Peterborough 20 Bargain Hunt

How nice to see you today! And guess what?

We're going bargain hunting, yeah!

The East of England Showground is host venue to a surprising number of events

from agricultural shows to boxing championships,

but today, the gates are open for Peterborough's Festival of Antiques

which is just as well, really,

because we've got two teams and two experts all geared up to spend some cash.

Marvellous!

On today's show, Charlie Ross feels the Blue Team is lacking discipline.

Stand at attention if you wouldn't mind! Straighten those arms, you 'orrible little man!

But there's no question who's in charge of the Reds.

-You really do know what you like, don't you?

-Yes.

-There is no changing your mind?

-No.

-Ever?

-No.

-Full stop?

-Yes.

-Is that true?

-Very true.

-OK, fair enough.

On today's teams, we've got two happily married couples.

We've got Robert and Janice for the Reds and Sam and Jase for the Blues.

-Hello, everyone.

-Hello.

-Lovely to see you.

-What do you do as a job of work, Janice?

-I'm a resident matron in a boys' boarding house.

-Are you?

-Yes.

-That must have its challenges.

-Very much so.

-How many children do you have in your house?

-35 boys.

-You don't?

-Do you really?

-Yes, I do.

-Aged from what to what?

-11 to 15.

-Right.

-Yeah.

-Do you have any free time to do anything else?

-Not a lot, but I do like outdoors.

-Robert's been trying to teach me how to fly-fish.

-How's it going?

-Not very well.

-Can she do a Spey cast yet?

-No.

-No.

-LAUGHTER

-Robert, you work in the same school. What's your job?

-I'm a caretaker.

-What does that involve you doing?

-Maintenance work, basically, and keeping the place nice and tidy.

And do you have the long school holidays too?

-Unfortunately, no. I'm not afforded long holidays.

-That's not so good.

-But you have got an interest in antiques?

-I have, yes.

-You're also a bit of a hoarder?

-Very much so.

-Janice, you're giving me that old-fashioned look. How bad a hoarder is he?

-Terrible.

-He'll never throw anything out?

-No.

-Does he ever make a profit?

-No.

-Cos he never sells anything?

-No.

-Are you going to agree on your shopping today?

-No.

-No.

-This has every semblance of a very happy marriage.

-Oh!

-Anyway, very good luck.

-Thank you.

Super. Sam, when did you first meet?

In 2008, I asked Jase to come and fill in for our band

because we needed a vocalist pretty quick sharpish to stand in on a gig.

Which number attracted you to him particularly? Did he sing something very special?

Yes, he did a very good version of Lay Down, Sally by Eric Clapton. He does a very good Eric Clapton.

-Does he?

-Yes.

-And you thought, "He's all right"?

-I did.

-Tell us about your band. That's exciting.

We've got a rock covers band, Local Heroes,

and a blues band, Blues Boy Kings, which is all our own material.

-We've made an album.

-Oh, have you?

Yeah. We've played at various blues festivals and a bit on radio stations as well.

-Oh, gosh, you must be good!

-Yeah, well...

-You reckon you are?

-Yes, we are.

-Lovely.

-Jase, what do you do for a living?

-I'm a police officer at Boston in Lincolnshire.

-Are you?

-Yeah.

So do you go to work with a song in your heart?

Yeah, I'm skipping and singing all the way.

I must remember that next time I'm going through Boston

and somebody approaches me with a speeding ticket. Bit of joy in the heart!

-So music's your passion?

-It is. It's a good release.

You also collect things relating to music?

Yeah, I've got about 20 guitars including bass guitars and acoustics and mandolins...

-Have you really?

-And ukuleles.

-You're really into it.

What are your tactics going to be today?

-We're going to try and buy low and sell high.

-Yes.

-And frighten the opposition with your nails?

-Oh, yes.

-Look at that!

-That care and crafting...

-Blues Team.

-..in the Blues' nails!

Anyway, the money moment. Here we go, £300 apiece. There's your £300.

You know the rules. Your experts await and off you go and very, very, very good luck!

'Ello, 'ello!

What 'ave we got 'ere then?

Oh, yes, it's our experts.

Adopting the Reds is a cheeky Thomas Plant.

And hoping to join the Blues' band is the not so musical Charlie Ross.

Will the sunshine that's breaking through this morning's fog light up some bargains for our teams today?

