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 final leg of our Antiques Road Trip, with experts David Barby and Margie Cooper in their 1979 Mercedes convertible.

They've had a jolly old jaunt covering many miles but it's all about to come to a head!

DAVID (DB): So, I think it's all to play for.

MARGIE (MC): All to play for.

DB: Yeah.

Now, I think your tactics should be to spend the lot.

Oh!

And your tactics should be not to spend much.

It's all in the luck of the gods, and which shop you go to isn't it, really?

Yeah.

VO: With a lifelong passion for antiques, David is the master of ceramics and the supremo of seduction.

DB: If I give you a kiss... DEALER: Yes.

VO: He also knows if you want to get ahead, you need to get a hat!

And what's good for the goose is good for the gander.

It must be for amateur theatricals.

VO: But who will be crowned the winner after the final auction?

Over the course of the road trip, Margie has increased her initial £200 to an admirable £339.30.

David on the other hand has grown his pot of cash to an impressive £517.34.

The route for the week takes our intrepid travelers from Alnwick in Northumberland, down the North East coast and on to the final destination of Lincoln.

But today's trip begins in Heanor in Derbyshire.

Heanor is a small town in the Amber Valley and in 2006 it was awarded the rather special accolade of being the second most English place in the country.

So what's the plan, boys and girls?

MC: Well, over the last week we've covered everything.

We've done silver, we've done ceramics, we've done furniture, we've done quirky.

What do we do now?

(CHUCKLES) DB: More quirky.

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: The first stop of the day is the local Antiques Centre - with over 200 dealers under one roof there should be something here for both of them.

I hate being in the same shop as you.

So do I. I get intimidated by David Barby.

I don't think, so but I think... MC: I'm gonna be first!

DB: I'm gonna get there before.

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: No need to run, children!

MC: I'm first!

MC: Hello.

DEALER: Good morning.

Hello there, what an Aladdin's cave this is.

Absolutely.

Which way are you heading?

I'll go that way.

Alright, I'll go this way, see you later.

OK. Good luck.

Hmm, that's quite nice.

VO: So, with at least 180 cabinets to look through, this could take some time - unless of course you know exactly what you're after.

DB: Well, this is a rather nice little beaker and it's got three legs, so whatever table you put it on, if the table's uneven, this is going to remain static, because it's on three legs, three ball legs.

VO: The Danish beaker is 18th century in style, but this is a 20th century copy by designer David Andersen - highly collectable.

Nice piece of silver, £169 - that really is over the top.

Dare I say, it's got to be under 100.

JANE: Right, OK, well I can see what I can do.

VO: As manager Jane phones the dealer, magpie David has spotted a Norwegian silver brooch.

This is magnificent!

This is early 20th century Scandinavian silver, and it's not silver.

We can't classify it as silver - it's 830, not 925, so it's white metal.

But I might just enquire the price on that.

When's he going to go?

I can hear his dulcet tones.

VO: Wait your turn, Margie!

What's your very best on that?

25's going to be the best on that.

You couldn't do it any lower than £25?

Not really, no, I'm struggling to go any lower on that one.

Because you're getting it down from £49, so... DB: And that would be at £100.

These belong to the same people.

JANE: These belong to the same people, yeah.

DB: Right.

You've already quoted me £20 on that.

20?

I said 25.

VO: Cheeky beggar!

Not 20?

Oh dear, you drive a hard bargain, don't you?

You're good.

So, if we were to say £20 on that, can you come down to 70 on that one?

JANE: So 90 for the two?

Yes, go on, then.

OK.

Thank you.

What've I done?!

VO: With so much to choose from, it was only a matter of time before Margie found some silver of her own.

JANE: Not even had chance today, it only just come in, to be honest with you.

Yeah.

I mean, I can let you have it for 150.

I think it's worth that.

Mm.

Yeah, that's... that'd have to be...

I...

I'd insult you.

Mm.

You won't insult me - I've got a really thick skin!

I'm a dealer - you have to be!

Yeah, I...

I'd be wanting to buy that at 95.

No.

I quite understand, I quite understand.

How's David doing?

Has he bought something?

Yes.

I know, so maybe I should let you have it for that, shouldn't I?

Have you been doing deals with him?

Have you been doing really nice...?

I will do...

If you find anything, I'll do a deal with you.

That's... MC: I've just found that!

JANE: Yeah, I know.

Yeah.

You can have it for 95 if you want it... Oh, oh no, I don't... No, I don't want pity.

