London

0:00:02 > 0:00:07Do you know that there's over 25,000 streets in London?

0:00:07 > 0:00:12I'm looking for the one that's got a world-famous market on it.

0:00:12 > 0:00:17Now do you suppose I go left here or should I go straight ahead?

0:00:17 > 0:00:21Well, I suppose I will find it by the end of the titles,

0:00:21 > 0:00:25but right now... let's go bargain hunting!

0:00:48 > 0:00:52And guess what - I was here all the time!

0:00:52 > 0:00:56Portobello Market is, as ever, incredibly busy.

0:00:56 > 0:01:04Even on a brilliant sunny day like this, you never know, there could be a nasty cloud on the horizon

0:01:04 > 0:01:08that could affect our teams' performance.

0:01:08 > 0:01:13Coming up: everything's a game for the Reds as they decide to buy or not to buy.

0:01:15 > 0:01:22- The Blues set their sights on poor Charles Hanson.- If I don't make that at auction, I'll gun you!

0:01:22 > 0:01:27Hoo hoo! And from their reactions at the auction, do you think Charles is safe?

0:01:29 > 0:01:33But more of that later. First, let's explain the rules

0:01:33 > 0:01:39with the help of one or two visitors here at Portobello. How many teams are there?

0:01:40 > 0:01:42How much money do they have?

0:01:44 > 0:01:46How much time do they have to shop?

0:01:47 > 0:01:51Oh, gosh! We are an international lot here at Portobello.

0:01:51 > 0:01:59So whether they make more yen, dollars or simply pounds, the team that makes the most wins.

0:01:59 > 0:02:01Let's meet today's teams.

0:02:08 > 0:02:14For the Reds we have very best friends Lily and Hannah. Welcome.

0:02:14 > 0:02:18And for the Blues, very best friends Ruth and Marilyn. Welcome.

0:02:18 > 0:02:24- Hannah, where did you two meet? - We met at uni, when we were both working in a cafe.

0:02:24 > 0:02:28And if we make enough money today we will open our own cafe

0:02:28 > 0:02:34with lots of fair trade tea and coffee and antiques on the walls.

0:02:34 > 0:02:37Cakes are very dear to your heart.

0:02:37 > 0:02:41When we're at Portobello, we always pick up a red velvet cupcake.

0:02:41 > 0:02:44We might get you one later.

0:02:44 > 0:02:48- Really? My very own cupcake? - Yes.

0:02:48 > 0:02:55- Hannah, are you good at finding a bargain?- Absolutely! We're very competitive and very determined.

0:02:55 > 0:03:00Good luck, you girls. Now for you girls. What do you do, Ruth?

0:03:00 > 0:03:06I'm a writer for magazines and I've written a book about opera houses around the world

0:03:06 > 0:03:12- from London to Sydney.- Have you always been a writer?- No, I was in the travel business for 20 years.

0:03:12 > 0:03:17- I travelled the world.- You had a strange encounter with a lion.

0:03:17 > 0:03:21That was in Kenya in the jungle. We went to different lodges.

0:03:21 > 0:03:25We were in an ambassador's house. I walked in, pitch black dark.

0:03:25 > 0:03:30And all of a sudden looking at me was this lion with a great big mane.

0:03:30 > 0:03:35- I thought that was my number up. - How far was it?- Face to face.

0:03:35 > 0:03:43- Get away!- We were told, "Stand still, don't move," but I screamed and I ran for my life!

0:03:43 > 0:03:45Very good!

0:03:45 > 0:03:51- And what do you do, Marilyn? - 20 years ago we started a charity for mentally ill people

0:03:51 > 0:03:58and we built a residential home, we run a day centre, we run a charity shop.

0:03:58 > 0:04:04You've raised a lot of money and have been honoured for your efforts.

0:04:04 > 0:04:10Last year in the New Year's Honours List I was awarded the MBE for our charity.

0:04:10 > 0:04:14- It's lovely that the charity was recognised.- A really good effort.

0:04:14 > 0:04:21- 20 years' work... - Slog! 20 years of slog! - Well, it means something.

0:04:21 > 0:04:27I'm sure we'll have great fun today on Bargain Hunt. Now what we've got next is the £300 Money Moment.

0:04:27 > 0:04:33- There's your £300.- Thank you. - You know the rules. The experts await. Off you go! Very good luck!

0:04:33 > 0:04:39Well, look at this. A super programme ahead with - how can I put it? -

0:04:39 > 0:04:44age and experience versus youth and enthusiasm.

0:04:47 > 0:04:53And here to guide our young Reds, it's the lovely Catherine Southon.

0:04:53 > 0:04:57Sure to be led a dance by our Blues is Charles Hanson.

0:04:57 > 0:05:01So, girls and boy, you have one hour to shop. Get cracking!

0:05:01 > 0:05:05- OK, shall we get started? - Let's do it!- The clock is ticking!

0:05:05 > 0:05:08- Experts, talk to me.- It's silver.

0:05:08 > 0:05:11Where are we going?

0:05:19 > 0:05:25- Look at that plate. I know you like history, Ruth. - I love it.- This oozes history.

0:05:25 > 0:05:30- This dates to how long ago? 1730? - < I think early 1700s. 1710.- 1720.

0:05:30 > 0:05:33Made during the reign of Queen Anne.

0:05:33 > 0:05:37- Manufactured 70 years before the French Revolution.- Ah!- History.

0:05:37 > 0:05:40- Now you like it, right?- I do.

0:05:40 > 0:05:43What's the best price on these?

0:05:43 > 0:05:50- < 140, but that really is it. - Can we think about it? - We'll come back.

0:05:50 > 0:05:53A possible there for the Blues. What about the Reds?

0:05:53 > 0:05:56That's so good.

0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Em...- No.

0:05:59 > 0:06:02Very decisive, Lily.

0:06:02 > 0:06:04Now can the Blues do the same?

