Corby 9 Bargain Hunt

JAMES BOND THEME TUNE

The name's Wonnacott, Tim Wonnacott.

And welcome to Bargain Hunt.

BANG!

Welcome to Deene Park in Northamptonshire.

Boy, have we got an action-packed show for you today!

Coming up on today's show...

Kate soon finds out the Reds have very different taste.

Do you like that?

I think it's horrible!

The point is, would somebody buy it?

No, I don't care, I wouldn't let them buy it!

And the Blues worry them might not make any money.

-If you think we can make a profit on that...

-Well, the good news is we can only make £6 loss, can't we!

Over at the auction though, there are plenty of surprises in store.

-Go, go, go, go!

-No!

Whoa!

Our teams need to find three items for £300 or less.

There's no point in them finding anything that they like because

the name of the game is to take their three items off to auction later, in Market Harborough,

and make a bit of a profit. Ha! Now that is a tall order.

But they'll have the helping hands of an expert. So let's go and meet today's teams.

For the Red Team today we've got Juliet and Bob, that's daughter and father.

And for the Blues we've got Elaine and Melissa, mother and daughter.

-Welcome teams to Bargain Hunt.

-Thank you, Tim.

Now, Juliet, you've been acting for a bit. Tell us about it.

I started when I was 18. And I have been involved in a couple of groups,

then moved on to the Playhouse Theatre in Northampton.

And the Playhouse puts on six productions a year,

so we have to rehearse three times a week.

And I'm now turning my hand to directing.

Now, Bob, in the 1960s you had a pretty impressive job, didn't you?

Tell us about it.

It was the happiest time of my life, working for Aston Martin motorcars.

And at that time of course, it was the Bond films and I was the lucky chap that had the opportunity

to go with the cars on films and productions and all the different outings you had to take the cars.

-Were you a stunt driver?

-I'd done a bit of stunt driving, yes.

But you're also into a bit of acting...?

I've done a bit of...extra work in various films, a bit of driving, of course. It's all good fun.

What do you get up to in your spare time?

I play a lot of snooker.

You've had some moments of fame?

Yes, I have. I've played most of the professionals.

-I did take a frame off Jimmy White once, from scratch...

-Did you?!

..so I'm rather delighted with that, yes.

Well, on that happy note then,

perhaps we'll leave you to your reverie and move on to the Blues.

Now girls, Elaine, you've been on TV too, haven't you, before now?

I certainly have, but it was a few years ago now.

-I was on Body Spies, which is a health programme...

-Mm-hm.

..and basically it was videoing you and your partner in secret and checking that they were doing

their exercises, so it was only a 15-minute slot of fame.

And do you ever get any time to collect anything?

Er, yeah, I've collected a few things over the years, a few teddy bears,

some porcelain, a little bit of glass.

But my favourite is my teddy that my grandfather bought me when I was five.

-Yes.

-So it's getting on a bit now!

Melissa, you're keen on going to car-boot sales with your mother.

Yes, I am. Yes, we went to one the other week.

A couple of our friends run it, and they were doing in support of the local air ambulance.

So yeah, it was good fun.

And there's a bit of excitement any minute now in your career, isn't there?

Yes there is. Tomorrow I'm in the final of Miss Northampton.

So there's 11 finalists, I'm one of those girls, so fingers crossed I get through.

-Well, we'll find out about that when we meet for the auction.

-Yes.

Now, first up though, here's the money moment,

fingers all a-twingle.

There you go, there's £300.

You know the rules, your experts await and off you go!

And very, very good luck! So will the Reds be pulling off some impressive stunts?

Or will the Blues be singing and dancing all the way to the auction?

With so many antiques here, our teams are going to blinded by their choice.

Which is why they get the help of an expert.

The Reds may like their cocktails shaken not stirred,

but are they as fussy about antiques?

Kate Bliss finds out.

And leading the Blues towards a grand finale is James Lewis.

And today they'll be helping not one, but two pairs of Reds and Blues.

-OK, girls, what are we looking for today?

-I'd like to find some porcelain if we can.

Anything you're looking for in particular?

Um, I think I'll go for something '60s, '70s, a bit retro.

-What about you, Melissa?

-I'm thinking more retro, '60s, '70s.

Yeah?

Those little silver, er...vesta-type things that hold gold sovereigns...

-I know, little vesta cases.

-Yes.

So it sounds like the teams can talk the talk,

now let's see if they can walk the walk. Your 60 minutes of shopping

has officially started!

-Little bottle-stopper with a knight on the top.

-Very cute, isn't it?

What sort of money is she asking for that?

If I look at it with my glass, the modelling, the way it's been cast,

-it's actually really quite detailed.

-It is.

You've got all the detail of his armour and his little visor.

-I would think looking at it, it is continental silver.

-Yes.

-I like it.

-What do you think, Juliet?

I quite like it, it's quite novel, it's a novelty item, isn't it?

-Um...yeah, I wouldn't have it myself, but...

-I would.

I like it. It's not a pourer, it's just a decorative thing.

-So what's your absolute rock-bottom, madam?

-Ten, I'm afraid.

-£10. Sounds good.

-Yes. Happy, Juliet?

-Fine, yes, happy with that.

-I think we'll take it, please.

Well done you, lovely.

Well, that was quick work.

There are 55 minutes left to find the other two items

so the Reds can afford to take their time.

To the Blues, who've found something rather unusual here at Corby,

but what do the girls think of the South Sea Island carved bowl?

-Pretty wacky, isn't it?

-It is.

-I quite like it, though.

-You like it?

-I do.

-You like it?

-Hmm, bit of potpourri in it.

-Will we be able to make a profit on that? Not really.

-I don't know.

-What would be your best on that please?

-Eight.

-That's one pound off!

-I was thinking

-£6. Six?

< Six...go on then.

-£6. What do you think?

-I like it, yeah.

-If you think we can make a profit on that...

Well, the good news is we can only make £6 loss, can't we?!

-Let's go for it.

-Do you like it?

-Yeah, I do.

The thing is, it's light, it's obviously tribal of some form,

probably something somebody's brought back as a tourist object.

-But it's practical, you know, and it's...

-It would fit in.

-It's almost South Sea Island, isn't it?

It could almost be...it could be Maori, could be New Zealand,

could be Fijian, Tongan, something like that.

