0:00:02 > 0:00:06We're in Nottingham today, once the heart of Britain's textile industry.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09But the workers, who'd have used looms like these,
0:00:09 > 0:00:12weren't just interested in powering the wheels of industry.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16They wanted to turn the cogs of social change.
0:00:16 > 0:00:20And they did so by burning down Nottingham Castle in 1831,
0:00:20 > 0:00:25which confirmed the city's reputation as a champion for social change.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29So let's hope that our teams channel that fighting spirit as we head to
0:00:29 > 0:00:30the fair.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32Let's go Bargain Hunting.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00As you can see, I'm at Nottingham racecourse today,
0:01:00 > 0:01:02which is where our antiques fair will be held.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05I'm going to let our teams loose amongst the stalls,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08with £300 and one hour on the clock.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10They're looking for three items to take to auction.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14But before all that, let's have a look at what's coming up.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16There's clowning around with the Reds...
0:01:16 > 0:01:17One, two, three.
0:01:18 > 0:01:19Hey!
0:01:21 > 0:01:23..and the Blues side-line their expert.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25He was known as Lord Roberts of Kandahar.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Excuse me. What role are you playing here?
0:01:30 > 0:01:33And at the auction, the Reds get a surprise...
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Oh, yes!
0:01:36 > 0:01:38..whilst the Blues ramp up the excitement.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43But that's all coming up later.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45First, there's time to meet our teams.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47There's a good feeling in the air today,
0:01:47 > 0:01:49because everyone is best of friends.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52For the Reds, we have Jay and Ilona, and for the Blues,
0:01:52 > 0:01:54we have Mick and Jason. Welcome, everyone, hello.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- Hello.- Hi.- You sound like you're in good form this morning.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59We'll come straight to you, Reds.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Now, tell me, you both work for the same supermarket.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04But this isn't your first time on television, is it?
0:02:04 > 0:02:05No, it's not, is it?
0:02:05 > 0:02:07We both applied to be on...
0:02:07 > 0:02:11The place we work for were looking for their colleagues to go on to do
0:02:11 > 0:02:14a Christmas advert, and then we both applied and we both got on it.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Now, Ilona, before you worked in the supermarket,
0:02:16 > 0:02:18you had an entirely different career, so tell us about that.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Yes, I served five years in the army in the Royal Artillery,
0:02:21 > 0:02:25and I worked on the rapier system, which is surface to air missiles.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Oh, wow. So, quite high pressure.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31- Yeah, it was good.- Yeah, so what made you move towards the supermarket?
0:02:31 > 0:02:34- How did you give that up?- Well, I came out of the Army for a family,
0:02:34 > 0:02:39to start my family, so with twins, it was just more convenient to work
0:02:39 > 0:02:42at the supermarket than shoot planes down.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Probably, I'd say so, yeah!
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Now, Jay, you also had a different career before the supermarket.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50And I think you're in the right colour today, is that right?
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Yes, yes, I spent a few years at Butlin's being a red coat.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- An entertainer.- And I believe you could very well trained as a red coat, so...
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- You do.- Have you carried on any of those skills?
0:02:58 > 0:03:01I have, yeah. I've brought my juggling balls with me today,
0:03:01 > 0:03:03- to give you a demonstration.- Of course you have.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Of course you have. OK, so, how many have you got, three?
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- Just three.- OK. And shall we start the clock,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09or are you just going to give us a demonstration?
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- You can count me down.- OK, here we go.
0:03:11 > 0:03:19Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one!
0:03:19 > 0:03:20Oh!
0:03:22 > 0:03:25It went beautifully, well done, that was great work.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27What are your team tactics, then?
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Is someone going to be very much in charge?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31- That's me.- This one's always in charge.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Oh, really? So, specifically in charge of the buying of the items,
0:03:34 > 0:03:36- or the money?- He's got the eye.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38The rest is mine. We're going for the gavel.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41- Oh, you're going for the gavel? - Yes.- So you're here to win?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43- Absolutely.- Sorry, Blues, but we will.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Yeah, let's turn to our Blues on that note, actually.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Mick, Jason, they are here to win, those Reds.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51- What do you make of that?- Er, no, we're here for the golden gavel,
0:03:51 > 0:03:53that's what we're here for.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55We've got some stiff competition today I think.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58OK, OK, well, first of all, you share the same career, or you shared,
0:03:58 > 0:04:00because you're now retired, aren't you, Mick?
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- Yes.- So, tell me, what was it that you both did?
0:04:03 > 0:04:06We both flew aeroplanes. Well, Jason still flies aeroplanes.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08I did it for 26 years.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Really enjoyed it, but it comes a point where you've got to take the
0:04:11 > 0:04:13money and run, so I thought I'd be a man of leisure.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15But Jason still carries on.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18I'm still slogging away. I work for a world-leading charter airline.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21I enjoy it, and we go to some lovely places all over the world.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23So we get to enjoy different cuisine, different cultures.
0:04:23 > 0:04:24It's very pleasurable.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27You also have another passion in common, don't you?
0:04:27 > 0:04:28And it's not flying.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31It's sort of everything with you guys, planes, trains, automobiles.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- Yes, very much so.- Particularly the latter?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Yes, certainly automobiles. We both like our classic cars.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39- I've got a few.- Jason has got a beautiful Rolls-Royce, haven't you?
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Rolls-Royce Phantom from 1927.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44But I don't use it very often, as you can imagine.
0:04:44 > 0:04:45But it's a wonderful machine, yeah.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Oh, that's cool, so you've got loads in common,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50but I've not heard you mention antiques once.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53You don't... We go around every weekend, looking for antiques!
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Antique cars, I guess?
0:04:55 > 0:04:56- Maybe.- Yeah.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Auto jumbles are the sort of thing we've probably done in the past
0:04:59 > 0:05:02rather than antique fairs, so we might have that sort of train of
0:05:02 > 0:05:04thought, really, and I think the sort of things we're looking for are
0:05:04 > 0:05:06probably more technical orientated.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Tell me, who's going to be in charge of money?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Who's going to be in charge of haggling? What's the team tactics?
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Well, I think we're just going to have to see what's out there,
0:05:13 > 0:05:15and then just go from there, really,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17and see what the best course of action is, simple as that.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20- But you can look after the money, mate.- Oh, that's very kind of you.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- That's all right.- OK. Do you think it's going to be a smooth flight path?
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Hopefully no turbulence.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27No, no bumpy rides, don't like that.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Listen, you won't be buying anything if you don't have any money.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32And you each, of course, get the same.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34The Reds get £300.
