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

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

I'm on fire - yes!

Sold - going, going, gone.

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

But it's no mean feat.

50p!

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

Be a good profit.

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

Ooh!

Oh!

Yes!

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip.

Yeah!

VO: All this week we've been hitching a ride with antique experts James Braxton and Helen Hall.

JAMES (JB): Final leg.

HELEN (HH): Yeah.

I feel a bit sad.

I'm gonna miss you James.

Same too Helen, same too.

VO: Oh, isn't that sweet?

James has over 20 years' experience as an auctioneer and he knows a quality item when he see's it.

You know essential a bit of a hinge.

VO: It's a bracket.

Helen's expertise is music memorabilia and she's been searching everywhere for something that will help her soar into the lead.

Nyoww!

VO: Yes.

Right, they've been jollying through the country in a trusty 1974 E Type Jag.

You did so well that last auction, it was amazing.

You were basically doubling or tripling your money on each piece.

I know.

I can't stop smiling.

How rude.

VO: And he's got a lot to smile about - James made over £100 profit at the last auction.

No further interest?

What is going on?

How very vulgar of me.

VO: But with two auction wins each, it's all to play for in the final leg.

You've doubled your money.

Bought for 11, 22.

Yeah.

There you go.

VO: James started the trip with £200 and, after the four auctions, has inflated his cash to £300.26.

Helen started her road trip with the same amount and saw her money shrivel to just £153.18, leaving James almost £150 in front.

Don't cry.

Our chums have traveled 500 miles from Oswestry in Shropshire, through Wales, back into England, and en route to ending their road trip in Lewes, East Sussex.

Wow!

On this final leg of the trip they begin in Hampstead in north London before heading to the last auction in Lewes.

In the late 17th century, Hampstead became home to the wealthy, looking to live near London's amenities, but far enough away from the noise and dirt.

Today, it's said to be home to more millionaires than any other part of Britain.

But will the shops have prices to match?

HH: Here we are.

JB: Here we are.

Glorious Hampstead, isn't it pretty?

Lovely, it is so gorgeous.

JB: And quiet.

HH: Right, I...

These doors don't get any easier, do they?

No they don't.

VO: First shop for James is the Hampstead Antique and Craft Emporium.

This place opened its doors over 40 years ago and is home to more than 30 traders, so tons to choose from.

I'm ahead in the competition, sort of £100.

I am just over £300.

I've always bought things that I would have in my own home.

It's got to be good quality materials, it's got to be good design, and hopefully if I like it, you know, there may be someone else mad enough to buy it.

Good materials, good design - that's all you need.

VO: He makes it sound so easy, doesn't he?

Sometimes the bargain's to be found on your knees.

VO: There's nothing wrong with a bit of hard work, James.

JB: Hello.

DEALER: Hello.

Hello.

JB: James.

DEALER: Good to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Thank you so much.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to have you here at our center.

VO: That a warm welcome from dealer Jean.

Might James find something interesting amongst her array of goodies?

I hope so.

I quite like this, this is quite a showy item, isn't it?

Yes, I think it is.

Suffered a bash, unfortunately, but, you know, it's the sheer weight of it, isn't it?

Yes, yes.

It's difficult for the hinge.

Slightly skew whiff but not too bad.

I don't think it would bother one very much if they liked it.

Would it?

No.

It's got...

I can see that in a rather glam bathroom, can't you?

Yes, so can I. I can.

With lots of pinched hotel soaps.

Yes, Lovely.

Yeah, yeah.

VO: Hey!

Not that we'd condone such actions, James.

It's made from Onyx, which is a mineral from the Atlas Mountains of North West Africa.

It is very, very '30s, '40s bathroom, isn't it?

DEALER: Yes.

Oh, it says '50s here.

'50s here.

Well, you see... Could be.

I'd rather say '50s and '40s if I'm not sure because...

It's got a sort of Hollywood glam about it, hasn't it?

Yes, it has, yes.

Very Hollywood.

And what could...

This is fresh in, isn't it?

Yes, I got it on Sunday as a matter of fact.

VO: It's priced at £48 and James seems quite keen on it.

And what could that be, Jean?

Well, I could certainly take eight off.

Eight off, so that brings it to 40.

Yes.

Maybe I could make it 38.

There's a lot of work gone into that, DEALER: Yes.

JB: To fashion that and the shell shape and then mounting it.

If you think of what that would cost now to... Oh, don't.

..to do that.

Would you go to 35, Jean?

Perhaps I will for you.

Jean, thank you, that's very kind.

DEALER: Right.

JB: Very kind.

I do like it.

VO: And with that, James has chalked up his first buy of the day.

JB: That's really sweet.

DEALER: It's a pleasure.

Very kind.

JB: Thank you so much indeed.

DEALER: Thank you so much.

