VO: The nation's favorite antiques experts, £200 each and one big challenge.

Well, duck, do I buy you or don't I?

VO: Who can make the most money, buying and selling antiques, as they scour the UK?

Yee-ha!

VO: The aim is, trade up and hope that each antique turns a profit.

But it's not as easy as it looks, and dreams of glory can end in tatters.

DEALER: 60.

PHIL: Get out of here!

VO: So will it be the fast lane to success or the slow road to bankruptcy?

I'm gonna go and cry!

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip.

Yeah!

It's a brand new week and we're on the road with antiques experts Philip Serrell and Jonathan Pratt.

Between them, they have 55 years' experience in the antiques game, so competitiveness is in their blood.

PHILIP (PS): This is the hare against the tortoise.

JONATHAN (JP): You're the tortoise then.

PS: No, I rather saw myself as the hare!

JP: Oh.

(LAUGHS) VO: Well, we'll soon find out, won't we?

Philip Serrell is a hard-nosed negotiator.

I'll give you £65 for it and I'll have it.

Listen, I'm doing you a favor.

DEALER: 60.

PS: Get out of here.

VO: Jonathan Pratt sometimes seems to lack a bit of focus.

VO: Yes.

Actually I don't know what I'm doing to be honest.

VO: Oh, good.

That bodes well then.

Our pair begin their adventure with £200 each, the open road in front of them and the wind up their tails.

JP: Don't you just love the Lake District?

PS: The British countryside's fantastic, isn't it?

VO: On their road trip this week, Philip and Jonathan will travel 140 miles, starting in Cockermouth, through the Lake District, all the way to Wilmslow.

Their first stop today is Cockermouth, eventually ending up at the auction in Kirkby Lonsdale.

As they approach Cockermouth, do the pair have a buying strategy?

JP: I think sticking to the decorative and the traditional is a good basis.

PS: The dafter the better, I think.

VO: Shops in Cockermouth - brace yourselves!

The ancient Cumbrian town of Cockermouth is on the edge of the Lake District... ..most famous for being the birthplace of poet William Wordsworth in 1770.

Wordsworth House, the large Georgian home in which he was born, still exists.

But for Jonathan and Philip, actions speak far louder than words.

Time to shop.

Wonderful.

I can't wait, I'm really looking forward to this.

Welcome to Cockermouth, JP.

Do you know where you're going?

I don't know... VO: So, the pair go their separate ways on the hunt for the best bargain.

Let the battle begin.

And Philip's up with his first shop of the day.

Morning, how are you?

COLIN: Morning squire.

PS: Colin, Philip, how are you?

COLIN: How are you, sir?

PS: Good to see you.

Is it alright if I just have a wander round?

VO: Course it is.

And after a bit of exploring, Philip's found something that tickles his fancy.

Not difficult.

These fit the Serrell bill, don't they?

I think they're relatively old.

And you can see where they've just rested in the rowlocks.

VO: Can you say that before the watershed?

PS: And you can say that - that is a nautical term.

VO: Oh yes.

There's some mileage in these.

I'm going to give him £15 for those.

VO: Before he tries to negotiate on the oars, Philip wants to assess his options.

Can I have a look at that poster at the back please?

There's a sort of demand for old posters, you know.

They can be... if you've got some old travel posters, they can make a fortune.

Is that an old one do you think?

COLIN: Yes, it is.

It's period.

Period being how old?

Is that 19... COLIN: '40s.

PS: 1940s.

VO: Vintage propaganda posters like this, by artist John Pimlott, would have been printed by the National Savings Movement in an attempt to raise funds for the war effort during both World Wars.

PS: Oh, that's a pity.

This has got a huge rip on the right hand side.

£45'll own it.

I'm interested in buying that and that.

Don't know why I'm interested in buying that, this is lunacy, but I like lunacy.

£50 for the pair.

I'm going to say a bit less than that.

But we've got a starting point, haven't we?

Yeah, we've got a starting point, we've got to start somewhere.

Let me see if I can find something else.

Philip's sticking to his guns to get a good deal.

What on Earth are those?

They're axle hub off a cart, a horse cart.

VO: These cast iron contraptions would have been used to secure axles to the wheel of a railway cart.

Explain to me how these would have worked then.

That's the hub on a cart... ..and then the cartwheel slides on that spline there.

Yeah.

And then that screws on.

That locks the wheel onto... What's happened to them?

They've been under water and that's the residue of the silt.

