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Today's show is a Children In Need celebrity special.

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Len Goodman and Ola Jordan, from Strictly Come Dancing are on a charm offensive.

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Thank you for being so kind.

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And eco-warriors Dick and James Strawbridge are on the run.

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Go on, Dick!

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So long as she hasn't sold it.

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I can see him down there.

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Can the stars work their magic at auction?

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-We need another one.

-Any more?

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Absolute bargain.

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-Yes!

-Let's go bargain hunting.

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Our four famous faces are in Sussex at the Ardingly antiques and collector's fair.

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Welcome, everyone.

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-Hi.

-Really smashing to see you.

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Len, we know that you're Strictly Come Dancing's finest judge.

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-Len Goodman.

-Seven.

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How did you become a judge on the show?

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Well, I was a judge of ballroom dancing competitions prior to Strictly ever starting up.

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They invited loads of different people to go and have an interview

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and I went along to the BBC, quite late before the show started, actually

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and I was the one they picked.

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You want to see clever turns, you want to see good hips, lots of rhythm.

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You captured the sort of flavour of the dance, so well done.

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It's a great show though, isn't it?

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I'm glad I did it.

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How did you get into dancing in the first place.

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I was a keen footballer, hurt my foot playing football.

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And one of my mates used to go ballroom dancing.

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Of course, they took the mickey out of him.

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He said, Len, this place is full of girls.

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I was 21 years old and the one thing you're looking for is

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girls at 21, so off I hobbled.

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I had a winklepicker on my left foot, my dad's carpet slipper

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on my right foot and off I went.

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-And never looked back.

-Never looked back.

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You're a big fan of Bargain Hunt and we're really chuffed to have you on the show, mate.

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How did that come about?

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I started really waiting for the news to come on.

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I started about ten to one.

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I enjoyed it then. Then it got to twenty to one.

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Now quarter past twelve, I'm there. I've become an expert in all things antique.

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Oh, yes a bit of Tunbridge ware. Certainly.

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Clarice Cliff.

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It's lovely to have hands across Europe here.

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-We're really thrilled to have you on the show.

-Thank you.

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So, what was he like as a judge then on the show?

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He's all right.

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All right. I love that, he's all right.

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-Now, you partnered Chris Hollins right.

-Yes.

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Chris and Ola!

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So, what's it like to win and what's it like that winning moment?

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Absolutely amazing.

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I couldn't describe the feeling. Fantastic.

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Antiques, what do you know about antiques?

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Well, not much. I'm hoping that Len will show me everything about antiques.

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-Len is an antique himself.

-You be careful.

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Yeah. He'll be judging some other competition another day.

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-You know that.

-That's it for this year.

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You two reckon you're the ideal partnership?

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-Perfect.

-We're going to have heckish good fun.

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Now, over to the eco-warriors. How are you, guys?

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-Well.

-Lovely.

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Tell us about your eco farm in Cornwall.

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We're comfortable. We have a really good lifestyle.

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We don't like wastage and using things, extra energy, et cetera.

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We reduce what we're using.

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I traded my gorgeous little sports car for a much more sensible agricultural vehicle

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that runs on bio-diesel made from chip fat.

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But the big thing is, we're not miserable about it.

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Our lifestyle is great. We eat well, we live well.

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It's a very nice way to live.

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Antiques are green. We know that.

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-And you go to car boot fairs?

-Always have gone done.

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We know that Len's a great expert because he actually watches it.

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Have you watched this programme?

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-Yes, we have.

-That's magic.

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I always have sympathy for people who buy something that doesn't make any money.

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James is here to look after me.

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James, you're recently married, yes?

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Yeah. Spent the honeymoon travelling around Cornwall.

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What do you do, tour around in a van?

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We've actually got a 1956 Ferguson tractor and a Gypsy caravan and just

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sort of held up a lot of traffic.

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-A little fire every night.

-Yes.

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Boil up a bit of grub and all that.

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Solar panel on the back for the lights, of course.

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Love it. This is the money moment, the moment you've all been

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waiting for. £300 a piece.

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You know the rules, your experts await and off you go and very, very, very good luck.

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What a cracker of a show we're going to have today!

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How excited are you?

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On a scale of one to ten - it's more than a seven.

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Does Mark Stacey have the moves to get the Reds a winning score?

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Low-cost, never say cheap. Low-cost.

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It can afford us a huge profit.

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You've got the idea, Len.

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So, chaps, the day has come. Are you ready?

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Ready to spend some money.

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Absolutely!

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And Catherine Sutherland will be helping to recycle the readys for the Blues.

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So, where are we going to go? What are we going to do?

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I think inside first and then enjoy the rest of the sunshine, maybe.

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These boys love the great outdoors!

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Do you want to look at this one.

