Epsom Bargain Hunt

Today, we're at Epsom racecourse in Surrey.

And the track, which is one mile and four furlongs long, has seen some

spectacular wins and some devastating losses.

And let's hope that our Reds and Blues are on track today as we go

Bargain Hunting!

We won't be placing any bets on horses here today,

but our teams do have one hour on the clock.

And they each have ?300 to take a punt on three items found here at

the antiques fair.

Now, let's hope that they all gallop home with profits at the auction.

But in the meantime, let's find out what lies ahead.

Caroline's piling on the pressure.

He who dithers...

Yes. Loses. Yeah.

David's feeling the pressure.

Next time, be quicker, right?

Go, go, go, go.

Speed!

And at the auction, the pressure keeps on mounting.

Oh, guys! And mounting.

Getting there.

That's all for later. First of all, let's meet our teams.

To my right, we have friends Colin and Paul on our Red team.

And to my left, Christina and Pauline for the Blues.

Hello, teams, welcome. ALL: Hello.

Let's start with you two, Colin and Paul.

Very welcome today. Now, Colin, you are a retired butcher?

I done butchery for 42 years.

Oh, wow. Had three shops.

Very hard work. Long hours.

Mm. So it's nice not to have to get up in the morning now.

Now you find yourself on the golf course quite a lot, is that correct? Three times a week I play.

I think that Paul might be a little bit jealous of that,

cos you're not quite a man of leisure yet, are you, Paul? No, hopefully soon!

What is it that you do?

I do some work at the golf club,

look after the societies and make sure they have a good time.

And I do a bit of security and a bit of driving.

How do you reckon you're going to get on today? Do you have any tactics?

Well, we'll buy well, cheap, sell for lots.

OK. And we'll take advice. And we'll take advice. Take advice.

Well, we've got a good expert lined up for you,

so I'm sure you'll be in very capable hands.

Now, let's head over to our Blue team.

Christina and Pauline. Welcome, ladies.

Now, you two met nowhere near here, other side of the world,

is that correct? That's right, yes.

So whereabouts did you find yourselves meeting?

Well, we were next door to each other,

living next door to each other in Teheran in Iran.

OK, wow! And we worked as journalists when the revolution happened and

then we were still there, we still managed to stay there.

Wow. But we had a wonderful relationship because literally,

she was just over a 12 foot high wall and if we needed to have a drink

with each other or sit out in our gardens,

we would just sort of pop over the wall!

You've given up on the journalism, you've retired now, Christina.

What do you do with your time these days?

I'm writing a memoir because my grandchildren don't believe that

I've lived such a rackety life! Oh, wow, a memoir!

What's it called? At the moment the working title is just Granny's Story.

Oh, it's a great title! Now, Pauline, tell me about yourself.

In your retirement, what do you find yourself doing?

I live on a boat a lot of the time.

I've had the boat for 40 years. It's a sailing boat.

And needs lots of care and attention.

Oh, well, like we all do. What are your tactics today?

Well, one of my tactics is to stop Pauline buying something utterly

stupid! Because she's very impulsive.

I tend to be the opposite.

I'm waiting for something to jump up and say, "Buy me!"

Hopefully it does! Well, in order to go shopping,

you're going to have to have some money.

And I've got ?300 for each of you.

So, Reds, there's your 300.

Blues, here is 300 for you.

Off you go and very good luck.

It's a battle of the sexes today.

Did someone say girl power!

Helping not one but two sets of teams are our experts.

But which ones are in the saddle today?

It's good odds for the Reds with Caroline Hawley.

And hoping for a full house for the Blues, it's David Harper.

Right, Colin, what are you looking for today?

Silver items, snuff boxes,

jewellery. If I find something that screams, "Buy me," then I'll do it.

Paul, what are you looking for? Anything! Expensive, cheap?

Expensive. Pauline?

Yeah, something very old.

Very old? Preferably for a boat.

Wow! Right, teams, you're under starter's orders,

and your 60 minutes start now!

Shall we go? Yes. Come on!

Let's go.

Eyes peeled. That's the spirit, Reds.

What attracts you on this stall?

Not a lot! Right.

Don't hold back, Pauline!

Shout if you see anything!

Anyone?

Now, is this screaming, "Buy me, Blues"?

Is this a biscuit barrel?

Yes. I haven't seen a biscuit barrel since, oh, 50 years or so.

Really?

I like that. No, I think it is more of a modern one.

It is a modern one. It is.

But I love the colours. Yes, good colours.

For 20 quid, it's no money, is it? I really like that.

OK. Are we interested?

It's pretty ugly, isn't it?

Pauline's clearly not one to mince her words.

Are we going somewhere else? Yes.

OK. We may come back for that, I really quite like that.

Thank you, ladies. Thank you.

Hm, the Reds are just as decisive!

I'd like to get this if we could.

You'd like to get that! What, you've decided?

Yes, I have. Hang on, have you even looked at it?

It's just it's cheap.

Cheap isn't always good!

I believe it's a cigar box or cigarette box.

I don't know. Well, it could be a jewellery box.

Cos people don't really smoke any more. That reminds me of a boat.

A ship, yeah. It does, a ship's wheel. Yeah, a ship's wheel.

They're asking 12. You could probably get it for, I don't know...

A fiver? Eight, ten, maybe?

Well, would you like to...? Yes.

Can you find the owner of this fine thing?

Excuse me. What are your haggling skills like, Reds?

Could you do eight?

I've got 12. I can do ten.

Nine?

That's the bottom line, ten.

Really? Yes. We can always come back, can't we?

Yeah. Yes. But we are a third of the way into the shop.

Thank you very much for that. We might be back.

With 20 minutes on the clock,

I wouldn't leave it much longer to bag your first item.

He who dithers loses.

Yeah. Wise words, Caroline.

Now, what have the Blues spotted?

How about this? That is ridiculously cheap.

I mean, I haven't even handled it.

?11.

It's damaged, but it's an imari, Japanese hand-painted plate.

Shipped from the port of Imari.

And it's two or 300 years old.

It's got a rather sort of intensive looking crack in it, hasn't it?

You know what, people say in this business,

"Don't touch it if it's damaged." I say exactly the opposite.

Because it's damaged and repaired, you buy it for no money,

yet it's still a beautiful object.

OK, let's see if we can get it for ?8. Shall we handle the object?

Right. Right. There we have it. Actually, you're right, it is very beautiful.

Look at the painting, hand-painted. I know, I was looking at that, that is beautiful.

That burst of oriental flowers with an oriental vase on a stand.

Yes, I love it. Now, Japanese pieces should be decorated on the back.

I wanted you to turn it over, yes. OK, there we have it, look at that.

Oh, it's so pretty.

It is. Do you know what these little marks are?