They're in there to be cleaned up.

This is the Cockermouth flood.

Yeah.

That must have been devastating.

It was unbelievable.

Unbelievable.

And of course... you are very close to a bit of water, aren't you?

Yeah.

But I can sort of see £50 for that lot now.

I'm warming to the task.

I vote £60.

Get out of here!

Meet us half way.

No, it's 50 quid, Colin.

Have another look.

VO: The cards are on the table.

Philip's leaving Colin to mull over his offer.

Has Philip's clever tactic worked?

I'll give you 50 quid and that's my best shot.

Cash?

Yep.

Done.

There's... Was £40, wasn't it?

£50 sir.

(LAUGHS) VO: Naughty.

Philip's come out fighting and has three items - and the competition's on.

Time for Jonathan to spring into action.

VO: Or not.

Sterling silver stamp so it's... quite relatively modern.

Right, let's dive in there.

Er... Phil's probably bought two objects by now.

Two broken bits of wood, I expect.

VO: Not far off.

Spooky!

Those fit the Serrell bill, don't they?

VO: By Jove!

It looks like something's caught Jonathan's eye!

Oh, a pretty pink vase.

JP: This is probably Monart, which is Scottish glass.

VO: Monart glass was made from the 1920s at the Moncrieff Glassworks in Scotland by a family of Spaniards called Ysart.

JP: Modern glass is fashionable because people can put them in their home, they can put flowers in, but also they can collect, it's something they can research, the sort of thing they can pick up fairly cheaply.

VO: Marked at £65, the Jonathan I know won't part with that much dosh this early in the game.

I'd be interested in it, but only really at £40.

Do you want me to see what I can do with it?

That's really it for me.

Yeah, that won't be a problem.

I'll see what I can do.

Thanks.

The whole thing about it is just nice and honest.

I know Phil'll hate it.

VO: Yeah, far too jazzy for our Philip, dusty old books are far more up his street.

See what mean?

He's not left that last shop and now he's got his hands on an old accounts ledger.

The Cumberland Union bank book.

1876.

VO: Accounts ledgers like this kept and accurate record of individuals' finances with everything hand written.

Colin, are we in Cumberland?

Yes, course we are.

Well... you...

I don't travel very well, me.

Now Cumbria.

When did Cumberland become Cumbria?

Early '70s.

This is what I really love about this business is you've got this fantastic social history and it's all here.

I'm really, really excited by this.

If there's a Cumbrian museum that don't buy this, there's something seriously wrong somewhere isn't there?

Yep.

There's one price coming here, because I've got to be mean, right.

I can give you 30 quid for it.

There you are.

VO: Whoa!

Hold your horses, he's not agreed yet.

PS: Is that any good?

COLIN: Well... Good man.

This is just absolutely fascinating.

VO: £80 down but four items bagged.

Not a bad start for Philip.

VO: How's Jonathan's haggling over £40 for the pink vase going?

Yeah, I talked to the owner.

Be willing to take £42.

DEALER: There y'are.

It's yours.

JP: I'll do that.

It's only two quid more than I was asking, so.

DEALER: Exactly.

JP: I like that.

You know, I'd put it on the mantle at home.

VO: That wouldn't make you of a profit though, would it?

And at last, it's one item down for Jonathan.

Now, it's Philip's turn to have a squiz in the very same shop.

They look like they've got some really interesting things in here.

VO: Philip, let us in on your secret to a great buy.

I think the best thing to do mentally is just have a wander round a shop first and, sort of, try and find in my own mind a few things that I might like.

VO: Brilliant.

Thanks.

Which direction will he take in this shop?

The auction's in "Kirk-by Lonsdale".

VO: The least you could do is to pronounce it correctly - it's "Kir-by."

We've got Kendal... Oh there's "Kirk-by Lonsdale".

VO: "Kir-by".

Oh I give up.

It's £6, that's just no money at all.

VO: But you're still going to drive a hard bargain, aren't you?

What's the best on your road map?

Five.

(SIGHS) Four.

Alright, that's it £4.

I haven't said anything yet.

DEALER: (LAUGHS) PS: Haven't said a word.

That's all I've got.

VO: Fibber.

You've got over £100.

£3.

No, no, I'm really sticking out for four here.

Go on then, I'll have it off you for four quid.

At least Jonathan and I can find our way around here now.

VO: With a fifth deal done already, Philip's on a roll and back on the road, he lets Jonathan in on what's driving him to buy, buy, buy.

