VOICEOVER (VO): It's the nation's favorite antiques experts.

I just love it.

VO: Behind the wheel of a classic car.

(HORN TOOTS) LOUISE: It's fast.

CHARLES: It's a race.

VO: And a goal - to scour Britain for antiques.

PAUL: This could be tricky.

MARGIE: £38!

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

VO: But it's no mean feat.

ROO: High five!

There'll be worthy winners... CHRISTINA: Mind-blowing.

VO: ..and valiant losers.

Could have been worse.

Will it be the high road to glory...

Car!

..or the slow road to disaster?

CHRISTINA: Aaagh!

TIM: Oh my!

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip.

Woof-woof!

MUSIC: 'Hound Dog' by Elvis Presley VO: It's the last outing of this trip for the Road Trip's newest couple, Philip Serrell and Louise Gostelow.

Looking cool.

PHIL (PS): Oh look, there's a nice little doggy look.

Are you a dog person or a cat person?

LOUISE (LG): Always a dog person, Phil.

You know, I think you're one or the other.

Can you be both?

I think you can.

I just love dogs.

I think dogs are so characterful.

(THUD) PS: Ooh, Schindler's List.

Shall I just pop back for the exhaust?

(SHE CHUCKLES) VO: Be careful!

Ha-ha!

These two prize pooches both started with £200.

Louise has been like a dog with a bone with her bargain hunting, but with more downs than ups at auction.

She has £151.50.

VO: Meanwhile, Phil's been let off the leash on this trip.

He has £312.26.

Who's a good boy then?

This is a proper road trip.

We're in Sussex.

And where's the auction?

Is it in the same county?

It's got to be close hasn't it?

Yeah, somewhat.

Geographically, I think we're quite challenged.

And antique-wise, we've also proved that we might be quite challenged as well.

VO: Let me help you with that geography.

Starting from Norwich, our pair have cruised their '80s Jag south, towards a final auction in Brighton.

But before that very last sale, Phil and Louise kick off this trip shopping together in West Sussex, in Arundel.

This is a competition, but why don't we try and help one another in this shop?

I can't help but think there could be a little competitive undertone.

Oh, here we go.

Here we go.

I can feel myself being stitched up here.

VO: This trip begins in the market town of Arundel, which used to be a busy port.

Nowadays, it's best known for its magnificent castle.

Historic.

You'll feel quite at home then, in an old place.

Thank you very much, Louise.

Thank you very much.

VO: With age comes wisdom.

Hopefully some of that will come in handy at Arundel Antiques Market.

There we go, look at that.

Just got my leg caught on the handbrake.

You alright there?

Do you need a hand?

No, I think I'm alright.

Are we going shopping together?

We are going shopping together.

And let me guess, I'm carrying the bags.

You are carrying the bags, come on.

I'm probably paying as well.

VO: Well, you do have the most cash.

VO: With 16 traders, this market has lots to offer.

The question is, can our pair work together?

Here.

Thank you very much.

Thought it might help.

You can go off people.

Right, it's no good.

I need some space.

I'm off.

See you later.

That's told me, hasn't it?

VO: He-heh, that was short lived.

Let's leave Lou to browse on her lonesome.

Phil has cabinets for company.

This is wicked.

That is a 19th-century Anglepoise lamp.

VO: It is?

PS: This is a rushlight nip.

And the way this worked is that your rush would be soaked in tallow, and that little clamp held the rush like that, and you would light the rush.

And it burnt, and it lit your room.

Now, these really date back to the 17th and 18th centuries.

And they were early lighting, and I just love the social history of it.

VO: A very interesting item.

A French brass fireman's helmet.

Wow!

What do you think?

Does this suit me?

VO: Tres agreable.

PS: If you're going to have a gin and tonic, have a gin and tonic in a rummer.

VO: Rummers are effectively large drinking glasses.

Philip is looking at a set of three.

Dealer Lee is on hand to help.

I honestly don't know how old these are.

I don't know whether they're 19th century, or whether they're 20th century.

LEE: My own feeling is they are early 20th.

They could be 50 for the lot.

What did you say?

£15 for the lot?

Isn't that generous.

D'you know, I've got to get my hearing checked out.

I really have.

I couldn't possibly let you do that to me.

That's far too generous, £15 for the lot.

Yeah, I think it is.

£50 is too much for those.

Alright then.

£30.

You're getting warmer.

You're getting warmer.

I'll tell you what, I'm gonna leave that on there and see what happens.

I'm gonna help out.

