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

I've got it, I've got it.

VO: ..behind the wheel of a classic car... Ooh!

VO: ..and a goal to scour Britain for antiques.

Argh!

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

VO: But it's no mean feat.

Doubled up there!

VO: There'll be worthy winners... £1,700.

SERHAT: Yeah!

VO: ..and valiant losers.

Oh, no!

VO: Will it be the high road to glory... Loving it, loving it, loving it.

VO: ..or the slow road to disaster?

VO: This is the Antiques Road Trip.

VO: Nice!

VO: Croeso i Gymru, which is Welsh for welcome to Wales!

We're road-tripping the light fantastic once again with the wise and witty Tim Medhurst and the classy and sassy Izzie Balmer.

Well, it has been a while since we've gone on the road together, hasn't it?

It's been ages!

I know!

But it's so nice to be with you in this little car.

You haven't aged at all, Tim!

TIM: Do you think?

IZZIE: No.

You look like you've got a bit younger.

Aw!

You say all the right things.

Thank you.

VO: Whoa, he's a charmer.

This delectable double act are putting the pedal to the metal in a classic 1960s Fiat 500.

I always wanted one of those.

Whenever we get a new car on the Road Trip, we always like to name it.

What about Bumblebee?

Bumblebee.

Oh, I like Bumblebee!

That's lovely.

Bumblebee it is.

VO: Well, there's always a buzz in the air with this pair.

Izzie from Derbyshire has a passion for antique fashion...

I'm a poet, and I don't know it!

Oh, I quite like it.

VO: ..and sparkling gems.

She is a specialist in jewelry.

Hi, is Tim there?

VO: Yes.

And Dorset-based Tim is a coin expert.

It's always nice to take some time out on a busy day.

VO: And he knows how to sniff out a profit, alright!

Mm!

VO: With £200 each, our intrepid experts are venturing into the wonderland of North Wales.

With this car having less than 500cc, I'm not really looking forward to going up to the hills... IZZIE: Oh!

TIM:..and mountains of Wales.

Please don't say you're going to get me out to push you up.

I was about to say it's a good job the back window screen's heated... ..to warm up your hands when you're pushing up the hill.

No, no!

VO: (CHUCKLES) Beginning in Denbigh, their antique odyssey will take them hither and thither across the peaks and valleys of Wales.

But first... ..to Denbigh.

In Welsh, Denbigh translates as 'little fortress' - a reference to the historic castle.

Good luck fending off this warring duo, ha!

Here we are - antiques, antiques!

IZZIE: I am going to race you.

TIM: No, wait for me!

Be quick off the mark.

TIM: I'm very excited.

I can't...

I can't get my seat belt out!

TIM: Wait for me!

You're going to get everything.

VO: Whoops!

Mind your dangly bits, Tim.

TIM: Wait for me!

VO: They've arrived at the vast showroom of Denbighshire Antiques.

Hello, missus!

There's a lot to look at here.

I'd better get rummaging.

Oh, I love a good swivel chair!

Wheeeeeeee!

Oh, and now I'm a bit dizzy.

But I do like it.

So it's mid-20th century, it's not an antique.

It's got the industrial look that's very popular.

But what's nice about this one is it's by a company called Tan-Sad and there's the label on the back, and Tan-Sad were established in Birmingham in 1922.

So, a good British company here.

And they were known for making machinist chairs, prams, sort of useful everyday items.

There's a little bit of damage, and I'm not sure if this is as tight as it should be.

But other than that and a few sort of marks and wear and tear, it does kind of appear OK. Just depends on the ticket price, really, which is...£95.

Oh, that's a bit punchy.

This is where, I remember, on my very first Road Trip with James Braxton, he told me to be ruled by my head and not by my heart.

But where's the fun in that?!

VO: Nowhere.

Quite right, Izzie.

Paul?

VO: Can a deal be done with owner, Paul?

I've seen this beautiful chair.

I've also seen the ticket price of £95.

I'm going to be really honest - I don't want to pay more than £30.

VO: Ooh, cheeky!

Is that a goer at all?

We can't do that.

55 would be the real best... Ooh!

OK.

I'll have a think and keep browsing.

Thank you.

That's fine.

Okey doke.

VO: No deal...for the moment.

VO: After all, there's still so much to see.

