London 31 Bargain Hunt

Today I'm outside one of the oldest buildings in Surrey,

so, not surprisingly, it's an Aladdin's Cave inside,

simply stuffed with stuff.

So, let's go Bargain Hunting, yeah!

Today the Red and Blue teams

are being put through the mill, literally,

because we've come to Bourne Mill Antiques Centre

outside Farnham. So let's have a quick peek at what's coming up.

Mind you don't bump your head.

Today it's all about glamour...

-It's sort of glamorous.

-It's a one-off, isn't it?

-Glamorous in a Las Vegas sort of way.

-Yeah, absolutely.

..And hard haggling.

-That's why I'm going for 100.

-Good man.

-Well, I can ask.

-No pressure there!

On Bargain Hunt today we have a team of friends and a team of brothers.

And funnily enough, here are the friends!

Amanda and Beth, welcome.

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

-Thank you very much.

And the brothers, the brothers from heaven

-are Peter and David. Hello, boys.

-Hello, Tim.

-Lovely to see you.

-Now, Amanda...

-Yes?

-How did you two meet?

Well, we met when we were first put together one Monday morning

in a theatre in Suffolk

and we were told to learn this sketch within about an hour,

and we were playing these two Northern sort of gossipy actresses,

-well, women in a hairdresser's. And that's how we met.

-Really?

-So you're in the theatrical profession, both of you?

-We are.

-Yes.

-How lovely! Now, tell me about the soap that you've been in?

Oh, yes, well, I've been an actress since 1985,

-and at the end of the 1990s I got into Brookside.

-Did you?

-Yeah.

And I played this character called Karen Dalton,

who was a deputy headmistress at the school.

It was good to play a teacher,

-because most of my family are teachers.

-Right.

And you could really be strict, couldn't you?

I was very strict with Jimmy, I was always telling him off.

It was great, though, I had a really good time.

Are you as strict with Beth now that you're business partners?

Well, yes, I am the negotiator.

She's the creative, she's the writer,

but, no, it's a good partnership. We get on well.

Tell us about the business. What does it involve?

Well, we run a learning and development company

so we work with businesses on various issues,

leadership and diversity and change management,

-using theatre and drama as a tool.

-What do you do in your spare time when you're not working?

Well, I've got a love of history,

which is kind of why we're here, really.

I love ancient history, Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt...

How do you think you're going to get on today

with some rather more modern history?

-Well, I think we'll have a bit of a rummage, won't we?

-Yeah.

-I think we'll do OK.

-I think we'll do OK.

And you're up against the greatest couple of roues

in the business, you know that, don't you?

-Our lads... Anyway, good luck, girls.

-Thank you.

You've had considerable careers, both of you, in the film business.

Tell us about that, Peter.

From the start, Pinewood Studios,

working on the Bond pictures, initially as a clapper boy.

-Oh, yeah.

-Good fun.

-Yeah.

Then migrated up through the camera department to become a cameraman,

and then to California. After George Lucas and Star Wars,

-I did some IMAX movies.

-Did you?

-Big screen stuff.

Yeah, they're great, those cinemas, aren't they?

Wraparound screen and everything. Now, David, apparently you've been

nearly 50 years in the business. You must have started as a child!

-Thank you very much!

-But you've never ever

been in front of the camera before now.

No, first time, Tim. First time. No, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

What sort of movies have you been involved with?

Well, I started life as a young clapper boy on The Prisoner,

Pat McGoohan, then I just went on to feature films after that.

And I basically... I've been very fortunate, my life's been wonderful.

What do you like to do hobby-wise, David?

-I like buying bits and pieces.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

-I do...

-Do you make a profit?

-No, not really.

I go in there making a profit...

-I tend to keep, I'm a great hoarder.

-Oh, right! Now, the £300 moment.

-Do you like the idea of this, girls?

-Oh, yes.

-They're lighting up!

£300 apiece, you know the rules, your experts await and off you go,

and very, very, very good luck!

I love all this star-struck stuff, don't you?

And at the Bargain Hunt awards,

expert Jeremy Lamond is nominated as best supporting male for the Reds...

..while Kate Bliss is recognised as leading lady for the Blues.

Armed with £300 and with three items to buy within an hour,

it's curtains up!

Your shopping time starts now.

So, Amanda and Beth, here we are at the Bourne Mill Antiques Centre.

We've got four floors and a ghost. What's our tactic today?

Well, I think something very glamorous.

Yeah, something with effortless style, I think.

-Well, that's me covered. What about the antiques?

-Yeah.

