NARRATOR: The nation's favorite celebrities-- I like surprises.

..paired up with an expert...

I got excited then!

Whoopsie!

..and a classic car.

BOTH: Here we go!

(CAR BACKFIRES) Wowzer!

Their mission?

To scour Britain for antiques.

Am I on safari?

(WHISTLE BLOWS) The aim?

To make the biggest profit at auction.

(GASPS) But it's no easy ride.

Oh, dear!

Who will find a hidden gem?

(NEIGHS) Who will take the biggest risk?

(LAUGHS) Will anybody follow expert advice?

I hate it.

There will be worthy winners... (LAUGHS) ..and valiant losers.

Double drat.

Oh, no!

Put your pedal to the metal...

Spend, spend, spend.

This is the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip!

VO: Yee-ha!

MUSIC: "Friday I'm In Love" by the Cure VO: We're tripping through the countryside today... We haven't got a bad day for it here.

VO: ..with two presenting pals.

This is my sort of home country, the rolling Cotswold hills.

What do you reckon?

That is pretty, isn't it?

VO: Countryfile presenters Steve Brown and Adam Henson.

ADAM: Me, as a farmer, when I look across a landscape, I'm looking at the crops - how are people getting on with the harvesting?

Oh, are you?

Is that what you look for?

VO: No tractor today.

Instead, a classy vintage Mercedes 330 SL.

Nice.

Are you a car boffin then, Steve?

Do you even know what this is?

Do you know what, right, I am so far away from a car buff, I... You would not believe.

VO: Just keep your eyes on the road, mate.

I'm really looking forward to this.

There's no, no doubt about it.

My understanding of antiques, pretty slim.

But when it comes to being competitive, you can always rely on me for a little bit of competition, I promise you that.

It could be a fight to the death.

Do you know... VO: Oo-er!

Steve rose to fame in the London 2012 Paralympics, captaining Great Britain's wheelchair rugby team.

From player to presenter, sport continues to be at the heart of Steve's career - from Wimbledon to the Invictus Games.

I know that this landscape was once grazed by, you know, thousands of Cotswold sheep.

And that's where the name comes from.

A cot is a sheep enclosure... Ahhh!

..and wold is a rolling hill.

So I'm good with my old breeds, but not very good with my old bits of furniture and... ..crockery and cutlery.

VO: He is good with his old breeds!

Adam is a working farmer in the bucolic Cotswolds.

He's also been a Countryfile favorite since 2001.

STEVE: What do you know about antiques?

I'm no expert, I have to say.

But, you know, we're gonna get experts to help us.

But I expect your house is just full of it, a man of your means and... Ohhh, yeah!

That's right, yeah.

..and depth of knowledge.

You'll be all over it, won't you?

Oh, I'm a very sophisticated guy.

You know that.

VO: Indeed!

But who's that in a '53 MG TD?

Look at that view, Roo!

Oh my God, that rhymed.

Look at that - I know!

That view, Roo.

That view, Roo.

This is very early for me as well.

What are we gonna do?

We're gonna go and buy some antiques!

I know, I know!

VO: It's David Harper and Roo Irvine.

I've never been in a car like this, and I've never been so low to the ground.

Never been in a car like this as in, never been in a car like this with someone like me?

Or is it just the car?

Eh... both!

VO: The MG was manufactured at a time before seatbelts were mandatory.

I think we're going to have a really nice few days.

I...

It feels like a relaxing start already, doesn't it?

VO: Don't relax just yet.

It's time to introduce celebrity to expert.

Oh, here we go, look!

Yeah, what're they driving...?

ROO: Toot toot!

Ahh!

Oh, look there, a classic MG!

Morning, chaps.

Is this making an entrance or what?

Alright!

Do you know, I am so pleased you're here.

Because... Why?

Are you sick of Adam, already?

I want to get this...

I want to get this antiques show on the road!

Oh!

I like it, I like it!

That's what I want to do.

Good to meet you, good to meet you.

VO: They've already decided that Steve will pair with David and Adam with Roo.

Yeah.

ROO: So, you two are raring to go, then?

Well, we are.

But we've both been discussing, we are totally reliant on you experts.

Ahh!

You might have the wrong experts!

VO: Don't sell yourself short, David!

The competition begins.

ROO: Ooh!

DAVID: Ahh!

Well, alright...

He said that to me!

Alright, well... ROO: Well, OK... DAVID: Alright.

Let the competition begin.

Yeah.

May the best team win, eh?

Come on, Steve!

VO: Lordy.

With the competition hotting up already, they're off.

Crikey!

VO: And, opportunity to get to know one another.

DAVID: Are you gonna employ the same tactics you might employ in sport?

Yeah, I mean, there's...

The only way to know how to beat the competition is to know the competition.

This is gonna be very interesting, how you're going to apply the theory of wheelchair rugby... ..and antiques buying.

Do you know what?

I think that most things I've learned in sport are transferrable into every area of life.

But I don't know how much of it's going to go into antique buying.

ROO: So how are you finding the MG?

Well, I...

I think they might've put some kangaroo petrol in there, cuz I'm giving it a bit of this.

Yeah, I do feel like I'm at a rock concert.

Rock on!

VO: And all that jazz.

Are you a Flash Harry with your cash?

No!

I'm a bit mean... Do you like to spend every penny?

Really?

Well, I like to barter a bit.

Are we allowed to do a bit of bartering?

Oh, yes!

Oooh, yes!

VO: Haggling is the name of the game.

VO: On this trip, we begin in the market town of Stow-on-the-Wold.

Then nip into Wales before crossing the river Severn for auction in Bristol's Hanham.

Both our teams today start with £400 to spend.

Adam and Roo will kick things off at Tara Antique Centre - three floors of dazzling delights to tickle any road tripper's fancy.

Look at that.

This place is just endless.

Gorgeous, isn't it?

It gets bigger and... Look at these.

So these lead toy farm animals, my dad used to collect them.

He got a sixpence pocket money on a Sunday... Mm-hm?

..and went and bought a whole collection that I've now got at home.

Do you?

You actually inherited the entire collection?

I did.

ROO: How many are there?

ADAM: About 300.

Yeah.

Are these a good buy?

Not sure about these, because you'd really want a collection of them.

So, let's see.

This tiny cute little lamb is £5.

Yeah.

So we'd be spending quite a bit.

They are lovely, but...

I mean, if you want to buy one, a wee collection of Gloucester Old Spot pigs.

I'll come back later.

See, I know my rare breeds.

VO: We'll leave the hurrahs of horses with other farmyard animals and move on, shall we?

VO: But what's this?

Music maestro, please.

Adam, are you a musical man?

I am.

Look at that.

This is actually Italian, Santianelli.

And they were actually making these accordions, squeezeboxes.

They're very vintage, around about 1920s, '30s.

So I think has got some good age to it.

And it is approaching... Is it heavy?

Shall I give it a lift?

I will let you do that, that is very heavy.

And do you know what, Adam?

Musical instruments can be hit and miss at auction... (PLAYS) Oh!

