Joanna Page and Wynne Evans
Season 12 Episode 8 | 59m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Joanna Page from “Gavin and Stacey” and opera singer Wynne Evans go antiques shopping.
Joanna Page from “Gavin and Stacey,” and Wynne Evans, opera singer and star of a certain online insurance ad, are in Southwest Wales. Taking turns behind the wheel of a 1984 Mercedes, they sing, laugh and shop their way through the antique emporia, with experts Roo Irvine and Irita Marriott in their wake. They fill the boot of their car with everything from biscuit tins to bowling pins.
Joanna Page and Wynne Evans
Season 12 Episode 8 | 59m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Joanna Page from “Gavin and Stacey,” and Wynne Evans, opera singer and star of a certain online insurance ad, are in Southwest Wales. Taking turns behind the wheel of a 1984 Mercedes, they sing, laugh and shop their way through the antique emporia, with experts Roo Irvine and Irita Marriott in their wake. They fill the boot of their car with everything from biscuit tins to bowling pins.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(CAR HORN) VOICEOVER (VO): The nation's favorite celebrities...
It's not worth a tenner.
VO: ..paired up with an expert... You're learning.
VO: ..and a classic car.
This is very exciting, isn't it?
It is.
VO: Their mission, to scour Britain for antiques.
Got a nice ring to it.
VO: The aim, to make the biggest profit at auction.
Come on.
VO: But it's no easy ride.
RICHARD: Brake.
DOMINIC: I can't!
VO: Who will find a hidden gem?
I hope I don't live to regret this.
VO: Take the biggest risk?
We've definitely got a problem.
VO: Will anybody follow expert advice?
You'd never catch me buying anything like that.
VO: There will be worthy winners... (THEY CHEER) VO: ..and valiant losers.
You should all be ashamed of yourselves.
VO: Put your pedal to the metal.
VO: This is the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
Yeah.
JOANNA PAGE: So, where are we?
Well, we are in deepest, darkest Carmarthenshire.
Right.
Is that still South Wales?
Yes!
VO: (WELSH ACCENT) What's occurring?
(NORMAL ACCENT) We're on the road with famous Welsh friends, actor and presenter Joanna Page and Carmarthen-born opera singer and presenter Wynne Evans.
Like, I don't know if I'm an hour and a half away or 45 minutes away from Swansea...
I don't quite know where I am.
VO: Joanna is globally famous as the excitable and eponymous Stacey in Gavin & Stacey, one of the BBC's most successful sitcoms.
WYNNE: Are you into antiques?
Well, I kind...
I am, when I was younger.
I mean, me and my husband used to go round and look for, like, retro 1970s stuff, and we do all of that.
What, when you were dating, you used to go on dates to antique shops?
Yes.
That's how flash we are.
WYNNE: You're like one of the hottest properties in Wales and you used to go on dates to antique shops.
It was in about 2006 or 2007, I was actually voted Wales's sexiest woman.
VO: Eh.
Top that, Wynne.
Huh!
A decorated professional opera singer, Wynne sang his way through an online insurance ad, and also presents for BBC Radio Wales, where he met Joanna.
Do you know, once, I was voted 49th sexiest man in Wales.
Were you really?!
WYNNE: And do you know what my ex-wife says?
JOANNA: What?
WYNNE: She said to me... "You're not even the 49th sexiest man in our street."
I mean, we're going to set this car on fire!
VO: The 1984 Mercedes 280 SL does look very hot.
JOANNA: I don't remember the cars in the 1980s being this cool.
WYNNE: No, but this is a Mercedes, isn't it?
Is it?
I have no idea what I'm driving.
The emblem's on the wheel in front of you... (LAUGHS) JOANNA: Well, I don't have a... Where?
That?
But that to me, that three-prong thing, I wouldn't even be able to tell what that was.
Really?
VO: It's not all about the badge, of course.
JOANNA: I like it, right, that you put your foot down and you get that, like, guttural noise and you know that it means business, doesn't it?
It's like clearing your throat... (CLEARS THROAT) JOANNA: It is, mind, isn't it?
VO: We'll hopefully be hearing some happier noises on tour today.
WYNNE: I don't want to put this out there, but I've got a slight advantage on you because I've got a buzzword.
What is it?
Oh, my gosh.
I have watched every antiques program that's ever been made.
Two words - Clarice Cliff.
VO: Ah, the 20th century ceramicist, of course.
Today's route takes Wynne and Joanna to Middle Littleton, near Evesham.
But our celebrities will kick off in Wynne's hometown of Carmarthen, for this Welsh shopping odyssey.
They have £400 to buy Clarice Cliff or whatever else takes their fancy, and they've two antiques experts to guide them.
Roo Irvine and Irita Marriot.
Are you looking forward to this?
Oh, I can't wait.
I can't wait.
Who do you want to be with?
If I was with Joanna, I would literally cover her head to toe with questions, because I am a mega-fan.
ROO: You're a superfan.
Oh, my goodness.
See, that's why I've stolen her from you, because this is about business, not pleasure, Irita!
Alright, alright.
You're out for a win, are you?
Well, speaking of win... Oh, yes!
I was hoping I would have Wynne because I love singing.
I can't sing.
IRITA: Can you sing?
With enthusiasm, but not talent.
Go on, then.
Give it a go.
(SINGS A SUSTAINED NOTE) We'll make the most of it.
Win-win.
It will be win-win for me.
VO: Everybody's meeting at Carmarthen Antiques Centre.
JOANNA: There's a crocodile's head in the window.
WYNNE: I've heard they're really big sellers.
JOANNA: (GIGGLES) My gosh, this is amazing!
VO: Don't worry.
It's not a real croc's head.
But it is time for our celebs and experts to snap to it.
JOANNA: Hello...!
ROO: Hello, Jo.
How are you?
JOANNA: I'm good, thank you.
We're both huggers, aren't we?
We are.
We are.
You look really excited.
Your pupils are all dilated, a bead of sweat on the brow.
I'm sort of torn already.
Are you?!
Yeah, because I'm seeing stuff and I'm feeling very competitive, so I'm really looking around before Wynne gets stuff which I think could make money.
But then, also, I've seen a crocodile's head in the window.
I've also seen a sword that I really like.
I've seen a pig which is a pincushion, and I really love animals, so I'm torn.
I think I'm going to go home.
You buy the items, I'll see you on the auction day and make us money!
VO: Stimulating.
Over-stimulating!
Will Wynne and Irita calm things a tad?
(SINGS) We'll keep a welcome in the hillside... IRITA: (LAUGHS) VO: Apparently not.
What do you think of Carmarthen?
I love it.
I've been here many, many times.
WYNNE: Have you?
IRITA: Yes.
IRITA: Now, what do you know about antiques?
WYNNE: Loads.
IRITA: OK. Because I know two words that's going to win us this.
IRITA: OK... Clarice and Cliff.
OK. Um... VO: Um, maybe take Irita's lead, Wynne?
WYNNE: I love shopping... IRITA: OK... ..in antique shops, so this is, like, my dream place.
IRITA: Go on, then.
Lead me!
WYNNE: Yeah, let's go.
VO: With 45 traders and vintage ware galore, there's a lot to catch the eye.
JOANNA: Oh, my gosh.
Wow!
(SOFTLY) Oh, look at those...
I quite like these.
WYNNE: God, how can you even bear to go through all this stuff?
You really have to scan through it.
WYNNE: Do you?
IRITA: Yeah.
Like a scan vision.
Gosh.
Wow.
Look at that!
Look at its teeth!
What is it?
It's an old cow skull.
VO: Love the enthusiasm, Joanna.
I love these, but I don't know what makes a good one and what makes a bad one.
Now, my gran used to have some of these on the mantelpiece.
IRITA: OK. WYNNE: It instantly reminds me of my grandmother.
