0:00:04 > 0:00:06Today, we're in Sussex,
0:00:06 > 0:00:08at Ardingly, to be precise.
0:00:08 > 0:00:12At the largest antiques fair in the south of good old Blighty.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15So, let's go bargain hunting, yeah?
0:00:41 > 0:00:43There are over 1,500 stalls here
0:00:43 > 0:00:47that will attract, literally, tens of thousands of people,
0:00:47 > 0:00:52all scratching around and trying to grub out that elusive bargain.
0:00:52 > 0:00:57So our teams today will have to be quick, decisive and on the ball.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59So what's stopping us, then?
0:01:01 > 0:01:02Coming up in today's show,
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Anita's feeling all frisky...
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Wooh!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09..and Mark has a spring in his step.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13- Exercise. Come on, let's get moving. Come on.- OK.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17But who will fare best at the auction?
0:01:17 > 0:01:18That's good. Brilliant!
0:01:19 > 0:01:22But first, let's meet the teams.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Today, our two teams of bargain hunters are
0:01:26 > 0:01:28father and daughter,
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Norman and Rosy,
0:01:30 > 0:01:33and good friends, Murray and Adela. Hello.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35- ALL: Hello.- Very nice to see you.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37- So, Norman, what do you do for a living?- I'm a writer, Tim.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41I write textbooks for plumbing and gas students.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45I suppose there are a lot of plumbers and gas fitters about.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47There are many and they're training all the time.
0:01:47 > 0:01:51And it's probably the best profession I've been in, in my life.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52Isn't that interesting?
0:01:52 > 0:01:55But you haven't just written manuals for these characters, have you?
0:01:55 > 0:01:58I did write a whole series of children's books,
0:01:58 > 0:02:00including Fireman Sam,
0:02:00 > 0:02:01Inspector Gadget...
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- Did you really?- All sorts of interesting and exciting things like that.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07And they were very popular.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Well, still are, I guess.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12Rosy, I gather you have your father's writing talent?
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Indeed, yes. I don't write plumbing material,
0:02:14 > 0:02:16- but I work as a poet. - SHE LAUGHS
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- It says here you're a performance poet.- Yes.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23It's quite meaty. It doesn't always get understood in performance, I think.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27- But I like the way it sounds. - But you don't care?- No.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- You're performing it...- Indeed. - ..so that's the main thing.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Do you have to lock yourself away in a garret...
0:02:32 > 0:02:33SHE LAUGHS
0:02:33 > 0:02:35..to construct your necessary bits?
0:02:35 > 0:02:41Yes, I've been living alone for the last 28 years or so.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43This is a big adventure for me, being out in public!
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- Coming out at all?- Yeah.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48But that's not really true, is it? You've just come back from Russia.
0:02:48 > 0:02:49That's true, yes.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- You've been dashing about, going to Russia?- Yeah.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54And what were you up to there?
0:02:54 > 0:02:58I'm doing a PhD on the poet, Vladimir Mayakovsky,
0:02:58 > 0:03:02and so I was swotting up on a bit of language learning
0:03:02 > 0:03:04- whilst I was there.- As you do.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06SHE LAUGHS
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Does that mean you will be buying all Russian antiques
0:03:08 > 0:03:10to make a profit with today?
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Maybe. Maybe.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Maybe we'll have a look at some Russian dolls, or maybe... Oh, God - I can feel myself
0:03:17 > 0:03:18doing a Dad joke,
0:03:18 > 0:03:20we'll be just "Russian" around!
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Oh, I know! I was waiting for it.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25You've set me up
0:03:25 > 0:03:26and I fell into your trap!
0:03:26 > 0:03:29That's the joy of being a performance poetess, you see.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Yeah, maybe.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Anyway, turning to the Blues. How are you two?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- Good.- Very well.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38Murray, you've had a certain inspiration from a fireman?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40I suppose you could say that, yeah.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Thanks to Norman and his wonderful stories,
0:03:43 > 0:03:47after watching Fireman Sam, I decided to become a fireman
0:03:47 > 0:03:49and I have been for the past eight years.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50That's amazing, isn't it?
0:03:50 > 0:03:52- My work is done. - Source material, here.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55How lovely is that? Where do you do your "fireman-ing?"
0:03:55 > 0:03:56That's in Brighton.
0:03:56 > 0:03:57Is that a busy old place?
0:03:57 > 0:04:00It is. It's the busiest in East Sussex,
0:04:00 > 0:04:01so, yeah,
0:04:01 > 0:04:03it keeps us rushing round all hours.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Yes. "Russian" again.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06THEY LAUGH
0:04:06 > 0:04:10So, Murray, when you're not fighting fires, what do you like to do?
0:04:10 > 0:04:13When it's windy enough, I like to go kitesurfing.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15That is a dangerous sport, isn't it?
0:04:15 > 0:04:18- It can be. That's part of the fun. - Do you do it at Brighton?
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- Yeah.- Brilliant.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- If it's not so windy, I'll play some tennis.- Right.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27And amongst that, I'm training for the Brighton Marathon, in April.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28Well, good luck.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30What do you do, Adela?
0:04:30 > 0:04:36At the moment, I'm doing a course in teacher training in art and design.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39And I still do my jewellery. I'm a jeweller designer-maker.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Gosh, you're multi-talented, aren't you?
0:04:42 > 0:04:43And you have a love of antiques?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46I do, actually. I think that was mainly because of my dad.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50He, sort of, kind of, collects anything, really.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52All this has rubbed off on you?
0:04:52 > 0:04:53In a way, yeah.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Every time I go and see him, cos he lives in Athens now, he'll give me something.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Is that where you come from?
0:04:58 > 0:04:59No, I come from Albania.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- Do you?- Yeah, yeah.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03I've been in England for 12 years now.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Well, your accent is very English, I have to say.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07SHE LAUGHS
0:05:07 > 0:05:09So what will your tactics be today?
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- Make a lot of money.- Hopefully.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14I think just to have fun. We've been really looking forward to it.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18Now's the money moment. Here's your £300 apiece.
0:05:18 > 0:05:19You know the rules.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Your experts await and off you go!
0:05:22 > 0:05:25And very, very, very good luck. Fireman, eh?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Gosh, whatever next?
