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!

VO: Yeah!

It's the final leg of our battle of the sexes round the north of England.

Road trip rookie Christina Trevanion has been tussling with the former youngster of the team, Charles Hanson.

See, you've taken the mantle now.

I was the youngest on the road trip.

Am I the youngest on the road trip?

I was the youngest on the road trip.

You are now officially the youngest.

VO: Charles may have lost his junior status, but this rather nifty 1969 Morris Minor has a good few years on the pair of them.

New girl in class Christina has got off to a good start.

Well done.

Well done, partner.

VO: But head boy Charles played a blinder, winning the next two legs with handsome profits.

Oh, I say!

Oh, Hanson!

VO: But feisty Christina fought back, winning the fourth leg thanks to a rattling railway lot.

Brilliant!

VO: So it's two-all.

It's all to play for on this final leg.

It's your first ever road trip.

I'm a man who's road tripped about five times now.

This could be a giant killer.

This could be Man United being blown away by Accrington Stanley.

Are you calling me Accrington Stanley?

I might be.

VO: Old boy Charles began the trip with £200, but has made some handsome profits and now has an impressive £567.84 to play with, putting him miles ahead in the race to the finish.

VO: Newbie Christina also began with £200, and has steadily increased her total to a respectable £335.24.

But with Charles more than £200 ahead, she's playing catch-up.

Who will be this trip's victor?

Seems like the winner will take it all today.

# The winner takes it all # The loser's standing tall.

# Thank you.

I am tall.

I am tall, I'll give you that.

Yeah.

VO: Our experts embarked from Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire before weaving over 600 miles around the north of England to conclude at Cobridge in Stoke-on-Trent in the Potteries.

Today we're starting out in Harrogate, heading east to York then north to Northallerton, Masham and Richmond before auction in Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent.

Harrogate found fame as a spa town at the end of the 16th century.

Its reputation growing through the 17th century when people came from far and wide to drink the waters.

The Royal Baths were opened in 1897, although only the Turkish bath remains working today.

With the stakes at two wins each, Charles and Christina are heading into the Harrogate Antiques Centre to see who can up the ante today.

Let's go, Christina, two-two.

Two-two.

Best of luck.

May the best lady or gentleman win.

OK?

On your marks, get set, go.

VO: Will it be Charles, or Christina who finds a winner amongst the more than 50 stalls here?

Charles is first off the blocks and is guided by Phil, who's looking after lots of stallholders' wares today.

What I'm looking for is something quirky.

Yeah.

Something a bit different.

This is quite interesting, because what we've got here is a painted plaster cherub?

Cupid?

PHIL: Well, I think it's... CHARLES: Cherub.

He's referred to as the goose boy.

He's known as the goose boy.

Why is he the goose boy?

Because he's with the goose.

VO: Are your glasses fogged?

Use your eyes Charles!

Let's see how Christina is getting on.

I'm thinking a little bit of jewelry would be great.

To beat Charlie I need to make a lot of money.

Which is looking unlikely.

But it'll be fine, think positive.

VO: It's hard to think positively when you're being distracted by Mr Hanson's dulcet tones.

CHARLES: (LAUGHS) You're quite right.

(GIGGLES) I can hear him.

VO: Charles' voice does carry a tad.

Has anything taken his fancy yet?

Can we very carefully lift her off...

Right.

..the top?

What I want to do is just determine what she's made of.

She's very heavy.

If I put her down there.

Yeah, there we are.

So, she is plaster.

Am I loving her?

Am I feeling her?

Well, clearly, I mean... No!

VO: Oh lordy.

Just watch where you put those hands, Charles.

It's not really giving me that love.

Right.

OK. VO: So no lighting up Charles' world here.

Has Christina found anything at Roy Leach's stall?

There's a cabinet of curiosities if ever I saw it.

Ooh, that's fun.

Can I've a look at the little dish with the owly on the top?

That's rather lovely, isn't it?

What's your best price on that one, Roy?

Er, let me just have a quick look... £22 on him.

£15.

VO: A neighboring stallholder, Myra, also has an owl to offer Christina.

That's lovely.

Is that yours, or is that Roy's?

That's Roy's, that's mine.

That's yours.

Oh, we've got competition, I like it.

What's your best price on that one, Myra?

That's 35.

Er...25.

25.

And 15 for that one.

You see, that one makes that one look... ROY: 12 CHRISTINA: Oh!

We've got our auction going on.

You've got competition, with Charles Hanson.

I have and I've got to win.

I've got to win.

I've got to see you win.

Exactly!

Alright, I'll go down to 20.

Oh, I love it!

Brilliant.

VO: Road trip fever seems to have gripped Roy and Myra.

They're slashing their prices like billy-oh.

How about 20 for the both of those, as a job lot?

Because I want to buy something off both of you.

ROY: 32 CHRISTINA: 32 for the two?

On the two.

Can we say 30 for the two?

Cash.

Go on, then.

Now.

Yay!

Brilliant.

Thank you very much, sir.

Thank you, Roy.

Thank you, Myra.

VO: Christina's off to a flying start with those two owl adorned boxes.

