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: This week's venture pairs two auctioneers vying for the Road Trip victory.

PHIL: Woah!

VO: With over 25 years experience under his belt, James Braxton knows how to play tactically.

Yeah, Philip will be weeping when he sees that.

VO: Philip Serrell has developed a rather unique taste for collectibles during his 30 years in the antiques business.

Oh I love that... VO: See what I mean?

Our two professionals began with £200 each.

On today's third stint, the gap is widening with over £100 separating them.

Philip's eclectic assortment of goodies has bagged him £255.88 so far.

Cheer up.

James managed to double his money on two items for the second time running, retaining his advantage with £356.04 in his wallet as the chaps belt up for the latest leg.

PHIL: Do you know what?

I think I've got to change my plan.

Why Philip?

Well, because we've had two auctions now and I've been out there at the cutting edge and it's turned around and bit me on my not insubstantial bum really.

Yeah.

Cuz you're always pushing the seams of the definition of an antique, I've always found.

Yeah, yeah.

VO: But it can all change in the shake of a tail feather.

The fellas are putting pedal to the metal again in this splendid 1955 Austin Healey.

I'm just going to follow you I think.

I'm gonna just watch what you buy and try and buy the same thing.

Watch and learn I think is the phrase.

VO: I wouldn't get too comfy up there on your pedestal James!

The chaps' colossal 920-mile crusade takes them from central Scotland, through the Borders to the Lakes, Lancashire, Cheshire, into Wales before concluding in Newport, Shropshire.

The third stretch sets off in Southport and wiggles up and down towards Knutsford in Cheshire.

This is lovely isn't it?

So have you been to Southport before?

Never been to Southport.

VO: Southport doesn't just have the world's only lawnmower museum, it was also home to Albert Pierrepoint, Britain's last official chief hangman.

He sent some of our most famous murderers to meet their maker, but today it'll be James and Philip's reputations hanging in the balance.

JAMES: There's a lot of very good housing stock in Knutsford.

Maybe I'll buy some architectural fittings, door plates.

Really?

I think I've got to go and buy Royal Doulton and bits of silver, that's the way forward for me.

VO: Well they'd better get started then.

First stop is in the heart of the town center.

PHIL: Woah, woah, woah.

Here we are look.

VO: The Royal Arcade contains 35,000 square feet of antiques so there should be plenty of choice.

So are you feeling lucky?

Well, I'm just... Doulton and silver, Doulton and silver.

VO: Off you go chaps!

Oh, look at this.

I've got a distinct feeling I could be giving my age away here.

Hank Marvin, do you remember Hank Marvin?

Der der der... Ooh!

VO: Careful!

Meanwhile James is covering as much ground as possible to try and dig out a juicy find.

There's a lot here.

Hey there's a bit of arts and crafts.

VO: James did well with his arts and crafts pieces at auction in Kendal, the home of arts and crafts, but this time the auction's in Knutsford.

I should buy that, I need to get ahead.

VO: Ha ha!

But Philip's also deviating from his plan.

He's given up on Doulton and silver and true to form, he's heading off piste.

The chaps had dinner in a local restaurant last night, rammed with shooting and fishing gear that Philip would love to get his hands on leaving James the shop to himself.

Let's see how my day is going to roll.

VO: Not the best sign, but James has already spotted an old favorite of his.

This is an interesting fellow, this is a flower brick.

They are made of Delft which is a tin glazed earthenware.

This one's a ceramic one.

What is it?

Blue and white, £3.

Then it's got 50p here.

It was a nice sort of 18th century design.

VO: Original 18th century tin glazed flower bricks can make upwards of £500 at auction.

This is a reproduction but they're still fairly unusual to see.

So you pour the water in there and then you put individual things, so at 50p this represents incredible value for money.

VO: Meanwhile, a few minutes down the road, Philip's off on one of his jaunts.

Again!

The Lansdowne Bistro is an award winning seafood restaurant, not necessarily the first place you'd think of going shopping.

But from dining there last night, Philip knows owner Mark Tyndall has a huge collection of shooting and fishing items adorning the restaurant's walls and may have some going spare.

Hi Mark.

How are you?

Philip.

Last time I was here you said as well as all of this you might have a bit more that was sort of surplus, you might want to sell it.

Absolutely.