0:06:04 > 0:06:10There's a lovely array of objects on here. You've got some pottery, Staffordshire, flat backs.

0:06:10 > 0:06:15I love this little clock in there, but it looks quite modern.

0:06:15 > 0:06:18- I love that.- Pretty.- I love that.

0:06:18 > 0:06:22These are nice. 18th century again. What's that, please, sir?

0:06:22 > 0:06:26- £10.- £10. Goodness me.- This is the one.

0:06:26 > 0:06:31- That was made in Shropshire. - I've heard of Shropshire!

0:06:31 > 0:06:34It's dated around 1785.

0:06:34 > 0:06:38- £10. £10! - But we need a saucer.

0:06:38 > 0:06:43- That's a bargain.- It's got no saucer.- That's a coffee cup, though.

0:06:43 > 0:06:49- It's lovely.- It's a coffee cup. - It is very pretty. - That to me is worth £30.

0:06:49 > 0:06:54- Lovely object. - OK. We will get it.- £10.

0:06:54 > 0:07:00- They're all odd cups, aren't they? - What's that for? Any idea? - That's gorgeous, isn't it?

0:07:00 > 0:07:06- Japanese.- What would you use this for? Any ideas?- No.- Nuts. A nut dish.- Would you?

0:07:06 > 0:07:11- Teapot stand.- You could put nuts and sweets in it, though.

0:07:11 > 0:07:13How much is that? That's £30. >

0:07:13 > 0:07:19- Nice object. If we bought those two together...- Marilyn, do you like it?- For the two pieces?

0:07:19 > 0:07:22- £30. For the two together.- Yeah.

0:07:22 > 0:07:27- Shall we go for it?- Yeah. How much? - £30 for the two.- OK, all right.

0:07:27 > 0:07:32Thank you, sir. We'll take them. I'm very happy with those two lots.

0:07:32 > 0:07:37- I'll stand by them. - I would put nuts in there.- Nuts! - A teapot stand!

0:07:37 > 0:07:42Huh. Yeah, well. I think the Reds might have spotted something, too.

0:07:42 > 0:07:47That is so cool. Come on, that is a "have to buy".

0:07:48 > 0:07:53- It's certainly a decorator's piece. - You're warming to my wisdom.

0:07:53 > 0:07:57- I'd buy that at auction. - Yeah, definitely.

0:07:57 > 0:08:03- Oh, it is wood. - But it's been given that finish to make it look older than it is.

0:08:03 > 0:08:07This is not right. It's not working.

0:08:07 > 0:08:11- Whose store is it? - Is this your store?

0:08:11 > 0:08:14< It's just been sold. Oh, no!

0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Shame. That's a shame.- Hard luck.

0:08:17 > 0:08:22- This is a bit desperate. We haven't got anything.- But you're together.

0:08:22 > 0:08:27- Charles is on his own now. - Where's my team gone?- Oh, dear.

0:08:27 > 0:08:32In there. Good luck! 25 minutes in and the Reds have found something.

0:08:34 > 0:08:37- It's got a mark on it. - The registration mark.

0:08:37 > 0:08:43Each of these will be able to date. It's Victorian. We can date it to a specific year.

0:08:43 > 0:08:51- Can you see there? It's got a name imprinted.- It's Brown, W and Moore and Co, or something.

0:08:51 > 0:08:58Oh, OK. It's not the most exciting of patterns. You'll find lots of these. They're not unusual.

0:08:58 > 0:09:00I must tell you that.

0:09:00 > 0:09:07It is a little worn, a bit tarnished. It's transfer-printed, not hand-painted.

0:09:07 > 0:09:13- Aww.- But nevertheless, you liked it, didn't you?- Mmm! You were drawn to the pattern.

0:09:13 > 0:09:17- And they do look nice together. - I like that it's like that.

0:09:17 > 0:09:20Great piece and it has a function.

0:09:20 > 0:09:25- Yeah, it has a function. - How much did they say?- £30.

0:09:25 > 0:09:29You're very positive. Lots of positive energy.

0:09:29 > 0:09:33- First item - happy?- Yeah.- Done. - Done. Good.

0:09:34 > 0:09:41- Charles has finally found Marilyn and Ruth.- What have we seen that we like?- Pretty silver brooch.

0:09:41 > 0:09:46And the pretty little glass with a silver top scent bottle.

0:09:46 > 0:09:52- They were both lovely and I would say - my knowledge isn't much - collectable.- Yes, OK.

0:09:52 > 0:09:55- Very pretty.- But we can't find it.

0:09:55 > 0:09:59- You can't find it?!- No! We've got to find the stall.

0:09:59 > 0:10:05- We'll be running out of time. - Come on.- Uh-oh, Charles. Your troubles aren't over!

0:10:05 > 0:10:11- They're quite cute. What do you think, Lily? - I think they're boring.

0:10:11 > 0:10:16But how much time have we got? I don't want to run out of time.

0:10:16 > 0:10:20- We haven't got a lot of time. - For the pair...- What do you think?

0:10:20 > 0:10:25- These are in quite nice condition. - Do they sell well at auction?

0:10:25 > 0:10:29The glass is in good condition, although the silver's a bit dented.

0:10:29 > 0:10:35- And it comes with the spoon. - They'd normally have a spoon each. - Oh, I see.

0:10:35 > 0:10:41Just concentrate on the two salts. You'd need to really... What's your best price on those?

0:10:42 > 0:10:4425.

0:10:44 > 0:10:46- 25?- 25, yeah.

0:10:46 > 0:10:53- To be honest, I think £20, 22, is a fair price. - So that's £11 each.

0:10:53 > 0:10:57Why don't we have a look and then we can come back?

0:10:57 > 0:11:03- If you really want them, fine. - If we make a profit, I'll buy you dinner. If we don't...- Fine.

