VO: The nation's favorite celebrities... Wow.
VO: ..paired up with an expert... Ow.
Ow.
Get it sorted.
VO: ..and a classic car.
She's beautiful.
We're steaming.
VO: Their mission - to scour Britain for antiques.
Is that antique?
I'll take it.
I'll take it.
I'll take it.
VO: The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction.
(GAVEL) VO: But it's no easy ride...
There's a dog chasing us!
VO: Who will find a hidden gem?
I love that.
VO: Who will take the biggest risk?
Ah!
VO: Will anybody follow expert advice?
Yeah, uh, OK, I know what that means.
Woo-hoo!
VO: There will be worthy winners...
Yes!
VO: ..and valiant losers.
Disaster.
VO: Put your pedal to the metal.
Let's go shopping.
Woo-hoo!
VO: This is the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip!
VO: Nice!
VO: Get ready.
On today's show we have a gorgeous pair of Lancashire hotpots from the fizzy world of entertainment.
Sue Johnston and Lisa Riley.
It's not going into gear.
Oh, and the handbrake's on the other side.
(LAUGHS) Oh, OK. VO: Whoopsie!
Oh, God.
You need some WD40.
(LAUGHS) I think for both of us, it'll be like a bit of a learning curve today.
Absolutely.
And we'll learn something which will be great.
VO: You betcha, ladies.
(POSH) At the next turning, I would like you to go left.
I feel like your driving instructor!
LISA: Oh, amazing.
Is it hard to drive?
Well, it's just... Just getting used to it.
..I'm used to, um... A very modern car!
VO: Well, the 1974 Volvo P 1800 is a bit of a tank.
LISA: Do you remember cars like this?
Yeah, I do.
My dad taught me to drive when I was 17.
And... Aw.
..he had an Austin A35 at that point.
Yeah.
I can never remember putting petrol in.
My poor dad, must have cost him a fortune.
VO: Sue is quite the doyenne of stage and screen, and is most notably renowned for her success in a smash British sitcom.
I just love being back in Lancashire and feeling that sense of home.
That's what I love about it.
You get that feeling, yeah.
Yeah.
VO: Showbiz Lisa hit the big time as feisty barmaid in a long running Yorkshire-based soap opera.
LISA: If I see a nice brooch, I'll be like yes, so that was from the Titanic.
She...she floundered, and they found it.
I like the idea of that.
SUE: Shopping.
Let's go shopping.
Girls, credit cards and shopping, there you go.
VO: We don't have a Road Trip credit card just yet, though.
Instead, there's £400 each.
Going to beat you, of course.
You see, that's where I'm gonna struggle because you know I'm not competitive.
Well, I'm not really competitive.
For me it's more like, how old things are, and where it's...
I have such...
It's history.
Yeah, I have such a fairytale... Would you be able to tell that?
VO: Our experts guiding our lovely ladies into the world of antiques are David Harper and Catherine Southon.
How lovely.
CATHERINE: So we're meeting our Lancashire lasses.
Lisa Riley.
Emmerdale.
Do you remember her in Emmerdale, when she was from the Dingle family?
The notorious Dingle family.
They had a, you know, a reputation.
Bit like the Southon family.
(LAUGHS) Shut up!
DAVID: Yeah, alright then.
I'll be a Dingle, that's what I'm gonna be.
You be a Dingle.
I'm gonna be a bad boy Dingle.
And I'm gonna be with the Royle Family, I'm going to be a princess for the day.
So you!
VO: What do you mean, for the day?
Our antiquers have a sturdy 1980s Mercedes 230.
DAVID: This is the classic antique dealer's car, isn't it?
Oh, yes!
You can get quite a lot in the back.
Seats fall flat.
Oh, do they?
You can sleep in the back.
Oh, have you slept in the back of one of these?
I have slept in the back of one of these.
With a chest of drawers.
(LAUGHS) VO: Each to their own.
LISA: We both like pretty things, don't we?
Yeah.
But also... Yeah, and quirky things.
Yeah!
Definitely.
Don't know how I'm gonna get round this corner.
VO: You haven't got to wrestle with the car for much longer cos you're nearly there.
Oh, nice shorts David.
Why have you got this stick, shooting stick?
It's a...it's a fashion thing, Catherine.
You've gotta get with fashion.
And clearly you have, David.
Yes, clearly I have.
Also I have a bit of a back injury.
Don't you worry, Lisa's gonna turn up and I think she's gonna look after you.
God, I hope so.
I need some looking after, I do.
Ooh!
Oh, here they are.
Hello!
Hello!
LISA: Hiya!
DAVID: Hello, hello.
LISA: I'm good, thank you.
DAVID: Come on over.
Are you competitive, you two?
Mm, not so much but you can maybe drag it out of me a little bit, maybe.
DAVID: I'm going to.
LISA: Yes!
I think I will be competitive.
Oh, will you?
I'll surprise you.
(LAUGHS) Shall we do it then?
Yeah.
I think we should.
Good luck!
Have a lovely time.
Yeah, good luck!
I'm driving.
Later!
VO: Right, time to hit the road, you lot.
So the idea is, I'm going to go and find how many things?
You can find as many as you like.
Oh really?
I mean, you could just find one amazing object for £300.
A real good diamond or something.
Really?
And then it could make millions, but I can't think that's going to happen.
(LAUGHS) VO: You never know!
LISA: I'm really genuinely excited.
Like, because I think in life, my mantra's this, right?
Go on.
Of a day, if you don't... By the time you've put your 'jamas on at night, if you haven't learned three new things, you've had a garbage day.
Really?
Yeah.
VO: Interesting.
And what about Sue and Catherine?
You forget what hard work driving used to be.
When there's no power steering, it hurts.
You're gonna have.. gonna come out with huge muscles...
I know.
..at the end of this.
You know in something like this... (CAR BUMPS) Oh!
Oh!
Oh my goodness.
Did you hear that?
I hope nobody was listening.
MUSIC: "A Fifth of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy VO: We were.
VO: Our adventurers will be exploring their home ground in Lancashire, popping over to Cheshire and ending their journey with an auction in Tiddington in Warwickshire.
But let's start this jolly in Preston, shall we?
First a mooch in Preston Antiques Centre.
Crumbs, it's a biggie.
Wow.
Oh, it's quite nice to get out of that car.
MUSIC: "Baby Elephant Walk" by Henry Mancini VO: This converted cotton mill is home to nearly 30 businesses, selling jewelry, pottery, ceramics and a lot of furniture.
Oh, wow.
Oh, there's a lot of furniture.
VO: I told you so.
SUE: Oh, look at this.
Oh.
See, this sort of thing I like cos it's just...
Isn't it great, look at that.
A knocker.
Your big wellies.
Oh, now here's when I go and find out it's not worth a crumb.
VO: A welly boot knocker?
