Norfolk 24 Bargain Hunt

We've headed east, to Norfolk. To the land of the Broads.

And, broadly speaking, ha, we've got very little time to waste.

So, let's go bargain hunting, yeah.

With more than 400 antiques and collectables' stalls

here at the Norfolk showground,

our teams are going to have plenty of choice.

So, with everything to go for,

let's have a butchers at what's coming up.

Today we see the bald truth, JP-style.

You can hang that in your downstairs loo, you know,

-when you're doing your quiff.

-Yes.

Greasing your quiff.

See what I mean? And the Reds try before they buy.

HE LAUGHS

But they're certainly not out of puff when they get to the auction.

-We're in for a profit.

-BOTH:

-Boom!

All of that, though, is later in the show.

First, let me remind you of the rules. Each team gets £300

and an hour to shop for three items, which they sell later at auction,

and the team that makes the most profit wins.

Got it? Right. Let's go and meet the teams.

So it's boys versus boys today.

For the Reds we've got brothers AJ and Jim,

and for the Blues we've got best mates Barry and Clayton.

-Hello, everybody.

-How are you?

-Very well, thank you.

-Now, AJ, you're not only the tallest you're also the youngest.

-Yes.

-What do you do for a living?

-Work for Ipswich Town Football Club.

The trust go into lots of different primary schools and teach PE lessons.

Do you get out much? You've got sports, hobbies, stuff like that?

Yes, try to pretend that I can lend my hand to most sports.

HE SNIGGERS

Why's your brother laughing like that?

-You haven't seen him play football.

-THEY LAUGH

I've given up playing now. I referee.

And, Jim, what do you do for a living?

I'm a club support manager at a local gym. I've not been there very long, but good fun.

-And collecting? Between you, do you collect anything?

-You collect key rings.

-I used to collect them.

-Got a collection of a few hundred.

-How do you display them all?

-They're in a box in the loft.

-Carefully displayed, then.

-Yes.

-And, Jim, what do you collect?

-I used to collected Coca-Cola stuff.

I used to have a really cool bedroom with the duvet, the curtains and everything.

But, again, they're in a box now. At 27, it's not the coolest look to have.

-THEY LAUGH

-I'm single - and that may be why.

-I've had to ditch the Coca-Cola stuff.

-There's honesty for you.

-Yes.

Are you going to get on OK with this shopping? Not too much bickering or mucking about between brothers?

-As long as he remembers who's the boss, we'll be fine.

-I see.

-We get on.

-Yes.

That's all right. We'll look forward to this. Good luck.

Now, for the Blues. Barry, how did you become chums?

Our two daughters, my middle daughter and his oldest one, best friends.

So taking them from one place to another and meeting like that,

we just found we put up with each other pretty well. The only people that do, probably.

Don't be so modest about that. Barry, what do you do for a living?

I'm actually an entertainer, Tim.

-Are you?

-Yes. Do a rock and roll and Elvis show.

-You don't?!

-You wouldn't recognise me with my jumpsuit, my wig and sideburns.

Right. Are you going to give us a little Elvis trill, then?

-Have you got something up your sleeve with your blue suede shoes?

-Um, OK, then.

OK, give us a phrase.

# Are you lonesome tonight?

# Do you miss me tonight?

# Are you sorry we drifted apart? #

I mean, to do that unaccompanied, in a field, is pretty damned good.

-And brave, I might say.

-Thank you, Tim.

-Clayton, what do you do to earn a buck?

-Nothing. I'm a mature student.

-Ah. Good one.

-Gone back to school.

-What are you learning?

-Computing.

-And do you collect anything?

-Yes, I do.

-I collect Iron Maiden records.

-Do you?

And how many of those are there to collect?

I've, personally, got over 100.

And are you two going to get on all right today for this competition?

-You're going to beat up these boys, do you reckon?

-We're both tight so we should be OK.

On Bargain Hunt you'll be OK if you're tight.

Talking about being tight, £300 apiece. There you go.

-Thank you.

-You know the rules. Your experts await - and off you go.

And very, very good luck. Brotherly love, eh? You can't beat it.

Yeah. Now, where are the experts that'll give our boys some backbone?

Giving the Reds a twirl is the delectable Catherine Southon.

And keeping his eyes on the prize is the sparkling Jonathan Pratt.

Do you know what? I am very happy to be in the middle of a Bargain Hunt boys' sandwich.

-What do you want to start looking for?

-Military stuff.

-Why?

I've always had an interest in WWII because my granddad was in it.

-We're going to buy cheap.

-And nothing damaged.

-And maybe some music memorabilia.

-All right.

