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

It's not worth a tenner.

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

VO: ..and a classic car.

This is very exciting, isn't it?

It is.

VO: Their mission, to scour Britain for antiques.

Got a nice ring to it.

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

Come on.

VO: But it's no easy ride.

RICHARD: Brake.

DOMINIC: I can't!

VO: Who will find a hidden gem?

I hope I don't live to regret this.

VO: Take the biggest risk?

We've definitely got a problem.

VO: Will anybody follow expert advice?

You'd never catch me buying anything like that.

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

You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

VO: Put your pedal to the metal.

VO: This is the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.

Yeah.

VO: Woohoo!

We're in Norfolk with top notch actresses Michelle Hardwick and Amy Robbins.

MICHELLE (MH): Go on... AMY: I've got the sweeties.

VO: Oh!

What kind?

AMY: Jelly beans?

MH: Yes, please.

MH: (MOUTH FULL) Thank you.

AMY: Don't spit on my fingers.

VO: TMI!

One of the first times I ever saw you, if you recall, was in an MG.

Yes, it was!

AMY: Remember the first MG you bought?

MH: Yes, because... AMY: When we were doing... What show was it?

It was called the Royal.

Yes, I vaguely remember.

Vaguely remember all those years ago... 22 years ago.

Is it 22 years?

21 years ago.

21 years ago.

I'm not as old as I look.

VO: You look divine, darling.

Back in 2002, these two became instant bezzie mates after acting together in a hit British medical drama called The Royal.

AMY: Michelle, just concentrate, will you?

MH: Just... AMY: I don't...

I'm... MH: Stop it, Amy...!

AMY: I'm loving it!

VO: Michelle Hardwick, a well -known face from UK soap operas since the 1990s, starring in a range of British television and stage productions.

Don't start talking till I've got it in second.

AMY: Ha!

MH: Sh... VO: RADA trained Amy is no stranger to the stage and screen, appearing in some of Britain's most successful soaps, and she comes from the Robbins showbiz acting dynasty.

AMY: Do you recall in the first series of The Royals, I couldn't drive at all?

No, I know!

And I had to have driving doubles.

AMY: And they were... MH: Yeah, you..

They were usually great big, hairy electricians... MH: Yes!

AMY: ..in black wigs.

Wedged behind that wheel in the... MH: In that Mini, aww.

AMY: And they'd say... "Alright, Amy?"

VO: Not a big hairy electrician in sight - ha!

- as we zoom around in the pillar box red 1978 MG. MH: But then you went... AMY: Yeah.

MH: ..and learned how to drive.

AMY: I did.

And you passed!

And it only took me five attempts.

MH: (GASPS) You fibber... AMY: Yeah.

Do you remember... MH: No, it took you more than that!

AMY: No, it didn't.

Five times.

Amy, I failed five times, I passed on my sixth.

I thought you'd passed on your seventh.

AMY: No.

How dare you?

MH: Oh... Five times!

VO: Blimey.

I hope we have good insurance.

AMY: There you are!

MH: Oh!

Thank you.

MH: How much do you know about antiques?

Well, I automatically assumed that I'd be brilliant at it for some reason, I don't know why.

I don't know anything about antiques, like, at all.

I want to use this to learn, I really do.

I think it's going to be great.

VO: Course it is!

AMY: Now I'm anxious that actually it's a lot harder than it looks.

Is that cuz, though, you're up against me, and you know I'll probably be dead good?

No.

VO: We've got a battle on our hands!

MH: Amy...!

AMY: I'm laughing already!

MH: Stop it.

Right, where are we?

VO: Allow me.

All roads point to an auction in the county town of Lincoln, but we blast off in Norfolk, and on the edge of the Broads in the village of Panxworth, where I spy Margie Cooper and an Izzie Balmer - how lovely.

I still really like your necklace.

I think that's lovely.

Oh, it's Jaeger.

VO: Izzie is the jewelry whizz, and Margie is the doyenne of the antiques gang.

Do you find yourself hanging out at a reclamation yard often, Margie?

I am today!

But interesting, all these quirky items... MARGIE: Brilliant.

IZZIE: What do we reckon... that Michelle and Amy are going to think...?

We're going to find out, aren't we?

While we're waiting, shall we... IZZIE: Yeah.

..have a little browse around?

IZZIE: Shall I go this way?

MARGIE: I'll go that way.

IZZIE: See you in the middle.

MARGIE: OK!

VO: Norfolk Antique and Reclamation Centre is housed in a cluster of 17th century red brick barns.

Hope they know what they're taking on with this lot!

How do you...?

We've got in, we can't...!

AMY: Oh, it's a... MH: How... MH: How did you do it?

AMY: Oh.

MH: Oh, no, no, I've done it.

I've done it.

Thank you.

VO: Thank goodness.

MH: Here.

Come on.

Let the battle commence, kiddo.

Good luck!

AMY: There's no point... (SINGS) ..cuz I'm gonna win!

Yeah, yeah, whatever.

Which way is it?

AMY: Good luck.

MH: Are you that way?

I don't... VO: Prepare yourself.

I think this is going to be a lively one.

So long!

VO: This is a veritable playground for the antiques lover.

Both chumaroos have £400 each.

She's very talented.

Let's find our antiques gurus.

AMY: Ah-ha-ha...!

It is you!

IZZIE: Ah...!

Amy!

IZZIE: No!

AMY: It's you!

It's Izzie!

IZZIE: Aw!

AMY: Oh, Izzie!

AMY: Oh, I'm now so excited!

VO: This bodes well.

AMY: I'll let you guide me.

Oh.

Oh, that's dangerous.

Just...just smack me if I get out of hand.

IZZIE: OK. AMY: If I'm talking too much.

IZZIE: Well... AMY: I'm overexcited.

How about you have a look in there?

I'll check out this one, and we can see if anything takes our fancy.

OK... See you later.

Hope I don't get lost.

I'm just around the corner.

Give me a shout... Righty-ho.

See you in a min.

VO: This place is a mammoth labyrinth.

There's plenty outside too, you know.

Ah.

Michelle's found Margie.

MH: Hi there, Marge!

Hello, Michelle.

How are you?

Lovely to meet you.

I'm good.

Welcome to the Antiques Road Trip.

Thank you very much.

Very exciting!

Do you know what this is?

This?

Er... No, not got a clue.

MARGIE: It's a beehive.

MH: Er, so this is for sale?

So what are we talking... MH: ..price wise... MARGIE: Er, 3,500.

MH: (GASPS) Great!

Bit out of our budget... MARGIE: Are you up for it?

(LAUGHS) We've got so much to see... MH: Cool.

I want to see what you...what you...what you like and what you don't like.

MH: OK, well... MARGIE: And I will help you.

MH: Absolutely.

VO: Lovely, Margie.

While they buzz off inside, let's zip over to a rootling Amy.

AMY: Oh, it's a filing system.

But this looks from the outside like the kind of stuff we used to have on The Royal.

I'd fill many an hour where I didn't quite know my lines well enough, cuz I was very overtired, usually, cuz I had very young children.

And I'd open them and I'd... and I'd... and I'd do some filing acting, thinking, while I remembered what it was that I was trying to say.

VO: Good trick!

IZZIE: Amy, come and look what I've found.

You said you liked pretty.

AMY: Ooh, it is pretty...

So I'm thinking things that I like, you might like.

D'you know, have a little look.

So this is all made out of straw.

AMY: Straw...!

IZZIE: Yeah, so it's straw work.

IZZIE: It's straw on top of wood... AMY: How unusual!

IZZIE: I would hazard a guess as late 19th century, maybe mid.

Now, some people would call these a prisoner of war box, because prisoners of war in the 19th century did quite typically use straw work to make boxes.

Personally, I would want a bit of proof that it's a prisoner of war, whether it's a military picture, whether it's a French or British naval flagship.

VO: Straw work became more commonplace during the Napoleonic Wars, when Britain captured thousands of prisoners of war and imprisoned them in England.

They were allowed to make and sell items, such as this.

It's unpriced.

IZZIE: Yeah.

AMY: So you can see it is straw.

My goodness me.

I would never have guessed that.

Yeah.

It's lovely.

It is very pretty.

I would buy something like that for...for a jewelry box.

IZZIE: But is it something you like?

It is, it's...

Yes, it's lovely.

