Find It Fix It Flog It (2016-2022): Season 2, Episode 1 - Episode #2.1 - full transcript
Hey!
The homes of Britain are
stacked with old possessions.
Hmm. Now I've got my first item.
What looks like junk can actually be
worth a pretty penny.
I've just got a little bit excited.
I haven't seen one that big,
darling, for a while.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are here
to help turn that clutter
into hard cash.
We're going to get great money
for them.
For Henry and his mechanic...
I don't think you should be looking
at that, mate.
...it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
Oh, yes!
While upcycling genius Simon
and his restorer
love turning everyday objects into
fantastic furniture.
Well, that's perfect.
Well, look! Feast your eyes.
I reckon you've done great things.
Can we go on the pony?
Yes, you can, little Simon.
Despite their different approaches,
they make the old turn into gold.
Going back with you, Allan, is
£6,380. Wow.
What am I going to do with all that?
Today...
HE HUMS
...Henry needs a few minutes
of Henry time.
Here you go.
I'll give you five minutes.
LAUGHTER
Make that ten.
Simon's picks are failing
to impress.
It's definitely seen better days
though, Simon.
But at the valuations...
Feast your eyes.
...all the hard work pays off.
Wow, what a transformation.
This doesn't smell right.
We are very close to where you live.
HE LAUGHS
As usual, the boys are heading to
two locations
and Henry's choice is up first,
with a jaunt to a place in the
vicinity of Bicester.
Here's a good one for you. Yeah?
Bicester... Yeah.
...shopping village...
Legendary. Yes.
...is the second most visited
tourist attraction
in Britain by far Eastern tourists.
What? That's second only to the
number of visitors
from the Far East who
check out Buckingham Palace.
They come all the way across from
the side of the world
and go shopping in
Bicester shopping village.
Oxfordshire was the birthplace of
Stephen Hawking, Hugh Laurie,
and Alfred the Great.
However, none were welcoming
visitors today.
So, Henry's got a destination close
to his heart
and that means one thing.
Tractors.
But Si, as always, mate,
I'm thinking of you. Yeah, yeah.
No, you're not. No, you're not!
No, you're not.
We're right by your house,
going to see one of your mates.
How is that thinking of me?
The lads are hoping to raise cash
for Melvin Markham,
who owns a tractor repair business
with his brothers.
But, over the years,
they've amassed a huge amount of
other bits and bobs.
Yeah, we've just got the bug
and we collect,
and we absolutely love it.
And Melvin has big plans for any
potential profit.
Make a bit of money,
buy another tractor,
and absolutely love it.
I promise you I've looked
after you, honestly.
HE CHUCKLES
No, you haven't. Oh, honestly.
I'd rather go to Bicester
shopping village.
Melvin, I have been trying to warn
him on the way up here
that there might be the odd
agricultural piece of equipment.
We collect scrap, but there's loads
of other stuff.
Ohhh. Now you're getting excited.
I'm excited now, I am.
Mate, we'll see you later.
I know where we're going to start.
See you later. Take care, boys.
See you later, mate.
The boys are each looking for two
items to upcycle and sell on,
and Simon's first impressions
aren't good.
Don't get depressed yet, OK,
because this is agricultural
history right here.
Don't you think that's nice?
Actually, you know, that is lovely.
Are you lying to me now?
Was he interested?
Well, I thought he was.
No, look, look, come here.
See the basket through there. Ah.
There we suddenly saw a nice old basket
and other bits of bric-a-brac,
and now I'm interested.
Simon's eye has been caught
by a log basket.
In the right condition, it could
sell for at least 80 quid.
Yeah, it's a lovely big old thing,
isn't it?
HE SCOFFS
Come on then, tell us.
Well, you could use it
for anything.
That's going to take a lot of
sorting out, isn't it,
along the top? You're right, it's
gone. That's a pity.
But Simon's loss
appears to be Henry's gain.
OK, well, you've just unearthed
something rather lovely.
I have, haven't I?
In a mountain of metal,
petrol head Henry is drawn to
something wonderfully wooden.
That is a beautiful pine chest.
Mm. Oh, I say, that's rather nice.
What a stunning bit of furniture.
For me, I love a bit of pine.
My chest.
I know it's kind of your thing,
but I like it.
No, of course, of course. You...
You know how the rules work.
You spotted it, you have it.
OK, good.
It will look beautiful
and, most importantly,
I'll get Melvin big money for his
next tractor.
Henry hopes to make around £250 for
the blanket chest
and, with his love of wood off his
chest, the search continues.
HE CHUCKLES
What is that?
Is that a loo? It's a little like,
kind of a water cabinet commode,
isn't it?
You have it in the corner
of the room. Let's try it for size.
HE LAUGHS
I don't know whether it'd
take all my weight.
Here you go,
I'll give you five minutes.
HE LAUGHS
Make that ten.
A little while later, Henry and
Simon's search is back under way.
Oh, man. Hey, look.
Wow. That's a Unimog Mog.
Well, at least you can appreciate
that, surely.
It's a big truck.
Yeah, man, but what
a truck, with the winch.
It was one of the best four-wheel
drive vehicles ever made
and still to this day...
Grab that. Grab that. OK.
Now, if I go down the field,
you can keep talking about your
boring truck
and I don't have to hear you.
Hello. Look at them.
These are the old field phones,
aren't they?
Army field phones.
Is that what they were?
These battlefield telephones were
used by British forces
in the Second World War.
Connected by just a long pair
of wires,
they would quickly allow
communication at the front line.
This is definitely... They're...
How often do you come across these?
Well, never. There you go.
Let's see if they work.
You keep telling me about the truck
and I'm going to walk down to the
end of that field.
You...
Simon?
Simon is aiming to restore these
phones to their former glory,
as they could be worth in the region
of £100 in full working order.
Meanwhile, eagle-eyed Henry
has spotted something
else of interest
on the back of the Unimog truck.
Surely, even you might think
that's nice.
What?
That is...
I know exactly what it is.
Yeah, it's an oil dispenser. You've
bored me with them many times.
Yeah, it's an oil dispenser, but
unlike a lot of...
HE HUMS
Unlike a lot of them that I've
seen... Yeah?
...this one is small and
perfectly formed.
If there's one thing in this world
that's going up and is a safe bet,
it's good, automotive memorabilia.
What are you thinking?
Is that like a...?
Is that a definite maybe, or a
definite definite?
HE LAUGHS
Know what I mean, mate?
Sold to the man on the
back of the Unimog.
Right, moving on, we need to find
you an item. We do, yeah.
And you've got to get that off the
back of that wagon.
Don't be like that. Come on.
Oil dispensers disappeared from
forecourts through the 1960s
as manufacturers turned to cans and
plastic bottles.
This one's now bagged by Henry.
That leaves Simon to find
his final item,
but his prayers are about
to be answered.
Henry! Yeah?
I've got something. Look at these.
What are they? I mean, I know
they're windows, but what?
They're obviously cast-iron... Yeah.
...church windows.
So what if... Yeah.
...they're all cleaned up...
Yep. ..they're mounted on a wall...
Yep. ..and they've got
mirrors in them, three of them?
Do you know what, mate?
It's taken us a few hours,
but now we're singing
from the same organ.
Isn't it singing from the
same hymn sheet?
Shall we go and see Melvin?
Perhaps we'll sing a hymn with him.
Come on.
♪ Hallelujah... ♪
All that's left for the boys to do
is to show the fruits of their
labour to Melvin.
Let's start with these lovely old
Gothic-style window frames here.
I'm guessing they came out of an old
church or something like that.
We were led to believe that they're
from a church in Oxford.
Yeah, yeah.
OK, so that's my first item.
Am I OK to take them?
You... Take them.
I'm looking forward to seeing them.
Great, brilliant. Good.
Secondly, those field phones.
Oh, yeah. Field Army field phones.
Mm-hm, yeah.
I'm happy, I'm a very happy bunny.
Now Melvin, moving on, right.
Uh-huh.
My couple of items, if it's OK to
take them,
I've got a lovely little
oil dispenser.
It's the perfect size
for a man cave.
I think that was the appealing
thing to me.
And then also, the little
chest here.
Well, it's quite a big one, actually,
but I love a nice bit of pine.
So, Melvin, if it's all right, mate,
those are the four items.
I'm looking forward to seeing them.
Thanks, Melvin. Cheers.
Come on, let's get it going.
Come on then.
Coming up, Simon's restoration
plan gets cut off.
So, we couldn't have them as two
separate phones
that you could use at home. No.
Henry is awash with good ideas.
See, that's interesting, innit?
Exactly the colour you chose
for it... Yeah.
...is the original colour.
And Simon introduces Henry
to his own personal heaven.
Hey! Moped mayhem!
Expert up-cyclers
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are turning trash into cash.
Now we're singing from the same organ.
They've already picked up two items each,
and they're ready to get rocking
with the restorations.
At Henry's base in Oxfordshire,
he is revealing his recycling
projects to his long-time friend
and restoration right-hand man,
Guy Willison.
You love it, don't you?
I do actually, yes.
Guy is Henry's partner in crime
and is an ace with all things mechanical.
We'll dip it, I think. OK.
Then, we'll sand her
within an inch of her life. Yes.
Little bit of wood polish.
This is going to come up beautiful.
There are pitfalls with them, but
basically, it's a lovely item.
So, the wood's a hit with Guy.
