Episode 6 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

-The nation's favourite celebrities...

-Ooh.

Want to touch base.

-..paired up with an expert...

-Boo!

..and a classic car.

No hands!

Their mission - to scour Britain for antiques.

My office, now!

The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.

But it's no easy ride. Who will find a hidden gem?

I like that.

-Who will take the biggest risk?

-This could end in disaster.

-Will anybody follow expert advice?

-But I love this!

Why would you buy something you're not going to use?

There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.

-No, I don't want to shake hands.

-Put your pedal to the metal.

Hang on, let me get out of first gear.

This is the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.

Yeah!

Today, we're joined by a pair of chums who go way back,

after both hitting the big time,

thanks to children's television.

It's Anthea Turner and Andi Peters.

-Ooh.

-Ooh.

-What have they spotted?

They'll be going head-to-head,

hunting for antiques across the north-west of England

in this 1950 Land Rover Series 1.

Manufactured before seat belts were mandatory

means there are none fitted, which is why they aren't wearing any.

Seat belts I mean.

This is the most uncomfortable ride I've ever had.

Anthea, why did you choose a Land Rover classic?

I chose a Land Rover classic

because it's what I learnt to drive in.

What, a tractor like this?

Yes, but the one I learnt to drive in,

-it was a bit better than this, but not much.

-Was it as loud as this?

-Yes.

-This car is incredibly loud.

-I know, we're shouting at each other.

And there's no radio, so I've got no music.

-It's just me and you, baby, just me and you.

-I know.

No stranger to the north of England, Anthea was born in Stoke-on-Trent,

and has been gracing our TV screens for over 20 years.

An author, as well as a top TV personality,

Anthea is probably best known

for her role on the award-winning children's programme Blue Peter.

And there you go, Thunderbird 2 fits very nicely inside there.

And that really is it so, Brains,

I hope you're pleased with your brand-new home.

A lot of old people rambling. Morning! Television's Anthea Turner.

And me, Andi Peters.

Joker, TV presenter, journalist and media executive,

Andi first found fame as a CBBC presenter in the late '80s,

when he and his sidekick, Edd the Duck,

entertained the nation from a broom cupboard.

Clockwise, Fantastic Max, Uncle Jack,

-Newsround and Blue Peter.

-EDD THE DUCK QUACKS

That's finished Sarah off, hasn't it?

Good, we can watch The Brollys in peace.

I'm hoping for a Ming vase. Just starting small, just starting small.

Well, I'm a bit more of an antique than you,

so I think I might do quite well in this.

I'm really hoping that I get a really great expert,

somebody that likes a bit of banter and will actually listen to me.

Cos you know what they're like.

They're like, "Oh, I just want to get this." No, I quite like this.

-Can I just stop it there?

-Go on.

-You'd just like somebody who listens to you.

-Yeah, that'll do.

Fingers crossed that our two antiques experts will be all ears,

as joining the trip today are dapper dandy Charles Hudson

and the ever-wise Margie Cooper.

They're cruising along in this classic Jaguar XJS coupe.

Very nice.

I can't wait to meet these two prized celebrities.

Yeah, Andi and Anthea.

It takes me back, Margie, because I was a 1980s boy

and I remember, in '89, when I was 11 years old,

watching Andi Peters in the broom cupboard.

-But then, Margie, to add weight to today, Anthea Turner.

-Yeah.

-'92, Blue Peter. I was 14 years old.

-Ah...

-How old were you then?

MARGIE LAUGHS

-Look at me, look at me. Were you still working?

-Stop it!

-Sorry.

Never ask a lady her age, Charles!

With £400 in the budget,

both of our teams will be touring north-west England,

making shopping pit stops

in Cheshire, Greater Manchester

and Staffordshire, before finally heading to North Yorkshire

for auction in Killinghall near Harrogate.

-Here they come.

-Oh, here they come.

-Here she comes.

Some very handy driving there.

-Engine off, engine off.

-Break, break.

-We don't know how to switch it off.

-THEY LAUGH

-Oh, wow!

-Marvellous.

-Andi, that's some serious off-road driving.

-How are you?

Lovely to meet you. I'm Andi.

-Oh!

-How are you? Good to see you.

-Hello, darling.

Nice to see you, nice to see you.

Driving with Anthea is quite something in that car.

Who are we with? Who are we with?

-An obvious choice, isn't it?

-Well, Anthea, you were my... Absolutely.

-You have been talking about...

-What a way to manhandle him! Good Lord!

-Will you look after me, Margie?

-I will look after you.

-Will you look after me?

-I'll do my very best for you.

I just want to find some Star Wars figures.

It's a beefy market, the Star Wars market.

What you should have said is, "Nice hat, can I try it on?"

Quick! Let's go, Margie, we get a head start!

-Let's go, let's go!

-Don't worry, we'll get him back.

-Absolutely.

-Belt on.

-Woohoo! Oh, this is luxury.

-This is luxury.

-This is a very nippy vehicle.

-It's fantastic. It's really nice.

-MARGIE:

-Bye!

-ANTHEA:

-See you. Bye!

It takes us a little bit longer to get started.

Come on, you two, get going!

This morning, both teams are racing 20 miles north

to Failsworth in Greater Manchester.

That one's going.

There we go.

-Do you want some squirty as well?

-I don't think they do squirty.

-Where's the water?

-The squirty is the rain.

-OK.

-HORN BEEPS

-Oh, there we go. It's not that.

That wasn't squirty.

HORN BEEPS REPEATEDLY

Do you buy... In your private life, do you buy stuff like this?

-Oh, no, in my private life I buy everything new.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

-So you've never bought old?

-I've never bought old. Even cars.

-I always buy new cars.

-Yeah, I do.

I remember you, and I suppose you were my, dare I say, Anthea,

look-at-me pin-up. You were my pin-up

in around '92 and I thought, "Oh, my God, Miss Turner."

And you've barely changed.

You look to me as though you're a haggler.

You know what? I haggle in Marks & Spencer

and I know it's not the done thing.

I flew all the way to Thailand once, just so I could haggle.

People were like, "They haggle on everything in Thailand."

I thought, "Right, take me there."

-Andi is very competitive.

-That makes two of us.

-Good.

-Yeah.

-And I sort of am.

Anthea is going to be in this to win this, there's no two ways about it.

She's very competitive. On Blue Peter, back in the day,

they used to do the big jumps, the big bungee jumps and all that.

-She would always want to jump the furthest, jump the highest.

-Really?

So, she's going to want to win

so, sadly, Anthea, I'm going to beat you to it.

Looks like he already is,

as Andi and Margie are first to arrive at Antique World.

