0:00:02 > 0:00:03The nation's favourite celebrities...
0:00:03 > 0:00:04- Oh!- Just want to touch BASS.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07- ..paired up with an expert... - Boo!
0:00:07 > 0:00:09..and a classic car.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10No hands!
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Their mission? To scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15My office, now!
0:00:15 > 0:00:18The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20But it's no easy ride.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Who will find a hidden gem?
0:00:22 > 0:00:23HORN TOOTS
0:00:23 > 0:00:25- Like that.- Who will take the biggest risk?
0:00:25 > 0:00:27This could end in disaster.
0:00:27 > 0:00:30Will anybody follow expert advice?
0:00:30 > 0:00:33- But I love this!- Why would you buy something you're not going to use?
0:00:33 > 0:00:36There will be worthy winners, and valiant losers.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39- No, I don't want to shake hands. - Put your pedal to the metal.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Let me get out of first gear.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44This is the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Yeah!
0:00:49 > 0:00:55On our trip today in a 1967 Triumph Herald are two TV legends.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57I'm doing my best here, love.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59We're going to sink, we're going to sink!
0:00:59 > 0:01:03MUSIC: Good Morning Britain by Aztec Camera
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Funnyman Brian Conley is behind the wheel,
0:01:07 > 0:01:10and let's hope he can find an antique easier than he finds the gears!
0:01:10 > 0:01:12GEARS GRIND
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Oh, hello!
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- Oh, my...- All right, it's my first day!
0:01:18 > 0:01:21- Remember the clutch.- Riding shotgun is his old friend,
0:01:21 > 0:01:25the original morning sofa smoothie, Nick Owen.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29I'm really glad to be driving in a Triumph Herald.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- You're not driving, love. I'm driving.- Being driven, then.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Sorry. I'm easily confused these days!
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Not only are these two pals,
0:01:36 > 0:01:39but at one time, Nick was even Brian's straight man.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42You know, we were like Morecambe and Wise, let's be honest.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44- Without the humour.- Yes!
0:01:45 > 0:01:49But before Brian and Nick, there was Anne and Nick.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Hello, and a warm welcome to the programme, this Tuesday, January 30th.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56They ruled the morning ratings through the '80s and '90s.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Nick is now the face of BBC Midlands Today.
0:01:58 > 0:02:02MUSIC: This Charming Man by The Smiths
0:02:03 > 0:02:07Brian Conley has been a star of stage and screen for over 40 years.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10He's had his own Saturday night show, twice,
0:02:10 > 0:02:11hosted game shows,
0:02:11 > 0:02:15and recently fronted the BBC's The TV That Made Me.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18That was brilliant. That deserves a round of "applaud".
0:02:20 > 0:02:24He's also been Buttons in 16, yes, 16 different pantos.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Let's hope it's not Buttons he makes today!
0:02:27 > 0:02:29I mean, I hope I've got a good expert.
0:02:29 > 0:02:30That is key for us, isn't it?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33And I hope mine is more competitive than yours!
0:02:33 > 0:02:35- And I hope mine is better-looking than yours.- Yeah.
0:02:35 > 0:02:41I wonder which one of these two Brian will be hoping for, then.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Bubbly, stylish and super-smart gemmologist Kate Bliss,
0:02:44 > 0:02:49or middle-aged curmudgeon auctioneer Philip Serrell?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52It's a tough one! They're in a 1971 MGB GT,
0:02:52 > 0:02:55a racy little number for a racy couple.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Do you know what? I'm going to come right out with it, I'm afraid.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01- Go on, go on, go on.- Do you mind if I nab Brian?
0:03:01 > 0:03:05I just adore his voice!
0:03:05 > 0:03:08He's got the most incredible baritone, deep baritone.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10Watch out, Brian!
0:03:10 > 0:03:13DEEP VOICE: Some of us, of course, are just blessed with a golden voice,
0:03:13 > 0:03:16I suppose.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Let's see where our pairs are going with their £400 today.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Starting off in Albrighton in the beautiful county of Shropshire,
0:03:23 > 0:03:27they will be meandering their way around the West Midlands to Stourbridge,
0:03:27 > 0:03:31before heading nearly 150 miles south-east to auction in
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Stansted Mountfitchet. Say that quickly!
0:03:34 > 0:03:36- Mind that car!- Yeah, I know.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38- Nick, how are you?- Hello!
0:03:38 > 0:03:40- Hello, how are you?- Hi, welcome!
0:03:40 > 0:03:42I'm pleased you opened the door, because it doesn't work!
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- Who's going to work with who, then? - I've got a confession.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50Because I've got a little bit of a weak-knee job when I hear Brian's voice.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- Because he's got this incredible...- Lovely!
0:03:53 > 0:03:56So, on that basis, I'm going to work with Nick!
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- Let's get this Road Trip going!- OK.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04First out of the blocks are Kate and Brian,
0:04:04 > 0:04:07and it's a chance for her to get to know the man behind the voice.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12- How did you start, in...? - I'm dyslexic, and I very much...
0:04:12 > 0:04:16In my time at school, you know, you were just put in the remedial class,
0:04:16 > 0:04:19and seen as someone who couldn't keep up and was thick.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22So to defuse that, I would make people laugh,
0:04:22 > 0:04:24and that's how the comedy came about.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28I always say I was born to sing, and everything else I learnt.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Famously, I played Al Jolson for three years.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35We went to Canada with that and the show won an Olivier Award,
0:04:35 > 0:04:36which I'm very proud of.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40Wow. So, what do you think you might be interested in?
0:04:40 > 0:04:45Well, I do like my showbusiness, but I'm happy to be guided by yourself.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47At the end of the day, it's what is in the shop.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49At the end of the day, Kate, we've got to beat them.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- We have got to beat them!- We've got to pump them into the ground, love. - Oh, yeah?
0:04:52 > 0:04:56The first stop on Brian and Kate's mission is the Victorian spa town of
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Church Stretton.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- Yeah, I like the look of that. - They're starting their shopping at
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Stretton Antiques Market, which looks stuffed.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Oh, I like these.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08I like these curtains.
0:05:08 > 0:05:12I just think they'd make a lovely dress, or a pair of glasses.
0:05:12 > 0:05:13- Come on.- No? All right, then.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16I think you NEED glasses, Brian!
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Ah, yes, that's better.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- Now, I like that. - What have you seen?
0:05:21 > 0:05:22Oh, I like that - look.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Oh, this is entertainment.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Oh, I really like that.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31- Of course I do.- A bit of showbiz, just what Brian wanted.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32- It's Sinatra.- Do you think?
0:05:32 > 0:05:35No, it's not. I don't know, I think it's a very bad Sinatra.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37I love it, I really do.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40You know, like, when you go, you've got to get something you love?
0:05:40 > 0:05:42That's right up your street, isn't it?
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Do you know what? I want to buy it.
0:05:47 > 0:05:51Ol' Blue Eyes here is only £11.25.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54He's no antique, but Brian doesn't mind.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57And I have to say, at auction, I'll buy it.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Yeah, but will anyone else?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Time to talk to shop owner Tom.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03When he's finished his cuppa, that is.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- You know, I'd start really low. - Go on, then.- A fiver?
0:06:06 > 0:06:07- Five?- Yeah.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- OK, so I'm going to go in that low. - Well, and then you can always come up.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- I know, but...- But if you go in, you can't come down.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14- All right, yeah.- Yeah?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16All right. I do feel a bit awkward about saying five.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18I'll warm it up. You'll be fine.
0:06:18 > 0:06:19- OK, OK.- Top tip, Kate.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Fingers crossed, Brian can follow them through.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26Tom, we would like to show you this, quite honestly, bit of tat.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29If I said to you that I'm happy to come in...
0:06:29 > 0:06:31I can't even say it, Kate.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33You want me to come in at such a...
0:06:33 > 0:06:36I want to come in at about...£9.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38That's not the greatest start.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41£9, and I'll sing to you.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43# Fly me to the moon
0:06:43 > 0:06:46- # Let me play among the stars... # - I haven't said...
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Well, I'm trying to influence.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50# Let me know what spring is like
0:06:50 > 0:06:52# On Jupiter and Mars... #
0:06:52 > 0:06:53Tom?
0:06:53 > 0:06:56I think Tom would rather he was on Mars.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58I suppose I'll have to, after all that.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- A personal appearance of... - You lovely man!- ..Brian Conley.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Kate, I would probably have done it for eight,
0:07:04 > 0:07:06- but he's offered me nine.- Oh!
0:07:06 > 0:07:08And I sang to you, and I sang!
0:07:08 > 0:07:10I know, I got a free song as well!
0:07:11 > 0:07:16A deal's a deal. Brian got Tom down from £11.25 to £9, and what's more,
0:07:16 > 0:07:20he did it "his way", which is to say, not very well.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- Stick to your day job!- I know.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25While those two keep browsing,
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Nick and Phil are also getting to know one another.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29This is your home patch, Nick, isn't it?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Well, I know it very well,
0:07:31 > 0:07:34because I was lucky enough to come to school in Shropshire as a young
0:07:34 > 0:07:36- lad many moons ago. - So you're a Salopian?
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Yeah, I am a Salopian.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40My father is a genuine Shropshire lad,
0:07:40 > 0:07:42so I do know the county quite well,
0:07:42 > 0:07:45and it's always wonderful to come back.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Are you in any way an antique aficionado?
