VO: It's the nation's favorite antiques experts with £200 each...

I love that.

VO: ..a classic car and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

Yippee!

Have I just done a terrible thing?

VO: The aim?

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

There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.

Am I gonna flip a coin?

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

I can't believe it, we're rubbish!

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip!

VO: Yeah!

VO: It's the fourth leg of our trip in a 1980s mini with David Harper and Catherine Southon.

And this time they're desperate.

DAVID: Can't remember what it's like to make money.

CATHERINE (CS): I know.

We've got to make something somewhere along the line.

Well, do you think we will?

Do you think we'll ever make profit again?

VO: Now I know these two have done it before but you really wouldn't think so from their performance so far.

We're rubbish.

VO: In fact, it got so bad last time that Catherine's shabby-chic cabinet didn't even fetch a single bid.

AUCTIONEER: Nobody at all for the cabinet?

There you go.

VO: Shabby indeed.

You'll be seeing more of this though because she'll try to sell it again in today's auction.

Catherine started out with £200 and she's managed to reduce it to a mere £168.10.

While David's even worse, transforming his starter pack of £200 into just £164.

Ha!

CS: I'm actually winning.

DAVID: You are winning.

I should be driving.

I drive when I win.

You should.

You're in front by what, four quid?

VO: Our trip begins at Eccleston in Lancashire and heads south for about 350 miles through Wales and the West Country to Seaton on the south coast of England.

Today we're starting out at Merthyr Tydfil in Wales and heading for an auction in England at Wotton-under-Edge.

Although it's just a few miles south of the Brecon Beacons national park, the countryside around Merthyr is very different.

DAVID: I imagine in the 60s and the 70s this place would have been absolutely buzzing with real industry.

CS: Yeah.

DAVID: My gosh.

VO: Merthyr was once a boom town built on coal and iron, and when those industries went into decline, the area fell on hard times.

But Merthyr's on the way back, a bit like our two roadtrippers, we hope.

Hey, nice little move.

What do you think about that then?

VO: What a parker.

Wahey!

Well done.

You're very fast at running, David.

Here we are.

Shall I go up?

Go on then, you go up, I'll start down here.

How are you?

Nice to meet you.

What's your name?

I'm Kelly.

Kelly.

Kelly, nice to meet you.

VO: Looks like first strike to Catherine.

She'll get some help from Kelly while David's stuck upstairs with several rolls of carpet.

What I'm looking for is some nice silver.

Have you got any nice little pieces of silver?

CS: So we've got a little vesta.

Not sure that that is actually silver.

VO: David's had much the same idea.

DAVID: We are desperate for silver.

Is there any real silver in there?

And the answer is not.

It's all either pewter or silver plated.

VO: Perhaps, having burned their fingers on more than one occasion, they've decided to play safe, but if Catherine has her way, there might not be any left.

CS: Finding a couple of bits of silver and picking them up, going to hide them from him, and then I'll have a proper look at them later.

I'm Kelly, nice to meet you.

Hello, nice to meet you, Kelly.

Any silver, any nice bits of silver?

VO: Oh, he's back.

Could be interesting.

I don't like it when he's so close to me.

VO: Looks like David might go for gold, if he can afford it.

Oh!

Oh.

You can have a little look.

Oh, how much is that?

Oh, probably looking about £250 for that.

That's without the watch.

VO: But is it the real thing?

I'm desperate to find a hallmark that I can read.

VO: Even the scrap value would be pricey, but it's a risky buy.

So we're not actually 100% sure whether it's actually gold.

No.

You can make me an offer if you want.

Ooh, Kelly, there is the maker, which is RG, I believe.

RG could stand for rolled gold though, do you think?

Oh, gosh, gosh, gosh.

Could be, because...

It is rolled gold, RG, I can see it.

Hmn, sounds... Well spotted, I think it's rolled gold.

Rolled gold.

VO: That was a lucky escape then.

Rolled gold is a layer of gold bonded onto a base metal such as brass.

It's also known as gold fill and worth very little.

Meanwhile, the magpie's retired to her nest.

Nickel plated.

VO: Tricky business though, working out what's really precious.

You would expect it to be silver but it's not, it's just silvered, silvered brass.

You can see the brass all coming through there.

It's the only thing I'm possibly interested in, if it is dirt, dirt cheap, is the little decanter.

1929.

It's hallmarked on the collar.

Can you see how the pattern on the top matches on the bottom so we know that the stopper is absolutely crisp?

It's a sweet little thing.

It'll probably sell for about £30.

VO: Actually, that's the ticket price.

Can I have a quick look at this... what is that, is it a picnic set?

KELLY: Yeah.

VO: David's found something else that's shiny.

What is it?

That's a lighter.

That's a lighter.

An ashtray by the looks of it.

DAVID: Yeah, or a cigarette box.

KELLY: Yeah.

Flask.

