0:00:02 > 0:00:04- The UK's favourite celebrities... - Just thought I'd touch BASS.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06..paired up with an expert.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Boo!
0:00:08 > 0:00:09And 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 > 0:00:19But it's no easy ride.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22GEARS CRUNCH Who will find a hidden gem?
0:00:22 > 0:00:24- HONK! - 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 > 0:00:35There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37No, I don't want to shake hands!
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Put your pedal to the metal.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Let me get out of first gear.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43This is the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Yeah!
0:00:52 > 0:00:54Hold on to your hats.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57Today's show features a couple of likely lads from Liverpool.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Actors Ricky Tomlinson and Mickey Starke.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07We'll probably stumble on a Picasso or something,
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- like that, you know. - But it'll probably...
0:01:09 > 0:01:10It'll only be an old one!
0:01:10 > 0:01:15Yeah! It'll probably be a Picasso pottery jar or something like that.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18- That'll do!- In his clay period.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21THEY LAUGH You never know, chaps.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27The fellas have been bezzie mates for 40 years,
0:01:27 > 0:01:31and became household names in the hit '80s soap, Brookside.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Working-class hero Ricky has starred in many roles over the years,
0:01:36 > 0:01:40but is renowned for his portrayal of sofa sloth Jim Royle
0:01:40 > 0:01:41in The Royle Family.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Mickey is a popular and versatile actor.
0:01:47 > 0:01:48His long career includes
0:01:48 > 0:01:51appearing in hit soaps such as Coronation Street.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59They each have a big bag of readies, a sum of £400.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04If you find an old ear anywhere, it could belong to Van Gogh!
0:02:04 > 0:02:07I believe Van Gogh's ear is now worth more than his paintings.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09So I've heard.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10Boom, boom!
0:02:16 > 0:02:19Today's experts are our gorgeously fabulous Margie Cooper
0:02:19 > 0:02:21and Catherine Southon.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Think they are good mates, aren't they, Mickey and Ricky?
0:02:25 > 0:02:28Mickey and Ricky, it sounds like two budgerigars!
0:02:28 > 0:02:30I used to have a budgie called Ricky.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- You had a budgie called Ricky? - I did, yeah.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34Used to say, "Who's a little beauty?"
0:02:34 > 0:02:36He spoke, he was brilliant, was Ricky.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- How can you have... - That was just a by-the-by.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42How can you have a budgie and call it Ricky?
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- Yeah, it's called Ricky.- Ricky!
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- You didn't have another one called Mickey?- No, I didn't.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49Budgerigars?
0:02:49 > 0:02:52HE LAUGHS
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Our gal pals have the scrumptious 1976 Triumph Stag.
0:02:58 > 0:03:03I just remember Jim sitting on that sofa, being all kind of like there.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06And watching the telly, he goes, "All right, Barb?
0:03:06 > 0:03:07"All right, Barb?"
0:03:07 > 0:03:09"Go on, Barb!"
0:03:09 > 0:03:12"Hiya, Barb," you're right. She was called Barbara, wasn't she?
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- Barb, "Here you are, Barb." - "Here y'are!"
0:03:15 > 0:03:17- That's about as far as it goes! - Is that it?
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Blimey!
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Is there any hint of rivalry
0:03:24 > 0:03:27in the 1965 Daimler, friendly or otherwise?
0:03:30 > 0:03:33This is a competition here now, to see who can make the most money.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- Yeah.- Because I'm desperate to win, because in real life,
0:03:37 > 0:03:39you've got far more money than me.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- Well...- Far more money than me, from what I've heard.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44It goes without saying. Yeah, but mine's all in property.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46It's buried in the garden.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49Ha-ha!
0:03:49 > 0:03:50Kicking off in Knutsford,
0:03:50 > 0:03:53our teams will road trip through Cheshire and Merseyside
0:03:53 > 0:03:57before heading to the West Midlands for an auction in Stourbridge.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Looks like the girls are fashionably late.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08If you don't hurry up, all the bargains will be gone, lad.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Hey, it's a good job we're not waiting to get married.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14- Too right! - No, they'll be here in a minute.
0:04:14 > 0:04:15Yeah, I'm sure they will.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- Ah!- Oh, I love it.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Arriving in style.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Hello, you're just in time.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Just... Just in time!
0:04:25 > 0:04:26- Morning.- Good morning!
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Mickey's coupling up with Margie and Ricky with Catherine.
0:04:30 > 0:04:31- I am.- Are you ready for the fray?
0:04:31 > 0:04:33I certainly... Oh, it's a race!
0:04:33 > 0:04:37Right, come on. No time for niceties.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Here we go, the race is on.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Blimey, they're eager. Right, the clock's ticking, you lot.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49Let's begin with Ricky and Catherine.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53So, this is the start of our journey now, kid.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54It all begins now, kid.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57So, we've got to go out with all guns blazing.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00We've got to win, it's imperative.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- Really?- It's imperative because otherwise,
0:05:03 > 0:05:07that'll be the talk of Liverpool, that I was beaten by Mickey Starke.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10Oh, we like a bit of passion, Ricky.
0:05:13 > 0:05:14Where are the other two?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Hang on, what's going on here?
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Do you have any knowledge of roofs on Stag cars?
0:05:21 > 0:05:24No, but I'm willing to learn, Margie.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26That's the spirit, Mickey.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28Seat forward.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- Ah!- Give it a pull.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- Oh, marvellous!- Ahhh!
0:05:33 > 0:05:34We've done it.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Nifty work, you two.
0:05:36 > 0:05:37We're away!
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Watch out, this lot are sharing their first shop.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48They're all heading to the town of Knutsford in Cheshire.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51They hold endurance races for Penny Farthing bicycles here,
0:05:51 > 0:05:53don't you know?
0:05:53 > 0:05:57First to get stuck in this morning is a super determined Ricky.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Very posh, very posh!
0:06:01 > 0:06:03I'm not sure we've got this much money.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Knutsford Antiques Centre has been trading for over 20 years.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13Looks just the ticket for our rummaging antiquers.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14Lizzie is in charge today.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17- Right, what do we want, Ricky? What are we looking for?- Bargains.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- Bargains! - We're looking for bargains.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21I'm sure that lady, she's got a nice, kind face.
0:06:21 > 0:06:23- Has she?- I'm sure she'll be gentle with me.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Here's hoping!
0:06:30 > 0:06:33- That's all been relined, though. - Hmm.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36Oh, isn't that lovely?
0:06:36 > 0:06:37I love that.
0:06:39 > 0:06:416,500.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43What you got?
0:06:45 > 0:06:4719th-century French ormolu.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51OK, so this is all ormolu, it's gilded bronze, basically.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Then you've got a painted scene on the front.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55So it's trying to be like a Sevres style.
0:06:55 > 0:06:5919th-century Sevres porcelain was renowned for
0:06:59 > 0:07:01its rich palette of colours.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03I don't know, what do you think about the scene on the front?
0:07:03 > 0:07:07- Do you like it?- Well, it's romantic and that puts me in the mood.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10- Oh!- Do you know what I mean?
0:07:10 > 0:07:11Crumbs!
0:07:13 > 0:07:19But I think it's trying to be an early French, 19th-century,
0:07:19 > 0:07:22good high quality, but it's actually a copy.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26Um, I don't think it's particularly well done.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Regardless, Ricky really likes the look of it.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31- I just like that.- Do you?
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Yeah, it's, er...
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- What, the colours?- No, just, like, everything about it.
0:07:38 > 0:07:39It's just...
0:07:40 > 0:07:43To the untrained eye, obviously it's to the untrained eye, isn't it?
0:07:43 > 0:07:45I think if you look at it from a distance,
0:07:45 > 0:07:47you can see exactly what they're doing.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50I think if it was the right price, it's all about price, isn't it?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- If you can get a few quid knocked off.- Yeah.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54It's priced at £55.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Time to talk to Lizzie.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Now, listen, I don't know whether to go down on bended knee here.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02I'm looking for the best deal I can get with this.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- Best offer today!- I just like it.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09So, it doesn't matter to me whether it's worth £1 million or whatever,
0:08:09 > 0:08:11I just like it, and...
0:08:11 > 0:08:13What can I have it for?
0:08:13 > 0:08:15Well, we usually say 10%.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16But I'm a big fan of yours.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19- Good, good.- So, we'll go down to 40?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- I think we'll have that. - Do you think?
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- Yes, I'm having that. - Cor, you're well off the mark!
0:08:24 > 0:08:27I love it, I don't care if I'm off the mark. I like it.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29He doesn't hang about, does he?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Wrap that up for me, please, kid.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33I'm made up with that, £40 I've got that for.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35That is a bit of a bargain. You're good at this.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- I'm in with a chance there. - You can come again!- Absolutely.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Right, what's next?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Meanwhile, look who's arrived.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Let's hope they're not here.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Now, better late than never.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50Just take your time, you two.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Shall we go and see what else we can find?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Oh!
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- Ah!- Our friends.- Oh, hello! - Better late than never.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03I'm afraid...the two bargains on display today have gone.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05They've gone today.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- We've done it.- Lizzie, have nothing to do with these two, Liz.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- Have you bought already? - Only a couple of little items.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Are you not saying?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- They'll raise about five grand each. - Is that all?- Oh, aye, yeah.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Blimey, let's break up the scrum and stick with Mickey and Margie.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- Ah.- Yeah, I like that.
0:09:21 > 0:09:22Four faces of Buddha.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24- That's right.- Is that a good thing?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26We turned that one down.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35See, I've spotted that there, the little powder flask with the dog on.
