0:00:03 > 0:00:08I am at a top-secret Cold War bunker in rural Cheshire.
0:00:08 > 0:00:13It was a vast underground defence complex in the event of nuclear war.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Thankfully, it was never put to use.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18I'll be back here later.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22But in the meantime, I've got an antiques fair to visit down the road
0:00:22 > 0:00:25in Oswestry, so what are we waiting for?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:56 > 0:01:00Welcome to the Oswestry Antique and Collectors Fair.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Armed with £300,
0:01:02 > 0:01:06our teams have 60 minutes in which to find three items that hopefully
0:01:06 > 0:01:09they can sell on at auction for a profit.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Let's have a look what's coming up.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17The Reds are in need of refreshment.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19- Have a cup of tea.- And I like plenty, so it's strong.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24And the Blues turn into Mad Hatters.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Oh, gosh, take him away!
0:01:31 > 0:01:33At auction, the Reds are excitable.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Yay!
0:01:35 > 0:01:37And the Blues are ecstatic.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38Yes, yes.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44Well, that's all for later, so let's meet today's teams.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46And for the Reds we've got good friends Simon and Trevor.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50And for the Blues we've got a married couple in Graham and Jane.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51So, welcome and hello.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55- ALL:- Hello.- So, turning my attention to the Reds,
0:01:55 > 0:01:57how long have you gentlemen known each other?
0:01:57 > 0:02:00We've known each other 16... 16 long years.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02We're good friends,
0:02:02 > 0:02:05we were in different barristers' chambers in Birmingham,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08but now we're in the same chambers, in fact sharing the same room.
0:02:08 > 0:02:09So you're a barrister, Simon.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12I mean, it must be something of a stressful job.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14It has its moments, yes.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17It's a job I love and it's a unique job.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20It takes me the length and breadth of the West Midlands and
0:02:20 > 0:02:23occasionally beyond to Oxford and to Croydon,
0:02:23 > 0:02:26where I was for five months a couple of years ago.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28What do you do to relax?
0:02:28 > 0:02:32I like to support Norwich City and that helps me relax.
0:02:32 > 0:02:33A real football team.
0:02:33 > 0:02:38A real football team who needs support so I'm glad to offer mine.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40And other than that, read books,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43go for walks with the dog and my two young children.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46All right. So, Trevor, you've always been a barrister as well?
0:02:46 > 0:02:49I have, yeah. I've been a barrister for 16 years now, Eric,
0:02:49 > 0:02:51and working in Birmingham.
0:02:51 > 0:02:55Anything from theft of a banana, Eric, to murder and terrorism,
0:02:55 > 0:02:56and all in between.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- Really?- But it doesn't pay.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00No, I've always been acquitted on all 18 counts,
0:03:00 > 0:03:03so don't worry about that. I've been doing my homework on you, Trevor.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- Oh, yeah.- Tell me about your romantic proposal.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09I proposed to my wife in New York.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12I had an engagement ring, of course.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17Smuggled it out of the country in my favourite pair of Y-fronts,
0:03:17 > 0:03:20knowing of course that my wife would never, ever look there.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24And then, up at the top of the Empire State Building,
0:03:24 > 0:03:25I took out the Y-fronts,
0:03:25 > 0:03:30I took out the engagement ring, and I made my proposal there,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33and of course, thankfully, she said the yes.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Graham, is it me, but I'm feeling totally inadequate here.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38How do I follow that? I've got no chance!
0:03:38 > 0:03:40So, back to today,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43I realise you're probably both very well rehearsed in the courtroom,
0:03:43 > 0:03:46but what do you like when it comes to tactics in an antique fair?
0:03:46 > 0:03:48That's a bit more problematic.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50We've had a good discussion about this.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54- Yeah.- And we decided on a tactic of buying cheap and selling high.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57We really think it's the way to approach this show.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59That's a fantastic theory.
0:03:59 > 0:04:00Well, good luck, Reds.
0:04:00 > 0:04:02But turning my attention now to the Blue team.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05So, Graham and Jane, how did you two get together?
0:04:05 > 0:04:07A love of horses, I think.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09It was, without any doubt.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11I was a jockey.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14And I was a friend of the family who visited the stable yard and met him
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- and that was it.- And that was it.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18- Over 35 years ago. - And three children later.
0:04:18 > 0:04:23Right. Graham, you've been working in the horse racing industry.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Well, I started my apprenticeship when I was 16,
0:04:26 > 0:04:29and I was six and a half stone in those days,
0:04:29 > 0:04:33and I really had to struggle because I was quite tall for a flat jockey.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36And I did that till I was 21. But when I was on the flat,
0:04:36 > 0:04:38I rode against some of the best jockeys in the country.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Top jockeys, your Lester Piggotts,
0:04:41 > 0:04:44your Scobie Breasleys, all the top jockeys.
0:04:44 > 0:04:49I've been involved with horses over 50 years, and it's just a way of life.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Jane, I know you share a passion for horses, but you're a hard worker
0:04:52 > 0:04:54as well because you've got two businesses to run.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56Yes, I have indeed. I have a shop in Oswestry
0:04:56 > 0:04:59and a shop in Welshpool, which is not very far away.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00Family-run business,
0:05:00 > 0:05:05we do furniture and beds and lamps and clocks and nice things for the
0:05:05 > 0:05:08home. And yes, that's again, if you run your own business,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11it's very much a full-time job and you never switch off.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15So I can see that you're good at teamwork, you two, after all
0:05:15 > 0:05:17these years, but what about your tactics today?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20We're going to choose one item each,
0:05:20 > 0:05:23and then we'll try not to squabble over the third and allow our expert
0:05:23 > 0:05:25to guide us on that one, I think very much so.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28- Correct.- But you know a good piece of furniture, though.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31I do know a good piece of furniture if I see it, so yeah,
0:05:31 > 0:05:33something beautifully made.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Well, to do the best you can you're going to need some money.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39There is £300 for you, Blue team.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Not to be outdone, there you go, Reds.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44£300 for the Red team.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47So this is where we say goodbye and you go and meet your respective
0:05:47 > 0:05:50experts, so on your way.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- Thank you.- So it's the barristers versus the horse lovers,
0:05:54 > 0:05:57but who's going to be first past the post?
