Episode 22 For What It's Worth

Hello and welcome to For What It's Worth,

the show that offers a fabulous mix

of quiz questioning and antique analysis.

Three pairs of contestants are ready to play.

Each team has a quizzer who has to answer

a general knowledge question correctly

so that their partner, the picker, has a chance to choose an antique

or collectable and build a collection.

So, the aim of the game is to amass the most valuable collection.

Now, an antique must be well-loved and have a patina of age.

Talking of which, our expert today is David Harper.

Oh, very amusing!

-Some things get better with age, Fern.

-Apparently.

-Yeah, so they say.

-I'm waiting.

David, please tell us what lots we're playing for today.

Teams, today for your consideration,

we have a watch and lighter,

a bowl,

a pendant,

a gravy boat,

a toy car,

some figures,

a book,

a writing slope,

a shotgun,

a necklace,

a lithograph,

and then finally, a coin.

What a collection!

OK, now one of those items is our top lot,

which is worth a whopping £2,500.

That of course is the lot to spot because at the end of the show,

the winning pair will walk away with the cash equivalent

of one of their chosen items.

But beware, because the lots decrease in value right down

to our worthless lot, which is the lot to avoid.

So, let's meet our teams.

Team one, who are you?

I'm Ian and this is my darling wife, Vicky.

And we met 25 years ago through the personal ads in the newspaper

and we've been together ever since.

Oh, a lovely happy ending.

We'll find out a bit more about you later on. Welcome though, team one.

Team two, who are you?

Hello, I'm James and this is my father, Nigel.

We're from West Sussex and we love haggling at boot sales.

Oh, I like that too! Welcome, team two.

And team three, who are you?

I'm Rachel and this is my friend Kirsten.

-And we like travelling the country looking for antiques.

-Do you?

-Are you successful?

-Sometimes.

-Mostly, yes.

Welcome, team three.

OK, earlier, our teams got to inspect our lots

watched over by David.

But could they are separate antique from shabby chic? Let's see.

-Oh, wow!

-Whoa!

-Look at this, an Aladdin's cave.

This is nice.

There's just some really unusual things here.

I do like that a lot.

It looks like a typewriter. Shall I see if I can open it?

Typewriter? Never heard them described as a typewriter.

This is a Boulle writing desk, Boulle writing slope,

approximately 1860.

Oh! Who is this guy?

1950s pedal car, I remember these.

-I know who would like playing with that.

-Yeah.

-Me.

-You?

Me too.

I've no idea about that, have you?

-Oh, wow. Lithograph! Sketches in Scotland!

-Look.

"North entrance to Rosslyn Chapel."

Does that ring any bells?

-Oh, goodness me.

-Da Vinci Code.

-Yeah, Da Vinci.

Now I'm going to leave you this one because this is your field.

I really have nothing to say about the shotgun.

Is it a nice stock?

Don't look down there!

-Joseph Lang and Son.

-Joseph Lang.

-So, it's English.

This is plastic.

It's not gold, I don't think.

Is it gold, is it plastic?

It's definitely... That's costume jewellery, isn't it?

It's a George II crown.

-That's Roman.

-Something the Second?

-The picture's still clear, isn't it?

Which makes me feel as though it maybe isn't that old.

-Quite a fancy gravy boat, isn't it?

-It is.

Walker & Hall, Sheffield, England, '76.

That's right, always have a look at the bottom.

Is that a watch, is it a lighter?

-That's handy.

-It is, it's nice.

You would buy that if you saw it in an auction.

Very Deco looking, isn't it?

-Probably 1960s, 1970s.

-I'm not a fan of that.

It could be Murano glass.

Is it Murano?

I thought they might know.

-VICKY:

-Winston Churchill.

It's signed and it's a first addition,

-it might be very valuable, I would have thought.

-Yeah.

It's not a book I've heard of.

I'm very surprised.

-That's a sort of pendant.

-Mother of pearl?

But I think they're playing polo, which is interesting.

Pretty, it's quite old. Look at the filigree around the side.

Dangerous pair, these two.

These are nice, if they're genuine.

Do you think old or just badly made?

Oh, how dare you?

I don't think they're that valuable.

-For the top lot, we'll go for the writing slope or the car.

