0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today, we are in Kingston upon Thames,
0:00:05 > 0:00:09the ancient market town where several Saxon kings were crowned.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11And where they seem to be stockpiling
0:00:11 > 0:00:15all the red telephone boxes everyone else has discarded.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18And where, just round the corner, there's an antiques centre.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20So let's go Bargain Hunting.
0:00:46 > 0:00:47Will the Reds and Blues unearth any
0:00:47 > 0:00:50gems at the Kingston Antiques Centre today?
0:00:50 > 0:00:53It's big enough, with over 100 dealers.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Well, our teams have got a juicy £300,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00and just one hour in which to spend it.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Care to see a snapshot of how they got on?
0:01:04 > 0:01:07There will be some heavyweight decisions.
0:01:07 > 0:01:08Do you like it?
0:01:08 > 0:01:10I don't dislike it.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11I'm not sure I know who would...
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Who would wear it.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Some even heavier items.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Do you reckon you could power lift it?
0:01:17 > 0:01:18Is it heavy? Guess not.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Well, it's not heavy for me.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23But will it all pay off with weighty profits?
0:01:23 > 0:01:255, 70.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27- Yes.- £40. With you at 40.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28My God.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Meanwhile, let's meet the teams.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36For the Reds today, we have Dean and Sally - good friends.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40And for the Blues we have Bow and Reid - a married couple.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Great to see you, hello. ALL: Hello.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44Now, Dean, you're an actor, aren't you?
0:01:44 > 0:01:45- I am.- How did you two meet?
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Sally came to see me play Gary Barlow in a Take That musical.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53- What...- I love Gary Barlow. Love him.- At the Manchester...
0:01:53 > 0:01:54You love Gary Barlow, what about Dean?
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Well, he's all right. But I actually love Gary Barlow.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- Do you?- Yeah. - Can you give us a bit of a song?
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- A line?- Oh, it's a bit too early for that, I think.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- Is it?- Yeah.- Give us a note.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07# I guess, now it's time for me to give up.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Oh. Oh. That'll do, that'll do.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Wonderful. It's going to be a very musical shop, isn't it?
0:02:14 > 0:02:15And other roles?
0:02:15 > 0:02:17I'm currently playing Shrek in Shrek the musical.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19How long does the make-up update?
0:02:19 > 0:02:20Two hours. A day.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Two hours. How long does it take to get off?
0:02:23 > 0:02:24- As quick as possible.- 30 seconds?
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Yeah, it's about... It's about ten minutes.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Now, Sally, you are a rare breed, aren't you?
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- Am I?- You certainly are.
0:02:32 > 0:02:33Bank manager turned actress.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- Yes.- I can't imagine any bank manager I'd ever had acting.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40I was a fairly unusual bank manager I think you'll probably find.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42- Oh, I wish you were my bank manager. - I know, 20 years.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Now, Sally, give me some of your latest roles.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47I've recently finished in the West End in a play called East is East...
0:02:47 > 0:02:49- Yeah? - ..with some magnificent people.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53I've worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company, which is beyond and beyond again any expectations.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55I love the Royal Shakespeare Company. And look at my tie!
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- Perfect. - My Royal Shakespeare Company...
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- It was meant to be.- It was!- It was meant to be.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01I wore this specially for you.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04- Thank you.- No, you've got a love of antiques anyway, haven't you?
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- We love the show.- Yeah?- We absolutely love Bargain Hunt.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09So what will you be looking for with your shopping?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- We want things that...- Yeah. - ..that we, perhaps, would like in our home.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15And somebody else is likely to like them at the sale, aren't they?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18- Yes, absolutely.- Exactly. - Well, good luck with that. BOTH: Thank you.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Now, our Blue team are married couple Bow and Reid.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Now you've come here from New York, haven't you?
0:03:23 > 0:03:25We have... Just five months ago.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27And are you enjoying it over here?
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- I love London. - Do you?- I love the UK.- Yeah?
0:03:31 > 0:03:35- So much rich culture, architecture - I love the architecture.- Yeah.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37And I can have afternoon tea absolutely anywhere I want.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40That's wonderful, and you're a fitness man, aren't you?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42I am. I do powerlifting.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44- Powerlifting?- Powerlifting.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47So, I squat, dead lift and bench.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49What's the difference between a squat and...
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- So, a squat, you have the bar on your back...- Yeah?
0:03:51 > 0:03:54..and then you go all the way down so your hips are below your knees.
0:03:54 > 0:03:55- Yeah, right.- Then you come back up.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57- Yup.- So, and then, a bench...
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Yeah. - ..the bar is on top of you.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01And what sort of weights are we talking about?
0:04:01 > 0:04:06Around 110 to 207 kilos.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09207... What do you weigh?
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- 66? Around 66.- That's three times your weight, isn't it?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- Yes.- Like an ant.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- Like an ant!- Like an ant.- With less legs?
0:04:16 > 0:04:17With less legs.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20That's fantastic. Do you get involved with this, Reid?
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- I don't.- No.- I tried to get him involved. I tried to.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24You work at Imperial College, don't you?
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- I do.- Yeah.- I work at Imperial.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27As a fundraiser?
0:04:27 > 0:04:29As a lead international fundraiser.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32A lead international... So you go round the world, begging for money?
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- Yes.- Which is the most generous country in the world?
0:04:35 > 0:04:37The United States.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Oh, you would say that, wouldn't you?
0:04:40 > 0:04:42And who is going to make the decisions?
0:04:42 > 0:04:43- Are you going to argue?- He will.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- He'll make the decision, I'll... - You'll... you'll do the haggling.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- You'll just rubber stamp them, will you?- I'll do the haggling.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- You'll do the haggling? You're the finance man, aren't you?- Yeah.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- You're the finance man.- He is. - Fantastic.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- Right, chaps. I've got £300 for you.- Oh, thank you.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- Spend it wisely.- Thank you.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Now, you thespians.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Here comes a 300 thespian pounder.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Off you go, have a great shop.
0:05:05 > 0:05:10Shopping with actors, actresses and powerlifters - wonderful.
0:05:13 > 0:05:14Let's meet our experts.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Brimful of bargains, it's the cat in the hat, Thomas Plant.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Plus fans favourite, that very nice Natasha Raskin.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Dean, Sally, what are we going to do?
0:05:26 > 0:05:28I'd like something sporty and shiny.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31I'm looking for jewellery, and maybe something animal themed.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32- Animal themed?- Yeah.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35I'd like something that's not too expensive that's going to make some money.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38- I'm just looking for quality. - Quality?- So, that fits.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40And more than anything I want a golden gavel.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Oh, look at you. That's a plan, let's go.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Right, teams. Your 60 minutes starts now.
0:05:45 > 0:05:46BELL TOLLS
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Well, the sign promises us antiques.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- Antiques.- Ooh.- So, let's hope we find some. Now, after you.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Right, we're on the clock, we're on the clock.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- Oh, here we go.- Go on, Sally, in you go.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59OK, we've got an hour...
