VO: Some of the nation's favorite celebrities... Why have I got such expensive tastes?

VO: ..one antiques expert each... Oh!

(LAUGHS) La Belle Epoque.

VO: ..and one big challenge - who can seek out and buy the best antiques at the very best prices...

Answers on a postcard.

Oh!

VO: ..and auction for a big profit further down the road?

Oh, I love it.

(GASPS) VO: Who will spot the good investments?

Who will listen to advice?

Do you like it?

No, I think it's horrible.

VO: And who will be the first to say "Don't you know who I am?!"

Well done, us.

VO: Time to put your pedal to the metal - this is Celebrity Antiques Road Trip!

VO: Yeah!

VO: On this Road Trip, we're really cooking, with a couple of culinary maestros who are also close mates.

Hello everybody!

That's what I do every morning.

Shall we wave?

Hello!

VO: Coo-ee!

Jean-Christophe Novelli, and Rosemary Shrager.

Hello!

It's Rosemary and Raymond.

Yes.

Hello!

I must say that I do have a few antiques.

I do like antiques.

VO: Jolly good.

Concentrate!

Concentrate.

OK.

Concentrate!

I can see you drive yourself.

Do you usually drive yourself?

I'm terrified, always.

Terrified.

VO: Jean-Christophe is a French master of the culinary arts, who first came to Britain in the early 1980s.

Since then, he's opened a string of restaurants, winning no less than four consecutive Michelin stars.

Sacre Bleu!

So, I'm really looking forward to it, aren't you?

It's going to be fabulous.

In Yorkshire.

Yeah, but I tell you something... Watch, watch the road!

Ooh, the brakes.

VO: That looks, um, terrifying.

You've been to antique shop, is that what you're saying?

Oh yes, I love antique shops.

Ah, OK.

I tell you what I like very much is going to car boots.

Oh yes, car boots are quite fun.

The only thing is you've got to get up so early in the morning because all the best things are gone, normally, I always find.

VO: Rosemary Shrager is a chef who's worked for top restaurateurs, run no less than three cookery schools and published books which bring her stellar skills to the masses.

Today our gastronomic guy and gal are driving a red-blooded American classic - the 1965 Ford Mustang.

I wonder who our antique experts are going to be.

Do you have a clue?

No, I don't.

VO: But I do.

Hello, Paul Laidlaw and Margie Cooper!

Us and two chefs, yeah?

"I like this vase."

"Do you, chef."

"Yes, chef, shall we buy it, chef?"

VO: Paul Laidlaw's a canny Scots auctioneer who's quite clear that he's happier in a saleroom than a professional kitchen.

PAUL: If you ask me to get two courses within a reasonable time of one another... ..you are likely to see a grown man cry, shout or break something.

VO: While Margie Cooper is a dealer and silver specialist, who always charms with her ready laugh.

(LAUGHS) Yeah, I mean, I don't envy them their career.

I'd rather have ours.

Oh, what?

VO: Quite right, Margie.

And this lover of silver has definitely set her sights on gold in this race.

It's not much fun coming second, is it?

But it's the lengths you'll go to achieve that... MARGIE: Cross the line.

PAUL: Absolutely.

I crossed over to the dark side years ago of course.

VO: I've got my eye on you, Paul.

They're piloting a snow-white starlet, the 1960s Morris Minor.

Today they'll begin in Gomersal, West Yorkshire, tour through the lovely West Riding and end up at auction in the fine city of Sheffield.

Margie and Paul have already decided which of the chefs they're going to claim for their respective teams.

MARGIE: You're taking Rosemary.

PAUL: Yes.

..and I'll have Jean-Christophe.

Yeah.

Good idea.

And may the best man win.

Yes, chef!

VO: And the competition's already heating up.

No, no, you get me into the antiques shop, I'll find the right thing, I'll beat you.

Careful... Oh, there, dozen eggs.

Will you stop and get some eggs?

VO: There are two good eggs waiting for you in a nearby car park, Rosemary.

JEAN-CHRISTOPHE (JC): There we are.

ROSEMARY: Woo-hoo!

JC: Look at that.

VO: Both teams are aiming for the same first shop this morning, each armed with a £400 budget.

PAUL: He-hey!

VO: Rosemary and Paul are motoring off in determined fashion.

Have you known Jean-Christophe long?

I've known him for over 20 years.

Oh my word!

I used to work for him and he's absolutely fabulous, but today everything goes out of the window because I'm very competitive.

VO: Meanwhile - though they're headed to the same place - Jean-Christophe and Margie seem to have driven off into a rain shower.

That cloud must be following you two.

Uh... Agh!

Right.

What's that?

JC: Look at that, wonderful techniques.

We'll get more wet doing this than if we'd not bothered to do it.

Ah!

That's very clever, the way... Oh, hang on.

Are you in?

Ooh!

VO: What a palaver.

But they're back on the road.

And unsurprisingly, Rosemary and Paul are the first to make it to today's inaugural shop - the Old Silk Mill.

ROSEMARY: Ooh, we're here!

PAUL: Look who's not here!

Ha-ha!

No, they're not!

They're not here yet!

That is good news.

Hey!

VO: They're meeting dealer Simon.

BOTH: Hello.

Hi, I'm Simon, welcome to the Old Silk Mill.

Hello, Simon.

Simon, how you doing, I'm Paul.

BOTH: Good to see you.

VO: Time for this brand new team to get browsing.

Lovely welcome, what a lovely spot.

Oh, isn't it nice?

Look at that sweet little chair.

ROSEMARY: I love the feel of that, don't you?

PAUL: Yeah, look at them.

VO: Soon Paul's spied something over yonder.

Two hand lanterns.

Appealing to different markets here.

VO: He's found two lanterns of differing design.

One made to be mounted on an early motor car and the other, a hand lantern issued by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, a precursor to British Rail.

They both date from the early 20th century.

PAUL: Value, that's the punchline.

Too much.

I mean, they're worth...

They're worth £20-30 each.

Yeah.

But...

