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(MUSIC PLAYING)

NARRATOR: This time...

(GASPS)

...it's a family affair in Ireland...

- Yay! - Whoo!

Whoo-hoo! Let's get buying.

...as Johnny's son, Tom, joins his dad for moral support.

When I made my money from standing on stage and trying to be funny...

Yeah. But you were funny. ...this was the chap... Thank you!

...and his first taste of haggling.

- Deal. - Deal.

But with the van filling up...

This trip has already been far too successful. It's been great.

...has Johnny overshot on stock?

Here he is with a... Oh, my God!

Last year, after a lifetime collecting antiques and curios...

Who doesn't want a marzipan Indiana Jones?

The Thirsty Bear!

(THEY LAUGH)

...actor and comedian Johnny Vegas finally took the plunge...

No, it's happening again!

...and fulfilled his dream of opening his own antiques and collectibles shop.

Vintage Vegas is opening for business.

It proved a smash hit with customers...

You'll pay 900 for it? In your face!

...and gave Johnny confidence in his eye for a good buy

and his ability to sell eclectic items.

I'm a dealer.

Get me.

Now, he and lifelong friend and assistant Bev are back...

Don't look at me like that!

...dreaming bigger... Will it fit in the van?

This is an absolute disaster. (LAUGHS)

...and better...

(GASPS) Look at this!

...hoping business will boom and the shop will go from pop-up to permanent.

This time round,

I don't want it to finish when the cameras go home. (BLEATS)

With Johnny's partner, Vikki, joining the team...

You'll stretch the leather! I'll stretch your leather in a minute.

...they're hitting the road in search of new stock.

Hello, Mr Bond.

Hello, you creepy little chappie.

So can Johnny turn from lifelong dreamer...

I'm a bit concerned opening today.

Got a price in mind. Too low, mate.

to full-time dealer...

That might be my naughty purchase.

You've got a deal.

He's so my boy.

...with his Little Shop of Antiques?

There we go!

Look at him. He's back in the groove.

I'm trying to play it calm, but I've just had a little wee. (DEALER LAUGHS)

(SHOP SIGN SQUEAKS)

Johnny and Bev have hopped from North Wales to Ireland in search of antiques

and vintage items they wouldn't usually find in the UK.

I'm looking forward to it.

I think it'll be an interesting back of the van by the time we come back.

The first stop on their Irish stock hunt

was Brittas Bay Antiques in Dublin,

which saw Johnny buy big...

That sculpture's bizarre. Four-foot shoe.

It'd just look good for the shop.

...but spend with care.

Go on, break my heart. What's on there?

Too much for you. (LAUGHS)

I'm having that as a tattoo.

Here we go, Tom.

Today, Johnny and Bev have a new apprentice on board.

- Yay! - Whoo!

Whoo-hoo! Let's get buying.

...Johnny's 10-year-old son, Tom, who lives with his mum in Ireland.

You're gonna buy today.

I know. It's my first time buying, and I'm really excited.

- You're learning the lingo, aren't you? - Yeah.

If we don't like something, and politely we want to say no, what do we say?

Um, it's not in my wheelhouse.

Um, what's the best you can do? (CHUCKLES) Yeah.

And, um...

I don't know what I can get off that. ...and what can I get off this?

Yeah. Imagine, like, you're buying summat from me.

- The car key. - Right.

How much have you got on this? Fifty.

All right.

What's the best you can do at a dealer's rate? I can probably do 40.

- Yeah, this works pretty well. Yeah. - We've got a deal.

And then you always shake on it.

That is, amongst dealers,

that is a legally binding contract. (CHUCKLES)

Hopefully, Tom will get the chance to do his dealer dad proud.

Remember, if you've fallen in love with a piece, somebody else will.

Exactly. So you can buy from the heart.

You buy from the heart.

Buy from the heart, but try and deal with the head.

And dance with your legs.

- Up there for thinking, down there for dancing. - Dancing.

Yay!

So we're at a salvage yard.

Based on the site of the town's old woollen mills,

Kilkenny Architectural Salvage Yard

covers over 90,000 feet of warehouse,

shipping containers and grounds,

and is run by Harry Maharaj and his brother, Conor.

We're where you can come and find everything and anything.

That's what a salvage yard really should be.

