Find It Fix It Flog It (2016-2022): Season 3, Episode 4 - Episode #3.4 - full transcript
Simon repurposes a 1950s hairdryer and an old school desk, and Henry restores a child's motorbike.
There are sheds...
...and there are sheds.
THEY LAUGH
VOICEOVER: The garages and barns of
Britain are stacked with old possessions.
This is what we've been waiting
for, Si, check it out!
What looks like valueless junk
could be worth a pretty penny.
Thank heavens I got here to save it.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien reckon
they can fix this redundant rubbish.
And once restored,
sell for a profit.
That's where the money is.
For Henry and his mechanic...
That's it.
...it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
While Simon and his upcycler
repurpose the unwanted
into fantastic furniture.
Just brilliant.
I love it.
Hey look, have a wander,
fill your boots.
That is absolutely stunning,
what you've done.
MAKES AEROPLANE SOUND
They may have different approaches,
but together, they'll turn
a profit for the owners.
In total, mate, £1,310 to you.
Not a bad day out, is it?
Today, there's trouble
in Oxfordshire...
Looks awful.
Mm.
Simon struggles with a new trick...
How could you ever learn to do this?
THEY LAUGH
And the items impress
at the valuation.
There you go, mate.
Look at that!
That is actually quite something.
So no prizes for guessing where we
are, obviously, with all the planes.
Yeah, Europe's busiest
airport, Heathrow.
And do you know why it's called
Heathrow? No.
Cos there was a small hamlet here
called Heathrow... Right.
...and in the middle of the last
century... Yeah. ..it was flattened
to put a runway there.
Indeed, Simon.
Heathrow meant row of
houses by the heath.
Demolished in 1944 for
the construction of London Airport.
We're going to see a lovely fella
called Keith, OK? Yeah, OK.
And he has got a really, really good
mix of stuff, you're going to be happy.
Do you promise me?
Promise you.
For some reason, I trust you today.
But watch out, that isn't
the runway, is it?
No.
VOICEOVER: There'll be no aircraft
hangers today, but a couple of miles
down the road in Ashford, Middlesex,
there's a man with plenty of sheds.
Keith lets out much of his treasures
as props to the film world,
but he could do with making more space,
and a little pocket money.
Throwing stuff away to me is such
a crime, cos it might be usable
somewhere else for something
and once it's gone, it's gone.
I would like to think Henry
and Simon are going to get a bit
of a wow out of it,
because there is so much stuff
which has virtually sat
there for years and years and years.
Keith, how are you?
Hello. Good to see you.
Hi, Keith. Henry,
how are you?
I recognise the hair.
Do you?
Can I just say one thing
before we start, OK?
I don't dye it.
I do believe you
because I don't either!
And if we potentially did make
you some money, Keith,
what would you spend it on?
Oh, gosh, I hadn't really
thought that far ahead.
Nice holiday?
Well, it's true, it's a long, long
time since I've had one.
Righty, cheers! We'll see you later.
Rightie oh.
We'll see you in a bit, all right?
VOICEOVER: The boys get searching
for two items each to fix and flog
for profit.
First shed, massively beautiful,
horse-drawn carriage.
That's it, yeah.
Hang on, we're good, we're good.
I mean, look, you've got the place
to sit here for the driver. Yeah. Yeah.
And then you've got the kind
of covered, you know, place
for your passenger
in the back, potentially.
It could be a Hackney carriage.
VOICEOVER: The term Hackney comes
from the old French word "haquenee",
meaning a medium-sized horse,
which was the preferred choice
of horse for drawing
a carriage in urban streets.
But this one won't be taking
passengers any time soon.
That's a little bit far
gone round here, gov.
That's a shame, too much for us,
but not for somebody who loves that
kind of stuff
and will spend a couple of years
doing it.
Yeah. Yeah?
Hey, look. Ooh!
Ooh. Now then.
Oh, I like this mate. Good stuff.
That is well cool.
What's that called?
It's just a storage
bin of some sort.
A Grundy bin!
THEY LAUGH
That's so cool, man.
VOICEOVER: These aluminium bins,
made just seven miles down the road
in Teddington,
are popular in the catering trade
for storing produce such as flour,
because they are waterproof
and mouseproof.
Put some wheels on it, you've got
a mobile Grundy bin.
Storage, laundry basket.
Mate, I'm having that.
You've only just started.
There are more sheds than we know
what to do with.
I know, but I've never seen
a Grundy bin before.
The aluminium bin is Henry's first
item but there are surprises
around every corner.
Onwards. Oh, there's more.
Hey, Si.
There's more, there's more.
Hey, I tell you what,
these are Verbascums.
Are they?
Yeah, they're lovely, aren't they?
Will you Verbascum out of the way,
please? Because I've seen something.
Oh, yeah, OK.
Look at this.
That's beautiful.
This is pure '70s, innit?
Oh if only... I wonder if it would
be worth getting a piece of glass
made for it.
VOICEOVER: Furniture dating from the
mid-20th century through to the '70s
has made a big comeback, especially
with young urban homeowners.
It's affectionately and increasingly
known as "nana chic".
Oh ho, ho, h-o-o! Oh, he's found it!
Is that it?
SINGING: Oh, ho, ho, ho.
There, in the shed...
...is the original smoked glass.
That now tells you this is '70s.
Yeah. You could put your Arctic roll
on that, mate, couldn't you?
So, I suppose you're
having that, then, aren't you?
Well, it's coming home
with me, isn't it? You know me.
VOICEOVER: Simon has bagged his
first item and they continue their search
in the garage.
Wow.
Hang on, what's that?
What? That.
That's nice. What would you call
that? Cupboard with drawers?
Yeah, lovely, innit?
Wow, that's beautiful.
Sort of rustic, farmhousey type
thing. Yeah.
VOICEOVER: Yes, Henry,
it's a 19th-century pine linen
cupboard, or linen press,
which would have stored bed sheets
and other linen items.
With wider use of domestic immersion
heaters, linen was moved
into an airing cupboard, making
cupboards like this candidates
for domestic repurposing.
That would be great, wouldn't it?
Kitchen, something like that.
Yeah. I mean, simple resto,
great money.
VOICEOVER: So, that leaves just
Simon's final item.
You hungry?
Always.
Bird's nest soup?
Have you got any ketchup?
VOICEOVER: Bird nest?
Hair-do Henry's rather sensitive
to the words "bird nest".
Fortunately, Simon's
just spotted something to tame
Henry's wayward locks.
Yeah, I'll be in there, son.
Blow-dry, sir? There you go.
Yeah, that's great.
In you go, sir. Am I in the pod yet?
Yes, there you go.
SCOUSE ACCENT: You going on holiday
this year?
COCKNEY ACCENT: Yeah, I think I'll
go up Margate
and I just want a couple of highlights
and a little bit of bouffant.
Oh, that's nice.
That's lovely, lovely.
VOICEOVER: The first hairdryer of
this type was invented in 1888
by Frenchman Alexandre-Ferdinand
Godefroy.
His was a seated machine, similar
to a vacuum cleaner,
linked to the heater.
It had an escape valve for steam
so women's heads wouldn't cook.
OK, talk to me.
OK.
Take the drier out.
Yeah.
Put a bulb in it.
Yeah, I love it.
It's cut and dry.
LAUGHING: It's cut and dry!
Yeah. Love it.
Shall we go and see Keith?
Yeah. Yeah.
VOICEOVER: It's time to see what
Keith makes of the chosen items.
Now, look, Keith, firstly,
that lovely little... what would you
call that?
Wardrobe-cum-couple of drawers?
It's a pine linen cabinet.
It used to belong to my uncle.
Moving on. Mm-hmm. I've got
myself a Grundy bin.
It's a storage bin. Kitchen storage
bin. Oh, OK.
I picked it up in the '70s,
so I guess it could even go back
to the '50s.
Now, then, let's talk '70s.
Tell me about that. Where did that
come from?
An elderly friend moved into a home
and I was asked to take away some
of the stuff.
It's not my style, but it
shouts a bit of quality.
So, for that reason,
that would be my first item,
if that's OK?
How come you are paired up with him?
I don't know. I don't know.
I don't know how that happened.
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What do you mean by that?
I was just enjoying the moment
and then, suddenly, I got criticised.
You were just sitting there,
thinking, "My hair IS natural.
"It's all natural blonde." That's
what he was doing.
And while he was thinking
about that, let's stay
on the subject of hair, shall we?
This thing here, look at this.
Ah, yes. This is one of those
"I don't know" boxes.
OK.
And I've got an idea for that.
OK. But I'm not going to tell you.
It will be a surprise on the day.
OK. Listen, mate, thank you so much.
What a great time we've had!
Absolute pleasure.
Cheers, mate.
VOICEOVER: Coming up...
...tempers flare in Oxfordshire...
I agree with you, man.
That's what I'm saying.
So, we're arguing about
the same thing? Yeah.
We always do that.
...Gemma turns up the heat...
It works!
...and Simon's in love.
This started a movement,
which spread around
the world.
Expert restorers Henry Cole and
Simon O'Brien are on a mission
to turn the old into gold.
Cole? Come in. I'm coming in, sir.
I want to give you a lesson.
They both picked up two items from
the sheds
of Keith Martin in Middlesex.
It's cut and dry.
It's cut and dry, yeah!
HE LAUGHS
Back in Liverpool, Simon has just
arrived to show his finds
to upcycling expert, Gemma Longworth.
It's a table!
It's not just the table.
It's a G Plan table.
There's a real market for these
things. OK.