VO: Philip's known for his passion for sport but it's more usually rugby and fast cars.

PHIL: So it's called a leg of mutton because it looks... VO: Let me guess.

..just like a leg of mutton!

But hasn't that got a lovely color?

Yes, nice patination.

Yeah.

You've got all the terminology haven't you?

Bit of leather work required but that's not major.

You would put the barrels down there.

That's right.

And the stock would go down there and there are some pegs here where there has been a divider.

Oh, now.

Early shooting stick.

Early shooting stick for the gentleman perhaps who wanted to just take a rest in the field.

There you are, isn't it.

Peaceful isn't it?

VO: No time for sitting, Philip!

It's lovely that, and you've got this little bit here.

Yeah, that unscrews, screws on the bottom.

That stops it sinking into the mud.

Just stops you burying yourself in the field.

Continental cartridge.

I love that - that's really, really nice.

VO: Looks like Philip's cunning plan is working out nicely.

Then... got a little measure that could go with that.

And that is actually for measuring the powder that would go into a cartridge isn't it?

Yes.

VO: Philip's managed to pull together a rather nice little shooting lot for auction, but as it's a seafood restaurant Mark's also got a rather large stash of fishing memorabilia.

Got a little reel there, a little Hardy Princess.

PHIL: That's a Hardy reel?

MARK: Yes, that's the name people want.

Oh it is, isn't it?

Oh that's lovely.

VO: Antique fishing tackle is hugely popular, with Hardys being one of the most collectable brands.

Isn't that just beautiful, look.

MARK: Three little flies on there.

PHIL: Three little flies on there.

And the name again.

Hardy, oh that is fantastic that is.

What's that?

That's a little, again a Hardy Devon.

It's Hardy, it's on the fins.

Oh, that's fantastic.

VO: Philip could have two separate lots on his hands here, that's if he can persuade restaurant owner Mark to part with them.

What do you want for it all?

Make me an offer.

I'd like to give you 80 quid for it all really and have two lots.

That's what I would like to do.

This is what we call a pregnant pause in the trade.

Mm.

I'm feeling very nervous.

£80.

Really?

Really?

You've got it.

Oh, you are a star!

VO: Philip may have strayed from the norm, but his gamble could pay off as he's bagged himself a five-part shooting lot for £50 and three-part fishing lot for 30.

I think Mark knows more about that than I do but I think he has sold me a really good deal and I'm just hopeful that I can catch up with James.

VO: Meanwhile, back down the road, still in Southport, James is sticking with his 50p flower brick, not exactly manager Caroline's deal of the century.

I managed to find about the cheapest item I think is in the place isn't it?

Yes.

Yes.

You are quite right there.

50p.

50p, it's a king's ransom isn't it?

There you go.

I'm not even going to haggle over 50p, I think it would be rather rude.

You want change?

You want some change?

I'd love some change, thank you.

VO: So James is off the mark after spending just 50p on his first item - a ceramic flower brick.

VO: Meanwhile, Philip is pootling south of Southport to Liverpool, the home of the Beatles - the world's first super group.

The Beatles, they just... well revolutionary, they really really were.

They changed the face of music for my generation.

VO: Most of us think The Beatles were formed at Liverpool's Cavern club or the nightclubs of Hamburg.

But it was actually in a small family-run coffee bar on this unassuming suburban street that the Fab Four really began, as Paul McCartney fondly remembers.

I think it's a good idea to let people know about the Casbah because they know about the Cavern, they know about some of those things but the Casbah was like the place where all that started, it was actually before the Cavern, all of that and we have a more intimate relationship with it, it was almost our club, because we'd helped paint it and stuff.

VO: Philip's here to meet Roag Best whose family were at the very heart of the early Beatles story way back in 1959.

Hi, how're you?

Hi Phil, nice to meet you.

You too.

Am I looking forward to this.

VO: Roag's mother, Mona, was an extraordinary woman.

Before starting the Casbah Coffee Club, she was a wall of death rider in India, performing death-defying circus stunts like this.

Mona was growing tired of her son's friends hanging around in the house upstairs.

So she offered them the basement to use.

Oh wow.

What's all this?

That was our mother's work.

With growing up in India, she was huge on Eastern philosophy and her belief was that an Eastern dragon painted in the entrance way to your home, your business, your club would ward away evil spirits and bring good fortunes.