0:09:35 > 0:09:36You know me with dogs, I love dogs.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38You love dogs, don't you?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40You get it out, you know how clumsy I am.
0:09:43 > 0:09:44If it's got no dents...
0:09:44 > 0:09:46- Sorry!- Oh, crikey!
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Ricky! Careful, that was close.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- It is nice, that, isn't it? - That's really nice.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55Powder flasks were an essential accessory to firearms
0:09:55 > 0:10:00until the 19th century when loaded cartridges became commonplace.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01I think that's stunning.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- Have a little go at that. - I think we've got to.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05What's that, £55?
0:10:05 > 0:10:07I would buy that at 55, I think it's gorgeous.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- See if we can get it a bit cheaper. - Absolutely.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12- I'll put my best voice on.- Go on.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Excuse me, madam. I'm a visitor to these parts.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18I'm sure you can knock a couple of quid off that for me, can't you?
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Er... 55, so...
0:10:23 > 0:10:25..I'll do the same. I'll go to 40.
0:10:25 > 0:10:26Ooh!
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- Job done.- Yeah, happy with that?
0:10:29 > 0:10:30- Thank you very much.- You're welcome.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Lovely, lovely. I'm made up with that.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Right, we're on a roll!
0:10:35 > 0:10:36Crikey, Ricky doesn't hang about.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41First shop, two antiques, bought for a total of £80.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43It would be rude to gloat, hey, Ricky?
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Anyway, so that's it, we're all done.
0:10:45 > 0:10:48- How about you, finished? - Well, we're still looking.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49We've got our eye on a couple of things.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Still looking? You only have five minutes left!
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Don't panic us, don't panic us.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57- Are you coming out?- Well, no.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59No, you need the time.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02They're up to something, Margie. Let's go and get...
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- Go on. Hop it.- We know.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- Yeah.- They've got nothing!
0:11:06 > 0:11:08- They've got nowt.- Nothing.
0:11:08 > 0:11:09- Nothing, no hope.- No hope.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13No life! No nothing.
0:11:13 > 0:11:14Charming!
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Come on, kid, let's have a look upstairs.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- That's interesting, isn't it? - Yeah, it is.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24"Persons throwing stones at the Telegraphs will be prosecuted."
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Oh, I like that. I remember those.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- They were old when I was a kid, to be fair.- I don't remember those.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31- So, for naughty boys?- Yeah!
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Let's get a better look, shall we?
0:11:33 > 0:11:35- People do buy these things. - Do they really?
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Or am I making a huge mistake?
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- No!- Let's have a look. Oh, yeah, it's cast, isn't it?
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Oh, yeah, it's cast-iron.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Yes, somebody's... You know, touched it up.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- Oh, repainted.- It's been painted and touched up but, I mean, come on!
0:11:50 > 0:11:52It's probably 70 years old.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54- Yeah.- Isn't it?
0:11:54 > 0:11:56- How much is that, then?- 45?
0:11:56 > 0:11:59- 45.- Yeah, that's...
0:11:59 > 0:12:01What's the best price on that?
0:12:01 > 0:12:02- Um...- Ten?
0:12:04 > 0:12:06We'll go to 30?
0:12:06 > 0:12:08- Hmm.- What do we think?
0:12:08 > 0:12:09That's very fair, to knock it down that much.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11It is, actually, isn't it?
0:12:11 > 0:12:14And I've just got 25 in my hand.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15Oh, yeah, so have I.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17- What do you think, Liz?- That'll do.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Deal, thank you so much.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- Thank you very much. - Oh, we're up and running.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Right, come on, that's us done.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Well done, Mickey. £25 for the railway sign.
0:12:27 > 0:12:2930, £30.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Thank you.
0:12:32 > 0:12:33And thanks very much indeed. Thanks.
0:12:33 > 0:12:34See you again. Bye-bye.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- OK!- This is our Faberge egg.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42Not so sure about that, but a great start, Mickey.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44Can I...? I know we've sort of finished.
0:12:44 > 0:12:45But can I just have a quick...?
0:12:45 > 0:12:47But hang on a minute, I thought they'd left.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- Give you your... - Yeah, don't think she likes that.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Now, what's this she's spied?
0:12:53 > 0:12:55It just caught my eye.
0:12:55 > 0:12:56I think that the lawn mower in particular,
0:12:56 > 0:12:59because it's really brightly painted. Is it not your sort of thing?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Yeah, it's great.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Time for a closer inspection.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- Meccano.- Oh!
0:13:05 > 0:13:07Meccano.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10Now, I don't know how rare they are or anything.
0:13:10 > 0:13:15Meccano were the biggest British toy manufacturers in the '20s and '30s.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18This firm also produced Hornby Trains and Dinky Toys.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21I just think they're a bit of fun, aren't they?
0:13:21 > 0:13:24- Yeah, let's take them.- The little Dinky... I don't know how red,
0:13:24 > 0:13:27I don't like the wheelbarrow so much that I love the roller.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29So do I, I love them all.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32- Yeah?- They're great, them. - What's on these?
0:13:32 > 0:13:3437 for the three.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- WHISPERS:- Not bad.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38I'm sure she'll be very gentle with us.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Would you do sort of 20-ish?
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Could go up to 25, I could meet you in the middle, go to 25?
0:13:44 > 0:13:45- Yeah.- Yeah?- Yes!
0:13:45 > 0:13:47- Happy with that?- Absolutely.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49If it goes wrong, you know who to blame.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56This extra purchase means they've spent £105 in their first shop.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Lizzie, you're very kind. Thank you so much, thank you.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01- Thanks a lot, Liz. - Really appreciate it.
0:14:01 > 0:14:02- Thank you!- Three items!
0:14:02 > 0:14:05- There you go, kid.- We are on a roll.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08These could make £1 million at the right time at the right place.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10I don't think so.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12I'll settle for half a million, come on.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- I don't think so. Let's go. Thanks, kid!- Thank you.- Cheers, bye.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18Let's leave Ricky and Catherine
0:14:18 > 0:14:21and catch up with Mickey and Margie in the Stag.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23It's driving very nicely, isn't it?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Oh, it drives like a dream.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28A friend of mine had one of these when we were lads.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31He took me for a spin and I've had a slight love affair with them
0:14:31 > 0:14:33- ever since.- Aw!- Yeah.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38What Mickey doesn't know is he's pointed the Stag
0:14:38 > 0:14:42to an area which built its fortune on salt.
0:14:42 > 0:14:45Mickey and Margie have powered their way to the Cheshire village
0:14:45 > 0:14:48of Marston to learn a little bit of local history.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Salt has always been an essential ingredient for human survival
0:14:53 > 0:14:58and its availability has been pivotal to civilisation.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05Our pair are visiting Lion Salt Works, built in 1894.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09It's the only remaining open pan saltworks in the UK
0:15:09 > 0:15:12and one of only four in the entire world.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Museum and arts manager Catherine West is going to tell us more.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19I'm Michael Stark, nice to meet you.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Hello. I'm Margie.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24I'm Catherine. Shall we take a look and find out about salt in Cheshire?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- After you.- Thank you.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Cheshire is renowned for salt production
0:15:32 > 0:15:36and the salt beds here are 220 million years old.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39Rainwater percolates through 150 feet,
0:15:39 > 0:15:44dissolving the rock salt as it goes, making salty water known as brine.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48So, take us through the process. How is it produced?
0:15:48 > 0:15:52Well, we'd have the brine running across on top of the salt.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55And so actually they would pump that brine out.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58And then it would be brought and it would be boiled.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02So in a massive pan, but it would be about the size of a tennis court.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06And so that would be heated right up so then it would be boiled,
0:16:06 > 0:16:09then that salt would be kind of skimmed off
0:16:09 > 0:16:11and we put it in big blocks of salt.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14Then it would be dried, potentially crushed or cut,
0:16:14 > 0:16:17depending on what kind of salt that we were looking for.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20How long have they been producing salt here?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Believe it or not, this method of salt-making
0:16:23 > 0:16:25actually dates back to Roman times.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Here in Cheshire where we are today,
0:16:27 > 0:16:29there are large deposits of salt
0:16:29 > 0:16:33and the Romans discovered that we have these natural brine pools
0:16:33 > 0:16:36and that by boiling, we can produce salt.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39The Romans were even paid in salt, weren't they?
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- Oh, you know your stuff. Absolutely.- Oh, yeah!
0:16:42 > 0:16:45The Romans understood the benefits of salt.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48As explorers, it was essential for preserving foods
0:16:48 > 0:16:50and therefore their ultimate survival.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54A Roman soldier's salary would be cut
0:16:54 > 0:16:57if he was not worth his weight in salt.
0:16:59 > 0:17:00Certainly, in Liverpool,
0:17:00 > 0:17:02salt was one of the founding industries, really,
0:17:02 > 0:17:06and that's why we have the salt dock next to Albert Dock,
0:17:06 > 0:17:07to make sure that we could make the most of
0:17:07 > 0:17:09getting that salt out across the world.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12So the Trent and Mersey Canal, Weaver Navigation,
0:17:12 > 0:17:15that was all a big part of making sure we had that transport
0:17:15 > 0:17:16to get that salt around the world.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Cheshire salt was of high quality
0:17:20 > 0:17:23and didn't deteriorate in warmer climates.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26It would be shipped as far as Canada and America,
0:17:26 > 0:17:29West Africa and India, New Zealand and Australia.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37The men labouring here worked topless due to the intense heat.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39They'd lose up to 12 pounds in sweat a day
0:17:39 > 0:17:42due to the high temperature of the salt pans.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46It sounds like a lot of hard work, doesn't it?