You just never know what you're gonna find.

In terms of pricing, there's always a little bit of flexibility,

especially if someone's buying a few bits and pieces.

A salvage yard is about coming down, having a bit of a haggle

and building up relationships for the long term with somebody.

Tom, welcome to Kilkenny Architectural Salvage. You must be Harry.

- Hiya, lads. - Johnny, this ismy brother, Conor, as well. - Bev, how are ya?

Nice to meet you. I'm Harry. This is Connor.

Lovely to meet you both.

Harry, so how long you been...? We've been here 28 years, Johnny.

- Oh, blimey. - Yeah.

So our parents set up the business in 1998.

So family business, second generation you two, then. Exactly.

I've brought my lad Tom to...

He's learning the business.

Start them young. That's how we learned.

Every day is a school day, innit?

Johnny, do you want to walk around yourself?

I'll tell you what. I'll take a quick walk round.

- Tom's got a task of... he's gonna buy a few pieces for the shop. - Okay.

And if he makes on 'em, he gets the profits.

That's fair. Just to start him off. Yeah, yeah.

- Are you gonna go and look at smalls? Yeah, we'll look at smalls and leave you in there.

We'll look in here, see what we've got here.

The best bit of advice, something we've got

from our father, who set up the business,

is you have to have an eclectic mix of items.

If you stock your shop with a bit of everything and anything, you're open to everybody.

Johnny's first port of call is the shipping containers outside.

Go on, break my heart. They're marked 38 euros.

- I'll have it. - Well, 35, 35. - Don't jump the gun.

No, no, no. 'Cause I'm just going... all day long.

That is every bit worth...

Yeah, it's lovely. ...what you're asking for it. Yep.

And that will just look fantastic in the shop

and I know it'll sell.

At just 35 euros, this reproduction

of the iconic American Ringling Bros Circus poster is a steal.

A 1916 original by the Strobridge Lithographing Company in Cincinnati

can command well over �1,000.

I was warned. Prices are fair but high.

But that's Ireland, 'cause it's...

It is that thing of it's not car boot.

Everything he's got here is quality.

I don't know why I'm drawn to these...

Okay. ...but I am.

- They're so over engineered. - Yeah. - And kitsch.

They're desirable... to me.

One-fifty for the pair.

One-seventy and we have a deal.

- That's fair. - And I thinkyou'll make a few bob on them.That's fair.- Yeah.

Johnny bags himself

a pair of '80s Perspex cantilever dining chairs for 170 euros.

From the two things I've bought so far...

happy, man.

I've not broke the bank, but give me time.

With the shipping containers raided, it's time to hunt for smalls

with son Tom inside the brothers' vast warehouse.

I've got to look long and hard here because I might just miss something

that's absolutely fabulous.

Yeah, 'cause there's so much in here.

There is so much. So much to see and so much to miss.

I know, but isn't it brilliant? (GASPS) Old-fashioned van!

(LAUGHS)

He's so my boy.

Smalls are supposed to be easy to pick up, easy to walk out with,

and, most importantly, affordable.

So, what is it? �1,650? Yeah, 1,650.

We shan't be having that.

Oh, is that original?

I bet it is a repop, though.

I don't think it is, you know. It's got a bit of patina to that.

It's got patina, yeah.

I've seen lots of things and lots of things that I think if I, if I, I can already,

if I buy 'em at the right price, I can shift 'em at the right price.

We're having that. We're having that.

Do me a favour.

It's not that old. Can you check that?

Can you, can you go and find him and ask him if that is working?

Or can he try it with a battery?

He's gotta learn.

I'm not sending him up a chimney!

- Harry. - Yes, Tom. - Do you think this works?

If it had a battery in it. Yeah, I've got some batteries. I'll check for you.

Who woke up one day and went, "I'm really good at making pigs,

here's what I'll make of these."?

It works and we'll take it.

Okay. We'll do it for you at 25.

- Twenty-five? - Twenty-five.

You've got a, you've got a deal. Good deal.

- Well done. Cheers. - Good man.

Cheers.

'Cause like that clock,

there's no real age to it, but it'll just sell.

Betty Boop...

and a certain fizzy drink.

Somebody will love it and want it in their kitchen.

Good news. He just gave it to you for 25.