It's a good luck charm.

The Beatles gave it a little rub on the way out and a little rub on the way in.

So the Beatles touched this and it brought them good luck.

I think it brought them a lot of luck Phil.

Wow.

VO: Hope springs eternal Phil!

Roag's mother Mona was far from conventional, shown by the incredible story behind the house.

ROAG: My brother Rory saw the house, told Mo about it, she loved it but didn't have the funds to buy it so she went and gathered all her jewelry together, went to a pawn shop, pawned her jewelry, the money from the jewelry she went and bet everything on a horse in the 1954 Derby and the horse won.

What were his odds?

33 to one.

So she just basically hocked the lot?

Oh yes.

Took a real punt and stuffed it on a horse at 33 to one!

Pretty much.

VO: Downstairs at the Casbah Club soon became THE place to hang out for local music.

As part of the deal to use the space the budding musicians had to help decorate the basement.

A certain young art student John Lennon was happy to help out, and certainly left his mark.

Oh, wow.

Just there.

Yes, carved his name into the wall.

"John."

Well she... Mo wasn't happy, she caught John at the tail end of doing that, he got a crack round the head.

John is trying to explain it away that he is an art student, this is his artwork, he is signing his name, Mo is looking at it as he's vandalizing her club.

VO: Roag's brother Pete Best, along with Paul, John, George and Stuart Sutcliffe officially became the Beatles in 1960.

After a famed tour of Hamburg the band returned triumphant here to the Casbah Club.

The first time they played in this country, the first time they played in Liverpool was on this stage on 17 December 1960.

So basically you have got a group that were the biggest thing of their generation and they're playing in a cellar the size of a postage stamp.

Where did everybody go?

They kept jamming into the club and jamming into the club, at the club's height the Beatles were bringing between 12 and 1500 people to the club of which 1300 would stand in the garden just listening to them.

That's insane.

VO: The band went on to conquer the world, but they left behind more than artwork and memories.

ROAG: First of all Phil... ..one of the original microphones here at the Casbah, one of Paul's earliest mics.

That's history isn't it?

Yes.

Absolute history.

I am not going to try and sing.

And another lovely little item I have got for you... ..this was John Lennon's penknife, he hadn't forgotten about being told off and getting a smack from Mo, John being John takes the opportunity to grab the moment and carve into the ceiling "John - I'm back".

Now it's over there, Phil.

Over there.

That is just fantastic isn't it?

You know what, this has been really magical for me.

I think I'm probably the right age to come here.

You've been a star.

Phil, it's been a pleasure.

I'm going to return you that before I put it in an auction.

You take care.

Lovely meeting you.

Thank you very much.

VO: Sadly Roag's mother, Mona, died in 1988 but her memory lives on in the perfectly preserved Casbah.

VO: While Philip finishes reminiscing, James is heading northeast to Chorley in Lancashire.

Home to successful sugar magnate and original benefactor of the eponymous Tate Museum, Sir Henry Tate was born in Chorley in 1819.

James is hoping for a little sweet success of his own in the delightful market town set at the foot of the West Pennine Moors.

His next port of call is Heskin Hall, the 16th century, grade one listed historic house.

It was once used for tax collecting, but for the last 18 years it's been home to an antiques center, run by Dennis and Lynne Harrison.

JAMES: Hello?

LYNNE: Hello.

James.

Hi.

Lovely to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Everything's a bargain is it?

Ooft!

Oh definitely.

(ALL LAUGH) VO: Not a problem for James though with over £350 in his pocket.

Arts and crafts this is.

VO: Not again James!

It's a nice copper fellow, arts and crafts motifs and the integrity of design again, it's pegged here which is rather nice.

And then a typical sort of stylized poppy decoration there.

If I could get it at about £20 it would be worth buying but if they say to me that's 40 it is not worth the punt.

VO: This late 19th century embossed fire kerb is the epitome of arts and crafts.

It uses the natural material of copper, crafted in a simple form with its workmanship exposed and pattern inspired by the British countryside, a common motif in the movement.

It comes from the yellow room upstairs and it doesn't have a pricetag on it.

Oh, right.

Yes... 15-20?

DENNIS: Is that the date?

JAMES: No.

VO: I think James might have a live one on his hands here.

15-20, oh... Quarter of the value.