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Anita Manning, who's rarely lost for words,
0:05:30 > 0:05:32heads up the Red team today,
0:05:32 > 0:05:37while Mark Stacey's in the frame for the Blues.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- Look at the size of this place. - I know. It's massive!
0:05:43 > 0:05:45I don't know where we're going to start, do you?
0:05:45 > 0:05:46Actually, I don't know.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Now we're here at Ardingly,
0:05:49 > 0:05:52what we're going to do today is buy, buy, buy.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Bye-bye!
0:05:54 > 0:05:56I'd leave the poetry to Rosy,
0:05:56 > 0:05:57if I were you, Anita.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00Meanwhile, the Blue team are looking for a little piece of jewellery.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Are brooches popular at the moment?
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Depending on what it is. A lot of people don't... Well, you do jewellery.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Brooches aren't the most popular, are they, unless they're really stylish?
0:06:09 > 0:06:12I don't know. Brooches are quite popular amongst my friends, actually.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- Will your friends be at the auction? - No.- If we tell them.- Yeah.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18I wanted to bring many of them, but couldn't.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- No.- Maybe not. - I've seen better brooches.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25All right. Not too loud now.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27THEY LAUGH
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Come on, Adela.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Let's not be too rude. Talking of rude, look at what the Reds have spotted.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36- They're amazing.- You two, are you having a lovely day?
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Yeah. I don't know.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42Maybe it's so, if your partner's away, you can give them a fondle.
0:06:42 > 0:06:43HE LAUGHS
0:06:43 > 0:06:44We were just saying,
0:06:44 > 0:06:46this is like a pair of bum cheeks.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47They're beautifully formed!
0:06:47 > 0:06:49SHE LAUGHS
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Well, while the Reds are being plain "cheeky",
0:06:53 > 0:06:55at least the Blues are on the case.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58I really like that vase, that one over there.
0:06:58 > 0:07:02- Shall we go round and have a look? - It looks like it has some Egyptian...
0:07:02 > 0:07:03It does look Egyptian, doesn't it?
0:07:03 > 0:07:05It's quite nicely modelled, that, isn't it?
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- These are beautiful. - I don't know how old it is. Do you like it, Murray?
0:07:08 > 0:07:10I do like it, yeah. How much is it?
0:07:10 > 0:07:12It's very stylish, isn't it? How inexpensive is this?
0:07:12 > 0:07:14DEALER: I've got 25 on it.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- How much?! - 25, but you can have it for 20.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20For 20? Does it have any markings on it?
0:07:20 > 0:07:23If you look at the copper at the bottom, it is quite old.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25It's got a bit of age, I suppose.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Does it stand straight?
0:07:27 > 0:07:29It's got a bit of...
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- A bit of a wobble?- Yeah. It does put me off, actually, that.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Don't say that!
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- What d'you think? - I don't think it's too bad.- It's 20.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41I think 15 sounds better, because of the wobble.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- You can have it for 15. - Is that all right?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46You're a madam! Thank you.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49- That's a deal, then, is it? - I think that's a deal. - I think that's a deal.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52- Great, thanks very much. - Thank you very much.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Less than ten minutes on the clock,
0:07:55 > 0:07:57and the Blues have made a wobbly start,
0:07:57 > 0:07:59parting with 15 precious pounds.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Anita, meanwhile, is trying to tempt Rosy.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07What about that, Rosy?
0:08:07 > 0:08:09I know. I saw that. I like that a lot.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Textiles are doing well just now.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12Yeah.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15It's probably late-Victorian/early-Edwardian.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16I really like it.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18I actually am terrible
0:08:18 > 0:08:21for buying random, beautiful, falling-apart dresses,
0:08:21 > 0:08:24and have a house full of them. But this is great,
0:08:24 > 0:08:26because it won't end up in my house,
0:08:26 > 0:08:28and if we get stuck on an item later,
0:08:28 > 0:08:30we can take it out of the frame, and then we've got two!
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- SHE LAUGHS - How can we possibly fail?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Oh, this girl's good.
0:08:34 > 0:08:38Has it got any history or any provenance with it?
0:08:38 > 0:08:41DEALER: I just basically bought it as it is and here it is today.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46Would you be able to make us up a story about who wore that dress?
0:08:46 > 0:08:49For what occasion did she wear it?
0:08:49 > 0:08:52By the time of the auction, we'll have fabricated an entire history,
0:08:52 > 0:08:54and created all the documents for it,
0:08:54 > 0:08:57so it'll be an absolute rarity.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58Aw! You've got it in one!
0:08:58 > 0:09:00SHE LAUGHS
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Fabrication? Rosy should have been a journalist, not a poet.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06I quite like that stool there.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Oh, my God!
0:09:08 > 0:09:09I actually love that.
0:09:09 > 0:09:10Really love that.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16It's a shame it's actually missing the details.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19But you must look at the age. Is there any markings underneath there?
0:09:19 > 0:09:21No, I can't really...
0:09:21 > 0:09:22D'you know what it's made of?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24It's papier-mache.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25Oh, really? Is it?!
0:09:25 > 0:09:27And the sort of person or company
0:09:27 > 0:09:31you associate with this is a firm called Jennings & Betteridge.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- OK.- They were very good London makers.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38It's very unusual to see stools.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- It's a nice size.- It's lovely.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44Because, actually, what people would use this for today,
0:09:44 > 0:09:45is for putting their magazines on.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48- Ah!- It would be like a coffee table.- Yeah!
0:09:48 > 0:09:50What sort of year would you say it was?
0:09:50 > 0:09:52I would say this is about 1870.
0:09:52 > 0:09:53Wow!
0:09:53 > 0:09:55And this, I think, is possibly
0:09:55 > 0:09:56the original covering.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58So, that considered, the condition's not too bad.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01No. This is mother-of-pearl
0:10:01 > 0:10:04and then this gilt decoration. It is quite an unusual thing.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10Now here's a "textbook" lesson from Rosy, on how not to deal
0:10:10 > 0:10:11with a dealer. Watch this.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13And how much is it?
0:10:13 > 0:10:14DEALER: We have 150 on it,
0:10:14 > 0:10:17but I'm sure we could do a lot better on that.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18We could do a lot better on it?
