VOICEOVER (VO): It's the nation's favorite antiques experts... Alright, fair enough.

It's a really cute subject.

VO: ..behind the wheel of a classic car.

NATASHA: Make it so.

MARGIE: Here we go.

VO: And a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

Frankly terrifying.

VO: The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction.

But it's no mean feat.

I've lost money!

VO: There'll be worthy winners... Get in there!

VO: ..and valiant losers.

Could have been worse.

VO: Will it be the high road to glory?

Ooh.

VO: Or the slow road to disaster?

Ugh!

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip!

Groovy, baby!

VO: Ah!

Glorious Herefordshire.

Cattle country.

Looks like the perfect day for a tootle about.

Driving through the countryside, in my little classic car.

It's nice and peaceful.

(HORN HONKS) CHRISTINA (CT): Morning!

SERHAT (SA): Oh!

VO: You were saying?

Here comes trouble.

Come on, speed up!

You're in the speedier car.

VO: Yeah, Sunday driver Serhat Ahmet and road hog Christina Trevanion are back on the B roads, with a new addition to the convoy.

CT: So what do you think of my new wheels?

Check 'em out.

I love your new wheels.

I'm behind you, baby.

You're towering over me.

Woohoo!

VO: Christina's new motor is this rugged Series One Land Rover, a perfect fit for our country lass.

It was built in the time before seat belts were mandatory, so careful over those bumps.

SA: I like this nice big, wide road we're going down.

Yeah, I love it how my wing mirrors are essentially just kind of trimming the verges.

VO: City slicker Serhat's opted for the stylish Porsche Speedster, a much smoother ride, most of the time.

SA: Ooh!

VO: Ooh.

Did you hear that?

Easy!

It doesn't matter if I go through a pothole.

Yeah, yeah, Christina's built for potholes.

Yep, oh, she is!

VO: "Ready for anything" is the motto of our Shropshire auctioneer and Road Trip regular, Christina.

CT: I love...ow!

(SHE LAUGHS) This table's made of oak, isn't it?

VO: But she wasn't prepared for the bump in the road that was new boy Serhat.

Oh no, our London porcelain dealer took to the Trip like a duck to water last time out.

Make it 140 and we've got a deal.

Sold.

OK.

Brilliant.

VO: And when it came to the auction, the student became the master.

Last call, I have 140... Good work, that's amazing.

SA: So how do you feel about me being in the lead, Christina?

Well, you are in the lead.

I want to overtake you now.

I mean, this is just a metaphor of metaphors, isn't it?

VO: Not 'alf!

VO: Our Christina started out with a £200 budget, and after buying some things, selling some things, ended up just about where she started, with £205 exactly.

But it was a sparkling debut for Serhat.

He started out with the same amount, and managed to speed into the lead, with a not too shabby £251.44.

I'm definitely feeling confident going into the next auction.

Feeling racy in your little race car?

Yeah, feeling whizzy.

VO: Well, let's get busy!

After taking in the sights of north Wales, we're about to wander around the West Midlands.

Then it'll be back over the border into south Wales, before the final battle in Battle.

We'll be taking in Shropshire and Worcestershire for this leg's shopping expedition, ending up in the Black Country at Oldbury, but let's make a start in the Herefordshire town of Leominster.

Lovely!

You beat me!

Hello.

Hello!

Yours is easier to get out of.

CT: Is it?

SA: Hang on.

Come on, Mr Elegant.

Oh, very cool.

VO: Last one in's a rotten egg.

Ha!

Secondhand Warehouse is the name of this place, which can only mean antiques, and lots of them.

In fact, lots and lots and lots of them.

CT: Spoons, spoons and more spoons.

VO: 12,500 square feet of shop will be a good test for our eagle-eyed antique spotters.

Oh, hello.

RAOB, Ormond Lodge, Liberty Hall.

That's the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes.

I don't know a huge amount about them, but I think they were quite a philanthropic organization.

VO: Spot on.

Also known as the Buffs, the Order began in 1822 with the aim of looking after members in need and raising money for charity.

So you would go into the Liberty Hall and you would go and mingle with your fellow Buffs, and then when the meeting starts, and business is to be got down to, look at this.

"Strict order".

You didn't have to bang a gavel, you didn't have to shout at anyone, you'd just turn the sign and everyone will obey.

I love it!

How much is it?

£85.

£85, and I've got £205 to spend, haven't I?

OK. Well, we'll see what the best price might be on that, but that's very cool.

I particularly like the "Strict order".

I think I need one of these at home.

Stop shouting and just turn the sign.

VO: Oh, she's stern, isn't she?

Ha!

Now, anything leaping out at Serhat, amongst all these cabinets?

Ah.

I know straight away what that is.

Let's get him out.

So, this is a Meissen bulldog, from the art nouveau period, so it's about 1905, 1910, and Meissen were at the forefront of developing the technique that is used on this piece.

The enamels are applied at the same time as the glaze in the firing process, so it gives this very luminous kind of glaze on the piece.