I know.

JAMES: Quarter of the value?!

30, it's yours.

You see that makes it mar... That makes it a marginal purchase for me.

25.

I tell you what, meet you in the middle - 22.

Oh no, you don't.

25.

25, 25, I will give you 25.

Very kind, thank you very much.

Thank you Lynne.

VO: It's not often James can't charm his way to the price he wants.

Not a bad day's work... ..but there'll be no rest for the chaps tomorrow.

So they'd best get in some beauty sleep.

Nighty night!

VO: Rise and shine fellas!

Our experts are once more taking the open-topped Austin Healey for a spin.

So have you always been a cravat man Jim.

No.

Not really but I just like to look after myself and the old army saying is any fool can be uncomfortable.

I come prepared, I've got my little rug round my knees, I'm all snugly bugly.

It's like going out with Bertie Wooster.

(LAUGHS) VO: Doesn't that make you Jeeves then Philip?

Philip did pretty well yesterday, collecting a five part shooting lot and a three part fishing lot for £80 leaving him just over £175 to splash today.

James has a whopping £330.50 still to spend after picking up a copper fire kerb and a flower brick for a song.

It might be an early start, but the boys are in high spirits this morning.

# Lancy, Lancy... # Lancy, Lancy, Lancy, Lancy, Lancashire.

Woooa Lancy Lancy.

# VO: Our dashing duo began their outing in Southport and after a little zig zag, they're still in Lancashire, heading south towards Wigan.

It's commonly known as birthplace of George Formby, but another of Wigan's most famous citizens was Margery Booth.

An opera singer living in Berlin during the Second World War, Margery smuggled information out of a prisoner of war camp.

She even sang for Adolf Hitler while concealing secret documents in her underwear!

From one hero to, well James, who's at JW antiques, just outside Wigan, run by owner William Kenny.

Hello.

James.

William.

Hi, nice to meet you William.

Very fine place you have here.

VO: This 4,500 square foot former Methodist church has eight or nine separate rooms full of antiques, furniture and collectables.

JAMES: I don't know, I can't find anything... VO: James is usually on the ball when it comes to finding exactly what he wants, but today he seems to be, well, dithering.

Anything else I should be looking at, have you got anything tucked away?

VO: Finally, James has found himself reverting to type.

A good quality thing, a nice wrought iron frame, again sort of very arts and crafts feel to it.

Beautiful work here.

And then a nice copper bowl.

A coal...a coal bucket so a fireside position.

Good swing handle to it, quite practical.

VO: After all that, James has gone for arts and crafts again!

And what about your walnut table here?

WILLIAM: It's 55 that.

It's a good look isn't it?

Yes.

It only come in last week that.

VO: And like a pig in muck, James loves nothing more than a whiff of fresh stock.

We've got a nice art deco so 1920s piece of furniture.

When you look at a piece of furniture like this, it's made of walnut, figured walnut, book matched top, you don't see these so often, it has got strong lines and that could do quite well.

And how much on the jug there?

WILLIAM: 20.

JAMES: 20.

Well, that's good, so Glyn Colledge - maker for Denby.

It's a good shape isn't it?

Nice pot.

£20.

Somebody wants a sort of 60s interior, that is the fellow for them.

That's a nice item.

VO: Lovely, unlike... Eugh!

James has finally picked out three items, now he just needs to make it worth his while.

And how much have you got on this fellow?

45.

45.

My only hesitation with this is that that is a replacement bowl.

It's a good quality replacement bowl but it's still a replacement bowl.

(JAMES SIGHS) Could that be a bit cheaper William?

40.

40.

What was the art deco table?

Did we say 55 on that and then 20 on the pot on top of it.

You can have the three, one, two, three, £100.

£100.

Goodness, I am not going to argue with that.

Thanks a lot William.

Really kind.

VO: That's a £20 discount and with those three items added to his other two lots, James' shopping is done.

Meanwhile, Philip's making his way to his next pit stop in the small village of Bretherton in Lancashire.

This pretty little village once had a thriving corn trade, but now the old corn mill has another use.

This family-run business is headed up by Aiden Finn.

It's an old favorite of Philip's so he's hoping to pick up a good deal.

Hello, Phil!

It's lovely to see you back again.

Are you looking for some more bargains?