-Robert and Janice, you're a long way from home.

-Yes, we are.

-We certainly are.

-How are we going to play today? Who's going to run the show?

-Janice.

-Well, well, well, I'm in the arms of two experienced musicians, am I not, Sam and Jase?

-Oh, yes.

-Will we be whipped into shape?

-Certainly.

I'm thoroughly looking forward to a good thrashing!

-Are we going to sing our way round?

-We are.

-Are you? Well, off you go.

# We're the Blues Boy Kings and we're loving the blues

# With Charlie Ross we can never lose! #

I love it. Come on!

The Blues singing the blues - I can dig that, man!

-Are you going to buy one thing each and leave me to buy the third one?

-That was the plan.

I think we ought to make this into a competition within a competition.

Let's have a competition, which of you will be the first to buy something. What about that?

-Sounds good to me.

-No pressure!

-Come on, get cracking, you two!

Honestly!

Charlie is setting the tempo for our band, but on the Red Team, it's Matron who's in charge.

-Come on, Robert!

-Come on!

-She's chasing you down. Do you get dogged down quite a lot?

-Yes.

-Let's go.

-Yes, and you.

-I think she means you, Thomas.

-I'm following.

-Come on.

-I'm following.

I think we should have a little code in case we get split up. If you see something you like, start singing.

-Janice, let's have a look down this stall. You never know what we might see.

-You never know.

-Have you got any idea what you want to look for?

-I like nice, little, dainty silver things.

-Dainty bits.

Perfume bottles - I quite like things like that as well.

You've got your brief, Thomas. Now get on with it.

-I've found a musical instrument.

-You've found a musical instrument?

-Yeah.

-Can you play it?

-Yeah!

-What is it?

-It's this.

-NO SOUND

-Oh, no.

-It's not very musical.

-It's split.

-Yeah. It must be from...

-HOOTER SOUNDS Oh!

-There, you see.

You're the musician and you can't get a noise out of it. I am no musician, but when it comes to...

-HOOTER

-..I am the man!

-That's great. I love it.

-It's quite fun, isn't it?

If you look very carefully at it, I think this has been made up out of various composites, you see.

I don't think it's a genuine Victorian one, but it does... almost...make a good noise.

Music to my ears, Carlos. Now, can Thomas hit the right note with Janice?

These Vaseline vases here, these spills,

you would have put either side of your mantelpiece.

Uranium is put in here, then it's heated to give it this sort of milky, Vaseliney effect.

-It's quite fun, really. Does that interest you?

-No, I don't like the colour.

-You don't like the colour.

-No.

-Fair enough. You really do know what you like.

-Yes.

-There is no changing your mind?

-No.

-Ever?

-No.

-Full stop?

-Yes.

-Is that true?

-Very true.

-OK, fair enough. I'm only trying.

Well, you're going to have to try harder, Thomas.

It's all about having the right frame of mind. Isn't that right, Blues?

Oh, a phrenology bust. And it tells you which parts of your brain do what.

-I like that.

-Yeah. How is your benevolence and your sympathy?

-Hmm...

-Up the front. At the back we've got hope. I think that's the part of the brain we need.

It's lovely. I just wonder about the saleability of something that is by definition a reproduction?

I don't want to put a damper on everything you see, otherwise we'll fall out and we wouldn't want that.

-Happy to move on?

-Yes.

-Good. Thank you very much indeed, sir.

-Thank you.

Things could be coming to a head in the Red Team though

where it isn't our expert who needs convincing.

No, not this one. I don't like clowns.

-Furniture, no. No.

-No? Not something which floats your boat?

-No.

-You sort of baulked at the price.

-I don't really like them.

-Anything in here?

-No.

-What do you mean, "no"? You haven't even looked!

-I can see!

-You can see, yes.

-Nothing's jumping out.

-I just have to stop this. Nothing ever jumps out at you.

-Yes, it does.

-These are static objects. They do not move.

-They do. It catches your eye.

-They don't.

-Janice, they don't.

-Yes, they do.

He just can't find Janice's cup of tea. Not a problem that Mr Ross is having, however.

-Good morning.

-Cup of tea, Charlie?

-A cup of tea. May I?

I'll be back for a cup of tea. White, no sugar. Thank you, darling.

But if you turn your back for a minute and don't keep an eye on your team-mates, look what happens!

Where have they gone?

