VOICEOVER (VO): It's the nation's favorite antiques experts, with £200 each, a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

Going, going...gone.

Yes!

I think I've fallen in love with a brick.

VO: The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.

Yes!

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

I feel antiqued out.

VO: So, will it be the high road to glory, or the slow road to disaster?

(GEARS CRUNCH) CHRISTINA: Charlie!

Sorry about that.

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip.

Yeah!

This week we're with the dashing duo of the antiques world!

Auctioneer, antiques expert and all round good guy, Charles Hanson, had a shaky start.

I don't believe it.

You conquered me today.

VO: But has fought hard to take back the lead.

Thank you, thank you very much.

VO: Hot on his heels is jewelry expert Christina Trevanion.

She may be a road trip rookie... As it's my first road trip.

VO: ..but she's got one thing on her mind.

I need a bargain, I don't want.

I need a bargain.

You need a bargain.

VO: And she's going to great lengths to get what she wants!

Right, that's it, the gloves are off, baby.

VO: Charles started with £200 and, after two trips to auction, has made some impressive profits, giving him £391.96 to spend today.

VO: Also kicking off with £200, Christina's seen a steady return on her purchases, clocking up a respectable budget of £229.20.

I thrive when I am under pressure.

CHARLES: Yeah.

CHRISTINE: I am under pressure.

You know, just impress me, just swank around, OK, and just... when I see you at the next reveal, impress me, OK?

Because you have so far.

VO: Their worthy steed for the journey is this beautifully preserved 1969 Morris Minor.

I'm sorry.

Sorry.

VO: Uh-oh.

What happened?

VO: Yet another car suffers at the hands of Hanson.

My knob's come off, sorry.

CHRISTINA: (LAUGHS) Sorry about that.

Do you want me to screw it back on?

Please, could you screw my knob back on, please?

VO: Oh, try to behave, Charles!

VO: The route for the week takes our intrepid road trippers from Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire, over peak and dale, to their final destination of Cobridge in Staffordshire, covering approximately 600 miles.

VO: On this part of the journey they'll kick-off their shopping in Liverpool and work their way up to the auction in Lytham St Annes in Lancashire.

Oh, my goodness, Liverpool.

Look at the horizon over there.

Beautiful, isn't it?

It just captures an industrial age, doesn't it?

VO: And as they skirt around the Wirral coast en route to the big city, Christina's just full of facts.

Do you know when the banana first came to England, through Liverpool?

CHARLES: Really?

CHRISTINA: Yeah.

Are you serious?

Yeah, what sort of date do you think?

I am going to say, look at me, the first banana came into the UK via Liverpool in about 1684.

No, Charlie, no.

Hold on 1720?

No.

Hold on, 1715?

CHRISTINA: Colder.

CHARLES: OK, what year?

1884, the year of your birth.

Right, God, have you been doing some homework?

Yeah, I have a little bit.

VO: Every day's a school day, eh, Charles?

Liverpool's wealth was in part due to the city handling 40% of the world's trade by the early 19th century.

So can our daring duo cash in on this rich heritage?

I think Liverpool has so much to offer and also to offer us as well.

Yeah, I think you're right.

There is a wealth of material over here.

The sun's coming out, we're prospering.

The day is good.

VO: They're off to a great start!

The car's rolling off.

Oh, is it?

Sorry!

Sorry, handbrake!

VO: Or maybe not!

It might not be here when we get back.

It's my tactics OK?

It's my tactics.

See you later.

See you later.

Bye.

VO: With no sign of putting the brakes on, Charles is starting in pole position, but can his first shop of the trip and owner Trevor help him stay there?

Trevor, I'll go for a walk around if that's OK?

Yeah.

I'm on a bit of a sort of thrill chase today.

Good.

Keep yourself in the lead, OK?

Yes, well bright and optimistic is good.

Excellent.

I will be back in a second.

CHARLES: Thanks.

TREVOR: You're welcome.

I'm trying to impress Christina.

I think a man is always underdressed without a waistcoat.

VO: Quite the gentleman, isn't he?

That could be Christina on this cigarette card here.

VO: Cheeky boy!

It's a wonderful shop, there's everything here!

VO: But is there anything you like Charles?

What I quite like is down here.

It's marked Ruskin.

What has caught my eye is it's priced at... (WHISPERS) £55.

And that's really cheap.

But the problem is, it says cracked.

