Find It Fix It Flog It (2016-2022): Season 2, Episode 11 - Episode #2.11 - full transcript
Hey, 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.
Cor, 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...
Don't think you should be looking at
that, mate.
...it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
Oh, yes!
Whilst upcycling genius
Simon and his restorer
love turning everyday objects
into fantastic furniture.
Oh, that's perfect!
Well, look, feast your eyes!
I reckon you've done great things.
Can we go on the fire engine?!
Can we go on the fire engine?!
Yes, you can, Simon.
Despite their different approaches,
they make the old turn into gold.
Going back with you, Alan,
is £6,380.
Wow!
What am I going to do
with all that?
On today's show, there's a close
shave for Henry...
I mean, they are nice, and...
...Simon has a smashing time...
Phil, Phil, Phil, stop!
I want to keep this backplate
in one piece.
Get out!
...and at the valuation,
things couldn't BRIE better.
Incredible. Look at that.
Is that real cheese in there?
Ha-ha-ha! No, the cheese has gone.
Went for lunch.
You are in for a treat today.
Where we're going, an Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty.
My mother always told me that
about myself.
Yeah, only a mother could.
Today, Henry and Simon are in the
beautiful Mendips in the
West Country.
You know where the Mendips
are not far from?
Cheddar Gorge? Cheddar Gorge.
And what's famous about
Cheddar Gorge?
The reason they made cheese at
Cheddar is because in the Gorge,
there are lots and lots of caves.
And caves are ideal for storing the
cheese while it matures.
So, got that, Henry?
The cheese was stored in the caves
to help it mature.
But it's not a cave Simon has
brought Henry to.
We're going to see a lovely couple
called Richard and Amanda.
They have a farm, family's been
there for generations,
loads of lovely sheds,
some of which haven't had a good
rummage through them for many years.
Haven't they?
And that's where we come in.
Richard and Amanda Stuckly have
lived on this dairy farm for
almost 20 years.
This was Richard's grandparents'
farm originally.
Then Richard's parents moved down,
so we've had the things
from their old house
and also ours as well.
We've managed to get rid of
quite a bit,
but not as much as I would like.
Mandy, how are you? Richard!
Hello.
Nice to meet you. Hello, Richard.
Hey, look, the roads
are slightly windy
but, hey, it's rural, isn't it?
It's beautiful here.
How long have you been here?
Family have been here
at least 60 years.
What does that mean?
Lots of stuff! Exactly.
Got plenty of stuff here!
THEY LAUGH
If we did make you some money, what
would you spend it on?
We would like to do some work on
the barn roof.
Well, we will do our very best.
Yeah, sure.
So let's get stuck in, shall we?
Cheers, guys, we'll see you later.
Cheers, boys, see you later.
All right.
The boys' mission is to find two
items each they think they can
renovate to make a tidy profit.
One day, do you think these
will come back?
I think you and I will be
long dead by then, mate.
It's a beautiful thing, though,
isn't it?
You know, the bending of bamboo and
the bending of wood
is absolutely incredible stuff. Now...
Wow! Shall I try it?
Folding chairs are thought
are thought to date back to
the Bronze Age,
although steamer chairs
or deckchairs like this
originate from the
ocean liners of the 1860s.
Do you know what? It's a rocker!
Wow!
I don't know why every deckchair in
the world isn't like that.
I'm having that.
What do you mean? I found it!
I don't care, it's so me.
Go on, it's you.
Thanks, Henry.
He knows it's my kind of stuff.
He knows that Gemma will love it.
One item, ticked off.
Come here, I'll be here,
you carry on.
Yeah, all right, mate,
I'll have a shifty.
An old bicycle?
So Simon is rocking away
with his first item,
the unusual rocking deckchair.
Do you know? I'm going to help you.
Because you helped me, I'm going to
help you back.
All right, come on, let's go and
find something else.
You know what is back there,
don't you?
What, a door? A door. Come on, then.
Oh! More stuff.
I like dusty rooms.
Look at this!
Lurking back here.
You know what it is?
Well, it's a piano.
Yes, this is just languishing.
Are all the keys there?
Oh, yeah, look.
OFF-KEY PIANO MUSIC
Amazing. You and I both know...
Mm-hmm.
...that unless it is a particularly
desirable piece...
Yeah.
...the intrinsic value of this
lovely musical instrument
is about two quid.
So, I've had in mind to do something
crazy with a piano for a while.
Play it?
SIMON LAUGHS
No, that would just be bad.
Are you genuinely
going to take this?
Yes.
Can you just answer me one question?
Go on. Is this going to be a piano
at the end of it?
No.
And faster than you can say the
minute waltz,
Simon has found his second item,
an unloved old piano.
So I'm going to go back now and sit
on the deckchair.
No, I'm not going to do that,
because you helped me!
Thank you.
Come on. Come on.
Play that old piano.
Come on, Henry. One barn down and
still two items left to find.
Come on, you aren't going
to help me.
I am going to help you.
I am going to help you.
As long as you are. No, I am, I am.
Look, you helped me. One good turn
deserves another.
Well, look, there's a cabinet here.
It is all right, isn't it?
It's quite nice. Yeah.
I could turn that candy apple red
metallic, couldn't I?
There's a horse going
past there, eh?
SIMON MIMICS HORSE GALLOPING
Captain Poldark!
He's arrived! You're a bit SHY,
aren't you?
SIMON MIMICS HORSE
Hopefully, it will
be third barn lucky for Henry.
And his elusive two items.
Loads of stuff in here for you,
Henry. OK, I'll see you in a bit.
Where are you going?
I'm just going to look over here.
I thought...
Simon, there's no I in team.
We're working together, mate, for
Richard and Mandy!
There's a whole shed, man,
to look through!
There you go, look!
Look! Look.
Right by the door are two very
good solid boxes and it's a pair.
So, there you go,
there's your item, Henry.
OK, look, I tell you what, when
you've looked around,
you'll come back. See you.
"Oh, you're taking the
boxes, I'll see you later!"
I've got to find something else.
Oh, hang on, look.
That's a nice pronged thing.
Well, there's some old tables.
Chest of drawers that was
made on Tuesday.
He may have a point, you know.
Perhaps I should.
I mean, they are nice,
and...
Where is he when you need him?
He will pick the boxes. He will.
Yeah, they're quite nice.
I suppose as a pair...
I can't believe I'm going
to succumb to this.
I'm going to take the boxes.
I knew he'd take the boxes.
So finally Henry has his first item,
a pair of old wooden boxes.
You just chill out, mate.
And whilst Simon rests on his
laurels, or his first item,
the rocking deckchair...
Look at that, beautiful.
...Henry finds yet
another place to scour.
Hang on a second.
I can't believe he's just left me.
I'll have him in the end.
What are you saying?
"Nice ladder, mate,"
I thought to myself.
What do you think of the ladder?
What you thinking?
You could have it shelves. I mean,
it's quite tall, though.
You'd have to have a really, really
high room for it.
Or you could have it the way it is.
What, flat?
Yeah, all right, Simon.
You know, I do know what I'm doing.
But you need wood to match.
But it's too long, isn't it?
Cut off your end section
and use the wood you've cut off to
make your shelves.
Then it matches cos
it's the same piece.
So with Simon's advice
ringing in his ears,
Henry has his second item...
I'll go and get Mandy and Richard.
...a rather old wooden ladder.
And that's the search done.
Guys, an Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty
and barns of outstandingly
good items.
Shall I go first?
No. OK. I'm going to. OK.
RICHARD AND AMANDA LAUGH
So, Richard, I did find all
on my own...
SIMON CLEARS HIS THROAT
...that ladder. OK, great.
Now those couple of boxes,
don't know what they're for,
but they're lovely.
I'd like to take both
of those items with me.
Yes, absolutely fine with me.
Is that all right?
Now, then, this old deckchair.
And it rocks. Whose is that?
I don't know. I think it could
be my gran's, I'm not sure.
Do you know what? It works.
Does it? It actually functions,
yeah. Does it?
My second item is not here,
it's that old piano which we found
in the very back barn here.
Oh, yeah, yeah.
So if it's all right with you guys,
we are going to go away,
we're going to do what we do
with our stuff,
we're going to try and
make you as much money as possible
for your barn roof.
Great. How about that?
Great, thanks very much.
Brilliant, thank you very much.
An absolute pleasure. Thank you.
Thank you for inviting us. Thanks.
Coming up, there's a revelation
for Gemma...
No! Oh, yes!
It's a rocking deckchair!
...Henry's got his work cut out...
HENRY PANTS LIKE A DOG
Motorbike!
THEY LAUGH
...and is this the Grim Reaper?
Ahhhh!
What are you doing?!
Expert restorers Henry Cole and
Simon O'Brien are on a mission
to turn the old into gold.
I mean, they are nice.
They've picked up two items each
from West Country farmers
Amanda and Richard Stuckley's
collection of barns.
Simon is in Liverpool revealing to
Gemma just what he picked up.
Take a seat and I'll play you the tune.
I don't know whether I trust you, Simon.
Take a seat.
Oh, ye of little faith.
Oh. Now lean back.
No. Oh, yes!
It's a rocking deck chair.
This is brilliant.
It's cool, isn't it?
Obviously, it might need some new
fabric, which I know someone who
could do that. Or maybe give her a
lick of paint, if you fancy.
It's entirely up to you.
So far so good, but will the piano
hit the right note?
Let's see if you like this.
Go on. What if we take out...
...this panel in its entirety... Yeah.
...and the bottom panel in its
entirety. OK.
Take out all the inner workings...
Yeah?
...and then have book shelves.
So, still keeping these?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, book shelves.
Well, that's quite a cool idea.
There you go. So, we'll get cracking
on this.
Brill. OK. Here we go.
Phil, big job broken out!
The deck chair will get a Gemma makeover,
whilst Simon will take the piano to
task to become a bookshelf.
First up, Gemma.
I think this is going to be a great transformation.
Alls it needs is a lick of paint,
some fabric.
Plus a good old wash down with hot,
soapy water.
I think this is the first time I've
ever upcycled a deck chair.
