Malvern/Leominster 2 Bargain Hunt

Welcome to marvellous Malvern.

This area has been an inspiration to all sorts of authors, including Lewis and Tolkien,

and today I've no doubt will prove to be a page-turner too!

So, let's go Bargain Hunting!

Legend has it that CS Lewis when wandering home one evening

from a Malvern pub saw a lamppost glowing through the snowflakes,

and the inspiration for The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe was provided.

The big question today is of course which of our teams will be finding the lion's share of the bargains?

Let's find out, shall we?

Coming up, our expert tries some subtle encouragement.

You've got to stand up for yourself. Don't let her boss you around.

Whereas Thomas tries a more direct approach to getting on top.

Well done!

Well done.

But before all that, how about we meet them all?

Well, there's quite a bit of difference in height in our teams today, isn't there?

For the Reds, we've got engaged couple Michelle and Nick,

and for the Blues we have friends Lucy and Claire.

-Hello, everyone.

-Hello!

-Lovely to see you.

Now, Michelle, ma belle, how did you two meet?

Well, I'd been married for 25 years, hadn't dated anybody else,

didn't know how to meet somebody else after my divorce,

-and a friend put me on the internet.

-Oh, yes.

-And I met Nick and he was number 38 date.

-Was he?

I actually dated 37 men before meeting him!

-Did you really? 37!

-Yeah.

-God, you'd have been fagged out.

Well, mmm...

When the others found out that I did massage they just went, ker-ching!

-Oh, dear!

-..And wanted theirs, but this one was a gentleman.

-He wanted to know about aromatherapy.

-Yeah, then I got the massage.

-Ah, there we go! So that's your job, is it?

-It was.

-It was.

-Until the creaking knees set in.

-Is that what you call an occupational hazard of massage people, knees?

-It is.

-Knees and hands.

-Yeah, I know. I bet!

-Nick, it says here that you're a gardener.

-I am, Tim.

-Give us the low-down on that, then.

Oh...hedge-cutting, shrubs, cutting grass...anything, really.

Have you ever had any odd requests?

Well, I did have one very strange request once.

There was an old lady rang me up and told me her budgie had died,

could I come along and bury it?

I thought, that won't take five minutes, a little budgie.

So I drove along there, got there, and she said, "Oh, come in," opened the freezer and out came the budgie.

Solid as a rock.

-She'd shoved it in the freezer.

-She shoved it in the freezer, yeah.

How long had it been in there, some years?

Well, it felt like it.

Now, what do you know about antiques, you two?

-I like unusual things.

-Do you? Quirky?

-Quirky.

But is that what you intend buying today on Bargain Hunt, something quirky?

-Yes.

-Well, we'd like to, yeah.

-Anyway, good luck.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

Lovely to talk to you. Now, girls...

how did you first meet, Luce?

Well, I met Claire in the student union bar at Bristol University.

We had a brilliant night, dancing the night away,

and we had lots to drink, it felt like I'd met a new friend.

A couple of days later I saw her again on campus and I went bounding over to say hello,

-only to find her looking at me a bit strangely and reintroducing herself.

-Oh, no!

-She'd completely forgotten you?

-Yeah.

Were you a little bit the worse for wear, do you think, Claire?

-I don't think it was one of my finer moments.

-No.

-But it had a bonding effect anyway on your friendship.

-It certainly did.

-It did.

So, do you collect anything, Luce?

Yes, I certainly do. I collect everything.

Anything and everything, I love car boots, I like flea markets, my house is full of pictures of pin-up girls,

-steam-liner trunks, old flags...

-What's it look like, her house?

-Awesome!

-Oh, is it awesome?

-It's amazing.

-Thank you, Claire!

Well, you just get into everything. "What's that? What's that?"

Now, Claire, shall I actually call you Alice? Cos there's a bit of a story about this, isn't there?

-You're more than welcome to call me Alice, if you like.

-Ally?

My grandfather phoned me up several years ago and said, "Oh, I've just watched a TV programme!

"And you look just like the girl on it." I was thinking, "Great! Some Hollywood actress or something."

And, no...I got compared to Alice from the Vicar Of Dibley.

And I love my granddad to pieces. God rest him!

What do you do for fun?

We were watching TV one day and F1, Formula One, came on and I just got absolutely hooked.

And we mentioned this to a friend of ours and he said,

"I've got a sit-on lawnmower and we race it every weekend."

-So we went...

-You're jesting?

-..Lawnmower racing for the rest of that season as well.

-Lawnmower racing!

-Yes. There's a bit of a league locally.

-I don't believe it.

-There's a league for lawnmower racing? You're joking with me?

-There is.

-Is it very popular?

-Yes.

-What a fantastic sounding thing.

-Now, are you two going to make a great team today?

-We are.

-I think I'll scour the floor and Luce can do the high bits.

