antiques experts... RAJ: That's me.

PAUL: I like that.

VO: ..behind the wheel of a classic car.

TIM: Hold on!

IRITA: (SQUEALS) VO: And a goal, to scour Britain for antiques.

En garde!

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

But it's no mean feat.

I don't believe it!

VO: There'll be worthy winners... PAUL: Yes!

VO: ..and valiant losers.

I was robbed.

VO: Will it be the high road to glory...

Right, come on, let's go.

VO: ..or the slow road to disaster?

DAVID: Oh, Roo!

Oh, Roo!

ROO: (SQUEALS) VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip!

Uh-oh!

VO: We're hitting the back roads of Britain once again with our traveling twosome Philip Serrell and Izzie Balmer... PHILIP (PS): Oh blimey, there's a tractor.

Hello guv!

VO: ..blazing a trail in their Triumph towards Lincolnshire and their final outing together.

IZZIE (IB): I'm gonna get a bit soppy now so brace yourself.

Go on then.

Well, I feel like I've made a true friend with you, Phil.

Do you know what, Izzie, it's been a blast.

I've really enjoyed it.

Aw, Phil!

I'm gonna dye my hair red just out of... IB: Would you?

PS: ..respect and reverence.

Should I dye mine gray?

VO: So much for the love in, eh?

I think she's still peeved after last time out when, with a respectable lead, Izzie went for a few things that were out of her wheelhouse.

In all honesty I don't know that much about corkscrews.

VO: While Phil made his money go a long way by turning up the charm.

Would 40 quid buy it?

VO: And when we got to the saleroom, there were some big profits, nearly all heading in Mr Serrell's direction.

200, that's more like it.

IB: Well done!

PS: Oh, ho-ho!

So what happened at the last auction then, Izzie?

Just refresh me.

Um, well, I think what might possibly have happened IB: is you had... PS: (CHEERS) ..an absolute belter.

We've got the winner right here.

You didn't just overtake me, you run straight past me.

Winner, winner, chicken dinner wasn't it, eh?

It sure was.

Mind you, I'm not gonna gloat any more.

It's alright, Phil.

Tell me again what happened.

(CHUCKLES) VO: We'll never hear the end of this.

Izzie started this trip with a £200 stake and has managed to swell that to £353.70.

Not too shabby.

But after that last auction, Phil, who started with the same amount, now has a whopping £574.30.

And a Cheshire Cat size grin to boot.

You're teaching me a lesson here, aren't you?

Well Izzie, they say it's not over till the fat lady sings and she's just starting to warm up.

# La la la la la la la!

# VO: I think smug is the word.

On this trip, they've traveled from the Kent coast across to the Cotswolds and up through the Midlands en route to their last auction in Stamford, Lincolnshire.

But before we get to that final showdown, there's some shopping to do so let's begin in Nottinghamshire and Southwell.

This very handsome minster town used to be a regular holiday destination for none other than noted poet and lothario Lord Byron and his mum.

And talking of mad, bad and dangerous to know, Phil's arrived at his first shop, Memory Lane Antiques.

Hello, hello!

Hello, hello?

VO: Awfully quiet isn't it?

Hello?

Hello.

I'm trying to think of how many different ways you can say hello here.

Hello, hello.

VO: Maybe they knew you are coming, Phil.

DEALER: Hello?

PS: Hello?

Oh, hello.

There's a voice.

Hello.

I'm Phil.

Hi, I'm Carol, how are you?

Is this where all the good bits are?

No, all down the other end.

I'm gonna have a look round your lovely shop.

DEALER: You're very welcome.

PS: Thank you very much.

PS: See you Carol.

DEALER: You're welcome.

VO: Carol's got a bit of all sorts in here, everything from fine china to furniture.

But Phil's starting off small with a box of odds and ends, fresh from the back room.

That's a spirit level.

Made in the People's Republic of China.

VO: Handy.

The Motorist's Diary 1959.

I think that's lovely.

Unused.

I was five.

VO: Well we'll keep that between ourselves, Phil.

So that's a vesta case.

I mean, they're quite sweet.

It's not actually worth a great deal because it's plated.

And there's another one which again... ..it's quite sweet and there are people out there who collect vestas.

And then we, surprise surprise, another little vesta case.

And then we've got a little sovereign case.

So this would have been for sovereigns and half sovereigns.

Again, it's plated so you know, you haven't actually got very much in value there.

There's nothing else in there for me but I quite like those.

Carol!

Yeah?

You've got a broken sovereign case and three little plated vestas there which I might be interested in if they were cheap enough.

DEALER: Mm-hm.

PS: Do you like the way I just slipped that into the conversation, "if they were cheap enough".

VO: Very subtle.

What would you be looking for for those?

I'm kind of hoping 10 or 20 quid or something.

15 OK?

Can I come back to those?

Alright, let me just keep looking cuz I haven't looked in your silver cabinet yet and I wanna have a good look through there.