What do you think we're going to do
with that?
I would say just restore it.
You are correct! Let's move on.
Next up, the vintage hairdryer.
Wow!
THEY LAUGH
Love it! How about we get a new
piece of Perspex... Mm-hm.
...get all the chrome looking nice
again. Yeah.
Light. Definitely.
I think it would look great in a
nice retro colour, though.
It is a retro... Gemma.
Leave it. Trust me.
Look. I know... Stop it!
I'm not saying nothing!
I know you're not saying nothing.
It's what you're thinking!
Let's get going. OK.
First for attention, the hairdryer
which is to become a standard lamp.
Gemma begins by seeing if the old
machine still works.
Turn it on...
It works!
THEY LAUGH
This supercharger hairdryer would
have been manufactured
by Charles Alexander & Company...
You can switch it to cold as well!
...just down the road from Keith's
place in Middlesex.
Oh, my word!
Now safely switched off, an
electrician will remove
the hairdryer's fan and heating
element and replace them
with a low-energy bulb.
But first, Gemma gives the unit a
clean and checks
it for other damage.
Gemma then moves onto sanding the
coffee table.
In the '60s and '70s, G Plan was the
brand most people
aspired to own.
And you could collect individual
pieces over time.
Well, that's the table sanded.
And, I've got to say, it's come up beautifully.
So, ready now to be waxed.
In Oxfordshire, Henry is revealing
his haul to best friend
and restorer, Guy Willison.
Grundybin. It's a Grundybin.
I've never seen one before.
I like it because it's aluminium and
it needs polishing. Yeah?
It's got a frame to sit in.
Let's have a look at it.
It pulls off, cos I know, cos it was
only when I was leaving,
I found that.
So, the bin will be finely polished
and get new wheels.
Now, it's over to the pine cupboard.
And I think if we just strip it,
sand it, wax it... Yeah.
I think it would look worse
painted, I really do.
Oh, I agree with you, man!
That's what I'm saying.
Oh, so we're arguing about the same
thing? Yeah!
We always do that!
Henry starts sanding...
My favourite moment has arrived.
I've got to polish some alloy.
...and Guy is removing the oxidised aluminium.
I'm starting with an abrasive.
So, this is just taking
all the muck off,
and reducing the big scratches
fairly easily.
He removes the dirt and then
polishes it.
Foreman Henry arrives for an inspection.
Grundybin. Yes.
Looking nice, Grundybin.
It's going to take a while...
Ah, ah! Is it hot? It's hot!
Sorry!
HE LAUGHS
Thanks, mate. You hold it.
Let's have a look.
Oh, that's great.
It's going to take a while. I know.
It may well take a while, mate, but
it's going to be worth it,
look at that quality! Yeah.
Back in Liverpool, Simon's brought
electrician Neil in to work
on the vintage hairdryer.
And he knows Simon a little too well.
Let me guess, it's going to be a light.
It is going to be a light, yeah.
See this here?
Can you, with your magic, turn
this into some kind of dimmer?
Off, low, medium, high?
If we get a dimmer switch and strip
it down, and maybe put
something inside it. Yeah, cos I
think it'd be really cool to keep
that gauze there, so it literally
looks like it's still a hairdryer.
And then you go like that, but it
ain't what do you think. Yeah?
Yeah, no, good idea. OK.
So, Neil gets to grips with the
hairdryer starting
by replacing the old hot and cold
control with a dimmer switch.
On the other side of the workshop,
Gemma is treating the freshly sanded
coffee table with Danish oil.
It is pretty toxic stuff.
So, I would always recommend wearing gloves.
Once treated, the oil will protect
the wood from stains and spillages.
Gemma finishes the job with a
generous coating of wax.
The end result being a tiptop table.
The wax is all dry on this table now.
So, the last thing to do is give it
a good buff.
Back in Oxfordshire, and Guy's been thinking.
Don't put that on there.
I've had an amazing vision.
I want to use two-tone wax.
Tudor oak on the outside and
framework... Dark.
And then the drawers lighter,
and the inner panels,
so it's a two-tone cupboard, but
with wax rather than paint.
Shall we try it?
They begin by applying a dark wax to
the frames.
I'm going to let you do the inner
bit, so if you mess it up,
you're not going to get shouted
at by you, whereas I would.
They then roughly assemble it to see
if Guy's two-tone design works.
It looks awful.
Hm. Because that just looks as
though it hasn't been done.
What do you think we should do?
HE SIGHS
I don't know.
Ah, well, there's always the bin to
finish buffing.
After polishing the bin, Guy helps
Henry fit the wheels.
Turn it like that, yeah?
We need to drill that out of it.
OK. Yeah?
Yeah, put that underneath.
You know the drill.
Ha, ha! "You know the drill"! Yes.
Yeah. This, mate, is going
to look quality.
With work well under way on the
first set of items, it's time
for Henry's choice of location.
COCKEREL CROWS
Semi-retired Bryan Kensett from
Newgate, near Dorking, used
to drive stock cars and has a
passion for anything with an engine.
I'm always looking around for stuff,
but I'm not a hoarder.
I like buying things and I like
selling things.
Bryan keeps himself busy by cutting
people's lawns and on his travels
around Surrey, he always picks up a bargain.
At the end of the day, I've got too
much stuff.
The anticipation is getting to me,
actually, and I'm glad
they're coming. Yeah, I'm really
looking forward to it.
Bryan, who we're going to go and
see, he mows grass for a living.
Lots of rotavators and motors and things.
And secondly, he has stock cars.
Well, he used to race stock cars in
the '60s.
Hopefully, he might have some here.
Apart from that, mate, I promise
you, there's something for everyone.
Come on.
Not sure how to take all that.
Henry. Great to see you, mate. Hiya.
This is Simon. Yes.
Tell us about your stock car racing.
You've got one out front.
I started stock car racing about 1968.
I did it for about ten years.
I managed to stay within the top end
of the sort of league.
If we do make you some money... Yes.
...what would you spend it on?
Well, I need to finance the middle
boy's motoring career.
Oh, right. Well... We've got a
driving test, insurance.
It's a lot of money.
So we're going to get your lad on
the road. Good!
Thank you very much.
Great to see you. Right.
We will see you in a little while.
Yes, yes, yes. I think it's pretty
easy to find out where we're
starting.
There they are, look.
See you later, Bryan.
Henry and Simon once again
need to find two items
that they can fix and
flog on for a profit.
And it doesn't take Henry
long to find something.
HE GASPS
That's amazing!
This is probably one of the greatest
feats of British design ever.
Basically, before you get bored...
Go on. This frame...
I think you've lost him! Especially
as Simon's spotted something that's
much more up his street.
It's 650 twin.
You could get a 500 or a 350...
Look, look.
Look, the motorbike's nice, but this
is better. Come on.
Come on. Out. Out. Honestly.
Oh, my word.
Well, that's a Schwinn,
I can read it there.
It's a bit more than just a Schwinn,
mate. Is it?
Look, you've got your cast aluminium
mag wheels.
They are as rare as it comes.
But the thing which most interests
me about this bike...
Yeah?
Is that little sticker.
What's that?
Montgomery County licence.
This is a Schwinn scrambler
built in Chicago in 1976.
Modified Schwinns were the origin
of the first BMX bikes, paving
the way for a whole new class of bicycle.
This is a very early BMX which
started a movement
which spread round the world. Unbelievable.
The motorbike was lovely, but that
was better.
For once in my life, I agree with
you. Come on.
He just said a bicycle was better
than a motorbike.
How funny.
So, a very shocked Simon has his
first item.
I love a shed in Cotswold green.
Nice, isn't it?
Know what I mean? Come on.
Oh, and small motorcycles!
Very desirable. Is it?
This is getting rarer and rarer.
No, hang on, mate. What is it? I
know you're bored.
What is it? OK. It's a Honda XR 70
off-road bike for a kid.
We've got this vibe going on today
of the progression of crazy kids,
what they do, from BMX-ing, onto
the scrambler,
how to break your arm in many ways.
Honda launched in Japan in 1948.
Early bikes were nothing more than a
small engine fitted
to a bicycle frame.
What a joy to see one of those,
because there are so many
replicas out there these days.
Man, I've got to have it. So, mate,
that's my first. Beautiful.
Get back in the shed, because I tell
you what, there's other stuff
in there.
Henry has the Honda, making it one
bike each.
Cole, come on in. I'm coming in, Si.
I want to give you a lesson.
I don't know whether I like all
this. Sit down immediately and
behave yourself, boy.
Hey, there's a small donkey.
There is a small donkey.
Or perhaps a cob.
Oh, hang on.
Here we go.
Six times seven.
THEY LAUGH
42?
Yeah.
Pay attention, cloth ears Cole.
John Laughlin from Ohio is credited
with inventing the first popular
school desk in 1880.
However, this particular type of lid
desk evolved from the 1920s onwards.
I must be good to Mr O'Brien
forthwith.
I must be good to...
Hang on a second, that's your second item.
I must be nasty to Simon O'Brien
because I've only got one item.
I love it, though, mate. Thank you
very much. Can I leave
the class now?
Yes, you can go now, Cole. Thank you
very much, sir.
Coming out for a bit of volleyball?
HE LAUGHS
Hmm. Henry must try harder.
You need one more item, boy.
No, I'm walking away, mate. No,
don't walk. I'm walking away...
Come on. ..while I have got two
legs. Come on. Come on.
How could you...
How could you ever learn to do this?
THEY LAUGH
You have a go!
THEY LAUGH
This is the one.
We could put some metal in
between... Yeah.