-Yeah.

In the bottom lot, definitely the necklace.

The shotgun's the highest priced item.

And the worthless item, potentially the bowl.

So, we're saying, writing slope's the top item

and we're writing off the necklace as worthless.

OK, let's leave it there!

What did you think of their knowledge

as they walked around in there, David?

Quite surprising, actually. A lot of good knowledge.

Not always in the right order or on the right objects.

-However, the knowledge was great.

-A-ha.

Now, how do we arrive at the valuation of the lots?

OK, the values for each lot have been agreed between myself

and an independent valuer.

They're based on the hammer price an item might be expected to make

in auction when it doesn't include the auction fees.

And just to add an extra twist, we have our mystery lot.

It could be worth thousands or it could be worth nothing at all.

That is for our winners to decide a little bit later.

But for now, it is time for round one.

I'm going to ask eight general knowledge questions.

Pickers, before each one, I'm going to ask you to select which lot

you would like to be playing for and then quizzers, if you buzz in

with the correct answer, you will get to add that lot

to your collection, OK?

But beware, because if you buzz in incorrectly,

you will be frozen out of the next question.

OK, pickers. Please make your first pick now.

Let's see what you've chosen.

Ian and Vicky, you've gone for the shotgun.

James and Nigel for the writing slope

and Rachel and Kirsten have gone for the writing slope too.

So, there's a battle on our hands already.

Quizzers, fingers on the buzzers, please.

Here comes question number one.

Which group won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981

with Making Your Mind Up?

Er, Bucks Fizz.

It is Bucks Fizz, well done.

The writing slope is yours.

-Lovely.

-Here we go.

Pickers, would you like to choose something else, please?

Ian and Vicky have gone for the shotgun again.

James and Nigel have gone for the figures

and Rachel and Kirsten have gone for the toy car.

Question two.

What instrument does Marilyn Monroe's character Sugar Kane play

in Some Like It Hot?

I'm going to have to tell you.

It was the ukulele.

OK, pick again, please.

And let's see what you've chosen.

Ian and Vicky have gone for the book.

James and Nigel have stuck with the figures,

Rachel and Kirsten have stuck with the toy car.

Here we go, question three.

Sri Lanka is located off the south coast of which Asian country?

Africa.

No! It's India.

Oh, I'm sorry, Ian!

I'm sorry, you are frozen out of the next question.

Here we go.

Pickers, would you like to choose something else, please?

Let's see what you've chosen.

James and Nigel sticking with the figures.

Rachel and Kirsten have gone for the watch and lighter.

Question four.

In US currency, how many cents are equal to a nickel?

-Yes, Rachel?

-16.

Entire guess.

Five.

But 16, why not?

-You are frozen out but it means that Ian and Vicky are back in.

-Hurray!

So, Vicky and Nigel, please pick something.

Let's see what you've chosen.

Ian and Vicky, gone for the shotgun again.

-James and Nigel really want those figures.

-Oh, yes.

-Question five.

In astronomy, the Latin name of which constellation

translates as water bearer?

-Yes, Ian?

-Aquarius.

-Correct, the shotgun's finally yours.

Rachel and Kirsten,

you're now back in.

Pickers, please pick something else.

Ian and Vicky have chosen the watch and the lighter,

James and Nigel the silver gravy boat.

And Rachel and Kirsten, the pendant.

Question six, quizzers.

In The Flintstones, what is the name of Barney Rubble's wife?

Wilma.

-That's Fred's wife.

-Oh!

-It's Betty.

-Having such a bad day!

-Betty Rubble.

Rachel, I'm sorry, you're frozen out.

Vicky and Nigel, your chance to pick again.

Let's see what you've chosen.

Ian and Vicky, you've gone for the figures this time.

James and Nigel sticking with the gravy boat.

Question seven, quizzers.

Which popular English cheese is named after the caves in Somer...?

-Cheddar.

-It is Cheddar.

The full question is, which popular English cheese is named after

the caves in Somerset where it was originally stored to ripen?

Cheddar is, of course, the answer,

-the gravy boat is yours.

-Yes!

Final question. You're all in this one so pickers, please pick.

Let's see what you've chosen.