DEALER: Yeah, by all means.

PS: Thanks very much.

Alright.

VO: He's hardly blowing the budget here.

Meanwhile, Izzie has just about made it... to her first destination, the Lincolnshire town of Gainsborough on the banks of the River Trent.

And it was here in the 11th century that King Canute allegedly attempted to turn back the tide.

Hoping to pull off a similar trick, Izzie's popping into Pilgrims, and I think she's gonna like this one.

This shop is absolutely dripping with jewelry.

It's my kind of shop.

VO: Yes, they're big on the bling in here.

So what's catching your eye?

These are Georgian cut steel bangles.

Cut steel jewelry was meant to mimic diamonds.

In the candlelight, cut steel reflects the light and it sparkles and shimmers a bit like a diamond.

VO: And as the name suggests, it's steel that's been faceted and polished to a shine.

Britain was a big manufacturer of the stuff.

It was also very popular in France because the French were having to fund their wars and so they were asking the wealthy ladies of society to donate their diamonds and jewels to the cause.

And they would then purchase or be given cut steel jewelry to wear instead.

And Napoleon gave to his wife a suite of cut steel jewelry.

It then becomes extremely popular because whatever the royals and the celebs of the day were wearing the general public then wanted to wear.

VO: Well, if it's good enough for Bonaparte.

IB: They're a costume jewelry of their day that became so popular that at one stage cut steel was worth more than diamonds.

VO: Yeah, let's hope that it isn't still the case, because there's no price on these.

Now, back to Southwell and after winkling out a few reasonably priced tiddly bits, Phil is now on the hunt for something that more befits a man of his means.

Now that's quite a nice little Victorian silver two handled sugar bowl.

At one point in time there would have been a milk jug and there would have been a teapot and it's hallmarked in 1887.

So we know that's solid silver, hallmarked silver.

It's priced up at £59.

I quite like this as well.

This is a little bonbon dish.

It's got a pierced gallery all around here.

It's raised on this little circular foot.

But one of the things that I like about it is you can just see the way this body is almost fluted or ribbed.

There's an awful lot of work in there.

VO: It's a sweet little thing.

No price on it though.

I think it's time to give Carol a shout.

Carol!

VO: Keeping her on her toes today.

I'm here.

The two little silver pots.

The one hasn't got a price or I couldn't see a price on it.

Mm-hm.

Um, could you sell me those for around 50, £60?

I'll do you them at 50.

PS: Are you sure?

DEALER: Yeah.

Well, I can't believe it, that's the deal of the century.

I'm really, really happy.

And you said £15 for the three plated vestas?

DEALER: Yeah.

PS: And the..

So that's 65 quid I owe you, isn't it?

Yeah, 65 altogether.

VO: Well, he's bought a lot, but with still over £500 in hand it's hardly made a dent in his budget.

Back over in Gainsborough, where with those bangles earmarked, Izzie is still in her element.

I know I'm back at a cabinet, but in my defense this shop is full of cabinets.

VO: It's her natural habitat.

Now, you might be thinking "good grief, "what is that hideous thing?"

What it is, it's a Victorian posy holder.

What's really lovely about this, you've still got the original posy here.

And you've got this little finger chain.

So you'd attach this on your finger so that you can hold on to this and not drop it as you're walking down the aisle.

So this is a wedding item.

VO: That's priced up at £75.

I haven't actually seen one of these before.

Not quite sure if I love it or if I hate it, but I do think it's spectacular.

I do know I've got a lot of catching up with Mr Serrell.

Ha, if I buy this, he might think that I'm hoping to marry him.

I mean, he did propose to me.

# Here comes the bride... # VO: I think Mrs Serrell might have an opinion on all that.

Let's go and talk to the proprietor.

IB: Michael.

DEALER: Yes?

Hello.

I've had a good look around your beautiful shop and I've seen two items I'm rather taken with.

There's this Victorian posy holder priced at 75.

And then there are these three Georgian cut steel bangles which have no price on so I'm kind of hoping it's like in the supermarket when it's buy one, get two free.

We will see.

We will see.

The look of horror on your face.

No no, that's not the offer here.

Er, the posy holder can be 65.

OK. And these?

Well they're £10 each.

Right.

I think 25 would be the best on the three.

So £90.

Education not failed you.

(CHUCKLES) Phew!

VO: They're yours to have and to hold.

You may now pay the dealer.

And with a little over £260 left, it's time to move on.

We should have tied cans to the back of the car.

Ha.

Now, on the outskirts of the county's capital, Lincoln, Phil has arrived at a truly remarkable site of remembrance.

Opened in 2018, this is the International Bomber Command Center.

It was created to pay tribute to the more than one million men and women who served as part of RAF Bomber Command during World War II and to recognize Lincolnshire's contribution to the war effort.

Phil's meeting the center's CEO Nicky Van Der Drift to hear about the role the bomber crews played in the outcome of the conflict.

