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

PAUL: I like that.

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

TIM: Hold on!

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

En garde!

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

But it's no mean feat.

I don't believe it!

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

VO: ..and valiant losers.

I was robbed.

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

Right, come on, let's go.

VO: ..or the slow road to disaster?

DAVID: Oh, Roo!

Oh, Roo!

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

Top dollar!

VO: 'Ey up, we're in North Yorkshire on a spanking new adventure.

STEVEN (SM): This is the life, isn't it?

We're driving around in a gorgeous car, with, you know, quite good company.

NATASHA (NS): Oh, thanks very much.

And erm... What's not to love?

VO: It's new BFFs, dealer Steven Moore, and auctioneer Natasha Raskin Sharp.

Glasgow gal Natasha is an authority in the world of art.

But adores anything of beauty.

This is seriously exquisite stuff.

VO: Geordie Steven Moore is simply potty for ceramics.

I love my pottery.

And that is a smashing one.

I had heard that you had the world's nicest accent.

Oh, do you think?

And now I can hear, for myself.

Oh, that's lovely.

Are you kidding?

I mean hear yourself.

It's not...

It's not bad for a Geordie, is it?

VO: Not bad at all.

And just take a look at this beauty, a 1964 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud.

Manufactured before a time that seat belts were mandatory.

And a car such as this requires the appropriate attire.

The gloves are so on point, I am loving those.

Well, I can accessorize.

I'm not saying I can drive the car!

(THEY CHUCKLE) You do know what you are doing though, right?

Of course I know what I'm doing.

VO: Crumbs!

Ha!

This pair have £200 each to start them off on their endeavor to make huge profits.

I mean if it's something gorgeous I might put a lot of money into it.

NS: Oh, really?

SM: Mm.

You can be tempted?

I can be tempted.

Have you been known to be tempted?

Depends what you're talking about.

VO: Rascals.

The fancy Roller will go forth from North Yorkshire, wind their way north, take in a tour of Scotland, before concluding in Perth.

This is an exciting time.

And we haven't fallen out yet, so that's a good sign.

Oh, right!

VO: Exactly!

Today our road trip companions will be selling at a saleroom in Newcastle.

But let the fanfare begin in the village of Thornton-le-Dale.

So we're in a posh car.

We sound like we're in a posh place.

Thorton-le-something?

Thornton-le-Dale.

Thornton-le-Dale.

Why have one name when you can have three?

VO: The conversation flows like fine wine, doesn't it?

I was just thinking, very chocolate boxy here.

And that's because this actual cottage has appeared on countless chocolate boxes and calendars over the years.

Fancy.

Ha.

Selbys' Antiques & Fine Art is housed within an 18th century stable block.

And before we're even out the car this pair are ready to go.

Right, come on Steven.

Hang on!

Our first port of call.

Ladies first, clearly.

Come on, get in here.

VO: They're like a couple of pooches let off the lead.

There's a vast array of antique and contemporary in here, plenty of room to mooch about.

Exercise.

This was literally a seat at history, that will have on the bottom...

There we are, "ER Coronation".

This was at the Queen's coronation, and if you were... if you were an aristocrat you got a stool with a back and a monogram on it.

But this, I mean it is the most gorgeous velvet.

But £325, that's too rich for me.

VO: Nice thing though.

Now where's Natasha in this cavernous establishment?

The whole idea of the piggy bank, you don't quite know exactly how much is in there, but you know when you open it up, and release the funds, it's much more than you were expecting.

And a glass one, albeit a Holmegaad, Scandinavian, trendy kind of knobbly glass one, it kind of defeats the purpose.

Because you can almost see exactly how much is in there, and where is the fun in that?

VO: With you all the way, Natasha.

Now, under the exacting eye of Steven... Oh, this isn't really my sort of thing, but it's a photographic enlarger.

It's turn of the century, 1900, 1910.

And I suppose what you must do...

This is long before the iPhone.

Other brands are available.

Put your small glass plate in there, put your big plate in there, and then, there's a little pinhole in there, so I suppose you must lift this up, expose the big plate, and voila.

What we can do in seconds on a phone you've done a glass plate.

VO: In the late 19th century the Victorians loved an idealized portrait of themselves, a bit like today's selfies.

And thus the enlarger was created to provide a bigger and better image.

30 quid.

That's quite cheap I think.

I think that's one for the pile.

VO: Anything else?

Ooh.

Now.

