TIM WONNACOTT: It's the nation's favorite antiques experts-- I think I've found something.

Pretty good.

Yeah.

TIM WONNACOTT: --behind the wheel of a classic car-- Oh, stop it.

TIM WONNACOTT: --and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

I think it's brilliant.

TIM WONNACOTT: The aim?

To make the biggest profit at auction.

But it's no mean feat.

You're some man.

TIM WONNACOTT: There'll be worthy winners, and valiant losers.

Oh.

TIM WONNACOTT: Will it be the high road to glory-- Yeah, baby!

TIM WONNACOTT: --or the slow road to disaster?

Oh.

TIM WONNACOTT: This is the Antiques Road Trip.

[MUSIC PLAYING] TIM WONNACOTT: Blow me down.

[MUSIC - THE WHO, "BABA O' RILEY"] TIM WONNACOTT: Ahoy, there.

Farewell, Leamington.

All hands on deck.

We're sailing The Solent.

With first mate Charlie Ross, and captain Izzie Balmer.

I'm glad it's not choppier.

Am I wanting to spin round this way?

TIM WONNACOTT: Izzie.

Izzie.

- Yes?

- Izzie?

Yes?

Captain, could you take over, please?

Aye aye, sir.

We're supposed to be going to the Isle of Wight.

TIM WONNACOTT: Fire up the Triumph 2000 and go, go, go!

Welcome to the Isle of Wight, God's country.

[MUSIC PLAYING] CHARLIE ROSS: You're remarkable.

You can steer a ship, you can drive a car, you can buy antiques.

Is there anything you can't do?

Make a profit.

TIM WONNACOTT: It's all to play for.

Izzie started this trip with 200 pounds, and got off to a flying start.

But [INAUDIBLE],, her piggy slowly reduced, and now she has just shy of 194 pounds.

But Charlie's porker, oh, it's grown and grown.

He started with the same sum, but now has over 370 pounds.

What a man.

CHARLIE ROSS: We are 180 pounds apart.

It is not beyond the wit of Izzie to buy something that will make 180 pounds.

More is the point, I am quite capable of buying something for 200 pounds that sells for 20.

It's luck.

Que será, será.

TIM WONNACOTT: Whatever will be, will be.

This two nations antiques quest started in the Cotswolds, dipped into Wales, and frolicked through the southeast.

This road trip will end at auction in Battle.

And today starts on the Isle of Wight.

Look, The Needles!

Lovely.

BOTH: (SINGING) Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside.

Oh, I do like to be beside the sea.

Oh, I do like to walk along the prom, prom, prom, where the brass bands go [VOCALIZING].. Lovely.

Could I get you in the sea?

IZZIE BALMER: Well, if you threw me in.

[MUSIC - A-HA, "TAKE ON ME"] CHARLIE ROSS: Let's go shopping.

Come on.

TIM WONNACOTT: Our first shop is in the village of Wootton Bridge.

Izzie's dropped off Charlie, and is calling into Dores Hill Farm Emporium.

She's in a good mood.

She's having too much fun.

Don't swing your arms near those cabinets.

Oh, lord!

Hello, what's she spotted?

This ring is a pearl ring, and it's Victorian, so these little pearls are seed pearls, and these will be natural pearls, because of the age of the piece.

The setting is a closed back setting.

TIM WONNACOTT: Where the back is fully covered with metal, so no part of the stone below the girdle is visible.

The Georgians often had closed back settings.

However, I do think it's Victorian, just because they loved using their pearls, and they regularly set them in this flower head design.

And because of the nature of it being a pearl, it does make sense to close the back on it, because they're quite small and quite difficult to set.

Now the problem with this ring is it's been resized, so the hallmarks have been lost.

Now the label says its nine karat gold.

It probably is, to be honest.

It does look like nine karat rose gold.

But it is a shame that we haven't got A, a karat mark, or B, a date letter on there as well.

The other slight issue I have is that it's priced at 120 pounds, which I mean it's bang gone for a retail price, but I'm not going to be able to make any money on that at auction.

TIM WONNACOTT: It's beautiful, but maybe move along, eh?

I wonder how Charlie's getting on?

He's five miles inland at the village of Carisbrooke.

His first shop is The Cowshed.

I sense a rural theme with today's shops.

Warr.

CHARLIE ROSS: Wowee.

Richard?

Charlie.

Lovely to see you.

Good to meet you.

Good to meet you.

CHARLIE ROSS: Can I have a look around?

Of course.

Yeah.

If you get lost, just give me a call.

[CLANGING] Is that me in the pram?

RICHARD: That is.

A special treat just for you.

