Grimsthorpe 26 Bargain Hunt

Well, it's that time of day again.

So draw up a chair, get comfy, and let's go bargain hunting. Yeah.

We're at an antiques fair

in the grounds of Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire.

Nancy Astor, the first female Member of Parliament,

used to visit her daughter, who once lived here.

But we're not interested in the politics of winning today.

The only Reds and Blues we are interested in are our teams.

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

And coming up today,

the Ladies In Red take a clinical approach to their shopping.

I don't know if anyone else would like it,

but I got quite excited, so...

Whilst the Boys In Blue try a few things on for size.

I'm glad that I got to come on Bargain Hunt and put some fancy dress on.

That was one of my main things I wanted to do.

There's auction fever in the air.

But will either team turn a profit when the final gavel strikes?

-Such wonderful things...

-Look at that.

ALL: Yeah!

But first, let's meet the teams.

So, on today's programme,

for the Reds we have a team of twin sisters, Jamie and Kelly.

And for the Blues, we have friends Josh and Alan. Hello, everyone.

ALL: Hello.

-Now, Jamie, it says here that you're a doctor.

-You're right there, I am.

Have you recently qualified, then?

Yeah, I qualified about a year ago from Birmingham University.

I'm currently working in a hospital in Wolverhampton.

I've been really lucky that I can do a number of different jobs.

But my real love is cardiology.

I'd love to work towards maybe getting a job in that field

in the near future.

-Is it the ventricles that get you going then, or is it...?

-Could be.

-A bit of the atria.

-You like your aorta. Is that a good one?

-That's right.

-Very good.

It says here that you take your sister to rock concerts.

I do, that's my favourite thing to do at the moment,

-is take Kelly along to my rock gigs.

-Can she not go on her own, then?

Has she got to be accompanied?

I think sometimes she feels it's not quite her scene,

-but we always have a great time, don't we?

-We do.

-We always enjoy it.

-Now listen, you're medically connected.

-Sort of, yeah.

-But just in one particular area.

-Yes.

I'm an optician, so I just deal with the eyes, yep.

-And do you enjoy your job?

-I do, very much, yeah.

Cos it's still got the clinical knowledge there,

I still get to work with people, to solve their issues and sort

their glasses, but not quite the crazy hours that Jamie has to do.

No, quite. Do you need glasses yourself?

-I don't, actually, no.

-Well, isn't that lucky?

But do you ever get tempted to go and buy the frames

-just to have the frames, cos they're so fab?

-Very much.

You'd be surprised how many glasses I have with no prescription in them.

-They're fun things to wear, aren't they?

-Absolutely, yes.

Without exception, they're fun. No, anyway.

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

You must make a great team today, you're twins!

I think so. I think we know each other well enough

that we know our likes and dislikes,

but we've got just enough differences to keep it interesting.

-Give it a bit of an edge.

-That's it.

-Well, we'll look forward to that.

Now, Josh.

-You make your living doing all sorts of things, don't you?

-Yes.

I do graphic design,

I run and promote music nights in Leicester and down in London.

And currently I have just started work cheffing.

Now, tell me about your music and the events that you promote.

Well, over the last maybe nine years I've staged, promoted

and done all the designing for maybe 400 electronic music nights.

It's a big passion since I can remember, really.

My mum got me into music, and since then I've just ploughed on with it.

And then as soon as I came to Leicester, I realised that the city

needed some more nights, and I just tried to put some events on

for everyone to have a good time, really.

Sounds pretty successful to me.

Hopefully, I've made lots of people happy.

Alan, you've got this big travel bug. Tell us about that.

Yeah, like last year I started off the year by going to India

for five months, and then just had one of the best experiences ever.

And then went to Berlin for two months, then finished off the year

by going to America for one of my best friend's wedding.

That's one year in your life. That's a lot of travel in the year.

That was just last year.

It says here that you're incredibly creative.

Well, I like to dress up and be creative with my clothes

and fancy dress, and the nights that Josh puts on,

-we kind of always end up theming them.

-Yeah.

So I always get the fancy dress on the go.

My favourite one was Edward Scissorhands, a personal best.

Very nice too, and good luck today. Now, the £300 moment.

There's your £300. You know the rules. Your experts await.

And off you go, and very, very good luck.

Edward Scissorhands, eh?

Now, let's hope today's experts can cut it.

For the Reds, never one to lounge around

and always looking to dazzle, it's Jonathan Pratt.

And for the Blues, we unmask the belle of the ball,

it's Anita Manning.

-What do you want to buy?

-Um, I think maybe something small, pretty...

-Maybe a bit of jewellery or something?

-OK.

-I want some costumes.

-You want costumes? You like textiles?

-Textiles, hats.

-You like dressing up?

-Yes. I love fancy dress.

-Me too!

I think it would be quite fun to have some unusual items

-as well in there.