...and invent something useful.
Enough playtime.
Henry still has one more item to find.
Hang on. What's this? A sheet of metal.
Let's get the metal off.
It's a table of some sort.
It could be nice.
You never know.
The old table is made of cast iron,
a brittle metal which was widely
used through to Victorian times
until lower carbon alloys,
such as steel, became
more commonly available.
That's not reproduction.
Is that original? That's original.
Absolutely gorgeous.
I'm really quite jealous about that.
Do you want to swap a table
for a desk? No, I don't!
Not after the kind of battering you
gave me in the classroom.
HE LAUGHS
That is lovely. Shall we go and see
Bryan?
Nice one, mate. Class dismissed.
Henry has his final item.
Time to see Bryan.
First up - the BMX.
What can you tell me about it? Well,
it's a thing we have had around for
a long time.
Apparently, the wheels are a bit
sought-after,
but it's just something that came along.
Now, my second item... Oh, right.
A little school desk.
Yeah, do you like that? I love it.
I've already had my first lesson.
Oh, yeah, a smacked bottom.
Yeah, smacked wrist perhaps.
What can you tell me about that?
There was a school in Reigate closing,
and a chap I knew who worked there,
and he had loads of them.
Now, Bryan... Yes? Tell me about
that. How'd you come by that?
I bought it for my eldest boy
for Christmas
when it was about a year old.
So about 2000? Yeah, yeah.
Now, your table over there. Now,
what can you tell me about that?
It was just... Came out of a garden
about five years ago.
It's been there ever since.
Bryan, thank you so much.
We'll see you in a little while.
Yeah. Show you the fruits of
our labour.
Cheers, mate. Yeah. Cheers, Bryan.
Yeah, all right. See you later.
Coming up, Simon rediscovers his youth.
SINGING: I'm playing out on my bike,
while you're still at school!
Henry's restorations have ground to
a halt.
What have I done to it?
And there's a thumbs-up at the valuation...
You always have one, don't you?
THEY LAUGH
Reclaimers and restorers
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are on a mission
to rid the world of clutter,
then fix it and flog it for cash.
You know the drill.
Ha-ha! You know the drill! Yes...
After picking up
today's second set of items
from the sheds of semi-retired
Brian Kensit in Surrey,
Henry is back in Oxfordshire
to reveal his fines to Guy.
All I can say to you - it's a shame
there's one slat missing.
I think it needs more than a slat.
This is the plan, right?
Lovely bevelled edge.
Nice, thick glass.
A couple of rubber bungs
for it to sit on...
Oh, I was thinking of
sort of a light Cotswold green.
OK. Just an enamel?
Flat enamel colour? Yeah.
Next up, the Honda.
Er, now look, right? We're not sure
whether it goes or not. OK.
It needs a clean-up,
it needs a new rear tyre
because there's a puncture in it.
Henry makes a start on the bike.
Now this little bike, I reckon,
is an absolute peach, hopefully.
But she has obviously,
like all motocross bikes,
been in the wars slightly.
Nice! Look at that.
That's coming off beautifully.
Hopefully the paint ain't either.
Whilst Henry cleans the bike,
Guy begins dismantling the table.
We don't want the wood on.
So the first job to do to this table
is to just grind the nuts off.
The wood will be discarded
in favour of glass,
whilst the base will be
stripped and painted.
Right, off to Bobby Dazzler's.
Over in Liverpool,
Simon is revealing
his second set of items to Gemma.
♪ You're stuck at school
and I'm out on my bike
♪ I'm playing out on my bike
while you're stuck in school! ♪
Right.
HE CHUCKLES
What this is is the birth of BMXs,
and I think this...
...is an original bike
from that movement.
So is it worth a lot of money?
It could be worth
real, serious money.
So the bike is to be
sympathetically restored.
Next lesson, the school desk.
What do you reckon?
This is much more up my street!
Right, answer me a question -
when you were at school... Yeah?
...did you have one of these?
No.
Showing your age there, Simon.
It's gorgeous.
Are we going to restore this?
Cos these are quite trendy,
aren't they? Listen, over to you.
Left to her own devices on the desk,
Gemma begins
by sanding down the wood.
I'm giving this quite a heavy sand,
I'm using a coarse sandpaper.
I want to strip this back
as much as possible.
I'm going to varnish this
and not paint it so...
In its best state possible.
And then...
...I can paint the inside
and keep that nice and bright.
In the workshop,
it's playtime for Simon.
OK.
There's our gorgeous
mag wheels off.
And the plan with these is literally
just to polish up the alloy.
Maybe polish up these forks, which...
I've been doing some research...
It says here, "Ashtabula."
Ashtabula is a city in Ohio.
And, in Ashtabula,
there is a foundry
who specialised, in the '70s,
in making forks
from when this old Schwinn
was turned into a dirt bike.
Simon applies a metal polish
to the wheels.
Immediately,
you start to see a difference.
In Oxfordshire, the motocross bike
is gleaming. But will it start?
If it doesn't run,
then we know we've got to check
a whole load more stuff.
MOTOR STARTS
Ha! First kick!
MOTOR RUMBLES
Ah. Yeah, but...
It's only running on choke.
The main jet's blocks.
Yeah? Yeah.
A build-up of dirt and fuel has
blocked the bike's fuel injector,
so Guy needs to remove the
carburettor to clear the blockage.
Yeah... Eurgh. Look at that.
That's mungetant, isn't it? Yeah.
He uses an air compressor
to remove the blockages.
Hopefully, that should do the trick.
Right, big moment.
MOTOR FAILS TO START
Ahem. What have I done to it?
Ah-he-he-he-hem.
MOTOR STARTS
Any better? Yeah, much. Yes!
Well, that runs perfectly now, mate.
Mate, that's sorted, isn't it?
Yeah, that's a lovely little thing.
Yeah, thanks. Lovely. Thanks, mate.
All right. See you later.
After a blast and respray,
the table base is back.
The cast-iron table base,
in this lovely peppermint colour,
is back from Daz's, so it's time
to start holding it together.
As well as the bolts, Guy attaches
wood and rubber bungs to the top,
in preparation for the glass.
Back in Liverpool,
there's an art lesson in progress.
I'm adding some colour
to this old school desk.
And there's nothing old school
about Gemma's palette.
It's a complete contrast
to the natural wood
that I'm going to keep on the top.
So that, when you open it up, you
get, like, a little bit of a shock.
To bring the old desk back
up-to-date, Gemma has an idea.
She's turning the old inkwell into a
USB hub to power a tablet or phone.
So, had a look on the Internet,
and have managed to get one.
So I've got a resin, which I'm going
to use to try and hold it in place.
Now, before I can do anything else,
I just need to wait for this to set.
So I think I just...
...wait here for a bit.
It's almost like detention, Gemma.
In the other workshop, Phil
is buffing the forks on the bike.
How are you getting on, Phil?
OK. That looks pretty good.
It's not as black, is it? No.
Yeah, it's not too bad, that.
Very nice.
It's a bit awkward to hold, though.
Yeah, it looks it.
Couldn't get the forks off.
Do you need a hand?
No, it's just...
Just a bit of a pain.
Well, I'm here if you need me.
Thanks very much.
I'll just plod on.
In Oxfordshire, they are putting
the finishing touches
to their items
from today's first barn.
Guy's two-tone wax finish
on the linen cupboard was a failure.
But, by applying a dark wax and
then buffing the light wood areas,
they hopefully have achieved
a more consistent look.
Let's take a view, shall we?
Go on, then, shut that.
Mind your fingers.
Oh, the knobs are good. Yes.
Aren't they? Yeah.
That's lovely. Now then...
Do you know what?
I think, actually, the sort
of dual colour looks like patina.
Good.
I think it works in this situation.
Mm-hm.
But I wouldn't try it again. OK.
I'm happy with it now,
because it's blended in
and it's not so different.
Well done, mate.
Blimey, that took along time.
Well done, bud.
HENRY PANTS
Well done, lads.
On to the Grundy bin.
The problem that we do have, obviously,
is that these are
a little bit proud. Yes.
So, once we've tightened up, we will
be getting an angle grinder to them.
Here we go.
You can have the final honour.
Go on. Thanks.
That, mate,
is a very lovely new Grundy.
That is great, isn't it?
What do you think? I love it.
Mate, it's not great...
...it's Grundy! Yes.
Well done, mate.
Lovely jubbly. Cheers.
HENRY SIGHS
Another job jobbed. Yeah. Good lad.
Back in Liverpool, Gemma's also
working on today's first finds,
putting back the glass on the coffee
table and giving it a polish.
And this is the finishing touch,
cleaning up this glass.
And this table...
...is complete.
It was quite a simple restoration
job, cost hardly anything.
A few bits and bobs
we had lying around the workshop,
a bit of TLC from me,
and it looks amazing.
Simon is going to love this.
Next, it's time to check on
the hairdryer-to-lamp makeover.
Yeah, well,
it looks like a hairdryer.
It does look like a hairdryer.
Except we've got cool new Perspex
on it. Yeah.
I've put it all back together.
Yeah, all cleaned up beautifully.
Gave it a clean. Yeah. Yeah. OK.
So shall we see if it works?
Come on.
Let's see if Neil's
worked his magic.
Yeah!
WHISPERS: So cool.
Ah, leaving the grille in...
...just makes it look really weird
and brilliant, doesn't it?
It's brilliant. And it dims
as well. Look. That is so cool.
Got to be saleable to some salon
somewhere, hasn't it? Of course.
