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

That hurts.

What do you think?

VO: The aim?

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

There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.

What have I done?!

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

JAMES: Put your back into it!

THOMAS: Shut up, James.

JAMES: Come on!

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip!

Yeah!

It's the fourth day of this road trip and we're motoring along in a classic 1950s Morris Minor with our experts, Thomas Plant and James Lewis.

And these gents seem to be bonding.

JAMES (JL): How old are you, James?

THOMAS (TP): 39.

I thought you were 50.

(CHUCKLES) Thanks, Thomas!

VO: Thomas Plant is an experienced valuer and auctioneer, with a huge font of knowledge.

Wasn't the telephone invented in Scotland?

Wasn't it?

I think it was.

VO: He's up against James Lewis, who's been in the antiques business for over 20 years.

It's cracked, it's chipped, guaranteed profit.

VO: Thomas's original £200 starter pack has only risen to a tiny £220.66.

VO: And he's feeling the pressure.

I'm completely gutted.

VO: Whereas James's original £200 has multiplied to a massive £1,032.92!

Wow!

I'm pleased at that.

I bet you are.

VO: This week, Thomas and James will be traveling over 800 miles, looping their way from the Scottish west coast, up to the Highlands, down to the Lowlands and back again, eventually finishing up at the country's capital city, Edinburgh.

But on this leg, they're starting off in Tarland, Aberdeenshire, and heading south for an auction in the ancient capital of Dunfermline.

VO: Just over 30 miles west of Aberdeen, Tarland is a quiet and pretty village with breathtaking scenery.

Wow, great views.

JL: Beautiful.

TP: Go and spend some money.

Are you going to come in as well?

No, no, no.

I've got other shops to go...

I've got bigger fish to fry!

Alright, calm down.

Don't forget to pick me up.

VO: Tower Workshop is a family-run business, whose stock includes 17th to 19th century antiques.

Lovely.

These sort of mirrors, encrusted with flowers, were made from the 18th century right the way through to the present day.

VO: With over £1,000 though in his pocket, surely he can afford a splurge?

Feeling under pressure, under pressure.

VO: Owner George steps in, and takes James to see his secret stash in the shed.

JL: How much is the mangle?

I would need £35 for that.

Those things are an absolute nightmare.

They should be worth so much more than they are.

What I'll do is I'll get the guys to pull it out for you and you can have a better look at it.

Alright.

The quite nice thing about this, James, is it's got a name, the name on the top, the Northern Co-operative Society, which was a big thing up here at one time.

So you're buying a bit of social history here as well, it's not just a useful item.

I've never used one myself, but I think this one's in pretty good condition, to be honest.

The casters are still all there, the wheels.

It's all fairly original.

And it still works.

I can see that making 15, 20, 25 quid at auction.

35 tops.

Hm.

No, 35 is my bottom on it.

Yeah.

Somebody'll walk in, and they'll say, "You know this, I'm gonna have that."

And they'll think it's for nothing.

It's got a bit of woodworm.

Yeah, well all good pieces do.

A bit of woodworm.

A bit of woodworm.

I've got a little bit myself, you know!

But er... No, I think it's worth every penny.

There's no movement at all?

Have a think.

Have a think.

I'm thinking.

What are you thinking?

I'm thinking.

I hate it when people fight me over fivers, you know.

I wasn't...

I wasn't going to try and fight you over a fiver, it was gonna be a bit more than that!

35 I think is... you know.

JL: Is it?

DEALER: Yeah.

Right.

OK. Decision made, that's a no.

Alright.

Let's move on.

Let's try something else.

OK. VO: Ah.

Seems George isn't making much headway with James.

Whereas Thomas is moseying five miles south to his first shop in Dinnet.

Auld Alliance Antiques is a Road Trip regular.

It's an Aladdin's cave, filled to the brim with various bric-a-brac, where you're likely to find anything, including the occasional gem, all curated by owner Dave and partner Jane.

But James is just sort of thrashing me... ..and I just don't know what to do.

I've got to stop looking at antiques, start looking at junk.

It's the only way forward.

VO: Maybe Dave can point Thomas in the right direction.

Have you got some interesting things in your box?

I dunno, I just got that the other day, like, so you can have a... Can I have a rummage?

Yeah, you can have a rummage if you like.

Has this sort of been bought from your local auction?

You never know what I might find.

Mostly rubbish, like.

As much as I like to buy antiques... Yeah!

..in the past few weeks, I've been buying them and they've been bombing.

