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

This is beautiful.

That's the way to do this.

VO: With £200 each, a classic car and a goal to scour for antiques.

Joy.

Hello.

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

But it's no mean feat.

(LAUGHS) (GAVEL) VO: There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.

Sorry, sorry!

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

The handbrake's on.

VO: This is Antiques Road Trip!

Yeah.

VO: It's the first leg of a brand new road trip.

And this week it's the return of old partners in crime James Braxton and Charlie Ross.

# Another opening, another show # In Philly, Boston or Baltimo' # Another chance for the folks to show # Another opening of another show.

# How's that?

VO: Sounds alright to me, Charlie.

They're traveling in a 1961 Ford Zephyr, manufactured before seat belts were mandatory, and spirits are high on day one.

CR: The sun is out.

JAMES (JB): The sun is out.

I'm in the hands of an expert driver.

Yep, yep.

In a luxury car.

VO: On the last outing those two took together, Charlie smashed a Road Trip record.

He paid just £8 for a Staffordshire elephant, and sold it for an astonishing £2,700.

You hearing this?

For the last time, £2,700.

(GAVEL) (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) JB: Well done, well done.

Take a bow, take a bow.

VO: James took his defeat on the chin... JB: Very good.

I'm leaving.

I think my road trip is over.

(LAUGHTER) VO: But this time round, he's going to new lengths to try to gain the upper hand.

Since I last saw you, since our Scottish trip, I bring a new thing in my life, which is yoga.

So, physically... Don't tell me you're into yoga.

Both mentally prepared and physically prepared.

You are taking on the athlete of antiques.

VO: Could have fooled me.

Ha!

VO: Our experts have £200 to spend.

Their trip starts in the Lincolnshire town of Boston and meanders through Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, up to Leicestershire before heading south and finishing in the Surrey town of Cobham.

Today's leg sets off from Boston and heads to auction in the rural Norfolk town of Fakenham.

VO: Charlie's first shop is an old railway station office.

CR: Look at this.

Ah!

All my shopping will be over in a twinkling of an eyelash.

JB: Go forward and multiply.

CR: Multiply.

JB: Multiply.

200 quid, Bingo!

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Crikey, he's in a hurry.

Jack.

I'm running to meet you.

I don't blame you.

It's always such a pleasure to be here.

Can I have a look round?

JACK: Yeah.

Have a look round.

CR: Wonderful.

VO: They bill themselves here as "dealers in nostalgia" and that may be true, but it's outside that looks rather interesting.

Good Lord, you've got a camel.

Was that here last time I came?

No, no, that's recent.

Can I go and sit on it?

Yeah, you go and sit on it.

I've never bought a camel.

I'm going to fall over this damn thing.

VO: Mind how you go, Charlie.

CR: Oh!

VO: Oh, gosh.

The stepladder's not very strong.

(GROANS) Ha-ha!

I feel like Lawrence of Arabia already.

VO: You look a bit like Peter O'Toole.

(SINGS THEME FROM LAWRENCE OF ARABIA) You haven't got any white robes, have you, Jack?

Oh!

This is...

It's not a camel for a hernia problem, is it?

How much for your camel, Jack?

It can be 275 to you.

What a steal, Jack.

It's for nothing, isn't it?

It is.

VO: A steal, but sadly too rich for your blood, Charlie.

Time to get inside and see if there's anything in your price range here.

It's a bit more modern, that, isn't it?

JACK: Yeah, it's '50s, isn't it?

CR: Got a plastic head.

He's quite fun though.

Oh, we're getting almost buyable.

JACK: That can be... CR: Can that be 30 quid?

JACK: (CHUCKLES) No, Charlie!

I love the way he laughed.

Jack, I thought I'd ask.

I mean, there's never any harm in asking, Jack.

JACK: £70.

CR: 55?

£60 and I'll have a deal with you.

Ooh, it's coming down!

Jack's coming my way.

JACK: £60.

CR: Jack's coming to meet me!

Oh, hang on.

That's ghastly, isn't it?

What's that?

You must agree with me.

That's the most awful cruet I've ever seen in my life.

JACK: Yeah.

CR: But... Chromium plated, 19... JACK: It's got to be '50s.

..60 something.

Salt and pepper in the form of a rather... £35, Charlie.

35, now we're going.

Now we're going.

We're really motoring now.

I could spend all my £200 here today and then go to the seaside.

Bingo would be so jealous.

VO: So would I.

With the model car and the salt and pepper cruet under consideration, he is making progress.

JACK: Charlie.

CR: Yeah?

What about this globe here?

That's quite nice.

Very 1960, isn't it?

JACK: Yeah.

It's nice, isn't it?

Is that a 30 quid globe?

No, it's not.

75.

75.

But it's just nice.

It is a lovely globe.