0:05:59 > 0:06:00- We've got an hour. - ..that's it.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02We are in.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- Let's go.- Oh, so much stuff.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Good job, too. But don't be daunted.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Is jewellery the kind of thing that you'd buy as a gift?
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Do you often, sort of...
0:06:11 > 0:06:13- No.- Do you wear any jewellery yourselves?
0:06:13 > 0:06:15I heard that you were really good with jewellery, so...
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Did you? Where did you hear that?
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- I'd like to meet this person who said that.- The internet.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- So, strategy.- Yes.- Have you got one?
0:06:24 > 0:06:26I'm not sure we have, now we're here.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Ha-ha! I'm just going to sit down.
0:06:28 > 0:06:29- Off you go.- I'm not sure we have.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32We just want something - three lovely things.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34We had... We had one until we walked through the door.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Crikey, Reds. Not stage fright.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41Now, can Natasha justify her jewellery guru status?
0:06:42 > 0:06:46There's a lot of...animal themed jewellery here.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49Mm-hm. Mm-hm. I don't know how I feel about those animals, though,
0:06:49 > 0:06:51to be honest with you. I think they're all a bit too modern.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- Uh-huh.- But, you know, modern doesn't necessarily...
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Just because it doesn't have age doesn't mean it doesn't have style.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58- That's true.- That's what I say, but...
0:06:58 > 0:07:01It might just not be the stuff to convince people to bid.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03I mean, what about snuff boxes and things?
0:07:03 > 0:07:06I mean, do they float your boat? You can say "No, I hate them," you know.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09It doesn't float my boat, but does it float other people's boats?
0:07:09 > 0:07:12- Cos if it does, I think...- Yes, if it floats other people's boats.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14- It's quite interesting, but...- Why don't we come back?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16..maybe not the most exciting thing to get into.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18- I think we'll come back to it.- OK.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22Meanwhile, Thomas is trying to inspire our actors.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24What do you think of this, here.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27I really like that because of that beautiful panel at the top.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29It's got a panel to it, hasn't it?
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- Uh-huh.- I've not seen one at all.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33- No, nor have I.- I like that, can we check it out?
0:07:33 > 0:07:35- Yep.- Let's have a closer look.
0:07:35 > 0:07:36Steady, Thomas.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Now, that's rather good, actually, isn't it?
0:07:40 > 0:07:43- I quite like that. I know it's brown...- I do like that.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45..and there's a bit of damage there, look.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46Bit of damage. The fret's been broken.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48And a bit of damage there. Is the...
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Is the glass in good nick?
0:07:50 > 0:07:52- Glass is in good nick.- And is that Venice?- What are your thoughts?
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Well, it is Venice, cos that looks like the Doge's Palace, doesn't it?
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- It's not going to be a Canaletto though, is it?- No.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59It's expensive, isn't it?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Well, I've got an opinion in my head what I think we should pay for it.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05- Mm-hm.- And what do you think we should pay for it?
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- Oh...- I bet... I bet you're in three figures.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- No, two figures.- You see, there is... There is damage.- OK.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- With the damage.- I would say, probably, about £70.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Shall we... Shall we find out the price?
0:08:16 > 0:08:17- Yes.- I think we need to.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- Yeah.- I think we do need to.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21- Yes.- Yup. Excuse me, hi.- Step forward, Matthew.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Yeah, now we've got this rather nice mirror.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- Mm-hm.- How much is it?
0:08:25 > 0:08:26- It's 85.- 85?
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Oh, sharp intake of breath, there.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- It's too much.- It is too much.
0:08:30 > 0:08:31What... What could you do?
0:08:31 > 0:08:3365?
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Mmm...
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Bit more? Bit more?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39- 55.- Little bit more?
0:08:39 > 0:08:41What about 50, 50's a much rounder figure.
0:08:41 > 0:08:4350's a nice, round figure, isn't it?
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- OK, we'll do 50 on that. - 50?- Yup, 50.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- Great!- Thank you. - Perfect, thank you very much.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- Brilliant.- Good job. - Thank you.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Who needs a plan, eh? See object, buy object.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Maybe not those two, though.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Are those German shepherds? I'm not very good with dogs.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01- I'm a cat person. - Long-legged corgis.
0:09:01 > 0:09:02- Yeah?- No.- Is that right?
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Oh, my goodness. You're really getting into England, here.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Talking about Corgis.
0:09:06 > 0:09:07That is an understatement.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11The Reds have got something equally questionable in mind.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12What have you... What are you looking at?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15- I love the colours. - Look at that awful bangle, there.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17- It's an... It's a retro look. Come on, let's...- No.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Let's, let's go to the back.
0:09:19 > 0:09:20OK, let's do that.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Phew. Retro swerved.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- More jewellery?- It's sterling silver, and it's enamelled,
0:09:25 > 0:09:27and it's on a silver chain.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- Oh, right?- And I just think it's really cute and quite graphic.
0:09:30 > 0:09:34I don't know if it's your cup of tea, but it's only 18 quid.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36I think it looks like something that might sell for ten.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- Really? I...- It's something...
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Something you'd find in a mall.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- Yeah.- I think we can safely say you're dismissing it.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45That's one way of putting it.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47Now, Sally's got something similar in mind.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Yeah... I do, I do like that.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51- I think it's lovely. - Do you want to ask about it?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53We could ask about it.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55- Tom... Oh, he's gone. - Where's he gone?
0:09:55 > 0:09:58- Thomas!- We lost him.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00We could come back to that, couldn't we?
0:10:00 > 0:10:03Yup. When you've found your missing expert.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06But at least the Reds have already bought something.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- Unlike the Blues. - It's a lot harder than it looks.
0:10:09 > 0:10:10It is, it is.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Time is ticking. You've already had nearly 15 minutes, you know.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16And we still need to buy three of our items.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Maybe we should just get the ball rolling and grease the wheels,
0:10:19 > 0:10:21and take a look at the snuff box again.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Because that's... that's...
0:10:24 > 0:10:25I think that's a pretty safe start.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28Back to the snuff, eh?
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Ah, Thomas has returned.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32There's a nice little brooch in there,
0:10:32 > 0:10:33but I'm not sure how old it is...
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- OK.- ..whether it's very antique. - An enamel butterfly.
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- Yeah.- Do you know when we first started?
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- Yeah.- And I said let's get an idea...
0:10:39 > 0:10:41- Yes.- I think let's just get a feel for it.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43- Let's get a feel.- Yeah. - Let's go walk around.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Let's soak it up.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47It's very relaxed.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Now, could the Blues be close to parting with some cash?
0:10:52 > 0:10:55It is quite opulent that one, actually, isn't it?
0:10:55 > 0:10:56- With that... - What kind of stone is it?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58- I'm not entirely sure.- Did they just glue that on?