It looks like a 1920s to 1940s novelty picnic set.

DAVID: I think.

That's an ice bucket.

VO: Ha!

They were the days of proper motoring, when any self respecting road tripper had to be prepared to pack a heavyweight picnic, eh.

DAVID: It's really odd and it's quirky.

How much is it?

55.

Ouch, Kelly.

It would need to be 20, can we?

Let's say 25.

You're just too nice, give us a kiss.

VO: First deal to David.

Now what's Catherine got there?

The cricket bat used during this particular match between the Gloucestershire County Cricket Club and Yorkshire.

VO: And seemingly autographed by both sides.

Go away!

She's spotted the item I wanted to look at.

VO: Now now, David.

Of course, the auction just happens to be in the famous cricketing county of Gloucestershire.

That's very bad for me.

VO: Gloucester's first captain was the legendary WG Grace.

First one to touch it gets it.

CS: I... VO: Howzat?

Looks like David might have to retire to the pavilion, while Catherine opens the batting against Kelly.

Stand by.

KELLY: £70 for it.

How much are you thinking of?

CS: About 20.

45?

CS: 30 I'd really like to pay.

VO: I think that's what they call playing a straight bat.

35.

Come on, 30, please.

Go on, we'll have a deal at 30 then.

30 then.

Thank you, you're very, very kind indeed.

Just before you go...

Your little oil decanter upstairs, what could you do on that?

KELLY: We say 15?

Would you do 10 on that?

Oh go on then, 10.

And we have a deal.

VO: So £30 for the bat...

But hold on, having suggested £10 for the decanter, Catherine's had second thoughts.

I mean, if it was a perfume bottle or something, I could see people getting excited about it, but cuz it's quite... How much do you want to pay?

I tell you what, I'll give you £5 for it.

Go on then.

Yeah.

Thank you so much.

That's OK. VO: Now, remember David's picnic set?

It looks like he may have found just the right thing to go with it.

(TEDDY GROWLS) Look at that.

A Steiff bear.

Isn't he just sweet?

VO: Steiff are a German company famed for their top quality teddies since 1902.

Each Steiff bear has distinctive features.

DAVID: A very long snout.

Glass eyes.

Of course, a nice earring.

Moveable limbs.

Patches on the paws.

And these things can be worth fortunes.

Can he be 20 quid?

Oh no.

Oh... Is that horrible?

Yeah.

He doesn't think so.

KELLY: Let's say 30 then.

30's fantastic.

Thank you very much, Kelly, that's marvelous.

(TEDDY GROWLS) VO: So, after that shopping spree, time for our two to head south to the Taff Valley, from Merthyr to Cardiff.

The Welsh capital became the principality's largest city during the 19th century when the docks began exporting Welsh coal to the world.

Nowadays Cardiff is all about regeneration, with huge building projects sprouting throughout the city.

But there are still plenty of Victorian gems to be found.

CS: Look at these.

DAVID: Oh yes.

CS: Aren't they lovely?

DAVID: : Aww.

CS: Tiger, isn't that wonderful?

DAVID: Oh, that is impressive, actually.

CS: This is lovely.

DAVID: Oh, I'd love to jump on the tour bus.

CS: I know!

DAVID: I love doing that.

CS: We'd have a great time, wouldn't we?

DAVID: I know!

VO: Sorry chaps, no time for fun.

How about some different Victoriana?

At a grade II listed former pumping station on the outskirts of the city, eh?

DAVID: I've been here before, you know.

CS: Have you?

This is going to take you hours to cover, hours.

I know.

See you later.

See you later.

VO: Big isn't it?

All that pumping room can now be used to stow antiques and reproductions.

No David around either to cramp Catherine's style.

God, this place is massive, and I've got hardly any time to get round it.

VO: Still looking for some silver, I see.

That's quite nice, isn't it?

Oh, it's expensive!

£120.

VO: Dealer Helen's got some bargain silver though.

Ooh!

What is it, a pencil?

Pencil.

A little pencil, yeah.

That's quite nice, with the original pencil in it, and it's nicely hallmarked, nicely engraved with the flowers.

I'm guessing it's late Victorian.

It's £25.

How much did you want for that?

HELEN: I could do 10.

Can you do a bit less?

Five?

HELEN: Eight.

CS: Eight.

OK, I'll have that from you, lovely.

For eight, thank you very much.

VO: What a deal!

Seems Catherine's really sticking to silver and things with a bit of quality about them.

Anything else?

CS: Now, I think this is really striking.

It's Edwardian, I would say, in date, maybe slightly later, so around 1910.

I love the simplicity of the three pearls, and then you've got these semiprecious stones, set in silver.

I've got no idea on the price of this, we really need to get hold of the owner, but I just think it's really classy.

Perfect for Gloucestershire.

VO: The ticket price is £48 though.

Time to call the dealer and turn on the charm.

CS: I do like this little brooch, I think it's quite sweet.