JP: I'd be happy to win.

PS: I don't mind what happens as long as I come first, really.

VO: Having seen what the Cockermouth shops had to offer, out pair's next destination is another Cumbrian town - Keswick.

Nestled between the Skiddaw Mountain Range and Derwent Water, Keswick is one of the most idyllic locations in the Lake District.

For many years, it has been, and continues to be, a market town and in the 1813-built Moot Hall in the market square, is one of the Keswick's most prominent buildings.

VO: New town, new shop - Jonathan needs to up his game and get spending.

I'm hoping there's a bargain to be done in here.

It's a bit small for me.

Mark, is it... any chance I can have a look at the vase here.

Gosh.

It's Chinese.

Could be 600, 700 years old or it could have been made 30 years ago.

What struck me when I walked into the shop and I saw it down the front there, was the color of the glazes and the decoration is sort of typically old Chinese.

So, it's likely that it's a copy of a... second or third century vase.

VO: During the Tang Dynasty in China from 618 to 907, a wide range of ceramics were produced and according to Jonathan, this vase resembles the style from that era.

What would you be willing to accept for it?

Well, I've got £85 on it.

I would do it for a straight 60 quid and that'll be death on it.

I think it's such a nice item.

As a decorative piece, it's worth that.

For me, £40 and then it's worth a risk because I could lose money on it.

Yeah, £50 will be an absolute, er... JP: Yeah.

DEALER: Have a think at £50.

OK. See if you can find anything else first.

VO: And he's off browsing again.

Come along Jonathan, Philip's got five items compared to your one.

This is a... um, Japanese Cloisonne vase.

This is a vase made of copper and over the top, they lay a very, very thin wire and between the wires of the pattern, they then put in colored enamels, which are basically melted glass.

The Japanese at the end of the 19th Century were absolutely brilliant at it and the quality in that is... of these irises is beautiful.

VO: The crafting of Japanese Cloisonne was perfected in the 19th Century when artist and samurai Kaji Tsunekichi mastered the intricate technique of enameling, helping to popularize Japanese art in the west.

What's going on there?

JP: That's odd, isn't it?

DEALER: It is.

It's almost like it's been in a fire or something.

DEALER: Almost like a thick lacquer's on there.

Something has melted the glass.

Yep.

So, unless you're willing to accept sort of... ..£30 for it, um... Shall I put it in a bag for you?

JP: (LAUGHS) VO: I know it's damaged, but marked at £125, I'd shake on it if I were you.

DEALER: 30 quid.

JP: £30.

Smashing.

VO: That's not a bad deal you've got.

Now, my decision is to be made whether I want to take that pot.

And how much are you saying for that?

DEALER: £50.

JP: £50 you're saying for that.

Are you sure you're saying £50?

50, I could not go any less than 50.

JP: You couldn't?

DEALER: No.

(SIGHS) VO: Come on, decision time.

It's worth a punt, so I'm going to go for that as well.

I've got a bit of a theme here.

Japanese, Chinese.

VO: I think the theme's vases actually.

Jonathan's bought his third vase for auction, but shopping isn't all the town of Keswick has to offer.

The discovery of a substance called wad, a pure form of graphite, in Cumberland, eventually resulted in the development of pencil production in Keswick, so where better for Philip to go and learn about the history of pencil making in the town than the Cumberland Pencil Museum?

Alex Farthing, the museum manager, is going to show Philip round.

I always thought Philip was a bit of an HB.

Welcome to the Pencil Museum.

Do you know, I never thought I'd get excited about pencils.

Why pencils here?

Way back in the 1500s, the story goes that there was a large storm and shepherds went out to tend their flock and they found numerous trees fallen down on their land, but one of the trees had become uprooted and underneath inside the roots was a black substance.

They pulled out that black substance and thought it was coal.

They went home, tried to burn it, it didn't burn.

But it did mark their hands, so over time they marked their sheep with it.

ALEX: That's a piece of wad.

PS: Wad.

ALEX: And the graphite is actually the wad ground down with other substances to produce the graphite.

I mean, can I draw with that?

ALEX: You can, yeah.

PS: Really?

There's a pad, have a go.

VO: From the graphite mined in Cumberland, eventually writing instruments came into use around 1560.

You dig up this wad and it started off by somebody making a strip of graphite...

Yes.

Which they put into a wooden channel.

Yes.

And how does that gradually convert into becoming a pencil?