Ian and Vicky have gone still with the watch and the lighter.

James and Nigel have gone back to the figures.

Rachel and Kirsten have gone back to the watch and the lighter.

Final question.

A short form of which sport is known as pitch and putt?

-Golf.

-It is golf,

-the figures are yours.

-Yes!

-At last.

At the end of round one,

let's see how we're doing.

Well, Ian and Vicky have the shotgun that they really wanted.

James and Nigel have the writing slope,

the figures and the gravy boat.

Rachel and Kirsten, you haven't started your collection yet

but don't worry, there's plenty of time.

So, our teams are starting to build their collections

but have they chosen wisely?

Well, before they have the chance to add more of them,

David is going to give each pair a fact about a lot of their choice

which should be everything they need to know to make a valuation.

Ian and Vicky, tell me a bit about yourselves.

-You met each other through the Lonely Hearts column.

-We did.

-And who put the advert in?

-Me.

And what did you say?

"Must like children and animals."

Because you had both?

-We both have both, yes.

-How fantastic.

So, what was it that made you fall in love with Vicky, Ian?

Her smile and her personality.

-And she laughs at my jokes.

-AUDIENCE LAUGHS

That's it. Well, it's very, very nice to have you here.

So, which lot would you like to know more about?

It could be something in your collection,

someone else's collection or something still on the grid.

I think we'll stick with the shotgun.

You do like this shotgun.

OK, let me tell you everything I can.

This is a deactivated double-barrelled shotgun

from the early 1900s.

It's in good condition, there are no visible dents

but there are a few handling marks on the metal.

And although it's deactivated and perfectly safe,

this item would definitely add a bit of firepower to your collection.

It's a lot stocked with two smoking barrels, baby!

-Oof!

-Exactly, does that help you, Ian?

-Yes, thank you.

-HE LAUGHS

Now, James and Nigel, tell me something about you.

James, I hear you think your parents are hoarders.

Definitely, you go into the lounge

and china hutches full of absolutely everything.

So, I dread to think how much time I've probably spent

looking at antiques and everything along those lines with them.

But, yes, definitely.

And, Nigel, you started your love of antiques

when you were very young, working at a National Trust house.

I did. I started when I was 14 as a guide at our park in Sussex.

And James was quite right, actually.

I'm afraid I collected from that age.

But your wife is understanding, she's the same?

She's very understanding.

One has to be fair with the wives

and say that they don't necessarily always see what comes in the house.

-I'll let you into a secret. Nor do husbands.

-No!

THEY LAUGH Now, OK.

What lot would you like to know more about?

-I think I'd like to know about the book if possible, please.

-The book?

Chaps, this is a first edition of Step By Step,

1936-1939 by Winston Churchill.

It's an account of the events leading up to World War II.

It's an extremely good copy.

It has its original green cloth with gilt lettering,

although the dust jacket spine, as you can see,

is just slightly browned

with a little hole maybe halfway down.

Now, there were three reprints of the book

during the year of its publication.

But there have been no paperbacks produced and no reprints since 1949

other than a very scarce library issue in 1971.

-Does that help you?

-It really does.

-OK.

Thank you, team two.

Team three, Rachel and Kirsten.

-Rachel, you say you like a flask and an adventure?

-I do, yes.

It is one of our favourite things to do on a weekend,

myself and my partner, to shoot off to the coast somewhere with a flask

and the dog in the back.

Lovely. And, Kirsten, you collect Ladybird books.

I do, for my daughter, Eve.

She had all the Puddle Lane books about this wizard

that lives on Puddle Lane and he's got this little black cat

that looks like our cat Tom.

They help children learn how to read when they're small.

Lovely. Well, which lot would you like to know more about?

-We would like to know more about the toy car, please.

-The toy car, David.

OK, here we have a fabulous little pedal car

made by the Tri-ang toy company.

Manufactured in the 1950s,

this pedal car comes from their Monte Carlo range.

Signed up on the side there and featuring

white wheels, which is actually quite rare on a little toy car.

The bodywork is good, it's nice and solid.

This is quite a rare model.

But will this car hold the key to a valuable collection for you two?

It really should do.

It's time now to play round two.

In this round, as before,

the pickers will select a lot to play for and the quizzers

will again try and secure it by answering correctly.