It stood in the kiln on five tiny, little, thin pieces of wood,

maybe slivers of bamboo, stood there two or 300 years ago to fire it.

Oh, we have to have it. And it hasn't changed in all that time apart from

the big whacking crack. Let's have it.

Oh, let's have it. Yeah, no, no, I...

We want it, we're going to buy it.

Let's see how good you are at negotiating down.

Hello. Hello. Hi, there.

We love this, but it does have a very serious crack.

Could you do it for ?8?

A lot of work's gone into restoring it so it's stable.

But it's your lucky day.

?8. Thank you very much. We've done the deal.

Thank you very much indeed. Marvellous. It is so pretty.

Right, you two, one purchase in.

Next time, be quicker. Right? Go, go, go, go, go.

Speed! Then we might miss something important and interesting.

No, it's all about speed.

Good advice, David. But I think it's probably fallen on deaf ears.

So, one in the bag for the Blues.

Are the Reds about to cut their first deal?

Fruit knife. Now, is that a silver one?

Yes, it is. The hallmark's silver.

How old? How old? Now, that is Sheffield, 1921.

?12.

Now, really, for a bit of silver, that's cheap.

It's not a lot of money.

I think... Now, is that damage?

I always say this, but feel with your fingers as well as your eyes.

It is a little bit of damage, yeah.

A tiny bit. Really, that's not bad.

What do we need to try and get this for?

He'll do ten. That's cheap. See if it can be eight.

Says me running away!

The expert, the expert says six to eight.

Ten is the best. Could you do eight for these really nice guys?

We need to make a profit and we haven't bought a thing yet.

Sorry, ten I can get all day long. Nine. Just to give us a chance.

No. He's not going to move, I can tell he's not.

He's not going to move! He's not going to move.

OK. We'll go for it, shall we?

Yes, we should. Yes, you're happy with that?

Yeah. Brilliant. Yeah? ?10? Yes.

All done. All done. Excellent. Thank you so much.

So Colin has his silver knife.

Well done, Reds. It's 1-1.

But we're halfway through, teams, you might want to step it up a gear.

Have our journalists found a potential scoop with this mysterious box?

Oh, it's broken. Oh!

Oh, still, it gets worse! OK.

Look at that. Oh, I see. And then you...

Put this in the centre like this.

It is like a miniature kneehole desk.

Yes. Yes. This comes open.

What I love, my favourite bit,

look at the condition of this lacquer work in there.

Isn't that amazing? Oh, that is beautiful.

And the Japanese are master craftsman.

Absolutely. The carpentry inlays here, the way it's put together.

And the condition as well. It is not very old, though, is it?

Oh, it is. It is 19th century, yeah. It is, yeah. It is a true antique.

Oh, yeah. How do you know? Well, you can... Well,

because I've been in the business for 500,000 years,

and I can tell from 40 feet away that it was made in the 19th century.

I caught sight of the price, you see.

How much is it? The ticket says ?240, David, so is that the best price?

The best price would be ?180. 180. 180.

It is a bit specialist.

I think... In a general sale it probably wouldn't fly, would it?

No. I've just had the nod to say I can do 150.

150? Who are you talking to?

The spirits? Yes. No, my husband's over there.

Oh, is he?

It leaves us too short, really. Does it? 140.

Well, 145 is the best.

You won't go to 142?

It is only three quid.

That's a cup of tea. I know, that's what I am thinking...

THEY LAUGH

Right. It's 145.

Or walk away.

You could lose ?50.

You could, very easily.

But if you're risk-takers, do it.

We'll do it. Do it!

We'll live through it. Marvellous. Thank you very much. Well sold.

These ladies are risk-takers.

Well done, Blues, that's your second item.

With under half an hour left,

you'll need to keep it together to clinch your third.

Where is our partner in crime?

Oh, dear.

Pauline has wandered off.

Now, Reds, are you about to balance things up?

I like that. What do you like? This.

That is brass, is it? No, no, it's bronze.

Bronze. The scales of Justice.

She is blindfolded.

On a marble base.

I don't think she has got a lot of age, but she's rather sexy, isn't she?

She is. I would put 60-80.

What's the price? 80. 80. Oh, well. That is the best price.

It was 100. Was it?

Yeah. Let's be fair, think of Justice. Yeah, that's right. 80.

That's justice. Oh!

Could you do her a little bit less?

79. Oh, no.

Yeah, there's a couple of people interested in that.

You really like it, do you?

I liked it, yes, but I think for 70 maybe, not for 80.

And do you want it at 70? At 70 I think...

Well, if Colin is OK with that. Shake on your hand at 70?

Right in the middle at 75.

If we get 70, I don't think we'll lose money.

I think, hopefully, we'll get our money back. Come on.

No, I'm holding at 75.

74. 74.

Well, go on, because I'm tired.

Go on, then. 74. 74.

Well done. Two in the bag.

So we've got one more item left and we haven't got that long to go.

Lead on. Let's follow you, man.

No, you don't. There are less than 20 minutes remaining.

Now, are you happy with how things are going, Caroline?

It looked for one second they weren't going to buy anything at all,

but they have managed to catch up. Fortunately, Paul just spotted something,

she happened to be a semi-naked female, but whatever, we've got it,

so it is going well.

Excellent. Now this looks a bit kind of ethnicy, does that?

I like that. What's all this about?

So everything on the table, 5-25.

Pauline, what are your thoughts? I like this, you see. I think it is a nice piece.

That's your biscuit barrel. It is pewter. Yes.

It is lovely. Tell me why you are drawn to that.

The shape. OK. And the fact that it is pewter.

Do you like pewter? I love pewter.

Any impressed marks? There normally are. There are.

There are some pewter marks in there.

They are well and truly rubbed, no maker.

And its purpose?

Well, it would be a biscuit barrel. I think biscuits.

You like your biscuit barrels. I like my biscuits.

And I like my biscuit barrels.

How much would you like to pay for it? Five. Eight.

Five. Eight. Five, eight. Something like that. I'll go and find out.

Wait there. Even ten.

Would you have it at ten? Yes. Yes. Christina? OK, wait there.

Yes.

Go and work your magic, then, David.

So, Reds, are you still trotting along nicely?

What do you think of this, Paul?

I like that, actually. Caroline, what do you think?

I do like that. Well, that's a lot of horse for your money, isn't it?

What's it made of? I would think that's spelter.

OK. Late 19th, early 20th century.

Originally it would have been one of a pair.

OK. Rearing horse. Now, if it was in bronze, that would be lots of money.

Yeah. Spelter was the cheaper way, a way of making things,

affordable to the masses, but still looking magnificent.

Yeah. I like it. I do. It would still make a statement today, wouldn't it?

