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

Yes, a good weight.

(SNIFFS) And it smells.

- (HORN HONKS) - VO: Oop, steady!

Behind the wheel of a classic car.

Good morning, my lady.

Good morning, Parker.

And a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

- Whoopsie!

- Come on!

The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction.

- (GASPS) - But it's no mean feat.

- (LAUGHS) - There'll be worthy winners... - (CHEERS) - ..and valiant losers.

(SOBS) Will it be the high road to glory...

It's about winning.

- ..or the low road to disaster?

- Whoa!

Pothole!

This is the Antiques Road Trip!

Oh crikey.

Really?

Get your motor running and head out on the byways.

Christina Trevanion and Charles Hanson are looking for adventure and antiques in North Yorkshire, ooh-ar!

- I might have congestion... - Yeah.

but there is no traffic congestion.

Look, we're completely free.

You and I, lost in the wilderness.

Yeah, again.

Take in this Yorkshire air.

Well, that's what I thought.

It might help clear the cold a bit.

Oh!

There's nowt wrong with that, love.

Purely selfishly, I don't want those bugs in the lid.

- (THEY LAUGH) - Get 'em out!

Get 'em out.

There's nowt wrong with that air.

VO: The air may be fresh but Charles is honking.

Ha!

(HORN HONKS) - Give us a honk.

- (RHYTHMIC HONKING) - No, no honk.

- Oh, no!

VO: This delectable double act are Road Tripping in a classic convertible, a 1969 left-hand-drive Fiat Spider.

You're gonna be dangerous today.

You're in one of those Charlie Hanson, slightly reckless moods.

- You're all feisty.

- Is that a bad thing?

Yeah, because it means you're gonna drive a hard bargain, and I'm in trouble.

VO: Charles and Christina started their Road Trip with £200 apiece.

After suffering some auction misfortune - ha!

- Charles has £171.38 in his piggy bank left to spend.

Christina's little piggy was also feeling the pinch.

She has just over £190 in the bank.

Well, how will you play this penultimate...?

Well, you see, day four for me is always a bit of a decider.

Because I think day four really decides who's gonna win it.

- Oh, don't say that.

- No, I think it's true.

- It's like a book, isn't it?

- What?

We're halfway through the book.

It's been a thriller.

Ooh.

It's been a romance, I think.

Romance?

That's still to come.

- Oh.

- That's still to come.

VO: Our heroes are on an epic journey worthy of Homer himself.

Simpson?

He-he!

Traveling coast to coast, their antique odyssey has taken them from Lancashire, through Cumbria and Wales.

Their adventure will end in Newcastle upon Tyne at the final auction.

Today, they'll finish in Rotherham but first, Charles has dropped off Christina and is heading towards a market town just outside Harrogate.

This delightful little place is in the ancient parish of Kirkby M-Ma... Kirkby... Maz?

Kirkby Male-zard?

And it's home to Sarah Jones Antiques.

Small but perfectly formed.

Nice.

Hello there.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- How are you?

- How are you?

- Nice to see you.

- I'm Sarah.

Sarah Jones.

- Hi, Sarah.

What a lovely shop.

- Thank you very much.

You been here a while?

I've been here three years now.

Now, tell me.

Me being ignorant, where am I exactly?

You're in Kirkby Malzeard.

It's the most beautiful place.

VO: Ah, there you go!

Kir-by Malz-ard.

Easy.

Sarah's emporium is chockablock-full of antique delights, but Charles has to bear in mind his budget.

He can't go spending an arm and a leg.

Don't sniff it.

Always nice to see oak lining on chests of drawers.

I prefer oak to pine.

A good sign of quality.

VO: Yeah.

And also, the thinner those drawer linings, normally the better the cabinetmaker that made it.

So, what we look for in a good chest of drawers is the all-important dovetailing.

And often the more fine they are, the higher the quality.

And they can help date drawers as well.

- Sarah?

- Yes?

Er, nice chest of drawers.

How much is it, please?

For you, £80.

And that gives... gives you a margin still?

- Yes.

- You've called it Edwardian.

- OK. - What do you think?

- It's Georgian.

- Oh, is it?

Yeah.

I mean, if you look at where the handles have dropped... - Mm.

Right.

- Look at that shadow there and that big indentation.

That's not done in 100 years.

That's taken 250 years to create.

So actually, circa 1770.

And for £80, it's almost rude not to.

- Don't you agree?

- Yes.

And I love it.

While Charles ponders splurging on the Georgian chest of drawers... ..Christina is in the pretty village of Thirsk... ..surrounded by wild moorland in the Vale of Mowbray.