Blooming Nora!

Charlie's lost his team, but Thomas thinks he's finally found something for our schoolmarm.

So look at this, guys. You said you liked a little bit of sweet silver.

-And this is something from home.

-Yes.

It's a dirk set in silver and these are hard stones here.

We've got red jasper, banded agate and almost like a bloodstone there.

-These look like paste or citrine stones.

-I like that.

-It's pretty.

So, obviously, a dirk like this would be worn on your jacket,

but the sgian-dubh down through the sock was used for...

It wasn't used for stabbing people. It was used for eating or was it ceremonial?

-I think it's a bit of both.

-A bit of both?

-Yeah.

-Shall we ask how much this is?

-Please.

-How much is your...?

-It can be £70.

-£70.

-It's all in the original box - George Alexander Jewellers, High Street, Turriff.

That's quite fun to have it in its original box.

How do you feel about taking that down a little bit?

60.

-Hmm...

-Any more?

-At a push, 55, but that would be it.

-Is that the bottom line?

-Bottom line. Couldn't do a penny less.

-OK, well, we've worked down from 70 to 50 you said, was that right?

-55.

-55. 55.

-Do you want to walk on and come back?

-Yeah, we can always come back.

-Yeah, but you've got to be decisive. Let's walk on and have a quick chat.

-I like it.

-How much do you like it?

-I think I want to buy it.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-Why don't you go and buy it then?

-Yeah.

-Off you go.

-I might try and knock a bit more off.

-If you try and do that, well done, you.

-OK.

There's no harm in trying, Janice. And talking of trying, Charlie is getting a bit frazzled.

One's off up there, one's in there and their eye level seems to be there.

They don't seem to be looking at the items.

I mean...

Sam!

Take a grip. Have you found something?

It doesn't look like it.

And as for Jase, I've lost him. There he is!

Fiddling around in a tent.

Janice is still haggling and whilst Matron's away, the boys are kicking back.

-I've been to Crieff.

-Crieff is lovely.

-It is lovely.

-I went to the Hydro there.

-Yeah?

-It's rather fun...

Well, this is all lovely, I'm sure.

..Scotland this summer, actually.

But someone who is putting her time to good use is Sam.

-I think I may have found something over here.

-Oh, hello!

Jason!

-What have you found?

-I was looking at a couple of items on here.

-Yes.

-There was that one.

-That's Crown Derby, Royal Crown Derby.

Super, decorative lot.

-I would suggest at auction that will make probably between £30 and £50.

-Right.

It's in perfect condition, the gilding is fabulous,

-but the price is... Crumbs!

-Right...

-I'll do 20 off for you.

-That would be 45.

-Oh!

-45, yeah.

-What about 40?

-It's got to be 45, honestly.

You heard what my saleroom estimate was, but the clock's running.

You like it. There's no doubt there'd be considerable interest in it at auction.

-It's just a question of whether we can get...

-Is that a crack?

Oh, my God! If you've spotted a crack...

-You have.

-It's hairline, isn't it?

Blimey O'Reilly!

So the forensic eye of a police officer has come to the rescue.

-What do you think?

-35.

35. For 35 quid, it's a lot of good quality china for the money.

-Shall we go for that?

-It's up to you. It's your item.

-Yes, yes.

-We'll go for that.

-That's very kind, sir. I'm sorry we found the crack. Be very careful with his finger.

Thank you very much indeed, sir. OK, £35 down.

We've used quite a lot of time, but onward and upward. Thank you very much, sir.

Whilst the boys have been chewing the cud, has Janice got the price down from £55?

-I don't think so.

-No?

-He wouldn't budge any more.

-He wouldn't budge?

-No.

-But there you are.

-I'm happy with that.

It's in this Scottish box which is rather fun. Brilliant, I'm pleased.

-Good.

-Right, onwards and upwards.

-Yeah.

-Item two to be bought.

Charlie, what do you think of these?

-Very posh. You have got very posh tastes, haven't you?

-Yeah.

-They're for lobsters.

-Oh, can I hear a song coming on?

# We're the Blues Boy Kings and we're loving the blues... #

We only got half a song. You only half like these objects.

What are they made of?

I thought they were silver because of the hallmark.

No, they're not. They're silver plate, but so what?

They're still fabulous quality.

And only the best homes would have had a set of those.

