Newbury 6 Bargain Hunt

I'm in Berkshire and as always I'm looking for something that's rare.

And today I'm looking for a particularly rare animal.

It's the Berkshire pig.

It was a popular breed, but with only 300 breeding sows left in the

country, I'm unlikely to find one.

I have, however, spotted antique experts.

So let's go Bargain Hunting!

There are hundreds of stalls at the Newbury Showground for our

contestants to rummage round.

And they have £300

and just one hour in which to buy three items.

So, let's see what's coming up.

On today's show, for the Reds it's all about the hair.

-I think it's quite a buyable thing, isn't it?

-Yeah.

If I had hair, I'd buy one.

You're doing all right in the scale of things.

At least you can actually still use a brush!

While the Blues feel the pressure.

Andy, time's ticking. We need to make our second buy!

And over at the auction, there is tension...

Gwen, hold my hand. Come on.

We need a profit.

..and pain.

Ouch! Double ouch, that one.

Well, that's all for later.

Now, let's meet the teams, and today we have two pairs of friends.

For the Red team, we have Eva and Bradley,

and for the Blues, we have Andy and Gwen. Hello!

-ALL:

-Hello!

Oh, my word. You sound as if you are up for it today.

-We are.

-Good, good, good.

Now, Eva, how did you two meet?

We worked with each other for about two and a half years,

-selling life insurance.

-Yeah.

And we were desk buddies for most of that time, weren't we?

-Pretty much so.

-So, pretty much inseparable.

Eva's first day, well, first week, I think, we had a bake-off at work,

and Eva brought in these rocky road, marshmallow brownie things

and I think that was the day I decided I was going to take her

under my wing and we've become best friends from there!

You're a huge animal lover, aren't you?

-Yes.

-Of all sorts?

All animals, all different sizes.

The more unusual, the more interesting?

Yeah. Bradley's gotten in trouble a couple of times when we've been on

the way to meetings at work when I've stopped to help an insect if it's, er...

Help an insect?

You were late for work because you were helping an insect?

-Yeah!

-What was wrong with the insect?

Well, there was a time when there was a bee and a wasp having a fight.

Who won?

The bee, because I held the wasp down with a stick

so the bee could fly away.

I think you should be working with animals, really, shouldn't you?

And what animals do you have at home? Any?

I have three cats at home - Louis, Marley and Maisie.

And something's odd about one of them.

Oh, yeah. Louis has three legs.

-Ah, that was it.

-Yeah.

How did that happen?

About six months ago he was in an accident.

Very sad, but I'm just glad that he's still about, really.

-And he's probably not bothered by it, is he?

-No, he's really not.

He's hopping about everywhere and

you wouldn't even know the difference.

Wonderful. Now, Bradley, you're the DJ?

Yes, yeah. We've just set up a little community radio station.

I'm going to be doing their breakfast shows for them.

I've done a few already and it's lots of fun.

What sort of music do you play in the mornings?

You know, lots of old stuff, lots of new stuff.

Mostly fun things to wake you up, I think, really, is what I go for.

Right. Where are your musical tastes?

I'm a bit more sort of rock and roll,

I like my music loud and fast and heavy.

You don't like that sort of music, do you?

We can't have you on Bargain Hunt wanting that sort of music!

It's all rock and roll in these sorts of things.

You're not quite the same sort of lover of animals, are you?

I'd like to be.

I've had a few bad experiences.

-Such as?

-When I was quite young we went to an ostrich farm and we were

wandering around and an ostrich had just laid some eggs.

And they said, "If you'd like to, you could stand on these.

"They're very strong, somebody can stand on them."

Which is brilliant, until the ostrich is down the field and

sees you standing on its egg, not very happy and came charging at me.

Did it get you?

No, luckily I got thrown over a fence and I was fine.

Now, have you got some tactics, you two?

It has to be collectable and also it has to be...

-In perfect condition.

-Yes.

We're accepting nothing but the best.

Right. Thank you very much, Red team.

Now, for the Blues, Andy and Gwen.

Looking forward to it?

-Yes.

-Can't wait, yes.

How did you two meet, Gwen?

Well, while we were at university in Scotland,

we were both on the same university air squadron.

However, Andy graduated and left the year before I joined.

So, we actually met at a reunion summer event a couple of years ago

and been friends ever since.

Oh, wonderful. Now, you're still studying?

-Yes.

-And studying...

-and studying!

-And studying! Yes, I'm an eternal student, so, yes.

My first degree was in psychology,

and very early on I started to develop an interest in medicine.

Thought it was too late, my parents were like, "Never too late,"

were incredibly supportive.

-How wonderful!

-So, yeah, I'm very lucky.

So, which is going to come first, you qualifying or your retirement?

Who knows, who knows! Hopefully, qualifying!

-Hope so.

-But just! Yeah, hopefully, qualifying.

Well, good luck with all that.

-Thank you very much.

-Now, Andy, rather like the Red team over here,

you've got a bit of an animal story, haven't you?