Is Charles ready to swoop as well?

One thing I did see earlier on that is just nagging at me a bit is this thing over here.

The scent bottle?

Yeah.

VO: This green malachite glass bottle with stopper was made in Czechoslovakia in the 1930s.

If I said to you what's your best on that?

I mean, it's priced at 210.

PHIL: I can do better than that.

CHARLES: It's massive.

I'm happy to do that.

It's a big price and you must make a profit.

My best is 80.

CHARLES: Really?

PHIL: Mm.

I'd want to pay probably about £45.

That's my maximum.

VO: A £210 ticket price down to £45?

That's quite a proposal, Charles.

Get it sold.

If there's not... PHIL: 45.

45.

CHARLES: Sure?

You got a deal.

Sold.

VO: Wow!

He's done it.

Clever boy Charles.

See you, gents.

Bye.

Bye.

VO: Well, they're both off to a good start with those lots.

Back to the road.

VO: Leaving Harrogate, our duo are now heading east to York.

VO: York is one of England's most historic cities.

Full of stunning architecture, it's been a Roman, Saxon and Viking settlement.

The now ruined medieval keep of York's ancient castle is known as Clifford's Tower.

While Charles shops, Christina will be exploring York's Viking past.

But first, Charles has a lofty peak to traverse.

Do you know what, Christina.

Yes, my love?

There's a huge crowd over there.

Oh, yeah?

I think...

I think you're that way.

CHARLES: I might go that way.

CHRISTINA: OK. CHARLES: Over the hill.

CHRISTINA: Have fun.

CHARLES: Do you miss me?

CHRISTINA: Over the hill?

Shall I do it?

Go on, go.

Go, go, go.

I'll time you.

CHRISTINA: (LAUGHS) VO: What on earth are you doing Charles?

Go on, Charlie!

Whoo!

VO: Charles might be stamping his mark on York's medieval monuments, but Christina's off to meet Nicki Rogers at the city's Viking museum.

Hello.

Hi, you must be Nicki.

I am.

Hello.

Nice to meet you.

I'm Christina.

VO: Jorvik opened its doors in 1984 after a six-year archaeological dig in Coppergate, revealing tens of thousands of perfectly preserved Viking artifacts.

Vikings came to this area at the end of the 8th century, settling in what became known as the city of Jorvik.

Commonly regarded as a violent people, they were actually skilled traders who integrated with the native population and left a wealth of objects buried under York.

Oh, my goodness, so what are these?

Well, this is a small sample of the finds that we recovered from the excavations at Coppergate.

So, these are actually...

These are Viking items?

These are all Viking items, absolutely.

Every one.

So, for example, this?

Yes?

How old is this?

Well, this is 10th century, so you're talking about...

This is 1,000 years old?

Oh, yes, yes, over that.

Oh, my goodness.

And what... Well, it looks like some sort of brush or comb, or... What is it?

It's a...

It is a hair comb.

It's made of antler and obviously beautifully decorated.

VO: Time to get hands on with the precious artifacts.

If we have a close look at this.

Erm, it's made of a horse longbone.

What this actually is is a skate.

A skate?

NICKI: An ice skate.

CHRISTINA: No!

They're using this to travel across ice.

The other thing that you might want to think about is that their shoes, like this one here, which is made of leather, are not necessarily going to be terribly waterproof.

It's another way of keeping their feet out of the wet.

Keeping it off the snow, and the...?

Yes, absolutely.

This is an original Viking shoe?

It's reconstructed, but it is original and what they would do is sew the upper to the sole...

Right.

..and then turn it inside out, so that the seam is on the inside.

Right.

So they're called turn shoes, because they turned them inside out.

Wow.

I mean, I've got shoes that look in worse condition than that.

That's amazing.

VO: The massive Jorvik collection contains many rare artifacts of leather and wood, which survived over 1,000 years underground in waterlogged conditions.

This actually prevented the air and bacteria from destroying them.

VO: Jewelry expert Christina is naturally drawn to the sparkly stuff.

This is amber.

Right.

So we have an amber pendant.

Effectively this is jewelry, or an ornament, or...?

It is, oh, yes, absolutely.

It is jewelry, yes.

They, they, they certainly liked to look pretty.

Oh, brilliant.

Erm...

So, there's certainly plenty of adorning of their bodies going on.

Yes, absolutely.

Now, tell me, as a...

I mean, I specialize in jewelry and silver and...

Yes.

..coins and that sort of thing.

These look like early hammered coins.

These...

They are.

So, what we have here is, this is a coin die.

This is what would've been used to strike one face of a coin.

Right.

And then you would put that onto your metal and you would obviously...

Yes, and in fact we have a modern replica today... Of this?

Made of the same die, yes.

How wonderful.

All these fantastic things up, I'm obviously totally naive and innocent about the whole thing.

Yes.

But were you as surprised as I am to see such an array of domestic items in such beautiful condition?

Yes.

I mean, it's an outstanding assemblage for lots of reasons.

It's the sheer quantity.

I mean, as I say, this is a very small part, erm, but it's some fascinating things.

