VOICEOVER (VO): It's the nation's favorite antiques experts.

That's cracking.

VO: With £200 each.

Wonderful.

VO: A classic car and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.

That's exactly what I'm talking about.

I'm all over a shiver.

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

But it's no mean feat.

No brainer.

Going, going, gone.

VO: There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.

So, will it be the high road to glory... Push!

VO: ..or the slow road to disaster?

How awfully, awfully nice.

VO: This is Antiques Road Trip.

Yeah!

VO: Today we witness the blossoming of a brand new Road Trip relationship for two antiquos - Anita Manning and Raj Bisram.

Raj, the sun is shining, the sky is blue.

Are you ready for a new adventure?

RAJ: I certainly am.

VO: Good-o!

Anita is the Road Trip queen bee with a passion for Scottish art and of course, jewelry.

Who could resist rummaging through that lot there?

VO: Raj is a relative Road Trip newbie but as a former army fitness instructor and champion skier, he takes the competition very seriously!

We're moving in for the kill now.

VO: Blimey!

They'll be cruising the country in this rather snazzy 1978 Triumph Spitfire.

ANITA: Tell me what you think about the car.

RAJ: Friends of mine had cars like this.

But what I don't remember is how small they are inside.

Maybe you're bigger now, Raj!

Yeah.

Well, you weren't going to mention that.

OK?

VO: Ha.

Anita and Raj begin their journey with £200 each.

Departing from Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, they'll explore Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, then head south to Kent, Surrey and Sussex, before finishing at their final auction in Bolton, Lancashire.

Phew!

But the very first calling point is at Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, with their opening auction taking them to Beeston in Norfolk.

Have you been to Norfolk before?

I've been to Norfolk before and I love, I absolutely love East Anglia.

I love the flatness of it, because for me it's so unusual.

But one thing I do know is that they have this saying in Norfolk.

When you want to have a chat, they say, "Let's have a mardle."

A mardle?

A mardle.

So, let's have a mardle.

ANITA: (LAUGHS) VO: Save your mardling for Norfolk as the first stop today is in the capital of the Fens, Wisbech in Cambridgeshire, a charming market town graced with gorgeous Georgian architecture.

Well, well, well, here we are.

ANITA: (LAUGHS) You've got a pocket full of money.

Wish me luck, Anita.

Good luck, darling.

OK. Oh, lovely.

See you later.

VO: Granny's Cupboard Antiques has been running for 30 years and is owned by Richard.

Hello there.

Hello.

Hi.

Richard, isn't it?

DEALER: Yes.

RAJ: Hi, I'm Raj.

Nice to meet you.

It's so lovely to come into a shop full of antiques, proper antiques.

VO: Richard specializes in small antiques, sourcing them from walk-in customers, house clearances and from his travels.

That's an unusual pattern, Richard, for Doulton.

I haven't seen...

I don't think I've seen this pattern before.

No, it's not one I've come across neither.

Is it just the one or is there a pair?

It's a single one.

Yeah.

I mean, I would think it would definitely have been made as a pair, but it's still very, very unusual.

VO: Royal Doulton have produced countless collections over its 200-year reign, but one of a pair will not be as profitable as the two.

Not a problem though, cos there's plenty on offer in here.

Have you got any bits of jewelry, Richard?

There's a few bits I've just actually been pricing up.

That's a nice silver bit of art nouveau, enameled.

RAJ: Quite like that.

That's quite a nice piece of jewelry, isn't it?

DEALER: It is.

This is a really lovely piece of art-nouveau jewelry.

It's a really nice little brooch.

It's got mother-of-pearl in it and I really like the design.

VO: There's £28 on the ticket.

What could you do that for, Richard, please?

24.

24.

Could I get you down to a nice round 20?

DEALER: No.

VO: Ha!

No.

Fair enough.

Can we split the difference at 22?

We can.

We have a deal.

22.

I'm gonna... My first item on this trip.

VO: Speaking of jewelry, the doyenne of all things shiny and silver is whizzing around Cambridgeshire in the Spitfire while we speak.

ANITA: Raj is a lovely guy.

I wonder what his tactics are gonna be.

Is he gonna spend big or is he gonna be careful at the beginning?

Well, I suppose it all depends on what's there in front of you in the shop.

VO: But it seems Raj's tactic is doing as Anita does.

1930s lady's purse.

It's in excellent condition.

These actually have become quite collectable these days.

If I can get that at the right price, that's definitely a little buy.

