0:00:04 > 0:00:07I'm in Hungerford and this is the Kennet and Avon canal
0:00:07 > 0:00:11and here, you can find lots of fishermen
0:00:11 > 0:00:14searching for their perfect catch.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Like the skills required for bargain hunting,
0:00:17 > 0:00:23fishing requires focus, expertise and a little patience.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Just the sort of catch our teams need today.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32So, let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Well, Hungerford has got plenty of fish in its canal.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00It's also got plenty of antique shops
0:01:00 > 0:01:03on the high street and our teams have got £300
0:01:03 > 0:01:08and just one hour in which to buy three items to take off to auction.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Let's have a look at what's coming up.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Coming up on today's show...
0:01:14 > 0:01:17- Hello. - It's hard to inspire the Reds...
0:01:17 > 0:01:19I think that's quite refined.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21I think that's really dull.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Proper dull.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26..while the Blues struggle to agree.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28I'm not shaking on this one, no offence.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32He who dares wins. He who dares wins.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34But at the auction, everyone is excited.
0:01:34 > 0:01:3670 twice.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39The most exciting Bargain Hunt in the history of the game.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42- Ooh!- Yes!
0:01:46 > 0:01:47Well, that's all for later.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Now, let's meet the teams and for our Red Team today,
0:01:50 > 0:01:54- we have mum and daughter - Dee and Leah.- Hello.
0:01:54 > 0:01:55And for our Blue Team,
0:01:55 > 0:01:57we have friends and, indeed, colleagues -
0:01:57 > 0:02:01- Paul and Keith. Hello, everyone. - Hello.- Hello, hello.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Dee, you used to be a hairdresser, didn't you?
0:02:03 > 0:02:05- That's right.- Enjoy it?
0:02:05 > 0:02:09- Yes, I loved it.- And did you end up being a counsellor?
0:02:09 > 0:02:14It's really clever, because you are doing the hair and the customer is
0:02:14 > 0:02:17talking to your ear while she is looking in the mirror,
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- so she is talking to herself.- Yeah.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- It's very therapeutic to talk to yourself.- That's interesting.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- And you've taken up bridge recently? - Yes, about six years ago, yes.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27It's good for you, good for the brain.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Do you have a steady partner, a standard partner,
0:02:30 > 0:02:32or do you have different partners?
0:02:32 > 0:02:33I have always had a steady partner,
0:02:33 > 0:02:35although recently, I have changed partners.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- Is he good enough? - No, he's much better than me
0:02:38 > 0:02:41and if I didn't say that, he probably wouldn't be my partner.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45Now, Leah, you run your own business, don't you?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- I do, yeah.- What do you do? You are known as the, "Bag Lady," I think.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- SHE SIGHS - I sell bin bags and loo rolls.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53- Do you? - It's not even slightly glamorous,
0:02:53 > 0:02:55but that is exactly what I do.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57- Well, that sounds really fascinating.- Yeah.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59- How long have you been doing this? - About two-and-a-half years now.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Do people try negotiating for loo rolls?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- Yes, they do.- Do they really?
0:03:03 > 0:03:05- Yeah.- They try and knock you down on a loo roll?
0:03:05 > 0:03:08- They want everything for nothing. - Are you a good negotiator?
0:03:08 > 0:03:09No, I'm rubbish. Absolutely rubbish.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13I'm the easiest person to sell to, I'm absolutely dreadful.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17This really bodes well for Bargain Hunt, doesn't it?
0:03:17 > 0:03:19What about tactics? How's it going to work?
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Let's see what there is and see what takes the eye.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- Spend big?- Maybe. Who knows?
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Well, it's going to be a bit of a mystery.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Well, thank you very much, Reds. Now, you two, you Blues.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34- Paul, you are Keith's boss. - Yes. I am indeed.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- How does that work?- But not today. - I was thinking the same thing.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41I've set up two homes and we work with young people
0:03:41 > 0:03:45who have left care, who we provide life skills for
0:03:45 > 0:03:47and we support them.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49It could be for a year, it could be up to three years,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52but we give them those skills, so they can move on eventually.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55- You've done some other things in your time, haven't you? - I have indeed.
0:03:55 > 0:03:56Catwalk model?
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Yeah, back in my younger days, when I had a bit more hair
0:03:59 > 0:04:01and was a bit slimmer.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03- You've got a lot of children, haven't you?- Yes, I have.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07I've got five...five children.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09- It took a bit of thinking about, didn't it?- I forgot then.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Four girls and one boy, so they keep me busy.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Now, Keith, you're into football coaching, aren't you?
0:04:14 > 0:04:18- Yes, I coach my son's football team. - Do you? Are they good?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Very good, we won the league last year.
0:04:20 > 0:04:21- Won the league?! - Yeah, we won the league.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- Are you a footballer yourself? - Back in the day, a long time ago.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27- Not any more.- You are still young and fit enough to be a footballer.
0:04:27 > 0:04:28- Thank you very much.- Pleasure.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30You're an artist as well, aren't you?
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Yeah, I do portraits of people and stuff like that.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- Paintings and stuff like that, yeah. - Do one of me?
0:04:35 > 0:04:38- I've got you, I've got you. Don't worry.- You've got me?
0:04:38 > 0:04:40- Yeah, I've got you.- I can't wait for this.- Whenever you're ready.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- Who's going to be boss? - I'm the boss.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46- Are you happy about that?- No, no. - What are you going to be buying?
0:04:46 > 0:04:49Are you going to be spending big?
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Well, I'm just trying to look for something unusual, something quirky,
0:04:53 > 0:04:56something probably everybody will miss.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58- Well, good luck to you both. - No worries.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00I hope you have a fantastic time.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04What you will need, of course, is a few spondulix - £300 for you.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- Thank you very much.- And, girls,
0:05:07 > 0:05:09you didn't get a look in there, did you?
0:05:09 > 0:05:11- Not even a sniff.- £300 for you.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- Thank you.- Right, off you go. Have a great time.- Thank you.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- Thank you. - Well, the battle of the sexes.
0:05:17 > 0:05:18Hm!
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Let's meet today's experts.
0:05:21 > 0:05:26Driving into action for the Reds, it's David Harper.
0:05:26 > 0:05:30While for the Blues, it's show time with John Cameron.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35Keith, Paul, we've got our money,
0:05:35 > 0:05:37what sort of things are we going to be looking for today?
0:05:37 > 0:05:42Well, I'm interested in any metals, silver, that sort of thing.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44- Leah?- A nice, handsome bit of glass. - Yeah.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Maybe a bit of silver, something pretty.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- A bit of Art Nouveau. - Yeah, Art Nouveau?