TIM: Now, what we've got here is a little pocket watch.

On the front here straightaway we can see that it's got nicely enameled decoration telling the time, so you don't have to open the watch to tell the time.

And it's what's known as a half hunter pocket watch.

A full hunter pocket watch would be completely closed, so the whole of the glass would be contained within the watch.

A half hunter is where you've got a little window so you can see half the face, and then an open face pocket watch is when there's no cover at all and the glass face is on show, basically.

And if we pop the face open, which is nice, we've got the mark here - it says "fine silver".

The dial has no hairline cracks, which is always something to look for.

I'll tell you what, I'm going to put that pocket watch in my pocket and I'll find out the price.

VO: What is she up to?

Ha-ha, any excuse for a sit-down, this one!

TIM: What are you doing up there?

Tim, just in case Bumble breaks down, I've found our new mode of transport, but I kind of need a driver.

Oh, so that's me, then, is it?

Right, come on.

IZZIE: Giddy up!

Come on!

TIM: On to the next shop.

Ah-ha-ha!

TIM: Woo!

VO: The next shop?

Hey, you've not bought anything here yet!

I do like a bit of grunge.

Ooh!

I think this...

It's late Victorian, Edwardian, part of a garden set.

Pop your flowers and plants in.

Wouldn't that look so pretty with... well, as we're in Wales, daffodils and irises and then some sort of cascading ivy or...something?

Victorian garden items can do really well.

It doesn't have a ticket price, but if it's pretty cheap, then it could be a bit of a goer, that one.

So, I'm going to ask Paul.

VO: Time for a word with the boss man.

£12, bargain price.

£12 to me.

And then we spoke about the chair.

Would you take 50 if I get the two?

I shouldn't, but I will.

You are such a gent.

I'd better get you some money before you change your mind.

VO: And with that, Izzie has her first two items of the trip.

IZZIE: Thank you very much.

£50.

VO: That's the antique garden planter and the mid-century swivel chair, leaving her with £150.

Time for her to skedaddle, while Tim scours every inch of the shop from top to the... Mm...

Always got to have a look at a nice bottom.

VO: Huh.

What he means is, it's always best to look for a maker's mark...

I think.

TIM: Ooh!

TIM: That's quite a little charmer.

Look at that.

On the face of it, you could pick this up and think, "Well, it's just an old twig."

But that has been lovingly fashioned into a lovely little walking cane.

It's got a wonderful patina to it.

I'd imagine this was probably used maybe up to 100 years ago.

A lot of these canes were just fashioned out of things you'd have around, like Brussels sprout canes growing out the ground in your allotment or garden.

And you'd find a useful shape and turn it into a walking stick, and look at that.

It's perfect.

It's something that can still be used today and it's charming.

Might find the price on that.

VO: Yeah, the lady in the know is shop assistant Julie.

Hello, Julie.

TIM: Julie?

Hello, Julie.

JULIE: Hiya, Tim.

I've had a great time looking round.

I've found two things.

This... JULIE: Yeah.

..walking cane and a pocket watch.

Okey cokey.

But neither of them have got a price on them.

The walking stick is 25.

OK. And the pocket watch, 45.

45, OK.

I was hoping this would be nearer the £15 mark... JULIE: Ooh!

..to give me a chance on that walking stick.

What do you think?

If you go towards 20, 18?

TIM: 18?

Meet in the middle?

Yep.

So that's a deal on the stick, and then the pocket watch, you're saying 45?

Is there... IZZIE: Yeah.

..any movement on that, if I took the two?

Can we go 35 on that?

35, yeah.

So 18, 35.

35.

It's a deal.

VO: For a combined total of £53, Tim's invested in the pocket watch and Brussels sprout walking stick, leaving him with £147.

Come on, little Bumblebee.

VO: Meanwhile, Izzie has made her way to the town of Menai Bridge on the Isle of Anglesey.

A little town that sits in the shadow of its imposing eponymous namesake... the Menai Suspension Bridge.

Heavens to Betsy!

It's a big 'un, alright!

Opened in 1826 and 417 meters in length, it is a wonder of the engineering world.

Izzie is here to learn more about its history from Gareth Jones, a retired engineer and trustee of the Menai Heritage Society.