No, you didn't.

How does it feel to be a dealer?

It feels good.

So that's Tom's first deal of the day, and he's on a roll.

You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna go in for the kill.

I'm gonna try a deal,

that sign, that Guinness sign.

Right. Just be cautious with it,

because I've got a feeling he really likes that,

- and he knows what it's... the value in it. - Okay.

- Tom. - Yeah?

Ask him what's the story on it. Okay.

Tom's fantastic.

He's already picking up. He's seen stuff that I would buy.

Hey, Harry, what is the story behind this sign?

Yeah, so it's an enamel sign,

but it's not an old original one. Yeah.

Erm, it's priced at 95.

So, is it something you like?

I do quite like the sort of burn marks on it on the front

because it just kind of gives it a bit of character,

- like it had a backstory, even though it doesn't. - Yeah.

And what I'm happiest about is he's loving it.

He enjoys it.

But then he did offer nine and a half grand for a small Guinness sign.

Seventy-five is where I'd be on that now. Seventy-five.

Mmm...

Sixty-five?

I can't get to 65.

Could you do 70?

- Deal. - Deal.

Well done.

I'd say the best thing I've got a deal on

was, er, this Guinness sign.

Got it from 95 to 70, which is honestly quite good.

But I could have done a bit better.

Like, I was aiming for 65, but it's pretty much close.

I've seen a couple of things down there earlier.

That's where the budget could...

...fall off the back of the wagon.

Oh, that's worth it. Tell him, tell him you'll have that.

All right.

Put that in the pile, will ya? All right.

Now, you wouldn't find a tortoise carrying a pint back in England.

It is turning into a smalls trip, but not all of it is cheap smalls.

This is brilliant repop!

It's heavy. It feels heavy.

Heavy feels expensive.

So far, the repop petroliana has been doing so well, so well for the shop.

It seems both father and son are hitting their stride with the smalls.

We'll just price it up all in one go, or else it just, it tacks all day, item by item.

He's got so much stuff. Have you got your sign?

Yep. Cool.

Ten quid from 17.

You what? Ten quid from 17.

You're the man.

While Bev exercises restraint perusing the shipping containers...

This place is amazing.

I mean, it's just container after container,

and there's like four acres,

just full of, er, stuff.

Johnny and Tom have built a formidable pile.

Why am I drawn to these?

(MELODIC MOBILE PHONE ALERT)

That's me conscience.

But there is one item Johnny wants to haggle over.

This advertising piece... here. (CHUCKLES)

- That. - Okay.

That little toddler.

And the price tag on it is 395 euros.

Where are you on it?

If you do it for 250...

Uh...

I know it's a... it's a big ask. I get it.

It is. It is. It is.

Erm...

Oh, c...

(SIGN SQUEAKS)

(SIGN SQUEAKS)

Johnny and son, Tom, are at Kilkenny Architectural Salvage Yard in Ireland,

haggling over an antique advertising piece priced at 395 euros.

Where are you on it?

If you do it for 250...

Uh...

I know it's a, it's a big ask. I get it.

Is it. It is. It is.

Erm...

Can I get her out? Yeah, let's take it out and have a look.

Oh, man.

It's... It's...

I'd do 295 for you.

It's 100 off of it.

It is. I know it is. And that's really, really generous.

It's just, I think that at the...

I think I'm at the limit there of what I can get on it. Yeah, where you are.

But...

We'll go in the middle, Johnny, 275?

Didn't even pause there. No, no.

Two-seven-five, that is really fair.

You've done me a lovely... A happy ending.

A happy ending indeed, mate.

And look at that.

Will I put it on your table for you? Please do.

That's a dealer's purchase.

I buy it because it sets my stall out,

and in the end, he gave us a fair price.

With the warehouse and containers thoroughly plundered,

it's time to assess the damage.

Now, Johnny. Ready to do a deal?

- Let's do it. - Yep.

We have built up quite a pile.

Some stuff we've already priced. Two things we've done a bit of a deal on.

Give me the bundle cost, and then give me the...

Yeah. So basically, we were coming in at 1,820 for everything.

All at headline price.

I've got you down to 1350.

(GASPS) Is that fair?

- Yeah. - A trio. - Yeah, it is.