Anita would be very pleased with me.

VO: With no price on the label, it's back to Richard.

It's in quite nice condition.

It's very good condition, isn't it?

Yes, yes.

Very, very cheap.

DEALER: You can't argue with that price, can you?

No, I can't no.

I'm not even going to ask for any discount.

(THEY CHUCKLE) What could it be?

It could be a tenner.

You can't go wrong on that.

It's a sale.

VO: Raj has found himself an art-nouveau brooch and an early 20th century lady's purse for £32.

Thank you very much for being patient with me and let's hope I do well on these items.

DEALER: Let's hope so.

RAJ: If not, I'll be back.

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Still in Wisbech, Anita's here to find out about one of Britain's forgotten heroes, whose pioneering work transformed human rights across the world for good.

Wisbech and Fenland Museum chairman Richard Barnwell is here to tell Anita more.

Hello, Richard.

Anita.

Welcome.

It's wonderful to be in Wisbech, in front of this magnificent memorial to Thomas Clarkson, the great slave abolitionist.

VO: In the 18th century, Britain was embroiled in the Transatlantic trade triangle, exchanging goods for slaves from Africa, who were then shipped to America and traded for produce to be brought back home.

Britain's economy prospered as millions died and others endured barbaric conditions.

Very few were fully aware of the true cost of the slave trade, so local lad Thomas Clarkson vowed to spread the message and put an end to this inhumanity.

RICHARD: Thomas went to St John's College, Cambridge in the 1780s.

The topic was, for a prize essay, "Is it lawful to make a slave of others against their will?"

And Thomas won this prize essay and he decided there and then to make it his life's work to abolish slavery.

So, tell me, what was the scale of the slave trade at that time?

Various contemporary estimates say that in the 18th century there was something like three million Africans were transported from Africa to the West Indies, so it was an enormous problem.

VO: Overall it's estimated that up to 30 million Africans were forced into slavery across the American continent between the 15th and 19th centuries.

Spurred on by what he'd discovered, in 1787 Clarkson began touring the country gathering more evidence to take to his newly established committee to abolish the slave trade.

All the work and all the information that was collated was collected by Thomas, riding around the countryside.

It's said he rode over 35,000 miles on horseback.

Who was he talking to, Richard, to get all this information together?

He was visiting the great slaving ports of the time.

Which would be Bristol, Liverpool and London.

And he was talking to the seamen about their experiences on the ships.

VO: Clarkson amassed over 20,000 sailors' testimonies to back up his cause.

He carried a chest everywhere he went, collecting interesting, useful and most crucially, valuable goods from Africa to show that Britain could trade in products rather than people.

This chest that helped change history is now on proud display in the museum.

So, Anita, here we have the raw cotton here, the loom and then the thread which the Africans were able to make fine textiles.

We have obviously ivory here and probably most important were the spices, which were of course unknown in England at that time.

Yeah.

What this did was humanize the slaves who were being used?

Absolutely.

VO: Clarkson's crusade became the first mass public-protest campaign in history.

20 years after he began, with the help of influential MP William Wilberforce, the slave trade was abolished in the British Empire.

It was the first of many acts around the world and a huge victory for the movement.

So, what was Thomas Clarkson's legacy?

Well, I think perhaps his most important legacy is that the abolition movement at the end of the 18th century and into the 19th century gave rise in later generations to the formation of the human rights movement.

And of course that is so important in our world still today, to recognize that we have a responsibility towards other nations and new generations as much as recognizing what was done in the past.

Richard, this has been a most amazing story so thank you so much...

Thank you for coming.

..for sharing it with me.

Great pleasure.

VO: Thomas Clarkson died in 1846 but this Wisbech man should forever be celebrated for his tremendous triumph for human rights and one of the most significant achievements in world history.

VO: Raj meanwhile has made his way south of Wisbech to Littleport, just outside Ely, which lies on the River Great Ouse.

Raj is here to check out a relatively new antiques haven, run by Andrew.

Hi, Andrew.

Hello, Andrew.

Hello, Raj.

VO: The Salvage and Trading Post has a plethora of antique, collectable and vintage treats for Raj to check out.

Well, this is a very, very unusual piece.

It's an artificial horizon gadget.

There are lots of militaria collectors all over the world.

It's one of the biggest growing markets that there is.

But what makes it valuable is if it's off a Spitfire.

Things like that would fetch really good money, but it's proving it's off a Spitfire, and to be honest I have no idea.