I'm not getting a good vibe from you.

Is that not you?

Are these just... That's not me.

That would be me.

VO: Ticket price on that lamp is £48, but Paul's sending Rosemary off with strict instructions - go for it, girl.

(WHISPERS) Be ruthless.

I'm thinking a tenner.

VO: Watch out, Simon, here comes trouble.

Big time.

What would be your best price for me?

In a generous mood, give you two for 30.

You're going to hate me for this, but please... um... 10.

You can have 20, definitely.

15?

Please?

Seeing as it's you, Rosemary, you can have 'em for 15.

Thank you very much!

VO: Put him down.

That's a good deal, but Paul's still got his eye on the other lantern as well.

Can I push it further?

Next two on the shelf - now, Rosemary doesn't like it.

If that's 15, the two could be 25, couldn't they?

Cuz that's not as valuable as that.

SIMON: What about 28 for the pair?

Shall we do 28?

OK, let's do 28.

As long as I get another cuddle.

Yes, you can have another cuddle!

VO: Another cuddle!?

Gosh I think Simon might be a fan of yours Rosemary.

After a slightly hesitant start, Rosemary seems to be getting the hang of this haggling lark and they've got their first lot in hand for £28.

Which might shine a light.

VO: And it looks as though Jean-Christophe and Margie have finally caught up.

Hello.

They're just coming now.

Whoa, look at that!

I don't know you.

I'm Simon, pleased to meet you.

Hello, mate.

You OK?

You OK?

VO: So, what might Jean-Christophe's strategy be?

JC: You know, like going to a food shop... Yeah.

..the thing is obviously you can't smell... MARGIE: Yeah.

JC: ..you can't taste.

Yeah.

VO: Well, you can taste the antiques if you want, Jean-Christophe.

I don't know if I'd recommend it though.

Hmm, aroma of hat.

Would you let me this desk for 400 quid?

How much is the piano?

How much is the piano!

He's so excited.

We've only got £400 and we're trying to make a profit!

I've lost control.

I've lost control.

Complete control.

He's having a good time.

It's not his field and it's an exciting field.

(HE SNIFFS) VO: And Jean-Christophe's soon sniffed out something he's really keen on.

What about that horse over there?

Oh Chr...

I know, but you've got to think, where I come from, something like this is... That is awful!

Well, I don't think so.

That is the worst horse in Christendom.

Yeah, I know it's not perfect.

VO: It's a 20th century carousel horse - missing one ear - that has been liberated from a fairground ride and fitted on runners.

There's no ticket price.

To put it mildly, Margie is not keen.

Number one, it's in terrible condition, number two, it doesn't rock, number three, it's got absolutely no age to it at all.

You are not allowed to buy it.

OK, but the thing is...

I've never seen anything as horrible in my life.

But that's what people like.

If it's too beautiful, people hate it.

VO: You've found that have you, Jean-Christophe?

Under sufferance, Margie will fetch Simon.

MARGIE: Simon, follow me.

SIMON: Ah!

MARGIE: That horrible horse.

The horse.

It's not horrible!

It is horrible!

Say something attractive.

How much is it?

I bet it's expensive.

The horse is 200.

(GASP) You see!

I told you it's worth something!

Right, come along.

Move on.

Why don't we say 40 quid?

VO: Steady on, Jean-Christophe.

75... Oh no!

JC: Oh!

My only concern is the missing ear.

SIMON: The missing ear.

MARGIE: A slight problem!

Shall we call it Vincent van Gogh?

SIMON: How about we meet you halfway and say 55.

I think you've got a bargain.

40.

40.

If you accept 40, I'll go for it, and he's out of your showroom.

Hmm...

I think you've got a deal, Jean-Christophe.

You're a good man.

Simon, you're a good man, because I really believe in it.

VO: So, Jean-Christophe manages to negotiate an excellent deal on his beloved horse.

Despite her professional reservations, Margie will indulge him on this one.

What a nice thing... Rosemary and Paul are still downstairs and they've spotted something of their own.

Oh my giddy aunt!

Look at this.

"Lusty's Maid Saver".

Oh, I love it.

(GASPS) I love it.

That's a gem.

VO: It's a mid-20th century kitchen cabinet, branded as the "maid saver".

PAUL: It's bang on trend, this.

I wonder how much this is... VO: Ticket price is a hefty £225, so they'd have to agree a deal with Simon.

The deal of the century.

ROSEMARY: Simon, can I ask you a question, now?

VO: Now Rosemary's got him where she wants him, she's going to try for another reduction in price.

Stand by.

Poor boy.

50.

Ooh!

No, I'm afraid that's far too cheap.

Far too cheap.

55.

VO: You're a quick learner, Rosemary.

You've really taken to bargaining.

You've terrified him.

I think if we stretch to 125, you're getting an absolute bargain there.

No, no, no, no, no, we can't.

I've got a price at the top we can only do, seriously.

I can only do it... OK, 70.

I mean, we have got it up at 225, which is a reasonable price.

ROSEMARY: Yeah, but no, yeah I know.

I love it.

The minimum we could go to that would be 90.

Ah-hah.

VO: But Simon's giving you a run for your money.

75.

I think 85 you've got an absolute bargain.

A real, real bargain at 85.

82 and call it a deal.

Oh!

Fantastic!

Have you any idea how glad I am that Rosemary is on my side?

(BOTH LAUGH) She's a tough cookie, I'll give her that.

VO: She certainly is, and now Rosemary's trying to get Simon to include a few small kitchen items in the deal - to dress the cabinet, which is really finger-licking cunning.

Just a few little bits, can you just throw in?

Just a few little bits?

SIMON: I'm sure we can put some little bits in.

Simon, you're such a good egg!

Thank you so much.

No problem.

PAUL: You are a whirlwind.

I love it, I love it.

Shall we go upstairs?

VO: Ha, I thought you'd never ask!

And Paul's clocked something.

PAUL: That is a mid-20th century office regulator.

That is the timepiece from which other clocks could be set.

Look at that technology.