But this time around, the lots come with their own question categories.

And here they are.

So, it works like this.

If you wanted the toy car, for instance, you'd have to answer

a question either from the landmarks category or kings & queens.

At the end of this round,

the team with the least valuable collection will be eliminated.

So, do choose wisely.

Ian and Vicky, you're up first.

So, Vicky, what's your lot?

-We'll go for the book.

-The book.

So, Ian, landmarks or celebrity gossip?

-We'll go landmarks, please.

-Landmarks, OK.

The Cerne Abbas Giant is located in which UK county?

Cornwall.

West Country, yes, but it's Dorset.

OK, I'm so sorry, you do not get the book.

James and Nigel.

Nigel, your turn to pick.

-I'd like to go for the book as well please, Fern.

-The book.

Landmarks or celebrity gossip, James?

Try celebrity gossip.

Why not? Here we go, here's the question.

In 2016, Jerry Hall married which media mogul?

It is, Jerry Hall has just married...

Er, erm...

It's not coming, is it?

-It's Rupert Murdoch.

-Oh, yes.

Rachel and Kirsten. Kirsten, what would you like to pick?

We would like to go for the watch and lighter, please.

Watch and lighter. Human body or kings & queens, Rachel?

-Oh, tough decision. I'll stick with human body.

-Human body.

Here's your question.

Which joint in the human skeleton

connects the humerus to the radius and ulna?

-The elbow.

-Correct!

The watch and the lighter are finally yours.

There we go. Now, teams.

From now on, you can either go for what's left on the grid

or you can try to steal a lot that is in a rival team's collection.

However, pickers be warned.

If you choose to steal from another team,

they get to choose the category which your quizzer must face, OK?

You cannot steal from a team who has only one lot in their collection.

So, Ian and Vicky and Rachel and Kirsten, you're safe.

James and Nigel, you are not.

OK, here we go.

Ian and Vicky, do you want to pick from the grid or steal?

We'll pick from the grid.

-What would you like?

-We'll have the book.

The book again. OK, landmarks or celebrity gossip, Ian?

Er, landmarks didn't work last time, so we'll go landmarks.

SHE LAUGHS

Located in Venezuela,

what is the name of the world's highest waterfall?

I can picture it.

-It's quite high.

-THEY LAUGH

-Vicky knows this, I think. Yeah, she does.

-No, can't think.

It's not coming? OK, Vicky, would you like to tell him?

-The Angel Falls.

-It is the Angel Falls but you don't win the book.

OK, James and Nigel.

I think we'd like to pick the book please, if we may.

That book is really... You've set them alight with this book.

-I can't help it, can I?

-David!

OK, landmarks or celebrity gossip?

-Let's try landmarks.

-Here we go.

A pyramid designed by IM Pei sits outside which museum?

The Louvre.

Correct! The book is yours.

Well done.

And there it goes

into your collection.

Right, Rachel and Kirsten.

What do you want? Pick or steal?

-We'll go for the car, please.

-The toy car.

-Yes, please.

Landmarks or kings & queens?

I'll go with kings & queens.

OK, here you go, here's your question.

Eleanor of Aquitaine was a Queen of France and which other country?

England.

Correct! The toy car is yours.

Kirsten, you're very happy

about that, there we go.

Going to start with Ian and Vicky again. Pick or steal.

We're going to steal.

-Good girl.

-And we're going to steal...the book.

THEY LAUGH

All right, but, James and Nigel,

now you have to choose the category of question

you'd like Ian to answer.

I think we'll go celebrity gossip.

Celebrity gossip.

Whose acceptance speech did Kanye West famously interrupt

at an awards ceremony in 2009?

-Elvis Presley.

-THEY LAUGH

That's a great answer.

It was Taylor Swift.

Well done, James and Nigel.

You have successfully defended the book, excellent.

And it's your turn now.

Pick or now you can steel as well.

I think, Fern, I would like to steal the toy car, I'm afraid.

That's not made her happy.

OK, here we go.

But, Rachel and Kirsten,

what category are you going to give James?

-RACHEL:

-Maybe landmarks?

-We're going to go for landmarks, please.

-Landmarks.

James, here we go.

