0:00:02 > 0:00:03The nation's favourite celebrities...
0:00:03 > 0:00:04Ooh, I like that!
0:00:04 > 0:00:06..paired up with an expert...
0:00:06 > 0:00:07Oh, we've had some fun, haven't we?
0:00:07 > 0:00:09..and a classic car.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10It feels as if it could go quite fast.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Their mission? To scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14ACCORDION HONKS
0:00:14 > 0:00:15- Yes!- Fantastic!
0:00:15 > 0:00:16I 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 > 0:00:26Don't sell me!
0:00:26 > 0:00:28Who will take the biggest risks?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Go away, darling.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Will anybody follow expert advice?
0:00:32 > 0:00:34I'm trying to spend money here.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35There will be worthy winners...
0:00:35 > 0:00:36Yes!
0:00:36 > 0:00:38..and valiant losers.
0:00:38 > 0:00:43Put your pedal to the metal. This is the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:46 > 0:00:47Yeah!
0:00:51 > 0:00:53On this road trip, we're really cooking with gas,
0:00:53 > 0:00:56with two stars of the international culinary scene -
0:00:56 > 0:01:00chefs Aldo Zilli and Ching-He Huang.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Oh, Ching, what a lovely day, isn't it?
0:01:03 > 0:01:04It's gorgeous. Yeah!
0:01:04 > 0:01:07- Driving around the countryside with you.- Aw!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09What more do I want in life?
0:01:09 > 0:01:12These two have been chums for an age.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- I've known you for 20 years, I think.- Yeah, I know!
0:01:14 > 0:01:17- And we've never cooked together. - I've never cooked with you.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20She was three. I can see this competition heating up.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21I am a bit competitive.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26- The aim, for me...- You, competitive?
0:01:26 > 0:01:28No!
0:01:28 > 0:01:31The aim for me, here, is to make more money than you, really.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35That is the aim of this game.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38Aldo hails from central Italy, and rose to fame here in the UK
0:01:38 > 0:01:40with his regular appearances as a TV chef.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Listen, they paired us up for a reason. All right?
0:01:47 > 0:01:48Yes, we have lots in common.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Italian and Chinese culture.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53We love to eat, we love to shop.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55- We love to spend!- Absolutely.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57You've come to the right road trip, then.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Ching was born in Taiwan,
0:01:59 > 0:02:03and her passion is bringing real Chinese food to Western kitchens
0:02:03 > 0:02:07with TV series like BBC Two's Chinese Food Made Easy.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10So, that's the beef done.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Out on top of the spinach.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Today, these two are driving a delicious classic car -
0:02:19 > 0:02:22the 1972 Datsun 240Z.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26This was one of the original Japanese sports cars.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28- Really?- Yeah.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Aiding Ching and Aldo on this journey of antique discovery
0:02:31 > 0:02:34will be two Caledonian auctioneers at the top of their games,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Natasha Raskin and Paul Laidlaw.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39We know these guys can stand the heat in the kitchen, Paul.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42But do you reckon they'll be able to stand it in the auction room?
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Yeah. That will be the test of them - their mettle.
0:02:45 > 0:02:50These two are piloting a Triumph TR6, dating from 1974.
0:02:50 > 0:02:51With £400 to spend,
0:02:51 > 0:02:55our teams will start today's buying in the Sussex city of Brighton...
0:02:57 > 0:03:01..journeying through the mellow meadows of south-eastern England
0:03:01 > 0:03:03to end up at auction in Chichester.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07And, on that score, it's time for celebrities to meet experts.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10- Ah, we made it!- Brilliant.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Absolutely brilliant.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- Hello.- Hello.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- I'm Natasha.- Lovely to meet you.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18I'm so looking forward to this.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Aldo, I'll go behind you. Nice to see you.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Well done for bringing the car!
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- The car - you a Triumph fan? - I love that.- You love it?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29I don't like it - I love it.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32They've already decided that Ching will pair with Paul
0:03:32 > 0:03:34and Natasha with Aldo.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36- Good luck, Natasha.- Do I need it?
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Let's be triumphant!
0:03:38 > 0:03:39Come on. Bye!
0:03:39 > 0:03:41- Bye, Chin'.- All right, guys. Good luck.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Oh, look at you - just immediately going to the driver's seat.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46I am driving this car.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48- Good luck, guys.- Thanks. You, too!
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- Couldn't she find the first gear? - Yeah. Go, girl.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53She's found the first gear!
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Follow that car.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Time for Paul to confess all -
0:03:58 > 0:04:00he's a bit of a fan.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02- I made one of your dishes yesterday. - Did you?- Yes.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05For the first time. I'm ashamed to say, for the first time.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06- Not for the last!- Oh!
0:04:06 > 0:04:09I made your take on beef and oyster sauce.
0:04:09 > 0:04:12- Really?- With the wilted spinach.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14He's made a good impression.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16How are the others getting on?
0:04:16 > 0:04:19So tell me why you were so thrilled to see this Triumph.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23This car brings back so many memories.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27This was like my first car in this country that I bought
0:04:27 > 0:04:30for 900 quid. It was like...
0:04:30 > 0:04:35- having nowadays a proper Ferrari or Lamborghini.- Really?
0:04:35 > 0:04:39The sad thing about this car is that I crashed it four weeks later.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- Oh, you did not!- And I lost the car.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43- Oh, that is so...- It was horrendous.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47But this trip will give Aldo another chance to drive the convertible
0:04:47 > 0:04:48of his youthful dreams.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49How lovely!
0:04:51 > 0:04:53This pair are heading to the seaside city of Brighton,
0:04:53 > 0:04:57a delightful destination in which to start this summer's day.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Golly gosh!
0:05:00 > 0:05:04And their shop is in Brighton Lanes, where they're meeting dealer Livia.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Hello. How very nice to meet you.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- I'm Aldo.- I'm Livia.- Livia, Tasha. Nice to you.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Best start with a plan, right, Natasha?
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Tell me about your shopping list. We've got to buy five items.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- We've got £400.- Mm-hmm.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Anything you need to come away with, or are you open to all suggestions?
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Well, I'm open to suggestion, but rings are a good idea, though.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- Cos people like rings, don't they? - People do like rings.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28- What do you think? - I'm a fan of jewellery at auction.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31If you can get a quirky bit of jewellery at auction,
0:05:31 > 0:05:32it always gets the bidders going.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34But, of course, it has to be the right price.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Quirky and cheap? Good luck(!)
0:05:36 > 0:05:38There's plenty of quality stock in here.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40What about these kind of watches?
0:05:40 > 0:05:45OK. You've immediately gone for quite high-value stuff, Aldo.
0:05:45 > 0:05:46I'm panicking, I'm panicking.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- How much are they?- It depends which one you're looking.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- They're all 300 quid. - Yeah. And above.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Which one absolutely jumps out to me straightaway?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55- That one there. - No, it's not that one.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57That jumps out to you because it's £1,800.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58I'll tell you what one...
0:05:58 > 0:06:00I've got expensive tastes, mate.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04I'll say. Time for Natasha to divert this big spender to another area.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08It's obviously a wee bit cheaper in general this side.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12Is there anything - and don't rush - that catches your eye?
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Something that you've maybe not seen before - the style.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Dad!
0:06:16 > 0:06:18You don't honestly like that, do you?
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Aldo's alighted on a man's ring.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Mark 925 silver.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26That is kitsch.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28And it's set with diamante.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Mamma mia!
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Natasha's spied some sparklers all of her own.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37These, Aldo. Tell me, would you wear these?
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Me, not, but my wife probably would.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- Ah, come on! I can see you in these, rocking them.- Do you like them?
0:06:43 > 0:06:44Halloween. With a wig on.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47I would only contemplate them
0:06:47 > 0:06:49if I put them next to your ears and see what they look like.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50Can I try them on for you?
0:06:50 > 0:06:53These screw-back earrings are more to Natasha's taste.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57They're paste, but they have got this amazing Art Deco look.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58I'm quite obsessed with them.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02Time to ask Livia to raid that cabinet.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04I want to have a look at these screw-back earrings at the front.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07I'm obsessed with those. Sorry, Aldo!
0:07:07 > 0:07:08They're not particularly old,
0:07:08 > 0:07:12but Natasha's keen on these mid-20th-century earrings.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16- Can you screw it for me? Can you screw it on?- I'll do anything once.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Right, here we go. Oh, careful!
0:07:18 > 0:07:20It's only blood supply to my ear lobes.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- How's that? - The condition is good, yeah?
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Ticket price on these is £40.
0:07:26 > 0:07:2825 quid, I'll buy them.
0:07:28 > 0:07:2928 and they're yours.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- 26.- No, 28.
0:07:31 > 0:07:3327 and a half.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36I wouldn't bid in your restaurant, would I?
0:07:36 > 0:07:37Good point, Livia!
0:07:39 > 0:07:42But Aldo hasn't forgotten about the Dad ring.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Ticket price for that beauty is £35. Gosh!
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Now, Livia, this strikes me as something
0:07:47 > 0:07:48you wouldn't normally have in your shop.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- It doesn't quite fit in.- No.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Is it something you just want to get rid of?
0:07:52 > 0:07:54I could do you a deal on that.
0:07:54 > 0:07:55Oh, Aldo.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- We do like a deal.- You're taking full responsibility for this one.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- That's all I'm saying.- Ten quid?
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- 20.- 15.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- 20.- 15.- 15?