It's in super condition.

Yeah.

We'll talk prices.

I've seen three things there.

I might well be able to get... Come round, Jack.

Let's get round to the nitty-gritty of this.

(SIGHS HEAVILY) I quite like your globe.

I love your toy.

The cruet I think is ghastly but it is salable at a price.

Not going to take 100 quid for those three, are you?

No.

Or are you?

Cash.

Give me another 20 and you've got a deal.

CR: 120 for the three?

JACK: Yeah.

110?

No.

120.

CR: That's it, isn't it?

JACK: Yeah.

That it.

CR: And not a penny less.

JACK: No.

I'm not gonna knock you any more, because I think that's a... And I think you've been very fair to me.

VO: Charlie's off on a flyer.

He's got the globe for £50, the 1960s battery operated car also for £50... ..and the chromium plated cruet in the form of an airplane for £20.

Got it?

Good.

Lovely to see you, Jack.

Good man.

Thanks very much.

CR: Thank you very much indeed.

JACK: See you again.

CR: Bye bye.

JACK: Yeah, bye bye.

VO: Meanwhile, James is heading to the center of Boston.

This charming little antiques and collectables emporium is his first shop.

And if the paint looks fresh, well, that's because it's only just opened.

Hello.

James.

Morning, James.

Welcome to the Magpie's Nest.

Hello.

And what are you called?

Des.

Des, very nice to meet you, Des.

We've only been just open for one week now.

JB: One week?

DES: One week.

So there's no point in me saying fresh goods here, they're all fresh.

All fresh goods.

Lead on.

Yeah.

Lead on, Des.

This way, and into one of the first rooms.

VO: The shop may be new and the stock may be fresh, but nothing's got James hooked just yet.

We're not finding you a sale yet.

No, don't worry.

I just like to drink it all in.

Drink it all in.

VO: And he won't miss a thing.

Look at this tall fellow.

Well, he is a handsome... You're impressed with that, are you?

I always like something that's a little tall.

What is this for?

I think that's for gladioli.

Gladioli.

Dame Edna Everage's great... DES: Suit her to the ground.

JB: Great thing.

And I love the way she used to throw, at the end of the thing, she used to... DES: Yep.

JB: ..throw these things out, and a gladioli is like being hit by a bit of bamboo, isn't it?

(THEY CHUCKLE) I think it's built, it's made for a '60s, '70s market, isn't it?

Like you say, very light, isn't it?

Yeah.

What have you got on it?

£22 on it.

You chancer, Des.

Eh?

What about 15?

What about 15?

What about 10, mate?

£12 and it's yours.

12, you say.

DES: 12.

JB: 12.

JB: Put it there, very kind.

DES: Thank you very much.

JB: Thank you, Des.

DES: Thank you very much.

VO: Well possums, the Dame Edna inspired gladioli vase, which had a ticket price of £22, has been snapped up by James for £12.

VO: Charlie has traveled to the Lincolnshire town of Spalding.

With three items already under his belt, he's on a roll.

Ah.

This must be the boss.

This is the boss.

CR: Hello, boss.

JOHN: Hello, Charlie.

JOHN: Nice to see you.

CR: I'm Charlie.

Your name is?

JOHN: John.

CR: John.

Lovely to be here, John.

Now, may I have a quick look round?

Have a look round.

With pleasure.

CR: Or even a long look round.

JOHN: Yeah.

VO: It's not every antiques shop which can boast its very own oil painting of Chas and Dave.

So what other gems are there in here?

On my way in here, out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of an extremely exciting item.

Well now, what would that be?

Well, I tell you what - what do fish have on the outside?

They have scales.

CR: Scales.

JOHN: They do.

What's outside?

JOHN: A set of scales.

(THEY CHUCKLE) Can we go and have a look at them?

Yes, let's go and have a look at them.

CR: Thank you.

JOHN: After you.

Here they are, look at that.

Yes.

Avery of Birmingham.

That's right.

Victorian.

Hang your weights on there, I suppose, don't you, and then there's the fine tuning for your pounds.

That's right.

CR: On the scale of things, these look really nice.

JOHN: Oh dear!

CR: (LAUGHS) I'll be perfectly honest with you, I think they'd probably sell for 35 quid at auction.

What about, rock bottom... ..30 pound notes?

VO: Charlie's going to think about that one.

He's also spotted a flash little number that might just suit his personality.

Ooh, you've got a racing car, a Ferrari no less.

I think it is a Ferrari.

It is a Ferrari.

I can tell you it's a Ferrari.

Look at that.

Oh, wonderful.

Now I've sold a real one of these.

I know you have.

Do you know how much it made?

$16 million.

I think this is probably a little less.

This is a very good model, actually.

JOHN: Yeah.

CR: It's even got the old...clip.

