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

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

I'm on fire - yes!

Sold - going, going, gone.

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

But it's no mean feat.

50p!

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

Are they papier-mache buttocks?

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

Ooh!

Oh!

Here we go!

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip.

Yeah!

Welcome to the start of a brand new road trip featuring Margie Cooper, Charlie Ross and several reasons to be cheerful.

CHARLIE (CR): Driving along in my mother country, Scotland, with a young girl, a sexy car - I think all my dreams have come true.

VO: Charming Charlie from Oxfordshire is an auctioneering legend, with a fondness for all things Georgian and the misguided belief that he can get a tune out of any musical instrument.

(OUT-OF-KEY PARP) Good sound.

VO: Really?

Margie is a Lancashire lass, with antiques in her blood.

Her granny was a dealer too before her and she brings a no-nonsense approach to the competition.

That would be handy for somebody wouldn't it?

Charlie Ross, one of these across his bottom.

VO: Prepare for whacks Charlie!

But not just yet because with £200 each and a gorgeous 1961 Sunbeam Rapier, it looks like these two are in for quite a week.

CR: Now, it's a pretty special day today.

Do you know why?

MARGIE (MC): Go on.

CR: It's my birthday.

MC: Oh my... if we weren't traveling, I'd give you a kiss.

Ah!

I think actually, if I slow down... MC: Oh.

CR: Oh.

Who said romance is dead?

VO: Charlie and Margie set out from Jedburgh in the Borders, before traveling the length and breadth of Scotland to reach journey's end at Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.

Today they start in Jedburgh, head out towards the North Sea coastline and then conclude at an auction in Edinburgh.

This pretty market town is just 10 miles from England, and that's had quite a bearing on Jedburgh's history.

One notable former resident was Mary, Queen of Scots.

The town's motto is "earnestly and successfully", so there's no excuse for our two not to strive for bargains here.

MC: You're not coming in my shop!

I am not coming in your shop, goodbye!

May you buy well.

See you later.

But not too well.

Right, is anybody here?

Hello?

I'm just going to have a look around, is that alright?

VO: Oak Tree Antiques is a mixture of genuine antiques, reproductions and the odd vintage item.

MC: (LAUGHS) Oh my goodness me.

Are they papier-mache buttocks?

VO: Cheeky!

But one little complication is that shop owner Michelle is a bit shy, so Margie will have to talk to her daughter Amy.

It's gorgeous, look at that.

Isn't that absolutely lovely?

Gorgeous snuffbox.

But it's £250 and I've only got £200.

And I couldn't possibly buy that on the first day of my buying trip.

That's right up my street.

But it's too much money for me.

Are you allowed to... to drop the price?

Does your mother allow you to...?

Yeah.

..do me a deal?

What sort of deals do you do?

I haven't a clue, I'm no good at this!

Well I'll tell you - it's 250, how about £50?

VO: Behave Margie!

MC: I'm only pulling your leg, I'm only pulling your leg.

VO: These two can get to know each other better whilst we see where Charlie's got to.

Hello.

Hello there.

Good morning, I'm Charlie.

My name is Merry.

CR: Merry?

MERRY: Yes.

Merry by nature?

Ha-ha!

Sometimes.

I hope so.

VO: I'll bet she's never heard that one before.

Ha!

And anyway, Charlie's merry enough for three.

£6 for a farthing - that's inflation.

VO: There's plenty to ponder at Bygones, including some very nice paintings, although those may be a little too pricey.

That's rather... that's splendidly Scottish, isn't it?

MERRY: Which is that?

The brooch?

No, I think it's a pickle fork, isn't it?

Oh right, yes, it's lovely.

There we are.

Well, that couldn't be more Scottish, could it, with the thistle?

Oh it is silver, yeah.

Birmingham?

Isn't that a splendid... ..object?

Marvelous.

Does that say £30?

Get your jar of pickles, and eat your pickle.

Do you like pickles?

Yes I do.

So do I. Oh!

CR: Haven't got any, have you?

MERRY: No.

I could have had a free pickle with every fork.

Nice thing.

Well, I'll ask the question - you can only say yes or no.

Could you take £20 for it?

Erm... yes.

Yes, I could take 20 for it.

What an amazingly pliable girl!

I can't think of any reason why I shouldn't buy it.

OK. May I buy it for £20?

You certainly can.

That's the quickest buy I've ever made.

I've walked through the door, met you, seen it, loved it, bought it.

That's the way all buying should be, I bet old Margie's looking at something thinking, "Oh, I don't know whether I should.

"Shall I buy it, shall I not?

Oh..." VO: Well, funny you should say that Charlie.

Well, it's not going well, is it?

I think my bottom lip's going to have to come out now.

VO: Sounds like the "talk to Amy as she talks to her mum" plan isn't proving a great success.

Difficult - I'd much rather talk to the person.

VO: She has spotted this brass standard lamp though and also a little Edwardian duplicating set.

So come along Margie!

