Find It Fix It Flog It (2016-2022): Season 2, Episode 10 - Episode #2.10 - full transcript

You're like a man on a mission now.

The homes of Britain
are stacked with old possessions.

Oh, mate. Ohh!

It may look like junk, but it
could be worth a small fortune.

Exposed rivets and polished copper.

Now we're talking.

Get that outside, have a look!

BANGS GONG

Henry Cole and Max McMurdo
can turn that clutter

into cold, hard cash.

That's 250 quid of anyone's money.
Got to be.



For Henry and his mechanic...

Ha-hey! There we go, boys!

Those have come up posh!

...it's all about restoring
retro relics and vintage classics.

Oh, yes!

No way!

Whilst upcycling genius Max
and his restorer

love turning every day objects
into fantastic furniture.

That is a thing of beauty.

My goodness, what a transformation,
Henry!

Absolutely, mate.

They may have different tastes,

but they'll always make the old
turn to gold.

That's a grand total profit of...



Thanks, Henry. Thank you very much.

On today's show, the long arm
of the law catches up with Max.

Hey, you look like a sort of
cyber policeman like that.

ROBOTIC VOICE: Hello, hello, hello!

It's pedal to the metal for Henry.

That went for a split second.

Now, back to the workshop!

And at the valuation...

It looks amazing.

It isn't what I expected.

Today, Max is taking Henry
to the county of Somerset,

near the mystical Isle of Avalon,

or, as it's known, Glastonbury Tor,

home annually to 150,000 revellers

at the world-famous
Glastonbury Festival.

Everyone believes,
apart from probably me,

that fairies live under the Tor,
in a network of caves.

HE LAUGHS

Well, not everyone.

But hopefully today the lads
will find some items

that will become the stuff
of legend, rather than fairytale.

We are off... Yeah? ..to see
a lovely lady called Libby. OK.

Now, for years,
she's been hoarding stuff.

Has she? But she's having
a good old clear out,

and she doesn't
want to just sack things off,

and stick them in a skip.

She wants them to reach their full
potential, so she's called us in.

Libby Patterson has a garage
overflowing with stuff

that she just can't seem
to get rid of.

I just do accumulate things
all the time.

If I turn around,
they seem to appear.

If I clean them out and get rid of
them, there seem to be more there.

That may be the famous fairies.

In fact, you might not
get them out of there.

Libby, so lovely to see you,
I'm Max.

Hi, Max.
Libby, I'm Henry, how are you?

Hi, I'm fine, thank you.

Libby, it's beautiful here!
Have you been here for ages?

12 years, just 12 years.
So that's not that long. No.

You haven't been here all your life
in this beautiful village?

No, no, I'm a Londoner.

Are you? I am a Londoner.
What brought you here?

Well, it's beautiful, isn't it?

It is stunning.
You've got to come here.

Now, if we were to make you
some money, Libby,

what would you spend it on,
do you think?

Turning the garage
into a living space.

Very excited about that. Good, good.

Well, look, I guess the garage
is right here. The garage is there.

Come on, then. All right, then.
We'll see you later, Libby.

As ever, the boys must find two
items each with profit potential.

Let's have a look
at Libby's new abode, shall we?

Oh, yeah, this is
her new front door. Potentially!

Cor, blimey, what's that,
something from a fairground?

Blimey. What is it, pinball?

It looks fairly old -
three plays for 10p.

That's showing its age, isn't it?

Let's talk pinballs, shall we?

IMITATES PINBALL MACHINE

Now then, they can be
incredibly valuable.

I'd be inclined
to chop down the legs,

and turn it into
a really cool table,

but there's a chance
it's worth something as is,

and I would hate to devalue it.
Well, I have to agree, mate.

But it sets the tone - this could
actually be a great little garage.

Press red button, and deposit coin
to start a new game.

Shall we start a new game and
move on? Let's start somewhere else.

What do you think? Come on.

With too much restoration required,
combined with a lack of knowledge,

the boys give the pinball table
a swerve.

Fishing. It's quite cute. Lampage!

Hey, I think the base
is a little bit suspect, isn't it?

Hang on. Why, that'd do my hairdo,
wouldn't it? Look at that.

Hey, you look like a sort of
cyber policeman like that.

ROBOTIC VOICE: Hello, hello, hello!

I don't like coming shopping around
barns with you, you know.

Oh, what's that?
There's a door there.

Ooh, that's heavier than it looks!
Angle grinder.

Feel the weight of that!

It's a nice bit of kit, that's solid
brass. It's seen better days.

Do you think that's just off
a sort of smallish boat?

All know is it's a propeller, innit?

Traditionally, brass would corrode
less than other metals,

and it was easily polishable,
to increase efficiency.

This would make the perfect base
for something.

I've got it. Good.

Thank you very much.
Can we go upstairs now?

Max has his first item -
a small, brass propeller.

This will be her new bedroom, look.

But, upstairs,
something's caught Henry's eye.

Oh, hang on, here we go.

You have to substitute sometimes.