Now for the metal.
You've got to love that.
Isn't that the nicest oil dispenser
you've seen since last Tuesday,
no, forever? It's lovely, yeah.
Henry's plan is to sandblast it and
spray it signal red to maximise
the value of this piece of
automotive memorabilia.
When these are done, we're going to
get great money for them.
I would think so, yeah.
I think Guy's happy.
It's difficult to tell often,
mainly cos he's so old.
So the boys get straight to work
on the oil dispenser.
All right, so, gunge time.
Go on, then, work it in, work it in.
Using a high-performance motorbike cleaner,
they remove years of caked-on grime.
See, look, you can see all that
grease coming off. Yeah, yeah, good.
See, that's interesting, isn't it?
Exactly the colour you chose for it,
is the original colour.
That'll do for a signal red.
Yeah. OK, so, we'll just leave it to
dry off I think, don't you?
And we'll get up to Daz's.
Yeah, definitely.
With the oil dispenser
off to the sandblaster,
Guy gets cracking on the chest,
making wooden supports for the
slightly wonky lid.
All right? Mate, those are posh.
That one's going there...
...five inches in.
Once these struts are attached,
the chest will be ready
for chemical dipping.
I'll tell you what,
if this comes off, I give up.
There are more screws in this
than in a battleship. I know.
See how robust it feels.
Let's get her stripped.
Yeah, it's ready now.
Over in Liverpool, Simon is about
to call in on Gemma,
to show his selection of picks.
Gemma. Hello. Hello!
Hello. Hello. You've just hung up on
me, that wasn't very nice.
Gemma is Simon's up-cycling queen
and when it comes to re-purposing
the everyday, Gemma's your girl.
There you go. OK.
I assume these are phones.
Whether they'll ever work again
is yet to be seen,
cos it's way beyond me.
I'll have to make a couple of calls.
Not on them. No, not on them.
If we can them working, they are
going to be really saleable items,
it just depends whether we can get
them working or not.
That is the first thing I picked up.
Right, and the second?
Is this heavenly piece behind you.
Oh, I like these.
These are cool, aren't they?
Before turning them into mirrors,
these rusty church windows will need
cleaning up.
You get on with cleaning them.
I'll make a call,
see if I can get these working. OK.
Hello, yes, I need some help.
Do you know what?
Simon's done OK today.
Sometimes I get some rubbish, but to
be fair, they're good items.
Strong, well done, Simon.
To restore the battlefield phones
to their former glory,
Simon's called telephone engineer
Conal to see if they can be salvaged.
The only problem is, they were
designed to work on what they call
a local battery, which means they'll
work to each other fine,
but you can't connect them to a
telephone exchange.
Right, so we couldn't have them as
two separate phones that you could
use at home? No.
One thing you could do,
you could actually get it working
so that the bell rang.
So you could have it as an extension bell.
Cos it makes a lovely sound when
it rings.
So, you set yourself a bit of a
challenge there, haven't you?
Can you get them ringing
for us again?
Yes, we can. You can? That's great.
Whilst Conal answers Gemma's call
for help,
Simon is starting on his heavenly windows,
by chipping away the old putty
from the frames.
I'm going to clamp this now,
because, this old ironwork,
you know, it's super strong,
but it can be incredibly brittle.
The number of times
I've just tapped something...
...and it just snaps.
Over in Oxford, Henry's oil
dispenser is being worked on
by professional resprayers.
Henry's asked me for a nice zinging
red, so we've got a nice,
bright pillar-box red that we're
going to try out first.
With the oil dispenser sandblasted,
Daz's team set about adding
that zing for Henry.
After the powder paint is cooked
to perfection,
the oil dispenser is looking slick.
All it needs is for the boys to
add their final flourishes.
Absolutely fantastic, it's just
come out of the oven,
we've put the red on it, and I'm
really happy with it,
and I think the boys will be
as well.
I can't wait for Henry to see it.
Whilst the oil dispenser
has been painted,
Henry's chest has had all its paint
removed ready for sanding.
It's all about elbow grease,
that's what they need -
a bit of love,
a bit of elbow grease.
I'll tell you what, man, it's come
up really nice, hasn't it?
Yeah, lovely. We've got to retain
that lovely, creamy colour
of the pine.
Yeah. No dark stain.
Excellent. And then, polish.
All that is needed now
is some final touches.
Now it's the final stage for this box,
I'm just going to put some wax on
it, and then it'll be polished,
and hopefully it'll look lovely.
Here we go.
Waxing the chest is a vital step in
the restoration process,
as it not only acts as a seal,
it rejuvenates the wood and makes it
look just lovely.
With Henry getting in on the buffing
up, the boys' work here is done.
That, mate,
is a seriously desirable item.
At his Yorkshire workshop,
telephone engineer Conal is
restoring Simon's military phones.
These phones are lovely, the bells
are coming up really well.
Gemma set him the challenge of
making the bells ring again.
And it seems
she's made the right call.
BELL RINGS
Whilst renovations are underway,
Simon has brought Henry to his
choice of location in Somerset,
to a lovely little place owned by
moped enthusiast Malcolm Corrigan.
We have a tractor shed
and a rundown barn.
Quite handy for me cos I do have
a habit of collecting the odd moped
and parts now and then.
There's a few extra items
in the barn
that probably shouldn't be there.
Simon and Henry can generate some
money for me from them,
so, I thought, well, why not?
Why not indeed?
Especially when Simon is so excited
to show off what's in store for Henry.
Hi, I've got a treat for you.
Tell you what, it looks good,
I'll give you that.
Well, the shed itself is a treat,
but that's not the treat.
What's the treat?
Well, you won't believe this.
Yeah. I'll give you a clue, the guy
we're going to see,
is called Moped Malcolm.
You're having a laugh?
No, I'm not. Come on.
Really? Moped Malcolm?
I'm good to you. Is that...?
Ah, man.
Perhaps today might be an amazing day.
Malcolm. Malcolm. Nice to meet you.
Hello. Can I just stop quickly?
Is your nickname really
Moped Malcolm?
No. It's Moped Malc,
but you were close.
See? Either way.
He's not interested in
Malc or Malcolm, mate,
it's the first bit
he's interested in.
As usual, the lads must choose two
items each from Malcolm's collection
to restore or repurpose for profit.
Can we start in there?
Yes. See you later.
Come on. Mopeds, mayhem!
There's none in here. What?
First shed, where are the mopeds?
Is that a moped?
No, that's a bicycle.
The only thing with two wheels was
an old shopping bike.
Brilliant.
HE LAUGHS
Poor Henry, the lack of wheels has
left him stranded on the starting line.
So, it's Simon who is first
to kick into gear.
Or what? Oh. Might be my treat.
Look at this.
A lovely little hall stand.
What do you call that? Is that sort
of, barley twist or something?
Yeah, barley twist. Is that what
it's called? Barley twist legs,
umbrella, foot stand there,
a little drip tray,
thing for your keys.
You know I've got my first item.
What a lovely start.
The barley twist legs are named
as such are due to
the resemblance to the famous
English sweet.
But, while Simon is sucking on his
first successful find,
perhaps Henry will have more luck
in Moped Malc's next room.
Second shed, surely, but surely,
there's got to be a moped.
HE LAUGHS
There's nothing in there. Look!
A bit of moped.
I know, they're all under here.
Nope, nothing moped-ey under there
either, Henry.
Move along, lads.
I'm getting slightly depressed.
The man formerly known
as Moped Malcolm.
This place is so rickety...
...I'm not opening that.
Are we going underneath? We are.
Mopeds!
And mopeds!
Log store.
Shed three, still no mopeds.
Plastic toys...
...stuff and sort of modern troughs.
Hang on. Interesting bit.
What the heck is that, mate?
What's that? I don't know.
I'm going to have a look at it.
What is it? I think it's iron.
I was hoping it was copper.
Maybe not, but it's such a lovely
solid piece.
That is unquestionably...
...my second item.
It's going very well, isn't it?
It's 2-0 to Simon, and there's still
no sign of these fabled mopeds.
Don't bash your head, will you?
HE LAUGHS
With time running out, Henry has
still to strike moped gold.
Hey!
Moped mayhem has arrived.
This is why he's called...
Oh, what a relief.
There were mopeds everywhere.
You're cheering up now, aren't you?
Individually, some of those mopeds
are really collectable.
Let's get this one, then.
Here, let's just take this out,
and I'll show you.
OK, so look, right,
with all these Velosolexes in here,
you could actually mobilise
a whole French village.
Henry's found a Velosolex.
These French, mass-produced mopeds
were as cheap as...
...frites until recently.
Now, they are becoming eminently collectable.
I'm going to make it look like the
king of the road.
OK. I don't know what that is in
French, but I'll have a go.
Un king. Er...
Er... Un princess... Lui?
Le roi de la rue. You what?
Something like that.
It sounded good to me, mate.
I'll use that.
Desperate, last one.
Oh, hang on.
Oh, mate, I found it.
What do you reckon? What is it?
It's a little trough, isn't it?
Oh, yeah.
Now I'm completely satisfied.
That's heavy.
I've got both feet in the trough
now, haven't I?
Come on, mate.
With Henry picking his final piece,
the day is done.
So it's time to find out what
Malcolm thinks of what the fellows
have found.
Malcolm, my two items -
first of all, very simple -
just, you know, a hallway table with
an umbrella stand at one end.
