Brackley 22 Bargain Hunt

ENGINE ZOOMS

Brackley, in Northamptonshire,

an area steeped in motor racing history.

Home of the famous Mercedes AMG PETRONAS team

and Silverstone motor racing track.

It's a place where legends are born,

and today it's my turn to get behind the wheel.

Oh, dear.

-ENGINE STARTS

-What a shambles.

Let's go bargain hunting! Yeah.

Over the years, Silverstone has seen its fair share of high-speed

wheeling and dealing, and even the odd bit of chicanery.

Is this sounding familiar?

So, while I find myself a pole position,

let's take a quick squint of what's coming up

a bit further down the track.

The Reds are feline all funny about animals.

-A little cat, little tail on it.

-Little cat.

You're a wee sop, dear.

On the Blue team someone gets henpecked.

-We'll think about it.

-Let me have it.

-No, we'll think about it.

I think there's a bit of an argument brewing here.

But who will be feathering their nest when it comes to the auction?

-ALL:

-Yes!

100. 100 it is.

THEY CHEER

Selling.

So, today on Bargain Hunt, we have Amy and Jamie, and Gary and Paula.

-Hello, everyone.

-ALL:

-Hello.

-Great to see you. Now, Amy, you're in banking.

-Mm-hm.

And you also have an artistic flair.

Yeah, absolutely. I love to paint and draw,

and at the moment, to be honest with you,

I'm doing a lot of portrait commissions of pets.

And you're a follower of fashion?

Yeah, well, I specifically like '40s and '50s sort of style,

so that's what I sort of tend to wear in my time when I'm not at work.

And your hairstyle emulates that.

Yeah, I suppose so today actually, yeah.

-Yeah, no, can see you. And very, very nice it is too.

-Thank you.

-Never working with animals doesn't apply with you though, does it?

-No.

I mean, I'm always surrounded by animals most of the day

cos I have a couple of dogs, three cats and two snakes as well.

-Have you?

-Yeah.

-What sort of snakes?

Errol's a corn snake. HE LAUGHS

Errol. He would be called Errol, wouldn't he, if he's a corn snake?

Exactly. And we've got a python called Monty. Monty Python.

I don't believe this.

-SHE LAUGHS

-You know, how big's your python?

Python is only a baby.

He's probably only about, I don't even know,

maybe for 4ft or something.

A few weeks ago, we found that he'd laid eggs, so he's now a girl.

-Oh, nice.

-We're going to keep the name though

-cos I can't really change it.

-What is the female version of Monty?

-Well, that was it, yeah.

-It's a bit of a difficult one that, isn't it?

Exactly.

So, are you going to be buying things related to animals today?

I think that's probably the route we'll go down.

I don't know what it is about animals and teddy bears and that sort

of thing but that seems to be what I tend to go for, so we'll have to see.

Jolly good. Now, Jamie, you go for Nottingham Forest Football Club

-I'm told.

-Yes, yeah. I'm an avid supporter. Red shoes, red top.

I was very pleased to be on the Red team.

I go home and away with my dad.

We go to silly places like Portugal and Germany to watch them

on pre-seasons as well and I haven't missed a match, home or away,

-for four years.

-Have you not?

-No, it's a passion.

-Would you say you're obsessive at all or...?

-Yeah.

-Definitely.

-Oh, good. As far as football's concerned. Lovely.

Now, what sort of things do you collect?

We've got a couple of things I've inherited from my late grandfather.

There was a 19th-century grandmother clock sat in his house,

so I inherited that.

And have you picked up any tips from Bargain Hunt over the years?

Um, yeah. Well, we've turned everything around,

made sure everything's got a mark on it,

made sure everything's real to a certain extent.

Making sure we know it's authentic and...pretty much are...

-We're happy with everything we've got, aren't we?

-Yeah.

OK. Well, I hope you're going to be happy

with everything that you buy today.

-May all your dreams come true.

-Thank you.

-Now, Gary, you are a great fan of Bargain Hunt.

-That's right.

Do you ever miss a show?

Uh, only when Paula phones me when I'm at home...

watching it. THEY LAUGH

What's the reaction, Paula, if you do ring him up?

"What do you want?! I'm watching Bargain Hunt."

Ah, that's the right attitude.

You're also a bit of a PETRO head in your spare time, aren't you, Gary?

That's right, Tim, yeah. I'm a proud owner of a 2008 Harley Davidson

-Heritage Softail.

-Ah.

I'm an active member of the local Meon Valley chapter

and we've done some European tours and quite a lot of charity rides

-as well.

-Brilliant.

Do you go on sort of big trips on it or is it all local stuff?

-Been to Barcelona, been to...

-St Tropez.

-St Tropez.

We did a challenge which was...they call it the Iron Hog Challenge

where... Did it for charity.

..we had to visit all 28 dealers in the UK in 72 hours.

-Gosh.

-Which was about 2,300 miles.

-72 hours?

-Yeah.

We did it with half an hour to spare.