If it wasn't cracked, it could be worth £300 or £400.

VO: Well, Charles, that's quite a find.

CHARLES: Trevor?

TREVOR: Yeah?

Hi, I couldn't just look in your cabinet here, could I?

You're welcome.

I've just noticed on this shelf down here a nice Ruskin bowl.

Yes, it has a crack in it.

It has a crack.

It's incredibly thin.

CHARLES: Is it?

TREVOR: Yeah.

So you're circa 1920, aren't you, with this?

I'm sure.

It's Ruskin, copying the great Chinese master potters in their flambe and other various glazes.

Trevor, what's your best price on that?

Charles.

Trevor.

You're a nice guy.

Yes, mate.

You don't give any nasty pressure.

No.

£30.

Trevor, you say 30, I'm always one to come back because I think one's got to always negotiate and make a counter offer, would you take £25?

I will Charles.

Will you really Trevor?

Yes.

Because it's just got to go?

No, because it's as sunny as you are.

VO: Oh!

He's a jolly fellow!

I'm really excited.

What Trevor doesn't realize is that on the bottom it is dated 1917.

It's also not cracked.

Erm... And I think it's really nice.

I think it's worth £100.

Hanson, you're off and running.

VO: Well Charles, that might just make you a pretty packet at auction, so Christina's got some serious catching up to do.

There's 40.

Thank you.

Thanks, Trevor.

Good to see you again.

TREVOR: Thank you.

Good luck.

CHARLES: Bye.

VO: Her first shop was The Stables, which served one of the first train stations in the world.

But with so much history packed in, she'll have to work hard to find the right piece for profit in this place!

It's so frustrating not being able to get at anything.

I'm looking for one thing, which is possibly one or two things which are going to make me big money.

Needle and haystack... ..springs to mind.

I'll be fine.

VO: This labyrinth of antiques is putting our girl in quite a bit of a spin.

How do you get into anything?

I just want to tidy it all up.

VO: With so much choice, Christina's turning to the auction house for some divine inspiration.

Ceramics and Chinese, so really we're looking for jewelry and silver, ceramics and Chinese?

Bye, bye.

It's very much smalls.

So, in that case, furniture is out.

No pressure.

VO: Armed with that advice there'll be no more horsing about.

Looks almost sort of Picasso in inspiration, doesn't it?

It's quite lovely.

I like that.

Quite a nice shape, very displayable.

It's the kind of thing my granny would have loved and is coming back into vogue now.

VO: Christina's first find is an Italian art pottery jug.

Now she's on a roll.

So these would have been carpet bowls, or are carpet bowls.

So you would have played your carpet bowls inside, on a obviously... as a game, like you play crown green bowls now.

When you're looking at them you really want to make sure that they've got no chips to the glaze.

And these haven't, as far as I can see.

And they're nice decorative things, nice color, and together they make quite a nice little display.

VO: And are marked up at £6 each.

At last she's bowled over but can she strike a deal with owner Paul?

Paul, what's your thoughts on a jug and some carpet bowls?

£20 the lot.

That sounds like quite a lot of money.

Cheap.

No.

You'll have hours of fun with them bowls.

VO: Oh, he's a lot of fun!

I was thinking more like a tenner.

We're in 2013.

I know.

The war's over.

I'll take 15 quid for them.

I am still at a tenner.

Oh, go on.

They're cheap at 15 quid.

They're cheap at 15.

Tenner.

I need, I seriously, I need the head start.

Split the difference at 12?

Yeah, go on.

Yeah, do me at 12?

Yeah.

Brilliant.

You're a star, thank you very much.

VO: She knows how to get what she wants and with a deal at £12, it's time to hit the road once more and make the short journey towards Prescot.

VO: Sitting on the edge of town is our next stop, Knowsley Hall, a 2,500 acre estate.

And all this beautiful countryside is inspiring our eager experts to stage an impromptu rescue attempt.

Come on.

Christina.

Go on, Charlie.

Come on.

Go on, Charlie.

You shoo him back here, I'll catch him.

Oh, no, come on.

CHRISTINA: Well done.

CHARLES: Come on.

Hey!

CHARLES: There you go.

CHRISTINA: Well done.

VO: What a hero he is!

Now hurry along Charles cuz Christina has an important date.

Your gateway to heaven.

Yeah, indeed.

Look at this!

I am ditching you for the delightful Earl of Derby.