JOHN: Well that's terribly expensive.

It's a tenner.

Is it a tenner?

It's a tenner.

What, a Ferrari for a tenner?

A Ferrari for a tenner.

You're in Spalding.

(THEY CHUCKLE) I love that line.

A Ferrari for a tenner...

BOTH: You're in Spalding.

I'm getting very excited.

Really?

By your Ferrari.

JOHN: Yeah.

And the scales.

CR: And your Victorian scales.

We might be able to do a little package, do you think?

VO: The scales have a ticket price of £40 and the car £10, but can Charlie strike a deal for the two?

Now you don't want to take £20 for your scales, do you?

I'm trying hard.

I'd take £30 for the scales.

The scales I want to buy, because I think I might be able to make a profit.

This I want to buy cuz...

I don't think it'll make a profit but it's me, isn't it?

I'll give you 30 quid for your scales, John.

OK. CR: I'm sorry I haggled so hard.

JOHN: Thank you very much.

That was a bit naughty of me, really.

No it wasn't.

It was most enjoyable.

But you stuck your ground.

CR: You stuck your ground.

JOHN: It's most enjoyable.

And I'm happy to give you £30.

Oh that's very kind of you.

You ought to have the Ferrari.

I should have a Ferrari.

Shouldn't I?

I'd be silly not to buy a Ferrari.

That's right.

£30 for your scales.

Thank you very much indeed.

I shall be able to go out this evening now.

JOHN: Tomorrow night as well.

CR: I'm gonna have your...

I'm gonna have your Ferrari.

I can't resist it.

JOHN: I can go out tomorrow night as well.

CR: You can go out for the rest of the week, sir.

JOHN: Yeah.

CR: John, it's been a pleasure.

JOHN: Yes, enjoyable.

CR: Thank you very much indeed.

VO: So Charlie walks away with the scales for £30 and a rather sentimental purchase of the model Ferrari Testarossa for £10, bringing his total spend to £160.

Bingo, who would've thought it?

I've come to Spalding, and what have I found?

A Ferrari Testarossa.

VO: While Charlie's been spending, James is heading to King's Lynn.

During the early part of World War I, this historic Norfolk town was literally struck with tragedy.

It was one of the first places in Britain to be bombed from the air by the Germans.

To make matters worse, King's Lynn wasn't even the intended target.

James has come to the Lynn museum, where curator Dayna Woolbright can tell him more.

Hello.

Hello.

James Braxton.

DAYNA (DW): Dayna Woolbright, welcome to Lynn Museum.

JB: Hello.

DW: Would you like to follow me?

Yep, lead on.

VO: In January 1915, two massive German Zeppelin airships came floating over the Norfolk skies.

Many people in Britain had heard of these but nobody would ever have expected to see them flying overhead, leave alone what was to come.

King's Lynn was actually one of the first places to be bombed by a Zeppelin on the night of 19th of January 1915.

Two Zeppelins flew over from Germany, both carrying bombs.

When the L4 Zeppelin came over King's Lynn, it dropped a total of eight bombs and some of them didn't explode, others did.

JB: Yeah.

Several people were injured and buildings were destroyed and there was two casualties, unfortunately, on that night.

Right.

This is actually a piece of a Zeppelin bomb, which came down in a very small village outside of King's Lynn.

So is this just the tip of it?

It's just the tip of it.

And that's a real weight, isn't it?

It really is.

Yeah.

VO: The bombing of King's Lynn, and the deaths of two locals, inspired the community to become more involved with the war effort.

Engineers in particular had valuable expertise to bring to the table and local firm Savages turned their business towards the fight.

Frederick Savage was a fantastic engineer and entrepreneur.

He started off his business in farming and agricultural equipment before he then branched off into fairground rides and in Victorian era, no fairground would be complete without one of the Savages' carousels.

So, from a carousel... From a sort of tractor maker to carousel maker and then, you know, which avenue did he go down for the war effort?

By the time the First World War started, Frederick Savage had unfortunately died, but his sons were running the business instead, and they managed to secure the manufacturing rights for the Voisin LA biplane, which they made in their factory here in King's Lynn.

The skills of working with canvas and wire, engineering equipment, was easily transferable into working with these planes.

VO: From flying horses to flying planes, Savages' produced a number of these aircraft for the British war effort.

And the King's Lynn engineering expertise didn't stop there.

A local inventor by the name of Thomas Cooper revolutionized how we bombed the enemy.

This is a Thomas Cooper bomb, which were made in King's Lynn, and they were one of the first small aerial bombs to be used during the First World War.

They were fitted with a safety device, which meant that they wouldn't explode until they'd been dropped out of the airplane.

JB: That's a very wise idea.

DW: Very.

And this great wheel thing going on in the front?

