Season 26

2023 · 20 episodes

Episodes

1Episode 1Margie Cooper and Ochuko Ojiri’s B-road rummage through the antiques shops of the north west gets underway in the mighty city of Liverpool and continues across the Mersey towards Chester. They point their 1960s classic car to the nearest shop, where Margie finds a silver egg cup with a royal connection, while Ochuko spends £100 on a 1940s fairground ride. This leg of the trip sees an eclectic mix of purchases for their £200 starting budget, including cast-iron radiators and an anatomical model arm. But what will excite the bidders at the first auction in Newport, Shropshire? In a break between the shops, Margie and Ochuko discover how zoos help in the struggle to stem the catastrophic decline of the planet’s at-risk animal species and discover the story of the war games that helped win the Battle of the Atlantic.
2Episode 2Stoke-on-Trent welcomes Margie Cooper and Ochuko Ojiri as they compete to find antiques they can flip for a profit at auction. With their classic car headed further into Staffordshire, these pals put friendship to one side as they race to find the winning collectible. A huge brass luggage rack from a railway carriage catches Margie’s eye. Convinced it’s just as usable in a home today as it was in a train 100 years ago, she expects big bids come auction day. Margie is also charmed by an Edwardian spaniel that forces her to part with £30. Ochuko goes for a trip on the canals to learn about the man who built them and changed the economic landscape of the area. Hoping for financial good fortune at auction, Ochuko buys antique dumb-bells and an enamel sign. However, a little French birdcage might be the buy that really flies in the saleroom.
3Episode 3Antiquers Margie Cooper and Ochuko Ojiri compete to find the most profitable antiques on their route south along the Welsh Border. Their 60-year-old classic car offers not only a little luxury but also has a huge boot for all the collectables and curios they’ll take to auction. A large Victorian oak barrel catches Margie’s eye. Noting the craftsmen who made such containers are known as coopers, Margie hopes her namesake will help make her a profit. Meanwhile, Ochuko opts for an eclectic mix of buys: a mirror, an American money box and even some Danish egg cups. He raises a glass at auction for one standout find when some Sheffield silver excites the bidders. Margie breaks from shopping to hear how the wool industry has helped support the needy and elderly in Shrewsbury for nearly 600 years, while Ochuko heads to Stourbridge to learn how immigrants built the industry that made the area world famous. He also turns his hand to glass blowing.
4Episode 4We’re on safari with Road Trip pals Margie Cooper and Ochuko Ojiri as they get up close and personal with some Worcestershire wildlife in their vintage Jaguar. It’s their fourth leg and, pockets bulging with profits from previous auctions, there’s nothing to stop them from spending big apart from their own nerves. At the shops, Margie makes a beeline for some of her favourite stuff, silver. But it’s a collection of 19th-century porcelain with a fascinating history that really grabs her attention. Meanwhile, Ochuko’s eye is drawn to a piece of 1970s modern art that might be a bigger find than even he realises. Taking a break from the shopping, Margie discovers how Victorian ingenuity transformed the kitchen and started the boom in culinary gadgets. Ochuko heads to Malvern to find out about a wartime invasion of scientists and the top-secret invention that would change the course of the war. Then it’s off to the auction with big profits on their radar.
5Episode 5It’s the last gallivant for Road Trip pals Margie Cooper and Ochuko Ojiri. They continue their antiquing adventure in Wiltshire, zipping around in the rather classy classic car. Ochuko has a big budget to play with, but Margie isn’t far behind. Margie hunts down a real mixed bag of offerings, from a large Edwardian shoe sign to an early 20th-century mbira, which is an African thumb piano. Meanwhile, Ochuko spends big as he attempts to part with every penny, all in the hope of making auction-winning profits. However, a set of 1930s hat moulds captures his hat-lover heart. In amongst the shopping, Ochuko finds out about the young postmaster who went on to create one of the country’s best loved cities, while Margie looks after Britain’s most precious historical objects and gets up close and personal with every antiques expert’s worst enemy. Who will rise to triumphant victory at the final auction?
6Episode 6It’s a feisty reunion in Kent for veteran road trippers Catherine Southon and David Harper as they discover that ten years apart hasn’t dulled their competitive edge.
7Episode 7Catherine Southon and David Harper call on a doggy antiques appraiser as they trip along the Sussex coast. David gets into trouble playing cricket in a shop full of china.
8Episode 8Catherine Southon and David Harper are shopping on the Isle of Wight and across Hampshire. David goes Dutch, but not before learning about French soldiers’ passion for garlic.
9Episode 9David and Catherine go digging for bargains on the Jurassic Coast. Catherine is attracted to old iron, David is daft for Delft, and they shake it all up with a cocktail.
10Episode 10Catherine and David are steaming to auction to end their south coast jamboree, with an antique eel spear and a fetish doll. But will Catherine ever get out of second gear?
11Episode 11Dealers Irita Marriot and Mark Hill set out on their first trip together, hunting for antiques to sell at auction. But when the hammer goes down, who will come out on top?
12Episode 12Irita Marriott and Mark Hill continue their search for money-making treasures. Some anatomy moulds and a 200-year-old ornament go under the gavel.
13Episode 13Irita Marriott and Mark Hill cruise their way around East Anglia on a search for treasures from a bygone era. They find a rare blue duck and sought-after Hungarian porcelain.
14Episode 14Experts Irita Marriott and Mark Hill go treasure hunting in the Fens. They find an antique that hides a secret and another that could be the show’s most gruesome buy yet.
15Episode 15It's Mark Hill and Irita Marriott’s final chance to find profit-making collectables, but will a shoe-shaped pin cushion or a 1970s motorbike sell for the most at auction?
16Episode 16Izzie Balmer sets off with a new rival in the classic car, Ishy Khan. These jewellery experts compete to find profitable antiques in the Lakes but discover an American president.
17Episode 17Road trip regular Izzie Balmer and new recruit Ishy Khan head for the Pennines. Expect an alligator and a tale of an eccentric gardener before a Barnsley auction.
18Episode 18Auctioneer Izzie Balmer and jewellery expert Ishy Khan explore all things Yorkshire in their vintage motor. Will a very old and rare padlock be the key to an auction win?
19Episode 19Antiquers Izzie Balmer and Ishy Khan do Derbyshire. A 1930s necklace and a miniature croquet set head to auction, but only after a night-time rowboat escapade.
20Episode 20Ishy and Izzie are on their last legs in the Midlands! Broken pineapples, legless glass ladies, mystery board games and an antique pub table – what will make them money at auction?