Something's got to give!
But on the other side of the workshop,
hot, soapy water is the last thing
Phil needs...
PHIL GROANS
...as he sets to work on the old Joanna.
Simon, If you bring back
another piano,
I'm going to chase you round
the whole of Liverpool, mate.
How're you doing?
PHIL CHUCKLES SARCASTICALLY
This is my 19th day.
Wow!
PHIL GRUNTS
Go on, Phil, hit it.
Phil, Phil, Phil, stop. I want to
keep this back plate in one piece...
Get out!
200 miles away in Oxfordshire...
I'm on top of the world!
Well, on top of the shed.
And Henry is showing his two items
to Guy.
It looks bad, doesn't it?
Yeah, it looks terrible.
Now, look, right...
Yes, it's in pretty bad shape.
It's pretty moth-eaten, isn't it?
And wood-wormed.
"Woodworm" is a generic term for
any number of household beetles
whose larvae feed on wood.
If left untreated, it can have
disastrous effects.
I think we should treat the woodworm...
Yeah. ..let that dry,
uh, and then sand it down
and wax it.
And I've had one of these, or very similar,
as a towel rack in a big, open bathroom.
I think that way we're keeping it as
a ladder,
but at the same time we're
understanding that it's probably not
quite fit for purpose.
Hopefully, Guy will be just as
impressed with Henry's wooden boxes,
which could've carried ammunition,
but are more likely to have just
carried tools.
I like them because they're just brutal.
Yeah, they're quite rustic, aren't
they? Yeah.
That's the polite way of putting it.
So, look, this is my plan with it.
Sand it... Mm-hmm.
Yeah. Paint them.
And this stuff, this furniture.
What colour for that? Black.
Think that will look lovely.
Let's get soaring and sanding. Yeah.
So, nothing too complicated for the boxes.
Guy cracks on with the job of
sanding down the ladders
before dealing with the woodworm.
I've just got some woodworm
treatment and I'll coat this on
and then that's got to dry for 24,
48 hours.
And then I'm hoping it looks OK
and I can just put a dark stain on
it and wax it.
And I think it'll look lovely for
what we're doing.
But as they woodworm treatment
dries, there's no rest for Guy.
He grinds away the rust from the
box's hinges
in preparation for painting.
Back at the workshop in Liverpool,
and handyman Phil is proving less
than handy
in his attempts at stripping back
the piano.
Stop moving!
Weighing in at over 140kg,
pianos were built to last.
You knew this was going to happen,
didn't you?
Yes!
Especially the iron harp that
holds the strings in place.
Grrr! I've got that!
Now, what we're going to do now is
make a harp.
Gemma, however, is taking things far
more sedately,
removing the old fabric from the
frame before applying a fashionable,
modern coat of paint.
For the frame of the chair,
I'm going for a pale grey colour,
which should be neutral enough to go
with anyone's colour scheme.
However, being me,
when it came to the fabric,
I just couldn't resist getting
something a little bit more bold.
Back in Oxfordshire, Henry has
enlisted some extra help in deciding
what to do with the ladders.
His wife, Jane.
Perhaps it's up to the punter who
buys it to decide how high or low
they want to cut it, as long as they
understand that it could be a...
towel rack?
I think it's...
I think it's too wide and close
together to be a towel rack.
I mean, I think in a kitchen,
it would look amazing.
For health and safety reasons,
wooden ladders like this
can no longer be used for their
intended purpose,
so are now purely decorative.
But do we leave it this size,
so someone can then take it to their
kitchen?
Mm. Definitely.
I think if you chop it and then it's
not going to fit in a certain space.
That's quite annoying.
All right, thanks, darling.
With no real conclusion as to what
to do with the ladders,
Guy can start thinking,
or rather painting,
the outside of the box as he tackles
the metal work.
And then when that's gone off,
we'll put the first undercoat on the woodwork.
So, that's work well under way on
the first set of items.
Now for Henry's choice of rummage location.
And he's also heading for a farm.
This time belonging to
Rob and Maria Tolley in Dorset.
We've got so much stuff, and I think
we've got to the point now,
we've really got to start making
some decisions.
Some of it was left by his father.
It's been left by grandparents who
lived here previously.
Other things I purchased from
farm sales.
What we doing? We're going to go
and see Maria and Rob. Yeah?
They have a few sheds on their
farm... Mm-hmm.
...which does have the odd...
HENRY CLEARS THROAT
But there's plenty for you in there,
I promise you, mate.
Motorbikes?
I promise you there's loads.
Come on, man, you're going to
have a ball.
Maria. Henry.
Hello, Henry. How are you?
This is Simon. Hello, Simon.
Hi, Maria. Hi, Rob. How are you?
ROB: Hello, Henry. Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
What a lovely place. How long have
you been here?
Well, Rob was born here. Erm, so his
family have been here for...
How old are you? Over 40 years.
Now, I've been...
I had to admit to Si that actually
there could potentially be
the odd motorbike here, but,
you know, I've said there's plenty
of other options.
Is this true?
There are places with stuff in.
Oh! See, I told you, mate.
That's what we want.
That's what we want!
Si and I will have a quick rummage
around and make you some money.
Oh, that would be lovely.
That would be great.
Yeah, and if we do, what would you
spend that money on?
We've got a... a garage that leaks.
It would be a great opportunity...
Yeah. ..to get that roof fixed.
Guys, I want to thank you so much.
We'll see you in a little bit.
MARIA: No, thank you. For sure.
As ever, Henry and Simon must find
two items each
that they can fix and flog for a profit.
Right, first shed. Here we go!
And straightaway, Henry can smell success.
I think...
Oh, I love that smell.
Reminds me of when I was a kid.
It smells like you.
Diesel and oil.
Fumes and... Petrol.
Yeah. Just like you.
If this place smells like you,
I bet that smells like me.
Is that just surface mould?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, it's solid.
So what do you do?
You just sort of sand it down and
polish it and make it look lovely?
Yeah. Yeah. I think...
I've got my first item.
So, first blood to Simon.
An old chest of drawers that may
have come from the 1970s.
It might look rotten,
but can it be brought back from the
brink to bring in bags of cash?
Oh!
Oh, yeah, mate.
Now we're getting involved.
OK. A bench saw.
Wow, Henry!
Well, check these out!
Mate, they're lovely.
Look at that. God!
Oh, I know what these will be!
What? Rob's dad...
Yeah? He stayed with horse-drawn
farm equipment into the 1980s.
No! Yeah, yeah, true.
Any chance that we could go into
that shed now?
Cos that must be where the
motorbikes are.
When there's engines,
he can smell them.
He can smell them from 60ft.
HENRY PANTS LIKE A DOG Motorbike.
Come on!
So, not enough horsepower in this
shed for Henry.
Onwards and upwards.
Now, Si... Yep. Right, you're going
to have a little lesson
on motocrossing through the ages.
OK, what we've got -
we've got a Yamaha YZ125,
what looks like a
Matchless 500 single.
I think you've lost him, Henry.
Do us a favour, Si, listen, please.
Learn something!
That's nice! That's a CR250, 1987.
What are you doing? CR250, 1987.
OK, as long as you've got it. Yep.
I can just hear them in the
background... Blah, blah.
Like you have the radio on in the background.
Now that could be worth some good
money. It looks all right.
I mean, all these motocrossers have
been thrown against the countryside,
but I reckon the CR...
Mm-hm.
Yeah, I'm going to take the 250.
Perfect.
So Henry has found his first item.
The Honda CR250 was designed for
the high-octane sport of motocross,
where bikes and riders race
cross-country
with high jumps and lots of mud.
OK, I'm taking the cheese press.
Oh, let's have a look.
Simon's second item,
the Victorian press,
would have been used to turn the
curds into solid cheese by squeezing
every drop of liquid or whey out.
That, mate, is well cool.
Look at that!
Do you know I'm going to turn that
into? What?
A cheese press.
You're not actually going to restore
something, are you?
Mm-hmm. Mate, you need to sit down.
Shall I "press" on? Press...
Hey.
Cheesy! Nice, cheesy grin!
So just one more item for Henry to find.
Hey, son, look.
Pot calling the kettle...
HENRY SHRIEKS
What are you doing?
Your time has come, Cole.
God, that's creepy.
Can we just have a look at this pot?
Go on.
Would you reckon that was for
boiling stuff?
Should've had a handle?
No, no. What?
I don't think it would've had...
Should've had a handle?
Oh, I suppose so. No, you're right.
It would, yeah. Yeah.
Do you think that's copper?
Copper pots are considered by many
chefs to be the ultimate cooking
utensil because of their great heat conductivity.
I like it. That's nice, isn't it?
It's nice.
You could use it for probably
absolutely nothing,
but it's a lovely decorative item.
Oh, it's beautiful!
Hey, look, polish it up.
I'll put a new handle on it.
And that means they're both done,
as long as Rob and Maria are happy
to let the lads loose on their items.
Maria, Rob, I have to tell you,
a great day today.
Hey? It was absolutely fabulous.
But can I go first?
Of course you can, mate. Fill your boots.
Lovely cheese press, I believe,
cheese and butter press.
Yeah. Fantastic. It's lovely.
It's fantastic. Where did that come
from?
Erm, I did go to a farm sale many,
many years ago,
but unfortunately it's deteriorated
in my tenure, yes.
Well, don't you worry. It's going
back to its former glory.
I hope so. So, that's my first item.
Absolutely love it.
Thank you very much.
You're welcome. And then...
Yeah. You know, sometimes you make
rash decisions.
Yeah, you do.
It will be lovely!
You're now saying it's lovely cos
it's all mouldy and we've some space
in your garage.
So I'm going to take a chance on that.
Brilliant.
Tremendous. Yeah, well, good luck.
Now then.
I could not leave here
without a motorcycle.
No. Could I? No.
Now, Maria, Rob, tell me about that CR250.
Does it go?
I-I...I'm sure it will.
Oh, that means no. Yeah, it does, yeah.
How many times have I heard that?
But look, if it's OK,
I'm going to take a punt on it.
