VO: It's the nation's favorite antiques experts, with £200 each, a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

That hurts.

(SHE CHUCKLES) VO: The aim?

To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.

There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.

So much!

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

(SHE CHUCKLES) VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip!

Yeah!

It's the second leg of our antiques odyssey, with treasure hunters David Barby and Margie Cooper in their open top 1979 Mercedes 350SL.

And fresh from success, David is raring to go!

DAVID (DB): I'm anxious to get shopping now.

I'm really excited I've got that money to spend.

MARGIE (MC): (CHUCKLES) Hard-earned money, Margie!

Certainly was!

VO: Not that he's one to gloat at all!

VO: David is the man of the moment after winning the first auction.

Oh... oh, congratulations.

VO: He's the master of ceramics, and also the master of seduction.

Beryl, look in my eyes.

Go on then.

This is where I don't really know what I'm doing!

VO: His traveling companion, Margie Cooper, likes to take a more chilled approach.

You've got to keep your cool, man!

VO: Cool is one thing, but Margie had a lukewarm response at the first auction, making a small profit, which means she only has £238 to spend on the next round.

That's life, isn't it?

VO: Certainly is.

David on the other hand more than doubled his initial £200, giving him a mighty £417 to spend on today's road trip.

MC: Ah!

DB: How much was that?

VO: The route for the week takes our road trippers from Alnwick in Northumberland, through the beautiful English countryside to their final destination of Lincoln, 200 miles away.

But today's trip begins in Barnard Castle in County Durham, winding its way cross country to the delightful seaside town of Scarborough.

Barnard Castle is built around the great castle founded in the Norman Conquest.

Situated on the north side of the River Tees, this pretty location is a real draw for travelers.

I'm not going to say "good luck".

Why not?

Cuz I don't mean it!

VO: Ha-ha!

The first stop for Margie is Robson's Antiques, to meet owner Dale.

MC: Good morning.

DALE: Hello, good morning.

Wow!

Margie.

Hello Margie.

Nice to meet you.

And you too.

VO: There's something here to suit all tastes.

It's a real Aladdin's cave.

MC: My word, an Aladdin's cave!

VO: I just said that.

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

That's very... Yep.

Right, so I'll see you later.

See you in a little bit.

VO: So Margie, what's the plan of action, darling?

So I'm going to start up here.

VO: Yes.

If I haven't got much money I buy better than when I've got loads of money.

VO: You're at an advantage today then, since you've only got half as much cash as David.

Ooh, whatever is that?

Gosh, never seen one of those before.

Must be a hearth brush with a brass... horrible face.

And another horrible face.

I've never seen one of those.

VO: Well, you have now.

It's £45, but is that going to...?

If I get that really much cheaper, I wonder, is that going to be a salable thing, is somebody going to want to buy that?

VO: While Margie dithers over the hearth brush, David steams ahead to the Mission Hall Antiques Centre just down the road.

DB: Hello there!

DEALER: Good morning, Mr Barby.

We have something in common, haven't we?

We have.

DB: Your name's David.

DEALER: It is.

DB: Mine's David as well.

DEALER: It is, yes.

DB: That's a good start.

DEALER: It's a good start.

VO: And so the Barby charm offensive begins!

Watch this.

That's a little piece of Toleware... VO: Toleware is a French term, describing tin or steel made objects, often enameled and with decorative designs.

Inside there, you'd have a compartment.

Ah, isn't that lovely?

You put your spices in there...

Included in that circular section, that's a little nutmeg grater.

Isn't that good?

So it's complete.

And I remember my grandmother having one of these.

That's quite nice, I like that.

I like that, good social history there.

Mm.

VO: Mm, I feel a deal coming on.

DEALER: What did I say, £40?

DB: You said £40.

35?

Could we say 30?

DEALER: 35 would be better.

DEALER: (CHUCKLES) 32, I'll do it for 32.

Go on.

Hallelujah!

DEALER: Thank you very much sir.

DB: Thank you very much.

I haven't got the £2 unfortunately.

VO: That is the oldest trick in the book, David!

I saw you look, I saw you look.

DB: (CHUCKLES) Nice try.

Ah, dear oh dear, you're such a hard man.

VO: That's rich, coming from you!

Back up the road, Margie is surveying the silverware.

Yeah, that's a little card case, look.

VO: She's eyeing up an Edwardian business card holder, and is considering a job lot of silver.

I need to compile a few bits, you know.

I do actually have a set of sorts that's come in and that could be reasonable.

VO: An Edwardian manicure set.

How much is it then?

25.

What, for the whole lot?

DALE: Yeah.

MC: Mm.

So you said 20 for that.

(MUTTERS) DALE: 25 for that.

MC: Yeah.

MC: (LAUGHS) DALE: There's probably...