0:05:34 > 0:05:36I think that's going to go straight to Ilona, yes.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38And the Blues get £300, too.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41And I assign each team an antiques expert,
0:05:41 > 0:05:44and they're waiting to meet you, so off you go, and very good luck.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46- OK, thank you.- Thank you.
0:05:46 > 0:05:47What an eclectic bunch.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50I can't wait to see what they come up with.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51The fair is in full swing,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54and our two experts are ready to steer the teams to profits.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Wheeling into action for the Reds is Danny Sebastian.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05And hoping to propel the Blues to victory, it's David Harper.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07OK, guys, what are we looking for today?
0:06:07 > 0:06:11- Ilona?- Right, small, trinket-y sparkly stuff for me.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- Sounds nice.- I'm going to be looking for something mechanical.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16Typical! Like a compass or something?
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Anything precious. Precious metals, gems, retro items.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Something technical and something innovative,
0:06:22 > 0:06:24something somebody hasn't seen before.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26No time for horsing around, teams.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29The race is on. Your 60 minutes start now.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32- Come on, let's go looking.- Let's go! - Hold on a minute.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- Come on.- OK.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37And they're off. But before they get stuck in,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40David has some wise words for his team.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Do your plans normally go to plan, or do they normally go terribly wrong?
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- Oh, I hope they normally always turn out.- Usually go to plan.- Really?
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Well, welcome to Bargain Hunt. This is where it all goes terribly wrong.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51Right, OK.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Try and stay positive, David!
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Now, the Reds are quick off the mark.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Is that a small sparkly thing they've spotted
0:06:57 > 0:06:59from Ilona's wish list?
0:07:00 > 0:07:01Oh, what's that?
0:07:02 > 0:07:04- An Etui.- Oh, for threads.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Oh. Do you know much about this kind of thing, Danny?
0:07:06 > 0:07:10Well, I think these things all... Yeah, anything sort of small, cute,
0:07:10 > 0:07:13It's always nice when we're talking silver in silver, you know,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16that's where you're really going to get your sort of value.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- I can't see any markings on it. - What's that made out of?
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- Is it brass?- It's gilded, isn't it?
0:07:21 > 0:07:23- Just gilded.- It's a pretty little thing, isn't it?
0:07:23 > 0:07:26- Yeah.- But we were looking for something like precious metal.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Yeah. We'll give that back to you, thank you.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Thank you very much.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Back with the Blues, and it looks like David's prediction is coming true.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37You see, this is where it's going wrong already.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39You were talking about instruments, and something technical,
0:07:39 > 0:07:41and you're looking at a bit of silver.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- I know, but it's really...- Patience, now, David.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47Do you like it enough to feel it, get the tactile sense of it?
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Take your time, guys, we've only got an hour!
0:07:55 > 0:07:57I'd like to move on, I think.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- Me, too.- OK.- All right. Fair enough.- Thank you.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00- Thanks.- OK, so...
0:08:00 > 0:08:04I think you've got your hands full with these two, David.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08Over with the Reds, Ilona's found something else that small and sparkly.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Oh, what do you think to the perfume bottles?
0:08:10 > 0:08:12Oh, yeah.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Quite nice. Quite sweet.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16But the thing is, they're fairly modern.
0:08:16 > 0:08:17You can see that straightaway.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19They're just quite modern.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21And I think when it comes to, like, the saleroom,
0:08:21 > 0:08:24we need it now have a little bit of provenance, a bit of age to it,
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- and they're brand-new.- Right. - I don't think it's a good decision.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29- We'll pass on them ones, then.- Come on!- Let's go.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Good advice, Danny. Back with the Blues,
0:08:33 > 0:08:35it looks like David's services might be redundant today.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40I've just seen this. Now, Lord Roberts,
0:08:40 > 0:08:42he was a secretary of the Viceroy of India.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44And he was known as Lord Roberts of Kandahar.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46He is also the Boer War commander, as well.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49So he was actually a famous figure who was probably second to sort of
0:08:49 > 0:08:50Kitchener at that time.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Excuse me. What role are you playing here?
0:08:53 > 0:08:55What's all this about? That's really interesting.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57How do you know all about this character?
0:08:57 > 0:09:00- Because I've looked him up. - I just want to interrupt here.
0:09:00 > 0:09:01You do realise we've only got an hour?
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- OK, all right.- And you've used up time on it.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05- I like it.- I like it.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I like it. Do you like it?
0:09:07 > 0:09:10No. I don't. Sorry. I'm sorry!
0:09:10 > 0:09:11- I don't really.- OK.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16It looks like it's going to be a bumpy ride for the Blues.
0:09:16 > 0:09:17But what about the Reds?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Could these get you out of the starting gates?
0:09:19 > 0:09:22- What about the sledges?- I wouldn't say they're very comfy.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25You're too big for that, anyway.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27You know, the kids might not think that.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Well you're a bit of an adrenaline junkie.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32I'm sure you'd like to speed down a mountain on that.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- Absolutely. You could get some speed on that one, yeah.- One, two.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37I mean, it's definitely the biggest one, isn't it?
0:09:37 > 0:09:40It's the biggest, it looks like the strongest one.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42- What does it feel like?- It's quite heavy.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44- Surprisingly, yeah.- Lovely metal runners.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46And they're in good Nick, they're not rusted.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50There's no rust on it, or... I tell you what. It's in good nick.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51£45, is it up for?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- 45, yeah.- That's not a bad press to start with.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56We can always see if we can trim a little bit off.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58Do you reckon we should offer about 30?
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Let's test it for comfort first.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Shame there's no string, I could pull you along on it.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05We can soon put a bit of string to it, don't worry,
0:10:05 > 0:10:07we can soon add a bit of string.
0:10:07 > 0:10:08Shall we ask the stall holder to come over,
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- see if we can have a deal with him? - Yeah, I think we should.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13- Hey up. He's on his way already. How are you? All right?- All right?
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- Yeah, very well, thank you.- We're looking at this sled.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18Yep. 45.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22What's the best, the very, very best you can do on that?
0:10:22 > 0:10:23It's got to go to auction.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- Yeah.- I can take a tenner off.
0:10:26 > 0:10:2835 on that. That's all I can do.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Is that your very best?
0:10:33 > 0:10:34- 30. 30.- Absolutely.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- Shake the man's hand.- We'll take that one, sir, thank you very much.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Put that down. Let's keep on looking.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43- Thanks very much, mate.- No worries. Thank you.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47Nice one, Reds. Your first item is in the bag in just 15 minutes.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Blues, you're playing catch up.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Have you spied anything yet, gents?
0:10:52 > 0:10:53- Binoculars.- Binoculars.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Can we get a bit more exciting than binoculars?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Pretty standard, though, isn't it, really.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00That's not the sort of thing that's going to make money, I think.