-Weird and wacky.

-Weird and wacky. Like us!

Well, get your skates on, then, cos your 60 minutes starts now.

Let's go.

Well, there's lots here. I think we should get going.

Come on, let's go.

Hats off to Anita for diving straight into the costume challenge.

It'd suit you. Ah, a bit big...

Maybe this will be the perfect fit.

Is that something that might interest you guys?

-Is that a dressing up thing?

-It is a dressing up thing.

It's a dressing up thing. I don't know if it's right

-for the competition though.

-Uh-huh.

-This waistcoat belonged to Dave Berry.

-OK...

Who's Dave Berry? Refresh my memory!

Hang on a minute, these kids don't know who Dave Berry is?

This can't be true.

Dave Berry was a singing sensation and former teen idol

who rocked the 1960s with songs such as Heartbeat and Memphis Tennessee.

That's enough of that.

It's a great item with the beads and the bone detail on it.

-Do you want one of us to put the waistcoat on?

-Get it on, Alan.

Go on, go on.

Yeah, it's a bit, sort of, Red Indian.

Didn't take you long to start dressing up, Alan.

-Sit down in that chair.

-How does it look?

-It looks great.

-Shame we're not buying it for you.

-Just chilling in my chair.

That's pretty cool. You look like a wild rock 'n' roll star.

Wild rock 'n' roll star?

I don't think I've ever been called a wild rock 'n' roll star before!

See, I do like it. I would like it...

For me, personally, I think I'd like it,

but I don't know if it's right for what we're looking for.

-What do you think, Josh?

-I think maybe...

Cos it's the first item, maybe leave it and come back to it,

-cos we're not going to miss it.

-OK. It's a maybe.

-It's a maybe.

Did you enjoy dressing up?

Yeah, I'm glad I got to come on Bargain Hunt

and put some fancy dress on!

That was one of my main things I wanted to do, so...

-I got to dress up.

-So, we have one happy contestant already.

But the clock is ticking, Blues,

and it looks as if doctor Jamie is about to start her own examination.

-How old is that? Probably '20s or something.

-1950s.

-1950s?

-"Midwife's medical case".

-Really? Gosh.

It fills you with dread, doesn't it, really?

-To see what they come around with now.

-Yeah.

Nothing's sterilised in there.

You wouldn't want anyone turning up with that, would you?

-I'd give birth straightaway.

-Yeah.

-It's a fairly specialised, niche market.

-Absolutely.

Yeah, I don't know if anybody else would like it,

but I got quite excited, so...

Whether it would appeal to everybody, I don't know.

The diagnosis is not looking good just yet.

Onwards and upwards, girls.

Back with the Blues, and Josh has found an unusual piece of China.

Tell me why you like it, Josh.

Just because, I'm not thinking for me, personally...

-I do like it, but I just think that oriental stuff does well.

-Uh-huh.

We have in China a burgeoning economy with money

that people have to spend. So the oriental items are vibrant.

This is probably...

It's been part of something.

It's been a panel in a piece of furniture,

or a box or something like that. It's not dear at £45.

I think if you like it, it's not priced highly.

I do like it, but now I've sort of examined it,

-I don't think the quality is quite there.

-We'll leave that, then.

-We do have a damage along the top.

-Yeah.

-Them's the breaks, Blues.

And it looks as if optician Kelly has her eye on

a possible first purchase for the Reds.

Do you think they look in good condition?

They do look in really good condition, yeah.

They can get more ornate than this, though.

The box is lovely,

with this gilt tooling around the inside of the rim, silk lining.

But you can get them where they're gilt...

You can get them with different coloured lacquer,

so that they're more bright.

These are more of a gentleman's opera glass, rather than a lady's.

But obviously their lack of decorative merit will be reflected

in their price of...38 quid.

-With a little bit of movement, maybe...

-I'll do them for...

28.

-Oh. You got the start right.

-Eh?

If you put them into an auction at 28 quid,

-they're not going to run away.

-Jamie, what do you think of those?

I actually quite like them.

As you say, they're not as decorative as they could be.

-But I like the case.

-You've got velvet lining, silk lining,

and that's all in nice condition.

-Have a look outside and see if you can focus.

-If I can see anything?

See if they work. That might be useful.

Maybe it's Kelly should be doing this.

She knows more about it than I do. I can see through those. I can focus.

They work. I really like them.

But, as you say,

whether we're going to make a profit or not is another question.

So will the Reds see eye to eye on the opera glasses?

After a small intermission,

the Blues have returned to the Dave Berry waistcoat.

I was wondering if you could possibly do it for any cheaper

-than 45?

-The cheapest...

-What would be your best price

-that you could do it for me?

-My best, best, best is £40.

-£40?

-Is that your bestest best?

-It is.

-I'm afraid it is. Even if I give you a big smile?

