(CAR HORN) VOICEOVER (VO): The nation's favorite celebrities...

It's not worth a tenner.

VO: ..paired up with an expert... You're learning.

VO: ..and a classic car.

This is very exciting, isn't it?

It is.

VO: Their mission, to scour Britain for antiques.

Got a nice ring to it.

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

Come on.

VO: But it's no easy ride.

RICHARD: Brake.

DOMINIC: I can't!

VO: Who will find a hidden gem?

I hope I don't live to regret this.

VO: Take the biggest risk?

We've definitely got a problem.

VO: Will anybody follow expert advice?

You'd never catch me buying anything like that.

VO: There will be worthy winners... (THEY CHEER) VO: ..and valiant losers.

You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

VO: Put your pedal to the metal.

VO: This is the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.

Yeah.

VO: Strap yourselves in for another star-studded shopping spree.

LESLEY GARRETT: Oh my goodness.

David, we're here.

We're in Yorkshire.

God's own country.

We're back in God's own country.

Yes!

VO: We're on the road with opera singer Lesley Garrett, CBE, and heavyweight Labour peer Lord David Blunkett.

LESLEY: What could be nicer than this?

Well, finding a gear would be nicer.

Oh, handbrake.

Hill start now.

Not done one of those for a while.

DAVID: So long as you're in gear, love, we'll do it.

VO: Oh, and David's guide dog, Barley.

There's a good boy.

DAVID: There's something poignant about two of us from Yorkshire buying and selling.

LESLEY: Oh!

I hadn't thought... DAVID: Because... DAVID: ..we've got a reputation in the counties for being a bit tight.

I don't know where that comes from, I really don't.

DAVID: Cuz we're generous, aren't we?

LESLEY: Yes, to a fault!

DAVID: To a fault!

Absolutely!

VO: We'll find out in due course.

You've each got £400 to spend on antiques.

Well, I don't know.

I...I...I suspect I will give more than I should and receive less than it's worth.

That's my prediction.

Well, I'm not sure about that, love, but we'll see over the next couple of days.

OK. You're on.

DAVID: We'll see how we go on.

VO: Our celeb chums, who know each other through charity work, are driving a swish example of Swedish engineering.

I have the privilege of driving... Good job you have, because I'd be fat lot of use.

LESLEY: Yes, I don't think that was a consideration, David.

LESLEY: But, you know... DAVID: Exactly.

..equal opportunities and all that.

Anyway...

I am driving a Volvo Amazon Estate, 1966.

And how am I doing with the driving?

DAVID: You're doing absolutely splendid.

It's not easy!

No, the brake's on the right, you told me.

Yes, b...by... Oh I forgot...

Totally different gears.

That's right.

I've got a gear stick.

I haven't used a gear stick for about 30 years, but I think I'm doing alright.

Well, I haven't felt anything terrible so doing alright there!

VO: Lesley has been an operatic icon since 1979 and is Britain's best selling soprano.

Riding shotgun, David Blunkett, arguably one of the UK's best known politicians.

Lord knows how we're gonna go on, cuz I've never done this buying business before.

Neither have I. I've never been to an auction or anything, so we are very junior at this, aren't we?

DAVID: I'm not sure what we'll end up buying might be actually called antiques.

It may turn out to be rubbish.

LESLEY: Load of old rubbish!

DAVID: (CHUCKLES) VO: Don't worry, you two.

I know just the pair to lend some expertise, auctioneer and arts buff Natasha Raskin Sharp and dealer and jewelry aficionado Margie Cooper.

MARGIE: So they should be here anytime.

I just don't know what to expect.

I mean, certainly from Lesley... MARGIE: Yeah.

NATASHA: ..some singing.

Yeah.

And she's a very lively personality, I would imagine.

NATASHA: Yeah.

MARGIE: I can imagine.

MARGIE: A Yorkshire lass.

And aren't you Lancashire?

I'm Lancashire.

That'll be interesting, to see how Yorkshire meets Lancashire and copes with it, that's what I'm interested in.

D'you think I'll get a word in?

I'm a neutral party.

Or will she get a word in?

NATASHA: (LAUGHS) I don't know.

I think you're going to have fun.

VO: We'll leave our experts to start looking for some bargains and get back to the Yorkies in the car.

It's nice to be doing it in Yorkshire, though, isn't it?

It's wonderful.

You know, I find our countryside absolutely glorious.

DAVID: It is.

We're blessed, aren't we?

LESLEY: We're sounding like an advert for Yorkshire Tourist Board... DAVID: I am, aren't I?

VO: Well, you'll be pleased to hear that on this antiques escapade, we'll be shopping exclusively in Yorkshire, starting in Harrogate before finishing up with an auction in Leeds.

First, though, let's get the gang together at 27 West Park Antiques.

Inside, our celebs will find two floors bursting with treasures, waiting to be discovered.

But first, they need to track down their expert sidekicks.

DAVID: Tash.

NATASHA: David.

NATASHA: Hi.

DAVID: Ah, good to meet you.

You've had a bit of a look round, I think.

I have had a little bit of a head start.

Cuz I...I need to hone it down a little bit, don't I?

And what about Barley?

Do you think he'll sniff out the sleepers?

DAVID: Barley...is not the least bit interested in antiques.

He's more interested in his dinner, so we'll see.

VO: A dog that has his priorities straight!

Now, time to get our other pair together.

MARGIE: Ah, Lesley!

LESLEY: Hello.

MARGIE: How are you?

LESLEY: Lovely to see you.

MARGIE: And you too.

I'm very excited actually.

MARGIE: I'm glad!

LESLEY: Yeah!

I think we're gonna have some fun here.

It's a lovely place.

LESLEY: OK, come on!

MARGIE: (CHUCKLES) VO: Let's see if you can hit some high notes together!

Both teams have over 8,000 square feet of shop floor to explore.

Let's see who's quick off the mark.

NATASHA: Right.

Here you go.

Stop right there, and I'm gonna pass something to you, but I'm going to pass it to you purposefully in this position.

NATASHA: So take it there... DAVID: Yeah?

NATASHA: ..and feel round the edges.

Because of the way it's carved?

NATASHA: Yes.

So you've already hit the key bit.

That's it.

DAVID: That bit?

NATASHA: Yeah.

That's the bit with the price hanging from it.

Well... Well, that would be, wouldn't it?

Or near it anyway.

NATASHA: So... DAVID: What is this... NATASHA: Have you ever heard... DAVID: ..symbol?

NATASHA: ..of a wood craftsman who carved his signature into the wood in a very, very specific way?

I've heard that people do.

NATASHA: Yes.

DAVID: Which was this one?

Well, this is Robert "Mouseman" Thompson.

So what you have there under your right hand, just below your thumb, is the tail of a mouse, and that's the backside of the mouse.

There it is, extending into the tail.

And that's its wee face.

So his signature was a mouse carved into English oak.

VO: Yorkshireman Robert Thompson was an early 20th century carpenter who worked with traditional tools to produce beautiful handmade pieces at a time when handcrafted woodwork was being replaced by mass produced items.

He is highly regarded and very collectable.

And do you hang these or do you just place them...?

I mean, where would you place a piece like this?

That is a fantastic question because that is an octagonal...

I guess it's a cheeseboard.

It's a small platter.

Maybe it's a stand, but I would say it's more of a cheeseboard.

Right.

175 is the price.

Now... We've got 400... NATASHA: We do.

We do.

DAVID: ..to go at.

But we have to think about the auction value.

And I think at auction, that's probably a 100 to 150 job.

That's what I reckon.

If I could either put this down or hand it to you... DAVID: ..for a minute... NATASHA: I'll take it.

..and then can you tell me what else you've found, on the less expensive side?

I did see something a bit sharper, shall we say?

DAVID: Alright.

NATASHA: Two secs.

VO: And while Natasha fetches that, the search goes on.

LESLEY: Sparkles, sparkles!