These could be exciting.

Antique handcuffs.

Hours and hours of fun.

And the thing is, I could slip Natasha's wrist into this, leave her here, get off in the car, and I win.

VO: It doesn't quite work like that, though, Steven.

Allo, allo, what's going on with Natasha?

NS: Thing is with Steven, he is one of the country's foremost ceramics experts, and so at some point on our trip, it's inevitable, I will buy a piece of ceramic, and how scary that Steven will be the one to scrutinize.

Can you imagine if I bought this?

He'd be mortified.

I'd be mortified.

VO: Yeah, put it back, quick.

SM: Oh... VO: Oh, hello!

What's this?

Ah, it's the lavatory.

But oh, hang on... VO: I hope nobody's in there!

He-he!

18th century tea bowls.

And two saucers.

One a bit broken.

But these are... ..1750, 1760.

I shall ask how much these are.

You find antiques everywhere.

VO: Yeah.

Flushed with excitement, Steven's found dealer Ray.

He also wants to know the very best on the photographic enlarger and the 19th century handcuffs.

The photographic enlarger, that was marked at 30.

What can that be?

I can do you that one for 20.

OK.

Right, 20, that's a deal.

We'll definitely take that.

The handcuffs, um... these are priceless.

New in.

I think straight 50.

That's the price on those, 50.

OK, so 50 on those.

And I was washing my hands in the lavatory, not in the loo obviously...

I know what you mean, yeah.

..but how much would they be?

They were just ignored on top of the lavatory.

Ignored on the top, speccy little lot, £30.

Could the cups be 20?

If I pay 50 for the handcuffs?

I can do you that.

SM: Right.

That is a deal.

DEALER: That's a deal.

VO: That's a great haul.

The photo enlarger, the handcuffs, and those tea bowls and saucers.

All for £90.

Natasha... Aha?

50 quid.

Oh my days!

Hours of fun.

Amazing.

Anything else?

Um, yes... Um, some cups, 18th century cups and saucers were in the lavatory.

Oh, for goodness' sake.

Yeah, and um... Like a photographic enlargy thing.

Which is a bit of a speculative thing, but it was £20, so.

And, and, and... You've already bought three things?

Yeah, of course, I don't mess around.

I haven't found anything.

SM: No?

Seriously?

NS: Nothing.

NS: Right, leave me to it.

SM: OK.

I need to get in the zone here.

You're putting me off with your... Is that an intimidation tactic?

Saying you're gonna... Oh yes.

..lock me up!

I don't like it.

SM: Bye.

NS: Bye.

VO: And off he pops.

Now come on Natasha, let's start parting with the cashola.

I cannot believe I'm standing in front of a pair of early to mid-20th century polar bear vases.

But... they are quite ugly, but are they ugly-beautiful?

Brutti ma bouni, as they say in Italy.

I don't know.

What they are, two glazed pots, vases, decorated in shallow relief with polar bears, on icebergs, catching salmon.

VO: On everyone's Christmas list I'm sure.

They're priced at 65 for the pair.

One is in really nice order, when it comes to the glaze, it's not discolored that much.

The other one, although they're a perfect pair, is really discolored.

Definitely by nicotine.

But the fact that this one doesn't have it, they must have been sitting together.

So I think I have hope.

I think that someone's managed to get rid of the yellow on one, and just didn't bother with the other.

That's what I'm going with.

VO: I thought you said you were trying to impress Steven?

Let's find Ray to see what he can do.

£65.

Is that your best price?

The very best price, they can be £40 the pair.

NS: £40 the pair.

DEALER: Yeah.

They are a bit weird and wonderful.

It took me a while to get there.

But...

I think we'll go for the polar bears.

£40.

You know, the more I hold these, I think the more I love them.

OK, Ray, thank you.

VO: Finally a purchase from Natasha.

Can't wait to see Steven's face when he parks his peepers on those fellows.

Now speaking of the big handsome devil, and we're not talking about the car...

I think I'm a little bit in love with Natasha, I think there's something about...

I'm from Newcastle, she's from Glasgow.

There's something about being northern.

If I'd left her locked up in those handcuffs, though, I might be well ahead!

SM: Wahey!

(HORN TOOTS) VO: Nice horn!

With uncontrollable excitement, Steven is Whitby bound.

And he's not here for the fish and chips.

Let the shopping shenanigans continue, in here, at Whitby Antiques & Collectables.

Nice.