Do you want to do this for £15 then?

Yeah.

VO: Sounds like it's going well.

Ah.

Are you sure you don't want to do it for 10, cuz you just said you liked me!

Go on!

VO: Even better!

Thank you very much indeed.

Thank you.

Bye bye.

VO: So, £10 for the brooch, and eight for the pencil.

Catherine's quality collection is really coming along.

But what about that old rogue David?

Well, he's headed for Cardiff Bay.

Viewers of a sensitive nature may wish to hide behind their sofas for his trip to the future.

After several hundred episodes over nearly 50 years, Doctor Who is one of the most famous British sci-fi series of them all.

And there's a museum to celebrate the achievement.

David's meeting Andrew, the artefacts manager.

Andrew.

Good afternoon.

Hi there, David Harper.

Welcome to the Doctor Who Experience.

I assume this is much bigger on the inside than it looks on the outside?

ANDREW: Of course.

DAVID: Of course.

VO: The Doctor Who Experience includes a fascinating collection of props old and new.

From the iconic sets to the ghastly villains, it's amazing quite how much has survived.

The current incumbent is young Matt Smith, but the Doctor's been regenerating for years, and they've got all his costumes here.

DAVID: Andrew, I'm just loving the fashions.

Aren't these just absolutely spectacular?

We all have either our favorite Doctors, or the ones we remember from childhood, but I think of all the Doctors, Tom Baker, with that massive scarf and his booming voice was just fantastic.

Tom's silhouette with the scarf and the floppy hat... Yeah.

..and the big toothy grin is the image everybody always remembers.

DAVID: It's a fantastic outfit.

VO: But where would any Doctor be without his TARDIS?

A police telephone was a common enough sight in 1963 I suppose, but the program makers have bravely resisted the temptation to upgrade the old box.

ANDREW: This is the oldest surviving police box prop in the BBC's possession.

In the classic series there were only ever four of them, and this is the third of the four.

DAVID: So what does stand for?

Time And Relative Dimension In Space.

DAVID: So am I the only person that didn't know that?

ANDREW: You might very well be.

VO: Doctor Who's been scaring us silly for almost half a century.

Mary Whitehouse hated it, you'll be glad to hear.

Much credit for that goes to the long list of grisly foes the Doctor has faced.

From the Cybermen all the way up to the Silence.

But there's nothing quite so unimaginably evil as the daddy of them all - the Daleks.

DALEK: Exterminate!

VO: Oh, Lordy.

ANDREW: They are of course the ultimate Doctor Who villain, aren't they?

They're always destroyed, but somehow end up coming back.

Starting from the very earliest one in 1963 to the most recent iteration here.

VO: Just like the TARDIS, the Daleks haven't really changed much over the years.

Still nasty, still a tad impractical.

People have sometimes in the past said well you know, basically, all it has it a sink plunger, how can it possibly be one of the dominant... And the egg whisk, the egg whisk is to tickle you, isn't it?

Into submission?

ANDREW: No, no, that's a ruby laser, which will actually fry you within about three seconds flat.

VO: Hmm - always dreaming of global domination, but somehow never quite managing it.

Does he remind you of anyone?

GRUFF VOICE: I am a Dalek.

I am a Dalek.

Exterminate...with me egg whisk.

ANDREW: Now, now.... DAVID: Oh, sorry, sorry...

I think we're going to have to let you know.

I'm sorry.

You said it was going to be an experience, Andrew, and it's been an experience, thank you very much.

You're very welcome, nice to meet you.

I'll never forget it.

VO: I wonder if Catherine knows about David's interest in evil aliens?

(TARDIS WHIRRING) VO: Nighty night.

VO: Next morning finds Catherine in the driving seat, eager to forge ahead.

(GEARS GRIND) DAVID: Oh, good God.

VO: Oops.

Yesterday, David bought a chrome picnic set and a Steiff bear for £55... (BEAR GROWLS) VO: ..leaving him with £109 to spend today.

While Catherine bought a silver pencil, a brooch, an oil decanter and a signed cricket bat for £53...

This is going to make the difference.

VO: ..leaving her with £115.10 at her disposal.

They'll soon wind up at auction in Wotton-under-Edge.

Next stop though is Newport.

Once the site of a huge armed rebellion by the Chartists, they descended in their thousands on the town in 1839.

But David's come here alone to do a little shopping.

Ah - bric a brac!

Now, David doesn't have potfuls of money, but there's a fair old mix of stuff in this place.

I'm sure something will fire his imagination.

DAVID: God, that's amazing.

What, late 60s, early 70s Dinky toys.

So well made.

Incredibly well made.

Look at that!

Goodness sake, it works.

Look, you roll cars on, your cars are on the top, you roll your second car, it's fantastic.

VO: A bit tatty though isn't it?

DAVID: I would want that.

VO: What?

Right, I've got an idea.

I walked past these earlier.