This bridge is absolutely stunning, Gareth.

Yes, it's very spectacular.

Quite a feat of engineering.

GARETH: At the time, it was the tallest and longest suspension bridge ever built.

VO: The bridge was constructed to make travel between Britain and Ireland easier.

In 1800, the parliaments of Britain and Ireland signed the Act of Union, binding the countries together under the rule of Westminster.

HOUSE SPEAKER: Order!

VO: To cement the union, a new road was planned between London and Holyhead - the main port for sea travel to Dublin.

The most formidable challenge - crossing the Menai Strait.

The clash of currents and tides from the Irish Sea made crossing the straits notoriously dangerous.

Just six years before the bridge opened, a ship sank.

All but one of the 26 passengers died.

Traditionally, how would people cross the strait from Anglesey to the mainland?

Well, before the bridges were built, there were about eight ferries along the 20-mile length, and the ferries would normally carry people.

They would also carry smaller animals like sheep.

Not for me, thank you.

VO: The bigwigs from Ireland didn't want to squeeze in beside the sheep, so Parliament commissioned Thomas Telford to design and build a bridge.

A Scotsman, he was a civil engineering colossus who achieved fame for his canals and aqueducts.

When Telford was given the task of linking London to Dublin, the navy instructed him that he had to have at least 100 foot clearance above high water so that tall ships could pass underneath.

And also he could not build a pier or column in the middle because, relatively speaking, it's fairly narrow for shipping and they had to keep it clear.

VO: Telford exploited the high ground either side of the strait at its narrowest point, allowing the bridge an unsupported span of 176 meters.

And at 30 meters above sea level, high enough for the Admiralty to sail its ships underneath.

How does the suspension bridge work?

The deck is actually suspended by the cables, and the cables are supported by two towers.

But that, on its own, would be no good because then all the loading would be on the chain, and the towers would tend to be actually pulled in.

So the chains are carried on to either side of the bridge and they're anchored in rock.

VO: 2,000 tons of wrought-iron were used to form the 16 chains that held aloft the central span.

It took over 150 men to heave the chains into place.

I am a very big admirer of how they managed to do it, because we'd be struggling to do it today.

Yeah.

GARETH: And how they did it.

They took six years to do it, so... Only six?

It's been here 200 years and it'll be here for another 200 years.

VO: The Menai Suspension Bridge was Thomas Telford's crowning achievement - a feat of ingenuity and hard work that has stood the test of time.

What an incredible bridge.

VO: Well, you can ask Izzie all about it - she's got all the facts.

Look at that view.

It's just amazing!

VO: With the sun shining and the invigorating scenery of Wales all around... Look at that, little Bumblebee!

VO: ..Tim is overflowing with bonhomie.

I've never been to the Isle of Anglesey before, but I have to say it's absolutely beautiful.

I can't wait to get to the next shop!

VO: Tim has arrived in Beaumaris, a town on the east coast of the Isle of Anglesey.

He's hungry, positively chomping at the bit for some antique action.

Well, he's come to the right place - Anglesey Antiques and Interiors.

This is a very interesting shop.

Every room is different.

I'm loving it.

There's so much to see.

VO: Tim will leave no nook unexplored or cranny unprobed, no word of a lie.

Now, what have we got here?

We've got the King-Magic Lantern, and this is incredible.

Look, all of the pieces to this little family magic lantern is here, look.

You've got the original glass funnel that goes over the paraffin lighter and then you've got the top section.

Pop that in there, and the eyepiece.

Look at that, it's all there.

And they've even got the original slides, as well.

There's a little scene there.

It's a train... and you'd slide it into the viewer here.

And then it would project the image onto the wall.

This dates to about 1902 to 1910 - over 100 years ago - and all the pieces are there, with its original box.

I think that's absolutely incredible.

Lights, camera, action!

VO: The magic lantern was developed in the 17th century and became a source of mass entertainment, like cinema.

By the late 1800s, home kits were being sold so you could invite friends over to Magic Lantern and chill.

I would love to take that to an auction, because I think to a toy collector, that's got to be collectable - with all the original pieces.

It must be so unusual.

VO: There's no ticket price, so can Tim do a deal with the shop owner, Steven?

Steven, what do you think the magic figure is on that?

What's the price?

I can accept £50.

£50.

