Peterborough 32 Bargain Hunt

There's no cattle, sheep, poultry or pigs.

They've all been swapped for antiques today

here at the East of England Showground.

Our Peterborough teams are going to have to

shop for some prime stock, though,

to sell at auction. And who will be best in show?

Well, we'll be the judge of that.

Right now, though, let's go Bargain Hunting, yeah.

Hundreds and hundreds of stallholders,

thousands and thousands of visitors.

Each of our teams today have a tough challenge

because they need to pick three pieces from Peterborough

with potential profit.

How did they get on?

Let's take a sneaky peek as to what's coming up.

On today's show, Tom asks the Reds to play a guessing game.

-The dragon?

-Not the dragon.

-Not this?

-No.

-It's this one, Thomas.

-No. Definitely not.

But it's anyone's guess

if the Blues can manage to find anything in an hour.

Focus, focus, focus!

And guess who's coming up trumps at auction.

How much fun was that?

How much fun was that?

That's all for later. Let's meet the teams.

Well, we've got some cracking teams on the show today.

For the Reds, we've got husband and wife Phil and Kate.

And for the Blues, we've got half-brothers Alec and Ian.

-Hello, everyone.

-OTHERS:

-Hello.

Lovely to see you. Now, you two. How did you both meet?

Well, I was in a pub with some friends

standing there with a pint and she walked in and I went...

-And fell in love.

-How lovely is that?

But this is a year or two back, isn't it?

Yes, nearly 30 years back.

I mean, that is something else, isn't it?

-That's a romance.

-Yeah.

Let's hope you don't fall out as a result of being on Bargain Hunt.

-That won't happen.

-There's always a chance.

Now, Phil, you're a bit of a drama and English teacher.

Used to be, yes. Many years ago, I was a drama and English teacher.

But then I packed it in and I now run my own little business in training.

-Do you?

-Yes, presentation skills

or leadership or negotiating or whatever.

So you're still teaching, really?

Yeah, I suppose so, in an adult sort of way.

-And I lard it with a bit of drama.

-Exactly.

Now, tell me, Kate, about your connection to Beatrix Potter.

Well, the publishing firm that she used was my grandma's,

father and uncle's firm.

-Was that Warne?

-It was. You know your stuff, yeah.

So my gran was a Warne, she was their little girl at the time,

and Beatrix Potter used to go around to the house a lot

and she used to write her stories often for children that she knew,

so she wrote some of the stories for my gran.

Oh, how lovely.

The one that's called The Two Bad Mice

which is about a doll's house -

and it was my gran's doll's house and it was dedicated to her.

Oh, how sweet is that?

She was actually engaged to my uncle, late uncle.

Oh, really?

But he died of TB before they could get married.

And was that the sort of loss of the love of her life?

Yeah, she never married, she was a spinster and...

And this is all in the movie, isn't it?

-Yeah. Ewan McGregor played my uncle.

-Did he? Gosh.

-Enjoyed that.

-What fun, though, to have those connections. Fantastic.

-Well, I hope you enjoy the experience.

-Thanks.

Lovely to meet you. Now, Alec, what do you do for a living?

Well, I'm an anaesthetic and recovery practitioner

and I work in a London hospital.

So, effectively, I provide, you know, assistance to the anaesthetists

and the surgeons in the anaesthetic rooms.

It's a lovely job.

-Now, you're keen gardener, Alec.

-I am.

I like to recycle things like old wardrobes to make my raised beds...

-You don't.

-I do.

-You take a wardrobe and you plant it?

-An old one.

You know, it lasts maybe one or two years and it sits down there

and you bang a few things on the side

and you chuck a few peas in and the odd tomato

and it all comes up an absolute treat.

And you haven't actually sort of like chopped down a rainforest

it's all a bit of recycled wood, it looks absolutely fantastic

-and my raspberries are legendary.

-Are they?

I bet you've got a good raspberry, too.

-Now, Ian.

-Hi.

It's more pitches than wardrobes for you, isn't it?

It is, it is.

Yeah... Tell us about your refereeing skills.

Well, I like to think I'm a fairly good referee,

I've been doing it 18 years.

I now do it for youth football

cos I can't keep up with the youngsters -

they're too fast down the wing -

so I do it through age group 13s to 14s.

Not exactly little titches, though, a lot of them, are they?

No, no, I try to keep up with them, and I'm managing it at the moment.

And enjoying it, so that's a win-win.

-Now, what do you collect?

-Oh, I love silver milk jugs.

I never use them, you know, they're just in a cabinet.

-How many have you got?

-30.

-No.

-Yeah.

-What got you into that?

-I just love the style of them.

But what fascinates me most is the history behind them.

You know, where was the inspiration for the jugs.

And you must have learnt a lot on Bargain Hunt over the years?

Oh, invaluable.

Invaluable. And that is the right answer.

Now, £300 apiece, here we go. £300.

-Thank you.

-300 smacks.

-KATE:

-Thank you.

You know the rules, your experts await, and off you go!

And very, very, very good luck. Oh, what joy.

That's the team. Now, let's meet today's experts.

Steering the Reds

through calm waters, it's Captain...

Ahoy there.

And hoping to snap up some bargains for the Blues, it's...

Now, what are the teams looking for today?

You know what? I haven't got a clue.

But I'm very excited to find out what's there.

Well, anything quirky, anything a little bit funny,

a little bit unusual.

What about you, Kate?

I'm quite into mirrors, I think. I like mirrors.

So basically we are looking at the antique version of you two?

That's it. We'll settle for that.