VO: Staffordshire spaniels, modeled on King Charles spaniels, and very popular from the 19th century on.
Woof!
IRITA: Can you see how this is all closed off?
Yeah?
So the ones that are the rarest are the ones that have open legs.
WYNNE: Oh, OK... IRITA: ..there's a gap between the legs and a gap in that bit there.
They just were more prone to damage, so less survived, so they are worth more money.
VO: Wynne's looking for something with just a bit more bite.
WYNNE: We've also got some of these at home.
IRITA: OK?
Some of these little jugs.
IRITA: Lusterware.
WYNNE: Yeah.
WYNNE: I quite like them.
They're sweet, right?
IRITA: Pink lusterware was from Liverpool side.
WYNNE: Right?
It was also made in Wales.
But I haven't really seen the combination before like that.
Why does that appeal to you, though?
WYNNE: I just like the color of it, and if I hold it up like that, it looks like a mustache... IRITA: (CHUCKLES) Do you reckon we can make a bit of wodge on that?
Well, I think, in an auction, it would go in as an estimate of £20 to £30... WYNNE: Right, it's 35.
IRITA: OK. Well, you never know.
They might have had it for a while and there might be a bit of maneuver on the price.
WYNNE: Do you reckon?
IRITA: Yeah.
WYNNE: That's a possibility.
IRITA: OK.
If you like it.
Yeah.
Should I leave it there and...?
Yeah, leave it there... IRITA: If you trust Jo.
WYNNE: I don't trust her.
Mind you, she likes the crocodile head in the window.
That's her kind of taste, d'you know what I mean?
So I think we're good.
IRITA: Yeah.
Go on, then.
Leave it, and we'll see what else we can find.
VO: I'd be careful if I were you.
There's not much Joanna misses.
JOANNA: That's so cool!
IRITA: I wonder whether they are... What's your first thoughts on this?
Well, I quite like it.
OK. What do you like about it?
JOANNA: It's old.
It's a biscuit tin.
ROO: Do you like biscuits?
JOANNA: I like biscuits.
I mean, it's like....
It's interesting.
I mean, do you think it's like...?
Is it a proper antique?
ROO: It is!
It is.
The reason I like it - you get a lot of biscuit tins... ..and some of them are very, very coveted.
It's not like the biscuit tins you get nowadays.
They're just functional.
Back then, you kept the biscuit tin.
Some of them had working clocks in them.
They were all hand-painted.
They were little works of art that you refilled with biscuits.
VO: Ah... A clever marketing ploy from the 19th century onwards to persuade buyers to take the biscuit with the most interesting tin.
So this has got the glass in it.
Quite intact.
Carr's biscuits.
And I like that.
"By appointment to His Majesty the King."
JOANNA: Yes.
ROO: So... ROO: ..it was a really good name back then, but it's Carlisle and it's got a date on here, 1906, with the old telephone number.
But they've been going since 1890.
ROO: So it is a true antique.
JOANNA: Yes.
ROO: It's quirky.
And the funny thing is, you don't want to buy anything rusty or old.
There was a time when this would just be skipped, but it is desirable.
People love this look... ..and you can pretty much turn it into anything.
You could stick a light in there, if you want.
But what's attractive is the price.
VO: It's priced at £48.
JOANNA: What, do you think that's a good price for it?
ROO: It could definitely be better.
Do you think it's a possible?
Yeah.
Shall we hide it so Wynne doesn't get to see it?
(MUTTERS) Right, stick it there... JOANNA: Put it under there so Wynne can't see it!
(LAUGHS) ROO: And Irita as well.
Oh...!
VO: Psst!
Don't risk it with the biscuit, Joanna.
Wynne's on the way.
Oi!
Have you...?
Have you got anything yet?
WYNNE: Oh, Lord, I mean... IRITA: That would be telling.
Do you know what I've heard is amazing... ..and people love having it in their house?
Hand grenade candlesticks.
They are so in.
I've heard China dolls are really fashionable, too.
WYNNE: Really... That's amazing.
ROO: Get a couple of those!
Shall we go browsing?
Uh-huh... (SPEAKS WELSH) Wynne-Wynne, lose-loser!
VO: This is getting serious.
ROO: (LAUGHS) Do you have any connection to London in any way or form?
Well, I was in college there.
I lived there for 15 years.
OK. And I've got two fascinations, actually.
Service stations.
I love service stations.
IRITA: OK. WYNNE: But I also love the tube.
IRITA: Well, funny enough, I've just spotted something when we came down.
WYNNE: Yeah.
IRITA: Look at that.
IRITA: "Vintage London Underground cocktail sticks."
WYNNE: Oh, they are fabulous... IRITA: With the names of the stations!
VO: This could be happy hour for Wynne.
They're priced at £18.
WYNNE: Yeah, I would buy that.
IRITA: Would you?
Yeah, I would definitely buy that.
IRITA: Do you want to have a look at them?
WYNNE: Yeah.
IRITA: You go in for the kill.
WYNNE: I mean, to be honest, if you went to visit London, with everything it's got to offer, that is the souvenir you'd take away, right?
You'll be like, "Oh, my God, I wonder if they do cocktail sticks with the London Underground sign..." "Oh, my God.
There they are!"
IRITA: They don't have a great amount of age.
They're probably, what, 1980s?
WYNNE: Yeah, we've got to have those.
I'd pay 18 quid.
I'd pay 20.
IRITA: Oh, you're under... overbidding yourself now.
Yeah.
I would.
IRITA: Right.
So, shall we take these and go for it?
WYNNE: Go for it.
IRITA: Yeah?
VO: Along with the lusterware, they could certainly shake things up a bit, but because there are almost 50 antique traders providing wares at this place, Irita's been asked to deal with the lusterware dealer direct by phone.
Hello there, Nick.
We're just admiring your little tea-time jug.
VO: It was priced at £35.
IRITA: 19?
19's amazing.
Thank you.
You're a star.
Thank you very much.
VO: So it's £19 for the lusterware, and because Wynne has no qualms about paying 18 for the cocktail sticks, it comes to £37 altogether.
And Wynne now has £363 remaining.
I'm thrilled.
I mean, what a purchase, right?
IRITA: (LAUGHS) VO: Now, what's Joanna found?
Roo's just waiting on her to bowl up.
JOANNA: Roo, look!
What do you think about these?
There's 10 of them.
I love the difference in what we're looking at.
10 of them...
I am older than these, but I have to say, they're quite fun.
JOANNA: Yes, they are!
ROO: There are 10.
That's where the tenpin bowling comes from!
Oh, d'you know, no, I'm genuinely serious.
I didn't realize there were always 10!
ROO: £16 each.
I like them because they're fun.
JOANNA: Mm.
They don't have age to them.
But if you think of how many people, how many bowling balls have hit these skittles, how many laughs have been had in that bowling hall.
It's a part of our childhood, isn't it?
JOANNA: Yes.
ROO: It's nostalgic.
And people might use them, but they'd also make a really cool display.
ROO: You can almost see them... JOANNA: Oh, my gosh.
..in a bar or a man cave at home.
JOANNA: Yeah... ROO: They are really good interior decorators' items.
Shall we find out how much we could get them for?
ROO: Yeah... JOANNA: Because it could be... Because I want to get something that's quite cool and different.
ROO: They definitely are cool and different.
VO: Time for Roo to bowl the dealer over the phone.
ROO: They're £16 each.
But how much for the whole lot?
Now, the biscuit tin I do like, but that's 48.
Could that be sort of round about the 30 mark?
VO: First-time strike on the price for Roo.
£55 for all 10 pins.
And a crisp 30 for the biscuit tin.
Brilliant.
I'll let her know.
Thank you so much.
You've been very helpful.
VO: It'll be £85 altogether, please, Joanna.
She now has £315 to play with.
ROO: We're off and running!
JOANNA: Whoa!
Come on, then!