How about £40?

Is that alright?

I think that's absolutely horrendous.

Could we meet in the middle at 45, do you think?

45.

TIM: 45.

Are you happy with that?

Yeah, is that OK?

Lovely, thank you very much indeed.

I'll get some money out before you kick me out.

Right, there we are, £45.

Fantastic.

And I'll take this.

Thank you very much indeed.

Thank you very much indeed.

TIM: See you later.

STEVEN: Bye, Tim.

VO: With a very generous discount from Steven, Tim's total spend for the day is £98.

As the day draws to a close, our dynamic duo's minds turn to their tums.

IZZIE: Oh, we should have, like, some Welsh cakes.

That is a good idea.

What other Welsh food and drink can we have?

Are Welsh cakes those thin things with sultanas in them?

IZZIE: Yes, and you toast them, I think you toast them and you put lots of melted butter on.

With jam and cream.

Oh, no, that's scones.

No, no.

TIM: That's somewhere else.

VO: Sounds de-lish!

Nighty night.

VO: It's a new dawn, a new day but the same cheery faces and spectacular vistas.

Snowdonia is absolutely stunning.

I'd be tempted to just go for a hike today.

I think...

I think we should climb up there.

Imagine the view from the top of that mountain.

Can you carry me up?

No.

I'll probably barely carry myself up!

TIM: Wow, look at that view!

I think we should definitely take a selfie.

Good plan.

Say "cheese".

IZZIE: Cheese!

VO: You appear to have missed the mountains, Tim.

Anyway, moving on.

Wheeeeee!

VO: Yesterday, Izzie got busy snapping up two items.

the mid-century swivel chair for £38 and a Victorian garden planter for 12, leaving her with £150.

I do like a bit of grunge.

Ooh!

VO: Tim has £102 left, after splashing the cash on the half hunter pocket watch, Brussels sprout walking stick and Edwardian toy magic lantern.

Lights, camera, action!

Now, while we've got a little bit of time on our hands, I thought I'd show you something that I bought.

Ooh!

What do you think about that?

I think it's beautiful.

I think your pun was terrible.

It's never been done before.

Come on then, tell me how much you paid for it.

TIM: Do you think I paid too much at £35?

Pardon?!

No!

VO: After dropping off Tim, Izzie is motoring on to the eastern edge of Snowdonia National Park and the town of Bala.

Situated on the high street, inside this 200-year-old chapel, is Bala Antiques.

It's jam-packed with all sorts of quirky curiosities for Izzie to root around.

There's just something about this corner that I keep being drawn to, and, in particular, items that are not easy to reach.

What I've seen is a Victorian burr-wood corner cupboard.

I'm not going to lie - corner cupboards are really out of fashion and really unpopular at auction and I am slightly asking myself, "Why on earth?!"

And it's because of the burr wood.

VO: Burr wood is when the grain is cut sideways and makes an intriguing pattern.

VO: It's rare and sought after by collectors.

Stuck up there collecting dust, gathering dust.

How long has it been up there?

But wouldn't it be fabulous to give it a new home and fill it with...

I was going to say gin, but I suppose you could fill it with other items but, you know, as a drinks cupboard, as a drinks cabinet - that would be a nice way to use it.

VO: Labelled up at £95, can Izzie get a discount from shop owner, Hefin?

Let's go in with a cheeky offer.

Erm, how about £40?

A bit more.

45...?

You would?

45, yeah.

You would!

Thank you, you are such a gent.

VO: Izzie is taking a gamble with the out of fashion corner cupboard, but why not?

She's letting her heart rule her head again.

Here's hoping she doesn't regret it come auction day.

I don't think she should, do you?

VO: Tim, ever the inquisitive gent, has traveled to the coastal town of Porthmadog to learn some local history.

He's not here to learn about seafaring, though.

(TRAIN WHISTLE) We're interested in steam power, not sail power.

The harbor is home to the Ffestiniog Company, the oldest narrow-gauge railway in the world.

Well, the sun's come out for a wonderful tour of the railway.

DAVID: Yes.

TIM: Yeah.

VO: Tim is meeting railway historian David Gwyn to journey back in time and hear about the 200 years of history that have traveled on these tracks.

Love it!

David, we are in the most lovely, quaint station, but with an absolutely amazing, stunning view, as well.

