Detling 10 Bargain Hunt

During World War II,

the skies above Kent featured largely in the Battle of Britain,

but today we're up for a different sort of dogfight

here at the fair.

So, let's go bargain-hunting...yeah!

We're at the Kent County Showground,

close to the village of Detling.

There are at the top end of several hundreds dealers here,

longing to do battle with our teams,

each of which have got ?300 to buy three items in under an hour.

Let's have a quick peek as to what's coming up.

The stakes are running high for the Reds...

I don't know! Would you consider selling...? Aaargh!

..and the pressure is on for the Blues.

Ten minutes to go and we've got to buy another two items. No...

Yeah, two items, and we've got a lot of money to play with.

But at the auction, will divine intervention be on their side?

Look at him saying his prayers! This is JP at prayer.

Right, let's meet today's teams.

Well, on Bargain Hunt today, we've got two teams of friends.

We've got Amy and Susan for the Reds

and Charlie and Martin for the Blues. Hello, everyone.

ALL: Hello!

Lovely to see you. Amy, tell me a bit about yourself, darling.

I'm a mum of two. I've got two daughters, Charlotte and Sophie,

and I'm married to Dan and he's in the Army.

Is he? Yes.

So would you describe yourself as a pretty chirpy, friendly person?

Yeah, I think so. I'd like to think so!

I think I can tell that. That's the vibe I'm getting.

What do you do for a living? I'm a fundraising officer for a charity.

Right. The charity works to support families

caring for people with severe learning disabilities

and behaviour described as challenging.

And it's the charity work, or through that, that you met your mate Susan.

Yes, I did. Susan bravely did a sky dive for the charity.

Did she? Yes.

And I helped her with her sponsorship and supported her through her journey

and I was there when she did the sky dive. Were you? Yes.

So was it a fantastic sky dive? Yeah, it was amazing!

It took six attempts, though, because the weather was quite bad.

I see - not to push you out? No, no!

On the sixth go, it was really, really sunny

and it was amazing. Really, really good.

So when you're not flopping out of aeroplanes, what do you get up to?

I'm a full-time student in Canterbury Christ Church University.

Are you? Yeah, I'm in my final year in occupational therapy.

I'm also an advocate for the charity Amy works for,

so I'm an independent advocate for a guy with learning disabilities.

You ARE a busy girl! Yes, I am!

How will you two get on when it comes to making profits today?

Well, use a bit of charm, I think.

Would there be a bit of Blarney in there?

Well, I've kissed the stone!

I rather thought I could tell that.

So we've got a little bit of Blarney and a lot of effervescence.

That should make a very interesting cake.

Anyway, very good luck, girls.

Well, well, well, that's quite something, all that charity stuff.

Charlie, how did you two become mates?

Well, me and Martin are both musicians

and we met through mutual friends who were also musicians.

And what sort of music do you play?

Currently, we do a little bit of folk music together.

We're also in a rock band together. Do you get paid for this?

Sadly, not as much as you'd hope!

Sometimes, if we're lucky.

But there's an ambition there. And when you're not making music,

what do you do to earn a crust?

I work for a swimming retail company,

selling swimsuits and other swimming items.

Do you? Yes.

And tell me, Martin, what do you do?

I'm a hire manager for a construction company.

I'm in charge of the drivers and the staff and the day-to-day running of the whole building.

And they're all answering to you. They are. I'm the one under pressure!

What's all this about skirts?

Skirts? Yes.

Don't you wear skirts a lot?

He does. Thank you!

Excuse me, Charlie! Tell me about these skirts, then.

Martin likes to dress up as women if we ever go to a fancy dress party.

Does he keep the growth?

He does, yes!

Of course, that is an attractive feature, isn't it,

when you're in the dress-up mode!

And you're obviously very, very close - what you might call bosom pals. Yes. Yes.

So that's going to enable you to bond up OK today?

Yeah, well, hopefully we won't fall out over any decisions.

Any old knick-knacks. Life is bigger than that.

Exactly.

In fact, it's so big, I'm about to give you ?300 apiece.

How about that, girls? ?300.

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

Very, very, very good luck.

is Jonathan Pratt.

Biggles!

And providing vintage expertise for the Blues

is Kate Bliss.

Beautiful!

Ladies, here we are - Detling Fair.

So, fellas, are we up for this? Yeah!