-First shop.

-First shop.

-Let's get ready to jumble.

-See what I did there? Jumble.

-MARGIE LAUGHS

Very good, Andi.

Managed by two local antiques enthusiasts,

this place is packed with all kinds of collectables.

Shall we go together?

-Er...

-Or shall I find things and shout?

-It's up to you.

Marjorie! I found something! Listen out for that.

-If you hear that, come running.

-All right. You go down there.

-OK, I'm on my way.

-And I'll go down here.

Whilst they head off to hunt, look who's arrived.

-It's like a supermarket.

-Where are we going to start?

-I just wonder if they're here yet.

-No, I can hear Andi.

-I can hear Andi.

-Yeah, course I can.

Marjorie, I've found something!

-MARJORIE LAUGHS

-Where is she?

-Come on, Marjorie.

-You're not allowed to use my full name.

I thought I could call you Marjorie. I thought we were friends now.

-Marjorie, come and have a look at these. Link hands with me.

-Oh, my...

What you think? If you had really massive toilet doors.

Oh, my goodness, they're hilarious.

I don't know what they are but they're hilarious.

You don't fancy them, do you?

No, well I don't fancy yours!

If I said to you what, by definition, is an antique,

-what would you say?

-I can't talk about you like that.

-Oh!

-Good answer. Well, you're obviously priceless.

-Thank you.

-But an antique needs to be 100 years old, OK.

-Right.

-Oh, my goodness! Nobody will remember this.

-Oh, no.

From my Children's BBC days, that is Captain Bucky O'Hare.

He goes where no ordinary rabbit would dare.

If your righteous indignation has suffered a hit

and your photon accelerator's broken a bit

and you're losing your mind and you're having a fit,

get the funky fresh rabbit that will take care of it. Bucky!

Captain Bucky O'Hare! Oh, my goodness, that's amazing.

-Never heard of him.

-Right, put him back then.

Off you go, Bucky. Get back next to Thor.

Back to antiques. Something's caught silver expert Margie's eye.

I can see from here it's a bit damaged.

-Oh, I don't like it already if it's damaged.

-But it's a nice thing.

-What is it?

-That's for... You put water in there.

-Stamps!

-Yeah.

Let's have a look at the... Are you ready?

Oh, my gosh. I see you when you do this on the telly. I love this bit.

I'm just having a quick look. Not that it matters, but...

-It does to ME.

-Oh, yeah, it is. It's Edwardian.

-OK.

You can imagine, back in the Edwardian times,

you were writing letters all the time. Don't want to go, common that.

-No, no.

-It's common, don't do it.

-No.

-So, you'd fill that.

-But the thing is, nowadays, stamps are self-adhesive.

-Yeah, but...

You're not go to use it, are you? Is an antique.

Why would you buy something you're not going to use? I don't get it.

I fear many antiques may be lost on our Andi.

Margie's keen though. Better get the dealer over.

-Where's the person? Jim!

-No, it's not Jim.

-It's not Jim.

-John! John!

-Gentlemen.

-Gentlemen.

-Paul.

Paul, we got there in the end. I'd have got there in the end, Paul.

Lovely to meet you, Paul. Marjorie has a question for you.

-How much is it?

-I've got 45 on it. I'll do it for 35.

-If I was to give you £30, would you say yes?

-Yeah, I'll do you 30.

-You're an amazing man, Paul. Thank you very much indeed.

-No problem.

-Thank you.

-Well done. Are you sure?

Yeah, I'm 100%. I'm bowing to your judgment

-but the next thing, I'm choosing, all right?

-Yeah.

First item of the trip bought

and it's Andi's choice on the next purchase.

Good luck, Margie.

Margie, come on. Everybody wants a dog that can pour tea.

-Come on, it's got to be worth something.

-You're joking!

-I'm not.

-Hang on.

-Hello.

-Don't tell them, don't tell them.

-How's it going for you two?

-It's going very well.

-My colleague, I've learned, is an expert in teapots.

-Oh, really!

-Oh, yeah.

-She knows a good handle. She knows a good spout.

I know everything about a teapot. I do.

-And then tip me over and pour me out.

-Exactly.

-Exactly.

I think you're doing very well. We're doing better.

-OK, see you later.

-Don't even look at them, don't even look at them.

-They might give us bad vibes.

-You're going to go for crazy things.

They're a competitive bunch, aren't they?

Right, Anthea, what on earth have you got there?

In Stoke, we call them a gazunder cos it "gaz under" the bed.

-That's it.

-But this is one... It's a bedpan.

"This slipper should be passed under the patient..." It's a hospital.

-"..in front between the legs."

-Exactly.

What I quite like about it, look at the wear on the foot rim there.

-Yeah.

-That's honest wear, where it's shifted under the bed

and maybe you've been desperate, quickly, pull it into place,

-and with thunder, you gazunder, don't you?

-Yeah. Let's just take it.

-You never know.

-OK, madam.

-You never know.

-That's it.

-It might come in handy.

-Yeah.

-It's a big shop.

So, the 19th-century bedpan is one possibility.

And it looks like Charles has found a different kind of bowl.

Looking at that ribbed outline,

-I think that just might be Charlotte Reid.

-No!

-Let me try and get in from the back.

-OK.

Charlotte Reid was one of the leading English ceramic designers

of the '20s and '30s in the potteries area of Staffordshire.

Look at that!

What I quite like about it are the colours.

-What a shame it's not signed, is it?

-It isn't.

-"Crown Ducal."

Well, she worked there in the mid-1930s.

I love this sort of asymmetrical,

almost Japanese Art Deco-inspired blossom.

-For £28, so we'd probably get it for a bit less.

-£20.

-We should do, shouldn't we?

-I think so.

Whilst this pair are all pots and pans, what's Andi uncovered?

It's heavy. I always think if it's heavy, it's worth something.

-A miner's lamp.

-Are they good?

-A lot of history behind that.

You do see them around.

OK. A lot of the things, they look old but they feel new.

This looks old and feels old

and, again, if that's ten quid, I reckon we could sell that for 25.

-Oh, I think you'll be lucky.

-What, to get £25?

No, I think you'll be lucky that's he's going to ask

-for much more than that.

-Really? Let's find the man who owns this.

-Yes, shall we get the man?

-Or the lady.

-It's a man called Jim.

What would I be looking at to pay you?

-I've got an asking price of 60 on that.

-Wow!

-But...

But are you a man that's open to negotiation?

I'm always open to offers, as long as it's not below the belt.

I've got, in my back pocket now, £38.

-I can't.

-Really?

I'll meet you. I'll do 45.