Wow.

What is that?

This is an electric regulator.

I was just about to say it looks like electric.

VO: It dates from the 1940s and is marked up at £85.

I like the face.

It's got a great face.

It's really lovely.

VO: And of course, they'll be looking for a substantial discount from Simon, who'll be lucky if he still has his hat by lunchtime.

Do you recall, upstairs you've got a - albeit shabby - an office wall clock.

It's not going to be 20 quid, is it?

£40.

Uhh... £40, well... ROSEMARY: 21?

(ALL LAUGH) Little steps, little steps.

I think absolute death on it would be 35.

I think you've got an absolute bargain there.

25?

30 and I'll shake your hand.

I think you've got an absolute bargain.

Yes.

I mean... Are we... Alright, go on, shake his hand.

Cheers.

I'd better get more money out!

VO: You better had, Paul.

Simon's given you generous deals, but he's also made lots of sales today.

VO: Now, the other two are still browsing and it doesn't look as if Margie's having any more luck containing the mercurial Jean-Christophe.

La Belle Epoque.

I think Napoleon or Louis Quinze or... (LAUGHS) Unfortunately not!

Now you're asking!

Charlemagne?

Let's be serious now and let's give a bit of concentration.

Yeah.

Yeah.

VO: Indeed.

Margie's steering him towards something befitting of his profession.

Now stop mincing about.

Oh look, culinary.

A wonderful painting.

A mincer.

I used to make mince with that.

Did you?

Yeah.

Many, many years ago.

I bet.

When you were a lad.

VO: It's an old tool for mincing meat.

There's no ticket price on it.

It falls into a group of antiques called kitchenalia and all this sort of thing, but it doesn't go for a lot of money.

Mind you, if at the auction people connect you with something culinary, it probably would.

SIMON: The mincer we could do £5.

VO: This could be the start of their own job lot of kitchen-centric items.

I'm starting to sense a theme developing here.

Kitchen items - or kitchenalia, to use the antiques-world term - can be saleable to the right market.

And it does put Jean-Christophe back on familiar ground.

And he's soon found something else he'd like to add to the lot.

JC: I can see the scale and the mincer together.

Ah yeah, that is a thought.

I think so.

Yeah?

But how much is it?

We've got 25 with the weights.

VO: It's a set of scales and weights dating from the early 20th century.

MARGIE: So the two together?

SIMON: The mincer and the scales together?

Yeah.

What about 18 for the pair?

VO: Oh.

Now he's doing his Marcel Marceau.

But it seems to be working.

15.

Oh, I'm going to step out here.

I'm going to step out!

Simon, come here my friend.

I love you very much already.

Thanks very much.

Bye, Simon.

VO: Deal done at £15 for the mincer and scales.

SIMON: That's marvelous, thank you.

VO: And the irrepressible Jean-Christophe is browsing on.

I feel a great interest to this...shape.

Is it Victorian?

VO: Lordy.

Now, Rosemary and Paul are back on the road.

They're driving towards Grange Moor, West Yorkshire.

And heading into Rockwood Antiques which is above a garden center.

Oh!

Where dealers Karen and Sally are ready to greet them.

Hello Karen and Sally.

ROSEMARY: Wow!

PAUL: Alright then.

Whoo!

OK. We should say hello.

How are you doing?

Hello, hello you two, how are you?

VO: Our competitive pair are getting down to some determined bargain-hunting.

We've come over all serious, you and I, have you noticed?

D'you know, we have!

PAUL: What happened?

ROSEMARY: What happened?!

ROSEMARY: I love these big bowls.

PAUL: A big dairy crock.

I love them.

Tell you what, JC and myself, it's all going to be kitchen-oriented!

I'm getting that.

You're getting the hang of it.

It's all going to be kitchen, kitchen, kitchen.

VO: And before long, Rosemary's spotted yet another kitchen-themed item, this time on a miniature scale.

Oh, look at this!

Oh, look at this oven!

Sweetheart!

Oh, look!

Oh, my grandchildren would love this.

VO: It's a child's toy stove dating from the 1930s or 40s, complete with miniature pots, pans and utensils.

Ticket price is £85, but it's really awoken the child-like joy in this pair.

And it's almost as if they've trotted off to the nursery.

Isn't that adorable?

PAUL: A wee tin plate... Look!

..range.

Is that what you would call that?

A stove?

I'd need that for half.

VO: Getting it for half-price might be a challenge, but Rosemary is increasingly proving she's no slouch at bargaining.

She'll speak to Karen.

Are you able to speak for these people?

I am, love, yes.

OK.

It's obviously too expensive for us.

We couldn't even do half.

£25.

Can I have a look to see what's on it?

VO: Uh-oh.

I'd rather you didn't!

(LAUGH) VO: But Karen's kindly willing to haggle.

KAREN: Could you possibly reach to 30?

I wouldn't hesitate.

Alright.

I'll do 30.

OK.

Done.

Thank you so much.

VO: Wonderful, wonderful.

Deal struck, and they've got the darling little stove for £30 and a ruckload of children's pots and pans.

Now, Jean-Christophe and Margie are in the car.

So, that was our first shop, how do you feel?

I think it was an amazing experience.

VO: Thanks to you, Jean-Christophe.

They're motoring off towards the city of Leeds.

They're going to spend the afternoon visiting a local stately home, Temple Newsam, where Michelin-winning chef Jean-Christophe will learn about a menu served here in the 19th century that was amongst the most lavish of its time.

They're meeting retired curator James Lomax.

Hello.

And you're James?

That's right, yes.

Come along.

Thank you very much.

VO: Temple Newsam is a grand Tudor-Jacobean pile, and one of the most important country houses in the north of England.

It sits in 1500 acres of parkland, which today includes a rare-breeds farm.

Jean-Christophe's keen to visit the farm, which produces high quality meats.

But before that, they're going to learn about a very special meal in the house's history - a feast fit for a king.

GUIDE: In 1894, there was a visit by a member of the royal family to Leeds, the future Queen Mary and the future George V, the Duke of York, came.