0:11:03 > 0:11:05I just think they're a bit boring.

0:11:05 > 0:11:11- You're so indecisive, you two! - Rock, paper, scissors. - Rock, paper, scissors? Go for it.

0:11:11 > 0:11:14Three. ..Yes! I win.

0:11:14 > 0:11:19- We get them?- We get them. Winning. As usual.

0:11:19 > 0:11:26Rock, paper, scissors for the Reds, but the Blues are still playing hide and seek with that elusive brooch.

0:11:26 > 0:11:30- No, it wasn't here.- Move on. - We haven't got a lot of time.

0:11:30 > 0:11:33I can't believe we can't find it.

0:11:33 > 0:11:39- We didn't go that far. Hang on, what's this? - What about here? Silver charms.

0:11:39 > 0:11:46We're wandering and wandering. It's going OK, but we seem to be aimlessly looking.

0:11:46 > 0:11:50- Can we go up this way? - Sorry?- This way.- Again?!

0:11:50 > 0:11:55- We're looking for the jewellery. - Come on, team. Focus now.

0:11:55 > 0:12:01- Let's see some focus and motivation. - So focus is the buzz word, eh?

0:12:01 > 0:12:05It's creating an atmosphere. Hopefully we'll work as a team.

0:12:06 > 0:12:11- Ah, working as a team, is it? - Where's my team gone now?

0:12:13 > 0:12:16It's a masterplan, isn't it?

0:12:17 > 0:12:21Have a look at this little novelty.

0:12:21 > 0:12:25What we've got here is something with a very hairy end on it,

0:12:25 > 0:12:32but when it was originally made in 1823, it was a good deal hairier than it is today.

0:12:32 > 0:12:37What we see has worn down. These hairs are very specific.

0:12:37 > 0:12:43They come from the badger and this is a part of the badger's brush which has been gathered

0:12:43 > 0:12:47specifically because the badger's hair is soft

0:12:47 > 0:12:51and absorbent and you can use it to make up a lather.

0:12:51 > 0:12:58You make up your lather with this badger's brush, then apply it to your chin for a good scrape.

0:12:58 > 0:13:05What's nice about this thing is if I unscrew this end, you can see that the brush part comes away.

0:13:05 > 0:13:11And it will insert by taking off that cover and shoving it into this cylinder.

0:13:11 > 0:13:15You then close this end and it's perfectly safe, then, for travel.

0:13:15 > 0:13:20This thing, Georgian silver, all complete and ready to go,

0:13:20 > 0:13:23would cost you up the road £70.

0:13:24 > 0:13:27Now that's what I call a close shave.

0:13:27 > 0:13:32Now what are the chances of our Blues finding that silver brooch?

0:13:32 > 0:13:36- It was on this stall here you saw the brooch?- On this side.

0:13:36 > 0:13:42- We think we've found the brooch! I'm really hoping...- Yes, I know. - I'm crossing my fingers now.

0:13:42 > 0:13:45I'd cross everything, Charles!

0:13:45 > 0:13:50You've only got one buy so far. The Reds could have number three!

0:13:50 > 0:13:52Now I like that. That's lovely.

0:13:52 > 0:13:58- Oh, that is really nice. - That's special. It's like a gentleman's travelling case.

0:13:58 > 0:14:02- See that?- It's so nice.- Leather. With the little glass bottles.

0:14:02 > 0:14:07I guess scent bottles or toiletry bottles. They're all silver.

0:14:07 > 0:14:11They're all hallmarked. Each one is London. Can you see?

0:14:11 > 0:14:14London hallmarks. Letter L.

0:14:14 > 0:14:19It's 1926. It's got a nice bit of age to it.

0:14:19 > 0:14:23I think that's charming. A nice make as well - Finnigans.

0:14:23 > 0:14:29I think they're Bond Street in London. Shall we see how much it is? It might be a bit pricey.

0:14:29 > 0:14:33Excuse me, sir. Can I ask how much is on that?

0:14:33 > 0:14:37- The very best price, £190. - £190.

0:14:37 > 0:14:42- That's quite a lot.- It is. It is a beautiful object.

0:14:42 > 0:14:47We've got to think about making money on that. It's beautiful.

0:14:47 > 0:14:51- It is lovely. - Let's just have a look.

0:14:51 > 0:14:56- Shall we just bear it in mind?- Yeah. - Have a look and then come back.

0:14:56 > 0:15:00- If we're going to go for them. - Yeah.- Let's go.

0:15:00 > 0:15:06It is pricey, but the Reds seem to be working very well together.

0:15:06 > 0:15:11Hannah is so excited about this whole thing. There's no stopping her.

0:15:11 > 0:15:16- Is that too far? - That's a bit too far.

0:15:16 > 0:15:20'Lily is more cautious. She's standing back, thinking about it.'

0:15:20 > 0:15:27Very clever, a bit more reserved. And wants to come back to items, which is very sensible.

0:15:27 > 0:15:29So the Reds are moving along nicely

0:15:29 > 0:15:31as the Blues are...

0:15:31 > 0:15:34Let's keep going, guys.

0:15:34 > 0:15:36We're in trouble.

0:15:36 > 0:15:42They're running round like headless chickens, actually.

0:15:42 > 0:15:46- We're dallying around.- We are. - Where's Marilyn gone?

0:15:46 > 0:15:50Marilyn? Ruth? Let's come here very quick.

0:15:50 > 0:15:53I know we're short of time. Look.

0:15:53 > 0:15:58Silver embossed. It is solid silver. I'm looking for the hallmark now.

0:15:58 > 0:16:02- Thank you. Thanks for coming, Marilyn.- I only come to please.

0:16:02 > 0:16:05Yeah, I've noticed(!)

0:16:05 > 0:16:08There we are, look. There's our hallmark.