-Well, quite.

-So we've got the eye level and the lower level.

-Yes.

-Very good.

You've got things covered. Well done, girls.

Now, the money moment.

There's your £300. You know the rules, your experts await and off you go,

and very, very good luck!

Lawnmower racing league, eh! Well, that's a first.

You know, you get to see all of humankind at these fairs,

and there's all stages of evolution.

Look, here's an early prehistoric man and here's a developed modern man...

Actually, that's no caveman, it's Philip Serrell.

She looks up to him but he's got to look up to her

and she gets to look down on him.

Yes, expert Thomas Plant knows his place today.

-Am I a rose between two thorns?

-Yes.

-Yes!

Let's be honest!

-Quite like a bit of Art Nouveau.

-A bit of Art Nouveau?

-Don't mind what else, we're in your hands.

A bit of bronze.

So what is your tactics?

-I don't know. Let's buy lots of stuff.

-Stuff?

-Oh, yeah.

-Buy what you like.

-OK.

-Buy what you like.

Righty-ho! We're good to go!

There's a square-shaped scent bottle down there.

Oh, it is nice, that, isn't it?

-It's just going to be too much money for us. Let's make our way on.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

We don't want to go and put all our eggs into one very expensive basket, do we?

Thomas has the same advice for his team, but in a shorthand code.

-Put it down means it's...

-Rubbish.

But a code can work both ways.

Put it down, Thomas!

It's a lovely chair.

Put it down, Thomas!

What's this?

Michelle's not sitting around.

That looks nice.

So...

..what's this for?

-Pencil?

-I thought it might be a pencil.

-Oh, it is.

-That is lovely.

-Why do you like that?

I just love unusual things, and that to me is really sweet. Is it silver?

I don't think it is silver, actually. If you look just there,

-can you see the base metal's wearing through?

-Oh, right.

-Right.

It's the end of the 19th century and I think it's probably Continental.

How do you think it would do at auction?

On a bad day between £10 and £15.

On a good day, it might make 30.

It's priced up at £28. I think you need to try and buy it for 20 if you want it.

-It's a nice thing.

-Do you like it?

-I tell you what, Nick, it's not very manly.

-It's not very manly, no, but...

-Eh?

-What she likes, I like.

-Why don't you go and see what this good lady will do it for?

-OK.

-I've told you what I think, and I'm going to have a wander around, all right?

-Yeah.

I really like that, it's very pretty. Is there any...?

I'll have a look and see what I can do.

Thank you.

-It's got to be 25.

-Could you do 20?

-No.

I think 20 might be a long way off.

Now, what fabulous antique has caught the Blues' attention?

How much is the dog?

LAUGHTER

You are quite majestic, aren't you? Mmm?

So have the Reds scratched any more off that pencil holder?

The lady said 25 and there's no lower than that.

-Well, these guys have to make a profit, don't they?

-They do. And I think it's a sweet little thing.

-If you think it's a sweet little thing, other people will, won't they?

-I think so.

-And I think...

-Can I have it, please?

-Well, if you like it, sweetheart, we'll have it.

-Thank you!

What a pushover!

-I want it.

-You can have it.

-Can I have a word with you? Cos I think you need putting right.

What you've got to, you've got to be a lot firmer with her.

-I know.

-Just don't let her... She'll run you ragged, honestly.

So that's Phil's version of relationship advice, is it?

Note...any views expressed here don't necessarily reflect those of the BBC.

What's that one over there? The beer tap, I think it is.

This is quite fun. A Victorian beer tap. Tapped into the barrel, into the old keg,

and then obviously the pipe gets screwed on. Why did you like it?

I just thought it'd make a really unusual coat hook or something like that.

-I like your style! So you could screw it into something...

-Yeah.

-And you could hang your coats on this end?

-Yeah.

-Harry Mason, Birmingham.

-What material's that?

-It's brass.

-The "Veribest".

-The "Veribest". With an "I".

-What do you think?

-Yes, I...

-Shall we see what's the "Veribest"...

-Good one, Thomas!

-"Veribest"! Get it?

-The "Veribest".

-The "Veribest"!

The very, very best would be 15.

-And the def?

-15.

-10?

-No, I can't do that.

-What can you do?

-14.

-I paid 12 for it.

-Did you?

-I paid for it.

-That's an honest man, isn't it?

-Very honest.

-It's something I'd buy.

-It's quite cool.

-Come on. We're going to go for it.

-Let's do it!

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

So, each team now has one item.

Good to see the Blues getting stuck in. The Reds however are just getting stuck.

-I don't know about you two, but I think it's absolutely crammed in here.

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-Shall we vanish outside a bit?

-Definitely.

-After you.

Yeah, it's all sweetness and light outside.

I think Thomas is a cheeky chap.

-Oh, yes, friendly banter.