After his blowout this morning he's got £110 left.

It is absolutely chocca in here.

Sure to be something right up his boulevard.

Surprisingly, a jug.

I love my pottery.

And that is a smashing one.

Royal Doulton, great name.

Good size.

And it's £110.

Hmm.

VO: I hate to tell you, but that's all of your kitty, sunshine.

Ah, now.

This is more like it.

We love a bit of needlework.

Now it's interesting - when I saw this, I thought this was 17th century needlework box.

It's not.

It is a needlework box, but it's 20th century.

It's probably 1920, 1930.

The big clue... We always look inside, look at the bottom.

The inside is just too clean.

The hinges are wrong.

They wouldn't be hinges like this in the 17th century.

But really good.

I love needlework.

Marked at £80.

I've only got 110 left.

VO: Time to find the lady in charge.

Marion.

I shouldn't be saying I love this, but I do love this.

My face would be lying otherwise.

DEALER: OK. SM: Does this belong to somebody who might be a little bit flexible?

They'll probably consider 10%.

OK. Do you think she might do 60?

She may do.

Do you think she might do 50?

I could give her a ring.

OK. VO: Oh I love the call to the dealer bit.

Hello Deborah, it's Marion from Whitby Antiques.

I've got a gentleman that's interested in your tapestry box.

It's lovely.

And he said would you take £50 for it?

I'll ask him.

Would you go a bit higher?

Would she do 55?

55?

Yes.

She would.

OK, Deborah.

Bye-bye, love.

Bye.

I don't want it now.

(CHUCKLES) No, I will take it, thank you.

I suppose I've got to pay you some money now.

DEALER: OK!

25.

35.

45.

55.

So this is yours.

Thank you very much.

And this is mine.

Bye.

Bye!

VO: Hallelujah!

Finally!

Steven's simply fizzy with delight.

Meanwhile, Natasha has made her way to a small fishing village on the Yorkshire coast - Robin Hood's Bay.

Lovely.

Today it's a popular tourist retreat, but amongst the brooding cliffs and maze of tiny winding streets lies a checkered history rich with the pursuits of smuggling vagabonds.

Local archivist Marion Berry explains all.

When did the area acquire the name Robin Hood's Bay?

And of course, the question is, is that associated to Robin Hood of Nottingham?

I mean, there's a story that he ended up at Ravenscar, which is that promontory up there.

And he shot an arrow, which came all the way over here, and that's where he decided to build a village.

But... a bit farfetched, that one.

That's some shot with your arrow.

Yeah.

Oh, he was very good, was Robin Hood, but not quite that good.

VO: We may not know how the town got its name, but we do know it had a turbulent history.

It was once home to the Saxons who were raided by the Vikings, who in turn were nearly destroyed by the Normans.

As you can see just looking round, it's not the easiest of bays to sail into.

And you think, you know, on a rough sea, it's not easy at all if you misjudge it.

VO: Smuggling had exploded across the UK coast in the 18th and 19th centuries, due to the punitive taxation imposed by a succession of governments desperate to pay for costly wars in Europe.

How many people were on patrol trying to stop all of this smuggling?

It varied from one to, in the later days, you know, two or three, and I think there was one captain and six boatmen, something like that.

But not very many, because it wouldn't be just here, it would be other places right up and down the coast that they were responsible for.

VO: Despite tough punishment if you were caught, the taskforce against smuggling was so small it meant it was a hugely lucrative business.

Secret tunnels and hidden alleyways here were perfect for clandestine plunder.

Vast quantities of luxury goods such as brandy, tobacco and even playing cards would be spirited through The Kings Beck Tunnel.

NS: So you're a smuggler, you've managed to navigate your way around the rocks here, get your boat up onto the shore, outwit the excise men.

But then the next step is getting rid of the goods.

The smuggling.

So, did that take place in here?

Out there, in full view of the customs cutters, because they were very brave in those days.

Then offload onto the cobles, the smaller boats that would come in here either by sail or rowed.

Right up to the Way Foot if the tide was in.

And then the barrels and the bags and the cases of contraband would be brought up here.

VO: But how did you get rid of your heaving swag bag?

In the roof here.

We're under the houses here... ..and there'd be a nice little trap door there.

So you go and knock on the trap door, someone's up there, hears you, and then the hand comes down to collect what it is that you want.

And they're along here, there aren't many of them, but there's enough for them to be very useful when you try to hide away your contraband.

Yeah.

