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

I've got it, I've got it.

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

VO: ..and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

Argh!

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

But it's no mean feat.

Doubled up there!

VO: There'll be worthy winners... £1,700.

SERHAT: Yeah!

VO: ..and valiant losers.

Oh, no!

VO: Will it be the high road to glory... Loving it, loving it, loving it.

VO: ..or the slow road to disaster?

This is the Antiques Road Trip.

What fun.

VO: Welcome to the second leg of our trip in a Triumph with one of our pair looking forward to the possible plus of home turf today.

See if you can guess which one.

CHARLES: This is Derbyshire.

Breathe it in.

Can you smell that?

What does the air smell like to you?

(INHALES) It smells of money.

VO: Ha-ha, the man with the profit-detecting proboscis is a new expert, Ochuko Ojiri.

By his side, the familiar features of veteran tripper Charles Hanson.

Charles, can I ask you a question?

CHARLES: Go on.

OCHUKO: Do you wet shave?

CHARLES: Yes, why say that?

OCHUKO: Super clean.

Get out of here.

VO: A bit like their motor.

Ha!

A nicely-manicured 1970s Spitfire, only as old as its wheels.

Do you, do you moisturize?

Of course.

How do you think I look this young?

I've never in my life moisturized.

OCHUKO: It shows.

CHARLES: Oh, no!

VO: Ha-ha!

Ochuko is a dealer from London with a fondness for 20th century art.

(GONG SOUNDS) VO: He even has a favorite decade.

So, has to be from the '50s.

VO: While Derbyshire's own Charles, an auctioneer...

Going, going, going, gone.

VO: ..would happily head back a few centuries earlier although a rare vintage buy has slightly knocked the stuffing out of our Road Trip guru.

We'll pass on that one, no interest on that one.

I just heard a "no interest."

Charles, that sofa...

So I think that clearly left me a bit of a nightmare.

If that doesn't sell in the next sale, would you take that home with you?

VO: Let's not even think about that, shall we?

Charles started out with £200, and despite his non-shifting suite, he's managed to increase that amount to £214.26.

While Ochuko, who began with the same sum and even sold all his items, has shrunk it down to £137.46.

But never mind all that.

Just look at the little lambs.

OCHUKO: Wow!

Seriously, if you make a "meh", they'll come towards you.

Meh!

No, watch.

Meehhhhh!

(SHEEP BLEAT) There you go.

Charles, how are you doing that?

There you go.

VO: He's local, you know.

Their expedition began in the northeast and then headed towards the coast, while today sees the turn of Derbyshire, South Yorkshire, the Peak District, and eventually Manchester, after which they'll slip south to hopefully end up hundreds of miles later in the West Midlands.

As you do.

I'm a Derbyshire man.

Gorgeous.

Do you love living here?

It's... Oops!

OCHUKO: Whoa!

CHARLES: I've lost my hat!

CHARLES: I've lost my hat!

I don't believe it.

Reverse the car.

(LAUGHS) VO: After doubling back for the tit-for-tat, they'll be giving Charles' dream county quite a going-over, beginning in Bolsover.

Haunted castle on the hill, and an antique shop down below that's about to have a visitation from a couple of antiques experts.

CHARLES: Come on, it's here.

Look, it's massive.

It's like an Elizabethan manor house, it's huge.

Come on.

VO: Yes, the Bolsover Antiques Centre should be the type of place that could easily accommodate our pair... Look at that.

We need one of these in the car.

(HONKS) VO: ..whatever their unique tastes run to.

I've learned over the years, you work up and down as we go across, OK?

That's a great idea.

How do you fancy a chintz kitchenware tea set, 1930s?

I don't want to hurt your feelings.

No, pass.

Do you know what?

There's a thimble here.

Oh, silver or gold?

Porcelain.

Right.

OK, maybe not for me.

How do you fancy a really good T-rex, retro 1980s, plastic?

It's fantastic.

You're warming me up.

Right, OK, I better move on, then.

See you later.

VO: Well, I'm not sure what all that proved exactly, but at least they both like hats.

Whoops.

There's all sorts of furniture in here.

What's amazing is I've just spotted two objects I quite like.

One is this table.

Which actually from the top is what you might call ebony inlaid, Islamic, Persian-inspired star, on what would appear to be a hardwood.

The top looks a bit tired.

What I quite like about this table is the actual detail here in this style of what we tend to call... VO: Steady!

..we tend to call it Liberty, Liberty style.

It was probably retailed through Liberty in around 1900, 1910.

It has got some elements of damage.

You have, for example, got a section missing here.

But the detail, the carving, and this style of what we call ruched decoration is really very good.

And it has got some true age as well.

There's no price on it.

It's a definite mental note.

And this table could be my object full of Eastern promise.

VO: Well, it certainly beats that old three-piece suite.

CHARLES: Just against the wall is... a really lovely, what I would call Georgian table.