0:17:46 > 0:17:48What sort of hours would they work
0:17:48 > 0:17:50and what kind of dangers would they face?
0:17:50 > 0:17:54Well, yes, for the workers, in this kind of atmosphere,
0:17:54 > 0:17:55probably 12 hour days.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58I mean, if you can imagine how hot it must have been as well,
0:17:58 > 0:18:00and actually quite dangerous,
0:18:00 > 0:18:03because the pans were heating up to be very hot.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05And you were then trying to skim that off.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09So it was quite a difficult environment to work in at the time.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Lion Salt Works not only produced salt for worldwide export -
0:18:16 > 0:18:19in its heyday, Cheshire was responsible for 86%
0:18:19 > 0:18:22of all salt supply in the country.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25However, in 1986, the factory closed,
0:18:25 > 0:18:28unable to compete with cheaper salt production works
0:18:28 > 0:18:30established elsewhere in the world.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34Catherine, thank you so much. It's been brilliant.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- We'll go and have a look through the museum.- Great.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44Back to Ricky and Catherine.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45How did you get to meet Mickey?
0:18:45 > 0:18:48I was compering a club a million years ago
0:18:48 > 0:18:49and Mickey came with a band.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51He was the front man of a band.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54He was talking to me and I got... I said, "Are you in Equity?"
0:18:54 > 0:18:56And he went, "No." And I said, "I think you should join."
0:18:56 > 0:18:58He joined Equity and the next thing,
0:18:58 > 0:19:00he's acting and he got into Brookside
0:19:00 > 0:19:02and then he was in Coronation Street.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07We're off to the Cheshire town of Frodsham.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09The Beatles played one of their first gigs
0:19:09 > 0:19:11in this town, don't you know?
0:19:11 > 0:19:13This is us, then.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- Shop number two.- This is us.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Are you ready? To rock and roll?
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Hampton Village And Antiques Emporium
0:19:22 > 0:19:25is bursting at the seams with stock.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Guitar? Headphones?
0:19:29 > 0:19:31What do you think?
0:19:34 > 0:19:36Shall we go and meet the man that does the deals?
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- Yeah.- He's the best person to meet.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Who's the man that does the deals?
0:19:41 > 0:19:42I think that might be me, Rick.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44I hope you're in a good mood today!
0:19:44 > 0:19:46I'm looking for a bargain here today.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48- Catherine. Hi.- Nice to see you.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Thank you very much for having us here.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56They've got £295 to spend.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Who's that? Who is it?
0:19:59 > 0:20:01- I don't know.- Who is he?
0:20:01 > 0:20:03I think it's Schnozzle Durante.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- Yeah.- Is it?- Jimmy Durante.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- Jimmy Durante.- There you go.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15Jimmy Durante was one of America's most popular personalities
0:20:15 > 0:20:19from the 1920s through to the 1970s.
0:20:19 > 0:20:20What a hooter!
0:20:20 > 0:20:22# But that was long ago... #
0:20:22 > 0:20:24I think it's horrible.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27It is horrible, but it's unique.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29I mean...
0:20:29 > 0:20:30It's a collectors item, isn't it?
0:20:30 > 0:20:32Well, it is, it's a collectable.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34But who wants those, though?
0:20:34 > 0:20:36A collector. A collector!
0:20:36 > 0:20:37Obviously.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41Our Catherine hasn't heard of old Schnozzle Durante.
0:20:41 > 0:20:42Tell us more, Ricky.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44So, who is this Jimmy...?
0:20:44 > 0:20:48Jimmy Durante was a big star in vaudeville in the States
0:20:48 > 0:20:50and he used to play the piano,
0:20:50 > 0:20:54and his name was Jimmy Durante, but because he had this real big hooter,
0:20:54 > 0:20:56they called him Schnozzle.
0:20:56 > 0:20:57And it's sort of, in a way,
0:20:57 > 0:21:01it's a sort of a homage to him because he was that big of a star.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Well, then, we've got to get it.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05I think we should get it.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06- We should get it, yeah.- Go on, kid.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Even if we lose £47.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10We should get it.
0:21:10 > 0:21:11Oh, Dave?
0:21:11 > 0:21:13I don't think I'm the only one who hasn't...
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Have you heard of this, whatever his name his, Durante?
0:21:16 > 0:21:17Jimmy Durante, yes.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19- He was a big star. - Well, I've never heard of him.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22A big star. Well, you never went to the pictures when you were a kid,
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- did you?- You're too young.
0:21:24 > 0:21:25She's too young.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- Would you mind if I...- This is supposed to be about antiques
0:21:28 > 0:21:29and she doesn't know anyone over 35!
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Let's get Jimmy out of his cabinet.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- So, come on, then. What can you do? - Right, well...
0:21:37 > 0:21:38There's £40 on the ticket.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40It's cheap at that price, Catherine.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42I don't think so!
0:21:43 > 0:21:46Go on. The best price I can do it, £20.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- Sold! - THEY LAUGH
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Well done. Cheers, kid.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52Sold!
0:21:54 > 0:21:55What can I say? I mean...
0:21:57 > 0:21:59- Thank you.- Thank you very much.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02I'd love to say that I'm really happy and I love this, but...
0:22:03 > 0:22:06By Jiminy, Ricky's a swift buyer.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09£20 for the Royal Doulton Jimmy Durante mug.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13What's the mood in the cars, then?
0:22:13 > 0:22:16The problem Ricky's going to have is he thinks the budget...
0:22:16 > 0:22:17He'll think it's his money.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19- Ahh!- So we'll have to be very careful.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21- So he'll be shrewd. - Oh, he will be shrewd.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Yeah. And he's competitive.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- Is he now?- Oh, yes. Yes.
0:22:26 > 0:22:27No, I am bothered about winning.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29- Really?- Oh, yeah.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- Oh, no. I thought you'd be like, "No, no..."- Listen to this.
0:22:31 > 0:22:38I still get emotional watching replays of the 1966 World Cup final.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- If he wins, we won't hear the last of it.- Oh, my God!
0:22:42 > 0:22:45Blimey. We've got another day of this tomorrow.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Time for a bit of shut-eye. Nighty-night!
0:22:52 > 0:22:55Wakey-wakey, rise and shine!
0:22:55 > 0:22:57The fellas are on the move once more.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03You must have been quite squashed in that car yesterday, Mick?
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- Yeah.- It's the first time I've ever seen anyone getting into a car
0:23:06 > 0:23:08with the help of the shoehorn.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Shut up!
0:23:10 > 0:23:12He's a cheeky devil.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16And the gals?
0:23:16 > 0:23:19Well, you should see what we've bought, Margie.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21Oh, my. Was he... I bet he's...
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Is he sort of very, very quick off the mark?
0:23:24 > 0:23:26He's like lightning. Honestly.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29We bought our first item within seconds.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32- Yeah.- The second one, we probably bought about two minutes later.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34The third one...
0:23:34 > 0:23:36was just as we were leaving the shop.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39And then the fourth one... Oh, Margie, it's horrible.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42Tell it like it is, Catherine.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Yesterday, our spirited gents rolled up their sleeves
0:23:46 > 0:23:48and had a thoroughly lovely time.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51Mickey purchased one solitary item,
0:23:51 > 0:23:55the railway plaque, so still has a huge £375 for the day ahead.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Ricky, on the other hand, couldn't stop spending.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03He has the late 19th-century urn.
0:24:03 > 0:24:04The copper powder flask.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06The collection of little toys.
0:24:06 > 0:24:11And his absolute fave, the Royal Doulton Jimmy Durante mug.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13- £20.- Sold!
0:24:15 > 0:24:16Well done. Cheers, kid.
0:24:16 > 0:24:20He has £275 left to splash.
0:24:20 > 0:24:21- Thank you.- Cheers, bye.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28- You know what's happened? - Yeah, they're talking.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- They're in the working men's club... - Talking.- They've got their pie.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36How many people do they know in and around Liverpool?
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Well, this is the thing. We could be waiting hours.
0:24:38 > 0:24:39They know everyone, don't they?
0:24:41 > 0:24:42ENGINE GRINDS
0:24:42 > 0:24:44- Oh!- This could be them.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46They make an entrance, don't they?
0:24:46 > 0:24:48- Here they come.- Hey.
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Good morning. How are we?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53- Ready for a bit of action? - Lovely to see you both.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55- Oh, we're going to get a double hug. - Aw!
0:24:55 > 0:24:57Steady on, Margie.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59- MICKEY:- Morning. How are you? Pleasure to see you.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01How are you, Margie? How are you?
0:25:01 > 0:25:02- I'm all right, darling. - Good to see you.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05- All the best. - CATHERINE:- Yeah, good luck.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07- You'll need it. - MICKEY:- I can feel the warmth
0:25:07 > 0:25:08coming from him!
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- So, you put the world to rights? - MICKEY:- We certainly did.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Let's nip in with Ricky and Catherine, shall we?
0:25:24 > 0:25:28So, how was your first experience of the world of antiques yesterday?
0:25:28 > 0:25:29Absolutely brilliant.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31It was an eye-opener.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33A slight disagreement between the experts and the amateur, but...
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Just a slight...
0:25:35 > 0:25:37I'm dying to see it put to the test.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39It's going to make thousands, though,
0:25:39 > 0:25:40that's what's going to happen.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Whilst over in the fabulous Stag...
