Original subtitles

When have you ever met me and I've had a plan?

(LAUGHS)

This time... Oh, God.

...there's an eerie new addition to the team.

His eyes!

I know! It's the stuff of nightmares.

Vintage Vegas sells at a fair for the first time.

Oh, my word.

I've gone from did we bring too much stuff to have we brought enough?

It's a big task. I'm nervous about it. I won't lie.

And Johnny faces a big decision.

I think the shop's building in confidence.

Dismantle it now... Yeah, it would be a great shame.

I said good day, sir! (LAUGHS)

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

Who doesn't want a marzipan Indiana Jones?

The Thirsty Bear!

(LAUGHING)

...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! (LAUGHING)

...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...

I knew we were coming home with a badger.

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

This is an absolute disaster.

...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. (BLEATING)

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.

I've got a price in mind. Too low, mate.

...to full-time dealer...

That might be me 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)

(SIGN SQUEAKS)

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)

Just seven weeks ago...

Ooh! We're here.

...Johnny Vegas reopened his pop-up antiques shop in a new space,

sublet to him by neighbours Dave and Bird.

Want to see your new shop?

Remember this? DAVE: Welcome home.

We're not just refitting, we're rebooting.

I want it to be an ongoing concern.

But in just a few days,

his eight-week lease on the shop is set to expire

and Johnny will have to decide: pack it all away for another year

or make the pop-up permanent?

If I can keep emptying me shelves,

it means we stand a chance of staying open full time.

But before he makes a decision, there's a new test on the horizon.

I'll do the price list... We'll do one sweep,

and then I'll see what's in the van. Yeah.

Piece by piece, the shop is being taken apart.

Big pan. Yeah. The little pan. The large coppers.

And the drawers.

So you're taking the engineer's box? Yeah. Yep. Yeah.

This is what I mean. It's a big thing.

This is like parting with all your favourites all at once. I know.

After learning the trade from behind his own counter,

Johnny's ready to take a giant leap into the unknown,

selling at a trade fair for the very first time.

It's a small step for an obese man, but a massive step for dealers kind.

His destination, the Cheshire Decorative Home & Salvage Show,

a three-day fair set in 250 acres of English countryside.

I've got to select from the shop what best represents everything that I want to do.

It's a big task. I'm nervous about it. I won't lie.

For the first time, Johnny's not buying,

he's actually selling there. So that's gonna be an experience.

It's a lot of work for one day, man. So we have got to sell.

With thousands of potential customers expected through the gates,

the fair is Johnny's chance

to test himself against the best in the business...

What 'm going up against is dealer after dealer after dealer after dealer.

...and prove he's got what it takes to compete.

It's a far bigger mix of dealers and folk who are just out to buy.

Will they think I'm an interloper, or am I a dealer?

Because my every intention is to be a dealer, a serious dealer.

So, with the shop quiet on a searing-hot day in Cheshire,

Johnny's taken a moment to call on the man who's seen it all before, fellow Dagfields dealer, Jon.

So, there on Saturday.

First fair. Yeah. I'm really nervous.

I was gonna say... Just as I'm getting comfy in the shop,

I decide to go and do a fair.

You've got all those other traders right next to you, in front of you, behind you.

They're the competition now. They're all coming up going,

"yeah." (LAUGHS) Yeah.

The Vintage Vegas stand will have to stand out from up to 200 other dealers at the fair.

So, have you been thinking about what you're gonna take?

I want to take items that I'm a little bit proud of buying.

Exactly. Because then you're stamping that Vegas brand.

You're literally setting your stall out this time. Yeah. Yeah.

Boom, this is who I am.

People are really gonna judge what you've got.

Well, if I weren't nervous before, I am now.

(LAUGHS)

Cheers for this. Oh, it's...

I'm glad we had this chat. (CHUCKLES)

Johnny needs to choose the right items for the buyers there.

That'll be his biggest challenge.