Oh, I could be in a French cafe!

VO: Mais oui, Madame.

ROO: Do it again.

(PLAYS BADLY) We're just making a horrible din, aren't we?

VO: Yes, you are.

With a hint of Jean-Michel Jarre.

The accordion is ticketed at £135.

Do you like it?

I absolutely love it.

I think it's a beautiful color.

And so clever, the way they made them.

I know.

With all the beautiful keys and notes.

I mean, we could probably make those noises with the amount of hot air we have.

Right, moving on... Well, I'm speaking for myself, of course.

Not you!

VO: Wise to not blow cold on it just yet.

VO: Meanwhile, Steve and David are still on their way to Stow-on-the-Wold.

You know those kids that sit there and go... "But why?

But why?"

Yeah, yeah.

STEVE: But why?

DAVID: Yeah.

I'm gonna be in the shop, going... DAVID: Oh, no!

STEVE: What about this one?

What about this one?

What about this one...?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

VO: Well, let's see if Steve's like a kid in a sweet shop, shall we?

They're also kicking off their shopping at Tara Antique Centre, but have some catching up to do.

Good luck!

Let me show you something that I fully understand and absolutely adore.

So I'm gonna check your instinct, right?

Let's see if we can make you into an antiques dealer... Oh, my goodness!

..stroke expert.

OK.

I'm gonna tell you what it is, and I want you to then value it.

OK.

So, it's Chinese.

STEVE: I can tell it's Chinese.

DAVID: You can?

STEVE: Yeah, I... DAVID: How?

Because, I understand these colors and I understand... Yeah.

..the way that it's been painted.

Although I've got no real depth of understanding... Yeah.

..I can look at that and tell you what it is... You can spot it for what it is, being a Chinese pot.

OK. STEVE: Yeah.

So it's a scene of, you know, Chinese life, fishing.

It's a ginger jar, or a food vessel.

Missing its lid.

So this is where the test comes in.

Hold it, do not look at the ticket.

How much would you have to pay for that?

Oh, my goodness.

I am...

Instinct, go with the instinct here.

Yeah.

Well, I...

If you get this right, I'll give you my house.

35 quid.

My gosh, you almost got it right.

That was a bit of a worry... VO: David nearly ended up homeless!

OK, I'm gonna give you a shock here.

Take a look at that.

STEVE: £8.

DAVID: £8.

STEVE: £8?

DAVID: £8.

VO: Is there an echo in here?

Well, £8, if you think it's gonna make a profit.

It's got to make something, Steve.

I'm going to have to gingerly accept.

Oh, good line.

No wonder you're on Countryfile.

VO: Good find.

Ooh!

Who's this?

They come through here.

You know, I could always... Ahh-ha-ha!

I know your steps.

I know Roo's steps, isn't that sad...?

I know!

Is it the click-click of the heels?

Yes!

Or was it you, Adam?

I'm not sure.

Yeah, it could've been!

Ohhh!

Have you found anything exciting?

Yeah!

We have actually, haven't we...?

Really?

I've picked up one thing that I'm quite happy with.

Yeah.

I had a good guess on it as well.

Yeah, very, cuz I put...

I bet my house on it that he would get it wrong.

And he got it very close, I started to panic.

You're not messing around...

He tells me he's not experienced, but secretly, he is an expert.

STEVE: I'm not!

He's so competitive.

You know what?

You've all got a rumor somewhere... Yeah.

He's got a glint in the eye.

You know more than you should, my dear.

Yeah, you know too much, I'm gonna leave you to it.

We've got competition!

Go on, I'll see you later.

Crikey, Moses!

I can smell the fear on 'em.

Yeah, absolutely.

VO: Well, let's see if you can all sniff out a bargain, then.

Let's plough on, shall we?

Ah.

Do you know what this is?

Apart from being a model of a Spitfire?

No.

Trench art.

OK, tell me more.

Have you... Trench art is made by soldiers and people in the local villages during the time of war.

Wow.

But they use shell casings or plane struts.

Now... That's extraordinary, isn't it?

But it's all... To think that men in the trenches would've put this together.

They were almost like mementos.

But they're all handmade.

It's not just churned out of a factory, it's made by someone's own hands.

ADAM: Yeah.

ROO: And it's of a... of an iconic plane that means so much to so many people.

VO: The fighter plane is ticketed at £28, and the accordion is priced at £135.

Time to talk money with dealer Kate?

(PLAYS SQUEEZEBOX) Just can't resist, can you?

Very tuneful.

VO: Very diplomatic, Kate.

Now, we wondered whether there was a bit of a wriggle room on that.

KATE: Right.

So we were thinking more like 70, weren't we?

Yeah, we were thinking sort of higher double figures... You might have to talk to the dealer yourself.

VO: Good idea!

Adam, get on the blower, mate!

So, it is 135, and I think you might believe I'm gonna be a bit cheeky, but my very able assistant Roo thinks that we should be sort of pitching in somewhere around 70.

Now, what, what can you do?

That was a firm no.

VO: Oh, dear!

£100.

OK. That's really really kind of you, thank you so much.

VO: That's a deal for the accordion.

But what about that £28 piece of trench art?

Could you do the two for 120?

We could do 125.

You happy with that?

STEVE: That's fair.

KATE: OK.

Thank you very much.

Thank you!

Thank you very very much.

Perfect.

VO: Two items bought and £275 left to spend.

Covering all the bases.

Who would've thunk it?

Now, you're getting that.

I'll take the little Spitfire!

OK.

Thank you!

Bye!

VO: Elsewhere in the shop... Oh, look at that, Steve.

I like a bit of Harrods.

Look at this.

Oh, hello!

I didn't see that there!

Oh!

Oh, wow!

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

That is cool.

VO: It's a deck tennis set.

Deck tennis was played onboard passenger and cruise ships.

It combines the rules of lawn tennis and quoits.

It is cool.

Yeah.

But do you think there's enough of a market for it?

I mean... Not a huge market, I've got to tell you.

Yeah.

A hundred and... £110.

Yeah.

Sounds like... A load of money.

..a lot, for a tennis net.

OK.

Even from Harrods.

I don't know if I'm in or I'm out.

VO: Steve's served a double fault on the deck tennis set.

And as time is marching on, they settle for the 19th century Chinese ginger jar.

Get ready Kate, here come pair number two.

Right, hello.

KATE: Hello.

DAVID: Hello.

What have you found?

We've found that ginger jar.

Right.

And I'm afraid that's all we've found, isn't it, Steve?

Ah, Steve, no!

Yeah, I feel terrible.

KATE: Good!

DAVID: Aww!

Ahh, no!

I've spent this long in here with you... Yeah.

..and after going through everything, we're leaving with an £8 ginger jar.

A whole £8!

I know!

VO: Yeah, blimey.

Quick deal done and a whopping £392 left to spend.

These two will be hoping to find some more antiques later on.

So, last of the big spenders, eh?

Something like that.

Tell me about your love of animals cuz you're quite passionate about rare breeds.