0:25:43 > 0:25:48So, we're off to Liverpool and Southport.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52- Right.- And I believe the shop is on Tunnel Road?
0:25:52 > 0:25:56Tunnel Road. I was born about 200 yards from there.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58- Really?- Yeah. - Do you have any connections
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- to get cheap merchandise? - I hope so. I don't think so.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02But it might be nice, wouldn't it?
0:26:04 > 0:26:05It would be.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08We're in Mickey's stomping ground, the city of Liverpool.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16The Tunnel Furniture Company is Mickey's next stop.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19Here we are.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21- Right, Marge?- Yeah. - My neck of the woods.
0:26:25 > 0:26:26Oh!
0:26:26 > 0:26:28- Garden stuff.- Yeah, garden stuff.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Seems to be coping all right. Wow!
0:26:32 > 0:26:35It's an Aladdin's cave, this, isn't it?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Have they got ants in their pants?
0:26:40 > 0:26:44With six rooms stuffed full, they've got a lot to look through in here.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Are you a bit over-phased?
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Oh, now, I like this, Margie. Art Deco.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54- That's nice, isn't it?- That's nice.
0:26:54 > 0:26:55It's like a sort of Teasmade, is it?
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Yeah. It's obviously made in the shape of a...
0:26:59 > 0:27:01A ship, isn't it?
0:27:01 > 0:27:02You've got your...
0:27:02 > 0:27:04- Tea and sugar and whatever. - Yeah, tea and sugar.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08- That's nice, that, isn't it?- Yeah. - So, how old would that be, then?
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Well... Got to start being suspicious.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16And I think you'll find that that is, amazingly, a really good repro.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19Moving on. Anything else take your fancy?
0:27:21 > 0:27:24- Oh, look. - Oh, one of those railway signs. Yes.
0:27:24 > 0:27:25Oh, my goodness. That's all right.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27I like them. Yeah, that's quite a good one.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Gas pipeline warning.
0:27:29 > 0:27:30People do collect those.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33- Do they?- Yeah. Amazingly.
0:27:33 > 0:27:34See how much money.
0:27:36 > 0:27:3727.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40- What do you think?- Do you think?
0:27:40 > 0:27:42- Yeah, might be...- Could do.
0:27:42 > 0:27:43Yeah, yeah.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45Well, that's one contender.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50Gosh. You've got to have eyes in the back of your head, haven't you?
0:27:50 > 0:27:51Oh, aye.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Oh, here, we've got... Oh, what've you seen there?
0:27:54 > 0:27:55Microscopes. I like them.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58- Do you like microscopes?- Yeah, yeah. Do you know what would be good?
0:27:58 > 0:28:01- What?- We could look into them
0:28:01 > 0:28:03and inspect Ricky and Catherine's profits!
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Ah, just as I thought, nothing.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10The jokes just keep on coming.
0:28:10 > 0:28:11So you like those?
0:28:11 > 0:28:13I do like them, yeah.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16- Possibility?- Mm.
0:28:16 > 0:28:20A second possible, but, hello, what's this?
0:28:20 > 0:28:22- Oh, it is nice, that, yeah. - Yes, Satsuma.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25- Satsuma?- Yes, Satsuma.
0:28:25 > 0:28:26Japanese porcelain.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29- Ah.- That's quite nice, because inside...
0:28:29 > 0:28:31- Ah, right, OK. - That's all hand-painted.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34- Really?- Yeah.- Oh, wow.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- That's interesting, isn't it?- Yeah, if you look at all their faces,
0:28:37 > 0:28:38- they're all different.- Right, yeah.
0:28:40 > 0:28:44Satsumaware is divided into two distinct categories.
0:28:44 > 0:28:49The original plain dark clay from the early 1600s,
0:28:49 > 0:28:52or the elaborately decorated styles for the export market,
0:28:52 > 0:28:56like this one, probably dating from the early 20th century.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58But there's no ticket price.
0:28:58 > 0:29:01- I think we need to speak to Paul, don't we?- Yeah, let's get him over.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03Paul! Paul!
0:29:03 > 0:29:05Paul!
0:29:05 > 0:29:06Oh. Here he is.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09Paul, we spotted a lovely little Satsuma...
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Well, no, it's not that lovely.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14- It's not that lovely.- It's beautiful.- A little Satsuma dish.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17- Like a powder dish? - Yes, a powder dish.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19I could do you that for about 45 quid.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21- Yeah, 40?- Yeah, go on.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24- I think we'll have that. - 40, yeah, we've done well.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26- That's the first.- That's nice.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28And the microscopes?
0:29:28 > 0:29:31- Now, do they come as a pair? - No, they're different prices.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33I thought they were a pair for 70 quid.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35See, a pair for 75 would be brilliant, wouldn't it, for us?
0:29:35 > 0:29:38We're working against Ricky Tomlinson, you know...
0:29:38 > 0:29:39If you're working against Ricky Tomlinson,
0:29:39 > 0:29:41you can have them for the 75!
0:29:41 > 0:29:45Ooh, that is a result, cheers! Nice one!
0:29:45 > 0:29:46This is going well.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48We'll have those.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51Now, what about that? Just throw in that gas thing.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53- That's got to be 15 quid. - Shall we go for that?
0:29:53 > 0:29:56- Yeah, I think that's fair enough. - Thanks, Paul, you've been great.
0:29:56 > 0:29:59That's £130 for the railway plaque,
0:29:59 > 0:30:02the pair of microscopes and the Satsuma powder bowl.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04- Cheers.- Thanks very much. - Thank you so much.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- Cheers, Paul.- See you.- Bye, Paul.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Over to the Jag and Ricky and Catherine.
0:30:17 > 0:30:20So, yes, you know where we're off to now, Catherine?
0:30:20 > 0:30:22- Where are you taking me?- Liverpool!
0:30:22 > 0:30:24- SCOUSE ACCENT: - Liverpool, Liverpool!
0:30:24 > 0:30:26- Liverpool!- Liverpool!
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Oh, dear, Catherine.
0:30:28 > 0:30:32That's right, this pair are also in the city of Liverpool.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37This is where we do our deals, I reckon.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- This is where it all happens.- Yes!
0:30:39 > 0:30:43Penny Lane Emporium has lots of dealers selling their goodies.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47What will we find in here then?
0:30:47 > 0:30:48Isn't that lovely?
0:30:50 > 0:30:52We might find some of your old stuff here.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54HE LAUGHS
0:30:55 > 0:30:58It's funny, isn't it, things like this now becoming collectable.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- Yeah.- Fantastic.
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- I mean, you probably had one like that, did you?- I did.
0:31:07 > 0:31:08What about this? I like this.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10- Ah.- Ahhh!
0:31:10 > 0:31:12That's a bit of class, isn't it?
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- I like that.- Isn't that elegant?
0:31:14 > 0:31:16- I think that's lovely.- Mmm.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18That's lovely, I like that, I do like that.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20I love these shades, and the fact that they're...
0:31:20 > 0:31:22I mean, that one's obviously not got a bulb,
0:31:22 > 0:31:25but don't they look lovely when they're lit?
0:31:25 > 0:31:26I do like that, actually.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28I think that's very elegant.
0:31:28 > 0:31:311920s, it could be.
0:31:31 > 0:31:32I think that's really stylish.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36And it's priced at £150.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38Let's get dealer Mark over.
0:31:38 > 0:31:39Mark!
0:31:39 > 0:31:40Mark.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42- Mark?- Mark?
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Hi, there. You found something?
0:31:44 > 0:31:45We have.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50Not probably what we'd normally find, but we quite like this lamp.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- Oh, it's lovely, yeah.- And I'm guessing the person's not here.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56That's right, yes, Diane's not here at the moment.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58You couldn't give her a ring for us, could you,
0:31:58 > 0:32:00and let me have a word with her?
0:32:00 > 0:32:02I can certainly give her a tinkle, yes.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04It's just a bit out of our price range at the moment, so...
0:32:04 > 0:32:08- Bear with me.- I think, what do we want to pay, ideally?
0:32:10 > 0:32:13I think £100 tops, really.
0:32:13 > 0:32:14About a hundred-ish if we can...
0:32:14 > 0:32:18- I know it's asking...- I can only go to 125, so I'll give her a tinkle.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Give her a tinkle and see what she says.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Prepare yourself, dealer Diane.
0:32:22 > 0:32:23Ricky Tommo with you, kid.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Now, listen, we like this little, erm,
0:32:25 > 0:32:27this lamp here, you know,
0:32:27 > 0:32:29the brass standard lamp.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Now, listen, you're in a good mood, Diane,
0:32:31 > 0:32:33everything's going well and we're going well,
0:32:33 > 0:32:35and I want to win this blinking competition.
0:32:35 > 0:32:37Come on, what's the lowest you can go, Diane?
0:32:37 > 0:32:42- Well, I want you to win it. How about 90?- 90! Ha-ha-hey!
0:32:42 > 0:32:46You're on, thank you very much, I'm going to stop the call immediately,
0:32:46 > 0:32:47in case you change your mind!
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Ta-ra, thanks, Diane!
0:32:52 > 0:32:53You are brilliant!
0:32:53 > 0:32:56Well done! Thank you, Diane.