This is really high temperature firing, so lots of things went wrong, so finding a piece from the art nouveau period by Meissen, it's not an everyday event, so I'm very excited by this little bulldog.

VO: We can tell!

It's priced up at £58.

It's beautifully marked on the bottom with the Meissen cross swords mark.

I've just spotted it's got a little bit of restoration on the foot, which does really affect the value of these pieces.

Even with a little bit damage on that foot, bit of restoration, I think that's still a great price, still lots of potential at auction, so I'm going to buy that.

Let's go and find a dealer.

VO: He knows his ceramics, does our Serhat.

Ben will be the man to talk to.

SA: Ben.

BEN: Hiya.

Hi.

I found this charming little bulldog.

Yep.

It says £58 on the ticket, and I'm hoping you can entice me.

BEN: Well, I'd normally say 50.

SA: How about 40?

We can do 45.

Yeah, I think that's fair.

45?

45.

Meet you halfway.

Can I leave him with you?

Yeah, sure.

Cuz I still need to look around and see what other goodies I can find.

Good, good.

Then I'll be back.

VO: One hound on hold, then.

Now, what's Christina got her paws on?

Hello.

Hello.

What do you think?

I like it!

Isn't she just sort of macabre, really sort of... Yeah.

..wonderfully slightly spooky?

Is it a buy, do you think?

I think it's too much money for me.

SA: How much?

CT: It's £275.

Oh, OK.

So, sadly not.

Definitely out of budget.

But what I want to know, can it tell us which way the bargains are?

That way.

SA: That way?

CT: That way.

I'll see you later.

OK. VO: Weurgh!

It'll be even more spooky if it turns out to be correct.

Oh, that's cute.

We can see something there.

It's this little cat.

VO: First Fido, now Tiddles.

I sense a theme.

The great thing about cats is that cat lovers just love buying any sort of cat.

Dog lovers just want to buy whatever breed they own, but with cat lovers, it's just a bit of...it's a bigger market, and he's in such a lovely little pose, you know, he's kind of crouched down, tail curled up.

Lovely patination, but really nicely molded, too.

Lots of detail into the fur and the face.

It's a really cute subject, actually, and it's priced at just £24.

I am taking that with me, from the unlocked cabinet.

I'm going to keep looking around, see what else we can find.

VO: Like a guinea pig, or a goldfish maybe.

Meanwhile, Christina's collared Ben for a peek into another cabinet.

I quite liked that.

I did also quite like that as well.

Really, really pretty.

So, this one, I thought, had a very David Andersen look about it.

Here we go.

Yep, very nice.

VO: Oh, one of the big names in Norwegian jewelry making, and big sellers over here, too.

CT: In the sort of early to mid 20th century, Scandinavian jewelry had this real surge of interest, and they made a lot of silver jewelry and enamel jewelry, specifically.

To me, that is just so what the Scandinavians were doing, and what the Brits were doing at the same time.

This is just a bit chintzy, and a bit sort of harking back to the Victorian age, isn't it?

Whereas that's just sleek and contemporary and cool.

Do I want to go fussy and chintzy, or contemporary and cool?

Contemporary and cool, just like you.

Stop it.

No, it's true!

I was thinking more chintzy actually.

What, thinking of me?

(BOTH LAUGH) Mm... No, they are cool, and enamel jewelry is selling really well at the moment.

VO: Well, contemporary and cool is ticketed at £48.

And I did also really like...there's um... Mm-hm?

..a Buffalo sign, like a lodge sign.

So, price wise, what can we do, though?

Well, the sign, I think, it's 85 on it, isn't it?

And they're separate dealers.

I could do that for 75... Mm-hm?

Yeah, I could do this one for 40.

What if I just had the brooch?

Would you still be able to do it for 40?

BEN: Go on.

CT: Yeah?

BEN: For you, I will.

CT: Very kind.

Thank you.

VO: And with £1655 left, that's her off the blocks too.

CT: Alright, then.

Off we go.

Another adventure.

VO: And while she heads for the hills, it looks like Serhat is still in a shopping mood.

Watch out.

There's a really nice beaker in here.

Early Worcester, mid to late 18th century.

Let's have a look.

Nice, early mark there, crescent moon for Worcester, and if you hold it up to the light, you can see how extremely fine the porcelain that's been potted.

I think this is a lovely shape, and not one I recognize from the Worcester archives.

So that, together with the price, at £85, I think there's a deal to be done there.

VO: So, back to Ben we go.

There's that moggy to discuss as well, don't forget.

SA: Hi, Ben.

BEN: Hiya.

I've found two things.

Love that, charming little silver plated cat.

That is cute.

£24.

I'm not going to argue.

I'll take that.

Great.

But the Worcester beaker.

Nice early beaker, but it's £85, so I'm hoping you can do a good deal for me, seeing as I'm taking the cat.

I can do 75 on that.

65.

Meet in the middle.

OK. Yeah.

Yeah, I'm happy with that.

VO: Better flash the cash, then.

