[UPBEAT MUSIC] NARRATOR: It's the nation's favorite antiques experts.

[HORN BLOWS] With 200 pounds each.

I like.

I like.

I like.

[YELLING] NARRATOR: A classic car.

[HONKING] And a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

[TOOTING] The aim?

To make the biggest profit at auction, but it's no mean feat.

There'll be worthy winners and valiant losers.

It's fine.

NARRATOR: So: will it be the high road to glory?

Or the slow road to disaster?

Pull out the ignition.

NARRATOR: This is the "Antiques Road Trip!"

Yeah.

NARRATOR: We're this road trip in the southwest of bonnie Scotland, with our delightful duo of auctioneers: Charles Hanson and Mrs. Natasha Raskin Sharp.

Congratulations on that.

CHARLES HANSON: I've waited for this.

I have been looking forward to this, too.

Because, you know, people say to me, Charles, you are quite like Natasha.

I don't know why.

Because I think I'm almost like the beast, and you're the beauty.

NARRATOR: Oh.

Such a gent.

After 13 Antiques Road Trips, Charles, we know you're not so much a beast as a pussycat.

But Natasha, apart from being beautiful, does indeed know a thing or two about beautiful things.

Felt like I'm driving you around your backyard, you know.

You're steering the ship.

CHARLES HANSON: Your manor, ma'am-- NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: This is my yard.

CHARLES HANSON: --is here for you.

Does the beeper work?

The horn?

[HONKING] Oh, yes.

We're in business!

She's in fine form.

It's the start of something great.

NARRATOR: And isn't she lovely?

A 1969 Morris Minor, the first British car to sell a million.

CHARLES HANSON: We've got the old boy here, and the young girl in you.

I'll take take that.

I'll take young girl.

So you got Granddad, I can be Dad, and you can be daughter.

That's not weird at all.

Sorry.

No, it's not.

NARRATOR: With 200 pounds each in their pockets, our couple of weirdos will be starting in the southwest of Scotland, before taking the long and winding road through the Peaks, Staffordshire and North Wales, to their final auction in Flintshire.

Today, Charles and Natasha are off to Girvan, in Ayrshire.

And after meandering through Dumfries and Galloway, they'll cross the border to auction in Carlisle.

So this is Ayrshire.

This is Ayrshire.

And why do we call it Ayrshire?

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Why do we call it Ayrshire?

Are you serious?

CHARLES HANSON: Yes, yes.

For the air is very fresh up here, isn't it?

Oh, come on.

Look around.

It couldn't be clearer.

But you are sort of adding to the pollution.

NARRATOR: Once a thriving fishing port, most of the boats in Girvan Harbour these days are pleasure craft.

CHARLES HANSON: We like to give a landscape.

Ailsa Craig behind us.

The hills to the right.

What more do you want?

If you want to get in the mood, this is it.

I couldn't ask for anything more.

- Get out of here.

- Wish me luck.

Go carefully.

Give us a kiss.

Mwah.

All the best, Charles.

Take care.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: See you soon.

Bye!

CHARLES HANSON: Bye!

Go carefully.

NARRATOR: Dear lordy.

Fingers crossed for Natasha at Artemisia Vintage and Retro, where owner Ingrid has an array of very tempting things.

Ingrid [INAUDIBLE] Thank you very much for having me along.

It looks like I've arrived in 1960s heaven.

INGRID: Yeah.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: So that's your bag, the mid 20th century?

INGRID: Yeah, mid-century.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: And am I going to find anything older amongst these mid-century things?

Oh, yes.

All sorts of things.

Yes, if you hunt.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: OK. NARRATOR: Well, that's what we're here for.

Crack on, Natasha.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Look at this huge array of suitcases and doctors' bags.

Everyone's after them, so everyone's gotten in stock.

Looking for something a bit quirkier, perhaps.

Actually, just over here, this is certainly quirky, and it's certainly cool.

Reminds me of my graduation day, but I don't think that's a graduation gown.

No, it says on it here.

Morrison and Partner, Court Dressmakers.

So is this, in fact, a barrister's cloak?

No.

I was going to say, I'm no lawyer, but I did study law.

I dropped out.

You know, my parents are very happy about that.

But it looks the part.

Look at this tassel.

Well, it needs a bit of a comb.

It needs sorting out, but at one point, when that was in perfect order, that would have been absolutely glorious.

And you can imagine that when you're a barrister and you are fighting a big case, things can get a bit sweaty.

So I'm not surprised to see a few yellow stains on the inside of this cloak.

That doesn't worry me.

NARRATOR: Would worry me.

Phew!

Now, what kind of price?

What have we got here?

Right, OK, we're not exactly talking lawyers' fees.

58 pounds for the cloak.

I think that's something to think about.

I'm going to see if Ingrid will give me a deal.

But not to be too hasty.

Have a look around first.

NARRATOR: Wise counsel, Your Honor.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Oh.

I tell you what.

You can take the girl out of Glasgow, but you'll find Glasgow everywhere you go.

This is real Glasgow style.

This is obviously very Arts and Crafts, and what a nice pair.

Not a matching pair.

Probably made by two completely different people.

But you've got the fire screen to cover the fire when it's off, and you've got the call box here for your essentials.