0:32:56 > 0:32:57I'm made up with that.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59- Thank you very much. - Congratulations.- God bless.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01- Thank you!- Sound as a pound.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03You've done well with that. I think you will, actually.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Well done, Ricky.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08That's a £60 discount on the Edwardian brass lamp.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10Thank you so much.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Back to best pals Mickey and Margie.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- Pressure's on now.- Pressure's on.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22We haven't got long now to get stuff on the table.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26- No, we haven't, but I'm confident. - To impress those two.- Oh, yes.
0:33:26 > 0:33:30But I have absolutely every faith in you, Margie.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32- I can rely on you. - Oh, my goodness me.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37They've travelled to the seaside town of Southport,
0:33:37 > 0:33:41home to the oldest pleasure pier in the UK.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46And this fine emporium, Theantiquesman.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49They have £245 to spend in here.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- Wow, look at this. - Now, what's that you've got, Mickey?
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Avast behind! Oh, it's not a telescope, what is it?
0:34:01 > 0:34:02It's a fireman's hose.
0:34:04 > 0:34:05I knew that all the time!
0:34:05 > 0:34:07Easy mistake, Mickey.
0:34:09 > 0:34:10I quite like these.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14- What's that? - That's a bamboo brush pot.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16- A brush pot?- Yeah, you know, for painting brushes.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18Oh, right! Oh, I see.
0:34:18 > 0:34:19Artists' paintbrushes.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22- Yeah.- Yeah, I do like that, would that be expensive?
0:34:22 > 0:34:25- Well, I don't know.- Unusual, isn't it?- We'll have to wait and see.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Possible. No ticket price.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Moving on.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32That's a funny old thing next to your telescope.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34Oh, yeah. What is it?
0:34:34 > 0:34:35Ooh!
0:34:35 > 0:34:37Oh, it's a spade.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39- Right.- Ah!
0:34:39 > 0:34:40Militaria thing?
0:34:40 > 0:34:42- Yeah.- Some kind of cutting thing.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47Yeah, the soldiers would have them on their belts.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49To cut a...?
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Digging their, well, trenches.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52- Cutting a trench.- Yeah, yeah.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54Gosh.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57Can dealer John tell us any more about it?
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Yeah, it's for digging trenches.
0:35:00 > 0:35:01It is military.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03- Is it?- It is military, yes.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07- OK.- It's got all the military numbers on the side.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09- Oh, in there, OK. - So you arrive on the battlefield,
0:35:09 > 0:35:12and the first job is to dig a trench?
0:35:12 > 0:35:13And it's very unusual,
0:35:13 > 0:35:17because it's got the actual leather part and it's never been used.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Yeah, we thought, yeah, there's no creases.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21So, what's that bit for there?
0:35:21 > 0:35:23That's... That would come up and that would...
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Very...
0:35:26 > 0:35:28For a hard rocky stone or something?
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- Yes, yes.- What an interesting thing.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32It is. I like that.
0:35:32 > 0:35:36Yeah. How much is it, to me, with a bad cold?
0:35:36 > 0:35:39OK. Without a cold, £50.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43With a cold, £30.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Interesting pricing.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47How much can this brush pot be?
0:35:47 > 0:35:49- £90.- Oh!
0:35:50 > 0:35:52- John.- It's a lot, that, John, it's a lot.- Well...
0:35:52 > 0:35:55I see that, I like it. I really like it.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Time for Mickey to have a go at the old deal-making.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Look at me.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02- Look at me in the eyes.- Yes.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04I want...
0:36:04 > 0:36:05the brush pot...
0:36:06 > 0:36:08..for £70.
0:36:10 > 0:36:11Now look at me in the eyes.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13I can't, I'm not that good an actor.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15For £90.
0:36:15 > 0:36:17Oh, you're not going to ease it?
0:36:19 > 0:36:22- Two for a oner?- Two for a oner? - Yeah?
0:36:22 > 0:36:24- It's all right. - Go on, go on, two for a oner.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Two for a oner. Done it.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30So that translates into English as £65 for the bamboo brush pot
0:36:30 > 0:36:31and 35 for the entrenching tool.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33Pay the gentleman.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36I certainly will. Here we go. There we have...
0:36:36 > 0:36:40And that deal takes their tally to five lots for auction.
0:36:40 > 0:36:41Excellent.
0:36:41 > 0:36:4380, 90, 100!
0:36:43 > 0:36:46Thank you so much, John.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48It's a pleasure doing business with you.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Brilliant experience.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Thank you very much.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54Right, bye, John. Thank you.
0:36:54 > 0:36:55That's our shopping done, innit?
0:36:55 > 0:36:58- Yeah, great.- I think we've done well.- We have. Come on, let's go!
0:37:00 > 0:37:02Meanwhile, what are Ricky and Catherine up to?
0:37:03 > 0:37:06We bought something yesterday doggie-related,
0:37:06 > 0:37:08and you are a bit of a doggy fan, aren't you?
0:37:08 > 0:37:10I'm a big doggy fan. I love, I love dogs.
0:37:10 > 0:37:14My favourite breeds are the bull breeds, bull mastiffs, bulldogs,
0:37:14 > 0:37:16English bull terriers.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20And because of this love for all things canine,
0:37:20 > 0:37:24Ricky and Catherine have detoured to Atherton in Greater Manchester.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29They've come to the Guide Dogs training centre,
0:37:29 > 0:37:31to hear how, 86 years ago,
0:37:31 > 0:37:33four dogs would set in motion
0:37:33 > 0:37:37the beginning of ground-breaking training,
0:37:37 > 0:37:39ultimately bringing life-changing independence
0:37:39 > 0:37:41to tens of thousands of people -
0:37:41 > 0:37:44an incredible story of trust in man's best friend.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Ricky's come to hear about the pioneering work
0:37:49 > 0:37:53of those who trained the first dogs for the blind.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Centre manager Sue Richardson knows the story.
0:37:58 > 0:37:59- Hello!- You must be Sue?
0:37:59 > 0:38:01I am. Lovely to meet you.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03- Nice to meet you, kid. - Nice to meet you.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05- Thanks for letting us in, kid. - You're very welcome, yeah.
0:38:05 > 0:38:07You can hear the dogs barking.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09Hello, Catherine. Lovely to meet you.
0:38:09 > 0:38:10Yes, come on in.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15The guide dog story starts at the end of the First World War.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19In 1916, a German doctor trained dogs to help veterans
0:38:19 > 0:38:21blinded by gas attacks.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27But by 1931, his techniques had found their way to Britain.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30We had two ladies, Muriel Crook and Rosamond Bond,
0:38:30 > 0:38:34who'd heard of some training success across Europe
0:38:34 > 0:38:35with blind people with dogs,
0:38:35 > 0:38:39and they decided they wanted to launch something over here.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42The ladies were German shepherd breeders
0:38:42 > 0:38:45and organised the training of the first four British guide dogs -
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Judy, Flash, Folly and Meta -
0:38:48 > 0:38:50from Muriel's home in Wallasey.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54The four men who volunteered were taking a brave,
0:38:54 > 0:38:56bold step into the unknown.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59It was a four week class.
0:38:59 > 0:39:00They went through the rigorous training,
0:39:00 > 0:39:03and it took quite a lot of confidence on their behalf,
0:39:03 > 0:39:06because obviously they didn't have any eyesight at all
0:39:06 > 0:39:09and they were learning to work with dogs who they didn't know particularly well,
0:39:09 > 0:39:11so it took quite a lot of courage and bravery,
0:39:11 > 0:39:14and they were learning to do things even like run along with the dogs.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17So these two ladies then basically started,
0:39:17 > 0:39:20"Right, we really need to do this properly."
0:39:20 > 0:39:23In 1936, the first house was created
0:39:23 > 0:39:26where people were trained regularly from there.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28By 1956,
0:39:28 > 0:39:34102 dogs had been trained when the ladies created a breeding programme.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38It really, again, really started off very well in England,
0:39:38 > 0:39:40probably in about the late '60s, early '70s,
0:39:40 > 0:39:43that was our proper breeding programme.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45And now we breed up to 1,400 puppies a year.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48Rosamond and Muriel's training programme
0:39:48 > 0:39:52acclimatised the dogs to busy roads and obstacles,
0:39:52 > 0:39:54common in everyday life.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58This training is still used by the Guide Dogs charity today
0:39:58 > 0:40:00and is carried out by volunteers.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04Over the years, the golden retriever crossed with the Labrador
0:40:04 > 0:40:06has proven to be the most successful guide dog.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Would you like to meet some of the puppies? These little ones?
0:40:09 > 0:40:10- Yes, please.- Yes? OK.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- Hello!- Thank you.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- Who have we got here?- So, this is...
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Kerry. Hiya, Kerry.
0:40:17 > 0:40:1914 weeks.
0:40:19 > 0:40:20Oh! Hello!
0:40:20 > 0:40:23And this is Chas, and he's 18 weeks.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25- Hello!- So he's a little bit older.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30We just take them out and about on the bus and the train...
0:40:30 > 0:40:33- Great.- And we just get them used to everything.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36And they're lovely.
0:40:36 > 0:40:40And they're allowed to play with toys and our own pet dogs.
0:40:40 > 0:40:41They have a lovely puppyhood.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43You don't take old chaps in, do you?
0:40:45 > 0:40:47You can come if you like!
0:40:47 > 0:40:49If you can sit and lie down!
0:40:49 > 0:40:51- Going to take the challenge? - Yes...
0:40:51 > 0:40:54But what's it like to be guided by a dog?
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Ricky's joining a class.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58- Right, are you ready?- Yeah. Yeah.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01OK, let's go. Forward...