It is lovely, isn't it?

What you're looking at here is the Glaslyn estuary, part of Cardigan Bay, where an embankment was built between 1808 and 1811 to enclose the inner part of the bay to create farmland.

And that had the accidental effect of scouring out a harbor here, which made it an ideal location for small wooden sailing ships to come in.

And because the slate veins in Ffestiniog in the mountains were being developed, that made it an ideal location to export slate.

What sort of places was it ending up?

It went all over the world - it went to Europe, it went to America, it went to Australia.

VO: Ffestiniog is known as the landscape that roofed the world.

In the 19th century, slate quarries covered the hills of northwest Wales.

They produced hundreds of thousands of tons a year.

And to bring it down to the harbor from the mountains required railways.

At first, the carriages were pulled not by steam power... but by horsepower.

Let's hear all about it straight from the horse's mouth.

Nay, you say!

Alright, be like that!

David, so who is this fine steed?

Well, this fine steed is Taran, which means thunder in Welsh.

Now, horses pulled the empty trucks back up the railway from when it opened in 1836 until the arrival of the iron horse in 1863.

So, you would have one, two, maybe more of these horses pulling empty wagons up the line and then they would ride down in their own special wagons with the full loads of slate.

So, this is the original steam engine?

This is the original locomotive, and very successful they were too for many years.

VO: With the introduction of steam locomotives, the industrial age was upon slate mining.

TIM: David, this is quite the transformation from horsepower to steam power, isn't it?

DAVID: It certainly is.

By the end of the 19th century, the railway was quite a major operation.

Steam locomotives, passenger carriages, station buildings - very much the modern railway.

TIM: So, what was the cause of the decline?

DAVID: Well, the slate industry went into decline.

Slate lasts for hundreds of years and other types of roofing material came on stream as well, so there just wasn't the demand from about 1900.

VO: As the industry declined, the steam trains and stations were abandoned, left to rot and rust.

August 1946, the men were given notice as soon as they brought the last train in.

The whole thing was just shut down.

The whole place became very overgrown.

The locomotive sheds were at the mercy of souvenir hunters and vandals, and the whole thing looked a very sorry sight indeed, after a few years.

And seeing the railway as it is today, that wasn't the end, was it?

There were very many people who were sorry to see the railway close and there were attempts to reopen it from quite early on.

Enthusiasts, railway enthusiasts from England were instrumental in gaining control of the old company and reviving the railway in 1954.

And it's never closed since, has it?

So it's just run and run and run.

It's run and run and run, as a tourist railway.

VO: Those original enthusiasts laid the foundations for what is now a world-class tourist attraction.

Their hard work is embodied in the Welsh Pony, seen here in its working heyday.

By the 1950s, its glory days were long-since gone.

But today, it's more impressive than ever.

(HISSING) I've always wanted to do this, my whole life.

(WHISTLE BLOWS) That was exactly how I'd expected it to be.

Yes!

Ooh, first class!

VO: Hey, that's cheeky - I only paid for a third class ticket.

Inspector!

TIM: We're on the move.

VO: This train began its working life in 1867, and today its journey is far from over - a link to the region's past.

# JAZZY TRUMPET VO: After gambling on the out of fashion corner cupboard, Izzie is starting to lose her sassy swagger.

I'm actually feeling quite apprehensive about the next shop.

I feel a little bit...daunted.

So, I really, really need to pull something out of the bag.

I'm hoping to find a miracle.

I don't know what that miracle will look like.

I don't know what form it will take.

But a miracle is what I hope to find this afternoon.

VO: And the good thing about miracles is... ..they're usually free!

VO: Izzie's heading to the village of Llanbedr, which grew up around the slate mining industry.

It's home to Cambrian Clearance, which advertises itself as "an Aladdin's cave of wonders".

Quite a modern cave...

I love finding old black and white photographs of people and of everyday life, and here they appear to have a bit of a military theme.

So, I suspect this chap's in the army, and then he looks like he's in a navy uniform and then... Oh, that's a nice one.

Five men, one with a cigarette hanging out his mouth.

Their tops are off, and they're, you know, just smiling for the camera in the middle of their day.

They look like they're in somewhere in Asia, I'd have thought, judging by the buildings in the background.