You saucy chap.

TIM WONNACOTT: Blimey.

A baby Roscoe.

Stuff of nightmares, eh?

Now come on, there's plenty of brown furniture and other antiques to get your baby teeth into.

Nice.

Hang on, no time for sitting around.

I love this.

Seems in full working order.

And I think it's Victorian.

Oh, certainly Edwardian.

It looks about probably 1910.

Somebody's recaned it, so it's in good order.

It's a pretty luxurious model, because just down here, you've got some oiling caps to put the oil in to the bearings of the wheel, so it keeps going.

Richard, you must have put it out for me, the Bath chair.

RICHARD: I think I did.

Yeah, if you look, there's an actual name on it, as well.

CHARLIE ROSS: Oh, is there?

Oh, Mr. Harding of Bath.

And of course, that's why they were called Bath chairs, because they were made in Bath.

TIM WONNACOTT: That's right.

These early wheelchairs originated from the Somerset city in the 18th century.

It is rather good, isn't it?

Early Bath chairs were three wheeled, and sometimes pulled by ponies.

Some had a steering wheel.

Yeah, it's been around a while, so I'm sure we could do a very good deal on that.

75 pounds.

CHARLIE ROSS: Wonderful.

I'm going to just bear that in mind.

Rightio.

I have a sneaking suspicion I might be leaving in it.

Thank you.

- All right.

Thank you.

TIM WONNACOTT: Wheels of fortune at auction, perhaps?

Over in Wootton Bridge, any curios catching Izzie's eye?

IZZIE BALMER: This is really cool.

At first, you'd think it was a-- oh.

That is meant to happen.

TIM WONNACOTT: I believe you.

Thousands wouldn't.

Anyway.

At first, you'd think it was a walking stick.

But you remove the handle, as I prematurely did, and it opens out to form this tripod, and it's for popping your camera on.

So a gentleman would be walking along with his walking stick, and then he'd see a beautiful vista he wanted to take a picture of, and he'd his tripod up and plonk his camera on the top, there.

This one says it's circa 1930s.

You do also get them early turn of the century, sort of circa 1900, and those are the ones that tend to do better at auction.

This one is priced up at 95 pounds, so definitely on the pricey side for me, but I'll bear it in mind, and perhaps we can do something on the price of that one.

TIM WONNACOTT: Yeah.

Unusual find, Izzie.

Back down the road, how's Charlie fairing?

Do you know what this is?

It's a pill roller.

It's for rolling pills.

You put whatever you make pills out of-- your drugs-- into here, and then you roll them into pills, which of course, makes them reasonably digestible.

And I would say that that's Georgian.

Look at the quality of the brass work.

The standard ones really didn't make any money.

They make 10, 15 pounds.

But that is a Rolls Royce pill maker.

And if that's the right sort of money, I should have a go at that.

TIM WONNACOTT: Rolls Royce pill roller.

Try saying that after a few sherries.

Look at that quality.

What is this?

It's a lawn edger.

Roll that along the lawn, and it cuts your edges.

TIM WONNACOTT: Careful, could cut your fingers, too.

My edges are always a mess at home.

If you have one of these, and it's still fully working, it would be fantastic.

Richard, this is a wonderful work of art, this is.

RICHARD: A fantastic old piece.

I don't know how many people have actually used them, nowadays.

I would use that.

I really would use that on my lawn.

Like so many things here, it has no price on it at all.

Try me.

15 pounds is going to buy that.

15?

15 pounds.

There we go.

CHARLIE ROSS: No need to argue with that.

TIM WONNACOTT: One deal done.

But what about the Bath chair and the pill roller?

CHARLIE ROSS: Could you do 80 pounds for the two?

90 pounds, and that would be it.

Oh, go on.

90 pounds.

I hope you do well.

TIM WONNACOTT: Deal done, then.

That's 65 pounds for the Bath chair, 25 for the pill roller, and 15 for the lawn edger, with still over 265 pounds left.

Cock-a-doodle-doo!

Why did Charlie Rose cross the road?

To prove he wasn't a chicken.

Now, has Izzie plucked up courage to buy in Wootton Bridge?

IZZIE BALMER: What do you reckon that is?

It's a penannular brooch, which also goes by the name of a Celtic brooch.

So they're brooches, but with a use.

To fasten your clothes, back when you would have worn great big shawls, possibly a tartan shawl, or a heavy wool shawl, and it would have fastened together.

They're normally much larger than this.

This one is silver.

It has the most tiny hallmarks, that without my loop, cannot see what age it is.

However, I suspect very much that its 20th century.