0:41:01 > 0:41:03So what's happened here,
0:41:03 > 0:41:06we've set up what we call an artificial obstacle course,
0:41:06 > 0:41:10which really approximates what a dog would have to deal with
0:41:10 > 0:41:12with a guided owner, out on the street
0:41:12 > 0:41:14when it's moving past street furniture,
0:41:14 > 0:41:15groups of people...
0:41:15 > 0:41:17- So...- Fantastic.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Yeah. It's very disorientating,
0:41:20 > 0:41:23I'm sure Ricky's probably finding this quite interesting, to be honest.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30It's an amazing experience, kid.
0:41:30 > 0:41:32It's absolutely... You can't...
0:41:32 > 0:41:36You can't describe it, though, see, can you?
0:41:36 > 0:41:40You... You... I'm trusting him, in this case the dog and you.
0:41:40 > 0:41:42When the dogs are trained, there's no you,
0:41:42 > 0:41:45there's just the dog and the handler, isn't there?
0:41:49 > 0:41:50Over 80 years ago,
0:41:50 > 0:41:53four courageous blind men and their loyal dogs
0:41:53 > 0:41:58helped to transform the lives of the blind and partially sighted.
0:41:58 > 0:42:03Since then, the charity has helped over 29,000 people to achieve
0:42:03 > 0:42:06life-changing independence.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09A remarkable feat illustrating the exemplary training
0:42:09 > 0:42:13and the wonderful bond between guide dog and his owner.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21With the shopping now complete,
0:42:21 > 0:42:25time to reunite and have a nosey at one another's buys.
0:42:25 > 0:42:26Prepare to be dazzled.
0:42:28 > 0:42:29Did you have a good time today?
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Marvellous, wonderful, couldn't have gone better.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- Really?- Yeah.- Good.
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- So, are we going to reveal?- I'm going to show you what we bought.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38- Exactly.- Dun-dun-dun!
0:42:40 > 0:42:42- That's lovely. - CATHERINE AND RICKY HUM
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Oh.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48- Ooh.- Ooh. Oh, hey.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Now, unfortunately, we did have a bit of a mishap,
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- we're missing a... - We're missing a...- Oh, no.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55..a shade, but that's fine.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58We've still got our beautiful lamp stand.
0:42:58 > 0:42:59And look at all our objets d'art.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01- Ooh, that's nice. - Can I just move in?
0:43:01 > 0:43:03- Yes, you can.- And have a look.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06What's happened here? Has he got... Is there a lid on there?
0:43:06 > 0:43:08No, because it's a world famous entertainer.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10Oh, it's a character jug.
0:43:10 > 0:43:12- And who is it? - Oh, it's Schnozzle Durante!
0:43:12 > 0:43:14Oh, that's wonderful.
0:43:14 > 0:43:15- Well done.- Do you like that?
0:43:15 > 0:43:17He picked that. I think it's horrible!
0:43:17 > 0:43:19- Yeah.- Do you like it?
0:43:19 > 0:43:21- MICKEY:- Jimmy Durante?! - Oh, yes.
0:43:21 > 0:43:22That's great, that, Mick, innit?
0:43:22 > 0:43:25# Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you
0:43:25 > 0:43:27# If you're objet d'art... #
0:43:27 > 0:43:29Catherine doesn't have a clue!
0:43:29 > 0:43:32- Yes, love that. - And then you've got the...
0:43:32 > 0:43:33We don't mention that, we move on.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35Let's have a look at yours.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38We think that could have come from Imperial Russia.
0:43:39 > 0:43:42See, no use talking to her.
0:43:42 > 0:43:43- No use talking.- All right, OK.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45That looks nice, that.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48That's not 32 carat, it's just 18.
0:43:48 > 0:43:50Looks more like boiled carrots.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52And, you know, shall we reveal...
0:43:52 > 0:43:54Come on, then. Let's have a look at your...
0:43:54 > 0:43:56- Let's have a look at your stuff. - We haven't really...
0:43:56 > 0:43:58- Come on.- Here we go.
0:43:58 > 0:44:00- MICKEY:- Reveal! - There we go.
0:44:02 > 0:44:04- Now, then. Oh...- So...
0:44:04 > 0:44:06I love your Satsuma.
0:44:06 > 0:44:08Yeah, I have to show you something nice about it.
0:44:08 > 0:44:13- Go on, then.- On both sides, you've got the painting inside.
0:44:13 > 0:44:15That is very unusual.
0:44:15 > 0:44:16That is very unusual.
0:44:16 > 0:44:18How much did you pay for that?
0:44:18 > 0:44:19- 40 quid.- Yeah.
0:44:19 > 0:44:22- Hundred quid, hundred and 20 quid, that.- You reckon?
0:44:22 > 0:44:25- It's beautiful.- That I've never seen, it's a trench cutter.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28- It's a what?- Trench cutter. - Trench spade?
0:44:28 > 0:44:31- Trench spade? - You must call a spade a spade.
0:44:31 > 0:44:34They used to have them in the American army, digging themselves...
0:44:34 > 0:44:37- That's unusual, isn't it?- I just thought it was a bit interesting.
0:44:37 > 0:44:40- I think you've got a lovely selection, there.- It is.
0:44:40 > 0:44:44I think that is really interesting. I think that is fantastic.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47- I like a bit of Satsuma.- That is the best thing out of the lot,
0:44:47 > 0:44:49- although I hate saying that.- Really?
0:44:49 > 0:44:51- It is really nice. - Are you a sore loser?
0:44:51 > 0:44:52I am. But, no, it's beautiful.
0:44:52 > 0:44:54Well done, you.
0:44:54 > 0:44:56Fantastic. Come on, then.
0:44:56 > 0:44:57- Let's go.- OK.
0:44:57 > 0:45:00We'll see you... We'll speak to you a bit later.
0:45:00 > 0:45:01See you later at the auction.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03- MICKEY:- See you at the auction.
0:45:03 > 0:45:04Come on, then.
0:45:04 > 0:45:07Come on, you lot, dish the dirt.
0:45:07 > 0:45:08I think, quite interesting.
0:45:08 > 0:45:10Yeah? Yeah.
0:45:10 > 0:45:14From the little digging spade to the microscopes, yeah,
0:45:14 > 0:45:17- I think it's quite interesting. - I think what is lovely
0:45:17 > 0:45:19is that Satsuma dish, which...
0:45:19 > 0:45:22It is really unusual to be painted inside like that,
0:45:22 > 0:45:23it's really quality.
0:45:23 > 0:45:25Think they've got the edge on the auction?
0:45:25 > 0:45:27No, I think we're... I'm quietly confident,
0:45:27 > 0:45:28I think we can swing this.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31What did you think when they saw the Schnozz?
0:45:31 > 0:45:34- Well, she knew who it was right away.- They knew.
0:45:34 > 0:45:36- Right away.- You're pretty good.
0:45:36 > 0:45:39It's made by a quality maker, isn't it, and stuff like that.
0:45:39 > 0:45:42- I think that'll do really well. - I think it will. Well...
0:45:42 > 0:45:45- Well, kid, you've been great. - Let's go.- Thank you.- Come on.
0:45:45 > 0:45:48And what do you think your mate Ricky said about this?
0:45:48 > 0:45:51- He'd say... - AS RICKY:- "I tell you what, lad,
0:45:51 > 0:45:55"why don't we go to the ale house and have a bevvy
0:45:55 > 0:45:57"and forget all about it?!"
0:45:57 > 0:46:00Margie is speechless for once.
0:46:02 > 0:46:04We're off to auction,
0:46:04 > 0:46:05and the West Midlands,
0:46:05 > 0:46:08destined for the town of Stourbridge.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10Are you looking forward to seeing Catherine, Rick?
0:46:10 > 0:46:11Yeah, I am. I was made up with her.
0:46:11 > 0:46:14She taught me a lot. And very competitive, like me.
0:46:14 > 0:46:17Thinks we're on a sure thing, I can't wait to beat you.
0:46:17 > 0:46:19I'll shake your hand and commiserate with you,
0:46:19 > 0:46:23- but I think we're on a winner. - Well, I think we are.
0:46:23 > 0:46:27Fieldings Auctioneers is the location for today's auction battle.
0:46:29 > 0:46:30This should be exciting.
0:46:34 > 0:46:37- Hello!- Hey, you all right, kid?
0:46:37 > 0:46:40- Oh!- You all right? - Ready for the fray?
0:46:40 > 0:46:42Oh, yes. Yes, we're up for it.
0:46:42 > 0:46:44- Are you up for it? - What do you think, Rick?
0:46:44 > 0:46:47You were a good loser. A very good loser.
0:46:47 > 0:46:49- Story of my life! - Take no notice of him, come on.
0:46:49 > 0:46:52Super confidence from Ricky, eh?
0:46:52 > 0:46:55Ricky and Catherine spent £215 on five lots.
0:46:55 > 0:46:58Ricky being an impulsive buyer.
0:46:58 > 0:47:02Mickey and Margie spent £255, also on five lots.
0:47:02 > 0:47:05Mickey proved to be a natural haggler.
0:47:07 > 0:47:10Nicholas Davies is the gavel-basher for today.
0:47:10 > 0:47:13What does he think of our road trippers' offerings?
0:47:13 > 0:47:15At £75, then, done and finished.
0:47:15 > 0:47:17One lot I'd be worried about selling,
0:47:17 > 0:47:20the Royal Doulton Jimmy Durante jug, just a bit out of fashion, really.
0:47:20 > 0:47:22So it may struggle.