This table with a fold-over lid is a card table, a card table in rich mahogany, some splits, but it's got this cantilever back section you pull out, like so.

You fold the table top over, it's baize-lined, and it's a card table.

And you would have played cards on this probably in around 1790.

And it's £90.

It's amazing for a Georgian card table, is not a lot of money.

And that's quite sophisticated.

VO: Sounds like a double bid is about to be tabled.

CHARLES: Andy?

ANDY: Yeah.

So, Andy, love these two tables.

How much is the table?

Erm, could do 60 on the card table.

OK, that's not bad.

Andy, how much is this octagonal table, how much is the table?

It'd be 95.

Look at me.

How much?

It would have to be 95.

OK, are you from Derbyshire?

I am from Derbyshire, yes.

I am as well.

Does it help?

No.

I could do 90 on it.

So 90 on the octagonal table, plus 60.

If I bought the two, which is 150, one and a half.

Yeah.

Could you shave a little off for me?

I could knock another tenner off.

Well, I think for the two, Andy, at 140, first, second, third time.

Look at me, I'll take them both.

Thank you very much.

Sold.

VO: A deal made in Derbyshire.

Bye!

VO: And still quite a chunk of his funds.

Looks like Ochuko, meanwhile, has consulted shop person Jo.

Do you know what, how much is it?

£5.

It's quite charming.

Little vintage wooden toy.

And look at the lovely sort of curly moustache.

For sure, early 20th.

JO: Yeah, definitely.

Within budget, collectable, do well at auction.

Very interesting.

Made in Sweden.

That's something to think about.

That's a good price.

VO: Yeah, indeed.

What's more, Jo could point him in the direction of items of a similar ilk.

This is the room here that I was talking about with the stuff in.

OK, so this is all your stuff?

It is indeed.

Yeah.

You've got some different bits and pieces.

Oh, I love this!

It's good, isn't it?

Yeah, Triang.

I mean, straight away.

Just look at the graphics and the colors.

JO: Really stand out, don't they?

Yeah.

A great, solid, British toy maker.

Yeah.

How much can that be?

I'm not so sure.

I'll go find out for you.

JO: Is that alright?

OCHUKO: Thank you.

OK. Yeah.

I'll be back in a minute, OK?

Thanks, Jo.

VO: It's a bit like Christmas, this.

I'm really excited about this.

I mean, it's super, super unusual.

I've never seen anything quite like it.

And it's quite easy to date because they became Triang Hornby in 1965, so this is pre-1965.

I'd say 1950s.

That'd be my hunch on it.

Really unusual.

You can use it today.

It's a great teaching aid.

I'd love to give this to my daughter.

VO: A counting toy.

You know, it's just such a quirky item.

This is the sort of thing that I'd be looking for.

VO: Ticket price £23, unless Jo can do a little better than that.

JO: Hi, Ochuko.

OCHUKO: Hello.

I've got a price for you.

Is it good news?

It is, yeah.

The death is £15.

I'm not going to argue with that.

And you've got that little toy upstairs.

Yeah, at £5.

Can I take that as well?

You can indeed, yeah.

OK, so both items.

Both items, yeah.

Brilliant.

VO: So a much more economical morning shop for Ochuko.

£20.

That's great.

Thank you very much.

Hope you do really well.

OCHUKO: Thank you.

JO: OK. Bye.

VO: And while he spirits his buys away... OCHUKO: £20 for these two, how can I really go wrong?

I love them.

VO: Well, say bye bye, Bolsover.

And hello, Barrow Hill.

Because Charles has put a temporary halt to the shopping and shunted towards the northeast corner of the county to the home of a precious place of industrial heritage, the last operational railway roundhouse in Britain in the company of Mervyn Allcock, the man who saved it.

Well done, Merv!

CHARLES: Hello.

MERVIN: Hello, Charles.

What an amazing place.

May we go inside?

You can go inside, yeah.

Wow.

VO: The Barrow Hill roundhouse was originally built in 1870 for the daily maintenance of the steam locomotives that served the nearby Stavely Ironworks.

But, thanks to Merv, the site is now a museum with a fascinating collection.

CHARLES: Wow, what an awesome sight.

Fantastic, isn't it?

A Midland engine in a Midland roundhouse.

But the turntable, why was that turntable so important?

Turntables were useful because this is an efficient way of storing locomotives, because you've got roads situated in a clock face.

So your engine is on the turntable.

You can choose whichever road you want, and you can go off out the way which releases space for the next one to come on.

Are there many roundhouses in the UK still?

There was nearly 400 at one stage, but there's about seven left in total.

But this is the last operational one as we see today, serving its purpose?

It almost was not here.

Is that right?

That's right, yes.

We managed to save it in February 1991, literally 48 hours before the demolition team walked in.

VO: Since then, the building has been thoroughly restored and a collection of engines and other railway-related items has been added.

MERVIN: The earliest one we've got here is 1890.