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Our experts today are a couple of veteran bargain hunters.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06Hoping to hit the target for the Reds, it's Charles Hansen.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11And digging up profit for the Blues, it's Kate Bliss.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16- What's our plan, Trevor? - Silver, toys.
0:06:16 > 0:06:17Yes. Bit of interest.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Something to make a profit, something sporty.
0:06:19 > 0:06:21- Your plan?- Buy cheap, sell high.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- I like your style.- I'd like to find something silver.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Something we see that really takes our fancy.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28That sounds great.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Teams, you need to be on a roll today.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Your time starts now.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Come on, then. Quality, lads.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- Let's get started. - Let's do it.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44But as their shopping hour starts, the heavens open.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Yeah, let's get inside.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- OK, thank you.- Let's go left around the corner, I think.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50Pouring.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52There's loads in here, so let's take our time.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- Go this way first.- Right.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57There's plenty to see, Kate, but don't take too much time -
0:06:57 > 0:06:59that hour soon disappears.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- There we are.- Oh, yeah.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Oh, gosh, take him away!
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Once a jockey, always a jockey.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Now stop horsing around.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Where are those Reds?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14If you think it's of no use at all, but that lampshade...
0:07:14 > 0:07:16The lampshade? Is that really your style?
0:07:16 > 0:07:19It's functional - people's conservatories, greenhouses,
0:07:19 > 0:07:23hallways, have these kind of lampshades hanging in them and I
0:07:23 > 0:07:25think it'll draw people's attention.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29You see, my heart doesn't go with it, but I think you've got a point.
0:07:29 > 0:07:30There'd be a market there.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34- There would be a market.- And importantly, it's in good condition.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Is it iconic of the age for style?
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- I suppose it's space-age. - Space-age, yeah.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44But I agree, it's not amazing for a lot of reasons,
0:07:44 > 0:07:47but it's good for a few reasons, and it might be affordable.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Yeah, exactly. Shall we give them a quick shout?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- Yeah.- Hello, how much is on this, please?
0:07:53 > 0:07:5630 on this, but you can have it for £18, sir.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59- £18?- What if we were to offer you 15?
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Just because we are on a very tight budget.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05Tight budget? You've got £300!
0:08:05 > 0:08:07- Barristers, eh?- 15.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08- How much?- 15.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10You've actually secured it at half-price.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13- Yeah.- And that's no mean feat.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14I like your style, guys.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17High fives. You know what?
0:08:17 > 0:08:20You're hard negotiators. Come on, let's go.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25- It's a bright start. - Onwards and upwards, Charles.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29The Reds have their first item in the bag, and in under ten minutes.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Are the Blues any closer to finding theirs?
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Oh, look at the working on that, that's rather lovely. It is very intricate, isn't it?
0:08:35 > 0:08:39It is. It's known as filigree work and actually,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42the Continental silversmiths are very good at filigree work.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Europeans, and in the Far East, actually.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49But this is Danish and if we take it out,
0:08:49 > 0:08:52it's from that lovely Art Deco period.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54It's the amount of work that's gone into it that I like.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56And you'd wear that, wouldn't you?
0:08:56 > 0:09:00I would actually, yes, I would wear something like that.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02What a nice gift for somebody, you see.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04A lucky four-leaf clover, as well.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Lucky four-leaf clover! It's got to be good, hasn't it?
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- It has.- Let me just see if there's any marks on it.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13Because it would be really nice if we've got...
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Yeah, there we go, that's what we're looking for.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18So, this is what collectors really like to see.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22In the middle there, you can see sterling, Denmark, and then the initials,
0:09:22 > 0:09:26H and then GR, for Hugo Grun.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30So he's the designer working in Copenhagen in the really early part
0:09:30 > 0:09:34of the 20th-century. So looking at about the 1920s here.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- It's very nice, isn't it? - I like that. Yeah.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Do you think you ought to strike while the iron is hot
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- if you like it?- I think so.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43What could you do on that for us?
0:09:43 > 0:09:45- It's 36 on that.- 36.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47I can go down to 25 for you.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49I think you've got a fighting chance at that.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52What is going to do the business is that name.
0:09:52 > 0:09:53- The name on it.- Absolutely.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56- Shake the lady's hand. - Thank you very much.
0:09:56 > 0:10:0015 minutes in, that's buy number one for the Blues.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- Thank you.- Now the Reds are going to brave the weather to find their
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- second item.- Look at this!
0:10:06 > 0:10:09The sun is shining again. Let's have a look at what's out here.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Exactly right. Follow me.
0:10:11 > 0:10:15Meanwhile, back inside, the Blues have lost a team-mate.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16- Where has Graham gone?- Oh.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- Have we lost him? - We've lost him already.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22- It doesn't take long.- Oh, there he is, the Lone Ranger,
0:10:22 > 0:10:24just without his horse.
0:10:24 > 0:10:25- Quick.- He's there.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27But he has found something.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29See that there?
0:10:29 > 0:10:31That to me is something old.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- Yes.- And I love things like that.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36And treasured. Somebody's used that.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- They have.- That's what I like, something like that.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Old, wooden, plain.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- Yeah.- I can't really add anything to that.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46No, you can't, can you? I can leave it.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47Leave it. I'm not sure about it.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49But you've had your choice.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53- I have had my choice.- That's the sort of thing which I really like,
0:10:53 > 0:10:57which is old, like myself, it's old, but as I say,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00which I think I can imagine my father using, my grandfather using,
0:11:00 > 0:11:02and that sort of thing. That's my emergency.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- Do you want to keep it as an emergency?- That's the emergency.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07I love the fact that you are drawn so much to this.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09These things which I do, anything old.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Let's keep looking. Come on, then.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15So, Graham's looking for an antiquity.
0:11:15 > 0:11:16Is this a change of strategy?
0:11:16 > 0:11:18What happened to that sports item?
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Now, how are the Reds shaping up?