-THEY LAUGH

-Well, that's your challenge.

Almost as difficult as your challenge

-on Bargain Hunt today maybe.

-Oh, yes.

-Maybe.

Now, Paula, you're more into horse power of a different type,

-aren't you?

-Well, I've got a lovely chestnut, Welsh, section D, 16 hands

who's my...well, he's my pet, really.

I do a little bit of everything on him, really.

-Have you loved horses all your life?

-I have.

When I was a child, I actually turned a shed into a stable and made

the lawn into a little paddock waiting for my pony to turn up.

And how many years did it take for it to arrive?

-Oh, about 25 years.

-Well, there you go, you see.

-So you were 25 years in the hoping that this pony would come?

-Aye.

-Do you go riding on the motor bicycle too?

-I do. I do.

-Got your own leathers?

-I have.

-Ooh!

-Ooh, yeah!

Do you collect anything between you?

I collect thimbles,

which was something I inherited from my late mother.

-Nice habit, though, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Because you haven't got a storage problem.

-No, no.

So, how many thimbles have you got?

-Probably about 200.

-Yeah.

-Have you? Well, there you go.

OK, fine. Now, the money moment.

£300 apiece. You get £300, there you go.

-There's your £300.

-Thank you.

-You know the rules.

Your experts await. And off you go!

And very, very, very good luck.

So, it could be either a thimbleful or a snake's fest.

The Reds' expert is just their type.

Ha! It's Anita Manning.

This little piggy

is going to market,

and so is Catherine Southon

with the Blue team.

Guys, are we going to have fun today? Marvellous.

What sort of things are you interested in?

I think definitely things to do with animals.

-Paula and Gary, this is all very exciting, isn't it?

-It certainly is.

How are you feeling? I can feel the excitement.

Excited, waiting for the bargain.

Who is good at bargaining?

-Jamie would be the one.

-Yeah, yeah. I have got a bit of a haggle in me.

-I'll be a bit cheeky to anyone.

-Is he a bit cheeky?

We will be the charm offensive.

-I want that gavel.

-You are determined about that gavel,

-aren't you?

-Yes, that's the one.

And if you don't get it, you're going to be cross, aren't you?

I've got to live with him.

Let's start the clock.

-Let's go, then, guys. Let's look for some animals.

-Yeah!

-Pressure is on, we better go.

-Right.

Oooh!

-That's lovely.

-It's so adorable!

-Isn't that a cutesy?

-I like that.

-What kind of dog is that?

-It's a French dog, apparently.

-Oh!

-A French dog?

-Oh-la-la!

-It's a Continental dog.

-Do you like that?

-I know it has been loved, clearly,

but I'm just not sure who would be there to buy, like, a toy dog.

I don't know.

-Maybe we'll go for something more ceramic or glass.

-Like a pot dog?

-Like a pot dog, yeah.

-Oh, well.

-He's very cute.

-Do you like him? I think he may be a teapot.

-Oh!

-Oh, his head comes off.

-Yeah, I think he probably is a teapot, then.

He's a headless dog.

-Do you like him?

-He is cute. One to think about.

I'm just not absolutely in love with him yet.

-If you are not in love with him, let's carry on.

-Are you? No?

No, I agree.

-Well keep looking, then.

-OK. Fab.

Yep, carry on and try not to lose your heads.

Meanwhile, the Blues are also feeling a certain animal attraction.

Let's have a look at the rocking horse.

It is 245 quid, so we can't afford that.

What do you think to this?

I think there's a theme emerging here.

-A little cat with a little tail on it.

-A little cat.

-A wee sort.

But I love his little eyes, cos they are not quite on right.

-It looks like he has just woken up.

-He is cheap as well, isn't he?

I think, if we could get him down to ten pound,

-or 12, what you think?

-I like it.

-Do you like him?

-He reminds us of one of our cats, doesn't it?

-Yeah!

Well, I think the cat is adorable.

Our dealer is telling us it is a vintage French cat.

I would say that it's probably from the 1940s or 1950s.

It is well-worn.

It has probably been in the washing machine several times.

It has this plush body, which is no longer...plush.

But there is something lovely about that as well.

-Should we go and find the dealer?

-Yeah. Shall we go?

-Definitely.

OK, let's go.

I've spoken to the dealer, and they are happy to let you

have it for £12, which I think is a purr-fect price.

-That sounds great to me.

-That sounds about right.

-Thank you very much.

-I think that is a bargain.

-Absolutely.

-That is something we'll go for.

-That's one in the pot.

-Yes.

-Yeah, one there already.

-Two more to go.

-Two more to go.

Well, the Reds think that's the cat's whiskers,

and it looks the Blues are also reverting to childhood.

That is more of like a teether,

-for a child to sort of bite on.

-1932, silver.

-How much it?

-It is £35.

-Oh.

If you could get that for, I don't know, £25 or something.

I think it could be worth a look at.

-How are you, Jim? Hi. My lovely team are interested in the rattle.