VO: Thomas has spotted an assorted mix of period hunting and training crops.

I quite like this one.

That's quite swi... And I like that... Cuz it's obviously for the military.

And it's got its little number there.

I like things like that.

Has that got to be a lot of money, or is it..?

Not very much.

Wouldn't be more than a tenner.

Well, I can think about it.

No, that's great.

And that... What's...

This is a silver one.

And that's a hunting crop.

It's quite nice.

And what's that one got to be?

About 15.

Oh.

Nice silver bit on there.

I like those, I like those.

I like those, oh, I'll think about those, that's good.

Have a thinky-poo.

Have a thinky-poo?

Yeah, a thinky-poo.

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Hello.

Looks like James has something to have a thinky-poo over, too.

I've got a very interesting lamp in here.

I bet you've never seen another one of these on your travels this week.

Oh my goodness, it's revolting.

Look at that for a piece of interesting...

It's a work of art.

Oh!

It's again a bit of social history.

How much is that?

£20.

It's vile.

I bet you make money on that.

It's vile.

I bet you make money on it.

It's vile.

I actually...

I don't want it.

I don't want it!

VO: This is a Murano glass table lamp, with figures in 18th century dress.

Murano is renowned for its quality and design, although James might not be keen on this one.

The £20 George is asking though seems a steal.

The price also includes a ruby glass figure of the Italian court and a sculpted bird.

Gosh.

DEALER: Just buy the three pieces off me, go on.

Would you like that in your furniture room?

Um... No.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, James.

And this is definitely the case with these two pieces.

Quack quack.

And the lamp.

Three pieces James, do a deal with me.

Go on.

James, I think you're tired.

Do you want a lie down?

JL: They deserve to be ground up and put as road fill, they have nothing about them whatsoever.

Oh, James.

Look, we could light this up for you if you don't believe it works.

I'll give you a tenner.

I can't do it for a tenner.

I'll give you a tenner for the three, and you should be begging me to take them.

Yes, I think it's a good thing, that.

JL: No you don't.

DEALER: I do.

You know it's rubbish.

DEALER: No, I don't.

JL: You do.

DEALER: Do I?

JL: Yes.

Oh.

You just bought yourself a lamp!

(LAUGHS) You've really talked me into that one.

I think it'll do well, you know, and see when you do, I'm on halfers.

VO: The art glass trio are very collectable so James should be happy to snap them up!

I think he's met his match with this silver-tongued salesman though.

Do you think I should have bought the mangle?

No.

Yeah, I tell you what I'll do, I'll give you a fiver off it.

I don't want the mangle.

It's a nice thing, the quality, it's all there.

I don't want the mangle.

I bet you that'll do well, and I'll tell you, in Dunfermline, they still use them!

(LAUGHS) I don't want a mangle.

Did you not think of that?

No.

Go on, have a go with me.

I'll give you a cheeky bid of 15 quid.

Oh no.

If it makes 35, by the time I get a full commission off, I've made 15 on it.

I can't do it.

I know you can't.

Look, that's what I wanted to come and spend, and that's what I've spent.

Oh dear.

That's pathetic.

That won't keep me going long!

Another two for the mangle, and that's it.

Yeah?

You've just bought a mangle.

Whay!

I'd have taken 15, but I just wanted to keep you going.

Oh!

Don't you even start that.

VO: So, after all that, George has managed to sell James a mangle, two glass figurines and a lamp that he doesn't want.

All for £30.

It's vile.

It's disgusting, it has no class.

It's cracked, it's chipped, guaranteed profit.

VO: I think George could sell anything - what a charming bloke!

Let's see how Thomas is getting on.

He seems to have found a rather odd object.

You sometimes want to go up to people and think, "Can I just measure you?

I want to see what you're like."

And then measure their proportions.

Don't you ever feel that?

VO: Er, no - silly boy!

But this 19th century steel contraption was used for measuring.

They have a ticket price of £25.

I like those, and I like the crops, I do like the crops.

They've got silver tops, and they're made...

I like the silver one, it's quite sweet, that.

I like this.

I'm not quite sure what it is, but it's got an adjustable... Yeah, no it's good that.

You know, it's adjustable height.

So I think it might be for hanging game or something like that.

Can that be a good price?

Yeah.

Do that for £15 or something.

Oh yeah, brilliant.

Can I buy that?

Yeah, if you want to.

TP: 15.

DEALER: Yeah.

Yeah, that's £15, that's great.

Yeah.

I can't decide about those dividers... What?