What hairdresser wouldn't want
one of these? It's just brilliant.
Indeed. And it doesn't take Gemma
long to find a potential buyer.
Robin, I've brought you this lamp.
Now, I know it looks like
a hairdryer,
but we have upcycled it into a lamp.
Oh, wow! It's good, isn't it?
It's great. What do you think of it?
I think it's fab.
I think it would be great in here.
So would you be interested
in buying it? Yeah, definitely.
How much are we talking? OK.
I was thinking about 150.
OK...
What about 130? 130?
All right, you got a deal. Sold.
But was it a good deal?
Time to find out at the valuation.
Henry and Simon
rummaged through the barns
of Keith Martin from Middlesex,
to see if they could find old items
that they could turn into a profit.
Keith is back to see
if they've made him enough money
for a long-overdue holiday.
Hello. Oh. Hello. How are you, mate?
Good to see you. How are you?
Ah! Go and have a look, mate. Go
and have a look. Go and have a look.
Oh, that looks brilliant.
Go and have a nose.
I like the cabinet. Yeah.
That really looks lovely.
If you go over to the old hairdryer there...
Ah, yes! Yeah.
There you go, mate. Look at that!
That is actually quite something.
That's come up nice as well.
Yeah, it's looking pretty.
Anyway, come back and join us, mate.
What do you think?
I like all of them. They are nice.
Yeah, good. They really are.
Good. I'm glad you're happy.
But the big question is,
have we made you any money?
Well, to help us with that,
we have our independent valuer,
Elisicia, joining us.
Elisicia Moore runs
a fashionable London store
specialising in upcycled furniture,
so is an expert
at valuing restored items.
Let's put you right on the spot.
Let's go.
The converted old hairdryer.
You always have one, don't you?
THEY LAUGH
£50 was spent on new electrics
to turn the hairdryer into a lamp.
I think you've done a fantastic job
with the fitting, so that helps.
It is very quirky.
I suspect it would probably be
quickly sold to a hair salon,
like another business.
Although, to be honest,
I think it would look pretty cool
in a funky apartment, you know,
in somebody's lounge, too. Yeah.
- That's where I could see it.
- Yeah.
Give us a figure.
£150 for the light.
OK. I've sold it for 130 quid.
That's an £80 profit
on the hairdryer.
I absolutely love this, Elisicia.
I hope you do too.
I do like it.
More importantly,
they're still very, very popular.
So loads of people like these.
Just some sanding,
polishing and waxing
means nothing was spent
on the table.
It still fetches a pretty penny,
so I would quite happily
put £225 on the table.
I've sold that as well,
for £240.
That's an impressive £240 profit
from the table.
OK, come on then.
Cabinet, cabinet, cabinet.
Yeah, I think this is a good find.
Oh, OK.
If I put this in my shop,
I don't think it would last
more than a couple of days
and that's because
of the vertical height.
Some good old-fashioned
elbow grease,
with the addition of some
brass knobs from Henry's shed,
means nothing was spent
on reviving the old cupboard.
So for a quick sale, say £130.
A respectable £130 profit
on the cupboard.
Shall we talk Grrrrundy bin?
I like the finish.
I think that does add to the value.
And they're just
really, really handy.
The bin was given a good polish
and new casters were added
at a cost of £15.
For essentially what's a box
with wheels... Yeah.
...you might be surprised
that it's worth £50.
I've flogged it for 55.
That's a £40 profit
for the Grundy bin.
So, minus our costs, mate,
you're going home today
with 490 finest British pounds.
Good. How's that?
I'll shake your hand on that one.
There you go.
THEY LAUGH
So Simon's barn search nets Keith
a profit of £490
towards his holiday fund.
Now it's come
to a reasonable little some,
there is the possibility
of having a weekend away
and actually putting it
to some good use.
Coming up,
there's a first in Oxfordshire...
Well, I tell you what,
I've never seen a table like it. No.
...Simon is delighted
with his bike...
Oh-ho-ho!
♪ Come here,
my beautiful piece of history. ♪
...and hard work is appreciated
at the valuation.
A very rare thing.
I'm going to suggest £550 for that.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are making cash out of trash.
Leaving the grill in just makes it
look really weird
and brilliant, doesn't it?
It's brilliant.
Simon's choice of location
made £490 for Keith Martin.
There you go!
So the pressure is on
for Henry's location to beat that.
In Oxfordshire, he and Guy
are finishing the wrought-iron table
with a piece of tempered glass.
Don't smash it now.
I'm not going to smash it!
It's toughened anyway.
Is that about right?
I think that's really nice.
Look at your bungs!
They look good! Nonslip! Yes!
Well, I tell you what, I've never
seen a table like it. No.
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
I think that's a good thing.
Nice little bit of window polish on
it... Yeah. And it's all happy days.
The kids' Honda XR70
needed its carburettor cleaning,
and it now runs sweetly.
It just needs a small person
to test ride it - Henry's son Tom.
Go on, rev it!
Rev it, rev it, rev it!
Well done! Blimey!
I'll get you in trail-riding
in a minute.
Now, gently, gently, gently!
Just slow it down, mate!
Stop, stop! Don't...
Ooh, too much front brake.
Yeah?
Come on, then.
What do you reckon?
I think it's amazing. I love it.
Please can I have it?
Please? Please? Please? No.
No, please! I've got to sell it.
I'm having it.
Please, please, please!
God, you're just like your
old man, aren't you?
Stick your hand out for a deal.
Do you really want it? Yeah.
OK. Thank you.
All right, well, it looks as though
I've bought an XR70, doesn't it?
Hm?
In Liverpool, Gemma
has varnished the top
of the traditional school desk.
And lastly, some finishing
touches to the interior.
Very last thing I need to do
on this desk is add a piece of cork.
This is sticky-back.
I painted my pins to match.
There we go.
Well, look at that!
That's brilliant!
I'm pretty pleased with that.
In the other workshop,
Simon is putting the polished bike
parts back together.
Sweet!
Oh-ho-ho!
Come here, my beautiful
piece of history.
And that is all we're going to do
with this baby,
because it wants
to retain its originality.
For Henry's choice of location,
the boys visited the garages
of Bryan Kensett.
And sadly, since their visit,
Bryan has passed away.
He planned to raise money to finance
driving lessons for his son Andrew.
And in honour of their much-loved
dad's memory,
Andrew and his brother Harry
have chosen to attend the valuation
in their father's place.
Hello. Guys, hello. Hello.
Hi, guys. Nice seeing you.
How are you? You all right?
Lovely to see you.
Guys, firstly,
thank you so much for coming.
And Simon and I
are guided about your loss.
Hopefully, though, we've done
Bryan's memory some justice here.
You really have, yes.
And please feel free
to have a look around and see what
you think. Sure.
Oh, my God!
It's changed a lot.
Wow! Look at that!
There's a notice board!
I don't think I've ever seen
that Honda that clean ever!
Well, I tell you what,
it took a bit of cleaning!
I don't know what we're really expecting,
but these have certainly outdone
that. Well, I'm glad you like them.
Come on over.
Come on back.
Look, guys, I'm thrilled
you like them,
but have we made you any money?
And to find out that, Adam is here,
our independent valuer.
Independent valuer Adam Partridge
runs a successful chain of auction houses,
so he can value anything.
I'll go first. OK.
Let's start with the simple
but lovely thing
that we found, the little desk.
School desk. Always delightful,
aren't they? Sort of nostalgic.
We all... Well, some of us
remember desks like that.
But none of them had USB ports in.
Just £15 for paint and the USB port
helped to modernise the old desk.
I reckon £95.
And I've actually sold
that for 100 quid.
Very nice.
That's an £85 profit for the desk.
That little bike over there
is a very special thing,
as it turns out.
Effectively, a sort
of prototype BMX. Absolutely.
The bike was lovingly cleaned
and restored with materials
from the workshop, costing no money.
A very rare thing.
I'm going to suggest £550 for that.
The bike cruises to a £550 profit.
XR70, Adam.
Yeah. A kid's scrambler. Yeah.
It brings back a lot of memories.
Yeah, nostalgic,
quite a pleasing thing.
The motorbike was given a mechanical
overhaul and clean,
using tools from the workshop.
Again, costing no money.
I would have thought that 450
would be the right sort of price
for that one.
Well, I think that's
a pretty good start.
I've actually flogged it for 500.
That's a £500 profit for the bike.
Well, let's move on, now
we're on a roll, to the table.
Nice colour! I like it!
It really picks out that sort
of scrolling,
late-Victorian detail to it.
The neglected table was restored
for £100,
spent on spraying
the frame and the new glass top.
I'm suggesting a figure
of £175 on that one.
That's a sturdy £75
profit for the table.
You're taking home £1,210.
Sounds very good, yeah.
Yeah, great stuff.
And I think that eclectic mix
is a fantastic example
of your father's brilliant mind.
He knew there was the value there,
and what you've done is restored
and totally enhanced that value,
so it's perfect what you've done
here. Cheers. Fantastic.
Thank you.
Really appreciate it.
The boys have raised an impressive
£1,210 from Henry's choice
of location, Bryan's Garages.
Well, they did really well, yeah.
More than what I'd even
hoped for, really.
I mean, my dad would be very proud.
Simon's choice of location,
Keith Martin's barn, pulled in £490.
But Henry has beaten that
by a whopping £720,
making him today's winner.
Thanks for introducing me to Bryan.
Good lad, eh?
He was a lovely fellow.
What a fantastic man.
I tell you what. You meet the nicest
person in the shed, really.
Honestly. You do. Really.
