0:00:05 > 0:00:10Today we're in Stafford, once the home to a thriving shoe industry.
0:00:10 > 0:00:17The big question today is will our teams be putting their best foot forward? Let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:47 > 0:00:54Our contestants will be running round the Prestwood Centre at the Staffordshire County Showground.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59First, a quick reminder of the rules. Each team gets £300 and an hour to shop for three items.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03The team wins that brings the biggest profit.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06So what are we waiting for? Let's get on with it.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12Coming up: our Red team doesn't always see eye to eye.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- I quite like...- The vase? Horrible.
0:01:15 > 0:01:21- I'd like to have a look at it. We always do what you want to do. - No, I think it's hideous.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24You two are terrible! Come on!
0:01:24 > 0:01:28And the Blues find themselves well and truly under the thumb.
0:01:28 > 0:01:34- We should go for that.- You like it? - And then it's your decision next. - I will let you have it.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Did you hear that? Goodbye!
0:01:37 > 0:01:41OK, quick march. Let's get on with the show.
0:01:41 > 0:01:48On today's teams we have two couples. For the Reds, we've got Richard and Gary.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51- And for the Blues, Ian and Sarah. Welcome.- Hello!
0:01:51 > 0:01:55- Lovely to see you. Richard, you're in retail.- At the moment, yes.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58But that's not all you've ever done.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03I used to work on the cruise ships in my younger, thinner days as lead singer/dancer.
0:02:03 > 0:02:08The people on the cruises are very appreciative of live entertainment.
0:02:08 > 0:02:15They are extremely. We now go on cruises regularly and I was a bit wary when I first went, not working,
0:02:15 > 0:02:20- but I absolutely love it. All we do is go cruising.- On boats.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25- On boats!- Good. Let's get this quite clear.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27- Totally different meaning.- Yeah.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Talking of the other half, what do you get up to?
0:02:31 > 0:02:35- I work as a carnival artist. - What does that mean?
0:02:35 > 0:02:39It's a bit weird. I use recycled supermarket shopping trolleys
0:02:39 > 0:02:43- and make big, 3D, push-along sculptures.- As a job of work?!
0:02:43 > 0:02:47- It's a job.- You get paid to do this? - I do, yeah.- That's amazing!
0:02:47 > 0:02:53- These structures people wheel along at carnivals?- They do. - Hence you're a carnival artist.
0:02:53 > 0:02:59- Has anybody else cribbed it? - A few people, but they're nowhere as good as I am!
0:02:59 > 0:03:03- That's modesty for you! - Well, it's true.
0:03:03 > 0:03:09- Thank you very much for joining us. Now you two lovebirds.- Hello! - How are you?- Good, thank you.
0:03:09 > 0:03:14- What do you do, Sarah?- I'm a teacher of children with profound learning difficulties.
0:03:14 > 0:03:19- That's the difficult end of teaching.- It's challenging, but very rewarding.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Tell me about this roller derby.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27Roller derby is one of the fastest growing sports in the UK.
0:03:27 > 0:03:33It's a women's full contact sport. There's two teams and you have five skaters on each team.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37One player is allocated as a scoring player
0:03:37 > 0:03:40and you score points by passing players on the other side.
0:03:40 > 0:03:45- You need to stop the opposing score player.- You tackle them?- Yeah.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49It sounds pretty kind of hairy. Ever damaged yourself?
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- Just bruises.- Just bruises.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- Ian, you're a support engineer. - I am, yeah.
0:03:54 > 0:04:02- But you'd rather do something else? - I've always wanted to be a radio or TV presenter.- Fancy Bargain Hunt?
0:04:02 > 0:04:06- Why not?- You'd better have a bit of a go today!
0:04:06 > 0:04:13- So where's the broadcasting ambition taking you now?- At the moment we film roller derby!- Do you?
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- Is that where you met?- Yes. - How sweet.
0:04:16 > 0:04:22We broadcast all the teams all over the UK all over the world and get quite a large audience.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25How many people are doing this?
0:04:25 > 0:04:31It's quite a lot. It's mainly large in America, but is getting quite big in the UK now.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36- There's loads of leagues in the UK. - Gosh. We're going to have fun!
0:04:36 > 0:04:42Here's £300 apiece, which is our money, not yours. It's there to spend. Your experts await!
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Off you go. And very, very, very good luck. Roller derby, eh?
0:04:46 > 0:04:49This could be something for me.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52# You've gotta roll with it... #
0:04:52 > 0:04:57Taking the Red team for a spin today we have David Harper.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02And sounding a call to arms for the Blues, it's Jonathan Pratt.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10We've got lots to choose from. What are you after?
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- Something a bit quirky.- Quirky.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15What are we looking for, guys?
0:05:15 > 0:05:18- Possibly something Art Deco.- Right.
0:05:18 > 0:05:25We're looking for something where if we like it, everyone will like it.
0:05:25 > 0:05:31Look! It just gets bigger! Can you see? It's such an amazing amount of stuff.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- Let's get our skates on!- Indeed.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35One hour.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43- I quite like... Is that an army jacket?- A safari coat.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47A safari coat! You need the hat, though.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49You need a pith helmet, don't you?
0:05:49 > 0:05:54Then you can take the pith. No, let's not get that one.
0:05:54 > 0:06:00- Let's have a look over here, guys. It's so busy, we have to find a stall where we can get in.- OK.
0:06:00 > 0:06:05- Now then, have we got anything on here?- I quite like that box.
