NARRATOR: The nation's favorite celebrities-- I like surprises.
..paired up with an expert...
I got excited then!
TIM: Ooh!
VO: Whoopsie!
..and a classic car.
BOTH: Here we go!
(CAR BACKFIRES) DAVID: 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.
DAVID: Double drat... ROSIE: Oh, no!
Put your pedal to the metal...
Spend, spend, spend.
This is the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip!
Ha-ha, what fun!
VO: Today, we're cruising through Lancashire with this pair.
(THEY YELL) Are you ready, you ready?
(SHE SHRIEKS) Are we alive?
We're alive.
VO: Better check for a pulse.
It's Dr Zoe Williams and Dr Ranj Singh.
ZOE: What are you excited for more - the shopping or the road trip?
RANJ: Always the shopping.
Yeah!
VO: This smart duo are two of Britain's favorite telly doctors.
ZOE: The first time I ever went on This Morning, I called you, I think, the night before.
RANJ: You did, the night before.
ZOE: I was like, "Oh!
I'm so nervous!
Help!
What do I do?"
And you were like, "Calm down."
I was like, "I don't know."
VO: Well, you would think NHS clinician Ranj would be the best person to call in, in an emergency.
Specializing in pediatric medicine, he's known for presenting BBC children's program Get Well Soon, in which he introduces young 'uns to health and medical matters.
And he's appeared on all sorts of other TV shows as well.
Beneath that gorgeous smile, I know there's someone who's fiercely competitive.
RANJ: What?
ZOE: What's your game plan?
Are you joking?
You are one of the most competitive people I know.
You used to be a Gladiator, for crying out loud.
VO: Awooga!
Yes, in 2009, Zoe, or Amazon, was a Gladiator in the latest reincarnation of the show.
More recently, she has been presenting BBC's Trust Me, I'm A Doctor.
But today all this Lancashire lass has been trusted with is this cool 1960s Morris Minor, made before seat belts were mandatory.
It's not like a fancy car with all this electricals.
It's not got Bluetooth, has it?
All it's got is the lights... RANJ: Yeah.
ZOE: ..the on switch and the indicators.
And it's got a "chalk".
A chalk?
You mean a choke, right?
ZOE: A choke!
RANJ: A "cherk"!
Have you noticed that, cuz I'm home, my accent's gone right strong again?
RANJ: You're "herm"!
I don't even know what a "cherk" does, to be honest.
Neither do I.
Let's hope we don't need it!
VO: Well, one thing you will need is a couple of antiques experts.
And here they are.
It's Steph Connell and Tim Medhurst.
You look the part in this car.
STEPH: Do I?
TIM: With the shades, you're looking really cool.
You look cool, in your tweed.
Thank you.
Weed in tweed, and queen of cool!
VO: Well, these dudes are in a 1966 Ford Mustang, made before three-point seat belts were compulsory.
TIM: It's got a hum, hasn't it?
STEPH: And, like, ticks.
It's like it's doing yoga.
Humm...
It's very zen, but in a more sexy way.
Yeah.
We might even find some antique medical stuff.
ZOE: Ooh!
RANJ: Yeah.
I tell you what, I'm quite partial to a Picard stethoscope.
I'm quite partial to a Thudichum speculum.
Hm, or a sphygmomometer.
Sphyg... sphygmo-what?
Sphygmo... Sphygmonometer?
VO: Sounds painful.
Doctor, doctor, I feel like a pair of curtains.
I know that one.
Pull yourself together!
VO: Dear, oh dear.
VO: Right.
Time to get them paired up and on the road.
TIM: Hello!
STEPH: Hello!
STEPH: Don't they look lovely?
TIM: Yeah.
They have no idea what's coming.
No idea.
Let's go.
Hi!
TIM: Hello, guys.
How are you?
ZOE: Good.
How are you?
You look so good in this car!
ZOE: Oh!
TIM: Lovely to meet you.
RANJ: Hi, I'm Ranj.
How you doing?
STEPH: Steph.
Lovely to meet you, Steph.
How are you?
TIM: Hello, there.
How are you?
VO: So, Zoe is in the Morris Minor with Tim, and Ranj and Steph are in the Ford Mustang.
Ooh!
Consider us as blank canvases.
TIM: Ooh I like that.
I like it.
ZOE: Yeah.
TIM: We can mold you.
RANJ: Yeah.
ZOE: Also known as clueless.
(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Not at all!
Time to get going.
Come on, are you driving?
TIM: Oh!
STEPH: You're on the wrong side!
That side's for the driver.
TIM: Here we go.
ZOE: See you, losers!
Bye.
See you at the finish line!
VO: And they're off!
Do you know what?
I feel like I'm coordinated with my jacket.
STEPH: You match this car.
RANJ: I fit in, don't I?
You do.
You look like you're James Dean cool in it.
There you go!
That's what I'm looking for!
STEPH: Yeah, yeah?
VO: Oh, hello.
Sun's out.
VO: Top's off!
ZOE: Straight.
TIM: Careful of your fingers.
ZOE: Yeah.
Do you reckon...?
TIM: I don't want to have to call a doctor.
(SHE CHUCKLES) Well, at least I know Ranj is somewhere around.
I like... nice things.
Yeah.
I can tell you have good taste.
But I'm hoping I've got the right eye for a nice antique.
What do you know about antiques?
Like, actually?
TIM: Yeah.
ZOE: Nothing.
I don't even know, what is the definition of an antique?
Well, I suppose, technically, 100 years old.
I have a handful of patients who are over 100 years old.
Have you?
So I guess the only antiques that I'm familiar with are antique people.
Isn't that amazing?
Do you know what, I feel like we need, like, big shades and scarves.
I think, like, head scarves.
Yeah, a little Thelma and Louise moment.
Yeah, yeah!
Oh, yeah!
This is a bit of a Thelma and Louise vibe.
Let's not drive off a cliff, though.
No, we won't do... Not that bit.
Although, that may happen unintentionally.
VO: They're all heading for auction in Killinghall, North Yorkshire, but today they will be starting their search for antiques in the city of Preston.
VO: Both teams will be visiting Preston Antique Centre... ..but Ranj and Steph have arrived first.
RANJ: We're here!
STEPH: Amazing.
You ready to shop?
RANJ: Let's go.
STEPH: Let's go.
Wow!
(HE CHUCKLES) There's a lot of stuff here!
It's big, isn't it?
RANJ: We'd better get cracking.
STEPH: We'd better get cracking.
RANJ: Come on.
VO: You'd better.
VO: This converted cotton mill is home to around 30 businesses and spans 50,000 square feet.
Crikey, Moses!
They have £400 to spend, and already Ranj is getting to work.
RANJ: Ooh!
I spotted something medical!
Oh, see, that's great.
Oh, wow!
Hang on.
It's got the date on, 1967.
Printed in France.
So it's a French one, but in English.
But actually these kind of wall charts at the minute are really fashionable, because... Really?
..they're big, almost like a poster.
Yeah.
They give you a lot of information that's unusual, they're a bit scientific, and they're, normally...
The kind of design is that kind of mid-century design.
STEPH: So the font type... RANJ: Yes.
STEPH: ..the drawing... RANJ: Yeah.
It's not like you would do now.
RANJ: No.
STEPH: So people like them.
You see them a lot in, like, warehouse apartments.
Yes, that's it.
VO: Well, priced at £60, it's not off the charts.
Ha!
Do you know what?
I'm gonna put it down, just because I want to really dive in.