Right, teams, your 60 minutes starts now.

HORN HOOTS Oh, let's go in there.

-Let's have a little wander around.

-Let's go.

-Here we go. Rock and roll. Thank you.

-Go.

Ian likes a bit of shiny stuff, that's for sure.

-This is...it's huge, isn't it?

-Yeah.

Look at this place. Full of stuff and objects.

So there's going to be something.

-I like silver milk jugs.

-You like silver milk jugs?

Cos normally milk jugs would come with the rest of the tea service.

Yeah...but I'm not that rich. So I settle for that.

They're all reproductions, aren't they?

Yeah, they will be.

I see an owl. OWL HOOTS

Wow, it's bewildering, isn't it? There's so much stuff.

Bewildering, yes.

But not to worry, Kate is focused and on the case.

-I found a mirror.

-Oh, this is one of Kate's things.

-Oh, Kate...

-I like that.

-26 quid. That's quite good.

-With a bevelled edge.

Yeah, and look at the beautiful clips.

Got these little clips that dates from about the '50s, 40s/50s.

It's vintage.

You're right, it's vintage. It's vintage stuff.

-Shall we have a look? Just have a quick look?

-All right.

-So...

Good size. Cardboard back,

so it really is sort of utilitarian to its max.

Yeah. But it's attractive.

Yeah, I like your eye, I like the eye on it.

And the actual quality of the mirror,

it's not silvered, is it?

It's not silvered, it's not gone.

So, now it's chance for Phil to come in and do your bit.

Stand back, darling.

-Yeah.

-So, don't mention the figure, see what they can do,

but try and get a one in front of it.

Good tip, Thomas. Right, let's see what Phil can do.

Obviously, we're interested in the mirror.

What would you be prepared to come down to?

-20.

-20.

We were rather hoped to have a one in front of the...

18, 18.

-We were hoping 15.

-Gosh.

-Would you be able to do...

-Let's compromise, 16.

-16.

-Is that a good one in front?

Absolutely wonderful.

I think, you know, you should go for that,

it's like a record buy.

Thank you very much for that, that's great.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

-That's like shopping in five minutes.

That is A1 shopping skills.

-That's lovely.

-Yes, that's the way to do it.

£16 for an Art Deco mirror and plenty of time

to shop for two more items.

-The Blues are also up early.

-COCKEREL CROWS

The crowing cockerel has drawn their attention.

See the jug with the hen, as well? The cockerel.

Yeah? Shall we have a look at that? Shall we pick that up?

-It's got a chip on the lip.

-Oh, for God's sake!

It's normally... Typical of Wemyss, it's very brittle and very soft.

Wemyss is very brittle, sadly, so that's not unusual.

What about...? What's on your desk stand? That's really unusual.

-That's 140.

-£140.

-Is it really?!

-Yeah.

-You can have a look at it if you like.

-Would you mind?

Yeah, I quite like the look of that.

-Lovely, marvellous.

-Shall I hold the lids?

Yeah, you get the lids, that's OK.

-Marvellous.

-Oh, there's weight...

Hang on, I have to get me glasses out now.

-OK, so this is...

-I'm only 30 if anyone asks.

Is that restoration? Is that restored?

Oh, watch your teeth.

OK, so that's really interesting

Cos I think there's a bit of a restoration across there

and what I'm doing when I'm testing it against my teeth like that,

is basically feeling for that restoration,

which is slightly softer to touch... I know it's... I'm not eating it.

I think it's a lovely thing, guys.

I'm just slightly worried about the extent of the restoration.

OK, well, we can think about it

-and we can come back and see, couldn't we?

-Yeah.

-Good plan, guys.

Back to the browsing.

The Reds are regrouping and ready to search again.

Is this the way you were going to be going?

Looking at items under a certain figure?

Well, I always thought that was the best way to do it,

and then we leave as much as we can for you to buy in the bonus buy.

-OK, thanks for that.

-Yeah, yeah, we trust you.

-Cos we trust you, Tom.

-Yeah, I bet you do.

Trust is everything, Thomas.

The Blues are trusting their instinct, too. Another cockerel.

What is it about these plucky characters?

That... Is it a teapot with a cockerel again?

Yeah.

All right, OK, so lovely little teapot there

with a cockerel on the front.

-Dawntee be fraid aut now.

-Oh.

-Dawntee be fraid aut now.

Sounds Scottish, sounds Scottish, doesn't it?

Very sweet, pretty thing.

There is a collector's market for it but...not today.

Afraid not. Time to move on, though.

Ceramics has beckoned the Blues, too.

Kate has spotted an item that really takes the biscuit.

Oh, look at the gorgeous box.

The Deco box. Yeah, it's gorgeous. It's like a biscuit barrel.

-Oh, it's so stylish.

-Can I have a look at it?

-Yeah.

-Thank you.

-So one would put your...

-Do you want to...?

-No, no, no, you go, you go.

-Put your Hobnobs in it.

-Your Hobnobs.

-There are other biscuits available.

-There are.

No, there are not.

The king of biccies, you know. They're good dunkers.

Good dunkers. Are you a dunker?

-I am very much a dunker, yeah.

-We both are.

-Oh, really?

-Yeah.

I mean, let's have a look at it.

So you've got made in England on there.

You hold it, no, you hold it. So I can...

You got made in England there. 170, that will be the mould number.

Actually, I will take it. Actually, I will.

-THOMAS TAPS POT

-This is stoneware.

It's a weak material, therefore you don't want...

-You want to check...