There's probably weight in that one.

I always laugh...

I always laugh when I'm bidding, I don't know why, I should be more serious.

So what's it wo... What's the best price?

It's got to be that really.

MC: Has it?

DALE: 45.

MC: It couldn't be 38?

DALE: Oh God, no.

(THEY CHUCKLE) A bit...

I'm a bit we...

Call it £40 for the two, and I don't think you can go wrong with that.

MC: OK. DALE: OK?

MC: We'll do it.

DALE: We'll do that?

MC: We'll do it.

DALE: Thank you very much.

VO: With the silver sorted, Margie turns her attention back to the hearth brush.

I've never seen one before and I just think I like it.

I like the heart, I like the wood.

£30 it can be.

But I've already, I've just spent 40.

Very, very best.

I've just spent 40.

I know, I know, but... we have to make a bit of money.

I know you do, I know you do, so... 65 wouldn't do the deal?

That's 40, 50, 65... OK, we'll do that.

MC: Go on then.

DALE: Thank you very much.

I mean, it's a bit of a laugh.

DALE: I'll even polish it.

MC: Oh, go on, will you?

DALE: Yeah.

MC: Come on.

That's great, yes.

VO: So £65 for the manicure set and hearth brush.

Oh, look who's here.

MC: Oh, no!

Quick!

Excuse me!

MC: You're not allowed.

DB: Have you bought something?

Yeah, I just have!

I'll just go through to the back room.

Alright, go on then.

DB: OK. MC: Go on then.

Yes, alright.

MC: You're not to look.

DEALER: I won't.

MC: Have you bought anything?

DB: Yes.

MC: Oh, he has.

DB: In my bag.

Ooh, I wonder what she's found!

VO: He's such a nosy parker!

All will be revealed, David, but not just yet!

MC: Six, and that's seven.

Just check it will you, Dale?

DALE: Lovely, thank you.

Bye.

Ah!

Two lots.

VO: With Margie out of the way, David has free rein.

Goodness me!

This IS an Aladdin's cave.

VO: Yes, we've already said that, David.

Twice.

Oh... it's got its cover.

Registration mark on the bottom.

So that's a good sign.

VO: This charming piece of Prattware is a hot water jug produced in 1851.

I really like that, particularly since it's got its original lid.

Ah, I think I'm going to see what sort of price I can get on that.

VO: Prepare to witness the Master at work as he engages his powers of flattery, charm and Jedi mind tricks.

You're going to try and sell it to me.

I'm going to try and sell it to you?

Erm, it's £48.

I'd like you to do your very, very best please.

£35.

Is that the silent treatment?

I would like it at much less figure than you're quoting me.

A much less figure.

Well you're very persuasive... (CHUCKLES) ..and it really should be the figure I've quoted.

Erm...

But if you'll give us £25 for it, DALE: I would accept that, yeah.

DB: £25, OK. VO: The incredible Mr Barby does it again!

Now, at the same time, you've got in the window a pudding basin.

Yes, yeah.

With a green transfer.

How much is that?

Erm, off the top of my head, I think that's about £80.

80?!

Yeah.

I can get it out and we can have a look at it.

But it is a decent amount of money.

£80!

£80!

Well I have to start high with you!

I don't know about that.

You're a hard bargainer!

I think it's got to be around about £30.

VO: Just say no, Dale.

It's got to be £50, maybe do it for 45, but it's a nice object, somebody else could buy that.

Could we split the difference at 35?

Oh, no, no, no, no - no way.

VO: Good for you!

I'll tell you what, £40 but that's absolutely it and that's cheap.

38 would be very, very kind to me.

VO: Don't give in!

You've had one good deal, I think you should give me a good deal on that!

VO: Here he goes again!

Don't look into his eyes, Dale!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC) DB: (WHISPERS) DALE: (SIGHS) Go on then, we'll do that.

OK, thank you very much indeed.

VO: Some people just never learn!

Oh, now where's that money?

Where's that money?

I'll have to prize it off you.

So how much do I owe you now?

63.

DB: Oh, look at that!

DALE: Oh, look!

Just right.

(THEY CHUCKLE) DB: You couldn't make it up!

VO: Hardly denting his groaning wallet, that's another two items for David - the hot water jug at £25 and the pudding basin for £38.

VO: Reunited, David and Margie cross the county border into Richmond in North Yorkshire, where they've both shopped before.

This time Margie is destined for the stage.

The Georgian Royal Theater in Richmond is the best surviving example of a Georgian playhouse in Britain, lovingly restored to all its former glory in 2002.

You must be Sarah?

SARAH: Hi.

MC: Hi, I'm Margie.

Come on in, welcome to the Georgian Theatre Royal.

Oh, thank you very much.