Nicky, this is impressive.

What's this?

This is the memorial spire.

It's the newest war memorial in Britain.

She's 102 foot high, which is the same as the wingspan of the Lancaster.

And the reason it's a Lancaster is because that was the most used aircraft for Bomber Command.

And what are all these sort of... well, the names?

NICKY: These record the names of the almost 58,000 young men and women, average age of 23, who perished while serving and supporting the command.

And you will find here no record of rank or awards.

This is just their name and their initials.

VO: Throughout the war, Bomber Command flew over 360,000 operational flights, their main aim to disable and destroy the military and industrial infrastructure of Germany and its allies.

Many of these sorties set off from Lincolnshire as the county was home to over a third of the RAF's bomber bases.

Why Lincolnshire?

It was flat.

It was very rural, there weren't any great conurbations around to hamper planning.

Very close to the coast here.

Because it was flat it really enabled airfields to be put in very, very quickly.

But it had an aviation history from World War I. VO: These bombing runs did much to turn the tide of the war.

Attacks such as the famous Dambusters raid, forced to Germany to pull resources from the front lines to protect key targets.

But Bomber Command's operations were not without controversy, as its squadrons were ordered to heavily bomb strategic cities, resulting in huge civilian casualties.

NICKY: At the time the technology didn't exist to allow for direct and targeted bombing.

And unfortunately, you know, when you've got munitions factories that are in areas where there was high population, there are going to be civilian casualties.

And you know, it should be said that a million men, women and children were killed through bombing on all sides and five million were made homeless.

We have a beautiful, beautiful piece of recording in our archive of a German... ..who remembers his mother on her knees, praying for not only those people on the ground, but the boys in the sky, because she recognized the peril and that they weren't directly orchestrating what was going on.

And I think that's really powerful.

VO: For the men on board the aircraft, these missions were incredibly dangerous.

Bomber flight crews suffered the highest number of losses of any allied unit.

Around 44% were killed and many more were injured or taken prisoner.

For those who bailed out of their stricken planes and survived, they became part of a very exclusive club.

PS: It looks like a little gilt colored worm.

What on Earth is that?

That is a caterpillar brooch and that was awarded to people who were saved by the silk.

So they parachuted to ground safely.

And it's made out of gold.

They are absolutely treasured by those who were awarded them.

PS: I can believe that.

And there is still in existence today the Caterpillar Club.

I absolutely love that.

It's beautiful, isn't it?

VO: There's one last monument here that Nicky wants to show.

It commemorates the 75th anniversary of an operation that took place during the final months of the war.

For all the thousands of sorties carried out by Bomber Command, this was perhaps their finest hour.

NICKY: Operation Manor was the first airborne humanitarian mission in the world.

In 1945, the west of Holland was starving.

It had been annexed by the Germans in reprisal for Operation Market Garden.

And they wouldn't allow food in there.

And so people were literally starving, over 20,000 people had already died of starvation.

Bomber Command ran all of the Op Manor missions, so flying from the squadrons in Lincolnshire from one and five group, They took over the food aid, going at very low levels so that the bags didn't burst.

And they dropped 7,000 tons of food aid.

And if you go to Holland now there is still a huge sense of gratitude for that.

It saved lives.

That must be something that Bomber Command's really proud of.

Oh, incredibly.

And actually if you talk to a veteran who was involved in Op Manor, you will see their chests swell with pride and very often great emotion.

VO: And this place is a fine tribute to all those brave men and women.

Elsewhere in Lincolnshire, our Izzie is just about at her next destination, the town of Market Rasen.

I haven't put the roof up because I'm trying to hide my wild hair from everyone but because it's actually started to rain and I don't want to get wet.

VO: Fair enough.

Ha-ha.

But you might just want to run a brush through your barnet before you step into your next shop.

Just a thought.

Wold Antiques is where she's headed.

And if this morning's shop was all about the bling, this place is big on glass.

Shopkeeper Lyn's crazy about the stuff.

Let's see if there's something in here for your remaining £262.

So much stuff in this shop, like there's so much glass...

So much glassware.

I'm absolutely terrified I'm going to knock something off and do a Charles Hanson and smash it.

VO: Yeah, let's try and avoid that, shall we?

What has caught my eye is this really lovely art nouveau hanging lampshade.

I think it's absolutely stunning.

And it's glass and it's beautiful.

It's probably sort of circa 1910.

I think it looks French.

Now it is missing some of these tassels and tendrils.

But although condition is extremely important, I don't think it detracts from it.

VO: It doesn't seem to be priced up though.

It could be anything, couldn't it?

But I just love this frosted glass, and then the green glass.

I just think it's so pretty.

It's very tactile.

I mean, I guess if it was hanging on your ceiling, you wouldn't be able to reach up and touch these beaded tassels, but they're so lovely.

Think I'd better find out how much it costs.

VO: That might be a good idea.

