Horncastle 27 Bargain Hunt

Today we're in Horncastle in Lincolnshire,

where for centuries horse dealers have come

to trade their fillies and their stallions.

So pop on your spurs, get in your saddle

and let's go bargain hunting! Yes!

In the 1530s, the people of Horncastle gathered together

in a large dissenting crowd

with a view to marching on Lincoln

and challenging old Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries.

It didn't take the king long to squash that particular rebellion.

We hope today that we're not in for any similar trouble.

Coming up today, the Reds test Charles's nerve...

-What have you seen so far you like, with about two minutes to go?

-Only that mirror.

-Quickly go and get it! How much?

-32.

-Bring it over, quick!

..whilst the Blues try and maintain harmony throughout.

Now I've said we'd make a big purchase, we'll make three small ones,

and then you would've won, like you always do.

And prepare yourselves for a real shocker at auction.

THEY CHEER She's done it!

Are they winding me up? Is this a joke?

It's true! It's true!

On the programme today we've got two teams of couples.

For the Reds, we've got Michelle and North.

For the Blues, we've got Patsy and Tony.

-Hello, everyone.

-ALL: Hello.

-Lovely to see you.

Now, Michelle, when did you first clap eyes on North?

-I met him at a spiritualist church over tea and biscuits.

-Did you?

-I did.

-Do you connect with the other side?

-If you're lucky, yes.

-If you're lucky.

-So, you don't get an automatic connection?

-It's not like a telephone line.

-No.

-And that's where you met.

-It is.

-That is a novel arrangement.

It's not where I expected to meet somebody.

-Michelle, you used to work with a lot of dummies.

-I did!

-Tell us about that.

I used to work at the Motor Industry Research Association where we crashed a lot of cars.

Because I've always wondered, you get a really smooth, big old German expensive car,

and you genuinely drive that at 45 miles an hour into a brick wall, do you?

-Yes.

-Do you? How lovely is that?

Now, North, Michelle has changed your life for the better.

Well, yes. Meeting her changed my life,

-but, er, I also changed my name.

-Did you?

-Yes.

-As a result of your meeting?

-Not as a result of our meeting, no,

but I was in the process of it when I met her.

So, what have you changed your name to and from?

I've changed my name to North Antony Thomas Joicey,

Thomas Joicey being my grandad on my dad's side, who was shot in the war,

and North being a prevalent name in my mother's side of the family.

-It's certainly an unusual name.

-It is, yes, indeed.

-You also collect pocketwatches.

-I do.

I have a small collection, just seven pocketwatches at the moment,

so I'm always looking out for a bargain.

Another thing you two collect between you is allergies.

We do, yes!

-Tell us about your allergies.

-I'm allergic to milk.

Michelle's allergic to everything apart from milk.

-So it works quite well. We have a full set.

-Yes, we do.

We don't want you to be allergic to making profit.

-I'm not allergic to making a profit. Definitely not!

-We'll look forward to that.

Now, Blues, Tony, I'm surprised that you didn't get a slap

the first time you went out with Patsy.

If I was Patsy, I probably would've slapped me.

-What did you do?

-The very first time I saw Patsy,

I was walking to the bus stop

and there was a fine-looking lady stood there,

but the thing that popped into my head first of all was how white her legs were.

So I thought, in my infinite wisdom, I'd say, "Nice legs!"

But it didn't go down so well. You didn't talk to me the first time.

-Did you say "nice legs" or "white legs"?

-Nice legs.

I don't see why that deserves a slap.

I can't tell you exact words that she used for me.

Your job, Toto, is all about inflation.

-Yes.

-But it's nothing to do with banks.

-No, thankfully.

I'm a self-employed balloon decorator,

and that involves setting up weddings and parties.

-All out of inflated materials.

-Absolutely.

-Sounds like fun to me.

-It's a good job.

-Patsy, you've got a respectable job, haven't you?

-I'd like to think so.

-Non-inflationary.

-No! Not at all.

I work for Northamptonshire Police.

Because being in the police force and having one of your more gruesome interests

-must make an interesting mix.

-Indeed.

-Because what else are you keen on?

-I read a lot about the real-life murders.

I try to understand, erm,

the complex of why somebody would do such an awful thing.

-And what about serial killers? Are you any good on those?

-Yes.

-That's my top one.

-Is it?

-Yes.

What about collections, Patsy?

-It would be bottles.

-Bottles?

-Yes.

My mum turned 80 this year,

so I started off with her original baby's bottle.

How many bottles have you got roughly? 20 or 200?

Not as much as 200 but more than 20.

That's a very coy answer!

I think you're going to have fun on the programme today. Here's your £300 apiece.

You know the rules. Your experts await.

Off you go! Very good luck.

Serial killers, eh? Allergies, hey?