That is a curry and two pints of beer.

Go on, I'll get the two pints.

VO: Sounds like a tasty deal.

So, £20 for the three rummers.

Now, somewhere nearby, Louise should be shopping.

When you pick up a silver pepperette, you think, "Oh yeah, what's underneath?"

Then pepper comes out of it.

And it all goes horribly wrong.

VO: What did you expect?

Hmm.

VO: Don't make the same mistake again.

This caught my eye as I was walking past.

Trying not to tip something up to have pepper fall out... and that's what I was hoping for.

It's Denby pottery, but the key to it is this here.

Glyn Colledge.

This is British mid-century retro ceramics, what I think is at its best.

It couldn't get more retro.

It's got good clear lines, nice bright colors... VO: Ceramics designed by Glyn Colledge, or Glynware, are now very collectable.

This four piece set and tray is unpriced.

This is something that if I saw it at auction, I would probably buy it.

I think what I'm gonna do is find out what it can be done for.

VO: Dealer Sanchez is waiting in the wings.

LG: Hello.

SANCHEZ: Hello.

I've spotted these.

There isn't a price on these.

What would your best price be?

You could have them for £28.

I was hoping it could be a little bit better.

Is there any chance you could come down a bit?

22?

Can we say 20?

OK. 20.

LG: Thank you very much indeed.

SANCHEZ: You're welcome.

Let me get you some money.

VO: Very kind, Sanchez.

And with that, Lou and her cruet set are off.

VO: Other than rust and woodworm, Worcester boy Phil loves a bit of his home town's porcelain.

No surprises then he's sniffed out this Royal Worcester potpourri, and Clare, the nicely fragrant dealer.

It's not very old though, Clare.

Look at the date on the bottom, 1995.

CLARE: No it's not, that's the pattern number.

It's 1995, look.

There's no age to this at all.

Even I know that.

There's no age at all.

Well you know how to date it, don't you?

You count the dots.

There's dots on the bottom, and they started putting them on in 1891.

Yeah.

And there's four there, and there's four there, so that's eight.

So that's 1899.

So this was made in 1899.

Right.

It's not bad then, for that.

You put your scented petals in there, and put this cover on, and then your scent comes out from these pierced gallery around there.

10 years ago, that was worth perhaps £250.

CLARE: I know.

PS: £300 even.

CLARE: Yep, mm-hm.

And you've got it priced at £150.

CLARE: Yep.

The problem with this today...

It's not selling.

And so the issue for me here now, is quite simple really.

CLARE: Yes.

PS: I'd quite like to buy that.

CLARE: Mm.

PS: But I'm going to bid you a price which is going to hurt you.

Go on.

It's £50.

We can go down to 60.

Can I squeeze you another five?

And I'll have it.

Go on then.

55.

Thank you, you're a star.

Thank you very much indeed.

VO: That's two buys in the bag, for a total of £75.

A very good start.

But before he leaves, Phil's doing a quick survey.

Are you a dog person or a cat person?

Dog person.

I think you're either one or the other, aren't you?

Probably.

What's his name?

Dougie.

It's a wee Dougie!

Yeah I think you're either a cat person or a dog person, aren't you?

Exactly.

Definitely dogs, me, definitely dogs.

Me too.

VO: Me too.

Right, Philip - walkies!

VO: Meanwhile, Louise has made her way to the coast, and Worthing.

VO: She's meeting a local artist to learn about a little-known British craft.

(BELL RINGS) LG: Martin.

MARTIN: Louise.

LG: Hello, nice to meet you.

MARTIN: Welcome, welcome.

MARTIN: Come in.

LG: Thank you.

VO: For centuries, a rare form of book art has kept artists very busy with their brushes.

It's not the spine or cover they choose to paint, but the page edge, known as the fore-edge.

Can you see it?

They are vanishing magic printings.

The best thing for me to do is to actually show you.

It's a nice binding, it's got gilded edges.

And under those gilded edges, I produce a painting... Oh, good heavens.

..that's hidden under the gold.

That's fantastic.

And when I let it go... it ain't there any more.

This is called fore-edge painting, disappearing fore-edge painting.

VO: Following the invention of the printing press in the 15th century, books became more widely available, and the art of fore-edge painting became popular.

However, the earliest examples were certainly not hidden.

The first designs were usually the titles.

Really?

They didn't used to title the spine, because those early bindings, they had what we know as a solid back.

And a solid back, when you open it up, the leather creases.

So if you put lettering or design on it, it breaks up.

And you know, after a period of time, it's not that legible.