VO: A stunning collection of Viking finds at Jorvik, but will Charles find any more treasures to be unearthed at the Banana Warehouse?

VO: He might be leading in the money stakes on this road trip, but at two legs each it's all to play for on the home straight.

VO: Charles has spotted something in one of Dave Dee's cabinets.

Might it be a valuable Steiff bear?

He's definitely an old bear.

CHARLES: Oh, he's sad, isn't he?

DAVE: He is.

He's really sad, because what we've got here, he's not a Steiff bear.

Despite this hump and this almost plush honey...

He's long armed.

..fur, he is long armed, and they are, erm, movable, and he, obviously, I mean look at his poor nose.

He's been loved.

He's blown his nose so hard.

What do you say?

No, he's poorly, he says.

He's so poorly...

I know.

And he could be quite cheap as well.

If I said to you, Dave, what's your best price on the bear?

To take a poor little bear away to auction?

Well, I would think I would be asking £50 for him because of the state he's in.

Yeah.

What do you think?

I think so, yeah, he's a good lad, yeah, yeah.

He's, he's, he's not overly sure.

Do you know what, I...

I'll leave him, Dave.

OK. At £50.

I'll say thank you, but no thanks.

VO: Aw, no home for the bear then.

And there doesn't seem to be anything else catching Charles' eye in here.

He's going to head down the road to another shop, BBC Antiques.

Hello, sir.

How are you?

Resting merrily, I hope.

Yes, I am, yes.

I'm Charles Hanson, good to see you.

Pleased to meet you, sir.

May I browse your emporium?

You can, help yourself.

That's very kind.

VO: Now will this shop be more to Charles' liking?

VO: Oh, careful now, Charles.

Ooh, spider.

There's a big spider.

VO: You really must leave alone dear boy.

There's a nice feel in this, er, emporium of antiques.

There's some really nice objects, and first and foremost there's this vase in here, which is marked Monart, and it's Scottish.

It captures the essence of the early 20th century.

£60, isn't a great deal, and I think collectors will recognize it for being what it is, and it could be worth a bit more.

VO: Now over there Charles has spotted a rather nice Liberty & Co style arts and crafts cabinet.

It's from the same sort of period.

It's mahogany.

VO: I think you'll find it's oak, Charles.

You've got this wonderful, almost sinuous... ..stained glass effect.

It's very art nouveau.

VO: Charles' wish list is getting rather full, and, oh dear, now he's spotted something else.

There's a huge market today for sporting ephemera, sporting memorabilia.

What you want is to find something that really takes you back in time.

That's interesting.

It could make £20.

It could make £100.

And sometimes you've got to gamble.

VO: Now I think it's about time to step up to the wicket and start the ball rolling, Charles.

These items don't belong to you, do they, Phil?

No, no.

I'm working on behalf of a friend of mine.

He's over there, isn't he?

Yes.

He's a bit camera shy, isn't he?

He's a bit camera shy.

If I bought the cabinet, the Monart glass vase and the cricket ball and the last thing was the cane.

Oh, the cane.

Which, erm, again I've just seen, actually.

Just pulled it out of the, er, the bin there.

This is Chester hallmarked.

Mm.

If I bought all four... Mm?

..what's the best price?

150.

What could you knock the whole lot down for?

Look at your mate, he's over there.

He's over there.

I don't him want to fall over with the shock.

CHARLES: No.

PHIL: If he falls over.

VO: It's all up to camera shy Martin.

I can see it, he's saying 120.

Alright, yeah.

He's saying 120.

Would you do the whole lot for £100?

Yes.

He says yes.

Upset, and he's crying, though, now.

He's walking away.

And that's it.

Thanks ever so much.

VO: But this innings is not over yet.

Our camera shy dealer has thrown in an extra item as part of the deal - an early 20th century monochrome photograph of a cricket team, probably of the era that would have used Charles' cricket ball.

That's wonderful.

What a bonus.

Guys, that's the first time that's ever happened to me.

VO: Time for our grand young duke and duchess to march out of York and regroup ready for their final day of shopping.

Night-night boys and girls.

VO: Ah, the sun is shining, but our Charles is mourning his lost youth.

I was the young pretender.

Yeah.

You know, you are now the young pretendess.

The young pretendess.

You can take me.

VO: Yes Charles, she'll take you to the next shop.

Yesterday Charles shopped till he dropped and spent £145 on a scent bottle, an arts and crafts cabinet, a glass vase, a cane and a cricket ball and stand, leaving him with an impressive £422.84 to spend today.

VO: Christina swooped on this feathery lot of owl adorned boxes, spending just £30, meaning she still has £305.24 to claw her way back to her first road trip series triumph.

Later they'll head south to the Potteries for their auction in Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent.

But our first stop of the day is Northallerton.

Oh, I say!

Look at this.

Oh, look at that bicycle.

Look at this shop, Christina.

Well done.

This could be... CHRISTINA: Have lots of fun.

CHARLES: ..the winner.

I will, good luck.

Enjoy yourself.

CHARLES: Take care.

Will do.

CHRISTINA: Bye.

