Grimsthorpe 28 Bargain Hunt

Finding that special item is rather like

looking for a needle in a haystack.

Still, practice makes perfect

and if you've got fire in your belly,

no worries.

So, let's go Bargain Hunting, yeah!

We're at an antiques fair in the grounds of Grimsthorpe Castle.

There are about 130 dealers here,

so our teams will have plenty of choice and opportunity

to spend their £300 on three objects, in just one hour.

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

'The Reds feel the pressure...'

Seven minutes...

'..and the Blues are in for a shock.'

Oh!

ANITA LAUGHS

'And the bids keep coming at auction.'

30...

40, madam.

'That's all coming up later.

'But first, let's meet the teams.'

On Bargain Hunt today, we have a team of sisters for the Reds -

Liz and Helen.

A married couple, Carolyn and Clark,

for the Blues.

Hello, everyone.

ALL: Hello!

Now, Helen - you actually have the privilege of working here

at Grimsthorpe Castle.

-I do indeed, yes.

-And what exactly do you do?

I'm a secretary in the estate office.

Now, it says here, you're a massive motorsports fan.

-I am indeed, yes.

-OK, tell us about that.

I've been motor racing since I was a baby.

My stepfather was a development mechanic

for the BRM team with Graham Hill,

when they won the World Championship.

And we've been motor racing with the family,

with the Alfa Romeo racing car ever since, so...

Well, isn't that lovely?

My mother and I tend to help feed everybody,

so we're the catering team, if you like, the catering...

Well, every army has to be marched on a full stomach, they say.

-It does indeed.

-And you're in charge of that too?

-Cupcakes and everything.

-Sounds like a brilliant job.

Now, Liz, you work in a commercial property firm,

but what do you get up to when you're not doing that?

-Music is very important to you, isn't it?

-Yes, it is, yeah.

-I've just come back from Knebworth, for the 40-year anniversary.

-Oh, brilliant.

It really is in your family, isn't it, cos your father used to play Pink Floyd?

Yeah, that's where I got it from.

Mum liked ABBA and Cliff Richard and Dad liked Pink Floyd,

so that's where I've got my rock passion from.

So what sort of things are you going to buy today? Pop memorabilia, yes?

-Yeah...

-We'll see what's out there.

Not going to commit at this moment?

-No.

-Which is absolutely understandable.

Anyway, very good luck.

Now, moving on to our married couple, Carolyn and Clark.

And Danny is going to come in and do some signing for them,

thank you very much.

And you two really are a pair of trendsetters,

because you're our very first

deaf signing contestants on Bargain Hunt.

Now, I've heard something about sign names,

so tell us about those.

Well, this is my sign name, Carolyn.

Before, I used to perform as an actress

and I was given that sign name.

Clark - people think this is his sign name, because he's bald

and it's not.

Before, he used to have red hair and this was his sign name, given to him.

We've given you a sign name, Tim

and this is your bowtie, Tim.

OK, well, that's rather lovely!

Now, Carolyn, this is not the first time you've been on TV,

is it, darling?

No, I've been on television a number of times,

reporting, presenting

and then I did an interpretation of the Queen's speech on television.

How is it, being the Queen on the TV?

You know, I'm slightly below her in station,

but I was very respectful.

I didn't have to curtsy.

No. Did you wear your own crown?

No, I didn't! LAUGHTER

Now, Clark - tell me about your trip down Route 66.

I've always had a passion for cars, all my life.

And Route 66 is something I've always been tempted to do.

I wanted to do it by motorbike and I said to Carolyn, I said,

"Can we do it by motorbike?" She said,

"No way. If we're doing that, we're going to have to go tandem

"and how are we going to communicate, with one behind the other?"

And I thought, "OK, yes, she's right."

So we did a compromise

and we got an open-top car and we did the Route 66.

Brilliant.

So, how are you going to get on as a team today?

Are you going to spend all the money?

Yes, hopefully we will. Well, we'll see, we'll see.

Carolyn's not so sure!

Anyway, talking of money, this is the money moment.

Here we go - the £300.

£300 each, look.

You know the rules, your experts await and...

Off you go!

And very, very, very good fun!

'Now, who's providing today's expertise?

'Weighing in for the Reds is...

'And hoping to hog all the profits for the Blues is...

'Now, let's see what the teams are looking out for today.'

Guys, welcome to Bargain Hunt.

I've got 300 squidgeroos to spend today!

How exciting! That's great!

What... What do you want to buy?

-Ooh, some jewellery.

-Yes, yes, yes.

Yeah, I'd really like some jewellery.

And for me, something a bit weird, something unusual.

I quite like glass...

-We'll see, we'll see what's out there.

-Maybe some jewellery?

