VOICEOVER (VO): It's the nation's favorite antiques experts...

I've got it, I've got it.

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

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

Argh!

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

But it's no mean feat.

Doubled up there!

VO: There'll be worthy winners... £1,700.

SERHAT: Yeah!

VO: ..and valiant losers.

Oh, no!

VO: Will it be the high road to glory... Loving it, loving it, loving it.

VO: ..or the slow road to disaster?

This is the Antiques Road Trip.

Oh, yeah.

VO: Get your motor running and head out on the byways.

Izzie Balmer and Tim Medhurst are looking for adventure and antiques in South Wales.

Do you know what we haven't done on our road trip yet?

What's that?

We haven't done any dares or challenges for each other.

I know.

Well, I dare you to go in the sea.

And I don't just mean a paddle, Timothy - full in the sea.

Oh, man, that's nasty.

Yeah!

VO: These daredevils are driving a 1960s Fiat 500 they've nicknamed Bumblebee.

TIM: Do you know any Welsh?

I have learned bumblebee, or, actually, to be specific, honey bee.

OK, go on.

Gwenynen mel.

Gwenynen mel?

Yes.

Oh, I really like that.

VO: Tim and Izzie have also been busy little bees and are now on the last leg of their road trip.

Whee!

VO: It's been an antique odyssey full of fun... TIM: On to the next shop!

Come on!

VO: ..frolics, discovery... A pair of Victorian spectacles.

Always useful.

VO: ..and delight.

Oh, I quite like it.

VO: Tim uncovered hidden gems...

I love elephants.

VO: ..and made big profits at auction.

Yes.

VO: Eagle-eyed expert Izzie was ever-alert to any potential money-makers... Oh, it's whether I go for a risk.

I'm not sure I'm a risk taker.

VO: ..and earned her reward come auction day.

£100.

TIM: Thumbs up.

OK, Izzie, truth or dare?

Truth.

What is your natural hair color?

It's a very boring, dull mousy brown.

Well, you really talked that up, didn't you?

VO: There's nothing mousy about their piggies, though.

VO: Izzie has an impressive £792.74 remaining in her kitty.

While Tim has a whopping £1,275.26 in his.

It's been an epic road trip, but it's almost at an end.

Have you managed to pack enough underwear?

Oh, I'm inside out now.

Ew, that's the smell!

Blegh!

VO: This has been a sweet-smelling antique escapade, from North to South Wales.

Today's trip will conclude in Rhydowen, but we begin in Narberth.

Izzie has been dropped off at Bazaar Antiques Warehouse.

Tim has a commanding lead, so the pressure is on Izzie to up her game.

Yeah!

Winner!

VO: The antique money-making game, that is.

But our Izzie marches to the beat of her own drum.

Ooh.

These, I suspect... Well, these are Chinese, to start with, and they could be late Victorian.

We've got the Chinese stamp on the base.

In Chinese culture, the dragon symbolizes power, strength and good luck to those who are worthy of it.

Now, I'm not suggesting that I'm worthy of good luck, but I certainly could do with some good luck.

So perhaps this might be my good luck charm for the road trip, but I think they're beautiful.

They're ticketed at £98 for the two.

I'll park them for now and I'll see what else I can find.

# UPBEAT MUSIC VO: Tim is also in Narberth, but at the Malthouse Antiques Centre.

Here we are.

Wow, look at this old building.

This looks amazing.

VO: There's two floors brimming with period pieces for Mr Moneybags Medhurst to peruse.

Money is almost no object.

It's quite exciting.

I've never been in this position before where I feel like I could buy anything.

VO: He's acting like the cat that got the cream.

He's "feline" good!

Hello.

You're very cute, aren't you?

You going to come antique shopping?

Where are the bargains?

Show me the bargains.

Come on.

Where are they?

Are they up there?

VO: Oh, Tim, do stop "kitten" about.

TIM: Well, I can't go through there, can I?

That's being silly.

VO: Yep, there's only one top cat in this shop, and it ain't Tim.

Perhaps Izzie's uncovered a "paw-some" antique across town.

IZZIE: I have here a pair of World War II medals.

So we've got the Defense Medal and we've also got the 1939 to 1945 medal.

And so these are standard-issue medals.

If you had a role in the war, you would get awarded these two medals at the end of your service.

They're £25 for the two.

Now, honestly, at auction, they're probably £25, but that could be one to have a little chat about.

VO: Can Izzie do a deal for the medals and vases with shopkeeper Julie?

Pair of Chinese brass vases.

They're ticketed at £98.

What can we do on those?

I could do 68.

IZZIE: 68 on those two?

Mm-hm.

Then the other item is... there's a pair of medals.