So originally, and we're going back five or 600 years, the titling would have been on the fore-edge.

And that's the way the books were stored on the shelves, with the fore-edge out.

VO: By the mid 18th century, the business of book production had boomed.

In a competitive market, and in order to stand out, one British book binder employed artists to paint hidden landscapes under the gilded edges of their books.

So the practice of fore-edge painting, as done by those Georgian binders, required the skill to be very good, because their bindings were superb.

It was a niche market.

They were selling these things for something like £3 each.

Back in 1750/60, that was a lot of money.

VO: The art form flourished well into the 19th century.

The secret and often elaborate designs fitted perfectly with the excesses of Victorian indulgence.

Today, Martin is one of the few fore-edge painters still practicing.

He keeps a home studio, where Louise can have a go.

Your seat, my dear.

Thank you very much.

VO: With a book secured in the fore-edge painting clamp, the pages are fanned, creating the surface on which to paint.

Depending on the complexity of the painting, it can take anywhere from hours to weeks to complete.

Thank goodness, then, Martin has made such a splendid start.

But first, the fore-edge painting beret.

Marvelous.

The book's clamped, beret's on, time to get started.

Absolutely.

Now it's been suggested that this hidden painting under gold would have lent itself to secret messages, something like that.

Lovely idea, but there's no evidence to support it, which is a real pity.

It's art for its own sake.

It's decoration.

It's prettification of the book.

It can be a delight to the eyes, and when it vanishes, a double delight.

VO: By the 20th century, the technique had all but died out.

With changing fashions and more advanced printing techniques, the desire for fore-edge painting declined.

Without new people taking up the craft, it is in danger of being lost forever.

It was an English art form that is critically endangered, and that's an official description of it.

But I do need an apprentice.

Based on today's efforts, more practice needed.

With a bit more prac...

It's a seven-year apprenticeship.

So, um.,, LG: Seven years?!

MARTIN: Mm.

We might be alright then.

VO: Unfortunately, Louise, you don't have seven years to spare.

There are antiques to buy!

Good effort, though.

That's brilliant.

May I present you with your very special, your very own, vanishing fore-edge painting.

Thank you, that's fantastic.

VO: Here's hoping the art of fore-edge painting doesn't disappear.

VO: Now, where's Phil got to?

He's motored that Jag to the village of Pulborough.

Louise is gonna be out to give me a good whipping at the next auction.

I'm quite pleased with the two things that I bought.

But the danger is that if you don't concentrate all the time, you can just blow it with one silly buy.

VO: Let's take a peek in Vintage Looks.

I'm Philip, how are you doing?

Hello.

Tom.

Good to see you, Tom.

Nice to meet you.

Bit of an Aladdin's cave, this.

Yeah.

VO: It's packed to the rafters.

And presiding over all this stock is Ayrton the dog.

Look at you then.

You're either a cat lover or a dog lover aren't you?

Dog lover.

Yeah, dog lover.

Yeah, absolutely.

VO: There's certainly an awful lot of dogs in Sussex.

So what can our bloodhound sniff out?

This is one of those places that is gonna merit a good old look.

This place is going to have some very cool things in it somewhere or other.

VO: There's some cool things outside of it, too.

I can see me having a go at that.

And I thought I'd feel quite justified in buying this, because it's got no rust, it's galvanized.

Galvanizing can't rust.

So she can't have a go at me if I buy this, can she?

And what people do with these... Get a bit of an angle grinder, cut a line up there, across there, down there.

Throw the middle bit away, and you've effectively then got four legs.

Tip her over... And you've got quite a cool table.

You'd obviously have to take these out.

But you know...

..I'm turning into an upcycler.

What is going on?

VO: Oh dear, do you have to?

You've got a galvanized tank out the front.

How much is that?

I've got 80 on it.

(PHIL GROANS) It'd be nice to be turned into a table or something.

See Tommy, you're a man after my own heart.

What do you point me in the direction of, then?

TOMMY: This silver bulldog.

Do you know what, I like dogs.

I don't know whether I've mentioned that before or not.

You have.

VO: This boxer dog is handsome.

And hallmarked silver.

It's priced at £140.

How much movement is there on that price, Tom?

Er, there's a little bit.

There's a little bit of movement in that price.

PS: Little bit.

TOMMY: Yeah.

How much is a little?

Few... A few quid.

This is what we call jockeying for position now, isn't it?

60, 70 quid.

I'll do it for 90.

80 sounds like it's halfway there, doesn't it?