Yeah, that's part of the safety device, so this little propeller would've fitted on the front there.

Yeah.

And that would've been spinning as it went out and once it had spun enough times, you get your explosion.

Interesting that in King's Lynn we've got Savages, we've got Cooper's, and this probably was replicated all over the country, everybody migrating their existing skills to help with the mighty war effort.

VO: This collective invention and spirit played an important role, and its impact on helping win the First World War cannot be underestimated.

Right now, it's time for the chaps to have some well-earned rest.

So, nighty night.

It's a brand-new day and the boys are back on the hunt for antiques, with Charlie taking on chauffeuring duties.

Is everything alright in the back, sir?

This is lovely, thank you.

VO: Yesterday Charlie was the big spender.

Jack!

VO: Splashing £160 on five lots... A 1960s vintage battery-operated car... ..a cruet in the form of an airplane... ..a globe, a set of Victorian bakers' scales and a model car.

That leaves him with just £40 to spend today.

James had a far less fruitful day, spending only £12 on a gladioli vase.

His pockets are pretty full, with £188 left to spend.

VO: The fellas are still in King's Lynn this morning, and heading to James's first shop.

Lovely.

Would that do for you, sir?

Lovely.

Thank you, Ross.

CR: Splendid.

JB: Thank you.

I'll be round, sir, don't worry.

JB: (LAUGHS) Ah, thank you, Ross.

CR: Sir.

JB: Thank you, Ross.

Pleasure, sir.

Just lucky we... Are we going shopping this morning, sir?

Yeah, shopping.

Marvelous.

Just freshen you up a little, sir.

There we are.

Marvelous.

Have a good day, sir.

Same to you, Ross.

CR: See you later.

JB: Bye.

VO: How sweet.

James still has plenty of money burning a hole in his pocket, and with only one item to show for yesterday, he best not dilly-dally today.

Hello.

DEALER: Good morning.

Hello.

James.

Hello James, I'm Maggie.

Hello Maggie.

Nice to see you.

Nice to meet you.

Now how long have you had this lovely place for?

Two and a half years.

Two and a half years?

Good, going strong.

OK, well I'll just have a good old rootle around.

VO: Chop chop, you're lagging behind here.

Crikey, he's an acquired taste.

Maggie, can I look in this cabinet down here?

Lovely piece of wood.

The Beaver Talbot tie press.

I like the nameplate.

DEALER: Would that have been, erm... ..something, yes, that a gentleman would've just simply... put in his wardrobe with the tie in?

Yeah.

I think so.

He would've left it overnight, rather like putting trousers in a trouser press.

Yeah.

Or maybe, maybe at rest, when he was reading his newspaper, you know, you just recline in your armchair.

DEALER: (LAUGHS) There we are, doing two jobs at once, you know.

A man should look his best at all times.

VO: With James's tie now nice and straight, and the tie press a definite contender, are there any other items are on his radar?

It's a stand.

It's a tazza.

Rather nice thing is it has a little pictorial thing here, and I think it's probably Windsor Castle.

This is rather fun, so a paper knife, wholly appropriate that it should have a terminal here with a Penny Black.

This was the mighty stamp.

This is the stamp that made the world slightly smaller.

Introduced in the early part in the 1840s, incredibly successful.

This was an invention that introduced a new item.

DEALER: Mmm.

It's like the internet revolution, isn't it?

DEALER: Yeah, absolutely.

JB: Amazing take-up.

VO: Maggie's off to chat with colleague Ian to see what price they'll be able to do on the tazza and the paper knife.

We could do... Maybe £40 would probably be the best, I think.

So that's sort of... That's looking at about £20 each isn't it?

What about if I bought the strange beaver fellow, what could that be?

Er, four.

That could be four, could it?

Mm-hm.

How about the whole lot for 40?

Erm... yeah.

OK. That's very kind of you.

Thank you very much indeed, Maggie.

VO: So that's a deal done for £40 for all three items.

£18 for the tazza, £18 for the paper knife, and the tie press thrown in for £4.

There you are, £40.

DEALER: Lovely.

JB: That's very kind of you.

VO: Is that you done in here now James?

Maggie, I did notice one more thing.

Can I show you?

Yeah, certainly.

It was just... it was sort of winking at me.

My eye suddenly alighted on this rather magnificent pheasant.

Ah, yes.

The mighty cock bird.

And I just wondered.

I've had a look at the price tag, and I was sort of tempted.

Erm... ..could it be bought for 45?

VO: Oh!

The ticket price is a very specific £92.52, so Maggie's off for another tete-a-tete with Ian, armed with James's £45 offer.

What's the result, Maggie?

What is the result?

He says yes.

JB: He says yes?

DEALER: He says yes.

The man from Del Monte says yes.

There we are, 45.

Let's not fiddle around.