-No!

You've got a lovely smile, but you can't tempt me. OK?

-Nice try, Alan.

-Josh, what do you think?

-Yeah, go for it. Might as well.

-£40?

-Yes?

-Yes, please.

-I'll take it for £40.

-OK, then, it's a deal.

-Thank you.

-Thank you.

Sold. So that's the first sale of the day.

-Seems the Blues are going all hell for leather.

-HE CHUCKLES

But don't get too comfortable, because having closed the case

on the opera glasses,

something's got Jamie's heart racing for the Reds.

-We've got a stethoscope... Is that a stethoscope?

-Part of one.

Parts of a stethoscope, yeah.

For me, being quite sad, I'm quite interested in all this.

I'd have to say, I wouldn't.

But I do think the opera glasses are...

Just because they are in such nice condition.

-Yeah, I do like the glasses.

-With a little bit of movement.

Could you do £20 for us?

With a nice smile?

I think that's about what it cost me, so go on, then.

-We'll do them at 20 for you.

-20 quid.

-Do you think that's sensible?

-Yep.

-Perfect.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

Bravo, girls, you've caught up. So, with a pair of opera glasses,

that's the end of Act One for the Reds.

But could the Blues have found somewhere to hang

that Dave Berry leather waistcoat?

It's like the most modern thing I've seen today, really.

-It looks nice and stylish.

-Yeah.

-And up-to-date.

20th century. Probably 1960s.

It has an abstract modernist look about it, which I love.

And I like this. I like plastic. It's made of plastic.

And I think we can swivel these handles here, if we loosen this off.

So coats can be put right round it.

I think it's absolutely great.

-Good spot, Joshua.

-Yeah. How much is it?

-I've got £85 on that one.

-Could you do it to a little bit less? Maybe 70?

-Could you go 75?

-Meet halfway?

-72.

-Deal. Nice one.

-Thank you.

-Cheers, buddy.

-Yeah, second buy!

-Well done.

So, that's two to the Blues with fancy dress, weird and wacky

all ticked off their list. But let's not stand about.

The clock is still ticking.

OK, guys. Number two. Fabulous.

We've got one more to go, and we've got about 20 minutes.

We're not bad, but let's not get complacent.

So whilst the teams continue with the rest of their shop,

I have something to show you folks at home.

There's been a considerable resurgence of interest

in recent years in all things connected with folk art.

And coming to a fair like this gives you an opportunity

of poking around and particularly trying to find things

that have a rustic and rural look. Like this little frame.

Now, this was on a stall 20 yards up the alleyway here,

and I think it's absolutely delightful.

What we've got has been created by some woodland craftsperson

who's probably been sitting in a forest full of fir trees.

And every so often, some fir cones have fallen from the trees,

and this bloke's gone around and gathered them up.

Having gathered them up, he's then dissected the pine cones

into the individual component seed scales.

And then with those seed scales, decorated this frame.

The background is made of strips of bark

which have been crudely nailed diagonally.

In the corners we've got nine pine cone sections

making a symmetrical pattern,

and they're interposed by flower heads.

Each of the flower heads is made of pine cone,

and capped with the bottom of a cork.

And as if that wasn't enough effort, all the outside edge,

all the way along, is made up of more bits of pine cone,

but cunningly overlaid one on top of the other,

so you can't see the nail

which is the securing bit holding each of these parts to the frame.

Isn't that clever?

Well, it's a phenomenal amount of work, I can tell you.

And I reckon this frame was made in France,

because of the hint given in the print in the middle of the frame.

Here we have three naughty little boys urinating over a park bench.

And the joke is in the script underneath,

which says "Le corps de pompiers".

The fire brigade. Putting out a fire. Isn't that charming?

All that work, all that history, and the sheer fun of it all,

could be yours, down the road, here, for £20.

Is that expensive?

I wouldn't want to do it for £20.

The Reds still have £280 left to spend. Let's see how they're doing.

-What do you think of that?

-Oh, that's cute.

If anyone looked at it, they would say, "That's Lalique."

Lalique as in Rene Lalique,

a silver maker from the early part of the 20th century.

There is a Lalique shop still running now.

This is by another French company though, called Sevres.

Sevres established in the late 1740s in France,

and they were THE sort of porcelain factory,

predominantly for their royal family.

I quite liked it because Sevres is a mark of quality.

The condition's nice.

-It says it's 65.

-I can do it for 45.

Is that likely to make a profit on 45?

You know, it might make 50, it might make 60, it might make 70 -

it might, possibly, on a really good day.

But it might only make £40, £45, you know?

I'll do it for 40, if that's any help.

-If she'll do it for 40, do you think?

-I think that's reasonable.

-I quite like it.

-Yeah.

-Shall we go for it?

-I think so.

-Why not?

-£40?