0:06:05 > 0:06:11- OK. Let's have a look at this box. Do we like it because it's Art Deco? - No, it's not.- Well done.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14You said it was and you collect Art Deco!
0:06:14 > 0:06:17That looks earlier than Art Deco.
0:06:17 > 0:06:22What sort of date would you say? Don't look at the ticket. You can't cheat.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27- That's mother of pearl in there. - Yes, but how old is it?
0:06:27 > 0:06:33- Late-Victorian, I would say. - Well, eventually he commits. Is he right, though?
0:06:33 > 0:06:36I will go yes with that.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- You are right. You are right. - How much is it?
0:06:40 > 0:06:42220.
0:06:42 > 0:06:47- That's a lot of money, isn't it? - It's nearly everything!- No, no.
0:06:47 > 0:06:51- Definitely not.- Maybe we should look at the price in future
0:06:51 > 0:06:57before we waste all of our time talking about something. Well spotted, though!
0:06:57 > 0:07:03Well, those Reds have certainly got expensive taste. Meanwhile, the Blues have found this cabinet
0:07:03 > 0:07:08- which has just been reduced. Bargain! Maybe.- I do like that.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- Do you like this cabinet? - A late-Victorian smoker's cabinet.
0:07:12 > 0:07:18- Every smoker had one to put his pipes in and keep his tobacco in. - We're very interested in that.
0:07:18 > 0:07:24- Are you?- The reason I think is because it can be useful for so many different things.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29- It would look nice in a bedroom. - It would be great for jewellery. - Definitely.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33It's well-made, it's small, functional,
0:07:33 > 0:07:39but because this is the Edwardian period, you've got turned finials like a neo-Classical style.
0:07:39 > 0:07:44This is sort of Baroque, Renaissance carving. Sort of medieval style.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48And it's oak, which again is the medieval wood people used.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53It sort of ties in with your feeling of Olde Worlde medieval.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57- It's a good little buy. - Could you do it less than 65?
0:07:57 > 0:07:5965. That's my cost.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03- What do you think?- It's sweet. - Shall we go for it?- Yes.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08- You may have to take up smoking a pipe.- I'd look good with a pipe!
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- Let's go for it.- I think so.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15- Thank you.- Thank you. - Good work, Blues. You're smokin'!
0:08:15 > 0:08:19But those Reds need to spark up a bit.
0:08:19 > 0:08:24- What's the little writing desk there?- It's 75.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Now that's decoration, its shape, the wood that it's made of
0:08:27 > 0:08:31and the metal material should tell you exactly how old it is.
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- Richard? Go for it. - I haven't got a clue!- Go for it!
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Gary?
0:08:37 > 0:08:41Victorian again. No, it's later than that, isn't it?
0:08:41 > 0:08:45- He's not very confident.- No. - Yet he gets it right.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- It's Edwardian, then?- It could fall into that. It's Arts and Crafts.
0:08:49 > 0:08:54It's got an Art Nouveau look, but it's Arts and Crafts. Copper.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56A real good, solid oak box.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00- It's in not bad nick. - It's still got the key.- Has it?
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- It says "With key".- OK. Who's the best negotiator?- Him!
0:09:04 > 0:09:10- Really?- He's the one... - I'm awful at negotiation! I just smile.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15- I'm sure it works.- A kiss or a cuddle.- Yeah, you know.
0:09:15 > 0:09:21- He's coming to kiss or cuddle you! - To what?!- I'll do the cuddles, he can do the kisses.
0:09:21 > 0:09:27- Right, we're interested in this. - What would be your best price on that for us?
0:09:27 > 0:09:31- Where do you want to be on it? - Say about 40 quid?
0:09:31 > 0:09:3445. I've got to make something.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38- I think that sounds right. - 45. It's a deal. Can we shake on it?
0:09:38 > 0:09:42- Thank you very much. - I'll give you a manly handshake!
0:09:42 > 0:09:47- What's with the manly handshake?! - All the way here and I was robbed!
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- Thank you. - At least you weren't kissed!
0:09:52 > 0:09:56No kisses, but 45 smackers. Well done, Reds.
0:09:56 > 0:10:02We've found our secret weapon. We've got to give the threat of a kiss or a cuddle!
0:10:02 > 0:10:09- I'm not sure what it'll do for our reputation, but who cares? - Marvellous. Come on then, you two.
0:10:10 > 0:10:16Meanwhile, the Blues have got their skates on and are swooping on their next item.
0:10:16 > 0:10:20Perhaps they've heard the Reds are dealing out kisses?
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Oh, what's this?
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- Oh!- It's a projector, isn't it?
0:10:25 > 0:10:30- It's kind of fun looking.- I like that.- It has an ornamental feel.
0:10:30 > 0:10:35This isn't my field. Do you know much about this? Or is it just a nice-looking object?
0:10:35 > 0:10:40It interested me and was something I'd never seen before.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44I think it would interest people who are getting into photography.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48With the digital age, people don't see the older stuff anymore.
0:10:48 > 0:10:54- Absolutely, yeah. I'd guess it's from...- And it comes with a box camera.- ..the Forties.
0:10:54 > 0:10:59- It comes with a box camera. - This is right up your street. You should chat with the man
0:10:59 > 0:11:04and see what we can do on it. Excuse me, this gentleman here,
0:11:04 > 0:11:09- being a budding filmmaker...- Yes? - ..is interested in the little camera.
0:11:09 > 0:11:16- I'm interested in the projector and these cameras.- And you want me to lower the price.- If you could!
0:11:16 > 0:11:22- I'll do you that for £50. That's taking 15 off. - Is that with...?- Everything.