70 for the beaker, 24 for the cat, and don't forget the £40 for that doggo you bagged earlier.

That leaves him with just under £115 for later.

Time we moved on, I think.

Meanwhile, Christina's made a clean getaway, just a short trip down the road to Hope under Dinmore and this magnificent pile, Hampton Court Castle.

It's like I'm driving into a fairy tale.

Ooh, we've got a drawbridge, even!

VO: But it's the splendid gardens that are calling to Christina, and the botanicals growing therein.

She's here to meet Sally Pointer, who's made a study of historical hygiene.

Sally, I feel like I've stepped back about four or 500 years.

Are you a medieval gardener?

You're almost right.

This is Tudor.

Ah, bit later then.

I'm dressed as a Tudor today, because I've been exploring how the Tudors, um, experienced things like hygiene, and laundry, and washing and soap.

OK, my knowledge of the Tudors is that they were not very clean, so the fact they had soap is quite extraordinary to me.

They've got a slightly different attitude to hygiene than we do.

They believe that the way you keep clean is by having your linens absolutely immaculate.

If they're immaculately clean, and you change those as often as possible, you don't get hot and sticky and smelly.

So we're going to make some Tudor wash balls, and I'd love your help with them.

Tudor wash balls?

Yeah, absolutely.

Ooh, well, that sounds exciting.

OK.

So, the first thing we need to do is pick some herbs to make them smell nice.

Perfect.

VO: The origin of soap is lost to time, but it dates back at least to the ancient Babylonians.

Nearly 5,000 years ago, someone discovered that if wood ash was mixed with animal fat and water in just the right way, it created a goo that could magically lift grease and smells out of fabrics.

SALLY: By the time you get to people like the Romans, they're not bathing in soap because they've got other methods that have worked for them for a long time.

But they know about soap from other people.

So Pliny, who's writing in the middle of the first century, records that the Gauls are using a special sort of soap, and it comes in two sorts, hard and liquid.

Which, apparently, the men liked because it reddened their hair.

What?

So, it's all about Celtic male fashion... Of course it is, of course it is.

..and it's less about scrubbing your laundry.

Love it.

VO: It wasn't until the late medieval period that we began to get something that we would recognize as a bar of soap today.

Castile soap, so named for the region in Spain where it was produced, used olive oil instead of animal fat.

This made a harder, finer and less smelly product.

It starts being imported into Britain probably in the 12th or 13th century.

Doesn't take long before we start actually making it over here as well, but the name sticks.

People realize that by scraping this up very, very finely, mixing together herbs, spices, interesting scents, squidging it back together, you can make something that's got texture... and fragrance, and goes further.

So, did the Tudors start to sort of personalize soaps, then?

Did they start to sort of do sort of, like, well, I like lavender more than I like marigold, so I'm going to have a lavender soap?

Yeah, I think that's definitely coming in.

If you're very wealthy, you could have scents that come from all corners of the known world.

You could have things like musk or civet, or ambergris... Oh, wow!

..so, those rich, animal perfumes.

If you're, you know, little Mary Bloggs down in the village... Mm-hm.

..well, a little bit of marigold and lavender, and a bit of soap bought at the fair once a year.

Would suffice perfectly well?

Yes.

VO: Well, that's your ingredients picked.

Time to get making.

So, the first thing to do is grate that bar of soap.

So, I think Tudor people could have scraped it with a knife, but a modern grater is much easier to handle.

Yeah, quite.

And now we need to add the fun things.

OK.

So, the marigold petals, we can use fresh.

We just pull the petals.

It feels a bit like witchcraft, it feels like sort of making lotions and potions, and... Well, you've got to be careful what you say, if you're a Tudor, about things like that, but, yes, generally... VO: Quite!

From its popularity in Tudor times, the humble bar of soap fell out of favor when, after the English Civil War, it was taxed, pricing it out of reach for most ordinary people.

That is beautiful.

It's going to take a couple of days to dry, so we'll try out one of the ones we made earlier.

Oh, OK. VO: In the mid 1800s, when the tax was repealed, the soap industry boomed.

Nowadays, the global soap market is worth £14 billion, so maybe our novice soap maker could clean up.

Ha!

CT: Thank you so much.

What an amazing history.

Don't forget to take your wash ball with you.

A couple of days, you'll be able to use that at home.

All that hard work.

Brilliant.

Thank you ever so much.

OK now.

VO: Meanwhile, on the road, our other squeaky clean shopper is out meeting the locals.

Hello.

(HE LAUGHS) What a sweet dog.

VO: He's piloting the Porsche, very carefully towards the village of Brimfield.

Tench Treasures is next on his list, and with £112 and change at his disposal, let's hope it lives up to the last part of its name.

Plenty to see in here, but first, there's one thing that just has to be done.

Oh, I can't resist trying this on.

I love a top hat.

And there's a mirror, just here.

What do you think?

Looks good, right?

VO: It's a bit of a rite of passage on this Road Trip.

Right, let's get onto the serious stuff, which for him is ceramics.