-People like you, a well-known musician, high wealth, would have been able to...

-Tuna maybe.

-Yes.

Tuna! They could call them "tuna forks"!

-LAUGHTER

-Tuning forks! That's better!

Bravo!

What's the very death, sir, without speaking... Is that your wife, sir?

-30.

-Don't refer to your wife. She's hiding.

-We'll go to 30.

You'll go to 30. Could you do 25?

-We really can't.

-Are you sure?

-Not for what we paid on them. ..Yeah.

-Are you sure?

-I'm really sure about that.

Even 28 would be a...? 28's got you wobbling a bit.

28? That would be great. 28 would be great.

It's my favourite number, you know, 28, as of about a minute ago!

Could we do it for 28, please?

-As long as you win, yes.

-Thank you!

Well, every pound counts. Well done, Blues, two down.

May I give you a kiss?

Thank you very much. Thank you, sir.

28, I think you've got a good buy there. I'm happy with that.

-Super-duper.

-Thank you so much.

-Good luck to you.

-Congratulations, sir.

-Thank you.

-Lobsters.

This is a lovely set. Look at all of these here! Royal Doulton.

A wonderful set of one, two, three, four, five of them.

God, you never see that, a graduated set all together!

Quite attractive.

You know, based on the sort of flagon style.

-Is that a bit of damage there?

-Yeah.

-Does that matter much?

-It does.

-What's your very best on your Doulton?

-I can do them for 100.

-Really? One's got a nick.

-Yeah, I know. They're cheap.

-It's unusual to get a set of five in that colour.

-It is, yeah.

Good pottery not in bad condition...

-Would you do 90?

-I really can't. They've got to be 100, I'm afraid.

It's so unusual to get a set of five.

-What about meeting halfway?

-I'll meet you halfway - 95.

-Lovely.

-Oh, he's just made the executive decision.

-Just made the decision.

-Janice is shocked, look!

-Robert's in trouble with Matron.

-I'm away to hide.

-I would!

-I wouldn't have bought that.

-That's my choice.

-Your next item can be your choice.

-Yeah.

Now behave yourself, Janice. We want model behaviour on this show.

Madam...

Not that kind of model!

Oh, dear, I've got a horrible feeling it's going to fit!

-Oh, my word!

-Is that the business?

-That is.

Oh! I thank you, sir!

-Crikey! What do you think Mr Wonnacott would think if I turned up like this?

-He'd be jealous.

He would be madly jealous, wouldn't he?

He thinks you need your eyes testing which I'm sure is what Janice is thinking about Rob.

What? Do you not like the brooch?

I love the brooch. I think we'll make a profit on that, but I don't like those jugs.

-Ach, they're lovely.

-I don't think so. That'll be a loss.

-Oh!

-I cannae believe you bought them, actually.

See? Turn your back for a minute...

Meanwhile, not to be outdone by Robert and with time running out, Janice has spotted a perfume bottle.

That little one there.

Yes, it is silver here. We've got this silver top and the little hallmarks here.

-And it's got a little cork in there. Yes, it smells of...

-Oh, yeah.

-..Grandma's perfume.

-May I ask what the price is?

-35?

-What do you think, Thomas?

-Janice, what do YOU think?

Obviously, Robert here has gone against the grain and bought something without your say-so,

so I feel that Robert doesn't have a leg to stand on in this one.

-No, I do not. I'm saying nothing.

-But maybe... What do you feel?

-Come on.

-Will it make a profit?

-It's silver, it's perfect. This is the only scent bottle you've seen.

-Yes.

It may be whiffy, but this is no time to get sniffy.

You two need to snap to it too, Blues.

-A silver-topped, malacca swagger stick.

-Isn't that a quality item?

-It is nice.

-Stand at attention if you wouldn't mind! Straighten those arms, you 'orrible little man!

I like this, a Sergeant Major's...

Isn't that wonderful?

-Lovely.

-There we go, hallmarked silver, made in Birmingham.

William Thompson from AMJ. It's a beautiful, beautiful object.

-What about a pointing stick for...?

-Yes, absolutely.

-Yes.

Which part of him do you like the best?

-Er...

-We won't go there!

Yes, better not. Now, come on, Reds, crunch time is fast approaching!

I'll go to 33 for you, but I really...

-Oh!

-That sounds a bit better.

-Shall I just do the deal?