Particularly if somebody's chasing you from behind.

And then you go up there, and out the other end, and then you're free and off up into the moors.

VO: So slick were the 18th century smuggling operations that it is thought that all 900 villagers were involved in helping the cause.

How marvelous.

By the 19th century smuggling was in steep decline due to the creation of the coastguard, and the free trade policy that slashed import duties.

But here in Robin Hood's Bay the history of the smuggler will never fade.

And look at us sitting here like a couple of smugglers.

With our brandy.

And our wildly controversial playing cards.

I mean, someone better stop us soon, right?

(THEY CHUCKLE) NS: Shall I deal?

Oh yes, absolutely.

What a lovely way to end the afternoon, in Robin Hood's Bay with some playing cards and brandy.

Wait until I tell Steven.

He'll be so jealous.

VO: I'll bet.

The road trip buddies are reunited after their whirlwind tour of Yorkshire.

We're done now, so we're gannin' yem.

Going home?

Yes, exactly.

Well done.

Gannin' yem.

Oh, lovely.

Oh yeah, this is towards your neck of the woods.

Gannin' yem.

And it's from the Danish for "home".

Oh, there you are.

So we're all Vikings really.

VO: What a fount of knowledge, eh?

Nighty-night.

Good morning Tyne and Wear.

The spirit of ecstasy is on the move once more.

What are we going to call it?

I think it's definitely a she, isn't it?

Oh, definitely.

Definitely a she, yeah.

Lavinia Lavische?

(CHUCKLES) The name's Lavische, not Lavish.

Life is short - be more Lavische.

Exactly.

Life is short - be more Lavische.

VO: It's the only way.

NS: Lavinia Lavische!

SM: Lavinia Lavische!

NS: We love you!

Oh, she waved at us.

We've been blessed by a drag queen.

Can I get an amen?

Amen!

VO: Ha!

After that divine moment we could be in for a run of good luck.

Here's hoping, because Natasha only spent £40 on her large polar bear vases.

Maybe I'm quite excited by the polar bears?

VO: Leaving her with £160 for today's shopping.

Meanwhile, Steven's spending like a man who owns a Rolls!

Ha!

He's blown 145 smackers on the photographic enlarger, the handcuffs, the tea bowls, and the sewing box with maybe older needlework.

We love a bit of needlework.

VO: Leaving him just £55 for the rest of today's jollities.

Any tips?

Cuz you were driving yesterday.

I have to say, I'm so impressed the way that you were chatting with me and making jokes, because all I can think of is, "Steady!"

VO: Yeah, I don't blame you.

Having dropped her compadre elsewhere, Natasha is heading towards the village of Cleadon.

In particular Cleadon Antiques & Gifts.

And they also sell flowers.

With a wodge of £160 the sky's the limit in here, Natasha.

I want to go down on the ground but I'm scared I'll get my jeans dirty.

VO: Hey, I'm sure owner Judy will have vacuumed.

Here you have a basket of scarves, and a tote bag for sale, and then just creeping up behind them, a Victorian toasting fork.

Like...

I do love shops like this.

This, you know, it's a proper piece of history.

Cast brass.

It's not a terribly exciting piece of metal.

You pop on your toast, you pop it into the fire, hence the long handle, your bread is toasted, et voila.

It is a lovely thing, £5 is actually more than it's worth at auction.

It is worth a pound.

VO: Well, I think we better move on.

I'm quite overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of small items.

Usually when you go into an antiques shop there are items of every size and shape, and you don't know where to start.

But everything is miniature in here.

So it's equally overwhelming, despite the fact that this is a small shop.

But I feel there's something that stands out on this table.

The barristers here, they scream Carlton Ware, of Stoke on Trent.

Listen to that, there's so many ceramics in here.

Can you hear that?

VO: Careful!

They are obviously quite tongue in cheek, quite facetious.

The wee barrister has a bit of a ruddy nose and some ruddy cheeks, he's getting heated in the argument, in the debate.

He objects, but I don't think I object to their style.

I think that they're quite...

I think I'd say sustained, I think I'd say "go on Carlton Ware"!

I quite like these.

How old?

Not very.

Well less than 100 years old.

Probably about 60 years old, or so.

They're mid 20th century.

VO: I think she likes them.

Judy, these barristers, have you had them long?

No.

NS: No!

JUDY: About a day.

NS: A day!

JUDY: Just come in.

NS: Oh, they're fresh stock?