0:11:22 > 0:11:27- Excellent. Three items for one. We should go for that. - Would you like it?
0:11:27 > 0:11:33- Then it's you for the next one. - I will let you have it. - Did you hear that?!
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- I told you she'd take control.- I'm quiet, but I'm steering the ship.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41- So £50 for that?- Yeah. - We'll go for a deal.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45- Thank you. - Second item out the way.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50- Good buy. Good buy. - Goodbye!- Goodbye!
0:11:50 > 0:11:56Yeah, good buy, Blues. I think you may have snapped up a flash lot there.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02Meanwhile, the Reds are still looking for their Holy Grail,
0:12:02 > 0:12:07that tantalising piece of genuine Art Deco.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10- I quite like the... - That vase? No, it's horrible.
0:12:10 > 0:12:16- It's Art Deco.- Yes.- I don't like it. - But it's what's going to sell.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20- It looks reproduction to me, from here.- Does it really?- Yeah.
0:12:20 > 0:12:26- I'd like to have a look at it. We always do what you want. - Is that right?- Yeah.
0:12:26 > 0:12:30- Is he a bit of a nightmare?- No... - Is he, Richard? Spill the beans.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- Honestly.- I'm going to disagree, but I'll be wrong then, so...
0:12:34 > 0:12:41- I'll just...- He's getting a bit shirty.- He is! I'd like to have a look, please.- Would you?
0:12:41 > 0:12:45Then why don't we have a look at it? Shall we? Yeah.
0:12:45 > 0:12:50Do you mind if we have a look at that vase? Over to you, Richard.
0:12:50 > 0:12:55- Why?- Why do I like it? It's nice.- It's fruity.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57You know I like...I like Art Deco.
0:12:57 > 0:13:03And just because it's something you wouldn't necessarily want, somebody else might do.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- Looking at the price... - Yeah, it's cheap!
0:13:07 > 0:13:12- I don't think it's mass produced. Can I have a look?- Go on. Tell me all about it.
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- Made in England. - That's reproduction, isn't it?
0:13:16 > 0:13:23- He's right.- OK. - You're both right. It's Art Deco, but you're right - not in period.
0:13:23 > 0:13:28- But for goodness' sake, it's £18. What do you want?- I don't want that.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- You don't want it for £18.- I don't want it for £10. It's hideous.
0:13:32 > 0:13:36We're wasting loads of time with you two bickering,
0:13:36 > 0:13:39so what are we going to do?
0:13:40 > 0:13:45- No, we're going to leave it. - Madam, thank you very much indeed.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49- You've got the patience of a saint. - Good call, guys.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53That perfect piece of Art Deco must be somewhere.
0:13:53 > 0:13:59'And speaking of stashed treasures, I've found something rather special myself.'
0:14:01 > 0:14:06All things oriental are incredibly hot at the moment.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10And my find today is this little fellow.
0:14:10 > 0:14:15What we've got here are two lions. There's mummy lion and there's baby lion,
0:14:15 > 0:14:18snuggling at her feet.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Overall, a nice piece.
0:14:20 > 0:14:27But what's it worth? The difficult thing about valuing jade is determining exactly how old it is.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31There are modern jade carvings and ancient jade carvings.
0:14:31 > 0:14:37If you were able to persuade yourself that this carving was 300 years old,
0:14:37 > 0:14:41this little lump of stone would be worth perhaps
0:14:41 > 0:14:44£200,000-£300,000.
0:14:45 > 0:14:50If you were to persuade yourself that actually this stone is, as I think it is,
0:14:50 > 0:14:56carved around about 1900, 1910, something like that,
0:14:56 > 0:15:03then potentially it's worth between £3,000 and £5,000, maybe even a little more.
0:15:03 > 0:15:08Because going round the sales, which is what I do all the time,
0:15:08 > 0:15:14I've noticed that actually nobody is really capable of valuing these things.
0:15:14 > 0:15:20They go into the auction, the mainland Chinese get excited, they bid online, from afar,
0:15:20 > 0:15:25and the most extraordinary results can take place.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29And what might it cost you today here in Staffordshire?
0:15:29 > 0:15:30£280.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33ROAR
0:15:36 > 0:15:41With half an hour left, the Reds are still doing the rounds
0:15:41 > 0:15:46looking for that elusive piece of Art Deco. Let's hope they don't come to blows!
0:15:46 > 0:15:50- I quite like the brown vase. - Ah, OK. Hang on a minute.
0:15:50 > 0:15:54- Richard, you like the brown vase. - He spotted it from over there!
0:15:54 > 0:15:58You mean you both like something?! Seriously?
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- Are you talking about the same object?- I liked it from a distance.
0:16:02 > 0:16:08I'm glad we're all still getting along nicely, but it's not very Art Deco, boys, is it?
0:16:08 > 0:16:13I reckon we need to get Gary to tell us all about it.
0:16:13 > 0:16:19- Well, it's Denby ware. I only know that because I've just read it on the bottom.- The old trick!
0:16:19 > 0:16:24- It's not that old, I don't think. - To me it screams '70s.- '70s, yeah.
0:16:24 > 0:16:29I could see this in contemporary apartments and on coffee tables.
0:16:29 > 0:16:35Absolutely. The colours, the browns and the golds, it is popular. It's a good shape.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39- I like it.- Great. You two love it. - I'm happy we're agreeing!- Right.
0:16:39 > 0:16:45I think, as we agree on this, we should see if we can get this for a better price.
