NARRATOR: The nation's favorite antiques experts, £200 each and one big challenge.

Testing, testing!

VO: Who can make the most money buying and selling antiques as they scour the UK?

DEALER: You're a hard woman.

ANITA: I'm sorry!

VO: The aim is trade up and hope each antique turns a profit.

But it's not as easy as it sounds and there can only be one winner!

So will it be the highway to success, or the B-road to bankruptcy?

You can do it!

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip!

It's Round Four of this week's road trip with David Harper and Anita Manning.

They're careering across the south of England in a 1971 Triumph Spitfire.

I tell you what, Anita, I'm determined to keep the roof off.

You know how I feel, David.

I like the wind in my hair!

You might be getting some rain in your hair!

Very soon.

VO: No hair envy, David!

He's the current champion, an antiques dealer who likes using a bit of muscle to get a bargain!

Don't break the table!

VO: Anita Manning is a Glaswegian auctioneer.

She's teaching her adversary the antiques lingo from north of the border.

You're a besom.

It's a wee bit wibbly-wobbly.

Burst oot greetin'.

I've no idea what you've just said!

VO: Both experts started the week with £200 each.

After amassing antiques aplenty, they've fought bravely at auction in Wells... ..and Anita went all-out to beat David.

Yes!

Yes!

VO: But again it wasn't enough.

Oh, what a shame!

I know.

VO: David has scored a hat trick of auction triumphs.

His original £200 is now a fantabulous £451.06.

Anita has some way to go to get one over on David.

From her original £200, she starts today with £253.51.

This week's route, a whizz bang zoom across England's south coast, from Dover to Bideford in north Devon.

Today's leg begins with our duo leaving Wells in Somerset for an auction showdown in Newton Abbott, Devon.

Their first port of call is Sherborne in Dorset.

This is a lovely, lovely quintessential English town.

Look at this house here.

That's very Tudor, isn't it?

VO: Yes, Sherborne is arguably one of the most stunning towns in England.

It boasts a breathtaking abbey and several independent schools.

You want to go for the biggie today.

You've been holding yourself back.

DAVID: Right.

ANITA: You're frustrated.

I very frustrated.

What do I do?

Spend the lot today.

Spend the lot!

And what are you going to do?

I'll try and do the same.

You little liar!

I know you too well!

VO: David's heading to a new shop that's just opened.

It's filled with David's first love, Georgian furniture.

DAVID: I'm David Harper.

PIERS: Piers Pisani.

Piers, why don't you point me in the direction of something that you know just stands you at the right money and we can do a good deal.

Give me a chance of making a profit.

That came in yesterday.

It's an 18th-century oak English gateleg table.

What date?

1750?

'70?

Maybe even a bit earlier than that.

PIERS: Maybe early, early... DAVID: George II?

Maybe early 18th.

VO: This table was lovingly made around 1730.

George II was king, Britain still held the American colonies and the Industrial Revolution was just beginning.

Life expectancy, though, was just 35.

So here's hoping many a merry evening was spent round this fine piece of oak before it was too late!

I bought this at five o'clock yesterday evening.

Is it cheapy-cheapy?

It is cheapy-cheapy.

I mean, we're talking mega cheapy-cheapy or just cheapy-cheapy?

Erm, well, it depends what you're calling cheapy-cheapy!

Give me your best price.

Several hundred quid.

It's not a fortune, is it?

PIERS: No.

DAVID: It's not a fortune.

VO: Come on, David, let's get down to brass tacks!

Would £100 buy it?

No.

I'd do 165.

I can't do it.

I can't sell it for less than I buy it for.

110.

125.

I'll spin a coin with you.

125.

I'm not interested... 120.

I'm not interested whether it's heads or tails.

It's 125.

I'm sorry.

You know when a line is drawn in the sand?

That's it.

Make the line a bit wavy.

A slight compromise.

Give me a chance.

At 120, I'll have it.

It's going to make 350 in that auction!

125.

Oi!

Go on.

125.

It's got to be.

It's the line.

We'll have to arm-wrestle over this!

OK. OK, go.

Go.

Don't break the table!

120 it is!

VO: Gosh!

The ploys to slash prices are just getting stranger and stranger!

The question is, will Anita be as bullish?

I'd love to get a whopper.

It would be nice to get something really special.

VO: Perhaps Anita's first shop will bring her a spot of luck.

Relocation sale.

50% off.

This could be it!

VO: And it's a bit of fun that catches her eye first.