-Definitely.

Lots of antiques, we want to spend a lot of money.

-Are you going to agree?

-I doubt it.

-I shouldn't think so.

-No? That's what I feared.

-OK, that's fine.

-Could be interesting.

-Ladies first.

-Thank you very much.

Are you a big spender, Amanda?

-We are.

-We're very big spenders, Jeremy!

-So are we ready to Bargain Hunt?

-Let's do it! Come on!

-Let's go!

Once inside, the Blues are dazzled. There's plenty of choice.

So...some nice little bits, quite a lot of jewellery in there.

Meanwhile it seems our Reds are on a par...

is this going to be a hole-in-one?

I think that that golf ball ashtray

is the sort of thing that golf collectors would really enjoy.

-So it appeals to the...you're saying golf collector...

-Golf collector.

I don't know. Who else?

-Ashtray collector.

-Ashtray collector, maybe, yeah.

There must be one or two of those, absolutely!

-What do you think it's made of?

-I think that's electroplate...

-Right.

-So there's no intrinsic value in the material.

-No.

But the value of it is the novelty value.

How much profit do you think is going to be in that?

-If that made £25-£30 at auction, I wouldn't be surprised.

-OK.

-So we'll see if we can get it for...

-15?

-15 or less.

-Yeah, have a go.

-Yeah?

-Absolutely!

Have a little closer look.

-It's always good to examine the object you're about to buy.

-Yeah!

Absolutely!

-Well, it's as good as it looks...

-Yeah.

-..In the cabinet, isn't it?

-Very sweet.

-No damage to it. What do you think of that?

-No, absolutely.

What do you think, then?

-Yeah, I like it a lot. I think it's great fun.

-It is fun.

It's 1950s. What would be your very bottom price for this?

And as if by magic, a voice from afar offers a price!

£14.

-£14? OK, you'd be happy with that?

-Yes.

-Great!

-Great.

-Deal's done.

-Thank you, thank you very much.

Fair play, Reds! That's your first item bought

in less than five minutes... to someone.

Meanwhile, what have our boys in blue spotted here?

It looks like diamonds, but it's actually paste.

I can tell from here.

It's quite blingy, isn't it? Let's have a look at it, get it out.

See? It's simulating diamonds, basically. They are paste,

I'm sure they're paste. I think at auction that might make...

well, it might make sort of £15, £20. It's a good quality piece of

-costume jewellery.

-Well, it is very pretty, that's all.

-Let's keep moving and see what else we can find.

-OK.

-You're not in agreement...

-I'm not that sure.

-Ladies?

-Yeah?

-Look what I found!

Hopefully, a decent joke!

-I've hit the jackpot with this, I think!

-From smoking to gambling!

Is it going to be drinking next?

Well, finding a bargain is a gamble, isn't it?

Jeremy, I usually do the puns round here!

Shall we see if we can make it work for us?

Go on, see if you can make it work!

Yeah!

Oh, dear, I'm not sure, I'm not sure.

I don't know... Who would buy that? I wouldn't!

I know there are collectors of slot machines.

Well, I think what you've got here is a handy-sized bit of fun,

-haven't you?

-What price is it?

It is a very reasonable £38.

It's not effortlessly stylish, though, is it, Jeremy?

-No, but it's...

-Or antique.

Well, it's not stylish, but it is fun.

-It's sort of glamorous.

-It's a one-off, isn't it?

You've got to think...

-Glamorous in a Las Vegas sort of way.

-Yeah, absolutely.

I think that's a goer, you know. I don't know why.

-Can we come back to it?

-We can come back to it.

I don't think you're selling it to them, Jeremy, old bean!

I don't think anybody's going to buy it in the meantime.

If we can't hit the jackpot with anything else, we'll have this.

Nothing wrong with putting something on hold,

especially when it's a fruit machine!

Still bedazzled by bling, the Blues are checking out the silver.

-This one.

-That is...

-It's a great shape...

-Hmm.

-Expensive.

Yes, 175 is the price tag there.

If you wanted to go for one quality piece,

that isn't a bad idea. I'm just conscious it's a lot of our £300.

But it is super quality.

Shall we ask for the key and have a closer look?

Here comes lovely Val from the Antiques Centre.

She's going to help with the prices.

We'd like to have a look at that if that's all right, please.

I would call it a little trinket box,

probably for a lady's dressing table,

and you've got engine-turned engraving on the hinged lid here.

Lovely little what are known as cabriole legs here, lovely quality.