0:16:45 > 0:16:51- OK. Richard, are you going to do the negotiating?- He can negotiate with a kiss.- Who is it this time?
0:16:51 > 0:16:55- Shall I just pre-warn her? - Possibly, yeah.
0:16:55 > 0:17:01Madam, this gentleman here is going to negotiate with you and he's going to throw in a kiss or a cuddle
0:17:01 > 0:17:07- depending on what you'd prefer. - Right.- You don't look very excited. - No, not really.
0:17:07 > 0:17:12- Do your best, go on.- OK. What was the best deal you could do on this?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- Thirty. - OK. Twenty-five?
0:17:15 > 0:17:16No.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- Even with a kiss and a smile? - No, I'm afraid not.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23- And a wink? - No.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27- 28?- What do you think, David? - No kiss, no cuddle?
0:17:27 > 0:17:33- We're not doing very well here. - We'll just shake on it, shall we? - Is that a deal?
0:17:33 > 0:17:39- That's a deal.- Thank you. - Our kisses and cuddles are not going down very well.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43- I'm not feeling very sexy today. - Right, OK. Are you happy?
0:17:43 > 0:17:47- BOTH: Very.- Brilliant. - Both at the same time as well!
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- First time. Item number two. Well done.- Fabulous.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Nice to see you fellows finally on the same page.
0:17:56 > 0:18:01Perhaps you can channel your energy into finally finding that Art Deco dream.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- Have you found any Art Deco yet? - No. There's a figure there.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- Before I pick it up, is it real?- No.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14- All right. Come on, then. - Come on now! Time to focus!
0:18:14 > 0:18:19- There's still one item left to find. - Oh, you two are terrible. Come on. - Cor!
0:18:19 > 0:18:22It's like trying to herd cats, this.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26- You're interested in the medieval, aren't you?- Yeah.- Castles.
0:18:26 > 0:18:32- Is that something you'd like to find?- That would be quite good. - There's a lot of medieval style.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34The Victorian period's all about it.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37- Found any yet, Gary?- Still looking.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41A set of five Spice Girls! Wouldn't that be a laugh?
0:18:42 > 0:18:48- I thought he'd have found some by now.- Come on! Don't be mean, David. Time's running out.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51I think you should take charge.
0:18:51 > 0:18:55- Now then, we've got seven minutes. - OK.- Right.
0:18:55 > 0:19:01It's my job to show you a piece of real Deco. I know where a piece of real Deco is.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04I never did! So why wait all day?
0:19:04 > 0:19:06- Follow me, then.- Lead the way.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11- That's quite fun.- Ha! JP's off. What have you spotted, old fruit?
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Walking along, I saw that. It's an unusual thing.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Then it says here it's from the Wedgwood factory. Stoke on Trent.
0:19:19 > 0:19:25Yeah. The Etrurian factory. He used to be in charge of the decorating department.
0:19:25 > 0:19:29- This chap Sheldon...- He worked there. And he salvaged it.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- I'm asking 250 for it. - OK, we haven't got that.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36That's us out then, I suppose, isn't it?
0:19:36 > 0:19:40I'm wasting time, but I'm determined to show you a bit of real Deco.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- Another minute gone.- It's worth it.
0:19:43 > 0:19:48- You'll be pleased when you see it, I hope.- So do I.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52- I mean, we've got...- 185.- ..£185.
0:19:52 > 0:19:58Would you take £184? Which leaves me a pound for my expert buy.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03- Yes, go on.- I'll spend it on your stall!- Yes.- All right. OK.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05It's a cool thing.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10- Is it a deal?- Yeah.- It is. - Thank you very much.- Cheers.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Money for old rope if you ask me!
0:20:13 > 0:20:18So that's it, we're done. And we've blown everything.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23- We've left you £1. - That's very funny.- You won't say that when you need something for £1.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Now where are those Reds?
0:20:28 > 0:20:30# Hallelujah! #
0:20:30 > 0:20:35Finally! The Reds have dug up some Art Deco.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37My job is complete.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42- Feast your eyes...- Oh, wow. - ..on period Art Deco.
0:20:42 > 0:20:48- Two garniture sets. The real McCoy.- They are great. - Yeah, I like them.
0:20:48 > 0:20:53- But it says 275 on there. - How much have we got left?
0:20:53 > 0:20:57- £227.- She's not going to give us that for that.- She would.
0:20:57 > 0:21:02She's lovely, this lady. What would be the best on the Deco clock here?
0:21:02 > 0:21:08- 225.- Can you go down to two? - I can't, love. I really can't go that low on that one.
0:21:08 > 0:21:14We're just going to be risking a little bit there, guys. We've got four minutes left. Three.
0:21:14 > 0:21:18Right, OK. We'll have a quick look round here.
0:21:18 > 0:21:22What about this teapot? This is Art Deco.
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- A racing driver. - That's Deco in style. I like that.
0:21:26 > 0:21:32Sadler, Made in England. They do make copies of these. Do you think that's a period one?
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- It's got the right mark underneath. - What's the absolute best on that?
0:21:36 > 0:21:41- Come on, be nice. Be lovely. - It's 75. 50 would be the best.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45- It couldn't be 30? Would that be terrible?- 45.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47- 40.- Go on, then.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53- Do we give her a kiss or not? - Yes, you get a kiss.- Come here.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58- No, the price will go up! - Thank you.- You can have it for 40.
0:21:58 > 0:22:02- Do you want it wrapped?- Yes, please. - Thank you. I don't care.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Thank you very much.