So, to help with the selection, Jon's joining the team inside

to cast a second pair of eyes over Johnny's picks.

Taking the, er...?

Yeah. Yeah, definitely, definitely.

This is a home and a decorative show.

So you're thinking about what people will want in their homes,

'cause that's what people are coming for. Quirky, decorative things.

And the fair is a second chance for Johnny's unsold items.

It's a perfect opportunity. If it's not working in the shop,

there's bound to be someone there, especially if you offer it at an attractive price, Okay.

Like this 1970s railing from a fairground ride,

its design inspired by the hit musical Godspell.

Stuff like that is great fun.

Priced at �300, it's yet to find a buyer in the shop.

Ooh! Decoys.

BEV: Take your ducks. JON: Oh, absolutely. Take the decoy ducks.

Duck decoys were historically used to help hunters

lure real ducks into range,

but have now become collectible art pieces.

Oh, good. Yeah. Yeah. I'd like to sell one. Yeah.

But maybe not all of Johnny's items have the same chance of resurrection at the fair.

I wouldn't go huge on the taxidermy.

Yeah. I wonder if Chantelle will sell.

(GRUMBLES)

Yeah, we don't know.

I've never heard you grumble like that before. (LAUGHS)

(IMITATES GRUMBLING) That was was my real thinking one.

Stuff started moving across the tablet. (LAUGHS)

Jon came in and gave us a bit of sound advice.

I thought he had rabies!

I said, "How about that?" And he went... (GRUMBLES)

I was thinking, if the sign could come down outside,

why not try and get that there? BEV: Take that with us.

'Cause straight away... Yeah. ...it's first impressions count. They're seeing you first time.

We're gonna need a bigger van. (LAUGHS)

We'll see you down there then, Jon. Yes. Yeah.

Well, you can come down, look how we set it up and go... (GRUMBLES)

Yeah, all right.

I think he's got enough items in there

that tell people what Johnny's brand is.

We'll just have to see how it goes. We really will.

Right, let's crack on. I'll get the bubble wrap. We've got a lot to pack.

While Bev gets to work on the packaging,

Johnny's been paid a visit by restorer friends Hughie and Steve...

Now then. ...and dealer Steven.

What treasures do you have in store? You messaged me with a couple of things, didn't you?

He's been told they have a standout item

perfect for the fair.

Do you want to meet Simon in the back of the car?

Let's have a look at Simon.

He's been in my bedroom for years, this one.

You had that in your bedroom?

He moves if you plug him in.

He moves? What does he do?

Well, he plays his guitar. Threatens you?

He taps his foot. His eyes move and his mouth goes up and down.

Why Simon? Just come to me.

I've just seen him. I thought, "He's a Simon, him."

(LAUGHTER)

Please take this the right way. He's horrific.

It's horrible. (LAUGHTER)

Wait till Bev sees Simon.

Ooh, hello. Bev,

I've got a special surprise for you.

You'll love this. Will I?

Meet Simon.

He's gonna be our number one star at the fair.

(CHUCKLES)

Oh!

Oh! (LAUGHTER)

Oh, God! Oh!

Oh, no! His eyes!

I know! It's the stuff of nightmares.

His tongue moves an' all.

His what? Does it? Yeah.

Ooh, that's handy. Ooh.

(LAUGHS)

I have no response for that whatsoever.

(LAUGHTER)

Simon is exactly the type of one-off item

that could set tongues wagging at the fair.

If that's not gonna stop a customer in their tracks, I don't know what is.

And he's got a working tongue, so you gotta have him.

Again. Enough with the tongue. (LAUGHS)

All right, enough with the tongue.

It's a bit more realistic, innit? Look at him.

How much is on him? Erm, four.

Oof!

What are you thinking?

Realistically,

I think 350 is what I can get.

If you could do 300, I'd love to keep him,

whether he sells or not.

Three hundred's good. Mate, absolute pleasure.

Pleasure dealing with you. He's watching the deal as well. He is.