The thing about this is you could spend hours looking for a signature on it, but the chances of finding one are really slim, because I can see even from here that this is a bit of a home job.

150 pounds for your fire screen.

135 for your call scuttle.

Combined, that's more than I have to spend on at least five items.

So I think I'll step away from Glasgow, although it breaks my heart.

NARRATOR: [MIMICKING WEEPING] Shame.

Keep pondering.

I wonder what your other half is making of the day so far.

CHARLES HANSON: Certainly, Tasha and I, we click very, very well.

So there's no problem there.

It's also, I think, a bit of pre-match nerves as well.

It's, let's get to know someone, their tastes, their interests.

NARRATOR: So it's all going well.

But your new lady friend is back in the arms of the law.

Does that look the part?

Or does that look the part?

NARRATOR: Whoo.

Look at that.

Ingrid, may I approach the bench?

yes.

Oh, thank you.

Ha.

What do you think of my barristers' cloak?

It looks absolutely fabulous on you.

No, I had a slip of the tongue there.

I said my barristers' cloak.

Of course, it's your barristers cloak.

It is, still.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: You've got 58 pounds on it.

Would you be offended if I asked for 25 pounds?

Yes.

[LAUGHTER] OK, so where would you not be offended?

Make me another offer.

I think for me it has to be no higher than 30.

I would do 35.

Let's shake on it.

INGRID: OK. NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: 35.

Thank you very much.

Oh, tell you what.

This feels good.

Yeah.

NARRATOR: First purchase done and dusted.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: That's brilliant.

Thank you so much.

I'm going to wear it outside and turn some heads.

All the best.

INGRID: Thank you.

Bye-bye.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Thank you.

NARRATOR: Oh, she'd have made a picture in court.

Well, the law's loss is hopefully our capital gain.

Meanwhile, Charles is traveling south, through lovely countryside near Glenluce in Wigtownshire, where the Glenluce Antique Center is somewhat off the beaten track.

Get that.

It's so desolate.

Hello.

NARRATOR: Hello!

Hello.

Hello!

NARRATOR: Hello!

CHARLES HANSON: Hello?

Hello.

CHRIS JONES: Hello.

NARRATOR: Ah.

Here's our man Chris.

- Hello.

How we getting along?

CHARLES HANSON: Hello.

Good to see you.

Charles Hanson.

Chris Jones.

CHARLES HANSON: Chris, what an amazing place.

So Chris, within these four walls-- CHRIS JONES: There's a bit of everything.

CHARLES HANSON: It gives nothing away.

CHRIS JONES: Bit like the TARDIS, this place.

NARRATOR: So let's see what Doctor Who's got hidden away.

[GASPS] Goodness gracious me.

Isn't that wonderful?

There's all sorts in here.

NARRATOR: No stone unturned, Charles, eh?

They used to call me Twinkle Toes Hanson in my day.

NARRATOR: Watch out.

Oh no.

Don't bring the roof down.

Here he goes.

But what's he really looking for?

CHARLES HANSON: Have you got anything that's 17th of 18th century?

17th or 18th century?

CHARLES HANSON: Anything really early.

CHRIS JONES: Early, there's Neolithic over there.

There's a hand ax.

A hand ax.

Where is that?

See it on the dresser over there?

Oh, wow.

This is a Neolithic hand ax.

CHRIS JONES: Yes.

Of, perhaps, 3,000 years ago.

Yes.

CHARLES HANSON: Made of some sort of stone.

Flint.

CHRIS JONES: Maybe that sort of thing, yeah.

CHARLES HANSON: Granite.

How much would that cost?

That one can be 40 pounds.

And to an old mate?

Can be 45.

[LAUGHTER] He's not losing.

It can be 30 pounds.

CHARLES HANSON: Really?

CHRIS JONES: The [INAUDIBLE] CHARLES HANSON: It's a wonderful object.

And you know, to close your eyes and be that man holding the ax 3,000 years ago, it's quite special.

For 30 pounds, that's 10 pounds every 1,000 years.

Crazy.

And that's crazy.

NARRATOR: We'll leave our caveman to think about that.

What a nice thing.

CHARLES HANSON: So round here, anything in this cabinet here at all?

Well, there's a few pieces.

CHARLES HANSON: I quite like that tureen over there.

CHRIS JONES: Right.

CHARLES HANSON: Let's look at it.

CHRIS JONES: Yes, by all means.

That's nice.

CHRIS JONES: There's a slight bit of damage there, as usual with old Delft.

It's very, very soft.

Because, of course, Delftware is tin glazed earthenware.

CHRIS JONES: Yes.

CHARLES HANSON: But of course, when it chips, it reveals its earthenware body underneath.

I quite like that.

Lovely colors, too.

'Tis.

It's just so rustic and naive, isn't it?

CHRIS JONES: Yeah.

CHARLES HANSON: I might put that there for the time being.

NARRATOR: A definite possibility.

Possibly.

CHARLES HANSON: Anything else?

Anything else?

Might I take the beads out, as well?

CHRIS JONES: Yes, by all means.

CHARLES HANSON: I love these polished stones.

Are these proper, polished Scottish stones, or?

CHRIS JONES: Well, they're proper agates.

They're lovely, aren't they?

They're a nice-- lovely colors.

CHARLES HANSON: Nine karat gold.

1900 or 1920.

