antiques experts... Let the Road Trip begin!

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

IZZIE: Ooh!

DAVID: You hit the roof then!

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

Pump yourself up... with antiques.

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

But it's no mean feat.

That's a top job, isn't it?

VO: There'll be worthy winners... AUCTIONEER: £400.

RAJ: Fantastic!

VO: ..and valiant losers.

I'm screaming on the inside.

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

The gloves are off.

VO: ..or the slow road to disaster?

The gearbox has gone!

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip!

Groovy, baby.

Yes, sir.

We're in Yorkshire.

See that charming couple down there?

Ha-ha!

You'd be hard pressed to miss 'em.

What a fine pair we make, Arusha Irvine.

I must say I agree with you.

You just ooze style.

Darling, it comes out of all the pores.

ROO: (CHUCKLES) VO: That's dapper rummager Steven Moore at the wheel, and by his side, the equally flamboyantly garbed Roo Irvine.

STEVEN: I mean, you're such a wallflower.

Oh well, I know.

I like my beige.

Exactly!

VO: Not that their chosen motor is particularly shy and retiring, either - a 1968 Rolls-Royce Corniche.

Drop-head gorgeous.

ROO: How are you finding the car?

Are you at one with the Rolls now?

Completely.

It runs like silk.

ROO: I know.

STEVEN: It's, I mean... (HORN HONKS) STEVEN: Ooh!

We haven't done that for a while.

Ooh, lovely.

VO: Having a hoot, aren't they?

Ha-ha!

Steven, from Newcastle, is a dealer-auctioneer and pottery aficionado.

But is it Ming, or is it minging?

VO: Whilst Scotland's own Roo, also a dealer and a fan of Georgian glass.

Bomph!

VO: She did especially well last time out, with this wee reminder of her homeland...

Selling, then, at £220.

I'm happy with that.

VO: Leaving Steven "udderly" at a loss.

Ha!

25.

Oh, dear.

VO: With one lot unsold, it's been that sort of week.

Every time I look at an empty wallet, I'm going to remember.

VO: Steven started out with £200 and has thus far managed to reduce that sum - ha!

- to a mere £57.40.

While Roo, who began with the same amount, now has an awful lot more.

£463.50.

Although she still has faith in her fellow tripper.

I think you could pull this out of the bag, Mr Moore.

It could be my comeback story.

It could be like Rocky IV.

ROO: (CHUCKLES) VO: Yes, you remember?

The one with the knickknacks.

They began at the border, and then headed east towards the coast.

Next, they'll see both Yorkshire and Lancashire, before slipping south to land up in Leicestershire.

ROO: We're nearly halfway.

STEVEN: I know!

VO: Today's Yorkshire experience takes in an awful lot of the county, starting off in Wetherby.

The eponymous location of an excellent 1980s film starring Vanessa Redgrave, and home of Stafford Hall Antiques.

Now, is Roo ready for her close up?

Plenty of treasures.

VO: Writes her own stuff, you know, Ms Redgrave.

Hi there!

Hello.

Is it OK to have a browse?

Absolutely, yeah.

VO: That was proprietor David.

Now, with the cast assembled, what's our story?

I've spotted one over the top ring.

A little bit like the ones I wear, and one that's got real age to it.

And, I have to say, they are breathtakingly beautiful.

Let's have a look.

This one looks to me to be Edwardian.

Mm-hm.

18 karat gold.

So that's a much better quality of gold.

Chester, 1901.

So literally at the start of the Edwardian era.

And it says here "ruby and diamond".

So I think a girl has to try it on.

If it's too small or too large, there's not going to be the audience on auction day for it.

It has got to be able to fit on to an average finger.

And, oh, look at that.

It is beautiful.

Now the price on this is... £150.

That's not bad.

And I don't think Steven would be expecting me to turn up with something of such high quality.

VO: She could certainly afford it.

But the thing that's next to it... is this.

Now, does that not take your breath away?

18 karat gold.

Garnet, which is my birthstone, because it's January.

And see all these beautiful seed pearls?

Look at that.

And that's £195.

VO: Lady of the rings, eh?

Now, what about her co-star?

On his way to the shops with just... (CLEARS THROAT) ..£57.40.

At this rate, I'm gonna have to get my flat cap on the street, start busking, and see if anybody gives me some money.