This one's 1914, right through to the 1940s and then beyond of course, we have diesels, which came in the '60s and '70s.

VO: But of course, the very heart of the building is that famous turntable with 24 "roads" leading on and off.

So has it changed much?

No.

In its heyday, in steam heyday, it would have been black in here, it would have been dark, dirty and smoky.

But no, fundamentally, the structure, the walls, the positioning of the tracks, they're all as they were.

Yeah.

Why did it begin to decline?

Steam gave way to diesel locomotives, and you didn't need to turn diesel engines because they've got a cab at either end.

So, yeah, that's why, in the end, turntables and roundhouses became defunct.

Do you want to turn the turntable?

Yes, I'd love to.

And turning it now is how it would have been done all those years ago?

Initially, yes.

Before they put electric power into it.

I'm quite nervous now about this.

Quite exciting.

VO: Here we go.

Yeah, so kick that out the way.

Kick that out.

Yeah.

Pull that all the way across.

All the way back?

All the way back.

Right to the end.

Right to the end, keep going.

Keep going.

VO: Well done!

If you now wind the winder.

Hold on.

The handle.

Get yourself... Is it hard work?

It is, yes.

Just get my... Limber up a little.

VO: He's milking it.

Huh!

But if you now just pull it till you can feel it engage.

Yep.

Yep.

Now go, go for it.

It's quite hard, isn't it?

Yeah.

There you go.

And you're moving.

Oh, yes!

VO: Very exciting!

And then if you keep going until you get near to a road, try and line it up with this track here.

Keep going.

Keep going.

OK, nice and slow now, and stop.

Spot on.

Then pull the locking pin across, and then that locks it in place.

Well done.

Job's a good 'un.

CHARLES: How was I?

MERVIN: Very good.

Yeah.

Quite a strong Derby lad, I'd say.

Thank you very much.

I'll take that.

VO: Of course the real Derbyshire hero in this story is Merv himself.

He recently received an MBA in recognition of over 30 years he's put into saving Barrow Hill.

CHARLES: What inspired you to get involved?

In 1977, aged 12, I used to live locally with Mum and Dad and come trainspotting here, it was still a British Rail diesel depot.

And then in 1989, I read an article saying they want to flatten it, the last operational roundhouse.

So being 22 and quite stubborn, I thought, "No, they're not."

It's an important part of our railway heritage.

So I started campaigning and bringing people together who had a similar desire to save it.

And we managed to put a preservation order on two days before demolition, and then we raised money over the dereliction period.

It's been a long story.

VO: There's definitely something about trains.

CHARLES: See you, bye bye!

I'm actually riding, and driving... CHARLES: What's it called again?

MERVIN: Class 03.

A Class O3 diesel shunt from 1959.

Ochuko, chucks away, off we go.

(HONKS HORN) Bye bye.

Is that OK?

Two more roads.

Bye!

It's amazing.

VO: Back to the shops now.

Well, on the way to them anyway, he should be there in no time.

Ochuko's tootling the Triumph towards South Yorkshire and Sheffield, where, nestled in the encouragingly titled Antiques Quarter, is his next retail opportunity.

Oh, here we are.

So right next to this lovely Morris Minor.

I love a Moggie.

VO: They do go nicely together, don't they?

Parked outside the bank.

Well, ex-bank.

Paul's the proprietor here.

I'm sure he'll happily accept a cash payment on something a little later.

Well, this is interesting.

Paul, is this is the original door?

It is the original door.

When this bank was built in 1900, that door was made in 1857.

So that was a second-hand door when this bank was built.

Wow.

And so was this the vault?

That's the original vault.

Yes.

And is this, is this door easy to move... Let me have a go.

Yeah, you have a go, go on.

Ohhh!

Oh, it's got weight!

Yeah, but put your back into it.

Ooh, yeah, that's a heavy door, isn't it?

Yeah.

VO: I think we can guess what's coming.

PAUL: But it's not for sale.

OCHUKO: It's not?

That was my next question.

This door's not for sale.

OCHUKO: The door's not for sale?

PAUL: The door is not for sale.

OCHUKO: It's not for sale?

PAUL: No.

VO: And in case anyone's still not sure, it's not for sale!

Ha-ha!

Just under £120 left for anything that is, though.

Ah, dentistry.

OCHUKO: Look at that.

I think that would fill most people with horror, wouldn't it?

VO: Not a pretty sight.

Oh, I wouldn't really like to be sat in a dentist's chair and watch that go into my mouth.

"Open wide."

Argh!

VO: Oh, look, they've got acrylic teeth in there as well.

And do you know what?

I love the teeth.

I mean, look at these items.

If you can imagine, you've lost a tooth and you're matching up to the rest of your teeth and you've got all the different teeth here.

I'd say 1950s.

Great item.

Who collects that sort of stuff?

The real answer?

I've no idea.

But I do know it's important social history.

It looks great, and it's totally unusual.

VO: Seems like his mind's made up.