-Maybe some jewellery? Do you know your jewellery?

-No.

-I do, that's good.

-That's what you're here for.

-Yes, come on!

Who's going to be doing the bargaining?

Me, me, down to me.

Yeah, it'll be Carolyn, definitely.

Time to pitch in -

your 60 minutes starts now.

Let's go and spend some money!

'Sign interpreter, Danny, will be joining the Blues on their shop.'

If we're looking for jewellery,

we're looking for little cabinets or cases

that we can see on the stalls,

so keep your eyes open for that.

It's like a little Aga, made of tin.

Yeah, a bit different.

It's looking a bit weather-beaten.

Well, I'm going to walk away from it,

because obviously, I'm gauging you're not taken by it enormously. Yeah?

But, first stall. You know, we've got plenty of time.

All right, great, thanks.

Not saying no.

'A slightly cool reaction to that one, Jonathan.

'But the Blues are wasting no time

'in homing in on a couple of items to show Anita.'

Oh, I like the Volkswagen.

Which one do you think will be more collectable, Anita?

-The Volkswagen, or...?

-I think the Volkswagen. So that's older...

I think it'd be popular, wouldn't it? More popular, more collectable, VW.

I think it's nice, I like that. Maybe we can ask a price on it?

What's so special about it, do you think?

Oh, I...

People love the VW camper van.

Yeah. It is part of a certain era,

when people went on camping holidays in Britain,

probably to places like this.

-Yeah, yeah.

-It's nostalgia.

But would someone buy that? You know...

-Oh, yes, yes.

-..would they display it?

Guys are just big kids

and they love to look back, with nostalgia,

at the toys that they might have played with!

ANITA LAUGHS

I think, you know, £15?

-Shall we see if we can get a discount on it?

-Uh-huh.

-A bit cheaper?

-12, maybe?

-15 isn't too bad,

but try and get it down.

Every pound counts.

We want you to win.

-Yeah, yeah, OK. Let's ask.

-Let's go.

'If you don't ask, you don't get.

'So, time for a spot of negotiation.'

..the transport stuff, but there was the other one we looked at,

the VW camper van.

I think that's quite a popular thing.

You mentioned £15 - could we get a better price on that?

If you could just reduce it a bit?

Maybe for yourselves, something special...

£10.

Wow, £10, that's fantastic!

-Oh, great, that's a deal.

-Well done.

'Wow, that was quick work, Blues!

'Riding off with their first item

'in less than five minutes. Well done!

'Now, it seems the Reds have launched

'a charm offensive.'

There's quite a lot on that.

There's a lot of American charms on it.

That's the one that caught my eye.

It's mostly silver.

One way or the other, they'd be stamped 925, stamped "silver"...

They're of mixed ages...

There might be one or two, the coins are old,

-but some of the charms are relatively modern.

-Yeah.

-But then, these were bought... They were added to, weren't they?

-Yes.

Sort of accumulated, as people were given them as presents, or whatever.

-Travelled...

-Limitations on value, obviously.

At auction, people will look at the weight.

What would that be?

What were on it, June?

I've got 100 on it, don't know what the best is.

Best I can do on it is 75

and that's a good price.

OK, thank you.

What drew your eye to it? Apart from the car, you know...

Well, you know we've got...

I've got a silver charm bracelet at home.

We've both sort of grown up with them. What do you think?

-Well, I like it, you like it.

-I like it.

-That's the important thing - YOU like it, so...

-Shall we go for it?

-OK, then.

-Yeah. I think you've got a sale.

-Thank you very much, thank you.

-Thank you.

'And well done, Reds.

'Charmed by the bracelet,

'that's their first purchase in the bag.

'Back to the Blues now, who have just spotted something glamorous.'

The gilt is a little...

rubbed, there.

Let's have a wee look... Oh!

LAUGHTER

'You always look gorgeous, Anita.'

That's better.

So, it's still been used, um...

-Do you want some?

-What do you think of the price?

Do you think it's a good price, or...?

£20, retail - it's not expensive.

If we didn't have some rubbing

on the gilt metal here,

I would have said yes, go forward.

But with a little...

With a little bit of...

It's not damage, it's just wear

and it has been used.

I would say it's just a wee bit difficult.

-But I could be wrong.

-Should we hold on that one?

We could put a hold on that one.

But there are other lovely things here.

'By all means, put it to one side.

'Something to think about.

'Back to the Reds, who are putting heart and soul into their shop.'

Oh, that's pretty.

I've not seen a heart-shaped one before.

It is a nice shape, isn't it?

You've got Moorcroft collectors

and you've got a bit of sort of sentiment in the shape,

-which is quite sweet.

-It's a pretty colour.

Yeah. You have to have perfect condition with these things...

