Voiceover (VO): It's the nation's favorite antiques experts with £200 each, a classic car... CHARLIE: (SCOTTISH ACCENT) We're going roond!

VO: ..and a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.

I want to spend lots of money.

VO: The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction but it's no mean feat.

Oh no!

VO: There'll be worthy winners...

Yes!

We've done it.

VO: ..and valiant losers.

You are kidding me on.

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

What am I doing?

Got a deal.

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip.

Yeah!

VO: Today we're embarking on a new antiques expedition with two old Road Trip hands.

For surveyor and auctioneer, James Braxton, it's furniture and Tunbridge Ware that tickles his fancy.

And apparently a spot of rollerblading - now that I would like to see!

I hate this bit, coz I can never get out very elegantly.

VO: Classic cars and sports keep auctioneer Philip Serrell very busy.

And coming from Worcester, it's no surprise he has a passion for Royal Worcester.

Ooh, it's exciting!

VO: Philip's starting out today in the driving seat of the 1955 Austin Healey.

And with £200 burning a hole in each of their pockets, it's all set to be a cracker of a week.

PHIL: I think it is a lovely car.

I would like to own this.

I'd like a slightly more glamorous passenger.

JAMES: You've got gravitas, you've got polish, I bring many things to the party, bar short skirts.

VO: Thank goodness for that!

VO: Our two experts will navigate around 950 miles, taking in both west and east coasts of Scotland, down through the borders to the lakes, into Lancashire, Cheshire and pulling up to a halt in Newport, Shropshire.

The first stint is a tale of two cities, starting in Glasgow and winding up at auction in Leith in Edinburgh.

The arrival of the 2014 Commonwealth Games brought big changes to Glasgow.

With a massive £1 billion cash injection - improving transport, local amenities and adding an extra 1,000 new hotel rooms.

So with this whole city's worth of wares at their fingertips, what are they going to buy?

JAMES: Call me old fashioned but I am going to try and buy a bargain.

PHIL: What?

JAMES: Yep.

A bargain?

A bargain.

I don't think I've been in the shop that sells those.

VO: But as the boys are prone to a touch of cheekiness - let's hope neither end up with a Glasgow kiss!

JAMES: No, I am going to sell you what you're going to buy.

You will buy a malting shovel, you like a malting shovel.

PHIL: Oh, you can't beat a good malting shovel.

JAMES: You will buy a cartwheel, anything else, anything else that has woodworm in it I would have thought.

PHIL: No.

I want to buy a sheep this time.

VO: Er, moving on boys!

The recently gentrified area of Finnieston on the edge of Glasgow's trendy west end is home to this lovely shop and the man in charge today is Joe McCutcheon.

Good luck Phil, well done.

Hi there, how are you doing?

Hello.

James.

Joe.

Pleased to meet you.

Joe, nice to meet you.

This is a great shop, isn't it?

What has come in recently?

Do you know?

Aye, we have got a ukulele.

Oh, is that a ukulele?

Aye.

Just came in yesterday.

OK.

It's not a bad shape, is it?

Aye, it's not bad.

All the strings are there as well.

These are Bakelite, they are not actually ivory, those.

Which probably helps.

Yeah.

(PLAYS BADLY) No, I never played the guitar at school.

VO: We'd never have guessed.

Hellooo?

Is anybody out there?

VO: Looking good James!

Perhaps they could help you spot a bargain!

Right, what else have you got?

Oh, a barometer.

I've got a barometer in.

I like that myself.

This obviously is needing to come off.

We just got it in, I've not had a chance to take that off.

Oh, I see, yeah.

It is quite nicely carved, isn't it?

JOE: Aye.

JAMES: Is that cheap?

45 quid.

So it's an aneroid barometer and it's by Edwards of Glasgow.

Not bad, is it?

It's obviously very accurate.

What is it doing?

It is peeing down with rain out there and it is reading fair, isn't it?

Mm.

Aye.

Glasgow fair.

It is surprising it doesn't say rain, hail, rain... VO: Early barometers used mercury to measure differences in air pressure, but they were replaced later in the Victorian era with aneroid barometers meaning 'without liquid'.

They were cheaper and lighter, making them more portable, but slightly less precise.

James has already spotted his next potential bit of swag.

That is rather nice, isn't it?

This, I think this...

They are nice objects, aren't they?

JOR: People are buying them for shop displays or pubs are buying them and all, you know.

That is another one in there.

West Nile Street in Glasgow that one.

A Royal.

How much are they, Joe?

Em... That one is 30.

That is 35, James.

Yeah.

Quite nice with that, isn't it?

With the Royal?

Oh, yeah.

It is this sort of trendy, sort of furnishing stuff, with quite retro stuff.