Time to talk to Paul about his little dentistry selection.

OCHUKO: Paul.

PAUL: Hi.

I've got a job lot there.

You certainly have.

This is a massive, massive risk for me.

Really?

Massive risk.

Why is it a risk?

VO: Everyone needs teeth, eh, Paul?

OCHUKO: I'm going to give you a price.

And it's a yay or a nay.

So, for the lot, I'm at £15.

PAUL: I'll do £20.

OCHUKO: For everything?

Yes, everything on that table.

£20.

(INHALES AND EXHALES) Meet in the middle at 18?

Go on then.

VO: He's not exactly spending big so far, is he?

Looks pleased enough, though, with almost £100 still in hand.

VO: Time to collect his Derbyshire buddy.

CHARLES: Do you drive in London?

OCHUKO: No.

CHARLES: Are you in first gear?

OCHUKO: I am in first gear.

VO: Nighty night.

VO: The next morning, our senior tripper shows the way.

CHARLES: So, with a classic, it's clutch down, change gear.

Off.

But you've gone into the wrong gear.

Well, no, that was second gear actually.

OCHUKO: There you go.

CHARLES: That's better.

That's much better.

(BOTH LAUGH) VO: Yesterday, Charles splashed out most of his budget on two items of furniture - a Georgian card table and a Moorish octagonal table.

When you see something you quite like, you get a bit wobbly, have you noticed?

VO: Leaving him with just under £75 for today's purchases.

While Ochuko showed extreme caution, spending a lot less on a counting toy, a stacking toy, and some dentistry equipment.

And do you know what I love?

I love the teeth.

VO: Which means he still has almost 100 remaining in his wallet for a rainy day.

Oh!

Charles!

Wahay!

VO: Friendly!

Ha!

Their travels today will be mostly around the outskirts of Greater Manchester, starting off in Mossley... ..where there's been a brass band since 1841.

Good fact, that.

I'm here.

VO: On his own for this one.

Just himself and proprietor Dave.

CHARLES: Good morning.

DAVE: Good morning.

CHARLES: How are you?

DAVE: Great, thank you.

Are we near Manchester?

We're quite close to Manchester.

CHARLES: Are you a red or blue?

DAVE: A red.

VO: Allegiances established, he can now start rooting about, with £74.26 to spend.

Dave, one thing I quite liked is this jardiniere here.

What I like about this jardiniere is the fact the stand comes with it as well, I saw it as I walked into the front door.

And I love what appear to be... are they pansies, Dave?

DAVE: I think they're a poppy.

CHARLES: Not pansies?

DAVE: No.

VO: Aspidistra not included.

Never said that before.

What I like about this is, if they are yellow poppies, you've got this tube line design and you can just run your fingers over some of the enamel edging and it's in relief.

The actual ovoid body has been crimped at the rim, and I would have thought in style it's probably Staffordshire made, but looking at the base, it's completely unmarked.

But importantly, the actual jardiniere appears to be in quite nice condition, on that nice almost Jackfield black ground.

And this nice base, or what we call pedestal, I love this trailing, floral, organic, florid, art nouveau design.

And the whole style of nature and flowering of a new century was all the rage.

Inspired by France and really Paris with an exhibition in 1897.

VO: He's certainly a fan.

CHARLES: So, Dave, for the jardiniere and the pedestal without the plants, mate, look at me.

£65.

Look at me.

I'm looking hard.

(HE LAUGHS) What's the absolute death?

60.

And that's called the death, is it?

That is.

And if I don't pay that, you'll show me the door?

DAVE: Yeah.

CHARLES: Right.

OK. VO: Quite a chunk of his funds though.

Moving on.

CHARLES: That's got style, probably a lamp, it's opaque glass.

Love this striated design and these little oval, yellow designs here on the band as well, that's quite nice.

Again, very striking 1950s, but pretty low value, but it's got design.

How much is your little lamp?

You can have that for £3.

CHARLES: Really?

DAVE: Yeah.

I'll mental note.

VO: Crikey!

Thanks, Dave.

These are nice.

VO: Now what's piqued his interest?

I'm quite a football fan and obviously, England have only won the World Cup once, in '66, and I've just spotted World Cup Willie, so here is World Cup Willie, holding up his Watney keg of beer in celebration of World Cup Ale, back in '66.

So, cheers!

There's one for you, and one for me.

Aren't they good?

VO: The very first World Cup mascot, followed by the likes of Juanito and Ciao.

Do quite like them.

And of course, when it comes to breweryana, you've got the Watney Ale oval design, you've also got World Cup Willie, the great football mascot, you've got the gilded rims as well.

VO: I think we may be looking at a hat-trick here!

Dave, if I bought all three together, jardiniere, shade, and World Cup Willies, times two, what is, please, the best price?

£80.

Ah!

I'm going to be honest with you, Dave, my budget left over, I'm six quid short.

Is there any way... Would you take 74?