Christina is shopping in Three Tuns Antiques, located in an old stable.

She's casting her expert eye over their vast collection of antiques.

(SIGHS) See, I love... shelves like this.

Look at this.

I mean, it's sort of like a cabinet of curiosities.

You've got really decadent, wonderful things like sugar-sifter spoons.

When was the last time anyone ever used a sugar-sifter spoon for your strawberries?

VO: Well actually, I was sprinkling sweetness from my sifter only just last night.

CHRISTINA: Oh, that's cute.

I think that's great.

Very typically little Edwardian condiment set.

You would have had obviously your mustard in here, you've got your original spoon, and you've got your pepper in here.

And obviously your little open salt in there.

So often you'll find that these glass bits have been chipped, or cracked, or lost, over the mists of time.

But I think that's really quite sweet.

£50.

Ooh, gosh!

VO: Yeah, sounds expensive.

This is late Victorian electroplate, which is mass-produced and is, basically, what it is.

Silver plate will never, ever command as high a price as silver does at auction because, obviously, it doesn't have that intrinsic silver content to it.

But I think when you've got a fun piece of novelty silver plate, often it can command good prices in the saleroom - you just have to be quite careful about what you buy.

But if there's some negotiation on that price, I think that could be a goer.

VO: Can a deal be done with dealer Victoria?

What could be your best price on that, my love?

The best price'll be £30.

I like that!

For £30, Victoria, that will be my first purchase of the day.

VO: Christina is hoping that the electroplated cruet set will spice up her competition with Charles.

Ha!

Back in Kir-bee Mal-zard, Carlos is leaving no nook unscoured or cranny unprobed, in his hunt for a hidden gem.

Is there anything I've missed in here, at all?

I do have a storeroom.

- Upstairs?

- Yes.

Up in the attic.

Is it public and open, or... No.

No, that would be just for you.

Oh, my goodness me, really?

May we go upstairs?

- Go on then.

- This could be where the treasure really is.

I'll follow your lead.

Come on.

So we're going through your kitchen.

- I know!

- Hang on... OK, we'll keep on going.

Well, you never know, things can be found in the kitchen.

- That's my dad.

- Hello, Dad!

How are you?

Do you mind us coming through?

You're a good man, thumbs up.

OK.

This is so exciting.

- Mind your head there.

- Goodness me.

Oh!

Oh I say.

It's like an Aladdin's cave.

VO: It's a whole new world in here.

Beautiful!

I'm just feeling there's something around here, there must be.

That's pretty isn't it, the old woolwork?

May we pick it up?

Do you mind?

If you put your side up.

That's lovely.

Look at that.

Sadly it's been... Obviously threadbare across here.

- This is... Is it a cockatoo?

- Yeah.

On this, what we call beaded and woolwork ground, typical of Berlin of the late 19th century in this beautiful baroque cartouche frame.

It may have been originally a fire screen...

I think, yeah.

..with a base that's now not here.

VO: Charles has got a bird in his hand, but it may not be going CHEEP.

Oh dear.

What would you charge me if I bought this, and the chest downstairs?

Because the chest is 80...

The two for 95?

I'll take the two together.

Can you shake my hand?

Thanks ever so much.

VO: Charles has his first two items of the trip.

And off he motors.

(HORN HONKS) Good.

Meanwhile, Christina has made her way to Ripon, in North Yorkshire.

This market town is a hotbed of history.

It's welcomed Anglo Saxon kings and was ransacked during the Norman conquest.

Today Christina is here to learn about an ancient local ceremony, the setting of the watch, from one of town's horn blowers, Wayne Cobbett.

So, the ceremony we perform, setting the watch, involves us coming out in our full regalia... - Yeah.

- ..at nine o'clock every night, and on the strike of nine we perform a blast at each corner of the obelisk.

- So this obelisk here?

- And that's this.

Yes.

Oh wow.

OK. VO: That all sounds very quaint and has a ye olde charm, but the setting of the watch began during one of the bloodiest periods in our island's history.

In the ninth century, Vikings were plundering the coastline in hit-and-run raids on the rich Christian monasteries.

But in 865 their tactics changed and they began moving inland, leaving a trail of death and destruction in their wake.

Ripon instructed a group of its residents to keep watch over the town from night till morning.

And since 886, without fail, a horn has been sounded at 9pm to mark the beginning of the watch.

CHRISTINA: You're a part of history!

It's...

Proud, really... - Yeah.

- ..is all I can say, that I can be part of it, and carry it on.

Absolutely.

So, can anyone blow the horn?

No, only officially appointed horn blowers - are allowed to blow the horn.

- Aw.