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- Does it look a bit glued?- There's...
0:11:00 > 0:11:02A little residue on the side.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- I don't know...- There is, there is.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05I think it is glued on, actually.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08I think that quality was something that you mentioned before.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- Mm-hm.- So we want to try to stick with something...- Yes.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- ..maybe in its original state?- Mm-hm.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16OK. What about the animal themed box at the back, there?
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- Oh, that's pretty cool. - It is quite gorgeous, isn't it?
0:11:18 > 0:11:19Let's have a wee look at this,
0:11:19 > 0:11:22cos it just looks quite sweet, and nice quality.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24- It does.- I reckon it's Russian.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26The Russians are right into their lacquered boxes.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- Mm-hm.- And I think it's a really nice decoration.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34- That midnight blue is very Faberge, actually.- Mm-hm.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Very soft of slick, and harking back to a really opulent era.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40But this is likely made for the tourist trade.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43This is like for tourists from the 1990s?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45From the 1970s? Like something from...
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- It's like something you'd find in Time Square?- No, not quite.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51It's difficult to age exactly. Because they are still being made,
0:11:51 > 0:11:52- and still being produced.- Yes.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55But I just love the colours, love the theme.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- 25 quid, I can see the price peeping out in the box, there.- Yes.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01- People would like to buy that for their wives, or something.- Yes.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- So we shouldn't buy it for more than 15?- I say max 15.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- At the...because you have to make...- Something like 10 to 15.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09- Shall I call Marion? - Yeah, let's call Marion.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11OK, while I'm doing that, you have a think.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13With that sort of advice, how could they fail?
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Aye, aye. Thomas has his eye on something.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18What are those vases like up there?
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Because Oriental's in, isn't it?
0:12:20 > 0:12:22It is in, yeah. They're not that old, actually,
0:12:22 > 0:12:23but they look all right.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- Quite decorative.- Mm-hm.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27There's another one. Sal, do you want to reach up for the other?
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- Yeah.- Can I get...- We should do that...
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- Oh, look at that.- That whole powerlifting thing.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33- What are they, £500? - £240.- Oh.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- And they're not that old.- What are they? What sort period are they?
0:12:36 > 0:12:39- 20th century, probably. - Oh.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40Put them back, quick.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Don't drop them! Ah, now what's the price on that box?
0:12:43 > 0:12:46So we're thinking, we'll take it for eight.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48She doesn't even know the full price.
0:12:48 > 0:12:49I don't know what's on it yet.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- Whoops.- It says... It says...
0:12:51 > 0:12:53It says seven on there.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55Naughty.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57It's marked up at £25.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00But there's, um... There is a bit of damage here.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04And here.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Now, if the dealer was here she'd say 20 is the best.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- Oh. No.- How about 15?
0:13:09 > 0:13:11- I'll go a bit lower. - What do you think?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Can you do 12?
0:13:13 > 0:13:15I'll do 14.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17- BOW:- Meet her in the middle.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18Go on, then, 13.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Let's do 13.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22- Unlucky for some, but lucky for us. - OK.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23- We'll do 13.- Yay.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25OK, that's lovely.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27- Thank you very much. - Thank you so much.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29They got there, finally.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32Now, while they rummage on,
0:13:32 > 0:13:36I'm nipping out to learn a bit more about this historic London borough.
0:13:43 > 0:13:44At the local museum,
0:13:44 > 0:13:48they have a department dedicated to the fascinating tale
0:13:48 > 0:13:50of one particular Kingstonian -
0:13:50 > 0:13:54Victorian photographer and motion picture pioneer,
0:13:54 > 0:13:55Eadweard Muybridge.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00As a young man, Muybridge emigrated to the USA and,
0:14:00 > 0:14:04after taking up photography, he became fascinated by
0:14:04 > 0:14:05animal locomotion.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09In the 1870s, he was hired by an American racehorse owner
0:14:09 > 0:14:14to take photos to try to prove once and for all whether galloping horses
0:14:14 > 0:14:18really do take all four hooves off the ground at the same time.
0:14:18 > 0:14:22He not only succeeded, but later copied those stop motion images
0:14:22 > 0:14:26onto discs, to be viewed on a device of his own invention.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28The zoopraxiscope.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Amazing, isn't it?
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Created to help illustrate Muybridge's lectures,
0:14:40 > 0:14:42this marvellous machine is the missing link between
0:14:42 > 0:14:45the magic lantern and the movie projector.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48The man from Kingston definitely got there first.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53But just remember, things also go at quite a lick on this show.
0:14:55 > 0:14:56So, let's get back to bargain-hunting.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06It's one buy each, with half an hour to go.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09OK, guys. The downstairs area is our oyster,
0:15:09 > 0:15:11so which way are we going to go?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13- Why don't we go to down right here? - Right there?- Yes.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- OK, I'll follow you. - Blues on the march.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Reds on the dither.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- Is that a carving set? - It is a carving set, yes.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23Silver handled French carving set.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25- Oh.- Yeah, and there's another one there,
0:15:25 > 0:15:29which is a silver handled carving set, and grape shears.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30It's not practical now, though, is it?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Well, it is and it isn't.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34It's not practical, but, you know, Dean...
0:15:35 > 0:15:37- Dean.- It's an antique. - It's an antique.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- I know it's an antique. I know. - Let's turn around and walk off.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42- OK, come on.- We are in the wrong area.- This way, please.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46Crumbs. Now, could the Blues have something to pin their hopes on?
0:15:46 > 0:15:48What do you think about that?
0:15:48 > 0:15:49Do you know what I think this is?
0:15:49 > 0:15:52I think this might be actually for mourning.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55OK, so it has a little bit of a sad a twist to it.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58I think what you've got here is the deceased.
0:15:58 > 0:16:00And I think when you twist it around,
0:16:00 > 0:16:04I think you can either put a picture of somebody else, or a lock of hair.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06Reid, look at that face.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- Hair.- You hate it.- You could put a hair there.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09Well, there's no hair in it.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11You could put their tooth there, too.
0:16:11 > 0:16:12You could put whatever you like.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15The mind boggles.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Put their tooth... And when you wake up in the morning...
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Would people pay more if there was hair in there?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- They might actually, because...- We can stick our hair in there.- Yeah.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24I think it's a lovely thing.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27But I tell you what, the price tag isn't scary.
0:16:27 > 0:16:2848.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31I reckon, if we could get that for 25?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Time for Matthew to call the dealer.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Dean, meanwhile, has found something he might be quite keen on.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39- You like the spoons? - I like the spoons.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41And I recognise the name.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42- What's the name?- David-Andersen.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46Yes. So, seminal Norwegian designer.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48That's silver enamel, so popular.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52And we soaked it up in the, sort of, 20th-century.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55And... And that would depend on enamel, and how good the enamel is -
0:16:55 > 0:16:56- the condition.- Yeah.