Could I have a look at that baby's plate there?

Yes, of course you can.

Certainly.

That's great.

It's fun, isn't it?

I'd love to buy this.

The thing about it is, to reveal that to David Harper with this on it, "Pride goeth before a fall"!

You're onto a winner there.

That would really be a great laugh.

I would love that.

VO: This baby plate bears the backstamp of Doulton which dates it between 1902 and 1922.

Take one smug ice skater heading for a hole in the ice he can't see, two onlookers watching him knowingly and you have a rather fun cautionary tale.

It's priced at £85... ...baby!

I would be estimating that 20 to £30.

Ah.

That is a very low estimate!

I'm afraid I couldn't possibly run to that.

You couldn't go...

I'd be paying you, you see!

Could you go with 30-ish?

In the 30-ish region?

No, I can't... Look, I'll do it for 40 and that's... Is that the lowest?

That is, honestly, otherwise I'll be paying you!

So £40.

Yes.

Let's go for it.

Go for it.

Let's go for it.

It's fun.

ANITA: It's fun.

FRAN: It's fun.

I'm dying to show this to David Harper!

ANITA: (LAUGHS) Look at this guy's face.

He's very self-satisfied.

Harper's a bit like that sometimes.

VO: Come to think of it, Anita, you might have a point!

But beware!

David's loitering just outside.

Oi, you!

Oh, David!

I've caught you coming out with a bag.

What have you got?

Let's have a look.

Nothing, nothing.

One item.

There are lovely things in there, David, ANITA: but I would forget it.

DAVID: Really?

ANITA: Yes.

DAVID: Really.

No, I'm still going in!

I'm gonna go in.

Good luck, darling.

You, too, sweet pea!

VO: Do you think they mean that?

It's David's turn now to find a gem.

I hope he's gentler with shop owner Fran Bryant than her previous customer!

But that's unlikely, isn't it?

That's a bonny thing.

That's not very...

It's a mystery object.

The question is, what is it?

I'd be very grateful for some advice on that because I haven't got a clue.

I assume it's a bottle stand.

That's what I thought, but we've got a dip here and a flat bit there.

I can't work out why.

Has it got much age to it?

I think it's late Victorian.

It's got no marks underneath, which is a good sign.

Where did it come from?

A lady brought it in.

She said, "I don't know if this is any good."

I thought, "Neither do I, but I'll have a go."

Give me an idea what that might be.

That might be £30.

Might it?

Might it be 15?

I think it definitely might not be 15.

Really?

Let me see if there's something else I can buy.

OK. You might just throw that in as a sweetener, might you?

We'll see.

VO: Anita is back on the road and taking a break.

She's commandeered the little red devil for an educational detour.

She's left Sherborne for a 23-mile trip to Stoke St Gregory.

Anita's dropping in on the home of Somerset's historic willow industry.

Jonathan, I'm Anita.

Jonathan Coates's great-great grandfather founded P H Coate and Sons in 1819.

They've been making everything from governesses' carts to berry-picking baskets for over 190 years.

Today, this is the only company in Britain that grows, harvests and manufactures willow products on a large scale.

It dates back hundreds and hundreds of years, but it really took off in the early 1800s.

Why did they use willow as a material rather than oak, or beech or whatever?

Its lightness and its durability.

It's light in weight and was very easy to put together.

Here's a wonderful old picnic hamper.

When did these date from?

Well, the picnic hamper was supposedly invented by Scotts of London and was shown at the Great Exhibition in 1851.

It reminds me of Enid Blyton, the Famous Five, the Secret Seven, and wonderful picnics in the countryside during the summer.

It's absolutely lovely, isn't it?

We have traditional seats, but this looks a rather odd one.

Tell me what this is, Jonathan?

This was used in the early fighter aircraft during the First World War.

Really?

Again for its lightness and its durability.

The hole in the seat is for the straps to come up through.

Right.

Not for very scared pilots!

VO: Jonathan is keeping the family tradition alive.

He supplies baskets and signage to some of the UK's biggest supermarkets.

He's even made props for movie director Steven Spielberg.

The company also makes willow coffins for those of us wanting to reduce our carbon footprint even after we've gone.

Lordy!

Willow is grown on the Somerset levels.

After harvesting, the rods are stripped ready for weaving.

This was actually done one rod at a time up until the mid 1920s, usually by the women and children of the village in a brake like this one here.

If you'd just like to stand back a bit.

