0:00:02 > 0:00:03- The nation's favourite celebrities...- Ooh...
0:00:03 > 0:00:06- Just want to touch BASS! - ..paired up with an expert...
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Boo!
0:00:08 > 0:00:09..and a classic car...
0:00:09 > 0:00:11- No hands!- Their mission?
0:00:11 > 0:00:13To scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15My office, now!
0:00:15 > 0:00:18The aim? To make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20But it's no easy ride.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Who will find a hidden gem?
0:00:22 > 0:00:24I 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 > 0:00:31- Will anybody follow expert advice? - But I love this.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Why would you buy something you're not going to use?
0:00:33 > 0:00:36There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37No, 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!
0:00:48 > 0:00:53# I am the one and only... #
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Today, in the beautiful county of Surrey,
0:00:55 > 0:00:57we have two superstars of show business -
0:00:57 > 0:01:00long-time friends, pop star Chesney Hawkes
0:01:00 > 0:01:02and television personality Debbie McGee.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Chesney, since the moment we met, we always got on,
0:01:10 > 0:01:13but I've never been in competition with you.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16- No, are you competitive? - I am, yeah, are you?- Really?
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Well, I am now that you've said you are!
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Chesney's behind the wheel of a Triumph TR6.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25I used to have a car like this, when I was...
0:01:25 > 0:01:28It was my first big kind of crazy purchase
0:01:28 > 0:01:32when I made it as a pop star back in the early '90s.
0:01:32 > 0:01:35I had a triumph TR3 the same colour as this.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37- Yeah?- Yeah, so this brings back memories.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Although this one feels a lot more sporty...
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Woohoo!
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Chesney Hawkes shot to fame in 1991
0:01:45 > 0:01:48with the hit single The One And Only.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52The song spent five weeks at number one in the UK singles chart,
0:01:52 > 0:01:55and Chesney's the son of music royalty,
0:01:55 > 0:01:58his father Leonard Hawkes was a member of The Tremeloes.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01# I am the one and only... #
0:02:01 > 0:02:06Nowadays, Chesney spends his time as a singer-songwriter in LA.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08No hands!
0:02:08 > 0:02:10- I won't do the same thing. - No, please don't!
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Debbie McGee's career on the stage,
0:02:14 > 0:02:17screen and airwaves has spanned almost four decades.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20In 1979, it was her skills as a classically trained dancer
0:02:20 > 0:02:24that landed her a job on The Paul Daniels Show.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Before long, she became Paul's magician's assistant
0:02:27 > 0:02:30and the pair went on to marry in 1988.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32It's the wife again!
0:02:32 > 0:02:36Debbie and Paul performed alongside one another for a further 28 years.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40For me, I think I'm just going to go with the heart
0:02:40 > 0:02:41as far as my purchases.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Right, because we're going to have an antiques expert with us,
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- and now...- Yes.- So, you know, do we follow what they're guiding us,
0:02:47 > 0:02:49or do we go with our gut instinct?
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Guiding them today in this impressive Jensen Interceptor
0:02:53 > 0:02:55are two inimitable auctioneers -
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Charles Hanson and Christina Trevanion.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Chesney Hawkes!
0:03:00 > 0:03:02Chesney Hawkes, I can't believe it, honestly!
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Right, calm down, you two!
0:03:06 > 0:03:10This could be my big break, Christina. I'm...
0:03:10 > 0:03:15You can laugh! This could be my late, late boy-band break.
0:03:15 > 0:03:16- OK.- No, I mean it.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18But if you're happy, Christina,
0:03:18 > 0:03:24would you mind if we almost pitch the men against the ladies?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Ooh, I quite like the sound of that!
0:03:26 > 0:03:29Girl power versus boy power!
0:03:29 > 0:03:30These two need to hurry up.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33They've left our celebrities waiting...
0:03:33 > 0:03:35I'm so excited.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Hello! Hi, guys. Sorry we're late.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38CAR HORN BEEPS
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Hello! There we go.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44- Oops.- Hello!- Hello. - It's quite hot in there.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- Hello!- Hi.- How are you? Sorry we're late.
0:03:47 > 0:03:53- It was worth the wait.- Chesney, I'm very nervous about meeting you.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54- Shall we hug it out?- Oh, yeah.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- Come on.- Oh, Chesney.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00Chesney Hawkes!
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- So, is it girl power versus boy power, then?- I think so.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05I'm all right with that.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07We're all set, Chesney. Are you up for the antiques...?
0:04:07 > 0:04:09I am ready to rumble!
0:04:13 > 0:04:16And then suddenly, Debbie disappears!
0:04:16 > 0:04:18There we go.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25You've got some Debbie lipstick on you.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Have I? Thanks a lot, Chesney. Touched by the Hawkes!
0:04:28 > 0:04:29Let's go.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Let's see where our intrepid antiquers are off to, shall we?
0:04:35 > 0:04:36Starting off in Reigate, Surrey,
0:04:36 > 0:04:38they will negotiate their way
0:04:38 > 0:04:40around the south-east
0:04:40 > 0:04:43before heading to auction in Ruislip.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- So obviously this is a competition. - Yeah.- And we want to win, don't we?
0:04:46 > 0:04:48- Yes.- The girls have to win.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- Exactly!- Come on, we've got to put those boys in their place.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56So, I know that Chesney kind of acted as if he wasn't competitive.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- Yeah?- But I don't think anybody in show business isn't competitive.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Exactly! You have to be, don't you?
0:05:02 > 0:05:07Yeah. So, I don't think he's a brutal competitor.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- Yeah?- I think he'll be subtle.
0:05:09 > 0:05:10Speaking of subtle...
0:05:11 > 0:05:12If ever you want a wingman...
0:05:12 > 0:05:14If ever you're looking to create a band.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- Do you play an instrument? - No, no... But I...- But you dance?
0:05:17 > 0:05:19But I can get it out on a stage.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23I can dance. I'm available. Because... I've never been to LA.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- But I'd be happy out there.- OK.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Well, it's not LA, but it is one of
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Surrey's oldest market towns - Reigate.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34Old Post Office Antiques is Chesney and Charles's first destination.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Thank you for having us, I'm Chesney.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- Pleasure.- Nice to meet you. - Very nice to meet you.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42- And Charles.- I'm Charles. Lovely to meet you as well.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45- What's your name?- Jill. - Jill? OK.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- Great, Jill.- Wow, Jill - you've got a wonderful booty of antiques.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50Do wander through, do wander.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53We will indeed. And I think, chief,
0:05:53 > 0:05:55what you and I will do is get digging for victory.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- Yeah, absolutely.- Digging for...
0:05:57 > 0:05:59I already saw a little thing that I like.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- The little chair in the window, here.- You've got sharp eyes!
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- Yeah.- You're like a Hawk-Eye. - Aah, you see!
0:06:05 > 0:06:09This chair would have once been used by Victorian children to...
0:06:09 > 0:06:10..do their business.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- Why does it appeal to you? - I don't know,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15I don't think I've ever seen anything like that, to be honest.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16No, why I quite like it is,
0:06:16 > 0:06:20obviously almost it's a very grand little child's, I suppose -
0:06:20 > 0:06:22a little potty chair, Jill, is it?
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- A potty chair. Yes. - So you put a potty underneath it?
0:06:24 > 0:06:29- Yes, that's right.- Yeah.- I like it because it's got some age.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33This on the ring-turned baluster legs, and the stretcher,
0:06:33 > 0:06:36would date to maybe 1890.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- Right.- But, of course, it is a toilet, really, isn't it?
0:06:38 > 0:06:41It's a... Yeah, so that doesn't appeal to you so much?
0:06:41 > 0:06:45No, I like it, because it's... It's interesting.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Wipe your hands... £35.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Have you got a best price, Jill, on the chair?
0:06:50 > 0:06:54My rock bottom, because it's so lovely and I like it - 30.
0:06:54 > 0:06:5530.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- What do you think, Charles? - And it is nice.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00And that's a small plop down from 35.
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Oh, Charles, please!
0:07:03 > 0:07:05- Fine.- I like it.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07I mean, we have got £400.
0:07:07 > 0:07:10I'm happy to go along with the price.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14You know what, I think for £30, it's a fairly safe bet.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16- OK, good. You have a deal. - Shall we shake her hand?
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- Sold.- Brilliant.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22Good deal. Let's check in with Debbie and Christina,
0:07:22 > 0:07:24who have motored their way to Betchworth,
0:07:24 > 0:07:28a village in the Mole Valley district of Surrey.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Goodness me, this doesn't look like your archetypal antique shop, does it?
0:07:34 > 0:07:36It wasn't what I was expecting.
0:07:36 > 0:07:37No. But sometimes...
0:07:37 > 0:07:40That looks exciting!
0:07:41 > 0:07:45This barn is rammed with ecclesiastical furnishings,
0:07:45 > 0:07:47furniture, fixtures and fittings.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49I wonder why they've sent us here.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Do you think they think we're angels?
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Maybe! Or maybe they think we need to redeem a few sins!
0:07:55 > 0:07:59Oh, lordy. I'm not sure this is quite the place to do that!
0:07:59 > 0:08:03My concern is that we're going to a general auction,
0:08:03 > 0:08:06so I think we need to be probably slightly broader than buying
0:08:06 > 0:08:08something that is very specialist.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Let's go for general appeal, I think.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- Yes.- Rather than something completely niche.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Let's leave Debbie and Christina to browse,
0:08:16 > 0:08:18and see what the boys are up to in Reigate.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- Oh, look.- What we've got here... - The duelling banjos.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29If I said to you,
0:08:29 > 0:08:32these are warming pans of 1880,
0:08:32 > 0:08:36but if you were now rolling back to 1991,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38what might you just be playing?