-I would do the deal, personally.

-You want to do it, £33?

-Yeah, I do.

-OK?

-Yeah.

-Shake her hand.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

Janice, how do you feel?

-Brilliant.

-You feel brilliant?

-Yeah.

I'm happy I got a choice of one!

That's the spirit, Robert, and well done, Reds. Mission accomplished!

Now, can Charlie whip the Blues into shape?

-How much is it, my dear?

-It's got 25 on it.

Do you bend, madam? With your prices, I mean.

-Not usually.

-What would you think to £18?

-The best I could do for you would be 20.

-It could be 20.

My turn to make a decision, he said hesitating.

I think that is a really good buy for 20 quid.

We're going to have that. Thank you very much. Wonderful - 20 quid.

-I think we should have a song to celebrate.

-Go on. One, two, three...

# We're the Blues Boy Kings and we're loving the blues

# With Charlie Ross we can never lose! #

Ohh!

# Oh, yeah! #

Fantastic. Thank you, my dear. Right, come on, you two, follow me!

Left, right, left, right!

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

No time for an encore. Let's check out what the Red Team bought, eh?

While the boys dawdled, our schoolma'am got to work,

securing a Scottish dirk for £55.

Then Robert dived in and bought the Royal Doulton jugs, much to matron's disapproval, for £95.

But Janice came back to the fore, buying a cut-glass scent bottle for £33.

-I do like it when our contestants are pleased. Roberto, pleased?

-I'm very pleased.

-Which is your favourite piece, baby?

-The scent bottle.

-Do you agree?

No. The Doulton jugs. Class.

-Will that bring the biggest profit?

-Without a doubt.

-No?

-The scent bottle?

-Yes.

-Lovely.

-And you spent what?

-Oh.

-£183.

-I'd like £117 of leftover lolly, please.

-There you go.

£117 straight to Thomas Plant. What are you going to do about it?

I haven't an idea because Janice, I love you entirely, but, my, you've been fussy!

-So I've got to be fussy.

-OK, then.

Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought?

Sam found this Imari patterned cup and saucer, haggling the price down to £35.

They're hoping to scrape a profit with these lobster picks. £28 paid.

And, finally, they paid £20 - yes, that's right - £20 for the silver-mounted swagger stick.

Keep that in mind, folks. More on that later.

-We've got some bargains. £83.

-Well done with the maths!

-83.

-£83, did I hear?

-Yes.

-£83 of leftover lolly?

-No!

-We've only spent £83.

-What?!

You've only spent £83?! What are you like, you three?

-Frugal.

-I thought you were a spendthrift.

-I tried to be, but they're so meagre!

-Does that mean "mean"?

-Yes!

Meagre is such a polite way of saying mean. There you go. That's your strategy. We respect that.

-And £83. That means... I want £217 of leftover lolly, please.

-There.

-Here we go.

There's 200. And there's the two. £217.

-I hope you spend the lot.

-It's a bit dangerous having £200 in my pocket!

Let it burn a hole in your pocket, Charlie. Good luck.

Meanwhile, we're heading off somewhere frightfully grand.

Welcome to Basildon Park.

This fine Georgian house was built in the third quarter of the 18th century

for Sir Francis Sykes, who had amassed a vast fortune when working in the East Indies.

Sir Francis commissioned John Carr of York to build him this Palladian villa

and he had it furnished inside in the fashionable Adam style.

But the family fortunes were in decline before it was finished

and many of the principal rooms were never completed.

For the next 150 years, the house experienced many changes in fortune

until, in 1952, Basildon was bought by Lord and Lady Iliffe

and the house underwent a remarkable regeneration.

And nowhere is the evidence of the success of this restoration more apparent

than in this magnificent dining room.

Just let your eye feast over the richness of all this decoration.

And remember that in 1952 this was a barren place -

a daunting task for the Iliffes to even contemplate

bringing it back to this sort of splendour.

They were lucky, though. They heard of a house by Carr of York, the same architect as here,

that was to be demolished. They panted off to Panton with some pantechnicons,

which they loaded up with fixtures and fittings and brought them here,

including this fireplace.

What's fun about it is the mixture of mediums that have been used in its construction.

Basically, the white marble is Carrara, but how boring that would be if it was just plain.

Here you can see the original design scratched into the marble.

And this would have been filled with a sort of composition or paste.