0:10:18 > 0:10:20It's a lot of money.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21- Yeah.- It is.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24How much money do we have?
0:10:24 > 0:10:26Is it £300?
0:10:26 > 0:10:27- Ssh!- Oh!
0:10:27 > 0:10:28HE LAUGHS
0:10:28 > 0:10:30That's to last us the rest of our lives!
0:10:30 > 0:10:32That's not just for today.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36I can do it for £85 and you could buy it.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40We do like it, and we think it's a bit unusual.
0:10:40 > 0:10:41Yeah.
0:10:41 > 0:10:45I think 85 is a bargain,
0:10:45 > 0:10:48from 150 and that we should do it.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Do you not think so? Oh, God!
0:10:51 > 0:10:53No, I think we'll give you 20.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55SHE LAUGHS
0:10:55 > 0:10:5785 is too much.
0:10:57 > 0:10:58I don't know what I was thinking.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00THEY LAUGH
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Right. Move over, Rosy,
0:11:02 > 0:11:04and let the old pro, Anita, have a go instead.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Would you take 60 for it?
0:11:07 > 0:11:08I obviously couldn't.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10The lowest I could go would be £80.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12£80?
0:11:12 > 0:11:14I say, let's do it.
0:11:14 > 0:11:15I say, let's do it. You're a darling.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Thank you very much. Oh, wow!
0:11:18 > 0:11:21£80 spent, 15 minutes gone
0:11:21 > 0:11:24and that's the first item in the bag for the Reds.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26The Blues, meanwhile, are stalling
0:11:26 > 0:11:28on the stool. As you do.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31I think if I was putting that into auction,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33I would hope
0:11:33 > 0:11:35the auctioneer would think around the sort of £200-£300 mark.
0:11:35 > 0:11:36Really?!
0:11:36 > 0:11:38Yeah, because I think it's unusual.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Boxes can make £300 or £400.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44I think the key thing now is to try and find out from the dealer
0:11:44 > 0:11:47- how much he's asking for.- Yes!
0:11:47 > 0:11:48Let's have a look. Hello!
0:11:48 > 0:11:52Hi, there! We're interested in this item here.
0:11:52 > 0:11:54How much do you want for that one?
0:11:54 > 0:11:55- DEALER: 250, sir.- 250!
0:11:55 > 0:11:59I was really going to hope we could get it for under the £200?
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Can't do it, sir.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05Not even £200 and a kiss from the lovely Adela?
0:12:05 > 0:12:07SHE LAUGHS
0:12:07 > 0:12:09210, and that's it.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10210?
0:12:10 > 0:12:12That's only a kiss on the cheek, isn't it?
0:12:12 > 0:12:13HE LAUGHS
0:12:13 > 0:12:14It is a lovely object.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Unfortunately, it would use up most of our budget.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- Shall we come back? - Shall we have a think?
0:12:19 > 0:12:20I really like it.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22But we might see something...
0:12:22 > 0:12:24If we find something else good, for less money,
0:12:24 > 0:12:26we'll have the money left to come and get it.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29- Yeah.- D'you think that's a game plan?- Yeah.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31It's your game.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33I think that sounds like a plan.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35It might not stay, this is the problem. But it's up to you.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- We'll come back very shortly. - All right.- OK.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43Now, they could have asked the dealer to put the stool to one side,
0:12:43 > 0:12:45just for a few minutes.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Talking of minutes, 30 left.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Eye-eye.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Could you see us?
0:12:53 > 0:12:55THEY LAUGH
0:12:55 > 0:12:58It's so good, that all I see is a big blotch of red!
0:12:58 > 0:13:02So what d'you think? You have a look at it, tell me what you think.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05- DEALER: It's not a telescope. - What is it?
0:13:05 > 0:13:07A gun sight.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09It's a gun sight!
0:13:09 > 0:13:13Well, that just shows you how much I know about military stuff!
0:13:13 > 0:13:14It's extremely good as a telescope.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17- Well, it works as a telescope. - Good, big, heavy things.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20It's a good, substantial, big piece of militaria.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22It'll be worth its weight in bronze, anyway,
0:13:22 > 0:13:23Worth its weight in brass.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Can I make you on offer on this?
0:13:25 > 0:13:28DEALER: It's 28. You can have it or 25.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30NORMAN: Make it 18. 18's a good round figure.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32SHE LAUGHS
0:13:32 > 0:13:3418's a good round figure.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35DEALER: Sorry.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37NORMAN: Oh! What do we think of that, then?
0:13:37 > 0:13:39What about 20?
0:13:39 > 0:13:42- DEALER: You can have it for 20. - OK, thank you.
0:13:42 > 0:13:43NORMAN: What do you say?
0:13:43 > 0:13:45I think it's worth taking a punt on.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Well, I do, for 20 quid.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48Excellent. Let's do it, then.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51- Right, we'll have this. Thank you very much.- Well done.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- Two items that we both like... - Yeah.- Correct.
0:13:58 > 0:14:02- A girly sort of thing and a...? - A chappy sort of thing.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06We haven't spent a lot of money. We've got 200 left.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09And we've got tons of time!
0:14:09 > 0:14:14- Indeed.- I bet we're doing a lot better than old Stacey
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- and the old Blues. What do you think, guys?- Definitely. - There's a possibility.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22Now, Reds, don't get too cocky, cos those Blues are fighting fit, and bouncy.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26It's cold. I can't feel my toes.
0:14:26 > 0:14:27We need to set ourselves on fire.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- Yes. We do.- All right?
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- So, exercise. Come on, let's get moving. Come on.- OK.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- That's it.- Think money, think money. SHE LAUGHS
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- Is that good? Let's get off, then. - Cool.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41I'm not sure that aerobics is Mark's strength.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Perhaps he could do a workout on Anita and Norman's comedy routine, though.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49How much is your wee car, sir?
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Two-fifty? £2.50?
0:14:51 > 0:14:55If we make it snappy, we could look at that alligator.
0:14:55 > 0:14:56SHE LAUGHS
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Boys and girls, I think we're doing rather well.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03Under, "Items at auction - should very well sell."
0:15:03 > 0:15:04SHE LAUGHS
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- Do you like that one?- Oh, dear!
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Rubbish, isn't it?