Please could you do 40 cos then there's no change involved

and I've got it in cash and they're both new notes.

-They're lovely notes.

-Are you ready?

£41. I want £1 for luck.

-It's luck money.

-Got to have luck money in this.

I'm going to say luck money, cos you seem like a nice man.

Luck money I've got to have. £41.

-At the auction, can I buy it myself if I want it?

-Oh!

-No!

-Does it not work like that?

-No!

-But I like it. If someone is only offering 20...

-No!

All right. Jim, I'm taking it. Shake my hand quickly.

Thank you very much. Thank you. We're having it. It's awesome!

With the stamp moistener and Edwardian miner's lamp bought,

Andi and Margie are off.

Back with Anthea and Charles,

a brass pestle and mortar are under consideration.

-That's really nice!

-Isn't it? It's so heavy.

So, you think this is how old?

I would say, looking at the base,

and how it's almost created this patination of, that almost hue

-of what you can't really fake, it must be 1700, 1720.

-Really!?

Yeah, absolutely.

I'm not sure that they always belong together,

the mortar and the pestle, but that's certainly of a similar age.

So, the pestle and mortar are added to the ever-growing basket.

Anything else grab you both?

-I can't blow these things.

-I'm sure you can.

-No, honestly. Look.

-SHE BLOWS HORN NOISELESSLY

-Ah, there's a secret.

-Useless.

-Go on.

-Put your lips together and then you just go...

HE BLOWS A SPLUTTERING NOTE

Not enough puff.

That is a typical late Victorian copper hunting horn.

Da-da-da-da. So, how much is it?

-£16.

-Time to check out with Jim.

The gazunder has no price ticket on. How much was that going to be?

I can do that for...

It would have had 15 on it. I can do it for 12.

-OK, so mental note, £12.

-All right then.

The pestle and mortar has 55 on.

-£45.

-OK. And this was priced at 28.

I think we can do 22.

OK. And then your hunting horn, finally.

12, if it helps you.

With a combined total of £91, what's your best, Jim?

The absolute best is £65.

I think, sir, at £65, we are going to say, "Going, going..."

-Are we going for that, Anthea?

-Yes, we are.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you so much.

-Let's load up. The car awaits.

-Yeah.

And if you need to go to the loo, Anthea,

we won't stop, we've got the gazunder.

Follow me. Let's go with some thunder. Come on.

-Thank you.

-Thanks a lot.

Andi and Margie, meanwhile,

are making their way to Woodford in Greater Manchester.

-I've got a surprise for you.

-Really?

I hear you like planes, aeroplanes, things that fly.

I do! How did you know that? I'm a bit...

When I was growing up, I would have loved to have been a pilot.

-I just love planes.

-Oh, right.

-So, we're going to go and look at some old planes.

-Antique planes?

-Antique planes.

-Oh, my goodness! Thank you.

-Yeah.

-Forward, driver.

Margie's taking Andi on a trip to the Avro Heritage Museum,

which is situated on the site of the old Woodford airfield.

-Oh, this is going to be good!

-Are you excited?

You're too kind to me, Margie!

MARGIE LAUGHS

-Come on, out you get, love.

-It wasn't my...

ANDY GRUNTS

THEY LAUGH

Shut the door. Right, let's pretend that never happened. In we go.

A very excitable Andi and Margie have come to learn

all about Sir Alliott Verdon Roe.

A leading pioneer in the aviation industry,

Alliott was not only the first Englishman

to fly an all-British aeroplane, but his company was responsible

for some of this country's most iconic planes,

including the Lancaster,

World War II's most famous and successful RAF bomber.

Andi and Margie are meeting chairman Terry Barnes to find out more.

So, the Lancaster bomber behind you was built specifically

because World War II was brewing?

Absolutely, and there were over 7,000 of them made, in total,

in the country, of which 4,000 were made here at Woodford

and flew from Woodford.

An iconic aircraft, without which,

I doubt the war effort would have been successful.

And, of course, next year, we've got the 75th anniversary

of the Dambusters' raid, where the Lancaster was a key element.

So, the Lancaster was hugely important during wartime,

but what became of it in peaceful times?

Well, it was turned into a passenger-carrying aircraft

and it was also re-engineered to become the Avro York

which, in itself, was quite a famous plane

because it took Charles de Gaulle, it took Lord Mountbatten,

and even Churchill, to various post-war meetings,

which they had all over Europe at that time, of course.

And we have Churchill's chair here today, which was used in the York,

in a meeting he went with Roosevelt and Stalin.

-Oh, wow, is that it?

-It is.

-Can I?

-Go on, then.

-Oh! Just imagine Winston Churchill sat in this chair.

"Never, never, never give up!"

-That's true.

-It's obvious, though, isn't it,

that Avro had a huge contribution to British aviation.

They absolutely did. Not just British aviation, world aviation.

And they had many, many inventions and firsts,

one of them being the first enclosed cockpit in an aircraft,

the first bomb rack and then the first retractable undercarriage,

all leaders in their day.

What's your favourite achievement or your favourite thing?

I think the most iconic aircraft, and all 136 were made here,

-and that is the Vulcan bomber.

-And by any chance, do you have one here?

-We just happen to have one for you.

-Let's go!

Is it actually this way?

-I say, "Let's go," but I don't even know which way.

-It is.

Terry, this is phenomenal.

I mean, not only is it vast,

it's kind of reminiscent of Concorde in so many ways.

-Would that be the D-shape wing?

-Absolutely.

-So, why was this built?

This was built as a carrier for the nuclear deterrent

during the Cold War. The government sent out contracts.

They needed a bomber to be able to deliver our nuclear deterrent bomb

and so the Vulcan was born.

But, obviously, it never actually delivered that payload, did it?

No, indeed it didn't. I mean, the first Vulcans flew in 1950

and were just reaching retirement at the end of the 1970s.

Then came the Falklands War

and so the Vulcans were used in the Falklands War

to deliver conventional weapons, non-nuclear weapons,

and bombed Stanley airport at the very early part of the war.

-Can we go inside?

-You can't go in this one.

-Oh!

-But we have got one you can go in.

-Ooh, where?

-Inside the museum.

Let's go! What are we hanging around for?

Andi wasn't lying when he said he likes planes.

He's clearly potty about them!

Growing up, I always wanted to be a pilot.

This is sadly the closest I'll get to it...

..a plane in a museum. I mean, it's worn well.

It's quite a tight squeeze. There's all sorts of...

Oh, hello, look at... Oh, it's like an early day iPad.

-How are you finding it?

-I like it.