OK now, look, moving on.
Just my smaller pot over there,
but that'll polish up lovely,
I think.
Guys, thanks very much. Thank you.
You're welcome. Thank you. Thank you
so much. Lovely to meet you.
Coming up...
Henry becomes an equal opportunities employer.
Charlie, just do the gators.
The things, the red things that are
wrapped around the front forks.
Nothing gets past Gemma...
You're not disguising anything
there, Simon.
I can see this.
And at the valuation...
I promised myself I won't take
anything back,
but it's looking amazing.
SIMON LAUGHS
Hey! That's good.
Big, long shed...
Reclaimers and restorers Henry Cole
and Simon O'Brien...
Now we're getting involved!
...are on a mission to rid the world
of clutter
then fix it and flog it for cash.
Cor, look at that!
After picking up today's second set
of items,
Henry is back in Oxfordshire.
And it seems to be smiles all round.
Ah! This is better! For once...
Yes. ..I have something to show you
that I'm...
Proud of. Good, you've done
very well.
It's red, it's mean and it's
gonna fly.
But before it does, this is the list
of things we've got to do.
Sort out the brakes, new levers.
There is a slight issue with the
kick-start.
Oh, OK. It needs new tires.
There's no kill switch
but that must be wire to it.
I think we might find more as we develop.
What can I say, clean it up. General
clean-ups, lovely.
And fiddle with the bits
that are broken.
And then ride the socks off it.
So, a general clean and what sounds
like a total rebuild for the motor
crosser. Next, pot calling the
kettle noir.
Kettle noir calling pot.
It is quite nice this pot, isn't it?
Like, black. What do you reckon?
Yeah, it's got holes in the bottom
as well.
Have a look, it's daylight in there.
Yeah, but I wouldn't get...
All right? Yep. It doesn't matter if
it's got holes in it.
No, it'll look good... It's a
decorative item.
I have tried to explain to Guy that
there are other ways these days of
boiling water, like kettles.
I think polish it.
It's copper, it will come up lovely...
Yeah. This bit black...
Yeah. Yeah? That bit black.
That bit black. And a nice, new shaft.
And with so much work needed on the
bike, there's no time to waste.
Henry, Henry is that you?
Charlie, just do the gators!
The things, the red things that are
wrapped around the front forks.
That's good, mate! Oh, well, good to
start them young.
But onto the more serious stuff.
And Henry... Do you know what?
...the helmet's a good idea.
I'm not normally nervous, as
you know.
Yes. But with this thing, anything
can happen.
Yes. Ready? Yeah.
I'm impressed already.
That's good. OK, mate.
So, look, clutch kind of works.
With the kick-start broken,
Henry uses an electric roller to
jump-start the bike.
Here goes!
Oh! I might try it in second.
OK.
ENGINE REVS
HE SIGHS
It doesn't want to know at all.
No. So, are we getting a spark?
Yes. Because it's firing.
Yeah... A bit. OK, so we got a spark.
Have we got any fuel?
Yes. OK.
I'm going to try one more thing.
ENGINE REVS
Mate, I tell you the other thing is,
is that
there's no response at all from the
throttle, really.
No. No, no. Which that could mean
brain, couldn't it?
It could be, yeah. Because if the
CDI box is, erm,
knackered, then it won't rev up or...
OK, so look, right.
Whatever is the problem, it means a
slightly taking it to bits.
Yes. Definitely, yeah. All right,
let's do that then.
OK, good. Let's get it on the old,
erm, on the stand. Yeah.
So, the problem with the bike -
well, it could be just about anything.
Back in Liverpool and Simon's a bit
shy about his haul.
You're not disguising anything
there, Simon!
I can see this.
So, erm, it's a beautiful
1970s design.
Chic piece of...
HE SIGHS
I like my pieces of furniture,
Simon, as you know.
But come on!
It's in pretty bad condition, this,
isn't it?
I can definitely work with it.
To be fair, it can't get much worse,
can it?
So whatever I do, it's going to be
an improvement. Exactly.
So, things can only get better for
the '70s chest of drawers.
How about the cheese press?
It's very rusty, isn't it?
It is, it definitely needs a trip to
the blaster's.
But, that said,
they really go to town on the
colours and on that kind of stuff.
But in the meantime... Now, give
this some TLC.
Yes.
As the cheese press goes off for a
thorough cleaning,
Gemma can get to work with the
drawers, which were kept in a
leaky shed.
Well, this has definitely seen
better days.
But I'm up for a challenge.
To assess how ropey the chest is,
Gemma removes the worst of the grime
and mould before leaving it to dry.
In Oxfordshire, and Henry and Guy
are elbow deep in the engine of the
very poorly motocross bike.
Do you think this is going to
come off now?
Of course it's going to come off.
Well, that opens up a little can of
worms, which is good, actually.
Do you think we should get the
manger out or not?
Erm...
Why is that not connected?
They've removed the petrol tank to
investigate further.
But Henry is more interested in Guy.
It looks as though you've got...
Look, it's like
a kind of... You're just jealous.
What? With your dodgy highlights.
I do not highlight my hair!
My hair goes blonde in the sunshine,
you know that!
Well how come I found...? So stop
winding me up!
How come I found one of those tools
for pulling the hairs through them
rubber caps in your tool box?
Because my wife does that.
I bet you'd like someone to rummage
around your tool box, mate.
No. Don't want any interfering
with my tool box.
Henry, get your golden locks into a
crash helmet and try again.
OK, I'm going to go second.
Go on.
ENGINE REVS
Doesn't sound that much better
than before.
That's not good, is it? Choke.
Yeah... Happy? Yeah, go.
ENGINE REVS
Hit that shut!
So, the bottom line is we've spent
nearly a day on this.
It's exactly the same as it was when
we started.
Except we've ticked off a load of
things that we thought it was.
Come on then, mate. Can you get off
all right?
Yeah. I think we're going to
reconvene in the morning.
One thing that is working is the
polishing wheel that has brought the
copper pan up a treat,
removing the years of copper oxide
that has formed on the surface.
Blimey! Check that out!
Cor, mate!
That is a top job, isn't it?
That just polished looks
beautiful!
We were going to paint it black.
I don't think so. I think that might
look cheaper than that.
That's great, man.
Henry just needs to give his handles
some tender, loving care.
And in Liverpool,
Gemma is also giving some love to
the mouldy old drawers.
After years of neglect,
the wood needs a coat of primer
before the colourful topcoats.
I'm going for pink.
And I think I'm going to start dark
and work my way down in slightly different
shades of pink.
I think the effect is called ombre.
I'm going to use this as my
second drawer.
I'm going to go one darker for the
top and then gradually go lighter.
So with a palette of pink, Gemma
will bring the drawers back to life.
And outside, the cheese press is
returned back to the yard totally
rust free. Simon says I'm allowed to
go bold.
So I'm starting with a nice emerald
green gloss.
Back in Oxfordshire and Henry is
finishing his first items.
And his ladder is getting a
thorough waxing
and a coat of black gloss for
the ironwork.
But is there any decision as to what
to do with it?
So, as Janie says,
it's up to the punter who buys it
how far they cut it down, if at all.
Yes. I think that's a good move.
Well done, mate. All right.
Congratulations for doing something
else while I finished itoff.
No such problems with the wooden
boxes, which have just had a coat of undercoat.
What do you reckon?
I think they're rather lovely now
compared to what they were.
Couple of rope handles, do the
black and then that's it.
Done. Yeah, exactly.
And so nice, in fact, that Henry has
lined up a buyer -
Adam Brown, a local gardener.
I mean, I've left the insides a
little bit rustic, obviously.
Probably could do with a
small hoover.
But it's a neutral colour.
They're nice! I mean, 100 quid nice?
Er...
Could you do them for £80?
Everyone wants to wheel and deal.
But it seeing as it's you, mate...
...OK. Thanks, Henry!
Hey-hey! Good one, mate!
I've made a sale for 80 of your
finest pounds.
Not a bad day's work, Henry.
In Liverpool and Gemma is finishing
her first items by running up the
new fabric for the rocking
deck chair.
So fits has on nicely.
Ideally, this panel and this panel
would have come off.
I could have made a loop and
they'd slot in.
But as the panels don't come off,
Gemma's being a little bit inventive.
So, my idea is,
using some lace, attach it to the
bottom and it can tie around.
There we go. That looks pretty good.
It's comfy as well.
So whilst Gemma takes it easy,
across the workshop...
Book shelves, here we come.
...Simon and Phil are putting the
piano back together now
the heavy iron harp has been removed.
Come on, Phil. Get it in there.
Come on...
This piano fought hard.
But it took on the wrong people!
It hasn't finished yet, mate.
Oh, yes, it has. Are you ready?
The removed front panels have been
cleverly cut to make the shelves
that will turn the piano into a bookcase.
Put the music stand back on and
there it is.
Love it.
It was worthless. Now I think we've
given it to value. Yep.
A final clean-up.
But has all their hard work
increased the item's value?
Simon chose to help farmers Amanda
and Richard Stockleigh.
Now Amanda's back to check if the
items will make a profit.
How are you? I'm very well, thank
you. Lovely to see you! How are
you? Hello!
Great to see you. Nice to
meet you. Lovely to see you.
Now unfortunately, Richard can't be
here because that...
No. ..that's how it is when you're
running a busy farm.
Yeah. You have to get on with stuff,
don't you? Yeah.
But listen. You go and have a
wander round.
Oh, wow! Go and have a look!
Oh...
I promised myself I wouldn't take
anything back but it's looking
amazing!
Hey-hey! That's good!
And this one definitely is
really nice.
I love it. Oh, thank you.
I can see that, you know, you're
pleased with what we've done with
the stuff lying around yourplace
but have we made you any money?
Well, to help us with that,
we have our independent valuer
Elisicia joining us.
Independent valuer Elisicia Moore
runs a furniture shop specialising
in upcycled homeware.
OK, let's start with the ladder!
We've left it as a ladder,
so the next owner can actually cut
it to the length they want.
Am I right, do you think?