- There's a lot of stuff there. Are you sure? - Yeah.

Thank you. I'm...

No, you're very welcome. Delighted to have you here. That is brilliant.

- Most of the discount came from Tom. Next time we come to Kilkenny, I'm definitely coming back.

Don't look at me like that!

Johnny, your money, your buys.

I expressed my emotions, and that's what matters.

It's been a great day. Yeah. Yeah. I could hear you dealing in the back.

Yeah. The dealing's been great.

I've had, I've had my peaks and... and more peaks,

but, er, yeah, I've enjoyed it. And I've been the trough.

They've just had such a great time, Johnny and Tom. They both loved it.

That's the art of antique hunting. It is.

- It's the beauty... It's the beauty of everything. - Yeah.

See? We're on the same wavelength.

We have a deal. Yeah.

Oh, I think they'd love to do more of this in the future.

I think Johnny's definitely gonna take Tom on a buying trip.

I think Tom's got the bug.

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)

With Tom's first buying trip in the bag,

Johnny is somewhere else he wants to take him,

and it's a trip down memory lane.

So, what are we off to do?

We are off to go to a pub

to buy... to buy some chairs that you're very interested in.

I am very interested.

And why did we nip into the pub in the first place?

Because there's a theatre you used to do, like, comedy things in,

and you got the goosebumps when you saw it and, like, "We have to go there."

I did. I worked here about 20-odd years ago.

This was a fantastic festival in the town of Kilkenny.

Yeah. Cat Laughs.

And it was called Cat Laughs Festival.

And I had the time of my life.

And you also locked a bloke... you also locked a heckler in the cellar.

I did. I locked a heckler in the cellar. Well remembered.

I honestly just feel dreadfully bad for that man, even though he was such a bad heckler.

He was a bad heckler.

He was a really bad heckler and he had it coming.

Paul, the landlord, I said, "Can I come back?"

It's almost a done deal already.

He's happy to sell them.

We've just got to agree on a price.

When I made my money from standing on stage and trying to be funny...

Yeah, but you were funny.

...this was the chap... Thank you.

You were funny. You still are funny. You always have been funny.

Did you hear that, TV? I was funny.

Founded in 1988, Cleere's bar and theatre in Kilkenny

hosts everything from music to poetry,

including the annual Cat Laughs comedy festival.

The man responsible for keeping up the craic in Kilkenny is Paul McCabe.

Oh, here we are again!

How are you guys? I love an Irish pub. Hiya, Paul.

- Hello. - Paul, Tom.How you doing, Tom? - Tom, Paul. Paul, Tom.

We won't forget each other. Nice to meet you. Hi again, Paul.

Johnny, welcome back. Good to see you.

Thanks for having us in. Thanks for opening up so early. Ah, you're very welcome.

NARRATOR: The renowned annual Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festival

has hosted some of the world's funniest comedians for 31 years.

It's a festival where anything can happen,

particularly in Johnny's shows, and especially to hecklers.

It was such a privilege to be invited to play here,

and we just had the best craic.

It was the only venue where they'd let you lock a heckler in the cellar.

(LAUGHTER)

A trapdoor out the back. It was, it was.

I can't believe he went in there! Like, "Come and have a look at this."

And I locked the door on him,

and all he did was bang on the door throughout the rest of the gig.

And his wife went, "Good bloody riddance."

(LAUGHS)

Do you want to have a look at a few chairs?

Yeah, cheers, Paul, if you don't mind.

The chairs Johnny has his eye on are still used in the theatre

at the back of the pub

where he performed during his comedy heyday.

Oh, man. We've had a few changes here and there over the years,

but those guys hung in there. Are they a proper part of the... They've been here since 1988.

(GASPS) I love them.

And the fact the colours are so distinctive.

Maybe the guy locked in the cellar was sat here and his wife was here. No,

he was sat there. I remember. They're usually in the front.

Honestly, this place, this is one of my

happiest places performing.

And I mean that.

But we've got to do a deal. We have to do something, yeah, I suppose.

I know what I'd like to pay. If i give you 100, but to be honest,

I'll find it hard to sell these 'cause of where they've come from. Hundred's a fair deal.

Thanks very much. Appreciate it. Perfect. Thank you, buddy.

