Hello and welcome to Bargain Hunt from Devon -
A county full of beautiful landscapes
And plenty of traditional cosy pubs.
In fact, British pubs are World-famous for their warm welcome.
But they've changed a lot over the years.
Back in the 1960s, there were no Children allowed, no hot meals,
And you'd be hard-pushed to find a glass of wine.
And perhaps most surprisingly,
It was frowned upon for women to be in the bar.
BELL RINGS
Any chance of a drink in here? Half a lemonade, please.
I'll be finding out more later when I visit a pub
That's been left untouched since 1965. But first...
Let's go bargain-hunting!
Today's teams will be shopping
At this huge antiques centre in Hele, near Exeter.
The rules are simple.
Each of our teams will have £300 and just one hour
To find three items to take to auction.
One must cost at least £75. And then, of course,
There's my challenge to consider.
The team that make the biggest profit - or smallest loss -
At the auction wins.
Those are the rules. Let's meet today's teams.
I'm Ade. I'm Mel. BOTH: Watch out, Blues, we're coming for you!
Ooh, fighting talk, I like it! So it's a family affair?
Mel's my daughter. Favourite daughter, favourite child.
HE
How will you play it today?
Maybe a bit of a cheeky, "Would you knock another £20 off?
'If I made you, would you?' HE
Do you collect anything?
A little bit of a Bristol buff.
And if I can find a bit of Bristol Blue, perhaps.
Mum said,'No glass.' Yeah, I know, but I like glass.
They're our Reds, let's meet the Blues.
He's Mark. He's Martin.
And we are the boys in blue. Sounds like you mean business.
What's the team dynamic? I'm the boss. He does as he's told.
MARTIN
He's certainly going to be the negotiator.
He's got no shame level. Handy. Are you here for a Golden Gavel?
No point coming if you're not here
For the win and the Golden Gavel, is there? Yeah.
Any tactics? To buy the first
Two items as quickly as possible. What we don't want is
To be running around like headless chickens.
Well, we'd better get going, then.
Hello, teams. Hello! Hello!
Oh, my goodness! Well, this is exciting, isn't it?
Are you raring to go?
Yes. Yes. Absolutely. I like that, Mark. Ade, are you raring to go?
Massively.'Massively,' I like that. Mel? Born ready.
'Born ready.'Ooh, that's fighting talk, isn't it? I like it.
THEY
Now, what is the first thing you're Going to need to go bargain-hunting?
Ooh, money. Money! Money, you're absolutely right.
Now, who is up for the money over on the Reds?
Mel's going to look after the money.
Mel, there we go. There it is. Thank you very much. Enjoy.
What about over on the Blues? Martin.
My safe hands, thank you very much. Martin, there you go.
Now, you will also need one of My notoriously tricky challenges.
No peeking in those challenges just yet, OK?
Now, what is the final thing
You're going to need to go bargain-hunting today?
Going to be an expert. An expert! An expert, you are absolutely right.
We've got two brilliant experts for you today.
Off you go. Enjoy, teams!
But what are they looking for in their expert?
Someone who's patient.
Someone who can help us with antique knowledge.
Someone who's going to make a profit on every item.
And someone who will get us the Golden Gavel.
Someone who's oodles of fun.
Well, you've got me.
For the Reds, it's Ben Cooper.
And for the Blues...
Here's fun, fun, fun. It's Gary Pe.
Time to take a look in those envelopes.
SHE
"Item with a link to the South West of England."
"An item with a connection to aviation."
Ooh! Right, teams, your time starts now!
Come on, let's see what we can find. Let's go.
OK. No time to lose. Good luck, everyone.
May the best team win. So, what kind of things do you want?
Pearls. Some opals, something pretty, sparkly.
Oh, pretty, sparkly jewellery. Ooh, I like your thinking, Mel.
What about you, Blues? I do like The look of the armour there,
But that's not within budget cos I just looked at the price.
Which is? 395. Oh. Moving swiftly on, then.
Meanwhile, Mel's spotted something That might predict future fortunes.
Crystal ball. Crystal ball. Crystal ball.
So what does it say? Erm...
Says the Blues are going down. I love it. I actually do like it.
THEY
Is it old? Does it come with a story?
Have a look.'Cast.'It's... Yeah, you're absolutely right.
It's cast-brass, not desperately old.
Oh, it's £200. Whoa!
Now, the reason why there's a lot of money in it,
That's a socking great lump of glass.
Mm. And to be able to make a bit Of glass like that takes a lot
Of skill because, you know, it's not got any bubbles.
Anyway, we can't actually afford it, I don't think. Never mind.
ADE
I think we'd better carry on shopping.
Good idea. Not much scope for future profits there.
What is that? The Blues have also Spotted something intriguing.
It's a clock for racing pigeons.
Also known as a pigeon timer,
These clocks contain a small hole For owners to insert the rubber
Ring from a pigeon's leg once it returns from racing.
This action rotates a drum inside the clock
Which prints out the exact time of return
To ensure results aren't tampered with.
Could be aviation-related, cos flying, pigeons fly.
MARTIN
Nice try, but this wouldn't meet my challenge.
I love mechanical things, especially older ones
Where you can actually see the working parts.
Right. You know, it's a clockwork mechanism.
Glorified stopwatch for pigeons, I like that.
Mm, I like that. I really like that. 55.