Never seen one of them before, Sue.
SUE: Catherine?
CATHERINE: Yes?
I've found something I really like.
Oh, I love it.
Do you like it?
Yeah, I think that's brilliant.
Oh, good.
How much is on it?
A fiver.
OK?
We've gotta have that, haven't we?
Yeah.
Don't you think?
Yeah.
VO: That's one down, then.
What's next?
Look at this.
We could get one of these for David.
We could get a replacement shooting stick to help him on his way.
Or maybe he could have two.
Just in case he can't... His hearing's going.
Well, he's falling apart.
I think we do need that as well.
(BLOWS INTO TRUMPET) (LAUGHS) VO: They're such a naughty pair!
MUSIC "Disco Inferno" by The Trammps If we went to the shop and found, like, a tiara, yeah?
A tiara?
That would be my ultimate dream.
A tiara?
Yeah because can you imagine the j... A - the joy it's brought everybody.
B - where's it been?
How many people have worn it?
I'm such, like, an old romantic at heart.
VO: This pair are making their way to the town of Longridge in the Ribble Valley.
Let's see if we can get that tiara within our £400 budget.
Right, there you go.
Your first antiques shop, Lisa.
Amazing!
Your first antiques shop.
Well it looks really pretty.
It does.
Right.
Oh my gosh.
(LAUGHS) Go on.
You go, recce.
Oh.
Oh David, please, OK. Tell me why you love it.
Because now I can be a Bronte.
I mean, again, whether it's worth anything... For me, you see, it's not about the money.
We shouldn't tell them that.
No, no.
But for me it's... To me, it's the history of that piece.
Yeah.
VO: But it's not quite what Lisa is looking for.
VO: Back to Sue and Catherine in Preston.
Are they managing to part with any more of their cash?
There's a big chunky piece here, Sue.
Have you ever had the family silver handed down?
No.
Because this is the sort of thing you would have had.
So layer by layer, you have these sort of baize-covered layers here.
(GASPS) If we pull these out, and they're all sort of sectioned.
And you'd have the knives and the forks and the, em, teapots and the salvers.
How wonderful.
It's wonderful, absolutely wonderful.
It's such a lovely piece of furniture, isn't it?
That you could actually have as a table or a sideboard.
What does that say there?
It says the name of it's Garrard.
So it would have been Garrard silver.
God, they must have been wealthy.
Yeah, can you imagine?
VO: Founded in 1735, Garrard were the British Crown jewelers for over 160 years.
Silver chest, fully lined, £350.
I think this is...
I mean, I think it's... Do you think I could buy that?
Would it get more than £350?
I think you... No, it would need to be more like 250, wouldn't it, really?
And it would probably make about 350, I think.
Really?
I think it's amazing.
I think it's a great big...
I mean, you try and lift that.
Oh crikey!
VO: Watch your backs, girls!
You don't want to end up like poor David.
Let's whizz over to see if Lisa has found something to tempt her yet.
Aw David, please, look at these.
Oh!
Now... You're very passionate, Lisa, aren't you?
I am!
But not only how divine they are.
Right, how many people who have danced in that are a very small lady, or children, danced in these clogs?
And you kinda wanna look at, you know, how they're...they're worn, and... Yeah.
..and someone has had their... Clog dancing is so difficult!
Is it?
Have you ever done it?
Yeah.
Once, in Amsterdam.
There was a bit of gin involved but we'll not talk about that.
(LAUGHS) How old do you think these would be?
OK, well turn them over.
Look at the way that they're put together.
Right.
So look at the nails.
You can see that every nail is very different.
So they're handmade nails.
Love them even more.
Yeah, lovely.
The wood is patinated.
Yeah.
To get that kind of patination takes generations.
Probably late 19th century, 1890.
Right, so let's have a look at how... Oh, there you go.
£65.
And what are you like at negotiating?
Now, I don't know what you're gonna get off these things.
Well, I'm rubbish.
Are you?
But I can put my Dingle head on... (GASPS) ..cos Mandy Dingle would not stand for anything.
OK, I want you to go into the character of Mandy Dingle.
(LAUGHS) Right.
(AS MANDY DINGLE) Fiver, or we're out!
Oh my gosh!
See, that was Mandy.
She was a rough lass, wasn't she?
Oh, she was rough.
Rough, rough, rough.
Right, OK. let's see if we can find someone who... Is there anybody in the shop?
(BOTH) Hello?
VO: They've probably run away!
Ah, Ellie.
There you are, girl.
LISA: 35?
ELLIE: Yeah, OK. 35.
Happy with that?
Is that an offer?
Probably not.
(LAUGHS) Can I get them?
Please.
Yes!
Don't ask me, ask the owner.
Please can I get them?
Will you ever find another pair?
Never, just buy them.
Yes please, Ellie.
OK. LISA: 35.
ELLIE: Right.
Aw, amazing!
Aw, my first purchase.
Thanks, Ellie.
That's ace!
Oh, well done.
Well done.
Love it.
Love it!
Yeah, yeah.
Ellie, go and have a sit down.
Get your calculator out.
(LAUGHS) Right, let's have another look around.
So put them aside, that's your first... Hey, that's your first purchase on the Antiques Road Trip.
Oh, that's giddy!
Love it, and thank you.
VO: Lisa's pretty good at this haggling game, you know.
What about Sue?
Come on, you've got a huge wad of £400 to spend.
350, then... That's a big chunk.
..I wouldn't have any money, I'd only have... CATHERINE: £50.
SUE: ..£50 left.
VO: 45 actually, if you're buying the knocker too.
D'you think... Do they do deals, can you get... We can do deals... SUE: Can you?
CATHERINE: Well, we can try.
SUE: Can we?
CATHERINE: Yeah, you can ask.
OK. VO: Let's get the lovely dealer, who's also called Sue.
The good thing about this is the gentleman who brought this in bought it with other things.
SUE: Oh.
DEALER: I've sold them all.
SUE: Oh really?
CATHERINE: Oh, have you?
So I can do you a better price on it.
Can you?
Oh, that's music to our ears.
Yeah.
Oh, OK. Oh, that sounds good.
Em, 225.
225.
What do you think?
Really?
Yeah.
That's...
I think, a f... You think it's good?
I think that's really very generous.
Thank you very much.
DEALER: A pleasure.
SUE: Can we shake on it?
Are you... are we gonna have that?
Yes.
Oh yeah... (LAUGHS) Look!
I got money.
No, but we've also got something else, haven't we?
Oh!
Yes.
We've also got a welly boot.
£5.
Yeah.
Don't need to haggle on that, I'm quite happy to give you a fiver for that.
Yeah.
And...
I love it.
225 for that.
That's a lot of money we're spending in one go.
Is it your first day as well?
Yeah.
Yes.
But it's fun, isn't it?
Oh, yes.