0:07:49 > 0:07:53I'm afraid I am clueless about antiques.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Fascinated, you know, I love hearing the history of things,
0:07:56 > 0:08:00and I really enjoy watching programmes about antiques on television,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03because the history associated with them is absolutely fascinating.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06I'll do my best when we come to bargaining,
0:08:06 > 0:08:09but it's a bit of a new area for me.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11I'm pretty clueless, I'm not very streetwise.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14Well, you're in good company, mate, I tell you.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Between us, we'll make a hash of it together.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19We'll buy stuff we like, that's the thing.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Nick and Phil's first destination is Much Wenlock.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26These two sports fans might be intrigued to know that the
0:08:26 > 0:08:3219th-century Wenlock Olympian Games were a precursor to the modern Olympics.
0:08:32 > 0:08:37I wonder if they will find any gold in their first shop, Memories?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39- Shall I go in?- Yeah, absolutely.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- Yeah, good idea.- Wow! - Blimey, this is full to bursting.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44There's not much stuff in here, is there?
0:08:44 > 0:08:46You couldn't swing a cat in here.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Oh, hello! Sorry, puss, just a figure of speech!
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Looking after the cat and the shop is dealer Mary.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55- Hi, Mary.- Something's just taken my eye.
0:08:55 > 0:08:56That jug, can you see that?
0:08:56 > 0:08:59- What, this one?- Yeah. Is that for wine or something?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02I mean, it could be a claret jug or a wine jug,
0:09:02 > 0:09:03or it could be for lemonade.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06This is hobnail cut, cos it's like hobnails.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- Yeah.- This is a hallmarked silver.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10So it is silver, then?
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Yes. If you want to nit-pick, there's a dink there,
0:09:12 > 0:09:14but I think that really is nit-picking.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- That's character.- Yeah, I've got some character, I tell you.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- I like that a lot.- Do you?
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- Yeah, I do.- Yeah.- Yeah, rubs up nice too.
0:09:21 > 0:09:25The ticket price for this lovely Victorian lemonade jug is £159.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Now, can Nick do any better with the haggling than Brian?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- Please don't sing, Nick!- You're leaving me to do this, are you?
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- Yeah, yeah, yeah. I can trust you. - Well, I am a hard-nosed businessman.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- I'm listening, I'm listening.- Oh, right, OK.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37- I'll be kind.- No, no, I mean,
0:09:37 > 0:09:42I would have to come in at about £60 for that.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45- Blimey.- 60 is a little bit low for me.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49Very best would be about 80.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51I could do you 80.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55If you say 80, I say 60, why don't we say 70?
0:09:56 > 0:09:5875?
0:09:58 > 0:09:5970.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02He's good. He really is very good at this.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05Oh, Mary. I've done a deal! How exciting.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- Mary, thank you.- It's done.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09Nearly £90 off.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12I think Phil's landed on his feet with this one.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15So we've been here five minutes, and you've bought that first lot.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- Yeah, yeah.- Well, all I can say is, look out, Mr Conley.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Back in Church Stretton, Brian and Kate are still shopping.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Hey, Brian, what do you think of this?
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Erm, I think it's rubbish.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Look at it. It's disgusting...
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- Not that!- ..and it's plastic, it's not even real!
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Right, just get rid of those.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- What do you think of that? - Oh, right, this?
0:10:37 > 0:10:40- Yeah.- I don't know. What do you think of it?
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Well, you know, do you know what the little trick is?
0:10:43 > 0:10:45The drawers are often a giveaway,
0:10:45 > 0:10:50because it may have been aged on the outside with staining and
0:10:50 > 0:10:53distressing, but they don't bother to do that on the inside.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54And you can see...
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- Oh, God, yeah.- You know, if there's any new timber there,
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- that's where it's going to be. - Which, of course, there is on this.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02So yeah, so I think it's probably 20th century.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Kate, you're so clever.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- How much is it?- Well, the price there is 95.
0:11:08 > 0:11:15Now, I've seen these at auction make £60, I've seen them make £160.
0:11:15 > 0:11:16It might be worth having a go,
0:11:16 > 0:11:20but I think I'd want quite a bit of leeway on 95.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23I'll let you do the bargaining, because I'm rubbish at that.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- I really am!- I think there's room for improvement.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28I know, I just can't, I can't do it!
0:11:29 > 0:11:30That's one to think about just now.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34Oh, I like that.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Do you know, I like the price as well.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38£4, I bet you're going to knock them down to one or something.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- What is that?- Look, Art Deco magnifying mirror.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43OK, it's a small mirror.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45I actually thought it was a magnifying glass.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47What would you use that for, then, just to...?
0:11:47 > 0:11:48Yeah. Do your lippy.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- Have a look.- I'm going to look all professional.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54So hold the glass, and then bring the object up to it.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Oh, right. I nearly had my eye out there!
0:11:56 > 0:11:57Oh, yeah, I can see...
0:11:57 > 0:11:58- Got it?- Yeah.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01And you can see a little bit of cracking on there.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- Yes, you're right.- Now, to me, that's nice,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06because that shows it is a period piece.
0:12:06 > 0:12:12Possibly '50s rather than '30s, but it's very much in that Art Deco style.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14I'm sure we'll make a profit on that.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17So £4, are you going to knock them down on £4?
0:12:17 > 0:12:19You know, for £4, I don't think I dare.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- Even I...- Good, good.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Because I think... Oh, I don't think I could cope!
0:12:23 > 0:12:26It's OK, Tom, no need to get up.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30So, the Art Deco mirror is a possible, but what about that washstand?
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- You've got it priced at 95.- OK.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37We'd really like a good price, if we can.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Go on, son, go on, mate.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40We'll be your best friend.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- Go on.- Obviously, there's got to be something in it for you, Tom.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- I'll give you an autograph. I'll give you an autograph.- No, you're all right, Brian.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48I mean, if I said 65?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- No, I can't.- No.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53The best, the very best I'll do it for is £80.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57That's a little bit more than I should do, but I'll do it for £80.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59For £80 for the washstand...
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Yes, we have seen something else actually, Tom.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- Right.- Have you got it, Brian?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05I have, indeed. It's this.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07I wondered if we...
0:13:08 > 0:13:10You know what we're going to say, Tom, don't you?
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- Of course I do.- Can we have the both of them for £80?- I will throw that
0:13:13 > 0:13:14in with £80, yes.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- Oh, bless you, mate.- But you haven't got to sing to me.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19That's nice, isn't it?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22No singing? What would Frank say?
0:13:22 > 0:13:25So that's three items bought for a total of £89.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- Thank you, Tom! Bye!- Thank you, Tom, God bless you!
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- Bye!- We'd better win!
0:13:32 > 0:13:33Back in Much Wenlock,
0:13:33 > 0:13:37for Nick and Phil there's an embarrassment of riches.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39I've never seen so many hairbrushes in my life.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Mind you, I don't think I'd need quite so many myself, will I, really?
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Cos not too much going on up here.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49And this, you see. This is a wonderful example of ancient,
0:13:49 > 0:13:53- 19th-century bubble wrap. - Hey, enough of the jokes, Mary is not amused.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00Mary, is there anything you can perhaps point us in the direction of?
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Did you notice the chargers, the Japanese chargers?
0:14:03 > 0:14:05They're Imari, aren't they?
0:14:05 > 0:14:10- Yes.- So these would have been made, what, 1870, 1880?
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Imari is the name for a Japanese style of porcelain,
0:14:14 > 0:14:17and chargers are the big plates that are put under your main plates at
0:14:17 > 0:14:19banquets and in posh restaurants.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22What I love about them is that there, and that there.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- A bit of chewing gum?- Well, yeah, but almost,
0:14:24 > 0:14:27that's what it stood on in the kiln when it was fired.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29OK? So that's what supported it.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- Oh.- And then it would have just been snapped off when it came out of the
0:14:32 > 0:14:35kiln. And these are all down to money, really.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37These are £110 each.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40I'm hoping for the pair, is it?
0:14:40 > 0:14:41It's each, actually.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44I don't think we'd get anywhere near those.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Actually, I'd do 90 for the two.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Cos I've still got the others.
0:14:48 > 0:14:50We're starting to mean business now, aren't we?
0:14:50 > 0:14:54We paid £70 for the lemonade thingamajig whatsit, haven't we?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56- Yes.- So just to make the sums really easy,
0:14:56 > 0:14:58can we give you 70 quid for the two of these?
0:14:58 > 0:15:01Then we'll get out of your life and never ever darken your door ever again,
0:15:01 > 0:15:02- will we?- No, absolutely not.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04I can go with that.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Yes?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Shake his hand, quick.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11And kiss it.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15£150 off the two chargers.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Oh, dear. Great business again, chaps.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19These two have really hit the ground running.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21So, with the boys' purchases packed up,
0:15:21 > 0:15:23it's time to see what Kate and Brian are now up to.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27They are travelling 14 miles to Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire,
0:15:27 > 0:15:29and the birthplace of Charles Darwin,
0:15:29 > 0:15:32to visit a place that might just interest Brian.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34We're going to take out an hour or two,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37and we're going to go to the Shropshire Regimental Museum.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Oh, that's good! I do like my military.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43I don't know if you know, but I do do some charity work for...
0:15:43 > 0:15:44It's a thing called Hire A Hero.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46- Right.- Which is all to do with the military,
0:15:46 > 0:15:51where they rehabilitate guys from the Navy, from the Air Force,
0:15:51 > 0:15:53from the Army. Yeah, it's going to be interesting, that.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Oh, I'm pleased we're doing that, that's good.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00The museum is in the majestic Shrewsbury Castle,
0:16:00 > 0:16:03and it pays tribute to a regiment that had been involved in many key
0:16:03 > 0:16:05moments of history.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08But there are three that really stand out.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Curator Christine Bernath is here to tell them more.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- Hello.- Hello!