VO: Whilst he heads off in search of more treasures, Helen has found her way over to the wonderful Freud Museum.

VO: It was home to Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.

Freud created an entirely new understanding of the human personality by drawing direct links between deep childhood memories and the problems faced in later adult life and is regarded as one of the most influential minds of the 20th century.

Hi, I'm Helen.

I am Lisa Appignanesi.

Welcome to the Freud museum.

Lovely to meet you.

Thank you, it is amazing, the house is beautiful.

It is a gorgeous house.

Yeah.

Freud loved it too.

He said it was, you know, his last and most wonderful home on the planet.

Oh wow!

VO: Freud lived most of his life in Vienna, where he developed his groundbreaking theories on the human psyche.

His high profile caught the attention of the Nazis who in 1933 publicly burned his books, claiming they were the product of Jewish science.

This is the extraordinary study, which was left this way at his death by his daughter.

VO: When the Nazis annexed Austria in 1938, Freud was urged by friends to flee as the occupiers were rounding up Jewish citizens.

He departed for England with his wife and daughter.

Most of his belongings eventually made it over after him, along with his now-famous couch.

HH: That is amazing.

He started using it in the 1890s when he began to invent, if you like, psychoanalysis, the talking therapy.

It combines, if you like, the doctor's clinical couch which we all lie on or which we have surgery on.

And this wonderful sofa, covered with dream like Persian carpets.

LISA: He would sit... HH: Possibly the most famous couch in the world, isn't it, really?

It's the most famous couch in the world.

It's got to be.

And people come from all over the world to see it.

VO: Freud found lying down encouraged instinctive conversations.

It was considered quite a daring idea at the time, yet the couch is now an iconic part of psychoanalysis.

To get his patients talking, Freud filled his study with a plethora of antiquities.

Yes, the objects were of great importance to him.

He began to collect in the late 19th century like a good Victorian gentleman.

Exactly.

At a time when archeology was really coming into its own.

And what was his favorite out of these?

Did he have a favorite, do we know?

Well, he did, so Athena, this tiny beautiful little bronze statuette.

Athena is of course the great goddess of wisdom who sprang fully formed from Zeus's mind, from Zeus's head.

And of courage as well.

And of courage.

Protector of Athens.

Absolutely.

Also, spears for Freud, like for all of us, represented war, she was also the goddess of war.

And he was very distressed and shaped by the events of the First World War.

And he told a patient, the famous poet, HD, who had come to see him in Vienna, that, "Look at her - "she is perfect, except she has lost her spear."

And it's not clear whether this meant that she had lost her masculine side or whether it was really a good thing because she had lost war and we didn't want any more of those.

VO: Freud had always dreamed of living in England, which he saw as a beacon of liberty and freedom.

But it wasn't until he was 82 and with the support of a few famous friends that he finally made the journey.

HG Wells was a visitor.

HG Wells wanted him to become a British citizen and did all he could to do that.

HH: Oh right.

LISA: And Freud wrote to him actually thanking him for this.

He says, "I first came over to England as a boy of 18 years.

"It became an intense wish fantasy of mine "to settle in this country and become an Englishman."

Gosh.

VO: Freud finally realized his dream to live in England, but at the age of 82 his health was now failing.

Just one year later he died, in September 1939.

And it's wonderful that he was able to escape the Nazis and come and have one full... HH: Yeah.

LISA: ..long year of his life here and then die, sadly, in this very room overlooking the garden that he had never had in Austria... HH: Really?

LISA: ..and that he loved.

VO: Freud's work came to dominate psychotherapy in the 20th century and his ideas have become interwoven into our culture.

Helen seems inspired by Freud's work, so much so that she's pondering the workings of James's mind.

And whilst she does that, he's off shopping over at Hampstead's Flask Walk looking for more goodies.

Hello, hello.

James Braxton.

Oh Gordon Honey.

Gordon Honey.

Honey, yes, Honey.

Honey with the... How do you stress the honey?

H-Honey.

VO: He's awfully polite, isn't he?

This looks a nice fellow?

It is, it's lovely.

Tell me a bit about this?

Well, I've had that for about 10 years in a drawer because I come up here to help Keith Fawkes, who runs the book shop.

An unusual name, Fawkes.

It is, and he is a descendant of Guy Fawkes.

DEALER: Is he?

GORDON: He is.

VO: How fascinating.

I hope you don't get your fingers burnt though, James.

It's interesting, it's Indian, it's obviously a sort of touristy piece.

I would say, it's got some funny marks behind here, maybe this was possibly a table top or something like that.

But no relation to what's going on in the front.

No, it isn't and that's just as well because you should never look behind a work of art.

No, do you... Because it's what's at the front that matters.

VO: Well said Gordon.

JB: But it's just nice work.

It's an attractive scene.

Yes.

Lady feeding, sort of, sheep/goats.

It's just a rather nice scene, it's rosewood.