Barley twist legs.
My second one is completely
un-handy - it's that cauldron.
But I'm guessing, cos it is
rusting, then it probably is iron.
Mate, I've picked out a Velosolex.
We will get her running, and
hopefully get you some wedge, son.
And next to it obviously
isn't a moped, alas,
but it is a beautiful iron trough
by the look of it,
and I think we can do something
with it.
All in all, mate,
we've had a Moped Malc day. We have.
Fantastic. It's been absolutely
fantastic. Cheers, mate.
See you later.
Coming up - Henry gets motoring...
Look, look! Yes! It's unbelievable!
...Simon gets a prank call...
Hello? Hung up, typical.
...and some good news at the valuation.
I think you'd easily get £300
for these.
Simon O'Brien and Henry Cole are
recycling rubbish into real money.
Look, a bit of moped.
They've now got four items each to renovate.
Now back in Liverpool, Simon's
showing off his latest selections to Gemma.
What's that?
This is an old cauldron
from a washroom for boiling whites.
It's definitely seen better days,
though, Simon.
It has seen better days, but I just
love it.
Here's what I'm thinking, see if you agree.
Let's bling this.
Yeah.
I can do bling. And it'll just look
lovely as a planter or...
I just... Anyway, I just want to
bling it up. Yeah.
That was me being a bit crazy just
cos I liked it.
Right. Whereas this, this just says,
"Dear Gemma, this is for you."
The hallway table is great, I really
like that.
There's not too much that needs
doing to it,
but I'm going to turn it into a
little masterpiece.
I'm going to paint it, I'm going to
make it look fab.
Before she can get fab,
she must send away the pot to the
sandblasters' for it blinging makeover.
For the umbrella stand,
she uses a detail sander to remove
the top layer of varnish ahead of
painting.
With timber that's been stored in outbuildings,
it's important to treat for worm to
avoid transferring the infection to
your home.
Meanwhile in Oxford, expert in all
things French Henry
is showing his collections to Guy.
Vous et going to love it, son.
What do you reckon?
Er, I put it marginally better than walking.
THEY LAUGH
Very marginally. I thought you'd
be happy.
It's fine, because it is two wheels
with an engine.
But it's the bottom of the ladder.
All right, so look, this is what
we're going to do with it I think.
Key to this and to maximise profit
for our Malc, is to get it going.
Just get it running. Right?
It might be trouble, it might not.
Who knows? It'll be interesting to
find out.
So, from the sublime, right, to the ridiculous.
Now, I think that's a trough.
No, it's not. I think that's a
lavatory cistern from a brick outhouse.
You wouldn't want the view that's
had.
Oh. Henry's plan has gone down the pan.
I mean, what were you thinking?
But he's quick to float another idea.
How about we find some little feet
for it to raise it up a little bit?
like that?
Clean it out, and then
you can either have it as a planter,
or this could be a little coal scuttle.
If that's what you want to do, I'll
go for it.
It's a slam dunk, mate.
I've won this one and I haven't even started.
But first, the Velo Solex needs a
good clean.
I think these things are worth collecting.
I think it's always good to have one
of these in your shed, mate.
Well, I suppose that or a horse.
To remove the rust from the chrome,
Henry has been given a tip from Simon.
All that's needed is some tinfoil
and some water.
Dip it in water.
supposedly the tinfoil with water,
against rusty surfaces,
restores the chrome somehow.
Seriously? Well, it's an old wives tale.
Go on, then.
Anything happening? Yes.
Is it really? Yeah.
Have you got a rag there? Yeah.
Wipe it.
That is incredible.
I've never, in 45 years of loving motorcycles,
seen that.
No, I haven't.
Really? That's new to me.
Should I listen to Simon more often,
or do you think that was a one-off?
I think I'd take it as a one-off.
I agree. Let's get on with it.
So, the chrome on the bike will soon
be gleaming,
an ambition that Henry has for the
toilet cistern as well.
So, Guy sets to work scraping off
the old rust.
Then he uses a small angle grinder
to remove an old drainage plug.
GRINDER BUZZES
I'm just going to try my first thing
of what I think I'm going to do on
the underneath, so if it goes wrong
you can't see it,
that'll be underneath.
Guy switches the ankle grinder to
cleaning mode by adding a paint
removing pad.
I think that's going to look quite
cool actually. I think H'll will
like it.
He likes that industrial look.
Whilst Oxford is getting industrial,
in Liverpool Gemma's getting chalky
with the umbrella stand.
Now, this is chalk paint.
It's really easy to use on furniture.
You don't have to be an expert to
use it and it goes on really nicely.
Small pots of chalk paint are about
a fiver and can be bought from DIY stores.
Right, I think that's the
first layer of that on.
I'm going to leave that to dry and
it's chalk paint, so it won't
take too long.
The small storage section
is getting a makeover too,
using some leftover wallpaper.
I'm just securing this paper in with
some decorator's PVA,
which is just a stronger version of
your usual PVA.
I've mixed it up with a little bit
of water.
And that's it.
With the umbrella stand drying,
Gemma goes out to pick paint for the
iron pot.
I think that's the one.
Let's go for that.
The pot is plastered in powder and
baked in the oven to give it a shiny
sheen for around £70.
In Oxford the lads have tinkered
with the Velo Solex's engine,
and all that's needed now is a test pilot.
Call me Steve McQueen.
Hey? Cos he had one of these.
Have I told you that? No. Have you
fixed it?
I believe so.
Although it is tricky to check, so I
do need a test pilot.
What do I do? Pedal like crazy and
drop the engine?
Drop the engine, yeah, no, just hang
on a minute.
Test pilots train with and study
their vehicles intensely.
I'm sure Henry will follow suit.
No, just hang on a minute. I'm off,
I don't care.
How fast do you have to pedal?
Go now!
I can't!
It's not working!
SPUTTERING FROM BIKE
Oh, that's not doing a lot, is it?
Oh, dear. It seems the Velo Solex is
lacking spark.
Meanwhile in Liverpool, after being
chipped away at, the frames are ready.
To finish their first set of restorations,
Gemma has called on local handyman Phil,
who cuts the mirror to size and sets
about trying to fix it to the frames.
Yeah, I'm happy with that.
Gemma arrives to inspect the master
mirror-maker at work.
Oh, Phil, look at these!
Yeah. Gorgeous, aren't they?
They are brilliant.
Really nice, I'm really happy with them.
They look even better than I imagined.
I want one. I think you've earnt
yourself a tea break there, Phil.
Oh, yes, please. Shall I go and put
the kettle on? Yes, please. OK.
Tea break over and Simon has arrived
to examine the newly updated
battlefield phones.
Hello? Hung up, typical.
Hey, they're good, aren't they?
It's amazing, isn't it? This one is
a doorbell.
Right. Right? Here is the said door bell.
DOORBELL RINGS
GEMMA LAUGHS
And this one is something slightly different.
It's a phone ringer.
You attach it into your system and
if you just want a nice
old-fashioned
ring tone, this is it.
Brilliant. Just for the novelty value,
I think this is a really lovely item.
Yeah, I think I do too. Yeah.
They're really good. Whereas they
are amazing.
Aren't these brilliant?
They look so good.
I'm so pleased with them.
Yeah. Brilliant.
And Gemma's not the only one happy
with the mirrors.
She's found a potential buyer in the
form of Gareth,
who owns a coffee shop.
I think they're very nice. I think
they'll really fit in our coffee house.
Now, if you would like to buy
them off us,
do you have a price in mind?
I do. I was thinking about 350?
I was thinking more around about the
£300 mark,
so if we can push to that I'd be
happy to take them off your hands.
So, 100 a mirror.
All right, I'm happy with that.
Thank you. We'll do a deal. Thank you.
OK? Thanks, Gareth.
So, the mirror is sold, but with the
valuation looming, will Gemma have
sold Simon short?
Down at Henry's HQ,
the finishing touches are being
applied to the oil dispenser.
That's beautiful. Happy days, mate,
we've had a good day.
We have.
Happy days, indeed, as Henry has a
date with a potential petrolhead punter.
Yeah, I want 200 for it.
I think that's a fair price.
I'm not going to do a deal, man, 200 firm.
You know it's worth it.
I'll see you later, cheers!
Nice to do business with you as ever.
All right, bye-bye.
Happy days!
But will the boys be happy with
their price at the valuation?
Melvin wanted to clear some clutter
from his farm.
He's about to find out whether the
boys have made him some money along
the way.
How are you, Mel?
Morning, Simon. Nice to see you.
Nice to see you. Morning, Henry.
Nice to see you again.
Mel, now, look, right, feast your eyes.
Wow. Oh, good.
What a transformation.
I love those mirrors.
Fantastic.
Henry.
Absolutely beautiful.
Oh, Mel, that's great, come on over.
Let's start with the mirrors here.
I mean, if you can imagine them
either in an house or in a garden,
you know,
I mean, well, you've kept
everything, it really looks...
And to me, you know, what I like
about them is, I mean,
it could be a triptych, but also you
can sell them individually.
So, you love the items, but are they
worth any money?
Now, to find out we've got our quite independent,
depending on what day it is...
Far too independent.
Yeah, far too, valuer Elisicia.
Elisicia Moore runs a fashionable
London store specialising in upcycled
furniture and has a good eye for the
true market value of restored items.
Hopefully she'll give you some good
news, Mel, and us.
