Yorkshire 2 Bargain Hunt

Today we're at the Jaguar Antiques and Collectors Fair at Wetherby Racecourse.

So we're under starter's orders, all bets are on,

but which team will pick up the jackpot?

Let's go bargain hunting! Yeah!

Let's take a peek at all the fun and games coming up later.

'The Red team leave it all to the last minute.'

Sell us something.

'While the Blues need a guiding hand.'

Where are they going?

'And who will be celebrating after the auction?'

Here at the races, our two teams each have ?300

to flutter on three items in only one hour.

Then they're off to the auction.

The team wins that makes the most profits.

But who will pull up short of the finish?

Who will progress and romp home to victory?

Let's go and meet them. HE NEIGHS

Now, Helen, you are great-aunt to Chris.

You get on well, do you? Oh, he's a lovely boy. Tremendously.

You're a retired head teacher. What do you do with your time now, Helen?

Oh, I do lots of things. I do lots of charity work,

I'm in the local dramatics society - I know it's hard to believe -

and the operatic society,

and I raise money for charity by telling people's fortunes.

Do you? So do I have to cross your palm with silver before I get a response? Possibly.

How do you see things going for you and Chris today? Extremely well.

Have you read... I have read the cards. The wheel of fortune.

Chris, I understand that you work in props.

Yes, I currently work in props.

It's a relatively new job, I've only been there three months.

Where's there? Er, it's working at a different TV production company to this.

Ah, yes. But it mainly involves moving scenery around,

refilling pint glasses and making sure that something's in the right hand and not the wrong hand.

So you're the continuity master. Kind of, yeah.

Previous to working there, I worked at Warwick Castle as a Trebuchet Master,

which is a medieval catapult.

I delivered tours and talks.

And I was once even a children's entertainer as a jester.

Were you? So I very much enjoy that side of it, as well.

What sort of a team do you think you're going to make with your aunt? I think I'll be the calming factor.

I'm quite laid-back. You think your auntie's a bit excitable?

Definitely. Well, you know what these headmistresses are like.

THEY LAUGH Exactly.

Anyway, very, very good luck. Thank you.

Meanwhile, we've got the father and daughter combo from heaven, Adrian and Jess.

How are you, kids? BOTH: Good, thank you.

Lovely.

Now, when not supporting Spurs, what do you get up to, Adrian?

Well, sadly and boringly, football also.

I'm heavily involved in running

a semi-pro football team in West Yorkshire,

down at Guiseley, which is only about 20 miles away from here.

Yeah. Are you coach or what?

I have been on that side, but I'm more or less general manager now,

so dealing with the players and the development of the club.

Do you collect anything, Adrian? Yes. I'm very keen on militaria

but I'm also very keen on history books.

Post-French Revolution, European history, by and large.

My wife counts them on a regular basis and I think we've just passed 600. Oh, dear.

Now, Jess, tell me about yourself. What do you do for a living? I am a trainee assistant manager at a pub

in Keighley, which happens to be a sports bar,

so I get paid to watch football, which is brilliant.

Is it quite fun, this bar?

Yeah, it's really good fun.

I'm a very sociable person and a bit of a flirt, so...

Oh! ..I'm getting to do the things I like to do.

And get paid for it.

Yeah. Good. Do you know anything about antiques?

Little bits.

The house is full of them, so my dad's sort of taught me bits,

but no, just interested in the sort of things that catch my eye. Fun.

Well, that's what we want. Some fun, eye-catching objects.

And now your money moment. Here we go, ?300 a piece. Your ?300. Thank you.

You know the rules. Your experts await. And off you go! And very, very, very good luck.

'Waiting in the paddocks today are our two experts

'who will be helping not one but two sets of teams!

'Under starter's orders for the Reds, it's Paul Laidlaw.

'And saddled up and ready to go for the Blues is Thomas Plant.'

That way? That way.

Here be bargains.

Are we ready? Are we fired up? Yep. Come on.

Yeah.

Anything? No, not really. No.

No? Not seen anything? No.

I used to play the violin. You didn't? Yeah! Very nice.

I gave it up. The world was grateful.

Bronze figure on a marble base.

It's of a Grecian lady in diaphanous robes.

Diaphanous means they're see-through. Mm. We always like ladies in see-through clothes.

How old would that be? It's Art Deco.

1920s. It's heavy. I quite like that. I think that's one to think about. How much is it?

It's... 195.

Yeah, but I'm sure a deal can be struck.

I'm sure a deal could be struck for a bit of brass. I'm sure it could be.

We could have a conversation.

What do you think, Adrian? Do you like that? It's very pretty. Do you think that'd sell in our area?

Yeah. Art Deco sells.

Deco does sell. Is it for fags?

I'm not entirely sure.

I don't think so. I tell you what, it's an inkwell.

That's what it was. There would've been glass liners in there. Yeah.

It's very nice. What's your very best on that?

?150. I was more thinking... a little bit less.

Well, ?130 is the very lowest.

I can't do it any lower. No, I paid good money for it.

What do you think, Jess? I'd like to have a look around, I think.

No, no, I'm just getting a price. No, I think that's quite understandable.

?130 is what we've got on it. Yeah.

What I think the tactic should be is that we'll have a look at things and price them up

and then we can decide.

Is that all right? Yeah.

Because we have only got the hour. It is a very nice thing. Thank you.

Thank you very much. No problem.

'So, the Blues already have a lady in waiting, but what about the Reds?'

What have you spied, my man? Comic cuts and comic cuttings.

They're right up your street. Definitely.

Various cuttings from newspapers. Interesting.

Is there a theme or is it random?

It looks random. There doesn't seem to be any comics. There's newspaper, stock markets.

There was some racing. That's hounds. Oh, yeah.

The derby. Fox hunting in the Lake District.

Alleged theft of an umbrella! Shocking!

By a dog! By a dog! Oh, no! THEY LAUGH

And it's got jesters on it! It's got jesters on it.