How much do you want for this?

I was going to ask 12, but you can have it for 10.

10.

VO: That's a pound for every year Gordon's had it.

It's all on a lovely rosewood base here.

Absolutely.

And you have got these light woods like box or sycamore or something.

You just put the price up to another £40.

Oh, rubbish, Gordon.

Sorry about that.

JB: There's a lot of work going in there.

It's Indian, it's rather fun, isn't it?

It's beautiful.

It's a nice panel.

I'll give you a tenner for it Gordon.

Oh, ooh dear!

Sorry.

VO: Careful James.

Put your thing on.

That's better.

A little too... GORDON: That's better.

JB: Is that better?

VO: All breakages must be paid for, including fingers.

Second item on the road trip in the bag but I don't think James is quite finished yet.

Here's something of age, a pair of figures here.

I think it's the cobbler and his wife.

There's the cobbler, here's his wife.

And it's deteriorated all along here and flaked off.

So probably around circa 1820, 1830, but I like the doggies.

That's very much a doggy, that might be a cat.

Really depends how much because it's not the most attractive but very attractive for the incidental dogs.

Novelty is always prized... ..in the old antiques, I'll have to see how much they are.

Yes, can I help you?

VO: Oh, look who's back.

JB: Can you help me?

Yes.

Very fine sunglasses you're sporting.

They are nice.

They are very smart.

Now, these two Staffordshire figures, they have got a nice bit of age, bit damaged though.

What price could these be?

They were 30 and that was a bargain.

30?

Yes.

A lady and a gent, well matched.

Yeah, the cobbler and his wife.

The cobbler.

Yes, well, it's a load of cobblers but the price is not a load of cobblers.

VO: Yes but does James agree?

Gordon, I'll give you £30 for those, I like those.

Yes.

I think that's...

I'm not on commission, I'm just doing it for love.

Very good.

Really pleased with those, thank you Gordon.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

God bless you, I am going to go very gingerly there.

VO: Yeah, watch that finger.

Call again sir.

Here the bargains are.

Flask Walk for bargains.

VO: There's no denying that, as James seems quite happy with those, spending £40 with Gordon on the rosewood panel and the charming pottery figures.

VO: Helen, meanwhile, has headed to the Antique Emporium in the hope James hasn't bought all the bargains.

Feeling the pressure a bit.

(CHUCKLES) James is on fire as of last week and I'm seriously dragging behind.

VO: Well your luck might be about to change as this shop, run by dealer Christopher, is having a big sale.

Wow!

What a collection!

Thank you.

Look at it.

The very finest art-deco glass from the 1930s.

My kind of shop.

Anyway, what is this?

Are you retiring?

VO: What gives you that idea, Helen?

We are indeed.

So as a consequence, there's some very, very good deals to be had.

50% off.

50% off.

I'm rather spoilt for choice.

VO: You certainly are.

Maybe dealer Christopher can help you out.

Very, very unique and, one has to say, rare, vase is the Odeon with the top block.

The top block just sits on the top to help with an arrangement of flowers.

Something like asparagus fern would give you a nice height.

The indented sides are ideal for flower arranging.

And in the satin-finish frosted glass.

VO: Yeah.

Between the first and second world wars, Bagley became a world leader of inexpensive pressed glassware.

These Grafton Vases by Bagley are often called Odeon Vases, as they resembled the decor of the early cinemas.

This one is priced at £125, but with a retirement discount maybe Helen can get an even better price.

Because we're offering the 50% discount, this is 62.

I'd go right down to 50 on it.

VO: That's quite a considerable discount.

50 quid?

Yeah.

An excellent choice.

OK, deal.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

VO: With a massive £75 off, maybe this could get Helen back into the game.

Thank you very much.

Good luck with retirement.

Thank you, we're looking forward to it.

Yeah, lovely to meet you.

VO: And with that it's time for our duo to call it a day.

Nighty-night you two.

It's the final day of James and Helen's road trip and thoughts turn to yesterday's buying.

HH: I basically bought something that I pretty much know I can't make a profit on.

JB: Excellent Helen.

HH: That was good, yeah, yeah, yeah.

JB: So, your work is done then?

HH: (CHUCKLES) Yeah.

VO: Actually, Helen, your work's barely started because yesterday you spent £50 on just one item - the Bagley Odeon vase, leaving her a respectable £103.18.

Thank you so much.

Bye-bye.

VO: James spent £75 on the onyx box, rosewood panel and the two pottery figures, which means his pockets are bulging still with £225.26 for today.

DEALER: It's a pleasure.

JB: Thank you.

VO: They're starting their final day of shopping in Brighton on the south coast.

With the arrival of the railways in the mid 1800s, Brighton transformed itself from a sleepy fishing village to a famous seaside destination.

It's the first stop of the day for our dueling duo and let's hope they're not as competitive as these two!