If you could take your seat and fasten your seat belt,

-I'd be grateful.

-Goodness me, look at the technology!

Margie, doors to automatic, please crosscheck.

-Where am I going now?

-We're going to the Maldives.

-Margie?

-Yeah.

-Can I have some warm nuts please?

It's hot in here, Terry, isn't it? Shall we go?

-Come on.

-Come on, let's go.

-Andi, are you coming?

-You're all right.

I've got to park on stand five and then pick up passengers.

Oh, dear, he's living the dream here. He's living the dream.

Leading pioneers in aviation,

Avro produced planes crucial in both times of war and peace

and it all started with the dream of one man, Sir Alliott Verdon Roe.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome onboard Andi Peters Airways.

It's our pleasure to have you onboard.

If you find any nice antiques, do let me know

and I'll take them off your hands.

Anthea and Charles, meanwhile, have made their way to Romiley,

where they're on a buying mission at Romiley Antiques & Jewellery.

-SHOP BUZZER

-There you go. The old-fashioned way.

-Hi.

-Dealer Peter's shop has plenty on offer

and this pair have just over £300 in their pocket.

What I like to look for, Anthea, is those objects which are market fresh

that have just come in off the street from a local home.

-What's that? Market fresh?

-Exactly.

There's lots and lots of really nice antiques here.

-Look, blush ivory Worcester.

-That's it.

-I'm just thinking Harrogate.

I'm looking around at all this rich patination of furniture.

I'm thinking whether we ought to go for some furniture, you know.

Anything in mind, Charles?

What I quite like, Peter, is this is a very nice papier-mache,

-mother-of-pearl inset, is it a worktable?

-A worktable, yeah.

That's it, out like that.

So, if you're at home, Anthea, you might have your wools

and your lace and whatever else in your ladies worktable.

This is just a very decorative picturesque scene

and you've got the ink stand here as well.

That's also mother-of-pearl and papier-mache.

That could almost go on top and we could almost sell the two together.

This worktable, priced at 145.

Mid-Victorian, let's say it's circa 1870.

What could be the best price on that?

I'd like to say 125.

Peter, if I took charge now and said, "Love the worktable,

"it's priced at 125."

Just by chance, this ink stand was priced at £25,

would you throw that in...

..all for the princely sum of 125? Would you?

-Yes, I would.

-OK, all right.

-It's a deal then, is it?

-Yeah, it's a deal.

-Go on, then.

-Let's both shake.

-Thank you.

-We'll take them.

-Very good.

This pair are on shopping fire today.

-Thank you, Peter.

-Thank you so much.

-Until next time.

-Thank you.

-See you.

-Ooh!

-Sorry.

-And then we broke it!

-There we go. See you, Peter.

Six other things on the way out.

Carlos, what are you doing?

-ANTHEA LAUGHS

-Sorry.

And, on that note, I think both teams should call it a day.

Night-night.

It's a new morning.

Our TV presenter pals, Anthea and Andi, are back together.

-How was yours yesterday?

-It was really good. I like Charles.

-Do you?

-He's nice!

-You see, I like Margie.

-Good.

-She's nicer.

No, we can't play that game!

-You know, I'm in heaven. I'm with Anthea Turner.

-I know you are.

-A lady who has done so much, who is incredibly beautiful.

-She is.

But not as gorgeous as you, Margie, not as gorgeous as you.

-You had to say that. Andi is great. I had just one shop yesterday.

-Yes.

-He's good fun, he's lively.

-He looks a very fit man as well.

-He's got muscles.

-Has he?

-He's got a six-pack.

-He hasn't!

-Yeah.

-Six-pack?

-Yeah. Have you got a six-pack?

-Eight-pack.

-Have you?

-I've got an eight-pack, Margie.

-Have you got a wobbly six-pack?

Margie, I've got no jelly belly.

How did you go yesterday? Did you find anything?

I can't tell you!

But what I found was, it's really interesting

because an antique, you need an expert.

I couldn't have done this by myself, so Margie is fantastic

and she spotted something that I would never have spotted

and was quite confident it would do well, so only time will tell.

Yeah, we'll have to see.

Anthea and Charles have had a storming start

to their shopping, buying seven items already -

the 19th-century bedpan, the ink stand,

the Charlotte Reid vase, the Victorian worktable,

the brass pestle and mortar and a late Victorian hunting horn...

HE BLOWS A SPLUTTERING NOTE

Well, sort of.

..leaving them £210 in their purse.

Meanwhile, Andi and Margie have just bought two items so far -

the silver stamp moistener

and the Edwardian miner's lamp from the same period...

Why would you buy something you're not going to use? I don't get it.

..which means, they still have £329 available to spend.

Here they are! Good morning!

-Morning.

-The vehicle's driven well.

Darling, how lovely to see you!

Oh, wonderful! Oh, sorry, wrong person.

Sorry, I'll do it again. Darling!

-And there's my darling. Are you OK, Anthea?

-Am I second best?

Oh, my God, never, ever.

And you slept well on the Antique Road Trip dream?

I did, I slept so well, because I was so happy with our choices.

Are you happy with your choices?

But I bet you guys had a nightmare sleep.

We didn't, we had quite a night, didn't we, darling?

-I slept like a baby.

-Yeah.

One thing is for sure, that we are a formidable team.

Yeah, yeah, well, on that happy note, on your marks, get set, go.

-Bake! Oh, wrong show. Whoops-a-daisy.

-There we go.

Sorry! Turn me on again.

And they're finally away.

This morning, our dastardly duos are both making their way

to Whalgherton in Cheshire,

if Charles can manage the Landy, that is.

-Now, if I find...

-GEARS CRUNCH

Third, third, third, third.

-That's third.

-Down to fourth. Beautiful.

-And where's fifth?

-And there isn't a fifth.

-OK.

So, how did I do yesterday?

-Well, yeah, it was OK.

-You only think it was OK?

Well, I think miner's lamps are merely a bit passe at the moment.

Are you kidding?

Whoa, whoa, you say that now but when it goes for £100 tomorrow,

I'll be having the last laugh.

-I'll be giving you a kiss on both cheeks.

-Mm, you see.

Not on one cheek, both cheeks.

Just give me your career highlights.

There are so many. However...

..Blue Peter was like the university of television

and just the most amazing programme to do.

You got a chance to do anything and everything.

I'm sure it was during your time that you made a Tracy Island.

-I made Tracy Island.

-Oh, goodness me!

-I've always been a fan of Thunderbirds.

-Yes.

And it was the biggest make on Blue Peter ever,

and I've still got the Tracy Island that I made on the television show.

-You haven't!