I can...
I'm gonna hide it...
Hide it.
..so that Zoe doesn't find it.
Put it behind there - she won't know that.
VO: Smart.
What's Zoe's tactic?
If we see something that's good when we first go in, we need to hide it from Ranj.
Well, it's...
Yes.
Maybe that should be our first tactic, get in there... And look around.
Anything that's really good, ZOE: grab it, so he can't.
TIM: Yeah.
And hide it.
VO: Yeah.
Well, Zoe, you'd better hurry up, cuz he's already on the lookout.
Can you see a profit?
I just got that!
No.
No?
Let's leave them, then.
Oh, they're here already.
They beat us to it.
How did that happen?
We'd better get in quickly.
Right.
I hope they haven't got the best stuff already.
Yeah, we want the bargains.
It's a bit overwhelming, I think, when there... TIM: It is.
ZOE: When there is this much, it's like, where do you even start?
You forget to look above you, as well, don't you?
There's stuff above us, there's stuff behind us, either side.
There's another floor upstairs, as well.
Right, shall we have a look there?
TIM: Shall we have a look at that?
ZOE: Get there before Ranj.
VO: Yeah, there's upstairs, behind a locked door, but dealer Alison has the key.
Ah, great.
There we go.
Awesome.
I think this is going to be the key to our success.
Hopefully so.
That's quite unusual, isn't it?
A little sort of African stool, but it's got little wirework and beads... Oh, yeah.
..all inset into it.
I wonder how old that is.
By looking at the bottom of it, not tremendously... How do you... How do you tell?
It's so difficult and the price difference between something 19th century and 20th century TIM: are worlds apart.
ZOE: Yeah, yeah.
So it's a real niche area, but I quite like that for £40.
VO: One to sit on.
Ha!
And it seems our other pair have a plan.
Well, quite a few, actually.
You see a lot of these framed and up in people's houses now.
Yeah, you do, and I don't think anybody's ever even looked at these.
I don't think we've got time to go through them all.
RANJ: Oh, my gosh, there's so many of them.
ZOE: Hey, fancy seeing you here.
TIM: What's going on here?
Are you trying to find your way out of here with these maps?
(THEY CHUCKLE) Well, we've got all our items, haven't we?
Have you?
Are you done?
We're just going to go and have a coffee.
STEPH: You're off in the car?
ZOE: We're off to t'pub!
TIM: Yeah.
Some might say you've peaked too soon, guys!
(THEY CHUCKLE) ZOE: See you soon.
STEPH: Bye!
RANJ: See you later!
STEPH: Rotherham division.
They are Yorkshire.
We are going to Yorkshire.
The auction's in Yorkshire.
Do you think pe... people will like it?
You know what?
I think maybe.
It would depend on how much it was for all of these.
Yeah.
I'm half tempted to say, "How much is it for the lot?"
It's a bit of a crazy move.
But I reckon if you said to someone, "These are old plans of Yorkshire, and we're going to auction in Yorkshire," they might be, like, "Do you know what?
RANJ: "We'll take it."
STEPH: Yeah.
RANJ: Let's do it.
VO: There are no prices on these late 19th, early 20th century maps, and it's £60 for the medical chart.
Time for the doctor to have a quick consultation with dealer Alison.
Stick your tongue out, love.
STEPH: What is your bestest, bestest price?
ALISON: They've got to be 40.
STEPH: 40?
ALISON: And 45 for the... STEPH: 45.
RANJ: 85 quid in total?
ALISON: Yes.
RANJ: 84?
(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Every pound counts, eh?
ALISON: Go on, then.
RANJ: Yes!
There we go!
RANJ: We'll take it.
Thank you.
ALISON: OK. ALISON: That's lovely.
STEPH: Thank you.
VO: Good job.
So that's 39 for the maps and 45 for the medical chart, leaving them 316 still to spend.
And our first pair are up and running.
Oh.
Ooh!
Right, come on.
We've got places to be.
VO: Back inside...
I've got two days, so I'm sure if I have five minutes here, it'll be fine.
Don't tell Tim.
Zoe?
Oh...
I won't be a minute!
VO: Where has her Gladiator spirit gone?
Hang on.
Listen.
Timmy!
Dinner time!
OK, we're going, going, GONG.
Sorry.
VO: Come on, you two.
Time is ticking away.
It's quite a smart clock, isn't it?
And when you look at this, you think early 20th century, mid-century, and it dates to around 1930 to 1950, that sort of period.
Do you know what, though?
It's actually nice, as well.
TIM: You like it?
Oh, good.
ZOE: I would actually...
I would have that.
But it's made of black slate and marble.
Yeah.
And it's actually top quality, isn't it?
Look at that.
Pieces like this really bridge the gap between antique taste and modern.
It's kind of that in-between.
ZOE: Yeah.
TIM: And I can see why you like it, cuz actually it would suit any interior.
ZOE: I kind of love it.
So, but do you think it's a sensible choice?
I think it is.
I think it's cool, stylish.
And in an auction for people that want to decorate their homes, it's really nice, isn't it?
ZOE: Yeah.
TIM: And for the money, £125, I could see that making 80 to 150 in an auction, so...
So I need to get my negotiating skills on.
I think so.
You lead the way.
OK. Let's do it.
VO: But first, anything else?
It's funny, you know, this stool, because I went from not thinking it was anything special... TIM: Mm-hm.
ZOE: ..to thinking it was something really special, and now...
I don't know!
Well, it is quite a good stool sample, isn't it?
If we're thinking about it.
ZOE: Oh God.
TIM: Sorry.
Sorry.
VO: Come on, Tim.
Focus on the jobbie at hand, please.
Oh, God... And speaking of movement, is there any on the price tags?
Put some rubber gloves on.
Alison!
This says 40.
Right.
I can't do any better than 40 on that.
That's got to be 40.
OK, fine.
I respect that.
What about the clock?
ZOE: It's on for 125.
ALISON: OK. Would we be able to settle on 75?
I can't do 75.
OK. ALISON: But I could do... ZOE: 80?
ALISON: I could do 80.
ZOE: 80?
ALISON: Yes.
ZOE: We'll take it.
ZOE: We'll take it.
TIM: Lovely.
TIM: We'll shake your hand.
ALISON: Brilliant.
Thank you.
ZOE: Thank you very much.
TIM: Two, three, four... VO: That's 120 for the two, leaving them £280 still to spend.
VO: Meanwhile, Ranj and Steph have headed west to the seaside town of Blackpool.
I like to think of it as the Vegas of the North.
Oh, I think it's the Paris of the north.
It's romantic, it's got the tower, the glitz and the glamour.
Do you know why we have come to sunny Blackpool?
I'm guessing it's either going to have something to do with a fairground, or something to do with dancing.
Please tell me I get to dance in Blackpool!
I'm pretty sure that you're going to get to dance in Blackpool!
Yay!
Oh, hang on.
VO: Blackpool has a long history with dance, with some of the most iconic venues in the country, including the Winter Gardens, host to the famous Blackpool Dance Festival since 1920.
(MUSIC: 'History Repeating' by Propellerheads & Shirley Bassey) Our pair are here to find out about one dance in particular, which originated in the northwest of England, before going global.
I feel like I should let you go first.
# The newspapers shout # A new style is growing # But it don't know # If it's coming or going # There is fashion... # Wow!
# Some is good, some is bad # And the joke is rather sad # That it's all just a little bit of history repeating... # Yay!
VO: Bravo!