Unfortunately, the tip of the spike has been bent, and it may snap off if I'm not careful.

The best bit about this is it's only 5 pounds.

I'm hoping that at 5 pounds, despite the damage, this is a safe bet, because it's silver.

TIM WONNACOTT: Absolutely right.

Take it to dealer Mel.

IZZIE BALMER: There's this penannular brooch.

It's 5 pounds, absolutely no problem with that.

That's a definite.

MEL: Lovely.

IZZIE BALMER: I did also see the walking stick camera tripod.

Right.

TIM WONNACOTT: At 95 pounds.

MEL: How about we say 35 for the walking stick?

TIM WONNACOTT: Some discount.

IZZIE BALMER: That would be super.

All right, lovely.

Thank you very much.

TIM WONNACOTT: A kind reduction-- - Absolutely.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Bye bye.

TIM WONNACOTT: --sees Izzie leave with two items and a purse that still contains just over 150 pounds.

Wow, amazing.

Charlie's taking time off from shopping to go to a cliff top location called Blackgang.

A village with a swashbuckling name is where Britain's first amusement park, called Blackgang Chine, was established.

Oh, it's off season, so Charlie gets his pick of the rides.

Brave man.

CHARLIE ROSS: Oh God.

Help!

TIM WONNACOTT: Come on, it's only a little dipper.

CHARLIE ROSS: Oh.

[INAUDIBLE] TIM WONNACOTT: Calm yourself, man.

No!

No, please.

No more, I can't bear it.

TIM WONNACOTT: Good grief.

[SCREAMING] TIM WONNACOTT: Time to come back down to Earth then, deary, and find out about the odd series of events that led to the park's creation from Assistant Manager Natalie Locke.

Changed your trousers?

Good.

The tourism roots go back a long way, don't they?

This is the start of the tourism industry in the UK.

Before that, people didn't really travel, not great distances, and not for pleasure.

But once there was a reason to do so, people did start to flock here.

The Victorians, particularly, enjoyed it.

The Isle of Wight became very popular to them because of Queen Victoria having a holiday home here, at Osborne House.

CHARLIE ROSS: Yeah.

TIM WONNACOTT: With more leisure time, money in their pockets, and improved transport links, Victorians followed their queen to the Isle of Wight in their thousands, in [INAUDIBLE].

A local entrepreneur, Alexander Dabell, and his wife, Emilia, saw opportunity in an unlikely area of the island.

They saw potential in what is otherwise a very rural, very desolate island.

And he bought what was a cliff path, essentially.

It actually comes from whoever could throw the stone the furthest could have the lease.

CHARLIE ROSS: Really?

Yes.

He threw the further stone, so this is the lease.

TIM WONNACOTT: Dabell's good arm gave him acres of land, and he set out to make his fortune.

He began by creating clifftop gardens and new pathways down the rugged cliff.

But Dabell saw opportunity in two freak incidents on the shoreline, from which he built a precursor of modern day amusement attractions.

In 1836, a ship called the Clarendon sank in nearby Chale Bay.

It became a crowd drawing attraction for hundreds of sightseers.

A few years later, something washed ashore, and Dabell saw a chance to make money.

CHARLIE ROSS: This is the whale that Dabell found in 1843?

It Is.

He bought it at auction, sold off the blubber, and preserved the whale skeleton as part of an attraction.

It would have been slightly longer, but over the years, it's had lots of different homes, which meant that we need to make it a little bit smaller to preserve it.

But it is pretty much exactly as it would have been otherwise.

You can understand the scale of how big this whale was when it washed up on the Chine.

CHARLIE ROSS: Of course.

Now there's a story about the jawbone, isn't there?

NATALIE LOCKE: There is.

Queen Mary visited us almost every year for 10 years, but on one of her visits, she knocked her hat off on part of the whale bone, which would have been this, on the other side.

But if you look, you can see it doesn't match.

That's because at the time, Bruce Dabell, who was the owner at the time, had it sawn off almost immediately, because it was quite embarrassing to have a royalty's hat knocked off on a visit with us.

TIM WONNACOTT: In the spirit of Alexander Dabell, generations of his family found new ways to entertain visitors, paving the way for resorts like Blackpool, Great Yarmouth, and Margate to also take shape.

Apart from a brief spell as a training camp during the Second World War, the site continued to grow, becoming the amusement park we know today.

CHARLIE ROSS: What makes this park particularly attractive, in your eyes?

I think it is the fact that adults and children can all play together, and it brings out the big kid in everybody.

TIM WONNACOTT: Blackgang may not be as well known as its famous cousin in Blackpool, but its creator, Dabell, shouldn't be forgotten for the impact he made on the British seaside holiday.