On which island are the Moai statues?

Easter Island.

Yes! The car is going

into your collection.

-Well answered.

-Thank you.

-Very good.

Rachel and Kirsten, pick or steal.

I think we will go for the pendant, please.

The pendant, OK.

Rachel, human body, celebrity gossip?

I'm going to stick with the human body

and hopefully not make a fool of myself.

No pressure!

Somnambulism is the formal name given to what disorder?

Somnambulism...

A burst eardrum, it's an entire guess.

Oh, burst eardrum?

That came left of field.

Well no, it's sleepwalking.

OK, the pendant is not yours.

It's the end of the round.

Let's see how the collections are looking.

Well, Ian and Vicky have the shotgun,

James and Nigel have the writing slope, the gravy boat,

the figures, the book and the toy car.

Rachel and Kirsten have the watch and lighter.

For one team, this is now the end of the road

and the team with the least valuable collection will now be eliminated.

So, David, which pair is leaving us first?

Oh, Fern, I really do hate this bit but I can announce, teams,

the pair leaving us first is...

Oh, you two, you tried so hard!

-It's Rachel and Kirsten, I'm so sorry.

-Oh, no!

Not a surprise.

Oh, that's very, very sad.

Not only are you leaving the game but unfortunately,

the watch and the lighter leave the game too.

So before you go, let's find out though

-how much your watch and lighter are worth.

-Right, you two.

You really did like this, particularly you, Rachel.

You said it was handy, I think.

I mean, handy? More like dangerous.

That thing in your pocket,

you check the time, you set your trousers on fire!

No wonder they didn't make very many of them.

But this thing, it's a novelty item.

It was an item that was produced during the 1920s in America.

It combines two major status symbols of the early 20th century -

the cigarette lighter and the pocket watch.

The watch face displays a square metal dial with Arabic numerals,

blue steel hands and a nickel-plated face.

It's not badly chosen.

-It's worth £150, so well done.

-Oh, wow.

Rachel and Kirsten, it is time to say goodbye to you.

It's been a joy to meet you and have you here.

And thank you so much for playing For What It's Worth.

-Thank you.

-APPLAUSE

And also, the unclaimed items in the grid are now leaving the game

so let's quickly find out from David what they are worth

and if the top lot is still in the game.

OK, right then, teams.

First of all, let's start with the lithograph.

Based on a 19th-century piece by the Scottish artist Samuel Swarbreck.

Now this example is well framed, it's in excellent condition

and just as a matter of note,

the artist also has works that are included in the Royal Collection.

The feature of this lot is Rosslyn Chapel.

It has featured in all sorts of theories concerning connections

to Freemasonry, the Knights Templar and even the Holy Grail.

What does that make it worth?

-A shocking 30 quid. Well done!

-No!

Well done. Get rid of that one.

Right, next, we have the Murano bowl.

Well spotted, I think you all mentioned that it was a Murano.

Funky thing, this is a glass splash bowl dating from the 1960s.

Now, Murano has been producing glass for literally

hundreds of years and they're still producing it today.

It's believed that the splash style originated

when glass workers took the leftover molten glass

and played around with it. So they threw it

and chucked it on the floor, causing this great big splash of glass,

then the design, splash, was invented

and it became incredibly popular.

So, what does that make this one worth?

-It's 50 quid, well done.

-Oh.

OK, we have a beautiful gold necklace

produced in the 1950s.

It's a textured gold with a braided rope design.

It's nine-carat gold.

Nobody spotted that.

It has a trigger catch and is in excellent condition.

-So, that rubbish tat of a necklace...

-Uh-oh.

Vicky, is worth what?

-Hundred quid.

-£700, madam!

-Wow.

-Hmm, you've blown that one.

-We got that wrong.

-OK, this is the pendant.

Of Persian origin.

It's a lovely design, it's been painstakingly hand-painted

on a mother of pearl background set in gilt.

Now, the maker of this one is unknown

but it's unlikely to be of anyone of any significance.

You all liked it. Nobody chose it.

You were right not to choose it.

It's the worthless lot.

-Well done!

-Well done.

Got rid of the worthless one.

OK, finally, this is a Charles II

silver half-crown.