Thank you.

Thank you very much indeed.

I've had a lovely morning with you and I am now offski.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

VO: So that last minute purchase of the pheasant brings James's total spend to £97 with one more shop to go.

King's Lynn is steeped in maritime tradition.

For centuries it was one of the country's most vital river ports, providing easy access for trade with mainland Europe.

So it's perhaps not surprising that two of the town's most celebrated sons are a pair of sailors who made their mark on the world stage.

George Vancouver and Samuel Gurney Cresswell were both born in the town and were both instrumental in some crucial geographic discoveries.

Charlie's come to meet Doreen Leventhall from the King's Lynn Preservation Trust to find out more.

Doreen.

What a splendid sea breeze there is today.

I've been to King's Lynn before but I've never really realized its historical importance.

DOREEN: It was a very important port, from earliest times, grew up on the side of the river, Great Ouse.

Yes.

DOREEN: And by the early 13th century, it was one of the four most important ports in... DOREEN: England.

CR: In England.

VO: The port was a hub for trade with Europe for centuries, and buildings like the old Custom House were right at the heart of the business.

VO: Not far from here is a tribute to our first King's Lynn maritime hero, George Vancouver.

Born in the town in 1757, he joined the navy at just 13.

At the end of the 18th century there was a race to discover a faster trade route between Europe and Asia.

Vancouver was sent to explore.

Here he is.

Here he is.

Captain George Vancouver.

He made his career in the navy.

CR: Yep.

DOREEN: And in 1791, he was given the commission of, erm, charting the west coast of America.

They made this massive journey from California right up to Alaska.

All the little inlets, they went in on small boats, charting them and keeping the records, and his maps were so good that they were still used until relatively recent times.

VO: After the longest surveying expedition in history, which lasted four and a half years, Vancouver didn't find the illusive North West Passage.

But he made all sorts of other discoveries and even had a Canadian city named after him.

When he got back here, he didn't make old bones, did he?

You're right about the old bones.

He was only 39.

Gosh.

He died of illness.

But this seems to be quite common with these sailors.

I think it was just a very tough life at sea.

VO: That didn't stop another of King's Lynn's finest taking up the mantle.

Samuel Gurney Cresswell was born in 1827 and was to become another King's Lynn naval legend.

Cresswell was born into a banking family, in these opulent surroundings.

CR: So this is a bank house.

It's really rather splendid.

DOREEN: And this was where Samuel Gurney Cresswell was born.

We know from his mother's letters that he was always a restless child so it was suggested by a family friend who was in the navy that perhaps a naval life would be better for young Samuel.

VO: Young Cresswell loved navy life.

So much so that he signed up for an Arctic voyage in 1849, hoping to discover the North West Passage that had eluded fellow King's Lynn sailor Vancouver.

DOREEN: Cresswell was on a ship that was captained by a man called McClure, and he was absolutely determined to be the first man to find the North West Passage.

Yeah.

So he pressed on in when the other ship that was with them actually turned back, because they thought it was too dangerous, and that's how we know that they made it into the Arctic, but of course they got stuck in the ice.

VO: Cresswell's ship, HMS Investigator, was trapped in the ice for over two years.

The crew, faced with starvation, were eventually rescued.

Cresswell, who was still in good health, volunteered to lead a group overland for 300 miles, to meet a rescue ship.

This journey was the first documented evidence of the North West Passage.

Cresswell arrived back in England as living proof of the discovery of this long sought after route.

All the people of King's Lynn turned out and gave him a hero's welcome.

The church bells were rung.

Oh my goodness.

And flags were waved.

CR: He'd never have got that if he'd been a banker, would he?

DOREEN: (LAUGHS) No.

And so he was home and he was safe.

VO: King's Lynn may not be a thriving port today, but thanks to its two naval heroes it holds a special place in maritime history.

James's final shop is in the seaside town of Hunstanton.

VO: Le Strange Old Barns - ha!

- is located only 200 yards from the beach, and while we do like to be beside the seaside, James still has some shopping to do.

James Braxton.

DEALER: Hello, James.

Patrick.

JB: Hello, nice to meet you, JB: Patrick.

DEALER: And you too.

VO: James has just over £100 still to play with.

VO: On such a sunny day, his thoughts are turning to the outdoors, and this funny looking little old chap.

Well he's a humorous fellow, isn't he?

He's a little planter.

He's a planter, is he?

Very smart.

Smart gnome's hat, hasn't he?

He's rather funny.

What sort of price is he, Patrick?

Is this one of your lovely goodies?

He's got £35 on him, but... 35.

You could make an offer.

The only thing that is sort of steering me towards the gnome is to hear Charlie, my competitor's reaction to it.

Patrick, would a tenner buy that?

Yes.

It will.

You had me worried there for a moment.