It's sending us all the right messages.

Is it dear? Is that a price tag in your hand? ?8.

That's going to make ?10 or ?20 on any day of the week in any auction

and it could do 20 to 30 because of the field sports and how well it presents itself.

I think it's a no-brainer. I don't like spending no money

but this programme is called Bargain Hunt and that's a bargain.

And we quite like spending no money. PAUL LAUGHS

But you're loving this, yeah? Yeah. I absolutely love it, especially the little gold figures.

?4. Yeah.

'Go on, Chris! Strike a deal! Let's hope they don't laugh at your offer, though.'

I saw quite an interesting bracelet over here. Oh, did you? Yeah.

What did you see, Jess? This bracelet. I thought it was quite quirky and interesting.

And why did you like it? Well, I quite like stuff like this myself.

It's something I'd wear. It's quite cool, isn't it? Yeah.

It's bone. The reason we can tell it's bone is because you see these little blood vessels here?

Oh, yeah. Can you see? The bone has blood running through it.

And it's great. It's really quite... It's got a real retro look to it.

Yeah. What's the price on it? ?48. Gaming pieces made up into a bracelet.

And the discolouration, is that just age?

Yeah, discolouration, good point. It is age, yeah. Absolutely.

I'd wear it. Go on, put it on.

Let's see what it's like on. That's why I picked it up.

It's quite nice to see that you've picked something out... That's quite cool, actually, isn't it? Yeah.

Do you want to get a price on that? Yeah. Excuse me, can we just have a... Hello. Hiya.

What have we got here?

OK, well, I'll go down to 40. 40.

Can you not go any lower? 35?

Well, we could split the difference maybe. 38.

What do you think? Well, it's a good thing. 38, that's not bad.

I'd prefer it at 35.

VENDOR CHUCKLES

OK, today we'll go for 35. What do you want to do?

We'll say yes, thank you. You want to do that? Yes. OK.

Yeah. Well, Jess has said yes, 35. Thank you. That's quick.

That's quick, isn't it? Thank you very much.

Well done, you. I think we'd better go on and find the next two. Yeah.

I hope they're that easy! Thank you very much. Thank you.

'So, the Blues have got off to a start with the bone bracelet. Let's hope it's an ace up their sleeve!

'Now, how did Chris get on with that scrapbook?'

What was the bottom line in the end? The bottom line was ?5. Well done.

She offered me six and I got her down to five.

One down, two to go. Brilliant. Onwards.

'Only ?5? Last of the big spenders...not!'

We've been shopping for about half an hour, maybe a bit longer.

If we go inside, we've got another half an hour. If we stay out here, we've got to make a decision.

I like that Deco figure if we can get it at a reasonable price. Do you agree, Jess? Yeah.

Can we go back and have a look? Do you want to go round and buy it if we can for the right money? Yes.

And then go inside for one more item? Yep. Yep. All right, let's go.

'Well, you better back up, because these look like stormy skies.'

What did we get to before? 130? 150 we got to.

Did we? Yeah. We thought we got to 130.

Go on, we'll do it for 130, then. Can you knock another fiver off, perhaps?

So we can take it off your hands? It is rather heavy. I have to pay for the diesel to get home.

125, go on. Yep! Thank you.

Well done! I think I'm actually losing money on that! Oh, yeah!

I'll just get out the violins, eh?

'Music to Thomas's ears. Could tune up to a nice bargain, this.'

Fantastic. So that's 125 and you spent 35, so that's 160. Yep.

Well done. So we've still got 140 left to spend, a little bit left over for me.

The heavens are really going to start opening. Let's rush inside. Come on. Thank you. Cheers.

'That's 2-1 to the Blues

'but Paul has found something which might just balance the score.'

We know exactly what we're looking at here and they're not uncommon.

And this is all bad news... They used to sell really well

but that was then and this is now

and demand for such things, be they counter-top or pocket sovereign scales,

it's diminished greatly.

But you work within that environment

and these, for my money, are smart for this reason.

Not too big, not too small. Desk size, display size.

Love the turning here.

Tapering upright, these lovely little turnings.

It appears to be all there. That's cool.

We have... Is that...?

Yeah, that's dead right.

That's what elevates them for the exercise.

OK? Made by Avery, still a business name.

Mahogany base. Watermarked. Old flake there.

It's beautifully made and it's not huge,

so you can see it either in a modern home or a Victorian home.

Let me cut to the chase. They're worth ?20 to ?40 at auction. Right.

What did I say about what we need to buy it for?

You buy it at low estimate. Right. Can I...? Yes.

You've heard all of this. Utterly transparent.

Is there any way... I want to buy those for ?20.

I'll do them for ?20. Ohh!

Thank you! Thank you. Lovely to meet you. Thank you so much.

Pleasure to do business with you. Thank you. Shall I carry those?

Yeah, I'm frightened to cross you now. You could really sort me out. Very wise. Lead wellies.

Right then, guys, onwards and upwards. Two down, one more to go.

Excellent. Excellent.

'Well, well, Reds, looks like it's all hanging in the balance.'

Where are they going?

Like a sort of gay abandon. Just off, walking down the aisle.

'Well, give them a guiding hand then, Tom. That's what you're there for, boy.'

Come and have a look. There you are, just off with abandon, not looking at anything. Come on.

Again, this is the problem. What's happened is, we've come inside

and it is a huge assault and they don't know what's happening

because there's so much stuff to look at.

But I'm trying to point them on this stand to something.

It's an Art Deco lamp base.

And, you know, I want them to spot it, not me.

But Art Deco does well at this saleroom, so that's the item they should be looking at.

Yep.

What about the lamp? I was going to say the lamp, yeah. Yeah, it's quite funky. Eureka!

Yeah, I like that. Eureka! Right, let's have a look at the lamp.

It's classic, isn't it? Yeah. OK, let's have a look at this.