-So, Elvis and the like?

-Yes.

-Excellent. OK.

-We are going to buy so much, we'll make the biggest profit ever seen on Bargain Hunt.

-Ooh, fighting talk.

-Golden gavel, the works.

-Come on, let's go and do it.

-Let's rock and roll.

-Yes.

Yeah, rock and roll. Our Elvis impersonator knows all about that.

Viva Las Norfolk!

And now, what will our competitive brothers be drawn to first?

-Are they somebody's keys?

-Keys. They're for sale, though.

The first thing that attracts my brother's attention is a bunch of keys.

Oh, it's a bit random, I'll grant you, but true to form,

Clayton's gone straight for his first love.

If you're going to buy something military, you need to have an almost representation of the person.

-You need some sort of social history.

-The identification to go with it.

-Yeah.

Good advice, JP.

-Let me ask you, my friend. What is the cheapest thing you've got on your stall?

-You don't ask that.

We haven't bought anything yet.

Have you waxed the head this morning?

Yes. I put on suntan lotion earlier.

And you'll need it, because outside the sun is shining.

-You play a lot of cricket, don't you, AJ?

-I pretend to try.

Come on, have a look, then.

Is that any good, from a cricket point of view?

What does it say on it?

-Model deluxe. Sounds good.

-I don't know if it's any good though.

These boys knows as much about this bat as I suspect Catherine does about cricket.

-I'd be as useless with that as I would with modern-day one.

-We'll put that down.

-Let's go inside.

-Yeah?

-Let's go inside.

-We've got to run then.

-That is a tactic.

-OK.

Ah, the Bargain Hunt workout.

The DVD will be available soon in shops near you.

We'll run out of time. We haven't bought anything yet.

Come on, Catherine, keep up, darling.

Gosh, you are sporty, you boys.

And fit.

Jonathan's approach is more like a relaxed stroll in the park.

# Pa-pa-be, pa-pam! #

Here we go. Look.

Ah, Barry's alter ego.

-You've got loads of records like this.

-Millions.

-That's probably the money.

-It's not exactly an antique.

Don't worry, Barry. I'm sure both our experts will find a classic antique for their teams.

How much is the, I presume it's like a pen tray with the inkwell?

This one here.

Right. I like the enamel on it. I like the colouring of the enamel.

So what beautiful antique have you turned up, then, JP?

Hm, not quite what I had in mind.

You feel the weight of that. Ready?

Do you like it, AJ?

-You're not sold, are you?

-Not for £100.

That's our favourite thing so far, so maybe we'll come back for it.

-Is that OK?

-That's lovely.

-Yeah.

It's £250, but it's an original. It's not something that's going to reproduce.

-But that's a lot of money to pay just for one.

-I know.

I just look at things and go, "That's such great fun."

-Can we come back to it?

-No, no, of course you can. Yeah, yeah.

I don't think the boys are as keen as JP on the chubby fella.

-We've got to up the pace. Up the pace.

-We've been told.

Yep, chop-chop.

Jonathan's spotted some militaria for Clayton.

Can we have a look at the uniform?

You've always got to try these things out. I'm a 15 and a half or something. It doesn't fit me.

It'll fit your head. I think it'll be an absolute perfect fit.

The trousers, the jacket. What'll be the best price you can do on that?

Just to get an idea of the size here.

Come on, put your arms in. There we go. Come on, GI.

I've got no chance of getting that on.

Breathe in.

-What do you reckon?

-I like that.

-I think it's a good deal.

-It's nice.

And moving back from the 20th century back to the 18th.

-I'm a Norfolk boy.

-What have you found, boys?

-I don't know. It's a cane, but that's as much as I can tell you.

-What have we got?

I was just explaining to this young man. This is made from the oak and copper of Nelson's first flagship.

-Fantastic.

-HMS... I think you pronounce it "Fowdroyant".

-Foudroyant.

-That's it. It's good to have an expert.

-Foudroyant.

Apparently what happened, this ship eventually foundered off Blackpool,

and some local entrepreneur then decided to buy the wreck,

and from that he decided to make all these artefacts

with a piece of copper and oak actually taken from the ship.

-How much do you want for it?

-So, let's have a look.

-It's got £145 on it.

-You did say you'd had a good night last night,

and Catherine is your favourite as well. You might still be feeling the effects,

-so he said he'd do us a good deal cos he's not quite with it.

-It was that last whisky that did it.

Um, I'll tell you what. I'll do you a good deal. £90.

But if Catherine's your real favourite, we'll give you £80 right now.

-I'll meet you halfway. 85 quid and that will be the absolute definite.