-Very cheeky.

-We like Thomas a lot.

-Yeah.

-He's a good expert.

We're pleased with him, good choice.

How much is that, please?

-Good afternoon.

-How are you?

-Well, thank you.

The very, very best on that, sweetheart, is 100, and that's it.

-I've got 120 on it.

-I think it's a fun thing.

And the stupid part about that is that 30 years ago, it was like a fiver, that.

-But this sort of warehouse look is so trendy and attractive.

-At least it's useful.

-Needs updated.

Have you got any leeway on this at all?

Another 10, 90, that's it.

-Who do you think would buy it?

-That's got such a trendy look.

-I think that would go.

That's got such a trendy look. It's a pine baker's trolley with two shelves missing, you know?

-Yeah.

-And that now is more desirable than a pair of Victorian chairs.

-The world is mad.

-Yeah.

-Mad, mad, mad, mad.

I think at auction that's sort of £50-£80.

-We'll have a think about that.

-All right, sweetheart.

-We have that on our standby list.

-Our wish list.

We've had 17 minutes, you know, so we need to get on.

And I am going to have to have serious words with you, because...

Is she like this all the time?

-Yeah, all the time.

-You've got to stand up for yourself. Don't let her boss you around.

Relationship guru Phil strikes again.

My massive weight?

Now, has Thomas found a way of readdressing his lack of stature on the Blue team?

-I've never gone on stilts before.

-Have you not? You'll be as tall as me.

That's the reason why I'm doing it.

Ready, ready...go on.

Nearly, nearly, nearly.

That's it. You've got the wrong shoes.

-That's it. You're going to get there.

-I want to get there.

-Go on. Well done!

Well done!

Now I feel really short.

Now, do you hold on to them like this?

Oh, oh, oh...

No.

-What's that?

-It's a writing slate, it's Victorian.

What you saw first was the impressive bit, so you saw the top,

then you see the front, but then when you look at the sides,

that's straight grained walnut. I would leave well alone with that.

Looks like that box isn't going anywhere. And neither is Thomas.

Which foot? Which one are you going to go with?

-Have you done this before?

-No.

-Have you tried them?

-No.

How do the circus acts do it?

At least the Red team are moving forward.

The only thing that's missing is the heart. But it came out of one of the universities, Cambridge,

I cannot remember which one it is now, but it has got some age to it as well.

It's very commercial, it's very sellable, I think it's absolutely awful.

-It is.

-It's horrid.

-The very best price I can do on it is 110.

I think it's just a touch high pricewise for us,

but if we don't find anything else I think we might come back and have a look at it.

And talking of inert bodies...

Got it?

No...

No!

-Take your time.

-Hang on.

-No, you're not going to do it.

-I'm not going to do it.

I'm taking your time.

You need a pro to show you how it's done, Thomas.

Maybe I'll give you a lesson later.

-That would make a great coffee table, wouldn't it?

-It would, actually.

This is 550.

-You need a good eye in this business, don't you?

-You do.

And how much is your workbench with the glass top on it?

-Workbench with the glass top is 225.

-Out of our price range, I'm afraid.

At least Thomas is back to doing what he does best.

-Bronze is quite nice.

-She is lovely, isn't she?

-Yeah.

-It's Ruth, isn't it, by the well?

-Wishing-well?

No, Ruth, by the well, isn't she? Your pen went in there,

your ink is in there, but it's just really well carved.

Look, you've got her little fingernails.

-That's always a good sign. Can you see them there?

-Yeah.

On her toes as well.

-And her face is quite nice as well, strong-featured.

-Yeah.

-How much is the bronze?

-110's the very best.

-The def?

-It is really.

-Not 100?

-No.

-Go on, 100!

-Can't, really.

105, kiss on the cheek, really?

OK, go on, then.

-Do you think that we'd make some money, make our money back at the very least at that price?

-Yeah.

I think you should do, because it's a good thing, and it's an inkwell, rather than...

-So it has a purpose.

-Has a purpose.

-I like it.

-It's expensive.

-You make the decision, it's up to you.

-Do you want to look...?

-On your good word...

Yeah. Do you want to carry on looking or do you want to buy it?

Go on!

Oh, rats!

-It's difficult, isn't it?

-It's really difficult.

Let's just do it!

-Do it!

-And we've got time for our last item.

-Thank you very much. You need your kiss now.

-Oh, yeah.

We'll come round and give you your kisses.

-What will you give us for two kisses?

-A bit more!

Go on, £100!

-Shall we get you in the middle and give you a kiss each side?

-£100.

-Go on, then!

-Yeah!

This way round.

-We're useless directors.

-Mwah!

Two kisses, eh? Thomas is looking a little jealous, don't you think?

Has Phil found something big enough to carry Nick in?

Push me along, Phil.