You could have it in the garden. Yeah. Love it or hate it.

Yeah. Now, do you both love it? Do you like it?

I do like it. I would like to make an offer on it anyway.

Would you? What could be your very best?

STALLHOLDER: 25. 25.

And that's your best price? Could you do it a bit better?

OK, I'll do it for 20. Can we shake your hand on that?

Red's my colour.

Thank you very much. My golly goodness. Thank you very much. Thank you. Appreciate that.

Well, hey, guys. Woohoo!

Well done. I'm pleased with that. That is three items bought.

God, you were slow burners, I have to say.

But once you got off the starting blocks... That's it. ..you did it.

We're done.

Come on. Woohoo!. Cup of tea.

Cup of tea. Well done, Reds.

Go and grab yourself a well-deserved cuppa.

Now, David, what's the best price for the biscuit barrel?

OK, I have some news for you.

Yes. She thinks it's a tea caddy.

Now, it could be a tea caddy. It's a caddy of some sort, for biscuits, tea, whatever.

Yes. How much do you think it is?

I would... 15. 10? 8?

15 is the best price.

Not a pound less. It's take it or leave it time.

I'd take it. The caddy, yeah. Yeah.

You want the caddy? Yeah. I want the caddy. Shall I go back and say we've done it?

Yes. Marvellous.

Pauline, well done, you.

Well done. Christina, well done.

KLAXON I'll pass that on.

News just in. Time is up.

It's now time to sell,

and we've whizzed over from Epson to Wisborough Green in West Sussex

for the auction. But first, let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.

First up, will this fruit knife cut the Reds a profit?

?10 paid.

Next, will the jury be out with the scales of Justice statue,

bought for ?74?

And in the final furlong,

they cantered home with this horse and rider statue for ?20.

Hello, Paul and Colin. Well, this is the exciting bit.

You had ?196 of leftover lolly.

Caroline, what did you spend it on? Do you have any ideas?

None whatsoever. Right.

There you go. Oh, we're getting married!

Congratulations. Yes, I should be down on one knee, shouldn't I?

Let me tell you what it is.

Sapphire, two diamonds, 18-carat gold.

Gold? I would think that's sort of 1920s, '30s.

What would be the estimate at auction? I paid 140.

I think it has got to make 150, 160,

so there's not going to be a huge profit,

but I think there will be a profit on it.

You can decide later, Reds.

Now for the Blues.

And let's remind ourselves what the team bought with their ?300.

First up, will this Japanese plate serve up a profit for the Blues?

?8 paid.

Sticking with the oriental theme,

our journalists bought this writing desk for ?145.

And finally, let's hope they don't crumble with this biscuit tin,

?15 paid.

Well, this is thrilling stuff, Chris and Pauline,

because you left David Harper ?132 of leftover lolly.

What did you buy? Are you ready, you two?

I've got one each,

and I think you are going to be devastatingly impressed.

Oh, look at this. Well...

We have here an airship, a Zeppelin, flying over a mountain range.

First World War.

And marked on the back, WMF. A famous German maker.

Particularly known for Art Nouveau. I think they're incredibly rare.

How much did you spend? Oh, you have shown so much enthusiasm.

I love it. We give you a lot of money.

Well, I did spend a lot. How much do you think? Oh, goodness me, I don't know. 25.

Oh, my God. ?20. 70. THEY LAUGH

Oh, Lord! What is it going to make at auction?

They are either worth a five or ?10 note, or a couple of hundred.

It all depends on whether we capture the right market.

Well, David, let's hope for the latter.

Right, we're now off to auction, and Jonathan Pratt is at the helm.

One more? Selling.

Colin and Paul, tell me how you're feeling?

We're here, we're in the auction room, what are you thinking?

Very excited. You're very excited!

We're going to make loads of money. Loads of lolly.

Listen, gentlemen, the fruit knife is going under the hammer right now.

Let's watch JP in action.

It's a small folding fruit knife with silver blade,

mother-of-pearl handle. Sheffield, 1921.

I've got three bids on the book.

Three bids to start me, I've got 5, I've got ten, I've got ?12.

Yes! You are instantly in profit. Well done.

20... Here we go. 25.

25 has it here. 30, to the left of you.

30. Do you want to go one more? 35?

35.

I'll sell at 35.

Your last chance, sir. It's ?35. Fair warning at 35.

Oh, my goodness! ?25 profit. Ha!

That's brilliant. Well done.

Right, here comes your favourite lot, the bronze figure.

A modern patinated bronze figure of Themis.

I've got bids to 25, 35, 40 I have.

OK. Paid ?74. 74.

Starting at... Oh!

55 now. 55, who's got 60?

Cost a lot more on the internet, these. ?50 here.

Come on. ?55.

Another bid. Who's going to stick their hand up?

I'm selling, yours, sir, 55.

GAVEL BANGS 55. 55!

OK, so ?19 loss.

But you're still plus six. Oh, right, it's OK, it's OK.

We're in the money.

This is, you think, is going to be your biggest profit? Yes.

After Cousteau, Marley horse here being restrained by a groom.

Spelter model. We've got ?25 straight in.

Straight in at 25.

30. Five. 35 there.

This could be it. We're looking for 40 now.

30. 40. New bidder.

Five. 45 still on the right, at 45. One more, sir?

I think you're going to come away with a good profit.

Fair warning, it's going, ?45.

45! Brilliant.

Plus 25, it means, overall, plus 31.

Gentlemen, well done!

But this, this is decision time,

because it all rests now on whether or not you go for the bonus buy.

We're going to go with it because we trust her.

You trust her? Of course you do.

Let's see how it goes.

18-carat gold sapphire and diamond three-stone ring.

I've got bids at 40, 50, 60, ?65 on the book.

At ?65. Looking for 70.

Thank you. 70. But I'm out now at ?70.

5. 80.

85. 90.

95. 100. And 10.

Yes! And 10... Oh, a couple more needed.

One more, madam. Go on, 120? 115?

115. 120.

One more. OK. ?120 on the left.

At 120, any more at ?120?

Selling ?120, fair warning.

Oh! A valiant effort.

Don't worry, only ?20 lost, which means it is plus 11.

I cannot believe you've come to Bargain Hunt and you made a profit.

Very well done. Plus 11 could be a winning score,

so, don't say a word to the Blues, OK?

Keep it mum.

Right, here we are. Chris, Polly, David.

We're here at the auction. The time has come.

Tell me, how are you feeling?

Very curious. Curious?

Better than nervous.

And how about you, Chris? Yes, curious, a bit nervous.

You're well-travelled ladies, you don't fear anything!

So, our first lot under the hammer,

it's our 18th-century Japanese plate. Let's see how it goes.

Japanese porcelain plate, early 18th century.