Well I'm looking for something different.

Have you got anything put by for me?

I always have something in for you.

VO: Ooh what's he got out the back then?

Have you ever seen these?

They're laminated aren't they?

You can see here where you have the different layers of timber.

For strength.

Yes.

Well they are government stamped, they have got all the stampings of the aviation stuff.

VO: They're likely to be auxiliary propellers from a wooden aircraft pre-Second World War, made by British aircraft manufacturers, Vickers or Handley Page.

Like Philip's shooting and fishing lots, aviation is another area which can be highly collectable.

So he may be onto something here.

They are nice things.

They are interesting.

How much are they?

Well I've got like two and a quarter on them but I know you want a bargain.

VO: That's £225 to you and me.

Have I gobsmacked you?

Er, yes.

They are decorators' pieces.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

But they are not going to make £200 I don't think.

The most I can give you for these is 70 quid.

That is it, me finished, out of it.

I can give you 70 quid.

AIDEN: Is that each?

PHIL: I wish it was.

Well, because it is you and it is worth it for the fun... And I hope you do well on them.

Oh, you are a gentleman.

I hope you do well.

Thank you very very much indeed.

Thank you.

I'd better give you some money quick.

VO: I would if I were you.

£70 for two antique propellers sounds like an incredible deal to me!

You done me proud again.

See you soon.

See you later on.

Cheers.

VO: Meanwhile, James is propelling north towards Preston.

VO: Like green flags for parks and blue flags for beaches, Preston's one of only 42 places across the UK that's been awarded a purple flag signaling a safe and enjoyable night on the town.

VO: Sadly for James, he's only here for the day.

He's heading just outside the city to Waddecar, one of the UK's 361 Scout centers and camps.

It's also home to the country's first Scouting museum dedicated to the history of this phenomenal worldwide movement, and its 30 million members.

The museum was set up and founded by Michael Loomes, a Scout since he was nine years old.

Hello James.

Hello.

And welcome to Be Prepared: The Story of Scouting and Guiding here at Waddecar.

Thank you.

Looks fabulous.

Let's go in.

VO: In 1899, Robert Baden-Powell, a colonel in the British Army, wrote a military handbook teaching his soldiers how to gather information about an area or an enemy, called "Aids to Scouting."

It was also going to soldiers, and to NCO.

So his idea that even at the lowest range they should be trained.

We've got a chapter here, The Quickness of Eye, eye and ear, sort of using your senses isn't it?

Dodging the enemy, tracking.

Aye, it was the size as we see like we see a pack of cards to fit in their tunic pockets and if they did well enough they could get a badge which was the first proficiency badge in the army, in this case for Scouting.

VO: Baden-Powell was posted to defend the South African township of Mafeking against the Boers.

During the siege he was inspired by initiative shown by young lads who'd acted as lookouts and helped guard prisoners.

Baden-Powell realized the previously untapped potential of young people.

JAMES: So the roots or the conception of the whole thing, did it come from this period in South Africa?

He was so impressed with the way these youngsters behaved, under 16 they were, doing all sorts of duties and how well they responded that he often said they were the first Boy Scouts.

VO: After returning from South Africa, Baden-Powell wanted to see if youngsters in Britain could benefit from learning similar techniques in a non-military setting, so he held a camp at Brownsea Island in Dorset.

He took 21 boys there, half of them from the Boys Brigade, half from his officer friends and his young nephew and they had this wonderful time and afterwards the little red book which he wrote for soldiers came out as Scouting for Boys.

I see.

VO: Using his experience from the camp, he adapted his military book, Aids to Scouting, into Scouting for Boys.

It began in six separate pamphlets, but was soon published as a complete book.

The Scout movement was born with groups popping up all over the globe.

The book has since reportedly sold over 100 million copies worldwide and been translated into over 80 languages.

21 years after it all began, Scouts from around the world gathered to celebrate their leader.

JAMES: We've got a rather nice little cooker there.

Yes, the Scouts of the world all gave a penny or the equivalent in their money to buy him a present and all he said he needed was a new pair of braces.

Well they had a lot of money so they bought him a Rolls-Royce car, caravan and this is his stove that he used.

That's jolly nice, it shows the power of masses doesn't it?

VO: And why should James miss out on all the fun?

Transformed, in fact wearing this uniform, I feel like a boy again.