0:08:38 > 0:08:41I don't know quite what you're getting at, to be honest.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44I think he wants you to sing The One And Only. Oh, dear.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47It could be quite rare, it could be the one.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- Oh, man!- Sorry!
0:08:50 > 0:08:52Yeah, OK, that's good.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56One and only.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59It is, isn't it? I thought you were going to play it then.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Shall we go back to silent browsing?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Good luck with that, Chesney.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05That's quite interesting.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Oh, right, a weather vane.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11I really quite like that. It is a weather vane, and it is cast iron,
0:09:11 > 0:09:14but what really sets it off for me is look at that subject.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- Can you see what it is?- It's obviously from a school, isn't it?
0:09:16 > 0:09:18A, B, C.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22A very stern schoolmarm up there. How old would this be?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24I'm hoping it's around 1920.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28It's something, with the wind blowing in the right direction,
0:09:28 > 0:09:29that way...
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Exactly, is coming round.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34..it could do quite well.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Well, she has it for 250.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39It's a real gamble.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41- I like a gamble. - I like a gamble as well.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45I like a gamble. Maybe we could get her down a little bit more.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Stand by, Jill.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- Hi, Jill.- Yes, now...
0:09:51 > 0:09:52So we've had a good look around.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- Yes.- We've seen all sorts of treasures.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58We have our eye on one particular thing.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- My weather vane.- Yes.
0:10:00 > 0:10:01Lovely, isn't it?
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- I love it.- Well, that's a shame you love it so much.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07I was hoping you might say it's got to go.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10It's been taking up room in the shop for so long!
0:10:10 > 0:10:14What would be the very, very best price for a humble man
0:10:14 > 0:10:16and my wingman here?
0:10:16 > 0:10:17Oh, yes, yes.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- 200?- What kind of price would a weather vane...
0:10:21 > 0:10:23What would you be looking at?
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Well, it's the one and only I've ever seen, really. Sorry! Sorry!
0:10:26 > 0:10:31You just don't give up, do you, Charles?
0:10:31 > 0:10:32Get back to it.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- 150?- Yeah.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36Yeah.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Yes.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Jill, would you come anywhere near 150?
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- 180.- Oh, it's up to you, chief.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46- It's down to me?- It's a gamble.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51- Come on, then.- We'll do it, thank you!- Thank you very much.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53A gamble it is.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57That's the weather vane and the potty chair for £210.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59- Are you all right there, mate? - Just about.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00See to that, will you?
0:11:00 > 0:11:03- My new roadie.- It's a bit heavy.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06I think he was hoping to be in the band, Chesney.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11Let's see how the girls are getting on over in Betchworth.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14There's a lot of benches around here, aren't there?
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Yes, but I'm quite liking this.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20I could see that in somebody's kitchen.
0:11:20 > 0:11:21I do like that.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Quite a trendy colour, this, the distressed grey blue.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29See, that's a bit random that that's in here, though, isn't it?
0:11:29 > 0:11:30Yeah. It doesn't look church-like.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32It hasn't got a drawer.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34You know, I love that colour.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36This is years and years and years of wear.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40So many people try to replicate this wonderful sort of distressed look,
0:11:40 > 0:11:43and it just always looks a bit forced, it looks a bit fabricated,
0:11:43 > 0:11:46doesn't it? But this is actually genuine wear.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48This is a table that has been used.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Is it quite...? It's not that heavy.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55I think the thing that sells it to me is the price is £55,
0:11:55 > 0:11:58which is a great start, but this colour...
0:11:58 > 0:12:02I was actually thinking that we might get him down a bit on that.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Debbie, I'm loving your work.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06I think we can.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08In the right hands, this table could be brought back to life
0:12:08 > 0:12:09and be rather stylish.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Time to talk to shop owner Lawrence.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- Debbie and I saw this table.- Voila. - Table project.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19Yes, project, I think, is the word, really.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21We were just a bit surprised at the price, weren't we?
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Because there is a drawer missing.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- This panel is all cracked. Not very good.- Indeed.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31What could you do that for, darling?
0:12:31 > 0:12:3330 quid. There you go.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- What's your thoughts about £30, Debs?- I'd buy that for 30.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38- Yeah?- I would.- Shall we do it?
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Do you think we'd sell it for more than that at auction?
0:12:41 > 0:12:44I hope so. Like you very rightly say, it's a project piece,
0:12:44 > 0:12:46but it's a trendy piece, it's in vogue right now.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47I think £30 is fair.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51- Yes?- OK.- £30, Lawrence, you have a deal.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52- Marvellous.- Deal done.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55- Thank you, Lawrence.- You're welcome. - Yes, Christina has got the money.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57I'm just the money.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00With the oak table purchased, it is time to hit the road.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Let's check in with Chesney and Charles,
0:13:11 > 0:13:13who are travelling to Dorking.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- Chesney, I know you're enjoying shopping.- I'm loving it.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19And you're getting stuck in to the antique flavour of the treasures,
0:13:19 > 0:13:21but it's now time,
0:13:21 > 0:13:26I'm going to take you on a little treat, to take you back and to learn
0:13:26 > 0:13:28about a man called Chesney Allen.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30- Oh, yes!- Ring a bell?
0:13:30 > 0:13:34It certainly does. Obviously, Chesney Allen, I was named after.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37He was my grandfather's favourite singer.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39But I don't really know much about him.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42So I would love to find out more about my namesake.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- This is your life.- OK, I love it.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48A Hawkes family favourite,
0:13:48 > 0:13:52Chesney Allen was one half of the music hall double act
0:13:52 > 0:13:53Flanagan and Allen.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Our Chesney and Charles are approaching Dorking Halls
0:13:56 > 0:13:58to learn more about the duo
0:13:58 > 0:14:01who helped revolutionise music hall comedy.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Where did that guitar come from?
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Brian O'Gorman of the British Music Hall Society is here too greet our duo.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10Nice to meet you.
0:14:11 > 0:14:16Brian, I am fascinated to hear about my namesake, Chesney Allen.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Well, the act of Flanagan and Allen is archetypal, really.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Chesney Allen was the straight man,
0:14:22 > 0:14:24and they stood side by side on the stage,
0:14:24 > 0:14:27and told jokes and one-liners and sang songs.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30And they were quite successful for a while,
0:14:30 > 0:14:32and then the business had a slump.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33During the interwar years,
0:14:33 > 0:14:37music hall comedy with its predictable performances
0:14:37 > 0:14:38was waning in popularity.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43Unable to compete with talkies on the silver screen
0:14:43 > 0:14:47and the newly-purchased radios and gramophones in British homes,
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Flanagan and Allen were ready to hang up their hats.
0:14:50 > 0:14:51What turned them around?
0:14:51 > 0:14:55They had come by the famous song Underneath The Arches.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Yes. # Underneath the arches... #
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Correct. It had a wonderful lilt to it,
0:14:59 > 0:15:02and the words are easy to remember,
0:15:02 > 0:15:05and they had a week's work at the Empire Sheffield.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07And they were singing the song,
0:15:07 > 0:15:08and in the middle of the week,
0:15:08 > 0:15:11the manager has to ring up the head office of Moss Empires in London
0:15:11 > 0:15:14- and say the business is sensational. - Amazing.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19It's all down to Flanagan and Allen singing Underneath The Arches.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21It was my grandfather's favourite song.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23And the next thing, they are booked in to the Palladium.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27Under the management of legendary theatre director George Black,
0:15:27 > 0:15:28the London Palladium set about
0:15:28 > 0:15:30enticing British audiences
0:15:30 > 0:15:31back into the playhouse,
0:15:31 > 0:15:34influenced by the fast-paced comedians
0:15:34 > 0:15:36from the American cabaret scene,
0:15:36 > 0:15:40and with falling ticket sales at the forefront of his mind,
0:15:40 > 0:15:41Black got to work.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45Well, he brought in double acts, several of them together.
0:15:45 > 0:15:50The idea being that they would make the comedy very fast-moving
0:15:50 > 0:15:52and not dwell on the stage.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54They would come on in other people's acts,
0:15:54 > 0:15:56they would go round to the audience
0:15:56 > 0:15:58and take people's coats and hats and shoes off.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00- Total mayhem.- Total mayhem.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Billed as The Crazy Gang,
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Flanagan and Allen and their fellow double act performers
0:16:06 > 0:16:10were a huge hit, with shows that ran for months on end.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13So, I guess these shows ran right up to the war,
0:16:13 > 0:16:16but what happened to Flanagan and Allen during the war?
0:16:16 > 0:16:17What happened then?
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Well, the first thing was a bomb fell on the Palladium.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21- So that brought...- That'll do it!
0:16:21 > 0:16:25Then they had to go and just do their own act,
0:16:25 > 0:16:26but Flanagan and Allen, of course,
0:16:26 > 0:16:28had a store of extremely popular songs
0:16:28 > 0:16:31which captured the popular mood of the war.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35The gentle uplifting nature of the songs of Flanagan and Allen helped
0:16:35 > 0:16:38maintain the performers' popularity throughout the war years.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43Ditties like the touching Miss You and the humorous Run Rabbit Run,
0:16:43 > 0:16:44became ubiquitous.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47# Run, rabbit, run, rabbit, run, run, run
0:16:47 > 0:16:51# Run, rabbit, run, rabbit, run, run, run
0:16:51 > 0:16:55# Bang, bang, bang, bang goes the farmer's gun
0:16:55 > 0:16:58# So run, rabbit, run, rabbit, run, run, run. #
0:17:00 > 0:17:01- Oi!- Oi!
0:17:03 > 0:17:07What a great song. And that legacy, Brian, of Flanagan and Allen,
0:17:07 > 0:17:08just tell me what it's done?