No... VO: But while they haggle over the silver box, Jane has something else up her sleeve for Margie.

It's this... That's very, very pretty this one.

Carlton Ware.

That one... that one can be 45 to you.

Hm.

It's a lidded jar, maybe one of a pair.

Made by Carlton Ware.

Wil... Wiltshire and Robinson.

Yeah, the early... W&R, Wiltshire and Robinson from Stoke on Trent.

Did David see this?

No, he didn't see it, David?

Or has he seen it?

No.

MC: That, you said, was... JANE: 45.

45, yeah.

VO: But what about that silver box, Margie?

It was £150 but for you, 95.

It's 1922, the hallmark tells me, which is there.

And it's a tortoiseshell lid, with a silver inlay.

Silver and tortoiseshell were made for each other.

VO: Now, it's illegal to sell pieces containing tortoiseshell after 1947 but this box dates from 1922.

So, Jane, can I have both or don't you want to do that?

No, you can... you can have that...

Right, OK... ..for... for 95.

You're very kind.

JANE: Aargh!

(THEY CHUCKLE) I feel awful now.

VO: What, for a silver box at £95 and a Carlton Ware vase for £45?

The job's a good 'un!

With two purchases each, they're back on the road.

David is driving Margie to Newstead Abbey in Nottinghamshire, former home of the original bad boy of poetry, Lord Byron.

The abbey was founded in 1163 but after the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th century, it was secured by the Barons Byron and is best known as the home of the great Romantic poet Lord George Byron.

Margie is meeting with Penny Beniston to find out more.

PENNY: This is our grand salon.

MC: Oh, another beautiful room.

There he is.

Lovely, lovely portrait of him, isn't it?

PENNY: It is.

MC: Very handsome.

Yes.

Painted by Thomas Phillips.

And how old would he be?

He was painted in 1813, so 22.

Oh, in his prime.

He was sort of like... a popstar, wasn't he?

Yes, he was a very... erm... big celebrity...

Yes.

And had he started writing then?

Yes - he'd always written PENNY: from a very young age.

MC: Very intelligent.

MC: Bright.

WOMAN: Very young age.

Yes, yes.

So that wonderful talent..

He was starting to get his work published then, so... starting to get known.

Yeah.

VO: Born in 1788, Byron's literary reputation was often overshadowed by his shocking aristocratic excesses.

When Byron came here at the age of 21... MC: Yeah?

..he dug the cloisters, looking for treasure.

Yeah?

Didn't find any treasure but found some skulls.

MC: Did he?

PENNY: So Byron, being Byron, decided to send it to a local silversmith... Silversmith.

..and have it mounted, to make into a drinking vessel.

That's very disrespectful, wasn't it?

It was.

Mm.

VO: Byron's rebellious and cynical temperament was often a mark of his poems, among them Don Juan and Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.

PENNY: This is the iconic room - this is Byron's study.

MC: Where all his inspiration came from?

PENNY: Yes, yes.

MC: What a lovely room.

Did he ever write down what inspired him to write?

He wrote a lot about Newstead Abbey and how Newstead Abbey had inspired him, and then his loves of his life inspired him, his mother inspired him, his dog - he was inspired by everything.

VO: But it was Byron's sexual exploits that he's best remembered for.

One lover, the married Lady Caroline Lamb, famously described him as "mad, bad and dangerous to know".

MC: Oh, my word!

Did I ever think that I would go into Byron's bedroom?!

And this is Byron's bed, so...

He was known as a great Lothario, wasn't he?

He was.

I mean, he was quite young when he passed away - he was only 36 - PENNY: but in that time... MC: Yeah?

..he'd had well over 200 lovers.

When did he find time to write all his poetry?!

This is it, I mean he was inspired by everything that he did here, so... er... he must've stayed up very late at night.

So if... if these walls could speak...?

Oh, yes, yes.

I...

I...

I wonder what they would say, so... Might learn a thing or two!

We would, yes!

VO: Leaving behind a trail of broken hearts, Byron fled Britain in 1816 and died fighting for Greek independence.

His heart was buried in Greece.

His body was buried near Newstead Abbey, making him a part of England evermore.

Leaving Margie in Byron's bedroom - ha!

- the other man in her life, David Barby, has traveled 30 miles east, to Newark.

Situated on the River Trent, the town's skyline is dominated by the remains of Newark Castle.

But as magnificent as it is, David isn't here for sightseeing.

It's the last shop of the day, and time is short.

Like that.

VO: What is it, then, David?

Well, they've got it down as a peat bucket.