0:11:20 > 0:11:22This stand looks quite interesting.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Let's have a look.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26What's this? You hold that one there for me.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- Let's have a look at that.- That's heavier than I thought it would be.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Now, gents, I think I recognise... Who's that?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34That is Noddy.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39Exactly. And actually, the reason I'm drawn to this pottery mould,
0:11:39 > 0:11:44I think probably mid-20th century, 1950s, golden age...
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- Of Noddy.- ..for toy production.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49But also, look at what's inscribed there.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- Chad Valley.- Yeah, exactly.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55Chad Valley was one of the most important toy manufacturers in the
0:11:55 > 0:11:56mid-20th century.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- Yeah, in the Midlands.- What's nice about this is one wonders how many
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Noddys came out of this mould, probably in plastic...
0:12:03 > 0:12:06- Thousands.- ..all those years ago.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09What use will it be put to other than decorative?
0:12:09 > 0:12:11You're not going to make more Noddys.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14No, you're not, but actually, to a toy collector,
0:12:14 > 0:12:16it's the birth of Noddy...
0:12:16 > 0:12:17- True.- ..from an iconic time.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Impressed with your mould?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21I'm very impressed with my mould.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23- I really like it.- Yeah.
0:12:23 > 0:12:27The really important question we are asking now is, what's the provenance?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30It came from the Chad Valley factory in Wellington when it closed down.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32What sort of figure are we looking at?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34I've got 45 on that one.
0:12:34 > 0:12:35What would be your best on it?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- I'll do 30.- 30, right. - That's your bottom line.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- That's a good price.- Do you know what? Definitely.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42It almost belongs in a museum, this,
0:12:42 > 0:12:47and if a museum locks horns with a serious toy enthusiast who loves
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Chad Valley, it could move.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52It's got the name, it's got the provenance.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55I might say going...
0:12:55 > 0:12:56- Going...- Gone.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Gone! Sold. Thank you.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59Shake his hand.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02The Reds have both nodded in agreement.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04We're almost flying quite high here.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06I think we've got to look for the big one now.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09The piece, the statement piece.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14- Exactly.- So, it's second item in the bag after 20 minutes.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18Back inside, and have the Blues found their second item?
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Now, that's just a proper hat and coat stand, isn't it?
0:13:22 > 0:13:25It is, isn't it? You said you wanted something practical.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Something useful. That's useful.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33So, there is a little backplate that I guess fitted like that.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Now, it's unfortunate there is a bad split in that,
0:13:36 > 0:13:38but it's an old thing.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40I would say, typically, that's Edwardian.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44- Yes, I thought...- Looking at the moulding on it.- That's £18.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Well, hey, let's not hang about. Shall we go and ask?
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Why not? Here you go, Jane, you take it.
0:13:49 > 0:13:5112.
0:13:51 > 0:13:52Would you go for ten?
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Seeing as there's a split on the...
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- 11, and that's the deal. - 11 would be the best.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00- I'd have it in my house. - I'd pay for that, I would, too.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- Shall we go for it?- Your eyes are shining, Jane, you love this.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06I do, I love it, I love it.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- Yes. Let's do it.- Let's do it. - We'll do it, thank you very much.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Yes, please. Super, thank you.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14The Blues have hooked their second purchase.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- Not bad.- I know. - You don't hang about.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18No, no.
0:14:18 > 0:14:2125 minutes in, they're racing along.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23But where are the Reds?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25What about these?
0:14:25 > 0:14:26Simon, what's that?
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Yes, I can see why you'd like them, Trevor.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Well, I'm a tea merchant and I like tea.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33And I like coffee as well.
0:14:33 > 0:14:35Potentially as a pair.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38Though it is striking, what I love is more the hot water jug or perhaps
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- the coffee pot.- Yeah.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44In that, look at the handle, it's so angular, it's so Art Deco.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46The form is nice,
0:14:46 > 0:14:51the almost domed shape represents those emerging skyscrapers of the
0:14:51 > 0:14:53- early 20th century as well. - It's Bakelite handle.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Chrome plate. Have a cup of tea, there you go.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- Have a cup of tea.- I might need something stronger, Charles.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02- What do you think? - I'm not crazy about it.
0:15:02 > 0:15:03- You're not?- I don't know.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06- You're not crazy in love. - I'm not crazy in love.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08- No.- What do you think at auction?
0:15:08 > 0:15:11They are both priced at £43.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14You'll want to buy both of them, I feel.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- Yeah.- I mean, I've got £86 on the pair.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20I could do 65, would that be acceptable?
0:15:20 > 0:15:21- Too much, yeah.- We'll leave them for now.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- Thank you for your time.- Thank you.
0:15:24 > 0:15:25- I wish you well.- Thank you.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Thank you! Come on, gents.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33Hopefully, something else will perk up the Reds.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35How come you get to wear a nice suit?
0:15:35 > 0:15:36Good question, Simon.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40Inside, Kate's found something that might tip the balance for the Blues.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42I know you wanted something useful,
0:15:42 > 0:15:45and I don't know whether this will appeal to you, Graham,
0:15:45 > 0:15:48but think about that set of scales there.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Oh, I look at that and I see cleaning.
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- Cleaning!- She does.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56- I look at that and think, somebody's going to have to clean that.- What sort of price is on that?
0:15:56 > 0:15:59I think she said about 90 or...
0:15:59 > 0:16:00It is quite a nice quality one.
0:16:02 > 0:16:05- I can see you're not sold on that. - I'm not.- No, no.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07OK. Come on, then.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08Thank you.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Nice try, Kate. I wonder how Charles is getting on with the Red team.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16It's fairly plain sailing at the moment.
0:16:16 > 0:16:17They believe in me.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19But come the auction, the joy might be out.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21But we are doing very well.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25I predict a profit so far, but we need that big, inspired last buy.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Gents, come on, let's go on.
0:16:29 > 0:16:3340 minutes gone now and Kate might have found something that will
0:16:33 > 0:16:35appeal to former jockey Graham.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37There's a little something in here.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Do you see that little brooch in here with the horse's head on it?
0:16:40 > 0:16:43- I do.- Is that your sort of thing, Graham?- It is.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45It's actually a little... Yeah, it's a little brooch.
