Season 6 Episode 13 | 58m 56s | Video has closed captioning.
Crooner Tony Christie visits Coalbrookdale, the place where ground-breaking techniques were developed that kick-started the industrial revolution. And pop royalty Jimmy Osmond gets to whizz round the historical race circuit at Donington.
Aired: 07/21/22
Problems Playing Video? | Closed Captioning
[THEME MUSIC] TIM WONNACOTT: The nation's favorite celebrities.
Mm, I like that.
TIM WONNACOTT: Paired up with an expert.
Oh, we've had some fun, haven't we?
TIM WONNACOTT: And a classic car.
It feels as if it could go quite fast.
TIM WONNACOTT: Their mission-- to scour Britain for antiques.
Yes!
Fantastic.
Now do that in slow mo.
TIM WONNACOTT: The aim-- to make the biggest profit at auction.
Come on, boys.
TIM WONNACOTT: But it's no easy ride.
Ta da!
TIM WONNACOTT: Who will find a hidden gem?
Don't sell me!
TIM WONNACOTT: Who will take the biggest risks?
Go away, darling.
TIM WONNACOTT: Will anybody follow expert advice?
I'm trying to spend money here.
TIM WONNACOTT: There will be worthy winners.
Yes!
TIM WONNACOTT: And valiant losers.
Put your pedal to the metal.
This is the "Celebrity Antiques Road Trip."
Yeah.
[MUSIC PLAYING] On today's show, we have a pair of sparkling groovy singers from the velvet bell bottom decade of the '70s-- Jimmy Osmond and Tony Christie.
JIMMY OSMOND: So you've recorded a million things.
Obviously "Road to Amarillo" is the big one, right?
Yeah.
I'm "Long Haired Lover."
I'd rather have yours.
Can we switch?
I mean, I enjoy singing Amarillo because as soon as I start it, everybody starts singing with me.
(SINGING) La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
TIM WONNACOTT: Oh, hello.
Oh no.
(SINGING) La, la la, la, la, la, la, la.
TIM WONNACOTT: Today's, well, tuneful experts are auctioneer Catherine Southon and dealer Margie Cooper.
(SINGING) And sweet Marie who waits for me.
Just hope they don't sing "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool" we're all good.
(SINGING) I'll be your long haired lover from Liverpool.
TIM WONNACOTT: Whoops.
(SINGING) And I'll do anything you say.
Oh, I like, Margie.
TIM WONNACOTT: Back in the '70s, Margie was a hot-to-trot model, you know?
And Catherine, well, she was winning bonnie baby competitions.
Oh, what a cutie.
Jimmy and Tony have the very grand 1989 Bentley 8 to parade around the country.
So how do you like this car, huh?
The Bentley?
- It's great.
- Pretty posh.
- It's great.
It takes me back to the '70s when I used to have a Rolls.
TIM WONNACOTT: Very nice, Tony.
[MUSIC - TONY CHRISTIE, "IS THIS THE WAY TO AMARILLO"] TONY CHRISTIE: (SINGING) Where I hang my hat.
TIM WONNACOTT: Our cool crooner has been in the world of showbiz for over half a century and is best known for a certain 1971 singalong ditty.
TONY CHRISTIE: (SINGING) Is this the way to Amarillo?
Every night I've been hugging my pillow.
Dreaming dreams of Amarillo.
TIM WONNACOTT: Don't you love that song?
Lovable Jimmy hails from global phenomenon and super successful pop dynasty The Osmonds.
As a little nipper he hit the big time by going straight to number one in 1972.
(SINGING) I'll be your-- (SINGING) Long haired lover from Liverpool.
You know, it was like Bob the Builder back then, wasn't it?
It was.
Yeah.
After a lot of therapy.
TIM WONNACOTT: They each have a bag of money totaling 400 pounds, and it looks like Jimmy wants to win.
We're not on a team.
We're competitors.
Yeah, we're enemies.
We're enemies.
But not yet.
Not yet.
We're friendly enemies.
Yes.
TIM WONNACOTT: You better watch him, Jimmy.
Catherine and Margie are bobbing about town and dale in the rare 1981 DeLorean, best known as the time machine in the "Back to the Future" trilogy.
[INTERPOSING VOICES] But we've got wings, haven't we?
I mean, we could fly in this.
TIM WONNACOTT: Uh, I don't think so, Catherine.
Our trip begins in the Leicestershire town of Loughborough, moving northwards to the city of Nottingham, charging west through Shropshire, and finally auctioning in the Staffordshire city of Stoke-on-Trent.
Celebrities waiting.
Where are those girls?
There they are.
About time too.
JIMMY OSMOND: So this should be fun.
I like adventures like this, don't you?
Oh yeah.
JIMMY OSMOND: Yeah.
But I still-- I'm going to-- TONY CHRISTIE: I think there's a car.
Oh look, there's a DeLorean!
That's just like mine used to be.
TONY CHRISTIE: There's not.
Where?
Oh, you're right.
- Get out of town.
Look at that.
See, I never should have sold it, man.
[CAR NOISE] TIM WONNACOTT: Crumbs.
[LAUGHTER] JIMMY OSMOND: Hey, hey.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Ta da!
JIMMY OSMOND: [SINGING JAMES BOND THEME] Hey, I should help you out.
Hi, how are you?
I'm Catherine.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Catherine, nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, Tony.
How you doing?
- Hello, lovely.
- I'm fine.
Hello, Jimmy.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to see you.
Oh, you're warm.
It's freezing out here.
MARGIE COOPER: That is hard work CATHERINE SOUTHON: What do you think of our car?
MARGIE COOPER: That car is hard work.
JIMMY OSMOND: I-- TONY CHRISTIE: I know.
It looks it.
JIMMY OSMOND: I used to have one.
Well, I would love to know how this car really goes because Margie is pretty hopeless at driving.
Give me the keys.
TIM WONNACOTT: Don't mince your words then, Catherine.
The keys are in there.
TIM WONNACOTT: So that's settled then.
Catherine teams up with Jimmy and Margie has paired up with Tony.
It's kind of a generational thing.
Our raring-to-go road trippers are all heading to the town of Coalville in north west Leicestershire and there's some real love in the DeLorean.
JIMMY OSMOND: Because I used to sing in Japanese.
Oh my god.
You are so talented.
You can even sing in Japanese.
No, I'm not.
You can do everything.
No.
I hope you can buy antiques.
I can't buy antiques.
TIM WONNACOTT: I'm sure Jimmy will be just fine, Catherine.
What about Tony and Margie?
We'll go in the shop and then you sort of have a look around.
Are they tagged-- price tagged, all these-- Yeah.
You look for dirty tickets because they've had it a long time.
- Had a long time, right.
Oh, that's a good tip.
TIM WONNACOTT: No flies on Margie.
Kats Antique, Vintage Centre better watch out because this bunch are ready to pile in.
Hey what are you guys doing here?
JIMMY OSMOND: Tony the Tiger, he's ahead of the game.
TONY CHRISTIE: I'm in, I'm in, I'm in, I'm in.
TIM WONNACOTT: Let the dog see the rabbit, you lot.
Hello, how are you?
We're first.
TIM WONNACOTT: Margie and Julie are going to have their hands full in here.
MARGIE COOPER: Go on, darling.
You go upstairs.
Up, up, and away.
You go up.
Up and away.
Go up.
See you later.
JIMMY OSMOND: All right.
Good luck.
[MUSIC PLAYING] This is an owl.
My mom used to collect owls.
Had this in your bedroom.
This is all you had.
Yeah.
Do you remember?
Yeah.
MARGIE COOPER: We don't remember, do we?
Really.
Look at that.
They used to grind stuff.
Mincer.
So you put all your whatever in there.
Put your finger in there.
I don't want to mince-- it's mincemeat.
No.
No, no, no.
Please don't do that.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Need glasses.
- Yeah, put your glasses on.
Put your bins on.
- My bins on.
- Yeah.
- Let's have a look.
TIM WONNACOTT: Margie is our resident silver expert and she's spied a rather delightful sugar shaker.
It's early part of 20th century.
It's a bit rubbed, which is not good news.
Depends how much money it.
It is silver.
Mm.
It is silver.
The fact it's boxed makes it quite nice.