MARGIE: Meander.

Oh, fancy putting that next to this!

Yeah, I know, woodworking tools.

LESLEY: Oh, I love woodworking tools.

MARGIE: So anything that takes your fancy?

Oh!

Look at that, little... What d'you think to that, Margie?

LESLEY: Oh, there's two.

MARGIE: Yeah.

MARGIE: Oh, that's them.

LESLEY: (SOFTLY) There's two... MARGIE: Look at that, with the brass.

LESLEY: (WHISPERS) Oh!

MARGIE: Top notch...

They're so flat against the brass.

MARGIE: Yeah.

LESLEY: I love that.

MARGIE: It says on the ticket... "..Brass-bottomed convex coffin plane."

A coffin plane?!

VO: So called due to its coffin like shape, not because it was used to make coffins.

Ha.

You know, they're very very precious, these.

They put their names on them so nobody can pinch them.

LESLEY: What, the carpenters did?

MARGIE: Mm.

LESLEY: Right.

MARGIE: So you're looking for a name somewhere.

Right.

So this belonged to a man called R Tower.

T-O-W-E-R. LESLEY: Wow.

MARGIE: Yeah.

I think it's gorgeous.

This is boxwood, it says... MARGIE: Yeah.

LESLEY: ..by the way.

Yes.

MARGIE: That's boxwood, and this is probably some kind of fruitwood.

MARGIE: Pearwood or something.

LESLEY: Yeah.

MARGIE: So, are you fancying these?

LESLEY: (SOFTLY) Oh, I'd love these... MARGIE: Well, we'll try... LESLEY: Can we see if we can... MARGIE: Yeah, get a deal on the two.

VO: So that's 16 on the fruitwood plane and 15 on the boxwood.

Right, well, so we've bought something.

We think we've... LESLEY: Yes.

MARGIE: ..bought something.

MARGIE: Let's carry on, yeah.

LESLEY: Let's carry on.

VO: One each for the maybe pile, but there's plenty more on offer.

Anything else tickle your fancy?

I've been walking past this.

LESLEY: This?

MARGIE: This.

Not that, this.

And I just think it's a really nice old thing.

MARGIE: It's.... LESLEY: Yeah?

I just think it's been made for a purpose.

Probably wine.

Look, it's got age.

OK. You've got the kiln marks.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

MARGIE: You've got this lovely sort of naive... LESLEY: OK. MARGIE: ..primitive design on it.

It's old.

LESLEY: Yes.

It's...It's sort of early, mid-Victorian.

And it's stoneware?

MARGIE: Yeah.

Yeah.

LESLEY: Yeah, OK. Glazed stoneware.

It's very... And it's not really my bag, but I just...I love this decoration.

LESLEY: The glazing is actually very... Yeah, yeah.

LESLEY: ..very nice, isn't it?

MARGIE: Yeah.

LESLEY: This bit isn't glazed, is it?

Which is interesting... Yeah.

I can tell by the look on your face.

Is that a song, I can tell by the look on your face?

MARGIE: You're not keen on it!

LESLEY: Probably!

I don't know anything about it.

It doesn't call to me because it's not something I'm familiar with.

Yeah, it's not really a thing of beauty.

LESLEY: You're the expert and if it's calling to you, I'd be stupid not to listen to that.

LESLEY: Let's give it a go.

MARGIE: Pressure.

Pressure.

Right, let's see how much it is.

OK. VO: Back to Tash.

(SOFTLY) See what David thinks of this...

Right, David, I'm back with another item.

Multi-faceted, this time hexagonal, not octagonal.

And we've gone from English oak to Italian glass.

So prepare for something a bit heavier.

Here we are...

So this is some Murano glass.

VO: Murano is an island north of Venice and has been making exquisite glass pieces since the 13th century.

This probably started life as an ashtray, but nowadays makes a very handsome desk tidy.

I hope it feels good in your hands.

I can tell you, to me, it's so appealing visually.

But to you, does weight mean...

Does it count for something?

It's like a paperweight to me.

NATASHA: Mm, mm.

It's like, you've got lots of things on the desk and you wanna hold them down.

But in my case, you don't wanna crush the Braille.

So you read Braille, and if you were to put something heavy on top of it, it would flatten it?

DAVID: Yeah, it does.

And wet.

NATASHA: Of course!

Ah...

I've had loads of problems with that.

And pages stick together, so we used to have to use talcum powder when I was in government to make sure, when I was reading a statement at the dispatch box, I didn't end up turning two pages over.

NATASHA: So, talcum powder... DAVID: It did happen once.

NATASHA: ..for the perspiration?

DAVID: It did happen once.

I ad-libbed until I found the place.

You are a pro.

You are an absolute pro.

NATASHA: That's incredible.

DAVID: Ah, dear.

The only... And it's not really a concern that I have, is that this colorway, this green and amber, I don't know the most desirable colorways, but I'm going to say that it's marked up at £39, and I don't think that this will be the most desirable, otherwise we'd know about it.

Do you think if we put the two together and we had at least a reasonable negotiation, we might get somewhere?

Just turn around to your left.

Good boy.

NATASHA: There we go.

Straight ahead.

DAVID: Straight up, good boy.

NATASHA: I'll grab the Mouseman and the Murano.

DAVID: Good boy.

NATASHA: There we go.

We're off to the dealer.

VO: Tim's the man.

Not talking about me, him!

There's 39 on the Murano and 175 on the Mouseman.

Let's see what can be done.

TIM: Oh hi, David.

I'm here.

DAVID: Oh, Tim.

Hi.

How are you getting on?

Well, it depends on the negotiation we're about to have.

TIM: Well... DAVID: So let's see how we go.

DAVID: Tim, with Tasha's help, I've picked up two pieces.

Lovely.

And the price we were thinking of... Oh dear.

NATASHA: Get ready, Tim, get ready.

TIM: OK.

I'm waiting.

NATASHA: You should get ready.

..was around 140, 145.

Oh my goodness.

You know what the total is, don't you, David?

I do know what the total is.

Yeah, add these up...

The total originally, originally on retail was 214.

TIM: £214.

NATASHA: Correct.

And I know we're not in a bazaar.

OK?

No.

Well, looking at the prices on these and knowing what's in them, I think probably the best I can do would be 170.

(INHALES) OK, we're getting there.

DAVID: Let me not be churlish.

TIM: No.

DAVID: And having negotiated with a chancellor of the exchequer, who was a Scotsman, by the way, Tash.

Yeah, yeah, I know.

You know, with all...with all the implications.

And I'm a Yorkshireman so, you know, with all those implications...

Yes, what chance have you got?

..what if we could click... TIM: Yeah.

DAVID: ..on 165?

Yeah, I'll do that.

I think that's very fair.

VO: Very generous, Tim.

That's £126 paid for the Mouseman, and £39 paid for the Murano.

Thank you so much, Tim!

TIM: Thanks a lot.

DAVID: God bless!

TIM: Thanks very much... DAVID: Thank you.

Let's go while we're winning!

NATASHA: Barley, lead the way.

VO: That leaves David and Natasha with £235 to spend.

NATASHA: Two items down.

DAVID: Two down.

NATASHA: And in the light...

I'm not sure how many to go, but we've still got some money to spend.

VO: Back inside, Lesley and Margie are still browsing.

Amble over to another cabinet... LESLEY: Another cabinet.

MARGIE: To be totally confused.

So much to see, isn't there?

MARGIE: I know, I know, I know.

LESLEY: Amazing.

I've just seen something... MARGIE: What've you seen?

LESLEY: ..that's really nice.

MARGIE: I know.

LESLEY: That mug.

Let's have a look.

LESLEY: Because... MARGIE: Oh, look at that!

Oh my goodness.

..my dad was in the RAF.

MARGIE: Was he?

LESLEY: Yeah.

Yeah, he did his National Service... MARGIE: Did he?

Oh, bless him.