Is it worth asking for a price? Well, why not?
Guys, this is Sharon. Hi, Sharon. Hello, Sharon. Hello.
We've found this pigeon racing clock.
55. Oh, gosh, it's heavy, isn't it?
Yeah, exactly. It is a strict 10% on this piece.
OK. So £49.50. We don't know whether or not it's
In working order, as well... I think we could come back to it.
50, we could come back. Yeah, we can Think about it. Yeah. I do like it,
But it's a bit of a stretch with The aviation relation, isn't it?
GARY
You said it, Martin.
Hello, hello, Ade's spotted his favourite.
This is Bristol Blue, is it not?
And often this dark blue is called Bristol Blue,
But it doesn't all come from Bristol. As you can see,
You know, they're poison bottles.
Been there for some time with all the cobwebs.
Ooh, there's a spider.
For ointments and lotions which you Did not want to take internally.
Ah, it's display-only. Ah. Oh!
Well, that explains why it's a little bit grubby.
OK. And, obviously, they're the dealer's own collection,
Just to set the scene, so I'm afraid
You'll have to plonk that one back, Ade. I will.
Better luck next time, Ade.
Meanwhile, Gary's seen something practical.
Which I think is very commercial is this.
If you're a collector of small trinkets... Yeah.
You would like a cabinet to display it in. Mm-hm.
45. How much? 45. I think that's quite cheap.
That's not a lot at all, is it?
So what would you have in there, Gary?
Anything, I suppose, anything would go. Smalls. Yeah.
Dinky cars, medals... Exactly.
Trinkets, thimbles, teapots, whatever. 45.
I think that's got potential.
Time to ask Sharon.
Hello again. Hello again.
So a strict ten, isn't it? It is on this one,
I'm afraid. So that would be 40, right? 45.
I need to check what you've just said.
: Yes, indeed! Could it be 39,
Because they go up in fives and tens at auction?
I know, that would be lovely, but no, I'm afraid. A quid?
Oh, OK, OK. What do you think that Would make at auction? 50 to 75.
Mm-hm. OK, do you want to go for it, Then? We do want to get one bagged
Within the first 20 minutes. OK, You're right, we did say that,
And we're already there. Shall we do it? So let's do it.
40. Thank you very much indeed. Done.
HE CHUCKLES
It's a deal. The boys in blue are off the mark
Early doors with this display cabinet for £40.
Well, we've got one of them. That's Good. One down. One down. Two to go.
Yeah, happy with that. So there we Go. Meanwhile, over with the Reds,
Mel's found something right up her street.
Oh, there are some mushrooms! Oh, wow! Priced individually at £15.
Seems quite a lot for a pixie on a mushroom.
Ah. Yes. What if there was three of them?
Well, then we're getting up to £45, aren't we?
Oh, they're £15? Oh, that one's £12. Hmm, strange.
I love mushrooms. You love Mushrooms. Shall we find something
Which might have a better quality of mushroom?
You know best. And this is the... We're quite early on.
We ARE early on.
Indeed we are.
What's Gary got his eye on?
What do you think of this... Optician's kit?
Yeah, I've seen those... What kind of Kit did you say? Optician's.
Optician's kit, OK. So it's on for 135, Gary.
I think that's a good starting point.
I like that, as well. I mean, look at that.
Yeah, that is very smart. Open that, slide.
Probably Art Deco period, 1930s, as you can see.
Yeah. It IS nice, isn't it?
Let's have a word with Sharon.
Sharon, we quite like this box here.
What might be your very, very best?
I might do 120. 119?
Because it's £1 under, you know it goes up in tens.
Go on, 119. Happy with that, 119?
I think so. Look, look, OK, we've got time. We do. OK.
So, 119, we know it's there.
That's fair enough, yeah. Come on, let's go. OK. OK.
One to keep an eye on. What have you seen, Ade?
That looks like marble to me. Oh!
Going down. Not sure I can. If I go Down I might never get back up.
Never have a bad back. 'Marble hardwood frame.'
I cannot see the point in buying that. OK.
Ben, I'm so sorry. That's all right.
HE
There we go. Well done, Ben - what a team player.
Over with the Blues,
Martin's spotted something for my challenge.
That's my kind of thing. Spitfire.
Feel the weight of that. Right.
40 quid. And what metal's that? Is that brass? Brass, I think.
Brass. And how much is that?
That's 55 for the biplane. 55.
And that's made of, obviously, wood or something.
That's got more charm than this. Do you know what?
It's got a certain something, hasn't it?
The Spitfire would be my choice, I've got to be honest. Go with that?
I do like that. That's one of the early models, isn't it?
That's the three-blade prop.
Yes. So that's an early Spitfire. Good bit of weight to it.
Very nice, yeah.
It's solid brass. And that's at 40, is it?
That's 40. Sharon, Spitfire at 40. Lovely.
And I notice there's 20% off already. Minimum of 20.
THEY
So I can take 20% off that for you. Yes, so that's 32.
I'll do it for 30, we round it up. Can you do it for 29?
You know what I said about the fives and tens?
Please, can we? 29, then. 29.
Shall we buy it at 29? Yes.
Definitely. Aviation-related. Yes. Challenge met. Thank you.
Thank you very much. Thank you. Super.
Well done, chaps -
It's chocks away with the brass Spitfire model for £29
Ticking off my challenge of an item linked to aviation.