And it has got some age to it, look.

-Let's go for it! £6.

-You can't go wrong with £6.

Let's have it. Thank you very much, we'll have that.

Well done, Melissa, for getting the price down. I think you might do rather well with that one.

So it's one-all, and 49 minutes remaining.

-You don't like pewter?

-No, I don't.

Well, I don't know.

I'm just going to turn it over and see if we've got any mark on the bottom here.

We've got Manor, so it's nothing particularly special

in terms of manufacture.

What I like about it is this hammered effect.

Do you see what I mean? The other good thing is that the glass is in

nice condition. Because these often do get knocked or dropped.

-How much is this, please?

-My best would be 35.

-35.

What do you think, Kate?

I think if we had a nice name, I mean, the Rolls-Royce

in pewter manufacture of this sort of period, the Arts and Crafts look,

is Tudric pewter. This isn't in this league at all,

but it almost has the look of an Arts and Crafts piece,

-but without being very expensive.

-How old is it?

It's a good question. I would think it's probably,

looking at those marks underneath there, early 20th century.

Let's just see if she would do any more... Can you do any more, madam?

-33?

-33, you couldn't do 30?

-Afraid not.

-On a lovely day like this?

-KATE LAUGHS

-Come on...

-32.

Kate, that's fine, yes.

-32?

-Let's go for it, yes.

-Sure?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Yes?

-Yes!

-Yes!

Yes, let's go get it!

I can't believe my ears. Juliet and Bob are finally seeing eye to eye.

Right, there's just under half and hour left,

our Reds have a whopping 258 left to spend, and the Blues still have two items to buy.

Now these are interesting.

Doulton. And they are...um, around 1890.

Nice Doulton Lambeth mark underneath there.

-Wow.

-And the good thing is, there is a pair of them.

-Are they marked at all..

-Yes, both.

-..chipped?

-Oh, chipped?

If you look on the foot rim of that one,

there's a line across it, have a good look. 50?

-I still think we are going to struggle at auction.

-Hmm.

-I think so.

-45?

-Yeah. >

-Yes. 45 is a good deal on those,

-and I think there's a profit in them.

-Hmm.

-If you're happy with that, I'm happy.

-Yeah, I'm happy.

-I love the colour.

-It's all about the profit.

Mother and daughter are united yet again. But they are also hanging on to their money.

They've only spent £51 so far.

-What's that, table croquet?

-Croquet.

-Little mini-croquet set there.

-What do you think, Kate?

-Because I really like that.

-It is a really nicely made set.

You've got lignum vitae ends to the mallets.

The balls are still in lovely condition, the colour of them is still good.

It's really beautiful, beautifully crafted set.

-What's the best...?

-What's the very best on this set of table croquet?

-It's got to be 97.

-It's got to be 95?

-Well, I can do a fiver.

-£90.

-90, then I'm...

-Do you think anyone would buy it for £90?

Oh, decisions, decisions. But at least everyone seems to like it.

Are the Blues getting on as well?

-1950s dress here, James, no?

-Oh, what size?

-Ha! It wouldn't fit you.

-Ha-ha!

-It is blue, though.

-Yeah.

It would appear so. Come along, girls - this isn't the time to get sidetracked.

Are the Reds still taking their time,

or have they made their minds up?

Well, it's your decision, chaps. you've got 18 minutes.

-I'll go for it. Go for it.

-We can always have another look

at another stall if we've got 18 minutes.

-I don't want to rush into this.

-Rush in?! We've been here ten minutes!

Well, at this rate we're going to use your 17 minutes thinking about it.

Well, I'll say yes.

-All right.

-OK.

-Go on, then, yes.

-Happy?

-Yes, why not?

-Yes, done it, done that.

-Let's go for it.

Hurrah! Juliet does like to take her time and think things through.

I hope the Blues are quicker at making decisions.

What is it, a scoring book?

It's a scoring book, but look.

Wonderful Edwardian - and solid silver.

-Is it?

-Is it?

-Hallmarked on the front there.

Let's have a look. 55.

You know, it's a modern piece of silver in the Edwardian style.

But anything...just that silver plaque alone, in my opinion,

-that silver plaque framed up is worth more than £55.

-I know, yeah.

What's your best price on that one, please?

-What's on it?

-55 on it.

< I can do that one for 45.

-What do you think?

-45 is a fair price.

The auctioneers are going to go up in fives. 20, 5, 30, 5, 40, 5.

And hopefully keep going on and on and on!

-That would be nice! We should go for it.

-You think?

Let me just ask - is £39 any good?

Because then it gives us a chance to get into profit if it goes to 40.

-< Um...yeah, go on, then.

-Yes.

-Thank you very much.

-Do we agree?

-Yeah.

-Yes.

-Let's go for it.

Fantastic, thank you.

He's a cunning fox, that James. But every pound counts later at auction

and that's where the Blues are headed now, because time's up!

Now the shopping's over, it's time for the expert to spend the leftover lolly on a bonus buy.

They'll try to find their teams a piece to sell at auction and make some extra profit.

But of course it could lose money, which would be deducted from their final figures.

Will they trust their expert or not? We'll find out later.

But for now, let's remind ourselves of what the Reds bought.

Juliet and Bob got off to a flying start

and bought the silver stopper, after just five minutes, for a tenner.

It soon became clear to Kate that Juliet and Bob had very different tastes.

But after half an hour of disagreeing, they finally found

something they both liked and bought the inkstand for £32.

Juliet isn't one to rush in and buy,

so after some careful thought and consideration,

she gave the table croquet set the thumbs up and paid £90. How's that!

So, how much did you spend, and how much leftover lolly is there?

-I think we spent £132, we've got £168 left.

-Who's got the £168?

-I have.

-Ah, you're holding the dough.

-Naturally!

-That goes straight to Kate...

-There you are.

-..who's going to go off and find your bonus buy.

-Wonderful, see you a bit later.

-Are you feeling confident?

-Well, I am. I think perhaps Bob has had most of the say, is it fair to say?

-Yes!

Just to keep the peace, I might just find a ladies' piece.

A little bit of a girlie bonding piece. Well done, Kate.

Now, why don't we check out how the Blues are getting on?

Both Elaine and Melissa loved

the South Sea Island wooden bowl. And at £6, who can blame them?