Let's live the dream, come on!
VO: Blimey, Sue!
£230 in one fell swoop in your first shop.
Let's exit.
Sharpish.
CATHERINE: Can't believe we've spent so much money.
I know.
Will we be able to get it in, though?
What?
The chest?
(LAUGHS) Oh, that looks pathetic in here.
VO: Looks like I'll have to call the courier then.
We've spent so much money!
I know.
We've got none left!
You can't have any lunch then.
VO: You tell her, Sue.
Right, is romantic Lisa still in seventh heaven?
David!
David, please.
Oh no, you're gonna be desperate again, are you?
Oh, look!
Alright, OK.
Interesting.
OK, tell me why you like it.
Well because, again, there is no key but I want to open this ma...
It's like a magic box.
OK.
Your imagination is absolutely running wild.
But it's, like, it looks really old.
I could be wrong.
I just see it, like, on the Titanic and, like, it was there and... On the Titanic?
And like, they opened it and, like, there was, like, things inside and she'd say, "sorry, no, not this morning."
And I just like that.
But what was the question?
Exactly!
That's what she asked.
See.
It's all inside the box.
Eh?
VO: Yeah David, come on!
I would suggest to you... Let's have a look at the feet.
Yeah.
I'm gonna take you back to the year circa 1820, 1830.
Do you know what it was made for?
It had a distinct purpose.
Not... Haven't got a clue.
OK. Do you drink tea or coffee?
Oh yeah, both.
LISA: Both.
DAVID: Yeah.
OK.
Tea.
You drink tea.
Of course!
It's a tea caddy.
Green tea one side, black tea the other side.
VO: This tea caddy dated before teabags and the Titanic.
It's priced at £33.
That's about what it's worth, but it might make 50.
It's anywhere between 20 and 50 quid.
Let's have it.
Yeah.
VO: Let's summon Ellie over.
Ellie!
Can we give you some money?
So 33 for this one?
Fine.
And then my clogs as well.
Yeah.
Oh, brilliant.
So that is 68?
Yes please.
OK. Two, four, five, six.
That's 70.
Lovely.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
I'll get you some change.
Fab.
What a collection you've got!
For under 70 quid.
Thank you very much.
VO: Not bad, Lisa.
The tea caddy for £33 and the clogs for 35.
(CAR BOOT SLAMS) VO: Now, what of our glamorous gals?
You love dogs, don't you?
I do love dogs.
And I love German Shepherds.
I love them as puppies.
I think they're gorgeous as puppies, it's just when they get big.
My uncle used to breed them.
Wow.
And he had one called Paddy and my other uncle had one called Beauty.
So they've never been scary to me.
VO: Sue's passion for the German Shepherd is taking the girls to the Lancashire village of Hutton.
VO: It's right here that the Lancashire constabulary dog training unit creates countless canine heroes.
(DOG BARKS) VO: Man's best friend has been used as a protector for centuries but police dogs didn't appear on the streets until well after World War II.
Are you worried?
It's at this point I tell you I am not a great fan of dogs.
Especially big dogs.
(DOGS BARKING) VO: Well, I think there are lots of big dogs here, Catherine.
Ian Tinsley is a dog handler.
Welcome to the Lancashire constabulary police dog unit.
Thank you.
So when...when did the police force start using dogs to help them?
Well initially, the police force used them in about 1859 in Luton.
They trained a bloodhound, which they trained up to track a murderer.
VO: It was in the late 1800s that the four legged officer really came into being, when two bloodhounds were used to track down Jack the Ripper.
Later on the police in Germany began to use them in the late 1800s to control the streets in Germany.
And then that was taken on by the British and the British police.
Extraordinary.
I guess there's different types of breeds...
There are different breeds.
..you use for different things.
Use for different things.
Predominantly we use the German Shepherd, or the Alsatian, as people know.
Yeah.
We also use the Belgian Malinois.
We have Belgian Malinois in Lancashire.
And we use Dutch herders.
Dutch herders?
Well, they're all pastoral dogs from the continent.
VO: By 1948 the intelligent German Shepherd was a popular choice.
Athletic and courageous, they have a stable temperament and bond well with their handler.
VO: Their efficiency in crime prevention and detection, and in quelling hooliganism, is remarkable.
These successes have been achieved only by a most rigorous training program for both men and dog.
And the mere presence of a dog often prevents a crime.
VO: Today's police dog is put through rigorous training very similar to his colleague of the 1950s.
Go, boy.
Whoops.
He wants to go... Oh, whoa!
Whoa!
Oh my goodness, I thought it was gonna fall down.
Fantastic.
(DOG PANTING) Hello.
Its face is so like mine.
Oh, they're beautiful.
Not my face.
(THEY LAUGH) Like my dog.
Mine's not quite as hairy as this!
VO: Too much information, thank you.
I just, I really want to stroke it, but I'm a bit frightened.
Don't be nervous.
Don't be nervous.
Don't be nervous.
He's fine, honestly.
Oh, he's lovely.
He's just big, he's huge.
(SCREAMS) Oh, shh shh shh.
Oh my God, that frightened the life out of me.
VO: Get a grip, Catherine.
Oh my goodness me.
VO: In the early days the canine copper would be placed at the back of the van when out on patrol.
Since then, techniques have advanced.
(SIREN) (GASPS) He'll come out through the window.
Oh my goodness.
Look at that.
Oh wow.
Oooh.
They're doing a bit of roleplay at the moment.
Wow.
She doesn't want to go.
No.
Gosh, is he still alive?
Thank you so much.
It's been our pleasure.
Thank you for coming.
It's been fantastic.
I'm still petrified.
(LAUGHS) But thank you!
So much.
Thank you.
Nice to meet you.
Yeah.
VO: Shall we nip over to Lisa and David?
So have you known Sue all your life?
She has become, like, a little bit like a mother figure.
Like, losing my mum, I've emulated a pretend mummy.
I just adore her.
And we just...
The camaraderie between us is fantastic and we have such a giggle.
VO: We're off to the village of Bretherton in the borough of Chorley.
Here we go.
Second shop for you, madam.
See what this one's got to offer.
There we go.
No doubt you'll get in first, go on.
Yeah, let me.
Can I?
Yeah, go on, off you go.
I'm literally running all the way.
Exactly.
If only.
(LAUGHS) Ooh!
Come on!
Keep up.
I know.
I will, I will.
I need my stick.
I'll have you jogging by later.
VO: Hm, not so sure about that.
The Old Corn Mill better watch out because here comes the Lisa whirlwind.
This shop just never ever ends.
I know.
VO: Lisa has just over £332 to spend in here.
Here, David, this I absolutely love.
Y'know, my love of literature.
I can just see, y'know, the Bront in me.
Yeah, you... You know.
And lift up the lid.
So there you have little drawers.
Satinwood interior.
And interestingly, it has a good story and a local connection.
