:56:30is the much anticipated Mouseman tray.
0:56:30 > 0:56:34- James, I'm feeling a bit nauseous now.- I am feeling nauseous.
0:56:34 > 0:56:37- Are you?- Yeah, I've got real butterflies.- Hmm!
0:56:37 > 0:56:39Start me at £150.
0:56:39 > 0:56:42150 I have, 150 I have online.
0:56:42 > 0:56:44Looking for 160 now.
0:56:44 > 0:56:45Come on, it's beautiful.
0:56:45 > 0:56:47Looking for 170.
0:56:47 > 0:56:49160 I have, looking for 170.
0:56:49 > 0:56:51170 I have, looking for 180 now.
0:56:51 > 0:56:54170 I have. Looking for 180 now. 170 I have. Is there 180?
0:56:54 > 0:56:56- 170 I have.- Come on, come on, it's beautiful!
0:56:56 > 0:57:00- 170 I have.- Ohhhh!- Aw!
0:57:01 > 0:57:04Some lucky bidder has a lovely item
0:57:04 > 0:57:08at that price. But what does that mean for the final totals?
0:57:08 > 0:57:09Time to find out.
0:57:09 > 0:57:14- Guys, I think we need a sugary tea. - Yeah.- Come on.- OK, let's do it.
0:57:17 > 0:57:21Susan and James started out this road trip with £400.
0:57:21 > 0:57:25They've made a loss, after auction costs, of £58.40,
0:57:25 > 0:57:29leaving them with a total of £341.60.
0:57:29 > 0:57:33Suzanne and David also had £400.
0:57:33 > 0:57:37They too made a loss, after auction costs, but only losing 60p.
0:57:37 > 0:57:41That leaves them with a total of £399.40
0:57:41 > 0:57:44and makes them today's winners!
0:57:45 > 0:57:48- We are the winners.- Yes!- Oh, well, it's been a great journey!
0:57:48 > 0:57:50- Hasn't it been wonderful? - Yes, it has.
0:57:50 > 0:57:52- It's been gorgeous, it's been gorgeous!- It's been great!
0:57:52 > 0:57:55- Thanks for being a great partner. - Thank you so much.
0:57:55 > 0:57:57- Congratulations. - Oh, come here, James!
0:57:57 > 0:57:59You know you... You know you want to!
0:57:59 > 0:58:02- Away with you.- Thank you.
0:58:02 > 0:58:04I'm so glad we got this as a payment, Suze.
0:58:04 > 0:58:07We definitely have got the best deal.
0:58:10 > 0:58:13- Bye.- Bye!- Bye!
0:58:13 > 0:58:15- Weren't they lovely?- Lovely.
0:58:17 > 0:58:21What a fantastic experience this has been.
0:58:21 > 0:58:23And I'm not bothered at the outcome.
0:58:23 > 0:58:26If I got the opportunity to do it again, I would.
0:58:26 > 0:58:28- Would you?- Yeah! Oh, yeah, in a heartbeat.
0:58:28 > 0:58:31- Yeah. We'll be the experts next time.- Oh, yeah!
0:58:31 > 0:58:34Cheerio!