0:11:00 > 0:11:01No. Good try, Michael.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04I mean, bad, actually, if I'm honest, but...
0:11:05 > 0:11:06Steady on, David.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Whatever happened to teamwork?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Oh, cricket balls!
0:11:11 > 0:11:12Perfect for juggler Jay.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Hey up. I like these.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- Hey! Are they cricket balls? - Yes. Can you juggle four of them?
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- No!- Can you do three?- I can do three.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- Do you think I'm allowed?- Yeah, go on, get in there.
0:11:23 > 0:11:24He's not watching. Quick.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26One, two, three...
0:11:26 > 0:11:27Hey!
0:11:28 > 0:11:30He's caught them all! There's a show for you!
0:11:30 > 0:11:31He's dropped it now. Come on.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Let's keep going. Come on.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36While the Reds cause chaos,
0:11:36 > 0:11:39the Blues have finally found something to get excited about.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43Is that the sort of propellant or the actual extinguisher?
0:11:43 > 0:11:45I don't know, I'm not really sure.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- I don't know.- 12?- 12 quid?
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Oh, hello. Can we have a look at that?
0:11:49 > 0:11:50I think we should have a look at that.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53I think that is absolutely lovely, and look at that typeface.
0:11:53 > 0:11:58- Nice, I like that.- Extinguishers and chemical patented in Great Britain.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00You've even got a serial number.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- We could date it from that.- 1919, there you are.
0:12:02 > 0:12:041919, there it is.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06So it's just after the First World War.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Pyrene started trading in 1914
0:12:11 > 0:12:14and made hand pumped fire extinguishers for all occasions,
0:12:14 > 0:12:17including ones like this, tailor-made for cars.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19It's perfect for our petrol headed Blues.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24I mean, the three of us love classic and vintage cars.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26- Yeah.- That is absolutely stunning.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28It's a piece of sculptural art.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30It's beautifully made, isn't it?
0:12:30 > 0:12:33- Are you thinking what I'm thinking? - I know where I'm going with it.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35- I do, too.- And I think we're all thinking same thing.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39- It's worth a punt, isn't it?- If we can get this for under £12,
0:12:39 > 0:12:41so perhaps even under ten?
0:12:41 > 0:12:45- Under ten?- So let's see what we can do, so...
0:12:45 > 0:12:46Shall we start haggling?
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Whilst the Blues get down to business,
0:12:50 > 0:12:53it's a blast from the past for ex-soldier Ilona on the Red team.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00- Oh!- I'm going to ask you something here, now, Ilona.
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- What have we got here?- It's mess dress.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05An officer's mess uniform.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08I think it's Royal Signals, if I've got that right.
0:13:08 > 0:13:09So what are these badges for, these?
0:13:09 > 0:13:12That's the rank, and that's your trade.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14- Oh.- It's in lovely condition, isn't it?
0:13:14 > 0:13:18It's quite well-kept, but I don't think we should go for this one.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20I think it's not a very saleable item.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23- No. And its size. - OK. If you're not happy.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Let's put it down. Let's keep moving.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28No red coat for the Reds, then.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32And the Blues have made a quick deal of just £9 for the fire extinguisher.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Well done, gents.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35- Happy?- Yes.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- First purchase, and a joint love here, classic cars.- Yes!
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Fantastic. Come on. Good.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47That's one item apiece for our teams, and nearly 20 minutes gone.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49As the Reds keep hunting for their second item,
0:13:49 > 0:13:51there's no stopping the Blues.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Look, boys, it's another chance to show off your techie knowledge.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59So, that would be, what, 1963, I would guess.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01That sort of period. Mid-60s.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03I would say early '60s, early to mid, yes.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Sometimes you can tell with the stations that are sort of pre-printed
0:14:06 > 0:14:09on the card, and that gives you some...
0:14:09 > 0:14:12So we've got here, light, which is light programmes,
0:14:12 > 0:14:16so that's pre-1967, when Radio 1 and Radio 2 were formed.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- Oh, right.- So it's definitely earlier than that.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21OK, so pre-67. Pre-the summer of love.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Not bad condition. Do you want to have a feel?
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- I mean, it's got a bit of weight to it.- But it doesn't appeal to you?
0:14:26 > 0:14:28I mean, we could be here all day talking about it.
0:14:28 > 0:14:29It appeals to me.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Let's have a look at the sticker.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35It is... It's 25.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36Would you be keen to buy this?
0:14:36 > 0:14:38If we could get it at the right price, yes.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41- What's the right price? - I'd say... 15.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43- OK.- Are you there, sir?
0:14:43 > 0:14:45It's the usual.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47What's your best price?
0:14:47 > 0:14:4925's a good price for it.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51I'll come down to 20.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52A little bit too much.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54Could you do a bit better?
0:14:54 > 0:14:57I've had them a little while. I can do 18. But that is the death.
0:14:57 > 0:15:02I'm going to say, if you agree with me, that we will have it.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- Thank you very much.- We'll have that.- Marvellous.- Thank you very much.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Just £18 for the radio.
0:15:08 > 0:15:13Nice work, team. That's two items for the Blues, and only £27 spent.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16David, despite all these cheeky comments, you must be impressed.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19It really is quite surprising to me,
0:15:19 > 0:15:22because whenever I meet a team and they say to me, they have a plan,
0:15:22 > 0:15:23I'm kind of chuckling inside,
0:15:23 > 0:15:27because I know that plan is all going to go terribly wrong.
0:15:27 > 0:15:32But with these two, the methodical pilot brains know what they want,
0:15:32 > 0:15:34and actually, they're getting it.
0:15:36 > 0:15:37We're just over halfway through,
0:15:37 > 0:15:39and the Reds have got some catching up to do.
0:15:40 > 0:15:44Whilst they keep looking for that elusive second item,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47I'm off to unpick the story of a Nottingham lace designer
0:15:47 > 0:15:49who championed a revolution.
0:16:00 > 0:16:05Here at Nottingham Trent University, there's an archive that celebrates
0:16:05 > 0:16:07the city's long history of lace making.