-Strong enough for Hobnobs?

Strong enough for Hobnobs. Is not like a hard porcelain. No.

It's got a real look with this drip glaze, hasn't it?

-It has, it's got a lovely look.

-It's very '30s, isn't it?

-It's immensely '30s.

-Bit asymmetrical, as well.

It could go in our kitchen on the shelf, actually.

It's all about somebody else liking it, but it is iconic in its look.

Yeah. Shall we see what they can do?

Yes, I think so.

I think that would be a good idea to see...

That's the way you have it.

Cos you have one clean bit and one bit there.

-One clean bit and one bit there.

-Oh, lovely.

-That's how you have it.

-Yeah.

-And it's marked at 40. What's the best on that?

I could do that for 30.

And if I asked you for 25, where would we be?

-Swing it.

-Swing it?

-Yeah.

-You think so?

-Yeah.

-What do you think?

-I think so.

-Yeah, you love that?

-Yeah.

-Deal.

-Good man.

If they don't like it, we'll take it.

£25, you can't go wrong.

Well done, Reds. A second buy early. And all within ten minutes.

£25 for a Beswick Art Deco biscuit box. I feel a theme coming on.

-So, two items within ten minutes.

-Are we doing well?

-You're doing immensely well.

-Speedy.

-Speedy.

-Can we just off...steady the bus.

-Oh, I see, right.

-Steady the bus.

-Yeah, OK, but the brake on.

-OK.

Yeah, calm down, you two.

You've got plenty of time to find a third item.

They know what they like - when they like it, they go for it.

They are fabulous. But to my liking, it's a bit quick.

If you see the right thing,

what's the point trailing around for hours on end?

And as her husband, I agree with her.

I'd like them to take a bit more of an easier, steadier pace.

-We'll slow down now, maybe.

-Yes.

Yes, we'll start dawdling now.

Dawdle off, then.

The Blues have yet to make any purchases.

-So you better speed up, boys.

-Now, what about this Moorcroft?

It's a beautiful bowl, but it's a little bit expensive.

Oh, is it? That's stunning.

That's a bearded iris pattern, really, really beautiful.

It's a duck eggy colour.

Looking at the bottom, we've got this lovely mark.

We've got the impressed mark with the painted signature.

And an impressed mark there. £185.

-And it's got restored...

-Oh, more restoration...

-We're littered with restoration today, aren't we?

-Yeah.

Let's have a look, see if we can find that chip.

Where, where...? Oh, just there, I think it is.

So that would affect the value, I would imagine, sadly.

-But what do you think, guys?

-Love it.

Love the colours. Love the bowl.

I do love it. I do love the Arts and Crafts movement, I love this era.

I love the colours.

It's quite a chunk of money, what's our tactic?

-Are we thinking spending big?

-No, we wanted to buy cheap

and sell high, but this is really, really nice.

But the price has to be right. See what you can do.

You've got 185. Is there any movement on that price at all?

-I'll do 150.

-150.

Couldn't go a little further for us on this cold day?

-140.

-I think it's... Do you think?

-Could we just do 135?

And it means you don't have to pack it away.

-138.

-138?

-138? Happy with 138?

-I'm very happy because this lady...

-That's a very funny figure.

-..I like her eyes.

-I think her eyes are wonderful.

-I've had that said to me before.

I'm not surprised.

Flattery will nearly always get you a better deal, Alec.

Don't drop it.

Thank you so much, I'm really pleased with that.

Gosh, we spent some money, haven't we?

-We did, yeah. Bang goes the strategy.

-Yeah.

Indeed. 15 minutes in and the Blues have spent nearly half their money

on their first buy.

£138 for the restored Moorcroft bowl.

All right, OK.

Back on a steady search and as they've got time on their side,

Thomas is keen to play a guessing game.

You know, there's something on that stand which I absolutely...

Can we have a look?

Really? Let me guess what you LOVE on this stand.

-The dragon?

-Not the dragon, not Puff.

-Not this?

-No, no, no.

-It's this one, Thomas?

-No, definitely not.

-OK.

-No, it's the bull.

-The bull?

-Oh, the bull.

It's too expensive. You won't...

But it's by Arnold Machin, it's a Wedgwood zodiac bull.

-How much is this one?

-Careful.

-Oh, gosh, I nearly dropped it!

-275.

-Oh, right.

Move on then, Reds. Talking of moving...

-Oh, what about...?

-What about...?

Halls of Grantham. House furnishers, removals and storage.

-That's nice.

-Oh, that's nice.

Are you trying to relive your childhood days?

He's never left it.

-What does it say?

-Have we found a price?

-Is there a price on it?

-Is this your...?

-Can we ask you a little bit about it?

-Yeah, of course.

How much have you got on it, my love?

-The absolute death on that is 160, I'm afraid.

-Ooph.

-This is a lovely...

-Yeah, it is beautiful, yeah.

Oh, that's a real shame.

Everything we've picked up has been over 160.

We are nothing if not quality hounds, are we?

-Thank you ever so much.

-Marvellous.

OK, we'll pop that down for the time being. Thank you.

Come on, you. Get something cheap.

Exactly right, Alec.

Park that van there and remove yourselves pretty sharpish.

It's been quite expensive, hasn't it? We didn't realise.

Well, we do have expensive taste. I mean, we paid out quite a lot

right at the very beginning, but we're now going to go

for cheap and cheerful. Much like ourselves.

Which is what we said right at the very beginning, didn't we, though?

Hmm. Let's see if you can manage that. Back to plan A.