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My granny collects mugs like that.

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-Tudor mugs.

-Yeah.

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Those are quite nice, aren't they?

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Butter knives. All mother-of-pearl.

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-I like that a lot.

-Look at that name! Asprey.

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Is that something?

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-What do you mean?

-I've never heard of it.

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You must have. You must know Asprey of Bond Street.

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We live in Cornwall, right. We have a water wheel. And wind turbine.

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I'm surprised you're interested in a butter knife.

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-We make our own butter as well.

-Do you?

-It's quite easy to make.

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Gorgeous, aren't they? Very smart.

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Good wedding present, maybe.

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I think you're right about the wedding present.

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What's the deal on the butter knives.

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I had them for £95.

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Huuuurgh!

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Sorry about your heart attack!

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Best price is £75.

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That's interesting.

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I think it's...quite cool.

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If you were buying it new, it would cost...

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-Hundreds.

-That's a good...

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Are people in Canterbury...

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You're very excited. Calm down!

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-I love the little penny red there, don't you?

-That's lovely.

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It comes from Tunbridge and we're going to be in Canterbury.

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That's why I thought, maybe...

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-It's £100.

-For a stamp!

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What's your opinion? We haven't checked.

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We're looking to make profit.

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-Let's go for them, shall we?

-Follow my personality.

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You were too excited! We're going to go.

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Sold!

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There's no flies on these eco-boys.

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£75. One in the bag.

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Virginia, I don't want to ask you.

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I tell you what I did, Virginia,

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all my life I've been rejected by women. I have.

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It's the truth.

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Everything I've tried to do, I've been castigated and put down,

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so I'm loath to ask you something, because I know again

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the answer's going to be in the negative.

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Is there any chance of this beautiful box and I realise it's beautiful,

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of you letting us have that for £70? For Children In Need.

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He's a lovely man. You can't say no to him.

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-£80.

-Let's split it.

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-£75.

-I was waiting for that.

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-What do you say?

-Go on, £75.

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Well done, Len.

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Well done.

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It's only well done if we're going to make a few bob out of it.

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-We will.

-You're so kind.

-So sweet. Thank you.

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So they matched the Blues with a £75 first buy.

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-I think we need something more manly now.

-Absolutely.

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-Let's have a shimmy around here.

-Shimmy.

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-Nothing jumps out, Catherine.

-What about this?

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It's a bit effeminate, but isn't it lovely? Do you like that?

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-Um...

-You can think about that.

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Yeah, thought about that. Moving on.

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-Polish medal.

-It's almost like fate.

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It has two things going for it.

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A, originally Ola is from Poland,

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B, we are the Reds and this has got a red stripe.

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Is it low cost?

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£75. No, it's not, is the answer.

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We couldn't afford it. Thank you very much.

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That's awesome.

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-I just need that for the farm.

-Just need it.

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-OK.

-Steady!

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Oh dear, can I swap teams?

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No, you've got us.

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Shall we just jump into one of these stalls

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and see what we can....

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Feeling athletic, eh?

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They were lads, weren't they?

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When I look at that, that could be Tim Wonnacott in his team.

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Hang on a minute. How did that get there.

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Is that a good price?

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I think, to be honest, you might find one in a nice store.

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-I don't think that will...

-No.

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We've had one-third of our time already, which isn't too bad.

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£20 box. Quite cheap.

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Come on! Give James a chance, guys.

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-Picnic set, is the thing for you.

-£28, compared to the other which was £25.

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I don't think you'd get more for that in an auction.

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-I feel really horrible James, because everything you're picking up, I'm saying no.

-It's all right.

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-Found anything?

-No. I was thinking maybe, shall we head outside again?

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Yeah.

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Who's got the funny trousers with the water? Cheers.

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There's a massive pile of garden tools back there.

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-I like tools.

-There're far too eco over there?

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It is.

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How's it going?

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Very, very, very good. We've bought some fantastic items.

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How many items?

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Well, we've bought one. We've got one in abeyance, which we're just

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looking now to see if we can find anything else that would make an

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even larger profit.

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We've got one in the bag and we're looking.

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-That's exactly the same scenario.

-Spent all the money?

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No, we've been very frugal. Been good.

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-We're going to make loads of money.

-We'll see.

-Good luck. Happy hunting.

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-We're going to go on. Yeah.

-Do you think they've got anything.

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Being frugal's not good. We haven't got long left. No.

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I think, I don't know, they might have bought, they looked very

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casual, didn't they.

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They might have bought everything, instead of running. I'm panicking.

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I think Len and Ola have rattled the Blues.

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Go and get that and then....

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-You're the one in heels.

-I can run, come on, beat you guys.

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30 minutes to go. Don't panic yet.