I can't compete with this guy.

I can't compete with this!

It's in my dreams, Christina.

Absolutely beautiful.

Right, have fun shopping.

Thanks, yeah, ditch me, yeah.

Enjoy yourself, see you later.

CHARLES: Go carefully.

CHRISTINA: Take care, have fun.

Bye.

VO: The current resident of Knowsley Hall is the 19th Earl of Derby.

His family's impressive history is closely connected to the history of Britain and includes a prime minister, a champion of William Shakespeare, and close ties to the Royal Family stretching back to Richard III.

But despite all that, it's the family's passion for horse racing that has arguably been their biggest contribution to British life.

They created their namesake's "The Derby," the best known horse race in the world.

(HORSES SNORT) (CHEERING) (THUNDER OF HOOVES) You must be Lord Derby?

Hi there, I'm Lord Derby.

Nice to meet you.

Thank you so much for having us, the house is just stunning, absolutely stunning, it really is.

It helps that you come on a bright sunny day, we haven't had so much of those of late, but, no, I am very proud to be part of a long lineage here.

The family have lived here for 600 years.

And there's obviously been a link with horses and... And a huge link with horses going way, way back, pre-Civil War, and at Knowsley, in the park, there was a racecourse here.

This is the park of this house here?

This is the park here, but that tower, which was obviously a look-out for the racecourse, is still there.

Very, very long races they tended to have in those days.

It shows that that sort of family link... That's brilliant.

..with racing goes on a long way.

VO: It was the 12th Earl of Derby who started the Epsom Oaks in 1779 and then the Derby a year later, marking the beginning of the sport as we know it today.

The naming of the Derby - there was a dinner party at Epsom and the toss of a coin between Sir Charles Bunbury and Lord Derby and Derby won the toss, but Diomed, Sir Charles Bunbury's horse, won the first running of the race.

Oh that's very diplomatic isn't it?

It took...

It took another nine years till Derby could win it.

VO: The family have had great success across the generations, right up to today with Lord Derby's own champion horse Ouija Board.

And of course, their name has gone beyond horse racing, and has spread into other sporting events.

It really has flourished into all these wonderful international events.

It's spread out into all these international events.

But not just horse racing.

We've gone beyond racing.

We've got donkey derbies and demolition derbies and football thinks it owns this expression of the local derby, whether you're Man U, Man City, alright here it's obviously Liverpool and Everton, but, in fact, we believe the origin of that expression, the local derby, comes from rugby league which is a very popular local sport around here, mainly played in the north of England.

That we believe is where the original expression came from.

What a sporting legacy to uphold.

Quite a sporting legacy.

Quite a family history and I am very proud to be part of such an illustrious and long family history.

Thank you so much for sharing it with us.

LORD DERBY: A pleasure.

CHRISTINA: Thank you.

VO: With Christina otherwise engaged, Charles is trotting round the countryside on his own... (TOOTS HORN) ..en route to Wigan in Greater Manchester.

One of the first towns in the country to feature a railway, George Orwell also brought fame to the town with his book The Road To Wigan Pier, largely concerned with England's working poor.

Today, however, the area is the center of a large regeneration project.

But can our Charles turn rags to riches at his next stop - J W Antiques?

Go for it, Charles.

VO: He's certainly keeping his eyes peeled for a bargain.

I'm short-sighted.

VO: Looking good, Charles.

No, it's not very good, I can't see a thing.

When it comes to afternoon tea, you might take a seat, how are you darling?

How are you?

VO: Oh, Charles, first it's an imaginary friend, and now a tea party on the floor!

We've got some chips on the rims over there.

We've got a nice set of three milk down to cream jugs and a small jug for in between.

Maybe a condiment jar and cover for jam and that lovely condiment set.

It's just gorgeous and so complete still.

VO: This art deco tea and coffee set dates from the 1930s and has a price tag of £80... ..for the lot.

What's he up to now?

He's picking up items by the bucket load with the help of John.

The reason I quite like this bucket is because clearly it has some age.

It's quite rustic.

It's coopered, which is this iron or... Yeah, it is, cast iron binding.

And I think it's pine, isn't it?

And that's just quite a nice bucket.

If I said to you, John, what sort of value on this bucket?

What would you tell me?

What's it worth?

To a poor man from Derbyshire John, looking to earn a buck at auction.

VO: Let the man think Charles, eh!