I've got to start 5, 8, ?10, straight in at 10.

Profit straightaway. Profit.

We me at ?10. 12 at the front. 15 anywhere?

Go on!

?12 is getting it. OK.

12. All done at 12?

Got to be one more. Down the front here, ?12. Come on, bit more!

Fair warning, selling ?12. Bit more. Selling, ?12.

GAVEL BANGS

Ladies, it sold for 12. Plus ?4.

You're in profit.

That's 50%. Ha-ha! Sounds much better, the 50%.

Here comes the traveller's chest.

A small parquetry traveller's cabinet.

And I've got bids to start me at ?60. Ooh.

?60. Got to be worth more than this. ?60.

Where's 5, now?

?60 with me. 65 and 70 with me.

70. 75? 80 with me.

Shall we go one more? 80 with me. Come on.

85 gets it now, at ?85. Commission's out at ?85.

Looking for 90, though.

90. Oh, 90, new.

Down the front, now, my right, at 90. Come on!

Any more at 90? No.

90? Ouch, ouch, ouch.

377. Thank you.

It is all your fault! I know. ?90, what have we lost there?

We've lost ?55 which makes you minus 51.

So we are depending on the biscuit barrel.

Oh, right. Here it comes.

A late 19th-century pewter biscuit barrel.

I've already got a fiver.

Not a lot, but it's ?5 to start me. I'll take ?8. A Lady Godiva!

Eight here. Where's 10?

Come on. It's got to be worth a tenner, come on!

Only need ?2 more. Eight down the front here, on the sofa.

10. 12.

15! 15, go on! 15 is bid.

18. Ooh, you're in profit!

Seated. 20. One more, 22?

?20 on my right and selling. Last chance, 20?

GAVEL BANGS

?20. It's a profit on that fiver

which means that we are minus ?46.

I don't want to know! Oh, dear. Minus 46. Don't worry about it.

You look so devastated. No, we're going to make it on the Zeppelins.

Do you reckon? Because that is now the decision.

It is whether or not we go with David's bonus buy.

The trench art WMF plates.

You hated them. You hated them. Yeah, but we'll go with it.

You're going to go with them. And here they come.

It is a pair of World War I brass trench art plates.

Very nice little things, these.

Bids starting with me at, straight in at ?55.

Straight in at 55, ladies. What?

Ah, look at that. ?60 here. Looking for another 5.

?60. Come on, another fiver. Keep going.

?60 here. Any more?

Two Zeppelins for 60 quid?

Any more?

No? All done. It's going. Last chance. 60.

Well, it could have been worse.

It's minus ?10. It means that you are minus 56 overall, ladies.

And you should be proud of that, I tell you. Minus 56.

But, do you know what?

On Bargain Hunt, a loss can sometimes be a win.

So, you never know, it could be a winning score.

Promise me you won't say anything to the Reds.

Don't worry, ladies. Keep your chin up.

Not a word, zipped! Ha!

Two very different results today.

Minus ?56 for the runners-up,

but an enormous ?11 for the winning Reds.

Well done, them!

Coming up.

Will our next two teams fare any better?

We'll see.

Meanwhile, I'm off to Parham House in Sussex,

a well-loved Elizabethan home.

Believe it or not,

only three families have lived here

since the foundation stone was laid in 1577.

I've come to meet Lady Emma Barnard

whose great-grandfather bought this house in 1922.

Lady Emma and her family have lived here since 1993.

Hello. Well, I have to say, wow, and hello, nice to meet you.

Welcome to Parham. Thank you very much.

Well, here we are in your home, and please do tell me the story,

the history of Parham.

Well, Parham used to belong to the monastery at Westminster.

But, in 1540, after the dissolution of the monasteries,

a chap called Robert Palmer bought it.

And his son decided that he needed a slightly grander house.

And, in 1577, his grandson, little Thomas, aged two-and-a-half,

laid the foundation stone of this house.

Anyway, that little boy grew up, but didn't really like Parham very much,

I don't think, so, eventually, in 1601,

he actually sold Parham to Thomas Bishopp.

Your family bought the property from the Bishopps in 1922, didn't they?

That's right. My great-grandfather Clive Pearson and his wife Alicia

completely fell in love with it.

And it was in rather a sorry state by then,

and my great-grandfather was an engineer,

so, I think he saw a wonderful project.

And my great-grandmother loved paintings and chattels and books,

so, they were the most amazing team to take Parham on,

and that's what they did.

One of the rooms Lady Emma is keen to show me is the Long Gallery.

Now, close your eyes.

Close my eyes? OK.

Eyes are closed, eyes are closed.

Open them.

Oh, wow!

Oh, Lady Emma, this is amazing!

It just goes on and on and on!

The room is 158 foot long,

I think it's the third longest in a privately-owned house in England.

Centuries ago, it would have been open to the rafters

and they would have done all sorts of things up here,

walked on rainy days, they would have played games.

And there was one chap, one of the Cecil Bishopps

who lived here during the Napoleonic Wars,

and he used to drill his troop of soldiers up and down this room

when the roads were too bad and the weather was awful.

This ceiling is amazing.

Now, this was your great-grandparents' legacy.

This was. The thing is, when they put it in,

people raised their eyebrows and thought it was

absolutely horrible, but I don't agree with them.

Lady Emma, thank you so much for having us along. You're welcome.

Back at Epsom racecourse,

we're about to find out whether our next two teams

can pick three objects capable of making a profit at auction.

Let's meet them.

To my right on the Red team, we've got very good friends Mark and Vip.

And to my left, for the Blue team,

we've got very good friends Simon and Steven.

Welcome to you all. Hello. ALL: Hello. Hi.

Well, let's start with our Red team.

Mark, tell us what you do?

You're into coding and the like, is that correct?

Yes, I'm a computer programmer.

So, anything from online movies to pension funds.

So, seriously varied? Yes, I'll do anything.

OK, computer coding and programming is what you do day-to-day,

but you also have quite a social conscience, don't you?

Yes, I do some volunteering at Freightliners Farm in Islington.

It's just a great way of locals being able to interact

and learn on the farm. It's run by some very hard-working

dedicated people, and I urge anyone in the area to take a visit.

Will do. Vip, tell us what you do? You're also professional.

Yes, that's right. I'm a doctor in the NHS. Oh, fantastic.

I have been for 14 years.

OK. And had to travel the world with it, and see a lot of things,

so I've enjoyed myself. And Vip, you've you have recently taken part

in another challenge that, similarly to Bargain, Hunt,

was against the clock, is that right? Yeah.

We got dragged into an event called Tough Mudder.

It was over, I think, 12 miles of muddy assault course,

over barbed wire, electric shocks.

I think today is going to be slightly tougher than that.