Indeed, yeah.

So my dad was a great sort of forefather of the rare breeds movement, looking after British rare and native rare breeds.

And I've inherited that love, that respect, and also that passion to conserve and preserve them.

So at home, we've got 50 different breeds of seven different species.

And I adore them and it's, you know, part of my everyday life.

VO: Adam and Roo are heading for the Cotswold Hills and the medieval town of Burford, to hear about one of the UK's oldest animal welfare charities.

One that played a vital role in the First World War, rescuing injured horses from the frontline.

They're here to learn about the charity's beginnings from chief executive Sally de la Bedoyere.

Hello!

Hi there, I'm Adam.

Adam, good to meet you.

You must be Roo.

ROO: Hi, I'm Roo... SALLY: Nice to meet you.

..lovely to meet you.

Who are these two?

This is Ivy and Nettle, who's just a week old.

She's gorgeous, isn't she?

ROO: A week old?

SALLY: Yeah, yeah.

You've got a beautiful place here.

But what was animal welfare and care like in the 19th century?

So, animals in those days were working animals, so much.

And horses as part of our heritage because, you know, they would be used in the rural environment, working animals.

And they'd also be used in London - I mean, in cities - for actually hauling and moving things, moving things around the streets.

And as animals of burden, presumably the owners would've had to care and look after them to make sure they're working well?

Like you'd maintain a car.

Well, sadly, a lot of that didn't really happen.

I mean, you know, there wasn't necessarily water for them.

A lot of them were out in all weathers without any protection.

You had a lot of injuries and a lot of accidents going on and, erm... That just didn't have the care or the facilities to look after them.

VO: That changed in 1897 when a group of animal lovers created Our Dumb Friends League - initially to care for the working horses on the streets of London by offering food, water and shelter.

SALLY: It wasn't just things like providing practical help for them.

They actually opened - I think the first in the country - animal hospital in Victoria.

ADAM: Our Dumb Friends charity is actually a great name to start off with, isn't it?

Cuz these animals don't have a voice, they can't shout for help, they can't tell you they're in pain.

VO: Two years before the outbreak of the First World War, the Our Dumb Friends League launched the Blue Cross appeal to help fund vital veterinary care to animals in the Balkan War.

And it was, erm, really taken after flying the flag over the animal hospitals on the field, which represented the cover comparative to the Red Cross flag that was flying for the human care.

VO: By World War I, Our Dumb Friends League worked with the Allied Forces on the front line.

One million horses were drafted by the British alone, all requiring veterinary care.

ROO: Was it only horses and ponies that were taken in in the early days?

No, it was wider than that.

A lot of dogs went off to war as well.

And a lot of dogs also had... were left behind as well.

So they're not only on the battlefields, cuz they were messengers - they were carrying messengers, they were taking supplies from place to place.

So they were very much involved.

But also, a lot were left behind and needed kenneling.

VO: Again, the charity offered its services to care for these animals.

You're handsome, aren't you?

You want another one?

I don't have any more, baby.

I'm sorry!

I'll bring some more next time, OK?

Sally, he's a handsome chap.

What's his name?

Oh, this is Earl Grey.

He's lovely, isn't he...?

Earl Grey.

Very appropriately named.

And of course, I suppose, during the world wars, horses were used, weren't they?

And came across some pretty tough times, just like the people did.

Would they have had equine hospitals out there helping them?

Erm, well, certainly Blue Cross raised funds to help the British veterinary hospitals, and actually got some of those supplies out there for them.

And also, we worked with the Allied Forces to have hospitals actually on the front line.

We used to send out sort of veterinary packs, I think they were about ten guineas each.

But they'd have things for horses' hooves, they'd have poultice boots.

Erm...

So yeah, a huge huge part to play.

And I think they had a really tough time, actually, a lot of them.

VO: By the end of the war, the British public had donated over £170,000 to the fund.

That's £6.5 million in today's money.

By 1958, Our Dumb Friends League had renamed as the Blue Cross.

We needed more kenneling.

Because troops were coming back, having been decommissioned from the First World War, and they were bringing with them their dogs and they needed to go into quarantine.

And also, we had a lot of work around that time because the London council in the '30s cleared the slums.

And they moved people out, all the tenants into new blocks, but they banned them from having pets in most of them.

So actually, there were a lot left behind or strays... How sad.

..or they were left at Blue Cross sites.

So we had an awful lot of work then, which is probably when we really transformed into all domestic pets.

Our legacy is really important.

We started with those working horses of London and today, we're looking after all domestic pets.

Still horses as well.

Oh, it's fascinating to learn more about it too.

Yeah.

Thank you, and thank you for visiting.

Really lovely... ROO: Oh, absolutely.

..to have you here.

VO: Meanwhile, back in the Merc...

So there's a rumor going around, Steve, that you're a bit of an antiques expert as well as everything else.

STEVE: Ohh!

DAVID: Is that true?

Oh, my goodness!

I have got no idea where this has come from.

In my house, I am a very minimalist person.

Ah.

I've got very few ornaments.

I've got very little bric-a-brac.

Right.

Erm, basically, if it can collect... Bric-a-brac!

Bric-a-brac?!

How dare you!

VO: We'll have none of that talk here, thank you!

But, that said, my uncle has just gifted me... Yeah.

..1,200 cameras.

What?!

1,200 cameras, dating back through the wars, from all over the world.

Some quite rare.

Good market.

Cameras, cracking market.

STEVE: Yeah.

DAVID: You're quids in!

Well, we'll see, we'll see.

VO: They're travelling into Oxfordshire and to Witney.

Can they leave with a smile on their face from Grumpys?

VO: There's a lot of browsing to be done in amongst the neatly arranged retro and vintage.

Oh, cameras.

Ohh!

Yeah.

I've got a couple of them.

There's nothing up there I haven't got.

DAVID: No?

Alright.

STEVE: I promise you that.

VO: Yeah, but what's on the glass table over there?

There's something on there that I like a lot.

STEVE: Glass?

DAVID: No.

No.

If it's not glass, the only thing that's left is this.

Yeah.

What is it?

It's a punch bowl.

I would not drink my punch out of that.

DAVID: You wouldn't?

STEVE: No.

No, Steve, neither would I, actually.

I don't like punch.

No.

You don't...

I'd drink anything else out of it.

VO: Chin chin, then.

So it's late 19th, very early 20th century arts and crafts.

So arts and crafts means something that's really put together by hand, no machinery.

VO: The price on the ticket is £38.

The problem I've got here is that, although its shape and style is screaming 120 years old, I've got to just have a look at the base.

And the base tells you, look at the nuts, the bolts.

They're much more modern.

Yeah.

But it doesn't matter, at £38.

So it's an interpretation of an arts and crafts piece.

But nevertheless, it's still a cracking thing.

I'd have it in a heartbeat.

Well, can we leave that in the very strong maybe pile?

DAVID: Right!

STEVE: Have a wander round... Hey, we're getting higher up this level here... Yeah, we are.