What do you know about this?

Old duplicating machine.

AMY: I've not got a clue.

I don't know anything.

Yeah, very complete.

80, 90 years old.

Yeah.

Probably.

Oh look, Gestetner.

I remember Gestetner's.

I remember as a secretary, the Gestetner's were...

It was like a drum.

And you typed on this sort of plasticky stuff, and it came out, and you got fingers like that then.

VO: Brings it all back, eh?

VO: The Hungarian inventor of the duplicating machine established the Gestetner Cyclograph Company in north London at the start of the 20th century.

His patents transformed the modern office, by reproducing copies of documents quickly and inexpensively.

Well how much is that then?

£10?

15.

MC: (LAUGHS) VO: I think Amy's getting the hang of this.

I quite like that.

What did you say, 15?

Yeah.

Well maybe if I find something else and we do a little parcel or something.

VO: Why not add the lamp then?

Ticket price £95.

Yeah.

Hm.

Yeah, it's a nice item.

Loaded at the... You can get... Ext... Ooh!

Has that extending button, which is nice.

Er, converted to electricity.

Ha-ha!

Converted to electricity.

(CHUCKLES) Great expert!

Oil went in there.

Must have been terribly smelly, can you imagine?

VO: OK Margie, I think Amy's ready.

MC: Well, I'm buying the old duplicating set.

Er... so can we do the two together?

A bit cheap.

Can we do 50 for the two?

Go on, 50.

Ah, you see, Amy's coming round.

So we've got the two for 50.

Yes.

Fine, thank you very much.

Amy, a deal.

VO: Well, I think they both did awfully well.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in Jedburgh, Charlie's back in that cabinet.

Nice little things in here.

You've got a gold chain there but I don't know... Mm-hm.

I don't suppose you know what it weighs...

It weighs about eight grams.

Eight grams.

Fantastic value, isn't it?

To be able to get a gold chain for £50.

You wouldn't buy that in Bond Street for 50 quid, would you?

Cor!

VO: It does sound like a good deal.

Maybe later, because Merry's also got a good little snuffbox.

Price £30.

There we are.

Thank you.

19th century papier-mache?

Yes.

And quite collectable.

First half of the 19th century I think, isn't it?

I don't know.

Yeah.

I would think that's 1830, 1840 probably.

I'm sure that is tortoiseshell let into there, isn't it?

It's so... difficult running a thumb over it, whether it's actually tortoiseshell that's inset in there or whether it's a piece of simulated, a bit like some sort of early plastic.

It's what they call faux tortoiseshell.

But it's more like Bakelite.

VO: If it is real tortoiseshell, it's legal to trade under the Cites Agreement, as it was made before 1947.

If I could buy something like that, it would have to be sort of 15 quid, I think it would make 20, 24 at auction.

Well... What do you think?

I think as it's you.

Oh, as it's me!

(CHUCKLES) Er, yes, I'll say yes.

Does it show you a profit?

It will do, yes.

Are you sure?

Yes.

If it shows you a profit, then I am happy.

Well, that means I've bought two objects and spent only £35.

MERRY: Well done.

It's better than nothing, isn't it?

VO: But as he takes his leave, he's thinking more about the item he didn't buy, it seems.

But what about that gold chain?

Did she say it was nearly eight grams?

I think it is actually 11 or 12 pounds a gram at the moment.

Eight 11s are 88, less the commission, £70, and she wants 50.

Hold on, Rosco.

I may have made a boo-boo here.

Merry.

Oh, hello.

I didn't get far outside.

Did you say you had weighed that gold chain?

I had, yes.

Where are the scales?

There we are.

7.9, is that grams?

Yep, it's take it or leave it price isn't it?

Be too cheeky to ask if there was a trade price, wouldn't it really?

I think so.

(THEY CHUCKLE) I'm going to have it please.

OK. # Da-da-da da-da-da!

# Good job I didn't go down the street too far.

When have I ever gone into a shop and paid the asking price?

Now.

VO: At £50, Charlie may well have got a bargain, and I think he really is off this time.

Now Margie's moved on too, making her way from Jedburgh across the border to the town of Powburn.

It's a large antique center so there's sure to be plenty of choice.

That's a sweet little child's rocker, look at that, isn't that cute?

VO: But could there be a little too much choice?

Luckily Beryl is on hand to help.

Yes, you have a good look.

Which is your bit?

I've got a little bit all over the place.

Right.

VO: Oh yeah?

I think those Prattware mugs are Beryl's.

£110 the pair.

Yeah, that's nice.

That one's damaged but that one's good.

Yeah.

So you've just bought this?

Well, I haven't bought them, I just brought it down here.

Oh right.

Because it was a nice piece.

Yeah.

It's a nice thing, isn't it?

It is, lovely condition.

Yeah.

I don't often do porcelain but I must say, I quite like that.

Right, and this is how badly cracked?

It's just got a crack down this... Yeah, just there.

