VOICEOVER (VO): Some of the nation's favorite celebrities... Sensational!

VO: ..one antiques expert each... (THEY CHUCKLE) Look at this, look at this.

THEO: Ah!

THOMAS: See?

VO: ..and one big challenge - who can seek out and buy the best antiques at the very best prices... (LAUGHTER) We really have got to make a profit, and I really have got to win.

VO: ..and auction them for a big profit further down the road?

THOMAS AND THEO: Yes!

VO: Who will spot the good investments?

Who will listen to advice?

And who will be the first to say, "Do you know who I am?"

Time put your metal to the pedal.

This is the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.

Yeah!

VO: Roaring through this Road Trip challenge in a 1939 Jaguar SS are two fiery dragons who have left their dens for the unfamiliar world of antiques.

DEBORAH (DM): Theo, do you know anything about antiques?

THEO (TP): Not a lot.

I couldn't tell the difference between a Staffordshire piece of pottery and a Stafford bull terrier.

Ah yeah, but you know what Staffordshire pottery is, so that's...

I'm not sure I believe you.

VO: Gambling her multi-million pound business reputation is Dragon's Den Deborah Meaden who got rich from the holiday business.

And watch out for that famous on-screen scowl.

I am out.

VO: But really she's human like the rest of us.

There's a fiver missing somewhere.

I've obviously lost £5.

You can't trust me with money.

# Money talks... # VO: Deborah's going head to head with fellow dragon and arch rival Theo Paphitis who made his millions turning round failing companies like Ryman, the stationers.

You have just snatched defeat out of the jaws of victory.

I'm out.

VO: But this straight talking retail magnate is a man who knows his own mind.

I've told Thomas... You want a profit.

..I want 100% turn on the money.

VO: Now, the Dragons are masters in their field, but when it comes to antiques they'd be lost without some experts.

So joining them in a Triumph Vitesse are two very responsible helpers.

VO: There's Mark Stacey, veteran valuer and auctioneer with an eye for quality who's got a confession to make.

I have to admit I've got a secret crush on Deborah Meaden.

MARK (MS): I'm going to be putty in her hands.

THOMAS (TP): This is a turn up for the books.

I know.

VO: And Thomas Plant, also an auctioneer who loves jewelry and so is partial to a bit of bling.

I'm excited, actually.

I hope some of their glitter comes off on me and that means I can make some money for once.

Yeah.

That's not going to happen, Tom.

VO: The dragons are used to dealing with hundreds of thousands of pounds of cash, but here, they've got a new mission - to turn a profit on just £400.

VO: So hang on to your vintage car seats because the dragons are a-coming.

VO: Their antiques road trip starts in Honiton in Devon, goes through Taunton and up to Dunster before finishing up at the auction in Crewkerne, Somerset.

VO: And, as luck would have it, this gives Deborah the upper hand because she's a local lass and this is her patch.

So, we're on our way to Honiton.

I actually do come to Honiton, for antiques.

THEO: Why?

DM: Antiques.

Antiques and a very fine cheese shop.

VO: In fact, Honiton has become a center for antique shops and antiquarian books, but originally the market town was best known for its lace and glove making.

So it should be a treasure trove for these road trippers but before a penny can be spent, the dragons need to hook an expert.

Here they come.

Here they are, oh, I can't believe it.

They're here.

They're here.

I'll race you, I'll race you.

Hold on, I can't, I've got traffic on this side!

I'll race you, I'll race you.

VO: Oh, go, Deborah, go.

I'm winning, he's trapped in the car.

THEO: Dear oh dear, oh dear.

MS: Hello.

DM: Hello.

Hi, hello.

I'm Deborah.

TP: I'm Thomas.

DM: Hi Thomas.

TP: Very nice to meet you.

What are you good at then, Mark?

I'm good at it all, Deborah.

Are you?

But I wasn't... suddenly I feel like I'm in the Dragons' Den.

THEO: You have to toss a coin.

No, I think Mark should go with Deborah, because Mark is slightly in love with you.

Oh, well, in that case we can't possibly deny him.

He's been going on about you all morning.

Oh, gosh, I'm going red now, Thomas.

Oh, Deborah this, Deborah that.

You actually are going red.

This might be a match made in heaven, then.

I hope so, I hope so.

Thank you Deborah.

So, you two lovebirds, you can go off that way.

Oh, no, no stop this.

Yeah, come on, off you go.

Come on.

MS: Come on, let's hold hands.

DM: Come on!

(ROMANTIC MUSIC PLAYS) VO: Aw, sweet!

So boys and girls, the shops await.

What's the game plan?

Deborah, have you got any ideas in your mind about what you would like to find?

We've got £400...

Yes.

..to spend, and we can buy up to five items, and we do want to beat Theo and Thomas.

Absolutely we do.

I'm determined we want to beat them.

No, we're going to.

No, no, we're going to.

I like that.

VO: Well that's simple enough.

Theo?

I am a magpie.

So, you like the shiny things, but what else do you like?

Antique wise?

Mechanical, mechanical.

I like things that are mechanical.

I even like wind turbines, windmills... VO: Hmm, windmills - this isn't going to be easy, Thomas.

THEO: I like that.

Yeah, that looks good.

That pond yacht.

You're not giving it any love, are you?

You're giving it no love.

I...

I tell you what, it's just not got enough detail.

It's too basic.

VO: Nice try Thomas.

But it sounds like he's a man who knows what he wants.

I thought from far away that looked like something that was with its original box and was of an age, and it's not.

That's much younger than it looks.

Oh, I like your...

I like your definiteness about things, I like that.

You picked it up, you had a look at it, no.

Snap.

THEO: I go to charity shops.

Why?

Ask me why I go to charity shops.

VO: Hmm, why does a millionaire go to a charity shop?

Erm... because you're a supporter of charity?

Obviously.

Yeah, naturally.

What else do I go in there for?

Ah...

But I look for one thing and one thing only.

Go on, tell me.

45s.

Really?

Vinyls for my jukebox.

VO: Oh, of course, records!

It's obvious, innit?

I've got that one.

I've got that one.

Look at that, I've got that.

Do you get these from people's houses as well?

I'm a cider... Ay, the Worzels.

Here we are.

I am a cider drinker.

This was a local home, was it?

Where are they from?

Somerset.

Somerset?