-OK.

-Has got a mark on it?

-Big dent in it.

-Oh.

-That's a shame.

-I must admit, it is a pretty one.

What would he get it auction?

I think, if it was perfect,

it would probably be estimated at 30 to 50.

-But as is... I don't know.

-It's going to be a present, isn't it?

Who wants a present that's not perfect?

Jim, what do think is the best deal we could get on that?

-What is the price on there?

-35, I think.

-35.

-I'll make a phone call.

-Thank you, Jim.

Had it not had the dent, I would've said that was a good buy.

Well, we'll see.

Yes, I phoned the dealer.

-I pointed out there is a bit of damage to it.

-Yeah.

£20 is the best he could do.

It's your decision. I feel very tense at the moment.

-We'll think about it.

-I want it.

-There is tension here.

-We'll think about it.

-I want it.

-Oh, he does my head in.

-So, what should we do? Do you want it?

-No.

-I do.

-She is very definite, isn't she? How can I please you two?

-We'll think about it.

-Let me have it.

-No.

We'll think about it. If we don't see anything else,

we'll come back for it.

Cor, she's a feisty one, this Paula.

Never mind, Gary, just keep calm and carry on, mate.

The dealer has phoned back.

He will do a little bit better on that price. £18.

-Oh.

-Oh, right, OK.

And that will make a difference. Has two pounds swung you?

No, but I am still thinking about it.

I think £18, if you don't make a profit on that,

-it's a bit...

-Let's go for it, then.

Let's go for it.

So, the extra two pounds off has swung it for the Blues.

Meanwhile, it is business as usual with the Reds.

-Another pot dog.

-Another pot dog!

-That is beautiful. I really like him.

-He's lovely.

-It is nice.

-What kind of dog is that?

-Boxer, I think.

-I think it is a boxer dog.

-It does actually say on it.

-What is USSR?

-Russian. SHE LAUGHS

-It is from the Soviet Republic.

-Oh, OK!

I don't want to touch it cos I'd drop it. You pick it up.

There was a series of animals made in the USSR

and they were exported to this country.

You get them various different sizes. All different breeds of dogs.

And all different kinds of animals.

-The ticket price is 25.

-25, that is a retail price.

-Right.

I think you would need to get it down again.

We've got one in the bag.

Let's not rush into the next one, because this antique centre

is huge and there are hundreds of thousands of objects.

-But that is definitely something to keep in mind.

-Yeah, definitely.

Over to the Blues for more four-legged fun and frolics.

So, I've got in my mind to find you something horse-related,

-something equestrian. You have horses, do you?

-Yeah.

There were some little glasses with horse heads on them down there.

-Did you see them?

-No, show me those.

What does it say? "Grand National drinking set."

So, all the names of famous horses from the Grand National.

-I mean, they're...they're OK.

-Hm.

-Shall we carry on?

-Yep, we'll carry on.

Back with the Reds, and they have found something that may be good

as an outside bet.

Is it old or is it just reproduction, what do you think?

I think that it is a replica of an older one.

So it's what we call a decorative item.

It is probably really just for show.

-But I can see a little break.

-Yeah.

-There is a crack there.

A bit of damage, actually, isn't there?

I think that if you're going to buy that,

you would have to get it really cheaply.

-Yeah.

-OK. We may see another one.

-Yeah, we might.

-Let's go.

Back with the Blues, and Gary is thinking it is time for tea.

-1950s.

-So we've got hot water, teapot, milk and sugar.

Is it all perfect? No, look.

You see, you're not looking closely. Get those glasses on.

Get your specs on.

Oh, yeah. Move on.

-Move on. Move on.

-There is damage.

I'm not letting you have that.

Gary, I feel for you.

Just keep smiling, mate.

Now, do my eyes deceive me or are the Reds actually

looking at something that is not animal related?

-This is a muffin dish.

-Right.

-And it was to keep the muffins warm.

-Oh, you've got a little dog on it.

-Does it?

Oh, my eyes DO deceive me, then.

I thought you were free flying

-there.

-There's a reason behind everything.

-Is it a dog? I'm not even sure. Is it a goat?

-It looks like a goat.

-It is a dog!

-Yeah, I could well be.

-It is not the most desirable of items.

-No?

But I can see why you are attracted to it,

because you thought you quite liked silvery things.

That's it, I quite like silver.

-Anything that shines.

-Anything that shines.

-Right.

-OK, something sparkly.

-Yeah.

-Just like yourself.

-Yeah! There you go.

-Exactly.

-Well, think there are some sparkling things up here.

Over to the Blues, and they are hot to trot.

This little foal.

Some Beswick figures can be rarer than others

-and some can be more collectible.

-Yeah.

I think that £22 is pretty much all its...

-Worth for that, OK.

-Yeah.

-We have got half an hour. We started off so well.

-Right, OK then.

With half an hour gone and one item in the bag,

Paula has a question - To-by or not To-by?

-Toby Jug.