45.

OK.

I'll give it some thought.

No problem.

He's saying... that man over there's saying... How much?

MAN: 25.

CHARLES: £25 Do you know him?

Yeah.

Oh, I know him, yeah.

Good man.

I'll give it some thought.

VO: Oh, boss Will says £25!

There's no stopping you now Charles as he's spotted yet another piece.

I like this.

This is of Newcastle-On-Tyne and they're flowering out in a great deco style.

It's called the crocus pattern.

It's quite nice, it's not in bad condition.

(DULL RING) A bit of wear and tear.

VO: Charles is adding this crocus pattern pottery bowl to the items on his wish list, already featuring the 18th century peat bucket, and the coffee and tea set.

Right boys prepare yourselves, Hanson's ready to deal.

You said the best on the bucket was 20?

Yeah.

VO: Actually Charles it was £25, but who's counting!

OK. What's the best on the bowl?

That is the best.

CHARLES: £20?

JOHN: £20, yeah.

What's your best price, John, on the big coffee set?

I would value that set between 50 and 80 at auction.

I'd want to buy it for about £40, but you've got your margins.

If you want it for £50, you can have it.

Yeah.

And you'll make money on it.

Yeah, it's tempting.

If I said to you I'm going to buy the peat bucket for £20, £20 for that and for the... rather than paying £50 for that big set... ..would you accept £40?

You would?

Thank you, John.

Yeah, I'll take the whole lot.

VO: Chancer Charles wins again and is walking away with the coffee and tea set for £40... ..the pottery bowl for £20 and the bucket also for £20.

Bargains all round!

And joining Christina once more they bid farewell to another day of antique adventures.

So night-night you two.

VO: It's a brand new day and new personas apparently!

I'm Bonnie Prince Charlie, you're Lady Godiva.

Oh, thanks!

Hang on a second... CHRISTINA: (LAUGHS) She didn't have any clothes on.

Oh, yeah!

VO: There's a thought.

Yesterday Charles spent £105 and bought four items - the Ruskin stoneware bowl dated 1917... ..the art deco tea and coffee set circa 1930, the crocus pattern pottery bowl, and the late 18th century pine peat bucket.

Which still leaves him with a hefty budget of £286.96 to spend today.

VO: Christina, though only parted with £12 and bought two items - the Chinese porcelain carpet bowls and the Italian art pottery jug, giving her £217.20 to see her to the end of the day.

VO: And their first stop is the Lancastrian city of Preston.

VO: Although it wears the crown of being England's newest city, Preston is steeped in history with evidence of an ancient Roman presence.

Adieu, Christina.

Go conquer.

Christina, morning has broken.

Christina, give me a song - morning has broken.

See you later.

Just get on with your visit.

VO: As Christina heads off to the shops, Charles is in for an altogether more sensory experience.

He's come to the impressive Harris Museum and Art Gallery for an appointment with the country's largest collection of scent bottles.

Collected by a woman called Mrs French in the 19th and 20th centuries, and bequeathed to the museum through a mutual friend after her death in 1963.

Incredibly there are almost 3,000 items.

Each known well by museum Head of Arts and Heritage, Alex Walker.

CHARLES: Good morning.

ALEX: Good morning CHARLES: You must be Alex.

ALEX: I am, yes.

Alex, good morning.

I can smell something.

VO: Oh, stop it Charles!

You smell very nice.

No, I'm here to learn about Mrs French and her scent bottle collection.

Well, we know that sadly she was a widow, but she did have a son and unfortunately he was killed during the Second World War and it seems to be after that that she really began to collect more.

VO: Mrs French's unique selection of bottles are renowned with collectors who flock from around the world to witness this sensational glimpse into the past.

When you say scent bottle, obviously you know...

I wear my smells or...

I'm sure you wear your...

Thank you very much.

Do you like it?

Oh, yes.

Thank you very much, thank you, I can come again.

But tell me, back in the 18th Century, the English scent bottle, what was its primary role?

We used today in scent being a sort of luxury product, very often associated with a couturier and the scent bottles themselves now are part of the branding and the marketing of the scent.

Yes.

But not so much in the past, you had your individual scent bottle, but you would have it filled by a chemist or perfumer who would make up a recipe and decant it into your bottle for you.

VO: Our love of scent goes back to Egyptian times, but scent bottles have come a long way since then.