JOANNA: (TOOTS HORN) Let's go!
ROO: Toot-toot!
Bye, lovely shop.
JOANNA: (YELLS) Bye!
VO: They're heading north to the county of Ceredigion.
ROO: Are you born and bred Welsh?
I am born and bred Welsh.
I was born in Swansea.
I lived in Treboeth until I was 14, and then I moved down the Mumbles.
But I am Swansea through and through.
ROO: Do you know one of my favorite words to say in my bad Welsh accent?
JOANNA: Yeah?
ROO: It is Mumbles.
VO: Don't do it, Roo.
(ATTEMPTS WELSH ACCENT) I'm from Mumbles... And I like broccoli.
Oh, my God!
ROO: (NORMAL ACCENT) That's terrible.
I'm so sorry!
VO: Very brave.
ROO: I find the Welsh accent so beautiful and melodic.
Oh... ROO: It's like a song.
It is.
It is.
I think I'm very "singsongy".
My children...
It's funny because my children have got English accents and English sounds, but it's very up and down-y.
It's quite melodic as well.
It is really lovely.
VO: Here's hoping Joanna's tones charm their way to a sweet deal in Rhydowen just a few miles north of Llandysul.
It looks lovely.
ROO: Oh, I think there'll be a lot of treasures in here.
VO: The coziest curiosity shop, Alltyrodyn Antiques, has a lot to keep them captivated.
And Sarah's keeping shop.
Going, going... (GONG) ..gong.
VO: Not quite auction time just yet, Roo.
JOANNA: What have you found, Roo?
Oh, this is the nicest Tiffany lamp I've ever seen.
Not original Tiffany, because it could be millions of pounds, but Tiffany style, look at it!
JOANNA: It is beautiful.
But I do have to say, it sort of freaks me out a bit.
Why?
JOANNA: Because, oh, my gosh, that is just sort of like half-alien, half-spider's face.
Oh!
With the multiple eyes.
Oh, you've put me right off it now!
JOANNA: (SCREECH LAUGHS) VO: Priced at £950, that's a close encounter of the out-of-budget kind.
I think £950 you would get that in a heartbeat.
Really?
Oh, yes...
But it's too much.
We don't have that much.
We don't have that.
Come on!
ROO: Come on... Get going.
You cannot have it!
ROO: (LONGINGLY) Oh, it's beautiful... VO: Joanna only has £315 in her pocket.
Now, I really like this.
Is that the mother in you?
Is it a natural maternal instinct?
VO: Joanna does have four children.
JOANNA: I just think it's cute.
Like, I could imagine my dogs in it as well!
ROO: (LAUGHS) JOANNA: I think it's just... JOANNA: It's got a lovely shape to it.
ROO: Do you know...?
What's it say on it?
JOANNA: "Victorian pine rocking cradle, £95."
ROO: I have to say, this is a beautiful one.
If you think that this was used back in the Victorian days.
(WHISPERS) Gosh...
I mean, nowadays, everything is just modern materials.
(WHISPERS) Yes...
There's no charm to it, you know, it's purely functional.
But this would have been handcrafted.
And that is so soft because of the patina of hands touching it and rocking it... JOANNA: Yes!
ROO: ..over 150 years... ROO: ..that the wood's almost become soft like butter.
Oh, I could see my children playing with it.
I mean, taking it home and putting it in the playroom or in one of their rooms and then putting little blankets down, and then our springer spaniel or cocker spaniel being lifted up and put inside it, along with the 17-month-old baby, and cwtched up.
And I can see...I can see a use for it.
ROO: Do you like it enough that we should try and get a best price?
JOANNA: I think we should definitely try and get a best price.
But I do think we should keep looking.
Yes...but we can always put Wynne in there when he throws his toys out the pram!
VO: Now, now.
Though, talking of Wynne... ..he and Irita have made their way to Newcastle Emlyn, a town that straddles the counties of Ceredigion and Wynne's own Carmarthenshire.
Do you feel like a little dance?
Yeah.
Newcastle Emlyn.
Very Welsh part of Carmarthenshire, yeah.
IRITA: But you've never been here?
WYNNE: Never been here at all.
Well, it's a first time for everything.
Absolutely.
VO: A former car showroom, Emlyn's Antiques now deals in relics and rarities, and could put Wynne in the driving seat.
(TOOTS HORN) Come on!
IRITA: You should... WYNNE: Come on.
You should buy it and use it on Jo tomorrow in the car.
Yeah, yeah.
No, I will... (TOOTS HORN) VO: She wouldn't fall asleep at the wheel, and neither should Wynne.
These are the things I don't really get, right?
It's, like, these paintings, because paintings are so personal and stuff.
IRITA: Yes... WYNNE: And like this, of the child.
Who would buy that?
IRITA: See, I really like that.
It's the girl with the cherries, and that is all hand-painted on porcelain.
WYNNE: Right.
IRITA: Oh...!
Now, what made you point at it?
WYNNE: Just because I wouldn't have a picture of a child in the house that wasn't my child, really!
IRITA: Well, I know what you mean, but now I've picked it up, this is rather good.
Can you see?
The tag says George Jones.
WYNNE: Mm-hm.
VO: George Jones, a successful pottery merchant, opened his first showroom in 1856 in Stoke-on-Trent, though Irita thinks something isn't adding up.
I think what happened here, the mark is very similar to Jean Gilles, which is actually...French.
WYNNE: Really?
Yeah.
So because the initials are the same, GJ, I think they've just gotten it confused.
But that mark there, I am certain, is for Jean Gilles.
VO: Jean Gilles was an even earlier Parisian ceramicist.
And it's £125.
If the right person sees this... WYNNE: Mm-hm?
..it could grow some legs.
WYNNE: Like, how many legs?
IRITA: You know, more than two.
Really?!
IRITA: But it's a speculative thing, really.
Isn't she cute, though?
I mean, it's still weird...
It's still really, really odd.
And it would give me nightmares to have that in my... Can you imagine in your bedroom and you wake up and...?
IRITA: Someone's... WYNNE: Oh, wow.
You'd be like... (EXHALES) IRITA: Yeah, I'm not sure I'm selling this to you.
WYNNE: It's in contention.
IRITA: I like her.
WYNNE: Mm-hm.
VO: The porcelain plaque is one to ponder, it seems.
Meanwhile, back in Rhydowen, Joanna thought the 19th century cradle rocked.
Is there anything else that catches her eye?
Now, I absolutely love this.
I saw it, and it just sort of reminds me of, you know, like an old, you know, when you're going under, the deep-sea diving?
ROO: Oh, yes.
JOANNA: Yes.
Like that.
But like a really cool version.
ROO: Like a diver's helmet.
JOANNA: Yes!
ROO: Do you know what it reminds me of?
It reminds me of Ancient Egypt... JOANNA: Yes!
Yes!
ROO: ..sometimes when you see the pictures of the things, the artifacts that are found in the tombs... Yeah.
..and polished and cleaned up.
Now, these are all... Do you know what these are?
JOANNA: Yeah.
They're like semi-precious stones.
ROO: They are...
But the way they're polished, they're cabochons.
JOANNA: Oh, now, what are they?!
ROO: Cabochon is actually...
It's a method of polishing down into the smooth curve, as opposed to the sort of hard, multifaceted cutting, which is what you get in your gemstones.
VO: Used to add color to a 19th century Indian brass pot in this instance.
ROO: If you have a look here, I can actually see you through it.
See all this pierced work?
Oh, yes!
What difference does it make, then, if it's got a pierced bottom?
ROO: Well, it's just decorative.
And it goes to show...
I mean, this, I would say, is probably Indian, but it's made of solid brass, and just the work that has went into it.
But they haven't overdone it.
Yeah.
ROO: They haven't smothered it in detail.
They've kept it classy.
At the time, I think this would have been quite expensive to buy.
But it's £160.
