0:00:02 > 0:00:03The nation's favourite celebrities...
0:00:03 > 0:00:04Just want to touch BASS.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06..paired up with an expert...
0:00:06 > 0:00:08- Boo!- What?!
0:00:08 > 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 > 0:00:19The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction. But it's no easy ride.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21- WHIRRING - Ooh!
0:00:21 > 0:00:22Who will find a hidden gem?
0:00:22 > 0:00:24- HORN HONKS - Like that.
0:00:24 > 0:00:25Who 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 > 0:00:32- But I love this!- Why would you buy something you won't use?
0:00:32 > 0:00:34There will be worthy winners
0:00:34 > 0:00:36and valiant losers.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37No, I don't want to shake hands.
0:00:37 > 0:00:38Put your pedal to the metal.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40OK, let me get out of first gear.
0:00:40 > 0:00:41This is the...
0:00:47 > 0:00:48Yeah.
0:00:50 > 0:00:51Today's celebrities
0:00:51 > 0:00:55are actors Clare Holman and Felicity Montagu.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Clare, shouldn't you go in to another gear?
0:00:58 > 0:01:01- Don't... Don't start... - I mean, really...
0:01:01 > 0:01:03- Do you want to drive? - They're friends, really.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Although this is their debut on the same bill.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10- Cos we haven't worked together, it's interesting. We don't know... - We don't quite know...
0:01:10 > 0:01:14I think we're quietly competitive, but in a very gracious way.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20Felicity has become a familiar face on both big and small screens in recent years,
0:01:20 > 0:01:26with clever comedic performances in everything from Dad's Army to Mapp And Lucia.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31But perhaps her best-loved character has been Alan Partridge's put-upon PA, Lynn.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- You like this car, don't you? - Well, I do! It's lovely.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36I think it suits you, cos it's eccentric.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- And it's... - I don't know what you've got,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41but if you've got a really posh one, I might be quite jealous of that.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42Oh, Clare...
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Actor and director Clare may well have developed
0:01:45 > 0:01:49a love of vintage cars from her famous role
0:01:49 > 0:01:53as Dr Laura Hobson in both Inspector Morse and Lewis.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57But can TV's forensic pathologists do antiques?!
0:01:57 > 0:01:59I know what I like, but I don't know what sells.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02So how detailed is the knowledge we need?
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- I don't know.- Well, didn't you ask?
0:02:04 > 0:02:07- No, I was hoping that you were going to tell me.- Well, I don't know. I've no idea.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13Fortunately our celebrities will be on the end of an awful lot of expert
0:02:13 > 0:02:18guidance from dealer Arusha Irvine and auctioneer James Braxton.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20It's 1957, isn't it, this car?
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- Really?- Yeah, 19...- Wow!
0:02:23 > 0:02:26It's a Jag from the era before seatbelts were mandatory.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30I'm glad you're driving, cos I think it's a bit too much car for me.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32This belonged to Fred Astaire, I think.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34He must have had tiny little dancing feet.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Thank God you've got slim, elegant tootsies.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39But it doesn't take a genius
0:02:39 > 0:02:42to work out who's going to be dancing with who.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44I was a massive fan of Morse and Lewis.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46The amount of nights I would shout at the screen, saying,
0:02:46 > 0:02:49"Lewis, ask her out, for goodness' sake!"
0:02:49 > 0:02:51He did eventually.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Best thing that man ever did, I tell you.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Well, Felicity, she was great with Alan Partridge
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- and she was great in Mapp And Lucia.- Ah, right.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- Really fun.- So you two are going to have a foot. A hoot! A foot?!
0:03:03 > 0:03:04We're going to have a hoot.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08Just wait till he finds out Felicity comes with
0:03:08 > 0:03:10a bit of provenance herself.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13My aunt had an antiques shop on the Isle of Wight and I used to
0:03:13 > 0:03:16sit in the shop and I used to love the smell of the wood,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19and look at the mirrors and the lampshades,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22and I always hunted for antiques but I wouldn't say I've studied them.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Well, that puts her into exalted company
0:03:25 > 0:03:28as far as this programme is concerned.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32So, with £400 each and a 1960s Triumph Herald at their disposal,
0:03:32 > 0:03:34let's get on with it.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- I think I might need to stop. - Oh, come on, Clare, we've only just started.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38I know, it's a problem.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- It's psychological.- I've got used to peeing in bushes, but...
0:03:41 > 0:03:43I don't know if it's appropriate for this show, really.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45- Probably not.- Naughty.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47After a comfort break, then...
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- Good morning. Hello.- How are you?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51What a sweet, dinky car.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- Lovely to meet you. - Hello. Lovely to meet you.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Felicity, that leaves us. Come here.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58Hello. Good morning.
0:03:58 > 0:03:59You're in this one, are you?
0:03:59 > 0:04:04- Hello, Roo.- We're in this one, we're in this one. You're in that one.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06Clare, wind it down!
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Maybe we will triumph in the Triumph.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Ah, alliteration - we love it.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13Shall we get ahead?
0:04:14 > 0:04:15Let's go.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20We're off on a nosey around the Midlands,
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Starting in the east of Old Wolverton, Buckinghamshire,
0:04:23 > 0:04:27and ending up out west at the Shropshire Auction in Newport.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31But just at this moment, anything's possible.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33We've got £400.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35- Is that a lot?- Well, it depends.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- If you're like me, you like a bargain, yes.- Ah, OK.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40That could potentially get you 23 items.
0:04:40 > 0:04:4123?!
0:04:41 > 0:04:43It's her superpower, Clare.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Think of me, in a way, as the Robin to your Batman.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- OK.- So I'm your sidekick.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50So I've got your back, Batman.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51All right, without the capes.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54What about our other duo? Feeling dynamic?
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Felicity, if you were in one of your many characters,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01how would they approach these two days of buying?
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Well, I think Lynn would be very good at the bargaining
0:05:04 > 0:05:07on behalf of Alan, but I think she's got bad taste.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Diva in Mapp & Lucia, I think she would buy magazines.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- Magazines?- Period magazines.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Perpetua in Bridget Jones's Diary - Petch has got great taste
0:05:18 > 0:05:21but Perpetua would have a budget of 20,000.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23Well, where's the fun in that?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Do you collect anything?
0:05:25 > 0:05:26Well, I love mirrors,
0:05:26 > 0:05:31I love antique mirrors, and I have a penchant for lampshades.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- I love pleated lampshades.- Are you receiving treatment for this?
0:05:34 > 0:05:36SHE CHUCKLES
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Our first destination today will be a shared one.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Just as well we're all friends, for the moment.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Maybe we should actually develop a code word.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- Yes.- So you can shout "tomato" across the room
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- and I'll know to come and find you. - Do you think that's wise?
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Or something more exciting than "tomato".
0:05:50 > 0:05:53What about "pathologist"?
0:05:53 > 0:05:54"Pathologist, come hither!"
0:05:54 > 0:05:57I think Roo may overthinking it.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Anyway, this is Old Wolverton, which, 50 years ago,
0:06:00 > 0:06:03became part of the brand-new Milton Keynes.
0:06:03 > 0:06:04"Gu-dad's."
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- Is it "Gu-dad's"? - "Gee-dad's," isn't it?
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Here we are. Look at this - very exciting.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11What about "gee whiz"?
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Good morning, hello.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15- James.- Hello, James, I'm Mark. - Hello, Mark.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- Hello, Mark. I'm Felicity. - Hello, Felicity.
0:06:17 > 0:06:22Good to meet you. So, how many floors do you have?
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Two floors, ground floor and a first floor.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28We do have another showroom further down the wharf.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- And what does that do? - Mainly furniture.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- Ooh.- But we do have some bits and pieces down there as well.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Bits and pieces?
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- Bargains, Mark? - Absolute bargains, yes.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42- Absolute bargains? Well...- We heard it.- Well, what do you think?
0:06:42 > 0:06:43I'd like go there first.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45How could they refuse?
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Especially when they have lampshades.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49I mean, you know, they're practical.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51How much is that lampshade?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Five for the... Was it five for...?
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- We've...- Well, I mean... - We've got £400 to spend.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58She really likes them.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Oh, look, this mirror now.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02It's a repro - I can tell that from here.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04- Can you tell that from there? - It's too flat.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06It's called a fret-cut wall mirror.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- That shape.- Of course it is - I can see the fret.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09- The frets.- Frets, yeah.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Thank you, James, that's a bit of nice little information.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15He has his uses, ma'am.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17That's exactly the sort of thing that my parents had -
0:07:17 > 0:07:20I was brought up with something like that and I had a loathing of it.
0:07:20 > 0:07:22- But they're now very... - They're quite trendy, aren't they?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Shall I see how much it is? It's not something I'd buy, James.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28What did your father play? Collected marching band music?
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Probably. But he would get very roused.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Felicity's from military stock.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Ah, the enemy have arrived.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39Oh, no, they've actually got a head start.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Might be vulnerable to a flanking manoeuvre, though.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43Come on, partner, let's go.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48Thanks to the prospect of absolute bargains elsewhere,
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Clare and Roo have got this part of the shop to themselves.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53You see, Dinky toys are very collectable.
0:07:53 > 0:07:58They make a lot of money, but they've got to be rare editions.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Would you know what the rare one is?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Probably the one that's priced at £170!
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Holy insight, Robin!
0:08:06 > 0:08:09Very nice, unusual Art Nouveau...
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- Crumb brush.- ..crumb brush, which would really interest me.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14But is that really Art Nouveau? Cos it looks a bit clumpy.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Art Nouveau figures are very feminine, elongated -
0:08:17 > 0:08:19long, flowing hair.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22This lady looks a little bit more like she's off to the supermarket,
0:08:22 > 0:08:24picking loo roll from the top shelf.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- 49.- That's all right - could get them down.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Sounds like Clare's keen to haggle.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Gosh, look. Look at this.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Chicago, circa 1930/1940, American.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37It's obviously an address book, but...