Fabulous Becky here is a Tiller Girl... ..and her performance is the brainchild of John Tiller, who is credited as the creator of this disciplined, synchronized style of dance normally performed in a troupe.
VO: Tiller Girl director Marina Blore is here to tell us more about the man behind the moves.
He was a pioneer, because he began precision dance, he created precision dance.
And definitely not enough credit has been given to him for actually coming up with that idea, especially from someone with no dance background whatsoever.
But dance wasn't his original profession, was it?
No, not at all.
He was working in the cotton mills in Manchester for his uncle.
But he always did amateur dramatics on the side, so he always had a passion for theater.
But when his uncle sidelined him for his nephew in the business, they had a big row, he walked out, and he thought, "This is my chance now.
"I'm just going to pursue entertainment."
And that's exactly what he did.
VO: His big break came in 1890, when he was asked to provide four girls for a pantomime in Liverpool.
He selected four of his best students.
Little did they know that thousands of Tiller Girls would follow in their perfectly synchronized footsteps.
MARINA: 1890 was when he started, and by the 1920s, he had 80 troupes around the world.
RANJ: Wow!
But he realized, when he wanted to put dancers in one line and create that visual spectacle of 16, 24, and...
In Paris shows, he had 48 dancers at Folies Bergere.
And he thought, "If they're all going to dance together "and kick together, the line will move."
VO: To solve this, he came up with the simple concept of the dancers linking their arms around each other's waists.
John Tiller's synchronized chorus line style of dance is said to have had an influence on other famous routines around the world.
That's where the cancan girls got it from.
RANJ: Ah!
And you've seen Riverdance now, all that... Yeah.
..was pioneered by John Tiller, so... RANJ: And I've seen the Rockettes, and I'm guessing that's kind of where that comes from, as well.
Exactly that.
The Rockettes were born out of the Tillers.
RANJ: Gosh!
Because the guy in America saw the Tillers in London, went back to New York and thought, "I'm going to do the American version."
RANJ: And they're precision dancing.
I know just how difficult that can be, having tried a bit of dancing myself.
So that level of precision, how did they achieve that?
MARINA: Quite a strict disciplinarian.
He made sure that rehearsals... You know, rehearsed and rehearsed.
So much so, he brought in a drill sergeant from the army to make sure... RANJ: Oh!
MARINA: ..that every...
So you got off lightly.
A bit like Shirley Ballas, then!
But he did look after the girls, who...
They were all chaperoned.
They weren't allowed to see any gentlemen friends at the stage door.
They got paid £3 a week, which was often much... STEPH: Wow!
..more money than their fathers were earning in those days.
STEPH: That was a lot of money.
MARINA: A pound for their mum, a pound for the digs, and a pound for themselves.
That was 16 and 17 year old girls.
Amazing that they were getting that kind of wage back in, you know, back in the early 1900s.
And they were the first dance troupe to appear in the Royal Variety Show, as well, back in 1912.
RANJ: Pretty impressive.
MARINA: Yeah.
They've done more Royal Variety Shows than any other dance troupe.
So let's hope we get asked back.
And if you're any good today, you might be joining us.
RANJ: Never say never!
You could be our first Tiller Boy, Ranj.
I'll gladly be the first Tiller Boy!
VO: Pleased to hear you're game to try this razzle-dazzle precision dance lark for yourself, Ranj.
Best foot forward now.
Have you got the legs for it?
Ta-da!
Love it!
You look amazing!
Look at that!
STEPH: That's fabulous.
RANJ: I'm ready.
You ready?
You look ready.
To kick.
VO: Time to put your best foot forward and try that famous move, which has inspired so many.
You're taking your right over, onto her waist.
This goes on your hips, Steph.
STEPH: OK. Yeah.
MARINA: That's it.
Lovely.
MARINA: Turn round... RANJ: OK, this way.
RANJ: Let's go clockwise.
MARINA: ..to face your audience.
That's it.
Five, six, seven, eight.
Jump, right, jump, left, jump, right.
Spring kicks, that's it.
Well done, Steph!
We'll make a Tiller of you yet!
Yeah, you think?
(MARINA CHUCKLES) Well done!
Three... Ooh!
I've lost my hat!
..six and down and up.
Wahey!
You got there!
You guys did great.
I lost my hat!
Nearly fell over.
MARINA: But at least you kept going.
You kept going till the end, Steph.
At least you still went for it at the end.
Exactly.
You finished the routine.
RANJ: That's all that counts.
MARINA: That's all that matters.
VO: Good show, eh?
Becky and her troupe could have two new recruits, as the Tiller Girls are still going strong today.
Meanwhile, what's the chat in the Morris Minor?
Check this out.
Have a look outside.
Ha-ha, look at that!
You've got a little winker.
How good is that?
VO: Tim and former Gladiator Zoe are making their way to the small Lancashire village of Bretherton.
So, which Gladiator would you be, Tim?
Well, I think I'd be Wolf, obviously.
You know, hardcore.
ZOE: Well, I... TIM: No?
Oh.
Well, do you know, Wolf was just a bit mean.
TIM: Oh.
ZOE: I don't think you're mean.
Do you not think so?
No, you're more of a pussy cat.
TIM: I'm a pussy cat?
ZOE: Maybe you'd be Panther.
VO: Well, their next challenge awaits at the Old Corn Mill.
TIM: Right, here we are.
ZOE: Here we are!
I'm excited.
After you, madam.
Oh, thank you so much.
VO: They have £280 still to spend, and this place is serving up a lot of options.
Zoe, what do you think of this little Chinese plate?
TIM: Ooh!
ZOE: Oh, my God!
TIM: I'm just kidding.
VO: You are such a joker!
TIM: Do you need a hand?
ZOE: Oh, God!
Shovel off.
(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Moving on... Let me put that in your hand and see what you think.
ZOE: It's a little tank... TIM: Mm-hm.
ZOE: ..but what is it?
TIM: Shall I tell you about it?
Yeah.
So, in the First World War, soldiers in the trenches used to make little objects... ZOE: Oh!
TIM: ..out of shell cases.
So this would once have been a military shell case... Wow!
..and it's called trench art.
So the soldiers in the trenches... Yeah.
..in between the things they needed to do, to pass the time, they'd make little objects like this.
So... That's amazing.
..in between 1914, 1918, someone made that little tank.
So...
I mean, this little thing, what a story.
TIM: Yeah.
It is an... ZOE: It's actually been... ZOE: ..in the hands... TIM: Actually, I have a real connection to trench art.
I just think it's wonderful.
Is it quite a collector's item?
Very, very collected.
I mean, unfortunately, there are a lot of fakes out there, but you can see that this one's just...
The amount of work that's gone into that, it's not worth faking.
And it's got the general wear, the genuine age wear that you'd want to see.
It's a great thing just to have on your desk, isn't it?
TIM: As a little desk weight... ZOE: Yeah, yeah, yeah.
TIM: ..or something like that.
ZOE: Paperweight.
And I think that's something I'd really like to... To buy.
TIM: Good.
ZOE: If we can get a good price.
TIM: Yeah.
ZOE: OK. VO: Well, there's no price tag, so let's not go in all guns blazing just yet.
Anything else?
TIM: What about this?
ZOE: Candle... TIM: Do you like a candlestick?
ZOE: Candlestick?
Is it a special one?
TIM: It's 19th century.
ZOE: OK. And it's Italian pietra dura, which is inlaid... Italian pit-pa pu?
Pietra dura.