-Excellent. Perfect.

-Thank you very much.

Now, I've helped you on one, you've got one...

-It's down to me.

-Down to you!

-I've spotted a skull.

-She wants the skull

-down there.

-I love that skull!

-The skull?

Let's not lose our heads, Jamie.

So, well done, girls. One each to go.

-Time to get your thinking caps on, teams.

-Is it stylin'?

-I'd like to know what you think of these.

-Hmmm.

What are they?

Um, they're lasts for shoes.

As I suppose it suggests,

they make your shoes last longer, maybe.

You put them there and it's to stretch the foot out

so that when you've been walking and they get wet, if they dry,

they dry cold. So it's to keep the shape of your shoes.

But they've got these nice brass fittings.

This one is for Grafenstadt. They're a German street retailer.

And that's got some age.

And the little letters on here, which would have been the chap

who had the shoes, who put them in his shoes.

The style of lettering is from the '30s,

so these are not made yesterday.

-I like those. A bit unusual.

-I quite like those, yeah.

Just nicely made, nice quality fittings.

-It would have been a wealthy man who had them.

-Is there a price on them?

-Don't know.

-They are 75. But I'll do them for 50.

-OK.

-That's very kind of you. Thank you.

-There we are, maybe.

-Definitely.

-Just in case we are panicking.

-Yeah, if we have to run back!

So the Reds step away from the lasts.

But it look as if the Blues are just about to slip on

-THEIR dancing shoes.

-What have you found there, guys?

-It's an old HMV gramophone.

-Oh, wow!

-Working.

-Yeah?

-We're into 20th-century design again, guys.

-Yeah, this is perfect.

-That's in working order.

-Yep.

-Now, I know that you're into music.

-You organise music... Are you a DJ?

-Yeah, a little bit.

More of a promoter. But disco, mainly.

So hopefully we can get a few disco numbers playing on there.

-Sort of late '70s, early '80s numbers.

-That's absolutely fabulous.

Great design, very sort of simple, straightforward design.

Nothing ornate or fancy about it. OK, do you want to go for it?

-I think maybe...

-Have another little walk up there.

-Just double check.

-I think that would be a good finisher if not.

-Yeah.

I can see you've got a wee smile on your face. Come on.

So both teams have something in reserve.

I want to go up there with the time we've got left

and check out some skis I saw.

Maybe see if anything else catches our eye.

But if not, go back to the record player.

But don't leave it too long, cos time's running out.

You see lots of walking canes in sort of stands around fairs.

I picked this one out because...

I mean, it's a typical Malacca cane.

But the finial, which is quite a nice sort of pommel,

is obviously modelled as a golf ball.

And it's silver, and it's hallmarked silver,

-and it's got a Victorian mark. It's had a few little knocks on it.

-Yeah.

-He's asking £140 for it.

-It's quite nice.

I like the idea of a walking cane.

But as you say, it's well worn, isn't it?

-You'd expect it, though.

-Mmm.

-Do you think it's worth the extra money?

-Er, depends how much extra we have to pay.

-I'll go to 120.

-We don't have much time.

-We've got the shoes over there as well.

-The shoes, which is a safer bet.

-Yeah.

But is it going to make much of a profit?

I'd hazard a guess, to be honest, that golf at the right price

-might have a chance more.

-OK.

-Over the shoes.

It's tense stuff, but we need a decision, teams.

There's only five minutes to go.

-The boys have a choice to make.

-Right.

-Skis or radiogram?

You know the skis make sense. ANITA LAUGHS

What is the very, very best you can do on the skis?

-No haggling, bottom line, £80.

-Right.

-Team huddle.

-Yeah.

-What do you think? I like the skis.

I do like the skis. But I think maybe the record player.

-I'm feeling the record player.

-I think it's more us.

-Yeah.

-I think go for the record player.

-Final buy, record player?

-Yeah.

I do like the skis, but, yeah, record player.

But the Blues will have to get back to the stall in record time.

-There it is. It's still there, thank God.

-Good, good, good.

I was a wee bit worried.

I think that's what's putting me off, the fact that it's £100 and odd,

-but it's got quite an obvious...

-Well, there's two markets for it.

-There's golf collectors and...

-Cane and golf collectors, yeah.

-It's a nice Malacca cane too. 105, that's the best.

-105.

Ladies, you decide.

Do you want to spend more, or less?

Tick-tock, Reds, it's all down to the price

for the third and final item.

What's the absolute, absolute best you could do us?

-The death.

-To the death. Could you knock a tenner off?

Could we make it £80?

Maybe we might make that pound. That might be our £1 profit.

-Josh has definitely got the hang of this now.

-Go on, then.

-Nice one.

-Go on, then.

-Thanks, nice one. Thank you.

You've made these boys very, very happy.

-I've got nothing to listen to...