It's quite bad though, isn't it?

BERYL: Yes.

MC: Probably what?

Middle 19th century?

Lovely decoration on the front.

Yeah, Prattware is popular and collectable.

So how much would the two be?

Well, if you wanted to buy the one, I could throw the other one in for you.

You'd throw that in?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Right, OK.

I would do them both for 80.

I think it's a good buy.

It's quite a big chunk of my money though.

Oh, is it?

So how much would the broken one be?

You don't want to be stuck with a broken one.

I was going to give it you with the other one.

What about 60 for the two?

I don't think you can... Go wrong.

..go wrong there.

Bargain of the day.

I'll put them in the office, right?

VO: Bit of a gem, our Beryl.

Right, you put them on your desk, and I'll spend a little bit longer.

BERYL: Yes.

MC: And that's very kind of you.

VO: Meanwhile, Charlie seems to have found his way back to Margie's old stomping ground.

AMY: Hello.

CR: Is it Amy?

Yeah.

Have you had Margie with you?

Yes I have.

May I have a quick look round?

AMY: Yeah, no problem.

CR: Thank you.

VO: I'm sure he'll find that Margie has left him plenty to ponder.

Beware though Charlie, because Amy's starting to get the hang of this dealing lark.

CR: Look at that - do you know how old that is?

Have a guess.

I don't know, 19... You don't know!

No!

Well I can tell you it's about 1820.

That's even older than I am.

It's mahogany, brass handles.

With wonderful - can you see those lion masks?

Yeah.

Aren't they fab?

AMY: They are.

CR: Absolutely brilliant.

And I think they're probably original handles.

In fact I'm certain they're original handles.

And the linings of the drawers... are cedar, I think.

I don't think they're oak, and they're not pine, no, I think it's cedar lined, which is rather lovely.

How much is it?

110, mm.

VO: Nice label.

I would buy that chest of drawers at a price.

VO: Well go on then, buy it Charlie!

Are you here to negotiate?

Can you... Have you got permission to negotiate here?

Yes.

Who owns the shop?

AMY: My mum.

CR: Your mum?

Yeah.

What would you do - run off to Mum with a price if I offer you one?

It would be very cheeky.

What would you offer?

May I try and offer a cheeky price?

You can show me the door and you can ask Mum to come and chase me with a frying pan if she doesn't think it's fair.

50 quid.

I'd do 60.

VO: Quick work Amy.

What?

Without speaking to Mum?

VO: He wasn't expecting that.

Blimey, that's knocked me backwards a bit.

What would Mum say if we met halfway at 55?

Would she strangle me?

I'll ask her.

Could you ask her?

Yeah.

Tell her I'm not being rude, I'm just trying to buy... To sell it at auction, if it's no good, it's good.

That's fine, 55's fine.

What?!

Have you got Mum signaling there, she's sort of...?

Oh, she's lurking in the background!

I say.

Thank you Mum!

Are you happy with 55?

Yes!

That's fab, that's half price.

VO: Amy's certainly learned a thing or two today and Charlie now has four lots for a total of £140.

Margie's got her mugs reserved, but now she's been tempted by another of Beryl's goodies - a footstool.

MC: That is nice.

Late Victorian, it's very nice.

And that's in good nick.

Yeah.

What have I got on it?

You've got, er... ..55.

MC: The embroidery's nice on it.

BERYL: Yeah.

Well, if you wanted to spend some money I could do that one for 30.

VO: Almost half price.

MC: It is, it's very nice that, I like that very much.

Footstools... You haven't got a pair anywhere?

I'll go and whittle you one up!

Pairs of footstools do really well.

Yeah.

VO: Time for a dither.

So I buy the two Prattware mugs that were what?

60.

And I buy that for... 30.

And that's the absolute end of this conversation?

(THEY CHUCKLE) Oh God.

Do you want blood?

Yeah, yeah!

Yeah, I know.

But if you can ease it a bit, we'll shake hands.

What if I say 80?

I couldn't go any more.

You're having that for free.

MC: Right, thank you very much.

BERYL: Yeah.

Thank you.

VO: But while Margie's been bargaining with Beryl... ..Charlie's grabbed the Rapier and moved on.

Alright viewers?

Steady on.

VO: Traveling from Jedburgh, via Powburn, to Alnwick.

In a very good mood too - even by his standards.

I would like to put it on record now... just how much I'm in love with Margie.

She is attractive, she's fun.

She must be hugely intelligent because she laughs at my jokes.

VO: Charlie's come to Alnwick, just around the corner from its famous castle, to see a unique garden.

Capability Brown built the first garden on this site for the Duke of Northumberland back in 1750, but it fell into disrepair until, just a few years ago, a new one was planned.

Regular viewers may feel that they've been here before, but Charlie's come to learn about the lethal side of horticulture.

CR: Trevor.

TREVOR: Hello.

Charlie.

Welcome to The Poison Garden.

I'm a bit worried when you say that!