VO: (LAUGHS) The essence of scouting is learning skills for life - so Michael's showing James how to get knotted!

Ha!

These are the knots that a Scout would have to learn.

There is so much fun you can have with a piece of rope isn't there?

You can.

There are superb books on knotting.

I love a bit of knotting.

VO: Who doesn't?

One of the trickiest knots is the bowline.

So we do the loop like so, so you want the long line.

Long line off that.

You come up.

Yep.

Come up.

This is the sort of rabbit isn't it?

Round the back.

Then back down again and we pull these three.

These three against that one.

And that makes your bowline.

That is a thing of beauty Michael, isn't it?

It really is.

So Michael, would I pass a proficiency test?

Oh you are definitely a natural at knotting.

That's very kind of you.

Michael, thank you very much indeed.

It's a great honor, I've really enjoyed myself.

It's been a pleasure having you.

VO: Whilst James gets changed, Philip is trying to scout out his last lot for auction so he's heading east to Darwen.

This picturesque market town was a hub for textile production during the industrial revolution, shown by the cotton balls on Darwen's coat of arms.

The 86 foot Darwen tower overlooks the town, built at the end of the 1800s to celebrate Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee.

They say you have got to speculate to accumulate.

Well I have got £105.88 left and if I am going to catch Braxton up, the lot is going to go.

VO: Looks like it could be antiques shop owner, Stephen Hughes' lucky day!

He buys and sells anything old and interesting, so this could be the perfect place for Phil.

Stephen, how are you?

Very well, Philip, how are you?

I tell you what, I love a man with a belt and braces.

I think we have got the same taste, haven't we?

Yes.

This is fantastic, this is.

I have now lost at two auctions, so I have got to try and catch him up.

Well, we will do our best to help you out.

Well, I would like a big lump.

It sort of fits in...

I specialize in those.

It fits in with me, that, a big lump.

There is the biggest one.

VO: Hey, I wasn't going to say anything!

And Philip has already spotted two big lumps.

PHIL: Those are off a fireplace, and they have been painted, haven't they?

Yeah.

And how much would those two be?

£60.

Do you know, I am warming to you.

I am warming...

I don't particularly want to lift them... VO: Obviously Philip picks something buried at the bottom of a pile of stonework.

Gordon Bennett!

I think they have got some potential.

60 quid the two?

Yeah.

Provided I don't have to pick them up!

VO: And I don't blame you!

But there's still plenty more to see inside Stephen's huge warehouse.

Hold on a minute, hold on, hold on.

That is rather nice.

STEPHEN: That's out of a library.

The problem with that is that it is really really lovely and it is a thing that everybody wants at the minute, but because there's no drawer sides, it's useless.

Mm.

And how much is that, please?

Well, I would like 150 for it.

You would like.

I would like 150 for it.

OK. VO: He's got expensive taste.

And as it's Philip's last shop, his kitty's limited.

So, I have got £105.88 on the table for that bank of card index drawers and those two pillars outside.

Now, I know that will be streets away from what you are asking.

Well, we are asking what, 150 and 75... 225.

And you are offering me 105.

That is 50, 50 odd percent off.

Yeah.

Oooh.

But you're well behind on the, eh...

I'm £100 behind at the minute.

VO: Phil will have the violins out in a minute!

I will do the deal as long as I don't have to pick the stones up.

Stephen, you're a star thank you ever so much!

VO: Jammy so and so!

50% discount is a massive drop, with the pillars costing 50 and the library drawers for £55, not forgetting the 88p, Philip's now completely spent up.

With the shopping complete let's remind ourselves what they've got.

Along with the last two items, Philip has the propellers and the shooting and fishing collections, making five lots all ready for auction.

James also has five lots - his Denby jug, flower brick, fire kerb, coal bucket and walnut table.

But unlike Philip, James has only spent £125.50, barely a third of his budget.

VO: But what do they make of each other's wares?

Phil has bought some really good items.

I love his propellers.

They will do well, but I think his winner are those oak card index things.

So I think Philip has really raised his game and I think he could...

He could take me on this one.

I mean, that fender at £25, that's sort of OK, but 50p for a three week old flower brick?

What's going on?

I think he is playing it really really safe, but he can afford to, he's £100 or more in front of me.

Me, I've had to spend every penny.