And it was a privilege to help his
family cherish memories, as well.
Yeah. That's what it's all about.
That's all it's about, mate.
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...and there are sheds.
THEY LAUGH
VOICEOVER: The garages and barns of
Britain are stacked with old possessions.
This is what we've been waiting
for, Si, check it out!
What looks like valueless junk
could be worth a pretty penny.
Thank heavens I got here to save it.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien reckon
they can fix this redundant rubbish.
And once restored,
sell for a profit.
That's where the money is.
For Henry and his mechanic...
That's it.
...it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
While Simon and his upcycler
repurpose the unwanted
into fantastic furniture.
Just brilliant.
I love it.
Hey look, have a wander,
fill your boots.
That is absolutely stunning,
what you've done.
MAKES AEROPLANE SOUND
They may have different approaches,
but together, they'll turn
a profit for the owners.
In total, mate, £1,310 to you.
Not a bad day out, is it?
Today, there's trouble
in Oxfordshire...
Looks awful.
Mm.
Simon struggles with a new trick...
How could you ever learn to do this?
THEY LAUGH
And the items impress
at the valuation.
There you go, mate.
Look at that!
That is actually quite something.
So no prizes for guessing where we
are, obviously, with all the planes.
Yeah, Europe's busiest
airport, Heathrow.
And do you know why it's called
Heathrow? No.
Cos there was a small hamlet here
called Heathrow... Right.
...and in the middle of the last
century... Yeah. ..it was flattened
to put a runway there.
Indeed, Simon.
Heathrow meant row of
houses by the heath.
Demolished in 1944 for
the construction of London Airport.
We're going to see a lovely fella
called Keith, OK? Yeah, OK.
And he has got a really, really good
mix of stuff, you're going to be happy.
Do you promise me?
Promise you.
For some reason, I trust you today.
But watch out, that isn't
the runway, is it?
No.
VOICEOVER: There'll be no aircraft
hangers today, but a couple of miles
down the road in Ashford, Middlesex,
there's a man with plenty of sheds.
Keith lets out much of his treasures
as props to the film world,
but he could do with making more space,
and a little pocket money.
Throwing stuff away to me is such
a crime, cos it might be usable
somewhere else for something
and once it's gone, it's gone.
I would like to think Henry
and Simon are going to get a bit
of a wow out of it,
because there is so much stuff
which has virtually sat
there for years and years and years.
Keith, how are you?
Hello. Good to see you.
Hi, Keith. Henry,
how are you?
I recognise the hair.
Do you?
Can I just say one thing
before we start, OK?
I don't dye it.
I do believe you
because I don't either!
And if we potentially did make
you some money, Keith,
what would you spend it on?
Oh, gosh, I hadn't really
thought that far ahead.
Nice holiday?
Well, it's true, it's a long, long
time since I've had one.
Righty, cheers! We'll see you later.
Rightie oh.
We'll see you in a bit, all right?
VOICEOVER: The boys get searching
for two items each to fix and flog
for profit.
First shed, massively beautiful,
horse-drawn carriage.
That's it, yeah.
Hang on, we're good, we're good.
I mean, look, you've got the place
to sit here for the driver. Yeah. Yeah.
And then you've got the kind
of covered, you know, place
for your passenger
in the back, potentially.
It could be a Hackney carriage.
VOICEOVER: The term Hackney comes
from the old French word "haquenee",
meaning a medium-sized horse,
which was the preferred choice
of horse for drawing
a carriage in urban streets.
But this one won't be taking
passengers any time soon.
That's a little bit far
gone round here, gov.
That's a shame, too much for us,
but not for somebody who loves that
kind of stuff
and will spend a couple of years
doing it.
Yeah. Yeah?
Hey, look. Ooh!
Ooh. Now then.
Oh, I like this mate. Good stuff.
That is well cool.
What's that called?
It's just a storage
bin of some sort.
A Grundy bin!
THEY LAUGH
That's so cool, man.
VOICEOVER: These aluminium bins,
made just seven miles down the road
in Teddington,
are popular in the catering trade
for storing produce such as flour,
because they are waterproof
and mouseproof.
Put some wheels on it, you've got
a mobile Grundy bin.
Storage, laundry basket.
Mate, I'm having that.
You've only just started.
There are more sheds than we know
what to do with.
I know, but I've never seen
a Grundy bin before.
The aluminium bin is Henry's first
item but there are surprises
around every corner.
Onwards. Oh, there's more.
Hey, Si.
There's more, there's more.
Hey, I tell you what,
these are Verbascums.
Are they?
Yeah, they're lovely, aren't they?
Will you Verbascum out of the way,
please? Because I've seen something.
Oh, yeah, OK.
Look at this.
That's beautiful.
This is pure '70s, innit?
Oh if only... I wonder if it would
be worth getting a piece of glass
made for it.
VOICEOVER: Furniture dating from the
mid-20th century through to the '70s
has made a big comeback, especially
with young urban homeowners.
It's affectionately and increasingly
known as "nana chic".
Oh ho, ho, h-o-o! Oh, he's found it!
Is that it?
SINGING: Oh, ho, ho, ho.
There, in the shed...
...is the original smoked glass.
That now tells you this is '70s.
Yeah. You could put your Arctic roll
on that, mate, couldn't you?
So, I suppose you're
having that, then, aren't you?
Well, it's coming home
with me, isn't it? You know me.
VOICEOVER: Simon has bagged his
first item and they continue their search
in the garage.
Wow.
Hang on, what's that?
What? That.
That's nice. What would you call
that? Cupboard with drawers?
Yeah, lovely, innit?
Wow, that's beautiful.
Sort of rustic, farmhousey type
thing. Yeah.
VOICEOVER: Yes, Henry,
it's a 19th-century pine linen
cupboard, or linen press,
which would have stored bed sheets
and other linen items.
With wider use of domestic immersion
heaters, linen was moved
into an airing cupboard, making
cupboards like this candidates
for domestic repurposing.
That would be great, wouldn't it?
Kitchen, something like that.
Yeah. I mean, simple resto,
great money.
VOICEOVER: So, that leaves just
Simon's final item.
You hungry?
Always.
Bird's nest soup?
Have you got any ketchup?
VOICEOVER: Bird nest?
Hair-do Henry's rather sensitive
to the words "bird nest".
Fortunately, Simon's
just spotted something to tame
Henry's wayward locks.
Yeah, I'll be in there, son.
Blow-dry, sir? There you go.
Yeah, that's great.
In you go, sir. Am I in the pod yet?
Yes, there you go.
SCOUSE ACCENT: You going on holiday
this year?
COCKNEY ACCENT: Yeah, I think I'll
go up Margate
and I just want a couple of highlights
and a little bit of bouffant.
Oh, that's nice.
That's lovely, lovely.
VOICEOVER: The first hairdryer of
this type was invented in 1888
by Frenchman Alexandre-Ferdinand
Godefroy.
His was a seated machine, similar
to a vacuum cleaner,
linked to the heater.
It had an escape valve for steam
so women's heads wouldn't cook.
OK, talk to me.
OK.
Take the drier out.
Yeah.
Put a bulb in it.
Yeah, I love it.
It's cut and dry.
LAUGHING: It's cut and dry!
Yeah. Love it.
Shall we go and see Keith?
Yeah. Yeah.
VOICEOVER: It's time to see what
Keith makes of the chosen items.
Now, look, Keith, firstly,
that lovely little... what would you
call that?
Wardrobe-cum-couple of drawers?
It's a pine linen cabinet.
It used to belong to my uncle.
Moving on. Mm-hmm. I've got
myself a Grundy bin.
It's a storage bin. Kitchen storage
bin. Oh, OK.
I picked it up in the '70s,
so I guess it could even go back
to the '50s.
Now, then, let's talk '70s.
Tell me about that. Where did that
come from?
An elderly friend moved into a home
and I was asked to take away some
of the stuff.
It's not my style, but it
shouts a bit of quality.
So, for that reason,
that would be my first item,
if that's OK?
How come you are paired up with him?
I don't know. I don't know.
I don't know how that happened.
183
What do you mean by that?
I was just enjoying the moment
and then, suddenly, I got criticised.
You were just sitting there,
thinking, "My hair IS natural.
"It's all natural blonde." That's
what he was doing.
And while he was thinking
about that, let's stay
on the subject of hair, shall we?
This thing here, look at this.
Ah, yes. This is one of those
"I don't know" boxes.
OK.
And I've got an idea for that.
OK. But I'm not going to tell you.
It will be a surprise on the day.
OK. Listen, mate, thank you so much.
What a great time we've had!
Absolute pleasure.
Cheers, mate.
VOICEOVER: Coming up...
...tempers flare in Oxfordshire...
I agree with you, man.
That's what I'm saying.
So, we're arguing about
the same thing? Yeah.
We always do that.
...Gemma turns up the heat...
It works!
...and Simon's in love.
This started a movement,
which spread around
the world.
Expert restorers Henry Cole and
Simon O'Brien are on a mission
to turn the old into gold.
Cole? Come in. I'm coming in, sir.
I want to give you a lesson.
They both picked up two items from
the sheds
of Keith Martin in Middlesex.
It's cut and dry.
It's cut and dry, yeah!
HE LAUGHS
Back in Liverpool, Simon has just
arrived to show his finds
to upcycling expert, Gemma Longworth.
It's a table!
It's not just the table.
It's a G Plan table.
There's a real market for these
things. OK.
What do you think we're going to do
with that?
I would say just restore it.
You are correct! Let's move on.
Next up, the vintage hairdryer.