VO: I think he's referring to the calipers.

How much is the dividers?

VO: They're not dividers, they're calipers.

DEALER: Did I say anything?

TP: You didn't say anything.

DEALER: I didn't.

TP: You didn't say a sausage.

DEALER: Have 'em for a tenner.

TP: A tenner.

VO: Thomas's bill comes to a grand total of £50.

Right, time for some negotiations.

Can I give you a straight 50?

Yeah, I suppose so.

You suppose so?

I suppose so.

VO: Oh, not quite what I was expecting Thomas.

There's £50.

VO: Well, at least he's stuck to his plan of buying the curious - let's hope it pays off.

Whilst in Tarland village, James decides to take a break from shopping to pay homage to the nearby MacRobert Trust.

The foundation for the trust is at Douneside House, which has a remarkable but tragic story, and has left a permanent legacy with the Royal Air Force.

Complete with 15 acres of magnificent gardens and grounds with spectacular views, this was the MacRoberts' family home until Lady MacRobert's death in 1954.

Bob, great to see you.

James, welcome to the MacRobert Trust.

Thank you very much.

And to Douneside House.

VO: Chief executive of the MacRobert Trust Bob Joseph shows us around.

The story starts with Sir Alexander MacRobert, co-founder of the British India Corporation, and his American-born wife, Lady Rachel MacRobert.

The family were extremely wealthy, but they were also philanthropic.

He built for his workers in India, the Georgina MacRobert Hospital in Kanpur.

He was awarded his knighthood in 1910 for his generosity in India.

JL: Gosh.

VO: Sir Alexander MacRobert died in 1922, leaving behind his wife, and their three sons - Alasdair, Roderic and Iain.

Sadly this was only the start of a terrible family tragedy.

Three boys, all killed in aviation.

Oh, really?

One before the war, in 1938, and two during the war, in 1941.

Within five weeks of each other, can you imagine that?

Her very first response was to sit down at the desk and write a check for £25,000, which she sent to Sir Archibald Sinclair, the secretary of state for air, and she said, "Please buy a bomber."

The only stipulation she made was that the bomber should be named MacRobert's Reply.

"My reply to the loss of my sons."

VO: Lady MacRobert had shown incredible fortitude in the face of tragedy.

The chosen bomber was a Stirling.

And in October 1941, it was handed over to Flying Officer PJS Boggis, who flew it on 12 operational missions.

Looking in great order, but the original one didn't survive?

It did not survive the war.

It, er, crashed over Denmark, with the loss of seven crew.

VO: Still determined to help, Lady MacRobert donated a further £20,000 to purchase four Hurricane fighters in 1942.

They were sent to RAF operations in the Middle East.

Three were named after her sons, and the fourth after her.

These acts of generosity cemented a charitable legacy for the MacRoberts name.

BOB: Ever since this very first aeroplane, there has always been a MacRobert's Reply... Really?

..flying in the Air Force, and...

Even now?

Even now, it's currently a Tornado GR4.

Somewhat different.

15 Squadron, RAF Lossiemouth.

And we see it here quite a lot, erm, because we are essentially in the training area.

VO: Buried in the gardens at Douneside, Lady MacRobert's spirit still informs the work of the MacRobert Trust, which helps the forces, young people, and the countryside, as this is what her boys would have wanted, should they have lived.

Lovely.

I think we need a few more like her.

VO: Thomas drives 40 minutes east to Drumoak for his last shop of the day.

Drumoak is a quaint village in Aberdeenshire.

Located nearby lies the grounds of the 13th century Drum Castle, which is the oldest intact castle owned by the National Trust for Scotland.

Thomas is in a hurry to close the gap on James.

Although if you were driving behind him, you wouldn't know it.

Hmm... his final destination appears to be a caravan site.

Hello.

Hello.

How are you?

Fine, thank you.

How are you?

Good.

This is your lock up, is it?

This is the lock up.

VO: Dealer Susan keeps everything and anything here.

She had to start selling out of necessity, as there was no more room in her house to keep all the bits she started collecting.

This is the strangest place I've ever bought antiques.

Oh, I don't know whether to take that as a compliment, but I will try to.

It's a compliment!

VO: Don't be put off, Thomas - there are hidden treasures within this storage trailer.

So come on boy, get rummaging.

This is a Road Trip first.

This is like doing a valuation, you know.

This is like going to somebody's house as an auctioneer.

I spend my life on my knees.

I think I'm gonna have to get these trousers laundered.

