Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

(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.

Look at us!

Yeah, we've got a great day.

The sun's shining for me and Dean!

Woohoo!

(BEEPS HORN) Beautiful day for it, yeah.

VO: It's a glorious morning!

Today, we're on the road to Merseyside with two Liverpudlian legends, Tricia Penrose and Dean Sullivan, on the hunt for some... (LIVERPUDLIAN ACCENT) ..antwacky gear.

Know what I mean, soft lad?

I've never been in an antique shop.

DEAN: Oh, you're kidding?

TRICIA: No.

Never been in an antique shop?!

No, I've not!

What have you been doing with yourself?

TRICIA: They just never do anything for me.

But I'm excited, I am looking forward to it.

I think it's going to be great... TRICIA: Something different.

..little bit of a competition between the two of us.

Don't think you've got much of a chance, actually, Tricia!

I like a bit of competition.

So I've heard.

VO: Actress, singer and radio presenter, Trish, is best known for her iconic role as bartender Gina Ward on British soap Heartbeat, which she played for 17 years.

Now, that's a long shift.

What an icon, eh?

Dean, I was trying to think where we actually met.

We must have been on the set of Brookside, was it?

Yeah, you were the girlfriend, weren't you, of my nephew?

If I remember rightly.

Oh, was Rod Corkhill your...?

DEAN: Rod Corkhill, yeah... TRICIA: Oh, I didn't know that.

Shows you how much I know about the past.

Shows how much you watched the show, yes!

Well, I was a policewoman, wasn't I?

Yeah.

TRICIA: I was in your episode.

I'm surprised I didn't arrest you, Jimmy Corkhill.

VO: Now, that would be a soap scandal to write home about.

Dean managed to stay out of cuffs for years as the lovable rogue Jimmy Corkhill on Brookside, wheeling and dealing his way through 17 years of the British soap opera's history.

But the real Dean has a bit of a penchant for the finer things of life, including one or two antiques.

DEAN: I'm a bit of a dab hand.

I like going through, root around car-boot sales.

So you know what you're doing, Dean, don't you?

I wouldn't go that far, exactly, you know?

But I always tend to go for sparkly things.

Do you?

I love anything blingy.

I should have been a magpie.

Well, that's it.

What's the car we're driving?

DEAN: I don't know.

TRICIA: I can't remember.

Just shows you how much we know.

That's a good start to the day, isn't it?

We don't even know what we're driving.

VO: I can help you out there, Trish.

The car you're driving is a '70s Volvo 1800ES, a spin-off of the legendary P1800, made famous by Roger Moore in the '60s, although I would take things a bit slower than he did if I were you.

TRICIA: It's wide, I know that, I am quite nervous driving it.

Are you?

I think you should be quite nervous as well, being the passenger, to be honest.

DEAN: I'm alright, I've got my seat belt on.

Well, listen, after driving my bubble car in Heartbeat...

Yes...you could drive anything.

..I can drive anything, let me tell you.

VO: I don't think Dean looks very convinced.

TRICIA: And great to be in our lovely city of Liverpool as well.

Which is fantastic, of course, yes.

Even though we're on a country road in the middle of nowhere.

TRICIA: We're in the middle of nowhere.

DEAN: Still, not far away from Liverpool.

I'll get us there safe, my love.

VO: Ah, it's comforting to know we're in safe hands, Trish.

Today's trip will head through the heart of Liverpool, ending in Crosby, kicking things off in Warrington.

They've got �400 each to spend, and along the way they'll have two of their own antique experts, Ishy Khan and Roo Irvine, to lend a hand.

How are you feeling?

Good.

How are you feeling?

I'm really excited cuz I grew up watching Brookside.

Yeah.

ROO: And... Jimmy Corkhill... was one of my favorites, so I want to be with Dean.

Well, I think I'm going for Trish, so we can be Trish and Ish.

Trish and Ish... Just on paper, it sounds good, doesn't it?

That's fate, isn't it?

ISHY: Meant to be.

ROO: Let's do this.

ISHY: See who's going to win.

ROO: Good luck, mister!

BOTH: (LAUGH) VO: And here comes our fabulous duo, ready to meet the experts waiting inside.

TRICIA: Come on, dear, let you out... Oh, he can't get out.

VO: And still waiting.

TRICIA: Dean, is there no handle to get out?

DEAN: Well, there's a handle here, but I don't know which way it goes.

VO: And still waiting.

TRICIA: I can't take you anywhere.

DEAN: Is that the way it...?

DEAN: Ah!

TRICIA: There we go, sir.

DEAN: Thank goodness!

VO: They'll be splashing the first of their cash in Timeless Collectables, a converted industrial building filled with history, inside and out.

Ah, there's dealer Mark, keeping things ticking over.

Good work, sir!

DEAN: Good morning.

ROO: Hello!

How are you?

How are you?

How lovely to meet you.

You're looking very dapper, I have to say.

Thank you, and you, look at this.

Wow, what an outfit, it's beautiful.

You look like you've just stepped off a yacht on the Mediterranean and you've come antique shopping.

Funny you should mention that.

Maybe that's what I have just done.

ROO: Are antiques new territory for you?

DEAN: I'm no expert... ..but I've got a good eye for things, I think.

ROO: Shall we get shopping?

Shall we go and have a good look round?

ROO: Yes.

DEAN: I think so.

Come along, then, let's go.

This is the kind of place you've gotta look up, down, left and right.

BOTH: (CHUCKLE) VO: So, while those two get hunting, where is Tricia?

TRICIA: Hello, hello, hello, hello, hello!

ISHY: Tricia, how are you?

TRICIA: I'm fine, how are you?

ISHY: Oh, it's lovely to meet you.

TRICIA: Lovely to meet you.

So I hear this is your first time in an antique shop.

This is my very first time in an antique shop, I haven't got a clue what I'm doing.

That's good.

So I'm hoping you know what you're talking about!

ISHY: So we can go for what you like.

TRICIA: Let's have a nosy.

Let me put this bag down.

Let's get looking.

ISHY: Alright, let's go.

I'll follow you.

TRICIA: OK, I'll put it there, eh?

ISHY: We'll keep it safe.

TRICIA: (LAUGHS) VO: Better do as you're told, Ishy.

ISHY: Fancy being on the small screen?

TRICIA: Hi!

Do I look attractive?

ISHY: (LAUGHS) I like everything sparkly and new, and it's all looking a bit rusty to me.

VO: Hey, don't judge a book by its cover, Trish.

There's cash to be made in these old treasures.

I wonder if Dean and Roo are having better luck.

Shh.

Roo?

ROO: What have you got?

Oh...!

DEAN: A silver-topped cane.

I think it's beautiful.

Do you think this is a sign?

This is sort of quite a nostalgic buy.

What I like about this is it's very streamlined and very elegant.

Here, if you look for the hallmarks, there they are.

So that's Birmingham Silver, the most common type of silver.

We've got the maker's initials.

And I would say this is probably late Victorian, early Edwardian, so a true antique.

ROO: Look at the condition... DEAN: Yeah.

..cuz often the silver is such a fine sheet, it can be cracked.

DEAN: That's not at all.

ROO: Apart from the bend there it's in good condition.

And actually, if you're happy to ask...

This is coming home with me.

VO: Oh, Dean, you've got to leave something for the bidders.

ROO: Hide it, cuz we don't want Trish and Ish to find it.

That's true, we do not, no.

Mind you, they don't have the same great taste as us.

VO: Speaking of those two, has Trish found anything yet?

TRICIA: Ishy?

TRICIA: Ishy...?

ISHY: Yes.

What's this?

What do you make of this?