It says, "Do not jar, handle like eggs."

Lovely bit of kit.

VO: Collectors can be picky about provenance and without proof, he's probably right to give it a miss.

Here we have a 19th-century copper warming pan.

But these are something that have gone down in value over the last 10 years dramatically.

These all used to fetch between £50 and £100.

This one is only £14.

It's unbelievable.

VO: Gosh!

We're moving in for the kill now.

VO: Look out!

Andrew, I wonder, could I have a look at some of the things in your cabinet, please?

Is there anything in particular, Raj?

I'd like to see the butter knife.

Cheese scoop, as you call it.

That's an unusual thing.

DEALER: It is.

Unfortunately the box is damaged on that, but the... As you rightly say, the scoop is an unusual one.

This is like a butter knife, with a little horn handle?

Yes.

Yes, I think the collar is actually silver hallmarked, and it's Sheffield, 1906.

Are the rest of them hallmarked as well?

No.

I believe the others are plate.

Yeah.

What could you do this for?

DEALER: The ticket price is 38.

If I were to say £30?

RAJ: It's a bit too tight for me.

If I say 25?

OK. Well, let me put it there for the moment, OK, if I can, and just think about that.

VO: Andrew thinks he's got something else to Raj's taste.

DEALER: This is the 101st edition of the Streeter & Co. As I understand it, it's actually a gold-leaf illustration... ..which is... quite rare.

RAJ: It's a lovely little book.

This was originally a shop in London in Bond Street, and they sold really good quality jewelry and small artifacts, and this is basically their catalog.

The illustrations are gorgeous.

Absolutely love it.

How much have you got on this?

65.

Hmm.

RAJ: Yeah, if I were to buy these two items?

If I were to say £60 the two?

£60 the two.

I'm not going to argue with you at all, Andrew.

I'm gonna shake your hand.

DEALER: Thank you, Raj.

RAJ: 60.

Fantastic.

DEALER: Very well done.

VO: So that's two cracking gems for Raj - a 1940s butter knife, cheese slice and pickle fork set and a rather unusual jewelers' Gems book, both for £30 each.

20, 30, 40, 50, 60.

Thank you, Raj.

I wish you all the luck.

Thank you very much indeed.

VO: Back to Anita now and she's tootled to Tottenhill near King's Lynn for her first shop of the trip, run by Jane.

ANITA: Hi.

JANE: Hello.

I'm Anita.

Hello, Anita.

So pleased you're here.

It's lovely, lovely, lovely to be here and I look round and everything looks beautiful.

JANE: Thank you.

VO: The Antiques Emporium has a rather fine collection of goods but as usual, the cabinets are calling Anita.

These pieces of agate or pebbles are found in the streams and beaches of Scotland.

They were collected and taken down to the new town in Edinburgh and polished and made into these lovely brooches and bracelets.

And this, it's a little pill box.

Isn't that bonny?

Look at the striped agate here.

The colors are wonderful.

I was hoping that it might be gold.

But it's not gold.

This probably dates from late 19th, early 20th century.

But it's still functional in our modern days, today.

VO: One to consider?

And what we have here is a little miniature chamber candlestick.

It is pretty.

The handle, the base, the tub here all have a very nice detail.

VO: Any more?

Now, this chain here is really what we would call perhaps a fancy link chain.

But it is the type of thing that a Victorian gentleman would wear.

This would go through his buttonhole here, and this very nice fob with the citrine glass stone would sit outside.

I like this one because it is quite unusual.

And I would like to have a go at it.

VO: This chain is also known as an Albert, named after Prince Albert who wore this style of watch chain in the early 19th century.

Anita has a few options so it's time to find Jane.

Jane, I have found three things which I liked.

OK.

But there's one thing that has intrigued me.

Right.

And it's this thing here.

Right.

JANE: I believe that it is something that they used to use for spooning out and stirring pigswill.

Pigswill?

Right.

Not porridge?

Or porridge.

(THEY CHUCKLE) I'm going to call it a porridge stirrer.

JANE: OK. How much is that?

I think we could do £20 on that.

ANITA: (LAUGHS) Could you do those, er, the three, the porridge stirrer and the two wee yellow metal things for 40 quid?

VO: Both the pillbox and the Albert chain are marked up at £30 each.

Cor, you're pushing me there, Anita.

Well, then just say no and throw me out the door.

(THEY CHUCKLE) Could we say... 50?