# Oh, Roo, ahead she may be roaring, # With a load of money in her wallet # But there isn't any more for Mr Moore # He's got to be creative in debt.

# I just made that up.

That was quite good.

VO: Crikey.

Looks like we're in a musical, all of a sudden.

VO: Watch out innocent bystanders of nearby Knaresborough.

Known for its railway viaduct across the River Nidd.

STEVEN: Parking must be around the back.

VO: Yes.

Donkey's Years.

His car makes a bit of a misleading impression, doesn't it?

Reverse the Royce in.

And the job is a good 'un.

VO: So, what's it to be, big spender?

Ooh.

This...

Very me.

It's the poshest plate stand you've ever seen.

It's probably 1830, 1840, maybe even a little bit earlier.

So you've probably seen those wire-covered ones you get now.

Well, if you had an amazing Chinese, Imari, Japanese plate, it would sit in here.

And, of course, this is weighted.

Now often, these are made by Gillow, who are a very good cabinet-maker.

There's a little bit of damage.

But look at this.

The object is telling you how old it is.

Let's find out.

VO: Time to talk to Simon and Julie.

I found something, but it's price-less.

Do you know how much it is?

Well, unfortunately it is priceless, because it's one of our own props for the shop.

COULD it be for sale?

Well, I don't know whether you can bend Simon's arm, because... Is this the time to tell you I've got £57 and 40p?

If I was going to sell it, normally, I'd ask £30, £40 for it.

But, on this occasion, I will allow you to have it for 15.

STEVEN: Really?!

SIMON: Really.

I would be churlish if I said no to that.

That's a very decent offer.

VO: Quite right.

In fact, wow!

Now, whither Wetherby, where David's winding watches, and Roo has rings in mind?

Behind all this glass, I think I can see art nouveau candlesticks.

Oh!

Oh, now, they're heavy.

That's quite deceptive.

Looking at the color of them, you would assume that they're ceramic, porcelain.

But the weight tells me that they are metal.

I have to say, I do like these, and I believe they are of the period.

So 1890s, 1910, even.

And is there a price tag?

£78.

But I think, if the price can be tasty enough, I might be tempted, because if I haven't seen a pair like that, someone at auction might not have, either.

VO: So, we're talking sticks and rings.

David.

Hi, David.

Hello.

Let's start with the ring.

The diamond, ruby 18 karat gold one that you've got up at 150.

Could that be double figures?

I could do it at 98.

And then we have the second ring, that was at 195.

Couldn't that be closer to the sort of one mark?

120.

So you've also got a pair of art nouveau candlesticks.

You have them up at 78.

Could they sort of be round about 45?

DEALER: 50.

ROO: 50.

VO: Which all adds up to 268.

Watch out.

250 for the three?

Yes, I think we could stretch to that.

Thank you, David.

VO: Bingo!

Nice man.

So let's see.

One, two, three.

VO: 100 each for the rings, and 50 for the candlesticks.

Thank you.

VO: With £215.50 left over.

Back to Knaresborough, where Steven's already bagged that very nice plate stand for £15.

Wow!

Now this just says "vintage brass jug".

Now what does vintage mean?

I think the dealer is hedging their bets.

They're saying it's old, but they're not sure how old it is.

Well, I know what it is.

It isn't really a jug.

It's not for pouring something.

It's for holding something.

This would have held tallow, animal fat, and there would have been a wick would have gone into the tallow, and it would be lit.

And this would have been strapped on to your head, because it's a miner's lamp.

These were known as tallow lamps, or sometimes tally lamps.

This will date to 1880, 1890, maybe into the early 20th century, even though Sir Humphrey Davy invented the safety lamp in the early 19th century.

VO: Using a flame kept safely behind a screen.

Because you could imagine, down a mine, there were pockets of gas, so if you had a naked flame on your head, gas would be ignited.

There'd be a terrible disaster.

It's so cheap at £12, anyway, but I'm Desperate Dan today.

Right.

That is going... Oh!

There we are.

VO: Saved for later.

This might be bargain corner.

A miniature mug.

£7.

And there's four others.

Are they with it?

It doesn't say so, but...

Right, now, can I buy those two things?

We need a decision, don't we?

VO: It would be nice.

You know what it is?

When a cabinet's open like this, you see more stuff.

The doors of perception are wide.

And I've seen these.

I know exactly what they are.

So does the dealer.