That really fills a button, there, retro.

Uh-huh.

But the antique in me quite likes the idea of the barometer.

Now can you make me a special price on this?

I know Glasgow is well-known for its generosity and... Now, I said 45 didn't I?

JAMES: Yeah.

JOE: Call it £50.

Call it... VO: James has his work cut out there!

Whereas Philip's got it all to come, as he heads to the heart of Glasgow's west end.

It's a tough call this.

How do you beat Braxton?

Well, you know, I just think you have got to just go and buy things that are just different.

Things that people, anybody can reckon a Doulton figure, so you have really got to go completely off piste with something.

VO: Ruthven Mews is a gem of an antiques arcade... well usually!

Look out.

The first stop is closed, but not one to be put off by a little hurdle like that and true to form, Philip is going off piste - this time to Singh's Car Garage!

Hi, I'm Philip.

You are?

Mr Singh Mr Singh.

Mr Singh, I might need help.

I was just wondering, have you got anything that I could perhaps look at, buy?

VO: You've got to admire his optimism!

I think the cars might be out of my price range a bit but...

Anything?

Well, give me two seconds and I will go and have a look.

VO: You could be in luck here Phil!

You have a look round, alright.

You never know things might turn out alright!

VO: One definitely never knows with you Philip!

James on the other hand is playing the long game... VO: James... James wake up!

He's trying to strike a deal with Joe for the barometer and the Royal typewriter.

That's 35, that's 45, is 80.

65 for the two.

65 for the two?

Aye.

It, it's tricky.

Give me 60 quid.

Yeah, you can't lose at that.

JAMES: For the two?

JOE: For the two.

Yeah, OK. Come on Joe.

Thank you.

Nae bother.

That's really kind.

VO: Joe's even taken off the wall brackets, to make it look nicer to sell on - you've found a good one there James!

Joe, thanks a lot mate.

Nae bother.

There you are, there is your money.

Thank you.

Thank you very much indeed.

VO: James is £60 lighter with two items in the old bag and as usual, Philip's rummaging around a random place looking for whatever he can get his hands on!

I love the can.

Do you want to sell this?

Can I buy this off you?

Yes, you can.

VO: Mr Singh's father used the paraffin can to light the salamander heater, helping to keep the garage warm back in the 1960s.

Isn't going to make very much Mr Singh, it will make somewhere between five and 15 quid at the auction so I have got to buy it for I don't know couple of quid or something.

Yeah, that's fine.

Is that alright, if I give you £2 for it?

That's fine.

VO: Philip can't resist cleaning it up as best he can, but he's not done yet.

VO: Now, they say that the current in look is vintage industrial.

And it don't come much more vintage industrial than that, does it?

Do you want to sell these?

VO: Really?

What's the price?

Well I'm going to double the money up and give you four quid.

Call it a fiver.

I'll give you a fiver for the two, but that is me finished then.

Right, fine.

You've got a deal.

You are a gentleman, Mr Singh, you are a gentleman.

There we are.

Taking my stepladders.

PHIL: Eh?

MR SINGH: I don't know.

I tell you what, I've enjoyed meeting you.

It has been...

Seriously, good fun.

Thank you very much indeed.

And I hope I do alright with these.

VO: Big spender Serrell has spent £2 on the can and £3 on the ladder, giving him a grand total of £5 on two items so far.

Trust Philip to find booty in the strangest of places!

Well, I think the word is eclectic.

Eclectic.

But what I have learnt about the Road Trip is you have got to keep your options open so I've bought one or two lots with the step ladder and the paraffin container.

VO: Well he did say he wanted to go off piste!

Meanwhile, James is braving the weather heading 49 miles south of Glasgow to the stunning Ayrshire coast, where lies Culzean Castle.

Originally belonging to the Kennedy family, descendants of Robert the Bruce, it's now in the hands of guide Barry McCorquindale, or so he'd like you to think!

Hello.

James.

Lovely to meet you James, I am Barry.

Welcome to my castle.

Well, OK, slight fib.

Not my castle.

Technically National Trust, but what can I say?

VO: The castle's had many alterations, but its romantic design dates back to the 18th century when the tenth earl hired an eminent Scottish architect to help show off his family's wealth.

This is really beautiful, Barry.

Fantastic setting.

What can I say?

And I can hear the sea bashing away.

You can.

We are sitting right on the coast here with a beautiful Robert Adam designed building.

As a 58-room bachelor pad for a bit of entertaining.

(JAMES LAUGHS) Even we could be handsome with a castle like this, James, don't you think?!

VO: In your dreams fellas!

VO: The Kennedy family donated the castle and its 600 acre estate to the National Trust in 1945, later becoming Scotland's first country park.