You've got some vintage cars, here we've got a...so right, what do we have here?

A really well used AC sports car.

VO: I think the expression is "play worn".

Or clapped out.

British sports car, beautiful shape.

VO: Dinky cars first went on sale in the 30s and the rival Corgis appeared in 1956.

They do say they should be boxed and in mint condition to make real money.

DAVID: Fabulous.

VO: But David doesn't seem too fussed about the condition of these old bangers.

It's gorgeous, we'll put that on our circa 1970 car transporter.

DAVID: John?

JOHN: Mm-hm?

Have you got any more cars for my transporter?

There are a few in the cupboard there.

Can we have a look?

VO: Watch out - I think he's only just started!

DAVID: Let me have a root around in that box, oh, this is exciting.

Let's put a bit of a collection together, see what you can do for me.

What have we got?

(GASPS) I like that, it's a Ford Zephyr.

Motorway patrol car.

Come on!

I like that, John, but I did see some...

Hang on.

Look at that, a late 1960s, early 1970s tour bus.

Look at it!

And it's made of metal.

I mean, it's just beautifully constructed.

Now, that works, and so we have a nice little collection there, actually.

How much, John?

60 quid the lot.

40 quid.

50's a deal.

45.

Deal.

Good man.

Thank you!

Fantastic!

JOHN: Of course that's the... That's the bus they used in the... What's the film?

DAVID: Not The Italian Job?

JOHN: Yeah.

Never!

Even better.

It's the Italian Job bus.

VO: Meanwhile, Catherine has made her way from Cardiff into England and Ross-on-Wye.

VO: This area - with its beautiful river scenery - was, in many ways, the first British tourist destination.

Trips began in the 18th century and several early tour guides followed.

It's still popular with tourists today.

Although Catherine of course isn't here on holiday.

Hello.

Good morning.

Hi, I'm Catherine, very nice to meet you.

Penny.

Hello Penny.

VO: Now I'm sure we'll have no complaints about this place.

There's some quality here.

Nicely laid out, too.

Ah, silver.

I thought she might end up at that cabinet!

I like that at the back.

It's hard to find this sort of quality at the moment, isn't it?

PENNY: Yes.

So much silver plate and...

But that, that's quite nice isn't it?

An aide memoire, you'd write your notes on here in pencil.

And you'd have to very gently rub it off.

It's got 195 on it, Penny, is there any...big movement in that?

Er, how big a movement are you thinking of?

Ah yes, I think my movement might have to be a little bit too... Well, it would have to be very big, to be honest.

I couldn't really come down more than say 25%.

Right, OK. VO: Oh dear.

What else has Penny got in there?

PENNY: A sugar caster.

Ah, that's more like it.

Yeah, that's more like it.

It's quite elegant, isn't it?

PENNY: Mm.

It's Edwardian in date, 1918.

You've got 55 on it.

What could you do on that?

Erm, 45.

Gosh, really?

I was looking more like 30, to be honest.

My rock bottom price would be 40.

I wouldn't make much on that, to be honest.

I think probably not.

VO: Sounds like Catherine needs to add a little something to sweeten the deal.

CS: What about the opera glasses there, do they belong to you?

PENNY: Yes.

CS: Thing is, you see these all the time, don't you?

PENNY: Yes.

At antique fairs.

Mother of pearl.

Thing is with these, they are nice, they're sort of crisp and lovely condition.

You've got £26 on that, is there..?

What can you do on that?

PENNY: 20.

Could you come down a bit more that that?

PENNY: Eight... CS: Could you do 15?

18?

CS: 15?

PENNY: 15, yeah.

VO: I think we might be getting focused here.

CS: 15 on the binoculars, and 40 on that, so the two together...

It's 55.

Can we do the two together for 50?

OK.

Thank you very much, Penny, you're very kind.

Lovely.

Dun dun dun.

VO: Well, at least it's not a load of old toy cars, but I suppose they may just appeal to someone.

VO: Meanwhile, David's motored over from Newport to Chepstow.

A little bit further down the River Wye, Chepstow was once the largest port in Wales and then a major shipbuilding center.

This town has been on the English border for nearly 500 years.

DAVID: Hello.

Oh, hello, good afternoon.

Hi there, I'm David Harper.

Hello, I'm Lesley.

Hello, Lesley.

Lovely to meet you.

Can I have a look around?

LESLEY: Please do, you're very welcome.

OK. VO: David's only got £64 left.

So, although he's looking at some of the nicer items here, he may struggle.

I bet that wouldn't be 20 or something, would it?

LESLEY: No.

DAVID: Really?

Really, it wouldn't.

So I was right then.

You were right.

Absolutely right.

OK.

I like him.

I do like him.

The monkey.

LESLEY: No, no.

What do you mean?

He will never ever be for sale.

DAVID: Why not?

He's my lucky mascot.

DAVID: He's gorgeous.