Do you think that's too much for it?
ROO: Well, you'd never buy any brass at £160, just because it's not trendy or fashionable anymore.
But I think what's created out of the brass... JOANNA: Yeah... ROO: ..that has this almost majestic, regal air to it... JOANNA: Yes.
..combined with the cabochons, the semi-precious stones.
JOANNA: Yeah...
I 100% want to get this!
ROO: Would you buy that at £160?
JOANNA: Yes, definitely!
I'm not looking at it as in an antique sort of thing.
I'm looking at it as...it's just unusual.
It's so attractive.
I just love it.
It's so different.
ROO: Do you think Wynne and Irita will be jealous of this?
Oh, I think so.
I think Wynne will be jealous.
I think he'll be like, "What's going on here?"
"Where'd you get that from?"
ROO: We want that, don't we?
JOANNA: Yeah, we want that.
ROO: Shall we go find out what the best price is?
Definitely.
VO: Let's see what Sarah can do.
Hiya, Sarah.
Oh, hi.
Hello.
Well, we've seen two things which we are interested in.
Yeah, yeah?
The first is the Victorian cot.
SARAH: Oh, lovely.
JOANNA: Yes.
We would like to... Well, we would like to offer you... How would you feel...?
This shows how good I am at this!
I love that she started the sentence three times and not quite finished it yet.
How would you feel about £40?
Yeah.
40 we can do.
Yes, well, the other thing that we've seen is the fantastic brass vase.
How would you feel about 60 for the vase?
I can do as good as 95.
Could you ever budge to, like, 90?
Yeah.
Oh, go on.
Oh, my gosh.
That would just be amazing, wouldn't it?
That would just be amazing.
VO: It comes to £130 altogether.
SARAH: Thank you very much.
JOANNA: Thank you very, very much.
ROO: You've made us so happy.
SARAH: Oh, brilliant.
JOANNA: Yes, thank you.
ROO: Take care!
ROO & JOANNA: Bye!
SARAH: Bye.
VO: Sarah will be sending Joanna's buys to the saleroom later today, and Joanna has £185 remaining.
ROO: Oh, they're beautiful.
JOANNA: Oh, my gosh!
We don't want to sell them now.
JOANNA: I don't think I'm going to be able to bear it.
ROO: What have we done to ourselves?
VO: Back in Newcastle Emlyn, Wynne found the porcelain plaque haunting.
And he's still scouring.
That's pretty, isn't it...?
Oh, what's that box there?
Oh, I like that.
Can you reach in and..?
Yeah... IRITA: Right.
Tell me, why does that appeal?
I like this...this bit of detail in the top, and I like this.
Is this brass?
Bronze.
WYNNE: Bronze, is it?
IRITA: Gilded.
IRITA: It's what they call ormolu.
It's gilded bronze.
VO: Ormolu is a gilding technique where gold, d'or, is fired at high temperature to add a brilliant luster.
IRITA: Made in France in late 1800s, early 1900s.
WYNNE: Right?
IRITA: All the mounts are bronze.
WYNNE: Oh, really?
IRITA: Now, the miniature in the middle... ..is actually all hand-painted.
WYNNE: So would that have been the original owner, would you have thought of the box?
IRITA: Probably.
Yeah.
It was probably commissioned and her picture was put in the middle, and the quality is amazing.
Have a look at the glass.
Is all the glass...?
WYNNE: Yeah, the glass looks good.
It's one piece, right?
IRITA: Yeah.
Yeah.
It's beautiful, actually, isn't it?
Have a look at the sides.
Is there swags and...?
Oh, yeah, look at that.
How pretty!
What have we got?
WYNNE: £115.
It's quite a buy, but do you reckon that's good?
IRITA: I think that's OK. WYNNE: Would it help if I just put a picture of me in the top instead of that one?
Um... Maybe we can put one inside.
Yeah.
That might help the price.
I'm just thinking out loud, you know?
IRITA: Yeah, OK. WYNNE: Yeah.
But, I mean, I'm impressed you love that.
WYNNE: Beautiful.
IRITA: Would you have that at home?
WYNNE: Definitely.
Yeah.
IRITA: What would you do with it?
WYNNE: I'd probably keep cufflinks in it.
Oh, nice!
Because I wear a lot of formal dress with work.
WYNNE: Or shirt studs... IRITA: Yeah.
WYNNE: ..might be nice in there.
IRITA: They would look really nice through the glass as well.
WYNNE: Yeah, it's beautiful.
IRITA: Easy to find... WYNNE: We'll ask about this, shall we?
VO: Will Wynne's golden charm result in a golden deal for the jewelry casket and porcelain plaque?
Irita has informed the dealer of the Jean Gilles and George Jones mix-up.
WYNNE: Hello.
NELL: Hiya.
IRITA: Hello there.
The casket?
WYNNE: The little casket.
What would your killing price be on that?
VO: Sounds dangerous.
It was ticketed at £125.
The absolute best on that one would be 90.
IRITA: OK. WYNNE: That's very generous of you.
IRITA: Yeah.
The little picture in there.
What are you thinking?
NELL: That one... WYNNE: Hmm?
We just... NELL: ..we have had for a while.
WYNNE: Right.
We can do a bit better on that one.
WYNNE: What are you thinking?
NELL: We could do 70 on that.
WYNNE: 70...
If we bought both?
NELL: 140.
WYNNE: (WHISPERS) 140... What do you think?
We should do that?
(SILENTLY) Please may I shake your hand?
IRITA: Get the money out.
WYNNE: I got the wodge.
Thank you.
NELL: Thank you.
VO: Nice work.
Let's call it £80 for the ormolu box and £60 for the porcelain cherry girl.
It means Wynne has £223 left.
WYNNE: 11, 12, 13, 14.
Thank you very, very much.
NELL: Thank you very much.
IRITA: You go and get the plaque, I'm going to grab the box.
WYNNE: Great.
See you there.
IRITA: Thank you!
One each.
WYNNE: I know, I mean... IRITA: Are you happy?
Yeah, I am happy.
She still looks a bit...odd.
VO: Joanna and Wynne are both spent for their first day.
Time for them to reconvene in the Merc.
That was amazing.
I'm exhausted.
WYNNE: Yeah... JOANNA: But that was amazing.
WYNNE: Yeah, it was brilliant.
JOANNA: Did you enjoy it?
Yeah.
I'm just nosy as a person, so I like looking round, digging through the little bits and bobs.
Yeah.
I mean, what do you think about all of the history and where all of that stuff has come from and all the different stories...
I mean, are you confident with what you've picked up so far?
I think so.
I could have bought more.
Yeah?
But I'm waiting for...waiting for tomorrow.
VO: Ah!
Let's see what tomorrow brings.
Nos da!
Nighty night.
Ah, go on!
(THROUGH TEETH) Gottle of geer.
A gottle of geer.
(NORMAL VOICE) Do you remember Lord Charles?
VO: Wynne's driving and providing the entertainment now.
Can you do ventriloquism?
(THROUGH TEETH) I think I can, yeah.
VO: That's thrown all of us.
So how are you finding the car-driving, then?
Yesterday, I didn't enjoy it because you drive far too fast.
Today, it is like a Sunday afternoon drive.
I feel like my grandmother.
I drive everywhere in first.
Everything is under control.
It is.
I'm feeling a bit frustrated, like, I'm chomping at the bit.
I want to get going.
VO: Patience is a virtue, but it is time for Joanna and Wynne to reveal their wares by the roadside, once safely pulled over.
Right, the moment of truth.
Come on, then.
Let's see what you got.
VO: First, it's eyes on Wynne's lots.
I mean, what is that?
Very interesting question.
If you could capture a poltergeist... ..eating cherries...it is that.
VO: With £400 to spend, Wynne was unnerved by the mislabeled porcelain plaque yesterday.
Isn't she cute, though?