JUDY: Yes.

Oh, how exciting.

The only thing I'm confused about is the price.

£10, or there was one that said £8.50.

So what are they coming in at?

They're £10 each.

They're £10 each.

Right.

£20.

Am I scared of that?

A wee bit.

A wee bit scared.

Um... Yeah, OK, let's just do it, for goodness' sake.

If you don't object, Judy, I will leave the money on the table.

That's lovely.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Goodbye!

VO: Frugal is Natasha's middle name today, but interesting find for £20.

VO: Meanwhile Steven is just a little further north in the seaside town of South Shields.

He's taking to the water for a journey back in time to learn how stricken seafarers' lives were saved in the first lifeboats.

This fully restored craft is a century old.

It was launched 28 times, and she saved eight souls over her working life.

Historian Steven Landells explains more.

She's a 40 foot, self-righting motor lifeboat, and is one of the earliest examples of an RNLI motor lifeboat.

And why is preserving these boats important?

Well, the Maritime Trust retains this traditional boat building skills, which built these boats.

But more importantly this boat and the other boats in the Maritime Trust form part of the area's and the river's rich maritime heritage.

VO: A heritage that can be traced back to the first ever lifeboat.

All due to a disaster in the 18th century.

STEVEN: In March 1789 the collier brig Adventure came ashore, and the people on the shore were helpless, and couldn't have a boat to go out and rescue them.

VO: Tragically, eight of the 13 crew perished.

The town took action by launching a competition for a ground-breaking design, with a substantial prize of two guineas for the winner.

Rich shipbuilder Henry Greathead and lowly parish clerk William Wouldhave rose to the challenge.

Willy Wouldhave had proposed a self-righting lifeboat.

And Greathead, with his flat bottom boat, which was akin to a Royal Navy troop carrier, that didn't find favor with the committee.

And the committee also thought that Wouldhave's self-righting boat was too radical.

VO: With no outright winner, the committee combined their own maritime experience with both designs and created what would become known as The Original.

The wealthy Greathead was chosen to build it.

During the first 10 years it rescued over 200 people from distress.

The Original never lost any member of its crew.

The original and the best.

VO: The North East Maritime Trust is devoted to restoring the very ships that were built to make the North East seas that bit safer.

SM: What do we have here?

Well this is the last lifeboat built for the Tyne Lifeboat Institution.

It's called the Bedford.

It was built in 1886.

How many years did the Bedford see service?

The Bedford served for about 50 years.

It launched 50 times, and saved 55 lives over its career.

But as the lifeboats developed, by the RNLI, they introduced the first experimental motor lifeboat in Tynemouth, just over the river from here.

And overnight that made the old rowing lifeboats obsolete.

VO: In the mid 19th century a new improved lifeboat would echo the same elements as the penniless Willy Wouldhave's 1789 design.

Wouldhave designed the first self-righting lifeboat as a concept, but the actual first operational self-righting lifeboat was developed by James Beeching and the RNLI.

VO: Beeching's design was adopted nationally by the RNLI, but The Tyne Lifeboat Society fiercely kept their faith in lifeboats like the Bedford.

So she needs a bit of tender loving care?

It certainly does.

And if we go into the workshop we'll show you caulking, and some of the restoration techniques which the trust's team of volunteers actually use.

Great, lead on.

VO: Caulking is filling in the seams that would otherwise let the water in.

Volunteer Paul has got a new first mate.

Hello.

So it's just a case of folding the cotton up like that, pushing it up.

And it sticks out, you can see there.

SM: Yeah.

PAUL: It's proud.

Push it in until it's sitting well below the... Well below the level of the timber.

Until it almost disappears.

OK, so can I have a go?

Yes, you certainly can.

You seem to like, kind of... gather a bit and shove it in.

Oh!

(CHUCKLES) Well it's alright, you're getting there.

Yeah, OK.

It's not as easy as it looks.

SM: And then sort of push... PAUL: Loop it up.

Oops.

PAUL: And if you go back along and knock it all in.

Very well done.

I don't think that's too bad, is it?

Would you like a job?

Well, if the antiques don't work out, yes, maybe.

VO: Thanks to the dedication of the North East Maritime Trust, the birth of emergency services right here on the River Tyne will never be forgotten.

Meanwhile, before we embark on shopping, a spot of maneuvering beckons.

There's nothing quite like when you're driving a Rolls Royce, and you think you've put it in reverse, and you've actually put it in first gear.