And the silk inside, this lovely pale blue silk,

probably would have been a more vibrant blue when it was first made,

but it's still in pretty good condition.

Let me just look at those hallmarks.

1909, there we go! So that's all as it should be.

-I mean, it's a lovely thing, there's no doubt.

-Yeah.

But it's also marked at 175.

Roughly, what do you think you could do for us, Val, roughly?

Well, our normal deals are 10% for cash,

but if you want more, we have to consult the dealer.

-Right.

-150 I thought would be a very nice price. Am I pushing my luck?

At auction, I would say the estimate on this ought to be 100-150,

so that's the sort of auction estimate we're looking at,

so if we pay 150, our chances of profit are very slim,

I have to tell you, particularly in the auction house

-where we're going.

-That's why I'm going for 100.

-Good man.

So they might split the difference?

-Well, I can ask.

-No pressure there!

-No pressure.

-I can't make the decision for the dealer.

-OK.

Would you be very kind and see what you can do?

-That would be lovely.

-Great, thanks a lot.

Bless her! Our Val's going to be rushed off her feet

with Bargain Hunt here today!

-There we are!

-Thank you.

-Will you come to the ball?

Thank you. How original!

Hello, darling!

Well, oh, alas, sir, I'm only just a poor milkmaid!

-Yeah, I do have a Venetian mask, actually.

-Yeah.

-And they're nice.

Brilliant, aren't they?

They're not convinced, Jeremy!

But not for us.

Meanwhile as the Blues are waiting for Val to do a price check,

what's Peter spotted?

Oh, it's heavy, isn't it?

-Kate, I love it, I love it.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

-Why do you like this, then?

I don't know, it's just beautiful, it's strong...hold it.

-Cor, there's some weight in there, isn't there?

-Absolutely.

It's been cast from a mould,

probably from a metal alloy, I would say,

and then it's been plated or silvered, if you like.

I think one thing is clear, it is contemporary.

There's no antique value to this piece.

Would you buy that?

I'd buy it, but I don't think I'd pay that sort of price.

I would say it's a shame there isn't a signature on it,

so you're really buying it at face value and somebody at the auction is going to be doing the same,

so you've got to rely on somebody really falling in love with that.

This is quite cute. My little girl would like this.

Jeremy, what do you think of this?

I think it's quite sweet. It's lovely.

-Yeah...I mean, it's not rare.

-No.

So a profit on this would be in the balance, really.

Oh, Jeremy!

You just get worse!

No chips or anything. Excuse me...

I contacted the dealer and the best she will do is 145, I'm afraid.

-She just can't come down.

-145?

-I mean, that's pretty good from 175.

-Yeah.

-145.

-It's got quite a weight to it.

-Yeah. That's the rock bottom?

-Yeah.

Then again, if we took this as well, put the two together...

at 100 each, 200?

-Are we keeping you busy, Val?

-No, that's fine.

You're going to need a cup of tea and a sit down after this.

-What sort of offer would you like to make?

-100 each, so 200 in total.

200 for the two, right.

Uh-oh, she's off again! She's only just come back, though!

Tapestry fire screen.

-No.

-No.

-That's a machine-made tapestry.

-OK.

-Probably made in Belgium.

-Right.

And not valuable at auction.

Now, I wonder how our Val's getting on with the prices for the Blues.

-Hi, Val.

-I've spoken to the dealer and she will do 100 on that,

but she won't, she can't come down any more on this.

-245?

-245 for the two?

Yeah.

-Oh!

-It's a big lump out the old...

-We know where we stand.

-OK. And we may call her again later.

-Let's put them back.

-Yeah.

-I'll come back if you...

-Where did that go?

-That went down there.

-That's it, yeah.

-Lovely. Thank you very much.

We'll leave you in peace now and have a look around.

There's loads to see through there which we can get at easily.

-Shall we head through there?

-Yes.

We'll follow you, Kate.

Now, hot on the Blues' heels,

the Reds also want to rummage through the silver cabinets.

There's a pretty box at the back there.

Yeah, it's heart-shaped, that's a good commercial shape.

Silver top.

-So it's monogrammed.

-Yeah.

-There we are. What you want to check is...

-Whether it's chipped or not.

-Yeah, this hobnail cutting is quite delicate and fragile...

-Yeah.

Just a check to the light and make sure

there's no holes in the silver. No...

-So how much is on it?

-£59.

-Yeah.

How much do we need to get that for, Jeremy?

Probably... Well, a good £10 or £12 less than that if we can.

So what, about 35?

-Do you think you could do that?

-Shall I try?

-Give it a go!

