0:00:02 > 0:00:04I'm in Newark in Nottinghamshire,
0:00:04 > 0:00:08at Europe's biggest antiques and collectables fair...
0:00:08 > 0:00:12set in a whopping 84 acres,
0:00:12 > 0:00:15with up to 2,500 stalls.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18Everything you want is here.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20From the tiny...
0:00:20 > 0:00:22to the enormous!
0:00:22 > 0:00:25This place is a treasure trove of goodies,
0:00:25 > 0:00:27so what are our teams going to find today?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Let's go Bargain Hunting.
0:00:54 > 0:00:59Each team has £300 and only one hour to uncover those bargains.
0:00:59 > 0:01:00It's all to play for.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Let's see what's coming up.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05The Reds are feeling very relaxed.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Do you know, that is astonishingly comfortable.
0:01:08 > 0:01:09How cute!
0:01:09 > 0:01:11David Harper arranges a reunion.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12Do you have a twin brother?
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Possibly.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17There's excitement at the auction.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20- Whoa!- Fantastic. ALL:- Yes!
0:01:20 > 0:01:25And I uncover a tale of industrial espionage.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28It's exceptionally risky - it's punishable by death.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30More of that later. First of all, let's meet today's teams.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32We've got two sets of work colleagues today.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34For the Reds, we have Jeff and Sue.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36And for the Blues, we have Fiona and Stuart.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- Hello, teams. ALL:- Hello.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Now, Jeff, you two have been friends for a while, haven't you?
0:01:41 > 0:01:43- Oh, longer than I care to remember. - Tell me... Really?!
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Tell me how you met.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48We sang in a church choir together, some 30 years ago or more,
0:01:48 > 0:01:51and we went on the same theological training course.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53So, Jeff, you are retired now, aren't you,
0:01:53 > 0:01:54but you used to be a priest?
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Well, I still am, and you never really retire.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00You still end up taking services and funerals and whatever else.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03And I hear that you have quite an unusual collection, is that right?
0:02:03 > 0:02:06I have any number of unusual collections.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08- Oh, really?- I think you're referring to my bobbins, in particular.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11I actually wrote a book on pillow lace and bobbins.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- Yeah.- Published in 1975.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Still in print, having sold 67,000 copies.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19We've got a published author in our midst, guys.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Sounds like he might be quite handy to you today.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23- Absolutely. - So, Sue, you're still a vicar.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Yes, that's right. I'm a vicar in Lincoln Diocese.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Brilliant, and what's your churches? What are they called?
0:02:29 > 0:02:30- I only have one church.- Oh.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32It's the Priory Church of Deeping Saint James.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35- Oh, that sounds lovely. - Doesn't it just?- Yeah.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37So you're in a choir. What kind of songs do you sing?
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- Are they pop? Are they classical? - It's choral.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43And, in fact, we wrote you a special Bargain Hunt ditty for today.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- You haven't!- We have indeed. - Oh, my goodness.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- Can I hear it?- Indeed. - You can indeed.- How exciting.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51# We search for a bargain when the hour had begun
0:02:51 > 0:02:54# And we looked round the stalls in the rain and the sun
0:02:54 > 0:02:57# Bedraggled, we haggled till the items were bought
0:02:57 > 0:03:00# We found it was much harder than we had thought. #
0:03:00 > 0:03:03That's wonderful! Well done. Blimey!
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Oh! I hope you guys are going to be this good.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07You guys obviously are a good team.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Do you think you'll make a good team out there shopping?
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- Well, I hope so.- Yeah, I think so. - Well, very, very best of luck.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14And I expect lots of singing out there, OK?
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- Thank you. - Singing to the stallholders.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20Now, Blues. Fiona, Stuart. Now, my goodness, you met 11 years ago.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22- That's right, isn't it? - Yep.- Yes.- How did you meet, Fiona?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24We met working together for an airline.
0:03:24 > 0:03:25We were both air cabin crew.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28I bet you two were pretty naughty up there in that aeroplane.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32Oh, yeah! One time Stuart did a clearing service on the aeroplane
0:03:32 > 0:03:34and I was inside the trolley,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37and every few rows, like, my hand would just pop out of the...
0:03:37 > 0:03:40- where the rubbish...- Out of the trolley this hand would just appear?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- Oh, my goodness. - Made the passengers scream.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44I've also been told that you used to have a bit of fun job
0:03:44 > 0:03:46in a radio station, is that right?
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Yes, they would send me out into the public
0:03:48 > 0:03:50and then they'd ring me live on air and give me a task.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52I had to do a stint in a launderette,
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- so I had to do the old Levi's advert, take everything off...- Oh!
0:03:55 > 0:03:59..go in... Yes. After that I got the nickname as Stunt Boy Stu.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01So, guys, I've got a feeling that you are going to be a great team.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04You obviously bounce off each other very, very well.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06- Who's going to be in charge today?- Hmm... Me!
0:04:10 > 0:04:13I want all things... Little, like, pretty things and sparkly things.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14Oh, girl after my own heart.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17So what do you need to go and do some shopping, teams?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20- Money.- Money.- Some money. Here we go, £300 for you, Blues.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22£300 for you, Reds.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- Thank you, kindly.- You have that. - I'll look after that.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27He's in charge. Oh, my goodness. Enjoy. Your experts await.
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Now, off you go. - Thank you very much.- Brilliant.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Oh, we've got two very talented teams today.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34But will they find anything that's going for a song?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36We'll have to wait and see.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42And, of course, our two talented teams need two exuberant experts.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Aiming for a profit with the Reds, it's...
0:04:48 > 0:04:51And stacking up for the Blues, it's...
0:04:52 > 0:04:54What are you looking for today?
0:04:54 > 0:04:56I'd like something for the garden, I think.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Perhaps something decorative. Something sparkly and pretty.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- Militaria goes pretty well. - Militaria.- Yup.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Aircraft memorabilia... Along those lines.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- What, like an aeroplane?- Why not? - OK.- 747s are out of fashion.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Right teams, your time starts now.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13- BOTH:- Off we go. - 747, let's go shopping.- Whoo!
0:05:13 > 0:05:15These teams know exactly what they like.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17It's going to be an action-packed hour.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Well, hopefully.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22And it looks like the Blues have been drawn
0:05:22 > 0:05:23to something sparkly already.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25- Will that do you?- No.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- What do you mean, "Will that do you?"- No?
0:05:27 > 0:05:29You just want to get rid of Fiona's purchase.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- Yeah, we can tick her off. - He wants to tick that box.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35- Ladies not pleasing you? - No.- No?- They're not pleasing you.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37- OK.- Shall we move on to something else?
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Well, I mean, don't avoid the whole collection here.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Back to the Reds, who are still getting their bearings.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45This place is enormous!