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Look. Ta-da.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- Look, Salem.- That takes me back to being...
0:08:42 > 0:08:44"Salem Cheese & Milk."
0:08:44 > 0:08:46- Do you know Salem?- Yeah.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49It's where the witches were, from Arthur Miller's play.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51The Crucible. She may well have performed it.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54It's very Art Deco there.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- And is that genuine? - It is very genuine.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59It's not something that's valuable enough
0:08:59 > 0:09:01to do a reproduction of or a fake of,
0:09:01 > 0:09:04so that is genuine of the period.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05But people wouldn't buy it, would they?
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Unless they're from Salem.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08- Onwards?- Yes.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11- And upwards.- Any progress elsewhere?
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- I've noticed that you stand still. - Yeah.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15And you just... Like, you're there,
0:09:15 > 0:09:18and so you absorb peripherally everything that's going on.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20I tend to sort of wander and I think I miss tricks.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22I'm picking up tips from you.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- Trying to.- It's just like sport - it's all in the footwork.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27Very Zen, James.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30But watch out - tomato!
0:09:30 > 0:09:32- Hello, hello.- Hello!
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Fancy seeing you two here.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- Any luck?- Not as yet.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- We're just thinking.- Not a sausage. - Anyway, good luck.- See you around. - Good luck.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43NARRATOR: Well, there's very little worth spying on so far - that's for sure.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47What about this? I know it's probably not an antique.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Right, I'm going to walk for you with this and see if you think that
0:09:50 > 0:09:53a woman might buy it. OK, now, what you think, James?
0:09:53 > 0:09:55That's very... I'll tell you what -
0:09:55 > 0:09:57- by modelling it, you've brought it alive.- OK.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59That be acting, that be.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Oh, I've got my Oyster card.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- Oyster card.- My gym pass...
0:10:04 > 0:10:05Gym pass!
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- And I like the age on it.- I like the different shades of the...
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Yeah, it's good-quality leather.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14It's not heavy. It's stylish, isn't it?
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Do you think it is, or I've just lost my buttons, basically?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18No, Felicity.
0:10:18 > 0:10:19How are Clare and Roo faring?
0:10:19 > 0:10:21See, that's quite interesting.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25- I like that.- It's called a Yard Of Lead propelling pencil.
0:10:25 > 0:10:31- 1941.- Which is right in World War II, London, hallmarked.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34So, what were they writing and who were they writing to?
0:10:34 > 0:10:37I know. What letters and correspondence would have been written with this?
0:10:37 > 0:10:40I think that's fantastic. Does that kind of thing sell?
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- It does.- I love it.- It's silver, it's got quite a good weight to it
0:10:43 > 0:10:45and propelling pencils are really collectable.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48And the price, £28 - that's reasonable.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50What else has that dealer got?
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- Oh, I like this. Can I just...?- Ooh!
0:10:53 > 0:10:58Now, I don't know whether jewellery sells but that is, yeah, marcasite.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02It's beautiful, and a good thing to check with marcasite jewellery
0:11:02 > 0:11:04is that all the stones are intact.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- Good point.- It's got that beautiful sort of, you know,
0:11:07 > 0:11:09citrine stone in there.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Well, you know, those two together wouldn't be that much, would they?
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- We could try and get those down. - Yeah.- It would be a nice start.
0:11:16 > 0:11:19- I think we should get the dealer. - Definitely.- Let's. I'm excited now.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20I think we all are.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22- Mark?- Yes.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Do fancy coming upstairs?
0:11:24 > 0:11:27- Certainly.- That's an invite, isn't it?
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Cheeky!
0:11:29 > 0:11:31There's a couple of items that have caught our eye...
0:11:31 > 0:11:36- OK.- ..in this cabinet. First one is this propelling pencil.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39- Yes, OK. - What's the best you could do?
0:11:39 > 0:11:42I'm allowed to do 10%, £3.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44It's got some dents on it.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- OK.- And so I was thinking,
0:11:47 > 0:11:49if you could do us 14?
0:11:49 > 0:11:51I don't think we can go that low.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- Would you be able to give the dealer a call?- Yeah, I can do.
0:11:54 > 0:11:59- And we have one other.- This brooch, which is at £15.- OK.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01We were thinking sort of eight for that.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Normally, we don't do trade under £20.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- But you've got the beautiful Clare here.- I know.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11- This is what's doing it. - Who can resist her?- I know what I would say straightaway.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14But while Mark goes off to call the dealer,
0:12:14 > 0:12:18the bag's been abandoned and they're about to move on.
0:12:18 > 0:12:19Oh, come on, James.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Hold on, just let me... Sorry, I'll just get...
0:12:22 > 0:12:23Well, trying to.
0:12:23 > 0:12:24I'm in.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Oh, bingo.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28James, you gentleman.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31I am very, very impressed.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Drivers, start your engines. ENGINE STARTS
0:12:34 > 0:12:35It's all under control.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39Now, with that kerfuffle over, do we have a deal?
0:12:39 > 0:12:42I've spoken to David and told him what lovely people you are...
0:12:42 > 0:12:47- You're so sweet.- And he's agreed to go to £18 on the pencil...
0:12:47 > 0:12:52- OK.- ..and £10 on the brooch. - So that's 28 for the two.
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- I'm happy with that.- I'm happy with that, too.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- Yeah?- Let's go for it. Thank you so much.- Thank you very much.
0:12:57 > 0:12:58Well worth waiting for.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59Probably should take the items.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- I think you'd better.- Clare's definitely got the hang of this.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09Slightly slower off the mark, although not for want of trying,
0:13:09 > 0:13:10has been her friend Felicity.
0:13:10 > 0:13:11Are you a haggler, Felicity?
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Well, I don't haggle. What I do is passive aggressive.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16So I need you to tell me what to do.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Well, you need to put the fez on,
0:13:18 > 0:13:24you need to focus and you need to haggle like somebody from a souk.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27And you need to party like it's 1999...
0:13:27 > 0:13:29in the county town of Northampton.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32From Old Wolverton to the Old Bakehouse.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- Here we go.- Yeah.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38The TARDIS parked outside is a bit of a clue that there's really
0:13:38 > 0:13:39quite a lot in here.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- Oh, that's fascinating. - What are they? Very spiky.
0:13:44 > 0:13:46It looks like flower displays.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48- Shall I open up?- Yes, OK. Are we allowed to?
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Yeah, course we are. Dive in there.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- Dive in.- Oh, it's heavy.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57So, why would it be so heavy? That's the weight test.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Yeah, but what is it?
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Do you put it into the base and then you put a large piece of foam on,
0:14:02 > 0:14:04and then you do your flower arrangement -
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- that's how it works.- Oh, I see.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- But they're heavy and stick in the water.- They are different shapes.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11- But why? - Because you can join those two.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14- That is clever.- They're Japanese.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- Are they?- Yeah, it says, "Made in Japan."- Where?
0:14:18 > 0:14:19That's handy.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22Worth a go or should we just put them back?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- Too expensive, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28Crikey, I thought that was a possibility. What about upstairs?
0:14:28 > 0:14:29Like that, James.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Well, there's a turn up.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34I don't like the lamp stand but I love the lampshade.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38You're magnetically drawn to anything pleated, are you?
0:14:39 > 0:14:41- I am.- Does it come off?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- Do you know if it comes off? - No, James, you can't.
0:14:44 > 0:14:48Yeah, you can. What material is this?
0:14:48 > 0:14:49- Is that chiffon?- Cheap chiffon.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53I think making lampshades is a real skill and I'm in love
0:14:53 > 0:14:56with it. There's a certain store on Fulham Palace Road, which I
0:14:56 > 0:14:59just go and look at the quality of the pleating.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02It's like a beautiful dress. It's like a wedding dress, you know?
0:15:02 > 0:15:04It's very feminine, I suppose.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07I will look at lampshades with renewed interest.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09I sort of think it's quite theatrical, I suppose.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13I like to walk in a room where the lamps are low, setting the mood.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16This is reduced from 80 to 65 for the whole thing.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19I would no more have that than fly to the flipping moon.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- No, nor would I.- So if we put an offer for the lampshade,
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- it would be a tenner, wouldn't it? - Let's hope no-one sits on it.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Still, at least Felicity's happy.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29But, now, a bit of beachcombing.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32It's very smooth, it's very polished.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Like you, then, James.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39You could add this to any hall of any flat or house in the land.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42So it should have some sort of demand.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45I'm going to take this to Felicity.
0:15:45 > 0:15:46Steady, James.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49It is quite a weight. It's a very slim fit.
0:15:49 > 0:15:50Again, a bit like you, James.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Don't touch the drawer.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Look at this - what a handsome piece.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- I think it's unusual.- Yeah.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00I think... I like the Edwardian period.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- It's older than that.- Is it?
0:16:02 > 0:16:03- It is, yeah.- Seriously?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- Victorian. I'd say mid-Victorian. - How do you know?
0:16:05 > 0:16:08You've got a rather nice sort of Grecian element here,
0:16:08 > 0:16:10you've got a triangular pediment.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12That's what I like, cos it's so unusual.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15And I like these ribbon-turned legs. They're nice, aren't they?
0:16:15 > 0:16:17It's slightly clumsy round here.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19- It's got knobbly knees on it. - Knobbly knees.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Yes, and what about the knobbly price?
0:16:21 > 0:16:23225?
0:16:23 > 0:16:25That's... That's expensive, isn't it?
0:16:25 > 0:16:29If I was an auctioneer, I'd probably put 100 to 150,
0:16:29 > 0:16:33- hoping it would make 150, 200. - Really?