-Yeah.

-..to which, that is.

It's quite sweet.

He's asking 75.

-Do you like it?

-I like it, it's different.

I probably wouldn't have it at home myself, but I can see,

-because it's Moorcroft, it's heart-shaped...

-Yeah.

-It's slightly different.

-There are collectors of that sort of thing.

-Yeah.

-I'd be inclined to ask the gentleman what he might be able to do for it.

What's the best on the Moorcroft pin tray?

'But will it be a heart-stopping price?'

65. I can take 10 off.

Your very best?

-62.

-Yeah?

Yeah, 62.

-Could you put it to one side for us?

-Yeah, certainly.

Pop it there, on the table and I'll keep it for you.

Thank you.

-So you're definitely interested?

-I'm definitely interested.

-62, brilliant, OK.

-Have a think about that one.

-Well, that's something to come back to. Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

'Another one for the back burner.

'Meanwhile, Anita is keen to raise the bar for the Blues.'

I don't know if you like this type of thing,

but this is a typical

late 19th-century brooch.

It's 9-carat gold,

it's in very good condition.

It would have had a little plate at the back,

where you could perhaps keep a hair -

you know, they call it "mourning jewellery",

but if they're crisp,

they're still desirable.

And this one is in perfect good condition.

We've got a little diamond there -

it's just a teeny, wee one,

but it's still a diamond.

We've got some very nice little scrollwork, here.

So I think that's a nice thing.

Tell me, Carolyn, what you think about that?

I think it's beautiful.

Yeah, right. Oh, yeah - you can see where the hair would have gone,

or something like that, yeah.

-I like it, yeah, it's beautiful.

-Do you like it?

What's the value of it, would you say?

If we could pay round about £25,

we'd get a real bargain, there.

Clark, what do you think?

Let's try, shall we ask them? Yeah, let's go for it.

Do you want to do it, or will I do it?

Yeah, you do it. LAUGHTER

Go on, Anita, do your stuff with the stall holder,

who, coincidentally, is also deaf.

Hello. We fancied this wee brooch here.

Um...

What sort of price is on it?

Well, it's got £30 on it.

-£30?

-Yeah.

Can you do a little better on that?

For you, £20.

Oh! Put your hand there,

thank you very much, that's lovely.

Oh, I'm delighted with that.

'And with that,

'that's the second purchase made for the Blues.

'We're now exactly halfway through the shop.'

Come on, the Blues!

'Looks like the Reds are heading back to school.'

This is like my... Well, this is the school desk we had when I was a kid.

We had single ones, not the double ones.

We had doubles. Yeah.

But there's no inkwell.

-Ours used to have the hole for the inkwell, as well.

-Yeah, ours did.

-So these are slightly later.

-A little brass...

thing used to sit inside.

These are great sort of...

-kid's-bedroom desks.

-Yes.

They've got to do their homework and they can hide all their stuff away.

-But he's asking £75 for it.

-I quite like it.

-Is there any chewing gum underneath it?

-I'm not going to look for it!

LAUGHTER

I'll let you look for that!

'I hope you didn't get into such sticky situations, JP.

'So, as the shopping continues,

'the Blues might have seen the light.'

It's like African Arts and Crafts.

It's beautiful.

I've not seen anything quite like it before - it's unusual, isn't it?

Uh-huh. A very sort of simple, straightforward design

and execution of design,

but I don't think that it's got any huge quality.

But if you liked it and I liked it,

someone else would like it.

And I think...

Well, I've not seen anything quite like it, I think it's unusual.

And suppose, even if it was...

in a room with antique furniture,

-it would still blend in quite well, I think.

-You like it?

Can we look at the price, do you think and see how much it is?

There's no price on it, is there?

-Maybe we could ask the...

-Hello.

Hello, hello! We're admiring this lamp here.

-It's so unusual.

-Uh-huh.

-Very unusual.

How much is it?

Today, for you, it's £30.

-ANITA GASPS

-That's a good price.

Yeah, for you, today, £30.

So this could be a possibility?

Yes, I'll keep it by, just in case you decide.

OK, thank you again. Thank you.

-You're welcome.

-Lovely, thank you. Hold it for us.

We will do, yes.

'There's a lot of item-holding going on today.

'It's buying we need!

'Time for me now to have a little break from the shopping

'and have a wander in the woods.'

Do you know, they say that

from small acorns,

great oak trees grow.

And they're absolutely right.

Because this oak tree behind me

must be 250,

300 years old,

sitting as it does,

in the grounds of Grimsthorpe Castle.

Also sitting in the grounds of Grimsthorpe Castle,

at the antiques fair,

was this delightful little table.