With James' seal of approval, the Blues bought the vases for £45.

Thanks to James' tactical approach,

they got the price down to £39 for the golf score card.

-We have £90 spent, which means there's £210 leftover lolly.

-James is lucky!

-Who's got that?

-I have.

-Oh! Well done, Elaine, you've got the £210.

-I have, who wants it? James?

-We're going to give that to James,

he's very happy to take the £210. James' job is to find the bonus buy.

What are you going to do with £210? That's a lot of money, isn't it?

It is an awful lot. I think I've got the choice of any object in the whole fair!

-You're going to be able to buy half the fair?

-Should be able to.

-Have you got an idea, James?

-Absolutely none - as usual!

-So nothing to spill the beans.

Anyway, good luck with that, James.

Gilding's saleroom in Market Harborough is where we're at with John Gilding,

-president and lifetime chairman. Is that right?

-Almost!

-Almost. Nice to see you, John.

-Thank you, Tim.

Now Juliet and Bob, for the Reds, went for this bottle-stopper

which I think has to be one of the all-time best buys, don't you?

It's very good buying that is, at £10.

We've got a £25-40 estimate, so they should make a little profit on that one.

They could make 400% profit...

That would be marvellous.

Now what about this pewter hammered inkwell?

-1930S, don't you think?

-Oh, yes.

-By Manor, and in very good order.

I doubt it's ever been used, to be honest.

-And £40-60...

-Is that your estimate?

-Yes.

Well, that's great. £32 was paid.

And what of these lovely novelty items,

an Edwardian, sort of, parlour game that doesn't have much currency today,

but this is all pretty well complete. How do you rate that?

I think it's very good. We've had one of these before,

some time ago, and it was well received.

-So my estimate for that is 60-80.

-Is that all?

-Well...

-I'm not trying to push you, but £90 was paid, you see.

-Yes, well...

-Might it make 100?

I wouldn't put it beyond the bounds of possibility.

-With a bit of skilful auctioneering?

-Yes.

-Yes.

We're in the right place for that, aren't we!

Thank you, Tim!

Anyway, overall, they might need their bonus buy,

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

Not one, but two - a pair of little silver dishes.

They're very sweet.

They are very sweet, they're very pretty,

they are English hallmarked silver, marked underneath.

They are George V in date, so 1926.

How much did you pay, Kate?

Well, I paid £40. So at £20 each, I don't think that's too bad.

No. How much do you think it's going to make?

I would say you've got a small profit in there, but I can't guarantee anything.

You watched her lips then. She said, "I can't guarantee",

but she thinks there's a small profit. So hold on to that thought.

You might make a small profit, you might not need the bonus buy

because you're going to be so far ahead at that moment. Right?

For the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks

about the little silver pots.

Well, little bonbon dishes,

-and our estimate is £40-60.

-Really?

Well, that's great because Kate paid £40,

so if you get 40-60, and turn them in a profit - if the team go with

the bonus buy, that'll be great.

-Right.

-Thank you very much. That's it for the Reds.

Now for the Blues, Melissa and Elaine.

And their first item, I think, is really extraordinary.

-This Polynesian, I suppose, bowl.

-Yes.

There's quite a good following for carved,

-ethnic..

-Tribal.

-..tribal works,

and we think that will probably go to £60-80.

Now, if I tell you that they paid £6 for this...

-Good heavens!

-..does that surprise you?

-That's an absolute knockout.

Next up is the pair of Doulton vases. How do you rate those, John?

Well, £60-80 is our estimate.

Well, that cunning monkey James Lewis found the pair for £45.

Their last item is the modern silver-cased golfing book.

-We've got an estimate of £40-60.

-Well, there you go. £39 paid.

We've got three objects for this team, all of which are predicted

-to make, to a greater or lesser extent, profits!

-Yes.

So for a change, they probably won't need their bonus buy, but let's have a look at it anyway.

So, Blues, did we have a successful modelling competition, Melissa?

-We did. I didn't do as well as I wanted to.

-Did you win it?

-No, I came second.

-Second!

-I know!

-Congratulations!

-Thank you.

Girls, you spent a miserable £90, and you left James with £210.

-Do you want to see what he bought you?

-Yeah, go on.

I think you'll love it!

Oh... I don't know what it is.

Hat pin, no?

-Ooh! A twizzler for cocktails.

-For champagne and cocktails.

-Love it.

-Isn't that fun?

-That is.

-There we go.

-Wow!

-Is it gold?

-No.

-It is!

-Is it?

-It is gold, it's nine-carat gold.

-I like it.

How much do you think he paid for this solid-gold stylish swizzler?

35!

-That's brilliant.

-That is awesome.

-It is great, isn't it?

-That is.

-I think we'll definitely make a profit on that. Tim?

Well, James, I think you've stirred up quite enough excitement for one day!

For the audience at home though, let's find out

what the auctioneer thinks about James' swizzler.

Fantastic.

Nine-carat gold, cocktail swizzle stick.

So how do you rate this one? The nine-carat gold,

-and in pretty good nick, isn't it?

-£60-80.

-Is that what you think it's worth?

-Yes, I do.

-Lewis found it for £35.

That's what goes to make a good expert when he finds a bonus buy

and the auctioneer can think £60-80, if the team is smart enough

-to go with it. And there's no guarantee there.

-No.

-Are you taking the sale today, John?

-Yes, I am.

-We're in safe hands.

At £14....

Selling at £14.

So, J and B, Juliet and Bob,

father and proud daughter welded from the hip.

Two peas in a pod.

How are we feeling, in the confidence stakes?

-I'm not particularly...

-I'm confident.

-Are you?

I've ordered a new car, so I'm confident.

Have you gone for scrappage then?

-No, cash deal.

-Cash deal, very nice too.

Anyway, first lot up is Kate's bung, and here it comes.

And 113, lovely little bottle-stopper. Continental silver.

Bids on the book commence at £15. £15,

I'm bid at 15, at 16.

16, 18? 18, 20.

20, 22. 22? 22.

24. £24 I'm bid. 24.

Lovely little piece this please, and older than you think.

26 on the net.

At £26, 28 bid. 28, in the room at 28...

at 28, 30 on the net.

32, 32 in the room.

At 32 bid, at 32, 34 if you like?