Cuz this is called a Davenport.
Right.
And the local connection is with Gillows of Lancaster.
Very fine quality cabinet makers.
And they were once commissioned by a Captain Davenport to design them a very special small, neat desk.
It was such a success, it was so good looking they started producing it and the name Davenport desk stuck.
VO: Gillows of Lancaster was founded in the early 18th century and were so successful that Jane Austen and William Thackeray referred to them in their novels.
Right, OK. That's... Get a low price for this.
DAVID: OK, we want a price.
LISA: Low.
Let's find the person that owns it.
VO: With a huge ticket price of £525, can they strike a deal with owner Aiden?
I'd go, eh, 200 or 250.
(SHARP INTAKE OF BREATH) Ooh.
Two, or 225.
Sounds even better.
Or I'm gonna come in the middle and literally stop... No!
I'm gonna stop playing Wimbledon and saying... (LAUGHS) LISA: I literally am... DAVID: I like it here!
Yeah.
I'm gonna say 175... Oh my God.
..and we will walk away with that table.
I mean, can I get...get myself a cup of tea and make myself comfortable?
(LAUGHS) And witness this unfold.
Cuz I've no idea what's happening.
To help...to help you, darling.
Cuz it's not an easy thing to sell.
Mm-hm?
Even though it's worth it.
200.
180 and I literally... Well, shall we see what else you can find?
We can, but I literally... She wants it.
I really...I really want it.
I want it more than anything in the world.
But I will only pay 180 with my friend David.
Yeah.
VO: Blooming heck, Lisa doesn't hang about.
While everyone has a ponder about price, let's have one last mooch.
That's too modern for me.
DAVID: Yeah.
LISA: Too modern.
Oh my Lord, oh my God, this is amazing.
That is fantastic.
(GASPS) Oh my God!
Gorgeous.
Oh and it pings!
But you haven't got enough money so move on.
Oh, Mr Selfridge.
Come on.
Come on.
VO: Come on you two, let's try and strike a deal with Aiden.
Are you gonna take 180?
Oh, Gordon Bennett.
Look at her eyes, how can I resist that?
Is that a yes?
Go on.
Yes!
Amazing!
Well done you.
Oh, I'm made up.
Well done you.
Thanks.
Sincere.
No, thank you.
Well done.
Thank you.
VO: Lisa is a tough cookie.
That's better than half price for the Davenport desk.
Thank you Aiden.
Now, am I gonna be the chauffeur for the whole journey or are you gonna take over some of it?
I'm really sorry David, you are literally my Jeeves.
66 - don't laugh - 66 hours of driving lessons and I... Well, you must be good.
..still haven't got my license.
You'll never guess what we've got behind us.
What?
You'll never guess.
We've got a police dog van.
Oh no, he's come!
Quick, fast!
Put your foot down.
VO: What a big scaredy cat, eh?
Right you lot, off you go for a rest.
Sleep tight.
VO: The girls have had their beauty sleep and are on the move once more.
LISA: So come on Sue, how did yesterday go?
It was great.
It was so much more interesting than I ever even dreamt of.
Was it for you?
I felt like a child.
Y'know, like, remember at show and tell at school.
Y'know, like, when you're seeking approval so you want them to like it?
Yeah.
VO: And what of Catherine and David?
CATHERINE: We spent loads.
We spent... Oh my goodness.
Did you?
You know when you're counting out all that money and then you just think... DAVID: What am I doing?
CATHERINE: ..oh no.
Oh no!
Oh no.
Oh no, oh yeah.
(LAUGHS) You spent big, I love it.
We did!
Yeah, we did.
I love you spending big.
Yeah.
VO: I bet you did!
Time for the gang to all meet up.
We've actually bought antiques.
Well that makes a change.
Well, we've sort of bought antiques as well.
What do you mean, sort of?
Are they from the 20th century?
They might be.
Well then they're not antiques, are they?
Well, one is and... Well, you'll just have to wait and see!
VO: Don't get in a lather, Catherine.
Here come the girls, look.
DAVID: Morning you two!
Oh, it's such a good looking car, isn't it?
I do think they look good.
They do look good.
Good morning.
DAVID: Good morning.
Da da da!
(CAR DOORS SLAM) Come on over, you.
Come on over to the winning side.
The winning side!
This is the winning side.
So are we...are we gonna share some of our joy from yesterday?
Yeah, I'd love to see.
Yep.
Yeah, yeah.
Let's have a look.
Let me open that.
Ahaha.
There we go.
Oh!
Aww!
LISA: Ours!
Aren't they gorgeous?
Oh, yeah.
They're really cute.
I'm guessing you didn't choose those, David.
No I didn't, funnily enough.
It's the first pair of clogs I've ever bought.
SUE: Oh, they're so cute.
Oh, they are sweet.
Lisa, why did you buy those?
Well, for that very reaction that you've both given, for a start.
What did you pay for those?
Eh, £35.
DAVID: 35.
LISA: Yeah, 35.
That's alright.
Hello, real antiques.
Sorry!
Sorry!
Late 19th century.
Yes, yeah.
Real ones.
They're lovely.
And what do you think of the crowning glory?
CATHERINE: What is it, a tea caddy?
DAVID: Yes.
SUE: Is it?
Yes.
Yes.
With its original interiors.
SUE: Ohh!
I know.
I just loved it, and I loved...big and small.
You have no passion, do you?
(LAUGHS) Why are you here, you have no passion at all.
I like Lisa's little shoes.
DAVID: Don't you like the tea caddy?
Not really.
Is that all you bought?
LISA: No!
No, something else.
But it's a bit too big to get in the car.
LISA: Yeah.
SUE: That's a familiar story.
DAVID: Oh!
Would you like to come over here?
Yeah.
We'll have a look.
SUE: Da da da da!
DAVID: Oh!
(LAUGHS) Oh, see!
Oh, is it... Oh, it's a knocker!
Love it.
Well, so do I!
VO: Alright, calm down, David.
No, I would've bought that.
That's fantastic.
Oh, would you?
Yeah.
Oh, if I'd have seen... You know I was... No, you definitely would've bought that.
You'd have gone crazy for that.
(LAUGHS) She goes crazy for absolutely everything!
Does she?
Was it quite hard to rein her in?
No, not at all.
It was wonderful, she was just off.
It was like just holding on to the tail of a tigress.
And just going for the... (ROARS) (LAUGHTER) SUE: Brilliant.
LISA: That's ace.
Love it.
What else have you got?
That's it.
Eh... Well, we have got something else but it's...rather large.
So we've got two...secret large things.
We've got two secret large things.
Yes, secret large things.
Shall we go buy more secret things?
Amazing.
Shall we?
Shall we?
OK, good luck.
LISA: Have a lovely day!
SUE: And you.
And you.
Bye bye!