In its current guise, or height,
rather, it's great for shelving
but not a lot of people have
ceilings high enough for it.
Henry spent nothing on the
ladder, just sanding and waxing.
So, the value will be pure profit.
So I would say £120 as it is.
But if you were to cut in half, then
I would sell each side,
or each portion, for £80 for a
total of £160.
So a potential profit of £160 if
the ladders are cut into two.
So, let me just get that clear,
then. If Henry had cut it in half,
it would have been worth more than
it is currently?
Do you know what? My mother always
told me when you get found out,
put your hands up. OK.
All right? I'm sorry, mate.
You were right.
OK, Elisicia, I'm not even going
to argue. Let's talk about boxes.
These are post-war. I think they've
been painted in a good colour
because neutral always sells.
The wooden boxes had £10 spent on
them to make them appealing with
black fittings and an ivory
paint job.
I would say a fair estimate to sell
them quickly would be £50 each?
Thank you. Ah, Amanda, the good news
is I have sold them.
But not quite for £100.
I've sold them for 80.
£80. That's OK.
Is that all right? That's all right.
Is that all right, Amanda? Isn't it?
Yeah.
So £20 under the expert valuation
but still a decent profit of £70.
Moving on, let's get rocking with
the deck chair. Right.
What do you think? They're really
rare. You don't see them... OK.
No, very rare. They're as rare as
rocking horse...
Yeah, yeah, all right. £15 went
on fabric and paint for the rare
rocking deck chair. But has it
rocked up a nice profit?
I think it would be easily, easily
sold at £70.
Wow! Wow! £70.
I've got better news for you.
I've sold it...
For £85. Oh, fantastic! Oh,
really? Yeah.
So, £15 more than the valuation and
a very nice profit of £70.
Now, then. Talk to me.
Yeah. What once was a piano is now a
lovely bookcase.
What I do like about what they've
done is that you obviously can still
tell it's a piano.
I think you've brought it into the
21st century.
The piano no money spent on it but
an awful lot of brute force
from Phil.
I would value the piece at £150.
Wow.
So that's a profit of £150.
That certainly hits the right note.
So Amanda, good news to take back to
Richard, I hope.
You're taking home 450 quid.
How's that? That's fantastic!
So Simon's choice of location,
the farm belonging to Amanda and
Richard Stockleigh,
has delivered a tidy profit of £450.
But can Henry's location do better
than this?
They was in the back of the shed
and they've been there for probably
20, 30 years.
And I wouldn't have ever imagined
that they could be as...
What they are today.
Coming up, it's all too much for Guy.
Stop there!
And at the valuation, it's simply unbelievable.
I can't believe that.
I can't believe the covers,
the drawers.
Cos, they were a bit bad. Yeah!
The kings of clutter Henry Cole and
Simon O'Brien are on a mission
to turn junk into pots of cash.
I don't think I've ever seen
anything like this.
Today's first location,
chosen by Simon,
made husband and wife Amanda and
Richard Stuckley a profit of £450.
That's fantastic.
So can Henry's choice of
rummage spot,
the shed belonging to Rob and Maria
Tolley, do any better?
In Oxfordshire...
Stop there.
Try and pick that up
and see if that wilts.
...Henry and Guy are finishing off
the copper pot.
OK, let's see if it wilts.
Is that right? Wilts.
There's no wilting there, mate.
Put the lid on.
That is a top pot.
That's what they call a team effort. Yeah.
Even though you nearly wrecked it
by upcycling something.
However, back with the
troublesome Honda 250,
and Henry has another new part.
That is a new coil,
will it do the trick?
Who knows?
The coil is part of the engine
that boosts the voltage
to fire the spark plug.
Maybe this has been
the cause of the problem.
OK, so we're going to do that.
See what happens, get it on the
roller starter,
and hopefully I can throw myself
against the countryside.
And the result...
OK, here we go.
STRANGULATED ENGINE NOISE
Back to square one.
Piece of junk.
Isn't it? Yeah.
But Henry won't let it lie, and
calls in one final favour.
Yeah, all right, here we go.
This is a googly, but I know you
love your motocross.
9 NE 7 CR 250 Honda CDI unit please,
got one?
The CDI unit is the brains behind
the ignition system
and could well be the reason
why the bike isn't running.
He just needs to wait for delivery.
Put this new piece,
that Phil's cut for me.
In Liverpool, and Gemma is hard
at work replacing the back panel
and drawers in the mouldy old 1970s
chest of drawers.
Do you know what?
I'm really pleased with that.
I need to give my handles a clean,
but overall, that's much better than
when Simon brought it to me.
Outside, and Simon is applying a
finishing touch of lead paste to the
cheese press.
That is looking as good as the day
it was made.
In fact, better.
Finally, Gemma's steady hand
highlights the manufacturer's name
in gold paint.
And it looks so impressive, Gemma
has lined up a buyer already.
So here it is, guys!
Fantastic. What do you think?
It's really good. Boss, yeah.
It's good, isn't it?
So would you be interested in
buying this from us?
We would. We have a very big
garden... Yeah.
...that we use to grow all the
flowers for the
cheese wedding cakes in.
Oh, wow! And I think it would
look nice in there
with some flowers on it.
That's a good idea, yeah.
That would look gorgeous!
OK, we just need to discuss
price then.
Right.
So I was thinking about £400.
That's a bit much, isn't it?
It's more than we were thinking of.
OK, well, I suppose I could
go to three.
What do you reckon? Three, three...
Three's fine. I think that's...
Yeah. Three? OK, have we got a deal?
OK. Yeah, we'll go for that.
Great.
And with the all the hard work
done on the other items,
it's time for the final valuation.
Henry chose to help
Rob and Maria Tolley,
who wanted to fix their leaky roof.
But has all their ingenuity and
elbow grease paid off?
Hello, hello. Oh, hi.
How are you? All right.
How are you, mate?
Good to see you. Lovely to see you.
How are you? Hey, Rob, I'm not going
to kiss you, mate.
Nice to see you.
Well, you can if you want.
Anyway. Well, there you go.
Have a look.
Wow. Oh, my God. Wow.
Look at that, that's amazing.
We've had a good polish there.
It's incredible! Look at that!
Is that real cheese in there?
No, the cheese has gone.
Went for lunch.
I can't believe that, I can't
believe the cupboards,
the drawers,
because they were a bit bad.
Yeah.
So, guys, what do you reckon?
Fabulous. Fantastic. Absolutely
amazing. Absolutely amazing.
But the big question is, of course,
what we're there for is to try and
make you some money.
OK. Yeah, have we done that?
Well, who knows?
But I tell you someone does,
and that is Elisicia, who is our
independent valuer.
NARRATOR: Independent valuer
Elisicia Moore is back to put
a price on the latest collection of restorations.
Why don't we start with...?
Well, let's start
with the motorbike,
let's get that out of the way.
It's had some love,
but it still needs more work.
£235 went on the motorbike,
but it still needs a new engine
management system,
which will hopefully see it
purring like a kitten.
I think you should always treat
that bike as we both know on the
motorcycle side of things,
as kind of a work in progress.
But when the CDI comes,
that thing will fly.
OK, Henry, if you say it's a runner,
I evaluate it at £1,000.
Wow, really?
NARRATOR: So the bike has made a
profit of £765.
So, you know, that's a good start to
proceeding, should we say?
Yeah, wow, amazing. Yeah. Very good.
Thank you.
Copper pot?
Yeah, so I got pretty excited.
What you have is a hand-hammered
19th century copper pot.
Those are the good things,
that's the good news.
Unfortunately, the bad news is the
bottom is pretty much gone.
Oh, OK. I'm not entirely sure that
the lid is original,
and obviously the wood handle's have
been replaced.
NARRATOR: So mixed feelings about
the Victorian copper pot.
But with nothing spent
on restoration,
it's hopefully a copper-bottomed
certainty for a profit.
I'm going to be conservative and say
a fair estimate would be £200.
Wow!
NARRATOR: So a tidy profit of £200
for the copper pot.
SIMON: OK. Now then, cheese press.
Yeah. It's quite magnificent,
isn't it?
It's just even kind of pretty
to look at.
It's been restored beautifully.
£30 was spent on the cheese press to
restore it to its former glory.
For those reasons, I would give it
an estimate of £300.
That's good. Fantastic.
That sound fair enough?
Yes. I'm glad you're happy with that...
Brilliant.
...because I've sold it for £300.
Oh, well, that's... Very good.
NARRATOR: So it couldn't "brie" any
better for the cheese press
with a £270 profit.
We're doing well here.
That's good. Yeah. Doing well.
Now then,
you never know which way Elisicia
goes with this kind of stuff.
Yes.
HENRY: I think I might.
So it's funny, this might be not be
as valuable as the other items,
but I think it's had the
biggest transformation.
Well done, Gemma.
I mean, really well done.
NARRATOR: Gemma spent £10 on
different shades of pink to give the
'70s chest of drawers a modern feel.
I could sell that in my shop
all day long at £175.
HENRY: Really?! That's good.
THEY LAUGH
175 quid?
SIMON: You laughed at me.
NARRATOR: Wow, a brilliant £165
profit for the chest of drawers!
That's unbelievable!
Well, that's what we do.
I know, but that's unbelievable.
Sorry, but I'm quite shocked.
Well, you can be shocked.
I'm just doing the maths, yeah?
Do the maths.
So in total, guys, you will be
taking home today
£1,400.
Wow, that's amazing. Brilliant.
Thank you. Thank you.
So the collection of apparently
worthless items from
Rob and Maria's farm,
Henry's choice of location,
has netted them £1,400.
ROB: It's worth nothing, that's why
it's stuck in a shed.
And they've turned it into something
with real value.
I'm really pleased. And now, we will
be able to have a roof on the shed.
Repair our shed roof.
The four items from Simon's choice
of barn pulled in £450,
which means Henry's choice of
upcycling spot has made
the most profit today.
A hug, yeah?
Get back down to your end!
What we demonstrated today,
the Liverpool team,
is that anything can be worth money.
That chest of drawers was brilliant.
Give us a hug. No!
Come on, mate, come on!
