Episode 1 Bargain Hunt

# Ooh, c'mon, everybody... #

Two couples, two very different attitudes -

that goes to make one heck of an interesting programme

as we go bargain-hunting!

Welcome to Portobello Road, home to this famous market,

which is going to offer

a feast of opportunity for our teams

to bag some bargains from the stalls which line this famous street.

The rules don't change in the capital. Oh, no.

Each team gets £300 and an hour to shop for three items

with the help of their expert.

Their items go to auction and any profit they make, they keep.

-Selling.

-But first, let's head to the Museum of Brands

and see who's up for the challenge.

On today's programme we've got two teams of extremely busy people

who just happen to be avid Bargain Hunt fans.

What could be nicer than that?

For the Blues, we welcome Tom and Felicity

and for the Reds, we've got Angela and Craig.

Now, Angela, tell us how you met Craig.

Well, we met through work. I'm a lawyer and Craig is in the police.

-Yeah, did you think, "He's a hunk"?

-Well, I was too busy.

-I didn't really take much notice of him.

-Oh, that's what they all say.

So he phoned me a couple of times

and apparently I didn't call him back.

We went our separate ways and ten years later I received a letter.

It was a query about a case I'd been dealing with and it was from Craig.

-Really?

-And he hadn't realised he was writing to me and of course I had to phone him...

And he'd been holding himself in readiness for ten years.

Well, I'm not quite sure about that.

-So, you're a policeman?

-I am, Tim, yes.

-Tell us about it.

Well, I'm in the Metropolitan Police. I work down in Ealing.

I'm a detective sergeant and work on a crime squad there.

What do you think is going to make you and Angela

a winning team today, Craig?

After a hard day at the office pounding the beat

and fighting crime, we like nothing better than to cuddle up

on the sofa with a cup of tea and an episode of Bargain Hunt.

Do you know, this is just like an advertisement for the programme.

It's music to my ears.

You're going to do terribly well, I tell you that for a kick-off.

Now for the Blue team.

This is going to be like a day in the office for you, isn't it?

I work for a vintage clothing shop and I spend all day

on the conveyor belt, which is like charity shopping all day

and I just pick stuff - clothing, accessories, bric-a-brac.

What's this conveyor belt business?

Well, the shop I work for, they own a factory,

so it's just all the recycling that comes through from clothing banks.

And you just stand and this stuff comes past you

-and you pick out all the interesting bits?

-Mm-hm.

And a little bird tells me that you're also incredibly commercial.

Yes, I have over 10,000 pairs of earrings.

We've just got to clock this a minute. You did say,

-"10,000 pairs of earrings," didn't you?

-Yeah, maybe a bit more.

There was this one charity shop that had all this costume jewellery.

I started buying bags for a pound and then I went foolishly

in on my own and had no-one to say no

and I bought the whole lot.

-How much did you pay for all this?

-£50.

You paid £50 and you've been selling these pairs of earrings on quietly?

-Yeah.

-And how have you got on?

I've made about three grand so far.

-Three grand, and how many pairs have you got left?

-Loads.

Then you've already made three grand?

This girl is going to be fantastic on our programme, I tell you.

Now, Tom, you're a cool dude. You work in a record shop, don't you?

Yeah, I work for an online record shop which sells new dance music

and all genres of music, so I work for them

and basically record all the new releases onto the website

so that customers can preview them before they buy them.

What's the ultimate goal?

Well, one day, me and Felicity want to open up our own shop

-and sell jewellery, obviously.

-Everything.

-Earrings largely.

-Yeah.

Mainly earrings. And clothing and records

and any bits and bobs of furniture that we think are interesting.

-Now the money moment. £300 apiece.

-Thank you.

-You know the rules.

Your experts await and off you go, and very, very, very good luck.

Today's experts,

chomping at the bit to go searching the market for bargains,

are for the Reds,

the persistent Thomas Plant

and for the Blues,

the determined James Braxton.

-Hi, Angela.

-Yeah?

So, what do you think to these?

-We've been a bit naughty.

-It's a battered old box, isn't it?

Well, it's not so much the box but what's in the box.

-Stunning, aren't they?

-Look at the colours.

I'm not quite sure about them, really.

Who on earth would want these?

Well, this is a very fine stone set.

Somebody who's interested in gemology or a geologist,

a young man, young woman,

even somebody who's been in the business for a long time

-would like a small stone collection.

-Yes.