So, they're priced at 25.

I can do another five.

IZZIE: Thank you.

That's very kind.

From the medals, yeah.

So I'm going to say yes, please, and I will get the two of them, and that's £88.

That's right.

VO: And with that, the deal is done.

Izzie has bought the World War II medals for £20 and the Chinese vases for 68, leaving her kitty with just over £700 in it.

Back down the road, Tim is still on the hunt for his first item, looking relaxed.

It's every dealer's dream to find that amazing Chinese vase that's going to go and sell for millions of pounds.

I thought my luck was in, but not quite.

It's not a bad example of an early 20th century Chinese vase.

It's Republic period, but it's copying the 19th century.

Unfortunately, I have spotted on the base here it's been drilled at some point to turn it into maybe a table lamp.

But that's not the end of the world, because vases like this aren't necessarily used as a vase.

They're a decorative object.

Now, it does come down to the price on these, and it's up at £125.

So, I wonder if I can do a bit of negotiating and tuck it under the 100.

VO: If there's any tucking to be done on the price, then Sarah's your woman.

TIM: Erm, I've had a good old rummage and I found this quite decorative Chinese vase.

OK. TIM: 125.

Is there any way we can tuck it under the 100, do you think?

It's been here for a little while, so that's fine.

TIM: OK, excellent.

Could we do a deal at 95, do you think?

95 is fine.

Yeah?

Lovely.

Thank you very much, Sarah.

Sarah: No worries.

VO: Tim's made his first purchase, but he still has the best part of £1,200 left.

VO: Meanwhile, Izzie has traveled to Broad Haven South Beach.

Hidden away in a secluded bay is this vast stretch of golden sand.

But Izzie isn't here to enjoy the blue skies or rolling waves.

She's here to meet Jon Williams, a chef who forages for a rare ingredient found amongst the rock and algae.

IZZIE: Hey, Jon.

JON: Hiya.

What a stunning beach.

Yeah.

It's gorgeous, isn't it?

Have to say, though, it does beg the question, what are you doing?

Picking seaweed.

Well, picking... IZZIE: As you do.

As you do.

But, yeah, picking laver seaweed, actually, which is a Welsh delicacy.

IZZIE: Really?

JON: Yeah.

You're going to cook the seaweed?

Yeah.

We specialize in it and it tastes fantastic.

VO: Laver seaweed is found mainly on the west coast of Britain.

Distinctive for its dark coloring and leaf-like shape.

In this area of Wales, people have been eating it for centuries.

IZZIE: When did people first start cooking and eating laver seaweed?

JON: No one really knows.

People weren't sure whether it was the Vikings that brought it over or whether it was the Celts.

VO: The first record of laver seaweed being eaten was in the 1600s, when scholar William Camden recorded it in Britannia - the first nationwide survey of local culture.

Is it like Japanese seaweed that they make all crispy?

Yeah, it's similar.

In Wales we make it into laverbread, which is a bit more of a simpler process.

So, you turn it into bread?

Well, it's not bread.

It gets its name, bara lafwr, which is the Welsh name for laverbread.

They used to break it down in the old days between two stones, like they used to do with wheat.

So when people say laverbread, it's literally kind of just laver seaweed that's been boiled.

So it's like a green puree.

VO: Despite its name, laverbread is actually more like steamed spinach than a chunky loaf.

JON: It is quite chewy, so that's why it needs cooking.

IZZIE: OK. VO: Laverbread started as a dish local to the Pembrokeshire Coast, but spread throughout Wales in the 19th century when a merchant visiting from Swansea tried the local delicacy and decided to start a business producing it for the inland counties.

JON: Right through the Industrial Revolution, laverbread was like a core diet of the miners.

They used to have it in their pasties with lamb and orange and lemon... IZZIE: Ooh, that sounds quite tasty.

Yeah, it's gorgeous.

So is it full of vitamins?

Yeah, laverbread has more vitamins and minerals than any land-based vegetable.

It's really high in proteins.

IZZIE: Wow.

JON: About 40% protein.

This all sounds absolutely delicious.

And, I have to say, I missed breakfast this morning.

JON: Oh no!

So it's making me hungry, all this talk of food and laverbread.

VO: Well, enough chatting - let's get cooking.

Jon is owner of Pembrokeshire Beach Food Company, which alongside its online retail business, maintains a mobile caff on the beachfront.

He'll be cooking up some laverbread for Izzie to try.

What fun!

Bit of washing the seaweed and we'll get cooking.

IZZIE: OK. JON: Let's get the sand and the crustaceans off.

VO: With the rise of supermarkets and processed foods, the local delicacy had all but died out by the 1970s.