TIM WONNACOTT: Decorative pieces like this in solid silver are usually popular in the sale room.
Ah, got [INAUDIBLE] JULIE: Ah, you see?
You've got-- that's a sign of a good piece.
Yeah?
This sign the top, you know?
Every part of it is signed, right?
Yes, so it's about 1920s.
TONY CHRISTIE: Yeah.
MARGIE COOPER: Do you like it?
TONY CHRISTIE: It's nice, yeah.
JULIE: Yeah, just be careful of that top because it's a bit wibbly wobbly, isn't it?
MARGIE COOPER: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
It needs a bit of attention.
What-- what-- The best, best offer on that really would be 35.
We're not arguing, are we?
No, I think that's good.
I think that is good.
TIM WONNACOTT: Crikey, that was quick.
Thanks, Julie.
We got the sugar shaker for 35 pounds.
MARGIE COOPER: So that's the first-- TONY CHRISTIE: That's the first one.
MARGIE COOPER: First job.
TONY CHRISTIE: First one.
MARGIE COOPER: First one.
Well, that's not a bad choice, is it?
Hopefully.
Should be-- should make a profit.
TONY CHRISTIE: Yeah.
TIM WONNACOTT: Here's hoping, Margie.
Now, what about our rascals upstairs?
Are they jimmying around?
Are you competitive?
Yeah, but I'm OK-- I don't have to win, but I want to.
Who doesn't want to win?
Come on.
Of course, of course.
OK.
This is a game.
I-- do you think Tony is competitive?
I don't know.
I think Tony's got a little tiger in him.
TIM WONNACOTT: Oh.
Now, what's this you've found, Catherine?
JIMMY OSMOND: Yeah, that's kind of cool, isn't it?
CATHERINE SOUTHON: They're miniature ship lights.
JIMMY OSMOND: Yeah.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Port and starboard.
JIMMY OSMOND: And electric.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: This all looks very modern.
JIMMY OSMOND: Yeah.
TIM WONNACOTT: Julie and Marie have moved upstairs to help this pair.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Do they work?
JULIE: She said they worked.
I mean, what about that fan at the bottom?
That lovely retro fan.
JIMMY OSMOND: How much-- how much would that be?
JULIE: What?
The fan?
JIMMY OSMOND: Yeah.
JULIE: What's on the label?
JIMMY OSMOND: 40 pounds.
JULIE: I could do-- I could do that for 25 quid for you.
TIM WONNACOTT: Cor, that's generous.
But will the 15 pound discount sell it to them?
CATHERINE SOUTHON: OK, look, if we pay 25 it needs to make 40, 50 pounds really.
JIMMY OSMOND: Yeah, so we really need to pay like 10.
TIM WONNACOTT: What about the lamps?
They're colored, aren't they?
Colored.
JIMMY OSMOND: Yeah, this is a green and a red one, you see?
You can kind of see its green and red.
The port and starboard.
Yeah.
So what would-- what would you do?
JULIE: I could do 15 for the pair.
JIMMY OSMOND: Can you throw in the fan?
He wants a lot, don't he?
I know.
JIMMY OSMOND: Oh no, I don't want to be cheeky, but I want to win.
Don't we all.
JIMMY OSMOND: Yeah.
So could we have these and the fan for a tenner-- for a tenner?
TIM WONNACOTT: Sounds cheeky to me.
What, you want-- you want to give me a tenner for the fan.
TIM WONNACOTT: And the lamps.
Come on, can we push it a little bit?
How about 12?
- 12.
We can.
- Would that be all right?
JULIE: What about 15?
Meet in the middle between 12 and 15.
What's that?
- 14.
JIMMY OSMOND: 14.
- Go on then.
JIMMY OSMOND: Ah, I love ya.
Yeah.
JIMMY OSMOND: All right, 14.
And now we're your biggest fan.
TIM WONNACOTT: [SARCASTIC LAUGHTER] Who writes this stuff?
CATHERINE SOUTHON: We need to shake your hand and say thank you very much.
JULIE: Thank you.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: I don't even know what we've paid.
I don't know what we've bought.
I'm confused.
14.
MARIE: Thank you.
We've paid 14.
MARIE: Yeah, you did.
TIM WONNACOTT: After a bit of Jimmy schmoozing them, we have two lots.
Seven pounds for the ship's lamps and seven pounds for the fan.
That's ridiculous.
Ah, I spy the opposition.
Have you bought-- have you spent quite a lot of money?
Catherine Southon, just mind your own business.
Oh!
Ooh, we're getting a little competitive, are we?
TIM WONNACOTT: Competitive?
You've just shown them what you bought, you ninnies.
Back to Tony and his eyes are drawn to something.
Oh, that's interesting.
What's that?
MARGIE COOPER: Yeah, look at the quality of that.
Gosh, what is it?
TONY CHRISTIE: Evening coat.
Ah, that's beautiful, isn't it?
Yeah.
MARGIE COOPER: Look at that.
TIM WONNACOTT: Who would have thought Tony would find a lady's coat?
But he does love his threads, and this looks top quality.
MARGIE COOPER: And it's hardly worn.
TONY CHRISTIE: Yeah.
MARGIE COOPER: Look at that lace.
TONY CHRISTIE: Yeah.
MARGIE COOPER: That is nice.
TONY CHRISTIE: I mean, who or when and where could you wear it?
MARGIE COOPER: Look at this.
Do you think that's a possibility or not?
I can't believe the nick it's in.
TONY CHRISTIE: Great nick.
And Julie's over there.
Julie, are you around?
Sorry, Julie.
JULIE: Yeah, yeah.
Do you know anything about the history of this?
Well, wasn't that marvelous?
JULIE: Well, it's Victorian.
MARGIE COOPER: Yeah, I realize that.
But it's an evening coat of some kind.
JULIE: Yeah, and it belonged to the lady's mother.
MARGIE COOPER: Yeah.
JULIE: I mean, I don't think that she's hardly ever worn it.
MARGIE COOPER: No.
TONY CHRISTIE: No.
So what sort of price is it?
JULIE: I've got 50 pounds on that.
MARGIE COOPER: Yeah.
Yeah, it's a real gamble for us, you know?
We wouldn't-- we wouldn't [INAUDIBLE] Yes, it's unusual.
Mm, it is unusual, but that's too dear.
TONY CHRISTIE: Yeah.
JULIE: I think there's a little bit of movement on it though.
I mean, what about 30 pounds?
MARGIE COOPER: 30.
JULIE: What are you thinking then?
MARGIE COOPER: We're being really mean.
JULIE: Come on.
You won't offend me.
Really?
JULIE: No!
MARGIE COOPER: Well, that's nice.
Well, let's go for 25.
TONY CHRISTIE: Yeah?
MARGIE COOPER: Yeah.
- Yeah, go on then.
- OK. - Yeah, we'll do that.
- Sure.
I think that's a good-- yeah.
I don't want to go any lower because it's not fair.
No.
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
TIM WONNACOTT: The intricate Victorian lady's coat for 25 pounds.
Thanks, Julie.
Meanwhile, Catherine and Jimmy are back in the DeLorean.
(SINGING) Show me the way to Amarillo.
Every night I'm hugging my pillow.
(SINGING) Da, da da, da, da, da, da, da.
(SINGING) And sweet Marie who waits for me.
TIM WONNACOTT: Yes, now, moving on.
[MUSIC PLAYING] Our happy duo are having a rest from shopping.
They're heading to Castle Donington in Leicestershire down an English country lane.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: It's so beautiful.
JIMMY OSMOND: Isn't it gorgeous?
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Oh, I'm really lucky.
JIMMY OSMOND: Yeah.
TIM WONNACOTT: Petrol head Jimmy may be American, but he loves nothing more than British racing cars.
So as a treat he's headed to the Donington Circuit-- Ow.
TIM WONNACOTT: --to uncover the history behind a British marque that defied all odds to beat the rest of the world in the late 1950s.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Woo!
TIM WONNACOTT: Now that's what you call an entrance.
If I can get out of this thing.
How are you, sir?
CHRISTOPHER TATE: Welcome to Donington Park.
Hey, thank you so much.
Really good to see you.
Nice sunny day for you.
TIM WONNACOTT: Catherine and Jimmy are meeting with the park's managing director Christopher Tate to find out more about this center of excellence for training and development in the world of motor car racing.