0:16:07 > 0:16:13Carefully stacked on these shelves are some 73,000 samples that date
0:16:13 > 0:16:15back to the 1600s.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Among them is the fascinating work of one man who used his lace making
0:16:19 > 0:16:23skills to further the cause of socialism at a time of great
0:16:23 > 0:16:24political upheaval.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30In the 1920s and '30s, well-known Nottingham designer
0:16:30 > 0:16:34William Hallam Pegg was heavily influenced by world events.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38The Russian Revolution of 1917 and the rise of Communism
0:16:38 > 0:16:42had turned Nottingham into a hotbed of socialist thinking.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46The city had played a key part in the Industrial Revolution nearly
0:16:46 > 0:16:49100 years before, so it was well versed in the championing of
0:16:49 > 0:16:52workers' rights.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56I'm here to meet lace historian Doctor Amanda Briggs-Goode,
0:16:56 > 0:17:00to learn more about the symbolism behind Pegg's extraordinary work.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05As you can see very strongly referencing iconography
0:17:05 > 0:17:13and insignia of communism, and obviously key significant buildings in Russia.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16So you've got this image here with the biplanes,
0:17:16 > 0:17:20and you've got the very well-known hammer and sickle image here.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24There was a tradition from Russia in Russian constructivist textiles,
0:17:24 > 0:17:30so from 1917, and they very much have that sort of feel to them.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33I mean, for getting across a strong communist message,
0:17:33 > 0:17:35you don't immediately think of lace as the ideal medium.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38It's so subtle and delicate and almost quite bourgeois.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41I think the fact that he chose lace as a way of communicating those
0:17:41 > 0:17:46ideas is particularly interesting in that lace can kind of disappear and
0:17:46 > 0:17:48become part of the background.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52But actually, you know, you expect it to be decorative,
0:17:52 > 0:17:55but actually to suddenly have these very striking, strong images,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58and that being conveyed through this medium,
0:17:58 > 0:18:02I think really does make you stop and think.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06Another event that influenced Pegg's artistic work was a conference held
0:18:06 > 0:18:10in the 1930s that brought together 64 countries with the aim of
0:18:10 > 0:18:12tackling The Great Depression.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16Pegg saw it in terms of it not supporting and looking after the
0:18:16 > 0:18:17poorest and most vulnerable.
0:18:17 > 0:18:21So I think this is a piece that he did as a response and a reaction to that.
0:18:21 > 0:18:26I mean, he's certainly not exactly playing his cards close to his chest.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29The central focal point is a skeleton with what looks like an
0:18:29 > 0:18:31infant skeleton as well in its arms.
0:18:31 > 0:18:36So he's not saying this was a positive meeting, is he?
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- Not at all.- It smacks of propaganda to me.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Do you think it actually was a piece of propaganda?
0:18:41 > 0:18:44No, I think he did it because he had to do it.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47He had to put down his feelings in a visual way.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50I think that's the way he was built and that's the way he thought,
0:18:50 > 0:18:53so I think he probably did it for himself,
0:18:53 > 0:18:57but I think he would've had places that he maybe exhibited it.
0:18:57 > 0:19:01So we know he exhibited some of his paintings at the Royal Academy,
0:19:01 > 0:19:03and here in Nottingham,
0:19:03 > 0:19:06so it may be that these did get an airing in some galleries.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09And what is it that you love so much about Pegg, Amanda?
0:19:09 > 0:19:12You're in charge of 73,000 samples.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14What draws you to him in particular?
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Well, I think because he's such a rounded character.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19He was clearly incredibly talented,
0:19:19 > 0:19:21and he brought that talent in commercial ways.
0:19:21 > 0:19:25But then this just adds a whole other dimension to him, you know,
0:19:25 > 0:19:30with somebody who had a political, moral stance on something,
0:19:30 > 0:19:32and use lace as a way of conveying that.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35I think the uniqueness of that is just really exciting.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Whatever the political message, there is no doubt these are
0:19:40 > 0:19:43beautiful pieces of art which capture a moment
0:19:43 > 0:19:45in Nottingham's history.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49As they say, a stitch in time saves nine.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52So no time to dawdle, let's see how our teams are getting on at the fair.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Just over halfway and it's 2-1 to the Blues.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07And the Reds are all of a flutter over this piece of jewellery.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12It's a lovely little silver brooch, 1906 it says on the ticket.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15And it's also saying T5.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18That tells you, trade £5 off.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Although the ticket is £25, in actual fact you can get it for 20.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26To be honest, at that money, we aren't far out.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30On closer inspection it's a little bit bland.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32It's up to you. It's not my cup of tea.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34You know, it's silver.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36If you could chuck that box in and get it for 20 quid,
0:20:36 > 0:20:38I think you're in with a chance at auction.
0:20:38 > 0:20:42What is the best price you could do for us?
0:20:42 > 0:20:44The bestest price?
0:20:44 > 0:20:47Pretty please?! I've asked nicely.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50If you want the box as well, I could do it for 18.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52- 18?- Yeah, that's a bargain.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54- What do you think, Danny?- Probably ask the stallholder,
0:20:54 > 0:20:58can you put it aside for 15 minutes, and we may come back to it?
0:20:58 > 0:21:01At least we can go around, you might see something you really like,
0:21:01 > 0:21:03and if we don't, we can come back.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05- Would you be willing to do that? - Yeah, that's fine.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08- Brilliant.- Come on. Let's keep rolling.- Cheers.
0:21:09 > 0:21:11Just when the Reds thought they were safe,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14it looks like the Blues are on their way to the same stall.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19The Blues are going in the direction where that brooch is.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22I've got a feeling, just to take the pressure off,
0:21:22 > 0:21:24we go and get that brooch. I wouldn't like them to get it.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26- Let's get it.- That's true. Let's go and get it.- Shall we?
0:21:26 > 0:21:29- Let's go!- Let's go!
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Can the Reds chase the Blues away?
0:21:33 > 0:21:35Hello, Blue team.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37David was calling you. David?
0:21:37 > 0:21:40- Was he?- Yeah.- He's been looking for you. He's calling you.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- Yeah!- See you later.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Success. The coast is clear.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48But is the brooch still there?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50You haven't sold it to them, have you?
0:21:50 > 0:21:53- I've just sold it to the Blue team.- Never!- No, he hasn't.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56I'll tell you what, you'd do a good job at acting.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- That was close.- Yeah, we are going to take you up on your offer.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- OK.- £18, including the box.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- Including the box.- Shake the man's hand.
0:22:04 > 0:22:07- Thank you very much.- Thank you. - Thank you very much.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08That was a close one.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Well done, Reds. But don't slack.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13You've only 20 minutes left to find that final item.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15And that applies to you as well, Blues.
0:22:15 > 0:22:17So, David, time to work some magic.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Let me tell you what absolutely screams out at me,
0:22:20 > 0:22:21and I love it for it.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24It's period. Therefore it's design.
0:22:24 > 0:22:29Its design is so distinctive and it is screaming in my head right now.
0:22:29 > 0:22:30Is it screaming in your head?