0:22:04 > 0:22:10The music has stopped. Time's up. Let's check out what the Red team bought.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15This Arts and Crafts writing box had profit written all over it
0:22:15 > 0:22:20when our flirty Reds bought it. £45 paid.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25And there was no argument about this 1970s vase. They paid £28.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- Very!- And at the same time as well!
0:22:28 > 0:22:33Finally, a cup of tea was definitely in order when they found their last item,
0:22:33 > 0:22:36this Art Deco novelty tea pot. And a kiss!
0:22:38 > 0:22:42You've finished, which is great. Which is your favourite piece?
0:22:42 > 0:22:45I'm quite intrigued by the last one.
0:22:45 > 0:22:51- Would you agree with that, Gary? - I think so, yeah. If it's a genuine piece, yes.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- Doesn't make much difference at that money.- No, not really.
0:22:54 > 0:23:00- How much leftover lolly is there? - I believe we've got £187. - OK, 187 just like that.
0:23:00 > 0:23:04- You've done very well, squire. That's a lot of money.- A lot.
0:23:04 > 0:23:09- I might even try to buy a proper bit of Art Deco.- I hope so!- I'll try.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14Good luck, chaps. Good luck. Now check out that the Blues bought.
0:23:15 > 0:23:22The Blues hope they won't get their fingers burnt with this smoker's cabinet, an investment of £65.
0:23:24 > 0:23:31Ian is in the frame with this find, the 20th century projector, which they paid £50 for.
0:23:31 > 0:23:38And, finally, the Blues went potty over a cast-iron pulley from Wedgwood. How odd is that?
0:23:38 > 0:23:42- We've bought a piece of porcelain history.- Have you?- Look.
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Oh, yes(!) OK, well, moving on...
0:23:46 > 0:23:50- Have you had a nice experience? - Indeed, thank you.- Good.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54- So what is the grand total of your spend?- £299.
0:23:54 > 0:23:59- Never!- Yeah.- This is a joke, isn't it? Who's got the £1 left over?
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Which is your favourite piece?
0:24:02 > 0:24:06- I think it's going to be this one. The history behind it.- Lovely.
0:24:06 > 0:24:12- What's going to bring the biggest profit? Surely not that!- That's from the Wedgwood Etruria factory!- Sorry!
0:24:12 > 0:24:18Looks like a pulley to me. No, which will bring the biggest profit? Do you think the pulley?
0:24:18 > 0:24:24- We got a good deal on that, so we hope for a good return. - Because of the history.
0:24:24 > 0:24:31There's a pound. Whatever you buy, you'll almost certainly make a profit on it! Double or quits?
0:24:31 > 0:24:37Anyway, good luck, JP. Good luck, team. Meanwhile, we're heading off to somewhere stately.
0:24:40 > 0:24:47This is Royal Crescent, that was built between 1767 and 1775.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49And it's been described
0:24:49 > 0:24:55as the highest pinnacle of Palladian achievement in the city of Bath.
0:24:55 > 0:24:59It was built by John Wood the Younger,
0:24:59 > 0:25:05who was the son of John Wood the Elder, who presumably was once just John Wood,
0:25:05 > 0:25:07until he had a son.
0:25:07 > 0:25:12Nevertheless, John Wood the Younger went on to build some of the most significant buildings
0:25:12 > 0:25:15in the city.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17And I rather agree, don't you?
0:25:19 > 0:25:26When guests entered a grand house like this, the householder wanted to make an enviable impression
0:25:26 > 0:25:30and show off his good taste and finery.
0:25:30 > 0:25:35And so visitors were ushered in to the most splendid and imposing room in the house -
0:25:35 > 0:25:39the withdrawing room. Just look at that.
0:25:40 > 0:25:45And here, on the first floor of Number One Royal Crescent, Bath,
0:25:45 > 0:25:48is the drawing room to die for.
0:25:48 > 0:25:54The principal reception space in the principal house in the Crescent
0:25:54 > 0:25:56with dual-aspect windows.
0:25:56 > 0:26:01Gosh, these Georgians did get it right when they got it right.
0:26:01 > 0:26:07I love the way you can look through these sash windows and get a lovely view of Royal Crescent
0:26:07 > 0:26:12and those sash windows to see the now city of Bath.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16Now the focal point of any principal room like this is the fireplace.
0:26:16 > 0:26:22And there we have a particularly nice Palladian example
0:26:22 > 0:26:27in Breccia marble. That's the yellow-brown styrated bits,
0:26:27 > 0:26:31contrasting perfectly with the Carrara pure white marble.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35But what is the feature of the fireplace that grabs you?
0:26:35 > 0:26:39It is, of course, the pilasters, those columns on either side.
0:26:39 > 0:26:47Look through the window. The first floor of the entire crescent is divided by split columns.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51that almost match the columns in this drawing room.
0:26:52 > 0:26:57So a visitor to Number One Royal Crescent would be in no doubt
0:26:57 > 0:27:01that they were visiting the household of one of the grandest, wealthiest
0:27:01 > 0:27:04and most respectable hosts in Bath.
0:27:06 > 0:27:12Now one of the things that you would have done in an 18th-century room like this
0:27:12 > 0:27:14is to take tea.
0:27:14 > 0:27:19And on this side of the room it's perfectly set up for that purpose.
0:27:19 > 0:27:23Tea in the 18th century was typically taken from a table like this.
0:27:23 > 0:27:28A beautiful mahogany oval Pembroke table
0:27:28 > 0:27:31with folding flaps and, on the top,
0:27:31 > 0:27:35we've got some 18th-century Caughley porcelain
0:27:35 > 0:27:37for the tea set,
0:27:37 > 0:27:42dating from the 1780s and with no handles, look.