VO: I doubt that's the first time Wayne has been asked that question.

Ha-ha!

(HORN BLOWS) The first horn was gifted to the people of Ripon by the Anglo Saxon king Alfred the Great, who ruled the ancient Kingdom of Wessex.

He was instrumental in halting the Viking army's conquest of Britain.

So, how many horns have there been?

So, we've had four horns used for the ceremony over the years, - the original... - Only four?

Only four.

We still have the original one.

- A ninth-century horn?

- A ninth-century horn.

A horn that's 1,000 years old?

Yes, so we believe, yeah.

We still have it.

- Really?

- Yeah.

God!

That's amazing.

I'd love to see it.

Of course you can, yeah.

We'll bring it over right now.

VO: And no, you can't have a toot on this horn either, Christina.

The horn and ceremonial sash are highly prized.

- So, if you'd like to... - Yeah.

- ..take hold of that.

- That's amazing.

This is what we call our charter horn.

It's now covered in velvet, as you can see.

But there is...

So underneath here is the horn?

There is indeed, yes.

And is that like a bovine... Cow's horn?

- Yeah, yeah.

- So does this still get blown?

- No, it's that old... - No it's very... Too precious.

..and precious that we have other horns for the ceremony itself.

It's kept safe under lock and key normally, and only comes out one day of the year for mayor-making.

- For what doing?

- For mayor-making.

- Mayor-making?

- Mayor making, yes.

That sounds fascinating.

- Oh, mayor-making.

- Mayor-making, yes.

As opposed to making a mermaid.

- Oh no, no!

- (LAUGHS) Sounds like mermaid-making!

- Mayor-making.

- Mayor making.

VO: In 1605 Ripon elected its first mayor, the chief horn blower of the day, Hugh Ripley.

A statue of Mayor Ripley is located in Ripon Cathedral.

It is said he ruled with a rod of iron and his ghost still haunts the town to this very day.

Tell me about the mythology surrounding Ripley's house.

So, Hugh is said to still look over our ceremony.

And if we are remiss in our duties - and don't do it properly... - Right.

..he will come and wreak havoc in the city.

- Really?

- He will indeed, yes.

His ghost still looks over us.

Ooh!

Has that ever happened?

- Not to me, luckily.

- Yeah.

But the last dealings with him we had on the 3rd January 2011.

The horn blower of the day unfortunately couldn't set the watch properly - his lips froze to the mouthpiece.

And reportedly, on three minutes past nine, an earthquake hit Ripon, measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale.

- Oh really?

- Yeah.

Oh my goodness.

Wow!

So literally if you don't do your job properly, - we're in trouble.

- Yes, indeed, yeah.

Oh, OK. No pressure.

You are welcome to come and see the watch being set later tonight.

Would you mind if I brought Charles with me?

Oh, I think that would be allowed, yes.

You think he'd be allowed.

Are you sure?

He'll probably be late, to be honest.

- Well, it's nine o'clock sharp.

- OK, nine o'clock sharp.

- Don't be late.

- Mm-hm.

VO: That gives our intrepid antiquers just a few more hours of relic hunting.

With the sun shining and the invigorating Yorkshire air, Charles is overflowing with the joys of life.

Even more than normal.

We are on top of the grouse moors of North Yorkshire, and this car is glinting the sun.

The Spider is fearless.

Carlos is making his way to Pateley Bridge on the banks of the River Nidd.

He's seeking out Crows Nest Antiques.

Charles has just under £80 in his pocket but what, oh what, to buy?

He's positively spoiled for choice!

Sometimes it's the small objects which jump out at you.

Look at that.

These miniature little teawares or vessels are really quite popular.

The handle's in nice condition, the enameling hasn't rubbed.

A Davenport miniature imari pattern vase, circa 1880, priced at £22.

And really... it's quite rare.

I like that.

VO: That's a definite maybe.

That's interesting.

No tag, what a peculiar object.

What are they - a pair of fruit nips or a pair of sugar nips?

VO: Let's ask shop owner Linda.

Do you know what?

I love the question of, what's its function?

What is it?

It's a Victorian skirt lifter.

So it's a skirt lifter?

Oh, how interesting.

Let me try and see if this works.

I'll attach it to your skirt.

And you close it and then I can walk around.

So what do you do with it, then?

(LINDA LAUGHS) VO: It's not a lead, Charles!

A skirt lifter or, to give it its rather more refined French name, porte jupe, was a device used by Victorian ladies for lifting a long skirt to avoid mud or puddles.

It clamped onto the hem and was attached to the waist by a ribbon or chain.

Beautiful object.

How much is it?

Oh, you can have those for £10.

- Really?