I mean, it's still weird.
VO: Buying a copper lusterware jug, cocktail sticks and jewelry casket too, Wynne now has £223 remaining.
Time for him to check Joanna's purchases out.
WYNNE: What is it?
Um, it is a vase.
It's not a vase.
It's a brass vase...
So you going to put flowers in there?
No, it's a vase... Because there's holes in the bottom, if you're going to put water in.
VO: Joanna took a shine to the 19th-century brass pot yesterday and made deals on a biscuit tin, bowling pins and Victorian pine cradle also.
JOANNA: I just think it's cute.
Like, I could imagine my dogs in it as well.
VO: She now has £185 to spend.
WYNNE: I mean, you're not going to make any money.
But at least I look like I've had some fun.
I mean, look at yours.
That's flippin' boring.
You know...she's got feelings.
She's only a child.
Leave her alone.
VO: There's enough needling between these two to burst a zeppelin... ..but they're about to go their separate ways.
Wynne's dropping Joanna at the village of Angle, close to Milford Haven.
She's come to feel the sand between her toes, and forage for a food that's been predicted to be a staple of the future, but which local history pioneer Jonathan Williams is keen to prove has a rich history along these shores - seaweed.
JOANNA: Hiya, Jonathan!
Hi Jo, you alright?
Yes, and we're going foraging today... Yeah, we are.
I associate foraging with, like, mushrooms, berries.
I've never thought about foraging for seaweed, though.
JONATHAN: Yeah.
Looking for different seaweeds down on the shoreline and see what we can find.
JOANNA: Why do we want to forage for seaweed?
I mean, does it taste nice?
JONATHAN: Well, yeah, it's a really nice flavor.
There's lots of different varieties you can play around with, and really nutritious for you as well.
VO: The beaches here are so blessed with seaweed that in the early 20th century, drying huts dotted the coastline.
From them, the women of Angle harvested one algae that could be boiled and kneaded into a unique Welsh delicacy called laverbread.
Actor Richard Burton declared it "Welshman's caviar".
JOANNA: So is there more than one type of seaweed?
There's hundreds.
There's about 800 or 900... JOANNA: 800 or 900?!
JONATHAN: ..in the UK.
Here we've got a little bit of laver which we use to make laverbread.
JOANNA: Yeah?
Then we got some gutweed, which is the green.
We've got some wracks over there.
They're kind of split into three different groups.
You've got the reds and the browns and the greens.
We're looking for one of the reds... Yeah?
..and we'll do some cooking with that.
VO: With the drying huts of Angle all but vanished, Jonathan now creates seaweed-themed menus with the hope of elevating the iodine-rich, fast-growing and low-carbon food.
Harvested sustainably, it has the potential to improve diets and the climate.
We always use scissors when it comes to seaweed, make it more sustainable.
So if you kneel down, and then you can see all the tips along here.
VO: While Joanna snips pepper dulce, known as "truffle of the sea", Wynne is winding his way to Jonathan's pub, set at the east side of the bay.
With head chef Charlie Cowgill-Pang, the Old Point House has become a haven for seaweed sustenance.
Are you Charlie, by any chance?
CHARLIE: Yes, I am!
WYNNE: Hello, Charlie.
WYNNE: I'm Wynne.
CHARLIE: Nice to meet you.
WYNNE: Is literally everything made from seaweed here?
Everything is seaweed here, yeah.
We absolutely love it!
VO: From seaweed sauce to seaweed pickle and seaweed salad, the menu here illuminates an almost 500 year old connection to the sea.
One of the 16th century's most infamous pirates, John Callis, lived here.
CHARLIE: It's believed that he was actually a tenant here and kind of used the Old Point House as his headquarters, as he was going round the British Isles, so he would plunder ships all the way from, like, Cardiff all the way up to Haverfordwest.
So rather than go to the Caribbean, like all other pirates, he viewed this as, this was his area to control.
VO: Caught and arrested in 1576, it's thought Callis was hanged in Newport the same year.
Back at the beach, Joanna and Jonathan's seaweed spoils are growing.
Joanna's getting her first taste of pepper dulce, which can be eaten raw.
But that's really nice.
It is, it's really nice.
It tastes all a bit buttery, like... Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Gosh, that genuinely is really nice.
JONATHAN: So here we go.
JOANNA: Wow.
D'you want to cut some in there?
We only need, like, a handful cuz it's quite a strong flavor.
JOANNA: Yeah?
JONATHAN: Now... Just a handful of this, give it a little wash in the seawater, and then, you know, we'll get cooking with it.
VO: Jonathan's an expert, of course, and you should take advice from one before foraging.
In Asia, seaweed accounts for 2% of diet, and back in East Angle, Wynne's discovering Welsh seaweed is partly responsible for that.
WYNNE: Do people everywhere know about laverbread?
I think nowadays definitely they do know about it, especially with like the Japanese industry having like nori laver seaweed, which ties in massively to a woman called Kathleen Mary Drew-Baker.
VO: A botanist, Kathleen Mary Drew-Baker's 1949 research into seaweed on Welsh beaches saved the Japanese seaweed industry when the country's harvests were failing.
CHARLIE: Kathleen devised and did some studies on laver, and actually published some paperwork on their own studies and findings, which then actually the Japanese picked up on.
And then they actually... She saved their laver industry over there without ever knowing.
She was 6,000 miles away over here in Wales and doing her studies.
VO: Discovering the true-life cycle of laver seaweed, called nori in Japan, Kathleen realized seashells could act as a host environment to allow seaweed to grow.
When Japanese seaweed harvesters read her work, their industry was saved, though Kathleen sadly died before recognition.
JOANNA: God, it's quite hot, innit?!
JONATHAN: It is, innit?
We're just going to add that into there.
VO: Frying off with seaweed butter, adding linguine, porcini and a bit of Parmesan, the smell must have wafted to the other side of the bay.
Look what's coming!
JOANNA: Hello!
IRITA: Hi, Jo!
You've been cooking up a storm!
JOANNA: (SPEAKS WELSH) ROO: Oh, wow!
WYNNE: What are you like?
JOANNA: (SCREECH LAUGHS) VO: Time to see what the seaweed brings to the table.
That's incredible!
That's really nice, innit?
WYNNE: That's amazing.
Oh, my goodness, even you're impressed!
Did you make that?
JONATHAN: She did.
JOANNA: I stirred.
ROO: That's beautiful!
JONATHAN: And you cut the...
I did cut the seaweed.
Where did you pick the pasta, then?
VO: Now, now, Wynne.
Everyone knows pasta grows on trees.
Ha!
ROO: Cheers to the chef!
ALL: (CHEER) Yeah!
VO: It seems seaweed has a very bright future indeed, at least when stirred by Joanna.
Blasus iawn - delicious!
All full up, Wynne and Irita are back on the road.
WYNNE: OK. Last shop.
I think I've got quite a bit of wodge left.
OK. We should go in, spend hard... Go a bit quirky...?
OK. Maybe take a bit of a risk?
Yeah.
VO: It does take a lot to faze Wynne.
He's been an actor and opera singer since his youth.
WYNNE: I was once doing an opera.
I thought I had sweat on my forehead, so I wiped it off.
And the soprano was meant to be dying on the stage.
OK. WYNNE: And it wasn't sweat.
It was a... WYNNE: It was a fly.
IRITA: Oh!
WYNNE: And it left my forehead and went straight into her mouth as she was about to sing, right, and like, she nearly choked to death.
Oh, my...!
WYNNE: We had to do the Heimlich maneuver and stuff like this, right, on the stage cuz she was like... (CHOKES) So, yeah.
I've had loads of disasters like that.
VO: There'll be no disasters at the next shop.
Wynne and Irita are headed to Narberth in the east of Pembrokeshire, a town famous for its annual food festival.
IRITA: Come on, then.
Your driving isn't too bad!