In about 1820,

a tree like that was felled

and the timber from that tree

was used to create

the most delicious of delicious tripod tables,

like this.

The central stem would have been

a rectangular, long, thin block of oak,

spun on a lathe

and intricately turned with these different ring elements,

down to a bulb here

and then into the stem down below, three shaped

what are called "crab-stock form legs",

were jointed in.

If I turn it upside down,

you can see that that central stem

is attached to a block,

which is screwed to the top,

which, unusually, is uber-thin.

And when the thing stands on the ground,

it looks absolutely perfect.

For me, it's an absolute gem.

£25 is all this table would cost you today,

here at the Grimsthorpe fair.

Is that expensive?

It's enough to make Ye Oak Tree weep.

'So, back to the shopping.

'It's 2-1 to the Blues

'and the Reds have some sharp catching up to do.'

Do you want to go back for that Moorcroft, then?

And then we've got that piece and we can look for one other piece,

if not, last-minute...

Yeah, very sensible, ladies. Like your style.

Would you take 60?

Pretty please?

I would, yeah. The wife said I would, so yeah.

-"Gawd bless her indoors."

-Cheers, thank you.

Big shake of the hand, thank you very much.

-Cheers, thank you.

-'OK, that's the second purchase for the Reds.

'Both teams now just need one more item each.'

This is a Singer sewing machine

that was made in Clydebank.

And they made the best sewing machines

in the whole world.

'We all know you're a true Scottish lass, Anita.

'Seems JP is getting fruity with the Reds.'

It's what we call a berry spoon, OK?

If it's silver - which it is -

-it started off life as a tablespoon...

-Yeah.

..the Victorians got hold of it and they gilt it,

-so that the acid of the fruit doesn't taint the silver.

-Yeah.

They're not rare,

because they made them in their thousa... Hundreds,

so, hundreds and hundreds of millions

and everybody in the world had a Singer sewing machine.

It's not unusual, is it? It's not rare enough. Let's carry on.

Would be worth...

15 quid.

But the marked price is £120, which...

-..for me, is a nonstarter.

-Yeah.

'You tell them, JP.'

Is it a sugar sifter?

A sugar caster.

-Sugar sifter is a spoon...

-Yeah.

A caster contains the sugar.

-It's got a silver mount on it, though, silver cover.

-Yeah.

Relatively modern, Birmingham mark,

it's about 1980-something...

So it's more modern?

So would it mean it's not worth as much as older pieces?

You tend not to get

19th-century casters in glass and silver anyway.

-Yeah.

-It's all about the aesthetics of these things.

That's a very traditional baluster shape.

'Let's see what's going on.'

The collectors are only going to go in after the 18th century, anyway.

-Hello, Tim.

-What does he talk about, eh?

-Rubbish.

-Rubbish.

Now, listen, girls - and boy. You have bought two items, right?

-We have, yes.

-I've been asked to give you a time check.

There's apparently ten minutes to go.

-THEY GASP

-Right.

-Right. Does that...?

-Get his opinion, get his opinion.

-What do you think?

If the price is £30, then I'd have it,

because it's got a bit of silver and it's cut glass.

It's perfectly all right to go, but anything more than £30, I think you're chancing your arm, girls.

You see, you heard it from the horse himself.

'Neigh! It's worth a punt, though.

'Now, what have the Blues spotted here?'

I think these are nice.

And a nest of tables is always popular,

always functional.

They are modern Regency style.

I'm not sure if it's mahogany,

I think it's a stained beech.

But they're a nice little nest of tables.

I quite like them.

-Are they popular?

-Yes, yes.

-They are quite popular, I think they are usable.

-This...

Do you think the price is quite good? £59?

I think that this Regency style is popular.

I think that £59 is not too bad,

but it would be certainly worth getting it down.

Shall we ask?

'It's always worth asking.'

Hello, nice to see you.

Hi, there.

We've been looking at this nest of tables.

So I'm just wondering if you could do it for 40, for us?

I'll do better than that.

I'll do 37.

ANITA LAUGHS Oh, wow, fantastic!

Then you can win, then, can't you? Because I like blue.

Fantastic! Ah, that's great!

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

'Well, that's it for the Blues.'

Right, guys, that's our last item.

Three items, all good buys.

And we've still got nine minutes to go.

I think we deserve a cup of tea.

Fantastic, yeah, well done.

-Let's go.

-Come on.

'So now the Reds are feeling the pressure.'

Seven minutes...

Any ideas?

-No.

-No.

'Finding the going tough,

'the Reds are heading back to the sugar caster they spotted earlier.'

-Hi.

-Hi.

Would you accept 25 for that?

Ooh, not 25.

No, that's silver, that one. No, the best I could do on that...

Would be 38.

And that's a fair reduction on that.