VO: Sounds like a plan.
And while they prepare to make their getaway, here's a reminder about the secret large things.
MUSIC: "Chic Cheer" by Chic From her original £400, Sue also bought the Garrard chest for £225.
How wonderful.
Wonderful.
Absolutely wonderful.
VO: Sue has £170 to spend today.
Lisa bought the walnut Davenport desk for £180.
I really want it.
I want it more than anything in the world.
VO: She has £152 left in the kitty.
DAVID: So what do you think of the opposing team today?
I felt like I was delivering the best homework for school, and I need to get an A star.
What did you think of their items then?
I just thought, ooh, we've done better than that.
I think we have.
VO: Confident pair, eh?
Catherine's always been a bit of a house mistress, though.
Yeah, I know but she blatantly was not raving about my tea box.
She wasn't.
And I love my tea box!
I love the tea box!
I think this poor lady is... Are you alright?
She's... Poor lady, I think she's broken down.
Has she?
Yeah.
Are you all..
Excuse me!
Excuse me, are you alright?
Yes, no, I'm just having lunch here.
So I park up.
I work down the road.
Oh, I thought you'd broken down!
So I just.. No.
Thank you anyway.
(LAUGHS) She's just having a walk.
What do we know?
VO: It's good to be caring, you two.
VO: We're all on our way to the town of Widnes in Cheshire.
VO: You guessed it, everyone is sharing this rather fine shop, Timeless Collectables.
Who will arrive first?
CATHERINE: We've beaten them.
That's your driving, Sue.
That's great.
Weee!
VO: Sue and Catherine have £170 to splurge in here.
After you.
Well, here we go.
Lots to look at again.
VO: Yep.
There are over three floors of potential goodies to explore.
Just looking for a hidden gem.
VO: Now look who's arriving.
DAVID: Oh look, the Volvo has arrived.
Aww.
Means that they're in.
Oh, they've beaten us here.
It makes no difference at all.
It's all about taste.
Yes.
..and we have taste.
Yes.
So we can take our time.
No David, we can't.
Come on.
Well...
Speed walk, speed walk.
Fast walking.
There's no speed walking going on here, missus.
VO: Lisa loves this antiques lark.
Look at that.
Treasures of the Beatles.
You a Beatles fan, Sue?
Well, yeah.
I used to go to the Cavern, I knew the Beatles.
Would you sit down and have a drink with them, a chat with them?
SUE: I went to Paul's 21st.
CATHERINE: Did you?
Yeah.
Doesn't Paul look gorgeous there?
Yeah, yeah.
But I loved John Lennon.
Mmm.
And I was there, the very very first day that they played Twist and Shout.
And they went, and I can see him now.
And he goes... (AS JOHN LENNON) "We've got a new tune."
(LAUGHS) And they played Twist and Shout.
And it was... And we went mad.
Absolutely.
We all went mad.
VO: Wow.
What a memory.
Right, this is what I found, right?
But I think we found a winner there.
Well, it's a winner for me.
A television?
LISA: Yeah.
DAVID: OK.
It's not just a television.
It's... Look at it, if that was in your house, can you imagine the talking point it would be?
Yeah.
Can you imagine people going...that's so weird.
And I'm hedging my bets actually, it's not going to work, is it?
I doubt it would work.
I mean, I would say that's probably just post-World War II.
VO: Well done, David.
This set is made by ECKO, a British electronics company producing radios and televisions from the late 1920s until 1960.
The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, I can pretty much guarantee was watched on that screen.
Oh, you just sold it to me.
Completely.
I think I just sold it to myself.
I love it to bits.
48 quid, I think that's a fair price as well for it.
Take the eight off, give him 40 quid, I think.
LISA: 40.
DAVID: I'd be happy with that.
Really?
Shall we go and find a body?
LISA: Yeah.
DAVID: Let's go and find a body.
OK. VO: Dealer Mark?
You're needed.
Listen, I've just seen a little winner, a TV round the corner for £48.
Yep.
Any chance, 40?
Yes, go on.
This smile.
It gets me everywhere.
It really does.
Fast negotiating.
Much faster than yesterday.
Thank you so much.
Brill.
Thank you.
VO: That was quick.
£40 for the ECKO television set.
Now, Catherine's found a little something.
Hello.
Oh.
Oh, that's...
I know he's a dog.
Oh, it's lovely.
I don't...
It's not silver, it's not precious metal in any way.
I don't even know what it is.
It's so sweet.
What is he, what dog is he?
What's those really wrinkly ones?
Old English... Old England... No.
I know what you mean.
The sort of, um...
Yes, and I can't think of the...
Thank you for asking me on camera.
(LAUGHS) I can't remember.
No, but what are they called?
It's an age thing.
VO: I think he's a bloodhound, ladies.
What would you pay for him?
Em...I'd probably pay about £35 for him.
Would you?
Yeah.
VO: Crumbs.
Shall we go and ask?
OK. Woof.
Oh, hello!
Hello!
Fancy seeing you here!
Hello.
How are you getting on?
LISA: Eh, we've... DAVID: Very well.
Yeah, very well.
We've just purchased one thing.
Have you?
Very quickly then cos you've only just been here.
Well, we don't muck about.
I mean, no offence or anything, it's just that... Ooh!
Too classy for us, you mean.
DAVID: Well, yes.
LISA: Probably.
We've found something, we're just going to go and see how much it is.
Alright.
Brill.
DAVID: Alright.
OK. LISA: Alright, have a good look.
Uh-oh.
You boys better do as I say.
(LAUGHS) I just love it.
OK. LISA: Sir Robert Peel... DAVID: Yes.
..originated from Bury, we have the Holcombe Tower.
I didn't know that.
Yes.
Oh!
I've taught you summat!
I didn't know that!
That's brilliant!
And so...
So he's the founder of the police force, as we know it.
Founder of the police force.
And I just thought, on this journey of old stories, which is what we've been doing... Yeah.
..to take it with us.
VO: The truncheon was first recorded as a policeman's club in the late 1850s.
Do you like it?
I absolutely love it.
And I...I love the police truncheons that are decorated.
Yes.
Painted with crowns, and...and the station that they were from.
This is a plainer policeman's truncheon.
But what to me is quite interesting is the wood.
Do you know what kind of wood it is?
No, I wouldn't have a clue.
OK. Well, it's made from lignum vitae, which is a particular kind of wood.
Mm-hm.
It's a very exotic wood, comes from the Caribbean and South America.
VO: Lisa has something else in mind.
LISA: To a little girl... DAVID: Right.
..that would be an Alice in Wonderland mystery.
And that's what I feel.
I feel like what I've learnt having this experience with you, is like you've taken me to this magical world, and I've gone through the looking glass.
So...
So the mirror itself, in actual fact, is a beautiful little thing.
Yeah.
And it's about 100 years old.
Oh.