I do work in insurance.
IRITA: Not sure about the parking, though.
WYNNE: Starsky and Hutch style.
IRITA: (LAUGHS) IRITA: Come on, let's go and do some work.
VO: There's plenty to investigate inside Bazaar vintage and antique warehouse.
WYNNE: Think I'll have that.
IRITA: There you go, sir.
WYNNE: Cheers.
IRITA: Cheers... To a win.
WYNNE: To a Wynne... WYNNE: ..who's gonna win.
IRITA: With a Wynne.
VO: Drink this place in.
Organized like a traditional bazaar with themed stalls, there's lots to see and try on.
IRITA: You look like Dandy.
Do I?
Or a dandy.
A dandy!
That's sweet, innit?
IRITA: What do you think?
WYNNE: Yeah, I love it.
IRITA: A railway balance.
Enamel... WYNNE: And Salter's as well, right?
I know them as our kitchen scales now.
IRITA: Yeah!
VO: Founded in the 1760s in Wolverhampton, it's one of the UK's oldest brands.
Well, in an auction, I would say...30 to 50?
WYNNE: Really?
IRITA: 40 to 60?
WYNNE: OK. IRITA: Yeah!
WYNNE: My problem is, right, we've got a bit of budget left... OK. ..and it's burning a hole in my pocket.
Oh, you want to spend big, do you?!
WYNNE: Yeah.
IRITA: OK, come on, then.
Let's go and see what else we can spot.
VO: Wynne's not averse, just after something a bit more heavyweight.
I think that's quite a cool thing.
Yeah, I like it a lot.
VO: Joanna and Roo, meanwhile, have made their way to Saundersfoot a large village by Pembrokeshire's coast.
Oh, this looks lovely, doesn't it?
This is us!
After you!
JOANNA: Oooh...!
(WHISPERS) Wow!
JOANNA: Hi, Holly!
HOLLY: Hi, how are you?
JOANNA: Lovely to meet you!
Very well, thanks.
ROO: Hi, Holly, how are you?
HOLLY: Nice to meet you.
Oh, this is a treasure trove, isn't it?
What a beautiful shop!
ROO: Let's get cracking!
JOANNA: OK!
VO: With furniture, jewelry and more, the antique shop's Holly is on hand for any queries.
This place is everything it's cracked up to be.
Lovely stuff.
Oh, my gosh, Roo!
ROO: It's a little dragon!
JOANNA: Oh, gosh, it's beautiful.
It's a Welsh dragon.
Vintage Welsh dragon puppet.
You've been looking for a puppet!
I've been looking for a puppet everywhere.
But also, this is, like, a Welsh puppet.
Oh, my gosh.
Look, its wings are going!
ROO: It flies!
JOANNA: My daughter Eva... Oh!
ROO: Oh!
Look at them go!
She's got... Before...
When she was still in my stomach, I found a Welsh dragon puppet exactly like this.
Not the same sort.
Eva's one is about this big and like this.
And it's wooden, it's all made out of wood.
Lovely.
But, oh, my goodness.
It's green and it's Welsh and it's a dragon.
And this is just so beautiful.
ROO: He's got the loveliest face.
JOANNA: He's got personality, and that's what we want going into the end.
ROO: And he's got a bit of age as well.
This one I probably would say is 1960s, '70s, the way he's got these sort of beads for the tail and the way he's made out of wood.
So he does...
He's definitely vintage, retro.
He's got some age to it.
Are you interested in him?
JOANNA: I'm so interested.
ROO: Are you?!
JOANNA: There's obviously not even any point in me carrying on looking, cuz he's got my name all over him.
JOANNA: I mean, look at him.
ROO: Oh...!
JOANNA: He's fantastic.
ROO: What would you call him?
We can call him Bert... Emrys.
Emrys?
I think he's bought.
So how much would you want to buy him...?
JOANNA: Well, he's 45.
Shall we go in with 15?
Oh, he's fab... ROO: Mm.
The moon, the stars, the dragons have aligned.
VO: Oh, fiery stuff indeed.
Are Wynne and Irita any warmer to getting what they want eight miles away in Narberth?
Wynne still has £223 weighing him down.
IRITA: Do you like cocktails?
WYNNE: I love a cocktail.
VO: You know he does.
IRITA: What's your favorite?
I like a classic martini.
I also like a negroni.
IRITA: What do you think of that?
WYNNE: Yeah, I like it.
IRITA: You can change... WYNNE: No!
IRITA: And you've got all the cocktail recipes!
How cool is that?
WYNNE: That is amazing.
IRITA: That would have been probably 1930s, '40s.
Uh... 125 quid for that?
IRITA: Is that what it was?
I actually don't think that's that bad.
WYNNE: Don't you?
"Gloom Raiser."
Right.
IRITA: Have you ever had one of those?
No, but we should get one.
Gin, vermouth or Nolly Prat, grenadine and absinthe.
Nice.
IRITA: Sounds good.
WYNNE: I like this.
VO: Sounds like it could shake things up.
It's got a of bit damage, though.
IRITA: I know, but I don't really care about that.
To be fair, I've never seen one of these before.
There's something unique about it.
WYNNE: Yeah.
IRITA: And cocktail things are very in right now.
WYNNE: Yeah.
Great.
IRITA: What do you reckon?
WYNNE: I like that.
IRITA: OK. IRITA: Do you want to ask them for a price?
WYNNE: Yeah, we'll ask them for a price on that.
VO: It's John who'll be serving Wynne and Irita today.
Hey, shwmae.
Shwmae, iawn diolch.
IRITA: Shwmae.
Shwmae!
I'm learning too.
WYNNE: Yeah, great.
JOHN: Fantastic.
IRITA: (LAUGHS) So we've selected this.
It's fabulous, isn't it?
We had a lot of fun with this when it came in.
WYNNE: John?
JOHN: Yes?
I want the shirt off your back.
JOHN: (LAUGHS) I like you... 90.
WYNNE: 90?!
JOHN: Mm.
(EXHALES) Can you phone for a... Can you get an ambulance?
(SOFTLY) This is good, right?
IRITA: He's... Keep going.
WYNNE: Oh, my God.
JOHN: Too good, isn't he?
I think I've taught him well.
JOHN: You have, yeah.
WYNNE: What we thinking, John?
We're talking graves, we're talking gravestones.
We're talking everything.
Flowers, wreaths, death.
80.
80 is... WYNNE: I love 80, right?
Yeah?
IRITA: Yeah?
WYNNE: Deal... (SPEAKS WELSH) JOHN: (SPEAKS WELSH) IRITA: Thank you very much.
WYNNE: Wicked.
We're happy with that.
I gotta get the wodge out now.
VO: It means Wynne's finished his Road Trip with £143 to spare.
Thank you very much.
IRITA: Thank you, John.
WYNNE: I love it.
IRITA: It's been a pleasure.
JOHN: It has!
We're off to make a... JOHN: Have fun with it.
WYNNE: We will, definitely.
IRITA: See you later!
JOHN: Bye bye.
Ta-ra!
VO: Toodle-oo!
Hey, we got it!
IRITA: All done.
That's it... WYNNE: All done.
IRITA: No more shopping!
WYNNE: I know... Amazing.
Will I hold it for us?
WYNNE: You hold the precious merch.
Which one are we going with for our lunch menu?
WYNNE: Oh... IRITA: Tom Collins?
Maybe Tom Collins.
Bennett Cocktail?
Keep reading them and I'll decide.
IRITA: Blackthorn cocktail?
VO: Has Joanna found anything else to drink too, back in Saundersfoot?
She's being quite taken by Emrys the Welsh Dragon so far.
JOANNA: Roo, Roo!
ROO: Yes, Jo, what have you found?
Oh... Come and have a look at these.
So they're 1970s.
ROO: Right?
JOANNA: But they just really remind me of ones that my parents used to have.