That will take the bark off.

That's what was called stripping the willow?

That's right.

VO: There's one job still very much done by hand, and that's weaving.

One of the company's most skilled basket makers is Mary Nash.

That looks quite complicated.

No, it's quite simple, really.

How many of these do you make a day, Mary?

On average about three.

This is a round sewing basket but it can be used for whatever anybody wants to use it for.

Would you like to have a go?

Finish this off?

You can be my teacher, Mary.

So I go over the top.

MARY: Over the top.

I've got it!

I've got it.

I'm getting into a wee rhythm now.

Right.

There?

MARY: That's it.

I'm going to speed up now.

Right in there.

That's it.

You've got it.

I've got it.

Yours is beautiful, Mary, but mine's a bit scraggly.

No, it's fine.

How long have you been doing it?

MARY: 54 years.

ANITA: 54 years.

I started when I was 18.

Are you the best in the world at it?

Yes!

I've got to say that, haven't I?

VO: From the best in the world... ..to David Harper!

Ha!

He's got his mitts on another possibility in Sherborne.

A Victorian needlepoint teapot, or kettle stand from 1870.

It's tagged at £55.

That should just pop out.

Look at that border.

Yes, it's lovely, isn't it?

If somebody really wanted to, they could replace that.

But you wouldn't want to do that, would you?

It would be a shame.

It would.

That could probably be 30, I should think.

Really?

Oh, dear, you're such a hard woman, Fran!

I'm a tough person to deal with.

You are.

You're very nice, though.

Thank you.

You are very nice.

Just not THAT nice.

No!

Not that nice!

VO: Ooh, he's cheeky, that David.

He's also interested in the bottle holder which Fran kindly offered at £30.

But now, of course, he wants both items cheapy-cheap.

How about 30 quid for those two items?

I can't do it.

Really?

I'm so sorry.

If I could, I would.

FRAN: But I can't.

DAVID: You can't?

I can't.

DAVID: Really?

FRAN: I really... DAVID: 35 for the two?

FRAN: I really...

I almost got you.

You almost said yes.

You almost said yes.

I could sense it.

Go on, 35 for the two.

FRAN: Er, no.

DAVID: Oh.

I can do 40 for the two.

And I think you've got an absolute bargain there.

You're so lovely, I'll have to say yes to 40.

Thank you.

For the two items.

Thank you.

VO: Anita's rehit the Sherborne shopping trail and is in the capable hands of arm-wrestler Piers Pisani who sold David the table.

He's leading her to something that might just pack a punch!

I use them primarily for decoration.

They haven't got a price ticket on them.

But if you would like them, they'd be... Don't tell me.

Let me look at them first.

It's not a sport I did at school.

Neither did I.

What sort of period would they be?

I reckon they're early 20th century.

VO: Boxing gloves were first invented in 1743 by English prize fighter Jack Broughton.

He called them mufflers and modeled them on Ancient Greek fighting gauntlets called cestus.

Do you think I could whack David Harper with them?

I'm not offering you my chin as a practice!

I feel as though I should be bandaging your hands and talking to you, saying, "Come on!

You can do it!"

"You can do it."

What I like about them is the fun of it, and the fun of buying a pair of boxing gloves to fight my way back to the top!

PIERS: (CHUCKLES) Could I buy these for £20?

No.

They should be £80 the pair.

Could you come to 40 with me?

Come on.

45.

I think.

Oh, 40, cuz you look at me so sweetly.

Aw...

Thank you!

I think we'll have great fun with them and I kind of love them to bits.

VO: "Slogger" Manning!

Sherborne has spelt success for both Anita and David.

Time to skip town.

This is the bit I must say I like!

Antiques in the boot, a beautiful woman, a classic car.

No, she's coming later.

About three o'clock!

Get on with it!

DAVID: Right.

ANITA: Onwards!

Come on, lady.

VO: They're motoring from Sherborne to Ilchester, just 10 miles north.

David will continue shopping here, while Anita heads further afield.

There you go, madam!

Can I assist in any way?

Watch it, Harper!

Go on, then!

I've forgotten where the handbrake is.

The handbrake is off.

Go!

I'm going to watch you go!

Go on!

I want to have a good laugh!

Go on!

That's it, Anita.

That's it.

Straighten up now, sweetie.

There you go.

Oh, my Lord!

VO: She's driving five miles further on from Ilchester to the town of Somerton.

That is a lot of nonsense we have.

He just wants to drive all the time.