-Oh, right. Horrible, grotesque looking thing.

He's scary.

He looks like Mr Punch.

-Hm.

-Punch and Judy.

Although Toby Jugs themselves aren't that desirable at the moment,

-I think a Punch one is a better one to have.

-Yeah?

You are playing this to get a gavel, aren't you?

You are not playing to make a big profit.

No, he is making it to get a gavel.

Why is it so important to you to get this gavel?

-Because I collect pins.

-Ah!

On his motorbike...thing,

-and he wants the gavel to go on it, you see?

-OK.

-Hello, Jim.

-Hi, Jim. We are interested in Mr Punch.

-Yes.

He is got a ticket price of 34.

-The dealer would do a deal on this at ten pounds.

-Ten pound?

-Yeah.

-What do you think, Paula?

-Should we think about it

-and have a quick look to see what is going on?

-Time is ticking.

-Listen, time is ticking, we need to have a look.

-Make a decision.

No pressure then, Gary.

-I'm loving it.

-Your loving it? Right, OK, on your head be it.

Oh!

-Ten pound.

-OK.

-She has spoken.

-Thanks, Jim, lovely.

-Thank you very much.

Thanks very much. OK, so two items.

-We've got about 20 minutes left.

-Right.

Now, you've had your way twice now, my turn. Take that. We are off.

I quite like this, Jamie.

It says it is a cheese dish,

but people could use that to cover cakes?

I think it is worth getting Anita to have a look at this,

-see what she reckons.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-Have you found something?

-BOTH: We think so.

We thought we'd seek an expert opinion.

It says it is a cheese dish.

It could be useful now for cakes, things like that.

-So it is multi-purpose.

-Right, it is a functional thing.

-Yeah.

-And functional things will always appeal to buyers.

-Yeah.

It has a rural scene in it, with the farmer ploughing.

You've got a couple horses there, so we are still in an animal theme.

-Spot a dog.

-We have got a dog there.

The dealer is saying it is possibly Ridgway's,

he is not saying that it certainly is.

I wasn't sure... I mean, the price is 145.

I'd be wanting to get that down substantially to give you a chance.

Right, OK.

We don't have a maker's name on it.

If it had a mark on it, it would be a no-brainer, I think.

If it had been a lot cheaper, again, but it is just...

Even if we can get it below 100, I don't know whether or not,

if it is unmarked in an antique auction, someone would go for it.

I would like to see it going, you getting it round about £80.

What I would suggest is - you go and

-see if you can locate the dealer and we continue looking.

-Yeah.

-Cos we've got to nail that second one.

-Yeah, absolutely.

-Hi.

-Hello.

-We have seen this.

We are really liking it,

but we feel that the price might be a little bit too high.

It says 145 on the ticket.

We would accept...happily accept something like £50, which I know is,

like, a third of the price.

We can ask.

-We can ask.

-They can always say no.

-Exactly. Thank you.

Yeah, let's leave the Reds on a knife edge,

waiting for a price on the cheese cloche because, meanwhile,

I have been doing a bit of shopping of my own.

Well, recycling and up-cycling, they say, is all the rage at the moment.

What I like about this person's stand is that they have done

exactly that.

But with an unusual twist.

Now, you could easily walk past this pair of plaques here,

back in the back corner.

And what the dealer has done is to take a simple plank of rough,

old timber and paint it blue, with a bit of design,

and then has applied to that a piece of cutlery.

Silver-plated cutlery is so cheap to buy at auction,

particularly if it doesn't match.

But what has happened here is, this serving ladle has been

bent through 90 degrees so that the bowl part of the spoon becomes

a platform, and that platform is designed to take a candle.

So, if you've got a romantic occasion coming up

and you want to make your eating area rather special,

this is a really economical way of going about it.

If you come here to buy one of these ready done,

it'll cost you £20.

And you can have it in blue or pink.

Now, once upon a time, this was a press for a badminton racket.

But no more.

It has now become a display unit for your cutlery necklaces.

Ever seen a cutlery necklace? Me neither.

What we have got here is the plated handle from a spoon or fork set

that has had some silver chain attached plus a little charm

to turn it into a necklace.

Now, how CHARMING is that?

Each one would cost you £19.50.

But moving on,

what we have here is a bog standard quartet of Staffordshire

blue and white, transfer printed teacups, saucers and side plates.

And you would go

and buy a huge box full of this stuff at auction

for very little money.

The cunning dealer,

though, has decided to give this four piece set a new lease of life.

Look inside, and each of the teacups has been filled with some beeswax.

So if you are having a late afternoon tea party that you

wanted to jolly up, you could get that extra illumination.

Fun, isn't it?

And they are scented.

Hm. And what would the lot cost you?

Four cups, four saucers, four side plates and the candles -

it would be £40. So there is nothing stinky about that, is there?

-Back with the shopping and Paula is still on Gary's case.

-Ten minutes.

-We haven't got long, so we're going to have to get a move on now.

-OK.