ISHY: It's fun.

It looks quite old.

TRICIA: Yeah, it's very rusty.

ISHY: Yeah.

TRICIA: And it's only...

It's 45... Oh, it's �40.

ISHY: �40.

I think that's a good price, do you?

ISHY: I don't think it's got brakes, though.

TRICIA: Oh, it hasn't.

That's a bit dangerous if I'm on it.

ISHY: It looks like a Tri-ang bike.

I think that might be a local firm.

ISHY: Maybe pile?

TRICIA: Yeah.

VO: Not sure Ishy quite shares your need for speed there, Tricia.

Now, where's Dean?

Ah, there he is.

Spotted anything that tickles your fancy?

That's a big wine bottle, isn't it, eh?

I do like it, actually, I do.

ROO: Would that satisfy your cravings on a Friday night?

DEAN: Erm, OK... Alright.

ROO: Well, this is a demijohn.

And would have been used for wine?

Yeah, so basically home fermentation, if you're making your own wine, or own liquids, spirits, whatever, it could be transported in this.

Most likely French, antique, probably early 1900s.

Really?

ROO: Yeah.

Now, I love my glass.

DEAN: Yeah, me, too.

I do.

Just because, really, it's the magpie in me, it sparkles.

I love taking the glass out of the dishwasher.

Oh, do you?

Yeah, when it's pristine, you know, and sparkling, I love it like that.

I thought you were going to talk about how it goes from molten liquid into this stunning form.

Well, there's that as well.

You're like, "Take my wine glasses out the dishwasher."

So this is a handmade piece of gargantuan glass.

DEAN: Which is massive, isn't it?

So this is the original wicker basket for it to sit in.

DEAN: To protect it, presumably.

ROO: But...as you can see, if I spin this round, cuz I don't want the gray basket that it's in.

DEAN: No.

ROO: But you can see it's lost a lot of the wicker.

It's disintegrated over time.

And to be preserved... DEAN: But isn't that part of its appeal?

Well, it is.

It shows that it's real and authentic, but it has to be the right price for us to make money.

And I think �75, probably where it could be, we'd really want that for 40, 45.

Do you like it?

Would you like it for 40 quid?

I think so.

If we can get it for 40 quid, that would be great.

VO: So, a wine demijohn and silver cane.

You really do like the finer things in life, don't you?

A man after my own heart.

Ishy...?

What do you think of these?

I love cameras.

ISHY: Cameras are very popular.

Reckon we get a job lot on all of these.

Well, we could ask, couldn't we?

ISHY: I mean, there's a lot here, isn't there?

Mark?

MARK: Yep.

ISHY: Are you free?

MARK: Yeah.

ISHY: Cool.

Alright.

TRICIA: Hiya, Mark!

MARK: Hiya.

So, Tricia spotted this bundle of cameras.

Yeah.

ISHY: I mean, there's quite a lot here.

We're not sure if they're individually for sale or if it's a job lot for everything.

MARK: I could sell them as a job lot.

ISHY: Job lot?

MARK: Yeah.

What kind of price would they be?

I'd say 90 as a job lot.

I think that's a good deal.

I mean, I think you need to work at your poker face.

I'm happy with that, Mark.

Alright, we'll rein it in.

We've seen upstairs there's a trike, Trish fell in love with it.

That had a ticket price of 40.

90 plus 40 is 130.

TRICIA: Would you do 120?

MARK: Go on.

TRICIA: That's a deal.

ISHY: Yeah?

TRICIA: Thank you so much.

MARK: Thank you.

ISHY: Thank you so much.

VO: So it's lights, camera, action for Trish and Ishy, snapping up the camera collection for �90 and the trike for �30, coming to 120 in total.

What a bargain, eh?

That means you've got �280 still to splash.

Very thrifty.

TRICIA: Thank you.

MARK: Thank you.

It's like that kid on that film, isn't it, The Shining?

ISHY: (LAUGHS) Come on, let's go...!

TRICIA: The Shining, that little boy, when he's going along the corridor, he's cycling like this.

VO: That's a "wheelie" good impression there, Trish.

Now, what about those other two?

DEAN: Now, this looks like a very interesting collection.

ROO: Ooh... What appeals to you about this?

DEAN: Well, it's the whole religious side of it all, really.

So are you quite spiritual?

I am, in a way, yes, I am.

ROO: That's a good thing.

Me, too.

Maybe that's why we've both been drawn to it.

What I'm going to do, I'm going to make a little table of contemplation.

I've always been fascinated by the Buddhist religion... DEAN: Yeah.

ROO: ..because I think there's so much spirituality...

Absolutely.

..and power.

These two, they look like weapons, but they're not.

They're ritual objects.

DEAN: And what would they be used for?

So I would say probably stand back just in case ROO: ..I give you a trim!

DEAN: Oh, OK... You know when you sometimes see the Buddhists doing this and they make these kind of movements... DEAN: Right.

..and these would be used to fight off demons.

Ah, OK. ROO: Now, this is a set of thunderbolts.

The reason they're called thunderbolts, I think that comes from the word vajra, which sort of means diamond or thunderbolt.

And I think the fact there's a set of four with one... ..two, three, four on it, that could be a complete set.

These are very powerful objects... DEAN: Yep, I agree.

ROO: ..because they're used to fight demons of another world.

DEAN: Do you think they'd sell at auction?

I think if they've got rarity, if they've got age... DEAN: And good provenance.

ROO: ..and rarity and provenance.

VO: Well, Dean and Roo are sold on them.

Let's see what Mark says.

Can you snag a bargain for all three of your finds?

Fingers crossed.

Hi there, Mark.

Hiya, you OK?

Yeah.

Now, we found a few items that we really, really like.

The first thing that caught my eye was a silver-topped cane, and we were just wondering what your best price is on that.

ROO: Although we had a figure in mind.

DEAN: I did, yeah.

Maybe �15, we thought.

MARK: Yeah, go on, I'll do that.

ROO: As it's footless.

Perfect.

ROO: And then from a silver-topped cane to a demijohn, which we love.

I love the fact it's got the wicker around it, but obviously it's disintegrated over time, which is a shame.

But the basket it's in is holding it together.

Now, you've got 75 on that.

We would have preferred it to be full of wine... MARK & ROO: (LAUGH) ..but it is actually empty, but never mind.

ROO: What are we thinking, Dean - about, say, 40, 45...?

40, yeah, 45?

At a squeeze, 50 will be best.

DEAN: Is that the best, 50?

ROO: OK. We'll take it at that, yeah?

Yeah, and... (SIGHS) ..the Tibetan Buddhist... DEAN: We loved those, didn't we?

ROO: So, for the lot... MARK: Yeah.

ROO: ..could we have them for 60?

70.

That would be best.

ROO: 70 would be the best?

That's it, OK.

So that's 70 for the artifacts, 50 for the demijohn, and 15 for the silver-topped cane.

That's 135.

DEAN: As a job lot for all...

If we took all three, could it be 130?

MARK: Yeah.

DEAN: 130?

Are you sure you're happy with that, Mark?

MARK: Yeah.

DEAN: Thank you.

ROO: You're an angel.

Sold.

MARK: Thank you.

VO: So that's �15 for the silver cane, �50 for the demijohn, and �65 for the Buddhist artifacts, with a total of 130...

Thank you very much.

VO: ..leaving them with �270 to spend... Not bad.

TRICIA: Oh!

Here we go!

Whee!

ISHY: Holding on!

Oh, dear, hold on for life!

VO: I see Trish is still channeling her inner Roger Moore there and wasting no time as the teams head from Warrington towards Liverpool.