VO: Put the records down, Theo - this is an antiques competition, not Desert Island Discs.

Thankfully, up the road, our love birds, Deborah and Mark, are taking things a lot more seriously and the talk's all about the opposition.

MS: You know him quite well, don't you, Theo?

Yeah, I... And is he gonna be good at this sort of thing, do you think?

Well, he's definitely going to be a good negotiator.

Is he?

He drives a very hard bargain and he claims not to know anything about antiques, but that doesn't mean anything.

I'm quite happy that he's with Thomas, who doesn't know anything about antiques.

I have so got the best expert!

VO: And maybe Deborah, Mark has the best dragon?

What are you looking at?

That cross.

Oh, that's beautiful.

"Adjustable book stand".

See that looks interesting to me.

What do you think?

It's ivory, that's the only thing.

I'm not sure I could touch it.

VO: Before plastic was invented many items, like piano keys and cutlery handles were made of ivory.

Even so, Deborah will need convincing that it's fine to buy this book rest.

Anything like that, of course, is controversial these days.

It's fine, it's legal to sell these pieces if they're before 1947.

And this certainly is 19th century.

Shall we actually try it on a table?

So, it's like a portable...

It is almost, isn't it?

You can have it as low as that.

Or flat, I guess.

Yes, oh yes.

You can fold that up and it...

Isn't that neat?

Again, I can see it in my house.

I can think actually I would buy that, it's lovely.

I can as well.

VO: Right, well it's £75 - so what do you think?

DEALER: Are you going to make me an offer?

I'd love to make you an offer, but I don't know how rude I can be, you see.

So, could we go to £50?

I was rather hoping we'd get it for 40, because I like working in round numbers and four is Deborah's favorite number, you see, and zero is mine.

I've just adopted four as my favorite number.

If you let us have that for 40, four is definitely, definitely my favorite number.

I can't let that go for 40.

You can't?

45?

I think we've got to say yes for 45.

Yes.

It's got a four on the front of it.

MS: That's wonderful.

VO: So with a united front and one in the bag, Team Meaden head out of town in search of pastures new.

VO: Meanwhile, their rivals Thomas and Theo are still empty-handed.

And there's not a wind turbine in sight.

So, they're also trying their luck in the Grove Antiques shop.

Maybe here Thomas can find something to turn Theo on.

It's not going to be easy.

Good, strong design, that.

Very much my type of thing.

VO: How's it going with Theo, Thomas?

Very definite.

Likes what he likes.

Doesn't like it... we ain't got a chance, so I'm going to suggest a few things I've seen here and you never know, he might quite like them.

There's good things in this room.

This room's interesting, is it?

the arts-and-crafts clock is nice, I quite like that.

Still not getting awfully excited.

Right, you'll love this Indian table.

Hmm.

VO: Oh, it's a bit tense.

Everything here is just absolutely tops, tops, tops, tops, tops.

THOMAS: I'm not giving up just yet, Theo, I'm not going to be beaten.

VO: Oh dear.

He's not keen to put his hand in his pocket, is he?

# Money talks # Money talks Well, I'm listening... # THEO: That's a lot for a print.

# It's so hard to earn your keep # Too many credit card receipts... # That's what you want.

A silverized bronze Spirit of Ecstasy.

Is that a limited edition or anything?

That doesn't look... That looks new.

Look, you can see from the base.

It's a new thing and it's a...

It sounds tinny, doesn't it?

"Silvered bronze Spirit of Ecstasy".

That's about as bronze as I am.

That's not very old, detail on the face, but... THEO: She's good.

VO: Owners of Rolls Royces will know exactly what this is.

It's called the Spirit of Ecstasy, and a much smaller version sits as a mascot on the bonnet of every Rolls Royce.

The image of a woman leaning forwards with her arms outstretched behind her is modeled on Eleanor Velasco Thornton, secret lover to automobile pioneer Lord Montagu of Beaulieu.

It's the first thing you've picked up and it's grabbed you.

THEO: Someone will put it on their desk if they know that was decorative.

VO: Not at that price they won't - £175?

Hello.

Hello.

What have we found?

What we've got, what we've got... come here.

Someone's made a mistake and put a one in front of the 75.

I don't know why anyone...

I don't think that's a mistake, is it?

..would make that mistake.

THOMAS: I think it is a mistake.

I...

I would like... ..to take the one off.

No, I can't do that.

VO: So, it seems the dealer's not here, so it's a phone call.

DEALER: I've got Theo here from Dragon's Den.

They want you to take the one off.

They're prepared to give you 75.

Come on, what's your very, very best?

Neil... Give him here.

Neil, you're a very, very nice man.

VO: I think that's a yes.

Would you believe it?

The owner's knocked £100 off the price and Theo's found something he likes!

Miracles do happen.

VO: Well, onwards and upwards, road trippers.

(HORN TOOTS) VO: With Honiton behind them, Team Paphitis hits the road northeast to Hele near Exeter, giving the boys some "me" time together.

THOMAS: Do you think you are a glass half empty or half full?

Well, I'm always half full, that's the way I am.

That's brilliant.

And Deborah's the same?

Deborah's fabulous.

Duncan, out of all of them, is he the grumpiest?

(AS DUNCAN BANNATYNE) Duncan.

He's a nice fella, don't get me wrong.

He's a nice bloke, does some wonderful things and, um, contributes to this world, but my God he needs to brighten up.

Do you meet socially?

Yeah, well we do all get together.

I mean, myself and Deborah are good friends and even after Dragon's Den I'm sure we'll remain good friends for life.

VO: Friends they may be, but the Dragons are the last thing on Deborah's mind just now.

She's come north to Dunster in Somerset for a spectacular trip down memory lane.

This area holds a load of memories for me.

My parents lived in Dunster, my younger sisters went to a school in Dunster and my older sister got married in the church in Dunster, so there's really a lot, a lot of memories I'm about to walk into.

VO: Apart from the church, this medieval village also has this strange looking building, the yarn market, erected in 1590 when the village was the center of clothing production, to help wool traders shelter from the rain.

But it's not here - it's up there that our Deborah and Mark are heading.

DM: There's the castle.

MS: Oh, yes.

VO: Dunster Castle, with its eye-catching red sandstone and turrets, has sat high up on the hill overlooking the town for hundreds of years.