-Oh, never mind.

Full house for the Blues.

Well done, gents, and well done, Anita.

But have the Reds made a decision yet?

RED TEAM LAUGHS What do you think?

I think maybe because there's two markets for that, go for the cane.

-105, if that's OK.

-Good. Thank you very much.

-And we're finished.

-Yay!

-Well done.

-Relief!

-Yeah.

-That was a lot more difficult than I ever thought.

-Time's up. Nice work.

The Malacca cane completes the set for the Reds.

-High-fives all round, eh?

-High-fives.

-Er, maybe not.

-Three-way high-fives.

Three-way high-fives! I've never done this before. Wow, brilliant.

-It worked!

-Got there in the end, teams.

Well, that shopping was no picnic.

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

The Reds spied a pair of Victorian opera glasses for £20.

The circular glass dish was served up for £40.

And the girls took the Malacca walking cane in their stride

for £105.

-Well, that was fun, girls, wasn't it?

-It was. I really enjoyed it.

A whole hour with JP.

-What could be nicer?

-Lucky girls.

-Now, what I need to know is, how much did you spend?

-We spent £165.

That is a very, very nice number, £165.

Which means I'd like £135 of leftover lolly, please.

There you go.

Eagerly anticipated by Jonathan, I know,

but I need to find out first, which is your favourite item?

I think out of all of them, my favourite's probably the cane.

-That's your personal favourite?

-Yeah, I like that one.

-Does the sister agree?

-I'll say the opera glasses, because that's right up my street. I like those.

-OK.

Are they going to bring the biggest profit?

I'm hoping we'll get some profit out of the cane.

-You think the cane will bring the biggest profit?

-I think there'll be interest in that.

Your opera glasses won't make much profit? You don't see a profit through them?

-They might make a little. They might.

-Oh, they might? Very coy.

-Has she been as coy as this all through the shopping?

-Yes!

I'm getting the coyness here.

So, Jonathan Pratt, what are you going to do with it?

I think I've got an idea for the sort of things they like.

We've seen a few things.

I might buy something they've seen already, perhaps. I don't know.

I'm not going to spend a lot, that's for sure.

-You're parking your options too.

-THEY LAUGH

So, on that happy note,

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

The Blues harked back to the '60s with the Dave Berry

leather waistcoat bought for £40,

hung their hopes on the hat stand at £72, and got well and truly

into their groove with the 1970s teak-cased radiogram for £79.

You are a bunch of jokers you are, aren't you?

I mean, modern contemporary, music, and a lot of messing about.

-Yep.

-You had a good time?

-Yeah, it's been amazing.

-Yeah, brilliant.

-That's what it's all about.

-It's all about spending a day with Anita.

And having Anita, I know! The bonus.

So I need to ask you, which is your favourite piece, Josh?

Probably the 1960s hat stand which sort of folds apart.

-That's your favourite. Do you agree?

-My personal favourite piece is the waistcoat.

-The waistcoat is your favourite?

-Yes.

-Will that bring the biggest profit?

-I don't think so!

-You don't think so?

-No.

-What will bring the biggest profit?

-The hat stand.

-Will the hat stand bring the biggest profit?

-Hopefully. Fingers crossed.

You're going to hang your hat on it anyway, and hope for the best? OK.

-And you spent how much?

-191.

-That is a really good sum.

-191... I'd like £109 of leftover lolly, please.

-If I've got it...

What do you mean, if you've got it?

-There'll be trouble if you haven't got it.

-..There's the four.

-OK.

You have got it. Congratulations. That goes straight over.

-Anita, that's a nice little wodge for you.

-It is.

You're going to go off and find a wee jobbie with that, are you?

I think so. The boys like to go to events, to get all dressed up,

so I'm thinking sartorial might be the thing for the bonus buy.

-Sounds good.

-Really? That's a bit of a hint then, isn't it?

But we won't have to wait long,

because just now we're going to shove off to the auction. Ooh-ah.

Well, I can't think of more fun we're about to have than at

Charles Hanson's saleroom in Etwall

on the outskirts of Derby with the great man himself.

-Charles, how are you?

-Very well, thanks.

-Standing by for the fun and games?

-Can't wait.

We've got a mixture here, I tell you,

looking across both team's lots. It's great.

Now, first up, are the fairly standard, I have to say,

-opera glasses.

-Yeah, Tim, they're really standard, but they're neat.

Not a lot of people to use these opera glasses,

that's the problem, isn't it?

But if you want a really good pair of opera glasses, they are bygones.

They have that social nostalgia of how we used to be entertained.

-I think they're good fun.

-How much?

-We've been really cautious.

-Our guide price is between £10 and £20.

-OK, £20 only.

-Next is the Lalique lookalike.

-It's what we call Cristal de Sevres.

So rather than being part of that great Sevres porcelain factory,

it's more the glasshouse, which is more of a modern entity.