-I've bought them, Angela.

-You've bought them already?

-Yes.

-Without even asking me or talking to me about it?

-I'm sorry.

Well, I thought they were nice.

Thomas said they're quite collectable and there's a profit

to be made on them so...

Have you checked them properly? Are they broken?

-No, they're all fine, they're all intact.

-Well, I'm not over the moon.

-How much did you spend on them?

-Well, this is the even better part of it.

-He was asking for over 60 originally for the box...

-Yeah.

..which is, we thought, way too much.

I've actually got him down to 40. And I have paid it.

-And are they worth that?

-Well, I think they are.

-Can I just butt in before the domestic really kicks off?

-Yeah.

Actually, personally, if you want my honest opinion, they are really nice.

You've got everything from aventurine quartz

-to red jasper, to all the different agate.

-Mm.

£40 is actually quite a good buy

because, if we think about it, 25 of them for £40 -

that's under £2 each, that's not bad.

Even if you took them out of the box

and you had a nice agate bowl to display them in as well.

-I think it's a good thing.

-Are you coming round to it?

Well, I'm coming round to it but next time can I be consulted?

-We will.

-I promise. I promise.

-We are meant to be a team.

I've just seen the rage and I'm quite scared.

Naughty boys. I think it's lady's choice next time, don't you?

I've found this item.

I really, really like it and I think we should get it.

-It's quite striking, the colours and stuff.

-It is, isn't it?

So, what sort of period would you put that at?

1940s sort of era?

I think bang on.

Our only possible hurdle is the fact that it might be a reproduction

from the Far East, but look at the back.

We've got some crazing here and dirt has got into that crazing.

That sort of thing doesn't happen overnight,

so it would strengthen your argument for 1940s.

I think it is 1940s.

Shame it hasn't got a mighty name,

like Goldscheider or Clarice Cliff or a Lenci,

but it's still a nice item and it's undamaged.

I think it's pretty enough to not have a name, to be honest.

Yeah, someone will buy it just on its aesthetic value alone hopefully.

-But it's priced at £50.

-We can get it down a bit, though, I reckon.

-Yeah, we can have a go at haggling it down.

-A bit? Yeah, lots.

I think £50, we'd be in for a spanking,

but if we can get it lower than 50, then you stand a chance of a profit.

With a bit of charm, Felicity got the lady for 35 smackers.

OK, you two, after choosing the last item,

-I've come up with something this time.

-Yeah.

I've come across these two bookends.

-These are lovely.

-Well, they're just a really useful item.

-I would use these in my house.

-What do you think, Craig?

-I really like the ornate edging here.

-The inlay.

-Inlay, I do apologise.

-Inlay.

-What sort of wood is this, Thomas?

Well, this dark grain in here, you've got the very dark grain,

-this is a rosewood.

-OK.

And it's always got this stripy look to it

and you can see the stripy...

This, in the inlay here, is satin, satinwood we call it.

Because you can see it looks like satin fabric.

But I'm really, really impressed. Really impressed with your eye.

They're good for every interior, for a more traditional interior

or a very modern interior, AND they're functional.

How old would you say it is, Thomas?

Well, I think they're 20th century.

-Yeah.

-They're going to be early 20th century.

I don't think they're Victorian.

This is something which is decorative and very nice-looking.

-How much are they asking, Angela?

-They are £185.

I think the price... There it is, look. 185 on there.

-Which is quite a lot of money.

-Seems a bit steep.

In my opinion, if we get them for about 140, or even less,

but 140 would probably be the right price to get them for,

we have got a very good chance of making a profit on these.

-Should we see if we can get a bit knocked off?

-Yeah, we'll have a word with the stallholder.

Are YOU going to have a word or both of you, a dual attack?

-We'll go together this time.

-Yeah? A dual attack.

And attack they did, bagging the bookends for a £140.

I just found this piece of silver.

I thought it was really nice and I was told it's a matchbox holder

from Chester, which is where I'm from, so that got my interest.

-What does it say on it?

-It's inscribed, "From Al and Nena."

-"1906." It's quite nice.

-1906, yeah.

-What do you think?

Fabulous.

Let's just check the hallmark.

You're right - Chester 1905.

So, it bears out the inscription, so it was inscribed later on.

"C Sceales RN." Royal Navy.

-It almost sounds like a pun.

-It does, doesn't it?

-But lovely.

How much is it on for?

-£35.