Can I introduce you to a friend of mine up here?

Ah-ha, who is this fine fellow?

Well looking very dapper, handsome and fabulous.

I think it is the white hair that does it, myself, to be quite truthful.

VO: After fighting in Flanders in the mid 18th century, the ninth earl, Thomas Kennedy, inherited Culzean and toured the continent hunting out treasures to furnish the castle.

BARRY: For Thomas he has kind of got everything and you think to yourself am I going to get into the kingdom of heaven?

I've got all these riches, I've got... Am I getting in there.

What is the solution?

Have you come across one of these before?

JAMES: I have never seen one before.

Never seen one of them?

Well we know Thomas up here, my friend, he acquired this in his first of his grand tours.

And what is it called?

It is a plenary indulgence or a papal pardon.

Or if you are going around with me how about we just call it your get into heaven free card?

Get into heaven free card.

Brilliant.

VO: From the 12th century onwards, plenary indulgences, were often given in return for donations.

This pardon for sin was an assurance of reaping rewards for good behavior in heaven, but not a license to commit sin.

If you look at the details in here you will see it is made out to my friend Thomas up here.

Yeah, yeah.

It says "The Laird at Culzean Castle", which he was at that particular time.

But my favorite part is - and this is where Thomas and I are definitely on the same wavelength - what happens if you get there and you don't know anybody?

Nominated persons 1 to 50, James.

We are sorted.

We can select 50 friends or relatives.

JAMES: This is rather interesting.

If you fell out with anybody, you can say right you're off the list, you're being scratched.

Absolutely.

VO: I'm always saying what a great guy you are James.

The 12th Earl, Archibald Kennedy, added his own flourish, gathering one of the world's largest collections of swords and pistols.

Bought from the Tower of London, it now dominates the entrance hall.

My word.

Isn't that amazing?

BARRY: Mr Bellis who was in charge of the Tower of London.

He assured his lordship if he went ahead with the purchase, he would have the completest and most splendid armory of any individual in the kingdom.

Their first delivery which was here in July 1813 was for 500 pistols, shipped up from the Tower of London, 12 chests and a lovely wee piece at the bottom, it says "along with a man from the tower to ensure they are displayed or he will fit them up in the proper manner."

JAMES: It is stunning.

VO: But it seems the best arrangement involves a little artistic license!

Don't tell me they chopped off all the swords, did they?

They did indeed, to make them fit but I mean James, they only cost sixpence.

Sixpence a sword?

Sixpence a sword, that was exactly what they were.

Yeah.

A receipt for you, James, look.

£78 and 10p.

£78.

Yep.

Isn't that fabulous?

We have our invoice which details quite nicely the pistols, 500 of them, swords, 450.

Oh, I see.

It is a remarkable collection.

Barry, thank you very much indeed.

I think Culzean is absolutely superb.

Beautiful place.

Glad you enjoyed coming round with me.

And I want to come back on a sunny day and go round the gardens.

Well, it is nearly always sunny James, up here on the west coast of Scotland.

That is what they always say about Scotland.

I don't believe it.

VO: Poor Philip could do with better weather as he takes the Austin Healey for a spin up to Prestwick, Scotland's oldest Baronial Burgh which dates back over 1,000 years.

This coastal town is known for its international airport, the only place in the UK Elvis Presley ever visited whilst on a refueling stop during his military service.

Seeing as Philip's only spent a fiver so far, it's time for a little less conversation and more action at Prestwick's collectables emporium Nae Sae New, run by Gary Donis!

Gary, good to see you my friend.

Lovely to meet you.

So where are the hidden gems that the normal punters don't get to see then?

VO: The first little beauty to catch Philip's beady eye is a cider costrel with a ticket price of £8.

Usually made from oak, small robust barrels or costrels like this were carried by agricultural workers who were sometimes paid in alcohol.

It was the sort of thing that the farmworker took out into the country with him.

And you know when he was working he'd have cider in it but this is probably European, isn't it, and this is coopered, and whereas a lot of them are held together with em...brass or copper straps this has actually just got reeds that hold it together.

Em... And the pity with it is - when I say it's a pity - is there's a broken hinge there and it should just have a top on there.

VO: Can I give you that to...

Yes.

..put by?

Do you know what, if that is £8 and I could perhaps get that down to £5 I could be heading here... ..for having the lowest spend on any program ever.

VO: Come on Philip, you won't win with that kind of attitude!

That is interesting, isn't it?

It's an old boot scraper.

I think that is quite a bit of fun.

You have got 28 on that, haven't you?

Yeah.

And then you have got eight on that.

Yeah, that's right, yes.

Which is 36 quid.

What might you be able to get down to for those?