In the meanwhile, Thomas is checking

in which direction the wind is blowing with the Reds.

I quite like the weather vane.

It's nice and weathered as well, isn't it?

Yeah, it's chunky,

it's got a bit of a weight and size to it, hasn't it?

-I like this. I think that's...

-It's very decorative, isn't it?

Yeah. It's decorative stuff, I can see its appeal.

-How does it fit on?

-You'd need a pole.

-You need a pole.

-And it's a

-weather vane? Yeah, yeah.

So what does a weather vane do exactly?

-Tells you which way the wind is coming.

-Oh, I see.

-So it swivels.

-Catches this, blows it round.

-How much is it?

-It's £85.

-It goes beyond all your budgets as you've been going.

-Yes.

And our strategy. We've got 30 minutes so let's have another...

We can bear that in mind, can't we?

Time to change direction.

Aren't these wacky?

Who would have thought that in 12 solid glass rings,

you could display so much colour and so much variety.

Of course, this could only be done by the Venetians at Murano.

This ring sits snugly on my finger,

it's comfortable to wear

because of the ovoid form of the glass itself

nothing to stick out and catch.

But the decoration itself is similar to canework

which was used by the Murano craftspeople

to create all those paperweights.

Next door to that is a gorgeous green ring.

I'm not sure this isn't my favourite

cos green's one of my favourite colours.

But here we've got three or four shades of green

which have been drawn out into a swirl

that goes from side to side on the ring.

And in between each of the green swirly bits,

there seems to be some metal.

That's called an inclusion.

And next door to that, we've got the same effect

but even more tightly drawn,

this time on a black and silver platinum ground.

Just in these three rings, you have an illustration on the finger

as to how beautiful they look when being worn.

And the rest of them on the table further illustrate the point.

And you might think that to buy a collection of 12 rings like this

would cost you a small fortune.

Well, you'd be wrong.

Poke about, do a deal and you'd find that each of these rings

would cost you no more than three pounds.

-LAUGHS

-£36 for the lot.

Now, that is what I call a bargain.

Back to the shopping. And with less than 25 minutes to go,

the Reds have one item to find while the Blues...

Right, let's go, go, go, go in here.

..are on a mission to find two.

-I do love a bit of glass.

-Hmm, OK.

Do you know what? I love a challenge.

You are challenging me in the best possible way.

FRENCH ACCENT: A challenge.

I rather like the look of this. What do you think of this, my love?

That is really rather lovely, though. Look at that.

-All the fishes.

-Fish.

It's very fishy, yeah. I mean it's a lovely piece of glass.

Glassware - it has be either incredibly useful

or incredibly beautiful in order to sell at auction.

-And I know that you do love your glass.

-I do.

I'm a bit worried having looked at this under closer inspection.

-Have you seen...?

-Oh.

-That is massively cracked.

-It is.

Oh, cracked glass is a no-no.

Unlucky, fella. Yeah, it has to be in good condition, as well.

So, sadly, I think that one has to go back.

It's got to go back. But good spot.

-We are really running out of time.

-Move forward then, move forward.

Panic, panic, panic.

While the Blues worry about time, the Reds have time for tea.

-Chrome teapots.

-It's eye-catching, isn't it?

It is eye-catching. You get, there's a lot there.

Although this is different, isn't it?

-It's all different.

-Yeah.

So would you have those two and the sugar bowl?

-Well, they're...

-No, you wouldn't want two teapots.

-It's got three teapots.

-Well, I thought that was a coffee pot, no?

Well, it could be a coffee. Yes, it could be coffee.

-Are they the insulated ones?

-They are the insulated ones.

-Yeah, yeah.

Cos if you lift up... So, Phil, could you...?

-That's it.

-Oh, right. Oh!

-Yeah.

-Isn't that nice?

-Aw.

-PHIL LAUGHS

-Keeps your tea warm, doesn't it?

-Yeah.

-So you've got two teapots and a coffee pot

and a sugar bowl and cover and a tray.

Yeah.

Kate's not convinced.

-I'd rather have a teapot...

-Do the lot.

-..the milk...

-Do the lot, I say...

-I think it gets crowded, don't you?

I wouldn't - you get more bang for your buck. Excuse me.

-So I'll read you the numbers.

-STALL HOLDER: Yeah.

-So I've got tray, 18.

-Yeah.

-I've got coffee pot, ten.

-Yeah.

-I've got sugar bowl, ten.

-Yeah.

Then I've got teapot, 20.

And there's nothing on the ribbed example.

-That one?

-Yeah.

-15.

And then the jug and the thing.

-These are 22?

-Yes, that's right.

A full tray at £95.

-Hm...

-So, I think 55 is generous, to be honest.

-55, yeah?

-55 is a generous offer, I think.

-Is it? OK.

-Yeah.

-I think that's quite good. So what you want to do?

-Buy, buy.

-55. We go for 55.

-Thank you so much. That's lovely.

-You're welcome.

So, a collection of seven chromed Art Deco pieces

bought as the Reds' third and final buy.

The job lot for £55 and with 15 minutes to spare.

The Blues, in the meanwhile, still need to find two items

and are feeling the pressure.

I am now, I am now really panicking. Er...

-Three items...

-Yeah.

-..all very similar.

-Yeah.

-Yes, in a theme.

-In a theme.

-And we got through it without arguing as well.

-Mainly.

-Mainly.

-Let's go and have lunch.

-Yeah.

-Hey, over here.

-WHISTLE BLOWS

I really like the back whistle there.

Girl Guide whistle. Were you in the Girl Guides?