And talking of big kids-- Yeehaw, loving this.

TIM WONNACOTT: Oh.

Beans for lunch?

No, he split his pants.

Ha!

Oh, dear.

Oh, stick to the antiques, old boy.

Cut the bottom shot.

That's it, head and shoulders.

While split drawers Roscoe heads off to the outfitters, what's Izzie's final leg strategy?

IZZIE BALMER: I think I'm going to buy small ticket items.

Whilst I would love to gamble and splurge the money, I just don't think I can at this stage of the game.

I've got to try and narrow that gap.

TIM WONNACOTT: You can do it, Izzie.

She's whizzing through the countryside to Ryde, the largest town on this fair isle.

Sea, sand, and yes, fish and chips.

Plenty of salt and vinegar, please.

IZZIE BALMER: Thank you very much.

TIM WONNACOTT: Got any sauce?

Lovely.

Break time over.

It's on to the next shop, Island antiques!

This is your heaven, Izzie.

Anything sparkly tickle your fancy?

IZZIE BALMER: This has caught my eye.

It's a ruby boat head ring.

It's in nine karat rose gold.

These rubies, I suspect, are synthetic rubies.

But it is a lovely period piece.

It's hallmarked Birmingham 19 19, and there's also a maker's mark there as well, which is lovely to see.

This shape and this style of jewelry is very common for the period, but often you'll see it set with different gemstones.

So this is set with rubies, you might see it set with red spinel, or sapphires, or emerald.

And then you've got these teeny tiny rose cut diamond accents, here.

It's a very, very pretty ring.

Priced at 90 pounds.

TIM WONNACOTT: Anything else in the cabinet?

IZZIE BALMER: This one is a silver brooch, and it's in the style of Georg Jensen.

Now unfortunately, it isn't stamped Georg Jensen, it does just say Sterling Denmark.

Georg Jensen was a Danish silversmith and jeweler.

He was born in 1866, and died in 1935.

And it's early 20th and mid 20th century jewelry that does really, really well at auction.

Its jewelry in this sort of style.

Now because it's not stamped Georg Jensen, it's perhaps a copy.

It's priced at 35 pounds.

Again, no profit in it for me at that price, but you never know.

So wish me luck.

TIM WONNACOTT: Good luck, Izzie.

IZZIE BALMER: Tony, I've found two pieces I'm interested in.

OK.

The best price on the brooch will be 20 pounds.

OK. TONY: Best price on the ring would be 50 pounds.

40?

Go on, then.

IZZIE BALMER: Thank you very much.

That's 40 and 20.

That's 60.

You're an absolute gem.

TONY: Thank you.

TIM WONNACOTT: Two old glitzy items in the old bag, and nearly 94 pounds left in your purse.

Time to get a late ferry to Portsmouth.

Dark, isn't it?

I feel very secure now you're not steering the ship.

It's a much smoother ride.

I don't think so.

We're not going round in circles, either.

TIM WONNACOTT: Nighty night.

So sweet.

It's a crisp morning back on the mainland, and we're navigating the Hampshire roads.

CHARLIE ROSS: I can't believe this is my last-- and your last-- shopping day.

I'm looking forward to it.

What, it being our last day?

No, no, no, looking forward to buying.

Oh.

Nearly just got out of that one.

IZZIE BALMER: Yes, you did.

That was exciting, very close to the win.

TIM WONNACOTT: Quite.

We'll leave the sailing for The Solent boyo.

IZZIE BALMER: So you're going to splash all the cash are you, Charlie?

Much as I love you, Izzie, I am not going to just buy something for 150 pounds that's going to sell for 30.

Oh, I was rather hoping you might.

TIM WONNACOTT: Frugality was the order of yesterday.

Izzie danced her way to four items, including that tripod walking stick.

Oh, that is meant to happen.

TIM WONNACOTT: A penannular brooch, a ruby ring, and a silver brooch.

Wish me luck.

TIM WONNACOTT: All for a reasonable 100 pounds.

Thank you very, very much.

TIM WONNACOTT: Charlie spent just a few pounds more, picking up a posh Bath chair-- I love this.

TIM WONNACOTT: --a mahogany pill roller, and an Edwardian lawn edger, as you do.

Quality.

IZZIE BALMER: Charlie, I reckon I could teach you a few words that might help with your negotiations.

You could call the person bruv.

Thanks, bruv.

- Thanks, Rob?

- Bruv.

Oh, bruv.

Yeah.

Or cuz.

Don't you think they'd kick me out?

You're my mandem, Charlie.

My mandem?

Mandem.