HENRY LAUGHS
Fool.
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.
Cor, 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...
Don't think you should be looking at
that, mate.
...it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
Oh, yes!
Whilst upcycling genius
Simon and his restorer
love turning everyday objects
into fantastic furniture.
Oh, that's perfect!
Well, look, feast your eyes!
I reckon you've done great things.
Can we go on the fire engine?!
Can we go on the fire engine?!
Yes, you can, Simon.
Despite their different approaches,
they make the old turn into gold.
Going back with you, Alan,
is £6,380.
Wow!
What am I going to do
with all that?
On today's show, there's a close
shave for Henry...
I mean, they are nice, and...
...Simon has a smashing time...
Phil, Phil, Phil, stop!
I want to keep this backplate
in one piece.
Get out!
...and at the valuation,
things couldn't BRIE better.
Incredible. Look at that.
Is that real cheese in there?
Ha-ha-ha! No, the cheese has gone.
Went for lunch.
You are in for a treat today.
Where we're going, an Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty.
My mother always told me that
about myself.
Yeah, only a mother could.
Today, Henry and Simon are in the
beautiful Mendips in the
West Country.
You know where the Mendips
are not far from?
Cheddar Gorge? Cheddar Gorge.
And what's famous about
Cheddar Gorge?
The reason they made cheese at
Cheddar is because in the Gorge,
there are lots and lots of caves.
And caves are ideal for storing the
cheese while it matures.
So, got that, Henry?
The cheese was stored in the caves
to help it mature.
But it's not a cave Simon has
brought Henry to.
We're going to see a lovely couple
called Richard and Amanda.
They have a farm, family's been
there for generations,
loads of lovely sheds,
some of which haven't had a good
rummage through them for many years.
Haven't they?
And that's where we come in.
Richard and Amanda Stuckly have
lived on this dairy farm for
almost 20 years.
This was Richard's grandparents'
farm originally.
Then Richard's parents moved down,
so we've had the things
from their old house
and also ours as well.
We've managed to get rid of
quite a bit,
but not as much as I would like.
Mandy, how are you? Richard!
Hello.
Nice to meet you. Hello, Richard.
Hey, look, the roads
are slightly windy
but, hey, it's rural, isn't it?
It's beautiful here.
How long have you been here?
Family have been here
at least 60 years.
What does that mean?
Lots of stuff! Exactly.
Got plenty of stuff here!
THEY LAUGH
If we did make you some money, what
would you spend it on?
We would like to do some work on
the barn roof.
Well, we will do our very best.
Yeah, sure.
So let's get stuck in, shall we?
Cheers, guys, we'll see you later.
Cheers, boys, see you later.
All right.
The boys' mission is to find two
items each they think they can
renovate to make a tidy profit.
One day, do you think these
will come back?
I think you and I will be
long dead by then, mate.
It's a beautiful thing, though,
isn't it?
You know, the bending of bamboo and
the bending of wood
is absolutely incredible stuff. Now...
Wow! Shall I try it?
Folding chairs are thought
are thought to date back to
the Bronze Age,
although steamer chairs
or deckchairs like this
originate from the
ocean liners of the 1860s.
Do you know what? It's a rocker!
Wow!
I don't know why every deckchair in
the world isn't like that.
I'm having that.
What do you mean? I found it!
I don't care, it's so me.
Go on, it's you.
Thanks, Henry.
He knows it's my kind of stuff.
He knows that Gemma will love it.
One item, ticked off.
Come here, I'll be here,
you carry on.
Yeah, all right, mate,
I'll have a shifty.
An old bicycle?
So Simon is rocking away
with his first item,
the unusual rocking deckchair.
Do you know? I'm going to help you.
Because you helped me, I'm going to
help you back.
All right, come on, let's go and
find something else.
You know what is back there,
don't you?
What, a door? A door. Come on, then.
Oh! More stuff.
I like dusty rooms.
Look at this!
Lurking back here.
You know what it is?
Well, it's a piano.
Yes, this is just languishing.
Are all the keys there?
Oh, yeah, look.
OFF-KEY PIANO MUSIC
Amazing. You and I both know...
Mm-hmm.
...that unless it is a particularly
desirable piece...
Yeah.
...the intrinsic value of this
lovely musical instrument
is about two quid.
So, I've had in mind to do something
crazy with a piano for a while.
Play it?
SIMON LAUGHS
No, that would just be bad.
Are you genuinely
going to take this?
Yes.
Can you just answer me one question?
Go on. Is this going to be a piano
at the end of it?
No.
And faster than you can say the
minute waltz,
Simon has found his second item,
an unloved old piano.
So I'm going to go back now and sit
on the deckchair.
No, I'm not going to do that,
because you helped me!
Thank you.
Come on. Come on.
Play that old piano.
Come on, Henry. One barn down and
still two items left to find.
Come on, you aren't going
to help me.
I am going to help you.
I am going to help you.
As long as you are. No, I am, I am.
Look, you helped me. One good turn
deserves another.
Well, look, there's a cabinet here.
It is all right, isn't it?
It's quite nice. Yeah.
I could turn that candy apple red
metallic, couldn't I?
There's a horse going
past there, eh?
SIMON MIMICS HORSE GALLOPING
Captain Poldark!
He's arrived! You're a bit SHY,
aren't you?
SIMON MIMICS HORSE
Hopefully, it will
be third barn lucky for Henry.
And his elusive two items.
Loads of stuff in here for you,
Henry. OK, I'll see you in a bit.
Where are you going?
I'm just going to look over here.
I thought...
Simon, there's no I in team.
We're working together, mate, for
Richard and Mandy!
There's a whole shed, man,
to look through!
There you go, look!
Look! Look.
Right by the door are two very
good solid boxes and it's a pair.
So, there you go,
there's your item, Henry.
OK, look, I tell you what, when
you've looked around,
you'll come back. See you.
"Oh, you're taking the
boxes, I'll see you later!"
I've got to find something else.
Oh, hang on, look.
That's a nice pronged thing.
Well, there's some old tables.
Chest of drawers that was
made on Tuesday.
He may have a point, you know.
Perhaps I should.
I mean, they are nice,
and...
Where is he when you need him?
He will pick the boxes. He will.
Yeah, they're quite nice.
I suppose as a pair...
I can't believe I'm going
to succumb to this.
I'm going to take the boxes.
I knew he'd take the boxes.
So finally Henry has his first item,
a pair of old wooden boxes.
You just chill out, mate.
And whilst Simon rests on his
laurels, or his first item,
the rocking deckchair...
Look at that, beautiful.
...Henry finds yet
another place to scour.
Hang on a second.
I can't believe he's just left me.
I'll have him in the end.
What are you saying?
"Nice ladder, mate,"
I thought to myself.
What do you think of the ladder?
What you thinking?
You could have it shelves. I mean,
it's quite tall, though.
You'd have to have a really, really
high room for it.
Or you could have it the way it is.
What, flat?
Yeah, all right, Simon.
You know, I do know what I'm doing.
But you need wood to match.
But it's too long, isn't it?
Cut off your end section
and use the wood you've cut off to
make your shelves.
Then it matches cos
it's the same piece.
So with Simon's advice
ringing in his ears,
Henry has his second item...
I'll go and get Mandy and Richard.
...a rather old wooden ladder.
And that's the search done.
Guys, an Area of
Outstanding Natural Beauty
and barns of outstandingly
good items.
Shall I go first?
No. OK. I'm going to. OK.
RICHARD AND AMANDA LAUGH
So, Richard, I did find all
on my own...
SIMON CLEARS HIS THROAT
...that ladder. OK, great.
Now those couple of boxes,
don't know what they're for,
but they're lovely.
I'd like to take both
of those items with me.
Yes, absolutely fine with me.
Is that all right?
Now, then, this old deckchair.
And it rocks. Whose is that?
I don't know. I think it could
be my gran's, I'm not sure.
Do you know what? It works.
Does it? It actually functions,
yeah. Does it?
My second item is not here,
it's that old piano which we found
in the very back barn here.
Oh, yeah, yeah.
So if it's all right with you guys,
we are going to go away,
we're going to do what we do
with our stuff,
we're going to try and
make you as much money as possible
for your barn roof.
Great. How about that?
Great, thanks very much.
Brilliant, thank you very much.
An absolute pleasure. Thank you.
Thank you for inviting us. Thanks.
Coming up, there's a revelation
for Gemma...
No! Oh, yes!
It's a rocking deckchair!
...Henry's got his work cut out...
HENRY PANTS LIKE A DOG
Motorbike!
THEY LAUGH
...and is this the Grim Reaper?
Ahhhh!
What are you doing?!
Expert restorers Henry Cole and
Simon O'Brien are on a mission
to turn the old into gold.
I mean, they are nice.
They've picked up two items each
from West Country farmers
Amanda and Richard Stuckley's
collection of barns.
Simon is in Liverpool revealing to
Gemma just what he picked up.
Take a seat and I'll play you the tune.
I don't know whether I trust you, Simon.
Take a seat.
Oh, ye of little faith.
Oh. Now lean back.
No. Oh, yes!
It's a rocking deck chair.
This is brilliant.
It's cool, isn't it?
Obviously, it might need some new
fabric, which I know someone who
could do that. Or maybe give her a
lick of paint, if you fancy.
It's entirely up to you.
So far so good, but will the piano
hit the right note?
Let's see if you like this.
Go on. What if we take out...
...this panel in its entirety... Yeah.
...and the bottom panel in its
entirety. OK.
Take out all the inner workings...
Yeah?
...and then have book shelves.
So, still keeping these?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, book shelves.
Well, that's quite a cool idea.
There you go. So, we'll get cracking
on this.
Brill. OK. Here we go.
Phil, big job broken out!
The deck chair will get a Gemma makeover,
whilst Simon will take the piano to
task to become a bookshelf.
First up, Gemma.
I think this is going to be a great transformation.
Alls it needs is a lick of paint,
some fabric.
Plus a good old wash down with hot,
soapy water.
I think this is the first time I've
ever upcycled a deck chair.
Something's got to give!