Ouch!

HH: Oh, the sun's come out just for us James.

JB: Isn't it glorious?

HH: Yeah.

And the car's beautifully warmed up now.

It is.

So Helen, as long as you buy four more items that are gonna make you absolutely no money.

I think that's a given James, to be honest.

VO: Helen better do something as she's got a lot of catching up to do.

They're both heading to the Lanes in Brighton's historic quarter - an intricate maze of small independent shops.

Eager beaver James is first to begin shopping.

JB: This is the antique hub of Brighton, and not so far away is Lewes - it's only 15 minutes away - where ultimately we're going to be selling these items, so I've got to make doubly sure they haven't been bought from where we're selling.

VO: I'm sure the dealer will keep you right, James.

Brighton Lane Antiques is awash with glittering goodies befitting your bulging budget.

The perfect place to splash the cash.

I'm going through a little box that's cluttering up a back room, and it's all the bits and bobs that they haven't labeled up yet.

VO: £225 to spend and he's rummaging through this lot?

Oh Lordy!

This is the good thing about this business, there's always something in here to surprise you.

Essential, bit of a hinge.

VO: It's actually a bracket.

But this is where the fun is, the fun is in the hunt, isn't it?

Rootling around.

Peter, have you got any more boxes?

More than likely.

VO: Oh, it's your lucky day James.

It's hot work, this.

VO: Yes, standing looking through a box like that looks very tiring James.

Meanwhile, Helen is over at Oasis Antiques.

Hiya.

I'm Helen.

Oh hi, I'm Anne.

Hi Anne, nice to meet you.

VO: With only one item in the old bag, she really needs to get buying if she wants to give herself a chance at the auction.

Oh look, an old flying helmet.

This is going to look great.

VO: Are you sure about that?

What do you think?

Can you see me in my open-top aeroplane?

Nyoww!

VO: I can see you losing the auction, love, if you don't get a move on.

Right, focus Helen, focus.

VO: Yes, good idea.

This shop has lots of treasures waiting to be unearthed so it's time to get to work.

This is fun.

Nice bit of Wedgwood.

It is not an antique in the strictest sense of the word, it's from 1980, but Olympic memorabilia is always sought after by collectors and this was quite an interesting games in Moscow.

It was in the then Soviet Union, erm, and I think the US and various other countries boycotted the games and I know it's recent but I think things like this can only... ..you know, grow in value as more time goes by.

VO: It's priced at £30.

Could this give Helen an Olympic-sized lead over James?

Speaking of whom, it looks like he's found something shining amongst all his bits and bobs - coat's off.

We've got a military award here.

Er... Punniar, er, 1843, so early action.

Then we've got some engraving on the back.

It says, "Major McDonald, 8th regiment light cavalry," so this is pre, pre-tank so people are still rushing around on horses.

Major RDH.

He was a fine gentleman, three initials before his surname and he was the 8th regiment light cavalry and obviously seen action in India somewhere.

Cor.

VO: The medal was awarded by the East India Company to the solders of the British army who fought at the Battle of Punniar in December 1843.

12,000 men took part to gain control of Gwalior in the north of modern-day India.

Peter wants £25 for this.

That's a lot of history for not a lot of money.

I have to look that up.

My military history isn't very good.

When you've looked it up and found it's worth a lot more perhaps you'd like to come back and pay me a bit more.

Exactly Peter.

What comes around comes around, doesn't it?

Eh?

VO: Even goes around.

How very philosophical.

But I don't think you'll get James with that one, Peter.

Nice try though.

Helen, meanwhile, has picked up something she looks quite keen on.

So Bakelite was sort of the first plastic really which was introduced in the '20s and they used it right up until late '50s I think, possibly into the '60s.

It was an inkwell actually, so you would have rested the pen here.

It is made with formaldehyde... ..in the process of manufacturing it.

So if you give it a little rub, so it gives off a little bit of heat, give it a sniff and you can smell the formaldehyde and that's how to tell proper Bakelite.

12 quid on that.

Let's put it back, see what else I can find in here.

VO: That's two items put aside here so far.

And there's more she quite likes.

Little, erm, cigarette holder.

Quite sweet, in its original box as well.

It has got a nice little unusual design on there, really.

I thought it was sort of 30s but it is probably slightly later, maybe 50s.

Let's put that to one side with my little Bakelite box.

VO: You don't need to get everything from this cabinet, you know, Helen.

Nice little mustard pot, it's quite sweet.

The nice little thing about this is it is still got it's blue liner in, the blue glass liner and often they get broken, so, it looks like a tight fit, so presumably it's original.

VO: This pot is ticketed at £65.

It was made in Birmingham in 1902, but isn't in the best of condition.

But the fact it's silver does help its value.

I'll add it to the list of possibles - put that there.

OK, I'm building things up here, aren't I?