0:16:56 > 0:17:00- And the enamel is really good on this blue one.- Mm-hm.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03The colours are just beautiful.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07- Yeah. They're very pretty. - Now what's the price?- 180.
0:17:07 > 0:17:08180, right, OK.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12If we go in at sort of 130, is that...
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- Is that...- No, you have to get them, you have to work really hard.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Right, so... Right, so, less than 130.
0:17:17 > 0:17:18You have to start low.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Yup, rhymes with Oslo.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Any news on the mourning brooch?
0:17:23 > 0:17:26I've spoken with the dealer, they can't quite come down to 20,
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- but they could do 26.- 26, OK.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30Can you meet us in the middle?
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Can you meet us in the middle with 23 or 24?
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Tell you what, we'll do 24 for you.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36What do you think? Shall we do it?
0:17:36 > 0:17:37- Shake hands.- Yeah.- I think so.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- Thank you.- Thank you.- Thank you very much, that's very kind.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43I think 24 quid, a real bit of Victoriana.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Can we go wrong? Well, of course we can.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47But we'll try not to, we'll try not to.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52Meanwhile, the Reds are anxiously waiting on word from the dealer
0:17:52 > 0:17:54about their Norwegian spoons.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Well, she'll actually go to 130 on those.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58That feels on the limit.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00It does... It is on the limit. It is...
0:18:00 > 0:18:02We've got 20 minutes left.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03- Yeah.- 20 minutes left.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05You can park these for 20 minutes.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07Let's do that, let's do that.
0:18:08 > 0:18:1220 minutes, eh. No need to get desperate...yet.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15It's been indecision after indecision.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17No, we definitely don't want that.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18I have a bad feeling about it, really.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20We don't really want...
0:18:20 > 0:18:22- Oh.- But can we touch any more items?
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Can we pick any more things up?
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Can we make any more bad decisions?
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Oh, don't worry. The Blues have issues, too.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- What about dolls? - Oh.- Dolls.- Creepy.
0:18:33 > 0:18:34You would have that in your home?
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Slightly creepy, but people like...
0:18:38 > 0:18:40- No.- People... People who?
0:18:40 > 0:18:42No dolls.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44These gentlemen need to start making some decisions.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Don't think they really know what they like.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50Maybe they just don't know their English antiques.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52But then again, do any of us?
0:18:52 > 0:18:55Good point. Follow your hearts, teams.
0:18:55 > 0:18:57Do you like the compact?
0:18:57 > 0:18:58- Yeah.- Yes.- And you like the brooch?
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- Yes.- Big mug's eyeful, isn't it?
0:19:00 > 0:19:02So, you know... You've got...
0:19:02 > 0:19:05- An enamel.- There's a little chip on the bottom of it.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08- Just there.- Does that matter? - Well, a little bit, yes.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- But it's not as bad as it could be. - It's very pretty.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Little pretty thing in here, and... That's £95.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16We can ask what the best deal on that is.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17- Yes.- Yes.- What do you think of the big brooch?
0:19:17 > 0:19:20Look at that, with its gorgeous pink stones in it.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23I love the pink. I'd like to know what the pink stones are.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25- Well, they'll be paste.- Would they be in quartz? Oh, right, OK.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Do you like it?
0:19:27 > 0:19:31I don't dislike it. I'm not sure I know who would wear it.
0:19:31 > 0:19:32Has anybody said to you that
0:19:32 > 0:19:34you two could be the most indecisive people...
0:19:34 > 0:19:36- We thought we were really decisive. - ..I have ever met.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37We were going to be all over this.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- Really decisive.- But we're struggling somewhat, aren't we?
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Oh, come on. Pull yourselves together.
0:19:43 > 0:19:44Go and see Matthew.
0:19:45 > 0:19:46- Hello, sir.- Hi there.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48We would like to know your best price on that, please.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51We could do 65 on that for you.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- 65... Could you do 50? - Could I do 50?
0:19:54 > 0:19:56OK, yes. We could do 50 for you.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59If we can squeeze another five, I think it might be a goer.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Probably we could meet a little bit halfway and say 48.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04I think that's a decent offer.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05- Sal, what do you think?- Hello.
0:20:05 > 0:20:06- 48.- We've got it below 50.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10- 48?- Yes. Four eight.- Yeah.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13- Come on, let's do it. - Definitely.- Oh, hallelujah.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16- We've done it.- We've got 12 minutes left, and we've just managed
0:20:16 > 0:20:19to buy the second item, with 12 minutes to buy another one.
0:20:19 > 0:20:20- Let's go.- Come on.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22Quickly, quickly, quickly. Let's go.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25That leaves both our teams searching for their final object.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29What do you think about this big candleholder?
0:20:29 > 0:20:33It's quite cool, isn't it? It's got real French Gothic sort of appeal.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- And is only £30.- £30.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36It's only £30.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Now, the only reason I can imagine that it would only be £30
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- is cos it was made...- Recently? - ..approximately three hours ago. - Yes.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- However, it has a really cool look, don't you think?- Look to it, yes.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48- Is it heavy?- Do you reckon you could power lift it?
0:20:48 > 0:20:49Is it heavy? Guess not.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Well, it's not heavy for me.
0:20:52 > 0:20:53That was easy enough.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55I think it's missing a few hooks.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58- Is it missing a hook? - Are those the hooks there?
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Yes, Oh, Reid. Well spotted. Perfect.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05Oh, I love it when a lighting fixture comes together.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Now, remember the butterfly that Sally spotted earlier?
0:21:07 > 0:21:10So we've got an enamel brooch, your butterfly, you like your butterfly.
0:21:10 > 0:21:12- Yes.- Sweden.
0:21:12 > 0:21:15- Yeah.- Marked on there. Now it's in gilt metal...- Right.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16so it's not a precious metal at all.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19- No.- So, therefore it would be reflected in the price.
0:21:19 > 0:21:20- £28.- Yes.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23You've got your last item to buy.
0:21:23 > 0:21:24- Mm-hm.- Yeah. - I think we need to move on.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27- I think Dean-o is right. - Yeah, I think he's right too.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29And I think that could be the best reserve we've got,
0:21:29 > 0:21:31but I think we can find something better.
0:21:31 > 0:21:32But we'd want it under a tenner.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Well, for not much more,
0:21:36 > 0:21:38the Blues may be about to acquire some heavy metal.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40I mean it's really up to you.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43It's obviously very, very competitively priced already.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- Yeah.- So, you know, the dealer might say, "Oh, get on your bike,
0:21:46 > 0:21:48"it's 30 quid, I'm giving it away."
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Sorry to interrupt you, there.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52- But, yeah. - Did you hear me just say,
0:21:52 > 0:21:55"The dealer might say, 'get on your bike'?" I hope you didn't.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- They have priced it to go. - They have.