-Yes.

-Well, I'm very into cycle touring,

and that involves putting your tent and your sleeping bag on your bike

and getting out into the wilderness.

In Japan, I was warned about bears.

Anyway, I pitched up my tent and then about half an hour later,

it's pitch-black and I hear rustling outside,

and I very quickly had to start screaming, singing, and scrambling

my tent back into my bags.

Cycled back down the mountain very quickly and hid in a phone box to avoid...

Bear? Was this big? Was it huge?

Oh, ginormous!

No, Japanese bears are very timid and very small,

but, at the same time, they're still a bear, so...

What a bizarre situation!

-Yes.

-Now, what about tactics, you two?

I'd like to go for items around £20 to £50.

-Yeah.

-For us I think it's mostly about having a good story and

-finding something that's really interesting and exciting.

-Yeah.

And the dream would be the golden gavel.

-The golden gavel!

-I know, I know!

Well, I'm not quite sure how this is going to pan out,

but you will need some money, so I'm going to give you £300.

-Thank you very much.

-You have to buy three things, remember.

No more, no less.

Thank you.

Off you go - your experts await you.

Have a good shop.

Ostriches versus bears.

An odd competition.

So, let's meet today's experts.

Coming to the rescue for the Reds, it's David Harper.

And keeping the Blues in the picture, it's John Cameron.

What are we going to be looking for, Eve?

Er, so, probably nice boxes.

Erm, something silver maybe?

I'd really like something exciting, interesting, something with a story,

-maybe some militaria.

-Ah, we're thinking clocks.

-Yeah.

-I quite like masks and things like that.

-Gwen, how about you?

-A chest or a children's toy, something like that.

-Do you agree with everything Eve says?

-I have to, yeah!

Right, it's a good plan!

Are we going to be spending big or small?

I'd like to spend a little bit.

-And I'd like to spend a lot!

-Oh, dear!

Right, teams, make it snappy!

Your 60 minutes starts now.

ALARM

Shall we go and do it?

-Let's do it.

-Yeah.

-Let's do it!

And let the battle commence, then!

Now, Bradley, isn't this a bit of you?

Oh, yeah, definitely.

I could see you in that.

I think so. A little Bargain Hunt logo would be perfect.

Come on, David, let's focus.

Is John being more useful?

I like to get in amongst the cabinets because there's always lots

of interesting things in there.

So, have a look, anything catches your eye, just say. Right?

What do you think these are?

Those are quite interesting, actually, aren't they?

-Aren't they place settings or something?

-Are they silver?

They're not marked. They're white metal.

And I don't know what they are, actually.

-What are these?

-They're silver glass markers.

You mark somebody's glass, so they've got the same glass

on the next drink.

Perhaps in the theatre they do that as well,

when you come out at the interval? Oh, OK.

Nice that there is a set of them, isn't there?

12, I don't have 12 friends! They'd be no good to me!

No-one believes you, John, move on.

Now, what have the Reds found?

There's some trinket boxes.

-Yeah.

-That was an enthusiastic yes, wasn't it?

-Yes!

-That went down really well, Bradley, well done!

Yeah, yeah, congratulations.

So, that's a "No" to the trinket boxes, Bradley.

How are the Blues getting on?

What do you think of those?

-Yeah, I like those.

-You like those?

They're really nice. Really quaint.

We've got £120 on those.

Are they silver?

Oh, yeah. Look, they're sterling silver, it's on the bottom there.

So, that would suggest that these are not English,

because they would have English hallmarks on them.

Six of them, they're in their fitted box,

and they're beautifully embossed and chased with these little scenes.

These elephants there and these are the pyramids in the background.

I'd say they'd probably date pre-war, for me,

because the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb sparked

a big interest again, a sort of Renaissance interest.

So, what do you guys think?

I really like them. I do think they tell a nice story,

so I think we should think about this one quite carefully.

What better thing to get out with your medical students to toast, huh?

-Exactly!

-Medicinal purposes only!

Toast end of exams.

Right, so we've got £120 on them. Let's see what we can do.

£80 on those.

-Yeah, that'd be lovely. Thank you very much.

-£80, all right.

Shake the man's hand!

-Thank you very much, lovely to meet you.

-There we are, deal done.

-Thank you!

-Thank you very much. £80, there we are.

We're off the mark and, hopefully,

we'll be able to toast our success with those.

There goes my £50-max budget!

I told you this was going to be a good battle - come on.

Thank you very much.

Come on, then.

Andy wins round one, spending a chunky £80.

How are you looking, Reds?

I'm going to test your skills and intelligence.

Have a look, Bradley.

There's a little anchor.

-That's great because Eve will tell us what that means.

-Erm...

(Birmingham.)

That, er, means it was, er, made in Birmingham, actually.

OK.

That is good, that is. Seriously good.

What else have you got?

I've got a little line, as well.

(Solid silver.)

That means it is solid silver so it's, er...

-Solid silver, OK.

-Gracious!