CHRIS JONES: Yeah.

Nice quality.

And the better price on that would be?

Well, it was 80 on it.

70 pounds.

CHARLES HANSON: OK. And it fits well as well?

What do you think?

Brings out the color of your eyes.

Exactly right.

NARRATOR: Oh, yeah.

Chris' treasure trove continues outside for those who care for a garden gnome or two.

CHARLES HANSON: Everything here is for sale?

Well, more or less, yeah.

[INAUDIBLE] your house?

Well, that could be for sale, too.

NARRATOR: Oh, blimey.

Moving swiftly on.

What about the possibilities inside?

CHARLES HANSON: 30 on the Neolithic ax head.

Right.

I think you quoted about 40 for the Delft boxing cover.

CHRIS JONES: Yes.

CHARLES HANSON: I think it was 70 for the beads.

Any best price?

Well, that's 140.

CHARLES HANSON: 140.

How about we say 130?

What's this ball doing here, by the way?

CHRIS JONES: That's the dog's ball.

CHARLES HANSON: If I was able to hit that gnome and say, on your head gnome.

CHRIS JONES: Right.

Is there scope for a discount?

CHRIS JONES: I suppose we could do something.

CHARLES HANSON: Really?

CHRIS JONES: Yeah.

If you can put that ball on that gnome's head, you'll have them for 120.

How's that?

CHARLES HANSON: OK.

I'll have a go.

OK. On your head.

OK. For Scotland and my road trip.

Oh!

So close and yet so far.

I shall pay 130.

Lovely.

CHARLES HANSON: I'm very grateful.

NARRATOR: A fine haul for the first shop.

[LAUGHS] Meanwhile, Natasha is on a voyage of discovery, traveling to the farthest reaches of Scotland's southwest in search of a hero from the bygone age of the great sailing ships.

At Stranraer Museum, Jamie Enstone will steer us back in time to a story of derring do and heroism.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Shall we get inside?

Absolutely.

Come on.

It's freezing!

It is.

NARRATOR: Stranraer is the one time home of sea going Victorian Explorer Admiral Sir John Ross, who sailed to the Arctic in search of the Northwest Passage, an uncharted treacherous route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, via the ice floes of northern Canada.

The British admiralty funded his first expedition on the Isabella in 1818, and Ross himself recorded the journey in beautiful illustrations.

JAMIE ENSTONE: It was partly a successful mission.

Obviously, they managed to go and discovered part of the Northwest Passage, but it came to an abrupt end when he suffered a mirage, a refraction of light, which made it look like there was a barrier of mountains across his path.

So he turned around and came back home.

NARRATOR: The admiralty was unimpressed, and Ross's reputation was in tatters.

It was another decade before he was able to arrange finance for a second trip.

JAMIE ENSTONE: In 1829, they set off, and they did do much further.

But this time, they actually got land locked in ice.

So unsuccessful yet again.

Ross wasn't a man to be thwarted twice, and he redeemed his reputation with his missions' great scientific achievements: mapping 900 miles of the Arctic and discovering the magnetic North Pole.

But how was it possible for them to survive in the frozen wastes for an unbelievable four years?

JAMIE ENSTONE: They made friends with the Eskimos.

- Quite literally?

- Literally.

Yeah.

Quite literally.

They made greetings that they'd understood on the first expedition, and they threw down their weapons to show that they were actually unarmed, and they were going to cause no harm.

So that's how it started.

They managed to survive by taking on the Inuit diet, which was rich in oils and fats and whale meat and seal blubber, which gave them the vitamin C to avoid scurvy.

NARRATOR: Maybe they even preferred seal blubber to Navy rations.

This can of beef traveled to the Arctic unopened with John Ross three times.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Oh, wow.

Look at that.

This canister of roast beef was on board the Isabella on her voyage of 1818, landed from her on August, 1824, and went on board the Victory in 1832.

And it has been in my possession ever since.

Yeah.

But look, it's open.

Who dared?

It was given as a gift to Lord Stair, and he opened it on his birthday.

And apparently, it was supposed to be quite good.

Gosh, do you know what year it was opened?

1869, I believe it was.

1869.

JAMIE ENSTONE: Well past its sell by date, I imagine.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Oh, wow.

57-year-old beef was once consumed from this can.

Yeah.

NARRATOR: Maybe it's just as well Ross found an alternative to canned food.

His third journey to the Arctic at the ripe old age of 73 was a brave attempt to rescue the lost 1845 Franklin expedition.

And we now know the 129 sailors who perished on that voyage were probably poisoned by the lead content in their early tin cans.

John Ross never found the Northwest Passage or the missing men of the Franklin expedition.

But for his contribution to science, John Ross was knighted in 1834.

A true pioneer in an age of discovery.

Meanwhile, Charles has steered the Morris Minor 20 miles east and then south to Wigtown, Scotland's national book town.

Six bookshops.

I can see six bookshops already as we hit this fairly urban area called Wigtown.

Get your wig on.

I'm in town.

Wigtown.

NARRATOR: Indeed you are, Charles, except it's Wigtown, and your next rendezvous is at Traditions Antiques with owner Russell.

You're not a bookshop.

No.

It's amazing.

You are an antique shop.

Yeah.

It's nice to be something different in Wigtown.