0:47:22 > 0:47:24At the moment, the military's doing quite well,
0:47:24 > 0:47:27so the trench cutter could be an interesting lot.
0:47:27 > 0:47:29A bit different, bit unusual, should do OK.
0:47:30 > 0:47:34Thank you, Nicholas. And we are also open to internet bidders.
0:47:34 > 0:47:36Wow, what do you think?
0:47:36 > 0:47:38Smart, isn't it?
0:47:38 > 0:47:40- It is.- It's your lot up first.
0:47:40 > 0:47:41Are you nervous?
0:47:41 > 0:47:43I am a bit nervous, yeah.
0:47:43 > 0:47:44Doulton character jug.
0:47:44 > 0:47:47Yes...
0:47:47 > 0:47:50No, he's lovely. He's lovely. They could make one of you.
0:47:50 > 0:47:53- There's confidence. It's oozing out of him.- There is one of me, yes.
0:47:53 > 0:47:55- Is there?- Yeah. - Oh, we need to get one.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57It's much bigger, though, isn't it?
0:47:57 > 0:47:59The nose is a lot...
0:47:59 > 0:48:03The nose is a lot bigger!
0:48:03 > 0:48:05Yeah, first, Ricky's favourite.
0:48:05 > 0:48:08The Royal Doulton Jimmy Durante mug.
0:48:08 > 0:48:11Here's your chance to make someone happy.
0:48:11 > 0:48:13Where'd you start me on this one?
0:48:13 > 0:48:15£10? £10 for it, quickly, come on.
0:48:15 > 0:48:16It's here to go. £10.
0:48:16 > 0:48:19It's got to be sold. Are you coming online at £10?
0:48:19 > 0:48:20£10 there.
0:48:20 > 0:48:21Hooray!
0:48:21 > 0:48:23We've taken off.
0:48:23 > 0:48:2515 if you're coming back online with £10 in the room.
0:48:25 > 0:48:2815, are you coming back? At £10, maiden bid.
0:48:28 > 0:48:30Internet's gone quiet. It was a long way away,
0:48:30 > 0:48:31to be fair. It was Australia.
0:48:31 > 0:48:33- What's wrong with that...? - They don't know him.
0:48:33 > 0:48:35Where's the American bidders?
0:48:35 > 0:48:37Last chance. All finished and done?
0:48:39 > 0:48:41Oh! Well, that's a surprise.
0:48:41 > 0:48:44Thanks very much, Mick, for your support.
0:48:44 > 0:48:45Thank you for your support.
0:48:45 > 0:48:46I feel really humbled.
0:48:48 > 0:48:51Don't worry, Ricky, you bought from the heart, and that's what counts.
0:48:53 > 0:48:54Listen, don't be worrying.
0:48:54 > 0:48:56Any idiot could have bought that.
0:48:59 > 0:49:02Don't rub it in, Mickey, your bamboo brush pot is next.
0:49:03 > 0:49:05Bids this time will open at £35.
0:49:05 > 0:49:0635.
0:49:06 > 0:49:07£35 I'm bid.
0:49:07 > 0:49:0840. Five?
0:49:08 > 0:49:11£40 in the room. 45 online if you're coming back.
0:49:11 > 0:49:13- £40 in the room. - It's good, though, it's online.
0:49:13 > 0:49:1450 in the room.
0:49:14 > 0:49:1655 online, are you coming back?
0:49:16 > 0:49:18- Clearing it. - 60 in the room. 65 online.
0:49:18 > 0:49:20- 70.- Ah! Profit.
0:49:20 > 0:49:2275 online? £70 in the room.
0:49:22 > 0:49:2575. 80. Five. 90. Five?
0:49:25 > 0:49:28- Stop.- Stop, he says!
0:49:28 > 0:49:32- Oh, no, it's good.- I'm selling at £110, are we all sure?
0:49:32 > 0:49:34110. Sold.
0:49:34 > 0:49:36Lady's bid. Paddle up, 608.
0:49:36 > 0:49:38- Thank you very much.- Well done.
0:49:40 > 0:49:42I think Ricky's upset.
0:49:42 > 0:49:43Well done, Team Mickey.
0:49:43 > 0:49:45A great profit.
0:49:45 > 0:49:49You see, it's not the winning, it's the taking part.
0:49:52 > 0:49:57Come on, Ricky, never fear, your 19th century urn is up next.
0:49:57 > 0:50:00£20 for it, quickly, anybody coming in for this one? Nice piece at £20.
0:50:00 > 0:50:01Internet's thinking about it.
0:50:01 > 0:50:04- At £20. No interest at 20.- Oh, come on, internet.- 20, I've got you.
0:50:04 > 0:50:06- A bid at 20.- We're off.
0:50:06 > 0:50:08At £20, maiden bid. Come on, be quick.
0:50:08 > 0:50:09At £20. 25 anywhere else?
0:50:09 > 0:50:10- We need more than that.- £25?
0:50:10 > 0:50:12For an extra fiver. At £20, then.
0:50:12 > 0:50:14Come on!
0:50:14 > 0:50:17Internet's quiet. Room's quiet.
0:50:17 > 0:50:19£20 it is. Paddle aloft.
0:50:19 > 0:50:20That's a bad result.
0:50:20 > 0:50:22- I know!- It's a bad result.
0:50:22 > 0:50:25My bad result was coming out with him.
0:50:25 > 0:50:28I'm sure things will pick up soon, Ricky.
0:50:28 > 0:50:32Ricky, five, six years, you'll forget this ever happened.
0:50:36 > 0:50:39Next, Mickey's microscopes.
0:50:40 > 0:50:42- There they are.- £20.
0:50:42 > 0:50:43Put the hammer down, 20 quid.
0:50:43 > 0:50:45Two microscopes, £20 I'm bid.
0:50:45 > 0:50:48- 25 anywhere else?- Come on. - Maiden bid seems cheap.
0:50:48 > 0:50:50Very cheap, this. 25 anywhere else?
0:50:50 > 0:50:51- Oh, no!- £20.
0:50:51 > 0:50:53- I'm going to have to sell them at £20.- Oh, we're...
0:50:53 > 0:50:54Internet. 25 online.
0:50:54 > 0:50:57- Got you, 30 in the room.- Oh, no.
0:50:57 > 0:51:00- Come on.- At £35 I'm asking.
0:51:00 > 0:51:02- Oh, no!- 35. 40? Still only £20 each.
0:51:02 > 0:51:04£40 in the room.
0:51:04 > 0:51:0645, are you coming back online?
0:51:06 > 0:51:08- £40.- You're lucky, they were going to sell at 20, then.
0:51:08 > 0:51:10Online, quickly, one last bid.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12£40, then, room bid, I'll have to take it at 40.
0:51:12 > 0:51:14- Are we all done?- Oh, no.
0:51:14 > 0:51:17- £40 for the two microscopes. - That's not a big loss.
0:51:17 > 0:51:19Oh, congratulations!
0:51:19 > 0:51:22- Well, we were...- I'm thrilled.
0:51:22 > 0:51:24Don't take it the wrong way.
0:51:25 > 0:51:27Great support, fellas.
0:51:27 > 0:51:31Don't worry, Mickey, plenty more to go.
0:51:31 > 0:51:32You see, that vindicated me.
0:51:32 > 0:51:35- You see, you put the jinx on it. - I did put the jinx on it.
0:51:35 > 0:51:37- Carry on doing that. - Wiped our profit on the brush.
0:51:37 > 0:51:39Yeah. It's wiped our profit on the brush.
0:51:39 > 0:51:43Ricky's next with the copper powder flask.
0:51:43 > 0:51:45- It's this. - Oh, look, that looks nice.
0:51:45 > 0:51:48- Always collectable. - Bids and interest at £30. £30.
0:51:48 > 0:51:49£30 straight in.
0:51:49 > 0:51:51Takes the commission bid out.
0:51:51 > 0:51:53This is good.
0:51:53 > 0:51:54Online at £30. 35 on the internet.
0:51:54 > 0:51:5740, you're out. 35, internet bid.
0:51:57 > 0:52:00Seems about right at 35. 40 anywhere else in the room?
0:52:00 > 0:52:0140 anywhere else online?
0:52:01 > 0:52:02- Come on...- No.
0:52:02 > 0:52:04This is good, this is our good thing.
0:52:04 > 0:52:07£35. All done and finished?
0:52:07 > 0:52:09That's what we paid.
0:52:09 > 0:52:1135.
0:52:11 > 0:52:13- I liked it. - I thought that would make more.
0:52:13 > 0:52:14So did I, Catherine.
0:52:14 > 0:52:16That's a real bargain for a lucky buyer.
0:52:18 > 0:52:20I'm putting on my trying-to-care face.
0:52:20 > 0:52:21Are you?
0:52:23 > 0:52:25Dry your eyes, Ricky.
0:52:25 > 0:52:28Right, Mickey's next to go with his entrenching tool.
0:52:28 > 0:52:31- Bids and interest, 35. - Interest, £35.
0:52:31 > 0:52:32- What did you pay, again?- 35.
0:52:32 > 0:52:36Handy for the garden, if you're desperate. At £35. 40 anywhere else?
0:52:36 > 0:52:37£35 for the military.
0:52:37 > 0:52:40At 35. 40, can't tempt anyone else?
0:52:40 > 0:52:43- Surely another one. - On commission at 35.
0:52:43 > 0:52:45Bid's left with us. All sure and done at 35?
0:52:45 > 0:52:47Last chance.