Although most of Mrs French's bottles are Victorian, she collected some from as far back as the 1700s.

The interesting thing about this is the little mirrored patch box set in the side.

So of course, Alex, if you're off for a night out in 1780, you can put your scent on and you can also check yourself out.

There's no warts.

I can see no smallpox, there's no scars.

Oh, I don't know!

VO: He sure does know how to charm a lady!

Mrs French displayed many of her bottles in her home in Kent, and one that stands out for its technical complexity was made by the glassmaker Thomas Webb in the early 1880s.

The most remarkable thing about it is the very beautiful carved feathers.

But it's really odd, isn't it?

Because you can say it is almost a duck's head, is it?

Or a...

Yes...

I don't... Or a swan's head.

A duck or...

I'm not very good on birds.

No, I'm not either when it comes to birds, No, neither am I.

But what is so remarkable in my opinion is this was Victorian novelty, wasn't it, also?

That is so novel.

There was a period again towards the end of the 19th century where scent bottles became a medium for producing novelty decorative objects, so we have this one in the shape of opera glasses.

I see.

Just novelty novelty items.

Almost like that, but of course both lids would support scents.

I've got £300.

You've got 2,700.

Have you got any in that price bracket?

For sale?

Don't ask.

No, OK, that's a no, is it?

Long may Mrs French's collection continue living out life in Preston.

VO: Charles' attempt at a deal may not have come up smelling of roses.

But perhaps Christina will have more luck as she's been making her way to the small village of Bretherton.

With a recorded history going back over 800 years perhaps Bretherton's biggest claim to fame is its association with the father of British astronomy, Jeremiah Horrocks.

The perfect place for Christina to reach for the stars and steal back the lead!

Hello.

Hello, Christina, it's lovely to see you.

What's your name?

Aiden.

Aiden.

Nice to meet you Aiden.

Been looking forward to it.

Thank you so much for having us today.

You're welcome.

This looks wonderful, how exciting.

I wonder what we could tempt you with?

We want you to make a profit.

Oh, thank you, that's very kind.

Well, I need to, at the moment I'm trailing.

Well, that's no good!

I know!

You won't trail when you have been here, darling, I'll have you in front.

VO: Excellent, Christina, a partner in crime, eh?

Jewelry here.

And silver there.

Brilliant.

I'm not an expert on me jewelry.

VO: Well, Aiden, luckily our girl is, so move aside!

Oh, that's nice... that little pepper.

VO: This Edwardian silver pepperette has caught Christina's eye.

So nice Birmingham hallmark, I can instantly see it has already got a blue glass liner.

Which is nice.

Which really helps.

And some original pepper.

Yeah.

I mean, it just screams art nouveau, doesn't it?

Yeah.

So what's... What's it got on it?

£80 on that.

£80.

I know you like a bargain, don't you?

I need a bargain, I don't want, I need a bargain.

You need a bargain.

How's 40?

VO: Half price.

Oh, he's trying hard, Christina.

That's a big drop.

Wow, that is a big drop.

That's incredibly kind.

We want you to make a profit.

Thank you.

VO: Huh!

Team Christina all the way!

Oh, those buttons are nice.

They are nice those.

Yeah.

Oh Chester as well, those are lovely.

Great that you've got the original box and great that there's still six.

Lovely.

You've got a good eye haven't you?

I try.

Not so far, I'm losing.

No, you're picking nice pieces.

VO: The case of six Edwardian silver buttons dates from 1903 and are priced at £125.

I would, I would look at those and I would say 80 to 120 at auction.

Right.

So if I go... Can we do something like a 75... Oooo!

I know you're pretty.

It's because of that smile you've got, isn't it?

If all me customers had that smile I'd be broke!

CHRISTINA: (LAUGHS) Go on then, we want you to win.

Brilliant, can we do it for 75?

75.

I'll get shot!

I don't know how much money I've to spend.

I hope you've ran out!

Yeah, I think I might have done.

VO: Relax Christina, there's still £102.20 in your kitty.

So can Aiden tempt you with yet more goodies?

I should be looking at this shouldn't I?

Yeah £3.

You see, everything that I'm buying for £1 is the thing that makes me the most profit.

It's ridiculous.

Yeah, how about that for a bargain?

Oh, he's cute.

Dogs.

Yeah, good subject.

Eternally popular, we're a nation of animal lovers.

That's nice, it's got to be the right price though.