Basically making patterns out of inlaid marble, and the Italians were very, very good at it.
OK. Um, and this one is just quite nice.
It's got all of these sort of...
It's called a sort of specimen.
Right.
So you've got lots of different specimens of marble inlaid around the bottom, at the top here.
ZOE: OK. TIM: What's nice about this one is all of the bits of marble are actually there, as well.
There is some rising here, where the... ZOE: Yeah.
TIM: ..old glue has risen.
But that could easily be repaired - that's not an issue.
The most important thing, that all the bits are there.
Yeah.
And I just think that's really pretty.
We could have a think about that.
VO: One to consider, perhaps?
TIM: I like that.
VO: Now, what's Zoe spotted?
It looks like something you hang on the wall.
It just looks really old to me, but what is it?
It's in the style of a 17th-century arms dish or a charger, and they've turned it into a wall hanging.
So... it's got a hook on the back and you'd just have it... have it as a piece of decoration.
And it's really arts and crafts.
So... ZOE: Oh, right, OK. TIM: ..early 20th century, between 1900 and 1910, something like that.
Wow!
The arts-and-crafts movement is very, very popular.
And people are liking decorating their houses with that sort of look now.
OK.
So it's got a collectors' field, as well, for arts and crafts, but also decorators, as well.
ZOE: Right.
TIM: Cuz it does... That would look quite cool on the wall.
Yeah, yeah.
I guess it'll, again... Come down to price.
Yeah.
VO: So, that's another on the list.
There's no price on this or the trench-art tank, but the candlestick is priced at £45.
Time to chat to dealer Aidan.
Ready, Aiden?
Can I just make you an offer?
With your smile?
Pity help me!
I don't get away with things like that.
ZOE: If you're able to do this for me, I'll take all three off you for 75.
(AIDEN INHALES SHARPLY) Go on, then, flower.
Yeah, are you sure?
AIDEN: I want you to win.
ZOE: Aw, thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
ZOE: Thank you.
AIDEN: Pleasure.
VO: Jolly good.
So that's the candlestick for 35, the arts-and-crafts charger for 15, and the trench art tank for 25.
Those are all good prices.
Oh.
Now, how was that for negotiation?
That was spot on.
Yeah?
VO: ..leaving them with £205.
There we are, another day done.
And another dollar spent.
VO: Time to call it a day.
I think we have done exceptionally well so far.
But I know Ranj, and I reckon he'll... TIM: Oh... ZOE: ..have done well also.
You reckon he's got a few tricks up his sleeve, do you?
ZOE: Oh, definitely.
Definitely.
TIM: OK. Well, I think we've got to figure out which way east is.
So the sun's not going to help us.
Are you good with directions?
RANJ: Nope.
Absolutely useless.
STEPH: No, neither am I.
Guarantee, if I've got a 50-50 choice of two different directions, I will always pick the wrong one.
So I'm relying on you.
Doesn't bode well.
Um, I'll keep an eye out for signs.
VO: Good luck and sleep tight.
VO: Good morning, Lancashire.
It's a brand-new day, and our doctors are flying.
Here we go, into fifth gear!
(THEY CHEER) RANJ: Careful, don't break it.
ZOE: Woop-woop!
RANJ: How was your day?
Good?
ZOE: Yeah, good.
Yeah.
So we went to another shop.
We bought three items there.
So hang on, that means you've got five items already.
ZOE: Yeah.
RANJ: And you haven't even RANJ: finished shopping.
ZOE: Exactly.
Did you manage to haggle any money off your stuff?
ZOE: Oh, yeah.
RANJ: Really?
Oh, yeah.
Have you just been flirting with them?
Is that basically what you've done?
Flirted, and got loads of money off.
And when I do that, people just give me funny looks.
I wouldn't say I was flirting.
VO: Oh, I don't know.
And how about our charming experts this morning?
We're in the glorious Lancashire countryside, and the sun's come out.
Yeah.
And isn't it beautiful, as well?
Look at that.
I really like all five of the items we bought so far.
STEPH: Do you?
TIM: Um... Well, it sounds like we've got a lot of catching up to do if you've already got five things.
The competition is certainly on, I can tell you that.
I want to win.
No more niceties any more.
No more friendly doctors.
See, this is...
This is...
This is the real Dr Ranj!
No more Mr Nice Guy!
You brought this out of me.
Yeah, good.
Good!
It's the cut-throat antiques world.
VO: It's a savage business!
VO: Time for celebrity swapsies and a quick look in one another's boots.
RANJ: Ooh.
TIM: Good morning.
ZOE: Hi!
TIM: Morning.
How are you?
Good.
How are you?
TIM: Good.
ZOE: Good to see you again.
Yes.
Are you raring to go today?
ZOE: Yeah, so excited!
TIM: Yeah?
STEPH: It's time.
TIM: Can't wait to see the things that you've bought.
I'm really excited.
Show us your boot.
ZOE: Show us your boot.
What's in the boot?
Oh, Wow!
Look.
Oh, you got something medical!
Yeah!
That is wicked.
I would love to have this in my room.
RANJ: Turn it round!
STEPH & RANJ: It's double sided.
ZOE: Oh, my God.
STEPH: Two for the price of one.
I absolutely love that.
Do you know what, though?
I wouldn't want to sell that.
I'd want to keep it.
That's why I think someone's gonna love it.
ZOE: Yeah.
TIM: What did you pay for that?
STEPH: We paid 45.
RANJ: Was it 45?
ZOE: I would buy that at auction.
RANJ: Mm, yeah.
TIM: I'm quite impressed.
STEPH: Are you?
Good.
VO: I agree.
And £316 still to spend, too.
ZOE: Let's see what we've got.
STEPH: Oh, let's have a look.
RANJ: Yeah.
Come on.
ZOE: Come on over.
TIM: Ta-da!
RANJ: Oh!
Look at that.
That clock's impressive.
STEPH: That clock's really nice.
TIM: Do you like it?
ZOE: Gorgeous, isn't it?
STEPH: Yes, I do.
How much did you pay for that?
That must have been expensive.
Well, it was 80 quid, wasn't it?
We paid 80 in the end for it, yeah.
Um, so it's art deco, sort of 1930s.
STEPH: Yeah.
TIM: Something like that.
Do you know what?
That would go in your flat.
I mean... it would.
Haven't got a very art-deco flat, but it'd still go there.
And then this, this is my favorite.
This is called trench art.
In the First World War, they'd use bits of old shells and they'd make things.
So this was actually made by a man in the trench in the First World War.
How did you find that?
Isn't it amazing?
Tanks were first introduced in the First World War in 1916, I believe, so you can almost date that.
That would've been the first time a soldier would have seen a tank.
And it was a big monster on the field.
RANJ: I mean, that's... TIM: They would've built that TIM: just from seeing that.
RANJ: That's pretty special.
ZOE: Isn't it special?
Isn't it amazing?
STEPH: It's really cool.
TIM: Mm.
Cost us £25.
RANJ & STEPH: What?!
ZOE: I know.
Which is a bargain, I think.
That's a bargain.
VO: It was.
Zoe and Tim also bought a stool, that candlestick and a charger.
And they still have £205 to play with.
STEPH: So special.
So, look, we've all bought really good things.
But we've still got shopping to do today, so shall we crack on?
Are you driving again?
ZOE: I'll drive.
TIM: Lovely.
RANJ: Let's go.
Thank you.
STEPH: Bye, guys!
ZOE: Let's do this.
(HORN TOOTS) VO: Time to get back on the road.