It's nice and heavy.

It's got some age to it.

I like the brass banding on it.

I'm just gonna ask how much this can be.

I rather like this.

Still filthy.

Oof!

VO: It's £48.

I wonder if David can work his magic.

The dealer isn't on site, so manager Janet is gonna make a phone call.

But with the shop about to close, negotiating time is limited.

Over to you, Janet.

Well, we managed to get 40 on this.

Just 40?

I'm sorry, that's all we could get.

Oh dear, this is terrible.

VO: What?

Spending money?

One... Two.

Thank you.

VO: Oh, cheer up, David!

It's not that bad!

DB: (SIGHS) VO: Let's hope the peat bucket doesn't PAIL - ha!

- into insignificance when it hits the auction, eh?

Night, night, David.

It's a brand-new day and as our experts head onto the open road, David is worried that Margie is gaining ground.

You're poised to beat me!

You're... you're like a preying mantis!

You're there... MC: (LAUGHS) DB: ..on my heels!

MC: I know.

Oh, I knew you were gonna be a formidable opponent.

VO: So far, David has spent £130 on three lots - a Norwegian silver brooch, a Danish silver beaker and a brass bound peat bucket - which leaves him £387.34 to splash.

Margie, meanwhile, has spent £140 on two items - a Carlton Ware vase with lid, and a silver and tortoiseshell box - leaving her with £199.30 for the day ahead.

So with David in the driving seat, our happy campers are heading north, to their next destination, in Worksop.

MC: Ah, last drop-off... DB: I feel very emotional about this.

MC: Do you?

(CHUCKLES) DB: Very, very emotional!

Dear, oh, dear!

Well, it looks interesting.

Certainly does.

All the very best.

And to you.

OK.

Enjoy it.

MC: See you later.

DB: Bye-ee.

Bye.

So, I'm Margie.

I'm David.

Right, David.

So if I can have a quick look round... By all means.

VO: Now And Then, as the name suggests, is a mixture of old and new.

Hm.

Sort of retro 1960s dressing table.

Like the price.

And Meredew is quite a well-known maker.

Sort of... veneer.

Let's just have a look... MC: Dave, can I have a word?

DAVE: Yes.

Can we do a really good deal on that?

DAVE: We can.

MC: (LAUGHS) MC: That's... DAVE: I can do that for 15 DAVE: for you.

MC: Oh, I ca...

I mean... MC: It's ridiculous.

DAVE: It is.

MC: Isn't it?

DAVE: It's give away.

MC: Absolute give away.

Put it there.

(CHUCKLES) VO: Oh, groovy Barby!

From retro to Retford - David has driven on to Empire Antiques, his final shop of the day.

Dealer looks a bit busy at the moment, so I'm gonna start perambulating around here.

VO: Good idea.

A bit of perambulating will always get you somewhere.

Hm!

Well, what is interesting about this selection is that it is all contained in a pine cabinetmaker's box.

I would put the box at £40 to £50.

The planes, and there's 40 of them, I'd put at round about a fiver each.

So potentially this could go between £200 and £250, if not more.

Hiya.

DB: Hello.

DOUG: Hello, David.

DB: Hello, you're...?

DOUG: Doug Goddard.

DB: You own this place?

DOUG: Yes, sir.

DB: Oh, well done.

Well done.

DOUG: Thank you.

Don't call me "sir", it's David!

DOUG: David.

DB: David, yeah.

Right.

I'm looking at this box of tools here.

Right, OK. Erm...

I see you've got £180 on it.

Yeah.

(BREATHES DEEPLY) DB: What's your very best?

DOUG: Too cheap?

(THEY CHUCKLE) DB: You've hit the nail on the head!

No, I... What's the very best you can do on that?

Erm... what about 140?

Would you consider coming down a little lower?

Make me an offer.

I'd like to see it round about a hundred.

What about 120?

Split the difference at 110.

Done.

And that's how you do business.

Absolutely.

(THEY CHUCKLE) Right, let me continue on my perambulations.

OK, sir.

I've got to buy one more other item.

Alright.

If you need me, you know where I am.

Thank you very much indeed.

Pleasure.

VO: A little more perambulating and magpie David is drawn to the silver once more.

And what's the best price on these two?

Er, thi...

I can't really go any lower than 30 on them, I'm afraid.

So these would be, what, about... 1960?

DOUG: Yeah.

DB: That sort of period.

DOUG: They're fairly modern ones.

DB: At the same time, they are still photograph frames.

DOUG: Yeah, they're still pretty.