Have you got any ideas of what you want to buy?

Something small and quirky, maybe.

Music collectables or some memorabilia.

That little oddity, like a collectable animal or ceramics.

Anything, really - anything that takes our fancy.

There's plenty to look at, so let's get bargain-hunting!

Good advice, Jonathan. Go to it, teams!

Let's head inside to start with.

Crikey, look at that colour -

it's like shopping on a gigantic snooker table!

So we've got furniture here. We've got to be a little bit careful of furniture,

because the market's a little bit unpredictable.

I like the Russian dolls. I like the Russian dolls, yeah.

I love Russian dolls. Do you?

Yeah, she does. Oh, right!

OK, well, we're straight off here.

Who's on there? Looks like Russian politicians.

Yeah, I like it because it's men.

How much do you want for those?

I've got 48 on them. OK.

This is Gorbachev...and who's he?

He's...Yeltsin.

That's it. I really like them.

Yeah. A bit of a giggle.

Yeah. It's a fairly...

select market, of course.

Yes. Yeah. And we need to go through the motions of...

We're not really thinking with market in mind.

We're just thinking what we like. Yeah, that's it.

The good thing about this is it gives me an idea of what you might be interested in.

Then we've got something we can come back to. OK.

Let's carry on looking, and we can always come back and get these.

Yeah. OK.

Yes, of course you can think about it, Reds.

But don't dilly-dally, eh?

This is a scent bottle. Quite girly for you guys.

There's a little bit of damage around the lid.

Yeah. I like these watches. You like the watches? Yeah.

Excuse me, sir, could we have a little look at the watches, please?

I've got Waltham, I've got English Lever. There's all sorts there.

They're all pretty standard ones.

There's nothing there that's special or outstanding.

We'll have a look along here. Thank you very much.

Let's keep going.

Tick-tock. Keep your eye on the clock.

Be warned - shopping time flies by on this show.

That was straight off, wasn't it?

Yeah! We know what we like.

They look great, but in a saleroom you'd be surprised.

When they're in amongst antiques,

they'll really stand out as being new.

Let's keep going.

I like this, Susan. What do you think? What is it?

I don't know. Is it for...butter?

I suppose it could be - round butter.

Is it Cornishware? Yes.

TG Green. TG Green, OK.

Very popular today in retro kitchens. People are buying these sorts of things.

Generally speaking, at auction you would buy a quantity together.

Yeah, let's move on! For the moment.

Did you know that Cornishware was first produced

in 1926 by Derbyshire-based TG Green?

The design owes its name to an employee

who thought the colours were like the blue skies

and white-crested waves of Cornwall.

Oh, yeah.

Now, these are quite interesting.

This is called a Meerschaum pipe.

And the word "Meerschaum" comes from the German,

which literally means "sea foam",

and can be carved quite intricately.

This is carved quite nicely in a claw, there.

It's like a claw holding an egg, almost. It is.

Exactly right.

Now, because it's quite white,

Some of them date from the 19th century, from the Victorian period.

So, the important thing is, we need to know what the price is.

Where's our stallholder? Here he is. Hi there!

How much is on your pipe? 35. 35.

OK.

What do you think?

Maybe we should see if we can find anything else first.

Maybe come back to it? Yeah.

There's nothing to stop us coming back.

But I like your thinking.

And I like it too, Blues.

But soon you'll need to start making some decisions.

What do you want to do? We've had about 20 minutes.

I think we should buy the Russian dolls. Yeah.

You really like those. We need to commit. Yes.

OK, ready?

So, tell us about this, sir. How old? 1944.

That's a lot of money!

Yeah! Too much dosh for us, eh, Kate?

But nice to see our teams aiming for the jackpot.

What's your best price on these?

I'll take a tenner off. I'm come down to 38 on them.

What do you think? Nearer 30, I think.

Really? Yeah.

The only thing I'm a bit kind of... This paint on top.

The paint on top? That's a birthmark. Ah!

VENDOR: That's how he is.

Really?! Oh!

No!

Not terribly old. No, they're not old.

They have such a novelty value

and there have to be some collectors out there.

It's not my thing. No?

But then, it's your thing and that's what it's about.

Is that your way of saying, "I really don't like these"?

You know, I do rather like them.

I'm really drawn to them. I think we should buy them.

We said Russian dolls, didn't we? Yeah. Did you really? Yeah.