-I would definitely put £30 or £40 as an auction estimate.

Do you think it's worth getting the price down on it a bit?

-Definitely.

-Always worth it.

-I don't want you paying £40 for it, Tom, OK?

-Yeah, well...

-Just keep him going south, OK?

-OK.

And south he went. Tom got it for 25.

-Look what I've found.

-Oh, wow!

-Excellent.

-Cos we saw this earlier in the day.

-We saw this earlier and I really like this item.

-It's a nice piece.

-I think this is lovely.

-Absolutely. Definitely. It's hallmarked there.

It's hallmarked for Sheffield and that's 1899, so it's Victorian.

This glass has been hand-blown. It's crafted.

Silver collar's been put on. A lot of work has gone into this.

-Now, I've got something to admit. We saw it earlier, we liked it...

-Yes.

-Yes.

-We all liked it.

-We know what the price was.

-£80.

-I've worked a little bit off it.

-You've bought it, haven't you?

-And I've gone ahead and bought it.

-How much?

-70.

-OK.

Do you think that's a realistic price at auction?

I really do and I think it's a job done.

-I'm with you all the way on that one, Thomas.

-Brilliant.

-Yeah, I love it.

-It's our last, final item.

-Blue item for the Blue team.

-Definitely.

-Does it grab you?

-Yeah, I love the colour.

-Yeah, the colour, definitely.

So it's Japanese aesthetic, so it looks Japanese-y.

Quite restrained unlike... Chinese are sometimes slightly cluttered

but it's very nicely pleated.

It's made by a factory called Minton. Very good reputation.

And England fell in love with the Japanese aesthetic

with the Orient opening up in about the 1890s.

It is very like the work of a very famous designer

called Christopher Dresser. He was a polymath.

He did textiles, wallpaper, metalware, silver, glass.

-He could put his hand to anything.

-How much is it?

-£200.

-That's... Considering we've spent £60 I think we...

-£60!

-We can afford to splash out.

-We can afford it.

-Not 200, though.

-I think we should try and get it down.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, well, I'm not going to give him 200.

-Good.

I'm going to try and get him down as low as possible,

but even if it isn't by Christopher Dresser,

in an auction this should be 100 plus.

If we can attribute Christopher Dresser to it, think big.

-Whoo!

-Wicked. Yeah.

We've got approximately two minutes to buy this item. Is it our item?

-Definitely.

-Yeah.

-Definitely? Come on, let's go!

It's the winning item.

That's a big claim, James.

At least they got the price down to £150.

Time's up. Let's recap on what the Reds bought.

Thomas and Craig were in trouble buying the stones

for £40 without Angela.

She got her own back with the elegant bookends at £140.

And they all liked the decanter.

Let's hope it pours out a profit.

-Was it great?

-It was good fun.

-Did you have a good time?

-We did.

-Really good time.

-Which piece will bring the biggest profit?

-We're split on this.

-I like the decanter.

-And I'd go for the stones.

Well, no need to fall out. Who knows? You might both be right.

-You spent a magnificent £250. I'm so proud of you.

-Thank you, Tim.

-£50 worth of leftover lolly.

-There you are.

-Not very much.

-No, Thomas Plant.

-What are you going to do about it?

-Well, it's tough out there.

It certainly is. It's a big market.

Well, I think I might be able to find a little something.

-Yeah, but you're experienced, aren't you?

-Yes, I am.

-Thank you for that, Tim.

-OK, Tom, good luck.

Let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.

The face on the wall cost £35. Looking good.

Tom lit up at the silver matchbox cover, paying £25.

But will it strike out a profit?

The Blues liked the blue Minton vase.

Is that a secret winner?

So, you two Blue lovebirds, did you have a good time shopping?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Did you? Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

-The 1940s-style wall mask.

-Do you agree with that?

I do, yeah. I really like it.

You spent £210, which is pretty good going.

£90 of leftover lolly. Thank you, Felicity.

-Now, £90, that's fair enough, James.

-That's good enough.

-It's enough for you to go down the street.

-Good contestants.

-Yes.

I think they've chosen the wrong one for the profit.

What's your prediction for the profit?

Hopefully the vase or, as the banker, the matchbox cover.

Well, as usual, James, hedge your bets, mate.

-Very, very good luck anyway down there on the street.

-Thank you.

MUSIC: Sweet Escape by Gwen Stefani

We toddled out of London down to West Sussex to Bellmans Saleroom

with the legend Jonathan Pratt. Very nice to see you, Jonathan.