30 quid.

You know, I never buy anything modern.

No.

Never.

But they're not modern, they're vintage.

Oh-ho-ho!

DB: And they're a pair, aren't they?

DOUG: Yeah.

At £30.

Done.

(CHUCKLES) Di... Did I jump the gun there?

Oh, no, I'm not gonna...

I'm not gonna get you down on those, Heaven's sake!

DB: Yeah.

That's fine.

DOUG: No.

Well, I've got my two objects.

So that's 110 for the box and, er... £30 for these.

DB: That's £140.

DEALER: 140, please.

Right.

I am so delighted I've bought from you.

VO: With his shopping complete, David drives onto Gainsborough, where he plans to let the train take the strain.

VO: Bing-bong!

Would passenger David Barby please make his way to platform one to meet Richard Wood.

Bing-bong!

Wow, wow, wow!

This reminds me of my youth.

I had a train set when I was quite young.

RICHARD: Right.

DB: My father bought it me.

I don't think mine was as grand as that.

Probably a little bit larger.

Well, the models that would be available in your youth, manufactured by Hornby and Bassett Lowke, were what we would describe as crude replicas of the real thing, whereas our models are scale models of the real thing.

Oh, right.

So I had the crude version.

That's nice to know.

Well, I'm sorry about that.

(THEY CHUCKLE) In fact, I think at the time my father played with it more than I did!

That's often the case, yes.

VO: The Gainsborough Model Railway Society was established in 1946 by a group of like-minded enthusiasts.

Within four years, their collection had grown so large that they had to find a new home, in this former school.

So if I'm a member of the general public coming in, where do you start this tour?

Right, the first thing we do is walk down past King's Cross.

The buildings, signal box and all of this here is all modeled on the real King's Cross.

DB: This is absolutely magical!

Yes.

Absolutely magical.

You've got no idea until you get at this level, the sort of people... RICHARD: The hours... the hours and hours of work to take... that create it, it's absolutely stupendous.

Absolutely... How long would it have taken to create this?

This was done over approximately 10 years.

DB: 10 years?

RICHARD: Yes.

D'you know, just looking through here, you get some idea of the perspective and the passengers.

This is brilliant!

Is there something of a child still in you, that you love playing with these?

I think there must be somewhere, yes.

DB: I think there must be, yes.

Yes, yes.

And what a wonderful form of relaxation.

Well, it's... it doesn't get you into so much trouble as other hobbies.

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: And what a hobby!

This collection recreates the East Coast line from King's Cross to Leeds, using a mile and a half of track and 160 trains.

All the locos are handmade and take 200-300 hours to produce.

VO: It's a boy's own dream!

RICHARD: Now then, David.

DB: Yes.

The final experience.

Would you like to have a go at operating one of the trains?

Do I have a controller's hat?

Oh, definitely.

I think it's there, look.

DB: Is it really?

RICHARD: Yes.

(THEY CHUCKLE) Right, Mick - please stand by me.

I will do that.

So I don't press the wrong buttons.

Mm-hm.

Or throw the wrong switches - I think that's the expression, is it?

Yeah.

Right.

Now what happens?

That is your bell to King's Cross.

Right.

Right?

That's your controller from King's Cross.

Right.

That's off.

That's on.

OK. And that's full speed, right?

Right, OK. (BELL RINGS) MICK: That's the train leaving King's Cross.

VO: Not sure if that's Thomas the Tank Engine but I think I just spotted the Fat Controller!

Sorry, David.

DB: Whoa!

There we are!

What a sight!

Look at that!

VO: Boys and their toys, eh?

Look at him!

DB: Now, where's it going to come through?

MICK: It'll come through the tunnel over there now.

What - top or bottom?

MICK: Bottom.

DB: Whoa, there we are!

MICK: Don't forget the controls.

DB: Oh, yes, sorry.

Now switch it off.

Off.

Beautiful.

Just right.

The only thing that was missing... my father used to put the end of his cigarette into the, er... into the funnel!

Smoke!

So it would smoke as it went round!

Mick, thank you very much indeed!

You're more than welcome.

You've given me great pleasure, all of you.

Thank you very much.

VO: Whilst David has been trainspotting, Margie has made tracks of her own, to Market Rasen.

Ah!

Wish me luck!

VO: Her final port of call is Wold Antiques.

Be bold!

Good afternoon.

Hello.

I'm Margie.

How d'you do?

And you're...?

Lyn.

Lyn.

Right, Lyn, I'm just gonna have a quick shoot round.