I could probably do you a bogof in favor of that.

Pay the 28 for the pair.

VO: Bog off?

I don't think there's any need for that!

You see I've only just worked that out - buy one get one free.

VO: Ah!

And if Philip knows anything it's how to drive a hard bargain.

I was thinking of 15 quid and a fiver.

20 quid for the two.

22.

22?

How do we work that out then?

Are we saying £15 and £7?

Or 17 and five.

See, that's what... See, 15 and five is just so much easier mentally isn't it, don't you think?

VO: Ah go on.... Yeah, OK. VO: Well done old chap!

PHIL: That's 20 quid.

Now let me have another look round.

VO: Where's he off to now?

I quite like those.

VO: Yeah.

Of course he's found a ladder!

What am I doing?

VO: I'm not sure!

VO: While I am here, I quite like those chairs as well.

How much are those?

GARY: Tenner a pop.

And how much do you really want for two of those?

GARY: How does 15 for a pair sound?

PHIL: 15 quid?

GARY: Yeah, but you are getting a free ladder.

I am sort of by accident creating the industrial look here.

So I am going to have one lot that is - if I buy those and this thing here - I am going to have two stepladders, a pair of industrial chairs and an old sort of petrol can thing.

VO: Well I'm sure it makes sense to Philip!

Well, the last ladder cost me £3.

GARY: Right?

OK. And those have to be a pound a piece haven't they?

GARY: No.

What about if we meet one another halfway then?

That's a fair deal.

GARY: It depends how good your maths are.

Well, I said a fiver, you said 15 quid, I'll give you a tenner for the three.

That's halfway each, isn't it?

OK.

Honor is retained.

VO: Philip's managed to knock Gary down from £56 to £30 for his four items, with a free ladder thrown in to boot!

I am really pleased with Gary's shop, because I think I have bought some interesting things.

I have got a really cool vintage industrial lot for another tenner.

And I can put those with my other bits and bobs.

I feel like I've had quite a good day really and... (SNIFFS) I can smell a profit in the air!

VO: Yeah.

Could be the paint fumes coming off your ladders!

Even with both sets of ladders, the chairs, oil can, cider costrel and boot scraper, Philip's seven items still leave him with £165 to spend.

James has another £140 so there's plenty of shopping to be done tomorrow.

But for now, chaps, sleep tight!

VO: It's a new dawn and a new day and I for one am feeling good so I hope you two are.

Lovely day for the roof down again chaps!

Ha!

I saw one of the locals earlier.

"This is a nice day."

There's no such thing as bad weather... You can see why though, can't you... ..merely poor clothing.

VO: Ha!

And you are certainly dressed for the part you two!

The chaps got off to a sensational start on the road yesterday.

James still has £140 in his pocket after spending £60 on an aneroid barometer and a typewriter.

Philip scooped up a staggering seven items for just £35, leaving him with £165 to splurge if he chooses to.

(HONKS HORN) It's all to play for still on the first leg of their journey.

Our charming chaps have made their way from Glasgow to the seaside town of Largs.

Its Victorian promenade and ice cream parlors now dominate the seafront, but back in the 13th century, Largs was the scene of a battle repelling a fleet of Viking longboats, leading to the end of Viking influence over Scotland.

James, where are we?

We are in west Scotland, Largs.

PHIL: Largs?

JAMES: This is...

This is Scotland's summer seaside resort.

Oh, it's nice, isn't it?

It's lovely isn't it?

It is lovely, yeah.

VO: Today it's all about the battle of the boys - Braxton versus Serrell as they fight it out to find the most profitable purchases.

Here we are, James, here we are.

See?

There is something for you there, Philip.

VO: And where better than this antiques treasure trove?

Perfect for our budding buyers.

I think I will go to the left.

I will go to the right then.

OK. See you later.

VO: With his eyes firmly on the Scottish prize, Philip knows exactly what he wants - no not that!

So he heads back outside to find shop owner Franco.

Little dog, how much are you?

I've only got 150 quid.

Oh, I couldn't possibly sell you my dog!

No?

VO: I think he'd do rather well at auction!

Now, while we're here...

Curling stone.

With a recent success in the various games, curling's a... a sport that people have taken to their hearts, haven't they?

I've got to bid you like 40 quid for that, haven't I?

Friendly 50.

45.

It's a deal.

Right, that's that done.

VO: Blimey!

Philip's off to a flying start.

Meanwhile James is working his magic on shop assistant David MacMillan.

DAVID: It's got, it has quite detail, you know, the clipper in the background, lighthouse.

Yeah, I'd say it's naive, but at the same time it's fairly well done.

It's a lovely package, it's got everything but... Uh-huh?

..irritatingly, it's deteriorated... Yeah.