0:08:04 > 0:08:0615?
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Why don't we do...? Go on.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- 40 quid for both.- 15 on that.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Only because I want to see the fun at the auction on that.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14We've got 15 on this.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17If we made that 25, could we do a deal for 40?
0:08:18 > 0:08:21- That's what really...- Go on, then.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Do 40 on that.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25£40 for both the earrings and the Dad ring,
0:08:25 > 0:08:30which even Livia's not too keen on - and she's selling it.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33All my lovely stuff in this shop and he zoomed in on that!
0:08:33 > 0:08:34Spectacular goods...
0:08:34 > 0:08:37I'm coming to your restaurant and ordering chips.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39With cheese on top!
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Nothing wrong with it. If you like it, I'll give it to you.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Well said, Aldo.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46They've got a good deal there.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48We're done for the evening.
0:08:50 > 0:08:55Meanwhile, Paul's grilling Ching on what "objets" she has at home.
0:08:55 > 0:09:00I have, you know, some Chinese silk tapestry.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05I love Buddhas. I collect a lot of Buddhas, and vases.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I enjoy a lot of the Chinesey stuff.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11Because I feel like I've lived in the West a long time
0:09:11 > 0:09:14and I've lost touch with my heritage a little bit.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17So... You know, it's like cooking.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21For me, it takes me back to a part of my heritage.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24Sounds like some Asian-influenced buys might be on the cards.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- Right, game on. - PAUL LAUGHS
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Game on indeed, heh-heh-heh.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31They're heading for the town of Arundel in West Sussex.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35This ancient market town also boasts one of the longest occupied stately
0:09:35 > 0:09:38homes in England, Arundel Castle.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46Paul and Ching's first shop of the day is Arundel Bridge Antiques...
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- And this is it.- Wow!
0:09:48 > 0:09:51..where dealer Jane will be on hand to help.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- Hello.- Good morning. I'm Ching.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56And with that, they're off and browsing.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- Follow your instinct.- OK.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Oh, look at this frog!
0:10:04 > 0:10:06Isn't he cute?
0:10:09 > 0:10:10I could spend all day in here.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16Well, we don't have all day, so they'd better get looking.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19And soon enough, Ching spots an item that takes her fancy.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21I really love it, though.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24It's a Chinese porcelain bowl,
0:10:24 > 0:10:26priced up at £55.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28As strong as that.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Jade green is really...
0:10:31 > 0:10:35It's a really lucky, auspicious colour.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36It's the colour of money.
0:10:36 > 0:10:42And it's round. Everything in Chinese culture should be...
0:10:42 > 0:10:44It should have symmetry.
0:10:44 > 0:10:45I see. It should be balanced.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Balance and unity.
0:10:47 > 0:10:48OK.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51You're selling it to me now.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53But as Paul knows,
0:10:53 > 0:10:57its value really rests on a mark on the on the underside.
0:10:57 > 0:11:03If it's got no mark or a mark aping an early mark,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06then people are going to... The sophisticate's going to go...
0:11:06 > 0:11:08They will take a risk.
0:11:08 > 0:11:09It's a late 19th,
0:11:09 > 0:11:15early 20th century pastiche of an 18th century or earlier example.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17But if it's simply marked "made in China",
0:11:17 > 0:11:21it's certainly a modern reproduction and far less valuable at auction.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Well...
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- BOTH:- Oh, no!
0:11:25 > 0:11:27I'm going to get my jacket.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Rats. Modern reproduction it is.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Do you think people would know?
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- Yes.- Only the ones that can read.
0:11:33 > 0:11:34THEY LAUGH
0:11:36 > 0:11:38So it's back to the drawing board.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40This is much harder than I thought it would be.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Chin up, Ching.
0:11:42 > 0:11:43What about this?
0:11:45 > 0:11:47What is it?
0:11:48 > 0:11:50That's quite cool, isn't it?
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Is that a traditional well?
0:11:53 > 0:11:55It's a French well bucket.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57I find it really charming.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59I think others would, too.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01It's a good-looking thing.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04It's a wrought-iron pail for drawing water from a well,
0:12:04 > 0:12:05hailing from la belle France.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08Shall we try and bargain, get this for, like, £10?
0:12:08 > 0:12:10I think we've got to start trying.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12I like the way you think, by the way.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16You're smiling and it's all light and breezy, but it seems ruthless.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18I've been known to haggle
0:12:18 > 0:12:23where the buyer's said "no" and I'm still haggling.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Excellent. Time to talk money with Jane.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28So we found something.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31- A small bucket.- Yes.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33This gentleman, all his things come from France.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34He goes to France a lot.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37And the best on that is 45.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39No room for manoeuvre?
0:12:39 > 0:12:42I can phone him, but not much.
0:12:42 > 0:12:43OK.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Every little helps, as they say.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Of course. I will try.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50While Jane calls the owner of the pail, they'll browse on.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56And it doesn't take long for Ching to find something.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58I found it, Paul.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00What is it?
0:13:00 > 0:13:02Lucky cat.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Look, he's got a little lotus flower on his head.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06It means he's enlightened.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10And look how many lotus flowers there are.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12It's a lucky cat.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13There's no age to that.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17It's a late-20th-century ceramic cat, again hailing from China.
0:13:18 > 0:13:22It is modern, but priced at £28.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24It's... It's a charming thing.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28- It's delightful.- Yeah. - What do you want to pay for that?
0:13:28 > 0:13:31I would want to pay...£18 for this.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34We're going to take a punt on the lucky cat.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Ching's determined, and that's now two potential buys in one shop -
0:13:38 > 0:13:40maybe a chance of a better deal.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44We'll try and haggle on this. If we get 50 for both...
0:13:44 > 0:13:45Why not? Yes, let's.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- Yeah.- I like your style. Come on, let's do this.
0:13:48 > 0:13:49Yes. We've got the cat.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51And it's lucky.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54We need some.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Back to Jane they go.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58And Ching's straight into haggle mode.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00I was hoping that this,
0:14:00 > 0:14:04both the cat and the bucket,
0:14:04 > 0:14:08would go for...55.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12I can do the two for 60.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14What do you think? Will you go for them?
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- Yeah, let's do it. - I think we're doing it.
0:14:16 > 0:14:17We've got the cat.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19THEY LAUGH
0:14:19 > 0:14:20Nothing can go wrong.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21And it's lucky.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Famous last words!
0:14:25 > 0:14:30That's the French bucket for £40 and the lucky pussy for £20.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32That's the cat's pyjamas!
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- Thank you so much.- All right, you're welcome.- Thank you.- Enjoy.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41Natasha's keen to find out a bit more about Aldo's food philosophy.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44So what made you stand out, then? What's your signature dish?
0:14:44 > 0:14:48I think what makes me stand out is I try to keep it simple.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51My ingredients do all the talking for my cooking.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53And season.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55I work with seasons.
0:14:55 > 0:14:59I love being...creative with food.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04They're heading for the environs of the village of Clayton, West Sussex.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12In honour of Aldo's love of simple, traditional ingredients,
0:15:12 > 0:15:14they're taking a break from shopping
0:15:14 > 0:15:17to visit a local place that produced exactly that -
0:15:17 > 0:15:20a site the locals have, for more than a century,
0:15:20 > 0:15:22lovingly called Jill Windmill.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26They're meeting Windmill Society trustee Simon Potter.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28- Here we come.- Here we go.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- Isn't that great?- My windmill.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Mulino a vento!
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Beautiful place. Ciao.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39Jill is a rare working 19th-century corn windmill,
0:15:39 > 0:15:41which the society Simon represents
0:15:41 > 0:15:45has painstakingly restored to full working order.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48She's a magnificent example of the mills that were once a central part
0:15:48 > 0:15:51of countryside life all over Britain -
0:15:51 > 0:15:54and seriously profitable businesses.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Nowadays, Jill mills local organic flour,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00which is definitely of interest to Aldo.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03- Nice to meet you. - Do you have windmills out in Italy?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Of course we have windmills. I grew up with these things.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08And we make our pasta flour from these.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- How good is that?- Flour!
0:16:10 > 0:16:11- It's Sussex...- Pasta! Pizza!
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Sussex grain from a Sussex windmill.
0:16:13 > 0:16:14That's all I can think of.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17You've lost him, Simon. You've lost him to pasta and pizza.
0:16:17 > 0:16:18She's trying to teach me about antiques.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20If I give you some flour, will you make pasta for us?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23By the time I finish with you two today, you'll be making pasta.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24Sounds good.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28At the height of the Victorian period, Jill was a busy working mill
0:16:28 > 0:16:30providing this area with essential flour
0:16:30 > 0:16:33for the bread that fed the local people.
0:16:33 > 0:16:37At any one time, she was staffed by only two workers.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39It would have been run by a miller and a boy.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41The boy would start work at age eight
0:16:41 > 0:16:43and he would not see his 40th birthday.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45The main problem was the dust.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Like miners underground, they would get dust in the lungs
0:16:47 > 0:16:50because he was on the floor, where the flour was ending up,
0:16:50 > 0:16:52and he would have miller's lung very early in his life
0:16:52 > 0:16:54and wouldn't last very long.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Miller's lung, so that's the inhalation?
0:16:56 > 0:17:01The illness meant millers may have had a short life expectancy.