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- Big... Where's the big hall gone? - Down that way.- Down there, yes.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Would you like to go there?- I think we need to hurry down that way.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- Right, come on, then. - I can move fast.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55While the Reds work out where they are,
0:05:55 > 0:05:57it's hats off to the Blues here, getting stuck in.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59It looks a bit voodoo-like, doesn't it?
0:05:59 > 0:06:00Out of a James Bond movie.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03- I don't... I don't think you can make a lot.- It's not you?- No.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05- No.- No.- OK, not you. Put that back. OK.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08- Are you interested in the motorbike?- Not really.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- No, you're not a motorbiker? - I don't blame you, Fiona.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13Oh, champagne bottle!
0:06:13 > 0:06:15That's better. At least it's shiny.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17It's a bit Star Wars, isn't it? It's... It's an oddity.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- Shall we leave it for now?- Yeah.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22But it looks like the Reds have finally
0:06:22 > 0:06:24found their way to something they like.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- Ooh!- Reminds me too much of the dentist.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30- Does it?- Oh, it is a bit...
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Now you said dentists, I've gone off it.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35I don't blame you, Sue.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37We're not here to pull teeth.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38So, time to head indoors -
0:06:38 > 0:06:41and they've discovered something already.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Now, look at this. For a good girl -
0:06:44 > 0:06:45if anybody knows any good girls. Do you?
0:06:45 > 0:06:48- I prefer the bad ones. - Do you?- Jeff, honestly!
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- Well, I know some bad ones. What a nice present.- That's a mug.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54It's Staffordshire, mid-Victorian, I would say.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- Sort of 1850s, 1860s.- Yup.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59I'm just a bit worried about the lack of gilt on the top.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- It seems to me it's rather rubbed. - It's rubbed round the top.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04You can see where that's gone.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07But if you look closely, the mug itself is perfect.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09There's no chips or damage.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13Excuse me! Hi, we're just looking at your mug.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16What would be the absolute best on that?
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- 15.- 15?- Yep.- Oh.- I'd have to say...
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Well, we've got a plan.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25If we can get something for £1 under the usual auction price,
0:07:25 > 0:07:27if it gets to 15, we make a profit.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28Yes, I can do it for £14.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- Thank you very much indeed. - First one in the bag.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- In a very short space of time. - Very short space of time.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Very short space of time.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Hopefully it'll make a profit of more than £1,
0:07:38 > 0:07:40but I see what you're thinking, Jeff.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Ten minutes in and the Reds are in the pink with their first item.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45And the Blues have found something...well, blue.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48- Nice thing, isn't it? - That is nice.- Isn't that great?
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- What's up with this lamp?- 200.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54And what date, Fiona, do you think it is?
0:07:54 > 0:07:55No idea.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- '70s or '80s?- No, no!
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- No, it's a lot older than that! - Rubbish.- Older than that.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Much older than that. I would guess 1930s.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07And I've never seen this shape or design before,
0:08:07 > 0:08:09which is slightly worrying.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- This looks like an add-on. - Possibly, possibly.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16- Do you think it's too risky? - Yeah.- For 200, yeah.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Even if we knock him down a bit, that's still expensive.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Oh, yes, that is a bit steep. Time to move on.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24- We're getting warmed up, aren't we? - We are, we're just warming up.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28- How long have we had?- Ten minutes. - Yeah, 11. Well done.- Oh!
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- Well done.- I got something right! - Well done, yeah.
0:08:31 > 0:08:3411 minutes? It's good to be precise.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37But what have the Reds discovered now?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Is that something you might be interested in buying, Jeff?
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- No.- No? Right, well, shall we move on?- After all that!
0:08:42 > 0:08:44- Let's move on.- Let's move on.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Oh, my Lord. What is it about it?
0:08:46 > 0:08:50- Is it because it looks like Stuart? What is that?!- It's cute! Look!
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- Hang on a minute.- How cute! - Come here.- Oh, it's got...
0:08:53 > 0:08:56- It's stuffed with straw. - Do you have a twin brother?
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Hmm, Stuart, you may have found your long-lost twin,
0:08:59 > 0:09:01but you do still need to buy something.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05Meanwhile, Jeff has spied an item from his wish list - militaria.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09- This is a Death Penny. - Yes, it is.- Is it?
0:09:09 > 0:09:10Yes, every family,
0:09:10 > 0:09:13when a serviceman was killed in the First World War...
0:09:13 > 0:09:15- They received... - ..were given one of those.
0:09:15 > 0:09:20- Yes, I...- Very sadly, there's a lot of them around.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22So that might not make us anything.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24No, and I would think they are worth more to the family.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27I always think it's terribly sad when you see them for sale.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29It is, it is, yeah.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31So, no militaria for Jeff.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34But I think someone has captured Sue's heart.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37I saw this little fellow here with his lovely little nose.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- Now, he looks fairly modern to me. - Mm-hm, yes.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- But he's a great, great make. - Steiff, of course.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- He's got a barcode on. - They are very expensive to buy new.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- Yes.- So I would imagine he cost more originally than £65.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54I just wondered if we could have a good look at him.
0:09:54 > 0:09:55Yes, of course you can, yes.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57He can be 55, that's the best I can do.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Could he possibly be a little under that?
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- Because we've got to make a profit. - You can have him for 54, yes.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04I think that'll be wonderful,
0:10:04 > 0:10:07but we're right at the beginning, almost, of our time.
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- Could you possibly hold him for half an hour?- Yes, I shall put away.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13- So we could perhaps come back. - Yes.- That would be really kind.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Oh, what a nice lady. But can Sue "bear" to leave him behind?
0:10:17 > 0:10:19- Are you sad to be leaving him? - He's in a safe place.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- Is it something that you would like to buy?- It certainly is.- Right.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27- It certainly is.- And what about you, Jeff.- Not a bear man.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- Not a bear man.- Not necessarily.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Hmm, I get the feeling that Jeff is less than impressed.
0:10:31 > 0:10:36You'll have to work on him, Sue. But what have the Blues come across now?
0:10:36 > 0:10:39It's some sort of fairground thing. Probably about 1930s.
0:10:39 > 0:10:40Look at that. I mean, it looks like
0:10:40 > 0:10:42an early Harley-Davidson, doesn't it?
0:10:42 > 0:10:45- What sort of money is it? - 800.- 800, yeah.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47£800?!
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Oh, I'm glad you could see the funny side.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52But you're 20 minutes in, team, and still no purchases.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Meanwhile, it looks like the Reds are working on their plan of action.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59So we're doing well. I don't want to put pressure,
0:10:59 > 0:11:02but we've done 25 minutes.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- So 35 to go.- So we're nearly up to halfway through.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- Right, so, where to? - I can't immediately see anything
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- that strikes the eye around here.- No?
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- No.- I think, shall we go back out then?
0:11:13 > 0:11:15- We'll go back out? - You want to go back out?