CHARLES HANSON: Looking around, you deal in a lot of, I think, everything?

RUSSELL GOMERSALL: Yes.

Yeah.

CHARLES HANSON: What you often find on the floor, hidden away, is what I would define as being the capital A in the quintessential Antique.

19th century Victorian spaniels.

And these were made for the fireplace.

And every lady in gent in middle class England had a pair of these in their middle class homes.

NARRATOR: Middle class Scottish homes had them, too, Charles.

And they called them (IMITATING SCOTTISH ACCENT) woolly dogs.

Have some silver items.

That's pretty.

And what we've got here is just a very nice, faceted, cut glass scent bottle with, I suspect, a screw cover.

On the inside, it may have had originally a glass stopper.

But what's pretty about this small bottle is it is hallmarked.

And the hallmark is London for 1894.

So it's late Victorian.

And it's just quite a heavy, good in the hand scent bottle.

It's only 18 pounds, and what you get for your money is a good lump of silver, which is the stopper.

So there's a potential margin there.

Come back to that later.

See you later.

Well, that's quite nice.

That's pretty.

NARRATOR: But tied to the wall.

Russell!

RUSSELL GOMERSALL: I can do that for you.

Says there's nothing here.

OK. Let me come into you over here.

RUSSELL GOMERSALL: OK. CHARLES HANSON: That's OK.

So this chamber stick, which we think is, what?

1900?

RUSSELL GOMERSALL: I believe so.

Yeah.

1910. came out a local home.

Yeah.

CHARLES HANSON: What I like about this arts and crafts wavy design, and this almost stylized petal form here.

No price on it.

48 pounds.

That's not bad.

RUSSELL GOMERSALL: What are you thinking?

CHARLES HANSON: Well, it's decorative.

I want to pay about 20 pounds for it.

And does it owe you more than that?

If it does, it's no good.

We can come up a little bit.

25?

25.

I could release it at that.

And does that give you a good working profit?

RUSSELL GOMERSALL: Well, it gives me a profit.

CHARLES HANSON: Good.

It's just charming, archaic.

Good.

Naive.

And I like it.

NARRATOR: And you like that scent bottle, too.

CHARLES HANSON: What's the best price on that?

You hit me with it.

What do you want to pay?

Well, let's-- profits.

RUSSELL GOMERSALL: Yeah.

CHARLES HANSON: 10 pounds.

RUSSELL GOMERSALL: 10 pounds.

Price at 18.

Call it 12.

CHARLES HANSON: 12.

Lucky 12.

Good.

Thanks a lot.

NARRATOR: How embarrassing.

Sealed with a kiss.

But 37 pounds the pair.

What would he have done if he got them for free?

That's shopping done for the day.

CHARLES HANSON: We are determined to just make a memory.

And that's what this show is all about, isn't it, really?

- It is.

- Making memory.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Already, your driving is memorable.

NARRATOR: And so our duo head off into the sunset, the boot packed with the booty.

Who knows what tomorrow may bring?

Nighty night.

Oh.

Agriculture.

It's a new dawn, and Charles and Natasha are back on the road.

They're wending through the Scottish southwest in Granddad Morris.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Oh, Charles, how do you think I'm handling Granddad Morris?

I think you're doing very well.

Granddad, are you happy?

I think he's happy.

I think he's quite-- You happy, Granddad?

[HONKING] Yeah.

Yeah.

He's happy.

CHARLES HANSON: I think he's quite content.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: He's cool.

He's cool.

CHARLES HANSON: You know, being an old timer, I'm quite a sophisticated classic car driver.

So you do get a feel for how these vehicles run.

And you know, you're not doing badly at all.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Thank you ever so much.

I'll take that.

Fine praise indeed.

It's a pleasure.

And just tap it into gear three now.

- I'm in fourth.

- Oh, sorry.

OK. [LAUGHTER] NARRATOR: Charles was in Top Gear yesterday.

When it came to antiques purchases, he splashed out on a Neolithic ax, a Delft tureen, an agate necklace, a chamberstick, and a scent bottle.

It's history.

NARRATOR: True.

Leaving him just 33 pounds to spend today.

Natasha, meanwhile, stalled a little-- ha-- and only bought one item: the barrister's gown with the underarm problem.

Does that look the part, or does that look the part?

NARRATOR: So she's got some catching up to do and 165 pounds to do it with.

CHARLES HANSON: Don't you look out at these big mounds and this mound [INAUDIBLE] you-- I always want to pull in and just dig.

Because for all you know, that could be a big burial ground.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Did you bring your metal detector?

CHARLES HANSON: No, I haven't.

I think being up here, I feel quite neolithic.

Really?

I feel-- you know, I want to be a real hardened, Neolithic man digging today.

You know, really grasping the rock.

OK. so that's your motto for today.

It is.

Feeling Neolithic.

You know, I really want to sort of get back to basics with objects and really dig for that real history.

NARRATOR: Do you know, that ax has really gone to his head.

First off today for Charles is new Abbey in Dumfriesshire, site of the ruins of the beautiful Sweetheart Abbey.

Parting is such a sweet sorrow.

Do you know, it is.

But what's lovely, you know, it's seeing history, but also eating history as well.

Enjoy.

CHARLES HANSON: I can't wait.

See you later.

Bye!

Have a good day!