0:16:08 > 0:16:14- Birmingham. 1915, 1920-ish? - Yeah, it's about that. >

0:16:14 > 0:16:17George V. So it's got an early silver case,

0:16:17 > 0:16:23with a later pocket watch that is also silver. There is some damage.

0:16:23 > 0:16:27It's been through a bit of restoration.

0:16:27 > 0:16:35To me that's worth £80-£110. Sir, because of the condition, what's your absolute best price?

0:16:35 > 0:16:3780. > Not 60?

0:16:37 > 0:16:39- Would you meet halfway at 70?- No.

0:16:39 > 0:16:41No, 80.

0:16:41 > 0:16:45- Yeah, I think it's nice. - You've got to help us a bit.- I am!

0:16:45 > 0:16:50No, a bit more because we are panicking now to buy something.

0:16:50 > 0:16:55- They are desperate and terrified. - I've come down to 80.

0:16:55 > 0:17:01- Good man.- Come down to 70 and we'll pay you now.- No, no. 80, otherwise I've made nothing.

0:17:01 > 0:17:05- The gent's...- 75, come on. - I'm making a loss at that!

0:17:05 > 0:17:09- Come on. 75 and we'll pay you now. - 80.- I don't think we can do it.- OK.

0:17:09 > 0:17:12I like it very much.

0:17:12 > 0:17:17Marilyn, we must be reasonable. This gent's offering a very good price.

0:17:17 > 0:17:22- We ought to snap it up.- All right, Charles, yes. Is it working?

0:17:22 > 0:17:29- Look at me, Marilyn. Look at me. - If I don't make that at auction, I'll gun you! I'll shoot you!

0:17:29 > 0:17:34- Oh, right.- What a charmer! - He'll worry about that later.

0:17:34 > 0:17:36Are we in?

0:17:36 > 0:17:42- Thank you, sir. We appreciate it. We'll take it. Marilyn?- Buy it! - She's been persuaded.- OK.

0:17:42 > 0:17:49- Now the Reds take a shot at that expensive find they saw earlier. - Are we sure about this?

0:17:49 > 0:17:51Go and have a look.

0:17:54 > 0:17:58- It is lovely.- It's really nice. - We definitely should go for it.

0:17:58 > 0:18:03I trust Lily's judgment! Let's go for it!

0:18:03 > 0:18:07- The money is here to be spent. - Could he go a little lower?- Lower?

0:18:07 > 0:18:10- 180.- You can try.

0:18:10 > 0:18:15It is a fair price. He's got to try to make a little money as well.

0:18:15 > 0:18:19- If you want to try, try.- Lils? - There's no harm in trying.

0:18:19 > 0:18:22Well, we'll ask. OK.

0:18:22 > 0:18:24Will you take 180?

0:18:25 > 0:18:29- I'm sorry...- 185. Just to barter that £5.

0:18:29 > 0:18:33- £185.- Yeah! thank you very much. - Brilliant.

0:18:33 > 0:18:37- Thank you so much.- You're welcome. - Wonderful. We're happy with that.

0:18:37 > 0:18:42- It's really lovely. Excellent. - We need a team high five!

0:18:42 > 0:18:44Team high five!

0:18:44 > 0:18:47We're going to win!

0:18:49 > 0:18:53- Let's have a high five! - Very girlie.

0:18:53 > 0:18:58Our Reds have their three items. Any chance the Blues have?

0:19:01 > 0:19:07- What have you found so far? - Nothing.- Still browsing. - Still browsing? Focus!- We are!

0:19:07 > 0:19:12- What have you found?- Nothing. - All right.- We know what we want.

0:19:12 > 0:19:16- What have you found, Marilyn? - Nothing. We're watching time now.

0:19:16 > 0:19:21- OK, let's go, guys.- Just a second. - They've only got 10 minutes left.

0:19:21 > 0:19:26The Reds are already stuffing their faces. Hope they got one for me.

0:19:26 > 0:19:29- Mmm!- Mmm!

0:19:30 > 0:19:35- Where is he? Charles?- Yes? - Can you help us a mo?- Charles?

0:19:35 > 0:19:39- What is this stone, Charles? - That's aquamarine.

0:19:39 > 0:19:42- And...- What is this round it?

0:19:42 > 0:19:45That's really pretty, isn't it?

0:19:45 > 0:19:50- What is this round it?- Well, look at the shape first of all.

0:19:50 > 0:19:55- It's a really pretty heart.- It looks Victorian to me.- Very elegant.

0:19:55 > 0:20:03Looking at this nice organic freshwater pearl and these seed pearls here with the aquamarine

0:20:03 > 0:20:10and to me it's 1895, 1905 in period. It's got that great late Victorian feel.

0:20:10 > 0:20:14The great Edwardian Art Nouveau. On the back...

0:20:14 > 0:20:19- You've got a brooch as well. - It's been converted to a brooch.

0:20:19 > 0:20:23- It is really pretty. - It could be either.- Either/or.

0:20:23 > 0:20:29That will affect value. It detracts because it has been tampered with. You mustn't forget that.

0:20:29 > 0:20:33I would value it, as a necklace without the clasp,

0:20:33 > 0:20:37it would be worth £200-£250. With these alterations,

0:20:37 > 0:20:41I feel it's worth...£100-£150. On a bad day, 80.

0:20:41 > 0:20:46- But look...- We don't want a bad day! - You speculate. If you both like it,

0:20:46 > 0:20:50- we've been looking for a brooch for the last hour.- We have.

0:20:50 > 0:20:56- We've now found a brooch that wasn't a brooch. I say buy it. - We both like it.

0:20:56 > 0:21:00Yes, if it was cheaper we wouldn't be hesitating.

0:21:00 > 0:21:05- I'm going to make a decision. - Go on.- We're going to buy it. - We both like it.

0:21:05 > 0:21:10- I'm scared about it... - Sir, we're taking it. 120.

0:21:10 > 0:21:14- Have you got a case for it? - No case.- Good man.