Shelley, one of the best British companies, especially during the art-deco period.

Clarice Cliff is maybe more famous, but Shelley, with the triangular shape called Vogue, it couldn't be more art deco.

The whole Shelley tea set in this pattern and the right shape would be £2,000 or 3,000.

And these, nine of them for £12.

Julie?

Yes.

You called?

I am on the horns of a dilemma.

This is cheeky, but God loves a trier, as they say.

The little mug says it's £7, but it has four friends.

It has and they're £7 each.

Oh, right, OK.

So what's the price on those?

Because it's you and you're struggling... Mm-hm.

..we can do it for 15.

You know what I'm going to say, don't you?

Could it be £10?

I think we can just about squeeze that in for you.

OK.

There's a brass jug.

That says £12.

And that would be £10.

OK. Park that.

There's nine Shelley saucers for £12.

There is a theme running here and those, too, can be £10.

You see what I've done there?

So that would be £30.

And then the £15... JULIE: For the rather nice plate stand.

Right.

We're going to do that.

We've got a deal.

VO: Thanks, Julie.

Just £45 spent.

Our Steven certainly making great use of his limited funds.

£12.40 left.

No need for the busking quite yet, then.

Ah.

VO: Taking lunch by the Nidd, instead.

This is the life.

A view, a sunny day, and a pork pie.

Ho-ho-ho!

Taste of Yorkshire.

Oyez!

VO: But there's much more to this place than pies and prospects.

Oyez!

Welcome to Knaresborough, which, in the 1700s, was home to Blind Jack, pioneering road builder, musician, horseman.

VO: Roo's arrived to learn all about one of the fathers of civil engineering, from historian Bernard Higgins.

Hi, Roo, how are you?

I'm good, Bernard, how are you?

I'm very good, thanks.

Nice to see you.

Now, tell me who is this character here?

This is John Metcalf.

He didn't become Blind Jack until he was six, because he suffered from smallpox.

And although he was a strong, robust young boy, he lost his eyesight.

Oh!

His parents got him to take lessons in playing the fiddle and the oboe.

And within two years, he was that good, he was invited to play at the Queen's Head, and the Royal Oak inns, and he became the resident fiddler.

So nothing held him back?

Nothing.

He went on to raise a regiment here called the Yorkshire Blues, and they marched up to Scotland in 1746 and they fought at the Battle of Culloden.

VO: Metcalf returned to Knaresborough and soon added road builder to his list of professions.

Britain's highways were in a state of disrepair, and so local turnpike trusts had been established to build and maintain them, and Jack had been inspired by his travels in Scotland.

The new road system up there was made by General Wade to get his troops from one fort to the other.

So Blind Jack would have traveled on those roads.

He would have found out the drainage, he would have found out the materials used, and Jack approached the turnpike trustees and he was given his first contract by them.

But what physical methods did he use?

The materials he used were heather and gorse, particularly on roadways that were prone to flooding.

And, on top of that, he put large stones, and then smaller stones, and then gravel.

And, either side, there were ditches, so any water would run off the roads into the ditches and drain away.

VO: After his first three mile stretch, Metcalf went on to supervise the construction of around 180 miles of roads across the north.

But perhaps Jack's greatest achievement was to overcome so completely his disability.

(VIOLIN PLAYS) At St John's, his local church, Roo's come to listen to a music student play Jack's fiddle, and meet eye-research charity boss Tanya Stimpson.

How has he inspired you, personally?

Well, just his sheer character, his ambition for life.

And in those times, as well, there were no statutory services, no Disability Act to protect our rights.

Of course.

You know, I lost most of my eyesight suddenly when I was 20, and to try and change your life back around can be quite difficult.

But hearing stories about Blind Jack and the adventures he went on, because he was a very colorful character.

Mm-hm.

I'm glad I'm in a position, as a director of a local Vision Support, to say life does not stop after sight loss.

VO: Now, let's get back on the road.

It might be one of Jack's.

Although I'm not sure quite how much shopping Steven will be doing, considering his limited funds.

STEVEN: I wonder if I could get away with selling this car.

Maybe put it in for a part exchange on an old tea set.

VO: Ha-ha!

Sounds a trifle extreme.

Let's hope he finds something nice in Harrogate.

Top tea destination, and all round awfully nice place.

This is West Street Antiques.

Now, which way is the cheap seats?