-No, Brownies.

-THEY LAUGH

-What's your thoughts?

-Right, we're running out of time...

Well, that's what I'm saying.

-But are you hellbent on that?

-Yes.

-Right...

-Seriously...

-You really, really, really want a Girl Guide...

-It's silvery.

If I lose my golden gavel because you've done that...

It's got Girl Guides written all over it, I think that is history.

-I love that.

-History?!

I think that's really marvellous.

Yet, that gets, that's caught my eye a treat.

-How much is that then?

-That's 58.

-Well, let's just have a look at it.

We've got National Rose Society awarded to EH Ackerman,

medal by John Harvey Pinches.

So, Pinches is quite a famous medallion or medal producer.

So six distinct varieties of roses,

Chelsea Flower Show, July 1930, EH Ackerman.

Look how beautiful that is.

The casting on that is quite something.

I mean, I have not seen one of these before.

There are medal collectors, or medallion collectors.

It's in solid silver.

And I just think it's a really lovely thing.

I think it's lovely. I'm really happy with that if...

I mean, £58, see what you can do. I mean, try and get it for cheaper.

I think the fact it's got its original casing...

-Do you like it, Al?

-I like this.

-Yeah. Come on then.

But I like that tin over there, as well, to be fair.

-That's a different...

-But how much is on that tin?

-I haven't looked.

-One thing at a time, Ian.

Time, time is of the essence.

All that Girl Guides have brought to our country...

-Focus, focus.

-..over many, many years.

-Focus, focus!

Well, let's do something with that then.

-It's got £58 on it.

-Right.

-Is there anything that you could do on the price?

-I could do 50.

Could do £50. OK.

-Shall we just stick with this?

-But we've not got much time left!

All right, let's just...

-We'll definitely have that.

-We'll definitely have this.

-OK, so we're happy with that at £50?

-Yes.

So much confusion, so little focus,

but they've managed to secure this Chelsea Flower Show medallion

for £50 as their second buy.

Now, with only a few minutes ago,

Christina, control the lads, will you?

-Have a look at your tin. You have got two minutes.

-Two minutes, right.

Have look at your tin and then come back.

-Hello there. How much have you got on your tin?

-That's 25, sir.

25? And is there any movement on that?

20 is the absolute best, I think.

-20?

-Yeah.

-OK, give me a minute.

I'll just go and tell my colleagues. Thank you.

-OK, time to decide. The tin or....?

-What's that there?

Well, that is a nice little penknife

which was tucked in the corner there.

It's silver I think it's a nice little thing.

We've got no time. I think it'll do better...

That's lovely, but, you know,

I think this is, got a bit more chance.

-What's that price? £30?

-Yeah. Well, then, fantastic.

Hello! THEY CHUCKLE

You've already been so, so kind.

Is there anything you can do on this for us?

-Let me have a look for you.

-I've taken a bit of a shine to that.

-Right, erm.

-THEY LAUGH

Well, I could be very generous. How would 15 be?

Thank you so much, dear lady. You're a wonderful person.

You've been very generous. Thank you so much.

Right, teams, your 60 minutes is up.

Mum, can I kiss my friend again?

Boys, seriously, under the...

Sorry. I need a very large gin and tonic and a sit down.

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

A clear early buy for the Reds, an Art Deco mirror for £16.

Looking good, guys.

Next they rolled up a Beswick biscuit box for £25.

And finally, it was tea for two and two for tea.

A collection of 1950s tea ware bought for £55.

-Are you OK, you two?

-Yes.

-Yeah.

-It's a bit cold out here.

-It is cold.

-It is a bit chilly.

Now, tell me, darling, which is your favourite piece?

-The biscuit barrel.

-Favourite?

-Yeah.

-Husband?

Erm, I'm going to go for the tray with all the pots of coffee...

-Thermos ware!

-That's your favourite? Personal favourite?

-Absolutely.

Which is going to bring the biggest profit?

-Obviously the one that I've chosen.

-Yeah, I agree with that one.

-You agree with it?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-OK, how much should you spend?

-£96.

-Please may I have £204?

-You can.

Gosh, look at that. And the four. How lovely.

-The all-important four.

-Exactly.

Over to Tom Tom. Thank you, Tom. What are you going to do with it?

I think I might find something on your same vein.

-Oh, right.

-Ah!

-Yes.

-Might have spotted something...

-Stylish and '30s.

OK, well, sounds intriguing, and good luck with that, Tom,

because right now, we're going to check out

what the Blue team bought, aren't we?

First up, the Blues were drawn to a Moorcroft bowl

bought for a hefty £138.

The deal was done for £50 on a 1930s Chelsea flower show medal.

And finally, a mother-of-pearl penknife was bought for £15.

-Alec, Ian, how was that for you?

-Fantastic.

Slightly expensive taste, perhaps?

Well, we didn't think we had, but clearly, we do have.

How much did you spend?

-£203.

-£203.

I'd like £97 of leftover lolly, please. Somebody got that?

THEY LAUGH

Not exactly willing, is he?

So which is your favourite piece, Ian?

-I like the first piece, which was a plate.

-Did you?

-Yeah.

-OK, which is your favourite piece, Alec?

-Well, I favoured the bowl.

I thought the bowl was lovely, but then I quite like the coin.

And actually, the medal and the knife is really good too. But...

-Everything, in fact.

-Seeing as you've asked for

a single answer there, I will say it was the bowl also.

-Do they go on like this all the time?

-I'm afraid we did.

-Oh, Lordy.