-But they're cribbing Lalique, really, aren't they?

-Very much so.

This acid etched business. What sort of price do you think it'll bring?

Tim, it's in good condition,

and it's just, to a bird enthusiast, a good-looking bird.

-So our guide price is between £20 and £30.

-Really?

-Yes.

-Well, the team paid 40. So it's not so far off?

-It might coo, Tim.

-It might coo! We might have a coo.

-CHARLES LAUGHS

OK, super, Charles.

Now, lastly, and I rather rate this object,

cos I quite like Malacca as a substance.

-And then divinity on divinity, you have a golf ball finial.

-Yes.

Tim, you could almost dance with it.

It balances, it sits so well. There's one problem, though, with it.

-Oh, is there?

-Yeah.

-What's that?

There's a huge split around the actual finial, or pommel,

-of the golf ball...

-Yeah, you're absolutely right.

..which will really diminish value.

And if it was in that tiptop condition, it might be 150 to 250.

But because of that knock, we've gone down, down, down,

and I've gone in with a guide price, really, of between £30 and £50.

I'm afraid to say, Charles, that that could torpedo their chances.

In which case, they're going to need their bonus buy,

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

OK, kids. Now, you spent a magnificent £165.

You gave 135 to JP. JP, what did you buy?

-Well, what's a lady's favourite thing?

-My favourite thing? Shoes.

-Oh, Jamie!

-Yeah!

-Amazing!

-There we are.

-Amazing!

-This is your moment.

Yes, exactly. There you are. Have one each.

You have the left, you have the right. There we are.

-Don't you think that's fantastic?

-I do.

-The shape of the thing,

so every little curve of your tootsie...

-Exactly!

-..has been carved out by a block maker.

So if you unscrew that device, which is like a piece of engineering

which is unbelievable. That comes off,

-and the two bits come into halves.

-So you slot that bit in,

and then you can drop that down the back, and screw it in.

Then you can force the heel out,

-so it gets the shape of the shoe.

-Brilliant.

-How much did you spend?

-Now we get to the nitty-gritty. It cost me 50.

-OK.

-Yep.

-Like that.

Perfect. Let's find out what the auctioneer thinks about the lasts.

Well, Charles, I think you would travel many a long mile before you

came across a better quality, better crafted pair of shoe lasts.

Tim, they just glow, don't they?

They just have a patination, a sophistication,

and elegance of how society looked after their garments.

Who were these people, Grafenstadt?

They were based on that wonderful street in London

called Jermyn Street.

And my homework I did on these earlier on is actually,

the concern went bankrupt in October 1890.

So clearly in age terms, they must be, I suppose, 1880, 1885.

-Very difficult to value.

-Yes, they are, Tim.

We've been really cautious, because we don't see them.

-And our guide price on them is between £40 and £60.

-Mm-hm.

And I would hope, Tim, they could make £100 plus. I really do.

That's it for the Reds. Now for the Blues, who've gone seriously weird.

Now, tell us about Dave Berry. What do you know about Dave Berry?

He was a Sheffield lad. He was a 1960s pop star. Do you remember him?

-No. Before my time.

-OK. Sorry. I quite like it.

I'm not quite sure on the design.

I don't know if you'd wear this sort of thing, would you?

Navajo is not me, normally. But you never know.

-On the right occasion.

-Exactly, Tim.

-How much, please?

-I hope, and I really hope, it will make, top estimate, £50.

-Good.

-Well, that's spot-on, because they only paid £40.

-Good.

Moving on, before we get too enthusiastic, to the

grey plastic, modernist coat stand.

Tim, I've looked everywhere for a prototype.

We've done our homework, and can't find like-for-like.

-I'm not surprised.

-Really, all I would say is the market

-is very hungry for modern objects.

-Yes.

And I've got no idea what it's going to make, Tim.

It's very difficult, isn't it?

Well, we're going to start, and hopefully go up, up, up.

-Our guide price is between £10 and £20.

-OK!

-Well, our lot spent £72 on that.

-Really?

-Yes.

And the last item, which I think is intriguing

-and actually rather interesting, is the radiogram.

-Yes.

Cos there is the quintessential style object from 1968 to 1972.

It's in good condition, it's clean.

And it's the sort of thing which, again,

these younger generation of enthusiasts, who are the new collectors, want,

-because it's almost iconic.

-All right, then.

So put your big bidding hat on. What's your estimate?

Well, again, we want buyers to come together in a frenzy.

-My valuation is about £20.

-Is it?

-Yes.

-£79, our lot paid.

-I've been very cautious, Tim.

-In case the frenzy doesn't happen this week...

-I'm in trouble.

No. We've got the bonus buy to look at.

Let's have a butcher's at that.

-OK, chaps. This is fun, isn't it?