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It looks like there's some silver sorts coming up on this side, guys.

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-Do you like it?

-Yes. I can understand,

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it's the sort of thing that I can see girls liking,

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but not really me.

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They rushed back to the manly belt buckle.

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What you do here is put your little belt ends in here.

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Yeah and fix this.

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It's pretty, yeah. They're pretty.

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Pretty actually. Everything's pretty.

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They're Sheffield, 1950s, 1960s silver.

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They're hallmarked and in a little box. What can you do on this?

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-For you £30.

-£30. £30. That's nice.

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-Thank you so much. Thank you very much.

-We are the Blue team.

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You've got to have it.

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Suits you, Sir!

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Do you have to buy a manly item now?

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Snapping up the buckle means the Blue team can relax a bit.

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Only one to go. Now are the Reds feeling the pressure?

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Alan, Len. We're trying to make a profit.

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The best price.

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No, no, let me say, Alan, best price and then drop a bit.

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Best price and then drop.

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Give me £60 I've give you a tenner to put in the fund for Children In Need.

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This is technical now. Hold on.

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I think Len needs a few minutes to think it through.

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Do you know what that is? Wig stand.

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Mahogany wig stand.

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I've forgot mine today.

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Do you like that? I do.

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We are talking profit. We are talking profit.

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They are quite rare.

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Quite unusual to find it in nice condition like that.

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She can do a deal for £90 on that.

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But you're not....

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Well, remember this is all about profits, not whether it's a nice thing.

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I don't mind buying an ugly thing if people pay money for it.

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Can you speak to Ola.

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-Ola really wants to speak to you.

-Alan.

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Alan, you've got to look at the eyelashes.

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Never look people in the eyes.

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Alan, could we knock just a fiver off?

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No. He's dug his heels in and I understand that.

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-The clock's ticking.

-Certainly is.

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We've been here for 20 minutes. I'm here to hurry you up.

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I'm not doing any job very well here. I think I'm going to shove off.

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Speak to you later. All right.

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Walk around, come back, if you can't find anything else, hold them.

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You can have them for £50. OK.

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OK. Right.

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See you in a minute Alan.

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I think they've exhausted poor old Alan.

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Maybe go down that strip and just look at because there was some good stuff.

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It's quite expensive.

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Then we buy something that will hold

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its value because its worth what it's expensive for rather than looking at tat.

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Finally, listening to James, ey! Have the Red team moved on?

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It's a pretty vase. Very pretty.

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You know what's also very pretty about it?

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It's marked Tiffany and Co. People love a logo.

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I would not normally buy antiques, but I could have this.

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It's all to do with the price.

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So which stallholder will get the Len treatment?

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Alan.

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Oh, no. Here we go again, Alan.

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How much is this? Don't hurt my feelings please.

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Keep the numbers low.

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£225. £225. You've let us drool, you've let us look.

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You've let us gloat and then you've come at us like a stab in the stomach and said £225.

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It's impossible Alan!

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Beautiful and beautiful.

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Where are we going, chaps?

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I'm going to go above everyone.

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I'm going to say something now that's going to shock and possibly horrify.

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I'll tell you what it is. £200. The spoons and the two things,

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you're going to help Children In Need. God is watching. You'll be blessed.

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I'm afraid I'm going to have to say, "Yes."

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We should have said £180 then. Come back to us.

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£200 is the best price. We don't want them beating us.

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You don't want eco-warriors winning, do you!

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I'll go with your gut feeling of what looks nice.

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Al, £50. £145 for the Tiffany vase. I think we've got a deal have we?

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-I think so.

-I think Alan undercharged us.

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-I think we should give him a bit extra.

-I don't think we should. I quite agree.

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Len, leave it.

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That's it Ola, take charge and it's all over.

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That's a relief for poor Alan, but time is running out for those eco boys.

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Anything else you can think of that we've bought?

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I think we should get the wig stand. Where is it? That's it, off you pop.

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More running.

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There's only so much running you can do in a day!

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James will have bought it by now.

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-As long as she hasn't sold it, we'll be all right.

-I can see him down there.

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Oh, he's there.

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-They've still got it.

-That's probably a bad sign, actually.

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-That's good. Well...!

-We want it, don't we?

-How much?

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What's the very, very, very best?

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-70.

-Oh, let's take it.

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-We've got no time.

-Done, thank you.

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Thank you very much.

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I'm exhausted, I don't know about you!

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Hats off, you've done it!

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Go and have a cuppa while we remind ourselves what the Red Team bought.

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The stallholder didn't stand a chance when Len haggled for the box.

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Virginia...

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75 paid.

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-Len also took the lead on the silver stall.

-I'm going to go above everyone.

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And with a bit of help from Mark and Ola, paid £50 for the spoons.