PS: How do they make them?

ALEX: I'll just show you with these slats.

It's a slat of um... Canadian cedarwood.

So, I understand how that's made.

We used to get a tree trunk, slat them down.

And they come in a specific length and then it's actually grooved so all the little grooves... Like that, yeah... ..and channels are grooved in.

Yeah.

And then you get round pieces of graphite and then you put the graphite in the bottom of the slat, it gets glued in... And would that go on there?

And the top slat goes on top and you make a wooden sandwich.

The top gets grooved into a round, then the bottom gets grooved into a round and then they all get separated.

I've just made a pencil.

And you've made a pencil.

VO: Pencils may be an everyday writing tool for some... ..but years after their creation, in World War II, there was a special pencil designed, which could mean the difference between life and death.

The gentleman who made this pencil was called Charles Fraser Smith and he worked for MI6 and worked for the government and he was instructed by the government to come up with devices, instruments that would help airmen throughout the war if they fell into enemy territory to get back home again safely.

VO: Charles Fraser Smith designed a brilliant secret wartime tool, which was issued to RAF pilots.

Inside a hollowed out pencil was a map of Germany, marking escape routes and safe houses as well as a miniscule compass underneath the rubber.

If you were set off into enemy territory, you snapped your pencil in half and you could then pull out the little map.

VO: Gadget-designing genius Charles Fraser Smith was actually the inspiration for author Ian Fleming's character Q in his James Bond novels.

The wonderful part of it though is, they were done completely secretly, so in the evenings, everybody went home and selection of management came back with five, six other people and they produced these pencils, but it looks like an normal pencil.

VO: Because of the war's secrecy act, how many of these kits were made remains a mystery, but it's thought that only 10 remain in the world today.

It's really opened my eyes and I'm now gonna scour antique shops to see if I can find a green pencil.

ALEX: Excellent.

PS: Thank you.

Thank you very much, lovely to have you.

VO: Steady on Philip.

ALEX: Thank you, bye-bye.

So, Philip's seen that the Lake District is the heart of discovery, invention and creation and for some, a pencil is not just a pencil.

That's the end of the duo's busy first day in the Lakes.

Time to get some rest.

The next morning, the competition's hotting up and the chaps are in fighting spirit, ready for another day of shopping.

JP: I'm going to beat you by hundreds of pounds.

PS: (LAUGHS) Really?

Yeah.

VO: Yesterday, the gents kicked off with a healthy start.

Philip Serrell was chomping at the bit to buy and spent £84 on a pair of oars, a poster, two axle hubs, an accounts ledger and a map.

What a mixture.

That leaves £116 for his second day of shopping.

Jonathan Pratt had a slow start but soon caught his rival up and spent a total of £122 on three vases, leaving him £78 for today.

For their second day of shopping, they're heading 20 miles east to Penrith.

Once known as the capital of Cumbria, the pretty town of Penrith is in the hub of Eden Valley.

With its central location, Penrith developed as market town for the surrounding area and the town still retains much of its medieval layout.

JP: I think one of the shops is just there.

VO: The gents are going head to head and are off to the same shop together.

Look out.

It's age before beauty.

No, no, no, no, no.

VO: And they've come with a strategy.

You go upstairs first and then we'll swap over, yeah?

OK. VO: Sounds polite, doesn't it?

But Philip knows that usually most of the rubbish is upstairs.

(CHUCKLES) Oh... right.

VO: Meanwhile, Jonathan's overcoming some hurdles to have a root around.

Just as well he's fit.

DEALER: The saucepan's all in one thing, you get that... Yeah, that's lovely.

That's fun.

VO: Careful.

So I've got three vases already.

I don't know what's going on in my head, but... VO: That makes two of us.

JP: (LAUGHS) Look at that baby.

(LAUGHS) VO: Walk away Jonathan, walk away.

Ooh.

There we go.

VO: Look out.

The head honcho's here to suss out the competition.

How are you getting on?

Just looking, Phil.

Just looking, you know.

Don't know what it is, it looks like a belt buckle.

It is... VO: Don't let him put you off, Jonathan.

At last, something pretty has caught his eye.

She's quite a pretty young lady.

I like it because it's actually just a profile of bust of lady, which is very simple.

Stamped 9C for nine karat, that's good enough.

It's about 1880 in date and they're getting a little bit more fashionable now.

How much is this one?

That one's £45.

It is gold.

You wouldn't take £35?

JP: You'd think about it.