We are.

VO: Hmm!

Maybe.

We'll move on, shall we?

What's Steve found here?

Oh, look at this, David.

What have you got?

I've got a box full of... records.

Any cracking artists in there?

What have we got there, Cliff Richard.

There's always a Cliff Richard.

Stevie Wonder.

Wow.

I'm going to stop there.

VO: Just when you were getting started!

But it includes the box as well.

Tell me about the box.

Now, see, the box I like a lot.

It's a strongbox.

VO: Originally used to store the other sort of records - important papers and the like - it's got its key too.

Cuz you tested me...

..I'll test you.

What's a... Alright.

..box full of records worth?

Ah, right, are you gonna put your house on it?

No!

I've seen the label.

I can't... No, no.

And I haven't seen the label.

Oh, right...

If get it right, do I get your house?

No!

VO: Wise man, Steve.

OK, the box, I will pay for the box 25 quid.

What are there, 30 in there?

30, 50 in there?

50.

50.

I'd probably say 80 quid.

68.

68.

It's... 68.

..it's not a fortune.

I like that a lot...

I'm going to take credit for that one.

You have the credit, you have the credit.

That's a really good find.

VO: Credit where credit's due.

We're on a roll.

What are your thoughts on him?

VO: Yeah.

Reminds me of somebody.

I had one of these... when I was a kid.

My uncle Kevin bought it for me.

Right.

He is a...

I think he's a South American copy of an Action... Oh, there you go, Amigos.

Yeah.

So, OK, Spanish or South American.

And he's not as early as you might think.

VO: Action figures were a toy craze from the 1960s onwards.

In the UK, Action Man launched in 1966.

But what's magnificent about him is the fact that he has never been out of his box.

And, if he's ever bought by someone who collects toys, he will never be opened.

Yeah, yeah.

The market for this is so strong.

Well, that's what we're trying to chase, isn't it?

It's not antiques... We're trying to make money.

Want to make money... We're trying to make money.

Let's go and find out.

Come on, then.

VO: Right, what's this lovely lot going to come to?

So, Jess... Yep?

The tin box, with all the records in there, what's the absolute best for us?

Hmm... 55.

Mm.

Are you excited about that?

I'm not... Well, I tell you what, let me try something.

How much is the punch bowl?

What's on there.

38.

I can't move... OK. No, no, no.

We want to pay £38 for it... Yep.

Yeah.

OK.

So we're going to pay £38 for that.

So what's the best on that, Jess?

Go on, I'll do you 50.

50.

I'm alright with that.

Are you alright with that?

Yeah, alright then.

OK.

So we've bought that and that.

How much is he?

He's a tenner... DAVID: He's a tenner.

..for you guys.

DAVID: He's a tenner.

STEVE: Tenner.

VO: That echo's coming back.

Let's go for it.

Shall we have him?

STEVE: Yeah.

I think so.

DAVID: OK. VO: That's a done deal, then.

Total ticket price for the strongbox, punch bowl and the toy is £98.

Well done, chaps.

Three different items in there.

I know.

You seriously weren't expecting that, were you?

Not at all.

VO: That's close of play, then, for today.

What are we off to, a flash restaurant or a lovely country pub?

Country pub.

Happy with that?

I think so.

I mean, there's a couple of bits there that I'm quite nervous about.

But I'm feeling quietly confident for tomorrow.

VO: Sleep tight, then.

VO: Mornin'!

Welcome to the damp Welsh borders.

Adam and Steve are back in the Merc, and the hood's up.

The thing is, when you're out haggling for livestock and trade, you know what you're looking at.

You know what something's worth.

Yeah, when you're picking up a little bit of pottery or a bit of glass, and you don't know... Yeah!

..whether it's worth 5p or £500.

That's right.

ROO: So how was your day of shopping yesterday?

It was lovely.

Steve is such a nice guy.

I know.

He's such a nice guy, it's unbelievable.

Same with Adam.

Those two... Nice guys.

Yeah.

Aw!

They're just so nice!

I'll let you into a bit of a secret.

So there's one of our items, and erm, he was explaining it to me.

200 years old.

And I just went... "Is it?"

I...

I had no idea!

Did it interest you?

Well, it did once I understood the history.

Yeah.

But me going past it on my own... Yeah.

..wouldn't have given it a second look.

So did you buy it?

Yeah!

VO: You sure did.

But what will you make of each other's buys?

Let's reunite for a bit of show and tell.

Hello!

DAVID: Morning!

ADAM: What a perfect car...

Morning, Adam.

Good to see you!

..to drive in the rain.

I know!

Good morning!

How're you doing?

You got yourself... Yeah!

How are you?

Got yourself a... Ohh!

I've borrowed David's jacket... DAVID: I know.

ROO: I've nicked your coat... STEVE: That your coat?

DAVID: Yes, I lent it to her.

STEVE: Aww!

DAVID: Yeah, I know.

And they say chivalry's dead.

What do you think?

Well?

Do I look well...?

Yeah, looking good.

Mind you, I am charging her for it.

Ohh!

Typical businessman, that sounds like David.

Come on, I want to see what's going on.

Well... VO: So do I.

First up, Steve and David.

Go on then, what're you gonna show us?

Well, I hope you're ready for some action, man.

Ohhh... Oh, no!

Eyy!

This is our best purchase.

Agh!

Look at that.

Look at that.

That's not an antique.

What's...

Exactly!

What's the name of this program?

The rare thing about it is what, Steve?

STEVE: It's in the box!

ROO: It's in the box...

It's in the box.

It's in the box!

..it's complete.

Yeah, and how much do you think we paid for him?

For this, I think you probably paid... £12.

Yeah.

Maybe 18, 20.

Oh, my gosh.

Honestly... Yeah.

Steve?

ROO: Fiver.

STEVE: £10.

10!

Oh... £10!

..very close!

Yeah, well done, Steve.

Oh, bless you, Steve!

Careful, mate.

VO: There's no love for the boxed toy.

But, they also bought the Chinese ginger jar, the arts and crafts style punchbowl, and the strongbox full of vinyl.

They still have a £194 to spend.

Oh... Da-da!

VO: But what's in the back of the MG?

ROO: Ahh!

ADAM: Da-da!

Agh!

There we go... Wow!

..a lovely Italian... Oh, my word!

Santi... Oh, wait, hold on, we can do this together.

(PLAY BADLY) Music to my ears.

Yeah, yeah, me too.

We have... We haven't had time to practice for you.

ROO: No.

DAVID: Well, OK... What do you think?

What do you think?

OK.

It's a...

It's a-crazy, it's a-crazy!

It's a-crazy!

Yeah, yeah.

Exactly.

Vintage, Italian...

Very good by the way.

..accordion.

And it's just...

It's just romantic, isn't it?

Why?

Romantic...

It didn't make a romantic noise.

That's not romance... Well, that's because we're playing it.

You see, we need a bit of practice, don't we?

How much was it?

Top end of double figures... £100.

Is that a fair price?