That sounds like a handshake, doesn't it?

Yeah, I think so.

I'm gonna pay for that before you change your mind.

VO: That's one purchase in the ol' bag.

But there's still more to see.

How much is that chair, please?

45.

There's a bit of a water stain down the side.

You do think it is water do you, Tom?

I'm pretty sure.

I'm not 100% sure.

Where's the water mark?

Er, I think it's on the, to your right, down the side.

Oh yes, indeedy do.

Those legs are awful.

They're like mine.

Short, cabriole, and not overly attractive.

VO: Philip!

The chair legs aren't that bad.

We've got what looks to the outside world to be an 18th century fireside wing armchair.

Yep.

But those legs tell us that's more like 1890, 1910, isn't it?

Now what would you take, Tom?

To you, you can take it for 30.

I'll give you 20 quid for it, Tom, and shake your hand now.

25?

Go on, I'll shake you by the hand.

Cheers mate, thanks very much.

Yeah, I think that's got legs, four of them.

VO: Oh, dear.

What do you think to the chair then?

Ruff!

VO: At least he likes it... And that's today's shopping complete.

Tomorrow's the last day for us to buy well.

I'm girding my loins.

OK, do I want to know about your loins?

No.

No one ever does, really.

(THEY CHUCKLE) Where are we, Lou?

VO: Oh dear.

Nighty-night, you two.

MUSIC: 'William Tell Overture' by Gioachino Rossini VO: Our bandits are back on the antiques trail.

Would you wanna be the Lone Ranger or Tonto?

I think I'll be the Lone Ranger, thanks!

OK. VO: Hi-ho, Silver!

Away!

Last trip, last buying day, last auction.

You're gonna make me cry!

(THEY FEIGN SOBBING) VO: It's not to be taken lightly!

It really is their last opportunity to buy before the sale in East Sussex.

Brighton.

Kinda lots of young, trendy people there.

Just your place.

Ah yeah, yeah, I'm up there with the kids.

I'm known for being bang on trend really.

VO: Yesterday, Philip's trendy purchases included a Georgian-style winged armchair, a Royal Worcester potpourri pot, a hallmarked silver boxer dog, and three glass rummers...

I'll tell you what, I'm gonna leave that on there and see what happens.

VO: Leaving him a few pennies over £132 to spend today.

VO: While Louise went crazy for condiments, picking up a mid-century cruet set...

It couldn't get more retro.

VO: ..leaving her with £131.50.

VO: This morning, that red motor is deep in the High Weald area of outstanding natural beauty.

And I have to say, that fits in with both you and I, doesn't it?

We're both areas of outstanding natural beauty, is that what you're getting at?

Well I'm a fairly large area, and you're an outstanding natural beauty, so there we go.

Morning, doggy!

Hello, dog.

VO: With Phil dropped off, Louise has pointed the Jag to Ardingly.

VO: Her first stop?

Ardingly Antiques and Interiors.

Selling furniture, chandeliers, mirrors, paintings, collectables and gardenalia.

There should be plenty to lure our gal.

Ah!

A piece of stained glass.

You need to hold it up to the window, or to a light source, so that you can really get the full effect of it.

There you go.

Most people, when they think of stained glass, think of churches.

But there was stained glass used in residential homes as well, and we see it in pubs and things like that.

This is a nice decorative roundel.

I would imagine it was probably the central section of a larger window.

Fantastic colors, but when you hold it up to the light, it also reveals condition problems.

There's a few cracks in this one.

Because of the condition, I think I would struggle to get good money for it at auction.

So I think I'll have to leave it for today.

VO: Oh, what a shame.

Let's move on.

Lots more to find.

Like this...

I just spotted this.

It's a trug.

And the reason why I looked at it is something is clicking in the back of my mind, that Sussex is known for making trugs.

VO: You're right.

Dating back to the 16th century actually, a trug is a wooden vessel that would have originally been used to measure grain.

They're traditionally made from sweet chestnut and willow, both found in Sussex.

Clever construction.

There's nothing better to put your freshly picked fruit and vegetables in, than a trug.

What's more, it's not an expensive trug.

So it's £28.

It's probably worth around about 30 at auction, so I think I'd need to do a bit better than the 28 on it.

Maybe 20?

But the question is, does someone want one in Brighton now?

VO: I've no idea, but I do know shopkeeper Fran is keen to sell it.

It has to be said, I'm in Sussex, and I can't resist a Sussex trug.

A Sussex trug, very nice.

Now I have just one thing to ask you.