0:16:13 > 0:16:17- Lovely to meet you.- The regiment can trace its origins back to Shropshire
0:16:17 > 0:16:19in 1755,
0:16:19 > 0:16:24but in 1815, its 53rd regiment were at the centre of global affairs,
0:16:24 > 0:16:28when they were sent to the remote South Atlantic island of St Helena,
0:16:28 > 0:16:31to guard the most prized prisoner in the world,
0:16:31 > 0:16:35the defeated French Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte.
0:16:35 > 0:16:3853rd were essentially there to guide him.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40But also just keep him comfortable.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43One of the officers, Captain Poppleton, was his aide-de-camp, and it was his task,
0:16:43 > 0:16:46really, to look after Napoleon and make sure he was happy.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49The two built up a close relationship,
0:16:49 > 0:16:52and there's a token of their friendship on display here -
0:16:52 > 0:16:54a lock of Napoleon's hair.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Is it quite unusual to give a lock of hair?
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Not really, in the case of Napoleon.
0:16:59 > 0:17:00He thought himself a bit of a celebrity,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03and he really quite liked giving away locks of hair to people, almost
0:17:03 > 0:17:05- as a signature of sorts.- Oh, right.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08It was a sentimental piece, and in his mind, I mean,
0:17:08 > 0:17:11what better way to express gratitude than giving them such a personal
0:17:11 > 0:17:13- item to take home?- Can I touch it?
0:17:13 > 0:17:17If you just wouldn't mind popping on some cotton gloves...
0:17:17 > 0:17:19I played Al Jolson, of course, who famously wore...
0:17:19 > 0:17:23- IMITATES JOLSON: - "Folks, you ain't heard nothing yet. Thank you very much."
0:17:23 > 0:17:25So this is it!
0:17:25 > 0:17:28This is Napoleon's DNA.
0:17:28 > 0:17:32One day, they will cut a bit of it off and make another Napoleon.
0:17:32 > 0:17:33Isn't that amazing?
0:17:34 > 0:17:38It wasn't just Captain Poppleton that Napoleon respected,
0:17:38 > 0:17:41but the whole 53rd Shropshire Regiment,
0:17:41 > 0:17:45who he nicknamed the Red Regiment, after their uniforms.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48There was an incident when he fell out with the governor of St Helena,
0:17:48 > 0:17:52and said that he would go and dine with the officers of his Red Regiment instead,
0:17:52 > 0:17:55because they knew how to treat an old soldier hospitably.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Oh, right. So there was a lot of respect.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59There was a lot of respect,
0:17:59 > 0:18:01I think they were actually quite fond of each other.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04Napoleon lived out the rest of his life on St Helena,
0:18:04 > 0:18:07and died there in 1821.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11But around the same time, another part of the Shropshire Regiment,
0:18:11 > 0:18:14the 85th, were earning their place in the history books,
0:18:14 > 0:18:17as they moved across the Atlantic to fight the Americans.
0:18:17 > 0:18:22And their actions there may have led to the name of one of the world's
0:18:22 > 0:18:24most famous buildings.
0:18:24 > 0:18:28What we have here is one of the colours that was captured at the Battle of Bladensburg
0:18:28 > 0:18:31in 1814, as part of the War Of 1812 against North America.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35This regimental standard was captured from the Americans
0:18:35 > 0:18:39as the 85th Shropshire occupied the new American capital.
0:18:39 > 0:18:44So the army moved in towards Washington, supposedly to negotiate a truce.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46However, they were shot at from one of the residential buildings,
0:18:46 > 0:18:50and some say, in reaction to this, they decided to torch all the
0:18:50 > 0:18:52government buildings, including the President's house.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56So the President's house, the White House...?
0:18:56 > 0:19:00That's right. There is a legend that says it was painted white because
0:19:00 > 0:19:03they wanted to hide the charred remains of the brickwork.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05MUSIC: Star Spangled Banner
0:19:05 > 0:19:07It's not clear if this is true.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10But what we do know is that the Shropshire Regiment certainly left
0:19:10 > 0:19:13their mark on the American capital.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Wow, so, I mean, in terms of history,
0:19:15 > 0:19:17that is an incredible event to happen, isn't it,
0:19:17 > 0:19:21for the White House to be taken, and possibly unprecedented...?
0:19:21 > 0:19:24That's right. And it is also the only time a Union Flag has been
0:19:24 > 0:19:27flown from the top of the White House, as well.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30The 1812 war would ultimately end in stalemate.
0:19:30 > 0:19:35But it was the closing stages of the Second World War, over 120 years
0:19:35 > 0:19:39later, that would put the Shropshire Regiment at the centre of historic
0:19:39 > 0:19:42events once again. And it's this baton,
0:19:42 > 0:19:46signifying the highest rank in Nazi Germany, that is the proof.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49So who did this belong to?
0:19:49 > 0:19:53This particular baton belonged to Grand Admiral Karl Donitz,
0:19:53 > 0:19:56who was the commander in chief of the German Navy.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00After Hitler's suicide in 1945, surrender wasn't immediate,
0:20:00 > 0:20:05and Hitler's will specified that Admiral Donitz became Fuhrer.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08Donitz fought on for 23 days,
0:20:08 > 0:20:12before he surrendered near the Danish border, to a brigade of the
0:20:12 > 0:20:16British Army, which included the 4th Battalion of the Shropshire Regiment.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18The Nazis had finally been defeated,
0:20:18 > 0:20:22and Donitz was forced to hand over the symbolic baton.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26So, this really symbolised the end of the Third Reich, then?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28It has got some weight to it, hasn't it?
0:20:28 > 0:20:32So, what happened to Donitz after his capture?
0:20:32 > 0:20:35He was tried for war crimes and eventually sent to prison.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39- That's amazing.- And it's fascinating to learn that the Shropshire Regiment
0:20:39 > 0:20:41was there at such key moments in history.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Thank you so much, Christine.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Yeah, it's been a real pleasure.
0:20:45 > 0:20:46- You're very, very clever. - Thank you both!
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Thank you.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51Nick and Phil have come 13 miles from Much Wenlock,
0:20:51 > 0:20:54and are also now in Shrewsbury.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57They have taken a trip down memory lane - literally.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Here it is, look, Memory Lane.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01Shall we take a trip down Memory Lane?
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Hey. I've done that gag, Phil.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06But will there be any unforgettable collectables?
0:21:06 > 0:21:07Helping out is Holly.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Hi, Holly.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12OK, where do you want to start?
0:21:12 > 0:21:14I suppose we ought to start at the beginning.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Well, I like the old fire mark up there, look.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- If it's an old one.- Oh, what, with the animals on, the lions or something?
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Yeah. In the 17th and 18th century you would have that nailed to the wall
0:21:23 > 0:21:27of your house, so that if your timbered property in Shrewsbury
0:21:27 > 0:21:30- was set on fire...- Yes....
0:21:30 > 0:21:32..the fire engine would come,
0:21:32 > 0:21:35and if you subscribed to their insurance company,
0:21:35 > 0:21:37which they knew by the fire mark on the wall,
0:21:37 > 0:21:39they would then put your fire out.
0:21:39 > 0:21:41But if you didn't subscribe...
0:21:41 > 0:21:43- Pfft!- You're joking?! - No, no, no, no.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46We know this fire mark was on a local property,
0:21:46 > 0:21:50as the three leopards on it are from the Shrewsbury coat of arms.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- Do you like that?- I do, actually.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56It's... Well, there's a story behind it, isn't there?
0:21:56 > 0:21:58- Yeah, I quite like that.- What?!
0:21:58 > 0:22:01£95,000?
0:22:01 > 0:22:02Oh, £95, sorry!
0:22:02 > 0:22:04- £95!- Yeah, I'm not very good on noughts.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- Are you OK?- I thought it was angina...
0:22:06 > 0:22:08- Yeah.- You've got to look after the old folk.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Do you want to sit down? First thing we look at,
0:22:10 > 0:22:12and we like it. Well, we'll think about it, shall we?
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- Yeah, yeah, let's have a wander. - Let's have a little wander.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17So, the fire mark is one for the back burner.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Who writes this stuff?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24I think it's an early coffee grinder...
0:22:24 > 0:22:26How on earth do you know that?!
0:22:26 > 0:22:28It says, "Early coffee grinder".
0:22:28 > 0:22:31Which means you could only use it up till about 8.30 in the morning.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36- But...- Oh, Nick, your jokes are older than some of the antiques in here.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40Did I ever tell you that my grandfather had a fantastic collection of
0:22:40 > 0:22:44clocks and watches, and when he died, it took absolutely ages to
0:22:44 > 0:22:46wind up his estate. Erm, but...
0:22:46 > 0:22:49- It is late in the day, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:22:49 > 0:22:53- Yeah, OK, fine.- It's time for these two to make a purchase.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Have you seen that? It's like a ladle or something.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00- Let's have a look, then.- I'm a bit nervous about picking it up.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02- Oh, well spotted, you, guv. - What do you think?
0:23:02 > 0:23:05I like that. That's a real bit of yesterday's antique, that is.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Yeah, it's quite nice, isn't it?
0:23:08 > 0:23:13The label here says it's an 1826 Glaswegian toddy ladle.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16"Toddy" is a form of punch, and you warm up when you drink it.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19But what's nice... That is whalebone.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Although the handle is made of protected whalebone, or baleen,
0:23:22 > 0:23:25thanks to its age, it's legal to be sold as an antique.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28I mean, people don't make things with whalebone...
0:23:28 > 0:23:30- No.- Fins ain't what they used to be.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31No, no, no.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34He's on fire today.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Let's have a chat. Shall we just ask?
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Yeah. Let's go and have a chat with Holly.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42The ticket price for this fetching Georgian toddy ladle is £65,
0:23:42 > 0:23:44and the fire mark is 95.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Do you want to play bad cop, good cop?
