Anglesey 9 Bargain Hunt

I'm driving across the Menai Strait to Anglesey,

off the north coast of Wales.

I'm behind the wheel of a motoring legend, the Land Rover Defender,

conceived in 1947 by Rover designer and local farmer Maurice Wilks

when he drew the shape of the vehicle

on the sand on a nearby beach,

and it's the perfect way for getting me to the fair,

so let's go Bargain Hunting!

Our fair is at the Mona Showground,

and there's a lot to choose from here.

Our teams have ?300 and one hour to scour the fair for bargains

that will hopefully make a profit at auction.

Let's see what's coming up.

There's fighting talk from the Reds...

But we're here to win Bargain Hunt, we need to find some bargains. OK.

The Blues are in the pink...

Pink!

No, more shabby than pink, we've got here.

And it's...pink.

..and I take time out to visit Chester Zoo...

Slimy sprats for breakfast, my little happy feet.

..and there is drama at the auction!

20 right away! 27!

Yes! Yes!

That's all for later,

but let's meet today's teams - and today is very much a family affair.

For the Reds, we have brothers Isaac and Ben

and for the Blues, we have a mum and daughter team, Karen and Becky.

Hello, everyone. ALL: Hello!

You all look absolutely lovely.

So, Ben, you two are brothers,

but where do you come in the pecking order?

There's six brothers in total. Six brothers?! Yeah.

I'm the oldest and then we've got the second oldest.

Right, who's the boss, though?

It's definitely got to be me. It's got to be you.

Although, today it's his birthday, so he can be the boss.

Oh, what age are you?

22. Oh, he's 22!

Isn't he a lovely 22-year-old? He is. I'm in my prime.

Ah, he's in his prime.

Yeah, you're gorgeous, gorgeous. Oh, thank you.

Now, you have a lovely wife.

I do. I know. And her name is Emily

and you carry her not just in your heart, but on your arm.

Tell me about that. I do carry her a lot, but, no, I do have a tattoo.

I got this quite a while back.

The reason I got it is because my fingers got too fat

for my wedding ring once I'd got married.

So I decided that a good compromise would be to get a tattoo instead.

Oh, and there she is and she's always with you.

Now, Isaac, over to you.

You're studying accountancy? Account and finance.

Yeah. But you've also got a wee sort of glamorous sideline.

I work in a cocktail bar on the side, just to pay the bills.

Is there a special action you have for the shaking?

Is the shaking important? Most of it's in the hips,

most of it's in the hips. All right. Give it a little shake, like this.

Oh, right! That's how I do it, just a little bit of magic.

So it's not just an arm action?

Oh, no, it's all in the hips.

So, boys, what are your tactics going to be today?

Well, I'm going to try and find the most ugly thing possible

for the cheapest price.

Not necessarily buy things that we would want in our own homes,

but buy things that we think those that are attending the auction

will want to buy. So, you've done your homework, you want to win.

Oh, yeah, were definitely going to get the golden gavel,

even if we need to steal it from these guys!

No way! No!

So, that's the Red team.

Over to the Blue team, mum and daughter, Karen and Becky.

Now, Karen, you have a very unlikely job for a gal.

Tell me a little bit about it.

I'm a motorbike parts specialist. Mm-hm.

It's an online business, I sell all over the world,

which is a bit unusual for a lady to be doing,

but it was my husband's fault.

He's actually been in the motorbike trade a long, long time

and one of his customers was selling a business,

so rather than a bunch of flowers,

I got a motorcycle parts business instead.

Are you crazy about bikes? Not as crazy as I should be.

I love sitting on the back of one, you know,

ride for miles on the back, but not myself, no.

Now, Becky, you're a student of psychology.

What attracted you to psychology?

I am. I find it so interesting, just how the mind works,

why people do things.

I just love the idea that there's no true answer,

it's always new ideas,

new research, so it's really good. Yeah, it's great fun.

Now, I hear you two are keen pub quizzers.

We do. Yes, we are. We love it.

We've got quite a good pub quiz team name.

It's the Not-So-Dumb Blondes.

Not-So-Dumb Blondes, boys!

This week, we did change the name, we were Bargain Blondes.

A little tribute to this show. Oh, wonderful! Did you win?

No. We never do!

THEY LAUGH

And what are your tactics going to be today?

Pretty things. Cheap, pretty things. Anything girlie.

If I want to buy it, it's got to look good in my own house.

Ah. Anything girlie, silver, like jewellery.

Well, you girls know what you want to buy,

so I'd better give you folks some money.