VO: Getting dirty might have paid off.

Got some pens here.

Oh, my knees, my knees!

My knees.

This is a nippy number three.

That must be good.

Oh, it's fine and rare, fine and rare, Susan.

VO: Thomas has unearthed a marbled, art decoed Conway Stewart 14-karat gold-nibbed fountain pen - with matching pencil and two spare pencils.

Oh yes.

They're kept in a 1935 Cadbury's jubilee tin.

TP: They're quite sweet, really.

People like them, you know.

They look good.

And then you've got this extraordinary Victorian thing, like an oil lamp.

But I can't remember if I sold one of these before.

It just needs a bit of replacing.

But it does...

It's for something, and I wonder if it's a table lighter.

VO: It is, Thomas - a 1920s silver plated gentleman's cigar table lighter, modeled as an oil lamp.

However that and the pen set don't appear to have a ticket price.

That's handy.

Who knows?

They might even be free!

That'd be good, wouldn't it?

How much are these?

£4, and the tin.

(CHUCKLES) £20.

Give you a tenner for them.

£20, and I'll give you that genie lamp as a pressie.

Well, no... As long as you promise to win.

James Lewis has got £1,000, and it's burning a hole in his pocket.

He's spent £1,000...

So why didn't I get James?!

Well, you got me instead.

Would you prefer me or James?

VO: Yes Susan - we don't always get what we wish for.

Doesn't stop Thomas trying though.

I know it sounds mean of me, but £20 is going to be a bit too much.

Well, 15?

I still think at 15...

I mean, they're sort of fun little things.

With the lamp thrown in.

With the lamp thrown in, 15 with the lamp.

Um, would you do me £10 for those two?

Go on.

And if you don't win, you come back and buy me ice cream.

I'll buy you ice cream, I promise.

Done.

I promise, I'll buy you ice cream.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

VO: Cor, that Susan's nice.

I wonder if she'll get her ice cream.

The boys have had a hard day's shop, so it's time to rest up.

Nighty-night!

It's the start of a new day, and we join James Lewis and Thomas Plant in their trusty Morris Minor enjoying the open road and the majesty of the Scottish countryside.

TP: Look, cows!

VO: Oh Thomas, you're so easily impressed.

So far, Thomas has spent £60 on four lots.

Two contraptions, two hunting and training crops and a 1930s Conway Stewart writing set.

The lucky boy was also given this 1920s cigar table lighter by the lovely Susan - leaving him with £160.66 for today's shopping.

I'll buy you an ice cream, I promise.

Done.

VO: Whereas James has spent £30 on two items that he didn't even want!

A Murano glass table lamp and two glass figures.

Plus, an 1870s Aberdeen mangle.

Meaning he's very much in the money, still with £1,002.92.

You've really talked me into that one!

VO: The boys are heading 50 miles south to Kirriemuir.

However, there's been a hitch.

The Morris has broken down.

We have been smelling a funny smell, haven't we?

I thought that was you.

And to be honest with you, James... Do you know what you're looking for?

TP: Not, really, no.

JL: No, I wouldn't... Can I just suggest we get a taxi?

TP: Or hitch.

VO: The gents still have plenty to do so Thomas gets a lift from a kind neighbor, as he wants to explore Kirriemuir.

Thank you very much, thank you.

Have a lovely day.

VO: Whilst James takes a taxi half an hour east to Letham, as he wants to get back to business.

Hello there.

I'm James, nice to see you.

I'm Barbara.

Wow, this place is full!

VO: It's not been a great start to the day.

So let's hope Lovejoy Antiques will cheer him up.

Shop owner Barbara is on hand if needs be.

I'm interested in everything, really.

I mean, I don't mind having a gamble at something, you know, that's a few hundred pounds.

I'd prefer to buy something expensive than something cheap.

VO: Really?

Actions speak louder than words, James.

Oh, £1,445.

DEALER: Break the piggy bank.

JL: Jeez.

VO: Has he spotted something to make him part with his cash?

The creamware jug, made somewhere around 18... 1830, 1840, probably.

VO: Yep, it's 19th century - with a painting that commemorates the iron bridge over the River Wear, in Sunderland.

One of the most famous iron bridges of its time.

However, it's slightly damaged.

Hand-painted, which is nice.

And creamware doesn't matter so much if it's damaged, because it's very soft, and therefore it chips every easily.

But they're not easy things to sell.

I have got on it 190, so 150 would be my best.

OK, yeah, I was thinking about two figures.