He doesn't like being a passenger.

He likes to be in control all the time.

Sherborne was lovely, but I might have a better chance of getting a bargain in a smaller village.

Let's hope so, anyway!

VO: With an infectious old-world charm, Somerton is an ancient Saxon town in Somerset.

It sits on the River Cary and boasts some cracking 15th century churches and a mix of good country pubs.

Anita's making her way around an antiques center where 30 dealers showcase their wares.

I'm going to try not to buy something just because it amuses me.

VO: What, like boxing gloves?

Anita soon spies something decorative at £38.

There's quite a sweet little spinning chair here.

It would have been used.

It was a functional item.

But it's been decorated and that makes it so much nicer.

Someone's loved it.

It is probably the turn of the century.

There is a wee, wee hint of art nouveau about it, The decoration is nice.

It's pen work.

And it adds to the charm of it.

David, I was looking at this wee spinning chair here.

Am I able to buy that for £15?

I think you're wanting to give me £18 for it really, aren't you?

Will you do it at £18?

I will.

It's a deal!

VO: Up the road in Ilchester, David's spotted a late 19th century Chinese picture frame for £50.

It's another chance to do what he loves best - haggling for a knock-down price!

Ah, yes.

It couldn't be 20, could it?

It can't be 20, no.

Are you sure?

I'm sure, yes!

£40 is the absolute... OK. Let's see what else there is.

VO: Roy Gilbert specializes in furniture, so most items are on the big and pricey side.

But he does have another piece that might just tempt David.

George III oak hall chair.

OK. Good color.

Good patination.

Yeah.

DAVID: Nice shield at the back.

ROY: Yeah.

Wonderful shape at the front.

Very, very Georgian.

What date do you put on this?

1800?

ROY: Slightly before.

DAVID: 1770.

1770 to 1800.

What do you call that oak cut?

Quarter-cut oak?

Yeah.

The quarter cut is when you get that fossilized grain.

But they cut it at such an angle to get that finish.

It's the most expensive way to cut oak, but it's worthwhile.

They put it on the seat and it's a piece of art, Roy, isn't it?

The very, very best has got to be £60.

Yeah.

Well, it's not a fortune, but... Erm... Would I be terribly cruel if I said to you, how about this - for the Chinese picture frame and the Georgian chair, DAVID: 50 quid the pair?

ROY: No!

No, no definitely not!

No!

OK. Roy, I'm trying my best here.

So am I. I don't know what else I can do.

Do you want blood?

Money would be better!

I'd prefer that.

What would be the absolute death on the picture frame?

DAVID: Would 20... ROY: No, 25.

25.

Yeah.

And the Georgian chair?

It's got to be £60.

You're a hard man.

You're sticking there.

I'm trying to help!

70 for the pair.

70 for the pair?

No!

I had you for two seconds.

You were about to say yes.

I was adding up!

It takes me ages!

I'll do the two for £80.

We're almost there, Roy.

We are there.

Are we there, or are we almost there?

We're definitely there.

You know what, you're absolutely right.

Absolutely right.

Thank you very much.

They're cracking buys.

VO: In Somerton, Anita's head has been turned by two watercolors from 1896, priced at £40 each.

I was looking at this pair here.

Do you know anything about the artist?

No, I don't, no.

I would imagine a very good amateur.

Where are these scenes of?

They strike me as a London scene.

A London scene?

That's St Paul's in the background, do you not think?

I think this is Fleet Street.

There's the News Of The World office there.

Right.

OK. Maybe it's just made up.

Possibly, yeah.

What about the two of them for £50?

I think that's still too much.

DEALER: Is it?

ANITA: Mm-hm.

Am I able to buy these for £30?

For the pair?

No, the very best I could do would be 40 for the pair.

ANITA: Is that the best?

DEALER: Half price, yeah.

Could you consider coming down a wee bit?

Could you consider coming down maybe to... ..35?

Go on, then.

You're a hard woman!

I'm sorry!

ANITA: Thank you very much.

DEALER: You're welcome.

VO: So, with cash thrown at all sorts of goodies, it's time to sign off for the day.

Rest well, me pretties!

VO: Another day.

Another chance to spend, spend, spend.

Before all that, our two experts are enjoying a bit of country scenery.

Oh, look at those lovely cows.

Aren't they gorgeous?

They're Friesian.

What, you mean they're cold?

VO: (CHUCKLES) Actually, Anita, they're Belted Galloways!