LESLEY: ..in the RAF.

Yeah.

MARGIE: Now, that is interesting.

And I must say that Shelley is collectable.

LESLEY: Is it?

Right.

MARGIE: Yeah.

People like... MARGIE: ..to collect Shelley pottery.

What does that say on the bottom...?

Oh, it says RAF!

MARGIE: RAF.

Oh, and look on the...on here.

RAF as well.

It's the... MARGIE: Oh, right.

LESLEY: With the beautiful... What do you call it?

Crest, isn't it?

Yeah, their crest.

I'll tell you what, though.

That's a shame, isn't it?

LESLEY: Yes.

MARGIE: We've got real damage there.

Well, not damage, wear.

Well, it's...a sort of patina, isn't it?

Because it's worn.

Yeah, it gives it a bit of age.

It's... Yeah, exactly.

VO: Ticket price £12.

Not exactly breaking the bank.

Do you think that's a possibility?

Yes, please.

We're not spending big, are we?

No, I'm sorry...!

I'll try and up me game.

VO: So that's the two woodworking planes, the unpriced stoneware flagon and the Shelley mug.

Let's speak to Tim.

Tim?

LESLEY: Hello, Tim.

TIM: Hi there.

I found this.

So, Tim, you've got this on at £12... TIM: Yeah.

..which, I have to say, I think is a reasonable price...

It's a come and get it price, isn't it?

Yeah.

I'm not gonna argue with you about that one.

We also had our eye on two beautiful little planes.

Little planes, yeah.

VO: Ticket price, £31 for the pair.

If I offered you, as a goodwill gesture, £1 off.

LESLEY: Oh, that's very kind.

TIM: £30 for the two.

Yeah, but the other item that we liked, which I think is a bit more expensive, is... ..the stoneware flagon.

What price have you got on that?

I've got 59 on that because it is a bit of a rarity.

Right.

Well, it's old, isn't it?

TIM: Yes.

Is that your best price on that?

Um, I'll take a cheeky offer.

You tell me what you're thinking.

What're we thinking?

45?

MARGIE: 30.

LESLEY: Oh, very cheeky!

Cuz I'm worried about it cuz she doesn't like it.

OK. Well no, I wouldn't say that.

It's growing on me.

..do you 35 on that one.

LESLEY: 35?!

TIM: Give you a sporting chance.

That's very generous.

Thank you.

MARGIE: That's marvelous.

LESLEY: Rubbish haggler, I am.

LESLEY: Thank you very much.

MARGIE: That's it.

Thank you very much indeed.

Thanks very much, both of you.

MARGIE: Are you happy?

LESLEY: Very happy.

MARGIE: Thank you.

TIM: Great.

Especially with me mug.

VO: That's £77 in total.

Good chap, Tim.

Great name too.

TIM: Thank you very much.

VO: That leaves the ladies with £323 and a clutch of items to be sent on to the saleroom.

I think we've done alright there.

I really enjoyed that.

I thought that went ever so well.

Don't know if we made any money but I really enjoyed it!

BOTH: (LAUGH) VO: Elsewhere, our politician and his new intern are enjoying the charms of the open road.

You're in the right seat.

I'm in the left.

NATASHA: Yeah... Oh!

DAVID: We are...

Barley's in the center.

Barley...Barley's keeping an eye on us.

VO: A little bit of politics there.

Now, if we win this Antiques Road Trip, I presume that will be the proudest moment of your life.

DAVID: Oh, undoubtedly.

NATASHA: Absolutely.

I mean, all the other things, education, Home Office, all of that, nothing compared with winning this.

So, yes, this could be a proud moment, but can you choose your proudest?

The proudest thing I've been able to do is to demonstrate for youngsters who have got a disability, "That guy did it, I can do it."

Mm.

So that's what I'm really proud of, that in the end, I managed to show that you could do it, whatever the challenge you've got, not just in politics, in life, if you've got the will and the confidence, go for it.

VO: Meanwhile, David and Natasha have taken a little detour and are making their way to Pateley Bridge.

This pretty market town lies in the heart of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

However, there's more than just rural delights to be found here, as it's home to what is believed to be the oldest sweet shop in England.

NATASHA: So the entrance... DAVID: Good boy, find left.

Find left.

Find the door.

There's a good boy!

NATASHA: (CHUCKLES) Very low door!

VO: It's been in business since the early 19th century and is one of the few shops left selling traditional sweets and confectionery that can't be found anywhere else.

David and Natasha are meeting owner Ben Howie.

Tash, welcome to the oldest sweet shop in the world.

And, being Yorkshire, we'd have to claim it was the oldest... You would.

..even if it wasn't.

But, Ben, it is, isn't it?

It is, yeah.

It's been continuously trading since 1827 in this very room, if you like.

VO: When this shop first opened, George IV was on the throne and big things were afoot in the world of confection.

The Industrial Revolution meant half the population were living in towns.

Sweet shops sprang up as confectionery became something people of all classes ate.

For the first time, sweets were made with children in mind.

So take us back to 1827.

This sweet shop has just been opened up.

Would visitors have made their way here specifically, as a bit of a tourist destination?

It wouldn't have been necessarily for tourists.

It would've been more of a local convenience store... NATASHA: Mm.

BEN: ..for local people.

Sweets historically had lots of medicinal purposes before modern medicine came in, so things such as your coltsfoot Rock, your aniseed balls, your Throat and Chest, your Army and Navy sweets.

A bit like a pharmacy.

It'd be a chemist's shop.

Exactly, and then later on, it was very common to see sweet shops and pharmacies together.

So this is a prime example.

Just behind you there, there would have been an archway through to the pharmacy when modern medicine started becoming... One bit to give you a toothache and another bit to stop the toothache.

NATASHA: It's a conspiracy.

A conspiracy!

VO: Mass production soon meant sweet treats were easier to manufacture in vast quantities, with the world's first chocolate bar produced by Bristol-based Fry's in 1840.

Tash, have you spotted anything that catches your atten...fancy?

Yeah, something quite unusual, actually.

There is a strange trick of the eye sweetie called a River Nidd stone.

Well, I've never seen the like, so I think I have to try one of those.

David, what're you thinking?

I'm gonna be really traditional and have a pear drop.

Of course you are.

Of course you are.

VO: During World War II, sweets were a rare treat due to rationing.

But in the 50s and 60s, they boomed in popularity.

It wasn't until the advent of the modern supermarket in the 80s and 90s that the high street sweet shop began to disappear.

Thankfully, a few, like this one, remain.

NATASHA: Here they are... Amazing.

I'm genuinely looking at pebbles.

It's quite mind-blowing.

Right!

I've gone for a gray pebble.

And they're a bit like pebbles, these, actually.

NATASHA & BEN: (LAUGH) Yeah!

DAVID: They do feel a little...

I don't suppose they look like pebbles, but...

They're sort of Wizard of Oz pebbles.

They're pink and yellow and quite technicolor.

And probably extremely bad for me.

Yes.

Go on, treat yourself.

Brilliant.

Oh, that's delicious.

Now, Ben, will we have to spend some of our budget paying for these?

BEN: It's alright, don't worry.

NATASHA: It's a freebie, is it?

Yeah, it's a freebie.

It's on the house.

This is the only time this is going to happen to us on this trip - we got a freebie.

So I think we should absolutely scarper before you change your mind.

Ben, thank you so much for a fascinating history.

DAVID: Absolutely great.

NATASHA: Yeah!

VO: Yorkshire has a sweet tooth.

It was once the confectionery capital of Britain.

From Bassett's licorice to Terry's chocolate, many of the nation's most widely enjoyed sweets have their origins in the county.

Whilst David and Natasha have been enjoying the end product, Lesley and Margie have made their way to Knaresborough.

They're meeting local fudge maker Lizzie Meynell to learn how Yorkshire's sugary tradition is being kept alive.

MARGIE: (LAUGHS) We're ready.