We have ?300 for you, girls... Thank you.

..?300 for the boys. Thank you.

Your experts await, so off you go. Thank you! See you!

I've got the feeling we've got a real competition on our hands today.

Our competitive teams need a couple of very talented experts.

Teaching the Reds a thing or two, it's Caroline Hawley...

and busting a move for the Blues, it's Philip Serrell.

Ben, Isaac, what are you looking for today?

Niche items, very ugly. I want some silver, jewellery.

I was thinking big, wood, metal, that sort of thing.

Stop! No. Stop! No. No.

Pink, girlie, pretty.

Something that's big, cast-iron, but again, ugly.

OK! Ugly's what we're after.

KAREN: Pretty, pink. Pink? Pink. Two words - pretty, pink.

Like us.

Time to get a move on, teams. Your 60 minutes start now.

Let's go and find some! Let's go!

Come on, then, let's get shopping. Going to enjoy this...

I bet you are!

So, it's ugly for the Reds and pretty for the Blues.

Good luck, experts.

Does it have to be ugly?

It can be pretty, pretty is always good.

Is pretty good?

Ugly is a relative term.

See, these are quite ugly. Are they ugly?

They are andirons, you'd put your fire irons on them.

Yeah, exactly. Depends how good-looking...

But they're quite ugly.

But what's the price, guys?

These are ?15, the fire dogs.

15? Yeah.

I think we should still have a look around and come back.

It's still early days now.

Thank you very much. Cheers, pal. Cheers. CAROLINE: Thank you.

One for the back burner

and it looks like the Blues are giving Philip a lesson in pink.

Isn't pink just pink? No, pink is not just pink.

You've got baby pink... Salmon pink. ..loads of different shades of pink.

Really? We should get three different shades for our products.

Really? Yes. Yeah, we should.

While Philip's education continues, the Reds have found something.

Ah, so, it's bound all the way round... Yeah.

..so there's no glue, it's stapled.

I could see that planted up with primulas, daffodils,

whatever's in season. I quite like that.

I've got a lot of teak items in my house,

and a lot of different wood ornaments,

so that would look good in my house.

You've got a ticket on here of ?40,

what's the best price you could do on it?

I can do it for ?30. CAROLINE: Yeah? What do we think of this, Isaac?

I think it's pretty good, but then again,

I wouldn't pay 30 for it, though.

Best price 30, I don't think I could pay that.

Could you do it for 25?

Yes, I will. Deal. You've got a deal. Thank you. OK.

Cheers. CAROLINE: Well, excellent, guys.

First buy is in the bag, less than five minutes.

First buy! Let's go. Let's go! Let's get on with the second buy.

Let's crack on.

These guys are not hanging around.

They've got their eyes on that golden gavel

and item one is in the bag, but have the girls found pink heaven?

Look at these flamingos! Pink!

Oh, you've got to say they're pretty. Do you not love them?

Oh, come on! Say something!

Girlie, pretty, pink, they're perfect.

I think he's speechless.

But they're really... Pink, that's what they really are.

They're really pink.

What do you think you're going to make at auction?

I think somebody'd pay ?40 for them.

I think you're deluded! Somebody with more money than sense.

Yeah. And I think I might just be with them.

Or someone might just fall in love with them, like we have. Yeah.

They're old cans, aren't they? But how much are they each?

They might only be ?10 for the pair. There's... I'm dreading this.

He's on his phone now, look.

How much are these...? SELLER: 35.

How much? 35.

Each?

BECKY: Would you be able to do 30 for two?

SELLER: No.

What's your real, real, real lowest?

?40, I'll take.

BECKY: We love them, we'd regret it if we didn't buy them. Yeah.

Go on, that'll be our... That's our splashing out. Yeah.

Splashing out, best product.

I'll let you be the expert on the next buy. Is that right? Yes.

This is my little bit of frivolous.

We'll have them for the 40. SELLER: OK.

Philip is in a lot of pain, but the girls are rocking!

Seven minutes in and they have their first item.

Let's go inside because hopefully

there might be some old things in there.

They might be pink as well. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

The Reds have the same idea,

but it looks like the Blues have spotted something first,

although THAT'S not very pretty!

Think of it as a coffee table.

It doesn't look like a coffee table, it looks like a crate.

You could put a piece of glass on that

with the suckers on and that would look really, really good.

You could put a piece of glass on a brick,

it doesn't make it a coffee table. You can paint it pink.

Oh, I could paint it pink!

There you go, pink. No, that was a joke, honest.