These are really nice.

These are Dutch pottery vases from the Gouda factory.

Oh, I love all these acidic colors that they used, you know, these bright oranges and turquoises and this mustard color here.

And they've always got this really lovely art nouveau feel to them, and a really kind of organic shape, but really organic design as well.

VO: Gouda pottery became really popular in the early 20th century, and yes, it's from the same place as the cheese.

£50 on the pair.

It says "AF", as found, so there's something wrong with one of them... ..and it's not staring me in the face.

But I think those are really, really lovely, and it's just nice to have a pair.

Normally, when I'm looking around, I find lots of singles, but a pair is more than two singles.

VO: So true.

Better have a word with the owner.

SA: Stacey.

STACEY: Are you alright?

Just the man.

I found a pair of vases...

Yes.

..back of the room.

It says "AF" on the ticket.

I guess it's...

It's the small chip on the top, yes.

Is there anything else wrong with them?

Not that I'm aware of.

SA: Great colors.

STACEY: Beautiful.

I just love that colorway.

So £50.

What can you do?

What's your best?

Well, actually, I've got a candlestick that matches... Oh.

..um, so we could possibly do a deal on all three.

VO: We should probably have a look at it, then.

You can never have too much Gouda in my book.

Really similar palette, isn't it?

Yeah, definitely.

OK, that's 35 and 50, so what can we do with the three together?

Because of the damage to the one vase, I'd happily do 50 for the all three.

Stacey, is that really your best?

At a push, I can do 45.

Yeah, I'm really happy with that.

STACEY: Brilliant.

SA: Let's do that.

Cool.

Go in and give you some money.

VO: That yummy trio leaves him with just over £67.

Time now to catch up with your competition.

Let's hope she's cheesed off with that little purchase.

Hm!

CT: We should be looking for apple trees and orchards and, oh, we could go scrumping!

Go scrumping?

Yeah!

You been scrumping before?

No.

Oh, you go and pick apples off trees.

VO: We'll have no pilfering on this show, thank you very much.

Time you two headed off for some shuteye.

VO: It's a bit of a grey West Midlands morning, but someone's in a sunny mood.

Morning, horses!

Woohoo!

VO: You can tell she's a country girl, can't you?

Oh, it's a big pothole.

Ha!

It doesn't matter, I'm in a Land Rover.

VO: Lordy.

Now, has anyone seen the other expert?

There he is.

Hi!

VO: Ah, lurking in the lay-by, eh?

Hi!

Morning!

Boop-boop!

Did you get lost?

Eh, I got here first.

Oh.

VO: That's you told, then.

Our man Serhat went on a bit of a spree yesterday, splashing £184 on a Worcester beaker, three lumps of Gouda, and a silver plated cat.

And let's not forget his pride and joy.

Oh, cute!

Isn't that so cool, though?

Is it Doulton or Beswick, or what is it?

Meissen.

And it's got these lovely high temperature colors.

Ooh.

So it's just a really special thing.

How special is it?

It was specially priced.

Oh!

(BOTH LAUGH) Blimey, do you want to see what I bought?

Yeah, go on, then.

VO: Her one and only purchase.

Oh, wow, is that enamel and silver?

It is.

That's exactly what it is.

Little Norwegian by a designer called David Andersen, who's very sought after.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

So I like it, we've got two very confident purchases here.

Yeah.

You're making me nervous.

You're making me very, very nervous!

That's the aim of the game.

Right, shall we get shopping?

SA: Yes.

CT: Alright.

SA: Let's do it.

CT: Catch you later.

You too.

Oh, I'm going to race you now!

Ooh!

VO: Ladies and gentlemen, to your vehicles.

Later, they'll be sending all their goodies off to an online auction in Lichfield, but for now, there's still buying to do.

So, next stop, Bridgnorth.

This pretty Shropshire town sits on the River Severn, and as its name suggests, it has a bridge, so that's good.

With only that one item in hand, Christina's hoping that a visit to the Old Mill Antiques Centre will bear fruit.

She still has £165 in her pocket, so there should be plenty of options.

Have you seen that?

I mean, that is just quite extraordinary.

Look straight on at it and it's a normal lady, and you look to the side... it's terrifying!

Whoa.

Normal lady, scary lady, normal lady, scary lady.

That to me quite stands out because it's just... frankly terrifying.

VO: Gives me the heebie-jeebies too.

Let's step away from that, shall we?

CT: Oh, that's cute.

So what have we got here?

This is a really rather lovely bangle.

It's not marked, gilt metal.

It's a really nice Victorian piece.

So I would expect that to be a citrine, which is a type of quartz.

Yellow quartz is called citrine, purple quartz is called amethyst.

They're from the same family.

But I would imagine, set in gilt metal like that... ..it's probably just a glass stone which has been colored to make it look like a citrine.

But isn't that a good looking thing?

VO: It is, and a very fetching price too - £12.