And find out what they really think their rivals' buys.
Do you know what?
They had a great range.
The tank, though, I did really like that.
And they got it for pennies!
STEPH: I know.
I'm fuming.
I think they did jolly well.
The medical chart.
I love it, but then that's because ZOE: I have a reason to love it.
TIM: Yeah.
I would actually use it.
I would put it up in my clinic.
TIM: Oh, cool.
ZOE: It does really mostly depend on today.
I am feeling a bit nervous today... Yeah.
..because I feel like we're really up against it.
We have got to get some amazing gear.
Aim high.
Aim high.
Pay low.
VO: Yeah.
Anyway, to start the day's shopping, Ranj and Steph are on their way to Radcliffe, a small town in Greater Manchester.
VO: Here, they're visiting Classical Times Antiques and Collectables.
Let's go.
There's a lot of stuff in here.
Wow, there is a lot.
VO: Yeah, sure is.
Spread over two floors.
VO: Hang on.
Where are you two going?
Are you supposed to be in there?
Feel a bit naughty, going in here.
It's quite good when you get to go in the secret room.
Ah!
STEPH: Silver... jewelry.
RANJ: Yeah.
A lot of things not priced yet cuz they haven't had them out, they haven't researched them or anything.
VO: What have you spotted then, Steph?
STEPH: Here we have... RANJ: Oh, wow!
STEPH: Show them to you.
RANJ: Those are really nice.
STEPH: Do you like them?
RANJ: Those are silver?
They're solid silver.
So have a feel of the weight.
RANJ: It's quite nice, isn't it?
STEPH: Yeah, it is.
So, what they are is napkin rings.
It's good quality silver.
They've not been engraved or anything.
They've not been marked in any way.
Sometimes they might have someone's name on them.
They might have a little emblem or initials... RANJ: Yeah.
STEPH: ..on there.
They're really good as antiques because you can actually properly date silver... RANJ: Yeah.
STEPH: ..and say exactly when it was made.
So in this instance, it's a... STEPH: It's a Birmingham mark.
RANJ: Yeah.
The lion means it's British silver, and the H means they're from about 1907.
This is the original box, right?
STEPH: I think so.
Fits nicely.
RANJ: Mm-hm.
Um, they've always been a pair.
It says underneath, there is a price.
RANJ: Ooh.
STEPH: 150.
That is a lot.
So they need to be... That's a lot of money, isn't it?
But we mustn't forget that 20% off deal.
VO: One to think about, perhaps.
Anything else?
What do you think... You've spotted that cat.
I like that cat.
..of this?
Yeah, I like that.
It's got kind of nice patina.
The... Mm.
Things like this I find difficult to age.
Metalware.
RANJ: It's brass, right?
More like bronze or some sort of copper alloy cuz it's got, like, verdigris on it.
RANJ: Yeah.
STEPH: It looks probably Indian, I would think.
It's got a good weight to it, hasn't it?
Yeah, it has.
Do people collect this sort of stuff quite a lot?
Yes.
Yes.
If it represents something rare... Yeah.
..then it could be quite a valuable thing.
So it's 44 quid.
If we can knock that a bit further... Let's a have a chat.
VO: Dealer Sue, the doctor will see you now.
You've only got one of my favorite pieces.
Yeah?
The cat.
SUE: The little bronze.
And you would be my favorite person in the world if you would let us take it for 25.
SUE: Yeah.
RANJ: Almost as much as you...
I was originally thinking about 30.
STEPH: 27.50?
RANJ: 27.50?
Halfway... SUE: 27.50?
RANJ: Halfway between the two.
SUE: Means I get a kiss?
RANJ: Oh, of course!
Mwah!
Mwah!
Ooh, double!
Hang on, knock a bit more off.
(THEY CHUCKLE) VO: Cheeky.
Ha-ha!
But what about those £150 napkin rings?
What's your best price that you'd be happy to sell them to us for?
It would have to be 90.
I would be more than happy to pay that.
VO: Hurrah!
So that's £117.50 for the two, leaving them with £198.50 for their final shop.
In the Morris Minor, Zoe and Tim are en route to the town of Bury, in Greater Manchester.
Are we right in your neck of the woods now?
Very, very nearly.
I've had a couple of nights.
There's some decent pubs in these parts.
TIM: Is there?
ZOE: It's beautiful.
It's very pretty.
So you've got many happy memories?
ZOE: Many happy memories.
TIM: Good.
VO: Well, time to make some more, Zoe, as they're having a quick break from shopping to visit East Lancashire's Heritage Railway at Bury Bolton Street Station.
Are you a fan of steam trains?
ZOE: Yeah.
TIM: Good.
I think they're really exciting things!
I like it.
I love the smell.
Oh.
Mm, I'm not so sure about the smell.
VO: In the mid 1800s, the East Lancashire Railway was built and became the main artery of the region's industries.
Volunteer David Flood is the man in the know.
ZOE: Hi there.
DAVID: Hello there.
ZOE: Nice to meet you.
DAVID: Good to see you.
So David, how and why did the East Lancashire Railway begin?
The Industrial Revolution was propelling things forward, and you found that the paper industry, the cotton industry particularly, engineering, all came together at the same time in the same sort of reign of Queen Victoria.
And the placing of those made a railway absolutely essential.
VO: At this time, the canal was the main transportation method for goods, but it was proving too slow for the growing economy.
In the 1830s, the Manchester, Bolton and Bury Canal Navigation and Railway Company decided to open a railway line in order to speed things up.
And it certainly did.
If it took three days for something to come from Manchester to Bury by canal, three hours was clearly a much more sensible way of doing it.
Local industrialists were getting their coal at a fraction of the cost involved in a canal.
Other goods, certainly raw materials, the costs just dropped probably by 90%... ZOE: Wow!
..sending it via rail.
Um, the other thing, of course, was that they could get the finished goods out and get them to the marketplace in a fraction of the time at a much lower cost.
It was the death knell for the canals.
VO: Freight was the main source of income for the railway, but passenger travel became popular.
The introduction of the Wakes Weeks, when the factories closed for a fortnight for maintenance, the workers could then take a holiday.
The railways opened up travel.
It was simple for the employees to go to Blackpool, to go to Morecambe, to go to... anywhere.
All those places that I went on childhood holidays when I was young.
VO: Speaking of trips, I think it's time for you three to take one in this 1950s steam train.
VO: And I hope Zoe has brought her overalls.
Right, Zoe, do you want to get on the footplate, please.
ZOE: Yeah, I'm ready.
MAN: Come on, then.
ZOE: Thank you.
MAN: After you.
So noisy!
(WHISTLE BLOWS) And we're off!
VO: Isn't she a beauty?
VO: Come on, put your back into it.
Harder work than being a Gladiator!
Phew!
It's hot!
So hot.
(WHISTLE BLOWS) Always wanted to do that.
How good is that?!
Ah!
VO: Ha-ha!
Well, at least she's enjoying herself.
As for Tim, he has opted for the more salubrious setting.
If only Zoe knew.
David, was there any politics involved in this railway?
In the late 50s, Ernest Marples, who was minister of transport, had this idea that all railways had to prove they had a local, social need, and he employed a director called Dr Beeching.
VO: Beeching's report, titled The Reshaping Of British Railways, was published in 1963 and recommended taking an ax to about a third of the network and thousands of jobs, changing British railways forever.
It saw miles of the East Lancashire Railway closed.