0:05:48 > 0:05:52I am very much an Art Nouveau man.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Smalls, I particularly like smalls.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56I like them on display, in display cabinets,
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- I like them all over my house. - Wonderful.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02OK, team, your time starts...now!
0:06:02 > 0:06:04We've got our money, let's go bargain hunting.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06You go. Go on. This is it. Your hour starts.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Right, guys, now we've got over 100 dealers in here.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14There is something for everyone,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17but sometimes, I find you can't see the wood for the trees.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- So, use the time wisely. The clock is ticking.- Yeah.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23It doesn't take long for the Reds to wade in.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25This is just my cup of tea.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26OK, let's have a look at it and tell me about it.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30- Well, it's just a little condiment set and it is rather sweet.- OK.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33There's two little swans. There's nothing wrong with that at all.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37- OK, what is it made from? - I have no clue.- Yeah.
0:06:37 > 0:06:38It's what I call, "monkey metal."
0:06:38 > 0:06:42"Monkey metal"?! What's all this about?
0:06:42 > 0:06:44- I don't know what it's made of. - I've no idea.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Why did you bring your mother out with you today?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51The Blues are also looking at something shiny.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55What's that? It looks nice. I don't know what it is, but it looks nice.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- This one here?- Yeah.- That is either a tobacco pouch or a snuffbox.- OK.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01So, with the shape of that, it can go in your pocket
0:07:01 > 0:07:04and it curves around your bottom or your leg there.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Do you think we could take a look at that?
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- Is that worth taking a look at, Keith?- Possibly.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10I'll say let's wait. Let's have a browse first.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12- Yeah, yeah. - OK. We can come back to that.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Not shiny enough for you, Keith?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18David is trying out his taste on the Reds.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20It's just a bit out of the ordinary.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24It's slightly unusual and it's simply a glass globe.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28There it is. I think that is quite refined,
0:07:28 > 0:07:29shall we say sophisticated?
0:07:29 > 0:07:32I think that's really dull. Proper dull.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Come on, then, clever-pants, let's see yours.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37All right, all right, all right. I'll have a little look.
0:07:37 > 0:07:38I'll have a little nosey.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41While Leah tries to find something she likes,
0:07:41 > 0:07:44the Blues are driving things forward.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47That looks like it should be from a steering wheel, doesn't it?
0:07:47 > 0:07:49- Yeah.- It looks like that goes over the wheel,
0:07:49 > 0:07:52probably covers the horn for a Rover.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55- 44 quid.- Yeah, OK. - I think if it was a Jaguar
0:07:55 > 0:07:59or something more of a prestige car, then you might put it into auction.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01I think it's a nice thing.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- What are your thoughts, Keith? - No, listening to the man himself.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Listen to the expert. OK, let's move on.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11We are ten minutes in and Leah has spotted something.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12What are we looking at, then?
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Are they, like, little candle snuffers?
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Candle snuffers?- No, they're salt and peppers.- Are they?
0:08:17 > 0:08:20But these are shaped like auctioneer's gavels, how exciting.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23- Do you want to have a look at them? - Yeah, let's have a little feel.- OK.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- I'll go and get the key, then. - Thanks.- Look. Have a closer look.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28They are nice. I like them.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31While David goes to get the cabinet open,
0:08:31 > 0:08:34the Blues seem to be heading outside.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37Right, boys, here we have got all the garden stuff,
0:08:37 > 0:08:39the statuary and things like that - This is where we might find
0:08:39 > 0:08:41something with a bit of impact, yeah?
0:08:41 > 0:08:46As John tries to convince the Blues, are the Reds shaking things up?
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Oh, I say, delivered beautifully. Thank you very much indeed.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52- You're welcome. - So, there you go, you two.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55I think they are better-looking in the flesh.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58- They're probably 1980s, 1990s.- Yes.
0:08:58 > 0:08:59- Nice and new.- Yeah. There's no age.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Salt and pepper pots are salt and pepper pots -
0:09:02 > 0:09:03there is no great glamour to them.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06But as soon as you make them into an unusual shape,
0:09:06 > 0:09:08- then you add a new dimension, don't you?- I them.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10- They've got to be cheap. - They're 25 quid at the moment.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14- OK, let's bring in this lovely lady. What's your name?- Rita.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Rita, lovely to meet you. This is Leah.- Hi.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- Hello, Leah. - And Dee. So, Leah, over to you.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21We quite like the look of these, but they are on for £25.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24What's the best price that you reckon you could do?
0:09:24 > 0:09:25- I'll call them up.- Is that OK?- Yes.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29- Have a little natter.- You want as little as possible, don't you?
0:09:29 > 0:09:30Absolutely. Got it in one.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- I'll give them a call and I'll come back.- Lovely, thank you.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35They might even make 40 quid.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- They might.- Shut up. - I know, shut up!
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- Shut up.- 40 quid?!- Yeah!
0:09:40 > 0:09:42As the Reds wait on a price,
0:09:42 > 0:09:45have the Blues found anything striking?
0:09:45 > 0:09:48What we are looking for are the up-cycling items.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Here we are, they're a classic couple of items here, boys.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Two wheels there.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57I mean, look, disused, looking like nobody wants them,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- that is a classic up-cycling item there.- Mm-hm.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03They've got £75 each on those.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06I'd take a chance on those if we could get them at the right price.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09I just see it as two old metal wheels.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Listen, one man's trash is another man's treasure.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15- I hear that.- Listen. - You can sell him anything.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- I got your man's blessing. - You could sell Keith anything.
0:10:18 > 0:10:19I got your man's blessing here.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22I've seen that. Like I said, I've seen them.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25On big houses and mansions, like, that type, sort of thing.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- If we could get them both for 100. - Let's go for it.- OK.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Keith, why don't you go and try and find the man that can tell us
0:10:32 > 0:10:33whether we can have a deal here or not
0:10:33 > 0:10:35and I'll try convince your pal here?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37Right, I'll go do my Del Boy then.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Well, John has his work cut out.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Now, Reds, what news on the salt and pepper pots?
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Here they are. Give them to me.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50- Come on, Rita.- I did try for you and her very best is 20.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- We'll have them at 20.- I think we'll have them at 20.- Yeah, let's do it.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57We're going to have them at 20, thank you so much, Rita.
0:10:57 > 0:10:58- You're very welcome. - Marvellous.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Going, going, gone!
0:11:00 > 0:11:02One purchase down.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05How's Keith getting on with his wheeling and dealing?