It's not silver.

Right price, well going off that, you can't lose at £1 can you?

CHRISTINA: £1, are you serious?

AIDEN: £1.

Aiden, it's a deal.

Thank you.

Hey, it's only cuz you're smiling.

Brilliant, thank you.

I'm a sucker for a smile.

I'll take it, fantastic, you're a star.

VO: A silver-plated dog for a £1 note, you'd have to be barking mad to say no Christina.

Added to the buttons and the pepperette, she's walking away with a silver haul.

Shall we call it £115?

How much is it, the total?

£116.

Go on then!

VO: She's done it again!

Thank you very much.

Ah, what a gentleman.

VO: And a kiss to seal the deal!

VO: Back on the road and Charles is also turning on the charm.

You've got the X factor.

You have, you've got those eyelashes.

So if I've got the X factor, what have you got?

It's a good question, what have I got?

You have natural talent.

Thank you very much, you can come again.

VO: Don't encourage him Christina!

VO: They're making the short journey to the village of Eccleston, home to Olympic Gold cyclist extraordinaire, Sir Bradley Wiggins.

And two old weaving mills, one of which has now been converted into an Aladdin's cave of antiques and collectables.

It's called Bygone Times.

It says bygones.

It says be gone with you.

Buy me and then be gone.

Exactly.

Find the bargains.

VO: He's in a hurry!

CHARLES: Let's get shopping.

CHRISTINA: Right.

Which way are you going?

I am going to go that way.

OK, see you later.

Good luck.

VO: And they're off, scouring their final shop of the day.

Basket here.

Ah, this man is almost a look-a-like for Charlie Ross.

Charlie, would you mind?

Thanks, mate.

You're a good man, bean!

VO: How rude!

CHARLES: (WOLF-WHISTLES) VO: Oh, my!

He's going to get so lost in here, isn't he?

Do you think I ought to give him a map?

VO: Not a bad idea girl.

With the clock ticking Charles is feeling the pressure!

Any bargains in there?

I don't know, I don't know, you would need to have a look.

I feel antiqued out.

It's just huge.

VO: And after an hour of searching Charles makes a last mad dash for a final purchase in Antico across the road.

Ah, hello, sir.

Hi, Charles.

Charles Hanson, your name is?

Darren.

Hi Darren.

Are you English?

Yes.

OK, fine, sorry.

May I have a wander around?

Yeah, of course you can.

Lovely, I'm going to be really quick, OK?

VO: Meanwhile already armed with five lots, Christina decides to ditch the shopping for an altogether more relaxing experience.

Enjoy this sunshine.

VO: Time's running out, Charles!

I'm struggling here.

There's a nice little, erm, wall stand that I bought this morning.

CHARLES: Oh, yes.

DARREN: From over the road.

I love the chandelier by the way.

Yeah, it's Murano glass.

How much is that?

Er, 1,200.

OK, I'll leave it.

There you go, Charles.

Darren, that's quite nice actually.

VO: Has he finally found his last lot in this late Victorian wall rack?

What I love about this is the turnings.

Now what are they?

Are they walnut?

I think they are, yeah.

Walnut and ebonized on mahogany shelf tiers.

It is what 1880?

Yeah.

1870.

And you will tell me, Charles, it's how much?

£45 to you.

You wouldn't take 30 for it, would you at all?

DARREN: No.

CHARLES: In cash?

Look at me.

No, it's got to be £40.

It's got to be 40.

No less.

£40.

I think you will get a profit out of it.

I'll take it.

Go on, sold.

Right.

£40, that's my fifth item.

I'm happy.

Good man.

VO: At last, he's walking away with the wall rack.

But will Christina think it's worth the wait?

Time to bare all, Charles!

Well, almost.

Are you ready?

Yep.

I'm ready, baby, come on.

Be kind.

OK, close your eyes.

One, two, three, voila.

Ohhhhh!

That's nice.

There's one more down there as well.

Oh, is there?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

This is very nice.

It's just got style.

They're pansies.

What's it worth?

CHRISTINA: They're violas.

CHARLES: Are you being serious?

Well, that's the pattern name!

CHARLES: Oh, is it?

CHRISTINA: Viola.

Is that a flower?

Violets.

They're a type of pansy.

Violas are a flower.

I'm not a floral guy, I'm a real man OK?

You've absolutely bought for the sale that we're going to.

Do you like the bowl?