0:16:45 > 0:16:50Right, let's ask the stallholder to release the stable door.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52- That is sweet, isn't it? - That's brilliant.- It is.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55It's the sort of thing you would buy as a present for someone.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58I mean, irrespective of your interests, Graham,
0:16:58 > 0:16:59there are a lot of horsey people out there.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02- Of course there are.- And that's a really lovely, neat design.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Kate, that is super.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Could this be their second silver brooch?
0:17:06 > 0:17:11This has been cast in a mould where they've poured the silver in and
0:17:11 > 0:17:13then they've cast it. It's got the hallmark there.
0:17:13 > 0:17:14Birmingham, 48.
0:17:14 > 0:17:16- What could you do?- Because we're on our last item, we are.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- We desperately need this. - I've got 38 on it. I'd do 30.
0:17:20 > 0:17:22How about 25?
0:17:22 > 0:17:2528, but that really is it.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28It's quality and we've been looking for something this afternoon like
0:17:28 > 0:17:32that and we've got it. Can we shake your hand on that?
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- Happy?- Yes.- You happy? - Yes.- There we go. Thank you.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36- That's lovely.- Thank you very much.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40The Blues have galloped ahead and finished with 15 minutes left on the clock.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- Well done. Come on, this way. - Cup of tea time, isn't it?
0:17:43 > 0:17:45- A cup of tea! - Thank you.- I'm gasping.
0:17:45 > 0:17:46They've flown through the shop.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Now, are the Reds ready to do the same?
0:17:49 > 0:17:53We're in RAF territory round here, RAF Cosford down the road.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55- Of course we are. - What's it made out of?
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- Is it brass?- It is brass.
0:17:58 > 0:17:59Now, what plane is that?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01- Mosquito.- Is it?
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Now, I'd have that on my desk.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08It is quite crudely cast, the detail isn't overly clever,
0:18:08 > 0:18:14but it's all there. I'd have thought it's probably 1960s, 1970s.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- OK.- How much is it?
0:18:16 > 0:18:18- 18 on it.- £18 on the ticket.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Right. I mean, you might fly high with it.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Simon, what do you think about it?
0:18:23 > 0:18:27I like it. It's honest, it looks good from a discreet distance.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30It does, actually. And also, don't forget,
0:18:30 > 0:18:32there's many old gentlemen out there who remember flying these.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35What would you put it in your saleroom for?
0:18:35 > 0:18:36Between £20-30.
0:18:36 > 0:18:40So if we get it for between five and ten, at the end of the day...
0:18:40 > 0:18:43- More towards five. - Shall we make an offer on it?
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Yeah. Well, we have got ten minutes left.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49- We could have a word.- Let's see what the stallholder's got to say.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52Aircraft with propellers, what's the best on that?
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Well, the very lowest would be 15 quid.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Oh, we would be looking at ten at the most.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- No.- What if we bought the other one, too?
0:19:01 > 0:19:03I could do the two for 20 quid.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06Two for 20 - Charles, what do you think about that?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08- What's that?- There's another one.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10It's not identical, it's not matching by any degree,
0:19:10 > 0:19:12but it's another similar...
0:19:12 > 0:19:15- And for the two together? - 20 quid.- £20.
0:19:15 > 0:19:20So, that's an £8 drop on the combined price for both aeroplanes.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24I think, when you go online and use search words like Mosquito and
0:19:24 > 0:19:28Spitfire, you'll bring in a huge array of buyers.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31And I would say, for £20, it's not a lot.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- Shake his hand. - All right. £20 for them both.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37Great, gentlemen,
0:19:37 > 0:19:41a two-for-one deal completes the Reds' shop with ten minutes spare.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43With both teams now bought up, I am calling time.
0:19:43 > 0:19:45BELL RINGS
0:19:45 > 0:19:46- Well done.- Thank you.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- Chocks away.- Chocks away. - Squadron leader.- Exactly.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51Now it's time for refreshments.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53Come on, cup of tea.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:19:57 > 0:20:01Firstly, they are hoping this star pendant will light up the profit.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02£15 paid.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07Next, they gave this Noddy mould the nod for £30.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13And, finally, will these two mid-20th century warplanes
0:20:13 > 0:20:17fly at auction? £20 paid for both.
0:20:17 > 0:20:22So, gentlemen, I think there was some measured spending here today, yes?
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- Pretty measured.- I think we kept it under control, didn't we, Trevor?
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Let me ask you, Simon, your favourite item?
0:20:27 > 0:20:31The starry, Sputniky lamp that we bought, our first purchase.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34- Very happy with that.- Tell me, of the three items that you did purchase,
0:20:34 > 0:20:37which is the one that you think may give you the biggest profit?
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- I would say the lamp.- OK.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40What about you, Trevor? Your favourite?
0:20:40 > 0:20:44The aeroplanes, I think they'd look good on anybody's desk.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46In a study or office, or at work.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49Of the three, which do you think is going to give you the biggest profit?
0:20:49 > 0:20:52I would say the lamp, financially.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- The lamp.- Well, financially, how much did you spend?
0:20:55 > 0:20:59We spent £65, out of 300.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02All I'm interested in is £235.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06I am sorry, Father, we spend so little.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09But my intentions are now to spend big, and go for the big object,
0:21:09 > 0:21:11at the big price, to really impress you.
0:21:11 > 0:21:15So, while Charles goes off for an impressive Bonus Buy,
0:21:15 > 0:21:17let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21First, they're hoping to strike it lucky
0:21:21 > 0:21:24on this Danish four-leaf clover brooch. £25 paid.
0:21:26 > 0:21:30Next, they spent £11 on this Edwardian hat and coat hook.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39And finally, the horse lovers bagged this second themed brooch for £28.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44Well, I was quite impressed with you, Blues, because, to a
0:21:44 > 0:21:46large extent, you stuck very closely to what you set out to.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50- We did.- Didn't you?- Yes. - Kate, from your point of view?
0:21:50 > 0:21:52You can tell these two have been together for 35 years,
0:21:52 > 0:21:55because they are quite a team.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Tell me, Jane, what's your favourite item?
0:21:57 > 0:21:59Favourite item was the hat and coat hook.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01It ticked the boxes, it was useful.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03- I think it was also lovely. - Tell me, of the three,
0:22:03 > 0:22:06which do you think is going to make the biggest profit?