DEALER: 130.

I'm gonna be really cheeky.

60 to £100 is what I think it would go at auction.

DEALER: (CHUCKLES) Oh no, I couldn't.

Anywhere close?

How would 110 suit you?

Oh!

105?

Tiny bit.

100?

It's the best, very, very best.

OK.

In that case... JL: ..I'll buy your jug.

DEALER: Right.

Thank you very much, thank you.

100.

Thanks very much.

Thank you very much.

VO: Back in Kirriemuir, Thomas has taken time out to feel inspired.

It's a charming and historic town in the county of Angus and is best known as the birthplace of JM Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan.

Believe it or not, this unassuming terrace is where world famous playwright James Matthew Barrie was born to handloom weaver David Barrie and Margaret Ogilvy, the daughter of a stonemason.

Now part of the National Trust for Scotland.

Thomas will find out how Barrie's story began.

Hello.

JOHN: Hi, Thomas, how you doing?

TP: Good, thank you.

Come in, let me tell you a bit about this room.

VO: John McKenna is our tour guide.

The room we're in just now is the family living room.

Everything happened in this room - cooking, eating, sleeping.

Who'd have slept there?

That'd be the children.

It's a box bed, they call it top to toe, so the kids would all be squeezed in in concertina fashion.

And then mum and dad would have next door.

VO: Barrie was the ninth of 10 children, and this is where he would have heard the fantastical stories from his mother and grandmother - those that found their way into his writings, particularly Peter Pan.

However, this room also holds sad memories.

When he was six years old, there was a tragedy in the family.

His brother literally, within a couple of days of his 14th birthday, died in a tragic skating accident.

They brought the body home, and they presented it on the table for the wake.

No!

And it affected Jamie Barrie deeply.

That's awful.

VO: Barrie's mother, Margaret, was devastated by David's loss.

When he heard her crying, he tried to console her by mimicking his deceased brother and dressed up in his clothes.

How sad is that?

My personal opinion is that's the way Barrie always consoled himself about his brother's death, knowing the fact that his brother wouldn't ever grow up to be a man, and he then invented this whole fantasy about Peter Pan and this Neverland.

So Neverland, never grow up... Never grow up, Neverland, yeah.

VO: The ground floor of the cottage has been transformed to resemble Barrie's London apartments, including the desk on which he used to write his now-famous stories.

That is the original manuscript for Peter Pan, the play.

Really?

1904 was the original stage production.

It went into intense rehearsals, and what was really interesting about it is, Barrie actually wrote five different endings.

I'd love to find out what the other four were.

VO: This room holds many artifacts, including Barrie's glasses and a letter from his dear friend, Captain Scott of the Antarctic.

When they discovered Scott's body, they found a letter written to JM Barrie.

They were great friends, and Scott, here he is, dying in the tent in the wilderness of the Arctic, pleading with Barrie to look after his children.

"..very comfortless spot.

"Hope this letter may be found and sent to you.

"I write a word of farewell."

Now, if I was in the Antarctic, and I was writing a farewell letter, I wouldn't be writing to somebody who was godfather to my... Well, I might do.

JOHN: But that's who... That's the high regard people had for Jamie Barrie, and it's only when you see something as significant as a letter of this nature that you suddenly realize there was more to the man than you could ever encapsulate in his writings.

VO: Although he was married to actress Margaret Ansell for 15 years, Barrie had no children.

He drew upon his own childhood experiences for his inspiration.

And he sat in this very seat to write a lot of his celebrated work, including Peter Pan.

Can you tell me what that is?

It's a pirate, and what's that up there?

It's a galleon.

It is a boat.

Yeah, and then over here, you've got Tinkerbell.

So Barrie's sitting here, runs out of inspiration, and what does he do?

He's trying to visualize...

He's taking it out of his head and he's making into a form so that he can draw from that form to continue with his play or his novel.

VO: Barrie remained devoted to the town of Kirriemuir, and kept in touch with his friends and family whilst pursuing his London literary life.

In 1930, he donated a cricket pavilion and a camera obscura to the town and was made a freeman of Kirriemuir, in recognition of his literary achievements.

He was very humble.

He could have been buried in Poets' Corner, and was buried in Kirriemuir with his family.

VO: This man of modest origin received a baronetcy, the Order of Merit and many other honors.

However, if you visit his grave, you will simply see James Matthew Barrie.

Unassuming to the very end.

Thank you very much, John.

I'm glad you enjoyed yourself, nice to meet you.