So Sarah, is this the main entrance?

It would have been the original entrance to the theater, cuz this is the original box office that we've just passed.

Oh, right, that's good.

Would you like to come up to the gallery?

I'd love to!

VO: The theater was built in 1788 by the famous actor-manager Samuel Butler, to entertain the masses.

Social status dictated the seating arrangements.

For most it would have been the cheap seats in the gallery.

How wonderfully intimate.

It seats 214 now but it would have seated 400 when it was first opened.

Up in the gallery you can see a lot of features of the original Georgian theater.

For example, these kicking boards, and they would have had no qualms in kicking them if they didn't like something that was going on stage.

But it would put me off, I think, if I was an actor, by the fact that everybody is so close.

Yeah, well the boxes, they're actually on the stage.

There'd have been nowhere for them to hide at all.

Yeah, and people would have been fidgeting and shouting.

One thing though, the mobile phones wouldn't be going off!

No!

MC: These are the cheap seats?

SARAH: Yeah.

Can you show me the dear ones?

Yes, just through there, I'll take you down now.

Great.

Great, great.

VO: For the aristocracy, it was a different story.

They could afford somewhere a little grander, with views directly onto the stage - the royal box!

You've got cheap seats up there, posh seats down here, all singing and dancing, a really good view of the stage...

Yes, but it wouldn't have all been good.

We have heard reports that there was a bunch of ladies who'd sat here, paid a lot of money, and complained that there was water coming through the roof, onto their posh hats and everything, but obviously it wasn't water.

The people would have been sat upstairs for eight hours, no toilet facilities and they would've been relieving themselves in buckets so we can only assume that what was dripping on their hats... wasn't water.

Gosh!

VO: So that's where the royal "wee" comes from!

Ha!

Backstage, Margie's tour continues, as she prepares to tread the boards.

OK, so this is under the stage.

Yeah, very exciting, gosh.

Ooh, so what we got here?

Yeah, this is another feature of the Georgian theater, it's a trap mechanism.

Oh, that's a trap door!

Yes, there would have been three of these when the theater first opened.

Yeah.

Two corner traps and a coffin one at the back of the stage, which they'd have used for scenery as well as entrances on stage.

Right.

So, do you fancy having a go?

I thought you might ask me that.

Not really but I will.

Can't do it on my own so I just need to get some muscle power.

Right, I'm ready.

VO: Here come the boys!

Tuck my shoulders in.

Legs straight, head straight.

MC: Yeah, chocks away!

(DRUMROLL) Ooh, here I come!

Ta-dah!

And for my next trick I'm going to thrash that David Barby!

VO: Bravo!

More!

More!

(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) VO: Ha!

As the lights go down for Margie, there's more drama in store for David, at his next stop - Yarm.

VO: The name of the town is derived from the old Norse word "yarum", meaning an enclosure to catch fish.

I wonder what David will manage to reel in here.

DB: Hello.

David.

SANDY: Oh hello!

DB: Hello, how're you?

SANDY: Sandy Welsh.

And you're Sandy?

SANDY: Yes, I am.

DB: What a lovely name.

SANDY: I know.

VO: I recognize that face!

We've been here before, with Philip Serrell.

70 quid for the two.

How much?!

VO: Good luck, David!

Right, what I'd like to do is to have a look round.

Yes.

And I'll tell you what I'm after.

Right, go on.

I'm after something quirky.

Only me!

You're priceless, can't afford you!

Ha-ha!

Let me have a look round then.

Er, yes.

VO: She's a feisty one!

Could David Barby finally have met his match?

This is a Victorian scrap screen... ..where it was a hobby to cut out of magazines or use greeting cards and stick them onto a screen.

It's a possibility.

VO: Ooh, not cheap!

Anything else?

That £88, it's a little bit too much for me.

How much could it go for?

SANDY: Erm, you might be able to take advantage of me today because I had a late night last night.

Aah!

VO: Ooh I say!

Frisky.

VO: This is a Walter Moorcroft vase, of cylindrical form, and I suppose probably made to hold spills, used for lighting fires or candles.

SANDY: Right, it's nice.

DB: So what sort of figure?

Oh, when I said you could take advantage, I didn't mean the whole way!

Ha-ha!

Well halfway.

Well, erm... 80?

Oh!

You're taking advantage of ME!

80, oh come on!

Well... DB: Sandy... 75.

VO: These two started off so well together but I sense it could all end in tears!

SANDY: Yes, absolutely.

Let me put that out there.

Put it to one side.

I'll put that to one side.

Because I trust you... VO: Brace yourself Sandy.

..I'm going to ask you the best price that you can do for me on that.

I trust your honesty and your kindness.

I'll tell you what, you're good.

What?

You're good.

You what...?