Now, they were produced between 1660 and 1685.

This is the first issue hammered coin.

And this particular coin was hammered in 1679.

Now this means, Fern, that this coin was struck by hand.

Just after this period,

mass production machine-made coins were introduced.

And look at it, study it.

This coin is fully round.

It's not misshapen and is considered to be rare.

So, what is a quite rare, very good Charles II silver coin worth?

James?

-£1,000.

-It's worth more!

-It's the top lot, £2,500.

-Oh, no! No, no!

-Really?

-Yes! Nobody mentioned it in the game, nobody.

Wow, that's very bad news.

Good news that we lost the bottom lot

but not so good that we've lost the top lot.

So, teams, you now have one last chance to pick our expert's brains.

So, which lot do you need to know more about?

Ian and Vicky, what would you like to know about?

The writing slope.

The writing slope.

It's a French Boulle writing slope, you picked up on that, Nigel.

This slope was manufactured somewhere around the 1860s.

It features engraved brass on the outside edge and folds out,

revealing a slightly worn felt interior,

which I think adds a lot of character, in actual fact.

Now, under the lid are stationary compartments

and an area for storing papers. And it comes with its original inkwell.

-But, Vicky, does it have the charm to make it one to watch?

-Hmm.

Maybe, maybe.

Right, James and Nigel?

Fern, could we ask more about the Walker & Hall gravy boat, please?

OK, this is an unusual sterling silver gravy boat.

It's an argyle or covered gravy holder,

which are usually made of silver and contain a detachable

central vessel which is surrounded by hot water to keep the gravy warm.

Now, this particular argyle is unusual

because of the engraved design.

They were usually plain, functional objects and not as highly decorated

as other larger silverware used on the dining table.

It's very, very posh.

-Does that help?

-Yes.

Thank you.

It's now time for our final round, and at the end of it,

we'll have our winners.

In this round, I'm going to show you a category and 12 possible answers.

Now, nine of the answers are correct, three are not.

Each of you will then take turns to choose an answer

that you think is correct.

As it's the final round, both quizzers and pickers will play,

so there's nowhere to hide.

Pick a wrong answer

and your opponents will be able to steal a lot from your collection.

And if all nine correct answers are given,

then the team who gives the final correct answer will be the winners.

We're going to play three questions in total

and the pair with the most valuable collection

can choose to go first or second.

So, David, which pair has the most valuable collection?

Fern, the team who has the most valuable collection so far is...

-Nigel and James!

-Oh.

Well done, Jamie.

OK, James and Nigel. You can go first and the question is...

Oh, goodness me!

So, can you spot the titles belonging to films

which were part of this classic British franchise?

James and Nigel, do you want to go first with this round

-or do you want to pass it to Ian and Vicky?

-We'll go first, please.

First, OK. Let's have a look at the answers.

Nine of those are correct, three of them are wrong.

Obviously, you've got to avoid the wrong ones. So, James first.

Carry On Up The Khyber is a film.

Let's have a look.

It's green which means it's correct. Well done.

Ian, you choose.

-Carry On Cleo.

-Carry On Cleo.

Correct!

-Nigel?

-Carry On Jack.

-Carry On Jack.

Correct. Well done.

-Vicky?

-Carry On Henry.

-Carry On Henry.

Correct. James, pick an answer.

-Carry On Cruising.

-Carry On Cruising.

Is correct! Oh, it's getting harder now, isn't it?

-Ian.

-Carry On Dick.

Carry On Dick.

Correct. Nigel, give me an answer.

I think Carry On Behind.

Carry On Behind, is that correct?

It is! Of course it's going to be.

Vicky, give me an answer.

-Carry On Boys.

-Carry On Boys.

Is that correct?

Oh!

That was not correct. Let's have a look at the other wrong answers.

And the made-up ones are Carry On Kissing, Carry On At The Beach.

Well done, James and Nigel.

That means you can steal a lot from your opponents.

But what would you like?

I think, we're not sure, we might confer on this one,

but we'll go for the shotgun.

Oh, OK. The shotgun.

And there it is in your collection.

Now, Ian and Vicky. It's your turn now.

..according to the 2011 census.

Do you want to go first or second?

-We'll go first.