Feeling confident behind the wheel, Trish?

TRICIA: Oh, this is easy-peasy driving this car!

It's nice and light, isn't it?

The Saint used to have this car... ISHY: Yeah... TRICIA: ..didn't he?

Who's The Saint?

(LAUGHS) Who's The Saint?!

Now you're showing your age.

I'm showing my age because I'm old and you're a youngster.

The Saint, he used to be Simon Templar, with that saint thing round his head, you know?

VO: Do you mean a halo, perhaps, Trish?

Not quite sure this is bridging the generational divide.

Both teams have now arrived in the heart of Liverpool.

Roo and Dean are off to see if they can score a few smash hits in this land of musical legends.

And where better to look than Penny Lane Emporium, just a stone's throw from the original Penny Lane, the inspiration behind that famous Beatles track.

It's a place crammed with toe-tapping antiques... ..so they'll be hoping to find something right up their alley with dealer Jim on site to lend a hand.

Good man.

ROO: Oh!

DEAN: That's interesting.

Now, funnily enough, this is something you'd expect to see in an antique shop and you rarely find them now.

DEAN: Mmh.

ROO: I love a brass telescope.

ROO: This reminds me of when I lived in a Victorian house with these bay windows that looked out over the Clyde.

DEAN: Oh, wow, yeah.

ROO: And one of these there, and it was just lovely to look down and see the submarines, the ships passing, peep in people's windows, you know what I mean?

DEAN: It would look great in my house, actually, because my house overlooks the river Mersey.

ROO: Do you like a telescope?

DEAN: Yeah.

What price have we got on this?

ROO: This is 145.

Now, had that been in perfect condition, I would have said, "Hey, 145 is good."

A bit much for the condition.

I mean, we can always ask what the best price is... DEAN: Yeah.

..but I think it would have to be double figures.

VO: Best to give this one a pass, I think.

ROO: Alright, let's keep looking.

OK, yeah.

VO: Spying anything in those cabinets, Dean?

DEAN: Roo?

ROO: Mm-hm?

What've you...?

Fascinating, fascinating.

What have you found?

Two beautiful, beautiful French carriage clocks.

That one is stunning, isn't it?

Absolutely.

What drew you to these?

Well, I do have a vested interest in clocks and watches.

I collect watches.

In actual fact, I usually wear two.

I've never known anyone to wear two watches!

Why is that?

That's the Gemini in me, two of everything.

I've always been fascinated by clocks.

In my house I've got lots of mantelpieces, and there's a clock on every single mantelpiece.

I've got quite a collection and they all work.

Saying here, "A French carriage clock by Covelle of Paris."

"Original case and key."

Oh, that's been... What price have they got on that?

100 and... Now, that's been reduced, 215 down to 175.

DEAN: (MUTTERS) ROO: Meaning they may have had it a while.

How would that do at auction, would you think, price-wise?

ROO: Well, clocks are such a niche subject.

I mean, the collectors for clocks are willing to spend tens of thousands of pounds... For the right one, yes.

..on the right timepieces.

One thing that I spotted, and it's actually nowhere near as beautiful as your carriage clock now, is this lady's fob watch pocket watch, which...I love a pocket watch.

Do you have any?

DEAN: Yes, I've got a couple of pocket watches, would you believe, is in my collection.

See there, it's got 9-3-5?

Yeah.

That means it's continental silver, so it's 93.5% silver.

But the chain will just be white metal.

DEAN: Yeah, that's...

But it's got a pretty face on it, doesn't it?

ROO: It does.

It's an enamel face... DEAN: Yeah.

ROO: ..with gilt painting and it's exquisite.

DEAN: And the enamel is in very good condition.

ROO: Very good condition.

The hands are intact.

No cracks to the glass, either.

It's got a cartouche on the back, which is plain, which is good, It doesn't have anyone's initials.

And that's been reduced from 60 down to 45.

The thing is, there was a time these were not fashionable.

No.

But now people are wearing pocket watches again.

DEAN: They are, yeah.

Coming into their own again.

It would be nice to buy something linked to your love of time.

Yes, it would.

OK, let's keep shopping, then.

OK. VO: So, while Dean's shopping spree continues, Trish and Ishy have passed them and are heading through Liverpool over the Mersey to Room 101 Antiques in Birkenhead.

ISHY: Looks good!

TRICIA: It looks great!

Ladies first.

Thank you!

VO: Nestled down near the river, Room 101 is crammed to the rafters with trinkets and treasures... ..watched over carefully by dealer Dave.

What a chap!

Trish is already putting a few things to the test.

Back at home in me pub, in the Aidensfield Arms.

That is so cool!

Oh, it's very noisy, though.

(IMITATES OLIVER HARDY) That's another fine mess you've got me into!

Is that not what he says?

ISHY: I have no idea.

VO: It's like Laurel and Hardy are in the room with us.

No, he does that on his head, doesn't he?

"Another fine mess you've got me into, Stanley."

ISHY: Trish...?

TRICIA: Yeah?

ISHY: You alright?

Are you finding much?

Yeah, I'm just taking me time, mooching about.

ISHY: Well, I've spotted something actually quite nice.

TRICIA: Oh, that's nice.

ISHY: It's a good maker, it's got age, and it's actually quite attractive.

Do you like the look of it?

I like it, I like the colors.

ISHY: It's a ginger jar, so more decorative than functional.

They used to, originally, based on a Chinese design, they'd transport spices and ginger, and that's how it got the name.

It actually dates to circa 1920s, 1930s art nouveau style.

But the best part... TRICIA: So it's reduced to 15?

ISHY: �15.

It is a good maker, it's Cranston Pottery.

TRICIA: Well, for �15... ISHY: 15 quid.

Do you like it, do you think it's attractive?

I really, honestly, think it's attractive.

I'd buy that myself.

ISHY: Also, right here, we've got this, which is really interesting, what do you reckon to this?

TRICIA: I was just going to say, I like that as well.

ISHY: Doesn't it look like an apple?

TRICIA: Yeah.

ISHY: I mean, it doesn't seem to have a lid, but isn't that glaze gorgeous?

TRICIA: Beautiful.

The color's amazing as well.

ISHY: So this is called celadon ware, it's a kind of crackle glaze.

Chinese.

You get this going back hundreds and thousands of years.

It's a way that they decorated their pots and vases.

But...isn't that so pleasing?

TRICIA: I really like that as well.

How much is that?

ISHY: It's actually 12 quid.

TRICIA: Is that all it is?

ISHY: 12 quid.

I mean... Couldn't we get them both?

What do you reckon?

Do you reckon we could put them in together?

TRICIA: I don't see why not.

ISHY: I mean, they're not super-similar, but they are both ceramics...

Put them down here!

VO: Hmm, quite an unconventional pairing, but keen prices, though.

I wonder how Dean and Roo's rummage is going back over the Mersey.

DEAN: Some interesting things.

Oh, that looks very interesting.

ROO: (GASPS SOFTLY) That says it's a Roman...Roman glass perfume bottle.

ROO: Do you want to do the honors?

(CHUCKLES) I'll get the label, you get the 2,000-year-old glass!

VO: Oh, easy does it!

DEAN: Well, that's extraordinary, isn't it, if you think of the age of that?

ROO: I know.

You see so much glass nowadays that's factory-made, mass-produced, and it can lose some of that charm.

What amazes me is that a piece of handmade glass that's 2,000 years old can be �50.

DEAN: I know.

That's incredible.

But it goes to show, though, that age, when you're assigning value to an antique, age doesn't always guarantee you big bucks.

You know, it's the rarity, it's the desirability, the story behind it.

But I quite like the slight wonkiness of it.