VO: Finally, someone has rumbled the silver tongued charmer!

In your heart of hearts, what do you think would be... ..a good price on that for me and you?

A good price?

I'd say half the price you're asking.

You're making me head ache.

55.

48.

You have worn me to a frazzle!

So it's 48?

I'll let you have it for 48, if you buy something else.

DB: Where are your postcards?!

SANDY: You've worn me d..!

DB: (CHUCKLES) VO: David won over the battle of the Moorcroft but can Sandy triumph over the Victorian scrap screen?

Price £168.

You'll make a fortune on that screen.

Sandy, I don't think it's in good condition, darling.

No but that's it - shabby chic.

Not that shabby.

Well there's plenty of chic.

There's plenty of CHEEK!

(THEY CHUCKLE) Can you tuck it just under the hundred pound please?

No.

If I said to you 115, then that would be it... (CLEARS THROAT) ..otherwise we can't do it.

Could we split the difference at a hundred?

That's splitting the difference.

Go on then.

What have I done?!

What have I done?!

That's £148 you owe me.

Oh!

So much!

Yes.

My husband will say to me, "You're losing your touch!"

You're not losing your touch at all!

Sandy, thank you very much.

VO: So no hard feelings, time to kiss and make up.

VO: Made in heaven!

SANDY: Thank you!

DB: That's £2!

Thank you.

SANDY: Thank you!

DB: (LAUGHS) SANDY: Bye.

DB: Bye-bye!

SANDY: Huh-huh-huh!

VO: Was that Sandy crying?

Well perhaps she'll have the last laugh when the scrap screen goes to auction.

With five items already in the bag, David can sleep like a baby.

Night-night.

It's not just a brand-new day - it's a very special day, for one of our antiques experts.

# Oh what a beautiful morning!

# (THEY CHUCKLE) MC: Well it certainly is.

It's your birthday, David Barby.

It's my birthday.

# Happy birthday to you... # VO: Yes, he's another year older, but does that make him any more valuable?

Well, it doesn't matter - he's loaded anyway!

So far David has spent £243 on five items - a vintage spice tin, a Grimwade pudding basin, a Felix Pratt hot water jug, a Moorcroft vase and a Victorian scrap screen.

Which means he still has £174 cash in hand.

Margie meanwhile has managed to part with £65 on two lots - the hearth brush and a bundle of silverware - which gives her a total of £173 to spend on today's shopping.

The first stop of the day is a mystery location in the suburbs of Middlesbrough, where Margie is going on a secret mission to secure her next purchase.

I think it's a business run from a house.

Oh, right.

So it's a bit of a mystery.

Well Margie, I think we're here.

Yeah.

So, it's all very intriguing.

I know.

I wish I was with you actually.

Buy lots!

Spend all your money!

MC: (LAUGHS) VO: Margie has arranged to meet the owner, Jim.

MC: I think it's over there somewhere.

VO: Let's hope she finds the right house, otherwise she's about to get done for breaking and entering.

Yeah, this is it.

Ah!

Good morning!

Good morning, Margie!

Pleasure to meet you.

Welcome to Appleton Antiques, Middlesbrough.

MC: Thank you very much indeed.

JIM: Pleasure.

VO: Jim's antique shop is actually an extension of his home and only select buyers get to visit, so Margie had better make the most of it.

My eye's suddenly gone to this!

Yes, well it... it does...

It's... it's distressed.

It's distressed, but then again... MC: That's a good word!

JIM: The price... £59.

So, where's... Yeah, where's it distressed?

It's very heavy.

VO: Distressed?

I'd call it cracked!

If you want to see on the bottom.

It's got a nice... crack on the base.

Yes, yeah, lovely!

(CHUCKLES) But it's got a presence.

It ha... it certainly has.

VO: And no wonder - it's a classic piece of Linthorpe pottery, by influential designer Christopher Dresser.

Linthorpe was only produced over a 10 year period, from 1879, so it's now highly collectable!

MC: I've never seen anything quite like it.

Erm, £59... (CLEARS THROAT ) 40's the rock bottom.

Rock bottom.

I'm going to be brave and I'm going to say...

I'm would've been really happy at 35 but you're not going to go down are you?

40 is the best.

OK, Jim.

Good, thank you.

Thank you.

So that's... ..£40, Jim.

JIM: Thank you very much.

MC: Oh, thanks so much.

VO: Back on the road, David has driven 30 miles across to Whitby, on the east coast of Yorkshire.

The fishing port emerged during the Middle Ages.

It's where Captain Cook learned seamanship.

Known for its fish and chips, Whitby is also famous for something else.

I'm on my way to meet a young lady... ..who's going to tell me about Whitby jet.

It's going to be quite a fascinating lesson.