I hope so, I hope so.
What shall we start with? Shall we
start with the mirrors?
Yeah, let's start with the mirrors.
Simon's first item was some rusty
old church windows.
He spent £75 on welding
the frames and sourcing the mirror.
Beautiful, really good job.
Gothic windows are always a crowd pleaser.
As windows, not terribly useful to
most people.
But you put some mirrors in and they
become really useful and they
keep that beautiful shape.
I think you'd easily get £300 for these.
Wow.
Having sold them already for that
exact figure,
Simon has made Melvin £225 profit.
Moving on, let's have a look at
these field telephones.
Yes, this was a good week for you,
wasn't it?
We had fun.
Simon's second item is
the battlefield phones.
With £70 spent on a telephone
specialist, what will the final
value be?
It's nice to see bygone items be
used again.
I think you could quite easily get
£100 for the doorbell.
Wow. And maybe 70 just for the ringer.
So, the phones have rung in a sweet
£100 profit for Melvin.
So, yeah, oil dispenser.
Yes.
It's been beautifully restored.
It really looks the bee's knees.
Henry spent £100 getting it
sandblasted and painted,
so he's looking for a decent profit.
Diminutive proportions, it always
gets a better price.
And I think you mentioned too it's
not going to encroach on the space.
I would say it would be fair to
estimate £200 for that,
cos you've done such a good job of
restoring it.
Luckily Henry has sold the oil
dispenser for £200,
netting Melvin £100 profit.
Hopefully that's a good profit for you.
Yeah, no, well pleased, definitely,
thank you very much.
All right, and finally...
Yes. The lovely box.
Yeah. Glad you didn't paint it.
Oh, good. I think it's a good job
that you didn't paint it.
Customers want to see the age.
Finally, he spent a minuscule £45
to transform the blanket chest.
It's a bit big.
If it had been smaller or lower and
then it could have done double duty
like a coffee table,
I would have probably given it
a higher estimate, but it's still a
really useful piece.
You've cleaned it up nicely, it
opens and closes, it does what it's
meant to do.
I think a fair price for that would
be £150.
So, Henry gets £105 profit off his chest.
So, Mel, in total, right?
After all our costs, you are taking
home £530 cash.
Wow. Stag tonight, Henry?
LAUGHTER
I'll be nipping round, mate.
We'll leave Simon in the car.
Thank you both. Absolute pleasure, mate.
Absolute pleasure. Thanks.
Henry, thank you. Thank you very much.
Thank you, Elisicia. Pleasure.
That's mission accomplished.
The boys hand over £530 to Melvin.
What Henry and Simon done with them,
I would never be able to do that.
And to make that amount of money,
I'm well chuffed.
Coming up, Henry is happy...
Happy days, man! Yeah, definitely.
Whilst Gemma is blue.
Look at that, that's blue, isn't it?
And Simon's talking toilet humour.
Better than your money going down
the pan, isn't it? It is, yeah.
I like that one, that's the best yet.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are up
to their old tricks,
turning trash into cash.
Henry's choice of location
made Melvin £530.
Steak tonight, Henry.
We'll leave Simon in the car.
So Simon is hoping that his choice
of barn will deliver more cash
than that to owner Malcolm Corrigan.
So, the pressure's on for Gemma to
get the most out of Simon's
iron pot, which has returned from
the powder coaters.
Let's have a look at this.
Well, look at that, that's blue,
isn't it?
It was in such a bad condition when
we got it.
That's perfect for anyone's garden
now, surely.
Next, Gemma turns her attention to
finishing the umbrella stand.
Having already painted and lined the insides,
it's now time to spray the drip
tray grey.
I'm going to let that dry, and then
I can put another layer on.
Then, all she needs to do is
reattach the repainted lid,
and hey presto.
Well, I think that's done. I'm
pleased with that.
It looks really good. I'm impressed.
In Oxford, it's second time lucky
for the VeloSoleX.
Having added a new spark plug, it's
ready to roll.
I haven't actually tried it yet,
but I've sort of more or less
just got it back together,
and I'm going to get his Lordship to
have a go on it
and see what happens.
OK. Let's go. You pedal.
Hang on. I need you to pedal
like a...
Oh, yes!
We're off! Pedal as well, get it
warmed up.
I'm pedalling, I'm pedalling!
What happens if you don't pedal?
Does it go? Look, look, look!
Yes! It's unbelievable!
It's a revelation!
The boys have had a great escape,
and the moped is motoring,
leaving Guy to focus on flushing up
the cistern.
So far, it's been cleaned out, had
the unnecessary elements removed
and polished up.
Now, Henry has bought some wooden
legs online,
but they're not quite right.
What I'm doing here is I'm just
trying to round the profile
so it matches this profile, because
it was just a point.
I think they'll look all right, actually.
Next up, Guy stains the wood dark
brown and is ready to fix them
to the base using a metal epoxy.
It's called chemical metal.
And the trouble with this stuff is
that it goes off very, very quickly.
You have to work fast, or
else it just...
Well, you're in trouble, basically.
Morning. Cor, that's better than I
thought it'd be. Good!
I tell you that, mate.
Good. Happy days, man!
Yeah, definitely.
But will Henry have a happy day tomorrow
at the all-important valuation?
Moped Malc wanted some quick money
to take his family on holiday.
He's about to find out what the boys
have created from his clutter.
Come and join us, mate. Come on in,
mate. How are you? Good to see you.
Good to see you, mate. How are you?
Moped Malc! Before we talk about
anything else,
go and have a look.
We started off with the moped,
Malc. Yes.
Have a nose. Go over. Go and have a
wander. Yes, yeah.
What do you think? Not too bad, yeah.
I especially like what you've done
with this as well.
This is really nice. Hey, thanks,
mate. Really nice.
I'll tell you all about it in a
minute. Yes. Oh.
Do you know, I didn't recognise that
a minute ago!
Good. What do you think?
Happy with that? Very nice, yeah.
Right. Let's vote.
Have we made you any money, is the
point?
Well, we can't tell you that.
But someone who can is our
independent valuer, Alicia,
who's going to join us now. OK.
Alicia is back to give the
benefit of her antiques experience.
Nice to meet you. Thank you.
Right, where shall we start?
OK. Come on.
It's Moped Malc, let's start with
the moped.
You've got to start with Moped Malc.
You've got to start with it.
I think it's probably the most
charming mode of transport
ever invented for one.
Henry and Guy spent nothing on
polishing and getting it running again.
They're in vogue, they're becoming
really popular.
There were loads made.
But yet, they're still a bit hard
to find now.
And it's been polished lovely,
with the aluminium foil.
It looks a treat.
A conservative estimate for the bike
would be 325.
And that's a conservative estimate.
OK. OK. Well, I flogged that,
uh, for 375.
So, that's a straight £375 profit.
Moving along to the cistern.
It was wasting away, wasn't it?
It wasn't doing anything. It
literally was wasting away!
With a bit of soil in the side
of it.
Henry spent £15 on wooden feet
and varnish.
They've made lovely feet for
rounded edges.
Magazine holder, loo roll holder.
I mean, I could go on.
I think £50 for the cistern.
Would be a fair estimate.
So, a fairly decent £35 is banked.
Not bad for something that was
wasting away.
Absolutely. It's better than your
money going down the pan, isn't it?
Yes, it is. I like that one, that's
the best yet!
I like it. I'm sorry! I'll move on!
OK. So, moving on.
The little umbrella stand,
key-holder, behind the front door,
what do you think?
Simon's first item was the
umbrella stand.
He's spent £20 on paint and lining
for this restored piece.
They are also coming back in style.
For a while, they were considered a
bit naff,
people were chucking them out.
But this is a really good example.
The barley twist legs is what makes
it quite pretty.
And it's functional with the
storage. It's a great little piece.
And the colours that Gemma chose, perfect.
A fair estimate for this piece,
for the umbrella stand,
I'd say is 95.
Wow.
So, that's a solid £75 profit.
And you can keep that money for a
rainy day.
They just keep coming!
It's the way he tells them.
So, what started out as a rusty old
can of,
you know, washing cauldron.
Basin. Come on, what do you think?
You know, it might be surprising,
but if you go down to the local
garden centre,
the cost of pots this size is quite surprising.
£70 went on sandblasting and painting.
It's cast-iron, it's substantial,
and it's been brought up to
the 21st century, a fun colour.
A reasonable estimate for the pot
would be £95.
Yeah!
That's £25 extra.
Taking off all of our costs,
you're going home with £510.
Good. How does that sound? That
sounds very good.
Cheers, mate. Thank you.
Malcolm, thanks so much. Thank you.
Yeah, really good, mate.
So, Simon's choice of location has
left Moped Malc
riding off with £510
in his back pocket.
So, overall, I'm very pleased.
I think when I get home and tell the
children that they're going away for
a long weekend, they're going to be
really, really pleased.
But in a tight fought battle,
it's Henry's location that's
delivered the biggest profit,
netting Melvin £530.
Just £20 more.
Thank you. It's a pleasure.
You know what? We're both winners there.
Because, financially, no question,
you did come out on top.
However, I do have to say...
Mm-hmm?
...that my Gothic mirrors
were a triumph.
I think we're both winners today.
Do you know what, mate, honestly?
Mm?
I agree with you. Oh! What?
They were amazing. I will accept
your reflective glory.
Hey, I like your style, mate!