We're going to have fun today!

With two teams as flavoursome as these,

we've ordered experts of a fine vintage

to help them through each course of the show.

For the Reds, we have a man with depth and body.

It's the deeply fruity Charles Hanson.

For the Blues, a man who's crisp, fresh and easy on the nose,

it's Jonathan Pratt.

OK, guys, here we are in Horncastle. Have you got a plan?

I think, certainly, my plan is to make one big purchase

and then just buy a couple more items that we like.

-Tactics, Michelle?

-Looking for something about £75 each.

Don't want to spend too much or too little.

-So nothing specific?

-No.

-No?

-You're into the macabre, aren't you?

-I am.

So I think we better move on before we end up dead in the water.

-Your passion is pocketwatches.

-Absolutely.

But the only stopwatch that's really important is that one over there.

-Let's go, quick.

-Yay!

Quite right, Charles. It's an hour that will fly by. Get those three items sharpish.

Here's our first shop - Drill Hall Antiques.

-Wow. It's lovely.

-Wow.

Look at the quality. Nicely spaced, isn't it?

-Gosh, yes.

-Delicately posed.

This place has 70 dealers.

-It's a big collection of different people.

-OK.

70 dealers? You'll have this lot sewn up quick as a wink, eh, Blues?

What are you looking for?

I'm looking for something that I would like, that I personally...

-That you'd put on the mantel or in a cabinet.

-Exactly.

I like the handbag but I'm not going to buy it!

Here, you've got a mixture of different things.

This is all very highbrow, sort of academic stuff, really.

-I think this is quite nice. I think that's unusual.

-It is.

You can see already it's got a chip on the outside of the lid.

-It has.

-That's going to have an effect, obviously.

That's put me off it now.

Yes! That's the whole thing about having to look at these things!

Exactly. Keep 'em peeled, Patsy and Tony.

On the other side of town, Charles is putting the Red Team to the test.

I'll test you. Which is the earliest blue and white plate?

-I'd say it was the one on the end.

-I agree.

-Right.

That's 1800, that's 1880 and that one's around 1910.

So it's the early blue and white which is more popular. £35.

-Mental note, I think.

-Mental note. Definitely.

Let's have a look.

This photograph looks like it's got a bit of age behind it.

-We're going to a farming type of place.

-Oh, we are.

It's got a lot of fun about it. You can see the foxing on the outside

that you're talking 120 years old or something.

The way I look at it is, because of how people look at old postcards,

often old postcards were photographs that were printed up.

-What's the cost?

-£20.

-I like it.

-Yes. Shall we see...?

-Pluck it out.

-I quite like that.

-I like it.

-Yes?

-Yes.

-Shall we see if we can get a deal?

-You can see if you can get a deal!

OK. Let's have a word with the man.

-It leaves you a lot to play with!

-It does!

Now I've said we'd make a big purchase, we'll make three small ones,

and then you would've won, like you always do.

-Go on, go and see what you can do!

-Look at that,

marital harmony from the off. This show should be sponsored by Relate.

-I've found a picture of this tractor.

-Mm.

-What kind of deal can you do?

-I think 15 would be the very best.

I'll shake your hand at 12.

-Meet me halfway.

-£12.50?

-£13.

-Oh, it's an unlucky number.

-14 is best, then, isn't it?

-£13?

-Deal.

-Thank you very much.

13 might be unlucky but it's also rather paltry.

What about that big spend, Tony?

As for you, Reds, how are you holding together?

-I like the owl bookends.

-They're quite nice.

-They're good.

-Yes. What's the price on these?

98. It's a lot which, on a really good day,

could make £100.

-On a bad day, it could make 40.

-Right.

-Yes.

-Actually, these dogs are quite similar, as well.

-They are.

They look like they're almost made by the same person.

I think they're also Bavarian. They are period.

-Scottie bookends. They're sweet, aren't they?

-BOTH: They are.

-I do like Scottie dogs.

-They're quite heavy.

-I also think dogs are more popular.

-Yes.

-There's a huge number of these little Scottie, small dog-lovers.

-I like Scottie dogs.

-Bearing in mind the owls were how much?

-BOTH: 98.

-And these are how much?

-65.

-65.

-If I was a gambling man, I would bet on the dogs...

-Yes.

-..rather than the owls.

-Right.

I think most people would agree, Charles.

Organised owl racing has never really taken off.

I think we should see if we can get these.

-Would you like to speak to the dealer?

-Why not?

-Do the job.

-Chest out.

-I'll do my best!

-Good luck!

-They're very nice.

-They are.

If he can buy them for 50, 55ish, they might have a chance.

-Hi there. We're looking at these Scottie dog bookends.

-OK.

You've got 65 on them. What would be your absolute death?