DEALER: £40.

(THEY LAUGH) VO: Good tactic.

You must be learning from Philip.

Let her ponder your offer.

That little shell cameo of yours, you wouldn't do for £35?

DEALER: I would.

Well, I'll take that for £35.

£35, very good.

Thank you.

VO: There are no ladies catching Philip's eye though.

Yeah, but I'm struggling here.

What about our little sewing machine, Sylvia, how much is that?

Oh, that's lovely, isn't it?

PS: Yeah.

DEALER: With its original box.

Sylvia, this isn't very old, is it?

Well, no but it's nice.

Do you think it's '50s?

Yeah, it's 1960s, Sylvia.

Do you think so?

Absolutely, without a shadow of a doubt.

And how much do you want for it?

£22 instead of 29.

Sylvia, I'll give you 15 quid for it.

No, I don't give huge discounts.

PS: Syl... DEALER: I have to make a living.

Sylvia, I think it's a time to change your policy.

I'd love to sell you something.

Yeah, well can you try a bit harder?

This is my best and final shot.

Can I give you 18 quid for it?

DEALER: OK. PS: Sylvia, you're an angel.

Oh I am, I know.

VO: Are you going soft on us or something, Philip?

Buying a child's sewing machine and giving away all these hugs.

Dear, oh dear, oh dear.

VO: Shopping's over.

Oh, steady Phil.

Looks like you could do with a lie down, mate.

That's right, steady him.

As the Lake District has been home to many remarkable historical figures, Jonathan's taking a trip to find out about one of them in Coniston, 30 miles south of Penrith.

Brantwood is an 18th century country house, which was once the home of John Ruskin, a Victorian who excelled in multiple fields.

He was catapulted to fame as a leading art critic of the era but was also an artist, poet and radical theorist - what you call a polymath.

Through his love of the Lakes, Ruskin bought Brantwood in 1871 and lived there until his death in 1900.

Although today, the house is a museum, it's still kept very much as a home.

And Brantwood Trust director Howard Hull will give Jonathan a glimpse into the life of one of England's most important social and cultural figures.

Ah, hello.

Jonathan.

Nice to meet you.

Lead the way, please.

So, this is Ruskin's study.

It was the nerve center of his world.

JP: He came here in 1871.

HOWARD: That's right, a celebrity.

Oh, was he?

Absolutely.

One of the most famous men in England.

Desperate to get away from the burden of fame and wealth.

He had inherited a huge amount of money from his father.

Yes.

And actually, he'd inherited the money almost exactly the same time that he'd written one of the most stinging criticisms of capitalism.

He was full of contradictions and he knew it.

VO: As well as being an artist, Ruskin was a huge admirer and champion of the famous JMW Turner and avidly collected his watercolors.

So, this is the cabinet that Ruskin kept his Turner watercolors in and I think of it as the nuclear reactor at the heart of Brantwood because it contained a huge collection of some of the most precious and beautiful paintings.

If you thought of it, I mean, a collection of Turner watercolors, I mean, that's millions upon millions of pounds in today's money.

It is indeed.

Ruskin started to collect Turners when he was actually quite young.

It became a lifelong obsession of Ruskin.

VO: Ruskin's life was not only dominated by art, but also by writing.

Writing was the instrument of all the change and activity and commission of his ideas.

But you get a sort of picture of that if you look at the little book that I've got open for you here.

It's a record of the letters that came in and out of Brantwood and what some of the replies were.

It was drawn up by his secretary and I rather like the fact that his secretary has doodled a little cartoon of Ruskin here.

VO: Ruskin was sent a number of manuscripts by people who wanted his feedback.

HOWARD: There's one entry, which I think's rather fun.

There's an awful lot of regrets for delay amongst these notes.

This one in particular I like.

JP: It says here, in Ruskin's hand, "Sending manuscripts back with regrets for its long detention."

"20 years" in brackets.

I mean, goodness' sake.

Where to next?

Right.

The place where they enjoyed themselves.

That sounds like the place to be.

Come on.

So, this was Ruskin's drawing room and this was the heart of the family life.

He lived her with his cousin and her husband and their growing family.

Loved to make things and invent things and this room is full of it.

In fact, the wallpaper, he designed the wallpaper.

Corner of the living room, we have woodcarving from a woodcarving school that he set up in the local village and Ruskin had his own projects and here's one of them, which was the creation of musical instrument.

Right.