What's the best price you can do on it?

Right.

It's on at 28.

How would 25 sound to you?

I was thinking more like 20.

I'd say I'll meet you in the middle at 22.

Fantastic.

£22 it is.

Thank you very much.

LG: Let me get you some money.

FRAN: Marvelous.

OK, cool.

VO: That's another item to take to the final auction.

Now, off you pop.

VO: Dog lover Philip's next port of call is Chelwood Gate, and the National Cat Centre.

Goodness me, he's in for a treat.

But first things first, he's going to drop in on the center manager, Danielle Draper.

There's a little puss cat in the window!

Hello, puss cat!

Are you...?

Hi, I'm Philip, how are you?

Hi Phil, I'm Danielle.

Yeah, come in, come in.

Good to meet you.

Thank you very much.

VO: Our feline friends are an extremely popular pet in Britain, but that hasn't always been the case.

For much of our history, the cat was regarded as little more than vermin.

And as we know, Philip is canine crazy... Now, I have a confession to make.

(INHALES DEEPLY) I'm sort of kind of a dog person, right?

The love of my life is Daphne the Bedlington Terrier.

Could you go sniff a profit?

Come on then.

VO: He once brought Daphne on a Road Trip.

DANIELLE (DD): Well, let me try and convert you.

PS: Really?

Go on.

DD: Yes!

Cats have always been a big part of our history, haven't they?

Cats have been part of our history pretty much since humans have existed here.

They date right back.

Medieval times in fact, people used to think they were associated with witchcraft, even believed that the devil could transform himself into a black cat.

They were really thought of as vermin by a lot of people.

There was quite a negative perception about cats.

And during the plague, people thought they were responsible for the transmission of the plague.

The irony there being they were killing the rodents, and it was the rodents that were the problem.

So by killing the cats... PS: They increased the plague.

DD: The problem got worse, yeah.

VO: By Victorian times, people's opinions of cats really hadn't changed all that much.

At best, they were kept as rodent control, but only by the more affluent who could afford to keep them.

When did cats cease to become just rat catchers, and made their way into the pet world?

Well, there was a guy called Harrison Weir.

He had a real love for cats.

He felt that they were beautiful creatures, and he wanted other people to see what he could see.

That's a massive challenge isn't it?

Quite a tall order really, to change people's perceptions.

I mean people then, if you'd said you could cuddle a cat, that would be like today saying to somebody that didn't like a rat, for example, that they would cuddle a rat.

VO: Harrison Weir was a naturalist and artist who specialized in painting animals.

And it was in 1871 that he held his Championship Cat show at the exhibition space in Crystal Palace.

His aim was to convince people that cats were not undesirable animals.

So the show that he put on really helped with that, and he had no idea that he was gonna get the reaction that he did from that.

170 cats were entered, and there was a phenomenal 20,000 people actually came through that building over the two days that it was open to the public.

VO: Weir appointed himself adjudicator and divided the animals by breed, size, and color.

His process of assessing the feline exhibits wowed the crowds.

This was a turning point, and sparked other cat shows around the country.

For the first time, British people began to view the cat in a new light, and Weir became known as the father of the "cat fancy".

DD: Still very much the more middle-class and the wealthy that it caught on with.

The working class still didn't have the money or the desire to keep cats in their homes as pets.

VO: It wasn't until 1927 that animal welfare campaigners founded Cats Protection.

The organization's purpose was to ensure the proper understanding and treatment of cats throughout the country.

Today, the National Cat Centre continues with that noble aim.

We know that moneyed people adopted cats as pets, but when did it change so it became much more all-encompassing to the whole of society?

That was really during World War II, in the Blitz.

We find that people started to look at cats for companionship, because they were perhaps lonely, they were bereaved.

And they were... Also the cats were brilliant at protecting the precious food from the rodents.

So it made people see cats in a completely different way, and that meant that everybody started to look at cats as more of a pet, and started inviting them more into their homes.

VO: Postwar Britain saw attitudes towards cats change.

And organizations like Cats Protection grew.

Today, a number of charities across the country aim to place unwanted cats with new owners.

Before Philip can get back to shopping, Scooby Doo needs his lunch... Where's Scooby?

There he is.

Looking forward to his lunch.

Look, he knows it's coming, doesn't he?

You ready for this, Scooby?

Look at that, well hold on a second!

Look at that.

Was that good, eh?

So it's 150 years since Harrison's cat show.

Where do you think we are now, compared to then?

The cats are one of the most popular pets in Britain.