- Yes.

Wow.

Mental note - I'll hang it up here.

Right, OK.

So I'll keep on wandering round.

OK. That's nice.

I quite like this.

It's a little toast rack.

It's also... in form, it's quite wavy.

And that wavy form to me signifies a bit of the art nouveau.

This is a handsome toast rack to serve any good breakfast table.

- Linda?

- Yes.

I've been admiring this toast rack.

It's beautiful.

How much could that be?

The ticket price on that is 58.

To you, Charles, that can be... £40.

- Really?

- Yes.

That's good.

Yeah, I like that for £40.

OK, so that's 40, that's a tenner.

There's one thing on the mantelpiece over there.

Can you see that little - small imari ewer?

- Oh, yes.

It's priced at £22.

How much could it be?

16?

- Really?

- Yes.

I think I'll go for a hat trick.

- Oh.

- I'll take all three.

- Lovely.

- Which means... 40 plus 10 is 50, plus 16 is?

66.

- It was a good year, wasn't it?

- It certainly was.

Because England won the World Cup.

- Yes, yeah.

- And who knows?

This might be my victory in the Road Trip.

- Absolutely.

- Thanks a lot.

- Pleasure.

- Wonderful.

That's another three antiques for Charles.

But he only has £10 left to spend tomorrow.

As our day draws to a close, Christina has brought Charles to Ripon to see the setting of the watch by horn blower Wayne.

(HORN BLOWS) WHISPERING: Guy's got some chest on him.

He has, hasn't he?

That is a pair of lungs.

Salute him.

This is 1,100 years of history, Charles.

- Oh, it's wonderful.

- Yeah.

The ghost of Hugh Ripley might appear at that window.

And if he's dissatisfied with what Wayne's done, we're all in trouble and the last time he was dissatisfied, - there was an earthquake.

- Oh, don't say that.

- Yeah, seriously.

- Right, hold tight.

- (HORN BLOWS) - Hold tight.

Ready?

Get ready.

Get ready.

I think, personally, that is a good job well done.

Bravo, Wayne, bravo.

Perfectly done.

VO: The watch is set, and now bedways is rightways.

It's a gray, misty morning on the moors of North Yorkshire for Charles and Christina.

Get your hand off my gear stick.

(LAUGHS) Get your hand off the gear stick.

VO: You're so naughty, Charles.

The only bright speck round here, the California yellow of their 1960s Fiat Spider, and Charles's attire.

Can you please just wear a jacket that's not quite so bright?

Then the sun might start to shine.

Christina, I see the jacket as a beacon of belief and actually being able to uncover the treasures... A beacon of belief?

A beacon of belief.

And OK, my jacket is quite loud.

Yours is quite...

Mine's very autumnal.

Darling, this is vintage Biba.

Beaver?

- No... - It's beaver, oh my God!

- Biba!

- There's a beaver in the car!

Say again.

Oh, Bieber, Bieber, as in Christian Bieber, - the singer.

- Classic 1960s... - Justin Bieber, you mean?

- Christian Bieber.

Yeah, just like Christian Bieber.

You're so down with the kids.

It's very, very smart.

What age is it?

- It's 1960s.

- Oh, fabulous.

Matches the car.

We are swinging in a '60s style.

Oh yeah, baby.

VO: Groovy.

Ha!

Yesterday, Christina was very canny with her cash, buying only one item - a silver-plated cruet set...

I think that's really quite sweet.

..for £30.

Charles, however, went on an antique spending spree, splurging a total of £161 on five items - the miniature jug...

It's quite rare.

..the silver toast rack, the Georgian chest of drawers and a couple of quirky curios... the parrot embroidery and a Victorian skirt lifter.

As you do.

So what do you do with it, then?

(SHE LAUGHS) I just went for it.

Were you in one of those moods yesterday?

You were fired up and ready to go.

Are you confident in your purchases?

Sometimes I think you buy with a bit of impatience, sometimes I probably shouldn't have been quite so easy on the eye.

Have you panicked?

No.

No, no, no, no, no.

- I think you have.

- No, no, no, no, no.

I think you have, haven't you?

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

VO: It's a case of "keep calm and carry on".

After dropping off Charles, Christina is crossing the county lines from North to West Yorkshire on her way to the parish of Thorp Arch.

The village is home to Decoporium... ..which is stuffed to the gunwales with relics of bygone ages... ..vintage furniture and antiques from a variety of dealers, and lots of it.

Oh, look at these!

(GRUNTS) Those are very light ones.

That's quite cool, isn't it?

Look at that - I've not seen one of these before.

£65.

French antique weights.

Must be very fit, the French.