-OK.

-Do you like that?

-Yes, I do.

-He'll do it for 34 as well.

-34?

Does that sound all right?

It's very difficult to say, to be honest. You don't sell these things that often.

-It seems like a good deal to me.

-You like it.

-I liked it. I wanted stuff for military.

-That is something...

-You can't get much more military.

-Than a whole uniform.

-Go on, shake the man's hand. Yeah, we're there.

-We'll take it.

-34?

-You're welcome.

-Thank you very much.

Go on, squeeze the five? Go down to 80. Can we squeeze 80, please?

-That'll be our first buy.

-Have we got a deal at 80, then?

-£80.

-Thank you very much.

-Our first item.

It's like waiting for a bus, this. Nothing comes, and then two buys all at once.

-Our first item in the bag.

-I found it.

-You found it.

-Well done.

-Super.

But a purchase under the belt can breed complacency.

We've got loads of time. We're going to browse and pick something up.

They're great fun, these guys, and silly, so I need to focus them,

because they're wandering around a bit, having a bit of a laugh,

but, at the end of the day, we've only got an hour to get these three items.

So I need to focus them and control them and calm them down.

Best of luck with that, then.

-Is that a compass?

-Yes.

-That's a compass, yeah?

The Magnapole.

It started off life with a black lacquer on it, which has worn away.

-It's all about the money, isn't it?

-How much is that?

-30 quid.

-What's the best you can do?

-25 on that one.

If you try, it's all in working order. The plate in the middle,

it all still moves, everything's still fine on it.

-That's something we can keep in reserve.

-If we get desperate.

-You said 20, didn't you?

-25.

Nice try.

Hands out of pockets, dear. Come on, come on.

Listen to teacher.

-Right.

-I'm too relaxed for you.

He's not the only one.

JP WHISTLES

That's kind of fun, isn't it? It's an old horse collar. It's an old one that's been fitted as a mirror.

-That's kind of good novelty value. There's no price on it.

-That's country auction, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-You can hang that in your downstairs loo.

-When you're doing your quiff.

-Yeah.

-Greasing your quiff back.

-I quite like that. How much is that?

-It's 60.

-£60?

-Yes.

-OK. And is there a little bit of movement, perhaps?

-There is, yes.

We'll give you 40.

Make it 45, you've got a deal.

-I'll settle for the 40.

-OK.

-It helps out.

-Yeah.

-I think it's quite a fun thing.

-It is, yeah.

-I like my mirrors.

-Yeah, you spend half your life in front of them.

-It's the perfect auction for it.

-OK, then. Yeah. All right.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

£40. We're on a roll. We're on a roll.

OK, now we can really just cruise into the last one and see if we can get the rock and roll piece for you.

Put your suit on, ready for your GI Blues. Grease your hair back.

Uh-huh, and get all shook up.

-Um, clarinet?

-I used to play a clarinet.

-Did you?

-I did.

-I think all he can play is nursery rhymes.

-Oh.

-I can't even play that.

-I'm looking forward to this.

-Can I have a practise before we film?

-No.

Come on, AJ, tickle out a tune.

-Come on.

-HE LAUGHS

It's not going to work.

Just a note, then?

See, it doesn't even work. It's broken.

Why's it broken? Why's it broken?

Have you not got enough puff?

-I can't get a sound out of it.

-He's made my day.

Full marks for trying, though.

No? Right, we're not buying it.

Yep, probably for the best.

Do you like cake?

Can't you tell?

I thought Elvis was more of a burger man.

What about the spoon? Cos I think that's beautiful.

-Is that hallmarked?

-Oh, yes, it is English hallmarked.

Perhaps this is for... I thought it was more for a sauce,

but you think it's more likely for liqueurs.

-The reason I'm saying this is because it's gilded.

-Beautifully gilded.

How much can you really do on that? I think it's too much for it.

-90?

-£80 you can have that.

As it's the lovely Catherine, can you do any more off of it?

We do need to buy something.

Look at this face. She's trying to help us.

You can see...

60?

If you could do 60, we'll shake your hand right now

-and you'll be my new best friend.

-And we've got to buy something else from you.

-70, OK?

-65.

No, no, 70. No, I'll be losing money, honestly. I'll do it for 70.

We'll give it ten minutes. If we don't find anything else we'll come back.

And ten minutes is all you've got, teams.

-Right, which way?

-That way.

We need to pick up the pace.

-I've got a plan, guys.

-She's got a plan.

-I've got a plan.

-It's more than we've got.

-This may save us.

-You two go and have a look and see what you can find.

I'll have a look here. We rejoin in three minutes.