0:21:57 > 0:22:00But they have said they will take another five pounds off for you.
0:22:00 > 0:22:01- Mm.- They'll do it for 25.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- It's a bit...- I was thinking 15.
0:22:04 > 0:22:0515?
0:22:05 > 0:22:07What about 20? If we meet in the middle.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08- Yup.- What do you think?
0:22:08 > 0:22:10- I think 20 is fine.- You sure?
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- Yeah.- No, I'm not sure.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14- Not sure?- Oh, you'll make a profit at 20.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16- 30?- You'll make a profit.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18- OK, fine.- Are we going for it?
0:22:18 > 0:22:19- Sure.- OK. You know that means.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21- It means we've bought all three items.- Well done.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23- Thank you so much.- Thank you.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25I think what we should do is tally up what we've bought,
0:22:25 > 0:22:27and meet Matthew back at the counter.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30Well, at least they have Bow to carry it off.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Pricey Gong, anyone?
0:22:32 > 0:22:33- It's a hell of a gamble. - And it will...
0:22:33 > 0:22:35Yeah, but it will be going on the internet.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37It will be going on the internet.
0:22:37 > 0:22:38Maybe that's we need to do.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Because we've played it quite safe up till now.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44- Come on, Thomas.- Marked up at 295.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- Yeah.- You can have a go...- Yeah?
0:22:46 > 0:22:48..at buying it for 200 quid.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51Is that going to sell for £200?
0:22:51 > 0:22:52It might do, it might not.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54- It might bomb.- Yeah, exactly.
0:22:54 > 0:22:55Might totally bomb at £50.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- And then I'm not happy with that. - Then you're not happy.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00So therefore, if you're not happy you go with...
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- I want to go and ask him the best price on the butterfly.- OK.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Could they finally be about to buy it?
0:23:05 > 0:23:07Would you take a ridiculous offer for the butterfly?
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Without insulting anyone?
0:23:10 > 0:23:11The dealer will take 20% off.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14So she'll do £22 for it.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Could you round it up to 20?
0:23:17 > 0:23:18Yes.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21£20. I mean that's not unachievable,
0:23:21 > 0:23:23and I think you might find more people to go on it.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25People love butterflies.
0:23:25 > 0:23:26- Yes.- I think we've made our decision.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28- Right, come on then. - Buy the butterfly.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- £20?- Thank you.- Thank you very much.- Appreciate it, thank you.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Right, teams. Your hour has passed.
0:23:36 > 0:23:37- Go pay them.- We've exhausted him.
0:23:37 > 0:23:39- I'm exhausted. - We all need to take a seat.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41No, you can go pay them.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42Off you go.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45What a gent. Now, let's see what they've bought.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Just through the door, they picked up this Edwardian mirror for £50.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Much, much later, they plumped for a shiny compact for £48.
0:23:58 > 0:23:59And with time running out,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02they decided on the Swedish butterfly brooch for £20.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Dean and Sally, was it like being on stage?
0:24:06 > 0:24:08It was worse than being on stage.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- It was so stressful. - Was it?- So much pressure.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14- Didn't this man calm you? - He was great, but we were useless.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- Why? Why useless?- We were useless. - Indecisive, I think.- Yeah.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20- What do you like best?- I love that mirror. I think we bought a mirror.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22The first buy within five minutes, and it's beautiful.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25- You're in agreement with the mirror? - I'm very much in agreement, yeah.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27I like all our items but I particularly like that mirror.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29- Biggest profit? - I think from the mirror.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- The mirror?- Yeah.- I think so.- So, what did you spend in total, Dean?
0:24:32 > 0:24:35- £118.- Yes, wasn't a great deal, was it?
0:24:35 > 0:24:38- Not a lot.- And that's going to leave Thomas with far too much.- I know.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41Hand it over. Wonderful.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44- 182.- Thomas, there you go.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- What are you going to buy? - Do you know what, I have no idea.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49I really want something which
0:24:49 > 0:24:51reflects these two marvellous thespians.
0:24:51 > 0:24:52Well, good luck with that.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57- A thespian purchase. - Absolutely.- Wonderful.- Marvellous.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Meanwhile, let's have a look at what the Blue team have bought.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03After some dilly-dallying,
0:25:03 > 0:25:05they bought this lacquered box for £13.
0:25:07 > 0:25:08Next, they picked up a
0:25:08 > 0:25:11pinchbeck portrait brooch for £24.
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Then, they somehow acquired a
0:25:14 > 0:25:17mighty wrought iron chandelier for just £20.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Bow and Reid. What did I give you?
0:25:20 > 0:25:22£300.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24What did you spend? 57?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- BOTH: Yeah. - We were trying to be frugal!
0:25:27 > 0:25:31And you succeeded, wholeheartedly if I may say.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33- There was a strategy, strategy. - Is there?- Yeah.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Well, Bow, what's your favourite item?
0:25:35 > 0:25:37I liked the Victorian brooch.
0:25:37 > 0:25:38Reid, What's your favourite item?
0:25:38 > 0:25:41My favourite item is the large chandelier.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43What's going to make the biggest profit? That?
0:25:43 > 0:25:45- I think so.- I think so.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47- And what do you think is going to? - I think so as well.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Right. Let's have all that money.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53£243 of pure heaven.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55- 243?- Yes.- Bring it home.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58- You're the expert. We trust you. - We trust you.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00You Americans. You know how to lay it on, don't you?
0:26:00 > 0:26:02I don't know what I'm going to buy,
0:26:02 > 0:26:04but I think I'm going to buy something...
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Cheap and cheerful. I'm sorry, I can't help it.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11So, while Natasha goes off to buy something cheap and cheerful,
0:26:11 > 0:26:13we're off to the auction room.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19South of the capital in Selsdon, with Catherine Southon.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24- And here she is. - Well, thank you for that.
0:26:24 > 0:26:25It is lovely to see you.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Dean and Sally have been out with Thomas.
0:26:27 > 0:26:28And this is what they've bought.
0:26:28 > 0:26:33Well, I mean, had this not had this wonderful Venetian scene in it...
0:26:33 > 0:26:36- Yeah.- It probably wouldn't have ticked many boxes, I don't think.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39But in this mirror, it just looks the part I think.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41What I like about your description here.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43- Mm-hm.- You haven't called it Edwardian, have you?
0:26:43 > 0:26:46- No.- You've called it Sheraton Revival.
0:26:46 > 0:26:49- Exactly.- And that description really does help.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52- You've put a punchy estimate on, haven't you?- Well, I have, yes.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54I've put 100 to 150.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Dean and Sally bought that for £50.
0:26:57 > 0:26:58- Did they?- Yeah.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01They did... I think they did really well with that.
0:27:01 > 0:27:02Now, what about the second object, here?
0:27:02 > 0:27:04Now, when I first saw this...