Is it becoming popular again?

Yeah, it has.

I mean, when we first started it was a bit of a battle but, you know, I think we just showed people all the different things you can do with it and we, you know, we pan-fry crab and lobster, mix it with batters, sauces, even put it in cake and everything, really.

Back in 2017, it was awarded the European Protected Status, which means nowhere else in the world can make laverbread because it's so uniquely Welsh.

So it's the same as champagne or Parma ham.

So, you know, it's fantastic.

VO: When the laver seaweed has been cleaned and boiled, it's then fried.

Usually laverbread would be served up as a side dish, but Izzie's trying it unaccompanied.

Pure, unadulterated laverbread.

Stand by.

JON: There you go.

Bon appetit.

IZZIE: Thank you!

OK.

Enjoy.

It smells buttery and salty and... JON: Yeah.

IZZIE: Here goes.

JON: OK. VO: Down the hatch.

That... That is not what I was expecting.

What were you expecting?

It's actually better than I was expecting.

JON: Really?

IZZIE: I'm not going to lie.

Erm, it's delicious, genuinely delicious.

I could get on board with that.

Great.

In fact, I think I'm going to have some more.

JON: OK, I'll start cooking some more.

VO: Ha-ha!

Laverbread is a unique Welsh delicacy, almost forgotten, but thanks to enthusiasts like Jon, it's now firmly back on the menu.

VO: On the open road, Tim is enjoying a little one-on-one time with his brightly colored friend.

TIM: You're a cutie, aren't you, Bumblebee?

This car is a bit of a cartoon car, isn't it?

I'm sort of in a little cartoon strip of my own at the moment.

I wonder what it would be called.

Timmy Hunting For Treasures.

That would be my cartoon strip.

With Bumblebee.

VO: Great name.

Timmy Hunting For Treasures, coming soon to a TV near you.

VO: But first, Tim's on his way to the coastal town of Tenby home to Antiques @ The Green.

Here we are.

What a lovely-looking shop.

I can sense I'm going to have a lot of fun in there.

VO: The shop specializes in jewellery, medals, coins, and silver collectables.

Oh, look at the smile on his chipper cheeks!

Timmy's found a treasure.

I'm a bit of a fan of novelty silver items, and the market is as well at the moment.

People love novelty objects.

And these are both really nice examples.

This one here, it's a nice little silver caddy spoon.

It's in the shape of a leaf.

VO: Caddy spoons were used for measuring out dried tealeaves.

And then alongside it, we've got these sugar nips or tongs, and it's in the shape of a harlequin holding two snakes above his head.

And his feet are a pair of cymbals, by the look of it.

And that dates to the Victorian period.

So you've got two really nice bits of Victorian and Edwardian novelty silver.

VO: So many wonderful little pieces.

Oh, that's charming.

Look at that.

So this is a trophy and it's hallmarked on the back here.

Silver.

London.

And then the date letter P, which is 1910.

On the back leg, the dog is actually hallmarked as well.

So not only is the base silver, but the dog at the top is as well.

So the actual dog would have been cast and then probably hand-finished.

And he's so cute.

Look at him.

Isn't he lovely?

I wonder how much he is.

There's no price.

Right, pooch, I'll leave you there, for now.

VO: Poor little pooch Pomeranian back in the cupboard.

Now, that really is my cup of tea.

I'm in love with this already.

And you think, what is this?

But it's a letterbox.

This would have attached to the back of your front door over the letterbox and hung on the back of your door, and your post would drop through that hole, into the box, at the turn of the century, around 1900.

VO: The arts and crafts movement of the 19th century prized handmade, highly decorative furniture, and eschewed the banal look of mass-manufactured items.

One of the founders of the movement, designer William Morris, famously said, "Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful "and believe to be beautiful."

One of the things I love about this type of piece is that it's absolutely timeless.

The art nouveau, arts and crafts period can just go on and on.

There's things being designed in this pattern today.

And I think that's wonderful.

These potential purchases are mounting up.

It's just too many nice things.

Where to next?

Now, I've saved the best till last.

I'm in heaven now.

This is my happy place.

I'm looking at coins.

There's so many different eras here.

It's one of the reasons I love coins so much, is that you can literally handle thousands of years' worth of history just in your hand.

VO: Go on, Tim, get them in your hand.

You know you want to.

I've got a few of my favorites out of the trays here, that I'd like to find out how much they are.

And here we've got Henry VIII and then we've got Edward IV, and it's a Bristol Mint coin as well, which is slightly more collectable.

It's a nice mint to have.

And then we've got an Elizabeth I sixpence dated 1570.

And then we've got, going back to the medieval period, Edward III, a silver groat, or fourpence.