THEY LAUGH

Think about it. This is the first... Yeah, we'll have a think,

but I do like that. Let's have a wander round.

That box has Philip written all over it, but one to ponder.

Have the Reds found anything ugly enough?

Oh, wow, this is really ugly!

Which one's that? Have you seen this here? This one.

Pick it up. Is this Troika?

No, it looks like it very much could be. Let's have a look.

It's really interesting, but still very ugly.

No, I don't think it is. It is very ugly.

Do you want me to see if I can find the owner?

Yeah, let's see if we can get a price on it.

What price would you like it to be? Well, depends who made it. 15?

Right, yeah, let's go and have a look. Hang on.

While Caroline goes off to find the price of the vase,

it's over to the Blues,

but that's not something I often see Philip holding.

This is a little silver powder compact and it's...

pink... Yes, perfect.

..which, as we know, is a key selling feature. It is.

This is engine-turned decoration, which is under the enamel,

on the silver.

Now, you don't want spend much money, do you?

No. Not at all. So, what would you spend on that?

?50, ?60? Yeah, about the same.

Maybe 30, 40. I'm a bit tight.

Oh!

I might like pink, but maybe not that much. Yeah.

Thank you very much, thank you.

Ouch! ?180.

It's lovely, but outside the girls' price range -

and, talking of prices, what's the story on the Reds' vase?

Right, I'm asking for it...

Yes? ..?45.

That... That's just way higher than we thought it would be.

It's a nice piece, I'm sure someone will buy it to put in their home,

but we're here to win Bargain Hunt, we need to find some bargains.

These guys are ruthless Bargain Hunters,

so it's a no to the vase, but what have the Blues found now?

Feathers. Are these ostrich feathers?

We've got a theme of birds.

Feeling the heat? How much is that?

35. 35.

What will this be?

That, I think, is probably plastic.

Let's put you on the spot now.

I appreciate that pink is probably your forte... Pink is. Yes.

..but what do you think that's going to make at auction?

It depends who wants it because, at the moment, all the retro's back,

isn't it? Yeah. Yeah, I think it would go for quite a lot at auction.

I think you would get 35... Do you? ..?40 for that.

So, if you could buy that,

just find out what the best you can do it for is.

The stallholder is a bit camera shy.

What's your very, very best?

STALLHOLDER: 20.

I know it's only ?1, could you do it at 19?

Thank you. Thank you so much.

We'll have that, thank you.

That's great! 25 minutes in and item two is in the bag

and they're sticking to their plan, but what does Philip think?

There's no doubt it's a little bit restricting

if you only like pink things, but you know, they're doing OK.

The thing is, two items bought, we've only spent 60 quid.

We've got ?240 left, and I've got a feeling

they're not going to let me spend very much money.

They may not be big spenders,

but they know what they like and that's no bad thing.

But the Reds are getting a bit cultured.

Wow, that's fifth position in ballet, I think!

Fifth? Yeah, first, second...

Yeah, I think I've done that. ..third, fourth, fifth.

Oh, wow! Yeah, fifth position. Well, I only knew the fifth.

The base seems solid, but the legs themselves are hollow.

What's it made of? It feels tinny.

But it's not very heavy. I think they're trying to be bronze.

I mean, it's an interesting piece. Even the base is laminated.

Now, it's ?95.

I think...

it's fairly modern.

I don't think it's brand-spanking-new.

I'm just trying to think how many people into ballet

are going to be at this auction.

Even if they're not into ballet, they might like it,

because it's a bit of a quirky piece.

It is! It's a very quirky piece!

Shall we make a cheeky offer? I think try your cheekiest.

Is he cheeky? He's the cheekiest person I know.

Is he? Shall we get the seller over?

You be cheeky alone. We're going to stop here. OK.

SELLER: Go on, what's your cheekiest?

I'll be very cheeky, but please don't be offended. OK. Go on.

You've got it listed for 95. Would you take 60?

Er...

I can do it for 65.

Can I be even cheekier and ask for another ?5 off

cos it's my birthday, so ?60?

Oh, well, if you don't ask, you don't get.

Seeing as it's your birthday, that's fine.

Thank you so much! Cheers. OK.

Really happy with that, thank you.

Cheers. Thank you. And have a nice birthday. Yeah, thanks.

What an item! 32 minutes in and they have item two.

Well done!

And it looks like Philip is at last

getting into the Blues' way of thinking.

You see, I'm drawn to this cos it's pink.

Oh, are you coming on to our side? I am, yeah. Pink is the word.

It's a bit...shabby, though, isn't it? Shabby pink.