0:22:06 > 0:22:07- Hat and coat hook.- Oh, right.
0:22:07 > 0:22:10OK. Graham, what about your favourite object?
0:22:10 > 0:22:11My horse brooch.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13- Very stylish.- Very stylish.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15And is the sort of thing I would have bought anyway.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17What of the three is going to give you the biggest profit?
0:22:17 > 0:22:22Coat hanger. As I say, it's old and it's unique.
0:22:22 > 0:22:23So, how much did you spend?
0:22:23 > 0:22:25We spent £64 in the end.
0:22:25 > 0:22:32Which means you're going to give me £236.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34So, anything caught your eye, Kate?
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Well, possibly. Something a little bit shiny,
0:22:37 > 0:22:39but it's certainly of quality.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42So, while Kate goes off to search for her Bonus Buy,
0:22:42 > 0:22:44I'm going underground.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46But that's all...top secret.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56Deep in the heart of this Cheshire countryside is a military bunker
0:22:56 > 0:23:00that stands out a reminder of one of the most perilous periods in recent
0:23:00 > 0:23:01world history.
0:23:03 > 0:23:10After the Second World War, tensions between the Soviet Union and America over nuclear weapons ran high.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13It will not reduce our need for arms, or allies.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16There was a real fear of this...
0:23:19 > 0:23:21A nuclear attack.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26As allies of America, Britain took urgent steps to protect itself.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28In 1976, the Ministry of Defence
0:23:28 > 0:23:32turned this World War II radar station into
0:23:32 > 0:23:38a regional government headquarters, at a cost of £32 million.
0:23:40 > 0:23:4340 years on, these rooms and corridors, set deep below ground,
0:23:43 > 0:23:47are still a stark reminder of those dark days.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52The Cold War bunker is now a museum, and I've come to meet Lucy Siebert,
0:23:52 > 0:23:55whose parents bought it in 1995.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00I'm intrigued to find out why your parents would want to buy
0:24:00 > 0:24:02a nuclear bunker, of all things.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Well, Dad had an interest in nuclear defence,
0:24:05 > 0:24:07and he collected military vehicles.
0:24:07 > 0:24:13So he came across this and decided that bunkers were the thing for him.
0:24:13 > 0:24:18He bought it and we moved in in '96, and we opened the museum in '98.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21So, you actually lived in this place for a year?
0:24:21 > 0:24:24We did, we lived here for a little time while we were trying to set it
0:24:24 > 0:24:28up, because when the Ministry of Defence left,
0:24:28 > 0:24:29they completely gutted it.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34So, we had to put together an entire tourist attraction, a whole museum,
0:24:34 > 0:24:35in order to open to the public.
0:24:35 > 0:24:39So, how important was this bunker then, when it was actually in use?
0:24:39 > 0:24:42It was absolutely vital to the defence of the nation.
0:24:42 > 0:24:45In the eventuality of an attack or an emergency,
0:24:45 > 0:24:49the Queen and Parliament would been dissolved of power and the running
0:24:49 > 0:24:52of the country would have filtered down into the regional headquarters,
0:24:52 > 0:24:54of which there were 12,
0:24:54 > 0:24:57and we controlled a huge swathe of the north-west.
0:24:57 > 0:25:00And we would have made sure the public survived.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06While devastation and chaos would have taken hold outside, inside,
0:25:06 > 0:25:10key decision-makers would be organising the rebuilding of the country -
0:25:10 > 0:25:15its roads, water supply, food, shelter and medical aid.
0:25:15 > 0:25:22There were enough resources for 161 people to survive down here for
0:25:22 > 0:25:27three months. But, believe it or not, there were only 40 beds.
0:25:27 > 0:25:28How does that work?
0:25:29 > 0:25:32I'll give it a try.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Warning of an attack could come at any time.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37ALARM ACTIVATES
0:25:43 > 0:25:46So, imagine if there was a real nuclear attack.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48What would have been the procedure?
0:25:48 > 0:25:51First thing that would happen would be the primary war headquarters at
0:25:51 > 0:25:55High Wycombe would see that a missile is incoming.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Then they have two minutes to decide what they're going to do -
0:25:57 > 0:26:01to attack, or how they're going to defend.
0:26:01 > 0:26:02They would have told the other 11 bunkers,
0:26:02 > 0:26:07then we would have alerted our base here and then, from there, the public.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10They have four minutes to get in their shelter and wait for an
0:26:10 > 0:26:12incoming attack.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16The procedure for warning the public within those four minutes was simple -
0:26:16 > 0:26:21operatives would arm the system and flick the switch to attack mode.
0:26:21 > 0:26:22System powers up.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26And then it would set off the sirens,
0:26:26 > 0:26:29and everybody would hear them across the nation.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32SIREN BLARES
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Just how people would react to hearing that...
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- Would be pretty terrifying. - Yeah, wouldn't it just.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41- Scary stuff.- Very.
0:26:45 > 0:26:50By 1993, the threat of nuclear attack had dissipated
0:26:50 > 0:26:53and the bunker was declassified.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59Today, it still serves as a reminder of how Britain prepared itself
0:26:59 > 0:27:01for the worst possible outcome.
0:27:09 > 0:27:14Now we're off to auction and today we've come to Whitchurch in Shropshire.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17And with me is the auctioneer Christina Trevelyan.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- Lovely to see you.- Lovely to see you too, thanks for coming.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22Pleasure. Let's start with our Red team.
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Our Red team, Simon and Trevor.
0:27:24 > 0:27:29Their first item is this sort of very fashionable and somewhat
0:27:29 > 0:27:32contemporary star-shaped shade.
0:27:32 > 0:27:34It's obviously got no real age, has it?
0:27:34 > 0:27:39- Well, to be honest with you, if it still had a barcode on it, I wouldn't be surprised.- No.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42- How subtle. - What do you want me to say?
0:27:42 > 0:27:45I'm not really an expert in modern light fittings.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47I've put £20 to £30 on it.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49They paid £15 for it.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52- Yeah.- So, item number two, their second purchase.