So far, David's gone large, forking out £240 on five items.

That leaves him with a purse of £211.06.

Thank you very much.

I think they're cracking buys.

VO: While Anita bought just four items at £133... ..giving her a pot of £120.51 to play with.

ANITA: That's lovely.

DEALER: Thank you very much.

That's smashing.

VO: With five lots already bought, David has left Anita and shopping behind.

He's stopping off in Montacute, 11 miles from Somerton.

David's taking a very special trip down Memory Lane to Montacute TV, Radio and Toy Museum.

Ah, now then, you must be Alan?

And you must be David?

I am David Harper.

Good to meet you.

And you!

VO: For the last 20 years, curator Alan Hicken has collected anything and everything to do with our best-loved TV and radio shows, including Doctor Who, The Wombles and Dad's Army.

Ah, this is one of my favorite items actually.

This is an original puppet from the series called Hank The Cowboy.

I recognize him.

That dates to when, the '50s?

The '50s.

1950s.

Gosh.

That's quite a rare thing.

Very rare.

Well, it's unique.

That's one of the original puppets that appeared on the series.

DAVID: No.

ALAN: Yeah.

The opening credits used to run down and he used to be bobbing up and down.

There's a little handle here, if I can just show you.

DAVID: Does he actually work?

Oh, I say, he's off.

He's off.

Oh!

He's galloping now.

He wouldn't win the Grand National, would he?

I tell you what, he's having a good go, though!

VO: Like the antiques business, there's quite a bit of money to be made out of collectibles like these.

Alan has looked out a couple of toys that are definitely worth a few bob.

DAVID: What have we here, then?

Can I... Can I handle?

ALAN: Yeah, carry on, David.

DAVID: You sure?

So we've got The Avengers.

ALAN: The Avengers, yeah.

DAVID: Oh, my gosh, so we've got the Lotus Elan.

Yes.

And a cracking vintage Bentley.

ALAN: It is.

DAVID: (GASPS) Two wonderful cars.

Date-wise, this will be what?

Oh, '67, will it be?

'67.

Now, you've got the box.

Late '60s.

Erm... What's this worth, then?

Between 400 and £500.

Even in used condition?

Even in used condition.

And if it was absolutely mint?

700.

750.

VO: This collection is probably the largest of its kind in the UK.

Although Alan hasn't counted every item, it's definitely running into the thousands.

For those of you who don't remember programs like Z Cars or The Sweeney, you might remember this.

The A Team!

The A Team!

That armored car, in a box, how much would that be worth?

A couple of hundred quid.

Couple of hundred pounds!

For a plastic toy that kids were chucking away 20 years ago!

DAVID: Amazing, isn't it?

ALAN: It is.

By gosh, you've got one cracking collection here, Alan!

I love it when a plan comes together!

Do you?

VO: Before show-and-tell time, Anita's keen to nab another potential profit-making lot for the auction.

She's arrived in Hele in Devon, 40 miles from Somerton.

ANITA: This is a pleasure... CHRIS: Hi, Anita.

..indeed to meet you.

I cannot believe this place.

It's absolutely astonishing!

VO: Makes you look petite, Anita!

There's 45,000 square feet of aged goodies to absorb, including decorative items and collectables.

But despite the myriad choices, Anita still comes up trumps.

She's sniffed out a beautifully decorated notebook from the early 20th century.

That's an old writing pad.

Lovely design on the front.

It's in good condition inside, isn't it?

Yeah.

Makes you wonder who owned it and everything.

I know.

What sort of price is that, Chris?

Well, it's got 25 quid on it.

So I can do that... ..for 22.

£22.

ANITA: 22?

CHRIS: Mm.

I like it, but I don't think I could make a profit on that at auction.

What do you think?

You should get well over 20 for that.

25?

I'll tell you what....

It's a general sale that I'm putting it into.

15 quid.

£15.

It cost me 12, so don't hit me any more!

It cost you 12?

Yeah.

Chris, would you take 12 for it?

CHRIS: Nasty!

ANITA: Would you take 12 for it?

Alright.

ANITA: Would you?

CHRIS: Yeah, I'll give in easy!

You are a darling!

Thank you very much, Chris.

Thank you.

VO: Round Four has included arm wrestling and boxing in the battle to buy bargains.

Now David and Anita go up against each other in a different arena.

Time to show off those wares!

ANITA: Show me your first item.

DAVID: Shall I reveal?

This is the first item I bought.