VO: I think Lesley feels a bit guilty about that.

But luckily, she does have something strangely similar in stock.

LESLEY: You said quirky.

DAVID: Ah.

LESLEY: Quirky.

DAVID: So they're plant pots of some sort.

I would think so, do you think so?

They could be brush pots.

LESLEY: Could be.

For artists?

Probably Staffordshire.

Let's say 1930s.

LESLEY: Fun item.

They are fun, I quite like them, they've got a bit of a cheek to them, haven't they?

Put a smile on your face, don't they?

Definitely, yes.

How cheeky cheap could they be?

Go on, just give me an idea.

To you, 45.

45.

How about 15 each?

30.

Cash.

That's pushing me a bit, actually.

DAVID: Try and guess what they're trying to tell you.

They said they'd be slightly offended to go that cheaply.

No, they want to go 30.

They think they're worth £20 each, the 40.

Oh, I can't, can't do that.

LESLEY: 35.

Well, I couldn't say no.

How could I say no?

Thank you so much.

VO: I'm not sure about the quality of what David's bought, but he's certainly making his money go a very, very, very long way.

DAVID: Fantastic.

LESLEY: Thank you very much.

VO: While David's been monkeying about, though... Catherine's made her way from Ross-on-Wye to the Forest of Dean - and the little village of Churcham.

VO: Deep in the Gloucestershire countryside... ..and wearing some extremely inappropriate footwear, I might say.

Catherine's here to see a farm where they're keeping a unique form of cheesemaking alive.

Because, thanks to the milk from a rare breed, their single Gloucester cheese is as highly prized and protected as Parma ham or Champagne.

CS: Agh!

Ooh!

Squelch.

Hello there.

I'm Catherine.

Hello Catherine.

I'm Diana.

Very nice to meet you, hello Diana.

Is this where it all happens?

DIANA: It's all happening in there at the moment.

VO: 85 year old Diana Smart started making cheese as a retirement hobby 25 years ago... Meet the rest of the team.

Ah, this is the team.

VO: ..becoming one of just a handful of small producers making single Gloucester.

There's only five or six makers of it in the world.

Must be made in Gloucestershire.

It must be made to a traditional recipe.

And the farm that makes it must have some of the Gloucester cattle.

VO: Gloucester cattle have always been prized for their fine cheesemaking milk.

But perhaps the real secret of Diana's single Gloucester lies in the old-fashioned machinery she's inherited.

Like the ancient curd press.

CS: Ah.

VO: And the venerable curd mill.

CS: It looks like a piece of late Victorian machinery.

DIANA: Well, yes, it's at least 100 years old.

Probably more like 120 or 30 years old.

CS: Right.

OK.

I'm worried about your fingers.

MAN: No, you're alright.

You said you haven't had an accident yet?

This is hard work!

VO: Pays off, though.

Last year, their single Gloucester was declared the best traditional cheese at the British Cheese Awards.

I think they call it the "sweet smell of success".

It's quite ripe, isn't it?

Wow.

VO: Diana's cheese matures in here for several months and gathers quite a bit of mold... CS: They're almost black, aren't they?

VO: ..before it's scrubbed out and ready to eat.

CS: Mm.

Let's try.

Oh, that's lovely.

VO: Now make your exit fast, Catherine.

These cows need milking!

(COW MOOS) VO: Hoohoo!

Back in Chepstow, not content with his already huge amount of stuff, David's been shopping.

Well, he does still have £29 to spend.

And he's a devil for it.

DAVID: Hello.

DAWN: Hello.

Hi there I'm David Harper.

Hello there.

Good afternoon, my name is Dawn.

Hello Dawn, nice to see you.

DAWN: There's lots of different things to have a look at here.

OK. VO: Hm Dawn seems nice.

I wonder how she'll take the news about David's limited funds though.

DAVID: Delton Vases.

I bet those couldn't be £29 for the pair could they?

150.

Oh.

I've only got 29.

DAWN: 29?

Is that all you've got left?

DAVID: It's a bit rubbish isn't it?

It's a bit unfair isn't it?

Why didn't you come to me first?

VO: Dawn's not easily discouraged though.

That could be £20.

Oooh.

VO: Not bad.

Down from £38 Dawn.

DAVID: So it's a lady's nail manicure set in its original box which is nice.

By appointment to His Majesty the King.

Good sign.

So what do we have?

DAVID: We've got a nail buffer.

DAWN: They're all silver.

Yeah they are all silver.

It's about 1908, 1910.

1910.

So it's Edwardian then?

Yes.

OK. Circa very early 20th century.

OK let me bear that in mind, you might want to sell me that possibly with another something.

VO: OK. What can they come up with?

DAVID: Look a bit Indian don't they?

Do you think they're Indian?

VO: How about a silver condiment set eh?

I could do that for 25 if you wanted this set instead?

DAVID: But I want to spend 29.

You like being difficult don't you?