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: You, too.

Bye.

NARRATOR: Oh my God.

She's going to knock him down.

Oh, no.

Eating history indeed.

Charles is hoping for a bowl of gruel, courtesy of George Hering at the historic New Abbey corn mill.

GEORGE HERING: This is an 18th century water mill.

Right.

GEORGE HERING: It closed in 1948.

Now it's a museum piece.

CHARLES HANSON: And we can now put it in working order?

We can.

All we need is some water.

But we're going to go over to the mill pond, if you want to come with me.

CHARLES HANSON: I'll follow your lead.

GEORGE HERING: OK.

There we go.

This is where we start our water.

This is our mill pond.

CHARLES HANSON: This is the mill pond.

So of course, to operate the wheel, you need to release the sluice gate.

We do.

Have a go.

- Can I?

By all means.

Now, I'm not a Scottish man.

I've have had no oats yet.

GEORGE HERING: You'll be all right.

CHARLES HANSON: Oh, golly.

GEORGE HERING: We need enough water to get down into the lid here.

CHARLES HANSON: Look at that.

I can hear the water rushing through.

GEORGE HERING: There you go.

That should be it.

That's enough.

That's enough, Charles.

CHARLES HANSON: There's a wave of water.

GEORGE HERING: Yeah, we got too much now.

You have to close it down.

- Oh, sorry.

That's all right.

There's too much water.

Sorry.

NARRATOR: Did he?

At full speed, it takes a million gallons of water a day to power the water mill.

And inside, the intricate mechanisms are still in perfect working order.

Do you know, it's a belter.

CHARLES HANSON: It's a real work of art, the way everything comes together, turns.

And you can feel it under your feet as well.

It is such a revelation.

So what sort of food stuffs was a mill like that's producing?

GEORGE HERING: It would be porridge, bread, medium oatmeal for bannocks, oat cakes, and of course, we use oats in haggis and things like this.

So it'd all be part of our diet.

CHARLES HANSON: What more would this Scottish man want?

Wee whiskey and you're fine.

[LAUGHTER] CHARLES HANSON: And were oats commonly eaten all over the UK?

GEORGE HERING: Mostly in Scotland.

There was a comment made by Samuel Johnson, the essayist, who stated that the oats in Scotland would normally be fed to horses in England.

And I believe the reply he got was something along the lines, this is why we have good horses in England and good men in Scotland.

NARRATOR: And in fact, from the 1840s, this mill began producing animal feed, but it's the human variety Charles will be tasting later.

But he needs to earn his oats.

Grain is dried and stored on the upper floors of the mill, and it would take hard work to get it there.

GEORGE HERING: You're in luck, because in the 1830s, this wonderful piece of machinery, the hoist, was brought in, and it now carries the sacks for us.

Now, if you think that the sacks were 240 pounds each in weight, this makes life an awful lot easier for the millers and the people that worked here.

CHARLES HANSON: So if I, George, put my hands on here, and then very slowly-- GEORGE HERING: Tighten that bit.

CHARLES HANSON: So I all have-- I'm pulling it down there.

What-- GEORGE HERING: We're just tightening the belt, we're turning the wheel, and you'll notice that the rope next to you is now moving, so a sack is on its way up.

The sack itself pushes the doors open.

Once the sack's through, the doors will close, and that's when you can let go of the rope.

So if you let go now, the sack will just drop onto the door, and we're safe.

NARRATOR: And that's the amazing power of water.

Now the fruits of his labor.

This is brose.

This is a traditional food from the 15th and 16th centuries that the farmers-- actually, it's oatmeal, butter, and salt.

CHARLES HANSON: Successful the mill worker, and to me.

Good health.

It's savory, but it is quite moreish, too.

Yeah.

And I could eat this all day long, and I really mean that.

And that's saying something, because you know, I only have a sweet tooth, and this is tasty.

NARRATOR: Please, sir, can Oliver have some more?

While Charles is milling about at New Abbey, Natasha's ended up in delightful Castle Douglas, a planned town dating from 1792.

She's headed for Burford Antiques with 165 pounds still burning a hole in her purse.

She'll be hoping to catch up with Charles, so get browsing, girl.

What's on your mind, Natasha?

I'm seeing nice stuff.

Really nice stuff.

Most things, 100 and something.

Sometimes it's 400 or 500, 600 and something.

I need to scour in the shop.

I need to find something affordable and sellable.

I might struggle.

NARRATOR: Natasha, surely your beady eyes will soon spot something.

Now, I don't know if tea sets and coffee sets have had their day or not.

But this is a Wedgwood piece.

This is Wedgwood bone china, gilt rim.

And then it's really nicely done.

Hand painted, green, red, purple, and black design.

But that's not a Wedgwood design.

So Wedgwood created what they called blanks.

This was happening a lot in the beginning of the 20th century.

Blank bone china being sold off in nice department stores to ladies who were passing the time by painting them with their own decoration.

So no idea who painted it, but we can say it was a lady at the beginning of the 20th century.

And I'll tell you, she's got a nice hand.

Now, if I stand on my tippy toes, I can see that the price tag is 38 pounds.

NARRATOR: Time for some haggling, methinks.

Who's in charge today?

It's Megan.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: What could be your best price on the coffee set?