Johnny may have spent 100 euros on five 1980s' plastic chairs,

but the nostalgia is priceless.

It's that classic if those chairs could talk, the stories they could tell.

It's absolutely jam-packed with memories for me, this place.

So to take them away with me, what a joy, what a privilege.

The strange thing about this place - you never know who's gonna walk in that door.

A pleasant surprise to see Johnny after all these years.

I've fond memories of him from the Cat Laugh early days.

Oh, 1990s Johnny Vegas would be thinking: I'm gonna be the biggest comedian on the planet,

and I won't have to be dealing in antiques one day.

(LAUGHS)

You've summed up my career in one sentence.

But look at me now.

I am blessed. I'm out and I'm buying with my son.

Life has turned out good.

(SIGN SQUEAKS)

(SIGN SQUEAKS)

In Ireland, Johnny and Bev have dropped Tom at home and said their goodbyes,

but have time for one final stock hunt before catching the ferry back.

This trip has already been far too successful.

Been great. But also as well,

we've not got a lot of room left in the van,

so I think it might have to be smalls.

Why don't we just go in... I won't try and rein you in.

...have a look, and I will rein in my, (GASPS) "Ooh, look at those!"

What will you say? "Ooh!"

When you feel that "ooh..." You feel that "ooh" a lot.

If we hadn't had two really good buying trips, I would not even be suggesting.

All I'm going is, the van's full. (CHUCKLES)

Bev's right to worry as they're about to hit

Ireland's biggest antiques, art and vintage fair,

held just four times a year at Limerick Racecourse.

You're so keen to get in.

And now that he's officially a dealer,

Johnny's one of the privileged few

who get an exclusive two-hour preview

reserved for those in the trade.

I'll go at the other end and then I'll leave you to start here.

- Yeah, okay. Yeah, you do the art. - Sound. Yeah.

Straight through the doors and already there's good, good, good, good stuff.

It's me and Bev... innit?

"The van's full." (LAUGHS)

"It's all right. I've bought a horse."

While Bev has a casual browse, Johnny is on a mission.

(GASPS) What is that?

I find it fascinating.

Yeah, it's an Irish vintage Jack O Patsy.

I like that.

What have you got on that?

Sixty-five.

- Okay. - Very cheap.

Founded in 1982,

Jack O Patsy is one of the largest producers

of traditional handmade pottery in Ireland,

known for its Celtic spiral motif.

Could I do you like a... a friendly swap

and ditch the shade

and just buy the original base?

Okay. So what are we talking there?

Could I do 50 on that and you get to keep that?

That'd be perfect. Brilliant.

Hey, I'm out of the traps and I'm buying,

but we've got two hours where it's dealers dealing with dealers.

(GASPS)

Look at that!

I don't think I've ever described a piece before as delicious.

It's just the fact it's got the... I'd have to get 40 euros for it.

And that's good value.

It's all hand-painted.

Dealers don't treat dealers like idiots.

We don't smack down prices just for the sake of it.

Who? What? Why?

The little duck? Yeah, but...

"I'm gonna make a lampshade, and I'm gonna put a duck underneath it."

Thirty-five euros.

Done.

- Done. - You're not even going tobargain with me?

No, not on that one.

I think you have to have that box, too.

Which means you have to treat me right on this.

It's what dealers do.

So far, Johnny's only visited one store and he's already bought three items.

A ceramic lamp for 50 euros.

A hand-painted inlaid trinket box for 35 euros.

And the same price for a table lamp complete with ceramic duck.

Thank you. You're starting my day very well.

(GASPS)

(HEAVENLY CHOIR)

Sorry.

You saw St. Brigid. Did one of my non-casual gasps.

She's the bee's knees. St. Brigid.

Oh, man. She's from the 17th century.

Shut up. Mmm.

I think you're gonna have to buy her.

St. Brigid is one of Ireland's three patron saints,

watching over poets, midwives, dairy farmers and blacksmiths.

But does her benevolence stretch to dealers?

Hiya. Johnny.

Pleased to meet you. Pleased to meet ya.

Break my heart. What... What is she at?

Nine hundred.

Oh, my God, she's gorgeous.

(SIGHS) Oh, man. That would... that would almost be me budget for the day.

(LAUGHS) Look away, boys.

Is 900 your best?