ROO: I love the colors.
Yeah, they remind me of being young, at Christmastime, and they always used to let me have a little bit of Babycham.
ROO: Oh, that's sweet...!
Did you like the taste?
Loved it.
I think it's like what...what has informed me on what I drink now as an adult!
But, oh, my gosh, I love just how 1970s they are and the color... ROO: They just take you back.
Well, that was quite the trend.
They did it with teacups as well, but with glasses, they had the different colors so everyone knew whose glass was theirs.
Oh, is that why?!
Yeah.
Like cocktail parties and drinks dos.
I mean, nowadays you get little tags that you can put around your wine glass stem.
Can you?!
So you know which one's yours, yes!
Mine just never leaves my hand or my mouth.
Well, that's how it should really be.
But someone, crazily, would put a glass down for whatever reason... ..so, in a way, you were able to know that you were the blue, the pink, the green, the yellow.
JOANNA: (GASPS) Fab... ROO: I mean, how much are they?
JOANNA: I mean, they're £55.
I mean, we could get them cheaper than that.
They don't have the same personality as the dragon.
VO: With £185 left to spend, she could stretch to both, but she's feeling thrifty.
So if we were thinking of the glasses versus the dragon, which one is your heart saying?
Well, obviously the dragon.
Which one is your head saying?
Well, obviously the dragon as well.
VO: £45 Emrys may be going to auction - if Joanna can wing a deal.
JOANNA: Hi...!
HOLLY: Hi.
Well, we've seen just the loveliest green dragon, and we were wondering how you would feel about an offer of £20?
Oh... Was he 45?
He was 45.
Yeah, go on, then.
Yes?!
I think so.
He's going to a good home.
VO: Joanna's finished her Road Trip with £165 remaining.
Emrys the Welsh dragon is making his own way to auction, and Wynne and Joanna's final shop is complete.
JOANNA: On our way to the auction now!
Oh, well, the best of luck.
JOANNA: Fingers crossed.
ROO: Come on!
Thank you!
JOANNA: Wings crossed!
HOLLY: Bye bye.
JOANNA: (LAUGHS) Bye!
HOLLY: Bye!
JOANNA: (SQUEALS) ROO: Whoo... Whoo...
BOTH: (LAUGH) VO: Time for Wynne and Joanna to debrief.
JOANNA: I'm really going to miss this.
Can't we make it a regular...?
I know!
We should just go shopping.
We should, shouldn't we?
Yeah.
Do you think...
In the auction, do you think you're going to come out tops, now?
I think I might try and employ a bit of, like, showbiz style.
Nice.
And make people aware that the things that they're bidding for... You once touched?
JOANNA: I once touched.
WYNNE: Yeah.
And that Wales's Sexiest Woman once did touch those things.
That's nice.
VO: This auction is going to be hot stuff.
Best get some shuteye.
VO: Joanna and Wynne began their trip in Carmarthen and have now made it to their grand auction finale in Worcestershire.
They're meeting back with Irita and Roo at Littleton Auctions in Middle Littleton, near Evesham.
It never rains in Scotland.
I don't know what's going on.
IRITA: Oh.
WYNNE & JOANNA: Hello!
You've brought the sunshine!
JOANNA: Woo!
ROO: Yay!
JOANNA: Come on, let's get in!
WYNNE: It's because we left Wales!
ROO & IRITA: (LAUGH) JOANNA: I don't want to get my hair wet!
VO: There are bidders ready to buy in the room and more buyers from around the world waiting by the phones and internet.
MARTIN: Is it 110 anywhere?
VO: Keeping his eye on events is auctioneer Martin Homer.
Fair warned at 100... VO: Joanna spent £235 on five lots.
Anything floating your boat, Martin?
The Indian brass pot, I love that.
A lot of interest in that one.
It's just the sort of piece that would go in any home, in any decor.
VO: Wynne spent £257 on his five lots.
Anything light your fire, Martin?
The art deco recipe-maker is my favorite lot, and I can see that making three figures easily.
VO: Martin's confident.
How's the gang feeling?
JOANNA: (WHISPERS) So exciting...!
Are there any nerves?
I'm nervous, I'm nervous... You two are looking nervous, aren't you?
I'm quite nervous.
You're looking kind of pale.
Am I?
No.
I never see you without a smile on your face and now it's just... Serious now.
VO: Just breathe.
Up first is Wynne's lusterware jug.
And it's perfect condition.
And it's over 100 years old...
It's actually a really nice quality thing.
How are you feeling now?
Well, I'm very anxious still.
Give me £20 for it.
WYNNE: Yes.
IRITA: Come on.
£20.
MARTIN: Surely £20 for that pretty jug.
Surely.
Surely... Give me 15 for it, then.
Come on.
£15.
15 anywhere?
15 I'm bid.
Thank you.
Oh, thank God.
MARTIN: And £15.
All done?
Fair warned at 15.
18.
Oh, 18!
MARTIN: New bidder at 18.
20.
20.
We got 20!
WYNNE: Oh, OK. MARTIN: At £20.
Where's two?
22.
New bidder at 22... Yay!
MARTIN: ..at the back of the room.
25.
At £25.
£28 I've got now.
30.
Fair warned at 30, before she changes her mind.
Yeah.
(GAVEL) She won't change her mind.
JOANNA & IRITA: (CHEER) WYNNE: Come here, you.
VO: The tension was palpable on that one, but came right in the end.
WYNNE: It was a bargain.
A bargain.
A bargain.
Well done, guys.
It looked really sweet!
VO: Joanna's first lot now - the early 20th century biscuit tin.
IRITA: Jo, are you...?
JOANNA: (WHISPERS) I'm scared!
IRITA: Here it comes!
Here we go.
Here we go.
What's that worth, guys?
£20, surely.
Give me 15, then.
Let's get 15.
15 I'm bid, thank you, sir.
We're in the room at £15.
I'm looking for 18 now.
18 I've got.
£20 now.
22 in the room.
I'm at £22 in the room and selling at £22... MARTIN: (GAVEL) Sold, 22.
ROO: We got four more pounds.
VO: Not as sweet as we were hoping.
Gosh, that's just...
It's quite nerve-racking, isn't it?
Jo, I told you not to buy it.
VO: Time for Wynne's jewelry casket now.
It's a piece of quality.
WYNNE: Yeah.
ROO: I think it's beautiful.
Is it good?
It's Baccarat glass, which is one of the best glassmakers in France.
And it's gilt metal.
The miniature is just stunning.
WYNNE: I told her all this... Give me £50 to start there, please.
IRITA: Come on!
MARTIN: 50 I'm bid.
Thank you, madam.
I'm at 50.
55 I've got now, and 60.
And five.
At £70 and five.
80 we're at now.
At £80.
Where's 90?
90.
At £90.
100.
110.
WYNNE: Ooh!
MARTIN: 120.
130.
Fair warned at 130... MARTIN: (GAVEL) Sold at 130.
WYNNE: Oh!
ROO: Well done.
WYNNE: Well done, well done.
VO: Something for Wynne to rattle his jewelry around in.
ROO: Well done.
WYNNE: I can't believe that.
IRITA: £50.
WYNNE: 50 quid!
VO: Up next, Joanna's Indian brass pot cum diver's helmet.
JOANNA: Come on.
ROO: We love this.
We...
It's the brass pot.
This is our favorite piece, isn't it?
It was beautiful.
I would like to have it.
It's got all of the little gems.
ROO: Semi-precious cabochons.
WYNNE: Semi.
It's a work of art!
IRITA: Semi.
JOANNA: (LAUGHS) Semi... Semi-precious.
Shall we start that at £50?
50 I'm bid.
The room's got in at £50.
At 50.
Looking for five now.
55.
60 room.
65.
Looking for 70 now.
70, new bidder.
That's room at 70.
75.
At 75.
80 in the room now.