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Or shall we both be the bad cop?
0:23:48 > 0:23:49I think we both need to be the bad cop.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52OK. What's the very best you can do, Holly?
0:23:52 > 0:23:54£100 for the two.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- Would be the very best. - Would £90 buy the two?
0:23:57 > 0:24:00No, unfortunately not, £100 would definitely be the best on those two,
0:24:00 > 0:24:04- I'm sorry.- You see, for 95, I'd definitely snatch your hand off.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- Oh, go on, then!- Yes!- Yes!
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Holly, we love you.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12Someone high five Nick, quick.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15You're an angel.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17No wonder they're celebrating.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20That's the fire mark for £50, and the toddy ladle for 45.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22A total saving of £60.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Not bad at all. Cheers!
0:24:25 > 0:24:27I think we've done well. Thank you. Bye!
0:24:27 > 0:24:30So, that's the end of day one.
0:24:30 > 0:24:31Time for a hot toddy, methinks.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Nighty-night.
0:24:34 > 0:24:35It's another new day,
0:24:35 > 0:24:39full of promise of antiques to be bought and deals to be done.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Now, I'm looking forward to today,
0:24:41 > 0:24:44I'm looking forward to finding some more things.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47And...you know, I am absolutely,
0:24:47 > 0:24:51genuinely amazed at how competitive I am...
0:24:51 > 0:24:55- Yeah.- ..and want to pump you into the ground, Nick Owen.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Absolutely. Oh, yeah. I mean, I got really competitive.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01- In the middle of the day, I had to go off and have a rub down with the Radio Times.- I understand.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03And that really got me going.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05Well, whatever works for you, Nick.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07You know, I'm dying to ask you...
0:25:07 > 0:25:10- Go on, then.- How did you get on with Brian?
0:25:10 > 0:25:12Cos he just strikes me as being Mr 100% Energy.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15Oh! He's got incredible energy.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18I think from doing all his performances, he must have.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Sorry, I've just got one other question for you.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22- DEEP VOICE:- How did you get on with the voice?
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Oh! It's an incredible voice.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26He kept bursting into song.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- Yeah.- And of course, I was going weak at the knees trying to
0:25:29 > 0:25:31concentrate on the job.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Anyway, how about you? How did you get on with Nick?
0:25:34 > 0:25:37Nick's a star, you know, he's such a lovely, lovely sweet man.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- Yeah.- And the thing about him is, you know...
0:25:40 > 0:25:44You see this sort of quite serious newscaster,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47who has to be quite serious doing the job that he does...
0:25:47 > 0:25:50- Yeah.- The man's got a vicious sense of humour.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53But I'm glad I've got Kate.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55A - she's better-looking...
0:25:55 > 0:25:56Than whom? Than Phil?
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Than Phil. Yeah. You know?
0:25:58 > 0:26:00It's not a particularly difficult challenge, that.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02No. I mean, he really is an antique, isn't he?
0:26:02 > 0:26:05- Yeah. Yeah.- And with cabriole legs.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08I can hear a car. Here they come!
0:26:08 > 0:26:11- Good morning!- Hello, good morning to you.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14- How are you?- Well, well. - Well, well, well, well, well.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16Been doing press-ups and everything, to get going this morning.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19- Really?- I am so motivated. - Really?- It's slightly frightening.
0:26:19 > 0:26:23- Mr Motivator.- You two are like a coiled sponge!
0:26:23 > 0:26:25THEY CHUCKLE
0:26:27 > 0:26:29See you later!
0:26:29 > 0:26:33So, just to recap, yesterday, Phil and Nick were our big spenders.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38They picked up four items on their travels - comprising two Imari chargers,
0:26:38 > 0:26:43a Victorian lemonade jug, a silver toddy ladle and a Georgian fire mark.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45- Yes!- Yes!
0:26:45 > 0:26:49This leaves them with £165 for the day ahead.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Kate and Brian parted with a more modest sum,
0:26:51 > 0:26:54but still managed to buy three things -
0:26:54 > 0:26:58a Sinatra statue, a French washstand, and an Art Deco mirror,
0:26:58 > 0:27:01leaving them a much bigger £311 for today.
0:27:02 > 0:27:03- We'd better win.- This morning,
0:27:03 > 0:27:07Nick and Phil are making the journey 60 miles from Shrewsbury to the
0:27:07 > 0:27:09Worcestershire town of Bromsgrove.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14They are heading to the birthplace of the tormented genius AE Housman,
0:27:14 > 0:27:18who put neighbouring Shropshire on the map and was Nick's dad's
0:27:18 > 0:27:20- favourite poet. - When I was growing up,
0:27:20 > 0:27:25he used to take me to all these wonderful places around the county.
0:27:25 > 0:27:28So I became familiar with Wenlock Edge and The Wrekin and the Long Mynd
0:27:28 > 0:27:30and Shrewsbury itself.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33And those sort of places, I grew to love.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35And they are beautiful places.
0:27:35 > 0:27:36And Housman wrote about them.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39- Here we are, boy.- Well, this is it.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41You're excited, aren't you?
0:27:41 > 0:27:43I am so excited, I cannot tell you.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Well, let's have a really good time, shall we?
0:27:45 > 0:27:48- Absolutely thrilled.- Here to meet them is Robin Shaw of the
0:27:48 > 0:27:50- Housman Society.- Welcome to Housman's birthplace.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Thank you, thank you very much.
0:27:54 > 0:28:00Alfred Edward Housman was born in this house in 1859.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04His initial success was as a scholar of Latin at Cambridge University,
0:28:04 > 0:28:10but it was his 63-poem cycle - A Shropshire Lad, published in 1896,
0:28:10 > 0:28:13which really brought him to public attention.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16I have to say, Robin, it's an amazing feeling just standing here in front
0:28:16 > 0:28:18of the house where AEH was born.
0:28:19 > 0:28:23This is in Worcestershire, yet he's most famous for writing about Shropshire.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25Can you explain that?
0:28:25 > 0:28:27Over there, there's a little hill.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31It gives you an enormous panorama of Shropshire and down into
0:28:31 > 0:28:35Worcestershire. And he used to go at sunset and look at the
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Shropshire hills and romanticise about Shropshire.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Housman began the cycle in his 20s,
0:28:40 > 0:28:44whilst working in London as a clerk in the Patent Office, and missing
0:28:44 > 0:28:46both his rural home and reminiscing about his childhood.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52The book was rejected at first, but then sold slowly,
0:28:52 > 0:28:57before his simple but elegant poems would sell in their thousands during
0:28:57 > 0:29:01and between both World Wars, to young soldiers like Nick's dad, Bertie.
0:29:01 > 0:29:06Soldiers in both World Wars were renowned for carrying a Housman,
0:29:06 > 0:29:08a little edition, in their pocket.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11They say some lives were saved because they took a bullet there and
0:29:11 > 0:29:13it hit the book. Have you heard that story?
0:29:13 > 0:29:16I am sure. So many were killed, so maybe it happened with one or two.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18You know, I don't know.
0:29:20 > 0:29:25The themes of nostalgia and loss resonated with successive
0:29:25 > 0:29:29generations of young men living far away from home and close to death.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34The English have always loved a sort of countryside, a rural countryside,
0:29:34 > 0:29:38which was in the past, it was better than now.
0:29:38 > 0:29:41- And of course, in Flanders, it was far away...- In the trenches...
0:29:41 > 0:29:42Very far away.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45In the poems, he has a way of
0:29:45 > 0:29:48capturing a whole landscape in a poem,
0:29:48 > 0:29:50doesn't he?
0:29:50 > 0:29:54But also inspiring Housman's poems was his own crushing experience of
0:29:54 > 0:29:57unrequited and illegal love.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59While studying at Oxford,
0:29:59 > 0:30:02he fell in love with a fellow student called Moses Jackson,
0:30:02 > 0:30:04at a time when homosexuality was against the law.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Was Jackson aware of Housman's feelings?
0:30:08 > 0:30:11We only know that Housman went off for a whole week missing and nobody
0:30:11 > 0:30:13knew where he had gone.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18But it is usually speculated that he must have told Moses Jackson and
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Moses Jackson must've rejected any...any approach.
0:30:21 > 0:30:25Jackson not only rejected Housman's love, but moved abroad,
0:30:25 > 0:30:29briefly returning for his wedding, to which Housman was not invited.
0:30:29 > 0:30:35Housman remained in love with Moses Jackson until Moses Jackson died,
0:30:35 > 0:30:37over 30 years later.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40That sort of burning within him was certainly one of the mainsprings of
0:30:40 > 0:30:42the poetry.
0:30:43 > 0:30:49Housman died in 1936 and inspired writers, like WH Auden and Alan Bennett.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52That he suffered for his art is undeniable,
0:30:52 > 0:30:55but to his legions of fans, like Nick and his dad,
0:30:55 > 0:30:57it was the powerful, simple style
0:30:57 > 0:31:02and evocative memories of the views of rural England that mattered.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05- Oh, wow!- Is this is where Housman would have stood?
0:31:05 > 0:31:09Yes! I've got my little book here, this is my father's book.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Cloth, two and six - it cost.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14In a way, I don't need to read it, because I know it off by heart.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16But I will read it, just in case!
0:31:16 > 0:31:20Into my heart an air that kills
0:31:20 > 0:31:23From yon far country blows
0:31:23 > 0:31:26What are those blue remembered hills
0:31:26 > 0:31:29What spires, what farms are those?