I like that. I think that's going to be a good item.

Well, it's nice that it's all up together.

It doesn't look like it's been messed around with.

-No.

-And what I think it'll do for...

-You know, I can see that in a baker's.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-In a baker's window with a display with a fresh loaf of bread on it.

-Yeah.

-Some rustic loaves.

You put it in a florist's, it would look great with a floral display,

or just have it in the garden as a bit of...

Agricultural bygones are great fun as decoration stuff,

-so...I like this. I really do.

-Yeah.

-See, in my eyes, this is priced at £175.

-I think it's £80-£120 worth. Let's go and have a word.

-Let's go and have a word.

I would like 150, but I might take a bit less, cos I've got more stock than money.

We're a long, long way apart, but it's a nice thing, isn't it?

-It's lovely.

-You both like it?

-We do like it.

-Definitely.

Well, I think you've got to buy it, in my eyes, to make a profit on that,

that's got to be £80-£100.

Would you take 115 for it?

125 is the best I could do it. It's a lovely thing.

Could you help us out at £120?

-Go on, then.

-Do you want to buy that?

-Brilliant, definitely, yeah.

-You do?

-All the best.

-I'll have to have extra discounts at the auction.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you. That was brilliant, thank you.

Thank you very much.

I think that's lovely.

So each team has one last purchase to make,

and with time running out both teams are hard on the case...or are they?

Can I have three hot chocolates, please?

-Actually, we'd like incredibly hot...

-Large or regular?

Hot... Oh, large!

Do I look like a man that wants a small one?

For God's sake! Honestly!

Gor! There you are.

-Cheers.

-Cheers. Yeah, thank you very much.

-How about this?

-I know, we're lucky.

You'll be lucky to find your last purchase at that rate.

-We've only got ten minutes left and we've got another item to buy.

-I know, sweetheart.

Still, we have got a bargain with the chocolate, though!

That's true, yeah!

I hope the Blues aren't intending to lie down on the job!

-I quite like that.

-That's nice.

-It's a blanket holder.

Do you like that?

-Am I looking at a blanket or the holder?

-The holder.

-The leather holder.

The strap.

-OK.

-It's cool!

Has it got mileage in it?

Well, it's got mileage in it because people like picnics.

-They like to go out, don't they? Festivals.

-That's true.

You know, it's quite a cool thing and people love travel objects.

-Combien?

-Well, it says £28. What's your best on this?

-28 it's got on it, hasn't it?

-Yeah.

Er...20.

-Def.

-Def?

15?

15?

-18.

-Go on.

-17. I like 17.

-You like 17?

-Yeah.

What do you think, girls?

It's functional, it's useful...

-£17. I think it's all right.

-Would you take 15?

-15!

-Go on!

-Oh, go on!

16. I've got to do 16, cos it's a good price anyway.

-I've never seen too many of them before.

-Go on, do it for Lucy!

-We'll have a go!

-Yeah!

Thank you.

Third and final, brilliant!

Meanwhile, the refreshed Reds are now feeling the pressure.

Just don't panic, just bear with me. All will be all right.

I mean, if you two see something just shout out quick.

-I fancy a cup of tea on our blanket here.

-Yeah!

-Yeah.

-Let's do it.

So the Blues can stretch out on their blanket, but Phil's getting desperate.

Here's a football. These things are brand-new, repro, £10 or £15 worth.

-If we buy that and it's £10, £15, it's cost us £10, £15.

-Yeah.

Now, on your trolley, the most you might make might be £5 or £10,

so this is a bit of tactical buy, this.

-Well, we're not going to lose a lot on it.

-Let me see if I...

-We haven't got any time.

-You've just run out of time.

-We'll take the ball.

-We'll have it, then.

Ready? So £15, over here, son, on the head.

-Go on, then!

-Really?

It's a flat one.

Come on, we better go. We're messing around. Is this with it?

Good stuff! Look at that. That's what you call a bonus buy.

The hour's up. That's the rule and we're sticking to it.

Let's check out what the Red team bought, eh?

Michelle was the first to make her mark

with this silver-plated pencil holder.

They're hoping to carry off a profit with this porter's wheelbarrow.

And they got a hat trick in the dying seconds of the game

with this leather football.

Now, Michelle, ma belle, what did you spend totalwise?

-£160.

-That is a lovely total, isn't it? Did you enjoy that, old Nick?

-It was really, really good, yeah.

-So who's got the 140 of leftover lolly, then?

-I think I have.

-Have you?

-Good.

-There you go.

-Thank you very much.

There's a tidy sum, 140.

It's going to be tough, isn't it, this stage of the day and all that?

Well, yeah, but, you know, Nick's a gardener, this is a gardening showground,

-and I'm going to find something with a gardening...

-Tone.

-Sounds OK to me.