0:22:30 > 0:22:32It is. It is a dictograph.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35It is great because you have got these...
0:22:35 > 0:22:37We're talking about the design!
0:22:37 > 0:22:40What design is screaming in your head?
0:22:40 > 0:22:42Yes, it's Edwardian, isn't it, to look at it?
0:22:42 > 0:22:46- No!- No?- Come on Michael, what design would you say that is?
0:22:46 > 0:22:48- Look at the angular.- Art Deco.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50- Art Deco!- So '30s?
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Even earlier. There is a bit missing there.
0:22:53 > 0:22:56- The earpiece.- The earpiece is missing.- Mmm.
0:22:56 > 0:22:57And that would affect the price.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00I'm falling in line with what you're saying there, as well.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- Fair enough, fair enough. - Lead on.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Bad luck David. You lost that one.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07With less than 20 minutes to go and one item still to
0:23:07 > 0:23:10find, you'd better get a wiggle on.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Meanwhile, the Reds seem to have forgotten their budget.
0:23:13 > 0:23:15I'd like that but what's the price?
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- We haven't got enough.- It's nice, but it is a lot of money,
0:23:18 > 0:23:20and I don't think we'd make a lot of profit on it.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23I've got a feeling we would have to halve that price really,
0:23:23 > 0:23:26to go to auction and make a profit.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28- That's out, then.- That's a no-no. - It's a lovely stool.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30It's very nice.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34It might be nice, but with £252 left and just over ten minutes on the clock,
0:23:34 > 0:23:36they can't afford to doddle.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42Now, it looks like the Blues are heading back to the same stall where
0:23:42 > 0:23:43they bought the radio.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46- What do you think of those? - Binoculars. OK.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48- Field glasses. - Field glasses, of course.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50That's a better description. Talk to me about them.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Tell me what you think you might know.
0:23:52 > 0:23:54I think they are pre-First World War.
0:23:54 > 0:23:56I'm thinking about 1890.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59It's not necessarily decorative but it's some nice form to it,
0:23:59 > 0:24:00- I think, really.- Yes.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02Some nice engine turning here.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04It has got a few dents, a few marks.
0:24:04 > 0:24:06But that's the good thing about it.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Because something like this has got a story to tell,
0:24:09 > 0:24:13especially if it's been on the battlefield, a ship, a dreadnought,
0:24:13 > 0:24:14- whatever.- Shall we hold them?- Yes.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16OK. Not as heavy as you might imagine.
0:24:16 > 0:24:18- They're quite lightweight, aren't they?- They are.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20Something tells me it is a military...
0:24:20 > 0:24:23Yes. Just out of interest, you've got five minutes.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25- Right.- So, do you want to know a price?
0:24:25 > 0:24:28I'll tell you what, do me another favour.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31Be interesting now and I'll go and get a price.
0:24:31 > 0:24:35- OK, interesting now.- Interesting now.- Be interesting. Right.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39While the Blues talk among themselves and wait for a price on
0:24:39 > 0:24:43those field glasses, the Reds have honed in on a potential third buy.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46- What you think of that? - That box is quite nice.
0:24:46 > 0:24:50- It's just a box though, isn't it? - It is, but it has got lovely dovetailing on the side.
0:24:50 > 0:24:51It's quite a big lump.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54We've got to trim that price down.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56It's a nice, big lump.
0:24:56 > 0:24:57Is that your big box there?
0:24:57 > 0:24:59What's your absolute best? Your death?
0:24:59 > 0:25:02Help me out here. It's got to go to auction.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04- Pretty please. - 60 quid, the very best.
0:25:04 > 0:25:06- Can we do it for that?- I think we could work with that.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08- Yeah.- I think it's quite nice.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Erm, can we have a quick look inside?
0:25:10 > 0:25:12- Yeah, go for it.- Get in there!
0:25:14 > 0:25:16So what do you think this metal is, then, Danny?
0:25:16 > 0:25:19This metal is either tin or zinc. Quite nice, that.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Although you might look at it and it looks all dented and the nails are
0:25:22 > 0:25:23out, we're not bothered about that.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25It's got a lot of character,
0:25:25 > 0:25:27a lot of age and people will like that when they see it.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Do you like it, Ilona? Do you think we should go for it?
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Yeah, we're running out of time so I don't think we have much more option.
0:25:34 > 0:25:35What did you say, 55 quid.
0:25:35 > 0:25:37- 60 quid.- Oh, 60.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40- Shake his hand. Come on, we ain't got time. It's a deal.- Deal.
0:25:40 > 0:25:41- Thank you.- All right.
0:25:41 > 0:25:47Well done, Reds. £108 spent and your third and final item in the bag.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Right, Blues, David's found the dealer, so it's over to you.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54- We saw these earlier. - You've got three minutes to do this, by the way.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56Yeah, right, OK.
0:25:56 > 0:25:57Really interested.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59What's your best price again?
0:25:59 > 0:26:01- £15.- £15.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05We've got to have a deal here. We've got to have a deal.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08How does £10 grab you? Nice crisp £10 note?
0:26:08 > 0:26:10Not well, I would say. It doesn't grab me at all.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Right, OK. It's not gone right.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15And I know you've only got three minutes left.
0:26:15 > 0:26:16Yeah, yeah.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Sorry about that.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- Meet us halfway.- 14, you'll make your money on them.
0:26:23 > 0:26:2614, ten, halfway, 12.
0:26:26 > 0:26:27I don't... I couldn't...
0:26:27 > 0:26:30Come down another pound, another pound, 13 quid, job's done.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33- We're going for the odd number, are we?- Yeah, why not?
0:26:33 > 0:26:35- Go on, then.- I've got a £3 note. Have you got a £3 note?
0:26:35 > 0:26:37- Go on, then. - What, have we done it?- £13.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Done. £13.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41- Thank you.- One minute to spare.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44That was close. Well done, Blues.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Fair warning, teams. Your time's up.
0:26:46 > 0:26:50- Whether or not they're going to make money, I don't know, but...- No, no, no, no, it's the fun.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53- They are going to make money. - Guys, it's now time to stop talking.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- We're going to go and have a nice bacon butty.- That sounds good to me.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02First up was this wooden sledge, £30 paid.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09Next, they bought an Edwardian silver brooch for £18.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15And finally they got £25 off this wooden chest.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17£60 paid.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Well, Jay, Ilona, thank goodness you had a full 60 minutes because you
0:27:20 > 0:27:22only had a few to spare in the end.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25So, Jay, which is your favourite item of the three?
0:27:25 > 0:27:26My favourite is the sleigh.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28OK. And why is it your favourite?