And a tiny "c".

-(Haven't got a clue.)

-Haven't got a clue.

Two out of three ain't bad.

Right. OK, so a pair of brushes with good bristles.

Then you've got your fitted little case,

and then we have the silver-topped comb. So, that's all matching.

And then what's behind here? Probably a mirror, maybe.

-A mirror?

-Oh, look at that.

-Very nice.

-A mirror.

-It's a cracking little lot, actually.

-Yeah.

-I think it's quite a buyable thing, isn't it?

-Yeah.

If I had hair I'd buy one.

You're doing all right in the scale of things!

-You can... At least you can still actually use a brush!

-Yeah!

It is £58.

I think we could probably do a bit better than that, hopefully.

OK. There's the gentleman.

-Sir?

-What would be your best price on this item?

-£40.

-Would you take...

£35, maybe?

-Yes, OK.

-Thank you very much.

Thank you.

35. The man has agreed. That's it, you've done the deal.

-Keep up the good work.

-Thank you.

Move on.

That's some speedy, focused shopping from both teams.

Ten minutes gone and they've bought one item each.

Now the Blues are still marching on.

There's a nice military badge on there. Look at that.

That's nicely carved. What's there?

Ooh, lovely.

So you guys can tell me, what's the military badge with

the entwined serpents around there?

It's a medical one and it's got the Queen's crown on the top,

so it can't be that old.

What do you think?

We love it, but not quite sure...

Who else would love it.

Right, so that's not one for us, no?

-Unfortunately not.

-What a shame.

-Yes, it is a shame.

-We like it, but it's not one for us.

-Yeah.

-Let's soldier on.

-Indeed.

Going with your heads and not your hearts - good discipline, Blues.

Now what about the Reds?

What's inside there? Is it...

-Oh, nothing.

-No.

So, it's a carriage clock box.

So, you would put your carriage clock in there.

Nice velvet.

Original interior.

Leather, kind of tooled.

Balsawood case, I suppose, but it's pretty sturdy.

-Look at that, little tiny brass buttons to act as feet.

-Yeah.

It's a really good-quality case,

which means that was made for a really good quality carriage clock.

-OK.

-Are you interested in that?

-I like this a lot.

-Yeah.

OK. Wait there, I'll go and bring the stallholder over.

Come on in, you. Oh, God!

Isn't that a lovely thing?

It's brilliant. It's a very clean case, isn't it?

It is gorgeous.

How much can it be to us as a double special deal?

The absolute death on it is £40.

-What do you think, guys?

-I...

-£40, risk it?

-I think £40, I'm happy.

-I think we'll take it. Thank you very much.

-Do it, then.

Do the deal, thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

That's number two done.

Well done! You are a dream team.

Wow, they're good.

Just one item left to buy and only 15 minutes into the shop.

Now let's talk tactics.

We've still got one or two lanes we could go down, the sun is out,

or we could go inside, where you've got lots of smaller things,

lots of silver, porcelain and smaller bits and collectables.

What do you think?

-I think we fancy our chances with the smaller items inside.

-Yeah?

-I'll go with Andy.

-Are you in agreement?

I think so, yes, although bye-bye, sunshine.

All right. Well, listen, I'm fair-skinned, don't like the sun,

so I'm with you, let's go inside.

Keep on moving, Blues. You still have to more pieces to buy.

However, the Reds can slightly relax.

It's going very well. We've got lots of time.

I'm really happy so far, the way it's going,

-I think we're doing pretty well.

-I'm loving these two.

They've got youth and vigour on their side,

which means speed and getting the job done.

That's what I like.

It's certainly a lot cooler indoors.

I like the ice-cream maker.

-Fun, isn't it?

-Do you like that?

-I really like that.

And I like the price.

I see!

There's another one here, look.

Oh, look, there's another one here that's plastic for £45.

-Do you like the wooden one or the plastic one?

-Well, what sells?

Well, I don't know.

They would be completely different markets, cos that has a real kind of

'50s look about it, doesn't it?

Which, again, is very retro.

That has kind of more of a country look about it, doesn't it?

Do you like it?

Do you want to have a look around?

-I do like it but...

-Have a look around. Let's have a look around.

We've just got here. Let's have a look around.

Cary on looking, Blues. There's still more shopping to do.

Ah!

DING-DING

It's quite satisfying.

Really?

You're very easily satisfied, I think. Eh?

-Hang on. Ah, yeah, I see what you mean.

-Yeah!

Very good. Totally satisfied.

-Right, now we're satisfied, let's move on.

-Yeah, let's.

Watch out, Reds - don't get distracted.

Let's hope the Blues are a little more focused.

Andy, time's ticking. We need to make our second buy.

What are we going to go for?

-This is quite fun.

-A drinking horn.

A Russian drinking horn. I really like that.

You love that kind of thing.

So, the drinking horn or the ice-cream maker?

Mmm, decisions, decisions.

While the Blues choose, what are those Reds up to?

What is that?