-We've all got to have something, and see which is the best one.

-OK.

-Right, let's go.

-Three minutes.

-Come on.

-We've got £226 left.

-Yeah.

-A lot of money, not a lot of time.

-Walking this way a bit more.

-AJ?

-What have you got?

We're looking to try and find a bargain

because we do not have long left, and we like the Gibraltar ship.

That is a... The minimum is £45.

Mmm.

-Right.

-I'm thinking, if we go for the compass.

-Yeah.

-Which I liked,

-that leaves you a lot.

-It does.

Then we can decide on that, rather than panicking now.

If we go for the Michelin man, that is a big risk.

Yeah, but the show's about risk, isn't it?

-And you should say... I don't want to sort of...

-I tell you what.

Tim will think, "You cowards."

Now a quote from this king.

"Less conversation, more action please."

What is that? Is it glass? Do you like that, do you?

I don't like it, but I'm just thinking of making some money.

-We'll get Catherine over. She'll like my boat the best.

-I'm going for that.

-Don't tell her which one, see which one she chooses.

-It'll be mine.

-Let's go.

And nothing like a bit of sibling rivalry. Perhaps the Blues can reach an agreement, though?

-It's spend on the Michelin man and...

-And risk it.

-And risk it,

or play it safe.

-I think we should go for the compass.

-I do.

Well, well, well. Fancy meeting you here.

-And, have you done?

-Well, I've found something that I really like.

AJ's found something that he doesn't like, which you said.

-He's a bit picky, isn't he?

-A bit picky.

-We'll show you the two things and you can tell us which one's best.

-OK.

-But you'll go for mine.

-What have you found?

-Shall I show you?

-I reckon you've got something.

-I'll put my money on it.

-We looked at this, and I found this.

And it's a pin cushion.

It's late 19th century, and there's a big weight of silver there.

OK, the pin cushion bit is missing, but that can be replaced.

But he will do this and this, together, for £120,

and I think that's very good.

-I think there's more mileage in that.

-OK.

-I prefer that.

-OK. Tsk.

-We might end up getting both.

-Right, come on. Show me yours.

I actually saw that from a distance, and I thought it was quite attractive,

but it's all carved wood and hand-painted.

-It's nicely done, but you know it's new? It's modern.

-Yeah.

-What do you think of AJ's thing?

-What do you think to this?

-I prefer that.

-Yes!

-OK.

-This is all plated.

One minute left - and don't the Blues know it.

Have you still got the compass?

-Yep.

-You'll do it for 20?

20... I paid 20 quid for it.

-23?

-23, you've got a deal.

-23. Yeah, OK.

-All right, no problem at all.

-Cheers. Thank you very much.

Down to the wire completely, but that's very good.

-We've got two very good objects.

-And that one. HE LAUGHS

-Come on. Let's go for a well-deserved cup of tea.

-Yes, sounds like a good idea.

Elvis has left the building! Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Now, can the lads resist Catherine's charms?

I do think that is attractive,

but it's just not...

We're on an antiques show. Let's go for those two.

-OK.

-Let's go. Quick.

Go and pay the man.

Do the deal. Quick, quick, quick. We haven't got time.

Honestly, these boys.

We've left two items on another stall to come and see you.

-We've got 30 seconds left.

-Yeah.

OK? 120 both items. £60 each. Is that OK?

-All right, you can have it for 120.

-Is that OK? You're a good man.

-Thank you very much.

-Good luck.

-A lovely man. Thank you very much indeed. Thank you.

-Are you happy?

-You boys know how to cut it fine.

Blimey, lads, you'll be giving Catherine a hernia,

or something worse.

Right, that's it. Time's up. Let's check out what the Red team bought,

or are they the orange team?

Only in bad lighting. Now, will this oak and copper walking cane

find some support at the auction? £80 paid.

At the 59th minute, they scooped up a liqueur ladle for £60.

And walked off with a boot-shaped silver pin cushion for another 60.

-We have done all right, haven't we?

-We've done OK.

-We've done OK.

You know what they say about the sunshine? It always shines on the righteous,

and you lot, clearly, are squeaky clean.

-Did you have a good shop?

-We did. Very good.

-Lovely.

-What about you, Jim?

-Really enjoyed it. You're happy with your walking stick.

That's going to make us a bit. We've got to try and recreate the Del Boy and Rodney moment,

-when they become millionaires. So that's the aim.

-In your dreams.

-How much did you spend altogether?

-200.

-£200. Brilliant.

£100 is left over. Thank you very much, James. Good, that's lovely.

-£100. Thank you. Catherine.

-Thank you very much.