And it's automatic.

And it just lurches towards a dry stone wall.

There is actually, I can confirm, nothing quite like that.

Hello, thank you so much.

We did it!

VO: Wow, a three point turn in just over two tons of automobile.

Respect, hey?

Natasha's making her way to the village of Corbridge in Northumberland.

And it was right here that the doyenne of romantic novels, Catherine Cookson, lived.

NS: For the Rolls Royce it doesn't matter who's driving it, how many points there are in your turn, people will stop.

They will allow it.

Because they just want to eye up Lavinia Lavische... ..my new best friend.

VO: She's a beauty.

Corbridge Antiques Centre is Natasha's last chance to scoop up some goodies.

Tempus fugit, Natasha.

You've only got two items.

With a bountiful £145 remaining, you need to get a wiggle on.

With over 40 dealers selling in here, what will catch Natasha's eye?

NS: These are as light as air.

It's silly, but they are 18th century silver.

And they have such a lovely pattern here on the handle, very sweet, almost looks like stitching that terminates in a nice little sprig at the top.

They are very sweet.

But I just don't think they're heavy enough, and I feel sad turning away from 18th century silver.

And it's Newcastle silver, as well.

Maybe it's worth a punt, I don't know.

It's definitely a maybe.

That's definitely a maybe.

They're really sweet.

VO: And just to spice things up, Steven's also shopping in here.

Look out.

Unlike his companion, Steven is spending like no tomorrow.

£55 is his sum and total to spend.

I think Lavinia Lavische likes a Babycham, don't you?

I prefer champagne myself.

VO: Ha-ha!

What delights will entice you in here, then?

Well this is only £10.

Yeah, it's a bit broken, it's got damage all the way round the top, and yeah, there's a bit missing there.

Always check the bits which are prominent.

It is Canton enamel vase, Chinese.

It's about 1840, 1850.

And what I'm thinking is I bought those cups and saucers out of the lavatory the other day.

They were £20.

That's £10.

That would make a £30 lot.

And this would just add a little bit more meat to the pudding.

Maybe tempt a better price.

I think at £10 there is no question about that's coming home with me.

VO: He's a fast worker.

Oh, hello down there.

Hello ducky, as they say.

You're a vision.

You just appeared above me like a vision.

Yes, Romeo and Juliet, in reverse.

Or is it Rapunzel?

I should be letting my hair down.

There's not much of it left, but never mind.

Well that would be handy because I do need a bit of a lifeline to be honest with you.

Oh, I'll let you get back on in that case, cuz I am almost done.

VO: Enough of this fairy-tale malarkey.

What else can tempt Natasha?

Made in Denmark.

I confess, I do like something with that kind of mid century font, and that kind of watchword, Denmark.

I love mid-century Scandinavian design.

It's a mirror.

A dressing mirror.

How cool is that?

£30 is a great price.

I think there's a profit in that.

VO: This is in the style of Danish designer Kai Kristiansen, who was hugely influential in creating what would become known as the Danish Modern Style.

And I've actually just seen this.

How much is this?

The thing about broken stuff, this is £25, it says to restore.

It does, I mean, his foot's been off, her foot's been off.

It's got a chip.

Her head's been off.

But it's a really good 1920s... Yeah, Austrian Vienna figure.

Signed by the artist.

You know what, £25... VO: At least they've got their arms.

Ha!

Let's find dealer Alison.

So is this another kind of 10% kind of dealer?

It is, yeah.

So it can't be 20?

It would be 22.

OK, right, I'm not going to argue.

22.

And I'll take, you know, that little Chinese thing for £10.

DEALER: Yeah, yeah.

SM: So that's 32.

DEALER: Yeah.

SM: Definitely not 30?

Definitely 32.

Well God loves a trier, so... 10, 20, there we are, 32, that's yours.

Thank you.

And this is mine.

I'm off now.

Take care.

VO: £10 then for the damaged Canton enamel vase, and 22 for the also damaged porcelain seated couple.

As Steven gets the car warm for Natasha, she's ready to get the very best from Alison.

I'm going quite disparate here.

Centuries between these items.

18th century for the spoons.

But Newcastle, nice provincial ones.

And then Denmark, mid 20th century, I am in love... Are you into this style?

Not really, to be honest.

Not really.

I like the old stuff, yeah.

OK, I hope you're not attending the auction.