£32 then in the room, and seated at £32.

£32 is a profit of £22. Brilliant.

414. This lovely desk stand.

The hammered pewter desk stand,

what will you say for that? Ought to be 100.

No reserve, and I'm only bid £25 on commission.

28 in the room. 30 I'm bid, 32?

32, 35, 40, you're out on the net at 40,

and you're out at standing. £40 I'm bid, 40.

At £40 I'm bid, you're still out on the net, all done?

5, 45 on the net. 50 in the room.

-At £50 I'm bid 50.

-No!

At £50, 55? 5. On the net at 55.

-So jammy, you two!

-At £55 then on the net.

Are you all done? Quite sure then?

I'm selling at £55.

-Well done, Kate!

-That is £23 profit on that.

You are £45 up, and here comes the croquet.

Croquet set. The table-top croquet set,

and I'm pretty sure this is absolutely complete.

What would you like to say for that?

In your hands entirely, £100?

Well, I have to start the bidding at 60, and you're all out at 60.

£60, I'm bid 60.

£60, I'm bid £65.

70, 5. You're still out in the room at 75.

It's on commission and it's £75 and will be sold.

-At £75...

-I can't bear it.

Quite sure then? Finished and away at £75.

-I'm crying into the beer.

-It's not too bad.

-It got close.

-It's not good, is it?

Anyway, that's minus £15. Nevertheless, you are plus £30.

You have £30 in the bank. What you going to do about these trinket dishes?

-Go for it.

-We're going to go for it.

All right, fine, here it comes.

And lot 119.

Pair of sweetmeat dishes. Lovely little dishes these,

the bonbon dishes. What will you say?

£50? 50? £20, there's no reserve, at £20.

I'm bid 22, 22, 22?

At 22 I'm bid. 24, 24? 24.

At £24 I'm bid, 24, 24. It's in front of me at 24.

Bidding on the net? You're out. The bid's in the room at £24.

There's no reserve and I have to sell.

At £24 are we all done? Finished, away then at £24.

-No money is £24.

-Never mind.

-I can't bear it. It's minus £16.

-Listen, you're still £14 up.

-There we go.

-£14 in profit.

-Fantastic!

-A few pints.

-Nothing wrong with that.

Look at this girl's face. Isn't that lovely to see.

You're £14 up, don't tell the Blues a thing, hope you're a winning score. Right, thank you.

..at 16, 16. In the room at £16, 18, 18, 18...

-So you two chicks, you feeling happy?

-Excited.

-Excited.

-Can't wait.

-What - on the edge of excitement - level are you?

I think we're going to do really, really well.

First up then is your Polynesian bowl, and here it comes.

134. This lovely little Polynesian carved-wood vessel.

I like this. What will you say for it, please?

I have to open the bidding at £60 and you're all out.

£60 I'm bid 60. At £60 I'm bid, and that's the maiden bid.

-It's 5 on the net, 70 with me.

-Yes!

-£70, bid quickly, please.

5, 80 with me. 5, 90 with me.

And you're still out on the net, 5, 100 with me.

110, 120 with me.

130, 140 with me.

150 on the net, and my commissions are missing.

At £150 on the net.

All done, you're quite sure then, all finished and away at £150, sold!

Look at that, £150. That is a profit of £144.

-Good Lord.

-Well done!

-Settle now, here come the vases.

£30, there's no reserve. At £30, I'm bid 30.

5, 35 bid, 35, 35, 40.

40 bid. 45, 45? 5 on the net?

No. OK, it's here at 45, the net's out. 50 on the net now. 50.

50 I'm bid £50, and that's for the pair remember, at £50.

Do I see 5 anywhere, quickly?

At £50 then, on the net, you're all out in the room, it's sold.

£50. A profit's a profit. £50 is a £5 note, so we're £149 up!

Little golfing record book, please.

Modern, I know, but it's as clean as a whistle. What will you say? £100?

Bidding starts with me on commission at £40, you're all out.

The silver-mounted golfing book, please, at £40 I'm bid 40.

And it will be sold, there's no reserve, £40 I'm bid,

45? 45, 50 with me. At £50 you're out in the room, out on the net.

At £50 it's with me. All done? At £50 then, all out in the net, all out in the room,

sold at £50.

And another profit. That is brilliant. £50 gives you £11 profit

-which takes you very neatly to £160 up. 160!

-We're going with the twizzle.

-You're going with the twizzle? Decision made?

-Yes.

-Decision made.

140. This is the loveliest lot of the day.

Lot 140, a little twizzle stick.

Bidding has to start with me on commission at £60

and you're all out. £60 I'm bid 60.

At £60 I'm bid 60, 60, do I see 5 anywhere? Quickly.

£60, you all done? It's a maiden bid, it will be sold at £60.

Well, that's fair enough, that's £25 profit.

-You are plus £185. That is just brilliant.

-Awesome!

-Congratulations.

-Thank you, James.

-Well done.

So, a huge profit of £185 for the Blues,

making them the winners,

as remember, the Reds made just £14.

Coming up, two more pairs of Reds and Blues go in search of bargains.

But first, I'm off to one of Europe's greatest estates.

Burghley House in Lincolnshire is grand on the outside and boy, is it grand inside.

Built in the 16th century, it contains the finest collection

of Italian Baroque paintings anywhere in Britain.

And that is saying something.

The fifth Earl is largely responsible for

much of the design and decoration of the George rooms.

He employed an Italian painter, Antonia Verio,

who was exceedingly fashionable at the time.

Now, Verio is an interesting character.

It took him some 39 weeks, for example, to decorate this ceiling,

and in total, for the five rooms and staircase that he decorated at Burghley,

he was working here for ten years.

And it wasn't entirely plain sailing for him and the fifth Earl.

They fell out on numerous occasions.

Verio was a bit of a firebrand

and in fact, in the records here at Burghley,

they've got a copy of a bill from the George hotel,

which is dated 1691,

which gives us a sample of his tastes.

The first description is for 12 bottles of claret

and six bottles of Canary white wine.

Verio was extravagant. Indeed, it's said that the women folk

were not particularly safe around Mr Verio, either.

Now, if we look at the ceiling, at this end, the naked figure in the middle

is emblematic of plenty and on her right-hand side,

we've got numerous loaves, fishes, oyster -

in short, everything that is delicious from the fruits of the sea.