I had 1100 on it. (GASPS)

So you've already... I've already come down.

...come down. You have massively.

Do me a favour.

I'm gonna take a quick wander.

- If anybody else makes you an offer, will you just come back to me? Yeah, I will.

Yeah, I'll put it on hold. Thank you.

While Johnny considers blowing 900 euros on St. Brigid,

he continues his hunt for more affordable items.

What have you got on the butterflies?

The butterflies, yeah. Forty euro.

Couldn't shake your hand quick enough.

Butterfly collecting was a Victorian obsession,

but the specimens are delicate and few early cases survived intact,

which makes them rare and sought after.

Johnny's, however, is more modern.

Everything I've bought with butterflies in a case has sold.

They're in immaculate condition.

The boy done well.

Tayto's very big over here, you know.

I know, it's massive. They had Tayto Park.

What have you got on him?

Twenty-five to you.

Do me 15 on him.

I could do 20.

That's what he cost.

Done.

Mr Tayto here is the mascot

of the Republic of Ireland's iconic crisp brand,

founded in 1954 in Dublin.

He is, however, not to be confused

with the mascot of the Northern Irish crisp brand, Tayto,

who is also called Mr Tayto.

They're Tonka. They're round about... Aye, Tonka,

the toys you couldn't break. ...'60s, '70s.

Yeah. I had the little yellow truck. Yes.

And I used to kneel in it like, you know, a poor man's skateboard.

Oh, I like that. I think that's a nice bit of fun, that.

Wanna buy a forklift?

Look at that!

That's homemade.

(FORKLIFT SQUEAKS)

You are a great salesman. (CHUCKLES)

What have you got on that?

I have a hundred and twenty. A hundred to you.

How can you not buy a scratch-made forklift truck when you see one?

And I'll throw in the car.

I am loving... You know what?

You've made my day, you have.

I am... to coin a phrase of me own,

a giddy kipper.

That is abso...

That's a work of art.

That should be in the V&A.

And we've just bought it for 100 euros.

God bless him.

How worthwhile was it coming to Ireland?

We've got more than a vanful.

We've got a shopful.

While Johnny single-handedly restocks the shop,

Bev is being a tad more selective.

Vintage Italian Cerrano.

What have you got on there?

I can do it now for 25. That's okay for you, is it?. Are you sure?

Yeah. No problem. Yeah, yeah.

I didn't even have to do any haggling. Are you sure? Yeah, we'll always look after you.

Aw, thank you.

When you first walk in, it does look really, really small,

and I thought Johnny would do it quite quickly,

but there are some really quality stands

and I've already spotted a few things that I know he's gonna buy.

There's like a mid-century jug that I know he'll have his eye on.

It's stunning. Yeah.

I think he's probably gonna go over budget again.

There's so much gone into making that.

I know. It's SylvaC. So it's... Right.

Oh, so it's made in England. Yeah, yeah. It's mid-century.

Yeah, well, it's been, it's been cast and then depressed.

They've had a stamp there, and they've pushed it in from both sides.

- Ah, okay. - And that's how they've gotthe raised edges,

and that's how the glaze has taken in between.

I see. I feel like I'm schooling you.

No, but I'm interested.

I'm really interested 'cause I love them.

Only 'cause I've studied ceramics.

British pottery company SilvaC, with a capital C at the end,

was founded in 1894

under the name Shaw and Copestake,

focusing primarily on animal figurines and Toby jugs.

While SilvaC kitchenalia isn't rare, it is, however, highly collectible.

If I did it for 45 for you? Shall we say 40?

Forty? Yeah, yeah, 40. Thank you. It's beautiful.

Dealers only for two hours.

I feel like an Italian

who's just landed on an island and it's completely covered in basil.

So far, Johnny's done brilliantly on smalls,

but there is one big-ticket item

he still needs to make a decision on.

(HEAVENLY CHOIR)

Or does he?

I'm starting to hang out with antiques too much

because I've started enjoying things that I wouldn't...

Sorry to disturb you.

- It's just you told me to get back to you about the St Brigid. - Yeah?

I've had an offer of the full asking price, 1100.

Sorry.

Take it.

- Yeah? Are you sure? - Yeah.

Look, you offered me a really good price on it, but I do not want to do you out of a deal.