And finally we've got a Henry III penny right there, back in the medieval period.

So you've got medieval and Tudor history right in the palm of your hand.

VO: Yeah.

Can Tim do a deal with shop owner Jason for his favorite coins?

TIM: What sort of money could you do those for?

Eh, 260 would be the best.

TIM: 260.

Love it.

JASON: Thank you.

Thank you.

That's a deal.

VO: Tim's done a deal for the coins, but what about the other items that tickled his fancy?

VO: Ah, the little doggy.

Walkies!

Sit!

Good boy.

The very, very, very best price I could do on the box is 140.

TIM: 140.

OK. Yep.

And on the dog is 240.

240.

And then also we've got the silver nips and then the caddy spoon.

Again, the very, very best I could do on those is 120.

120.

Do you know what, Jason?

I love all of them.

I'll take the lot.

Fantastic.

Thank you very much.

VO: Hey, Tim's spending big.

He's paid a total of £760 for four items, including the delightful letterbox.

That leaves him with just over £420 still to spend.

VO: As Tim and Izzie's day draws to a close, they can sit back, relax, and enjoy the scenic beauty of Wales.

TIM: Look at that lovely farm.

I think if I had a farm, it would be a cow farm.

You could be a cow.

I could be a cow?

Are you calling me a cow?

That's not a very nice thing to say.

Mooo.

Let's not start this again.

I know.

Not again.

Not again.

VO: This is getting "udderly" ridiculous.

Night night.

VO: Hi-ho!

And off we go on our final shopping day's shopping spree.

Izzie and Tim have hit the ground running on their last leg, but all it takes is one wrong turn to ruin it all.

TIM: What are we going to do now?

I thought you were meant to be in charge of directions.

No, that's your job.

You're the passenger.

Well, that's why it's gone wrong, then.

Well let's...yeah!

Let's turn down here.

TIM: OK. Let's do a 40-point turn.

IZZIE: You cheeky monkey!

Oh, don't stall!

Come on, Bumblebee!

Do you want me to hold it ... IZZIE: Thank you.

..you do that?

Ready?

Right, go.

TIM: Three, two, one.

IZZIE: Go!

Ah!

(LAUGHS) VO: They could be here some time.

So...yesterday Izzie bought a pair of World War II medals and two Chinese dragon vases with the Chinese symbol for success and fortune.

I certainly could do with some good luck.

VO: Hey, she still has over £700 in her pocket.

Tim splashed the cash on a multitude of items.

He also bought a Chinese vase, plus two pieces of novelty cutlery and a silver dog trophy, as you do.

Isn't he lovely?

VO: Yeah.

A coin collection and an arts and crafts letterbox.

It's absolutely timeless.

VO: Ah.

It's good to see they're back on the road, though.

Were you pleased with your shopping yesterday?

I went for, um, some Chinese brass vases.

I bought a Chinese vase as well.

So we're both hoping for some eastern promise, aren't we, for this one?

Oh, yes.

How about you?

How was your day shopping?

TIM: I had a really good day and I spent over £800.

Ooh!

That's good.

So, I'm thinking maybe in the next shop I might just pick up a trinket.

OK. That's a really good idea.

VO: He's positively brimming over with good ideas, is our Tim.

After dropping him off, Izzie has continued on to the town of Cardigan.

Her first stop of the day is the Cardigan Antiques Centre, three floors jam-packed with ceramics, silver coins, curios and much, much more.

That's quite nice.

This is...

It's a silver vesta case to store your matches in.

And so what you do, you'd get your match out of here, turn it over, strike it along the bottom and light your cigarette or your pipe, perhaps.

It's late Victorian.

And normally I would shy away from vesta cases unless there's something really special about them.

It is quite hard to make any money on them.

But I really like this one cos I love the horse's head on it.

And it has a Chester hallmark.

To a silver collector, a Chester hallmark carries just a little bit more interest than perhaps a Birmingham, London or Sheffield.

The Chester Assay Office no longer exists, so no more items can come out of Chester with that Chester hallmark.

And it's just something...

It's just a little bit interesting.

It's just a...

It's a nice little touch.

It's £125.

That is quite a bit more than I would like it to be.

Let's see how good my negotiating is today.

Let's hope that I can be the first horse over the finishing line.

I think I need to work on my puns a bit.

VO: Eh, she's not at the races on the pun front, but she's a thoroughbred at doing a deal.

Time for word with shop owner Jane.

IZZIE: It's ticketed at £125.

What would be the absolute best you could do on that for me, please?

JANE: Absolute best will be 90.

I'm going to say yes, please.

That's a deal.

VO: Hey, ding, dong!