I'm here to help.

MC: Thank you very much.

LYN: You're welcome.

MC: It's a lovely shop.

LYN: Thank you.

Let's see.

These are nice, aren't they?

Surveyor's tape.

Measuring tape.

Extremely good condition.

£34.

That's cheap, isn't it?

It's nice.

Very nice.

LYN: They do sell well.

Yeah, I'm sure.

Distracted, aren't I?

So I'm...

I'm gonna have a little look upstairs, if that's alright.

LYN: Please do.

MC: Thank you very much.

VO: Come on Margie - tick-tock, girl!

Right, here we go... Ooh... here we go.

Ah!

VO: These mirrors date from around 1890.

Oriental in style, they feature carved dragons with ivory eyes.

I like those.

Yeah.

So... Lyn?

Have you... Have you got a minute?

Yes, no problem.

I rather like these two mirrors.

Er... being a pair, being Oriental.

Yes, they're quite stunning... Yeah.

So how much... how much are they?

Well, the very best I can do on them is 125.

Yeah.

£125, that's absolute...?

It is, I'm afraid.

Mm.

125.

OK?

LYN: Deal done.

MC: Thank you.

Deal done.

VO: That's a big purchase by Margie's standards, and a bit of a gamble.

So one, two, three, four, five, six... LYN: Thank you.

MC: And £5.

LYN: Lovely.

MC: That's fantastic.

LYN: Thank you very much.

MC: You're very, very helpful.

VO: And she's not done yet.

MC: The question is, Lyn, shall I go for something else?

I think you should go for the measure.

MC: Surveyor's measure?

LYN: Yeah.

MC: How much...?

LYN: £20, please.

MC: Oh, done.

Done.

LYN: OK. (THEY CHUCKLE) LYN: Thank you.

MC: There you go.

LYN: Pleasure.

Yeah.

Bye.

Bye-bye!

Thank you.

VO: So, with the shopping over, it's time to show and tell.

Well, Margie, this is the last reveal.

I know.

And as a gentleman, I think ladies should go first.

Are you ready?

Yes.

MC: (HUMS) MC: Ah... (CHUCKLES) DB: How very, very brave.

I'm just gonna stand and look at this... DB: Er... the dressing table.

MC: Right.

Who's it by?

A company called Meredew.

Are you dating that about 1956/1958?

Ah, I think '60s.

'60s?

Definitely '60s, yeah.

And I would imagine, because it's brave, you paid very little for it.

And I think you paid something in the region of about £20.

Fif... 15!

15.

VO: It's a bargain.

What could you get for £15?

A Meredew dressing table!

(THEY CHUCKLE) I'm quite pleased with it.

DB: I think that's very nice.

MC: How pretty is that?

DB: Is that Carlton?

It is, yeah.

Early Carlton.

Oh, my word, that's lovely.

I know.

Isn't that a lovely color?

Yes.

I love that.

I think it'll make 60 at the auction.

Is that all?

Well, it's a little bit rubbed on the top.

I was hoping it's worth...

There's a crack on the bottom but I think it's very nice.

There's not a crack on the... (THEY LAUGH) Oh, you cheeky monkey!

I think it's very nice, actually.

I like that.

And I think my third choice has to be this, erm, lovely, lovely silver piece.

MC: Yeah.

DB: Yes.

Tortoiseshell.

Yeah, lovely.

With inlay decoration.

Lovely, lovely garland.

MC: Yeah.

DB: Oh, that's beautiful.

MC: Yeah.

DB: Yeah.

I think those two I love.

And I paid... 50?

MC: Oh, do... DEALER: 60?

No!

How much?

Gosh, you can't buy that for 60!

How much did you pay for it?

(SIGHS) 95.

95.

VO: I'm not sure David would've paid that.

Right, it's my turn now.

Yes, it's your turn.

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!

Is that a toolbox?

Yes.

Oh, my goodness!

You've done well there!

D'you think so?

Well, it's... tell me... Oh, whatever you've paid.

Go on, how much have you paid?

Have a guess.

Er... 150?

No, no, I didn't.

200?

No, I didn't.

Go on, tell me.

I paid a hundred and... 10.

Well, I think you have done amazingly.

You... DB: Right, what's the next thing?

..is this?

Now, tell me about that.

Well, I think this is stunning...

Isn't that sweet?

Absolutely stunning.

How much did you pay for that?

Er... that's probably one of my, er, expensive buys.

Have a guess.

No, I'm not guessing.

I'm too fed up to guess!