On her left, we've got fowl and game,

all ready to be consumed by the gods.

The figure of plenty itself is modelled, apparently, on the cook here at Burghley House,

who had resisted Verio's advances.

As a result, he depicted her

with not two breasts, but six.

Meanwhile, back at Deene Park, how will our next two teams make out

as they go hunting for bargains?

Time to meet the Reds and Blues.

For the Reds, we've got Jennifer and Jennifer, versus two friends,

-Samantha and Pippa. Welcome to Bargain Hunt, girls.

-Hello.

Now, Jennifer Cherry, how do you two know each other?

Jen owns a boat yard and I clean the narrow boats.

-Do you? Now, do you collect anything, Jen?

-Yes, I do, teapots.

-Teapots?

-Yes, and I have about 400.

-400 teapots!

And what do you do with them?

-Look at them.

-Look at them.

-Dust them.

-Dust them.

-How extraordinary! So, Jennifer Clarke.

-Yes.

-You must love boats cos you own a boat yard.

-Yes, and I also live on one.

-Do you really?

-Yes.

And do you ever collect anything?

Used to. Obviously I've no room now,

but I used to like collecting old furniture.

-You've had some successes, though, haven't you?

-Oh, yes, yes.

-Found a chair abandoned on a council refuge site...

-Mm-hm.

..took it to be valued and it was later sold at auction for £1,100.

-Never!

-Yeah.

-Off a tip?!

-Yep.

-My gosh, this team's going to do well, eh?

-I should think the Blues are quaking in their boots, aren't you, girls?

-Yep.

-Now, Sam, how did you first meet Pip?

-We met at secondary school, didn't we?

Year seven, we were 11 years old.

-And you just clicked, did you?

-We did, didn't we? We fit together.

-I'm going to have to keep my eye on you two because you're a bit accident prone.

-Yeah.

Yeah, you could say that.

-We've had our fair few accidents.

-Like what?

Um, I've broken bones and cut my head open

-but I think the worst was when I attempted to swallow a tennis racket.

-Oh, yeah?

Yeah, it was kind of me and my sister are really competitive,

and she wanted to use my tennis racket and I didn't want her to use

it and so, for some bizarre reason,

it seemed really, really sensible at the time,

I put the handle of the tennis racket in my mouth whilst on a swing

and the head of the racket hit the floor and hit the back of my throat and bruised my jugular.

And then I kind of lost my voice for six months.

Dear, oh, dear, oh, dear!

-You tried to swallow a tennis racket...

-Yeah.

-..handle first.

Better to start with the handle than the head! THEY LAUGH

I think you should stop while you're ahead, quite frankly, girls.

And on that medical note, we shall move on to the money moment. Here's your £300. £300 apiece.

You know the rules. Your experts await. Be very careful. Off you go and very good luck!

OK, girls, this way.

-Come on.

-Come on, then.

Right, teams, off you go.

-Feel free to open.

-Oh, lovely, thank you.

Let's have a little look, girls.

Pretty little vesta case here. You get few of these on the programme. They're very collectible.

-Obviously for matches.

-Oh, yes!

-This one has got the silver hallmark just here.

-That's right.

-This is Birmingham 1902.

You do get novelty ones that make a lot of money or can do, in novelty shapes.

-This is sort of fairly ordinary but then it's priced fairly fairly at £55.

-Yes.

To stand making a profit, we need to ask the gentleman for a slightly better price if you can.

-What do you think?

-I could do a little bit on it.

-Can you do a little bit? Have a look.

-Could you do...

-You're going to squeeze me, aren't you?

-Yes.

-Er, £42.

-£42?

-And that would be the best.

-What about a really nice round £40?

-Is that any good?

-£35?

Throw in a kiss, ladies, I'll do it for £40. How about that? Is that all right?

-£40!

-Wow!

-Yeah?

-Lovely.

-Yes.

That can be yours, then. OK. I'm going to take my kiss.

-Good luck.

-Thank you.

-Excellent.

Crikey, ladies, you don't want to be giving away too many of those! You'll get a reputation.

-All right. Shall we journey on?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-Great.

Are the Blues haggling with smackerooneys as well?

Well, we'll have to find something they want to buy first.

-I don't like them. Sorry.

-Don't you?

That is one scary-looking doll.

Sam, what about these?

-No, I hate them.

-I think they're quite funky.

-Grade of one to ten?

-I'd say zero.

-You hate them.

-I hate them.

-Do you?

-Hello.

-Oooh!

Hello!

-Wow! Look at those!

-Oh, wow!

-I like them!

Yeah, we do like them! Oh!

Now with those colours, why doesn't that quite surprise me?

-I love them. Match my shoes!

-You know, nothing would match those shoes.

-They are lovely!

-They're adorable.

-Sam, I'm in love. I want these.

-How much are they?

-£55.

-£55. Is that the best you can do?

-No, they'll come down on that.

-Right.

-Depends how much.

They're French.

-Oh, and they've got a case as well?

-And a case!

-That's brilliant!

-Let's have a look.

-Oh, I love them. I'm in love.

-What would be your best

on those?

-£45.

-£45.

-Oh!

-OK.

-I don't think there's a profit on them, though.

-No, that's the problem.

-But you love them.

-I do love them.

-OK.

-There must be some eccentric out there that...

Yeah, but she's in the Blue team and she's not going to buy them!

-No, I can't buy them!

-What do you think?

-I want them, though.

-I do want them. I think they're lovely.

-Do you?

-Yeah, but I think you have to have one item that...

-Shall we just go for it?

-I think we should.

Well done, Blues, so that's one item each and 20 minutes used up so far.

I'll tell you what I really love about them is your reaction.

And I think if you react like that, I'm convinced that somebody else is going to.

But can the Reds find something they both like?

Do you like the little nine-carat heart pendant? No?

They're quite commercial. People like wearing hearts at the moment.

But not your sort of thing, Jenny?

Shall we think about it, girls? You're not keen. Give it back to you for the moment.

Come and have a look inside the tent.

Oh, dear. Kate can't persuade them. Is James doing any better with the Blues?

-Come on, stockings.

-This way.

This was made around 1860-1870, out of boxwood

and the little thing on the top there - what do you think that's for?

-I have no idea.