Yeah, it's more... Do you think that's the way forward?

No, more shabby than pink, we've got here.

It's not a buy, but I feel Philip is changing.

Miracles do happen!

But what has Ben found now?

What do we think? I think you look great!

They look really good! SELLER: 20 quid.

Have we got a mirror? Yes, we do. Yep, you have.

CAROLINE: Yes, yes!

They're classic Dior, and even at ?20,

I don't think they'll make a profit at auction.

Meanwhile, back with the Blues, are my eyes deceiving me?

Are they really considering the crate?

I really, really like that crate.

I like the crate, I'll be honest. I can see its potential.

I can't see potential. There is another issue.

The issue is you've now got ten minutes left

and you've got to spend some money, so...

Right, five minutes here, within sight of this stall at all times.

I don't do running. I just don't want the crate!

Well, there's your incentive. It's a generational thing, isn't it?

It is.

Yes, ten minutes to go

and you need something prettier than that crate, girls!

But something has got the Reds excited.

How hideous is that?!

Oh... Seriously!

Probably the ugliest thing we've seen all day.

Seriously, the stuff of nightmares!

So, it's a, it's a bar money box... Yeah. ..usually smashed.

It's got a ticket on of 65.

What sort of offer do you think we should make on it?

Well...

I think that side's prettier than the front, really.

I think... BEN LAUGHS

I think... Oh, no, there's a plug. Oh, there is!

And it's at... That's where you get your money out.

But it says usually smashed. It's a modern plug, isn't it?

Yeah, that looks a bit of a...

It's a modern plug, it's not smashed. Pop that back in.

It's really ugly... ?40. ..it's not loads of money.

It's ?40 worth of chalk, that.

?40 worth of chalk. Where do you think that's going to end up?

It might go in a big farmhouse kitchen.

Yeah... Yeah. Well, do you want to go and see if you can find the owner

of this fine thing? I will.

Do you want to wait here and I'll go find them?

Yeah, go and find them.

It's just what they wanted, so fingers crossed.

The Blues are not sticking to their plan.

That is a branch. It's a nice branch.

Put it back, it's not a nice branch! It's a nice branch.

I can get you one off the tree outside. We're not having that.

So, what's the news on the Guinness pig?

?50.

?50 is the best that he can do.

I'm... I'm happy at that. I'm happy to pay ?50 for it.

Well, it fulfils all the criteria, doesn't it?

Most ugliest thing I've seen. It's so ugly.

So, do you want to go with it? Yeah, totally.

I think we should go with it. ?50, let's do it. Third buy done!

Let's go, guys. Whoo! Well done, you! Yes!

Whoa, they have all three items with ten minutes to spare,

but it sounds like Caroline has her own plan.

I'm going to spend the rest of the money on something beautiful.

What happened to ugly?! What?!

Now, can the Blues find something just as special?

Oh, I like this.

What's that? Oh, that's pretty.

I think it's a belt. A belt? No, no.

It wouldn't go around my waist, would it, look? No.

I don't think it would go round anybody's waist.

No, to go around their neck because it's a collar, look. Oh.

There we go. There you go,

you fit in with the team now, very beautiful.

I like that! Do you? Yes. I really like it, yeah.

How much is it?

It's ?70 and ticket says it's a belt, but who knows?

65?

That's what we can do. BECKY: I would rather go for that

cos I just do not want the crate.

The thing is, it's not pink and it's worrying me, this.

But it's pretty. It's nice and floral, decorative, necklace,

still very girlie.

Is 65 the best?

SELLER: Yeah. What do you both think? I like it.

BECKY: I'm very happy with it, I love it.

Shake the man's hand. Yes. SELLER: OK, thank you very much.

Thank you. Thank you.

Fabulous! With minutes to spare, they've bought their final item.

Sorry to be a BOAR, teams, but your time's up.

GONG SOUNDS

Can sit and relax now, it's all over.

You've been good sports, I've loved your company.

Let's remind ourselves what the Reds bought.

They snapped up the coopered bowl for ?25.

Will the ceramic dancer's legs pirouette to a profit?

It cost ?60.

And can the Guinness piggy bring a profit at market?

It was ?50.

Well, boys, you were a bit obsessed with wanting to buy something ugly.

What was that all about?

Well, instead of obsessed, we could probably say focused.

A lot of the times, people will buy things that are very obvious,

so we thought that we would not do that.

What was your favourite ugly item?

Well, I can honestly say that I didn't like any of them

apart from the wooden bowl, which I did half like.

So, do you both agree with one another on your favourite buys?