0:11:15 > 0:11:16- Right, OK.- I think that probably is wise.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20- We'll need to do it fairly quickly. - Right, let's go.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23Oh, that's what I like - confident decision-making.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25And it looks that the Blues have found something.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Oh, dear, what is that?
0:11:28 > 0:11:33She's lost the plot. Stuart, where did you find her?
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- Look!- He needs to go to a home, Fiona.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38And not ours!
0:11:38 > 0:11:40You know what? Actually, Fiona, I'm with you.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Let's convince Stuart. Start - tell us all about it, Fiona.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46What do you know?
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Look, he's just a little toddler baby-walker
0:11:49 > 0:11:50to help them walk and then to sit on.
0:11:50 > 0:11:54- Yeah.- No idea how old it would be. - OK, well, listen, don't worry.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Stuart's very good at dating things.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58He'll probably think that was made in 2010.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- Yeah!- Yeah, exactly. - '50s, maybe '60s.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- He's got so much character. - But look what he's made of.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- He's stuffed with straw. - Oh, you can see.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08What's it called? D... Made in Great Britain, which is a bonus.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10By Deans Rag Book Co Ltd.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12How wonderful.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15The best toys in the world were made here in Great Britain,
0:12:15 > 0:12:17and that falls into that category.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19So what would your estimate be?
0:12:19 > 0:12:22I think in auction he's going to be ten to 20, but he could make more.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25- He could.- He could. - Someone might fall in love with him.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27- Like you.- Like me.- Right. How much would this be?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- What is the price on love?- 25.- 25.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Could we do 20?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Erm... Yeah.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- Woo-hoo!- Please can I have him, Stu? - You've bought him.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- Yeah!- He's yours. Shake the man's hand.- Thank you.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Well, I suppose someone had to fall in love with that horse.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48The Blues are finally out of the paddock with their first item,
0:12:48 > 0:12:51and it looks like Sue is having a breather.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54Oh, do you know? That is astonishingly comfortable.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57- Is it really?- It really is. Why don't you try it?
0:12:57 > 0:13:00I think I will. Don't mind if I do.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03- Oh, yeah, it's quite nice. - Not bad, is it?
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Don't get too comfy, guys - you still have two items to find.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07And the Blues are on to something.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09That's quite sweet.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11How very interesting, that's its original label.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14It's for a traditional market, probably 1910.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Maybe First World War.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19I mean, the bottle itself is not great quality at all.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21It's just glass, it's pressed.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24But the glory is the silver sleeve.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26So the price on it is 48.
0:13:26 > 0:13:2848. What would you estimate the value...?
0:13:28 > 0:13:32- In auction, 20 to 30. - Excuse me.- Yes.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35- What would be the best price on this?- 35.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39If we said 28, and then that gives us a £2 leeway to make at auction
0:13:39 > 0:13:41and it keeps you guys happy as well?
0:13:41 > 0:13:43- You're still not going to get that.- Are we still...? No.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47- Give us your last shot.- 30 quid.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49You'll definitely make a profit on that.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51If that's a guarantee, you've got a deal.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Marvellous, thank you very much, you two.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57- An absolute pleasure.- Thank you.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00A guaranteed profit on £30? I like the sound of that.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04The Blues now have two items. There's no stopping them.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07And the Reds have tracked down yet more chairs.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Look at these four chairs -
0:14:10 > 0:14:1220 quid.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13Look at that, they're the right colour
0:14:13 > 0:14:15for the kids that are furnishing houses now.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Chrome legs. A fiver each!
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Fiver each is pretty amazing, isn't it?
0:14:20 > 0:14:23There's got to be profit on those, surely. What do you think, Jeff?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25- Can we have a look at them? - I think it's worth a punt.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Do you want me to go and see what they can be?
0:14:27 > 0:14:29I think you've got longer eyelashes than I have.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32I don't know! You have a look, I'll go and get a price.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Thank you very much.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37While Caroline goes off to employ her negotiating skills,
0:14:37 > 0:14:39David Harper is employing his, erm,
0:14:39 > 0:14:41straight-talking skills with the Blues.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45Effectively, Stuart, you've made no choices whatsoever.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- Very true.- Fiona is wearing the trousers.- I did say so.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51- You did, yes. - At the moment, yes.- Yeah.
0:14:51 > 0:14:55- So it's time, Stuart, for you to shine.- I'll do my best.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58You've got about 20 minutes to pull something out of the bag -
0:14:58 > 0:15:00especially a jumbo jet.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04And it looks like Caroline has come up with the deal of the century.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08I've spoken to the gentleman and he's going to take £11 for the four.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13- Wow!- Wow! Is that a wow from you? - Yup, definitely.- We can't go wrong.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16- That's a wow from me.- That's absolutely fabulous.- Thank you!
0:15:16 > 0:15:18And it's a wow from me, too!
0:15:18 > 0:15:22A great price, Caroline. And that's two items with 20 minutes to go.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26These two are on a roll, and they're heading back indoors
0:15:26 > 0:15:28to take a look at something they spotted earlier.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31Do you...? Do you like chemist's jars?
0:15:31 > 0:15:34I think they sell well. I think they look attractive.
0:15:34 > 0:15:35Now, how much are they? Let me have a look.
0:15:35 > 0:15:38Let's see, £18 on that one from here.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41So... So they are in nice condition.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Shall we ask the price? - Yup, delighted.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- Are you going to ask the price? Hello, hi.- We're back again.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Go on, what daft offer are you going to give me?
0:15:50 > 0:15:53- Are you a chemist?- Well, I was wondering if we could offer you...
0:15:53 > 0:15:56because you've got 18 on each of them...
0:15:56 > 0:16:00- Yep.- ..a cheeky offer of £22 for the pair, and a little ditty.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02- Let me hear the ditty. - You can hear the ditty.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- Right.- Are we ready for the ditty? - Are you ready for the ditty?
0:16:05 > 0:16:09- I'll count you in.- Give me a note. - One, two, there.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12# All things bright and beautiful
0:16:12 > 0:16:15# All bargains great and small
0:16:15 > 0:16:18# All things weird and wonderful
0:16:18 > 0:16:20# This lady has them all. #
0:16:20 > 0:16:22I think I have to accept that offer.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Is that what they call going for a song?
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Marvellous.- That was lovely. - Thank you.- Thank you.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31So that's brilliant. All finished, got five minutes left.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- Shall we go and have a cup of tea?- Definitely.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36Our singing vicars have certainly earned a cup of tea.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39That's three items secured with time to spare.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42The Blues are feeling the pressure,
0:16:42 > 0:16:44but they seem to have found a furry friend.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48- Oh, my goodness.- He comes with a banana.- Let's give him a hug.
0:16:48 > 0:16:49Oh, my lord!
0:16:49 > 0:16:52Is that the kind of guy you would normally go for, Fiona?