-Probably 55.

-55?

-Can I go 50?

No. Not really, no.

Do you like that sort of thing?

-It's not for us!

-I know!

But one of the things you should do is try and buy what you like.

Yes, within reason, JP. Sometimes there's no accounting for taste on this show.

Let's buy one object and get ourselves moving. Hi!

-Hiya.

-What's the verdict?

-His best is 55.

-Really?

-Yes.

-That's still a good discount.

-What do you think?

-I think it's worth a gamble. Let's go for it.

-I think so.

-Let's make a deal.

-Let's do it.

-Cool.

-Brilliant.

-Excellent.

Well done, Reds. But we're nearly halfway through the shop,

so you're going to need to work like dogs to catch up and find your next two items.

JP told the Blues to buy what they like,

-but he's gone very quiet now.

-That's quite nice.

When you look a bit closer, it's quite poorly made, isn't it?

I wouldn't say poorly made. It's a style that I personally...

-OK.

-The style...

-The style.

-That's a no, then.

-Yes.

Right, so don't forget, Blues, just buy what Jonathan likes!

Move on! And the Reds are doing just that.

Here we are. 25 minutes to go, two items to find.

-Let's go.

-No problem.

-Here we are.

-OK. Wow.

-What a nice antique centre.

-Indeed.

-There's everything here.

-Gosh, that North doesn't hang about!

-They're £15.

-Really? I like those.

-£15?

-Yes.

-It says 15. Each or for the two?

-They're 15 each.

-That's 30 for two.

They're quite decorative. They're probably Chinese or Korean.

They're probably 1920s, '30s. They could even be later.

Such is the passion for all things Chinese,

even decorative jars and covers can be worth buying.

-It's interesting they've got lids, because you see a lot without.

-Absolutely.

-Are they the original lids?

-They're quite crude, but they're decorative.

They're a pair, as well.

-Worth thinking about, maybe.

-OK.

-We'll keep an eye on them.

Keen not to get left behind, the Blues think it's time to move on, too.

Time is ticking. Only 20 minutes left.

You lead the way.

Now it's JP who's quick off the mark,

and it's right up Patsy's alley.

There's a mixture of stuff up here in the cabinets.

What I wanted to find was over here.

-Now...

-It's a bottle.

-It's a bottle and, if I'm right, you're a bottle collector.

-Yes.

Essentially, this shape is what they call an onion shape.

It's a typical 17th-century shape.

-But the price is £198.

-Mm-hm.

-It's a lot of money.

-You wanted to spend big, Tony.

-You can get £1,000 for a rare bottle.

I'm not suggesting for a minute that that is. What I'm saying is, it's academic, it's very old

and it's quite rare.

-That's why I like it.

-I love it.

-Well, that's a good start.

-It's ephemeral. This sort of stuff gets thrown away.

-Look at all the scratches on it.

-I think we should see if we can negotiate a good deal on it.

-If you like it...

-BOTH: I like it.

-Right.

-James, thank you.

-OK.

I'm wafting this under their nose because I know Patsy's a bottle collector.

-The million-dollar question is, what will you do on it?

-160.

-That's not bad going, is it - 198 to 160?

-Yes. I'm happy with that.

-Let's shake on that.

-I'll give it to Jonathan.

ALL: Thank you.

It's a great finish -

a much chunkier spend and everyone's happy. Well done, Blues.

The Reds, meanwhile, are still hunting for item two.

That's nice, but it's 420! Gorgeous object!

-They won't find it at that price.

-You could always make an offer...

We are just running out of time now. There's some good things over here.

Come on, teams, ten minutes. Get exploring.

What did we see downstairs?

Those biscuit barrels I really liked.

Right, we've somehow found the book section with ten minutes to go.

-So we need to... We need to go back this way.

-And panic.

As tension sets in, Michelle is looking back.

I like the two biscuit barrels that we saw for £15 each.

-I think we should go for those.

-The blue and white jars?

-They were the nice ones, weren't they?

-BOTH: Yes.

-Let's try and get two for 20.

-Two for 20.

-That could be an option.

-I think so.

-I reckon so.

Why don't you guys go downstairs, see what you could buy them for?

I think they're Chinese.

They're probably no more than 30 or 40 years old,

but they're decorative.

-I got my way with the big spend.

-It's my item that I like.

I still like the fact that we've spent a lot of money.

We've got £127 left, so what do we do now?

Do we spend as much as we can to make it difficult for Jonathan?

I think they are focused. I think they will buy something and, hopefully, very quickly, too.

We're running out of time, teams.

Seven minutes and counting.

Hi. We really like both of these vases.

They're £15 each. Can you do two for 20.

-That should be fine, yes.

-Fantastic. OK.

-Do you want to go for them?

-We'll take them.