It was the home of the Luttrell family and on a day like today, all seems peaceful - but this tranquility belies the drama and turmoil that is etched into its history.

MS: Oh, it's beautiful, isn't it?

DM: Isn't it?

MS: Isn't that beautiful.

VO: Martin Harborne has agreed to take our team through the highlights.

MARTIN: Hello there, welcome... MS: I'm Mark.

..to Dunster Castle.

And I'm Martin.

BOTH: Deborah.

MARTIN: And I'm Martin.

DM: Pleased to meet you.

VO: Throughout its long history, Dunster Castle has been no stranger to sieges.

First the Celts and Vikings, then the forces of King Stephen in 1138 and most memorably, the Parliamentarians during the English civil war of 1645.

Upstairs, there's still evidence of the castle's royalist roots.

We call this our King Charles Bedroom, because it's in this room that Charles, the future Charles II, when he was Prince of Wales, young boy, 15 year old, he came here to Dunster Castle to drum up support for the royalist cause.

So, the royal person has lain here?

You can almost see the royal aura rising.

MS: I always... well, steady, on!

And did he get the castle to support the monarchy?

He did.

The castle changed and it became royalist.

VO: But when parliamentary forces laid siege to the castle, hope of a royalist victory faded.

Five months later, the castle and its owner, the Luttrells, surrendered and Cromwell exacted his revenge.

MARTIN: The whole lot, all the walls were demolished, the bastion towers demolished and they were about to demolish the entire, the whole building, everything we've got here, but the Luttrells of the day went up to see Cromwell, swore an allegiance to the new parliament, which was most important, paid a huge fine of millions in our money today...

In today's money?

..in today's money and came back with his letter and they stopped knocking it all down.

But by then, the main fortifications had gone and that ended Dunster as a castle.

VO: Its fighting days may have been over, but the castle's place as a family home for the Luttrells wasn't, and they set about modernizing it, with stunning results.

What I'd like to show you in the dining room... MARTIN: Look up at the ceiling.

MS: Oh.

Oh, look at that.

MARTIN: Now, that is probably one of the most spectacular ceilings in the country.

It was done by Edward Gouge, he was one of the top craftsmen, and it was done in 1681.

And this is carved wood?

No, no, it's plaster.

Plaster.

It's actually a suspended ceiling.

Gosh.

They were so good that he knew that if you put plaster straight onto a ceiling, the room upstairs would flex the floor and it would crack, so he built in a lower ceiling, put the plasterwork on this and built it all up in layers, so it doesn't crack.

And do we know how long it took for him to complete it?

MARTIN: A year.

MS: A year?

MARTIN: A year to do.

That's right.

We have all sorts of little animals and creatures on the ceiling, we've got lots of pigs and there's even a unicorn up there.

There's lots of little cherubs' faces.

Any dragons?

Unfortunately, Deborah, no dragons.

You see, that was nearly a perfect ceiling but it's actually incomplete.

VO: The Luttrell family continued to make changes to the castle, both inside and out, over the following centuries - some even a little self-indulgent.

MARTIN: It's a particularly unusual room.

DM: It's like a home, actually.

MARTIN: It is.

DM: This is livable.

MARTIN: Absolutely.

But why is that, I mean, why is it so different?

Well, it's so different because in the 1930s, Alice Luttrell, who's the last Lady Luttrell, she inherited £400 and she decided to spend it entirely on herself and her room, so she did this room how she wanted it - her colors, her furniture - and this became her room.

MS: On £400.

For the same amount that we... she furnished this... She furnished everything.

Everything in this room was £400?

I find it such a calm room.

And intimate, somehow.

Yes.

You know, in a huge castle, to find a little tranquil, intimate room like this is lovely.

VO: In 1976, after 600 years of stewardship, the Luttrells handed the keys of the castle over to the National Trust.

So the family may be long gone, but the history of Dunster Castle lives on.

VO: Now, that's all well and lovely, but it's time to get back to reality and build on that working relationship.

I cannot tell you the joy of doing what we're doing today with you, because normally I've got my husband sitting there going "one more place and then we're going, one more place", and if I can't walk in and spot the exact thing that I want to buy immediately, we leave.

VO: So as this couple head south to the village of Hele in Devon for a rendezvous with Fagin's Antiques, rivals Theo and Thomas are already there, rooting about.

And frankly, if they can't find something here in this massive emporium, I'll eat my hat.

Rod Stewart, Nana Mouskouri... VO: Not records again, Theo!

Thomas sure has got his work cut out here.

Phil Collins!

No, that was when you... No Jacket Required.

No.

That's it, Phil Collins.

Come on.

Oh dear, come on.

You mention his name and that's it, it's over.

Hello, Chris.

How are you?

Very well, how are you?

Nice to see you again.

And you.

Hello, nice to meet you, Chris.

Where does he get most of his stuff from, do you think, Deborah?

I don't know.

CHRIS: Burglaries.

ALL: Burglaries!

(THEY LAUGH) MS: This is quite fun.

Is it one of those... carousel horse.

Carousel things, yeah.

MS: Cast iron.

DM: Is it?

Weighs a ton.

Would be a good doorstop or something wouldn't it?

VO: This cast iron beast may have come from a playground, but it's more likely to be from a fairground carousel or merry-go-round.

And what is this, a painted ostrich egg, or emu's egg?

Yeah.

It's um... "Merry"... Oh... "Native... " Merry natives, eh?

Oh yes, "merry natives".

"SA", it says.

That must be South Africa.

VO: It may look fragile, but this painted ostrich egg is as tough as old boots - and because of its strength and size is perfect for the age old art of egg decoration.

Apparently one 60,000 years old, was found in South Africa but, ha, I don't think this is it.

MS: It's different, isn't it?

DM: It is.

This I think is...

But I think it's...

I think it's... MS: I agree with you.

DM: I think it's doable.

MS: I mean, certainly if I was putting that into one of the general sales when I was in the auction house, I would certainly put £30-50 on it.

Yeah.

So, if we could get it for 30, then there's a chance.

Then we've got a chance.

Yeah.

But that's just come in also, apparently.

Right.

So, you know, again...

He's got quite a cheeky face, hasn't he?

Well, you can have it at cost price.

MS: Oh.

DM: Which is?

MS: 40?

65.

MS: Oh no, that's too... DM: It's definitely got a charm.

We like the egg as well, don't we?

We do.