What's mandem?

Is this modern teenager language?

You're my mate, you're my pal.

Mandem.

I don't feel like a mandem.

Well, furniture, that's your wheelhouse.

My wheelhouse?

Yeah.

So I'm going to rock into the shop and say, hi bruv, where's my wheelhouse?

TIM WONNACOTT: Top pence and all that.

Oh, dear.

Oh, dear.

After dropping off Izzie, Charlie is making his way to Southsea on the coast.

He's visiting Parmiters.

With over 265 pounds in his pocket, it's his penultimate chance to shop.

Hello, Charlie.

It's here, isn't it?

Welcome to beautiful Southsea, mate.

Thank you.

Wonderful-- You're in for a treat.

--Aladdin's den, you've got here.

That's it.

Fantastic.

TIM WONNACOTT: The whole world is your oyster here, Charlie.

CHARLIE ROSS: Ian?

IAN: Yeah?

I'm not very keen on the piece of wood on the top here, but I love this.

It's got some quality.

Early 19th century.

Love the paw feet.

I just wonder what it was?

I thought it might have been a stool, but possibly a jardiniere stand.

CHARLIE ROSS: It would make a great jardiniere stand.

It's got a label on it, and I looked at the label and-- IAN: You're in a magic shop, here, because you go like that, and I say the price.

CHARLIE ROSS: OK, I'll go like that, and you say the price.

TIM WONNACOTT: Abracadabra!

IAN: 75.

CHARLIE ROSS: I'd like to take that out again, and make it into a jardiniere stand.

Or a bit of marble, actually, would work.

Yeah.

IAN: I might just have a bit of marble, actually.

Why don't you go and see if you can find a bit of marble.

I will.

TIM WONNACOTT: And, as if by magic.

Oh, come on.

You've been pulling my leg all along.

IAN: Try that one.

You took this off before I got it, didn't you?

IAN: No, no.

IAN: That's not bad, is it?

CHARLIE ROSS: That looks so much better than a bit of old wood, don't you think?

I think so, yeah.

Have a look at the label again, it might have changed.

50.

Oh!

If I look at this label another three times-- IAN: It'll go back up again.

CHARLIE ROSS: I'm going to look at the label, and I'm going to say, would you take 30 pounds for it?

No, 40.

CHARLIE ROSS: Does it include the marble on the top?

- Of course it does.

- Marvelous.

I didn't want to buy that.

Deal?

Go on, yeah, it's a deal.

TIM WONNACOTT: That 40 pounds for a very versatile jardiniere.

CHARLIE ROSS: Thank you very much, indeed.

TIM WONNACOTT: Charlie has just over 225 pounds left for his last shop.

Marvelous.

Now Izzy is taking a rest from shopping, and is traveling to Southampton.

She's at the city's famous commercial port.

Sometimes known as The Merchant Fleet, these ships have been coming into this port for centuries, and have an illustrious history of bringing goods, people, and cultures from all around the world to our shores.

Britain has a long line of famous sailors who began as merchant seamen, including no other than Explorer Captain James Cook.

Izzie is visiting the Warsash School of Maritime Science and Engineering to learn how the facility educates modern seafarers sailing in today's merchant fleet.

From the schools, Suzanne Galloway.

Suzanne, what is this place?

This is where we train navigators and engineers in the Merchant Navy, which is another word for commercial shipping.

They're all trained seafarers, and they start from learning as a cadet, right through to becoming a master.

And there is an academic program in place for them to learn, and take that knowledge to sea.

TIM WONNACOTT: In the mid-19th century, Southampton was a busy seaport, and improved skills amongst merchant sailors was desired for an expanding fleet.

In 1850, the Southampton School of Navigation established and created standard merchant fleet training.

Master mariners, similar to a Royal Navy captains, could learn to command a merchant ship.

In wartime, Britain depended on merchant ships to import goods and transport soldiers.

World War I saw around 16,000 merchant sailors lose their lives.

In honor of these losses, King George V declared that the disparate group of sailors and merchant fleet be named the Merchant Navy.

And 1935 heralded the beginnings of a navigational school at Warsash.

SUZANNE GALLOWAY: Captain George Whalley Wakeford establish a training center for officers already in the Merchant Navy wanting to progress.

TIM WONNACOTT: At the outbreak of the Second World War, Britain's Merchant Navy boasted 200,000 sailors.

A third of the world's merchant fleet was British.

As the British empire contracted, a new generation of merchant sailors needed preparation for life at sea in the modern era.

Captain Wakeford aimed at providing the Merchant Navy with well-trained sailors.

The school soon gained a prestigious worldwide reputation.