Does that look fun to you?

If you find a steep enough hill.

Oh, yeah, great fun with no brakes!

Looks slightly dangerous, like you could just sort of roll that way.

Yeah, you could, couldn't you? Yeah.

Well, we'll leave that one to you, Eva.

We'll come back, maybe.

With no brakes, I'm not sure about that one.

Now, what are the Blues planning?

I'm not sure whether we should head back outside.

We were having a bit more luck out there.

What do you think, Andy?

-Yeah, we did have a few more items on the table.

-Yeah?

They seem to be a bit few and far between here for these things.

All right. What I would suggest is,

let's just walk around quickly and then go and work our way outside

Just in case we spot something.

I could browse for ages, but I think, move on.

Not a lot taking my eye here.

Anything else that's caught your eye along here?

No? Nothing?

So, how are the Blues getting on, John?

There's lots of looking, not much buying.

They are pondering, dithering,

contemplating and needing to take the plunge.

Meanwhile, the Reds do know what they like.

The hair-drying stand is...

-The hair-drying stand?

-Yeah.

-So, you like that, do you?

-I think so.

-Why?

I don't know. It's just...

Is it because it's really shiny?

-It is shiny!

-OK.

-Well it's not silver, you know.

-No!

Let's have a look.

I'm not an expert, I can tell you.

It's made by a company called Helene Curtis Industries,

and it's described as the world's finest and fastest hairdryer.

Isn't that just funky beyond belief?

Very Art Deco-inspired.

I can taste the milkshakes.

It's just 1957 America at its absolute finest.

How much is that, madam?

It was around about the 165.

Oh, right.

But we could do it for maybe 100.

Is that the best? 100?

Can it be less?

95.

Is that the absolute death?

-It is, really.

-OK.

Er, 95...it's more than what we were thinking of going for.

We were planning on spending, yeah.

But, I do quite like it.

Let me ask you a question. What would you rather buy?

A lovely, sweet, little silver vesta case or a funky,

1950s, freestanding, chrome hairdryer?

I think the freestanding hairdryer.

-Bradley?

-Sounds good to me.

Thank you. Madam, we're going to have it.

-OK, thank you.

-Thank you very much.

You two are amazing.

And do you know what? You've got about half an hour left.

So, I'm going to treat you to as much tea as you can drink.

Come on, that direction. Go.

All three items in less than half an hour.

That's close to a record.

The Blues, however, still have a lot to do.

I love this clockwork roasting spit.

I do love that.

What are you thinking of, Andy?

-I really like it.

-You like it?

I'd like to see it working.

Yeah, I don't think it is working.

And it's decorative, but it's not working, I think.

If it was working, then it's got double appeal, hasn't it?

I think we'll leave that.

Keep on looking, Blues.

I'm off to chat to the Reds about one of the fastest shops

I've seen on Bargain Hunt.

COUGHS NOISILY

I know.

Half an hour!

-It's illegal.

-Finished?

-We're done.

-And a hairdryer?

And a hairdryer.

The fastest hairdryer in the world.

-Exactly.

-Yes, David, you really need it.

You're jealous, aren't you?

I certainly am. So what are you going to do now?

We're going to drink copious amounts of tea.

-Well, have a wonderful time.

-Thank you.

I wish I could join you.

Well, I wish you could.

Actually, we're better off on our own.

So, while the Reds relax and the Blues focus,

I'm off for a trip down memory lane to show you one of my true passions.

How exciting is this for me?

The Mini.

The Mini was a style icon of the 1960s.

Twiggy had one.

George Harrison had one.

Brett Ekland had one,

and Charlie Ross had one...

but not a very good one.

1959, the Mini was born.

Just up the road in Oxford at the Cowley works.

It was a design by Alec Issigonis,

who had this extraordinary idea of making a full, four-seater

family car that was this size.

How did it work?

I'll show you.

Alec Issigonis had this extraordinary idea

to turn the engine round.

Hitherto, cars' engine blocks had run front to back.

And he thought, "If I turn it sideways on,

"I can really make the car considerably smaller."

Look at that.

The engine runs that way,

so it's shortened the length of the car by, probably, two feet -

but without impacting on the inside at all.

This particular model is a Morris Cooper S,

which was only made between 1964 and 1965.

I remember one or two things happening with my Mini.

The first problem was that if you went through a puddle,

the water came up through the grill.

The other thing that happened, and it actually happened to me once,

was that the fan belt broke.

What do you do? You haven't got a spare fan belt.

My girlfriend had a pair of tights.

So, discreetly behind a hedge,

she removed the tights and I tied them round there and off we drove.

Piece of cake.

These sort of cars were so easy to mend.

It wasn't just under the bonnet that things had changed.

Come round the back.

Look at the boot.

Turn the handle and it comes down that way.

Now, you might think there is not quite enough room in the boot here

for a four-seater family saloon,

but you can actually rest another suitcase on the back there.

As long as it's not too heavy.

Tie it on with a couple of clips and off you go on holiday.