Izzie spent £90 on the racing horse vesta case, leaving her with just under £615.

The sun has got his hat on once more - but for how long, I wonder.

VO: Tim has made his way to Llandysul in the county of Ceredigion.

Throughout Britain, interest has grown in how our food is produced, and here at Dyfed Permaculture Farm they believe in working their fields in a traditional manner - right down to how they mow the grass.

Phil Batten is a master of the scythe, the tool that dominated the agricultural world for millennia.

Hello Phil, how are you?

PHIL: Hello, I'm alright, thank you.

TIM: Um, it's quite therapeutic seeing you doing all this scything.

PHIL: Yeah, it's quite nice and easy, even in the wet.

VO: Yeah.

Tim is here to learn more about the history of the scythe and how it's making a comeback in the farming community.

TIM: Is it quite physical work?

PHIL: It's... Generally it's not too difficult.

I mean, obviously, hours of meadow mowing can take a reasonable amount of physical effort.

There's a bit of skill in getting it to flow really nicely.

VO: Phil, master of the scythe, is taking Tim, owner of a brolly, to the farm round house to show him his impressive collection of tools.

How early did the tradition of scything go back?

What's its history?

Well, the earliest scythe that I know of found in Britain is a Roman scythe, found at Farmoor.

But there have been people using scythes since about 500 BC.

VO: The exact origin of the scythe is unknown, but it is believed to have originated in the Middle East and then spread throughout Europe with the Roman Empire.

It became widely used throughout Europe as the harvesting of hay for livestock became more important.

PHIL: So in late 19th century, the Industrial Revolution, gradually horse-drawn machinery and then tractor machinery took over from places that people were using the scythe.

But on the continent, particularly in the mountainous regions, the Alps, the Pyrenees, there are places where the scythe clung on, because on the steep slopes it's much more difficult and much more expensive to get machinery.

TIM: So what do you do here then, to keep that tradition of scything alive?

PHIL: Well, I found myself running courses for people.

Over the past 10 or more years that I've been doing this, it's gone from people hardly knowing what a scythe is, to when you mention scything, a lot of people know what you're talking about and are interested.

There's so many more people taking it up these days.

TIM: Mm.

PHIL: Really fantastic.

VO: Smallholding and croft farmers are returning to the tool as more and more people seek out sustainable crops and organic foods with a low environmental impact.

And now our very own Poldark - Tim - is going to have a go.

TIM: Right, here we go, Phil.

It's actually hard.

I seem to have flattened the ground down somewhat, Phil.

I'm not sure I'm very good at this.

Oh, there we are, look.

I hit the sweet spot.

VO: Mind your toes, Phil!

How do you think I'm doing here?

Well, not too badly.

It's sort of getting a rhythm, isn't it?

And if you can get the rhythm right and hit the sweet spot...

Yes.

..it has a good finish, doesn't it?

There's a lot of things to co-ordinate... Yeah.

..to get everything to go really nicely and make it look as easy as I can.

Yeah.

VO: The scythe is an ancient tool with an elegant design that has stood the test of time.

But don't you worry about Tim, he only has another few acres to go.

Ha-ha!

The clouds above may be unleashing a torrential downpour, but you've got to look on the bright side - Bumblebee's getting a free wash. IZZIE: This rain is horrendous!

I feel like I really want to find something special.

I've still not done enough to catch Tim up, not in any way, shape or form.

So I really, really hope that the next shop has that little something special for me, or that big something special.

And I just hope this flipping rain stops.

It's miserable.

VO: I know what'll cheer her up - antiques!

Izzie's on the road towards the village of Rhydowen, home to her final shop, Alltyrodyn Antiques.

This looks like a most interesting emporium.

IZZIE: Well, that's rather nice.

This here is a lovely brass telescopic candlestick, and it's certainly been very well loved because this has had years and years and years of over-polishing.

It's worn through the brass.

Now, the decoration around the bottom is typically Victorian.

You've got the fruits.

You've got these leaves that all have this sort of scrolling motif to them - very, very Victorian.

I think this is really, really lovely.

It's priced at £38.

Definitely one to think about.

VO: Poor Tim must be exhausted from all that scything.

But he and his brolly are joining Izzie, with £200 in his pocket and an antique hoard already purchased.

Will he spend or save?

I bet he spends.

Can't resist.

Now, I've walked into this shop and my first impressions are amazing, there's antiques everywhere, which is brilliant.

But I want to find something small to put with one of the items I've already bought.

So I want to find something little to go with my Chinese vase or my silver lot.

So I'll carry on looking.

But it may be, you know, I just have to leave without buying anything.

VO: Yeah, no chance of that happening with Izzie, though.