DEAN: Mm... ROO: I think it's really charming.

DEAN: That's what makes it unique.

I think for �50, that's a possibility.

DEAN: I think so, too.

Yeah.

ROO: Do you like it?

DEAN: I do like it, I like its unusual shape.

ROO: Yes, and it makes you think, you know, if you close your eyes, 2,000 years ago, who was using that?

Mm.

What beautiful Roman goddess...?

Who's touched it in all the years since?

OK, that's worth keeping in mind.

It was probably a Roman chap called Bob... ..and I'm romanticizing this image of this beautiful Roman goddess.

VO: Don't let Roman Bob get in the way of a good story, Roo!

Now, just need a good deal from Jim.

DEAN: Jim... ROO: How are you?

Very well, thanks, yeah.

We've found some treasures, didn't we?

We have, yeah.

It's the moment of truth.

ROO: So what's your favorite, Dean?

Erm, I think I would say my favorite piece that I've seen here today was definitely the perfume...glass perfume bottle.

ROO: Right, the Roman glass, OK. JIM: Right.

How much could that be?

Could that be 30?

I think it's a very good price anyway, so could we say 40?

Meet in the middle at 35?

35 would be the very, very best.

35 would be the very best, OK.

I think that's...

I think we'll shake on that.

OK...!

VO: Cor, Dean was keen to seal that deal there, wasn't he?

So, Dean and Roo have gone for a bit of "a Roma" therapy, snagging themselves a Roman perfume bottle at a price of �35... ROO: Thank you, Jim.

JIM: Thank you.

ROO: Take care.

Bye.

JIM: Bye now.

Bye.

VO: ..leaving them with �235 to spend.

Let's see what those other two have got their hands on.

Ishy?

ISHY: You alright?

What do you think about this?

It looks like a torpedo.

What is it?

That's cool!

Isn't that beautiful?

Oh, does it have a mark on it in any way?

Can't see one.

It's got a few rust marks, like, but... We won't advertise that.

That's gorgeous, isn't it?

TRICIA: Isn't that different?

ISHY: If you look at this fitting, even at the bottom, it's so well-made.

There's a little bit of chip into the veneer here.

TRICIA: I noticed that.

ISHY: But, I mean... What do you think?

I think it's a striking look, isn't it?

Is it a problem that it hasn't got a mark on it, though?

Not really, no.

Aesthetically, it's nice, isn't it?

I think it's lovely.

That is beautiful.

ISHY: What drew you to it?

I've got something similar to that myself in the house.

It's got a good weight as well, hasn't it?

It has.

It is weighty isn't it?

It's �48, like.

ISHY: Great taste.

You're getting the knack of this!

I'm getting the knack of this, love!

ISHY: (LAUGHS) VO: Crikey, this candelabrum has thrown Ishy for six.

Can Dave come to the rescue?

TRICIA: Hello, Dave.

DAVE: Good afternoon.

ISHY: Hi, Dave.

TRICIA: How are you?

We just want to ask you some questions about this.

It's an early '60s or '70s item and it's come from a craft studio in Germany.

OK. Chap who made it deals in wood turning, also metalwork.

ISHY: You've got great taste.

DAVE: It's a one-off.

I have, haven't I?

It's a one-off?

Yeah.

ISHY: So we've got this for �48.

DAVE: Yeah.

We saw those celadon crackled glaze vase and that was the ticket price of �12.

DAVE: Right.

And then there was the ginger jar, the Cranston ginger jar and that had a ticket price of �15.

What's your best deal you can do, Dave?

60 for the three.

Can we be cheeky?

Can we do 58 and we'll shake your hand?

TRICIA: 58.

DAVE: 58.

TRICIA: You're a good man.

Thanks, Dave.

That's fantastic.

I shall get you your money.

VO: That's three more items in the old bag.

ISHY: Get some chips.

DAVE: �2 change.

TRICIA: Yeah, you get a portion of chips for that.

Thank you so much.

DAVE: You're welcome.

ISHY: Take care.

Thank you, take care.

Bye bye.

VO: The glazed vase at �13, the ginger jar at �10, and the craft candelabrum for �35.

Coming to a grand total of 58 smackers.

Good work.

Leaving them with �222 still to splash.

Trish has picked Dean up in the Volvo for a quick debrief before bed.

What a day, eh?

DEAN: How did you first day go?

Oh, well, apart from being exhausted... DEAN: Yeah.

..me brain's gone a bit mishy-mashy.

But, do you know, I think I've done alright.

DEAN: Oh, have you?

You ought to be very worried, mister.

Well...we'll see, won't we?

How do you think you've done?

DEAN: I think I've had a good day.

I got a couple of nice surprises as well.

TRICIA: Have you?

DEAN: Yeah.

TRICIA: (AS CILLA BLACK) Are you doing a surprise, surprise?

Like our Cilla, eh, chuck?

VO: Very coy, Dean.

We'll see you two in the morning when you've de-mish-mash-ified your brains.

Nighty night.

Woohoo!

We're off to see the Wizard, I think, aren't we, eh?

TRICIA: (TOOTS HORN) VO: Trish is back behind the wheel of the Volvo and it seems she's found her second wind.

TRICIA: I feel like I'm going round the bend.

That's because we are!

That's exactly what we're doing.

TRICIA: (LAUGHS) I'm going a bit dizzy!

DEAN: Yeah?

TRICIA: (LAUGHS) All bodes well for the day.

A good start.

What's that film?

Thelma... Thelma and Louise.

(AMERICAN ACCENT) Y'all ready to go, Thelma?

I'm ready.

You ready?

Let's ride us off this goddamn cliff.

VO: What's the insurance policy on this car again?

Ha... Agh...!

Are you nervous of my driving?

No, no, not at all...

I think you're driving perfectly.

TRICIA: I'm doing alright, you know.

VO: I think Dean's white knuckles might say otherwise.

Time to pull over, I think, and take a quick gander at each other's lots.

TRICIA: OK... Are we ready for this?

Let's have a little look at what we've got, shall we?

The big reveal.

DEAN: The big reveal, indeed.

Whoa!

Voila.

DEAN: Ah, hmm, interesting.

VO: With �400 to spend, Dean tapped into his spiritual side with some Buddhist artifacts.

And these would be used to fight off demons.

VO: While also kitting himself out for a night on the town with a silver cane... ..a wine demijohn and a Roman perfume bottle, leaving him with �235 still to spend.

TRICIA: Does absolutely nothing for me, that.

DEAN: That's a genuine... That's what they told you.

That's what this show is all about.

Antiques, not bric-a-brac.

Antiques.

That's going to do really well, I'm telling you.

VO: Also with �400 to spend, Trish wasn't letting Ishy deter her enthusiasm for a vintage tricycle... TRICIA: I think that's a good price, do you?

ISHY: I don't think it's got brakes, though.

VO: ..whilst also snapping up a vintage camera collection and a craft candelabrum, a glazed vase and a ginger jar.

DEAN: Yeah, but you've got to sell it on.

Who's going to buy that?!

TRICIA: Listen, it's all good stuff.

DEAN: Oh, well.

I'll take your word... TRICIA: There's lenses...

There's all kinds.

Looks as if your nan had that on her sideboard.

Dean, you're very... You're not very nice, are you?

Criticizing all this?

I put a lot of time and effort into this!

DEAN: Well, it doesn't look like it!

VO: Steady on, Jimmy.

You're not on the set of Brookside anymore.

I love you really.

Cheeky.

VO: Plenty of time for a bit of drama later.

For now, we're getting back on the road to scoop up some final antiques for auction.