0:16:33 > 0:16:37OK, with a pricey table and an inexpensive lampshade on the list,
0:16:37 > 0:16:39let's talk to the proprietor.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Who's this young man?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- Hello, you two.- Hello. James.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46- Pleasure.- Felicity, hi.
0:16:46 > 0:16:47Pleased to meet you. Steve.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Steve. Good to meet you, Steve.
0:16:49 > 0:16:50We've spotted a couple of things.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- That hall table. - We like the hall table.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56- Bit expensive, Steve. 22...- 5.
0:16:56 > 0:16:57- It hasn't been here long.- Really?
0:16:57 > 0:16:58Only a couple of days.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04I have spoken to the trader and he's looking to be nearer to 170.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06165?
0:17:06 > 0:17:07I think lower than that.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09- 160?- No, I think...
0:17:09 > 0:17:10This isn't going to plan.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13- I think we can go lower than that, don't you, Felicity?- Yeah, I do.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15What do you think? What about sort of 130?
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Need a bit more, I think, for that.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20165's got to be the death on that one.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22We'll come in at 150 - that's it. I'm done.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- 150.- Go on, let's do it.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- Really?- OK.- Well, that's good. - Thank you, Steve.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- Hurrah.- And there was one other item, wasn't there?
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Yeah, the lampshade without the lamp stand.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35It's rather like having the hake without the hake, isn't it?
0:17:35 > 0:17:37It is, but I think a tenner?
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- For that?- You liked the pleats, didn't you?- I liked the pleats.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45So you just want the shade, but not the base.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- Not the base.- That's where the value is, in the base, isn't it?
0:17:48 > 0:17:49Nudge, nudge.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Well, not...
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- No, we'll do that.- Great.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- Shake the man's hand! - Shake the man's hand.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58So, Felicity finally has her shade.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00- 160.- Thank you very much.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02And while those two take a break,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05our other couple have been doing a bit of bonding.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06I love Art Deco.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08I love glass.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10My love and passion is glass.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15Is it? My husband's father was a glass-blower.
0:18:15 > 0:18:19I never met him, but he was responsible for all
0:18:19 > 0:18:22- the lights in Piccadilly, you know, the neon lights?- Really?- Yeah.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26Do you know, it seems like those two have got much more in common than
0:18:26 > 0:18:31just TV detectives. And now, they are also in Northampton,
0:18:31 > 0:18:34a town that's justly famous for footwear and engineering.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39But tucked away in a Georgian terrace is a bit of Glasgow style.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Who'd believe that?
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- Hi there. I'm Roo.- Hello, Roo, I'm David.- Lovely to meet you. - Hello, I'm Clare.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48- Hello, Clare, very nice to meet you. - Good to meet you.- Would you like to come and have a look at 78 Derngate?
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- Absolutely.- Very excited. - Follow me.- Lead the way. Thank you.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59100 years ago, this home was substantially remodelled
0:18:59 > 0:19:02by the legendary Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05David, this is amazing.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08This is the only place outside of Glasgow
0:19:08 > 0:19:11that Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed - is that right?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14That's right. It's more or less his final sort of major architectural work.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17It was a really difficult period. During the First World War,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20the building trade really, you know, suffered.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23So Mackintosh and his wife Margaret were making most of their money
0:19:23 > 0:19:25at that time from textile design.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28But this really would have been very welcome to Mackintosh, this commission.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Although nowadays his work is justly lauded, in 1916,
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Mackintosh was no longer actively involved as an architect,
0:19:36 > 0:19:39and was a fairly obscure figure outside Glasgow.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43So much credit is due to his patron, Wenman Joseph Bassett-Lowke.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Bassett-Lowke was a model engineer.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49He virtually invented the concept of the home model railway.
0:19:49 > 0:19:53And he had a factory here in Northampton and made a lot of money,
0:19:53 > 0:19:58and therefore was able to indulge his passion for good design.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02And one of the things he wanted to do was to have a house in which nothing was older than himself.
0:20:02 > 0:20:06And did they collaborate, or was it all Mackintosh's...?
0:20:06 > 0:20:07It was very much collaboration,
0:20:07 > 0:20:11unusually in Mackintosh's work, his sort of history with clients,
0:20:11 > 0:20:13because he was quite a control freak.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16Bassett-Lowke was a lot more forthcoming,
0:20:16 > 0:20:20and almost was telling Mackintosh, in some cases, what to do.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23And, you know, it would have been interesting to have been
0:20:23 > 0:20:25a fly on the wall in the meetings between the two -
0:20:25 > 0:20:27both very strong personalities.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Their creation, which became a girls' school for many years
0:20:31 > 0:20:34before it was restored earlier this century,
0:20:34 > 0:20:38is both clearly a work by Mackintosh, but also heralds something new.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41In a way, the design almost seems ahead of its time,
0:20:41 > 0:20:45because you think of Mackintosh, you think of Art Nouveau and soft,
0:20:45 > 0:20:47flowing curves and geometric lines.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49This is almost Art Deco.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52It is. 78 Derngate is significant for that reason, really.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57It's the first, I think, glimpse of Art Deco in a domestic interior in Britain.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Before the term was even invented,
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Bassett-Lowke was very plugged into modern aesthetics.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04He'd been in the continent, he'd travelled.
0:21:04 > 0:21:06He was in touch with the latest trends,
0:21:06 > 0:21:08particularly in places like Vienna which was a hot spot,
0:21:08 > 0:21:10with the Secessionists and the Wiener Werkstatte.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12Mackintosh was also in that scene -
0:21:12 > 0:21:15he'd been in Vienna and he could deliver that.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17And that's why we've got, really, in a way,
0:21:17 > 0:21:20a little bit of Vienna here in Northampton.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24Well, it's been a delight to meet you and to see the house.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- As two art lovers, I think we've enjoyed every second. - Yeah, it's thrilling.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32- Really thrilling.- Great pleasure to have you. Thank you very much for coming.- Thank you so much.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Now, back in their respective cars, but for how long?
0:21:39 > 0:21:42Is there anything we can do about driving the Jag?
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Well, I have to say that is a beautiful car.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49Well, you know, tomorrow, in the name of Morse and Lewis...
0:21:49 > 0:21:51- What are you thinking? - I get in that car.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53I think we keep it between ourselves,
0:21:53 > 0:21:55and then we just get in and drive off.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59- Yeah. I think so. Shall we try that? - Yes, as long as you can get it started!
0:21:59 > 0:22:00Nighty-night.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Next day, we're amongst the lakes, in Leicestershire.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Oh, look at this bridge - isn't this lovely?
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Oh, this is amazing!
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- There's water. I might have to stop. - Oh, come on, Clare!
0:22:18 > 0:22:21It's at about this point that we usually recap what's been purchased.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Did you find anything yesterday?
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Well...
0:22:25 > 0:22:27there was a, er...
0:22:27 > 0:22:28I'm watching you.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- I don't know. Let me think. - FELICITY CHUCKLES
0:22:31 > 0:22:35- How many?- Oh, I'm not saying how many, am I?
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Unbeknownst to her chum,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Clare picked up a silver propelling pencil and a marcasite brooch,
0:22:40 > 0:22:45leaving her with over £370 for today's purchases...
0:22:45 > 0:22:48- Probably should take the items. - I think you'd better.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51..while Felicity splashed out a bit more
0:22:51 > 0:22:54on a side table. And, yes, a lampshade.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57You're magnetically drawn to anything pleated, are you?
0:22:57 > 0:23:02But she still has £240 - to go forth and haggle!
0:23:02 > 0:23:05Felicity comes from a military background.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07She's tough, she's thrifty.
0:23:07 > 0:23:12She played Captain Mainwaring's wife, who is particularly fierce.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16Clare was really good. She did sort of ask my advice,
0:23:16 > 0:23:19but then she went straight to it and did the deal.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23We might even be redundant by the end of this road trip, James!
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Yes, those actors are very quick on the uptake.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29- Look at these...- Morning, ladies. - ..two glamorous ladies.- Morning.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32You're looking very summery.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- Morning, morning. How are you? How are you?- Fine, yeah.- Very good.
0:23:35 > 0:23:36Here we go.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39It's a bit frightening. It's a bit too much.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41- What's going on? - ROO:- Have a lovely day!
0:23:41 > 0:23:43She's always been lusting after that!
0:23:43 > 0:23:46Really, I'm not surprised. Bye, Clare. I know what you're doing.
0:23:46 > 0:23:49- Yeah. Watch the gears, Clare. - Watch the gears!
0:23:49 > 0:23:52May the best ladies win. Bye.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56Later on, our celebrities and experts
0:23:56 > 0:23:58will be bearing down upon Shropshire
0:23:58 > 0:24:00for an auction at Newport.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02But first stop today
0:24:02 > 0:24:03is in the city of Leicester.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- They've nicked our car.- I wasn't surprised, though, James.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10- Why?- Because Clare's had her eyes on it from the beginning of day one.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12- Naughty girl. - Yes, she's a naughty girl.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14What's the mood in the getaway car?
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Does it suit me better or does it suit me better?
0:24:16 > 0:24:18It suits you perfectly.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20- It's nice, is it?- Yeah. - How do you feel in this one?
0:24:20 > 0:24:24Maybe now we're in the Jag, we can take our buying to the next level.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28- I definitely don't want to play it safe.- No, let's risk.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Yeah. Cos no-one wants a £10 profit here and there.
0:24:30 > 0:24:34- MOOING - I think I just heard a cow mooing in my ear.- I did. I did, too!
0:24:35 > 0:24:36What have you got to lose?
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Yeah. Apart from complete failure.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41That's the spirit.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45Exactly the sort of attitude which has made Leicester's football team
0:24:45 > 0:24:47rather famous in recent times.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Their ground is close by.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Wow! this is my kind of place.