0:27:28 > 0:27:30It's something we see a lot at antique fairs.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34Yeah, it's a lovely piece, as well. On closer inspection it's really nice.
0:27:34 > 0:27:36OK, so do you think it's going to bring the biggest profit?
0:27:36 > 0:27:38I don't. Although it's my favourite,
0:27:38 > 0:27:39I think the brooch might bring the best profit.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42Ilona, do you agree? Do you think that'll bring the biggest profit?
0:27:42 > 0:27:45- I do, yeah.- OK. But is it your favourite item?
0:27:45 > 0:27:49I don't know. It's a hard choice between the sledge and the brooch.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51£108 is what you spent.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53Who's got 192?
0:27:53 > 0:27:56- The boss.- Yeah, I should have known, actually.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59192 from Ilona.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Danny, you did say a lot for you to spend.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03You were not joking.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Have you seen anything you think would be appropriate?
0:28:05 > 0:28:08I've seen something that they might like.
0:28:08 > 0:28:12- Let's just say, I'm going to pick something up.- OK.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Pick something up... So, while Danny goes off to find his bonus buy,
0:28:15 > 0:28:17let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.
0:28:17 > 0:28:22First, they paid the tiny sum of £9 for this fire extinguisher.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27Next, they bought this 1960s radio for just £18.
0:28:28 > 0:28:32And, finally, the field glasses which they got for £13.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Well, gentlemen, I'm proud of you, because you stuck to a plan.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40And David will tell you that never happens on Bargain Hunt, does it?
0:28:40 > 0:28:44It's never happened with any of my teams in the history of my work on
0:28:44 > 0:28:46Bargain Hunt. So, congratulations.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49- Thank you very much!- So, you bought three interesting items.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Brilliant, that one was car-related.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53Which was your favourite, Jason?
0:28:53 > 0:28:55My favourite, I think the field glasses.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59I really like the field glasses because I just felt they had a story to tell.
0:28:59 > 0:29:01Mick, what was your top item of the three?
0:29:01 > 0:29:03It was the radio. It's exactly what I wanted,
0:29:03 > 0:29:06it's tech and that ticked all the boxes for me.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Which do you think will bring the biggest profit?
0:29:08 > 0:29:10I think the fire extinguisher. We didn't pay a lot for it.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12I think that's the one that will make the best profit.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15I think it was a quality item, as well. It was interesting to look at.
0:29:15 > 0:29:19So, you only spent £40, so who's got 260 in their pocket?
0:29:19 > 0:29:20- You've got it.- I have, here.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23- Mick. OK.- So, there we go.
0:29:23 > 0:29:24I'll take it from you.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26But, it does go to David Harper.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28Because, David, it's your time to shine.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Really? I've got to shine?
0:29:30 > 0:29:33Seriously, that's putting pressure on, Natasha, isn't it?
0:29:33 > 0:29:35I think that for these two I've got to buy something...
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Some kind of instrument, something a bit clever,
0:29:37 > 0:29:39something maybe a bit scientific.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- So that's my challenge. - Yeah, that sounds great.
0:29:42 > 0:29:43OK, it does sound good, doesn't it?
0:29:43 > 0:29:46Yeah. So while David goes in search of his bonus buy,
0:29:46 > 0:29:47it's time for us to head to the auction.
0:29:56 > 0:30:00We're in Lichfield now at Richard Winterton Auctioneers.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03So, no prizes for guessing who's sitting next to me.
0:30:03 > 0:30:04Richard, thank you for having us.
0:30:04 > 0:30:06It's a pleasure, welcome to Lichfield.
0:30:06 > 0:30:10Our Reds, Jay and Ilona, let's start with this big chunk of wood, the sledge.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13- What do you make of it?- I love it. - Oh, do you?- I do love it.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15I love the look of it. It's got that kind of bent wood kind of look,
0:30:15 > 0:30:18hasn't it? You know, you get sledges, you get sledges,
0:30:18 > 0:30:22that is a particular, as sledges go, nice.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25OK, so what do you reckon your bidders are going to pay for it?
0:30:25 > 0:30:28- We've gone 30-40. - OK. They paid £30 for it.
0:30:28 > 0:30:30- They've done well.- Could be a chunk of profit.- They've done well.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Then we're moving on to the item that they both think
0:30:33 > 0:30:35is going to bring the biggest profit, actually
0:30:35 > 0:30:37and that's our Edwardian silver bar brooch complete with butterfly.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40There's a lot that go around of these, aren't there?
0:30:40 > 0:30:43You see a lot come through. You can get a lot nicer brooches.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45We've gone 20-30.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48They paid £18, so, if it makes the lower end of the estimate
0:30:48 > 0:30:51- then £2 profit isn't huge. - No, no. I'm happy with that. Happy with that.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54- A profit's a profit on this show. For sure.- Happy with that.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58Now, the next item is, probably the opposite of an Edwardian bar brooch,
0:30:58 > 0:31:00it's a huge, big tool chest.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02- I like that.- Oh, you like it?
0:31:02 > 0:31:04Yes, it's the sort of thing which is in at the moment,
0:31:04 > 0:31:07that sort of industrial kind of big chest that you can do anything with.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09Yes, we've gone 50-80.
0:31:09 > 0:31:1250-80, OK. Well, the team paid £60.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15OK. Still, you might have your work cut out a wee bit on that one.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17Yeah, a little bit. But that's OK, it's not too bad.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20OK. Well, not too bad is our auctioneer's assessment.
0:31:20 > 0:31:23So let's find out, just in case, what Danny bought as a bonus buy.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29Jay, Ilona, you're about to find out what Danny bought with your £192.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32It does not look like there's a lot under it.
0:31:32 > 0:31:34Don't look like a lot. Don't look like a lot.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36But it's small...
0:31:36 > 0:31:38- Oh!- And plentiful.
0:31:38 > 0:31:40Nice little pair of 19th-century tongs.
0:31:40 > 0:31:43- What are they used for? - Well, primarily, I suppose,
0:31:43 > 0:31:46just to pick up little pieces that was on...
0:31:46 > 0:31:48Little pieces of coal that might have fell out the fire.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50So, quite practical, quite useful.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53And I think it will just look quite nice alongside your companion set.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55They've got a bit of age to them.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57They're 19th century, they're in great condition.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59Quite nice, quite cute, dainty.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01So, how much did you pay for them?
0:32:01 > 0:32:03I paid £20.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06- OK.- How much do you think they'll make at auction?
0:32:06 > 0:32:09I'd like to think they'd make, perhaps, £25-30,
0:32:09 > 0:32:11with a little bit of luck on our side.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13A little bit of luck...
0:32:13 > 0:32:14They're only £20.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Is that the only positive you can find, Jay?