I'll take 74, yeah.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

Que sera sera.

They think it's all over...

It is now.

VO: Ha-ha!

So, everything he has, with the exception of the loose change, for the jardiniere, priced at £60, the two glasses for 11 and the shade for three.

All of it very easily shattered, so, steady!

But while Charles has been indulging in some peak shopping, our other tripper has made his way to the very fine district of that name just outside the hamlet of Chisworth, home to a flock of fascinating rare Derbyshire sheep.

They look stroppy!

Ha-ha.

OCHUKO: Hello.

MEGAN: Hello.

What have we got here?

VO: Meet the Gritstones, in the company of farmer Megan Needham.

MEGAN: They were bred and adapted so they would live happily up on the high peaks, where it's rougher terrain, so they've got nice, lively lambs that can get up and get going in all these lovely conditions we have in the Peak District.

These sheep are hardy, and they withstand most weathers.

What are their characteristics?

The perfect ones that we're looking for are the nice long body, you've got the head and the legs that are free from wool.

The head and the legs have lovely black and white even markings, nice clean fleeces.

They've got a nice texture to the fleece, which is quite silky.

They're good at producing high quality meats and the wool.

So they're very economically viable really.

VO: The Gritstone is one of the UK's oldest hill sheep breeds, dating back to the 1770s.

But their fame soon spread and during the 19th century, farmers from all over the country wanted these rugged, disease-resistant animals.

MEGAN: So this is our lambing shed.

And this is where we've got all the mothering-up pens.

Incredible.

Wow!

VO: And Ochuko has arrived at the perfect time to find out just how tough they are.

These lambs are beautiful, aren't they?

So, how old are they?

Well, these guys are coming up to three days old today.

They've just been inside for a couple of days and then tomorrow, they'll be ready to go back out.

They're so strong so quickly, aren't they?

Yeah, they are.

They're amazing.

OCHUKO: They're already standing and walking.

MEGAN: So they'll be straight up, as soon as they're born, usually, five to ten minutes and they'll be on their feet and trying to find milk off their mum.

That's incredible.

That must keep you busy.

Oh, they do, yes.

We've literally got an eye on them 24/7 at the moment.

VO: Hard to imagine, but the once-popular Gritstone has become a rare breed.

In part, they're a victim of their own rugged genes, because the breed has been somewhat diluted over the years by farmers using Gritstones to improve other sheep varieties.

Here at Hillside Farm, they do their bit though, with around 100 lambs every year.

Any help is welcome... Hey!

There you go!

It's not that bad, is it?

VO: ..however apprehensive.

Where's your mum?

OCHUKO: Wahey!

MEGAN: There we are!

And just tip the bottle up to the sky.

That's it.

This isn't as bad as I thought.

MEGAN: No.

VO: For either party!

So, how long have you been breeding Gritstones?

Well, I've been around them all my life.

My granddad used to be a farmer, and he always had Gritstones, but he used to cross them with other breeds, like North Country Cheviots, to make a good hill sheep.

And it wasn't till after he passed away, about seven years ago, that I got more interested in them as a pure breed.

Why should we preserve Gritstones in Britain?

The Derbyshire Gritstone is one of the oldest traditional breeds in the UK, and I think it's been a major part of our farming history really.

And I think it's something that we need to keep continuing for our future generations.

VO: Now, what about the other little lamb?

How's he feeling about that shopping he did earlier?

# Glory, glory, glory, Charles Hanson # Glory, glory, glory, Charles Hanson.

# I feel by buying those two World Cup ale glasses, football, back of the net, a 30 yard screamer.

(HONKS HORN) VO: Sounds positive, don't you think?

As he heads for his last shop of the day in Bredbury, birthplace of light entertainment superstar, Mike Yarwood.

This car is so low.

Crumbs alive!

VO: Silly billy!

There we go.

Best way to do it.

VO: I'm not sure what sort of impression Charles is likely to make at the Vintage Emporium, though, considering he has just 26 pence left to spend in here.

Oh, dear.

CHARLES: How are you?

TOM: Good, how are you?

Good to see you.

CHARLES: Your name is?

TOM: Tom.

On a very serious note, I need to spend a penny.

I've only got 26.

TOM: Pounds?

CHARLES: 26 pennies.

Is there any way I could possibly spend a penny, times 26?

You know, a sweet wrapper or a postcard?

We'll find you something.

VO: Thanks, Tom.

That went surprisingly well, considering.

Good idea to head for the cheaper-looking items, however.

OCHUKO: Ah, he's here.

VO: And here's his chum, fresh from the Peak District.

With quite a lot more in his wallet - almost £100 more, actually.

Oh, look at that!

It's exquisite.

It's just got such a strong look to it.

Look at the little peacock on top.

This is a little spice box.

So spices were extremely expensive, so you'd only have a very tiny amount, as you can see.

VO: Ticket price - £45.

I'd say that this is Indian.