Lyn, I have seen a really rather fabulous art nouveau hanging glass lampshade.

Right, the green and white one?

Yes.

You know the one?

Yes.

It doesn't have a price on it.

How much is it?

Well, there are a few pieces missing on it.

There are.

But it's over a hundred years old.

So I'll do it for 25.

That would be fabulous.

Thank you so much.

You're very welcome.

Right, let's get you some money.

VO: That speedy purchase gives her around £238 for her final shopping day tomorrow.

Thank you very much.

Have a good day.

Nice to meet you.

You too.

VO: Now, let's get back on the road with your chum, still with that self-satisfied grin I see.

Well, you did say you were gonna smile all day and you certainly have.

I have, all day long.

I've had this ridiculously animated smile on my face.

Are your cheeks aching?

Pardon?

Oh, right.

No.

Sorry.

What?

(CHUCKLES) VO: He always has to lower the tone doesn't he?

Nighty-night.

It's a bright start for Balmer and Serrell on their last trip out in the Wolds.

Are you enjoying Lincolnshire?

The answer is yes.

But Phil, it's flipping cold.

Well, I've got a surprise for you.

Down in the footwell there's a little surprise for you.

Ooh, Phil.

You bought a dead sheep!

No, it's my hottie.

I thought I'd share it with you.

Oh, thank you.

It's that cold I might take it off you in a minute.

No, you can't give a gift and take it back.

VO: Generous soul, isn't he?

It was a thrifty start for our man yesterday, spending a mere £65 on two bits of silverware and a collection of plated trinkets.

Surprise surprise, another little vesta case.

VO: Which means he still has a whopping £509.30 at his disposal today.

Izzie was a bit more extravagant, with £237.70 left after buying some Georgian bangles and an art-nouveau lampshade.

I just think it's so pretty.

VO: And a little something for her trousseau.

I have bought a Victorian bridal posy holder.

That's sweet, isn't it?

There's a mirror there for you to check out your reflection.

Yeah.

And a mirror here for me to check out our reflection.

And you're going to be waiting at the end of the aisle for me and I'm going to have this hooked on my finger... Big beaming smile on my face.

Well, I should hope there's a big beaming... PS: Yeah, absolutely.

IB: ..smile on your face.

VO: Hey, no domestics please.

We have places to go to.

Oh, easy!

I'm gonna put my hood up Phil!

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

VO: Ah.

Well, with driving like that, it's no wonder you lost the T off your Triumph.

Later, all their wares will be off to the final faceoff in Stamford.

But there's work to do before then... and Navenby's next en route.

This idyllic part of Lincolnshire was once voted best value village in a national survey.

Phil's come here in the hope that its resident antique shop lives up to that ethos.

There are around 25 dealers in the Navenby Antique Center, all with their own specialisms and all hoping to make inroads into Phil's £509 stash.

If you're gonna pick up a piece of metal, whether it be copper, brass or stainless, there's two things you want to see on there.

Either KIA, KIA is the Keswick School of Industrial Art, or Newlyn, for Newlyn in Cornwall, which was a big school of art.

And if you look just there, you can just see the word Newlyn.

And that's just crucial to this.

VO: You bet.

The industrial class at Newlyn was set up in 1890 to teach skills to Cornish fisher families, providing another source of income when fishing was out of season.

It's very collectable today.

They were really forerunners in producing small objects, trays, chamber sticks.

A lot of Newlyn wares were decorated with fish and marine things, that type of thing.

What I love about this is the fact that this hasn't been touched.

People can get hold of metalware and they can try and clean it with a really abrasive material.

And, horror of horrors, sometimes wire wool.

That is not the thing to do.

I'd rather see it unloved and unpolished.

VO: That little fishy dish is priced up at £145.

I'm gonna hang on to this because I'd quite like to buy it but like everything else in life, it's down to price.

VO: Well, let's see if you can't find something else while you're in here.

This is an interesting little box.

It's probably 18th century.

It's papier-mache.

And it's painted in a way that it might resemble tortoiseshell.

But it clearly isn't, it's papier mache.

And it says here it's a snuffbox.

I'm not convinced it is a snuffbox.

For me, there doesn't seem to be any evidence of snuff ever having been in there.

So I think it might actually be a toothpick box holder.

The thing with papier-mache is it's basically paper and water, as you know, and it's so, so easy to damage.

But this actually is in quite nice nick.

VO: There's a price tag of £80 on that.

I think it's a nice object.

And that's half the battle, isn't it?

You know, if you're gonna go and buy something, at least buy what you like.

And if it makes a profit as well, how fantastic is that?

VO: Yeah, another thing that he's taking with him then.

And he's not done with this place yet.

There's an upstairs as well.

Oh.

Just my thing, isn't it?

I'm sure you've seen these before.

It's a little boxwood finger carrot.

And basically you unscrew the base, you put talcum powder in there.

And if you can imagine an Edwardian lady, they wore quite tight chamois leather gloves.