VO: You certainly are, but can you afford all four?

One man who doesn't have that problem is James, and he's found something else in his box of odds.

I love this ice pick.

I think we decided it was an ice pick.

What a lot of fun, you know, an ice bucket and a pick.

DEALER: Yep.

JB: This is man's work.

Man's work.

DEALER: And a drink to put it in.

And a drink to put it in.

And a happy ending at the end of it.

So you bash up your ice here.

Chip it off, pop it in.

I would've thought something like that, James, would've been quite expensive when it was bought, purely because it would have been an accessory not a lot of people would have had.

I think you're dead right, Peter, but I'd question that slightly.

You say accessory, I say necessity.

You know, a rich man would have felt...

Need a lot of ice in your drink.

Yeah, right, you do, don't you?

VO: An necessity in the hot weather perhaps.

Peter is looking for £50 for the ice pick and £25 for the military Punniar Star.

Time to do a deal methinks.

I like that, I will give you 25 for that Peter.

Can you give me a little off that?

I thought I was being rather charitable by saying £50 but...

Many would say you were, Peter, but I am not in this instance.

DEALER: £40.

JB: £40, you are a lovely man.

God bless you Brighton.

There we are.

VO: And bless Peter's generosity.

£65 on the silver medal and the ice pick.

Thanks a lot.

VO: And with that James's shopping is complete.

Helen on the other hand has still only bought one item, but at least she has options, lots of them.

So, what I'd like to do is offer you a price for all four pieces.

VO: In total the Wedgwood plate, the '50s cigarette holder, Bakelite inkwell and silver mustard pot all come to £122.

So get cracking Helen.

I want to go in at an offer of 75.

Ooh, ooh.

I know.

OK, 90.

90.

80 is definitely my max.

85?

Ooh man.

VO: What's it going to be Helen?

It's time to make your mind up.

£82.50 and we'll split the difference.

DEALER: £82.50.

HH: £82.50.

£82.50, yes, yes.

Alright.

It's a deal, thank you, Anne.

OK. VO: Phew, that took a while, but they got there in the end.

That's an impressive haul of goodies and completes Helen's shopping.

VO: You know, I do like to be beside the seaside, and so does James.

Having completed his shopping, he's off for some good old-fashioned entertainment.

In fact, Brighton Beach has been home to Punch and Judy for over 200 years.

James is meeting Glyn Edwards, a puppeteer who's been performing shows here for over half a century.

And he likes an ice cream.

Cor!

What a glorious day, hello Glyn.

Hello.

Do have an ice cream.

Cor, there's no end to your generosity.

Absolutely, well, you are on Brighton Beach, why not?

This is superb, isn't it?

And what a lovely day to see it on.

It's smashing.

VO: In 1787, the Prince Regent, later George IV, built the Royal Pavilion in Brighton.

By this time the town was become fashionable amongst high society.

Holidays were still unavailable to ordinary working people, but all that changed in the mid 1800s with the arrival of the railway, making it possible for ordinary families to enjoy a holiday by the sea for the first time.

Brighton had been a nice little fishing town.

It's now on its way to becoming a world-class holiday resort.

And all those elements are kind of invented here on the beach.

This bit down here was the sort of working class beach where people would come off the train straight down onto this beach, rammed with people, there would be entertainers, the boats would be there for the fishing.

There'd be donkey rides - all kinds of stuff.

VO: But there was one show that captivated seaside audiences like no other.

I am here to see Mr Punch and Mrs Judy, aren't I?

We should take you inside to meet the king of puppets himself and his wife, because they have a key part to play in the making of the seaside.

Lead on Glyn.

VO: The Brighton Fishing Museum has a section dedicated to the story of seaside entertainment and in particular Punch and Judy.

Although the puppets seem quintessentially British, their roots date back to Italy in the 16th century.

He came from Italy originally, he is Pulcinella from the commedia dell'arte.

At some point, the character of Pulcinella, the actor, became a puppet, a marionette, a puppet on strings.

JB: Right.

GLYN: And one of those string-puppet marionettes came to England in 1662 and put on a show in Covent Garden in London.

It happened to be seen by Samuel Pepys, who wrote about it in his diary.

JB: Great diary.

The diary entry of May 9th 1662 we count as Mr Punch's birthday.

VO: Pulcinella was eventually shortened to Punch, and his white outfit, associated with Italian clowns, changed to that of a jester.

JB: Who were the main characters in this thing?

So we've have got Mr Punch.

GLYN: You've got Judy.

These days you have to have the crocodile and the sausages.

People expect it.

The string of sausages entered the show with Joey the Clown, who is originally Joseph Grimaldi, the great British clown.

One of his trademark gags, routines, was pilfering food, a string of sausages goes with clowns, very English and very Carry On rudery kind of way.