And the Reds are still waiting for an answer on that cheese dish.

Right, well, I'm afraid it's not the news you wanted to hear.

-I thought as much, yeah.

-The best they could do is 100, I'm afraid.

Yeah, I think based on... I don't think we'll go for it.

But thank you so much for calling them anyway and asking them

and giving it a shot.

-Yeah.

-Thank you.

A wise decision, I think, Reds.

But with two items still to buy, you'd better get a wiggle on.

Back with the Blues and Paula has had a flash of inspiration.

-What about this?

-What?

-This little vesta case. It is 1887. There.

-48 quid.

-Shall we delve in?

-Gary, over here, please.

I don't want to touch it.

-Nice shape, isn't it? You put all your matches in there.

-Mm-hm.

And they are collectible, aren't they?

And you strike it on the bottom. How much is on that? 48.

-Do want to see what you can get that for?

-Mm-hm.

Anything in there?

Can we find out what we can do on that one?

Look lively, Jim.

You don't want to get on the wrong side of this one.

Meanwhile, the Reds are up against it with two items still to buy.

Now, try not to get obsessed with any more animals, Reds.

-Looks like Obie as well.

-It does.

-What is your dog called?

-Obie.

It looks exactly like him!

-You know what you have got to buy here.

-Yeah, exactly.

-Definitely.

I mean, it says 45 at the minute.

-If we can get it for a good price, I think...

-Definitely.

Yeah, absolutely.

Yeah, you take your time, Reds.

It's not as if you are up against the clock or anything(!)

Back with the Blues, and they've got a price on that vesta case.

I phoned the dealer and the best he will do on this is 34.

-It's your call.

-Do you want that, then?

-Yeah, let's go for it.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-She is so decisive.

-She is more decisive than you.

-So are we happy with that?

-Yeah.

-Shall I shake hands?

-Definitely, yeah.

-Well done.

Fantastic. We have bought three items.

And we have got time to spare.

The same can't be said for the Reds.

They have two items still to find.

-OK, guys, we've had a look.

-Hm-mm.

We've got nine minutes left.

We've only spent £12.

So what we've got to do just now is to make a decision.

We can't start wandering around and looking for other things.

-Yeah.

-We have got to make a decision.

I have got a price on the collie, and the dealer can do that one for 25.

-What do you think?

-Yeah, definitely.

-We'll go for the 25.

-We'll go for that one.

We'll go for that, that's absolutely fabulous.

-Thank you so much. Well...

-There is another one at least.

-You've got a little Obie.

-Yeah.

-I think...

-We've got a cat and a dog now.

-And I think...

We had a little chat and I think we'll have a chat

with the guy about the boxer now.

You are animal lover,

so what could I have expected?

Right, two minutes left, Reds. It is now or never!

Yeah, this one.

Hi, how are you?

We were in here earlier and we had a lovely look at your boxer.

-It's marked up at 25.

-Yeah.

What's the best you could do on that for us?

We were thinking more like ten.

I would knock ten off.

Make it 15. You happy with that?

Could it be 14 at a stretch?

THEY LAUGH

-Yes, all right.

-14. That will be fantastic. Thank you.

-Put him back. Thank you very much.

-You're welcome.

-£14.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-Good luck.

Time's up!

-Are you happy?

-Yeah.

-Cup of tea. Come on then.

I think we deserve a cup of tea now.

-Yes, definitely.

-Definitely.

-Let's go.

Why don't we check out what the Red team bought, eh?

Will they be sitting pretty with this kitty?

They hope they'll get a good return on this sheepdog at £25.

And they brought the iron curtain down on their shopping with

this Russian-made boxer dog for £14.

So, what's with this animal obsession of yours?

We've always had a bit of an obsession with animals.

Especially at home. We've got two dogs, three cats, two snakes.

So it kind of continued.

Good. Well. And how much did you spend in total?

-£51.

-On all three items?

-On all three.

Not too much of an obsession with animals.

-Anyway, £51. I'd like £249 of leftover lolly.

-Indeed.

I can't believe I'm asking for that amount of money.

Which is your favourite animal?

Favourite one is the little cat that I found.

This little French vintage one with a little chewed off ear.

It was so cute!

We've bought a little Border collie figurine that looks

-the spitting image of mine at home.

-So those are your favourites?

-Yeah, definitely.

-And which is going to bring the biggest profit?

-The collie.

-Yeah. Definitely.

-You reckon?

-Yeah.

OK, that's coming out of the kennel first. Good. OK, here we go, Anita.

You're going to go out there

and buy something that is not canine or feline.

I hope.

This is such a lovely young couple.

And I wanted something that would reflect them

-and this enormous amount of dosh that you've given me.

-Yes. OK.

So, there's a challenge. Spend the lot, please.

I'll do my best.

Whatever you like, anyway, will be super. Thank you, Anita.

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

They cut their teeth on this early-20th century silver

baby's teether. Bought for £18.

Next, they bought a Toby jug,

and if you're waiting for the punch line, heh, it was £10.