So hands are all washed, Lizzie.

We're all ready to go.

MARGIE: And I shall watch... LESLEY: What do we do?

LIZZIE: We're going to get our condensed milk...

This is condensed milk, is it?

LIZZIE: ..and pour it into the pan.

OK... Oh, look at that.

Doesn't that look lovely?

Here you are, assistant.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

And then we'll just let this heat to temperature.

OK. And is that the white chocolate there?

Yes.

Shall we pop it in now?

Because our...

Yes, why not?

..condensed milk is warm enough.

Right.

LIZZIE: Mixes in, depending on what we're going for.

So now we're going to pour in our vanilla essence.

LESLEY: Oh, I love vanilla.

MARGIE: Gosh.

LESLEY: Oh-ho-ho!

Look at that.

LIZZIE: (CHUCKLES) VO: Whilst fudge was first created in America, Yorkshire has a proud history making it, with Harrogate and York famous for its fudge worldwide.

LIZZIE: OK, so here we have melted white chocolate that we're going to drizzle on top to create a nice little design.

LIZZIE: Would you like to... LESLEY: The artistic bit.

Me?!

LESLEY: Hold on, so it's keeping moving, isn't it?

Get going.

We don't want a big lump anywhere.

That's it.

I'll try and not give you a big lump then, Margie.

MARGIE: (LAUGHS) So how long does it take to set?

So I leave it to set overnight in the fridge.

BOTH: Oh, right...

So we've got some for you to take away.

LESLEY: Oh!

MARGIE: Ah!

LIZZIE: (CHUCKLES) Here we go today.

Oh, that's fantastic.

Thank you very much, Lizzie... LIZZIE: My pleasure.

LESLEY: ..for showing us how to make this.

LESLEY: OK, bye.

LIZZIE: Bye!

VO: Time for the gang to get together and share some of Yorkshire's finest.

Ooh, looks like they've already found a nice spot nearby at Ripley Castle.

David, here they come.

LESLEY: Hiya, guys.

Oh, not the terrible twins!

With a basket of goodies.

DAVID: Oh dear.

What've you been up to?

Well, we've been making fudge.

Do you know, all my political life, I've been trying to avoid fudge.

MARGIE: Not that kind of fudge.

LESLEY: Why?!

Oh!

I'm being slow, aren't I?

DAVID: Fudge!

You're being slow.

LESLEY: Oh, sorry.

You're allowed to fudge it here... DAVID: I'll fudge it here.

Look at this that I've brought.

Isn't this the most lovely setting for a sweet picnic?

Now, all I can say is, what've you got in your bag?

NATASHA: Mm.

LESLEY: Oh yes!

Mm.

A bit of nostalgia actually.

Yeah, you've got to be careful with these.

They'll break your teeth.

There you are, you just... LESLEY: They're proper pebbles.

DAVID: ..show Marge.

Oh, I know what these are!

Pear drops.

Yes.

Oh, fluorescent pear... Oh, they match my outfit.

Match your jacket!

MARGIE: They match my jacket!

It hasn't stopped you talking, Lesley, so they can't be that bad.

This pear drop's stopped me talking.

Margie's just lost about four teeth.

We'll need to get in the car and take you to the nearest dentist!

DAVID: I did warn you!

VO: Not a bad idea!

Let's wrap this picnic up and get back in the motor.

DAVID: Been looking after Barley, of course... Oh, we love Barley boy.

He's sat in the back, well strapped in and... LESLEY: Yes.

DAVID: ..he's a great dog.

I've had seven dogs now, so... Have you really?

Do they retire them after a while?

DAVID: Yeah, they do.

LESLEY: Yeah.

DAVID: Usually about 9, 10... LESLEY: Oh... DAVID: ..sometimes 11.

My second dog was violently sick during the late Nigel Lawson's budget speech in 1988.

Must be a Labour dog.

DAVID: And Dennis Skinner, who was a very famous MP... Bolsover, yes.

..Bolsover MP at the time... ..shouted out, "Who's gonna clear this mess up?"

And we weren't sure whether he meant what the dog had done or what the chancellor was doing.

VO: It's a dog's life, eh?

Nighty night.

VO: It's the second day of our Tour de Yorkshire and the Volvo is back on the road.

Did you find anything worth having?

Well, that's a moot point, because what feels nice might not sell well.

Well, that's a...that's a good point.

I suspect that we might be better on the second day.

I think we've kept our powder dry.

VO: And a good thing, too.

We've got more shops to explore and treasures to unearth.

I can't wait to see what you've bought, though.

Well, I wouldn't hold your breath if I were you.

LESLEY: (LAUGHS) DAVID: It's proving to be a challenge, let's put it that way.

LESLEY: (CHUCKLES) VO: He's not done that badly, has he, Barley?

Shall we find somewhere safe and take a look in the boot?

Well, I've got three extremely different items.

I'm gonna hand you this little beauty.

Are you sure it's a beauty?

LESLEY: (LAUGHS) I think it is.

Can you tell what that is, David?

DAVID: I haven't got a first idea.

That's called a coffin plane.

And on the bottom, if you feel on the bottom of it, there's brass.

There's a beautiful brass plate.

What do you do with it?

Well, you plane wood.

There are a pair of them.

I'll pass you both of them.

DAVID: OK. LESLEY: That one's boxwood, that one's a sort of fruitwood.

So they're not really a pair?

No, they're not identical, but there are two of them!

OK, there are two of them.

Like we're a pair, David.

How much did you pay for the pair?

We paid £30 for the pair.

DAVID: Oh, that was a good deal.

LESLEY: Do you think?

DAVID: Sorry.

Yeah...

I'm very envious of that... ..because I think that's worth £30.

I would pay £30 for that, yes, cuz I just think it's... And I think that's probably worth a tenner, so...

It's a little work of art, yes.

VO: Lesley also picked up a mid Victorian stone glazed wine flagon for £35 and a 1940s RAF Shelley mug for just £12... We're not spending big, are we?

No, I'm sorry...!

VO: ..leaving her with £323 for today, while David proved himself a tough haggler...

The price we were thinking of... Oh dear.

..around 140, 145.

Oh my goodness.

VO: ..and has £235 left after picking up a Mouseman cheeseboard and a mid-century Murano glass bowl.

LESLEY: So David, how much did you pay for this beautiful piece?

Looks very expensive.

DAVID: £39.

LESLEY: No!

Is that all?

I think we're in trouble.

That's amazing.

That's very generous of you.

LESLEY: No, I think it's lovely.

But we've more things to buy today, haven't we?

..because you're Yorkshire and because you're my friend, I wish you well.

And I wish you all the very best, my darling.

DAVID: Thank you very much.

LESLEY: (LAUGHS) VO: David's being dropped off at his rendezvous with Natasha in Wetherby.

This busy market town is home to a plethora of independent shops, one of which is our next destination - Stafford Hall Antiques & Vintage.

We're pretty much here, David.

OK, find the door.

Good boy.

Find right.

NATASHA: Right, he's found the door.

Two steps up.

Very good.

The dog had found the steps.

Well, this looks quite posh, you know.

VO: Owned and run by David Hall, small items, watches and jewelry are the specialty here, and there's plenty of it for David to splash some of the cash he has left.

David, thanks for welcoming us.

Yes, lovely to meet you.

I'm afraid I might give you a hard time... ..you know.

Be prepared.

OK. And you can give me a hard time back.

Right, I've been told.

All I can say, David, is I've seen this David in action.

So you'd better be ready for some tough negotiations.

DAVID: Very good, right.

We're in your hands.

Yeah.

I'll leave you to have a look around then.

Thanks very much indeed.

Actually, David, follow my voice because I've just seen something perfect.

VO: David and Natasha have £235 in the kitty.

Oh hello, that looks familiar.

NATASHA: Stop right there.

DAVID: Let me come round.

This is bananas...

The exact Mouseman cheeseboard we bought yesterday.