£50 for the three things?

Yep.

Put it there.

ANITA: That's great.

JANE: Thank you.

VO: And Anita's bagged herself a Victorian Albert, or watch chain for £20, an agate pill box for £25 and a four-foot rustic wooden spoon for £5.

JANE: Just place them in there for you.

ANITA: There we are.

Hi-ho, hi-ho.

It's off to auction I go.

JANE: Good luck, Anita.

VO: Such a stirrer.

But for now it's home to bed, you two.

Nighty night!

It's a new day and our experts are back tearing around in the Triumph Spitfire.

ANITA: There's a bit of a rattling noise here.

RAJ: There is, to be honest.

Is that your old bones?

It's either my old bones, or it's this car.

I'm a bit worried about it.

VO: Either way I'd be worried!

Yesterday, Raj managed to bag himself an art-nouveau brooch, a lady's purse, a butter knife, cheese slice and pickle fork set and a rare jewelers' book for £92, leaving him £108 to play with.

I love these two things.

Anita spent a quarter of her budget on an Albert, or watch chain... ..an agate pillbox and a four-foot wooden spoon, arming her with £150 to spend today.

Ah, you've got to take a chance every now and again, ANITA: haven't you?

JANE: You have.

Yeah, yeah.

VO: So how are they getting on?

I'm thoroughly enjoying myself so far.

You're fantastic company, I have to say.

You really are, it's been...

So far it's been fantastic.

VO: Aw, bless.

With the auction in Beeston in sight, this perky pair must first head to their next destination, Fakenham in Norfolk.

Do you like the wind in your hair, Raj?

RAJ: I... ANITA: (LAUGHS) I love the wind in my hair.

VO: Hey!

A bit below the belt, Anita!

The historic market town of Fakenham lies on the River Wensum and grew in the 19th century due to its expanding printing industry.

Anita's here to call at Fakenham Antiques and Collectables, run by Sandie.

Look out.

DEALER: Good morning, Anita.

ANITA: Hi.

Hi.

VO: The business has been running for 45 years.

Straight to the glass cabinets this time.

VO: There's a surprise!

And this time it's color that's pulling my eye.

These are 1930s napkin rings.

They are made of Bakelite.

They do have that vintage look that young people are looking for today.

Now, this is a set of six here.

And I quite like them.

They are priced at £28.

It's a wee bit dear to sell at auction, but I may be able to do a deal with Sandie on that.

VO: But Anita's not ready to commit just yet.

Oh, no.

Colorful and beautiful ceramics are irresistible.

This vase is made by Moorcroft.

This one was made in 2007.

This is the decorator's design.

Emma Bosson.

So although it's not an old one, it is an antique of the future.

This is called tube lining.

It's like the icing on a cake.

Now this is priced at £320.

That's a wee bit too steep for my budget at the moment.

But that is a lot cheaper than you would buy it if you were buying it new.

And it possibly could be an investment for the future.

VO: Vases like this can retail at upwards of £400, but Anita's still got her eye on those napkin rings.

I like these.

I think they're quite stylish.

They're pretty, aren't they?

Yes, aha.

I think that this has perhaps been part of a bigger set.

Set, yeah.

Because I would have liked more variety in colors, because we've got three green ones there.

I could do them for 18.

Will you do them for 18?

DEALER: Yeah.

ANITA: Let's go for it.

VO: So that's £18 for the 1930s Bakelite napkin rings.

Straight in the pocket.

It's been lovely being here, thank you.

Lovely having you, Anita.

Bye bye.

Bye bye now.

VO: Meanwhile Raj is traveling 10 miles north towards the attractive town of Wells-Next-The-Sea, so called due to its historic proximity to fresh springs.

Get it?

Landscape's very, very flat.

It's a...

It's a little bit like Kent, where I'm from.

But this is obviously much flatter.

VO: Raj is heading to a magnificent stately home, to learn about an agricultural pioneer whose groundbreaking techniques helped form the future of Britain's farming industry.

Raj is here to meet Holkham Hall's manager, Sharon Cheshire.

Hello, Raj.

Hi, Sharon.

What a fantastic place.

SHARON: It's quite impressive, isn't it?

VO: Soon after Holkham was built, the population soared and demand for food was growing, calling for what some say was an agricultural revolution.

This neoclassical mansion was at the heart of this innovative agricultural transformation.

RAJ: Wow!

What an amazing portrait of the man.

Done by Gainsborough as well.