It's really nice.

IZZIE: Ideally, I'd also want this to be, ideally, Napoleonic.

I don't think it is, but just simply because of the style of decoration.

I... You know, it's probably a bit later.

Erm...

So it's either worth a couple of million, and if it's not, we don't want it?

Exactly!

VO: With odds like that, it's a good job there's plenty more ground to cover here.

This place is gigantic!

What of Michelle, ma belle?

MARGIE: Hey, look.

Picture Parade.

MH: What's that?

Well, there might be some interesting pictures there.

You look and I'll put the money in.

Oh, right, OK.

So... An old penny.

VO: Margie!

MARGIE: Old penny.

I hope I'm not going to be shocked.

MARGIE: Oh, you won't be shocked.

Look, girls with swimsuits.

MH: With swimsuits.

OK, right... MARGIE: Ready?

MH: ..get it in.

I'm ready!

MH: Ooh, it's lit up!

(GASPS) MARGIE: (LAUGHS) MH: Oh!

They're really naked!

I wasn't expecting... MARGIE: Naked?

MH: Yes!

Excuse me.

VO: They'll be queuing up round the corner.

MARGIE: Oh, my goodness me.

MH: Oh my... Alright, Marge!

MH: Let's have a go...!

MARGIE: Suspenders!

VO: Christopher Columbus!

You get a lot for your money, don't you?

VO: Crumbs, you two.

Margie, you're like a naughty schoolgirl.

MH: Ooh, now, look at this one.

MARGIE: Yeah.

MH: Oh, OK, this is heavy then... MARGIE: Yeah, that's really nice... Gor... Gordon Cottage.

Look at that.

There's a great market for these, and the nice thing about this is that it's original.

cuz so many are reproduction.

MH: Oh, really?

MARGIE: Yeah.

MARGIE: Usually it's for advertising.

But this isn't, is it?

This is like something you'd put in a...

I mean, you're not going to find Gordon in a cottage, are you?

VO: It's very possible, you know.

MH: Yeah, I do...

I love a sign.

MARGIE: It is, it... MARGIE: If the price is right.

It's enamel.

MH: So how old did you say?

MARGIE: It's... Oh, that will be about 100 years.

MH: Oh, really?

MARGIE: 1920s, 1930s.

Ooh, I quite like that... MARGIE: They're not often that color.

Green, it's an unusual color.

VO: Enamel signs, or street jewelry, arrived in the mid-1800s and were used to advertise products and services.

MH: I do like that a lot.

MARGIE: Yes.

And so shall we... Shall we take it further?

Shall we?

VO: Every item has a ticket, but only with the stock number.

You need to find a dealer for a price.

AMY: Oh, there she is.

Following me, are you?

No, I'm not, so...

Trying to trick me, are you?

No!

What have you bought?

Have you bought... AMY: Nothing!

Absolutely nothing.

MH: OK. Alright.

Erm... AMY: I'm obsessed.

Well, I'm keeping my cards very close to my chest.

I don't want to...you know, I don't want to give anything away to you so far, are you learning owt?

AMY: Are you actually?

MH: Yeah, I am.

I'm learning loads about these antiques!

AMY: You loathsome creature.

MH: I love it.

You're really trying to win this, aren't you?

Get out of my way!

AMY: I'm going to win!

MH: In it to win it... MH: In it to win it!

(GIGGLES) Here you are!

Bowling ball for you.

AMY: I don't want a bowling ball!

I want those bottles.

MH: (LAUGHS) VO: What a riot this pair are.

Right, Amy, let's stick with you.

AMY: This looks like a set from, erm, Oliver the musical.

Look.

Expect Fagin to jump out there in a minute!

(CHUCKLES) Oh... Wow, what a fascinating place.

VO: You can say that again.

Izzie...?

IZZIE: What have you found?

AMY: These little sliding doors here...

I don't know what it is, but it's pleasing me somehow.

IZZIE: It's probably French.

AMY: Ooh.

IZZIE: So we call this style of furniture Breton furniture.

And I would say it's made out of oak.

And...early 20th century.

Some people would call this an apprentice piece.

An apprentice piece is when you're an apprentice in a carpenter's, or in a...you know, in a joiner's, and you practice and you sort of use offcuts and you make much smaller versions to practice your trade and practice your skill.

I don't think this is an apprentice piece.

I think it's too good.

I suspect this is more of an advertising piece.

I would say it's a bread cupboard.

So it's in the style of something that's 17th century.

Isn't that sweet?

VO: Ooh, la la!

Another unpriced possible.

Why don't we find out how much it is?

OK, then.

Can we...

I feel...

I feel like it might be a done deal already.

AMY: Good.

Right.

IZZIE: OK. IZZIE: You've told me you're not very good at haggling.

No, I'm terrible.

I'm terrible.

I'll haggle them up, if I'm left to my own devices... Can you please, please haggle down?

Oh, OK. Because I have a feeling this will be more than we want to pay for it.

OK, alright.

OK, I'll do my best, I'll try and be brave.

And as you said, I'll put my big girl pants on.

IZZIE: Yeah.

VO: You can do it, Amy.

We also have the unpriced 19th century straw work box.

Steady yourself, Russell!

RUSSELL: If we can do a deal on the whole lot.

I mean, really, for something as nice as this... ..we'd be looking at a couple hundred pounds.

AMY: Ooh... IZZIE: Oh...!

No!

Do you need to be less than a hundred?

Yes, please.

Is that possible?

How much less than 100?

AMY: (SOFTLY) 70?

70?

IZZIE: (WHISPERS) Yeah.

Is it and-or, or both?

AMY: Well, it depends.

IZZIE: Oh... AMY: Could you do a little deal?

IZZIE: ..depends.

Yes!

RUSSELL: So we'd need to be getting out of this at least £200.

So, your two items, £100 an item... We've got £150.

IZZIE: Would that seal the deal?

AMY: Will that seal the deal?

Cash in hand...

I think I've probably got about 25p... VO: I think he wants you out of the shop.

IZZIE: I'll give you my shoe... AMY: He's taking it.

IZZIE: (GASPS) AMY: (CHEERS) Woo!

IZZIE: Thank you so much.

AMY: Thank you.

Love you!

IZZIE: We love you!

AMY: Love you, Russell!

VO: You're a true gent, Russ.

That's 75 apiece.

Great work, Amy.

She did haggle them down after all.

You now have 250 smackers.

Now, what about the Little Miss Mischiefs?

MARGIE: Let's have a little look down here... (GASPS SOFTLY) Oh, look at that dog!

MARGIE: (CHUCKLES) MH: Look what it's doing!

VO: Hang on.

It's not, is it?

Yes, it is!

Ha!

MH & MARGIE: (LAUGH) MH: (EXCLAIMS) Oh!

Gracious.

That's nice, isn't it?

MH: It's having a wee-wee.

MARGIE: Yeah.

VO: Oh, paw-lease!

MARGIE: And it's a...

It's a Scottie, which is quite, er, a good breed, isn't it?

MH: Yeah.

How come it looks... MARGIE: Got popularity.

MH: Is that broken?

What is it?

MARGIE: No, no... MARGIE: ..I thought it was a money bank to start with.

No, they're cast in two...two halves in the foundry, and then they're put together.

And, I mean, that would just be a gift.

Making somebody laugh.

The fact that the dog is cocking his leg.

Yeah... Yeah, it's funny.

I think that's lovely... Yeah, my son would laugh his head off at that.

VO: This cheeky woofles is a novelty doorstop.

Novelty doorstops became popular in the 19th century.

Decorative versions of animals and famous people like Napoleon were all the rage.

This one looks to be turn of the 20th century.

MARGIE: Yeah, it's a bit of fun, isn't it?

That's caught my eye... MH: ..I must admit... MARGIE: It's caught your eye.

MH & MARGIE: Shall we...?

Shall we have a little go at that?

MH: Shall we?

OK. MARGIE: We've got two things, haven't we?

MH: Come on, little doggy.

VO: We also have the enamel sign, both unpriced.

VO: Watch out, Daniel.

Right, up to you, Michelle.

That's your man.

MH: Daniel?

DANIEL: Hello.

Alright... MH: Hi there.

Alright?

VO: Let's start with the sign.

DANIEL: You know, I'd like to see you alright.

Is it...is it OK to... Well, 120 quid?