And like the bright sparks they are,

they bought this silver vesta case for £34.

Well, you're such a loving couple. Did you have a lovely time?

-Fantastic time, thank you.

-Really enjoyed it.

-Now, rumour has it that you didn't spend a lot.

-No, we didn't.

THEY LAUGH

A very naughty giggle.

How much did you spend?

-£62.

-£62!

-Mmm.

-Good Lord!

-I know.

I'd like £238, which is a wodge, isn't it?

£238 coming over. Thank you.

It makes no difference really how much you spend.

-As long as you buy wisely.

-Yes.

Which is your wisest buy, do you think?

-What do you like the most?

-The Toby jug is my smart buy, yeah.

-You reckon?

-Yeah.

-Why's it the wisest, cos you like it the most?

It will probably make the most money.

OK, that's your prediction for the biggest profit.

Do you agree with that, Toby jug?

-On profits I think, yes.

-On profits.

But what about personal favourite?

I like the little baby's rattle because I had to work hard for it.

SHE LAUGHS

I see. And do you agree with that?

-Baby's rattle, favourite?

-It was very nice.

And he did have to work hard for it, so I'll let him off that one.

Right, fine. You'll agree with him, for a change.

-I liked the little vesta case, actually.

-Did you?

-Yeah.

-That was cute.

-OK.

It seems to me we've got a lot of liking going on here.

Now, Catherine, a little challenge for you,

-with a huge wodge of money.

-I've got something in mind.

Oh, stand by for that then.

It better look slippy, cos we're about to head to the auction.

We've trotted approximately 50 miles, from Brackley to just

outside Newbury, to be at Special Auction Service's saleroom.

And no less a personage than Thomas Plant.

-Hello.

-Morning, Tom.

-Morning.

-Great to be here.

The Reds have gone, well, how can I say, pet mad.

-Um, they obviously like animals.

-They certainly do.

We start off with this plush cat.

Which I would say has seen better days.

What possessed them to buy it, I don't know.

-Well, it was only £12 actually. There you are.

-We put £15-£20 on.

-That's fair enough.

-It's the kind of thing, I'll be up there,

I'll be making a joke about it, who'll buy this pussycat?

-Start me off here at eight...

-And it'll sell for £40.

You know what, there'll be hands like this.

And it just...this happens at auction.

-In your dreams.

-In your dreams.

-Well, maybe. I don't know.

-But still, for £12, there it is. Quite fun.

-Anyway, anyway...

-Um, now, what about Beswick?

-I love collies, I have to say.

I had a collie called Lassie.

-Did you?

-She was a lovely dog.

-Aw!

-Lovely dog.

How much is your estimate?

-20-30.

-£25 they paid, which is pretty well spot on.

Now, next we move to Fido here. He comes from the USSR.

Yeah, he's made by a factory possibly called Lomonosov.

-Really?

-Yeah. Lomonosov Ceramics.

The Russians had these Lomonosov ceramics.

'USSR' they are commonly stamped.

What you don't know about, Tom, is anybody's business.

-£30-£40 is my estimate.

-Is it?

-Yeah.

-Jamie only paid £14 for this old dog.

-Gosh!

So it's pretty good, isn't it?

-Gosh, they've hardly spent any money!

-They haven't.

-They spent £51 on all three items.

-TOM LAUGHS

With any luck, the expert has gone out and blown the lot.

-Hopefully.

-Hopefully. Anyway, shall we find out?

-Yes.

-Let's.

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

-Yes.

What did Anita spend your £249 of leftover lolly on?

Let's find out. Here we go, Anita. Oooop!

-Do you like it?

-Yeah, it's fantastic.

You guys have got so much style

and I thought I would buy a bit of Edwardian style for you.

London maker, now that's an indication of quality.

Made in 1905. But I love the restrained elegance of it.

-Tell me, what do you think?

-I think it's absolutely beautiful.

Definitely. I like the gilding round the edge. It looks fantastic.

-And it's in such a good quality considering the age as well.

-Yeah.

-I paid £130 for it.

-Really?

-Yes.

-That's not too bad, actually.

-Gosh.

-That's OK.

-I love it.

I think, as a design, it's a really beautiful thing.

How much do you think it'll bring in the auction?

I think it will be well fancied.

It's not going to fly to 300. But we might make £10-£20 on it.

I think you've done really well with this.

-Isn't that clever of her!

-Definitely.

-Marvellous. OK.

-We'll hand that back. It's exciting though, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-But you don't pick until after the sale of your first three items.

-OK.

But after that, you get a chance at it.

But right now,

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

Well...

Tom, what do you make of this?

I think it's fabulous.

What a lovely Edwardian silver dressing table mirror.

I love the swags to it. The geometric design. It's so Edwardian.

And so rare, isn't it?

Cos most dressing table mirrors are oval and florid and over the top.

When is the last time you saw a neo-classical one like this?

-Pff! Never!