It's been a real, real pleasure.

VO: Meanwhile, as the Morris Minor is still out of action, James takes a taxi from Letham and heads south to Glencarse for his final shop.

VO: Oh dear, he is really pooped!

DRIVER: I hope you find lots of bargains!

(CHUCKLES) Thank you.

VO: Springing into action, James enters Michael Young Antiques.

Established in 1887, this shop is third generation.

Ah, Michael.

Hello.

James.

Nice to see you.

VO: It has an extensive collection of fine quality items dating from the Georgian and Victorian eras.

JL: How flexible are you on these?

They're 150 - what do you suggest?

I was thinking a lot less.

VO: These are four assorted nine-karat-gold brooches.

They include an amethyst and an art-deco nine-karat-gold bar.

I was thinking £20 each, something like that?

80 quid.

Do you want to make it the round 100?

I think they've got to be worth 100.

Four of these gold brooches.

Should be a profit in those.

Right, OK, I'll think on those.

VO: Back on the road, and in a cab, Thomas is making his way to join James at Michael Young Antiques.

I'm quite excited about the next shop, it's my last shop of this leg.

If there is something which catches my eye and it slips in with another lot, I'm gonna do it.

Otherwise, I don't really mind.

VO: Interesting tactics for your last wow item for auction.

Hello James.

Ah!

Fancy seeing you here!

I thought I might have had a bit more of a head start.

VO: Thomas wastes no time in scanning the shop.

Oh, sugar.

VO: Steady.

Back on the other side of the shop, James seems to have found his star buy.

JL: I quite like that.

This is such a rare thing.

A bit of Chinese bronze.

That would... That surface would have been polished so that you would literally have had it as a hand mirror, so you put the loop there through the back, put your hand through there, and just use it as a hand mirror for dressing.

Been on a lady's dressing table.

VO: Before the use of bronze mirrors, people simply reflected their faces by filling a basin with water.

This mirror's apparently from the Song Dynasty, 1200 AD.

And it's priced at £200, but Michael is open to negotiation.

Do you want to give me 100 for it?

If I paid you 100, I'd lose.

So you don't want to give me 100 for it.

I think that's the most it would make.

For me, I love it.

But how frustrating it would be... ..if the room just didn't understand it and didn't respond to how wonderful it is.

50 quid any good?

Is there anything else you want?

VO: James has got his eye on two promising lots - Michael wanted £100 for the four gold brooches.

So maybe he'll reduce the price of the mirror.

That, we were talking about 50.

Would you take 120 if I bought the two?

That and that.

Let's do it and see how they go.

Yeah.

Thank you very much.

You've got a deal.

Thank you.

Thank you.

VO: Over on the other side of the shop, Thomas seems to have spotted something.

This is a 19th century cast iron fountain spout.

DEALER: Superb.

TP: Yeah.

DEALER: Nice to have that in your garden.

It would be, yeah.

It's a good thing.

What would you expect to get that... For that?

Oh, 20 quid or something like that, I don't know.

I don't know what it's worth, but I'll take 20 quid for it.

DEALER: It's a bit of fun.

TP: £20?

DEALER: Yeah, yeah.

TP: I quite like that.

Yeah, it's fun, isn't it?

I like that very much.

I do think that's rather fun.

Could I...

I have to ask.

Could I ask, could I give you 15 for it?

You could, yes.

Could I?

Would you accept that?

DEALER: I'd be glad, yeah.

TP: Would you?

Be very glad for you to have it, and I hope you put it up in your garden, instead of it going to auction room!

I'd love to put it up in my garden.

But I think that's fun.

Yes.

I think it's fun, so 15?

Thanks very much indeed.

Thank you very much, Michael.

A pleasure.

VO: Well, Thomas's tactic was not to spend big.

This bespoke water feature definitely ticks that box.

I think he's lovely.

VO: Well, will James agree?

It's time for the gents to reveal their lots.

Come on.

What have you got?

It doesn't look that much, but there you are.

I've gone for... random things.

You certainly have.

I like them.

Nice.

And this is an agricultural measurer.

JL: Is it to measure girth?

TP: Is it to measure girth?

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Put that down, before someone gets hurt!

TP: This is silver, this is nice.

JL: No!

Solid silver mounted one?

Yeah, it's 1895.

Bend over.

VO: Oh Thomas!

And this is First World War.

Oh, it's a regimental one.

Yeah, artillery.

And it's got the early number on, look.

4273.

Oh, put it down.

VO: James looks worried - what will Thomas think of his items though?