80 quid for the two?

No.

Oh, I thought we had a deal then, didn't you, Deborah?

DM: So... DEALER: Go on, then, do that.

MS: 80 quid?

Promise?

DEALER: Yeah.

And you will double up on it.

Good man.

DEALER: Alright?

DM: Good man.

Seeing as it's for a good cause.

VO: So, another two investments in the bag for Team Meaden and a couple of oddities to boot.

VO: Meanwhile, fellow dragon Theo is upstairs, but he's not happy.

The other team have found things and they are haggling.

We, on the other hand are... VO: Faffing?

What about those books?

So, this is Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare.

OK, so...

So, who's illustrated it?

Arthur Rackham.

CHRIS: I mean, what they used to do is rip all these out and just frame them.

VO: Chris is right.

And Arthur Rackham's work is no exception.

He was a Victorian illustrator known for his pen and ink drawings, who famously illustrated classics like Alice In Wonderland and this - Midsummer's Night's Dream.

So, what do you think boys, worth a punt?

What can you do this for?

You could have that for 80 quid, and that's... that... you'll make a profit on that.

Rackham always fetches money.

THOMAS: It's the Rackham I'm going for.

At £40 I'd be really happy.

I'll split it with you, 45 and let's be done with it.

What do you think?

42?

45!

42.

40 quid, he's won.

Aw, listen, I've told Thomas... You want a profit.

..I want 100% turn on the money.

VO: No pressure, Thomas!

Peter Pan, that's not Rackham, is it?

It's Mother Goose, it's nursery rhymes.

VO: What, more Arthur Rackham?!

Could this help the master plan?

I'll do that for a fiver for you, so you double up.

Time for paying some cash over to this man.

20, 40, and look at this... Well done... ..a £five note.

Pleasure.

Thank you very much, sir.

Well done.

VO: So, after a wobbly start, our celebrities have succeeded in splashing some cash.

Now that's worth celebrating!

And as luck would have it, there's some local scrumpy at hand to end the day with.

DM: Here's to the end of a lovely day.

THEO: Fabulous day.

DM: Lovely day.

MS: And another one tomorrow.

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: It's early to rise and the dragons are on the road again - crossing the Devon county lines into Somerset.

It's Meaden country.

They're Taunton bound, and Thomas is still grappling with his dragon.

Theo is desperate to make money, so anything I show him he's not interested.

It's got to be big, brassy and showy.

And everything he wants to buy he wants to double his money and get it for nothing, so I'm quite pleased with our negotiating tactics.

But we need to buy more, I need to buy more.

VO: Yes you do Thomas, because you and Theo have only parted with £120 and bought just two lots... Oh, yes... VO: ..the Spirit of Ecstasy and the Arthur Rackham books.

So, with £280 left, there's still work to be done.

Meanwhile, Deborah and Mark have spent £125 on three items - the ostrich egg, the cast iron horse head and the ivory folding book rest - leaving them £275 to trade with, and Taunton awaits.

VO: This urban center gets its name from the river Tone and was once known as Tone Town.

It's been the county town of Somerset since 1935 after snatching the title from Weston-Super-Mare.

Likewise, Team Paphitis is keen to get the upper hand in this dragons' challenge.

But thankfully, there's one antiques emporium here which has rules against any monkey business.

I thought this was in incredibly good nick and it's Wilkinson, Wilkinson Sword, as in the razor blades, so this is obviously where they started, but I don't know about the dating or... THOMAS: It's George V. THEO: Yeah.

It's a good manly object.

VO: This dress sword dates from 1910, and would have been used by soldiers on parades, so, 100 years on, it's no surprise they're still sought after for those formal occasions.

So at £220, time for the dragon to cut a deal.

David, what's your best on this one?

180 would be the best on that.

THOMAS: Really?

DAVID: Yeah.

THEO: We'd struggle to get that.

THOMAS: Yeah, I think...

If I did 150, that's the absolute... You know, that's the absolute bottom line.

That seems like a 125 deal to me.

At more than 125, I might as well just blow in the wind.

VO: Oh, he's a hard man!

THOMAS: Go on, David, 125.

Look, the other stallholders are going to crucify me.

THEO: Look at this.

THOMAS: Ah!

You see?

(THEY LAUGH) THOMAS: Good man.

THEO: Well done, you're a good man.

You're a very good man.

VO: Well he's certainly a man who gets what he wants.

VO: Meanwhile, more gentle natured dragon Deborah and expert Mark are down the road at the Cider Press, meeting up with Norman.

Do have a good look round.

Can we go and have a good scout round?

Yes, and, er, if you want to go into any of the cabinets, just help yourself.

Thank you very much.

It is a lovely thing, isn't it?

DM: Magnificent thing... MS: Oh, yes.

This is called a "tig", a three handled mug.

It would certainly be three to five hundred pounds.

Oh.

It is delightful, actually.

Yeah.

But I don't think we're going to, even with our legendary skills of negotiating... Well, he did say "help yourself".

He did, actually.

I distinctly remember Norman saying "help yourself".

So, I... Norman, cheers.

MS: (LAUGHS) DM: Thank you.

DEALER: You're welcome.

VO: Um... Now, what about something a bit more affordable, like that strange looking bit of silver in the corner?

Oh, that I think is a wager cup.

They tend to be continental, sort of normally Dutch, silver-plated, well, "loving cup", it says here.

VO: In fact, this is known as both a wager cup and a loving cup.

The wager is to drink from the larger cup, which is the lady's skirt, whilst balancing the small cup below so you don't spill anything.

And in marriage, the bride would drink from the small cup and the groom from the larger one.

Doesn't seem fair, really, does it?

Do you like it?

I...

I do, well, it caught my eye.

Quite interesting, isn't it?

It caught... As we walked past, it caught my eye.

At the moment it's saying £125.

That's a bit of a wager for us, isn't it?

Yeah.

VO: Boom boom.

It looks like a little ladies' slipper to me.

Oh how... what is it?

I don't know, there's something rather interesting about it.

DM: It's very, very pretty.

VO: This silver slipper is in fact a wall pocket - a decorative item usually filled with scent or dried flowers that was an interior design must-have for your wall in the 1940s and 50s.

A must-have then, and, I sense, a must-have now.

I like this.

More than the wager cup.

MS: Norman, £165.

Yes?

How cheeky can we be with you?