That's making me smile, that. Yeah.
Meanwhile, Mel is leading the charge over with the Reds.
I really like these, the little olive sticks.
Ooh! They're little mice, aren't they?
They're cute as buttons.
Cute as buttons.
Oh! I love it, love it, love it, love it.
Hey, you like your jewellery.
What's that made of? That is mother-of-pearl. Oh!
It's a shell. So what would that be used for, Ben?
Well, I mean, often, people,
They were used for thimble cases and things like that.
Do you think it's Victorian or Edwardian?
Well, I think it's more likely Edwardian.
They're calling it Victorian.
I mean, it's splitting hairs - It's around about 1900, 1910...
OK... I would say, and it's
In absolutely perfect condition that I can see.
We've got Ian, who's from the antique centre here,
Who I think can help us. Mel, do your damnedest.
Hello. What have you found, Mel?
Well, I love this. This is so sweet.
Oh, it's wonderful, isn't it? It's gorgeous. All right.
And it's got 38 on the ticket.
I suppose you're going to beat me down, are you?
Would you go down to 20 if I told you I'd crack a joke?
Can't do 20. I can do it for 32, if that would help.
Would 30 be OK, or would 32 be your last?
30 would be an absolute base.
£30. Do you want the joke? Go on, then.
Why did the bike fall over?
I don't know, why did the bike fall over?
It's'two-tyred'.
Good work, Reds, the first purchase in the bag -
A mother-of-pearl purse for £30.
We finally got our first item, we're 33 minutes down.
Yes. Oh, God! And don't worry we haven't actually met
The challenge or the big spend, but there we go.
Don't panic, Ben - we all know things can
Change quickly in this game.
Mark, what's that sign you have there?
"Superb late-18th-century wood and plaster tavern panel
"salvaged from the original Yates's Wine Lodge in Oldham, 1884."
It's been repainted. Let's look at the back.
All right. So is one original wood?
Could be. Says 135.
Which... Would we expect anything 200 years old,
Or 150-plus years old?
I'd rather it wasn't touched. Oh. Yeah.
I mean, I like the humour in the sign, but the fact
That it's been repainted sort of is a downer for me. OK. OK.
Fair enough, Gary. Let's pop it back.
Over with the Reds, Mel's spotted her dad's favourite.
There's a set of six Bristol Blue glasses. Mm.
They look lovely, but they're £75,
And that means that we'd have to insist on buying them
For 75 for it to count as the big boy.
We would be able to do them with the jug.
I think there'd be no problem in having that as a group lot.
So that's a thought. OK. So 75 plus...55.
So that would make it 130.
That would give us a big spend With a link to the South West.
So let me open up and have a look.
One nice thing -
There's a nice weight to the glass.
Ther's a nice, clear pontil on the bottom.
It's actually been... What is a pontil?
Good question, Mel.
When glass is blown, you know they blow glass? Mm.
That's where it struck off the end. Oh, they clip it.
A pontil should be really quite Sharp cos it's been snapped off.
This is made to look like a pontil.
So that means it's not particularly old.
I think that's around the'70s. 1970s.
I think you could be absolutely right with that.
I'm just going to get a glass out
And see if they look and feel the same.
They feel and look exactly the same. So they...
What if we could get them right down in price? Ian?
Total price is £130.
Yeah. But they're nowhere near As old as we'd hoped they would be.
OK. Is 75 a possibility?
You guys are from Bristol, right? We are, yes. I'll say yes.
SHE Brilliant.
Thank you! But there we go. Thank you!
Thank you.
Thank you very much, Ian, I was not expecting that.
Yes, not when I'm holding glass. It'll all go wrong.
ADE
I just wanted you to join in. Yes, I'll join in a moment.
So the Reds' set of Bristol Blue
Glassware meets my South West of England challenge
And, at £75, it also ticks off the big spend. Well done!
That's a lot of pressure off,
That is. Yes, load off. Yeah. You're not wrong there, Mel.
15 minutes to go, and both teams have one more item to find,
And the Blues need to spend big.
I've just seen Georg Jensen silver paper.
It's a letter-opener, isn't it? And it says £45.
Really? Yeah. Shame it doesn't cost a bit more.
£45 won't cut it for the big spend.
Yeah, OK. Yeah? Yeah. So let's go
To the other silver cabinet. Mm-hm. The other side. OK.
Keep searching, Blues.
Over with the Reds,
Mel's spotted a chest. Oh! Reproduction. Beautiful.
Is this a reproduction case, do you think?
Go on, Ben, crouch down for a closer look.
What is it with you making him get on his knees?
I know, I'm going to do his knees in. I'm sorry.
It's not my knees, it's my back. ADE CHUCKLES
It's on trundles.
What is it? Well, I mean, it's a storage box.
I mean, it's Eastern origin. When we say'Eastern',
It's anywhere slightly east of Norfolk.
No, further east than that. We're looking...
Oh. And I think the dealer's got An awful lot of stuff in it,
But I don't know what that all means.
Anywhere over 50 and under
150-years-old. There's no price.
At auction, I would put 40 to 60 on it.
So if we could get it for 40.
If we could get it for 40. Ian?
Hello again. There's a chest down here with no price on it.
Oh! We'd like to pay 30.
Erm, I can run away and make a phone call for you.