-Well, that's going to have to be a deal then, isn't it?

-Yeah.

OK, £38, thank you.

OK, I'll wrap it for you. Thank you.

Thank you.

Well done, ladies, that's very good.

It's nice quality, it's got silver,

it's about as good as it gets for that type of caster.

It's a WHISKY business, this Bargain Hunting.

Time's up!

-Job done.

-Yeah.

I now can work out how much money I've got left

and go shopping for my expert buy.

Let's check out what the Red Team bought.

'They were charmed by this silver charm bracelet,

'for £75.

'The Moorcroft heart-shaped pin dish

'cost them £60.

'And finally, they sprinkled £38

'on a late 20th-century sugar caster with a silver top.

-Now, Liz, Hels, did you get the shaker?

-Yes, we did.

-How much did you pay for it?

-£38.

£8 more than you should have done, in my opinion.

Still, I could be wrong.

So how much did you spend in total, then?

-173.

-173...

I'd like 127, please.

-There you go.

-Thank you. Which is your favourite piece, Elizabeth?

-The Moorcroft.

-Was it? What about you, Hell's Bells?

Probably the same - the Moorcroft.

OK, you agree about most things, that's lovely.

And is that going to bring the biggest profit?

It might be the silver bracelet.

Right. But not the caster, right?

-Yeah.

-LAUGHTER

Do you agree that the bracelet is going to do the biggest profit?

-Yeah, we do.

-Wow, they're so agreeable, these guys.

You've just had a peach of a day, haven't you, JP?

They did dither a little bit, but it was good. Really good fun.

Good fun, did great. Anyway, you're the next one to go into a dither,

because you've got to go and find them something appropriate.

Something that you know they will really love,

that will cook up a profit.

-Exactly.

-What do you mean, exactly?

LAUGHTER

Anyway, good fun.

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

'They drove away with a boxed die-cast model of a Volkswagen van,

'for £10.

'They're pinning their hopes

'on an early 20th-century 9-carat gold bar brooch,

'for £20.

'And £37 was spent on a walnut reproduction

'Regency style nest of tables.

Well, that was very smooth sailing,

you two, wasn't it?

It was, it was fantastic, really exciting day.

Now, I have to ask you -

which is your favourite piece?

I think the brooch.

Yes, I think we've agreed on the brooch, really.

And which is going to bring the biggest profit, do you think?

The brooch.

Do you agree, Anita? I think the brooch, too.

All of your items will bring a profit!

LAUGHTER Yay, fantastic!

How much did you spend in total?

We were very good.

We spent £67 in total.

Is that all?

-Yes.

-That's...

-We were careful.

That's ridiculous!

LAUGHTER

£67?

That means I want...

£233.

Ah!

TIM CHUCKLES

OK, give me the £233,

which goes straight over to Anita.

There you are, Anita, 200...

I've never given so much leftover lolly over!

Now, I hope, Anita, you're going to go out and blow the lot.

I think I'll do my very, very best to do that.

I'll try to...

If I can't get one thing at lots of money,

-I might try to get two things at lots of money.

-TIM CHUCKLES

In other words, a pair.

OK. Well, good luck with your search.

Meanwhile, in just a second, we're off to the auction.

Well, here we are in Etwall, on the outskirts of Derby,

with Charles Hanson. How lovely is this, Charles?

-Morning, Tim.

-Good morning to you.

Now, Helen and Liz,

their first item was the charm bracelet.

They are, probably, all silver charms, aren't they?

Yes, they are, Tim.

And if you looked at each one and you thought,

"Ooh, each one of those is worth £12-£15,

you've got yourself maybe £150 worth?

That's it, 12 by 12, 144, yes.

What sort of money do you get for them at auction?

They tend to make anything from

£45, £55, £65-ish

and we've been quite cautious in our guide.

-So you put a low estimate on, to tempt them in?

-I hope so, Tim.

£75 they paid. They went in at the tops.

You're in at the bottoms, we hope to meet in the middle - or better.

I hope so, Tim.

Anyway, next item is

the Moorcroft heart-shaped dish.

-How are you finding modern Moorcroft these days?

-Very good, Tim.

Even modern Moorcroft,

there's a very keen market-base of buyers.

And I like this dish, because it has love.

And hopefully, a sweetheart might buy it, Tim.

Well, they might do, Charles, but you're a bit of a softie

when it comes to all this. Anyway, how much is your estimate?

It's worth, Tim, between £30 and £40.

Is it? OK, £60 paid.

-Last up is the caster.

-Yes, Tim.

Not very old, but again, has the look of a late Victorian,

quite chunky caster.

We have done some homework

and the company we believe it was made by -

Toye, Kenning and Spencer - are still going today, which is quite nice.