-Better ask the owner.

-Yeah.

-OK, then.

-Do you want to do that?

-OK.

-Hello.

-Hiya.

-Hello. We actually have got a price

-we'd like to offer you for this...

-OK.

Er...£38.

£35, sorry!

-35 now?

-Yes, sorry.

-It's going down.

-35 is very low.

-Is it...?

I mean, I'd be willing to go to 50...

I don't think really we want to pay over 40 for this,

to be quite honest.

I think 45 will be the highest.

Mmm...

I'll do it for 47.50.

That's the lowest I'd be willing to go.

-Let's take a punt!

-It's a deal!

-Fantastic. Thank you very much.

-Thank you very much. OK? Great.

-Great.

-Hurrah!

We've stolen the heart!

Feel the lurve in the room as the Reds make their second purchase!

But the Blues have yet to bag a single item

and we're a full 40 minutes into the shopping hour!

-Now, let's have a look round here.

-What have we got?

Oh, now, this is quite elegant!

What do you think about that, chaps?

-Little cruet set.

-Not bad.

Probably oil and vinegar or whatever you want to put in it.

-What's this sort of diffusion?

-I think that's just a bit of dirt.

I think it needs a really good clean.

What sort of price is it, Kate?

Well, it says on here £25, silver-plated. It's what's known...

-I'm just going to take those bottles out...

-They're great.

-..Because on the bottom... if you hold on to those...

-Right.

..Peter, because on the bottom, I can show you, we've got EPNS,

which is electroplated nickel silver,

so a thin layer of silver,

but that would clean up rather nicely. What do you think?

-Do you like?

-Like them!

-Fairly affordable,

considering we've been looking at pretty high value pieces of silver.

I like them very much indeed.

Or silver plate, they're something a bit more affordable.

-I think we should find somebody, actually.

-Right on cue,

-here comes the dealer.

-Hello there.

-Hi.

-Hi. Could you help us with this, please?

-Right.

What could you do for us?

Because I have just noticed there is quite a chunk out of the glass

-on the base of that one, look. Just here, can you see?

-Oh, yes, I can.

-So what sort of price do you think you could do?

-We're looking at 25...

-Half that.

-But that has got quite a major chunk out of it.

-How would you feel about 15?

-I think if you could do 10,

that would be brilliant, bearing in mind that chunk.

-12?

-Would you be happy with that?

-Yeah, great.

I think it would be smashing. And it will clean up. You can get

-these special balls that you can put in to clean it up.

-Yes.

-OK?

-Yeah. Right.

-Thank you very much indeed.

-That's smashing.

-Thanks very much.

-Bye.

-Bye.

Good haggling, Blues.

At last, you have your first find for the grand sum of £12,

but time really is marching on!

Move on up the stairs.

The Reds are hunting high and low for their elusive third item.

-Where are you leading us, Jeremy?

-We have about ten minutes,

so I think we've really got to think about making a decision.

-You really like the trinket box.

-Yeah.

-You like the hare.

-Yeah.

Let's just double-check that that price is the very rock-bottom price,

cos I can see Val over here. Hi, Val! Come on in.

-Hi, Val.

-Can I just check with you that you said...

-245, didn't you, for the two?

-Yes.

Is there absolutely no movement on that?

£5 more, 240, and the dealer says that's rock bottom.

-Right, OK, so another fiver off.

-Yes.

Thank you very much for doing that for us. Very kind.

Are you happy with those two pieces, then?

-Yes!

-We are!

-We're very happy.

-Quite sure?

-For once, we're in agreement.

-Final answer!

OK, done. So, £240 is the death for the two items.

It's 140 for the trinket box and 100 for the hare.

-Yes, I think so.

-Yeah.

-I think that's a good price.

-You agree?

Yes, totally agree with you.

-Makes a change!

-Makes a change!

-Hurrah!

-We're done.

Amazingly, that's two more items bought by the Blues,

meaning that they have finished their shop ahead of the Reds,

who now seem to be back at the starting block!

-Well, I make it we've got five minutes to go, ladies.

-Yeah.

-And we're back here where we started.

-Yes.

-Indeed.

And I can't think what to buy...

My goodness!

This has popped up again, hasn't it?

-I'm happy to get this if the price is right.

-Yeah.

-I'm just concerned that Beth isn't.

-Well, it's worth a punt, isn't it?

Well, we're gambling with time at the moment.

We are gambling with time, you're absolutely right.

Shall we gamble with objects?

I think if we can find the owner and call him over...

-Yeah.