What happens about... Don't we need to plug it in?

Ah, well, I can tell you all about that. So here we are.

I really like that. What do you think? Yeah.

It's simple, stylish. It's something I'd have in my room and it's retro and for the... How much is it?

I don't know yet. What's your best on that?

30. ?30.

Yeah.

It's got to be worth a risk.

Do you think? Yes.

25?

Go on. 25.

Yeah. It's lovely. Do you like it?

I want it myself. And this is a screw-off thing.

This screws off.

That will screw off, so that's quite a good fitting.

It's a moulded fitting.

Love this shaft. I think it's wonderful. What do you want to do?

Yeah. I like it. You want to go for it? I'd like it, yeah.

25 quid. Yeah.

You in for it? Absolutely.

You're happy? Yep.

Three items. Yep.

Do it? Yeah. Yes, let's do it.

Who's going to tell the dealer? Who's going to say, "We'll have it"?

Go on, Dad. We'll have it. Thank you.

'Lighten up, Thomas. The Blues are done.

'The Reds, on the other hand, have lost their sense of direction. They're at the end of the road.'

What's up here? Nothing. Nothing.

Stalls that way.

Is that where we came from? Yeah. We had better sprint.

Yeah. I don't think we've got any option. Definitely.

Sell us something. Seriously, we're running out of time.

We're sort of panicking. We've got a budget. We're looking for something with individuality.

But is there anything you can help us with on price?

Is there anything you want to sell that you're sick of seeing?

Yes. Apart from your husband.

Had it too long... All of it. THEY LAUGH

You beat me to that one. How about this?

Yeah, that little... For scent or snuff. Yeah.

I could do that for 25.

It's 1922 and it's still got its original... Stopper's there.

Yeah, that's not unattractive. And there are no nibbles on the glass. Can I have a feel?

It's a pretty little thing and it's a very fair price for the end user.

But... I don't think we've got wow. No. We've got three minutes.

Anything more substantial? Have you got something bigger, more wow, that you could maybe compromise on?

That's lovely! I know. I saw that. That's so sweet.

No compromise on that. Engine-turned, nine-carat banding.

Rosy nine-carat. Yep.

Condition is sweet.

Absolutely. Lovely lenticular section.

Lovely price of...? Never mind what you've got on it, just tell us what it could be.

85. You hold the perfume.

I'll hold the perfume. That really is smart, isn't it? That is really smart.

And it could be a card case. Yes, indeed.

If you want to win it, if you want to win the programme, and you buy that,

if you don't mind me saying, it's a modest little perfume. Yeah.

I think you'll break even with that. This is panic territory. We've got less than a minute.

I think if you're unlucky, you'll lose ?20 on that.

Please, please, please, please, please, and we will stump up, I'm sure I can convince you,

please, please, please, with icing,

please take ?70 for it. I beg you. No.

Please. 80 is the absolute death on it.

It's a gamble. What do you think?

It's a gamble. I think we haven't got much time left. I'm happy with that. I like it.

I think it's very nice. We'll go with that. Shake on it.

Thank you. Thank you very much. Well done, team. Thank you. Thank you very much.

Time's up. The shopping's over and it's now time to sell.

And we're at Calder Valley Auctioneers in Halifax

to find out whether the teams will make a profit.

But first, let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.

'At ?5, they could be playing their joker with this scrapbook.

'Weighing in at ?20 are these apothecary scales.

'And at ?80, are they taking a gamble

'with this silver and gold cigarette case?'

Your leftover lolly moment.

Paul Laidlaw was given the princely sum of ?195.

What did you spend it all on, Paul Laidlaw?

I didn't blow the budget but I guarantee you I have grown you a profit if you go with it.

Do you know what that is? I haven't a clue.

Picture that beside one's bed with one's pocket watch here.

Oh, of course! Ah! Yeah?

That's clever.

?15. Oh! TIM LAUGHS

You are wonderful.

?15? Well, wait and see, don't count any chickens. Hang on a minute, ?15?

Yes. Was that the deposit then? And you're sending in the rest later?

I've got to go back! You've got to go back there! Whether you pick it or not is up to you.

You can decide later, Reds.

Now for the Blues.

Let's remind ourselves what the team bought with their ?300.

'Jess thinks she has come up trumps

'with this playing card bracelet for ?35.

'They paid ?125 for the bronze and marble inkstand.

'And they were positively lit up by the Art Deco lamp.'

So, Adrian and Jess. The leftover lolly moment.

You gave the lovely TP ?115. What did you spend it on, Thomas Plant?

I spent it on a very fine jade and gold pendant.

It's Chinese. It's got a beautiful detail here, it's pierced.

For ?90, it's a steal and right now it's hot, hot, hot!

Oh! It's beautiful. It's very pretty. I think Jess loves it.

Look at that. I do like that. Would you expect that to make a profit?

Yeah, if they have Chinese objects here and it's on the internet, yes.

And it's a 14-carat gold little swing, as well. It's a lovely thing, isn't it?

I like it. It's very pretty.

Very pretty indeed.

We'll see whether the Blues decide to go for it

once their three items have sold.

And talking of selling... Well, here goes!

Are you feeling a bit nervy then, Jess? A little bit, yeah, my heart's going slightly. Why's that?

I don't know. I don't want to make a fool of myself and make a massive loss.

I shouldn't worry about that. Hundreds have before you.

The first lot is your bracelet, Jess, and here it comes.

Early 20th century bone bracelet made up of gaming pieces.

What am I bid for this lot here? 30?

20? 15 to open? Right at the back at 10.

And 12.50. 15.

Hey! 17.50.

20. 22.50.

At ?22.50, the lady at the back there. At 22.50.

Anybody else now? At 22.50.

Oh, no. I can't bear this, Jess. Don't cry, honey, don't cry.

Anyway, 22.50.

That means you are minus ?12.50 on that.

But not to worry. Here comes the inkstand.