(THEY CHUCKLE) I paid... £20.

MC: (LAUGHS) And which shop was that?

That's the shop we went in together!

That is well found.

Oh... oh, I love that.

D'you know, I wanted that for myself.

MC: It's fantastic.

That is... DB: I think it's beautiful.

It is absolutely beautiful.

And these, are these silver?

Erm... yes.

Yeah.

Are they mar...?

Solid silver.

They're a pair.

They're about 1960s.

MC: Are they marked up?

DB: Yes.

MC: Where?

DEALER: Margie, you're just... MC: Oh, ah!

DB: ..like a damn inquisition!

Ah!

I'm a bit a bit grumpy, to be honest with you?

Why?

There you are - you breathed on them!

I'm trying hard... hard to be a good sport!

And I'm finding it a bit difficult!

DB: I know!

MC: Hey you've done really well.

I'm missing the glass on that one there.

How much did you pay for those?

Again, that was an expensive buy.

Oh, don't start!

Go on.

£30.

Oh.

The two.

MC: (LAUGHS) DB: The two.

£15 each!

Well... done.

Give me your hand, my friend.

VO: They've spied the buys but who will win the final prize?

My favorite item of Marjorie's would be the silver box, with the tortoiseshell inlay.

I think that's quite nice, I like that.

I'd buy it myself.

Wouldn't pay £90 for it though!

VO: It was £95, David!

Pay attention!

What about you, Margie?

The toolbox.

You know, they usually empty them out or leave one or two in.

He's got 40 in there.

They're worth 10, 15, 20 pounds each.

So... argghh!

But it couldn't happen to a nicer person than David Barby.

But I'm still a bit miffed!

(CHUCKLES) VO: Now, now Margie.

There's just one last stop as our experts head for the final auction in Lincoln.

St Mary's Cathedral here was reputedly the tallest building in the world, until 1549.

The town's other accolade - it's the finishing line for this road trip!

Ha!

Margie, I...

I...

I feel sad, almost bordering on tears.

You know, it's... it's the end of an affair.

MC: (LAUGHS) Sh!

DB: It is like...

It is like that, isn't it?

MC: Don't tell everybody!

You've been such... a part of my life!

MC: (LAUGHS) And you... and you with mine.

DB: Yeah, I... MC: We've had a fabulous time.

And I...

I know so much about you, sort of those intimate moments.

VO: (CLEARS THROAT) Moving swiftly on!

Today our experts are going head to head at Unique Auctions.

Let's see what auctioneer Terry Woodcock thinks of their prized buys.

I think the one that is going to surprise me today is going to be the retro dressing table.

Now, that could do £20, it could do £120.

It's one of those unknown quantities.

But it is very, very clean.

And the toolbox, the box on its own has a good value, erm, but then you've got the tools inside as well, and it makes a nice set.

I think it'll be a good day.

VO: David began today's road trip with £517.34 and has spent £270 on five lots, leaving him with a cash stash of £247.34.

Margie started out with £339.30 and has also bought five lots, costing £300, leaving her with a reserve of £39.30.

First up, it's Margie's 1930s surveyor's tape.

But will it measure up?

Who'll start me at £20 on this one?

Who'll start me at 10, then?

Straight in, £10 I've got.

At 10.

I'll take 12 now.

At £12, at £12, at £14, at 16 seated, at 16.

No.

16 it is, at 16.

I'll take 17 if it'll help.

17, back in, at £17, at 17...

He's trying hard.

It done the trick at £17.

(GAVEL) TERRY: 17 it is.

Oh, that's a... ripping start!

Hasn't done the trick, has it, Margie?

Can I just borrow that?

VO: The measuring tape falls short for Margie, with a loss of £3.

# Shouldn't have bought it!

# David's first item is the peat bucket with brass bands.

Who'll start me somewhere sensible?

Who'll start me at £30?

Sensible?

£30?

Who'll start me at £20, then?

Come on surely.

Start it with me at £10 only.

At 10.

I'm now looking for 12.

At 12.

14.

16.

18.

20.

22.

24.

26.

28.

Go on... Oh, Heaven's sake!

(LAUGHTER) TERRY: 30.

Go another one, 32.

I've got there, at £32.

I'm looking now for 34.

If you're all done, and selling, at 32 it is.

(GAVEL) MC: Oh, I'm sorry, love!

VO: Oh, love, I'm sorry too!

# There's a hole in your bucket, dear David, dear David!

# DB: Oh!

MC: It's only £8 loss.

How much was yours?

Three?

Three.