They had a big dinner here for 48 people.

VO: The royal couple - who were then Duke and Duchess of York - came to Leeds to inaugurate some new academic buildings.

They came to open a new medical faculty at the university, and they stayed here for three days, and it was like a state visit.

VO: In 1894, the house was owned and lived in by Lady Emily Charlotte Meynell-Ingram - quite a mouthful.

Like many grand houses of the time, Temple Newsam was equipped to host large and lavish parties.

The royal guests enjoyed a spectacular meal in their visit to the house.

Look at that!

GUIDE: And you can see the preparations which are going on here.

All the...

They're laying the table, basically, in this picture, and you can see all the silver plates, all these were the 144 silver plates.

And then we also have the menu from that occasion.

JC: Ah!

GUIDE: You see.

In French, of course it has to be.

Anything really smart has to be in French always.

VO: Naturellement.

And here are the courses.

Consommé royale, poulet rôti, escalope de saumon ravigote, salade de homard.

VO: To you or me, that's royal broth, roast chicken, salmon with sauce and lobster salad.

Yummy!

Poulet decoupé.

What's that?

Beheaded... Beheaded chicken.

It's basically a chicken sliced in 24 bits.

VO: The menu has just put Jean-Christophe in mind of a giant of French cookery.

This is definitely Escoffier time, Escoffier language.

VO: Auguste Escoffier rejuvenated traditional French cooking in the late 18 and early 1900s, publishing La Guide Culinaire, which remains a bible in professional kitchens to this day.

And this menu reflects the haute cuisine of the moment.

JC: As a chef, this is like reading an old Bible to me.

Yeah, of course it is.

This is the frame of cooking of today.

This is where all the sauces, these amazing classic dishes, have been moved on now to what it is today.

In that time, these would be...

Exceptional.

Really exceptional.

Exceptional eating.

VO: The chef that cooked this delicious meal wouldn't have had far to go to source the produce that went into it.

In that period, a farm on the estate provided the house with much of its food.

Of course, the provenance of our ingredients is just as important today.

The farm still exists and Jean-Christophe and Margie are going to wander down there to meet farm manager David Bradley.

Good afternoon.

Hello, welcome to Temple Newsam.

Hello, how are you?

Yeah, very good, very good.

You brought some nice weather with you, at last.

Absolutely.

We had a lovely time in the house.

It's lovely, isn't it?

VO: Today it is run by the City as a rare breeds farm, devoted to preserving breeds of farm animals neglected by commercial agriculture.

Do you want to see the cattle first?

JC: Oh, love to, yeah.

DAVID: Most of the breeds became rare after the war years, really.

That's when most of the breeds became rare when farming methods got more modern and traditional things went by the board.

That's my favorite one.

That one there.

VO: The farm now supplies meat to Temple Newsam's onsite cafe.

The farm's been successful in its mission to preserve traditional British breeds and farming methods, bringing the gastronomic story of Temple Newsam up to the present day.

Jean-Christophe is impressed.

I think it's very important to understand the way of sourcing your product, to understand about farms.

DAVIV: It's down to the people like yourself, chefs and farmers, to produce something that's better than what we've had in the past.

JC: This is fabulous.

DAVID: You only need one good chef and one good farmer, and you've got it made.

VO: Indeed.

But it's time for Jean-Christophe and Margie to hit the road.

Bye bye, Billy.

VO: And with that, it's the end of a hectic first day.

Bonne nuit, mes amis.

VO: But the bargain trail calls, and the next morning finds all four of them back on the road and comparing notes on the trip so far.

I have to tell you, I love Paul.

He's so good to be with, he's so funny.

And Margie, what does she think about what you've bought?

Oh, Margie love it!

(LAUGH) I don't know whether to believe you or not!

She gave me a nod like... OK. Yeah.

You've got a point.

I think you are completely winding me up.

VO: You could be right there, Rosemary.

MARGIE: He was like a little boy in a sweetshop.

I completely lost control.

What I've got, believe me, will knock your socks off.

Well, I'm glad you said that, because when you're going to see what I bought yesterday, you're going to be shocked.

VO: He is winding you up this morning, Rosemary.

So far Rosemary and Paul have spent £170 exactly on four lots - the two carbide lanterns, the maid saver kitchen cabinet, the regulator clock, and the toy stove and accoutrements.

Meaning they have £230 left to spend today.

Bye.

Thank you very much, Rosemary.

Take care.

VO: While Jean-Christophe and Margie have been quite abstemious by comparison, spending only £55 on two lots - the scales and mincer, and the carousel horse.

They have £345 left to spend.

They're all beginning their day in the West Yorkshire town of Hebden Bridge.

Bohemian Hebden Bridge is known for its vibrant cultural scene and array of independent shops.

So what better place to kick off today's proceedings?

Hello!

Here are our worthy competitors.

How was your journey?

Uh...

Uh...damp.

Damp!

I'll see you later.

Alright, see you later.

Come on folks, have a good 'un.

VO: Rosemary and Paul are strolling off to their first shop.

They're heading into Hebden Bridge Antiques, where they're meeting dealer Duncan.

Hello Duncan.

Your name is?

Duncan.

Duncan.

Hello, Duncan.

How you doing, Duncan, I'm Paul.

DUNCAN: Hi Paul.

ROSEMARY: I'm Rosemary.

ROSEMARY: D'you know what, JC has been winding me up so much this morning, he's been doing my head in.

This is business, this is real business, I mean that!

Please help me.

Is this a grudge match?

This is a grudge match.

This is...

I'm actually, we're at war.

We're actually at war.

VO: The brave Mr Laidlaw is willing to step up to the plate and has soon spotted something that speaks to his own warlike area of expertise - militaria.

PAUL: I can show you an easy profit on an interesting thing.

Mm-hm.

VO: It's a pipe with a clay bowl, shaped as the head of French military leader Ferdinand Foch, allied supreme commander of the allied armies in World War I.

Dated 1918.

That's commemorating the armistice.