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Stick to auctioneering, Anita. Your poetry is woeful.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17Going to stop frittering away our time.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19We've become complacent, having got our first two.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21- Ah, good point. - We need to knuckle down...
0:15:21 > 0:15:23Ah, but we were enjoying ourselves, Rosy.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Making terrible jokes, one after the other?
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- Anita Manning at the helm! - A cheap rhymester!
0:15:29 > 0:15:30And a hack with a knack.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32I despair.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34I'm going shopping alone.
0:15:34 > 0:15:35THEY LAUGH
0:15:39 > 0:15:41So, mutiny in the Red camp.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44A chance for the Blues to try and take the advantage,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47but with just one item in the bag, they're dithering.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Come on, Murray. You should be over the heads of these people.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52I'm struggling.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56The trouble is, we're going into just furniture here.
0:15:56 > 0:15:57Yeah.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00I don't think we're going to find anything.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- It's all big lumps of furniture, isn't it?- I agree.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- Shall we go back down? - I think we should.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08I think we need to head back down that way, honestly.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10I'm starting to think we should go back for that foot stool.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12What do you think?
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Yes. Actually, I've been thinking about it.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18It could be possibly our second item.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- I think so.- Really?- Let's go and see.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Are you going to take the plunge?
0:16:22 > 0:16:26- I think so.- I think so. - I think so. A plan, at last.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28But will the stool still be there?
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- Was it this way, or was it that way? - I think it's that way.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33The Blues are starting to look a little lost.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35Big places, these antiques fairs.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39DOLEFUL VIOLIN MUSIC
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Don't know any more. Alone in the world.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51All right, I give up now. Come and join me again.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54OK, Norman. Let's go. She's lost without us.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56THEY LAUGH
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Mutiny in the Red camp abandoned.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01With just over ten minutes remaining,
0:17:01 > 0:17:03the Blues are might relieved
0:17:03 > 0:17:05to find their stool.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09Right, guys. He hasn't sold it.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11- No.- So there may be a bit of room for negotiation.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- Hopefully.- Go and have a word.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Is he going to be good at this, do you think?
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Hi, there...
0:17:21 > 0:17:22I think Murray's got his own ways.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- Has he?- Yeah, yeah.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28He's very polite, though.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- He is very polite.- He's very polite.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34It doesn't look good at the moment, does it?
0:17:34 > 0:17:36Any luck, Murray?
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- I got it down to 210.- 210?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40- That was the original. - I know that's what it was!
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- He's not going to budge. - Well done, he's got it down to 210.
0:17:44 > 0:17:49- OK.- I reckon 210 is the best you're going to get.- You've done well.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50What do you think?
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Would you like to take a risk on it for that?
0:17:52 > 0:17:54- Let's take a risk.- Should we?
0:17:54 > 0:17:56I've taken many risks in life and it's gone rather well.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58- Has it?- Yeah.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02- I'm liking your style. - Let's do it.- Yes!
0:18:02 > 0:18:07- You've got yourself a deal. - Cool. Yay! Right, 210.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Gosh, that's the most expensive thing I've ever kind of offered.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Now what?
0:18:12 > 0:18:15We've only got ten minutes to go and I'm in a spending mood.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17Let's go. Let's go buy.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20So, the Blues have finally stopped dithering over the stool
0:18:20 > 0:18:24and their second buy has filled them with confidence.
0:18:24 > 0:18:26I think we've got a good chance of beating the Reds,
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- especially with the stool. Do you? - Mind you, we haven't seen them.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31They may have discovered a part of the fair we're not aware of...
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- Oh! Maybe. - ..where everything's discounted.
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- Maybe we should go and have a look. - Yeah.- Let's do it.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38We should go hunt for them and for our third item.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- Yeah, and maybe Mark. Where has he got to?- Yeah.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43I know precisely where the Reds are -
0:18:43 > 0:18:48they're looking at a Victorian bosun's whistle. That's a nautical whistle, to you and me.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51- Are there any marks on it that you can see?- Have a wee look.
0:18:51 > 0:18:58- But I do like the idea of it having this little easel frame.- Yeah.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- Don't you?- Yeah, I do.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03WHISTLING
0:19:03 > 0:19:05- Well, it works.- Aye-aye, sir.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Hello, sailor.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12I know. But I do think that that's interesting.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Well, I like the idea of it more than I like it itself, I think.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Because, um...
0:19:19 > 0:19:22But then maybe liking the idea of it is enough to start liking it
0:19:22 > 0:19:25itself, like when you start going out with someone
0:19:25 > 0:19:27you don't really like very much.
0:19:27 > 0:19:32I tell you, she gets convoluted, that woman. Good heavens.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34You just hope for the best.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37So, you start going out with somebody that you don't like.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41Cos the idea seems like a good one
0:19:41 > 0:19:44- and you hope the reality might catch on.- That's my daughter.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45Run that past me again, Rosy?
0:19:45 > 0:19:48In fact, don't, you haven't got the time.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Buck up.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53- What do you think of these pieces? - I really like them, actually.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56Especially that. It's got that little detail.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Well, we've got similar-type items here. That's kind of like
0:19:59 > 0:20:04a preserve spoon, you know, for jams or marmalades.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- And this is a cake slice.- Yeah.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10They're not English. They look to me... Those little marks...
0:20:10 > 0:20:14- They're continental silver.- OK. - They're quite pretty, aren't they?
0:20:14 > 0:20:15They're really pretty.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17And they are reasonable quality.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21And while the Blues are sensibly concentrating on quality,
0:20:21 > 0:20:23the Reds are simply wasting their last few minutes
0:20:23 > 0:20:25talking about I know not what.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28So, you go out with someone that you don't like...
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Do you like the idea of going out with...just going out?
0:20:32 > 0:20:38Or do you like the idea of going out with that person,
0:20:38 > 0:20:39even though you don't like them?
0:20:39 > 0:20:42I like the idea of going out with this person,
0:20:42 > 0:20:46- but I'm not so sure I like the lines of their body. - Have we got time for this, fellas?
0:20:46 > 0:20:48But I'm also aware that we are running out of time
0:20:48 > 0:20:49and I need a wee.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53So, with that in mind, perhaps we should just buy whatever we see
0:20:53 > 0:20:55and hope for the best.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Thanks for that detail, Rosy. And you're right,
0:20:58 > 0:21:02time is running out - four minutes and counting.