And I can tell you that we, as a family of four,

went on holiday in one of these.

My brother and I in the back-seat,

my mother doing the navigating and my dad, hanging on for grim life,

steering us across France and across the Alps - would you believe? -

down into Italy.

Now, I'm going to get into the car and relive those moments.

Those moments that were so special to me as a late teenager.

Now, a standard Mini was less than £500.

Today, a good Mini would be worth perhaps between £10,000 and £15,000.

But, I think that this car, because of its rarity,

would make between £30,000 and £40,000.

And I'm going to have a little drive in it.

MUSIC: You Really Got Me by The Kinks

Well, that was a real treat.

Now, back to the shopping.

We are over halfway through.

The Reds are all bought up, but the Blues still need two more items.

Anything here at all?

The telephone. Probably expensive.

Well, we can ask.

How much for the telephone, chaps?

£40.

40 quid.

Date wise, I'd say probably first quarter of the 20th century,

-I think it's quite early.

-Mm-hm.

Look at that wonderful kind of quadruple woven cord there.

It's fantastic.

Something like this would have, I think, double appeal.

There are collectors of vintage telephones.

They actually sometimes go to the extremes of having them refitted out

so they can be used today.

But that, I think, is a nice, decorative object, too. don't you?

Oh, yes, definitely.

I think it's interesting.

It's got Thames Board Mills SDG - don't know what that stands for.

It's probably come from a company, I would have said.

Possibly just for internal use,

but may well have been linked up to the main exchange.

bit, it's a nice thing, interesting.

-Do you like it?

-I do, actually. Yeah, I do.

I really like it. I think it's quite an interesting,

exciting thing we could buy.

Would you take 30 for it, please?

35, I could do.

32?

Please.

I can't resist a smile.

Thank you so much. Thank you!

£32, well done. There we are.

-One more item to buy.

-Boom.

Come on.

While the Blues head off to find the last item, the Reds are chilling.

Well, look at this, I've got tea,

and my two children have got ice creams, yeah.

The sun's out.

Well, well done, kids. You've done ever so well.

-Cheers.

-Cheers.

-Cheers.

The Reds may be taking it easy, but the Blues are still on the hunt.

Andy.

What do you think of this?

I really like it. What is it?

That's a good question.

Well, it is a pincushion.

There is something about it I quite like.

In particular, I love this little cushion here with this Union Jack.

Is that purple underneath?

It is purple, and I think the way that's faded,

that would suggest to me that is the original,

that colour purple was very popular in the Victorian period.

You see it a lot on upholstery, inside cabinets

and things like that, and it's faded beautifully.

It was the colour of the Suffragettes, as well.

So, we've got £38 on the bottom.

Should be able to get a bit more than that off,

so who's going to do the deal?

-It's the last one - we need to buy good now.

-Mmm.

-Who's going to do the deal?

-I'll do this one.

-Go for it, Andy.

-Decisive, I like that.

OK, £38, dealer's there.

-Fire away.

-Excuse me, what's the best price you will do for this?

It would be 30.

£30.

I think that's a really fair deal. We both really like it.

-You happy with that?

-I love it.

-I think we're happy with that.

That's a good price, good price off. Thank you very much.

Yes, thank you so much. Thank you.

-Well done, guys.

-Yes! That's our last item.

We got there. The pressure was on, and I think we've probably got about ten minutes to spare.

So, John helps with the final purchase.

CLOCK CHIMES

Your time is up.

-Cup of tea?

-We'll have a cup of tea.

-Sounds like a plan to me.

Now, let's remind ourselves what the Red team have bought.

First up, they're hoping to brush up a profit with the

silver-backed vanity set, which cost £35.

Next, can the leather carriage clock case, bought for £40,

clock up a profit?

To finish, a 1950s express hairdryer.

Price paid, £95.

Eva, Bradley, you are looking rather pleased with yourselves.

-Absolutely.

-Had a good time?

-Very nice, we had a nice ice cream earlier, didn't we?

-Yeah.

It's supposed to be about shopping, not ice creams.

I know, that was the highlight, Charlie, the ice cream. Marvellous!

-Did they behave themselves?

-One word to describe this team -

-fast.

-Fast.

-That's it.

-Wonderful. What's your favourite lot?

-Oh, me? I really liked the hairdryer, actually.

-Hairdryer?

-Yeah!

-Hairdryer?!

-Yep.

-Biggest profit?

-I think the hairbrushes maybe.

-The hairbrushes. It's all about hair, isn't it?

I think the biggest profit might come from the hairdryer.

-Well, you spent £170.

-Mm-hm.

-Yeah.

It must mean you've got 130 left over.

Hand it over. You can't go home with it.

-There we go, you lucky man.

-Thank you very much.

Right, what are you going to do with that, David?

I think something interesting.

As interesting as the '50s hairdryer.

While David goes and finds something that could possibly match a '50s

hairdryer, we'll remind ourselves just what the Blue team have bought.