CHRISTOPHER TATE: There was actually Grand Prixs here in '36, '37, '38, and '39.
Wow.
And then the war came and this whole estate was then turned into a huge military parking lot and an airfield-- This is so cool.
--which became a US and British Air Force field.
TIM WONNACOTT: After four decades, the park returned to the world of motor sports in 1971 and now houses the largest collection of Grand Prix racing cars in the world.
JIMMY OSMOND: Oh wow.
This is amazing.
You get to see really something about the entire engineering of Formula One cars, like Grand Prix cars from before the war-- CATHERINE SOUTHON: Wow.
CHRISTOPHER TATE: --right through to the 1970s.
JIMMY OSMOND: Look at that.
CHRISTOPHER TATE: It was all about learning lessons and how to build a Grand Prix car.
JIMMY OSMOND: Look at the green.
- The British racing green.
JIMMY OSMOND: I love the British racing green.
CHRISTOPHER TATE: Yeah, it became world famous.
And this is immensely complicated.
A V16 engine, 1 and 1/2 liters with a supercharger.
But then British racing green went on to some of these other cars through the '50s and '60s.
TIM WONNACOTT: Here we have the only complete set of British-built Vanwall F1 cars in the world.
For 30 years, continental teams were at the forefront of car technology and beating Brits to the checkered flag, but all that changed when British company Vanwall entered the 1954 racing season.
Three years later, Stirling Moss clinched victory at the British Grand Prix-- the first time ever a British-built car had won a world championship race.
Vanwall were only racing for four years.
Not only did they win races but they changed racing car design forever.
Lower and sleeker and faster.
Look at that body style.
It's so sleek.
CHRISTOPHER TATE: And this is Graham Hill's world championship winning car from 1962.
No way.
CHRISTOPHER TATE: Yeah, it's the proper thing.
[MUSIC - QUEEN, "DON'T STOP ME NOW"] FREDDIE MERCURY: (SINGING) Don't stop me now.
TIM WONNACOTT: The 1930s race circuit here is a gem in the heritage of British motor car racing.
Only fair that Jimmy gets a shot at burning some rubber.
Here we go.
TIM WONNACOTT: Hang on to your hats.
Here we go.
Are we ready?
Woohoo!
FREDDIE MERCURY: (SINGING) I'm a racing car passing by.
I'm holding on now.
[INAUDIBLE] Whoa!
JIMMY OSMOND: Whoa!
Woohoo!
This is so exciting.
Ah!
I can't look.
FREDDIE MERCURY: (SINGING) Don't stop me now.
Ah, that is scary.
That's so cool.
Oh my god.
JIMMY OSMOND: That was amazing.
I'm going to get out so quickly just in case you start driving again.
I won't take off.
That was fun.
Right.
Jimmy's driving is amazing, but I feel really quite queasy.
JIMMY OSMOND: [LAUGHS] I loved it.
TIM WONNACOTT: Were you both in the same car?
I just was a racing driver.
What are you talking about?
My legs are-- Are you OK?
Come on.
TIM WONNACOTT: Aw, still friends?
That was great fun.
Thank you.
It was good, but that's enough.
TIM WONNACOTT: I think Catherine could do with a cup of tea.
How British.
From the heady days of pre-war daredevil motor racing and the spectacular achievements of Vanwall, Donington Park Circuit became a training ground for developing British engineering to the highest of standards and helped to hone the talents of some of the greatest British drivers of all time.
While cars were spinning around Donington Racetrack in the 1950s, Tony was a little-un finding his voice.
My first memory is when I was about five years old my dad would stand me on a table and he'd play the piano and I would sing.
You'd sing.
My grandparents then would put their hands in their pockets and give me money for singing.
And I thought-- And you thought, hey.
--hmm, there's a career.
TIM WONNACOTT: Margie and Tony have made their way to the city of Nottingham.
Hopkinson Vintage Antiques and Art Centre is next on their road tripping expedition.
Laser sharp focus is needed because there are four floors and 200 dealers selling their wares in here, and that's a lot.
Too expensive.
We've got to win.
We've got to beat Jimmy.
TIM WONNACOTT: Margie and Tony have 340 pounds left to spend.
(SINGING) La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
TIM WONNACOTT: Very musical.
Finally, Margie has sifted something out.
And what's this?
Are they copying Jimmy's ship lamp purchase from earlier?
MARGIE COOPER: Do you think that's a salable thing?
It's an original, isn't it?
Is it?
Yeah.
Do you like it?
Shall I put it down?
Here TONY CHRISTIE: Oh, go ahead.
TIM WONNACOTT: Once powered by kerosene, this copper and brass ship's lamp from the late 19th century has been electrified for use as an interior design piece.
That's been on a ship or something.
- Looks very new, doesn't it?
- It's marine.
TONY CHRISTIE: And clean.
MARGIE COOPER: A marine lamp.
Yeah, do you like it or not?
Well-- MARGIE COOPER: You're not sure.
TONY CHRISTIE: I'm not sure.
Anything that you've seen?
No.
I haven't.
TIM WONNACOTT: Oh dear.
MARGIE COOPER: But you're not happy with that?
TONY CHRISTIE: Well-- MARGIE COOPER: It's antique, isn't it?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Well, shall we just see how cheap it can be?
Yeah.
TIM WONNACOTT: Liam is on hand to assist.
The ticket price is 80 pounds.
Look out.
MARGIE COOPER: Would that be a really good deal?
What are you wanting?
Obviously the cheapest price you can get.
MARGIE COOPER: I was thinking about 50.
I don't think we can go to 50.
Um.
What do you think?
LIAM: If I'd apply a bit of a discount, I'll do 60 pounds as an in between.
Yeah.
LIAM: And give you a chance to make some profit.
Oh, that's all right.
I quite like that.
- Yeah, we'll take it.
- Hopefully.
Yeah.
Fingers crossed.
Fingers crossed.
All right.
- We have a deal.
That's fine.
Thank you.
TIM WONNACOTT: I'm not sure if Tony actually really likes it.
Anyway, time for a rest before you do it all again tomorrow.
Nighty night.
[MUSIC PLAYING] What a lovely morning, and our musical maestros don't need a review in this Bentley.
(SINGING) De, de, de, de, de, de.
De, de, de, de, de, de.
(SINGING) Da, da, da.
(SINGING) Da, da da, da, da, da, hey!
TIM WONNACOTT: It's party time with the fellas.
What about the girls?
CATHERINE SOUTHON: We didn't spend much yesterday, but watch this space, Margie.
Today is the day we will spend.
- Well, me too.
- Yeah?
I want to spend.
Let's-- today, let's spend.
TIM WONNACOTT: Hoorah!
[INTERPOSING VOICES] Yesterday, our perky pop legends launched into the world of antiques full of gusto.
Margie and Tony bought three lots-- the silver sugar shaker, the Victorian ladies evening coat, and the converted marine lamp, meaning they have 280 pounds to spend today, whilst Catherine and Jimmy bought two lots-- the two ship's lamps and the retro fan.
They still have 386 pounds left to spend.
The troops are assembling in the town of Telford in Shropshire.
Ah!
Ooh, there they are.
Hello!
Our boys.
Our-- our boys.
Our boys.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: We're like teenagers.
MARGIE COOPER: Good morning.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Ah, hello.
Hello, ladies.
Hello, girls.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Morning, guys.
Look at you two.
You're back to the future.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: We are.
We've come back.
JIMMY OSMOND: You're in charge of the Bentley, all right?
- I'll drive.
- Do you want to drive?
Oh, go on then.
Go, go.
JIMMY OSMOND: Come on.
Let's go.
Let's go shopping.
[MUSIC PLAYING] TIM WONNACOTT: Tony wasn't always in showbiz.
As a young man he had a 9:00 to 5:00 and a boss.
I called into the office and said, look, you've got a choice to make.
Yeah, I want to be an accountant like my father.
He says, oh, do you want to be another Adam Faith?
With his tongue in his cheek.
And what did you say?
And I said, well-- I'm sorry.
I want to be a singer.
And he said, well, I'm sorry.
I'm going to have to let you go.
Oh really?
TIM WONNACOTT: Good thing your boss did, hey?