The peacock, the design - turn of the century, 1900.

I'm really drawn to it as a decorative, sculptural object.

I think it's really beautiful.

VO: Promising start.

How's Charles' reduced price rummaging coming along?

OCHUKO: Charles.

CHARLES: Oh!

Hello, sir.

Crumbs ali... Is that you?

It is you, isn't it?

It is me.

(NEIGHS) Baa!

That's amazing.

To me, it's modern art.

It's quite now.

VO: Point-to-pointillism.

Ha-ha!

Clip-clop art?

OCHUKO: I'm gone.

Get out of here, go on.

VO: Come on, fellas.

Giddy-up!

It would be good to actually buy something in this shop, what with the auction hoofing into view.

CHARLES: Back in the 18th century, collectors of curios would often put together shelves from their travels, maybe the Grand Tour of Italy.

So, in the Georgian cabinet... ..what's caught my eye is a lovely Victorian carved shell.

It's a Mediterranean sea shell and you've got what I think is perhaps the Bay of Naples with a steamer ship.

And that erupting volcano could be Mount Vesuvius and Sorrento, near Naples, was a great center on the coast, carving cameo shell.

And I think this is just that, an Italian carved cameo shell with a view of Naples.

VO: Birthplace of pizza.

No Prezzo, though.

Who knows, in that grotto of shells, there's hundreds in there, this one could've been missed.

It could be my time to spend a penny.

VO: Let's hope Tom's still in a good mood.

Tom!

I can hear some...hello.

Have you found something?

I've found this shell.

OK. Would you take, for this one shell, bearing in mind how many there are, my pennies?

I'll take a chance on it and let you have it for 26p.

You're an absolute star, Tom.

VO: Phew!

Ochuko, meanwhile, has that £45 spice box in mind already, of course.

Anything else?

Always fond of a toy pooch, as we know.

Woof, woof.

OCHUKO: Oh, look at that.

That's a beautiful face, isn't it?

I absolutely love that.

VO: Wet nose look, too.

All original plush.

Let's have a look underneath.

And we've got "Pedigree Soft Toys Ltd" so that makes it relatively easy to date.

Because they existed between 1930-1950.

It's in really nice condition.

I love the red.

You've got the original paint on there, period paint, so you can see this in a child's nursery.

It can be in a country home.

It can be a prop for a shop.

VO: Or a mutt for a hut.

No price on that either.

I think these are really popular in auction.

I mean, look at that.

It's a piece of art.

VO: More art.

Time to talk to shop keeper, Jessica.

OCHUKO: Hello.

JESSICA: Hi.

I found a couple of items.

OK.

So, I've got the gorgeous dog over there.

It's lovely, the dog.

And I've got this lovely spice box.

It's very decorative, isn't it?

It is.

So for the two, where would you be at?

Could do them both for £65?

I don't think I'm going to argue with you.

Yeah, it's a deal.

VO: That's actually pounds this time, of course.

OCHUKO: I'll just pop it down there.

VO: £45 for Bonzo and 20 for the spice box.

With both of our chaps now shopped up...

It's been a great day!

Oh, it's been wonderful.

Come on, wheel the dog.

You've made a memory, but will it make a memory at auction?

Woof, woof!

VO: I wheelly hope so!

Ha-ha!

Coming up right after the break... (YAWNS) Gee.

Ready for bed?

Oh, I'm tired and I don't know where we're going, but I'm hoping this way is the right way.

VO: Shut-eye, please.

VO: Auction viewing day dawns at the Grade II Listed Capesthorne Hall.

CHARLES: Look at this!

OCHUKO: What a stunning, beautiful place!

This size of house would happily fit my three-piece suite.

Just have a bit of a shift.

I think you'll sell that today.

VO: Don't count on it, Ochuko.

After crossing the Pennines in pursuit of profits, our pair have now headed towards Cheshire, just outside the village of Siddington.

While their purchases have been dispatched towards Suffolk, and Durrants of Beccles for sale on the phone, on the net and left with auctioneer Nicholas Rudge.

Ochuko spent just £103 on his five auction lots.

NICHOLAS: The Pedigree child's dog toy, it's a little play-worn, but we've had a lot of interest in it and we anticipate this will sell well.

VO: Charles, meanwhile, parted with all of his £214.26 for his six auction lots.

Plus, some old friends...again.

NICHOLAS: The Moorish hardwood table, it's created a huge amount of interest.

There's online interest.

I think this will sell very well indeed.

I think today we will struggle with the three-piece suite.

It's in poor condition, and seriously, if we get a bid, I'll be very pleased.

VO: Ah, well!

We have been warned.

Now, let's get started.

CHARLES: You ready?

OCHUKO: I'm ready.

Eyes down.

VO: Kicking off with Charles' World Cup mascots.

Will they or won't they?

Anyone at £10 for the glasses?

No one?

£10 bid.

There you go!

CHARLES: This is World Cup Willie.