Oh, I like this, because at first glance this would seem like a giant pocket watch.

I mean, it's even got, look, it's even got a little knobbly bit here, which could almost be like the stopwatch bit on a pocket watch.

But you open it up - it's a traveling ashtray.

So you could take this with you.

Your ash is all self-contained.

Close it up.

It's not going anywhere.

And then you can dispose of it when you get to your destination and have a suitable bin.

It's difficult to say the age of this.

It could be 1920s.

There isn't actually a price on it, but I think it's a nice little piece.

It's probably worth a chat.

VO: Oh, yeah?

As Tim said, novelty items are selling well at the moment.

Now, I found this Oriental parasol and I don't know whether to buy it to put it with my vase.

Izzie's coming!

Tim?

Tim, where are...?

Boo!

Oh!

Oh, Tim!

What are you doing?

Did I get you?

I got you.

You did.

My stomach jumped up into my throat.

How have you got on?

Got some ideas.

How much have you got left?

IZZIE: I've got quite a lot.

TIM: Have you?

Yeah.

Go and spend it.

Go and spend it.

I'll go and do some work.

Bye!

VO: While Tim catches 40 winks, Izzie still has shopping to do.

I really like this.

This...

I have so many questions going on in my head.

Is this an apprentice piece or is it an advertising piece?

So an apprentice piece would be when your apprentice is practising out his carpentry, his skill, so you'd make a small scale item of what you're being taught to make.

But it's probably more likely an advertising piece.

It probably could be early to mid 20th century.

But I just think that is such a sweet thing.

And you could even hang your tea cups from here, still.

I just think this is really very charming.

£140.

I'd quite like to get it for 70 or £80.

I do really like this.

I think I'm going to get it.

VO: So Izzie's interested in the mini dresser, the pocket watch ashtray and telescopic candlestick.

Can she do a deal with shopkeeper, Sarah?

Stand by.

First one is the copper ashtray in the form of a pocket watch.

It would be about £8.

£8.

OK. and then there's a Victorian telescopic candlestick that's £38.

Best I could do on that would be about 25.

And then I absolutely love the miniature Welsh dresser.

Absolutely rock-bottom about £100.

I actually don't know what to do now because I was kind of only thinking of getting two out of the three and now all of those seem very fair offers.

I can knock you another tenner off the dresser if it helps.

Thank you very much.

So that's £123 in total.

Perfect.

IZZIE: Fantastic.

Thank you very much.

VO: Izzie will have her final buys packed and sent on, while Tim is leaving empty handed.

She's gone already.

Wait for me.

VO: So, our experts' shopping spree is at an end.

Only the auction awaits.

I just can't wait to get to that auction, can you?

I just hope that we, you know, we go out on a blast, we have a great last stand and we both make huge profits.

TIM: Absolutely.

I couldn't agree more.

It's our last hurrah.

It is.

Hurrah!

Whoop-whoop!

VO: I'm too excited to sleep!

But nighty night.

And sleep tight...if you can!

VO: It's the final auction day.

Will Tim remain top boy or will Izzie be crowned champ?

And where better to watch all the auction action unfold than at Three Cliffs Bay?

TIM: Look at that!

Wow.

IZZIE: Eyes on the road, eyes on the road!

Oh, sorry.

VO: It's the make or break, no guts, no glory, all-action auction showdown we've been waiting for.

I'm excited, but how are Izzie and Tim feeling?

Well Izzie, this is our very last auction.

Can you believe that?

I know.

I'm so sad.

It's been the most lovely, lovely ride with you all the way.

It's been fun.

I think, Tim, this has actually been my absolute favorite.

Well that...

But don't tell anyone I said that.

TIM: Won't tell anyone, shh.

VO: Your secret is safe with us.

While Tim and Izzie watch all the auction unfold from their seafront location, their items have been shipped to Bristol.

They'll go under the hammer online and over the phone at East Bristol Auctions.

AUCTIONEER (AA): Sold.

VO: Tim spent £855 on his lots.

Which item does auctioneer Aiden Khan think has the greatest profit potential?

The postbox is a favorite item of mine and also a lot of our bidders, there's been a lot of pre-sale interest.

Beautiful-looking piece, a real, proper antique.

VO: Oh, Tim will be onto a winner with that arts and crafts box.

Izzie spent a grand total of £301 on her items.

So which one does Aiden believe is the best of her bunch then?

The pair of Chinese brass vases are very nice, good relief dragon decoration to them, very good decorative pieces.

So they'll be very popular with the local bidders.

Well, this is our very, very last auction of the most wonderful trip.

This is it.

The ultimatum, the final battle.

You ready?

I think so.