0:11:05 > 0:11:12So, 75 each, 150. I should be able to go down to you 130, normally.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- I can't get hold of Jane, she's the dealer.- Mm-hm.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18I feel she would go further
0:11:18 > 0:11:22and my very, very bottom line is going to be £110.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24To be honest, I think that's a good deal.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28I mean, £40 off the original price, you can't argue with that,
0:11:28 > 0:11:32I'd like to shake your hand. Deal. Thank you very much.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- Good man.- Thank you, Alex. - I'm not shaking on this one, Alex.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- No offence.- He who dares wins. He who dares wins.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40- OK. We'll go for that. - You've got to love them.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Brave move, Keith.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45But I don't think your boss is too happy.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48Over to the Reds, where the ladies seem to be browsing alone.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50- Where's David? - That's it, where is he?
0:11:50 > 0:11:52- Where is the man?- David?
0:11:52 > 0:11:56He appears to be hatching a plan with a £45 telephone.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59That's great information, I must say - so 25 is the best?
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- Yes, very much. - OK, I'm going to find my Reds,
0:12:01 > 0:12:03I'm going to show them something very different.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05- I'll catch you later.- OK, thank you.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08While David catches up with the ladies,
0:12:08 > 0:12:10have the Blues found some clarity?
0:12:11 > 0:12:13John? Pretty weighty.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17It is very weighty. Interestingly, the whole process of
0:12:17 > 0:12:21cut glass was developed somewhat as a way of lightening the piece,
0:12:21 > 0:12:23in the early 18th century there was a tax imposed on glass.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26- Two taxes - one on size and one on weight.- OK.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28- By cutting, you're removing a lot of weight.- Mm-hm.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30That is a handmade piece of glass,
0:12:30 > 0:12:33the hours of work that's gone into that - 25 quid.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Would you say it's a collectable item?
0:12:36 > 0:12:39It's the sort of thing I get plenty of at auction,
0:12:39 > 0:12:41- but it's not what I'm looking for at auction.- Right, OK.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- Plus, I've just noticed there's a chip there.- OK.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48- You know, it's not perfect. - We'll leave that.- All right?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Keep trying, Blues.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52So, you're halfway through your time, teams.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56Now, David, are you ready to reveal all?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Right, come on, you two. Now, we've worked out so far that you have
0:12:59 > 0:13:04- absolutely no taste whatsoever. - Right.- OK, thanks.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07So, what I'm going to do is show you something devastatingly stylish,
0:13:07 > 0:13:11cool and current in today's market.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- Are you ready?- Is that it?
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Hello?
0:13:16 > 0:13:21That is a 1940s, possibly stroke '50s,
0:13:21 > 0:13:24Bakelite field phone.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Before you say anything horrible about it, listen to this -
0:13:27 > 0:13:31this is the sound of the '40s.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34PHONE RINGS
0:13:36 > 0:13:40- It gets better.- Does it? - Yes, wait.- OK, yeah.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47I know, you're gobsmacked, aren't you?
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- Completely... - I am stunned and amazed.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54- Yeah. Go on.- Hello?
0:13:54 > 0:13:58I know it's crazy, but it's a good talking fun piece.
0:13:58 > 0:13:59It's 25 quid.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02My friend and I used to have these in our opposing houses,
0:14:02 > 0:14:04because her husband was sick of us using the phone,
0:14:04 > 0:14:08so he rigged up these types of phones and, yeah.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12- That's brilliant.- 25 quid, I think we should suck it and see.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- And we can always blame him. - Absolutely.- Listen, I'm used to it.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18I've been getting away with it for years. Are we going to have it?
0:14:18 > 0:14:20- Yeah.- Yeah, why not?- Fabulous.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23So, your powers of persuasion worked, David.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27What a team, mum and daughter, they seem to agree on everything.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29The first purchase, they both liked.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31The second purchase, they both hated.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36Though I think Dee enjoyed the trip down memory lane.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38I think considering what has been bought,
0:14:38 > 0:14:40we ought to look for something a bit better, maybe silver.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44- Pretty.- Yeah. I think so. Silver, probably.- Pretty?
0:14:44 > 0:14:46- Yeah, and pretty.- Definitely pretty.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48What could go wrong?
0:14:49 > 0:14:50Famous last words?
0:14:52 > 0:14:55There's 20 minutes left and it's 2-1 to the Reds.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Are the Blues getting a bit rattled?
0:15:02 > 0:15:04So, this is... It doesn't say silver.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08The ticket is "Edwardian white metal", rattle and whistle.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- I still like it.- Can I have a look? - Yeah, of course, you can.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14Do you think these things are still collectable?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16- They are.- It feels quite light.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18They are collectable. What I'd like to know also,
0:15:18 > 0:15:21in the cabinet over here, which I did look at,
0:15:21 > 0:15:23there is a Chinese junk ship.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Don't worry, it's not made of junk,
0:15:25 > 0:15:28it's just the name given to this style of boat.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30It does say sterling silver on it.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Don't think it's got a huge amount of age,
0:15:33 > 0:15:35but I think it's commercial, it's good, it's a ship, it's silver.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37What I'd like to know is the very best price we can do
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- on that junk ship as well.- OK.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41- Do you want to take that back? - I'll take that with me. All right.
0:15:41 > 0:15:42Do your magic, Alex.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Feast your eyes, boys, have a quick look.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47It's right there in the back. I've already seen it, have a look.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50- You like it?- Yeah, I do like it.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53I don't want to use the word, but it is beautiful. I like that.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55- I certainly don't think it's junk. - No.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01Very funny, John. But will it make a profit?
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Over to the Reds, where the ladies have taken control.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- Here it is.- Which one? - The one in the middle.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- Clean...- Oh, my gosh.- Tidy, pretty.
0:16:10 > 0:16:17What I absolutely love about it is the fact that it is
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- Asprey and Co. 1925. - Wow.- Mm-hm.
0:16:20 > 0:16:25The year the term Art Deco was coined
0:16:25 > 0:16:28at the Paris Arts and Decorative Fair.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30- I love it, I absolutely love it. - Yeah.- It's the name,
0:16:30 > 0:16:33you know that that name sums up quality.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36You know that the glass is crystal, you know it's superb,
0:16:36 > 0:16:38you know that the silversmithing is perfect,
0:16:38 > 0:16:40the engraving is fabulous.
0:16:40 > 0:16:41The hallmarks are crisp
0:16:41 > 0:16:43and retail buy those babies, that's a beauty.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- I think we should get it out. - Let's get it out,
0:16:45 > 0:16:47- but let's make sure we do a good deal.- OK.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49- We've got to do a good deal. - I'll stay out of this one then.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51- Shall I try the deal? - You do the good deal.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53I'll try the deal. You two stay here.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- Well spotted. I take it all back. - OK.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59While David heads off to find someone to help,
0:16:59 > 0:17:01the Blues are waiting on price news.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04Alex is back. Alex, what are you saying?