Yes.

Thomas William Coke, Coke of Norfolk, the man who took over Holkham Hall.

He inherited it at the end of the 17th century.

It was about 30,000 acres at that time and it was already a well-running and well-developed estate, but because things were being planted year after year after year, the crops were starting to deteriorate.

So he knew that to take the estate forward he would have to look at new methods of developing the land.

VO: A century earlier, British statesman Charles Townshend developed a crop-rotation system, whereby wheat, turnips, barley and clover were cultivated in succession, preventing soil exhaustion, earning him the moniker Turnip Townshend.

Coke built on that idea and other revolutionary techniques such as crossbreeding animals to improve quality and seed drilling, introducing them to Holkham.

There was lots of tenant farmers on the estate and they each ran their own areas, but he encouraged them to sign documents to say they would stick with his plan, so that they would all work together and obviously having a house like this, where you can have amazing parties and bring all those people in does help.

VO: Despite also working as an MP for Norfolk, charismatic Coke invested time, energy and money in expanding Holkham's farming and reputation.

This is a very elaborate trophy.

Beautiful engraving on it.

SHARON: Holkham Sheep Show.

RAJ: Yeah.

Yeah.

It would have been one of the trophies given for the breeding of cattle.

VO: Each year Coke hosted three-day shearing events, the forerunner of county shows.

Well, this is another first for me.

VO: These events attracted people from across the nation to share their expertise, learn from others and win prizes for the best animals on show.

There was even a trophy for the fastest shearer.

Can I let you finish it off?

Yes.

VO: Probably for the best.

Has it still got any legs?

I hope I wasn't too BAA-D. (THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Oh dear.

The care and passion Coke showed for agricultural development meant that after his death in 1842, his tenants funded a memorial in his honor.

Sharon, tell me about this amazing monument.

The monument is 120 feet high.

There's various symbols and plaques going around it that basically tell a story of what he was involved in throughout his life.

Part of it represents his political career.

But it's mostly about what he achieved in agriculture.

VO: From selective breeding in animals to improving crop-rotation techniques, over 170 years after Thomas William Coke's death, his principles are still being used and the impact of his groundbreaking achievements live on.

Back with Anita again, who's ventured inland to Holt.

The area suffered a great fire in the early 18th century, forcing major rebuilding work, turning it into the stunning Georgian town we see today.

Anita is here to visit an old haunt owned by Mandy.

Ah, Mandy.

Hello.

It's lovely to be back again ANITA: to your antiques center.

MANDY: Nice to see you again.

VO: Mandy's been at Shirehall Plain Antiques Centre for five years now and as Anita's trodden these boards before, she knows her way around.

Raj, how's your blood pressure?

VO: Cheeky!

The center has nine showrooms, home to 20 different dealers.

They specialize in period furniture, but there are plenty of antiques and collectables to boot.

So, Anita should be in heaven.

Wow!

It's a Concorde for kids.

Isn't this the most marvelous, unusual kids' car that you could ever see?

£95, for that streamlined piece of machinery.

That's cracking!

VO: Anita's already bought one big wooden lump on this leg, so it's off to find something a little more Manning-esque.

I love figure groups.

I love sculpture.

And I am sort of drawn to this figure group here.

It's of, I would imagine, two sisters here.

From maybe the '20s or the '30s and they've got that characteristic short bobbed hair.

It's made of plaster.

So it's not a fine thing.

But it has this lovely, lovely terracotta color here which I find very appealing.

If we look at it, we've got a wee bit of damage there.

The little foot has been off and there's a bit of damage on the toe there.

It's only £28.

VO: Oh, Mandy!

Yes?

Ah, Mandy.

Er, I've been drawn to this little figure group here.

OK. Um, it reminds me of me and my sister, and we had both these bob haircuts when we were young.

Are you able to do anything about the price?

How does 22 sound?

22?

MANDY: Yep.

ANITA: Mm-hm.

Couldn't be bought for 20?

MANDY: Go on, you twisted my arm.

ANITA: OK, that's great.

MANDY: Is that alright?

Thank you very, very much.

No problem.

VO: So that's an even 20 for a terracotta figure group of two sisters without a toe.

Thank you again.

MANDY: Thanks.

Bye bye.

ANITA: Bye.

VO: Now it's back to Raj again, who's joined Anita in Holt to check out Mews Antiques Emporium, run by Andrew.

Hello there.

Hello, Raj.

Nice to see you.