19th century Art Deco bronze and marbled inkstand

in the style of Thomas Hope.

I'm going to open this at ?80. 80?

At ?80. At 80. At 80. At 90.

I have ?100. At ?100. All done at ?100?

?110 second row. ?120 on commission bid. At 120.

130. At ?130. Well done, Dad.

130, second row. Any further bids?

At ?130, all done?

That, old fruit, is plus ?5. Well done. Well, a profit is a profit.

But I fancy there's a bit more profit in that, don't you? I do.

Next up is the aluminium Deco table lamp. Here it comes.

Right, what am I bid for lot 63? 20? 15.

17.50 anywhere? It's unusual. ?15.

Anybody else now at ?15? Quite quirky. 17.50.

20, the lady there. 20. 22.50.

At 22.50. 25.

27.50. You're in profit.

On my right then, it's going at 27.50.

HAMMER BANGS

Well done. That's a profit again. Excellent.

So that's plus ?2.50 on that, which means your profits are ?7.50

and your losses are ?12.50, which means overall, you're minus a fiver.

Now listen, there's no shame in that, is there? No. No shame in that at all.

What are you going to do about the bonus buy, though? Go with it. Liked it, so we'll go with it.

We're definitely going with the bonus buy? It's a lovely thing.

The decision is made, let's see what happens.

The 14-carat gold mounted jade pendant.

?30. Jade pendant, ?30. 20 then, 20.

20 I'm bid. At ?20. At 20. And five anywhere?

So far only one bid. There you are, 25.

30 there. 35 in the corner. 35.

40. 45.

At 45. 45, then. HAMMER BANGS

Disappointing. It's a disaster. Well, I am sorry, people.

It was still a lovely thing. Well, it is still a lovely thing.

How can that be?

Minus ?45?

With the gold and the whatnot.

Surely there's more than ?45 worth of gold there!

Yes. Oh, dear.

Anyway, overall you are minus ?50.

Now, minus ?50 might be a winning score, so don't talk to the Reds. We won't.

So how are you, guys? Yeah, very good. We're quite excited.

We're being quite quiet because the auctioneer's quite quiet.

Well, it really annoys me when you have noisy contestants. You don't like noisy contestants? No.

The viewers do like to hear what's going on, though, which is fair enough. It's like assembly.

Television, that's what it's called.

The first item is the scrapbook. And here it comes.

The Victorian scrapbook. 15.

?10. 10. Open me at 5.

?5 I'm bid. At ?5.

The scrapbook at 5. Break even.

At ?5. Any advance on 5?

And 7 here. And 9. 11.

13. 13 in the second row.

?13. And 15, the lady at the back. At 15. 17.

We're going at 17. All done?

Plus ?12!

Get in! Christopher Columbus!

Right. Now, the scales.

Start me at 10. ?10. Here we go. 10 at the back. ?10.

At 12.50, do I see?

At 10. At 12.50. At 15.

I don't like the look of this. At 17.50.

At ?20.

22.50.

At 22.50. Are we all done? At 22.50.

Plus ?2.50. But there's a lot of money in that still.

Yes, well done. Fair enough.

Now, the cigarette case. Fine silver and gold edge cigarette case

and I have a bit of interest here, so I'm opening the bidding at ?100.

Oh! Yes! THEY LAUGH

That's popular. 110 there.

110.

120. At ?120. At 120. ?130.

130. ?130. I'll take 5 now.

At 130, the gentleman in the middle of the room.

That's brilliant. Plus ?50. Plus ?50. 50.

62...

?64.50 you are up.

Hey! That is brilliant, isn't it?

You spend ?105 and you make ?64 profit on ?105. That is very good.

Well done, team. Now, what are you going to do about the watch stand?

Are you going to risk the ?15? We are. Yes. You are.

We're going with the bonus buy and here comes the watch stand.

Start me at 10. ?10.

?10. 10 I'm bid, thank you. And 12.

14. I have 14, gentleman over there.

14. 16. 18.

SHE MOUTHS

32. 34. 36. 38.

?40. At 40, second row.

At ?40. Any further bids? At ?40, it's going.

?40. Well done. Brilliant. Yeah!

It's a profit.

It's plus ?25. That's added to the total

but I fancy there's a bit more profit in that, don't you, Mr Laidlaw?

I suspect there is. Anyway, there we are. 64. 84.

That's plus ?89.50. Wonderful.

Look at that... There we go, well done.

A vast difference indeed from the Blues' minus ?50.

Well done, Reds, great buys all round.

Coming up, I wonder what our next

two teams will make at auction.

We'll see in a bit.

Meanwhile, we're off to a stately home!

Actually, Ormesby Hall in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire.

It was built in 1737 by James and Dorothy Pennyman

in the newly-fashionable Palladian style.

Dorothy supervised all the fitting up of the interior

and the results of her dedication are evident.

When Dorothy died, the estate was eventually inherited by her nephew, the 6th Baronet,

another James Pennyman.

In 1772, when the 6th Baronet came to inspect his inheritance,

he brought with him this iron-bound chest.

Known as Armada chests,

these cunning devices are effectively a massive strongbox.

At the front, we've got a keyhole.

Well, if you tried to put a key in there,

you'd be in difficulty.

Because the beauty of the Armada chest,

which gets its name from the Tudor Elizabethan Spanish Armada period

when quantities of these things were washed up in the wrecked ships

around the shores of Britain,

is that it's got a secret lock mechanism.

If you look at this stud on the top,

it's spring-loaded, if I lift it it reveals the true keyhole.

Stick the key in there and open it up...

HE GROANS

..and it reveals the concealed lock underneath the lid.

But at the time that Sir James came to the house,

he had inside this chest ?30,000 in cash.

The equivalent of several million today.

The lock works, but sadly, the chest is empty!

Back at the antiques and collectors fair at Wetherby Racecourse,

we're about to find out whether our new set of Reds...