0:21:14 > 0:21:17- Does it come in a box?- No, no case.

0:21:22 > 0:21:26That's it! Time's up! Now for the Leftover Lolly,

0:21:26 > 0:21:31which will be given to the experts to go and find their bonus buy,

0:21:31 > 0:21:38revealed later at auction, which can torpedo the team's chances or lift them to sublime profits.

0:21:38 > 0:21:42More of that later. Right now, let's see what the teams bought.

0:21:42 > 0:21:47Lily and Hannah started off with this jug and basin for £30.

0:21:48 > 0:21:52They made a play for this pair of silver-rimmed salts for £22

0:21:52 > 0:21:57and they splashed out £185 on this travel case

0:21:57 > 0:22:00with four silver-topped bottles. Wow!

0:22:00 > 0:22:07Well, I don't know. We have never had paper, scissors, stone as the selection process!

0:22:07 > 0:22:11- That's a first. Did you have a good time?- Great time, brilliant time.

0:22:11 > 0:22:16Now you made a massive prediction about how much profit you'll make.

0:22:16 > 0:22:19- Are you still sticking by that? - We think so.

0:22:19 > 0:22:23- Being optimistic.- Very positive. - That's nice, isn't it?

0:22:23 > 0:22:27- How much did you spend overall? - We spent £237.

0:22:27 > 0:22:32You spent £237. So I would like...£63, please.

0:22:32 > 0:22:35- There you are.- Look at this!

0:22:35 > 0:22:39There we go. £63. That's very good.

0:22:39 > 0:22:43- Wonderful.- You're looking cold! - I'm freezing!- We got you a present.

0:22:43 > 0:22:47- You got ME a present?- From our favourite shop.- Ahh, which is...?

0:22:47 > 0:22:54- Cupcake!- Oh, no! Look at that. A thoroughly naughty little cupcake. Just what I need for my diet!

0:22:54 > 0:23:00- Catherine, what will you do with your £63?- I'm going to go out in style and spend the lot.- Delicious!

0:23:00 > 0:23:05Almost as delicious as the cupcake. Let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.

0:23:05 > 0:23:11Marilyn and Ruth bought this coffee cup and teapot stand early on for £30.

0:23:11 > 0:23:17Then they dithered before Charles persuaded them to buy this silver pocket watch and case.

0:23:17 > 0:23:23And they never did find that silver brooch, so they bought the seed pearl and aquamarine pendant.

0:23:25 > 0:23:29- You've had quite a morning looking after this lot.- Testing!

0:23:30 > 0:23:35- But for the right reasons. - We've been very good!- Very good.

0:23:35 > 0:23:39That's not what I've been told. You've been wandering off.

0:23:39 > 0:23:44- We couldn't find a particular stall that we found 10 minutes before! - It is a confusing place.

0:23:44 > 0:23:48Look at all these people! There must be 20,000.

0:23:48 > 0:23:52This street is something else. How much did you spend all round?

0:23:52 > 0:23:56- What did we spend?- 230. - That's the dentist's time.

0:23:56 > 0:24:01- Correct!- Tooth hurty. - Are you sure it was that much?- 230.

0:24:01 > 0:24:06- There was 80...- 120 and 30. - What was 80? The two bits of china?

0:24:06 > 0:24:10- No.- No, 30 that was. - 80 was the pocket watch case.- Yes.

0:24:10 > 0:24:14- 30 was the china.- Correct. And 120 was your lot.

0:24:14 > 0:24:18- Don't you go falling out! - I said it was 110!

0:24:18 > 0:24:23- I've got £70 left over, hopefully. - Can I have the £70, please?

0:24:23 > 0:24:27There's the £70, thank goodness. That's most of the show taken up.

0:24:27 > 0:24:31All right, Charles. You better slip off smartish. See you later, girls.

0:24:31 > 0:24:37We're heading off somewhere really interesting. We're leaving the south and going oop north!

0:24:37 > 0:24:40To Doddington Hall. Ooh, aye!

0:24:44 > 0:24:49Today I'm in Lincolnshire, heading for a family home

0:24:49 > 0:24:55that has passed through the female line five times and has never been sold.

0:24:56 > 0:25:03Not much has changed at Doddington Hall since it was first built over 400 years ago.

0:25:03 > 0:25:09It's beautifully proportioned, symmetrical and has a lovely warm atmosphere.

0:25:10 > 0:25:15Early in the 17th century, most folk lived in wattle and daub hovels.

0:25:15 > 0:25:19What a palace this place would have appeared to them.

0:25:19 > 0:25:25Can you imagine the tittle tattle going around the village about the comings and goings on here

0:25:25 > 0:25:29and all the belongings?

0:25:36 > 0:25:43One of the items that would, no doubt, have been discussed often by the local cottagers

0:25:43 > 0:25:50about the contents of a grand house like Doddington would have been the number of mirrors in the place.

0:25:50 > 0:25:55The cottagers would have been intrigued by mirrors because they probably didn't own one,

0:25:55 > 0:26:02because the cost of producing mirrored glass in the 17th and 18th century was extremely high.

0:26:02 > 0:26:09Here in the drawing room, we've got no less than a suite of four of these oval fellows

0:26:09 > 0:26:15dotted around the room. Now they look to be most beautifully carved.

0:26:15 > 0:26:19Carved out of lime wood or beech, perhaps.

0:26:19 > 0:26:25With elegant, long, rococo pendants that reach up towards the ceiling.

0:26:25 > 0:26:30Except, I have to tell you, these are bogus.

0:26:30 > 0:26:36Well, they're not bogus. They were made in the middle of the 18th century,

0:26:36 > 0:26:40but in imitation of the more expensive carved wood variety.

0:26:40 > 0:26:43You can see here where it's been nibbled away.

0:26:43 > 0:26:48There's some fibrous paper-like substance behind.