0:17:08 > 0:17:12Well, the legacy informed the comedy and the performance
0:17:12 > 0:17:15of so many modern comedians of the 1950s.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18People like Benny Hill, for instance,
0:17:18 > 0:17:20heavily influenced by them.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24- Carry On films?- Also the Carry On films, very much.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Jimmy Perry's comedy writings,
0:17:26 > 0:17:28and, of course, latterly Morecambe and Wise.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- Morecambe and Wise, of course.- And these are inescapable influences.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33I was actually named after Chesney Allen,
0:17:33 > 0:17:36so his name came up a lot as I was a child,
0:17:36 > 0:17:39and I always wanted to know where the name came from,
0:17:39 > 0:17:41so I wrote this letter saying,
0:17:41 > 0:17:43"Dear Mr Allen, I was named after you,
0:17:43 > 0:17:47"and I would love to know where the origin of our name came from."
0:17:47 > 0:17:51I sent it off and he literally died the week later.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54You don't know where it came from, do you?
0:17:54 > 0:17:58I certainly don't. What I know is that it's a wonderful stage name.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02- Well, it's worked for me!- And our performance must go on, mustn't it?
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Yes, we have to go on. Thank you so much, Brian.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08- Pleasure to meet you.- I'm thrilled. My pleasure.- Will you play us out?
0:18:08 > 0:18:10What do you want me to play?
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- One And Only?- I'll play the chords if you sing.- OK.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18# I am the one and only... #
0:18:18 > 0:18:21How did I end up singing?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23# Nobody I'd rather be
0:18:23 > 0:18:27# I am the one and... # You're supposed to be singing!
0:18:27 > 0:18:31# You can't take that away from me. #
0:18:31 > 0:18:34We did it! Thank you very much, partner!
0:18:34 > 0:18:38They call us Hanson Hawkes, or Hawkes Hanson.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- Thank you, Brian.- Pleasure. I didn't know that song.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45I'm not surprised.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48Meanwhile, Debbie and Christina are motoring the Jensen
0:18:48 > 0:18:51eight miles north towards the village of Ashtead.
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Tell me about Debbie McGee at ballet school,
0:18:55 > 0:19:00because I am fascinated by your early career in ballet.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Well, my mum watched all the Hollywood musicals and I used to
0:19:03 > 0:19:06dance around the house copying them, as I'm sure every girl does,
0:19:06 > 0:19:09but I was sent to a little dancing school.
0:19:09 > 0:19:14Was that the initial impetus, I want to be in show business?
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Yes. I didn't actually mind if I was an actress, a ballet dancer,
0:19:18 > 0:19:21a commercial dancer, I just loved glamour.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22It was all about the glamour,
0:19:22 > 0:19:24I wanted to be like the Hollywood movie stars.
0:19:24 > 0:19:29Well, here's hoping that the Attic is glamorous enough for Debbie.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- It's so small!- How do you know that? It might go back for miles!
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Well, I'm going by this!
0:19:35 > 0:19:37It's not very wide, I'll give you that. Well, you were right!
0:19:39 > 0:19:41It may be small, but it is packed to the rafters.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43What's the strategy, then, girls?
0:19:43 > 0:19:46What shall we do, split up and have a look?
0:19:46 > 0:19:47Yes, OK.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49There we go, that's done!
0:19:50 > 0:19:55I mean, when you normally walk into an antique shop, what would you do?
0:19:55 > 0:19:59I would just start looking from one end and go round to see if there's
0:19:59 > 0:20:01anything that took my eye.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03That took my eye as we walked through the door.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05It's just got such a great sense of movement.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07It's a dancer, it's you.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09So, there's a thought.
0:20:11 > 0:20:12What's next?
0:20:12 > 0:20:14What do you think of this, Debbie?
0:20:14 > 0:20:16It was on the stairs.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- Good make, is it? - Well, if I saw that pattern,
0:20:20 > 0:20:23especially this lobed rim here,
0:20:23 > 0:20:27- I would think instantly, Scottish Wemyss.- Right.
0:20:27 > 0:20:28Wemyss is very collectable.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31But is it impressed at all?
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- Doesn't look like it? - Are you impressed at all?
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Well, I mean, I think it's pretty,
0:20:37 > 0:20:40but I wouldn't know whether that would sell.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42And it's very cracked.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44It is very cracked, I give you that.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47And it hasn't got Wemyss on the bottom of it.
0:20:47 > 0:20:51Made in Scotland, makes me think...for...
0:20:51 > 0:20:53I just wonder whether that might be worth taking...
0:20:53 > 0:20:55- Well, let's find the price.- Yes.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Well, I suggest you summon the dealer.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- We should ask a price on your dancer as well.- Yes, definitely.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07- Hello!- Hello!- Hello, hello, hello!
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- We've just arrived.- Have you? Nice to meet you.- Very nice to meet you.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- Who are you, sir?- Gary. Gary Watson. - Gary, lovely to meet you.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16- I've brought Debbie with me today. - Hello, Gary.
0:21:16 > 0:21:17Where's that come from, Gary?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20It's Scottish, probably Wemyss.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23A bit of damage.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25The technical term is a bit jiggered, isn't it?
0:21:25 > 0:21:28A bit jiggered, right, I'll remember that, I'll use that again.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31What have you got on that, Gary?
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Because of the damage, it will be very reasonable.
0:21:34 > 0:21:38- £10.- £10?- Yes.- For this?- Yes.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40OK. Well, I don't think we'll haggle with that.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44I think we'll have that. That's marvellous, that's one in the bag.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48- One item bought.- Lovely.- Thank you. - I'll line them up by the door.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50OK!
0:21:50 > 0:21:52What else have you got in mind, Debbie?
0:21:52 > 0:21:55Right. I've spotted a clock over here.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59I don't think it's antique, but I just like the look of it.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- I can't find a silver hallmark on it.- It just looks lovely.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05It's got this wonderful... See how it looks like
0:22:05 > 0:22:07this lightly hammered finish, what we call planished?
0:22:07 > 0:22:10It just looks like a really good-looking thing.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12It's turn-of-the-century, looks Arts and Crafts,
0:22:12 > 0:22:14looks like a handwrought beautiful piece.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16I really like that, Debbie.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18The ticket price on the Arts and Crafts
0:22:18 > 0:22:20silver-plated mantel clock is £45.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23I like that, good spot, very good spot.
0:22:23 > 0:22:24Do we think that's a good price?
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- I don't think that's bad. - Shall we line it up?
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Line it up. Absolutely.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32So, that's the Wemyss-style jardiniere and the mantel clock
0:22:32 > 0:22:35waiting by the door. What's next?
0:22:35 > 0:22:40Debbie, you liked the Art Deco sort of style bronze figure over there.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- What's the price on that?- £160.
0:22:43 > 0:22:44It's a bit much.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Yeah, I think she's decorative in a sort of £80-120, £100,
0:22:47 > 0:22:49somebody taking a punt on it, but...
0:22:49 > 0:22:53Was there anything you spotted that might be better, do we think?
0:22:53 > 0:22:57I think that. This amber necklace here.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59What's the story behind this, Gary?
0:22:59 > 0:23:01I've been told it's not amber.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Very similar, but not.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Real amber is very sought-after in the current market,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10particularly with the Chinese and in this butterscotch colour.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13To test it, rub it against your thigh, if it smells of resin,
0:23:13 > 0:23:14it might be amber.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17This is going to be a risky purchase.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- OK, what's on that?- £80.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23How do you feel about a gamble?
0:23:25 > 0:23:28We might fall out if it loses money.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30- Will we?- Yes.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- What?- Look, it may be small, but it nips.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Debbie McGee!
0:23:35 > 0:23:40For your sake, Christina, you'd better get a good deal from Gary.
0:23:40 > 0:23:41£30.
0:23:43 > 0:23:45If we did £30 on that.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49We've got ten on the Wemyss pot, and how much did you say on the clock?
0:23:49 > 0:23:5145.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54So, 40, 50, 60, 70,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57£80 for the lot.
0:23:59 > 0:24:00OK.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Nice haggling there, Christina,
0:24:02 > 0:24:05that breaks down to £10 on the Wemyss-style jardiniere, cracked,
0:24:05 > 0:24:08£40 on the Arts and Crafts mantel clock, a cracker,
0:24:08 > 0:24:11and £30 on the necklace, potentially amber, possibly.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15- And £80.- Gary, thank you very much. Loved your shop.
0:24:15 > 0:24:17Thank you very much.
0:24:17 > 0:24:18- Fantastic.- I think we've done well.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20I think we've done very well. Thanks, Gary.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22- Thank you.- Goodbye, cheerio.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26That's the first day done on this road trip.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28So, nighty-night.
0:24:39 > 0:24:44A new day and our two stars are back in the TR6.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47So, yesterday, was it a good fun day?
0:24:47 > 0:24:49I had an absolute blast.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51My jaw aches from laughing.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Charles is hilarious.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56You know when you talk about chemistry
0:24:56 > 0:24:59and you feel there is a chemistry amongst boys?
0:25:00 > 0:25:02- There's chemistry. - There's chemistry?
0:25:02 > 0:25:06- Really?- Honestly. We just click. I think you call it a bromance.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11He keeps telling me that he wants to form a boy band with me.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13Hawkes and Hanson!
0:25:13 > 0:25:14Hanson Hawkes, I think.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17- Hanson Hawkes. Oh, my goodness. - He wants his name first, of course.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20We'll have to have a word with that boy.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22But I'm relegating him to roadie.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24That was a good idea. Roadie?
0:25:24 > 0:25:26Roadie, what do you mean?
0:25:26 > 0:25:30I don't really know. Roadie is a step below being in a band.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Yeah, quite a big step.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36Debbie and Christina were shopping sensations yesterday,
0:25:36 > 0:25:38bagging themselves four items -
0:25:38 > 0:25:42the distressed oak table, a Wemyss-style pottery jardiniere,
0:25:42 > 0:25:46the Arts and Crafts mantel clock and the possibly amber necklace,
0:25:46 > 0:25:49leaving them with £290 to spend today.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Chesney and Charles bought two items -
0:25:54 > 0:25:58the child's potty chair and the Edwardian weather vane.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01That leaves them with £180 to play with today.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05CHRISTINA LAUGHS
0:26:05 > 0:26:06What are you giggling at?