0:31:29 > 0:31:33That is the land of lost content
0:31:33 > 0:31:35I see it shining plain
0:31:35 > 0:31:37The happy highways where I went
0:31:37 > 0:31:39And cannot come again.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41I think I've discovered Housman.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44- Spectacular, isn't it? - Yeah, yeah.- Absolutely spectacular.
0:31:48 > 0:31:53Meanwhile, Brian and Kate are heading 34 miles south to Bewdley in
0:31:53 > 0:31:58Worcestershire, home to Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant and TV chef Rustie Lee.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01We've got a lot of money to spend today.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03We've got a lot of money to spend. For me,
0:32:03 > 0:32:06it would be really nice to show you some really nice quality antiques,
0:32:06 > 0:32:08maybe a little bit of silver.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10So let's go for quality.
0:32:10 > 0:32:13Let's spend some cash and then we're in a good position.
0:32:13 > 0:32:14And have a good time.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Yeah! More singing, please.
0:32:17 > 0:32:18- More singing.- OK, then.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20# You are my sunshine
0:32:20 > 0:32:23# My only sunshine
0:32:23 > 0:32:25# You make me happy
0:32:25 > 0:32:27# When skies are grey
0:32:29 > 0:32:32# You'll never know, dear
0:32:32 > 0:32:35# How much I love you
0:32:35 > 0:32:42# So please don't take my sunshine away. #
0:32:42 > 0:32:44I think we can have our own television series.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47Do you, Brian? I would be well up for that.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Yes, I think there's some chemistry between us.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53And because, you know, because of my upbringing, you know,
0:32:53 > 0:32:58born in a council house in Kilburn, I could sort of play it at one level.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02You being the, well, I don't really know how to put this...
0:33:02 > 0:33:04- Careful, careful.- ..the posh person.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06The posh person? You think I'm posh?
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Yes. We could be Posh And Potty.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10Posh And Potty?
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- Muck And Brass.- Muck And Brass, there you go.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17- Like it.- Now, safely arrived in Bewdley, it's time to get shopping.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- I'll see you later.- See you later. - Well, at least Kate will be.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22Brian!
0:33:22 > 0:33:24Brian!
0:33:24 > 0:33:26- Sorry about that.- It works, then, does it?
0:33:26 > 0:33:28I went for the comedy jugular.
0:33:28 > 0:33:29Come on, then, let's get in.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32Here to help both of them is David.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35Do you recognise us?
0:33:35 > 0:33:37It's not Bradley Walsh, is it?
0:33:37 > 0:33:40No, it's Brian Conley.
0:33:40 > 0:33:44Cheeky, David. Let's see what our posh and potty duo can find in here.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Here's some puppets!
0:33:46 > 0:33:50You know, Kate, Lady Penelope does bear a certain resemblance.
0:33:50 > 0:33:55And Joe 90, that's obvious, he's the spit of Bradley Walsh!
0:33:55 > 0:33:58Ha! There's plenty of vintage items in here,
0:33:58 > 0:34:01but what Kate is after is something really old.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03No, not Brian.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05I think this cabinet, if we have a little look,
0:34:05 > 0:34:07has got some really nice antiques in it.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09Does mean I have to get my glasses on?
0:34:09 > 0:34:11- Maybe.- Oh!
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Maybe. Actually, this is quite nice.
0:34:13 > 0:34:18Do you remember, when we were talking about Napoleon in the museum...
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- Yes, yes.- ..and we looked at Napoleon's hair lock?
0:34:21 > 0:34:25This is a memorial brooch.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29Somebody has put a little lock of a loved one in there for safekeeping.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33And so when you pin it on, you remember them.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35This is made of pinchbeck,
0:34:35 > 0:34:39a Victorian form of fake gold and there's an inscription on the back.
0:34:39 > 0:34:44It says, "In memory of W Wall".
0:34:44 > 0:34:47- So that's the deceased whose lock of hair it is.- Yes.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51"1st of April, 1852."
0:34:51 > 0:34:53That's really interesting, isn't it?
0:34:53 > 0:34:55- Yes.- To have the name.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58- Yeah.- So we can't pretend it's Napoleon's, though.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- Not quite.- That's a shame.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- So how much is it?- So, yeah, here we go, 25.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06- See, I don't think that's bad. - I think, yeah,
0:35:06 > 0:35:08if they are prepared to do us a good deal.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Yeah, but you know what I'm like with this bartering lark.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- But you want to win!- I know, but you do it,
0:35:13 > 0:35:15you do it and then I'll just look and learn.
0:35:15 > 0:35:18Time to see if David can do our duo a deal.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20Hello, hello, hello.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Good evening, all. How are we?
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Good cop, bad cop.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- All right?- I'm with you.- I'm bad cos I want a good deal.
0:35:27 > 0:35:31We were looking for a proper antique and this fits the bill.
0:35:31 > 0:35:37I've just noticed there is a tiny little sort of repair here on...
0:35:37 > 0:35:39It has been done a long time ago.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42Do you see, there's a little bit that's been added there?
0:35:42 > 0:35:45I just wondered, the ticket price says 25...
0:35:45 > 0:35:47What were you thinking, Kate?
0:35:47 > 0:35:51Well, I was going be cheeky and go in at sort of 10.
0:35:51 > 0:35:52What about 18?
0:35:53 > 0:35:57What if I came up, David, to 14, that is bang in the middle?
0:35:57 > 0:36:00- Does that help you?- And a massage?
0:36:00 > 0:36:01I think 15, and we've got a deal.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04Oh, yes! Thank you very much, Dave.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07- Yeah.- That's the way to do it, Brian.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11Kate has got a tenner off the ticket price.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13- Hee-hee!- So good. One to go.
0:36:13 > 0:36:14- One to go.- One to find.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16And we want to buy something big.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Fingers crossed!
0:36:20 > 0:36:21Yeah.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24With that little spending spree finished,
0:36:24 > 0:36:28both teams are now heading for the final destination for today.
0:36:28 > 0:36:31Nick and Phil have a head start, though,
0:36:31 > 0:36:34and are well on their way along the 10 miles to the Black Country
0:36:34 > 0:36:38town of Stourbridge, famous for its glass industry, which started in the 17th century,
0:36:38 > 0:36:42and is still celebrated to this day with the
0:36:42 > 0:36:45British Glass Biennale held in the town.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47And the final shop is Grandad's Attic.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Grandad is not feeling well, so Dave is helping out.
0:36:50 > 0:36:51- You must be Dave.- I am Dave.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53Hi, good to meet you.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55Hi, Philip, how are you.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59Now, with £165 left, what might tickle their fancy in here?
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Oh, look at this.
0:37:01 > 0:37:02This is something. I love that.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05I really like that.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07Ah, the old willow on leather, eh?
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Another of Nick and his dad's great loves.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13These are great cricketers from a long time ago.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16This guy here, Wally Hammond, my father was always going on about him,
0:37:16 > 0:37:18what a great cricketer he was.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20And there's another further down, I spotted.
0:37:20 > 0:37:21Reg Perks.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25His son was one of my friends in my early days in broadcasting,
0:37:25 > 0:37:28Peter Perks. And that's his dad.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Gosh! I wonder if Peter knows that's here.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32That's really nice.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Time to get out of memory lane, though, Nick.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39You need to get into the fast lane and find some items,
0:37:39 > 0:37:42especially with Brian and Kate hot on your heels.
0:37:42 > 0:37:43- Quick!- Come on, Kate.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46Let's see where they are!
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Yes, I know they have got here first
0:37:49 > 0:37:50but do you know what, Brian?
0:37:50 > 0:37:52- Go on.- I don't think they have made it upstairs.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54No. Well, let's...
0:37:54 > 0:37:55- ..split up, split up.- OK.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Two teams, one shop.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00This might get a bit tasty.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02You know, I think that's quite cool.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05I tell you what, that will be really nice in your living room, if you're
0:38:05 > 0:38:08- that sort of person.- And we're going to Stansted.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- Is Stansted trendy? - Well, there are certainly places around Stansted that are trendy.
0:38:12 > 0:38:13- Surely!- How far is that from London?
0:38:13 > 0:38:15A niche item like this
0:38:15 > 0:38:18is going to be a gamble no matter where you sell it, or how much you get it for.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20Should I ask how much that is?
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Yeah. It's 225 on there.
0:38:22 > 0:38:23Dave, we were looking at this here.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25We both really like that.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28- Yeah.- Nick has spent a lot of time on the stage.
0:38:28 > 0:38:29Make me a good offer.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32- It won't be a good one.- Won't? - No, it will be a horrible one.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34Try a horrible one first.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36- £100.- I wasn't going that high.
0:38:36 > 0:38:37No. No.
0:38:37 > 0:38:42- Where are you on that, then? - The absolute best is 130.
0:38:42 > 0:38:43Can we think about that?
0:38:43 > 0:38:47- Of course.- A definite maybe for of these two hipsters, then.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49But what about our other team?
0:38:54 > 0:38:55HORN TOOTS
0:38:55 > 0:38:57- Oh!- That was me.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02I'm a nervous wreck, working with you!
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- I'm sorry.- That's a good one.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Hey, what about these, Brian?
0:39:06 > 0:39:10Do you know, there is a really buoyant market in old enamelled signs.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13"Nugget boot polish."
0:39:13 > 0:39:15- HORN TOOTS - Like that.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17- What have we got?- 380.
0:39:17 > 0:39:18We haven't got 380.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22I know, I know. I suppose we'll have to buy this.
0:39:22 > 0:39:25Team Conley has nearly £300 left,
0:39:25 > 0:39:28but I'm not sure Brian wants to spend it on the sign.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Do you know, I'm going to go with your professionalism here.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34But if I saw that in a skip, I would probably leave it there.