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And 145 for the Tiffany vase.

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Phew!

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What did you spend, what was your total?

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-225.

-No!

-No!

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-270.

-270, sorry.

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270. That's very good, I love it when they spend up.

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So that's £30 of leftover lolly.

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Which is your favourite item, darling?

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It's got to be

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-the Tiffany vase.

-That's your favourite.

-Yeah. Something which I would

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-have at home.

-You would?

-Yes.

-Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

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Well, I think the Tiffany vase.

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Who's got the smackers then?

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-Ola's got the money.

-There you go.

-30 smackers.

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-You don't like parting with that, do you? Not one little bit.

-No!

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-Anyway, 30 notes, Mark.

-Thank you, Tim.

-What are you going to spend that on?

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I have no idea, Tim, but I think I've got to get something which will appeal to both of them.

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-That's going to be difficult.

-It is.

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-Fingers crossed.

-We hope so!

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I love all this laughing and joking about with you lot because frankly,

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you only did that by the skin of your teeth, you know?

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-It was pretty close.

-Ages! Ages!

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-It was close!

-We bought something within about three minutes.

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Now, what is your favourite piece?

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I think it's the mother of pearl butter knives.

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Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit, do you think?

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I think because they're in a box, the butter knives as well.

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-You agree?

-Yeah.

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You spent £175, right?

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-Yes, we did.

-I'd like £125 of leftover lolly, please.

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How much of a struggle was it keeping these guys in order?

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Well, you just saw. They were really hard work.

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There was a lot of running around, actually.

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What are you going to do with your £125, Catherine?

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-I'm going to buy them something manly.

-Are you?

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We didn't do very well in the manly stakes.

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-We did pretty today, didn't we?

-We did.

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OK, goodness only knows what Catherine's going to come up with.

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Anyway, very good luck. Now, we're heading off to Greenwich,

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and we're going to go to Ranger's House,

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which is an extremely special place, as you're about to find out.

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It would make a fab celebrity pad but it's a museum,

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home to the treasures collected by one man, diamond dealer Julius Wernher.

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In 1998, Luton Hoo House and part of the contents

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were sold to pay off debts.

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But the Wernher Foundation wanted to protect

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the core 700-item Julius Wernher collection,

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and they offered it to English Heritage on a long-term loan,

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125-year alone, actually.

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The deal was done and all the treasures came here to Ranger's House, for us to enjoy today.

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But I reckon it's the largest of those treasures that is the most spectacular.

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And it's this - Bergonzoli's enormous sculpture, known as the Loves Of Angels.

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The statue was completed in 1864,

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and Wernher had it at the bottom of the stairs at Luton Hoo.

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What I think is so extraordinary about these things is that once upon a time, a crude, hewn lump

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of Carrara marble was delivered to the studio

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and the sculptor just got out his chisel and made a start.

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The sculpture tells the story of the descent of an angel from heaven,

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who's been tempted by the carnal beauty of a mortal creature.

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And this is the moment, just as they're about to kiss.

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Just look at the distance between their two lips, her upheld arms,

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the way in which he's gripping her underneath her armpit,

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his legs entwined around her back,

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this swirl of the cloth of her dress morphs into the base,

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with a crisply-carved frond of foliage and flowers.

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All quite extraordinary and all in solid stone.

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The only bolt-on bits are the angel's wings.

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Apart from that, this is one single lump.

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So what this sculptor has done is very carefully and mathematically

0:24:320:24:38

calculated exactly what the weights are of this top section.

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So, if you look at it from the side, you can see that an immense amount

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of weight is where these two attached bodies are clinging to one another, but yet somehow,

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through the swirling drapery and entwined limbs,

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the weight is transferred to the lump at the back.

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And if you look carefully, you can see where these weight and stress-bearing points are.

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Behind the angel's leg is a section carved with flowers and foliage.

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That effectively supports his calf.

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His back leg swirls behind her cloth

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and the front leg counterbalances that at the front.

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But the attachment is where his upper thigh touches her bottom.

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If you look on this side, you get a gap between his tummy

0:25:290:25:33

fantastic abs, by the way, and her back.

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And it's partly filled by a tightly-drawn frond of her hair,

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which runs over his upper thigh.

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Divine bodies, exquisitely entwined.

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It can only remind us of one programme, and that's Strictly Come Dancing,

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and our teams waiting for it over at the auction.

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Before the sale gets under way here at Canterbury Auction Galleries,

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let's see what Mark's bought for Len and Ola.

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You recall, you gave Mark and Stacey £30 of your leftover lolly.

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A substantial amount and I'm sure he's pulled out all the stops and come up with something fantastic.

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Well, it's hiding away underneath his rag there, so just pull it off them, Mark.

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Well, you've seen this before.