This is toasting footballing success.

NICHOLAS: £12.50 if you like?

15, 15.

There you go.

You're off.

Come on!

18.

£18.

20.

£20.

That's better.

At £20.

Two, if you like?

At £20.

Last chance!

At £20...

Thank you.

You know that line, "They think it's all over"?

Well, it is now.

VO: Profits coming home.

Teeth time - Ochuko's choppers.

Start me £40 if you like, somebody, £40?

£30, anybody?

They're not chatting yet.

Chat, chat.

Allow me 20 surely, 20?

£20 bid.

CHARLES: Oh, yes!

NICHOLAS: £20, £20, £20.

Two anywhere now?

£20, £20, £20.

Maiden bid, is that all?

At £20 I'm going to sell then.

OCHUKO: Come on, a bit more!

CHARLES: That's OK. One more chance, at only £20... CHARLES: That's OK. OCHUKO: I can live with that.

VO: Tiny profit extracted.

Ha!

CHARLES: The Tooth Fairy... when I was a young boy she gave me £2.

You got £2?!

CHARLES: Yeah, from the Tooth Fairy.

OCHUKO: I'd be pulling my brother's teeth out for that!

VO: Light relief.

Charles' mid-century shade.

A tenner, surely?

£10 bid.

Yes!

Come on!

NICHOLAS: £10, £10, £10, £10.

£12, anywhere now?

Ride it!

At 12.

£12.

Oh!

NICHOLAS: 15 if you like.

15, 15.

CHARLES: It's cheap.

Going to sell then at only £15.

CHARLES: Good stuff.

OCHUKO: Not bad at all.

No.

I'm quite happy with that.

It's good.

VO: I should jolly well think so.

No big gambles under the hammer just yet, though.

We are both, you know, taking little fairy steps.

It's OK. We're just getting comfortable, we're warming up.

CHARLES: Exactly.

VO: Ochuko's little peacock box is next.

This could run a bit.

This could be hot and spicy.

OCHUKO: Do you think?

£30, anyone?

Come on!

Come on!

NICHOLAS: 20?

Come on!

£20 bid.

At £20, £20.

You've got £20.

Profit.

At £20, £20, £20, the maiden bid.

He's running hard.

Last chance.

You sure?

£2, £22.

Five more, if you like.

At 22.

22, five?

At 25, £25.

OCHUKO: 25.

NICHOLAS: Last chance, then.

Come on!

£5 profit.

NICHOLAS: At £28.

Thank you.

Wow, that's alright!

That's really good.

No, that is really good.

VO: It's all going very smoothly today.

How do you feel?

I feel good.

CHARLES: Good lad.

(BOTH LAUGH) VO: This could bring the mood down a bit.

Charles' problem suite.

Can you sit on the chair?

Er, no, not really.

The coils are slightly painful.

VO: Oh, lordy!

CHARLES: Yeah.

Start me, 20 quid, anybody?

Anybody £20?

This is low.

Come on!

Hello.

OCHUKO: No, it'll be more than... No.

Fiver, anybody?

Anybody fancy a challenge for a fiver?

Hello the world!

NICHOLAS: Any bids at all?

Anyone?

Hello.

NICHOLAS: No bid at all.

No-one's going to bid anything.

No?

Well, we're going to pass it if we don't get a bid.

Is that going to go to the next auction?

It's died.

That's it.

The show is over for my suite.

VO: Yep, he's lost his money.

Parting is such suite sorrow.

Here it is in the saleroom car park, a few days later.

Dear, oh, dear!

Now, for his Neapolitan memento.

What are you expecting?

A tenner, I'll be over the moon.

£10 bid.

Yes, I've done it!

(BOTH LAUGH) Yes!

At £12, £12, 12.

18, 20.

£20.

CHARLES: Good lad!

Come on, come on!

On the phone at £20, two.

22.

25.

£25.

Isn't that great?

Charles!

At £25, are you sure?

On the phone, then, at £25.

CHARLES: That's great.

Thank you.

Did you 10 times your money?

CHARLES: Yeah.

OCHUKO: I think you did.

CHARLES: I think more than that.

BOTH: And a bit.

VO: Actually, more like 100 times, chaps.

CHARLES: Did it!

OCHUKO: Wow!

CHARLES: Good, isn't it?

I'm gonna buy a load of shells.

(BOTH LAUGH) VO: Another inexpensive purchase, Ochuko's little Swedish toy.

£20, somebody?

20?

Ten?

A fiver, anybody?

Come on!

NICHOLAS: Worth a fiver, surely?

Yes!

Five, eight.

£8.

CHARLES: Yes!

NICHOLAS: 10, £10.

OCHUKO: Yes!

NICHOLAS: £10, £10, £10, £10, £10, 12 if you like.

Ride it.

10, 10, 10.

NICHOLAS: £10, £10, £10, £10.

Is that all?

At £10, going to go, then.

Away at £10.