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- Yeah.- Yeah?
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Muscular and hairy.
0:16:57 > 0:16:58That rules you out!
0:17:00 > 0:17:03- He's good fun, isn't he? - He is.- I love him.- He's great.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04He is a big silverback.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Odd things do sell, but how on earth do you value him?
0:17:07 > 0:17:10He's of no age, of no quality.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12He's just one of those mad things
0:17:12 > 0:17:15that people will go to an auction and say,
0:17:15 > 0:17:17"Well, I didn't come here to buy a gorilla
0:17:17 > 0:17:19"but actually I need to go home with him. I've got to have him!"
0:17:19 > 0:17:23- He's one of those objects, isn't he? What sort of money is he?- 250.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25- That's everything we've got left.- I know.
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Wouldn't be leaving you very much.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29No, you wouldn't be leaving me very much, no.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32- What would be the absolute death on him?- 180.- 180.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- Best price.- Is that the absolute death, 180?
0:17:36 > 0:17:38I'll do you 170.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41- Oh, he's very risky.- You'll make money out of it, I guarantee.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Why, why? I've never seen them before.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Shop front, advertisement board.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- True.- A wedding party planner.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Wedding party?!
0:17:50 > 0:17:52What's his name?
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Whatever you want it to be!
0:17:55 > 0:17:57Good man, very good answer.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- How long have we got left? - Ten minutes.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04- Is that it? Is the absolute death? - Yeah.- OK.- Absolute lowest 160?
0:18:04 > 0:18:06I'll split the difference - 165.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Buy him!
0:18:08 > 0:18:10- OK.- Be a risk-taker.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14- We'll be a risk-taker.- 165.- 165. And a free banana!- Thank you.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17And it's fresh. Thank you very much. Thank you.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Well done!
0:18:20 > 0:18:24You never would have thought it, would you?
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Well done, I've never bought a gorilla before.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29I'm so happy, so happy! Well done.
0:18:29 > 0:18:30CLOCK DONGS
0:18:30 > 0:18:33That's it, teams. Your time is up.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37Unbelievable. We've bought a horse, a perfume bottle and a gorilla.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39That is a world record!
0:18:39 > 0:18:41- I'm very unique.- Oh, my!
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- You two are unique, let me tell you! Come on.- Unique, indeed!
0:18:44 > 0:18:48And that's the final item of the day in the bag.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Right, time to skip off and remind ourselves what the Reds bought.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57Pretty in pink, the good-girl mug was a mere £14.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Caroline didn't sit around to secure this set of chairs for just £11.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11And finally, the chemist jars were snapped up £22 and a cheeky song.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- So where's my present? - Present?- Ah, present.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19- Present for a good girl? - Oh!- Well, no, you can't have that.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21- That's going to auction.- Aww!
0:19:21 > 0:19:23- Sorry.- How disappointing.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25So what was your favourite item that you bought today?
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Well, I liked the medicine bottles, actually.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29- I thought they were really good.- Brilliant.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33- Not the present for a good girl? - Well, I can see it would sell well, but I don't like pink.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37Which do you think, of the items that you bought, will make the biggest profit?
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- Has to be the chairs. - They are pretty funky, aren't they?
0:19:39 > 0:19:42- Jeff, what was your favourite item? - I like that little mug.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- Yes, very sweet. - It's rather fun.- Yes, exactly.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Do you think it will bring the most profit?
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- No, I think the chairs, definitely. - Really?- Yeah.- Oh, blimey.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- So we're in agreement? - Of course.- Really? Yes!
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- I like it, it's fantastic. So how much did you spend?- £47.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59So I need £253 of leftover lolly, then.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- You sure?- Please. I don't get to keep it, sadly.- Shame.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04There's the notes, brilliant.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05- There's your shrapnel. - Fantastic. Wow.
0:20:05 > 0:20:09Caroline, £253 of leftover lolly.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11What are you going to do with it?
0:20:11 > 0:20:14I've got a few ideas, but I can do quite a lot of damage with this.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16You really can. Wow.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Well, while Caroline goes off and does some damage,
0:20:18 > 0:20:20let's find out what the Blue team bought.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23First up, the Blues gave this battered horse a home
0:20:23 > 0:20:25for a mere £20.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Does this perfume bottle have the sweet smell of success?
0:20:29 > 0:20:30It was just £30.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34Finally, it's big, it's bold -
0:20:34 > 0:20:37yes, it's a life-sized gorilla,
0:20:37 > 0:20:40and they paid a whopping £165 for him.
0:20:41 > 0:20:45Fi, Fi, Fi, it's all about me.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49- I definitely wore the trousers today.- Yes.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Is there anything in this antiques fair that you didn't want to buy?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- No, I loved everything. - Fiona, what was your favourite item?
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Well, I loved the horse, like, loved, loved, loved.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00But now I love the gorilla as well, so it's a tough call.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02Oh, you're not sure!
0:21:02 > 0:21:05So what do you think will make the biggest profit?
0:21:05 > 0:21:07I think the gorilla was a gamble, so I'm going to go for the horse
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- because we only paid £20.- It might be a gamble worth paying, though.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13- Yeah, hopefully. - And, Stuart, what about you?
0:21:13 > 0:21:15What was your favourite item from today?
0:21:15 > 0:21:17I'm inclined to agree with Fiona on the aspect that,
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- due to the cost of the horse, it might make a little bit.- Yep.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- But on a risk, it could be good old Brutus.- Yes, Brutus, you see,
0:21:23 > 0:21:26he might just have been worth paying all that money for.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28- I think he might be. - How much did you spend, guys?
0:21:28 > 0:21:32- £215.- £215. So I need £85 then, please.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- Et voila. There you go. - Brilliant.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36- Thank you very much. £85. - Well, thank you very much.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39- What are you going to do with it? - Well, I don't think I can compete
0:21:39 > 0:21:43with the horse or the gorilla, but I will do my very best.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45It's got to be something animally, surely.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48It's got to be something weird and wonderful, I can tell you that.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50We'll find out what David buys at the auction
0:21:50 > 0:21:52but, in the meantime, come with me.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55I've uncovered an intriguing story that I'd like to share with you.
0:22:00 > 0:22:01From the mid-18th century,
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Britain earned a reputation around the world
0:22:03 > 0:22:05as a manufacturing nation,
0:22:05 > 0:22:08but the story of Britain's first-ever factory
0:22:08 > 0:22:11is made of thrilling stuff, literally.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14And that story began here in Derby,
0:22:14 > 0:22:16the location for today's auction,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19and it's a tale of espionage, revenge and murder.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Derby was one of the leading centres of the Industrial Revolution,
0:22:24 > 0:22:26producing cotton, beer,
0:22:26 > 0:22:29clocks and porcelain.