VO: Don't tell me it's going to be another battle of the losses today!

Right, brace yourself - Margie's charming Carlton Ware vase and lid next.

Well, I can start it straight in with me at 30.

Wh... ?

What we on at the moment?

Thi...

It's your lot.

£30.

At £30.

There's a telephone bid on it.

VO: Keep up, Margie!

45.

50 on commission.

At £50, still on commission.

55 has put me out.

55 it is.

60 on the phone.

65.

65 against you.

Yes.

70 on the phone.

75.

75... in the room.

Yes.

80 on the phone.

90.

ASSISTANT: 90... 95.

95.

MC: Gosh, this is creeping.

DB: 100.

100 straight in.

100 is in.

I'm looking for 105 now.

He's looking for 10... 105.

105.

110 I'm looking for.

110.

ASSISTANT: 110.

This is unbelievable.

Oh, my God!

What's happening?!

TERRY: 120... You bought the right thing.

Out.

120 in the room.

At £120.

At 120, I've got on my left, at 120... (GAVEL) TERRY: 120 it is.

(THEY CHUCKLE) Ooh!

VO: Cor!

It was a slow burn but the vase puts Margie firmly in the lead, with a healthy profit indeed!

Are you upset?

Of course I'm not, I'm delighted for you!

Are...?

Oh bless you!

Heaven's sake!

You're such a good sport!

VO: Can David fight back with the pair of silver picture frames?

And to save time, I'm going straight in at £80.

How much?

They should make twice that.

Maybe three times.

DB: 18?

TERRY: £80 with me.

At £80.

At 80.

That's £40 each.

At £40.

85.

90.

MC: Oh!

TERRY: 95.

100.

And 10.

120.

130.

MC: Oh, my gosh!

TERRY: 140.

145.

150.

Oh, my goodness.

They're worth more than that.

They are not!

Now shut up!

155 will put me out.

At 150 I've got it.

Back in, 155.

And it puts me out.

At 155.

155.

MC: 155.

DB: Then why tell me that... ?

155.

I'm selling...

I think you've been dead lucky there.

(GAVEL) That is ridiculous.

155 for two modern frames!

But congratulations.

Thank you, Margie.

VO: The Master has done it again and turned a £30 spend into a £125 profit.

Wow!

Well, you've really rushed ahead now.

We've still got your silver box to come up.

VO: And here it is.

Can the silver and tortoiseshell box put Margie back in contention?

One of the nicest examples I've seen for a long time.

And I think I'll save time, lot 367, and go straight in at £50.

At £50.

I'm now looking for 55.

At £50 I've got.

At £50.

Come on now, we've got a long way to go.

Oh, for... 55 the lady.

£60 with me.

65.

£70 with me.

At £70, still on commission.

£75 has put my commissions out.

At 75.

At 75.

I'm now looking for 80.

80, fresh bid.

At £80, at the back.

She shakes her head.

At £80.

It is yours at 80, yes.

At £80, if you're all done.

80 it is.

Well, it's al...

Minus 15...

I think it should've gone for more.

Should've gone for about 120.

Yeah.

VO: Slow off the mark, the tortoiseshell box proves unfashionable in the saleroom.

Oh flip, flip, flip!

That...

I'm going off silver, you know.

VO: Next up for David, it's the Norwegian brooch - but will it AF-FJORD him a big profit?

I've got two, three commissions on it anyway.

And I can go straight in at £20.

Oof!

And at 20.

I'm looking for 25.

25.

There you.

Look, it's going.

30.

35.

40.

45.

50.

55.

60.

TERRY: No.

MC: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

It's worth more than that.

65.

70.

75.

80.

85.

90.

Come on, come on, come on.

TERRY: 95 behind you.

Make it 100.

Right on the back wall.

At 95... DB: This is superb.

This is... TERRY: 100 back in.

100, good.

100.

He shakes his head.

100 I've got there.

Er, it's still cheap.

Oh, that's fantastic.

TERRY: 100 I've got.

At £100, if you're all done... Streaking ahead.

Buy a pen with the profit!

VO: Another remarkable mark up for the Master!

Give the man a medal!

Smile.

(CHUCKLES) It WAS good.

VO: Enter the dragon... mirrors!

They're Margie's most expensive buy.

Oh, crumbs!

£45 on the lowest commission.

I'm now looking for 50.

At 45 I've got.

At 45.

Have you all finished?

MC: Oh, for... TERRY: At 45... Oh, you're joking!

50.

55.

60.

65.

70.

75.