We'll join Margie and Tony later, but for now, Catherine and Jimmy are powering towards their next shopping destination-- the pretty town of Much Wenlock in Shropshire.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: So what was life really like back then on tour with The Osmonds?
I mean, what was going through your mind?
Were you having fun?
It was so crazy back in the '70s.
And it was kind of alarming in a way.
I mean, I can remember not being able to get out of a hotel room and running into these bread trucks, you know, so that nobody knew you were in them and hiding under the tables of a Chinese restaurant.
That's just another world though, isn't it?
It was just bizarre.
I mean, it's something you'd see in a movie, but that was my life.
TIM WONNACOTT: Blimey, Jimmy.
Our Catherine will take very good care of you in this lovely emporium called Memories.
Get spending.
You've got over 380 pounds to splash.
All right, I'm feeling good.
Feeling good.
After you.
Ladies first.
- Yeah.
You ready?
- Yeah.
Let's do it.
OK. Whoa.
Lots of cups.
Lots of china.
JIMMY OSMOND: It's like the mad hatter lives here.
[MUSIC - CHIC, "LE FREAK"] CHIC: (SINGING) Ah, freak out.
Le freak, c'est chic.
Freak out.
Ah, freak out.
TIM WONNACOTT: Catherine and Jimmy have a language all of their own.
Chickom.
Chicka chicka.
Chicka, chicka.
That weird little box?
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Yeah.
This is sample box that people-- Huntley and Palmers, who are the people who produce the biscuits, they would have gone round with this little sample-- - Oh really?
So it's a tester.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: --to show the biscuit tins that they make.
TIM WONNACOTT: Let's get a better look.
Owner Mary is being very helpful.
Is it tin?
It is.
JIMMY OSMOND: Wow.
Have a look, Jimmy.
JIMMY OSMOND: Is there anything in it?
MARY: No.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Jimmy wants it to be full of biscuits.
Ah, it's got to be a discount if there's no-- there's nothing in it.
What am I going to do with a tin?
MARY: Oh, I'm sure we can arrange that.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: What's on it?
How much?
MARY: Unfortunately it's in at 40.
JIMMY OSMOND: 40?
MARY: Mm.
JIMMY OSMOND: Because I want to buy other stuff from you-- MARY: Yeah.
--I kind of need it really good.
MARY: 20.
Half price.
Yeah?
OK, I was going to say 10 and you said 20.
How about we meet in the middle?
Would that be all right?
MARY: I would do 18.
That's-- - 18?
The very best?
MARY: Yeah.
Well, what if we hold off on this for a minute and then see what else we do.
TIM WONNACOTT: Cor, Jimmy's confident when holding the reins of sharp negotiations.
But what's next for our road trip buddies?
JIMMY OSMOND: Everybody's collecting vinyls again, you know?
TIM WONNACOTT: Hang on in there, Catherine.
Cor, you're strong.
Take your time.
I love album covers.
Take your time, Jimmy.
We've got all the time.
Are you having a struggle?
No!
JIMMY OSMOND: Come on.
Top of the Pops.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Oh yeah.
Crazy-- that's yours at the top!
"Crazy Horses."
JIMMY OSMOND: Ha!
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Oh, that's brilliant.
JIMMY OSMOND: Ha ha, is that cool or what?
TIM WONNACOTT: Super cool.
Jimmy has a light bulb moment.
Oh, er, Mary.
JIMMY OSMOND: Do you have any record players?
MARY: Yes, there should be two around that area somewhere.
So wouldn't this be cool if we had a record player, a record rack like this guy right here.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: You've got "Long Haired Lover of Liverpool" on here as well.
JIMMY OSMOND: Are you serious?
CATHERINE SOUTHON: We've got-- you've got two songs on here.
JIMMY OSMOND: I've got two songs on here.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: See, I know your songs better than you do.
JIMMY OSMOND: So what if we did a record player, a record rack, and a record with two of our songs on it.
MARY: Yeah.
JIMMY OSMOND: What's the good guy price?
Normally it would be about 40 pounds for the record player, 10 pounds for the rack.
25 all in.
JIMMY OSMOND: What do you think?
MARY: Best price.
Best price.
Yeah, well I don't want to push.
Can I ask this.
If we do this, can we have the tin for 15?
Yes.
I love ya.
Let's do it.
TIM WONNACOTT: Crikey, Moses.
Poor Catherine didn't get a word in there.
Two lots bought and Jimmy's on the prowl for more.
JIMMY OSMOND: Look at this.
This is cool.
What about this?
MARY: Yeah?
CATHERINE SOUTHON: That is amazing.
What is it?
Look at all the baby drawers.
What do you put in there?
Toothpicks.
I mean, what do you do?
There's like nothing to put in there.
MARY: They're toolmakers chests.
Is it?
You're such a nice lady.
TIM WONNACOTT: He's gone platinum with the charm.
JIMMY OSMOND: So what-- what would you do?
What would be the best price?
MARY: 189.
The very best would be 125.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Can that possibly go down to about 100?
MARY: I could probably do 100 on that actually.
100.
What do you think?
JIMMY OSMOND: How much for the phone and that?
The phone is at 60.
There's no stopping you, is there?
No, I just like how it looks.
It's like-- look at that together.
That's awesome.
- Yeah.
Yeah, it does look good.
MARY: 125 with the phone.
TIM WONNACOTT: Sounds fair, Mary, but I suspect Jimmy's up to something.
JIMMY OSMOND: What we'd really like to trade you are these kind of mariner lamps.
It's like port and starboard, these lights.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Do you want me to go and get them?
MARY: I can certainly have a look.
Yes.
I'll go and get them.
Would you go get them?
Don't buy anything else.
I'll stop.
I'll behave.
- All right.
Yeah, thank you so much.
But I love that.
That is so-- TIM WONNACOTT: Jimmy's hoping to throw Margie and Tony off the scent, and he's being super canny.
He only paid seven pounds for those lamps.
They are fairly modern.
There's some marking on the top.
What are you hoping to get for them?
JIMMY OSMOND: Where are we at on this one?
We're at, what, 125?
If there's any way we could get that lot for 100 and we could give you these-- two of these, remember-- for 25, that would be really good.
Yeah, I'd rather do just 20 on these.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: That's fine.
JIMMY OSMOND: You're so nice.
Let's do it.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- Thank you for doing that.
- Thank you.
- OK. You rock.
You rock.
- Right.
TIM WONNACOTT: You rock, hey?
Well played.
Trading in the ship's lamps means the engineers drawers and the Bakelite phone cost 112 pounds, the '70s records lot for 25, and the biscuit sampler tin for 15.
Hello, somebody's nicked the engine.
Let's return to Margie and Tony.
They're having a breather and traveling to the Museum of Iron in the village of Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, and Tony's telling Margie about his days before a glittering career in showbiz.
TONY CHRISTIE: When I left school, I went to work in an office in a steelworks.
And I used to walk around and go and visit what-- I used to know the times of when they were emptying the furnaces into-- So dangerous.
Absolutely brilliant.
Oh, it was absolutely fascinating.
TIM WONNACOTT: This area is responsible for the Industrial Revolution all Thanks to Abraham Darby's revolutionary techniques in iron making in the early 18th century.
He developed the coke burning blast furnace, which made it possible to produce commercial iron cheaply.
Once sleepy, Coalbrookdale became a powerhouse of pioneering excellence at the dawning of the industrial world.
Margie and Tony are meeting with David Eveleigh to find out more.
This was the derelict old furnace that Abraham Darby took over, refurbished it, got new bellows, and in January 1709 he started drawing off the new metal.
TONY CHRISTIE: Yeah.
What sort of things did they make?
Every day utensils.
I mean, it all started with a three-legged pot.
TIM WONNACOTT: The success of manufacturing this little pot sparked the beginning of mass production of cast iron.
TONY CHRISTIE: So-- and this is an example of the ones he made?
DAVID EVELEIGH: Absolutely.
This is an early Coalbrookdale pot, although I say early, they were actually then made for-- for many centuries, well into the 20th century where they were still exported to other-- other countries.
TONY CHRISTIE: Is it heavy?
DAVID EVELEIGH: It's not too heavy, you see?
It's not too bad.
So he cut down on the amount of metal he was using.
Yeah.