One of the other delightful features in this dining room are the pair of urns,

rather eccentrically placed either side of the fireplace.

If I take the turned cover off, you can see it's lead lined.

That's to make it waterproof because this thing is the reservoir for some water

which is fed through that bronze tap.

Pull out the drawer underneath and it reveals a little sink unit.

Underneath this drawer is a cupboard door. Open that, it's a cellaret drawer,

so that you could store decanters or bottles.

What is the inevitable consequence of drinking all this drink?

All things are catered for in the 18th century. Underneath here is one of these fellows.

You've got it. It's a potty cupboard.

The big question today is, of course, for our teams at the auction

which of them are going to be in need of the potty?

£60.

Well, we've come a fair old stride to Essex to Sworders sale room and John Black, our auctioneer today.

-Good morning, John.

-Good morning.

Lovely to see you. Now, Robert and Janice, their first investment is rather Scottish in appearance.

-It's a dirk brooch.

-A fine lot. We've only put £20-£30, but it could do a little bit better.

-I'm glad to hear that. They paid £55.

-OK.

It's the most beautifully-made little piece of Scottish jewellery I've seen in yonks.

-We'll see what happens. Next is the set of jugs.

-Mm-hm.

A good, stable lot. £70-£100 we've put.

-Oh, good.

-A little bit of damage on there, but I think we should do all right on those.

-It's a sort of agricultural area.

-And ale drinkers, too.

And ale drinkers! Oh, good. Lovely. £95 paid. £70-£100 is the estimate. That's just about OK.

And the last item is the silver-topped scent bottle. A bit of damage.

Slightly yesterday's antiques.

Slightly damaged, yesterday's antiques. That's right.

-Only £25-£30. Not a good lot.

-They only paid £33, so they won't be too far out on that.

The big trick is how well the dirk does. If it doesn't do well, they're going to need the Bonus Buy,

so let's have a look at it.

Now, Roberto, Janice, you spent a magnificent £183. You gave Thomas £117.

-Tom, what did you spend it on?

-Well, I didn't spend it all,

but I bought something very beautiful. Art Nouveau.

-It's American, it's silver. And, to me, just exquisite. Very stylish.

-It's lovely.

-How much did you pay?

-Well, I think I got a bargain.

-£30.

-That's not too bad.

-Now, Janice, you are a very particular girl.

-Yes, I am.

-So you'd better handle that and give us your verdict.

-I like it.

-Does it grab you?

Yeah, it's nice. It's dainty and silver. Exactly what I asked for.

-Good.

-Well, I aim to please.

-Oh, Tom, you are such a creep sometimes!

OK.

Perfect. We have satisfied customers here. Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks of Tom's spoon.

Right, then. That's rather sweet.

It is really very nice, Tim. It's a good, pretty lot

with this entwined handle. We didn't find the maker's mark,

but quite a few American manufacturers made this.

-£25-£30.

-That's OK. £30 paid. Can't argue with that.

Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues.

First up for them is the Crown Derby teacup and saucer.

-They're all the same, those, aren't they?

-They are. This is a modern Imari pattern one from 1975.

-At least it's Crown Derby, rather than an imitator.

-Pretty lot.

-And expensive to buy new.

-Very, but we've only put £40-£60.

Perfect. £35 paid. So we'd be well pleased with that.

Now we're a long way from the sea, so you won't have much call for lobster picks! Fancy that set?

-I think it's a nice set in a nice case, but it's matched.

-Is it?

-There's one which has a different mark on, so it's only five of the same.

-Well, that goes to show you

you have to be so careful. You think it's all complete, a nice set of six.

So what's five plus one worth?

-£20-£30.

-OK, £28 paid.

Lastly is the malacca cane. Do you rate that?

I think it's a nice little lot. It's a good size, nice inscription.

-£40-£60 we've put.

-Very good. £35 paid.

So there is some potential for profit here. But we should never get cocky. Let's look at the Bonus Buy.

-Now, Sam, Jase, excited?

-Oh, yes!

Well, you ought to be. £217 went to Charlie Ross. What did you spend it on, Charlie?

-A complete gamble!

-Show us.

-Like a gamble?

-Love one.

-Oh, lovely!

-Fantastic.

-A model of, I think, probably the Mallard.

Beautifully modelled. And a complete gamble in the hope that there will be some railway collectors there.