VO: The jet found in Whitby is unrivaled to that found anywhere else in the world.

The semi-precious gemstone comes from ancient fossilized monkey puzzle trees formed when trees decomposed under extreme pressure - 182 million years ago.

Much of the raw material is found here at Boggle Hole in Robin Hood Bay.

What a romantic place!

It's gorgeous, isn't it?

DB: I'm David, what's your name?

REBECCA: Rebecca.

You come here often, do you?

Yeah, I mean, on days off, you know, when I'm... What do I look for?

Is it all black?

It is black but it's quite difficult to actually find it.

VO: Because of coastal erosion, it's illegal to mine the jet, which can make it difficult to find.

REBECCA: One way of telling it is by its weight.

Obviously stones and pebbles are quite heavy.

Jet is a very light material, with it being fossilized wood.

Right, right.

That is heavy - that's definitely not jet.

Don't even need to scratch that to find out!

Just my luck!

Dear, everything I pick up you throw away!

We've not been very successful, have we?

We've not really but it is very difficult to find.

I'm sure it is.

I think we've experienced that.

Have you got a piece on you, what I should be looking for?

Yeah, I do, I've a couple of examples.

Jet comes in two different ways, really.

There's either the sea-washed jet or cliff jet.

So that's the sea-washed jet.

You can feel how light it is.

It is.

It would almost float.

Yeah.

It's not what you expect.

Of course, you look at it, it looks quite a dark, heavy material, but it's incredibly light.

It's also warm to the touch as well.

That's right.

And it's been polished by the sand hasn't it, and the sea?

Yeah, yeah.

We actually prefer it sea-washed as opposed to out of the cliff, like this.

Why's that?

When it's sea-washed, it tumbles against the rocks and the waves and it gets off any shale or impurities.

Right, right...

So you're literally left with the best stuff, so it's easier for us to work with as a product.

Why don't I take you to the shop and you can see various different designs in the antiques section and you can also have a go at cutting some yourself if you like?

And maybe a cup of tea.

Oh definitely a cup of tea!

Thank you very much!

VO: Queen Victoria loved Whitby jet and made the jewelry popular during her 40-year period of mourning.

Back at Rebecca's workshop, David is about to get a lesson in working with the semi-precious stone.

This is the ring that I'm going to get you to work on.

Right.

Now I've got a piece of jet that's roughly cut and polished.

Yes.

So what I want you to do is grind that into that exact shape, so that it fits in perfectly.

That is the first process of working with jet.

Have a go.

I'll turn the machine on for you.

(WHIRRING) REBECCA: (CHUCKLES) That's it.

You have to have a good eye.

REBECCA: You do.

DB: Where did you train?

I trained doing jewelry, like the silversmithing side, at Birmingham City University, in the Jewelry Quarter, so it's the best place I could've trained.

But I didn't know anything about working jet until I came to work for this company.

Of course, you can't go anywhere else can you?

Cuz there's no jet anywhere else.

Well, no.

Shall I give it a try now?

Yeah.

I think it's gone slightly at an angle.

That's very good for your first try, I have to say.

You're almost there but this is one that obviously I've done earlier.

That is what it's going to look like when it's done and when the piece of jet is set in place.

Well I think it's wonderful.

I hope you have loads and loads and loads of people come and have a look at this, because it's fantastic.

Oh, we do.

Yeah.

Thank you very much indeed.

You're quite welcome.

And thanks for letting me have a go.

That's OK. You did very well.

I'm going to have a shower!

VO: Make it a cold one.

While David cleans up, Margie has traveled four miles south, to the village of Sleights.

Located in the Esk valley, Sleights is a charming little village, where time passes slowly.

Huh, unless you're Margie Cooper hunting down a bargain, that is!

Oh, as usual, we're in a bit of a rush!

Let's have look in here.

Hello, you must be Phil.

Hello, pleased to meet you.

Yeah, I'm Margie.

Hi.

It's cold isn't it?

It is.

It's not the warmest of days out there.

VO: Eskdale Antiques is quite literally a barn of a shop, based in an old farmyard.

Let's hope Margie doesn't end up buying a pile of you-know-what by mistake!

DEALER: Do you like advertising?

Oh!

It was 1 and 9 with three gallons, so it's got a slight motoring association.

Yeah, so how much is that?

45.

MC: (LAUGHS) You know, I'm lost for words.

Well, it's quite retro as well, in't it?

And retro's quite... Yeah, I know.

Sort of quite in fashion, retro stuff.

Oh gosh.

It's just something a bit unusual.

Yeah.

I don't know whether I want to risk £45 on that, cuz I don't know what I'm doing.

VO: It's never stopped you before, Margie!

I don't know.

How low could it go?

If I said 35 to you, that must... MC: 35?