Once the sausages and crocodile are in place, they seem to naturally go together and form a scene in which, you know, there are some sausages, the crocodile is after them and Punch wants to stop them.

VO: And to keep the crocodile at bay, Punch had his trusty weapon on hand.

Now, what is this business with the stick?

Mr Punch's stick, it's a slapstick, it's where we get the term "slapstick comedy".

All clowns once would have a slapstick.

I will demonstrate for you.

Mr Punch has a puppet-sized one but effectively two bits of wood and a handle and of course when you do the smacking, it's effectively a noise-making prop.

Glyn, sorry, I am probably not qualified to handle a slapstick, am I?

Well, probably not unless you've got Mr Punch as well.

So maybe we should let you have a go and see if that works.

Can I play the string of sausages?

A non-speaking role?

Walk this way.

VO: I've got a feeling it's not as easy as it seems, James, but there's only one way to find out.

Stand by.

JB: Oh Glyn, how do you cope in here?

Well, basically, there's not a great deal of room.

There isn't, is there?

GLYN: As you can see.

JB: No, no.

But what we do is... You've dropped the sausages, haven't you?

Come on.

What we're going to do...

Put them out there, that's it.

Put them out there, yes.

Get the sausages out there.

If the crocodile can do it, you can do it.

We're now going to go in here and I'll to show you how we can see out through this back cloth.

Come on.

Duck this way sir.

This is where the magic happens.

There we go.

(AS PUNCH) Brr, that's the way to do it.

I didn't know we could see through, it's very clear, isn't it?

GLYN: It is indeed.

JB: Fabulous.

Ho-ho-ho, oh, sausages, He-he-he!

Oi, where's the crocodile?

JB: What sort of voice does he make?

GLYN: He... Well he snaps mainly but he can talk if he wants.

Go for those sausages.

That's it.

I'm going to stop you.

(AS PUNCH) Oi, get off, get off.

Tell you what, you can try and bite me now.

GLYN: Go on, go for me.

JB: Shall I?

Ah!

(AS PUNCH) Help.

VO: Go on James, that's the way to do it!

(AS PUNCH) No, no.

Help, help.

Do you think I'd make an assistant?

I think you would indeed.

Really?

There you are.

What an accolade.

VO: Good to know there's a second career available for you, James.

Helen's just arrived, which means it's time for the last big reveal.

You know how the premise of the trip is to make a profit?

Yup.

I think it's gone out the window.

(CHUCKLES) Don't worry about that, Helen.

I find you make profits when you least expect them.

Yeah, OK. VO: Go on then, show us what you've bought.

HH: (SIGHS) JB: Show us the goods Helen.

Look at this.

A smorgasbord of goodies.

They look a bit, sort of, sorry for themselves, don't they?

There we go.

Your Wedgwood, now, what is that commemorating then?

Olympics, Moscow 1980.

1980.

I mean it's not an antique James.

Yeah.

But it's Olympic memorabilia.

This was about 1750 or something when you break it down.

JB: The Olympiad.

HH: Yeah.

I can't remember the Moscow Olympiad.

It was the one that the US boycotted and all the other countries.

Oh yes.

Then the Soviet Union got their own back the next year and boycotted the next one.

So that's kind of why I bought it, cuz I thought that was interesting.

Yeah, it is interesting.

You know, historical.

Little mustard pot, Birmingham 1902.

And that is silver, the mustard?

Er, yeah, silver, very nice, got a little maker's mark on it.

I paid 55 quid for that.

Yeah.

Yeah.

VO: James isn't giving much away, but what will Helen think of his items?

Right, here we go.

Go on then, James.

These are my goodies.

Ooh.

The unusual one is... Every home should have one, an ice pick, I've never seen an ice pick before.

I had to pay some money for that, £40 though.

That's alright.

But that's what I like most of all.

That was given to the East India Company for somebody who fought in a battle in Northern India.

Oh right, OK. Nice.

So how much did you pay for that?

£25.

Hmm, that's alright, isn't it?

JB: That's not bad, is it?

HH: Nice.

JB: Not bad.

Come on, fish and chips?

Yeah, let's go to the pier.

Good.

VO: Hang on chaps.

First, tell us what you really think.

I think I can essentially kiss goodbye to any profit.

(CHUCKLES) You never know, do you?

You never know what's going to happen on the day.

Maybe there'll be two people at the auction, who collect Olympic memorabilia, and I'll be quids in.

It ain't looking good for me, is it, really?

We'll see.

It's so difficult to predict auction.

How am I going to come out of it, how's Helen going to come out of it?

It's very difficult to predict.

But, um, I think I probably have the upper hand on this one.

VO: Confident talk, eh?

And it's time to find out, as we head to the final auction of their road trip in Lewes in East Sussex.

Paleontologist Gideon Mantell was born here in 1790.

His research led to the discovery of the dinosaurs.