But on the other side of the workshop,
hot, soapy water is the last thing
Phil needs...
PHIL GROANS
...as he sets to work on the old Joanna.
Simon, If you bring back
another piano,
I'm going to chase you round
the whole of Liverpool, mate.
How're you doing?
PHIL CHUCKLES SARCASTICALLY
This is my 19th day.
Wow!
PHIL GRUNTS
Go on, Phil, hit it.
Phil, Phil, Phil, stop. I want to
keep this back plate in one piece...
Get out!
200 miles away in Oxfordshire...
I'm on top of the world!
Well, on top of the shed.
And Henry is showing his two items
to Guy.
It looks bad, doesn't it?
Yeah, it looks terrible.
Now, look, right...
Yes, it's in pretty bad shape.
It's pretty moth-eaten, isn't it?
And wood-wormed.
"Woodworm" is a generic term for
any number of household beetles
whose larvae feed on wood.
If left untreated, it can have
disastrous effects.
I think we should treat the woodworm...
Yeah. ..let that dry,
uh, and then sand it down
and wax it.
And I've had one of these, or very similar,
as a towel rack in a big, open bathroom.
I think that way we're keeping it as
a ladder,
but at the same time we're
understanding that it's probably not
quite fit for purpose.
Hopefully, Guy will be just as
impressed with Henry's wooden boxes,
which could've carried ammunition,
but are more likely to have just
carried tools.
I like them because they're just brutal.
Yeah, they're quite rustic, aren't
they? Yeah.
That's the polite way of putting it.
So, look, this is my plan with it.
Sand it... Mm-hmm.
Yeah. Paint them.
And this stuff, this furniture.
What colour for that? Black.
Think that will look lovely.
Let's get soaring and sanding. Yeah.
So, nothing too complicated for the boxes.
Guy cracks on with the job of
sanding down the ladders
before dealing with the woodworm.
I've just got some woodworm
treatment and I'll coat this on
and then that's got to dry for 24,
48 hours.
And then I'm hoping it looks OK
and I can just put a dark stain on
it and wax it.
And I think it'll look lovely for
what we're doing.
But as they woodworm treatment
dries, there's no rest for Guy.
He grinds away the rust from the
box's hinges
in preparation for painting.
Back at the workshop in Liverpool,
and handyman Phil is proving less
than handy
in his attempts at stripping back
the piano.
Stop moving!
Weighing in at over 140kg,
pianos were built to last.
You knew this was going to happen,
didn't you?
Yes!
Especially the iron harp that
holds the strings in place.
Grrr! I've got that!
Now, what we're going to do now is
make a harp.
Gemma, however, is taking things far
more sedately,
removing the old fabric from the
frame before applying a fashionable,
modern coat of paint.
For the frame of the chair,
I'm going for a pale grey colour,
which should be neutral enough to go
with anyone's colour scheme.
However, being me,
when it came to the fabric,
I just couldn't resist getting
something a little bit more bold.
Back in Oxfordshire, Henry has
enlisted some extra help in deciding
what to do with the ladders.
His wife, Jane.
Perhaps it's up to the punter who
buys it to decide how high or low
they want to cut it, as long as they
understand that it could be a...
towel rack?
I think it's...
I think it's too wide and close
together to be a towel rack.
I mean, I think in a kitchen,
it would look amazing.
For health and safety reasons,
wooden ladders like this
can no longer be used for their
intended purpose,
so are now purely decorative.
But do we leave it this size,
so someone can then take it to their
kitchen?
Mm. Definitely.
I think if you chop it and then it's
not going to fit in a certain space.
That's quite annoying.
All right, thanks, darling.
With no real conclusion as to what
to do with the ladders,
Guy can start thinking,
or rather painting,
the outside of the box as he tackles
the metal work.
And then when that's gone off,
we'll put the first undercoat on the woodwork.
So, that's work well under way on
the first set of items.
Now for Henry's choice of rummage location.
And he's also heading for a farm.
This time belonging to
Rob and Maria Tolley in Dorset.
We've got so much stuff, and I think
we've got to the point now,
we've really got to start making
some decisions.
Some of it was left by his father.
It's been left by grandparents who
lived here previously.
Other things I purchased from
farm sales.
What we doing? We're going to go
and see Maria and Rob. Yeah?
They have a few sheds on their
farm... Mm-hmm.
...which does have the odd...
HENRY CLEARS THROAT
But there's plenty for you in there,
I promise you, mate.
Motorbikes?
I promise you there's loads.
Come on, man, you're going to
have a ball.
Maria. Henry.
Hello, Henry. How are you?
This is Simon. Hello, Simon.
Hi, Maria. Hi, Rob. How are you?
ROB: Hello, Henry. Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
What a lovely place. How long have
you been here?
Well, Rob was born here. Erm, so his
family have been here for...
How old are you? Over 40 years.
Now, I've been...
I had to admit to Si that actually
there could potentially be
the odd motorbike here, but,
you know, I've said there's plenty
of other options.
Is this true?
There are places with stuff in.
Oh! See, I told you, mate.
That's what we want.
That's what we want!
Si and I will have a quick rummage
around and make you some money.
Oh, that would be lovely.
That would be great.
Yeah, and if we do, what would you
spend that money on?
We've got a... a garage that leaks.
It would be a great opportunity...
Yeah. ..to get that roof fixed.
Guys, I want to thank you so much.
We'll see you in a little bit.
MARIA: No, thank you. For sure.
As ever, Henry and Simon must find
two items each
that they can fix and flog for a profit.
Right, first shed. Here we go!
And straightaway, Henry can smell success.
I think...
Oh, I love that smell.
Reminds me of when I was a kid.
It smells like you.
Diesel and oil.
Fumes and... Petrol.
Yeah. Just like you.
If this place smells like you,
I bet that smells like me.
Is that just surface mould?
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, it's solid.
So what do you do?
You just sort of sand it down and
polish it and make it look lovely?
Yeah. Yeah. I think...
I've got my first item.
So, first blood to Simon.
An old chest of drawers that may
have come from the 1970s.
It might look rotten,
but can it be brought back from the
brink to bring in bags of cash?
Oh!
Oh, yeah, mate.
Now we're getting involved.
OK. A bench saw.
Wow, Henry!
Well, check these out!
Mate, they're lovely.
Look at that. God!
Oh, I know what these will be!
What? Rob's dad...
Yeah? He stayed with horse-drawn
farm equipment into the 1980s.
No! Yeah, yeah, true.
Any chance that we could go into
that shed now?
Cos that must be where the
motorbikes are.
When there's engines,
he can smell them.
He can smell them from 60ft.
HENRY PANTS LIKE A DOG Motorbike.
Come on!
So, not enough horsepower in this
shed for Henry.
Onwards and upwards.
Now, Si... Yep. Right, you're going
to have a little lesson
on motocrossing through the ages.
OK, what we've got -
we've got a Yamaha YZ125,
what looks like a
Matchless 500 single.
I think you've lost him, Henry.
Do us a favour, Si, listen, please.
Learn something!
That's nice! That's a CR250, 1987.
What are you doing? CR250, 1987.
OK, as long as you've got it. Yep.
I can just hear them in the
background... Blah, blah.
Like you have the radio on in the background.
Now that could be worth some good
money. It looks all right.
I mean, all these motocrossers have
been thrown against the countryside,
but I reckon the CR...
Mm-hm.
Yeah, I'm going to take the 250.
Perfect.
So Henry has found his first item.
The Honda CR250 was designed for
the high-octane sport of motocross,
where bikes and riders race
cross-country
with high jumps and lots of mud.
OK, I'm taking the cheese press.
Oh, let's have a look.
Simon's second item,
the Victorian press,
would have been used to turn the
curds into solid cheese by squeezing
every drop of liquid or whey out.
That, mate, is well cool.
Look at that!
Do you know I'm going to turn that
into? What?
A cheese press.
You're not actually going to restore
something, are you?
Mm-hmm. Mate, you need to sit down.
Shall I "press" on? Press...
Hey.
Cheesy! Nice, cheesy grin!
So just one more item for Henry to find.
Hey, son, look.
Pot calling the kettle...
HENRY SHRIEKS
What are you doing?
Your time has come, Cole.
God, that's creepy.
Can we just have a look at this pot?
Go on.
Would you reckon that was for
boiling stuff?
Should've had a handle?
No, no. What?
I don't think it would've had...
Should've had a handle?
Oh, I suppose so. No, you're right.
It would, yeah. Yeah.
Do you think that's copper?
Copper pots are considered by many
chefs to be the ultimate cooking
utensil because of their great heat conductivity.
I like it. That's nice, isn't it?
It's nice.
You could use it for probably
absolutely nothing,
but it's a lovely decorative item.
Oh, it's beautiful!
Hey, look, polish it up.
I'll put a new handle on it.
And that means they're both done,
as long as Rob and Maria are happy
to let the lads loose on their items.
Maria, Rob, I have to tell you,
a great day today.
Hey? It was absolutely fabulous.
But can I go first?
Of course you can, mate. Fill your boots.
Lovely cheese press, I believe,
cheese and butter press.
Yeah. Fantastic. It's lovely.
It's fantastic. Where did that come
from?
Erm, I did go to a farm sale many,
many years ago,
but unfortunately it's deteriorated
in my tenure, yes.
Well, don't you worry. It's going
back to its former glory.
I hope so. So, that's my first item.
Absolutely love it.
Thank you very much.
You're welcome. And then...
Yeah. You know, sometimes you make
rash decisions.
Yeah, you do.
It will be lovely!
You're now saying it's lovely cos
it's all mouldy and we've some space
in your garage.
So I'm going to take a chance on that.
Brilliant.
Tremendous. Yeah, well, good luck.
Now then.
I could not leave here
without a motorcycle.
No. Could I? No.
Now, Maria, Rob, tell me about that CR250.
Does it go?
I-I...I'm sure it will.
Oh, that means no. Yeah, it does, yeah.
How many times have I heard that?
But look, if it's OK,
I'm going to take a punt on it.
OK now, look, moving on.