It's Andrew, isn't it?

Yes, correct.

Yeah.

Nice to meet you.

And you.

There's lots of rooms here, I think.

Yes.

You're very welcome.

There's eight rooms upstairs.

VO: Spread over two floors, this antiques, collectables and vintage store has lots of nooks and crannies for Raj to explore.

Going down.

Well, I've got about £100 left and I really want to make a good profit.

You know, I'm happy to spend it all, but it's...

I've got to find the right thing.

VO: Go on then!

Do it.

Here's a lovely old tennis racket.

The ones that really you should be looking for are the fish-tail ones.

The handle is just like a fish tail.

And those are really highly collectable.

VO: And continuing his sporting theme...

Here we have a nice old golf club as well.

And this is one of the collectable ones because Scottish early makers are the really collectable ones.

A nice old hickory shafted iron.

VO: But like Anita, Raj is drifting towards those cabinets again.

RAJ: Andrew?

DEALER: Yes?

I wonder, is it possible that I could have a look at that silver picture frame there?

Yes, of course.

It's a nice frame.

RAJ: It is a lovely, lovely frame.

RAJ: But the silver... DEALER: It's such a shame.

..is missing, cos that is a beautiful frame.

VO: In perfect condition, a frame like this could make upwards of £100.

This damaged frame though has a ticket price of £49 but Raj wants Andrew to see if the dealer can do any better.

Nice tulips.

Your silver frame, which has got a small amount of damage on the right bottom there, erm, the cost is £49.

What's the best we can do on that one?

OK, yeah, I understand.

Thank you very much.

VO: Time to break the news to Raj.

What did your manager say?

Well, 35.

Is that the very best?

Well the very, very best would be 30.

30.

I'm going to shake your hand.

Thank you.

30.

We have a deal.

VO: So that's £30 for the 1920s silver photo frame.

Thank you very much again, Andrew.

DEALER: Thank you, Raj.

RAJ: Been a pleasure.

VO: Where's the tulips gone?

Oh, there they are, good.

And shopping's complete.

So let's have a little peek at their purchases.

Including his frame, Raj shelled out £122 on an art-nouveau brooch, a lady's cloth purse, a butter knife, cheese slice and pickle fork set, as you do, and a rare Gems book.

VO: Anita spent £88 on an Albert guard chain, an agate pillbox, a giant wooden spoon, a set of Bakelite napkin rings and a terracotta figure of two sisters, one missing a toe.

I'm wondering if Raj has been influenced by me in the things that he's bought, because there is definitely a feminine influence there.

We have that lovely wee brooch.

Silver and enamel is always wonderful.

The metal pillbox.

Nice little thing, very collectable.

Right up Anita's street.

Could do well.

But my favorite item is that wonderful Gems book with those colored and gilt illustrations.

That's a valuable little piece of history for anyone who's interested in jewelry.

I think the wooden spoon's gonna do really well.

I think this could cause quite a stir.

VO: Oh, lordy!

And whizzing away from Wisbech - ha!

- our experts are now cruising their way through the Norfolk countryside, headed for their first auction in Beeston.

Well, Anita, here we are, first auction day.

The sun is shining, it's a little bit nippy.

What do you think's gonna happen today?

A little bit nippy?

It's freezing!

(THEY CHUCKLE) But I'm sure you must be really warm under that absolutely fabulous bunnet.

Well, as you can tell, the hair isn't doing it.

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: It's round one of Bisram versus Manning and it's all to play for.

I don't like losing, but... if I lose to you, I'll be losing to the far better person.

VO: Let's see if he's just as relaxed when they're three auctions in!

RAJ: Well... ANITA: Here we are.

RAJ: ..here we are, Anita.

The first auction.

Exciting, darling, exciting.

VO: The family-run Townsend Auction Galleries have been open for 20 years.

Their antiques, fine art and jewelry sale will today be led by veteran auctioneer David Palmer.

My favorite item is the wooden spoon.

It's brilliant.

It has a presence.

This is a spoon that appeals to this county.

The 1920s French purse.

This was created before the French became fashionable and chic.

It looks to me as though someone has chopped a bit out of an old sofa and used that.

The terracotta figure group is the bete noire, I think, of this group.

It's just plain bizarre and hideous.

The Streeter & Co book.

This is wonderful.

I think this is the star lot.

It's not just words, you have pictures, so it appeals to far more people.

VO: Interesting thoughts there.