I could be really in the doo-doos here.

VO: The fellas have reached the last stop of this leg after traveling 170 miles from Southport, ending up at auction in Knutsford, Cheshire.

PHIL: How much are you ahe... were you ahead of me before we started?

Philip, let's just leave it at over £100.

Over £100?

Yeah, over £100.

Should I just say it again, over £100.

VO: I wouldn't get too cocky James - you never can tell what'll happen at the auction.

The picture postcard streets of Knutsford, one of Britain's most expensive towns, have attracted a wealth of celebrities, especially footballers who can commute to the nearby cities of Manchester and Liverpool.

It is wealthy around here, you can smell it, can't you?

I'm just...

I'm just thinking what I really want is a footballer who's got a penchant for propellers.

That's what I'm looking for.

VO: Frank Marshall are local surveyors, estate agents and auctioneers.

That'll do nicely, Jim.

That's perfect, isn't it?

Absolutely right.

Well done.

VO: What were you saying?!

I think we're here, Philip.

Safe and sound.

Safe and sound.

Never any doubt.

VO: Today Rachel Houston-Holland is going to be at the podium for them and she's already eyed up the fellas' wares.

The library drawers.

Really popular at the moment.

The propellers are rather interesting.

The fender's rather nice and you've got sort of an arts and crafts coal bucket as well.

Really popular area at the moment, so they should hopefully do really well on the day.

VO: The boys' fate is in the hands of the good folk of Knutsford.

I think I might be a bit doomed here, mate.

Why?

From talking to them, no telephone bids, no online bidding.

Excellent.

VO: It's too late now fellas - on with the auction.

First up, is James' Denby jug.

Who's gonna start me at £20?

£20?

Surely it's worth 20.

15 then if it helps?

This is just music to my ears...

I mean, sorry, this is really sad.

..a bid of £10?

Thank you sir.

£10 on the front row, come on, and 12 where?

It's at... Hammer down, girl.

Oh no.

15.

At £15.

Are we all finished and done at 15?

I think you'll find that's brought it back to 96 quid.

VO: I think Philip may be enjoying this.

Not a great start for James with a £5 loss.

That was a weak lot.

Things are looking up, aren't they?

VO: Don't speak too soon Philip!

Next it's James' pricey flower brick.

How much did this cost you?

Eh, 50p.

Nice decorative item at £5 now.

£5.

Surely.

Come on.

£5 someone.

Thank you, madam, right at the back at £5.

She's deluded.

Utterly deluded.

It's with the lady at £5.

That's alright - very happy with that.

VO: You would be, it's a remarkable 900% profit, but sadly that only means £4.50 in the kitty!

Have I got any chance of profit?

Well, you sold two lots as well.

That's the best thing for me.

You've only got three to come, I've still got five to go.

Mind you, that could be five disasters couldn't it?

VO: Time to find out if anyone's going to take the bait for Philip's fishing lot.

Start me at £30.

£30 I have, at £30.

35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100.

110?

No, he shakes his head, it's at £100.

Are we all finished and done at £100?

On my left, at 100.

Oh, that's jolly good, well done you.

VO: Well done indeed - Philip's first lot has tripled his money, but he did buy it from a restaurant.

I'm having a celebration sweetie Jim.

He doesn't say much does he?

VO: Yes James has gone remarkably quiet now the tables have turned.

Next up is his fire kerb.

Start me at £20 for the fender.

Any interest at £20?

£20?

Ten then?

£10?

£10, on my left.

12, 15, 18.

The gentleman now at £18.

VO: Whoops!

That's a second loss for James.

Do you remember James, when we were in Kendal and you said to me that it's all about buying what the saleroom wants?

Do you remember?

Yeah, I know.

VO: Now, now Philip, play nicely!

Let's see if James' coal bucket can fire things back up for him.

Nice coal bucket £20?

Come on, £20 I have, at £20.

22 with you.

I'll come back to you.

25, 28, 30, 32, 35, 38?

No, 38 sir?

No.

It's at £35.

At £35.

That's cheap for that James.

At 35.

VO: Ouch, it turns out arts and crafts aren't popular in Knutsford, James may have broken even but that's another loss after auction costs.

Next it's Philip's shooting lot.

PHIL: Like the cartridge bag, I think that'll make £85.