We thought 100, didn't we?

MH: Maybe 100?

DANIEL: Yeah, that'll do.

Let's see what we can do better on this, eh?

MARGIE: Right, Daniel.

MH: Yeah, OK. MARGIE: Little fella here.

MH: And then this, er, yeah... Again, no price.

We've quite taken to him.

MH: Having a little wee.

I know we're going to have to spend a penny.

Eh?

Eh?

MARGIE: Or two!

DANIEL: Yeah, well it's, erm... DANIEL: If you can give me... MARGIE: Yeah?

DANIEL: ..50 quid... DANIEL: ..I would be happy.

MARGIE: Right.

So, 50 for that.

100 for that.

DANIEL: Yeah.

MARGIE: That's... MH: So that's 150... Do you get anything off for two things?

I'll... Do you know what, I've got...

This morning I was out there, there's a lovely little brick I spotted, and it's got a... MARGIE: Yeah.

DANIEL: ..dog's paw print in it.

MARGIE: Ah!

DANIEL: And I just...

When I see this little dog, he would sit nicely on there.

Oh, that'd be lovely, Daniel... DANIEL: I'll give it to you anyway... MARGIE: Oh, that's very kind.

DANIEL: I'll go grab it... DANIEL: Free to go, yeah?

MH: Thank you...!

DANIEL: ..like a little plinth.

MH: Brilliant.

He'll stand on a plinth.

So then, like, all three for £150?

VO: This is unusual.

It's, erm, quite a big paw actually.

MARGIE: Aww!

DANIEL: So it's on the brickwork.

So a dog... All the bricks would have been laid... MARGIE: (CHUCKLES) ..er, sitting there drying out before they're baked... DANIEL: ..so a soft clay... MARGIE: Yeah.

..and a dog has just wandered across.

So how much would you - just out of interest - would you be selling that for?

That brick, I think, is about... £3.60, something like that.

Oh, OK, cool...

So, all three, 150.

MARGIE: ..so much.

MH: Thank you so much, Daniel... DANIEL: OK. DANIEL: Take it easy.

MH: Thank you, Daniel... DANIEL: Hope you enjoyed it... MH: See you soon!

VO: That was a bit "mutts"!

Thank you, Daniel.

£100 for the enamel sign and £50 for the Scottie dog doorstop and brick plinth.

Well done, Michelle.

MH: So, your chariot awaits... MARGIE: What a gorgeous little car.

MH: Honestly, isn't it?

MARGIE: ..the roof's down!

VO: Onwards!

Goodness knows what this pair will get up to next.

Meanwhile, new besties Amy and Izzie are in the Norfolk town of North Walsham.

A horticultural haven, it's renowned for apples and roses.

And talking of flowers, where are our lovely gals?

AMY: Let's do this... (SOFTLY) I'm excited... Look at the spring in your step!

AMY: Ooh!

VO: This looks a tidy number.

Timeline Antiques have lots of dealers cramming their curios all under one roof.

Ooh...!

(SOFTLY) Not suggesting buying it, but... VO: Amy and Izzie have 250 smackers to play with.

I feel I'm taking it extremely seriously now.

And, er, I've got to beat Michelle.

I have to.

Yes, I've got to beat her.

VO: Don't mess with Amy.

AMY: My little magpie heart is shouting out to me about this.

AMY: Look.

Nine carat gold... IZZIE: Yep.

AMY: ..and silver.

IZZIE: Mm-hm.

AMY: Brooches and a buckle, and it comes as a little selection.

AMY: So look... IZZIE: Ooh... ..all those three, and if they're all silver, and they're... What period would you say they are?

IZZIE: Well, you've got a little bit of a mixture.

So you've got late 19th, early 20th with this gold one and the silver one here.

AMY: Wow.

IZZIE: This one, early 20th, sort of a bit... Well, actually similar - late 19th... AMY: Yeah.

IZZIE: ..early 20th.

From Victorian through Edwardian... IZZIE: Yes.

AMY: Showing off slightly now.

AMY: Erm... IZZIE: Yes...

Absolutely!

VO: Ooh, get you!

Now, let's see what the queen of jewels thinks.

So I regularly try and fly the flag for brooches because I think they're... You get really good value for money.

Because the fact we've got a nice little group lot there, that certainly might appeal to someone.

AMY: I think so.

VO: Price, please?

AMY: For 33... (WHISPERS) We might be able to get it at a bit less... You did so well with the haggling this morning.

AMY: Well, I wouldn't go that far.

Thank you, young Isabel.

IZZIE: You're... you're very welcome, Grandma.

AMY: Oh, charming... That taught me!

VO: You've got to watch her, Amy!

Now, I'm missing new chums Michelle and Margie.

MARGIE: How long have you been in the acting business?

MH: 30 years this year.

MARGIE: Really...

I did my first professional job in 1993, and that was at the Royal Court Theatre in London.

Yeah, I've been all over the world, playing Juliet in Romeo And Juliet... MARGIE: Oh, really?

Amazing.

MH: Yeah.

Hermia... ..A Midsummer Night's Dream.

I've done King John, Merry Wives Of Windsor.

Oh, I've done loads of Shakespeare, yeah.

MARGIE: Oh, well, you've earned your spurs!

MH: (LAUGHS) Yes!

VO: Michelle and Margie have made it to Norwich... ..the home of postcodes and pedestrianization.

The gals are fully revved up for shopping.

MARGIE: We're here.

MH: Oh...!

Wow.

MARGIE: Yeah.

MH: This looks big.

Do you want one of those?

(CHUCKLES) Looses Emporium.

VO: Don't need your glasses for that sign, eh, Margie?

It's like stepping back in time in here.

Looses Emporium is a riot of riches, with all sorts festooned from every available space.

Shout out if you see anything.

MH: I want to walk like you.

VO: Like mummy and baby duck!

MH: This place is massive.

It is just...

It's like an emporium.

It goes all the way back, through to the outside.

There's another floor upstairs, but I'm definitely going to need Margie's input on this one because I literally don't know where to start.

Erm, but hopefully, amongst all this, we will find a little gem of some sort.

VO: Michelle and Margie-Moo - ha!

- have £250 to splash.

MARGIE: So you've got records.

Are you into...?

MH: Yeah, I like a bit of vinyl.

MARGIE: Do you?!

MH: Mm.

I've mainly got Kylie on mine.

MARGIE: What's your taste?

Kylie.

VO: Wake up, Margie!

Hiya, girls.

Right back at ya, Margie!

MH: (SIGHS) Oh, look at this.

This looks too comfy for me.

And with a little... (SIGHS) Oh, a little footrest.

Just for five minutes.

This...this emporium is too big for me.

Ooh, look at that!

Now, they... Ah...!

These are like what we had on The Royal.

I wonder if they're sort of from...the '60s.

But they proper remind me of what, like, my grandma would have had at the house, and also...in my character's kitchen in The Royal.

I love it...

It's taking me back, it really is.

VO: It's a trip down memory lane, Michelle.

Where's your chum gone?

MARGIE: Lovely little item here, look.

Opera glasses, look.

Enamel... MARGIE: ..Bakelite rims... MH: Oh.

MARGIE: ..and they've just been dropped, haven't they?

MH: Yeah.

That detail is beautiful.

MARGIE: Yeah, I know.

Beautiful enameling... MH: Love the colors.

The colors are beautiful, aren't they?

Absolutely lovely.

So they were for the theater?

You'd take them to the theater.

As theaters got bigger, you were further away from the stage.

Yeah.

But it's also quite handy to see what's going on... Well, that's not his wife!

MH: No...!

Outrage!

VO: That's not his wife indeed.

Opera glasses were first mentioned in a London advertisement back in 1730, but they were de rigueur by the second half of the 19th century.

MH: They're beautiful.

I really like those, but us?

Damaged.

And then look at this!

Oh, I've sold dozens of these.

These are...

These are tot jugs - whisky tot jugs.

And that would have a flick-up top.

MH: Oh, is that what it's missing?

MARGIE: Yeah.

MH: At the top?

MARGIE: It's silver too.

MH: Oh... MARGIE: Silver-rimmed.

If that was right, they're worth about £100.

MH: No way.

Really... MARGIE: Yeah.

MARGIE: It's early Edwardian.

MH: Oh, what a shame!