But in July 1987, the heritage railway began running and now goes through 12 miles of scenic Lancashire.
And it wouldn't be so without volunteers like David and driver Malcolm Frost.
How long have you been working on this railway for?
MALCOLM: 33 years.
ZOE: 33 years!
MALCOLM: Yeah.
Tell me, what does it mean to you, this railway?
MALCOLM: Everything.
ZOE: Really?
Everything.
Something I've always wanted to do.
And what does it mean to the local community, is it something they're proud of?
Well, I think it means a lot, actually, because our passenger numbers are increasing all the time.
Really?
So it...
It has some attraction.
VO: Well, our two have certainly enjoyed themselves.
Well, one of them anyway.
TIM: Zoe!
ZOE: Hiya.
How are you getting on?
Ooh!
It's good to get some fresh air.
It's seriously...
Hot in there.
..hot in there.
Well, I've been sitting in there, enjoying the ride.
I have to say, you are a good driver.
Oh, thank you.
I'm not going to touch you cuz look at my hands... Shall we go and get you washed up?
..and you've got a lovely white shirt.
Yes.
TIM: Come on, then.
ZOE: Let's do that.
VO: For their last shopping spree, Ranj and Steph are making their way to the market town of Ramsbottom in Greater Manchester.
Now we've got four items and we still have half the money.
We do.
We've got about £198.
So we can go big.
We can go big.
We can go really big and go all out and get something amazing.
I feel like what we're lacking is sort of one big ornamental piece that is going to be like a show stopper.
I'm going to try and sweet-talk some prices down.
Are you?
RANJ: You're good at that.
STEPH: Yeah.
I'm gonna go for it.
The bargain charm finesse.
RANJ: Yeah.
VO: They have arrived at Memories Antiques with £198.50 still to spend.
Lots to look at again.
There's a lot in here.
It's very well laid out.
It is.
There's lots of different dealers, but they've mixed it really... in a really fun way.
RANJ: OK. VO: Wow!
But what's hooked Ranj in?
Huh?
It suits you actually.
You look kind of like a pirate.
VO: Oo-arr!
But what other treasures are there to behold?
STEPH: So this is nice.
What's this?
Ooh, that looks nice.
It's a trophy cup of some kind.
RANJ: Yeah.
STEPH: A presentation cup.
And it's got an inscription on one side.
Do you want to read it?
OK, I'll give it a go.
You know how to use a loupe?
So bring it close until it comes into focus.
That's it.
It comes into focus.
Right.
It says, "County of Lancaster Rifle Association, "won by Private Joseph Wood, "the best shot at 500 and 600 yards."
So this is the winning... Is this is the winning trophy?
It would be the winning trophy, yeah.
August the 20th, 1861.
It is.
So it's a London maker mark.
It's got an E letter, so that's 1860, so that ties in with the date.
An inscription...
So this is a silver winning trophy that is over 150 years old?
STEPH: Yes.
It's very nice quality.
It's a shame about the condition.
Yeah.
It's good that it's got a military connection.
So you've got militaria market collectors and silver market collectors.
But the militaria ones would be the ones that would want this.
180.
It's quite steep, isn't it?
It's a lot.
It's a risky one.
But it is a bit of a show stopper.
VO: Well, let's see what dealer Mavis has to say.
I've fallen in love with this trophy.
What can you do for us?
140 be any help to you?
Ooh.
I was thinking between 100 and 120.
120.
STEPH: You can do it for 120?
MAVIS: I'd do it for 120.
I think...
I think, do you know what?
At 120, I will take it and run out of that door.
VO: Make sure you pay the nice lady first.
RANJ: 120.
MAVIS: Thank you.
VO: And with that, they're all set for auction, with hopefully their winning trophy and £78.50 to spare.
Back with Zoe and Tim... We're heading to our last shop.
Yep.
The final destination.
We're quite laidback now, aren't we?
We still have a lot of money to spend, though.
If I'm truly honest with you, I'm not massively fussed about the charger.
TIM: OK. ZOE: I'd be happy to let it go.
You went in and did a deal on the three pretty quick.
ZOE: Yeah.
TIM: But there's always options.
I think it'd be good to get to that shop and just see what's on offer and then take it from there.
VO: Sounds like that charger might not make it to the auction, which is a shame.
Ha!
Rated that.
But these two are on their way to the small town of Haslingden in Lancashire's Rossendale Valley.
Here they're visiting Holden Wood Antiques, and Tim's prayers have been answered.
It's an antique center in a church.
Is that just like your dream come true, or what?
It is my dream.
I love it.
Hopefully, this is where we'll find the goodies.
TIM: Yes.
Our bonus buy.
VO: With over 50 dealers across two floors, you would think so.
VO: Time to get cracking!
ZOE: Catch.
TIM: No, no... ZOE: Ready?
Ready?
TIM: No!
(SMASHING) ZOE: Ooh!
VO: Oh, my dear!
Oh.
Ha!
Wow!
Don't worry, Tim, it's a gag.
TIM: Oh!
ZOE: Got you back!
TIM: You got me.
ZOE: Got you back!
Were you in on this, John?
I can't...
He's cheeky.
He's cheeky.
VO: Ha-ha!
A dealer and a joker, and it was just a cheap vase.
Phew!
Something medical.
Finally!
Anatomy book.
TIM: Yeah.
Well, a lot of these were made in the early 20th century, around the end... ZOE: Oh, wow!
TIM: ..of the Edwardian period.
TIM: 1910, maybe even 1920s.
ZOE: Amazing.
Um, so back in 1910, you know, we wouldn't have had top-notch photography.
ZOE: Yeah.
TIM: And... so... And the internet and things.
So this would have been pretty much what you would have had to have learned from.
Either that or from a cadaver, I guess.
Yeah.
I'm afraid it looks like it's sold.
Let's find something that's for sale.
VO: Good idea.
Moving swiftly on... TIM: Now, that is great.
ZOE: A suit of playing cards?
Yeah.
So it's a suit marker, basically.
It's got the maker, R Paris.
And you'd automatically think, "Oh, it's made in Paris."
TIM: But actually... ZOE: French.
..it's by a man called Roland Paris, and he was born in the 1890s and made quite a lot of these in the early 20th century.
And he specialized in sort of comical and unusual figures.
And this one's quite nice because it's novelty in the fact that it is a card marker or suit marker as well and it's... ZOE: So it's got a practical use.
TIM: It has.
ZOE: It's got a purpose, which I like.
I would imagine this would date to the 1920s.
And it's in, actually, quite good condition.
I was gonna say, it doesn't look... TIM: No.
I mean, there's no... ZOE: ..particularly old.
There's no damage to it, apart from some wear on the paint, which you would expect.
This is a bit of fun.
It's an... Yeah.
..antique that's got some fun about it.
And you don't necessarily need to be an avid card player to enjoy this.
ZOE: I quite like that.
TIM: Yeah.
It's cute, it's practical, but it's a gamble.
Is it a gamble we're willing to take?
I'm getting good vibes from this little guy.
OK.
I think we should do it.
VO: Ticket price?
180.
I'm not that fussed about the charger.
Well, what we could do, if we think outside the box, is see what the best price is.
Then maybe we could use the charger as a bit of a bargaining chip.
So Tim, I found this.
VO: Remember that charger they bought yesterday for £15?
ZOE: Hi John.
Nice to meet you.
JOHN: Nice to meet you, Zoe.
VO: Let's see if John is willing to do a deal.
Can I tell you what we were... What we were hoping?
Maybe, maybe.