Just my smaller pot over there,
but that'll polish up lovely,
I think.
Guys, thanks very much. Thank you.
You're welcome. Thank you. Thank you
so much. Lovely to meet you.
Coming up...
Henry becomes an equal opportunities employer.
Charlie, just do the gators.
The things, the red things that are
wrapped around the front forks.
Nothing gets past Gemma...
You're not disguising anything
there, Simon.
I can see this.
And at the valuation...
I promised myself I won't take
anything back,
but it's looking amazing.
SIMON LAUGHS
Hey! That's good.
Big, long shed...
Reclaimers and restorers Henry Cole
and Simon O'Brien...
Now we're getting involved!
...are on a mission to rid the world
of clutter
then fix it and flog it for cash.
Cor, look at that!
After picking up today's second set
of items,
Henry is back in Oxfordshire.
And it seems to be smiles all round.
Ah! This is better! For once...
Yes. ..I have something to show you
that I'm...
Proud of. Good, you've done
very well.
It's red, it's mean and it's
gonna fly.
But before it does, this is the list
of things we've got to do.
Sort out the brakes, new levers.
There is a slight issue with the
kick-start.
Oh, OK. It needs new tires.
There's no kill switch
but that must be wire to it.
I think we might find more as we develop.
What can I say, clean it up. General
clean-ups, lovely.
And fiddle with the bits
that are broken.
And then ride the socks off it.
So, a general clean and what sounds
like a total rebuild for the motor
crosser. Next, pot calling the
kettle noir.
Kettle noir calling pot.
It is quite nice this pot, isn't it?
Like, black. What do you reckon?
Yeah, it's got holes in the bottom
as well.
Have a look, it's daylight in there.
Yeah, but I wouldn't get...
All right? Yep. It doesn't matter if
it's got holes in it.
No, it'll look good... It's a
decorative item.
I have tried to explain to Guy that
there are other ways these days of
boiling water, like kettles.
I think polish it.
It's copper, it will come up lovely...
Yeah. This bit black...
Yeah. Yeah? That bit black.
That bit black. And a nice, new shaft.
And with so much work needed on the
bike, there's no time to waste.
Henry, Henry is that you?
Charlie, just do the gators!
The things, the red things that are
wrapped around the front forks.
That's good, mate! Oh, well, good to
start them young.
But onto the more serious stuff.
And Henry... Do you know what?
...the helmet's a good idea.
I'm not normally nervous, as
you know.
Yes. But with this thing, anything
can happen.
Yes. Ready? Yeah.
I'm impressed already.
That's good. OK, mate.
So, look, clutch kind of works.
With the kick-start broken,
Henry uses an electric roller to
jump-start the bike.
Here goes!
Oh! I might try it in second.
OK.
ENGINE REVS
HE SIGHS
It doesn't want to know at all.
No. So, are we getting a spark?
Yes. Because it's firing.
Yeah... A bit. OK, so we got a spark.
Have we got any fuel?
Yes. OK.
I'm going to try one more thing.
ENGINE REVS
Mate, I tell you the other thing is,
is that
there's no response at all from the
throttle, really.
No. No, no. Which that could mean
brain, couldn't it?
It could be, yeah. Because if the
CDI box is, erm,
knackered, then it won't rev up or...
OK, so look, right.
Whatever is the problem, it means a
slightly taking it to bits.
Yes. Definitely, yeah. All right,
let's do that then.
OK, good. Let's get it on the old,
erm, on the stand. Yeah.
So, the problem with the bike -
well, it could be just about anything.
Back in Liverpool and Simon's a bit
shy about his haul.
You're not disguising anything
there, Simon!
I can see this.
So, erm, it's a beautiful
1970s design.
Chic piece of...
HE SIGHS
I like my pieces of furniture,
Simon, as you know.
But come on!
It's in pretty bad condition, this,
isn't it?
I can definitely work with it.
To be fair, it can't get much worse,
can it?
So whatever I do, it's going to be
an improvement. Exactly.
So, things can only get better for
the '70s chest of drawers.
How about the cheese press?
It's very rusty, isn't it?
It is, it definitely needs a trip to
the blaster's.
But, that said,
they really go to town on the
colours and on that kind of stuff.
But in the meantime... Now, give
this some TLC.
Yes.
As the cheese press goes off for a
thorough cleaning,
Gemma can get to work with the
drawers, which were kept in a
leaky shed.
Well, this has definitely seen
better days.
But I'm up for a challenge.
To assess how ropey the chest is,
Gemma removes the worst of the grime
and mould before leaving it to dry.
In Oxfordshire, and Henry and Guy
are elbow deep in the engine of the
very poorly motocross bike.
Do you think this is going to
come off now?
Of course it's going to come off.
Well, that opens up a little can of
worms, which is good, actually.
Do you think we should get the
manger out or not?
Erm...
Why is that not connected?
They've removed the petrol tank to
investigate further.
But Henry is more interested in Guy.
It looks as though you've got...
Look, it's like
a kind of... You're just jealous.
What? With your dodgy highlights.
I do not highlight my hair!
My hair goes blonde in the sunshine,
you know that!
Well how come I found...? So stop
winding me up!
How come I found one of those tools
for pulling the hairs through them
rubber caps in your tool box?
Because my wife does that.
I bet you'd like someone to rummage
around your tool box, mate.
No. Don't want any interfering
with my tool box.
Henry, get your golden locks into a
crash helmet and try again.
OK, I'm going to go second.
Go on.
ENGINE REVS
Doesn't sound that much better
than before.
That's not good, is it? Choke.
Yeah... Happy? Yeah, go.
ENGINE REVS
Hit that shut!
So, the bottom line is we've spent
nearly a day on this.
It's exactly the same as it was when
we started.
Except we've ticked off a load of
things that we thought it was.
Come on then, mate. Can you get off
all right?
Yeah. I think we're going to
reconvene in the morning.
One thing that is working is the
polishing wheel that has brought the
copper pan up a treat,
removing the years of copper oxide
that has formed on the surface.
Blimey! Check that out!
Cor, mate!
That is a top job, isn't it?
That just polished looks
beautiful!
We were going to paint it black.
I don't think so. I think that might
look cheaper than that.
That's great, man.
Henry just needs to give his handles
some tender, loving care.
And in Liverpool,
Gemma is also giving some love to
the mouldy old drawers.
After years of neglect,
the wood needs a coat of primer
before the colourful topcoats.
I'm going for pink.
And I think I'm going to start dark
and work my way down in slightly different
shades of pink.
I think the effect is called ombre.
I'm going to use this as my
second drawer.
I'm going to go one darker for the
top and then gradually go lighter.
So with a palette of pink, Gemma
will bring the drawers back to life.
And outside, the cheese press is
returned back to the yard totally
rust free. Simon says I'm allowed to
go bold.
So I'm starting with a nice emerald
green gloss.
Back in Oxfordshire and Henry is
finishing his first items.
And his ladder is getting a
thorough waxing
and a coat of black gloss for
the ironwork.
But is there any decision as to what
to do with it?
So, as Janie says,
it's up to the punter who buys it
how far they cut it down, if at all.
Yes. I think that's a good move.
Well done, mate. All right.
Congratulations for doing something
else while I finished itoff.
No such problems with the wooden
boxes, which have just had a coat of undercoat.
What do you reckon?
I think they're rather lovely now
compared to what they were.
Couple of rope handles, do the
black and then that's it.
Done. Yeah, exactly.
And so nice, in fact, that Henry has
lined up a buyer -
Adam Brown, a local gardener.
I mean, I've left the insides a
little bit rustic, obviously.
Probably could do with a
small hoover.
But it's a neutral colour.
They're nice! I mean, 100 quid nice?
Er...
Could you do them for £80?
Everyone wants to wheel and deal.
But it seeing as it's you, mate...
...OK. Thanks, Henry!
Hey-hey! Good one, mate!
I've made a sale for 80 of your
finest pounds.
Not a bad day's work, Henry.
In Liverpool and Gemma is finishing
her first items by running up the
new fabric for the rocking
deck chair.
So fits has on nicely.
Ideally, this panel and this panel
would have come off.
I could have made a loop and
they'd slot in.
But as the panels don't come off,
Gemma's being a little bit inventive.
So, my idea is,
using some lace, attach it to the
bottom and it can tie around.
There we go. That looks pretty good.
It's comfy as well.
So whilst Gemma takes it easy,
across the workshop...
Book shelves, here we come.
...Simon and Phil are putting the
piano back together now
the heavy iron harp has been removed.
Come on, Phil. Get it in there.
Come on...
This piano fought hard.
But it took on the wrong people!
It hasn't finished yet, mate.
Oh, yes, it has. Are you ready?
The removed front panels have been
cleverly cut to make the shelves
that will turn the piano into a bookcase.
Put the music stand back on and
there it is.
Love it.
It was worthless. Now I think we've
given it to value. Yep.
A final clean-up.
But has all their hard work
increased the item's value?
Simon chose to help farmers Amanda
and Richard Stockleigh.
Now Amanda's back to check if the
items will make a profit.
How are you? I'm very well, thank
you. Lovely to see you! How are
you? Hello!
Great to see you. Nice to
meet you. Lovely to see you.
Now unfortunately, Richard can't be
here because that...
No. ..that's how it is when you're
running a busy farm.
Yeah. You have to get on with stuff,
don't you? Yeah.
But listen. You go and have a
wander round.
Oh, wow! Go and have a look!
Oh...
I promised myself I wouldn't take
anything back but it's looking
amazing!
Hey-hey! That's good!
And this one definitely is
really nice.
I love it. Oh, thank you.
I can see that, you know, you're
pleased with what we've done with
the stuff lying around yourplace
but have we made you any money?
Well, to help us with that,
we have our independent valuer
Elisicia joining us.
Independent valuer Elisicia Moore
runs a furniture shop specialising
in upcycled homeware.
OK, let's start with the ladder!
We've left it as a ladder,
so the next owner can actually cut
it to the length they want.
Am I right, do you think?
In its current guise, or height,
rather, it's great for shelving
but not a lot of people have
ceilings high enough for it.