Well, I just want to congratulate you for winning the Antiques Road Trip... Oh, really?!

Your South American fake £10 action man wrapped in plastic.

If you ask special, I'll even let you have a little play.

Oh, my goodness.

ADAM: Come on.

ROO: Go on.

I've got no idea.

David, get in there, this is a two-man job... Go on, then.

VO: Such a cacophony of noise!

Has anyone got any ear muffs?

Along with the accordion, Adam and Roo picked up the trench art fighter plane and still have a colossal £275 left to spend today.

Best get back on the road, guys.

So you're still feeling reasonably confident, then?

We've got an action man.

Hey, and that's all you need.

We've got an action man!

Of course I'm confident.

David said that was their best buy out of four.

I think he's thrown us a red herring.

ADAM: He's bluffing.

ROO: He's bluffing.

He's gotta be bluffing...

He's given us their worst buy, so that we feel hopeful and optimistic... Yeah.

..and he'll pull out a Faberge egg.

Something amazing.

I know.

So we better watch them.

VO: This competition is going to be a fight to the finish.

Adam and Roo make a hop, skip and a big jump over the river Severn into Wales and to Chepstow, to visit to Wye Reclaim.

VO: Why?

I hear you ask.

To salvage their next items, of course!

Now, this is an interesting piece of history.

It looks interesting.

What...

Guess... What on earth is it?

Guess what it is, right.

Obviously, that's goggles where you put your eyes into.

What do you think that could be?

Ooh, it's got a bulb in there.

Mm-hm.

I've got no idea.

Well, this is a perfect mix of militaria and aviation.

OK. And I believe this is a miniature darkroom.

Oh, wow.

So these would've actually been on the planes, like the Lancaster bomber.

And this, I think, because...

I think the photographs had to be developed before they hit the ground, they were able to actually do it in the plane.

And you would put your hands through here.

So, your hands in there.

I'm totally armless here.

And then... VO: Are you sure this isn't a magician's trick?

And then looking through it, and you'd be looking at the negatives with sort of solution inside?

Yep.

Yeah.

I think...

I think the tray's missing maybe.

But apart from that, it looks to be complete.

Have you ever seen one like it?

ROO: No.

ADAM: Incredible.

No.

Well, shall we ask David what he thinks...?

I think, yeah.

David?

VO: This rare and interesting item is priced at £75.

What could you do on this to give us a really good deal?

Bottom line, you're probably looking about £50.

ROO: OK. STEVE: Hm, OK.

It's a potential.

That it's a story, as opposed to the aesthetics of it.

Exactly.

That... That's where the value lies.

Mm-hm.

I think we'll have a think.

We'll carry on looking.

VO: One possible.

Anything else?

My word.

Now we're on the aviation theme, Roo.

Look at all this lot.

You're not excited, are you?

No.

If it was... You want farming equipment.

If it was farm animals, maybe... ..vintage ploughs.

Those sorts of things.

The odd scythe.

You're going to have to make do with a bomber and ten others, from the looks of it.

Right, so that's really light, so I think that must be made of balsa wood.

Roo, I used to make model planes at school.

Aren't there just thousands of these things?

Not these ones.

Every single one is individual.

Because it was made by a man, or a woman, toiling away in their living room, with so much love and passion for these planes...

So they've made every part of it?

They haven't bought it as a kit?

No, I don't think so.

I think this is all made from balsa wood.

These probably would've been hanging from the ceiling, because of the lightness of the weight.

See, can you imagine going into a little boy's room, and you look up and there's just a ceiling full of World War I and II planes?

I mean, that's pretty amazing.

I mean, I don't know if they're sold individually or as a lot... We need to ask David again, don't we?

We need to ask David, I know... Where is David?

David?

Where has he gone?

David?

David?

VO: Come on, David.

Now, we're looking at these planes.

Are you selling them as individuals or would you sell them as one group lot?

We would like to see them all go as a collection.

We've got 140 on them.

Could you get anywhere near sort of high double figures?

We could do 90.

90.

OK. And if we were interested in the darkroom as well... Mmm.

Which you had mentioned at 50, so that's 140.

Would you be able to do, if we took both, could you do it for 120?

I... 130?

130.

That sounds very fair.

Mm-hm.

Shall we just go for it?

ROO: You happy to go for it?

ADAM: Are we nuts?

Are you sure you're happy to go for it...?

Come on, David!

I promise you I'll find you a lawnmower.

VO: Promises, promises, Roo.

The model aircraft are bought for £90 and the aviation dark room for 40.

Well done.

VO: Back on the road, our other dynamic duo are heading off-piste to Gloucester Docks and to the fair city's National Waterways Museum.

They're here to learn about one of England's most inland ports, and how a little pleasure boat played a vital role in World War II... ..from the Friends of Gloucester Waterways Museum chairman, Chris Witts.

Ah-ha, you must be Chris!

That's right, Steve, yeah.

Welcome.

Lovely to meet you.

Are you gonna show us around?

I certainly will.

Please do.

Alright.

VO: In the 19th century, Gloucester Docks allowed sea-going ships to offload cargoes some 16 miles from the Severn estuary.

Has it always been plain sailing for the port of Gloucester?

No!

No, no.

cuz, em, the river Severn is famous for the Severn bore, this big tidal wave which comes in every two weeks.

STEVE: Ahh, yes!

CHRIS: Yeah.

Yeah.

Caused by the high spring tides.

And... Do you surf it, Chris?

Sorry?

Do you surf it?

CHRIS: No, no... STEVE: No?

..no!

I've ridden it on an inflatable.

STEVE: Have you?

CHRIS: Yeah.

VO: The shape of the river Severn means that tidal water is funneled into an increasingly narrow channel.

A large wave, or bore, is formed.

So what on earth did they do to combat the bore?

Well, it was the industrial revolution.

And the engineers came up with this novel solution...

This'll be good.

Yeah, I look forward to hearing about that.

VO: To bypass the difficult tidal stretch, a canal linking Gloucester to a lower point at Berkeley on the river Severn was authorized.

Inside the museum, Chris can explain more.

It was all dug out by hand and that's where we get the term navvies.

They had this great army of men came in, digging the canal out by hand.

Because...

They were called navigational canals, weren't they?

Exactly.

Exactly.

But in Gloucester it was unique, because the Gloucester dock basin was built first, and the lock out into the river Severn was opened in 1812.

Uh-huh.

But the canal was nowhere near finished.

And as they started, they were going digging down, they got halfway between here and Berkeley, and they ran out of money.

So hang on, what do you do when a canal runs out of money to be built?

Well, you look for more money, basically.

And they went to the government, and the government insisted they carry the canal on.

And they brought in this well-known engineer, a great man of his time, Thomas Telford.

VO: In 1819, the government loaned money to complete the project, with renowned civil engineer Thomas Telford recruited to supervise the work.

When the canal opened in 1827, it was significantly deeper, allowing larger cargo ships to sail directly into the docks at Gloucester.

Gloucester is known as a transshipment port.