-See what we can do.

-Yeah, OK.

-I think he's over there.

Have we got a price on the slot machine?

What's it got on it?

- 25. - Is that your very best?

- I won't do better than that. - You won't do better than that?

-Shall we see if it's a winner?

-Go on, then!

-Yeah.

-Two lemons, two bars. OK, that'll do it.

-We've done it.

-It's American, that's why I've put a few American coins in it.

A-ha! OK...

-Let's go for it.

-Best bar none!

-Yeah?

-Thank you very much.

-Thanks very much indeed.

-That was easy, wasn't it?

-Yeah, excellent.

-Cheers.

-Cheers.

Right, that's it, time's up.

Time to recap on what the Red Team bought.

They teed up with this novelty golf ashtray...

Then they picked up a silver-topped cut-glass dressing-table box...

And finally they hope to hit the jackpot

with this novelty slot machine...

-Well, that was a blast, wasn't it?

-Yeah.

-We had great fun, yeah.

Nothing but fun on this programme, isn't it? Fun, fun, fun!

-True or false?

-Fa... True!

Such a good actress, isn't she?

No, it was very good. We had a great laugh.

She doesn't speak with forked tongue, our Beth.

Listen, A, which is your favourite piece?

I think definitely the golf novelty ashtray.

-That's your favourite favourite?

-Yes.

-Do you agree with that, Beth?

-I definitely do.

-Yes, best not to disagree with her.

And which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

-I think that ashtray, I think.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

-Definitely.

-Yeah, I agree.

So what was your grand, grand total, then?

-The grand total was a measly £86.50.

-I can't believe that!

-£86.50.

-I know. Rubbish!

-That's 50 short of 87, that's 3...

13.50... Is that £213.50?

£213.50. Who's got it?

-I've got it here, there you go.

-£213.50.

I tell you, Jeremy's going to need Securicor

to get him around about the place with all this cash!

-I mean, this is quite coshable, isn't it?

-Absolutely!

You could buy the freehold with this, Jeremy.

-Well, right now, I'm going to buy a bacon sandwich!

-Oh, are you?

-Yes.

I'm so hungry!

-I know, it's terrible, isn't it?

-No change there, then!

You can't be too lean or too mean.

Wasn't it the Duchess of Windsor who said

-you can't be too thin or too...

-Rich.

-Rich. Quite!

-So she knew her stuff.

-Yeah, absolutely.

-OK, fine. We're happy with that, aren't we?

-Very happy.

Jeremy's going to go off and find a bonus buy, brilliant!

And we're going to check out what the Blue team bought, eh?

They forked out £12 on this silver-plated cruet set.

Their contemporary silver-plated hare cost them a "hare"-raising...

And they invested a fulsome £140 in this silver trinket box.

It's gone very well, Kate. Thank you.

I don't like to interrupt you lovies

because you've spent your life in the film business.

-It shows!

-It clearly is having its toll.

-It shows, yeah.

How much did you spend all round, you boys?

-£252 all together.

-252? That's a very good number.

-£48 of leftover lolly, please.

-There is... You...

-I'd like it, yeah.

-It's all there.

-They don't like handing the cash over.

-Count it.

-No, it's all right.

Anyway, handing it over to Kate Bliss. There's your £48, darling.

Thank you very much.

What are you going to spend it on, do you know?

Well, I have got an idea,

but I'm sure I'm not going to appease both of them.

You may have picked up, there's been a little bit of disagreement...

-Friction?

-Oh, no!

-Not at all!

-At the end of the day, they were in agreement.

Whether I can do something that will please them both

-is another question.

-Anyway, great stuff!

Go and relax with a cup of tea now, chaps. Good luck, Kate.

Well, we've winged it from Farnham in Surrey

to Wandsworth in West London to Criterion Auctions

to be with Dan Webster, our auctioneer today. Dan, how are you?

-Very well, thank you, Tim.

-Very good.

First up for our team is this golfing novelty ashtray.

What do you think about that?

It's not the best of things, to be honest,

in that it's only silverplate,

so hopefully someone from the golfing community will see it.

Yeah, it's these plated things when they're rubbed like that,

you can see the nickel underneath. It's not that attractive, is it?

-No, it's not the most decorative of items.

-OK, what's your estimate?

-We've got 15-20 on that one.

-That's not too bad, £14 paid.

So anything that you can do above £14 will be gratefully received.

Next up is the heart-shaped silver box,

which is a bit of a stunner, isn't it?

It's a good-looking thing, isn't it? Nice quality. Good cut glass.