We said we liked Russian dolls.

Would you take 35?

Er, yeah, I'll do 35 on them.

What do you think? You want to pay less, don't you?

32?

Go on, then, 32.

32, yeah. Shake the man's hand.

Thank you!

Thank you very much.

One down, two to go.

Great bit of haggling, Reds. Well done.

Item number one bought.

As you say, one down, two to go.

Nothing musical...

I like the little teddy bear duo.

They're pretty well-loved, aren't they? Yeah.

There's just nothing that's grabbing us in here, is there? No.

Let's head out. OK.

Let's brave the cold.

Come on, guys, let's step it up.

Who does it remind you of? Martin.

Oh, these are cool. Police badges?

They're not old, unfortunately. That's the problem.

Being a bit negative, aren't I? Sorry, guys!

I have the impression

these chaps are finding this tough.

At times, this shopping lark is a lot harder than it looks.

"We supply Hunters' hot cross buns." It's what you call ephemera -

the sort of thing that was often chucked away.

It's got the price written on the back.

Six quid.

It's quite fun.

The interest for the 1930s, 1940s,

people are putting on their walls objects from that period.

?6? We're bound to make...

That's just the starting price!

I quite like this. Do you like it? I like it.

Shall we go for it? I think we should commit to this.

I'm going to step back and leave you... OK.

Negotiate with this lady.

What can you do?

What is the price on there? ?6.

You can have it for 4.

4? Yes.

4. I think we should.

Yeah.

Thank you very much!

Thank you very much.

Second purchase in the bag for the Reds.

It's now 2-0 up to them.

But our Blues seem to be struggling.

What do you want to do - head back in and explore a bit more inside?

Back inside. Do you reckon? Yeah.

We need to make a buy. We do need to make a buy.

You certainly do, Blues.

We'll go over here. OK.

A little whistle there,

which is by Sampson Mordan. Now, he's a silversmith

that's really collectable, so people buy his silver

just because it's by Sampson Mordan. OK.

That's quite a lot of money - ?125.

Could we have a little look at the whistle?

That's neat, isn't it?

Here we go, guys. So we've got the English hallmarks here.

Which is great.

Do you want to give it a go? Yeah.

Go for it.

WHISTLE PEEPS SHRILLY

Crikey! It's quite loud.

You're going to hear that, aren't you?

I haven't seen one like it, I have to say, by Mordan.

I'd be up for buying it, but do you think it's worth the ?100?

Can we try and see if the lady would be nice enough to take...?

Come on! Seeing as you've got a beautiful smile, I'll do 90.

Could you do it for 80?

Yeah, I'm sure I can. That'll be fine.

Fantastic! Let's do it!

Come on! Come on, then!

Brilliant! Let's motor. Two more to go.

Well done, boys. First purchase made.

Whilst the shopping continues, I have a question for you.

Do you remember the 1960s?

Well, if you remember the 1960s,

you're sure to remember one of these.

Look at her!

She's holding a glass of wine.

But no ordinary glass of wine,

because this is a gilde glas,

which of course is Danish for a neck glass.

Take the top off the original packaging

and reveal the neck glass itself

in virgin condition.

Complete with leather thong.

The leather thong around the neck provides the support.

Shove it round your neck like that, look.

And hey presto, the neck glass is in operation.

I love the back cover.

Here's the party in 1965,

where boys in Beatle haircuts

are dancing with girls.

And that girl is doing the Twist,

but as she does the Twist,

none of the wine is spilling out of her neck glass

because it's suspended so beautifully

by her thong.

I have never seen one before in my long life,

and therefore, I think we can safely assume

that the Holmegaard neck glass

did not take off.

Anyway,

good fun.

How much would it cost you?

Complete with box and virgin,

it could be yours for 25 good old English pounds.

Cheers!

Now, time to catch up with those Reds.

How's it going, girls?

It's going really well. We're pleased. Yeah.

We're buying things we didn't think we'd buy. The Russian dolls were a bit unexpected.

One more item to go, and I think this one's really going to count now.

They're really in the spirit.

We have an idea of what we want next...I think.

Hopefully!

Great stuff, Reds,

but the Blues have lost someone.

Where's Charlie?

We've lost him. Charlie!

Chas!

Sorry there, mate.

Have you found anything?

Er, just like a bell, like a kind of...

DING!

It looks like it ought to be Victorian.