0:27:42 > 0:27:48Simply the fluted body of the tea bowl with matching saucers, plates,
0:27:48 > 0:27:54tea pots et cetera. Plus, of course, some rather delicious-looking little biscuits.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58And the delicious tea itself would have been kept
0:27:58 > 0:28:04in a delicious little caddy like this. Oval and interestingly inlaid with geometric lines,
0:28:04 > 0:28:11vertical on the sides and then into a parquetry pattern on the top.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15You'd ladle the precious tea out into the tea pot
0:28:15 > 0:28:21and all the while, bubbling away beside you, would be this hot water kettle.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24How glorious is that?
0:28:24 > 0:28:27A magnificent piece of Rococo silver,
0:28:27 > 0:28:30dating from 1747,
0:28:30 > 0:28:34but therefore a little old-fashioned for the style of this room,
0:28:34 > 0:28:38but nevertheless extremely impressive.
0:28:38 > 0:28:44Of course, for our teams over at the auction it will be just a question of one lump or two.
0:28:44 > 0:28:50# What a beautiful day I'm the king of all time
0:28:53 > 0:28:57# And nothing is impossible in my all-powerful mind... #
0:28:57 > 0:29:05We're very, very happy to be in Lichfield at Richard Winterton's saleroom, called Winterton's!
0:29:05 > 0:29:10- It is. Delighted to have you. - Now Richard and Gary have gone for a wacky look.
0:29:10 > 0:29:15First up, the so-called Arts and Crafts oak writing box.
0:29:15 > 0:29:21- It's a period thing, but Arts and Crafts is stretching it.- It is. Bit of an insult to the movement.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25It's an oak and copper box. Just a bog standard writing slope.
0:29:25 > 0:29:31- Well, what's your estimate? - £30-£40.- £45 paid, so that could be a bit of a bummer.
0:29:31 > 0:29:37Next is this rather depressing brown pot. 1970s Denby.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42- Some would say the very worst of the 1970s.- It is, but we're not far from Denby.
0:29:42 > 0:29:49We're only 25 miles away. There's a bit of a following for it, but it's a bit boring. £30 on it.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53- £28 paid.- Oh, right.- That's in with a shout, which is perfect.
0:29:53 > 0:29:59- And lastly we've got this lime green Sadler's tea pot.- OK.
0:29:59 > 0:30:06- Which I think is fun.- It is. They can make quite good money. £20-£30. They might make a touch more.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10- Might they pay £40?- They could do. It's got a look to it.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14- It'll sell. - If they put their foot down!
0:30:14 > 0:30:21- They could accelerate into £40. - I'm quite happy.- Our lot paid £40, so that's the target price.- Yeah.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26But with the box and brown pot, this may not be a good outing
0:30:26 > 0:30:30and they'll need their Bonus Buy so let's have a look at it.
0:30:30 > 0:30:34- Richard and Gary, how are you? - Very good, thank you.- Excited?
0:30:34 > 0:30:38- We are.- Oh, yes. You gave David Harper £187.
0:30:38 > 0:30:43A small fortune by anybody's standards. Did he blow all 187?
0:30:43 > 0:30:47What do you think? What kind of style is under here?
0:30:47 > 0:30:50As long as it's not that vase!
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- Art Deco.- Come on.
0:30:53 > 0:30:57- Is that Art Deco or not?- It is. - I'm actually quite impressed.
0:30:57 > 0:31:02Don't sound so surprised! What do you think? It's oak, quality.
0:31:02 > 0:31:08It's got a home-made feel to me, although one piece does have a maker's mark.
0:31:08 > 0:31:10It's French.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14It sort of has a cottage industry feel to it, don't you think?
0:31:14 > 0:31:18- Absolutely.- But it's bang-on Art Deco. You couldn't say it wasn't.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22- No, brilliant.- How much did you pay? - What would YOU pay for it?
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- Mr Expert. - You will put me on the spot!
0:31:25 > 0:31:30- I think £30 or £40. - Bang on. £45 I paid.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34You don't have to take it. It all depends on how well you're doing.
0:31:34 > 0:31:39For the audience at home, let's find out what the auctioneer thinks.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42Here we go, then. This is David Harper at his best.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45He's gone mad for the 1930s.
0:31:45 > 0:31:50- It's got a nice little look about it.- Do you think that's biscuits? Big butter, isn't it?
0:31:50 > 0:31:55- What's it worth? - We've put £20 on it.- Have you?
0:31:55 > 0:32:01- £45 Harper paid. - It could get there, but I wouldn't want to rest my whole career on it.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05- No.- Or competition money. But it's got half a chance.
0:32:05 > 0:32:11That's the Reds. Now the Blues, Ian and Sarah, who have got a strange group here.
0:32:11 > 0:32:17What about the smoker's cabinet? That at least is a traditional-looking collectable.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22It's £40-£50 to us. We see them quite regularly in that range.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25And our team paid £65. Fair enough.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29The next item, the Pathescope Princess film projector,
0:32:29 > 0:32:34which looks like an object of torture rather than a film projector.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37It's one of those that grows on you.
0:32:37 > 0:32:42When we first catalogued it, we only put £20 on it, but the more we've looked,
0:32:42 > 0:32:48I think we've probably underdone it and should have put £50-£70. It's got a look.