I think you might know it is a table!

George II.

Circa 1730, 1750.

Tell me how much you paid for it.

120.

Oh, that's for nothing!

DAVID: Do you think so?

ANITA: That is for nothing!

I thought this was a lovely little bowl.

What sort of money?

ANITA: I paid £40 for it.

DAVID: OK.

I would have been happier if I'd got it between 20 and 30.

Yes.

But, David, I couldn't resist it.

DAVID: Good girl.

ANITA: I just went with it.

Good girl.

I love it.

£40.

I might make a couple of quid on it.

Here we go, it's a funny one, this one.

It's got to be a bottle stand of some sort, hasn't it?

Quite possibly, David.

Quite possibly.

How much did you pay for that?

Ah, we'll get to the nitty-gritty.

£20.

If I brought that to you in your saleroom, what estimate would you put on that?

I'd probably put it with a lot of other junk!

You horror!

You're an absolute horror!

Now for David's teapot stand.

You know, it's circa 1870.

It's certainly Victorian.

20 quid.

How did you get that for £20?

Anita, it's called... Did that woman fancy you?

VO: Anita's £35 watercolors are next.

There is some capability in the work.

They've got good color and I love the carriages and people.

It's a snapshot of that time.

And you've got a pair, Anita.

A pair.

A pair is always better than a single.

We've got a late 19th century Chinese hardwood triple picture frame with that architectural design here.

How much did you pay for that?

The magical figure, £20.

It was a £20... A £20 winner!

It can't be bad, can it?

I have to admit, David, that it might be a winner at £20.

I bought this little spinning chair and I rather fancied that it was made by a young husband for his wife because I love this heart-shaped cut-out here.

And I love this decoration.

DAVID: It's a good decorator.

ANITA: Ah-ha.

It could be used anywhere.

I paid £18 for it.

It's George III.

Circa 1800, oak hall chair.

I paid £60 for that.

In my mind I was thinking, "If he's got it for £80, "he's got it cheap."

It's a little notebook.

It has some decoration on the back.

It's very lovely, Anita.

That, for me, is my favorite piece.

(GASPS) Do you like...

I like it more than the chair.

How much did you pay?

ANITA: £12.

DAVID: Oh, really?

ANITA: Ah-ha.

That's an absolute bargain.

Are you ready, David?

ANITA: Do these knock you out?

DAVID: Oh!

Excellent!

Brilliant!

We need one of those each!

Now, why on earth did you buy these?

When I came out, I thought, "Why did I buy them, number one?

"And number two, why did I pay £40 for them?"

DAVID: £40?

ANITA: I know.

Let's put them back!

Please!

VO: They're definitely interesting items, but let's hear the real verdict.

That horrible bottle thing.

I mean, what was that?

Was he throwing money away?

ANITA: (LAUGHS) That was just a piece of rubbish!

I think Anita's worst lot have got to be the boxing gloves.

I mean, they've got to be.

I can't see any profit at all.

So I'm hoping for a loss.

Oh, dear, did I really say that?

Yeah, I did.

I'm hoping for a loss.

Who's going to make the biggest profit?

You never know until the hammer falls on the auction day.

VO: This leg of the journey has been a prize fight between Anita and David to get ahead in the competition.

They've wheeled their way from Sherborne to Ilchester, Somerton and Hele.

Now they're en-route to Newton Abbot in Devon.

VO: Here, our duo will square up to one another at the penultimate auction of the week.

The gloves are off and knuckles are bared.

Let's do it, Anita.

Let's get professional.

VO: Newton Abbot is in south Devon.

The town nestles the River Teign and the awe-inspiring Dartmoor National Park.

(HORSE NEIGHS) VO: Oh!

Steady!

In 1688, William of Orange read his first declaration on English soil here as he made his way to London to assume the throne.

Nowadays, the town is more famous for its annual cheese and onion fair.

Mmm!

Anita and David are stopping off at S J Hales Auctioneers.

Today is a general sale where glass, bronze and silver items do well but ceramics are most popular here.

Mark Hales is the man with the gavel and he's very keen on Anita's Edwardian baby plate.

If you go back 10 years, 150 to £200, the American market.

Everybody would have jumped on it.

In the ceramic world, it's a rare item.

It should really fetch 60 to £70, but that won't necessarily happen today.

VO: On this leg of the journey, our experts have bought five lots each.

David has splashed £240 on the George II table, the bottle stand, the teapot stand, the George III hall chair and the Chinese picture frame.