Wow!
THEY LAUGH
Love it! How about we get a new
piece of Perspex... Mm-hm.
...get all the chrome looking nice
again. Yeah.
Light. Definitely.
I think it would look great in a
nice retro colour, though.
It is a retro... Gemma.
Leave it. Trust me.
Look. I know... Stop it!
I'm not saying nothing!
I know you're not saying nothing.
It's what you're thinking!
Let's get going. OK.
First for attention, the hairdryer
which is to become a standard lamp.
Gemma begins by seeing if the old
machine still works.
Turn it on...
It works!
THEY LAUGH
This supercharger hairdryer would
have been manufactured
by Charles Alexander & Company...
You can switch it to cold as well!
...just down the road from Keith's
place in Middlesex.
Oh, my word!
Now safely switched off, an
electrician will remove
the hairdryer's fan and heating
element and replace them
with a low-energy bulb.
But first, Gemma gives the unit a
clean and checks
it for other damage.
Gemma then moves onto sanding the
coffee table.
In the '60s and '70s, G Plan was the
brand most people
aspired to own.
And you could collect individual
pieces over time.
Well, that's the table sanded.
And, I've got to say, it's come up beautifully.
So, ready now to be waxed.
In Oxfordshire, Henry is revealing
his haul to best friend
and restorer, Guy Willison.
Grundybin. It's a Grundybin.
I've never seen one before.
I like it because it's aluminium and
it needs polishing. Yeah?
It's got a frame to sit in.
Let's have a look at it.
It pulls off, cos I know, cos it was
only when I was leaving,
I found that.
So, the bin will be finely polished
and get new wheels.
Now, it's over to the pine cupboard.
And I think if we just strip it,
sand it, wax it... Yeah.
I think it would look worse
painted, I really do.
Oh, I agree with you, man!
That's what I'm saying.
Oh, so we're arguing about the same
thing? Yeah!
We always do that!
Henry starts sanding...
My favourite moment has arrived.
I've got to polish some alloy.
...and Guy is removing the oxidised aluminium.
I'm starting with an abrasive.
So, this is just taking
all the muck off,
and reducing the big scratches
fairly easily.
He removes the dirt and then
polishes it.
Foreman Henry arrives for an inspection.
Grundybin. Yes.
Looking nice, Grundybin.
It's going to take a while...
Ah, ah! Is it hot? It's hot!
Sorry!
HE LAUGHS
Thanks, mate. You hold it.
Let's have a look.
Oh, that's great.
It's going to take a while. I know.
It may well take a while, mate, but
it's going to be worth it,
look at that quality! Yeah.
Back in Liverpool, Simon's brought
electrician Neil in to work
on the vintage hairdryer.
And he knows Simon a little too well.
Let me guess, it's going to be a light.
It is going to be a light, yeah.
See this here?
Can you, with your magic, turn
this into some kind of dimmer?
Off, low, medium, high?
If we get a dimmer switch and strip
it down, and maybe put
something inside it. Yeah, cos I
think it'd be really cool to keep
that gauze there, so it literally
looks like it's still a hairdryer.
And then you go like that, but it
ain't what do you think. Yeah?
Yeah, no, good idea. OK.
So, Neil gets to grips with the
hairdryer starting
by replacing the old hot and cold
control with a dimmer switch.
On the other side of the workshop,
Gemma is treating the freshly sanded
coffee table with Danish oil.
It is pretty toxic stuff.
So, I would always recommend wearing gloves.
Once treated, the oil will protect
the wood from stains and spillages.
Gemma finishes the job with a
generous coating of wax.
The end result being a tiptop table.
The wax is all dry on this table now.
So, the last thing to do is give it
a good buff.
Back in Oxfordshire, and Guy's been thinking.
Don't put that on there.
I've had an amazing vision.
I want to use two-tone wax.
Tudor oak on the outside and
framework... Dark.
And then the drawers lighter,
and the inner panels,
so it's a two-tone cupboard, but
with wax rather than paint.
Shall we try it?
They begin by applying a dark wax to
the frames.
I'm going to let you do the inner
bit, so if you mess it up,
you're not going to get shouted
at by you, whereas I would.
They then roughly assemble it to see
if Guy's two-tone design works.
It looks awful.
Hm. Because that just looks as
though it hasn't been done.
What do you think we should do?
HE SIGHS
I don't know.
Ah, well, there's always the bin to
finish buffing.
After polishing the bin, Guy helps
Henry fit the wheels.
Turn it like that, yeah?
We need to drill that out of it.
OK. Yeah?
Yeah, put that underneath.
You know the drill.
Ha, ha! "You know the drill"! Yes.
Yeah. This, mate, is going
to look quality.
With work well under way on the
first set of items, it's time
for Henry's choice of location.
COCKEREL CROWS
Semi-retired Bryan Kensett from
Newgate, near Dorking, used
to drive stock cars and has a
passion for anything with an engine.
I'm always looking around for stuff,
but I'm not a hoarder.
I like buying things and I like
selling things.
Bryan keeps himself busy by cutting
people's lawns and on his travels
around Surrey, he always picks up a bargain.
At the end of the day, I've got too
much stuff.
The anticipation is getting to me,
actually, and I'm glad
they're coming. Yeah, I'm really
looking forward to it.
Bryan, who we're going to go and
see, he mows grass for a living.
Lots of rotavators and motors and things.
And secondly, he has stock cars.
Well, he used to race stock cars in
the '60s.
Hopefully, he might have some here.
Apart from that, mate, I promise
you, there's something for everyone.
Come on.
Not sure how to take all that.
Henry. Great to see you, mate. Hiya.
This is Simon. Yes.
Tell us about your stock car racing.
You've got one out front.
I started stock car racing about 1968.
I did it for about ten years.
I managed to stay within the top end
of the sort of league.
If we do make you some money... Yes.
...what would you spend it on?
Well, I need to finance the middle
boy's motoring career.
Oh, right. Well... We've got a
driving test, insurance.
It's a lot of money.
So we're going to get your lad on
the road. Good!
Thank you very much.
Great to see you. Right.
We will see you in a little while.
Yes, yes, yes. I think it's pretty
easy to find out where we're
starting.
There they are, look.
See you later, Bryan.
Henry and Simon once again
need to find two items
that they can fix and
flog on for a profit.
And it doesn't take Henry
long to find something.
HE GASPS
That's amazing!
This is probably one of the greatest
feats of British design ever.
Basically, before you get bored...
Go on. This frame...
I think you've lost him! Especially
as Simon's spotted something that's
much more up his street.
It's 650 twin.
You could get a 500 or a 350...
Look, look.
Look, the motorbike's nice, but this
is better. Come on.
Come on. Out. Out. Honestly.
Oh, my word.
Well, that's a Schwinn,
I can read it there.
It's a bit more than just a Schwinn,
mate. Is it?
Look, you've got your cast aluminium
mag wheels.
They are as rare as it comes.
But the thing which most interests
me about this bike...
Yeah?
Is that little sticker.
What's that?
Montgomery County licence.
This is a Schwinn scrambler
built in Chicago in 1976.
Modified Schwinns were the origin
of the first BMX bikes, paving
the way for a whole new class of bicycle.
This is a very early BMX which
started a movement
which spread round the world. Unbelievable.
The motorbike was lovely, but that
was better.
For once in my life, I agree with
you. Come on.
He just said a bicycle was better
than a motorbike.
How funny.
So, a very shocked Simon has his
first item.
I love a shed in Cotswold green.
Nice, isn't it?
Know what I mean? Come on.
Oh, and small motorcycles!
Very desirable. Is it?
This is getting rarer and rarer.
No, hang on, mate. What is it? I
know you're bored.
What is it? OK. It's a Honda XR 70
off-road bike for a kid.
We've got this vibe going on today
of the progression of crazy kids,
what they do, from BMX-ing, onto
the scrambler,
how to break your arm in many ways.
Honda launched in Japan in 1948.
Early bikes were nothing more than a
small engine fitted
to a bicycle frame.
What a joy to see one of those,
because there are so many
replicas out there these days.
Man, I've got to have it. So, mate,
that's my first. Beautiful.
Get back in the shed, because I tell
you what, there's other stuff
in there.
Henry has the Honda, making it one
bike each.
Cole, come on in. I'm coming in, Si.
I want to give you a lesson.
I don't know whether I like all
this. Sit down immediately and
behave yourself, boy.
Hey, there's a small donkey.
There is a small donkey.
Or perhaps a cob.
Oh, hang on.
Here we go.
Six times seven.
THEY LAUGH
42?
Yeah.
Pay attention, cloth ears Cole.
John Laughlin from Ohio is credited
with inventing the first popular
school desk in 1880.
However, this particular type of lid
desk evolved from the 1920s onwards.
I must be good to Mr O'Brien
forthwith.
I must be good to...
Hang on a second, that's your second item.
I must be nasty to Simon O'Brien
because I've only got one item.
I love it, though, mate. Thank you
very much. Can I leave
the class now?
Yes, you can go now, Cole. Thank you
very much, sir.
Coming out for a bit of volleyball?
HE LAUGHS
Hmm. Henry must try harder.
You need one more item, boy.
No, I'm walking away, mate. No,
don't walk. I'm walking away...
Come on. ..while I have got two
legs. Come on. Come on.
How could you...
How could you ever learn to do this?
THEY LAUGH
You have a go!
THEY LAUGH
This is the one.
We could put some metal in
between... Yeah.
...and invent something useful.
Enough playtime.
Henry still has one more item to find.