0:17:04 > 0:17:08So, the junk, we go down to £100.
0:17:08 > 0:17:14The rattle - £88 on the ticket, won't be going any lower than 70.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17I'd be tempted, if we're going to choose one, to go for the junk.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Because it's stating it's silver
0:17:19 > 0:17:22and I think that there is only 30 quid between them.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23- Let's keep the junk?- Yeah?
0:17:23 > 0:17:26And get rid of the rattle. All right.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28- Shake hands then, boys. Take this man's hand.- Nice one.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- You're getting my handshake now. - We've got our second item,
0:17:31 > 0:17:32but we've got to dash for the line now.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37- How long we got?- Ten minutes. - Come on, then, let's go.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40So, with such little time left, you really need to hurry.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44Now, are the Reds still in love with their glass box?
0:17:44 > 0:17:48- Don't drop it. - Lovely stuff. Thank you very much.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- Look at that lovely engraved top, isn't that good?- Yeah.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55It looks lovely. I just think it looks classy.
0:17:55 > 0:18:00OK, so, Rita, we need the best price on the planet.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02- You do?- Do you own this one?
0:18:02 > 0:18:05I do not, unfortunately, but I know the man who does.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07- Is he in the building? - I'm afraid not.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11- Ah, OK.- I can contact him. - Can you charm him?- I can, indeed.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- Go and do it, please.- I will. - Oh, yes.- Thank you.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15While the Reds are on hold,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18for the Blues, there's just minutes left.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- Boys, this cabinet, I think, is our last chance.- OK.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22I've seen a couple of items here.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25- I like this little carved wood brush stand. It's musical.- Yeah.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Take the brush out, it plays a tune. It's a dog,
0:18:28 > 0:18:30- so those things are quite popular at auction.- Yeah.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- We've got this Tunbridge ware box down here.- OK.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- Those are the two items in there. And you like the horses?- Yes.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39- Let's have a word with the dealers and see what we can do. - I'm happy with that.
0:18:39 > 0:18:40Three options to choose from,
0:18:40 > 0:18:43but you still need to make that deal.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Now, what news from the phone call, Reds?
0:18:45 > 0:18:47- Hello.- Hi, Rita.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50The very best price is £80.
0:18:50 > 0:18:52I think it's a deal. It's a lovely item.
0:18:52 > 0:18:53I think we still want it.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55- Do we want it, Leah?- Yeah. - Are we going with it?
0:18:55 > 0:18:57- We want it that much. - You're chance-takers, aren't you?
0:18:57 > 0:18:59- Yeah.- Good, OK. Rita, thank you very much, indeed.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01- Thank you. - We've bought it. Thank you.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04Well done, Reds, you're all bought up.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07So, listen, you two, well done indeed.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- Tea-time.- Yeah.- Tea-time, come on. - Let's do it.- Yeah.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13Now, what about those Blues?
0:19:13 > 0:19:16First up, Paul's favourite - the bookends.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Remember, the last one is your choice.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24- Your choice.- OK. Pressure's on. Do they look like they've been...
0:19:24 > 0:19:26They don't look too bad. Hang on, that's a bit.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29There's a crack right down this end also.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- So, I would leave those then. - Sure?- Yeah, because of the damage.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- OK.- One choice eliminated. Next, the brush holder.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38We'll look at the old dog.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41- If you wind him up, he does play a tune.- He does play a tune.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43- We can see that. - How old are we looking here, John?
0:19:43 > 0:19:45It's got a bit of age to it.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47I think it's early 20th century, at least.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52- OK. What would be the very best...? - 65.- 65 is the very best on that.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53- That's not bad. - That's not bad at all.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57- The last item is our Tunbridge ware box.- Yeah.
0:19:57 > 0:20:00That's still got a bit of damage. That one would have to be 70.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03OK. And just before we go, price on the, on the...
0:20:03 > 0:20:07- 30.- 30 on those, right. 30, 65, 70.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12No time to negotiate, Paul, you've only three minutes left.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15OK. Eeny, meeny, miny, moe.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17- Let's go for the old dog.- 65. - And hope we get a profit on that.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- Brilliant.- Deal?- Absolutely. - OK.- Good man, well done.
0:20:20 > 0:20:21Brilliant.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Well, you've had plenty of time - your time is up.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- Nice one. Why not?- Respect.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36- Do you feel left out, John?- I do. - Sorry, John.- Nice one.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Let's have a look at what the Red team have bought.
0:20:39 > 0:20:45First up, the gavel-shaped salt and pepper pots, bought for £20.
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Next, David is hoping the internal telephone will ring up a profit.
0:20:49 > 0:20:50It cost £25.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54Finally, it's the glass box, they all loved it.
0:20:54 > 0:20:57But will the saleroom bidders? Price paid, £80.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Dee and Leah, have you had a good time?
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- Yes, we have. - Really good. Thank you.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05- Now, what's your favourite lot? - The little glass box.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07- The Asprey box.- The glass box. What do you think, Mum?
0:21:07 > 0:21:09I love the telephone. I'm in love with the telephone.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12What? Where did that come from?
0:21:12 > 0:21:14But what's going to make the biggest profit?
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- The telephone.- The telephone! What do you think?- The box.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19- So, box, box, telephone, telephone...- Yes.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- Telephone.- Telephone!
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Oh, marvellous. Well, you spent £125,
0:21:24 > 0:21:28which leaves 175 left over.
0:21:28 > 0:21:30Who's got that? Well done.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32There we go, David. It's a lot of money.
0:21:32 > 0:21:33What are you going to do with it?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Charlie, I'm going to buy something that these two
0:21:35 > 0:21:37are going to absolutely love.
0:21:37 > 0:21:41So, while David goes off to buy something with love,
0:21:41 > 0:21:45let's just remind ourselves what the Blue team have bought.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49First up, they rode into action with the cast-iron wagon wheels,
0:21:49 > 0:21:50bought for £110.
0:21:53 > 0:21:58Next, the glass-cased Chinese boat, it cost them £100.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04Finally, just in the nick of time, they bought the brush holder.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07Price paid, £65. But will it scrub up a profit?
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Paul and Keith, spend, spend, spend.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12- Yes.- There you are, Keith,
0:22:12 > 0:22:16looking for something glitzy and you buy a pair of old wheels?
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Yes. But...
0:22:18 > 0:22:20- What do you think of that, Paul? - No comment,
0:22:20 > 0:22:22that's all I'm going to say. No comment on that one.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25That's when the right down to the wire, didn't it?
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- It got quite close. - How long did you have left?
0:22:28 > 0:22:30- Two minutes.- Two minutes, I think it was.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33Two minutes?! That is dodgy.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35What is going to make the biggest profit?