There isn't!

At the exact same price.

DAVID: That bodes well for us.

NATASHA: It does bode well.

DAVID: Let's go for it.

NATASHA: Or... ..they're up and down every antique shop in the land!

VO: Crikey, what a coincidence.

Anyhow, let's find out what our other pair are up to.

MARGIE: What do you do if you forget your lines?

If you forget your lines, you sing, "Kiss my arse.

I come from Leeds."

MARGIE: Really?

LESLEY: It fits everything.

(SINGS OPERATICALLY) Kiss my arse, I'm from Leeds.

Pavarotti needs to know that, he really does, in case... Well, how does that go down with the audience?

Oh, they love it!

(LAUGHS) VO: Lesley and Margie are en route to Ripon, a busy little cathedral city steeped in history.

LESLEY: Oh, it's here, it's here!

OK. MARGIE: That looks nice.

LESLEY: Let's find somewhere to park.

I'll try round here.

LESLEY: Looks nice, doesn't it?

MARGIE: It does, yeah.

VO: They have an appointment at Number 1 Antiques & Collectables, owned and run by dealer Andrew Kingsford.

LESLEY: Come on, Margie.

I'm keen.

MARGIE: Have a look in the window... VO: The ladies are in possession of £323, so can afford to go big in here.

And these are gorgeous.

I really like the glass.

Really lovely.

And the lead, they're heavy.

They've got weight, you know, they've got age.

So, I need Margie.

VO: Where has your expert got herself?

Margie?

Oh, there she is, look.

LESLEY: Now, Margie... MARGIE: Yeah?

..I've seen something.

I just need to know what you think.

LESLEY: Because who am I?

MARGIE: Yeah.

LESLEY: So, there's a pair of these now... MARGIE: Yeah.

LESLEY: ..and they're... LESLEY: Ooh, they're lead, cuz they're heavy.

MARGIE: Yeah.

LESLEY: I think they're lead and glass.

Beautiful glass... MARGIE: Now, I quite like this.

LESLEY: ..lanterns.

And he's got the fittings... MARGIE: Yeah.

..to be able to hang them.

And a little rose.

But they're not original, the fittings, but these...

They're so heavy, have a feel.

What do you think?

MARGIE: Well, I like stuff like this.

LESLEY: Yes.

Me too.

MARGIE: And... ..he's not actually got them together, which... Why would he not do that?

Cuz you miss... Yeah, I missed that completely the first time.

Do you wanna get them out?

LESLEY: Yeah, yeah.

MARGIE: It's got its brother or sister here.

So it's...it's a pair.

LESLEY: Yes.

They're probably Edwardian, turn of the century, 1900.

1910?

Well, they've got a sort of contemporary vibe, haven't they?

LESLEY: I think.

MARGIE: Yeah.

LESLEY: Could see that in the hallway of a modern house.

It's got a nice bit of detail there, like a diamond effect on the stained glass.

And no cracks, no damage at all.

MARGIE: Amazingly, no cracks.

LESLEY: Yeah.

VO: No damage to the items, but what's the damage on price?

Uh, 140...

Does that say each?

LESLEY: 140 each?

MARGIE: Yeah.

That's dear, isn't it?

Yeah.

Very dear.

But who knows.

If we buy something else... LESLEY: Yes.

..he's fed up with them... LESLEY: You never know.

MARGIE: ..wants a change.

He's not put them together, which...

It's a good sign, is it, that?

MARGIE: Yeah.

LESLEY: Yeah.

In terms of... Let's be optimistic.

Let's go and see what else you want.

LESLEY: (SOFTLY) I do like them though.

I think they've got a chance.

LESLEY: OK. VO: One for the maybe pile then.

Meanwhile, 20 miles away in Wetherby, how are David and Natasha getting on?

I'm looking at these German vases, but I don't really think they're your style.

DAVID: I doubt it.

I really doubt it.

However... Oh, labels are so handy, because there is a highly polished bit of silver in front of me.

I'm handing it to you.

It's Sheffield silver!

DAVID: Oh!

Well done!

NATASHA: Finally!

NATASHA: Finally a bit of Sheffield silver.

DAVID: Well done.

VO: David's home city, of course.

NATASHA: And doesn't that feel delicate?

DAVID: It feels wonderful.

It is delicate.

It is so well looked after.

It's great, isn't it?

Beautifully designed.

Those handles are gorgeous.

It is on a stand and it's shallow, so the shape is known as a tazza, which comes from the Italian.

It's like a sort of...a shallow drinking glass shape.

DAVID: And what year?

Does it say a year on it?

NATASHA: It did.

DAVID: Or has it got a symbol... DAVID: ..that you can...?

NATASHA: There is the... NATASHA: ..crown for Sheffield, so that's on the hallmark, fantastic.

And it has an F, which, the label handily informs me without looking it up, is 1923, so George V. How much are they asking for it?

Alright, alright.

We'll get there, we'll get there.

Did it feel weighty in your hands at all?

It felt gentle in my hands.

It's delicate.

Now, that is...not a problem, but silver at auction does sell quite a lot of the time by the weight.

DAVID: OK. NATASHA: But I think that what we're looking at is something so highly decorative... What's the label on it?

..that the collectors... Alright, David, alright!

I'm giving it the spiel here.

You want to know how much.

Yeah, I'm the hard man.

Come on.

VO: Tell the man the price, Natasha!

It's £84... DAVID: Are you gonna put it down?

And we'll have a look and see if we can do what we've done before, which is to find two pieces.

Yeah, that's the plan.

Let's put it on the list.

That's my technique, the two pieces.

Yeah, I'm learning, the Blunkett technique.

DAVID: Alright.

NATASHA: I'm liking it.

VO: David's turning into a pro.

Oh, nice brooch.

This is a contender.

David, you've handily positioned yourself quite near dealer David's counter, so you must be keen to do a deal.

I am.

NATASHA: Keen to get this done?

DAVID: I am.

Well, let me just add this to our list.

It's a little Norwegian silver brooch.

And Norwegian silver's particularly desirable when it's enameled.

DAVID: It's really delicate, isn't it?

NATASHA: It is.

Very, very delicate.

It's not a piece of clumsy... No it's not.

DAVID: ..art deco, which I hate.

NATASHA: No, it's not!

Oh, no, you don't like the feel of deco?

No.

Well, this is a bit later than that.

It's probably 1950s.

Yeah.

It's silver, it's marked as such.

It's a very deep blue.

But that's OK.

I couldn't find a red one.

Well, I won't be wearing it, so that's OK. You shan't.

But... DAVID: What's...what's the price?

NATASHA: It's quite reasonably priced at 55.

Now, these are popular, especially when the condition's good, but I think it's probably 30 to 50 at auction.

As always with our shopping, it's just, just too much.

So it comes down to bulking it together with the tazza.

OK. Well we'll see what we can do... And see what we can do.

DAVID: ..with a joint deal.

NATASHA: Yeah.

I like it.

I think this is well worth having a punt at.

Let's do this.

I'm ready to see you in action once again.

Yesterday was a marvel.

So, David... VO: Get ready.

It's time for the Blunkett technique.

NATASHA: Ah, there you are!

DAVID HALL (DH): Hello.

NATASHA: Ready to deal, I hope.

DH: Hopefully.

DAVID: We've found two really nice pieces and we've gotta try and make a profit at auction.

DAVID: So... DH: Of course.

DAVID: ..I'm afraid we've got to have a bit of a negotiation.

Right.

And knowing that we're both from Yorkshire and we're both...

It's gonna be tough, yeah.

DAVID: ..David, it's gonna be tough.

One of them's marked up at the moment at 84... ..and the other's marked up at 55.

Mm-hm, mm-hm.

And what I'd like to propose to you is that we look at the 84... ..at around 50, 55... ..and we look at the 55 at around 40.

So that would be around 90, 95.

NATASHA: OK. Two figures.

OK... DH: Right.