-Nicely embossed top, a good decorative item.

-What's it worth?

Got 40-80 on that one, Tim, and I think it'll do quite well.

£47.50 they paid, so that should be a sure-fire winner, shouldn't it?

I should think so, yes.

Now, tell me, Dan, do you play the slotties at all?

Is this one of your weaknesses?

No, I don't, but it's a bit of fun, isn't it? A Japanese,

more like a toy than an actual slot machine.

Will somebody collect this, a toy slotty?

There are toy collectors out there

and I should think there'll be someone interested in that.

-What do you think it's worth?

-80-120.

-Good Lord!

We're coming up all cherries here, I tell you. £25 paid.

-OK.

-How about that?

On that basis, I don't think they're going to need their bonus buy,

but let's go and have a look at it anyway.

Now, Amanda and Beth, this is the leftover lolly moment.

You spent a miserable £86.50.

£213.50 went to Jeremy. What did you spend it on, J?

Well, Tim, I've gone against every modern facet of the market

by buying something that is completely unpopular,

but the revival will start here with this piece.

I promise you!

-Ooh!

-It's a bit of brass, as you can see.

-It is!

It's the last stand, I suppose, if you need it, the bonus buy,

and it's a stand, I think it's for a clock, really.

But it's the best piece of brass I have seen for a good ten years.

Mostly you get candlesticks and things like this,

but this is a really smart stand.

-It's very pretty, isn't it?

-And it would be about 1850-1860.

-I love the theatrical mask on the front.

-Yeah.

-That appeals to you, doesn't it?

-It's a little hefty.

I mean, the whole thing is quite theatrical, actually,

-isn't it, J?

-Yeah.

-It's a little stage!

If you had the right bronze or the right clock for that,

it would look absolutely marvellous.

-Beautiful feet!

-So, Jeremy, do you think it's going to make a profit?

If I said I'd spent £213.50, what would you say?

I'd say you deserve a slap round the head!

OK, give me a figure.

Er...

£75?

-OK, it should make a profit, 45.

-Wow!

-Very good.

I just think it's wonderful, it's a work of art.

-I like it a lot, yeah. It appeals to our sense of...

-Drama.

-Drama and glamour, yes!

-I thought of that when I saw it!

Anyway, enough of that. For the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about Jeremy's stand.

Daniel, let me present you with the prize of the auction.

What do you think of it?

Er...well made, nicely cast at the front there, Victorian.

Possibly a trivet or it could be a stand for something like

a clock or even a bronze.

-More likely to be a trivet, I'd have thought.

-Mmm.

Unfortunately, there's a bit of damage at the back there, Tim.

Oo-er! Oh, yeah.

Just at the back there, and it's been rebrazed,

which could be why we've got this bend in the middle there.

Have you ever seen one quite like it? I don't think I have.

-No, not of that quality or of that size.

-What's it worth?

We've got 40 to 80 on it.

OK. Jeremy paid £45, so that's about right. Good!

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

First up for them is this little cruet. How do you rate that, Daniel?

It's silver-plated or again base metal, unfortunately,

missing its stoppers, bit of damage there as well.

It's a nice shape, but there's a lot of things

going against it rather than for it, unfortunately.

Yeah, one thing I don't like is the fact it's so discoloured.

-Yes.

-I mean, if you wanted to put your oil or vinegar in that set-up,

would you want to do it in that cloudy,

-rather filthy-looking interior?

-Not really, would you?

-No.

-No, I don't think so. What's your estimate?

-20-30.

You're a generous man. £12 is what they paid,

so anything better than 12, they'll be very happy.

-But it's a kind of tatty thing, isn't it?

-It is.

Now, the contemporary hare in cast metal.

-Brand-new?

-Unfortunately, just a brand-new decorative item.

-Not much more you can say about it really, no.

-No.

-It looks cheaply cast to me.

-It is, it's very basic, isn't it?

-Mass-produced item.

-It's the basic model.

-OK, what's your estimate on that?

-We've got 30-40 on that one.

They paid £100 for it. Stand by for a bloodbath, eh!

Next is the oval trinket box

which is nicely made, engine-turned and all that.

-Do you like that, Daniel?

-As you say, it's nicely made, Tim.

It's silver, popular at the moment,

nice mill-turned decoration on the top there, cabriole legs...

OK, so what's the estimate?

-We've got 60-100 on that one.

-£140 they paid on that.

They paid two monster prices here. This is not looking good!

They're going to need their bonus buy,

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

Now, Peter and David, this is your moment.