That's £13.50 - buy it for a tenner and it's worth £30-50.

VO: Duncan will open the cabinet.

ROSEMARY: Actually, I do love it because I think it's so...

It feels lovely though, doesn't it?

It feels nice.

It's history.

That nasty Jean-Christophe...

Yes.

Oh God!

..he's a thing of the past.

VO: They're taking a note of it and browsing on.

It's like Aladdin's cave in here.

It's fantastic.

VO: And the military theme continues this morning, as Paul's expert eye alights on something else.

I've got something.

ROSEMARY: What is it?

Binoculars.

Yeah.

Not any old pair of binoculars.

What are they?

Not a lot of people know this, but those A, are military... Don't look closely at me, it doesn't get any better!

VO: Crikey, it's Cary Grant!

These date to the Second World War.

Oh, do they?

These were designed for and issued to British paratroops.

If they don't make 30 to 50, there's been an injustice.

VO: Paul's pretty sure he can turn a profit on his two pieces of militaria.

But Rosemary's still fixated on the maid saver kitchen cabinet she bought yesterday, and determined to scare up some kitchen items to dress it.

Have you got any sort of little things I could put inside it that I don't pay for?

Just a little some bits... (ALL LAUGH) Just some bits and pieces.

VO: Rosemary!

That's even embarrassed Paul.

Asking for free stuff might be taking the hard haggling a little far.

But she is going to try to assemble her own parcel of kitchenalia to dress the cabinet, which Duncan might do for a knock-down price.

What sort of bits and pieces are you looking for?

Oh, just sort of, you know, like maybe one of these.

Pretty cups and saucers?

Yes!

Any spoons you're interested in?

Oh yes!

They'll have me down as a scavenger.

VO: They will.

Oh, it's a winestopper.

No, it's a spirit server.

That would be fantastic.

Take that with it.

I love that.

Can we put that on my... Can we?

Please?

I'm like a beast of burden here, chef.

VO: Rosemary's positively daft for kitchen items.

Is she finally finished?

OK, I think we're done.

Oh, wait.

"I think we're done!

Oh, wait."

VO: It's a set of four Victorian copper pans.

They're thinking of adding them to the mega-lot of kitchen cabinet and various kitchenalia.

PAUL: ..onto your counter... VO: Ticket price for all four pans is a hefty £114.

Oh, Duncan!

I mean, would a straight hundred be any good to you?

That's a little bit of slack - I should have said will there be a hell of a lot of slack?!

Oh, lots of slack!

How much slack are you looking for?

We're talking about at least slightly less than half.

Oh, I don't know, wouldn't be able to do that.

70.

I still...

I mean, you know, I don't think we're going to make the money on it.

How about 60?

You're tempting us.

VO: And what about Rosemary's mountain of kitchen items?

Combined ticket price on that motley assortment is around the £30 mark.

If I give you a tenner for those, just £10 for those.

How about 13?

Unlucky 13.

12?

OK. VO: Now, what about the two military items Paul's so keen on - the pipe and the binoculars?

I think we can do that one for a tenner if you wanted, but we can't go any lower than that.

That's fair enough, that's so fair.

That... You're going to say the same thing about the binoculars, I'm sure.

..he's really keen on that.

Yes, we could do that for a tenner.

So they could go together, you see, quite easily.

Yeah, they look nice.

I like the way you think.

VO: £20 for the two is more than fair.

So, Duncan's currently offering a total of £92 for the lot.

If they take everything on the table, what could he do for the bulk buy?

75.

PAUL: We're going to have to do it.

ROSEMARY: We're going to have to do it.

Duncan, he-hey!

D'you know what, I'm not going to do that.

Come here!

VO: An extraordinary deal from Duncan means that they're all bought up.

But Duncan's colleague Peter is lying in wait.

Rosemary, before you go, I'd like to give you a little present in exchange for a photo.

To help you with your kitchen.

Oh, that's fantastic!

Seriously?

VO: Thank you, Peter.

That plate will be added to the kitchen lot, on which they've now spent £147.

That's good!

VO: Now, the other pair are in the car.

And Margie's looking forward to rootling out some real antiques today.

MARGIE: Are you going to let me have a look round and...

Yes, of course, I'll let you be the boss.

..maybe buy something rather a bit special.

I'll be your commis.

Your commis chef.

You'll be my commis chef.

VO: They're heading for a shop just outside Hebden Bridge.

JC: # Non, je ne regrette rien... # VO: Yes, yes, yes, let's be Edith Piafing you.

Hah!

They're at Caldene Antiques Centre... JC: What about this?

(BOTH LAUGH) VO: ..where they're greeted by dealers Shirley and Paul.

Right, so we're going to have a jolly good look round.

Yeah, there's plenty to look at.

And then if you can help me at some stage.

Well, I hope so.

So do I.

Has he got any smell?

Look, he's watching me.

VO: Margie's keen to see if there's anything that might chime with either her silver specialism or Jean-Christophe's cheffy enthusiasms.

With him being with us, you know, a bit of culinary.

I was thinking about that and I couldn't...

Bit of silver for the table.

But I just want to try and get him on a sort of more serious track here.

VO: And he does seem a bit more reflective today.

There's a lot to... there's so many little details.

It's a different shop.

But I spot something over there.

Which I think it might work.

Because my mum, my mother used to sell.

She used to make a bit of couture.

Is it Victorian?

Yes.

1870.

VO: He decides against that chapeau, but they've soon spotted another.

What about this firefighter?

It's a French one, yeah?

Is it French?

Is that le pompier?

Oui, I recognize French.

Pompier.

This is at least 100 year old.

VO: It is indeed.

It's a 19th century brass fireman's helmet, owned by one Fierrel Fierro, who worked in the town of Decize, on the Loire river.

Ticket price is £125.

JC: This is fantastic.

Yeah, it's interesting.

This is fabulous.

Yeah.

You can smell the burn.

VO: Paul's asked the dealer who owns it what it might go for.

PAUL:: If you can get to 70.