(VO MUTTERS IN FRENCH) They must have been for a gym, mustn't they?

Whoever it was who owned these used to use the 1kgs and not so much this one.

Oh my gosh, that's quite heavy.

That's... What weight's that?

5kg.

5kg.

Oh, 5kg, 10kg, quite heavy, isn't it?

VO: No pain, no gain!

You pump it, lady.

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYS) Christina needs to be fighting fit when she goes nose to nose with Charles at the auction.

But first she'll have to box clever with shop owner Billie.

£65 - is there any leeway in that at all?

VO: Seconds out, round one!

(BELL) - What are you thinking?

- Well, to be honest, I was hoping for sort of £30 or £40.

VO: Christina starts with a right hook.

Can you do 50?

VO: Oh, that's below the belt.

(BELL) I'd be happier at 40.

(BELL) VO: Christina counters with an uppercut.

- What about 45, then?

- 45.

- That's fair.

- £45, I'm happy.

- Thank you very much.

- That's great.

- Thank you very much, Billie.

- (BELL) VO: Christina chucks in the towel at £45.

Meanwhile, Charles is headed to the ancient city of York.

Known as the historic capital of the North, it's famous for the gothic York Minster and its medieval city walls.

In the 15th century, the city was the seat of power of the House of York, who battled the house of Lancaster for the English throne.

This savage conflict became known as the Wars of the Roses.

Charles is heading to the city walls to learn more about this civil war from visitor operations manager Ronald Kane.

Ah, light!

Sunshine!

- Fantastic.

- What a view!

It is indeed.

There's the minster.

You'll not get a view of the minster like this anywhere else.

So these walls, Ronald, they were around at the time of the War of the Roses?

Absolutely, yes.

The medieval walls in York reached their height around the middle of the 15th century, which is when the Wars of the Roses started.

- About 1450.

- Yeah, that's right, 1455.

The actual conflict itself was brutal, it was bloody, and it was an all-or-nothing game.

VO: In 1377, King Edward III died after a long and prosperous reign.

The wars began as various factions within his family tried to seize the throne.

Forces gathered behind the House of York, whose emblem was a white rose, and the House of Lancaster, signified by a red rose.

If we think about a family at war like this, you're talking three generations that were involved from start to finish.

One of the first battles that happened not too far from York's walls itself, over at Towton.

It was decided before that battle that no quarter was to be given.

And that meant no taking of prisoners.

And it was one of the bloodiest battles that was ever fought on English soil.

VO: The Battle of Towton in 1461 was to prove a decisive victory for the white rose of York.

Over 25,000 soldiers were slaughtered.

Gosh!

The River Aire was said to have run red for days with the blood of the dead.

CHARLES: So where are we now?

Well, we're standing now on the first floor here at Monk Bar, which is one of the primary gatehouses in York city walls.

Here beside us we've got a reproduction of one of the suits of armor that would be used by the nobility during the Wars of the Roses.

Goodness me.

So this was the attire from circa 1450, and it was really the reserve of the more noble fighters?

Exactly, yes, if you're gonna be the knight on horseback... - Yeah.

- ..the man in the army leading the charge, this is the type of thing that you're gonna be wearing.

And it's the pinnacle, really, of armor-making as a craft at this time.

VO: One reason for the Yorkists' victory at Towton was their prowess with the longbow.

The archers were able to pick off the Lancastrian foot soldiers from a great distance before the grueling hand-to-hand combat began.

Ronald has agreed to instruct our Charles in this art of medieval warfare.

I'll follow your lead, OK?

OK.

So, point yourself towards the target.

- Yeah.

- Hold your bow arm up, - nice and straight.

And taut.

- Yeah.

Your arrow - take it from your quiver.

- Three fingers.

- Yes.

One above, one below.

Draw.

Find your mark and when you're ready, loose.

Oh, goodness me.

Do you know, that's a hard act to follow.

I mean, they do call me the Deadeye Dick from Derbyshire.

- (RONALD CHUCKLES) - But that's almost a bullseye.

I've got to imagine there's a knight coming down that medieval meadow, about to kill me.

Knock me out.

VO: Personally, I wouldn't trust him with a needle and thread, never mind a bow and arrow.

Look out.

RONALD: Draw.

And when you're ready... loose.

Oh, wasn't bad.

- No.

- Not bad for starters.

And if you can imagine... at any given battle, you could have hundreds of archers and an arrow storm.

They were very deadly and they were used to devastating effect.

VO: The Wars of the Roses raged for decades but in the end, neither the house of York or Lancaster would rule for long.

In 1485, Henry Tudor claimed the final victory in this game of thrones.