0:26:06 > 0:26:08- What are you wearing?- My hat.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12It's a lovely... I thought I would impress Chesney with a 1920s...
0:26:13 > 0:26:15A bit of that. And I can go...
0:26:15 > 0:26:18What are they up to?
0:26:18 > 0:26:20You sit. Ooh!
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Oh, sorry. Hello.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- Good morning.- Morning, morning.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Morning!
0:26:28 > 0:26:32We didn't know we were meeting Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33So how are we both?
0:26:33 > 0:26:34Very well, thank you.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Hold on, round you come.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Oh, no, it's broken.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- Did I do that?- No, it doesn't matter, we'll do a swap later.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48I think you should swap. Swap hats.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Oh, I say. There we go.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54- You look like a matador.- You've got a little piece coming down here.
0:26:54 > 0:26:55There we go. I mean, look.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57Actually, you wear it well.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00You still look ridiculous. Come on, we're busy.
0:27:00 > 0:27:04- It's a big day shopping for us. - Exactly.- Ladies, good luck.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08- I'm so sorry about the hat. - See you later on.
0:27:08 > 0:27:09Have fun. See you later.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12- Right, are you ready to drive, Ms McGee?- I am.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17Goodbye.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Hey!
0:27:23 > 0:27:25That's fantastic.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30Where are we going? Right, seatbelts on.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Both teams, this morning, are headed for Farnham.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42In the TR6, Hanson Hawkes are in rehearsal.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44# I woke up this morning
0:27:45 > 0:27:47# Climbed in a car with a crazy man
0:27:49 > 0:27:53# And I took him on a journey
0:27:55 > 0:27:56# Of antique treasure
0:27:56 > 0:27:59# Where we get the measure
0:27:59 > 0:28:05# Of the treasure we're gonna buy today
0:28:05 > 0:28:07# I got the Hanson Hawk blues. #
0:28:09 > 0:28:11Not being disrespectful to Charles at all...
0:28:11 > 0:28:13- No.- But we could say to Chesney,
0:28:13 > 0:28:18had he ever thought of having two girl backing singers?
0:28:18 > 0:28:20And we could be the band.
0:28:20 > 0:28:23# Do-wop be-doo-be doo-be Do-wop be-doo-be doo-be
0:28:23 > 0:28:25# Do-wop be-doo-be doo-be Do-wop... #
0:28:25 > 0:28:28What would Charles do? Hand out the popcorn.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31I think we could have Charles as the conductor.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33I see him as a conductor.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35Yeah, all the arms, you're right.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37He'll bring us in when it's for the backing singers.
0:28:37 > 0:28:41- No, but he wouldn't get it right. - We wouldn't be following him.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47At the shop, Chesney and Charles are arriving first.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50- I can already see stuff I'm interested in.- Fantastic.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52Let's get in there before the girls get in.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Yeah, the girls aren't here yet.
0:28:54 > 0:28:55Better get inside quick!
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Take it all in, there is an aura in here,
0:29:00 > 0:29:02you can really smell the antiques, can't you?
0:29:04 > 0:29:06Oh, look. A gramophone here.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10- Is it a gramophone?- Yes, I think so.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Yes. Oh, that's nice.
0:29:12 > 0:29:13Hello.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Dulcetto. Made in England.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- Shall we see if it works? - All the records are up here as well.
0:29:19 > 0:29:20- I like it.- Just grab a record.
0:29:20 > 0:29:21So, this...
0:29:22 > 0:29:27..says it is a 1930s Garrard wind-up gramophone.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32MUSIC PLAYS SLOWLY AND FADES
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Like us, it almost needs a recharge, and it is slowly dying.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41THEY LAUGH
0:29:41 > 0:29:43- How much is it?- £125.
0:29:43 > 0:29:48I mean, the market has rocketed for this type of box gramophone,
0:29:48 > 0:29:49pre-World War II.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52- I like it.- There's a handle here, makes it portable
0:29:52 > 0:29:56if you want to take it to a club, you know, if you're a DJ.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58They're here before us, what do we do?
0:29:58 > 0:30:00I hope they haven't got all the goodies.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02This is our last chance to find something
0:30:02 > 0:30:05that's going to make us squillions.
0:30:05 > 0:30:07You'd better get hunting, then.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17See, these are fab, aren't they?
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- Yeah, gosh.- These are great display pieces
0:30:20 > 0:30:22and beautifully painted on here.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25Look at those little cherubs frolicking there.
0:30:25 > 0:30:27So, can you see, you've got the white of the original porcelain...
0:30:27 > 0:30:30can you see how that almost looks like an ice cream colour?
0:30:30 > 0:30:31- Yeah.- That's restoration.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35- Right.- But if you knock your teeth against the original porcelain,
0:30:35 > 0:30:36it feels...
0:30:37 > 0:30:39..very hard, and really clinky.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Whereas if you knock your teeth...
0:30:42 > 0:30:44..against the restoration, it almost feels soft.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Oh, wow.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Have a go. We haven't had breakfast this morning.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51- OK.- Can you feel that? So then, the restoration,
0:30:51 > 0:30:52which is that cream bit...
0:30:53 > 0:30:56- Oh, yeah, there's quite a difference.- There really is.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58That's a good way, if you're not entirely sure
0:30:58 > 0:31:00whether there is restoration, just have a...
0:31:00 > 0:31:03We should sign those now, where we put our teeth.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Yeah! Left my dentures in there, don't know about you!
0:31:06 > 0:31:07Song, anyone?
0:31:15 > 0:31:17- Must be the radio.- Oh, yeah, hey!
0:31:17 > 0:31:18- Hi, guys!- Hi!
0:31:20 > 0:31:22We thought it might be you!
0:31:23 > 0:31:25- Here we go.- Come on, guys, come on, come on.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Ladies, go...
0:31:27 > 0:31:29# Do-wop be-doo-be doo-be
0:31:29 > 0:31:31# Do-wop be-doo-be doo-be do-wop. #
0:31:31 > 0:31:33Can you sing?
0:31:33 > 0:31:35- Did we pass the audition? - No, I like it!
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Very nice! It's like the Supremes all over again!
0:31:38 > 0:31:40- Yeah, exactly.- You have got some antiques to buy, though, guys.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- Yeah, but sometimes you need space to think about things.- OK.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46All right, we'll leave you in your space,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49and we'll go and do what we're here to do, which is buy antiques.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51See you later, girls.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55So, while Chesney tickles the ivories,
0:31:55 > 0:31:59let's see if anything tickles Debbie and Christina's fancy.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Gosh, you're good. Come on, let's go!
0:32:04 > 0:32:06I'm warmed up, I've lost my hat!
0:32:06 > 0:32:08Oh, Carlos.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Goodness! Oooh, sparkly things.
0:32:10 > 0:32:15- All I can think of is there's a lot to clean.- Yeah!
0:32:15 > 0:32:19- What about that?- I don't even know what that is, Christina.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23- What you think it is?- It look like a sample bottle.- Yeah?- A posh one.
0:32:25 > 0:32:26OK, you can hold it now.
0:32:28 > 0:32:30This is a conical flask.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33- Oh!- And it would have originally been in a sort of leather holder,
0:32:33 > 0:32:34or a leather pouch,
0:32:34 > 0:32:36that you would have worn on a day out,
0:32:36 > 0:32:39or a day out in the country, or a sporting activity or something.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41- OK.- So you would have had it as a flask.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45What's really nice is that usually, some of the time,
0:32:45 > 0:32:46you see these in silver-plate.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50But this has got a lovely full hallmark, just there.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52- Oh, yeah?- The silver top. - Yeah, I can see it.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54So, let's have a look at the price.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57I mean, I don't... £34.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Well, it seems like a good price as it's silver.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03Yeah, that doesn't seem bad at all, does it?
0:33:03 > 0:33:05So, I think it's really nice, I think that's quite a good buy.
0:33:05 > 0:33:11And if we could get it for 25, £20-ish, that might be quite...
0:33:11 > 0:33:12- It's worth going for.- Yeah.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15- So, shall we do this?- Yeah, let's. - Are you ready to haggle?- I am.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22Time to see what shop owner Hilary has to say.
0:33:22 > 0:33:26Well, we found this item that we are very, very interested in.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28It's great, isn't it?
0:33:28 > 0:33:30But it's just a little above what we wanted to pay.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34It belongs to one of the dealers and 30 is the lowest I can go.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36You couldn't do 25?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38Well, no, I'd get beaten up if I did, so...
0:33:38 > 0:33:40- Oh, gosh! - Oh, well, we don't want that.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43No, we definitely, definitely don't want that.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46- What's your thoughts, darling? - I think we should go for it at 30
0:33:46 > 0:33:48cos I don't think we're going to get better than that.
0:33:48 > 0:33:49No, I mean, it's a good thing...
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- Yeah.- It's a nice thing, we're buying it with our hearts and heads,
0:33:52 > 0:33:55we know it's going to potentially make us a little bit of a profit.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Obviously, 25 would be better, but...
0:33:57 > 0:33:59- So, so sorry.- We do not want to get you beaten up, Hilary!
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- No, we don't, do we?- There you go, thank you very much.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04- Thank you so much, Hilary. - Thank you, bye-bye.
0:34:04 > 0:34:05- Hey, that's it, last one!- Yeah!
0:34:05 > 0:34:08A good thing, and a good deal.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Best of all, no-one got beaten up.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Let's see what Hanson Hawkes are up to -
0:34:13 > 0:34:15the two titfers.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21How about that?