So we'd have the big ships coming into Gloucester.

DAVID: Right.

STEVE: Yeah.

And then we would have the narrow boats coming down the Severn... Ahh.

..from Birmingham.

So it's a distribution center?

Exactly.

They would let the cargoes of them be offloaded into the smaller vessels to take inland.

Because we all talk about "all roads lead to Rome".

Here, all canals led to Birmingham.

VO: By the mid 19th century, a second dock was built.

But the ever-increasing size of sea-faring ships saw them outgrow the Gloucester and Sharpness canal.

So, they built a new dock at Sharpness, which opened in 1874.

Big dock basin.

And even today, that is a very very important, thriving commercial port.

VO: Gloucester Docks are today used for pleasure boating and tourism.

It's also home to a little boat that played a significant role in recent history.

Chris wants to share her remarkable story.

Well, this is alright!

Yeah, she's... is excellent.

And, David, would you like to go into the wheelhouse and erm...

Steer the boat.

..stay with the skipper.

Yeah, sure... ..help the skipper.

That's it.

Enjoy!

VO: With David dispatched to the wheelhouse, it's time to set sail.

So this is the Queen Boadicea.

Tell me a little bit about the boat.

Well, she was built in 1936 as a trip boat on the Thames.

She, eh... 1940, she went across the English Channel to Dunkirk to bring our troops off the beaches.

VO: When war broke out in 1939, Queen Boadicea II was one of 850 small private boats pressed into service for the war effort by prime minister Winston Churchill.

Now known as the Little Ships of Dunkirk, they became part of Operation Dynamo - the mass rescue of allied troops trapped on Dunkirk's beaches.

The bigger vessels lay off the beach in deeper water.

Ahhh.

The smaller vessel went close to the beach, and the men had to walk out through the water to get onto the vessels.

But Queen Boadicea II, because of her shape, she's not actually... not a flat-bottomed vessel.

It was unsafe to her to go into shallow water, cuz obviously tipping.

So she went along to the harbor wall and brought men off.

And all the men brought off by the cabin crews, etc were then transferred onto the bigger ships... Yeah.

So hard for me to picture the scale of this operation.

It was huge.

Eh, 336,000 men to be evacuated off those beaches.

And it lasted for a week.

It makes you proud, doesn't it, to think of the British civilians risking their lives for the war effort?

VO: It certainly does.

But where has first officer David got to?

What've they got going on up there?

You alright?

(FOGHORN) VO: Yes, we know you're there, David.

VO: Right.

Time to head back to dry land.

VO: Back in the MG, it's full steam ahead.

Lovely weather.

Fantastic.

Heading to a beautiful country.

Perfect company.

All we need... What more would you want?

..is some food.

VO: Adam and Roo have pointed their classic motor in a southerly direction and to Bristol.

VO: Will Rag & Bone in the city's downtown turn up any tantalizing treats?

ROO: Hi there, I'm Roo.

ARTJUR: Hi, nice to meet you.

Lovely to meet you.

Thank you for having us.

Hi, good to see you.

What's your name?

ARTHUR: Arthur.

ADAM: Good to meet you, Arthur.

ARTHUR: You too.

ADAM: Lovely shop.

VO: But will you find any money makers in amongst all of Arthur's stock?

There's retro and reclaim, pictures and prints.

And...

There's an egg.

ROO: Ostrich egg.

ADAM: Ostrich egg.

Hm, you're not gonna break that when it drops.

Look at that.

A horse...

But you've found a horse.

A horse!

VO: It's a horse, of course.

I knew you'd find an 'orse!

It looks like a very old painting.

It does.

See, when you... You've got to look at it close up.

See all the cracks around the eye.

Looks like a Welsh...

I don't know.

Section C, something like that.

Really?

Well, can you tell that by the... By the strong jaw, and the way the face is made up.

Wow.

The bone structures.

So you can recognize the horse, I can recognize the age.

We're quite a good team, aren't we?

VO: It's team work that's required.

Meanwhile, our other two trippers are en route to their final destination, Stroud.

And the Malthouse Collective.

It's like Aladdin's cave, isn't it, in here...?

I know, it's remarkable.

The stuff you find in these are so exciting.

Oh, now, let me give you an example of just how fabulous an 18th century English side table, or tavern table, can look... Alright.

..with Chinese objects on the top.

Don't they just complement one another perfectly?

Which bit are you most interested in... the table or the terracotta people?

OK, I'm actually interested in the two Chinese figures.

And I want to know your thoughts.

You've had two solid days of training, Steve.

Over to you.

These old things?

That's right, he's got it!

Yeah!

Right, so, these... Do you know what?

The first thing I think of is chess.

These look like chess pieces.

Yes.

Yeah, they do look like...

They are, they are pieces with a purpose.

OK...

They're not just ornaments.

They were never going to be looked at.

Not looked at by the person... That owned them?

But the person that owned them would never actually see them in this world.

So these were some sort of gift when, maybe, people died or as part of... Yeah.

..a ceremony or something like that...

Very good.

Very good.

How long do you think these guys have been in existence?

Oh, I...

I feel a trap coming on.

Think about dynasties.

Does a dynasty come to mind?

No.

Ming.

Wow.

Ming dynasty.

These are really old.

VO: David believes these little statues would've accompanied their deceased owner's journey into the afterlife.

I've got to put it down, I'm scared to touch it.

VO: Might be for the best, Steve.

How's the hunt going back in Bristol?

Roo?

Oui, oui?

VO: Come on, Roo, your advice is required.

Oooh!

I know most things in here are out of our reach, but how about a bit of pottery?

West German pottery.

Yeah?

Is that good?

Mmm, that is nice!

This is mid century, so you're looking at '50s, '60s, '70s.

But see that glaze?

That absolute honey caramel shiny color.

That's what you associate with West German pottery.

The best ones to look out for are the fat lava glaze.

That's vibrant red, orange.

But that's still a nice pot.

And it's...

So out of these, it's probably the nicest one, isn't it?

It is.

And can you feel the weight of it?

Yeah.

Really quality.

What's the price on the bottom?

ROO: 55.

ADAM: 55.

See, hot soapy water and that would just come up like a honey pot.

Shall we take it upstairs and ask?

Yeah, let's see how friendly Arthur's feeling.

VO: Can our busy bees get a sweet price?

Arthur, hi.

Hi.

We've found this bit of pottery.

Mm.

Now, what is the finest price you can do that for?

Well, eh...

So it's got 55 on it.

What were you thinking?

We were thinking more like 30.

30?

I can't quite do 30.

How does 40 sound?

Can we meet in the middle?

Yeah, I think so.

35?

I think, as it's you, yes.

VO: With £35 spent, they're all bought up.

Job done.

Happy now.

Now, we've just got to wait for auction.

VO: How's our other pair?

Any progress on the Chinese Ming figures?

Holly, where are you?

Ooh!

And who is this?

Oh, this is Mr Wriggles!

Mr Wriggles!

Hello, Mr Wriggles.

Gorgeous!