0:26:48 > 0:26:53These mirrors are entirely made of moulded cardboard.

0:26:53 > 0:26:58It's called carton pierre. It's a type of papier mache,

0:26:58 > 0:27:01dating from around 1760.

0:27:01 > 0:27:06But they're not the only glass-related objects in this room.

0:27:21 > 0:27:25So what's the glass connection on this cabinet?

0:27:25 > 0:27:31Well, it's not immediately obvious, but if you look at the 20 or so panels

0:27:31 > 0:27:37that adorn this thing, they're all actually thin sheets of glass.

0:27:37 > 0:27:42Rub your finger on the surface and you can't detect any paint outside

0:27:42 > 0:27:49because each of these sheets of glass has been decorated with a reverse decoration process.

0:27:49 > 0:27:57In other words, the sheet of glass is clear, the artist decorates it using his oil and gouache paints,

0:27:57 > 0:28:03from behind, and then plants it on the surface of the piece of furniture.

0:28:03 > 0:28:08That way he'll protect the colour and create this very luxurious effect.

0:28:08 > 0:28:15This is one of a pair of cabinets that dates from the latter part of the 17th century,

0:28:15 > 0:28:21round about 1680, something like that. Probably made in southern Italy,

0:28:21 > 0:28:24maybe Sicily or even Spain.

0:28:24 > 0:28:28All in all, a most interesting piece of furniture.

0:28:28 > 0:28:35The big question today is over at the auction are we going to get any interesting results?

0:28:47 > 0:28:52Well, we've come marginally west from Portobello to Chiswick

0:28:52 > 0:28:58- to Chiswick Auctions to be with our auctioneer William Rouse. - Welcome, Tim.- Excellent to be here.

0:28:58 > 0:29:05We're really rather excited about our first item here - this jug and basin set. Like it?

0:29:05 > 0:29:11I do. They aren't always the easiest thing to sell, but this is a good maker.

0:29:11 > 0:29:15They aren't particularly known for these, but a good design.

0:29:15 > 0:29:20- What do you think it's worth? - It ought to fetch £80-£100.

0:29:20 > 0:29:24Good Lord. Our girls only paid £30. That's pretty good, isn't it?

0:29:24 > 0:29:31Now the silver-rimmed salts. You get a lot of cut-glass ones, but not so many like this?

0:29:31 > 0:29:35- You're frowning. - I think we do see quite a lot.

0:29:35 > 0:29:39- Not the most exciting thing I've seen.- Right. How much, then?

0:29:41 > 0:29:44- £20, maybe?- Well, that's fine. She only paid £22.

0:29:44 > 0:29:50- Any more than £22 and we'll be jumping up and down, very happy. - Good.

0:29:50 > 0:29:57The big risk factor for this team is this green-cased Finnigans scent bottle set, quite frankly.

0:29:57 > 0:30:03- They invested a lot of money in this.- This is nice. It just feels right.

0:30:03 > 0:30:07Nice green colour. Almost shagreen in look.

0:30:07 > 0:30:13- What's your estimate on it? - £70-£100?- There you go, you see. £185 they paid for this.

0:30:13 > 0:30:20I mean, they paid, top, top wodge. We might be wrong and it makes £250 and everybody's smelling of roses.

0:30:20 > 0:30:24In case not, though, let's go and have a look at the Bonus Buy.

0:30:24 > 0:30:28Now, Lil and Han, you spent a magnificent £237,

0:30:28 > 0:30:36of which I am incredibly proud. You only gave the lovely Catherine 63 smackers to find a Bonus Buy.

0:30:36 > 0:30:39- What did you find?- Ready, girls?

0:30:41 > 0:30:44- Oh, God!- You wanted something wacky.

0:30:44 > 0:30:50Do you remember? These are a pair of 19th-century dividers.

0:30:50 > 0:30:54- You're not very impressed, I know! - It's so unusual.- How does it work?

0:30:54 > 0:31:00Well, this is what you would put into the middle here, a bit like a compass.

0:31:00 > 0:31:02- And then draw...- Oh, I see! Right!

0:31:02 > 0:31:06- Not like a book divider. - Oh, no, no.- Oh, good.

0:31:06 > 0:31:10- It's very interesting.- It is. - How much did you pay for it?

0:31:10 > 0:31:16- Well, I paid £43, which I didn't think was too bad.- And do you expect it to make a profit?

0:31:16 > 0:31:22I would like to see those with an estimate of £69-£80.

0:31:22 > 0:31:27- Oh, really?- I would like to. Whether they do is another matter!

0:31:27 > 0:31:32Anyway, you don't have to decide until after the sale of your items.

0:31:32 > 0:31:37For the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks.

0:31:38 > 0:31:44- So, Will, do you think this is an object of torture? - I'm not really sure what it is!

0:31:44 > 0:31:48I suppose it's a pair of dividers, but what would you do with it today?

0:31:48 > 0:31:53- It would look well in the dungeon. - It is a bit scary.

0:31:53 > 0:31:58Slightly scary. It's for scribing circles.

0:31:58 > 0:32:02Anything in a wood turning, cutting business.

0:32:02 > 0:32:05I think a very unusual object.

0:32:05 > 0:32:08So what's your estimate, Will?

0:32:08 > 0:32:13- £20-£30. - OK, well, she paid £43.

0:32:13 > 0:32:19- She might be lucky to scratch up a profit.- You never know.- That's it for the Reds. Now the Blues.

0:32:19 > 0:32:26We've got these two oddball bits of 18th century, early 19th century porcelain. Do you rate those?

0:32:26 > 0:32:33Well, people do collect them, but a single coffee cup on its own

0:32:33 > 0:32:38and a rather scratched teapot stand are not the most saleable things.

0:32:38 > 0:32:45- There we are. £30 paid. Not bad for a retail-type price. Might they get their money back?- Every chance.