VO: A mighty £12.40 to spend in here, remember?

Can't afford that.

Can't afford any of that.

£29, and I can't afford it.

VO: A picture of despair.

I need a miracle, at this rate.

VO: Or a sale.

Everything's a pound!

Ho-ho-ho!

Right.

VO: Amazing how quickly the mood can change, isn't it?

So what do you think this might be?

Is it like some medical instrument or something?

It's only a pound.

It is...

Imagine you had a lovely flower in your jacket, in your lapel, that's a little vase for it.

So you push that through the buttonhole.

And you put some water in, and you'd put your carnation or your red rose in, and that would keep your flower fresh all day.

VO: And he's off!

It's a little locket.

So this is Japanese oxidized silver.

It's a pound!

I'm going to put that up there.

That is definitely coming with me.

VO: £2.

This is a cameo.

I mean, it's in just an ordinary metal frame, it's not gold, but that is a real cameo.

VO: Plus a tie pin.

STEVEN: Your mobile phone is your friend, if your eyes are a little bit, like mine.

There's actually a stone in this.

Could it be a diamond?

For a pound?

Should I spend £4?

That would leave me with... £8.40 at the next shop.

This is really flying by the pants stuff.

So, this is going to be my cheeky punt.

VO: Another one?

STEVEN: This box is 100 years old.

Yeah, it's a bit rough, but it still works.

So what I'm thinking is... ..if I can ask them to give me the box.

Look how intriguing that looks.

I mean, that's like saying "buy me".

VO: Time to head to the counter.

Steve, or is it Stephen?

It's Steve.

VO: Saves confusion.

So I've been rummaging on the pound shelf.

Oh, lucky you.

So there's these four.

Now because I'm buying four things for four whole pounds, think you can throw the box in?

Seeing as it's you, Steven.

You are a gentleman and a scholar, sir.

VO: Nicely done.

£1 change, please, Steve.

And, suddenly, it's all looking a little bit rosier!

Time to recover Roo.

Nighty-night!

Next day, there's a lot more Yorkshire for them to explore.

Isn't it gorgeous?

Look how still that water is.

STEVEN: I know.

ROO: Shall we skim pebbles?

VO: Competitive as ever.

Ha!

Yesterday, Roo splashed out on a pair of art nouveau candlesticks and... # Two gold rings!

# They are breathtakingly beautiful.

VO: Leaving her with just over £213 to spend today.

While Steven, who can only dream of such riches, managed somehow to acquire some miniature mugs, a tally lamp, some Shelley saucers, a cameo, tie pin, locket and vase, a plate stand, and a free cardboard box.

Yeah, it's a bit rough, but it still works.

VO: Which means he has only £8.40 for anything else he might require.

I have to confess I was a bit worried, but I had two great shops.

How many items have you bought?

Oh, I think about 12.

12?!

Well, I was very creative.

VO: He's forgotten the busking.

VO: Fingers crossed!

Yorkshire Part Two - More Yorkshire begins in Otley, birthplace of cabinet-maker Thomas Chippendale.

Where Roo rolls in, having already deposited Steven elsewhere.

She's looking up for a bit of barnstorming.

(HORN HONKS) Sounds like Steven.

VO: Do you know, it does a bit.

She still has £213.50 left, remember.

I've always been intrigued by a clock.

This is not a grandfather clock, but this is actually the middle one in the family.

You have the grandfather, then the grandmother, and the smallest is actually the granddaughter.

So you do actually have a family of clocks.

But look at this brass backplate, ornate decoration and near the ornate decorations, something else is attracting my eye.

That price tag of £55.

But that's because this isn't a 300 year old clock.

This is, like, early 1900s.

But I need to open this, because I want to see if there's a key.

This is a pendulum long-case clock.

No sign of a key.

Right.

There might be cobwebs or spiders in here.

(JANGLING) (CLOCK CHIMES) ROO: (LAUGHS) VO: Steady on.

Well, it works.

That was half a chime.

But there's no key.

But that's not a bad thing, because these you can easily buy for £3.

But because of that, I don't know whether it's working.

But I might actually have a word with the lovely dealer and see if he can do a little bit more than that.

If so, this is coming to auction with me.

VO: Stand by, Claire.

ROO: Hi, Claire.

DEALER: Hiya.

You know your grandmother clock that you have?

You've got £55 on it.

It is lovely.