-You're looking confident.

Well, I am. A bit more confident than these two were.

I'm not sure what I'm going to buy, but what I do know is I'm not going to deliberate like you two.

-You're going to do it quickly.

-Quickly.

-Decisively.

-Absolutely.

-Good.

Relax and have a cup of tea, boys. Let Catherine do her shopping.

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

The boys decided to look smart with this army sergeant's uniform,

before checking themselves out in a leather horse collar mirror,

and heading home with this World War One compass.

-That wasn't bad going, was it?

-It's very jolly, isn't it, when you're so happy.

-Have you had a happy hour with Jonathan?

-Yes, very entertaining.

-Ah, that's great.

-Now, how much did you spend all round?

-97.

-£97 on everything?

-Yeah.

-All three items.

-That is so paltry, isn't it?

You spent the £97. That's £203 of leftover lolly, please, somewhere.

Thank you. That is a lot, isn't it?

-What am I going to do with it?

-I don't know, JP. Anyway, got any ideas, seriously, old fruit?

One or two ideas. One or two ideas. I might just have to insert some femininity into the choice,

-because it's been a bit masculine.

-Has it?

-Yeah.

-Well, you're our man in that department, JP.

In touch with his feminine side.

Anyway, good luck, JP. Good luck, team.

Meanwhile, we're heading off to Ham House, which is gorgeous.

A product of Stuart architecture, Ham House is, as we see it today,

as a result of the efforts of courtier William Murray.

The lease for the place was given to him, in 1626,

by his childhood friend, Charles the First.

Charles and Murray were both educated and brought up together.

Literally.

Except that poor old Murray became Charles's whipping boy.

Every piece of late homework

or misdemeanour that Charles was caught doing, Murray took the blame.

Still, you couldn't have the future King of England

being whipped now, could we?

And as for Murray, well, what are good friends for, eh?

Not surprisingly, Charles and Murray's friendship

continued into adulthood.

Indeed, when Murray took over the remodelling

of the interior of Ham House, he followed the King's taste.

He took on the services of a German interior decorator, Franz Kline,

who visited England first in 1625.

What Franz Kline did for him was to transform some of the interiors.

What you have to admire is the brilliant panelling.

Just look at the geometry and shapes which reflect the late Renaissance.

And, of course, the stunning Solomonic columns

that flank the fireplace. Literally, something taken in the round

that's been split down the middle,

and then applied to give this sense of drama and effect.

William Murray undoubtedly passed on his taste for finery to his daughter Elizabeth.

She made sure that Ham continued to be decked out

in the most exquisite and expensive furniture,

and none more impressive than this cabinet.

Even those of you who are watching this on your black and white set

can enjoy this object, because it is as white as it appears.

It's not paint.

This thing has been veneered entirely in sections of ivory.

If we open it up by carefully turning the key, comme ca,

it reveals an interior which is identically veneered.

Look at that.

Isn't that amazing?

These cabinets were typically made in Antwerp.

It has its practical purpose.

The interior, with all these drawers,

would've been used to house your most precious objects.

And if we open up one of those drawers

and you have a bit of a sniff,

it has the smell of either camphor or cedar,

so that, for whatever you're going to store inside,

no moth and no woodworm will endure the camphor or the cedar.

So it makes it a place where you're going to be able

to keep things safely, where they won't deteriorate.

Now, if we remove the key from the door,

the same key operates for this central tabernacle cupboard.

And we open that one up, gently again,

and yet another brilliant ivory interior is revealed.

Except that this time the veneering is done

in just plain sheets of ivory.

It probably arrived at Ham after the Restoration, in the 1660s,

and would've been a proud possession of William's daughter, Elizabeth.

But you have to admit, this is a tour de force of craftsmanship.

The big question today is, of course,

quite how chic are our teams going to be over at the auction?

Boom-boom.

I can't think of anything more delightful than to trot across Norfolk to Diss,

to T W Gaze's sale room to join my old mate, my old mucker,

-Elizabeth Talbot. Elizabeth.

-As always, you're most welcome, Tim.

-Lovely to be here.

Lucky for our teams, too.

Now, the Reds. Their first item is the walking stick,

made, apparently, from oak and copper from the Foudroyant.

-How about that?

-It's a walking stick, it has a bit of provenance, apparently,

and we put 70 to 90 on it, and hope it will do well for the team.

-They paid £80.

-Yes, OK.

-It might just limp home.

-It might do. Hopefully.

Next, the little ladle. Toddy ladle, I suppose.

It's very well crafted. It's a very tightly made piece.

I love the little bowl with this sparrow beak pourer.