VO: Oops, mind how you go there Charles.

Whoopsie.

Good morning.

Good morning.

CHARLES: How are you?

ANDREW: Very well.

What a fine day in Northallerton.

Northallerton.

I'm Charles Hanson.

Pleased to meet you, Andrew.

Andrew, good to see you.

VO: It's the first chance for Charles to buy that quirky lot that will lay waste to Christina's hopes of winning her first road trip 3-2.

Yeah, we're doing well.

Christina, obviously, she's done very well.

She's just beaten me in the last auction, so it's almost like two-all.

She's a Shropshire girl, it's Shropshire 2, Derbyshire 2.

VO: Charles just needs to unearth a really special lot to be the decider.

Is there anything market fresh?

Has anything just come in?

Are there any rich pickings that maybe haven't been looked at before already?

A couple of bits.

Oh, yeah?

We've got the prints on the top there from the northeast and then we've got some selections in the back.

These are interesting prints, aren't they?

They are.

Erm, obviously the gentleman on there, Jimmy Kays, had them published in the 1920s.

Who was Jimmy Kays?

We believe, when we've researched it, this gentleman obviously did these charcoals and etchings and then he had them published in the newspapers as well.

But he's from Horden in County Durham, so obviously they're all very mining shots, with obviously the mining, sort of the northeast, Geordie little bit of twang in there as well, but they're absolutely fabulous.

They're wonderful.

The sad thing is they could only make £35, but sometimes when you've got that passion burning inside for real art you want to buy them.

And the best price would be £80?

We could probably do them at 50 if you wanted.

Oh, don't say that.

Let's walk on.

VO: Charles is keen, but decides to call the auction house to get some advice.

Tell me, being...

I'm up here in North Yorkshire now and I've come across some very nice pen and ink drawings of local scenes of a neighboring region of the northeast.

Do you think they might sell well from the 1920s?

VO: The auctioneer's not sure that the drawings would do well further afield.

I'm back, Andrew.

I've just spoken to the auctioneer in Stoke-on-Trent and he's...

There's one thing he can guarantee me, and that's theater, drama and romance.

VO: Are you sure that's what the auctioneer said Charles?

What's the best price on them?

ANDREW: 50 CHARLES: 50?

And no less?

No less.

No less.

OK.

They're probably worth anything from £30 upwards.

Erm... Make me an offer.

But you're a Yorkshire man, aren't you?

You're a Yorkshire man.

I'm a Derbyshire man.

Yeah, but I've got short arms and long pockets.

Exactly!

If you don't make an offer you never know, but I...

I...

I won't be cheeky.

I think my offer... 49?

Take a chance.

Take a chance... ..at £30.

I can do 30.

CHARLES: Are you sure?

ANDREW: You're a nice guy, yeah.

Are you sure?

Are you sure?

Mates.

Is that mates' rates?

£30.

Are you sure?

Is that mates' rates?

It is.

VO: Well, that's deal done then!

Charles has got his last lot for the auction and Andrew packs up the drawings in the old suitcase they came in.

VO: While Charles is packing his bags, Christina is off to Masham for her first shop of the day.

VO: The pressure is on for her to beat Charles at the next auction, but she's still a long way behind in the money stakes.

Will Aura Antiques hold her winning lot?

CHRISTINA: Hello.

ROBERT: Hi.

You must be Robert.

That's right.

Hi, Robert, I'm Christina.

ROBERT: Hello, Christina.

CHRISTINA: Nice to meet you.

VO: After a quick look at his wares, Christina makes the owner an offer he can't refuse.

Take me upstairs, Robert.

That's not an offer you have every day, is it?

VO: Oh, mind your step!

I love this, how much is this?

That screen?

Yeah.

It's a tenner.

A tenner?

Yes.

Why so cheap?

Well, it's really a shop fitting, but I...

I no longer require it, but it's a nice, funky thing.

I don't know how old it is, but it's... Well, it's not going to be very old, is it?

But, like I say, it's nice.

Yeah.

It's just...

In fact, I don't think it's actually very old at all, but... No, but it...

The prints on it have got some age to them, haven't they?

Yeah.

OK. Well, I've gotta make a lot of money.

Well, I think you could do well out of that for a tenner.

I think, what, a fiver?

Oh, no.

Oh, go on, do it for a fiver, go on.

Come on, Robert.

You know you want to.

I'll be mak...

I'll be clearing a space for you.

You can put some nice furniture there.

ROBERT: Go on, then.

CHRISTINA: A fiver?

ROBERT: Yeah.

CHRISTINA: You're a legend.

I love you.

Thank you.

VO: Well done, Christina.

The killer negotiator strikes again.

Right, so what have we got in here?

You've got a lovely little ruby there.

It is, and the turquoise.

Turquoise.

It's very sweet.

I like that.

£90.

VO: The ticket price is £90 on that gold brooch, and here's another little gem.

Nine carat.

Is that sort of jade, or agate or something?

Looks Scottish to me.

Hm.

Oh, you've got some lovely things.

Come on, Christina, make a decision, make a decision.