The tension! It's taking a long time. You want a bit of atmosphere.

ALL LAUGH

..and Blues can race ahead to flutter ?300

on three items in 60 minutes.

I like the pram. We're not looking at the pram. Why not?

No, because they don't make any money. If I... No, no, no.

But before all that, let's pedal off to meet the teams.

Now, Ben and Jonathan,

you've been friends for a long time, right?

We have. Lived together for nearly ten years.

Have you really? Yes. So you've sorted out who does the washing up?

Me all the time, pretty much! Washing up, vacuuming, everything.

Poor old Ben. But you're about to be splitting up, you two?

Yes, true. I'm heading to the bright lights of London.

To do what? I'm one of the lucky few to get into the Central School of Speech and Drama.

Hopefully, after three years' training, I'll be an actor.

An actor. But don't tell everybody!

Jonathan, you too have developed a taste for the thespian aspect?

I have more recently, yes.

I've worked with Ben on a number of things behind the scenes.

Is this a result of your living in the same place? Yes, his influence must have rubbed off.

Yes, I was in my first musical review this year.

Doing what? Singing.

Were you? I've just got a principal part in a production of Fiddler On The Roof.

Which part are you playing? Tevye, the fat old butcher!

Right. Sorry, Lazar Wolf.

Have you got a little tune for us from Fiddler?

A little Fiddler On The Roof? A preview!

Give us a bit of a troll. Go on.

# To life, to life

# L'chaim

# L'chaim, l'chaim, to life! #

Very good! I think you should be off to the capital!

Very good luck with that. Thank you. Thank you.

Now for the Blues. Very good friends, Beryl and Madge.

Welcome, girls. How did you two become friends?

I met Madge because she advertised for a jumble sale

and I had a few bits and pieces.

I got in touch with Madge and we struck up a friendship straightaway.

And it went on from there. Went from strength to strength.

This is ten years ago. Ten years ago.

You've been firm mates ever since? Absolutely.

What will your tactics be, Madge, to beat these lively young lads?

We've definitely got age on our side. We've got far more experience.

We've got more experience.

You won't have anything to do with this theatricality and flim-flam? Not at all. Solid.

Definitely. Down-to-earth. Absolutely. Positive.

If we want it, we'll buy it.

If you want it, you'll get it. Absolutely.

Anyway, here we go. The money moment.

?300 apiece. There's your ?300. You know the rules.

Your experts await. And off you go! And very, very good luck!

Now, have we got any plans?

Ye... No.

Well, yes... No? You're saying yes and you're saying no!

We're looking for something really, really nice

that's usable but cheap.

Guys, this is it. The quickest hour of your life is about to begin!

Oh, I like the pram. No, we're not looking at the pram.

Why not? They don't make any money. Come on. No...

I like the pram. No, no. Prams don't make any money at all.

But I like the pram. I don't care if you like the pram.

I won't like this elephant.

Crikey! There's no stopping two pensioners in full flight!

But Laidlaw and our thespian lads are getting into their roles.

What are the lively Madge and Beryl getting up to?

Girls... Lost the kids already, Thomas?

Beryl!

Beryl.

I think you need some leading reins on these two!

Have a good gander. She's nice, isn't she? Yes.

And don't break anything.

Honestly, you can't take your eyes off them for a minute!

Now, have the Reds found a bargain bucket?

Got everything you need there.

Brighouse is local, isn't it? It is.

Just down the road from Halifax.

Has it got any age? It's got to be 1900s, isn't it?

First part of the 20th century.

It's utterly mad.

I just keep thinking buckets of chicken!

ALL LAUGH

It's a good thing, but what's it worth?

It should be safe at 20 to 40, even 30 to 60.

But you might get a fright at the price tag on that

because it could be priced up at 80 quid. Shall we ask?

No harm in it. Do you want to ask? Worth an ask.

Can I ask the price? VENDOR: You certainly can.

I think it's on here.

The suspense is killing me!

Be gentle!

I'm getting worried. The tension! It's taking a long time!

Well, you want a bit of atmosphere.

ALL LAUGH Dammit! I want a bargain!

This is part of it.

It'll be an incredible achievement. OK.

Best I can do would be 20.

I've got 28 on it, but 20's the best.

Thanks for that. I like that.

BEN: If it's 15, we should go for it. But no more than 15.

VENDOR: I'll do 15, but that's it.

BEN: 15. What do you think? 15 quid. Sounds like a deal!

That was a deal. Deal. That's it.

Thank you. 15 quid. Shake your hand?

Thank you. Right. That's four nanoseconds gone!

That's it.

Yes, a suitably dramatic first buy for our actors.

But what about the Blues?

Do you like those, ladies, or do you think they're horrible?

I'm not keen. All right. OK.

Do you like this? BOTH: No!

No?! No. No.

We need to spend some money. Yeah. I'm good with that.

LAUGHTER

Do you like weights, girls? Yes, I saw those.

With the stand.

Avery weights.

?100 on those weights. They're not that old, you know.

Oh, do they fit in that thing? Yeah!

Oh, nice. Now you see, don't you?

Now you like. I see, yeah.

It's quite useful, they're not pounds and ounces.

Put it on there. Bring them all out. Would they clean up?

They would if you wanted to clean them up.

Testing my muscles now! I am.

By Avery. I think... See what the best price is. I do like those.

What's your best price on these? VENDOR: 80.

Oh, yeah! We've got to get a bit better than that!

Come on.

Cash. Cash.

It's cash, yes.

What about 60? No, sorry, I really can't do it for 60.

75 really is the very best.

65? No.

THOMAS: Why don't you meet him half-way?

Say you'll meet half-way.

Meet you half-way, then? VENDOR: Half-way? Um...

70... 72.50.

No. THOMAS: Why did you say that?!

65? Go as low as you dare.

VENDOR: Well, 75 was my limit. But 70 will do?

Cash.

Go on, then.