Do you reckon? Cleaner! Much cleaner!

Don't get any mud on these fleeces. They're expensive, you know!

So what about tactics?

Do you reckon you're going to work well together as a team?

No. Not at all.

No. No, we never have done, to be fair.

THEY LAUGH

I think we're going to argue quite a lot,

but I think that's why we will do well, I think.

Vip's a good talker, I think we'll get good prices.

You're going to get along better than you make out

and, hopefully, it goes very well for you.

Now these guys are the Tough Mudders.

But Simon and Steven, tell me about your love of mud?

That's right, it's called mud larking.

LAUGHTER

We go down the River Thames and we search around in the mud

to try and find lost treasures from days gone by,

so, you'd find things from coins to buttons to pipes.

We'll eventually be forming a Thames Museum

in the way that we're going to contribute some of our finds

as well as other members of the public.

So, that's just actually got charity status at the moment. Wow!

That's going to go up imminently. That's fantastic.

Watch this space. What a wonderful thing.

And what is it you do for a living

when you're not larking around in the mud?

I'm a graphic designer. So I design anything for print,

so, it can be banners, posters, brochures and leaflets,

that sort of thing.

Now, Steven, I believe you have to climb great heights

to get on with your day job? I do, yes.

It's not the most glamourous job in the world, but I'm a roofer.

I have been for, what, 20 years now.

OK. And I've found quite a few things underneath the eaves,

as you sort of strip the roof off.

Roofers and builders, I suppose, in days gone by,

they'd just throw things in and then tile over it.

Have you found anything particularly interesting?

I have, yeah.

I once found a 17th-century slating hammer

with someone's initials engraved onto it.

Brilliant! So, a detective, a mud larker, you guys are quite the team.

I hope that it's a great, great buy for you all today.

I think it's going to be quite competitive today.

Now, listen, you can't do any shopping without money,

so, let me hand ?300 to you, Mark and Vip.

Simon and Steven, ?300 for you also.

Now, off you go. Very good luck to you both.

Listen, it's all about being macho and being muddy today,

so, let's see them get down and dirty.

All right, mud larkers, what are we going to be looking, Simon?

Buried treasure. Early glass, if you can find some.

I'd like to buy something relatively low in cost.

Definitely early glass.

Something might catch my eye. I want to keep it low-cost.

All right, teams, there are 60 minutes on the clock,

and time starts now.

OK, we've got one hour to go mud-larking, with no mud.

Ready for shopping? Yes. Yes, we are. Come on.

Right, where do you want to start?

We want to go and see a few things, you know, quickly. Yeah, OK.

Right, lead the way.

Interesting tactics from the Reds.

Do the Blues have the same considered approach?

That is a bit of mud-larking treasure, is it not?

It is indeed, yes. Tell us what it is.

I found one of these before. It's a cased gin bottle.

So, these have been part of a set of maybe 12 in a wooden case.

Is that because it's shaped like that?

It's designed to fit more in, so they don't wobble over.

So, that's why they're called cased gin. Cased gin, yeah.

OK. What are we looking for, to spot, you know, a genuine article?

Bubbles, usually. Air bubbles in the way it's been free-blown.

Yeah. So, you can hold it up to the light.

You might see that, yeah, you can see some bubbles in there. Yeah.

You can see some creases where it's been hand-blown.

I'm trying to read what the seal says.

That's definitely applied lip, as well.

What do you mean by "applied lip"?

The lip was applied after. And dating to 18th century.

1820 because of the lip.

Oh, later? Later, then? 19th century.

No, no, pre-1820. Pre-1820, why?

Because of the lip. After that, the lip got more...

Conical. Conical, yeah. Brilliant. Brilliant information, guys.

I've got to say, this is fantastic. This is feeding my soul.

Are you happy it's genuine? Yeah, I'm happy it's genuine.

All right, come on, guys, if you found this today, in the Thames,

how much money are we looking at?

I would say, if it didn't have a seal on, maybe, sort of, 50-80.

But, as the seal might add value,

then, we could be looking, maybe, 100.

OK. Can we have a chat to you about the price of the bottle?

It's up for 70. Yeah. But I'll take 50.

You'll take 50? OK, is that the best? What about 40? 48.

Yeah, 48!

THEY LAUGH

Well, honestly, haven't you just been steam-rolled?

Have you bought it at 48?

Yeah. First object we see, bizarrely, is related

exactly to what you do as a passion.

And we buy it within a few minutes. Excellent.

Well done, Blues. You've got your early glassware.

These boys certainly know their stuff,

and knowledge is power in this game.

David, you're going to have an easy ride today. But will Caroline?

Do you want to look down here?

Maybe go for them? The tea set.

Do you have afternoon tea? Yes. Sometimes.

I like a nice china set, if I'm going to. Do you?

When was the last time you had a cup of tea in the afternoon?

I invite you all the time. You never come!

This looks like a nice little set here.

There are six of them.

Originally, I think that would have been part of a 12-place setting

with two sandwich plates, a milk, a sugar

and sometimes a slop bowl which was for slopping out the tea.

It looks nice. Very eye-catching. Good colour.

You have to check, for a start, if it's perfect,

because people do not want broken pots, usually,

and the million-dollar question is, how much is it?

We best ask our shy stallholder.

Hi there. Just interested in the tea set. How much are we looking at?

I've got 39 on it, but I could let it go for 30.

OK. Let me have a word with my friend over here. OK.

OK, 30. What do you think?

We said we were going to haggle hard.

We were going to haggle hard.

What would your lowest acceptable price to be?

Harder than that, Vip!

24.95.

Forget your bedside manner, go for it!

I'd let it go for 25. 25? 25, is the best, yeah.

OK. I did haggle very hard, and he does seem like a nice chap, so...

Are we having it? I think that's a sold.

Yeah?

Sold? Yeah, I'm happy with that. Excellent. Thank you, sir.

Thank you. Thanks very much. Cheers. Cheers, thank you. Well done!

Hurray. Five minutes into the shop and you've bought. Yes!

We should go for a cup of tea, shouldn't we?

No! Not yet. Well-spotted.

Right. One down, two to go.

Well, the Reds aren't getting stuck in the mud.

And the Blues aren't larking about, either.

They're on the scent with their second item.

There's a bronze censer there,

which I like the look of. I like the workmanship in that.

You say a bronze censer, you've been watching this show, haven't you?

I do watch it from time to time, it has to be said.

Because he comes up with the technical terminology there.

So, with it being a censer,

does that make it a Japanese item or a Chinese item?

Looking at it, I would guess Chinese. That's pretty good

because, strictly speaking, I think, if it was Japanese,

it would be called a koro. OK. That's cool.

Do you know what it's used for?

To burn smelly stuff!