0:22:29 > 0:22:30But in the early 1700s,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33it made its name with another very important product.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37And it's this - silk thread.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40Britain already had a highly successful silk-weaving industry
0:22:40 > 0:22:44but we'd never mastered the art of spinning silk thread.
0:22:44 > 0:22:48Silk throwing was a highly prized and secretive process
0:22:48 > 0:22:50dominated by the Italians.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53But there was one man that was determined to change all of that.
0:22:54 > 0:22:59That man was John Lombe, whose image appears around the city.
0:22:59 > 0:23:03He and his brother Thomas were involved in silk and wool weaving
0:23:03 > 0:23:05but wanted to spin the silk thread themselves.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08They hatched an audacious plan.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11John Lombe would infiltrate the Italian industry
0:23:11 > 0:23:12and steal their secrets.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16I've come to the Derby Silk Mill Museum
0:23:16 > 0:23:18to meet curator Daniel Martin
0:23:18 > 0:23:19to find out more.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23So, Daniel, tell me what John Lombe did.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27So John Lombe goes over to Piedmont, in the Kingdom of Sardinia,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30and he gets a job in one of their silk factories.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32He bribes two of his co-workers
0:23:32 > 0:23:34to give him access to these factories at night.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37And so he's going in under the cover of darkness,
0:23:37 > 0:23:39just simply by candlelight,
0:23:39 > 0:23:41and he's looking at them and he's dissecting them
0:23:41 > 0:23:44and he's drawing them element by element.
0:23:44 > 0:23:45And if you look at these drawings,
0:23:45 > 0:23:47these are taken from those original drawings
0:23:47 > 0:23:49that John Lombe would have done of the machinery.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51A bit of a risky business, I would say.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54This is exceptionally risky - it's punishable by death.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57They know that if the secret of these machines gets out, somebody else could undercut them
0:23:57 > 0:24:01- and that, actually, that would be the end of their big industry. - Oh, my goodness.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03When they get rumbled, if you have a look at this document,
0:24:03 > 0:24:06you can actually see that "when the plot was discovered
0:24:06 > 0:24:09"and he fled, with the utmost precipitation, on board a ship
0:24:09 > 0:24:11"at the hazard of his life, taking with him two natives..." -
0:24:11 > 0:24:13so he takes those two Italians -
0:24:13 > 0:24:15"who had favoured his interest and his life
0:24:15 > 0:24:17"at the risk of their own".
0:24:17 > 0:24:21Lombe escaped unscathed and, armed with his sketches,
0:24:21 > 0:24:24he built the first of two silk-throwing mills
0:24:24 > 0:24:28here on the banks of the Derwent in 1717.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30The river powered the new spinning machines,
0:24:30 > 0:24:34making this the first fully mechanised factory in the world.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39It produced 200,000 yards of silk every minute.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42If you look at this fabulous painting that we've got,
0:24:42 > 0:24:44you can see what a huge impact
0:24:44 > 0:24:47these factories would have had on the town.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50But while Lombe's factory prospered,
0:24:50 > 0:24:53the trade in Italian thread suffered.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56The King of Sardinia discovered what Lombe was up to
0:24:56 > 0:25:00and sent an Italian woman to Derby to seek revenge.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03So what does this lady do?
0:25:03 > 0:25:06She comes over, described as "in the character of a friend",
0:25:06 > 0:25:07she wants to help the business along,
0:25:07 > 0:25:09she wants to offer a little bit more input,
0:25:09 > 0:25:11a bit of Italian know-how.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14But, actually, she gains the trust of one of those Italians
0:25:14 > 0:25:16that came over with John Lombe in the first instance
0:25:16 > 0:25:19and actually bribes him to help her with her plan.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21And there's a very, very interesting account.
0:25:23 > 0:25:28It says, "By these two, slow poison was supposed, and perhaps justly,
0:25:28 > 0:25:30"to have been administered to John Lombe,
0:25:30 > 0:25:34"who lingered two or three years in agonies and departed."
0:25:34 > 0:25:35- So she killed him?- She killed him.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38She slowly administered poison over a long period of time.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40And then what happens to her?
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Well, she is taken in for questioning
0:25:42 > 0:25:44but there's absolutely no evidence of this.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46This has been a very slow, gradual decline.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49But I think it's quite telling that as soon as she is let off
0:25:49 > 0:25:50she flees, she disappears.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53- She's gone straightaway. - Back to Italy.- Back to Italy.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59'John Lombe died at the age of, 29 in 1722.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02'News of his death devastated the town
0:26:02 > 0:26:04'and his funeral was a huge event.
0:26:04 > 0:26:07'Hundreds of people walked in pairs from his home,
0:26:07 > 0:26:09'carrying branches and candles,
0:26:09 > 0:26:12'finally arriving at All Saints Church,
0:26:12 > 0:26:14'which is now Derby Cathedral.'
0:26:14 > 0:26:16So, Daniel, is this where John Lombe's buried?
0:26:16 > 0:26:19There are lots of theories about where John Lombe is actually buried.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Some of them put him on an island in the river.
0:26:21 > 0:26:22We think it's most likely,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24given that the service was here at Derby Cathedral,
0:26:24 > 0:26:26that he's buried in this churchyard.
0:26:26 > 0:26:29Now, graves at this time unfortunately aren't marked,
0:26:29 > 0:26:31- so there's no definite proof that he's here...- Oh!
0:26:31 > 0:26:34But all around you can see there's lots of lumps and bumps,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37- and we think it could be here.- So, Daniel, what is John Lombe's legacy?
0:26:37 > 0:26:40I think his legacy is the Industrial Revolution.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42This is the first time that this sort of manufacturing,
0:26:42 > 0:26:45on this scale, with this many people mechanised in one building,
0:26:45 > 0:26:49- has ever taken place anywhere in the entire world.- What a legacy to have.
0:26:49 > 0:26:50Thank you so much.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53It's been an absolute delight to learn so much more
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- about this extraordinary man, so thank you.- Thank you.- It really has.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Well, let's head off to the auction. Will it go as smoothly as silk?
0:26:59 > 0:27:00Let's hope so.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Today we are with our very own Charles Hanson here in Derby.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14- Thank you for having us, Charlie. - Pleasure, Christina.- Thank you.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16- So, let's crack on.- Yes.- We've got the Red team first of all.
0:27:16 > 0:27:19We've got Jeff and Sue, and their first item, of course,
0:27:19 > 0:27:22was this really rather lovely 19th-century Staffordshire pink mug.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25I've never seen before, "For a good girl,"
0:27:25 > 0:27:28and to me it's got this endearing...
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Well, could it have been one's daughter?
0:27:30 > 0:27:34- It's just a charming object.- Right. So how do you rate it, Charlie?