0:32:45 > 0:32:53- That's good. Now the pocket watch in the embossed silk case. It's all right, isn't it?- It is.

0:32:53 > 0:32:57Quite a nice thing. The watch is later than the case.

0:32:57 > 0:33:02But the watch is mint, like it came out of the factory yesterday.

0:33:02 > 0:33:08So that might be worth £50 and the case might be worth £50. Might be £100-worth there.

0:33:08 > 0:33:13- There certainly should be.- Good. They paid 80. Lastly, this piece of jewellery.

0:33:13 > 0:33:19Plaster it in diamonds, everybody wants it. But semi-precious like this, is it popular?

0:33:19 > 0:33:25- Jewellery is doing pretty well at the moment and the gold price is high. - Yes.- But it is very light.

0:33:25 > 0:33:30You can hardly feel it in your hand on its own.

0:33:30 > 0:33:33- So £70-£100. - £120 they paid.

0:33:33 > 0:33:37So overall I fancy they'll need the Bonus Buy. Better have a look.

0:33:37 > 0:33:41Now, Ruth and Marilyn, the Bonus Buy moment.

0:33:41 > 0:33:45What you've been waiting for for yonks.

0:33:45 > 0:33:50You left Charles with £70 of leftover lolly. What has he bought?

0:33:50 > 0:33:55I spent £60 on this. OK? Half the story.

0:33:55 > 0:33:59Within we go... and OK, really, what I've bought

0:33:59 > 0:34:04is a statement. It's a statement to hopefully educate

0:34:04 > 0:34:09and to advise that for £60 you can buy a wonderful set

0:34:09 > 0:34:12of six Exeter silver teaspoons.

0:34:12 > 0:34:18- From around 1810. George III in period.- Yes. - Do you like them, Marilyn?

0:34:18 > 0:34:21I do. I think they're very elegant.

0:34:21 > 0:34:27- If we cleaned them up, that would make a big difference. - I think they like it, Charles.

0:34:27 > 0:34:34- I think we do.- You like them?- We do. We've both run homes and could appreciate something like this.

0:34:34 > 0:34:37Absolutely. Good. Lovely, Charles.

0:34:37 > 0:34:44You don't choose right now, but let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about them.

0:34:45 > 0:34:49- There we go, Will. That looks pretty straightforward to me.- Yep.

0:34:49 > 0:34:55They're cased in a later case, but they're very nice clean teaspoons.

0:34:55 > 0:35:00Georgian teaspoons. Absolutely. What's so nice is they're unfussy.

0:35:00 > 0:35:05They could have been made by a contemporary silversmith. Nice to have the thick bits here.

0:35:05 > 0:35:09Hardly any wear. They're great.

0:35:09 > 0:35:12So we like them, and the case. What do you think they might bring?

0:35:12 > 0:35:19I'm now looking at my estimate and thinking I was mean at £30-£60. Got to be worth £10 each.

0:35:19 > 0:35:24Yes. Good. That's confidence building.

0:35:24 > 0:35:27William, thank you. See you later.

0:35:27 > 0:35:29260. 270.

0:35:29 > 0:35:31280. 290. 300.

0:35:31 > 0:35:34320. £320.

0:35:35 > 0:35:41Hannah, what's your expectation? You've seen the room. Where do you think you'll be at the end of this?

0:35:41 > 0:35:45- We've got friends in the audience. - Have you?

0:35:46 > 0:35:49- You're just kidding.- Yes.

0:35:50 > 0:35:55OK, first up, Lily, is your pitcher and basin. Here it comes.

0:35:55 > 0:36:00The Brown, Westhead and Moore floral-decorated jug and bowl set.

0:36:00 > 0:36:03A nice lot. £20. 22 now.

0:36:03 > 0:36:06- 25.- It's going.- 30.

0:36:07 > 0:36:1032. 35. 38.

0:36:10 > 0:36:13£38. At 38. Anybody else?

0:36:13 > 0:36:15Seems very cheap. 38.

0:36:15 > 0:36:2038. That's £8 profit. In this market that's jolly good.

0:36:20 > 0:36:24- Plus £8.- Two glasses of wine. - Two glasses of wine.

0:36:24 > 0:36:27Mine's a Chardonnay.

0:36:27 > 0:36:30OK, now the silver-rimmed salts.

0:36:30 > 0:36:36Lot 75A are a pair of salts. 75A. Together with a silver spoon.

0:36:36 > 0:36:39£10 for the salts? £5 I'm bid.

0:36:39 > 0:36:42£6. £7.

0:36:42 > 0:36:458. 9. 10.

0:36:45 > 0:36:5012. £12 I'm bid. £12. Are you all done for 12?

0:36:50 > 0:36:55£12 is minus £10. Overall, you're minus £2.

0:36:55 > 0:36:58Minus 2? Oh, can we just go now?

0:36:58 > 0:37:0476A is a green leather case. And I've got some interest in it as well.

0:37:04 > 0:37:10- I'm bid straight off £60. - We need a lot more than £60.

0:37:10 > 0:37:1270 with me. 75. 80 with me.

0:37:12 > 0:37:17My last. 85 in the room. 85. 90 upstairs.

0:37:17 > 0:37:21- Oh, somebody upstairs waving. - 100.

0:37:21 > 0:37:23110. 120.

0:37:23 > 0:37:27- It's an extremely good lot. - I really want this to go.

0:37:27 > 0:37:30Anybody else? 120, then?

0:37:30 > 0:37:35£120. Poor babies. That's £65 down.

0:37:35 > 0:37:39You are minus 67. What will you do about the dividers or scribers?

0:37:39 > 0:37:43- I think we should go for it. - Is it going to be divide and rule?

0:37:43 > 0:37:48- GROANS - What are you going to do? - Definitely.- You don't have to.

0:37:48 > 0:37:54- It could be a winning score. £43 is what they cost.- Bear in mind how much it's been struggling.