-Good morning.

-Angela and Craig have got some interesting lots here.

I love these little specimen eggs, don't you?

I think they're sweet.

I like these myself because I was a gemologist,

am a gemologist, I studied gemology. £40 - £60.

-Collectors out there will go for them.

-Brilliant.

-£40 the team paid, so they'll be pleased with that.

-Good.

Now, what about these bookends? They are properly turned bits of rosewood.

I think they've been made to look a little bit older

with a little bit of darker stain on it

but they would look great on a modern bookcase,

-so I can see them selling.

-How much for?

-£30 - £40.

-Oh, that's not enough, I'm afraid.

Oh, no. £140.

We may get halfway. There's private clients who may like these

but I think that's the sort of money that they'd pay.

Well, holdfast, then. The glass and silver mounted decanter.

Yeah, a good shape.

Someone's going to go for it and my right price is £50 - £70.

Is it? That's your estimate?

Well, that's not so far off cos they paid 70, actually.

But because of these bookends, they are definitely going to need

their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it!

I bought a Tunbridge Ware clothes brush.

It's a tessellated floral design.

It probably would have been part of a larger set

but there it is for brushing one's jacket.

Functional, decorative and for the collector's market as well.

-I spent a massive £20 on this.

-That's pretty good.

But, Thomas, is it going to make us any money?

That's the main thing.

Well, for my £20 I would be prepared to say that that should make

-a profit of at least £5.

-But you guys don't decide right now.

You decide after the sale of the first three items.

But for the viewers at home, let's find out

whether the auctioneer wants to give it the brush off.

Obvious Tunbridge Ware. Like it a lot.

Not far from Kent here in Sussex so the collectors will smell this one.

-It's only a short drive. Good condition. £20 - £30.

-Good.

£20 paid by old Planty. That's it for the Reds. For the Blues...

-Now, Felicity went with this mask.

-Mm-hm.

-I think it's period, don't you? '30s, '40s?

-1930s.

Probably Czechoslovakian or that sort of neck of the woods,

-isn't it? £20 - £30.

-OK, £35 they paid.

-I think you could get there, don't you?

-I think so.

Silver matchbox cover.

Sort of yesterday's antiques, particularly inscribed with

-other people's names.

-Exactly. Auntie Doodah from 1906.

-Dot and Mildred.

-Exactly.

-£20 - 30 again.

-£25 paid. We're very, very comfortable with that.

-Easy.

-Now, this beauty.

Here we've got what ought to be Christopher Dresser's masterpiece.

It's got this almost folded kimono-esque feel about it.

We've got a crack running down from the neck there

but there's more restoration within the neck.

-You see a paler colour...

-Oh, yes!

-..a slightly matte body,

and they've stencilled in the line.

So, basically there's been a chunk out of there.

There's one there and I think that corner's done as well, see?

HE GASPS Oh, Lordy.

Look, another great lump out there, Hawkeye.

The condition will hold it back and it's £40 - £60.

It is...slightly less than half a whack cos they paid £150 for that.

For certain they're going to need their bonus buy,

so let's go and have a look at it.

Careful hands. Here we are.

Ooh. Very nice.

A pair of Regency candlesticks.

Felicity, Thomas.

So, some age now. What are we? Almost... Phew, almost 200 years.

-Mm, they're OK.

-Are they solid silver or...?

-No, they're plate.

-Plated.

We've got the Sheffield plate. We've got the copper coming through here.

-Oh, yeah.

-What do you think, Felicity?

-They're quite boring.

-Quite boring. They are quite plain, aren't they?

-Did you say boring?

-Yes.

-Oh.

-How much were they?

-Well, that's the good part. They were £35.

-Oh, right.

-Oh, that's not too bad.

They're a bit old school but they've got integrity.

You don't have to decide right now.

You decide later, but for the audience at home,

let's find out whether these candles

light the auctioneer's blue touchpaper.

OK, Jonathan, what do you make of these?

A nice Regency or early-19th-century pair of candlesticks.

Silver plating's been worn away from cleaning...

What do you mean "worn away"? It's all rubbed off.

The thing is, some people do like to see the copper shining through.

They call it "bleeding".

It's nicer to see the body rather than a nickel base or something.

Some people call them "bleeding awful".

Well, you're probably right there. £20 - £30 at auction. They'll sell, I'm sure.