I do.

VO: I'm sure Dawn's had easier customers than this bloke.

DAWN: Tea caddy.

DAVID: Tea caddy.

Oh!

Little lacquered Chinese tea caddy.

Not in bad condition considering that a lot them get chipped don't they?

Is that £9?

Eh..

I could do that for £9 for you.

OK let's have a look.

Oh hello.

I didn't say it was perfect.

(LAUGHS) No.

VO: There are three other tea caddies as well.

Are they part of it?

I think that manicure set is a dead cert though.

It's just a question of what else then.

DAVID: So the deal is £29 for this and the Indian... Silver.

Silver.

You couldn't chuck the tea caddies in as well, could you?

You're definitely going to come and work for me.

Goodness me.

£29.

For that wildest collection.

Let me ask... that's a hard choice isn't it?

That, the Indian silver but you know it is what it is, it's not you know.

And the tea caddies just as a sweetener.

OK.

Yes?

Mh-hm.

There we are.

Thank you so much.

That's quite a collection for £29.

DAWN: Don't tell everybody.

VO: Are you sure David?

That's a pile.

DAVID: 20, five and look... Oh the pain, the pain.

Look at this now.

The pain, the pain.

DAWN: Is that the lot?

DAVID: Every penny.

And you have been absolutely wonderful.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

VO: Who knows how he's going to arrange all that into some sensible lots for the auction?

But while David's been buying everything he can get his hands on, Catherine's returned to the River Wye.

Why?

I don't know.

Traveling from Churcham to Chepstow.

Here we are.

Foxgloves haha!

VO: Ah - that looks familiar.

Hello Lesley.

Lovely to meet you, love the trousers.

Very nice.

OK, well I've have a little look around.

VO: Hot on David's trail.

He was keen on that cabinet too.

You've got some nice silver bits have you in here?

VO: Not going for the gravy boat are we?

So I need one more special item I think, that's going to get me out of a bit of trouble.

Now what's this?

This certainly feels like it's silver to me.

LESLEY: Yes.

1964.

It's chainmail and it's a little purse.

Isn't that cute?

It looks like it's missing a little ball off here.

VO: The ticket price is £38, although I fancy you'll struggle to get the price down.

CS: Would you take £20 for that?

30.

Oh dear.

20 would be better.

Would be loosing money on it.

At 20?

Shall we say 25 and then that's sort of fair?

Is it?

Can't you stretch to 30?

Hmmm.

Go on.

CS: But I'd rather pay 25 just because I am really struggling Lesley.

What about 28?

Oh why not?

28.

We'll shake on 28.

Thank you very much.

VO: She's now got just £37.01p left to spend.

I think we know what David would recommend.

Apart from buying a monkey that is.

I'd like to spend all of my money if I could.

VO: I wonder what she'll plump for now.

CS: Nice pair of silver tongs there.

They've got the initial of the person who probably owned them.

Could you imagine having a pair of silver tongs and putting your initial on them?

Must be terribly posh to do that.

1901.

Lesley could we say 25?

Go on.

25.

Wonderful.

Thank you very much indeed.

So I owe you 28 and 25.

VO: Well done Catherine.

She wanted quality items and she stuck to her guns.

Lovely.

Thanks ever so much.

Thank you.

See you again.

Bye bye.

VO: Bye bye.

Let's get down to the river then and have a good look at their enormous piles of stuff.

Mind the cat.

DAVID: Are you ready?

Yes.

Oh my gosh!

You've bought an entire shop!

DAVID: Just about.

Mid-20th century chrome novelty gentleman's picnic type set.

CS: Yeah I like that.

DAVID: It's good.

That's quite nice isn't it?

Yeah I like that.

DAVID: I bought a little collection of tea caddies and I'm putting that lot as one lot.

What, all of this?

All of that.

Job lot.

Yes.

It's an unusual lot but I couldn't resist getting the caddies.

You couldn't resist getting a bit of old manky Chinese again can you?

What do you mean manky Chinese?

How dare you?

VO: That was brand spanking compared to this lot.

DAVID: My favorite purchase of all.

The first thing that strikes me is the condition.

When you're buying cars like this, collectors want them to be absolutely mint in their box.... DAVID: I don't want to hear it.

Otherwise they don't even want to know.

I know.

They're not mint and they're not in their boxes.

CS: A bit far from that.

VO: But what about another one of David's more interesting lot creations?

DAVID: Indian condiment set here and I put that with a ladies' manicure set.

Ooh.

I know!

But I couldn't help buying.

That's a little bit risky though David.

It's risky, but I had to spend every penny.

Right your Steiff.

Yeah.

CS: I love Steiff bears.

DAVID: I love Steiff bears.

VO: Aw, everybody does.

Those cheeky chappies can divide opinion though.

Absolutely horrible.

What are they?

Oh David!

DAVID: They're cute.

How can you possibly say that is cute?