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-Oh!

-Oh, my God, that's brilliant!

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I thought, poor Ola, she had to put up with us two all day,

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and I paid £30 only for it.

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I just thought, we've got to give the Polish contingent a chance.

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-It's a Polish medal.

-That's brilliant.

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And you were tempted, weren't you?

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Do you know, as you revealed that, my buttocks clenched,

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because I thought, "Oh, no, this is not going to be what we want".

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-But you've come up trumps!

-Oh, thank you, Len.

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And when I saw you in a blue shirt, I thought, "He's against us".

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But no, look, Ola, are you pleased?

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-I'm very pleased.

-The Polish medal.

-Perfect. I thought it was worth a try.

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I think you should have a chance of making 60, 70 at auction.

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-Do you really?

-I hope so.

-It's quite romantic, isn't it, Ola?

0:27:050:27:09

Yeah, it's perfect.

0:27:090:27:10

-Well, I think you've done jolly well, and we're both very pleased with you.

-Yeah, very pleased.

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We'll let you know later if we're really, really pleased, but at the moment, we're definitely pleased.

0:27:150:27:20

-Wonderful. Thank you very much.

-Anyway, hold tight, because right now, let's let the audience

0:27:200:27:24

at home find out what the auctioneer thinks about Ola's medal, or should I say, Mark's medal.

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Or was it Len's...?

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Now, Michael, I think you're a real hero, so I'd like to present

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you with this, for taking on board our Children in Need auction today.

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Marvellous. Wear it with pride!

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Seriously, have you been able to find out anything about it?

0:27:410:27:45

Yeah, it's the Order of the Polonia Restituta.

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This is the Commander's Cross, given to the worthy men of Poland,

0:27:480:27:52

-men of letters, doctors and so on and so forth.

-A bit like an OBE?

0:27:520:27:56

Yeah, quite.

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On the back, 1918, which is when Poland was restored, in 1918, and from 1921 they started issuing these.

0:27:570:28:03

-Right.

-It was suspended in the Soviet era.

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But it's in nice condition and it's from a good quality retailer.

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What would such a thing be worth?

0:28:100:28:13

-Well, despite all of that, our value is £30-£40.

-Is that all?

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Yeah, unfortunately.

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It's perhaps a limited market, despite being nice quality.

0:28:180:28:21

-OK, well, Mark paid 30.

-Right.

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I have a funny feeling they will be going with this.

0:28:240:28:27

I think Ola will just be so swept away with it.

0:28:270:28:30

Now, the first item is the Tunbridge Ware wee box.

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Mm-hmm. It's not the most exciting example.

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There has been a bit of repair to the top.

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There's a tiny bit of damage to the back corner but basically all the inlay is there.

0:28:390:28:44

-And inside, it's got the original paper lining.

-1840-1860?

0:28:440:28:47

Exactly, thereabouts, yes.

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-How much is it going to bring in the auction?

-Our estimate is £40-£60.

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-Is that all? £75, they paid.

-Right.

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Next up is the set of spoons. Do you rate them?

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They're not bad. Quite nice quality.

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-Quite Arts and Crafts design and nice to have the box with it, which is in good condition.

-How much?

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-Our estimate is £50-£70.

-Great.

0:29:090:29:11

-£50 paid.

-That's fine.

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Thanks to our Len driving them down to the ground.

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The last item, which he and Ola bought jointly, is the flower vase.

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-OK.

-Is that desirable?

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It's quite a nice thing. It's Tiffany's, famous American brand.

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It doesn't bear an English hallmark, so in our catalogue we can't describe it as being silver...

0:29:270:29:33

-Right.

-..under the hallmark act.

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But it is silver, American, nice quality, cast with this detail here.

0:29:350:29:39

-How much?

-Our estimate is 120-160.

0:29:390:29:42

That's not too bad, they paid £145.

0:29:420:29:45

-Oh, fine.

-It seems to me, it will depend on the Tiffany vase as to whether

0:29:450:29:49

they're in profit or not and whether they really need the bonus buy.

0:29:490:29:52

Anyway, that's it for the Reds.

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-And now we move on to the Blues.

-Ah...

0:29:540:29:57

-They all went very strongly with these Asprey mother of pearl butter knives...

-Yes.

0:29:570:30:02

..which I have to say I think are pretty fantastic. What do you think?

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Well, I suppose they are fantastic.

0:30:070:30:09

A good quality retailer and they're quite nice quality,

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but who's going to use them? What's the point of them?

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I see your point. Practically, there's not a lot of use to it, but on the other hand, if you really

0:30:150:30:20

want to show off, you'll not find, I don't think, a set of sticks like that lying around anywhere else.

0:30:200:30:25

-True.

-And I think they're really quite grand.