There's certainly a market for military photographs.

Now, if these were World War I photographs, they would be fairly collectable.

And, you know, World War II...

When you start to get a bit later than that, then they're not as interesting to collectors.

There do appear to be some letters in here as well.

I really like these, but this place is huge, so I'm sure there's more to see.

VO: While Izzie continues her search... ..we're making our way seven miles south to Barmouth, where the mountains meet the sea.

With just over £100 in his pocket, Tim has arrived at Fron House Antiques.

Now, whenever I see anything that takes me straight back to my childhood, it always brings a smile to my face.

And I have to admit, I absolutely adored going out on my bike.

But these are so cool, aren't they?

So, when these first came out, imagine every kid wanting one of these.

It was like the Rolls-Royce of cool bikes.

How much is it?

£2,250.

A little bit out of my budget.

I do love that, though.

VO: You'll be saving up your pocket money till you're 60 to buy that!

TIM: What's in here?

A train... Oh, look!

Tin-plate car.

Made in Western Germany.

We're talking 1950, something like that.

Hasn't got its key, so I can't see if it works.

That's quite nice, isn't it?

VO: Careful, Tim.

Bumblebee will start to get jealous!

TIM: There's another one.

Police car.

And another one.

I wonder if we could do a little collection of these.

That'd be fun, wouldn't it?

VO: Tim's loving his toys.

Back in Llanbedr, Izzie's decided to grab a breath of fresh air.

Well, it sure has been a long day.

But what I'm actually thinking is, "Who doesn't love a bench?"

Sat outside, reading the newspaper, having a cup of coffee... And it is surprisingly comfortable, I have to say.

What I like about this one is you've got these cast-metal bench ends - these scrolls here.

You sometimes can get more decorative examples in these.

But I like the simplicity of this one.

Definitely a contender.

One to inquire about.

VO: Working the till today is Seren, assisted by her mum, Lucy.

Hello, you two!

Looking very busy there.

LUCY: Hello.

SEREN: Hi.

I've had a good old rummage, and I've got a couple of items I've got my eye on, but they don't appear to have price tags on.

That's pretty usual for this place.

So, one of them was the small bench outside.

LUCY: That one will be 45.

OK, and then the other item was the sort of little 1950s-ish ephemera, postcards and photographs in the shoe box.

That's 30, I think that one was.

OK.

So, are these prices fixed or is there some movement?

I think we'll leave it up to the boss to decide.

I'm not the boss!

Seren, how much will the bench be?

20.

Oh!

I like doing business with you, Seren!

And then what about the little photographs?

How much were they?

IZZIE: They were 30.

Um... 25.

Well, do you know what?

I can't argue with that.

You've been more than fair.

So that's 20 and 25.

That's £45.

VO: Izzie has her final purchases.

The military photographs for £25, and with a very generous discount, the garden bench for 20.

In Barmouth, Tim's still to make his final pick.

That's quite cool.

Look at that!

Isn't that cool?

I mean, it's a bit rickety, but what we've got here looks like a mining axe to me.

Now, I have to say that I'm not a pickaxe expert, but I would say that the wood has got the patina, and the metal at the top here that looks like iron, has got the age and wear associated with probably a late 19th century tool.

And I just kind of like the idea that that might have belonged to a Welsh coal miner, maybe just up the road, and it may not have traveled far its whole life, and it's been passed down generation to generation, and is now sitting in a little antiques shop, ready to be bought...by me.

VO: There's no price tag on it, so time to have a word with the shop owner, Jamie.

I've had a real good look and I've found two things without a ticket price.

You've got the pickaxe, and three tin-plate cars, which I found rummaging through your cupboard.

We can do 15 on the pickaxe.

TIM: Yeah.

50 on the cars.

OK. Say I took the pickaxe for 15, and could you do the cars for 40 and say 55 for the two?

We can, yes.

We can do that.

Perfect.

Brilliant.

It's a deal.

Right.

Let me get some money out.

Thank you very much.

VO: Just like that, the deal is done.

# Heigh-ho, heigh-ho!

It's off to auction we go!

# With three tin cars and a pickaxe... # Oh, dear.

It's been a rip-roaring, rollicking roller-coaster of a Road Trip for this pair.

I have had a lovely day driving Bumblebee.