0:17:01 > 0:17:02But whilst they were working,
0:17:02 > 0:17:04mills like these were extremely profitable.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06When this was commercial, this mill was bringing in
0:17:06 > 0:17:10£2,500 a year in 1830, which is about 2½ million.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- Wow!- So it was a good life, but a short life.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14A good but a short life.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16They always said you should marry a miller
0:17:16 > 0:17:19because at 41 you'd be the richest widow for miles.
0:17:19 > 0:17:21I'm learning more in two minutes here
0:17:21 > 0:17:23than I've learned in 45 years in England.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27But the huge profit mills could make was also increased by some
0:17:27 > 0:17:29rather underhand practices.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31There wouldn't be just flour in it in those days.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35The miller would be making money by adding other nasties in it,
0:17:35 > 0:17:36like chalk, ground bones.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- He would not?- Oh, absolutely.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41I was just going to ask that - they must've added other things to it.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44There was a lot of things. The best thing, actually, was called alum,
0:17:44 > 0:17:46which is aluminium sulphate.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49The reason for adding that - first of all, it bulks out flour.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Secondly, it absorbs water.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54So for a given quantity of flour, you can get a larger white product.
0:17:54 > 0:17:59So housewives got good at testing their flower for contaminants.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02So the Victorian housewife would have to be almost a chemist.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05She'd have books that say, "How do I test my flour to see if there's chalk in it?"
0:18:05 > 0:18:09And they would have things like hydrochloric acid in the kitchen
0:18:09 > 0:18:10to test the flour.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14Nowadays, Jill occasionally mills small amounts of organic flour
0:18:14 > 0:18:15made from local grain,
0:18:15 > 0:18:20and the idea of that is enough to have Aldo straining to get inside.
0:18:20 > 0:18:26I've heard enough. I need to go and see this place now.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29This is awesome.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Look at this. It's like a living antique.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33We are walking into an antique.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- This is my new house.- You wish!
0:18:35 > 0:18:36I love this.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38This is amazing.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41The mill works by harnessing wind power in the sails which,
0:18:41 > 0:18:43if the wind is strong enough,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47drives the mechanism to crush dry grain into flour.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- OK, so this is where it all starts? - Yes. And you use a bag of grain.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52- You do realise who's inspecting the grain now?- Exactly, yes.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- It has to be good quality.- Yes.
0:18:54 > 0:18:56You can see it's much smaller than the normal grain,
0:18:56 > 0:19:00- because it's organic. - I want to eat it now.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02Sadly, this grain is staying in the bag today.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05There isn't a strong enough wind to mill,
0:19:05 > 0:19:08but there might be for the sails to turn if they're lucky.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12- Would you like to start our windmill?- Yeah, because you need muscles for this, don't you?
0:19:12 > 0:19:13Pull tight. Just keep pulling.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15What do you reckon? What are the chances?
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- I don't think so.- I don't think so. - It didn't look like we had wind.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24- We have wind.- Slowly but surely - there it goes.- My goodness.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26She's a beautiful sight.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Jill is going rock and roll here.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32I think it's safe to say Aldo's smitten with Jill the Mill.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35This has been an amazing experience.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38- Simon...- Nice to have met you. All the best.- You're a top man.
0:19:39 > 0:19:44Meanwhile, Ching and Paul are heading towards the next shop.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45- I'm feeling lucky.- Good.
0:19:45 > 0:19:49I think you're going to be my lucky Scottish charm.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51I'll take that.
0:19:51 > 0:19:55It's because you're a Scot and you have bags of charm.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57They're getting on swimmingly.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00All the auspices are good
0:20:00 > 0:20:02as they drive back to Brighton.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07They're heading into North Lane Antiques and Flea Market
0:20:07 > 0:20:09and meeting dealer Alan.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11Bit of an adventure, huh?
0:20:11 > 0:20:13It is. Good, isn't it?
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- Oh!- Hello there. How are you?
0:20:15 > 0:20:16There's a Buddha.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20You didn't even get to reception!
0:20:20 > 0:20:22You are keen, Ching.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- Hello.- Hello. - Sorry, awfully bad mannered.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- How are you?- Very well. Are you all right?- I'm Ching.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29- Nice to meet you.- Nice to meet you.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- Have a wee look around? - Please do, yeah.- Thanks very much.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35They already have two lots for auction,
0:20:35 > 0:20:37but they're determined to add to their haul.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Buying under pressure - I love it!
0:20:40 > 0:20:42What are we going to go for?
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Er...
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Something that says...
0:20:46 > 0:20:47"Buy me.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50"I'm priceless".
0:20:51 > 0:20:54But it's Asian antiques Ching's really keen on.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57I did see something along here.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Up here?
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Yeah, look, that little Asian sort of ashtray.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04Wee Satsuma piece?
0:21:04 > 0:21:07That's what it is, yeah.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- Yeah, the detail on that is not bad, huh?- I agree with you.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- It's not bad. - Shall we have a look at it?
0:21:15 > 0:21:17- You can ask, yes.- Yes?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Looks nice. Oh, Alan!
0:21:20 > 0:21:22- We scoured. There we are.- That's our weapon.
0:21:22 > 0:21:23A Satsuma dish.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- What is this?- Satsuma. It's a Japanese...
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- Oh, Satsuma butterfly dish.- Yes.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Satsuma ware is a type of Japanese earthenware
0:21:32 > 0:21:35which became very popular in the West
0:21:35 > 0:21:37in the late Victorian and Edwardian period.
0:21:39 > 0:21:40Look, it's not uncommon.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42This is going to be...
0:21:42 > 0:21:44late Meiji, Taisho, interwar,
0:21:44 > 0:21:48and they're churning these out for Western consumption,
0:21:48 > 0:21:49in all honesty.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- It wouldn't be for indigenous use. - OK.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54- So...- But it's an uncommon form.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Not unattractively modelled and decorated.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00Ticket price is £15.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Yeah. It's, frankly, no money.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Yeah. Take a punt on it?
0:22:05 > 0:22:10- Um... - Could he give us a good price?
0:22:10 > 0:22:12If you fancy it.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14I think Ching does, you know, Paul.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17And Paul's eye has caught something else.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21Now, I'm no great lover of Masonic material, if it's not early -
0:22:21 > 0:22:25and by "early", I mean first half of the 19th century and beyond -
0:22:25 > 0:22:28but that is...
0:22:29 > 0:22:31..a lot of silver for your money.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33This is a Masonic jewel -
0:22:33 > 0:22:37a silver badge, denoting membership of a lodge of Freemasons.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40£40 is no money.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43£40! Really? I wouldn't have picked it up.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Nor I. This is head not heart, make no bones about it.
0:22:47 > 0:22:48Yes, this is just a business.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53This leaves me cold but that's a very fairly priced jewel,
0:22:53 > 0:22:54by any measure.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57Paul thinks that might be a good strategic buy,
0:22:57 > 0:23:01as might the Satsuma-ware bowl Ching likes.
0:23:01 > 0:23:02Game on, then.
0:23:03 > 0:23:09Do you want to win this? Do you want to perhaps beat your buddy Aldo?
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Listen, we're mates but we're not buddies.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16So, you do want to beat him?
0:23:16 > 0:23:18- Yes!- We need profits.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21And the only way to make those is to buy items.
0:23:22 > 0:23:23That's priced up at £15.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26- The wee Satsuma dish. - Please can we have it for a fiver?
0:23:26 > 0:23:28No.
0:23:28 > 0:23:29It's not mine to do that with.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- £10?- The best I can do, technically, is 13.50
0:23:32 > 0:23:33but I'll get away with 12.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35I know that sounds...
0:23:35 > 0:23:38No, that's generous that you've gone beyond the ten.
0:23:38 > 0:23:39Thank you.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42£40 on the jewel comes down to...
0:23:42 > 0:23:46- We can make it 36... 35.- 35 plus 12.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48- £47.- Great.- I think it's well spent.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- Going to do it?- Yes, going to do it. - Shake this gentleman's hand.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54- Thank you very much.- And a pleasure. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59So, they've got the bowl and the Masonic jewel for £47 all-in.
0:23:59 > 0:24:00Very decisive.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03And that concludes today's shopping.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Both teams are back on the road.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09I'm never worried about competition because I'm always winning.
0:24:09 > 0:24:10Oh, that's no pressure, then.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13The word "losing" doesn't exist in my vocabulary.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17I say to my children, it's not about taking part it's about winning.
0:24:18 > 0:24:19Oh, man!
0:24:19 > 0:24:22Chefs, notoriously competitive.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24- And on it.- Absolutely.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26But this is going to be friendly competition.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29At least on the surface.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- Yes.- We'll keep smiling, no matter what.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35But inside we'll have a game plan, yes?
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Terminators.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39With the gauntlet firmly thrown down,
0:24:39 > 0:24:41it's time they all rest up
0:24:41 > 0:24:44at the end of this fiercely fought first day.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45So, nighty-night.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54But nothing keeps these competitive chefs off the road for long.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57The next morning finds them raring to go.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00- Are you enjoying this trip so far? - I am. I love it.
0:25:00 > 0:25:01It's just so much fun.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Especially with you because I don't have too spend
0:25:04 > 0:25:06that much time with you!
0:25:07 > 0:25:09The gloves are coming off and no mistake!
0:25:11 > 0:25:14But how are the experts feeling about their celebrities?
0:25:14 > 0:25:17So, as suspected, Aldo is indeed a hot-headed Italian.
0:25:18 > 0:25:19Who knew!
0:25:20 > 0:25:22It's great, a bit of Italian fire.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- Just what I needed.- There is no stress in Ching's kitchen.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28- Oh, really?- Seriously.