SUZANNE GALLOWAY: Training has changed over the years due to technology changing and also reflecting the safety aspects of sea, and the competency that is required from what the vessels were in 1930s, to the vessels they are now.

They are huge.

There are so many more vessels in the sea, and technology advancements have gone as well.

But there's still very much a safety aspect and the practical aspect of learning to be a seafarer, and being competent at sea.

I'd love to learn some of the things your officer cadets are learning.

Would that be possible?

SUZANNE GALLOWAY: Yeah, absolutely.

Love to.

TIM WONNACOTT: Although the British Merchant Navy is much smaller today, the school has retained Wakeford's vision of discipline with modern training for life at sea.

Izzie's seeing how new recruits learn to navigate the open seas with senior lecturer, Becky Hyde.

IZZIE BALMER: Would an officer cadet have learned on a about like this in 1946?

BECKY HYDE: Oh, yes.

Definitely.

So in 1946, they would have been in an open lifeboat just like this one, here, but they would have been rowing instead of having the engine in their lifeboat.

How important is it that students get hands on experience on a boat like this?

Is absolutely vital, because it is part of their mandatory training.

They have to learn how to drive a boat, and how to react in emergency situations.

So the more practice and the fact that we're here right on the open sea with tides, wind, it gives them a really good learning platform.

IZZIE BALMER: Becky, can I have a go?

Of course, you can.

Stand up.

When you get nearer, you can make a straight line and head for the chimney over there at [INAUDIBLE].

So start straightening out?

Start straightening out.

That's it.

TIM WONNACOTT: With more goods transported by sea than ever before, the Merchant Navy is as important today as it was in 1939, and British trained officers enjoy the reputation of some of the best in the world.

IZZIE BALMER: Oh, this is so much fun.

Oh, that's great.

OK, so maybe one day, we'll see you as headmaster on a vessel.

Absolutely.

I should have brought my shampoo.

TIM WONNACOTT: While Izzie drives off, how's Charlie feeling as he points the Triumph towards the last shop?

CHARLIE ROSS: Sharing a shop with Izzie.

That is going to be fun on the last day.

And of course, still everything to play for.

Just because I'm in the lead doesn't mean that she won't find, with her knowledge, a gem of a piece of jewelry for a few pounds and sell it for a few hundred.

So watch this space.

TIM WONNACOTT: Charlie and Izzie will be battling it out in the village of Wickham.

They're both visiting Warwick Market Antiques.

Charlie has just over 225 pounds to spend.

CHARLIE ROSS: Memories here of me, 60 years ago, with my brother, collecting a train set.

And we built a complete village with platforms, stations, even street lighting.

And every Christmas and birthday we asked for money and added to our collection over the years.

These trains are 65, 75, 85 pounds each.

I suppose in today's money, my train set would be worth a few thousand pounds.

Oh well, another missed opportunity.

TIM WONNACOTT: Let's toot toot along, shall we?

And look who's arrived, punctual as ever.

And with a little over 93 pounds in her pocket, it's Izzie's last chance to find a profit maker.

Eyes peeled.

CHARLIE ROSS: Izzie.

Charlie.

CHARLIE ROSS: Grab yourself a hat.

Grab yourself a hat.

Why, what are we doing?

Have you ever been Morris dancing?

TIM WONNACOTT: In a pink cowboy hat?

Well, only in the carnival as a child.

[JINGLING] Have a go.

[VOCALIZING] You're a natural Morris dancer.

Well, I say.

TIM WONNACOTT: Get back to the shopping for your final buys, you too.

CHARLIE ROSS: Steve, do come in.

STEVE: OK.

There's something here that looks as if it's Victorian.

It's not in great condition, but the thought of actually writing with a solid silver pen is rather better than writing with a plastic one.

It's Birmingham, and it is 1895.

Does that say 18 or 15?

STEVE: I think that's 15.

CHARLIE ROSS: Yeah.

STEVE: Yeah.

If an auctioneer can't get more than 15 pounds for a Victorian pen, he shouldn't be auctioning, in my opinion.

- Yeah.

Exactly.

CHARLIE ROSS: What do you think?

STEVE: I think there's profit in there.

Yes, I'm going to buy that.

Thank you very much, indeed.

TIM WONNACOTT: A nifty 15 pounds for the silver pen, and that's Charlie's final buy.

It's over to you, Izzie.

I love a bit of Royal Doulton, and what's nice about this one is that it's a little bit more decorative than some that you might see.

So it's got these beautiful, stylized art nouveau panels, and then they've got these trailing floral motifs in between here, as well.