That's a big showy lot, isn't it?

The lamp.

That's impressive.

Impressive?

It's vulgar.

TP: No, it's great.

JL: Vile.

Look at that.

Look at it.

No, it's marvelous, James.

I think there's £150 there.

Don't be ridiculous!

No, there is.

It's chipped.

No, it's gonna make good money.

How much did you pay for it?

If I paid 100, is that too much?

Yeah.

Far too much.

I paid a tenner.

Oh, how did you do that?

Cuz I thought it was just horrid.

JL: Oh, I love that.

Very nice, very early, Chinese, and presumably it's bronze?

And it's a mirror, cuz that would be polished.

It's very early, 1300s?

1400s?

JL: Yeah, I think so.

50 quid.

Oh!

£50.

I want it for me.

You can't have it.

Four lots.

Where's number five?

Aha.

It's blending in to its surroundings so well.

Is it?

Oh!

It looks like something that should be in a railway station.

It's a mangle.

Is it heavy?

Oh!

God, that's heavy.

That's heavy, isn't it?

It'd have been fun getting that in the Morris.

TP: What did you pay?

JL: 20 quid.

Oh, perfect.

Well, let's see if I get a whipping at the auction, eh?

I don't think you will, James, you will trash me.

Oh, I'm sure I will.

(CHUCKLES) VO: In your dreams.

OK, let's find out what they really think.

Oh, Thomas has been so careful.

Not a single risk.

Everything he's bought is gonna be a profit.

All those lovely bits of big Murano figures, £10?

Gonna make 100.

On the whole, he's done rather, rather well.

If he doesn't make a profit, the world's bonkers.

VO: This leg of the road trip started north in Tarland, worked its way to Dinnet, then east to Drumoak, then 50 miles to Kirriemuir, with a stop in Letham.

And then headed south to Glencarse, before ending up in Dunfermline for the auction.

Dunfermline has one of the best-preserved medieval landscapes in Scotland.

It's also well known as the birthplace of Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie, who led the expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century.

At last, the Morris is back on the road.

So.

Profits or losses?

Realistically, I should be in for a profit.

VO: Well, you've played it safe - so here's hoping.

Family run business Castleblair Auctions is today's battle ground.

Auctioneer Paul Heggie predicts Thomas and James's fortunes.

The mangle I like.

A lot of people don't like them, but I do, cuz we seem to be able to sell them very well.

I was really surprised with the font.

It's a really, really nice piece.

And it's not often that we see these turning up for auction, so I was quite surprised.

VO: Thomas began this leg with £220.66 and spent a cautious £75 on five auction lots.

Thank you very much.

VO: However James started with an impressive £1,032.92, and spent £250, also on five auction lots.

You've really talked me into that one!

VO: Right take your seats, we're off.

You've been given a booster seat!

I haven't been given a booster seat, James.

You little man, you.

VO: First up is Thomas's 19th century cast iron fountain head.

PAUL: £28.

TP: 28.

Under bidders are out, 28, bid, 30, 32.

35.

38.

40.

42.

45.

Book bids are out at 45, we're on the phone at 45, 48.

50.

Five.

55 I'm bid now, all finished at 55.

Last look at 55.

(GAVEL) TP: 55.

Was that 55?

Well done, well done.

VO: That water feature has given Thomas a great start - and boosted his morale!

TP: Whoa!

JL: Fighting.

Fighting back, making back that profit.

VO: James splashed the cash with this damaged creamware jug - will his spending pay off?

Lots of bids on this one again, I can start the bidding here at £35... Oh no!

35, 35 on this one, at 35...

It'll be fine, sh, calm down.

Calm down.

..45, 48, 50.

55.

Calm down.

JL: No!

PAUL: On the phone at 55.

PAUL: All finished at 55... TP: On the phone.

60.

Five.

70.

Five.

PAUL: 80 to my left, at 80... JL: Argh!

Calm down, James.

PAUL: 80, last look, £80.

JL: No!

(GAVEL) JL: (FEIGNS SOBBING) TP: You lost money on that one.

VO: How dramatic!

But this loss of £20 won't dent James's extraordinary lead.

There you go.

You spend more than £100... You make a loss.

VO: Will Thomas's hunting and training crops whip the crowd into a frenzy?

£50 for it, 50, 40, 30 to start it, surely worth £30?

£30 I'm bid.

30 bid, 30 on the lot, £30 offered.

32.

35.

38.

40.

42.

45.