I think you can be quite cheeky.

Oh, well... Actually, even better, stop us being cheeky.

What's the most amazing thing you could do for us on that?

Well, as you're honorary members and anybody that's a member of Cider Press gets 20% automatically... Ooh!

..but we'll double that for you.

DM: That's £100.

MS: 100 quid.

Norman, you've been very generous, I completely get that... MS: There's a but.

There is a but... erm, because we really have got to make a profit and I really have got to win.

(LAUGHS) DEALER: 80.

£80.

MS: I think we've got...

I couldn't do any better than that... Norman... MS: I think we've got to try that.

VO: And the wager cup?

As for you, we'll do it for £50 because we'd like you to win.

Well, I won't kiss you, but I'll shake your hand, Norman.

VO: Wow, £130 for both.

Good work Deborah.

Back down the road, Thomas seems to be bringing Theo round to his way of thinking.

I like it because it's art deco, but that's a centerpiece bowl, just for a table, and this is what we call opalescent.

VO: And it's £114.

Wow!

Very stylish.

You wouldn't want to be paying that for it.

THOMAS: No.

THEO: It's not new, is it?

No, it's not new, no.

(THEY CHUCKLE) That was a Del Boy moment.

THOMAS: I wanna have it for £60, really.

But they're not here.

THEO: Well, I don't know... THOMAS: Madness!

Where's my mate Dave?

Where's Dave and that's the... Dave!

VO: Poor old Dave, he's back for another grilling.

Get a phone call on and say, "Look, "there's a handsome young man," and me, "who's prepared to offer him 50 quid for it."

Right, I don't think that'll be acceptable.

Let me...

But it's cash.

Let me see if we can get him on... THEO: Cash today.

DAVE: Get her on the phone.

DAVE: OK, just give me... THEO: Cash today.

DAVE: French bowl, £114, you know.

OWNER: 114.

DAVE: Yeah.

OWNER: Oh, right.

Did you want to take £50 cash for it?

OWNER: 70?

Hang on a minute.

70?

THEO: It won't work, it just won't work.

Give her... She's sweet, she's having a hard time...

I know, she's lovely, and she's a lovely lady... Give her £60.

We're meant to be turning it at a profit.

Look, I tell you what, wanna do it for 50 or not?

50 quid, in my hand, darling.

Alright.

If you can get any more, get it.

I will.

Thank you Jill, love you.

Bye-bye then.

VO: I don't think she loves you Theo!

So with our dragons replete from the morning's shop, they hit the road once more, this time heading west through scenic Somerset to the small village of Williton, another one of Deborah's old stamping grounds.

DM: My little bit of history in Williton.

MS: Yes.

DM: That little cottage there.

That's the first house I ever owned.

Gosh.

One room downstairs, two bedrooms upstairs and a tiny little bathroom and I had to work blinking hard to keep that going, I tell you.

I bet you did.

VO: Well I'm guessing she's gained a few more bedrooms since then.

So, with the final shop beckoning, it's off round the corner to West Somerset Antiques.

A galvanized bin.

Well, there we are.

You could probably put an old watering can or something with it.

Oh, that's true, and then you've got a collection of gardening... A collection of garden... Oh, look that's 28 as well, a nice watering can.

VO: That sounds perfect for the auction in rural Somerset.

And would you believe it - outside there are a couple of old scales for weighing sacks of potatoes.

This could be the seed of an idea.

They make a wonderful feature in the garden.

I would buy them for my garden.

We've got a vegetable garden and there's kind of something about potato pots in a vegetable garden, but then I'm guess...

So, I would buy them.

Bearing in mind we're in my back yard and I have got to win this challenge.

And look at me, this is a pleading dragon.

You do not see a dragon pleading very often, do you?

When was the last time you saw me plead?

I know, that's...

There you go.

Rarer than hens' teeth, I'd say.

It's got to be worth a considerable, considerably good deal, surely.

£45.

So, that's 90 quid, isn't it, for the pair?

Or would we just go for one?

Or we'll just go for one.

I don't know, there's something crazy about them, actually.

MS: There's something... DM: They're high risk.

..absolutely wacky about them.

They're high risk.

This is the difference between someone in business and an entrepreneur.

This is the risky side of buying something.

I wondered whether we shouldn't try, just to be completely wacky... Yeah.

..and to really make Tim work for his money... Yeah.

..is, what about that galvanized thing and the watering can and making it a little group lot.

A whole little garden collection.

Sounds great.

DM: Well, we need a price.

VO: And it's not just the scales they're after, or that galvanized bin, or the watering can.

It turns out they want a sort of agricultural job lot - and that includes this sprinkler and the two augers used for drilling holes.

No, they don't do things by halves, these two.

I want Theo Paphitis to look at us and think, "You are barking, "you are going to make no money on that whatsoever," and I want to get to the auction room and I want them to go for a lot of money.

What's your budget, and how close can you get?

This seriously is every last penny we've got left and we'd love to buy them, we want your support, and we've got left... £145.

Go on then.

Are you sure, Tim?

Yep.

That's fine.

Deborah, are you happy with that?

Well, I'll be happy with it.

Tim, will you be happy?

I'll be happy.

I'm happy.

Promise, Tim?

TIM: Yep.

MS: Well, it's...

In that case, it's a deal.

Thank you very much.

VO: With the agricultural hoard secure and the money spent, Deborah and Mark can, well, drive off into the sunset together.

Meanwhile, Thomas and Theo are taking a break from antiques shopping to visit one of Williton's prime tourist attractions.

The Bakelite Museum, which happens to be housed in the town's old watermill.

Pleased to meet you, fantastic day.

THOMAS: Thomas Plant.

PATRICK: Hello.

THEO: And your name is?

PATRICK: Patrick Cook.

THEO: Patrick Cook.

PATRICK: Of the Bakelite Museum.

Show us what's in here, I'm intrigued.

VO: This museum is packed to the roof with every type of domestic product made from Bakelite.

THOMAS: Whoa.

THEO: Wow!

VO: An early plastic developed by Belgian scientist Leo Baekeland in 1907.

Indeed, the plastic proved so versatile that inventors and designers just leapt on it.

They used it make just about every domestic appliance you could think of from hair dryers and televisions to telephones and heaters.

And by the 1930s, appliances were mimicking the prevailing art deco style.