Our duo will be hoping their own ancient discoveries will deliver a famous victory here today.

JB: We can do it, here we are.

You were nipping at my heels earlier on.

I was, but those days are gone, aren't they?

JB: Rubbish.

HH: (CHUCKLES) JB: Come on.

HH: Come on, let's do it.

HH: Thank you very much.

JB: Ally up.

VO: Gorringes auction house is today's battlefield and where we'll crown this week's winner.

It's also where our James first entered the antiques business many moons ago.

But will that help him today?

Philip Taylor is doing the honors at the podium, and has some thoughts on our esteemed experts' choices.

I think today, we have a few things that are going to struggle and some things might do very well.

Trouble with the Wedgwood plate is there was an awful lot of them made, many tens of thousands, so hardly a rarity.

It's going to be a struggle to get any sensible price at all.

The Punniar star is probably going to be the star of your sale today.

Although not exceptionally rare, I think it's going to do well.

I'm hoping it'll make £150-200.

It's had a few alternations to the suspension but interesting, and quite an interesting item.

VO: James began this final leg of the road trip with £300.26 and has gone on to spend £140 on five auction lots.

God bless you Brighton.

VO: Helen started with £153.18 and has parted with £132.50, also for five lots.

It's a deal, thank you Anne.

VO: With two wins each under each of their belts, it's all to play for, as the final auction begins.

Are there any Olympic enthusiasts in the room, do you think?

I think, I think there are athletes all around us.

VO: We'll soon find out, as Helen's Wedgwood Olympic souvenir plate is first.

Good luck Helen, go on.

Any bids at £5 someone?

Any bids at five, surely?

BIDDER: Yes.

Five?

£5 bid here, at five.

At £5 with the desk, only bid at £5.

Go on.

Eight, eight.

PHILIP: Only at £5 it goes.

JB: Oh no.

Oh dear.

HH: My first loss of the day.

JB: That's your first... VO: The auctioneer said that would struggle, and he was right.

£5.

You know, they're just not very athletic in Lewes.

No they're not!

VO: Will James get off to a better start with his Onyx box?

A few bids on this lot, not very high bids though, £5 is the best buying bid.

VO: It's not sounding good for James either.

At £6, only bid at six.

At £6.

Careering away, isn't it?

PHILIP: Got to let it go at six.

Any further bidders on this lot?

Eight at the back.

Eight?

Oh you lovely person.

PHILIP: All done on eight?

(GAVEL) £8.

Dear, oh dear, look at that.

VO: That's set James way back.

The bidders weren't impressed by that at all.

There's nothing like...

There's nothing like an auction to bring you up, up to speed is there?

VO: I've got a feeling this auction might be carnage.

Let's hope Helen can impress with her '50s cigarette holder.

Five or £10 for it?

Five for someone surely?

Get us started at £5.

Any bid for the cigarette holder?

Got to be worth a fiver.

Got to be worth... please sell.

Any bids at £5?

WOMAN: We've got £15 on this.

Beg your pardon.

WOMAN: 15.

PHILIP: £15.

JB: Take it.

Take it.

HH: Yes.

VO: A profit.

But can we get more?

15, would you make it 18 madam?

£18, I have it here at £18.

Now you got to go up.

At £18.

At £18 is the bid at 18.

It is yours madam, finished on 18.

(GAVEL) VO: That's more like it - that's our first profit of the auction.

Finally something to smile about.

Now can James get off the mark with his pottery figures?

PHILIP: £20 bid, 25?

HH: There you go, £20.

25 now, 30 bid.

35.

40 with you sir.

VO: They're pretty things, and the bidders seem to like them.

40, letting them go then, they will be sold at 40.

JB: £40.

PHILIP: Last time on £40?

(GAVEL) HH: Is that you breaking even?

I don't know how much I paid for those.

Was it 40?

VO: No, you paid £30 James, pay attention.

And it's your first profit of the auction.

VO: Next up is Helen's silver mustard pot.

It's her most expensive item today so it's got to make a profit.

15, 18, 20, at 20, 22.

At £22, the silver mustard pot at 22.

30.

JB: 30.

PHILIP: £30 it's jumped up to.

Well done.

PHILIP: 35 if you'll make it?

JB: God bless the internet.

PHILIP: At £35.

HH: Come on.

JB: Go on, keep going.

35.

VO: The auctioneer is doing his best, but it's not looking good.

15 bids on the internet, selling then on £45.

(GAVEL) JB: That's...

He could've...

Still a loss but not a terrible loss.

No, that could have... the internet.

It's playing its hand isn't it?

Well done you.

VO: But it's still another stinker for Helen - she paid too much for it and it's made her a £10 loss.

45.

I know it's a small loss but could've been a lot worse.

VO: Next, will James's ice pick get a frosty or warm reception from today's bidders?

£10 from someone to get me started surely?