If I said to you 38 pounds is too rich for my blood, but you know-- because I like the coffee strong.

So I'm coming in with what I consider a strong offer of 20.

I could do 25.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: 25 on the coffee set?

MEGAN: Yes.

NARRATOR: A promising one for our bean counter.

Out the corner of my eye, I clocked something that I'm going to guess you hate.

It's the tin opener in the form of a bull.

MEGAN: Oh, yes.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: I mean, come on.

Look around.

We've got Tiffany glass style lamps.

This is a sophisticated shop.

You want to get rid of that.

You want it out your life.

It's kind of bringing down the rest of the team.

I'm not going to-- I didn't want to say it, you know.

NARRATOR: Not posh enough for your shop?

Well, that's a novel attempt at flattery.

Will it work?

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: I was wondering if you would do the two for 35.

No.

[LAUGHTER] That's a definite no.

That's a no.

MEGAN: I'm afraid so.

Let me think.

Call it 40, and we have a deal.

40 for the two?

For the two.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: OK. sounds like a deal.

MEGAN: Lovely.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Just because I want to buy everything else as I [INAUDIBLE] here.

Thank you so much I owe you some money.

NARRATOR: We'll resist joking about the bull in the china shop Oh, no, we won't.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Precious cargo.

NARRATOR: Bye-bye, Castle Douglas!

Time for Natasha to head east.

Meanwhile, Charles is a man in a hurry.

He's in Moffat, ahead of Natasha, with a chance to beat her to the treasure at the lovely Lothlorien Emporium.

The Ness elves have hidden it all.

Ah, here's somebody from Elf and Safety, owner Linda.

So much to see Charles.

You love it.

CHARLES HANSON: There we go.

NARRATOR: Nice.

Very nice, if you're Adam Ant.

Meanwhile, Natasha's still a few miles away.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: It's been a really tough shopping day thus far.

I could not afford anything in Castle Douglas.

I'm really hoping that when I meet Charles in Moffat, together we're going to find some bargains, although I hope he doesn't find too many.

NARRATOR: What's this that Charles has spied?

CHARLES HANSON: It's a Glaswegian made object, and it appears to be made in horn.

It is made by Musgrove of Glasgow.

It's got a local Scottish feel.

You can fold one, two, three knives back in.

So it's a pocket pen knife, almost.

And in fact, it is for the purpose of letting blood.

NARRATOR: That's right.

From ancient Egypt to the 19th century, bloodletting was the principal treatment for everything from leprosy to indigestion to hemorrhoids.

Oh, don't go there.

This instrument is a fleam, probably for veterinary use, rather than human.

Yes, poor animals were purged, too.

The ticket price is 55 pounds.

If we said 35, what would you think?

Oh, don't say that.

Well, I mean that's an amazing discount, but I've only got 33.

LINDA PAYNE: I tell you what.

You can have it for 30.

NARRATOR: Hurrah!

That's Charles finished shopping.

Take a break, or grab a bucket.

What is he doing?

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: What?

What?

I'm not ready.

I'm not ready.

Get out of here.

- Charles Hanson.

- I'm not ready.

I'm not ready yet.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Have you been in and broken something?

CHARLES HANSON: No, no.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Is this the equivalent of washing the dishes?

CHARLES HANSON: No.

I've been in, purveyed the shop.

It's perfectly fine for you.

But I thought it'd be quite nice to make the shop facade look like you-- oops.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Right.

CHARLES HANSON: Sparkly and very attractive.

Well, you stick to it.

I'll go in.

I'll try and actually back-- have you got something in here?

I mean-- NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Oh!

[SQUEALING] - Sorry.

Got my cuffs all wet now.

My cuffs all wet.

- Right, Charles.

Stick to the day job, I think.

Good luck.

It's a lovely shop, and I hope you appreciate this.

Well, I don't know what I'm going to offer.

If you clean the windows on here, what am I going to suggest?

Well, you know, it was for you.

I'll sweep the floor.

See you later.

NARRATOR: Natasha still has 125 pounds to spend.

Do you know something?

There's so much going on in this shop.

There is stuff everywhere.

I think I'm going to ask Linda for a bit of guidance, because I just can't see the wood for the trees.

So I need a guide.

Linda's my guide.

Linda will be my guide.

LINDA PAYNE: It's a Burberry, 18 karat gold on silver, London watch.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: I like the idea that it's a watch.

But I don't know if I'm in love with it.

But watches, I like your thinking.

LINDA PAYNE: Well, there's some more watches around here, if you want to have a look.

- I do.

I do.

Thank you.

LINDA PAYNE: They are another dealer's, but I do have price reductions that I can do on them.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Yeah.

I mean, immediately, it's the one with the brown strap there.

The Avion 1940s, is that?

Looks like 1940s.

- Yeah.

Or just so.

It's super smart.

Do you know, I think they're so wearable today, because of that kind of midi size.

LINDA PAYNE: It is working.

It is a gold case.

OK.

So nine karat, are we talking?

Uh-huh.

OK, perfect.

LINDA PAYNE: Rose gold, which is nice.

It's wearable, actually.

I was looking for something wearable.

And that could be gents' or ladies', couldn't it?

LINDA PAYNE: Yeah.

It's falling into a bit of a unisex category now.

NARRATOR: The watch has a ticket price of 100 pounds.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Do you know what the best price could be on that?