-Go first, OK. Let's have a look at the answers.

Ian, you go first. Give me an answer.

Erm, Romanian looks possible.

-Romanian.

-Romanian?

Let's have a look.

Correct, well done. James?

-Gujarati.

-Gujarati.

That's correct. Vicky?

-Lithuanian.

-Lithuanian.

It's correct. Nigel?

-I would say Portuguese.

-Portuguese!

Yes, that's correct.

-Ian?

-Tamil.

-Tamil.

Yes, it is. James?

-Russian.

-Russian.

-Aw! So sorry.

-No, no worries.

OK, let's see where all the other wrong answers were.

Dutch, Swedish and Russian.

Well done, Ian and Vicky.

It means you can now steal a lot from your opponents.

What would you like?

The writing slope.

And there it goes

into your collection.

OK, third and final question.

This is for James and Nigel.

So, you need to find correct symbols for chemical elements

as they are displayed on the periodic table.

-Do you want to go first or second?

-We'll go first, please.

First, OK, let's have a look at the board.

James, give me an answer.

-O.

-O, is that correct?

Of course it is, it's oxygen. Well done.

-Ian?

-C.

C, is that correct.

Yes, carbon. Good.

-Nigel?

-I'm hoping that B is beryllium.

-Beryllium?

-I'm hoping.

-Let's see.

It is correct, well done. Vicky?

-Xe.

-Xe. Let's have a check.

Good, well done.

That was xenon, in case you didn't know. James?

-Or.

-Or.

-Oh!

-No worry.

OK, let's see where the other false ones were.

The wrong answers.

Me, So, Or.

Everything else was real.

Well done, Ian and Vicky.

That means you can steal a lot from your opponents. What would you like?

-We'll have the book.

-The book!

It's coming to your collection

right now.

That's it, your collections

are now complete and will determine

which team is victorious.

David, who are today's winners?

Wow, OK, Fern, teams, I can reveal

that the pair with the most valuable collection

and the winners of today's show are...

You might be surprised.

But maybe not, it's James and Nigel.

-Oh!

-Thank God!

-APPLAUSE

Well!

Ian and Vicky, fantastic game play but commiserations to you both.

You didn't create a valuable enough collection.

But before we say goodbye, David,

-what did you make of their collection?

-Very, very good.

And I think everybody wanted that writing slope.

And Ian and Vicky, you did incredibly well to bag it

and it has a lovely valuation,

£600.

-Incredibly well chosen.

-Wow.

Now, let's just have a quick look at the Winston Churchill book.

Everybody wanted it and again, you two, you bagged it.

And we know that Winston Churchill was a prolific writer.

This is the first edition

but there are quite a few out there in the market

and its value is actually a shockingly low £120.

Wow.

-But well fought for.

-Very well fought for.

So, Ian and Vicky, your total value was a pretty respectable,

bearing in mind you only had two items, £720.

Well done.

You've played so very well.

Thank you so much for playing For What It's Worth!

-Thank you.

-Thank you, we had a great time.

So, well done, James and Nigel, you are today's winners

and now all that remains is for you to claim your prize.

All you've got to do is pick one of the lots in your collection

and we will give you its value in cash.

So, which one do you want to choose?

I think we're torn between the gravy boat and the figures.

I said to James, Fern, I would actually buy the figures

because I love them.

But I'm not entirely sure they're the most valuable.

-I think we'll probably go with the gravy boat.

-I think so.

-Yes?

-Yes.

So, you've chosen the gravy boat,

but before we tell you what it's worth,

David, please can you tell us what they have rejected?

Gosh, this is a really nerve-racking moment.

So, we're going to talk about the shotgun. James, you know your guns.

Its valuation, £250.

So, well gotten rid of.

-Really?

-Yeah.

And next, we move on to, I think, my favourite object.

I just think this little car is drop-dead gorgeous.

You knew all about it, you knew it was popular.

Its value, £300.

-So, as nice as it is, good to get rid of it.

-Yes.

Right, chaps.

Here is a gorgeous pair of porcelain figures

produced in 1758

by the Bow Porcelain Factory.

Very difficult to determine, no maker's mark on the base.

This pair of musicians are in excellent condition

and wonderfully detailed.