VO: Yes, come on Christina, do make your mind up, dear.

Right, Robert, I think these two are the ones that I'm most interested in.

That one at £90 and that one at £55.

But I don't wanna pay that.

100 for the two.

You couldn't squeeze just a little bit more?

That would make me a liar.

Would it?

Yes, cuz I've just said that's my best.

95 would be wonderful.

Go on, then.

Yah, you're a star.

Thank you very much.

£95, that's wonderful.

VO: Negotiating on your knees seems to work!

£95 for the two brooches and a measly fiver for that screen.

Right, so...

I owe you £100.

It's a round hundred, isn't it?

Yes, it is.

VO: Well, that was short and sweet.

Will those brooches raise enough to take Christina ahead of Charles?

We'll find out at the auction.

CHRISTINA: It's been a pleasure.

ROBERT: Thank you.

Thank you very much.

ROBERT: I hope you do well.

CHRISTINA: So do I.

Thank you.

VO: Christina and Charles get together again and head off to their final shopping destination, Richmond.

VO: Founded in the 11th century by the Normans, this market town nestles in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

VO: Arriving in Market Place itself, Christina gives Charles his marching orders.

He's off to meet Linda Powell at the museum of The Green Howards Regiment.

Afternoon.

Good afternoon.

I'm hoping you're Linda Powell.

I am.

Lovely to meet you.

I'm Charles Hanson.

It's great to be here at your museum.

LINDA: Thank you.

CHARLES: May I wander round?

LINDA: Of course you can.

CHARLES: I can't wait.

VO: Fighting in every major campaign from the 17th century through two World Wars to the Gulf War and Bosnia, the regiment had a proud history for over 300 years.

They became part of the Yorkshire Regiment in 2006.

Regiments were originally named after their colonels.

The Green Howards were differentiated from another regiment, led by a second Colonel Howard, as "green" because of the trimmings on their uniforms.

What has your museum got that you would say is a bit different?

What can it tell us about the history of our great regiments?

Mm-hm.

Well, I think what we can do here is both tell the story of the great and the good, but also the ordinary soldier.

But more than that, we can tell the story of the whole regimental family, and that includes women who were married and who followed their men throughout the centuries, so it's not just about the fighting, it's about everyone who was part of the regiment.

VO: It wasn't uncommon, even as far back as the Crimean War, for small numbers of women to accompany their husbands to the front line.

One lady did write about her experiences, and we have something called the Green Howards Gazette.

After the Crimea, in about the 1890s, she wrote into this magazine to describe her experiences during the Crimea, and it's a wonderful account.

VO: Linda reads Margaret Curran's account of an attack.

"The day of the explosion was the most frightful thing "that I ever witnessed.

"It was reported that some Frenchmen got heavy punishment, "as they had set fire to the English and French magazines, "which were together.

"I was on my knees ironing at the time and my little pet goat "lying beside me, "when four shells exploded in my tent "and covered me all over with earth.

"There were 28 sheep and 14 bullocks "torn to pieces at the back of my tent."

So that just gives you some idea of what she was going through, and at the same time she carries on ironing.

VO: The museum also has some more hard-hitting exhibits.

So, what's this?

So, it's a piece of somebody's belt which, erm, a shot has landed in the middle of it, but he survives that.

He's a bit bruised, but he survived.

Incredible.

And this was lodged in his..?

In his belt buckle.

Yeah.

That's incredible.

Yeah.

When you look at the size of this bullet, and just for it to be lodged there and not penetrate... CHARLES: ..is incredible.

LINDA: Yeah.

VO: The stunning medal room reflects the honors awarded to members of the regiment.

I feel, Linda, like I should be walking like a... Like a proper officer.

A true officer, because this room is just startling.

And so revealing, isn't it?

Tell me about it.

So, you've got over 5,000 medals in this room, including 18 Victoria Crosses.

18 Victoria Crosses?

Yeah.

And of course a Victoria Cross... Is the highest award that you can be awarded.

VO: Less than 1,400 Victoria Crosses have been awarded in the 157 years since its inception.

Awarded for valor in the face of the enemy, the medals have traditionally been cast of metal from Russian cannons captured during the Crimean War.

You stand in a room like this and you feel very small.

You feel very small for what these great men achieved in their lifetimes, and what they did for us today.

It's a said thing very frequently, but to be in this room now just surrounded, you just... Well, it takes your breath away, doesn't it?

VO: Absolutely, Charles.

VO: Heading into York House Antiques, it's Christina's last chance to find that hidden treasure which will take her ahead of Charles and win her the day.

Oh, hello.

Hi.

How'd you do?

Hello, I'm Christina.

How are you?

I'm Christina too.

Oh, are you?

Oh, my goodness.

VO: Heading upstairs, our Christina's on a mission to hammer home a bargain.

That's what I need as my new gavel.

A nice little... ..tile here.

A great subject.

Look at him, bless him.

This poor little caged bird looking at these beautiful moths, which are all out and free, and he's stuck behind his cage.

Quite a sad subject really.

Ooh, but great that it's Minton's.

Absolutely brilliant that it's Minton's.