If there aren't, bonsoir! If there are, possibly a profit.

-But it didn't come cheap.

-Oh! Right.

-Ask him how much, Sam.

-How much?

-£85!

-Ask him how much profit there is.

-How much profit?

A very slender one on a good day, going like the clappers.

-What do you think of it, Sam?

-Em, yes...I'm not quite sure!

-What do you think, Jase?

-I'm not sure we're on the right tracks.

Ohh!

Well, on that happy note, you don't have to decide right now.

Let's check out the auctioneer and find out how much he thinks Charlie's model is worth.

-I expect you'll be chuffed with this.

-Not particularly, I'm afraid.

-This is...not brilliant.

-Rubbish, really, isn't it?

-You took the words out of my mouth.

-It's not well made, that's the trouble.

-It's nicely cast, but it's had a repaint

and a very bad repaint at that. We've only put £10-£20 on.

So there we have it. This makes for exciting television.

Will the teams go with it or not? Or will they resist Mr Ross's charms?

We shall find out in just a moment.

-OK, Janice, Roberto, this is good, isn't it?

-Yes, great.

-Are you excited?

-I am!

-Very excited.

Let me tell you about your dirk.

It's a dirk brooch I think from heaven.

-I cannot believe that he's only estimated £20-£30.

-What?!

If my friend wee Anita Manning clocked her eye on this,

this would be £100-£150, no trouble.

-However, we're not in Scotland.

-No.

-And we have to run with what we've got. Stand by, lads.

Thank you. Hard stone and silver Scottish dirk.

Showing behind the counter there. Lot 226.

-We can start the bidding here at £20.

-Oh, lord!

-22. 25.

28. 30. 32.

-At £32 seated...

-No!

-35. 38.

40. 42. 45. 48.

-Go on!

-£48. Gentleman's bid still at £48.

50 to bid, madam.

Go, go.

-It's your last chance.

-Go on.

-£48. The gentleman's bid.

-I'm going to sell at £48.

-I don't like this.

Well, it's better than his estimate. £48, which is minus £7.

-Ohhh.

-Oh, that's not good.

-Now, Roberto, Doulton jugs.

-My jugs, my jugs.

A good little lot. Graduated set of five. And we can start the bidding straight in here at £50.

Any advance? At £50 now. 55. 60.

5. 70. 5.

80. At £80 now on commission. It's against the room now.

At £80 now. £80 and I'll sell.

-Make no mistake.

-He's going to sell them.

-One more.

-No, no, no.

-Oh, dear. £80 is minus 15.

You're close enough, every time.

We move along to Lot 228. Edwardian silver scent bottle.

- London, 1903. - Yes! This is mine.

We can start the bidding at £15.

At £15. I'll take 16 if you wish.

16. 17.

18. 19. 20. Lady's bid.

-Can I bid?

-No, you can't bid!

24. 24. Still with the lady now.

-26. 28, Rosemary?

-Go on, Rosemary.

-Go on, Rosemary.

- Come on. - £26. I'm going to sell now.

All done? At £26.

-No, no...

-Oh, blast it! That's minus 7.

You see, they're tiny losses. You're so unlucky.

Anyway, that's minus 29, which is...very frustrating.

Anyway, you now have a decision. Minus 29 could be a winning score.

It could be, in which case you don't need to bother with the Bonus Buy.

Or you can risk £30 on the Bonus Buy. What do you want to do?

-We think it's a beautiful spoon, so we'll risk it?

-We'll go with it.

-We'll trust Tom.

-Good on you.

OK, that's the decision. Here we go.

Lot 232. We have this very pretty Art Nouveau, American sterling silver ladle

with a stylised, entwined handle. I can start here at £10 only.

10 is bid. Any advance? 12. 15.

18. 20. £20 now. It's on commission at £20.

-22, madam, if you want to come back in.

-Go on!

-She shakes her head.

-At £20 for this American sterling silver ladle.

-Oh, dear, how frustrating.

It's so frustrating when he's probably got more on the book.

-£20. That's it, then.

-We're consistent(!)

-Yeah. Consistently just a tad off.

Which is minus £39.

I can't tell you how my heart bleeds for you, really. You just deserved a touch of luck in there

-and it wasn't there for you.

-Not today.

-It could be a winning score.

Go out looking confident and don't say a word to the Blues.