0:22:35 > 0:22:37I'm hoping it'll be the ship,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40but I've got a funny feeling it might be the wheels.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Ooh, the wheels. Jeopardy, jeopardy.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46- I think the Chinese junk, myself. - The Chinese junk?
0:22:46 > 0:22:50- I do like it, yeah.- Well, at the end of the day, you spent £275.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Well, I have to take my hat off to you.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55You've just got £25 to hand over.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- Here we are, 25 quid. - What are you going to do with it?
0:22:58 > 0:23:00I'm going to spend every penny, Charlie. You know me.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- On what?- Whatever I can buy for 25 quid.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06- No more wheels.- No.- I can't promise.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10So, while John goes off to spend his little £25,
0:23:10 > 0:23:13I'm off to somewhere really rather interesting.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24This is West Wycombe Park in Buckinghamshire,
0:23:24 > 0:23:28owned by the Dashwood family for over 300 years.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33The house itself can best be described as theatrical and lavish
0:23:33 > 0:23:36and was created by Sir Francis Dashwood,
0:23:36 > 0:23:37the second baronet,
0:23:37 > 0:23:40who was also a famous politician of the 18th century.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42It will come as no great surprise to you to learn
0:23:42 > 0:23:45that he was something of a character.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51Like some of his wealthy contemporaries,
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Francis embarked on many grand tours -
0:23:54 > 0:23:56both of Europe and beyond.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59He was influenced by their culture and also their artefacts.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04One of the major influences was the Roman Empire.
0:24:04 > 0:24:09Francis loved their temples, their architecture and their art,
0:24:09 > 0:24:12as well as their lifestyle of wine and free living -
0:24:12 > 0:24:16which, as a young man, he simply couldn't resist.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22But there's much more to this estate than meets the eye.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29Sir Francis didn't just focus his mind and designs above ground -
0:24:29 > 0:24:33he also went below ground, where, in the 1740s,
0:24:33 > 0:24:36he excavated a labyrinth of caves underneath the estate.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42And they weren't any old caves.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46They've become known as the Hellfire Caves.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52Jack Orr, a guide here, is going to tell me more.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54So, why did he build these caves?
0:24:54 > 0:24:56So, at the time West Wycombe,
0:24:56 > 0:24:58a farming village, had had three failed harvests
0:24:58 > 0:25:01and all the poor farmers needed employment,
0:25:01 > 0:25:04they needed money and so Dashwood, who was quite a philanthropist,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07saw it as his duty to the people to help them.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11So, he paid them himself to dig out these caves
0:25:11 > 0:25:13and they dug it out as a quarry.
0:25:13 > 0:25:18He honestly really believed that it was the Lord's duty to help people
0:25:18 > 0:25:22and while he was at Parliament, he pushed for bills to say,
0:25:22 > 0:25:24it is our right and it is our duty
0:25:24 > 0:25:26to help those less fortunate than us.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- Splendid. May we have a look inside? - Of course.- Thank you.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34The caves took six years to excavate
0:25:34 > 0:25:37and workers were paid one shilling a day.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40But this wasn't just the work to keep the poor from starving -
0:25:40 > 0:25:43what was Sir Francis up to?
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Dashwood was having a bit of fun with this.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48All the way down, it is dug out in these archways,
0:25:48 > 0:25:52giving this illusion of a subterranean cathedral
0:25:52 > 0:25:55and it goes a quarter of a mile down, 300 feet.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59Extraordinary. And there are some interesting masks on the wall.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01We have hundreds of these faces
0:26:01 > 0:26:04carved in various locations in the shadows.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07'And the further you go down the caves,
0:26:07 > 0:26:11'the more of Dashwood's follies there are to find.'
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Extraordinary. Is this a lake or river?
0:26:14 > 0:26:16It's a river that's 100% man-made.
0:26:16 > 0:26:20So, when they were digging it, they discovered that this is
0:26:20 > 0:26:22actually the natural water board of West Wycombe.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24So, with it, they channelled it,
0:26:24 > 0:26:28they created it, they designed it into an S-shape.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31So, if it is an S-shape, it's going to disappear around blind corners,
0:26:31 > 0:26:33which gives the illusion that it continues,
0:26:33 > 0:26:35but it goes nowhere, it comes from nowhere,
0:26:35 > 0:26:37and is fed on rainwater.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Right, we think we've got a river, here, but we haven't really?
0:26:39 > 0:26:41- We haven't.- No.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44'Along the 300 feet of tunnels,
0:26:44 > 0:26:47'there are plenty of nooks and crannies,
0:26:47 > 0:26:49'but Jack has saved the best till last.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54'This is where Dashwood's flamboyant influences all come together.'
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Wow, Jack, what have we got here?
0:26:57 > 0:26:59This is our banqueting hall.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03As you can tell, it's a perfect setting for a club meeting
0:27:03 > 0:27:06and Dashwood was a huge fan of founding clubs.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08He opened several in his lifetime.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10- Did he?- And the one that used to meet here was
0:27:10 > 0:27:11the notorious Hellfire Club.
0:27:11 > 0:27:17But they were, sort of, the rock and roll of the Georgian era.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Their aim was a worship of women and wine,
0:27:20 > 0:27:23disciples of Bacchus and Venus.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Oh, wonderful. You can see Bacchus and Venus here, can't you?
0:27:26 > 0:27:29These men, they weren't just rakes and libertines -
0:27:29 > 0:27:32- they were philanthropists, they were revolutionists.- Yes.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34They were men controlling the country.
0:27:34 > 0:27:35And quite a lot of them MPs?
0:27:35 > 0:27:36A lot of them were MPs
0:27:36 > 0:27:39and just forward thinkers in the Georgian era.
0:27:39 > 0:27:44Yeah, yeah. Must've felt very different in those days in here.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Yeah, you, obviously, wouldn't have had the electric lights,
0:27:46 > 0:27:48it would have all been candlelit.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50The acoustics in here are incredible.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52So, when you've got enough of you in here,
0:27:52 > 0:27:54singing and dancing and celebrating...
0:27:54 > 0:27:56# Wonderful! # It's super, isn't it?
0:27:56 > 0:27:59..it would have just echoed throughout the caves.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Yeah, yeah. That's marvellous.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07No doubt, our contestants are hell-bent
0:28:07 > 0:28:10on a profit at the auction, so let's head over to the saleroom.
0:28:22 > 0:28:27We've come down the road to Newbury and the ever-smiling Thomas Plant.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30- How are you, Thomas? - Very well, Charlie.
0:28:30 > 0:28:34- Now, the Red team, Dee and Leah, here are their offerings.- Yeah.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37And, what do you think of the salt and pepper?