PATRICK: A lot of streamlined, wonderful objects.

That piece looks very much like a... Ooh, it's heavy... ..a satellite or something that should be flying.

A bit Dan Dare.

THOMAS: A bit Dan...

Absolutely.

A bit Dan Dare, a bit spaceshippy.

Yeah.

Doesn't that top get hot?

Ah, it doesn't get very hot at all.

As with these, I remember when I was a student, I used to sit on these.

I did get a huge bill as well, because they cost a fortune to run.

VO: And from the ordinary to the extraordinary.

Nothing escaped the Bakelite treatment.

PATRICK: And this is a rather intriguing device.

As you recognize it, it is a hot water bottle, traditional... Let's have a look.

..rubber hot water bottle.

Oh, no it's not rubber.

But it isn't.

And it is an electric hot water bottle.

It's got a switch.

I know, and normally with a cable.

Aaaaaaah!

Exactly.

Do you know that many a person tried to fill it up with water and then they would... ..die.

Well, they'd have a very lively night.

So, how old is this?

Er, 19... Oh, I just suppose we're on 46, 48.

It probably...

It's a good idea.

It's a good idea, because you could've warmed up the bed before you got in and then took it out - cuz you wouldn't want that in your bed, cuz it's... No, no.

Well, that's exactly what I do every night.

Is that what you do every night?

PATRICK: Yeah.

THOMAS: Warm up your bed THOMAS: with your Bakelite... PATRICK: With my Bakelite... Have you got one which works?

Don't tell me you've got one?

PATRICK: I do have, yes.

THOMAS: Really?

It was a bad winter last year.

Patrick, what I want to know is, people ask me all the time, "What's your best investment in the Den?

"What's your worst investment in the Den?"

I've asked you those questions.

Yeah, you've done all that, that was you.

What I want to know is, what is, in your opinion, the worst ever use of Bakelite?

(MOURNFUL MUSIC) VO: Yes, you've guessed it, it was a coffin.

And how many of these were made?

Not a lot.

96.

96?

How well... does it burn?

Terrible.

Terrible.

Bodies decompose under ground.

Yes.

This will last... ?

An infinity.

Infinity.

VO: But some Bakelite products weren't quite so long lasting.

Are these really Bakelite teeth?

Intriguingly.

It might be casein, which is a variation on a theme, and in fact they are every variation of a tooth possible, so you can imagine... Every one has a color.

And all different shapes, and they've all got a number.

But it's "break-elite", it would break.

Yes.

But then you'd get another one, cuz they don't cost a great deal?

You'd get them from "g-nashional health" I suppose.

G-nashional health.

You can see why, when you've got a product that's so useable, why people, joking apart, why people would want to use it and try it for everything.

Yeah.

And then some just would not get it.

VO: Well, they may not shake Theo's boat, but even today, Bakelite still has its commercial uses and for collectors, it remains an iconic part of 20th century design.

Brilliant.

Thank you very much.

Fantastic.

Thank you very much, Patrick.

Thank you, Thomas.

THEO: Take care.

Bye-bye.

PATRICK: Thank you.

VO: With the day drawing to an end, Theo and Thomas have one more stop to make in Williton and Theo seems keen to bare his soul.

You know I told you that I am the world's worst loser?

Well, I think I under-egged it.

I'm much worse than that.

Oh, really?

Yes, and I've got £105 left...

Yes.

And we need to spend it.

Don't take any chances, I don't want to take any chances, so we need to go and buy at least one, if not two, more products that will double that 105 quid.

VO: He's not making it easy is he?

Why not try West Somerset Antiques?

It worked for Mark and Deborah.

But hey - we're talking about Theo here.

TIM: Pleased to meet you.

THOMAS: Tim.

Tim, I'm Theo, pleased to meet you.

TIM: And you.

THEO: How're we doing today?

Very good, thank you.

We're looking for a bargain of all bargains.

Well, you're welcome to look round TIM: and see what you can find.

THOMAS: Thank you.

Silver, silver.

THEO: Put your finger on that.

THOMAS: Ooh.

VO: Well - I feel a Theo moment coming on.

See, I'm struggling.

I would've loved to have bought something mechanical, and I've not actually seen anything.

I mean, if Deborah was here, obviously she'd be buying something like this.

This is what she would be buying.

Vintage Staffordshire style dogs.

VO: Nope.

She wouldn't.

This, what would this have been made for?

It's handmade I think.

Copper and brass, it's erm...

Handmade, for what?

It's hot, so it's got to be hot, hasn't it, for hot water of some description.

What would you keep hot?

Well, it would be hot water or a tea of some description, like a samovar, but it's not that big.

Unless it was going to be a punch, some hot wine.

Yep.

Hot wine, mulled wine, mulled wine?

Something like that, maybe.

On the cooker?

VO: Guys, let's face it - you don't know.

Tim, that barrel, that copper and brass barrel you've got in the other room with the tap on, what's it for?

I think it's hot water.

VO: Er... Tim doesn't sound so sure either.

THEO: But it's not going to give us a profit.

THOMAS: I... Well, not unless it's at... a really reduced fee.

VO: Well it's £55, so what are you thinking?

I like things like that.

You do, don't you, I know you like it, I can see you like it.

I just think cuz it's got uses.

But it's unique, as well, isn't it?

You're not going to find another 10 of those either.

I would doubt if you'd find another one, never mind 10!

(THEY CHUCKLE) I wanna give you 30 quid for it.

That's what I wanna give you.

I'll meet you at 35.

I'd be happy at 30, honestly.

30 works.

Go on, then.

Oh...!

Go on then.

What a man, thank you very much.

VO: The shopping is over so it's time for our dragons to reveal their hardware to each other.

Thomas, let the lady loose.

What is it, Thomas, is it a reproduction?

Yes, it is.

Yeah, so it's a repro.

There's nothing old about it?

There's nothing old about it.

It's aspirational, it's got a good look.

It's a decorative piece.

Absolutely.

It's a big decorative piece.

MS: How much did you pay?

THOMAS: £75.

Well, that was only £70 too much.

Oh, listen to this rubbish.

VO: Ooh!

So how about the merry-go-round piece?

Right.

MS: Cast iron and painted, and we think it's from the 1930s.

It's a... it's a big piece, isn't it?

It's a great big piece.

It's showy, it's a bit like our Spirit of Ecstasy, it's that kind of thing.