0:25:28 > 0:25:29She is fun,
0:25:29 > 0:25:31but there's a wisdom there.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35Everyone is itching to start day two's battle proper.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38- What a place.- Back for day two.
0:25:38 > 0:25:39What a place to meet!
0:25:39 > 0:25:42- Beautiful. - Hello, little Scottish lady.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44I'm so looking forward to today.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46I'm going to invest.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49- Yeah?- I'm going to take risks. - ALL: Oh!
0:25:49 > 0:25:52- Even better!- I think we have to shift up a gear.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- It's what we're going to do. - Shall we go?
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Time for them all to get moving.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58Ciao!
0:25:58 > 0:26:01But one team seems to be a bit quicker off the mark.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03OK, let's hear it roar.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Oh, watch it go!
0:26:05 > 0:26:08- Whoa!- How good is that?
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- Come on, then.- My key doesn't work!
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Bye-bye!
0:26:15 > 0:26:16Come on, you two!
0:26:19 > 0:26:22So far, Aldo and Natasha have two lots -
0:26:22 > 0:26:25the Dad ring and the Art deco-ish earrings -
0:26:25 > 0:26:28so they still have £360 left to play with today.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34While Ching and Paul have four lots -
0:26:34 > 0:26:36the French pail, the ceramic cat,
0:26:36 > 0:26:40the Satsuma-ware bowl and the silver Masonic jewel.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43They still have £293 in their pockets.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47There you go. Day number two.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- How are you feeling?- I feel great.
0:26:51 > 0:26:53- Good!- Yes, I'm excited.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56I learnt so much from you yesterday. It was incredible.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59You told me you were going to be a hardline haggler
0:26:59 > 0:27:01and you were. We got money off.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Both teams are heading to the same shop this morning.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07They're all driving to the town of Dorking in Surrey.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Natasha and Aldo are the first to arrive at Talbot House
0:27:13 > 0:27:15but parking is around the back.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Tradesmen's entrance?
0:27:17 > 0:27:18I like the way that you organised this...
0:27:20 > 0:27:21..celebrity back entrance for me.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24Yeah, VIP entrance, I think.
0:27:24 > 0:27:25Well, I'm sure we'll find it.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28Everything we need is right in there.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Dealers Wendy and Charles are in charge today.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33- Lovely to meet you. My name's Aldo. - Hi, nice to meet you.
0:27:33 > 0:27:34Now for some browsing.
0:27:39 > 0:27:40Goodness me.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42I just love a bell
0:27:42 > 0:27:45because, you know, in the kitchen you have a bell, don't you?
0:27:45 > 0:27:46- When your food is ready. - Service!- Service!
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Oh, that's really nice.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50- BELL RINGS - Service!- Aah!
0:27:51 > 0:27:53What's Aldo found?
0:27:53 > 0:27:55- I like this. - You see, I really like this.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58My mum used to have this and I quite like this kind of idea.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Oh, really? So, where would that be?
0:28:00 > 0:28:01- In the house in Italy?- Yeah.
0:28:01 > 0:28:04- OK, so the washstand... - I grew up with this kind of stuff.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07It's a washstand with jug and basin,
0:28:07 > 0:28:11probably Continental in origin, and is fairly modern.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13I'm thinking of a girl's point of view.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15My wife would love this in her bathroom.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17I think that might even be missing something
0:28:17 > 0:28:19because there's a hole here.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Maybe this had some sort of extra pedestal on top.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23- Yeah, it looks like it did. - But I have to say,
0:28:23 > 0:28:25together they do look the part.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28There's no ticket price for the whole kit and caboodle,
0:28:28 > 0:28:30but they'll take a note and browse on.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37And Natasha is starting to feel the pressure.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40I can't find a thing. Typical!
0:28:40 > 0:28:43And the heat's really on because look who's arrived!
0:28:43 > 0:28:45We're here!
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Those two had better get browsing.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52We've got our jackets off now. We mean business!
0:28:52 > 0:28:53Like we didn't before?
0:28:53 > 0:28:55We really mean business.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58If we roll our sleeves up, then it just gets ugly.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Come on.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Whoa! Oh!
0:29:03 > 0:29:05And I was joking.
0:29:05 > 0:29:06I don't think Ching was, Paul.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09The only place I've not been in the whole shop
0:29:09 > 0:29:11is where Paul and Ching are right now.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14They're hogging what looks to be the best area.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Typical Laidlaw.
0:29:16 > 0:29:20It's not like Natasha to be kept from a cabinet of goodies.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23Guys, guys, could you stop hogging this section?
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Look at you, you're in this beautiful cabinet section.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29- I can't get in.- 75% sale sign. So, this is where we went first.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31Do me a favour and wind things up.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34I'm starting to perspire here.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36OK? Wind it up.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43But Natasha had better settle in - Ching seems quite determined.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Today will see a bonanza of buying
0:29:45 > 0:29:47and she's in no mood to be moved on.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50- I'm going to be...- You're putting your foot down, aren't you?
0:29:50 > 0:29:52You're being assertive.
0:29:52 > 0:29:53That's right.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Modern candles have self-snuffing wicks.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59Hello. Paul's spied something.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Will his celebrity like it?
0:30:01 > 0:30:04I see a silver inkwell...
0:30:05 > 0:30:11..domed form, sat atop an Onyx pen tray.
0:30:11 > 0:30:141920 Assay marks.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16- That is beautiful.- £34.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18That's really beautiful.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20Paul's hoping to build a job lot of silver,
0:30:20 > 0:30:23including the Masonic jewel they bought yesterday.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27And, on that note, he's seen something else.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30That is a pencil and case.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34It will be silver.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37That little silver pencil also dates from the 1920s
0:30:37 > 0:30:39and is designed to be worn on a fob chain.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42On the ticket, £31.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46- I think that's a charming object. - Mmm.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48They've agreed these might be canny buys
0:30:48 > 0:30:51at a combined ticket price of £65.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53Time to speak to the dealer Charles.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Let me pitch an optimistic offer.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58- OK.- God loves a trier.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01- We pitch in at £40 and see what comes back.- Fine.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Two purchases. We'd love to do some sort of a deal.
0:31:05 > 0:31:06Let me make the call.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08Charles will make the owner that offer
0:31:08 > 0:31:11but, meanwhile, Chin's resolve to resolve to spend boldly
0:31:11 > 0:31:13is only intensifying.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15I want to walk out with something big.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19OK. Be still.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22One thing, at least.
0:31:22 > 0:31:23At least one thing.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25- Great!- One big and one small.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30Stand by. Charles is back with a verdict on the inkwell and pencil.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32£40 for cash is fine.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34- Fantastic! - What do you think about that?
0:31:34 > 0:31:36- Fantastic. Thank you so much.- OK.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39That's a terrific deal for those two.
0:31:41 > 0:31:42But Natasha's fighting back.
0:31:42 > 0:31:46She's commandeered a cabinet and found something she really likes.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49What have we got here?
0:31:49 > 0:31:51We've got some 1930s...
0:31:52 > 0:31:53..tablemats.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56Look at these. Aren't these cool?
0:31:56 > 0:31:59So it comes with its little stand
0:31:59 > 0:32:01and then we have got these cork mats
0:32:01 > 0:32:04that have all sorts of different messages on them.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Here's another. What does it say?
0:32:06 > 0:32:08I just want to see them all. "Be careful, please."
0:32:10 > 0:32:12"Dinner was made for eating, not for talking."
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Well, Aldo likes both.
0:32:14 > 0:32:15What about that?
0:32:15 > 0:32:18"Choose thy company before thy meat."
0:32:18 > 0:32:20He wouldn't have these anywhere near his restaurant
0:32:20 > 0:32:22but maybe he'd like them for the auction.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26Ticket price on the set of cork tablemats is £28.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28But will Aldo bite?
0:32:28 > 0:32:30Look how fun they are.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32Look at this message, Aldo.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35"Choose thy company before thy meat."
0:32:36 > 0:32:39So much fun. What do you feel?
0:32:39 > 0:32:41- I like them.- I quite like them, too.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44I like the fact that they're not very expensive, as well.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47They're not expensive, they are super-kitsch.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50Kitsch! And thrifty!
0:32:50 > 0:32:53Sounds like that might be added to their shopping list.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57But, nearby, there really is no stopping the opposition.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59You know how we've got a cat?
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Are we in denial about the cat?
0:33:02 > 0:33:04We do have the cat, you're right.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06I think we need a fish to complement the cat.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09I thought you were going to say, to feed the cat.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12OK. Complement I get. We'll run with "complement the cat".
0:33:12 > 0:33:15It's a Japanese bronze fish, probably a carp,
0:33:15 > 0:33:18from the Victorian or Edwardian period.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21I think it's a lucky ornament to have in any house.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25I think that's how we're going to sell it in the auction.
0:33:25 > 0:33:27It's £95!
0:33:31 > 0:33:34Is that an auspicious number, Ching?
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Well, actually, nine means longevity, so...
0:33:37 > 0:33:39OK.
0:33:39 > 0:33:40But what does Paul think?
0:33:40 > 0:33:44- I am looking for quality. OK?- Yes. - Simple as that.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46And do you know what?
0:33:46 > 0:33:47That's not half bad, is it?
0:33:47 > 0:33:48It's beautiful.