0:34:21 > 0:34:25The first thing that says to me is, "Look at me, hold me."
0:34:25 > 0:34:28Yeah, it's so tactile, it's very heavy!
0:34:28 > 0:34:32It looks really early, but I suspect it's that gorgeous sort of
0:34:32 > 0:34:35French indigenous timber.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37And this would be 19th century, maybe 1880.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40- Oh, really?- Second half 19th... - So, that old?- Yeah, I do.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Interesting piece, this large wooden mallet.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45Not only does it look well used and pretty old,
0:34:45 > 0:34:48it may also appeal to treen collectors at auction.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- How much is it?- It is...
0:34:51 > 0:34:52£45.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55Yeah, it feels like a gavel in the hand, you know?
0:34:55 > 0:34:57- Yes, exactly!- Sold!
0:34:57 > 0:35:00And I think it's very nearly a sold at that price.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04- What's it worth?- Do think we can get it down to 30, maybe?
0:35:04 > 0:35:07- I think, if you could buy that for £30, I would be very happy.- Yeah.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09So, that's the plan.
0:35:09 > 0:35:10Let's go and hit Hilary with it.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- Hello, there!- Hi, Hilary.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- Hello.- How are you doing? - Very well, thank you.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19- How are you doing?- Here's our main man. We've had a lovely shop.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- Right.- Wow.- I say, what a whopper.
0:35:22 > 0:35:23Quite a beast, isn't it?
0:35:23 > 0:35:27Yes. Yes, we like the whopper, and the other is the gramophone that...
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Oh, right, yes.
0:35:29 > 0:35:32So, do you think you have a best price
0:35:32 > 0:35:35for us for the two items together, as a deal?
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- Well...- Would you hammer it down?
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- They do, actually... Oh, yes!- I love your top, you're looking...
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Yeah, you're looking gorgeous, by the way.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Oh, I bet you say that to all the ladies!
0:35:45 > 0:35:47You are such a charmer, Charles.
0:35:47 > 0:35:53- Well, fortunately, this belongs to me, so I can make that 35.- Right.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55- We love music, and of course... - Yes, as we do.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57With that gorgeous gramophone,
0:35:57 > 0:35:59we just want to really go out with a high note.
0:35:59 > 0:36:01I do, and I... Very nice.
0:36:01 > 0:36:05- It's quite pricey, it's 125. - Yeah, 125.- I'll give you a discount.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- Whisper how much.- Lean in, lean in.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12- 95.- So, 95 plus 35 equals...
0:36:12 > 0:36:14- 130, isn't it?- It's 100... It's 130.
0:36:14 > 0:36:15Is that the best you can do for us?
0:36:15 > 0:36:17- I'll be honest, I...- OK.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20I think this is great, and I think, at £35,
0:36:20 > 0:36:23it's worthy of a hard punt.
0:36:23 > 0:36:28But if there was any scope for a bit of discount on the gramophone...
0:36:28 > 0:36:30OK, I could give you another ten on the gramophone.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34- Oh, you're joking.- Would that help? - Yes, it would.- Sold!
0:36:34 > 0:36:36- Thank you very much. - Thank you so much, Hilary,
0:36:36 > 0:36:38for being so gracious with your discount.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41Thank you very much. Thank you. Oh, I say!
0:36:41 > 0:36:44Looks like your charm's paid off!
0:36:44 > 0:36:47That's the mallet for £35 and the gramophone for £80.
0:36:47 > 0:36:48Back on the road, chaps!
0:36:48 > 0:36:50So, got the DJ box!
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- And we're quids in, hopefully. - Let's go to the club.- Yeah.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59Let's see where Debbie and Christina have gotten to.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01What makes Debbie McGee tick?
0:37:01 > 0:37:03I love sculpture.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07- Oh, really?- Paul was sculpted by a famous sculptor called David Wynne,
0:37:07 > 0:37:09and he's amazing.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Debbie and Christina are headed to
0:37:12 > 0:37:14the Watts Gallery artist's village
0:37:14 > 0:37:15in Guildford.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17It houses artwork and sculpture
0:37:17 > 0:37:20by one of the Victorian era's greatest artists.
0:37:20 > 0:37:21If you'd like to follow me,
0:37:21 > 0:37:24we can take a look at the art of George Frederick Watts.
0:37:24 > 0:37:25Oh, can't wait!
0:37:25 > 0:37:27Dr Nicholas Tromans, the gallery curator,
0:37:27 > 0:37:31is on hand to guide them through some of Watts's most notable works.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33So, who is our man Watts?
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Well, George Frederick Watts was born about 200 years ago,
0:37:36 > 0:37:39and he was a sculptor, painter, draughtsman,
0:37:39 > 0:37:41creator of huge frescoes and murals.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43He had a go at just about everything.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46His contemporaries even called him England's Michelangelo.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Was it something that he'd been doing all of his life?
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Well, he began his career at the age of ten,
0:37:52 > 0:37:54apprentice to a Soho-based sculptor.
0:37:54 > 0:38:00I find it very hard that he started this at the age of ten.
0:38:00 > 0:38:01I mean, that's phenomenal, isn't it?
0:38:01 > 0:38:03I mean, he didn't decide that, I assume?
0:38:03 > 0:38:07No, we know very little, of course, about his very, very early years.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09But we do know that he had a sad upbringing in that
0:38:09 > 0:38:13he lost his mother, he lost his three brothers as a child.
0:38:13 > 0:38:14It was not a wealthy family to start with,
0:38:14 > 0:38:18and so, I should imagine, his father was grateful to be able to find that
0:38:18 > 0:38:21the lad had this talent and instinct for art,
0:38:21 > 0:38:24and was able to find somewhere for him to go, effectively, to school.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27But to school not to study, you know, languages and maths,
0:38:27 > 0:38:29but to study art from an extremely early age.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34- Oh, wow.- So he has a 70-year career, because he died at the age of 87.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36It was towards the end of this long career,
0:38:36 > 0:38:41that Watts' focus shifted to large-scale sculpture.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Watts did not make many sculptures, he made a few,
0:38:43 > 0:38:46but they were very significant and influential.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48And his real fascination in sculpture
0:38:48 > 0:38:50was trying to capture a sense of the human form,
0:38:50 > 0:38:54or maybe the whole of humanity in a sense of change,
0:38:54 > 0:38:58evolution, a dynamic process taking place in front of your eyes,
0:38:58 > 0:39:00which obviously, in a static medium of sculpture,
0:39:00 > 0:39:02is an extremely great challenge.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06On display here are two models of his most celebrated work.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08This is physical energy,
0:39:08 > 0:39:11a sculpture that Watts worked on for no less than 20 years,
0:39:11 > 0:39:14from 1884 down to his death in 1904.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18A horse and rider, obviously, but more than that, an allegory,
0:39:18 > 0:39:20a symbol of humanity's progress.
0:39:20 > 0:39:24And the human being's instinctive urge to go forwards,
0:39:24 > 0:39:26to discover the next challenge.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29And eventually, it was cast in 1902 for Cape Town,
0:39:29 > 0:39:32then a few years later for Kensington Gardens in London.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Then, there's another cast in Harare,
0:39:35 > 0:39:38so it's an image that has been spread around the whole globe.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41When Lincoln Cathedral decided to commission a sculpture
0:39:41 > 0:39:45of the late poet laureate, Sir Alfred Lord Tennyson,
0:39:45 > 0:39:48his old friend, George Watts, was the obvious choice.
0:39:49 > 0:39:54Watts began work in 1898, and it took him five years to complete.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57And isn't it fascinating that both of them are very similar in scale,
0:39:57 > 0:39:59but they couldn't be more different in subject?
0:39:59 > 0:40:03The movement in that one, and the stillness and contemplation of that.
0:40:03 > 0:40:04Interesting note, good point.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07This sculpture is all about extrovert energy
0:40:07 > 0:40:08exploding all over the place.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11The sculpture of Tennyson is all about this huge,
0:40:11 > 0:40:13powerful, physically powerful,
0:40:13 > 0:40:15intellectually powerful man staring
0:40:15 > 0:40:18at what we are supposed to understand is a tiny little flower
0:40:18 > 0:40:19in the palm of his hand.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22The idea being that the poet believes that if he could just
0:40:22 > 0:40:25understand why this little flower was quite so beautiful,
0:40:25 > 0:40:28then the mysteries of the universe would be unveiled to him.
0:40:28 > 0:40:33So, it's a very centred, concentrated, introverted image,
0:40:33 > 0:40:35despite its huge scale.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Though Watts' skill as a sculptor was acknowledged the world over,
0:40:39 > 0:40:44he was best known as one of the most prolific painters of the period.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46So, can you tell us about some of Watts' most famous works?
0:40:46 > 0:40:50Sure! Well, Watts was probably most famous of all for paintings which
0:40:50 > 0:40:53dealt with the great, big themes of life -
0:40:53 > 0:40:56life, death, truth, justice and Hope,
0:40:56 > 0:40:59which is hanging right next to us.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02This has been leant to our exhibition.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05It shows a blindfolded young woman seated on top of a globe,
0:41:05 > 0:41:08and she's trying to play her musical instrument, a lyre.
0:41:08 > 0:41:12But if you look closely, you can see that the lyre only has a single
0:41:12 > 0:41:14remaining string, all the others are broken.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16So, it's an image of someone who really shouldn't be hopeful at all.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19They don't know where they're going, they don't know what they're doing,
0:41:19 > 0:41:21they're trying to make sense of the world,
0:41:21 > 0:41:23but they're probably failing to do so.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25And yet, the picture is called Hope.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29And probably because of that fantastic tension in the figure,
0:41:29 > 0:41:31but also in the meaning of the work.