But does it have a key?

It doesn't, no.

I would love to buy it.

How delicious and ravishing could that be in terms of price?

Erm... 40?

Let's do it, then.

VO: That's the clock copped.

ROO: £40.

VO: Just over £170 left.

ROO: Take care, Claire.

Bye.

DEALER: Thank you.

VO: Granny makes her own way.

Ha!

So, while Roo exits Otley... ..we'll find out where Steven's got to.

Further along the Wharfedale Valley at Ilkley, where he's taking a brief break from shopping to learn all about an essential item of Yorkshire apparel, in the company of flat-cap maker Charles Howard Scaife.

You must be Charles.

You've brought the welcome party with you.

CHARLES: Welcome to Yorkshire, sir.

So where did the flat cap originally come from?

They were invented here in 1571.

Queen Elizabeth I adored the wool from these sheep.

She wanted to protect and develop the British wool industry, so she passed a law that every man and boy over the age of six must wear a wool cap on a Sunday, and high days and holidays.

And if you didn't pay the fine... STEVEN: Mm-hm?

CHARLES: ..you went to jail.

VO: Although Queen Bessie's law was repealed less than 30 years later, it seems to have had quite an effect, especially in Yorkshire.

People working in mines and the heavy industry could see it as a benefit, a health benefit.

You might call it initial PPE.

Kept the dust and bits and pieces out of their hair, protected their heads and, of course, kept their heads warm.

People started looking, to think, "We could make this a little bit better, a bit more fashionable," and, slowly, over the years, it became so that there were different sizes for different people, different styles.

VO: Time now for our correspondent to get his head around how the Yorkshire flat cap has evolved over the years.

This way, Steven.

VO: And where better than in Ilkley?

Synonymous with the song about hats.

This is the original flat cap.

This is what it looked like in the time of Queen Elizabeth I.

So literally flat?

VO: Uses a maximum amount of wool to keep your head warm, but also to increase the wool sales.

Are flat caps always flat?

There's a slight variation, would be what's called the Peaky Blinders cap, in the UK.

It's an eight-piece, which raises it up.

It came from America.

It's called a newsboy cap in America.

If you're a lady and fashionable, you have this.

OK, alright.

High peak, and also with the elasticated back, you can have your hair up or down.

Why don't you try a couple?

Well, this one's on the top of the pile.

Oh.

VO: Oh, dear.

That's a little bit small, that one.

VO: No!

(CHUCKLES) VO: Just a bit.

Back of your head.

Back of the head.

Adjust.

Oh.

VO: Much nicer.

Oh, actually, that one's quite... You look rather good in that.

If the cap fits, wear it.

And what you need now, lad, is a proper cup of Yorkshire tea.

STEVEN: So what have we got?

Got a pork pie.

OK.

This is called a fat rascal.

This is a Yorkshire delicacy.

Right.

And what do you do with it?

Eat it.

VO: Daft, silly question!

I think it's about time we practice our choral powers.

OK. # Where 'ast tha bin since I saw thee?

# On Ilkley Moor baht'at.

# (SHEEP BAA) VO: Quite.

Back to Roo, also enjoying the county.

Looking in this mirror, I can just see fields full of sheep and lambs, and the most gorgeous green hills.

VO: Not that she's forgotten what she's here for, of course.

It's just occurred to me, as we're right in the middle of our road trip, that I haven't won one yet.

And do you know what?

I would love to just win my first road trip.

Then, I'm officially off and running.

VO: Hear, hear!

And our current leader has motored the Roller towards Cullingworth.

And this former worsted mill.

Plenty of free parking.

Steady, that's close enough.

It's the very last shop of this leg.

And she still has £173.50 to spend in the weaver's shed.

There is so much brown around me.

It's a beautiful shop, but it's rich in furniture.

Everywhere you look, clocks, chest of drawers, cabinets.

But do you know what?

Right in the middle of this room, there's a label that says "old box".

This is not an old box.

This is a coffer.

And it's a great example where age doesn't always guarantee value.

If you're ever lucky enough to come across a medieval coffer, inspect it, open it, smell it, touch it, feel the age.

But what was it actually used for?

There's a lot of wear.

This is solid oak.

This was just a traveling trunk.

We'll never know who WH is, and, for an old box at £140... Having said that, the dealer might have had this quite a long time, so he might be willing to get rid of it to make space for something a lot prettier.