You run away and make a phone call. And you never know.
Fingers crossed, team.
The Blues are also rummaging around down low.
You see that Swiss stopwatch? That is no standard stopwatch,
By the looks of things.
Most stopwatches will only have one Or two buttons for the chronometer,
Won't they? Whereas this seems
To have several different pieces on, But I'm not sure what they are.
Jaquet? J-A-Q... J-A-Q-U—E-T.
Jaquet... Oh, that's a good mark. And the price is? 120.
OK, well, doable. Yeah, yeah. Let's have a closer look.
Thanks, Sharon. Thank you.
I'm not sure whether or not they're actually push buttons
Or whether they're holders for something... Right.
Cos they've got holes in them.
Would that be for some sort of a chain or something?
What's the weight of it? What's it like to feel?
It IS nice, isn't it? It's a very unusual one.
I mean, they're a known brand. Yeah. It's Swiss-made,
Which is always good for watches and clocks. Right.
Sharon, what might we be able
To talk about on a £120 stopwatch, please?
This dealer will take 10% off for you.
So 12, £12 off? Yes. So...
The trouble is, we like that because we like watches.
Yeah. Will anybody else? Will anybody else?
But it's an unusual one.
I agree. It's lovely, yeah.
Should we put it back in the case and carry on looking?
We've still got time. Yeah, we've still got time.
Not much time, Blues - less than five minutes!
Same for you, Ade and Mel - you Still need to find your last item.
What if...? I know old marbles sell For lots of money individually,
And they want 100.
If we could get them down, there's got to be...
There's got to be over 100 marbles.
They've got to be more than £1 a marble.
A few hundred, I'd say. And there will be old ones,
New ones, all sorts of marbles. Yes. What do you think it would go for?
I honestly have no idea.
We don't have a lot of time, Really, to think of and discuss it.
You really don't. Chop, chop!
Right, I think we've got Ian coming back.
We've also got marbles, as well, so...
OK!.. First of all, first things first,
Where are we on the box? We have a price from the dealer.
I'll cut to the quick as I know you're tight on time.
It's £98 list.
I shouldn't do more than 89, but I will do it for 75,
But that's it. We've got the marbles And they're priced at £100,
And they've got a sign saying '20% off'.
Can they do more than the 20%?
I'll do 25% off, how's that? So we'll go £75.
So trunk or marbles?
I would be happy at 75. Yeah?
Yes. Do it, let's do it. Shall we do it?
Let's do it. I go marbles. Marbles. Marbles?
Marbles. Marbles. Marbles, we've Either lost them or we've won them,
We're not quite sure.
Well done either way, Reds -
The glass jar of vintage marbles for £75 finishes your shop.
Don't worry, your wife is going to be so happy
Because you've managed to buy a glass jug,
A set of glasses, a glass jar full of glass balls.
And what did she say? 'Don't buy glass.'
'Don't buy glass.'Love it!
ADE Let's find a cup of tea.
Not out of a glass, I hope.
Tick, tock, Blues.
What's that, Gary?
It's 185. Character mark... Sorry?
Character mark underneath.
It's either Chinese or Thai. Mm-hm.
But I do believe it is silver.
OK. So do they not hallmark it in the same way that...?
No. Oh, OK. No.
There's no standard for Chinese silver.
Yeah, I'm not convinced. Oh, gosh. Best leave it, then.
You're down to the wire, team. It's decision time.
I'm putting the clock up. Guys... Watch?
I think so, yeah. That one?
Yeah. We do like it, don't we? Is that OK, Gary?
Absolutely.
So it's 108. SHARON: 108.
108? Are we happy with that?
108's the best you can do.
It's a risk but you both love it. Mm. 108.
I think we'll have to go for it. Sharon?
Let's do it. 108, you got a deal.
Thank you very much.
Thank you. Thanks, Sharon. Thank You. That was cutting it, gosh.
Well done, Blues. This Jaquet stopwatch for £108
Rounds up your shop and ticks off your big spend. And relax.
That's it, teams, your shopping is over.
So you need to go and get us a good one
So you can get a Golden Gavel, too.
Hey! I reckon we're on for Golden Gavels.
Let's remind ourselves what the Red team bought.
First up, Ade and Mel bought a mother-of-pearl egg-shaped
Purse for £30.
Next, they ticked off their big spend, and my challenge
Of something linked to the South West,
With a selection of Bristol Blue glassware for £75.
Lastly, a large glass jar
Of vintage marbles completed their shop - £75 paid.
Was it everything you hoped it would be, Ade?
It was a real experience. And, yes, it was.
And what was it like shopping with Mel?
Cos you two have got such a lovely Relationship, haven't you?
Well, we didn't have a row, so that was good. Yay!
SHE CHUCKLES OK, now, tell me, Ade,
What was your favourite purchase of the day today?
It was the marbles. OK, I like that.
The last item that you purchased. Yes.
With something like two minutes To spare. Panic buy. Excellent.
What about you, Mel - what was your favourite piece?
I really liked the shell purse. Mm. It's so cute.
So what do you think's going to be
The most profitable item of The three you've purchased today?
I think it's going to be the marbles. Oh, he's sticking to
His marbles, he loves his marbles. I'm sticking to my marbles. OK, what
About you, Mel - what do you think's...?
I'm sticking to my purse. So how Much did you spend in total? £180.