But the mirror would have been part of a much bigger set, Yeah.
..a dressing table set.
I know they're not, y'know, meant to be together, but they're both wood.
They've both got a story.
OK. Everything we've got has got a story.
OK. You're not thinking of putting them together as an auction lot?
100%.
Of course.
DAVID: Em... LISA: No?
Why?
Because everything that we've chosen has had a beautiful story.
OK. LISA: Right?
DAVID: Yeah.
And this has kind of wrapped it up for me, in the sense of the magic of it all.
And that is what magic is, it's about Alice in Wonderland going through the looking glass into her little world.
With a truncheon?
Of course, for safety.
She's gotta be safe.
(LAUGHS) VO: Oh, yes.
Truncheons and mirrors, a perfect union.
Ahem.
D'you know what, Lisa?
I'm kind of buying into your world.
I get it.
VO: You might.
Mark?
How much is the mirror please, Mark?
£8.
£8.
And the truncheon is 35.
OK, so that's 43.
Are we gonna make the oddest lot ever seen on the Antiques Road Trip?
Evidently yes.
Of course we are.
Very good.
Mark, we're gonna have them.
Thank you very much.
VO: Let's not forget the ECKO television for £40, eh?
We owe you 83, don't we?
Four, five, six, seven, eight, nine.
If you can give me £7, we're done.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
We've got change.
VO: Well Lisa, you've definitely swooped on a very unique collection of buys.
An old telly, a truncheon and a dainty mirror, all for £83.
VO: Now, en route to find Mark, Sue has also found this little set.
It's a nice shape, isn't it?
Squat.
It is, yes.
Sort of squash shape.
I mean, it's only pewter.
But how old is it?
It'll probably be early... About 1920s, maybe.
I love that, it's...yeah.
It's very 1920s.
It's nice, this sort of hammered design, isn't it?
And then the nice lozenge shape round the side here.
Yeah.
At the end of the day, it's pewter.
Yep.
It's not silver, it's not silver plate.
So it's not gonna be... We're not gonna make a lot of money out of it.
But people are really gonna look for the shape of this.
It's more about the way it looks.
People aren't gonna use this, are they?
No.
But it's just...
They'll have it on a shelf.
Would you have this at home?
Yeah, I would.
Would you?
I love the shape.
Pleasing to the eye.
It's very pleasing to the eye, I love it.
Yeah, I'd have that.
VO: The pewter tea set is priced at £9, and the little bloodhound for 12.
OK, well they look lovely and we'll definitely take the lot.
Thank you.
Yes, thank you.
Deal.
How much is that, then?
Eh... We've got nine, and 12.
21.
Ooh.
Oh.
Have you got change?
SUE: No.
MARK: I'll do 20.
Aw, will you?
MARK: Yeah.
SUE: Oh, that's very kind.
That's very kind of you.
Thank you very much.
That's very kind.
He probably hasn't got change.
(THEY LAUGH) VO: Well, they've curbed their spending today.
£9 for the tea set and 11 for the bloodhound.
We've done...alright.
Now you've got some company, knocker.
There you go.
There we go.
Stay.
MUSIC: "Hit The Road Jack" by Ray Charles VO: We'll catch up with the girls later.
VO: But now, where are Lisa and David off to?
Every single place of all my 78 countries I've now been to... DAVID: 78?
LISA: Yes.
DAVID: Gosh.
LISA: I know.
Right.
Every place that has a cathedral within those 78 countries, I have been.
MUSIC "Penny Lane" by The Beatles VO: Lisa and David have motored west and to the city of Liverpool.
VO: After all that shopping they're seeking some real peace and quiet at the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, known locally as the Mersey Funnel.
Father Tony O'Brien wants to share the secret of what's beneath this incredible building and its story.
Nice to meet you.
Come on in.
Shall we?
Wow.
So, not only do you walk up the stairs and get that impact, then you come through these doors and it's just incredible.
It is magnificent, isn't it?
This is like the best set you would ever want to be in.
It is, isn't it, yeah.
But it would have to be for God, wouldn't it?
Top of the bill.
TONY: Yes.
LISA: Absolutely.
VO: Far from any traditional cathedral design, it bears no resemblance to the original plans either.
The cathedral's crypt offers a tantalizing glimpse of what was supposed to be one of the biggest churches in the world.
You've probably got no idea what's down here, have you?
No.
It's a bit scary, actually.
Tell me all.
Well, we're going down into a crypt now where the archbishops are buried.
But there's an awful lot more to see than that.
It really isn't, as you know, often that I'm lost for words.
No.
But this place is just...
It's everything I wanted it to be and so much more.
VO: In the mid 19th century, about half a million people fled from Ireland to escape the great Irish famine.
The Catholic population in Liverpool increased dramatically and because of this, a cathedral was needed.
Since the 1850s when they a established Catholic diocese, post-reformation, the Catholic community wanted a cathedral built to represent this diocese and the importance of the Catholic community in this area.
And it took a long time for them to sort of start raising money.
And struggled, really, to try and get to the stage of building a cathedral.
VO: In the 1920s, the Catholic diocese bought this site.
Just along the road the impressive Anglican Cathedral was still under construction.
The archbishop of the time wanted his cathedral to be the best in the world.
He wanted to show that the Catholic community was...was as important.
On that map.
Yeah.
VO: He chose Sir Edwin Lutyens, widely regarded as Britain's greatest architect since Wren.
Excitement bounded as the foundation stone was laid in 1933.
In terms of Liverpool Cathedral, which is the biggest Anglican cathedral in the country, the top of the dome of what was envisaged by Sir Edwin Lutyens would have been about 110 foot higher than the top of the tower of the Anglican cathedral.
And so the design period took, like, how long?
Probably about four or five years.
Wow.
But then, em, they continued building right up to the start of World War II.
VO: The building work was paid for mostly by the working class Catholics of Liverpool.
They could buy a brick for £1, and many thousands did.
But why didn't they finish it?
Well, the end of the war, there were different needs then.
Materials were in short supply.
And there wasn't the money.
And so they had to sort of put everything on hold.
And eventually they sealed this off and said, y'know, we will go... We want a cathedral, but we want a cathedral of our time.
Right.
One that's affordable and can be built in a short space of time.
Cuz if they'd have carried on building this, it would have taken 100 years to build.
Right.
And how big would the cathedral have been?
It would probably have been almost as big as St Peters in Rome.
VO: Using Lutyens' crypt as a foundation, the Mersey Funnel was cheaper and quicker to build.
Opening its doors in 1967, an iconic building, but nothing like Lutyens' original design.
When Lutyens died, there was still the intention that...y'know, they were still going to continue and finish the design that he came up with.
But the one little detail that we do know is that, on his death bed, he asked for the plans of the cathedral to be laid out so he could see them for the last time.
Oh, it's like he gave his blessing.