They're all raised, they're all in relief, and these gorgeous glazes.

The only slight concern I have is there's some marks.

They're under the glaze.

They're part of the molding and probably the firing process, but to me, that doesn't look like a perfect item, and I wonder if a collector would think the same.

Now this one is priced at 98 pounds.

I mean, I don't even have 98 pounds.

Kind of hoping for a cheeky deal, and hoping that something like this might just put me back in the game if I could get it for an absolute bargain.

TIM WONNACOTT: Yeah, it's a bit old fashioned, though.

What can Steve do on the price?

I think I can go down as low as 60 on that.

OK.

I'm going to go out of my comfort zone.

I'm going to get the vase.

STEVE: Fantastic.

Thank you very much.

You're like, hurry up, shake my hand before I change my mind.

TIM WONNACOTT: Yeah.

With that, Izzie's made the last purchase of this trip.

IZZIE BALMER: Thank you very, very much.

See you soon.

Thank you.

STEVE: Bye.

Charlie, as you've been so kindly buying me dinner, perhaps I should buy you dinner tonight for our last supper.

I thought you'd never ask.

Tell you what.

You buy the supper, I'll buy the champagne.

Deal.

Celebrate our wonderful trip together.

TIM WONNACOTT: A perfect ending, eh?

Sleep tight.

The big auction day is here, and we're in historic Battle for the final clash of the titans on this trip.

Who will take the spoils?

Here it is, Izzie.

Look at this!

Moment of truth.

Final auction.

Allow me.

Oh, Charlie.

I nearly fell over.

TIM WONNACOTT: Don't trip up at the auction, you two.

We're at the end of our final leg.

Beginning in Wootton Bridge, on the Isle of Wight, our antiquers have motored along the south coast to Battle.

Today's sale is at Burstow and Hewett.

Gemologist Izzie went with her expertise and bought some glitz.

She spent 160 pounds on five lots.

What's your view?

I've seen all sorts of things in walking sticks.

Hip flasks, sword sticks, umbrellas.

I've never seen a camera tripod in one.

And for a photographer, what a cracking lot.

Well done, Izzie.

TIM WONNACOTT: Charlie also spent 160 pounds on his five lots, including that silver pen.

IZZIE BALMER: I can see why Charlie bought this.

It's superb quality, much like himself.

And it's a little bit tired and battered, also like himself.

It's a nice thing, but I can't really see a huge amount of profit in it.

TIM WONNACOTT: Oh, she's a minx.

Oh, stand lively.

75, thank you.

40.

TIM WONNACOTT: Today's auctioneer is Will Ellin.

What does he think of our experts' buys?

The Atco lawn edger.

It's a lovely Edwardian piece of engineering.

Should be around 30 to 50.

The penannular cloak pin.

It is silver.

There are quite a few of these around, but jewelry is always of interest to a lot of people.

It's a very fashionable thing.

It's estimated at 30 to 50.

TIM WONNACOTT: The sale room is brimming with bidders.

Others are waiting on the phone and online.

It's nearly auction time, so take a seat.

I feel as if I'm in the cinema.

Have you brought some popcorn?

No, would you like some?

Yes.

TIM WONNACOTT: First up is one of Charlie's.

his Victorian silver pen.

Here it is.

15, then.

15, thank you.

Here at 15 bid.

I am over the moon at 15 pounds.

20.

20 pounds.

25.

And it's Victorian, after all.

The last time in, going at 25.

TIM WONNACOTT: Good start for Charlie, but can he keep it up?

It made a profit.

TIM WONNACOTT: First up for Izzie-- and she needs a good start-- it's the Royal Doulton vase.

Please, please, please.

Sit with a chance.

Who will start me at 40 for this one?

Yeah, that's the trouble, isn't it?

- 30.

- Izzie.

Thank you.

Here at 30.

Center of the room, now, at 35.

New bidder.

40.

- Oh.

45.

50.

I need more.

WILL ELLIN: 55.

Going at 55.

TIM WONNACOTT: Unlucky.

Only a small loss, though.

I think that's more than my bet-- Lizzie.

Lizzie?

Who's Lizzie?

That's right.

Hang on.

Izzie.

TIM WONNACOTT: Will Charlie's lawn edger cut a profit?

I toyed with buying it for myself.

For your gardener, you mean?

For me to use.

Come on.

And we're straight in here at 30.

30 to start, now.

Yes.

Any more bids?

I'd like a bit more than that.

Going here at 30.

TIM WONNACOTT: 100% profit.

Oh, well that's brilliant.

You've doubled your money.

TIM WONNACOTT: Will Izzie's first bit of glitz be a winner?