0:27:34 > 0:27:36We've put quite a low guide price on.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- OK.- Perhaps £10-£20.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41But hopefully this little girl has legs and she might run a bit.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43She might run. Let's hope that girl gets running.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46All right, super. They won't be too disappointed with that,
0:27:46 > 0:27:47because they paid £14.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49- Good.- Now, their second choice,
0:27:49 > 0:27:52which they both thought was going to be the most profitable,
0:27:52 > 0:27:54is this set of four chairs here.
0:27:54 > 0:27:55- Yes.- How do you rate those, Charlie?
0:27:55 > 0:27:58I suppose when it comes to mid-20th century design,
0:27:58 > 0:28:00it's all the rage with youngsters.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03They're great chairs, I like them a lot.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06- What have you put on them? - Our guide price is between £20-£30.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Well, they'll be thrilled with that. They paid £11 for them.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11- Good.- OK. So not too bad at all.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13So what do you think about their third item,
0:28:13 > 0:28:14these two little drug jars?
0:28:14 > 0:28:15They've got a certain look
0:28:15 > 0:28:18- that people are looking for at the moment, haven't they?- I think so.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21And to, I suppose, collectors in that medical profession,
0:28:21 > 0:28:23they do sit well with chemists, with pharmacists.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26We do have collectors who come and buy them.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29So, for the two, Charlie, what do you think they might fetch here?
0:28:29 > 0:28:32I hope, Christina, they will make between 20 and 30.
0:28:32 > 0:28:35Hopefully, with the wind blowing, they might push onto £40.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37OK. Well, that would be fantastic.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39They'd be delighted with that, because they paid £22.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42So it's all looking pretty positive over here, isn't it,
0:28:42 > 0:28:43for Jeff and Sue?
0:28:43 > 0:28:46They might not need their bonus buy, but we'll go and look at it anyway.
0:28:46 > 0:28:51Caroline, you had a phenomenal £253
0:28:51 > 0:28:52of leftover lolly.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54What on earth did you spend it on?
0:28:54 > 0:28:56- Do you have any ideas? - Something small.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59- Oh, I say!- That is splendid.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01- The most beautiful inkwell. - Look at that!
0:29:01 > 0:29:03It is the most beautiful quality.
0:29:03 > 0:29:07It's a great maker, Mappin and Webb,
0:29:07 > 0:29:08- London 1911.- Mm-hm.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10No damage anywhere.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13The lid actually matches the tray.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16Yes, because very often the bottle's been broken or damaged
0:29:16 > 0:29:18and they'd replace it with something else.
0:29:18 > 0:29:19Not only has it been made by them -
0:29:19 > 0:29:22it's got, obviously, their hallmark on it -
0:29:22 > 0:29:24it's also been retailed by them as well.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27- So really nice piece there. - And you paid how much?
0:29:27 > 0:29:28What do you think?
0:29:28 > 0:29:30I think you probably paid about 100 quid for it.
0:29:30 > 0:29:34- 170.- 170.- Which is more than it could have been,
0:29:34 > 0:29:37but it's a lot less than the retail price.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40So what do you think it will make at auction, Caroline?
0:29:40 > 0:29:42I think we're going to be lucky
0:29:42 > 0:29:45if it just gets a tiny little profit.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48- It's a great man-tique.- A man-tique!
0:29:48 > 0:29:50- It's a gift for the man that's got everything.- A man-tique?!
0:29:50 > 0:29:53- Yes!- Guys, do you like it? - I think it's gorgeous.
0:29:53 > 0:29:54I think it's super. It's a lovely piece.
0:29:54 > 0:29:59- So you really like it. Do you like the price Caroline has paid for it? - That scares me a bit, I have to say.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- Yeah.- So, guys, don't worry, you don't have to decide now.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04Hold that thought. But for the benefit of those at home,
0:30:04 > 0:30:07let's see what Charles thinks of Caroline's incredible inkwell.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09So this is what Caroline decided
0:30:09 > 0:30:12to invest the Red team's leftover lolly in.
0:30:12 > 0:30:13What's your thoughts, my love?
0:30:13 > 0:30:16It's just, Christine, a super object. We love it here.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19- It's great quality.- Brilliant, good. I'm glad you love it.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21- Yes.- How much do you love it?
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Well, we hope it will make up to £100,
0:30:23 > 0:30:27but I wouldn't be surprised if it soared past £100.
0:30:27 > 0:30:31Well, they'll be delighted with that, because Caroline paid £170.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33- Quality always sells, Christina. - Quality always sells.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35- And it's got everything going for it.- Exactly.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38- So let's move over to the Blues. - OK.- Fiona and Stuart.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Now, they started with this rather gorgeous horse toy.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43- What do you think of that? - Yeah, it's lovely.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46I think what's important is, we checked the condition
0:30:46 > 0:30:48and we checked the originality. Has it been re-covered?
0:30:48 > 0:30:51No, it hasn't. You can see where maybe the toddler,
0:30:51 > 0:30:55- the baby, has sat over many years. - It's such a lovely thing.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58What's your ideas about how much it might go for?
0:30:58 > 0:31:01I wouldn't be surprised to see it make 35, 45,
0:31:01 > 0:31:02- if not 50.- Really? - You never know.- Wow!
0:31:02 > 0:31:05It's a really engaging market, the toy market.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07- Good, well, they paid £20 for it.- Good.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09- So they will be delighted with that.- Yes.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Now, their next item was this rather lovely perfume bottle and stopper
0:31:12 > 0:31:14with the silver base there.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17Yes, the lovely bygone with the label in good condition.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21Whether the, I suppose, stopper is also a marriage...
0:31:21 > 0:31:23It doesn't sit so well.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25So what's your thoughts with regards to value on that?
0:31:25 > 0:31:28We would hope it would make between £30-£50.
0:31:28 > 0:31:33- OK.- If two buyers believe in it a bit more,
0:31:33 > 0:31:35- it could just make up to £100.- Really?! OK.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Well, they will be wildly excited about that,
0:31:37 > 0:31:40- because they paid £30 for it. - Good.- Now...- Yes.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- ..the elephant in the room...- Yes.
0:31:43 > 0:31:45..or, shall I say, the gorilla in the room?
0:31:45 > 0:31:46He's impressive, isn't he?
0:31:46 > 0:31:49That gorilla has been a great talking point during the viewing.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51It's a very, very difficult thing to put a value on.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Whereabouts did you start?
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Fairly mass-produced, he is in good condition.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58We've gone in with a guide price of £50.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00Well, they paid £165 for him.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03- I think...- Do you think you might get there?
0:32:03 > 0:32:04It's a funny old game, auctioneering,
0:32:04 > 0:32:07and we thrive on creating that moment, that drama,
0:32:07 > 0:32:11that theatre, and this gorilla, you never know, he might be part of it.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Worst-case scenario, they might need their bonus buy,
0:32:14 > 0:32:16so let's go and have a look at it.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18So, guys, that was an exciting shop, wasn't it?