0:27:52 > 0:27:58The mould for making as many Noddys as you would wish.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00I think, to a toy collector or toy enthusiast,
0:28:00 > 0:28:03I think it would be an interesting thing.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05It's a talking point, isn't it?
0:28:05 > 0:28:08- Conversation piece.- I mean, I've sort of said £20 to £30.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10They paid £30 for it.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13But, in all fairness, try and find me another.
0:28:13 > 0:28:14Well, yes, this is true.
0:28:14 > 0:28:17Who's to say? Their third purchase, these two aeroplanes.
0:28:17 > 0:28:20Yes. Got this wonderful elliptical wing on the Spitfire,
0:28:20 > 0:28:22which was just so evocative.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24I think they're nice, they're great desk pieces.
0:28:24 > 0:28:27I don't think they've got a particularly huge amount of age to them.
0:28:27 > 0:28:29No. So, estimate?
0:28:29 > 0:28:30£40 to £60.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33OK. That's good news. They paid £20 for them.
0:28:33 > 0:28:35- Oh, well, that's not bad.- OK.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37So, whether they will need it or not,
0:28:37 > 0:28:40let's have a look at their Bonus Buy.
0:28:41 > 0:28:42So, Simon and Trevor,
0:28:42 > 0:28:49you left our Charles here a stonking £235 to go out and play with.
0:28:49 > 0:28:50Charles, reveal all.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52I found this box.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56You're intellectual men and you might fancy a game of...bridge.
0:28:56 > 0:29:01- Ooh.- Do you play bridge?- No.- No.
0:29:01 > 0:29:03- What's it made out of?- It's copper,
0:29:03 > 0:29:08it's beautifully embossed and has this wonderful, rustic...
0:29:08 > 0:29:13Evocative of a decade and period of around 1910.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17Of course, to me, it's very striking and stylish.
0:29:17 > 0:29:18- Like yourself.- Thank you.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20What do you think?
0:29:20 > 0:29:22I don't play bridge.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24I don't know many people who do, these days.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27It's a return to nature and a return to craftsmanship.
0:29:27 > 0:29:30So, Simon, what do you think?
0:29:30 > 0:29:33I think it's very attractive for those who are drawn to the arts
0:29:33 > 0:29:36and crafts. Obviously quality.
0:29:36 > 0:29:37It wasn't cheap.
0:29:37 > 0:29:42- How much?- Well, it cost me 235.
0:29:42 > 0:29:43Oof!
0:29:44 > 0:29:47It's quite a rash buy. But, at the same time...
0:29:47 > 0:29:49That's the encouragement we need, Charles.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53It will either make 60 or make £400.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57In the meantime, let's find out what the auctioneer had to say about
0:29:57 > 0:29:59Charles's bridge box.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04So, this is what Charles bought.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06Good man, I love this.
0:30:06 > 0:30:07Good-looking thing.
0:30:07 > 0:30:11It's just so Art Nouveau, isn't it?
0:30:11 > 0:30:14These wonderful, sinuous whiplash lines all over it.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16It's beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
0:30:16 > 0:30:18I just can't fault it.
0:30:18 > 0:30:19So, Christina, your estimate?
0:30:19 > 0:30:21£80 to £120 on it.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24I have to say, Charles spent £235.
0:30:24 > 0:30:28- How much?!- Let's keep our fingers crossed for that one.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31- Yeah.- Let's move on to our Blue team.
0:30:31 > 0:30:32This is Jane and Graham.
0:30:32 > 0:30:37Their first item is a silver four-leaf clover brooch.
0:30:37 > 0:30:41All that little wire-work around the petals, the leaves of the clover,
0:30:41 > 0:30:43the shamrock, you've got there, it's just exquisite.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47It really is, really pretty. I like it an awful lot.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Danish, Scandinavian jewellery,
0:30:49 > 0:30:51very, very popular at the moment, and we do have a good,
0:30:51 > 0:30:53strong buyers' market for it.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56I put an estimate of £30 to £50 on it.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00Good start for the Blues, because they paid £25.
0:31:00 > 0:31:05- Good one.- So, our second purchase is this rather interesting treen.
0:31:05 > 0:31:10You're going to hang up a hat or maybe a coat.
0:31:10 > 0:31:12Exactly. It's wonderfully evocative, isn't it,
0:31:12 > 0:31:15of the time when you would come home from your office and you would put
0:31:15 > 0:31:17your hat on one and your coat on the other.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20The condition, unfortunately, does leave a lot to be desired.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23We've got quite a bit of splitting here, unfortunately.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25But nonetheless, very good-looking.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- Estimate?- I've put an estimate of £20 to £30 on it.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30OK, again, a good buy at £11.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Oh, very good buy, yes.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Wow, the Blues are on fire.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Third item, another piece of silver jewellery, with two horses' heads.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Are we in horsey territory?
0:31:40 > 0:31:41We are, very much so, yes.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44We live in quite a rural little community and there is a lot of
0:31:44 > 0:31:46interest in equestrian items.
0:31:46 > 0:31:50Not particularly old, but, again, it's really quite wearable.
0:31:50 > 0:31:51What is your estimate on this?
0:31:51 > 0:31:53I think we're looking at £20 to £30.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55OK, well, they paid 28.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57So, they're in with a chance.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01- I'd say so.- So, it strikes me that the Blues have bought quite well today.
0:32:01 > 0:32:02Having said that,
0:32:02 > 0:32:05I think it's as well that we have a look at their Bonus Buy.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11So, Jane and Graham, you left Kate £236.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Kate, you were talking shiny, you were talking quality.
0:32:14 > 0:32:16- Would you like to reveal?- I will.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19And it's all those things. Look at that.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21- Ooh. Pretty and shiny. - That's nice, isn't it?
0:32:21 > 0:32:22Yes, it is.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25- You like?- That is very nice.
0:32:25 > 0:32:28So, it is a little silver jug, but it has a few features
0:32:28 > 0:32:31I think just make it a little bit more special.
0:32:31 > 0:32:32It's got a bit of character to it.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34It has indeed.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37It's a period decorative thing, it's late Victorian in date.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39We can see exactly when it was made,
0:32:39 > 0:32:42because we've got clear hallmarks here and the maker here.