£180. So that means one of you Has got £120 to hand over to Ben.
Ben, what are you going to do with that?
I think, you know, the aim is always Profit, so I'm really hoping to find
Something else that'll give us a profit.
Right, well, while Ben goes off bonus-buy shopping,
Let's remind ourselves what the Blue team bought.
Martin and Mark got the ball rolling With a display cabinet costing £40.
Next, they met my challenge of
An item connected to aviation with a brass Spitfire model -
£29 paid. And with minutes to spare, They ticked off their big spend,
Paying £108 for a vintage Jaquet stopwatch.
Well, that was a flying start, wasn't it? Mm.
And then it all slightly crash-landed.
THEY
Tell me, Martin, what was your Favourite, what was the thing you'd
Really like to take home? Oh, easy - the Spitfire.
The Spitfire was your challenge item, as well, wasn't it?
Yes, it was. You liked that one, As well. I did like that, yeah.
Yeah. But was it your favourite, though, Mark?
It wasn't, no. My favourite's the stopwatch.
But I bought with my heart instead of my head.
And, of course, it was also your big spend.
It was, yeah. Yes, mm-hm.
What do you think out of the three items is going
To make you the most profit, Martin?
Well, I think it's going to be the glass case, actually.
Yeah, I'm with Martin on that.
I think Gary's advice on the glass Case is absolutely spot-on.
I do, yeah. Now, what did you spend in total? £177.
So that means one of you has got £123. I have, in this pocket.
Thank you. Yeah. What are you going to spend it on, Gary?
I think I'm going to buy them something
That's almost obsolete nowadays, with a big name.
How intriguing! Well, there we go.
Well, while Gary goes bonus-buy shopping,
I'm going to head off for a drink.
I've come to Buckfastleigh, an historic town on the edge
Of Dartmoor known for its glorious 11th-century abbey.
Although that's not why I'm here. I'm off to the pub.
Although this one isn't your average watering hole.
The Valiant Soldier closed its doors In the 1960s and never reopened.
Its landlady at the time couldn't bear
The thought of not being able to serve another drink,
So, after the last pint was pulled, She locked the door behind her.
It's remained untouched for six decades,
So you could say that, by stepping inside,
I'm going back in time to the 1960s.
Everybody used to drink in the town.
There were so many bleedin'people,
One pub couldn't hold them, but the atmosphere,
It was brilliant.
The Valiant Soldier was very friendly, you know what I mean.
Like a bit of a bread and cheese Half the time. You could go in there
And get three bottles of brandy if You wanted, or anything like that.
Today, the pub is a museum. I'm meeting trustee and volunteer
Rod Denley-Jones to find out more.
Tell me, how did The Valiant Soldier come to be?
The Valiant Soldier was run by Alice Roberts.
Alice and her husband, Mark, were The landlord and landlady... Mm-hm.
But she was really the powerhouse behind everything.
Certainly, she was the one who made The pub what it was. At that time,
There were a lot of pubs, and not All of them making much money.
The brewery closed, it took the licence away. Aw!
Alice and her husband, Mark, were very, very upset
About losing the pub. The last day that they were open,
Which was the 28th of September, 1965, they had a lock-in. Aw!
And they never called time.
They didn't ring the bell when the last person left,
They just shut the door and went to bed.
There were beer glasses, there were
Cigarette ends in the ashtrays... Huh!
A game of cards that had been being played.
And they just let it become dusty...
And the time capsule that it is now.
And the time capsule as it is now, yeah. Yeah.
So who was drinking here in this bar?
This was a working man's bar.
And he had workers here that worked in the woollen mills
That were the lifeblood of Buckfastleigh at the time.
What did people drink when they came here?
It was reasonably limited. Plenty of spirits,
But most of the time you'd have had beer or cider.
And how would it have been served?
They would have been served out of a jug like this.
What you did was took the jug to the barrel, filled the jug,
And then you poured whatever it was Beer or cider - into the glass.
Your measure was whatever the landlord gave you.
So, Rod, if I had walked in here,
Could I have sat down at the bar and had a drink?
You'd have walked out very quickly, because somebody
Would have said to you, 'Into the lounge.'
Because I'm a woman? Because you're a woman.
In fact, up until 1982, it was
Not illegal to refuse a woman
Service at a bar. Until 1982?
1982. That's in my lifetime!
Indeed. I'd better go. You'd better Go now. I've been loitering
Too long. Yeah, before somebody shouts at you,'Out!'
: Yeah!
Thankfully, the women of Buckfastleigh
Didn't have to go too far.
And then we used to go in what they called the snug.
We used to have a kiss and cuddle
In there cos you know what it was like in them days.
You weren't allowed to do that In front of Mother and Father!
SHE
Already, it feels... I mean, it's Quite basic in the bar, isn't it?
Yes. The lounge, you've got matching chairs and tables,
You've got a fireplace, you've got ornaments.
Why weren't women allowed in the bar?
It was seen to be unladylike.
After all, they had lots of men,
Their language would have not been Tempered as it may have been today.
So how would I have got my drink? Cos I can't go to the bar.
You can't go to the bar, but a little bit of sophistication,
You could have rung the bell. The landlady would have come
In and asked you what you wanted,
And she would have brought it to the table.
So, Rod, as a lady here, what would I have been drinking?