£35. It's supposed to be a bonus buy.

-Yeah.

-A bit difficult to see much of a bonus coming through on that

but anyway we have to be optimistic, don't we?

You might get a couple of quid out of it.

Craig, Angela, how are you feeling?

Um...we're a bit concerned, really.

-Are you?

-Yes. I think we may have paid a bit much for the bookends.

-Way too much, I think.

-Way too much for the bookends?

-Are you feeling shifty about them?

-A little.

We like them. It's just we think we paid a lot of money for them.

-£140 you paid for those bookends.

-Mm-hm.

They're spectacular looking jobbies, perfectly genuine and nice,

but I have to tell you, the auctioneer's estimate is £30 - £40.

Oh, no, that's awful!

First up, then, are the eggs.

Let's see whether we're going to have a hatch.

Lot 1551A - a set of 25 small hard stone specimen eggs.

Start me at 20 with this. £20 this.

-15?

-Oh, dear.

-15 is bid. Thank you. At £15.

18 at the back.

20, 22, 25.

Do I see 8 now?

-Go on.

-Oh, come on.

-At £25 I'll sell. Last chance.

-28 with the lady.

-Yes!

30?

32, 35,

-38, 40...

-One more, one more.

-..45?

-You're in profit.

-50?

£50 with the gentleman seated at the front still.

-Brilliant.

-Any further interest?

£50 and selling. All done? £50?

GAVEL BANGS £50. Plus £10. That is first-rate.

-That's brilliant.

-OK, I'll let you off, then, for buying them.

-Now the bookends.

1552A - a pair of rosewood bookends of ball and bracket design.

£40 is bid. On the book at £40.

42, 45, 8 if you like.

£48 clears the commission, then, at £48.

-48. 50 standing on the left.

-It's a bit grim.

At £50. Any further bidding at £50? Dead ahead with you, sir.

-£50. Selling at 50.

-I don't believe it. £50.

-Oh, no!

-That is such bad luck. That's minus 90.

-Disaster.

-Oh, God.

OK, you're minus 80, and here comes the decanter.

1555A - glass silver-mounted decanter. Who'll bid me £10?

Straight in at 10. Surely worth a tenner.

-10 on the left. There it is at 10.

-That's terrible.

-No!

Looking for 12 now. I've only got £10 on the left there.

The silver must be worth more than that.

12 with you, sir.

15, 18, 20,

22, 25...

£25 seated left. Still, then, at £25. Any further bidding?

-This is not looking good.

-At £25...

GAVEL BANGS 25. That's minus 45.

-It's not looking good, is it?

-No.

That is minus £125.

That's quite a total that, isn't it, minus 125?

-So what are you going to do?

-We're going to go with it.

-Good idea.

-We'll go with it, yes.

-We are going to go with the bonus buy.

A Tunbridge Ware clothes brush with marquetry floral decoration.

A good-looking lot, this again.

I'll start at a tenner, if you bid me £10.

Who'll start me at 10? 10 anywhere?

Waving at the back. Thank you, madam. At £10. Looking for 12 now.

Lady's bid it is at 10. Do I see 12?

-10 it is, then.

-Oh, no.

-Lady at the back of the room at £10.

I'll sell at 10.

-All done? Last chance.

-This isn't good.

-£10 it is.

-It's all gone? I'll hit 10.

-GAVEL BANGS

-Not our day.

-£10. Minus £10.

-Sorry.

-Oh, it's OK.

-Minus 135.

-We were doomed anyway, weren't we?

-Could be a winning score!

-Could be a winning score.

-You took the words right out of my mouth.

-It might be!

-Do you know how the Reds got on?

-No.

-You have no idea how the Reds did?

Well, that's perfect cos I don't want you to know.

Now, what are you gripping here with such fervour, Felicity?

I've made you a marvellous bow tie, a nice rubber one for you.

-You've made this for me?

-Yep. A rubber bow tie? Yeah.

-Do you think we could try it on for size, Felicity?

-Yeah.

Do you mind having a go? I'll tuck in all my chins and see what happens.

-Ooh, rubber. Rubber.

-It feels good against the skin.

-Oh, it does, doesn't it?

-It looks fabulous.

-Does it look good? And you made this?

-Yes.

You are a heroine of the first order.

Now, I'm feeling very smart in my new tie. Thank you very much, darling.

-You're welcome.

-First item up, then, is yours

and it's the ceramic bust of a lady.