0:32:48 > 0:32:53- If it gets picked up, it could make hundreds.- It could.- Excellent.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57Now, talking about picking up things, how do you rate this pulley?
0:32:57 > 0:33:03- To me it is just a pulley on a block of wood and it really is absolutely nothing.- Is it?- To me.
0:33:03 > 0:33:10If I was to say to you that it came from the great Josiah Wedgwood's workshop at Etruria,
0:33:10 > 0:33:16- the pottery from heaven, would that make a big difference? - If you could prove it to me,
0:33:16 > 0:33:19it would make a slight difference.
0:33:19 > 0:33:24Well, the team, in fairness had a bit of provenance written on the back of a packet of fags
0:33:24 > 0:33:29that sad it came from an auction in Cheshire
0:33:29 > 0:33:33and it had come from a clearance sale or some sale somewhere.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36There's lots of ifs and buts. So it's...
0:33:36 > 0:33:39- We've put £30 on it.- How much?- £30.
0:33:39 > 0:33:46£184 they paid for that. I mean the dealer was asking I think sort of £250-ish.
0:33:46 > 0:33:51They thought they'd done a keen deal to get it to 184 and if you estimate £30-£40,
0:33:51 > 0:33:55perhaps we'd better go and have a look at their Bonus Buy.
0:33:55 > 0:33:59- Hi, Ian. What happened to Sarah? - School wouldn't let her out.
0:33:59 > 0:34:04Wouldn't they? Really? What brutes these educationalists are!
0:34:04 > 0:34:10Don't they realise it's Bargain Hunt?! Poor kid. Anyway, we've got you, Ian,
0:34:10 > 0:34:15- which is absolutely brilliant. - Definitely.- But what we want to find out right now is
0:34:15 > 0:34:20what did you invest your pound in? It's a very difficult sum to spend.
0:34:20 > 0:34:25- What did you buy?- A letter. Well, it's like an advertisement.
0:34:25 > 0:34:30It's not in great condition, but it's only £1. And it's from the early 19th century, 1807.
0:34:30 > 0:34:36It's a letter from the East India Company talking about their quarterly prices for tea.
0:34:36 > 0:34:41And so it lists on here... I've never heard of half of these.
0:34:41 > 0:34:46- Boh tea?- Well, I bet you're a bit of a connoisseur, Tim.
0:34:46 > 0:34:50I don't know about that, but early teas are described in inventories
0:34:50 > 0:34:57and sometimes in the tea caddies you get green tea, Boh tea, all these different types of tea,
0:34:57 > 0:35:01which were clearly packed. I don't know what they are!
0:35:01 > 0:35:07But in terms of the 18th and 19th century when all this luxury product, tea, was so expensive...
0:35:07 > 0:35:11Tea caddies were locked and made of silver or tortoiseshell veneer.
0:35:11 > 0:35:16There was so much tax on tea it was a luxury for the super rich.
0:35:16 > 0:35:20- So you're not telling me you bought this for a pound?- Yes.- Really?
0:35:20 > 0:35:25- Yeah.- Brilliant.- Gosh. - And I didn't have to haggle, either!
0:35:25 > 0:35:27To do it with a pound.
0:35:27 > 0:35:33- Any idea what it might bring? - I'd be surprised if it didn't double its money!
0:35:33 > 0:35:37- What, do you mean to £2? - I don't know. I've never sold one.
0:35:37 > 0:35:43- Maybe it's worth £20. - Let's check out what the auctioneer thinks of the list of teas.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48- Do you like a cup of tea? - I love things like this.
0:35:48 > 0:35:53The East India Company. It's just a fab piece of memorabilia.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57It won't make a lot of money! But I'm enthusiastic over it.
0:35:57 > 0:36:03Jonathan Pratt was given a £1 note to go off into a retail environment and invest in something for profit.
0:36:03 > 0:36:09- What's that going to make?- £15, £20. - £15-£20, really? That's marvellous, isn't it?
0:36:09 > 0:36:13- Love it.- Lovely. Very good luck on the rostrum.- Very kind. Thank you.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25- So, boys, are you on a roll?- We are.
0:36:25 > 0:36:31- A bacon roll?- We actually did have a bacon roll.- A sausage roll. - Lovely, lovely.
0:36:31 > 0:36:36Moving on, though. Your writing box is the first item. £45 paid. And here it comes.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40We move to the writing box. Lot 429. £5.
0:36:40 > 0:36:4310. 15. 20. 5.
0:36:43 > 0:36:4630. 5. 35 I'm bid. 35.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48- 35. 35.- Come on.- Go.
0:36:48 > 0:36:52- 40. 45.- Yes! - The lady at 45.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55- One more.- £45. Everyone else out?
0:36:55 > 0:36:57- 50, sir?- One more.- Go on.
0:36:57 > 0:37:03They're not listening to him. No? 45. Sold, then, at 45.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07Wiped its face. No shame in that. That's good.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11We go now this time to 430. The Denby pot.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13£5 to start me? £5?
0:37:13 > 0:37:17£5, £5, £5? The Denby pot at £5. 5.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19£8. £10.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22At £10 I'm bid on my left. £12.
0:37:22 > 0:37:25£15. £18.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28- £20.- Yes!
0:37:28 > 0:37:30- 22? 22.- Oh, Lordy.
0:37:30 > 0:37:34No? £22. £22.
0:37:34 > 0:37:3622. All finished, then? 24.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Yes!
0:37:38 > 0:37:41- Oh...- Come on!- 25.
0:37:41 > 0:37:43LAUGHTER
0:37:43 > 0:37:4525. We don't do this for everyone.