..it give you 15 or 20 quid at least, or maybe a bit more.

It's never gonna go for 50 quid, is it?

Yeah, I think it will.

Ah, I don't think so.

It's just all guesswork with something like that, isn't it?

Yeah but that's what makes it fun, isn't it?

It'd make it fun if it was 25 quid.

How about going halfway?

Meet me in the middle.

Oh gosh, 30 still sounds dear, Phil, doesn't it?

DEALER: We'll make a deal if you like.

MC: 25?

DEALER: Yeah we'll make a deal at 25 quid.

OK?

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

Let's give you some money.

So we've got 20, 30... MC: There you go.

DEALER: Thank you very much.

MC: Thank you very much.

£5 please.

DEALER: There we go, just a fiver.

That's great.

Thanks, Phil.

Ah, what've I done?

VO: With time running out, Margie legs it across to Whitby...

Here goes.

Nothing ventured... VO: ..where David is looking for his last shop of the day.

Gosh, it's getting rather late now.

I'm just going to nip down there, see if there's a shop open, cuz I haven't shopped today and I need to get one more item.

VO: Well you know what they say, David, he who shops last shops longest.

Looks like Margie's stolen his thunder.

She's beaten you to the last shop!

Hi!

Hello!

Hello.

How do you do?

Margie Cooper, and you're....?

Frank.

Frank.

Hi Frank.

I'm just going to have a quick look round.

FRANK: Yes.

MC: Is that alright?

FRANK: You're quite welcome, yes.

You've got all sorts in here.

Yeah.

There's a bit of everything.

Yeah.

FRANK: That's nice.

Yeah it is, quite easy to... Where's the other one?

(THEY CHUCKLE) There's not two is there?

Yeah, I think there might've been!

VO: Yes, some antiques come in matching pairs, just like our experts - where there's Margie, David's usually not far behind.

Oh I can't believe it!

Margie is in there!

Oh no!

MC: I see what you mean about these barometers.

MC: They're quite nice.

FRANK: They're lovely things.

But what sort of money can they be?

What's the middle one?

The rope one?

MC: Yeah.

FRANK: Has it got £60?

MC: Yeah.

FRANK: £40.

Yeah, not 20?

No, can't do it for 20.

Oh, no - what?

Look at him!

(CHUCKLES) What?

Yes, I'm going now, nearly finished!

Are you buying a pair of shoes?

MC: (LAUGHS) I can't wait any longer.

Still hasn't bought anything - typical women!

Give 35 and that's it, right?

Got to buy something, otherwise you... You're going to kick me out of the shop?

You're fed up with me now, aren't you?

I can feel it.

VO: He's not the only one.

I've had enough.

I'm going back to the hotel.

VO: And just like that, David Barby becomes Diva Barby.

Ha!

There we are.

Right, thank you so much.

VO: Margie has sealed the deal on the barometer for £35.

There you go.

So thank you so much.

OK, my dear.

And er... hope, er... hope it makes a profit.

You'll be alright.

MC: Thanks a lot.

Bye.

FRANK: OK then.

VO: After David's calmed down with a good dose of gripe water, our experts are ready to reveal themselves, well not literally - a case of "you show me yours, and I'll show you mine".

DB: Right you start, Margie.

MC: Ready?

DB: Yeah, let's have a look.

MC: There's another.

DB: Oh!

There's something else... Oh, I've seen something I would've bought... Now wait a minute, this is the piece de resistance.

VO: Oh, pull the other one - it's got tights on!

Oh no, that brings back too many memories!

I could never get them on THEN.

(THEY CHUCKLE) That is wonderful.

I like that.

Well I don't know - don't understand the market, but... How much did you pay for that?

(SIGHS) 25 quid.

Oh, that's good.

Can I just dive in immediately, please?

Yeah.

Oh!

How funny you've gone for that.

I love it.

I know.

I was rather hoping... Oh, I'm so envious.

There, now I am surprised.

How much did you pay for that?

MC: 25.

DB: Oh, that's so cheap.

Thank you, dear.

And then I would imagine the next thing I'm looking at... is this Burmantofts?

Linthorpe.

Oh, sugars!

MC: (LAUGHS) But very distressed.

VO: But not as distressed as David.

What is so good about this is the shape.

How much did you pay for it?

£40.

Oh that's a giveaway.

Lovely, lovely piece.

VO: It will be with all those cracks.

OK, now look at my miserable little collection.

Oh, God.

MC: Oh gosh.

DB: And then... Oh my goodness.

What's that - scrap work?

Yes.

Oh, I say!

And how much did you pay?

DB: £100.

MC: (INHALES SHARPLY) Hmm.

VO: About £100 too much?

Yeah, well good luck, dear.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Just sounds like my mother!

Right, let's go on to the next thing.