They marched into action with these six miniature tankards,

bought for £80.

They're hoping to ring up a profit with the internal telephone,

costing £32.

Finally, can they fly the victory flag with the Union Jack pincushion?

Price paid, £30.

Andy and Gwen, a bit of dithering, wasn't there?

There was a bit, I got a little bit tense at times.

Dither, dither, and then panic.

And I wanted to sprint out the inside.

-But it was OK.

-But you enjoyed it?

-Oh, loved it, loved every second.

-Did this man look after you?

-He was fabulous, yeah.

Thank you very much.

-John.

-It was a great time.

We had a little bit of trouble getting off the mark, but once we got off, they were good.

What's your favourite lot?

I think my favourite is the telephone.

The telephone. And yours, Gwen?

I loved the pincushion.

-Do you?

-It is beautiful, yes.

What's going to make the biggest profit?

I'd say the telephone, as well - it could be a wild card for us.

And I'm going to go pincushion again.

Telephone, pincushion...

Well, I liked the spirit cups, the silver spirit cups.

-Yes.

-Three differing views there.

Now, you spent £142, so I want 158.

-Perfect.

-Hand it over.

-There we go. And the three.

-And the small change.

You lucky man.

-This is a big mistake.

-What are you going to do with that?

Spend it all if I can, Charlie, you know me.

I do. So, while John goes off to spend, spend, spend,

we're off to the auction.

Well, not far away we find SAS auctions and Thomas Plant,

who's looking rather chipper today.

Oh, Roscoe, I'm always looking chipper.

Are you permanently optimistic?

-Always.

-I like that, I like that as an attitude.

You might need to be for Eva and Bradley's lots.

What do you think, first of all, of the vanity case?

Well, the vanity case is what it is.

The problem with that one is it's a gentleman's one and mainly brushes,

there's one little mirror in there.

Vanity cases normally sell well when they're bottles

and there's a hand mirror.

But as a item, it's a fun thing.

The case is in reasonable condition.

Yes, the case is in reasonable condition.

It's just, there's no real end-use for that.

-No, well, certainly wouldn't be for me, would there?

-No.

And I'm in tactical withdrawal, so probably not for me.

-What have you estimated it at?

-I've done 30 to 50.

They paid 35.

That's not a bad estimate.

-No, no.

-It might even make a profit.

What about the clock case?

So it's a carriage timepiece, or carriage clock travelling case.

There is just one problem - it's not a big one, of course -

it's just that it doesn't have a clock in it.

It's empty. It's a fabulous mauve velvet.

Almost ecclesiastical in its look.

What have you estimated this at, Thomas?

-Ten to 15.

-That could represent something of a loss.

They paid £40 for the case.

-Oh, dear.

-And what about the hairdryer?

I love the hairdryer, it's great.

Helen Curtis, a huge name in the 1950s in cosmetics

and hair salons in America.

These things are really popular stateside.

-And you like this, don't you?

-I do like it. I think it's really good.

£60 to £80 is my estimate.

£60 to £80.

Well, nearly there.

It cost £95.

Well, they've got a chance. We've never sold one and it's a great bit...

And it's a talking piece.

Well, either way, they might well need the bonus buy.

Let's have a look at it.

Well, Eva and Bradley, the shopping was quite fun,

you spent a lot of money, didn't you? £170.

Which left the great man with just 130.

-What did he buy you?

-OK, was it as exciting as

a 1950s American hairdryer?

-Oh.

-It's certainly not a hairdryer.

No, it's not a hairdryer.

First impressions?

-Erm...

-What is it?

-Exactly.

It is a hanging candle holder.

A crucifix form, and these two little arms here protecting...

If it's hanging against a wall, from banging against a wall.

It's probably late 19th, early 20th century.

-How much did you pay for it?

-That's a big thing, isn't it?

It's really good quality.

It would cost you a lot of money to buy anything as remotely as good as that brand-new, I can tell you.

-Hundreds of pounds.

-And you left him quite a lot of money, didn't you?

£130 he had.

£130, it would cost you at least that to buy something like this new.

But here's a example of just how inexpensive real antiques are.

Guess, Bradley.

-50 quid.

-Eva?

-£30?

-Bang on, you're very good!

£30. And it's a bargain, it really is.

You've got plenty of time and while you're dithering,

we'll see what the auctioneer thinks of David's cruciform.

And here we have David's bonus buy for you.

-Yeah, the hanging cruciform.

-Hm.

I actually don't mind this at all.

It's St Michael, supporting the cruciform with two candles of devotional piece.

This doesn't have great quality,

but I quite like the piercing to it.

I've estimated it at £30 to £50.

That stands a reasonable chance. David's paid £30,

so it's a competitive buy, isn't it?

It is, it is. Well done, David.

Now, for the Blue team, Andy and Gwen, they've bought some interesting items here.

And I think you'll probably like the first item,

which is the sterling silver tankards,

the miniature tankards here.

-Chosen by Gwen.

-Yeah, these are great fun.