But it isn't.

Bad times!

Yeah, but nice thing. Well done for picking it out.

So, tell us how you're feeling, Blues.

Time is flying

and we just have to make some sort of sale. We have to buy something.

We're under pressure, and I'm really finding it hard to find something where we'll really make a profit.

Ten minutes to go and we've got to buy another two items. No...

Yeah, two items. And we've got a lot of money to play with.

It's too much!

But hey-ho, we've got ten minutes.

And I'm sure something will turn up.

Go on, get to it, boys! Talk about cutting a fine line.

Meanwhile, the Reds are still outside,

and something has taken their interest.

Do you like Clarice Cliff? I do, yeah.

That tea service down there...

That's gorgeous! OK.

I don't know how much we've spent.

I said maybe we could spend everything bar a pound

and go for it.

That's a gamble.

That's a massive gamble.

264.

So it'd be 263 quid.

It's such a cool thing to do. Really?

I just... It's a good name, it's a good shape.

How much do you think it would go for at auction?

I don't know. I'd quote ?200 to ?300.

I don't know.

Would you consider selling it at ?263?

Reluctantly, yes.

Reluctantly, yes?!

I mean...they're coming down a bit.

Quite a bit. Starting at 400.

I think we need to look at it. We do need to see it.

Do you mind if we look at a few pieces? We need to look at it.

Whilst you get the coffee set out,

let's see how the last-minute Blues are faring.

It's nice that it's got the brush.

Used for dusting down the bottle

before you put the worm in, as it's called.

You've got to be careful of these,

because so often, the very end is broken off,

because they're quite vulnerable. That one certainly looks intact.

It does. Which is quite nice.

Nice bit of turning on there.

There are collectors of them.

The ones that make the most money

are the ones that have fancy mechanisms

and particular names on them.

This hasn't got either of those,

but it's still collectable.

?45 is... That's a bit much.

We're probably going to be looking at ?10, ?15 at auction.

Let's just do some asking here.

Yeah.

Excuse me, madam. We really like this, but unfortunately,

?45 is way too much for us. ?30.

Ooh...we've got to put it into auction.

We can do this. Can we?

We're running out of time, Martin.

It's just nicely made. Decoration's nice.

You've got six cups, six saucers,

a little cream jug, sugar bowl,

and then the coffee pot.

What do you think?

I'm really tempted.

Well, boys, I've had a little chat with the stallholder.

She's very kindly said we can have it for 20.

Do you think it's worth it? We're running out of time

and it could make a tiny little profit.

20 quid? I'll go with you on this one. OK. 20 quid.

but still one more to go

and now there's just five minutes left.

I'm really tempted. I think we should do it.

I think we should as well.

If you'll take it, then they'll take it. I'll take all your money.

LAUGHTER

Aargh!

Panic!

That's ?299 spent.

I know! Very well done!

Great! That's the shopping done for the Reds.

The lady with the whistle...

There was nothing else on there, was there?

The modern chair.

There was a man with silver up there.

Was there anything through there? We didn't go down here, did we? No.

How much would a massive leather-bound Bible go for? Ooh...

Shall we go with the pipe? What do you think?

I'm happy to go with the pipe if we can barter it down a little.

One minute left, I think. 30 seconds.

Go on, boys. I'll catch you up. OK, let's go! Go!

And back to the pipe, I see.

What was the best, did you say?

I'll squeeze another fiver off.

So what's that?

We'll say 30. 30.

I thought you said 30 before?

OK, 25, then!

I've got to try!

The thing that concerns me is I'm not sure how old it is, exactly.

You can't do 20?

Go on, then! We'll take it off your hands.

Oh, thank you(!)

?20. Thank you very much. That's great!

Thanks a lot. You're welcome.

Great! Three items, guys. That's it, and we're just about out of time.

That's it. Time's up.

Why don't we remind ourselves what the Red team bought, eh?

set them back a cool ?32.

And finally, this Clarice Cliff coffee service

Wow!

Aaargh!

This is a very jolly party, isn't it?

You clearly had a whale of a time with JP. Yes.

Was he good fun? Really good fun.

Which is your favourite piece?

I like the poster.

That's your favourite, the poster? Yes.

Do you agree with that? I like the Russian dolls, actually.

OK, stupendo.

Now, tell me, how much did you spend?

?299.

I thought you'd like it.