NATASHA: We went there, David.

We went there.

It's a little bit lower than what I was thinking.

I could go to 110 for you.

NATASHA: What do you think...?

DH: Round figures.

DAVID: It's a deal.

NATASHA: It's a deal!

DH: Brilliant.

NATASHA: It happens.

DH: Thanks very much.

NATASHA: David met David.

I now have to produce the money.

VO: David's paid 67 for the tazza and 43 for the brooch.

DAVID: Thanks very much indeed.

DH: Thanks very much.

I think a good deal all round.

DH: Brilliant.

NATASHA: A good deal, yeah.

NATASHA: Bye, David.

Thank you.

DH: Bye.

NATASHA: Right, that was brilliant.

Another two down, David.

VO: Leaving them with £125.

Now, let's nip back to Ripon and see if Lesley and Margie have uncovered more treasures.

LESLEY: Turn round... MARGIE: Oh no.

What do you think to these babies?

MARGIE: Oh no.

LESLEY: (LAUGHS) I love these!

MARGIE: Do you?

LESLEY: I do!

LESLEY: They're so baroque.

MARGIE: Oh, my... Baroque and roll.

They're so operatic!

It's like opera on a stick.

VO: They're a pair of porcelain candlesticks manufactured in Dresden, in Germany.

Dresden wares resemble Meissen originals popularized by Augustus the Strong, who was potty about porcelain.

LESLEY: They look almost like they're made of icing sugar... MARGIE: Yeah, they do.

LESLEY: Woo hoo hoo!

MARGIE: Right, well... LESLEY: Just love them.

You go and try and buy them now.

(SIGHS) Yes.

OK. How much are they?

275.

Right...

So we need him to come down a lot from that, don't we, really?

Well, if you want them... LESLEY: Yes.

MARGIE: OK. LESLEY: Let's go...

Yes.

MARGIE: D'you wanna lead on?

VO: Brace yourself, Andrew.

Here we go.

LESLEY: Andy.

ANDREW: Yes, dear?

Andy, darling.

I'm wilting already.

I'm in real trouble.

Now, I've seen some really nice things.

Well, I hope so.

There are some gorgeous... You don't get discount for flannel, you know.

(MUTTERS) Yes, you do.

There are some very lovely Meissen candlesticks that I've just fallen in love with, cuz they're so mad and operatic.

And then upstairs, there's a couple of those lovely cut... Well, they're not cut glass, are they?

MARGIE: Stained.

LESLEY: Stained glass... ..and lead lamps.

Hanging lamps.

Yeah, so what you're telling me is you want discount for bulk, don't you?

Yes, that's what I'm telling you!

LESLEY: If that's possible.

MARGIE: (LAUGHS) MARGIE: I know it's a big ask.

LESLEY: Yeah, yeah.

But we are buying... We're hoping to buy the two.

ANDREW: Yeah.

LESLEY: Yes.

We'll, say, do 220 for the candlesticks?

220, OK... Well, what would you say about the beautiful lamps upstairs?

VO: 140 each on the ticket.

They're not that beautiful.

LESLEY: OK, not so beautiful.

ANDREW: Oh, right.

The fairly average lamps upstairs.

Well, if you're doing the candlesticks, I'll do 110 on those.

LESLEY: 110.

ANDREW: Yeah.

So 310 altogether, is that?

ANDREW: (GROANS) Go on then.

LESLEY: (CHORTLES) Oh!

That's right, you can feel me wilting under the pressure...

I know when I'm outnumbered.

Arm's up the back.

Shake the gentleman's hand.

Thank you so much.

That's really, really kind of you.

VO: Very generous, Andrew.

That's 110 on the lightshades and 200 on the Meissen candlesticks, leaving just £13 to go on with.

That was great, love.

Thanks!

MARGIE: Bye!

VO: Their items will be packed and sent on later.

28 miles away, David and Natasha have landed in York and are already ensconced in their final shop, the Red House Antique Centre.

David still has £125 to spend.

Found anything yet, old bean?

A whole tray of stuff here.

I don't know what people would do with this.

I think this may be...not a male thing.

I think this is probably a female thing for powder and...stuff like that, lad.

As I'm a wine buff, might as well have a look at this.

(DINGS GLASS) VO: Speech!

Got a nice ring to it, if nothing else.

It's also got a price, which I can't read.

VO: It's £20, sir, but I think you can do better.

Aha!

Here are Lesley and Margie at last.

MARGIE: Right, are you ready for another?

LESLEY: Let's go.

MARGIE: Another bash.

LESLEY: You bet.

MARGIE: (CHUCKLES) VO: Now, these two don't have a lot of moolah left, only £13.

Not sure they'll find much in here for that.

How much is it...?

Not that we can afford it... LESLEY: £285.

MARGIE: How much?!

285.

VO: Oh, that doesn't reflect your budget at all.

Moving on, then!

So, look, let's have a look at this one... That's a nine carat, right?

That one is... LESLEY: 395.

MARGIE: Yeah, OK. LESLEY: 395.

MARGIE: Quite a lot.

Mm-hm.

VO: Not quite in your price range, unfortunately.

How's our other pair?

DAVID: So Tash, the finale.

You've been brilliant for two days.

What've you come up with?

NATASHA: Um, I have a couple of items here.

So what we have are two gla... Yeah, you have your hand on the stem of one.

DAVID: Yeah.

NATASHA: That's the larger of the two.

These are two Victorian glass wig stands, and they are very attractive, I have to say.

You mean you put wigs on them?

NATASHA: Exactly.

Wig comes off your head and is kept in shape by these wig stands.

The left one is quite heavy.

NATASHA: Oh really?

DAVID: Yeah.

NATASHA: That's because it is larger.

You'll need to tell me, um, what sort of period are we talking about?

NATASHA: Well, I... Cuz that's quite an extensive period.

NATASHA: Well, absolutely.

Huge, long reign.

I think that they are late Victorian.

For me, they're sort of 1870s, 80s.

DAVID: Yeah.

NATASHA: However, they just don't look that early to me.

But what they do look is authentically hand blown, and that's because the clear glass is imperfect.

Well, I think that's enough for me.

DAVID: I think we can go for it.

NATASHA: Great!

NATASHA: £90 is the target.

We're starting at 130.

If anyone can do it, David, you can, honestly.

Flattery'll get you absolutely everywhere.

NATASHA: Oh, fantastic.

DAVID: Thank you so much.

VO: And while they hunt for Lucy the dealer, it doesn't look like Lesley and Margie are having much luck.

LESLEY: So, shall we call it a day?

What do you think?

Well, we could... LESLEY: I'm ever so pleased with what we've got.

MARGIE: Are you?

LESLEY: Yes!

With your fancy candlesticks?

And your lovely flagon.

Oh, my flagon!

I'm dreading it.

Dreading it!

No, it's gonna be fun.

It's gonna be good.

VO: Well, they've declared on their innings, but David's still at the crease.

NATASHA: Lucy?

LUCY: Hello!

Would you come join us, please?

Yep.

NATASHA: You could probably hear us talking tactics.

Lucy, thank you so much.

I think this is the last throw of the dice and we need your help.

We've got two things here, which... Yeah.

..Tash has helped me pick out... ..which are very nice.

They are fabulous, aren't they?

DAVID: At the moment they're £65 each, which is more than we have left.

VO: £125, remember?

LUCY: Right... NATASHA: (CHUCKLES) And we would like you to do the best price you can for the two.

Yeah.

I think the absolute best would be 90 on those.

NATASHA: Let's do it.

DAVID: We've got a deal, Lucy.

We've got a deal, fabulous.

DAVID: ..90!

LUCY: Brilliant...

I've just got to now find the cash.

LUCY: Yeah.

Cuz with antiques, there's no point in getting a card out, is there?

So... NATASHA: Cash is king.

LUCY: No, cash is king.

LUCY: We like cash, yes.