0:32:42 > 0:32:47It's Atkin Brothers, based in Sheffield in the late 19th century.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49It's a jolly good weight, too.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51- Feel the weight of that. - Is it a cream jug?
0:32:51 > 0:32:53- Yes.- So, how much did you pay for it?
0:32:53 > 0:32:56So, I paid £70.
0:32:56 > 0:33:04- Right.- I think, at auction, I would say certainly 50 to 70,
0:33:04 > 0:33:06but I do think it's got a chance of making a profit.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09It's not your average little cream jug.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Yeah, I'm dead chuffed with that. Well done.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13That's a really good choice.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16In the meantime, let's find out what the auctioneer has to say about
0:33:16 > 0:33:18Kate's pretty silver jug.
0:33:20 > 0:33:22So, here's Kate's Bonus Buy.
0:33:23 > 0:33:24Christina, how do you rate that?
0:33:24 > 0:33:28Isn't it sweet? Obviously from the great silversmithing town of Sheffield,
0:33:28 > 0:33:31very high Victorian with these wonderful garland swags here.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34I've been quite modest at £30 to £50.
0:33:34 > 0:33:36Kate went and paid £70 for it.
0:33:36 > 0:33:37I'm probably being very mean.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40I think it will probably go top end of that. It's a good looking thing.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42OK, who's going to be taking the auction?
0:33:42 > 0:33:44- Me!- Excellent.- Yeah.
0:33:46 > 0:33:47At 75? 75 I have.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Thank you, at £75.
0:33:50 > 0:33:51So, how are we feeling, boys?
0:33:51 > 0:33:55- A bit apprehensive. - Quietly confident.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57We've bought quality, I think.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59With Charles's help.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01Some might think this is another day in court for you two.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05I feel like I'm in court, like I'm being judged.
0:34:05 > 0:34:06- This is the verdict coming now. - It is.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08So, your first item's about to come up.
0:34:08 > 0:34:11You paid £15 for this.
0:34:11 > 0:34:13Fingers crossed, we're just about to find out.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16The contemporary star form glass light fitting.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Bid me £20 for it?
0:34:19 > 0:34:20£20?
0:34:20 > 0:34:23How much are they in the department stores?
0:34:23 > 0:34:25Give me 15, then? Let's go for £15.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27Give me 15, surely somebody needs a star like that?
0:34:28 > 0:34:31Ten, then? Thank you for £10.
0:34:31 > 0:34:35- £10, come on.- I'm looking for 12, but I will take ten.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39We're all done at £10.
0:34:39 > 0:34:40That was yours.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42That's your fault.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Guilty! Guilty!
0:34:44 > 0:34:4615, sold for ten, minus £5.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Not the end of the world.
0:34:49 > 0:34:54OK. So, your next items coming up is your Chad Valley Noddy mould.
0:34:54 > 0:34:55You paid £30 for it.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00The really rather unusual Chad Valley Noddy mould.
0:35:00 > 0:35:03Bid me £20 for it?
0:35:03 > 0:35:04£20 for this.
0:35:04 > 0:35:0625 I have already online.
0:35:06 > 0:35:10- You watch this move.- At £25 I have.
0:35:10 > 0:35:11And 30 with you, sir, thank you.
0:35:11 > 0:35:12At £30 I have.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15Where's five? Five at 30, 35.
0:35:15 > 0:35:16Thank you. 40, sir?
0:35:17 > 0:35:21Go on. Yes, back at £40.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23At £40 I have.
0:35:23 > 0:35:2445, sir, against you.
0:35:24 > 0:35:2545, thank you.
0:35:25 > 0:35:2650, sir?
0:35:27 > 0:35:30At £45, if we're all done, at 45.
0:35:33 > 0:35:34Well done, boys.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37OK, you paid 30, done plus 15.
0:35:37 > 0:35:42You were minus 5, so you're now in plus £10.
0:35:42 > 0:35:44OK, well done. Here's your third lot.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46It's the two brass model aeroplanes.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49You paid £20 for them. Let's see if they'll fly.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Good-looking lot here, two of them here in the lot for £30 only,
0:35:52 > 0:35:53bid me 30. At 30?
0:35:53 > 0:35:5530 I have. 35?
0:35:55 > 0:35:5740? 40 I have, thank you.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00At £40 standing, at 40, where's five?
0:36:00 > 0:36:04At £40 I have in the room, looking for 45 now.
0:36:04 > 0:36:09At £40, if we are all done, then, selling to you, sir, at £40.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12- Brilliant.- OK, happy with that.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Well done, boys.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17£20 spent, £40 received, £20 profit.
0:36:17 > 0:36:22- That's good news.- It leaves you now in a positive £30, OK?
0:36:22 > 0:36:25- Taking home money. - But we haven't finished yet,
0:36:25 > 0:36:29because we have the option of the Bonus Buy,
0:36:29 > 0:36:31which is the Art Nouveau copper bridge box.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35Now, Charles did pay £235 for this.
0:36:35 > 0:36:37- Toppy.- Toppy.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Top heavy.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41We need a decision. Yes or no?
0:36:41 > 0:36:42Come on.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44- No.- No.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46- No.- Thank you anyway, Charles.
0:36:46 > 0:36:47- Thank you very much!- All right.
0:36:47 > 0:36:53Christina's valuation was £80 to £120.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56But auctioneers don't always get it right.
0:36:56 > 0:36:59Let's just watch and see exactly where this one goes to.
0:36:59 > 0:37:04Now is the absolutely super looking Art Nouveau copper bridge box,
0:37:04 > 0:37:05absolutely gorgeous.
0:37:05 > 0:37:09- Thanks, Christina. - Interest here with me at £80.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11- Let's roll.- My commission bidder here, at £80.
0:37:11 > 0:37:14Give me five. At 80, 85.
0:37:14 > 0:37:1690 with my commission bidder, online at 90 here.
0:37:16 > 0:37:20Where's five? At £90, 95, 100 I have online.
0:37:20 > 0:37:22- At £100 I have.- Let's roll.
0:37:22 > 0:37:23I'm still 135 down.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25110 is bid. Give me 120.