CLEARS THROAT
Pith helmet.

Is that because
we're on an expedition?

Yeah, we are, we're on an adventure.

Oh, mate, check this out!

Ah, man!

A toy boat. That is a pond yacht!

I'm not sure
what actually defines a yacht -

I thought it was about 30 foot
and $1 million. Apparently not!

In Victorian times,
gentle chaps used to build these,

and take them to the yachting lake.

Right. And one would set sail
from the kerb side.

OK. Yeah, and one
would take in the air,

and enjoy the vistas
and scenery of one's yacht.

It's a kid's toy!

Whoa, so a pond yacht with a history
lesson thrown in for nothing?

I'm having it. Yeah?

You're not going to diss it
any more.

So Henry has his first item,
the pond yacht.

And with Max's propeller, the day's
turning out rather nautical.

Time to set sail,
in search of their second items.

Are you all right? Yeah,
just traverse the mountain range.

THEY LAUGH
Oh, hang on.

With his explorer's hat on,

Henry seems to have made a discovery
in the trees.

What do you reckon? I reckon it's
been there a few years, don't you?

Just get it, I want to see
if it's all right.

Here.

HE GRUNTS

Yeah, look, it looks
pretty complete, doesn't it?

Hey, look, what do you reckon?

Coffee table, something like that,
outside table, actually.

I don't really know.

But, either way, you can completely
repurpose it,

and turn it into what you like.

HE CLEARS HIS THROAT

2-1, press on. Oh.

So Henry has his second item,

the 20th century cast iron bench
that's too rotten to sit on.

And it looks like Max
is hot on his heels.

Well, it looks nice, doesn't it?

Shall I get the top, while you're
having a little shifty?

It's a about bit broken.
It might go. What have you got?

It's quite heavy.

Here, grab it.

Have you got it? Oh, my goodness.
Yeah, right, mate.

How can the top be heavier
than the base? Oh, my God!

The large farmhouse table
might be a modern reproduction,

but, repaired and cleaned,
it should have profit potential.

Let's put it on and have a look.

I'm amazed it survived, actually,
that is well worth salvaging.

Salvage, mate. Yeah, I'm happy.

Way to go. Is that two-all,
and we're done?

Two-all. Libby, here we come.

Table bagged for Max, and that's two
items each, and the search is done.

Libby, now, look, right,
I would call that a pond yacht.

I really want to just give that
some love, but most especially,

I want to go and sail it. Now, look,
the item that it's resting on...

I think it was a bench?

If it's OK with you,
I'd love to take take it away.

You're welcome to that, yes.
Thank you.

You can sit by the pond,
and sail your pond yacht.

So back to normality. This gorgeous
farmhouse dining table,

it looks like it's a few years old.

Yes. So, hopefully,
I can take that from you?

Yes. Now, the propeller
on top of that table -

any idea where that's come from?
It did come from a yacht.

OK, and I think it's solid brass,
so it should polish up beautifully.

Well, Libby, thank you so much for
having us. You're more than welcome.

Thank you, Libby.
Thank you very much. Fantastic.

Coming up,
Henry turns into Mr Generosity.

I always said to you,

I'd buy you a yacht. Yes.

Max is going for gold -

well, brass - as the restorations
get under way.

Oh-ho-ho, that looks the business!

And he's not sitting around

at the second search.

That... that's a beauty.

Expert restorers Henry Cole and
Max McMurdo...

Yeah. Just traverse the mountain range.

...are on a mission to turn the old
into gold.

Put it on and have a look.

They've picked up two items each

from the Somerset garages of
Libby Paterson.

Max is in Bedfordshire in his workshop,

and he's about to unveil his items
to Chris.

I know, I know, it's seen better days.

Forget about the table for just a
minute, though.

Wow! Cast your eyes upon that beauty.

Cast indeed.

Look at that! That is gorgeous.

Isn't it lovely? Solid brass off an
actual yacht.

It's the perfect base for something,
isn't it?

Heavy.

Immediately, my thoughts went

to a lovely piece of timber up the middle.

Maybe wrap some rope round it, then,
I know it's a bit tacky,

but blue and white stripy lampshade.

Oh, yeah.

So the plan is to get the propeller
shipshape and Bristol fashion,

but can anything be done
with the table?

Well, I was admiring the top, actually.

It's really solid, good, thick,
solid top.

Yeah. It's a nice bit, isn't it?

It's a nice piece. Unfortunately, as
you can see,

it's starting to crack just a little bit.

Yeah. Do you think we can just maybe
drop a bit of glue in there

and hope for the best, or should we
take it apart and biscuit it?

It is not such a lot of work to
biscuit join it.

If we lift the top half,

there's also a little bit of a
problem area on the base.

That bit's just coming out there.

Yeah. But there's enough meat on it
to repair it.

I'm thinking a lovely, deep colour
for the legs.

Then on the top, I think, like you
say, sand it back, oil it, wax it,

get some nutrition back in it.

Great, let's go and get the tools.
Very good.

So, that's plenty to do on the table.