0:21:02 > 0:21:07This one is 40, that one is 24, so that's 64 for the two.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10If I was putting those into auction, I'd probably put an estimate
0:21:10 > 0:21:13of something like £50 to £80 or something.
0:21:13 > 0:21:17- We're kind of in the middle.- Let's see if there's room for movement.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- How much should we request?- Shall I go have a word with them?- Yes.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- Are you happy with me to do that? - Yeah, let's do it.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26- Stay there and I'll come back.- OK.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Don't be too long, Mark. Three minutes left on the old clock.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32I like the fact that it has this little frame.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35Crikey, Reds, get a move on.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38And it's quite nice that it's shaped like a little anchor.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- It's not silver.- The only thing I don't like about it,
0:21:41 > 0:21:44actually, I'm afraid to say, is the 45 quid.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46We're running out of money, you see.
0:21:46 > 0:21:52Could you do 30 and we'll give you a smacker on the mouth?
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- Or the notion of one, anyway. - That's...that's not how you do it.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00- Oh, is that not how we do it? - "Give you a smack on the mouth
0:22:00 > 0:22:02"if you don't give it cheaper."
0:22:02 > 0:22:06- No, a smacker, not a smack. - A smacker?
0:22:06 > 0:22:09Oh, a smacker! Oh, that's right, sorry.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12No, it's funny, I was just thinking about going out
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- with people you didn't like. - What do you think of me?
0:22:15 > 0:22:18Mark, we've got ten minutes, buddy.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23Tick-tock, tick-tock.
0:22:23 > 0:22:26- I say we go for it.- I think so, too.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28I think that it's worth taking a chance on.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30- I think we should go for it. - Are we all in agreement?- Yes.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Let's go for it. That's our third item. Yes!
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Woo-hoo!
0:22:36 > 0:22:37Stunner!
0:22:39 > 0:22:42- That was a smacker. - That was a smacker, not a smack.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46Oh! Despite talking a right load of baloney,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49the Reds have managed to buy their three items
0:22:49 > 0:22:50with just a minute to spare.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53One minute, Mark.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- Mark, one minute, how's it looking? - How's it looking?
0:22:56 > 0:23:01Well, he came down to 55, but then I managed to get him down to 50.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03That's good enough.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- Yeah, that's fine. - Are you happy with that?
0:23:05 > 0:23:09- I'm happy with that.- Then we've got our third item, all right?- Yay! Woo!
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Time's up. Talk about cutting it fine.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16I'm so happy, really excited. We're going to beat the Reds.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18- Cup of tea?- Absolutely.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20- It's on me.- I'm freezing.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21Oh, my God!
0:23:21 > 0:23:24We're away, we're away!
0:23:24 > 0:23:25Where's the fire, then?
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Now, let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31First up, Rosy and Norman spent £80 on a Victorian dress
0:23:31 > 0:23:34mounted in a frame, as you do.
0:23:35 > 0:23:40Norman then targeted a WWII brass gun sight for £20.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44And with just seconds to spare,
0:23:44 > 0:23:47they snapped up a Victorian bosun's whistle for £40.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Don't you go telling me you're fagged out. Are you fagged out?
0:23:51 > 0:23:54I am fagged out. I am fagged, yes. Indeed, I am, Tim.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- Well, you've had a good run, which is great.- We did.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59- You spent altogether £140. - Yes, that's correct.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03- OK, who's got the £160? - I do.- OK. Please may I have it?
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Thank you. You don't like giving this back at all, do you?
0:24:06 > 0:24:08- You can tell. - Really goes against the grain.
0:24:08 > 0:24:10- I think it must be a girl thing. - Absolutely.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13I think it's a making a living as a poet thing.
0:24:13 > 0:24:17- Money in my hand?- Quite. Passing it to somebody else, methinks.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20Straight to you, there, Anita. It doesn't stay with me for very long.
0:24:20 > 0:24:21What will you do with it?
0:24:21 > 0:24:27I know exactly what I want to buy, the problem is finding it.
0:24:27 > 0:24:32Ah! Has that not always been thus? Anyway, go and relax, team.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Thank you very much, Anita.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought?
0:24:36 > 0:24:41The Blue team opened their shop, spending £15 on a brass jardiniere
0:24:41 > 0:24:42with a wobbly base.
0:24:44 > 0:24:49Then, after endless dithering, they finally bought the stool for £210.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Wow! And with time running out,
0:24:52 > 0:24:56they spent £50 on a silver preserve spoon and cake slice.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Nice!
0:24:58 > 0:25:02- Well done. I'm really pleased with the things we've bought. - Yeah, me too, actually.
0:25:02 > 0:25:03I think it's so nice
0:25:03 > 0:25:07when a team just congratulate themselves all the time.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10It's so modest, too, it's just brilliant.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13- What'll bring your biggest profit? - Um...- We're hoping the foot stool.
0:25:13 > 0:25:14We're hoping that,
0:25:14 > 0:25:16because that was the one where we spent the most money.
0:25:16 > 0:25:18Main investment.
0:25:18 > 0:25:22- How much did you spend all around? - A massive 275.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25- That is such a good amount. £275, that is marvellous.- Nearly all.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28£25 of leftover lolly then somewhere, please.
0:25:28 > 0:25:32- That'll be me. - OK. £25 of leftover lolly.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- Quite a thin, little offering for you then, Mark.- It is, Tim,
0:25:35 > 0:25:37but you know what?
0:25:37 > 0:25:40It's much easier to find something for 25 quid than it is
0:25:40 > 0:25:42when there's lots of money, cos it gives you too much choices.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Now I've got to beg the dealers to let me have something.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47Good luck with that. Meanwhile,
0:25:47 > 0:25:50we're heading to the west of England, actually to Bristol.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52Ooh-ah!
0:25:53 > 0:25:58The Wills Memorial Building is one of Bristol's most famous
0:25:58 > 0:26:02landmarks, and it dominates the city's skyline.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05It was designed by local architect George Oatley,
0:26:05 > 0:26:10seen here in the centre, at the opening ceremony in 1925.