-We'll take them. Thanks very much.

-Thank you!

-Thank you.

-Well done, Reds.

Now, get to that final item, quick!

The Blues are doing just that.

-I like the owl bookends.

-OK.

Do you ever get the feeling that you've been somewhere before? Five minutes, please...

There was something here, which is a Victorian spice grinder.

You don't see one of these every day.

-Do you want to have a look?

-Yes.

-Dive in there. There we go.

Well, it's a bit of fun. A bit of steel and brass.

Do you think it's still useable or just decorative?

Decorative. I don't know where you'd put your stuff in.

-In many respects, it's sort of like peppercorns.

-Mm.

-Which is a spice, after all.

But you'd have to slice it, chop it or whatever it might be, and drop it in.

But its mechanism is not unlike a pepper grinder.

This has the right sort of feel for the first half of the 19th century.

-It's got some writing on the side.

-It says, "Haci Artin.

"One guaranteed..."

Presumably, it's some sort of weights and measures-type mark. I've no idea.

It'd be nice to go for an unusual one, because we've gone for something that we both liked,

-whereas this is something... catchy.

-Yes.

-What do you think?

-I think we've got four minutes left.

-BOTH: OK.

-I think it's quite a nice thing. And it still leaves you a little bit of money.

-It does.

Don't worry about his money!

Oh, listen to her!

-Hello there. Oh, that's nice.

-Have a look.

-OK.

-We're not too sure how it works, mind you.

-Er...!

We like it. We think it's unusual.

The best I can do on that is 42.

-OK.

-Yes.

-What do you think, Jonathan?

-We've got three minutes left. You've got to buy three items.

-We're going to have to do a deal.

-Yes.

-That's super. Thank you.

-It's a nice item. It is.

ALL: Thank you.

Well, that's it. Job done, everybody. BOTH: Thank you.

More importantly, it a nice third item.

Well done, Blues. Now, Reds, please tell me you've found something!

-What's the news?

-We got two for 20.

-That's really, really great.

I love this dish. Whilst you've been down there, I've been pondering this!

-We've got two minutes to go, OK.

-All right, mate.

Let's get this cabinet open. As quick as you can be.

Great. It's a bit tired. What a shame.

-It's got a few holes in. Can you see?

-It has.

It's been well rubbed.

Oh, no! It's not what they'd hoped for.

But if you will put all your bonbons in one dish...

There ought to be some hallmarks, as well.

Where are they? Quick.

Just there, look. Maker "JC",

-Birmingham, with a date letter "C"...

-Oh, yes!

..and the lion, so we know it's sterling silver.

That date code is about 1905, 1910.

-Where were you then?

-Er, I wasn't around!

-No? Oh, OK!

-Neither was I then!

It's a real antique. Priced at £56.

-What's the best price on that?

-50's the best.

-No less?

-No less.

-Mate...

-No less?

-45 for cash.

-45, mate, hey? Would you take £40?

-Go on.

-Ooh, he's a trier, that Hanson!

-Shall we?

-That's a dilemma.

-Can do.

-What have you seen so far you like, with about two minutes to go?

-Only that mirror.

-The mirror...?

-The black mirror.

-Go get the mirror.

-You've got seconds left, Reds.

-How much?

-32.

-Bring it over, quick!

-It's £43.

-What do we like more?

-I prefer the real Edwardian antique silver.

-Do you prefer the repro black frame?

-The silver.

I'm outnumbered.

Let's go for that.

-For £40.. For £40, I love that. And I would be quite happy to say it might bring a wee profit.

-Yes.

-At the 11th hour...

-Let's do that.

-Yes?

-Yes.

-Happy?

-Yes.

-Hooray!

-We've done it! We've done it!

-Give him a hand, quick! Good man.

-< Before I change my mind!

-I'll put this back!

-I'd rather go with a real antique.

-That's a really, really pretty little Art Nouveau dish.

-Yes.

-I think that's a bargain.

-Well, that is the name of the game!

Well done, Reds. Talk about cutting it fine, though.

Goodness gracious! Is it that time already?

Let's remind ourselves what the Red Team bought, shall we?

They got started with this pair of wooden Scottie dog bookends.

£55 paid.

They doubled up again with a pair of Chinese porcelain vases for £20.

Finally, they paid £40 for this silver bonbon tray,

but only one of these.

Cor, you took that to the wire, didn't you?

-BOTH: We did!

-Dear, oh, dear, oh, dear!

-How much did you spend altogether?

-We spent £115 altogether.

-What, on all three items?

-Yes.

-On all three items.

-That's not so hot, is it?

-No, but hopefully there's a profit in it.

Well, that is the big point. It could be the correct strategy.

£185 of leftover lolly, please, North.

-OK. I've got that.