0:33:48 > 0:33:52I agree with you, to be quite honest with you.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55- So, what shall we do?- We ask, in this instance,
0:33:55 > 0:33:58if Charles can get in touch with the dealer. And we won't make an offer,
0:33:58 > 0:34:00we'll just say, "Look, what is the very least that can be
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- "accepted on this?" - Fantastic. I agree.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Charles heads off to make the call...
0:34:07 > 0:34:10giving this pair one last chance to browse.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14The very best is 75.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16- OK.- We'll take it.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18- I think we just took it.- Excellent. - PAUL LAUGHS
0:34:18 > 0:34:20- Thank you very much, again. - Thank you, again.
0:34:20 > 0:34:23They've hooked the fish with a £20 discount,
0:34:23 > 0:34:25taking their total to five lots.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30But with £178 still in her purse,
0:34:30 > 0:34:31is Ching finished?
0:34:31 > 0:34:35- Right. Feeling good?- Yes. - Cracked it?
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Yes, but we still need a pair of vases.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40- Oh. - HE LAUGHS
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Sorry, for a second, I thought you said we needed another lot.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44We need another lot.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Because we need a pair.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48- What's called a pair.- Right.
0:34:48 > 0:34:49Double happiness.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Pairs of items, and even numbers,
0:34:51 > 0:34:53are considered lucky in Chinese culture.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56So Ching thinks these might also bestow
0:34:56 > 0:34:58good blessings on their buying.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02- I'm happy with any happiness.- Double happiness, double money.- Double seems greedy happiness, to me.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04It's not! This is gorgeous!
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- Can I interest you in a pair of Japanese...- Where did this come from?!
0:35:07 > 0:35:09..gorgeous vase. Look.
0:35:09 > 0:35:10You hold that one,
0:35:10 > 0:35:12and I'm going to hold this one.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Actually, they are, indeed,
0:35:16 > 0:35:19not a country mile off gorgeous.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21The detail on this.
0:35:21 > 0:35:25It's pretty. And look, it's not even brand-new, on the bottom.
0:35:25 > 0:35:28Yeah... Good student.
0:35:28 > 0:35:30Ching's right. There's no modern mark because they probably date from
0:35:30 > 0:35:33the late Victorian or Edwardian period.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35The ticket price is 165 smackers.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37I'm going to ask Charles.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40He's done really well for us. Third time lucky.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Oh, Charles!
0:35:42 > 0:35:44- How can I help?- Hello, Charles.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47- Hi, Ching.- We really need this. - Do you?
0:35:47 > 0:35:48Yes, we do.
0:35:48 > 0:35:49But what will they offer?
0:35:49 > 0:35:52- £108 is the offer. - 108 is a very lucky number.
0:35:52 > 0:35:53I'm afraid we can't do that.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57- OK. That's fair enough.- So, 115 is the very best that we can do.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00- It's up to you.- 115?
0:36:00 > 0:36:04OK. Could we round it up, just by £1.
0:36:04 > 0:36:05Eh?
0:36:05 > 0:36:06- Yes.- Rounding it up?- Cos it needs to be...
0:36:06 > 0:36:08- Yes.- OK...
0:36:08 > 0:36:09So, it's 116?
0:36:09 > 0:36:11116. Just so it's a nice even number.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Has that ever happened? Before?
0:36:13 > 0:36:15- In history?- No. That's a... That's a first...
0:36:15 > 0:36:16THEY LAUGH
0:36:16 > 0:36:19..and more than delighted to round it up to 116. Perfect.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21- Great.- Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23A rather irregular haggle gives Ching
0:36:23 > 0:36:26the even-numbered price she wanted.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29And that team's mammoth buying session is over. Phew!
0:36:29 > 0:36:33Meanwhile, Aldo and Natasha have cased the joint thoroughly,
0:36:33 > 0:36:36and have decided they want the washstand with jug
0:36:36 > 0:36:38and kitsch cork tablemats.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40So, they're heading to dealer Wendy.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Look out, Wendy.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44- We promised you we'd be back.- Yes.
0:36:44 > 0:36:45He found something.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48The washstand belongs to a dealer off-site.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52135, she quoted for the stand and the jug and bowl.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55But there is a little part missing.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57It's a mirror that sits on the back.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- We weren't sure.- The dealer hadn't brought it in on the day.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02That's an unexpected bonus.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04Aldo's stepping up to the breach
0:37:04 > 0:37:07to attempt to deal with owner Colleen.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09OK, Colleen, stand by.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11Colleen, are you ready for a call with Mr Zilli?
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Are you ready, girl?
0:37:15 > 0:37:20- Hi, is that Colleen? - 'It is.'- It's Aldo Zilli here.
0:37:20 > 0:37:21- 'Hello.'- Hello. How are you?
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- 'How are you?'- Very good, thank you. - 'I'm all right, thank you.'
0:37:24 > 0:37:28We're very interested in your lovely washstand.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32Do you have any idea of the best price you can do for me?
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- 'Well...'- Please? - '..I could go to 125.
0:37:35 > 0:37:40- 'How about that?' - 120, and it's all yours. Cash.
0:37:40 > 0:37:43- 'OK.'- Oh, Colleen, you're a star.
0:37:43 > 0:37:44Thank you so much.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47With a healthy serving of Italian charm,
0:37:47 > 0:37:50they have a washstand and jug with mirror included.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53But what of those quirky cork place mats?
0:37:53 > 0:37:54They had on them £28.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56- Which you loved.- I love them!
0:37:56 > 0:37:58- 25.- 25. OK.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00Deal done.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03They've got both those lots for £145.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Bellissima!
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Now, Ching and Paul have all their items for auction,
0:38:11 > 0:38:13so they're in for a treat this afternoon.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16There are worse ways to spend a day or two, are there not?
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Oh, absolutely.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21- Can't get enough of this fresh air.- Mmm.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Ching has always been a great animal lover,
0:38:23 > 0:38:26so Paul is taking her to a famous nearby institution.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31They're on their way to Horsham,
0:38:31 > 0:38:34and the headquarters of the Royal Society
0:38:34 > 0:38:36for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
0:38:36 > 0:38:40where they're meeting one of the society's top chaps, David Bowles.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42- Hello!- Hi.- Hello.- Welcome to the RSPCA.- David?
0:38:42 > 0:38:44- I'm David, yeah.- Hello, I'm Ching.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- Hi David. Paul.- I'm David. Good to see you.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51The RSPCA is the oldest animal welfare charity in the world
0:38:51 > 0:38:55and one of Britain's most beloved organisations.
0:38:55 > 0:38:59It's been protecting the nation's animals since 1824,
0:38:59 > 0:39:03and Ching and Paul are here to learn a little more about this society's
0:39:03 > 0:39:07amazing history and about its founder Richard Martin,
0:39:07 > 0:39:10a nobleman and MP of the Georgian period
0:39:10 > 0:39:12and perhaps Britain's very first
0:39:12 > 0:39:14animal welfare campaigner.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16He used to walk to the House of Commons past Smithfield,
0:39:16 > 0:39:18which was and still is one of the biggest meat markets
0:39:18 > 0:39:20in the whole of the country.
0:39:20 > 0:39:22And he used to see people beating their cows and their sheep
0:39:22 > 0:39:23on their way to market.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27Martin fought for a change in the law to stop people
0:39:27 > 0:39:29mistreating their livestock.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32At a time when cruelty to animals was commonplace,
0:39:32 > 0:39:34he was widely mocked by his peers
0:39:34 > 0:39:36and his bill was opposed by many
0:39:36 > 0:39:39prominent parliamentarians of the day.
0:39:39 > 0:39:40But he fought bravely on,
0:39:40 > 0:39:44and the law was finally passed in 1822.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47But he realised that nothing was happening.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50And he realised that the only way you're going to get a law to be
0:39:50 > 0:39:52enforced was to have people to enforce it.
0:39:52 > 0:39:54But he set up the SPCA,
0:39:54 > 0:39:57the Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals, in 1824.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02The newly formed SPCA employed inspectors
0:40:02 > 0:40:06to patrol Smithfield meat market in London, enforcing the new law.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Their job was to educate,
0:40:08 > 0:40:11but also, if the people couldn't be educated,
0:40:11 > 0:40:13it was to take them to court.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15How successful was the society when it started?
0:40:15 > 0:40:18It was a struggle. They had to go into Smithfield,
0:40:18 > 0:40:20and they were telling people about a new law
0:40:20 > 0:40:22that they had no idea about,
0:40:22 > 0:40:25and to tell them to stop beating or kicking their animals.
0:40:25 > 0:40:26So, it was really, really difficult.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30Of course, he needed to pay people to do the work.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32And he employed two people to start off with.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34But, obviously, all of that money had to be raised.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37And in the first five or six years of the society,
0:40:37 > 0:40:39it almost went bankrupt several times.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41In fact, Richard Martin went into prison
0:40:41 > 0:40:42because he couldn't pay the bills.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Indeed, Richard Martin ended up dying in France
0:40:45 > 0:40:47because he had to escape from his debtors.
0:40:47 > 0:40:51So, it's a really sad story of how passionate he was about animals,
0:40:51 > 0:40:54that he would use his own money, but he had the foresight to create the
0:40:54 > 0:40:56RSPCA, as we now know it.