My face actually aches from laughing.

That will be most of the programme used up then.

OK, which piece is going to bring the biggest profit in one sentence?

-Oh, the Moorcroft, without a doubt.

-You think?

-I think the knife.

-Do you?

-Mm.

-Give it the knife, hey?

-Yeah.

-Now, moving on, very, very quickly.

-Thank you kindly.

-There you go, CT.

-Brilliant.

-You are unbelievable, everybody knows it.

-Now you've got to live up to it.

-Yeah, and panic, thanks.

Good luck with that.

Meanwhile, we're shuffling off to the auction

where we hope it's going to be more work!

Yeah!

I've arrived at Richard Winterton's saleroom in the city of Lichfield.

And I'm with the man himself whose gavel is ready to get into gear.

Richard, good morning to you.

And good morning to you, and welcome to our lovely city.

Thank you.

Now, for the Reds, they've definitely got

what you might call a Deco-y theme to their purchases.

First off is the mirror, which is described as Art Deco

but actually, it could be 1950s, couldn't it?

-Yeah, could easily.

-Yeah.

It's not spotted or scratched. It's ready to go. What's it worth?

Erm, it's the sort of thing

that we'd put four or five together in a lot.

Individually, yeah, it might make ten pounds.

OK, £16 they paid, so they may get out of trouble with that.

Next, we've got the biscuit box

which very much has the look of speed about it, doesn't it?

-It does.

-It does look like '30s.

Yeah, you know, it's popular.

There's still people do, you know, like...

There are Beswick collectors out there,

but that kind of Deco, sort of, look, £20, 20 to 30.

-OK. £25 paid, so they paid the right price again, well done.

-Yeah.

And then there's a collection of this chromium-plated stuff.

-Do you rate it?

-Not particularly.

-You don't?

-No, OK, fine.

15 to 25.

-Each?

-HE LAUGHS

-They were doing oh-so well.

-£15 to £25 then.

They paid £55.

I'm not surprised they paid that, but if we get that, I'll...

-You would be surprised?

-Yeah.

OK. Well, that's your challenge.

And in case you fail, they'll need their bonus buy,

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

OK, last of the big spenders, you two.

£96. £204 you had, Tom.

-Did that burn a hole in your pocket?

-It did burn a hole in my pocket...

-Good.

-..but I wanted to continue our theme...

-..and...

-Oh!

-..we have the mirror, we have the tea set...

-That's lovely.

-It's nice.

-..and this would adorn the mantelpiece.

-It would.

-A proper, Bakelite vintage clock by Jaz.

-Oh, it's gorgeous.

-It's an alarm as well.

-And does it work?

It does. It has been refurbed. Have a look.

-It's got a look about it, hasn't it?

-How much was it?

Well, there is a story in that.

Now, you spent a total of £96,

and I thought, "Well, maybe I should try and match it in one item."

And it was priced at 130, but I managed to buy it for £80.

-So you think there's some profit in it?

-You reckon?

Well, there could be a small profit, a small profit, I'm thinking.

-Right.

-All right. Thinking it through?

-Thinking about it.

-I'm not sure that there's a profit in that.

-We'll think... Yes, yes.

Well, you decide after the sale of your first three items.

But right now, for the viewers at home,

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

More of the same, I'd say.

Thomas Plant has gone out to buy something

that he knows will be popular with his team.

But that has at least got a real bit of style about it in my view.

Yeah, I quite like this.

I have to say, I do. You know, I do like it.

It's got that look, hasn't it? With the Bakelite and the...

I love the colour as well. I think it's...

And they talk about the jazz age and it says Jaz on it

and it's a French movement,

and it's an alarum and its got that Cubist look.

-And it's 20 to 30.

-Is that all?

Well, I think that's a good... Well, for what it is, 20 to 30...

Ah, I think that is cheap. Come on, Richard.

-It's got to be 50 to 80.

-It could get to 40. No, no, no.

-Won't it get to £80?

-Oh, I don't think so.

That's what Thomas Plant paid for it.

Do you think that's £80? Can you see £80 in that?

-Yes, at top end, I think it could make £80.

-OK, OK.

Well, that's only me saying that. That doesn't mean it will do.

-You're the maestro with the gavel.

-Yeah.

OK, well, I'm going to pop it down on there then.

It's got half a chance to.

-It's a nice looker, isn't it?

-Exactly.

-Yeah.

-Just like you, Richard.

-Yeah.

-Right.

That's it now, for the Reds.

Moving on to the Blues is the Moorcroft Pottery bowl.

Now, there is an auction favourite.

It is...

The only worry is that it's been heavily restored.

We've still got £100 on it cos it's a good part and it's a good look.

-If it didn't have the restorations, you'd be, you know...

-200 to 300.

Oh, yeah, easy. Double that. Well over.

Well, £138 was paid.

That would tell me that they knew there was restorations

for that price.

So we might or might not get out of trouble with that,

but at least you put 100 on it, which is encouraging, thank you.

Now, the person that won that medal at Chelsea in 1930

would have been so chuffed, wouldn't they?

It's a real bit of horticultural history.

But is anybody going to buy it?

I'm struggling to think who, what market's going to be there.

You know, the John Pinches, the name, the box is great.

You know, it shouts quality at you.

-I would worry. We've got 15 to 20 on it.

-Yeah.

£50 is the price that was paid for that.

OK, there's a big question mark hanging over that.

Anyway, old fruit, how do you rate the fruit knife?

I like it, and these are always popular.

You know, there's a growing thing for these fruit knives.