-Lovely. Thank you.

-There's an awful lot of money!

-It's always a worry!

-It is!

Goodness knows what you'll convert it into, Charles.

Something spiritual and something I can go home and dream about.

-This isn't an x-rated movie, is it?

-No!

OK, guys. That's fantastic. Relax up.

Meanwhile, we're going to check out what the Blue Team bought.

They started off modestly with this old agricultural photograph

which cost them £13.

The next buy was a big one,

the glass onion-shaped bottle cost £160.

Finally, this brass grinder set them back £42.

-That was close, wasn't it? It moved down to the wire.

-It was!

-We're not very decisive!

-Well, you did well.

-Listen, who cares about being decisive

-when you've got charm, charisma and character on your side?

-True.

-Hey, Toto?

-I though he was talking about me for a second.

I was! Listen, Toto, how much did you spend?

-£215.

-That is a magnificent amount of money, I want you to know that.

-Who's got the leftover lolly?

-That would be me.

-Would it?

-I wouldn't leave the money with Patsy.

-Would you not?

One of our girls in blue!

Right, £85, then, JP. Have you got a challenge there?

Well, they looked at so many things. But I think I have something in mind.

You're a cunning old fox. Have a cup of tea, relax up.

Meanwhile, we're going somewhere sublime. We're going to Birmingham.

This is the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery,

the largest local authority-run museum in England.

The museum houses more than 500,000 exhibits,

dating from between 200,000 years ago and the present day,

with collections originating from all over the world.

With so much on display, it would be easy to overlook

the less well-adorned pieces,

but that doesn't stop them being any the less interesting.

This group of objects illustrates

the chasm of difference that you can find

in objects made of the same material.

If we look at this drinking glass,

it is typical of a type of glass made in Britain

in about 1730 or so.

It's a baluster wine glass.

The baluster bit is this knop here in the middle.

Just look at the colour. It's grey in hue,

which is exactly what early 18th-century British glass looks like,

because it's got lead in the glass that gives it that special flinty appearance.

And the counterpoint to that is this fellow,

which is ridiculously over-decorated to some eyes.

This is made here in Birmingham by a firm called John Walsh.

It was made around about 1890 to 1900,

the last gasp of Victoria's reign in the beginning of the Edwardian period.

The way the cutting of the glass has happened is incredibly elaborate.

It's a magnificent example,

but completely different to the 18th-century drinking glass.

It's the same with these two fellows in the middle.

Can you believe that there's a connection between these two items,

that the material used in this

is in fact the same material as that?

This tankard is extremely early and extremely rare.

It was made in Saxony in about 1710

by an alchemist, Bottger,

who started off on the holy grail of making gold.

But actually, along the way,

he became the first person to produce true porcelain in Europe.

If you pick this thing up, it's quite light.

If you look inside, it's thinly potted.

It has the characteristics of porcelain

but it's been treated in a venerable way.

If you look underneath the handle, they've even cut it like you would a piece of stone.

Can you believe that from that, within less than 50 years,

porcelain-makers at Meissen

were creating little figurines like this.

Look what a fancy job Meissen have done in creating this thing -

his very foppish presence,

with a ridiculous yellow hat

and puce-coloured feather,

wearing beige knickerbockers with bright yellow ribbons.

Overall, it's a tour de force in terms of porcelain modelling and enamelling,

but it's basically the same material.

The question is, will our contestants bring in grand profits

or plain losses over at the auction?

# Bonkers #

We've driven for about an hour, roughly south,

and we've come to Stamford, to Batemans Auction House to be with David Palmer.

-David, good morning to you.

-Hello.

Now, the Reds...

-Two Scottie dog bookends.

-Fun.

-Stylish.

-No. Fun.

-Stylish.

-No. Fun!

-They scream 1930s, don't they?

-Indeed they do.

-Therefore, they're stylish.

-Anyway, two old dogs like that, what are they worth?

-£30 to £50.

£55 paid.

Next are the Chinese porcelain ginger jars.

-Do you rate these?

-They're mildly decorative.

Other than that, I can't see much purpose for them.

OK. What's your estimate?

-I think £20 to £30.

-Great. £20 is all North spent on them.

-Oh, well, they've done well.

-Good.

-Lastly, it's the bonbon dish.

-Attractive, pierced, embossed,

but again, almost as useless as the pots.

-What do you do with it?

-Put your bonbons in it.

-People don't, though, do they?

I don't know. But, seriously, it's the thinnest piece of silver.

There's no weight in it so the scrap value's minimal.

I guess as a decorative object, £30 to £50.

Well, that's great because they only paid 40.

They didn't pay much, so I think they've done pretty well.

And a wodge of leftover lolly has gone to Charles Hanson,

so why don't we see what he's spent it on?