And you'd poke this little end down the finger of the glove shake out some talcum powder and it just meant that you could pull the glove on a lot easier.

VO: Ingenious, and it can be yours for £58.

Again, it's the story that this thing tells that I love.

Interesting thing, isn't it?

VO: It is.

Time you took all your interesting things to find out if there's a deal to be done.

Laura, how you doing?

I think you've got a great little shop here.

DEALER: Oh, thank you.

PS: No, I love it.

I love it.

And I found these three little bits as things that I think interest me.

This little Georgian, I think it is, papier-mache box.

DEALER: Yes.

PS: Which I think isn't for snuff, I think it's probably for toothpicks.

Now that you've said that that makes sense.

That's priced up at £80.

What's the best you can do that for?

60 on that, Phil.

Um, this little bit the Newlynware.

I love that.

VO: 145 on that one, remember.

That one we could do at 110.

And this little boxwood finger carrot.

DEALER: That one... PS: You've got that priced at... That's at 58.

What would be the best you could do that for please?

45.

I think I'm gonna pass on that.

And I think I'm gonna buy this little toothpick box and the piece of Newlyn.

DEALER: My absolute best... PS: Yeah.

..and I can do no more, would be 165.

165, is that alright?

That's lovely.

I'd better pay you now, hadn't I?

That would be good.

VO: So that takes a healthy bite out of his budget.

He's still got over £340 left, mind you.

And one crisp fiver is £165.

DEALER: Fantastic.

PS: Thank you so much.

DEALER: Thank you.

PS: Thank you.

Take care now.

DEALER: Good luck with it.

Bye.

PS: Cheers.

Bye-bye.

VO: Right, purchases stowed, it's time to roll out.

Only one more shop left to go to on this entire trip.

VO: But before we get to that, let's catch up with Izzie, who's made her way to the Lincolnshire village of Heckington.

It's the home of a unique building, which can tell the story of mill power from ancient times to the modern day, all under one very high roof, the Heckington eight sailed windmill.

Izzie's his guide to this mechanical Marvel is the chairman of the windmill trust, Charles Pinchbeck.

What an impressive mill you've got.

CHARLES: It's absolutely stunning, isn't it?

IB: Were windmills common in Britain?

They were.

By the middle of the 19th century, there were thousands across the country.

And even in Lincolnshire, there were over 600.

In those days, everybody pretty much lived on bread and almost every village had to have its mill to grind the grain into flour.

Normally mills only have four sails and that's the mill that we're used to seeing.

But in the 18th century, the technology improved and they found ways of building mills with more sails, five, six and even eight sails.

this mill here would work when the four sail mills in the area were idle because the wind wasn't strong enough.

Right, so were eight sailed mills common?

They were very, very rare.

In fact only seven were ever built in Britain.

This is the only one that survives and it's the only one in the world that still works.

VO: This mill was the creation of one John Pocklington.

In 1891 he bought the tower here, abandoned after it lost its sails to a storm a year earlier.

The eight sailed mechanism was also second hand from a mill that had closed down in nearby Boston.

The Pocklington family continued to produce flour here right up until the 1940s.

How does the mill work?

The story starts with the sails catching the force of the wind and turning it into rotational power that move the grindstones and actually create the flour.

But to start that process we've got to get the sacks to the top, tons and tons of grain that need to be taken nearly 60 feet up.

Why not use the power of the wind to lift the sacks up?

Once it's got there it's gravity that is used to move it round the mill through wooden shoots like this.

First as grain down into the stones and secondly as flour down on to this floor where it's bagged up.

VO: Harnessing the power of the wind dates to long before this mill was built.

The Persians were the first to use windmills to grind grain back in the ninth century.

Prior to that if you wanted to make flour you had to use hand power.

It's not exactly efficient, this, is it?

Not a quick process.

CHARLES: You can see why windmills were such a good idea.

IB: Is any flour coming out?

CHARLES: It is, yes.

Ooh!

Look at that.

VO: By the time this mill began working in the late 19th century, wind power had already been overtaken by the development of steam.

Engines like Maud here meant that mills could continue to work even with no wind, and ships and railways powered by steam also brought about a fundamental change to where our four came from.

After the Industrial Revolution, most of the grain in Britain came from Canada and from Russia on steam ships to the great big ports like Liverpool, Hull and London.

You couldn't possibly build enough windmills to grind all that flour, so you had the huge mills like the Baltic at Gateshead driven by steam engines that could turn these shiploads of grain coming in quickly and cheaply into flour.

Excuse the pun, Charles, but steam engines literally took the wind out of the sails.

Absolutely, yeah.

Steam powered mills were cheaper, more reliable, produced a more consistent quality product that the bakers loved.

And once they're invented you could see that it was going to be the end of the windmill.

VO: But nowadays things have turned full circle.

Modern industrial mills are now powered by electricity and of course more and more of that energy comes from wind turbines, like these only a couple of miles away.