With a boot full of weights, Christina is beginning to think that she's the DUMB BELLE.

Ha-ha!

I've bought some weights - why did I buy weights?

And I'm really starting to panic, because I haven't really bought anything that I see is gonna make me a huge amount of money.

I'm quite anxious!

Christina's got one more shop to visit, in the village of Pannal, North Yorkshire.

And just over £100.

Spend wisely, my friend!

Crimple Hall Antiques Centre is ginormous, with over 50 different dealers.

It stocks a wide variety of items including apes in hats.

No, Christina, do not buy that.

This is an unexpected little joy.

Looks very, very familiar.

Yes, absolutely.

Look at this.

So this, if you look at its bottom here, you see this green squiggle.

This is actually signed WM.

And above that, printed in brown, is the Macintyre mark.

Now, this piece was designed by a gentleman called William Moorcroft, for his very first employer.

Now, Moorcroft started working for the Macintyre factory in 1897.

He was very privileged in that he was one of the only artists, really, to be able to sign their works for Macintyre.

But as a result, he became incredibly famous in his own right, rather than his employer.

And his employer, unfortunately, became a little bit jealous.

So they actually closed down his workshop in 1912.

He then went on to go and start up his own company, Moorcroft, that we know today.

This little thing - it has been quite extensively restored, but it's really cute and it says on here £30.

£30 for a piece of Moorcroft Macintyre Florian Ware.

That's got to be worth opening up to the market and seeing what they'll pay for it.

I think it's fabulous.

VO: Ab fab!

There's still plenty more to explore.

That's rather sweet, isn't it?

Look at that.

Oh, that's really cute.

So you've got a little desk stand.

So you've got your central inkwell here, and obviously your faithful hounds - they're guarding your pen for you so that it's there when you want to write your letters and write your correspondence.

That's rather lovely.

What does it say?

Art-deco desk tidy and inkwell.

But I've never seen one with these dogs on before.

I think there's something wonderful about dogs and dog lovers.

And I'm hoping that the dog lovers in the world might see this and think, "Oh, "I need two faithful hounds for my desk."

It is marked up at £75, which is quite a lot of money.

VO: Here comes Charles in that unique lolloping gallop of his.

(CHARLES SIGHS) He's already bought five items and has just £10 in change in his pocket.

Actually, I've got a few regrets, because looking around me here, and particularly over here, there's some really good, fresh objects which I would have bought, but I can't.

I'm out of money.

Just looking at these pair of cloisonne vases.

Look at the colors in that.

This is quite magnificent.

The technique of cloisonne is this wonderful wirework detail, which is then filled with molten glass to create a sort of stained-glass-window effect.

Absolutely exquisite, and such a shame...

I mean, collectors of cloisonne want them in good condition.

As soon as it's damaged, like here, it's very, very difficult to repair.

But at the same time, £22.

£22!

For all that work.

Well, I can't leave them here, I just can't.

It's not gonna happen.

I'm gonna take them with me.

VO: The Macintyre Moorcroft vase has a ticket price of £30, the doggy desk tidy 75, and the cloisonne vases 22.

Can Christina do a deal with dealer Michael?

Michael!

So if we said 60 on the desk stand, 20 on the vases and 20 on the mini Moorcroft, that's £100.

Yeah, that's alright.

- Would that be alright?

- Yeah, that's alright.

VO: Hmm!

That was easy!

For a combined total of £100, Christina has bought all three items and has herself a big old box of delights.

Well done!

Come on.

How can I get in the car with a box there?

Just sit down.

(LAUGHS) Now don't break those - very valuable.

Charlie, stop!

- Sorry, Christina.

Sorry.

- Stop it!

I can't see a thing.

Well, good.

That's probably best.

How can I direct you to where we're going?

Well, don't, because your map-reading is horrendous - at the best of times.

- Christina!

- Christina, I'm stuck.

- You're fine.

Christina, it's not funny at all.

- It's absolutely fine.

- Christina...

It's fine.

You're perfect.

- Christina.

- Perfect.

VO: Go get some shuteye, mon amigos.

It's auction day and we're in Rotherham in South Yorkshire to see if Charles and Christina can turn a profit on their antique picks when they go under the hammer.

Come on, Christina.

- I'm on the up.

- (SHE CHUCKLES) I'm seriously on the up.

- That's what worries me.

- Oh, no, sorry.

- Oh, is it locked?

- There we go.

In you go.

VO: Come on.

Shake a tail feather, you two.

Our duo began their trip in Kirkby Malzeard in North Yorkshire and are ending their travels south of the county line in Rotherham.

Today's auction is being held by Paul Beighton Auctioneers.