Babycham. In a matching glass? In a matching glass... Yeah.
A Babycham glass. Maybe a half a pint of cider,
Half a pint of beer. Half a pint, though?
Ladies didn't drink pints. Oh!
They'd have looked askance at you at that time.
And in fact, wines, in the 1960s, Weren't generally drunk in pubs.
But, of course, you always had the sherry,
You had port and lemon.
What do you think Alice would think if she walked in?
I think Alice would be very pleased
To see that the place that she loved,
Her home, was still loved and appreciated
By the thousands of people who come to visit us each year.
Rod, it's been an absolute joy,
So thank you so much for showing me Around The Valiant Soldier today.
Oh, it's been a pleasure to welcome you here.
But now it's time for us to head over to the auction.
We've come to Wessex Auction Rooms To be with the wonderful Tim Weeks.
Hello. Hello! What a joy it is to be here!
It's lovely to have you. Let's start with our Red team,
Ade and Mel. They went shopping with Ben Cooper. Mm-hm.
The first item that they purchased
Was this really rather sweet little purse here.
Victorian, Edwardian - it's just a Bit on the cusp, isn't it, there?
Totally agree with you. And what do you think?
It's a nice thing, isn't it? It's very sweet, very delicate.
There's a market for them. I've put 15 to 25, but I do
Think I can get a little bit more than that.
Well, it's £30 paid. So I'm going To have to. A bit, yeah... Yeah.
If you wouldn't mind. They moved On next to not only their big spend
But also their challenge.
They put it into one. OK. I challenged them to find an item
With a connection to the South West of England.
Yeah, nailed it. Bit of Bristol Blue! Yes. I like that
You've got six with the jug. Yeah. That's nice.
It's in good condition, which is obviously going to help it.
I hope they've only spent 75 cos it's the big spend,
I need it as close to that 75 as possible, Christina.
OK, well, they did spend £75 on it.
OK. So what's your estimate?
I've put 30 to 50. I think it is about what it's worth.
Let's move on to their third and final purchase,
Which was Ade's favourite. Have you counted them?
No! Ah! : No!
I love this, Christina.
I also love that unusual-shaped jar That they're in, as well.
Hundreds of marbles. It could sell
For hundreds of pounds, I don't know. Nice.
I put 40 to 60 as a guide, but let's see what happens.
£75 paid. Yeah, this is good.
Let's leave the Reds behind and move over to our Blue team,
Who were Mark and Martin.
Now, they went shopping with Gary, and the first item
That they purchased was this really rather
Wonderful collector's cabinet, bijouterie cabinet.
For me, as a toy guy, Christina, you know
I'm picturing my Britains soldiers, my Corgis, my Dinkies.
This could look amazing when it's adorned with a collection.
We've had loads of interest. So what's your estimate, please?
20 to 30. Well, they paid £40 for it.
That's great. Let's move on to their second item,
Which was their challenge piece. Now, I challenged them to find
An item with a connection to aviation. OK, yeah.
And they came back with this really
Rather wonderful little brass Spitfire.
You don't have to search too far
And wide to find one of these at auction.
They just look cool to me, is the word I'd use.
They look great on the desk. They look lovely there.
I've put 25 to 40. £29 paid.
That's a great buy. Good! Excellent.
Well, let's move on to their third
And final purchase, which was their big spend. Yes.
This Jaquet stopwatch. They are really nice.
I can see it's the sort of thing that would turn your head,
You see it in a cabinet. For me, it's a collector's piece,
But it could be someone who's taking
It to football training and using it.
Who knows what it might be? If you told me they've paid £30,
£40, we're in business.
But I know you're not going to tell me that.
They spent £108 on it. Yeah, wow. And your estimate is?
25 to 40. OK, look, it's going to Be really interesting, isn't it?
This is cool items, I like this.
Don't lose your marbles. No, no, no, I've got plenty now.
SHE CHUCKLES
85, 90, 95, 100.
My gavel is raised, and I sell.
Mark, Martin, how are you feeling?
Nervous but happy. Very nervous. Second that.
HE CHUCKLES
Yeah, very nervous. Why are you very Nervous, Martin? I just think
The purchase at the end, we're thinking twice about that,
Aren't we? Indeed we are.
Oh, come on, you've got to believe in your friend. Yeah.
THEY
You've got to believe in your friend.
How are you feeling, Gary? Bring it on.
Oh, yeah,'Bring it on.' Absolutely right.
Let's start with your first purchase.
It was, of course, that collector's cabinet.
Yeah, we like that. Yeah. Now, you paid only £40 for it.
Bring it on. Let's do this.
Here it comes now.
I've got commission, it's low,
But to be fair I have to start at 20.
I'm looking for 22 - it should be way more.
22 clears my commissions, thank you. Bless him.
It's 24, thank you. 26. Yes, come on!
26, back in. 28 I'm up to. 30.
Don't miss out!
32 online.
I need 34 from you now.
34 back in. 34 is bid.
36.
Any further hands? No.
Come on! We seem out on the net.
My gavel is raised this time.
£36. Never mind.
Oh, so close.
That was close.
Sadly, a £4 loss on your first item.
But that's OK. OK. OK.
Now here we go - this is your second item.
Now I challenged you to find an item
With a connection to aviation,
Which was, of course, that really rather gorgeous
Little brass Spitfire.
£29 paid - are you ready? Ready to go. OK.