0:37:25 > 0:37:27At £110 I have.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29120 is bid. Where is 130?
0:37:29 > 0:37:32The internet, £120.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34Online at £130 now.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36- Not yet.- At 130, where's 140?
0:37:36 > 0:37:38At 130. 140.
0:37:38 > 0:37:42My goodness. Against you all at £140.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45You've got to gamble sometimes. The gamble has not paid off.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47You can hang me, OK?
0:37:47 > 0:37:52Well, if you had have gone with it, you would have suffered a £95 loss.
0:37:52 > 0:37:56So, the final total was plus £30.
0:37:56 > 0:38:01Could be a winning score. Either way, not a word to those Blues.
0:38:01 > 0:38:02Of course.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- How are we feeling? Come on, tell me.- Nervous.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15- Confident.- That's a happy mix, isn't it, Kate?
0:38:15 > 0:38:18Your first item is about to come up, that Danish silver brooch.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20You paid £25 for it.
0:38:20 > 0:38:21And it's coming up now.
0:38:21 > 0:38:22I'm bid... What am I bid?
0:38:22 > 0:38:2625, 30, £35 straightaway with me online at £35.
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Looking for 40. And 40, and five.
0:38:29 > 0:38:3245 and 50, and five, against you, sir.
0:38:32 > 0:38:33Thank you, anyway, at £55.
0:38:33 > 0:38:3565 online, £65.
0:38:35 > 0:38:3770 with you, madam.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39Room bidder. 80 online, madam.
0:38:39 > 0:38:41Go five? 85.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43And 90. And five.
0:38:43 > 0:38:48I'm looking for 100, but I will sell to my room bidder at £95.
0:38:49 > 0:38:50Yes!
0:38:52 > 0:38:54You've just made yourself £70.
0:38:54 > 0:38:55- Yes!- OK.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57Your next item's coming up.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01It's that interesting coat and hat hook stand, and it's coming up now.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Interest here with my commission bidder,
0:39:03 > 0:39:06starting at £20 with my commission bidder, at £20.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08Where's five? At £20 I have.
0:39:08 > 0:39:1025, and 30.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11And five, I'm out.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14At £35 with the lady, 35, looking for 40 now.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18At £35, with the lady seated at 35.
0:39:18 > 0:39:22- Absolutely brilliant. - £35, and I will sell at 35.
0:39:22 > 0:39:2335.
0:39:25 > 0:39:27It's getting better, isn't it?
0:39:27 > 0:39:31You paid 11, 35, so plus 24.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35You are now in plus £94.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39Your next lot is coming up, that's the silver double-head horse head
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- brooch.- This is what I love.- Let's see what happens.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44Smart looking thing for you there. Birmingham, 1948.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47I've got £20 with me on commission here, at £20.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Where's two? At £20 I have, looking for a horsey person here.
0:39:50 > 0:39:5322, 25, 28.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55My commission bid is out at £28.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57In the room at 28. Looking for 30 now.
0:39:57 > 0:39:5930 is online.
0:39:59 > 0:40:0035 in the room.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04Where's 40?
0:40:04 > 0:40:0640 online. 45 in the room.
0:40:06 > 0:40:07At £45.
0:40:07 > 0:40:11In the room, with the lady, at £45 looking for 50 now.
0:40:11 > 0:40:16At £45, if you're all done, I will sell to my room bidder at 45.
0:40:16 > 0:40:17Yes!
0:40:21 > 0:40:28I just wish you'd come out of your shell a bit more. Oh, dear. OK.
0:40:28 > 0:40:32So that tells me that you are £17 worth of profit on that one.
0:40:32 > 0:40:38That gives us a total of £111.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40- Brilliant.- That's brilliant.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Chuffed. Absolutely brilliant.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45Listen, it's not entirely over,
0:40:45 > 0:40:47because you've got the option of a Bonus Buy.
0:40:47 > 0:40:50Kate paid £70 for that lovely silver jug.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53It's a matter of whether or not you want to stick or whether
0:40:53 > 0:40:55you want to gamble.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59- We'll stick.- Either way, it's coming up now.
0:40:59 > 0:41:00The Victorian silver jug.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Bid me £20 for it.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04£20 for the silver jug?
0:41:04 > 0:41:0720 I have. 25 here against you, internet.
0:41:07 > 0:41:0830 I have. Thank you.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10At £30, internet bidder at 30.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13Where's five? 35 I have on this platform.
0:41:13 > 0:41:14Against you, will you go 40?
0:41:14 > 0:41:16I'm looking for £40.
0:41:16 > 0:41:21I will sell, make no mistake, to my internet bidder at £35.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25- That's a steal. - Wise discretion.
0:41:27 > 0:41:29You said no, it was the right decision.
0:41:29 > 0:41:32So you've ended up with a positive £111.
0:41:32 > 0:41:36- We are absolutely chuffed.- Now, listen, not a word to anybody.
0:41:45 > 0:41:48Well, teams, have we had a good time?
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- We have.- And you've not been speaking to one another?
0:41:51 > 0:41:52Of course not.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Good, good, good.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56Well, there's good news all round, actually,
0:41:56 > 0:42:01- because both teams have made a profit.- Oh...
0:42:01 > 0:42:03OK?
0:42:03 > 0:42:07But one team has made more of a profit than the other.
0:42:07 > 0:42:12So, let me tell you that today's runners-up
0:42:12 > 0:42:15- are the Red team.- Yes!
0:42:17 > 0:42:22Listen, fellas, either way, you ended up with a £30 profit.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24Thank you very much.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28So, many a time that has been a winning score.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32But turning to the Blue team, listen to this, Reds,
0:42:32 > 0:42:39because the Blue team have made a storming £111.
0:42:39 > 0:42:40Well done to this lady as well.
0:42:40 > 0:42:46There we go. But the icing on the cake has to be the fact that you
0:42:46 > 0:42:48made a profit on all your three purchases,
0:42:48 > 0:42:53which means that you get the much-coveted Golden Gavel.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- Splendid.- Gosh, well done.
0:42:56 > 0:43:00- Round of applause, everybody. - Well done you.- Thank you.
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