-Can you imagine if it went in your auction?

Listen, I'm available. I'd love to sell it for you.

-No, I'll never sell it.

-Really?

-No, I'd never sell it.

It was the actual one that was made on the television programme by me.

So, how did you get your break? Cos you need that break, don't you,

-to get into telly?

-My break came when I was sort of 17, 18.

I was working on a radio station in a shop in Oxford Circus,

-a big old-fashioned shop.

-Yeah.

-And a TV producer was passing.

I then wrote to her, she gave me an audition, gave me another audition

and then gave me a job, presenting a TV show on ITV called Freetime.

And then the BBC contacted and said,

-"Would you like to come and work here instead?"

-Oh, my word.

So, I went to the BBC and worked there

for pretty much 12 years in a row, for Children's BBC.

-What was that, the late '90s?

-Yeah, I got my first break in '88.

-'88?!

-Yeah '88. I was on Children's BBC when I was 18.

-Oh, my goodness!

Andi and Margie are first to arrive at Dagfields Crafts & Antiques.

-Ooh!

-Here we go. Let's do this!

-Let's do it!

There's 50,000 square feet of collectables on offer here.

-Oh, this is nice.

-Yeah.

-I tell you why it's important to me.

I just realised it's got my birthday on from when I was 11 years old

and I'll always remember my 11th birthday didn't exist

because Charles and Diana got married.

I wish I could buy it, Diana, but I can't. It's all about profit, love.

Let's keep moving.

Uh-oh, look who's finally turned up.

-They're here already. I don't believe it.

-I do.

-And in. OK.

-Right.

-ENGINE REVS

-I can't turn it off!

Hold on. There, it's off.

-I almost nudged their car.

-Come on, come on!

-Shame, really.

-They've got here before us!

-OK, quick.

-Oh, my...

-Take it all in, partner.

-Wow, I can't take all this in. It'll take all day.

-Take it all in.

It's a little pottery jug.

-Nice, aren't they?

-I quite like suitcases.

Yeah, they stack, and people use them as coffee tables.

-Oh, really?

-Yeah.

-Ah.

-Here they are, here they are.

-Oh, look!

-How's your day going?

It's like a walk in the park for us now.

We're just showboating and my sap's rising.

I'm keen to win now.

-Oh, yeah, I bet you are.

-Look he's going...

-My guns are out.

-Come on, let's go!

-Come on, come on, come on.

-Let's let them leave.

-I need a weapon, just in case.

-We'll find something proper around here.

Call me your bodyguard. Follow me. Ignore them.

Less bickering, more buying.

Right, Anthea, what have you got there, love?

You said to me that an antique's got to be over 100 years old.

An antique, by definition, needs to be 100 years old. How old's that?

-This is 65 million years old.

-Really?

-It's an ammonite, found in Morocco.

-What's an ammonite?

You find ammonites down on our Jurassic coastline, in Devon.

Are you an expert in fossils?

No, not at all, but my dad and I used to go fossiling a lot.

-Right, OK.

-That's a little picture of him before he died.

Look, his little tentacles and things.

-So, he was like a big snail almost.

-Yeah, he was.

When he was living in that shell and water, 65 million years ago,

-he didn't think he'd be here, or did he?

-We'd be staring at him now.

-He didn't think he could possibly be in an auction in Harrogate.

-Yeah.

-You know what, I feel quite close to it. I don't know why.

-Do you?

There's almost a karma feel about just looking at a fossil.

You might say I'm a fossil, but this is a real fossil. How much is it?

-Well, it's £220.

-OK.

-So, we really need to get this down a lot.

OK, don't forget, bend the knees, straight back.

I might call him Andi. Andi the ammonite. He might be a keeper.

Dealer Mark's got the owner of the £220 fossil on the phone.

What's your best price?

-175?

-175?

-Do you want a word?

-I'll have a quick word.

-Go on, then.

Hello, there. Hi, how are you?

I was told that if you were in a good mood,

you gave a really good price. Are you in a good mood today?

He's had lunch, he's feeling happy.

So, is there anything you could do a little bit better for me?

I wish you were here. It would be so nice to meet you.

Smooth talker.

160.

That would be lovely. Yes.

My partner is happy, I'm happy.

I think it's a wonderful object. It's so old.

If that was worth a pound every year, it would be valuable.

-£65 million.

-Exactly.

-If we get that for it, we'll cut you in.

Oh, no, you won't. That's the fossil bought.

-Oh, look at this. Old-school.

-Yeah, yeah.

See, I love this. It's French industrial.

-Yeah, well, so it says, Roneo.

-I was trying to pretend I knew.

-It's on the back of the label.

-It's on there.

-We all do that, we all do that.

-What do you think?

-Actually, you know what I said about fashion in antiques?

-Yeah.

-Well, these are pretty saleable.

-On trend.

-I hate the phrase but they are on trend.

-I like it but it's expensive.

-It's, like, early 20th century.

-Is it really?

-Mm, it's an old one.

-Oh, my goodness.

-Nice brass handles. Little bit of damage at the bottom.

-Yeah.

But I've never seen one quite as narrow as that.

It's narrow which is good. Shall we be brave?

-Favour fortunes the brave.

-Definitely.

-To victory we go.

-Right.

Right, Vicky, what's your best price?

-It'll be 110.

-Oh.

-110. So, if I was to give you...

If I start counting the money now and I stop, will you say yes or no?

So, 20, 40,

60, 80, 100

and because, genuinely, I haven't got a tenner,

but I've got a five.

I genuinely haven't got a ten, I've only got five, could we do that?

-Go on, then.

-Yes!

-MARGIE LAUGHS

Really? Please shake my hand. Thank you so much, Vicky!

Oh, my God, that's amazing! Thank you so much!

Do you think he's happy? Filing cabinet bought, they're off.

This could be our fortune.

I doubt it.

Anthea and Charles have hit the road again

and are making their way to Middleport in Stoke-on-Trent.

-We are going back to the Mecca for you...

-Yes!

-..which I'm potty for but which, of course, you know as Stoke.

-Yes.

And I just cannot wait to roll on

and learn a bit about Middleport Pottery.

Born and bred in Stoke, Anthea has a real love for local pottery,

so Charles is taking her on a trip

to the world-famous home of Burleigh ware.

Since the 17th century, Stoke-on-Trent has been

almost exclusively known for its pottery manufacturing.

Famous companies, such as Royal Doulton, Spode

and Wedgwood were established and based here.

Middleport Pottery is the last remaining Victorian pottery factory.

They still use the Victorian techniques

to make their wares to this day.