0:40:56 > 0:40:57As the years passed,
0:40:57 > 0:41:00the society campaigned for more legislation
0:41:00 > 0:41:04to control the then-popular entertainments.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08Activities like dogfighting, bearbaiting, and cockfighting.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12Times were tough for the society in the early years, but David's taking
0:41:12 > 0:41:17Ching and Paul to their archive, to tell them about a new phase that
0:41:17 > 0:41:20came about when a very prominent person took an interest.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22For the first ten years, things were very precarious.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25We didn't have much money. But, fortunately,
0:41:25 > 0:41:28we had a new queen on the throne in 1837,
0:41:28 > 0:41:31who was, obviously, Queen Victoria.
0:41:31 > 0:41:32She was a great dog lover.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36She had her own dogs and she loved dogs, and she loved the SPCA.
0:41:36 > 0:41:41And she decided, of her own volition, in 1837,
0:41:41 > 0:41:44to become a patron. And then, in 1840, she was so impressed
0:41:44 > 0:41:46by our work, she gave us the "R".
0:41:46 > 0:41:49The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
0:41:49 > 0:41:52- Wow!- And that was a good turning point because it meant we had
0:41:52 > 0:41:54the blessing of the monarch. We had recognition.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57And, therefore, we started to get more money,
0:41:57 > 0:42:00and that meant we could do more things and help more animals.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03And ever since then, every monarch has been our patron.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06So, Queen Elizabeth II, she is our patron.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09And the society still has the letter they received from our
0:42:09 > 0:42:12current queen after she ascended to the throne
0:42:12 > 0:42:14in 1952.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16- Wow!- Fantastic stuff. - That's fantastic.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18What a legacy.
0:42:18 > 0:42:22The society still runs around 70 animal shelters and clinics.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25There's no shelter here at RSPCA HQ
0:42:25 > 0:42:29but staff are welcome to bring their dogs to work.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31And I think Ching's pleased to see them.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34So, these are all rescue dogs
0:42:34 > 0:42:37from the RSPCA or other organisations.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Some of them have had very, very dramatic and traumatic lives
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- before they came here.- Mh-hm.- And, obviously, that's what we do.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45We rescue dogs from poor situations,
0:42:45 > 0:42:47rehabilitate them and then give them good homes,
0:42:47 > 0:42:50- and of these have all got fantastic homes now.- Amazing!
0:42:50 > 0:42:52As you can see, they are all happy.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54They are! Happy and healthy!
0:42:54 > 0:42:56And very cheerful looking.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Aren't you all? Are you all friends? Are they all friends?
0:42:59 > 0:43:00- Yes! - DOG BARKS
0:43:00 > 0:43:03That's a yes! Just go. Go!
0:43:03 > 0:43:05- Leave me here. I'm fine. - THEY LAUGH
0:43:05 > 0:43:07I'm very happy.
0:43:07 > 0:43:09Can I steal one of these?
0:43:09 > 0:43:11He's coming home with me. You don't know it yet.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13THEY LAUGH
0:43:14 > 0:43:17Meanwhile, Aldo and Natasha are back
0:43:17 > 0:43:21in the TR6, and they're motoring to their last shop.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24They're aiming for the village of Godstone in Surrey,
0:43:24 > 0:43:27where they're wasting no time heading straight to
0:43:27 > 0:43:31Godstone Emporium, where dealer Claire awaits them.
0:43:31 > 0:43:34- Hello.- Hello!- Good afternoon.
0:43:34 > 0:43:36- Good afternoon.- Natasha.
0:43:36 > 0:43:39- Claire.- Lovely to meet you. - Hi, Claire.
0:43:39 > 0:43:41Natasha and Aldo better step to it.
0:43:41 > 0:43:43HE HUMS
0:43:43 > 0:43:44NATASHA LAUGHS
0:43:46 > 0:43:49I leave you for one minute and you find a new girlfriend.
0:43:49 > 0:43:51- I just fancied a dance. - THEY LAUGH
0:43:51 > 0:43:53She is...
0:43:53 > 0:43:55She's slightly small.
0:43:55 > 0:43:57- She's not for me. She's not for me. - Oh, she's not for you.
0:43:57 > 0:44:00Some serious browsing's what's we need here, Aldo.
0:44:00 > 0:44:02I want to see this chair here.
0:44:02 > 0:44:04- Look at that chair. Have you seen that chair?- Oh, I didn't see that.
0:44:04 > 0:44:07Nice little corner chair. Reeded seat.
0:44:07 > 0:44:08I haven't actually seen this before.
0:44:08 > 0:44:10So, let's have a look.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13- HE STRAINS - You got it OK? Is it shoogly?
0:44:14 > 0:44:16- No. It's sturdy.- No, quite sturdy?
0:44:16 > 0:44:17Lovely corner chair.
0:44:17 > 0:44:21I mean, certainly it's time from when people were smaller. Daintier.
0:44:21 > 0:44:25- For a lady.- Yeah, but my son would love something like this.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28This Arts and Crafts corner chair is woven with a rush seat,
0:44:28 > 0:44:30and dates from the early 20th century.
0:44:30 > 0:44:33It's ticketed at £38.
0:44:35 > 0:44:36Do we want it at half the price?
0:44:36 > 0:44:39- Definitely.- I think so.- Definitely.
0:44:39 > 0:44:40Definitely.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42Shall we approach Claire with the corner chair?
0:44:42 > 0:44:44Let's approach Claire with the corner chair!
0:44:44 > 0:44:46OK, let's do it. I'm following your lead.
0:44:46 > 0:44:49- Claire, we're coming to you, my love.- You hit it off.
0:44:49 > 0:44:53Once more, that silver-tongued charmer Aldo will negotiate.
0:44:53 > 0:44:56- Hello!- Finally, I've done some shopping.
0:44:56 > 0:45:00The price tag is £38.
0:45:00 > 0:45:01OK.
0:45:01 > 0:45:04So, I'm prepared to pay...
0:45:04 > 0:45:07less than that. So, you've got to give me some kind of indication.
0:45:07 > 0:45:09What would you take?
0:45:09 > 0:45:11And I need to make a bit of dosh.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14- What would you say to 25?- 25?
0:45:14 > 0:45:1625. We come down to 25.
0:45:16 > 0:45:18I think, 22, I'll have it.
0:45:18 > 0:45:20- £22?- £22.
0:45:20 > 0:45:22- Brava, Claire! - CLAIRE LAUGHS
0:45:23 > 0:45:26- There you go!- I told you, you wouldn't know what's hit you.
0:45:26 > 0:45:27Yes. That's hit me like an avalanche.
0:45:27 > 0:45:29Pay for the chair, quick!
0:45:29 > 0:45:32He's off. And I'm left to pay!
0:45:32 > 0:45:34Aldo works his haggling magic again,
0:45:34 > 0:45:37and they got that last lot for £22 only.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39He really is running away with himself.
0:45:44 > 0:45:45So, everyone's all bought up,
0:45:45 > 0:45:47and it's time to see what they make of each other's lots.
0:45:49 > 0:45:51Sure. Yeah. Let's do it.
0:45:51 > 0:45:53- ALDO:- Ah, no. That looks good.
0:45:53 > 0:45:56Ooh! Look at all this East Asian stuff!
0:45:56 > 0:45:59- CHING:- We've spent all our money. - You did not? Every single penny?
0:45:59 > 0:46:01- Well, most of it.- Yeah, we did.
0:46:01 > 0:46:03I've no idea what we spent but we've not got much left!
0:46:03 > 0:46:05You're not going to sell that, are you? A bucket.
0:46:05 > 0:46:09- CHING:- It's like a historical bucket...- Uh-huh.- ..from France.
0:46:09 > 0:46:11- Still works.- OK.- From Marie Antoinette's farm.
0:46:11 > 0:46:13- I was about to say "Jeanne d'Arc"? - Absolutely.- Was she...?
0:46:13 > 0:46:15THEY LAUGH
0:46:15 > 0:46:18That's a fib, Paul.
0:46:18 > 0:46:20What of the lucky modern ceramic cat?
0:46:20 > 0:46:22It's so cute. It's a lucky cat.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24And it's an enlightened cat, cos it's got a lotus flower on its head.
0:46:24 > 0:46:29- Ah, so, you read into the symbolism? - Yes. Into the symbolism. And it's got...- We missed a trick.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32They seem to admire the felicitous feline.
0:46:32 > 0:46:34But what about the job lot of silver,
0:46:34 > 0:46:37comprising Masonic jewel, pencil, and inkwell?
0:46:37 > 0:46:39We've also got some amazing silver.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42A Masonic jewel,
0:46:42 > 0:46:45- a silver inkwell on onyx. - Oh, is that marked for silver?
0:46:45 > 0:46:49- It is, yes.- Was it expensive? - No.- What do you mean, no?
0:46:49 > 0:46:50We got a steal.
0:46:50 > 0:46:52That one seems to have Natasha worried.
0:46:52 > 0:46:55Assayed, almost 70g.
0:46:55 > 0:46:57What more do you want me to tell you?
0:46:57 > 0:47:00Diamonds set into the back.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02- Just kidding about the diamonds. - THEY LAUGH
0:47:02 > 0:47:05- I don't know about you, but I was perspiring, there. - Making them sweat!
0:47:05 > 0:47:07- Come on!- What did we pay for that trio?
0:47:07 > 0:47:11- So, it was about 70-something. - 72, I think.- Yeah.
0:47:11 > 0:47:13Was this in the shop that we were in?
0:47:13 > 0:47:14That team are looking lucky.
0:47:14 > 0:47:17What about Aldo and Natasha's haul?