Stoke-on-Trent.

VO: Minton was one of the best known of the Stoke Potteries, founded by Thomas Minton at the end of the 18th century.

Time to see if that damage can help Christina get the price down.

Erm... That's a nice tile.

Yeah, nice tile, but unfortunate about this crack.

What's your best price on that?

Because I wouldn't be looking to pay anything near that.

No.

No, I wouldn't either.

I don't think so, no.

Because of this damage.

Erm...

I mean, literally I was thinking a fiver.

Literally.

Because... Because of this.

But I do like it.

Yeah, it is nice, yes.

I would say yes, OK. For a fiver?

Yes, you can have it for a fiver.

Wow, you're a genius.

Wow, OK. VO: Another item for a fiver?

Cheeky girl.

I'm really pleased with that.

Yes.

Just because I wanted...

Very interesting.

..to buy something from... That would go with the area and obviously, I mean, it's even got Stoke-on-Trent on the back.

Yes.

I'm really pleased with that.

Thank you very much.

Thanks very much.

And that's my last purchase.

Fantastic.

VO: Well, that's Christina's final lot.

Will her purchases earn enough profit for her to overtake Charles' lead of over £200?

Time to see what each other has bought.

Charles first.

Da-da-da-da-da-da.

Oh, that's nice.

Voila.

OK, Christina, talk to me about my wares.

Oh, ooh, that's... What's that?

Let me tell you, that is a late Victorian cricket ball.

We were at Headingley a few days ago... Yeah, exactly.

No, I like that.

It just has a bit of summertime feel about it.

Yeah, absolutely, and boy we can't... We can't miss this.

It's just a really good looking cabinet.

It's lovely.

It's art nouveau.

Lovely.

What did you pay for that?

It wasn't cheap.

CHRISTINA: What did you pay?

CHARLES: £40.

VO: Liberty style may have waned slightly in popularity, but it's still quite a bargain.

So, what's this?

This is a box which was found in an attic, with these wonderful pen and ink drawings.

They cost me £30 and I just think they...

Brilliant, absolutely brilliant, Charles.

..have the heartbeat of the road trip within, because they're unique.

Yeah, exactly.

VO: Even though they're not by an "old" master, can Christina's five lots compare to those of the "young" master?

Oh, that's... Oh, crikey, that's really nice.

Yeah.

Oh, that's really nice.

Yeah, don't look round here.

You probably don't want to look round here.

What's... What's over there?

Nothing.

Is there a hole in it?

There is, just a small hole.

Just a very, very, very, very, very... Did it happen before you bought it or after?

Was it there bef...?

It was already there.

I bet it cost you... £55.

CHRISTINA: No.

CHARLES: How much?

Lower.

Oh, not a lot lower?

£35.

Lower.

Oh, don't do this to me.

Not a tenner?

Lower.

Oh, dear me.

I might as well go home now.

Are you being serious?

£5?

It cost me £5.

Oh, Christina.

That's not bad, really, is it?

Do you know what, this is far from over.

You know.

Do you want to see the rest?

Yeah.

Doesn't look very impressive, does it?

There you go.

Oh, crikey.

This is my last purchase, which I love.

Esthetic Minton?

Very much so.

It has got a huge crack in it.

Oh, I love that.

I bet it cost you... Knowing you, it probably cost you like £15.

Lower.

Oh, dear me.

Are you being serious?

CHARLES: £5?

CHRISTINA: Yeah.

Oh, my dear!

Five and five.

OK, keep going.

Yeah, well last...

I haven't really spent very much,, but this is where it gets a bit interesting.

Yeah.

Because I bought these.

This one I'm particularly excited about, because I think that could be quite interesting.

Nine carat gold hallmarked.

Yeah, but just underneath that nine carat gold stamp is an initial.

CHARLES: Yeah.

CHRISTINA: S. Yes?

Possibly D - Sibyl Dunlop.

Oh, of course.

VO: Sibyl Dunlop was one of the most respected and collectable 20th century makers working between the wars.

I reckon you probably paid for the two together, £80?

Oh, I paid £95.

OK, good.

So, I did pay quite a lot for them.

No.

But, knowing you, I thought they'd be like £5 each.

Oh, nice.

Knowing how you've done so far.

Good luck, partner, you're going to do well.

Good luck.

Well done.

Well done.

VO: Let's get our experts alone and see if the gloves come off.

I like what he's bought.

I really like what he's bought.

I love his Liberty cupboard.

It's not overly in vogue at the moment, but still, with that name attached to it it should do really, really well, so I think he's done a great job with that.

I like his Monart vase.

I think he's paid £25 for that, which is an absolute steal.

He did really, really well with that.

But those pen and ink drawings are just... just gorgeous.

Love those.

Icing on the cake, and just totally unique, he's absolutely right.

I think he's pulled a bit of a blinder with those.

I don't know what Christina did to actually merit and justify buying these cheap objects.

£5 for a screen, unbelievable.

The tile, OK, it was £5, but it had a big crack in, but it is local interest, but the screen's a wonderful item.

They are hard to sell, but that £5 will happily turn, in my opinion, into £40.