0:32:21 > 0:32:24Well, Reds, you seem to be clutching at straws a wee bit, but don't worry,
0:32:24 > 0:32:27you don't need to make your mind up just yet.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29For now, let's find out what Richard, our auctioneer,
0:32:29 > 0:32:31thinks of Danny's lazy tongs.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36These will not be the first pair of lazy tongs that you have seen here
0:32:36 > 0:32:39- at the auction house.- No, we've seen them, but they're fun, aren't they?
0:32:39 > 0:32:41They're great, good fun.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44And when I'm looking at it, they have got a bit of age, haven't they?
0:32:44 > 0:32:46- I think so.- We've gone 20-30, so...
0:32:46 > 0:32:52Well, Danny paid £20, so, again, if it all hinges on a few pounds,
0:32:52 > 0:32:55that could be a very vital moment. Right, that's it from our Reds.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59Time to turn to the Blues. Mick and Jason. Their first item, actually,
0:32:59 > 0:33:01they both think it's going to make the most profit.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03It's their hand-held fire extinguisher.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06It's the thing that would come through the auctions quite a bit.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08And what do you do with it? It's not the prettiest of things.
0:33:08 > 0:33:11So we've only gone 10-20, I'm afraid.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15They were really enthusiastic about it but they only spent £9.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18- That's good.- Now, our next item is Mick's fave.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21This is all the rage at the moment. It's a great name.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25It's in a lovely little box. We've gone 20-30.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Well, another frugal buy from the gentlemen, £18 only.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31- Very good.- At a fair price. - That's good.- They did really well, didn't they?- Yeah, really good.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35Now Jason's favourite item is this set of field glasses
0:33:35 > 0:33:38- or binoculars.- The great thing about binoculars or field glasses is we're
0:33:38 > 0:33:41looking for some maker's name on them,
0:33:41 > 0:33:43so you can build a history about them.
0:33:43 > 0:33:45But there's nothing on them at all.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48- So, we've gone 15-20. - They only paid £13.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50- So...- Very good. That's good.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Just in case it's a car crash for these car enthusiasts,
0:33:53 > 0:33:56let's see what David bought as a bonus buy.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03Well, Mick, Jason, £260 left to David, what did you buy?
0:34:03 > 0:34:06You're going to have to help me out here because when I first saw this
0:34:06 > 0:34:09box I recognised the wood. It's a mahogany box.
0:34:09 > 0:34:10I really liked it.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13I looked at the interior and I thought to myself,
0:34:13 > 0:34:18I have absolutely no idea on earth what that is.
0:34:18 > 0:34:23But luckily for me I was with the two most intelligent guys I've met in years.
0:34:23 > 0:34:24What is it?
0:34:25 > 0:34:28We'll look like a couple of idiots if we can't answer the question.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31I think we are at times, with the things we've bought.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Wait a minute, there's a scale on here.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35- Oh. It's an anemometer.- Yes. It measures wind speed.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38- Anemometer.- I think, Tash, give them a round of applause.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40- Unbelievable.- I didn't know that.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42The guy had to tell me, I've got to be honest.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44- I like that, actually. - That's a nice piece.
0:34:44 > 0:34:45Nice wooden box, as well.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48Well, it's the box that gives you the date.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50It's certainly 1900, 1910.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52It's beautifully constructed.
0:34:52 > 0:34:57So, we're at the question now, how much did you pay for it?
0:34:57 > 0:34:58What would you pay for it?
0:34:58 > 0:35:03Well, I'd be more than happy to pay £50-60.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Yeah. Bang on, I paid £40 for it.
0:35:06 > 0:35:07How much is it going to make?
0:35:07 > 0:35:11It's the kind of thing that could double its money.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13- It's unusual, isn't it? - Yeah, absolutely.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16I feel that you're saying to yourselves, yeah, let's go for this,
0:35:16 > 0:35:19but now is not the time to make up your mind.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Let's see, does Richard, our auctioneer,
0:35:21 > 0:35:23think the wind will blow in the right direction?
0:35:24 > 0:35:29I present to you David's wind measuring instrument, possibly.
0:35:29 > 0:35:30A scientific instrument of some sort.
0:35:30 > 0:35:32It's named, which helps a lot,
0:35:32 > 0:35:36and I think he internet will get a good wind behind it.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Oh, I like what you did with that.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40What do you think it's going to make them?
0:35:40 > 0:35:42We've gone a little punchy, at 40-50.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46OK, well, David spent 40 on it so could be on the money.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Do you foresee good things happening on the rostrum today?
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- I'm hopeful.- Ever hopeful.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53The ever-hopeful auctioneer.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- I look forward to seeing you strut your stuff.- Thank you.
0:35:56 > 0:35:57£40 in the front row.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59£40 in the front row.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04Jay, Ilona how are you feeling? You look awfully nervous.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06Do you feel good about this auction?
0:36:06 > 0:36:08I can't wait. I'm really excited, yeah.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12OK, first item is the sledge. You love it, you paid £30.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14Here it comes.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16We've got interest on the book,
0:36:16 > 0:36:20Internet is already kicking in and live, we're straight in at £60.
0:36:20 > 0:36:21Oh!
0:36:21 > 0:36:24£60, £70 the internet.
0:36:24 > 0:36:25£70 the internet.
0:36:25 > 0:36:27£70 is on the internet.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29My book's out, room is out,
0:36:29 > 0:36:31we're going to sell it.
0:36:31 > 0:36:34Sold, 70.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Team, you'll be chuffed with that.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42- That's a profit of £40, straightaway.- A good start.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Now, this is the item that you both think is going to bring the biggest profit.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Silver brooch, £18 you paid. Here it comes.
0:36:48 > 0:36:50Interest again is kicking in with this Internet,
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Internet is up and it's strong at £20.
0:36:52 > 0:36:56£20, 25 I'm bid, 25 the internet,
0:36:56 > 0:37:0125 the internet, 25 the internet, £30 the internet.
0:37:01 > 0:37:02We're going up!
0:37:02 > 0:37:03£30 the internet,
0:37:03 > 0:37:0735 the internet, 35 the internet, room finished,
0:37:07 > 0:37:10all done, hammer up, selling, 35.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12- Yeah!- 35.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Right, that's another profit and this time
0:37:15 > 0:37:18it's £17 profit, so well done,
0:37:18 > 0:37:20you're now at plus 57.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24So we're onto the wooden tool chest, £60 paid.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27A bid in at £30 on the book, £30 on the book.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31£30 bid, 35, £40 on the book, £40.
0:37:31 > 0:37:32Keep going, we need that gamble.