You gave Kate Bliss £48 of leftover lolly.

-What did you spend it on, darling?

-A box!

-Oh!

-Look at that!

-A box...and...

-Nice box.

-Nice box?

-What's in it?

-Do you like these?

-Oh, they're pretty.

-They're lovely.

They're teaspoons, obviously, or they could be used for coffee,

but I would say they're probably teaspoons. They're 1940 in date.

-Are they silver?

-They are silver, assayed in Birmingham,

-and I think actually they're quite sweet.

-What did you spend?

-I wondered if we'd get to that!

-OK.

-You only had £48, right?

-Right. That's all you left me.

-I spent £40.

-We're in.

-OK.

-We've won the show.

-In their original case.

-They're very nice.

That's the icing on the cake, I think, of what we bought.

-Well done. Thank you. That's great.

-Well, you don't have to decide now.

You decide after the sale of your first three items,

but, for the viewers at home, let's find out

what the old auctioneer thinks, eh?

-Nice little clean set, Daniel.

-Indeed, Tim, yes.

A nice set of hallmarked silver coffee spoons.

-And never been used, I guess.

-No.

No, they look to be in very good condition.

-Quite a pleasing shape as well.

-I know, quite.

-OK, so what's your estimate on those?

-We've got 30-40 on those.

30-40. Kate paid 40. She's hoping they'll turn a small profit,

which they might, mightn't they?

-Anyway, are you taking our sale today, Dan?

-I am indeed, yes.

We're in safe hands!

-OK, Beth and Amanda, how are you, girls?

-Great.

-Are you feeling nervy?

-Excited.

-Are you?

How excited are you, Beth, on a scale of 1-10?

Because I know you're quite excitable.

I'm about a 9 and a half standing next to you, Tim.

Oh, Lordy! Just don't boil over, that's all I can say!

How are you feeling, Amanda? Are you all right?

-I'm actually really excited.

-Yeah.

Are there any items you're particularly worried about?

Are you quite cool about the lot?

Well, we don't know...we're just...

-We're puzzled by it, aren't we?

-I know...

Well, you only spent a miserable £86.50,

so you haven't exactly got a lot to worry about, have you?

Otherwise, you've got the stand to fall back on, J's stand,

-which is a fair object.

-We love that!

-Here we go, then.

-First up is the golfing ashtray.

-Fantastic.

-And here it comes.

There you go, bit of fun for a tenner, with me.

At £10, the money's here with me at 10. 15, 18 I've got. 20 take.

-20?

-20 is the next money now.

-You've made a profit here, girls.

On the internet at 20. Are we done? At £20, are we all sure at 20?

-That is £20.

-A hole-in-one, isn't it?

-Just like that.

-Indeed, indeed, well done.

-It's "hole-y" marvellous!

An Edwardian Art Nouveau heart-shaped

silver dressing-table box.

And 35. 40 got.

At £40, commission's money again.

At 40... 45. 50.

50 with me.

At £50 and here with me. Closing at 50.

I can't believe it's only £50. He's sold it for 50.

-You are £2.50 up on that.

-Well, better than nothing.

-A profit's a profit.

-A profit's a profit.

I tell you, these days. Now for the slotty. This is exciting.

It works, it's over there with Chris.

-65 I have. £65.

-65?

-At 65, are we all sure for 65?

-£65.

Well, that's marvellous, girls! £65.

You've got another £40 on that. You had 46. You've got £48.50 profit.

-Brilliant!

-£48.50. I mean, how you girls go out and spend £86.50,

and I give you a lot of stick, right?

And then you come home and make £48.50 on £86.50 that you spent.

That's amazing!

You want to give up the theatre, you girls, and get a proper job!

-This is the A-Team!

-Thank you, darling!

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

Are you going to risk some of that on the bonus buy?

I think, should we leave it...?

-What do you mean, leave it?

-I really love it, but...

You love it! You know you like it!

-Let's go for it!

-Are you sure?

Do you really, really want to do that?

-No!

-No, we won't, we won't!

-No what?

-No, we'll leave it, leave it.

-Leave it.

-Yes, definitely.

The decision's made, we're not going with the bonus buy.

We've got to buck up because here it comes.

Good quality thing, and 30 I have.

At £30, the money's here at 30. Are we done?

35, we're in the room now at 35 away on the right.

-At £35, are we done?

-35? Did he say 35?

-GAVEL BANGS

-It's £35.

-Oh!

You made the right decision there, girls.

-That's good.

-Which is a huge relief, isn't it?

-It is!

-It is!