At £80, the room's at 80.
90.
£100.
At 100, the room's winning at 100.
110.
120.
At £120.
130.
On the net at 130.
140.
Room's winning at 150 now.
JOANNA: Yes!
MARTIN: 160 I'm at.
All done at 160... (GAVEL) Sold at 160.
Oh, well, thank you.
It's a beautiful thing.
VO: And even more beautiful profit.
It means it's pretty much neck and neck between Wynne and Joanna.
Oh, high five.
It's beautiful!
WOMAN: Do I get a high five?
JOANNA: Yes.
VO: Now Wynne's porcelain plaque, which frightens him.
You love the next lot.
Hate it.
I can't believe you actually talked me into buying it.
Absolutely disgusting.
This is the one I am the most excited to see if you get anything on it.
Literally nobody's going to bid on it.
Give me 50 to start me, then.
Come on.
Room!
MARTIN: 55 I'm at.
60.
JOANNA: Here we go!
MARTIN: At 60, lovely piece.
65.
£70 now.
75.
At 75, and 80 now.
At £80, 90.
100.
Not too bad.
100.
There we are, at £100.
Fair warned at 100... IRITA: Ah!
MARTIN: (GAVEL) Sold at 100.
IRITA: Can I just say... JOANNA: Well done.
WYNNE: What?
IRITA: Well done for finding it.
Thank God nobody in this room bought it.
VO: £40 profit - has to be the cherry on the cake, no?
You literally cannot believe it, can you?
I can't get my head around it, that anybody bought that.
I can't believe we bought it, let alone anybody else.
VO: Joanna is hoping to strike it lucky with the 10 American bowling pins.
If you've a creative mind, you can do anything with them.
Ain't that right?
I think that will be a strike...
I think that will be a strike.
The bowling pins.
Nice, I like it.
I see what you did there.
They'll make money.
15 I'm bid.
Thank you, sir.
We've got a bid in the room of 15, 18 now.
20, room.
At 20.
That's room at 20.
22.
At 22 and five.
At £25.
The room's winning at 25.
28 now.
At £28... Are we all done, ladies and gentlemen?
20, 30, back in!
ROO: Yes!
MARTIN: Comes back in at £30.
35 I'm at now.
£35... (GAVEL) Sold at 35.
ALL: (GROAN) Oh!
You know, I'm gutted about those.
Did we lose on that one, guys?
WYNNE: Yeah.
JOANNA: Yeah.
Not me.
Not me.
Jo did.
VO: More of a spare than a strike that time, unfortunately.
WYNNE: Jo lost on those.
MARTIN: Oh, did she?
We're still clear.
You don't look sad about it, Jo!
ROO: Aww.
VO: Can Wynne keep his chin up?
Time for his cocktail recipe-maker.
I like this.
I'd buy this.
I was so, so happy when I found it and he liked it.
JOANNA: Yeah.
IRITA: So happy.
Surely £100 to start me on that one.
130 I'm at on the internet.
130!
Do I hear 140 anywhere?
140 in the room.
Are we all there at £140?
Going once.
Going twice.
Gavel's up... MARTIN: £140.
ROO: Well done.
VO: Cheers, m'dears.
Well done.
ROO: That is a thing of beauty.
WYNNE: Made 60 quid there!
£60... You two could do this as a day job.
JOANNA: You could!
WYNNE: I could.
IRITA: Funny you say that!
ROO: (LAUGHS) VO: Hoping to put this auction to bed, it's Joanna's Victorian pine cradle.
I should have brought my dog and put the dog in it and put a blanket over it and sort of set the scene a bit more.
Going to sell your dog?
No, she'd have just been a prop.
Oh, right.
You wouldn't have let them take the dog.
I might sell the dog if that would make me some money on it as well.
15 for it.
Come on.
Surely 15.
15 I'm bid.
Thank you.
At just £15.
Where's 18?
18 on the net now.
At 18.
20, room.
At just £20... 22 I've got.
Where's 25?
25 I've got now.
28.
At 28 now.
That's it at 28.
30 at the back of the room.
Fair warned, £30... MARTIN: (GAVEL) £30 ROO: Aww.
That is really cheap, isn't it?
Yeah.
VO: Someone swung a good deal there.
Actually, you know, that was worth so much more.
Well, thank God we didn't spend 90 quid on it.
ROO: Oh, goodness.
JOANNA: That's what it was.
VO: Wynne's final lot now.
Those souvenir cocktail sticks.
This was the bit of plastic tat you found in the shop at Carmarthen with the Underground logos on them.
Yeah, and you loved them!
I did like them, because they're my kind of thing.
Exactly!
Let's go £30 to start that quirky lot.
WYNNE: (EXHALES) IRITA: Really?
30, I'm straight in at £30.
35.
40, 45 on the net, 50 room and five on the net.
No, at £55, £55... Sold.
ROO: Well done, guys.
JOANNA: (WHISPERS) Oh, my God!
VO: His good luck has stuck.
That's five profitable lots in a row.
WYNNE: (WHISPERS) £55!
IRITA: £55!
VO: It's time for Emrys the Welsh dragon to fly now.
Fingers and wings crossed.
For a puppet, it's going to pull at the heartstrings because someone will see that and think, "My kid would love that," or "I need that in my room."
I think it's got some nice... Well, you can't pull at the puppet strings because it's actually tangled the heartstrings.
I've got interest on the book and I can start... WYNNE: Rubbish... (CALLS OUT) Liar!
..at...
There's no way you've got interest on that.
At £15.
Is it 18 anywhere?
18 in the room now.
Takes my commission bid out.
At £18, are we all done, ladies and gentlemen?
MARTIN: At just £18... ROO: Come on, one more!
JOANNA: One more.
ROO: Oh, wait.
WYNNE: Jo will sign it.
ROO: Oh!
At £18.
All done at 18?
20 I've got.
JOANNA: Yay!
ROO: (CHEERS) You want two, sir?
22.
Yay...!
At 22.
Fair warned, 22.
25.
Oh...!
Are we all done, ladies and gentlemen?
At 28... Yay...!
JOANNA: Woo-hoo!
Woo-hoo-hoo!
At 28.
Is it 30 anywhere?
Go on, we gotta, it's gotta be 30.
Going once... WYNNE: That's unbelievable.
MARTIN: Going twice.
30!
ROO & JOANNA: (CHEER) ROO: (LAUGHS) At £30.
Does anybody want 35?
35 I've got now.
IRITA: No!
JOANNA: Woo!
MARTIN: At 35.
£35.
At £35.
Going once.
Going twice... MARTIN: Sold at 35.
ALL: (CHEER) VO: Da iawn, Emrys.
You're winging your way to a good home.
JOANNA: That's amazing.
WYNNE: Unbelievable.
That is wonderful.
That is amazing.
Sorry.
Sorry... Oh, what a high.
VO: A high to end on.
That's it.
We're done.
IRITA: Let's go and add up this money.
We need to add it up.
We need to add it up.
No, my calculator's broken, I'm not doing it.
Come on.
VO: Totting it all up, Joanna started with £400 and spent 235 on the road.
After costs at auction.
the final amount in their pot is £396.24.
Wynne started with £400 too.
He spent 257, and after saleroom fees at auction, he's made a profit of £116.10, which means, mae wedi ennill, he's the winner, and all their final profit will go to Children In Need.
Well, that was exciting.
We are officially done, folks!
JOANNA: Yay!
ALL: (CHEER) Yay...!
WYNNE: Brilliant, actually, wasn't it?
IRITA: It was amazing!
That was excellent.
Well, I can't wait to do it again now.
Yeah, we should.
Every week.
Right, next week.
WYNNE: Yeah.
Lush.
IRITA: Next week, we're back.
ROO: Let's do it.
ALL: (LAUGH) Well, that was amazing.
That was so much fun.
Yeah.
VO: Cheerio.