Charles and Anthea are meeting historian Gemma Baskeyfield,

who's taking them into what's known

as the bottle oven or kiln to find out more.

Let's hope they don't bake.

Last time I was in one of these, I was on a school trip.

Just fill me in, cos it's a long time

and I've forgotten so many of the elements of it

about the history of pottery in Stoke-on-Trent.

Why Stoke-on-Trent?

Well, it's, of course, what we've got in the ground beneath our feet.

Perfect clay, perfect coal

and all the other raw materials that we need to make good pottery.

And then the industry grew up around those raw materials.

How long ago was that? How long ago?

The ceramics industry in Stoke goes back into the 1600s

in a very primitive and naive way.

But then that industry developed

over the intervening sort of 300 years and up to the present day.

Burleigh pottery has been produced for over 160 years

and the state-of-the-art Middleport Pottery site was purpose-built,

back in 1888.

Isn't it lovely? Just like a film set. I do like a drone.

This place was planned out to be like this,

so it was a very orderly system.

So, clay arrived on the canal at one end of the factory

and then, in a big U-shape,

production flowed around to the end point,

where you've got packing and then dispatch,

either onto the canal for shipment

or onto horse and cart to go to the local train station.

I suppose, Gemma, at that time, in 1880,

it was when the industry in the potteries was at its height

and this was the most sophisticated offering to date as a factory.

Yeah, to embrace steam power was the crucial thing,

so, to move away from the, very often, women or small children,

working machinery manually, to steam powering everything.

Described as the model pottery of the Staffordshire pottery industry,

the company were considered social reformers,

improving conditions for their workforce.

Striving to be at the forefront of technical innovation,

they were also concerned about reducing waste and pollution,

modern concepts for the Victorian period.

It would take 25 different people

to produce every single piece of Burleigh pottery.

Master potter Jon French wants to know

if local lass Anthea has inherited any skills on the wheel.

I bet she's "wheely" good.

-Right, just remind me.

-Pick up the clay.

-Right.

I want you to feel throw it right into the centre.

We're going to start off nice and fast.

-That's it, perfect.

-There we go. Right.

Nice and straight, and just let it mould into your hands.

-That's perfect, look at that!

-Wow!

-Brilliant!

-Good start, good start.

Do you know, I'd forgotten this bit.

You just pull it up and you push it down, pull it up and push down,

-play with it until it's putty in your hands.

-Exactly.

You're doing really well.

-It's an amazing pot.

-This is brilliant.

I'm really impressed.

Follow it up, nice and straight.

Anthea, you're really good at this.

-Isn't she?

-She's brilliant.

-Yeah, it's her heritage, isn't it?

-How does it feel?

-It feels gorgeous.

-Good on the speed, by the way.

-Thank you.

-Very good speed, you're maintaining.

-I'm in the third gear, OK.

You're better at that than you are driving that flipping car.

And then take that.

-Look at that!

-And then we have a pot.

Goodness me! Thank you very much.

-There we go.

-Bloodied.

-Look at that!

I mean, Hans Coper...

How much do you think we're going to get for this

at the auction in Harrogate?

It's got a lovely ovoid outline, the rim is in nice condition.

-It's modern at its very best. I love it.

-It is, isn't it?

-I love it.

Nice work, Anthea!

The pottery industry was once the beating heart of Stoke-on-Trent

and, although its significance has declined in recent years,

potteries like Middleport provide

a vital link to its industrial history,

while continuing to provide jobs for locals

and producing impressive ceramics.

Ooh, another drone.

For their last spot of shopping before heading to auction,

Andi and Margie have also made their way to Stoke-on-Trent,

where they're arriving

at Potteries Antiques Centre.

-Let's hope we get another purchase in.

-Yeah.

Look, he's such a gent.

Andi's still got £224 burning a hole in his pocket.

-Oh, Royal Doulton.

-Yeah.

-These are Royal Doulton.

-Yeah, yeah.

-OK, is that a local thing?

-Yeah. We are in pottery land, aren't we?

-Does pottery do well?

-Er, certain bits of pottery do well.

What I struggle with is knowing what's old and what's new.

-You don't...

-You see, I love this, I absolutely love this.

That's very nice, yes.

That style was 200-odd years ago, Louis furniture, French furniture.

I've got a penchant for French furniture, haven't I?

-You have, you have.

-You see, I love that.

Yeah, now this is...1930s, 1940s.

-Is it reconditioned?

-Probably would have been a pair...

-Right.

-..on either side of the bed. Really very nice.

Nice mahogany. A little bit of stringing there, boxwood stringing.

-Little bit of detail, pretty.

-I like it. I like it a lot.

-Nice bit of detail.

-Would you get this?

Yeah, I'd love it, but I'm just a bit worried about that. It's £275.

Maybe we shouldn't look for such a high ticket item.

Yeah, that is a high ticket item.

Unless they were prepared to give us a reasonable deal.

-Shall we try?

-See, I would put that at 160.

-Shall we try?

-Yeah.

-That was the face of, "No, let's not try, Andi.

"You're going to embarrass me." Which means I'm going to try.

-I don't want you to be disappointed, that's all.

-We're only asking.

-Yeah.

Let's hope dealer Mick is feeling generous.

Can I make you an offer?

-Certainly.

-20...

-That old trick again.

..60, 120, 140...

-Keep going.

-160.

-No, try a bit harder.

-Try bit harder?

Literally, I've got 164. Could I possibly have it for that?

-Put another 20 on top and you can own it.

-Another 20?

We can stretch to another 20, OK. You're a star. Shall we shake on it?

-Shake on it.

-Shake on it and there's the extra 20.

-Thank you very much.

-Mick, thank you so much.

-You're welcome.

-It's a lovely piece and I'm pleased get it.

-Yeah.

A lovely deal done. Now, Margie, what have you found?

-That has caught my eye.

-What is it?

-It's a miniature fire grate.

-So you'd put coal and stuff in there and light it?

-No!

You'd just clean it up. We could get that looking really beautiful.

It would be like a steel colour if that was all cleaned up.

And then what?

Then you'd go past it every day and think, "I really like that!"

What? Would you really do that?

-Yeah, I would.

-How old is it?

-About 100 years old.

-You're kidding!

-Yeah, look at it.

OK, look, you are the expert. I just give away cash on television.

-You just get a feeling about things sometimes.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

OK, I've got zero feeling about that but it's obviously exciting you,

so let's go with it.

Looks like a travelling salesman's sample to me.

Mick, you're needed.

We really honestly haven't got much money left,

so have you got a low price in your head? A really low price.

For you, Margie...

£75.

-Mick, can I show you all the money we've got left, genuinely?