THEY LAUGH

You're dead right! Yeah. Absolutely.

I couldn't think of a more technical term. No. Do you know what?

That's absolutely a perfect description, it burns smelly stuff.

You've got the holes in the top to allow the smoke to come out.

The thing I like about it is, you could actually use it today.

You could pot pourri in it right now,

just leave it in there, let the aromas come out. Yeah.

Now, Steven, how old is it? I don't think there's a lot of age to it.

You don't? Because nothing's worn down.

I've actually found one in the Thames, it's in my front room.

You haven't? I have. Have you, really?

You see, I... You two have got a natural eye here,

and it's developed with experience. Because you talk about patination.

You know instantly how to recognise real age.

And you're right, that doesn't have any real age.

How old do you think it is? Are we talking 20th-century?

I think... What day is it today?

I think it was made last Tuesday. Oh, really? That recent? OK, then.

Maybe we can see what she can come down to, it might give us an idea

of whether we want to go for it. Yeah.

Well, you've got two beautiful ladies over there. Do your best.

How much would your bronze censer be, at best?

That's Mother's one.

Hello, Mother.

I have got it up for...55.

Yeah. I could let you have it for 40.

Ooh, OK.

Maybe we could go down to 30, if possible?

35? Almost there. Almost.

How about a couple of quid more? 33?

Yes, OK. Yeah? OK, got a deal.

Cheers.

I've done the deal, guys. I hope you don't mind.

How much? 33. 33, great.

A quick tip. Don't call women "Mother", right? She's her mother.

No, seriously. If you're going to charm them, it doesn't work.

I've tried it all. That one doesn't work.

Seriously, well done, guys.

It's smelling good, Blues.

Two in the bag, it must be the least muddy treasure hunt you've ever had.

Now, Reds, what's caught your eye?

Do you like anything there? Yeah. I like them.

I may not like the price. Right. That one's only 85.

With your superior haggling skills, you could get in there for 25.

Job done! That is not haggling. That's daylight robbery!

So, you like that one? Yeah.

Excuse me. Could I ask how much the mother-of-pearl? Yeah.

What would your lowest price on that be?

It's got to be 70. That's the best I can do.

That's quite... That's a 20% discount.

Yeah, which is a very good discount. It is.

I don't know, maybe take a gamble on the mother-of-pearl?

I did say that maybe I'd get seduced by something a bit shiny.

Well, that is a bit shiny.

Now, while we... There's some boxes on here.

Do you want to look next door first, and can come back? Thank you.

Choosing a box appears to be tough-going for the Reds.

Blues, are you using your knowledge to find your next item?

Wow. Look at those.

I say. He doesn't mess about, does he?

Straight in there! They're awesome.

How would you describe this, Simon?

Er, a mantique.

A mantique! Yeah. You have been watching the show!

It is a mantique.

Fantastic.

What would you do with them, Steve?

I don't think it is broadcastable!

THEY LAUGH

They are quite cool. Yeah.

Something to think about, isn't it?

At the halfway mark, it's 2-1 to the Blues.

The pressure's on for the Reds.

So, we're still looking at boxes, yeah?

Yeah. Now here's a silver-topped little box.

1904. Cut-glass. Silver.

That looks nice. What would it be used for?

I was going to say, is that ticking your boxes? It is.

I said, "mm", and he said it as well, so that's two "mms".

I think two "mms" are good! What is the absolute death? 30, is it?

It's silver, cut-glass. We are running out of time.

Maybe we have to leave it just for the moment, I think.

OK. Well, we've got a few frontrunners now, so,

we'll think about it. Bye. Thank you very much. Thanks very much.

Dr Vip's remaining calm but, whatever you prescribe,

remember, you're on the clock.

With that in mind, Blues, where are you up to with your final item?

Great stall, though, don't you think? Yeah.

How much money have we got left? Enough.

Come on, keep the momentum up, Blues.

How much is enough?

We must have over 200, I think. Have we? Yeah. All right.

Actually, you have a whopping ?247.

Go and spend some money.

Now, Reds, are you boxing yourself into a corner?

I think the boxes are taking our liking,

and I think we just need to make a decision on one of them.

And the first one we saw was quite nice.

That's the mother-of-pearl one? The mother-of-pearl one,

so, we might go back and see if we can wrestle the gentleman down.

What did it come down to, 70? Mm. Yeah.

The other one, the silver one, has got a really lovely

Art Nouveau design. It's ?30.

I don't know, it's your call.

I know, I've completely changed my mind, I like, yes, the cheaper one.

You like the cheaper one? OK. Let's do it.

What made you change your mind?

I think, listening to the auctioneer, I think,

and I can see him doing... I'm not selling it, though.

I know. I'm not selling it. He sold it to us.

He sold it to us, though, yeah. Right, go and buy it, then.

See if you can pshh-pshh. OK.

I think that means, go and get a wee bit off the price, Reds.

Very best would be 28. 28. OK.

Let me just...confer.

Shall we do it? Yeah. OK. Great.

Thank you very much. Pleasure, an absolute pleasure. OK, Cheers.

Yes. Well done.

Two down. Excellent.

So, the Reds finally have a box.

And it's two-all, with only 20 minutes left.

The Blues have spotted some 18th-century tobacco tins.

Are these the kind of things that you might find in the river?

I have found one. The one I found was Dutch, 18th century,

and I wouldn't be surprised if that was around the same sort of time.

Were these things kept by sailors? Were they common amongst...

Pipe tobacco. Everyone had a pipe

and their tobacco had to go somewhere, so...

But the quality in those would have meant they would have been held

by a more prestige member of the, you know... Why is that?

Because these are good quality, you think? Yeah.

They're hand-engraved. They're brass.

So it wouldn't have been the run-of-the-mill,

otherwise we'd have found a lot more.

OK, and are these the kind of things that somebody would decorate

themselves, a bit like scrimshaw, you know, the sailors carved whales.

Yeah, sometimes a sailor would, yeah.

What do you expect to get for that? 100, 150.

As much as that? Depends on its rarity.

What's your opinion? What do you think about these?

I think...30, 50, 50 to 70.

Let's get a price. OK.

Hi, there. Can we just get a quick price on that one?

70 to buy it, if you want it. 70? 70.

So, we're talking 70 quid. Yeah. I mean, really, I'm going to have

to bow to your expertise here.

We want you to take the rap for something, if it all goes wrong!

No! I refuse. I refuse!

HE LAUGHS It's all down to you two.

No, no, no. OK, I'll take the rap.

I think it's worth about 100 but would people see the beauty in that?

I think they would.

What would make you feel happy? 50, 60 quid?

50, I'd be, yeah, more than happy.

Whilst the Blues negotiate a price,

the Reds are going tea potty,

and have returned to the tea service stall.

