³ÉÈËÂÛ̳

There’s a long tradition in Staffordshire of supplying tea sets to the world, but as Christina Trevanion finds out, one maker wowed the postwar generation with its innovative designs. Christina meets Theresa Manship, one of Britain’s biggest collectors of Midwinter Pottery to learn why it remains highly collectable today.

Hoping to brew up a profit at a fair at Uttoxeter Racecourse are two teams of families. In red, it’s father and son-in-law Simon and Heath, who are ‘happy to spend if the right item comes along’. Against them in blue are mother and daughter-in-law Jill and Kelly. They’re looking ‘for the hidden gems’.

Guided by Jonathan Pratt, the reds spot an antique barometer, but is the outlook fair for the team? Meanwhile, the blues’ expert, Irita Marriott, takes a shine to an arts and crafts copper box, but will she convince the reds to splash out? Then it’s off to the auction in Wrexham, where Matthew Tong is on the rostrum.