?299?!

How great is that?

So, one smacker.

Thank you.

Matches your tie. It does!

Definitely polychrome.

You're such a...smartie!

Almost as smartie as JP.

Good luck!

That's not a cup of tea in this place. It's not.

Anyway, huge fun.

Go and have a cup of tea. Not you, JP.

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

During a shop which was not exactly a whistle-stop tour,

they managed to acquire this George V

silver whistle for ?80.

A late 18th-century, early 19th-century corkscrew

was uncorked for ?20.

And lastly, this Meerschaum pipe

was also picked up for a smoking ?20.

I think these boys look ecstatic.

We are. After all, who wouldn't, if you'd had a whole hour with Kate Bliss to go shopping?

Was it a good experience? It was lovely.

Said with feeling, Charlie.

Which is your favourite piece?

Probably the whistle.

Do you agree with that? I agree. You do.

That's my favourite too. Best to agree with Charlie.

Which piece is going to bring the biggest profit?

Probably the whistle too. Probably the whistle.

That's probably why we like it! You just play one tune, you boys!

Amazing. How much did you spend?

?120.

In total? Is that all?

OK, ?180 of left-over lolly, please.

Thank you very much. You've got it, Charlie. Good.

That's marvellous. Well, it's been quite an experience for you, Kate.

It certainly has,

and I've learned a lot from the boys, actually. Great, isn't it?

Bringing on the younger generation of bargain-hunters - I love it.

What are you going to go and find with all that cash?

Well, there were a number of things the boys spotted which we didn't buy,

so I might take another look.

Oh, it could be a re-run, you think?

Maybe. Maybe?

Oh, you're such a tease!

Anyway, good luck, chaps!

Meanwhile, we're heading off to Surrey. To Charterhouse, no less.

I could be going back to school.

Charterhouse is an independent boarding school

with a history that stretches back hundreds of years.

Today, the school sits here

on this 250-acre site at Godalming in Surrey.

School's out at the moment,

but ordinarily, this place is home to the top end of 700 boys

and 100 girls.

And like all schools,

its job is to nurture talent.

And Charterhouse has done exactly that,

nurturing some of Britain's finest.

During the 1920s,

while Charterhouse was at its original London site,

two young boys who were showing signs of promise

met at school and went on to become lifelong friends.

The first of our duo of school chums

is no less a personage than William Makepeace Thackeray,

who you can see here

in this plaster cast of a bust.

It's a cast of a bust commissioned by Thackeray's mother

when he was about 11 years old.

The artist is James Deville

and it shows Thackeray as he was in 1822.

The most outstanding characteristic, I think,

is his hooter,

which quite clearly has been broken,

thanks to a scrap here at school.

Thackeray was not a sporty boy.

And I think possibly as a result of that,

he may have been bullied.

But he became incredibly important as a writer.

Thackeray's master work for which he's best remembered

is of course Vanity Fair.

But he was also a substantial contributor

to the magazine Punch.

And that gives us a perfect and seamless link

to his school mate, John Leech,

who also contributed to the Punch magazine.

But when he was at school at Charterhouse,

one of the essential parts of his education

would have been Latin.

Charterhouse have the original Latin primer

which Leech used when he was at school here,

and typically in a primer like this,

you have a line of script in English and your task as a student

is to translate it into Latin.

This Leech did,

but he pimped up his Latin book.

He added little caricatures

and drawings on almost every page.

I supposed it relieved the boredom.

Anyway, on this page, we've got one that relates to line number 135,

and 135 says, "Pity a mind bearing things not deserved".

In other words, pity somebody who is suffering

as a result of something they didn't do.

So, he did a little pen and ink sketch

and he's probably no more than 12 or 13 at the time.

Here we've got a little boy bending over,

about to be thrashed with a birch

by a great big schoolmaster.

And while this is happening, he is saying,

" 'Pon my soul, I didn't do it!"

In other words, he is the innocent party.

And Leech is having a laugh.

But such talent so early in life.

And of course Leech, after he left school,

developed his artistic skills

and we've got an example here of one of his watercolours.

And it shows a beautiful woman

riding side-saddle.

The whole of the watercolour is frightfully sketchy

until you get to her face.

And this is where Leech has put the effort in.

Just look at the way he's delineated her eyes

and her lips and her nose

and those crinkles of bespoke hairdo.

Genius.