Of course, there's no passing through Liverpool without sampling that famous Merseybeat of its music scene.

But while we're all familiar with the iconic songs of the Cavern Club, there's one part of the city where the beat was even stronger.

For decades, postcode L8 in Toxteth has been home to a thriving black community at the heart of Liverpool's musical legacy.

During its height in the 1960s, the jazz and blues played in these clubs had a key influence on Liverpool's Merseybeat movement.

And few remember the neighborhood's heyday better than musicians like Ramon Sugar Deen.

Trish has dropped off Dean in Toxteth to meet with Roo and Sugar in front of one of his old haunts to try and uncover just some of this neighborhood's musical story.

Sugar, here we are on one of the busiest avenues in Liverpool, sat outside this wonderful building, looking a bit tired now, but just paint a picture of what it is, what it was.

SUGAR: This was the Ibo Club, fabulous club... ..full of clientele, very popular.

There must have been approximately, within the area, about 300 clubs back in the day.

ROO: Wow!

DEAN: 300?

SUGAR: 300 clubs.

On this particular road there must have been about eight to ten clubs.

What did it grow out of, this sort of whole club culture?

When black people went to town, you couldn't get into any of the clubs and you went to one or two pubs, you couldn't go on your own, you had to go two or three together because, you know, you're going to get jumped, there was that much racism about.

So people opened up clubs in Liverpool 8.

What would you say the legacy is of the early music scene?

Well, we've got a whole new generation now of young musicians that's up-and-coming, some great talent.

And I suppose all the musicians from my area and back in the day to the present day were role models, you know?

The beat goes on.

VO: One of those influential characters was none other than Harold Phillips, better known by his stage name, Lord Woodbine, an influential calypso musician of the '50s and '60s who became a Toxteth musical legend.

Today, his legacy is being upheld just around the corner by his daughter Barbara.

(SINGS) What is love?

Is it as passionate as the films?

Is it as motionless as stories?

Is it typical to fall in love?

Or is it just a lot harder for me... VO: Barbara now runs the Positive Impact Scheme in Toxteth, an organization that opens doors for local musicians.

This is the same part as before.

If we can have the 'love', you've got to sound that beat.

Because it does sound like low.

Low...!

(SINGS) Lo-o-o-ve... SINGER: Yeah.

ISHY: How are you feeling?

TRICIA: I'm feeling great.

ISHY: I'm excited for this.

TRICIA: I am, actually.

VO: So naturally, Trish and Ishy are meeting Barbara and her sister Carol to sample some of the musical delights.

TRICIA: Hi...!

You alright?

BARBARA: Yeah.

ISHY: How are you?

BARBARA: We're fine, thank you.

CAROL: We're fine.

TRICIA: Lovely to meet you both.

BARBARA: I teach singing... ISHY: OK. ..at Positive Impacts, which was set up because a lot of youngsters don't get the opportunity to take part in musical activities because of the price of tuition.

So we set up an organization that would give disadvantaged children a chance to sing, play instruments, and it's made a great lasting impact on some of the artists we've worked with.

VO: Barbara and Carol are in no doubt that they have their father to thank for their musical passions.

He would turn his hand to many different things.

He was into antiques, by the way.

ISHY: Oh, nice!

TRICIA: No...

Bit like us.

Yeah!

CAROL: As well as being a musician, he was a promoter.

He was involved in the Merseybeat.

What he wanted was for it to be black musicians as well as white musicians.

That was what he wanted and he was pushing Derry Wilkie, I know that.

He has said that if it wasn't for Lord Woodbine he wouldn't be where he got.

And what kind of influence and legacy did that have on you guys growing up in the music scene?

I remember as a kid being, you know, tiny, you weren't even born.

He'd be singing calypso songs and we'd be singing them.

VO: Lord Woodbine is just one of the many Toxteth L8 musicians who had an impact on the Liverpool music scene of the mid 20th century.

Well, I can remember as a child, my mum and dad used to go to some of these clubs and they always described having a fantastic time.

You know, it was heaving and it was lively, it was entertaining, it had an impact and they loved it.

But what role did L8 play in the 1960s musical explosion?

SUGAR: Massive impact.

As I say, a lot of musicians when they came up and to these clubs over Liverpool 8 and seeing some of these live bands, it was like, "Whoa!"

It was a total game changer for them.

People are playing guitar, but they're not playing three or four chords, they're playing augmented and they're jazz chords and they're playing jazz.

So a lot of people who came from town and they were shocked just to listen to the music and a lot of them took a lot of them ideas away with them.

So when you go to the Cavern to watch the Beatles, should we say, their whole set was black music.

And as the saying goes, it was L8 music that put the beat in Merseybeat.

VO: But is the Merseybeat still alive and well in the neighborhood today?

Hold on to your seats, chaps.

We're about to find out.

Do you fancy giving us a little lesson?

ISHY: Oh, no... Dunno.

TRICIA: Come on!

I know you sing already, so it shouldn't be too difficult.

VO: I wouldn't speak too soon, Barbara.

You wanna pick a note.

(SINGS) Ah... (SINGS) Ah... OK, we both have to match you.

VO: Er, I think she meant a musical note there, Ishy.

If we were to go for... (SINGS ARPEGGIO) Ah-ah-ah.

ISHY: (SINGS) Ah... BARBARA: (SINGS) Ahh.

And we... OK... (SINGS) Ahh.... VO: We might be here a while.

TRICIA: (SINGS IN TUNE) Ah!

BARBARA: OK... (SINGS) Ah!

ISHY: (SINGS) Ah... BARBARA: (SINGS) Ah... TRICIA: (JOINS IN) Ahh... ALL: (SING) Ahh... TRICIA: That wasn't too bad!

ISHY: (CLAPS) ISHY: When are we going on tour?

CAROL & BARBARA: (LAUGH) VO: Hey, I wouldn't give up the day job, Ishy.

Best to leave it to the experts, I think.

Say yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Say yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah TRICIA: Woo!

ISHY: Whey!

TRICIA: Fabulous.

ISHY: That was amazing.

TRICIA: The harmonies are fantastic.

VO: Having scratched a musical itch, Trish and Ishy are back on the road to the town of Bootle, reminiscing about Trish's long stint as the Heartbeat landlady Gina Ward.

Do you reckon you'd want to be a landlady in real life?

Nah, it's not... No, it's not for me.

I can't even pull a pint.

The props man had to do the pints for me under the bar.

But no, I used to love doing Heartbeat.

I loved all the guest actors we used to have coming in, like we had Lulu, we had Charlotte Church... Who was your favorite?

TRICIA: Gary Barlow.

ISHY: Really?!

Yeah.

We used to call him Barry Garlow.

Yeah?

And he used to sing every night in the hotel when we were on set, Gary Barlow...

I think we've just dropped the exhaust pipe.

TRICIA: What?!

ISHY: I'm joking, I'm joking.

Oh, stop scaring me, Ishy!

Trishy Ishy.

I'll Ishy you... You've got me a nervous wreck!

VO: Try to relax, Trish.

It's like riding a trike.

(SHRIEKS) Is it clear?

Right, I'm going to put my foot down now.

Are you ready?

Your handbrake's off.

(MAKES REVVING SOUND) BOTH: (CHUCKLE) VO: She's got a need for speed, this one.

It'll be no time at all before they're arriving at the town of Bootle, a place famous for its industrial shipping heritage and an ideal setting for these two to get their feet wet.

TRICIA: Ah!

This weather!

Quick, let's get in.

I'm soaked.

VO: Hopefully it should be smooth sailing here in Flawless Antiques & Collectables, a place teeming with a variety of quirks and curios, where dealer Will steers the ship.