The very best, and I can't go below it, would be 60.

NARRATOR: Lordy, that's a good price.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Do you know, I've just got a bit of a crush on this light fitting.

Very homes of the future, very much the war is over, tradition is over.

Here comes all the new designs.

Here come those Woolworth plates with little sofas on them.

It just fits right into that, McIntosh sideboards and all that sort of thing.

NARRATOR: The ticket price is 35 pounds.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: What do you say?

60 pounds for the watch, 15 for the light.

I was hoping for 20.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Shall we say 17, and 60 for the watch?

- OK. - Yes?

LINDA PAYNE: Yes.

Are you sure?

LINDA PAYNE: Yes.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Thank you, Linda.

That's really kind of you.

LINDA PAYNE: You're welcome.

NARRATOR: All seven.

77 pounds for the watch and the light fitting.

Nice work, Natasha.

Job done.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: What does the future hold for us?

Do you know, the future holds for us a very long and winding road.

We're going south, baby.

Oh.

CHARLES HANSON: We're going south.

NARRATOR: But that's tomorrow.

Time for some well-earned shut-eye.

We're up with the lark, and in the county town of Cumbria, Carlisle.

- I'm in the mood.

- You're in the mood?

- I'm in the mood.

- That's a good sign.

For a profit.

NARRATOR: I'm in the mood.

Today is the culmination of around 100 miles of Scottish antiquing, through Dumfries and Galloway, via South Ayrshire.

And we've popped over the border to England for an auction.

Our hosts, H and H Auctions, have been gavel bashing in these parts for well over a century.

And this morning's sale features over 850 lots.

Starting with 200 pounds, Charles picked up five lots for 197 pounds.

Natasha has the same number of lots, but spent less: just 152 pounds.

So what's the verdict on each other's purchases?

That's nice.

So this is Natasha's can opener.

Late Victorian.

It's quite nice.

Would I rather go for my knife or Natasha's?

I think we're sharpening up.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: So here is Charles' fleam, the bloodletting knife.

Well, I'm worried about it for two reasons-- because it's got all of its components, and I'm also worried about the fact that Charles saw a Glaswegian bloodletting knife, and he thought of me.

How seriously is he taking this competition?

Am I nervous?

A bit.

Will I win?

Yes, I will.

Put that down.

NARRATOR: Careful.

Pride comes before a fall.

Before the off, what does auctioneer Stephen Farthing make of their buys?

Stephen?

The Stone Age ax.

Well, it's been repaired.

However, the fact that it's got the museum or the collector's paperwork actually still on it and marked, I think that makes it very, very interesting.

So I'm hoping this one, despite the damage, might do OK.

The Wedgwood coffee set.

Super style.

Absolutely fantastic.

And as we know, afternoon teas are very, very popular.

So I think that might just fit in very, very well here.

NARRATOR: Thanks, Stephen.

Time for you to grab your gavel.

Experts, time for you to take your seats.

Well, hop off them.

Pressure.

NARRATOR: First up, Charles.

The young pretender with his very old lot.

Sometimes it's quite nice to start with real history.

Here we are, then.

We've got 20, 25, 30, 35-- We're moving.

We're moving.

50 on the books.

50 bid.

At 50.

50 pounds.

50 bid.

We're off and running.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: What are way to start.

The Stone Age man has come of age.

Well, I'm very happy.

50 pounds.

All done at 50, then?

You've set the bar high.

Sold.

Sold.

NARRATOR: Yeah, sold.

And 20 pounds profit, too.

Great start, Charles.

Now, what's brought you more pleasure?

Holding a 2,500 year old ax head, or making a profit?

Truly, holding an ax head.

NARRATOR: Natasha next.

One lump or two?

We've got five, 10, 15 on the books.

15 bid.

20.

20 bid.

20 bid.

On my left, 25.

Go on.

25.

On my right, 25.

30.

35.

35.

35 bid.

At 35, then.

All done at 35.

CHARLES HANSON: Everybody hold tight.

Black coffee.

Well done.

Wakey, wakey.

Just.

NARRATOR: A profit.

Not to be sniffed at.

- It's getting real, Charles.

- Exactly.

It's getting real.

It's raw.

NARRATOR: Can Charles's Delftware tureen serve up a profit?

20, 25, 30, 35.

35 bid.

- Here we go.

We're on the edge.

One more.

On the edge of reason.

Breaking through.

STEPHEN FARTHING: At 35.

35 pounds, then.

At 35.

It's a good lot.

At 35 pounds, then.

Help.

STEPHEN FARTHING: At 35.

- Help.

STEPHEN FARTHING: All done?

At 35.

- And I've lost.

You knew that was coming, didn't you?

I did.

But I loved it.

NARRATOR: Me, too.

It was a nice thing.

It doesn't matter.

Someone just got a bargain, didn't they?

Exactly.

NARRATOR: Time now for Natasha's 1950s kitsch ceiling light.

Straight in at 20, against you all at 20.

You made money.

Can't believe it.

STEPHEN FARTHING: At 22 pounds.

And at 22 pounds.

Oh, I'm glad I got a bargain.

Keep it going.

And then what we're doing.

25, new bidder.

At 25.

25 bid.

At 25.

It's not going to change my life, is it?