£10.

I thought you were... you held your breath, and you were going to sort of faint on me.

I'm sure he'll go to a good home.

Definitely.

JB: I think it's rather fun and, you know, antiques should have a little humor, shouldn't they?

Of course.

Yeah.

VO: Will there be a profit in humor, though?

Ha!

That remains to be seen.

JB: Let's go to your till.

Hwargh!

VO: So for £10, down from a ticket price of £35, the gnome is off to auction, and James's shopping is complete.

Thank you.

Thank you.

VO: Charlie's final shop is in the Norfolk village of Snettisham.

The Old Granary is packed to the gunwales, but with only £40 left, Charlie will have to be resourceful.

No better fellow for resource.

Aha!

Are you Sarah by any chance?

I am.

Hello.

CR: Marvelous.

I'm Charlie.

SARAH: Hello Charlie.

SARAH: Lovely to see you.

CR: Lovely to meet you.

Mwah, mwah.

Am I allowed to do that?

SARAH: You are.

CR: We've only just met.

SARAH: (LAUGHS) CR: Can I have a look round?

Course you can.

And I'll scream for you... OK, lovely.

..if I see the bid of my dreams.

Thank you.

Ooh, look at this.

Columbia Grafonola number 202 portable.

What an amazing condition.

I don't think anybody's ever used it.

Price £85.

Problem - I don't have £85.

VO: Not even half that in fact.

Sarah.

Hello?

I need you.

SARAH: You need me?

CR: I need you.

SARAH: Oh wonderful.

CR: This is fab.

Does it play?

It does.

(MUSIC PLAYS) I think I'm falling in love.

Hang on.

SARAH: (LAUGHS) CR: Would you dance?

SARAH: I would.

CR: Oh this is romance.

SARAH: (GIGGLES) CR: Dim the lights!

VO: You old charmer, Charlie.

I could give you a few lessons if you like.

That's fab.

SARAH: It's portable, so you can take it on a picnic.

I'll be quite frank with you, I don't think I'm going to be able to buy this.

Right.

Because I went shopping yesterday.

Could we run to 50?

I haven't got 50!

I have not got £50.

I can tell you, I've got 40 quid.

I've got 40 quid.

SARAH: Do you have rubber gloves?

Do I have rubber gloves?

SARAH: Yes.

CR: No, why?

SARAH: You could always do... CR: Odd question.

You could do some washing up downstairs, I'm sure.

And £40.

It's a deal.

I tell you what, I've got a better idea.

Right.

Would you like a ride in my car?

I'd love a ride in your car.

If I gave you a ride in my car...

Yes?

..would I still have to do the washing up?

OK. We'll forget the washing up.

Forget the washing up and have a ride in my car.

VO: Oh.

I'm not sure this is quite within the rules, but Sarah seems quite happy.

SARAH: So where are we going?

CR: Right, we're going... SARAH: (GASPS) ..to Paradise Island.

VO: Good work Charlie, the Grafonola is yours for £40 and a spin round the block, and you even got out of doing those dishes, you old rogue.

VO: So with the shopping complete, Charlie Ross has spent all of his £200, picking up six lots - the set of scales, two very different model cars... ..a globe, a chromium-plated cruet, and the Grafonola.

VO: James Braxton was a lot more frugal, only spending £107 on his six lots - the gladioli vase, the tie press, the brass tazza, the silver paper knife, the stuffed pheasant and, topping it all off, the gnome, guarding naturally over Mother Earth.

But what do they make of each other's items?

I'm most worried about the Avery scales, the globe and the Testarossa.

Well, amongst James's sea of mediocrity, he bought a tie press.

Well, Bingo and I are the only two people in the world that wear ties, so although it was £4, it's probably worth five.

VO: Charlie and James are traveling to the auction in the Norfolk town of Fakenham, and thoughts are turning to the competition.

Bingo, are you pleased with your purchases?

Cuz I was quite amused by some of them, to be perfectly honest.

I was delighted with them.

I thought, you know, when in Norfolk, what do you think about Norfolk?

You think about pheasants, you think about wildlife.

OK, mine's stuffed.

I will declare my hand.

I am not confident.

And looking at your purchases and the fact that you've only spent half your money, and mine, I'm expecting defeat.

VO: Oh yeah?

That's the spirit, Charlie!

Today's auction is taking place at the local racecourse.

CR: Look at this!

James, what time is the first race?

First race will be 2.30, won't it?

CR: Marvelous.

JB: Or 1.30.

CR: ..put on a tenner.

JB: Tenner?

I stand a better chance with that than my lots, I think.

VO: But does auctioneer David James think there's an odds on favorite?

Well I think the teams have chosen an interesting range of items.

Not so sure about the garden gnome, but it does look a bit aged, so it might sit well in somebody's garden.