Right, anyway, so I think it would be nice to take these which are £28, and the mirror, which is marked up at £30, to the auction.

And so £58 in total.

May I ask kindly for your best price?

27 on the mirror, 25 on the spoons.

27 and 25, so we land at 52?

Is that right?

Yeah, that's right.

DEALER: Yeah.

NS: My maths is so bad.

VO: 52 is spot on.

There's a coopered barrel over there which I just feel would look great in someone's garden.

What's your best price on the barrel?

The barrel... 45.

45 for the barrel.

That is £97.

Yes.

I think for three items, totally different, for less than 100.

Let's do it, Alison.

NS: That's cool, thank you.

DEALER: OK great, good.

The barrel, I'll come back.

OK!

Thank you so much, Alison.

I appreciate that.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Bye.

Take care.

Cheerio.

VO: With the shopping all done and dusted, the big stylish wheels are on the move again.

So tell me something weird that I would have for dinner here.

They say that the locals here eat shipe's head and spiced keck.

Shipe's head... Shipe's head and spiced keck.

VO: I'd stick to fish and chips, eh?

Shuteye beckons.

VO: The Geordie jamboree continues.

VO: We began in Thornton-le-Dale, moseyed around North Yorkshire, zipped around South Tyneside and Northumberland, before heading east for Newcastle.

Newcastle Castle is not only the birthplace of Newcastle - he-he!

- but this Norman fortress is the perfect spot for some online auction viewing.

SM: I promised you a view.

You did.

This is incredible.

Welcome to my home.

Oh yes.

Indeed.

Wowee!

I promised you a castle, and here, I've got you one.

I just am amazed.

Well, I suppose we'd better get down to business.

Shall we go to the Great Hall?

I'm scared.

It's not about winning.

I'm just scared about losing money.

I'm putting...

I'm putting a brave face on.

A brave face.

But come on, to the Great Hall, my lady.

To the Great Hall.

Follow me.

OK, I will follow you.

This is your patch.

VO: Their purchases will go under the hammer at the city's Thomas N Miller Auctioneers.

All presided over by the guy in charge, Guy Macklin.

I wonder what he will make of Natasha's £157 haul of five lots.

Do spill.

The silver spoons, I think these were a good buy.

These were a tactical decision, let's say, being of local interest.

They don't have huge wow factor, it would've been nicer being a bit set of spoons.

Or perhaps a big basting spoon.

But Newcastle silver's widely collected, so these should do well today I think.

VO: Steven was just a few pounds from splurging every penny.

He spent £177 on five lots.

Any preference, Guy?

The needlework box I think will sell well today.

It's in good condition, it's attractive, it's had a lot of interest on the viewing.

It's not particularly old, but nevertheless it's got a good look to it, and that'll appeal to people today.

VO: Excellent news.

Rather fittingly, our Road Trip royalty will spectate the online auction showdown from the castle's grand hall.

Shall we get started, or shall we just run away?

I think we should get started.

Shall we face the music?

There's no running away.

Here goes.

VO: First up, it's Natasha's rather large polar bear vases.

20 bid, 25, 30 bid.

At £30, bidder here next to me.

Are you bidding sir?

Yes, you are.

35 I've got, 35, 40 bid against you.

40 here, 45 in the room.

Yay!

£45, back of the room at 45.

Thinking, internet.

At £45.

Oh!

Final call.

Sold, and in profit.

VO: Nice start for a speculative buy.

Ah, nothing to write home about.

But a little bit of relief.

VO: The 19th century handcuffs from Steven is his debut lot today.

30 bid, 35.

40 bid.

Oh!

Push on, £40 offered.

Any advance at 40?

All out in the room, the bid's here on the internet.

At £40.

This is your last chance.

At £40, final call internet.

Going, 40 all done.

NS: £40!

SM: I know.

It's only a wee loss.

£10 down.

VO: Let's be 'aving you, Steven.

Cold water and porridge for that lot.

I thought they were authentic items, and they were genuine, and they were in good condition, and they were by the best maker.

OK, I was robbed.

VO: Maybe justice can prevail with Natasha's Carlton Ware legal eagle napkin rings.

20, 30, 40, five, 45 accepted on the net.

Any advance at 45?

50, yes we get there.

Are you serious?

There's 55, yes, thought so.

55 bid.

Oh, 55 is bid.

60 against you, sir.

65, you'll never see another.

I've got 65, I've got 70 bid.

75, back for more.

At 75...

Seriously?

