Episode 23
Izzie Balmer and Phil Serrell drive through a downpour in Oxfordshire on the trail of treasures. Will a long-lost saucer or a designer brooch most excite the Harrogate auction?
It鈥檚 a very wild and waterlogged road trip as our pair of antiques experts, Izzie Balmer and Phil Serrell, brave the deluge around Oxford and the Cotswolds. Aside from bad-hair-day problems, they have to hope that their 60s soft-top is up to the challenge.
After her foray into 'Serrell country' last time out, Izzie is back in the cabinets, on the hunt for her favourite jewellery. Displaying some rather bizarre browsing behaviour, Phil decides to try his luck with an item that was lost at sea for over 200 years.
As well as their trusty Triumph, our pair try out some alternative modes of transport. Philip catches a train to find out the history of one of Britain鈥檚 earliest railway companies and how four schoolboys saved its steam engines from the scrapheap. And it鈥檚 puppy power for Izzie as she discovers how man鈥檚 best friend has helped people to get about and survive in the Arctic for millennia. But has she got what it takes to be a champion musher?
Then it鈥檚 time for their purchases to go under the hammer in Harrogate, to see who will win the day.
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00:00The Move
Fire Brigade
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00:28Daniel Barenboim, The London Philharmonic Orchestra
Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: March No. 4 In G Major. Allegro Marziale - Nobilmente - Grandioso
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Expert | Izzie Balmer |
| Expert | Philip Serrell |
| Series Producer | Joe Sharp |
| Executive Producer | John Redshaw |
| Production Company | STV Productions |
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