So, we've got these two teapots.

Yeah. We've heard good things about the one on the right,

but we're worried it's a bit too damaged.

That's an 18th-century teapot.

I mean, it's a good thing. Chinese.

Is that OK despite the damage? The spout's been taken off.

It's been taken off and it's been stapled back together

which, I think, just the art and the want to staple it

makes it something that somebody's loved.

But, you're dead right, any damage knocks the price enormously.

And you definitely prefer that one over the one on the left.

It's what you prefer. This is trying to be agateware,

but it's put on with a transfer.

That'll be late 19th century, I would think.

That's a century earlier.

Yeah. How much is this one?

This is going to be more of a gamble.

It would be a gamble at ?49, definitely. Definitely.

Yeah, that's too much at 49. So, I think...

I think we all agree that ?20 would be almost...

almost a winner.

The stallholder won't budge from ?28.

So, you're both agreed? Yeah. Let's go. Good! Do the deal!

Excellent. Sir. Thank you very much.

Well done, Reds, job done.

So, Blues, it's all down to you.

Can you get a good price for the tobacco tins?

What would be your best for two?

140. But that's it.

It's a bit too much at the moment.

I mean, I appreciate you coming down.

David, any help, what do you think? Er, well... It's... It's a gamble.

This is the one I think is more interesting, personally.

So, decision time.

Right, go for it. OK. Happy? Yeah. Shake his hand.

?70. Thank you. Cheers, young man. Thank you.

Well done. Three fabulous items.

Fabulous. And five minutes left to spare.

Let's have a coffee. Let's do it.

BELL RINGS

Right, teams, time is up!

After the shopping comes the auction,

and we've returned to Bellmans auction house in West Sussex.

But, first, let's remind ourselves of what the Red team bought.

First up, the Reds laid out ?25 for this 19th-century tea service.

Next, ?28 was paid for this silver trinket box.

And, finally, they're hoping a profit will be pouring in

with this Chinese teapot, another ?28 paid.

Mark and Vip, this is particularly thrilling, this section.

I'll tell you why, because you left Caroline Hawley

?219 of leftover lolly.

And, I tell you what, I'm desperate, I don't know about you,

to know what you blew it all on, Caroline.

Or, did she? Please reveal your bonus buy.

Ooh! Girlie, ha!

A purse! OK.

Not just any old purse. Silver, hallmarked, 1922.

Look at this chainmail.

Each single link is marked with a lion

to say it's British sterling silver. And no breaks.

It's gorgeous. Now, this was bought for, do you want to guess?

Five grand!

Ah... No!

Very generous, Mark, very generous.

?150.

What do you think it will bring at auction?

I would think just a little bit more than that, maybe 160, 170.

It's definitely interesting. It's not something that I would jump to.

I know Mark knows his handbags more than I do. Do you, Mark?

But we're in your hands, I guess, Caroline.

Well, it could be in yours.

Pass it over.

Oh, it is quite heavy! Yeah.

And, is this going to help us beat the Blue team?

Well, I think if two ladies fall in love with this,

it could be handbags at dawn.

Hm. Handbags at dawn, indeed.

The boys aren't completely convinced,

but they can decide later.

In the meantime, let's discuss the Blue team's three items.

Let's have a little reminder.

First up for the Blues at ?48, will this gin bottle be the tonic?

Next up, this Chinese bronze censer burned a hole in their pockets.

?33 paid.

And finally, will this tobacco box be smoking hot? Bought for ?70.

Well, Simon and Steven, after larking about at Epsom,

you left David Harper ?149.

What did you spend it on? OK, boys, I think you're going to like this.

Particularly the condition of it,

bearing in mind what you two do for a hobby.

Mm. Yep. Looks like it has been done up yesterday. Exactly.

You've nailed it.

Grab a hold of that.

Look at the shape of the body. What is it? It looks like a bottle.

Of course it is. Yeah. It's pub advertising.

It's memorabilia. It's really fun.

It is in dreadful condition,

I don't think you're ever going to restore him.

And it's a great thing, it would have stood on a bar,

I don't know, 1930s, 1950s maybe, something like that.

Are you not loving this?

Um... No.

Come on, Steven, if you'd dug that up in the mud near the Thames,

you would be delighted. I think I'd throw it back.

Oh! I can't believe it.

Hand it over to this man. He's got much more style and sophistication.

Yeah, I like it. I like advertising. How much did you pay?

55. 55.

And do you reckon that's going to make a profit? I don't know.

It is a bit of a gamble, yeah? It's always a gamble.

I love buying things that are gambles.

We'll see if they have the "bottle" to gamble in a bit.

But now, Jonathan Pratt, the auctioneer, is good to go.

JP, take it away.

Lads, here we are, we're in the auction.

And, tell me, how are you feeling?

Excited. It's not like I expected at all, but it is interesting.

A bit more buzz than you expected? Definitely, yeah.

Very busy auction room. Vip, how do you feel?

We are going to be making some money!

Let's start at the top.

Time to find out how the china goes under the hammer.

Late 19th-century Clifton China porcelain tea service,

complete for six, cups and saucers, etc.

And the bid's with me starting at ?10.

Ooh. ?10, I'll take 12, though.

10 is bid. 12 is bid.

15, 18. OK, watch it climb.

18 standing. 20.

25. 25.

No, she says. ?25 is bid. Looking for 30 now.

?25, looking for 30. Come on, come on.

?25, I'll take 28 if it helps?

25 here. ?25 is getting it.

Any more at ?25? Surely worth a little bit more.

?25, and selling, fair warning at 25.

Oh, can you believe it?

You paid on the money. ?25 paid and it made ?25.

Zero made, zero lost.

Item number two is our trinket box.

Birmingham, 1904, this lovely little daisy flower on the top,

embossed on the top.

With me, starting at 20 I've got.

25, 30, 35.

Yes! 40, who's going to go 40?

Come on, lads! Are you going 40?

40. 42.

I need 45 now.

That's 42 commission, they won't believe me, it's 42.

45, go on, one of you go 45.

Go on. down the front here, you really love it, I know you do, ?45.

No? 42. 45, thank you, commission's out now at ?45.

Looking for 50.

?45.

GAVEL BANGS

Gentlemen, you've just made ?17. Yes!

Very well done.

It's party time.

Here comes...

our broken-spout china teapot.

A nice antique piece this, a nice antique piece this.

I guess you've all seen it, straight in at ?20.

Straight in at ?20, I'll take 5, though.

With me at ?20. Who's got 5 for it?

On the net at 25, and I'm out at 25.

30 in the room now, come on.

25 on the net. 25 on the net, looking for 30, now.

Any bids in the room at 30? Surely worth another bid?

It's 25, internet bidder. Just a bit more!