Know where you're coming from. Mm.
Subtitles by Ericsson
The homes of Britain are
stacked with old possessions.
Hmm. Now I've got my first item.
What looks like junk can actually be
worth a pretty penny.
I've just got a little bit excited.
I haven't seen one that big,
darling, for a while.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are here
to help turn that clutter
into hard cash.
We're going to get great money
for them.
For Henry and his mechanic...
I don't think you should be looking
at that, mate.
...it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
Oh, yes!
While upcycling genius Simon
and his restorer
love turning everyday objects into
fantastic furniture.
Well, that's perfect.
Well, look! Feast your eyes.
I reckon you've done great things.
Can we go on the pony?
Yes, you can, little Simon.
Despite their different approaches,
they make the old turn into gold.
Going back with you, Allan, is
£6,380. Wow.
What am I going to do with all that?
Today...
HE HUMS
...Henry needs a few minutes
of Henry time.
Here you go.
I'll give you five minutes.
LAUGHTER
Make that ten.
Simon's picks are failing
to impress.
It's definitely seen better days
though, Simon.
But at the valuations...
Feast your eyes.
...all the hard work pays off.
Wow, what a transformation.
This doesn't smell right.
We are very close to where you live.
HE LAUGHS
As usual, the boys are heading to
two locations
and Henry's choice is up first,
with a jaunt to a place in the
vicinity of Bicester.
Here's a good one for you. Yeah?
Bicester... Yeah.
...shopping village...
Legendary. Yes.
...is the second most visited
tourist attraction
in Britain by far Eastern tourists.
What? That's second only to the
number of visitors
from the Far East who
check out Buckingham Palace.
They come all the way across from
the side of the world
and go shopping in
Bicester shopping village.
Oxfordshire was the birthplace of
Stephen Hawking, Hugh Laurie,
and Alfred the Great.
However, none were welcoming
visitors today.
So, Henry's got a destination close
to his heart
and that means one thing.
Tractors.
But Si, as always, mate,
I'm thinking of you. Yeah, yeah.
No, you're not. No, you're not!
No, you're not.
We're right by your house,
going to see one of your mates.
How is that thinking of me?
The lads are hoping to raise cash
for Melvin Markham,
who owns a tractor repair business
with his brothers.
But, over the years,
they've amassed a huge amount of
other bits and bobs.
Yeah, we've just got the bug
and we collect,
and we absolutely love it.
And Melvin has big plans for any
potential profit.
Make a bit of money,
buy another tractor,
and absolutely love it.
I promise you I've looked
after you, honestly.
HE CHUCKLES
No, you haven't. Oh, honestly.
I'd rather go to Bicester
shopping village.
Melvin, I have been trying to warn
him on the way up here
that there might be the odd
agricultural piece of equipment.
We collect scrap, but there's loads
of other stuff.
Ohhh. Now you're getting excited.
I'm excited now, I am.
Mate, we'll see you later.
I know where we're going to start.
See you later. Take care, boys.
See you later, mate.
The boys are each looking for two
items to upcycle and sell on,
and Simon's first impressions
aren't good.
Don't get depressed yet, OK,
because this is agricultural
history right here.
Don't you think that's nice?
Actually, you know, that is lovely.
Are you lying to me now?
Was he interested?
Well, I thought he was.
No, look, look, come here.
See the basket through there. Ah.
There we suddenly saw a nice old basket
and other bits of bric-a-brac,
and now I'm interested.
Simon's eye has been caught
by a log basket.
In the right condition, it could
sell for at least 80 quid.
Yeah, it's a lovely big old thing,
isn't it?
HE SCOFFS
Come on then, tell us.
Well, you could use it
for anything.
That's going to take a lot of
sorting out, isn't it,
along the top? You're right, it's
gone. That's a pity.
But Simon's loss
appears to be Henry's gain.
OK, well, you've just unearthed
something rather lovely.
I have, haven't I?
In a mountain of metal,
petrol head Henry is drawn to
something wonderfully wooden.
That is a beautiful pine chest.
Mm. Oh, I say, that's rather nice.
What a stunning bit of furniture.
For me, I love a bit of pine.
My chest.
I know it's kind of your thing,
but I like it.
No, of course, of course. You...
You know how the rules work.
You spotted it, you have it.
OK, good.
It will look beautiful
and, most importantly,
I'll get Melvin big money for his
next tractor.
Henry hopes to make around £250 for
the blanket chest
and, with his love of wood off his
chest, the search continues.
HE CHUCKLES
What is that?
Is that a loo? It's a little like,
kind of a water cabinet commode,
isn't it?
You have it in the corner
of the room. Let's try it for size.
HE LAUGHS
I don't know whether it'd
take all my weight.
Here you go,
I'll give you five minutes.
HE LAUGHS
Make that ten.
A little while later, Henry and
Simon's search is back under way.
Oh, man. Hey, look.
Wow. That's a Unimog Mog.
Well, at least you can appreciate
that, surely.
It's a big truck.
Yeah, man, but what
a truck, with the winch.
It was one of the best four-wheel
drive vehicles ever made
and still to this day...
Grab that. Grab that. OK.
Now, if I go down the field,
you can keep talking about your
boring truck
and I don't have to hear you.
Hello. Look at them.
These are the old field phones,
aren't they?
Army field phones.
Is that what they were?
These battlefield telephones were
used by British forces
in the Second World War.
Connected by just a long pair
of wires,
they would quickly allow
communication at the front line.
This is definitely... They're...
How often do you come across these?
Well, never. There you go.
Let's see if they work.
You keep telling me about the truck
and I'm going to walk down to the
end of that field.
You...
Simon?
Simon is aiming to restore these
phones to their former glory,
as they could be worth in the region
of £100 in full working order.
Meanwhile, eagle-eyed Henry
has spotted something
else of interest
on the back of the Unimog truck.
Surely, even you might think
that's nice.
What?
That is...
I know exactly what it is.
Yeah, it's an oil dispenser. You've
bored me with them many times.
Yeah, it's an oil dispenser, but
unlike a lot of...
HE HUMS
Unlike a lot of them that I've
seen... Yeah?
...this one is small and
perfectly formed.
If there's one thing in this world
that's going up and is a safe bet,
it's good, automotive memorabilia.
What are you thinking?
Is that like a...?
Is that a definite maybe, or a
definite definite?
HE LAUGHS
Know what I mean, mate?
Sold to the man on the
back of the Unimog.
Right, moving on, we need to find
you an item. We do, yeah.
And you've got to get that off the
back of that wagon.
Don't be like that. Come on.
Oil dispensers disappeared from
forecourts through the 1960s
as manufacturers turned to cans and
plastic bottles.
This one's now bagged by Henry.
That leaves Simon to find
his final item,
but his prayers are about
to be answered.
Henry! Yeah?
I've got something. Look at these.
What are they? I mean, I know
they're windows, but what?
They're obviously cast-iron... Yeah.
...church windows.
So what if... Yeah.
...they're all cleaned up...
Yep. ..they're mounted on a wall...
Yep. ..and they've got
mirrors in them, three of them?
Do you know what, mate?
It's taken us a few hours,
but now we're singing
from the same organ.
Isn't it singing from the
same hymn sheet?
Shall we go and see Melvin?
Perhaps we'll sing a hymn with him.
Come on.
♪ Hallelujah... ♪
All that's left for the boys to do
is to show the fruits of their
labour to Melvin.
Let's start with these lovely old
Gothic-style window frames here.
I'm guessing they came out of an old
church or something like that.
We were led to believe that they're
from a church in Oxford.
Yeah, yeah.
OK, so that's my first item.
Am I OK to take them?
You... Take them.
I'm looking forward to seeing them.
Great, brilliant. Good.
Secondly, those field phones.
Oh, yeah. Field Army field phones.
Mm-hm, yeah.
I'm happy, I'm a very happy bunny.
Now Melvin, moving on, right.
Uh-huh.
My couple of items, if it's OK to
take them,
I've got a lovely little
oil dispenser.
It's the perfect size
for a man cave.
I think that was the appealing
thing to me.
And then also, the little
chest here.
Well, it's quite a big one, actually,
but I love a nice bit of pine.
So, Melvin, if it's all right, mate,
those are the four items.
I'm looking forward to seeing them.
Thanks, Melvin. Cheers.
Come on, let's get it going.
Come on then.
Coming up, Simon's restoration
plan gets cut off.
So, we couldn't have them as two
separate phones
that you could use at home. No.
Henry is awash with good ideas.
See, that's interesting, innit?
Exactly the colour you chose
for it... Yeah.
...is the original colour.
And Simon introduces Henry
to his own personal heaven.
Hey! Moped mayhem!
Expert up-cyclers
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are turning trash into cash.
Now we're singing from the same organ.
They've already picked up two items each,
and they're ready to get rocking
with the restorations.
At Henry's base in Oxfordshire,
he is revealing his recycling
projects to his long-time friend
and restoration right-hand man,
Guy Willison.
You love it, don't you?
I do actually, yes.
Guy is Henry's partner in crime
and is an ace with all things mechanical.
We'll dip it, I think. OK.
Then, we'll sand her
within an inch of her life. Yes.
Little bit of wood polish.
This is going to come up beautiful.
There are pitfalls with them, but
basically, it's a lovely item.
So, the wood's a hit with Guy.
Now for the metal.
You've got to love that.