He's a nice chap, but we only have 60 quid left.

VO: That's a fib, Jean-Christophe!

Will 65?

Just to ease it?

65... Do it.

You're a good man, thank you.

VO: Mon dieu, another great deal, and the helmet's in the bag for £65.

Rosemary and Paul, meanwhile, are raring to go.

But it looks like something's deflating their ambitions.

Oh jeez, if you're going to pop it, pop it big style, eh?

Holy Moses!

OK.

It's in the boot, obviously.

I know we've got one.

There's the kit.

Alright, alright.

Give me that.

Here we go.

VO: Time for some patented Laidlaw heroics.

ROSEMARY: Just make sure it's tight enough, Paul, so it won't come off.

Yes, chef!

Right!

Back on a mission!

VO: With that crisis averted, they're driving to Halifax, West Yorkshire.

They have all their items for auction so they're going to spend the afternoon at the Duke of Wellington's Regimental Museum.

Rosemary is the patron of a Yorkshire charity that trains young forces veterans for new careers in bakery, so she's keen to learn more about the military history of the area.

And militaria-mad Paul's more than happy to come along for the ride.

They're meeting military curator John Spencer.

Good to see you, thank you very much for coming, thank you.

Good afternoon, Paul, Rosemary, welcome to the Duke of Wellington's Regiment Museum.

VO: The museum celebrates the history of the army regiment founded in 1702 as the Earl of Huntingdon's Regiment, but which came to be named after politician and war hero, the first Duke of Wellington.

We'll look now at some of the items that are related with the great Duke himself.

VO: Born in 1769, Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, was twice British prime minister, commander-in-chief of the British Army and famed as the victor of the battle of Waterloo during the Napoleonic Wars.

JOHN: The Duke of Wellington became colonel of the regiment in 1793.

He obtained the colonelcy of the regiment, was commander of the regiment.

He took it with him to India and to the continent to fight the French, and then as he went onwards and upwards through the ranks, he remained colonel of the regiment, the honorary colonel of the regiment, right up the way until 1812.

PAUL: Fantastic.

But it's very much his regiment.

JOHN: Very much his regiment.

When the duke passed away, Queen Victoria decreed that his old regiment, the 33rd, should become known as the Duke of Wellington's Regiment in his honor.

VO: The museum holds some of the legendary Duke's own possessions.

JOHN: Clothes worn by the Duke of Wellington.

PAUL: What?!

JOHN: Yes!

Not the wellington boots?

Ah well, yes, we have a complete set of clothing... ROSEMARY: You are joking.

..worn by the Duke of Wellington.

We have here his frock coat.

Look at that.

Good lord.

My word.

And his original hat?

His original hat, the hat with the cockade.

There is the cockade of the allied troops at Waterloo.

VO: And on the other side of the room, there are more items relating to Waterloo.

JOHN: Again, the campaign bed is the Duke of Wellington's.

PAUL: That's his?!

ROSEMARY: Really?!

It is his.

It's allegedly the one he slept in on campaign.

VO: But the museum doesn't just celebrate the great Duke's achievements.

The stories of the brave men who served in the regiment are reflected here also.

Ensign Howard of the Light Company of the 33rd.

He wore that cap at the battle of Waterloo, on 18 June 1815.

A French musket ball passed through it within an eighth of an inch of his head.

He survived to tell the tale and to write to his mother "Thank God, I'm safe.

I had a very narrow escape that day.

I intend bringing the cap back to England."

Which sure enough he did as it has ended up in Halifax.

Yes.

A circuitous journey, but I think the place for it to be now.

VO: Marvelous.

The proud regiment so formed, went on to serve in our major conflicts through the 1800s and into the 20th century.

JOHN: Throughout the Second World War and right up to all the actions of the '90s and even today, the regiment have served in Afghanistan in recent tours and of course have been seriously injured while they've been out there.

Exactly, exactly.

VO: Rosemary of course is the patron the Veterans' Artisan Bakery, which supports modern ex-servicemen, so the museum has really resonated with her.

And this is really close to my heart, because they come sort of back, traumatized and they're so brave, these young men, they really are.

Thank you so much for showing us.

VO: Inspired by all they've learned, it's time for Rosemary and Paul to be hitting the road.

VO: Now, elsewhere, Jean-Christophe and Margie are in the car and heading to their last shop.

Time running out.

One more shop.

And we've got 280 quid.

Yeah.

VO: Time is indeed of the essence.

They're heading back to Hebden Bridge, and, in fact, to the very same shop the other pair were in this morning, where Duncan and Peter look almost recovered from their earlier customers.

Duncan, how are you?

Nice to meet you.

VO: They need to focus on finding their last items.

Brilliant!

You are interested in those?!

VO: Margie's managed to steer him away from those things.

She's the boss, I forgot.

VO: But Jean-Christophe's certainly leading her a merry dance.

(SHE LAUGHS) Well, I'd rather have that than those flaming things!

VO: But shortly, he's alighted on something upstairs.

It's lost in the corner.

This is very, very interesting.

What is it?

Oh, the scales?

PETER: Oh yes, yes, the scientific scales.

This is fabulous.

VO: They're early 20th century scientific scales and are priced up at £75.

Shall we move that on the side there?

Yeah, put it over there.

Ooh, this is heavy.

VO: Oh, watch your back, Jean-Christophe.

I've just spoken to Duncan.

He's got 65 on them, but he's prepared to knock them right down to 25.

VO: Once again, Jean-Christophe has set his heart on this.

MARGIE: You going to shake hands with the gentleman?

PETER: £25 JC: Oh...

Shake his hand.

Thank you very much.

VO: What a bargain.

They're taking the scales for £25.

Who wouldn't?

And soon, Margie's found something that she thinks might be right up Jean-Christophe's street.

JC: Oh my God!

MARGIE: Yeah, opera glasses.

Qu'est-ce que c'est?

And it's very kind of... what about 20 quid?

(LOW WHISTLE) I'm going to give you a kiss on your hand.

Well done.

Because that is fabulous.