For Charles and his fellow windmill enthusiasts who brought the Heckington mill back to full working order, you can't beat the old ways.

Wow, look at all this cake.

One of the things we've done as part of our project is we've reinstated the bakehouse and part of our army of volunteers come in every weekend and bake all this stuff.

Can I try some?

Of course.

It'd be cruel to put all that in front of you and not let you eat any.

Mm!

It's delicious.

And it's even more special to think the main ingredient is flour from the windmill that's just behind you.

IB: Can't get much more local than that.

VO: Yeah.

Now, out on the road, Phil has made a discovery.

I'm really, really, really excited that I've found the T of the Riumph.

The T was on the back seat.

VO: Thank goodness.

I've had sleepless nights.

He's popping back into Nottinghamshire and the town of Newark for a final bout of buying.

VO: But first...

The natural order has been restored.

VO: And in the nick of time too.

Oh, look at the little skip!

(THEY CHUCKLE) Phil!

Izzie!

How are you?

I'm good.

I have got a surprise for you.

Have you?

PS: Yeah, absolutely.

IB: Love surprises.

Yeah.

I've got a surprise.

(GASPS) It's a Triumph!

PS: It is, it's not a Riumph any more.

It looks much better.

Big improvement.

We've got to get shopping.

Ladies first!

Thank you.

Beauty before age.

Ooh, cheeky cheeky.

VO: And now the band's back together, let's get down to business.

The Newark Antiques Centre is the venue for their swansong.

And a big one it is too.

With their kitty of £344 for him and £237 for her, money should be no impediment.

And it looks like Izzie's on to something.

I've been round this entire emporium and I'm back at pretty much where I started.

And I've just seen this.

It's down as an oak cone.

Now, I think this is a fid.

And a fid is an item usually made of wood or bone that would have been used in seamanship to hold open knots, to work with rope.

Like, you know, the big chunky ropes on big ships.

VO: £25 will get you this piece of maritime history.

IB: I think there's a profit in that.

It might sell for 40, £50.

It might sell for a bit more.

It does have some damage to it but I just think it's a bit different.

VO: Well it ain't jewelry.

And in another part of the shop someone else is also on the lookout for something different.

Have you ever felt that your rhubarb needs forcing?

VO: Oh all the time, Phil.

These would be ideal for you.

They're rhubarb forcers.

I'm not very strong on horticulture and growing things but the idea is that you put these over your rhubarb plants and I think they should have a cover on the top.

And basically they encourage the growth of the rhubarb.

And whilst in times gone by these would have had a practical use, in today's world they're just nice decorative garden ornaments.

VO: And they're also quite pricey garden ornaments, £120 each.

They might be a possibility.

I quite like them, but I'm gonna have to try and get them for around 60 quid and I can't see that happening.

VO: Only one way to find out - we'll need a dealer.

Better get comfy.

Julie!

VO: Blimey!

DEALER: Hi Phil.

PS: How you doing, alright?

DEALER: Yes.

I'm kind of quite taken with your rhubarb forcers.

For me they're worth kind of 60 or £70 apiece.

Right.

Is that any good, do you think?

Bad news, I'm afraid.

160 for the two... Yeah.

Um, but I can do one for 85.

If I really wanted to, could I buy one for 80 do you think?

That being half of 160.

I think we could push to that.

I think I've made my mind up.

I'm definitely going to have that one forcer if I may.

DEALER: Right, that's... PS: For £80, is that alright?

Yeah that'll be great.

VO: And with £244 left, our man's shopping is over for the entire trip.

Meanwhile, Izzie's got her mitts on something else.

The label says, "A late Victorian/ Edwardian art glass, "£17."

I think this is Stuart & Sons.

VO: Run by Frederick Stuart and his seven sons in Stourbridge, which was a major center for glass production in the 19th century.

For me the giveaway is this green trail.

You see this on lots of their glass items and it was also developed into green blobs - that is a technical term.

So this trailing design would sometimes terminate in a blob.

The other distinctive telltale sign for me is this glass frill going around the edge of the bowl.

It's hand blown.

You've got the pontil mark on the bottom there.

It's just a good item For a hand blown glass Victorian item - no damage that I can see - at £17...

I would like to think that there's a bit of profit in that.

So I'm going to give it a good go and I'm going to buy it.

VO: So decisive.

Don't forget your fid.

Oops.

Julie, Julie!

VO: I think she's the only one working today.

Alright, Izzie?

IB: Hello.

DEALER: Hello.

I've got two items.

This one's priced at 17, this one at 25 and I'm more than happy to pay the full asking price for those.

Oh, wow, thank you.

I'll just do a quick bit of mental arithmetic.

So that's a grand total of £42.

VO: With just a smidge over £195 left for her, that's the last of their shopping in the bag.

Thank you very much.

I hope you do well.

Thank you.

Well, I hope I beat that Phil.