MARGIE: Yeah... Just that top, then, that's missing...

So you'd take your whisky and you... And you top it up with water... Somebody could repair that.

Oh!

MARGIE: It's just a matter of just getting a hinged lid on it.

MH: Is that the same with the binoculars as well?

MH: Someone could repair...?

MARGIE: Well... MARGIE: ..some people can repair anything.

VO: Both damaged lots don't have a price.

While they keep rootling, over in Norfolk... MUSIC: "Wiegenlied Op.

49, No.

4 (Lullaby)" by Johannes Brahms Are we actually having a nap?

AMY: (WHISPERS) Yeah.

IZZIE: (WHISPERS) OK. AMY: Wake me in 10 minutes.

IZZIE: Mm-hm.

VO: I think they actually did, you know.

It's like one of those sleepovers when you're 10, isn't it?

I was just thinking that... Are you awake?

Are you awake yet?

Yeah.

Midnight feast?

Oh... Come on, we've got to do some work.

IZZIE: OK!

AMY: We're not finished yet.

VO: Indeed you do.

Wake up sleepy Suze, and let's get going.

AMY: Yes?

IZZIE: I may have an item.

I think it's a love it or hate it.

IZZIE: I think I love it.

AMY: Right.

It's kind of ugly, and it's kind of great.

You're really selling it!

I know, I know.

Um... OK, bear with me on it.

AMY: Come on, spit it out.

Oh...!

IZZIE: I haven't seen anything... AMY: Oh, wow!

IZZIE: ..like this before...

So, I think it's probably early 20th century.

AMY: Really... IZZIE: The handle is a little bit Christopher Dresser style, so that could put it at late 19th.

Harrach, which are a Bohemian glass company.

They did similar colors, but it's just this totally weird, crazy...

It really is.

..blobby decoration.

AMY: Very unusual.

I've never seen those two colors, in particular... IZZIE: It's just so... AMY: ..and together.

IZZIE: And if you turn it over, we've got a lovely pontil mark on the base here, and then all of this lovely wear.

What does that mean?

Just shows that it's got some age.

You know, that it is going to be... AMY: I see.

IZZIE: ..turn of the century.

Well, it is damaged.

Here, this scrolling bit should taper and tail off.

It's been snapped there.

It's not expensive.

It's ticketed at £25.

AMY: I love colored glass.

I think that's...

I, honestly...

I would...I would buy something like that.

And I think it's a great price.

IZZIE: Shall we go and find out the best price...?

AMY: Yes.

IZZIE: We got one as a team... AMY: What a good team!

AMY: Brilliant.

IZZIE: Right, let's go.

VO: The total ticket price for the items they're interested in is £58.

Here they come, Judy.

If we bought the two, what would be your best?

The jewelry I could do for 30.

IZZIE: Mm-hm.

JUDY: Erm, the jug I could do for 15.

AMY: Oh...!

IZZIE: So that's 45 for the two.

Oh, that's...

I think that sounds fantastic.

Do you?

Well, you love the jewelry.

AMY: Yes, I do!

IZZIE: We both love the jug.

Judy, I think that sounds fab.

IZZIE: We're saying yes?

Brilliant!

Thank you so much... 40... VO: Get the dosh out, Amy.

AMY: Five.

That's lovely.

JUDY: How lovely.

JUDY & AMY: Thank you... IZZIE: Thank you very much... AMY: Really, really good of you.

JUDY: Thank you.

VO: Thanks, Judy.

30 for the mixed jewelry, and 15 for the hand-blown glass wine jug.

Amy now has £205.

You're a dream to shop with!

VO: Best buds, or what?

Now, what about the rebel rousers in Norwich?

MARGIE: (CHUCKLES) Number one fan on Emmerdale.

That's lovely!

Right, now then, let's... We've got to buy something.

Ooh, what are these?

MARGIE: Well, they look like... You've got to figure it out.

They're boot warmers, aren't they?

(GASPS) So you fill them with water or put them in the fire... MH: No way!

MARGIE: Yeah.

Oh, my goodness.

For the... For a gentleman, a country house.

MH: Yeah.

MARGIE: Hunt...hunting.

MH: Soldiers.

MARGIE: Military.

MH: Mind you, it'd be, like, officers, wouldn't it?

MH: Because they... MARGIE: It certainly would.

VO: Copper is renowned for its excellent heat conducting abilities, and this luxury item was quite the status symbol amongst the elite and the affluent in the 19th century.

MH: Oh, they're amazing, actually.

MARGIE: Yeah.

About 1880... MH: Erm... MARGIE: ..1890.

Copper.

MH: (GASPS SOFTLY) 1890?!

And they've survive... And they've survived!

VO: Stand by, Patrick.

And that cutesy is Scruffy.

Hi, Scruff... Sausages!

Patrick?

Yes.

How can I help you?

MH: We have found these.

PATRICK: Oh, yeah!

Me best items!

MH & MARGIE: (LAUGH) Quite nice, aren't they?

Interesting.

PATRICK: They are interesting.

MH: Yeah.

Different.

How long have you had these in?

PATRICK: Only about three or four days.

MH: OK. OK... PATRICK: New stock.

So what's the best price on those, Patrick?

PATRICK: Well, it's your lucky day.

The items you saw earlier... MARGIE: Yeah?

..you were interested in... MARGIE: The broken ones?

PATRICK: Broken bits.

VO: The whisky tot jug and the opera glasses.

You can have them for 60 quid.

MH: For all three items?

PATRICK: All three items.

MH: No, OK!

Da-da-da-da.

MARGIE: Just pay the man... MH: Thank you.

MARGIE: We get the stuff... PATRICK: Fiver for you, Scruffy.

MH: There you go.

PATRICK: Alright, thank you... MH: Thank you very much.

VO: That was unexpected.

55 for the copper boot warmers, and a fiver for the damaged opera glasses and whisky tot, leaving Michelle with £190.

Today's shopping done, time to reunite our celebrity chums.

What are we going to have for us tea?

MH: For us tea?

AMY: I've had too many sweets.

A bit of karaoke!

(LAUGHS) I wonder if they have got a karaoke bar!

VO: Have fun!

Nighty night.

(MOUTHS) Oh... MH: Oh!

AMY: (CHUCKLES) MH: Honestly, this is like... AMY: Oh, for God's sake... MH: ..a white knuckle ride!

AMY: ..make me go in the ditch!

MH: Oh, my God!

(LAUGHS) AMY: Stop it.

Stop it!

VO: Ever thought of becoming an F1 driver, Amy?

(ENGINE STRUGGLES) (WHISPERS) Stop.

VO: Er, maybe not.

AMY: Just, er, give me a minute.

(ENGINE REVS) MH: That's... VO: Stop it, Michelle.

It's not funny.

(GEARBOX CRUNCHES) VO: Oh, crumbs.

It's so difficult!

I mean, look, I'm clutching on for dear life, and it's like... You are?

I am!

VO: She actually is!

MH: Honestly, it's like a white knuckle ride!

It's very hard to get a control of the, erm... (CLUTCH GROANS) VO: Clutch?!

Amy and Izzie have been having a grand old time, spending 195 smackers on four items.

It's lovely.

It is very pretty.

VO: Michelle and Margie... Oh, look at that dog.

Look what it's doing!

VO: ..also bought four lovely lots.

They spent a titch more - £210.

Without further ado, let's have a cheeky peek at yesterday's spoils.

AMY: Brace yourself.

MH: I'm excited.

As you should be.

Oh my goodness!

MH: That is beautiful!

AMY: That?

Is it a vase, that?

AMY: Yes.

Do you like it?

MH: Yes, I do.

AMY: I like that one.

MH: Very much so.

MH: And what about the little doggie?

AMY: Well, do you know what?

I saw him, and I'm ashamed to say...

I did, and I'm regretting it now, cuz I did see it and I thought, 'Oh, that's sweet.'

And then I kind of...

I didn't go back to it, and I wish... MH: So you actually saw that in the shop... MH: ..and walked past?

AMY: I did!

AMY: I didn't see the thing he's standing on though.

MH: Looking at yours, looking at mine, I think, er...

I think we're in with a good shout actually.

I think mine is, if I'm honest with you... Go on.

Mine looks kind of a bit classier.

MH: Bring it on, kiddo!

AMY: Mm.

VO: They're in it to win it.