NATASHA: Absolutely.

VO: And that's David all shopped up with £35 to spare.

DAVID: There we are.

LUCY: Perfect.

£90 on the nod.

Thank you very much.

Lucy, celebrate with us.

We're all done.

LUCY: Yes.

DAVID: It's absolutely great.

Celebrate.

It's fab.

We've got the auction to come... but that is it!

LUCY: Yeah, woohoo!

NATASHA: Woohoo!

I hope they do really well for you.

Let's hope the world needs wig stands.

LUCY: Yes!

DAVID: Very good!

VO: And that concludes our shopping on this trip.

Back to the motor and on we go.

LESLEY: How confident are you about what you've bought?

How confident are you that it's gonna make money?

DAVID: I'm not, really.

LESLEY: Right.

I'm hopeful rather than confident.

Anyway, we'll see how we get on.

Alright.

Fingers crossed.

And it's been...

It's been absolutely wonderful, Lesley.

Absolutely.

DAVID: Absolutely great being with you.

May the best Yorkshireperson win!

VO: Time for shut eye.

VO: The day of reckoning is upon us.

It's auction day, and Lesley, David and Barley are in the Volvo.

I'm really nervous.

Is this a bit like it is on election night?

Well, I've had some good election nights personally, and some very bad ones for the party.

What we've got to do, I think, is be very sanguine about it.

We've done our best.

Yes.

DAVID: And I don't mind you winning if Labour win the next general election.

That's a fair deal.

LESLEY: (CHUCKLES) Absolutely.

I will vote for that!

DAVID: OK. VO: After starting their journey in Harrogate, we're heading to Yorkshire's largest city, Leeds... ..for a final showdown at Morley's Auctioneers, where Natasha and Margie are waiting for their teammates.

Do you fancy your chances?

I definitely fancy...

I always fancy my chances.

What about that Mouseman?

Yeah.

Ooh... DAVID: Morning!

NATASHA: Oh, hello!

DAVID: Here we go again.

MARGIE: Ah!

NATASHA: Your ears must've been burning.

Here we go again.

NATASHA: We're saying, "Do you fancy your chances?"

MARGIE: How are you sweetheart?

LESLEY: Oh, lovely to see you.

NATASHA: Well, it's great to see you...

This is the nervous bit.

I'm so... NATASHA: Oh, yes.

LESLEY: ..nervous.

But we need to ascend into the auction house.

So there are some stairs, so follow us.

DAVID: Let's see how we go.

NATASHA: Follow us.

Right... DAVID: Find the steps.

Good boy.

NATASHA: Find the steps.

DAVID: I got it.

NATASHA: There we go.

VO: Inside, the punters have been eyeing up the lots and are itching to get bidding.

There's buyers online and on the phones too.

Auctioneer Bernie Neal is in charge of the hammer today.

Nice titfer, mate.

£8 only.

All done, then...?

VO: Lesley and Margie spent £387 on five lots, including the pair of Dresden candlesticks.

What do you make of them, Bernie?

BERNIE: Classic design.

Typical Meissen, late 19th century.

A great designer, painter, artist.

What holds it back is it had restoration on some of it.

But even so, there's still collectors of that.

VO: Sounds positive.

Meanwhile, David and Natasha parted with £365, also on five lots, spending the most on that Mouseman cheeseboard.

Bernie, what do you think?

Obviously it's a typical Yorkshire piece of wood, made in Kilburn, not a million miles away from here.

Should do well.

It's a classic design.

Slight damage to the mouse.

Looks like someone's hit it with an axe.

But apart from that, it should do well.

VO: Wonderful.

The auction is about to start.

Let's take our places.

Here we are.

So, you been to an auction before?

No, never been to an auction.

Oh, you must've been to countless charity ones.

Actually, I have been once.

I bought a load of dodgy carpets.

How did you get yourself back?

VO: First up, David and Natasha's cheeseboard.

Can they nibble a bit of profit from this?

NATASHA: We paid 126... MARGIE: Oh!

..for this Mouseman cheeseboard, and do you know something, on reflection, in this moment, I think we paid too much.

I think, on reflection, we were insane.

BERNIE: £85.

NATASHA: Go on.

LESLEY: (GASPS) NATASHA: We have 90.

MARGIE: Hey.

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

BERNIE: £90 first.

MARGIE: Hey!

In the room first at £90.

BERNIE: 95 online.

NATASHA: Go on.

I'll give John a chance first.

NATASHA: Yeah, go on.

BERNIE: £100 with John then.

NATASHA: Yeah.

LESLEY: Go on, John.

In the room first at 110.

I'll take your bid at 110.

120.

One more and it's a profit.

BERNIE: Competition now.

130.

There we go.

ALL: Yes!

BERNIE: 130.

140!

LESLEY: Oh!

NATASHA: David!

Last chance.

At 140, then.

Well done.

Fair warning at home.

You're out.

With you, sir, at one hundred and forty... ..pounds.

LESLEY: Yay!

NATASHA: Thank you.

VO: Just squeaked into positive figures with that one.

Congratulations.

We speculated, we accumulated.

Well done, Tash.

Oh, thanks, David.

Thank you.

Yeah, you got it right.

VO: Let's see if Lesley and Margie can get in on the action with their Shelley RAF mug next.

MARGIE: Lesley's favorite.

LESLEY: Yes!

My favorite.

Next lot is the 1940s Shelley mug there with the RAF decoration.

£30 on the Shelley mug.

At £30.

MARGIE: Come on.

BERNIE: Worth every penny... BERNIE: ..at £30.

Start me at £20.

Oh no.

BERNIE: Come on, wake up.

Let's do 10.

£10 bid.

Thank you!

BERNIE: 12 on the internet now.

LESLEY: Yay!

BERNIE: £12 bid.

One more, it's a profit!

£15 against you, internet.

Come on, you want it.

MARGIE: Come on, 20.

LESLEY: I want it!

Is that it, then?

At just £15.

Your bid, sir at £15.

That's hard work.

£15... NATASHA: Woohoo!

DAVID: Well done.

MARGIE: (LAUGHS) LESLEY: Mwah, mwah, mwah.

DAVID: Well done.

NATASHA: We salute you!

DAVID: I am... MARGIE: Well done.

..genuinely pleased for you.

Oh, thank you.

VO: £3 to the good and both teams are up and running.

You can say you made a 25% profit.

NATASHA: Yeah.

LESLEY: You're good at maths.

No, actually, I'm good at being a politician.

VO: Next up, David and Natasha's mid century Murano glass bowl.

How are we feeling about this one?

I am bid £25 on commission.

OK, let's keep going.

With me on commission.

At 25.

Against you, internet.

Take 28, quickly.

28 now.

We need a few more.

BERNIE: Asking 30.

£30 bid.

Anybody in the room coming to play or not?

No?

It's online at £32.

I'll take five.

Don't miss it.

Don't miss it.

Last chance.

Hammer's up at just £32... Just shy, just shy.

Did you lose money on that?

We did.

Are you happy about that, Margie?

Are you happy?

VO: Despite Margie's schadenfreude, it's only a small loss.

Plenty more to come.

It's a shame because it did look so good.

And it felt great in the hands.

Lovely piece of glass.

Lovely piece of glass.

VO: Will it be plain sailing for Lesley and Margie's next lot?

Let's find out.

They're beautiful, you know, and they're artisan.

LESLEY: David's favorite word.

DAVID: I like artisan.

They're artisan.

Like, you had to pay 30 for them.

Yeah, but I still think you'll only get 18.

25 to go.

£25.

LESLEY: (WHISPERS) Come on.

BERNIE: £20.

Where are the hands?

BERNIE: Have you tried to make these things?

£15 on the lovely pieces of...

They're actually pieces of art.

Thank you.

They are pieces of art, to be fair.

Exactly.

BERNIE: I'll do 10, and that is it.

I'm gonna buy them myself.

I'm not allowed to, by the way.