It's nicely, you know, marked with the silver.

Yeah, it's a seller all day long.

-20 to 30.

-OK, £15 paid.

-That's good. That's OK.

-So £15 was cheap, wasn't it?

-Yeah, I like that.

-You like it.

And after all this schmoozing around,

they may or may not need their bonus buy,

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

Ian, Alec, how are you? Tickety-boo.

Very well. Thank you for asking.

-Good for you. Now, you spent £203, which is magnificent.

-We did, yeah.

You gave 'er indoors £97.

-You can clearly went out and found something enormous.

-Yeah.

What was it?

-Go on.

-Do you want to go for it, Alec?

-Can I?

-Yeah.

-All right.

Oh. Er...

Yes! THEY LAUGH

-We loved that, didn't we?

-Oh, yes. Without a doubt.

He was going berserk over this thing.

I said, "You're not having it,

"We've got no time, we've got to... Come away from it."

Believe it or not, believe it or not, we almost ran out of time.

I mean, I know it's difficult to believe

-because of the amount of chat...

-BOTH: That's brilliant.

-Happy?

-I'm thrilled.

-I give you your whistle.

-What's so brilliant?

-Absolutely thrilled.

-It is... What is it?

Why did you love it so much?

Well, it's a commemorative thing for Girl Guides,

but I just think it's the history behind it.

My mum said to me, she said,

"It's always better to have a Girl Guide in your pocket

-"than a Brownie in your pants."

-Yes!

-So that's...

And that is why I fell in love with it.

And do you know something?

Do know something, Ian?

Your mother was exactly right.

I can't remember, how much were they asking for it?

-Five quid, no, 15.

-£412.

-15? Oh, I spent a fiver on it.

-OK.

-Well done.

So it's five pound's worth of whistle.

-And do we have a projected value?

-I have no idea!

-Does it really matter?

-It's priceless.

-Exactly, it's priceless.

-That's what it is.

-It's priceless.

-It's brilliant.

-I'm thrilled. Thank you for that.

-You're very welcome. Any time.

Well, you've made a geezer very happy.

Oh, excellent.

So let's find out for the audience at home

whether you've made the auctioneer happy.

OK, Richard, whet that one for me.

-Look at that, hey.

-Chromium plate.

-Think it's 1950s.

-I think it is, isn't it? Girl Guides.

I've never seen one... I've never seen one with...

That written with Girl Guides on before, I have to say.

No, me neither.

Has it got some commercial value?

I don't know.

You know, we've got ten pounds on it.

-Actually, Christina, as a bonus buy, paid a five-pound note for it.

-OK.

Excellent. Thank you very much, Ricardo.

-And very, very, very good luck.

-Yep, thank you.

Phil, Kate, look at all these people jammed in here.

-It's good, isn't it?

-Look like buyers to me, Tim.

They look like buyers.

Let's hope they're Art Deco buyers, cos that's all you've got to sell.

-Yeah.

-Anyway, and the first lot up is the Art Deco mirror,

-and here it comes.

-AUCTIONEER:

-There is the mirror.

Where are you going to be for that mirror? Five pounds.

-Five to start me. Five, I'm bid. Six, I'm bid.

-Come on, come on.

Eight, I'm bid. Eight pound right away

In the room at eight pound. Ten pounds. £15, the internet.

-'£20, the room.'

-Yes!

-Yes!

-'25, the internet.'

-Look, you're in profit.

That's marvellous.

25, I'm bid. 25, I'm bid. 25, I'm bid.

Sold then at 25.

That is plus nine pounds.

You're nine pounds up just like that. Isn't that good?

-Yes.

-Wonderful.

-Perfect.

Now, the biscuit barrel.

Five pounds again, start me. Nothing on my book.

Five, six, eight, ten, 15...

-You get a lot of biscuits in.

-'15. Down there at 15.'

-£15, I'm bid at 15, 15.

-Come on, come on.

-£20.

-Thank you. Good girl.

£25. 25. On my left at 25.

£25 on the left.

Selling at 25.

Aw...

£25. Wiped its face.

No pain, no gain, no profit, no loss. Right.

Now, here comes the tea ware. Stand by.

1950s. This will take you back, some of you.

£15, I'm bid. 15, 20. Five here. 30 in the room. 30.

-I'm bid in the room at £30.

-Keep going.

£30. £30 in the room. £30 in the room.

All done. Sold at 30.

Oh, no. £30 is minus £25.

You had nine pounds before,

which means you are now minus £16.

But what are we going to do about the Bakelite clock?

You can park it and maybe have a winning score at minus 16.

-No, let's go for it.

-You want to go for it?

-Why wouldn't we?

-Or do you want to have a punt?

The old Bakelite clock, do you reckon it's going to beat 80? Thomas...

-I can't say anything.

-No, you're not allowed.

-Not allowed.

-No, it's not going to do it.

-You're not going to go for it?

We're going to park our loss.

OK, we're not going with the bonus buy,

but we're going to sell it anyway.

You may have done a wise move

cos the auctioneer's estimate is only 20 to 30 on this, so let's see.

Here we go.

Quality pure fantastic item. Where are you going to be?

Interest is on the book. I have £20. £20. 25, £30. 35.

35, I'm bid.

£40, 45, £50, 55.

-Oh.

-Not bad.

55, I'm bid. £55.

-Go on!

-£55.

£55. The room is out. At £55.

Sensible move, you two. Sensible move.

All done. Selling at 55.

55 is minus 25.