CT: I'd imagine the type of person that would wear this would be a very lovely Victorian lady, who perhaps couldn't quite afford the actual original gold example, but nonetheless wanted a very beautiful bangle to look really smart.

I think that's gorgeous.

VO: And another piece of jewelry to add to your collection.

Now, who's in charge around here?

Ah, the polish is a giveaway.

Hello.

You must be John.

Yes, hello.

Hi, John.

Do you mind if I leave this bangle in your very capable hands?

Of course, yes.

I'll pop it behind the counter.

Perfect.

Thank you.

I'll carry on wandering.

VO: Still lots to see.

Now, this looks a likely cabinet.

CT: Oh, those are nice.

VO: More jewelry.

Going for the full set, eh?

Hey, look at these.

Those are cool.

Right, they're purporting... says, vintage amber earrings, purporting to be amber.

Let's have a quick test.

VO: Oh, she's off.

CT: So, letting you into some insider secrets now.

Don't tell anyone.

When you're on the road, you see quite a lot of amber and a lot of amber is massively synthesized, and people call things amber that isn't necessarily amber.

But a good way, a good test, is if you just get a few little pieces of tissue.

Now, amber, by its very nature, when it's charged, becomes static.

So if you give it a good rub and then just see if it's static.

VO: Ah, look at that.

And the tissue will stick to the amber like that.

It won't do that if it's plastic.

VO: Antiques advice and science lessons, how's that for value?

So those are absolutely right, as the label says, vintage amber earrings.

So those are really rather lovely, and amber has had a huge resurgence at auction at the moment.

Not only amber, but also earrings, so that combination for me is absolutely winning and they're only marked up at £22.

It's not bad at all, is it?

Think I might go for those.

Take the tissue with me.

(SHE LAUGHS) VO: Tut-tut.

Now, where's John?

John, you do a lot of polishing in this place.

Always.

You're always very hard at work.

Right, so I've got the earrings here, which are £22.

Yeah.

And the bangle that I gave you before.

Yes, on the counter.

CT: That's £12, isn't it?

JOHN: Uh-huh.

Yeah.

So what's that?

£34 in total, isn't it?

Yes.

Any movement on that?

I know it's very cheeky, isn't it?

I can do a little bit on the earrings, not on the bangle at that price.

20 on those...

Perfect.

..32 altogether.

32, magic.

£32 is absolutely a deal in my book.

Let me give you some.

Three... VO: And after that, she's still got a sizeable £133 left and a good morning's work there.

No shopping yet for Serhat today.

He's headed off deep into the heart of the Black Country and Dudley.

Thanks to its abundance of iron ore and coal, this area was one of the birthplaces of the industrial revolution, and it was the canals that kept the supply of these raw materials flowing.

SA: You must be Derek.

DEREK: I am indeed, yes.

Nice to meet you.

VO: Derek Gittings, former operations director for the Dudley Canal and Tunnel Trust, is our guide to Dudley's particularly unique canal system.

What were the canals designed for?

They were designed to carry cargo.

Once we started our industrial revolution, we needed to move heavy materials around.

A horse pulling a cart, say, can pull about one or two tonnes.

But if you build a canal, that same horse pulling a canal boat can move up to 30 tonnes... SA: Wow.

..at the same sort of speed.

VO: Much of the land round here was owned by John Ward, the second Viscount Dudley, and he was keen to exploit the area's natural resources in the burgeoning industrial age.

In 1776, he commissioned this tunnel system to transport limestone from his mines just underneath the hillside here.

How marvelous.

This is Lord Ward's tunnel.

It was the first section of the tunnel to be built back in the 1770s.

SA: It is absolutely tiny.

I mean, we're just about getting through here.

Why is it so small?

Money.

Simply, wider tunnels cost more money to make.

Wow, feels a bit strange coming back into daylight.

This is Castlemill Basin, originally a limestone mine.

SA: I really think this is quite amazing.

You wouldn't think that you were in the heart of the industrial Black Country here.

VO: The limestone mined here was used in agriculture to condition soil and for making mortar for building, but most importantly, it was a vital component in the iron smelting process.

All this was originally underground, but the roof was opened in the late 1700s for ventilation in the tunnels.

DEREK: When the mining had finished in the mid 1800s, this became quite a tourist attraction.

The renowned artist JM Turner actually sat just up there and sketched the basin.

VO: The narrow tunnels meant that horses couldn't be used to pull the boats, so to get deep into the mines, the boatmen employed a different means of propulsion known as legging.

How does legging actually work in practice?

Well, I will show you.

I will leg with my wife, Tina.

It's how we spent our courting time down here.

So we're well used to head on each other's shoulders, whispering sweet nothings and feet on the wall.

VO: Ah, who says romance is dead, eh?

The canal companies would often employ professional leggers to push the boats through, and depending on the length of the tunnel, it could take several hours for a single trip.

Is that Tina?

Hard to tell in the dark, isn't it?

SA: Derek, you've got the advantage of having very long legs so you can cross over as you step.

Yes, yes.

Whereas Tina, you have to step tiny steps along.