Because you've preserved your £48.50, which, I tell you,

in the current climate is nothing short of miraculous!

-You must be really chuffed with that.

-Champagne!

-A bottle each!

I tell you, it's not prosecco,

-it is the Full Monty, isn't it?

-Exactly.

-That's brilliant. You're really good, girls.

-Oh, thank you.

The big thing now is don't say a word to those beastly Blues.

We shan't, not a word. Not to those bad boys, no.

No, don't say a word, all right?

Do you know how the Reds got on?

-No idea at all, sir, no idea.

-We don't want you to.

-Haven't even seen them.

-No? Well, there we go.

Your eggs are in a silvery basket here, aren't they?

They're either going to take off

because of the material that's been used...

That silver trinket box is a high-quality thing.

-My hope's on the cruet set.

-Is it? It's got to make a heck of a lot

-to make up for the projected losses on the others.

-It's got hidden values.

If the worst comes to the worst, you can fall back on Kate's spoons.

Anyway, first up is the cruet set, and here it comes.

It's a neat shapely one indeed. It's with interest everywhere and 25 got.

-£25!

-£25!

-At £25, are we all sure at 25?

-25!

-GAVEL BANGS

-That is absolutely brilliant, chaps!

-Well done.

-That's not too shabby, is it?

-No, that's good.

-Our luck's holding.

-Look out.

Here comes your hare.

-Again with interest. 10, 15, 20 gone.

-That's terrible.

The money's here with me at 20. 25. We're in the room.

-At 25...

-You paid 100.

-25, we all sure at 25?

-Someone's doing well, aren't they?

Selling it for 25.

-Ouch!

-Not very good.

-25. Minus 75.

-Not a good start.

-I thought we were going to clean up.

That's 62. Now here comes the trinket box.

Neat this one, and interest everywhere as always.

75. 80 got. 80, the money's here. At £80...

Still short of what we paid for it.

85. 90. One more? No.

-At £90, the money's here.

-Oh, dear!

Are we all sure and done at 90?

-90.

-What's wrong with these people?

-£90 is another minus 50.

Which means you are minus 112. Are you going to go with the spoons?

Absolutely! We ought to go for the spoons.

-Definitely?

-Yes, Tim.

-That's their decision.

Here we go and here come the spoons.

There with interest as always at 25. 30 got.

At 30. 35. I'm out, sir. 35 at the back there.

-At £35. We're in the room now at 35.

-Is that all?

- What's wrong with these people? - £35, then.

That is minus £117, minus what... No, I can't believe it.

I mean, for the quality of things that you bought,

to be in this dire strait at the end of the operation

is nothing short of extraordinary!

Well, it's a tale of two cities today.

-You chaps been chatting at all?

-No! Not at all!

-No.

Because we have an unmitigated disaster for one team,

and that is the Blue team, I'm afraid.

-I can't believe it.

-Minus £117. It's a fair number, isn't it?

-Very reasonable.

-Very reasonable.

It started off so beautifully with the cruet set, plus £13,

I thought all was going to go down your gutter,

and then everything went wrong after that.

-I'm afraid so!

-I don't know how you brothers have taken it, really.

-We're not going to go out tonight.

-Oh, you're not?

-No, not tonight.

Well, don't walk that way home, walk that way!

But we've loved it, though.

-Thank you very much for joining us.

-Thank you.

The victors today, though...

How a couple can do so well when another couple have done so badly,

I really don't know, because you're going home with £48.50!

-Thank you!

-There's your £48.

-Look!

-And that gets you up to 50.

Now, because you made a profit on every single item,

you are also eligible for the Order of the Golden Gavel!

-Oh!

-Hurrah!

-Look at this!

Here is your Golden Gavel!

How wonderful! Well, I'd like to thank my husband...

Oh, yes, I'd like to thank my partner Nick...

Thank your partner Nick.

But this award really is for you, Jeremy!

Jeremy's got his own!

In fact, Jeremy's got a collection of these...so well has he done!

That is amazing. Well done. Lovely, lovely stuff, isn't it?

-Thank you very much.

-Aren't you supposed to cry

-at these award ceremonies?

-Oh, Tim!

I can't control myself!

FAKE WEEPING

I know... Apart from all that...

it is a lovely, lovely, lovely experience for us

to lob out the profits and lob out the Golden Gavels,

and have such glorious people on our show.

So thank you very much for joining us.

I hope it's been good for you.

-We've had a fantastic time.

-Absolutely brilliant.

Thank you very much.

-Join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting, yes?

-Yes!