No. Thanks very much.

Sorry to disappoint you. Thank you for finding me.

It's a lovely... You've kind of, you've took a beautiful weight off my mind.

Thanks.

Cheers, buddy.

Somebody's offered him the full asking price.

He's a dealer.

Take it.

So now...

...I can buy a badger!

Look at that!

(HEAVENLY CHOIR)

Today's gone really, really well. To be honest,

when I walked in, I saw a lot of china and glass and coins and militaria,

which I didn't think was... obviously it's not in Johnny's wheelhouse, as he says.

But then, as you got in, there were some really nice quality items.

Yeah, there he is with a... Oh, my God!

I can't believe we're trying to have a serious conversation... (LAUGHS)

Oh, I can... while Barry the Badger is driving, driving the van.

Johnny, he is really disconcerting.

You know what I think it is? What?

I think Barry's your spirit animal. (LAUGHS)

Baz. (GASPS) Oh! Baz.

- 'Ey, now. - He's strapped in. - Come on!

He wants to drive. Thinks he can drive better than you.

Ireland has been... Every buying trip here,

I have spent double my budget.

And I'm not bragging... No.

...but... Look, if we can sell it all, that's fine.

We just need to get it sold. That's brilliant.

Just gotta get 'em all back to the shop.

Johnny might have cleaned up in Ireland, but has he gone overboard with his buying?

'Ey, wait till they see us drive on the ferry with this!

(LAUGHS)

That's gonna be one of the happiest moments of my life.

(LAUGHS)

(FERRY HORN BLASTS)

(SIGN SQUEAKS)

(SIGN SQUEAKS)

(MUSIC PLAYING)

After a prosperous trip to Ireland buying stock,

Johnny and Bev are back at Dagfields...

We didn't get much in Ireland. (BEV LAUGHS)

Oh, my God. I can't believe how much.

You're gonna need another shop.

...and have enlisted Vikki to help start pricing things up.

- Vik, the prices on the list have been converted from euros to pounds.

Johnny's star buy from his first excursion to Brittas Bay Antiques in Dublin was typically understated.

It's a four-foot shoe. Come on. How many buyers do you get for a four-foot shoe?

Give me a bit of space.

That's a proper disco shoe that, isn't it?

What was the price on that?

�43.50 you paid. Huzzah!

- Two fifty. - Two hundred and fifty.

Yeah. Come on, look at it.

No, yeah, I'm... I'm all for it.

If you've got the garden, we've got the shoe.

What about the chairs? You paid 87.

Eighty-seven quid. Oh...

I'm a bit committed to these because I took Tom to a club

that I'd played a gig in, in a tiny room,

and we bought them together. So, erm...

Lovely. ...I want at least 200 for them. Two hundred.

Next up, some of the items that made up Johnny's

�1100 haul at Kilkenny Architectural Salvage Yard.

We've got the branded clock.

- Tom did the deal on this. - Did he?

I heard him in the background going, "What's the best you can do?" Aw.

- That's my boy. - Aw.

Yeah. Put it out at 60.

- Sixty? - Yeah.

That could mean a tickety-boop profit of �38.50 for son Tom.

Now, it's another investment piece.

Gorgeous.

But she's going online.

She's got proper class.

She's beautiful.

This statuette advertised the Liberty Bodice,

a soft fabric vest for children

created in 1908 by Symington's of Market Harborough

as an alternative to rigid corsets.

It was a familiar sight in department stores and drapers from the 1920s through to the 1950s.

You paid �240.

Yeah, I want four hundred.

Put it online at 400 and see how she does.

Four hundred? Yeah. I think she was a find.

And last, but by no means least...

Badger umbrella stand.

Badger stand.

�148 you paid.

Under the Protection of Badgers Act, 1922,

it is actually an offence in the UK to own a dead badger.

But since Barry here originally comes from France,

and likely dates back to the early 1900s,

it's perfectly legal to sell him.

If Johnny can bear to, that is.

Please price Baz not to go. (LAUGHS)

I want him to stay with us, Baz the badger.

Er, I think 280, actually.

- Two eighty. Two eighty on him, yeah. It's gorgeous.

With the latest items priced up, it's time to put them out.

I think we should put that outside. While the weather's good.