All done at 25.

NARRATOR: That's two profits out of two for Natasha.

Another wee profit.

Yeah.

NARRATOR: Now for the Arts and Crafts chamberstick, which had Charles waxing lyrical.

Quite a bit of interest in this.

We'll start the bidding at 20, 30, 40.

(SQUEALING) Get in.

Sorry.

STEPHEN FARTHING: 50 bid.

Get in.

STEPHEN FARTHING: At 50.

50 bid.

Wee Willie Winkie's on the run.

STEPHEN FARTHING: At 50.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Wee Willie Winkie's got money in the bank.

STEPHEN FARTHING: All done at 50 pound.

NARRATOR: Doubled his money.

Well done, Charles.

When you handle objects which are a handicraft and they are handmade, it just really, I think creates-- It speaks to people, doesn't it?

Exactly.

NARRATOR: Well, will Natasha's Victorian tin opener speak to anyone?

We've got five, eight, 10, 12 on the books.

12 bid.

At 12 pounds.

Oh, please.

Oh, it's hardly exciting.

14, 16, 18.

It's like we went back to a bull, isn't it?

Right back to a bull.

STEPHEN FARTHING: Right at the back.

At 18 pounds.

At 18 bid.

At 18 pounds.

Right at the back at 18.

Sold.

Good.

You can't beat that.

That's all right.

NARRATOR: Well, she should have no beef with that.

You can't knock a profit.

You can't.

NARRATOR: Charles' Victorian job lot now, comprising the golden agate necklace and the silver mounted scent bottle.

We got some bid.

We're straight in at 50, 60, 70, 75.

80.

STEPHEN FARTHING: 75 bid.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Tiny profit.

Come on.

STEPHEN FARTHING: At 75 pounds.

You're all out in the room at 75 pounds, then.

Last chance at 75, then.

Oh, no.

NARRATOR: Chin up, Charles.

It wasn't a loss.

I'll tell you what.

It was a lucky lady out there who just got a brilliant lot.

NARRATOR: Next in the dock, Natasha's barrister's gown.

Five, 10, 15, 20 bid.

On the books at 20.

- You're guilty.

Oh, 20?

Oh, no.

It's going to bomb.

I'm out.

I'm out at 25.

In the room at 25, then.

25 bid.

At 25, 30.

32.

32 pounds.

32 bid.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Come on, now.

At 32 pounds, then.

All done at 32 pounds.

CHARLES HANSON: Guilty.

She's [INAUDIBLE] I object.

I object to the loss.

You're fine.

NARRATOR: Natasha's first loss of the day.

Bad luck, girl.

It's the nature of the beast.

What we say "going, going, gone," we mean it.

Gone.

NARRATOR: Our penultimate lot now.

Charles' fleam.

Straight in at 20, 35, 30, 35.

Now we're in.

Oh, here we go.

STEPHEN FARTHING: 40, 45.

45 bid.

50 bid.

Outside at 50.

At 50 bid.

At 50.

At 50 bid.

At 50.

At 50 pounds.

He's bidding over there.

He's bidding.

STEPHEN FARTHING: 55.

New bidder.

CHARLES HANSON: Over there.

STEPHEN FARTHING: 55 bid.

In the room at 55, then.

At 55, then.

Done at 55.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Get that hammer down.

CHARLES HANSON: Stop it.

Thank you.

NARRATOR: A profit.

Well done, that, man.

I think I need to, almost, let some blood out.

I'm getting a bit hot under the collar here.

You, Hanson, have lost the plot, but you haven't lost his leg.

That is some good profit.

It's good.

Still waving at that guy.

[LAUGHTER] NARRATOR: Settle down.

Last lot of our first auction, and it's time for Natasha's wristwatch.

Bit of interest in this, again.

We've got 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 52.

Wow.

STEPHEN FARTHING: 52 bid.

- He's teasing you.

- Come on.

STEPHEN FARTHING: At 52.

55.

58.

60 bid.

60 bid.

60 bid.

In the room at 60. d We're playing.

Give me a handshake.

No, I need more.

Any more.

STEPHEN FARTHING: At 60 pound.

The price of it at 60 pounds, then.

We're all done at 60.

Oh, it was all the money.

NARRATOR: Someone here got a great deal on a nice watch.

Well, there's not much in it, is there?

You're right.

We've got to get a couple of stalkers in our next auction.

Exactly.

Shall we go?

CHARLES HANSON: [INAUDIBLE] let's go.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: OK. CHARLES HANSON: [INAUDIBLE] NARRATOR: Natasha started this road trip with 200 pounds and spent 152 pounds.

After auction costs, she made a loss today of 12 pounds and 60 pence, leaving her with 187 pounds and 40p for the next leg.

Her folly.

Charles started with the same amount, but spent 197 pounds.

After sell room fees, he made a profit of 20 pounds and 30 p, meaning he carries forward to 220 pounds and 30 pence and wins this leg.

Nicely done, Charles.

Ever the country squire.

Now we're southward bound.

CHARLES HANSON: Are you Derbyshire?

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Are you Derbyshire?

CHARLES HANSON: I'm Derbyshire.

NATASHA RASKIN SHARP: Who writes your jokes?

CHARLES HANSON: This way.

[LAUGHS] NARRATOR: Oh, the wit.