What is this...?

I don't think it fits.

For a smaller matador than me.

VO: I can see Ishy is already getting stuck in.

Now, where's Trish got to?

ISHY: Oh, no...!

(OBJECTS CLATTER) What are you doing?!

TRICIA: (HIGH-PITCHED) I think you're beautiful.

ISHY: I don't think you are.

TRICIA: (LAUGHS) ISHY: What is this?!

I don't think this is an antique, Trish.

It's only me, don't be frightened!

ISHY: Oh, help me pick these up.

TRICIA: (LAUGHS) Oh, sorry.

It's a good job it wasn't glass!

TRICIA: Is it in?

ISHY: Yeah.

VO: I think that rather suits you, Trish.

That's it... Ah!

(LAUGHS) What's going on?!

ISHY: It's growing...!

(LAUGHS) ISHY: But do you love it?

TRICIA: I just love it.

Maybe we could put it on the maybe pile.

VO: Good save there, Ishy.

Maybe there's something else you can tempt her with.

ISHY: Trish...?

TRICIA: Yeah?

ISHY: Fancy a cuppa?

TRICIA: Oh, yes, please.

ISHY: Now...

I know a tea set isn't the most earth-shattering thing.

Right.

ISHY: But this has a couple of plus points.

So, firstly, monochrome, very on trend.

Secondly, it's got a very good name.

What's the name?

Wedgwood.

TRICIA: I've heard of that!

ISHY: You've heard of it?!

I've actually heard of Wedgwood!

(LAUGHS) ISHY: Every single piece here is signed.

TRICIA: Right.

ISHY: And do you know the best part?

I think these are actually antiques circa 1920.

TRICIA: Depending on how much it is... ISHY: Yeah.

Maybe just do a bit of...negotiating.

Yeah.

I mean, I've seen these kind of sell for around �30 to �40 at auction alone.

What?

Just the teapot?!

Just the teapot.

This one is chipped, but it's the only piece out of the whole set that's got damage.

The rim has a little bit of chips and the little handle, the finial, it's had a repair.

You can see here someone screwed it back on.

Yeah, yeah.

Every other piece is intact.

You've got four teacups and saucers.

You've got a cream jug... ..you've got another teapot, little sugar bowl... Is this the whole set?

This is it?

Could have been a lot more pieces, but I mean, as far as...

So you reckon you get that just for the teapot?

Potentially.

I think we should go for this, then.

I don't want to sway you in a direction you don't want to take.

No, listen, I trust you.

VO: In Ishy we trust.

ISHY: It's attractive, isn't it?

I think it is.

I think it's lovely.

Perfect, that makes me happy.

VO: Great find, you two.

Who can say no to a good cup of tea, eh?

Meanwhile, Dean and Roo have motored on past them to the historic town of Crosby, a place with Viking roots, whose name literally means "village of the cross" in Old Norse, the perfect place to come raiding for one or two antiques.

And here come our raiders now.

There's plenty to go berserk at here at College Antiques... ..where dealer Angelo is keeping the class in check.

With 25 years in the business, you could certainly learn a thing or two about antique hunting here.

Have you found something already, Dean?

Roo, step this way... How are you with garden ornaments?

Are you a fan?

ROO: Yes.

I love garden ornaments, especially if they're animals, especially if they're big cats.

DEAN: Well, these...

These fit the bill.

They're ticking all the boxes.

DEAN: Now, the amazing thing is, these stone lions, many, many years ago...

I keep talking about my parents, but their next-door neighbors, they used to have a pair.

Not those.

Not like those.

They were a bit more ornate, and a bit more sort of, you know, you'd get the paws on them and things like that and they had them on either side of their front door.

And I think a lot of people used to have them, didn't they?

It was a real trend.

It's almost like, sort of...

I don't know, the protectors to your castle... DEAN: Yeah, yeah.

Absolutely.

ROO: ..in a way.

ROO: Lions represent courage and strength.

DEAN: And strength, yeah, yeah.

ROO: And to have them there, it's kind of like you're the lord and lady of your own castle, and your lions are there guarding you and protecting you from badness.

What do you think about these?

They've got a bit of wear and tear to them.

ROO: They do... DEAN: They still look magnificent.

ROO: They are beautiful.

DEAN: They've lived a life.

They've lived a life.

But there's no price on them.

Right, OK.

When you take anything to auction, people love anything garden related, they love animals.

DEAN: I think you're absolutely right.

ROO: Let's park that, cuz I'm thinking they're a definite strong contender.

And I think that they would...

I think they'd sell quite easily and quite well at the auction.

VO: Well, they could certainly be a fierce contender, but there's plenty more to dive into around here.

That can't be authentic!

No, I wish it was.

No... You wouldn't be... VO: You're getting the hang of these appraisals, Dean.

What else catches your eye?

Roo... Oh, it's shiny here, isn't it?

I've found something very interesting.

We're back to our timepieces now.

You know, I'm a bit...obsessed.

Well, look at this.

This looks absolutely gorgeous, doesn't it?

ROO: Doesn't it look inviting?

You just want to get in there.

DEAN: It looks like a bit of a...

It's got a bit of a Liberty look to it, hasn't it?

ROO: Well, that's almost a two-in-one.

You've got the pocket watch there, which I can imagine is silver, and what you would normally get is a silver photo frame.

But it's obviously a watch holder.

Yeah... Hallmarked, this case is hallmarked.

ROO: This one is Birmingham, but it's got the arts and crafts hammered effect.

Yeah, yeah, yeah... Wow.

ROO: That is nice... (WHISPERS) I love a good pocket watch.

DEAN: Look at the face on that.

ROO: That's beautiful.

It's got a good weight to it.

ROO: No damage... DEAN: It's got the key.

DEAN: Got the key.

ROO: Got the key.

That's beautiful.

No damage to the glass.

Let's pop this baby open.

Right, hallmark's there, Chester silver.

Now, I bet you know your silver.

Yeah, I think I do.

Yes, but interesting...

The watch is Chester hallmarked and yet this case is... ROO: Birmingham.

DEAN: ..Birmingham.

DEAN: So they would have had it made afterwards, then...?

ROO: Sometimes you can get sets which have got different years.

So it could be that...

I mean, it does seem to fit nicely in.

Little bit loose.

A little bit loose.

So it might not be the matching one, but you couldn't tell.

It fits nicely.

Going by the date letter here, R, for Roo, that looks like turn of the century, 1900?

Yeah, I would agree.

ROO: Late Victorian.

DEAN: Is it ticking?

ROO: It is.

DEAN: Oh!

It is, yeah, yeah.

Great.

ROO: To think... DEAN: It's a good sign.

..that this is 125 years old and it's ticking!

DEAN: Wow.

Brilliant.

Well, let's say... Let's put it back in and we've got that on the list.

Our first item on our list.

Yeah?

ROO: OK. Well, there's no price on it, which is probably a good sign.

DEAN: We can ask the man.

ROO: Do you like it?

DEAN: I love it.

I absolutely love it, yeah.

ROO: You did say you love timepieces.

VO: Well, I think it's time we found out how those other two are getting along.

Struck a deal yet?

TRICIA: Right.

Let's see what... ISHY: Shall we find Will?

TRICIA: Yeah.

ISHY: (CALLS OUT) Will!

TRICIA: Wi-hill!

ISHY: Hey, how are you?

WILL: Yeah, not bad.

ISHY: Nice to meet you.

WILL: Nice to meet you, too.

TRICIA: Hi, Will.

WILL: Hi, love, you alright?

TRICIA: Nice to meet you.

WILL: Nice to meet you!