So in other words, the amount of metal he was producing, which was about 5 to 10 tons a week, went further.
Yeah, right.
He was producing about 150 of these, apparently, by 1730 in a week.
TONY CHRISTIE: Really?
TIM WONNACOTT: By the mid-19th century, the world was reliant on cast iron, heavily used for both domestic and industrial purposes.
DAVID EVELEIGH: Cast iron was also used for some of the early steam engines-- the cylinders of some of the very earliest steam engines.
So basically this innovation fueled the industrial revolution.
It made possible all those engineering innovations in textiles with power looms, steam engines, steamships all stemming from this.
TONY CHRISTIE: Yeah.
TIM WONNACOTT: The pioneering inventor was something that pumped through the veins of the Darby lineage.
In 1779, Darby's grandson Abraham Darby III constructed the world's first industrial iron bridge over the River Severn in Coalbrookdale.
A stone's throw from the factory, this bridge showcased the versatility of iron to the world.
DAVID EVELEIGH: Here we are.
This is the bridge, the famous iron bridge made at the Coalbrookdale foundry by the Darby family.
And this really took iron work, as I say, into this new area of constructional iron work, architectural iron work.
And it is also beautiful.
The bridge is still here.
It survives as a-- as a monument-- MARGIE COOPER: Yeah.
DAVID EVELEIGH: --to the thriving industry that was along the banks of the River Severn.
MARGIE COOPER: Yeah.
TIM WONNACOTT: Generations of Darbys continued the scientific and industrial advances of Abraham Darby I.
The changes affected how we live on a global scale and enabled Britain to become the world's most dominant industrial, military, and colonial power in the 18th and 19th centuries.
TONY CHRISTIE: Well, David, thanks for looking after us.
DAVID EVELEIGH: It's been a pleasure to meet you both.
TONY CHRISTIE: Thanks.
TIM WONNACOTT: Catherine and Jimmy have zoomed northwest to the town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
So this is a Shrewsbury?
Shrews-- Shrewsbury.
Shrew-- yes.
Shrewsbury.
Shrewsbury.
Shews-- what?
Is it to-may-toe, to-mah-toe.
It's one of those things.
Yeah, we played it once.
I feel like I'm getting out of a spaceship in this.
You are.
And you're the pilot.
TIM WONNACOTT: Ooh, look at that.
Bit awkward.
Memory Lane is owned by the lovely Holly.
If you find anything, come to us.
Can we wheel and deal with you?
You can try.
Ah, look at her.
TIM WONNACOTT: You might have met your match, Jimbo.
Hey, Catherine.
Catherine, check this out.
This is cool.
Wouldn't that be neat like on a shelf?
What is it?
It's like- CATHERINE SOUTHON: Oh, it's a coffee grinder.
JIMMY OSMOND: Is it?
TIM WONNACOTT: This looks like a particularly good example.
It's just right there.
TIM WONNACOTT: And it's worth a second look.
It's kind of cool.
Look at that.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Wouldn't that be good in a really, cool, like trendy-- JIMMY OSMOND: I think it'd be amazing.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: --coffee shop.
Yeah, just up on a high shelf or something, you know?
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Yeah, yeah.
So you put-- you get all your beans-- JIMMY OSMOND: I like it.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: --and put them in there and you're turning the handle and it all-- Shall we get it?
TIM WONNACOTT: Cor, he's quick off the mark.
Let's put ourselves out of pain, shall we?
CATHERINE SOUTHON: 160 pounds.
Ooh.
Ah, that never stopped me, did it?
Come on.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: (WHISPERING) Is this guy for real?
TIM WONNACOTT: He sure is.
Back inside, Holly makes a call to the dealer, but young Jimmy wants to take control again.
One second, here you go.
It's John?
Just John, yes.
Hey, John.
How are you, sir?
And how much is that coffee grinder in the window?
The one with the waggly tail.
No.
[LAUGHTER] Is it American?
No wonder I was drawn to it.
He said 120 is all.
But we could only do half price, which I hope that didn't offend you.
Can we meet in the middle?
115.
Hold on, can I-- can I just talk to my partner here and-- Partner in crime.
--ask her what she thinks?
Is that all right?
TIM WONNACOTT: While Jimmy and Catherine have a ponder, Margie and Tony are making their way north east to the Shropshire town of Shifnal.
Are you going to sing to me before we finish?
Oh.
TIM WONNACOTT: That would be a no then.
Time's running out for our time together, Tony.
Yeah.
Oh, I know.
TIM WONNACOTT: Well, make the most of it then.
Two Jays Corner is the last shop of the day, and this is Tony's last chance to find some more goodies.
Come on.
Let's get in there.
Let's do it.
Let's see what we've got.
MARGIE COOPER: Let's do it.
TIM WONNACOTT: That Margie can be a bit of a nosy parker.
What do you have at home?
A mixture.
We go for dark-- dark wood.
Do you?
Yeah.
Mm, what, old?
Some of it is, yeah.
Mm.
Yeah.
- A bit of antique?
- Bit of it.
Yeah.
A little bit of modern?
Mind your own business.
TIM WONNACOTT: Quite right, Tony.
We're talking antiques here.
How are Jimmy and Catherine getting on with making that deal?
So we know that our friend on the phone-- Yeah.
--will go for 115-- HOLLY: Mm-hmm.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: OK. --for this.
Let's do it, shall we?
I need to pay you.
HOLLY: That'd be lovely.
- There you go.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Are you happy?
JIMMY OSMOND: I'm happy.
I'm skint, but I'm happy.
TIM WONNACOTT: Jimmy really likes to take control.
Could this be an expensive gamble or a clued-up profit-making success?
Meanwhile, back in the camp of Tony and Margie.
MARGIE COOPER: Is that a clocking-in clock?
Look at that.
- Oh my.
MARGIE COOPER: I love those.
Don't you?
TONY CHRISTIE: Used to have that at the steelworks as well.
Did you?
Yeah, they-- for the work-- yeah, the workman used to-- MARGIE COOPER: Yeah, I think they're fantastic, those.
TIM WONNACOTT: After a trip down memory lane, what's next for this twosome?
Tony.
TONY CHRISTIE: Yeah?
Shall we go outside.
Do you want to come outside?
Sorry [INAUDIBLE] Sounds like a pick-up line, that.
TIM WONNACOTT: Blimey.
And the helpful Jackie will accompany them to talk prices.
Right, now we've got to look at everything, haven't we?
TONY CHRISTIE: Yeah.
MARGIE COOPER: Right?
Keep-- are you looking?
TIM WONNACOTT: All right, Mrs. Bossy Boots.
TONY CHRISTIE: Still looking.
MARGIE COOPER: Ooh, quite like that.
TONY CHRISTIE: That's interesting.
I thought it was-- is it stone?
MARGIE COOPER: It's quite-- it's got style that, hasn't it?
TONY CHRISTIE: 1819, this one.
That's the stock number TIM WONNACOTT: How was Tony meant to know that?
The ticket price is 67 pounds and 50 pence.
And the old boxer there.
See, people like dogs.
TONY CHRISTIE: The bulldog.
MARGIE COOPER: Oh, it it a bulldog?
Yeah.
Just don't know what's going on here.
That's his leg.
Oh, it's his leg.
TIM WONNACOTT: Oh, Margie.
Yeah, you've had him a while because his washed-- the sign's washed out.
Oh look.
Oh.
Two cats in the planters I was looking-- aw, look at that.
Hello.
And those are two bulb planters?
JACKIE: Bulb planters I'd say they are, yeah.
About 1950s.
Yeah, so what-- what sort of price are they?
One has gone.
What sort of the money are they?
Um.
Can they be a good price?
I could do those for you for-- let me have a think.
Because you're pausing I'm going to come in with 65.
Well, I was thinking more like 75.
MARGIE COOPER: Right.
TIM WONNACOTT: Now we have three lots rooted out it's time for Tony to take control of the dealing reins.
I'm moving towards this, Jackie.
JACKIE: Mm.
TONY CHRISTIE: What I want to know is, what's your best price?
JACKIE: I could do him for 35.
TONY CHRISTIE: 35.
Right.
MARGIE COOPER: And we were thinking of-- TONY CHRISTIE: Of the bulldog.
JACKIE: I can do the bulldog for 15.