But first, Chris begins to sand down
the brass propeller,

which will form the base of the lamp.

So I'm really pleased with that.
It looks excellent.

I actually think all this adds a bit
of character to it,

all the use there.

But how nice and shiny that is.

With Chris pretty chuffed,

he moves on to give Max a hand with
the table.

That looks a bit better, don't it?

The table top is, unfortunately,
split after years of neglect.

Max's plan is to split it into two pieces

and use a router to cut channels

to insert biscuits of wood to align
each side of the table.

Finally, he glues the halves together.

Without a router, they could glue
and screw a supporting timber

to the underside of the table.

And align those biscuits up.

That's it. I'm in this end.

Oh, look at that! Very good.

The clamps will ensure the glue gets
a solid bond,

and then the two halves will stay in
one piece forever.

Lastly, the gaps in the joint are filled

using sawdust mixed with glue.

Let's just do four, one for each
corner really.

Yeah. Solidify it, yeah?

All that's left is to try and repair
the damaged corner joint.

In Oxfordshire, and it's Guy's turn

to find out just what he'll be
working on,

as Henry unveils his finds.

I think I know what you're thinking.

You're thinking of nickel plating
it?

It just would look incredible,
wouldn't it?

It would also be very expensive,
because of the length of them.

Would it? I reckon you're looking at
250 quid to nickel plate those bars.

Oh, really? See, the other thing is,

we could return these to wood and
make them lovely.

You could, that is the other option.

Maybe we just need to take five and
to think about it.

So, no clear decision on the colour.

One thing's for certain, the rotten
planks will need to go.

On to the pond yacht.

I always said to you I'd buy you a
yacht... Yes.

...so, basically, what we're going to
do is,

we're going to create something
utterly beautiful.

Now, there is a
slight issue with the rigging,

but nothing that can't be sorted out,

and I think we just bring her back
to life and set sail...

Yes. ..into the blue yonder.

Well, set sail, hopefully,

to the other side of a pond and then
on to the valuation.

With his feet firmly on dry land,

Guy sets about repairing the wooden
slats for the bench.

I've got to strip it down to get the
wood off,

to get the new wood measured,

and then the base will go off to Daz
for powder coating.

Outside, and Henry is all at sea -
well, with the rigging.

That's the main sail, isn't it, so
that is, what, a spinnaker,

something like that? That needs a
clean!

And I think this is where the mast goes.

It's kind of slightly like a
detective story, really,

finding out where all this rigging goes.

A quick blast from the air pump...

Look at that. Look at that!

...removes years of dust and debris.

Now we're motoring.

And then a simple rubdown with some
furniture polish.

OK, right, hull next, and then we'll
deal with this mainsail.

Back at Max's workshop in Bedfordshire,

and the propeller base is looking as
good as new.

Ho-ho-ho! That looks the business.

I love the fact you can see all the
numbers stamped into it.

Look how solid it is.

It's great. It's going nowhere. I've
been busy,

but, basically, I've got an old bit
of a lamp here.

I've wound this rope around.

Now, that is going to make the most
nautical lamp stand

you've ever seen.

Wait till Henry Cole sees this!

So, all Chris has to do is secure
the lamp fitting to the base.

On the other side of the workshop,
Max is back with his kitchen table,

with a thoroughly clean surface,

to give it a thoroughly on-trend
coat of blue paint.

I absolutely love this deep blue.

And the contrast between that and
the lovely oiled top will be great.

Back in Oxfordshire,

and Henry's putting on a HULL lot
of effort

on to the hull of the pond yacht,

which just needs a clean coat
of paint to smarten it up.

OK, so the masts are off.

Just going to put a little bit of
this filler.

Not a lot, but a little bit.

The trick with filler, not that I'm
a professional,

is to make sure it dries proud, so
you just sand it down.

Henry sands down the keel,

which gives the yacht stability in
the water

and prevents it from capsizing.

Meanwhile, Guy is hard at work with
the bench.

I've had the slats replicated,
because they were so rotten.

Making slats at home would be easy.

Just buy timber with the right dimensions,

cut to length, and drill out the
recesses for the bolts to sit in.

So I'm just undercoating them before
I put the top coat on.

And, with work well under way on the
first set of items,

it's time for Henry's choice of
rummage location.

The boys are heading close to
Axminster in Devon

for a farm belonging to
Simon Oakley.

You know, I hate
seeing things thrown away.

I love to see them being reused, yeah,

so it would be great if Henry and
Max could make use of some of that.

This is Simon's place, mate.

It's a farm and it's full of
loveliness, I'm told.

We're going to have great fun.

All I know, if it's really dark, I'm
still going to be able to see you.

I don't know why I bother sometimes.

Neither do I, mate!

Simon? Henry, how are you, mate?

Lovely to see you.

I nearly fell over then. That's Max.

Nice to meet you, Simon.
Good to see you.

Mate, can I just apologise,
firstly, for his trousers?

In fact, not just the trousers.

It's completely the wrong attire for
a farmyard, isn't it?