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

are they going to be similarly as clever?

Well, we've remained in the same county.

We've simply cantered from Detling to Canterbury

to be at the Canterbury Auction Galleries

with Michael Roberts. Michael, good morning. Hello, Tim.

Very nice to see you.

Now, what a colourful collection the Reds have got. Indeed.

So how do Russian works of art work out in your saleroom?

Brand-new ones like this?

Well, I think it may be a little bit troublesome, perhaps.

But they're good souvenirs. Someone's had to paint the things,

so the effort's gone into them.

?40 to ?60 is our estimate. You're being bullish!

Well, they're a bit of fun, aren't they?

They are. ?32 paid.

Maybe they'll make their money, maybe they won't.

Next up is my least favourite object out of the three, I have to say,

which is this bun cardboard sign.

Now, I understand how people love enamelled advertising signs,

because there's something about enamel.

But these things must have been produced

by the bun shop by the million.

Absolutely. So is it worth a ?5 note?

Barely. Our estimate is ?2 to ?5.

Which is the lowest estimate

you have ever put on any object in this saleroom in all your life.

Yes, indeed. Good. I got the message there.

Anyway, they paid ?4 and loved it.

It's a minor investment in relation to their last item,

which is the coffee service.

Stylish. It is.

The sort of Art Deco shape with these angular handles,

conical tapered bodies.

Traditionally, though, the biggest money

will be for the Bizarre designs

with the multi colours and the abstract shapes.

Because we have just got green and brown bands on here,

there may be a bit of a struggle,

but perhaps ?150 to ?200, that sort of money. Really?

I have to say - is that all? Because they paid 263.

Oh, dear!

I suppose everything's complete -

you've got the six, you've got the pot. And it has got the look.

Yes, indeed.

But is it ?263 worth of look?

That is the big question.

I fancy not, in which case, they're going to need the Bonus Buy,

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

Now, Amy, Suze, you cheeky ones!

You gave poor old JP ?1 for the Bonus Buy.

Jonathan, what did you find?

Something very suitable for the ladies, I thought.

It's a little powder compact.

It is not silver - it's nickel-plated.

There's a hint of styling which gives a '30s flavour to it,

but it's sort of mid-century, I suppose.

This little crest here on the top

belies the maker, and the maker is Dubarry.

If you've got a pair of leather wellies, your very posh wellies,

that's the same company. Ah!

It's called a vani-jack

and I guess you'd probably have your rouge or something on there

and you can powder your nose.

And there we are. It cost me ?1.

So what do you think it will sell for?

I reckon a tenner, maybe. Really?

You sound surprised!

LAUGHTER

Oh, it's heavy. You can't complain about that.

OK, fine. So your prediction is potentially ?9 of profit in that,

should you decide to take it after the sale of your first three items.

Right, then, Michael, draw yourself up to your full height.

Jonathan Pratt had ?1 to spend and that's what he bought.

Well, for ?1, it's not bad, really.

1935. Stylish, with its engine-turned ornaments.

A cheap one like that for ?1 - what might you get for it?

?20-ish, maybe. Might you?

Maybe.

Well, that's delightfully optimistic and rather exciting for us.

Thank you very much.

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

Completely different look.

Much more traditional, and kicking in with the little whistle.

Absolutely.

Now, perhaps I was a bit conservative

when I initially valued this, but it is by a good maker, Sampson Mordan,

well known for, particularly, pencils.

And you know, I've estimated it at ?10 to ?15.

Perhaps it was a little conservative.

But I would see it no more than 20.

Really? Bullish is 20, conservative is 10 to 20.

Our lot paid ?80 for that.

?80 is a lot of money for a plain thing. It is a lot of money.

Anyway, we shall see.

Now, you've got wine in this sale, I noticed. We do.

And every decent wine collector, drinker, likes an old corkscrew.

Absolutely. It's a fairly plain example. It's 19th-century.

The handle has got a bit of a crack to it, sadly.

I suppose around about ?20, ?30-ish, that sort of money.

Fair enough. ?20 they paid.

Anyway, moving on.

Having had your glass of wine, you'd want a smoke. Indeed.

What nicer object than a Meerschaum pipe?

How do you rate that? Not very highly.

Oh! It looks fine from the outside,

but it is a reproduction one, sadly.

This is purely plastic.

Looks like it ought to be 19th-century

and I think actually it's fairly modern.