And what's it worth, Charles?

Tim, we quite like it and again,

we put a guide price on between 20 and £30.

OK, they paid £38.

So, not uniquely, but surprisingly,

we have estimates way under the purchase price

in each of these instances,

which would indicate that this team

are definitely going to need their bonus buy,

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

OK, Hels, Liz - this is exciting, isn't it?

You spent 173,

you gave your man 127.

JP, what did you buy?

Well, I thought, what could be more fitting

for a pair of domestic goddesses like yourselves?

Look at that!

LAUGHTER

How about a little stove?

-I recognise that.

-Do you?

-Yeah.

I think we spent a little bit of time looking at that, didn't we?

I rather like this thing.

I mean, I'm not entirely convinced

it's a point-of-sale sort of object, whatever it might be.

I think it's probably more of a children's toy.

It's tin plate, OK, it's a little bit rusty,

but actually, it's kind of like...

The modern dining room is completely dead - you know,

sort of polished mahogany, that's had its day.

And the kitchen is now the dining room.

And people are buying decorative objects

to fit around the sort of country cottage-type look,

the vintage look, I think this sort of fits in rather neatly.

How much did I spend? It's on your lips, Tim.

-I paid £50.

-Right.

So... But, do you like it, girls, seriously?

-I find it...

-If we liked it, we would have bought it.

Oh, you didn't? Oh-ho.

-I find it a bit more charming now.

-You find it more charming now?

-I just... I was worried about the condition of it.

-Right.

That was my biggest worry, was the condition of it.

I know it's old and it should be a bit battered and beaten,

but it was just a little...

too battered and beaten. But we'll have to see.

So there we go - lots to look forward to.

And you don't have to pick now,

you pick after the sale of your first three items.

But for the viewers at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about...

the cooker.

Here it comes.

Now...there you go, Charles.

Something for your little one to muck about with.

Absolutely, Tim.

It's... It's charming and the reason I like it, it's so original.

And to a young toddler,

to somebody who wants a bit of vintage kitchenalia

on a small scale, I think it's quite cute.

-What are you like?

-Yeah.

OK, fine. Moving on, what's it worth?

-Between £15 and £25.

-OK, fine. £50 paid.

-OK.

That is a heck of a price from JP.

Anyway, that's it.

Very good. Now, moving on, then, to the Blues.

They've got the die-cast set toy of the VW Kombi Bus.

The interesting fact is, Tim,

the toy manufacturer, called Maisto,

were founded in the year 1967.

So this, I suspect, Tim,

is probably 1990s.

So, really quite modern

and I can see it making £16, £18, £20, £22, £25, sold.

Can you, really?

-How lovely, because £10 only was paid for it.

-Good.

So that was very good.

-So well done, Carolyn and Clark, for that.

-Good.

Next is the gold bar brooch,

Chester, 1912.

-Do you rate it?

-Tim, not really.

-Titchy, isn't it?

-It is titchy

and the diamond is barely a diamond, in terms of size,

but it's not too tinny,

it's got a weight attached to it.

I hope it will make between £25 and £35.

-Brilliant, £20 paid.

-Good.

We're doing rather well with this team, I tell you.

Now we have a Regency style inlaid trio of tables.

They're reproductions, but by jingo,

are they useful tables.

Condition isn't bad,

the feather banding is neat, the quarter veneering of this...

almost burr walnut is particularly nice.

-We wish they were Regency, but they are not.

-No, no, no.

But as reproductions and in fairness, clean reproductions,

little bit of tickling up - what are they worth?

Between 25 and £30.

-Really? £37, they paid.

-Right.

I mean, it is amazing, isn't it? For only £25 - £35,

you can buy very nice quality,

solid wood and cool little tables, like that.

OK, Charles. Well, that's promising.

I've a funny feeling that overall,

the team are going to do OK,

they may not need the bonus buy,

but let's go and have a look at it anyway!

Now, Carolyn and Clark, this is fun, isn't it?

You spent a miserable £67...

LAUGHTER

..and you gave £233 to Anita,

which is a fortune.

Well, this is BARGAIN Hunt, isn't it? ANITA LAUGHS

So we were looking for bargains, that's what we went for.

-We went with the ethos of the programme.

-Yes!

OK, I take it on board.

Anyway, you gave the wee girl £233.

Anita, what did you buy?

Well, we had the greatest of times.

We had great fun,

but I wanted to buy something

sophisticated and elegant

for Carolyn and Clark.

And I bought...

..a nice little pair of hallmark silver

toast racks.

They were made in Sheffield, by Viners, in 1932

and they do have that Art Deco look about them.

And I think that they're very, very sweet indeed.

What do you think?

I think...