Christina bought five lots for a total of £175.

This could be the game-changer.

Christina's forget-me-not Macintyre Moorcroft vase.

£20.

Absolute bargain.

Help!

VO: Oh, for goodness' sake, Charles, pull yourself together.

He bought five items for the princely sum of £161.

So this is a lovely piece of furniture.

Charlie paid only £80.

It might be that this slightly smaller proportion chest of drawers is better suited to the modern home.

I hope it does well for him, cos it's a beautiful piece of furniture.

At 40, 45, 50.

VO: Today's auctioneer is Jody Beighton.

Let's get his expert opinion on our pair's purchases.

The vintage weights and stand - it's a really good-looking thing.

There's that distressed look and the chipped paint, so they've really got that vintage vibe going.

I think there is a bit of presale interest, so I'm hopeful for those.

The toast rack for me is the standout item.

It ticks all the boxes - it's solid silver, it's a great design.

It's in wonderful condition.

So I've got high hopes for that one.

I think it's gonna be a highly contested piece.

Bidders are poised, numbers at the ready on the phone, online and in the... - (CLATTERING) - Whoops a-daisy, Charles!

CHARLES: Sorry.

I'm OK. - Sit down.

- I'm OK. VO: Well, at least he didn't break his leg.

- Sit down.

And don't move.

- I'm OK, I'm OK. (HE CHUCKLES) Sorry.

VO: First up is his cockatoo embroidery.

I think your cockatoo is gonna earn you pound or two.

You know how we say "hey up, cock"?

Well, on the board... Do you listen to anything I say?

- Yeah.

Course I do.

- That was funny.

What was funny?

Start me, £30.

- £30!

- 20 if you like.

- BOTH: No.

- £10 if you must.

- Oh no!

- 10 bid there.

12.

- 10 bid.

- 14 on the right, 16.

18.

20.

22.

Well, there we go.

Instant profit.

- 'Ey up, cock.

- If you're all done and sure at 20?

VO: £5 profit - that's a feather in his cap alright.

- That's OK. - Solid profit.

- I can live with that.

- Well done.

Very well done.

VO: Next is Christina's cruet set.

I think both you and I are getting a little bit... salt and pepper.

But if I'm being really honest with you, I haven't seen such well-cut salts and...

I like that.

(LAUGHS) We are, though, aren't we?

- I like that one.

I like that.

- We're getting old, Charlie.

- I know.

Don't.

- Internet's at £12.

14 in the room there, 16, 18.

20.

22.

24.

26.

28.

30.

35.

- 40.

- Ooh!

Bid's at £35, 40 with me.

If you're all through at £35?

VO: Christina and Charles have both made £5 from their first lots.

Good!

- Put it there.

- Hey, you can't grumble.

VO: Now, will Carlos's miniature jug make a giant profit?

CHARLES: Ever so nice, £16.

But it's about this big, isn't it?

Bid's at £12 with the internet, 14, 16, 18 we're looking for.

Internet's at 20.

- Come on!

- Have we got 22 online?

- Well done, Charlie.

- It's OK. Keep going.

At £22 and selling?

VO: He's made a small but perfectly formed £6.

Small profit.

Big result.

Exactly.

VO: Will Christina's Japanese vases be a moneymaker?

The Eastern market is buying back its good cloisonne, and importantly, these were good.

The internet starts us at £12.

- 14.

- Oh, £12, yay!

- 14 in the room.

- Come on, Christina.

- Come on!

- 18.

20.

You've done it, you've done it.

Broken even.

26.

28.

- 30.

35.

- Oh!

40, new bidder, at 45.

For £50 and away.

VO: Ha!

The vases have va-va-voomed up Christina's profits.

Take a bow.

(SHE LAUGHS) It's hers.

Great result.

VO: Next up, Charles' skirt lifter.

How did you manage to get this for £10?

And why are you buying skirt lifters?

VO: Charles is speechless.

First time ever.

He-he!

CHARLES: Come on.

Straight online, 14, 16.

- Good lad.

- 18 we're looking for.

22, internet bid at 22.

- Go on!

- 24, 26 will you?

- It's moving!

- Internet's at 24, the room's waiting.

26, 28, 30.

- Keep going!

Go on!

- 28, 30.

35, 40, 45.

- Lift that skirt!

- Any advance?

Show me some leg... At 40, 45.

The bid's at £50.

- Looking for 55, any advance?

- Well done, Charlie.

All done and sure at 50?

VO: Charles' profits are at a new high too, thanks to the skirt lifter.

I think that is my favorite purchase that you have made this Road Trip.

- Really?

- Yeah.

I love it.