Anyway, ?20 our team paid.

I guess if it was proper Meerschaum, old,

and white and creamy like that, it might be ?60 or ?80.

Absolutely. In a good quality case. What's your estimate?

?10 to ?15. OK.

I don't blame you. The whole thing will hinge

on the whistle. If the whistle does badly,

they're going to need to whistle up their Bonus Buy.

Let's go and have a look at it.

you spent ?120. You gave ?180 to your girl. What did you buy?

Well, much though I tried to spend that ?180 very hard,

and I looked at lots of things which we'd looked at and you decided not to buy,

I thought, "What do boys like?"

So I came up with a boys' toy.

A Dinky boys' toy.

Not only the box,

but...a lovely fire engine.

All as it should be.

I'll pass it over to you, Martin.

The great thing about it

is the condition of it,

which is hugely important with Dinky toys,

and the fact that it's got its box.

How much did you pay for it?

I paid...

35.

Not bad!

How much do they usually go for in auction?

Well, I would say anything from ?25 to ?50.

So I think it's got a chance of making a little profit.

Do you like it? Yes, it's quite cool. I quite like it.

Anyway, there's your prediction.

Let's find out from the auctioneer

what he thinks about Kate's toy.

Right then, Mike, here's something for you to play with. Thank you.

Bit before your time, that one. It is, actually.

Just a bit.

There's a good market for these Dinky toys.

Not the best condition - bit of chipping to the paintwork.

But it isn't too bad either.

But overall, it's a fair example.

I think it's going to be about ?40 to ?60.

The brilliant Kate Bliss only paid ?35.

Perfect. If the team decide to go with it,

it could get them out of a bit of a hole. It could well do.

Are you taking the sale today? I am indeed. We're in safe hands!

Now, Amy, Susan, how are you feeling?

Bit nervous. Are you a bit nervous?

Yeah. We're looking forward to it.

Looking forward to it, but there's a little bit of anticipation? Yes.

Bit of butterflies. Yes.

First lot up are the Russian dolls, and let's go for it!

Set of seven modern Russian painted graduated dolls

with all the Russian presidents there.

Who's going to start me at ?30?

20 to start, then?

?20, the Russian dolls?

Right at the back of the room, ?20.

Aww! ?20 I'm bid. Thank you.

25? 25 I'm bid. 30 at the back. Thank you.

35.

40 right at the back.

Any further bids at 45?

Well done!

Any more bids? Come on!

Back in, 45? Yes. Thank you.

50 at the back? You sure?

At ?45, standing in the blue, madam, with you at ?45.

Thank you very much at ?45.

?45 is plus ?13.

We're right chuffed with that!

Good. Moving on, here comes the hot cross.

Cardboard advertising sign for the hot cross buns.

And who's going to start me at a humble couple of pounds?

?2?

?2 I'm bid.

Who's ?3? Come on, one more pound!

On the internet at ?3.

Come to you in a moment at the back of the room. 4.

?5.

Right at the back of the room, ?5. Thank you.

6? Good auctioneer!

?5 right at the back. Back in at 6.

7, back of the room.

Very generous ?7. Selling it at 7 whole pounds!

Is that ?8? ?7. ?7.

Well, that's marvellous. You've made ?3 on that.

Now, you're going to need every squid

you've got in the bank, you girls. Here it comes.

It's the Clarice Cliff Bonjour coffee service.

Who's going to start me at ?100?

?100. Better thing here.

?100 straight away on the internet.

110, thank you.

120, internet, please?

120 on the internet.

130. Thank you.

140, internet.

150. 160, internet.

170. 180, internet.

Come on!

190. Thank you. ?200 online, please?

Against the bidder in the room. 210.

220, internet.

Look at him saying his prayers!

This is JP at prayer!

250.

Thank you. 260, internet.

Any further bid at 270?

Any more? Come on!

One more bid. No?

At 260 on the internet and selling at 260.

No! No!

Oh, 260!

You're minus ?3!

Oh, no!

Well done, though.

Isn't that brilliant?

Have you seen such a result?

You have got there, girls.

You had ?16. You've now got plus ?13.

Nobody would have predicted that.

That is a fantastic result. Brilliant auctioneering.

Lovely stuff, eh? Oh, my God, my heart!

You have ?13.

Now, are you going to risk it for ?1? Of course you are! Yes!