And have a nice cup of tea. Meanwhile, why don't we check out what the Blue team bought, eh?

Lucy got things flowing with a Victorian beer tap.

They forced Claire to make the decision

about this Biblical bronze figure.

And, finally, they headed off

with a 1930s leather carrier and blanket.

Now, girls, how was that shopping for you?

-Fast-paced.

-Was it?

-Yes.

-All right for you, Luce?

-Fab.

-You enjoyed it?

-Absolutely.

-Which is your favourite piece, Luce?

Er...probably the blanket strap.

-That's your favourite bit?

-I think so, yeah.

-Do you agree with that, Clairey?

I'm going to go for the bronze, but I'm not sure why.

-How much did you spend in total?

-£130.

-£130.

-So I'd like £170, please, Claire.

-There you go.

-Thank you very much.

170 goes straight over to Tom.

-Do you think I've had fun?

-I bet you have!

Half the nation's jealous of you, having these girls for an hour, Tom!

You're a lucky man! What are you going to spend the 170 on?

Well, we might have seen a few things which might be coming our way.

-Really?

-Yep!

Uh-oh! I don't like the sound of that, but good luck with it!

Go and have a nice cup of tea, girls.

Meanwhile, we're chugging off to Oxfordshire.

This is Nuffield Place,

so-called because it was home to 20th-century motorcar designer William Morris,

who became Lord Nuffield when he was ennobled.

Lord Nuffield was recognised for his enormous contribution to British industry.

Morris cars literally revolutionised British life,

bringing the motor within reach of the masses.

And along the way making a tremendous personal fortune for the Nuffields.

Lord Nuffield was one of Britain's greatest philanthropists.

During his time, it is estimated that he donated £30 million to the causes close to his heart,

worth today a staggering £500 million at least.

Nuffield Place was the home of Lord and Lady Nuffield for over 30 years.

And the only reason we're here today and enjoying it

is as a result of his incredible generosity.

Because he gave the house and the entire contents to Nuffield College

who only recently have passed it over to the National Trust.

It's not so often you come into a relatively modest house like this,

and find all the trappings of nobility, ermine and all.

These were constructed especially for Lord and Lady Nuffield for the Coronation,

behind which there is a bit of back story.

This is the moment where the City of Coventry were presenting Lord Nuffield

with the freedom of the city.

And this is the official notice.

It says here "true allegiance to His Majesty the King Edward VIII..."

Whoops! Which is scratched out, and if you look at the date,

the date is the 10th day of December 1936.

The day that Lord Nuffield was getting his freedom of the City of Coventry

was the very day that Edward VIII was abdicating.

So I guess somebody with pen and ink that morning had to scratch it out.

They say here in red, "Alterations made in consequence of the abdication

"of His Majesty King Edward VIII."

Now, they've shoved in instead of King Edward VIII,

"the King, his heirs and successors, according to law."

All of this would have been particularly poignant for the Nuffields

because they were friendly with the Prince of Wales, then Edward VIII.

They used to play golf together.

If this doesn't take your breath away, try the next item on for size!

This is not the sort of gadget that you would expect to be made in a motorcar factory, is it?

It looks a bit like a tapering coffin.

Actually, this thing is an iron lung.

Poliomyelitis was a life-threatening disease up to the invention of the vaccine in 1952.

And this concerned Nuffield,

so much so that he decided that he would put his resources behind the mass production of iron lungs

of this type.

And the principle of the iron lung is illustrated in this period photograph.

Here we've got the equivalent of the nursing staff, Hattie Jacques look,

and the doctor in his white coat,

and the iron lung would literally extract air through that pipe and into a pump

and reduce the atmospheric pressure, making it easier for the polio victim to breathe

and indeed continue to live.

So generous was Lord Nuffield that he said that any hospital in the Empire

that wanted or needed one of these iron lungs could have it, free of charge.

And up to the beginning of the Second World War

some 1,700 of these units were distributed.

Mmm! The big question today is of course over at the auction...

are our teams' profits likely to turn out to be quite as generous?

Well, it's marvellous to be in this ginormous hall with Liz Poole.

-Liz, it's a treat to be here.

-Thank you. Thank you for coming.

Well, it's lovely for us to be with you.

First up for our Reds is this wee pencil,

which is extremely delicate, isn't it?

Very, very delicate. I think silver-plated, probably Continental.

Nice little filigree decoration on the chain.

-But not silver, plated, that's the problem, isn't it?

-It is.

So not a huge amount. Possibly 10-20.

Right. £25 paid. It just depends on who's here that falls in love, yes?

-It does, because it is pretty.

-Excellent.

Now we go from the sublime to the ridiculous

with this porter's trolley. Not my favourite object. Do you like that?

It's fun and unusual.

It's been varnished which perhaps doesn't give it the best look.

-It would be nice to strip it back to the bare oak, wouldn't it?