0:24:51 > 0:24:55- I like this.- Yeah, almost big enough for a Foxes match.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59Although the antiques would definitely get in the way.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02That is gorgeous.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04- You want the price?- Go on, then.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Let it be 79.99.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- 650.- I was close!
0:25:09 > 0:25:11What do you think of this?
0:25:11 > 0:25:13£68. That's not very much.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16- I like it.- British railway lamp.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18- This is not my style.- OK.- At all.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20British railway lamps are really collectable.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22I wouldn't like it, but a trainspotter would.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24They would. What we need to look at -
0:25:24 > 0:25:26- it's in very good condition.- Yeah.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27So has it been repainted?
0:25:27 > 0:25:29It looks like it might have been.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Have a feel of the weight of that.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Oh, my God! We've got some delicate stuff
0:25:33 > 0:25:35and now we've got something that's a bit sort of industrial.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38- It shows that we can be both. - Industrial is in, isn't it?
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Industrial is very in. And it would be cool...
0:25:40 > 0:25:42- Can I put it down now? Cos it's heavy!- Quickly.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44That's exciting.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50What about advertising signs? Cos I see something over there.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52- The BP one is lovely.- Mm-hm.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56The Fry's chocolate is glorious.
0:25:56 > 0:25:57That's the one that's rare.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00And it's called The Five Stages Of Fry's.
0:26:00 > 0:26:01Look, Desperation.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04- Pacification.- Pacification. Expectation.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06- Acclamation. - Acclamation.- Realisation.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07- BOTH:- "It's Fry's."
0:26:07 > 0:26:09A real bargain at £2,800.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11I know.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13OK. So where to next?
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Do you know what? There's too much exciting stuff here.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19I know. Where do you want to go?
0:26:19 > 0:26:21I'll follow you. I am...
0:26:21 > 0:26:23I am your Robin, remember.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Not a round robin but just a Robin.
0:26:26 > 0:26:30Your superpowers are failing. Oh, hello, what's this?
0:26:30 > 0:26:31These are quite interesting.
0:26:31 > 0:26:34- Are they silver?- No, they're actually silver plate.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- Right.- And these are very interesting
0:26:37 > 0:26:41- because they're WMF silver-plated vases.- What is WMF?
0:26:43 > 0:26:46Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- With a roll of the R, which is not German.- Are you serious?
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Yeah, it's a German manufacturer from the 1850s.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54They actually started off making boring cutlery and,
0:26:54 > 0:26:59from the 1900s to sort of 1930, Art Nouveau, Art Deco time,
0:26:59 > 0:27:01they moved into vases and some of their items
0:27:01 > 0:27:04- can go for thousands of pounds. - What have we got?- £40.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Which is quite a bit for silver-plated vases,
0:27:06 > 0:27:09but the name is brilliant and if you look at the bottom here...
0:27:10 > 0:27:12..tiny little logo.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- W...- MF.- Oh, that is a good one.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16If we can get that down, that's a good buy,
0:27:16 > 0:27:21because we're then adding a solid name to our bunch of items.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- Well done, you. - Not redundant just yet, then.
0:27:24 > 0:27:26Now, Clare's gone solo.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Oh, that's nice. French.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32It's a globe de mariee, or marriage globe.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36I've seen one of these before. They're very beautiful. Roo!
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Time for a second opinion.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40It's late-19th-century French.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Which is your...
0:27:42 > 0:27:44- Which I love.- You love late-19th-century French.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47And you put your wedding photograph in and then into the cushion,
0:27:47 > 0:27:49you stick anything memorable on it.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- So maybe a flower from that day... - Yes.- ..or a ribbon.- Yes. Yeah.
0:27:53 > 0:27:54But is it the real thing?
0:27:54 > 0:27:56It's little clues that give it away.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58If you look at the jagged teeth around this mirror,
0:27:58 > 0:28:02you can see little signs of age, genuine wear,
0:28:02 > 0:28:05and the lovely velvet has worn away on the cushion.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07- Yeah.- That little bit of damage is good...
0:28:07 > 0:28:10- Yeah.- ..because it shows it as authentic.
0:28:10 > 0:28:14Because the glass domes are fragile, it must be quite rare.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16I like that. You said that was 160.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18It's expensive - that's the only thing.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21What would you think, in terms of price-wise, that you would buy that at?
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Well, I'd love to offer 80, but I think that's going to be...
0:28:24 > 0:28:26- Yeah.- ..low. So I'd say 100.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Time for a breath of fresh air.
0:28:28 > 0:28:30Yeah. This is not my kind of stuff.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Too much rust here. But this stuff sells well.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37I want that.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- Oh, I'm sensing a bit of conviction there.- Yeah, conviction.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42- Shall we have a closer look? - Yeah, let's have a look.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Wow! That's some amount of rust on there.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46That is original, isn't it?
0:28:46 > 0:28:50Yes. If you look closely, the actual glaze has cracked.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52But it's called crazing and that's the sign of age.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55And what about the rust - is that a problem or does it come off?
0:28:55 > 0:28:56Oh, look, it's already off on my finger.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Well, if you carry on, you might be able to clean it up for us.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Once that's restored,
0:29:01 > 0:29:04that would be beautiful cos that green is so vibrant.
0:29:04 > 0:29:05£80.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08- 50?- It's, er...- 45?
0:29:08 > 0:29:10- 40?- 40.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12- Shall we try for 40? - Let's try for 40.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16Sounds like they urgently need to talk to shopkeeper Jane.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Now, we've got quite a few things we've fallen in love with
0:29:18 > 0:29:21- a little bit.- Yes.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23Well, no, we can take or leave them.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25- Yeah. - THEY CHUCKLE
0:29:25 > 0:29:28The first one is this Art Nouveau fireplace.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30- Yes.- Can I make an offer to you?
0:29:30 > 0:29:33- You can. Yes. - Would you take 40 for it?
0:29:33 > 0:29:34I'm afraid I can't do that, no.
0:29:35 > 0:29:41We're supposed to only take 10% off, which would put you at £72,
0:29:41 > 0:29:43but I'm sure we can do a little bit more.
0:29:43 > 0:29:44What's the best you can do for us?
0:29:44 > 0:29:47We could possibly stretch it to 60.
0:29:47 > 0:29:51- The WMF vases, silver-plated ones. - Yes.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53They're on at £40, I think.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55What is the best price you can do on that?
0:29:55 > 0:29:57The best price I can do on those is 30.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00The railway lamp? Which is at 68.
0:30:00 > 0:30:04We could do that at 50,
0:30:04 > 0:30:06- I think.- The marriage dome.
0:30:06 > 0:30:11Yes, I think our best price on that would be £120.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- OK.- Plenty to think about. - Who's good at maths?
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Well, it adds up to 260 at the moment,
0:30:16 > 0:30:19but we might be about to lose Clare's globe.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23It could make £30, it could make 200.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27I think I will bow to your expertise and you decide.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29So, are you happy, then, with the three items?
0:30:29 > 0:30:33The fireplace, the two WMF vases and the railway lamp.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35140.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37- OK, that's fine. - My brain can breathe again.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39Thank you. Done deal.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41Thank you very much. You've got some lovely stuff here.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44And those two have just bought a nice chunk of it.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47- Shall we go?- Yes, let's go. - Phew! OK.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49But while Clare and Roo leave Leicester,
0:30:49 > 0:30:52the others are on their way there.
0:30:53 > 0:30:54How did you get into acting?
0:30:54 > 0:30:57It hit me at high school, because I was in Pride And Prejudice.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59- Yeah.- I played Mr Wickham.
0:30:59 > 0:31:00- Yeah.- And I had one line.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03And I winked at the audience and they all howled with laughter.
0:31:03 > 0:31:04So I did it again and again.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06What did your parents want you to do?
0:31:06 > 0:31:09It was Father that wanted me to join the Wrens.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Why the Wrens?
0:31:11 > 0:31:13Well, I think he thought I'd be a good officer.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17It's all about bonding in the Army and acting is a bit like that.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19It's nothing... You know, it's nothing like as serious
0:31:19 > 0:31:22as fighting in the Army, but it's teamwork.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Felicity's father served in the second Punjab Regiment
0:31:26 > 0:31:27of the British Indian Army.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34And they've come to the New Walk Museum to learn how followers
0:31:34 > 0:31:38of the Sikh faith acquired their reputation as skilled fighters
0:31:38 > 0:31:40from Gurinder Singh Mann.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44The Sikh religion is founded by Guru Nanak in the 15th century,
0:31:44 > 0:31:47in the area of Punjab, which is in northern India.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50They were facing a persecution from the Mughals so, as a result,
0:31:50 > 0:31:53they militarised themselves and were able to actually
0:31:53 > 0:31:56combine themselves into a military force.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00Did they integrate these combat skills within their religion?
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- Absolutely.- They had the religious side of actually praying, etc,
0:32:03 > 0:32:04with the Sikh scriptures,
0:32:04 > 0:32:07but they balanced it out with these military skills, as well.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09So they became Saint soldiers, in a sense,
0:32:09 > 0:32:12using a number of weapons which they actually kind of also used
0:32:12 > 0:32:14to worship, as well, in a similar way
0:32:14 > 0:32:16that they worshipped the Scriptures.
0:32:16 > 0:32:17But during the 19th century,
0:32:17 > 0:32:22the powerful and very wealthy Sikh Punjab region was threatened
0:32:22 > 0:32:26by the expansionist plans of the British East India Company.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30It was one of the last states for the British to really seize upon
0:32:30 > 0:32:33in terms of gaining control over all of India.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35The Punjab was the last prize?
0:32:35 > 0:32:36It absolutely was, yeah.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39The Maharaja Ranjit Singh died in 1839.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42He didn't actually leave any successors and, as a result,
0:32:42 > 0:32:45the court has gone into chaos, so the British, looking inwards,
0:32:45 > 0:32:47saw this is a great opportunity
0:32:47 > 0:32:50to actually now move in on the territories.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53So were the British confident they could take the area easily?