0:41:31 > 0:41:34It's a painting which, in reproductions,
0:41:34 > 0:41:37has really travelled the world and had impact on people all over
0:41:37 > 0:41:41the globe, most famously perhaps Barack Obama, who, as a young man,
0:41:41 > 0:41:45when contemplating a move from the law into politics,
0:41:45 > 0:41:48we're told went to hear a sermon at a Chicago church,
0:41:48 > 0:41:52where the pastor created a whole sermon based on this image,
0:41:52 > 0:41:55encouraging the congregation to not give up hope,
0:41:55 > 0:41:59even when there didn't seem to be any evidence that hope was viable,
0:41:59 > 0:42:01you should still keep hoping.
0:42:01 > 0:42:05And of course, that became a great campaign slogan for Obama in his
0:42:05 > 0:42:08ultimately successful bid to become president.
0:42:08 > 0:42:09So, we can honestly say
0:42:09 > 0:42:12this painting has had a massive impact on history.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16As one of the finest artists of the Victorian era,
0:42:16 > 0:42:20Watts firmly secured his place in the annals of art history.
0:42:20 > 0:42:23His desire to convey a message of inspiration and change
0:42:23 > 0:42:25has well and truly been fulfilled.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29Let's check in with our boy band, shall we?
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Here they come.
0:42:31 > 0:42:34On a serious note, to roll back to '91...
0:42:34 > 0:42:38And you had, I suppose, that hit of all hits,
0:42:38 > 0:42:41which I can't get out of my head, even now.
0:42:41 > 0:42:44It was madness, actually. Erm...
0:42:44 > 0:42:48Cos one minute I was playing piano in pubs and wine bars,
0:42:48 > 0:42:51and stuff like that, and the next minute,
0:42:51 > 0:42:54I was playing arenas and travelling the world as a...
0:42:54 > 0:42:57..as a pop star. You know, it was pretty crazy.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01Hanson-Hawkes' next stop is the market town of Alton in Hampshire.
0:43:01 > 0:43:03Somewhere here, there should be a shop.
0:43:03 > 0:43:06- What? Just along here? - Can you see a shop anywhere?
0:43:06 > 0:43:08- I can't see a shop yet. - Oh, look.- Here.
0:43:08 > 0:43:10- The Tiny Shop, no wonder you didn't see it.- I did not, no.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13- Look, a squeeze-box already! - I can't believe it.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15- See?- Can you play a squeeze-box or a concertina?
0:43:15 > 0:43:16Well, I'll give it a go,
0:43:16 > 0:43:20- see what we've got here. - It's Italian. It's Italian, maybe...
0:43:20 > 0:43:22Naples...little, erm, squeeze-box?
0:43:22 > 0:43:24That makes me think, here we go.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27- Are you ready?- I'm not sure this is going to work.
0:43:27 > 0:43:29- Go on, I'll play you in. - HE PLAYS
0:43:29 > 0:43:30Two, three, four.
0:43:30 > 0:43:31CHARLES CLICKS HIS FINGERS
0:43:37 > 0:43:39- CHESNEY LAUGHS - Keep going, keep going!
0:43:39 > 0:43:41That sounds like When Mash Get Smashed, doesn't it?
0:43:41 > 0:43:42- Can you do One And Only?- I can't...
0:43:42 > 0:43:45- Let's go in, shall we? - After you, gents first!
0:43:45 > 0:43:46- Thank you.- It's a tiny shop.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52Tiny it may be, but this shop sells collectables, curiosities,
0:43:52 > 0:43:54and bric-a-brac.
0:43:54 > 0:43:56Owner Rob is here, and happy to help.
0:43:56 > 0:43:59- All right. Oh, hello there. - Hello.- I'm Chesney.
0:43:59 > 0:44:01- Nice to meet you. - Very nice to meet you.
0:44:01 > 0:44:03And I'm Charles, good to see you.
0:44:03 > 0:44:07- I see why it's called The Tiny Shop. - Yes, yes.- It's cosy.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10We're looking for - dare I say it? - the one.
0:44:10 > 0:44:12- Yeah... Oh, he's at it again!- Sorry.
0:44:12 > 0:44:13CHESNEY LAUGHS
0:44:13 > 0:44:14So you should be, Charles.
0:44:16 > 0:44:18I wonder what will catch their eye?
0:44:20 > 0:44:23It's obviously Army, or some kind of military.
0:44:23 > 0:44:26I think it's Brigadier, and it's got a nice weight, as well.
0:44:26 > 0:44:27It feels it, yeah.
0:44:27 > 0:44:32- Shall we...?- You know, I always think, erm, wingman, it's your size.
0:44:32 > 0:44:34- Do you want to try it on? - Yes, of course it is.
0:44:34 > 0:44:35I know you're an entertainer.
0:44:35 > 0:44:39- Oh, look at that.- Oh, yeah! It's almost an album cover.
0:44:39 > 0:44:43There we go, this belonged to Colonel MH Collins,
0:44:43 > 0:44:46and this was acquired from Conway Williams retailers
0:44:46 > 0:44:49in Camberley, in London.
0:44:49 > 0:44:52And what a lovely, lovely quality of flannel.
0:44:52 > 0:44:53It's heavy, as you said, it's very...
0:44:53 > 0:44:55Yeah, it is heavy. It's quality as well.
0:44:55 > 0:44:58You could definitely see this as an album cover. Here, hold this.
0:44:58 > 0:44:59There's a guitar down here as well.
0:44:59 > 0:45:02See if it works well on... as an album cover.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04Let's drape the flag as well behind you.
0:45:04 > 0:45:06- A bit of patriotic...- There we go, it's all going.
0:45:06 > 0:45:07- There you go. - CAMERA CLICKS
0:45:09 > 0:45:11Lordy, who edits this stuff? Ha!
0:45:11 > 0:45:13LAUGHTER
0:45:13 > 0:45:15Yeah, it's priced there. £75.
0:45:15 > 0:45:18Let's give Rob a quick call, shall we?
0:45:18 > 0:45:19You only have £70 left.
0:45:19 > 0:45:21Let's hope Rob is in the mood to deal.
0:45:21 > 0:45:23Hello. Come in between us here, sir.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26- Would you be able to tell us a little bit more about this?- Er...
0:45:26 > 0:45:27..no more really than what's in the label.
0:45:27 > 0:45:30- I've been told it's Brigadier. - Is there much discount in it, sir?
0:45:30 > 0:45:33Erm, well, seeing as I've had it a long while,
0:45:33 > 0:45:35I think I could probably let it go for 30.
0:45:35 > 0:45:37- Really?- Yeah.
0:45:37 > 0:45:40- Less than half price. - That's a good price. Yes.
0:45:40 > 0:45:43I think, er, we have a deal with that.
0:45:43 > 0:45:47And with that, Hanson-Hawkes are all bought up.
0:45:47 > 0:45:48Just wear that over your shoulder.
0:45:48 > 0:45:51Bye, Rob! Thank you! Are you ready? Left, right. We're off.
0:45:51 > 0:45:53# Run, rabbit, run,
0:45:53 > 0:45:54# Rabbit, run, run, run...
0:45:54 > 0:45:56Hey!
0:45:56 > 0:45:59- # Here comes the farmer with his gun, gun, gun... - NARRATOR LAUGHS
0:45:59 > 0:46:02I wouldn't want to live there with that lot going by.
0:46:02 > 0:46:03Ooh!
0:46:06 > 0:46:09That's all the shopping completed for this trip.
0:46:09 > 0:46:12Time for the teams to meet up and examine one another's wares.
0:46:12 > 0:46:14- Ladies first.- Yeah?
0:46:14 > 0:46:15- OK.- Reveal all.- OK.
0:46:15 > 0:46:17One, two, three.
0:46:17 > 0:46:18Oh!
0:46:20 > 0:46:21- I like what you've bought.- OK.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24Debbie, I commend you. What worries me a lot is the amber beads.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26- Oh, really? - Yeah, that worries me a lot.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28- We were amber gamblers with that one.- Yeah.
0:46:28 > 0:46:31- We don't know. - Is it an amber gamble? - It might be. It might not be.
0:46:31 > 0:46:33- If it's amber, they could be worth £2,000.- Yeah.
0:46:33 > 0:46:36- Really? - Yeah, easy.- Oh, my goodness!
0:46:36 > 0:46:39- Well, shall we just go home, then? - Yeah. No, keep the faith. - LAUGHTER
0:46:39 > 0:46:42- What do you think about that table? - I think it's quite shabby,
0:46:42 > 0:46:44but, yeah, like the girls, it's quite chicy.
0:46:44 > 0:46:45It's shabby chic.
0:46:45 > 0:46:47- Shall we reveal?- Come on, boys.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50A-three, a-two, a-one.
0:46:52 > 0:46:54- Ooh!- Mm...
0:46:55 > 0:46:57- Oh, I love your weather vane.- Ta-da!
0:46:57 > 0:46:59- Yeah.- What did you pay for that, guys?
0:46:59 > 0:47:01- It was 180.- Oh, that's OK.
0:47:01 > 0:47:04No, that's fine. Just imagine how much you'd have to pay for a new one.
0:47:04 > 0:47:06- I'm sure you'd have to pay £150 for a new one. - I think it might race away.
0:47:06 > 0:47:08- This is intriguing. - CHESNEY:- Can I pick this up?
0:47:08 > 0:47:10- So, here you go. - WHISTLING
0:47:10 > 0:47:11- Oh, yes.- Loving that!
0:47:11 > 0:47:13It's being modelled for you now as well.
0:47:13 > 0:47:14It has the trousers with it.
0:47:14 > 0:47:16I like that. How much did you pay for that?
0:47:16 > 0:47:19- CHESNEY:- It was up for 75 and he came down to £30.
0:47:19 > 0:47:21- Oh, brilliant!- Yeah.
0:47:21 > 0:47:23Seems to be in very good condition.
0:47:23 > 0:47:25I think it's all down to what happens with the vane.