Especially when you see the coffin.

Has anybody ended up in the coffin?

Not that I'm aware of.

But you never know, there's always a first time.

Is everything in here poisonous?

Everything in this part of the garden is very poisonous, so watch you don't touch anything, or stand too close to anything, cuz you never know.

Are you being serious?

VO: He most certainly is.

Everyone who works here wears gloves, and not surprisingly children love the place.

The gardens were started by the Duchess of Northumberland?

She wanted to create a quirky, a quirky modern, contemporary garden.

Yeah.

And so she has a fascination with poisonous plants and death.

Goodness.

VO: Well, it takes all sorts, and it's certainly educational to discover just how many common plants can be very, very deadly.

I can remember foxgloves.

I think there were some in my mother's garden.

That's right, very, very common cottage garden plants, really.

Yeah.

But the whole plant is deadly poisonous.

But it does have a good side, because the large leaves are used for treating people that have had heart attacks.

They make a drug from it, but if you take too much then you can kill people very, very easily.

Even things like rosemary, everybody associates... Rosemary?

But I eat it!

Rosemary and lamb go very well together.

Yeah.

And yet in medieval times especially, pregnant woman used to eat lots of rosemary to abort... Really?

And even today, pregnant woman are warned not to eat a lot of rosemary.

VO: Other plants in the garden are less likely to be confused with anything remotely tasty or healthy, like nux vomica, or strychnine, and ricinus communis with its bright red flowers, which only requires a dose the size of a few grains of salt to kill an adult human.

Is there any antidote to it?

There's not, that I'm aware of.

That's it?

That's it.

Yes.

How frightening.

But a very attractive plant.

Lovely.

Often called the castor-oil plant.

But castor oil doesn't come from it?

No, no.

VO: It was ricin in the tip of an umbrella that killed Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markhov on Waterloo Bridge, and elsewhere at Alnwick they have Aconitum, aka wolf's bane, monkshood and the queen of poisons - a notorious killer since the days of the ancient Greeks.

TREVOR: Just recently, about three years ago, there was a case where a young lady decided that she wanted to get rid of her ex-lover, and so she broke into his house and took the seeds of this and dropped the seeds into his curry, which was in the fridge.

When he and his new girlfriend came home, they sat down to eat dinner and unfortunately he didn't survive.

CR: Can you buy a plant like that in a garden centre?

TREVOR: You can go along to any garden center this time of year and buy this plant, yes.

And do they sell them with a health warning?

No.

CR: Do they not?

TREVOR: No.

VO: But not everything growing in this section of the garden is likely to cause such gruesome results.

They take a keen interest in the mood-altering side of plants too.

In that pagoda-looking cage, is that cannabis?

That is cannabis, yes.

Is it?

We have a license from the Home Office to grow cannabis.

Do you?

That we use as an educational tool, obviously.

I'm sure you do.

I'm sure you do, Trevor, absolutely We have a more interesting plant here.

This is Datura, often called the angel's trumpet, because these pods will open up into great big white trumpet shaped flowers.

And these were very popular in Victorian times, where Victorian ladies would have them growing on their tea tables, invite their Victorian lady friends to come round for tea and then just tap a little bit of pollen into the teapot and serve tea, and those ladies then used to loosen up slightly and tell some more intimate secrets about their lives.

(CHUCKLES) And it's called what?

Datura.

Datura, could you spell that for me?

VO: So anyone receiving an invitation to tea at Charlie's house in future had better look out for unusual flower arrangements.

Come on Charlie, stop messing about.

Charlie?

VO: I'm sure he'll make a full recovery.

Yay!

All clear, matron.

(CHUCKLES) VO: Night-night.

Next morning, surprise, surprise, Charlie's flirting again.

I don't care what happens at the auction, I just want you to drive me around Scotland for the rest of my life.

(CRUNCHING) Oh good lord.

That's reverse by the way.

VO: Lordy.

Margie set off in overdrive yesterday, splashing out £130 on a standard lamp, a duplicating set, some Prattware mugs and a footstool, as you do.

Do you want blood?

Yeah.

Yeah!

VO: Leaving her with £70 to spend today.

While Charlie went even further and faster, weighing in with £140 for the gold chain... # Da-da-da da-da-da.

# VO: ..a snuffbox, a thistle pickle fork and a Georgian chest of drawers.

Thank you Mum!

VO: Leaving just £60 in his wallet.

Later they'll be making for the auction in Edinburgh, but our first stop is still in England, at the village of Ford.

VO: Bubbly anyone?

CR: Champagne bar it says.

MC: Wahey!

Champagne bar!

CR: See you later!

Mwah!

And you drive carefully.

Bye.

I'll be drunk when you see me.

MC: (LAUGHS) VO: And how exactly is she going to tell the difference, Charlie?

Good morning.

Good morning Charlie.

Is it Keith?

It is Keith, nice to see you.

Lovely to see you, thank you very much for having us along today.

What a wonderful part of the world.