..which is a shame.

DAVID: It's still an attractive item.

All this sort of stuff has taken a right old trouncing, hasn't it?

VO: While James is playing hard to get, Philip looks like he's found his next lot.

It is probably Victorian, late, it's a Nailsea walking stick.

You have got this sort of spiral running down it.

I think it is a really cool thing.

How much is it?

£30.

It is damaged.

VO: Perfect for you then Phil!

Nailsea glass became popular in the late 18th century, specializing in glass containing pulled or combed white splashes or lines.

I quite like that.

Did you say £15?

FRANCO: No, I did not.

What did you say?

My hearing's awful.

FRANCO: I said £30.

Did you say £20?

FRANCO: 25, you can have it.

OK.

I like that.

VO: But Franco knows his audience so he's unearthed another stick from the back of the shop.

It's an Indian silver topped stick, so it wouldn't be hallmarked in any way, would it?

No, it's not hallmarked.

And it's a slightly lower grade silver.

It's probably em... what, 600 parts?

Mm-hm.

But what's interesting about it it's got these lovely little figures around here.

And how much is that?

£30.

Put the two of them together, Phil.

Yeah?

We'll do the two of them, 50 quid.

That's... Would 40 quid buy the two?

I'm trying hard here.

I'll go for your 45 again.

You're a 45 man.

Yeah.

So I've bought these two for £45... FRANCO: Mm-hm, mm-hm.

..and I've bought a curling stone for £45.

So I've got to now part with £90 haven't I?

VO: And along with yesterday's purchases, Philip's racked up 10 items, but how's James getting on?

PHIL: James?

So, are you buying a painting of a boat, on the coast and taking it 60 miles inland?

JAMES: Correct.

Right.

That'll work well, won't it!

(BOTH LAUGH) VO: So says the man who's bought two ladders!

And I don't think he realizes Leith is the port of Edinburgh, maybe because he's only got one thing on his mind!

One last buy...I've got to buy that haven't I?

Don't you think?

VO: Ah-ha.

Fortunately they're not for sale!

On the other side of the shop James is persisting with the painting.

Damp is a devil with plaster.

Yeah.

Damp has deteriorated that, but luckily it's to the side.

DAVID: I have the feeling you like it, all the same.

JAMES: I like it.

Yeah.

DAVID: Despite its, eh... its problems.

And you're open to offers?

Yeah, of course.

So, what... What's your thoughts on it then?

Well, 70 quid really.

70?

See, I said 150 and I was willing to come down to 120.

How does 90 sound?

I'd be very happy to meet you in the middle at 80.

It's a deal.

Thank you very much indeed.

There you are.

There's your money.

A pleasure.

VO: It's dog eat dog on this trip and now James is all spent up, the doubts are creeping in.

Philip's bought two really good buys.

In fact I'm slightly worried.

I am worried.

I'm slightly irritated that I bought that stupid typewriter yesterday.

Live and learn, live and learn.

VO: With Philip's shopping all done, he's heading to Brodick on the Isle of Arran just off the west coast of Scotland.

Right, Phil, here you are.

Have you got my rubber ring?

VO: Just a 55 minute crossing from Ardrossan, is the island affectionately labeled Scotland in miniature.

Not to be confused with the Irish Aran Islands and home of Aran jumpers, this Arran has over 4,500 residents and even its own edition of Monopoly.

I'm just going to do my Celine Dion bit!

VO: Wonderful, Philip, Hollywood surely beckons.

A couple of miles north of the harbor sits Brodick Castle, Garden and Country Park.

The castle was the ancient seat of the Dukes of Hamilton and features on the reverse of the Royal Bank of Scotland's £20 note.

It's seen many battles, but the estate was mainly used for hunting.

Later it became the residence of the 10th Duke.

It's now owned by the National Trust and Philip's here to meet curator Lyndsay McGill.

Hi, Lindsay.

Hello, nice to meet you.

I'm Philip.

How are you, you alright?

Good, thank you.

This is an impressive place, isn't it?

I'm pleased you're impressed.

Em...

It's a hunting lodge, in the Victorian period it was used as a hunting lodge for the Dukes of Hamilton... Yeah.

..and I think you can see the pastimes of this grand family on the surrounding walls.

Absolutely.

This cost money, didn't it?

It certainly did and it was the 10th Duke's father-in-law William Beckford had died and there was a kind of cash injection into the family... Yeah.

..and so his newly-married son, the future 11th Duke is given some money in order to be able to transform Brodick Castle into what you see today.

VO: William Beckford was one of the wealthiest men in Europe.

His fortune was built from sugar plantations, but what he really craved was status.

One of his main fixations was proving he came from royal blood.