Hang on. What's this? A sheet of metal.
Let's get the metal off.
It's a table of some sort.
It could be nice.
You never know.
The old table is made of cast iron,
a brittle metal which was widely
used through to Victorian times
until lower carbon alloys,
such as steel, became
more commonly available.
That's not reproduction.
Is that original? That's original.
Absolutely gorgeous.
I'm really quite jealous about that.
Do you want to swap a table
for a desk? No, I don't!
Not after the kind of battering you
gave me in the classroom.
HE LAUGHS
That is lovely. Shall we go and see
Bryan?
Nice one, mate. Class dismissed.
Henry has his final item.
Time to see Bryan.
First up - the BMX.
What can you tell me about it? Well,
it's a thing we have had around for
a long time.
Apparently, the wheels are a bit
sought-after,
but it's just something that came along.
Now, my second item... Oh, right.
A little school desk.
Yeah, do you like that? I love it.
I've already had my first lesson.
Oh, yeah, a smacked bottom.
Yeah, smacked wrist perhaps.
What can you tell me about that?
There was a school in Reigate closing,
and a chap I knew who worked there,
and he had loads of them.
Now, Bryan... Yes? Tell me about
that. How'd you come by that?
I bought it for my eldest boy
for Christmas
when it was about a year old.
So about 2000? Yeah, yeah.
Now, your table over there. Now,
what can you tell me about that?
It was just... Came out of a garden
about five years ago.
It's been there ever since.
Bryan, thank you so much.
We'll see you in a little while.
Yeah. Show you the fruits of
our labour.
Cheers, mate. Yeah. Cheers, Bryan.
Yeah, all right. See you later.
Coming up, Simon rediscovers his youth.
SINGING: I'm playing out on my bike,
while you're still at school!
Henry's restorations have ground to
a halt.
What have I done to it?
And there's a thumbs-up at the valuation...
You always have one, don't you?
THEY LAUGH
Reclaimers and restorers
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are on a mission
to rid the world of clutter,
then fix it and flog it for cash.
You know the drill.
Ha-ha! You know the drill! Yes...
After picking up
today's second set of items
from the sheds of semi-retired
Brian Kensit in Surrey,
Henry is back in Oxfordshire
to reveal his fines to Guy.
All I can say to you - it's a shame
there's one slat missing.
I think it needs more than a slat.
This is the plan, right?
Lovely bevelled edge.
Nice, thick glass.
A couple of rubber bungs
for it to sit on...
Oh, I was thinking of
sort of a light Cotswold green.
OK. Just an enamel?
Flat enamel colour? Yeah.
Next up, the Honda.
Er, now look, right? We're not sure
whether it goes or not. OK.
It needs a clean-up,
it needs a new rear tyre
because there's a puncture in it.
Henry makes a start on the bike.
Now this little bike, I reckon,
is an absolute peach, hopefully.
But she has obviously,
like all motocross bikes,
been in the wars slightly.
Nice! Look at that.
That's coming off beautifully.
Hopefully the paint ain't either.
Whilst Henry cleans the bike,
Guy begins dismantling the table.
We don't want the wood on.
So the first job to do to this table
is to just grind the nuts off.
The wood will be discarded
in favour of glass,
whilst the base will be
stripped and painted.
Right, off to Bobby Dazzler's.
Over in Liverpool,
Simon is revealing
his second set of items to Gemma.
♪ You're stuck at school
and I'm out on my bike
♪ I'm playing out on my bike
while you're stuck in school! ♪
Right.
HE CHUCKLES
What this is is the birth of BMXs,
and I think this...
...is an original bike
from that movement.
So is it worth a lot of money?
It could be worth
real, serious money.
So the bike is to be
sympathetically restored.
Next lesson, the school desk.
What do you reckon?
This is much more up my street!
Right, answer me a question -
when you were at school... Yeah?
...did you have one of these?
No.
Showing your age there, Simon.
It's gorgeous.
Are we going to restore this?
Cos these are quite trendy,
aren't they? Listen, over to you.
Left to her own devices on the desk,
Gemma begins
by sanding down the wood.
I'm giving this quite a heavy sand,
I'm using a coarse sandpaper.
I want to strip this back
as much as possible.
I'm going to varnish this
and not paint it so...
In its best state possible.
And then...
...I can paint the inside
and keep that nice and bright.
In the workshop,
it's playtime for Simon.
OK.
There's our gorgeous
mag wheels off.
And the plan with these is literally
just to polish up the alloy.
Maybe polish up these forks, which...
I've been doing some research...
It says here, "Ashtabula."
Ashtabula is a city in Ohio.
And, in Ashtabula,
there is a foundry
who specialised, in the '70s,
in making forks
from when this old Schwinn
was turned into a dirt bike.
Simon applies a metal polish
to the wheels.
Immediately,
you start to see a difference.
In Oxfordshire, the motocross bike
is gleaming. But will it start?
If it doesn't run,
then we know we've got to check
a whole load more stuff.
MOTOR STARTS
Ha! First kick!
MOTOR RUMBLES
Ah. Yeah, but...
It's only running on choke.
The main jet's blocks.
Yeah? Yeah.
A build-up of dirt and fuel has
blocked the bike's fuel injector,
so Guy needs to remove the
carburettor to clear the blockage.
Yeah... Eurgh. Look at that.
That's mungetant, isn't it? Yeah.
He uses an air compressor
to remove the blockages.
Hopefully, that should do the trick.
Right, big moment.
MOTOR FAILS TO START
Ahem. What have I done to it?
Ah-he-he-he-hem.
MOTOR STARTS
Any better? Yeah, much. Yes!
Well, that runs perfectly now, mate.
Mate, that's sorted, isn't it?
Yeah, that's a lovely little thing.
Yeah, thanks. Lovely. Thanks, mate.
All right. See you later.
After a blast and respray,
the table base is back.
The cast-iron table base,
in this lovely peppermint colour,
is back from Daz's, so it's time
to start holding it together.
As well as the bolts, Guy attaches
wood and rubber bungs to the top,
in preparation for the glass.
Back in Liverpool,
there's an art lesson in progress.
I'm adding some colour
to this old school desk.
And there's nothing old school
about Gemma's palette.
It's a complete contrast
to the natural wood
that I'm going to keep on the top.
So that, when you open it up, you
get, like, a little bit of a shock.
To bring the old desk back
up-to-date, Gemma has an idea.
She's turning the old inkwell into a
USB hub to power a tablet or phone.
So, had a look on the Internet,
and have managed to get one.
So I've got a resin, which I'm going
to use to try and hold it in place.
Now, before I can do anything else,
I just need to wait for this to set.
So I think I just...
...wait here for a bit.
It's almost like detention, Gemma.
In the other workshop, Phil
is buffing the forks on the bike.
How are you getting on, Phil?
OK. That looks pretty good.
It's not as black, is it? No.
Yeah, it's not too bad, that.
Very nice.
It's a bit awkward to hold, though.
Yeah, it looks it.
Couldn't get the forks off.
Do you need a hand?
No, it's just...
Just a bit of a pain.
Well, I'm here if you need me.
Thanks very much.
I'll just plod on.
In Oxfordshire, they are putting
the finishing touches
to their items
from today's first barn.
Guy's two-tone wax finish
on the linen cupboard was a failure.
But, by applying a dark wax and
then buffing the light wood areas,
they hopefully have achieved
a more consistent look.
Let's take a view, shall we?
Go on, then, shut that.
Mind your fingers.
Oh, the knobs are good. Yes.
Aren't they? Yeah.
That's lovely. Now then...
Do you know what?
I think, actually, the sort
of dual colour looks like patina.
Good.
I think it works in this situation.
Mm-hm.
But I wouldn't try it again. OK.
I'm happy with it now,
because it's blended in
and it's not so different.
Well done, mate.
Blimey, that took along time.
Well done, bud.
HENRY PANTS
Well done, lads.
On to the Grundy bin.
The problem that we do have, obviously,
is that these are
a little bit proud. Yes.
So, once we've tightened up, we will
be getting an angle grinder to them.
Here we go.
You can have the final honour.
Go on. Thanks.
That, mate,
is a very lovely new Grundy.
That is great, isn't it?
What do you think? I love it.
Mate, it's not great...
...it's Grundy! Yes.
Well done, mate.
Lovely jubbly. Cheers.
HENRY SIGHS
Another job jobbed. Yeah. Good lad.
Back in Liverpool, Gemma's also
working on today's first finds,
putting back the glass on the coffee
table and giving it a polish.
And this is the finishing touch,
cleaning up this glass.
And this table...
...is complete.
It was quite a simple restoration
job, cost hardly anything.
A few bits and bobs
we had lying around the workshop,
a bit of TLC from me,
and it looks amazing.
Simon is going to love this.
Next, it's time to check on
the hairdryer-to-lamp makeover.
Yeah, well,
it looks like a hairdryer.
It does look like a hairdryer.
Except we've got cool new Perspex
on it. Yeah.
I've put it all back together.
Yeah, all cleaned up beautifully.
Gave it a clean. Yeah. Yeah. OK.
So shall we see if it works?
Come on.
Let's see if Neil's
worked his magic.
Yeah!
WHISPERS: So cool.
Ah, leaving the grille in...
...just makes it look really weird
and brilliant, doesn't it?
It's brilliant. And it dims
as well. Look. That is so cool.
Got to be saleable to some salon
somewhere, hasn't it? Of course.
What hairdresser wouldn't want
one of these? It's just brilliant.
Indeed. And it doesn't take Gemma
long to find a potential buyer.