I'm not sure that stuffed pheasants in Norfolk will be a prize winner either, cuz we've all got them in the garden all the time.

And the rest, well, we'll just have to see how it goes.

VO: We will indeed.

Time for the auction!

VO: First up, James's gladioli vase.

And I have been given bids to start, at £15 I start, 20, do I hear?

You're into a profit!

15 I have, 20 in the room, 20 I have.

In the room at 20, five, do I hear?

At 20.

That's not bad.

Are we all sure?

At £20 it is.

First, second, last time at 20.

VO: A promising start there.

Next up - Charlie's baker's scales.

My bids start at £20 only.

30 do I hear?

£20.

(INHALES SHARPLY) That's a big price.

£30 bid, 40 do I hear?

CR: Oh!

DAVID: At £30.

At 30.

DAVID: £40 I have.

CR: Ooh!

50 will do.

£40 I'm bid.

At 40.

Go on, go 50.

At 40.

At £40, are we done with them?

At £40.

JB: That'll work.

CR: Working profit.

Yeah.

VO: Another profit.

So it's still a close contest.

Oh, well done.

Well done.

Very nip and tuck, isn't it?

It is.

Very tight.

VO: James's tie press is next to go.

Tenner then, come on, start me at a tenner.

JB: Surely.

DAVID: At a tenner.

£8.

Surely a tenner.

£8 I'm bid.

10 do I hear?

Eight I have, 10 do I hear for the tie press?

CR: £10.

DAVID: At £8 only.

£8.

It's a working profit, James.

At eight I'll sell.

£10 on the net.

Saved by the net.

At £10 on the net.

Internet bid.

At 10.

12 anywhere?

At £10.

First, second, last time at 10.

VO: A small profit for the tie press.

VO: Up now is the Grafonola record player.

This is my coup de grace.

This is the Grafonola?

Yeah.

I have all my eggs in this basket.

I'm delighted to say that the bidding starts at £70.

Five do I hear?

DAVID: 70 I have.

CR: Oh!

Five do I hear?

£70 bid.

75 bid.

£80 bid.

At £80 then, selling, are we all sure?

At £80.

First, second, last time at 80.

That was marvelous.

VO: That puts Charlie in the lead.

Wow!

Can James's Victorian tazza help him catch up?

I think your tazza's got a bit of mileage.

Honestly.

JB: Do you think so?

CR: I do.

Quite collectable, these are.

BOTH: They are.

Not very valuable but quite collectable.

Anyway... (LAUGHTER) CR: Not salable!

Start me at 10.

Sounds a little low to me.

10 I have.

£10 I'm bid.

12 we'll take.

£10 I'm bid.

£10 I'm bid.

£12 on the net.

15 do I hear?

DAVID: £15 against the bar.

JB: Keep going.

CR: On the net?

15 bid, 18 do I hear?

DAVID: At £15.

JB: Keep going.

Are we all done with it?

At £15 it is then.

First, second, last time.

At 15.

Oh dear.

Sold to the butler.

Oh dear.

Roger the butler.

VO: First loss of the day for James, which puts him further behind.

VO: Charlie's tinplate car is next to go.

See he's an expert in his field and he's put 20-30 on my toy.

And how much did you pay for it?

(WHISPERS) It cost 50.

JB: Excellent.

CR: (LAUGHS) £10 I'm bid.

£12 madam, £12 to the lady.

Come on.

15 against the bar.

£16 to lady, 18 at the bar, 18 at the bar.

CR: Come on.

DAVID: £20 on the net.

22 on the net.

25 on the internet.

Ah, the internet.

Internet's going.

30 do I hear?

25 I'm bid.

28 do I hear?

£28 to the lady.

Well done.

Oh, come on.

Still making a substantial loss of course.

At £28 are we all done?

At 28.

DAVID: 227.

CR: Thank you, madam.

VO: Ugh, that helps James catch up a bit.

Things are a lot tighter now.

VO: How will James's gnome fare?

I think he's going to be your surprise thumping profit of the day.

I'm rather hoping.

Anything, anything north of 30 and I'll be delighted.

Who's in at 10, 10 at the back.

CR: 10.

DAVID: 12 against the bar.

DAVID: 15 to the lady.

CR: Good Lord!

£18 standing at the back, £20 there seated, 22 seated to the lady.

DAVID: 25 bid here.

CR: Ooh!

DAVID: £28 to the lady.

CR: Yes!

£30 bid.

At 32 bid reluctantly.

35 bid, my God.

(LAUGHTER) There's no accounting for taste, sir, is there?

Or lack of it.

35 bid.

Quirky and ugly.

38, £40.

At £40 standing here.

It's all done with it at 40.

DAVID: Well played, sir.

JB: Well done.

Well, James, that's sensational.