-So, Michelle my belle, North, how are you feeling?

-Not too bad.

-I bet you want to know what he's got underneath that rag.

-I'm excited to find out.

You gave him £185. It'd better be good, Carlos.

I was a bit demoralised. I couldn't find the really big thing to spend all the money on.

-I only spent £50.

-OK.

-Look at that.

-BOTH: Ooh!

-That's nice.

-Wow.

Any ideas what's on the inside, North?

Er, no. It's not a tea caddy, is it?

-I'll show you. Take the lid for me.

-Oh, wow!

-I knew it was dominoes.

That is... Wow, it's really heavy.

-The box is a lovely quality. It's almost a burnt yew.

-They're awesome.

These dominoes, I rate, Tim, because they are nice dominoes.

-That's really cool.

-I think the box is probably 1880-ish in period.

-OK.

There are two sets. You've got a handled centrepiece which you can lift up.

Tim, they're just quite a novel little gaming box.

-I really like that.

-Really?

-Yes, they're really cool.

-Do you like them?

-I love dommies. I love dominoes anyway, yes.

I would happily estimate them to fetch,

as a little group lot, between 60 and 80,

-and my heart is in them.

-Excellent.

I think it's this two-set business and the yew-wood box.

-I mean, if the auctioneer really sells that...

-Mm.

In fact, why don't we check out, for the audience at home,

what he really feels about Charles's double domino set.

Well, well, well.

Does this remind you of your misspent youth?

What, in a pub with 90-year-old northerners,

-sipping brown ale?!

-That's it, playing dominoes.

-No, it doesn't.

-OK, fine!

How do you rate that? Will it sell? Do people buy domino sets?

I think it will, but not necessarily for the dominoes.

It's a nice box, a yew-wood box. A bit of polish, that could come up nicely.

-It's got a bit of potential.

-All right. Lovely.

-Where does that potential take you, money-wise?

-£20 to £40.

-£50 paid by The Carlos for that.

-Ahh...

He's paid enough, frankly.

That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.

First up is the little period photograph of the tractor.

Fair enough if you collect tractors, you might want to hang it,

but I don't think you'd beat a path to buy this particular one.

-How much do you think it'll bring?

-What I really think, I can't say,

-but perhaps five or ten pounds.

-£13 paid, so not so far off.

Next is the onion-shaped wine bottle.

I love that. It's a good shape. Nice colour.

-How do you rate it?

-£40 to £60.

Is that all? £160 they paid.

We'll cross everything and hope for the best.

-Lastly is the coffee grinder.

-Yes. Missing the top, isn't it?

Yes, I suppose it is. I'm not too hot on Turkish coffee grinders.

I live near the airbases, and a lot of the Americans bring them back from their tours,

-so I don't think it's got any great age to it.

-How much?

£10 to £20.

£42 paid. So they paid too much on that bottle.

So, on that basis, they need their bonus buy, so let's go and have a look at it!

OK, Patsy, Toto, this is the moment.

You spent £215. Perfectly magnificent.

£85 went to JP. JP, what did you spend it on?

£85 could've bought me quite a few things,

but I just had to go for it...

It's a tea cosy. This has the age. It's from the early part of the 20th century.

It has the very soft... Have a stroke.

"Whuhh!"

But it's very soft and a great look on it.

-How old do you think it is?

-'30s-ish. I wouldn't have thought it was a great deal older.

No. Can I have a little feel? Pass it over.

Pats, have a feel. It's a lovely thing to hold.

-I really like it.

-There's a lot of work in that, isn't there?

-Tea doesn't taste the same unless it's in a pot.

-And it's got to stew.

-Exactly.

So I think they're a necessity in life.

-I think you're a cocky fellow!

-Thank you very much.

-I thought it was a little

-cheep,

-as well.

-Oh, no!

Not the joke, but actually that! I only paid, wait for it,

-£25.

-Did you?

-Oh, really?

-I think that's really good.

-I like it. Do you like it?

-It's OK. How much will it sell for?

I think we might see £40, £50.

-Really?

-You could double your money, if they think it's

-cheep.

-Jonathan, where do you get this from?!

-I don't know.

On a happy note, why don't we find out

how our auctioneer today feels about Jonathan's cosy?

Now, David, I don't want you being too cocky about this.

This is so cool, isn't it?

-You'd wear it!

-It's the sort of thing my wife wears.

-Does she?

-Although she hasn't got a cockerel.

Whatever foul it may be,

-will it find favour in your saleroom?

-I doubt it.

-Oh.

But I'd like to think

-that it's going to make 20 to 40.

-Fair enough.

-It should.

-Jonathan paid 25.

-Right.

-He sees it as a double-yolker, so...

-Ahh! It's got a bit of age to it.

-Oh, yes!