-Now, Sam, Jase, are you going to be bursting into song? That's what I want to know.

-I hope so!

-We'd like to.

-Unfortunately, one of the lobster picks doesn't match.

So there's five that match and one's oddball.

Apart from the lobster picks, he's predicting a profit on two items.

I've got good vibes.

First up is the Royal Crown Derby cup and saucer. Here it comes.

Moving on to the next lot. The Royal Crown Derby Imari cup and saucer.

We can start the bidding at £20.

It would look good in anybody's display cabinet,

especially yours, madam. 22. 25. 28.

30. 32. 35.

35. Gentleman's bid at £35.

-Back of the room.

-One more!

-No? £35.

-He's going to sell it. £35. It's wiped its face.

-Sorry.

-No shame with that.

-We have...

-No loss with Ross.

-..silver plated lobster picks in the fitted Harrods case.

Rather nice set there. It's a matched set, unfortunately, but all the same we have interest.

At £20. Straight in. 22. 24. 26.

-Yes.

-28. 30.

-You're in profit!

34. 36. 38.

40. 42.

We're clawing back a profit here!

-£42.

-I don't believe this! £42!

-Jason, you're a genius.

-Well done!

£42. That is plus 14. That's what I like to see.

-Brilliant.

-Now we've got the swagger stick.

1910, inscribed. Start the bidding here at £30. It's on the market.

30 I'm bid for the swagger stick. 32. 35.

38. 40. 42.

At £42. Any further interest? 45 if you wish, sir.

-Give it a bit of stick!

-Thank you very much.

-He's done it.

Plus £7. That's lovely. Which means overall you're plus 21.

-Happy with that?

-Great stuff.

-That's pretty good.

-I'm really happy.

-Wiped face and two profits, which I say is bravo.

-I think so.

Now what about the old Silver Jubilee locomotive? Are you going completely loco or remaining sane?

I don't think we're going to choo-choo-choose it!

Listen, have you been working that out?

They're entertainers to the end. And you made a profit.

So you've decided not to go with the Bonus Buy. Very good.

I tell you what we'll do. You're not going with it, but we'll see it sold anyway.

254 is the cast LNER of the locomotive.

There we are. Who would like to start the bidding here at £20?

Grace your desk. Here at 20. 10 then to bid.

-Don't care!

-£10 for this cast LNER desk stand. £10. Thank you, sir, in the scarf.

Five would be fine.

Anybody like this for their desk?

-No bid at all!

-At £10, it's in the scarf.

We've got one bid here. No further interest, I'm afraid. I'm going to sell at £10.

That was a good move, that. You'd be minus 75 if you'd gone with it.

You didn't. Congratulations. You've preserved your £21 profit, which could be a winning score.

Don't say a word to the Reds. We'll reveal all in a moment.

Bad luck, Charlie!

-Well, this has been fun.

-Oh, yes!

-Lovely having you on the show.

But what diverse results. It's amazing, isn't it?

We can't all be winners. In fact, one of you lot have to be runners-up...

Reds!

Shame. You managed to make a profit on absolutely nothing,

but the grand total is not that bad. In other words, you were pretty close several times to a profit.

-It just wasn't running down your gutter today.

-No.

We're talking about water here!

Anyway, that's the way it goes, but you've been great sports.

-Had a good time, Robert?

-I've had a great time, Tim.

-It's been good fun.

But the victors today are going home with cash. They go home with £21!

Which should be enough to make you burst into song.

And because you got a wiped face and two profits, I'm able, as the adjudicator, to issue you

with an honorary entry into the ancient order of the Golden Gavel.

Now commemorated by a chromium-plated pin because we ran out of gavels years ago.

-I'd like you to take one, Sam.

-Thank you.

-Pin it with pride.

Jase, this can go on your uniform the next time you're on the beat.

-And, Carlos, I think this is a first for you.

-Oh, it is!

So, my friend, here is something that's so special you can't beat it.

It's been a brilliant show. Join us soon for more bargain hunting. Yes?

'Hang on a minute! We're not quite finished.

'Do you remember that cracking swagger stick? The Blues bought it for £20. Well, hands up!

'We made a mistake at the auction, thinking £35 was paid.

'Well done if you spotted this.

'Rest assured that Sam and Jase have received their extra £15 profit

'so now that that's all cleared up, how about that kick again? Yes!'

ALL: Yes!

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