Give it £10... 10 in the room.

John, thank you.

I'll take 12?

Against you, internet.

You've got this wrong, David.

It's a tenner.

BERNIE: £10 bid.

Internet, you can bid two more pounds.

They're worth so much more than that, you know?

Is that it?

12.

LESLEY: Aha!

NATASHA: Oh!

John?

Only one moth got away.

15, thank you.

NATASHA: John's on the case.

LESLEY: That's one.

One more bid and David was right.

We're nearly at David's... BERNIE: At £15.

Hammer's up, make no mistake.

At 15, and selling to you, sir.

15... NATASHA: Oh!

No good.

MARGIE: (SIGHS) I'm sorry.

VO: That's a shame.

A 50% loss.

Look, even the dog's stood up.

Look, look.

Even the dog's sympathizing with you.

That's so nice.

I mean, that takes something.

VO: Barley's such a good boy, but will David and Natasha be top dog with their Norwegian silver brooch?

Start me at £50 for it.

Let's see a profit, come on.

Start me at £30.

NATASHA: Ooh...!

BERNIE: Well, thank you, sir.

NATASHA: £30, OK. BERNIE: He is back to life.

BERNIE: £30 bid.

There we go.

£30.

32 online.

Competition now.

35 in the room.

Thank you, sir.

NATASHA: Come on.

BERNIE: Come on, internet.

BERNIE: 38 bid.

Keep going, sir.

£40 bid.

Thank you, sir.

42.

One more bid and we've made a profit.

BERNIE: 45.

NATASHA: Oh, a profit!

ALL: Yay!

Wow.

What's happened there?

Woohoo!

All done and finished at £45...?

Yay!

Woo!

VO: Bravo!

Give yourself a hand.

That's what we like to see.

LESLEY: Congratulations.

MARGIE: £2 profit.

High rollers!

NATASHA: I've never been so excited in my life!

So when we lose, it's Tasha's fault.

When we win, it's...

It's your fault.

Yeah, definitely.

VO: Hopefully the good times will keep flowing with Lesley and Margie's stoneware flagon.

£30 for it... Give me £20.

Oh, here we go.

Come on, £20 for it.

Let's see a hand.

Start me at £10, somebody.

Come on.

At £10.

10 is bid.

Thank you, sir.

£10 is bid in the room.

I'll take 12, internet.

Come on.

12 bid.

15.

Thank you.

At £15.

They're flagging.

BERNIE: At £15.

18 online.

LESLEY: 18, go on!

BERNIE: £18.

£20.

Thank you, sir.

At £20 bid.

I'll take two now.

Come on, come on, come on.

BERNIE: Internet, wake up.

At £20 bid.

Take two.

22.

Thank you.

I'll take five.

Go on.

Pay attention over there.

(MUTTERS INDISTINCTLY) He's out.

I tried.

MARGIE: (SIGHS) Oh, gosh.

BERNIE: Nobody.

BERNIE: OK, at £22 online.

At £22.

All done...?

VO: Ah, that's a pity, it's another loss.

But there's still time to make it back.

I thought that that'd got legs, you know?

I know.

I had every faith in your judgment.

I really thought that'd go for 60 quid.

I'd have paid 25 for it.

VO: David's hoping the world needs wig stands, with this Victorian pair up next.

I'm blaming Tash for all of this.

Yes... You know what?

Stick with that.

Of course!

For two reasons.

One, she's supposed to be the expert.

And secondly, I can't see!

NATASHA: No.

BERNIE: At £28 bid.

And I'll take 30 now.

£30 bid.

I've got 32 with me.

Climbing, David.

BERNIE: Whoa.

35.

I've got 38 with me.

Come on, world.

It's online at £40.

42 bid.

Keep going, internet.

45 bid.

NATASHA: Yes!

BERNIE: At 45 bid now.

You're going.

BERNIE: At 45 bid.

Take 48, quickly?

NATASHA: Oh, take 48... BERNIE: At £45... NATASHA: ..go on.

BERNIE: Is that it, then?

£45...

It's not gone well.

It's £10 more than I thought.

VO: Buy one, get one free with those, I'm afraid.

Moving on.

Are you disappointed?

I didn't have high hopes.

VO: But Leslie and Margie will be hoping their Edwardian lampshades light up the saleroom.

It starts with me at £45.

NATASHA: Oh, OK. BERNIE: At £45 bid.

That's good, in't it?

I'll take 48 now.

Any advance on 45?

Oh yeah, please.

I have 50 with me.

Oh, no.

Come on, come on, come on.

I'll take five, internet.

I'll take 52 if it helps.

52 with the lady in the room now.

Back in at 52.

No justice.

All done, you sure?

At 52 then... VO: At least the buyer will be happy with those.

That's 25 quid each.

It's not on, is it?

Yeah.

VO: David and Natasha's final item now, the Edwardian silver tazza made in Sheffield.

£50 for it.

Go on.

Solid silver.

It's a lovely thing.

£40 on the silver... Oh dear.

Oh, David.

What happened...?

BERNIE: Let's get real... £40.

NATASHA: We need to get real.

BERNIE: A hundred years old.

NATASHA: Elegance!

Last chance is at 35, then.

35 bid... ALL: (GROAN) 40 bid, thank you.

Waking up, internet.

I'll take two now.

DAVID: Oh, dear me!

LESLEY: 40 bid.

42, madam.

Thank you, madam.

At £42 bid.

I'll take five, internet.

45 bid.

Go on, madam, go on.

BERNIE: (CHUCKLES) NATASHA: It's beautiful, madam.

Do we see five?

BERNIE: It's still very cheap... NATASHA: It's so cheap!

LESLEY: (SOFTLY) 50.

BERNIE: I'll take two.

Oh yes.

She's not looking at me anymore.

At £50 it is, then.

Last chance to bid at £50.

I sell at £50... LESLEY: Noo!

NATASHA: David, I'm so sorry!

VO: Ah, dear.

Well, you win some, you lose some.

I'd like to actually defer to Margie, who is a bona fide silver expert.

That should've made more.

That would've fetched 55 on a good day.

Would you just say yes, Margie?

No, but in a shop... ..just say yes and cheer us up?

No.

I'm in a bad mood.

You should be sitting next to David.

VO: One last chance now for Lesley and Margie, their big ticket item, the Dresden candlesticks.

Got two bids on the book.

I start the bidding with me at £70 bid.

At £70 bid on the Meissen candlesticks.

That's your bid, madam, it is your bid.

I can't ask you to bid again.

You'd be bidding against yourself.

That's £70 bid, I'll take 75.

Is that it, internet?

Where are you?

NATASHA: We'd love to see it.

BERNIE: At £70 only.

BERNIE: Lady's bid buys it, then, at £70.

Are you all done...?

VO: And we're done.

Lesley's big gamble hasn't paid off this time.

But they were so beautiful.

Why did nobody want them?

I just can't... Stop laughing!

You're on my side.

I think we have to applaud you.

Why?

Because you took a risk at spending £200, and not everyone has the guts.

We haven't made any money, really, but we have had good fun.

Are we done?

Is that it?

Yeah.

David, it's done.

Barley!

Barley's waking up.

NATASHA: Yeah.

DAVID: Good boy.

LESLEY: Thank you all very much!

Thank you!

Thank you for rescuing us... (LAUGHS) VO: Let's tally up, shall we?

Lesley and Margie commenced with £400.

After auction fees, they finish on £155 and 68p.

David and Natasha also started with £400 and, after commission, have ended with £290.84p.

DAVID: I am so sorry, Lesley.

The thing is, David, I bought with my heart and not with my head.

And that's why I could never be an antiques dealer or any other kind of dealer.

Or a politician.

LESLEY: Or even a politician, yes!

(LAUGHS) Mind you, I think there's an audience out there that are very relieved I was never the chancellor of the exchequer.

VO: He's so modest, that man.

Cheerio!

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