After confirming a link to the Hamilton family who descended from the royal household of Stuart, he took on their family crest.

He commissioned several items displaying it, even a painting on his deathbed surrounded by objects showing his lineage to the Hamiltons.

And the porcelain producer of choice was Philip's favorite.

Now, I think that might have a bit of an, an association with me.

LINDSAY: Where do you think this is from?

PHIL: That is Worcester.

LINDSAY: Yep.

And you can tell it is Worcester by that sort of orangey color.

VO: From the late 18th century, Worcester porcelain was owned and run by the Flight and Barr families.

For many years the pottery carried variations of the two names until Royal Worcester formed in 1862.

Ooh, it's exciting!

There you are look BFB, underneath the crown.

Barr, Flight, Barr.

VO: Determined to affirm his illustrious pedigree, Beckford commanded a personalized dinner service especially for his daughter's wedding.

LNDSAY: You have here this scarlet color which represents the Hamilton household and when you combine the red with the gold it's also representing the royal household of Stuart.

The Beckford heraldic emblems are the gold martlets... ..you see here.

And als... PHIL: Martlets?

Which is...?

LINDSAY: Martlet's a bird.

It is a type of bird, and also the Latimer cross, so the whole surface is really screaming out "I am important"... PHIL: I am important.

..and this is the wedding day of my daughter, as well.

If you want to show somebody "look at me, I have got some wealth" you actually have the bottom of your saucer, that no one is really going to see handpainted with your family crest and motto.

That's quite impressive isn't it, really?

VO: Very!

And Beckford's great grandson, the 12th Duke of Hamilton, seems to have inherited his great grandfather's love of collecting, in particular animal-related objects, like these claret jugs.

PHIL: Those are just fantastic, aren't they?

LINDSAY: They were made by the Scottish silversmith called Alexander Crichton.

When were these?

1880?

1881, 1882.

PHIL: If you look at that period, the Victorians produced all sorts of novelty silver bits, didn't they?

LINDSAY: This, this is the only dodo actually known.

He is really interesting because Crichton is using Sir John Tenniel, who designed and drew the dodo in Alice in Wonderland.

Right?

He is using him and his dodo as inspiration for this piece here.

PHIL: I mean, that is the ultimate statement of wealth, isn't it?

LINDSAY: At your dinner party it would be a wonderful thing to bring out.

Do you know what?

I have had a fabulous visit.

It has really been first class.

VO: Meanwhile back on the mainland, James is heading northeast to the small Ayrshire town of Kilbirnie.

Back in the 50s and 60s, the town was famed for its concert hall where people flocked to see big bands of the time.

The 1955 Austin Healey would have fitted right in and today it's helping James feel all rock and roll.

JAMES: Really nice to be in such a lovely car.

Really is fabulous.

We are amongst the rain but this is such fun to drive, and you don't feel it.

Your legs are beneath the warm engine, it's lovely.

VO: James is off to an old haunt to try and outdo Philip.

JAMES: I will try and buy antiques, he can remain buying the woodwormed offerings that he is so drawn to.

VO: Greeta Logan, owner of The Stirrup Cup, knows James all too well.

Hello.

Hello again Greeta.

GREET: Hi, James.

JAMES: Hello.

VO: So she's already dug out a little something to catch his eye.

JAMS: So, why have you got this fellow out then?

GREETA: Oh that was...

I had taken out in case you wanted to have a look at it.

It just amazes me that something from 1820 is almost in perfect condition.

I know.

It's...

It's hallmarked 1820 on the collar, so it has got a silver collar.

VO: Originally designed to scoop stilton out of the middle of a full or half 'wheel,' this stilton scoop has a mechanical slider to help push off the cheese.

It's perfect for embracing the 19th century saying, 'drink a pot of ale, eat a scoop of stilton every day and you'll make old bones.

I think that's supposed to be a good thing, don't you?

That's amazing because it's just...

It looks as if it has just come out of the packet.

It does, doesn't it?

It is superb.

VO: Although there's a possibility the handle could be ivory, as it was made before the 1947 CITES agreement, it's legal to sell.

James has already spotted another goody.

JAMES: Oh, and you've got a profile.

It looks quite shiny, doesn't it?

Is it old?

I don't...

I think it is old.

I tell you what it could be... Don't know.

It could be a profile made from scrapped ship's timbers, couldn't it?

Mm.

It is rather nice, that.

I like profiles.

So that's just newly in so I don't think it'll hang about too long.

Really?

VO: And bang, James is putty in Greeta's hands.

JAMES: As soon as you mention fresh goods.

My...my... My sort of, the hairs on the back of my neck start tingling.

And how much have you got on this?

It's just 30.

Greeta, I'll take it.

Thank you very much, James.