TRICIA: So... ..we've seen that nice tea set.

That Wedgwood tea set.

WILL: Oh, yeah?

What's the price?

What's the tag on it?

WILL: 55.

ISHY: 55... 55.

ISHY: That's not bad, is it?

Would you take 50?

WILL: We'll take 50, yeah.

TRICIA: It's a deal.

Perfect.

Thank you very much.

TRICIA: Thank you.

50 quid.

Thank you so much.

TRICIA: �50.

I shall get the money out of my pocket.

20, 40, 60...

So you owe us a tenner.

Beauty.

Thank you very much.

ISHY: Perfect.

TRICIA: Thank you.

ISHY: Appreciate it.

WILL: Lovely meeting yous.

TRICIA: Nice to meet you, too.

ISHY: Let's go get it.

VO: That final purchase means they've spent �228 of their �400 budget.

TRICIA: (SCREECHES) VO: Meanwhile, there's another deal about to go down.

Dean, you're up.

Tell our friend Angelo what we're interested in.

Well, we like silver and we like a good timepiece, don't we?

So we spotted this beautiful silver pocket watch, Chester made, in the silver pocket watch frame.

It has a key and it's working.

I can hear it ticking.

It ticks, yeah.

ROO: There's no price on it, though.

DEAN: So what do you reckon, Angelo, if we came in at �99?

Erm, I've got that one at 150.

DEAN: It's a bit steep.

What's the best you could do?

120.

ROO: Well, we also spotted a pair of stone lions.

DEAN: Yeah, we like them.

And there's no price on those.

So could they be �40?

ANGELO: I've got them in at 50.

I can do 40 quid on them.

So if we took...

If we took the watch, the pocket watch and the lions, what would the deal be?

ANGELO: 150.

DEAN: 145.

We'll stick at 150.

Oh, let's shake on it.

Why not?

ANGELO: Is that OK, yeah?

DEAN: OK, nice one.

ROO: You're a star.

Thank you, Angelo.

I respect someone that sticks to their guns.

VO: How very generous!

Dean and Roo have got themselves some stone lions for �40 and a pocket watch for �110, coming to a total of �150.

That leaves just �85 in the kitty.

Splashing the cash - I like it!

So with the final shops done and dusted, Trish has picked up Dean for a final chinwag of the day.

TRICIA: We've had a great Road Trip, haven't we?

We've had a great time.

I'm just excited about this auction.

I'm looking forward to the auction.

Well, you've never been to an auction before...?

No.

I don't know what to expect.

Well, that'll be really exciting for you.

I'm sure you're going to absolutely love it.

And let's hope we both do well, make a few bob.

Let's hope so!

And I just hope that I win!

(PLEADS) Please!

We'll see about that... DEAN: We'll see about that.

TRICIA: Please, please, please!

VO: Better get some sleep, you two.

You'll need it for the auction.

Nighty night.

Well, it's finally arrived, Trish, auction day.

TRICIA: Whoo!

DEAN: Are you excited?

Yes, I'm going to beep the horn!

DEAN: (LAUGHS) TRICIA: (TOOTS HORN) VO: Well, these two have definitely had their coffee this morning.

DEAN: Just remember when that gavel goes down, it's sold.

TRICIA: And that's it.

DEAN: That's it.

Sold to the man at the back.

VO: You weren't lying when you said you were an expert, Dean.

You don't bid on your own item, do you?

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Oh, thank God you told me that.

Somebody else will be bidding on the things that we found.

See, that's how much I know!

DEAN: Here we come!

Auction!

TRICIA: Yee-hee!

Hit the spot.

VO: Trish and Dean started off their trip in Warrington and now, finally, have made it to their destination at Bolton Auction House, just half an hour outside Manchester.

Bidders are waiting inside the saleroom while others are poised online and on the phones.

And some bids have been left with Harry, the auctioneer.

All done at �320... VO: Trish has spent �228, with five different lots up for grabs.

I can see someone's rooting around with her stash already.

ROO: We buy 2,000 year old ancient Roman glass.

I know, it's something that's worth having.

And they pick up this load of old rubbish.

ROO: Annoyingly...annoyingly, I think they could make profit on this.

Do you think so?

ROO: They spent �90.

DEAN: Hmm.

ROO: I would walk past it and not even look twice...

I think there are some interesting things here.

This looks very interesting to me... VO: Oh, dear, not getting the jitters, are we?

What do you think, Harry?

Anything these two should be worried about?

Yeah.

Retro candelabra from the '60s is quite in vogue at the moment.

Very stylish piece.

Be careful you don't break that now.

DEAN: Well, it's already been broken.

ROO: I know, and restored.

So that completely reduces the value of it all.

It does... See, I'm torn by this because I love tea sets, but they're not in fashion.

But just that matte black is quite nice.

DEAN: It is, yeah.

ROO: Come on, then.

DEAN: Alright.

VO: Not to worry.

VO: You two have picked up some lovely things as well, splashing out a whopping �315 across five lots.

This is the famous Roman glass bottle.

TRICIA: It's wonky, isn't it?

I quite like the wonkiness of it.

Look at that, the way it dips down.

Definitely handmade.

TRICIA: Ooh...!

(LAUGHS) Nearly.

VO: But what does our man Harry think?

Clocked anything that ticks your boxes?

HARRY: I think what will do well in the auction is the Goliath pocket watch with the walking cane.

We have done some research on this, actually, and we found out that it's a very, very good London maker and also the makers to the Admiralty.

Very, very, very good quality watch.

And we do expect this to do very, very well.

VO: Sounds like they may have uncovered a hidden gem there.

Better be careful with it, Trish.

TRICIA: (LAUGHS) Don't break it!

ISHY: We'll just tell everyone, "It doesn't have the back stand.

You can't really use this."

"It needs a lot of work, everyone."

It's no good!

It's a pile of rubbish!

ISHY: Look at these dents!

TRICIA: (LAUGHS) VO: I think it's time we got all this under the gavel, don't you?

Trish, you look a bit nervous.

That's good, Dean, that's good she's nervous.

TRICIA: I am nervous.

You should be nervous, all the junk that you've bought.

How dare you!

VO: Well, you've got a chance to put him in his place here, Trish.

It's your vase and ginger jar up first.

Will it be to the saleroom's taste, I wonder?

They are beautiful.

Lovely for putting your begonias in.

Well, exactly.

I've got �30 bid, at �30, but I'll take five.

At �30 bid.

With me, then, at �30, last call, then.

Thank you.

Well, still a profit, no loss.

Eh?

VO: That's the spirit, Trish.

That's a steal, then.

We're ready for the profits.

That's a steal.

VO: Next up are Dean and Roo's feline friends.

Time to show them who's king of the jungle, Dean!

Really heavy, lovely patina.

Look fantastic in your garden.

ROO: Yeah.

TRICIA: Really?

�26 bid, 26 bid online.

28 now.

�28, �30 bid.

Five, �35 in the room now.

At 35, bid's in the room.

I'll take 40, anywhere.

40, 45, �40 bid, lady's bid.

The gavel's up, then.

�40, 45 just in time.

Have we got 50?

50 in the room.

I've got 50 in the room, lady's bid.

Last call, then, the gavel's up, then, at �50... ISHY: It's a profit.

ROO: (INHALES SHARPLY) It is.

VO: A bit more of a meow than a roar, there.

ROO: Sullivan and Irvine... TRICIA: Disappointed?

A wee bit, yeah.

I think they're worth...

They weigh more than �50.

They've got a bargain.

VO: Time for Tricia's rather unusual craft candelabrum.

It's got a glaze on the wood.

It's quite unusual.