0:47:17 > 0:47:20Well, I can see they're gobsmacked, excited. Don't panic. OK?
0:47:20 > 0:47:22- ALDO:- OK. - THEY LAUGH
0:47:22 > 0:47:24- CHING:- I love the earrings.
0:47:24 > 0:47:26- Thank you.- Aren't they gorgeous? - Yes.
0:47:26 > 0:47:27- ALDO:- She chose that.
0:47:27 > 0:47:30THEY LAUGH
0:47:30 > 0:47:33But all eyes are on Aldo's rogue jewellery purchase.
0:47:33 > 0:47:34The Dad ring!
0:47:34 > 0:47:37We need to pick this up because I need to show you what it is.
0:47:37 > 0:47:39- CHING:- Aah! Dad.
0:47:39 > 0:47:40I'm not looking.
0:47:40 > 0:47:42- I know! She hates it. - I'm not looking.
0:47:42 > 0:47:45- Can you even handle that?- There's nothing I can do about it.
0:47:45 > 0:47:47It's silver. It's silver, OK.
0:47:47 > 0:47:50Go with that. It's marked for silver.
0:47:50 > 0:47:52That's not a huge hit.
0:47:52 > 0:47:54But what of the washstand Aldo adored,
0:47:54 > 0:47:56now reunited with its mirror?
0:47:56 > 0:47:59- What do you make of this? - I love it, actually.
0:47:59 > 0:48:01- Yes. It's a washstand, right? - It's super chic.
0:48:01 > 0:48:05- With the stand, the mirror for your ablutions.- ALDO:- You really love it?
0:48:05 > 0:48:08- It's lovely.- CHING:- Yeah, I think it's absolutely gorgeous, actually.
0:48:10 > 0:48:12Over 100.
0:48:12 > 0:48:13£120.
0:48:13 > 0:48:16£120?! That's quite dear.
0:48:16 > 0:48:18Hang on! Hang on! Hang on! Yes! Yes!
0:48:18 > 0:48:20THEY LAUGH
0:48:20 > 0:48:24- OK.- ALDO:- We spend very little and we're going to make a lot.
0:48:24 > 0:48:28- OK, Yeah.- Ha-ha. Fighting talk! - Are you feeling confident?
0:48:28 > 0:48:32- It's battle showdown. - ALDO:- I always feel confident.
0:48:32 > 0:48:35But how confident are they when the opposition's backs are turned?
0:48:37 > 0:48:39If that cat makes money at £20,
0:48:39 > 0:48:42then it is a seriously lucky cat.
0:48:42 > 0:48:43Cos that ain't no antique.
0:48:43 > 0:48:46The washstand is a charmer but it ain't an antique,
0:48:46 > 0:48:48and it's in an antique auction.
0:48:48 > 0:48:52I have a feeling they're having a laugh about my ring.
0:48:52 > 0:48:54- They did not look impressed, did they?- No.
0:48:54 > 0:48:56The Dad ring. Ha-ha-ha!
0:48:56 > 0:48:58But I think I'll have the last laugh.
0:48:58 > 0:49:00I don't know who's going to win this.
0:49:00 > 0:49:02- Really?- I know who should win it. - THEY LAUGH
0:49:02 > 0:49:05- Are we going to win?- No matter what happens.- It doesn't matter.
0:49:05 > 0:49:07- We're triumphant. In our Triumph. - We are...
0:49:07 > 0:49:09THEY LAUGH
0:49:09 > 0:49:11Well, you're not triumphant yet.
0:49:11 > 0:49:13On this road trip, our teams have
0:49:13 > 0:49:15journeyed from Brighton, in East Sussex,
0:49:15 > 0:49:17to Chichester, in West Sussex,
0:49:17 > 0:49:20where they're now all headed to auction.
0:49:20 > 0:49:22- We've known each other for 20 years. - Yeah.
0:49:22 > 0:49:26And we've really got on, haven't we?
0:49:26 > 0:49:28Up until the next hour.
0:49:28 > 0:49:31- Well, I think our friendship... - It could all change.- Yeah. It could all change...
0:49:31 > 0:49:34- basically.- You're not going to talk to me again?
0:49:34 > 0:49:36If you're a sore loser,
0:49:36 > 0:49:37that's it. We're done.
0:49:37 > 0:49:39- Are you a good loser?- Dunno. - Because I'm not.
0:49:39 > 0:49:42SHE LAUGHS
0:49:42 > 0:49:46So, there's plenty at stake as they arrive at Henry Adams Auctioneers.
0:49:46 > 0:49:48- Oh, here they come. - PAUL LAUGHS
0:49:48 > 0:49:51- Oh, man. I hope they're ready. - There they are.
0:49:51 > 0:49:53Hello. And they're still smiling.
0:49:53 > 0:49:56- Don't know why.- Morning. - You're still smiling!
0:49:57 > 0:49:59- Expertly done.- CHING:- How are you? - I am good.
0:49:59 > 0:50:03- How are you, partner?- Mwah. Mwah.
0:50:03 > 0:50:05- How are you?- Lovely to see you. Another beautiful day.
0:50:05 > 0:50:07Certainly is.
0:50:07 > 0:50:10Ching and Paul started with £400.
0:50:10 > 0:50:14They spent £338 on six lots.
0:50:14 > 0:50:17While Aldo and Natasha also started with £400,
0:50:17 > 0:50:21they spent £270 and have five lots in today's sale.
0:50:23 > 0:50:26But what does auctioneer Rachel Trembath think of our celebrities' haul?
0:50:28 > 0:50:32I think it's an interesting assortment of items.
0:50:32 > 0:50:36Probably the best performing items will be the Masonic lot,
0:50:36 > 0:50:38which has got the little silver retractable pencil.
0:50:38 > 0:50:40Just because you've got the intrinsic silver value.
0:50:40 > 0:50:44Also, the Japanese pair of vases.
0:50:44 > 0:50:46So, it's all done bar the shouting.
0:50:46 > 0:50:49Time for the first lot.
0:50:49 > 0:50:53First up, it's godfather of Aldo and Natasha's lots...
0:50:53 > 0:50:54the Dad ring.
0:50:54 > 0:50:56£15, anyone?
0:50:56 > 0:50:59- MAN:- Might give you a tenner.
0:50:59 > 0:51:01£10, spoken bid.
0:51:01 > 0:51:02£10 in the room.
0:51:02 > 0:51:04Any further bids? 12!
0:51:04 > 0:51:05- Ooh!- Yes!
0:51:05 > 0:51:06- 15. Thank you.- 15.
0:51:06 > 0:51:0817.
0:51:08 > 0:51:10- 20? 22? - ALDO LAUGHS
0:51:10 > 0:51:13£20, then? £20, on my left.
0:51:13 > 0:51:15£20. Any further bids?
0:51:15 > 0:51:17I will be putting the hammer down.
0:51:17 > 0:51:18- For £20. - HAMMER FALLS
0:51:18 > 0:51:22- Yes!- Yay!- What did I tell you?
0:51:22 > 0:51:25Seems Aldo made the saleroom an offer it couldn't refuse.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28A profit! Who'd have thought that?
0:51:28 > 0:51:29THEY LAUGH
0:51:32 > 0:51:34Now it's Ching and Paul's ceramic cat.
0:51:34 > 0:51:38Will it bring them the good fortune it promised?
0:51:38 > 0:51:39- £10.- Yes. Bid.
0:51:39 > 0:51:40£10.
0:51:40 > 0:51:42£12, sir? 15.
0:51:42 > 0:51:4415. 17?
0:51:44 > 0:51:4617, then. Gentleman in the middle.
0:51:46 > 0:51:48Any further bids?
0:51:48 > 0:51:50I will be selling, then, for £17.
0:51:50 > 0:51:51HAMMER FALLS
0:51:51 > 0:51:54It's a loss, but not a big one.
0:51:54 > 0:51:55You know what? I feel good about it.
0:51:55 > 0:51:57It has a home now.
0:51:57 > 0:52:00Another lot for Ching and Paul.
0:52:00 > 0:52:02The Japanese Satsuma-ware bowl.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05£20, anyone? 15, then.
0:52:05 > 0:52:0715, I've got. 15, I've got. Do I see 17?
0:52:07 > 0:52:09- Small profit?- 17 on the net.
0:52:09 > 0:52:1120?
0:52:11 > 0:52:12£17, then, on the internet.
0:52:12 > 0:52:14Do I see 20 anywhere?
0:52:14 > 0:52:15Any further bids?
0:52:15 > 0:52:16This is your new lucky number.
0:52:16 > 0:52:18Selling, then, for 17.
0:52:18 > 0:52:19HAMMER FALLS
0:52:19 > 0:52:22The second lot to sell for £17.
0:52:22 > 0:52:24But this one's luckier.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26Wow! Two lots of 17.
0:52:26 > 0:52:28One loss, one profit.
0:52:28 > 0:52:30Now, a lot for Aldo and Natasha.
0:52:30 > 0:52:33The washstand with mirror and jug that Aldo loved.
0:52:33 > 0:52:36£30? Nice decorative piece.
0:52:36 > 0:52:38Would look nice in a conservatory.
0:52:38 > 0:52:41Ladies and gentlemen, this is reminding me of my mum.
0:52:41 > 0:52:43That's why I bought it. All those years ago.
0:52:43 > 0:52:44LAUGHTER
0:52:44 > 0:52:45And it was in one of her bathrooms.
0:52:45 > 0:52:49I don't know him. Just so you know, I don't know him.