0:30:250:30:28

-Yes.

-Anyway, I can't buy them, you're going to have to sell them. What's your estimate?

0:30:280:30:33

-£30-£40.

-Is that all?

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-I'm afraid so.

-£75, they paid.

-Right.

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They're all going to be very cut up about this, I tell you.

0:30:370:30:41

Now, the buckle, with the turquoise.

0:30:410:30:44

-That's just a bit of paste, isn't it?

-It is a bit of paste.

0:30:440:30:47

It really hasn't got any intrinsic value whatsoever.

0:30:470:30:50

There is a good market for costume dress jewellery

0:30:500:30:54

-but we tend to have to sell it in a large quantity to make it worthwhile.

-Yeah.

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So, individually, it would be a struggle to sell, I'm afraid.

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-Well, they paid £30.

-Right, our estimate is £10-£20.

0:31:020:31:05

-You might be struggling for a fiver?

-I would have thought so, yes.

0:31:050:31:08

That's bad luck.

0:31:080:31:10

-And then the last item. Wig stands are not the most popular accessory, are they?

-No, they're not, no.

0:31:100:31:16

-It's not going to be the easiest thing for us to sell again.

-No.

0:31:160:31:19

Our estimate is £30-£40.

0:31:190:31:21

Is that all? £70 they paid for that.

0:31:210:31:23

-Right.

-My prediction is that these Asprey mother-of-pearl butter knives are going to do extremely well.

0:31:230:31:29

-Put any money on it?

-Well, yeah, all right.

0:31:290:31:32

-I'll bet you a five pound note they bring more than £100. How's that?

-Fine.

0:31:320:31:36

Otherwise he gives me a five pound note if it makes more than £100. OK?

0:31:360:31:41

That's a deal. Splendito.

0:31:410:31:42

Either way, they might need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it.

0:31:420:31:47

Now, Dick and James, this is your big moment.

0:31:470:31:50

-You spent £175, you gave the girl £125. What did she spend it on?

-Chaps...

0:31:500:31:56

-That's bulky.

-There we are. It is a box.

0:31:590:32:01

-Pretty nice, isn't it, I think, erm... It is a box!

-It's a box!

0:32:010:32:06

-I thought there was something in it!

-What did you want in it?!

0:32:060:32:10

Dick, you are so good at spotting these things!

0:32:100:32:12

I bought you a little Edwardian cabinet.

0:32:120:32:14

-Right...

-If you open it up, it's got a little shelf as well.

0:32:140:32:18

It's quite nicely made and it's got a little bit of inlay in the top.

0:32:180:32:22

-Right...

-And also one matching on the door.

0:32:220:32:25

You don't like it, do you?

0:32:250:32:27

Erm, I don't think I'd pay very much for it,

0:32:270:32:31

-so I'm quite curious...

-I'm with James, Catherine.

0:32:310:32:33

Oh, be blunt, come on! I only paid £35 for it, so that's OK.

0:32:330:32:36

That's not too bad.

0:32:360:32:38

-How much do you think it's worth?

-It should make £50, we're not going to make big money on it

0:32:380:32:43

but we should make a little profit.

0:32:430:32:44

People using this will get a much better buy buying this than something new.

0:32:440:32:48

-Absolutely.

-All the embodied energy has been in it for years

0:32:480:32:51

and it'll last for another hundred years. It was cheap as well.

0:32:510:32:54

-You're liking it a bit more now we're selling it to you!

-It was cheap, that cheap was good.

0:32:540:32:58

I can feel the moustache twitching from here. On that happy note, let's find out what

0:32:580:33:04

the auctioneer things about Catherine's little cabinet... box... unit.

0:33:040:33:08

Michael Roberts, this is your cabinet.

0:33:080:33:12

-Thank you very much indeed.

-I thought you'd be pleased with that.

0:33:120:33:16

Well, it is perhaps the most boring cabinet I've ever seen.

0:33:160:33:20

We have got a bit of inlay here, to be fair, and on the door.

0:33:200:33:24

It has a shelf inside, so we can put things in it.

0:33:240:33:27

But apart from that, I don't really see that we're going to sell it for a great deal of money.

0:33:270:33:31

-What's your estimate?

-£20-£30.

-Well, Catherine paid £35.

-Right.

0:33:310:33:34

Mark you, the Strawbridges may not go with it, they may not take the bonus buy.

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I mean, they're pretty cute, they're not eco-warriors for nothing. Anyway, good luck today.

0:33:390:33:44

Thank you.

0:33:440:33:46

-How are you feeling?

-Excited.

0:33:490:33:52

Confident.

0:33:520:33:54

Well, I always think it's never too soon to panic.

0:33:540:33:57

Anyway, first up is the Tunbridge Ware box, and here it comes. Come on.