They know what they're looking at, it's ?25. Any more?

Selling to the internet, then, at ?25, fair warning everyone.

GAVEL BANGS

Oh! Can't believe it! Oh, no!

It's lost just ?3.

But it means that, overall, you're plus 14.

Now, it comes down to Caroline's item.

What do you think? I don't know.

It would be nice to finish in profit, but...

It's a bit boring, isn't it, not going for that handbag?

OK, tell me, I need a definite answer.

OK. We'll go..."no". It's a "no"? 100% "no"?

Caroline?

There's no pressure on me now!

It's a 100% "no" from you, you're not going to the bonus buy.

Let's see how it gets on.

A silver mesh purse, London 1922, nice good size, this one.

I've got ?65 to start, 65.

70 and 5, 80 and 5, 90 and 5,

110, and 20.

130.

Ooh, we're nearly there. 120, one more bid, sir.

130. 130 on the net. Go on! 140.

140's bid. Against you, internet, 140.

Any more, net?

150 on the net. No, he says.

150 internet bid now. ?150 it is.

Caroline, you're a star! I'm selling, last chance, 150 all done.

I cannot believe it! It's made ?150, exactly what Caroline paid for it.

So, in the end, it didn't really make a difference,

no profit, no loss. So, it means you have come away from Bargain Hunt

with ?14. You will go away with folding money.

Can you believe it? But I need something from you.

I need you to promise me you won't say a word to the Blues.

Promise. We won't. Promise? Thank you ever so much.

Caroline, I can't believe this!

?60 with me them, who's got 5?

Steven, Simon, David.

All in a row, and all looking pretty excited.

How are you feeling? Yeah, all right, yeah.

Just can't wait for it to start now.

Are you quite relaxed about the whole thing? Yeah.

Quite a cool character, I tell you, I hope it'll rub off on me!

How about you, Simon, how are you feeling? Yeah, excited.

A bit apprehensive as well, because I don't want to make a loss.

Even though you were in the care of THE David Harper...

Oh, thanks for the build-up! Here we go!

..how could you be apprehensive?

Now, the next item under the hammer is your soda glass gin bottle.

The Blankenheym Nolet green soda glass gin bottle.

Bids on the book, I've got ?20.

?20. Who's got 5? 25.

That's me out now at ?25.

I've got to go for 30 now.

Any more interest? Going to come in on the net now.

?25.

Interesting gin bottle, this is. ?25.

Come on, will him on, will him on. Come on.

25, fair warning.

GAVEL BANGS Oh! ?25.

Cheap! For nothing.

Well, ?25 hammer price means that you've lost 23.

I thought it would do better.

Yeah. All right. Not the end of the world.

We can claw it back, perhaps, with our senser.

20th century Chinese bronze senser, after the antique,

very nice quality.

?30 I have, ?30 I have. Who's got 5? 30.

35. I'm out now at ?35. 40 somewhere else?

It's ?35 here. Go on, go on, JP!

Come on, ?40. It's 35 here.

It's worth more than this. Come on, ?35.

Someone else go 40, where are you? Come on, 40.

Yes! Oh, gosh, he's got it on the left with 40.

It's just one at a time now. I'm working hard here.

One more bid, 45.

?40 it is, selling 40, then. It's on the left at ?40, fair warning.

GAVEL BANGS

That's all right. Marvellous! ?40 plus seven.

You needed that profit.

It means that you are still under, you're minus 16,

but we could claw it all back with our tobacco tin.

Let's see what happens.

A bronze tobacco box, 18th century, Dutch, nicely decorated.

Popular lot, this, well, my estimate's gone, anyway.

55, 75, 95. Yes!

?95 to start! 95.

I have to start at 110.

?110. Looking for 120. It's a nice example, this.

?110 with me. Surely it wants to go, one more bid?

Really well. It's ?110.

Internet's quiet now. Fair warning, I'm selling at ?110!

GAVEL BANGS

110! 110!

That means you've made a profit of ?40 on the tobacco tin,

your favourite item.

And, overall... And it's still cheap!

Yeah. You have a profit of ?24, can you believe it? There we go.

?24 overall! Marvellous. I'm so pleased for you.

But it doesn't stop there, because will you or will you not go with

David's bonus buy?

It's up to you, Simon! It's up to me? Well, you don't like it.

I think it might be a bit rich for 55, so, I think we'll say no.

Thank you very much... No, no. Thank you, guys, goodbye!

THEY LAUGH

Well, "goodbye" could be the word of the day,

because it could be a good buy or it could not.

Let's find out if you've made the right decision.

We have this painted metal Whitbread pale ale advertising figure

inscribed, "Good for him and good for you since 1742".

?25 on the book, at ?25.

25. 30 waving on my right, at 30.

Now, where's a fiver? Come on, one more bid. Go on!

30 on my right. We need several more bids. Come on, ?30!

Selling at 30, it's going on the right at ?30.

Last chance and selling, all done.

GAVEL BANGS

Boys, you made the right decision. It made ?30.

It would have been a loss of 25, and you would have been ?1 under!

Oh, there you go! Good decision. You are ?24 over.

I tell you what, that was a roller-coaster.

We got it. Very well done.

Finishing Bargain Hunt with folding money is no mean feat.

And, of course, it's not a lot of money,

but it could be a winning sum. Let's hope so.

Please don't say anything to the Reds,

we are just about to find out who won and who lost.

Well, here we are, Reds and Blues, it's crunch time.

I have some good news for both of you.

Both teams are in profit, OK!

THEY CHEER

I feel a little bit of a competitive edge.

THEY LAUGH

I wonder who came out in front. Let me tell you there's a tenner in it.

ALL: No!

And our runners-up today...

are the Reds!

THEY LAUGH

Look at these boys.

Let's turn to you, Reds.

It means so much! Don't, don't!

Mark and Vip, look at this man. You did really well, come on.

But you did enjoy yourselves

because you had great reactions during the auction.

Yes, it was our first auction and, actually,

very, very tense and exciting at the same time.

Yeah, that's the way to do it, in style, on Bargain Hunt.

Let me give you some money because I have a wee bit of folding,

?10. Lovely.

And then I have got four coins. So, split down the middle,

seven quid, a couple of pints? Yeah.

I suppose in London that's only one!

THEY LAUGH

But very well done!

Let's turn to our winners today, Simon and Steven.

Very well done. A tenner in it, as I said, and it's ?24 profit.

Let me hand over your money, because I have got two tens for you

and then, just like the boys, they had slightly more folding stuff,

sorry about that, we've got, oh, there we are, four coins. Excellent.

So, you had a great time? Lovely, yeah, fantastic. Yeah, fantastic.

Really good fun! Me too!

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ALL: Yes!

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