VO: Introductions over, let's get down to brass tack.

I'm scared to touch 'em.

They're so...

I know, yeah...

Honestly, they're so... ..they're a lovely thing.

But I suppose you know exactly what they are.

No need to go into all of that with you.

Could they, could we get them to anywhere near... what're you thinking, Steve?

STEVE: Like 50 quid each.

VO: I don't think Mr Wriggles quite heard that, David.

Hmm... About 50... £50 is too low...

So what could you do, then?

What could you do?

It's probably going to be more like 80 each, I think.

DAVID: 80.

HOLLY: Yeah.

VO: That's pricked up someone's ears.

I'd go 150 for the pair.

150 the pair, then, Steve.

Shall we do 150, the pair...?

Yeah, that'll give you a chance.

Shall we do it?

Yes!

We've done it.

VO: That's our final buy in the bag.

Well done, chaps.

Come on, Steve.

Auction bound.

STEVE: No time like the present, eh?

DAVID: Go for it, baby.

VO: Nighty night, chaps.

VO: Rise and shine, the big day is here.

It's the day, isn't it now?

I know you're competitive, and so am I.

And I would like to beat you.

No doubt in my mind.

No!

VO: This showdown is taking place in the Bristol suburb of Hanham.

Yeah, I don't want you to lose for me to win.

Oh.

No, I don't want you to lose money.

What I'd like is you break even, and we... Yeah.

..make a quid or more.

Like, this isn't about beating you.

It's about just doing better than you... Yeah.

VO: The swing of the gavel will give you all the answers you need.

BOTH: Hello!

Hey!

Looking cool.

Digging the shades... Hey!

..Adam, digging the shades!

Hi, Roo.

Steve, great to see you.

Good to see you.

Here we go.

Great to see you.

How are you feeling?

Are you... scared and anxious?

Yeah, both of those things.

Good!

STEVE: Are you?

ADAM: Yeah.

STEVE: I'm just excited!

DAVID: Are you?

Get in there and get going.

Feeling confident?

Quietly, yeah.

All I can say is expect the unexpected.

DAVID: Yeah, that's for sure.

ROO: Come on.

VO: Time for tales of the unexpected to come true at East Bristol Auctions.

Both our gallant teams started this trip with £400 to spend.

Steve and David spent a grand total of £256 and have five lots in the sale, including those Ming dynasty terracotta figures.

So this is David and Steve's Ming figures, terracotta.

I think they're Ming.

What do you think?

Wow.

I want you to guess what they spent on them.

My word.

So these are these figurines that you'd take to your grave, is that right?

Eh, well, they could be, or be buried with.

Yes.

And apparently they're Ming dynasty.

But with no markings on them, it's hard to tell.

So they might be fakes.

I think they probably spent 30 quid.

150.

(HE GASPS) Well, if they are the real McCoy... Mm.

..they could be worth a lot of money.

I know.

Let's hope they're fake!

Good luck to them.

VO: Adam and Roo spent slightly more, £290, and also have five lots - including this rare aviation darkroom.

I know exactly what this is.

Tell me, cuz I haven't got a clue.

Do you not?

Haven't got a clue.

This is...

It's a portable darkroom.

Right.

This is exactly what you need.

You've got 1,200 cameras.

I bet you don't have a darkroom.

No, I don't have a darkroom!

I could do with one of these.

How much did they pay for it?

40 quid.

Hmm.

It's an oddity.

It's an oddity.

What are your thoughts?

I wouldn't have bought it.

No, it wouldn't be for me.

It wouldn't be for me.

No.

I'm not overly worried.

No?

Not at all.

Good.

VO: It could be a dark horse!

Auctioneer Gavin Aplin is in charge of the gavel today.

What does he think of today's lots?

Nice fishing scenes on this ginger jar.

Quite a nice decorative piece.

But it's a ginger jar, who knows where it'll end up?

Punch bowl and ladle, my personal favorite item.

I actually think it was for poaching pears.

Winter's coming, autumn's coming - mulled cider.

VO: Wonderful.

Take your seats, teams.

The auction is about to start.

May the best man win.

Good luck.

That's it!

VO: With handshakes all round, it's down to business.

The bids are being taken in the room, on the phone and online.

VO: It's Adam and Roo's West German caramel glaze vase up first, otherwise known as lava ware.

Who wants to start me at £20?

ROO: No!

Come on, come on.

£20 I have, thank you.

Do I see two anywhere?

22.

25, sir.

28, sir.

30, sir.

We might split even if we're lucky... Are you sure?

It'll soon be autumn, you need those umbrellas somewhere.

Thank you very much, sir.

30 I've got.

Five, sir?

Absolutely sure?

At £30 in the room.

Do I see five...?

This is right on trend, isn't it...?

It's bang on trend.

It's bang on.

One more bid anywhere?

At £30 then, and I will sell... VO: That's a small loss of £5.

Never mind.

Plenty more to come.

Well, didn't we do well?

What did you pay for that?

VO: First up for Steve and David, it's the 19th century Chinese ginger jar.

Start me at £20, then, please.

Go on, drop to 10... £20.

In the room, thank you, sir... You can put sweets in it as well.

In the room, do I see two?

At £20, after two.

And we will fill it up with sweets, then.

At £20... ..looking for two anywhere.

Come on!

Be sure, 22.

25, sir?

It's very pretty, isn't it?

Thank you very much.

It's lovely.

At 25.

Looking for eight now, please.

This is not your item, you do know that?

I know, I... ROO: Adam, stop it!

ADAM: It's just team spirit.

Are we done then?

Be sure.

VO: Good start and the boys take an early lead.

Has anyone got any duct tape?

VO: Next up is Adam and Roo's pricey but harmonious 1920s Santianelli accordion.

20 I've got on my screen... 20.

Do I see two anywhere, please?

At £20... Ohhh!

..after two.

At £20, after two.

This could be a big loss... Good morning, sir.

22, thank you.

At 22.

At 22, show me five...

He wants it.

..if you will.

At £22... ROO: Come on!

That's...

This could be a big loss.

At £22.

Oooh!

Ouch, ouch, ouch!

VO: It's a sore loss.

It didn't hit the right note.

I'm genuinely really sorry for you.

Thank you.

It's a shocker.

It's a shocker... VO: Next the toy, still in its packing.

David had high hopes for this chap.

Don't let him down.

£20 and away, then.

Go on.

Cost you more than that in the shops, won't it?

Start me at £10...

Possibly not.

Back of the room, thank you, sir.

£10, back of the room.

Looking for 12 anywhere.

At £10... Come on.

..after 12.

£12.

15, and 18.

Go on.

Oh, goodness... 20.

And three, two?

Go on.

One?

Five.

£20.

£20, back of the room then.

VO: Marching on with a profit.

The boys are on a roll.

I'm just absolutely astounded.

VO: Flying in next is Adam's trench art fighter plane.

Let's get started at £20, then.

At £20 in the room, two places.

Two, sir.

And five.

Come on.

And eight.

And 30, five.

And 40, and five.