KEITH: Isn't it?

We've got the most amazing views here as well, and there they are, that's looking out onto the Cheviots.

Splendid.

Well, I'm going to have a look round if I may.

OK, yeah.

And I'll give you a call if there's something I can't resist.

VO: I think Charlie's really going to like The Old Dairy.

VO: But will it warm to him?

Because let's face it, with only £60 left in his pocket, he's hardly a rich man.

CR: How art nouveau is that?

Aneroid barometer in an oak case.

Oh, I thought it said 195.

It says 795.

That's a fabulous thing.

But it's not in my price range.

VO: Euphemistically put!

But I'm sure he can come up with something that'll get noticed at the auction.

Berwick Rangers 4, Rest of the World 0!

VO: Noticed Charlie, not thumped!

Arts and crafts candlesticks.

Oh, they...

I thought they were brand new but they've got some age.

And aren't they stylish?

VO: And with a ticket price of £38 they're certainly affordable.

Are they from 1910, 1920?

I don't think they are earlier than that.

Made of mahogany but they've got this wonderful twist stem to them, which I think's delightful.

And they're practical things - the great thing about something like this, it's something, you can look at them, love them but use them and they would be great on a mahogany dining table with candles in them.

Little candlelit supper, me and Margie, and a pair of art nouveau candlesticks.

Love, I feel love coming on!

VO: Let's not get carried away shall we, Charlie?

Better have a word with Keith first.

Those I would buy at a price.

KEITH: Well, we usually say 10%.

CR: Yeah, yeah.

But, erm... Erm... go on, make me an offer, see what we can do.

I'd like to pay £25 for them.

Mm.

Probably a bit mean but I think they'll probably make...

I think they'll make between 30 and 40 quid at auction.

Yeah.

CR: And that would give me a chance.

Could I tweak you up a little bit?

Could I get you up another couple of pounds say?

28, so we're taking £10 off for you.

I think that's extremely fair.

£28 I think... You know, what can you buy for £28 these days?

A wonderful pair of candlesticks.

Yeah, exactly.

I'm going to have those sir.

OK. Good.

And thank you very much indeed.

VO: That was all very convivial wasn't it?

And straightaway Charlie's spotted something else.

I think that is so stylish.

Art nouveau, it's such a stylish art-nouveau jug.

I think it's really charming.

But it has got no price on it.

If it was ever so cheap, I would buy it.

VO: Time for the dealer to be consulted.

What I'd be intrigued to find out is who JS & S are.

VO: Well, Joseph Sankey & Sons of Bilston in the Black Country, actually.

For the purposes of auction, I've got five lots.

It would have to put them with the candlesticks.

I don't think that's too bad.

They both have an art-nouveau influence.

This is pure art nouveau.

Those are more arts and crafts movement.

How does £10 sound?

I couldn't really resist that, could I?

In the immortal words of C Ross, there's not a lot of downside, is there?

Tenner!

KEITH: Right.

CR: (LAUGHS) Thank you.

VO: But while Charlie's been completing his collection, Margie's made for the North Sea coast... ..motoring over from Ford to Bamburgh.

This is the birthplace of Grace Darling, the lighthouse keeper's daughter, whose remarkable act of bravery saved nine lives.

In the Bamburgh churchyard, there's an elaborate cenotaph carved from Northumberland stone, which was built to honor their Victorian heroine.

It all happened in the early hours of 7th September 1838, when Grace and her father William set out from the Longstone Lighthouse in a violent storm to rescue survivors of the SS Forfarshire from the rocks it had foundered upon.

100 years later, a museum was opened in Bamburgh to commemorate the events of that incredible night, and Margie's here to learn more about Grace's story.

Good morning, Virginia.

Good morning.

I've been really looking forward to this visit.

Well, it's lovely to see you.

MC: Yeah.

VIRGINIA: And this is Grace.

This is Grace.

Grace Darling, what a fabulous name.

VO: After the rescue it seemed that everyone wanted to know about Grace, and artists clamored to paint her picture, while poets and playwrights extolled her heroism.

MC: She was a pop star.

VIRGINIA: Yeah, very much.

And was the pinup of her day.

She had offers of marriage from people who had never met her.

And she really did become the darling of everybody's heart.

VO: Shy Grace shrank from all that attention, much of which was due to her father's even more heroic actions that night.

Her celebrity still though became an industry, with the family coble boat a key exhibit.

VIRGINIA: And here we have Grace's coble.

MC: The coble.

Just a phenomenal boat.

You can see how...

It's huge, isn't it?

..large it is for one girl.

I imagined it a lot smaller.

How could she row that?

Well, she would've had a lot of strength and an awful lot of adrenalin going through.

5'2".

5'2", yes.

Not much to her.

Are those the original oars, Virginia?

Yes they are, and we would also have a mast but that has disappeared somewhere.

One of Grace's relatives started selling off pieces of oar, so we don't have all of the original oars but also we think the mast went the same sort of way.