So, this is a "ziffon", according to Ruskin... JP: (LAUGHS) And it was designed for children to learn movements of music.

It is like a cross between a lyre, a harp and a zither.

Put it on your hip and sort of, like, sort of... (THEY LAUGH) HOWARD: Take it away!

VO: Don't give up your day job, Jonathan.

Ruskin was also an inspirational lecturer and was pointed Slade Professor Of Fine Art at Oxford University in 1869 - the oldest professorship of art.

HOWARD: Ruskin was a wonderful painter.

He loved to use his art, not professionally, in the sense of exhibiting these to sell, but he said he used them in his books and in his lectures.

These are Ruskin's lecture diagrams.

JP: Wow!

HOWARD: That's a horse chestnut and something rather beautiful about this - there were in fact six paintings in sequence and what they are is that they're the unfolding... JP: Oh OK. HOWARD: ..of the chestnut bud, so it's a time lapse.

I consider this to be the PowerPoint of the 19th century.

People never forgot the lectures that he gave, they never forgot his writings at the time because they were so vivid, so colorful.

I have no idea of how this man had so much time.

No.

This is such a busy man.

VO: Yep.

Having learned about Ruskin's life - one of the most multitalented men of his day - Jonathan has a date to meet another multitalented man.

He's called Philip Serrell.

And so, he's traveling back north to Penrith.

With the boys' shopping over, let's see what they think of each other's buys.

PS: Shall I go first?

Yeah, you show me yours first.

Really?

Right, well the first lot is a sort of a... bit of a mix lot really.

It's a pair of those, right.

Right up your street.

Which are axle splines off a cart.

And to go with them, because I thought... You got the...

Right... Because what do you need, if you need to put your... You know, to build your cart... PS: Yeah.

JP: Just in case it rains a lot.

PS: I paid 30 quid for the two.

I dunno, that could be a profit, couldn't it?

Right.

JP: So, I think this is Monart.

1930s.

PS: And what did you pay for that JP?

I paid £42.

I like that and it's in a nice condition.

It won't be when I've dropped one of my axle stubs on it.

VO: Oh, you big meanie.

PS: Is it me next?

JP: Yep.

Well, I've bought this simply because... Oh cuz at the weekends you like to knock up a scarf or two.

Yeah, absolutely right.

It's probably 1960s, but it's never been played with has it?

No, it hasn't.

Don't play with it, Jon.

I love the versatility of you, I wasn't expecting... B-b-b-baby, you ain't seen nothing yet.

It's good quality.

But sadly, something's happened.

I think it's been in a fire.

JP, how much did you pay for that?

£30.

Put it back.

I thought this would be eminently useful for us.

It's a road map of where we are.

Some of the roads we've been on are on there.

Smack bang in the middle is Kirkby Lonsdale is where the auction is going to be.

So that's worth, in new money... a tenner.

JP: You paid £5 for it.

PS: Four.

When you go out shopping again, I think it'd be a good idea if you took somebody with you.

That, Jonathan, is absolutely truly dreadful.

VO: You don't like it then?

JP: Is it, do you think?

PS: Yeah.

Am I going really mad here then?

Cuz I thought that was potentially... couple of hundred years old.

The only way that's 1710 is if it's 10 past five, mate.

Oh no.

Have I really blown it already?

How much did you pay?

You haven't told me how much.

JP: £50.

PS: Right, OK.

It's in good order and it's decorative, Phil.

Fine, OK. Swiftly moving on.

I bought that - it's a poster after John Pimlott, right?

And I thought old posters are moderately collectable, aren't they?

JP: It's not in A1 condition.

This is not a time to be spiteful just because of what I said about your pot.

Oh look, Philip, I'm not like that.

Not like that.

Did you like the... was it the image you went, you went for the image really?

JP: You just saw this guy... PS: Just shut it!

..baring his pecs... and you thought... "Oh, I like."

PS: No, I saw that and I thought, "Jon'll like that."

It's not overly exciting, is it?

It depends on what you...

It's not as exciting as your last pot.

Jon, I love you.

What's next?

Oh, you know your jewelry, don't you?

Well, yes I do.

I don't see a lot of them.

Just a nice little shell cameo set in gold.

What is that worth, cuz you know that?

I think it's worth £30-£50.

I paid £35 for it.

So there's a profit there.

(BLOWS) Is that what you do?

Right.

I think this is really, really interesting.

It's Cumberland...

It smells like it's just been taken out from under the stairs.

Yeah.