Thank you, 10 at the back, at 10 only.

JB: 10.

Come on internet.

PHILIP: At 12 with you now.

Come on internet, get in there.

HH: It's a lovely thing.

PHILIP: 15, only bid at 15.

VO: Doesn't look like the internet wants it either.

18 at the back, yours for a bid at 18.

20, at £20, 22.

It's going up, you're alright.

JB: Come on internet!

Come on!

HH: There you go.

It's in the room I think, look.

At 32, 35.

Right in the center...

They don't want to let it go.

PHILIP: ..£35.

(GAVEL) JB: Could've been worse.

HH: Could've been worse.

VO: Both of our experts are struggling to break through.

Can Helen start to turn things around with her art-deco Bagley vase?

The vase, the pink vase.

JB: Look at it.

Splendid.

HH: It's a beautiful thing.

£15 to get it started?

10 from someone, 10 I am bid.

At £10, 15 bid now.

JB: 15.

PHILIP: At £15.

VO: Helen thought she got a bargain on this - doesn't look like it now though, does it?

Any bids on the internet?

25.

25 it has gone to.

25.

25!

PHILIP: All finished at £25.

(GAVEL) JB: Oh Helen.

HH: Oh dear.

VO: Helen bought it at half price and sold it at half price.

Oh well.

A lot resting on your Bakelite inkwell now, isn't there?

HH: (LAUGHS) VO: James's rosewood panel's up next.

10 bid, someone?

Thank you 10 I am bid.

12 I am bid now.

15 bid.

At £15.

JB: Profit.

PHILIP: 18 now.

At £18.

Still profit.

At £18, I'll let it go then.

Lady's bid I have, all done on £18.

(GAVEL) JB: 18.

HH: Profit James.

JB: That's a small profit.

VO: At last some profits.

It's just a few pounds but will help to reduce some of the losses he's made so far.

I need to make about 40 quid on my inkwell.

Yes.

VO: Stranger things have happened on the Road Trip Helen, as the Bakelite inkwell is up next.

Say five or £10 for this one again?

Any bids at £5 for it?

The Bakelite inkwell.

HH: £5.

PHILIP: £5 surely?

Somebody bid me £5 for it?

Any bids on it?

Couple of pounds I'll take if I have to.

Times are hard, I'll take a pound if you wish.

PHILIP: I don't mind.

HH: No!

Any bids at all?

I don't go below £1.

£1 is there.

Two for you madam?

Two I am bid now.

At £2, the lady gets it at £2.

Very brave of you madam, at £2.

PHILIP: At £2, all done at two.

(GAVEL) Do you think that's the cheapest thing, the cheapest price that has ever achieved on the Road Trip?

VO: Well, it's certainly a contender, Helen.

£2 for that.

The auctioneer had high hopes for the Punniar star medal.

Will it shine brightly on James's fortunes?

Here we are, here's the last, my last offering.

Interesting item this is.

Start me please on this lot £100 to get it started?

HH: (EXCLAIMS) £100 to start, £100 bid at 100.

£100, 110.

120.

VO: That's more like it.

120, 130.

James!

At 140.

At 140 then.

150 bid, 150, 160, 170, 180.

Oh my God.

190, 200.

220, 240.

VO: The bidders have suddenly come alive.

£300.

£300 on the right-hand side at 300.

300 and it sells.

(GAVEL) PHILIP: £300.

JB: See, I... HH: James!

I saved the best till last.

VO: What a way to finish the auction, with a tremendous reversal of fortune for James, wiping out every loss he's made.

Right, lunch is on you, that's it.

Definitely lunch on me.

Lobster and champagne.

Right, OK, you've said it.

Right, let's go.

VO: Yeah but not before we total it all up.

New girl Helen started this final leg of the road trip with £153.18 and it's been a baptism of fire because, after auction costs, she made a loss of £54.60, ending her trip with just £98.58.

Bad luck.

Whilst old hand James kicked off with £300.26, and, after costs, has seen his money go through the roof, making an impressive profit of £188.82, making him not only today's winner, but also the winner of the week's road trip with a thumping great £489.08.

The profits of which of course go to Children In Need.

Should we do a victory photo?

JB: OK. HH: Yeah?

Come on.

VO: Whilst James celebrates victory, Helen is magnanimous in defeat.

HH: I'm gonna miss you.

JB: I'm gonna miss you.

VO: We've been on the road with two superstars.

Oh, it's Jack Nicholson.

It is.

I've whipped back from the Mediterranean especially to do this shopping today.

VO: And what a week it's been - ha!

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: The Road Trip's never easy, but it's certainly a lot of fun.

Oh!

(THEY LAUGH) JB: That is a Worzel hat.

MAN: Ange Cotter gave me that.

(WHISTLE BLOWS, HORN PARPS) Nice.

VO: Safe journey home, you two.

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