Isn't that the nicest oil dispenser
you've seen since last Tuesday,
no, forever? It's lovely, yeah.
Henry's plan is to sandblast it and
spray it signal red to maximise
the value of this piece of
automotive memorabilia.
When these are done, we're going to
get great money for them.
I would think so, yeah.
I think Guy's happy.
It's difficult to tell often,
mainly cos he's so old.
So the boys get straight to work
on the oil dispenser.
All right, so, gunge time.
Go on, then, work it in, work it in.
Using a high-performance motorbike cleaner,
they remove years of caked-on grime.
See, look, you can see all that
grease coming off. Yeah, yeah, good.
See, that's interesting, isn't it?
Exactly the colour you chose for it,
is the original colour.
That'll do for a signal red.
Yeah. OK, so, we'll just leave it to
dry off I think, don't you?
And we'll get up to Daz's.
Yeah, definitely.
With the oil dispenser
off to the sandblaster,
Guy gets cracking on the chest,
making wooden supports for the
slightly wonky lid.
All right? Mate, those are posh.
That one's going there...
...five inches in.
Once these struts are attached,
the chest will be ready
for chemical dipping.
I'll tell you what,
if this comes off, I give up.
There are more screws in this
than in a battleship. I know.
See how robust it feels.
Let's get her stripped.
Yeah, it's ready now.
Over in Liverpool, Simon is about
to call in on Gemma,
to show his selection of picks.
Gemma. Hello. Hello!
Hello. Hello. You've just hung up on
me, that wasn't very nice.
Gemma is Simon's up-cycling queen
and when it comes to re-purposing
the everyday, Gemma's your girl.
There you go. OK.
I assume these are phones.
Whether they'll ever work again
is yet to be seen,
cos it's way beyond me.
I'll have to make a couple of calls.
Not on them. No, not on them.
If we can them working, they are
going to be really saleable items,
it just depends whether we can get
them working or not.
That is the first thing I picked up.
Right, and the second?
Is this heavenly piece behind you.
Oh, I like these.
These are cool, aren't they?
Before turning them into mirrors,
these rusty church windows will need
cleaning up.
You get on with cleaning them.
I'll make a call,
see if I can get these working. OK.
Hello, yes, I need some help.
Do you know what?
Simon's done OK today.
Sometimes I get some rubbish, but to
be fair, they're good items.
Strong, well done, Simon.
To restore the battlefield phones
to their former glory,
Simon's called telephone engineer
Conal to see if they can be salvaged.
The only problem is, they were
designed to work on what they call
a local battery, which means they'll
work to each other fine,
but you can't connect them to a
telephone exchange.
Right, so we couldn't have them as
two separate phones that you could
use at home? No.
One thing you could do,
you could actually get it working
so that the bell rang.
So you could have it as an extension bell.
Cos it makes a lovely sound when
it rings.
So, you set yourself a bit of a
challenge there, haven't you?
Can you get them ringing
for us again?
Yes, we can. You can? That's great.
Whilst Conal answers Gemma's call
for help,
Simon is starting on his heavenly windows,
by chipping away the old putty
from the frames.
I'm going to clamp this now,
because, this old ironwork,
you know, it's super strong,
but it can be incredibly brittle.
The number of times
I've just tapped something...
...and it just snaps.
Over in Oxford, Henry's oil
dispenser is being worked on
by professional resprayers.
Henry's asked me for a nice zinging
red, so we've got a nice,
bright pillar-box red that we're
going to try out first.
With the oil dispenser sandblasted,
Daz's team set about adding
that zing for Henry.
After the powder paint is cooked
to perfection,
the oil dispenser is looking slick.
All it needs is for the boys to
add their final flourishes.
Absolutely fantastic, it's just
come out of the oven,
we've put the red on it, and I'm
really happy with it,
and I think the boys will be
as well.
I can't wait for Henry to see it.
Whilst the oil dispenser
has been painted,
Henry's chest has had all its paint
removed ready for sanding.
It's all about elbow grease,
that's what they need -
a bit of love,
a bit of elbow grease.
I'll tell you what, man, it's come
up really nice, hasn't it?
Yeah, lovely. We've got to retain
that lovely, creamy colour
of the pine.
Yeah. No dark stain.
Excellent. And then, polish.
All that is needed now
is some final touches.
Now it's the final stage for this box,
I'm just going to put some wax on
it, and then it'll be polished,
and hopefully it'll look lovely.
Here we go.
Waxing the chest is a vital step in
the restoration process,
as it not only acts as a seal,
it rejuvenates the wood and makes it
look just lovely.
With Henry getting in on the buffing
up, the boys' work here is done.
That, mate,
is a seriously desirable item.
At his Yorkshire workshop,
telephone engineer Conal is
restoring Simon's military phones.
These phones are lovely, the bells
are coming up really well.
Gemma set him the challenge of
making the bells ring again.
And it seems
she's made the right call.
BELL RINGS
Whilst renovations are underway,
Simon has brought Henry to his
choice of location in Somerset,
to a lovely little place owned by
moped enthusiast Malcolm Corrigan.
We have a tractor shed
and a rundown barn.
Quite handy for me cos I do have
a habit of collecting the odd moped
and parts now and then.
There's a few extra items
in the barn
that probably shouldn't be there.
Simon and Henry can generate some
money for me from them,
so, I thought, well, why not?
Why not indeed?
Especially when Simon is so excited
to show off what's in store for Henry.
Hi, I've got a treat for you.
Tell you what, it looks good,
I'll give you that.
Well, the shed itself is a treat,
but that's not the treat.
What's the treat?
Well, you won't believe this.
Yeah. I'll give you a clue, the guy
we're going to see,
is called Moped Malcolm.
You're having a laugh?
No, I'm not. Come on.
Really? Moped Malcolm?
I'm good to you. Is that...?
Ah, man.
Perhaps today might be an amazing day.
Malcolm. Malcolm. Nice to meet you.
Hello. Can I just stop quickly?
Is your nickname really
Moped Malcolm?
No. It's Moped Malc,
but you were close.
See? Either way.
He's not interested in
Malc or Malcolm, mate,
it's the first bit
he's interested in.
As usual, the lads must choose two
items each from Malcolm's collection
to restore or repurpose for profit.
Can we start in there?
Yes. See you later.
Come on. Mopeds, mayhem!
There's none in here. What?
First shed, where are the mopeds?
Is that a moped?
No, that's a bicycle.
The only thing with two wheels was
an old shopping bike.
Brilliant.
HE LAUGHS
Poor Henry, the lack of wheels has
left him stranded on the starting line.
So, it's Simon who is first
to kick into gear.
Or what? Oh. Might be my treat.
Look at this.
A lovely little hall stand.
What do you call that? Is that sort
of, barley twist or something?
Yeah, barley twist. Is that what
it's called? Barley twist legs,
umbrella, foot stand there,
a little drip tray,
thing for your keys.
You know I've got my first item.
What a lovely start.
The barley twist legs are named
as such are due to
the resemblance to the famous
English sweet.
But, while Simon is sucking on his
first successful find,
perhaps Henry will have more luck
in Moped Malc's next room.
Second shed, surely, but surely,
there's got to be a moped.
HE LAUGHS
There's nothing in there. Look!
A bit of moped.
I know, they're all under here.
Nope, nothing moped-ey under there
either, Henry.
Move along, lads.
I'm getting slightly depressed.
The man formerly known
as Moped Malcolm.
This place is so rickety...
...I'm not opening that.
Are we going underneath? We are.
Mopeds!
And mopeds!
Log store.
Shed three, still no mopeds.
Plastic toys...
...stuff and sort of modern troughs.
Hang on. Interesting bit.
What the heck is that, mate?
What's that? I don't know.
I'm going to have a look at it.
What is it? I think it's iron.
I was hoping it was copper.
Maybe not, but it's such a lovely
solid piece.
That is unquestionably...
...my second item.
It's going very well, isn't it?
It's 2-0 to Simon, and there's still
no sign of these fabled mopeds.
Don't bash your head, will you?
HE LAUGHS
With time running out, Henry has
still to strike moped gold.
Hey!
Moped mayhem has arrived.
This is why he's called...
Oh, what a relief.
There were mopeds everywhere.
You're cheering up now, aren't you?
Individually, some of those mopeds
are really collectable.
Let's get this one, then.
Here, let's just take this out,
and I'll show you.
OK, so look, right,
with all these Velosolexes in here,
you could actually mobilise
a whole French village.
Henry's found a Velosolex.
These French, mass-produced mopeds
were as cheap as...
...frites until recently.
Now, they are becoming eminently collectable.
I'm going to make it look like the
king of the road.
OK. I don't know what that is in
French, but I'll have a go.
Un king. Er...
Er... Un princess... Lui?
Le roi de la rue. You what?
Something like that.
It sounded good to me, mate.
I'll use that.
Desperate, last one.
Oh, hang on.
Oh, mate, I found it.
What do you reckon? What is it?
It's a little trough, isn't it?
Oh, yeah.
Now I'm completely satisfied.
That's heavy.
I've got both feet in the trough
now, haven't I?
Come on, mate.
With Henry picking his final piece,
the day is done.
So it's time to find out what
Malcolm thinks of what the fellows
have found.
Malcolm, my two items -
first of all, very simple -
just, you know, a hallway table with
an umbrella stand at one end.
Barley twist legs.