-Yes.

-You spent very nicely 191.

You gave A Manning £109 of leftover lolly. Anita, what did you buy?

Well, my lovely boys are all about style.

They love to dress up, they love to look good.

And what better to finish off an outfit than...

-A nice wee pair of cuff links.

-Oh, cuff links. Nice.

These are Scandinavian. They are the later part of the 20th century.

They have this lovely modernist design, which again, for me,

and for younger people, is appealing.

And they are in sterling silver. Now, would you wear them?

-I would definitely wear these.

-Oh!

-They are nice.

Actually, I'm going to a wedding on the weekend,

-so they would go perfectly with my suit, to be honest!

-You can't buy them!

Buy them yourself, yeah! How much did you pay for these?

-I paid £20.

-That's good.

-Bargain.

-Tenner each.

Perfect. Everybody happy? Yep. Good.

For the audience at home,

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

-OK, Charles. Bit more Scandinavian.

-Yeah.

They're decorative, they are bright-cut, they are Danish.

And they're quite late.

-I can't quite work out what decade they are. 1980s?

-Don't know.

-They're bright-cut, aren't they?

-They are.

I have to tell you that clever old Anita Manning, and she is

a mighty canny woman, as we know, has only spent £20 on these.

-I think £20 retail for solid silver Danish...

-Exactly.

-..and marked...

-And silver.

-..and ready to go...

-Yep.

-...is a mighty canny price.

I think the joy is,

if you went to a nice retailers to buy like-for-like, they might be...

-I don't know, 225.

-They might be 180. £180? Yes.

On a good day, I'd hope they might make between £20 and £30.

There you are. It just shows how cheap some of these things can be.

OK, Charles.

-We've got a great cross-section of objects today.

-We have.

At 480, in the room, we are all done...

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

-It is.

-Just how excited are you?

I think I'm more nervous than anything. I'm so nervous!

-How can you be nervous?

-I just don't know.

-Are you feeling nervous, Kelly?

I am nervous, but I'm excited. It's the first auction, so...

-You've never been to an auction?

-I've never been to an auction.

-Hey, JP, this is special, isn't it?

-Yes.

But once the bug bites, you, I tell you, you can't give it up.

Anyway, first lot coming up, any sec, are the opera glasses.

And here they come.

A lovely pair of opera glasses, they're shown for you there.

I'm only bid £10.

I'm asking 12 now. 12, 15. The net is going wild. 25. 25.

-They are wonderful things.

-Look at that.

-I'm asking 30. 30, five...

I'd give up the medical and optical profession if I were you,

-and settle down to what you're suited to.

-At £30.

-Fair warning at 30.

-Brilliant.

-£30 is plus £10.

-Let's keep it going.

..Modern Sevres, and I'm bid here 15, 18, 20. I'm asking two now. Two.

-I'm out. 22, I'm bid, 25. 28, madam. 28, 30. 32, 35.

-Yes!

-No more.

-You're in, sir. Fair warning, all done. At £32, all done.

-No!

HAMMER

He can't do that! 32 is minus eight, which means you're plus two.

That's a pound each, all right?

It's a wonderful late Victorian Malacca walking stick,

and I'm bid £30. Do I see two now? 32, 35, 38. 38, 45.

40 I'm bid for the golfing, 45. The net's going wild.

50, I'm bid. Five.

Online, do I see 60 now?

60. Five. We're on the net.

Fair warning, all done at £60 today.

Minus 45. Which means it's minus 43.

Oh, dear, oh, dear. Never mind.

Let's not burst into tears.

-What are we going to do about the lasts?

-Definitely.

-Are we going to support JP? We know he's right.

-I'm nervous now.

The number is now 85, wonderful.

I'm only bid... Not a lot.

These are wonderful, wonderful things.

I've got 18, 20, 25, 30...

Bid me a fiver in the room, please.

-These are wonderful, wonderful things.

-Come on.

35, 40, five. I've got 50. Five. And let's march on.

-OK, now keep going.

-Well done, boy.

-60 online. 60, five.

Fair warning, all done. Going, going, gone.

-Oh, well. There we go, kids. 65. Well done, Charles.

-Thanks, Charlie.

Plus 15. We are minus £28.

Which is nothing in the scheme of things at all.

You've been very sporting about this.

The thing is that minus £28 could be a winning score, easily.

-Couldn't it, JP?

-It could be.

-Don't say a word to the Blues, all right?

-We won't.

Don't tell that lot a thing.

-So Josh, Alan, do you know how the girls got on?

-No.

-They were tight-lipped.

-They were tight-lipped.

-So, Dave Berry was your waistcoat?

-Big fan.

-Are you? Come on!

-I didn't know who he was.

-No.

-I just liked the tassels.

-Yeah.