No worries. However, it is worth the
sacrifice of getting my shoes dirty,

because this place is gorgeous, Simon.

How long have you been here?
We've been here since 2003.

And what are they, cows?

I mean, there's cows here somewhere,
aren't there?

Yeah, milking cows. A lot of cows
here!

There's quite a lot of cow on the
bottom of your shoe.

We don't keep that many, really.
We've got about 70, yeah.

Simon, look, if it's all right,
we'll have a rummage about,

if that's OK,

and then, hopefully, we'll take them
away and try to make you some money.

That would be very good, yeah.

Now, if we do make you some money,
what would you spend it on?

I think we'd probably either put it
back into the business

or spend it on the house that we built.

We'll try and do our best then, mate,

and we'll see you at the end and
show you what we've got.

As ever, Henry and Max must find two
items each

that they can fix and flog
for a profit.

Max, there you go, mate.

Steampunk cabinet.

Steampunk? What is it?

I think it's a milking aid.

For cows. Not for you?

It's a lot of work to turn into a lamp.

So, moving on from what would be a
lamp big enough for a lighthouse...

HE WHISTLES

Great Fergie wheels.

Does it concern you that you know
that?

Not entirely sure what Henry did
with his youth.

You're like a piglet searching for
truffles, you are.

Where is it? Where's that tractor?

And he can identify a tractor wheel
from ten yards.

I can smell a Fergie.

With no front wheels.

Well, it ain't in here, but we'll
have a little rummage, come on.

Oh, lookie, lookie! Forget your
Fergie wheels.

That, that's a beauty.

Max sees immediately a beautiful
cast iron bench.

What I would call good from far but
far from good.

There's a slight issue there.

Oh, you're right. It's very much
broken, isn't it?

Apart from that, it's in pretty good nick.

Are you going to have that?
Yeah, that's mine.

All right, mate, happy days.

I'm glad I brought you here.

So Max has taken a chance with his
first item,

the broken cast-iron bench.

If it's possible to repair it, it
could be worth a pretty penny,

so it's deeper into the shed,

as Henry has to search for his first item.

I hate seeing furniture going to rot
and ruin like that.

You are absolutely right, man.

Such a shame. Oh, hello a minute!

Oh, hang on.

You know how I love a bit of zinc
plating?

Look at this bad boy!

Yeah, that's cool, man. That's an
incubator, egg incubator.

An incubator?

For pheasants.

Spot on, Henry.

Pheasant eggs would be kept at a
temperature of 99 degrees Fahrenheit

by the paraffin heater on the side.

It could take up to 29 days for the
eggs to hatch.

And incubators are still used today
to heat and turn the eggs.

I think that's now an absolutely
perfect magazine rack

underneath the coffee table. That is
my second item.

So, Max is done.

I think I found a couple of crackers
there, though.

But Henry's not spotted anything.

Better look in the next barn.

Oh, here we go!

Motory things.

Come on, mate. You know what I mean?

Have you come over all weak?

That looks pretty cool.

Little Piaggio. Come on, let's try
and get it out.

Really? Yeah.

The 50cc Piaggio Bravo
was made in Italy

between 1973 and 2001.

This two-stroke moped was an advancement

on previous Piaggio models,

as it had suspension both front and rear.

We might have an issue or two, obviously,

because it's been in the shed.

Are you going to take it?
Oh, yeah, why not?

You've very much surprised me with
this choice.

Harley, absolutely.

Not this. Come on.

Come on, Henry, you've still got one
item to find.

What do you think?

Little quad. You've got the bug now,
haven't you?

Now you've been on your little scooter.

Henry, step away from the quad.

You've two wheels already, and that
should be enough.

Hey, that's funkadelic.

What is that, mate?

I don't know. It's cool though,
isn't it?

I mean, it's a trolley thing, isn't
it?

Don't quite know what it's for, but
I tell you what,

it would be a nice table.

It's very industrial, it's very now.

I'm actually quite envious of this piece

cos, had I seen this and I
hadn't already got two items...

Shall we go and see Simon?
We're done, aren't we?

Are you having it? Yeah, come on.

So, Henry's picked a second item,

a mysterious old trolley with four wheels.

That means they have both finished
the rummage,

so long as Simon is happy to let the
lads loose on his stuff.

So, Simon, that white bench is
beautiful and ornate,

but where does it come from?
It belonged to my mother.

I believe it's a little bit...

Yeah... Broken. Sad, yeah.

And the item next to that, Henry has
educated me.

That's an incubator, apparently.

Is that correct? That is an
incubator, yeah.

I've got grand plans to turn it into
a very industrial looking,

penthouse apartment-style coffee table.

Rather you than me!

That's exactly what he said.

So, that's your two items.

Yeah. My other two, now, Simon,

what is that thing there with the
rubber wheels on?

That's a little moped.

Well, I was thinking the other
rubber wheels.

THEY LAUGH

Both items!

I don't know how to describe it.

That's a pig feeder.

Is it? Yeah, yeah.

I think it could make something
pretty funky.