Keep going.

That's better, that's better...

There you go.

That's better.

£40 in the room.

Do I see five anywhere, please?

Keep going.

At £40, standing, looking for five...

Thought you were bidding, David!

No!

£40, show me five anywhere, then?

Be sure.

Beautiful trench art.

Can't go wrong with it.

It's lovely.

Can't go wrong with it.

ROO: World War II.

VO: Ha!

Clawing it back, and coming to land with a tidy profit.

Well done.

Well done there... Uh-huh.

Well done.

It's nice.

..you got a profit.

Nice profit.

Yeah, yeah.

VO: Time now for the strongbox containing those records.

Start me at £20 then.

Any love at £20?

STEVE: No way.

All of those.

Oh, Steve, I really wish you hadn't bought this.

I'm gonna start at ten, then, sir.

Thank you.

£10.

Good buy.

Somebody offer me 12, please.

Thank you very much, in the room.

18, come back now, please.

At £15, looking for 18...

It's a nice box.

People do wait...

Surely, at £15, show me 18.

VO: Just wasn't the right day for it.

A loss of £35.

You know, Steve, I said you shouldn't buy that box.

Aw, no... You rascal!

I did.

You rascal...

He did not say that.

VO: Time for Adam and Roo's aviation darkroom.

£50.

Surely £50.

Start me 40 if you will.

STEVE: This the darkroom?

ADAM: Mm-hm.

At £40.

You could just like buy an extension.

Yeah!

An extra, get an extra room in the house!

Start me at 30.

In the room at £30.

Five.

Come on, you're on.

AUCTIONERR: 40.

ROO: Come on.

Five.

50.

£45 standing.

50, thank you.

Five, sir.

Really rare, aren't they?

Be sure.

They are rare.

I haven't seen one.

At £50.

Do I see five?

55, and he's back.

Thank you.

60, sir?

Five.

70.

You'll not find another one, ever.

You won't.

65 in the corner.

Do I see 70 anywhere, please?

Looking for 70.

Anywhere else?

Be sure, then.

At 65 and selling.

VO: Well done.

A win, putting Roo and Adam back in the game.

Well done, it's a profit.

It's a profit.

ROO: It is.

DAVID: It's a decent profit.

Well done.

VO: Will the arts and crafts punch bowl come up trumps?

£30.

Show me five, please.

Go on!

Go on.

At 35, thank you.

In the room... Come on!

I'm back 40, saleroom at 35.

40.

And five, sir.

Go on.

Come back five.

Thank you, sir.

At 45 in the room.

Show me 50... Come on!

..if you will.

Doubles as a fondue as well.

50, and five.

He's a good salesman.

He's good, yeah!

Show me five.

Think of the fondue, sir.

At £50... You'll have to come with us on the next trip.

We're in...

I would happily, sir.

At £50, show me five.

At 50... We're in profit.

Looking for five.

Are we done?

VO: Marvelous!

That punched above its weight and keeps the boys on top.

Aww, Steve!

I'm so happy about that... Well done.

Very good.

Yeah.

Out of your items, that was my favorite.

Was it?

It was the classiest.

It's beautiful.

VO: Can the model aircraft be Roo and Adam's high flyers?

I've got interest, I'm straight in at £55.

Do I see 60... 55 straight off the bat... 70, come on.

Keep going.

Five, with me, 85.

90.

DAVID: Lovely, aren't they?

ROO: Really nice.

110 with me.

VO: Someone's left a commission bid!

130 with me.

All hand-made.

Do I see 60 now, please?

A lot of money individually.

At £150.

Well done.

It's a nice buy...

Looking for 60.

Be sure.

If you're thinking, internet, bid now.

Come on, internet.

At £150.

Oh.

VO: That's £60 up, and they're closing the gap.

Now, Steve and David's last lot - the Chinese Ming dynasty figures.

110, 120.

At 130, 140.

150 I'm asking now, please.

Goodness me!

DAVID: Come on!

ADAM: Look at this.

DAVID: Come on, Bristol!

AUCTIONEER: 150, 160.

At 170.

In the room, 180... Hey, look at this, Steve!

..190, sir?

My word.

Shake of the head, thank you for your bid at 180.

We've got 190 on the telephone.

I'm asking 200 now, sorry.

Go on!

200 on the telephone, thank you.

It's on 200!

Brilliant.

20 now, please.

At £200, looking for 20 then.

At 220... Oooh!

240 coming back.

He's going up in 20s.

ADAM: Exciting!

ROO: I know.

£220 now, asking 40.

On the telephone, thank you.

We're in the wrong business, aren't we...?

Gentleman at 60, please.

At 260, 280.

Come on!

Fantastic.

No, telephone's out.

At £260 then...

He's so happy.

I've never been this nervous.

I can't remember.

I'll take 270, I'm not proud.

270 on the telephone... 270, get in there!

Yes, come on!

..thank you.

At 270 on the telephone.

Come back 80 if you will.

280 against you.

280's on.

At 290 if you wish.

I don't mind going up in 10s.

No?

Absolutely sure this time?

Do you want me to have a word with them?

No, no!

At £280 then...

Pipe down!

Selling at £280... Steve.

Well done, well done... Well done.

VO: Well done!

What a corker.

That's a fantastic £130 profit.

You any good at maths?

I'll do the maths.

I don't mind doing it.

Oh, good.

You do the maths and make us win, how's that?

Good lad.

You with your wonky calculator.

Let's go work it out.

I'll do it with my fingers.

Come on, then.

VO: Both teams began this road trip with £400.

After saleroom fees, Adam and Roo made a little loss of £38.26.

What bad luck.

So, end today then, with £361.74 in their piggy.

VO: But Steve and David, after auction costs, made a smashing profit, and end today £463.80 and eternal Countryfile bragging rights, of course.

All the final profit goes to Children In Need.

Hey, how was that in there, eh?

Ohhh... Eh?

Cor...

I mean, firstly... well done, us!

Oh!

Well... Well done, you two, actually.

You've done well.

I'm sorry!

I'm so sorry, Adam...

..I let you down!

But do you know what?

Profit or loss, it doesn't matter, cuz we've had...

I've had the best three days.

It's been brilliant.

It's been brilliant.

Been fun, hasn't it?

It has been really good.

An absolute pleasure and a delight.

Thank you.

STEVE: Really enjoyed it.

DAVID: I'm glad you did.

Mwah!

You too, my darling.

Thank you.

And well done on your win!

Come on, I'll take you to a sheep auction.

Yeah!

Yeah, that's it!

I'll know a bit more about that.

Inside your comfort zone.

Steve, come on, then.

Thank you, Steve.

Bye!

See you, guys!

Bye!

Well, Adam, I am sorry.

Commiserations, my friend.

As much as I wanted to win, I didn't want you to lose quite that badly.

Well, at least one of us made some money, and I'm very pleased for you, Steve.

Aw, thank you very much... You've obviously found your forte in life.

Antiques might be my thing after all.

VO: Cheerio, fellas!

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