Yeah, definitely. Definitely agree.

So, what item do you think's going to make the most money?

I think the fake bronze legs on the fake...

marble base is going to make the most money.

Yeah, the ballerina legs. Do you agree?

The ballerina legs in the fifth position, definitely.

So, how much money did you spend?

We spent, in all, ?135 all together.

Not too bad! Can I have ?165? Yes.

?165.

Which I will hand over to... Thank you. ..the beautiful Caroline.

Thank you! Are you going to buy something ugly for them?

Do you know, I'm not, Anita?

I'm going to buy something beautiful.

What?! Yes, I am! I'm going to go against the grain,

I'm going to buy something beautiful and then we'll see.

I feel betrayed!

Well, as Caroline goes off and buys something beautiful,

let's remind ourselves what the Blues bought.

Will they be in the pink with the painted flamingos?

They were ?40.

Could the girlie ostrich-feather fan bring a profit?

It was ?19.

And can the pretty Art Nouveau belt, or is it a choker, wow the bidders?

It was ?65.

Girls, did you have a lovely time? We did. We had a great time.

And you bought pretty, girlie, pink things.

Yes. We definitely did. Did Phil love them?

THEY LAUGH

He did deep down.

We are... I'm now a fully paid-up member of the pink team.

Now, tell me, what was your favourite thing?

The pair of pink flamingos. Oh, no!

THEY LAUGH

What about you? I have to say the same, I did love 'em.

Pink flamingos! Yes.

But what item is going to make the most profit at auction?

I think the fan.

The fan? Yes, yes.

I think the silver floral choker that we bought.

Right, yeah. So, how much did you spend?

?124. 124, so you were a wee bit careful and canny with your money.

Yeah, I like to hold on to it. Yes. All right, OK.

Well, give me ?176.

Thank you.

Phil, now that you're a fully paid-up member in the pink team,

what are you going to spend all that money on?

Well, it might not be pink, but it will be...

ladylike.

Not wooden?

Not wooden, not metal, sort of...

hint of pink.

So, while Phil goes out to look for something girlie,

I'm going to take you for a walk on the wild side.

We've crossed the border into Cheshire

and I want to take you to its most famous landmark, Chester Zoo.

Regarded as one of the best zoos in the world,

1.5 million people visit here every year,

but the story of how it came to be is down to the ambition

of a truly remarkable man.

George Mottershead was a man with a vision.

He wanted to create something ground-breaking,

a zoo without bars,

and it became his life's work.

As a child, George had visited zoos,

but vowed one day to open his own zoo,

where animals moved around freely.

After serving in the First World War, he and his wife, Elizabeth,

started a market garden near Crewe.

Here, his passion for wild animals flourished.

I'm meeting Dr Mark Pilgrim, director-general of Chester Zoo,

to find out more.

He was very interested in birds and animals, always, from a child.

And then he started to have birds in his shop and that started to attract

more people and eventually that grew, and more birds,

and eventually monkeys and other things and...

In the shop! In the shop, and it was attracting enormous amounts

of people, so it became incredibly popular.

Good for business! Absolutely! So, what did he do?

He borrowed ?3,500 from his parents

and he bought this most beautiful house, here in Upton in Chester.

Wow! Well, I just can't wait for you to show me around.

Let's see some more.

The zoo was created in the grounds of the house.

George's parents, wife and two daughters all helped to build it

and it was opened on June 10, 1931.

George wanted to provide animals in a natural environment

and put them behind moats, for example, behind water,

where clearly, they can't escape,

but actually they have much more naturalistic settings

and a much more naturalistic enclosure,

so he was very much passionate about giving animals much more freedom

in their enclosures.

And what motivated him?

I think that George probably had a real empathy with animals.

He understood that, actually,

they needed space and fresh air and natural enclosures to thrive.

But many local people protested about the zoo,

fearing the animals would escape.

Well, back in those early days, they were really concerned,

this was really revolutionary, to keep animals in this way,

behind water and moats, so, yeah,

there was a real concern that the animals would escape

and we take it for granted these days,

but back then it was the way it was.

'Many of the zoo's inhabitants became personalities

'in their own right.'

So, who was Pelly?

Ah, Pelly was a pelican who just had complete free range of the zoo.

She just walked around everywhere, into the houses,

I'm sure she went into the main house,

probably stole fish out of the kitchen,

became really firm friends with June, who was George's daughter,

almost as a pet, and they went around everywhere together.

And I believe that there was a famous chimp, as well?

Indeed, yeah, Mary.

So, Mary was a chimpanzee who came in 1932.