Robin, I've brought you this lamp.
Now, I know it looks like
a hairdryer,
but we have upcycled it into a lamp.
Oh, wow! It's good, isn't it?
It's great. What do you think of it?
I think it's fab.
I think it would be great in here.
So would you be interested
in buying it? Yeah, definitely.
How much are we talking? OK.
I was thinking about 150.
OK...
What about 130? 130?
All right, you got a deal. Sold.
But was it a good deal?
Time to find out at the valuation.
Henry and Simon
rummaged through the barns
of Keith Martin from Middlesex,
to see if they could find old items
that they could turn into a profit.
Keith is back to see
if they've made him enough money
for a long-overdue holiday.
Hello. Oh. Hello. How are you, mate?
Good to see you. How are you?
Ah! Go and have a look, mate. Go
and have a look. Go and have a look.
Oh, that looks brilliant.
Go and have a nose.
I like the cabinet. Yeah.
That really looks lovely.
If you go over to the old hairdryer there...
Ah, yes! Yeah.
There you go, mate. Look at that!
That is actually quite something.
That's come up nice as well.
Yeah, it's looking pretty.
Anyway, come back and join us, mate.
What do you think?
I like all of them. They are nice.
Yeah, good. They really are.
Good. I'm glad you're happy.
But the big question is,
have we made you any money?
Well, to help us with that,
we have our independent valuer,
Elisicia, joining us.
Elisicia Moore runs
a fashionable London store
specialising in upcycled furniture,
so is an expert
at valuing restored items.
Let's put you right on the spot.
Let's go.
The converted old hairdryer.
You always have one, don't you?
THEY LAUGH
£50 was spent on new electrics
to turn the hairdryer into a lamp.
I think you've done a fantastic job
with the fitting, so that helps.
It is very quirky.
I suspect it would probably be
quickly sold to a hair salon,
like another business.
Although, to be honest,
I think it would look pretty cool
in a funky apartment, you know,
in somebody's lounge, too. Yeah.
- That's where I could see it.
- Yeah.
Give us a figure.
£150 for the light.
OK. I've sold it for 130 quid.
That's an £80 profit
on the hairdryer.
I absolutely love this, Elisicia.
I hope you do too.
I do like it.
More importantly,
they're still very, very popular.
So loads of people like these.
Just some sanding,
polishing and waxing
means nothing was spent
on the table.
It still fetches a pretty penny,
so I would quite happily
put £225 on the table.
I've sold that as well,
for £240.
That's an impressive £240 profit
from the table.
OK, come on then.
Cabinet, cabinet, cabinet.
Yeah, I think this is a good find.
Oh, OK.
If I put this in my shop,
I don't think it would last
more than a couple of days
and that's because
of the vertical height.
Some good old-fashioned
elbow grease,
with the addition of some
brass knobs from Henry's shed,
means nothing was spent
on reviving the old cupboard.
So for a quick sale, say £130.
A respectable £130 profit
on the cupboard.
Shall we talk Grrrrundy bin?
I like the finish.
I think that does add to the value.
And they're just
really, really handy.
The bin was given a good polish
and new casters were added
at a cost of £15.
For essentially what's a box
with wheels... Yeah.
...you might be surprised
that it's worth £50.
I've flogged it for 55.
That's a £40 profit
for the Grundy bin.
So, minus our costs, mate,
you're going home today
with 490 finest British pounds.
Good. How's that?
I'll shake your hand on that one.
There you go.
THEY LAUGH
So Simon's barn search nets Keith
a profit of £490
towards his holiday fund.
Now it's come
to a reasonable little some,
there is the possibility
of having a weekend away
and actually putting it
to some good use.
Coming up,
there's a first in Oxfordshire...
Well, I tell you what,
I've never seen a table like it. No.
...Simon is delighted
with his bike...
Oh-ho-ho!
♪ Come here,
my beautiful piece of history. ♪
...and hard work is appreciated
at the valuation.
A very rare thing.
I'm going to suggest £550 for that.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are making cash out of trash.
Leaving the grill in just makes it
look really weird
and brilliant, doesn't it?
It's brilliant.
Simon's choice of location
made £490 for Keith Martin.
There you go!
So the pressure is on
for Henry's location to beat that.
In Oxfordshire, he and Guy
are finishing the wrought-iron table
with a piece of tempered glass.
Don't smash it now.
I'm not going to smash it!
It's toughened anyway.
Is that about right?
I think that's really nice.
Look at your bungs!
They look good! Nonslip! Yes!
Well, I tell you what, I've never
seen a table like it. No.
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
I think that's a good thing.
Nice little bit of window polish on
it... Yeah. And it's all happy days.
The kids' Honda XR70
needed its carburettor cleaning,
and it now runs sweetly.
It just needs a small person
to test ride it - Henry's son Tom.
Go on, rev it!
Rev it, rev it, rev it!
Well done! Blimey!
I'll get you in trail-riding
in a minute.
Now, gently, gently, gently!
Just slow it down, mate!
Stop, stop! Don't...
Ooh, too much front brake.
Yeah?
Come on, then.
What do you reckon?
I think it's amazing. I love it.
Please can I have it?
Please? Please? Please? No.
No, please! I've got to sell it.
I'm having it.
Please, please, please!
God, you're just like your
old man, aren't you?
Stick your hand out for a deal.
Do you really want it? Yeah.
OK. Thank you.
All right, well, it looks as though
I've bought an XR70, doesn't it?
Hm?
In Liverpool, Gemma
has varnished the top
of the traditional school desk.
And lastly, some finishing
touches to the interior.
Very last thing I need to do
on this desk is add a piece of cork.
This is sticky-back.
I painted my pins to match.
There we go.
Well, look at that!
That's brilliant!
I'm pretty pleased with that.
In the other workshop,
Simon is putting the polished bike
parts back together.
Sweet!
Oh-ho-ho!
Come here, my beautiful
piece of history.
And that is all we're going to do
with this baby,
because it wants
to retain its originality.
For Henry's choice of location,
the boys visited the garages
of Bryan Kensett.
And sadly, since their visit,
Bryan has passed away.
He planned to raise money to finance
driving lessons for his son Andrew.
And in honour of their much-loved
dad's memory,
Andrew and his brother Harry
have chosen to attend the valuation
in their father's place.
Hello. Guys, hello. Hello.
Hi, guys. Nice seeing you.
How are you? You all right?
Lovely to see you.
Guys, firstly,
thank you so much for coming.
And Simon and I
are guided about your loss.
Hopefully, though, we've done
Bryan's memory some justice here.
You really have, yes.
And please feel free
to have a look around and see what
you think. Sure.
Oh, my God!
It's changed a lot.
Wow! Look at that!
There's a notice board!
I don't think I've ever seen
that Honda that clean ever!
Well, I tell you what,
it took a bit of cleaning!
I don't know what we're really expecting,
but these have certainly outdone
that. Well, I'm glad you like them.
Come on over.
Come on back.
Look, guys, I'm thrilled
you like them,
but have we made you any money?
And to find out that, Adam is here,
our independent valuer.
Independent valuer Adam Partridge
runs a successful chain of auction houses,
so he can value anything.
I'll go first. OK.
Let's start with the simple
but lovely thing
that we found, the little desk.
School desk. Always delightful,
aren't they? Sort of nostalgic.
We all... Well, some of us
remember desks like that.
But none of them had USB ports in.
Just £15 for paint and the USB port
helped to modernise the old desk.
I reckon £95.
And I've actually sold
that for 100 quid.
Very nice.
That's an £85 profit for the desk.
That little bike over there
is a very special thing,
as it turns out.
Effectively, a sort
of prototype BMX. Absolutely.
The bike was lovingly cleaned
and restored with materials
from the workshop, costing no money.
A very rare thing.
I'm going to suggest £550 for that.
The bike cruises to a £550 profit.
XR70, Adam.
Yeah. A kid's scrambler. Yeah.
It brings back a lot of memories.
Yeah, nostalgic,
quite a pleasing thing.
The motorbike was given a mechanical
overhaul and clean,
using tools from the workshop.
Again, costing no money.
I would have thought that 450
would be the right sort of price
for that one.
Well, I think that's
a pretty good start.
I've actually flogged it for 500.
That's a £500 profit for the bike.
Well, let's move on, now
we're on a roll, to the table.
Nice colour! I like it!
It really picks out that sort
of scrolling,
late-Victorian detail to it.
The neglected table was restored
for £100,
spent on spraying
the frame and the new glass top.
I'm suggesting a figure
of £175 on that one.
That's a sturdy £75
profit for the table.
You're taking home £1,210.
Sounds very good, yeah.
Yeah, great stuff.
And I think that eclectic mix
is a fantastic example
of your father's brilliant mind.
He knew there was the value there,
and what you've done is restored
and totally enhanced that value,
so it's perfect what you've done
here. Cheers. Fantastic.
Thank you.
Really appreciate it.
The boys have raised an impressive
£1,210 from Henry's choice
of location, Bryan's Garages.
Well, they did really well, yeah.
More than what I'd even
hoped for, really.
I mean, my dad would be very proud.
Simon's choice of location,
Keith Martin's barn, pulled in £490.
But Henry has beaten that
by a whopping £720,
making him today's winner.
Thanks for introducing me to Bryan.
Good lad, eh?
He was a lovely fellow.
What a fantastic man.
I tell you what. You meet the nicest
person in the shed, really.
Honestly. You do. Really.
And it was a privilege to help his
family cherish memories, as well.
Yeah. That's what it's all about.
That's all it's about, mate.
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