0:28:37 > 0:28:40- I kind of like them, because they're in the form of a gavel.- Exactly.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42They're no great quality, but we like them
0:28:42 > 0:28:44and we put £30-£50 on them.
0:28:44 > 0:28:45Splendid, they only paid £20.
0:28:45 > 0:28:49- Oh, profit!- Yeah. Now, the next item is the telephone.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51The internal, possibly military,
0:28:51 > 0:28:54maybe a signals telephone, in Bakelite.
0:28:54 > 0:28:57But it's not an aesthetically pleasing thing, is it?
0:28:57 > 0:28:59No, but what it has got is parts -
0:28:59 > 0:29:03the handle for that telephone can be used on telephones,
0:29:03 > 0:29:04which you can plug in at home.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07- Very good. Estimate?- 40-60.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09Well, again, 25 paid.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Well, they could be into profit here.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14- They're steaming on, these Reds. - Yeah, they could, yeah.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16Well, the third item certainly is quality.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18- It's superb.- Mm.- It's lovely.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20The Asprey, part of a dressing table set.
0:29:20 > 0:29:24- And it's got no engraving on it. - And it's a good date, 1925.
0:29:24 > 0:29:25- Yeah.- £50-£80.
0:29:25 > 0:29:29£50-£80. Well, they paid just top end, £80.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- Probably about right?- Yeah, probably about right. It's a quality piece.
0:29:32 > 0:29:36Yeah, yeah. Well, they still might need a bonus buy.
0:29:36 > 0:29:38Let's have a look at it.
0:29:39 > 0:29:43Well, Dee and Leah, are you just a little bit apprehensive?
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Edge of your seat.
0:29:45 > 0:29:48You left this man with a lot of money, after all.
0:29:48 > 0:29:49- That's true.- What's he done with it?
0:29:49 > 0:29:51OK, are you ready?
0:29:52 > 0:29:54Well, look at that!
0:29:54 > 0:29:56THEY LAUGH
0:29:56 > 0:29:57You bought it.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59I bought it. Charlie, they hated this
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- when we were shopping.- Yes! - I loved it.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03I tried to make them buy it, they wouldn't go for it.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06So, I thought, you know what? I'm going to buy it myself.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07And what exactly is it?
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Well, think about it.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12Go back in time, pre-electricity, candlelight, gas light.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Imagine a candle behind it.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17This is, I think, a light magnifier.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19You don't think it's a wig stand?
0:30:19 > 0:30:20Well...
0:30:21 > 0:30:22So, it magnifies the light.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24It is how old?
0:30:24 > 0:30:26It looks like it should be 19th century,
0:30:26 > 0:30:29but I think it's much later. I think it is well into the 20th century.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32- About 1950?- It probably could be. - How much did you pay for it?
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- 20.- Oh, well, I suppose that's something.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37- Well, there you are. - Oh, you're handing it back?
0:30:37 > 0:30:40And how much do you think we'd be able to get rid of it for?
0:30:40 > 0:30:42You know, my prediction is, it's going to make at least £20,
0:30:42 > 0:30:44it might make 50.
0:30:45 > 0:30:46- Oh...- Might it?- Yes!
0:30:46 > 0:30:48Well, you've been led on a bit there, girls, haven't you?
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- Absolutely!- You don't have to make any decision now.
0:30:51 > 0:30:53It's at the auction you make a decision.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55Meanwhile, let's see what the auctioneer
0:30:55 > 0:30:58thinks of David's enormous glass ball.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Well, Thomas, I'm going to leave this one to you.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06- Well, I thought it could be a magnifier for a light.- Yeah.
0:31:06 > 0:31:07It's not that old.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- No, it isn't. - But actually, it's hand-blown.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13- Estimate?- I quite like it. - £30-£50.
0:31:13 > 0:31:15Well, he just paid £20 for it.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17I don't think you can go wrong at £20, can you?
0:31:17 > 0:31:20- No, not really. - Let's move on to the Blues.
0:31:20 > 0:31:25Paul and Keith have bought three very, very differing items,
0:31:25 > 0:31:29and the first of these is the large cast and wrought-iron wagon wheels.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31I think they're quite fun.
0:31:31 > 0:31:32They are quite amazing.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Lots of people love them who have big gardens,
0:31:34 > 0:31:36and their plants would grow up all around them.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38They're great for the garden.
0:31:38 > 0:31:39- Estimate?- 40-60.
0:31:39 > 0:31:45Keith, backed up with John, paid £110 for these.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47- Wow.- But we'll see.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51Now, the second item is the Chinese boat.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54Well, these were picked up in the post-war period from Hong Kong,
0:31:54 > 0:31:57brought over, and they're fine models, in white metal.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59- Yeah.- We can't say they're solid silver
0:31:59 > 0:32:02- because they don't bear a British hallmark.- No.- No.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04There would nowhere be any more than, sort of,
0:32:04 > 0:32:07- four, five ounces in it, and that's pushing it, really.- No.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09And that's probably what you based your estimate on, is it?
0:32:09 > 0:32:11£40-£60.
0:32:11 > 0:32:12Yeah. Paid £100.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15- Oh!- They've been a bit punchy, haven't they?
0:32:15 > 0:32:16Well, I admire them.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18What do you think of item three?
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Pugley, I absolutely love.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22- Do you?- I think Pugley is fabulous.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- Is he Black Forest? - Well, he's sort of Black Forest.
0:32:25 > 0:32:26- Yeah.- And he's musical as well.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29But I think, as a piece of functional ware,
0:32:29 > 0:32:31we've put £50-£80 on it.
0:32:31 > 0:32:32Yeah, well, paid 65.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36I think they might well need their bonus buy.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38Let's have a look at it.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41Paul and Keith, you didn't leave him a lot of money, did you?
0:32:41 > 0:32:44- Keith's the one. - Spend, spend, spend!
0:32:44 > 0:32:46I wonder if John's done the same thing.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Well, voila, Charlie.
0:32:48 > 0:32:51There we are, boys. What do you think of that?
0:32:51 > 0:32:53- It's nice, actually. I like that. - You do?- Yeah, I do like that.
0:32:53 > 0:32:58It cost £25, which, as you know, was all you left me.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00So, I did a bit of haggling just to get that.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03It's a nice Tunbridge ware pincushion.
0:33:03 > 0:33:05The nice thing about is, you slide this top to reveal
0:33:05 > 0:33:07- where you store all your pins.- OK. - There we are.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09What do you think it's going to make?
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Well, I really like this.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13It's Tunbridge ware and it's a pincushion as well.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16I'd like to think this will make upwards of £50.