0:47:25 > 0:47:28- Yeah.- I think if this points in our direction like that,
0:47:28 > 0:47:30- we'll be quids in.- Yeah.
0:47:30 > 0:47:32But I think your amber beads might steal the show.
0:47:32 > 0:47:34Are they really amber?
0:47:35 > 0:47:37We'll see you at the auction, we'll find out then.
0:47:37 > 0:47:39Oh. Well, that's that, then.
0:47:39 > 0:47:42Let's head into the rain and see what they really think.
0:47:42 > 0:47:43A potty chair?!
0:47:43 > 0:47:45I mean, useful.
0:47:45 > 0:47:47Somehow, somewhere.
0:47:47 > 0:47:51And, erm, Chesney looked great in the military uniform.
0:47:51 > 0:47:53Yeah, hot.
0:47:53 > 0:47:55Well, I can tell you what I didn't like, the table.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57- Amazing.- I don't understand that at all.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00That's almost like, you know, a nervous first buy.
0:48:00 > 0:48:03- Yeah, perhaps.- And to me, for £30, it's almost firewood.
0:48:03 > 0:48:05The weather vane's lovely.
0:48:05 > 0:48:07- Yeah.- But it's a lot of money to get back, isn't it?
0:48:07 > 0:48:10- Yeah, it's a big risk.- Yeah.- It's a big risk, but it could pay off.
0:48:10 > 0:48:14- I mean, it's a nice thing. It is a nice thing.- Yeah. - CHARLES:- It all hangs on one thing.
0:48:14 > 0:48:16- The weather vane.- You know, look at the weather outside now?
0:48:16 > 0:48:19- Yeah.- If it's a sunny day and it strikes in the right direction,
0:48:19 > 0:48:22- we're flying high. - What's he talking about?
0:48:22 > 0:48:25Our celebrities and experts started out in Reigate.
0:48:25 > 0:48:26After scouring Surrey
0:48:26 > 0:48:28and East Hampshire for antiques,
0:48:28 > 0:48:31they're now travelling
0:48:31 > 0:48:34to auction in Ruislip.
0:48:37 > 0:48:39- I don't really get the table, to be honest.- Don't you?
0:48:39 > 0:48:43No, in fact, Charles described it afterwards as "firewood".
0:48:43 > 0:48:46Ha-ha! I must have a word with him.
0:48:46 > 0:48:49If I win, or me and Charles win,
0:48:49 > 0:48:53I'm going to have to make a record with him.
0:48:53 > 0:48:55- I haven't even thought about that.- Oh, yeah.
0:48:55 > 0:48:57Does that mean if I win, I have to make a record with him?!
0:48:59 > 0:49:03Today's sale is at Bainbridges Auction House.
0:49:03 > 0:49:06I hear a car... Hello!
0:49:06 > 0:49:07Wow! Good morning.
0:49:07 > 0:49:10- CHRISTINA:- Hello, hello, hello, hello.- The car's in good shape.
0:49:10 > 0:49:13Good morning, sir. You look very dapper.
0:49:13 > 0:49:14Well, thank you very much.
0:49:14 > 0:49:16- Are you all set? - Yeah, we're all set.
0:49:16 > 0:49:18For you, I seriously hope you lose today
0:49:18 > 0:49:21cos otherwise he thinks he's going to be in the band.
0:49:21 > 0:49:23- Are we ready?- I think we're ready. On your marks, get set -
0:49:23 > 0:49:26- let's go to the auction! - CHESNEY:- Ladies first, ladies first.
0:49:26 > 0:49:30Chesney and Charles have spent £360 on five auction lots...
0:49:34 > 0:49:38..whereas Debbie and Christina only spent £140 on their five lots.
0:49:39 > 0:49:42Selling today is auctioneer Peter Bainbridge.
0:49:42 > 0:49:47All furniture, of course, is a problem in this current market,
0:49:47 > 0:49:49so a table with a missing top and a missing drawer
0:49:49 > 0:49:51doesn't stand a lot of chance.
0:49:51 > 0:49:54Weather vanes are always lovely things. They're bigger than you think they are.
0:49:54 > 0:49:59This does have a bracket, so that saves some costs in erecting it.
0:49:59 > 0:50:01I think we'll have a bit of fun getting rid of these lots,
0:50:01 > 0:50:05but we're on the World Wide Web and that's always useful.
0:50:05 > 0:50:08Yes, it is. And the room is packed with punters as well.
0:50:08 > 0:50:10Time to take your seats.
0:50:11 > 0:50:14First up, Debbie's bead necklace.
0:50:14 > 0:50:16Will the amber gamble pay off?
0:50:16 > 0:50:17Your starter for £10.
0:50:17 > 0:50:2010 I'm bid, thank you. 15 anywhere? My bid is £10.
0:50:20 > 0:50:22- 15 I'm bid.- £10.- 20 I'm bid.
0:50:22 > 0:50:2525 now. 25 I'm bid and 30 now.
0:50:25 > 0:50:26My bid is 25. Any further bidding on 25?
0:50:26 > 0:50:29Do I hear 30? Selling today at £25.
0:50:29 > 0:50:31- All done at 25, then... - GAVEL FALLS
0:50:31 > 0:50:33It's a good start for us. Oh, sorry, girls!
0:50:33 > 0:50:36- It's a good start.- Thanks, Charlie. - We're in business.
0:50:36 > 0:50:39That was terrible. It seems the buyers decided it wasn't amber.
0:50:39 > 0:50:40Oh, well, worth a try, Christina.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43- I never brought any tissues! - It's OK.
0:50:43 > 0:50:47Right, let's see if Chesney's Victorian potty chair
0:50:47 > 0:50:49is a sinker or a floater.
0:50:49 > 0:50:53£20. 10 to get in the bid. Anybody give me £10, please?
0:50:53 > 0:50:56- Come on!- Yeah, somebody's bidding.
0:50:56 > 0:50:58Go on, go on!
0:50:58 > 0:51:02Any further bids, then? For the last time at £20, selling today...
0:51:02 > 0:51:03GAVEL FALLS
0:51:03 > 0:51:06- Aw! No!- You were so close, guys. So close.- Yeah.
0:51:06 > 0:51:09I get that sinking feeling.
0:51:09 > 0:51:10It just went plop, didn't it?
0:51:10 > 0:51:12- It did...- It just plopped on us.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15- I expected you to say something like that, Charles.- Sorry.- Yeah...
0:51:16 > 0:51:20Predictable as ever, Charles.
0:51:20 > 0:51:23Now, time for Debbie's silver-mounted hunting flask.
0:51:23 > 0:51:26£30. Give me a bid of £30, anybody. £20, if you like.
0:51:26 > 0:51:29Thank you, sir. 20 I'm bid. 25 now, please.
0:51:29 > 0:51:31Thank you. £30. 30 I'm bid. 35, thank you.
0:51:31 > 0:51:3240, sir.
0:51:32 > 0:51:34- It's really beautiful.- Yeah.
0:51:34 > 0:51:35So we've got a bid of £45,
0:51:35 > 0:51:38any further bids on 45? Shall we go 50 now? My bid is 45.
0:51:38 > 0:51:40- That's a great price! - At 45, all done.
0:51:40 > 0:51:42- Well within the estimate. - GAVEL FALLS
0:51:42 > 0:51:46First profit of the day, and a good one at that.
0:51:47 > 0:51:50- Congratulations.- 45.- Phew!
0:51:51 > 0:51:53Now, can Chesney and Charles turn the tables
0:51:53 > 0:51:55with their 1930s gramophone?
0:51:55 > 0:51:57These are collectable, ladies and gentlemen. £20?
0:51:57 > 0:52:00£10 to go. 10 I'm bid, thank you.
0:52:00 > 0:52:02- 15 anywhere now?- CHARLES:- A hand.
0:52:02 > 0:52:0515 I'm bid. 20 I'm bid. 25, sir? 25, thank you.
0:52:05 > 0:52:06£30. 30 bid. 35 now.
0:52:06 > 0:52:09- We're selling today at £30. - CHARLES:- The rhythm is not with us.
0:52:09 > 0:52:12- 30, all done... - GAVEL FALLS
0:52:12 > 0:52:15£55 down.
0:52:15 > 0:52:16Doesn't matter.
0:52:16 > 0:52:19Disappointing result there.
0:52:19 > 0:52:22Oh, you guys, I'm so sorry, I really thought that would make more.
0:52:22 > 0:52:25Right, time to see if Debbie's table can make a profit.
0:52:25 > 0:52:28What are you going to bid me on the piece now? Give me a bid of £10.
0:52:28 > 0:52:30£10 to start the bidding, ladies and gentlemen, please.
0:52:30 > 0:52:33Do I see a bid of £10? Anybody want to give me a £10 note?
0:52:33 > 0:52:36Oh, no, come on! It's gorgeous.
0:52:36 > 0:52:37We have an internet bid of £10...
0:52:37 > 0:52:40- But it is very much a characterful item, may I say?- There IS
0:52:40 > 0:52:43- an internet bid.- £10 I'm selling for. Any further bids today on £10?
0:52:43 > 0:52:45- Table selling, £10... - GAVEL FALLS
0:52:45 > 0:52:47Ah. That's a loss.
0:52:47 > 0:52:49Look on the bright side...
0:52:49 > 0:52:51- You've sold it, it's gone.- Sold it.
0:52:51 > 0:52:53- It's gone.- Ahead of our time, Debbie.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55Next lot under the gavel
0:52:55 > 0:52:58is Chesney's elm mallet. Looks great!
0:52:58 > 0:53:00- Would you use it as your gavel?! - Yeah.
0:53:00 > 0:53:01Give me a bid of £10. 10 I'm bid, thank you.
0:53:01 > 0:53:05- 15 anywhere? My bid is £10, do I hear 15?- Come on!