VO: Right David's turn to be full and frank.

Now you remember one of the items.

Certainly do.

DAVID: Oh.

I think that is really good, really good.

And it says 1988 and apparently Gloucestershire were in the county semi-finals in that year.

VO: Uh oh.

Not cricket experts?

Anyway it's a bit... it's interesting isn't it?

Yes.

I think there's definitely a profit there.

So all of this here, so we've got three items here and all solid silver.

DAVID: Yep, good.

This is so sweet.

I know.

It's a little beauty.

Really lovely and then I've got a pencil.

DAVID: Oh sweet and this is you isn't it?

A bit of jewelry.

CS: I think that's lovely.

It's a sort of belle époque.

Three little seed pearls, that's one of my favorite items actually.

DAVID: Well I think it is very pretty.

It's very pretty.

VO: But Catherine, what will he see in these?

DAVID: Mother of pearl, brass.

CS: Perfect though.

DAVID: Perfect, yes.

Yeah...

They just don't excite me, that's all.

No I know, they're not very exciting but I was trying to spend all my money.

DAVID: And you did do it.

CS: I didn't David.

I didn't quite make it but you can see I really tried.

DAVID: That is trying.

CS: That's perhaps trying too hard.

VO: Don't be catty but let's find out what they really think.

CS: I really didn't like the monkeys.

I thought they were nasty.

They belong in the bin.

DAVID: She goes along and buys really nice refined looking stuff making mine look like some sort of car boot display.

CS: I think he's almost tried to hard.

He's bought so much stuff that there's nothing really of any great quality.

VO: Oh dear.

VO: After starting out in the Welsh Valleys at Merthyr Tydfil, our two are now ready for an auction in Gloucestershire - at Wotton-under-Edge.

Here we are!

Monster boot sale.

That is where your stuff belongs.

VO: Ah the Cotswolds.

The 'Edge' in the town's name refers to an escarpment in the hills, which flank Wotton.

But just how 'edgy' will today's events be?

DAVID: Ooh.

I have been here before.

Here we go.

What?

CS: I knew it.

DAVID: What?

You always say that, 'oh'.

Don't tell me they specialize in Steiff bears.

DAVID: And toy cars.

CS: And rubbish.

DAVID: Rubbish cars?

I'm feeling very confident about my items not so much about your items.

Here we go, here we go.

Very confident indeed.

Good luck in the penultimate auction.

First one in wins!

VO: Haha!

Welcome to Wotton Auction Rooms in the fabulous old tabernacle.

Remember that old cabinet of Catherine's that didn't sell the last time?

Well here it is again!

Let's hear what auctioneer Phillip Taubenheim thinks of it and their other lots.

If we get a bid I'll be delighted.

I can say no more than that.

The monkeys - you can always sell a monkey.

I think they're quite fun, they're only a fairly cheap plaster but they're I don't know 1920s or 30s and they're just quite amusing.

Now the cricket bats are horribly difficult to estimate correctly.

The best time to sell those is at a charity event in the evening when everyone has had rather too much to drink and you can't fail with them then.

VO: David started out with just £164 and, as usual, he spent it all - on a huge pile of stuff that he's somehow crammed into five auction lots.

Catherine began with £168.10 and she's spent £156 of it - good on her!

On a much more refined five lots.

Plus she's still got that cabinet to shift.

Good luck Phillip.

PHILLIP: For your delight we have a 1930s glazed and painted wooden display cabinet.

DAVID: I love that.

CS: You were so touched weren't you?

First time I saw it I just fell in love.

£10 to start.

At £10 we're in.

12 I'm bid, at 14 I'm bid, at £14 we're bid at £14.

16 I'm bid, 18 I'm bid, 20 I'm bid.

22.

22 takes it.

Yeah!

CS: I can't believe she's gone.

VO: What a start.

Well, if that can sell, anything can.

Ey-up it's David's monkeys!

15 I'm bid, £15, 16, I'm bid, at 16, at 18, 20 I'm bid.

22 I'm bid.

24 I'm bid.

26 I'm bid.

28 I'm bid.

30 I'm bid.

At £30.

34 anywhere now?

Are you happy with that at £32 then?

Oh, my goodness me!

VO: Maybe they were a bit nutty.

DAVID: Of all the objects, I thought that they had a chance of surprising.

Did you?

I genuinely did.

VO: Now it's David's motoring picnic set... and tea caddies?

At 10, at 12 I'm bid, at 14 I'm bid, at 16 I'm bid, at 18, 20 now.

22, 25, 28, I'm bid 30.

Ooh, ooh.

At £30 I'm bid.

The bid lies there, at £30 for everything in it.

A cheap enough lot surely at £30.

No!

No!

All finished?

Happy with that at £30 then?

VO: Oh dear.

An even bigger loss after costs.

I'm fed up!

VO: Catherine's silver and glass lot is next.