VO: Yeah, maybe so.

Ah, here comes her chum.

STEVEN: Better get a spurt on.

God, I'm almost working up a sweat!

VO: Possibly all that pastry he's been putting away.

Roo?

Roo, are you here?

What are you doing here, mister?

Well, this is our shop, isn't it?

VO: Reasonable question.

This is my shop.

What do you mean, your shop?

You can have the shop over there.

So am I, like, unwelcome?

ROO: Never.

STEVEN: Aw.

But having said that, go over that way.

Charming!

OK, bye.

Happy shopping!

VO: Seems that he's supposed to be taking his custom to Antiques At The Mill, and Helen.

Hello.

Hello.

I'm Steven.

So which way are the bargains?

Um...I think every which way, really.

VO: Helen might be surprised to learn that Steven only has £8.40 in his pocket.

Ha-ha!

So this says on the label "adjustable foot/leg stool".

This is a gout stool.

Gout is a disease people still have.

It's all to do with the amount of uric acid in your joints and things.

And it was very much associated with fine living.

So if you drank lots of wine, you ate lots of rich food, your leg would swell up.

And the only way to treat it, back in the day, 200 years ago, was to raise your leg.

So this stool has a trick.

Like so.

If only I was more flexible, I'd demonstrate.

So this would have given great relief to somebody like the Prince Regent.

VO: A notorious gout victim.

Next door Nigel's in charge, and Roo's browsing with intent.

Although there is a coffer under consideration.

What about him?

Who doesn't smile at the sight of a knight in shining armor?

I don't think this one's going to sweep me off my feet.

But how handsome is this?

This is a very cool interior decorator's piece.

This is not medieval, but, you know, it's such a cool thing.

And I'm going to give him a little lift.

Oh!

Yeah.

So that's made of very heavy metal.

How cool would that look in your house in the front lobby?

The bathroom, even!

The end of the bed, if you want a fright in the morning.

VO: Pricey for a garden ornament.

I'm going to find out if I can get a good deal on that.

Then he is coming to auction with me.

VO: I think she's en-armored!

Ha-ha!

Gird your loins.

Hi, Nigel.

Hi, Roo.

I love the knight in armor.

£175.

Yes.

And then you have the old box at £140.

Now, the knight in armor is my first choice.

Yes.

What's your absolute best, best price on that?

Well, the dealer says 130.

130?

130, yes.

What about your coffer?

Well, there's some good news there.

ROO: How much?

DEALER: 95.

Ooh!

That actually makes my decision quite hard.

I bet it does, yes.

130, you said?

130 for that one.

I'll take it.

VO: Suits you, madam.

Ha.

So that's Roo all shopped up, with £43.50 left over.

DEALER: Bye-bye.

ROO: Bye-bye.

VO: Are there antiques here?

Antique...

It works!

Look.

Antique.

Not antique.

Antique!

Look, it works!

It's a miracle!

Oh, I'm off.

Where are the antiques?

VO: Can it also detect items under a tenner?

Are you divining or are you walking?

I'm divining, and if that doesn't work, I can use these to struggle on home, like an old man.

Now... VO: What's he got there?

This says on the label "antique blue-and-white covered dressing table dish".

£22.

Yeah, OK, I know what you're thinking, it's more money than I've got.

But this is Chinese porcelain, and it's for ink.

So if you were a Chinese person, Chinese people don't sign their name, they have what's called a chop, which is a seal.

And this would have red ink paste in it.

So this would sit on your desk.

And if you have to sign a letter, you would have your seal with your chop on it.

You press it in, you seal your document.

VO: What an interesting find.

This is 20th century, but it's not a bad version.

It's got a dragon with four claws.

If I can tickle this down to what I can afford, this will be coming home with me for the auction.

VO: It'll take more than a tickle.

Helen, I have this, which I like.

I've only got £8 and - and - 40p.

Well, yes, I think we can manage that, because I've learnt so much hearing you describe that pot that I think it's worth it.

So yes, £8.40.

Fair exchange is no robbery.

VO: Honesty always pays, eh?

Now, it shouldn't take too long to empty that wallet.

I hope you win.

I hope I win, too.

Thank you so much.

Bye-bye.

Bye.

VO: And, with that, they've had their "Cullingworth".

ROO: Shall we head off into the sunset?

STEVEN: Why not?