A spinning propeller - it's all there - a lovely thing.
Start me at £40.
Come on.
Start me at just 30, then - take the edge off for you.
Where's £30 to start us?
Think 30, I'm bid, thank you. Straight into a profit.
32, thank you. 34, thank you.
Bid me 36. 36, where's 38?
38, thank you. Where's 40?
Hey, you guys - you're into the money!
44, here we go. 46, I'm not surprised.
48, I'm up to. Round me up to 50.
50 is bid. 55, thank you.
I'm looking for 60 then.
Up to 60 now.
Selling at 60 online.
Well done! Brilliant. Excellent. We like that.
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. Nice.
Right, that is a £31 profit on your second purchase.
At this point, you are £27 up, OK?
Going in to your third and final purchase.
Mark, this was your favourite, wasn't it?
It is, of course, the Jaquet stopwatch.
It was your big spend.
You spent £108. Mmm.
OK, so here it comes now.
Are you ready? Yes.
All right, come on. Let's go for it.
Stopwatch made in Switzerland, stainless steel.
Start me at £50. 50 and away.
Start me at just 40, then.
£40, got you! Yay! There we go.
£40 in my room, offering 42.
Maiden bid's going to do this.
Looking for 42, then.
Press that button online, if you will.
It's a gent's bid. In my room, then, you're all done! Oh!
At £40, I will sell.
Oh, dear.
Oh, bless you, Mark.
Bargain of the day.
Are you OK?
I'll live. I mean, I felt that for you.
I really did. He's going to sulk For a few weeks. Yeah, I'll sulk.
So that is a loss of £68, sadly.
We are down by £41. Mm-hm. OK? Yeah.
But don't worry, we've still got Gary's bonus buy.
You left Gary with £123.
Guys, close your peepers, please.
Right, are you ready, Gary? Yes. Yes?
Open your eyes.
THEY
Is this a dagger I see before me? It looks familiar. Well done.
You know what it is.
That was the piece we looked at, wasn't it? It was.
We couldn't buy, though, because... It wasn't... Didn't meet...
We'd left the big spend till the end. Yes.
So... A bit of Georg Jensen.
Georg Jensen, acorn pattern. Beautiful.
Was it about £45, something like that?
£40.
So you bought it for 40? Yeah. It should make at least 60.
60. A no-brainer -
We're going to go for it, aren't we? 100%, yeah. 100%...
Yeah, 100%. Perfect.
Well, let's see what our auctioneer Tim thinks
Of Gary's really rather gorgeous little letter knife.
I love it. I mean, it's - now,
We would call Georg Jensen One of the magic names at auction.
Acorn patterns are classic Jensen.
Really nice order, great condition, lovely marks.
OK, what's your estimate?
I've put 50 to 80. Yeah, I think that's very fair.
£40 paid. Oh, great buy. Yeah.
He has put an estimate of £50 to £80. Yes!
So he's predicting a profit for you as well. We like that.
We need at least £41 profit on this, right? Yes.
Ideally we want it to sell for more than £81. OK?
There's our target. Are you ready? Indeed.
Are you sure? We are ready to go. Oh, yes.
OK. Here we go. Here it comes now.
Lovely, lovely example.
I've got commission - I go straight in at 40.
I look for 42.
42, 44, 46.
Yes! 48, 50.
Clears my commissions. £50 here.
55 online. 60?
65 bid online. What a purchase. Well done. Oh, yes.
It's against you online. It's not now - 65. 70.
Oh, go on! 75 online.
Yes! Well done. Well done, Gary.
75, 80.
80, 85, are you coming back in?
It's against you now. 85. Yes! Go on! 90. Go on!
Make it 95 online. You're into profit! Come on!
Do you round up to 100?
It's 100 in my room.
You seem out, then, on the net. 110.
120, back in!
Yes! Thank you.
130. 140, is it?
That's a big shake of the head.
I think we're all sure and out in the room.
£130.
Gary, that's brilliant!
That was a team buy. Well played. Fantastic. A team effort.
That is a £90 profit on your bonus buy.
So guys, you are leaving us today with £49!
Hey, that's all right, isn't it? Good effort.
Ade, Mel, how are you feeling? Nervous.
Nervous, Ade? No, of course I'm not. No, we're good.
Yeah? All good, yeah? Mel? She's never nervous. I'm...
No, I don't even know what that means. I'm just excited.
Let's start with the first one.
It was, of course, your little
Mother-of-pearl egg-shaped purse. MEL: Yeah.
Now, you paid £30 for it.
It's coming up now. Oh, no. Are you ready?
I am. OK. Here it comes.
This is the Victorian mother-of-pearl egg-shaped purse.
Lovely. Commissions - 20, 22, 24.
26. I look for 28.
I'm bid 30. Make it 32 now.
34, 36.
Yes! 38, 40.
What?! THEY CHUCKLE
42, 44.
Back in. Oh, my God!
£44 is the bid...
I should do this as a job. THEY CHUCKLE
At £44. I will sell this time.
Oh! Come on!
That is brilliant, Mel.
That is a £14 profit
On your very first lot. Oh, my God. What?!
Great. Very, very well done. That's amazing.
That's all right.
Next up is your Bristol Blue Glass table set.
You paid £75. Best of luck.
I've got interest. I can start here at 50.
55, 60.