Now, moving on to something just a
little bit more utilitarian

and obvious, tell me about the
Piaggio Bravo.

It's blue. Yeah.

It used to go.

Let's just hope it stopped cos
it ran out of fuel.

If it's OK, we'll take them away

and try and make you some money out
of them.

Yeah, yeah, by all means.

Really? Yeah. Simon, thank you so
much, mate.

Coming up, it's all too much for Henry.

Why don't these things go when you
want them to?

There's a surprise for Max.

Oh, does this mean we've had
success?

And, at the valuation...

Oh, wow!

That's amazing. It's a bit of a
makeover, isn't it, Libby?

Reclaimers and restorers Henry Cole
and Max McMurdo are on a mission

to rid the world of clutter, and
then fix it, and flog it for cash.

You are like a piglet searching
for truffles, you are.

After picking up today's
second set of items,

Henry is back in Oxfordshire
to reveal his finds to Guy.

Hey, it's blue and it is
a Piaggio Bravo.

Also there is a number plate for it. Yes.

The good news is that that means
it's got a registration document.

Yes. The bad news is
that is illegal.

So, you know what we're going to
do with this?

Only vehicles made before 1975 can
legally use a black and silver

number plate, as they are classed
as historic vehicles.

Hey, look, so we clean it up,
we'll get that going,

hopefully it's got a healthy spark.

Yes. Now, I did have a little
conversation with Simon,

the proud owner of said item. Yes.

He said that his son was pinning it
down the road in the middle of

the night and it suddenly stopped
and he left it in a bush.

Oh, so it's seized? Oh, I hope not.

If the engine HAS seized, the
Piaggio won't be worth fixing.

But what will Guy make of item
number two, the old trolley?

So what do you envisage doing to it?

I reckon it's a table, mate.
Can I point something out to you?

This is really bent.

If you make that into a table,

one, the top's going to rock on it
and it won't be level.

What happens if we actually
then, OK,

painted it and then had
a log basket to drop in it?

I think that's a very good idea.
Good. You surprise me.

And with time being money,

Guy gets straight to work removing
the front and back wheels

which will be sent away for a
sandblasting before removing

the easy rust with
a good stiff wire brush.

This takes a little while,
you have to be quite thorough.

It's all this green algae that has
to come off cos the paint

won't stick to that. So, yes,
prepare the metal and then paint it.

Outside, and for Henry
it's more a case of pedal power

than horsepower on
the Piaggio Bravo.

Come on, mate. Yeah, you do
need the engine, don't you? Yeah.

The pedals on the Piaggio are there
to start the moped engine

and, at a push, ride it
as a bicycle.

It's like coming in on a Formula 1
race to the pits.

We're going for a splash and dash.

The first thing to do
with an unknown vehicle,

check if it's got a spark.

By peddling Henry's
turning the engine over

and sending current
to the spark plug.

That's a healthy spark.

See! We're in business.
Yeah, mate, that's really good.

If it's got a spark,
put some fuel in...

All right, that's enough.

...then try and start it.

It's not coughing.
Shall I give you a push?

That's the general guideline.
It's not always as easy as that.

It's not happy.

No.

And neither am I. No, we'll be fine.

If it's going to go, it's going to
go properly. Jump off.

Right, let's go and have
a proper check it out now.

Oh, God. Why don't these things go
when you want them to?

Back to the drawing board.

So there is a spark,
but it isn't igniting the fuel,

suggesting that the engine lacks
the other two vital ingredients

to make it work -
either fuel or air.

In Bedfordshire Max is about
to unveil his finds to Chris.

Hello, mate. I'm actually
working very hard.

I'm taking off some of
this paint, look.

I'll be honest with you, though, I'm
actually also covering something up.

Really? That's not like you at all.

There's a bit of a crack, breaky
bit. So you've got this hole here

and it's cast iron so it's
a pig to weld, isn't it?

It is. Let's have a go and
see if we can save it.

So the challenge will be to
repair the broken cast iron seat.

Talking of challenges,
the egg incubator.

It's a really nice thing.

And proportionately I think that
would be a wonderful coffee table.

Great, it's fantastic.

Right, come on then, let's get
cracking. OK. Cracking!

The tricky iron bench has been
dispatched to the sand blaster's

to remove the paint, leaving Chris
to remove the years of grime

from the zinc coated incubator.

You can really see the difference
in the galvanising.

It is going to look super underneath
that piece of glass top

that we're going to put on.

In Oxfordshire, with Guy having
removed the rust and algae,

he's giving the pig feeder
a coat of black metal paint.

That's that, done, now we've just
got to get the basket made

and I think it'll
look rather lovely.

The pig feeder has come to
expert basket maker, Eddie.

We've got to keep this nice and
level so it's just working out

each time where it is best
to put the rod

because you don't want it
going all snaky.

The wicker basket is being
woven out of reeds,

a tradition that goes back over
10,000 years.

The basket's mind always wants it
to look rubbish

and it is down to you to make it
look good.