Yeah.

VO: I think that's a "no", don't you?

Please pass it over.

Have this in my bed, or a horse's head.

You make the choice.

No, listen, Theo, Theo... VO: What about the two Rackham illustrated books?

I love the cover.

The cover looks as if it's one of those lovely samplers that somebody's done.

Yeah, absolutely.

And I just adore that.

That's lovely.

Cuz it's of its period, I love it.

I would put them in at £50-80.

£45 paid.

In theory, you should double your money.

We're going to double our money.

I think it's good to work on a principle.

We'll see what happens on the day.

VO: Fair enough.

Now what about this curio?

THOMAS: Theo, do you like it?

Would you buy it?

I wouldn't buy it, erm, not for any... it just doesn't do it for me.

It just, it's an odd...

I mean, I've seen millions of ostrich eggs painted all sorts of things.

It's not your cup of tea.

Not necessarily Deborah and I's cup of tea, but we saw I think a potential for a collector to like that.

VO: So can the same be said about the sword?

What I want you to look at is the quality and the condition of this fine instrument.

It's in good condition.

OK, and as I pull the blade... VO: Oh don't slay the dragon just yet!

You'll be fine, you'll be fine.

It's...

It's pretty, it's pretty blunt, it's a ceremonial one.

So, look at that.

So, what is it, exactly, is it a dress sword?

THEO: It's a dress sword.

Excellent condition, made by Wilkinson.

DM: Oh.

As in Wilkinson...?

MS: It's a nice shape.

THEO: Wilkinson Sword, remember the...?

MS: Yeah.

Yeah, if you had two like that.

MS: But they're not rare, Thomas, are they?

No, course they're not rare, no.

You see them in most sales, they have a collectorship appeal to them.

Yes, they do.

The scabbard is in good condition.

The thing is, a lot of army officers like to buy the second hand ones as well.

MS: What do you think, Deborah, do you like it?

I like it, and they'll definitely make money.

VO: You're looking puzzled, boys.

Theo, what do you think?

It just doesn't attract me.

I think the slipper's quaint and very girly.

I've not seen something like this for a long time.

The slipper is quite sweet, I have to say, the slipper is.

The wager cups you do see occasionally but they're not everyday objects, Thomas.

My prediction is you might scrape the 130 you paid.

I don't know if you'll make a profit on those.

VO: We'll see.

Thoughts on the opalescent bowl, anybody?

THOMAS: Pretty.

MS: Pretty.

I saw that and I thought, "Oh I really quite like the opalescence."

That's very me, actually, cuz I love art deco.

Yeah, I know you love art deco vases.

So it's very me.

Well done.

But it's pretty and I'd put it in my home, you know, and again that's the point, isn't it, and if I would buy it, somebody would want to sell it to me.

VO: Fair point.

Now boys, a book rest.

Is it ivory?

It is ivory.

And it's going to be, obviously...

It's ivory and it's sort of late 19th century.

The simplicity of the design is actually quite something.

It's antique ivory, but it's ivory.

Erm, so, I probably wouldn't have given it time... OK. ..to spend on it, so that's why I wouldn't give it time.

We did exactly have that discussion.

We discussed that very idea.

So, some...

Which was your initial reaction, actually.

Which was my initial re... absolutely my initial reaction.

Lovely thing, it does make up for your losses on the marriage cup and the silver.

Perfect.

That will do us, won't it?

DM: That will do us.

MS: That will do us.

The barrel itself is really nicely made.

DM: It is.

MS: It's well balanced, it's of highest quality.

This will appeal to a country market, I think.

It's pretty, I think so.

MS: It really will.

THOMAS: It's tactile, isn't it?

MS: I mean I would have, I...

If I saw that and it was around about the £30 mark, then I might have been tempted as a punt on it.

We paid... THOMAS: £30.

THEO: £30.

DM: Good man, there you go.

MS: There we are.

Well done.

Well done, Mark, well done.

VO: And now for the ultimate job lot.

Can I just ask a question, have you ever picked potatoes?

No.

Those are instruments of torture in my life.

I would never want to see those again.

I picked potatoes... Look, calm down, calm down... ..for too long on my father's farm.

Shall I show you how they work?

Oh no, don't, don't.

That sound!

That sound!

We loved them, didn't we, Deborah?

I think that is a great collection of garden miscellanea.

VO: So what do they really think about each other's lots?

Go on Theo, let rip.

I think their stuff lacks imagination.

I think they're going to lose definitely on the silver.

Yeah?

Right.

Yeah, yeah, that's... ..the horse's head?

Lose.

They've got a lot of risks.

THOMAS: Lot of risks.

THEO: Yeah.

And that's a dangerous game to play at auction.

Well, it is, I mean it could be classed as reckless.

To me, I wouldn't have touched it if it had been £20, was the Spirit of Ecstasy, because it's a reproduction.

I suspect anybody who looks at it is going to feel disappointed...

Absolutely.

..in the way I felt disappointed.

Exactly.

VO: Will Theo's game plan of doubling his money pay off - or will Deborah's potato scales tip the balance?

VO: It's the final showdown for our fire-breathing celebrities, as the teams head 25 miles east to Lawrence's auctioneers in Crewkerne.

VO: Team Meaden started today's road trip with £400 and spent every penny on five auction lots.

VO: Team Paphitis also started the day with £400 and spent £325, also on five lots.

The auction house is located in Linen Yard in Crewkerne, once a thriving center for cloth making.

So with the spirit of entrepreneurship in the air, our dragons should feel right at home.

DM: Hi, well...

The anticipation of it all.

This is it.

DM: This is the moment.

This is the moment.

THOMAS: It is the moment.

DM: Can you say that word?

MS: There's only going to be one result.

I do fancy your chances.

It is the sort of place that tat sells really well at.

THOMAS: Quietly confident, aren't you, Mark?

VO: Does that include your stuff too, Theo?

Well, thankfully, the auctioneer Richard Kay is putting a brave face on things.

The thing that catches my eye is the silvered bronze statue of the Spirit of Ecstasy.

And I think that's a very stylish piece of 1930s artwork.

The most bizarre item, I think, in the sale, is this painted cast iron head for a see-saw, possibly from a fairground.

I think it's got great novelty appeal, it's eye catching and I think it could make £60 or £70 or so.