-It would.

So there's a little bit of improving work to do there, but otherwise it's sound. What do you think it's worth?

Hard to value. I've probably done quite a good estimate, 70-100.

Nice auctioneer's estimate there, isn't it? 70-100. Not good enough, though.

-£120 they paid.

-Ooh!

-That was their big investment.

Will they be kicked into touch or not?

-We'll see.

-Which leads me neatly to the football, which is brand Harry Spankers, isn't it?

-It is.

-Very much a reproduction.

-Yes.

Anyway, what would you have to pay for a leather football like that, even as a reproduction?

-I've put 10-20.

-Have you? OK, fine, £15 the team paid, so...

anyway, there we are. They're about in the money there.

-It slightly depends on how the trolley goes.

-It does.

That will determine whether they need the bonus buy or not, but let's go and have a look at it anyway.

Now, Michelle, ma belle, Nick, this is your moment

to discover what Philip Serrell has invested £140 of your cash in

for this leftover lolly moment.

I bought you one each, because I thought you're a gardening type, so there's a syringe,

and I thought you'd look good on the carpet, my love. There we are!

Careful!

I'm confused.

-It's a carpet fitter. Do you want me to show you what you really do with that?

-Yeah.

This is fantastic, because this has two uses.

Actually, it's formally a carpet stretcher like that,

-so you put that on to your carpet and then you batter it with your knee.

-A carpet stretcher?

-It's a carpet fitter.

-Oh, right.

-The other use is if the carpet laying is going a bit quiet,

you get a part in a Christmas panto

and you put that there like that, "Oh, Jim, lad!" It's just ideal.

-When I fall off it!

-It's good, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Multifunctional.

-Brilliant.

-Obviously, a sprayer of some description.

Brilliant, isn't it? It's a garden pump.

So you put that in a bucket, and that stops all the gunk coming up,

you put that into your bucket like that, and then rubber hose on there,

and you just pump it like that.

-Right.

-Just what you need.

-I could do with one of those.

-How much did they cost?

-They were £35 the two.

So I think they're going to make £30-£50.

-I think they're real fun things.

-Definitely.

-Oh, yes.

Thank you very much, P Serrell.

I don't think on Bargain Hunt we've ever had a carpet-stretching syringe combo ever before.

Let's find out now what the auctioneer thinks about the two objects.

OK, Liz, here's something to suck up to you with.

-Very good.

-One syringe, eh?

-Yeah.

-Now, there are people that collect gardenalia, aren't there?

-Yes.

Will that appeal to a gardenalia person?

I hope so. It's got the make, Iron-Am.

-Which is handy for a brass syringe.

-Yes.

-OK, fine.

This fellow, I think, is truly weird,

unless you happen to be a carpet fitter, of course,

-in which case it would be a treat.

-Yes, it's a nice one of its kind.

What's your value on the syringe, then? Is that worth £10 or £20?

-Yeah, thereabouts.

-And is the carpet stretcher worth £10 or £20?

-Yes, definitely.

-£20-£40, if I make that right.

-Yeah, definitely.

-Well, Serrell invested £35,

so he probably won't get into too much trouble if the team decide to go with it.

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

-And the first item they've got is the Veribest tap...

-Fun, isn't it?

I know. What a good trade name, isn't it? "Veribest".

I think it was a Henry or Harry Mason and it's a brewer's tap.

-Yeah.

-To go in the old barrel.

-Breweriana. I mean, people buy it.

-Yes, they do, very much, like breweriana.

-So...10-20.

-10-20. OK, £14 paid, so they're spot-on for that.

Now, I have to tell you, I rather fancy this bronze.

-She's nice, isn't she? She's Ruth, I think, by the well.

-Biblical.

-Biblical, there you go.

-But pretty. No maker, extra little glass...

-Bucket.

-Bucket.

-Probably a little later, but again nice, so we've put 80-120.

-OK, £100 paid.

That was their big number, and you've more or less covered that,

-so with a little tickle from the rostrum, please...

-Definitely.

-..Towards a profit. They'll be very pleased with you.

-Yeah.

And lastly is the blanket which is not so hot as a blanket, is it?

-The leather straps are nice and old. I think the blanket's polyester.

-Ah!

So a fun thing to have in the back of the car.

-Yeah. So what's it worth?

-10-20.

-They paid £16.

-So that's pretty cool, really, isn't it?

-Yes. I think so.

-OK. Brilliant.

Well, on that basis, they may or may not need the bonus buy, but let's go and have a look at it anyway.

-OK, now, Lucy, Claire, you spent £130.

-We did.

And you gave Thomas Plant £170.

He's known to be pretty kind of adventurous when it comes to these bonus buys,

and so, Thomas, show us what you've invested the £170 in today, please!