0:32:53 > 0:32:56Yes, they were, but they had never come across a fighting force
0:32:56 > 0:32:58such as the Sikhs. The Sikhs had actually been trained
0:32:58 > 0:33:00by European generals, but on top of that,
0:33:00 > 0:33:04the Sikhs had better hand-to-hand fighting skills, as well,
0:33:04 > 0:33:07and this was demonstrated in the Battle of Ferozeshah, for instance,
0:33:07 > 0:33:09where the British were on the verge of defeat
0:33:09 > 0:33:10and state papers were sent to be burnt,
0:33:10 > 0:33:13because they never thought that they'd be able to win
0:33:13 > 0:33:14that particular battle.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17No wonder, when you consider the bravery of the Sikhs
0:33:17 > 0:33:19and the weapons at their disposal.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22We actually have a punch dagger known as a katar.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25They would actually have this on their attire and then eventually,
0:33:25 > 0:33:27when it came down to a particular kind of battle,
0:33:27 > 0:33:30they would just pull it out and they would use this with deadly force.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32- Goodness!- So what about this?
0:33:32 > 0:33:33I'm familiar with this.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35The Greeks invented this.
0:33:35 > 0:33:36Did they?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- The quoit.- The quoit.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41So this quoit, in particular, what we call a chakra or chakram,
0:33:41 > 0:33:43was actually used by the Sikhs,
0:33:43 > 0:33:45who actually used to wear them within their turbans.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48They used to wear it on their necks as well
0:33:48 > 0:33:50and then actually used to use this within warfare
0:33:50 > 0:33:52to actually fight against a particular enemy.
0:33:52 > 0:33:54What is this, this insignia here?
0:33:54 > 0:33:57Some of the Sikh weapons actually had verses from the Sikh Scriptures
0:33:57 > 0:33:59and it was actually a reminder
0:33:59 > 0:34:02of their Sikh faith whilst going into battle.
0:34:02 > 0:34:07Eventually, after four years of conflict, the Sikhs were defeated,
0:34:07 > 0:34:10their territory becoming part of the Empire.
0:34:10 > 0:34:12So that slow war of attrition.
0:34:12 > 0:34:13Absolutely.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Sikh numbers weren't being replenished and the British
0:34:16 > 0:34:19were increasing their forces day by day,
0:34:19 > 0:34:22so when we get to the Battle of Gujrat in 1849,
0:34:22 > 0:34:25the British overran the Sikhs with ease, really.
0:34:25 > 0:34:29After that, the Punjab was annexed by the victors
0:34:29 > 0:34:32and the Sikhs would remain under British rule
0:34:32 > 0:34:34until independence almost 100 years later.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37The British saw the Sikhs as being a very formidable enemy,
0:34:37 > 0:34:40so as a result, the Sikhs were actually employed
0:34:40 > 0:34:42in various campaigns, so this mutual friendship
0:34:42 > 0:34:44developed over a course of many years,
0:34:44 > 0:34:47where the Sikhs were the backbone of the Commonwealth
0:34:47 > 0:34:50in terms of the numerous places they went to.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54So military opponents quickly became fellow fighters?
0:34:54 > 0:34:56That's absolutely correct.
0:34:56 > 0:35:00Despite being just 1% of the Indian population,
0:35:00 > 0:35:04the fighting Sikhs came to make up a quarter of the British Indian Army
0:35:04 > 0:35:07and play a vital role in two world wars.
0:35:10 > 0:35:15Now, the last time we saw Clare and Roo, they were busily stocking up.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17How are you finding the haggling?
0:35:17 > 0:35:18- I quite like it.- Yeah?
0:35:18 > 0:35:20- Yeah.- Have we created a beast?
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Well, maybe, yes.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Every shop I go into now, I'm going to have to haggle, aren't I?
0:35:24 > 0:35:2610% off, at least.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30That bulging boot must be a source of some consolation, too,
0:35:30 > 0:35:33because as our teams make for their final shop,
0:35:33 > 0:35:35this lot have work to do.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- Two items.- Only two.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39That's all we've got. I hope you don't think I've been too fussy?
0:35:39 > 0:35:43Well, whoever makes it to Market Harborough first, hey?
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Triumph, Jag, Jag, Triumph.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47- Triumph it is.- Look at this.
0:35:47 > 0:35:48What a place.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51There should be plenty to go around, mind.
0:35:51 > 0:35:563,000 square feet, to be exact, plus £240 left to spend.
0:35:56 > 0:36:01What we need to do is we want to walk around the whole extent
0:36:01 > 0:36:04of this shop and find out the good stand.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06James, there's a taxi sign there.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09I wouldn't have that in my home, but some people love things like that.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11- Plastic.- I don't like it.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13Do you mind?
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Definitely doesn't seem too fussy now.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17- I'm beginning to panic, James. - No, don't panic.
0:36:17 > 0:36:18Let's keep walking round.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20We're going quite fast, that's the thing.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22I know. It's important to walk fast.
0:36:22 > 0:36:24Don't panic, Mrs Mainwaring.
0:36:24 > 0:36:25On second thoughts...
0:36:25 > 0:36:27We've got quite a bit of money left to spend.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29- I want to go big. - I'd love to go big.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Best foot forward, everyone.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Oh. How are you doing?
0:36:33 > 0:36:34Very well, how are you?
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Yes, we're doing well.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39Clare, what would you put in here, what would you put in there?
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- Scotch.- Possibly.
0:36:41 > 0:36:42- Vodka.- No, no, no.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Anyway, girls, we must rush.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46- You must rush.- Busy, busy, eh?
0:36:46 > 0:36:48- Busy.- Things to buy.- Things to buy.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51- Bye.- They have a desperate look about them.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53Quite the opposite, I'd say.
0:36:53 > 0:36:54Ah, now they've split up.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Now that is lovely.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Real Arts and Crafts tradition here.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03This is a sort of tree of life.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Look at the depth of the carving.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08You get carving in low relief and high relief.
0:37:08 > 0:37:09And this is really high relief.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11And it would have been in a cabinet.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13You can see where the polish was.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16Something that might have come from Liberty's.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20Possibly under the influence of the celebrated designer Archibald Knox.
0:37:20 > 0:37:21What's the price?
0:37:22 > 0:37:2558 quid. I love that.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Felicity! What do you think of that?
0:37:29 > 0:37:31So that's real Arts and Crafts.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- Very cleverly carved. - It's beautifully carved.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35I wouldn't go for it but I appreciate the craft in it.
0:37:35 > 0:37:38- Yeah, yeah.- And I can see somebody might go for this.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41So you're going to have to do your Mrs Mainwaring.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Time to chat with dealer Sally.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45Now, we love this panel, hate the price.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48But if you were buying that, what would you pay for it?
0:37:48 > 0:37:50About 58, I would think.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Yeah, I thought she might say that!
0:37:52 > 0:37:54Can I make a cheeky offer? 25.
0:37:54 > 0:37:5725 is too cheeky.
0:37:57 > 0:37:58- 30?- No.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01She would let it go for 53.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Other than that, we need to make a phone call.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06- I think 35.- 35.- 35 is your offer.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08You communicate 35.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10In the meantime, we've got more buying to do.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13- Yeah, we have.- OK, happy hunting. - Yeah.
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Now definitely not from Liberty.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17- 1950s.- It's 1950s.
0:38:17 > 0:38:19And, guess how much?
0:38:19 > 0:38:21Less than 50?
0:38:21 > 0:38:22- 48.- I like it.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25It screams 1950s, which is good.
0:38:25 > 0:38:28I mean, it's so kitsch and plasticky.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30Post-war is now becoming really fashionable.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33If it was a crisp flavour, it would be a Quaver.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35- Or a Wotsit.- Yeah.
0:38:35 > 0:38:36A hint of cheese.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Other snacks are available.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41The others have stepped outside.
0:38:41 > 0:38:42Isn't this fun?
0:38:42 > 0:38:43Quite a choice here, too.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45- Do you like that the lamp?- No.
0:38:45 > 0:38:46- No.- Sorry.
0:38:46 > 0:38:51Still awaiting news on that carved panel, but needing to buy more.
0:38:51 > 0:38:52I love these enamelled signs.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54And enamelling's a great thing.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56I think it's incredible workmanship.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57It is, it's fantastic.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00And I love the colours. But it's so heavily damaged, James.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03If we found it in mint condition, it would be too much, big money.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07- OK.- I'm expecting that to be low, low, low money.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Excuse me, sir, are you the stallholder, sir?
0:39:10 > 0:39:12- James.- Andy.
0:39:12 > 0:39:13Good to meet you, Andy.
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Price on your enamelled sign.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17I can do £85 for that one.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Oh, dear, oh, dear.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21It's got a lovely wear on it as well.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Lovely wear! To me it looks like damage, Andy.
0:39:24 > 0:39:25Patina on it.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27Patina!
0:39:27 > 0:39:29There's very little patina left on it!
0:39:29 > 0:39:31- I can move down a little bit, though.- Can you?- OK.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- 55.- No, maybe 70.
0:39:34 > 0:39:3560.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37Go on, then, yeah, I can do it at that.
0:39:37 > 0:39:3960? Do you think...?
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- Thanks, sir.- Well done, OK.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43A steely resolve.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45- This is Cookie.- Cookie.
0:39:45 > 0:39:46And Cookie, is that a French Bulldog?
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- It is indeed, yeah.- Bonjour.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50- Does she not speak French?- No.- Oh.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53Shame. Anyway, £60 spent.
0:39:53 > 0:39:54Well done, Cookie.
0:39:54 > 0:39:55Alors, eh. And back inside,
0:39:55 > 0:39:58Clare seems to be thinking along very similar lines.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Just tell me about this.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03That is actually very collectable.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- It's tobacco.- Is that not problematical?