0:37:45 > 0:37:4626!
0:37:46 > 0:37:48- 26.- One more.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Don't take advantage later on.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54- 26. 27.- Yeah!
0:37:54 > 0:37:57- 27.- Yes!- She's all finished.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59£27. It's yours.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03£27. Bad luck. Good auctioneering. That's minus £1.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07That confirms my worst fears about Denby. Now...
0:38:07 > 0:38:10- the teapot.- £30 I'm bid.
0:38:10 > 0:38:12The book comes in at 35. 35.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- Madam, you're out. Here at 35. - Come on!
0:38:15 > 0:38:19All finished then? £35.
0:38:19 > 0:38:22- Commission at 35. - That is bad luck. Minus £5.
0:38:22 > 0:38:27Overall, you're minus £6, which is not a shameful score at all.
0:38:27 > 0:38:33- What are you going to do? - We can win on minus £6. - Yeah, you might do.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37You're more likely to win on minus 6 than on minus 51.
0:38:37 > 0:38:42- Yeah.- Thanks, Tim(!)- Go for it. - No, we're not going for it.
0:38:42 > 0:38:48We're not going with the Bonus Buy. I can now reveal the auctioneer's estimate was £20-£35 on that.
0:38:48 > 0:38:51And he really liked it.
0:38:51 > 0:38:58- He did? Why am I looking so surprised?- I think it was the French shed that did it.
0:38:58 > 0:39:005. 10. 15. 20.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04- 5. 30. With me at 30.- Come on.
0:39:04 > 0:39:075. 35, madam. I have you at 35.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09- 35. 35.- Come on.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13- £35. To you at 35, madam. - One more!
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Sold at 35.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20- Yours at 35.- Here we go. £35 is minus £10.
0:39:20 > 0:39:26- You have preserved your losses at minus £6, yes?- Good decision.
0:39:33 > 0:39:40- Well, Ian, all on your own. - It's all on me.- Have you talked to Sarah?- About the Bonus Buy.
0:39:40 > 0:39:46- The £1 excellent early-19th century...- It might be the only one we make money on!
0:39:46 > 0:39:51- You've got her instructions.- Yeah. - First up is the smoker's cabinet.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55- Here it comes.- £20 bid. Commission bids are with me. 25. 30.
0:39:55 > 0:39:585. 40. 5.
0:39:58 > 0:40:04With me on the book at 45. The room is out. All done? Selling then at 45.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08£45, I'm sorry, is minus 20. That's disappointing.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12We go now this time to 452. A bit of interest.
0:40:12 > 0:40:18We go to the film projector there. I have got commission bids all over it. £40.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20I am 45. I am 50.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24£50 I am bid. At 50. £60. 70. 80. 90.
0:40:24 > 0:40:29£90 with me, then. All done? Selling, then, at £90.
0:40:29 > 0:40:36- Result.- You are now plus 20. Now what is going to happen to the pulley?- Bye-bye.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39The pulley. There is interest.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43Starting at 40. 50. 60. 70. 80.
0:40:43 > 0:40:47- At £80.- I say!- 90. I have 100. Do you want 110, sir?
0:40:47 > 0:40:51- 110. I have 120.- Yes!- I have 130.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53130 in the room. At 130.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57Room bid. Sold...at 130.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01- £130. Well done. - That wasn't so bad.- Not so bad.
0:41:01 > 0:41:07That is minus 54, so you are minus £34. No shame in that. It could be a winning score.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11- Are you going to go with the Bonus Buy? Yes?- Yes.
0:41:11 > 0:41:16You and Sarah are going with the Bonus Buy. Here it comes.
0:41:16 > 0:41:21Interesting document. East India Company, tea sale announcements.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24I have £2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
0:41:24 > 0:41:277. £7 I am bid. £8. 9.
0:41:27 > 0:41:2910. 12.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32- 12. 14. 16. 18.- Well done, JP.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34£20 at the very back. At £20.
0:41:34 > 0:41:39- £20. Back at £20. All sold? - Go on.
0:41:39 > 0:41:43- £20.- Well done.- Well done. - That's not a bad profit.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47For a pound. Plus £19. It's fantastic.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51That's one shy of 20. You are minus £15 at the end of the day.
0:41:51 > 0:41:57Now listen, Ian, you and Sarah might easily have a winning score at minus £15.
0:41:57 > 0:42:02- Ohh!- So don't talk to the Reds. - I won't.- All right.
0:42:11 > 0:42:16It's no secret between the teams and the audience that, sadly, we're not going home with any winnings.
0:42:16 > 0:42:23There's no folding money changing hands. It's just a question of the scale of the losses.
0:42:23 > 0:42:30- There's only £9 between you. - Oh!- That's interesting. - So it's pretty needle-close.
0:42:30 > 0:42:34But the running-up team today are the Blues.
0:42:34 > 0:42:35REDS CHEER
0:42:38 > 0:42:42Think about it. You got that lovely £40 profit on the projector,
0:42:42 > 0:42:48which ought to have saved a lot of bacon, but it wasn't enough to stem the flow,
0:42:48 > 0:42:54created largely by the Wedgwood pulley. But there we go. We all learn something as we go along.
0:42:54 > 0:43:00The victors today are the Reds. You managed one wiped face and two insignificant losses,
0:43:00 > 0:43:05- so you're minus £6.- Not too bad. - Have you enjoyed it?- Brilliant.
0:43:05 > 0:43:11We've loved having you. We've had so much fun, join us soon for some more bargain hunting! Yes!
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