Henry spent nothing on the
ladder, just sanding and waxing.
So, the value will be pure profit.
So I would say £120 as it is.
But if you were to cut in half, then
I would sell each side,
or each portion, for £80 for a
total of £160.
So a potential profit of £160 if
the ladders are cut into two.
So, let me just get that clear,
then. If Henry had cut it in half,
it would have been worth more than
it is currently?
Do you know what? My mother always
told me when you get found out,
put your hands up. OK.
All right? I'm sorry, mate.
You were right.
OK, Elisicia, I'm not even going
to argue. Let's talk about boxes.
These are post-war. I think they've
been painted in a good colour
because neutral always sells.
The wooden boxes had £10 spent on
them to make them appealing with
black fittings and an ivory
paint job.
I would say a fair estimate to sell
them quickly would be £50 each?
Thank you. Ah, Amanda, the good news
is I have sold them.
But not quite for £100.
I've sold them for 80.
£80. That's OK.
Is that all right? That's all right.
Is that all right, Amanda? Isn't it?
Yeah.
So £20 under the expert valuation
but still a decent profit of £70.
Moving on, let's get rocking with
the deck chair. Right.
What do you think? They're really
rare. You don't see them... OK.
No, very rare. They're as rare as
rocking horse...
Yeah, yeah, all right. £15 went
on fabric and paint for the rare
rocking deck chair. But has it
rocked up a nice profit?
I think it would be easily, easily
sold at £70.
Wow! Wow! £70.
I've got better news for you.
I've sold it...
For £85. Oh, fantastic! Oh,
really? Yeah.
So, £15 more than the valuation and
a very nice profit of £70.
Now, then. Talk to me.
Yeah. What once was a piano is now a
lovely bookcase.
What I do like about what they've
done is that you obviously can still
tell it's a piano.
I think you've brought it into the
21st century.
The piano no money spent on it but
an awful lot of brute force
from Phil.
I would value the piece at £150.
Wow.
So that's a profit of £150.
That certainly hits the right note.
So Amanda, good news to take back to
Richard, I hope.
You're taking home 450 quid.
How's that? That's fantastic!
So Simon's choice of location,
the farm belonging to Amanda and
Richard Stockleigh,
has delivered a tidy profit of £450.
But can Henry's location do better
than this?
They was in the back of the shed
and they've been there for probably
20, 30 years.
And I wouldn't have ever imagined
that they could be as...
What they are today.
Coming up, it's all too much for Guy.
Stop there!
And at the valuation, it's simply unbelievable.
I can't believe that.
I can't believe the covers,
the drawers.
Cos, they were a bit bad. Yeah!
The kings of clutter Henry Cole and
Simon O'Brien are on a mission
to turn junk into pots of cash.
I don't think I've ever seen
anything like this.
Today's first location,
chosen by Simon,
made husband and wife Amanda and
Richard Stuckley a profit of £450.
That's fantastic.
So can Henry's choice of
rummage spot,
the shed belonging to Rob and Maria
Tolley, do any better?
In Oxfordshire...
Stop there.
Try and pick that up
and see if that wilts.
...Henry and Guy are finishing off
the copper pot.
OK, let's see if it wilts.
Is that right? Wilts.
There's no wilting there, mate.
Put the lid on.
That is a top pot.
That's what they call a team effort. Yeah.
Even though you nearly wrecked it
by upcycling something.
However, back with the
troublesome Honda 250,
and Henry has another new part.
That is a new coil,
will it do the trick?
Who knows?
The coil is part of the engine
that boosts the voltage
to fire the spark plug.
Maybe this has been
the cause of the problem.
OK, so we're going to do that.
See what happens, get it on the
roller starter,
and hopefully I can throw myself
against the countryside.
And the result...
OK, here we go.
STRANGULATED ENGINE NOISE
Back to square one.
Piece of junk.
Isn't it? Yeah.
But Henry won't let it lie, and
calls in one final favour.
Yeah, all right, here we go.
This is a googly, but I know you
love your motocross.
9 NE 7 CR 250 Honda CDI unit please,
got one?
The CDI unit is the brains behind
the ignition system
and could well be the reason
why the bike isn't running.
He just needs to wait for delivery.
Put this new piece,
that Phil's cut for me.
In Liverpool, and Gemma is hard
at work replacing the back panel
and drawers in the mouldy old 1970s
chest of drawers.
Do you know what?
I'm really pleased with that.
I need to give my handles a clean,
but overall, that's much better than
when Simon brought it to me.
Outside, and Simon is applying a
finishing touch of lead paste to the
cheese press.
That is looking as good as the day
it was made.
In fact, better.
Finally, Gemma's steady hand
highlights the manufacturer's name
in gold paint.
And it looks so impressive, Gemma
has lined up a buyer already.
So here it is, guys!
Fantastic. What do you think?
It's really good. Boss, yeah.
It's good, isn't it?
So would you be interested in
buying this from us?
We would. We have a very big
garden... Yeah.
...that we use to grow all the
flowers for the
cheese wedding cakes in.
Oh, wow! And I think it would
look nice in there
with some flowers on it.
That's a good idea, yeah.
That would look gorgeous!
OK, we just need to discuss
price then.
Right.
So I was thinking about £400.
That's a bit much, isn't it?
It's more than we were thinking of.
OK, well, I suppose I could
go to three.
What do you reckon? Three, three...
Three's fine. I think that's...
Yeah. Three? OK, have we got a deal?
OK. Yeah, we'll go for that.
Great.
And with the all the hard work
done on the other items,
it's time for the final valuation.
Henry chose to help
Rob and Maria Tolley,
who wanted to fix their leaky roof.
But has all their ingenuity and
elbow grease paid off?
Hello, hello. Oh, hi.
How are you? All right.
How are you, mate?
Good to see you. Lovely to see you.
How are you? Hey, Rob, I'm not going
to kiss you, mate.
Nice to see you.
Well, you can if you want.
Anyway. Well, there you go.
Have a look.
Wow. Oh, my God. Wow.
Look at that, that's amazing.
We've had a good polish there.
It's incredible! Look at that!
Is that real cheese in there?
No, the cheese has gone.
Went for lunch.
I can't believe that, I can't
believe the cupboards,
the drawers,
because they were a bit bad.
Yeah.
So, guys, what do you reckon?
Fabulous. Fantastic. Absolutely
amazing. Absolutely amazing.
But the big question is, of course,
what we're there for is to try and
make you some money.
OK. Yeah, have we done that?
Well, who knows?
But I tell you someone does,
and that is Elisicia, who is our
independent valuer.
NARRATOR: Independent valuer
Elisicia Moore is back to put
a price on the latest collection of restorations.
Why don't we start with...?
Well, let's start
with the motorbike,
let's get that out of the way.
It's had some love,
but it still needs more work.
£235 went on the motorbike,
but it still needs a new engine
management system,
which will hopefully see it
purring like a kitten.
I think you should always treat
that bike as we both know on the
motorcycle side of things,
as kind of a work in progress.
But when the CDI comes,
that thing will fly.
OK, Henry, if you say it's a runner,
I evaluate it at £1,000.
Wow, really?
NARRATOR: So the bike has made a
profit of £765.
So, you know, that's a good start to
proceeding, should we say?
Yeah, wow, amazing. Yeah. Very good.
Thank you.
Copper pot?
Yeah, so I got pretty excited.
What you have is a hand-hammered
19th century copper pot.
Those are the good things,
that's the good news.
Unfortunately, the bad news is the
bottom is pretty much gone.
Oh, OK. I'm not entirely sure that
the lid is original,
and obviously the wood handle's have
been replaced.
NARRATOR: So mixed feelings about
the Victorian copper pot.
But with nothing spent
on restoration,
it's hopefully a copper-bottomed
certainty for a profit.
I'm going to be conservative and say
a fair estimate would be £200.
Wow!
NARRATOR: So a tidy profit of £200
for the copper pot.
SIMON: OK. Now then, cheese press.
Yeah. It's quite magnificent,
isn't it?
It's just even kind of pretty
to look at.
It's been restored beautifully.
£30 was spent on the cheese press to
restore it to its former glory.
For those reasons, I would give it
an estimate of £300.
That's good. Fantastic.
That sound fair enough?
Yes. I'm glad you're happy with that...
Brilliant.
...because I've sold it for £300.
Oh, well, that's... Very good.
NARRATOR: So it couldn't "brie" any
better for the cheese press
with a £270 profit.
We're doing well here.
That's good. Yeah. Doing well.
Now then,
you never know which way Elisicia
goes with this kind of stuff.
Yes.
HENRY: I think I might.
So it's funny, this might be not be
as valuable as the other items,
but I think it's had the
biggest transformation.
Well done, Gemma.
I mean, really well done.
NARRATOR: Gemma spent £10 on
different shades of pink to give the
'70s chest of drawers a modern feel.
I could sell that in my shop
all day long at £175.
HENRY: Really?! That's good.
THEY LAUGH
175 quid?
SIMON: You laughed at me.
NARRATOR: Wow, a brilliant £165
profit for the chest of drawers!
That's unbelievable!
Well, that's what we do.
I know, but that's unbelievable.
Sorry, but I'm quite shocked.
Well, you can be shocked.
I'm just doing the maths, yeah?
Do the maths.
So in total, guys, you will be
taking home today
£1,400.
Wow, that's amazing. Brilliant.
Thank you. Thank you.
So the collection of apparently
worthless items from
Rob and Maria's farm,
Henry's choice of location,
has netted them £1,400.
ROB: It's worth nothing, that's why
it's stuck in a shed.
And they've turned it into something
with real value.
I'm really pleased. And now, we will
be able to have a roof on the shed.
Repair our shed roof.
The four items from Simon's choice
of barn pulled in £450,
which means Henry's choice of
upcycling spot has made
the most profit today.
A hug, yeah?
Get back down to your end!
What we demonstrated today,
the Liverpool team,
is that anything can be worth money.
That chest of drawers was brilliant.
Give us a hug. No!
Come on, mate, come on!
HENRY LAUGHS
Fool.
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