48 to my left, at £48.

New bid at 50.

On the book bid at 55.

60.

Book's out at 60, we're on the floor again at 60, all finished at £60.

Last look 60.

(GAVEL) 60, that's not bad.

Well done.

That's a good profit.

VO: Definitely!

Thomas seems to be moving in the right direction.

Sweet smell of profit!

VO: James is now pinning his hopes on this group of gold brooches.

£75 bid on the book.

75, at 75, 80.

Five.

90.

Five.

100.

100 here, at five.

110.

All finished at 110, last look at 110.

Ooh good profit, James.

Really good profit.

Pleased.

VO: Thanks goodness - and no more dramatics.

You look sort of... smug.

Smug?

Smug, £40, that's brilliant, really, isn't it?

VO: Thomas got a real bargain with this pen set - let's hope it's not a write off.

I can start on the book at 15 then... Oh dear, 15.

16, 18.

20.

22.

25, book's at 25... Told you, 25.

All finished at 25?

Last look at £25.

(GAVEL) Pleased?

Show some sort of reaction?

VO: An excellent profit for Thomas, who also has his poker face on.

Now time for that 1870s Aberdeen mangle that James didn't want.

Lots and lots of interest on this one... Lots and lots, it's quite attractive.

I can start the bidding here at £60.

Under bidders are all out.

60 bid, 60 on the lot.

£60 on the mangle at £60, 65, 70.

We're on the book at £70, all finished at £70, on the book bid at 70, last look at £70.

Uhng!

70.

What do you mean, "uhng"?

VO: The unloved mangle has had the last laugh, as it's wrung out a great profit for James.

Would you have paid 35 for it?

No.

I would have left it.

Yeah, so would I. VO: Next up is the cigar lighter that Thomas got for free.

£5 for it then?

£5 bid, six... A fiver, six hands up on that.

..10, 12, 15.

Lady's bid at £18.

£18, I'm not worried about it.

JL: It's alright.

PAUL: ..at £18.

Could have made a bit more, I think, that one.

But hey, it doesn't matter.

VO: This silver-plated genie-style wick trimmer gave Thomas a much needed - although petite - profit.

James really did value this ancient mirror, but will the crowd see its worth?

PAUL: £50 bid.

JL: Jeez.

..five, 60.

Five.

70.

Five.

Calm down, James.

80.

Let it go.

90.

Five.

100.

And 10 on the lot, 110.

New bidder at 120.

130.

See?

Told you.

All finished at £130?

Last look at 130.

(GAVEL) JL: Yay!

It's alright TP: There you are.

Come on.

VO: "Alright"?

Surely that profit is something to shout about!

Leave me alone.

Don't be such a baby!

VO: Now, will these quirky 19th century contraptions yield Thomas the profit he needs?

£10 to start it then?

£10 bid, 10, 12.

15.

18.

New bid at 20.

20 at the back, at £20, 22.

25.

28.

Last look, £28.

Ugh.

28.

What do you mean, "ugh"?

What do you mean, "ugh"?

Well, ugh!

It was a profit.

VO: Yes James, it is.

But Thomas won't see much of his £3 profit after auction costs.

James didn't want this glass family of figurines or the Murano table lamp.

We can start the book bid at 20, then.

PAUL: 20 bid, 20 on the lot.

22.

25.

28.

30.

32.

35.

38.

40.

It's going round the room.

42.

45.

48.

50.

New bid at £50.

PAUL: All finished at £50?

TP: New bid at 50, walking in.

Last look, £50.

(GAVEL) JL: 50, very good.

£40 profit.

Yeah.

I thought actually, properly, it should have made another...

Probably a one in front of that.

VO: The classic design of Murano speaks for itself - and at last its value has been appreciated!

You thought it was worth 150?

TP: They're rare things.

JL: Yeah.

They are... Like that, in that condition, are rare.

VO: Thomas started this leg with £220.66.

After paying auction costs, and making a profit of £77.52, that leaves him with a decent £298.18.

James started with a whopping £1,032.92 and after auction costs made a £110.80 profit, boosting his piggy bank to £1,143.72 and making him the clear winner of this leg.

So, how do you feel?

A profit - that's a rare thing for you, Thomas, a profit.

No, there's no need.

There's no need to behave like that, Mr Lewis.

VO: Maybe this is the start of Thomas's fight back!

Next time on Antiques Road Trip, our chaps have trouble on four wheels...

I think we might have a flat.

VO: ..and fun on two.

I'm attempting a turn!

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