There's about 11 million cats... PS: Really?

DD: ..in households today.

Harrison Weir's work, and that first ever cat show, basically helped us get to the point where we are now.

What do you reckon, Scoob?

Pudding?

Who knows, I might be turning into a cat person.

VO: Meanwhile, Louise is on her way to the village of Forest Row.

I'm so sad that the trip's coming to an end.

Aw, I never thought I'd say this, but I'm really gonna miss Phil.

VO: Me too.

Now, chin up, it's time for your last shop of the trip, Louise, The Dandelion Clock Antique Centre.

And you've £109.50 to spend.

Let's introduce ourselves, shall we?

Hello!

Hello, I'm Louise.

I'm Lindi.

VO: And I'm Tim.

Lindi, I've got a question, straight off.

Alright, I hope it's not too hard.

It's not a challenging one, don't worry.

Now on the way in, I spotted you've got a dog cart out the front.

Oh, right, yes.

If potentially I was interested in that... LINDI: If...?

..what sort of money would we be talking at?

What sort of money have we got on it?

VO: The label suggests a dog or goat cart, but actually, this is a mid-European hand cart, and is priced at £95.

If you want to beat Philip Serrell...

Which I really, really do want to!

..and also because I think the weather is going to change... Yep... ..and I don't want to drag it in and out, I'll do it for £70.

Let's do 70, thank you, that would be fantastic.

VO: There does seem to be a lot of doggy-themed antiques in Sussex.

What else can Lou find?

Look at this little chap.

VO: Well, what do you know?

Another dog item.

A cold-painted figure of a sitting puppy.

Cold-painting was a popular technique early in the 20th century, and small animals were largely made in Vienna.

He's so cute.

He's £18.

What's not to love about the little doggy?

I'd really like to take him to auction.

I'm gonna pop him in my pocket and keep him safe, so no one else gets their paws on him.

VO: Pooch in pocket, eh?

Louise isn't done yet!

It's just a nice little silver dish.

You can see this on a dressing table.

It's by the Alex Clark Company Ltd, London, and it's also got hallmarks here, and they date for Birmingham 1922.

So it's around about the art-deco period.

Originally it was maybe used for pins, or some such, but these days I can see it on a smart dressing table, and you can pop your earrings or your rings in them when you take them off in the evening.

VO: The small silver dish is priced at £20.

On a good day at auction, it might make £30.

That would be nice.

It would make a good gift for somebody.

VO: Time to talk money!

Hello again, Lindi.

Hi.

What have you got there?

OK.

I have spotted that, and I have also spotted this little chap.

And you were so generous on the dog cart that you've got £20 and £18, I'm happy to pay that.

If my maths is correct, I make that £108.

I think so.

My maths isn't very good, but I'm sure that's fine.

VO: Well, Lindi, I can tell you that that is the correct figure.

And that's Louise's shopping complete for this road trip.

Time for her to hit the road.

VO: Meanwhile, Phil has traveled to Crowborough.

And Hanmore's of Edenbridge.

Don't be confused, dear viewer.

Shaun moved his shop, but didn't change the name!

As I walked in, you've got a brass, like an arts-and-crafts oil lamp.

SHAUN: Yes, that's... PS: Is it by anybody?

I haven't attributed it to anybody, but it looks a very desirable shape.

Can I have a look?

Of course you can.

This is a really lovely shop, and the hard thing for me... ..is I wish I came here first not last, because I haven't got enough money to buy things here.

VO: Let's hope there is room for negotiation.

The oil lamp is priced at £225, and Phil has around £130 to spend.

Uh-oh.

That's arts and crafts isn't it?

Yes.

Definitely.

Beaten copper body, pewter handles.

You look at things like this... Birmingham Guild of Handicraft... Yep.

Who made tons and tons and tons of this type of lighting.

Absolutely just the best quality.

And you would normally find BGH stamped somewhere.

On it, yes.

I like that.

Can you get down to 70 quid on it?

I'll do that for you, Phil.

You've been a gentleman to me.

SHAUN: Thank you.

PS: You're gonna want some money now, aren't you?

I would love some money please, Phil.

VO: That's a very generous discount.

Thanks Shaun!

And that's the shopping done for this trip.

All that remains now is to meet up with Louise and head for auction.

Well, that's the end of that, isn't it?

(THEY FEIGN SOBBING) Oh, we're off to Brighton.

Lou, take me to the seaside.

Which way is the seaside?

Is it that way, that way, or that way?

Oh no, not this again.

I hope it's not that way.