She was very gentle and, again, had the free run of the place

and was doing all sorts of things and became a real local character.

But in the first few years,

visitor numbers were so low the zoo failed to make any money.

George managed to win local supporters to back the project

and, in May 1934,

the zoo was declared a non-profit-making charity.

It was saved!

Well, I think it was really due to George's personality.

He had incredible drive and vision, just an incredible personality,

to keep going through the hardships. Perseverance. Perseverance.

After the Second World War, the zoo's popularity really took off.

A new marketing slogan, "Always Building," boosted visitor numbers.

George was awarded an OBE

and continued to work at the zoo until his death in 1978.

His legacy really was that he changed the way that

people thought about keeping animals.

You know, 85 years later, we're still a charity

and doing fantastic conservation work around the world. Yeah.

Mark, George was a remarkable, amazing and inspiring man,

so thank you for telling me all about him.

But before I go, I believe you have a wee surprise in place for me?

We certainly do, let's go and see.

It turns out it's feeding time at the zoo and I'm in charge!

Come on, guys, slimy sprats for breakfast.

Here's one for you, darling.

My little happy feet.

Plenty for all!

Sprats, sprats, lovely, tasty sprats!

Wahey!

That was amazing!

But now it's time to head to the auction.

Will the teams have any wild encounters today?

Let's go and see.

Today, we're at Peter Wilson Auctioneers in Nantwich,

with auctioneer Robert Jones.

It's lovely to be here, Robert. Nice to see you, Anita.

Right, let's have a look at the Red teams lots. Mm-hm.

Isaac and Ben, and their first lot was this huge bowl.

This is a great decorator's lot.

This is the sort of thing, if you've got a nice, rustic home,

you'd have it on the floor,

you could use it to put sort of fruit in,

all that sort of thing. Really nice thing. Mm-hm.

However, I don't think it's that old, Anita.

I'm saying it's worth about ?20 or ?30.

20 to 30.

Well, they paid 25,

so there's a wee chance... OK. ..that they might make a profit.

Yep. Now, we have two gusty lads and lads like a good pair of legs.

What do you think of this pair of legs?

Well, I'm lost for words, actually.

THEY LAUGH

Again, not old, is it?

You know, these are new, so really,

very much a decorator's item again, and I...

I think, really, I said these are worth around about ?30-?60.

Well, that's not too bad, they paid ?60.

Oh, right, OK. So they may have a chance. OK.

The third item is this Guinness money bank.

Guinness memorabilia is collectable, particularly the Carlton Ware.

We see lots of that, the toucans, I'm sure everybody's seen those.

I'm thinking about 20 to 40 on this one.

20 to 40. Now, they paid ?50 on that.

Oh, did they? Uh-huh, yeah.

So... Debatable, OK. ..that could be a wee bit tricky. Yeah.

In which case, they might need their bonus buy.

Isaac, Ben, you left Caroline a magnificent ?165.

Caroline, reveal what you bought!

Well, I went out and bought the most beautiful thing I could find.

What? Excuse me! There's more!

Oh, wow! That is really pretty! Rather beautiful.

Cultured pearls from the 1920s, I would think,

and you can see they're all knotted between the pearls...

Hand-strung. Yeah, which is a really good sign of quality

and the clasp is 9-carat white gold... Whoa!

..with a tiny, little diamond. Just beautiful!

So, how much did you pay for it?

I paid 40.

And I think, for the quality, I think that's for nothing.

How much do you think that it'll make at auction?

Well, I would hope ?70, ?80.

Brilliant! Man, I'll take that. I'm happy with that.

You don't need to make up your mind just now.

Wait until your first three items have been sold, but right now,

let's see what the auctioneer thinks about Caroline's exquisite pearls.

Do you like them?

Well, you and I have been brought many a string of pearls

and they have been fake.

We can tell immediately by the lustre.

They are pearls.

Always have a good look at the clasp because, of course,

some of the clasps on these can be really good.

I'm looking at this and I'm thinking about ?50-?80.

I think they're quite nice. 50 to 80. Mm-hm.

Excellent! Because she only paid ?40.

Well done, her. So, that's it for the Reds. Yep.

Let's go onto the Blues, Becky and Karen. Yep.

Two exotic birds...

HE LAUGHS

..and they bought these two exotic birds here.

Well, as I was walking through the saleroom earlier on,

there were two people that really liked the look of them.

"We collect these," they said. Mm-hm.

So we might be in with a chance on them after all, you know.

What was your estimate? 20 to 40.

They've paid ?40. Did they?