-It's not recent.

-It's '30s, isn't it?

-Yes.

-Maybe.

And in your capable hands, it could seriously take off.

I can't think of a pun to that!

Just take a sale, mate!

..550. 580.

-Now, Belle, North, are you excited?

-Very much.

-Definitely.

We're all excited big time.

Look at this place, it's packed out! Smashing job.

-Your Scottie dogs...

-Yep.

-You paid £55 for those.

The auctioneer hated them. He put 30 to 50.

He's clearly got no taste.

Great auctioneer but no taste. Here they come.

A pair of wooden bookends, circa 1930,

carved as the head of Scottie dogs.

Interest in these, curiously enough. 20 I'm bid. 25. 28. 30.

32. 35. 38. 40.

45? 45. In the doorway at £45.

-More, more, more! One more! One more!

-Sshh!

Net at 55. Are you in at 60?

55, the net. The net, then, at £55. Anybody else?

60 on the net.

-Yes!

-You're in profit.

-Unbelievable.

-I love it. This internet...

At £65. Goes at 65. Is that it at £65?

Well done, Michelle. You found them, darling. Plus £10.

You have £10 profit without a wink. Now...

A pair of Chinese blue-and-white ginger jars and covers.

Very decorative. 20 quid? 20 I'm bid. 20.

-Two. 25. 28. 30 now. 32. 35. 38. 40. Brilliant!

-Look at this!

40. 45. At 45. Here, then, at £45.

-Take the 50. 55.

-You're joking me?

-Against you, madam, at 55.

Go 60. The lady now, at £60.

-All done at 60.

-One more!

-She's cracked it.

-Yes!

-Plus 40. Look at that.

-You're £50 up with only two winks.

-Now the silver bonbon dish,

floral-pierced, Joseph Gloster of Birmingham, 1910.

30 quid for it, the bonbon dish in silver.

20 quid, then. 20 I'm bid there. At 20.

At 20 now.

-Take a two.

-Come on.

-25. In the room at 25.

Net, 28? In the room, then, at £25.

-Nice sell at £25. I don't believe it!

-Come on!

At 25. 28. 30.

32. 35. Here at 35. I sell in the middle at 35.

-Yes! She's done it!

-Come on!

£40 now. I sell at 40.

-42! Go on!

-Go on!

-THEY CHEER

48. 48, if you want. At 45. Goes, then, at 45.

-That was the Great Escape, wasn't it?

-What a business.

No-one else? I sell at 45.

-ALL: Yes!

-That is plus £5. That is 50.

-You have made, overall, plus £55.

-Oh, wow!

Now, are you going to go with the dominoes?

-I want to stick with the profit.

-You want to stick?

-Yes, sorry.

-I think £50 is slightly too much.

-I think they'll make more, but go on.

-Are you running with Michelle?

-I'll go with Michelle. Sorry.

-No. Pleasure.

-Ladies first. You're quite right.

-Thank you.

-So, we're sticking?

-Sticking.

-We're not going with the bonus buy.

-We're going to sell them, anyway.

-The set of Victorian bone and ebony dominoes.

There's a very nice yew-wood box.

£20 for it? 20?

-20. Tenner?

-Oh, no.

-Anybody? Ten?

-Oh, no!

-Ten bid on the net.

10. 12. Down here at 12 now. Seated at 12. Take 15.

Net at 15. Do you want 18? Here at 18.

-Selling at £18.

-Good decision, Michelle.

-New bidder at 20.

22. At 22.

22, the bid's in the room. 23 off you. 23.

25 on the net. 25. Do you want eight?

Net, 25. Sell, then, with the net at £25.

Nobody else at 25?

-Half-price, guys. I'm so sorry.

-Minus 25.

-Well, you didn't go with it.

-I just had an intuition.

-Excellent.

-That's why you're a woman.

-That's right.

-That's perfect.

Don't say a scrap to those old Blues, all right?

-BOTH: No.

-Keep it shut.

-Don't spoil their day.

-We'll catch up with you guys later. Well done.

-Nice one.

-Congratulations.

130. 140. 150.

OK, Toto, Patsy, do you know how the Reds got on?

-I haven't got a clue.

-Good. We're pleased that you don't know.

Even though you've got investigative skills, darling, even you don't know!

Anyway, the photograph of the tractor, nobody knows much about that.

He's put £5 to £10. You paid £13.

-It should make a pound or two, shouldn't it?

-I would hope so!

-Here, in an agricultural area...

It's the black-and-white photograph of the Overtime Tractor

from the Power Farmer Collection of Veteran Tractors.

Let's start at a fiver. Five bid. Five. Six. Seven. Eight.

-Nine. Ten. 12. 15.

-You're in profit.

-At 15, goes to the tractor fancier.