Well, I had to, I had to buy them. We had so much fun with these.

I had to buy them. Because I wanted to get to your height, Lucy.

-OK, go on, then.

-I can't believe you've done that.

-Well, I'll give it a go, but I don't think so.

-Oh!

-Tom!

That is just terrible. Did you learn nothing when you were a child?

It's very, very easy.

You put one foot on there and one foot on there,

and you keep moving.

You never, ever are able to stand on stilts on the spot.

You have to keep moving your feet to maintain your balance.

-Dead easy, isn't it?

-Wonderful!

Now, I too wanted to get higher than Lucy on the show...

Whoops! Mind your foot! Whey!

-There you go. There you are.

-There you are.

Remember these were sort of... I think they were £25 or something,

but £15 I paid for them. Look what fun they've brought to us this morning!

And what fun they'll bring at the auction!

Thank you, Tom. It's a bit of fun, as you say.

Whether the saleroom today will regard it in the same light, we'll find out,

but right now let's find out from today's auctioneer what she thinks of Thomas's stilts.

Right, then.

This is getting ridiculous with these expert bonus buys!

-OK...not stamped at all.

-No maker's mark.

-No maker's name,

-In rough condition and very, very, very low-grade quality.

-Yes.

-Adjustable for height.

-Yeah.

-If we had to say something good.

-What else is there to say? Not a lot, really.

-Not a lot.

-Estimate 10-20.

-Thomas Plant invested £15.

-So he'll be lucky to make a profit on this.

-We'll do our best.

-Yeah.

Well, you can't do any more, Liz, can you?

-All your years on the rostrum are about to be put to the test.

-They certainly are!

Thank you very much.

-Now, Nicholas, Michelle...how are you feeling, you two lovebirds?

-A little bit nervous.

-Are you?

-Yeah.

What have you got to be nervous about, Michelle?

Showing our faces in the village if we lose!

-You're not nervous, then, Nick?

-No, no, no!

-You're not nervous, are you?

-I'm not a bit nervous, I'm a lot nervous.

-Are you? Are you petrified?

-I'm a very, very lot nervous.

-Aw!

Anyway, first up, though, is your pencil holder and here it comes.

Early 20th-century little silver-plated pencil holder

and very pretty it is too. Lots of interest on the book.

-Must start the bidding at 20.

-20 bid.

-Do I hear 22?

At 20 now. At 22.

-25. At 25.

-25.

-You paid 25.

Are there any more bids on the net? At 25, then, and selling.

All finished, last chance.

-Well, that's great.

-Absolutely.

-Taken the words out of my mouth!

Now the wheelbarrow.

Like this piece very much. What shall we say, £50 to start?

Look great in a hallway with some big leather suitcases on it.

£50 start me off?

£20, then, £20. Come on!

Oh, my God!

£20 is cheap. £20 bid. With the lady at 20.

-22.

-Oh, dear.

-25.

28. 30.

At 30. At 30 in front.

35.

Bit more! Go on! God!

-45.

-Yeah, we're getting there!

-50. 55, sir? 55.

60. Who's going on, then? At 60, bid seated.

At 60 in the room, then. Are we all finished ? At 60 in the room.

-60 on, then.

-One on the net at 65. Thank you, sir.

-Back in.

-65 with the gentleman, then.

At 65 and selling, last chance.

-Oh, dear!

-Bad luck there.

-Could have been worse.

Always was speculative.

-Like you say, Michelle, ma belle, it could have been worse.

-Yeah.

Now here comes the football.

Early 20th-century style leather football.

Going there with a nice carved hardwood stand. England match ball.

£10 start me off. 10 with the gentleman at the back.

Beat you to it on the net at 10. Come on, 12 for the net, is it?

12 bid seated.

15. 18, is it? 18.

20. At 20 bid, standing at 20.

-Thank you for bidding anyway.

-£20.

At £20, last chance. Selling at 20.

We made a fiver on that.

Overall, then, that is minus £50,

-which could, as you say, have been very much worse.

-It could have been worse.

Anyway, that's fine. So what are we going to do, go with the bonus buy?

-Definitely!

-Stretcher and syringe.

-Yeah.

-You going to chance your 25 notes?

We'll trust Philip.

-Fools! Absolute fools!

-This is great! We're going with the bonus buy.

Brass-mounted wooden carpet stretcher.

You don't see those every day.

Together with a brass Iron-Am garden pump, £20 to start.

Two unusual items, £20.

£20? 10, then, £10.

£10? Any takers at 10?

- Oh, no! - Come on, £10!

Nice quirky items. £5 anywhere?

Nobody wants them, come on!

Thank you. At 5 I'm bid. 6. 7 is it?

7 bid, standing at 7 with the lady.

£28.

All I'm going to get is £7.

I'm going to use it to choke myself in a minute!

Last chance at 7.