Let's go for it.

VO: First item - Izzie's miniature Welsh dresser.

I think this one was lovely because it still had that country feel, even though it was a miniature.

It'll fit in Bumblebee.

Someone start me at £100 on this one.

It's got to be worth that.

Every penny.

Start me 80 then.

Any interest at £80?

£80 on my screen in blue.

Come back five if you wish.

At £80.

Are we all done?

No!

Oh, there's got to be more bidders than that.

Going once, going twice.

At 80.

VO: Ugh.

Izzie had big hopes for this little item.

Well, that's a shame.

The maiden bid.

No matter.

I liked it.

Me too.

VO: Tim's first lot, the novelty silver bits.

I particularly liked that beautiful little leaf caddy spoon.

I think it's a good lot.

I really like it.

Someone start me, £60 on these.

Oh, they're worth that.

AA: £60, we're straight in...

He's just starting, just warming up.

At 65 online in blue.

Are we all done?

Come on, they've got to make double that.

Fair and final warning.

TIM: No!

IZZIE: What?!

AA: Going once, going twice... IZZIE: No.

AA: ..at 65.

VO: Oh.

The novelty's well and truly worn off those two.

I don't believe it.

Oh, I'm really disappointed for you.

They were... TIM: Yeah, me too.

IZZIE: ..lovely quality items.

Maybe they weren't everybody's cup of tea.

VO: A-ha-ha.

Next item under the hammer, the Victorian candlestick.

I'm hoping there's a profit in it.

I hope so.

Fingers crossed for you.

Here it comes.

Someone start me, £50 on this one.

Any interest... TIM: Oh.

IZZIE: I love his optimism.

AA: Quite a rare piece.

Start me, £10.

IZZIE: Oh!

TIM: Oh, no.

AA: £10 on my screen.

TIM: Don't be silly.

AA: Come back 12, if you wish.

12 on my screen now.

Oh, we've got competition.

20.

Come back two, if you wish now.

TIM: Oh... AA: At 20.

Oh, I need a little bit more.

At 20.

Fair and final warning... Little bit more.

Sold at £20.

Well bought.

VO: It's failed to light up the auction.

£20.

Oh well, you win some, you lose some.

You do.

VO: Next up, Tim's silver dog trophy.

What struck me as being unusual about it was that the dog was fully hallmarked as well as the base.

Well, I hope it makes a nice solid profit for you.

Thank you.

I hope so.

Someone start me £200.

Beautiful piece of silver here.

Surely 200.

Oh come on...oh.

We're straight in.

Straight in.

He's got it.

They're straight in at 200.

Any other bids?

Oh, come on, don't stop there.

Fair and final warning.

No!

Going once, going twice at 200.

No, no, no.

AA: Sold for £200.

VO: Oh, doggone it.

A second sizeable loss for Tim.

TIM: £200.

IZZIE: That was a howler.

(LAUGHTER) VO: Can Izzie gallop into the lead with her racing horse vesta case?

So, it's not your bog-standard plain vesta case?

Oh, no.

Oh, no.

A fancy vesta case.

60 on my screen in pink.

At 60... Straight in at 60.

..on my screen.

After five now.

Are we all done?

Come on.

No!

Fair and final warning on the vesta case... Galloping to the finish line.

IZZIE: Oh, dear.

That was in and out, wasn't it?

That was in and out.

VO: The vesta case barely got out of the gates, but can the ashtray turn a profit for Izzie?

Are you a smoking man, Tim?

Smoking hot.

No, I'm not.

Any interest at 30 on these?

Start me, 25.

Come along.

Just going the wrong way.

That's not how auctions work.

I thought it was meant to go the other way.

10 asking for 12 now.

At £10 I'm bid... OK. IZZIE: £10 bid.

TIM: You're out of trouble.

AA: 15, after 18.

18.

The hammer is raised.

18.

Going once.

TIM: One more bid.

AA: Going twice.

VO: For today, a tenner's not too bad.

Doubled money.

Yeah.

Chuffed with that.

Excellent.

Well done.

VO: Next up, Tim's collection of coins dating from the 13th century to the 16th century.

This was a handful of medieval and Tudor history right there.

Any interest at 100?

100.

190.

200 now.

200.

TIM: 200 straight in.

IZZIE: How much did you pay?

220.

240.

Keep it moving.

At £240.

Going once.

IZZIE: What?

TIM: Oh, no!

Gavel is raised at 240.

VO: Well, now... they failed to coin it in.

Why do I buy coins?

VO: Izzie's World War II medals are coming up.

What did you pay for the medals?

IZZIE: £20.

£20.

That doesn't seem an awful lot to me.