"Is that all I mean to you?" (LAUGHTER)

"After all these years?"

Animatronic figures like this became popular as shop displays in the 1980s.

Using prerecorded sound loops,

they often created the effect of speaking or singing puppets.

While the origins of this example are unknown, priced at �300

and still in full working order,

it's proved too much for Johnny to resist.

I have such a fascination...

With talking inanimate objects. ...with inanimate objects.

(LAUGHS) That really suits you.

Now, look, leave your manager.

I'm telling you, folk music is dead. (LAUGHTER)

That's all I'll say.

Now, get in the van.

While Simon's new manager plots a comeback tour,

there's still half a shop to wrap.

As the van fills up, there's even room for a last-minute stowaway.

It's like the end of An Officer and a Gentleman.

(LAUGHS)

I'm lifting her up where she belongs. Richard Gere?

Yeah. Ha!

Where's your white costume?

Well, I'm not in t'navy, am I?

So I haven't got one.

Safety first.

The shop that Johnny has meticulously put together has been taken apart in a day.

It's really strange.

I feel like I've been evicted.

Vintage Vegas might be about to hit the road,

but Johnny's out to prove that he's here to stay.

I want to stand shoulder to shoulder with other dealers,

otherwise what we doing here?

It's just an oversized hobby.

And it isn't. It's a shop, and it's a business.

(SIGN SQUEAKS)

(SIGN SQUEAKS)

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

It's another scorching summer's day in the northwest of England...

We're in an air-conditioned van and it's too hot.

I can't stand it no more already.

...and Johnny and Bev are back on the road.

You need a vest top, Johnny, that's what you need.

I don't need a vest top. (LAUGHS)

I'd look like a failed Chippendale. (LAUGHS)

With a vanload of their best stock on board,

they are headed 30 miles north

to the Cheshire Decorative & Salvage Show,

a much loved event, returning after a five-year hiatus...

We're off to the fair.

...where, for the first time ever,

Vintage Vegas will be setting up a stall of their own.

Do you think we've brought enough stuff?

I think we've brought far more than I thought we would bring

for a day sale. We've basically dismantled the shop.

The show takes place at the Cheshire Showground,

set amongst 250 acres of rolling countryside

belonging to the Crown Estate.

Ooh, look!

Ooh, there's some nice setups, isn't there?

Yeah, and they all know what they're doing. We are still newcomers.

Now two years into his antiques journey,

going head to head with 200 other traders

is the ultimate test for Johnny's ambition to become a full-time dealer.

We've just got to be able to prove ourselves.

First time in my life I can prove I know what I'm doing.

Although the fair doesn't open to the public until tomorrow,

Johnny and Bev are playing catch-up.

Other traders have arrived early

and are already busy making deals amongst themselves.

Well, obviously we're way behind.

Look, some of them are already... Selling.

Oh, my word. I've gone from did we bring too much stuff

to have we brought enough?

So with the fair already heating up...

It's a scorcher. Oh, my gosh.

...their first task is transforming an empty tent into Vintage Vegas.

We've got more space than we realised. We have.

Let's see how we get on. Let's get the stuff out the van.

Don't lift that by yourself.

Well, get it with me then.

You get that side. Weighs a tonne.

Remember, lift with your legs.

One box and I'm knackered. (LAUGHS)

I told you when we met, I'm not a heavy lifter.

Well, you're really making me look bad.

It's like breathing in gravy.

It's that hot.

I'm menopausal.

(LAUGHS)

There's such a thing as male menopause.

Is there? Yeah. Is it catching?

But unloading the van is only half the challenge.

The next step is deciding on the layout of their temporary home.

PRODUCER:

When have you ever met me and I've had a plan?

I mean, ever.

It's like you don't know me.

I don't even plan me poops.

Just tilt it this way 'cause it's off.

That looks wonky to me.

It's not wonky. It is wonky.

All right, slightly wonky.