-And once upon a time, look, it had a strut

on the back. A nice hinged kind of arm that's unfortunately come away.

It would have been this beautiful Royal sort of blue, wouldn't it?

This purple, this mauve, but unfortunately that's all gone.

It's been worn away. But it doesn't take it away from the actual piece.

-No.

-Which you'd hang in your lavatory,

you'd hang in your hallway.

Or have another strut made and put it on the dressing table.

-Yeah, you could do.

-So, Tom, putting your best estimating hat on...

-120-180.

-Good man.

Because Anita's invested.

She's spent £130 on this and she really rates it.

You and I know that it could make £200, don't we?

-It could do. It's such a good object.

-Yeah.

Such a good object. Well, well done. That's really exciting.

If the team decide to go with it.

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

That looks just a little thin. And they kick on with their teether.

-Yeah, it is a teether.

-Who buys these teething ring jobs today then?

Do you know, it's people with display cabinets. Fellow dealers.

They're sweet things. They're christening presents.

-Yeah.

-Um, yeah. £25-£35, we think.

-Do you?

£18 paid so they paid the right price.

-It's dated. It's 1932. It's a good one.

-Yeah. There you go.

Then we've got old Tobe. Look.

The Toby...

-Yeah, just, you know, it's Toby, it's Punch, it's...

-Late?

-It's late. It's yesterday's antiques.

-No likey?

-No likey.

-How muchy?

-We've put 25 to 35.

-Did you?

£10. You see? They paid the right price.

Um. What about the vesta case?

-It's a classic, isn't it?

-It looks...it's a classic.

It looks a good heavy gauge of silver. We've put £30-£40 on it.

OK, they paid £34. So they paid the right price there.

They haven't paid much of a price, which is their strategy.

They only spend the £62, which means that Catherine had a huge wodge to

go and find the bonus buy. I don't think they're going to need it,

-but let's go and have a look at it anyway, shall we? Do let's!

-Let's.

Well, team, you spent a miserable £62. You gave Catherine £238.

Catherine, what did you spend it all on?

Oh...

-Oh!

-I spent it all.

-On a box?

-On a box.

-Oh.

-It's not an ordinary box.

-Oh, that's nice.

-That's cute.

-It's quite nice, actually.

-Yeah!

-Little manicure set.

-You spent it all?

-£40.

-Oh.

-40?

-I know! That's what I thought.

It's actually silver-plate and this is Guilloche enamel.

-But it's a lovely blue colour.

-It's lovely, isn't it?

And it's complete as well.

I will tell you, there is a little bit of damage.

But I think for £40, being in the original case, it's not bad.

I mean, you could set up a nail bar with that lot, couldn't you?

THEY LAUGH

-That's your equipment all done.

-You could.

-Yeah, definitely.

-You're happy with that?

-Yeah.

She's guaranteeing you a profit.

Wrest with that thought, because right now, for the audience at home,

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

There you go. A nice box set for you, Tom.

-It's lovely. Silver plated rather than silver.

-Mm.

-What's the condition like?

-I would give it a six out of ten.

-Would you?

-There's a little bit of damage to the pot here.

But you've got the scissors, the file, etc.

-And the buffer. We've put £60-£80 on it.

-Perfect.

£40 paid by the lovely Catherine. You are on the rostrum today?

-Of course.

-Just as well.

Start the bidding here at 40. 40 I have.

45.

50. At £50 once...

50 twice.

Lovely, now, Amy, Jamie. Just how excited are you, Amy?

-Extremely excited.

-Extremely excited.

-It's Amy's first auction as well.

-It is.

You've never been to an auction before today? Wow!

We know that's a very special moment, don't we, Anita?

It is indeed.

-It could change your whole life.

-You never know.

The first item of yours is the plush French cat.

And here it comes.

French pussycat with plastic eyes and sewn-on bell.

But, ladies and gentlemen, start me here at £10.

Give this cat a home at £10.

£8. Eight for the pussy. Come on.

At eight, at eight, at eight.

Eight it is, come on!

Ladies and gentlemen... No? No takers?

Is that it? Eight it is.

Minus four. Bad luck, team.

Now, let's go with collie.

Lot 177. This is a Beswick ceramic figure of a sheepdog.

Start me here at 15. 15. 18. 20.

20 it is. At £20. 22.

25. At £25 once.

At £25 twice.

All done then.

Oh, no. That's 25. Wiped its face.

Lovely. OK, minus four remains the score.

Now, here comes the boxer.

Start me here at 15. 15 for the boxer.

-It's gone yellow at 18 now. At 18.

-18. You're in profit.

Online at 18. One more, ladies and gentlemen, it's surely at one more.

-20 I've got there.

-£20!

At 20. At 20. Coming back at you.

At two now. Go on!

22 once.

22 twice. And I sell...

£22 is plus £8.

You were minus £4, which means you are plus £4.

How beautiful is that?

-What a wonderful auctioneer.

-It's fantastic.

Just pushed it at the last minute

and that little push transformed the job. Plus £4.