Till it goes. While the weather's good. Obviously, a giant silver shoe.

We don't want it filling up with rain.

Yeah, if the weather's fair, giant silver shoe.

I will move that. I'll just stick her there for now.

Oh, hello. That's the way I look at you sometimes.

Yeah, I know.

Well, the way you used to. (GASPS)

How rude.

It just don't look right.

It's really filling up. It's good.

My first concern was we sold so much stuff in the first week,

we didn't have enough stock.

Now we're overstocked, but it's not a bad place to be in.

Now with the opposite problem,

Johnny needs to open up and start selling his surplus stock.

- Hello. - Good morning.

- How are you? - Hi.

Thanks for waiting. You've had a long wait.

- I know what I want, so I'm gonna come straight to the desk.

Oh, really? That's what we like.

You rescued some parts from a Canberra in your first season.

- I did. - I'm a veteranof the Royal Air Force myself.

Thank you for your service.

Last year, Johnny rescued this RAF roundel from a Canberra PR7 jet bomber

at Newark Air Museum that was destined for scrap.

We've got 500 on that one. And it's worth it.

I'm sorry, but it is, because it's a really impressive bit of kit. I'm gonna have that off you.

Brilliant. I'm made up.

This stuff is amazing. I'll never come across owt like that.

Johnny's off to a flying start, shifting this old RAF roundel.

But will his latest purchases from Ireland take off?

We would like the shoe. The shoe? (LAUGHS)

We love massive shoes because we've got... Have you got many massive shoes?

We've got a massive frog. We've got Dastardly and Muttley on our roof.

You've priced it at 250. Two forty, 'cause you're a good customer.

That would be great. That's great, that. Cheers.

- Brilliant. Thank you very much. - Thank you.

Never doubt me when I buy a massive shoe.

Second customers in, big shoe sold.

You've got to have faith that there will be at some point a buyer for it.

I just didn't... If I'm honest, didn't know it'd be that quick.

But they've got a giant frog, so why wouldn't you want a giant shoe?

The sale of the big shoe kicks off the sale of Johnny's Irish purchases in style.

- Hiya. - Hiya, mate. - Oh, Tayto.

It's great, innit? Classic brand.

Yeah. I just like the year on the back, it's when I was born. Oh, really?

Well, this is obviously bigger in Ireland.

There's Tayto Park. They had a theme park based on crisps.

They did. The car parks were Cheese and Onion and Salt and Vinegar.

(LAUGHTER)

And I'm not kidding you.

That's Mr Tayto in the bag.

But what about Johnny's his-and-hare's ornaments?

Oh, now then. I'm going for the rabbits.

I've seen loads of the fighting hares,

I've never seen that type. Do you know what I mean?

Pair of hares, they're �50.

I'm gonna have to stick to my guns on the price.

It's her birthday as well.

- Happy birthday. - Thank you.

I'm 21 with several years' experience.

Johnny's latest buys are selling like hotcakes,

but is son Tom going to be as lucky?

Ah! Very happy with this.

Well, it is, it's a... it's a repro.

- Yes. - It's not original, but it still presents really well.

I don't think I've got any big bags. BEV: Thank you very much.

Wonderful. Thank you very much indeed.

- Cheers, mate. - Thank you. - Thanks a lot. See ya now.

Better call Tom.

Let him know he's made a sale.

Boy done good. Takes after his dad.

- Hello. It's a beautiful set, isn't it? - It is.

I'm torn between putting them in my living room

or having them as, like, a reference, 'cause I'm an art teacher,

so it'll be really useful for my students to use it to draw.

- Yeah. - So you can have it term timein school and then...

Yeah, I could have it in shifts. That's a great idea, actually. Lovely.

After a flutter of sales...

Cheers, lads.

...it's almost time to shut up shop.

Today, I was thrilled. Within the first 10, 15 minutes,

the day paid for itself.

We had barely put the massive shoe outside and it went.

Hello! He's me at three in the morning!

The trip to Ireland has just proved to be a massive success.

Whilst it felt like we were handing over a lot of money at the time, loads of it is coming back in.

Take care, mate, yeah?�

And the smalls cover the larger gambles.

And when the larger gambles pay off, more money for smalls.

That's as far out as I can get my tongue.

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