Yes.

Thank you.

IB: Bye-bye.

DEALER: Bye.

VO: Quite a bittersweet moment, isn't it?

Izzie, that's the end of the road.

What're we gonna do now?

Well I don't know about you but I'm gonna go and get some dinner.

I'm starving.

VO: No sense of occasion, some people.

Right, time for some shuteye, and then the final auction beckons.

VO: Here we go then, the final day of reckoning.

What a spot for it, eh?

The lovely Burghley House, here we are.

Are you trying to outdo me, Phil?

PS: (CHUCKLES) VO: This magnificent abode on the outskirts of Stamford has been here since the 16th century and it's been owned by the same family for all that time.

Not a bad place for watching our pair's grand finale, is it?

Don't forget.

Ah, you've got it!

Yeah.

Keep me nice and toasty, thank you very much.

Come on, lovely.

VO: And a mere hop, skip and a jump away in Stamford proper, their goodies are going under the gavel.

Stamford Auction Rooms is where it's at, with bids on the book on the phone and on the net too.

Phil forked out £310 on his five auction lots.

Let's see if our auctioneer Jessica Wall has taken a shine to any of them.

The rhubarb forcer, what a wonderful thing.

Terracotta, made locally in Nottingham, so that's really good.

This is going to do well.

VO: Izzie was a little more frugal, only spending £157 on her five lots.

What do you reckon, Jessica?

My favorite lot is by far the Victorian posy holder.

It is exquisite.

Gilt metal, little mirror, mother-of-pearl and a posy.

What more could you want?

VO: Indeed.

And with our two ensconced in the scullery, it's time to begin.

PS: Are you ready?

IB: Yes.

Shall we go?

IB: Let's go.

PS: Right.

VO: First up, it's Phil's rhubarb forcer.

No home should be without one.

At £50 with David, at £50.

55 I have, at 55.

Do I see 60 now?

55, 60, 70.

70 we have.

Do I see 80?

Little profit.

I will settle for that.

90 we have with David.

Do you wish you'd bought the pair of them now?

Isn't that good?

100.

At 100.

Do we see 110 now?

Do you know what?

I'm beginning to like rhubarb.

£100.

110, 120.

Phil.

120.

At 120, do I see 130 now?

All done finished and sure?

£120, all done at 120?

I am absolutely delighted with that.

Apparently it's what young people are buying these days.

(CHUCKLES) Oh is it?

(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Quite handy for growing your profits too.

I'm so pleased.

Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb.

PS: (CHUCKLES) VO: Now, if you need your main brace splicing, Izzie has just the thing, her fid.

What made you buy that?

I thought of you.

Oh, that's so nice.

Hope it makes a tenner.

I don't mean it like that, I...

I hope that does really, really well.

At £25, 30 now.

At 30, I have £30.

35 I have, do I see 40?

At 40, 45.

Get the ham... Ugh, get the hammer down quick.

JESSICA: Anything with David at the minute?

I mean, sorry.

Yes, come on, bid.

JESSICA: At £40.

I think I prefer you when you're silent.

New bid at 45, do I see 50 now?

All done and finished, selling at 45.

It's a little profit.

I'm quite happy with that.

VO: Short and to the point.

That's really alright, isn't it?

Venturing into the realms of Phil?

IB: Yeah.

PS: Yeah.

PS: Yeah.

IB: I'll take that.

VO: His papier-mache toothpick box is next.

Oral hygienists are poised to bid worldwide.

Five, 10, 15.

At 15, 20 do I see?

20 I have, do I see 25 anywhere?

At 25 I have.

At 25, do I see 30 now?

30 I have, do I see 35?

That's actually... not quite what I was expecting.

(CHUCKLES) There's still time, she's still going.

£40.

Do I see 45 now?

Selling at £40.

Sometimes silence is a good thing, isn't it?

VO: I think that means he's a little disappointed.

I feel sad for you.

Yeah, not too sad though.

Nah.

Won't last long.

VO: Time for Izzie's Victorian posy holder, complete with Victorian posy.

IB: Original flowers.

PS: Dead flowers.

IB: Original.

PS: Dead flowers.

And we're going at 40.

45, 50, 60 70.

80 we have, 90 we have.

At £90 with Dave.

PS: Dead flowers.

£90.

Do we see 100?

Would you like to go 100?

Yes.

At 100 on the telephone.

110, David.

110, 120?

Yes.

At 120.

130?

130.

140?

ASSISTANT: Yes.

At 140.

150?

150.

160?

Yes.

At 160.

170?

170.

180?

Sure?

OK. At £170 then.

All done, selling at 170.

170 quid for hedge clippings.

VO: (CHUCKLES) Looks like the wedding's off then.

Smashing bit of profit there though.

I have to say I'm getting a bit nervous now cuz I think this is all getting a bit close, isn't it?

I'm getting excited now.

I didn't think I stood a chance, but... yeah.