-OK. Any more clues?

-No.

-OK.

-How about now?

-Oh, you put cotton on it, like a little bobbin.

Cotton, needles, thimble.

-£22. I don't know. What would be your best on that?

-£17.

-£17.

-£17.

-What do you think?

You're not impressed.

-No.

-No.

Is £14 any good. Will you take £14?

-Yes. Yes, I would.

-Fantastic.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

You really don't like it, do you?

-Go for it.

-Let's go for it.

-Yeah?

-We'll have it. Thank you.

-Thank you.

A bit of a disagreement in the Blue camp, but Pip was finally reeled in.

That's two items in the bag for the Blues and only 20 minutes gone.

-Onto the next!

-Let's go.

-Go, go!

Are we going to go for something that's going to make a profit

-or something that you love?

-Profit.

-A big profit. Massive, massive profit.

-OK.

That is... Let me have a little look.

That's a nice little toiletry jar, which is quite nice.

-It might be for your toothbrush or for your eau de toilette even.

-Yes.

This would have come out of a big travelling case,

with lots of little silver accessories inside.

So this is just one piece from the set.

Lovely thing, though. Nice condition, isn't it?

I think it's about 1920. It's hallmarked for London...

-Oh... Done well, then.

-Yes?

I've had a little chat with the stallholder.

On price she's come down to 25.

-Oooh!

-I've had to really twist her arm.

-Right up her back!

THEY LAUGH

Feel that, there's quite a bit of silver in there.

-What do you think?

-Yes, definitely.

-Definitely?

-Yes.

-No hesitation there.

-No.

-Great. Come on, girls, we're doing really well.

-We know what we like.

SHE GIGGLES

Please keep an eye on the time, girls!

-What next?

-I think, because we're doing so well, guys,

shall we have an ice cream break?

Hell, yeah!

-Can I just point something out?

-Yeah.

We've got to buy a bargain.

Well, I want an ice cream, so... Do you?

99 - bargain to me. Whoo!

GIRLS GIGGLE

-That's just monstrous.

-Yeah.

-OK.

-Fantastic!

And it's dripping, dripping with chocolate!

-I'm not going to be able to hold anything now.

-No!

-This was a good idea, wasn't it?

-Fantastic. Come on, let's look.

OK. It's papier-mache.

-Mm-hm.

-It's made in 1860.

It's inlaid with mother-of-pearl and abalone.

Now, good points and bad points. Good - it's papier-mache,

it's a tea caddy, it's 1860.

Bad - hinges have been replaced.

-Look at that.

-Grimy.

-Pretty, pretty tatty.

OK.

But papier-mache, because of the nature of it,

is damaged easily.

-34...

-What would be your best price?

WOMAN: I can come down to £25 for you.

-Oh!

-£25.

-For a tea caddy made out of papier-mache?

-I think we can get £30 for that, don't you? £40?

-I don't know.

-Do you want to pass and come back?

-I think so.

-Put it back.

-OK.

-Let's move on.

-Thank you.

-Keep it in mind, but it might not be here when we come back.

WOMAN: It's had a lot of interest, I must admit.

-Has it?

-You just want to put it down there...

WOMAN: Ooh, no!

THEY LAUGH

WOMAN: Sorry!

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

-Thanks, have a good day.

How long have we got?

We've got 15 minutes left. That ice cream break might have cost us.

-So let's have a look.

-Let's keep going, then.

Ice cream, you scream, we all scream...for time is running out.

Come on! Quick-quick!

SHE GIGGLES

We've literally got no time left, Pip.

-What are we going to do, then?

-Don't know. Got to find something, quick.

Even the Reds have yet to pucker up for their last item.

-£200 left, girls, and ten minutes to spend it.

-Oh, no!

We better get looking. Come on, let's put a spurt on, get going.

I'm sensing not great enthusiasm.

OK, girls.

-Lovely ball gown. Look at that! Great colour, isn't it?

-Wow!

Hey, girls, what do you think of that?

-I like that very much.

-Yes.

Do you know what it is?

-A book case.

-Yeah, absolutely.

A book slide. And that extends out. There we go.

To hold your books.

It's oak, of course.

Very much in the Victorian style.

But I'd actually say it's probably a little bit later than that.

What do you think?

-Do you like it?

-Yeah. Yeah, fine.

-We'll see what he'll come down to.

Shall we? Shall we go and have a little chat with him?

Let me just have a word.

I like that.

What could you do on that for us?

Could you do £30? Just for us?

-SELLER:

-Yeah, go on.

-Thank you.

Brilliant. What do you think, girls? £30.

-Lovely.

-Oh, yes.

-I think I would put £20-£30 on it.

-Right.

-So I don't think you're gonna make a fortune...

-No, no.

-..but I think there's a chance.

So it's up to you. I don't think we've got very much time left.

In fact, we are in the last five minutes.

-Oh!

-Shall we go for it, then?

Yes. Yeah.

Running out of time, the Reds make a quick decision to buy the book slide for £28,

while the Blues have decided to head back for the tea caddy.

How long to go? Five minutes. So, £25?

-Shall we go for it?

-£24 - we might make a pound profit.

It goes up in fives.

-SELLER:

-Go on, then, 24.

-24? Yes?

-Go for it.

-Yep, we'll go for it.

-Deal.

-SELLER:

-Deal.

-Thank you!

-That ice cream put on the pressure, didn't it?

-It did!

Finally, time's up. Let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.

The silver vesta case was sealed with a kiss for £40.

Will the Edwardian toiletry box leave them flush at the auction? Ha!

And the Edwardian book slide

may well extend their profit even further.

-So, who's got the leftover lolly?

-I have.

-You have?

-Yes.

How much have you got here?

-£207.

-£207 of leftover lolly. Right.

-Kate...

-Hold on, there's more!

THEY LAUGH

Look at you! Come on, money bags! Get it out, as they say!

That's mine!

That's yours!

Right, I'm off! Thank you very much!

What are you going to do with it, before you go?

Well, I might buy something quite expensive.

Might you? Well, you've got enough cash to do it!

-Good luck with that, Kate!

-Good shopping!

Let's remind ourselves what the Blues have bought.

The girls went gaga for those French opera glasses.

The treen bodkin was stitched up for £14.

And just in the nick of time, they bought this 19th century tea caddy.