I'll take that, definitely.

VO: That's £170 of his £200 budget gone but still £30 left to play with.

Is that pushing it, Greeta?

Could that be 30?

Yes, James, yes.

So that is absolutely fabulous.

OK?

Super.

So, I've got two fabulous items.

I've got the profile and that lovely fellow.

Thank you very much indeed.

OK. VO: James has now completely spent up after bagging himself five lots.

Alongside his stilton scoop and carved ship's model, he has an aneroid barometer, a typewriter and a marine scene painting.

Philip is hoping to threaten James' bid for victory by entering five lots too, costing a scant £125.

He's offering up a curling stone, a pair of walking sticks, a boot scraper, a cider costrel and his 'industrial collection' comprising two stepladders, two chairs and a paraffin can.

So how do they rate each other's booty?

Really?

A typewriter?

Honestly?

A barometer?

A watercolor?

A stilton scoop?

(YAWNS) But Mr Braxton, I really do think you've surpassed yourself with your half ship's hull.

That's gonna do really well.

I hate you.

Am I worried about Philip and his barrels, his stepladders, his jerry cans?

No.

Slightly more worried about his Malacca cane.

VO: But it's too late for worrying now!

After starting in Glasgow, 200 miles later, the chaps have ended up just an hour down the road at auction and sadly there's no sunshine on Leith, today.

This is sunny Edinburgh...

It's raining, James.

And it is raining.

Every gentleman should be prepared for... Every gentleman prepared?

Yep, you're absolutely right, James.

Every gentleman... Blimey O'Reilly Philip.

Yep.

That's a bit racy, isn't it?

All you need is a rod.

A rod and a rock, you'd make a very passable gnome.

VO: I'm not sure Noddy and Big Ears will fit in, in the chi-chi port of Edinburgh.

Resting on the shores of the Firth of Forth, Leith is a bustling hub, and after having a pop at James for buying a marine picture to sell in a city, Philip's now realizing there's method behind his madness!

You've got a bit of a marine topic going on, haven't you?

I have.

You've got that lovely ship's hull.

Uh-huh.

And those... You bought a painting, didn't you?

Actually you've been quite smart haven't you because Leith's a port, we're at Leith, and you bought... Shazam!

You ratbag.

Why didn't you tell me that?!

VO: What better way to get ahead, eh?

Whilst the boys fight it out, Ewan Armstrong, from Ramsay Cornish Auctioneers tells us who he thinks has the edge.

Obviously at the moment in Scotland, silver is doing very well and the stilton scoop they've put in is a good item.

Although the ladders collection's not to everyone's taste, I do actually quite like it.

I think the Esse industry chairs will do quite well.

VO: So James could get a good price for his £30 stilton scoop, but it sounds like Philip's industrial bits might also do alright - who'd have thought it, eh?!

Now, the auction room's hotting up as the sale's about to start.

Are you going to scoop the prize, or scoop the poop?

I hope...

I hope I'm going to be scooping stilton.

VO: First up, it's auctioneer Ewan's pick - James' silver stilton scoop.

Little bit of interest in this one as well, so I can start the bidding on that one at £40.

£40.

So, £40 we've got on the phone.

45 here.

50?

Oh.

55?

60?

Eh, breaking new ground Phil.

VO: Show off!

65?

75?

Keep going.

85?

Hey.

Any advance on 85?

If not it's going.

VO: Gone for £85.

Fantastic start - snagging almost triple his money.

That's OK.

It's alright, isn't it?

That's OK, you ratbag!

Better than a slap in the face, isn't it?

Yeah.

Which I think I might get any minute.

VO: Next up, it's Philip's curling stone.

I quite see myself as an Olympic curler.

A sort of short Olympic curler.

Got a bit of interest in it, so I'm going to start off at £30.

£30.

Do I hear 35 anywhere?

It's a nice piece.

35.

40.

45.

Eh, Phil.

Do I hear £55?

Go on, madam.

Go on, madam.

..five.

There we go.

55.

At 60?

65?

It's your last chance.

It's a good one.

VO: A £15 profit, eh, but less than he'd wanted.

That's jolly good.

Shut up, James!

VO: But Philip's got high hopes for his canes.

They've got to make 30 quid a piece, haven't they?

Yeah, they've got to.

Six... 65 I think they'll make.

Or they could bomb.

Oh great.

Thanks!

Why's that funny?

Nice little lot.

Come on.

Let's get you going with this one.

Someone must have a friend that looks like Willy Wonka.

Come on, £20?

I want to get a good lot... No?

Got £20 here.

25 anywhere?

25.

30?

35?

40?

45?

All out at 45?

VO: Meaning a loss after costs.

Sorry about that, Philip, I really am.