0:26:10 > 0:26:15It was commissioned in 1912 by the Wills family
0:26:15 > 0:26:19in honour of Henry Overton Wills, who not only was
0:26:19 > 0:26:24a benefactor to the university, but he also the first chancellor.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28His instruction to Oatley, the architect, was,
0:26:28 > 0:26:31"Build it big and build it to last."
0:26:32 > 0:26:39The tower is reinforced concrete faced with Bath and Clipsham stone.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44It's 215 feet tall and topped with an octagonal lantern.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47But today, I haven't come to have a look at the architecture,
0:26:47 > 0:26:49I've come to say hello to George.
0:26:49 > 0:26:55Hello, George! Or Great George, as he is affectionately known.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58When architect George Oatley was a boy,
0:26:58 > 0:27:01he often stayed in Oxford and loved to hear the resounding chime
0:27:01 > 0:27:05of Big Tom, the Christ Church College bell.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09He wanted something similar for his majestic gothic tower in Bristol.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12And the bell was the result.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16It was cast in Loughborough in 1924.
0:27:16 > 0:27:21It's made of bell metal, which is an alloy of copper and tin.
0:27:21 > 0:27:26Currently, this bell is the sixth largest in the country,
0:27:26 > 0:27:31being about 6'8" tall and 8'4" wide.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35When it is tolled, it can be heard some 12 miles away.
0:27:35 > 0:27:41The bell was named George after George Wills, one of its patrons,
0:27:41 > 0:27:46George Oatley, the architect, and King George V,
0:27:46 > 0:27:50who officially opened the Wills Memorial building in 1925.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54But what makes Big George really special is that it is
0:27:54 > 0:28:00the only one of the large bells that you can ring like this, manually.
0:28:00 > 0:28:06And it is only normally rung on the death of a monarch,
0:28:06 > 0:28:09a special occasion like the Queen Mum's 100th birthday
0:28:09 > 0:28:13and the death of a chancellor here at the University.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14But today,
0:28:14 > 0:28:20we are going to be allowed to ring it for Bargain Hunt.
0:28:38 > 0:28:43But ordinarily, every day of the week, this bell is struck
0:28:43 > 0:28:46to tell the city of Bristol what the time is,
0:28:46 > 0:28:48but not swung like that.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52What happens is that enormous hammer over there is activated
0:28:52 > 0:28:56mechanically and it will give it a dong from outside.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- And I make it... Oh, my gosh! - BELL TOLLS
0:29:12 > 0:29:17Well, isn't that extraordinary? Have your seen anything like it?
0:29:17 > 0:29:20It is ginormous for a kickoff.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23I had no idea that that massive clapper
0:29:23 > 0:29:27would move so slowly and create that incredible noise.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30And if you would put your hand on it right now,
0:29:30 > 0:29:33you can feel that for about two minutes
0:29:33 > 0:29:37after it has stopped, it continues reverberating.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39Let's hope today, over at the auction,
0:29:39 > 0:29:42our teams are going to make equally big noises.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Hey? What's that you say?
0:29:55 > 0:29:58Well, as a special treat, we have come east, to Kent,
0:29:58 > 0:30:02to the Canterbury Auction Galleries, for our sale today,
0:30:02 > 0:30:04with Anthony Pratt, proprietor and auctioneer.
0:30:04 > 0:30:08- Hello, Anthony.- Good to have you here.- Norman and Rosie are excited.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Their first item is this morning dress, wedding dress,
0:30:11 > 0:30:14- whatever it is. - I would think it is a wedding dress.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17- Rather usual to mount it in a frame like that.- Isn't it just?
0:30:17 > 0:30:20- Is that about 1900 in date? - Yes, I think so, absolutely.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- We put £60 to £80.- OK. £80 paid.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26That is in the frame, so to speak.
0:30:26 > 0:30:30Next, something completely different, the militaria sighting scope.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32Nice quality, beautifully made.
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- But sadly, not the best of conditions.- Dated 1940.
0:30:35 > 0:30:40So, there is an important part of our historical past.
0:30:40 > 0:30:41Absolutely.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44So, what service this thing saw is anybody's business, isn't it?
0:30:44 > 0:30:46What do you think it is worth, Tony?
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- We have only put £30 to £40 on it. - Well, they only paid £20.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52And then we've got this oddball combo, haven't we?
0:30:52 > 0:30:57A bosun's whistle, plated, with a brass stand.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59I don't think they have a life together.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03I think the anchor is a watch stand, to hang a pocket watch.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06On that little hook. Oh, I see, yes.
0:31:06 > 0:31:09What are the two things going to be likely to bring, Tony?
0:31:09 > 0:31:10£20 to £30 we put on them.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13OK, fine. Well, they paid 40. They're not so far off.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17It will all depend really on how well the dress does.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20On that basis, they may need the bonus buy.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22In which case, we better go have a look at it.
0:31:22 > 0:31:27Rosie, Norman, you spent £140. You gave Anita Manning 160.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30Anita, what did you spend it on?
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Well, these chaps are both writers,
0:31:32 > 0:31:36and there was only one thing that I had to buy.
0:31:36 > 0:31:42And that was a little Victorian propelling pencil.
0:31:43 > 0:31:50What do you think about it? It's silver, Birmingham, late 1800s.
0:31:50 > 0:31:51Do you like it?
0:31:51 > 0:31:55- I really like it.- I do. - It's very cool.- Can I take it now?
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Was it a bargain?
0:31:58 > 0:32:00Well, I hope so.
0:32:00 > 0:32:05I paid £40 for it, which is not too dear and not too cheap.
0:32:05 > 0:32:06I like the condition of it
0:32:06 > 0:32:10and it might carry through for a couple of pounds profit.
0:32:10 > 0:32:11Anyway, lovely little thing.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Right now, though, for the audience,
0:32:13 > 0:32:16let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Anita's scribe.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20- Well, isn't that sweet? - It's beautiful.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22A good quality Victorian silver pencil
0:32:22 > 0:32:26and with the bloodstone set, seal to the end.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29Not cut, but still good quality stone there.
0:32:29 > 0:32:30How much do you think?
0:32:30 > 0:32:33We've put 30 to 40, probably a little bit of a mean estimate.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35You have just done that to tempt them, haven't you?