I do like your bowl, is that Ruskin?

Have a look.

That's very thin for Ruskin, isn't it?

It is very thin and it's high fired.

It's almost a Chinese flambe on Ruskin.

Yeah, wonderful iridescent colors.

It's in good condition.

What's it worth?

What's it worth?

Yeah.

£35 to £40.

What did you pay for it?

£55.

CHARLES: No, £25.

CHRISTINA: Did you?

Perfect.

Thank you, thank you.

Well done, that's brilliant.

I'm really pleased.

I haven't gone to town on the spending.

God willing, Christina, God willing.

You've gone safe, you've played it safe.

VO: But how does it stack up against his rival's riveting items?

Yes.

Alright, oh... What draws me in straight away, Christina, I must admit, are the buttons.

I am sure you will tell me, Charles, they are Birmingham or Chester.

Chester.

Let me guess a date code, they look to me to be about 1904?

Oh, 1903.

They're very nice.

One out.

You know how it is.

VO: Oh, he's good!

They're pierced in that great floral organic style.

And what's the best bit?

What I love is they come with a box and are complete.

You know, I reckon you spent on those buttons... look at me... £70.

Oh, 75.

OK, they're good.

They're very nice.

I like your dog.

Do you?

Yeah, I quite like your dog.

Do you really?

Tell me about him?

He is, well, what do you think?

Pretty?

He's not silver, is he?

Not silver, no, no, no.

Are you sure?

Is he silver?

No, he is silver plate.

OK. Nation of animal lovers.

£15.

Do you know, do you know what?

What's the most money that we've been making on our items?

If you dare tell me he was 100p I'll go berserk.

How much?

He was £1.

Oh, my goodness me, Christina, you have done it again.

You have done really well.

Would you swap with me?

Exactly.

You see, you're pausing because you wouldn't.

Put it there, I can't wait.

See you there.

CHARLES: Good Luck.

CHRISTINA: Take care.

Well, I'll try to.

CHRISTINA: (LAUGHS) VO: She wouldn't say it to his face, but come on Christina tell us what you really think, just amongst us.

I have to be honest, I think he's bought some pretty things... ..but I don't think there's anything that's going to completely run away and make a fortune.

The bucket's nice, market fresh, great.

But it's a bucket, isn't it?

I'm really excited.

Yes, I would swap some of my items for hers, but I am still very content to sit pretty and Christina, watch girl and learn.

VO: Ooh, that's fighting talk Charles and it doesn't look like it's letting up back on the road either.

Would you like me to put my hand...

Careful!

I just want to protect you from the rain.

Get off my hair!

VO: They're heading to auction in the seaside resort of Lytham St Annes, near Blackpool.

VO: Consisting of two neighbors - the 19th century planned town of St Annes and it's older counterpart, Lytham, this area has been a popular holiday destination since Victorian times.

Do you know Christina, I would love to say to you, I really would love to say it's lovely being by the seaside, but it's not, is it really?

It is absolutely blowing a gale.

It would be beautiful if the sun was shining.

CHRISTINA: But we're in Britain.

CHARLES: Yeah.

VO: Today they're going to Gerrards Auctioneers and Valuers, and while Christina gets a measure of the competition, Charles has dreams of hitting the ocean waves.

But what of their own offerings?

Does auctioneer Jonathan Cook think they'll sink or swim?

Some of them I think will do well, others might struggle a bit.

The peat bucket would appeal to a lot of dealers, perhaps on the internet.

The dog, lots of dog lovers out there, you know, they're going to want it if looks like their dog they've got at home.

You know, so yeah, I am sure it'll do well.

VO: Charles started this leg in the lead with £391.96.

He's parted with £145 and is offering up five lots.

Christina began with £229.20 and has also bought five items at a cost of £127.

Today's auction is in the room, over the phone and online, so take it away Jonathan!

First up is Christina and her silver-plated dog.

£20 on the net.

Any advance on 20?

£20!

Where did that come from?

Any advance on 20 in the room?

22 now on the net.

24.

26.

Well done.

I don't believe it.

All finished at £28?

CHARLES: Profit.

CHRISTINA: Yay!

VO: That profit will keep you out of the dog house for a while Christina.

Can Charles also rack up a profit with his first lot of the day?

The bid's there at £28.

At 28, 30, 32.

At £32.

On the net at 32.

34, 36.

CHARLES: Keep going.