You know, everyone eats toast, don't they?

Somebody eats it every single day,

so I think it'd be a good item in that respect.

You know, and people can have their toast in luxury.

Do think they'd make a profit? How much do you think they'll make?

I paid £80 - it wasn't cheap,

but I think that they're so attractive,

they will be appealing to the bidders

and I think that we have

the chance of a small profit.

Well, you don't decide now,

but for the audience at home,

let's find out what the auctioneer thinks

about Anita's little toast racks.

OK, Charles. Something for the breakfast tray in the morning.

-I think they're very nice.

-Aren't they?

-Titchy toast, however.

Titchy toast, but for aristocrats,

-they never used to eat much in the way of large slices.

-And no crusts.

No crusts, cut off. Perfect.

Quite right, quite right.

Tim, I think they're just charming.

We know they're Sheffield, 1932.

Impressively, they're three and a half ounces.

They're chunky, they're a nice gauge. How much?

Tim, again, our guide price on them will be between £40 and £60.

OK, £80 Anita paid for these.

I think she rated them because they're a pair

and they've got a good weight.

Yeah. I have a sneaky suspicion

they could make up to £100.

-Yeah, bit risky though, isn't it, buying them at 80?

-Yeah, it is.

-It all depends on the fall of the hammer, right?

-It does, Tim.

It does, Charles. Thank you very much.

Online, bid me 620 now, it's so rare...

Well, girls, this is exciting, isn't it?

Liz, are you feeling shifty?

-Don't know.

-Don't know? Very coy, girls.

OK, kids. Here we go.

First item, the bracelet. Here it is.

Showing it for you there.

A very nice silver charm bracelet.

And I'm bid, straight in,

I've got 25, 28, 30...

Bid me 2, now.

2, 5, 8, 40, 5...

40, I am bid, Miss Hornblower, 5, I have got you.

48 online, 50!

50, I am bid.

In the room, Miss Hornblower, 5, 60.

Online, do I see 5 now?

-Come on!

-Online, don't miss it for...

5, 70!

Online, do I see 5 now?

Fair warning. I shall sell at 70...

Miss Hornblower, your bid...

-Oh, no.

-I've got you.

-Oh, no.

-Gone!

-Lucky Hornblower.

Minus £5.

There's a sheet of Bronco in there.

£5, OK.

-Now, Moorcroft.

-A very nice Moorcroft dish.

There we are, look at that.

In wonderful condition

and I'm only bid for the Moorcroft...

30. Bid me 5, now.

30, I am bid - 5, 8, 40...

I'm out.

40? I'm asking 5.

All out? Yes, we are, to you, sir,

all done at £40.

-Oh, Liz, I can't bear it.

-45?

45? He's 50...

-Look at me.

-Go on, yes!

Are you sure? Not one more?

You've come so far! No.

At £45...

£45 is minus £15,

which is neither here nor there.

Which is, overall, you're minus 20.

Now, let's make £20 profit on this and wipe our faces.

The sugar dome silver cover and collar,

I'm only bid here 18, 25, 28, 30,

I'm asking 2...

32, 5... Miss White, 38.

I've got you. 40!

Yeah, you're in profit. You're in profit.

Come on, we need another £20 here, it's got to make £68.

Look at me!

40 I am bid against you, Miss White.

Bid me 42, 45...

-Go on.

-Fair warning, all done,

we are with Miss White and I shall sell

at £42 today.

Plus £4 means you're minus 16.

Which is nothing, is it? Minus £16.

That could easily be a winning score.

You could park £16 as a minus,

or you could go with a toy stove,

where you're going to be risking, for a biscuit, £50.

-What's it going to be?

-I say stick.

Go with the stove? Or stick?

I say go.

Well, you'd better have a debate, you two.

You're friends at the moment.

-I'll listen to the boss. We'll stick.

-Will you?

You're not going with the bonus buy,

but that decision having been made,

we're going to sell the stove anyway...

and here it comes!

A late-Victorian tin-plate toy stove,

probably circa 1890.

Where do we start?

I'm only bid £10,

I'm asking 12 now, what a wonderful lot.

10, I am bid.

12, 14, 16...

I'm out. I'm asking 18.

Miss Hornblower? 18, 20.

18, bid 20.

Fair warning, all done? Seems cheap to me.

Seems cheap to me!

That'll be all, at £18 today.

Miss Hornblower, it's yours.

Well done, Liz. You made the right decision.

2 off 20, which is minus 32.

-But you didn't go with it, right?

-No.

You preserved your losses at only minus £16,

which could be a winning score.

Don't say a word to the Blues

and all will be revealed in a moment.

Thank you very much.

Carolyn, Clark...

is there any piece you wish you hadn't bought?

I think, the VW camper van.