80, I'm out.

At £80.

At £80, it's in the room.

£80 I've got, if you're all done... (GAVEL) TERRY: 11 has bought them.

Darn it!

Don't worry, don't worry.

You've got more to come.

VO: Oh, Lordy!

Not a wise buy, Margie.

That is such a shame.

£40 each for them.

Darn it!

VO: Will David's next item give cause for celebration?

It's the Danish silver beaker.

Lovely, lovely piece...

I've got several commissions, I'm going straight in at 50 and I want 60... 60... 70... 80... TERRY: 85 with me.

At £85.

DB: (WINCES) No, he shakes his head... £85... that's not even scrap.

90, 95.

100... and 10.

I've got 110 still on commission.

I'm looking for 115.

At 110 if you're all done and it's going... 115 the lady.

120.

125.

130.

135 fresh bid.

136.

Oh!

136, I've got the gentleman there.

At 136...

Sorry?

137 I've got there then.

At 137, at 137.

It's far better than money in the bank but he's got it.

(GAVEL) TERRY: 137 it is.

I'm surprised he didn't run on with that and then those frames, which aren't as worth as much as that, sell.

It's funny isn't it?

Yeah.

It's just a puzzle isn't it?

VO: A £67 profit is nothing to be puzzled about!

It's profit, profit... You've only made one loss today!

VO: A bit of retro now, and Margie's vintage dressing table - will it MAKE UP - ha!

- the difference between her and David?

Anyone start at me at £100?

Who'll start me at £50 then?

Come on surely... £30 I'll take it to get me started.

£20 I've got.

At £20.

I'll take £25 now... £20.

£25 the lady... 30... 35... 40... Now at £40.

At £40.

DB: Heaven's sake!

At 40.

45, thank you.

50... At £50... That's enough, Margie!

TERRY: At £50, you all done?

(GAVEL) DB: Margie, well done!

MC: I've over doubled my money!

VO: Well it was a gamble but it furnishes Margie with a nice profit!

MC: Oh isn't that silly?

DB: That is lovely.

That makes more profit than my lovely circular tortoiseshell and silver box.

VO: David's final item is the cabinetmaker's box.

I've got several commissions on this.

I'll start it at the lowest at £60.

Oh!

Now looking for 65, 65, 70... Oh here he goes again.

80, five, 90.

At £90 with me.

At £90, 95, 100.

And five, 110.

115, 120.

125 will put me out.

125 has.

125, at £125... Have you all done?

TERRY: Sure?

(GAVEL) You should be very relieved.

Are you relieved?

Come on.

Break even.

VO: David's toolbox shaves a small profit which is wiped out on the commission but has he secured the final victory of the trip?

Margie started with £339.30 and after auction costs she's made a small loss of £15.46, giving her a final total of £323.84.

Poor old love.

David started out with £517.34 and made a profit of £180.18, increasing his final earnings to £697.52 - with all profits going to Children In Need.

So David not only wins this leg but the entire trip.

Double bubble!

Well done.

Here we go!

Margie!

The last sale...

I know... And... can I just say one thing?

MC: What?

DB: The last hug!

MC: Oh!

DB: Thank you very much.

Oh!

And congratulations.

The whole joy of this trip has been being with you.

MC: Oh!

DB: Really has.

Well I've enjoyed it too, and you're the worthy victor.

Well I think we acquitted ourselves exceedingly well, don't you?

Yeah but you've been brilliant!

Right.

One last drive.

Yep, one last drive.

DB: Into the sunset.

MC: Ah!

Are you ready?

Here we go... VO: As their road trip comes to end we say au revoir, Margie, and bid a very fond farewell to the Master.

Thank you for so many happy memories.

Night-night, David.

(SOFT ROCK MUSIC PLAYS) (SMASHING) Drive on Barby, drive on.

David!

(THEY CHUCKLE) What's the best on that?

CHARLES: Should we shop as a couple?

DB: I'd rather not.

CHARLES: Why not?

We're not married!

Well that's 70.

70?!

Is that your very best you can do?

VO: What do you mean, is that your very, very best?

Why don't we celebrate?

Come on.

ANITA: You're a shopaholic!

DB: Absolutely.

You're good.

DEALER: Oh, don't say... Oh, don't!

Oh, don't!

DB: I've enjoyed this trip so unbelievably.

It's been a lovely, lovely experience, and such a happy team.

It's like a family.

Um...

I don't feel as though I've been in a competition.

It's just been good, it's been good.

It's one of the best experiences I've had.