0:40:06 > 0:40:08No, it depends what you're buying.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10The fact that smoking was obviously banned in public
0:40:10 > 0:40:13and then smoking advertising was also banned,
0:40:13 > 0:40:14that makes this now rare.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16So there would be an interest in it?
0:40:16 > 0:40:18Yes, definitely.
0:40:18 > 0:40:22In fact, if I was to pick my ideal enamel signs I would find,
0:40:22 > 0:40:25it would either be chocolate and confectionery, or tobacco.
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- It's 145.- 145.- So we can afford it.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Yes, they still have over £270.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Do you want to ring for attention, or shall I?
0:40:33 > 0:40:35- Ring for attention? - There's a little bell over there.
0:40:35 > 0:40:36I'll let you do it.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40We will be with you shortly.
0:40:40 > 0:40:42Here comes Sally.
0:40:42 > 0:40:44We're looking at this enamel sign here.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46It has got a big piece of damage there,
0:40:46 > 0:40:48which we think means it's worth a lot less.
0:40:48 > 0:40:53What would you say about £60?
0:40:53 > 0:40:55What's the ticket price on that one?
0:40:55 > 0:40:57It's 145.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59I think that's a no.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01What would be your best price?
0:41:01 > 0:41:03That you could do?
0:41:03 > 0:41:05The best on that will be 130.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07- Right.- It is a lot of damage.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Would you do it for 80?
0:41:09 > 0:41:12We'll do 85 for you.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14Do you think we might be able to get a little bit lower
0:41:14 > 0:41:17- if you speak to the dealer?- Maybe. - Could we try?
0:41:17 > 0:41:18While they wait,
0:41:18 > 0:41:23I wonder what happened about the carved panel, ticket price £58.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Sally, did we have any luck?
0:41:25 > 0:41:29We did. We spoke to the dealer and the best that they'll do for you
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- is 38.- 38? What do you think?
0:41:32 > 0:41:34- I think we should go for it. - I think we should go for it.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36- Sally.- OK. - Thank you.- Thanks, Sally.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38Thank you for doing that, it's really kind.
0:41:38 > 0:41:40- Money.- Thank you.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42More deals. Quick, Sally, back to the others.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Hi there. Did you manage to get a hold of the dealer?
0:41:47 > 0:41:52We did and she said the absolute best price she'll do for you is £80.
0:41:52 > 0:41:53Are you happy with that?
0:41:53 > 0:41:57- I think so.- I think we've got a good chance at auction with that price.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00- OK.- Brilliant. Done deal. Thank you again, Sally.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Would you like some money?
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Good plan. Quite a team, aren't they?
0:42:06 > 0:42:11Which just leaves Felicity and James looking for one more buy.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13But it's getting late.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15How do you feel about snooker cue stands?
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Is that high on your shopping list?
0:42:19 > 0:42:22If you had a snooker table and a snooker room,
0:42:22 > 0:42:23that's a very easy fit.
0:42:23 > 0:42:25It's 30 quid.
0:42:25 > 0:42:2730 quid? Doesn't seem a lot.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29- Yeah.- I quite like that.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31So what shall we go in at? With it?
0:42:31 > 0:42:33I don't know. Might do it for 20, mightn't they?
0:42:33 > 0:42:35Ah, here's our seller.
0:42:35 > 0:42:38Hello. You are the owner of this fine object?
0:42:38 > 0:42:39- I am, yeah.- James.
0:42:39 > 0:42:41- What is your name?- Mervin. - Mervin, Felicity.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- Hi, Felicity.- And have you had that long, Mervin?
0:42:44 > 0:42:45No.
0:42:45 > 0:42:46Scout's honour?
0:42:46 > 0:42:48He's had it for ages.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50You don't want to load it back in the lorry, do you?
0:42:50 > 0:42:52No. It doesn't take much room, but...
0:42:52 > 0:42:54- No.- But I'm willing to sell it.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Yeah. Would 18 buy it?
0:42:57 > 0:43:00- 19.- Go on, you've got yourself a deal.
0:43:00 > 0:43:02Come on. Let's furnish you with the money, Mervin.
0:43:05 > 0:43:06In there somewhere.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08Mervin, there we are. Have you got £1 on you?
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Oh, dear, twinge.
0:43:11 > 0:43:1250p...
0:43:12 > 0:43:15Parting with money normally does that!
0:43:15 > 0:43:17Well, it's over now, James.
0:43:18 > 0:43:22So let's see it all in the full light of day.
0:43:22 > 0:43:26- Hot.- Are you melting, James?- I'm quite excited to see your stuff.
0:43:26 > 0:43:27- Are you?- Yeah, really interested.
0:43:27 > 0:43:31- I'm a bit nervous. - Ready, one, two, three.
0:43:31 > 0:43:32- Ah!- Wow.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35These are WMF.
0:43:35 > 0:43:36Yeah. Are they heavy?
0:43:36 > 0:43:38They're not bad. They're silver plate as opposed to silver.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40Ah, they won't be that heavy, then.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43But they are, it's got the signature at the bottom.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45- WMF. Magic initials. - Very collectable.
0:43:45 > 0:43:46They're quite elegant.
0:43:46 > 0:43:48Yeah. And the smaller bits?
0:43:48 > 0:43:49They look interesting.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52That's a silver propelling pencil from 1941.
0:43:52 > 0:43:56- And the ring?- That's a silver and marquetry brooch.
0:43:56 > 0:43:59- Ah.- Yes. So we paired the silver items together,
0:43:59 > 0:44:01made a nice delicate little lot.
0:44:01 > 0:44:04- Oh, that's clever.- Compared to this not very delicate item here.
0:44:04 > 0:44:05Lovely bull's-eye lens.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08Probably that black is covering up rust?
0:44:08 > 0:44:10No, it's just very well preserved.
0:44:10 > 0:44:11And the fireplace?
0:44:11 > 0:44:13Lovely Art Nouveau fireplace.
0:44:13 > 0:44:16- Really?- Look at those tiles. Those tiles alone.
0:44:16 > 0:44:18- They are nice.- And we have...
0:44:18 > 0:44:20An enamelled sign.
0:44:20 > 0:44:22- "Players please".- "Players please".
0:44:22 > 0:44:24- Yeah.- Good condition. How much did you pay for that?
0:44:24 > 0:44:26That we got from 145 down to 80.
0:44:26 > 0:44:28- Well done.- Well done.
0:44:28 > 0:44:29OK, a change of ends.
0:44:29 > 0:44:31One, two, three.
0:44:31 > 0:44:35- Go, James.- Oh, lovely.
0:44:35 > 0:44:37You've got a tobacco enamel sign.
0:44:37 > 0:44:39Oh, yes, there we are.
0:44:39 > 0:44:40Just wave that off.
0:44:40 > 0:44:42What's your favourite bit, Felicity?
0:44:44 > 0:44:48- The lampshade.- No, my favourite bit is this.
0:44:48 > 0:44:51Oh, you see, personally, I love brown furniture,
0:44:51 > 0:44:53but does it make much at auction, James, Mr Braxton?
0:44:53 > 0:44:57We're going to find out. That's my favourite bit.
0:44:57 > 0:44:58James... I think that's rather beautiful.
0:44:58 > 0:45:01- It is. Lovely.- It's the craftsmanship that's extraordinary.
0:45:01 > 0:45:04- It's Arts and Crafts, yeah?- Arts and Crafts. Bang on.
0:45:04 > 0:45:07- Bang on.- I've a bit of a passion for lampshades.
0:45:07 > 0:45:08- Pleated lampshades.- Yeah.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10They're like lovely dresses.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15But I like silk pleat but that was the best I could find.
0:45:15 > 0:45:17- And that strange object is...? - That was James.
0:45:17 > 0:45:19A cue stand. Snooker cue stand.
0:45:19 > 0:45:21- Oh, brilliant. - I think game is on.
0:45:21 > 0:45:25- Game is on.- Well, we'll see you... Shall we see them at the auction?
0:45:25 > 0:45:27Well, it would be very nice if we did.
0:45:27 > 0:45:29It would be lovely to see you.
0:45:29 > 0:45:32- See you there.- Bye.- Bye.- Bye.
0:45:32 > 0:45:35I think it's quite imaginative, what they've chosen.
0:45:35 > 0:45:38- Yeah.- It's a nice sort of wide sort of choice.
0:45:38 > 0:45:39I think the table looks lovely,
0:45:39 > 0:45:41but I'm not sure quite whether that will sell.
0:45:41 > 0:45:43And there's so much damage on that sign.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46You could actually poke a few holes through their sign.
0:45:46 > 0:45:48- Yeah.- I do think we've got quality.
0:45:48 > 0:45:49We have got quality.
0:45:49 > 0:45:50We could furnish a flat with that.
0:45:50 > 0:45:52Is that a proposition?
0:45:52 > 0:45:54After getting started in Old Wolverton,
0:45:54 > 0:45:58our celebrities and experts have headed west for an auction
0:45:58 > 0:46:00in the Shropshire town of Newport,
0:46:00 > 0:46:02with just one Morris Minor alteration.
0:46:02 > 0:46:04- Third car.- How are you finding this one?
0:46:04 > 0:46:06Like it. I like the colour.
0:46:06 > 0:46:07I like the starter.
0:46:07 > 0:46:10Not quite so welcome is the fact that seat belts weren't mandatory
0:46:10 > 0:46:13in the early '60s, so they're not wearing any.
0:46:13 > 0:46:14Seat belts, that is, girls.
0:46:14 > 0:46:15James is really confident.
0:46:15 > 0:46:17So is Roo. How are you feeling?
0:46:17 > 0:46:20Well, I didn't sleep well last night.
0:46:20 > 0:46:21You nervous?
0:46:21 > 0:46:24A little bit worried if nothing sells.