And it's just a constant battle
basically from start to finish.

Back at the workshop Guy and Henry
are taking the engine
of the Piaggio apart.

What's that looking like?

The air filter doesn't
look bad actually.

So basically the air filter
is not the issue,

so now we're looking at
the carburettor.

If the carburettor's blocked,

the petrol and air mixture won't be
right and the engine won't fire up.

Fingers crossed it's this.

Is that going to come out? Oh, yes!

Bingo personally!

A thorough cleaning should clear up
any blockages.

Oh, it is not perfect.

Ah, that is now. OK good,

let's reassemble it and
get it on the bike. Hang on.

You're always in such a rush.

When you get to this point you've
got to do it properly.

I know that, mate. A Galapagos
tortoise would be quicker

at stripping a carb than you.
Well, maybe, but hopefully it'll go
when are finished.

With the carb cleaned out,

everything that came off the bike
now has to go back on the bike.

That's it, mate.
Right, we're there.

Do you want to push?

OK, are you ready? Yes. Yes.

ENGINE STARTS

We're off!
No, it's not, it's stalled.

That went for a split second.

Back to the workshop.

So close,
but it's not close enough, and it's
back to square one for the Piaggio.

In Bedfordshire the broken iron
bench is back from the blaster's

and Chris has the tricky task
of welding the broken section.

So, do you know, I think,
to cover the hole

I am going to take a piece of metal
and if I scribe around this

I could cut that out with
a plasma cutter

and weld it into where the hole is.

Hopefully Chris's restorative
welding will be up to Max's
high standards.

Does this mean we have had success?

It came out better than I thought.
Did it? Here we go.

Da-da. Oh, my goodness.

You've not only repaired it,
you have rebuilt the thing.

That is awesome. I tell you what by
the time that's painted

you won't even know that
that's been repaired.

So, that's thumbs up for the bench,

but Chris needs to move on
to the galvanised incubator.

Maybe we can recycle that.

As its new role,
it will be a coffee table.

Chris sets about removing the small
chimney and other parts no longer

needed, which he will use to cover
any holes or dangerous edges.

I think I'll leave those in, actually.

Make a little plate, something
to cover up over here.

Maybe we can recycle part of this.

Back in Oxfordshire,

Henry is turning his attention
to his first set of items,

including the pond yacht,
now ready for her relaunch.

Not bad. I think that's all right, innit?

Yeah, and I think she looks
ready to sail.

Can't wait for Guy
to see her on the water.

Right, then. While you're getting
the hamper sorted out...

Yeah? I might have a little yacht. OK.

You are fully aware, though, that
you might have to go in and get it?

No, I have sensitive feet.

Come on, Isambard, get going.

The Victorians loved pond yachts.

OK, Master Willison. Set sail.

Oh, man, check that out!

They're still popular today,

but enthusiasts now fit
radio controls to steer the boats -

for obvious reasons.

Uh-oh. Uh-oh!

I'm going to have to go in,
aren't I?

Yeah, you probably are, mate.

That's cold. Is it?

Yes. Oh, gosh.
OK. Go on, then.

Where is it? It's miles away!

No, if you go diagonally,
I think you'll be sweet as.

As with any wealthy Victorian,

you always need the loyal servant
to do the dirty jobs.

Just look at you, mate.

If only you could see yourself
looking like that, eh?

Just looks as though you've
had a small accident.

Safely on dry land and the ends
of the bench have returned,
freshly powder coated.

I suggest you take your
gloves off to do that.

Yes? Not too tight.

You've got to leave it loose,
remember. Oh, yeah, I know that.

They're really fiddly to get in.

I'm getting another one
before I die of old age.

I tell you what, though, mate,
seriously, this is going to

look lovely. It is. It's going
to be a quality item.

Is yours sort of on? Yeah.

OK, yeah, we've got to tighten it
up, but stand back. Stand back.

That is better than I thought it was
going to be.

That's lovely. Yeah.

And it looks so good...

I'm actually going to use it now.

...Henry's found a buyer.

I tell you what, it's nice to put
your feet up on.

Now, look, right, I think 100 quid
is fair, don't you?

I think it is worth 100 quid.

OK, mate. All right.

100 quid it is. All right.

Yeah, cool. All right.
See you later.

Bye.

I flogged it. 100 quid.

In Bedfordshire, Max is also back
to his first items,

adding finishing touches
to the nautical propeller lamp.

Three, two, one.

Oh-oh-oh! Look at that!
That is amazing.

Fantastic. It's a shame we haven't
got a pair of them.

But then again, we'd have to
make another one. Come on.

With the valuation looming,
the kitchen table needs finishing.

The top's been repaired
and needs some final sanding.

Look at that!

Before a good waxing,

the legs are given a buffing
and then everything is reassembled.

OK. Look at that colour combination.

Yeah. Fantastic.

Now, got to get under
and turn those little blocks.

That's going nowhere, is it?

I can't believe how flat that is.

That is an awesome job. Yeah.

But has all their hard work
increased their item's value?