Anita has spent £145 on the baby plate, the boxing gloves, the spinning chair, the two watercolors and the art nouveau notebook holder.

Time to begin and it's Anita who's up first.

What have we got first, your boxing gloves.

Boxing gloves.

My best item!

VO: Can these wipe the smile off David Harper's face?

Bang!

They're in superb condition.

They don't come along every day.

£20, please.

Come along.

DAVID: No.

MARK: Bid £20.

Any interest at 20?

10, then?

£10?

MARK: I'm asking for £10.

ANITA: Please!

DAVID: £10.

ANITA: Please!

MARK: 10 I'm bid.

Thank you.

ANITA: Yes!

With the lady at the back at 10.

12 anywhere?

These are going cheap.

MARK: 12 I'm bid.

14, madam?

ANITA: Yes!

16.

18?

Are you sure?

They might come in handy!

BIDDER: OK, then.

18 at the back.

Thank you, madam.

It's ridiculous!

With the lady at £18.

20 in front, sir?

They're not expensive.

No!

With the lady at the back, then, at £18.

MARK: Thank you.

ANITA: Hooray!

DAVID: They should've been a quid.

VO: I wouldn't be celebrating, Anita.

That's a disappointing loss!

I've just realized you've lost some money.

Brilliant!

VO: David's George III hall chair takes the stage.

Start me at £30, please.

£30?

30 I'm bid.

32.

34?

36.

38?

38 on my right.

40 anywhere?

On my right then at £38.

It really deserves to make more.

DAVID: There's one!

MARK: Thank you, madam.

40.

42.

45.

DAVID: Go on!

MARK: 48.

50.

It's still cheap.

No?

I'll make it up to you later!

Are you sure?

50 in the room.

52.

DAVID: Go on!

MARK: 55?

No?

On my right, then, at £52.

Thank you, sir.

Oh, David.

I can't believe it.

I just can't believe it.

VO: That is unfortunate.

It should have made a profit.

I find that really devastating.

You're going to burst into floods of tears.

VO: I don't think so!

Now the auctioneer's favorite, Anita's rare Edwardian plate.

MARK: I haven't seen one of these for over 20 years.

Start me at £20, please.

£20 I'm bid.

Thank you.

22, sir?

25.

28.

30.

32.

35.

38.

40.

42.

45.

48.

50.

52.

MARK: 55.

ANITA: Yes!

It's still very cheap.

58.

60?

No?

With the gentleman standing at £58.

Are you sure, madam?

With the gentleman standing, then at 58.

60, sir.

Thank you.

62?

No?

Are you sure?

On my left at £60.

Thank you.

ANITA: 60.

Yes!

DAVID: Well bought, Anita.

VO: Well done, Anita.

Permission to feel as smug as that chap on the plate!

I think I'm pleased for you!

VO: Now for David's Victorian teapot stand.

Blink and this will be back to what it was 10 years ago which was 80 to 120.

I'm asking for £20.

Now don't make me beg!

Go on.

This is terrible, Anita!

Terrible!

I'm asking for 20 and I get 15.

Alright, madam.

With the lady in the front row at 15.

I'm selling.

DAVID: No, you're not!

MARK: I'm selling at £15.

18.

20.

22.

Still for nothing.

24.

26, sir?

28?

No?

On my left at 26.

Come on!

I need more than that!

Still extremely reasonable in my opinion.

On my left, then, at £26.

Thank you, sir.

It's still profit.

Tiny.

A pound or two.

VO: It's a profit, but nowhere near the size David's used to, putting him right out of his comfort zone.

ANITA: Be happy!

DAVID: I'm not happy.

I refuse to be happy.

VO: Anita's art nouveau notebook holder makes an entrance and it's a blooming beauty!

20 I'm bid.

22 anywhere?

Thank you.

24.

26.

28.

30.

32.

34?

No?

In the room at £32.

Not bad.

Not bad.

ANITA: Not bad.

DAVID: It deserved it.

VO: Yes, it did give Anita a much-needed gain.

That was a good thing.

That was my favorite item of yours.

Yeah.

VO: David's Chinese picture frame is up next.

Start me at £20, please.

£20 I'm bid.

Thank you.

22 anywhere?

22.

24?

26.

28?

28 in the middle.

30?

No?

In the middle at 28.

This is not expensive, ladies and gentlemen.

It's very decorative.

30.

Thank you.

32?

34.