And if it's a no, tell us, it's fine.
But I'm just going to be really honest.
And what we were hoping is that we could give you £100 in cash and the charger, and take away this little dude.
JOHN: Go on.
Go on.
ZOE: Yeah?
Yeah?
TIM: Oh, it's a deal.
Thank you.
JOHN: Yeah.
TIM: What a gent!
JOHN: Go on.
TIM: Thank you very much.
ZOE: Thank you so much.
VO: That means that the Paris figure has cost them £115, and they still have £105 left to spare.
Woohoo!
Look at that trophy.
Fantastic.
VO: Gladiators, ready!
For auction, after a busy day.
That is it.
It is.
Shopping done.
Let's go.
To the auction!
ZOE: Wahey!
Yes.
TIM: Whoa.
You think you'll be going shopping on your own now and go and see what you can find?
If I were to stumble across an antique shop, I might be inclined to just go, pop in and have a look, and see what they've got and say, "Hang on a minute, I know what that is."
Yeah.
And sound all really clever and stuff.
(THEY CHUCKLE) Now, have you got your Gladiator spirit?
Are you ready to fight?
100%.
Always ready to fight.
I think we've got this in the bag, Tim.
TIM: Yeah.
ZOE: I think right here, right now, I'm sat with another winner, and we are going to win this.
That is winning talk.
VO: Sweet dreams.
Rise and shine - it's auction day.
And Dr Ranj has some concerning news to deliver.
So I once sold myself at an auction.
Really?
And how much...?
Yeah, I made a few hundred quid.
ZOE: Did you?
RANJ: Yeah!
ZOE: What did you have to do?
RANJ: Oh, just go for dinner.
RANJ: Nothing dodgy.
ZOE: Oh, that's alright.
Yeah.
Was it an antique... antiques auction?
RANJ: Cheek!
Cheek.
ZOE: Jokes, jokes.
Jokes.
VO: After starting in Preston, our stars have shopped their way around Lancashire and Greater Manchester and are now heading for auction in Killinghall, North Yorkshire.
So is this auction, is it gonna be where they go... (GABBLES) Oh, like... Oh!
"And sold to the man at the back with the little green paddle."
Is it gonna be like that?
I don't know.
I'm going to... For a moment there, I thought you were having a funny turn.
Do you know what?
I talk fast, but those people are ridiculous.
One thing I've learned about myself is I've got very good bartering skills, so I should put those to use more often.
Really?
Yeah.
What about you?
That you can find treasures in the most unlikely of places.
ZOE: You've just got to look.
RANJ: Yeah.
VO: Time to check down the back of your sofa, folks.
Killinghall is a small village in the Harrogate district, just three miles from the center of the popular spa town.
But today, it is the final call for our doctors and their experts to reunite at Thompson's Auctioneers.
RANJ: Oh look!
Here they are.
STEPH: Oh, here they are.
Hi!
TIM: Look at that.
Style.
STEPH: Hi.
TIM: The duo of doctors.
ZOE: This is it.
RANJ: There we are.
ZOE: Hi guys!
TIM: How are you?
ZOE: Really good.
How are you?
TIM: Good.
Yes, not bad at all.
ZOE: Good to see you.
TIM: Lovely to see you again.
ZOE: I'm really excited.
Oh, I'm good.
Nice to see you again.
Yeah, nice to see you too.
Well guys, the auction has already started.
So we'd better get in there, cuz we don't want to miss our lots.
RANJ: Yeah, come on.
ZOE: Let's go.
VO: Ranj and Steph spent £321.50 of their £400 budget buying five auction lots, including this bronze model of a leopard.
ZOE: Look at this little fella.
TIM: Do you think Indian?
It's probably a tourist collectable, isn't it?
ZOE: Right.
TIM: It's probably something you would've picked up going over there.
OK. Maybe it's even mid 20th century.
But... ZOE: OK. TIM: It's got a look, hasn't it?
ZOE: It's quite... Quite cool.
TIM: It's charming.
And they might do alright with that.
He's a charming leopard.
VO: Zoe and Tim spent 295 on their five lots.
Ooh, that looks nice.
It is nice, I think.
It's really nice.
It's a card marker, deco style.
RANJ: Damn!
STEPH: So this...
This worries me a little bit.
RANJ: Yeah.
STEPH: We don't know how much they've spent.
RANJ: That's the thing.
STEPH: Fingers crossed STEPH: it was expensive.
RANJ: Yeah.
Let's forget about it.
Forget we've ever seen it.
I'm 10 bid, 15 now... VO: And the gal with the gavel today is Kate Higgins.
On commission at 10, 15... VO: Thoughts please, Kate.
KATE: The First World War trench-art tank, I would assume that somebody may use it as a paperweight.
You've got people that will collect trench art, maybe people that collect brass and copper ware.
So there's a wide variety of people that may purchase this lot.
The large collection of Ordnance Survey maps - there's been a fair bit of interest in these.
People do collect them.
They would look lovely if they were framed.
I would like to see them maybe get £80 to £100, but we'll just have to see what happens today.
220... VO: Today, Kate will be selling to bidders in the room and on the phone and online.
Pull up a pew.
It's time to start.
STEPH: Here we are.
ZOE: So many people!
Oh!
The room is absolutely packed, isn't it?
It's really busy.
It's good.
Fantastic.
VO: Here we go.
First up, it's Dr Ranj's medical wall chart.
Do we just love it because we're doctors?
STEPH: Yes.
ZOE: And we're like, yay!
But do you... Do you recognize any doctors here?
One way of telling - let's fake an emergency.
I'm 45 bid.
STEPH: She's 45 bid.
TIM: Ooh.
50 in the room.
Five now.
STEPH: Come on.
Come on.
I shall sell at 50.
VO: A good outcome.
Starting on a profit.
RANJ: A profit is a profit.
STEPH: A fiver's a fiver.
Profit's a profit.
I'm so glad it didn't let us down.
VO: Next up is Zoe's 19th-century pietra dura candlestick.
Hopefully, the candle's burning brightly.
Yeah.
Oh!
He's got one for everything, hasn't he?
TIM: Sorry.
STEPH: He does.
Commission starts at 30.
Do I see five?
STEPH: Oh, that's good.
ZOE: OK. We paid 35 for this.
With me here, five anywhere?
I shall sell on commission then, at £30.
VO: Ah, didn't quite light up the room.
TIM: Sorry about that, Zoe.
ZOE: That's alright.
ZOE: We're still... TIM: I led you into that one.
ZOE: You did, but...
I led you down the garden path.
I've been burning the candle at both ends.
VO: Ha.
On to Ranj's big purchase, the Victorian Lancashire Rifle Volunteers trophy.
I'm hoping that, you know, the Lancashire-Yorkshire divide, will...
They'll all like the cup.
They do like each other, right?
ZOE: No.
RANJ: Oh!
Oh, really?
ZOE: War of the Roses.
TIM: There's rivalry.
Have you heard of the War of the Roses?
Yeah, but I'm really bad at history.
It dates back.
Commission starts with me at £30.
TIM: It's got a long way to go.
KATE: 35.
We've got hands going up already.
40, five.
50, five.
60, five.
70.
KATE: On my right, at 70.
TIM: Keep it going, come on.
80, five.
85, seated.
TIM: Getting there.
STEPH: Come on, come on.
90 anywhere?
At £85.
VO: Sadly, a loss... for the winner's trophy.
Sorry, guys.
We're not too sorry, are we?