VO: People would collect just about anything Grace had owned or touched as a keepsake to treasure.

Grace was asked by just about anybody and everybody for little bits of her, literally.

So a scrap of hair, a piece of the dress she wore.

So we've got two examples here and of course when people received these, and Grace almost never said no... Mm.

..people would have framed them up, put them proudly on display and say, "I have a bit of Grace Darling."

This is fabulous.

The Duke of Northumberland became Grace's patron, and he gave her a variety of different gifts, including this book - "The Notes in the Study of Holy Scriptures".

Grace was brought up very much as a Christian girl, she would have been really interested in this.

She would never have owned that, would she?

She would never have owned that without the rescue, no.

And finally... Look at that.

Grace Darling chocolates.

I love this object because it tells us so much about the way Grace is seen today.

Look at that lovely picture of her.

Don't you think it's lovely?

But have you noticed the color of her hair?

Yeah.

And the color of her eyes?

Yeah?

Well she's suddenly gone blonde and blue eyed!

Making her into a bit of a glamor girl.

Well, quite.

VO: Sadly Grace was to die from TB just four years later at the age of 26.

But she was the first woman to be awarded a silver medal by the fledgling RNLI, and the museum provides a link between what Grace and her father achieved and the bravery of volunteers today.

We've got so many volunteer crew doing so many wonderful things day in day out, and modern day Graces.

Bet you didn't know 8% of our crews are girls these days.

MC: Really?

VIRGINIA: Yeah.

VO: Now, remember how Charlie completed his shopping a little earlier?

So whilst his co-driver's been exploring Bamburgh, he's headed for the coast... ..journeying from Ford back into Scotland, and Coldingham.

There's a very fine ruined monastery just outside the village, bits of which date from 660, but Charlie's got another bit of Coldingham in mind - the beach.

Oh Lord, here he goes.

Margie, I've finished my shopping.

Do you fancy joining... a hunk for a dip?

VO: Unfortunately for Charlie, the surf most definitely isn't up today.

At least he won't be troubling the coastguard.

Go on, up you go.

Ooh!

Ha!

Oh dear.

Elsewhere in the village, Margie still has a bit of shopping to do.

Hello.

Hello, I'm Jane.

If you need any help just ask me.

Thank you very much indeed.

VO: That sounded full of promise didn't it?

Well, things haven't exactly turned out that way.

Are they silvery bits or.... Well, they're silver plate, we never have... Silver.

You don't buy silver, no.

Right.

And there's a couple of bureaus there.

Bureaus?

Yeah.

I'm a bit off furniture at the moment!

This nice jug.

Yeah.

Has a bit of a crack in it, hasn't it though?

Probably.

VO: Lordy!

And there's also that ship's sign which is rather nice but whether that's antique or not, I would doubt.

Yeah, it's not, is it?

I think it came off a pub!

Tell you what Jane, you get 10 out of 10 for effort.

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Patience too I'd say.

Nowhere near for me.

(CHUCKLES) Am I being fussy or what?

VO: Just buy something Margie.

You've got lots of jugs and things haven't you?

You're a real porcelain person, aren't you?

What about this Highlander?

Oh yeah, yeah.

Again, he might be a reproduction.

Yeah, yeah yeah yeah.

I think he probably is.

VO: The price is £20.

It's quite a nice thing because the color's quite good on it.

VO: Well, Charlie bagged something with a Scottish theme yesterday.

Oh, he's got a big chunk off his hat.

Oh dear, his feather's come off!

Yes, it has.

Could that mean an absolute knocked down...

So I don't leave with nothing?

Yes, yes.

Er... well, what are you looking for?

(THEY CHUCKLE) It's got to be five quid.

OK. MC: OK. We've bought.

JANE: We'll do that.

We've bought!

VO: Phew!

With that struggle safely over, it's now time to take a look at what they've bought.

Happy with your purchases?

Some and some.

Some and some.

How was it for you?

Not bad, let's start.

Let's start, good grief.

What've you got there?

Oi!

You've got a brass standard lamp.

With a nice big...

Converted.

I like the bulb.

Right, seen it?

Yeah, I have.

Because the wind's going to blow it.

That's absolutely fine.

Now come on, let's... Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Oh!

VO: What about her mugs Charlie?

You've been dealing in Prattware.

I just thought it was... Do you know, this is something I'm often accused of: yesterday's antiques.

MC: Yeah, they are, they are.

CR: They are, aren't they?

It's just unfashionable now, aren't they?

That's fun and quirky.

Yep, fun.

If that was cheap, it will sell for 25-30 quid.

15.

That's fine.

MC: Yup.

CR: That's absolutely fine.

VO: He could test Charlie's approbation.

There's a story here.

There needs to be a story behind that.

It needs to be made of gold, really.

My last call was a little bit sort of, you know... Was that the best thing in the shop?

It was a bric-a-brac and she was so sweet, she was so persistent and she just kept offering and offering.