MARGIE COOPER: 15?
JACKIE: Mm-hmm And then we've got to consider the one-- the planters with the cats in.
TONY CHRISTIE: Yeah.
JACKIE: Yeah, I'll do 60 for you for the planters.
MARGIE COOPER: All right.
TONY CHRISTIE: Well I think that's fair.
Thank you.
JACKIE: Yeah?
OK. MARGIE COOPER: Right.
- Hopefully they'll do well.
- Shake on it.
- Yeah.
- And thanks.
- Thanks very much, Jackie.
- All right.
And good luck.
Yeah, I think we might need it.
JACKIE: Do you think?
TIM WONNACOTT: What a whirlwind buy of three items costing a grand total of 115 pounds.
And can you believe it?
We've reached the end of our shopping spectacular.
And Catherine and Jimmy are in high spirits.
JIMMY OSMOND: I like Neil Diamond.
Do you?
I do.
(SINGING) Sweet Caroline.
Oh.
(SINGING) Bum, bum, bum.
(SINGING) Da, da, da.
(SINGING) Good times never seemed so good.
Good.
He always like says these weird little things like good, yeah, you know?
TIM WONNACOTT: Now for the big peek at one another's buys.
Wow.
How did it go?
- Wow.
- Did you enjoy yourselves?
- Was it fun?
- Yeah, course we did.
- Did you have a good time?
I had a great time.
I learned a lot.
Did you?
Did you buy some cool things?
TONY CHRISTIE: Very cool things.
It depends what you mean by cool.
Come on, we've got to see them.
- Can we have-- - I'm excited to see them.
- Can we have a look?
- Wait a minute.
Hang on.
Hang on.
We don't want to-- we're don't want to spoil anything.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Ooh!
JIMMY OSMOND: Hey!
Crazy Horses.
MARGIE COOPER: Crazy Horses Crazy Horses.
TIM WONNACOTT: I think this bunch have had too much sugar.
JIMMY OSMOND: That is great.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: I love the dog.
JIMMY OSMOND: Look at the dog.
Is it old?
No, not very.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: What is that?
TONY CHRISTIE: That is-- MARGIE COOPER: It's lovely.
TONY CHRISTIE: Oh, I can't touch it.
- You do it.
- Yeah we can.
I picked that.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Did you?
TONY CHRISTIE: It's a Victorian-- Evening coat.
Evening coat.
MARGIE COOPER: It's amazing.
You picked that at the first shop.
- Exactly.
- Ah!
Ah, very clever.
- Yeah.
- Very clever.
What's this?
This is a marine lamp.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: That's a-- yes.
Now, you-- because you saw our little lamps, right?
Yes.
Boy, we've got to shake them off our tail, haven't we?
- OK. - Yes.
So you thought you would copy us?
And that-- And in there silver sugar shaker.
I want to see.
MARGIE COOPER: Do you want to see?
JIMMY OSMOND: No, don't touch it.
TONY CHRISTIE: No.
JIMMY OSMOND: It's all right.
TONY CHRISTIE: Oh, can you see?
MARGIE COOPER: There you go.
JIMMY OSMOND: Very pro.
And it is real silver.
35 pounds.
TONY CHRISTIE: Real silver.
Get out of town.
1927.
Really?
- 35?
- Yes.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: She's the queen of silver.
JIMMY OSMOND: What's the stuff at the front?
TONY CHRISTIE: She knocked it down.
OK, would you like to see ours?
Can't wait.
- You do this, I'll do this.
- I'll do this bit.
There's so much of it.
JIMMY OSMOND: On your mark, get set, go.
MARGIE COOPER: Whoa!
Oh, that's great.
An old coffee grinder.
JIMMY OSMOND: All right.
Look, yeah, that's a coffee grinder.
It's like [INAUDIBLE] No, it's a hot chocolate grinder for me.
Oh, you're a hot chocolate man, are you?
- Yeah, I'm a hot chocolate man.
- Yeah.
JIMMY OSMOND: And then this-- I love that vintage.
We got at the first place.
MARGIE COOPER: Yeah.
JIMMY OSMOND: And then check this-- Oh god.
Oh, that's good.
I like that.
- This is what's really cool.
- Yeah.
- Do you like that?
MARGIE COOPER: I love that.
Yeah, I love these little chests.
JIMMY OSMOND: So that's one lot there.
MARGIE COOPER: Does it go with the telephone?
Well, we thought it looked quite good together.
It was on it.
- Yeah.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: But-- so we just kind of thought [INAUDIBLE] And how much did you pay for that?
- We paid 105.
- I love that.
That's really nice.
That's nice.
Have you noticed anything missing?
Anything missing?
Yes!
Your two lamps.
Yes.
We horse traded.
You traded.
We traded and got a better deal on that.
TIM WONNACOTT: Jimmy and Catherine are sharpshooters, Margie.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: I've got to show you this.
MARGIE COOPER: Got to say, he's up for it, is old Jimmy.
Look what we found.
Top of the Pops.
Not-- Top of the Pops.
Oh, "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool."
"Crazy Horses."
"Long Haired Lover from Liverpool."
Who signed that?
Who signed that?
Who signed that?
But that's either a really bad thing that nobody wanted it.
The Jacksons.
I love the Jacksons.
Oh yeah, right.
TIM WONNACOTT: Oh Tony, you joker.
MARGIE COOPER: That's very good.
JIMMY OSMOND: Yeah, it's a record player with the records and the little display thing.
MARGIE COOPER: Yeah.
And our music.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: And Jimmy's autograph.
Is that hilarious?
That is hilarious.
I signed it, which is really going to take the value down, you see?
No, you'll do-- you're gonna-- you're gonna do OK with that.
Margie, can I show you one last thing.
But this-- isn't this cool.
I like this.
Yes, go on.
I have to tell you this one last thing is a little tin-- MARGIE COOPER: Yeah.
TONY CHRISTIE: Oh yeah.
MARGIE COOPER: Tiny miniature.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Little miniature Huntley and Palmers biscuit tin.
Oh, how cute.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: So I think we have brought completely different things.
TIM WONNACOTT: No kidding, Sherlock.
It's going to be an amazing auction.
And all I can do is wish you the very best, Catherine Southon.
- Good luck.
- Very best of luck.
- It's going to be great.
- Good luck.
- Good luck.
- Good luck.
- I can't believe that record.
May the best team win.
Yes.
Well, thank you.
Yes, we will, right?
- That's us.
- Off we go.
- That's us.
- Come on.
Come on.
TIM WONNACOTT: What a bunch, hey?
But what do they really think?
I like the horse.
That was kind of cool.
But I don't know if anybody's really-- You know what, those things are modern though.
They're modern.
- Yeah.
I'm surprised that he's in a position where you have to go and buy a fan.
I don't-- the dress.
No.
No.
So fingers crossed.
Fingers crossed.
I-- I think we did well.
Good job, buddy.
Good job, buddy.
You're awesome.
TIM WONNACOTT: It's auction time.
We're off to Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire.
Stand by.
Jimmy and Tony are anticipating the final chapter of their road trip adventure.
This is my first auction, so this will be fun.
Yeah.
This will be cool.
I've never been to an auction in my life.
- Haven't you?
- No.
We're going to find out pretty quick which one of us is rubbish, right?
TIM WONNACOTT: It's tipping it down as the girls await our celebrity's arrival.
MARGIE COOPER: They're here!
Lovely day!
Welcome to Stoke.
[INTERPOSING VOICES] MARGIE COOPER: Quick, quick, quick.
You're getting wet.
Let me shut your door.
JIMMY OSMOND: Oh, thank you for the brolly.
Bless your heart.
MARGIE COOPER: Let's go inside.
JIMMY OSMOND: OK, let's do this.
This will be fun.
MARGIE COOPER: This will be fun.
Come on.
TIM WONNACOTT: Get in before you catch a cold.
Today we're at ASH auctions, and the man in command is auctioneer Lee Sherratt.
What do you think of their offerings then, Lee?
LEE SHERRATT: When I saw the record player and the records, I just realized that I used to have one of those, exactly the same model back in the day in 1972, you know?
The silver sugar shaker in its original box.
I've had a lot of people having a look at that today, people who've come into the sale room, so I'm sure that'll do well.