0:32:35 > 0:32:37Well, of course.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40- That's what auctions are about. - Anyway, Anita paid 40.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44With any luck, you will tempt someone to pay 50 or 60 for it,
0:32:44 > 0:32:47- and everybody will be delighted. - We'll hope so.- We'll hope so.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.
0:32:49 > 0:32:53Their first item is the bulbous jardiniere,
0:32:53 > 0:32:57which I have to say is one of the most hideous examples
0:32:57 > 0:33:00I've ever seen. I mean, who is going to want to buy that?
0:33:00 > 0:33:03It is not the best example, but it has a charm about it.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06You can imagine some soldier or sailor coming back through
0:33:06 > 0:33:08the Suez Canal and being stopped by some Egyptian
0:33:08 > 0:33:11and sold this wonderful, antique jardiniere.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13OK, fine, I take it all back, it has got some charm.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15I'm wrong, you're right. How much?
0:33:15 > 0:33:19- It is only worth £20 to £30. - That's OK. They only paid £15.
0:33:19 > 0:33:23- Good buy, then.- Next is the stool. Would you make of that, Tony?
0:33:23 > 0:33:24I think it is good quality.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26It's not papier-mache, it is a lacquer,
0:33:26 > 0:33:28which was made to go with papier-mache furniture.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30But it's lacquered beech wood.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33But this is a nice example. Sadly, it has had a very hard life.
0:33:33 > 0:33:35- It is just a bit tired.- Yeah.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Because of the condition, I've been rather mean. It's £50 to £80.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43£50 to £80? Yes, OK. Well, they spent £210.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46Personally, I think they spent far too much on it.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49That is a big old hole to recover from.
0:33:49 > 0:33:53And their last item is the cake slice and the little jam spoon.
0:33:53 > 0:33:54Probably German.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57Probably early 20th century. But they are reasonable quality.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00I've only put £20 to £30 on it. Again, a little on the mean side.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- What, you think they might bring 40 to 60?- It might, on a good day.
0:34:04 > 0:34:06It will need to, because they paid £50.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10Because they are in such deep trouble with that stool.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14- Yes.- They are going to need that bonus buy, it's almost guaranteed.
0:34:14 > 0:34:16What did Mark find?
0:34:17 > 0:34:22- Now, Murray, Adela, you gave Mark only £25.- Only.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26A miserable amount of money for the man to go and find a stellar object.
0:34:26 > 0:34:27What did you find?
0:34:27 > 0:34:31Well, Murray, could you just help me? It's rather heavy. Just...
0:34:31 > 0:34:34- Ta-dah!- Goodness!- It is something completely different.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37It's a doorstop, cast iron. It's quite heavy.
0:34:37 > 0:34:41- Wow.- In the form of an admiral. - Brilliant.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45- And most of Kent is surrounded by water.- Exactly.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49A lot of marine history in Kent and I thought this might go down.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51I paid just £20 for it.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53I'd be very disappointed if it didn't make £30, £40.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55There is a chance of a profit.
0:34:55 > 0:34:59- I just love the fact that it is a doorstop.- Everybody needs one.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01- Every home needs one. - Everyone needs one.- Yeah.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05I tried to find a farmer, but I could not find a farmer doorstop.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- Anyway, it's a uniform, isn't it?- Exactly.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12You decide later, after the sale of your first three items.
0:35:12 > 0:35:13Right now, for the audience at home,
0:35:13 > 0:35:18let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of Mark's doorstop.
0:35:18 > 0:35:22Well, Tony, this is a weighty issue for you to consider.
0:35:22 > 0:35:24It is nice quality. This is a useful item.
0:35:24 > 0:35:26Victorian. It is a good-looking thing.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Cast iron.
0:35:28 > 0:35:29- Not worth a great deal, is it? - £10 to £15.
0:35:29 > 0:35:31Well, that is a tempting one again, isn't it?
0:35:31 > 0:35:35Mark spent £20 of his £25, and he really rates him.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37We'll see later on.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40We certainly will. Quite a challenge. Thank you, Tony.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52Now, you two literary greats, you have produced a little poem for us.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55- This is true.- Is it?- Yeah. - Can we have a rendition?
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Of course.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01"Rosie likes this, Anita likes that.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03"I am rather taken by an old top hat.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07"But madness takes over and now we pin our hope
0:36:07 > 0:36:11"on a whistle, a frock and an old telescope."
0:36:11 > 0:36:15- I love it. Isn't he clever, your old man?- He's very clever.- Very clever.
0:36:15 > 0:36:18- This is exciting, isn't it? Are you excited?- I'm excited.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20I'm excited. We're all excited.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24First item, then, is the frock in a frame, and here it comes.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Lot 90A is the Victorian embroidered
0:36:26 > 0:36:28brown silk and lace wedding dress.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30Decorative item here, Lot 90A.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- It looks beautiful. - 50 I have. 55? 55.
0:36:33 > 0:36:3660. 65. 70.
0:36:36 > 0:36:4075. 80. 85.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43Selling at £80, bid standing by the door there. On £80.
0:36:43 > 0:36:47Oh! Wiped its face. That's not right.
0:36:47 > 0:36:51- Anyway, better than losing money, isn't that?- Absolutely.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54It wiped its face. It could have done more, though, couldn't it?
0:36:54 > 0:36:55Anyway, here comes the rifle sight.
0:36:55 > 0:37:0090B is the World War II rifle sight.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01£30. 20 then?
0:37:01 > 0:37:04- I can't take the stress. - Second World War.
0:37:04 > 0:37:0620 on the Internet, I have. 25 where?
0:37:06 > 0:37:0825. £30, Internet.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12- 35. 40.- Lovely. This is a proper job.
0:37:12 > 0:37:13Selling at 35.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Bid is now in the room.
0:37:15 > 0:37:1735 pounds, plus 15.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Let's not sniff at that.
0:37:19 > 0:37:2190C.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25The Victorian bosun's whistle and the plated anchor watch stand.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27£20. 20?
0:37:27 > 0:37:3220 I have. 25 where? 25 on the Internet.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35- 25 on the Internet, go Internet!- 35, Internet.
0:37:35 > 0:37:3835. Who is 40? Selling at 35. The bid is now on the Internet.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41All in at £35.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43Which is minus five pounds.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46I know it is a mistake, but there we go, we are still plus ten.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49That is a five pounds lead each.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51- That is an achievement.- Indeed.