It's Cumberland Bank Ltd in about 1870.

And there's all the names of a load of Cumbrian people that are in there and it's just a ledger.

And I just thought it was really, really interesting, I thought it was fantastic bit of social history.

Probably a wise buy.

Only time will tell.

VO: They've not exactly held back with their opinions so far but let's hear what the boys really think of each other's buys.

On the whole, he's got these five objects and across the board, they're pretty unimaginative.

He needs to take those big brass nuts that he bought and start wearing them.

I mean, JP, bless him, he really had a punt, didn't he?

He really had to go for it.

That Cloisonne vase... For me, the thing about a Cloisonne - if it's perfect, buy it.

If it isn't perfect, whatever the price - don't buy it.

And the vase, well...

Either he's horribly wrong or I'm horribly wrong.

I just wouldn't have bought that.

I don't think it's Chinese.

Erm...

I think it's probably European and I don't think it's anything like as old as he thinks it is.

VO: On the first leg of their road trip, the pair have traveled through Cumbria from Cockermouth to Keswick, a brief trip to Coniston and Penrith.

The final destination for today's auction is Kirkby Lonsdale.

Kirkby Lonsdale lies on the River Lune and the town's churchyard has breath taking views.

It's an ancient settlement recorded in the Domesday Book back in 1086.

It was granted a charter to hold markets in the 13th century, which continued to thrive today.

The boys are heading for the auction and it's a typical British summer's day.

Hmm.

Let's hope the weather doesn't put a dampener on the chaps' spirits.

No need to shut the window, you're driving next.

VO: Will Philip's safe buys or Jonathan's brave choices pay off and make the most profit?

VO: James Thompson Auctioneers is a family run firm and they've been doing business here since the mid 1940s.

Glyn Thompson is our auctioneer for today - what does he think of Philip and Jonathan's buys?

Yeah, the child's sewing machine, very quirky, it's in its original box, it's in lovely condition, barely been out of the box I would think.

But it's still a child's toy, so £30-£40 estimate on that one.

The combination of the vintage wooden oars and the cast iron and brass hubs, bit like chalk and cheese to collectors really.

I was a bit skeptical about putting them together.

The little Victorian nine karat gold brooch is quite sweet but the cameo itself isn't of great quality but there is a gold content obviously so I'd estimate that between £50-£80.

VO: Both boys started their first leg of the competition with £200 each.

Philip Serrell spent a total of £102 on six items, which he'll put into five lots at auction.

It's a stitch up, leaving him £98 in his pocket.

Jonathan Pratt spent a little more of his money - £157 on four lots.

He has smaller reserve of £43.

It's time for the auction to begin.

You're looking rather learned, chaps.

And smug.

First up, Philip's 19th century accounts ledger.

Interesting local lot, the 1876 Cumberland Union bank ledger.

20 to start.

20 bid, thank you.

£20 bid, 25, 25, 30.

35, 40, 45.

50, 55.

No, 55 bid, 60 I'll take.

55 seated to my right then, selling at 55.

Game on.

Don't get used to it - that's one of many.

They're just building up for your fall.

VO: A decent start with a £25 profit.

Next is Philip's 1940s National Savings poster by artist John Pimlott.

£30 for the poster.

Well, 10 start me, bid.

£10 bid for the poster.

I'm selling at £10 bid.

12.

12 bid, 14, 16, 18, 20's in.

An 18 bid, 20, 20, I beg your pardon.

20 bid, 22, 24.

£24 you're all out, standing up, bid sat down at 24 then, selling now at 24.

That's fair enough.

Did the job.

VO: Only £4 profit, but a profit nevertheless.

It's your bid of Cloisonne next, isn't it?

Yeah.

I actually think that was a fine vase once, you know.

There is damage.

VO: Let's hope the damage doesn't lose Jonathan money.

Pretty little Cloisonne vase there with iris decoration.

Well 10 to start.

10 bid, thank you, £10 bid, nice little iris vase there, 10, 12, 12 bid, 15, 15 bid.

18, 20.

£20 bid, two anywhere else?

At £20, stood up now, selling then at 20.

This ain't going so well, JP, is it?

VO: And it's a loss for Jonathan.

VO: Perhaps his Scottish vase will prove more popular.

GLYN: 671 is the 1930s either Monart or Vasart Scottish glass vase.

Again, I have commission interest, I'll start this at 20 bid, £20 bid, and five then I'll take now.

£20 bid.