0:39:34 > 0:39:40I would be absolutely totally unaware of how expensive this bit of
0:39:40 > 0:39:43- metal is.- Yeah?- You know, I think it's amazing.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44Well, this is why I'm here.
0:39:44 > 0:39:49- I know! But will we make a profit on it or will someone throw it on a skip?- You'd be surprised.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52There would be a lot of people who would love to have
0:39:52 > 0:39:54- that on their wall.- Hello.- Hello!
0:39:54 > 0:39:56What have you got there?
0:39:56 > 0:39:58- I've got the horn.- You're not buying that, are you?
0:39:58 > 0:40:00- No.- Well, we might be.
0:40:00 > 0:40:01- The way we're going.- Yeah.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04We're just keeping it from you, love.
0:40:04 > 0:40:05HORN TOOTS
0:40:05 > 0:40:07- There is a £10-million Ming vase over there.- Oh, so it is.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Right, now that they're out of the way, what are we going to do?
0:40:10 > 0:40:13We're going to see if we can knock it down, let's be honest.
0:40:13 > 0:40:16- See if we can knock it down. - OK, let's go and find our fellow.
0:40:16 > 0:40:20- OK, OK.- And our fella, on this occasion, is the very helpful Dale.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22We would like to make you an offer, which may be slightly cheeky.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25- OK.- We don't want to offend you. - I don't mind cheeky a bit.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- You can say yes or no. - You can say it with a smile.- Eh?
0:40:28 > 0:40:30BRIEF TOOT
0:40:30 > 0:40:31Didn't work, then.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35- Sorry about that.- How does a nice round £100, say?
0:40:35 > 0:40:37It's a good starting point.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- Right.- It's a good starting point.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Could you stretch to 200?
0:40:43 > 0:40:45I would say that would be a bit much for us.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47- It is.- What do you think, Brian?
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Oh, um...
0:40:49 > 0:40:50150?
0:40:52 > 0:40:55I could shake on 170.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59- 160?- Er...- Go on, then.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00- OK, 160.- I'll shake on 160.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03I've got that wrong, haven't I, Kate?
0:41:03 > 0:41:05No, you get to go with that.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07- All right, then, 160.- 160, it is.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Not bad.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13That's the sign for less than half price, at 160.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16I think Brian is getting the hang of this, you know.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19For another tenner, can we have the horn?
0:41:19 > 0:41:21What's the price?
0:41:21 > 0:41:23It is 45.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25- Go on, you lovely man. - I could do it for...
0:41:25 > 0:41:30- I could do it for 25. Will 25 do it?- 20?
0:41:30 > 0:41:32- 20, will do.- Yeah, look, I'm good at bartering.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Come on, then. Let's go.
0:41:35 > 0:41:36Cor blimey!
0:41:36 > 0:41:40Brian's lightning purchase of the prewar car horn for £20 has brought
0:41:40 > 0:41:43their shopping to an end.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46But can Nick and Phil also close the day with a purchase too?
0:41:47 > 0:41:49Oh, blimey!
0:41:49 > 0:41:51Hey, I found something.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53I don't want you to see what it is.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55- OK.- But I just want you to do something for me.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59- What's that?- I want you to phone me on my mobile, please.
0:41:59 > 0:42:00- OK?- What, now?
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Yes.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05RINGTONE: Bring Me Sunshine by Morecombe & Wise
0:42:05 > 0:42:07That's my favourite, I love Morecambe & Wise.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10- Morecambe & Wise, yeah. - Eric Morecambe was a genius.
0:42:10 > 0:42:11Yeah. My hero.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14- Fantastic.- My absolute hero.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Not really sure I know what that's got to do with what you're doing here! What?
0:42:17 > 0:42:19I've just come across this.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21What?
0:42:21 > 0:42:26An original 1966 Morecambe & Wise poster, That Riviera Touch.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29"Authentic and unique."
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Besides anything else, he was the funniest man of the 20th century.
0:42:32 > 0:42:33How much is it?
0:42:34 > 0:42:37A whacking 185.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41Whoa!
0:42:41 > 0:42:44I couldn't go looking around antique shops and bric-a-brac shops and find
0:42:44 > 0:42:48- something about Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise that I didn't have a go for.- No.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51For me, I wouldn't sleep at night.
0:42:51 > 0:42:52So, you've got £165 left.
0:42:52 > 0:42:55- Yes.- What I'd really love to do is to buy that...
0:42:55 > 0:42:58- For about 50?- That and the light.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01Now, the ticket price for the lamp is £225.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05So that is a combined ticket price of a whopping £410,
0:43:05 > 0:43:09and our hardy hunters have only got 165.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11- Stand by.- I've got a feeling
0:43:11 > 0:43:14this is going to be a very tough time for us.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17- But...- OK.- ..Nick here
0:43:17 > 0:43:19is a huge fan of Eric Morecambe.
0:43:19 > 0:43:22Now we can either try and bid you or we can be utterly truthful with you
0:43:22 > 0:43:24and tell you how much money we have got.
0:43:24 > 0:43:26I prefer honesty, Phil.
0:43:26 > 0:43:27OK, we've got 165 quid.
0:43:27 > 0:43:29- Total.- We really love your light.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32- Mm-hm.- And we really love that.
0:43:32 > 0:43:34Can those two be bought for 160...
0:43:34 > 0:43:36We haven't got a penny more.
0:43:36 > 0:43:37Um, well...
0:43:37 > 0:43:39- We haven't got a penny more. - I cannot...
0:43:39 > 0:43:42I would not be able for the two.
0:43:42 > 0:43:44Honestly, this isn't a question of cheap negotiation.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47We have no more money at all.
0:43:47 > 0:43:48We have no option.
0:43:48 > 0:43:50PHIL SNIFFLES
0:43:50 > 0:43:52- I'm sorry.- Sorry, I get emotional.
0:43:52 > 0:43:55I'll get the violin in a minute, there you go.
0:43:55 > 0:43:58- OK...- Do you want to go away and think about it?
0:43:58 > 0:44:00No.
0:44:00 > 0:44:02I would like you to win, Nick.
0:44:02 > 0:44:04- Oh.- And you are local.
0:44:04 > 0:44:06LAUGHTER
0:44:06 > 0:44:07Ah, the local lad saves the day,
0:44:07 > 0:44:11so that's the lamp for £100 and the poster for 65.
0:44:11 > 0:44:14285 pounds knocked off.
0:44:14 > 0:44:16That would bring anyone sunshine.
0:44:19 > 0:44:21Well, that's all the shopping done,
0:44:21 > 0:44:25so it's time for our teams to pass judgment on their opponents' wares.
0:44:25 > 0:44:27OK. Well, I would like to know what you've got.
0:44:27 > 0:44:28Shall I give you a clue?
0:44:28 > 0:44:30Yeah.
0:44:30 > 0:44:31TOOTS HORN
0:44:31 > 0:44:35- A horn.- I thought it was indigestion.- That is typical Conley, that.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38- Voila.- Voila.- Wow!- Look at that.
0:44:38 > 0:44:39Who does that remind you of?
0:44:39 > 0:44:41- Yeah, absolutely.- That's class, that is.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43- Frank Sinatra?- No.
0:44:43 > 0:44:44No, it is a Naffta.
0:44:44 > 0:44:46LAUGHTER
0:44:46 > 0:44:48- It is.- What is that?
0:44:48 > 0:44:50Ah, this is Art Deco.
0:44:50 > 0:44:51A little mirror here.
0:44:51 > 0:44:54And...is that scary?
0:44:54 > 0:44:58- Agh!- There you go. What we have forgotten to mention is at the front.
0:44:58 > 0:44:59Our piece de resistance.
0:44:59 > 0:45:01Our most expensive lot.
0:45:01 > 0:45:02Ta-da.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04Grass? Oh, no, sorry.
0:45:04 > 0:45:07- Have a look, have a look.- How much was that?
0:45:07 > 0:45:09It's a lot of money for a bit of tin.
0:45:09 > 0:45:11It was 160.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14For a minute, I thought they said 160.
0:45:14 > 0:45:16No, that's a joke. £1.60.
0:45:16 > 0:45:17Would you like to see some quality?
0:45:17 > 0:45:20Come on, let's have a look.
0:45:20 > 0:45:21Ta-da!
0:45:21 > 0:45:24HORN TOOTS
0:45:24 > 0:45:27- Wow.- You're going to wonder what some of these things are, aren't you?
0:45:27 > 0:45:29That, you can probably spot it's a jug.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31It's actually a lemonade jug.
0:45:31 > 0:45:34- Oh, that's nice. - Victorian lemonade jug.
0:45:34 > 0:45:36And that is silver.
0:45:36 > 0:45:39- Wow.- And then there's the plates.
0:45:39 > 0:45:41- Yes.- These are Japanese plates.
0:45:41 > 0:45:43- Yeah.- They've got a special name, Imari.
0:45:43 > 0:45:45Yeah, from the port of Imari.
0:45:45 > 0:45:46Are they old?
0:45:46 > 0:45:49- Well, they're not young.- All right.
0:45:49 > 0:45:50Plates, I don't know.
0:45:50 > 0:45:52But talk about this.
0:45:52 > 0:45:55This is a very rare poster.
0:45:55 > 0:45:56It was actually claimed to be unique.
0:45:56 > 0:45:58PHILIP SNORTS
0:45:58 > 0:46:00- But...- Are you being heckled?
0:46:00 > 0:46:01- No.- ..by your partner in crime?
0:46:01 > 0:46:04He's just got a twitch. It's claimed to be unique.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07- You've got to get things you want. - Funniest man of the 20th century.
0:46:07 > 0:46:09- Oh, I agree. - Apart from Brian Conley.