0:52:49 > 0:52:51Darn it.
0:52:51 > 0:52:54- I, well... - HE CHUCKLES
0:52:54 > 0:52:57Another interesting buy at a snip of a price.
0:52:57 > 0:52:59Oh, we only broke even.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01We broke even.
0:53:01 > 0:53:02I hate that.
0:53:03 > 0:53:06Ricky's Edwardian lamp is next to go.
0:53:06 > 0:53:08Looks much better on the screen, anyway!
0:53:08 > 0:53:11£100 for the standard lamp. Anybody coming in at £100?
0:53:11 > 0:53:12No interest at £100.
0:53:12 > 0:53:14I'm going to drop it down, then. £50 for it.
0:53:14 > 0:53:17I can't bear it. It was such a good thing.
0:53:17 > 0:53:18No interest at £50.
0:53:18 > 0:53:20Can't tempt anyone at £50 for the standard lamp,
0:53:20 > 0:53:23- the brass standard lamp? - If you start...- Come on.
0:53:23 > 0:53:26- I am absolutely astounded.- It's so sleek, it's such a nice thing.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28This is ridiculous. At £50 I'm bid.
0:53:28 > 0:53:29Do I see 55? Any other competition?
0:53:29 > 0:53:32Surely. Someone shine a light on it.
0:53:32 > 0:53:34£50. 55 anywhere else?
0:53:34 > 0:53:36£50, the maiden bid, and I will sell at £50.
0:53:36 > 0:53:38No other competition for the standard lamp?
0:53:38 > 0:53:40You've all got standard lamps at home, I presume.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42- At £50. We all sure, done and finished?- I loved it.
0:53:42 > 0:53:43I really, really loved that.
0:53:43 > 0:53:46- Gosh.- Hope you're satisfied now.
0:53:46 > 0:53:49- Yes.- You're satisfied now, aren't you?
0:53:49 > 0:53:52- No, I feel terrible. - That's a real shame, Ricky.
0:53:52 > 0:53:54It was an elegant thing.
0:53:54 > 0:53:55I'm only laughing on the inside.
0:53:55 > 0:53:57- You're gloating.- No, we're not.
0:53:57 > 0:53:59We're not gloating, honestly.
0:54:02 > 0:54:03Mickey's railway plaques are next.
0:54:05 > 0:54:07Anybody coming in for these at £20?
0:54:07 > 0:54:08Can't tempt anyone at £20.
0:54:08 > 0:54:10You're going to make me work hard.
0:54:10 > 0:54:12- Yes.- £10 for the two, then, quickly.
0:54:12 > 0:54:15Where are all the hands? £10 for these two. Ten, thank you. Ten.
0:54:15 > 0:54:16I'll take 15 off anyone else.
0:54:16 > 0:54:18This is a disaster.
0:54:18 > 0:54:20- £10, it is.- It's not.
0:54:20 > 0:54:22At £10 it is, then.
0:54:22 > 0:54:2312 at the back. 15.
0:54:23 > 0:54:25Oh, go on, an extra three quid.
0:54:25 > 0:54:27- No?- Yeah, yeah.
0:54:27 > 0:54:28Are you sure? Oh, go on, yeah.
0:54:28 > 0:54:31It'll be hilarious. £12 at the back.
0:54:31 > 0:54:33Put it on your cooker for 15 quid.
0:54:33 > 0:54:35Can't tempt you? It's £12 at the back of the room.
0:54:35 > 0:54:38- At £12, then.- Get it down, get it down!- Are we all finished at £12?
0:54:38 > 0:54:39Right... Oh...
0:54:39 > 0:54:41RICKY CHEERS
0:54:41 > 0:54:44- LAUGHTER - It wasn't a loss, was it?
0:54:44 > 0:54:46Oh, don't worry.
0:54:46 > 0:54:49Ricky's enjoying himself.
0:54:49 > 0:54:51Never mind, Mickey, you're still in the lead.
0:54:52 > 0:54:54- It's not a loss, it's a disaster. - It's only a small loss.
0:54:54 > 0:54:56It's a disaster, not a loss.
0:54:58 > 0:55:03Next, it's Ricky's collection of Meccano and Dinky toy garden tools.
0:55:03 > 0:55:05They are sweet, they are small.
0:55:05 > 0:55:08If you've got a window box, they could be really handy.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10Where do you start me? £10 for them.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12Ten. 15.
0:55:12 > 0:55:14- 20. 25. 30.- There you go.
0:55:14 > 0:55:16Oh, go on. You love them.
0:55:16 > 0:55:18- You'll kick yourself. - One more, one more.
0:55:18 > 0:55:20- Not for a fiver?- Go.
0:55:20 > 0:55:21- 35.- Yes, go on.
0:55:21 > 0:55:23Oh, go on, you love them.
0:55:23 > 0:55:2540?
0:55:25 > 0:55:2840. Are you sure, this time?
0:55:28 > 0:55:30Absolutely? Because you weren't sure last time.
0:55:30 > 0:55:32£40 at the back. 45 anywhere else?
0:55:32 > 0:55:3445 online? 45 anywhere else in the room?
0:55:34 > 0:55:35£40 on the back row.
0:55:35 > 0:55:36I'm selling them at £40.
0:55:36 > 0:55:38Last chance. At £40, they're going.
0:55:38 > 0:55:40- Sold.- Well done.
0:55:40 > 0:55:42That's good. Good.
0:55:42 > 0:55:46- Nice one. - Finally, a profit for Ricky.
0:55:46 > 0:55:50I want to borrow the wheelbarrow to take the profits home in.
0:55:51 > 0:55:53Meccano!
0:55:55 > 0:55:58Chin up, Ricky. Right, it's the final lot of the day.
0:55:58 > 0:56:00Mickey's Satsuma powder bowl.
0:56:01 > 0:56:03£45. Takes all the other bidders out straightaway.
0:56:03 > 0:56:05At 45, we're in and 50 online.
0:56:05 > 0:56:0755. And 60 online, are you back?
0:56:07 > 0:56:09It's 55 on commission with us.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11- You should double. Come on. - 60 anywhere else in the room?
0:56:11 > 0:56:13£60 on the internet. It's back.
0:56:13 > 0:56:15In the room - I'll come back to you. 65.
0:56:15 > 0:56:16Let's do the room. 65, 70.
0:56:16 > 0:56:18- 75?- I'm out.
0:56:18 > 0:56:1975, madam?
0:56:19 > 0:56:2175. 80 behind.
0:56:21 > 0:56:2285? 90 behind.
0:56:22 > 0:56:24Very good. This is good!
0:56:24 > 0:56:26120. 130.
0:56:26 > 0:56:30- Well done. - 140. 150. 160. 170.
0:56:30 > 0:56:31180. 190. 200.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34Oh, my goodness!
0:56:34 > 0:56:36That's a definite no, isn't it?
0:56:36 > 0:56:39- Well done! - Satsuma's not doing that well.
0:56:39 > 0:56:41I know, but this is a good quality...
0:56:41 > 0:56:43This is a good example.
0:56:43 > 0:56:44£190. Are we all sure, now?
0:56:44 > 0:56:47At 190. Finished and done?
0:56:47 > 0:56:50- BANGS GAVEL - Oh, well done.
0:56:50 > 0:56:51I'm really pleased for you.
0:56:51 > 0:56:54No. No, I don't want to shake hands.
0:56:54 > 0:56:56Blooming heck!
0:56:56 > 0:56:59What a way to end the auction, eh?
0:56:59 > 0:57:01Right, here we go.
0:57:01 > 0:57:04Now time for the calculations.
0:57:05 > 0:57:10Starting with £400, Ricky and Catherine made a loss of £87.90.
0:57:10 > 0:57:16Their final total after all auction costs is £312.10.
0:57:18 > 0:57:20Mickey and Margie started with the same amount
0:57:20 > 0:57:24and, after all sale room costs,
0:57:24 > 0:57:26made a profit of £62.34.
0:57:26 > 0:57:29They are today's glorious Road Trip winners
0:57:29 > 0:57:34with final takings of £462.34.
0:57:34 > 0:57:37All profits go to Children In Need. Well done.
0:57:37 > 0:57:40Well, well indeed.
0:57:40 > 0:57:42- That was great fun.- It's over. - It's over.
0:57:42 > 0:57:44Yes, thank you so much, Margie.
0:57:44 > 0:57:46Absolutely wonderful. I've really enjoyed it.
0:57:46 > 0:57:48Brilliant. Thanks, Catherine.
0:57:48 > 0:57:50I hope to hear from you again.
0:57:50 > 0:57:52I can't say the same about you.
0:57:52 > 0:57:54Never mind. There we go.
0:57:54 > 0:57:56Bye!
0:57:56 > 0:57:58All's well that ends well.
0:58:03 > 0:58:06Been good fun, Rick, I've had a great time.
0:58:06 > 0:58:08Learnt a bit, met new friends.
0:58:09 > 0:58:11Our experts... Our experts have been superb, haven't they?
0:58:11 > 0:58:13- Oh, wonderful.- Absolutely superb.
0:58:13 > 0:58:15How knowledgeable, hey, how knowledgeable.
0:58:15 > 0:58:17They can tell you anything about everything.
0:58:17 > 0:58:19Yeah. Pity they didn't know who we were, isn't it?
0:58:19 > 0:58:22Yeah. Yeah. She kept calling me Mickey.
0:58:22 > 0:58:24We've loved having you.
0:58:24 > 0:58:26Bye-bye, fellas!