At 30 I'm bid.

35 I'm bid.

35, 38, bid 40, at 40 I'm bid.

42 is it?

42, 45, 46, 48, at 48 the lot, I'm bid.

At 48.

Bid's on the book here.

All done at 48?

VO: Oh dear - and it started so well!

Why does that only make £48?

I don't know.

Devastated, honestly.

Utterly devastated.

CS: It's your rubbish car collection next.

DAVID: This is my big hope.

VO: Well, it's been a while since these saw the showroom.

Good runners though, I'm told.

At £10 I'm only bid, 12 I'm bid.

Is that 14 I'm bid?

16 I'm bid, 18 I'm bid, 20 I'm bid, 22, 25?

No, at £25 I'm bid, £25 this time, then.

306 on the book.

VO: Well that's second hand cars for you, isn't it?

You know, I honestly would have laid money that they would have made 80 quid.

Honestly.

No.

I would.

But there you go.

VO: Now how much does Wotton love Steiff bears?

40 I'm bid, 45 I'm bid, 48 I'm bid, 50.

£50, and sold at 50.

I've made money.

VO: Yes!

That's what's supposed to happen!

I've made some money on my Steiff bear.

Well done.

Well done.

VO: Next Catherine's brooch - got very cheaply.

And they're real pearls, they think.

£20 I'm bid, 35 I'm bid, at 35. Who wants it now?

Bid's there.

40 I'm bid.

At £40 I'm only bid, at £40, 45, 50 I'm bid.

Bid's there.

At £50 I'm bid, at £50 for the brooch, at £50.

Any advance there?

50.

CS: 50, thank you.

DAVID: Aw, well done.

Thank you very much.

That was a good find.

VO: The best profit so far for Catherine.

How on earth do you describe this lot, David?

20 I'm bid, 22, 25, 28, bid 30, 32, 35, 38, bid 40.

42, 42 you remain.

Lady's bid at £42.

45, another lady in.

At 45 I'm bid.

All finished at... CS: They were fighting.

VO: Like I say - an inspired pairing!

I'm just out of the hole of despair.

VO: Catherine now.

Are we looking at a profit for these?

£20 I'm bid.

25 I'm bid at 25.

28 I'm bid.

At 28.

30 I'm bid.

32.

£32 this time, then.

He's at 990.

VO: Catherine's quality drive is paying off.

DAVID: Well done.

£12 profit.

You're stomping away, aren't you?

Well, not really.

After commission how much is that?

Doesn't matter, you're definitely stomping away.

VO: Now for her silver pencil and not very practical purse.

£20 I'm bid, thank you, at 20.

Right in the middle 342A, at £20 I'm bid.

Five anywhere now for the two pieces there?

At £20 I'm bid.

All done?

At £20 I'm bid.

Maiden bid.

All happy to let that go then?

You sure?

At £20 and it's sold at £20 then.

You've got it.

I'm really shocked on that.

Well, I'm genuinely amazed at that, genuinely.

VO: Oh dear.

Silver doesn't always pay, it seems.

CS: Isn't that strange?

DAVID: It's very strange.

VO: Finally, Catherine's willow wand.

Cricket bat next.

That's the worry.

Talking of big hopes, this is the big worry, for me.

Yeah.

Anybody give me £20 for the, eh, for the cricket bat?

£20 I'm bid, and he lives in Belgium!

At £20 I'm only bid.

Don't let it leave the country.

At £20 I'm only bid.

At £20.

25 I'm bid.

30 I'm bid.

At £30 I'm only bid.

The cricket bat, at £30 I'm only bid.

At £30.

Who moves it now?

At £30 I'm only bid.

35 I'm bid.

At 35.

40 I'm bid.

At £40 I'm bid.

The bat at £40.

Is that the best we can manage in Gloucestershire?

At £40 I'm bid.

Any advance?

Goes to Belgium then.

Are you all done?

You sure?

At £40 then, sold at 40.

DAVID: But you did exactly the right thing, Catherine.

Right object, right sale.

And it made its money and you made profit and that's what it's about, and you've done it well.

VO: Didn't quite reach the half century, but it's not been too bad a day for Catherine.

David started out with £164.00 and after auction costs he made a loss of £14.76.

So he now has just £149.24.

Catherine began with £168.10 and after paying auction costs, she lost 16 pence.

Leaving her with the lead and £185.94 to spend tomorrow.

Well, you are the winner, Miss Southon, and it means one thing.

All to play for.

You are driving.

Driver!

Come on.

You are my chauffeuress.

Which key?

That key?

Big one.

Ha ha.

All to play for now.

It is.

I know, how terribly exciting.

This is very exciting.

Oh.

Yeah, but clutch in.

VO: Next on the Antiques Road Trip... Waar har!

VO: Pirates... Do be do be do... VO: And dancing.

# What were the chances... # No, no, no.

VO: And how not to take no for an answer.

No.

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