Time to see whether the auction-goers of Norfolk agree.

There's internet bidding here too, so it could get exciting!

Here we are, darling.

Well, well.

The moment or the moments of truth.

RAJ: First auction.

ANITA: Yeah.

VO: First up is Anita's Albert guard chain.

Rather a nice piece, this.

Appreciated much in Scotland I believe these items are.

Give me a tenner, tenner bid.

10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28, 30 over here.

30.

RAJ: Oh, bids everywhere, Anita.

ANITA: Yes!

35.

38, do you want 40?

40 in the room.

ANITA: Yes, yes!

DAVID: The room at 40.

In the room, at 40 now.

And I sell at 40.

Are you back in?

I'll take your two, sir.

She'll give you a kiss.

(LAUGHTER) 42.

At 42.

RAJ: £2 for a kiss.

ANITA: As you can hear.

Any advance at 42?

VO: An incredible profit straight off the blocks.

Doubled my money.

You doubled your money, and more.

Well done.

Phew!

VO: No pressure on Raj then for his art-nouveau brooch up next.

RAJ: Oh, wonderful lot.

ANITA: Aw, this is lovely.

RAJ: Wonderful.

ANITA: Beautiful.

Wonderful lot this is.

DAVID: Tenner for it?

10 I'm bid.

10, 12, 15.

Yes, yes.

At 15, 18, 20, 22.

At 22.

Flip the bid, 25, 28, 30.

30, 32 over here, 32, 35, 35... Keep it going, keep it going.

DAVID: 40.

RAJ: Yes, it's made 40.

DAVID: 45.

50.

RAJ: Bit more.

DAVID: 55.

RAJ: Yes!

60?

Stick with it, go 60.

60.

And five again?

65.

At 65.

Here in front at 65.

70.

75.

It's in the room at 75.

Are you back in at 80?

Could be, could be, could be, could be.

At 80.

I sell it far end at 80.

All done at 80?

ANITA: Hooray!

RAJ: Yay!

Thank you.

VO: Crikey Moses.

Raj has almost quadrupled his money on his first item.

£80.

That is brilliant.

VO: Can Raj's butter-knife set do just as well?

Tenner for it?

Straight in at 10.

10 I'm bid.

At 10, take two.

12, 15, 18, 20, 22?

22, 25.

28.

Over there at 28 now.

30, back at 30.

32?

32.

All done at £32?

VO: It's not a profit after auction costs, sadly.

ANITA: That's still profit.

RAJ: Well it's a profit.

RAJ: You have to be grateful.

ANITA: It's still a profit.

VO: Next up is Anita's agate pillbox.

10 I'm bid, 10, 12, 15, 18, over there at 18.

ANITA: Yes.

RAJ: Yeah!

25, 28, 30.

They're going, they're going, they're going.

It's gonna... 35 here.

38, 40, 45?

40.

DAVID: At £40.

ANITA: Oh, come on.

45.

New money at 45.

No!

And again, 55, 55.

ANITA: Yes!

RAJ: Wow!

60.

65?

At 60.

DAVID: I sell against you at 60.

RAJ: Brilliant.

65.

Yes!

Yes!

We're in the room at 65.

And I sell then at £65.

Aw!

That is a...

I'm happy with that.

I'm happy with that.

VO: I mean, who wouldn't be?

Anita's more than doubled her money AGAIN.

RAJ: Fantastic, fantastic.

ANITA: Ah, it was excellent.

VO: Now we're back for Raj and his silver frame.

DAVID: 30?

At £30 now, I'll take a two.

32, 35.

DAVID: 38, go, 38.

ANITA: Oh yeah!

And 40?

40.

45?

At 45.

Stick with it, madam.

At 45.

50, stick with it, 55?

Get that... At 55.

Make him pay, madam.

At 55, are you in at 60?

Don't give in now.

60.

65.

At 65 now.

At £65.

All done at 65?

VO: Raj has more than doubled his money too.

What an auction, eh?

And that was the one that we were worried about.

Yes.

VO: Next it's Anita's terracotta figure group.

Auctioneer David wasn't keen - let's hope the buyers disagree!

Fingers crossed.

Tenner for it?

10 I'm bid.

10, 12, 15 I've got.

18 off you?

18.

Over there at 18 now.

And I sell at 18.

20.

20.

At 20.

22 now, at the back at 22.

Back of the room at 22.

That is such a decorative piece, Anita.

At 22.

All done at £22?