Come on.

Right, can I look at that Japan, is it Japan tin ware?

What is it?

Toleware.

Oh, that's nice, isn't it?

Oh, I like that.

Something... we've both gone for unusual things, I hope.

Yeah, you have.

That's really nice.

How much did you pay for that?

Oh, have a guess.

A lot.

65?

No.

28.

Oh!

VO: Er £32, I think.

I'm getting to know you now!

And what about...?

Little Moorcroft?

Isn't it sweet?

It is sweet.

25?

DB: 48.

MC: (LAUGHS) We'll wait and see.

We will wait and see.

It'll be interesting.

Thank you very much for revealing yours, Margie.

And thank you for revealing yours.

Not at all.

VO: That's what they're saying now, but what do they really think?

I thought her Linthorpe pot - oh!

- was such a dream!

I don't whether she knows a Christopher Dresser design, and even though it's cracked there's going to be demand for it.

So she's bought exceedingly well.

I think she's bought better than me, actually.

Mine are so basic and ordinary.

There's nothing, there's no wow factor there, except for the screen, which I still like.

I just hate those screens.

They're everything that's bad about Victoriana.

He's going to be very lucky if he gets a profit.

I am so thrilled he liked my brush, that lovely little arts and crafts brush.

But it's not up to me, it's up to the people of Scarborough.

VO: From wonderful Whitby there's just one final push on to the seaside town of Scarborough.

MC: Seeing Scarborough at its very best.

DB: Elegant town isn't it?

VO: That's enough of the sightseeing - it's time to get down to business.

Not a cloud in the sky.

What a lovely day.

Yeah.

VO: Today our experts are doing battle at David Duggleby's Auction House, a family run business with over 40 years' experience.

But what will the main man think of David and Margie's items?

One of the most interesting lots then is the jardiniere, Linthorpe - style attributed to Christopher Dresser, everything going about it, apart from it's got a great big crack in it.

I think they'll do alright.

VO: David began today's road trip with a mighty £417 and has spent £243 on five lots, leaving him with £174 still burning a hole in his pocket.

By comparison, Margie started out with a meager £238 and has also bought five lots, costing £165, leaving her with £73 cash in hand.

How're you feeling?

How am I feeling?!

Yeah.

How am I feeling?!

Nervous!

It's awful sitting next-door to a winner.

Oh, now don't build my hopes up.

Here we go.

Lot number 13 then.

VO: So kicking things off is David's 1930s Moorcroft vase.

AUCTIONEER: Start this... MC: Oh, plenty of interest.

At £40, at 40, at 40, five, 50, five, at 60, five, 70, five, 80, five, 90, five, 100, 110, 120.

120 with me, £120, 120, 130 a fresh bid.

130, 140, 150, 160, 170.

At £170, then, at 170.

It's in the room, it's selling at 170, all done at 170.

MC: (GROANS) Oh, no, defeated before I start.

Oh my goodness me, that was amazing.

VO: David Barby has done it again!

With a blooming great profit of £122.

Wow!

I don't want to play this game any more.

Yours are still to come.

VO: But can Margie close the gap with her badly cracked Linthorpe jardiniere?

Er...

Here we are, we've got some interest in this one, we can start this at £40... 40 you're in.

At £40, at 40, 50 with me, at £50 then, at 50, at £50, and five, at 60... DB: 60, you're right, you're in.

60 quid.

Going at 60.

All done at £60, it's selling at 60 then.

All done.

DB: You've made a profit, Margie.

MC: Get off, £60.

DB: That's £20.

Yeah, but should have rolled on a bit more than that.

VO: It's a respectable profit but just not enough to jump into the lead.

Christopher Dresser and all that.

But it was smashed.

VO: Will David's Toleware spice tin curry favor with the bidders?

With me at £25.

At 25, at 30, at 30, 35, at 40, 45, at 50, £50 in the room, at 50.

Well done, that's good.

It's selling at 50, all done at £50?

Going at 50, all done, 50.

VO: A nice price for the spice and another tasty little profit for David.

Well, that's good.

VO: The pressure is on for the next item - Margie's 1930s oak barometer.

£20 to start, 20, £20, £20 anywhere?

20, bid at 20, at £20 at the back there, at £20, 25, 25, at £25 on this side, selling at £25... MC: It's gone.

AUCTIONEER: £25 we go.

£25.

VO: Uh-oh!

I see the storm clouds brewing for Margie.

It's not my day is it?

You don't know, you've got other things coming up, Margie.

There we are, all you need for your tea today.

VO: David's next lot is the Grimwades pudding basin but will it turn out to be a duff purchase?

With me at £25, at 25, at 30, £30, 35 with me, at 35, at 40, £40 on this side, at 40, at £40 then.