-Go ahead.

-Oh!

-40. That's it, that's all our money left.

-That's an insult.

-Oh, is it?

-Give me your £40.

-Oh!

-Ah, bless you.

-We love you!

-Thank you so much! We love you, thank you so much.

-Thank you.

Heaven knows what it is and I'm sure we'll make no money on it,

-but you've been a real gentleman, so thank you very much.

-You have.

That last-minute buy means Andi and Margie have spent

every single penny. Great stuff!

Next, show and tell. I love that bit. Oh, look, more drone.

Oh, look out for the canal.

This has been a wonderful day. We're very proud of our wares.

Oh, that's nice! Oh, I like that.

This is very fragile, very valuable stuff here.

Oh, a pestle and mortar. Love your table.

Very nice Victorian mother-of-pearl inlaid, circa 1880, lovely.

-It came with the ink stand as well.

-That's gorgeous. Right, move on.

-Marvel at our pestle and mortar.

-Yeah.

-You sure it's an old one?

-Yes, early 18th century.

-Early 18th century, OK.

-What's on the bottom of that?

-We are proud of that.

-ANTHEA:

-Charlotte Reid.

-MARGIE:

-Very nice. Are you sure?

-ANTHEA:

-We are, actually.

Why is her name not on there?

-ANTHEA:

-She meant to put her name on it...

-MARGIE:

-But she didn't.

-ANTHEA:

-The thing is, Andi,

should you ever be ill and you can't get to the toilet,

you text me and I'll be over with this.

And then, if we hear a plop, we go...like that.

And I thought it would be really good to put your mobile phone

and your car keys in in your hall

-and you would always know where they were.

-OK.

-So, one, two, three, four. What was your last lot?

-It's on the floor.

Now, listen. We like to buy history.

Forget the Jurassic, the Cretaceous period.

What a lovely fossil. That's lovely.

Will you stop saying fantastic, fantastic, fantastic?

-This is not our team!

-There is a lot of those about.

-Oh!

-We named it after you.

-Fantastic, fantastic.

-Just touch it.

-I don't want to touch any of it. It's our turn!

-Come on, your turn.

This is what we've bought.

-So, we'll start over here.

-Do you like that?

It's very delicate, Margie. Is on those lovely cabriole legs.

-It's Edwardian, very stylish. How much was it?

-184.

-You're joking!

-I'm not joking.

-You are joking! Have you got a diamond in the drawer?

I'm beginning to not enjoy this experience.

-Anyway, next one.

-Oh!

-Have you broken it?

-No, I haven't.

Oh, my... Right, next, we have this.

It's a miner's lamp from the Portobello Lamp And Light Company.

-Davy lamp.

-Next, we've got this. Do you know what this is?

-I think that's something to do with stamps.

-Yeah.

It's for using to lick stamps.

-If the right buyers are willing it on, it could make £150.

-Really?

Nice, good. Item number four is this.

-It's a decorative little child's doll house...

-No, it's not.

-That's a little travelling salesman's...

-OK.

-And this is our fifth and final item.

-Have you been to the tip?

-Might have been.

-OK.

-They're not been very nice to us, are they?

-No.

After you were so gushing about their staff.

Never be gushing about the opposition

-because this is what happens.

-See you at the auction, OK?

-Yeah, see you at the auction.

-Keep the faith. Give us a kiss.

Yeah, see you at the auction.

-Marjorie...

-Good luck.

-Yeah.

-Come on, let's go.

MARGIE LAUGHS

Bantering rivalry aside,

what do they really think about each other's items?

Having seen their stuff, I'm quietly confident.

I think our stuff's got more character.

I love that little stamp glass, silver sleeve.

-So, you think that's their sort of hero.

-That is their hero,

-bought for almost zero. For 30, it could make £100 plus.

-OK.

But they've got one big drop, a huge drop.

-I think it's the little drawer set.

-Exactly.

I think they haven't done too badly.

But please tell me you think we've done better.

Well, let's just hope and cross our fingers.

You didn't say we've done better.

This is the end of a fantastic relationship.

You go that way, I'm going that way.

You'll notice that that way's into the river.

Even the canal, thank you.

After starting in Alderley Edge,

our teams have shopped up around the North-west

and Anthea and Andi are now hurtling towards Killinghall, near Harrogate,

for the big finale.

It's gorgeous here.

The English countryside is some of the best in the world.

And to drive such a classic car as well... Whoops.

Sometimes it's not as fun as it looks.

To drive such a classic car around has been lovely.

-With a classic bird driving.

-Oh, I love this relic.

-Woohoo.

That's the car, ladies and gentlemen, and not Anthea Turner.

-Today's auction day.

-I know.

-Are you feeling confident?

I'm feeling quite confident because, I tell you what,

-if it all goes wrong, I'm just blaming Charles.

-Yeah.

-It'll all be his fault. If it goes right, it's my choice.

-Yeah.

If it goes wrong, it's Charles's choice.

-Ultimately, there's nothing more we can do.

-No, there isn't, actually.

It's now in the hands of the customers at the auction.

Very true, Andi.

Margie and Charles have arrived at Thompson's Auctioneers

and are awaiting their celebrity partners.

Here they are.

-In they come.

-Oh, there we go. Perfect.

-Hello!

-Good morning!

On this road trip, Anthea and Charles spent £350.

They're combining the Victorian worktable

and ink stand into one lot

and are also creating a rather peculiar lot from the hunting horn

and the bedpan, giving them a total of five lots.

Ooh, come on, Margie, tuck in. Ooh, blimey!

-Room for a small one?

-Whose idea was this?

Andi and Margie, meanwhile, blew their budget,

spending every penny of the £400 on their five lots.

Michael Johnson will be wielding the gavel today,

so what does he make of our celebrities' purchases?

My personal favourite is probably the fossil,

just because we've not had one before while I've been here,

so I'm just interested to see how well it does.

But I can see it doing very, very well.

The stamp moistener's got a bit of damage on it, unfortunately,

but I still think it will look good on somebody's desk.

Obviously, it's not going to get used nowadays,

but it will look the part.

Here we go. Time for the auction,

which has buyers online and in the room.

I'm so nervous! I'm actually really excited.

First up, it's Anthea's odd lot, the bedpan and the hunting horn.

Commission starts with me on this one at £20.

-25 anywhere?

-It's lovely.

-Yes!

-We're a bit nervous, might use it.

-Ssh!

-Sorry.

With me at 20. Do I see 5?

Are we all done on commission at £20? Is that any good?

No, more!

Are we all done at 20?

-Oh, no!

-What?!