So, now you know they're Bow, they are period,

Nigel, what can they be worth?

I would imagine that you'd be paying over £1,000 for them.

-Yeah, they are worth £1,500.

-Yeah.

Ooh! Ouch!

OK, but it is the gravy boat that is your chosen lot.

You've won the value of this.

And just out of interest, what do you think it's worth?

I think about 600, something like that.

Yes, I would say about 600, something like that.

If it was 800, I wouldn't be surprised.

Before we tell you if you're right, can we tempt you to swap it

for our mystery lot which could be worth a lot more?

Or a little bit less. Come with me.

Here we are.

James, Nigel, this is your beautiful gravy boat.

As things stand, you have won its value in cash

but before we tell you its value,

David is going to tempt you with today's mystery lot.

Now, you cannot touch this item, chaps.

Here we have a menu,

-and napkin rings from British Airways' famous Concorde.

-Concorde.

You've clocked that already, Nigel.

The napkin rings are in excellent condition,

they're boxed, they come as a pair.

The menu is from Concorde's first ever commercial flight.

Think about this.

It's signed by the plane's flight crew

and shows a little wear and tear

but is in general very good condition.

The first commercial flight of Concorde - I know it's hard, this -

of Concorde took place on January 21st, 1976.

As British Airways flew from Heathrow to Bahrain.

Now, the menu on this flight included Dom Perignon champagne,

-caviar...

-Yeah.

-..lobster, canapes.

This is the way you travel, Fern? This is normal to you.

It's elevenses, yeah.

But passengers on this flight were also, amazingly,

-can't imagine it today, offered Havana cigars.

-Amazing.

That's the way to do it.

It's a piece of history here.

-But what's it worth?

-SHE GASPS

I, I would say how many seats are there?

And that's how many napkin holders there are

and how many napkin rings there are.

I'm saying how many seats are there? That's how many menus there are.

-Yes.

-And...

People did tend to take their menus off their first flights and also

off the first oceangoing voyage of a Cunard Line

or something like that.

It is an incredibly iconic piece and I think it's absolutely wonderful

and I know it would appeal to an awful lot of people.

But I think what we'll do is we'll probably stick to what

we actually wanted in the first place. Is that OK with you?

Is that a joint decision?

-HE LAUGHS

-Yes.

-He'll kick me afterwards.

-He said it, he says yes.

-Is that it?

-Yes.

-We might as well.

-I think so, yes.

-Yes, happy with that?

-Yes.

-So, you're rejecting Concorde?

-Yes.

Tell us what they've rejected.

-Oh, guys. Oh, my gosh.

-Oh, no!

You've got to think of the market as it is today.

You know, it's all about 20th-century design.

You touched on all of the right words. Iconic, you know, Concorde.

This is modern history.

That is a rare thing.

-That's why we can't handle it.

-Oh, no!

Chaps, you have just thrown away...

-..£130.

-Oh.

-Whoo-wee! Goodness me!

-Ooh.

Please don't do that to me at my age!

THEY LAUGH

Had I been on my own, I probably would have switched that

so thank you for being here.

When you said 130, I thought,

"He's going to follow it by the word thousand."

-HE LAUGHS

-Something like that.

-Well, you've settled on the gravy boat.

-We have.

David, let us know how much this is worth.

OK, well, I mean, this gravy boat has caused quite a stir.

I know the market isn't fabulously strong for traditional pieces

but I think your valuations are absolutely remarkable.

You said £6-800. You were bang on but at the top end of the estimate.

You're going home with £800.

-Yay!

-Thank you!

-Hooray!

APPLAUSE Oh, lovely.

-Thank you so much!

-Well done.

-You've done so well.

Well done!

-Pleasure to meet you.

-So well played.

-Really good, oh!

Well, you have given us such a nail-biting finish

and such a great show, thank you very much for that.

-Pleasure.

-You go home with £800, £400 each.

-I hope you blow it on something fantastic.

-We shall.

Yes, thank you, David, very much indeed for lending us

-all your expertise, as usual.

-Wonderful.

We look forward to seeing you very soon

and we look forward to seeing you too when more teams

will be trying to spot the lot to win the lot on For What It's Worth.

See you next time. Goodbye for now.