VO: It's a pair of 19th century mother of pearl opera glasses.

Ticket price is £45.

Of course you could look up in the box and see who is... Oh!

That's not his wife!

VO: Best see what Peter could do on them.

For you, at a special one-off price, £20.

Oh!

We'll have it, we'll have it!

Fabulous.

You're a good man.

Thank you so much.

Merci.

VO: Another nice buy in the bag and they're nearly finished shopping.

Bar one more cookery-themed item.

Mrs Beeton.

Ah, yeah, yeah, didn't realize it was.

Yeah, you know Mrs Beeton, don't you?

I wonder if that would... How much is that?

Um, I'm not sure what the price is, it might be on the front cover, inside.

Let's have a look and see.

35, is it?

Oh yes, he's got 35 on it.

VO: It's an Edwardian edition of Mrs Beeton's famous book of cooking and household management.

£20 we can do that for you.

I can hear Mrs Beeton, "Oh, take 15."

For a photo for the wall of fame, 15.

Right, go on, do it.

Alright, you're a good man.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

VO: And with that final deal, everyone's got their lots for auction.

So, Jean-Christophe and Margie have caught up with the other two, and it's time for the grand unveiling of their buys.

Jean-Christophe and Margie are up first.

That's the first.

PAUL: OK!

Is it a unicorn?

Excuse me, don't touch it, hey, don't touch it!

I can't believe this!

Thank you for your gracious touch, yeah.

His name is called Vincent.

Oh, goodness me!

PAUL: Ah!

ROSEMARY: Oh!

You see?

Don't touch it, don't.

Just calm down.

ROSEMARY: Alright.

It's not the first edition?

No.

One of plenty.

This... Do you know who this lady is?

Yes, I do know.

Right, let's move on.

This is a mincer.

And this?

What's that?

Hey, hey!

This is 100 year old!

It's a fire engine.

VO: It's a helmet, actually.

This is from France.

ALL: Oh!

100 year old, and also, it's from Burgundy.

But he was a brave man.

He must have been one of those thousands of brave mans in the world who fight against the fire, and that is value.

What do you really think of this?

Look, it's a good thing.

It ain't unique, but it's a good specimen.

They are attractive, desirable objects.

Conservatively it's 50-80, on a good day it's worth 80.

We can go home now.

Actually, I have to say to you, I think you've done really well.

It's a belting good offering that.

I actually think you've done really well.

It must hurt, no?

VO: Jean-Christophe, that's not very sportsmanlike.

Now, it's Rosemary and Paul's turn.

PAUL: There you go.

ROSEMARY: It's an oven.

It's a little 1940s child's oven.

It's even got... Let's just listen to her.

You make me laugh, actually.

It's even got little candles in there you can put on.

PAUL: That was £30.

£30, yes.

PAUL: Early 20th century Lucas King of the Road automotive - early automotive.

And then an LMS railway hand-lantern.

Oh right, oh, that's up your street.

I agree, that's good.

It's quite smart, that one.

This is very good.

How much did you pay for that?

Both of them, one lot - £28.

That's a good buy.

For the two, for both of them.

£28 for both of them.

I have to give you a point for that, I've got to say yes.

VO: That's more like it.

And with a flourish... Ah, I remember seeing that.

I thought you were going to buy that.

ROSEMARY: All beautifully done.

We've got a whole kitchen.

And one of these pans is incredibly valuable.

I used to work for a while in a place where everything was in copper, and believe me, this is not valuable at all.

In fact, you can't even cook with that.

VO: Don't mince your words, Jean-Christophe.

Anyway, everyone's ready for auction.

Well done, Margie.

Well done, Jean-Christophe.

You also.

Thank you, and I'm looking forward to the day.

I think it'll be fun.

VO: They're frank enough in the flesh, so what will they say behind closed doors, eh?

The horse is awful!

It'll go one of two ways - they'll either be lucky and people will be charmed by its eccentricity, or they'll laugh at it and it'll bomb.

Honestly, she was on and on in the car about this and that, and I just realize...

I know but that's part... She was trying to wind you up and she's done it.

They could do well on a couple of things and crash with the kitchenette.

D'you know what?

Bring it on.

VO: And so to battle!

On this Road Trip they began in Gomersal, West Yorkshire, and will face the saleroom in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

In its steel-skied industrial past, Sheffield was known as "a dirty picture in a golden frame", but today signs of its civic regeneration abound.

Jean-Christophe and Rosemary are on their way.

And Rosemary's still fixated on her kitchen cabinet.

ROSEMARY: I haven't got a clue how my wonderful kitchen is going to go.

It is a kitchen in one piece of furniture.

JC: Well, I think if there's an interest, it has to be like a farmer or someone who has a wood fireplace.

Somebody who would need wood.

Cheap wood.

(BOTH LAUGH) VO: And that burning issue aside, how are they feeling in the other car?

Oh, shall we bother turning up when these two get... ..when these two get cracking?

We might as well just slip off somewhere.

Is there a bar, is there a cafeteria we can just retreat to?

They're both very excitable, aren't they?

VO: That's saying something.

But it's all part of their charm.

Everyone's arrived at the saleroom, Sheffield Auction Gallery, which was established in 1840.

Come on, so how are we all feeling?

Absolutely ready for it.

Very good.

Are you ready?

Yeah, it's going to be magic!

JC: Good luck, Rosemary VO: Today's auctioneer is Robert Lea.

Before he raises the gavel aloft, what does he think of our teams' lots?

I like your kitchen cabinet, but it depends what somebody has paid for it.

The horse is certainly a different thing.

The one thing against it - it's not usable.

That is solid, isn't it?

You could fit a whole family on that, never mind a little kiddie.

VO: On this trip, Jean-Christophe and Margie spent £180 exactly on five lots.

ROSEMARY: Wow!

While Rosemary and Paul splashed out £255 and also have five lots in today's sale.

With all profits going to Children in Need, it's time for their items to meet the discerning Sheffield crowd.