They could give us a wee surprise. Who knows?

Second item... Yep. ..a lot more traditional item,

is the ostrich-feather fan.

This is very small and, of course, the sticks are made out of plastic.

Not quite the same thing. It's a mother-of-pearl look.

Yeah, exactly, so I've said, modestly, ?20-?30 on that.

Well, that's not too bad because they paid 19...

Oh, right, OK. ..for that.

Our third item is this Art Nouveau belt, white metal,

but it has these beautiful links

and this lovely portrait of a young female figure on the clasp.

Do you like it? I love this.

I think the casting is absolutely super, I love the links.

Everything about it is just right, it's a lovely thing.

I've put ?50-?80 on it.

Well, they paid ?65, so...

Did they? Hm. ..they may make a profit on that.

Yeah, no, I think that's all right, actually.

I like it, it's a good thing.

So, our mum and daughter may or may not need their bonus buy,

but we're going to go and have a look at it anyway.

Becky, Karen, you gave our Philip ?176.

Philip, what did you buy with the money?

Well, I walked round the fair

and you are girlie girlies and I met this really lovely girl...

and, on the way here, well, she lost her head, really.

Oh, dear!

She was a very girlie girl and she's a figure...

modelled by Ruth Van Ruyckevelt for the Worcester porcelain factory

and it's from a limited edition of Victorian figure ladies

and I paid ?50 for her.

What actually happened was that, on the way here...

she got broken.

She would have been really nice, but...

She was really pretty.

What we do now?

Well, this is a very unusual occurrence and, in this case,

we're going to go to our auctioneer and seek his advice.

This is Philip's bonus buy.

It's a Worcester figure and, unfortunately,

it has been damaged in transit.

Robert, what we going to do with that?

Well, it's a tragedy, isn't it?

And, clearly, we can't sell it now, which is awful.

All I'd say is that if it were in perfect condition,

my estimate on this would be ?30-?50.

So, what I would like to do

in the difficult situation that we are placed in,

is to say that we would pay out ?50, top estimate,

as if it were an insurance valuation and see if that's acceptable.

Well, that sounds very fair, Robert. I'll have a wee chat with the team

about it and they can make their decision on it.

You're our auctioneer today? I am.

Well, I'm looking forward to that.

At ?20, the bid is there.

?20, it's going to be sold.

At ?20, then, if you're all finished...

Are you excited? Very excited. Super excited. Pumped!

Ready. Excited. Excellent, excellent.

Have you been to an auction before? I have been to an auction before.

Never, I'm looking forward to this.

It's looking pretty good. Auction virgin. Yeah.

Well, your first item is that super big Asian bowl

and it's coming up right now.

20 anywhere now, do I hear quickly now?

20 is bid, quickly, 20, I have you,

at 20 I'm bid. 20 right away!

I'm bid at 20, and 5 anywhere now?

At ?20 only, it's in the corridor, ?20 only.

20 and 5 anywhere now?

At 20 only, then, at 20, all finished and done?

At 20 then...

?20.

?20. Oh.

Oh, dear. So, you're minus five on that lot.

Your next item, great pair of legs, boys!

20 anywhere now for this?

20 anywhere? Surely, do I hear for this, please, at 20?

There at ?20 only.

At 20, 20 do I hear?

At 20, at 20.

At ?20 only, 10 if you like.

Oh, boys! At ?10 now, do I hear?

It's only ?5 a leg, come on!

?10 anywhere now , do I hear?

At ?10 anywhere now?

At ?10 anywhere now?

10, I'm bid there. At 10, I have you at 10.

15 now, do I hear it?

10, the bid is there.

At ?10 only, at 10. AUCTIONEER DROWNS SPEECH

At ?10 only. Going to be sold at 10, on the front row.

?10, your bid. ?10!

Boys!

BEN: Gave us a hand up there.

That was minus ?50 on that lot,

which takes your total losses to minus 55.

Next lot's the money box and it's coming up right now.

?30 bid with me straightaway, at ?30 I have.

At 30 and 5 is now.

35, 40, 45, 50, 50 bid.

55? At ?50, my bid on commission.

At ?50 only, at 50.

And 5 now, do I hear? At ?50 only.

What does the internet say? Are you all out?

At 50, the bid's here with the auctioneer, then.

On commission at ?50 and will be sold, then.

50. ?50! Yes!

It still leaves you, boys, with minus ?55.

Bonus buy. You have to make up your mind.

Do you want to go with the bonus buy?

These lovely pearls. We've got no choice.

You say go for it? I'm saying go for it.