How's your day been?

I've had a wonderful day, but I do feel it would have been topped if I'd had Bumblebee to drive.

We're going to be fighting over Bumblebee, aren't we?

VO: Don't fall out now.

Just get some shuteye.

Nighty night.

VO: It's auction day and there's one more stop for today's Road Trip.

Aberystwyth Cliff Railway.

Izzie, have you ever been on a cable car?

I have, have you?

TIM: Never.

IZZIE: Never?!

My first time.

You'll have to show me the ropes.

Oh, Tim, that's terrible.

VO: This is where Izzie and Tim will be watching, through the wonders of modern technology, their antiques go up for auction.

Imagine Bumble in first gear up here!

I don't think Bumble would even make it up!

VO: Izzie and Tim have sent their hard-earned antiques to Market Harborough in Leicestershire, where they'll go under the hammer at Gildings Auction House.

Izzie spent a total of £140 on her five items.

Which lot does auctioneer Mark Gilding think will be her biggest money-maker?

Well, the garden bench is just right for this time of year.

It's not that old, but it's in really good condition and I think it'll be popular today.

VO: Tim spent £153 on his five lots.

Today we've got not one, but two auctioneers.

Does Ben Johnson see any potential troublemakers in Tim's items?

The lot which might struggle today perhaps at auction would be the Brussels sprout walking stick.

I just don't think it's going to attract that many active buyers in the current market.

VO: The auction is nigh.

The time is almost upon us.

I have to say, Izzie, that is one spectacular view, isn't it?

I think you're scoring here because you've got that view, whereas I've got your face to look at!

Oh, charming!

Charming!

Now, I am always nervous, especially on a very first Road Trip auction.

I was going to say I'm nervous because I'm up against you, but actually, because we've already discussed that you are going to win... Don't be ridiculous!

..then I'm just going to enjoy it.

Well, I don't agree.

I think you've bought some really interesting items and I can't wait to see what happens.

Shall we find out?

Yes!

TIM: Come on, then.

IZZIE: OK. VO: Let's kick this auction into gear with Tim's toy cars.

I'm hoping I might hit the jackpot and one of them might be quite rare, but we'll find out, won't we?

Bids coming in and they're going up fast at 38, 42, 48...

Yes!

You're in profit!

I'm safe.

They've stalled.

No, they're back in the race at £50.

At 50... Oh, I liked his little pun there.

The car's just stalled.

Gildings at £50... £50 for the three, and selling.

VO: £10 profit.

Hoo!

We're off to a vrooming marvelous start!

Nice little profit.

I think I got out of trouble with that one.

VO: Next up, Tim's Brussels sprout walking stick.

You can't have a Christmas dinner without the Brussels sprouts.

Oh, no.

So, this cane just reminds me of Christmas.

£10 only.

Start me at 10.

Straight in.

Thank you.

£10 bid.

At £10.

Bid at 10.

But that's it!

It's stalled at £10.

No further bids are made... Why is he smiling?

He's laughing at me!

Yeah.

All done at £10?

VO: Oh!

The stick failed to sprout wings and fly.

But I loved that auctioneer's little smirk!

He just smirked because he knows that whoever bought that was losing money.

VO: Next up, Izzie's military photographs and letters.

Are you a fan of early photographs?

IZZIE: Yes.

It's so clever.

Even nowadays, when you think about it, I just think it's amazing.

Yeah.

£30.

The opening bid at 30.

£30 online.

£30, at 30, 32.

£32, £35... Come on.

£35.

At £35 only, at £35... Come on!

Little bit more.

They can do more than that.

£35.

Is it going on?

£35, and selling.

At £35... VO: £10 profit.

Pretty as a picture, eh?

I'll take that.

A tenner profit.

High five to that one.

Well done.

VO: Tim's half hunter pocket watch is next.

For something that's nigh on 100 years old, it's not bad nick, is it?

Not at all.

40 bid.

£40 bid.

42.

IZZIE: Here we go!

TIM: Climbing.

BEN: 42, 45... 45.

At 45.

The internet's busy, isn't it?

BEN: 48.

£48.

50.

You're just in profit.

At £50.

At 50 and selling at 50... Are you all done?

One more, come on!

Oh, surely more?!

VO: Stop the clock!