Yeah.
Cuz it...
I mean, it was such a big...a big scheme for him, and I think for any architect, to design a cathedral is a lasting memorial to your work.
And it's one of your greatest achievements, isn't it?
You know.
VO: Sir Edwin Lutyens may have died heartbroken at failing to complete his grand design.
And although he intended to build the finest cathedral ever, his crypt is a masterpiece that will continue to wow visitors from all over the world.
VO: Let's jump in with Sue and Catherine.
(DOG BARKING) Hello, doggy.
Are you coming to see us?
Oh, don't run him over.
(GASPS) Oh my gosh, he's really close.
I'm going to stop.
Has he gone back?
No, he's gone back.
He obviously does that.
I know, I don't like that.
Right, we better go shopping before we kill any animals.
Let's go shopping!
VO: Shep clearly got the tip off Sue Johnston's in town.
Well, actually village.
They're in Sandiway in Cheshire.
VO: And they're checking out the lovely Peggotty's Attic.
CATHERINE: Ooh.
(LAUGHS) Ooh!
Sorry.
VO: Watch your step, Catherine.
Sue has a nifty £150 to spend.
I love...
I've got so many jugs, I collect them.
I did do, but I've had to stop.
My house looks a bit like this.
VO: I know, it's bursting at the seams with goodies.
Try and keep focused.
Oh, these are lovely.
Mmm.
Very nice, aren't they?
They are.
Gosh, they're beautiful.
Oh, I like.
Oh, I am sold.
I quite like this.
Lift them up.
I quite like this sort of Corinthian...
So do I.
..column.
Not particularly well cast, is it?
I mean, the detail here of these acanthus leaves is not tremendous.
Isn't it... Can you not...
But I think, I think it's sort of decorative, isn't it?
I think it's got a nice look about it.
Oh, I think it's so beautiful.
Oh look, and all the weights here.
I think it just needs a clean, don't you?
Hmm, they look good, what's on it?
£95.
So when they're saying apothecary, think more for medicinal purposes.
Yeah.
Look, these are just...just lovely.
Look at that.
Ooh look, we could play shops.
(LAUGHS) Yeah.
VO: Yeah.
Let's get dealer Pauline over.
Do you know anything about these scales, by any chance?
Well, to me, the brass on them looks really really old.
I would say they're about 1920s, meself.
But... Really?
I think...
I mean, it does...
They are stamped on there, "made in Greece".
You've got £95 on those.
It isn't my stall, but I could ring him and ask him for a better price for you.
Do you think that's worth doing, or... Do you like them?
I love them.
VO: While Pauline tries to get the very best, there's time to have another little wander.
Do you know what I've really learnt about you?
What?
I thought when we started this off, you'd be looking at very delicate items.
I suppose I thought silver and little twee things.
But you like serious things, don't you?
Serious bits of kit.
Serious bits of... (LAUGHS) VO: Talking of serious kit, how's Pauline getting on with the scales?
Hello.
Hello.
Did you manage to find out anything more about these?
Yeah, it's Greek apocraphy.
Apothecary.
Yes, I can't say the word.
(LAUGHS) Say medicine.
Medicine.
Medical...medical scales.
And it is from the 1920s.
I was spot on with that.
Yeah.
Onyx and brass.
Yes.
Yeah, I love it.
I think it's great, it's...
I'd never seen one before.
There you go then.
What sort of, um, price could they do?
Well he's got 95 on it, hasn't he?
So he said the best would be 75.
Mm, that's good, isn't it?
Yeah.
I think that's...
Thank you.
That's really kind.
You happy with that?
Yeah.
I just... Yeah, I'm really sold on it.
Mm.
Are you?
Mm.
Come on, coochy coochy coo.
(LAUGHS) I just hope we make money on them, cos I...I'd like to, I'd like to think we would.
Shall we buy them?
Let's go.
Let's go.
OK. Alright.
Deal done.
Deal done.
Thank you.
Thank you very much.
Thanks, Pauline.
Thank you.
Who's got the money?
I haven't got the money.
Oh!
(LAUGHS) I've got the money.
Well, that's what we like.
VO: Catherine may have her doubts but it's up to Sue, and that concludes the shopping.
Look at those lovely... No.
No.
OK. No more.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Before we buy anything else.
Bye bye!
Here we go.
VO: Excitement is building as the big auction day nears.
D'you know what?
I really want to win.
(GASPS) Ooh, do you?
Yeah.
Have you been to an auction before?
Only once.
Yeah, I've been once.
And the atmosphere was good, y'know.
And the... You've got to get the...
I call it the nostril nod.
They nod with their nostrils?
Yeah.
They do, yeah.
But their nostrils go at the same time like this.
(LAUGHS) Yeah.
VO: Let's hope for nose bidders!
Now, sweet dreams you lot.
VO: It's auction day.
And fittingly for our acting doyennes, we're selling just a sniff away from Shakespeare's Stratford upon Avon.
In the village of Tiddington.
MUSIC: "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by A Taste of Honey Now what I did get, which I'm absolutely in love with, em, I got a TV.
Oh, I saw that.
Did you see it?
Because that was...
It was like the model we had first.
Only ours was, if you pardon the expression, a nine inch bush.
(THEY LAUGH) VO: Blimey!
Today's sale is in the village's old school.
Now home to Bigwood's Fine Art Auctioneers.
Jolly nice.
Hello, you two!
You do look happy!
(CAR DOORS SLAM) How are you darling?
Good morning.
You look very happy.
VO: OK, let's get down to business then.
Come on you, let's go and flash 'em.
After you.
VO: Sue and Catherine spent £325 on five lots, including the bloodhound Sue was so fond of.
I mean, I love dogs and everything.
But, hello.
Mm, no.
It's not for me.
When was it made?
Probably about three months ago.
Yeah, if you're lucky.
Yeah!
How much money can they lose on £11?
So that's a safety buy.
I mean, it's rubbish.
You could make it into a brooch.
(LAUGHS) There you go.
VO: Lisa and David spent £331, also on five lots, including that Davenport.
It's neat, but it's just...in my mind, not flavor of the month.
How much did they pay for it?
Paid 180.
I think that's quite a lot, isn't it?
Yeah, that's a lot.
CATHERINE: I prefer our chest.
SUE: I do.
CATHERINE: Yeah.
SUE: Yeah, me too.
VO: Today's auctioneer is Christopher Ironmonger.
Thoughts please, Chris.
(GAVEL) Probably the truncheon and the mirror might struggle a little.
I think the two star lots are the silver trunk by Garrard, and the Davenport desk.
Those are the items that will make the most money today.
VO: Hm, two star lots.
Should be good.
There are bidders in the room, on the phone and online.
Take a seat!
The auction is about to start.
Take a seat.
Ooh, are you a bit excited?
Yes.