0:33:16 > 0:33:17Yeah? I'm happy with that.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- 100 would be nice. - It would be very nice, actually.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Well, the boys, you think it's going to make a profit,
0:33:23 > 0:33:24you think it's going to make a profit.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27I wonder what the auctioneer thinks about it.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30He didn't leave you on a huge amount of money, but he bought that.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32- What do you think?- Well, it's a very fine, Tunbridge ware...
0:33:32 > 0:33:35- Yeah.- ..tessellated, inlaid needle box.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37It's a great thing, really.
0:33:37 > 0:33:39Right, so you would put a reasonable estimate?
0:33:39 > 0:33:40- £40-£60.- Very good.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42£25 is all John paid for that.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45Well, I think he should be in for a profit for that.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47Well, I think, looking at what you put on the other items,
0:33:47 > 0:33:49- they're going to need it. - I think they are.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51You'll be doing the auction, won't you?
0:33:51 > 0:33:54- Of course, Charlie.- Yeah. Excellent.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57Start me at £60. 65. £70 it is.
0:33:57 > 0:33:5970 once, 70 twice.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02So, how are you expecting it?
0:34:02 > 0:34:03Are you getting excited by it?
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Let's just wait and see what happens, shall we?
0:34:08 > 0:34:09Oh, that's a get-out.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11But there's quite a lot of people here.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13There's a good, loud auctioneer
0:34:13 > 0:34:15and you've got three super items, so we'll see.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18Here comes the salt and pepper.
0:34:18 > 0:34:19£20 paid.
0:34:19 > 0:34:20Lot number 179.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24This is a pair of silver-plated salt and peppers
0:34:24 > 0:34:25in the form of gavels.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Start me here at £20.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30At £20. 20 I have.
0:34:30 > 0:34:31£20. We have a maiden bid.
0:34:31 > 0:34:3322.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35Oh, you're making a profit, girls.
0:34:35 > 0:34:3628.
0:34:36 > 0:34:37£30.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39- Go on, madam.- Go on, madam.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41- 35.- Go on, then.
0:34:41 > 0:34:42- £35.- Well done, madam.
0:34:42 > 0:34:4440. Are you sure?
0:34:44 > 0:34:48- £40, it is. - Double, boom, boom, boom.
0:34:48 > 0:34:49- 40.- £40 I have.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51- I'm looking at you.- All right, then.
0:34:51 > 0:34:56- 45 it is.- At 45, she's gone again!
0:34:56 > 0:34:5845 once, 45 twice.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00- £45.- Well done.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Plus £25.
0:35:03 > 0:35:04I'm astonished.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07Right, lot 180, a Bakelite telephone set.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09Come on, Thomas Plant!
0:35:09 > 0:35:11And here we are, this is a military one,
0:35:11 > 0:35:13and I can start the bidding with me here, £20.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Start me here at £20 for the military telephone.
0:35:16 > 0:35:1720 I have, thank you.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19Only need one more bid to break even.
0:35:20 > 0:35:24At 20 once, at 20 twice, are we done?
0:35:24 > 0:35:2522 now.
0:35:25 > 0:35:27- Make it 25.- Go on.- Oh, go on!
0:35:27 > 0:35:28Please, make it 25.
0:35:28 > 0:35:3025 it is.
0:35:30 > 0:35:3125, 25, I have.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33At 25, at 25, all done, then.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Oh...
0:35:35 > 0:35:37- Money back? - Yes, money back, it's OK.
0:35:37 > 0:35:39- OK.- We're still plus 25.
0:35:39 > 0:35:41Broke even.
0:35:41 > 0:35:45Lot number 181, a George V Asprey silver-top glass jar.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48I have interest in this, and I can start the bidding with me here
0:35:48 > 0:35:50at 95.
0:35:50 > 0:35:52£100.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54At 100, at 100, and ten.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56- 120.- It's £120!
0:35:56 > 0:35:58- Come on!- Girls!
0:35:58 > 0:35:59Against you all at £120.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Is there any advance? 120 I have.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Once, twice, all done.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06- Marvellous.- That's fabulous, girls.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09Now, have you thought of taking up antique dealing?
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- Yes. No!- Because I think, on your track record, you should.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14- I know. Very good. - That's an extra £40.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17You're already up £65.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20- Well done. - And just remember, hold on,
0:36:20 > 0:36:23because you have the potential of David's glass ball.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26- What are you going to do with it? - Shall we do it?
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- Shall we do it?- Yes. - Oh, thanks, you two.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31Are you absolutely sure, girls?
0:36:31 > 0:36:34- Yes.- You're risking your lives with this man.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36He's not done that bad.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38I can tell you that the auctioneer wasn't that keen on it.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42- Really?- But having said that, he said for £20,
0:36:42 > 0:36:43it's cheap, isn't it?
0:36:43 > 0:36:45It could make 30-50.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49- It could make, it could. - It could make a tenner.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53Here we are, lot 185, a hand-blown clear glass globe on pedestal,
0:36:53 > 0:36:56possibly for magnifying light, or as a wig stand.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- That was my suggestion. - We quite like it, though.
0:37:00 > 0:37:03Start me here. £20, surely.
0:37:03 > 0:37:04At 20.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08- 15.- It's gone remarkably quiet, hasn't it?
0:37:08 > 0:37:1015 to get this lot sold.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Ten, then. Ten I've got in front.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14At ten, it's in front.
0:37:14 > 0:37:15At 12 now.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17At 12 it is.
0:37:17 > 0:37:1815, 18.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20At £18. Surely, at £18.
0:37:20 > 0:37:21Is there any more at £18?
0:37:21 > 0:37:23At 18, once...
0:37:23 > 0:37:26- No!- ..at 18 twice. Internet, are you thinking? No?
0:37:29 > 0:37:30So close.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32- Well, I owe you two quid. - That is true.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34I tell you what, for the laugh, it was worth losing
0:37:34 > 0:37:36- a couple of quid there. - Wasn't it just?
0:37:36 > 0:37:38It might mean all the difference, of course,
0:37:38 > 0:37:41between losing and winning the competition.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- I will be in trouble, if that's the case.- You have made £63 profit.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47- Ooh!- Which is pretty good. Might be enough, might not be.
0:37:47 > 0:37:50Don't talk to the Blues about it, OK?
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Paul and Keith, good fun shopping, wasn't it?
0:37:57 > 0:37:59- Brilliant.- You didn't do at all bad.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01We're going to start off with the wagon wheels.
0:38:01 > 0:38:06The auctioneer didn't quite go with your enthusiasm on these,
0:38:06 > 0:38:09- because he thinks £40-£60 is enough for these.- Ooh.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11But you never know, you never know.