-The gilding is lovely. It's both useful and collectable, so...

-How much?

-We put £60 to £80 on that.

-They paid £60. They paid the right price.

-Yeah.

-Now, let's try and kick this into touch.

-Ha-ha.

What do you make of the little boot?

Oh, I like this. I like this very much. I think it's a charming little pin cushion.

The detail and the shape is just lovely.

It's in relatively good condition.

-How much do you think it's going to bring?

-We put £80 to £120 on it.

£80 to £120 is a splendid estimate, because our lot only paid £60.

-I think that's in the right direction.

-It certainly is.

-Yes.

Let's be optimistic, because it's a wizard object, and it's an absolute bargain for our team to find.

Depending on how that gets on will determine whether they need the bonus buy. Let's look at it.

Now, AJ, Jim, this is your moment.

You gave Catherine £100 of leftover lolly. Catherine, what did you spend it on?

Are you ready for this, boys?

-Nothing.

-THEY LAUGH

I gave up with you. You were such hard work. You were so indecisive.

I thought, "I need a coffee so I'm not even going to bother."

That's OK. I don't blame you. Is it something big that's behind?

Close your eyes and I shall reveal. Close your eyes.

-We were told we couldn't buy anything.

-It's got wheels.

-Da-dah!

SHE LAUGHS Really?

What do you mean, really?

-OK.

-Come on, excitement.

-No, that's good.

-It's a vintage porter's trolley.

-It looks lovely.

OK, so just tell us you didn't spend all of £100 on that? Please?

I thought country auction. Somebody could buy this and take home all their purchases on it.

-Cast iron, it's wood. It's a good frame. It's a nice...

-It looks lovely.

Excellent - and it doubles up as a ladder.

-THEY LAUGH

-What did you spend on it?

-£49.

That's all right. It'll make some money, some profit.

Perhaps if we're a long way in debt we might...

Don't listen to him. We will trust you.

-It's not what we were expecting, put it that way.

-I'm glad you're impressed

and are clearly in love with it, so on that happy note,

why don't we, for the audience at home, find out what the auctioneer thinks about Catherine's trolley.

Well, there you go, Elizabeth.

This is rather nice because it is a piece of, again, vintage British life.

This would probably have been in service on a station platform, in the good old days when somebody

-would look after you when you had luggage.

-You'd have a huge trunk.

-Absolutely.

People who are staging film sets,

-it's important to have the right period item.

-Yeah.

If you're doing The Railway Children, you don't want a stainless steel trolley.

-Exactly right.

-So we put £30 to £50 on it.

Catherine paid £49. It's not exactly a girlie purchase,

-but, you know, she's gone for it. That's done for the Red.

-Yes.

-Now for the Blues. Completely different.

-Yes.

It's very interesting, actually,

because this is quite a military-themed team here.

We've got the Anglian Regiment, so this hasn't got an historical value, per se,

but I can imagine someone loyally looking at this and thinking, "It's one of ours," so...

-They'll have it.

-Absolutely.

-What do you think it'll bring?

-£40 to £60.

-Fair enough. £34 paid.

Now, the lovely mixture of old and new in the piece of harness, I think is brilliant, don't you?

It's a charming use of the horse's collar. They've left that natural, rustic look to it.

-It adds to the character.

-OK, thumbs up for that. How much?

-We put £50 to £70 on that.

-£40 paid.

-There we go.

-That's super, isn't it? They're done very well with those two items.

-Now, the hand-held bearing compass.

-Yes. It's tired.

It isn't in bad condition. There's nothing unnecessarily wrong with it,

but it's not pristine. We've put £50 to £70 on that.

-Have you really?

-Mm.

-Gosh, that's generous. £23 paid.

-I'll be shot in the foot by that one, probably.

-I hope not.

-You're going in the right direction. You've found the right direction with the compass.

-Good.

Anyway, thank you very much.

On that basis, I don't think this lot will need their bonus buy,

but let's have a look at it anyway.

Barry, Clayton, this is your big moment.

Yes? Your bonus buy. You gave this man £203.

You entrusted him with two-thirds of your purchase money

to go and find you something that's going to make you

-a stellar additional profit. Right, JP?

-Absolutely.

-Shall I take that rag off for you?

-OK.

-Doink!

-THEY LAUGH

We spent... We bought three items which were very masculine. I thought I'd find something feminine.

That's what I thought.

Anyway, I walked into a stall that had lots of dresses and ended up buying a typewriter.

What struck me was it's from Redruth Station.

It was the stationmaster's PC of the time, I suppose,

-where he would've typed up all his little notices and things like that.

-Schedules.