0:46:24 > 0:46:25Cheer up.
0:46:25 > 0:46:30Welcome to the Norman new town they used to call Novus Burgus.
0:46:31 > 0:46:36Also noted for a wine bar once owned by metal maestro Ozzy Osbourne.
0:46:37 > 0:46:41This is Brettells saleroom, with internet bidding.
0:46:42 > 0:46:44That's what I call an entrance.
0:46:44 > 0:46:46Come on. Hello, how are you?
0:46:46 > 0:46:49- Making an entrance.- Fine, a bit...
0:46:49 > 0:46:51What, excited, nervous?
0:46:51 > 0:46:52All of the above.
0:46:53 > 0:46:57Felicity and James parted with £277 for five auction lots,
0:46:57 > 0:47:00one of which appears to have settled in transit.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02Shake the man's hand.
0:47:02 > 0:47:03Shake the man's hand.
0:47:03 > 0:47:05While Clare and Roo spent a bit less,
0:47:05 > 0:47:08£248 for five auction lots.
0:47:08 > 0:47:10I might put it down now because it's heavy!
0:47:10 > 0:47:14But who does auctioneer David Brettell think will shade it?
0:47:14 > 0:47:16The lampshade...um...yes.
0:47:16 > 0:47:18Virtually unsalable.
0:47:18 > 0:47:20I am not looking forward to it.
0:47:20 > 0:47:22It will not take long on this auction.
0:47:22 > 0:47:25The railway lamp, well in favour, railway items here at the moment
0:47:25 > 0:47:28are doing really well. It's got its burner inside,
0:47:28 > 0:47:30which you don't always find.
0:47:30 > 0:47:33The Arts and Crafts panel is by far the best thing.
0:47:33 > 0:47:35It is a stunner.
0:47:35 > 0:47:38It's caused a huge amount of interest,
0:47:38 > 0:47:41by far and away the most watched item on the internet.
0:47:41 > 0:47:43Exciting!
0:47:43 > 0:47:44So how are you feeling?
0:47:44 > 0:47:46Yeah, excited. A bit nervous.
0:47:46 > 0:47:48It's like we're standing in the wings,
0:47:48 > 0:47:49and we're just about to go on.
0:47:49 > 0:47:53It's that terrifying moment, you think...
0:47:53 > 0:47:57Well, you're first, Felicity, with your biggest buy, too.
0:47:57 > 0:47:59- I think it'll do well.- Do you? - I like your side table a lot.
0:47:59 > 0:48:02- We paid a lot for it, though. - How much did you pay for it?
0:48:02 > 0:48:04- 150. 150. - It's beautifully decorated.
0:48:04 > 0:48:06It is lovely. It stands out.
0:48:06 > 0:48:08It's very practical, isn't it?
0:48:08 > 0:48:12I can start at 50. Five, 60. Five, 65,
0:48:12 > 0:48:1570, anywhere. 70 at the bottom. 75, bid for me.
0:48:15 > 0:48:16- 75 bid...- It's moving.
0:48:16 > 0:48:1875 bid. Hammer's up.
0:48:18 > 0:48:2180 on the bottom. 85, 85 bid.
0:48:21 > 0:48:2285, 85.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24- It's edging up.- Nobody on the net.
0:48:24 > 0:48:2685, hammers up.
0:48:26 > 0:48:28Last chance, round we go. Sold this time at 85.
0:48:28 > 0:48:31I would say that you're probably in the lead at this juncture.
0:48:32 > 0:48:35Yeah, own goals have that effect, don't they, James?
0:48:35 > 0:48:39Well, this stuff doesn't sell easily now, you were saying...
0:48:39 > 0:48:42I think I was saying when we were buying it how well it would do!
0:48:44 > 0:48:48Clare's propelling pencil and brooch should be a banker, though.
0:48:48 > 0:48:50How much did you pay for this item?
0:48:50 > 0:48:52- 28.- For both.
0:48:52 > 0:48:54That's not playing the game, that's too cheap!
0:48:54 > 0:48:56Pretty lot. £20 for that.
0:48:56 > 0:48:5720 bid, 20 on the net.
0:48:57 > 0:48:59£20 I have, 22's on the net.
0:48:59 > 0:49:01Very good.
0:49:01 > 0:49:0525... 28 bid, 30 on the net.
0:49:05 > 0:49:06£30...
0:49:06 > 0:49:08- In profit.- All internet so far.
0:49:08 > 0:49:11Nobody in here. £30, two's on the net.
0:49:11 > 0:49:13We really want 40 and above.
0:49:13 > 0:49:1432, five anywhere?
0:49:14 > 0:49:1632 internet bid.
0:49:16 > 0:49:1732, nobody in the room.
0:49:17 > 0:49:20Five in the room now. 35's in the room.
0:49:20 > 0:49:22I think that's enough, don't you?
0:49:22 > 0:49:23Fair warning. At 35.
0:49:23 > 0:49:26Eight on the net. 38, 40 in the room.
0:49:26 > 0:49:29£40 bid. £40, hammer's up, your last chance on the internet,
0:49:29 > 0:49:32I'm selling in the room, all done at 40.
0:49:34 > 0:49:3640, well done.
0:49:36 > 0:49:38Well done. A solid start, you two.
0:49:38 > 0:49:41Nothing so obscene as people crowing over this.
0:49:41 > 0:49:44We are the least crowy people I know.
0:49:44 > 0:49:46No, we're very humble.
0:49:46 > 0:49:47Humble!
0:49:49 > 0:49:51Time for Felicity's pick.
0:49:51 > 0:49:53It doesn't look too crumpled, does it?
0:49:53 > 0:49:54It's a set piece,
0:49:54 > 0:49:57I can see it in a Tennessee Williams play lighting the set.
0:49:57 > 0:49:59I can see it in a farce, can't you?
0:50:01 > 0:50:03I can see it wobbling on the lampshade!
0:50:03 > 0:50:05There we are, tenner for it.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08Fiver for it. £1 for it.
0:50:08 > 0:50:0950p for it.
0:50:09 > 0:50:1130p for it.
0:50:11 > 0:50:1320p... Stop me when you like!
0:50:13 > 0:50:1520p. 10p for it.
0:50:15 > 0:50:17A penny for it.
0:50:17 > 0:50:18Sold.
0:50:20 > 0:50:22I didn't know you could go down to pennies!
0:50:22 > 0:50:23Apparently you can.
0:50:23 > 0:50:25Can we just review things, Felicity.
0:50:25 > 0:50:28- We're doing quite well. - Can you just shut up, James?
0:50:28 > 0:50:29I don't want to be polite any more.
0:50:29 > 0:50:32Thumping great loss on the first one.
0:50:32 > 0:50:34That was your fault!
0:50:34 > 0:50:37And then I think some sort of record loss we've established.
0:50:37 > 0:50:40I think this fireplace might be Clare's favourite.
0:50:40 > 0:50:44- How much did you pay for it? - 60.- 60?
0:50:44 > 0:50:45They're looking vulnerable, Felicity.
0:50:47 > 0:50:49Who'll start me there, £30 for that.
0:50:49 > 0:50:52£30, off we go. 20 then, start me then.
0:50:52 > 0:50:54- £20 for it now. - Come on, come on, come on.
0:50:54 > 0:50:55- £20...- Don't make me get angry!
0:50:55 > 0:50:57The tiles are worth £20, anyway.
0:50:57 > 0:50:59- Not good.- You're joking? - It's beautiful!
0:50:59 > 0:51:03Ten. £10, thank you through the gap.
0:51:03 > 0:51:04£10 bid in the room.
0:51:04 > 0:51:05£10, 12.
0:51:05 > 0:51:07£12 stood up.
0:51:07 > 0:51:0912, 15, 18 on the net.
0:51:09 > 0:51:11£18 internet bid.
0:51:11 > 0:51:13Come on, it's beautiful!
0:51:13 > 0:51:16- At £18, all done.- No!
0:51:16 > 0:51:1718.
0:51:18 > 0:51:21- 18.- A substantial loss.
0:51:21 > 0:51:23Oh, Riley!
0:51:23 > 0:51:25Now they can empathise a bit.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28- I think it's the wrong place. - It's strange, isn't it?
0:51:28 > 0:51:29Let's make excuses.
0:51:29 > 0:51:31I like excuses. And it's summer.
0:51:31 > 0:51:35Well luckily, snooker and billiards aren't especially seasonal.
0:51:35 > 0:51:36- I didn't want to buy it.- You didn't?
0:51:36 > 0:51:39- No. I told you. - Was that your choice?
0:51:39 > 0:51:40£10 start me.
0:51:40 > 0:51:43Surely. Ten, thank you on the net.
0:51:43 > 0:51:44Oh, you've got ten.
0:51:44 > 0:51:47- You're halfway there.- At £10.
0:51:47 > 0:51:4912, a bidder in the room.
0:51:49 > 0:51:51- Well done, well done.- Very good.
0:51:51 > 0:51:53They're off then, they're off.
0:51:53 > 0:51:55- 18 now...- You're almost in profit.
0:51:55 > 0:51:56£20 internet bid.
0:51:56 > 0:51:58£20.
0:51:58 > 0:52:00£20. Profit, profit.
0:52:00 > 0:52:04Nobody else in the room, I'm selling on the net, £20, sold at 20.
0:52:05 > 0:52:08That was obviously a good buy then, Mr Braxton.
0:52:08 > 0:52:09Huge!
0:52:09 > 0:52:13Aren't we glossing over the loss after costs bit?
0:52:13 > 0:52:16- Well, well done, James.- I think it's a change of fortune, isn't it?
0:52:16 > 0:52:19Can Roo's WMF turn the tide yet further?
0:52:19 > 0:52:22This is really your choice, I knew nothing about this.
0:52:22 > 0:52:25- £20.- Come on...