-I told you it would do all right.

It goes at £15. Anybody else? Done and finished at 15.

Plus two pounds. Good man, Well done.

-Steady.

-It's a positive, though.

-It's a positive. That's it. Now...

The 18th-century glass wine bottle of onion shape.

This is really rather nice. Got a bit of age to it.

£30 for it. £30 for the bottle.

An old bottle. 30 I'm bid down there. At 30.

-He knows how valuable this is.

-Come on.

-A nice sell at 30. Two.

35. 38.

40. Room at 40. At 45.

-50. Room at 50. 55.

-There's a long way to go.

-On the net at 55. Done at 55, then.

-He's drying out.

Is that 60?

60. Back in the seat at 60. 65. Third comeback at 65.

-They know.

-They know what they're after.

-On the net at 65.

-Oh, dear. 65 is minus 95.

-We know there's more money in that.

Look out, here comes the grinder.

The grinder, made by the Artin Company.

£10 for this. Tenner? £10 for the coffee grinder.

You could scrap the brass for that, let alone the value of this item.

-42.

-42!

-Five pound, the coffee grinder.

Five I'm bid here. Five.

-In the room at five.

-Oh, no! Five pounds!

Is that it? Net, you can't not bid, surely!

At five... All done at five.

Oh...

-Kids, minus 37...

-I might have to go to the charity to get some cash.

..is ten.

Is that minus 130? I think it could be.

-I think it's minus 130.

-That's all right.

What about the cockerel's head? Are we going to go with it?

-BOTH: Yes.

-Minus 130's not a good number.

-No. I think we have to go for it.

The decision is made. The die is cast.

-We're getting out of the coop and we're going with the cockerel.

-Big hopes for this one.

-Big hopes!

It's the plush tea cosy in the form of a cockerel's head.

This is as cool as you can get. We have a cockerel from the 1930s.

Put him at a tenner. £10 for it. Tenner. 12. 15. Over there at 15.

You look like the sort of bloke that would wear one of these, sir!

-We're up to 32. 35. 38. 40.

-On the internet!

50. At 55. 60.

65. 70. 75. 80.

At 85. 90. 100. 110. 120.

-140. 160.

-No!

-At 160.

180. At 180. 200.

-At £200.

-Is this a joke?

-It's true!

At £200. 220.

No!

Are you sure you're finished? No-one else coming in in the room?

-240.

-Yes! 240!

-At 240.

-Sell it at 240, then. 250.

-Oh, yes!

-At £250.

Anybody else? At 250.

It is the most lovely cockerel's head I've ever seen.

At 250, I sell then, at £250. No-one else in the room?

That is unbelievable.

-THEY CHEER

-The most extraordinary thing!

£225 profit.

£225 profit!

Put it there, boy. That's why he's a genius.

-£225 - that is amazing.

-That is amazing!

You were £130 down the proverbial lavatory,

you were sunk without a trace,

but along comes JP with a tea cosy and you make £225 profit!

Which means, overall,

-you have made plus £95.

-Whaa-hey!

£95 from nowhere,

-which is pretty good, isn't it?

-That's amazing.

-That is amazing.

I think that is the most extraordinary profit

that we have ever made on any object on this show.

How many shows have I done? 800 of them?

I've never seen anything quite like that! That was unbelievable.

Let's say £100 to start.

# You're unbelievable #

Well, we do have sometimes extraordinary results for one team or the other on Bargain Hunt,

but today we have an extraordinary result for both teams!

This is really, really rare.

We've got teams that are making serious profits on both sides,

which is great.

One team has made a profit on all three items

and will get the Golden Gavel as a result!

But they are not the winners.

MICHELLE: Ohh!

The runners-up today are the Reds...

-Wow!

-..with £55.

-Thank you.

-There's your £55.

And the runners-up, because they made a profit on every item,

-get one of these jokers...

-Excellent.

..the Golden Gavel,

-the ancient and noble order of excellence.

-Thank you.

-That's to go with your collection, Charles.

-Wonderful.

-You made a great team.

-Absolutely.

-Wonderful team.

-Congratulations.

-Really proud.

To make £55 and get Golden Gavels and not win is extraordinary.

-The winners today go home with £95.

-Ooh! Well done!

-Yes!

They don't deserve it, of course, because they made losses pretty well all the way through,

until JP comes along with his tea cosy.

Did he make £25 profit? No, he didn't.

-He made £225 profit...

-You're joking?

-Well done!

..on a cockerel tea-caddy-cover job!

-That was amazing, wasn't it?

-It was hilarious.

That wiped out all your losses and took you back to £95-plus,

-and now you've got the cash.

-I have, thank you.

-We had so much fun. Join us soon for some bargain hunting! Yes?

-ALL: Yes!

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