Is that good, 70 cash? It's fine. It's a good price. Yeah.

You've got a deal. OK. Have we?

We have. THOMAS: You've just done it!

Sorry. THOMAS: What am I doing here?

Sorry. You said it was a good price.

THOMAS: They are a good price.

They're really nice. They could be decorative and useful.

And good for weight training! And for the burglars...

If the burglars come, you can...

VENDOR: Exactly, yes! A woman after my own heart!

With that, both teams are up and running.

Do you like a fruit machine?

VENDOR: A Japanese gambling machine.

Make your fortune. VENDOR: Make your fortune.

Never lose money.

We've heard that before!

Are these things big bucks? VENDOR: No, no. 140. 150.

Plug that in and it'll go.

Sorry? Plug that in... It's perfect, yeah, you can play it.

That, in a general auction,

speculators and students love those!

PAUL LAUGHS What are we talking?

VENDOR: The best price I can do on that is 100 quid.

That's the death.

It's... It's a pity. It's enough, isn't it?

It's too much of a gamble. VENDOR: Too much of a gamble for a gamble!

BEN: That's true.

I think for 50 it would be worth it.

It would be mad.

Bargain Hunt bought a Japanese... And they've not aged it, either!

What is it, 20 years old?

VENDOR: 1980. 30 years old.

VENDOR: About '82.

It's too much money. 80 is too much.

It is. 60 quid.

I'll think about it. We've still got plenty of time.

It's just fun. When do you ever see that on Bargain Hunt?

But would it sell in the auction?

I think we'd only do it at 50, if we were to do it.

Yeah.

Give us your 50 quid. New money buys new things.

ALL LAUGH

Can you put that in a bag?

ALL LAUGH

Well done, lads, you played that well. That secures item number two.

Hello!

First purchase, very credible. A local piece.

A genuine antique and collector's item.

Their willingness to buy anything. Just look at pretty things.

Second purchase, utterly insane!

What's going on?

Oh, they've found something. Do you like this, Tom?

I don't have to like it, do I?

We like Friday's Child. You like Friday's Child?

It's a little Worcester figure. Friday's Child. What do you like about it?

I think it's cute and I like the feel of it and the subject...

The pussy cat? I think it's cute.

He's perfect, isn't he?

He is perfect. He feels nice.

But he's a lot of money. What is it, 65?

It is a lot of money, isn't it?

But they do sell, though, these Worcester figures.

It's just the expression on his face. He feels nice.

The little cat.

But it would depend on what we could get it for.

Do you want me to ask?

You ask. You might have a better chance than us. I don't know.

They would have a better chance! Ladies have a better chance.

Of course they would. Friday's Child. Worcester figure.

Not the oldest thing in the book. How much?

50? ?50. You couldn't do any more for them?

BERYL: Course you can. Yeah.

VENDOR: The absolute bottom is 45.

42 and a half? I don't do 50 pences.

Well, 42, then. Go to the car boot in the morning for that!

Shall we? Yeah.

What do you think? We like it.

Go for it. You want to go?

Go and shake the man's hand. Go and say you'll have it.

Where's the man? He's over there.

We really like this little boy.

So we'll do a deal. OK. 45. Great.

That's very good. Happy with that?

Course he's happy with that. It's whether you're happy with it.

I'm happy. No problem.

BERYL: Now we're going to get something really expensive.

So that's two items apiece for our teams.

Ben's latest suggestion has gone down like a lead weight!

LAUGHTER

Have you anything heavier? LAUGHTER

What are we going to buy? A proper antique? I think we'd better!

Well, if you could squeeze one in between having a good time!

With the clock ticking, I'm glad to see the Blues

are narrowing down their options.

You've got some money. You can spend some money. So don't feel shy.

What age is that?

Well, this looks almost like a Boer War uniform.

Laidlaw would tell you what it is.

This is a mother and this is her cameo and this is one of her sons.

And the other son on the other side.

That's what it would have been. Yeah.

I like the sentiment as well. Yes, I do.

Can we just come back to it, then?

What can you do on the bracelet?

VENDOR: I can do a one-er on the bracelet. A one-er.

VENDOR: And 120 on the brooch. BERYL: And what on this?

120 on the brooch. VENDOR: The best one I've ever seen and I've seen plenty.

Shall we have a look at the next two or three stalls and come back?

We've got 15 minutes. I think you need to make the decision.

You don't need to go, you need to make the decision.

Right. Five, four, three, two, one.

In two minutes, I'll ask... I've done it.

You want to do that, do you? I've made my mind up.

Beryl has to make hers up. You've done that? You want that? Yeah.

120. What's the best price?

He says 120. He won't go any lower.

No? I've tried, I've tried my best.

I know, but I've not tried.

If I flutter my eyes, he might go another ?5 off.

Oh, come on!

Ooh, the boss has dropped it to 110. It gets even better.

Ooh, 110!

Right, shall we shake on that? You have to tell him, though!

No, we have to decide between ourselves or we'll argue then!

Oh, God! OK.

We'd be fighting. Thank you. Thank you very much.

You've bought three cracking things. Well done, you. Thank you.

Shall we go and get a cup of tea? Absolutely. Good idea.

Good heavens! Our unruly Blues have bickered their way over the finish line with ten minutes to spare!

Who'd have thought that?

But the Reds, of course, are still gadding about.

What is it?

There's the Holy Grail there!

LAUGHTER From Indiana Jones.

It's like a Harry Potter wand.

Shame we can't magic up some more time!

HE HUMS

Lots of groaning. Not a good sign!

Are medals good?

Three minutes left, lads!

I don't think you're going to find a bargain in that field.

Is there much slack in your prices?

VENDOR: There is in some, yes.

Depends. I'm after something sexy that you can do me a deal on.

What have you got?

What are you going to sell me... very quickly?

This I've acquired very recently. I don't know if it's your cup of tea.

It's 1907, silver. What can it be? What are we talking about?