Pip, what's your favourite piece?

-Binoculars!

-Binoculars?

-Yep. Mine's the binoculars, too.

And which is gonna bring the biggest profit, do you think?

Um, the middle item. The bobbin.

The wooden bobbin.

Right. Well remembered.

You get ten points for that!

THEY LAUGH High-five!

-I don't mind.

-Oh!

-We can do that!

-I want one, too!

-Oh, you want one, too!

-Don't leave me out!

THEY LAUGH

-Quickly, give him the leftover lolly...

-There you are, James.

..or we'll get too thoroughly excited.

Well, we're at Guilding's saleroom Market Harborough with

-John Guilding, the man himself. How lovely to see you.

-Hello, Tim.

First up for our Reds is the vesta case.

One bruised, worn, very, very sad example.

Of the most bog-standard type, too.

I have to tell you that they paid £40 for it.

-Sorry.

-What?

That was a lot of money for a little vesta case,

-it's...tired.

-Bruised and tired, absolutely.

-What's your best estimate on that, John?

-£10-20.

-£10-£20, they paid 40.

-Not a good start.

-I'm afraid not.

Next up is this toilet box, which looks as if it's all silver, right?

But the top is made of silver and the bottom is made of plate.

Exactly.

-What's your estimate then?

-£40-£60.

-Is it?

-Yes.

You're a brave man, John.

-I know.

-They paid £25.

There we go.

And their third item is this oak book slide.

-Some of these are really top notch, aren't they?

-Yes.

Great hinges, wonderful quality mounts and all the rest of it.

This thing looks as if it was cut out by an amateur.

How much do you think that's worth?

We've put an estimate on that of £30-£50, which I think is plenty.

They paid £28.

-That's pretty good.

-Pretty good, isn't it?

We gave the team £300 to spend,

they haven't bought anything that's of any quality,

on that basis, they're gonna need their bonus buy, so let's go have a look at it.

I've bought you a little occasional table,

which folds up and then stands up like so,

and I thought it was rather nice,

because it's very much in the Art Nouveau style.

It is period, I believe, it's Edwardian,

dates from the early part of the 20th century.

And you've got this beautiful, typically Art Nouveau design on the top.

How much did you pay for it?

I paid...£40.

-Really?

-Wonderful!

-That was a bargain.

Mmm!

-That's very encouraging, Kate, isn't it?

-Very encouraging!

For the viewers at home, let's find out what the auctioneer's estimate is on Kate's table.

Yes, I like that, it's of its period,

good stencilled top and not a lot of damage

and I put it in at £50-£70.

Kate will be delighted, she only paid £40 for it.

-The other nice thing is, you can just tuck it away like that.

-Exactly.

That's it for the Reds, now for the Blues.

Sam and Pip.

Their first item are the opera glasses.

Are they worth anything, do you think?

There seems to be people around who collect these things and they make between £40 and £60.

Yeah. £45, the team paid.

What about this accumulation of sewing equipment, none of which is much cop, I suspect.

No, I don't quite know where you found that, Tim.

Not personally, not at all.

It's not of any great value at all, there's nothing complimentary I can say about it.

You'd be lucky to get to £20.

Yes. £14, they paid. So it's not much hope there.

I'm afraid there's not much hope.

And lastly is the papier-mache tea caddy, which has to be one of the worst of its type.

Isn't it? I mean, chipped, grazed,

and the most appalling hinge work on it, look,

these crudely nailed in things.

I think, originally, it was quite a nice piece.

-Really?

-Yes.

But it's been well used, badly looked after...

-Abused, even.

-Abused. And as you say, very poor attempt to be restored.

£20-£30, Tim, do you think?

If you're lucky, they paid £24.

They're gonna be in trouble, and need their bonus buys. Let's have a look.

-If you were a pair of budding proctologists...

-Budding what?

Proctologists.

-Proctologists?

-Ploptologists?

-I don't understand what they are.

-Those would be what you're looking for.

What are they?

-What do you think they are?

-Are they weights?

-No.

-No idea.

-They're moulds.

Take it apart.

There we are, you see...

-They make nails or...

-bullets?

-Bullets?

-Bullets!

-Bullets!

Yes, but not that type of bullet.

Not the type of bullets you'd put in a gun.

-Drugs?

-Drugs.

-Drug bullets?

-Yes. Where would you put them?

-In your mouth.

-No, other end!

Ew!

-They're not!

-They are.

-It's a suppository maker!

They are suppository moulds.

-How unusual!

-But they're 19th century, they're lacquered brass, they're wonderful quality!

-How much did you pay?

-I paid a fortune, they're rare.

How much? £10.

Bargain!

-Yeah?

-That's a bargain, yeah.

-I think they're great.

-How much do you think they'll make?

-Oh, hundreds!

-Really?

-No.

-£30-£40?

-That's OK.

-I like them, I like them.

-You like them?

-I like them.

-Bottom bullets.

-I like them.

You've got a way with words, Pip, haven't you?

And for a £10 note, your expert has found you these suppository moulds.

For the viewers at home,

let's find out from the auctioneer whether the bottom has dropped out of this market.

Well, they're obviously pharmaceutical moulds of some sort.

How much do you think they're worth, John?

I don't know what they're worth, I'll guess in this instance.

-£30-£50.

-The big question is, are the team gonna go with it or not?

We'll find out in a moment in the auction,

-and you're taking the sale, aren't you?

-I am indeed.

70, 5, 80, 5.

90, 5. 100. 10. 20.

30, 40, 50.

60. Selling now at 60.

So, girls. Jen-Jen. Feeling good?

Absolutely.

-Are you?

-Only about two of the items, not one of them.

What item do you predict there's going to be a problem about?

The little vesta one.

The auctioneer's estimate is £10-£20,

Kate found it, she loved it, she paid £40 for it.

I sincerely hope he's wrong and you're right, Kate.

It's in the luck of the draw. Here it comes.

Bidding starts with me on commission at £10,

I'm bid at 12, 12, 14, at 16, at 16.

At 18? You're out in 20,

are you bidding? 22.

22, 22, 22, you're out on the deck, 22, the bid's in the room.

£22, I'm bid £24,

24, 26, 26, 28,

28, 28, 30. 31 32, 32, 32, 34.