TIM WONNACOTT: Excellent.
Jimmy and Catherine were today's biggest spenders.
Jimmy proved to be a sweet talking guy with a sharp business acumen.
They spent 274 pounds on five lots.
Tony and Margie were a little more laid back, but dapper gent Tony knew what he wanted and persuaded Margie to buy into vintage clothing.
They spent 235 pounds also on five lots.
It's a packed house as our glittering stars arrive.
Get ready.
The auction is about to begin.
This is it.
This is it.
This is the moment.
This is cool.
Are you ready?
Are you ready?
Put them up.
Put them up.
Right, are we ready?
Yes, dear.
Do you think we're going to make some profits?
Um.
Um.
TIM WONNACOTT: There's confidence for you.
First up, it's Jimmy's retro fan.
I mean, it's a piece of art.
It's of an era, isn't it?
Cor, what am I selling myself for?
30 pounds.
25.
Come on, where are we?
20 pound and you're on.
10.
There's got to be somebody who's going to pay me 10 pounds.
10 bid on my left.
Oh, you've got 10.
You've got profit.
We have profit.
Come on, it's worth more than this surely.
At 10.
12.
10 on the left-hand side.
10 pounds.
- Hey.
You're in profit.
Maiden bet of only 10 pounds.
12.
At 12 now.
Is it 14.
Come on.
LEE SHERRATT: At 14.
- Come on.
LEE SHERRATT: Come on, where are we?
Feel like I'm riding a horse here.
LEE SHERRATT: 14 pounds.
The hammer's up.
Anymore then at 14 pounds?
Come on!
So you've doubled your money.
Doubled your money!
Come on.
14 pounds.
It's good.
TIM WONNACOTT: Doubled your money.
Splendid result, Jimmy.
They're ahead.
Yes, we're doing famously, aren't we?
TIM WONNACOTT: Actually, you are, Jimmy.
It's your turn now, Tony.
The sugar shaker is up next.
Hey, shake your sugar.
Shake it.
Shake your sugar, baby.
Loads the commission bids left on this one.
Loads of commission bids!
40 pounds.
Straight in at 40.
I'll take 45.
Oh, you've made profit.
Well done.
50.
55.
On commission at 50 pound.
[INAUDIBLE] Carry on.
MAN: 55 and 60.
We're up to 60 pounds now.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: 60!
Well done.
65 surely.
We're going to sell it.
Have no mistake then.
At 60 pounds.
Yeah!
JIMMY OSMOND: Whoa, woohoo!
Way to go.
- Well done.
Well done.
All right, now it's on, buddy.
I'm going now.
TIM WONNACOTT: Uh-oh, the buddies might be at war, but it's sweet success for Tony.
What's next?
Your dress.
- It's a coat.
- It's not a dress.
- The dress.
- It's a coat.
It's a dress.
TIM WONNACOTT: Tony's Victorian evening coat is next.
Lot 37 is a satin and lace handmade Victorian evening coat.
TIM WONNACOTT: And we've made a new friend to model the garment.
Modeled, of course, by our modeler Ros.
Fantastic.
Turn around.
JIMMY OSMOND: Give a little twirl.
There you go.
LEE SHERRATT: Look at this.
Beautiful.
20 pound.
20 pound.
Bid straight in at 20.
At 20.
Beautiful.
LEE SHERRATT: 25, come on.
5.
25.
30.
30 bid now.
5.
At 30 pound in the second row.
30 pound.
Hammer's up.
Come on.
It's worth more surely.
5.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Give a twirl.
Twirl.
LEE SHERRATT: 35.
40.
42.
I've got you.
44.
- Come on.
LEE SHERRATT: 44.
44.
46.
46.
48.
On 48.
Well done.
Top it up to 50 now.
Come on.
49 then.
For a dress?
Give me a break.
LEE SHERRATT: Now top it up to 50, sir.
JIMMY OSMOND: Come on.
- 50.
There we go.
What?
He's definitely out.
At 50 pounds.
[INAUDIBLE] at 50 pounds.
It's you.
You've done it.
The model's done it.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Oh!
JIMMY OSMOND: Oh.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Well done.
I stand corrected.
I'll let you do the shopping from now on, all right?
How did you do that?
How did you do that?
TIM WONNACOTT: Tony's got taste.
Another sizeable a profit for Margie's team.
Well done.
You are on fire.
Tony the Tiger.
What did I tell you?
I can't believe it.
I cannot believe it.
TIM WONNACOTT: Back to Jimmy now.
The engineer's drawers and the Bakelite phone are next.
Come on.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Your [INAUDIBLE] are wrong as well.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: This is us.
This is us.
We've got new porters.
Lovely phone.
MARGIE COOPER: Here we go.
Any time you want a job, mate, come and see me.
All right, yeah.
30 pounds the lot.
Get me 20 pounds.
Let's start the bidding.
20 pound.
All over.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Oh, everyone.
Everyone.
Like a Mexican wave at the vale there.
20 pounds I'm bid now.
2.
24.
24 and 6.
28 and 30.
2, 4, 6, 8, 40.
2, 4, 6, 8, 50.
2, 4-- MARGIE COOPER: Ooh, you're getting there.
62 I'm bid.
62 pound.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Keep going.
Keep going.
LEE SHERRATT: Where's 4?
Come on.
At 62.
The hammer's up.
Have no mistake then.
Being sold at 62 pounds.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: No, come on!
LEE SHERRATT: 62 pounds sold there.
JIMMY OSMOND: Oh man.
No, you did all right.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Where do we go?
TIM WONNACOTT: Well, you did everything you could to try and wow the crowd, but it's a hefty loss.
So what did we lose?
Let's not talk about it.
TIM WONNACOTT: Good plan.
Tony's mariners lamp is next.
Well, we know it works.
But we paid too much money.
Oh.
Oh yeah, what did you pay for this?
60 pounds.
Was it 60 pounds?
Sorry, didn't hear that.
20 pound to get on somebody who's-- I've got you now.
20 bid.
At 20 bid now.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: 20.
[AUCTIONEER CHANT] Make no mistake.
Come on, buy it.
At 20 pound and 2.
We're off now.
22 now.
4.
24 now.
6.
26 now.
8.
28 now.
30.
Oh, you're going.
LEE SHERRATT: 30 now 2.
32 now.
4.
At 32, left-hand side.
Anymore now?
At 32 pounds the hammer's up.
All good at 32.
Could have been worse.
I'm happy with that.
TIM WONNACOTT: And so you should be, Tony.
You're still in the lead.
I think that's the end of our problems.
If that was your only problem, that's good.
We've got a lot of problems.
We've got a lot of problems.
TIM WONNACOTT: Let's hope you don't.
It's Jimmy's biscuit sampler tin next.
And it's got Osborne on the side.
Aw.
But you're not called Osborne.
No, but it's another family that I love.
But it has Marie on the backside.
Oh, Marie.
Aw.
JIMMY OSMOND: So Marie Osborne.
Put that in the bank and draw that interest, right?
15 for it.
Come on.
- Come on.
- 10 for it.
Give me a fiver.
Let's [INAUDIBLE] Fiver I'm bid.
6.
6 I'm bid.
7.
7 I'm bid now.
8.
8 I'm bid now.
9.
9.
- Come on.
It's going, it's going.
LEE SHERRATT: 12, 12.
- Come on.
- 14.
14.
16.
Commission buyer comes in.
Being sold.
Make no mistake.
- No, come on.
- Come on.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Come on.
JIMMY OSMOND: Come on.
At 14 pounds.
Keep going.
- Come on!
Come on.
Come on.
- Come on.
- 14 pound.
Commission bid then at 14 pounds.
14 pounds.
Ah!
Hang on, hang on.
At 16.
16.
- I'm in pain.
- 18.
Still on commission.
18.
19 then.
18 pound.
Going to sell on commission.
Oh yeah.
LEE SHERRATT: 18 pounds.
Are we all done this time?
He's got big commission.
- Are we sure?
Are we having a good time?
Having a good time.
Come on, come on.
All done.
Sold on commission.
Well done.
We did it.
Yeah, but it's like minute.
- I don't care.
- Just like the box.
I just don't want to lose any more money.
TIM WONNACOTT: I hear you, Jimmy.