VO: Try to get some shuteye, you two.

VO: And now, ladies and gentlemen, the main event!

And what better setting than the seaside resort of Brighton?

It wasn't until the Georgian period that it developed into the tourist destination that we now know and love.

PS: How sad is this!

LG: I know, our last auction.

PS: I know, our last auction.

We'd better try and make a profit, hadn't we?

Hadn't we just?

Make a nice change for us.

VO: That's the idea!

VO: These two started this leg of their trip in Arundel.

And after searching Sussex, they've traveled here to sell their wares at Brighton General Auctions.

VO: Philip bought five lots for a total of £250.

Phil and his dogs.

He loves his dogs.

I think his dog Daphne would be a bit jealous of this little chap.

Great little lot, though.

I could see that making a good profit.

VO: Whereas Louise spent £150 on five lots, not forgetting her little pooch.

Now, he might be a mongrel compared to my pedigree boxer, but you've got to admit he's really sweet, isn't he?

I think someone's gonna fall in love with him.

And I reckon that's gonna make £20 to £40.

I don't know what Lou's paid for it, but I'd certainly buy it.

VO: Well, let's see what happens when these two little doggies do battle.

VO: But first, what does auctioneer Andrew Potter think of the experts' offerings?

ANDREW (AP): The oil lamp, very nice arts and craft.

That's probably the star item.

That will go well today, because we've got telephone bidders on that.

That's a good one.

The silver pin dish on nice turn legs.

People generally like silver in our sale, so I'm expecting that to sell well.

VO: Today, Andrew will be selling to buyers in the room, on the phone, and online.

All done at £12... VO: Time to snuggle up.

This is very cozy today.

Awfully cozy.

VO: First up, Philip's set of three glass rummers.

You can never have enough glasses, can you?

PS: No.

AP: £14 on the net.

I've got 16 in the room.

I've got 18, 20 now in the room.

Got 22, 24, 26, 28.

Got 30, 32 in the room, got 34, got 36, got 38, got £40 in the room.

All done at £40... VO: Very good start for Philip.

Tidy profit there.

Cheers.

I'm pleased with that.

There you go.

PS: I'm pleased with that.

LG: You doubled your money.

VO: Next, it's Louise's hallmarked silver dish.

I thought that was quite sweet.

I mean, you could use it on your desk, couldn't you?

Yes, it's a nice, useful thing.

20 now on the net, looking for 22 now.

Go on.

24, do you want 26?

I've got £26 in the room.

I've got 28.

I've got £30 standing at...

It's not very expensive, that.

32 anywhere?

All done at £30... VO: Very good, Louise.

They're both off to strong starts.

That's a profit.

Yeah, it's a profit Lou, but it deserved to be better than that, didn't it?

VO: Oh, cheer up, Phil.

Now time for the Georgian-style winged armchair.

It's a comfy chair.

It is, but I would like to just state publicly, that all the stains on it have nothing to do with me.

I've got £10 at the back of the room.

VO: Uh-oh!

12 in the room.

Looking for 14 now, got 12 in the room.

Is there 14 anywhere?

I will sell it... No... Got 12, got 14.

Do you want 16?

AP: Do you want 18?

LG: Ooh!

Do you want 20?

Do you want 22?

Do you want 24?

Do you want 26?

Do you want 28?

VO: And we're in profit!

Phew.

Do you want 34?

Do you want 36?

Do you want 38?

I still think that's quite cheap.

PS: Do you?

LG: Mm.

All done at £40... VO: That's another profit, despite the stains.

That was cheap.

PS: Mm, was really.

LG: That was cheap.

VO: Right, time for Louise's retro cruet set.

Your cruet set made me feel even older than I actually am.

Even considerably older, cos I reckon when this was made, I was about 14 or 15.

So I've got £10 on the net, looking for 12 now.

Oh dear...

I'm not...

I haven't got high hopes.

I just liked it.

14 anywhere for the Denby?

What I do know, is it Glyn Colledge, is it?

Mm.

He's a very good designer, isn't he?

All done at £14... VO: Some lucky collector picked up a bargain there.

Yeah, well.

Yeah, that's not at all expensive is it?

VO: Philip's potpourri is next to go under the hammer.

Well I brought a bit of Worcester with me.

Worcester from Worcester.

So, I know what I'd get for this, but I don't know what it'd make here.

I've got 55 with me, looking for 60.

60 now, 65.

I've got 70 now, I've got 75 with me.

I've got £80 in the room, I've got 85 with me now.