36, 36, 38, 38, 38, 40.

40 am I bid, 42, 42, 44.

Look at that!

-Bought and sold at £46 and away.

-BANGS GAVEL

-Wow, look at that!

-Yay!

Everybody is eating words, here.

Well done, Kate.

Plus £6, that's super.

-It doesn't happen very often!

-Now, the toilet box.

Here it is.

From the toilet bottle jars,

I'm bid at ten, do I see ten, 12,

12, on the net at 12.

Commission's a loss. 14 in the room.

14, better bid, 14, better bid, 14, do I have 16?

18 if you like.

18, 18, bid 18? You're out.

At £18, I'm bid, it's in the room.

All done, selling it away at £18, all done.

That's cheap enough, isn't it? Sorry, darling. £18.

That's minus £7, which means, overall, you're minus one at the moment.

£50?

£20, thank you, at £20 in, no reserve. At £20, I'm bid.

£20, I'm bid. Do I see two, quickly? This is for peanuts. 22 standing.

At 22, I'm bid 22.

At 22, bid 22, 22, do I see four anywhere?

At £22, I'm waiting. It sells, then, at £22.

£22, you're minus £6 on that. Overall you're minus seven.

Like I said, not many profits, not many losses.

-Well done for that, Kate.

-Yeah.

-What are you going to do about this folding table?

You're minus seven - could be a winning score.

-Will you risk it?

-We're going to go for it.

-You are?

Well, you've made your decision, and it's coming up now.

What would you like to say for that? There's lots of bids on the book.

I have to start the bidding at £55 and you're all out.

60, five, 70, five, you're still out. It's with me at £75.

At 75, I'm bid, 75, do I see 80 anywhere?

Sold at £75.

-Well done, Kate.

-£75, you are £35 up.

£35 worth of profit. Isn't that brilliant?

-Well done, girls.

-No, you did that! You!

-Which means, overall, you are plus 28.

-Oh!

So, not only could that be a winning score, but you're certainly going home with money.

Whoo-hoo!

-Next up, don't tell the Blues a thing, all right?

-All right.

-Not a word.

-Promise.

-Very good.

-We'll reveal all in a moment.

-OK.

-Feeling good, guys?

-Yes.

-Yeah? Have you talked to the Reds?

-No.

-No.

-That's great, you don't know anything about anything.

You both found, together, the lovely pink opera glasses.

-Yes.

-Which are a crazy colour.

-Beautiful.

I've never seen pink ones - ever, ever.

I've seen ivory, the occasional green, but never in pink.

Really strange. The auctioneer loves them - he's put £40 to £60 on them, so you should do quite well.

They are the first lot coming up, and here they come.

Lovely little pair of French opera glasses, here. What will you say?

£60? £20 and no reserve.

The bid's on at 22, 22, 24, 26, 26, 26, 26, eight.

£28, I'm bid. 28, any more?

At 30, £30, I'm bid, 35, 38 in the room.

£38 I'm bid.

£40 on the net. At £40, I'm bid 40, £40 on the net.

At £40, I'm bid. Five anywhere?

-Oh, five. 45 in the room.

-Yes!

At 45, 50. At 50, bid five. 55.

55, you're in profit. Look at that.

At 55, it's standing in the room at 55, all done? Sold away at £55.

THEY SQUEAL

£55 - plus £10. That's a high level of excitement.

Here comes the bodkin.

£2 for those, no reserve.

- At four, at four. - £2?!

At £4, pretty little lot, please, at £4.

£6 on the net. At six, at six, bid six.

Eight for you. Eight, at £8, out on the net.

It's in the room standing. Ten.

Ten, ten, bid at ten, ten, bid at ten, at £10.

-All done, it's had its time. Here we go at ten and sold.

-Ooh!

-£10 is minus £4 on that.

-To start the bidding at £2

doesn't give it a chance, does it? That really is poor.

Here comes the tea caddy.

£20. £20 I'm bid, 20, £20 I'm bid 20.

At £20, I'm bid 20, do I see two anywhere, quickly?

At £20 on commission at 20, you're all out in the room.

You're all out on the net... 22 on the net. At £22.

I'm bid 22. The commissions are lost. It's £22, bid 22, bid 22.

I still have to sell, please. There's not reserve.

£22 all done and sold.

£22, that's minus £2 on that, which means overall, girls,

you have £4 worth of profit. You're in profit.

-It's marvellous.

-Little, little profit.

-Better than nothing.

-To make a profit is such an achievement.

-OK.

-Sam, you look so disappointed.

-A little bit.

-Are you going to cry?!

No! I'm fine, I'm fine.

That's two cheeseburgers!

That's the attitude to take, Pip. Two cheeseburgers.

-What about these moulds? Are you going to go with them?

-I think so.

-I want to.

-It's only £10.

-Let's gamble!

-Yeah, we'll do it.

-We're going with the moulds.

What would you say? Two little bits of history.

£30 if you like.

£10 I'm bid, they have to be sold. At 12, at 14, at 14 bid, 14,

at 16, bid at 16.

-At £16 I'm bid.

-Little bit more, bit more.

-Come on.

-At £16, then, at 16 and you're out.

All done? Quite sure? Finished away at £16. Gift of the day.

-£16, James.

-That's all right.

-A £6 profit is a £6 profit

There clearly aren't too many proctologists about.

Overall, you are plus £10, girls, which is a very, very respectable score.

Don't tell the Reds a thing, and we will reveal all in a moment.

-So, you teams been chatting, communicating?

-No.

-Not about the score, anyway?

-No.

Both teams have made a profit, which is a rare enough occurrence

on Bargain Hunt, I can tell you.

Both teams made a substantial profit with their expert's bonus buy,

which is very nice for the experts.

Just happens to be that one team made slightly less profit than the other and that was the Blue Team.

Oh! THEY CHEER

But it was pretty close, I have to tell you.

You have won ten pounds.

-Excellent.

-Which is exactly five pounds each for you and Pip.

-Thank you.

But the victors today are the Reds.

THEY CHEER

-Isn't that wonderful? Taking home £28.

-Ooh.

-Here's your £28, look.

-Have you had a good time, you two?

-Oh, yes.

-Wonderful, yes. Lovely.

We've had a great programme. Join us soon for more bargain hunting. Yes?

ALL: Yes!