They are sort of Art Deco, because you've got an Art Deco cartouche,

just in there. I like them, they are silver

and this sort of silver is quite collectable.

It is beginning to move, isn't it?

-It is, it is.

-So, you've put a reasonable estimate?

-£60 to £80.

-And they paid 80.

-Well, that could be a problem, then.

But only marginally.

Marginally. We would always like a profit.

What about this telecommunications item?

What exactly is it? Is it a field telephone?

I think it's a field telephone.

It's not quite my cup of tea.

No. But you probably have specialists that would buy something like that here,

-wouldn't you?

-Yes, we don't do telephone sales, not yet.

No, but this could be the start of something enormous.

It could be, it could be.

Everybody knows about telephones, don't they?

Yes. What have you estimated it at?

Well, we really didn't know. We put £50 to £100 on it.

Crikey! £32 paid.

Well, they could do all right.

Well, they both liked it.

-Absolutely.

-They're in with a good chance there.

And then we finish with the smallest item, which is the little pincushion.

-What do you think?

-I think this is great fun.

Pincushions are always popular

and having the union flag on there is lovely.

-It's by a fabulous maker, Saunders & Shepherd.

-Right.

So, everybody knows this great manufacturer of good bits of silver.

And it's honest. It's fun, isn't it?

-You've dated it 1909.

-Yeah.

So it's got everything going for it, really.

Condition is not brilliant.

No, but 1909.

-If you were born in 1909, Roscoe...

-I nearly was.

Very nearly. Anyway, estimate?

We've put £30 to £50 on it.

Yep. Well, they paid bottom end, £30.

So they're in with a good chance here, aren't they?

They really, really are.

But, of course, if Thomas doesn't work the magic,

they might need their bonus buy.

Let's have a look at what it is.

Andy and Gwen, are you a little bit tense here?

-A little bit apprehensive?

-A little bit, a little bit.

Well, you've left that man with £158, which is quite a lot of cash.

Dangerous, dangerous.

But I'm quite confident this little bonus buy will stay afloat once it

gets to auction. So, there we are.

-Voila.

-Is it another pincushion?

It is a pincushion!

-It's no ordinary pincushion.

-OK.

-It's George V, early 20th century

and it's by Mappin & Webb.

So a very good maker, nice novelty item.

Nice big size, too.

And I paid £100 for it.

-What do you think?

-I love it. Slightly apprehensive about the price, but I trust you.

I think it's got to be upwards of £100.

We've got to get that to make a profit.

It's a gamble, but we'll either win big or lose big.

-Let's win big.

-You don't have to make up your mind now.

Make up your mind at the auction.

Meanwhile, let's see what the auctioneer thinks of John's canoe.

Well, John has invested in another piece of silver.

-There it is.

-It's lovely, isn't it?

It looks like something out of Swallows And Amazons.

-I love it.

-I like it.

Yeah, it's a great pincushion.

-I don't know the cushion is contemporary.

-No.

But it's still a novelty pincushion and they are always collectable.

-Could you date it?

-No, the mark is immensely rubbed.

-We tried to. We've called it George V.

-So it's 1920-something.

It is going to be from 1911 to 1935.

But more likely to be George V period.

-Estimate?

-60 to 80.

Well, he went out a bit, John, on this and paid £100.

It's got a chance, it's got a chance.

Novelty pincushions sometimes fly.

You'll be doing the auctioning, won't you?

-Of course.

-Well, good luck.

Thank you.

Eva, you're looking so excited.

Bradley, you're almost looking excited.

-I'm excited.

-You are? Have you been to an auction before?

-Never.

-Never? First time.

This is their debut, David!

We're honoured, Charlie.

-Honoured.

-So we are going to start with the vanity case

and you paid £35.

Here it comes.

Lot 140, a George V vanity case, marked for Birmingham, 1927.

Start me here at 15.

At £15. 15, 15.

Silver-backed brushes.

15 I have in the room. 15 it is.

Do you know, I think that little mirror is worth £20, actually.

18 now. 18 against you, sir.

20. 20 it is once, 20 twice, 20 it is.

That's a little bit painful, isn't it?

It's a minor loss of £15.

-Now, here comes the carriage clock case.

-Come on.

It's just the case with leather surround, hinged lid

and I can start the bidding straightaway at £10.

12, 15. 15 against you, internet.

Any advance in the room?

At 15. 18, 20.

With me here at 20.

Is there two anywhere else?

At £20.

Ouch! Double ouch!

Yes, that's done 20.

That's a composite loss

of £35 so far.

But you've got the hairdryer still to come.

And you only paid £95 for it.

Lot 142, this is the Helen Curtis Empress 1950s hairdryer and stand.

Lovely lot, this one here, could be converted to a lamp.

Start me at 40. I've got no bids on the book. Somebody start me at £40.

£40. Surely it's got to be worth this.

This is disappointing.

30, then. Start me here at 30.

Frankly, at this price, it's worth growing some hair.