VO: So there's all to play for.

The dragons are used to calling the shots, but now the tables have turned.

Who's going to be "in" and who's going to be "out" of this dragon's den?

Let the bidders decide.

VO: First up at the starting gates, the horse's head.

It's either not gonna sell at all, or it's gonna... THEO: Is there much value in scrap?

MS: Yes.

It's not scrap, you'll find it's decorative... You bought it by weight, didn't you?

MS: We did.

DM: It's a decorative antique.

I'm bid £40 here, £40 I have.

£45.

MS: Come on.

THEO: where from?

Who bid him 40 quid?

Are you bidding?

60, 65, 70.

Nope, £70 seated, 75.

Nope, £75 it's the gentleman's bid, standing.

I'm selling at 75.

Are we done at £75?

80 just in time.

Oh, 80.

85, 90.

THEO: I don't believe it.

MS: Come on.

95, £95, gentleman standing, at £95 and I'm selling.

MS: Come on, one more, one more.

Last time.

MS: Yes!

DM: Yes!

Oh, sorry.

(THEY CHUCKLE) So, we're a bit excited, then?

VO: Well, it's a galloping start for Deborah.

But can Theo really double his money on the Spirit of Ecstasy?

Bids start me here at £60 on this one.

65, 70, five, 80, five, 90, five, 100 and 10 now, at £110, 120, new bidder.

130, 140, 150.

It's 150.

Standing, at £150 and I'm selling at £150 now, last time.

VO: Well who'd have thought it?

Yes!

THOMAS: Doubled money.

THEO: Doubled your money.

VO: Next, the wager the cup and silver wall pocket.

This is the risky one.

Bids start me on this at £60, £60 I have.

DM: That's not good, is it?

MS: No.

£60 is bid, 65, 70, five, 80, five, 90, five, 100, and 10, 120.

No, it's 120 near the door.

MS: Come on, a bit more.

Come on.

I'm selling at £120, for the last time.

Oh, that's a bit disappointing, actually.

Yeah.

I hoped that would do...

BOTH: It could have been worse.

VO: Oh dear, oh dear.

Next, the art-deco bowl and another test for the Theo game plan.

Bids start me here at £30 on this one.

No, £50 at least.

..40, 45, 50, 55 now, at £55.

At 55, it's in the room.

RICHARD: I'm selling at £55.

THEO: Oh, come on!

MS: Oh, it's a profit.

VO: Yes, but hardly the double you wanted.

Still it gives Theo a £45 lead.

VO: Time for a fight back, Deborah, and it's down to the ostrich egg.

I'm bid £30 for this, £30.

35, 40, 45, 50, 55 and I'm out.

55.

We paid 30.

To my right, and I'm selling at 55.

Any more?

It's 55.

For the last time at £55.

Thank you.

You made a profit on that.

Nearly doubled it, 25 quid profit.

VO: But Mark, that's Theo's plan.

Get your own.

Still ahead in the competition, the sword could deliver the fatal blow.

Ooh, this could be bloody.

£80 starts me here.

£80 I have, 85, 90, five, 100, 110 and I'm out, it's £110.

Go on.

And I'm selling in the room at £110.

No, more more.

No, no!

RICHARD: Are we done at £110?

THEO: No!

THEO: Oh!

MS: Theo.

THEO: Ooh.

MS: Theo, sorry about that.

THEO: We went down.

MS: Sorry about that.

VO: A loss by Jove!

But only a flesh wound.

That puts the dragons virtually neck and neck.

So, can the controversial ivory book rest tip the scales for Deborah?

Bids start me here at £60 on this one.

£60 is bid.

At £60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85 now, to my right, I'm selling at £85.

At 85, the bid's in the room and I'm selling at £85, last time at 85.

That's disappointing.

What do you mean it's disappointing?

You paid £45.

DM: No, I know... MS: But it should've been more.

DM: But that was one of our... VO: A profit!

Catapulting Team Meaden into the lead.

VO: The boys will need a prayer to get out of this one.

The book of A Midsummer Night's Dream and also a nursery rhymes book, bids start me here at £20, I have on this one.

Illustrated by Rackham.

It also happens to be written by somebody called Shakespeare.

I know, I know.

RICHARD: The less important part.

Well, you know.

£20 I'm bid for it.

Oh.

£20 I'm bid.

£20 I have.

It's on commission at 20.

No, more.

More.

At £20, I'm selling.

Absentee bidder at 20, if you're all done in the room, last time.

(GAVEL) RICHARD: £20.

THEO: No!

MS: You see, you put them off, You put them off.

There you are, you see.

That'll teach you.

Oh, that's disaster.

VO: Oh, disaster.

This dragon's on his knees.

So, can Deborah snatch victory with her agricultural bits and pieces?

I'm bid £110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170, 180, 190.

No, 190, lady's bid by the pillar.

Selling at £190, at 190, 200, 210, 220, 230... THEO: What?!

MS: Yes.

One more.

240.

No, it's 240.

Lady's bid, seated, at £240, and I'm selling.

For the last time at 240.

Thank you very much.

Deborah.

VO: Hold the celebrations - Theo's got one more offer up his sleeve.

But he needs to make £166 to win!

I'm bid £20 on this, £20 I have.

At £20... THEO: More.

RICHARD: At £20.

THOMAS: More.

RICHARD: It's on commission.

Absentee bidder at £20 and I'm selling.

Are you all done?

£20 for the last time, then, at £20.

VO: Oh no - it's a washout for Theo's plan, but a victory for Deborah!

It was a jolly good effort, Mr Paphitis.

If only you'd kept more money.

Congratulations Deborah, congratulations.

Well done.

VO: So, both teams started today's road trip with a £400 budget.

VO: After paying auction costs, Theo and Thomas have lost £33.90, giving them £366.10 at the finishing line.

VO: Deborah and Mark had a late surge, making a valuable £87.90 profit after auction costs, crossing the finishing line with a winning £487.90.

Well done everyone, and all the money our celebrities and experts raise will go to Children In Need.

All I've got to say, Deborah, if I had to lose to somebody, I wish it wasn't you.

Theo, Theo, if I had to win to somebody, I'm so glad it was you.

Ah yes!

VO: So, another Antiques Road Trip draws to a close, and our dragons can return to their den, Deborah having vanquished her foe and Theo with his tail between his legs.

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