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The Tunbridge Ware box, we're selling this on behalf of Children In Need.

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Lot 288, so please bid generous.

0:34:050:34:10

£30? On commission, £30.

0:34:100:34:12

£40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100?

0:34:120:34:19

-110, 120?

-Yes!

0:34:190:34:21

Who's 120 now?

0:34:210:34:25

For Children in Need, if you want to bid and bid generously.

0:34:250:34:28

If not, 110, and selling, then... Lovely jubbly!

0:34:280:34:32

That's the business! Plus £35. £35 up...

0:34:340:34:37

OK, 289, we have the set of six George V silver teaspoons.

0:34:370:34:44

Who's starting me with £30? 40?

0:34:440:34:47

50, 60, 70, 80.

0:34:470:34:50

At 90, 100...?

0:34:530:34:55

No?

0:34:550:34:58

Any more? I'm going to sell at 90, 90 and selling.

0:34:580:35:03

Plus £40. That's very nice.

0:35:050:35:09

Lot 290, the American vase by Tiffany and Co.

0:35:090:35:14

Who's going to start me at £80?

0:35:140:35:16

£80 I'm bid.

0:35:160:35:18

90? At the back, 90. 100 standing.

0:35:180:35:23

110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190, 200.

0:35:230:35:30

Yes! Yes! At the back there? No.

0:35:300:35:34

At 200, standing. Who's 210?

0:35:340:35:36

Any more? At £200, and selling.

0:35:360:35:40

-Hey!

-200!

0:35:400:35:43

That's another £55. That's fantastic.

0:35:430:35:45

Canterbury, thank you!

0:35:450:35:47

I'll give you a seven!

0:35:470:35:48

-We were hoping you'd say that.

-Brilliant!

0:35:510:35:54

Well done.

0:35:540:35:56

That is quite extraordinary.

0:35:560:35:58

You have made £130.

0:35:580:36:01

You are £130 up, that's fantastic.

0:36:010:36:04

-That's brilliant, isn't it?

-Now, what are you going to do about the bonus buy?

0:36:040:36:08

-You going to go with it?

-I think so.

-Yeah.

0:36:080:36:11

I mean, you're on a roll.

0:36:110:36:13

We're on a roll. We trust Mark.

0:36:130:36:15

-I think we should.

-He's a lovely man.

0:36:150:36:17

We'll go with it, shall we? 30 quid. We're going with the bonus buy, so cross everything.

0:36:170:36:22

294 is the Polish medal, the Order of Polonia Restituta,

0:36:220:36:26

the Commander's Cross.

0:36:260:36:27

Again, we're selling this for Children In Need.

0:36:270:36:32

Who's going to start me at £20?

0:36:320:36:34

30 at the back.

0:36:340:36:36

40, sir. 50, 60, 70...

0:36:360:36:39

Yes!

0:36:390:36:41

At the back, no? 60, seated, looking for 70.

0:36:410:36:43

Any more, online, 70?

0:36:430:36:46

Thinking about it.

0:36:460:36:47

-Come on.

-Go on!

0:36:470:36:50

60 and selling, then, all done at 60...

0:36:500:36:53

Well done.

0:36:530:36:55

Doubled your money.

0:36:550:36:58

Thank you very much, everyone.

0:36:580:37:00

-We're very, very pleased.

-£160.

0:37:000:37:04

Very good. £160.

0:37:040:37:06

£160. That's superb.

0:37:060:37:08

I mean, you've done magnificently.

0:37:080:37:10

My breath is taken away, I tell you.

0:37:100:37:13

Legends, you are. Now, listen, don't say a word to the Blues, all right?

0:37:130:37:17

Just resist saying anything to those Strawbridges.

0:37:170:37:20

Don't even look gloomy, just couchon.

0:37:200:37:22

What did you say?

0:37:220:37:24

Couchon.

0:37:240:37:26

How are you, boys, all right? Feeling strong and positive and vibrant and full of wind farm?

0:37:380:37:43

See what I mean? Great sense of humour.

0:37:450:37:47

Now, I've got a bit of a side bet going on, with regard to your first item.

0:37:470:37:51

If they make less than £100, I have to pay £5 to Charlie.

0:37:510:37:56

If they make more than £100, I'm going to get the auctioneer

0:37:560:37:59

to pay a £5 note to himself, which is quite something.

0:37:590:38:02

First lot up, your mother of pearl knives, and here they come.

0:38:020:38:06

We'll start at £50 on commission, and looking for 60...

0:38:060:38:10

Come on. Asprey, these are!

0:38:100:38:12

£60? Looking for 70. No?

0:38:120:38:15

At £60, absolute bargain.

0:38:150:38:18

£70 now. It's for Children In Need, 70, anyone?