VO: First to dip her toes into the auction waters is Sue, with the auctioneer's star lot, the rather lovely Garrard silver chest.
Sue, I've got a feeling you're going to be really cross with me.
Look at the worried look on her face!
She's really worried.
And we've opened at £70 on the net.
That's low.
I've got 80, at 80 in the room.
It's like watching a race.
120 in the room, 140 on the net.
We need so much more.
160, is it 180 now?
I'm going to bid for it in a minute.
Are you done?
(GAVEL) Oh!
VO: It was worth a punt.
Never mind, Sue.
Plenty more to go.
It's not your fault.
It's a fantastic thing.
Your yellow jacket's just lost its glow.
(LAUGHS) VO: Your turn Lisa.
The adorable 19th century children's clogs.
In perfect condition, I think.
I just wouldn't like to squash my baby grandson's feet into them.
Well I'm bid five on the net, that's a start, I suppose.
So let's go 10.
Come on!
15, 20, sir, 25, 30.
Go on.
Yes!
Go on.
Don't miss it.
40, 45, 50.
Get in!
It's £45.
(GAVEL) Aww!
Well done.
VO: There you go.
Passion pays off, Lisa.
£10 profit to get you going.
Bless my clogs.
Are you pleased with those clogs?
I'm really ple... Aww.
VO: From little clogs to a little dog.
It's Sue with the bloodhound next.
The first police dogs in England were bloodhounds.
DAVID: I didn't know that.
CATHERINE: Yes.
We didn't until we went to watch the training.
So did you buy it after...after you'd... Yeah.
We saw it.
That's very clever.
At £5 on the net.
Oh, come on!
At 10.
DAVID: There you go.
AUCTIONEER: Go 15 then.
Come on, you lot!
God.
He's gorgeous.
Gonna be sold, are you all done?
(GAVEL) Well done, well done.
VO: You're back in the game.
Yeah, no, that's good.
At least it's a profit, isn't it?
Yeah.
VO: Lisa, it's your turn.
Another auctioneer star-lot, the Davenport desk.
Didn't we love it?
It's so pretty.
It's nice, isn't it?
As far as they go, this is a really nice example, though, being walnut.
I think it's lovely.
And I can start this at £90.
At 90, come on.
Internet's gonna have to catch up.
100 we've got.
120 on the net, 140.
He wants it.
Come on!
He wants it.
130 it is.
(GAVEL) Well, there we have it.
Never mind.
We don't care.
It was a beautiful thing.
We don't mind.
But thank God we only paid 180 for it.
I know.
VO: You tell him, Lisa.
Someone's got an utter bargain there.
It's not a furniture day, is it?
You did really well.
It's not, no.
No.
Not a furniture day.
VO: Onwards we go with Sue's welly boot knocker.
This was our fun purchase, wasn't it?
I love this door knocker.
Your what purchase?
Our fun purchase.
Who...
I've got five on the net, so give me 10.
There you go.
15 I've taken, 20.
Gosh.
Are we all done at 20?
Are we all sure?
(GAVEL) Yes!
See!
Four times your money.
Well done.
SUE: £15.
LISA: Amazing.
VO: It really is.
At least there's a bit of a profit there.
Well, we need to buy some more door knockers, don't we?
Crikey.
VO: Lisa's ECKO television is the next lot to tempt the bidders.
So apt for you two.
This is good.
TV!
This is a TV slash coffee table.
Well, we've started at a fiver.
At £5.
Oh!
Come on, 10 now.
Go on.
At £5, £10.
Oh, he's wafting.
He's wafting.
Who's wafting?
Him in the green.
Is it 15 now?
At £10.
Are we all done?
(GAVEL) VO: Oh... You were doing so well, Lisa.
Sue, we should've superimposed our faces on the front, it would've gone for more money.
VO: Now, can Sue gain some big money with the brass and onyx scales?
Do you think if I said they were the scales used in the original production of Merchant of Venice where they weighed the pound of flesh?
£20 to start me, 20 I'm bid.
20, five, 30.
30, five, at 40.
45, 50.
Ooh.
The bid is here at 50.
Come on!
(GAVEL) VO: Well, it's not a hulking loss.
(LAUGHS) VO: Blimey, Sue!
VO: The unusual combo lot of the truncheon and mirror from Lisa is next on the list.
£5.
Mr Plod here has bid five, at five, at 10.
Go on!
Oh, it's worth more than that.
25, 30?
At the back of the room at 25.
(GAVEL) Oh!
VO: Another loss means this is now becoming a close run race.
They didn't get it.
Well, if it gives them half as much fun as it gave us...
Exactly.
Lisa.
..then it's worth it.
Amazing.
(LAUGHS) Amazing, amazing.
VO: Let's see how Sue fares with her pewter tea set.
It's not my style, cos it's a bit old fashioned for me.
But I know Sue would like it.
It's not my... Cuz I'm old fashioned.
(LAUGHS) No.
£20 for it.
15.
15 I'm bid.
I'll take that.
20, 22.
22.
Oh, it's on fire.
It's on fire.
At £24.
(GAVEL) Well done.
Well done.
VO: Not bad for a £9 purchase.
Shall we do a high five?
Yes, I think so.
I think we did well on that.
VO: Right, it's their last lot of the day.
Lisa's tea caddy.
Start out at 50 for it.
Go on.
50.
Go on.
30 then to start.
Go on.
At 35.
Good.
40, five.
Go on.
50?
50, five?
60, 65, 70.
Go on!
At £60.
(GAVEL) Yes!
(APPLAUSE) Well done.
And you said it was cheap.
VO: What a way to end.
The biggest profit of the day!
Well done.
How do you think it's gone?
It's close, isn't it?
I haven't got a clue.
I don't know.
We've both made some losses, actually.
But let's... Shall we go and get some sunshine and work it out?
VO: Now time for the sums.
VO: From £400, Lisa and David after all auction costs, made a loss of £109.60.
Their final figure is £290.40.
(GAVEL) VO: Sue and Catherine, after all sale room costs, also made a loss of £104.42.
Their final sum is £295.58 and because they lost the least, they are today's winners.
Your chariot awaits.
DAVID: Oh my gosh.
CATHERINE: Beautiful.
I know.
Waiting to whisk you away.
It's been great.
Aw, thank you, darling.
I'm gonna miss your stories.
LISA: Aw, see.
SUE: Woo!
LISA: Bye!
SUE: Bye bye!
DAVID: Bye!
Do you know what, it's been so interesting, Sue.
I'm still not gonna say I'm an antique, y'know, superhero cuz I'm not.
But I can certainly move forward thinking, I know a lot now, more than I did before.
Yeah, I agree.
And it's been such fun, hasn't it?
I know, that's the great...
It's been great spending time with you.
Yes, I know!
VO: Aw, we'll miss you.
Bye bye, you lovely girls!
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