(LAUGHS)

You've already had enough, haven't you? (LAUGHS)

Rank amateurs.

All of my worst fears are coming true.

I didn't think the tendt'd be this big.

After a morning of hard graft,

just as Johnny and Bev are running out of ideas,

the cavalry arrives in the shape of Johnny's partner, Vikki.

Hello! Hello. Hiya, Vik.

How long have you been here?

About three days. (LAUGHS)

Not much out yet, is there? Good job I've arrived.

I'm having to make a lot of quick decision making, which is not usually my thing.

No, I know. Struggling a bit, Vik.

I'm struggling to figure out what to do and how best to present it all.

Tomorrow, with a fair full of customers,

standing out from the crowd will be crucial.

So while Johnny ploughs on,

Bev And Vikki slip away to size up the competition

and take inspiration for how best to present their stock.

What do you like about this stuff?

I do like seeing things stacked up rather than just having them flat on the table.

We've got some crates and we've got the linen to maybe stack it up.

A lot of these stalls are packed, aren't they?

And if some items start to go quickly, it's gonna look quite sparse. Yeah.

I did say to Johnny, if he wants more items, we've got more to bring.

The stuff that we've got is completely different.

This is very... This is very French. ...twee and French garden.

I don't think anybody's got a clown called Simon, do you? No. (LAUGHS)

Tomorrow, when it opens to the public,

it's got to stand its ground amongst everybody else.

We've got to look like we belong there.

I want to belong.

I think yesterday when we were packing up, it was just so hard for Johnny.

He'd just got the shop set out how he wanted it,

and to have to pack it all up, bring it here and set it up,

he found it all a bit overwhelming. But now he's put it out,

if we can sell a load tomorrow, that is brilliant. It'll make him really happy.

We've been out to the competitors, doing our competitors report.

We've been round seeing what other people are doing.

And he was just using the stools and maybe the crates and covering them,

giving some height to your ceramics and things.

Highlight some of the pieces. Yeah, that's what we thought.

Been a hectic bit of setting up.

Yeah, you know, it's looking... it's looking okay, innit? It doesn't look too shoddy.

It'll be interesting, the reaction from dealers.

And it's not long before the traders he's up against start sizing up the newcomers.

Is it an automaton, this, mate? Yeah.

It's an automaton. Ex-shop display. Does it work?

Bought for �300 less than 24 hours ago,

Simon, the guitar-playing animatronic clown,

could be about to deliver Johnny his first big sale of the fair.

What's the best price on that?

Four hundred.

The very, very best?

I really want 400 on it.

Pay you cash. Three-fifty.

Three-seventy.

Go on, then.

Deal. Done. Okay. He's all yours.

Seizing the opportunity to get stock moving before the customers arrive,

Johnny banks a� 70 profit and says goodbye.

It was such a brief relationship.

Clown sold.

We've not even finished setting up.

Hopefully, we're doing something right.

I'll take it away now.

Not a huge profit,

but we're here to deal, and dealers like to deal.

Thanks very much, everybody.

And I do think it's possessed, so in a way, I'm glad to see it go.

I think the fact that I've already started selling pieces to other dealers means that...

...there's some respect out there.

But the real test comes tomorrow when the fair opens to the public.

And as promised, the man who knows exactly what the punters will expect has arrived.

How's it going, Johnny? Oh, hiya, mate.

Good to see you, mate. Yeah, yeah. Up for a little walk around.

Well, it's looking good. I think you're nearly there. Is it looking all right? Yeah.

And be honest. If it's completely amateur...

No, it's looking good.

The way people display their items here,

it's probably already been repaired, cleaned,

put in a very presentable position so it can go straight into the house.

Well, this is what you do, this is who you are.

And I think it, yeah, no, it really looks good.

I think you've got everything about right. The statue looks great.

I think his fear that it was gonna look amateur, it doesn't in any way, shape or form, it looks good.

Everything's out there, well labelled. It's clear.