First up is Jean-Christophe and Margie's job lot of mincer, scales and an Edwardian edition of Mrs Beeton.

£28, 30.

I'm looking for... Can I bid?

No, no.

Fair warning, the hammer's going to drop at £35.

VO: That weighs in with a profit, but they will have to pay auction costs.

Made five quid.

There's charges to come off that.

VO: Now it's Rosemary and Paul's lanterns from rail and roads past.

30, 32, 35, 38, 40.

42 it needs to be to carry on.

42.

45.

48, sir?

I'm out.

Anybody else for 50?

It's going to sell.

Going to sell at £48, fair warning, at 48.

MARGIE: That's 20 quid profit.

VO: So that's a bright outcome for them.

I was expecting a lot more than that.

VO: Jean-Christophe and Margie are up now with the carousel horse which divided their opinions.

So, who'll get bragging rights out of this I wonder?

£50 for it?

Oh no.

Let's go down to 20.

£10.

12.

15.

18.

20.

22.

25.

28.

30.

32.

35.

38.

35 only.

All done at £35?

Thank you, that's good enough.

VO: Hmm.

You do know you made a £5 loss before costs, Jean-Christophe?

Now it's Rosemary and Paul's turn, as their regulator clock meets the room.

On commission, I start at 30, 32, 35.

Needs to be 38 elsewhere.

Anybody else want to join in?

Hammer's going to drop, reluctantly, at 35.

(BLOWS AIR) VO: A small profit, but a profit indeed.

Ta-da-da-da-da-dah.

No, we're closing.

VO: Well, let's hope Jean-Christophe and Margie can gallop towards a profit on the next one, their 19th century opera glasses.

A few commissions on them, forcing me to start the bidding at 10, 12, 15, 18, 20.

22 I'm looking for in the room to carry on.

22 with the lady.

At 25.

28.

30.

32?

30, lady central.

£30.

VO: A small profit and not quite the pearl they'd been hoping for.

Bad luck.

I'm very sorry.

VO: Of course you are, Rosemary!

One more for team Rosemary and Paul now - the 1940s toy oven and miniature utensils.

Might this give them something to play with it?

Commission's forced me to start the bidding at 18, 20, 22, 25, £28.

30.

32 with me, 35, I'm out.

Young lady on the front at £35 so far.

Needs to be £38 elsewhere.

Anyone else want to join in?

It's going to go at £35, with the lady... VO: Another small profit for the miniature items.

We just need one item.

VO: Ha!

Careful.

Now it's Jean-Christophe and Margie's French fireman's helmet.

Will it save the day?

Commission's forced me to start at 22, 25, 28, 30, 32, 35.

38 I need elsewhere.

38?

I'm going to bid it.

VO: That's not allowed.

Anybody else for £38?

In white, 40 sir?

42.

45.

42, gentleman standing to my left.

Fair warning at £42.

JC: Ooh la-la.

AUCTIONEER: Are we done?

Aw!

VO: Sadly, the bidders aren't as keen on it as Jean-Christophe was.

Ooh la-la, indeed.

So, Jean-Christophe, tell me how good was that helmet again?!

VO: Now, it's Rosemary and Paul's much-beloved maid server kitchen cabinet and accompanying copper pans and kitchenalia.

They've thrown everything but the kitchen sink at this one.

Will it pay off?

A few commissions on this, must start them at 48, 50, 55, 60, 65, £70.

75.

80 I'll accept elsewhere.

Seems cheap but it's going to go.

VO: Oh dear.

To the lady, £75 for the utility stuff.

Fair warning at 75, are we done?

Ooh la-la-la-la, no, mama mia.

80, new bid.

85.

Must be 90.

£90, 95?

90 with the gentleman.

Sit down, don't take your clothes off!

All done, are we, at £90?

Hammer's going to drop.

No, no, no!

Shout at me if I missed you.

Oh, no!

And you've done my head.

You've been doing my head all the time for 90 quid!

VO: Hard cheese you two.

It's going to be tough to recover from that.

I could have used it for my wood fire.

VO: So, Jean-Christophe and Margie are currently in the lead.

Their fate hangs in the balance on their last lot - the scientific scales.

Commission's forced to start then, 10, 12, 15, 18, £20.

22 I need.

ROSEMARY: What did you pay?

JC: Shh!

22 with the lady.

Anybody else for 25?

It's in the balance.

It's neck and neck!

I'll give you my cooking book!

(LAUGHTER) I'll do the washing up for one year!

VO: No, you jolly well won't.

Oh!

The pain in my heart!

VO: What a pity.

A small loss.

£22 VO: So Rosemary and Paul have one last chance to make up the lost ground and claw back the lead.

Will their militaria-themed lot of binoculars and pipe win the war?

Commission's forced me to start them at 10, 12, 15, 18, 20.

£22 I need to carry on.

22.

25.

28.

I'm out.

No, they were... Who's on 30?

The room bid so far at £28.

Needs to be 30 elsewhere.

All done, are we?

Hammer's going to drop, reluctantly.

No, no!

Yeah!

Thank you everybody!

We love you!

Thank you, thank you, thank you so much!

VO: Paul was right, the militaria did make a profit but not enough to win the day.

So the teams did make small profits throughout, but the items that Rosemary and Jean-Christophe bought blinded by love rather sank them.

Jean-Christophe thinks they won.

Is he right?

Rosemary and Paul started today with £400.

After paying auction costs, they made a not-very-toothsome loss of £61.48 and end this road trip with £338.52.

While Jean-Christophe and Margie also started with £400.

After costs, they lost a slightly more palatable £45.52, and so end today with £354.48.

And Jean-Christophe seems to won some dish washing duties from the opposition.

Hey, congratulations.

Well done, well done.

Well, I've got a new kitchen porter now.

That's good.

In the car, kitchen porter.

VO: I think you'll be hearing about this for some time, Rosemary.

Wo-hoh-ho!

Oh, I can't believe this.

Thank you my friends.

BOTH: Bye.

Bye chefs!

VO: Goodbye chefs, you've been sweet.

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