At £36 on the net.

And advance in the room?

At £36.

VO: Oh, do sit still Charles!

See, it's going up.

Calm down Charles.

At £40.

42 on the phone.

At £42 then sell away at 42?

VO: After all the time he took to find it, his £2 profit will be wiped out by auction house costs.

Shame.

Back to Christina, will her horsey Italian jug see her galloping into profit?

£10 on the net.

At £10 on the internet, any advance in the room?

They don't like my...

It's a profit.

They don't like my jug.

It's a profit though, isn't it?

You're just warming up still.

OK. That's OK.

I better warm up quickly.

VO: Indeed, Christina, as most of that small profit will be eaten up in costs.

Charles again now with his late 18th century pine peat bucket.

£25, 26.

At 26, 30.

£30, five, 40.

CHRISTINA: See.

CHARLES: Keep going.

Five, 50.

£50, any advance on 50?

VO: There's a bucket load of profit for you, Charles.

Well done.

Can Christina follow suit with the art nouveau silver buttons?

£28, £30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46.

£46 on the net.

48, 50.

Five, 60, five.

At £65.

Any advance in the room?

Come on.

At £65.

VO: Ah, it's a blow with a £10 loss.

Staying with silver, can her pepperette sprinkle her with profit?

Start it off at 28, 30, 32, 34, 36.

Brilliant.

At £36, 38, 40.

£40.

42, 44.

VO: Oh, a lot of interest here Christina.

Five, 60, five.

Oh, brilliant.

70, 75, 80.

Got it!

Five.

Oh!

At £85 on the internet.

88?

88?

Yes.

90?

Thank you anyway madam.

Thank you.

£90, are we all sure?

VO: £51 profit on the pepperette, Now that's not to be sneezed at!

Ha!

Over to Charles and his crocus pattern pottery bowl.

£10, any advance on 10?

A tenner!

It's lovely.

12.

It's in perfect condition.

£12, 14 on the net.

Keep going, keep going.

At 14, 16.

18.

Oh, yes.

20.

Sell away at 20.

Thank you very much, that's one of mine, thanks.

No one would have guessed, Charles, no one would have guessed.

VO: It maybe in perfect condition, but it's breaking even.

No profits here Charles.

Next is Charles' tea and coffee set circa 1930.

£50 bid on the net.

55.

Go on.

60, five, 70, at 75... Keep going boy.

£80 on the net.

Keep going.

Going to sell at £80.

VO: Cor!

He's doubled his money with that lot.

Will Christina's carpet bowls help her roll into bigger profits?

A tenner at the back.

£10, gent's bid at 10.

Come on.

Good lad, good lad.

Any advance on 10?

12 on the net.

14.

No further interest?

No interest at all?

Get on with it.

Are we all sure?

Bring that gavel down.

VO: Another £9 in the bank, Christina.

Last up is Charles with his Ruskin stoneware bowl - but can he capitalize on its good condition?

JONATHAN: Nice thing this.

CHARLES: It is a good thing.

Start it off at £100.

Oh!

£100, 110, 120.

120 looking for 130.

Come on boy, we're riding through them.

140.

150.

160.

Keep going boy.

£170.

All finished?

Oh, yes!

VO: It's a cracker!

£145 profit.

Wow.

That is absolutely phenomenal.

I can't believe it.

I'm over the moon.

CHRISTINA: Well done.

CHARLES: Thank you.

VO: You are out of this world, Charles, with two auction wins in a row, well done.

VO: Christina Trevanion started with £229.20.

After auction costs she's made a profit of £42.74, which makes her total for the next round £271.94.

VO: But having started with £391.96, Charles Hanson has again made a hefty profit of £151.84 after costs, increasing his lead and giving him £543.80 to flash on the next leg.

Shall I drive?

CHRISTINA: Er, yes, why not.

CHARLES: OK. Because you made such a phenomenal profit, I am slightly in shock still.

I literally cannot believe it.

Literally.

I love Lytham.

Oh, I bet you do.

Long live Lytham.

Let's go.

On to Leeds.

On to Leeds, off we go.

(TOOTS HORN) VO: Next on Antiques Road Trip... CHRISTINA: Wheee!

VO: ..a knight in shining armor.

I feel fairly under dressed, I feel quite open to damage.

VO: And a damsel in distress.

(SQUEALS) Oh!

I don't like spiders.

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