0:53:05 > 0:53:06This must be rare. At £10,
0:53:06 > 0:53:0815 anywhere now? I've never seen one like it.
0:53:08 > 0:53:10At £10. Come on, you'd better give it to me
0:53:10 > 0:53:11and I'd better hammer it down.
0:53:11 > 0:53:15- Good man!- CHARLES:- We're not saying "going, going" yet...
0:53:15 > 0:53:17- Ha-ha!- I hope you're insured. £10, ladies and gentlemen.
0:53:17 > 0:53:20Any further bids on 10, then? We're selling for ten...
0:53:21 > 0:53:24- What an auctioneer. - He's broken his laptop!
0:53:24 > 0:53:28Careful! That thing could do some damage!
0:53:28 > 0:53:30Our table was a lot, lot bigger,
0:53:30 > 0:53:32so ours is much cheaper firewood than yours!
0:53:33 > 0:53:37Next up, Debbie's damaged Wemyss-style jardiniere.
0:53:37 > 0:53:39Ten to go then, £10. I'll throw in some glue.
0:53:39 > 0:53:41Thank you, 10 I'm bid, thank you. 15 now.
0:53:41 > 0:53:43Madam, 20. I thought it was you -
0:53:43 > 0:53:45£20. 25, sir? No, £20, the lady in blue.
0:53:45 > 0:53:47- Well done.- 20.
0:53:47 > 0:53:49- All done at 20... - GAVEL FALLS
0:53:49 > 0:53:53Despite the damage, it doubled its money. Well done.
0:53:53 > 0:53:54- Double your money.- Yeah.
0:53:54 > 0:53:57But still, you are edging further away.
0:53:57 > 0:54:01Right, time for Chesney's pricey gamble - the Edwardian weather vane.
0:54:01 > 0:54:04We can all do that, you know.
0:54:04 > 0:54:07- THEY ALL LAUGH - Oh, my God, he's another member of the boy band!
0:54:07 > 0:54:10OK, we've got a weather vane, ladies and gentlemen, please, here...
0:54:10 > 0:54:13Let's open the bidding, please, at £80. Come on, now. At £80.
0:54:13 > 0:54:15£50, then, please. Where do you want to start? 50 bid.
0:54:15 > 0:54:1760 bid. 70 anywhere now?
0:54:17 > 0:54:20We've got a bid at £60, 70 anywhere now? 70 bid, thank you. 80. 90...
0:54:20 > 0:54:22Come on, we're in business!
0:54:22 > 0:54:23..120 I'm bid, 130...
0:54:23 > 0:54:25- This is simply LA calling! - 140, 150...
0:54:25 > 0:54:27- This is LA!- It's happening.
0:54:27 > 0:54:29150 bid, 160...? 160 bid.
0:54:29 > 0:54:30170?
0:54:31 > 0:54:33- You can stretch. - 170 bid.- CHARLES:- Yes!
0:54:33 > 0:54:35180...? 180 bid. 190.
0:54:35 > 0:54:36- CHARLES:- He's got it!
0:54:36 > 0:54:38- 190. - He's got it. We've got it!
0:54:38 > 0:54:40At £200...
0:54:40 > 0:54:42210, thank you, sir. 210, thank you. 220...?
0:54:42 > 0:54:45No. Selling last time, all done...
0:54:45 > 0:54:46GAVEL FALLS
0:54:46 > 0:54:48Well done!
0:54:48 > 0:54:51Oh, Chesney, does that mean you have to take him to America with you?
0:54:51 > 0:54:54Well, the gamble paid off.
0:54:54 > 0:54:57- Sorry about the noise.- Yeah!- Sorry. Sorry about that.
0:54:57 > 0:55:01It's time for Debbie's silver-plated mantel clock. Nice.
0:55:01 > 0:55:05- Nobody going to bid me on it, please, now, give me £100?- £100...
0:55:05 > 0:55:08- No?- It's well worth it!
0:55:09 > 0:55:11- Well, they don't like it. - AS PAUL DANIELS:- "Not a lot!"
0:55:11 > 0:55:12Aww...
0:55:12 > 0:55:14OK. How about giving us £40, then?
0:55:14 > 0:55:1640 I'm bid, 45 now, please...
0:55:16 > 0:55:18Security! Security!
0:55:18 > 0:55:22..£70. 75 behind you. 75, thank you. £80?
0:55:22 > 0:55:24- £80 bid. - Well done, team.
0:55:24 > 0:55:28- At £80? Last time at £80, then... - GAVEL FALLS
0:55:28 > 0:55:32Great profit for Debbie and Christina.
0:55:32 > 0:55:34I think that's a high five. Congratulations.
0:55:34 > 0:55:37Here comes the last lot of the day.
0:55:37 > 0:55:38Chesney's uniform.
0:55:38 > 0:55:42How about this? You model the Brigadier jacket.
0:55:42 > 0:55:45The lovely Debbie McGee, out the front.
0:55:45 > 0:55:47- This is your target demographic right here.- That's it, yeah.
0:55:47 > 0:55:49I think it could help us.
0:55:49 > 0:55:52Just for you two - I wouldn't do it for anyone else.
0:55:52 > 0:55:53Debbie, you are a star.
0:55:53 > 0:55:55Cabaret included, ladies and gentleman.
0:55:55 > 0:55:58- Here we are.- Ladies and gentlemen, the lovely Debbie McGee.
0:55:59 > 0:56:00Go on, girl!
0:56:00 > 0:56:06The trousers labelled Conway, Williams, London. Colonel Collins...
0:56:06 > 0:56:08If only he knew.
0:56:08 > 0:56:11OK. So what are you going to bid me... £30 to go, then, please.
0:56:11 > 0:56:13We've got a bid of £25 in today. Will you go 30 now?
0:56:13 > 0:56:15- CHRISTINA:- Surely, come on!
0:56:15 > 0:56:17Or more.
0:56:17 > 0:56:19Well, you know, this is "the one and only".
0:56:19 > 0:56:23Oh, very good! I appreciate that, sir. Thank you.
0:56:23 > 0:56:25OK, this is the only bid here today at £30.
0:56:25 > 0:56:2635, thank you!
0:56:26 > 0:56:27Yay!
0:56:27 > 0:56:29- Good man! - Well done.
0:56:29 > 0:56:3135 bid. 40 anywhere now? Gone up to 35, which is on the internet now.
0:56:31 > 0:56:33Do I hear 40 anywhere?
0:56:33 > 0:56:35- Last time of asking at 35... - I give you...
0:56:35 > 0:56:37- GAVEL FALLS - Sold.
0:56:37 > 0:56:40Debbie McGee, ladies and gentlemen. Debbie McGee. 35.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42Thank you very much indeed, sir.
0:56:42 > 0:56:43Mwah!
0:56:43 > 0:56:45That's a small profit for Chesney and Charles,
0:56:45 > 0:56:48but will it be enough to send Charles to LA?
0:56:48 > 0:56:52- I think it's really close, isn't it? - I think it's close.- Really close. - I do think it's really close.
0:56:52 > 0:56:54- CHESNEY:- Do you?- Keep the faith.
0:56:54 > 0:56:56- Let's keep believing. - Keep the faith.
0:56:56 > 0:56:58OK!
0:56:58 > 0:56:59All right, come on, then.
0:56:59 > 0:57:01Time to do the sums.
0:57:03 > 0:57:05Chesney and Charles started out with £400,
0:57:05 > 0:57:10and after auction costs they made a loss of £109.90.
0:57:10 > 0:57:14So, they end the trip with a total of £290.10.
0:57:14 > 0:57:15Bad luck.
0:57:16 > 0:57:18Debbie and Christina also started with the same amount,
0:57:18 > 0:57:20and after auction costs
0:57:20 > 0:57:23they made a profit of £7.60,
0:57:23 > 0:57:24meaning they finish this road trip
0:57:24 > 0:57:27with £407.60...
0:57:27 > 0:57:29..making them champions!
0:57:29 > 0:57:30Cheer up.
0:57:30 > 0:57:32All profits go to Children In Need.
0:57:32 > 0:57:34Charlie, I'm sorry - your hopes and dreams...!
0:57:34 > 0:57:36If I do a demo tape for you...?
0:57:36 > 0:57:38We'll see how we do. Talk to my agent.
0:57:39 > 0:57:42Well, well done.
0:57:42 > 0:57:43Well done, come on.
0:57:43 > 0:57:45- I'm driving.- The boss.- I'm driving.
0:57:45 > 0:57:48- Take care.- Hope to see you again.
0:57:48 > 0:57:50Good luck next time.
0:57:50 > 0:57:52- Oh, it didn't start.- Too soon.
0:57:52 > 0:57:53Oh, no. Shall we push 'em? Let's push them.
0:57:53 > 0:57:55We'll give you a push - are you ready?
0:57:55 > 0:57:56- Bump start.- Ready...?
0:57:56 > 0:57:58Ready... To LA I'm dreaming.
0:57:58 > 0:58:00Go!
0:58:00 > 0:58:03- CHESNEY:- Is it going to work? Oh, here we go.
0:58:03 > 0:58:04Call me.
0:58:04 > 0:58:06Call me!
0:58:07 > 0:58:09Christina!
0:58:09 > 0:58:11Oh, Charlie!
0:58:11 > 0:58:15Call me! I'll... I'll send you a demo tape - anything!
0:58:15 > 0:58:17- To go to LA.- Let it go.
0:58:17 > 0:58:19What a fun few days, Debbie.
0:58:19 > 0:58:21Oh, it's been fantastic, hasn't it?
0:58:21 > 0:58:24- And I'm going to miss being your driver.- Yeah, I know!
0:58:24 > 0:58:29Won't be the same. And I'm going to miss sliding down in this seat!
0:58:29 > 0:58:30Bye-bye, you two.