0:27:04 > 0:27:05- Yeah. - ..I loved it.- Mm-hm.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07- I love a bit of guilloche enamel.- Yeah.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10And this is beautifully done, lovely colour, lovely decoration there.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14But if you look quite closely at it, the top of it is silver.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18- Yup.- The bottom of it is not.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22I'm not sure if the top and the bottom started off life together.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24I've put £30-£50 on, which...
0:27:24 > 0:27:26- Yes. - ..is quite low.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Well, they've gone to the top of your estimate at £48.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Now, what about the third object?
0:27:32 > 0:27:33I love this.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37- Do you?- I'm not a brooch kind of girl, but this is beautiful.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39The quality of that enamel is super.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41It's not signed, sadly.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43- It is Swedish.- Yes. - But it's not signed.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45I mean, had it been by Andersen...
0:27:45 > 0:27:48- Yeah.- Had it been by Jensen... - Into hundreds, wouldn't we.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51..we would be talking big money, but it is of that quality.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- What sort of estimate will be put on the brooch?- 30 to 40.- Yep.
0:27:54 > 0:27:55Well, they only paid 20.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59If by any chance they don't have your enthusiasm for that item,
0:27:59 > 0:28:02they always have the bonus buy up their sleeve.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06- Look at that.- Is that the lot?
0:28:06 > 0:28:09- That is amazing.- Look at that.- So this is a fabulous...
0:28:09 > 0:28:11It's very exciting, Thomas.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13Oh, it is, isn't it? And, you know, it's a butler's tray.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15So, it fits round your tummy rather well.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- It does, doesn't it? - You're meant to say, "What tummy?"
0:28:18 > 0:28:22- It's fan shaped, with wonderful curved handles.- Ooh.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Beautiful engraved base.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27- It's got a lip to it so your drinks don't fall off.- Oh.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29So, where was it made, Thomas?
0:28:29 > 0:28:32In the good old United States of America.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34- Oh, looks a bit American, doesn't it?- It's flash.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37- It is flash.- It is very flash.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40It is... Do you know, this was marked up at over £350?
0:28:40 > 0:28:42- No way.- Yeah, yeah. It was, like, £380.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45- Give it to Sarah, she's dying to feel it.- Give us a go, give us a go.
0:28:45 > 0:28:48- It's very heavy.- I had to work really hard to get that down.
0:28:48 > 0:28:49- And you spent the lot?- The lot!
0:28:49 > 0:28:51- £182.- I'm not surprised.
0:28:51 > 0:28:54I think there's a question you need to ask of Thomas, here.
0:28:54 > 0:28:55So, you spent the lot.
0:28:55 > 0:28:58- Yeah. The lot.- And how much do you think it's worth?
0:28:58 > 0:28:59Hmm...
0:29:00 > 0:29:01Go on.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05- It's plated. - Make it more than 182, Thomas.
0:29:05 > 0:29:10See, thing is. If I had this, it's got to be worth £200-£300.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12- But how much is it going to make? - Speculative.
0:29:12 > 0:29:13It's got to be worth £200-£300.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- Oh, I'm going off it. - You're going off it?
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- You can't go off it now.- I'm not sure it's going to make a profit.
0:29:19 > 0:29:23Oh, well, let's hope Miss Southon doesn't go off it when she sees it.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28Thomas Plant had £182 to spend.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30And he spent £182.
0:29:30 > 0:29:31Isn't it splendid?
0:29:31 > 0:29:32You know what? It is.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34It's such an impressive piece, isn't it?
0:29:34 > 0:29:38- Yeah.- And if a butler came to me with that tray...
0:29:38 > 0:29:40Gosh, I'd be a happy girl. I mean,
0:29:40 > 0:29:41it weighs a tonne, it's a hefty piece.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44- Yeah, yeah.- I mean, imagine if that were silver, and not silver-plated.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- Oh, don't.- The only downside is, it is slightly worn in the middle.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51- Yes, I can see that.- So, perhaps it has been, you know, well used.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55It might have even been re-plated at some time, but, you know what?
0:29:55 > 0:29:58I don't care about all that. It's a good, honest piece.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00What have you put on it? As an estimate.
0:30:00 > 0:30:05Well, I haven't quite gone up to £182, but I put 100 to 150,
0:30:05 > 0:30:08- and it could go that way. And I really hope...- Yes.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11- ..it does.- I hope, for their sake, that this takes off.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14Meanwhile, Bow and Reid have been out shopping with Natasha.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Well, we kick off with this object come here.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20What do you think? Yes. It is just a papier-mache box.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23- Yes.- It's probably Persian. It's 20th century.- Yeah.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- It's lacquered.- We'd like it to be 18th-century and Russian,
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- wouldn't we?- Yes, but I'm afraid it's not, Charlie, sorry.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33- What about a price?- 10 to 20? - Yeah, well they paid £13,
0:30:33 > 0:30:35- so I don't think they were buying it as a fine work of art.- No.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37They bought it because they liked it.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39- Yeah. - Now, what about the portrait brooch?
0:30:39 > 0:30:41It would be great if it was gold, but it's not.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44- Yup.- It's pinchbeck, an alloy of copper and zinc.
0:30:44 > 0:30:47- It was very popular in the Victorian era. It is reversible.- Yup.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49- So we've got a picture on both sides...- That's an advantage, yes.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52..which is quite nice. But how often do we see these? Quite often.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55- What about an estimate?- 30 to 40 on that.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57Yeah, well that's very fair. They paid 24.
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Finishing all those little insignificant items,
0:30:59 > 0:31:03- what about that tiny object in the corner, there?- Yeah, well.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07Funny you should say that. When I saw that, I thought... Hmm...
0:31:07 > 0:31:11I was horrified. But actually, you know what? I love this.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- So do I.- I think this is fantastic, and in the right setting...
0:31:14 > 0:31:17In the right home...
0:31:17 > 0:31:18- Mm-hm. - ..it would look amazing.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21I mean, this is one of those things that could go either way.
0:31:21 > 0:31:22- It might only make £40... - Yeah.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25..but it could make hundreds, in the right place.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27I have put £50-£80 on.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30- How they did it, I do not know.... - What?
0:31:30 > 0:31:33- ..but they paid £20 for it. - No.- They did!
0:31:33 > 0:31:36And when Miss Southon has turned that chandelier
0:31:36 > 0:31:40from £20 into hundreds of pounds, just to add a bit of spice,
0:31:40 > 0:31:42they might be going with their bonus buy.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Let's have a look at it.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Do you think she spent big? Do you think she's blown it all?
0:31:47 > 0:31:49- God, I hope so.- You hope so? - I hope so.- Good.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Well, let's see if she has. It's very small.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- Oh, we knew it! - We knew it.- We knew.
0:31:56 > 0:31:57This wee birdie.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Come on. It's so cute.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- Now.- Yes.- When we saw it, your exact words about it were,
0:32:02 > 0:32:04"That's something you'd buy in the mall."