0:32:18 > 0:32:22My goodness. And you left David with all of £85.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Is it another gorilla?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26It's not.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28But it's gorilla-size.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Possibly made for a...
0:32:31 > 0:32:32gorilla!
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Lovely character marks on the base.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Geisha girls.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41And look, guys, you've got a monkey there,
0:32:41 > 0:32:42keeping on your primate theme.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45There you go. Do you know what?
0:32:45 > 0:32:47Well spotted, I didn't see that!
0:32:47 > 0:32:49It's a gorilla.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51I can't believe how good I am!
0:32:52 > 0:32:55So, there you have it. It's a great big vase.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58I'm going to say it's late 19th-century.
0:32:58 > 0:32:59It's certainly Meiji period,
0:32:59 > 0:33:01so this period from 1868 onwards.
0:33:01 > 0:33:04The top may have even flared out.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06Nice big trumpet vase, yeah.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08But, you know, something's gone wrong and it's been whipped off.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10- What do you think? - I like the size of it.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- I must admit I like the size of it. - It's impressive, isn't it?- Yes.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16- Yeah.- How much did you spend on this...? This huge vase?
0:33:16 > 0:33:18For nothing. 30 quid.
0:33:18 > 0:33:19See, I think that's good.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22I think that's good, for £30, considering the size.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24It's a bit boring.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28- ALL:- Boring?! - We were expecting exciting and fun.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30OK, all right. Well, we've got divided opinions, so that's OK.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33So how much do you think it will make?
0:33:33 > 0:33:34I think it might make 50 quid.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38I would pay 50 quid for that in an auction and be absolutely delighted.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41£50. OK, well, David's predicting
0:33:41 > 0:33:42a healthy profit, guys, OK?
0:33:42 > 0:33:46So, divided opinion, but you don't have to decide now, don't worry.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Have a think about it. But for the benefit of those at home,
0:33:48 > 0:33:53let's see what... Let's see what Charles thinks of David's...vase.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Right, Charlie, here's our bonus buy.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- Can you lift it up for me? Go on, muscles.- I can indeed.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00- Oh, he's so strong. - There you are, Christina.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02There we are. So, this is their bonus buy here.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Obviously, a beautiful Japanese vase. What's your thoughts on that?
0:34:05 > 0:34:07It's full of eastern promise until you reach the rim.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Many years ago, Christina,
0:34:10 > 0:34:13it would have been this lovely flared rim,
0:34:13 > 0:34:16and suddenly it's lost its flair now because it's missing its rim.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19So it would have been up here, now it's down here and that, of course,
0:34:19 > 0:34:21reflects value as well.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23But it's so beautiful.
0:34:23 > 0:34:28So how much is that going to affect the value, Charlie?
0:34:28 > 0:34:31- In great condition, it would have been worth £300-£500.- Yeah.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34As it is now, really knock a nought off.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37So we've gone in between £40-£60, sorry.
0:34:37 > 0:34:38OK, all right. No, that's fine.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40David will be absolutely delighted with that,
0:34:40 > 0:34:43- because he paid £30 for it. - Brilliant. But what a lump.
0:34:43 > 0:34:44- What a lump, exactly. - I can lift it as well.
0:34:44 > 0:34:48Will you be wielding your gavel with such passion today, Charlie?
0:34:48 > 0:34:49I will, Christina - and I can't wait.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51Brilliant, we're in safe hands, then.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57OK, Charles, let's get the auction under way.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59- Are you excited?- Very. - Definitely.- Brilliant.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02It's a packed saleroom today, so let's hope there's some good girls
0:35:02 > 0:35:04- in the audience.- With lots of money. - With lots of money.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06Your first lot is that little Staffordshire mug.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09You spent £14 on it. Let's hope we're in for a profit.
0:35:09 > 0:35:11- Good luck.- It's a really wonderful
0:35:11 > 0:35:13Staffordshire porcelain pink Crown mug.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15I got £10 here. Come on.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17- 12, 15, 18...- Profit!- There we go.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19£22, 25, 28, 28.
0:35:19 > 0:35:2130, 35, no more.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24- Whoa!- Fantastic.- Do I see 35 now? 30 I'm bid. Surely one more.
0:35:24 > 0:35:2635, 40.
0:35:26 > 0:35:27Oh, fantastic.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30I sell - fair warning, all done? At £40.
0:35:30 > 0:35:33At £40, going, going.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35£26 profit on your first lot.
0:35:35 > 0:35:36Next one - here it is.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38We've got the four beech
0:35:38 > 0:35:40contemporary Arne Jacobsen-style chairs on chrome legs.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43Now, you paid £11 only for these.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Here it comes now. Good luck.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47For four chairs, I've got £10. I'm asking 12 now.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49At 10, because they're wonderful chairs.
0:35:49 > 0:35:53Bid 12 and they'll walk away. 12, 15, 18. 22, sir.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55- £22.- Oh, they're on a roll, aren't they?
0:35:55 > 0:35:5722. Surely a fiver. At 25.
0:35:57 > 0:36:0028, 28, £30, 35.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Online 40, £40, 45.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05- I could get hooked on this. - You could? I'm not surprised.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- Not one for the road? - 42.- 42. Online do I see five?
0:36:08 > 0:36:1145, 48. We've come so far.
0:36:11 > 0:36:13This is really exciting. Well done.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17Going, gone. At £45 today.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19- Sold!- Fantastic.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21Well done. So you made £34 profit on that.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24That means a total of £60. Your next lot's coming up now.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26It's the jars. Best of luck.
0:36:26 > 0:36:30And I can start these off with me at 12, £15. Bid 18 now.
0:36:30 > 0:36:33There we are, we're showing you live in many ways.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35- Come on.- Come on, come on!
0:36:35 > 0:36:4022 online. I've got 25. Bid 28 online. Bid 28, Internet.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42- 25, we're in profit. - 25, we're in profit.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Or we shall sell them. Fair warning. They think it's all over - not yet.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48- 28, £30.- Oh, it's gone up again.
0:36:48 > 0:36:5135, sir. Are you sure? No more?
0:36:51 > 0:36:53I shall sell, bid 5.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Fair warning at £32.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58£10 profit. That is amazing!
0:36:58 > 0:37:00You guys, you've got £70 profit.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Now, look, would you like to go with your bonus buy?
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Now, remember, Caroline bought you
0:37:05 > 0:37:08this wonderful Mappin and Webb silver and cut-glass ink stand.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12She outlaid £170 for it.
0:37:12 > 0:37:13What's your thoughts?
0:37:13 > 0:37:16- Well, it's gorgeous. - Shall we hold on to 70?