Tim's back in the money.

I made a profit, so I'm happy.

IZZIE: Yes.

It could have been a lot worse.

I'm going to start calling you Mr Profits.

VO: Can Tim turn a profit on his pickaxe?

One of my favorite things that I picked up for this auction.

I like to think that it's probably Welsh and was used down a Welsh mine.

The online bid is at £22.

Oh!

I paid 15 for this!

Straight in at profit!

BEN: 25... £25 bid.

£28.

£30 anywhere?

You're quite sure?

£28...

I'm pleased with that.

BEN: At £28... Look at that grin!

Fair warning.

VO: It may not be the sharpest tool in the tool box but Tim's a happy chappy.

TIM: Yes!

Well done, you!

28!

Almost doubled my money on that one.

VO: Tim's final lot, the magic lantern.

It's the Edwardian tablet of today.

It is.

They didn't have TV, did they, to occupy themselves?

No.

Starting with good interest online.

Ooh... Eh, we've got 55.

65.

Yes, Tim!

£75.

Are there any further bids?

That's amazing!

Come on, internet!

At 75... VO: Abracadabra!

Tim conjured up a profit.

Woohoo!

Well done, you.

That is a nice, healthy profit.

That's really good.

VO: It's Mark's turn to wield the hammer.

Will Izzie's mid-century swivel chair get the auction house into a spin?

It's very cool.

I think it's cool!

It's a cool chair for a cool lady.

Thanks!

45 with me.

Profit, thank you!

45, 48, 50... TIM: Whey!

IZZIE: Woohoo!

55.

All the internet bidders are out, and selling at 55.

Somebody waiting?

There we go - 60.

TIM: Yes.

IZZIE: Yes!

MARK: £60 back on the internet now.

At £60.

£60.

I'm out and we're selling at £60 online.

VO: Well, that's worth a twist and shout about!

Cha-ching!

I'm pleased with that.

Super profit.

Well done.

Like that.

VO: Nobody puts Izzie in the corner.

Just her cupboard.

Granny used to always have a fairly horrendous corner cupboard.

Just thought, if it reminds me of Granny, maybe it'll remind someone else of their granny.

£20 only I'm bid for the corner cabinet.

MARK: £20.

TIM: £20!

Oh!

MARK: £20.

You know the state of the market, don't you?

£20.

25, 28... Come on!

For Granny!

£28, at 28.

Nice, useful thing this at £28...

Yes, it is very useful, very nice.

Fair warning, it is selling at 28... VO: Oh.

Granny chic just doesn't cut it.

Ouch!

Oh, I'm sorry, Izzie.

VO: Next up, Izzie's Victorian garden planter.

Is it like a wrought-iron... Yeah, or wrought-something.

Exactly.

£12 I'm bid.

New bid in at £18.

Phew!

£18 I'm bid, 20.

At £20, 22.

Project for a sunny afternoon.

22.

Bid at 22.

He's really talking this up for you, isn't he?

I know.

28 bid now.

At £28... Yeah!

£28.

At 28.

30, thank you.

At £30... Wow!

Well done!

One more moment.

We're selling at 30... VO: Those green-fingered bidders have helped Izzie's bank balance grow.

TIM: Well done!

I'll take that.

Congratulations.

What a profit.

Thank you.

VO: Last but not least, Izzie's garden bench.

Being the smaller size, it would fit in even a small sort of little courtyard.

Maybe fit in a nice little arbor somewhere...

Exactly!

With roses... Nice.

Yeah, I can see it.

30, 40, 50, 60, 70... 80, 90, 110... 120.

£120 bid.

At 130, 140, back with me.

Whoa!

150.

Selling online at 150... VO: Wow!

Izzie set the benchmark there, with £130 profit!

Over £100 profit on one thing!

Well done!

I think I'd better stick with the garden theme.

VO: Ha-ha, congratulations all round.

Tim started this grand tour with £200, and after auction costs, his total is now £221.66.

Izzie also began with 200 smackers in her pocket, and after saleroom fees, her total now stands at a phenomenal £308.46!

Woo woo!

She is today's winner.

Forget Mr Moneybags.

I think Mrs Moneypenny is going to win this one.

Mrs Moneypounds!

Back down the railway, come on.

Ice cream's on you.

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