And these people obviously don't like ugly things. We trust you.

You're going to go for it, you're definitely going to go for it?

These people don't like ugly things, let's try something different.

Let's try... They're beautiful. Yeah.

Lot number 110.

50 on commission straightaway.

At ?50 I'm bid. 50 and 5 now.

Straight in at 50! These lovely pearls, come along now.

?50 I'm bid. At 50 and 5 now.

55 anywhere now?

At ?50, the bid's here with the auctioneer at 50 and 5 anywhere now?

At ?50 only, that's on commission, make no mistake.

At ?50 only, then.

All finished, at ?50 only. ?10 more.

?50, that's plus 10,

which takes you to an overall score of minus 45.

Don't be glum, don't be glum. No, quite happy with that.

Could be a winning score, boys. Seen worse.

I think it is a winning score. Oh, I love your confidence!

Yes, it could be a winning score.

The only thing is,

don't say anything to the Blues and don't give anything away.

No. Can we wink?

How are you feeling? A bit nervous. Oh, wee bit nervous!

Excited. No, we'll be fine, we'll be fine.

Confident in what we've got.

Well, your first item, your two exotic birds.

A bit like yourself, exotic birds,

and they're coming up right now.

And I have ?25 bid on them straightaway.

?25, the bid is with me at ?25. 30 is it now?

30 at the doorway. At 30, and 5 is it now?

35. 40, are you bidding now? Yes!

Yes? At ?35.

Your bid, ?35, ?35, the bid is there at ?35.

Are you all finished?

At ?35, then, being sold...

?35.

It's a wee, wee... Oh! We can bring that back. ..wee, tiny loss

of ?5 that you can make up easily. We can bring this back.

Your next item coming up, again, a girlie item, Phil,

is the ostrich-feather fan.

Now, you paid ?19 for that.

Who will give me ?20 for this?

?20 to start it off.

?20 now. Quickly now, at ?20 bid.

At 20, I have. 20 and 5 now? Yes!

20, the bid is there.

At ?20 only, at ?20.

At 20. Any more?

At ?20, ?20, all quiet.

At ?20, being sold, then.

?20.

Girls, ?20. You've made ?1!

My tactical move! You've made ?1! Which takes you to minus four,

which is not too bad at all.

Your next item coming up is that wonderful Art Nouveau belt.

?40 anywhere now for this?

At ?40, do I hear?

40. You shouldn't be hesitating.

?40 anywhere now?

It will have to be 20, then, won't it?

And I'm giving it away. At that 20 I'm bid.

Thank you. At ?20 I'm bid.

25 is it now?

At 20, the bid is there. 25, 25, 30 now?

30 bid. 35?

35 is there on the net? KAREN: Bit more.

ROBERT: At ?30, it's in the room,

it's here to be sold whatever happens.

At ?30. At ?30, the bid is there with you.

At 35, 40 now, 45.

45, is there, now, on the net.

45, you bidding?

At 45 is there now?

Your bid at ?40.

At ?40. I'm trying my heart out here.

At ?40 only, then, if you're all finished and done at 40,

going to be sold.

With you, ?40.

?40.

Minus 25 on that.

Girls, you're at minus ?29.

That's not too bad.

Obviously, we've got the issue with the bonus buy.

Now, the auctioneer will pay out at his top estimate,

which would be the insurance value.

Now, I'm not going to tell you at this point what it is.

Right.

And you have to make up your mind, are you going to go with that,

or are you not? It's up to you, girls.

Go for it. We may as well, we're already in the minus. Yes.

You'll go for it? Yeah. They will go for it.

Now, at this point,

I can tell you that the auctioneer's top estimate

was ?50, which was exactly... What I paid for it.

It was exactly what Philip has paid for it, so in the end...

We're the same. You're still the same.

You're at minus 29 and minus 29 is not too bad.

It's not. It may be a winning score.

But what I want to say to you girls is don't say a word to the Reds.

Well, teams, you were all wonderful,

you were all great fun,

you were all terrific sports, but I have to say,

that nobody is going home with any money.

Phew!

But we still have winners and we still have runners-up

and I have to say that today's runners up...

..are the Reds.

No!

Congratulations.

Now, you did not too badly,

but it was the legs that let you down.

Yeah. Anyway, you're coming out with minus 45,

but our winners today are the Blues with minus ?29.

Congratulations, girls.

Just small losses on things,

but your ostrich feather fan made the magnificent profit of ?1!

So, everyone, did you have a wonderful time?

Amazing. Really good time. Excellent.

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