That's right!

Only got little legs!

Aww.

VO: After 158 years of commercial use, the canals were closed in the 1950s.

The whole system down here fell into dangerous disrepair and was scheduled to be sealed off, but Derek, Tina and their fellow enthusiasts battled long and hard to keep it open and restore the tunnels back to their former glory.

So this is the singing cavern, named because of its acoustics.

Well known as a fine place to have a sing from mid 1800s.

SA: That's incredible.

Such high ceilings in here.

And bear in mind, this is probably one of the smallest mines that were on the system.

It's brilliant, Derek, that, you know, the legacy of the canals and tunnels has been saved for future generations.

Yes, and this is the only underground part of that heritage that we can actually get into and show the public.

So we're very proud of what we have done here.

If you fancy having a go, you are very welcome to express yourself in here.

Here we go.

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VO: Crikey.

It's a good job they reinforced the roof.

Now, back above ground, our lady in the Landy is on the move heading into Worcestershire and the town of Kidderminster.

Let's see if Ian Warner Jewellery and Antiques can tempt her to part with that £133 she's got in her pocket.

Hello?

Hello.

How are you doing?

Alright, thanks, you?

There's a lot of jewelry going on.

IAN: There's a bit.

VO: Well, it is in the name of the shop, but Ian does have one or two other items if you fancy a change, Christina.

Oh, hello.

Look at you.

Ian?

Yes?

What's...can I go in here?

You may.

What's this teapot?

It's a Worcester one.

Yeah.

But it's got no lid.

I like teapots without lids.

That means they're affordable.

This is an 18th century Worcester teapot, and we know that because of this wonderful globular shape and the pattern is what we call polychrome decorated, which means poly - many, chrome - colors.

This dates to about 1770, 1775.

This was a luxury product that would have been owned by somebody affluent because you have to imagine that tea at the time was an incredibly luxury product.

It wasn't just something that everybody could afford.

You also have to remember that this stage, this was the very earliest development of English porcelain, so early English porcelain, with this beautiful chinoiserie, eastern pattern, where you would get this exotic tea from China and you'd mix it in your China effect pot.

Just...

I love it.

VO: And what's not to love?

Well, the cost, perhaps.

Hang on a second, this has been in here for so long that the price has worn away, Ian.

It's got 120 on it.

I've had it a while.

You can have it for 60 quid.

Half price for no lid?

That's right, it's got 120 on it, so half of that is 60.

Alright, fair enough.

VO: Maths was never her strong suit.

Meanwhile, having emerged from the depths, our other shopper is still in the Black Country, making a beeline for the town of Oldbury and his last shop of the day, Home by James.

No prizes for guessing the owner's name.

Serhat's got a smidge under £70 to play with in here, and with so much stuff in such a small space, you've got to look everywhere.

Ah.

I wasn't expecting to find this inside a bureau.

VO: Yeah, doesn't everyone keep their mincer in a writing desk?

More ceramics, more ceramics!

I am always tempted by ceramics.

VO: We'd noticed.

Going to try and keep away for now.

VO: Be strong, Serhat.

You can do it.

Quick, find something to distract you.

SA: That's nice.

That's from an advertising signboard next to a newsagent's, and it's for The War Illustrated - "America's fight for freedom dollars."

I think that's really interesting.

It's a nice looking thing and the appeal of this kind of piece is that someone could just buy it, mount it, frame it, put it on their wall.

It'd look great in, you know, any kind of modern interior as well.

So it's a piece of the moment, I think.

VO: And it's not ceramics!

Phew!

Now, over to James for the headlines.

Uh...

It's the war magazine which was... Yeah.

..produced in this country throughout the First World War.

And I believe that particular poster dates to 1915.

SA: And it's got a great graphic design feel about it.

What's the price on that?

That's got 40 on it.

But I would half that for you to give you a good chance at auction.

I think for £20, James, I'm going to take that.

JAMES: OK. SA: Please.

Super.

Good.

VO: Bit of a scoop for our Serhat there, and in other news, he's managed to hang on to £47.

So long, Home by James.

Hello, home by tea time.

No rest yet in Kidderminster, though.

Christina's still got some work to do and there's a whole lot more to rummage through upstairs.

Look at those great birdies.

What amazing color.

So these are probably 19th century Bohemian glass, I'm guessing, but isn't that the most wonderful lavender color?

Look, guys.

Not just one, no, no, no.

Please be in good condition, please be in good condition, please be in good condition, please be in good condition!

There's two!

These are fab, aren't they?

Technically not a pair because they're not facing each other.

They're sort of facing the same way.

They're both wandering off that way, but the enameling on them is beautiful.

Both in really good condition.

VO: And ticketed up at £85 for the two.

What do you think, guys?

Do we like them?

Yeah!

VO: Well, with that ringing endorsement, let's go and see what Ian can do on them.

Don't forget that teapot you liked as well.

Hello.

Hello.

Oh, you found some things.

I have.

I'm in a jewelry shop and I found pots.

Good girl.