Thank you.

Double money, double money.

Chief, that's fantastic.

VO: It's been profits all the way for Ochuko today.

OCHUKO: I'm happy.

CHARLES: You should be.

VO: Charles' card table.

Much more of a gamble.

£40, if you like, 40.

Come on!

£30, the card table.

20?

No!

OCHUKO: It'll come back up.

It'll come back up.

NICHOLAS: £10 bid.

OCHUKO: There you go.

CHARLES: This is unbelievable.

NICHOLAS: £10, £10, £10, £10, 12.

£12.

OCHUKO: Come on.

CHARLES: Come on!

NICHOLAS: 15.

18, 18.

20, £20.

At £20, £20.

Oh, no!

I think it's so sad.

22, £25, eight.

£28.

CHARLES: Come on Mr Auctioneer!

It'll... Look, it's coming.

NICHOLAS: At £28.

And this is a George III table.

Last chance, then going to go at £28.

Thank you.

Oh, that's very unfair.

But what's wonderful, I kid you not, 15, 20 years ago that would have been £1,000.

VO: Not in modern day Suffolk, I'm afraid, Charles.

That's tough.

It's hurt a little bit, hasn't it?

CHARLES: That's tough.

OCHUKO: Don't worry.

CHARLES: It's tough.

VO: Ochuko's counting toy.

Will he be making a profit today, children?

NICHOLAS: £20, somebody?

CHARLES: Come on!

NICHOLAS: £20 bid.

CHARLES: Yes!

That's good.

NICHOLAS: At £20, £20, £20, £20.

OCHUKO: I'm in profit.

CHARLES: You're in business.

NICHOLAS: At £20.

Two anywhere?

CHARLES: Come on.

OCHUKO: Come on!

CHARLES: Work it!

NICHOLAS: £20.

CHARLES: We've got the whole... OCHUKO: Disappointed.

..the whole world was watching.

You could probably count all the online bars on one hand.

I know.

CHARLES: But it made how much?

OCHUKO: £5.

VO: Well, it all adds up.

Small steps.

VO: Crikey, I'm suddenly a bit worried about Charles' other table.

What's it worth?

How much did you pay?

CHARLES: £80.

OCHUKO: Less than that!

Start me, £50 if you like somebody.

Come on!

NICHOLAS: £50 bid straight online.

There you go.

55.

£55.

CHARLES: Come on!

NICHOLAS: £60.

It can go.

NICHOLAS: At £60, five, no?

Going to go then, last chance.

Gonna sell then.

Come on, Mr Auctioneer!

NICHOLAS: £60.

Thank you.

It could have been worse.

It could have been a lot worse.

It's OK. VO: Yeah, it's certainly not as bad as the last table he sold.

It's one of those tables which could have flown away.

But I think that was a bargain.

VO: I agree.

Now for Ochuko's biggest spend - the trundling terrier.

Start me £40, if you like.

40?

£50 straight in.

Yes!

Done it!

NICHOLAS: £55, 60 if you like.

Come on!

NICHOLAS: At £55.

Anyone else join in?

OCHUKO: Come on!

NICHOLAS: £55.

You sure?

One more.

It's gonna go, then.

At £55.

CHARLES: That's good.

OCHUKO: I can live with that.

CHARLES: That's good.

OCHUKO: Yeah.

VO: Good boy.

Ochuko's made a clean sweep.

Another small profit.

I'm happy with that.

Yeah.

I'm chipping away slowly.

VO: Finally, Charles' art nouveau jardiniere and stand.

Start me at £40, if you like, 40.

£40 bid.

50, £50.

OCHUKO: There you go!

CHARLES: Come on!

£50, 55.

£55.

60, £60.

CHARLES: Come on!

OCHUKO: One more.

Five?

Come again?

Yes.

65.

OCHUKO: There you go.

70, £70.

Five.

CHARLES: Come on!

OCHUKO: Charles!

NICHOLAS: Five, 85.

£85, you sure?

90.

Get in!

NICHOLAS: Fill it up to 100.

£100.

10.

110.

He's got a ton!

He's flying!

He's got a ton!

He's got a ton!

At £110 I'm going to sell, at £110.

Thank you.

CHARLES: Get in!

BOTH: Boom!

Boom!

Back of the net!

Get out!

I can't believe that.

VO: That's cheered him up.

Great stuff.

Don't be too disheartened.

CHARLES: No.

You've turned 26p into £25.

Exactly.

And you never know.

I mean look at that great landscape now.

T junctions, crossroads, bends.

We're going round in circles, but we always stay together.

VO: Nicely put.

Charles started out with £214.26, and after auction costs, made a wee loss.

So, he's slipped back to £211.56.

While Ochuko, who began with £137.46, made, also after costs, a small profit.

So he now has £143.52, and his first auction victory.

Oh, wait for me!

VO: This is shaping up to be quite a competition.

CHARLES: What an amazing place.

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