He's done a fantastic job to say it's his first time that he's done it.

The only thing I can think that's missing is...

is your sign that says Vegas Antiques. Vintage Vegas, yeah. Yeah.

It could do with going at the front.

Let's get the, er...

Just here. Leaning against the basket? Just here, yeah.

Rest on there for now.

And...

I'd say more... over... (GROANS)

Is that all right? Lovely.

Have I come a long way from when I started last year?

It's another... It's a constant journey, this.

I don't feel embarrassed about the stock that I've put out.

I think it speaks for itself

and for every reason

that I decided to go ahead and open the shop.

Vintage Vegas at the fair.

Perfect. We're at the fair, guys, our first fair.

I do feel like I'm fitting in with other dealers.

Johnny has proved he can fit in.

Tomorrow, he has to stand out.

It's certainly looking a heck of a lot better than it would have done a year ago.

And if I like it, you've got to have that faith in somebody else will like it.

(SIGN SQUEAKS)

(SIGN SQUEAKS)

(GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING)

It's a big day for Vintage Vegas

and with the sun shining, Johnny, Bev and Vikki are hitting the road.

Tester today, in't it? Yeah.

First fair ever.

Oh! Wow.

They're heading back to the Cheshire showground,

where today they're selling to the public at an antiques fair for the first time.

Yesterday was dealing with dealers. Yeah.

Yeah. Today we've got the general public in.

We want you on top form. No big... no big discounts.

What? No, I'm not saying you don't know what you're doing.

On occasion, people have walked up, they've not even said,

"Can you do anything on this? And you just go...

No, it's just you two back each other up

and I'm just defenceless in the corner.

(LAUGHS)

In two years, Johnny has taken Vintage Vegas

from a pipe dream to a pop-up and now to a thriving business.

We've got the kist box. That'd be great to stick some of the ceramics on.

But competing for customers at a fair with 200 other dealers is an entirely new challenge.

It just feels really different because at the shop, they're coming specifically to the shop.

And now you're up against so many traders. It's bit nerve-racking.

It is nerve-racking. They're all queuing up, apparently. So, yeah, almost ready.

I've come from a stand-up background.

You're only as good as your last gig,

so prepare yourself for the worst and then if the best happens...

So, with the stage set, it's showtime.

And with the crowd streaming into the sold-out show,

the first thing to turn heads is one of Johnny's highest-value items.

This leather kangaroo, priced up at �900.

It's part of a series of highly-collectible leather animals,

originally sold by high-end department stores

for displaying magazines at home.

He's 900. Seven-fifty.

Eight-fifty. It's the best I can do.

Seven-fifty.

No, 850.

Okay, I've had a try.

If he's still hopping around at the end of the fair, come and find me.

The huge �750 offer is a sign

that this fair has buyers willing to part with serious cash.

Ooh, look at you. Are you proud of me? I thought you were gonna give in.

I'm a dealer, not a wheeler.

And soon, more of Johnny's big-ticket items are attracting interest.

No, it's a pretty little thing, in't it? Yeah, very.

And you deserve it.

Do you know, you took the words out of my mouth. (LAUGHS)

Butchers blocks were once a kitchen essential.

Today, they're coveted as decorative pieces for the home.

And Johnny's priced this one at �275.

Right, well, if it's still here this afternoon, I'm gonna come back with cash and do some bargaining.

We take cards as well.

I'm hoping he might do something better for cash, if that's the price.

I will, 274.

(BEV LAUGHS) Thank you.

Yeah, come back, have a think on it. I will do.

There's a lot more kind of traffic.

I mean, I know we get plenty of people in the shop,

but people are spoilt for choice here.

So it does feel... it feels more competitive.

There's so many stalls with really beautiful, great stuff.

And it's like, can you compete with that?

It's a lovely little chest, that. I love that.

But I love the fact not all the drawers are the same.

They've got... they've got different compartments. It's very much my thing, isn't it?