That wonderful little deco oval brooch could really fly.

She's bought really well.

Very nervous about this.

VO: After starting out in Harrogate, heading east to York then north to the Richmond area, the last stretch of our trip heads back south to the Potteries and concludes at an auction in Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent.

Cobridge was once known as the global heart of the ceramics industry.

Josiah Wedgwood founded the first of Stoke's many potteries in the 18th century and today the area remains a thriving industry.

Our intrepid duo are finally arriving at their showdown at A S H Auctions.

This is quite daunting, isn't it?

I'm excited.

This is the last one, but also... ..it's the big one.

Isn't it?

CHRISTINA: Well, good luck.

CHARLES: Good luck.

VO: Opened in 1994, the auction house holds weekly general sales.

Founding partner Lee Sherrat will man the gavel at today's auction, so what does he think of our experts' offerings?

The display cabinet is, erm, OK. Erm, Liberty & Co, a good name.

The condition does let it down slightly.

The Monart glass vase, it's unusual item, but er...

I doubt if that'll do very well really.

The outstanding item for me is the nine carat gold brooch.

Stamped on the back SD, which should be Sibyl Dunlop, and if this is the case then I'm sure that'll go well.

VO: Charles Hanson started this final leg with £567.84 and spent £175 on five lots.

Christina Trevanion started with £335.24 and spent £135, also on five lots.

Charles is more than £200 ahead of Christina.

Can she steal the trip from him at the last moment?

Let the games begin!

VO: First up is Christina's brooch that may or may not be by Sibyl Dunlop.

But what will the bidders think?

£50 straight in on commission.

£50, it's on sale at 50.

At £50 bid, 55 can I see?

At £50 bid, 55?

Are you carrying on?

Still on commissions then, carry on Jeff.

Oh, it's going.

55, 65, 75, 78.

We're up to £78 on commission bids now, at £78.

At £78.

All done?

And finished then at £78.

See.

CHARLES: That's great.

CHRISTINA: Phew!

Well done.

That's great.

VO: Splendid!

Keep it up Christina and you might just catch him.

Next up, Charles' first lot - the Monart glass vase that the auctioneer doesn't think will fare well.

25 I'm bid, 25 straight in.

I thought you would.

Look at the hands.

Look at the hands.

Look at the hands.

35, 35, 40, 40 bid.

five, 45, 50, 55, 55, 60.

At £55 on my right.

At 60, fresh money, standing.

60, 65, 65, 70?

70 I'm bid.

80 now sitting.

Go on!

At 75.

One more.

80?

80 I'm bid.

85?

85.

90.

90 I'm bid now, 95?

95.

One more, one more.

£100 I'm bid, £100.

105?

He's out now, you see.

At £100.

At £100.

Sitting...

Standing there at £100, selling.

Oh, he hasn't finished yet, look.

£105 back in, seated.

105.

105.

Have another go, madam.

110?

108, then?

108, I'm tempting you.

At £105 then, first time.

Second time.

At £105 it sells.

Come on.

Come on.

VO: Well now!

The auctioneer got it wrong on that one.

That's a massive profit for Charles.

Will Christina's bargain basement screen shield her from impending disaster?

£20 to get on, somebody?

£20, come on, it's worth that surely?

£20.

Christina, gallop it.

Canter.

£20 for it?

15 for it?

£15 for it.

Come on.

It's got to be worth that sort of money.

£10?

Sell it.

Oh, there's a bidder.

10 I'm bid.

At 10 only bid.

This is cheap at £10.

Come on, 12 surely?

I'm gonna sell it at £10.

All done?

Maiden bid for only £10.

VO: Doubled her money there, but double a fiver isn't much and she's still lagging behind.

Next, it's Charles' Liberty-style cabinet.

£30 for it?

It's got to be worth that sort of money.

£30, £40 bid me.

40 bid.

Commission buy at £40.

This is very cheap at £40, I'll take 50 if you like now.

If not I'm going to sell it.

Oh, 50.

At 50 bid now.

5?

55, 55.

60?

60 bid now.

65?

65, 70?

Selling if not, it's on 70.

75, at 75.

Go on!

80?

At 75.

75, commission bidder.

At £75 then.

Yes!

80.

Sorry.

Sorry.

80.

Sorry, sorry.

£80 for it?

You can't do that.

80 bid.

Hold onto this auctioneer.

Keep your hands down.

£80.

With you, madam, at £80.

Commissions are now out.

At £80 then once, twice, third and final time at 80.

Brilliant.

Well done Charles.

So, what's that?

I must calm down.

I get so excited.

Sorry.

VO: After being physically restrained from joining in, Charles doubles his money there.

Christina's next lot - the Victorian snake brooch.

£50 commission, straight in.

£50 straight in here.

I'll take five if you like now, at £50, take five.

If not, commission's still in.

Carry on, Jeff.

Eh, 50, 60, 60, 70, 73.

We're up to £73 now, on commission at 73.

Is it 75 anywhere?

If not I'm going to sell it to commission at £73.

VO: Not bad.

Is she catching Charles yet?