My second one is completely
un-handy - it's that cauldron.
But I'm guessing, cos it is
rusting, then it probably is iron.
Mate, I've picked out a Velosolex.
We will get her running, and
hopefully get you some wedge, son.
And next to it obviously
isn't a moped, alas,
but it is a beautiful iron trough
by the look of it,
and I think we can do something
with it.
All in all, mate,
we've had a Moped Malc day. We have.
Fantastic. It's been absolutely
fantastic. Cheers, mate.
See you later.
Coming up - Henry gets motoring...
Look, look! Yes! It's unbelievable!
...Simon gets a prank call...
Hello? Hung up, typical.
...and some good news at the valuation.
I think you'd easily get £300
for these.
Simon O'Brien and Henry Cole are
recycling rubbish into real money.
Look, a bit of moped.
They've now got four items each to renovate.
Now back in Liverpool, Simon's
showing off his latest selections to Gemma.
What's that?
This is an old cauldron
from a washroom for boiling whites.
It's definitely seen better days,
though, Simon.
It has seen better days, but I just
love it.
Here's what I'm thinking, see if you agree.
Let's bling this.
Yeah.
I can do bling. And it'll just look
lovely as a planter or...
I just... Anyway, I just want to
bling it up. Yeah.
That was me being a bit crazy just
cos I liked it.
Right. Whereas this, this just says,
"Dear Gemma, this is for you."
The hallway table is great, I really
like that.
There's not too much that needs
doing to it,
but I'm going to turn it into a
little masterpiece.
I'm going to paint it, I'm going to
make it look fab.
Before she can get fab,
she must send away the pot to the
sandblasters' for it blinging makeover.
For the umbrella stand,
she uses a detail sander to remove
the top layer of varnish ahead of
painting.
With timber that's been stored in outbuildings,
it's important to treat for worm to
avoid transferring the infection to
your home.
Meanwhile in Oxford, expert in all
things French Henry
is showing his collections to Guy.
Vous et going to love it, son.
What do you reckon?
Er, I put it marginally better than walking.
THEY LAUGH
Very marginally. I thought you'd
be happy.
It's fine, because it is two wheels
with an engine.
But it's the bottom of the ladder.
All right, so look, this is what
we're going to do with it I think.
Key to this and to maximise profit
for our Malc, is to get it going.
Just get it running. Right?
It might be trouble, it might not.
Who knows? It'll be interesting to
find out.
So, from the sublime, right, to the ridiculous.
Now, I think that's a trough.
No, it's not. I think that's a
lavatory cistern from a brick outhouse.
You wouldn't want the view that's
had.
Oh. Henry's plan has gone down the pan.
I mean, what were you thinking?
But he's quick to float another idea.
How about we find some little feet
for it to raise it up a little bit?
like that?
Clean it out, and then
you can either have it as a planter,
or this could be a little coal scuttle.
If that's what you want to do, I'll
go for it.
It's a slam dunk, mate.
I've won this one and I haven't even started.
But first, the Velo Solex needs a
good clean.
I think these things are worth collecting.
I think it's always good to have one
of these in your shed, mate.
Well, I suppose that or a horse.
To remove the rust from the chrome,
Henry has been given a tip from Simon.
All that's needed is some tinfoil
and some water.
Dip it in water.
supposedly the tinfoil with water,
against rusty surfaces,
restores the chrome somehow.
Seriously? Well, it's an old wives tale.
Go on, then.
Anything happening? Yes.
Is it really? Yeah.
Have you got a rag there? Yeah.
Wipe it.
That is incredible.
I've never, in 45 years of loving motorcycles,
seen that.
No, I haven't.
Really? That's new to me.
Should I listen to Simon more often,
or do you think that was a one-off?
I think I'd take it as a one-off.
I agree. Let's get on with it.
So, the chrome on the bike will soon
be gleaming,
an ambition that Henry has for the
toilet cistern as well.
So, Guy sets to work scraping off
the old rust.
Then he uses a small angle grinder
to remove an old drainage plug.
GRINDER BUZZES
I'm just going to try my first thing
of what I think I'm going to do on
the underneath, so if it goes wrong
you can't see it,
that'll be underneath.
Guy switches the ankle grinder to
cleaning mode by adding a paint
removing pad.
I think that's going to look quite
cool actually. I think H'll will
like it.
He likes that industrial look.
Whilst Oxford is getting industrial,
in Liverpool Gemma's getting chalky
with the umbrella stand.
Now, this is chalk paint.
It's really easy to use on furniture.
You don't have to be an expert to
use it and it goes on really nicely.
Small pots of chalk paint are about
a fiver and can be bought from DIY stores.
Right, I think that's the
first layer of that on.
I'm going to leave that to dry and
it's chalk paint, so it won't
take too long.
The small storage section
is getting a makeover too,
using some leftover wallpaper.
I'm just securing this paper in with
some decorator's PVA,
which is just a stronger version of
your usual PVA.
I've mixed it up with a little bit
of water.
And that's it.
With the umbrella stand drying,
Gemma goes out to pick paint for the
iron pot.
I think that's the one.
Let's go for that.
The pot is plastered in powder and
baked in the oven to give it a shiny
sheen for around £70.
In Oxford the lads have tinkered
with the Velo Solex's engine,
and all that's needed now is a test pilot.
Call me Steve McQueen.
Hey? Cos he had one of these.
Have I told you that? No. Have you
fixed it?
I believe so.
Although it is tricky to check, so I
do need a test pilot.
What do I do? Pedal like crazy and
drop the engine?
Drop the engine, yeah, no, just hang
on a minute.
Test pilots train with and study
their vehicles intensely.
I'm sure Henry will follow suit.
No, just hang on a minute. I'm off,
I don't care.
How fast do you have to pedal?
Go now!
I can't!
It's not working!
SPUTTERING FROM BIKE
Oh, that's not doing a lot, is it?
Oh, dear. It seems the Velo Solex is
lacking spark.
Meanwhile in Liverpool, after being
chipped away at, the frames are ready.
To finish their first set of restorations,
Gemma has called on local handyman Phil,
who cuts the mirror to size and sets
about trying to fix it to the frames.
Yeah, I'm happy with that.
Gemma arrives to inspect the master
mirror-maker at work.
Oh, Phil, look at these!
Yeah. Gorgeous, aren't they?
They are brilliant.
Really nice, I'm really happy with them.
They look even better than I imagined.
I want one. I think you've earnt
yourself a tea break there, Phil.
Oh, yes, please. Shall I go and put
the kettle on? Yes, please. OK.
Tea break over and Simon has arrived
to examine the newly updated
battlefield phones.
Hello? Hung up, typical.
Hey, they're good, aren't they?
It's amazing, isn't it? This one is
a doorbell.
Right. Right? Here is the said door bell.
DOORBELL RINGS
GEMMA LAUGHS
And this one is something slightly different.
It's a phone ringer.
You attach it into your system and
if you just want a nice
old-fashioned
ring tone, this is it.
Brilliant. Just for the novelty value,
I think this is a really lovely item.
Yeah, I think I do too. Yeah.
They're really good. Whereas they
are amazing.
Aren't these brilliant?
They look so good.
I'm so pleased with them.
Yeah. Brilliant.
And Gemma's not the only one happy
with the mirrors.
She's found a potential buyer in the
form of Gareth,
who owns a coffee shop.
I think they're very nice. I think
they'll really fit in our coffee house.
Now, if you would like to buy
them off us,
do you have a price in mind?
I do. I was thinking about 350?
I was thinking more around about the
£300 mark,
so if we can push to that I'd be
happy to take them off your hands.
So, 100 a mirror.
All right, I'm happy with that.
Thank you. We'll do a deal. Thank you.
OK? Thanks, Gareth.
So, the mirror is sold, but with the
valuation looming, will Gemma have
sold Simon short?
Down at Henry's HQ,
the finishing touches are being
applied to the oil dispenser.
That's beautiful. Happy days, mate,
we've had a good day.
We have.
Happy days, indeed, as Henry has a
date with a potential petrolhead punter.
Yeah, I want 200 for it.
I think that's a fair price.
I'm not going to do a deal, man, 200 firm.
You know it's worth it.
I'll see you later, cheers!
Nice to do business with you as ever.
All right, bye-bye.
Happy days!
But will the boys be happy with
their price at the valuation?
Melvin wanted to clear some clutter
from his farm.
He's about to find out whether the
boys have made him some money along
the way.
How are you, Mel?
Morning, Simon. Nice to see you.
Nice to see you. Morning, Henry.
Nice to see you again.
Mel, now, look, right, feast your eyes.
Wow. Oh, good.
What a transformation.
I love those mirrors.
Fantastic.
Henry.
Absolutely beautiful.
Oh, Mel, that's great, come on over.
Let's start with the mirrors here.
I mean, if you can imagine them
either in an house or in a garden,
you know,
I mean, well, you've kept
everything, it really looks...
And to me, you know, what I like
about them is, I mean,
it could be a triptych, but also you
can sell them individually.
So, you love the items, but are they
worth any money?
Now, to find out we've got our quite independent,
depending on what day it is...
Far too independent.
Yeah, far too, valuer Elisicia.
Elisicia Moore runs a fashionable
London store specialising in upcycled
furniture and has a good eye for the
true market value of restored items.
Hopefully she'll give you some good
news, Mel, and us.
I hope so, I hope so.