The next item Johnny is hoping to engineer a deal for are these antique wooden drawers.

Cabinets like this once stored tools and machine parts on factory floors.

Johnny paid a precision-engineered �93,

and now has it priced at �150.

Are bundle deals available?

Depends how much you bundle it.

We better keep looking, then. Yeah, keep looking.

But two years in the trade has given Johnny the confidence to play the waiting game.

Sometimes you get a lot of browsers, and we've had a few people in looking

at some large-ticket items, which is what you're hoping on.

Sometimes you've just got to stand firm on your prices.

I've noticed his confidence has gone pfft! And he keeps saying, "Trust me."

So we need to trust each other. We've got to stop pulling them...

I know. Those faces where we both go, "What?" Yeah.

Done it a few times today, so fingers crossed he sells.

And Johnny's patience could be about to pay off.

The customer who took a close look at the engineer's drawers is back.

Is there any movement on the price, please?

What's on it? One-fifty.

Er... One-forty and a photo?

One-forty and a photo. (LAUGHTER)

Yeah, 140'll do that, mate.

VIKKI: Thank you very much.

At �140 with a photo thrown in,

Johnny's snapped up his first sale of the day.

It's a lovely little piece. I'm so pleased. Thank you.

People who walk away playing the game of,

"I'll go and think about it,"

and if they don't see anything else, they'll come back.

Cheers. Cheers, buddy. Thanks a lot, mate.

It's great. It's a good sale.

And it doesn't take long before more big-ticket items are flying off the shelves.

Would 340 do it?

Three-forty... Three hundred?

Johnny bought this pair of wooden decoy ducks for �175

and now has them priced up at 370.

No, I couldn't go that low. Three-thirty.

That's me out.

Three-twenty. Three-thirty.

Meet you halfway. What, so 325?

Yeah.

Yeah, go on. (WOMAN LAUGHS) That's brilliant.

Thank you.

Johnny's held on for �325.

Almost double his money.

We've got a quacking deal. Hey! Ba-dum-tss!

He's here all week.

Quite relieved. First half hour, it's just spectators.

Now people are buying, so you just got to wait it out and have a bit of confidence.

And the cash keeps on coming.

Could you do anything on the price? Could do 60.

Cool, yeah. That's good, yeah. Brilliant.

I think Johnny's brought a right balance of stuff for the fair.

He wanted his quirky little curio things, but he's also brought the better things from the shop.

You, sir, have a good eye.

Oh, it's her. Oh, did you spot it?

(LAUGHS)

Yeah, I'm loving it. It's definitely a dealer's life for me.

This one?

That one, yeah. There you go. That's a thing.

Cheers, buddy. Great stuff.

And if I were a younger man, I'd be doing that thing of sleeping in me van.

VIKKI: Three hundred it's on for.

This funfair ride rail Johnny bought for �175

has gone unsold in the shop for weeks.

But unique and quirky decorative items like these

are what many customers at the fair are looking for.

Two-eighty. Yep.

It's a deal. Thank you. Is it cash or card? Er, card, please.

It's a massive statement piece, so for 280, it's no money, really.

Thank you. Enjoy.

The �280 sale means Johnny's made yet another profit,

this time of �105.

Bigger ticket item.

I think he feels really, really pleased when he's bought something

and somebody sees what he sees and they walk away with it.

You know, it... it really means something to him.

Johnny came to the fair to prove he could go toe to toe

with the best dealers in the game

and the big-ticket item bonanza shows he can.

But he's leaving with more than just a good day's takings.

A big lesson learned is

develop a thick skin.

Don't take it personally, bide your time,

be fair on your prices, but don't be a soft touch.

I feel like I'm being legitimised within the dealing world.

I think people know that I'm not doing this as a presenter's gig,

I'm doing it as a dealer's gig.

It's gonna go on my shed door. Is it? (LAUGHS) It's not allowed in the house.