0:52:49 > 0:52:51£30, anyone?
0:52:51 > 0:52:52£20? 22.
0:52:52 > 0:52:54- Cost me a fortune!- Oh, it's going.
0:52:54 > 0:52:5730. 32. 35?
0:52:58 > 0:53:00£32, then? £32 in the gallery.
0:53:00 > 0:53:02- Do I see 35? - Where's the internet, guys?
0:53:03 > 0:53:05- Selling for 32. - HAMMER FALLS
0:53:05 > 0:53:07My poor mum. She will be devastated.
0:53:07 > 0:53:08Mamma mia!
0:53:08 > 0:53:10Mamma mia, indeed.
0:53:10 > 0:53:12That's an unfortunate loss for those two.
0:53:12 > 0:53:15- I think this lot aren't impressed with our style.- ALDO:- Oh, dear.
0:53:17 > 0:53:21Now it's the pair of Japanese vases that stole Ching's heart.
0:53:21 > 0:53:23Our auctioneer appreciated them but will the crowd?
0:53:24 > 0:53:28£30. 32. 35? 37.
0:53:28 > 0:53:3040?
0:53:30 > 0:53:33- 37, then, in the gallery. Any further bids?- Oh, no!
0:53:33 > 0:53:36- We'll be selling them for £37. - HAMMER FALLS
0:53:36 > 0:53:38They didn't find their market today.
0:53:38 > 0:53:40Unlucky.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42- I'm sorry, Paul!- Oh, dear!
0:53:44 > 0:53:47Now, it's Aldo and Natasha's quirky cork tablemats
0:53:47 > 0:53:51from the 1930s. Will the crowd see their charms?
0:53:51 > 0:53:53- Start at ten? £10.- Wahey!
0:53:53 > 0:53:55£10. Do I see 12?
0:53:55 > 0:53:57£10, to the spoken bid.
0:53:57 > 0:54:00- Do I see 12? 12, thank you.- Yes! - Oh, yay!
0:54:00 > 0:54:0115. Nope?
0:54:01 > 0:54:03£15, then.
0:54:03 > 0:54:05£15 in the front of the room.
0:54:05 > 0:54:08- £15. Anyone want to come in at 17? - That's not so bad.
0:54:08 > 0:54:10- Selling, then, for 15. - HAMMER FALLS
0:54:10 > 0:54:12Not quite a corker. Ha!
0:54:12 > 0:54:14But there are plenty more lots to come.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17I'm not sure whether this is a good business to be in.
0:54:17 > 0:54:20Ching and Paul's French bucket is next.
0:54:20 > 0:54:23- £30, anyone?- It's really heavy. It'd look great in the garden.
0:54:23 > 0:54:2620, then. 20, thank you. 20.
0:54:26 > 0:54:2922, 25, 27,
0:54:29 > 0:54:3330, 32, 35, 37,
0:54:33 > 0:54:3540, 42, 45?
0:54:35 > 0:54:38£42. Anyone want to come in at 45?
0:54:38 > 0:54:41Will be selling, then. At £42.
0:54:41 > 0:54:43HAMMER FALLS
0:54:43 > 0:54:45That's pulled up a little profit for them.
0:54:46 > 0:54:48- You've made £2.- Yes!- Well done.
0:54:48 > 0:54:51- CHING:- £2, yay!
0:54:51 > 0:54:56Aldo and Natasha's Art Deco-esque drop earrings are going next.
0:54:56 > 0:54:58- £40?- Come on. Get in.
0:54:58 > 0:55:0040? Nice pair of earrings.
0:55:00 > 0:55:02Yeah. They look good.
0:55:02 > 0:55:05£30. Nice decorative earrings.
0:55:05 > 0:55:07Who's not bidding on these? Are you mad?
0:55:07 > 0:55:10- 20. Thank you.- That's it, sir. You'll look beautiful in them.
0:55:10 > 0:55:13Thank you very much. £20. Do I see 22 anywhere?
0:55:13 > 0:55:16- 22.- Oh!- 25?- Yes!- Yeah.
0:55:16 > 0:55:1727?
0:55:17 > 0:55:2030? 27, then,
0:55:20 > 0:55:23- to the lady.- Ooh, we nearly made a profit.- £27 to the lady.
0:55:23 > 0:55:24Do I see any further bids?
0:55:24 > 0:55:26£27, then.
0:55:26 > 0:55:28HAMMER FALLS
0:55:28 > 0:55:31Another small profit sees them edging back on track.
0:55:31 > 0:55:34- Oh. We made £2! - THEY LAUGH
0:55:34 > 0:55:35One for Ching and Paul, now.
0:55:35 > 0:55:38Their auspicious bronze Japanese fish is up.
0:55:38 > 0:55:41- £20?- PAUL:- Glug, glug, glug!
0:55:41 > 0:55:42Why did she say...?
0:55:43 > 0:55:4615? £15?
0:55:46 > 0:55:48Surely worth that. Nice at 15. Thank you.
0:55:48 > 0:55:5115, I've got. Thank you. 15, I've got. Now looking for 17.
0:55:51 > 0:55:55Any further bids? I will be selling, then, for £15.
0:55:55 > 0:55:59HAMMER FALLS That one's still swimming. Sadly.
0:55:59 > 0:56:01See this luck thing, Ching?
0:56:01 > 0:56:05Did you walk under any ladders on the way to the auction room? Break a mirror this morning?
0:56:05 > 0:56:07- ALDO LAUGHS - I think I did all of the above.
0:56:07 > 0:56:09Another for Ching and Paul now.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11Their job lot of silver items,
0:56:11 > 0:56:13which they got for a song.
0:56:13 > 0:56:14Can this save their chances?
0:56:14 > 0:56:16It is worth more than 30.
0:56:16 > 0:56:17- AUCTIONEER:- I'm looking for 32.
0:56:17 > 0:56:21Thank you. 32. 35 with me, sir? 37?
0:56:21 > 0:56:2437 to the gentleman on my right.
0:56:24 > 0:56:25£37.
0:56:25 > 0:56:27Any further bids?
0:56:27 > 0:56:28I will be selling, then.
0:56:28 > 0:56:30For £37.
0:56:30 > 0:56:31HAMMER FALLS
0:56:31 > 0:56:35That lot of silver might be worth more as scrap.
0:56:35 > 0:56:36Bad luck, chaps.
0:56:36 > 0:56:4037? That "7" is definitely not a lucky number for us today.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42It's the last lot of the day.
0:56:42 > 0:56:45Aldo and Natasha's corner chair.
0:56:45 > 0:56:47Could it still have them sitting pretty?
0:56:47 > 0:56:50£20 with me. Do I see 22 anywhere?
0:56:51 > 0:56:5222. Thank you.
0:56:52 > 0:56:5425 with me.
0:56:54 > 0:56:56- 27?- Yes!- 30 with me.
0:56:56 > 0:56:5932. 35 with me.
0:56:59 > 0:57:02- £35 on the books.- ITALIAN ACCENT: - You trust that he's got this.
0:57:02 > 0:57:03£35 on the books.
0:57:03 > 0:57:05- Does anyone want to come in at 37? - Flustered businessman.
0:57:05 > 0:57:07Any further bids?
0:57:07 > 0:57:10Will be selling, then, for £35.
0:57:10 > 0:57:12HAMMER FALLS
0:57:12 > 0:57:13THEY CHEER
0:57:15 > 0:57:18The last item was a real little earner for Aldo,
0:57:18 > 0:57:21who's sure to be gracious in victory.
0:57:21 > 0:57:22There's winners and there's losers.
0:57:22 > 0:57:24- THEY LAUGH - OK. Enough of that. Let's go.
0:57:24 > 0:57:29Get him out here, before his head's too big to get out of the door.
0:57:30 > 0:57:33So, Paul and Ching started the trip with £400.
0:57:33 > 0:57:35After auction costs are deducted,
0:57:35 > 0:57:40they made an unlucky loss of £202.70,
0:57:40 > 0:57:43leaving them with £197.30...
0:57:46 > 0:57:49..while Aldo and Natasha also started with £400
0:57:49 > 0:57:54and, after costs, they made a loss of £101.22p,
0:57:54 > 0:57:57leaving them with £298.78,
0:57:57 > 0:58:00and...the title of winners.
0:58:02 > 0:58:03THEY LAUGH
0:58:03 > 0:58:05We'll stick to cooking. And we'll leave it to the experts.
0:58:05 > 0:58:07- It was such fun. - It was a lot of fun.
0:58:07 > 0:58:09And I've learned so much.
0:58:09 > 0:58:11You guys are just fantastic.
0:58:11 > 0:58:12It's been so nice to meet you.
0:58:12 > 0:58:13- PAUL:- Lovely working with you.
0:58:13 > 0:58:16- Thank you so much. That was great fun.- Thank you so much.
0:58:16 > 0:58:18- PAUL:- Well done, Aldo.- Take care.
0:58:18 > 0:58:20- Thank you.- Yeah!
0:58:20 > 0:58:22They may have had an unlucky day at the saleroom,
0:58:22 > 0:58:25but our intrepid chefs have still learned a lot.
0:58:25 > 0:58:27This really taught me so much.
0:58:27 > 0:58:30- We've only just kind of...- Scratched the surface.- ..scratched the surface
0:58:30 > 0:58:33and its incredible, already. What an amazing world.
0:58:33 > 0:58:34Tatty bye, then.