0:37:32 > 0:37:37£40 on the book, £40 with me on the book, all done,
0:37:37 > 0:37:40we are then selling at £40.
0:37:40 > 0:37:44Oh! £40, we almost had a golden gavel.
0:37:44 > 0:37:45Alas, not to be today.
0:37:45 > 0:37:50So that's a loss of 20, but, hey, overall, plus 37.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52- Still popping.- Looking good.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54Are you thinking about the bonus buy?
0:37:54 > 0:37:57- I'll say yes.- Do it, let's do it, let's go for it.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59You're going with the lazy tongs.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01£20 Danny paid for it.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03Our auctioneer thinks 20-30.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07£10 Internet's come in, £10 Internet has come in, at £10.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09At £10, £10 he internet...
0:38:09 > 0:38:12- Nobody wants it.- £15 the room, £15 the room.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15£15, far right at £15.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Internet, you've gone cold, there's nothing showing, mate.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20£15, far right, anyone else going to come?
0:38:20 > 0:38:2315, all finished, 15.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25£15, listen,
0:38:25 > 0:38:28it's a tiny wee loss of £5.
0:38:28 > 0:38:33Overall, Reds, well done, a profit of £32 on Bargain Hunt -
0:38:33 > 0:38:35not to be sniffed at.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42Right, Jason and Mick, this is nerve-racking, this is auction time.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Put your money where your mouth is time.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48Not much money where your mouth is, you hardly spent anything at all,
0:38:48 > 0:38:50- so...- £40.
0:38:50 > 0:38:53OK, gentlemen, your first item is going under he hammer.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55You paid £9. Here it comes.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58A bit of interest on the book coming in, Internet as well,
0:38:58 > 0:38:59we're all in at £10.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02£10 I'm bid, £10 I'm bid.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05£10 I'm bid, £15, £20,
0:39:05 > 0:39:08five, £30, £30 I'm bid,
0:39:08 > 0:39:12£30 I'm bid, at £30, commission bid at £30.
0:39:12 > 0:39:17At £30, all done, £30, all finished, £30, all done.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20- Gentlemen.- Super job.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23£30 is a profit, as predicted. It's a £21 profit,
0:39:23 > 0:39:26so let's lead onto the radio, Mick,
0:39:26 > 0:39:28- this was your favourite. - It was my favourite, yeah.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30- You paid £18.- And it's older than I thought it was.
0:39:30 > 0:39:35The internet is in at ten, 15, 20, five, 30, five, £40,
0:39:35 > 0:39:39£40, £40, £40 I'm bid,
0:39:39 > 0:39:42all done at £40, room out,
0:39:42 > 0:39:45all done and sold at 40.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Nice work, James, £40.
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Well, first of all that's a profit of £22,
0:39:50 > 0:39:55so currently you're at 43, gents, so here comes your binoculars, £13 bid.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59Ten to start, ten, 15, £15.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02£15. I'll take 18, sir.
0:40:02 > 0:40:07£18, £20, at £20.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10You guys are good, I'm telling you.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13At £20, you going again, sir?
0:40:13 > 0:40:17No. All done, you had the chat, it's a no, it's £20, it's here,
0:40:17 > 0:40:20we're all done, sold at 20.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24Sorry.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27So that's £7 profit, we'll add that to what you had,
0:40:27 > 0:40:28£50 in total.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- Well done.- That's great.
0:40:31 > 0:40:32And it feels kismet,
0:40:32 > 0:40:37David bought you a bonus buy that relates directly to your careers,
0:40:37 > 0:40:39but think with your heads.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Are you going to go with the anemometer.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45Who dares, Rodney, wins.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47OK, so that's a yes?
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Good, sounds like a yes to me.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51£40 is what David paid for it.
0:40:51 > 0:40:54Richard, our auctioneer, thinks 40-50.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57Internet is in at £25.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01£25, right, come on, £25.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03Who in the room knows what this is?
0:41:03 > 0:41:07At £25, we have £30, £30.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11- Come on.- 35, 35, 35, 35,
0:41:11 > 0:41:14£40, 45, 45.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16At 45, all done at 45,
0:41:16 > 0:41:19All done and selling, 45.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21Bounce.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23- Yeah.- £45.- Marvellous.
0:41:23 > 0:41:29You made £5 on your bonus buy, so that is a total of £55.
0:41:29 > 0:41:33- It couldn't have gone better, really, could it?- No, it's fantastic.- We've really enjoyed it.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- And we introduced you to a friend for life.- Yes, he likes cars.
0:41:37 > 0:41:41Now let's not talk about friends, let's talk about enemies, the Reds,
0:41:41 > 0:41:43and I want you to say nothing to them,
0:41:43 > 0:41:46because they might have the winning score.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49You never know. All will be revealed, OK?
0:41:55 > 0:41:58Both teams made profits today.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00Mm, exciting.
0:42:00 > 0:42:05Our winners today with the slightly bigger profit of £55,
0:42:05 > 0:42:06it's the Blues!
0:42:07 > 0:42:08Well done.
0:42:08 > 0:42:14But Reds, we are not turning our nose up at your very healthy profit of £32.
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Well done, you must be chuffed with that.
0:42:16 > 0:42:18Yeah, we still made profit, so we're still winners.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20Well done, make sure you split it between you.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Ilona was party to that as well.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24I think that's my half.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28That looks about right. Let's turn to our victors today.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32With a profit of £55 today, Blues, you are our winners.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34- Thank you very much. - How good does that feel?
0:42:34 > 0:42:36- It feels excellent. - Absolutely fantastic.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Profits were not too much of a surprise.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40You didn't spend a huge amount,
0:42:40 > 0:42:45but a profit on every item is a good surprise
0:42:45 > 0:42:49and it gets you golden gravels, so team, well done,
0:42:49 > 0:42:52a golden gavel for each of you.
0:42:52 > 0:42:53Wear it with pride.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56And on this show, if you get a golden gavel
0:42:56 > 0:42:59and then your expert makes a profit on his bonus buy,
0:42:59 > 0:43:00he or she gets one too.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04- So, David, add that to your collection.- Thank you.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05I'm so glad you had a good time.
0:43:05 > 0:43:08And the experience, the auction, it was great, wasn't it?
0:43:08 > 0:43:11- Oh, we really enjoyed ourselves. Can we do it again?- Once is enough.
0:43:11 > 0:43:13Sorry, but it was great fun.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15But we're always looking for quality contestants,
0:43:15 > 0:43:18so if you want to apply to be on the show have a look at our website and
0:43:18 > 0:43:21you can always just join us again for some more bargain hunting.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24- Yes? ALL:- Yes!