-£7. That is bad luck.

-Don't worry, Phil! We forgive you!

Overall you are minus £78, which doesn't sound too bad.

It sounds terrible.

-Well, it could be a winning score, though...

-Thank you.

-..Based on today's performance.

-Say not a word to the Blues, OK?

-Not a word.

-Good fun. Thank you very much.

Now, Lucy, Clairey, do you know how the Reds got on?

-No.

-Haven't a clue.

-Do you not?

-No.

-No.

-That's good.

We don't want you to know either.

-Now, Luce, are you feeling nervy at all?

-A little.

Why would that be, then?

Well, it's just it's all very serious in here, isn't it?

-Oh, terribly serious!

-And we've got very fun pieces.

You have paid, according to the estimates, exactly the right price.

Now, let's see whether the auctioneer's estimates are right or not. Here we go.

Brass, a Veribest brewer's tap, and very best it is.

Harry Mason, Birmingham, nice brewer's tap.

-Shall we say £10 to start?

-Go on!

-Must be £10.

-Any takers? Fiver, then, do I see 5?

Come on, come on!

It's got to be worth a fiver for the brass!

-Nobody wants it for a fiver? Nice quirky little item.

-Lucy!

-Thank you, sir, at 5.

-You've got £5.

-At £5, standing at 5.

This is the Veribest, come on!

£5 and selling.

-What happened to the estimate of £10-£20 there?

-I know.

-I know.

-I want a refund.

-OK, come on. Let's go.

-Here we go.

Very nice 19th-century bronze inkstand, Ruth at the well.

What shall we say, £50 start me off? £50? £30m then.

£30, Nice bronze inkstand. She's worth £30 at least.

No takers at 30. 30 bid at the back, at 30.

35.

Come on!

40. At 40 right at the back now. At 45.

At 45. 50.

55. 60.

-A bit more!

-At £60 seated. Any more?

-Come on!

At £60, then, selling at £60, if you're all finished.

At £60, last chance.

£60 is minus £40. Oh, girls!

-Bang goes the high tea!

-Let's have the blanket now. The blanket with the leather.

Useful thing to keep in the car, keeps your rug nice and tidy.

£10, quirky little thing. Very nice, £10.

Nice for the vintage collector. £10. 5, then, £5, come on!

-5. 6. 7, is it, 7?

-All hands up now, awash!

At 7 with the lady on the right at 7. At 7. Is there 8 anywhere?

At £7. All done then at 7. 8. New bidder at 8.

9. At 9. 10. At 10, is it? 12.

At 10. Bid standing with the gentleman at 10.

-We've achieved the low estimate.

-Selling at 10.

£10 is minus £6. That's not too bad, girls.

-That's 49, minus 55. OK, minus 55.

-Oh, no!

I hope the bonus buy brings in, like, millions!

What are we going to do about this bonus buy?

-Minus 55 could be a winning score.

-Could be a winning score.

-Could be a winning score.

-What are you going to do?

-Without touching the stilts.

-I want to go for it.

-Do it!

-Ready for it?

-OK.

We're going with the bonus buy. And here they come.

Very nice pair of stilts, what shall we say?

-£10 to start me off.

-Go on!

-Come on!

-Stilts for a tenner!

Fun things to buy, £10.

5, then, do I see 5?

£5 bid, at 5. 6. At 7, is it? 7.

At 7, with the lady at 7.

-At 7, bid standing.

-Go on! More!

-Any more at £7?

-Go on!

-Last chance.

-Oh, no!

-7.

They were my fave!

OK...

That's minus 63.

Listen, girls, don't despair. It could be a winning score.

-Don't say a word to the Reds and we will reconvene in a moment, all right?

-OK.

Well, well, well, well, well, well, well...

some days are good days and some days are bad days

and today is an exceptionally bad day.

Say that quickly, that's good enough, isn't it?

So it's no secret that neither of the teams are going home with profits today,

and that they both made substantial losses,

but actually there's only £15 worth of losses between them.

But which team have made marginally less in the way of losses?

Well, the runners-up today, I'm afraid, are...

-the Reds!

-Oh, no!

-Their number is minus £78.

-Oh!

-I can't believe it!

-You made a profit on your football, which was cool.

But that is the top and bottom of it.

-Oh, dear!

-All right? Did you have a nice time?

-Yeah, brilliant.

-Yeah, lovely.

-You enjoyed yourselves?

-Thank you.

-It was lovely to see you too.

But the girls got a victory today.

-They won by only managing to lose £63.

-Yes!

Our lovely Lucy and our lovely Clairey!

-Thank you.

-You feel good about that, don't you?

-Yes! I can show my face at work now!

Well, congratulations!

Join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting, yes!

Yes!

I know you're sitting there thinking,

"I could have done better than that!"

Well, what's stopping you?

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