- Well that says a lot.

- Yeah.

VO: The WEIGHT is over.

Christina's vintage dumbbells are up.

Charlie!

You don't need... Oh my God!

- Cha... - See that?

Charlie!

Where've you been hiding those guns?

(THEY CHUCKLE) Internet bid opens us up at £110.

- £110!

- Any advance?

120, will you?

It's in and out at £110 online.

VO: One bid.

Boom!

And sold for a tidy sum.

That's a big result.

- (LAUGHS) - See that?

Yeah, I see.

Thanks, Charlie!

VO: I feel pumped up at that.

Now, it's the silver toast rack.

Hopefully there's a buyer who really wants to butter this up.

- Oof!

- Get it?

Butter.

Oh.

Crumbs!

It might do well.

And a commission of 60.

65.

70, five.

- My bid's at £70.

- Come on!

70, 80, five.

90.

Bid's at 90 internet, 95, 100.

(MUTTERS) Crumbs.

- Sorry.

- Bid's at 95 in the seats.

120.

And in the seats 120, 130.

(MUTTERS) 140.

At 140 internet.

This is a world-record price for a toast rack.

At 140 and away.

VO: Wow!

Charles WILL be toasting his success.

I fancy a bit of toast actually, now.

- Yeah.

- In celebration.

VO: Can Christina's doggy desk stand turn an equally impressive profit?

I love the spaniels - they're beautifully chased.

- They're not spaniels.

- What are they?

- They're greyhounds.

- Sorry, greyhounds.

(SHE CHUCKLES) Commission starts us at 60.

65, 75, 80.

Four hands going up.

90, 95.

100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150.

- Christina Trevanion... - Wow!

140 and away.

VO: Hot diggety dog!

Come back, come by...

It went too far for my liking, Christina.

- Didn't come back to me.

- What do they say ?

- Come by and...?

- Kumbaya?

No.

(LAUGHS) ..my Lord.

That was a great result, honestly.

VO: Charles' final item is next, the Georgian chest of drawers.

It could even be Chippendale in style.

Chippendale.

Like me, a Chippendale, Christina.

- Chip and Dale.

- Like me.

Chippendale.

You watch, Christina.

If that has ever seen Chippendale... - 60 bid.

- Come on!

- 60 bid!

- 65, 70, 75.

- It's a gorgeous chest.

- 80, five, 90.

- See!

- 100, 110.

- Go on, keep going.

- 120.

- Perfect!

- 130.

- Keep going!

- 140, 150.

- Well done, Charlie.

- 160.

- Christina!

- You've doubled your money!

180.

A new bidder.

- 190.

- What?

No!

Enough now.

180 if you're all done.

VO: That's a top-drawer profit.

We need some oomph in the furniture market.

Mm.

Are you saying that you're the oomph in the furniture market?

Oh my goodness, we're all doomed.

VO: Ha-ha!

It's the final lot now - Christina's Macintyre Moorcroft vase.

Of everything I bought, I wanted to take this Macintyre vase home.

And you know what?

This could take off like a rocket.

Internet bid has started us straightaway at £100.

- Back in the room, 120.

- Told you.

120, 130, 140.

It's wildly exciting.

160, 170.

170 with you.

Christina, you're in the money.

170, 180, 190.

Oh, that's amazing.

- 200 bid.

220.

- (GASPS) 240.

(LAUGHS) - Bid's at 220, 240, 260.

- A very good day.

- A wonderful result, Christina.

- (SHE GASPS) - My heart.

Oh my goodness!

- All done and sure at £260?

- How exciting!

- I can't believe that.

But, Charlie, that's more money than I started this leg with.

- (LAUGHS) - Just...

I just cannot believe it.

VO: Yeah.

A tiny item has just turned a huge profit.

I'm over the moon.

Come on, let's go.

Onwards and upward.

VO: Today has been worthy of a song and dance.

Mind that step, Charles.

Charles started with just over £170 in his little piggy.

After auction costs he's made £176.84, giving him just under £350 for next time.

Christina began with just over £190.

After salesroom fees today, she's made a whopping £312.90 profit and now has just over £500 for the last trip.

Which is phenomenal.

- We are now on the up, finally.

- Yeah.

Well Charlie, it's been about time, let's be honest.

Exactly.

One more auction to go.

- Catch me if you can!

- Christina!

Christina!

Christina!

VO: Next time, antique fever... Take me home today, please.

I need a new home.

..a bird rescue...

I got it!

- ..and car trouble.

- (HORN HONKS) Oh, Christina, there's some smoke.

Cut!

The car's smoking.

- The car is on fire!

- The car's smoking.

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