VO: Well, they are going west.

Ooh!

Now, this is narrow.

Breathe in, dear.

These are the narrowest lanes I've ever driven down.

Do you need me to be your wingman?

Please do.

I'll grease your sides up, and you'll slip through.

We'll be fine.

VO: Shuteye next.

VO: It's auction viewing day at Grade I listed medieval Samlesbury Hall.

ROO: Wow!

STEVEN: What a place!

ROO: This is beautiful!

It's got these Gothic quatrefoils, which I love so much.

Oh, we've got all the lingo today.

Well, I'm a bit of a medieval girl at heart.

Oh well, we're very Lady Guinevere meets Pucci.

VO: After setting out back in Wetherby and riding around Yorkshire, our pair have now headed over the Pennines towards Samlesbury.

While their purchases have been dispatched towards East Bristol Auctions for sale on the phone and on the net and in the room.

Today's auctioneer is Aiden Khan.

Going twice.

VO: Roo parted with £420 for her five auction lots.

AIDEN: The suit of armor is a personal favorite of mine.

It's got the look.

Interior designers out there will want this suit of armor.

I can see it doing very well today.

VO: Steven, of course, spent it all - £57.40.

His six lots include his previously unsold bread fork.

The tally lamp is a very unusual piece.

I've not seen anything like it.

I think it's going to be popular with some serious collectors out there.

VO: Well, it's the very first lot, so let's see.

If it makes a little profit, great.

Makes a big profit...

It can't lose money at £10.

Start me at 30, then.

On the miner's lamp at £30.

30 bid on my screen.

ROO: Well done.

AIDEN: Unusual piece here, when will you see one again?

At £30, fair and final warning at 30.

(GAVEL) STEVEN: Tripled me money!

ROO: Well done.

Nice and easy.

STEVEN: Oh!

ROO: That's how it's done.

VO: We'll hope to see a lot more of that sort of behavior, then.

I took £10 and I made it into £30.

VO: Roo's next.

Her gold ring, number one.

18-karat gold.

Edwardian.

STEVEN: OK. ROO: Chester, 1901.

And did we say diamonds?

Diamonds and... STEVEN: Rubies?

ROO: And rubies.

Start me 40, then.

See how we get on.

£40.

50, now.

And now five.

I'm hoping that people are just holding back cuz that's... 18-karat gold.

65, 70 now.

That's really low.

At £65 on the ring.

Are we all done and selling?

AIDEN: Fair and final warning.

ROO: (GASPS) At 65.

Going once, going twice.

Hammer is up.

Do you know, Steven, I thought that was going to be 150.

Unfortunately, diamonds aren't forever, for you.

VO: Definitely requires a quantum of solace.

But never mind, maybe everything else might fly.

You never know.

VO: Steven's Chinese ink pot find.

Someone start me at £60.

Any interest in 60?

AIDEN: 95, 100.

ROO: (GASPS) At 100 on my screen.

Oh!

Amazing!

At £100.

Are we all done?

£100.

Beautiful!

Fair and final warning.

Going once, going twice.

Well done.

He did say £100, didn't he?

He did.

Excellent.

Well done.

VO: That's more like it.

He's back in the game.

See, that's how you do it.

ROO: (CHUCKLES) VO: Now for Roo's art nouveau candlesticks.

I'm hoping this could make 60, 70, £80.

OK. ROO: Or 20!

(THEY CHUCKLE) AIDEN: Start me at 20.

ROO: (GASPS) AIDEN: Any interest at £20?

ROO: (SIGHS) Thank you, 20 on my screen.

At £20.

Are we all done?

Fair and final warning.

Hammer is up at 20.

That is such a shame, because they are worth so much more than that.

VO: Roo's gains are going up in smoke.

You're having a cut-price sale today, missus.

Everything must go.

Bargain clearance.

VO: More from Steven's tenner collection, his five cups.

Bit of interest in these ones.

I can start these on commission with me at £12.

£12 with me on commission.

At £12.

After 15.

15.

Quite a bit of interest, though.

At 18, 18 now on my screen.

At 18.

After 20.

20, bid.

Come back two.

At 20, after two.

£20, fair and final warning.

ROO: Fantastic.

We've doubled up, and some.

ROO: Double bubble.

STEVEN: Fine by me.

VO: Losses are looking like a thing of the past for him.

But what will the Bristolian bidders make of Roo's granny clock?