VO: Up next is Phil's Newlyn copper dish.

Let's see if he can reel in a profit with this.

15 I have.

Do I see 20?

20, 25 now.

It's alright Phil.

It's... speeding away.

PS: My fish is sinking, I think.

Floating.

They float when they're dead.

40.

At £40.

Do you know what, Izzie?

That's cheap.

Would you wipe the smile off your face please?

Look at the smile.

£40 I have then.

With Mia at £40.

45, 50.

With Mia at 50.

55, 60.

At £60.

All done and sure then?

60.

How did that happen?

And it was Newlyn.

VO: That is a shame - makes his lead a little more precarious.

Will you wipe that... Just keep... You're trying so hard to hide it, aren't you?

I'm trying, yes.

I'm trying to be sympathetic.

You're a shocker, Balmer, you are a shocker.

I can't lie, I'm really sorry.

VO: Izzie's turn again and her last bit of jewelry for this trip, those Georgian cut steel bangles.

10, 15, 20, 25, 30.

At 30.

35, 40, 45 I have.

At 45, looking for 50 now.

Come on, let's get a 50.

50.

At £50 then.

Or five.

I don't mind a 55.

Any more bids?

Selling then at £50.

All done and selling at 50.

You pleased with that?

Yeah.

VO: Course she is.

Doubled her money on those.

It just represents what good value antiques are, doesn't it?

Yeah.

VO: Now, can Phil get back to winning ways with his silver duo?

£30.

Do I see 35 anywhere?

55.

Cor!

Get in.

Straight in at 55.

60.

At 60 we have.

Do we see 65 anywhere?

All done, finished at £60?

All done at 60?

Well someone's got a good buy there.

VO: They did, but at least it wasn't another loss.

I'm disappointed with that.

I really liked those, Phil.

Liking them more and more by the minute.

Thanks mate.

VO: Next up is Izzie's Stuart & Sons glass bowl.

Can she keep her streak of success going with this?

At £10.

Do I see 15 now?

£10, 15 I have.

At £15.

Do I see 20 anywhere?

At £15, 20 now.

At £15... No, Phil!

At £20, it's all with Mia at the moment.

Come on, let's have another one.

Are you coming in?

Selling then at £20.

No!

Phil.

All done.

Selling... Cheap, isn't it?

..at £20.

I'm really disappointed.

VO: It's a profit, but only just.

It's just a game Izzie, it's just a game.

(CHUCKLES) Look who's smiling now.

It's just a game!

VO: Phil's final lot now, his vesta and sovereign case collection from the odds and ends box.

At 25.

30 I have with Mia.

35 with David.

£35, looking for 40.

40.

45?

45.

50?

50.

60?

60.

No.

At £60, fair warning.

All done, selling at £60.

Do you know?

I knew that all the time.

VO: Fibber.

Goes to show the value of a good rummage though.

PS: Absolutely delighted.

IB: £60!

Yeah.

Delighted for, like, four bits of little plate.

VO: And last but not least, Izzie's art-nouveau shade.

Will it show her a clean sweep of profits?

At £20, 25 now?

At £20, 25 now?

IB: Come on.

JESSICA: At £20.

Any more bids?

£20.

I'll take 22.

At £20.

Phil, it's worth more than this.

Yeah, it looked it.

£20.

Fair warning now, all done, selling at £20.

That was short and not very sweet, wasn't it?

VO: Yeah, shame.

But otherwise she's had a very good day.

Phil, that's it.

I know, it's sad, isn't it?

Really sad.

But who's won?

I have no idea.

Let's find out, eh?

Go on.

That girl just runs everywhere.

VO: Yeah, she's very keen.

Today was most definitely Izzie's day.

She started this leg on £352.70.

After auction costs, she made a handsome profit and ends this trip on £445.80.

A very impressive result, Iz.

But not enough to beat Philip.

He began with £574.30 and despite a loss after saleroom fees, his lead was unassailable.

He ends the trip on £543.10.

So he takes the plaudits and all those profits go to Children In Need.

Well done!

Come on Phil, I'm ready for our next adventure.

It's been an absolute blast, Izzie.

I've loved your company.

IB: Aw, likewise, I've... PS: It's been really... ..loved your company also.

Really, really, really good fun.

VO: Hasn't it just?

In fact there's been more fun than one road trip can handle!

One, two, three... Ho!

Hello.

Um... Ooh!

And they cut all the branches off...

I just... What is going on here?

Trying not to spoil your shot.

Three, two, one.

Oh, the thing's vanished now.

I'm sorry, I can't be the techno nerd.

Doof-doof!

The big... Ooh... She'll have everything in the cabinet.

Oh no.

Oh, I look like I've got one of those bath scrub things on my head.

I haven't got the cleavage to carry that off, I don't think.

I wouldn't like to say.

Oh Phil, I am going to miss you.

Well, you too.

Although I have to say I do like James Braxton more.

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