And just a few months into their life working alongside each other,

Vikki and Johnny are already thinking about the business long-term.

I can imagine Vintage Vegas when I'm old and grey.

The dream seems more tangible to me now.

We know we can work in the shop together. Yeah.

And now we've done this today. Definitely.

You meet more couples who are dealers and they said it started off

as a hobby. As a hobby, yeah.

And then they just kind of did exactly what we keep talking about,

which is giving up the rat race and doing this for a living.

(SINGING) You've got the brains, I've got the brawn,

let's make lots of money.

(CHUCKLES)

With a bumper day's trading complete,

the triumphant team head back to Dagfields with their remaining stock

to put the Vintage Vegas shop back together.

Can Gloria join you?

Gloria's our shop mascot.

We do it like a bedsheet. To me, to you.

And with the lease on the pop-up shop about to expire,

there's a decision to be made.

I've really enjoyed it this time round.

Respect from dealers,

the customer base is building, were online,

which is what I always wanted,

so we'd be mad not to... to build on that.

Is Vintage Vegas here to stay?

(SIGN SQUEAKS)

(SIGN SQUEAKS)

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

Johnny, Bev and Vikki are back in Dagfields...

If there's anything missing, let me know.

...after another eventful week for Vintage Vegas...

You get back and you've got to reorganise everything that you put all that work in for.

My beautiful creation.

...successfully selling at an antiques fair for the very first time.

Bigger ticket item.

Yet for Johnny, the beating heart of the business remains right here in Dagfields.

Great being back in the shop because it's our little safe haven.

I'm putting this on the quality table.

But today isn't just another day's trading.

It's the final one before the current lease on the building runs out.

But for a man with a day job,

opening the shop full time would be a big commitment.

The future for Vintage Vegas is gonna be very interesting.

I'm trying to weave it into my other jobs and my career.

Johnny's got to decide if it's finally time to make the pop-up permanent.

So he's checking in with his fellow Dagfields dealer and mentor, Jon.

So how's it going generally? Well, last year

it was a pop-up, it was an experiment.

I really missed it, you know, when we shut.

Dismantle it now... Yeah, it would be a great shame.

You've put so much work in this time.

I've seen the progression now from what you were like last year.

You've become more serious as a dealer.

Your confidence in your items,

er, the confidence in your style of buying.

That's come on in leaps and bounds.

Well done. Really proud of you. Cheers, man. Yeah.

There's enough selling in every section

to keep it ticking over. Yeah.

To make it a viable business. Well, that's...

Not just a whim, not just a hobby.

But before Johnny makes a final decision on what comes next,

right now, there's still a shop to run.

Yeah, there's people already queuing up to come in. It's getting busy out there.

All right. Hi, everyone.

We are officially open.

Come in. Feel free to browse.

No pressure to buy, but buy!

(LAUGHS) But buy.

I love her. I love it.

Play it cool. And then you go...

"Do I need it?" And then you're like, "Actually, I think I do."

What's on it? Thirty-five.

It's not a massive amount on it. (SIGHS) Okay.

If I did it for 30, would it get us over the line? Yeah, yeah,

I'm gonna have to have it.

This one-off hand-painted ceramic tile

is typical of the kind of items

that this year Johnny, a trained ceramicist,

has learned to trust his instincts on.

Colours are gorgeous, though. Yeah. Stunning, aren't they? No, I'm really pleased. (LAUGHS)

I always believed in what I bought,

and confidence in buying to sell is building all the time.

Is that your favourite one?

Or do you like chicken one? I do like the chicken, yeah.

The chicken? Which one?

The next items to receive top marks from a customer

are these vintage school wall charts.

Why don't you take the pair for 50? Pair for 50?

Then you don't have to... you don't have to feel torn.

I can do the pair for 50. Oh, go on then. Yeah? (LAUGHS) Great stuff.

VIKKI: This is something we could be doing in the future.

Ooh. CUSTOMER: Thank you.