0:37:54 > 0:37:58Going with the lot? We're going with the Bonus Buy.

0:37:58 > 0:38:04Lot 80A is a pair of 19th-century bent wood dividers. With steel tips. There they are.

0:38:04 > 0:38:09- I've got a bit of interest in them. - We need lots of interest.- £18.

0:38:09 > 0:38:1220. 22.

0:38:12 > 0:38:1424. I've got 25.

0:38:14 > 0:38:20£26 in the room. Anybody else at £26?

0:38:20 > 0:38:24- I'm going to sell them at 26. - £26. Well, that's great(!)

0:38:24 > 0:38:30- £26 is 14...£17...- You are the only one that made a profit. - Oh!- You should be proud of that.

0:38:30 > 0:38:33£84. Minus £84, girls.

0:38:33 > 0:38:37- That's not much, is it?- It's OK. - That could be a winning score.

0:38:41 > 0:38:48- Now Marilyn and Ruth, do you know how the Reds got on?- No!- We haven't got a clue.- Not at all.- Lovely.

0:38:48 > 0:38:53Anyway, first lot up is the bits of porcelain. Here they come.

0:38:53 > 0:38:57An 18th-century coffee cup and a teapot stand. 96A.

0:38:57 > 0:39:02What about £10 to go? I've got £10 here. £10.

0:39:02 > 0:39:06£12. £14 in front of me here. At £14.

0:39:06 > 0:39:09- Don't you put your hammer down! - Anybody else? 16.

0:39:09 > 0:39:11£18 here. 20.

0:39:11 > 0:39:16- Come on!- £20. - He's going to put the hammer down!

0:39:16 > 0:39:19£20. 22? Thank you, Chris. 24.

0:39:19 > 0:39:2226. 28.

0:39:22 > 0:39:26- 30. 32.- Yes!

0:39:26 > 0:39:2835. No? £35 here.

0:39:28 > 0:39:32- At 35.- You're in profit. - £35 and going.

0:39:32 > 0:39:37A considerable achievement, girls. You don't realise, but it is.

0:39:37 > 0:39:41- Plus £5. Well done. - A Benson fob watch,

0:39:41 > 0:39:44together with a watch holder. 97A.

0:39:44 > 0:39:48Start me at £30. Thank you. I'm bid 30. 35.

0:39:48 > 0:39:5140. 5.

0:39:51 > 0:39:5350. 5. 60.

0:39:53 > 0:39:56- 5. £65.- Keep going!

0:39:56 > 0:40:00Anybody else? At 65 and going.

0:40:00 > 0:40:03- Oh, dear.- We lost our profit!

0:40:03 > 0:40:07£65. You're minus £15. Overall, you're minus £10.

0:40:07 > 0:40:09Here comes the necklet.

0:40:09 > 0:40:1598A is a gold pendant with aquamarine and seed pearls.

0:40:15 > 0:40:19Nice little lot. Start me at £30. 30 I'm bid here.

0:40:19 > 0:40:23At £30 for the jewellery. At 30. 32, thank you.

0:40:23 > 0:40:2535. 38.

0:40:25 > 0:40:2840. £40, seated there. At 40.

0:40:28 > 0:40:32Anybody else? At £40. At £40, I'm going to sell it.

0:40:32 > 0:40:35- £40.- He is going to sell it.

0:40:35 > 0:40:38£40. That's minus £80.

0:40:38 > 0:40:41Equals, overall, minus £90, girls.

0:40:41 > 0:40:44- Now we have to be positive.- We do.

0:40:44 > 0:40:48- Life's too short.- Minus £90. Could be a winning score.- It could.

0:40:48 > 0:40:52What'll you do with the Bonus Buy? Going to go with the teaspoons?

0:40:52 > 0:40:57- We have to.- The Georgian... - Yes, we will.- We will.

0:40:57 > 0:41:02- Here it comes.- 102A. A case set of Georgian teaspoons.

0:41:02 > 0:41:04102A.

0:41:04 > 0:41:09- £20 for these?- £20? - Oh, dear. We'll have to work this.

0:41:09 > 0:41:13- I knew we'd lose on them! - 12. 14. 16.

0:41:13 > 0:41:1618. 20. 22.

0:41:16 > 0:41:21£22 nearer to me. At 22. Still very cheap. 24.

0:41:21 > 0:41:27- 26 here. Thank you. £26.- I knew we'd lose on these.

0:41:27 > 0:41:30At £26. £26 and going.

0:41:30 > 0:41:34It just shows how cheap these things can be.

0:41:34 > 0:41:36Minus £34.

0:41:36 > 0:41:39So that is £124

0:41:39 > 0:41:42down the old proverbial.

0:41:46 > 0:41:51What an extraordinary day we had! There are great similarities between our teams.

0:41:51 > 0:41:57Each team made a profit on the first item that they sold, which is very encouraging.

0:41:57 > 0:42:01And from thereon in, it went right down the drain.

0:42:01 > 0:42:08Each team made substantial losses from that moment on. It's simply a question of scale.

0:42:08 > 0:42:12The team with the massive loss of all are the Blues.

0:42:12 > 0:42:14SCREAMS

0:42:19 > 0:42:24- Woo!- Yes. At least you're so happy about that. Well done, Marilyn.

0:42:24 > 0:42:30- Good. £124 down the drain, but let's not dwell on that.- No.

0:42:30 > 0:42:34You've been a great pair of contestants. And the girls,

0:42:34 > 0:42:40you managed to win by only losing £84, which is very respectable on this programme.

0:42:40 > 0:42:45- So well done.- Thank you! - I hope you enjoyed it.- We did.

0:42:45 > 0:42:50We've loved having you on the show. You've all been very enthusiastic,

0:42:50 > 0:42:55so join us soon for some more bargain hunting! Yes? Yes!

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