You look it.

I am.

No, I am sorry... Oh shut up James.

VO: Poor James, well maybe not in a minute, as his carved ship's hull is up.

I've got a little bit of interest in this on commission, so I'm going to start that off with you at £50.

Do I hear 55 anywhere there?

55 I've got.

I've got 60 here.

65?

Yep.

70 here?

75?

Got a rhythm.

Any advance on 75 in the room?

Come on, it's a nice little lot.

No.

Sold.

You're actually just ticking away some nice little profits here, you ratbag!

VO: And James is another £45 up, motoring ahead.

So will Philip regret buying his next random lot, or can he scrape a tidy profit?

Boot scraper, boot scraper, boot scraper.

Yeah, come on.

You need it.

Yeah, don't I ever!

Ten, we have on the phone here.

12 anywhere?

Ten on the phone bid.

16?

I'll take 15.

Got 15 up here.

£16?

17?

You're in profit, mate, you know.

£20 we have, 22?

24?

Steady work, I always like to say.

26?

Steady.

28?

We all out at 28?

VO: That's a relatively good profit, but he's got a fair way to go to catch up.

Time for Philip's cider costrel.

£12 to get started?

You're quite quiet.

It's a nice little lot.

It is, you're in profit 10.

They haven't got bids yet.

Don't make me come down too low.

Eight we have, do I hear nine anywhere?

On £9.

Ten?

Racing away with it.

£10, 10.

Come on, we want 12.

VO: I think James is enjoying this!

12 we have.

14?

14.

16?

18?

We all done?

VO: A 200% profit in the bank for that one!

It's like sort of treading water isn't it?

James why don't you just shut up?

VO: James is laughing now, but let's see how his typewriter fares.

Do I hear £20 in the room?

If not I'm going to the phones.

Do I have £20?

He's got a phone bid.

I don't believe it.

£20 we have on the phone, then, here.

I do not believe it.

Phone bids.

Come on, 22.

24?

Well done, madam.

Keep going, madam.

26?

So are we all done at £26?

I will take 27.

Take 28.

27 we have.

28?

I just don't... Well done.

28?

Very fine upstanding gentleman there.

We're all done at 28?

28.

Cor, that could have been so much worse.

It could have been... VO: True.

James is down £2 and next it's his big gamble, after spending £80 on the marine scene painting.

If he makes a loss here, it could put Philip ahead.

EWAN: We'll start that one off for you, because I've got a bit of interest here, £60.

Oh no, I'm doomed.

Should be 65.

65 we have, 70 with myself here.

75?

Yep.

80 here.

85.

All done?

I'm going to go now James.

VO: It's not over yet Philip.

I'm out.

So 85 in the room.

No further bids?

VO: Just a fiver profit, putting him at a loss after auction costs.

£275 worth, you can see.

That's bragging James... it's bragging.

It's not a nice trait, it's bragging.

VO: And he's still got one lot left.

And I can start that off here with interest at £30.

Do I hear 35 anywhere?

Oh, no.

35 for the barometer?

35 we have.

40?

£40 anywhere?

If not it's going.

Sold.

VO: Adding another fiver to his profit tally.

Last but not least though it's time to see if Philip's risky lot pays off.

Mind you they always keep the best till last in these sales, don't they?

Yeah.

Just in the middle of the artwork for you here we've got the collection of ladders, because there's probably more paint on them than there is on most of the art we have in the sale.

And we'll start that off for you... £20?

Esse institute.

£20 we have.

Eh?

You get the petrol can too.

£20, at 22 anywhere?

You've got a bidder.

Go on!

22?

I'll take 21.

Sold.

VO: May not be much, but Philip's still made a profit.

VO: Philip began with £200 and after a mixed day after auction costs, he's scraped a profit of £13.58, leaving him with £213.58 to splash next time.

James has taken an early lead on the first leg.

Starting with £200, after paying auction costs he's made a profit of £52.56.

So he now has £252.56 to spend next time.

With just under £39 between them, this could be a close match!

Well, I don't know how that happened.

How did you get the profit, that's what I'm trying to work out.

I don't know.

I mean clearly, you know, my goods just snuck under the radar, but I...

I expected to be about £80 behind you and I think I'm only 40 quid behind you.

JAMES: Ah!

PHIL: That's a result, isn't it?

You're no stranger to this game, are you?

Anyway, who's driving, who's buying lunch?

You on both I think.

Ah, right.

To the victor the bill.

VO: Next time, our Road Trip regulars may have bitten off more than they can chew.

You must be joking!

VO: James tries to beat Philip at his own game.

I don't think you can beat a rural bygone like this.

VO: And Philip's plan may just go down the toilet.

Oh, I love that.

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