0:32:04 > 0:32:05Well, I just wanted to...
0:32:07 > 0:32:09I was offended because what I saw was,
0:32:09 > 0:32:13not contemporary, but modern silver enamel jewellery.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15So, when we saw it in the cabinet it was face up,
0:32:15 > 0:32:17we couldn't see the marks on the back.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20But it's hallmarked silver, and there's a maker's mark.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22EJC. I got excited.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24And I looked up. Could I find anything?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26No. But...
0:32:26 > 0:32:30I did find one small entry with the exact same maker's initials.
0:32:30 > 0:32:31Exact same font. EJC.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35I knew I was on to a winner, because it said made pendants, exclusively.
0:32:35 > 0:32:40And exclusively between 1972 and 1979.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43But do you remember what the ticket price was?
0:32:43 > 0:32:44It was fairly inexpensive.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46- Yes.- Yes.- Mm-hm. It was £18.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48- Yes, that's about right. - How much did you get it for?
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- 12 quid.- Ah.- Ah.
0:32:50 > 0:32:5312 quid for a piece of marked silver enamel jewellery.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55That's got to make 20 quid, Charlie.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57I think it's got to make 20 quid.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59You think it's going to make 20 quid.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01You are not quite sure whether it's going to make 20 quid.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03- We trust you.- I trust you.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05Does the auctioneer think is going to make 20 quid?
0:33:07 > 0:33:09Do you like it?
0:33:09 > 0:33:10It's a little blue tit.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12- Yeah.- Isn't it?
0:33:12 > 0:33:14I don't think it's terribly old. Well, in fact, it's not.
0:33:14 > 0:33:18- It's hallmarked Sheffield. - Yeah.- 1970s.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20- Yeah.- Silver chain.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23This is silver, with all this little enamel, there.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26- Yeah. - Very simple, nice stylised bird.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28What do you reckon it's worth?
0:33:28 > 0:33:30£20-£30.
0:33:30 > 0:33:31Yeah, but they only paid £12.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34So, it's quite an interesting mix, that lot, isn't it?
0:33:34 > 0:33:36- Oh, yes.- Can't wait for the auction.
0:33:38 > 0:33:4070.
0:33:40 > 0:33:41130.
0:33:41 > 0:33:42150.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Suppose you two don't really have time to go to salerooms, do you?
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- Always acting.- No.- I've never been to an auction in my life.
0:33:48 > 0:33:49Neither have I.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Oh, my... What do you think?
0:33:51 > 0:33:52I've been to a cattle auction.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57- I'm enjoying the performance side of it.- Are you? Yeah, I'll bet.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59It's got real atmosphere, hasn't it?
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- It's theatrical.- Yeah. Anyway, that wonderful mirror is coming up now.
0:34:02 > 0:34:03Let's have a look.
0:34:03 > 0:34:05Who will give me £50?
0:34:06 > 0:34:08£50 to start this.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11Thank you. There's a lady with style.
0:34:11 > 0:34:12£50.
0:34:12 > 0:34:13Any more at £50?
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Come on, there must be another.
0:34:17 > 0:34:18- Come on.- £50.
0:34:19 > 0:34:21Come on, £50. I don't want to sell it that cheap.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23It's not going to go up to more than that...
0:34:23 > 0:34:25£50, then.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28All done. £50.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31- That is steal of the year. - You are joking.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34- I'm gutted.- That was our winner.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36- It was our winner.- Always look on the bright side of life.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38- I'm gutted.- You haven't lost money.
0:34:38 > 0:34:39Don't be gutted, darling.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41- Think positive.- No but it...
0:34:41 > 0:34:45Shh, here comes the guilloche enamel white metal and brass compact.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48And we've got interest straight away on the internet at £30.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51This is lot 142, £30.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53£30.
0:34:53 > 0:34:555. 40 net.
0:34:55 > 0:34:575. 50.
0:34:57 > 0:34:58You're into a profit.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00£50 on the internet.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Do you want to bid another? £50, thank you anyway.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04£50.
0:35:04 > 0:35:075 now. 60.
0:35:07 > 0:35:105. 70.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12No? Thank you anyway, £70.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14I have £70 on the internet.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16£70. All done.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- £70.- Well done.- That'll do.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23You are up £22 on Bargain Hunt.
0:35:23 > 0:35:2522, that'll do. That'll get us a bag of chips on the way home.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29And the butterfly. I think you stole this as well.
0:35:29 > 0:35:30- What do you think?- I love this.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- The enamel's in great nick. - Lovely enamelling, isn't it Thomas?
0:35:33 > 0:35:34- It's gorgeous enamel.- Yeah.
0:35:34 > 0:35:36Who's going to give me £30, please?
0:35:36 > 0:35:38£30. Lovely quality brooch, this one.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40£30 is bid.
0:35:40 > 0:35:4130, come on.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Do you want to have a flutter?
0:35:44 > 0:35:46£30. No, are you sure?
0:35:46 > 0:35:49£30? I have your bid, sir, at 30.
0:35:49 > 0:35:51- There must be another at 35. - There it is.
0:35:51 > 0:35:525, 40.
0:35:54 > 0:35:565, 50.
0:35:56 > 0:35:575, no more?
0:35:57 > 0:36:0055. Lady's bid, right at the back.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02At 55.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Any more? At £55.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Anyone on the internet?
0:36:06 > 0:36:0855, then. All done.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10Selling then. 55.
0:36:10 > 0:36:13- That's plus 35.- Yes.- We'll take that. We'll take that.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16- Do you know...- Brilliant. - ..you've made £57?
0:36:16 > 0:36:19- That'll do, that'll do.- I don't care about the mirror any more.
0:36:19 > 0:36:22I mean, that's about a week on the West End stage, isn't it?
0:36:22 > 0:36:23Oh, mate. A week?
0:36:23 > 0:36:25That's a month.
0:36:25 > 0:36:30Now look. You gave this man £182.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33- I know.- Just remind me, how much did he spend?
0:36:33 > 0:36:35£182.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- What do you think?- I...
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- Do you go with it?- I love it. Do you love it?
0:36:39 > 0:36:40- I love it too.- But that's a lot of money.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42You came off the boil a little bit, didn't you?
0:36:42 > 0:36:45No, well, I love it. Only, when he was a bit evasive
0:36:45 > 0:36:46in his answers to how much it'd make...
0:36:46 > 0:36:49I mean, it's plated, but I'm not sure... I don't think we should.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51- Are you game for it, or are you not? - No.- No, absolutely not.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- Absolutely not?- No.- We love it. - Costs £182.
0:36:54 > 0:36:56And if we'd made a loss, then maybe we would.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58- If I tell you that Catherine Southon...- Yes?
0:36:58 > 0:37:00..has put 300 to 500 on this tray...