Then we've got the hat and coat rack,

which I'm afraid we were very rude about in the auctionist chat,

because we thought it might be made up out of drainpipe material.

-The boys loved it, and I liked it.

-Yes, I like it.

-I'm standing by Josh.

-You stand by your mate.

Anyway, we're going to start off with Dave Berry, and here it comes.

This has lived and breathed and sweated the glory of being on stage.

I'm only bid here £20. 25 I'm bid, I've got 30.

40, 45 on the net.

Go 50. At 55, I'm bid now 60. Five I've got. I've got 70.

-70!

-Yeah!

-Go on, Dave Berry.

Big Dave Berry fans after this.

85, I've got, don't miss it for one. 90, I'm bid.

Bid five now, or I shall sell on the net today at £90.

-That it is, all done. Sold.

-Yes!

-That is so good.

£90, is plus £50. Alan, you have done so well.

Plus £50. OK, give up the pub.

-Now, here we go.

-..A grey, plastic hat and coat stand.

Where do we start this? Well, I'm bid nothing.

Do I see £5?

Only a fiver. We've got a phone line here. Good morning.

There's a phone line. Five, I'm bid.

I've got eight, 10, 12.

-Lots of hands going up.

-Yes!

-Over there. 15, 18, 20, 25, 28, 30.

-Yes!

-Five, I'll take two.

-I can't bear the tension.

-..38, 40, 45.

45, 50, five and 60. You're out.

-Five!

-Yeah!

-70. 75, Claire. Look at me.

-One more. Five, 80.

-Yes!

-You've done it. Well done.

-Put it there, mate.

-One for the road. Five, I'm bid.

I'm asking 80 now. Fair warning at £75 to your phone bidder. It's over.

Yes, well done! Whoo!

Lovely job. 75 is plus £3.

-We love that.

-That is wonderful.

-That is so good.

A 1970s HMV teak-cased radiogram. Where do we start this?

20 I'm bid in the room. Do I see five? I've got you, sir. 25.

25, I'm bid. I'm asking eight now. Fair warning. I sell to you, sir.

-All out we are for £25.

-Oh, no!

-Is that all?

-It's over. All done.

It's 25, it really is over. OK,

so 75 is four,

that's minus 54, isn't it?

Oh, no! I can't bear it. You had £53 profit,

and you've just lost £54.

Minus £1!

How cruel is that? How cruel to be 53 ahead, and then lose 54?

I can't bear it. OK, chaps.

-Now, what are we going to do about the cuff links?

-Go for it.

-This is a roller coaster today, isn't it?

-I like Scandinavia.

-Trust Anita.

-Trust Anita. We like Scandinavia. Here they come.

Sterling cuff links, shown for you there.

And I'm only bid for these at £10. I'm asking 12 now. 12, 15, 18.

I'm out. 18, 22.

-Two, five, five, eight...

-They're in profit!

35, 38. 38, 40. 38, I'm bid.

Do I see 40? Fair warning, all done. You're in, sir.

-At £38 today, it's over.

-Yes!

Well done. Well done, chick. Plus £18,

-you were minus one, you're now plus £17.

-Nice one, Anita.

I'm happy.

I mean, it's been a phenomenal bit of buying and selling,

I have to say. Now, don't say a word to the girls, all right?

You are plus £17, don't say a thing.

And all will be revealed in a moment. Well done, everybody.

Now, have you guys been talking at all? Chatting about the scores?

-We haven't.

-No? So it's a complete mystery as to who is ahead

-and who is behind.

-It is.

Of course, we don't have losers any more on this programme.

We only have runners-up.

And the runners-up today, by a chalk, just happen to be

-the Reds.

-Oh, no!

But not by much of a chalk, I can tell you,

before you get too cocky about this.

Because our girls started out with a £10 profit, that was lovely,

-wasn't it?

-It was.

-Do you remember that moment? We had that warm flush.

And then it went slightly down the old proverbial.

-The Malacca walking cane was the poisonous plant.

-It was.

Anyway, you were minus 43,

-and then fortunately JP came back with his shoe lasts.

-Yes.

This is not the last we heard of JP.

Made a £15 profit, which was brilliant,

which took you to minus 28,

which ordinarily is a winning score on this programme. But not today.

-Not today.

-Not when you're up against the brick wall that was the Blues.

-Cos the blues are going home with £17.

-Woo-woo!

Whoo, look at this. Here comes the... There's the 15.

You've got a couple coming here.

They started out with a profit of £50,

and then they got a £3 profit off that terrible plastic thing,

I mean that lovely coat rack jobbie,

and then they lost £54 on the radiogram.

We were so excited by that stage.

And then you get a lovely £18 profit out of Anita's Scandinavian

-cuff links. Anyway, we've loved it. Did you enjoy it?

-Amazing.

We enjoyed it. It was so good, so cool. So lovely.

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

ALL: Yes!