Yeah, well I hope she gave you a discount on this £20 asking price.

I paid a fiver.

But I only thought his plume was missing, but when I came out, his head had been off.

His head's been off.

But we are going to Scotland.

We are.

Right, Margie, let me show you my absolutely stunning purchases.

Ah.

A few little bits and bobs here for you.

MC: Oh my word.

CR: What do you think?

Yeah, those are lovely.

Those are fab.

Yes.

I really like those.

What are they worth?

60 quid.

Yeah.

Cost 28.

How good is that?

There is a profit.

I bought something because we're going to Scotland.

CR: Bit of silver.

MC: That's very pretty.

And this is a very light... Well, it is, yes.

I'm looking forward to being shot down in flames for this because of course...

It's very light, it's part of a necklace really, isn't it?

It's eight grams.

Yeah.

CR: So I thought it's worth... MC: That's very light.

..80 quid...

It's not worth 80 quid.

Well, it cost 50 quid.

Oh you'll make 60, you'll make a few quid.

It'll make something on it.

Yeah, 15, 20 quid.

Here's my coup de grace, and you know... And what a nice thing it is.

I shouldn't have bought it, should I?

Well, I wouldn't have touched it with a barge pole, personally.

It's what they call brown furniture.

But it's small, it's compact.

CR: It's got original handles.

MC: Pretty handles.

CR: It's about 1820. mm Yeah, needs some TLC.

It does.

How much did you pay?

55.

Oh good gracious, 200 year old Georgian...

It's unbelievably cheap, isn't it?

Georgian furniture.

It still might make £30.

Yeah, well that's why I walked past it personally.

OK honey.

Come on.

VO: But what did they really think?

Not particularly worried about Charlie's purchases, but neither am I very optimistic about my purchases either!

I love the Prattware mugs but one's got a crack and Prattware is a bit passe nowadays, and they cost £55.

I think they could be her Achilles heel.

His candlesticks are nice and they're cheap and very stylish.

She really liked my candlesticks, didn't she?

She's got more money left in her purse but candlesticks to the fore!

VO: After setting out at Jedburgh, today's opening encounter will conclude in Scotland's capital city.

Well, not actually in the centre, but in Leith, which serves as Edinburgh's port on the Firth of Forth.

Famous for shipbuilding, they also wrote the rules of golf here, back in 1744.

Plus the sun's shining on Leith - there's a song in that, you know.

# Sunshine on Leith... # CR: This is where you're going to make a fortune young lady.

How to turn 200 quid into half a million.

VO: Welcome to Ramsay Cornish, where Leithers have gathered to inspect the wares, while auctioneer Martin Cornish seems to have a soft spot for the Sunbeam.

It's got lovely leather seats and upholstery.

Who, Marjorie?

VO: Charlie began with £200 and he's spent almost all of it - a total of £178 on five auction lots.

CR: Tenner.

DEALER: Right.

VO: Whilst Margie, who also started out with £200, has spent a little less, parting with £135, also on five auction lots.

The auction approaches and there's something Charlie needs to get off his chest.

I want to warn you... if I lose money on anything, I tend to cry.

MC: (LAUGHS) VO: Up first, Margie's duplicating set.

If I make a fiver, I will be very happy.

What, profit, or fiver in total?

I think it might be a fiver in total!

Fiver in total!

£30.

20 for this?

20 for the duplicating set?

MC: Oh no.

20 I'm bid.

20 I'm bid for it.

At £20 I'm bid.

25, 30.

At £30.

Last call at 30... MC: Hey!

CR: # Double your money # You're trying to get rich.

# VO: Good start Margie.

I'm traveling with a genius.

VO: Time for Charlie's very Scottish looking pickle fork.

I hope you don't get in a pickle with it.

Ha-ha-ha.

£10 to start it?

Little pickle fork.

10 I'm bid.

12, 14, 16, 18, 20.

22, 24, 26.

At 26... Aww!

That'll do, that'll do, that'll do!

MC: Well done.

VO: There'll be no tears yet then.

It's not the sort of profits you're used to but you know, in my humble way...

But you made £6.

Not after commission.

VO: What about the chain he almost overlooked?

30 to start it.

20.

20 I'm bid.

25, 30, five.

40.

£40.

CR: (GROANS) There's a phone bid coming in.

45, 50.

There you go.

55.

60.

Getting there.

Need a bit more.

At 60, standing at the back, at £60, last call at 60.

It's the weight.

That's about right isn't it?

It's about right.

VO: A profit but a little less than he'd hoped for.

Did your hand... Is it lilac or has it gone in with something red, that?

VO: Steady on Charlie.

Let's see how Margie's footstool fares.

I've got a bit of a feeling about your stool.

Have you really?

CR: Hm.

MC: Tell me.

Well it's mixed.

I think it's either going to make 15 quid or 65 quid.

30 for this to start it quickly.

He knows his values, doesn't he?

35, 40, five, 50, five, 60.