Max chose to help Libby Patterson,

who's come back to check if the
items will make a profit.

Hi. Lovely to see you. Hi, Libby.
Lovely to see you again.

How are you? I'm fine.
Good to see you. Thank you.

Now, I can already feel you are
drawn to the items, so feel free,

go and have a look.
Give us some feedback.

Oh! Wow. That's amazing.

Yeah, that's a bit of a makeover,
isn't it, Libby?

It is. See the little pond yacht.
This is the pond yacht.

Pond yacht. Oh, you two,
come on, it's a toy.

No, it looks... It looks amazing.

It isn't what I expected.

It is? It isn't, no.
Oh, really? OK.

Well, I'm glad you're pleased.

Hopefully, you'll still
be pleased once we look at
the figures involved.

So, without further ado, we would
like to introduce you to Alicia.

Independent valuer Alicia Moore
runs a successful furniture shop

specialising in upcycled homeware.

Shall we start with the toy?
Yeah, the yacht. The pond yacht.

The pond yacht, Alicia.

Isn't it beautiful?
Worth a lot of money. Thanks.

It is very charming and there is
something about pond yachts

versus the motorised yachts.
It's like slow living sort of hobby.

I Think it's quite charming.

The abandoned yacht was restored
to its former glory

for just a bit of elbow grease.

It's in good working order,
it's a pretty thing.

£70, I think's a fair valuation. OK.

So, the yacht has sailed away
with a profit of £70.

How did Guy get on with
the bench restoration?

Guy's done a good job.
I think it looks really nice.

Rotting in the garden,

the bench has been brought back
to its best for just £30,

spent on new slats and a paint job.

It's a garden bench. I mean, they
are only going to fetch so much.

Maybe about £110
probably fetch for that.

I was going to take it to the tip!

There you go! You see.

And I have to say, Libby, I have
sold it, but for a little bit less.

£110 was the expert valuation,
but still a decent profit of £70.

So, what do you think, then, Alicia,
to my lamp?

I could see this in a posh
interior design shop.

I'd quite happily have it
in my house.

The unwanted propeller has been
turned into a lamp,

with just £40 spent on the shade
and the electrics.

I think a fair estimate is £140.

So, a very bright profit of £100
for the propeller-based lamp.

Onto the dining table.
Yeah. Stunning, man.

Good to hear about the restoration
process using the biscuit joints.

That's top-quality
restoration there.

And it looks beautiful.
It looks a treat.

The neglected dining table has been
brought back to life for just
£20 on paint and wax.

I think you could sell it
very quickly at £200.

Wow.

So, the table has made
a very solid profit of £180.

That's a really good...
Good styling, mate.

We are ending on a big crescendo
there, son. Wow.

That's fantastic because, all in
all, if I'm not mistaken,
that's £420.

Yeah. Happy? I am very happy, yes.
Thank you.

With Max's choice of location,
the garages belonging to

Libby Patterson have made
a tidy profit of £420.

Can Henry's choice of location
do better than this?

I think they've done
incredibly well.

I'm really impressed with the job
they've done on those items

because that's not
what I expected to happen.

Coming up: It's the moment
of truth for Henry.

Open the throttle gently to begin
with and then the choke

will stay on and when you give it
the full beans, it will click.

Yeah, whatever. I'm off!

And at the valuation...

You can see that it is a bit quirky

and people are quite willing to pay
for a bit of charm.

The kings of clutter Henry Cole and
Max McMurdo are on a mission to turn

junk into pots of cash.

Oh, man!

A toy boat. That is a pond yacht.

Today's first location chosen by Max
made Libby Patterson

a profit of £420.

Happy? I am very happy, yes.

So can Henry's choice...

I think I found a couple of crackers
there, though.

...Simon Oakley's sheds,
do any better?

In Oxfordshire, the pig feeder
trolley is almost finished.

Oh, that looks lovely.

You pleased with that? Man, that's
come up, that's come up beautiful.

Oh, I say!

That is a log basket extraordinaire!

So the handmade wicker work has
turned the pig feeder into a very

fashionable and easily movable
log basket.

But outside,
something's troubling Henry.

OK, well, it's moped-gate still.

We're having a slight problemo with
the Piaggio a-going!

This time, he better
have got it right.

Ciao, bella.

What have you done,
fiddled with the carb again?

Fiddled with the carb again.
It keeps being blocked.

I think it's been stood for so long.

Bored now! Hang on.
Stop, stop, stop.

Right. Right, there you go.
Choke's on. Is that it?

Yeah. Will it go?

It may need warming up,
but give it a go.

Shall I just traverse that way?

Yes. Open the throttle gently to
begin with,

and then the choke will stay on and
when you give it the full beans...

Yeah, whatever! ..it'll take off.
I'm off.

It runs! Grazie!

The Piaggio is now purring like
an Italian kitten,

since Guy has worked his magic
with the carburettor.

Get in a straight line, get some...

Pedal, come on!

It's not very powerful, is it?

OK.

Yeah, now we're cooking!
Look at that!