65, 70.
Oh, no. I need 75.
75, 80.
Yes! Looking for 85. Yes!
85 clears my commission.
Looking for 90. Commissions are long gone.
It's with you on the net, and I sell this time
At £85. GAVEL BANGS
Brilliant. What?! Yes!
Yes! Brilliant. Aw... THEY CHUCKLE
That was a £10 profit.
But really excitingly,
We haven't just got one profit.
We've got two profits.
So this is, going into your third and final lot,
This is all gavel-dependent, OK?
This is Golden Gavel territory.
Now, Ade... Yes.
It's over to you. Yeah.
Go on, Dad, you've got this.
The marble man. You know those marbles that we lost?
Oh, the marbles. £75 paid.
Here it comes now.
I love this so much.
I've got bids to prove I'm right as well,
Because I can start this at 50, 55,
60, 65, 70.
Come on. Oh, my God.
Looking for 75 and it should be more.
75, 80. Make it 85.
Oh, we got the Golden Gavel!
LAUGHTER 85, 90.
Make it 95. Thank you!
We haven't finished yet. 95 clears my commission.
Are you OK? I am. My knees are going. THEY
Are you all sure and all done?
We all seem happy.
I'm selling this time at £95.
Amazing. Oh, my God. Dad, what?!
ADE EXHALES SHAKILY So £20 profit.
So overall we are at £44 up.
Oh, my God. Wow. OK? But not only that,
You two have a Golden Gavel.
Of course we do. Oh.
You left Ben with £120 of leftover lolly.
Shall we see what he did with it
And whether we can get him a Golden Gavel?
Yes, please. OK. All right. Close your peepers.
Are you ready, Ben?
OK. Right. You know you were told not to buy glass?
Well, we're going with glass, still. Oh, Ruby!
Oh... Yes. Well, we're the Red team, aren't we?
That is gorgeous. So I found a lovely
Victorian glass candlestick. Oh...
Lovely foliate base.
Oh... That's stunning. Really nice,
Sharp cut and it's so pretty.
That really is. I would buy that.
So what would you pay for it?
£20. 15.
15?! 15?!
What do you think it's going to make, Ben?
I would like to see it £20, £25, make a profit -
Not a huge profit. OK.
What are you going to do?
Oh, we're doing it. Doing it. This is happening.
You are 100% behind this? We're going to get his gavel.
We're going to get Ben his gavel. We're going to hope
To get Ben his Golden Gavel.
So let's see what our auctioneer, Tim, thinks
Of Ben's really rather lovely ruby glass candlestick.
I like it, it's really nice.
I wish there were two, but obviously It's going to be a lot cheaper.
Yeah. It's a nice thing. It's very sweet.
OK. What's your estimate?
Well, I've put 15-25. Well, he paid £15.
Yeah, we're good. Yeah. We're good.
So, our auctioneer, Tim,
Has seen your rather lovely little candlestick
And he has put an auction estimate of £15-£25 on it.
OK? So he is also predicting A profit for you there, Benny. Yeah.
Here it comes now. Good luck, guys.
Lovely, this. Victorian ruby red glass candlestick.
Really lovely example. I've got commission,
But don't want to start there. Start me at 30.
Let's beat the commission. Where's £30? Oh, come on.
30 is bid.
No! Ben, you've got the Golden Gavel!
32, I'm up to. Bid me 34.
THEY CHUCKLE BEN EXHALES DEEPLY
34, 36.
38. Still we go to make it 40.
40. Thank you. Looking for 42.
42. Thank you. Still we go.
44, back in. It's £44, the bid.
I sell to the net, £44.
£29 profit on your bonus buy,
So very, very well done. Yay!
Sorry. Overall, you guys, not only have you all got
Golden Gavels, but you are at a profit of £73.
THEY CHUCKLE DELIGHTEDLY
Oh, Dad. Which is amazing.
I am so proud of you. Seriously well done.
I'm delighted to announce that today both teams
Are leaving with money in their pockets. CONTESTANTS: Ooh!
And today, our winners...
Are Ade and Mel. ADE AND MEL
Oh... Ooh. MEL: No.
I thought you had it in the bag.
Oh, well. Gutted. Gutted. Aw, bless you.
I mean, you did so, so well.
I have to say, after your first three lots,
We were at -41... Yeah.
And then Gary's bonus buy made a profit of £90.
MEL 90! Wow.
Wow. Well done, Gary. Really well done, Gary.
So you're leaving us today, guys, with £49.
There you go. Thank you very much. There's your pocket money.
Oh, there we go. Yeah. Thank you.
No, really well done.
You've been great sports, so thank you.
Thank you very much. We've had a lovely day.
Oh, Ade and Mel, I mean...
Are you all right, Mel?
I can't believe it. Profits all round,
So you're leaving us today with £73. Oh, my God. Wow.
Who's going to have it, Ade? Yeah, no, me. Oh, Mel.
Yeah, Mel, yeah. And then there's Your £3 there as well. Thank you.
But don't worry, Ade. You do get something.
You get your Golden Gavel. Me Golden Gavel?!
Don't forget your Golden Gavel. THEY CHUCKLE
But because you got profits - not only on your three lots,
But also Ben got his profit on his bonus buy -
You all get a Golden Gavel.
Yeah. Very well done.
Very well done. Very well done. Wear them with pride.
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