-Schedules, yeah.

It's an Underwood. Big in the typewriter world, obviously.

And it is a standard button QWERTY chappie.

-But it didn't cost very much money.

-How much?

-How much?

-It cost me £25.

-Oh.

-You had £203. You were going to buy something feminine.

You bought a typewriter. You spent £25.

I kind of chickened out, I suppose.

-You saw we didn't spend a lot and you didn't want to either.

-Ohh. I kind of thought so.

-Do you like it, Barry?

-No. ALL LAUGH

-It's a bit boring.

-What about you?

-I don't mind. I'm into computers.

-That's an early computer.

-It is in a way.

-It's not going to go rocketing away. It's not going to make £100,

or £50. It might sneak in a fiver or a tenner.

-It's the right sort of place for it. This place deals with these sort of objects.

-OK? Happy with that?

We're very happy with that. Thanks for the feminine... object.

Anyway, let's find out from our female auctioneer

whether she's in touch with her feminine side - and JP's typewriter.

Well, there we go. This takes you back.

-Take a note, Miss Proops.

-Mmm. I love the smell of that. Do you?

-You love the smell of it?

-It's the smell of old ink and the leather.

-It's lovely.

-There we go. Patented in the USA.

-The last patent number I can see is 1920.

-Mm-hm.

-So it must date from after 1920.

-It's there or thereabouts in date.

Underwood, a very major manufacturer of typewriters.

It's a fairly basic model. Nothing too extraordinary. It's a perfect backdrop piece.

-You can either use it as an accessory to decorate a room.

-Mm-hm.

But also, again, museums or film companies like little artefacts like this to give that...

-Having said all that, not a rare example, so we have limited it to £15 to £20.

-OK. JP loved it. £25.

-OK.

-And who knows whose heart strings

you're going to be able to tug at today in the auction.

-I always try. I will try.

-I know you will.

-You're very trying.

-SHE LAUGHS

OK, chaps, this is exciting.

-So, you've got the attitude, you've got the energy.

-Yep.

-Buzzing.

-They've got energy.

-First up is the walking stick made from

the timber and copper of the Foudroyant. Here it comes.

Lot 162. Start me at 50.

-Come on, £50.

-Come on.

An association with Nelson, £50. Come on.

£30 I'll take to start. £30 got in the gallery. Now at 30.

£30 I have. I'll take two.

It's £30 to my left. Now looking for two.

Surely worth more? Come on, he's stealing it here at £30.

-Come on.

-32 is downstairs.

-35? 38?

-Yes.

40, sir? 40 in the gallery.

Sure? 40 is now in the gallery. Again at 40. Looking for two.

-At £40. Are you all done at £40?

-SHE BANGS GAVEL

-Ooh.

-We've lost the golden gavel on the first thing.

Minus 40. Bad luck.

-Oh, well. Liqueur ladle.

-Here we go. Come on. A proper start.

Lot 163, the silver gilt liqueur ladle, and I start at just £22.

22, 25, 28, 30, 32.

35, 38, 42,

45 is the final time out.

At 45. The gentleman's bid at 45. I'll take eight.

-Come on, help us out.

-50? Five?

60. Five?

70. Five?

80.

80 is on my left. Now looking for five.

At £80 now. Any advance on the 80?

SHE BANGS GAVEL Yeah, back in the game.

£80 plus £20. Overall, you're minus 20. Now, the pin cushion.

Lot 164, the silver pin cushion in the form of a boot.

Highly collectable. I start at £55.

£55. Bid at £55, the boot pin cushion at 55.

Now where are you at 60?

60 bid. 65, 70, five, 80.

Five, 90, five.

110. 120, back.

All at 120, lost you, front.

At 120 now. Any advance on £120?

-SHE BANGS GAVEL

-£120.

-Well done.

-Say "Thank you, Catherine."

-Thank you. Mwah.

-Mwah! I told you we absolutely loved it.

-No, you didn't.

£160. That's good. You are plus £40.

-OK?

-That's enough.

-You are plus £40.

-What are going to do? Are you going to go with the porter's trolley or take the £40?

-Sorry.

-I'd take it and run.

-We'll take it.

-Are you going to park it?

-We're going to park that £40.

-We'll take it.

-We'll take it.

-Stick.

-No, no, sorry.

No, we won't take it. We're going to take the money.

-We don't want the trolley.

-You don't want the trolley? Are you sure?

And to Lot 168, on the sheet showing it's starting at £12.

-HE LAUGHS

-I'll take 15.

12, 18, 20, 22.

22 with me now. Where's five?

It's on commission at 22. Bids are in. Looking for five.