0:38:11 > 0:38:14They're nice wheels. Stranger things have happened on Bargain Hunt.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Here they come.
0:38:16 > 0:38:17Lot number 200,
0:38:17 > 0:38:20a pair of large cast and wrought-iron wagon wheels,
0:38:20 > 0:38:22great for one's garden.
0:38:22 > 0:38:25- Ladies and gentlemen, I've got no bids in the book...- Oh.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- Ooh.- ..but they've got to be worth £40.
0:38:27 > 0:38:28- £40 I have.- 40!
0:38:30 > 0:38:32- 45.- Hello, hello.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34- 55, 60.- Go on.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36- Go on, Thomas.- I've got £60.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Are you sure? Be great for the garden.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40At £60.
0:38:40 > 0:38:41Come on, guys.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43£60 once. 60 twice...
0:38:43 > 0:38:44Are we done, ladies and gentleman?
0:38:44 > 0:38:46- No, they're not.- £60.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49Oh, dear.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Don't worry, you've only lost a nifty 50.
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Here's the Chinese boat.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57It cost £100.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Model of a Chinese boat in white metal, in a glass case.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02Start the bidding with me here, £40.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04£40 for the Chinese junk.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06I'll take 20. I've been offered 20.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08- Oh, dear.- No!- 22.
0:39:08 > 0:39:1025, 28.
0:39:10 > 0:39:1328 now, 28 it is.
0:39:13 > 0:39:1430 now.
0:39:14 > 0:39:1635.
0:39:16 > 0:39:18- Come on, come on.- Any advance?
0:39:18 > 0:39:21Gavel's up. £35.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24Oh, dear. I'm afraid that's a cheeky little £65 loss.
0:39:24 > 0:39:27You've only lost £115.
0:39:27 > 0:39:31And you've still got the musical clothes brush to go.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34It cost £65.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37And at 55, 65, 75...
0:39:37 > 0:39:40I have 85, 95.
0:39:40 > 0:39:42Oh, look at this. Hang on, boys.
0:39:42 > 0:39:4595, £100. I've got 110 internet.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47It's with me at 110.
0:39:47 > 0:39:48130 now.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Oh, go on. Come on, boys.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52- 140 I have.- This is astonishing!
0:39:52 > 0:39:53At £140, it's in the room.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55At £140, any advance?
0:39:56 > 0:39:59150, 160. 160.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01Come on, guys. Come on, Plant!
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Any advance? 160.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05- Come on, internet!- Come on! - 170.- 170!
0:40:05 > 0:40:06180 I have.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08At 180, it's here.
0:40:08 > 0:40:10At 180, it's in the room.
0:40:10 > 0:40:11Pugley is going home.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14At 180 once, 180 twice...
0:40:15 > 0:40:17Yes!
0:40:17 > 0:40:19- I love you.- Brilliant.- Thank you.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Boys, this is absolutely astonishing.
0:40:23 > 0:40:28180 minus 65 is a profit of £115.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32After the most exciting Bargain Hunt in the history of the game,
0:40:32 > 0:40:33we're even.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37I can't believe that.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39- Up 115, down 115.- What a comeback.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41- Hang on, we've got to come down to earth now...- Right.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43..because you've got to make a decision
0:40:43 > 0:40:46about this marvellous man's Tunbridge ware pincushion.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- I still trust you. - I think we go for it.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52- Yeah, let's go for it.- It cost £25.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56I think, he thinks, we all think, and you've gone with it,
0:40:56 > 0:40:58you're going to make a profit.
0:40:58 > 0:40:59Nothing to lose.
0:40:59 > 0:41:01Lot number 207, Tunbridge ware.
0:41:01 > 0:41:04And I can start the bidding with me here at £20.
0:41:04 > 0:41:06That's all right. That's a good, solid start.
0:41:06 > 0:41:0720 I have.
0:41:07 > 0:41:0922, 25, 28.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11- You're in profit.- We're in profit.
0:41:11 > 0:41:1340, 45, 50.
0:41:13 > 0:41:15£50. Online at 50.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17Any advance? Any advance at 50?
0:41:17 > 0:41:19At £50. 60 now it is.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Come on, come on.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24Online at 60 once, 60 twice.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26All done, then.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- Very good, isn't it? - Nice one. Nice one, boss.
0:41:29 > 0:41:30- I love you again.- Yes, mate!
0:41:30 > 0:41:32A profit of £35.
0:41:32 > 0:41:33He's got his job back.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37Anyway, £35 overall, it's not a bad result, is it?
0:41:37 > 0:41:40- No.- Might beat the Reds, might not.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- We'll see.- But don't talk to them about it...- No, we won't.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45..and, in just a moment, we'll find out.
0:41:50 > 0:41:51I have to say, teams,
0:41:51 > 0:41:54that some people go to a mint to make money -
0:41:54 > 0:41:57other people just come to Bargain Hunt to make money...
0:41:57 > 0:41:58- ALL:- Ooh! - ...because, unusually,
0:41:58 > 0:42:01both teams today have made a profit!
0:42:01 > 0:42:03Unfortunately, of course,
0:42:03 > 0:42:07one team has made a slightly smaller profit than the other team.
0:42:07 > 0:42:10And the team with the smaller profit today...
0:42:10 > 0:42:12is the Blue team.
0:42:12 > 0:42:13GROANING
0:42:15 > 0:42:16Congratulations, ladies.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Now, steady on, chaps, steady on.
0:42:18 > 0:42:19What I have to say about you is,
0:42:19 > 0:42:24you have perfected the finest comeback since Lazarus.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29So, thanks to John, there, you're up £35.
0:42:29 > 0:42:30Who's going to be holding and folding?
0:42:30 > 0:42:32- I'm the boss.- Oh, you're the boss?
0:42:32 > 0:42:34All the way over.
0:42:34 > 0:42:37Now, Reds, in a way, it was a disappointment, wasn't it?
0:42:37 > 0:42:42Do you know why? Well, you were £1 from a Golden Gavel.
0:42:42 > 0:42:43We expected worse.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47- But you've enjoyed it, though, haven't you?- Thoroughly, thoroughly.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50Good, good, good. And to go home with money...
0:42:50 > 0:42:52- There's 60.- How kind.
0:42:52 > 0:42:53And there's still three to come.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55But for him, it would've been five.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57Thank you.
0:42:57 > 0:42:58Well done. It's been fantastic.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00You've been great contestants.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04And you, Blues. Two profits is a rare event.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06Well, do have a look at our website, which is printed in front of you,
0:43:06 > 0:43:08and follow us on Twitter.
0:43:08 > 0:43:11In the meantime, join us for more bargain hunting, yes?
0:43:11 > 0:43:12- ALL:- Yes!