Well, see the price there, it could be two-and-a-half.

Yes, it's too much, isn't it? What about this?

Can we look at it? Yes.

It's William the... IV.

Yeah. Yeah.

The Pascal lamb suggests religious.

So this is regalia. Not quite Masonic lodge, but similar context.

It could be for the blouse of your frock or a sash.

And indeed,

that little strap suggests it hooks on somewhere.

VENDOR: I've got it down at 65, but I could do it at 40.

No, I need a bargain! Right.

I need that at 20 or I need that at scrap.

I could do that at 25.

It's William IV. 170 years old, let's say.

What I like about it is it looks more valuable than it is.

BEN: 20 quid? VENDOR: I can't do...

BEN: 23. VENDOR: I can't...

BEN: Go on, 23! Do it for 23.

VENDOR: If they go up in fivers, then at least we'll make two quid!

Go on, 23. Let's have it!

BEN: Let's do it. Cheers, buddy, thanks very much!

Thank you very much. VENDOR: Cheers.

BEN: Thanks.

VENDOR: Oh, my, goodness me!

They've pulled it out of the bag with only one minute to spare.

Commission, come on. LAUGHTER

The shopping's done.

Time to go back to the Calder Valley auction house near Halifax,

but first, let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.

The boys got off to a cracking start with the tin plate toffee box, ?15.

They went retro with the Japanese fruit machine for 50.

And scooped up a silver regalia badge in the dying minutes for ?23.

Now, Ben and Jonathan, you spent the most paltry ?88. We did.

You gave our man, Laidlaw, ?212.

I sincerely hope he's blown the lot!

Paul Laidlaw, you have brought us a witch's cap underneath this, yes?

Reveal all, please.

PEALS OF LAUGHTER

"He's bought us a bomb!"

How sculptural an object is that?

Look at the lines in that.

Fantastic. Beautiful. We know what it is, of course?

A bomb?

Prefix it with "inert"!

OK. Are you sure?

It's an artillery projectile. OK.

Not of historic importance.

Doesn't pertain to the Great War, the Second World War,

it's a post-war piece, OK?

I love that! What's it doing for you, guys?

I like it. It's fantastic.

I mean it's a boy's toy, this. This is a boy's toy.

What's the damage? I spent ?200 on that.

Cheap, isn't it?!

Where's the door?

If I said 20, and I'm not kidding...

?20? ?20. Really?

I paid ?20 for it!

I paid ?20 for it! ?20. I'll shake your hand again.

Shake his hand again.

I'm going to shake his hand again!

He paid ?20 for it! Any sort of prediction, Paul, at all?

It's got to be worth ?50 to ?100.

?50 to ?100. You watched his lips.

Just depends on how jammy you are today

and if you decide to go with it at the moment critique.

Yes, decide later, Reds.

But in the meanwhile, let's remind ourselves of the Blue team's items.

After a bit of faffing about, they settled on the Avery weights

for ?70.

They talked Thomas into buying Friday's Child for 45.

And decided to pin their hopes on the swivel brooch for ?110.

Beryl and Madge. How are you, girls?

Fine. Fine. Fine. Good.

Very well, thank you. Lovely.

You spent ?225. You gave Thomas Plant ?75. We did.

What did the boy spend it on? Ready for this?

Something equally beautiful for my beautiful ladies.

Ooh! Ooh!

Doesn't stop there. Cos there's two...

Oh, wow! A little pair of earrings.

Oh, very nice. They suit you! Yes, I look like a pirate!

These are simulated onyx, jade and pearl.

It's in the Art Deco period.

A tremendous bit of good quality costume jewels.

Would you wear that, Madge? No.

What about you, Beryl?

Sort of. Depending on what I was wearing.

If I didn't have anything else. Nothing else on?

No! Nothing else to wear! Oh!

Anyway. So, do you like them? No. No.

Are you going to ask him how much it cost? Yes. Yes, out of interest.

?60.

Ooh, no! "Ooh, no!" Is that too much or too little?

Too much. Absolutely too much. What, too...?! Oh, yes.

Well, girls, you're not at first glance bowled out by this lot.

No. No. For ?60. OK. You can't love everything, can you?

You do have a little time to think about it, girls.

We'll see whether you change your mind.

The auctioneer Ian Peace is ready and waiting,

so let's sell, sell, sell!

So, BJ, all right?

BJ. I like it! You like BJ? Yeah.

BJ's pretty good. It's cool.

First up is the Brighouse toffee bucket.

Here it comes.

?20? 20 I have.

At ?20. At 20. And 2.50. And 25.

And 7.50. And ?30 on commission.

?30. 32.50. Still going.

IAN: At ?32.50. BEN: Come on!

At 32.50. Anybody else?

I don't believe it.

At...?32.50 in the middle. LAUGHTER

All done at 32.50...

Yes, come on!

That is... Is that plus ?17.50?

Oh, yes, more than doubled its money.

It's more than doubled its money! Local interest.

Lot 82 is the 1970s electric fruit machine. Savanna Park.

?50? 40? 40. Thank you.

At ?40. At 40.

And five. 45 here. At 45.

Anybody else now? 45. At 45.

50 right at the back of the room. At 50.

At 55.

I have 55. 7.50 if you like.

At ?55, front row.

55. Are you all finished?

57.50.

?60 here. At 60, front row. 60.

Anybody else now, at ?60 for the fruit machine?

Selling for ?60, then.

All done?

Yes, come on, profit! 60, great!

That's a line-up of cherries!

LAUGHTER

Plus ten. Love it.

Lot 83. Interesting piece there.

What am I bid? 30? 20?

Start me at 15, somebody. 15.

This is madness, come on... Thank you. 10 I'm bid.

12.50 anywhere? At 10.

12.50. 15.

17.50. 20 there. ?20.

?22.50. I have 22.50.

Go on! BEN: Go on!

At ?22.50 in the corner. Any further bids? 25 by the kitchen.