You're in profit, you've got money in the bank

and you're going to play with the pound. Here it comes.

Art Deco look, any lady's must-have.

Who'll start me then at ?10?

Lot number 56. A tenner?

Right at the back, thank you. ?10.

It's already made a tenner!

?12?

He's just made you a tenner!

Any more? I will sell it at ?10.

?12? Any more bids? At ?10, then, and selling.

?10. That is plus ?9.

Frankly, it couldn't do better.

I mean, the man is a genius.

I told you so.

That's plus ?9. 9 and 3 is 12...you're plus ?22.

Look at that.

That's ?11 each if you don't split it with Jonathan.

I advise that you hang on to the dosh, and well done!

Now, Charles, Martino...

Do you know how the Reds got on?

No. You have no idea?

We don't want you to know either.

Your big number is the little whistle, isn't it?

Yes. Sampson Mordan - good maker,

very plain, etc, etc.

He's put ?10 to ?15 on it, and he knows he's being cheap at that.

I know he's cheap at that.

The world will know he's cheap at that.

But the whistle is the first item up, and here it comes.

The George V silver whistle

of plain, flattened form by Sampson Mordan.

Who's going to start me at ?5 on the whistle?

Cheap silver whistle. ?5?!

Where's 10? Several places. I'll take 10 first I saw there.

15 in the blue T-shirt.

20.

25.

Go on!

No? 25?

Yes? Sorry?

Yeah, 25.

30? Fighting over it.

So cheap! 40.

45.

45 back in. 50?

Any more bids? Aww!

A quality thing. I will sell.

?45!

Well, that's what they call a bummer.

Anyway, minus ?35.

Ouch! Now, are we going to win it back on this? Yeah.

Come on, be positive!

Who's ?10 on the corkscrew?

?10 for the corkscrew?

Thank you very much. ?10.

?15 for the corkscrew, anyone?

Right at the back, 15.

20? 15 right at the back.

Come on!

Any further bid?

15 and selling.

Oh, that is so disappointing, chaps!

Minus ?5. Now, the Meerschaum.

The reproduction pipe there. Still an attractive thing.

Who's ?10 on the pipe?

?10?

Several places.

?10 there. ?15?

Thank you. 20 standing?

No? 15 with you.

Who's ?20 on the pipe here?

?20? Come on!

?20?

I will sell at ?15.

I can't bear it! ?15.

This is not...this is going down the gutter, this.

15, OK. 35...

That's minus ?40...45...

minus ?45.

OK, so what are we going to do about the Dinky?

Do you fancy a play?

Why not?

Nothing to lose.

We're going with the Dinky, and here it comes.

Die-cast model of the fire tender.

Lot 78. 30?

?30? OK, who'll start me at 20? The Dinky toy here.

Come on!

10, then? Must be cheap at a tenner.

Who's ten quid?

TIM SOBS

?10 I'm bid. Thank you.

Someone with some sense. 15.

20. Thank you.

25.

It's worth 25. 30?

You sure?

Still cheap, but I will sell it at ?25.

Are we all done? At ?25 and selling.

Minus ?55.

I think we're all going to burst into tears! I think we are!

You could do with a drink.

A cup of tea is probably what's on offer.

That's the strongest.

Don't say a word to the Reds. We won't, promise.

Well, well, well, what an extraordinary day!

There has been a needle match between these two teams today

and it is my...sadness

to reveal there is a chasm between them,

and the runners-up today by a long chalk are the Blues.

In fact, minus ?55 is where the Blues are.

And I don't think, as all the scores are minus throughout the whole process, we'll dwell, do you? No.

No! No! But have you had a nice time? Absolutely. Brilliant.

Well done, Charlie. Good for you.

It's been lovely.

Good. We've loved having you on the programme and you've been real sports.

But today I'm going to be giving out profits - ?22 worth of profits.

There we go. ?22 worth.

Look at that. Now, what are you girls going to do with your ?22?

We're going to give it to the charity that we're both involved in, that I work for.

Very good. A worthwhile cause and a generous donation.

Thank you very much for that.

and that horrid hot cross bun jobby for ?3!

And a profit on the ?1 purchase at the end of ?9.

That's the way to do it, JP!

Anyway, splendid result - plus ?22. Congratulations.

In fact, join us soon for some more bargain-hunting, yes?

ALL: YES!

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