I don't think you should have bought that one.

Oh, I'm quite confident with that, I think that's a good thing.

I'm glad I bought that one.

Out of the three...

it's the tables.

It was probably my only reservation.

Well, who knows? It's the toss of a coin at the end of the day, isn't it?

It certainly is.

OK, first item is the VW van

and here it comes.

..is the interesting boxed Volkswagen.

There we are, do I see £5?

Only a fiver.

5, 8, 10...

10, 12...14, 16...

You're in profit!

16, 17, 18, 19

and 20 and 2...

-Doubled your money!

-And 4 and 6...

6, 8, 30, 2...

-Yes!

-..5, 8, 40, madam!

-Tripled your money!

You've come so far...

38, I'm bid,

so I'm selling, all done

at £38...

going, going...

Well done!

Plus 28, then.

Number 175,

a lovely 9-carat gold bar brooch.

I'm only bid here... Where do we start?

I've got £18.

I'm asking 20 for it, now.

It's a lovely, lovely 9-carat bar brooch.

Let's go wild.

22, 25, 28, 30, I'm bid.

Look at this!

-Wow!

-I'm asking 2 in the room.

2, I've got you, ma'am.

35 online, 38!

35 I'm bid,

I'm asking 8 now. We now have 38.

-I'm asking 40...

-Yes!

Asking 5...

No more, the lady is in.

Going once, going twice and we sell

at £40.

-Yes!

-Doubled your money!

-Yay!

Well done.

Plus 20. That gives you a total of £48.

Now, the reproduction Regency trio of tables.

..this useful nest of three tables. I'm only bid for these,

15, 18, 20.

I'm asking 2.

2, 5, 8...

I'm out... 28...

I'm asking 30, now.

35 online.

40, madam!

45? 45, 50...

You're in profit. You're in profit.

50, I am bid.

Fair warning, I shall sell to the lady...

All done at £50 today.

-Yes! £50!

-CHEERING

Plus £13...

Now, you have £61 of profit,

are you going to go with the bonus buy,

the toast racks?

-Be careful.

-Oh...

We have made good profit.

Silver is quite popular, what do you think?

I've paid a lot of money.

We have profit, so...

-Be careful!

-ANITA LAUGHS

What are you saying here, Anita?

Ha-ha! No, seriously.

You've got to decide and it's difficult.

£80 was paid for the toast rack.

Let's not be greedy... Maybe...

You know, thank you, Anita, thank you so much,

but we're going to leave it, I think.

We're going to leave it.

Well, the decision is made.

We're going to sell the toast racks anyway...

so let's see what happens.

And here they come.

Number 183,

George V,

silver five-bar toast racks

and I am bid £20, a cheap...

2, 5, 8, 30,

2, 5, 8, 40, 5...

I'm out.

45, 48, 50...

55, 60, 65...

60, I am bid.

Bid me a fiver or I sell to you, sir.

-Going, going...

-Aw.

..all done at £60 today, we are.

£60 is minus £20...

and you made exactly the right decision.

Well done, team.

Such a relief. Oh, big relief.

Well, this is fun, isn't it?

My goodness gracious me.

Has there been any communication, Reds, between the teams?

-No.

-No? Not a bit of it?

Blues, you been chatting to anybody, about anything?

No signing has been going on from one side to the other?

-Our hands have been sealed.

-Our hands have been sealed?

Well, I'm very glad to hear that.

Because this is the moment to reveal

who is ahead and who is behind

and I'm afraid to say, the team behind today

-are the Reds!

-REDS:

-Ooh!

-Yes!

-Oh, fantastic!

Minus £16, you Reds.

I just think today, girls,

that the luck was not flowing down your gutter.

Anyway, bad luck.

We've loved having you on the show.

Now, JP, give us some space, old boy,

because we are turning to the Blues.

And the Blues, today...

They go home with...

£61!

-Yes!

-Yeah, fantastic!

Here comes the 60, Anita, to pass on.

-Oh.

-ANITA LAUGHS

And here's the £1.

£61.

And not only have the Blues managed

to make £61 of profit,

which is an achievement on Bargain Hunt,

they've made a profit on all three of their items,

so they enter the Noble Order of the Golden Gavellers!

Yes!

There we go.

Congratulations.

So, Clark, you take a golden gavel and pin it on.

And Anita pins one on.

So, how does it feel to be champions?

Oh, you know, it's...

Really pleased. I didn't expect it.

You know, I think it's important just to have fun.

Now we come to our traditional uplifting moment,

which will be the kick.

Thank you for joining us on Bargain Hunt today

and join us soon, for some more bargain-hunting.

-Yes?

-ALL: Yes!

LAUGHTER

That's my favourite bit.