Will his scent bottle have the sweet smell of success?

Straight in, we've got a commission bid of £50.

Good lad.

Good lad.

Where's 55?

This is a belter.

At £50, I've got to sell it.

Five, I should think so.

60.

Go on, lad.

At £60 bid, 65, come on, it's worth more than this.

I've got to sell it to a commission bidder.

Five.

He's over there.

At 65, at 70.

At £70, at 75.

One more, sir.

Bid, now 80.

£80 bid.

Go on now, one more.

One more.

Come on, it's only money.

85.

One more.

Commission bidder gets it.

And being sold then at £80.

The hammer's up.

CHRISTINA: Well done.

VO: So £80 for that fragrant lot.

He's ahead by more than a nose now.

Will Christina's tile fire up some interest back in its home town?

£30 can I say?

20?

£20?

£20, right hand side.

£20 bid on the right hand side.

I'll take two if you like.

If not I'm gonna sell it, have no mistake.

Maiden bidder at £20.

The hammer's up.

Quadruple.

Hello.

VO: Well, that was quick.

Top marks, Christina!

It's the turn of Charles' pen and ink drawings.

Could they be his masterpiece?

£50 the lot.

Interesting lot here.

£40 can I say?

£40 to get on.

Come on.

Give me £20 the lot.

£20 I've got.

A really great lot, come on.

At £20 bid.

All over the place.

25 bid, 25 bid, 30 bid now, 30 bid now, 35, 35 bid, 35, 40 bid now, at 40 bid now, 45 bid.

At 45 bid now.

£50 now?

45.

At £45 left hand side, at 45.

Being sold, have no mistake.

There, she's back in again.

At 50 bid, now, 50.

She's out now.

In the seats at £50.

At £50 bid once.

£50 twice.

Third and final time then at £50.

VO: £50, eh!

Charles just keeps increasing that lead.

Christina's last lot now - the two boxes decorated with birds.

But is it "owl" over for her already?

15, can I see 15?

15, 15.

Give me 10 to get on, somebody, £10.

At £10 on the front row, at £10.

VO: Hey!

I don't think they've noticed Lee has started the bidding, look.

At £12 I'm bid now, 14, 14 bid now, 16 if you like.

At 16.

At £16 the bid now, 18 if you like, sir?

18.

18 I'm bid now, is it 20 against you, 20?

At £18.

Front row bid then, at £18.

VO: It's the first loss of the day, and our experts didn't even notice!

What?

They sold?

Did they sell?

They've sold it already?

VO: Maybe they'll be more on the ball now.

Ha!

Here's Charles' final lot - the cane, photograph and cricket ball with stand.

£40.

£40 straight in, it's on sale.

That's 40 bid.

At £40.

Worth more than this, surely.

Where are all the bids?

45, 45, 50, five.

Go on.

On commission at £50.

I'm going to sell, have no mistake.

Are you carrying on?

53, 54.

£54 on commission.

At £54, commission bid.

What did you pay?

£35?

At £54, once, twice, third and final time.

Good evening road trip.

VO: Howzat!

Let's just say it's been an experience.

One last time, Christina.

One last time.

Bowl me a good one.

VO: Well, Christina wasn't out for a duck, but I think it was Charles who scored a six there.

VO: Christina began this leg with £335.24.

After paying auction costs she made a profit of £28.18, giving her a grand total of £363.42.

VO: Charles began with an impressive £567.84.

After costs he made a profit of £127.58, winning the trip with a massive total of £695.42.

VO: Charles may have seen off the threat from the young pretender, Christina, but she's not letting his victory go to his head.

She's still in charge of the keys.

Eh, where are you going?

You may have won, but your driving is still atrocious.

Hand over the keys.

CHARLES: Oh, come on.

CHRISTINA: Hand over the keys.

Listen, this is a built-up area.

Surely it's a man's... No, no, no, no.

..prerogative.

No, not this time.

No.

I wanna go home alive.

Come on.

It's been a wonderful journey, Christina.

Good.

I'm glad... On behalf of Queen and country, it's been wonderful with you.

Good.

Right.

Take me home.

Thanks for the memories.

All the best.

Well played.

That's it.

That's it, Christina.

Woohoo!

Woohoo!

VO: Our youthful duo have toured hill and dale this road trip and they're still singing!

# Bring me sunshine in your smile # Bring me laughter # All the while!

# # I've never seen skies bluer than this... # (GEARS CRUNCH) CHRISTINA: Charlie!

Sorry about that.

My knob's come off, sorry!

# The sun shines on me like a lover's kiss... # I'm going mad, but I quite like it.

# Everything I hoped could be # Has now arrived before me like one, two, three # Ah-ha # Those were the lights for sure, # Cuz I've never felt this good before... # I can't believe I've just bought a brick!

# I've never felt this good before # No, I've never felt this good before.

# VO: Next time on Antiques Road Trip - this antiques lark is digging up old memories for Anita.

He's lovely.

He reminds me of one of my old boyfriends.

VO: And James Lewis reaches boiling point.

I'm going for a beer!

You're all mad!

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