And glass.

I found a pair of vases which says...what does it say?

£85.

IAN: £50.

CT: £50.

Yeah, for the pair.

That's pretty decisive!

Yeah, that's...they don't get any cheaper.

Definitely not going to argue with that.

And then the Worcester teapot, which, you know, it's missing a lid.

Yeah.

And that's £60.

CT: £60.

IAN: It's £60.

..so we're looking at £110.

Yes.

Any chance I could squeeze you to 100?

No chance at all.

Just a tiny squeeze!

No.

Big squeeze, little squeeze, no squeeze at all.

Little...little nudge?

Fair enough, you're a brutal man, but I like it.

VO: You stand your ground, Ian, and with £23 still left in the kitty, I think she's done.

You're a gentleman, Ian.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

Take care.

VO: So, we've got all we need for the auction, time to make tracks.

Oh-ho-ho, this looks like fun.

Let's go down here!

VO: Is this a short cut?

Ha-ha!

This is what Land Rovers are made for.

Oh brilliant, you couldn't do this in a Porsche.

Woo!

(SHE LAUGHS) Those antiques aren't going to survive, are they?

VO: No kidding.

I hope you used lots of bubble wrap.

Nighty, muddy night.

VO: It's auction day and the excitement is palpable.

Here he comes.

(CAR RUMBLES) Ah!

Listen to that growl.

CT: Hello.

SA: Hello.

I love it.

You've just got the biggest grin on your face.

It's wonderful.

VO: We've pitched up at beautiful Bishton Hall for a spot of online auction watching.

CT: Let's go, let's go.

SA: OK. CT: Are you ready?

SA: Yes, I'm ready.

You're looking far too relaxed, far too happy.

Me first.

You first, in you go.

Come on.

VO: Head straight for the tea room.

After starting off in Leominster, our pair have ended up here in Wolseley Bridge while their purchases have traveled on, just along the road to Lichfield and an online only sale at Richard Winterton Auctioneers.

Lot 180.

VO: Christina parted with £182 on five auction lots.

Let's see what the man himself makes of all that jewelry.

We've got a little brooch.

Two leaves.

There's lots of collectors out there for David Anderson, so I think we'll have a lot of interest in this lot.

VO: Serhat forked out £204 on five lots.

A bit heavy on the porcelain, eh, Richard?

RICHARD: The bulldog.

Lovely item, we turn it over and it's got those great Meissen marks, so everyone will be after this lot.

Hopefully we'll do really well.

VO: That sounds jolly.

Let's pull up a chair.

How are you feeling?

Definitely less nervous than the first time round.

Well, you made me very nervous last time, you and your knowledge.

A bit scary.

VO: Yeah.

Fingers poised.

Ready?

Three, two, one, go.

VO: Up first is Christina's Nordic brooch.

She's pinning her hopes on this.

Loads of interest on this.

Oh!

Lot of bids on the net as well.

We're in at £40.

With 50, with £60.

CT: 40.

50.

SA: Wow.

£60, we're £70, we're £80, 90, 100, 10, 20...

So much momentum in the room.

RICHARD: 30!

130 with me now.

CT: £130?

130, Four bids in.

I think that's the wrong lot.

130.

Hammer's up.

£130, all done at £130.

CT: No!

SA: I knew it.

That's crazy!

VO: Looks like contemporary and cool was definitely the way to go.

Wow.

That's a good start, isn't it?

Brilliant.

VO: Now, can Serhat pull off the same trick with his Meissen pooch?

Nothing on my book for this one with 35.

35.

35.

35.

35.

Oh, come on.

35, £40.

45.

45 I'm bid, with you Stephen at 45.

£50 I'm bid.

Oh, there we go!

£50 I'm bid, £50.

£50 I'm bid, at £50.

CT: Oh, no!

It's going to stop there, isn't it?

All finished out there?

Hammer's going.

CT: Oh!

SA: Oh, no!

Oh!

Aww.

VO: Not quite the dog's doo-dah that he'd hoped.

For the price I paid, I thought it's worth a go.

Yeah, and you made a small profit.

Made a small profit.

Certainly a risk worth taking.

VO: Christina's second bit of bling, her Victorian bangle.

£5 start me, £5 I'm bid.

CT: Oh, he's struggling!

£15 with yours Jane, 20 bid.

25.

Oh, there we go, that's better.

25.

£30, 35.

Ooh.

Oh!

35, 35, with yours Jane, at 35.

35.

CT: Fantastic.

RICHARD: £40.

Oh, my gosh!

45.

Lot of you trying to get in.

Good work.

I mean, it's just, it's got the look.

RICHARD: 45.

Hammer up, 45.

Fantastic!

Oh, well done.

£45, that's brilliant.

VO: Yeah, nearly four times what you paid for it.

You're on a roll.

Yeah, it feels a bit like it.

VO: Serhat's turn again now.

Let's see if the bidders make a beeline for his feline.

Ha!

Bit of interest.

We're in at two, we're four, we're six, we're eight.