I've got £80, you're all out.

£80, selling on the net.

Are we done?

Blimey, I think you should be on the throne not me.

VO: What a whopper of a profit, Natasha.

Do you know something, they did me proud.

VO: Steven's early 20th century photographic enlarger is next up for grabs.

And I've got £6 offered.

That's a bit mean.

Any further interest?

Waiting on the internet.

Eight bid.

Oh, eight!

I've got £8 offered.

Any bidding at 10?

If not at eight we're going to sell it, at £8.

Can I just say, eight sounds so much nicer than six.

VO: Ouch.

Clearly this isn't a fave of the Newcastle bidders.

I'm going to predict you will never buy one of those again.

Erm, no.

VO: Next up are the provincial Georgian silver spoons from Natasha.

Bidder there for 30, five, 40, but I've 45 and you're all out.

Thank you, Newcastle.

Internet's got it here at £45.

I've got 50 bid on the net.

Push on internet shortly.

Any advance at 50.

All quiet in the room.

I've got £50, the bid's on the net.

Final chance.

Come on, yeah!

NS: They doubled their money.

SM: Doubled... Doubled up again.

VO: You are on a roll, Natasha.

I thought there was a tinier profit in that.

Oh, I'm excited!

VO: Now, can the tides turn with the combo lot of damaged porcelain?

20 bid, 25.

Push on surely on that.

SM: Go on.

GUY: 25 offered on the internet.

25 here.

All sure?

All out in the room.

I've got 25 on the screen.

This is your last call.

It's got to go.

It's all away at 25 and finished.

A modest loss.

NS: A modest loss.

SM: Another modest loss.

VO: Oh blimey.

There's still time to make a comeback, Steven.

Survived almost 300 years.

Ended up in a loo.

I've rescued them, and somebody has got a little treasure for £25.

Yeah.

SM: So my job is done.

NS: Yeah.

VO: One way of looking at it.

The on-trend Danish dressing table mirror from Natasha is next.

Dare I say for £50 for this?

35, 45.

It's a little better than that, surely.

Oh, is that real?

Oh has he... Oh, he has that.

We're up to 45 on the net.

Are we done in the room?

At 45, selling to the internet bidder here at 45, all finished.

NS: Oh yeah!

SM: High five, hinny.

VO: The auction gods are shining on you today, Natasha.

I love mid-century items.

And they so rarely make a profit when I buy them.

That is really exciting.

VO: Next we have Steven's porcelain seated couple.

Should be 'armless.

Ha!

Interest bidding overseas at 20, five... Oh, overseas!

Do we have 30?

Any advance on 25?

The bid's on the internet here.

At £25, further interest surely.

Come along, internet.

At £25 I think we're done, all sure?

Selling on the net.

Final chance.

Well God bless that oversea bidder.

VO: I think you could do with some divine intervention with the old profits, Steven.

So you see, my conviction was convicted.

VO: Now it's the, dare I say it, panic buy from Natasha.

The coopered barrel.

30 is the bid.

I've got 30 on the net.

It's lot 150.

Any further bidding from the room here?

We've got 30.

Any advance at £30 for the lot?

Take five now, at 35, 40, surely.

Oh, wow!

At 35.

This is your last chance.

Yup, no one needed a large coopered barrel.

So is that your first loss?

NS: Yes.

SM: Hallelujah.

VO: Yeah, but Natasha's still miles ahead, Steven.

Note to self, no more barrels.

VO: Yeah.

It's the final lot of the day, Steven's much loved needlework box.

And we've lit up at £100.

110, 120, 130.

How good is that?

How good is that?

I've got 130 online, this is your last call.

Oh, Steven.

SM: (PANTS) NS: (CHUCKLES) VO: Finally.

Now that's more like it, Steven.

Well done!

Tell you what, profit of the day.

Needlework box.

The king, the king.

Love live the king!

Well, you know.

Thank you, my faithful subjects.

VO: Hang on, before we declare anything, let's work out who the winner is.

Steven spent £177 and after saleroom costs has made a profit of £9.96, giving him £209.96 for next time.

VO: But today's champ is Natasha.

She dished out 157, and after all auction costs has collected a stash of £252 and 10 pennies.

NS: Right, OK. Shall we go and visit Lavinia?

Well can we afford to fill her up?

Yeah, I think we're doing alright.

Well, do you know where you left her?

NS: Yeah.

SM: OK. VO: See you later, alligator.

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