Yes! 25. 27.50. 27.50.

On my right at ?27.50.

Any further bids?

At 27.50, then.

Number 12.

?32. That's 32 notes. And a profit on each item.

What are you going to do about the artillery shell?

Are you going to risk another 20? No question. Got to go.

We trust Paul. Look at that face.

I don't like to bang on about this,

but we're going with the artillery shell?

It'll blow them out the water. Oh, no!

Lot 86. The English military artillery shell.

Presentation piece on this gentleman's retirement.

He didn't get a watch, he got a bullet!

Lot 86.

I wonder what he thought when he got home? Anyway,

lot 86. What am I bid? ?30?

?20.

15, anywhere?

It's ticking. 15, anywhere?

15 I'm bid. At 15.

17.50 anywhere?

I've 15. Only one bid.

Come on! At ?15. Come on.

17.50.

?20.

22.50.

25.

27.50.

?30.

30, the gentleman with the cap on.

At ?30. Any further bids? At ?30.

We're selling at ?30 to the highest bidder. All done?

Well done, Paul. Very good.

It's a profit. Lovely job.

You are therefore, lads, overall, plus ?42.

Plus ?42 is a remarkable achievement, I have to say,

when you've only spent ?108 overall.

Beryl and Madge, this is your moment.

Do you know how the Reds got on? No. No. Good.

We kept that from you deliberately and successfully.

First up, chickens, are your weights, Beryl. Here they come.

What shall we say? ?40?

30? 20 to open? ?20?

Start me where you like. 10 to start. ?10. 10 I'm bid.

12.50. 15.

17.50.

?20.

20, the gentleman with the hat on. At ?20.

Any further bids? 22.50.

25 there.

27.50.

?30.

Man with the hat on at ?30. Any further bids? All finished?

At ?30. We're going at 30.

BERYL: Come on! Come on!

First and last time...

I'm afraid it's ?30. That's minus 40.

They don't like kilograms in Halifax!

Not into kilos.

OK. Here we go.

What shall we say? ?40? 30?

20, then? Royal Worcester, ?20. No!

Open me somewhere. 15? 15. Here we go.

?15 I'm bid. 17.50 do I see?

Royal Worcester. At ?15.

Come on, Madge.

17.50.

Use a card if you can. 17.50. 20.

I have 20. Any further bids? At ?20. Come on! Royal Worcester.

At ?20. Gentleman in the corner there. At ?20.

Oh, no! First and last time at ?20.

Don't cry, Madge. Don't cry!

Don't. Don't cry!

Minus 25.

Lot 103.

30. 30 I'm bid. And 5, sir? 35.

40. 45.

50. 55.

60. And 5.

70. And 5.

80 and 5.

90 and 5.

?100. 105.

IAN: 110. BERYL: Yes!

115. 120.

120 sat down there.

120. Any further bids?

At ?120. Bit more!

BERYL: Come on! IAN: Fifth row.

At 120. All done?

Ah, all is not lost.

Not completely lost, no.

That is ?10 back.

You were minus 65. You're now minus 55.

It's not bad. You are minus 55.

Not a lot of shame in that. No.

Quickly, you have to decide what to do with the jewellery lark.

If it doesn't do any good, it shows it's his fault because he's been guiding us!

Shall we say no? This is not a game of... I love the blame game.

I love the blame game. This is not a game of blame and shame. It's a game of love and harmony!

We'll go for it. What? We'll go for it. You're going for it?

Yeah. You are? Love the blame game. We're desperate.

You're desperate? We're desperate, yes.

What shall we say? ?30 for those? 30, 20?

?20. At 20.

?20? 15, anywhere?

15 I'm bid. At 15.

We've got bids. At 15. It's a start.

Any advance on 15? Come on.

17.50 if you like. At ?15.

Only one bid at ?15, here,

on my right. Are we all done at ?15? Well done, Madge.

Selling at 15. Any further bids? At 15.

"Well done, Madge."

Minus ?45 on that, Madge.

This is when you follow an expert! Well done, Madge!

Well done, Madge. You've done nicely with that(!)

That rounds it down to a cool... That's your fault!

I blame you now! ..minus ?100.

All very good sports. A nice round figure.

Good sports. Don't fall out at the final hurdle, girls!

Why not? The big thing is, don't tell the Reds a thing.

Mum's the word. Our lips are sealed.

Everything should be sealed at this moment, Beryl!

Oh, dear, oh, dear!

We've had some gaps between teams in the past,

but rarely such a chasm as there is between these teams today.

At the bottom end of the chasm, unfortunately, are the Blues.

Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!

Oh, no! Don't look so surprised, love!

LAUGHTER We are! We're devastated!

You know you're minus ?100, which is a fair old dollop! Yeah, that's...

You made a nice profit on the swivel brooch.

We did, yes. Let's be positive and optimistic. That was pretty good.

It was. Thereafter... It went downhill.

Best not talked about. Yes.

But the victors today have done stupendously well, these Reds.

They're going home with ?42. Here we go, Ben boy. Thanks.

That's good, isn't it? Certainly is.

That'll pay your RADA subscription for a while(!) You have the two!

Thanks! Lovely, down the way...

You made a lovely profit of ?17.50 on the tin of toffees. That was fab.

You came up all cherries on the fruit machine, plus ?10. Lovely.

Then you went on to make ?4.50, just making the third profit,

which is so exciting,

which enters you into the Ancient Order of the Golden Gavel!

Except we haven't got any Golden Gavels any more.

We ran out. You now get one of these very rare pins.

Please take one. Thank you. Jonathan, take your pick, mate.

Thank you. And one to add to your collection, Mr Laidlaw.

Your bedroom will be full of these, before we know where we are!

Well done for that. Put it there. Getting the Golden Gavel is a rare occurrence.

Congratulations. Well done.

We've had a fantastic time today.

Join us soon for some more bargain hunting, yes?

Yes!

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