I think it's a striking piece.

I'd have that in my house.

Would you?

Yeah.

I can start the bidding at 28, 30, five, 40.

ROO: It's got a real deco look.

HARRY: At �40 bid with me.

At �40 bid.

At �40 bid, but I'll take five.

At �40 bid, but I'll take five.

HARRY: At 45 bid online.

TRICIA: It's beautiful, that.

HARRY: 45, bid's online.

All done and finished at 45, we're online, then, �45... TRICIA: It's not bad.

ISHY: It's a profit.

It's still profit.

VO: That was a very crafty purchase, Trish!

You're getting the hang of this.

Only a tiny profit.

Surprised, though.

I thought we'd have got more.

VO: Perhaps a little whiff of Roman antiquity will get the bidders in the mood.

It's Dean's perfume bottle up next.

Well, it's such an unusual thing.

TRICIA: It is.

DEAN: You know.

TRICIA: Yeah.

DEAN: Something a bit different.

Yeah.

I've got quite a bit of interest, actually, I've got several commission bids.

HARRY: I can start the bidding... Well, I can start the bidding at �40, bid at �40 bid, I'll take five, with me, at �40 bid, 45 bid online, at �45 bid, at �45 bid, I'll take 50.

All done and finished at �45, we're online, then, �45... DEAN: Oh!

TRICIA: I'm surprised.

It's a steal.

VO: Cheer up, Dean, a profit is never something to turn your nose up at.

Well, we'll take that.

We'll take the �10 profit.

VO: Now, here's a real chance for Trish to make a splash.

Milk and two sugars, please.

I didn't like it to start with, did I?

I didn't like the matte black.

I didn't like the color.

ROO: Really?

TRICIA: Yeah.

But you said Wedgwood should do well.

Got a little bit of damage on it, though.

On one of the lids... Oh, you been looking that close, have you, Dean?

We can start the bidding.

We've got a bid online of �35 bid.

It's a 40... At �40 bid online, 45 online.

Is it 50 anywhere.

For the last time, the gavel's up, then, �45... TRICIA: A loss.

DEAN: Not bad.

I'm sorry.

VO: Oh, dear.

The bidders went a bit cold on that one.

I think that should have done well.

It was a lovely set.

I liked it.

VO: Well, the glass is certainly looking half full for Dean.

His demijohn is up next.

It's absolutely extraordinary, I think...

Stunning.

..and it'll make a beautiful, stunning piece in somebody's house or even a bar.

Would you have that... ROO: ..in your house?

DEAN: Yeah.

24, 26, 28, 35 bid now with me... Last call then at 30... New bidder in the room.

�40 bid.

HARRY: At �40 bid, to my right.

ROO: Come on, internet.

At 40 bid.

I'll take five.

At 40 bid, but I'll take five.

Last call, then, the gavel's up, then, at �40 in the room.

�40... DEAN: (GROANS) Oh... ROO: Oh!

Never mind.

That was worth more.

We bought a beautiful thing.

VO: A bit of a sour response there.

It was close, though.

ROO: It could've been worse.

TRICIA: Never mind.

Never mind.

DEAN: Could've been worse.

VO: Now it's finally time for Trish's beloved trike.

Will it ring anyone's bell?

Are you a nostalgic person?

Just want something... Just reminds me of when I was little... On my little trike.

You want someone with three legs to buy it.

I've got 22, 24 bid with me.

26, 28, 30, 35, 40 in the room, at �40, bid's in the room.

Lady's bid.

A �40 bid, 50 online.

You got five?

I'll take five, last call, then.

At 55, the gavel's up, then, �55... TRICIA: Yay!

ROO: Well done, you two.

Well done.

VO: Well, that certainly cranked things up a gear.

Good find.

You've got great taste!

TRICIA: I told you.

ROO: (LAUGHS) ISHY: You could take my job.

TRICIA: Who's the expert here?!

VO: Now for some Tibetan artifacts.

They can ward off demons, but can they bring in bidders?

Do you like these, Dean?

You love these.

I like them a lot to be honest.

Yeah, yeah... TRICIA: Do you like them?

ROO: They're quite spiritual.

I can start the bidding at 28.

�30 bid.

Bid at �30, bid with me.

I'll take five, �30, but I'll take five.

�35.

Bid in the room.

There's a 40, new bidder, 45, 45 bid.

You got 50?

�50 bid.

Five, is it?

55, 60, �55 bid.

Gent's bid.

Last call, then, at 55.

Are we all done?

�55... �55.

So we lost �10.

VO: I think I can sense your inner peace cracking there, Dean.

DEAN: (PRETENDS TO SOB) ROO: (WHIMPERS) VO: Trish will be looking to capture the bidders' hearts with this next lot.

It's time for her vintage camera collection.

They would have looked better in the bottom of the bin.

Oh, behave, Dean.

ISHY: Dean!

You're killing me!

TRICIA: It's a bit harsh.

At �35 bid, 35 bid.

It's a 40... At 35, only bid is 40, 45, 50.

In the room at �50 bid.

I'm out, you're in.

I've got your �50 bid.

I've got five bid.

To go 60?

At 55 bid.

We're online.

Last call, then, the gavel's up, then, 55... ROO: (GROANS) Oh...!

DEAN: Told you!

That's...

Disgraceful.

I'd have bought it myself.

VO: Oh, crumbs.

Not the photo finish he was hoping for.

I can't believe that!

I'm really, really...

It's just the way of the auction.

..disappointed.

(CLICKS TONGUE) It happens.

VO: Just one lot left to sell - Dean's pocket watch and silver cane, which he's cunningly combined into one gentleman's lot.

Very dapper.

Are you feeling good about it?

ROO: Yes.

DEAN: I think so, yeah... DEAN: ..because it's quality.

ROO: Yes.

That's the thing, isn't it?

The quality, its age and that should always, always sell and do well.

I can start the bidding at...�280, bid at 280.

Whoa!

Oh, I just went a bit cross-eyed there.

290 bid.

Now I've got �300 bid.

At �300 bid.

At �300 bid.

You get a walking stick as well.

At 320 in the room.

I've got 320 in the room now.

At �320 bid.

I'll take 340.

All done and finished at �320, gent's bid in the room, 320... ISHY: That's brilliant.

ROO: Thank you.

TRICIA: Well done!

ROO: Thank you.

TRICIA: Well done!

ISHY: That was a great buy.

DEAN: It was a good buy.

ROO: Thank you.

VO: Wow.

What a profit, eh?

That came just in the nick of time.

Well, good teamwork.

Good teamwork, darling.

ROO: Come on, then.

ISHY: Let's go.

TRICIA: (LAUGHS) Let's go.

ROO: Before she explodes.

VO: So, after counting all the pennies, Trish started with �400 and spent �228.

After costs at auction, she made a loss of �39.40.

Dean also started with �400 and spent �315.

After saleroom fees at auction, he made a profit of �103.20, with all those profits going to Children In Need.

Well done.

I need some chocolate biscuits and a nice cup of tea.

DEAN: Let's go and find one.

ROO: Go on then.

Lovely to see you.

TRICIA: See you, guys.

ISHY: Take care!

ROO & TRICIA: Bye.

ISHY: Well done.

ROO: Well done.

ISHY: That was amazing!

TRICIA: I've loved it.

DEAN: We've had a great time.

We've had a good road trip, haven't we?

We have had a fabulous Road Trip!

On our home patch.

DEAN: We loved it, yes!

TRICIA: Which has been fabulous.

Back in the Pool.

TRICIA: Back in Liverpool.

VO: Ta ra, you loveys!

Hee-hee!

See you next time.

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