Let's keep the big wheels turning.

AMY: Alright...!

MH: That's it.

No, I'm just saying, you can go out of first if you want!

What's that smell in the air?

Oh, it's Amy driving in first gear, all the way!

Oh, shush!

VO: Before she gets back to shopping, Amy's met up with Izzie in Bixley, just outside Norwich.

Come with us as we embark on a journey dating back around 5,000 years.

The glorious Norfolk countryside has long proven to be a portal to prehistoric discoveries.

One of the most important Neolithic finds of the 20th century is the site known as Arminghall Henge.

Amy and Izzie are meeting up with the archaeologist Dr Andy Hutcheson, who can share just how important our Neolithic and bronze age ancestors were.

Here we are.

We're in the center of both the henge and the timber circle.

VO: This 5,000 year old monument was first discovered on a clear day in 1929.

World War I Wing Commander Gilbert Insall spotted the telltale crop marks.

He was a sort of pioneer of aerial photographic reconnaissance, looking for archaeological sites, and so he knew what he was looking at.

So, immediately when he saw it, he recognized it and he took some pictures.

VO: This discovery paved the way for one of the most influential prehistorians of the 20th century to start an excavation here in 1935 - Grahame Clark.

He kind of defined the monument.

He defined the ditch and the bank and the timber settings, and he was able to excavate several of the timbers.

VO: Dating to around 3000 BC, this mighty timber circle would have had eight huge posts weighing around five and a half tons each, and standing seven meters high.

So the monument is really very much about that relationship between people and the seasons.

Quite a massive project for people with Neolithic technology.

What would have happened to the timbers that were standing, in time?

What would've... Where did they go?

ANDY: So, we think that they were purposely burnt.

That would have been a kind of ceremony.

VO: Meanwhile, if you go down to the woods today, you'll find a Michelle and a Margie!

Ah!

I can see a man!

MH: Hello, there!

MARGIE: Oh my goodness... VO: We're meeting with prehistoric survivalist Will Lord.

You've got a lovely smile.

Thanks!

Welcome in to my version... MARGIE: Thank you!

WILL: ..of civilization.

MARGIE: I can't wait.

MH: I am so excited... ..to get in here.

So you've done all this yourself, here?

I've done all this, and this is where I live.

So, come on... MARGIE: Let's go and have a look!

VO: All aboard as we nip back to Norfolk, 3000 BC.

WILL: Right... (RINGS BELL) Ding, ding.

WILL: Welcome on in... MH: Oh, my g... WILL: Come on in... MARGIE: Oh, my... (CHUCKLES) Wow!

Oh, my goodness me.

So, Will, you actually live here?

WILL: Yeah.

Why?!

Why do you live here?

WILL: I grew up on an ancient flint mine, and it just led the way.

And I don't fit into the modern world anymore.

So, a lot of people call me a primitive technologist, and what I'm doing is experimenting with things that archaeologists find, but I'm actually proving that they work.

So, we find ourselves surrounded with things like this.

MH: Right, so... MARGIE: Yeah.

MH: ..they'd have used this back in the...back in the day.

WILL: Yeah, but what's beautiful about it is none of this comes out of a shop.

It's all about working with the landscape around us, and... ..and understanding, again, that the landscape can provide what you need.

VO: Back to Bixley.

Henges are so called due to the ring-shaped back on the outside and ring-shaped ditch in the inside.

But why Norfolk?

There are henges all over Britain, and in England there are about 100, and you can almost view them as being a little bit like cathedrals.

You know, it's a big ritual place.

Norfolk in the Neolithic and early bronze age, it was agriculturally rich.

So, you know, you can sustain a...perhaps a larger population.

VO: Nearly 90 years later, Andy and his team set about excavating Grahame Clark's original trench in 2022.

So, were fragments of this kind of pottery found here at this site?

ANDY: Yeah, this is like some of the pottery that was found in the henge ditch, a style of pottery called Beaker.

You find them all over Europe, but they come into Britain around about 2500 BC.

What is the significance of re-excavating this today?

ANDY: Here, we wanted to understand how people lived in the past, and how, you know, they may have thought of...of the world and the cosmos.

Thank you so much.

Speaking for the both of us here, but it's been really interesting.

AMY: Certainly has.

ANDY: Pleasure.

VO: Over to the gang in the woods.

The ancient world has much to teach the 21st century, as Will so ably shows.

You get rocks.

You put that in the fire, some of them explode, but then if you take another one, the bright green malachite... Beautiful stone.

WILL: Beautiful stone...

They put it in, and the first thing that happens is the flames turn green.

MARGIE: Right.

WILL: When you rummage through the ashes... WILL: ..you pick it up, and... MH: Yeah.

..you've entered a new period.

You've got copper.

MH: Wow... MARGIE: Metal.

You've moved into the Chalcolithic period.

MARGIE: Good gracious.

WILL: Yeah.

Amazing, hey?

WILL: I feel like a living time machine, really.

And it's something... Hopefully some of this information will carry people forward in a way they can understand themselves somewhat better.

We've really enjoyed it, haven't we?

Thank you.

We've learnt a lot.

WILL: See you again... MH: Thanks so much, Will.

Take care.

Bye bye.

VO: As we face pressing environmental challenges, understanding our ancestral relationship with our precious planet provides valuable lessons for sustainable living.

Looks like Amy and Izzie are back on the road.

What's it like being in showbiz?

AMY: Showbiz is my life!

Oh, I don't know, it's great.

Love it.

I love it.

I've always loved it.

I've been...

I've been acting now for about 30-odd years, and times are changing, but people are writing for older women now.

And not having to worry about all the stuff you have to worry about when you're in your 20s, like, you know, how you look, so much, and all of that stuff.

Yeah, it's good.

It's liberating.

It's like driving this car.

VO: Yeah.

You've got the hang of it now... (HORN TOOTS) Beep, beep!

We have arrived in the Norfolk town of Watton, home to Ting Tang, the affectionate name given to the warning bell for fire that has rung out over 300 years here.

Ding dong.

Here come a couple of reb-bells.

IZZIE: Here we are, here we are.

AMY: Made.

It.

IZZIE: Which...which spot are you aiming for?

AMY: This one...

Right in the middle.

Right in the middle!

IZZIE: Right, let's get in there quickly... AMY: Last chance saloon!

IZZIE: Yes!

VO: Quite right, Amy.

Watton Antiques and Collectables Centre is the final shop for sniffing out some auction hotties.

Ooh!

VO: This vast two-floor warehouse is bursting at the seams with curious curios.

This is big.

VO: Amy and Izzie, for this final bite of the shopping cherry, have the sum of £205 left to splurge.

AMY: (SOFTLY) That's uncanny, isn't it?

Uncanny.

Three hours driving in a car, and that's what my hair's ended up looking like.

Mine's slightly not as neat as that.

It's a hard life, innit, kid?

Need a bit of conditioner.

VO: She's nothing like you!

These...

I love these.

The iconic flying ducks.

Hilda Ogden...

It's before your time, isn't it?

Can't believe that's before your time!

IZZIE: (WHISPERS) A little bit.

AMY: Coronation Street?

Hilda Ogden's wall - the three flying ducks.

They're fantastic.

I love those!

IZZIE: So, with the flying ducks, Beswick were the first manufacturers to make them in Stoke on Trent in 1938, until the early 1970s.

Mm.

IZZIE: Condition is really important, but the main thing is, are these Beswick, or not?

Now, they don't look Beswick, but if we double check on the back, it should say if they are.

AMY: Ah.

I can't see that word.

IZZIE: Che... Czechoslovakia.

AMY: Ah.

IZZIE: Czechoslovakia.

So...

So, that's that, then?

I... To be honest with you, yes.

AMY: (SADLY) Oh.

IZZIE: Well, they're a bit of a national institution... IZZIE: They've been... AMY: They...they are.

IZZIE: ..on our TVs, in our rooms... ..on Corrie...

Bit like yourself, really!

AMY: Oh, yeah... IZZIE: National institution!

We've all had you in our living rooms.

AMY: Yeah.

IZZIE: Corrie.

Yeah.

IZZIE: Emmerdale.

AMY: Yeah.

IZZIE: EastEnders.

AMY: Mm!

Holby City.

AMY: Yes.

IZZIE: Casualty.

Yes.