It's a pretty brooch.

I'm so nervous.

30.

30, thank you.

You got 30, already.

Another profit.

Any more for this?

Come on, a bit more.

Last time at 30.

TIM WONNACOTT: A profit is a profit.

We shaking?

Never sniff at a profit.

30 quid is 30 quid.

TIM WONNACOTT: Next up for Charlie is the Edwardian Bath chair.

I'm nervous.

They do make a lot of money.

Who will start me 50 for this one?

No bids.

40.

Oh no.

WILL ELLIN: At 40.

I was hoping it'd go down to 20.

Going here at 40.

TIM WONNACOTT: Unlucky, but that loss gives Izzie a chance.

Oh, no.

Oh, what a shame.

What a shame.

Stab to my heart.

TIM WONNACOTT: Can Izzie's penannular brooch do well?

It only cost a fiver.

Estimates about 30, 40 pounds in there.

I'd be delighted if it gets 30 to 40 pounds.

It will, Izzie.

And I'm straight in at 30 for this one, here.

- Yes.

- At 30.

35.

Yes, a net bidder, there.

Just a fiver.

Going now, on the net at 35.

TIM WONNACOTT: That's a great win for Izzie.

Good job, this is the last auction, they way you're stealing them.

TIM WONNACOTT: Next, Charlie's jardiniere with that improvised marble top.

The marble has got nothing to do with the base.

They might not look closely.

And we are bidding, that takes us up to 50.

55 now.

Yes.

Izzie, this is a profit.

60 now.

60 here.

Last chance going at 60.

TIM WONNACOTT: He's done it again.

Charlie's made a profit.

We're doing battle in Battle.

Yeah.

TIM WONNACOTT: Will Izzie's ruby boat head ring boost her profits?

It looks really jazzy.

We're straight in here.

50, 55, 60, 65-- Look!

--70, 75, 80.

Bid with me.

Still with me at 80.

Against you on the net.

Going now at 80.

TIM WONNACOTT: The sparkles are paying off for her.

It's another great win.

I was so far ahead, but I'm now nervous.

Yes!

Look at you.

Look at you.

You're so excited.

Do you know what?

It is so much more fun making a profit.

Now I know why you're always in such good spirits.

TIM WONNACOTT: It's Charlie's final lot.

His Georgian pill roller.

This is a great gauge of brass.

Lovely mahogany.

And we have bids that take us straight in.

30, 35, 40, 45, 50.

No!

At 50 bid.

Now that is a result.

Any advance on this?

At 50 pounds.

TIM WONNACOTT: Roscoe's on a roll.

That was an interesting thing.

You are so good at doubling your money.

On some things.

TIM WONNACOTT: It's the final lot.

Will Izzie's walking stick tripod be a runaway success?

I'm loving this one.

Lots of interest, here.

Let's take it straight in.

Past the estimate now.

80, 85.

85 bid.

85, to start now, here.

Here at 85 pounds.

All on easy like that, 85 bid.

I've made a profit.

Going here at 85 pounds.

- You are going to catch me.

- I made a profit!

Steady, steady.

They'll think you're bidding for something.

TIM WONNACOTT: Izzie smashed it with a great profit.

Come on.

Are you going to buy me a large pie?

No.

Why?

You can buy me a large pie.

OK. TIM WONNACOTT: It's time to do the sums and declare a winner.

Izzie started with over 193 pounds.

After auction costs, she's made over 73 pounds profit, somewhat more than Charlie.

She ends the trip on just over 267 pounds.

What a super way to end.

Charlie began the day in the lead, with over 370 pounds in his piggy.

After auction fees, he made a profit of 8 pounds, 10p.

He ends with just shy of 379 pounds, and takes the crown.

Well done.

All profits go to children in need.

Oh, Izzie.

Yay!

You are on fire, today.

I just needed one more auction, Charlie, and I'd have caught you up.

Wonderful.

Should we sing our new song?

- Let's.

Come along.

BOTH: (SINGING) Profit, profit, profit, profit, profit-- TIM WONNACOTT: This trip has been a roller coaster.

Oh, my goodness me.

Who's leading who, here?

TIM WONNACOTT: What fun.

This is an Aladdin's cave.

Quality, quality, quality.

I think they might be diamonds.

Patches.

And it's a profit.

This is a bit of fun.

Magnifique.

Come on, Charlie.

With me.

That's it, that's it.

It's been such fun.

- It has, hasn't it?

It's been wonderful.

I reckon it's taken 10 years off my life.

If only it had been 20.

TIM WONNACOTT: What a brilliant trip, you too.

Thanks for the ride, eh?

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