But we are sorry.
ZOE: Oh, I'm really sorry.
TIM: No, it was a lovely thing.
STEPH: Sorry, not sorry.
TIM: It was a lovely thing.
Aw!
VO: No time for that.
It's Zoe's art-deco clock.
RANJ: Everyone likes a big clock.
STEPH: Yeah.
A big, heavy clock, as well.
No one likes a small clock.
TIM: No.
ZOE: It's chunky.
I'm 20 bid, five now.
That is a beautiful clock.
25, 30, 35, 40, five.
50.
Lady's bid here.
TIM: Someone... RANJ: Oh, she's a fan.
Five.
60, five.
70.
Come on, madam.
75.
I shall sell at 75.
VO: Oh dear.
Only a few numbers off.
Do you know what?
I think somebody's gone away with a really lovely item... TIM: Mm.
RANJ: Yeah.
..that they're gonna enjoy.
VO: Ah, that's the spirit.
Moving on now to Ranj's silver napkin rings.
They're very good quality.
RANJ: Presentable.
STEPH: In their original case.
That's what I love about them.
Original boxes do it for me.
And that's just a nice thing.
With me on commission at 20.
Five in the room.
30.
35.
Come on, keep it going.
They're in a nice box.
Selling at 35.
VO: Oh dear.
VO: Another loss for Ranj.
Oh, cheap.
That was a big wounder.
STEPH: Sorry, Ranj.
TIM: I'm sorry, guys.
Just horrible.
TIM: That's a bit of a blow.
STEPH: I know.
VO: Halfway there, and it's Zoe's African-carved wooden stool.
Some of these African pieces can do really well.
But it comes down to the age of them... STEPH: Yeah.
TIM: ..entirely.
15 bid, 20 now.
Oh come on, we've got a long way to go on this one.
Come on, it's speculative.
I shall sell at 15.
VO: Never mind folks.
You win some, you lose some.
You do, so... You never know till the auction day.
VO: Now, could this put the cat amongst the pigeons?
It's Ranj's bronze leopard.
STEPH: He had to kiss someone.
TIM: Really?
RANJ: Had to kiss someone.
STEPH: Yeah.
TIM: Well... RANJ: I used all my wiles.
I'm 35 bid, 40.
RANJ: That's amazing.
ZOE: Brilliant.
Oh, straight in!
Well done.
With me now at 35.
I shall sell at 35.
VO: They haven't gone wild... but it is a profit.
ZOE: That was quick, wasn't it?
TIM: That was short and sweet.
STEPH: Yes.
TIM: But a profit which is good.
VO: Time to pull out the big guns.
It's everyone's favorite - the trench-art tank.
I can't believe you only paid £25.
The only thing is, I actually want it.
I want to take it home.
ZOE: And I can't.
STEPH: That's the thing.
You're not allowed to buy it, Zoe.
So I'd be really happy, though... STEPH: Yeah.
ZOE: ..if I make a good profit.
RANJ: You will.
You will.
ZOE: Do you think?
I think you will.
Commission starts at 30.
Do I see five?
TIM: You're in profit.
KATE: 35 we have.
40 anywhere?
Come on, keep it going.
Come on!
In the room, 40.
45.
50, 55.
KATE: 60, 65.
TIM: Come on!
Keep it going.
70.
New bidder.
ZOE: Yes!
TIM: New bidder.
I shall sell at 70.
VO: A great profit for Zoe and Tim.
ZOE: High five.
Yes!
TIM: High five, that one.
STEPH: It was really good.
TIM: Onwards and upwards.
£45 profit - that's brilliant.
Congratulations.
That was brilliant.
VO: Now it's Ranj's last lot.
The collection of Yorkshire maps.
Let's hope our auctioneer is right about these.
Of all your items, I think this could be the profitable one.
RANJ: Do you reckon?
TIM: Yeah.
I think you could get...
It's cheaper than wallpaper!
Exactly.
I think you could treble it.
65 bid.
70 now.
ZOE: There we go.
TIM: Come on!
70, five.
KATE: 80 now.
RANJ: Come on.
Selling at 75.
VO: Excellent!
The Yorkshire crowd didn't disappoint.
The big roll of maps comes through.
Yeah, that's a really good profit.
I know.
Almost doubled it.
Nearly doubled it.
That's really good.
VO: Now for Zoe's final item, the art-deco card-suit marker.
Will this gamble pay off?
We were eyeing up your card marker.
RANJ: That is beautiful.
TIM: Oh, it's cool, isn't it?
STEPH: It's really nice.
ZOE: You like it?
STEPH: It's really, really nice.
RANJ: Really is.
Commission starts at 80.
85, 90, 95.
TIM: Come on.
ZOE: Go.
KATE: 100.
ZOE: Go.
KATE: 110.
ZOE: Go.
KATE: 120.
130.
ZOE: Yes!
TIM: Come on.
KATE: 140.
ZOE: Yes!
KATE: 150, 160, 170.
Two people are really keen.
Come on, sir!
You want it.
He wants to take it home.
KATE: 180.
TIM: Yes!
KATE: 190.
ZOE: Yes!
I shall sell then at £190.
It was a profit.
Fantastic.
We almost doubled up.
Not quite.
Yeah, you almost doubled up.
That's really good.
TIM: Good.
Good.
ZOE: Good move.
Nice one.
You really do know your stuff.
Thank you.
Not all the time.
Not all the time.
VO: Good stuff!
And that has sealed the deal on today's auction.
TIM: You had fun?
RANJ: Yeah.
Yeah, did we win, though?
Who won?
Well, shall we go and do the numbers and find out?
RANJ: Let's go find out.
ZOE: Yeah.
VO: Yup.
Time to tally up.
Ranj and Steph began with £400, and after auction fees, made an unfortunate loss of £91.90, leaving them with a total sum of £308.10.
Zoe and Tim started with the same sum, but made a profit which, after auction fees, plumped up their piggy to a winning £416.60.
That profit goes to Children In Need.
TIM: So have you guys had fun?
ZOE: Yeah.
It's been amazing.
Bit of a learning experience.
I did find that quite exhilarating.
TIM: Yeah, it's good.
ZOE: I think the speed of it and the pace of it and the winning.
Er... Good stuff.
It's not all about winning, Zoe.
ZOE: Of course.
TIM: I'm guessing you're gonna just shoot off and hit some antique centers on the way home.
I might go and take Ranj to a pub.
TIM: Oh, OK. ZOE: He needs to drown his sorrows.
VO: Ha.
See you there!
Doctor's orders.
ZOE: Bye!
RANJ: OK, Zoe.
RANJ: Come on.
TIM: Give them a push.
ZOE: That was pretty good, wasn't it?
VO: Time for a final prognosis.
I kind of feel like I know what I'm doing and I... RANJ: Yeah.
ZOE: ..know a bit of the lingo.
RANJ: Yeah.
Patina!
ZOE: Just those little things... RANJ: That's a great word.
Patina.
ZOE: Yeah!
It's what I'm going to name my first kid.
ZOE: Oh, is it?
RANJ: Patina.
Patina?
Oi, Patina!
Come over 'ere!
ZOE: Shall we make a pledge?
Shall we do our own little one?
Yeah!
We'll do an antiques-versary every year.
ZOE: Shall we?
RANJ: Yeah!
ZOE: Aw!
RANJ: Yeah, let's do a little pinky.
Oh, I love that.
Awesome.
Antiques-versary.
VO: Cheerio, you two.
Good fun.
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