0:37:51 > 0:37:55Aren't they good? So good.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Well done. What a relief!
0:37:57 > 0:37:59Now, what are we going to do with the silver pencil?
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- We're going to go with it cos it's really cool.- It is.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05We are going with the bonus buy, and here it comes.
0:38:05 > 0:38:0795A, the Victorian silver propelling pencil,
0:38:07 > 0:38:08set with a bloodstone.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10£30?
0:38:10 > 0:38:12£30 I have. 35.
0:38:12 > 0:38:1440. 45. 50.
0:38:14 > 0:38:1555. 60. 65.
0:38:15 > 0:38:19- Going to the Belgian.- 75. 80. 85.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23- It is the mighty Manning again. - Selling at £85.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27- Bid's in the middle. All done at £85 then.- Go! £85.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30That's why she does what she does so beautifully.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Plus £45 on that. You had ten before.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37- You are plus £55.- Fantastic! - Are you happy?- Fantastic!
0:38:37 > 0:38:40That's good, isn't it? Don't say a thing to the Blues, OK?
0:38:40 > 0:38:41Not a word.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43That could be a winning score, it ought to be.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- Fantastic result, Anita, thank you. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57- So, kids, been talking to the Reds? - No.- No?
0:38:57 > 0:39:00- Did you see them when they went past?- Yeah.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04- Did they look happy or sad? - I couldn't tell.- Could you not?
0:39:04 > 0:39:07- No.- Their poker face was hard to read.- Well, they are writers.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10They are writers, so it is always tough. Anyway, jolly good.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13We don't want to know, actually, that's why we keep you separated.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17This great crowd of bidders will ultimately decide it all.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20First up, though, is your bulbous jardiniere,
0:39:20 > 0:39:21and here it comes.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24110A, the Near Eastern brass bulbous jardiniere.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28- Egyptian one. We have two bids. We'll start at £40.- No!
0:39:28 > 0:39:31- That's brilliant!- 45 someone?
0:39:31 > 0:39:32We all done then? No further bid?
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Selling at 40 then.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39£40 is plus £25. And you haven't even winked.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42110B, the Victorian black lacquer rectangular stool.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45A large dressing stool. We have a bid of £80.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47I love it.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51- 85 for someone? 90 on the Internet now. 100?- Yep.- And 10?
0:39:51 > 0:39:53110. 120 on the Internet now.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57- 130?- Thank goodness for the Internet.- Go on!
0:39:57 > 0:40:01I have a bid of 130 on the Internet. 140 anyone?
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Selling at 130 then.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08£130. Sorry, chaps, that is minus 80.
0:40:08 > 0:40:09That is minus £80.
0:40:09 > 0:40:14110C is a silver metal cake slice and a preserve spoon. £30?
0:40:14 > 0:40:18- 20 to start. Let's get it going. - I don't like the look of this.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21110C. 20 I have. 25.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22£30?
0:40:24 > 0:40:28- 30 on the Internet. 35. - Go Internet.- £40?
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Selling for 35, the bid is in the room now.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34£35 is minus £15.
0:40:34 > 0:40:39You were minus £55, you are now minus... 55, 60. You're minus 70.
0:40:39 > 0:40:44- You're minus £70 overall. - It's fine.
0:40:44 > 0:40:46- It's fine.- "It's fine."
0:40:46 > 0:40:49It's not fine at all, it's a tragedy.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51It's that bloody stool, that's what did it.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Anyway, what about the doorstop?
0:40:53 > 0:40:55- Are you going to have a punt? - Shall we go for it?
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Yeah, we are going to go for it.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01- I love it, don't you? Youthful enthusiasm.- Yes!
0:41:01 > 0:41:03- You're going to go with it, yes? - Let's do it.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05115A, the cast-iron doorstop
0:41:05 > 0:41:06in the form of Lord Nelson.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10We have a commission bid, starting at £45. 50 where?
0:41:10 > 0:41:12£45!
0:41:12 > 0:41:15- 50.- Brilliant!
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Selling at £50, the bid is in the room there.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19We have £50 then.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- Thank you. - That made up for the stool.
0:41:22 > 0:41:23£50!
0:41:23 > 0:41:28£50! £50 is plus £30.
0:41:28 > 0:41:32You clever... See? Wiley Welsh.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Oh, my gosh! Anyway, there we go.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39That means, overall, you are only minus a miserable £40.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43- Oh, well.- That's nothing, is it? - Nothing.- Barely a ripple.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45Anyway, don't say a thing to the Reds.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47It could be a winning score. All will be revealed in a moment.
0:41:47 > 0:41:49- Thank you.- Brilliant.
0:41:57 > 0:42:02I do love it when both of our experts turn in substantial,
0:42:02 > 0:42:03steaming profits.
0:42:03 > 0:42:06So, we have to congratulate both of our experts
0:42:06 > 0:42:10today for turning in their bonus buy expected profit.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12But what has that done for the overall score?
0:42:12 > 0:42:14- You been chatting? No?- No.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Nobody knows who is marginally ahead marginally behind.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19And I am afraid today the runners-up are,
0:42:19 > 0:42:22because we don't have losers anymore on Bargain Hunt,
0:42:22 > 0:42:25- The Blues.- Oh! - Quite crushingly and sadly,
0:42:25 > 0:42:28you finished up with a total of minus 40,
0:42:28 > 0:42:30- which is not right, is it?- No.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32- We have seen worse, though. - We have seen worse.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34You won't give up? You are going to stick at it?
0:42:34 > 0:42:36- Yeah.- Keep bargain hunting.- Yes.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39As long as we are spending other people's money.
0:42:39 > 0:42:43Is that how it is? Anyway, so nice to have you on the show.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44And I hope you have enjoyed your time.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47The victors today are actually going to go home with cash.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50They are going home with £55.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52Look at Rosie's face, is she pleased!
0:42:52 > 0:42:55Several years worth of income for a poet.
0:42:55 > 0:42:58Well, isn't that lovely?
0:42:58 > 0:43:00- Not much per line at the moment?- No.
0:43:00 > 0:43:01Lovely to see you on the show.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05In fact, join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?
0:43:05 > 0:43:06ALL: Yes!
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