36.

Come on.

38.

40?

No?

Are you sure?

DAVID: Come on!

MARK: It's worth having.

It's very pretty.

No?

On my left, then, at £38.

DAVID: Yes.

ANITA: That's good.

Well done.

ANITA: Are you happy now?

DAVID: No.

I'm feeling happier.

ANITA: (SIGHS) He's never happy!

VO: No, Anita, he's not.

Come on, David.

Buck up!

I'm feeling better, Anita.

I'm feeling better.

VO: It's Anita's romantically designed spinning chair.

Will it woo the bidders?

MARK: In superb condition.

£30.

Start me at 30.

I'm below estimate.

Don't be silly.

£30?

Absolutely ludicrous!

No?

£30.

Come on!

£20.

20 I'm bid.

On my left.

A very cheeky bid.

22.

24.

26, madam.

28?

26 with the lady standing.

She's buying it.

Thank you.

28.

This is for nothing!

30.

32.

I should think so, too.

Thank you.

35.

38.

You were teasing me earlier!

35 here.

38 at the back.

ANITA: Come on!

MARK: We're selling.

We're selling then at the back at £38.

DAVID: Well... ANITA: Yes!

A profit again.

You are doing it, baby.

That's another 20!

Anita's profits are creeping up.

Watch out, David!

I'm on next.

Yes, it's that bottle stand.

Anita hated it, but it could go either way.

£30 anywhere?

£30 anywhere?

Start me at 30.

Nobody want this at £30?

Shame on you!

MARK: £30 anywhere?

DAVID: Go on!

BIDDER: 20.

MARK: Don't make me beg.

That hurt, madam.

DAVID: It hurt me!

That hurt, but I'll take it.

£20 in the room.

It's selling at 20.

22.

24.

26.

28.

30?

No?

In the room at 28.

This is ludicrously priced.

MARK: It's selling at a mere... DAVID: I don't believe it!

..£28.

Thank you.

Well done.

It's a great buy, that.

Well done.

VO: But Anita's not convinced despite the fact that it's made money.

Hell mend ye for buying a lot of junk!

VO: Time for David's George III table.

Start me at £60, please.

Nice to know.

£60, anywhere?

Any interest?

60 I'm bid.

Five.

70, sir?

Five.

80?

And five.

90?

And five.

100, sir?

100 in the room.

110, anywhere?

It's selling at this moment at £100.

MARK: 110?

DAVID: Go on!

No?

In the room, then.

£100.

With the gentleman standing at £100.

DAVID: I can't believe it.

ANITA: Oh.

A bad loss for David, but wait till he hears what the chap who bought it has to say!

I was happy to go to 200.

Oh, don't tell me!

Did you hear that?

VO: Yes, I did.

He would have paid £200 for that table, but he didn't have to.

There's just one lot to go and it's Anita's watercolors.

They really are terribly underestimated in my opinion.

Start me at £40, please for good pictures.

Thank you.

42.

45.

48.

50.

And five.

60?

60 in the room.

65.

Yes?

Thank you.

65.

70.

And five.

80.

And five.

90?

No?

With me, then, at £85.

Yes!

Well done.

VO: Oh, dear!

David isn't used to getting a thrashing.

ANITA: I'm happy.

DAVID: Are you?

I'm really happy.

VO: After paying the auction costs, David Harper has made his first ever overall loss on the road trip.

He's dropped £39, leaving him with £412.06.

Anita Manning is the winner of the fourth leg of the competition.

After paying commission, she's made a profit of £46.94, giving her a plump £300.45.

Nevertheless, there's still a long way to go to beat David.

But she can worry about that later.

Enjoy the glory, Anita!

Get me out of here.

David, that was great fun, wasn't it?

Oh, wonderful, yeah.

It's great that.

Shall I take you for a victory drive around the countryside?

DAVID: Shall I?

ANITA: Yes, my man.

DAVID: Come on, then.

Take me someplace nice.

Somewhere pretty in Devon, eh?

Yes.

Off we go, baby.

VO: Next time, David and Anita go all out to get the ladies of Devon onside...

It's girl power, isn't it?

VO: ..as the competition between them reaches its finale.

DAVID: I'm almost on my hands and knees!

Would it help?

Would it help?

DEALER: It may well do, yes!

DAVID: Would it help?

It may well do.

I am married, however!

VO: And who will be crowned our absolute champion?

It all ends here in Devon, the final stop in our Antiques Road Trip.

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