As it is, you didn't go with the bonus buy,

you parked it with losses of only £16,

so you could win on that.

-Have you been talking to the Reds?

-BOTH: No.

We don't want you to cos we don't want you to know what their score is

so it doesn't influence your decisions

when it comes to the bonus buy, all right?

So this is all a bit secret. You don't know, so that's fantastic.

Now, first up is going to be your Moorcroft bowl,

and here it comes.

It's the orchard design, impressed marks.

There we go. Lovely thing.

Where are you going to be? Start me at 100. 80, £50.

-CAROLINE GASPS

-50, I've got. 50, I'm bid.

-60, I'm bid.

-It's beautiful.

-60, I'm bid.

-£60, I'm bid.

70, I'm bid. 70, right away. In the room at 70.

-Internet, you're out.

-No! More, more, more.

£80, the internet. £80. £90, the room.

It's getting there.

'£90, the room. £90, the room. Internet is out then.'

-It's in the room.

-No, keep going.

We are selling then at £90.

Oh, no!

-I can't bear it.

-That hurt.

That is minus £48.

-That's a big hit.

-That IS a big hit.

Little medallion now, and a nice little box with it.

Chelsea Flower Show.

All you keen on the Flower Show, this is one for you.

Where are you going to be? £20, 15.

'Fiver to go. Five pounds to start me.'

Little white medallion. There it is.

Five pounds, six pounds, eight pounds, ten pounds.

-We loved this!

-I know.

The room, £15. £15.

It's beautiful.

£15, you're all done.

£20. The lady has come in at £20.

No-one will ever know that you didn't win it at the Flower Show.

-LAUGHTER

-Yours, madam. It's all yours.

-Aw...

-Minus £30.

My heart!

You're minus 78, bros.

THEY SPEAK OVER EACH OTHER

The silver and mother-of-pearl folding fruit knife.

Always popular these are. Growing market.

Ten pound, I'm bid. 15, 18, 20.

'Five with me.'

-With me at 25.

-Recoup some losses.

25. All done?

25.

-Perfect.

-A profit!

-Well done.

That is plus ten pounds. You were minus 78 before.

You are now minus 68, OK?

Say that quietly.

Minus 68. So what are we going to do about the whistle?

-Well, let's have a think. Yeah!

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Definitely.

OK, fine. They're going with the bonus buy.

I can tell you now that the auctioneer has estimated ten to £15.

-Ooh.

-That's good.

-Might double our money.

He didn't know why he has, but that's fair enough.

-He has.

-Cos he has taste.

-Is that what it is? OK, fine.

-Five pounds paid for the whistle...

-I can't believe it's double figures.

..let's see what happens, and here it comes.

Nothing on my book. Where are we going to be?

Start me. Five pounds.

-Go on!

-Yes!

-'Five pounds.'

-Come on.

Five pounds. Six pounds, the internet.

-'Eight pounds, the room.'

-Yeah! Oh!

At eight pounds, the room.

You've been a bit... Ten pound, front row.

-Ten!

-Ooh! There you go, see.

Her on the front row at ten pounds. Ten pounds.

-Come on!

-And another. £12.

BLUES: Yes!

I'll take 14.

-14.

-Yes! Look at that.

-Come on.

-Keep with me. One little one. 15.

15.

THEY CHEER Yes! Oh, you beauty.

£15, the whistle.

It's got a good blow on it, I can tell you. £15.

For old times' sake!

That's what it's for. That's what we're here for.

-£15...

-BANGS GAVEL

-£15.

-Yes! Thank you very much, thank you very much.

Plus ten pounds then. That's very nice. Which means overall,

you're only minus 58.

TEAM: Yay!

Just take away the minus figure and it's quite acceptable.

And who knows? That could be a winning score.

So say nothing to the Reds and all will be revealed in a moment.

-Not a word.

-Well done. Very sporting, chaps.

How much fun was that?

How much fun was that?

Well, it is marvellous, isn't it?

-Happy, everybody?

-KATE: Hm... IAN:

-Tickety-boo. Maybe.

-Been chatting?

-No, no.

-Not happy.

-I'm marvellously happy.

Marvellously, and so am I marvellously happy.

In fact, it's been a great day.

It's no secret, though, that neither team

is going home with any profits today, which is a sadness

because we've had a lovely programme.

And it's simply a question of the scale of the losses

to determine who is ahead and who is behind,

because we don't have losers any more, we only have runners-up.

And the runners-up by a fair old chalk are the Blues.

-LAUGHTER AND CHEERS CHRISTINA:

-Aw!

But you can reassure yourselves that you made the substantial profit

-on the fruit knife...

-We did.

-..and on the bonus buy, so well done for that.

-Lovely.

But it wasn't enough to staunch the losses of that Moorcroft pot...

-Sadly.

-..for example, which was a pity.

Thank you for all your humour

and for keeping us well and truly bubbling along, all right?

-Ditto.

-It has been great fun. Thanks so much.

-It has been.

-Smashing to meet you.

-Well done, you pair.

-Thank you.

How lovely. Magnanimous in defeat

because you're the winners today by only losing £16.

-BOTH: Yes.

-Which is nothing, is it?

-Absolutely.

Started off with a nice profit on the Deco mirror, yes?

And then we had our wiped face

and then it went down the proverbial a little bit, didn't it?

-It did.

-Yeah, a bit.

So we're all ring-fenced and secure.

-Congratulations.

-Thank you.

-Thanks.

-Victors! Such fun.

Join us soon for some more Bargain Hunting?

-Yes?

-ALL: Yes!