You got two nice medals in their original box.

Any interest at 30?

30 on my screen... Straight in at 30!

Nice little cheeky profit.

At £35.

With fair warning, at £35.

AA: Sold.

VO: Nice little profit there for Izzie.

IZZIE: I'm so delighted that they've made a little, small profit there.

VO: Will Tim's vase add a little va-va-voom to the auction room?

It's not very early, but it's still a lovely quality thing.

Someone start me, £80 on this one.

Start me 50, then.

Any interest?

It's got to be worth that.

50.

50 on my screen in blue.

It's half of what I paid.

55, after 60.

Are we all done?

On the Chinese vase at £55.

That was quick.

Oh, no.

Oh... IZZIE: Tim!

VO: Tim is on a losing streak.

Next up, Izzie's Chinese vases.

The auctioneer's fave lot of hers.

Will the dragons bring Izzie the fortune she desires?

I thought, right, two for the price of one.

You get two for your money there.

Start me, 50 then.

50 I've got.

Oh, they're straight in at 50.

AA: ..on my screen on the pair of vases.

We're up to 60 now.

Come on, little bit more.

Bids from China.

75 now.

China's in the lead.

Come on, China!

You're into profit!

Are we all done, internet?

No!

Counting down.

Going once.

Hammer is raised.

China wins it at £75.

VO: A bidder from China has bought the vases.

They're going home.

I wouldn't want to pay the postage on those.

VO: It's the final lot.

Tim's arts and crafts letterbox.

As it stands, Izzie's winning the day.

Can Tim turn it round with this last item?

I just think it's charming, isn't it?

I can see why you bought it.

I'd have bought it.

We'd have been fighting for it.

I think we would have had to have chopped it in half.

No, that would have been awful.

100, 200, 300... (GASPS, LAUGHS) TIM: What?!

AA: 340, 360... TIM: 340.

AA: ..on the postbox at 360... Straight in at 300.

I love that casual, "100, 200, 300."

TIM: Wow.

400, there we go.

More than one person wants this.

On the postbox at 480.

What?

Do you think it can do 500?

AA: 520.

Don't let him take it from you here, bidders.

620.

650 now.

700 now.

£700.

Straight back at 750 now.

Come back, 780.

Are we all done?

I'm speechless already.

AA: 780.

New bidder in.

TIM: 780.

Come back 800 now.

Come back 850 now.

If you... Tim, this could get up to £1,000.

I've hit it big.

AA: At 850.

880 now bid.

900.

Come back 920.

TIM: He's working hard on it, isn't he?

AA: 920 I'm after.

IZZIE: Well, it's a good thing.

920.

Do you think it could get to the 1,000?

£920, 950.

1,000 bid.

Yes!

At £1,000 now.

1,100.

At 1,200.

1,300 now.

1,400.

IZZIE: Tim... TIM: When will it stop?

IZZIE: Where is this going to stop?

Yeah.

AA: You've come this far.

I'll give you some time to think about it.

1,500.

Highest-ever sale on the Road Trip.

At 1,600 against you.

Final warning.

No, I don't want it to stop for you!

AA: £2,000.

TIM: £2,000.

AA: Are we all done, internet?

Two, one.

No.

Bidder's back in at 2,200.

Tim, where is this going to stop?

AA: 2,200.

Fair and final warning, internet.

The hammer is raised.

Final call at 2,200.

VO: Congratulations, Tim!

An outstanding lot!

What a profit!

TIM: I don't really know... ..what to say.

Apart from... Just soak up the glory!

..I'll buy the last fish and chips.

And I'm going home.

I'm done now.

VO: Izzie started with just over £790.

Today, after auction costs, she's made a loss but still has an impressive sum of £727.90.

But Tim struck gold today.

After sale room fees, his total is £2,683.46.

All profits go to Children In Need.

Well done.

What an end to our road trip.

Incredible.

But, Tim, I've got to say, you winning has reminded me you haven't done your dare yet, and we are sat by a glorious-looking sea.

I thought you'd forgotten about that.

Oh, no.

TIM: Oh, no.

I was just going to let you off if you lost, but you haven't.

You're not going to let me off this, are you?

IZZIE: No.

TIM: Right, come on then.

VO: He who wins, dares, as they don't say.

Three, two, one!

Go!

IZZIE: I can't believe he did it.

VO: You either sink or swim on the Road Trip.

Always got to have a look at a nice bottom.

Oh, I quite like it.

I've got some linen!

TIM: You've got a doily.

IZZIE: Yeah!

Oh, it's always nice to take some time out on a busy day.

IZZIE: Touch wood.

TIM: Woo-hoo!

Whee!

Cha-ching!

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