Now, what are you going to do about this wall mirror?

You want to go home with folding money or £4?

We're going to go for it. We trust Anita. We trust Anita.

We are going to risk it for a biscuit.

In fact, for a mirror. And here it comes.

An Edwardian framed wall mirror. Having a beautiful design.

Good looking lot, this one here. Start me at £80.

Start me at 80. 80.

Five. 90. Five.

100. And ten.

120 it is. 130.

Yes!

140. 150.

This is my girl.

This is how to do it.

-160.

-170.

-Going on.

-Yes!

190. At 190. 190 once.

190 twice.

All done then...

-Yes!

-That is a wonderful result. You are plus £60 on that.

You had plus £4 before.

You took a punt. You went with your girl.

And look what happened. You're going home with plus £64.

Well done, Anita. I do love you.

-Aw!

-You are so good. Is she not good? She is so good.

-Thank you.

-Wasn't that great?

-That was.

So, Blues, do you know how the Reds got on?

No. But it looked very...they didn't look very happy when they came out.

That's the trouble, isn't it?

Sometimes, at auction, it can really go against you.

Anyway, first up is the teether. And here it comes.

195. An early 20th century silver baby's teether.

Marked - Birmingham - 1932.

I can start the bidding at £20. Make a great christening present.

22 we have.

-22! You're in profit, well done, girl.

-Get in!

-Get in.

-Come on!

£5 bid anywhere else? At 22 once.

At 22 twice. We're selling then at £22.

Good. Nice profit. £22. Plus £4. Lovely stuff.

Mr Punch. And you've got to make ten-plus.

Start the bidding here at £20.

£20 for Mr Punch. Mr Punch, a proper antique, this one.

-Late 19th-century Toby jug.

-Come on!

Try me at 15 for Punch.

He's working.

15, go on!

-Yes!

-It's hard.

At 15. 15 once.

At 15 twice.

£15. Yes, that's very good. Plus five equals plus nine.

-What's going to happen with the vesta case?

-Come on!

..from 1887. £20 to start me.

£20. 20 I have. At 20.

At 20. Is there two anywhere else?

25 I have.

-Keep going.

-It's a nice one.

-Keep going.

28 anywhere? At 25 once.

INDISTINCT SHOUT

28! There it is!

-28!

-Keep going! Please.

28 I have. Is there 30 anywhere else?

I can't bear this.

30 I have online!

ALL: Yes!

-35.

-He got 35?

-35?!

-It's going to make a profit!

-Come on!

We did it. We did it!

I've never seen anyone so excited.

THEY CHEER AND LAUGH

-Plus £1. OK.

-Well done.

You have now made a grand total of £10.

What about this manicure set? What are you going to do about that?

-You going to go with it, for £40?

-Yeah, we're going to go with it.

-Yeah?

-Yeah, why not?

-Catherine, we've got every faith in you.

-Yes.

Nice little lot, this one here.

Start me here at £40.

45 we have online.

45! You're in profit. Isn't that marvellous, Catherine?

I feel better now.

Any advance at 45?

At 45 once.

At 45 twice.

All done then...

-Well done.

-Yes!

-Catherine, you got a five-pound-note on that.

Which means, overall, you are plus £15.

And that's what I call a thoroughly successful outing.

-Definitely.

-Well done. Don't say a word to the Reds, yes.

-No.

-OK. Mum all round.

-Yep.

-Perfect.

-Zipped.

-Thanks, kids.

-Thank you very much.

-Yep.

This is absolutely extraordinary. Two teams of winners.

ALL: Oooh!

Everybody's going home with pound notes.

And I am so chuffed to be able to make the award

of the Golden Gavel, which is to the team that makes three profits.

So, Paula, take one of those, darling, and pin it to your bosom

-with pride. Catherine.

-Thank you, Tim.

-Another pinning to the bosom.

-Thank you.

-Thank you, Tim.

There we go. Another male pinning to the bosom.

You can walk down your high street and everybody can say,

"What club is that you belong to?"

-The special and unique.

-The exclusive club.

The exclusive club. Exactly.

And you might think that a team of Golden Gavel winners would

also be winning this programme.

You'd be quite wrong. Because the team that has the maximum profits

are the Reds.

CHEERING

How good is that?

Actually, for the Blues, the score is that you go home with £15.

Thank you very much.

And there is your £15 to go with your Golden Gavels.

And it's been great, hasn't it?

-It's been wonderful.

-We've loved having you on the show.

But the victors today, you get no Golden Gavel,

but they go home with £64.

-ALL: Ooooh!

-To put towards the animal sanctuary.

Largely made up, it has to be said,

by a splendid profit from Anita of £60.

From the lovely wall mirror.

As predicted. And very cleverly found, Anita.

Has this just been a lovely experience for you?

-Absolutely. Yeah. Absolutely.

-Fantastic. Loved every second of it.

-Mm-hm.

-We loved having you too.

Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

ALL: Yes!