We're 10.

We're 12.

We're 14.

We're 16.

Hey, it's climbing, it's climbing, it's climbing!

It needs to do better.

Come on.

£16.

18.

20.

CT: There we go, see?

SA: Oh, good.

£20.

Yours, Steve, at £20.

Come on, little bit more.

Final flurry.

£20.

All done?

Hammer's up.

£20.

Oh!

I've got two words to say to that.

CT: Mm?

SA: Me ow.

(SHE LAUGHS) VO: So much for the lucrative cat lovers' market.

Never mind.

It's just a little loss.

It's OK.

It's a little loss.

VO: Jewelry lot number three - will they spark some interest?

Bit of interest.

£5 I'm bid.

£8, £10.

£12, £15.

£15 I'm bid with yours, internet Steve, at 15.

Oh, come on, Richard!

£15 I'm bid.

£20 I'm bid.

There you go.

(HE GROANS) There we go, perfect.

Even better.

25.

At 25, all done.

SA: That's it.

RICHARD: £25.

Ugh!

Oh, well.

VO: Not quite the attraction for those, but a profit nevertheless.

Nicely done.

Yeah, that's alright.

Isn't it?

I'll take that.

VO: Time for Serhat's beaker now.

Will his know-how pay off this time?

We're in at £30.

35.

40, £40, 45, 50.

60, 70, 80.

£80.

80!

Into profit.

That's OK. That's fantastic, well done.

At £80 I'm bid.

At £80.

At £80 I'm bid.

I thought we'd go up more, let's see.

CT: Oh.

SA: No?

Selling at 80... CT: Oh.

SA: Settle there.

CT: Aww.

SA: Oh.

VO: That's one disappointed porcelain dealer right there.

That's OK. SA: Yeah.

CT: It's a profit!

VO: Can Christina, though, add insult to injury with her bit of pot?

You've got your Worcester up against my Worcester.

Oh, yes, exactly!

It's going to be interesting.

The battle of the 18th century porcelain.

In at £30, thank you.

£30.

£30.

Oh, my goodness.

Oh, my goodness, this is a disaster.

There at £30.

At £30.

At 30.

More, more, no!

RICHARD: All done?

We're selling then at £30.

No!

Oh, that breaks my heart.

VO: If only it had a lid, eh?

So my Worcester won over your Worcester.

Yeah, you win, you win.

VO: And now yet more ceramics.

Serhat's Gouda.

Hoping for a serious slice for this lot.

£20 I'm bid.

£20 I'm bid.

Five, 30.

£30.

£30 with us, at £30.

Come on.

£30 I'm bid.

£30 I'm bid.

£30 I'm bid.

We're here at £30.

On the book at £30.

You're out, £30.

All done, selling at £30.

SA: Misery.

CT: Aww!

VO: Yes, he's not had much luck with his specialist subject today.

Someone's got themselves a bargain, and I've got myself a loss.

Oh.

Oh well.

VO: Christina's last lot now, her Bohemian bird vases.

Let's hope they don't go "cheep"!

I'm hoping you're going to tell me there's some damage at that price.

Mm...certainly weren't when I bought them.

(BOTH LAUGH) There's 22, looking on the internet.

CT: Wow!

SA: Sweet.

60, we're 70, we're 80.

We're 80, we're 90.

Oh, magic.

OK. You're well into profit here.

RICHARD: £120 now.

SA: Wow!

120, top of all the bids at £120.

Yeah!

Hey-hey.

Well done.

VO: Yeah, I think she's re-established the pecking order with that profit.

SA: So you made 70 quid.

CT: Yeah.

That's not good, is it?

It's good for me.

Yeah, that's what I mean.

Not good.

VO: That's the fun of the auction though, isn't it?

Serhat's final salvo now - his wartime newspaper poster.

We're two, we're four, we're £5.

£5.

£5 I'm bid, at £5.

CT: Oh more than that, come on.

SA: Oh... £10, £15.

CT: There we go.

SA: OK. All done, £15.

Hammer's up.

£15.

SA: Yeah.

CT: Oh... That was it.

Oh, it's going to be Serhat's fight for dollars, isn't it?

VO: And with that loss, I think we can tell which way this one has gone.

I think I might have made some money today!

You've definitely made some money today.

Not fair.

Oh, come on.

Does this mean I get to drive the Porsche now I've won?

(HE SIGHS) I guess that means I'm walking.

It does, doesn't it?

VO: Ha-ha-ha.

Well, let's look at the numbers anyway.

VO: Serhat started out ahead with £251.44, but after auction costs, he's dropped back to £207.34.

But Christina, who began with £205, made a tidy sum after saleroom fees and has bounced into the lead with £310 exactly.

To the victor the spoils, eh?

CT: Oh my goodness, this is so exciting!

SA: Well, she's all yours.

Phwoar!

Now you've made friends with her, I'm really sorry to have to take her away.

That's my car!

CT: Well, not for now it isn't!

Bye!

Woo!

Ha-ha!

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