Lot 1574A - a 1930s glazed pottery wall mask of a lady wearing a hat.

Start me at a tenner. £10 for this. Surely worth 10.

-Waving at the back of the room at 10.

-Come on.

-Come on.

-It's beautiful!

-£10 is bid in the yellow shirt. £10. Do I see 12?

-Oh, no.

-12 in front with the lady now.

-Come on.

No, he's shaking his head.

£12 seated with you, the lady seated, then, at £12. 15 anywhere?

-Come on!

-£12 at the front, then. The lady's bid at 12. Last chance.

-Selling for £12, then. All done £12.

-GAVEL BANGS

-£12 is £23 below.

-We're off to a good start.

-It's all right.

-It's all right.

-Next, the match case.

1575A - silver matchbox cover. Chester 1905.

And inscribed. Start me at £10 for this lot. Surely worth 10.

-Surely worth 10. £10, anyone?

-Surely.

Got to go for 10. £10 with you, sir. Thank you. In the front now at 10.

Let's go upwards now. £10. 12 anywhere?

10 it is in the front row. Gentleman's maiden bid, then, of 10.

-I'll sell at 10. Are we all done? Last chance at £10.

-Oh, dear.

GAVEL BANGS Minus £15. That is minus 38.

-Now minus about 100.

-We're going to take the big hit now.

-Stand by for this.

-Come on.

1576A - late 19th-century Minton aesthetic movement vase

designed by Christopher Dresser.

There it is. You've all viewed it.

Handsome lot, this. I've got to start it.

60, £80 is bid. £80.

85 and 90, 5, 100,

110, 120, 130.

-130 clears the bids.

-James!

-140, 150,

160, 170,

180, 190,

200, 210,

-220, 230? No?

-This is brilliant.

£230 against you, sir.

£230, then.

240, 250.

£250 and still against you at £250.

260, 270.

For £270, then, with me, commission bid at £270.

-Selling, 270, thank you.

-Yes!

-GAVEL BANGS

-£270! You have made £120 in one fell swoop!

-Brilliant.

That is so super, isn't it?

-So, I make that £82, actually.

-Yeah.

Now what are you going to do about these candlesticks then? £35.

-No.

-What do you think?

-£82 is a lot of money.

I don't want to lose any of it.

Do you think they'll make what you paid for them?

-The matchbox didn't do very well, did it?

-No.

-I don't think we should.

-Quickly, are you going to go with it or not? No?

-No.

-No.

No bonus buy, but here it comes.

1578A - a pair of early-19th-century silver-plated candlesticks

of oval outline.

Start me at £10 for the candlesticks. £10.

-Any interest at £10?

-You were wise.

-£10? Surely worth £10.

-Someone bid me £10.

-He's struggling.

-Thank you, sir, seated right.

12, madam? £12.

15?

£12 with the lady in front there at £12.

15 anywhere else? I'll sell at £12, then. Are we all done?

-At £12, with the lady at 12...

-GAVEL BANGS

£12. That is minus £23.

That was well done.

-Fortunately, you didn't go with the bonus buy.

-Good call.

You've preserved your £82 and now you have to promise to do something.

Don't tell the Reds a thing, all right?

Don't tell the Reds a thing, seriously.

-You've been great sports. Well done again, old friend.

-Thank you.

I'm delighted.

Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear.

THEY LAUGH

Have these teams been communicating?

-Reds, Blues, have you been talking to one another?

-Not a word.

-No!

-OK.

Well, of course there is a team that's the runner-up

and the runner-up is pretty substantially running up,

so we'll have to reveal that it is, in fact...

the Reds.

Caught by surprise.

Minus 125 you were and then you went with the bonus buy

-and that finished up as minus 135.

-Yeah.

-Bad luck.

-You had good fun I hope?

-We did.

-We have, we've had great fun.

Well, anyway, thank you very much for joining us.

But for the Blues, spectacularly you're going to be taking home money.

-I need it so much. I'm not going to lie.

-Like, folding money.

Here is £80. That's what £80 on Bargain Hunt looks like, all right?

-That's for you.

-I'll give you yours another time.

As a result largely of James Braxton's brilliant Minton vase,

which was a stellar success. Well done, James.

You didn't go with the bonus buy.

-That was an extraordinarily wise move.

-Yours!

You preserved your £82 worth of winnings, so congratulations.

-Thank you.

-Join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?

-ALL:

-Yes!