0:46:09 > 0:46:10Thank you very much, very kind.
0:46:10 > 0:46:12Well, I think you've done well.
0:46:12 > 0:46:15- I think we've all done well.- I've got to say, you've got some nice things.
0:46:15 > 0:46:17All very friendly, but what do they really think?
0:46:17 > 0:46:21I have to say, my gut feeling is, I'm glad we've got what we've got.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24I wouldn't swap any of those for ours, really.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26I'm quite happy with what we've bought.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28- I really am.- Phil liked my statue.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30- He loved that.- I know. - He loved that!
0:46:30 > 0:46:32Through gritted teeth.
0:46:32 > 0:46:34I mean, it's just naff in the extreme.
0:46:34 > 0:46:36- Yeah.- But I like it.- But I agree with you,
0:46:36 > 0:46:39there's something about it. It's quite attractive in its own way,
0:46:39 > 0:46:41- isn't it?- Well done, partner. Good job.
0:46:41 > 0:46:43All right, should we go and see how well we do, then?
0:46:43 > 0:46:46You've taught me a lot. You have. Thank you.
0:46:46 > 0:46:51And now on to auction, for those antiques are to be sold.
0:46:52 > 0:46:55Our teams started their trip in Albrighton,
0:46:55 > 0:46:58meandering around Shropshire and Worcestershire,
0:46:58 > 0:47:02before heading nearly 150 miles south to Essex, and Sworders Auctioneers
0:47:02 > 0:47:04in Stansted Mountfitchet.
0:47:05 > 0:47:07So, this is the big moment.
0:47:07 > 0:47:09- I know!- The moment of truth.
0:47:09 > 0:47:11Are you feeling a bit nervous about it?
0:47:11 > 0:47:13Am I nervous?
0:47:14 > 0:47:20- I've seen your auction lots... - I felt you were intimidated.- No.
0:47:20 > 0:47:23You know, I'm looking forward to seeing what happens in my
0:47:23 > 0:47:27- Morecambe & Wise poster.- We've all got something we really want.
0:47:27 > 0:47:29For me, it's the lounge singer.
0:47:29 > 0:47:31For you, it's the poster.
0:47:31 > 0:47:34We both sat here at the beginning of this and said, "Well,
0:47:34 > 0:47:36"we're not really competitive."
0:47:36 > 0:47:38Do you think that's suddenly changed?
0:47:38 > 0:47:41A bit. Yeah. I don't want to be humiliated.
0:47:41 > 0:47:43Yeah.
0:47:43 > 0:47:44Today's auctioneers, Sworders,
0:47:44 > 0:47:49have been in business since 1782 and originally hailed from
0:47:49 > 0:47:53Bishop's Stortford, just over the county border in Hertfordshire.
0:47:53 > 0:47:54Hang on, where is Kate?
0:47:54 > 0:47:57- Hello, mate.- I'm afraid you've got me on my own.
0:47:57 > 0:47:59Oh, that's all right.
0:47:59 > 0:48:02I just want you to know, just because there's me,
0:48:02 > 0:48:04I'm not going to show any bias at all here.
0:48:04 > 0:48:06But...
0:48:06 > 0:48:08- OK.- May the best man win.
0:48:08 > 0:48:12Unfortunately, Kate cannot be here, due to unforeseen circumstances.
0:48:12 > 0:48:15So Brian will be going solo.
0:48:15 > 0:48:19And on top of that, auctioneer James has some more bad news.
0:48:19 > 0:48:23The silver-mounted lemonade jug, unfortunately, damaged in transit.
0:48:23 > 0:48:26Had it made here in one piece and was in tiptop condition,
0:48:26 > 0:48:27somewhere between 50 to £80.
0:48:29 > 0:48:31So, in the spirit of fairness,
0:48:31 > 0:48:34the original £70 purchase price has been returned to Phil and Nick's
0:48:34 > 0:48:40kitty, meaning they have spent a total now of £330 on five lots.
0:48:40 > 0:48:45Brian and Kate have spent 284 on six lots.
0:48:45 > 0:48:47But what has caught James's eye?
0:48:47 > 0:48:50The wooden spoon, the one I am worried about, would be Sinatra.
0:48:50 > 0:48:54I mean, I can't say more than that!
0:48:54 > 0:48:55It is terrible.
0:48:55 > 0:48:58Harsh. Don't let it get under your skin, Frank.
0:48:58 > 0:49:02The room is full, the phone and internet bidders are also poised.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05Let's get this auction going, shall we?
0:49:05 > 0:49:08I have a secret weapon, which I will reveal.
0:49:08 > 0:49:10- Which is what?- I'm not going to tell you.
0:49:10 > 0:49:14- It's secret, I think.- First up, it's the chairman of the board.
0:49:14 > 0:49:16Is Frank going to fly to the moon for Brian?
0:49:16 > 0:49:17Frank Sinatra with his microphone.
0:49:17 > 0:49:19Where has he gone? What is he doing now?
0:49:19 > 0:49:21James, James.
0:49:21 > 0:49:23If I could just say, ladies and gentlemen.
0:49:23 > 0:49:25Now, I'm a huge star.
0:49:25 > 0:49:28Hang on, hang on. This is most irregular.
0:49:28 > 0:49:30This is my lot, ladies and gentlemen.
0:49:30 > 0:49:33But I don't wish to influence this in any way.
0:49:33 > 0:49:35- But I have here... - Grovelling little tyke.
0:49:35 > 0:49:40- Embarrassing.- ..a picture of me with this auction lot,
0:49:40 > 0:49:43in this beautiful, beautiful picture frame...
0:49:43 > 0:49:45Is this allowed? Is this allowed in the rules?
0:49:45 > 0:49:48I can see it adding value, frankly.
0:49:48 > 0:49:50..with the auction, James.
0:49:50 > 0:49:52It was a difficult enough as it was.
0:49:52 > 0:49:53Right, let's move on.
0:49:55 > 0:49:57You've just been disqualified.
0:49:57 > 0:50:00Frank Sinatra, £20, surely, ladies and gentlemen?
0:50:00 > 0:50:02The figure of Frank Sinatra.
0:50:02 > 0:50:03There he is, £20.
0:50:03 > 0:50:05£10, anywhere?
0:50:05 > 0:50:0710, I'm bid.
0:50:07 > 0:50:0910! Do I see 12?
0:50:09 > 0:50:11How much did the frame cost you?
0:50:11 > 0:50:13..20 quid.
0:50:15 > 0:50:18I'll tell you what, you have won them over.
0:50:18 > 0:50:19- Yes.- Fantastic.
0:50:20 > 0:50:22Hardly Pennies From Heaven.
0:50:22 > 0:50:25Only a pound, even with the picture.
0:50:25 > 0:50:29Can I just say, I think the audience, I think you probably overwhelmed them.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31Or underwhelmed them, well, one or the other.
0:50:31 > 0:50:36- I am not sure which. - Next, it's Nick and Phil's Imari charger plates.
0:50:36 > 0:50:39£30, surely? 30 is all I'm looking for.
0:50:39 > 0:50:4220, then, if it must be, to get me started.
0:50:42 > 0:50:43£20 is bid with the wave.
0:50:43 > 0:50:45- 22?- 22?
0:50:45 > 0:50:4625?
0:50:46 > 0:50:49£25, with the gentleman standing.
0:50:49 > 0:50:51At £25.
0:50:51 > 0:50:53- That really is silly.- At £25, then.
0:50:53 > 0:50:54Are we all done for the plates?
0:50:56 > 0:50:59I'm not sure anybody has ever been punched on this programme before.
0:50:59 > 0:51:01If I hold him, will you punch him?
0:51:03 > 0:51:05Ouch! That's a big loss to start with.
0:51:05 > 0:51:07What profit did you make on that one, Phil?
0:51:07 > 0:51:09Well, it's sort of give or take.
0:51:09 > 0:51:11So, when's your next show, then?
0:51:11 > 0:51:13I'll be doing the news fairly soon.
0:51:13 > 0:51:15I keep doing the news and have been doing so for some time now.
0:51:15 > 0:51:17I enjoy that. I love watching you.
0:51:17 > 0:51:19Yes, lovely.
0:51:19 > 0:51:22Brian and Kate's second item is the Art Deco mirror.
0:51:22 > 0:51:24At £10. All I'm asking for it.
0:51:24 > 0:51:2710 is bid. 12, 14, 16.
0:51:27 > 0:51:3318, 20, 22. 24, 26. 28, 30.
0:51:34 > 0:51:36At 30. And selling for 30.
0:51:36 > 0:51:39Well, that is great, it's really, really lovely.
0:51:39 > 0:51:41- Yes!- Really delighted for you.
0:51:41 > 0:51:43I'm absolutely over the moon.
0:51:43 > 0:51:45That's a nice little earner for Team Conley.
0:51:46 > 0:51:48I am unbelievably happy.
0:51:48 > 0:51:50Yes, so am I. And what's really nice is that you know he's not going to
0:51:50 > 0:51:52go on and on and on.
0:51:52 > 0:51:54He is not a gloating type.
0:51:54 > 0:51:58- Not to gloat at all.- Can the fire mark heat things up for Nick and Phil?
0:51:58 > 0:52:0010. 10, I have.
0:52:00 > 0:52:0215, I have. 20, I have.
0:52:02 > 0:52:03At £20, then. 25.
0:52:03 > 0:52:0430, now.
0:52:04 > 0:52:06The internet strikes up, at £30.
0:52:06 > 0:52:08The bid is online at 30.
0:52:08 > 0:52:09Any further bids? 35, now.
0:52:09 > 0:52:11At £35.
0:52:11 > 0:52:12It's still with the internet.