-25, just in time.

-Ooh, sneaky.

Where's eight?

-At 25, all done.

-BANGS GAVEL

That would've been a £24 loss,

so you did the right thing in parking your £40, and you're £40 up.

Which could be a winning score. Just don't talk to the Blues at all.

The smile might give it away, though.

-Just don't... Stop grinning, AJ.

-Don't smile.

-Deadpan.

-Poker face.

OK, BC, Barry, Clayton. Have you been talking to the Reds?

-Nope.

-Glad to hear it.

First up, though, is the sergeant's uniform.

You 'orrible lot, here we go.

Lost 184, the post-war British Army sergeant's uniform.

Start me at 40. £40, surely?

Come on, £40. Anyone in?

I have 20 on commission so I'll take that. £20 is bid on my sheet. At 20 I'll take two.

The Anglian Regiment uniform at 20. Am I missing anybody?

It's good value at £20 for your next official engagement.

At £20. Does nobody want any more? 20 it will sell.

-BANGS GAVEL

-That is disappointing.

All her efforts. Minus £14 there, lads. Bad luck. Now, the collar.

Lot 185, the leather horse collar, late 19th, early 20th century.

It's now fitted as a mirror. That's a lovely mirror. £50, surely?

-It certainly is.

-£30 to start. Come on.

-Buy it for the horse to look at it in his stables.

-They don't like it.

-20 to start. Come on.

This mirror here at £20. Come on. For the mirror there, anybody in?

20 bid. Thank you. 20 I have. Where's two?

-£40 paid.

-SHE BANGS GAVEL

She's sold it for £20. That's minus £20. This is not going to do it.

-It's not going particularly well.

-Not so good.

Lot 186. We have, first of all, the military black lacquered compass.

Start me at 50. 30 to start, surely?

A piece of military here for £30.

20 to start then. A little collectable at £20.

Anybody in here at £20? It's for nothing.

Thank you, sir. £20. Looking for two now.

It's £20 front bid. Surely worth more at £20. Where are you at two?

I don't see a flurry.

-22 is the gallery. At 25.

-You're in profit.

25 is back downstairs. Lost the gallery. At 25 and selling.

-BANGS GAVEL

-25 profit. You made £2 on that.

You're minus 32. Minus £32, chaps.

-What about the typewriter? Do you want to have a go at that?

-Go on.

Minus £32 could be a winning score.

-Bearing in mind the crowd so far.

-We'll stick.

-Are you happy to stick?

-You didn't like it to start with, did you?

It's not I didn't like it. It's nothing exciting, was it?

-We'll stick.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

OK, now you're not going to do it. We're going to sell it anyway.

Lot 190,

the early 20th century Underwood standard portable typewriter.

-Here comes the portable.

-£10 bid on the little typewriter.

There at £10. Would look nice on the side. 13 bid. 15, 18, 20.

22 and I'm out. To my right at 22. I'll take five.

At £22, any advance? Anybody stepping up? At 22 it will sell.

-SHE BANGS GAVEL

-£22 she's sold at,

which would've been minus £3. You didn't take it. You are minus £32,

which could be a winning score, all right? Could lash the Reds with minus £32.

You've seen their performance in the room today. It hasn't been so hot. You could be out in front there.

Anyway, say nothing and all will be revealed in a moment.

OK, we've been chatting. It's all about the scores. You have no idea at all.

You have no idea that one team is substantially ahead of the other.

I have to reveal that the team that's trailing just happens to be the Blues.

Minus £32 is your total, which is not so hot, is it, really?

It did not go down your groove. In fact, the only profit you made was £2 on a compass.

-It's the taking part that matters, right, Barry?

-It is.

-You agree, Clayton?

-Of course.

-You agree, JP? Stop shaking your head.

-I feel for them.

-I know. We feel for you.

That's not the right reflection for your efforts, but there it is. Well done. Thank you for joining us.

But for the Reds, they're going to go home with £40. How about that?

£40, lads.

-Is that good, Jim?

-I'm happy with that.

-Are you happy with that, AJ?

Yes? And congratulations, Catherine.

What did you get? You got £20 on the liqueur ladle. That was good.

£60 on that little boot you found. That's a very, very good result.

-An expensive knobbly piece.

-Yeah. You never liked it, did you?

I loved it. From the very first moment I absolutely loved it.

-You so and so's. Anyway, you had fun?

-Loved it.

-We loved having you on the show. Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

-Yes!

I know you're sitting there thinking,

"I could've done better than that." Well, what's stopping you?

If you think you can spot a bargain, go to our BBC website and apply.

It'll be splendid to see you.

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