AUCTIONEER: At £60, last call.

MC: £60!

You have it in the back, 60.

Do you know, I've met some rich women in my times, but you are the richest.

You're doubling up on everything!

VO: Yes - perhaps you will need that hankie Charlie.

Are you getting a bit miffed on the quiet?

No, no.

I'm British.

I'm not really happy unless I'm losing.

VO: Chin up Charlie - it's your snuffbox next.

£10 to start it, little snuffbox?

Should fetch 30, shouldn't it?

10, 10 I'm bid, 12, 14, 16, 18.

20.

Good man.

He's bidding.

You'll get it.

24, keep going, 26.

26, 28.

At 28, in the back at 28.

At 28.

MC: Well done.

CR: Did you hear what he said?

What?

He said, "It better be worth it."

VO: Almost doubled your money there Charlie, although it'll be less after auction costs.

What about Margie's "old-fashioned" mugs?

Look, they've got the telephone ready.

The telephone is ready for... MC: Where, where?

CR: There.

50 to start them quickly.

50 I'm bid.

55.

60, five, 70, five, 80, five, 90, five.

100.

AUCTIONEER: At £100.

CR: Cor, fantastic!

On commission with me at £100 now.

CR: Brilliant.

AUCTIONEER: For the pair.

AUCTIONEER: Last call at 100.

MC: That's great.

CR: Oh Margie.

MC: Yeah!

VO: There's a definite pattern forming here.

She's doubled again.

Terrific.

VO: Now for Charlie's lovely bit of Georgian - his biggest buy.

Do we have faith in English furniture?

Yeah, it'll make 95 quid.

I need it to make a little bit more than 95 quid.

100?

50 to start it quickly.

50 I'm bid.

55, 60, five, 70, five.

MC: Hey!

AUCTIONEER: 80, five.

AUCTIONEER: 90, five, 100.

MC: Huh!

And 10 AUCTIONEER: 110 in the back.

MC: Yes!

At £110, in the back at 110.

You have it, 110.

CR: Good buy.

MC: Well done my friend.

MC: You've doubled your... CR: Plant one.

VO: Charlie's day's definitely perking up now - yet another double.

Steady sale.

Do you think we could come here for our next sale?

VO: Can Margie's great run extend to her lamp?

20 for that lot to start it quickly, let's get going.

20 I'm bid, 25.

There's a lady bidding already.

40, five, 50, five, 60, five, 70, five, 80, five... Oh, she's going for it.

At 85.

Lady's bid, down in front, at 85.

Last call at 85.

Well done.

Hang on, I'm going to reciprocate.

Put your cheek out.

VO: I think Margie will almost certainly triumph today.

I'm quite enjoying myself.

Are you enjoying yourself?

I'm not surprised you are - you've made so much money!

Well you've done alright.

I have.

VO: How about her Scotsman?

Minus his wee feather of course.

CR: # Oh flower of Scotland... # MC: Oh, OK. CR: # When will we see CR: # Your likes again?

# MC: He looks great, his little kilt and socks.

He's fantastic, look at him.

AUCTIONEER: Nice 19th-century Staffordshire flatback figure.

30.

20 for him.

20 I'm bid.

20 I'm bid for the Staffordshire... That's all I can hope.

25, 30.

What!

At £30.

Last call, at £30, at 30.

You have it, 30.

MC: (LAUGHS) VO: Never mind double - she's several times better off with him.

Finally, Charlie's candlesticks and jug.

Here you go, here you go, here you go.

That's a nice little set, that.

50 to start them quickly.

50 I'm bid.

50 I'm bid for the set.

At £50, 55, 60, five, 70, five, 80.

Oh hey!

At £80.

At £80 for the lot.

Not bad, not bad.

Nobody else now going for it?

CR: I'd like a little more.

AUCTIONEER: At 80... You have it on commission, 80.

VO: Another good result, but Margie's consistent profits have put her on top.

Ms Cooper - Gladys to her friends...

..I congratulate you.

You've been brilliant.

Thank you, so have you.

We've had fun.

We've done well.

We've made money.

Gosh, I can't believe it.

CR: Shall we go for a swim?

MC: (LAUGHS) VO: Charlie began with £200 and after paying auction costs, he's made a profit of £71.28, so he now has £271.28 to spend next time.

Margie also started off with £200, but her Prattware really paid off, so that after paying auction costs, she made a profit of £115.10, leaving her with £315.10 and the bragging rights.

I say, have I won the day?

MC: I have, haven't I?

CR: You certainly have.

I don't want to keep rubbing it in MC: but have I won the day?

CR: Just get in that car.

CR: Onward and upward.

VO: Next time on the Antiques Road Trip... Evening all.

VO: ..Margie gets a personal shopper.

I do like that.

DEALER: OK. MC: I haven't said yes yet.

You have.

VO: Whilst Charlie could do with a Sherpa.

Ha!

CR: Can I have a clamber?

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