JB: Marvelous.

CR: What an auctioneer.

That's marvelous.

Marvelous.

VO: Well that's a turn up for the books, and puts James narrowly in the lead.

Your in-depth knowledge of antiques is second to none.

It's marvelous, isn't it?

VO: Now for Charlie's cruet.

10 I have, thank you, £10 bid.

12 do I hear?

A bit tight.

16 on the net.

18 do we hear?

18 on the net.

£18 on the net.

20 do we hear?

£20 in the room.

£20 in the room.

JB: You're in profit.

DAVID: 20 bid, 20 in the room.

No, that's what it cost.

And at 20, first, second, last time.

At £20.

Oh dear.

Oh dear.

Rosco.

Crumbs.

VO: Oh dear.

After commission it's a small loss, I'm afraid.

I'm going down the pan.

JB: No you're not.

CR: You're pulling away.

Am I pulling away?

Two lots each.

Well you've got a paper knife, which is going to make you a thumping great profit.

VO: Will the paper knife do as well as they think?

We'll make a start at £30 to start.

DAVID: 40 do I hear?

JB: Go on!

DAVID: £40 bid.

CR: (GASPS) 50 do I hear?

£40 bid.

50 do I hear?

At £40, seated in the room.

45 bid, fresh bidder, well done.

45!

DAVID: At £45.

JB: Well done.

50 do I hear?

At £45, standing there, at 45.

All done with it?

At £45.

I'm up against a master here.

JB: £45, you see.

CR: Yeah.

Just steady work, steady work.

VO: That's another good bit of business for James.

VO: Charlie's globe's now.

He had high hopes for this one.

So start me off at £30 then.

Oh dear, is that all?

Start me off at 20, come on.

CR: Oh!

DAVID: 15 I'm bid.

£20 standing at the back.

DAVID: 20 I have.

JB: 20.

This isn't... Come on.

£20 I have, 25 standing there.

£30 at the back.

Come on.

It's bouncing around the room.

Well this needs to be £60.

35 I have.

£40 at the bar.

At £40, 45 standing.

We need a bit more, don't we?

DAVID: £50 at the bar.

JB: Come on, just...

It's coming on.

Coming on.

At £50, 55 standing.

DAVID: At 55.

CR: Almost a profit.

At £55, in the room and standing at £55.

Are we all done?

First, second, last time.

DAVID: At £55.

CR: (SIGHS) VO: Another small profit in the old bag.

We're down to one item each and it's still all to play for.

It's basically all boiling down to a pheasant versus a Ferrari.

A stuffed pheasant.

Yeah.

VO: James's pheasant is last up for him.

Start me 10 then, come on, £10 I have.

Ooh.

Oh.

Come on.

£12 bid.

15 bid, £18 I have.

CR: James.

JB: Well done.

£20 I'm bid.

£20 I'm bid.

At the bar, £25 on the net.

JB: Well done.

CR: Ooh, yes!

30 do we hear?

At £25 for the pheasant, coming home to Norfolk.

JB: Yeah.

DAVID: 467.

VO: How stuffed is that?

If the Ferrari can come up trumps for Charlie, he will win the day.

I'm very nervous.

Start me at 10 then, it's got to be worth more than that.

£10 to start.

£10 to start.

£10 to start.

Where are we?

Don't they like Ferraris here?

Five.

10 I have, 12 do we hear?

£12 internet bid, 15 do we hear?

Oh, on the internet.

At £12 only on the net, at £12 only, are we... 15 standing at the back.

CR: Oh!

DAVID: 15 at the back.

One more, sir.

We take our time in Norfolk.

15 at the back, 18 do we hear?

You need a Ferrari.

15 at the back, 18, 16 on the net.

£18 on... we've got there.

£18 bid.

CR: Oh!

DAVID: At £18.

20 do we hear?

Talk about... 18 bid in the room.

At £18 then.

Selling, are we done with it?

At 18.

VO: It's a close one, but let's see who's coming out on top.

VO: Charlie started this first leg with £200.

After auction costs, he's made a small loss of £2.38, leaving him with £197.62 to spend next time.

James has emerged victorious today.

He also started off with £200.

After auction costs, he's made a profit of £20.10, meaning he takes £220.10 on to the next leg.

Pleasure to be thrashed by you, sir.

CR: As always.

JB: (LAUGHS) CR: Where to, sir?

JB: I think the station.

The station, sir.

The station.

Thank you.

Oh!

JB: (LAUGHS) CR: Oh!

Hang on, sir.

VO: Cheerio, chaps!

VO: Next time on Antiques Road Trip... Charlie's doing all he can to balance his budget.

I feel like the chancellor of the exchequer.

VO: And James is on electrifying form.

I'll be buzzing.

I'll be singing arias, # Aargh!

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