Gosh, yeah!

I'd never really thought of it like that, yeah!

IZZIE: And we all love you.

AMY: Aww!

AMY: And I love you too.

IZZIE: Aww.

AMY: And I love those ducks, as well, but we can't have them...?

IZZIE: I'd prefer them to be Beswick.

AMY: (SIGHS) Oh, well... IZZIE: You're the best.

IZZIE: We need to buy the best.

AMY: Well, onwards then.

VO: While the lovey-doveys continue their nosey around, look who's racing to get in here!

Oh, look!

You can tell Amy's parked that car!

(LAUGHS) MARGIE: Skewwhiff!

(LAUGHS) VO: Bit cheeky!

Right, the latecomers have notched up four items already, and have a grand total of £190 left.

MH: I think because me and Amy know each other so well, we're allowed to be a little bit more competitive.

I think if I was doing this with someone who I didn't really know, I'd just be a bit more like, "Oh, yeah, it's fine.

I hope you do well!"

But cuz it's me and Amy, I'm like, "Game on!

I'm going to beat you!"

Definitely...

I hope!

VO: Don't hold back, Michelle.

MARGIE: Oh, this is...

This is nicely presented, isn't it?

Yeah, it really is.

Yeah.

All these lamps and things, look.

They're quite modern, but they're nice, aren't they?

MH: Yeah.

MARGIE: Yeah... MH: Oh, that's heavy.

MARGIE: Yeah, it is.

Oh, these are nice.

Now these are quite... Oh!

Are they handles?

MARGIE: Yeah.

They'll be handles from a...

They'll be handles from a bank or a hotel.

MH: No!

Can I feel the weight?

Yeah.

So when...when they, you know... ..either pulled it down or left the bank, these... That's why they've been taken off, cuz they're quite...they're quite valuable.

They're... MARGIE: You can't buy that quality.

They're in good condition.

You've got a pair.

Yeah.

When they're cleaned up, they'll look...spiffing.

MH: What age are these... MARGIE: Yeah, er... MH: ..roughly?

MARGIE: Well, he's said they're bronze, they're not.

They're not bronze.

Well, I think they're brass.

They've got a bronzed look.

They're brass.

Oh, these are...

These will be... Yeah, about, you know, 1900.

You just hold those... MH: God, you could use them as weights if you didn't put them on a door... MH: Ooh.

MARGIE: Yeah... MH: Shall we have a little look at the price?

MH: What do you think?

MARGIE: Yeah, I think... (SIGHS) MARGIE: If we could get these for round about 50... MH: And they're...95... MARGIE: Yeah.

Yeah, we'll go and...we'll go and, er... MH: OK. Let's go find... MARGIE: ..go and have a word... MH: Right, I'm taking 'em.

MARGIE: You're in charge.

I'm doing my muscles good here!

MARGIE: You're in charge... (CHUCKLES) VO: Our Margie does love a door handle!

(CLEARS THROAT) Nothing to see here!

I see you.

What?

Our...our hands are empty.

Tis the east and Juliet is the sun!

MH: (LAUGHS) Rise, fair sun, and kill... Oh, can't remember the rest... Oh!

That brings back memories!

Doesn't it just?

Have you found anything?

AMY: Yeah, loads.

Loads.

MH: Oh, OK... MH: You got it hidden?

MARGIE: All winners!

AMY: Yeah... See ya!

MARGIE & MH: (CHUCKLE) MH: Yeah, see ya!

MARGIE: Good luck.

MH: As you were.

MARGIE: Good luck!

VO: What a bunch of scamps, eh?

Onwards, ladies...!

Let's go forth and buy!

(WHISPERS) Izzie.

Have you found something?

VO: What do you call this, Izzie?

AMY: They're fab... Do you like them?

IZZIE: I...I do really like them.

I love this one.

Do you know what?

That's the one I would go for.

That's the one appeals to me.

But doesn't that remind you so much of Grease?

Oh, it really does!

VO: It's very Be-Bop-a-Lula.

AMY: Music lovers would adore this, because look at all those fabulous song titles.

You know?

Look at all that.

But it's not just that.

It's very aesthetically pleasing, I reckon.

IZZIE: No, I agree... AMY: That's not... AMY: That's not just for, like, a sort of a muso's den.

That... IZZIE: Jukeboxes themselves... AMY: Yeah?

IZZIE: ..are extremely popular.

AMY: Are they?

Extremely popular.

The only thing I would say is... AMY: Yeah.

IZZIE: ..it says "Sold as seen".

IZZIE: Now that is, in part, because most places will sell anything electrical sold as seen, but also, because it's American, it will need to be converted to work for a UK voltage.

How much is it?

OK, let's have a look at this.

Prepare yourself... Oh, dear.

IZZIE: Oh!

AMY: (GASPS) Oh.

That's a bit pricey, isn't it?

We actually don't have that much money left.

325.

We can't go anywhere near that, can we?

No.

It's alright, you're doing the haggling.

Oh, well... Oh, that'll work.

VO: Well, let's give it a good old go then.

You have the sum of £205.

Stand by, Susan!

AMY: Hello, Susan.

SUSAN: Hi.

Hi.

AMY: Hello.

AMY: We've found something that we really, really love... Oh, good.

Good, good...

So, this...this fabulous jukebox.

SUSAN: Yes.

AMY: The one on the end there.

Erm, but it's a bit pricey for us at the moment.

Could you do us a deal on it?

How about you tell me what you think you'd like to go to?

AMY: Well...

It's going for 325 at the moment...

Yes.

Could we sort of get down nearer to a hundred and something?

Erm...

Hundred and... SUSAN: A hundred and...fifty... AMY: Fifty.

SUSAN: ..would be probably the best.

AMY & IZZIE: Ooh-hoo-hoo!

I like this sort of osmosis thing... AMY: I love that... IZZIE: ..going on here!

VO: Me too.

IZZIE: Thank you very much.

AMY: Yes, thank you... AMY: ..so much.

SUSAN: Thank you too... And let me give you some money.

20, 40, 60, 80, 100... SUSAN: Hold my hands out.

IZZIE: Aah!

Aah!

VO: Mind, now, Izzie... ..120, 140, 160.

That's how excited she is.

I'm falling over at the price!

AMY: That's 160 there.

SUSAN: ..60.

I'll go and get you some change.

AMY: Thank you so much.

SUSAN: Lovely!

IZZIE: (GASPS) AMY: Love it... Oh!

That could be a winning... And you look like you could be... ..in a '50s musical.

With your hairdo... Oh, I could have, like, a beehive... IZZIE: ..and do some... AMY: Yeah!

VO: Not quite the jive, but A for effort.

I don't know what I'm doing!

This is my rock and roll... You look like you're in character!

It's perfect.

IZZIE: I love it.

AMY: I love it.

AMY: We're going out with a bang, kid.

VO: A big money spend for their final item.

Amy and Izzie have just 55 smackers remaining.

Where's the other pair?

Alright, love, we'll go and pay for these.

Hang about...!

These do OK, you know?

Can you move that book off?

MH: Yeah, sure.

MARGIE: Now, look, these are...

There's not much age to it, but they're quite... MH: What is it?

MARGIE: It's a fire screen.

MARGIE: It's quite reasonable.

It pulls out... MH: Oh...!

MARGIE: It's like a... like a peacock, see?

MH: Oh, my goodness.

MARGIE: Yeah.

MH: So, yeah, it's... MARGIE: So, you know... MH: ..for the fire.

MARGIE: Yeah!

Yeah, yeah... MARGIE: then you can fold it away.

You can fold it away.

MH: That's lovely and compact.

VO: Traditionally functional, the fire screen in the 19th century adapted to become much more decorative and amusing.

MARGIE: It's not massively old.

MH: Is it not?

MARGIE: No.

MH: What do you think, maybe...?

MARGIE: It might be 30, 40 years old.

MH: OK. MARGIE: But the price is right.

VO: It's 55 smackers.

MARGIE: That can go down to... We can maybe do a double do... MH: With both items?

MARGIE: Yeah.

MH: Absolutely.

How compact is that?

I love that!

VO: Both items come to a total of £150.

There's Beverly to chat dosh with.

MH: Hi, Beverly... MARGIE: ..counter.

BEVERLY: Hi.

MARGIE: Now, we've seen these.

Mm-hm.