It's still a profit.
Way to go, partner.
You did it.
It's hard to get a pound, isn't it?
TIM WONNACOTT: We're sticking with Jimmy now.
The '70s record combo lot is next.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Shall we get it?
JIMMY OSMOND: Come on.
Let's get ready.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: There we go.
TIM WONNACOTT: Oh, here they go again.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Hold on a minute, dear.
Oh dear, oh dear.
Lot 72 here is the Marconiphone record player together with Six LPs from the 1970s, including a signed Top of the Pops LP featuring Jimmy Osmond's "Long Haired Lover From Liverpool."
That's-- that's not my picture.
Right, who's going to bid me?
50 pounds the lot.
[INAUDIBLE] 50 pounds.
(SINGING) I'll your long haired lover from Liverpool.
Come on!
TIM WONNACOTT: This is great.
(SINGING) I'll do everything you say.
You know this.
(SINGING) I'll be your clown or your puppet or your April fool, if you'll be my sunshine daisy from L. A. I'll be your leprechaun and sit upon an old-- Here comes the chorus.
TIM WONNACOTT: Blimey, feel the love in the room.
(SINGING) Till I'm old and gray.
JIMMY OSMOND: Your turn!
(SINGING) I'll be your long haired lover from Liverpool.
You'll be my sunshine daisy from L.A. [CHEERING] It's a bargain.
It's a bargain.
LEE SHERRATT: [INAUDIBLE] Absolutely brilliant.
OK.
Right, come on.
Let's start it at 50.
It's got to be worth that just for LP signed.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Come on!
LEE SHERRATT: 50.
- Yay!
- Yay!
LEE SHERRATT: 50 pound is bid.
52.
52.
Hey, 52.
Hey!
54.
Jimmy's just sang.
21.
JIMMY OSMOND: Don't let that ruin it, right?
Are you sure this time?
At 56 pounds then.
All done.
And finished at 56.
JIMMY OSMOND: 56.
Do we hear 57?
Yay!
LEE SHERRATT: Sold at 56 pounds.
- 56!
LEE SHERRATT: Number 45.
Thank you very much.
That was cool.
TIM WONNACOTT: What a brilliant singalong and a lovely profit.
Well done.
I don't know where we are.
I've completely lost it.
All I know is I shut my finger in that record player.
TIM WONNACOTT: Oh lord.
Back to Tony.
The weighty planters are next.
Several commission bids have been left on this next item.
Several commission bids.
Several commission bids.
Yeah!
You have the magic.
I've got 50 pound bid straight in for the two.
That's good.
[INAUDIBLE] 55.
[AUCTIONEER CHANT] You got them cheap.
No we're not.
Carry on.
MAN: 50, 5, 60, 5, 70, 5, 80, 5, 90, 5.
Now we're up to 95 pounds on commission.
They are good.
They are.
LEE SHERRATT: At 95 pound.
[AUCTIONEER CHANT] I can't believe it.
LEE SHERRATT: Where's 100?
I should have told Christie-- Tony Christie to shut his mouth.
I can't believe it.
LEE SHERRATT: 95 pounds on commission and all done.
Sold.
Serious?
Yes!
Yay!
Well done, Tony.
Well, I'm-- I'm gobsmacked.
TIM WONNACOTT: I think Tony likes this auction lark.
Yet another chunky profit.
Got high hopes of the horses head now.
We have.
That's the pub.
Our due.
TIM WONNACOTT: Tony's great haggle got these for a great price, but can they turn a great profit?
30 pounds the lot.
Gotta be worth that.
Give me 20 pounds the lot.
- Oh no.
Oh no.
10 the lot, somebody.
10, 12, 14, 14, 16, 16, 18.
Oh, it's going.
Oh, it's moving.
20, 22, 24.
24, 26.
26, 28.
28, 28.
30 bid.
2.
30 bid now.
2.
He says no.
Left-hand side.
Oh, come on.
This is cheap.
Now we go.
Here we go.
Hang on.
32, 34, 36.
MARGIE COOPER: Come on.
Got to get me up to 50.
LEE SHERRATT: 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 5, 60.
Oh, we've got profit.
Right-hand side at 55 pounds.
Where's 60?
I'm going to sell it.
Another one.
LEE SHERRATT: At 55 pound.
The hammer's up then at 55.
Anymore?
That's cheap, that.
60.
Got ya.
60.
LEE SHERRATT: Fresh bid.
60 I'm bid.
You guys, can I touch you?
LEE SHERRATT: Right-hand side being sold at 60 pounds.
Sold at 60 pounds.
Yay!
TIM WONNACOTT: Tony, you are coming up with the profits today, man.
Another good sale.
That was quite cheap.
Can I touch you?
You are gold.
TIM WONNACOTT: It's the final lot of the day.
Jimmy's big gamble, the American coffee grinder is next.
This is the decider because you've got something really good here.
The large coffee grinder.
JIMMY OSMOND: Oh yeah.
MARGIE COOPER: Oh, he's off again.
TIM WONNACOTT: Another song, Jimmy?
12 now.
12.
12 and 14.
16 and 18 and 20 and 2 and 4 and 6 and 8 and 30.
This is very rare.
LEE SHERRATT: And 4 and 6 and 8 and 40 and 2.
He-- he's bidding at the back.
LEE SHERRATT: and 8 and 50.
And 2 and 4 and 6 and 8 and 60 and 2.
Out.
In the room at 60 pounds.
Take two more.
2.
Fresh money.
62, 64 now.
At 62.
64.
You've been with me all the way.
- No, no, no.
You're good.
You're doing a great job.
LEE SHERRATT: 68.
70 now.
It's heavy.
LEE SHERRATT: No?
Been with me all the way through.
Come on.
LEE SHERRATT: Thanks for your bids then.
At 68 pound being sold.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Come on!
I've no mistake then at 68.
CATHERINE SOUTHON: No, come on.
LEE SHERRATT: 68 pounds [INAUDIBLE] Oh.
Well, it's all right.
Oh.
That is-- That is a rare thing.
That is a really good item.
Yeah, I'm still proud of it.
A fantastic.
Still proud of it.
TIM WONNACOTT: Ouch.
Someone's got an excellent deal there.
Have you enjoyed your first auction, chaps?
Well, it's the first one for me ever, and I'll tell you what, it's been brilliant.
I would like to do another one.
- Would you?
- Ah, that's good.
Now you know the ropes.
Well, you guys are winners.
Now you know what to buy-- dresses.
And you'll be fine.
You're going to have a whole wardrobe full of dresses.
But I had the best time.
Should we get out of here?
CATHERINE SOUTHON: Yeah, let's go.
Come on.
TIM WONNACOTT: That was exciting.
Let's tot up the scores.
Who will be today's winner?
Jimmy and Catherine started out with 400 pounds.
After all auction costs they made a small loss of 95 pounds and 24 pence.
Their takings are 304 pounds and 76p.
Tony and Margie also began with 400 pounds, and after all sale room costs they made a profit of 8 pounds and 54 pence.
Their final earnings are 408 pounds and 54 pence, making this pair of lovelies the winners.
All profits to Children In Need.
Woo, that was fun.
That was-- Was that crazy or what?
That was-- that was different.
I loved it.
I loved it.
Wow.
Do you want the good news or the bad news?
- The good news.
- I want the-- The good news is that you have won.
Yes.
Yay!
Well done.
Very well deserved.
I must admit-- Only by?
By a huge amount.
You have won 8 pounds.
Oh.
8 pounds?
All that hard work.
And the bad news is that we lost.
We lost how much?
It doesn't matter.
A lot.
A lot.
It doesn't matter.
But we tried, and I still love what we did.
We tried!
But it's been the best.
It's been the best, buddy.
Congratulations.
Ah, Margie.
It's been fandabbydozy.
Congratulations, lovely.
Thanks, darling.
TIM WONNACOTT: It was a close one, and we'll miss you, fellas.
See ya!
JIMMY OSMOND: So yeah, I'd do it again, wouldn't you?
TONY CHRISTIE: Oh, absolutely.
JIMMY OSMOND: And we might just do it on our own without all those TV people.
[LAUGHTER] TIM WONNACOTT: Don't blame you.
Bye bye, Jimmy and Tony.
[THEME MUSIC]