Yeah, that's good now.
Is that better? Anchors on.

Can we get an ice cream on it
or a coffee?

When the sun's out, mate...
Yes? ..we're going for a gelati.

OK, good. Meantime, you can
shove it in the shed. OK.

With the sun on their backs,
it's time to hit the road.

How was your steed? How was it?
It was all right, mate. Yeah, good.

I tell you what, you've just got to
wind it on slowly, haven't you?

You know, rather than me. Yes.
Here we go, mate. Cheers.

That motorcycle is ready for sale.

In his workshop in Bedford,

Max is giving the galvanised
incubator a gentle rub down.

Yes. Misusing furniture wax works.

The front glass panel has had
a clean as well.

Just think of all the little chicks
that have hatched

behind this piece of glass.

And, finally,
the tempered safety glass top.

Now we've got to try not to get
fingerprints on the underside,

which is kind of impossible.

Perfect. Look at that.

Love it. Well, I've never seen a
coffee table made out of incubator,

let alone one with a built-in
magazine rack.

Look at that.

Yeah, perfect.

Another good job was the welding
done by Chris

on the broken cast-iron
garden bench,

which Max is now giving a rather
snazzy graduated paint job.

That has actually turned out beautiful.

Imagine that with a bit of grass
in the background.

Yeah, find a buyer!

And talking of buyers,

Max has called local homeowner
Jana Laine to take a look.

What do you think? I love it.

Do you? I do.

But could you see that fitting
into your home?

It would be great with some
sunflowers, in my kitchen garden,

it'd be brilliant.

Now would you potentially want to
part with your hard-earned cash

for it, that's the question.

Ooh, I would.

But I was thinking, price-wise,
about 150 quid.

I was thinking more of 120.

It's a deal. Deal. I've got to help
you carry this now, haven't I?

Hard work done, it's time for
the valuation.

Max chose to help Simon Oakley, but
has all their ingenuity paid off?

How are you, mate? Yeah, very good.
Lovely to see you.

Well, look, there they are.
Take a look.

Have a wander, man.
Impressive, impressive.

Really? He's a man of few words,
isn't he?

I know. I like the basket.

I think it's a wonderful contraption
now, Simon.

Hey, Simon, come back over here.

Do you like all the stuff?
I do, yeah, yeah.

Good, but have we made you
any money, that's the key?

Well, let me introduce you to
Alicia, our independent valuer.

Alicia Moore is back to put a price

on the latest collection of restorations.

Please tell me I've done something
right and that yellow,

being bold with colour,
is fashionable this season?

Yellow, orange, they are
the big trend this year,

so I think spot on,
top marks from me.

The rusty unused bench
is now back in business

after £60 was spent
on stripping and welding.

So, I think £160
would be a fair valuation.

In fact, that's a very good,

possibly even more that I've already
sold for, which was £120.

Oh, dear. Max has sold the bench
for £30 below the valuation.

But still made a profit of £60.

So, if we may, the incubator.

Not something you see everyday.

No, well, I like that you've
restored it to the level you have.

You didn't overdo it, you didn't
paint it, you just cleaned it up.

And therein lies the charm.

The unwanted incubator destined for
scrap is now a bespoke coffee table

at a cost of just £40
for the glass.

You can see that it's a bit quirky

and people are quite willing to pay
for a bit of charm.

£200, easily.

Fantastic.

So a profit of £160 for the
incubator coffee table.

OK, right, my items.

Let's, um, start with the moped,
shall we?

This is the first year they
introduced the shock absorbers

front and back,
so it has a much smoother ride,

so it makes them quite popular.

They're great for running around,
running your errands.

The abandoned moped is now back up
to its best for just £20.

They are quite common.

They're not hard to come by,

but £550 would get you
a quick sale.

It won't win any awards for speed,

but it has clocked up a profit
of £530.

Come on, then, log basket?

Well, it's beautiful.

Custom-made basket like that
is just, it's gorgeous.

Gorgeous it may be, but the bespoke
basket cost £300,

so turning a profit might be tough.

At the end of the day,
it is just storage,

so customers are only
going to pay so much.

But I think the top evaluation
I'd give would be £225.

Ouch!

So no profit for Simon and a
hole in Henry's pocket of £75.

I'm so sorry, dude.

But in total,
taking away all our costs,

we can give you £750
to take home with you,

so hopefully that makes up for it.

Very good, very good.
Great, fantastic.

The collection of
apparently worthless items from

Simon Oakley's barns,
Henry's choice of location,

has netted him £750.

It was a brilliant success, I think,

because most of the items were
destined for the scrap yard anyway.

They're welcome
any time at all to come back

and have another dig if they like.

The four items from Max's choice of
barn pulled in £420,

which means Henry's choice of
upcycling spot

has made the most profit today.

I think you got a
little bit carried away.

Yeah, but sometimes, you've just got
to do something for the love of it.

Anyway, why don't you come for
a little cappuccino avec Henry.

That's French and Italiano, hey?

Grazie mille.

You do concern me!

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