Anthea is clearly shocked at the loss. It's all going down the pan.

That's the most exciting thing that's happened to me all month,

is watching you lose £4.

I wouldn't get smug just yet, Andi. Your stamp moistener's up next.

In the right sale, this is a £100 lot.

-Is it really?

-I kid you not.

-But this is the wrong sale, is it?

-Who knows? Let's wait and see.

-Commission starts with me at £20.

-Good. Sit down.

With me at 20. Do I see 2?

-2. 22. 25.

-Yes, yes!

-28.

-Yes, come on!

-£28 with the gentleman.

-That's so cheap.

Are we all done? At £28...

That's so cheap. Unlucky.

Unlucky, but thanks for coming. Thanks for coming, Andi.

But I lost £4.

It's a bit of a sad start all round, actually.

-I'm exhausted.

-I'd prefer to just buy my fossil myself.

-That is ridiculous.

-I can't do this. This is too much for me. I'm off.

-This is too stressful.

-He can't get up.

Let's see how Anthea's Charlotte Reid pottery fares.

-I love this vase.

-I do as well.

-It's like Anthea. It's so stylish.

-Commission starts at 25 on this.

-Yes, yes! Come on!

-With me at 25. 28. 30.

-Let's run, baby.

-32.

-Let's run!

-35. 38.

-We're running.

38, with the gentleman at the back. Are we all done?

At £38...

Yes!

That's more like it! A marvellous profit for Anthea.

-Guys, we're in the money, OK. We're now on top.

-You are.

Can Andi claw things back with his find, the miner's lamp?

Commission starts with me at 35. 38 anywhere? 38, we have.

-And 40 anywhere?

-Go on!

-Are we all done at 38?

-We're missing a profit all the time.

-Unlucky.

She's not wrong. Another small loss.

Something of ours will go way above what we paid for it.

-I know.

-I hope.

-All right.

Now for Anthea's Victorian worktable and ink stand. Uh-oh.

-It's a lovely lot.

-Beautiful.

-Beautiful, we love it.

-What are you trying for, the Booker Prize?

-I'm praying.

Who's going to start me off at £20 for it?

-Come on!

-25.

30. 35. 40.

-It's all right, it's all right.

-Run, baby.

60, 65.

-Let's keep running. Go on, sir.

-65, right in the corner.

-Are we all done at 65?

-Come on!

75. 80.

85. 90. 95?

-No, £90 with the lady. Are we all done at £90?

-One more.

I think we are.

Oh, I don't believe it!

We're all just missing a profit.

-That's £35.

-That's not bad!

Bad luck, chaps.

Forget cooking on MasterChef, skating on Dancing On Ice,

this literally has my heart rate at 1,000...

I'm going to check my heart rate, hang on.

And you might want to keep an eye on it, Andi,

as your 1940s steel filing cabinet is up next.

A lot of commission on here. I'm going to have to go in at £70.

-Well done.

-With me at 70. Do I see 2?

Are we all done?

-Commission at £70.

-MARGIE:

-Come on!

Well, I don't think that was bad. We didn't have another punter.

-ANTHEA:

-What did you pay for it again?

-MARGIE:

-£105.

-A lot more.

Not quite what Andi was hoping for.

-You know when you buy a scratchcard?

-Yes.

And you scratch it and you haven't won anything and you go, "Oh..."

This literally is like that.

Next, it's Anthea's pestle and mortar.

Commission starts with me on this one at £35.

Yes, we're in business! Come on!

With me at 35. Do I see 38? There we are. 38. And 40.

40 with me. 42.

-Good lad.

-42 in the room. 45 anywhere?

-Go on!

-Gentleman's bid at £42. Are we all done?

-Marvellous!

-That's the most we've made so far today.

Another nice profit there for Anthea and Charles.

-Where's the champagne?

-Exactly. I'm going to blow it.

Andi's priciest purchase is up now, the 1930s cabinet.

Uh-oh.

Stand up and be calm, Andi. Stand by your table.

This is lovely.

Very nice, beautiful, brushed, lovely.

I've a lot of commission on here

and I'm going to have to go in at £130.

Higher, ladies and gentlemen. Let's go higher, everyone, shall we?

-Who's going to do the first bid?

-135 anywhere?

-Well done.

-Nobody playing?

-What?

With me at £130. I shall sell.

-High five.

-You did well to get £130.

Yeah, but that's 50 less than we paid for it.

-We should have bought it for £95.

-I should have bought it myself!

This is not Andi's day, is it?

-But it's not the making money, it's the taking part.

-You say that now.

That's not what you said this morning!

Time for Anthea's last lot.

The auctioneer fancied the fossil, but will the buyers?

-It's 65 million years old.

-Where were you?

She was doing Blue Peter.

A lot of commission. I hope it's going to excite you.

I'm going to go in at £250.

We're in business! We're in business!

Oh, my God!

250. Do I see 260? Are we all done at £250?

It looks like we are.

-Yes!

-Yes!

Well done!

Just look at his face!

Yeah, Andi's face is priceless.

A smashing profit, that.

Our fossil, that little minion we called Andi,

christened by yourself, and he's flown.

-You called it Andi.

-We did. Andi the ammonite.

-That's why it's valued.

-Exactly. Andi, with an I as well.

Andi trusted his expert on this one

and it's his last lot. Here we go.

-How much profit has it got to make for you to win?

-To beat you?

-Yeah.

-Loads.

-About 200 quid.

-More, more.

Commission starts with me. I'm going to have to go straight in at 35.

38 anywhere? With me at 35. Do I see 38? Are we all done?

On commission at 35.

-38.

-Go on, Margie.

-42. 45.

-Good.

-48.

-What did it cost you?

-50. 52?

No? £50, seated. Are we all done?

At £50...

-It's a profit.

-High five! Margie Cooper, yes!

They got there in the end. A profit for Andi and Margie.

Come on, team. Let's go and have a cup of tea and go fossil hunting.

-THEY CHEER

-Good answer.

After you, after you.

No, after you. It's all right.

I've been working with three fossils all week.

Unfortunately, Andi's right to feel down in the mouth.

After starting with £400, sadly, they made a loss today

of £140.88,

but, after paying auction costs, ending their trip with £259.12.

Nice couple, aren't they?

Anthea and Charles also kicked off with the same amount,

but they pulled in a small profit of £10.80,

meaning they are today's winner, finishing with £410.80.

All profits go to Children In Need.

-I still say the filing cabinet should have gone for more.

-Yeah.

I know. And do you know, even I think that, now, even I think that.

I loved every minute of it, loved every minute of it.

-It has been a journey.

-Thank you.