It's selling at 40.

Are we all done at £40?

Got to go.

We all done?

Going at 40.

MC: You've made a profit, or have you?

Yes.

VO: The proof was in the pudding.

But only just.

Still at least it's a profit, I am not making a loss.

VO: Another of David Barby's items next - the Felix Pratt hot water jug.

£20 bid on it, at 20, at £20, with me at £20 then.

At 20, five, 30, five, at 40.

At £40.

It's worth more than that.

On commission then at £40, at 40.

DB: Worth more than... AUCTIONEER: £40 then.

DB: Oh you... AUCTIONEER: We all done at 40?

It's profit.

It's profit.

VO: A lukewarm response to the hot water jug but David still profits, to the tune of £15.

Disappointing.

MC: It is disappointing.

DB: It is disappointing.

Very, very surprised.

Oh no.

You watch.

VO: Disappointing for David but it gives Margie a chance to catch up.

MC: Just tell me when it's over.

DB: Have faith in your taste.

VO: Let's hope there are no snags with this 1960s advertising board.

95 there, there we are.

Got a bit of interest in it.

Start it at £20... DB: There you are, you're in.

At 20, at £20, at £20, at 20, at 20 and five, at 30.

And five, 40, and five, at 50, and five, £55 in the room.

£55!

It's here to sell.

It's going at 55, are we all done at £55?

MC: Hooray!

DB: Wonderful!

VO: (CHUCKLES) Suspend your disbelief!

Margie is quids in with her saucy stocking ad.

DB: That was a good move.

VO: Margie's luck has turned, but can she clean up with her arts and crafts hearth brush?

20 bid, at 20, at £20, at 20, in the room at £20, then.

It's here to sell, it's going at 20, then.

Are we all done at £20?

And five, £25, 25, 30.

£30 here, 35, at 40, £40, at 40.

Selling at 40 then, we all done at £40?

Got to go, all done at 40.

That's OK. You're not losing.

VO: A tidy little profit nevertheless.

We can't all make large profits.

VO: Let's see if David's still smiling when his tatty old Victorian scrap screen comes up next.

I hope they put on the screen the other side, the red screen, cuz I don't like the scraps.

MC: (LAUGHS) There we are, 120 - the modesty screen there.

A modesty screen!

A modesty screen, I love the description.

Put your 1960s stockings on behind this one!

(THEY CHUCKLE) £40 I have bid, at 40.

40!

Is that all?!

At £40, at 40, at £40, at 40.

AUCTIONEER: At 40.

DB: Come on!

AUCTIONEER: At 40 and five, 45.

MC: (GASPS) Five, 60, five... MC: Oh, it's going, it's going.

AUCTIONEER: 70.

£70 with me.

DB: Come on!

MC: It's going!

AUCTIONEER: Five, 80.

MC: It's going.

AUCTIONEER: £80 with me, at 80.

DB: Come on!

It's on commission, it's here to sell.

It's going at 80 then, we all done at £80?

Selling at 80.

£80.

DB: (GROANS) VO: Ouch!

That scrap screen is scrap value.

Oh dear!

Still, no need to cry, David.

(FEIGNS SOBBING) VO: Margie's last hope lies with her silver collection, which she needs to sell for at least £110 to stand any chance of winning.

No pressure then!

Five, 40, 45, at 50, AUCTIONEER: 55, at 60.

MC: Keep going.

65, at 70, 75, at £75 in the room... DB: That's good.

You were bang on.

75, 75, 80 on the phone, at 80.

80 on the phone.

AUCTIONEER: At 90.

MC: They were on the phone.

£90 here.

At 90, selling at 90, then, are we all done at £90?

Going at 90, are we all done at 90?

DB: Well done.

VO: Well it's a sterling profit but sadly not enough.

Well, that's it.

You're a bit of a wily old fox, aren't you?

You're a crafty vixen, aren't you?

Ooh!

VO: Margie started today's show with £238 and after auction costs she's made a profit of £56.40, increasing her spending power for the next round to £294.40.

VO: David started with £417 but even after costs, he's made a profit of £68.60, increasing his stash of cash to a mighty £485.60, claiming his second victory in a row.

Are you happy?

I'm very happy, what about you?

I'm quite happy.

Well, you made a profit.

I know, I know.

But you had a really good flyer there.

That's auctions for you.

I know.

I can't wait for the next sale.

Off we go.

I think this is a lovely, lovely place.

I think we need... We need to go for a paddle.

MC: Well YOU can.

VO: Come on Barby, let's go party!

The ice creams are on you.

VO: Next time on the Antiques Road Trip, Margie has delusions of grandeur...

Fancy myself in here, with a future king.

(CHUCKLES) VO: And David comes over most peculiar.

150.

Thank you.

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