All done at £85... VO: Well, it's more than made its money back.

I'm dissatisfied with that.

VO: Now, Louise's next item, the cart.

Will it carry the cash home?

I think those things make great log bins.

Log bins, or you could put your flowers in them.

Newspaper racks, magazine racks, all that sort of stuff.

Current bid up to 42 now.

LG: Oh.

AP: Is there 44 anywhere?

Got 44.

I've got 46 with me, I've got 48 and I'm out, looking for 50.

I'm at £48... VO: Uh-oh!

Not much of an appetite for carts in Brighton, it seems.

You've had some bad, bad luck.

All I can do is laugh.

VO: Now, Philip's interesting, but unmarked, oil lamp.

Out of all the things I've bought on all my Road Trips, it's one of my most favouritest lots ever, so I've kinda got high hopes for it.

Got £32 to start.

Got 34 in the room.

I've got 36, do you want 38, do you want 40?

This is quite horrifying.

Do you want 42?

44.

46.

Remember, slow and steady wins the race.

I've got 48, do you want 50?

I am absolutely horrified.

£50... VO: That's a surprise.

VO: A lovely thing nevertheless.

I'm absolutely horrified.

I'm feeling your pain.

I really am.

I never thought that would happen.

VO: Here comes Louise's item of local intrigue, the trug.

When in Sussex, buy a Sussex trug.

Well, yeah.

I've got 14, 16, got 18, got 20 now with me.

Is there 22 anywhere?

Go on please, someone.

These are becoming scarce, guys.

I've got £20 with me.

I will sell it at £20... PS: Go on.

LG: Go on.

Go on, have a tickle.

VO: Oh, nearly.

Maybe everyone in Sussex already owns a trug or two.

Close, but no cigar.

And that's your sort of Sussex moment gone, isn't it?

There we go, yeah.

VO: And it's time for the clash of the canines!

Up first, Philip's boxer dog.

I'm feeling quite good about that, because there's lots of dogs been around here, including...

I saw a boxer with that guy outside!

Yes, there's a boxer dog called Dave walking around.

PS: Dave?

LG: Dave the boxer.

I've got high hopes for it.

It's my dearest buy!

Perhaps you should give it a name.

Oscar.

Oscar?

Aww.

I can start with the net at £110.

Well, that's OK.

There you go.

Got 120 standing at back of the room, got 130... Aw!

Got 150, got 160, got 170 in the room.

Got 180, got 190 in the room.

I'm gonna sell it at £190... (DOG BARKS) VO: Down, boy!

He-he!

It appears the people of Brighton ARE dog people.

Well, that dog wasn't a dog, was it?

Let's see if Louise's little doggy can make a big profit too.

It's a shoo-in profit, for sure.

I hope so.

I hope someone likes him.

Got 14, I've got 16.

Aww... Do you want 20, do you want 22, do you want 24 now?

Come on.

It's worth more than that.

AP: Do you want 28?

LG: Aww... Go on.

I just want it to go to a good home.

I just want to know... Are you ready for this?

How much is that doggie in the window?

AP: I will sell it at £40... LG: Aww!

Well he was alright, wasn't he?

Aww... That's lovely.

That's cheered me up.

Good.

VO: That little doggie doubled his money.

Woof-woof!

I think it's time to do the sums, isn't it?

Are you ready for this?

Oh always, born ready.

Come on, then.

Excuse me.

VO: Now it's time to count the pennies in the piggies.

VO: After auction costs, Louise has made a loss of around £25, meaning she finishes the trip with £126.14.

Philip has made a profit, after auction costs, of around £80, giving him a total of £394.36, making him the winner!

All profits go to Children In Need.

And that, as they say, is the end of that!

Isn't it just?

It's been a good trip, Lou.

Have you enjoyed it?

Ah, I've enjoyed every second of it.

It's been good fun, hasn't it?

VO: So have we, Louise.

VO: It's been a week to remember.

A week of speed... Agrh!

VO: ..surprises... What are you doing here?

VO: ..and sleep!

No, no, no, I'm wide awake.

I'm part of the Wide Awake Club.

VO: And a whole lot of fun!

Oh God, you want the bucket?

I'm crossing everything.

(PARP!)

Oh, yes.

PS: Old propellers?

LG: Are you following this?

Excuse the mess.

Oyez, oyez, oyez.

I bet you're glad I'm not topless, aren't you?

(SHE CHUCKLES) I think I'm getting the hang of this now.

What more could you want?

VO: Quite right!

Goodbye, you two.

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