What shall we start with? Shall we
start with the mirrors?
Yeah, let's start with the mirrors.
Simon's first item was some rusty
old church windows.
He spent £75 on welding
the frames and sourcing the mirror.
Beautiful, really good job.
Gothic windows are always a crowd pleaser.
As windows, not terribly useful to
most people.
But you put some mirrors in and they
become really useful and they
keep that beautiful shape.
I think you'd easily get £300 for these.
Wow.
Having sold them already for that
exact figure,
Simon has made Melvin £225 profit.
Moving on, let's have a look at
these field telephones.
Yes, this was a good week for you,
wasn't it?
We had fun.
Simon's second item is
the battlefield phones.
With £70 spent on a telephone
specialist, what will the final
value be?
It's nice to see bygone items be
used again.
I think you could quite easily get
£100 for the doorbell.
Wow. And maybe 70 just for the ringer.
So, the phones have rung in a sweet
£100 profit for Melvin.
So, yeah, oil dispenser.
Yes.
It's been beautifully restored.
It really looks the bee's knees.
Henry spent £100 getting it
sandblasted and painted,
so he's looking for a decent profit.
Diminutive proportions, it always
gets a better price.
And I think you mentioned too it's
not going to encroach on the space.
I would say it would be fair to
estimate £200 for that,
cos you've done such a good job of
restoring it.
Luckily Henry has sold the oil
dispenser for £200,
netting Melvin £100 profit.
Hopefully that's a good profit for you.
Yeah, no, well pleased, definitely,
thank you very much.
All right, and finally...
Yes. The lovely box.
Yeah. Glad you didn't paint it.
Oh, good. I think it's a good job
that you didn't paint it.
Customers want to see the age.
Finally, he spent a minuscule £45
to transform the blanket chest.
It's a bit big.
If it had been smaller or lower and
then it could have done double duty
like a coffee table,
I would have probably given it
a higher estimate, but it's still a
really useful piece.
You've cleaned it up nicely, it
opens and closes, it does what it's
meant to do.
I think a fair price for that would
be £150.
So, Henry gets £105 profit off his chest.
So, Mel, in total, right?
After all our costs, you are taking
home £530 cash.
Wow. Stag tonight, Henry?
LAUGHTER
I'll be nipping round, mate.
We'll leave Simon in the car.
Thank you both. Absolute pleasure, mate.
Absolute pleasure. Thanks.
Henry, thank you. Thank you very much.
Thank you, Elisicia. Pleasure.
That's mission accomplished.
The boys hand over £530 to Melvin.
What Henry and Simon done with them,
I would never be able to do that.
And to make that amount of money,
I'm well chuffed.
Coming up, Henry is happy...
Happy days, man! Yeah, definitely.
Whilst Gemma is blue.
Look at that, that's blue, isn't it?
And Simon's talking toilet humour.
Better than your money going down
the pan, isn't it? It is, yeah.
I like that one, that's the best yet.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are up
to their old tricks,
turning trash into cash.
Henry's choice of location
made Melvin £530.
Steak tonight, Henry.
We'll leave Simon in the car.
So Simon is hoping that his choice
of barn will deliver more cash
than that to owner Malcolm Corrigan.
So, the pressure's on for Gemma to
get the most out of Simon's
iron pot, which has returned from
the powder coaters.
Let's have a look at this.
Well, look at that, that's blue,
isn't it?
It was in such a bad condition when
we got it.
That's perfect for anyone's garden
now, surely.
Next, Gemma turns her attention to
finishing the umbrella stand.
Having already painted and lined the insides,
it's now time to spray the drip
tray grey.
I'm going to let that dry, and then
I can put another layer on.
Then, all she needs to do is
reattach the repainted lid,
and hey presto.
Well, I think that's done. I'm
pleased with that.
It looks really good. I'm impressed.
In Oxford, it's second time lucky
for the VeloSoleX.
Having added a new spark plug, it's
ready to roll.
I haven't actually tried it yet,
but I've sort of more or less
just got it back together,
and I'm going to get his Lordship to
have a go on it
and see what happens.
OK. Let's go. You pedal.
Hang on. I need you to pedal
like a...
Oh, yes!
We're off! Pedal as well, get it
warmed up.
I'm pedalling, I'm pedalling!
What happens if you don't pedal?
Does it go? Look, look, look!
Yes! It's unbelievable!
It's a revelation!
The boys have had a great escape,
and the moped is motoring,
leaving Guy to focus on flushing up
the cistern.
So far, it's been cleaned out, had
the unnecessary elements removed
and polished up.
Now, Henry has bought some wooden
legs online,
but they're not quite right.
What I'm doing here is I'm just
trying to round the profile
so it matches this profile, because
it was just a point.
I think they'll look all right, actually.
Next up, Guy stains the wood dark
brown and is ready to fix them
to the base using a metal epoxy.
It's called chemical metal.
And the trouble with this stuff is
that it goes off very, very quickly.
You have to work fast, or
else it just...
Well, you're in trouble, basically.
Morning. Cor, that's better than I
thought it'd be. Good!
I tell you that, mate.
Good. Happy days, man!
Yeah, definitely.
But will Henry have a happy day tomorrow
at the all-important valuation?
Moped Malc wanted some quick money
to take his family on holiday.
He's about to find out what the boys
have created from his clutter.
Come and join us, mate. Come on in,
mate. How are you? Good to see you.
Good to see you, mate. How are you?
Moped Malc! Before we talk about
anything else,
go and have a look.
We started off with the moped,
Malc. Yes.
Have a nose. Go over. Go and have a
wander. Yes, yeah.
What do you think? Not too bad, yeah.
I especially like what you've done
with this as well.
This is really nice. Hey, thanks,
mate. Really nice.
I'll tell you all about it in a
minute. Yes. Oh.
Do you know, I didn't recognise that
a minute ago!
Good. What do you think?
Happy with that? Very nice, yeah.
Right. Let's vote.
Have we made you any money, is the
point?
Well, we can't tell you that.
But someone who can is our
independent valuer, Alicia,
who's going to join us now. OK.
Alicia is back to give the
benefit of her antiques experience.
Nice to meet you. Thank you.
Right, where shall we start?
OK. Come on.
It's Moped Malc, let's start with
the moped.
You've got to start with Moped Malc.
You've got to start with it.
I think it's probably the most
charming mode of transport
ever invented for one.
Henry and Guy spent nothing on
polishing and getting it running again.
They're in vogue, they're becoming
really popular.
There were loads made.
But yet, they're still a bit hard
to find now.
And it's been polished lovely,
with the aluminium foil.
It looks a treat.
A conservative estimate for the bike
would be 325.
And that's a conservative estimate.
OK. OK. Well, I flogged that,
uh, for 375.
So, that's a straight £375 profit.
Moving along to the cistern.
It was wasting away, wasn't it?
It wasn't doing anything. It
literally was wasting away!
With a bit of soil in the side
of it.
Henry spent £15 on wooden feet
and varnish.
They've made lovely feet for
rounded edges.
Magazine holder, loo roll holder.
I mean, I could go on.
I think £50 for the cistern.
Would be a fair estimate.
So, a fairly decent £35 is banked.
Not bad for something that was
wasting away.
Absolutely. It's better than your
money going down the pan, isn't it?
Yes, it is. I like that one, that's
the best yet!
I like it. I'm sorry! I'll move on!
OK. So, moving on.
The little umbrella stand,
key-holder, behind the front door,
what do you think?
Simon's first item was the
umbrella stand.
He's spent £20 on paint and lining
for this restored piece.
They are also coming back in style.
For a while, they were considered a
bit naff,
people were chucking them out.
But this is a really good example.
The barley twist legs is what makes
it quite pretty.
And it's functional with the
storage. It's a great little piece.
And the colours that Gemma chose, perfect.
A fair estimate for this piece,
for the umbrella stand,
I'd say is 95.
Wow.
So, that's a solid £75 profit.
And you can keep that money for a
rainy day.
They just keep coming!
It's the way he tells them.
So, what started out as a rusty old
can of,
you know, washing cauldron.
Basin. Come on, what do you think?
You know, it might be surprising,
but if you go down to the local
garden centre,
the cost of pots this size is quite surprising.
£70 went on sandblasting and painting.
It's cast-iron, it's substantial,
and it's been brought up to
the 21st century, a fun colour.
A reasonable estimate for the pot
would be £95.
Yeah!
That's £25 extra.
Taking off all of our costs,
you're going home with £510.
Good. How does that sound? That
sounds very good.
Cheers, mate. Thank you.
Malcolm, thanks so much. Thank you.
Yeah, really good, mate.
So, Simon's choice of location has
left Moped Malc
riding off with £510
in his back pocket.
So, overall, I'm very pleased.
I think when I get home and tell the
children that they're going away for
a long weekend, they're going to be
really, really pleased.
But in a tight fought battle,
it's Henry's location that's
delivered the biggest profit,
netting Melvin £530.
Just £20 more.
Thank you. It's a pleasure.
You know what? We're both winners there.
Because, financially, no question,
you did come out on top.
However, I do have to say...
Mm-hmm?
...that my Gothic mirrors
were a triumph.
I think we're both winners today.
Do you know what, mate, honestly?
Mm?
I agree with you. Oh! What?
They were amazing. I will accept
your reflective glory.
Hey, I like your style, mate!
Know where you're coming from. Mm.
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