0:37:16 > 0:37:17I think we'll park our 70.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- It's a lovely piece, but you're not going to go with it?- No.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22We're going to sell it anyway. Here it comes now.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- Let's see what it makes. - And I'm bid here, straight in,
0:37:24 > 0:37:28I've got bids for this magnificent object at £110.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Do I see 120,
0:37:30 > 0:37:32130, 140, 150, 160?
0:37:32 > 0:37:36- I'll take 155, Sir? - Ooh! It's getting close, Caroline.
0:37:36 > 0:37:39I'm asking 160 or I shall sell it.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41Make no mistake!
0:37:43 > 0:37:45At £155.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48Well done, guys. It turns out you did make the right decision.
0:37:48 > 0:37:52So a loss of £15. Now, look, £70 clear profit.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54That is phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56It could be a winning score,
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- but promise me you won't say a word to the Blues.- Not a word.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Seal of the confessional.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08- Tell me, how are you feeling? - Excited.- Excited.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12- Have you been to an auction before? - No.- Never, ever?- Never.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Both of you? Wow! This is a baptism of fire.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Right. Your first lot is coming up right now.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20We've got that rather lovely child's push-a-long horse.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Now, you paid £20 for it.
0:38:22 > 0:38:23- Best of luck. Here it is.- Thank you.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27I'm only bid £12. I'm asking 15 now. Just look at it.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30It really is charming for grandchildren, or children.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Have a go! 15, 18,
0:38:32 > 0:38:35- 20. 22.- Yes!- Yes!
0:38:35 > 0:38:3725 - one more, I'll be out.
0:38:37 > 0:38:4122 bid. 25 there. I'm asking 28. At £25. Surely 28?
0:38:41 > 0:38:44I sell to you, sir.
0:38:44 > 0:38:48All out we are at £25.
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- Really good.- £5, that's brilliant.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53So you've made £5 profit on your first lot.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55Your second lot is this rather lovely perfume bottle
0:38:55 > 0:38:58with the silver sleeve. You paid £30 for this.
0:38:58 > 0:38:59Best of luck.
0:38:59 > 0:39:01This is a really wonderful lot.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Chester, 1908, and I'm only bid for this £20.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06In asking five now. At 25, 35...
0:39:06 > 0:39:09- £30 paid, guys!- Straightaway.
0:39:09 > 0:39:1245, 50, 55, 60.
0:39:12 > 0:39:1360, madam. 60, 65.
0:39:13 > 0:39:17- Go on.- Are you sure, madam?
0:39:17 > 0:39:19I'm asking 70. You're out online.
0:39:19 > 0:39:23I sell to you, sir, at £65.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26£65! That's fantastic.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29You're £40 up already. And now we've got?
0:39:29 > 0:39:30- ALL:- Brutus!
0:39:30 > 0:39:35Here he comes. Best of luck. You paid £165.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Forget the guard dog - buy the gorilla! There we are.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42Let's roll at 55, 65, 75,
0:39:42 > 0:39:4585, 95, 100 bid.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47I'm asking 110, now.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50- Keep going, Charles! - Come on, keep going!- Hello!
0:39:50 > 0:39:52..140, 150.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55150, I'll take. I've got 160.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57- Yes!- 170 is bid!
0:39:57 > 0:39:59- ALL:- Yes!
0:39:59 > 0:40:03I'm asking 180 for this gorilla.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06- 180 for this gorilla. 180...- Yes!
0:40:06 > 0:40:08I've got 190 in the room.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11- Oh!- Looking for 200 now.
0:40:11 > 0:40:12I shall sell to you.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Bid me at 200.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17For the first time. For the second time.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19They think it's all over.
0:40:19 > 0:40:20It is now.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22It's yours!
0:40:22 > 0:40:25AUDIENCE APPLAUSE
0:40:25 > 0:40:28- You did it! And a round of applause!- Brilliant!
0:40:28 > 0:40:31We made £25 profit on him.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33You are up altogether £65.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36- What are you going to do about your bonus buy?- No!
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- No?!- No way.- Oh! - Well, we're going to sell it anyway.
0:40:39 > 0:40:43David invested £30 in it. Here it comes. No pressure.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Where to start this? I'm only bid £10.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48£10, I'm bid, now. 10, I'm bid. Let's go 12.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51Come on. 12, 15 bid. Online bid, 18.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53Fair warning. 15. I'm 18 there.
0:40:53 > 0:40:5620, bid. 25! 30 bid, sir.
0:40:56 > 0:40:5735.
0:40:58 > 0:41:01One more, sir. Look at me.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04I'll take 2. 32, 35.
0:41:04 > 0:41:0638, sir, you've come so far.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08£40, 45.
0:41:08 > 0:41:1040 I'm bid. Do I see 2 now?
0:41:10 > 0:41:12£40 at the back.
0:41:12 > 0:41:15Fair warning. Going, going, at £40.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Yeah, love it!
0:41:17 > 0:41:19David, well done, you.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22So that's a £10 profit on the bonus buy that you decided not to go with.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25Well done, D, Fantastic result.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27- So, overall you are still up £65.- Woo-hoo!
0:41:27 > 0:41:31Which is brilliant, well done. It could be a winning score.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Promise me, what have you not got to do?
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- No talking to the Reds. - No talking to the Red team.
0:41:36 > 0:41:37- Well done.- Thank you.
0:41:42 > 0:41:45You guys, I have to say, as far as I'm concerned,
0:41:45 > 0:41:47you are all winners today.
0:41:47 > 0:41:50It has been a fantastic programme.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52So, well done, everybody, because...
0:41:52 > 0:41:55you're all going away with money!
0:41:55 > 0:41:56- Really?!- Whoo!
0:41:56 > 0:41:58And as you know, unfortunately,
0:41:58 > 0:42:01we do have to have some runners-up in Bargain Hunt.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04And today, the runners up
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- are the Blues.- Oh!- Oh, no!
0:42:07 > 0:42:08Well, well!
0:42:08 > 0:42:13- If you had gone with David's bonus buy...- No!
0:42:13 > 0:42:15- ..you would have won!- Oh!
0:42:16 > 0:42:19Overall, you were up £65.
0:42:19 > 0:42:20So there we are, £65.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22- Who wants the readies?- There we go.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24- Well done, Fi, you've done brilliantly.- Thank you.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26You've been such good sports, so thank you so much.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29- But the mighty Reds... - Well, well.- ..are victorious!
0:42:29 > 0:42:32- Amazing.- Absolutely fantastic.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34You made £70, so well done, you.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36So everybody leaving with money.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38And this is a particularly special show,
0:42:38 > 0:42:42because all of you make profits
0:42:42 > 0:42:44on each of your three lots.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46You all get golden gavels,
0:42:46 > 0:42:49which is very, very, very exciting.
0:42:49 > 0:42:52So, have a gavel, my love. Here's your gavels, my love.
0:42:52 > 0:42:56- Have one. There we are.- Thank you. - Well done, Stuart. Fantastic.
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