0:38:180:38:22

Well done!

0:38:220:38:24

-Yes!

-90... 90.

-Crack on, and more...!

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Looking for 90. At 80, and selling.

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£80.

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Anyway, let's not worry.

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Plus £5, that's a profit. Here we go.

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It's the belt buckle, lot 311.

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Who's going to start me at £10? 20?

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20, 30...

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40? No? Looking for 40.

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£40 now?

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-Come on, very pretty!

-Anyone at all?

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If not, £30 I'm going to sell.

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At £30.

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Wiped its face. £30, no profit, no loss.

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Lot 312 is the Victorian mahogany wig stand.

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Also good for hats or moustaches...

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And who's going to start me at £20?

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-£20 I'm bid. Fine head of hair, sir, £20.

-Long way to go.

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Who's 30 now?

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40, 50...

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Keep going, keep going!

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70, 80, 90, 100.

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-Yes!

-Lovely men, look at that!

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Anybody else? If not, £100.

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Great donation, 100 and selling.

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Well done, thank you very much.

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That is a proper bid, that is.

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£100, thank you very much.

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That is plus 30.

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Overall then, you are plus 35, yes?

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£35 profit, that's a proper thing.

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Well done. What are you going to do about the cabinet?

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You've got £35 of profit.

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Was there a valuation on it?

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Can I tell them? I'll tell you. £20-£30.

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We're not going to lose on it.

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-You're not going to lose on it.

-And we'll just have to make it...

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-We'll stay in profit.

-What are you going to do? Quickly!

0:39:590:40:02

-Yes.

-We'll risk it.

-You're going to go for it?

-Yep.

0:40:020:40:04

-OK. The Strawbridges have decided.

-Yes. Catherine says.

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Oh, no, I didn't say, I didn't say! Ah! Pressure!

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Job's done, yes? We're going with the bonus buy and here it comes.

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Lot 316, the Edwardian inlaid oak cupboard.

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£20, starting on commission.

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Looking for 30...

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It's for Children In Need, this one.

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-Last chance!

-At £30, who's 40 now?

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-40...

-Well done, sir, thank you.

0:40:290:40:32

-Bless your heart.

-60, 70...

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Yes!

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Looking for 80?

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Good donation, 70, can we up it to 80? Any more?

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If not, 70. I'm going to sell at £70.

0:40:420:40:47

Thank you very much.

0:40:470:40:49

Very kind. Anyway, that is £35 profit.

0:40:490:40:52

You've doubled your money, well done, Catherine.

0:40:520:40:56

That means, 35 and 35, you've got £70 straight profit.

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Plus my £5 from my lost wager -

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and I haven't taken my wallet out for several years!

0:41:030:41:07

Well, what a day we have had today!

0:41:150:41:17

Children In Need, eat your heart out, eh?

0:41:170:41:21

Well, it should be no secret that today, both teams have made substantial profits.

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Yay!

0:41:260:41:28

And the team that is marginally behind, I'm afraid to say, is the Blues. I mean, you did...

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Poor us!

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What a shame!

0:41:370:41:39

-You did so nicely, guys, and will go off with a profit of £70.

-Great.

0:41:390:41:43

-Thank you.

-Actually, you're going to re-donate the profit to Children In Need.

0:41:430:41:48

-Absolutely.

-But we have to thank you for so kindly donating your time today, lads.

0:41:480:41:53

-It's a pleasure.

-It's great to have you Strawbridges on the show.

0:41:530:41:56

Thank you very much, Catherine, for your efforts.

0:41:560:41:58

-Thank you.

-I hope you've enjoyed it.

-Great fun, thank you.

-It's been fantastic.

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But the victors today, £160...

0:42:030:42:06

£160!

0:42:060:42:09

-Is that pretty or is it pretty?

-Wonderful.

-That is £160 very well earned.

0:42:090:42:13

And there's an additional bonus item because anybody who makes

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a profit on all three of their pieces sold on Bargain Hunt

0:42:170:42:21

-gets something called the Bargain Hunt pins.

-Wow!

0:42:210:42:25

Look at that.

0:42:250:42:27

So please do take one each and you can wear this with pride...

0:42:270:42:32

-Oh, I will.

-..around the golf course.

0:42:320:42:36

There is one additional feature here, which is the £5 note that

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I lost when I had a wager with the auctioneer,

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which is going to go and be added to the Blue team's total.

0:42:440:42:47

Anyway, we have had the most superb show. I hope you've enjoyed it, it's been great having you.

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Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

0:42:520:42:54

Yes!

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Now, you two, how about a bit of a victory dance, hey?

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Just imagine your own music and give us a twirl. Here we go, look...

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-Woah!

-Bravo!

-That's my next partner for Strictly!

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