MARGIE: Er, we're going to ask, what's your best price?

MH: So, at the moment we've got...

Yes.

What... BEVERLY: Yeah.

MH: ..95.

Hm.

50?

Our...

In my mind, when I saw them, I thought 45.

Is that pushing it?

BEVERLY: We could do 45.

MH: You could?!

I thought you were going to say "yes, it's pushing it" then!

BEVERLY: Yes!

MARGIE: Yes, it is!

And then on the way out, although it's not very old, but I do quite like these.

So if we buy the two, could we have the two for...75?

MH: Now, think about this, cuz... MARGIE: (MUTTERS) 45... MH: ..cuz I really... ..need to beat my friend, Amy.

MARGIE: Thank you, Beverly... BEVERLY: Yes.

Right, here we go.

20.

40.

60.

70... Five.

Five...

Thank you very much, Beverly.

Thank you very much... MARGIE: Thank you very much indeed.

MH: Lovely to meet you.

BEVERLY: Thanks.

MARGIE: Bye, love... BEVERLY: Bye!

Bye.

VO: Beverly, you are a very kind lady.

This final buy breaks down to 45 for the pair of early 20th century door handles, and 30 for the vintage brass fire screen.

What a happy bunch they all are.

AMY: Oh, dear me!

MH & MARGIE: Mwah!

AMY: See you at the auction.

IZZIE: Yes!

Thank you...

I'll see you at the auction.

IZZIE: See you at the auction!

AMY: If you're lucky.

AMY: Take care of yourself... What fun!

VO: Alright, Margie, share the joke.

It's been a pleasure.

Never a chore.

Oh, bless you!

AMY: See you soon!

MARGIE: Bye, sweetheart... AMY: Bye!

MARGIE: Bye, girls!

IZZIE: Bye!

VO: That's it.

The shopping is now finito.

If you do win, what are you going to buy me as a...as a... ..recompense?

Coffee?

A nice coffee on the way home... A nice...nice cup of coffee, on t'way home.

AMY: Yeah.

MH: Have another Road Trip, eh?

AMY: Ooh, yeah!

MH: Ooh...!

VO: Wouldn't that be nice, eh?

Time for some shuteye.

VO: Pinch yourselves.

Auction day is upon us.

And on their way are a very excitable Amy and Michelle.

AMY: Auction, here we come!

MH: Woohoo!

I can't wait.

I wasn't really nervous before, but I am now.

VO: It's all going to be wonderful, Michelle!

After a show-stopping shop around Norfolk, the final act for these thespians is Lincoln, home to Unique Auctions, where Margie and Izzie are waiting with excited anticipation.

IZZIE: Double trouble!

AMY: Wahey!

MARGIE: Are you ready?

MH: Hello!

AMY: We're back!

MARGIE: ..feeling optimistic?

AMY: We are!

MH: Very.

AMY: Rhubarb and custard... AMY: Ooh, yes!

Lucky colors!

MARGIE: Absolutely.

Love rhubarb and custard.

Come on, let's do it.

AMY: Let's do this thing... MH: I'm excited.

MARGIE: Come on, let's go.

MH: This way?

MARGIE: It's hard work, this antique lark.

VO: Yeah.

It makes Amy think custard is green!

We have a packed room of bidders today, with more on the phone and online.

The man with the gavel is Terry Woodcock.

(GAVEL) 35, you have it.

VO: Michelle spent £285 on six lovely lots.

Give us your hot tip for today, Tel.

The copper boots...er, boot warmers.

They're totally original, totally rare.

Not ever seen a pair before.

It'll be very, very interesting to see what they make.

VO: Amy went for it and spent 345 smackers on five lots.

What's your favorite, Terry?

Lovely little Breton cabinet.

Now, it is a traveler's sample, obviously, because of the miniature of it.

Very, very sought after.

More sought after than, actually, a full size piece.

VO: Here come the girls.

Let's get comfy.

MARGIE: Oh, girls!

IZZIE: Have you been to an auction before?

Not like this, ever... AMY: Keep your hand down!

MH: I know, I know... VO: Sound advice, Amy.

We begin with Michelle's Edwardian enamel sign.

MH: We're on.

MARGIE: Oh... We're up, we're up, we're up... Oh!

IZZIE: (LAUGHS) MH: Oh.

22 I've got, then.

There it is there.

Start me on this one.

22.

24.

24.

Six, eight.

28.

28...

Yes, come on, come on.

At 30, five.

We're up 35 now.

MARGIE: Come on, Terry.

TERRY: ..now looking for... 35 and I'm selling... Was that a bid?

MARGIE: No.

IZZIE: Behave!

35 I've got, if you're all done?

That's not too bad.

It could have been worse.

(GAVEL) 35 it is.

Don't worry, we'll pick up later.

VO: Good advice, Margie.

TERRY: £40... AMY: She's going to sulk now.

AMY: She'll sulk.

MH: I'm going to go quiet.

AMY: She's gone all quiet.

MH: She knows me so well!

She's gone so quiet.

VO: Your turn, Amy.

It's the late 19th century glass wine jug.

Would you buy it, Amy?

Absolutely not!

Well, I've got a bid of £10 anyway.

At 10.

12, I've got now.

MH: (GASPS) MARGIE: Oh!

12.

14.

16, I've got now.

MARGIE: You're in a profit... IZZIE: Profit!

At 16.

18, I've got now.

At £18, at 18.

20's in now.

MH: (WHISPERS) Oh my God, yes!

TERRY: Now, don't stop.

Er, 22.

AMY: Yes... TERRY: At 22.

At 22.

Do you like the jug a bit more now... TERRY: At 22.

Come on, 24.

AMY: I love it.

TERRY: At 22 now.

At 24... MH: (GASPS) Oh!

TERRY: At 24, at 24.

MH: Do your hammer!

TERRY: At 24.

Sorry?

MARGIE: Get it down... IZZIE: No, ignore them...!

MARGIE: Get it down!

MARGIE: Get the hammer down!

IZZIE: They're the rivals.

Oh, are they... (GAVEL) That's 24 then.

IZZIE: (LAUGHS) VO: Oh, he is a rascal.

Nice little earner, Amy.

No, he said it's cracked...

They're gonna get us...

They're gonna get us thrown out.

MH: I know.

TERRY: At 35... You're gonna get me thrown out!

VO: Now, stay paws-itive - ha!

- with the Scottie doorstop and brick thingy.

It's just different with its little cocked leg... AMY: It is sweet.

MH: ..isn't it?

I've got a £5 bid.

MARGIE: (SIGHS) Oh!

TERRY: And that's... MAN: Six, seven... Now it'll make its own money.

Eight, we're up to.

AMY: It's going up...!

MH: Yeah, by a pound.

TERRY: 10, we're up to.

AMY: Oh!

TERRY: 12, we're up to.

AMY: It's going up... MH: Come on.

AMY: ..it's going up.

At 12.

At 12.

Somebody shouted.

14.

Thank you, sir.

This is not funny.

TERRY: £14.

I'm trying...

Very.

(GAVEL) Hang on, look... (PRETENDS TO CRY) I'm really upset!

VO: That was "ruff"!

Disappointed for you, my love.

Please don't be, Margie.

No, that's really, really awful, that.

VO: Let's keep moving, eh?

It's one of the auctioneer's faves - Amy's miniature Breton cupboard.

MH: (GASPS) Oh!

AMY: Oh, look... MARGIE: Looks good.

IZZIE: It looks good.

It looks gigantic.

TERRY: 30 I've got.

At £30.

MARGIE: Nice thing.

TERRY: At 30... AMY: Ooh.

35.

40.

Keep going, keep going... TERRY: At 45.

50.

AMY: You... Oh, it's going up, it's going up.

55.

Straight in.

If you're all done?

Thank you.

60 in the room.

Oh!

Who's our room bidder?

TERRY: At 60... MH: Margie.

No, I'm joking.

TERRY: 65's come in.

IZZIE: (GASPS) 68 I've got.

70's come straight in.

At £70.

Have you all done?

(GAVEL) 70 it is... That's not bad.

VO: Indeed, it isn't.

Just a teeny loss, Amy.

MARGIE: Sorry for your loss.

AMY: Oh, shut up, you.

IZZIE: Go back in your box... MH: Why, I oughta...!