0:52:12 > 0:52:14At 35...
0:52:14 > 0:52:16Frankly, I'm distraught.
0:52:16 > 0:52:18Oh, another loss.
0:52:18 > 0:52:20Is it too early to surrender?
0:52:20 > 0:52:24- No.- No.- Next up for Brian is the French washstand.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26- 20, I have.- Come on.
0:52:26 > 0:52:28Good luck, mate. I'm really with you.
0:52:28 > 0:52:30- 30.- Go on, then.
0:52:30 > 0:52:32The internet has woken up.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34At £35. 40 is bid, then.
0:52:34 > 0:52:37- It's in the room.- I think that's probably about right.
0:52:37 > 0:52:40That's a result, that. In our terms, we would be so pleased with that.
0:52:40 > 0:52:42I can't believe we have lost on that one.
0:52:42 > 0:52:44The bid's still in the room.
0:52:44 > 0:52:47- It's still going.- Online, then, at 55.
0:52:47 > 0:52:50I could sell, if we're all done at £55.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52- We would be pleased with that. - I know.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55That is Brian and Kate's first loss of the day.
0:52:55 > 0:52:57Nick, I should have been your expert.
0:52:59 > 0:53:02Next, it's another of Kate's and Brian's lots -
0:53:02 > 0:53:03the Victorian memorial broach.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05With me here at £20.
0:53:05 > 0:53:07You have got a £20 bid, that's a profit.
0:53:07 > 0:53:10- 22.- And you said it would, despite Kate, didn't you?
0:53:10 > 0:53:12At the back of the room. At £28.
0:53:12 > 0:53:14It is at the back of the room at 28.
0:53:14 > 0:53:15And selling, if we are all done...
0:53:16 > 0:53:19- Yes, get in there.- Try and look not...
0:53:19 > 0:53:22This is a smile, really.
0:53:22 > 0:53:24- Well done.- Another profit for Brian.
0:53:24 > 0:53:27He is starting to pull away here.
0:53:27 > 0:53:29I am really delighted for you.
0:53:29 > 0:53:31Thank you.
0:53:31 > 0:53:35Now, will the toddy ladle give Phil and Nick a chance to catch up?
0:53:35 > 0:53:3830 is bid. At £30, and 5.
0:53:38 > 0:53:4135, 40. 45, 50.
0:53:41 > 0:53:43- Oh!- At 55, madam.
0:53:43 > 0:53:45At 55 online.
0:53:45 > 0:53:47- 60 is bid.- We are talking profit here.
0:53:47 > 0:53:48At 60. At £60.
0:53:48 > 0:53:50Against you on the internet.
0:53:50 > 0:53:54It is not often that I've wished ill on people.
0:53:55 > 0:53:57My fault.
0:53:57 > 0:54:00- But I am beginning just to...- Yeah. I introduced you to him.
0:54:00 > 0:54:02- I apologise.- A first profit for Phil and Nick.
0:54:02 > 0:54:04Could this be a comeback?
0:54:04 > 0:54:07- I'm so happy.- How much? How much?
0:54:07 > 0:54:09It's Brian's horn.
0:54:09 > 0:54:11Can the loudest item produce a profit?
0:54:11 > 0:54:13£20 is bid. At £20.
0:54:13 > 0:54:15At £20, with me here at 20.
0:54:15 > 0:54:17And two, do I see anywhere?
0:54:17 > 0:54:19At £20. 22, I have.
0:54:19 > 0:54:21Oh, no, it's another profit for him.
0:54:21 > 0:54:2325? At £25, it's bid now.
0:54:23 > 0:54:25- At £25.- Look pleased.
0:54:25 > 0:54:26Just smile, all right?
0:54:26 > 0:54:28Be gracious.
0:54:29 > 0:54:31Yes!
0:54:31 > 0:54:33It's a profit, just.
0:54:33 > 0:54:35I don't want to gloat too much, you know...
0:54:35 > 0:54:37No, don't.
0:54:37 > 0:54:38..but I will.
0:54:41 > 0:54:43Now, Nick's favourite item.
0:54:43 > 0:54:47Can Eric and Ernie bring him some sunshine?
0:54:47 > 0:54:48At 30. And five.
0:54:48 > 0:54:5040. At £40, with me here.
0:54:50 > 0:54:52Against you, internet this time.
0:54:52 > 0:54:54At 40. Five.
0:54:54 > 0:54:5550, online, still.
0:54:55 > 0:54:56Two internet bidders.
0:54:56 > 0:54:58At £50 online.
0:54:58 > 0:55:00- At 50. Is there five anywhere? - It's a result for us.
0:55:00 > 0:55:01£50, then, it is.
0:55:01 > 0:55:03At £50 and selling...
0:55:07 > 0:55:10It's getting embarrassing. It is getting embarrassing,
0:55:10 > 0:55:13- ladies and gentlemen. - That's it, then.
0:55:13 > 0:55:15Another loss for the boys.
0:55:15 > 0:55:18I think it's the taking part that's important.
0:55:18 > 0:55:20No, it's not, it's the winning.
0:55:20 > 0:55:23It is Brian and Kate's final item, the Edwardian sign.
0:55:23 > 0:55:25Lots of interest here.
0:55:25 > 0:55:27We've got commission bids left.
0:55:27 > 0:55:29And we can start eliminating the lower ones.
0:55:29 > 0:55:31Straight in, £100 is bid.
0:55:31 > 0:55:33110 online. 120.
0:55:33 > 0:55:35Against you, internet, now.
0:55:35 > 0:55:37- Oh, no!- £120. 130.
0:55:37 > 0:55:39The bid is on the internet, £130.
0:55:39 > 0:55:40Any advance in the room?
0:55:40 > 0:55:44At £130, are we all done on the boot polish sign?
0:55:44 > 0:55:46You have done better than I thought you were going to.
0:55:46 > 0:55:48130.
0:55:50 > 0:55:53- It's all right. Only lost £30. - Look at the look on his face.
0:55:53 > 0:55:56- That's all right.- The polish sign didn't shine for them,
0:55:56 > 0:55:58but have they done enough to win?
0:55:58 > 0:56:01Sorry, ladies and gentlemen, this is now getting boring, isn't it?
0:56:01 > 0:56:04Because they keep losing, I keep winning.
0:56:04 > 0:56:06- This is getting bitter. - We are not resentful.
0:56:06 > 0:56:09Nick and Phil's last item is the theatre lamp.
0:56:09 > 0:56:12Will their big-spend gamble light up their day?
0:56:12 > 0:56:1450, then, to get me started.
0:56:14 > 0:56:1530, if it must be.
0:56:15 > 0:56:16That is just ridiculous, really.
0:56:16 > 0:56:18£30. Blank faces all round.
0:56:18 > 0:56:20I thought this would do OK.
0:56:20 > 0:56:22- 20?- Oh, dear.
0:56:22 > 0:56:24Dearie me. 20 we have, then.
0:56:24 > 0:56:26£20 at the back of the room.
0:56:26 > 0:56:28- A lonely £20.- Do you want to start the car?
0:56:28 > 0:56:30I'll say, even I feel sorry for you.
0:56:30 > 0:56:3325 is bid now, in a new place.
0:56:33 > 0:56:3430. 35,
0:56:34 > 0:56:37if you would like, sir? No. £30 at the back of the room.
0:56:37 > 0:56:38£30 only.
0:56:40 > 0:56:43You see, that is just bonkers. That is just bonkers, isn't it?
0:56:43 > 0:56:45That is rubbing salt in the wound, isn't it?
0:56:45 > 0:56:46- Devastating!- Oh, dear.
0:56:46 > 0:56:49I think that's left them in the shade.
0:56:49 > 0:56:52- Time for the totting up. - That, as they say, is that.
0:56:52 > 0:56:55No, what they say is a whitewash, love.
0:56:55 > 0:57:00- That's what they say.- So, the scores on the doors...
0:57:00 > 0:57:04Phil and Nick started the trip with £400 and after paying auction costs,
0:57:04 > 0:57:10made a loss of £166, leaving them with £234 in their piggy.
0:57:14 > 0:57:17Brian and the absent Kate also started with £400.
0:57:17 > 0:57:22After auction costs, they made a smaller loss of £56.04,
0:57:22 > 0:57:28leaving them with a bigger total of £343.96,
0:57:28 > 0:57:31making them today's Road Trip winners.
0:57:31 > 0:57:32Congratulations!
0:57:34 > 0:57:37There's nothing like a modest winner, is there?
0:57:37 > 0:57:39Anyway, off you go, then.
0:57:39 > 0:57:41Are there any other experts, in case I get asked again?
0:57:41 > 0:57:43- Yeah, yeah.- Come on, loser.
0:57:43 > 0:57:45Yes!
0:57:45 > 0:57:46Take care, Phil.
0:57:46 > 0:57:48You are going to have to walk home, love.
0:57:48 > 0:57:50- See you.- Keep in touch.
0:57:54 > 0:57:55Have you enjoyed it?
0:57:55 > 0:57:57I have genuinely loved it.
0:57:57 > 0:58:00Do you reckon you would do this again, if you're asked?
0:58:00 > 0:58:02- I would love to do it. - GEARS GRIND
0:58:02 > 0:58:04Oh! But I want a better car.
0:58:05 > 0:58:09It's lovely because we're mates and it's just great that we've had
0:58:09 > 0:58:12this experience together. And even got to know each other a little bit
0:58:12 > 0:58:17more now cos, we've had, you know, these last few days together,
0:58:17 > 0:58:21and do you know the worrying thing? Those antiques aren't as old as us.
0:58:21 > 0:58:23LAUGHTER
0:58:23 > 0:58:26Until next time, cheerio!