VO: Could this little five piece lot help Philip get ahead, lock stock and barrel?

Start me at £30, to start?

£30, a short, to start.

Where are we?

£30 I have, at £30.

At £30.

32, 35, 38, 40, 42, 45, 48, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70... VO: Wow that's firing away.

80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 110, 120... 130... No, you're out.

That sold really well.

120.

..the room, it's at £120.

That's outrageous, Philip, well done you.

You're just gonna ratify your position with your propellers.

It's just like being gently trampled into the ground isn't it?

VO: Cor, Philip's definitely got his own back for the last two auctions, doubling his money again.

Maybe rubbing that dragon in the Casbah helped after all.

Will his luck hold with his propellers, up next?

Lots of interest, as you can imagine.

Rather interesting lot.

Oh dear.

And I must start the bidding, with me at £60.

It's a commission bid now of £60.

And 65... 70, 75, £80, 85.

Clears the commission bid.

£90, 95, 100, 110, 120, 130?

130 anywhere else?

It's at 120.

120.

120.

At £120.

Phew, that could've been a lot worse.

VO: It's still a £50 profit.

I thought that was going to career away.

Did you?

Yeah.

VO: Now it's over to James' final lot - his art deco walnut table.

Here we are.

It's my last chance.

I have some interest in this lot.

So, I shall start the bidding with a commission bid of £55.

Is that a profit, Jim?

£55 and 60 where?

Still with the commission bidder at £55.

Are we all finished and done?

At 55.

VO: That's a £10 profit for James.

Staying with the wooden furniture theme, it's now Philip's oak library drawers that auctioneer Rachel has tipped for success.

We have me bookcase thing now.

The card index.

Right?

Sorry, sorry, I've lost all interest in this particular auction.

Sorry.

Typical of him - "me, me, me, me, me."

No interest in his partner.

Got lots of interest.

I must start the bidding at £50.

Oh dear.

50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85...

They just can't stop bidding with you.

100, 110?

It is at £100, standing now.

Fresh bidder, 110, 120, 130, 140... 140.

150?

It is at £140 now.

Gentleman standing, at 140.

Cor, 140, you're romping away!

VO: It certainly looks like it as Philip's more than doubled his money again!

That's been your biggest earner so far.

It is, but I've had some luck at where I shopped, haven't I?

That's... And that's the bottom line.

You know, whatever skill we heathens have got... No, I think... ..as to where you shop.

Yeah, but not everybody would have bought that in a shop.

VO: And Philip's still got his final lot, the stone pillars.

I have interest on the book, and I have to start the bidding with a bid of £40.

Commission bid now at £40.

45, 50, 55, 60, 65... Profit, Jimbo.

..75...

This isn't the lot, is it?

Yeah.

VO: Come on James, get with it!

You're joking!

£85, the gentleman seated there at 85.

Sorry, Jim.

Pff.

Didn't see that sort of rhythm on any of my lots, I must say.

That's 30 quid profit there, Jim.

Well done.

Just steady work, isn't it?

Yeah.

I've had... Good, you've had a great day.

I've had a great day.

I've had my best day.

VO: A solid £35 profit, after making a profit on every item, unlike James!

I have bear you nae grudges and I...

I must say, I feel very pleased for you Philip.

Well done.

Congratulations.

You know, for one minute I thought you meant that.

Go on, get out of here.

No, I'm certainly not shaking your hand.

VO: James began today... with £356.04.

He spent less than half his money, and after auction costs he's down by £20.54, giving him £335.50 to spend next time.

Philip has stolen the lead on the third leg.

With £255.88 to start with, after auction costs, Philip's made a whopping £207.42, giving him £463.30 to spend on the fourth leg.

What a difference a day makes, eh?

Do you want to drive, Jim?

I can't.

With all that money swirling around in my head I won't be able to concentrate.

I must say, talk about a one-sided auction.

A bit of a suggestion to make for you.

I think the time has now come to steer clear of arts and crafts.

I think so, I think you're... you're right.

I'm just going to sit here and bask in the sun and the profits.

VO: Next time on Antiques Road Trip, the pressure mounts.

Doesn't get any easier, that.

VO: Phillip's going quackers.

Quack, quack.

VO: And James will do anything to get ahead!

It's alright, I do yoga, so I've got a good balance.

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