VO: You tell her, Izzie.

Right, Michelle, the vintage fire screen is next.

(GASPS) Oh!

Yes, it does look beautiful.

AMY: Oh, it does!

IZZIE: Looks good like that.

We're up to £70 already.

AMY: (SIGHS) Oh.

MARGIE: Here we go.

TERRY: At £70.

75... MAN: (CALLS OUT) Five!

TERRY: ..we're up to.

At 75.

AMY: I... £75.

Have you all done...?

(GAVEL) AMY: Dagnabbit!

Yes!

Well done, Marge... Yeah!

VO: Great result.

That's more like it.

Things are looking up!

VO: Amy's next - with the 19th century straw work box.

You're hoping that it makes a lot of money... Of course.

..cuz you're my friend, and you have a lot of kindness in your heart.

I do.

45.

I'll take it at 45.

And 50.

MAN: Five.

TERRY: Five.

60.

MAN: Five.

TERRY: Five.

70.

TERRY: Should make four, five times... Hey, your friend's in... AMY: How much was it?

IZZIE: 75.

75 I've got.

80 I've got.

95 I've got.

You're in profit.

TERRY: ..all day long.

110 I've got.

At 110 now.

I've 110.

At 110.

IZZIE: It's a profit!

TERRY: At 110.

TERRY: 120 I've got.

At 120... IZZIE: Are we smiling?

TERRY: I'm looking for 130 now... Yeah, we're smiling.

At 120.

Have you all done now... A picture of relief.

At 120.

Have you all finished...?

(GAVEL) She thought it was gonna go for loads... AMY: I've never seen you so happy.

VO: She hides it so well!

Well done, Amy.

It's a good job I'm not very good at maths, cuz I've no idea who's winning at this stage... Well, we haven't.

We're having a good time!

VO: Yes, we are.

The big pair of door handles from Michelle now.

She's not interested in my handles!

20 I've got.

At £20 now... AMY: Oh, what a shame.

TERRY: £20... Yeah, what a shame.

Thanks, Amy, for that... TERRY: At £20 then.

At 22.

Four, I'm up to.

Six.

Eight, I'm up to.

MH: Can I bid?!

TERRY: 30, I'm up to.

At £30 now.

At £30.

They're a good, big pair...

They are!

At 35 I've got...

I'm not satisfied.

I have to sell, at £35... MARGIE: Get away.

Look at her smiling.

I'm laughing at her.

(GAVEL) She is smiling!

This show's made me into a very unpleasant person.

VO: Never!

Just a small loss, Michelle.

Oh, I'm gutted with that.

MARGIE: Really... MH: Never mind.

Aww, never mind... Never mind.

VO: Play nicely... Amy's little jewelry collection next.

It's a bag of jewelry.

A bag of jewelry?!

I mean, admittedly, it is a bag of jewelry.

It's a low start at £22.

The one brooch... Oh.

..is worth that.

At 24.

At 28... Ah, he tries, does Terry.

TERRY: 45, we're up to.

MH: See?

IZZIE: Oh!

Profit!

TERRY: At 45.

55.

TERRY: At 55 now.

MARGIE: Hey!

TERRY: At 55.

At £55.

Have you all done?

AMY: It's the enamel... MARGIE: That's alright.

TERRY: (GAVEL) 55.

IZZIE: Woo!

AMY: Hey!

MH: And that's you!

IZZIE: Well done, Amy.

MH: Your eye.

VO: Cor, you've got a good eye, Amy.

Great result.

I was just thinking, looking at us, we're like the, erm... We're like the Road Trip Spice Girls.

Grumpy...

Sweaty.

MARGIE: Moaner.

AMY: Nowty.

And, er, Perky.

MH: What am I?!

Oh, no, that's the...

Sorry, no, that's the Seven Dwarves.

VO: Over to you, Porter Spice.

Ha!

The combo lot of whisky tot jug and opera glasses from Michelle.

And how much did you pay for it?

TERRY: £10.

12... MARGIE: Fiver for the two.

MH: Yeah.

TERRY: At 14.

Yeah, but it's damaged... IZZIE: Fiver?!

For the two... We sort of threw them in, as a combined... Well, it's a guaranteed profit though, either way, isn't it?

20's in.

At £20.

IZZIE: 20 - profit.

TERRY: At 20 now.

22.

At 24.

TERRY: 28 I've got.

At 28 now.

At 30 I've got.

Yeah, that's not a bad return on £5, is it?

MH: No.

TERRY: Not seen for a long time.

You all finished now?

At 30, I'm selling... MAN: Five.

TERRY: Thank you.

TERRY: At 35.

At £35.

Have you all done?

On £5.

(GAVEL) 35 it is.

IZZIE: Well done, ladies... MARGIE: Yeah, I know, but... VO: Excellent.

I wasn't expecting that.

Five into 35!

I'll pay t'electric bill with it.

IZZIE: It's fantastic.

VO: Time now for Amy's big buy - the 1950s jukebox.

Must be good, cuz her face has dropped.

Oh, yeah.

She's fuming.

We're already up to 170... IZZIE: We made a profit!

MH: (GASPS) TERRY: £170.

That's 80, 90.

MARGIE: 190... TERRY: 190 I've got up to.

Have you all finished?

IZZIE: No!

TERRY: At 200 I've got.

IZZIE: Feel better now... TERRY: At 200 now.

TERRY: I want 210.

Are you all finished at 200...?

(GAVEL) Gone at 200... VO: Be-Bop-a-Lula!

That was brilliant.

MH: Did you expect it to...?

AMY: No.

VO: It's the final lot - Michelle's Victorian copper boot warmers.

And they're actual size for you, aren't they?

MARGIE: (LAUGHS) MH: Tiny, little boots.

Little.

We're up to £30, so far.

Big it up for us... IZZIE: Michelle, you've got a good eye... TERRY: At £30 now.

At 35 in the room.

40 I've got.

45 in the room.

50 I've got.

55 in the room.

60 I've got.

65 in the room now... IZZIE: (GASPS) MARGIE: A bit more now... MH: Come on.

A bit... TERRY: Never... 70's back in.

MH: Come on.

TERRY: At £70.

75.

You could... AMY: Look!

MH: Come on.

..ask what you like for these.

80, we're up to.

At £80.

Let's go five.

Eight.

90, we're up to.

At £90.

At £90, I'm selling.

At 90.

Have you all done... 90 quid!

Well... (GAVEL) ..90 it is.

MH: Yes!

AMY: Ooh!

IZZIE: Well done, you!

VO: Hurray, Michelle!

Great way to finish.

MARGIE: Well done, everybody.

AMY: Are we finished?

That's it.

Done.

All done and dusted.

Cup of tea time.

AMY: Right, come on.

Cake time.

MARGIE: (LAUGHS) VO: It was a well-fought battle, but let's look at the numbers.

Michelle and Margie began with £400.

After all auction costs, they have a final figure of £347.88.

Amy and Izzie also began with £400 and have accrued a sum of £439.58, making them the outright winners.

Profit of £39.58 will go to Children In Need.

Well done.

In case you're wondering, that's not me.

Ha!

We won!

ALL: (CHEER) AMY: Oh!

MH: Congratulations!

MARGIE: Well done... AMY: Oh, well done.

Woohoo!

MH: Well done.

Yeah.

MARGIE: Yeah, well... MH: Come here.

AMY: I wasn't saying anything ghastly!

MARGIE: Congratulations.

IZZIE: You, too.

MH: Aww.

AMY: I've got to go now... AMY: Aww, I'm gonna miss you.

That was so... MH: Thank you for having us...

I know, it's been lovely... You've had your fun now.

You've been a lot of fun.

AMY: It's all over.

We've had a fun... Goodbye, sweetheart.

AMY: Thanks for looking after us.

MARGIE: Pleasure.

IZZIE: Aw, it's just you and me!

You and I against the world.

Yeah.

VO: You might have lost Margie, but look over there!

I've loved it, and I'm going to miss you now.

And I'm going to miss you.

But, listen, congratulations to both of us.

AMY: Yes.

MH: Here's to the next... MH: ..Road Trip.

AMY: Yes, the next one.

MH: Yeah.

With power steering.

AMY: Yeah.

AMY: You can definitely drive.

MH: OK, I will.

VO: Toodle-pip, you two.

We'll miss ya!

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