0:52:25 > 0:52:27Bid on the net, 20 bid.
0:52:27 > 0:52:28- £20 I have.- He's off.
0:52:28 > 0:52:3222 bid on the internet.
0:52:32 > 0:52:33Come on!
0:52:33 > 0:52:34£22 bid.
0:52:34 > 0:52:3622, 22, round we go.
0:52:36 > 0:52:38- Five on the net.- Five, come on.
0:52:38 > 0:52:41Eight on the net, 28.
0:52:41 > 0:52:43All on the internet, nobody in the room.
0:52:43 > 0:52:4428 bid, 30 on the net.
0:52:44 > 0:52:46£30.
0:52:46 > 0:52:49- It's just on the internet. - £30 fair warning.
0:52:49 > 0:52:52Last chance, all done, sold away at 30.
0:52:52 > 0:52:53- Broke even.- Broke even.
0:52:53 > 0:52:57- That's all right.- I think right now, I think we'll take breaking even.
0:52:57 > 0:52:59That's a very good idea.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01The most fun part of this, for me,
0:53:01 > 0:53:04is the battle of the tobacco enamel signs.
0:53:04 > 0:53:07Kicking off with Felicity and James's acquisition.
0:53:07 > 0:53:09James, it was actually verging on stained glass.
0:53:09 > 0:53:10Cheeky!
0:53:12 > 0:53:15I'm sorry!
0:53:15 > 0:53:17Start me at 50.
0:53:17 > 0:53:19£50 for that.
0:53:19 > 0:53:20Three watching on the internet.
0:53:20 > 0:53:25- So three watching on the internet, OK.- 35, 40, five. 45, eight.
0:53:25 > 0:53:28- 48 bid.- Come on!- In at 40.
0:53:28 > 0:53:30£48, here to be gone at 48.
0:53:30 > 0:53:3248, 50 on the phone.
0:53:32 > 0:53:35- £50 bid.- On the phone. - Oh, the phone!
0:53:35 > 0:53:36The bidding's on the telephone.
0:53:36 > 0:53:38Hammer's up, fair warning, I'm selling.
0:53:38 > 0:53:41- Last chance...- Why isn't he working harder?
0:53:41 > 0:53:42On the phone at 50.
0:53:42 > 0:53:45Well, I was worried about the condition, to be fair,
0:53:45 > 0:53:48and James didn't listen to me. But, as usual...
0:53:48 > 0:53:50- Team, team, team, team.- Team, team.
0:53:50 > 0:53:54Yeah, teams win, and mostly lose together, it seems.
0:53:54 > 0:53:59I think, actually, we've lost more than we've spent thus far.
0:53:59 > 0:54:01It's quite an achievement.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04Gosh. Can Clare's sign buck the trend?
0:54:04 > 0:54:09I can start at 50, five, 60, five, 70, five.
0:54:09 > 0:54:1375, 75, please. 80 on the net.
0:54:13 > 0:54:16- £80 bid...- So don't worry.
0:54:16 > 0:54:17- Come on.- Nobody in the room.
0:54:17 > 0:54:19At £80, sold this time.
0:54:19 > 0:54:21Anybody else moving it?
0:54:21 > 0:54:23- Five if you want it.- Take it.
0:54:24 > 0:54:26I'll lend him three quid.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28No, don't, don't!
0:54:28 > 0:54:30Do it, do it, it's only a fiver!
0:54:30 > 0:54:33Five, 85, 85 bid, 85 bid, 85.
0:54:33 > 0:54:36- We had to work for that one.- £85 bid, you're out on the internet now.
0:54:36 > 0:54:3890 on the internet.
0:54:38 > 0:54:3990, 90...
0:54:39 > 0:54:42- 90.- At £90 bid, £90.
0:54:42 > 0:54:44Come on, a little bit more. A little bit more.
0:54:44 > 0:54:46No, he says. At 90.
0:54:47 > 0:54:49- Was it 90?- 90.
0:54:49 > 0:54:50- Well done.- Well done.
0:54:50 > 0:54:51Very well done.
0:54:51 > 0:54:52They got there.
0:54:52 > 0:54:54First profit for a while.
0:54:54 > 0:54:59This is our last opportunity to regain some dignity.
0:54:59 > 0:55:02Well, we're all rooting for you, James.
0:55:02 > 0:55:03How much did you pay for it?
0:55:03 > 0:55:06- £38.- Oh, that's nothing.
0:55:06 > 0:55:07Thank you, Clare.
0:55:07 > 0:55:10- Nothing. That is nothing, isn't it? - All right!
0:55:10 > 0:55:13My favourite lot in the sale, this Arts and Crafts walnut...
0:55:13 > 0:55:15Favourite lot of the sale.
0:55:15 > 0:55:16The stylised pear tree.
0:55:16 > 0:55:19There we are. We'll start at 20, but I expect it to make 100.
0:55:19 > 0:55:2020. 85.
0:55:20 > 0:55:22- 85!- 85 on the net.
0:55:22 > 0:55:2685 bid, 85 bid, 95 bid, 95, 100.
0:55:26 > 0:55:29£100 I have, £100, £100.
0:55:29 > 0:55:30Ten anywhere? Ten on the net.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32Oh, James, you have bought well.
0:55:32 > 0:55:34It only takes one item.
0:55:34 > 0:55:37120 bid. 120 I have, 120 bid...
0:55:37 > 0:55:41If you run away with this, I will feel sick to the stomach.
0:55:41 > 0:55:42- 130.- 140 anywhere?
0:55:42 > 0:55:46I can't watch, I cannot watch!
0:55:46 > 0:55:48140 bid. 50 bid now.
0:55:48 > 0:55:50150 bid, 150, 150 got.
0:55:50 > 0:55:53- At £150... - James, that's an amazing buy.
0:55:55 > 0:55:58It's being sold at £150.
0:55:58 > 0:56:02- Well done.- That was a very good buy. - Well done.
0:56:02 > 0:56:04That's a fine result.
0:56:04 > 0:56:05Really turns things round.
0:56:05 > 0:56:07- How are you feeling, James?- Smug.
0:56:07 > 0:56:11Smug? It's funny, because you look quite smug!
0:56:11 > 0:56:14This lamp's your last chance to wipe that smile, Clare.
0:56:14 > 0:56:16- Stop grinning!- Sorry.
0:56:16 > 0:56:19I'm just a naturally happy person!
0:56:19 > 0:56:20It's very close.
0:56:20 > 0:56:23Start at 50, five, 60, five, 70...
0:56:23 > 0:56:24Well done.
0:56:27 > 0:56:2975 I have, 75 bid.
0:56:29 > 0:56:30Come on, a little bit more.
0:56:30 > 0:56:32£75 bid.
0:56:32 > 0:56:3580, £80 on the right.
0:56:35 > 0:56:36OK, it's up at 80.
0:56:36 > 0:56:3985 bid, 85 now you're out.
0:56:39 > 0:56:4085, fair warning, I'm selling.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42- £85 for the railway lamp. - No, don't sell, don't sell.
0:56:42 > 0:56:44- At 85...- Come on.
0:56:44 > 0:56:47Here on a commission bid at 85.
0:56:47 > 0:56:49It's good, yeah, that's good.
0:56:49 > 0:56:52- It's a profit.- Very good.- You had some good buys, you guys.
0:56:52 > 0:56:55- Thank you.- Some nice pieces.
0:56:55 > 0:56:56I liked your lampshade.
0:56:56 > 0:56:59Bless you! Nice to end on a profit, though.
0:56:59 > 0:57:03I think we've earned ourselves a big cup of tea and a huge slice of cake,
0:57:03 > 0:57:05- in fact, the whole cake. - Definitely. Let's go.
0:57:05 > 0:57:07Come on.
0:57:07 > 0:57:10While we add up what's sure to be a close finish.
0:57:10 > 0:57:13Clare and Roo started out with £400,
0:57:13 > 0:57:17and after auction costs they made a loss of £32.34,
0:57:17 > 0:57:22so they ended up with £367.66...
0:57:24 > 0:57:27..while Felicity and James, who began with the same sum,
0:57:27 > 0:57:32made a slightly smaller loss after costs of £26.89.
0:57:32 > 0:57:36Meaning that, with a total of £373.11,
0:57:36 > 0:57:39they are our winners, just!
0:57:39 > 0:57:41- Congratulations!- Congratulations.
0:57:41 > 0:57:42Very good job.
0:57:42 > 0:57:44Very well done.
0:57:44 > 0:57:46I think it's the journey. Someone said to me it's the journey
0:57:46 > 0:57:48that matters more than the end result.
0:57:48 > 0:57:51It is the journey, and it's a journey you should start.
0:57:51 > 0:57:53- Get in, get in.- We'll take our ladylike umbrellas, James!
0:57:53 > 0:57:55Can I give you my umbrella?
0:57:55 > 0:57:58- Yes.- It's a typical thing with vintage cars.
0:57:58 > 0:57:59Shall I take that umbrella?
0:57:59 > 0:58:01- Yes, I'm going.- Go on!
0:58:01 > 0:58:02Well done.
0:58:03 > 0:58:04Quick! Wave, wave!
0:58:06 > 0:58:07Bye!
0:58:07 > 0:58:09So what will the critics make of it?
0:58:09 > 0:58:12It's been good fun, and I've loved coming on this trip with you.
0:58:12 > 0:58:13Yeah, I've loved doing it with you.
0:58:13 > 0:58:15We've loved having you.
0:58:15 > 0:58:17I just want to say, probably, sorry for not driving.
0:58:19 > 0:58:21- It's fine.- But it's...
0:58:21 > 0:58:25- Clare!- If I'm really honest, I've really loved the driving.
0:58:25 > 0:58:26Yeah, and you're good at it.
0:58:29 > 0:58:31Clare, take care, take care.