VO: After auction costs, that's a small loss for Anita.

RAJ: I'm disappointed.

ANITA: Aw.

I shouldn't be, but I am disappointed.

RAJ: I am, that was worth more.

ANITA: Well... VO: Let's see if Raj's lady's purse can do any better.

Auctioneer David didn't hold out much hope.

10?

I've got 10 in the room, further bid off the net.

At 10, take two, 12, 15.

Are you all together?

15 with her then, 18 off you.

15, the lady.

18, 20.

ANITA: Doubling up.

RAJ: I am doubling.

£20.

20.

22 down here.

25, 30.

Lady at 30.

In the sofa at 30.

Selling at 30.

VO: Crikey.

Raj is on fire today, with his fourth consecutive profit.

You've trebled your blooming money.

VO: Let's see if Anita can do the same with her rather jazzy Bakelite napkin rings.

20, 22, 25?

25.

28, 30?

30.

32, 35?

35.

38?

40?

45.

At 45.

One more will get it.

Just one more and you'll get it.

Come on, come on.

50.

There at 50.

DAVID: At 50.

Are you sure?

RAJ: There you go.

Standing at the back at 50.

No one else?

Done and finished at 50?

Yes!

Yes.

I said 50.

Brilliant.

Well done.

VO: Crikey.

It could be a close call, this one.

I have still got my star lot to come.

VO: It's all down to the two last items, the first of which is Anita's giant spoon.

I can't wait for this one.

Start me at a tenner.

10 I'm bid.

At 10.

Take two.

10, 12, at 12 now.

15, 18, 20, RAJ: They've got their hands up everywhere.

20 over there.

20, 22, 25.

28, 30, 32?

32, 35?

DAVID: 35 here.

38?

RAJ: Come on.

38.

40.

45?

At 40.

The bid's here at 40.

RAJ: It's worth more than that.

DAVID: This is cheap.

At 40.

Come on.

It's worth more than that.

Look at the size of it.

45?

42.

45.

Over here at 45.

Make it 48.

Go 48.

She'll go 50.

You know she will.

Go 48.

46.

Now 50.

50.

With the lady at 50.

At 50 now, and I'm selling at 50.

I'll take the two again.

At 50.

Done at 50?

Oh!

(LAUGHS) That's good.

Well done.

VO: Hey!

Last but not least is Raj's beautiful Gems book.

It's auctioneer David's top pick, so can Raj make it five profits in a row?

20, 25, 30, 35, 40...

These two ladies... and there's more bidders at the back.

55, 60, 65, 70.

75, 80.

75 I saw behind you.

I'm starting to get excited.

Are you in at 80?

DAVID: Yes you are.

RAJ: I want... Yep, I'm happy.

85?

At 85.

90 over here.

90, 95.

At 90, it's in the room at 90.

Net, where are you now?

95.

100.

DAVID: Room at 100.

ANITA: Oh, brilliant.

In the room at 100.

Internet go again.

VO: Look at that smile.

110, 120 room.

The internet's in as well.

130, 140.

At 140.

Net?

Come on.

Come on, net.

150.

150.

Sir, don't let the net get it.

DAVID: Goes then at 150.

RAJ: Yes!

DAVID: All done at £150 on the net?

Wow!

That was a good buy.

Well done.

VO: My goodness - an unbelievable £120 profit.

Amazing job, Raj.

You are a gem.

Happy, happy, happy?

Yeah.

Happy, happy, happy.

ANITA: I like to see you happy.

RAJ: I'm a happy Raj.

I'm a happy Raj.

VO: Anita began with £200 and, after auction costs, she's made £99.78, leaving her with a lovely £299.78 to spend next time.

VO: Raj started with the same amount.

And after taking auction costs into account, he made £170.74, giving him the lead with a staggering £370.74.

RAJ: After you, Anita.

Raj, wasn't that fabulous?

Unbelievable.

What a fantastic day.

I know.

A great auctioneer.

We made a profit on absolutely everything.

Wow!

We've got plenty of money to go onto the next leg.

We certainly have.

Don't forget your seatbelt.

You ready?

ANITA: Forward, MacDuff.

Forward.

RAJ: Go!

VO: Toodle-pip!

Next time, the East Anglian Road Trip continues.

# We're on the road again, Raj.

# VO: Raj Bisram thinks tactically.

I wonder if I could maybe put Anita in these.

VO: And Anita Manning negotiates hard!

Could you come down even a wee bit more?

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