Five, 25, 25, 30.

35, 40.

£40 bid, five, 45.

45 bid, 50 if you like, 45 bid.

Get him in, get him in.

45 bid.

No, you're all out on the phone at £45 in the center of the room, selling at 45.

That's a nice £3 profit there.

VO: I hate to break it to you but after commission, it's not done that well.

Anyone out there want a sewing machine for their child?

682, the little child's Vulcan tinplate sewing machine in its original box.

10 bid, thank you, £10 bid.

12, I'll take then, £10 bid.

12, 12 bid.

14.

14 bid, 16, 18.

£18 and 20 there.

20 bid, 22, 25, 28.

30 bid, £30 bid.

Two anywhere else?

At £30.

All done now, selling at 30.

Number 340.

VO: Never mind Jonathan, but yes, Philip has made a £12 profit.

Let's hope Philip's next item keeps him on the road to success.

Nice, clean example of a Bartholomew's road map.

Well, 10 start me, 10 bid, thank you.

£10 bid.

12 I'll take, the Bartholomew's map, 12, 12 bid, 14, 16.

18, 20, £20 bid.

Two anywhere now?

At £20.

Selling then at 20.

(GAVEL) That was sort of alright really.

Very bright, very bright.

Good boy.

VO: Looks like that WAS a wise buy.

VO: Now, it's time for two of Philip's items in one lot.

We've amalgamated two lots here, 714 is the large pair of wooden oars plus the Victorian carriage hubs.

At 30 bid, thank you, £30 bid.

35 now I'll take, £30 bid.

35, 35, 40 bid.

45, 50 bid, 55.

60 bid, 65.

70, 75.

80, 85.

JP, you've gone ever so pale.

85 bid, 90 anywhere else?

£85 standing up then, selling at now at 85.

There's a man out there with a broken down train and a boat without any oars and you've just made his day.

VO: Don't lose heart, Jonathan.

Philip's doing rather well though.

Next, it's Jonathan's Chinese, or possibly just Chinese-style, vase.

Perhaps this will be the item that puts him back in the game.

£10 the globular vase.

Bid, thank you, £10 bid, 12 now I'll take, 12, 12 bid.

15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28, 30 bid, £30 bid.

Two anywhere else?

At £30 now, selling then at 30.

There you go, my hopes and dreams dashed in one fall of a hammer.

VO: Ouch!

He didn't see that coming.

Another loss.

726.

Oh, here we are, JP.

VO: But it's not over yet, Jonathan.

It's the last lot and you've got just one more chance with your pretty brooch.

Nice little Victorian nine-karat gold mounted shell cameo, classical design.

Well, 20 to start me, the gold's worth that, 20 bid, £20 bid and five.

25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50.

£50 bid, five anywhere else?

Gold mounted cameo at £50 ends, selling now at 50.

VO: Jonathan ended on a profit, but it wasn't quite enough for him to win this leg of the game.

There we go, at least I've redeemed myself, soaked up a little bit of loss.

I will walk out of this saleroom with my head high now and a spring in my step.

Come on, let's go.

VO: Which means that today the winner is... our no nonsense negotiator, Philip Serrell.

Having both started with £200 apiece, after auction costs, Jonathan Pratt actually made a loss of £38.10 on his items.

So, for the next leg, he'll have £161.90 to spend.

From his original £200, Philip Serrell made a profit of £73.48 after commission.

So, he's got £273.48 to carry on to the next leg.

Auction over.

So good to see Philip's always a gracious victor.

Get out of here.

Well... you better drive cuz I want to go and count my money in the passenger seat.

(ENGINE HUMS) Did you leave the motor running?

Yeah.

(THEY CHUCKLE) Oh sorry, Phil, It's nice knowing you, I'll see you later.

That is stuck.

Ugh!

JP, let me in, you rat.

PS: Thanks matey.

JP: Sorry.

VO: They're good friends really.

Until next time then, chaps.

JP: This is the homoerotic poster that you bought.

PS: Not the homoerotic poster.

No, not the... Commercial, sorry, the Cumberland Union Bank ledger, I think that's such a great... VO: On the next Antiques Road Trip, Jonathan Pratt seems more interested in browsing for clothes than antiques.

It's rather pretty actually.

This is my color, I think.

VO: Oh.

Whereas Philip Serrell's a macho man, who's not afraid to get his hands dirty.

I'll wash, you do the preliminary dry, you do the final dry.

You two are heathens.

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