0:37:00 > 0:37:02- You are kidding me. - I think you'd be lying.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03You're quite right.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05THEY LAUGH
0:37:05 > 0:37:07No, she's put 100 to 150.
0:37:07 > 0:37:08OK.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10What shall we say?
0:37:10 > 0:37:11£80?
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Come on, £80 for this.
0:37:15 > 0:37:1950, then. £50 is bid, thank you.
0:37:19 > 0:37:2050... Come on.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23Somebody else. £50.
0:37:23 > 0:37:255, 60, 5...
0:37:27 > 0:37:28One more?
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Do you want to go another? 70.
0:37:30 > 0:37:325. No?
0:37:32 > 0:37:34£75, £75, and this is a jolly nice tray.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36- That's a steal.- It is.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39Selling, then. 75.
0:37:40 > 0:37:45Well, it's rather good that you haven't lost £80 to £90 to £107.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47- Yes.- Because that would have rather negated...
0:37:47 > 0:37:50- It would. - ..your substantial £57 profit.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52So, you've made £57.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Now don't go bragging about your £57 profit to the Blues.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58Because they may have made more than £57.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- Oh, don't.- Anyway, shh.
0:38:00 > 0:38:01Mums the word.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- Pleased with your lots?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11- For the most part. - That was a bit guarded, wasn't it?
0:38:11 > 0:38:14- Natasha, they don't seem that buoyant.- I'm worried about that.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Well, you're kicking off with that lacquered box. Here it comes.
0:38:16 > 0:38:19And I already have, on the internet...
0:38:19 > 0:38:22The grand sum of £10.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24£10, I have.
0:38:24 > 0:38:26£10. 12,
0:38:26 > 0:38:2714, 16,
0:38:27 > 0:38:2918, 20,
0:38:29 > 0:38:305, 30.
0:38:30 > 0:38:335, 40... No?
0:38:33 > 0:38:35£40. With you at 40.
0:38:35 > 0:38:36£40, then.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39I will sell at 40.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41£40.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Unbelievable, well done.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- Oh.- OK...- Do you know how much money you made on that?
0:38:46 > 0:38:47I can't figure it out.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51- £27.- Wow.- Here comes your pinchbeck brooch.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55£20, anyone at £20?
0:38:57 > 0:38:58Yes, internet.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00£20. You're bidding 5?
0:39:00 > 0:39:0225, I've got.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04I will sell at 25, then.
0:39:04 > 0:39:0530, now.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07No, you sure?
0:39:07 > 0:39:09On the internet at 30. No more?
0:39:09 > 0:39:11- £30?- Fantastic, new bidders on the internet.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13£30, then. All done, 30.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16- That best not be your friend from New York.- Plus six!
0:39:16 > 0:39:19You've multiplied your profit, right up to £33.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22And here comes this fantastic chandelier.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Well, the internet's starting
0:39:24 > 0:39:26me already at £50. Thank you, £50.
0:39:26 > 0:39:27Yes!
0:39:27 > 0:39:30£50, any more at 50?
0:39:32 > 0:39:34It's a great piece for £50.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36£50, any more at 50, then?
0:39:36 > 0:39:38£50, then.
0:39:38 > 0:39:39All done.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42£50.
0:39:42 > 0:39:43- Yes!- Well done!
0:39:45 > 0:39:46I love it. Well done.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49- What's our total?- Spent 57, made 63.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51You've doubled your money.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53You could be good at this. This is all right.
0:39:53 > 0:39:54- Hang on.- That's crazy.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56There's a chance to make even more.
0:39:56 > 0:39:57- Hmm.- Hmm.- Or...
0:39:57 > 0:40:00- Or is there?- Lose a bit. - We trust you.- We trust you.
0:40:00 > 0:40:02- You've guided us through all this.- We trust our expert.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04You want to go with this pendant?
0:40:04 > 0:40:06- Yes.- Yeah.- You do, you sure?
0:40:06 > 0:40:09- We can go. - I mean, it only cost £12.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12And the auctioneer rates it at 20 to 30.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14So, we're in with a sporting chance.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18It's modern, but it's a charming little thing.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21And you all want to pay me £20 for it, I'm sure.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24£20. Come on, ladies and gents, whose bid?
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Thank you, £20, I have.
0:40:26 > 0:40:2822, 25.
0:40:28 > 0:40:3028, 30,
0:40:30 > 0:40:315, 40.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35£40, any more at 40, then?
0:40:35 > 0:40:36Maybe we should?
0:40:36 > 0:40:39I will sell. £40, then.
0:40:39 > 0:40:40- Oh, gentlemen.- Oh.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- Jeez. So good, I love it. - You are so good.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45I'm so pleased for you.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Well, I've done the sums.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49You've made £91.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52I mean... Riches indeed.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56- Having said that, it might not be a winning score.- You never know.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58People have lost with a lot more than that in the past.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01- Sad face, sad face.- Sad face.- So, just keep it to yourselves, chaps.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09Dean and Sally, Bow and Reid.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Have you noticed something about me?
0:41:11 > 0:41:13Am I slightly shorter than I was?
0:41:14 > 0:41:18If I am, it's because my pockets are bulging with cash.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20- Oh.- Bulging.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22However, I am slightly listing to the left.
0:41:22 > 0:41:23ALL: Oh.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Because I've got more money in my left pocket
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- than I have in my right pocket.- Hooray.- Gutted.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31But you did so well, and you were a whisker away from a golden gavel,
0:41:31 > 0:41:36you really were. But you've still won £57.
0:41:36 > 0:41:37Which is... Look at it all,
0:41:37 > 0:41:40it's coming from every possible angle, here.
0:41:40 > 0:41:41- Ooh.- Look, 55.
0:41:41 > 0:41:46- Thank you.- And somewhere, a two pound piece.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49So, well done, Reds. I mean, under any normal circumstances,
0:41:49 > 0:41:51a £57 profit would be a winning score.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53But we've got these Blues.
0:41:53 > 0:41:56And they were on fire today.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00Because you have made £91.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02I mean, that's a lot of money.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05I've got a pocket full of money for you.
0:42:05 > 0:42:07Look at that, there's even a £50 note in there.
0:42:07 > 0:42:08You've done so well.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11And don't forget the one.
0:42:11 > 0:42:13However, forget the money.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Because today is a very special day.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19You have won the Golden Gavel award.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22- Look at that.- I'm so pleased.
0:42:22 > 0:42:23One for you.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28And one for you. And well done, wear them with pride.
0:42:28 > 0:42:30But I have to say, team,
0:42:30 > 0:42:33it comes to a pretty pass, really.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35When people have to travel all the way across the Atlantic
0:42:35 > 0:42:38to show us how to play our own game.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42But you've done that extremely well, and we're proud of you.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44Now, don't forget to have a look at our website,
0:42:44 > 0:42:46and indeed to follow us on Twitter.
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0:42:48 > 0:42:50Yes? Yes.