20, at £20.

Are they all bald in Newbury?

No bids at 20? Where's your imagination?

Thank you. £20 it is.

Now they're going. 22 now.

-Oh, now you are taking off.

-25, it's moving along.

-28. 30.

-Oh!

Joy. Joy.

Are we done? £30 it is.

Oh!

That's only lost you £65.

So, you have to make an instant decision on the cruciform.

What do you think? I mean, frankly, you might as well, mightn't you?

What harm can it do?

It could turn this around for us.

So you're going with it, absolutely.

Let me tell you a little secret.

The auctioneer estimates this at £30 to £50.

-OK.

-But then he has estimated other things beforehand, hasn't he?

Lot number 147, a Continental hanging brass cruciform.

Start me at £15, at 15.

15. Oh, dear.

Do you ever get the feeling it's not your day?

-Yes.

-Ten to get this one gone.

Ten I've got. At ten it is. Thank you. Ten it is.

Oh. Another 20 off. Right.

In your defence, in the history of Bargain Hunt,

there have been bigger losses.

Not many.

And you may well find that the Blues have lost more money.

And it's quite possible.

So just go out of here with a vacant mind, you may have won,

you may have lost.

Not a word to the Blues.

Seldom have I seen a young girl look so excited.

-I can't wait!

-Gwen, you are just thrilled about this, aren't you?

-I am.

-What do you think, Andy?

I'm really excited as well, but not quite as excited as Gwen.

I think it's difficult.

-Are you confident?

-Very.

-Yes, yeah, come on.

-Confident in your purchases?

-Yeah, come on.

-You've got those wonderful miniature tankards,

-which you really like.

-Yes.

-You wouldn't have bought them if you didn't really like them.

-No, not for £80.

Right, lot number 160, it's a set of six fine Art Deco

sterling silver mark miniature tankards,

and I've got bids with me at 65.

70, 75, 85.

You're into profit, Gwen! You're into profit.

Any advance? 90 new place.

Are we done? Gavel's up.

Internet, are you going to do it?

No. £90.

-That's OK.

-£10 profit. Yeah.

-£10 profit.

-It's a ripping start.

-Lot number 161,

an early 20th century internal telecommunications device.

Start me here for your interesting telephone at £20.

20 I have.

At £20, this room opening up.

Gwen, hold my hand.

-Come on!

-Any advance on 20?

At £20, are we done?

Surely at £20.

£20 it is. £20.

Down 12, which means you're down just £2.

So we're all right. Here comes the pincushion.

Silver pincushion.

Start me here at £20.

20 I have. Thank you. £20.

Any advance on 20? 22.

25. 25, it's in the room.

28 now. 30.

35. No?

40 now online.

45 and it's moving on.

-50 now.

-50!

-Any advance on £50?

All done, then. Gavel's up, at 50.

Sensational. You've turned your £2 loss into an £18 profit.

But now you've got this canoe.

What are you going to do with the canoe?

I'm want to say yes and you'll want to say no.

-Let's flip a coin.

-Heads we go, tails we don't.

Heads, please.

-It's tails.

-OK, you're not going with it.

Well, the auctioneer loved it, but HE doesn't think it will make £100.

He thinks 60 to 80.

Lot number 167.

This is a George V pincushion.

Model's a canoe by Mappin & Webb with Chester hallmarks on.

We go straight in here at £85, straight in online.

At 85, 90. 90 it's here.

This is absolutely on edge. 90.

£90 once, £90 twice.

Are we done at 90?

£90 it is.

-It was the right call.

-Gosh!

Otherwise, I would've been up the creek without a paddle.

Overall, it hasn't affected your result.

You are still up £18,

which is good. It's a positive result.

It's a profit. It might be enough, might not be enough.

Don't say a word to the Red team and we'll find out in a minute.

-Have you enjoyed it?

-Yes.

You have. Have you enjoyed it?

-Absolutely loved it.

-Cor blimey! You've enjoyed it so much.

And you haven't been talking to one another, have you?

-No.

-I should hope not, because this is quite a contest, really.

Quite a contest. How wide is the Gulf of Mexico?

-Oh.

-Is it very wide?

Because I can tell you however wide the Gulf of Mexico is,

it's not as big as the gulf between you two.

Because we have runners-up on my right here.

With really, historically, a thumping loss.

In fact, the only thing I can say about your performance, it was truly consistent.

You lost on absolutely everything, so £120 down.

But you've still enjoyed it.

Losing money can be such fun, can't it?

Now, as for old Smug-a-lots on the left here,

you've got a thumping great £18 to go home with.

Which can't be bad and I've got it here.

Thank you very much.

-How is that?

-Perfect, thank you.

There's three more pounds to come.

Not very good at maths, are you?

Good at Bargain Hunt, poor at maths.

There you are, my dear. Well done, it's been great having you on.

-Enjoyed it?

-Thank you so much, we've had a fabulous time.

-Good. And you've had a good time too.

-Definitely.

-Marvellous.

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