STEVEN: Good for the modern house.

Absolutely.

Someone start me at £100 on this one.

Start me at 70, then.

Any interest at £70?

Surely 70 for this.

Start me at 40.

Any interest at 40?

At 40.

After five, on the grandmother clock.

£40!

Fair and final warning.

At £40.

(GAVEL) Aw!

Well, it's not a profit, it's not a loss.

VO: Well put.

She's had better days, though.

Someone's got a good buy there.

Someone's going to give it a loving home.

ROO: They've got a bargain.

STEVEN: (SIGHS) VO: Steven's bread fork is next, plus his box of delights.

(SNIFFS) I can smell... smell a profit.

(SNIFFS) I hope it's a profit I can smell.

Start me at 30 then.

Any interest at 30?

Surely £30.

He knows what the prices should be going for.

£20.

20.

Thank you.

20 on the screen.

You've got 20.

Well done, you've made profit.

After two.

New bidder in at 22.

Come back five, if you wish.

On the mixed lot here at £22.

Fair and final call.

Are we all done at 22?

Well done.

Profit after profit after profit.

VO: It's just like Rocky IV, with a lot less fisticuffs.

VO: Roo's second gold ring.

Should we be nervous?

Any interest at £80?

£80 I've got bid.

After five, then.

At 80.

Are we all done?

All other bidders out.

At £80 and selling... Oh, come on, internet!

Five, now.

Just in time.

Come back 90, if you wish.

ROO: Come on, 90.

Come on, someone.

At 85, after 90, now.

New bidder in.

AIDEN: Have they taken it?

ROO: New bidder.

Now in the lead, and selling at £85.

Fair and final warning.

Oh, darling, STEVEN: I'm so sorry.

ROO: 85.

Oh, it's OK.

It could have been worse, actually.

VO: That's the attitude.

Chin up.

Well I still will always love my jewelry, and I'll keep buying it, regardless of profits or losses.

Well, exactly.

Don't let it put you off.

VO: Steven's several Shelley saucers.

Start me at 20.

Any interest at 20 on this?

Start me at 10.

Can we get there at 10?

£10 on my screen, in blue.

After 12, now.

At £10, after 12.

Are we all done on my screen?

Doesn't seem like a lot for these.

At £10, fair and final warning.

Tried his best, but I got my money back.

VO: Good job, too.

He's got very little to play with.

VO: Roo's biggest buy.

Will it come to her rescue?

Someone start me at £90 on this one.

Start me at 70, then.

On the suit of armor at 70.

Start me at 50.

Oh, my goodness!

Any interest at £50?

I'll do 40, if it helps.

ROO: (GASPS) AIDEN: Very unusual piece.

40 I've got bid on my screen in blue.

Not a lot for this at all.

At 40, after five.

Are we all done on the suit of armor?

£40.

Fair and final warning at 40.

Oh, love, I want to hug you now.

I'm sorry.

VO: Thanks very much, Sir Lose-a-lot.

I have sold one of those for nearly £600.

Almost identical.

It's just who's there on the day.

VO: Finally, Steven's cut-price plate stand.

So they let me have it for £15, which I thought was a bargain.

That is good.

And if I do not make a profit on this, then, well, I'm going to retire.

(CHUCKLES) Someone start me at £80 on this, very unusual piece.

When will you see one of these again?

80, 100, 120, now.

130 online.

Fabulous.

At £130.

At 130.

Are we done on internet?

Good spot.

There's a lot of you after this one.

Make sure you're sure you're done.

At £130, I will sell.

I'll count you down.

Going once, going twice, at £130, fair and final call.

Well done, Steven.

You spotted a really good thing.

Round the bench.

10 times, please.

Oh, no, not 10 times!

10 times.

Once is quite enough.

That's your punishment for doing so well!

VO: Quite.

No need for retirement just yet.

Alright, come on, let's go see how we got on.

I think you may have actually inched ahead.

VO: Roo started out with £463.50 and, after auction costs, she made a whopping great loss.

So Roo now has £248.50.

VO: While Steven, who began with £57.40, made, also after auction costs, a whopping great profit.

So he wins today and nips ahead by a snout with £255.84.

You did phenomenally well.

I will let you lead the way.

Oh, little victory lap around the house?

ROO: Yes.

STEVEN: Come on.

VO: It's game on now.

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