We want this to grow.

We want it to be, you know, a business, at the end of the day.

Is that cash or card? Cash, please. Lovely.

Thank you very much.

Proving the most popular today are items under �50.

These smalls are this dealer's bread and butter.

It's a baby-weighing scale.

Did you know that? No. Yeah.

It's not �40 for the whole thing. Yeah. It's not a lot of money for what it is.

I love being in the shop. I do.

I love chatting to people, and I've loved learning about it as well.

I'm really, really enjoying it.

It would be really, really hard to leave it.

A busy day of sales is winding down, but the shop floor

isn't the only part of the business earning its keep.

Oh, my God, she's paid.

She's what? She's paid.

Well, the lady inquired, and I've given her the price.

She's gone. She's sold. They've paid.

An online customer has scooped up this 1930s advertising model

for Ritz Cones, made by Birmingham biscuit makers Facchino's,

who went on to found iconic ice cream brand Mr Whippy.

She has, actually. Great stuff.

Despite previous offers below the asking price of �185...

I've got a price in mind. One-forty.

Too low, mate.

...Johnny played the long game...

One-fifty and I'll do it. No.

...and the online bidder has paid the full amount.

I held my ground and she's sold.

I honestly think I valued her correctly.

But I'll miss her.

Two years into the Vintage Vegas journey

and the pop-up shop is earning its keep,

and the business is now growing on multiple fronts.

The customer base is building, were online, which is what I always wanted.

Twenty cash. Thank you. (LAUGHS) Cheers, buddy.

Have a good day. Cheers.

Most people have come in and bought summat today, so can't complain.

And with the last of the customers out of the door...

Ah, thanks very much. Take care.

...it's time to find out, is Vintage Vegas here to stay?

So before anyone heads home,

Johnny has asked his Dagfields dealer family

to join him in the shop.

Hi. Hello. Hello.

Hello. Hi. Welcome.

VIKKI: His tail's going. BEV: This looks very formal.

JON: I know, yeah, it's a line-up.

I suppose you're wondering why I've gathered you all here. Yeah.

It's just a great pleasure to announce...

...we're not locking the doors.

(CHEERS) BEV: You've got us a bit longer.

You're stuck with us.

We are not closing the door. We are staying open as a shop.

You've all been fantastic.

And just as we've got the shop running... as we want it,

to dismantle it again would be madness.

And you have become good friends, all of you.

But genuinely, as a business, we've had people we can turn to.

We couldn't have done it without you, could we?

And we've got the bug.

You've got an excuse to keep buying stuff now.

I know, I know. I know. Hey! (LAUGHS)

You had to say it! (LAUGHTER)

Oh, wow, it's massive!

What began as a six-week pop-up experiment...

Vintage Vegas is opening for business.

...is now a permanent business.

So are we excited to be staying? Yeah.

Yeah. Really excited. Yeah, me too.

At one point this time round, the shop really looked like a shop.

It didn't look like someone was trying it out. Yeah. Yeah.

It feels like a staff appraisal, this. I know it does.

You two have come on leaps and bounds.

Oh. Oh, thanks. Thank you, boss. Thank you.

I'm just saying. Thank you.

You sell brilliantly.

I've sold the wasps nest.

Get in! (LAUGHS) (CHEERING)

First time, I think I was holding on too tight.

We have bonded, the three of us.

You seem to have that shared passion.

It's a business that can operate between the three of us.

We've gone international.

It's just been such a great journey and I think it's really, really worked.

The future looks so good. Who knows where we're gonna go from here?

Bigger and better.

It says Vintage Vegas, but it's...

We feel like a team. Yeah, it is.

Well done.

(BEV LAUGHS)

In the last two years, Johnny's gone from part-timer to pro.

Little toddler who's already joined the circus.

But his journey has always been about more than just antiques.

I've never belonged.

Okay? I feel like a bloke in Speedos storming the beach at Normandy.

Johnny's always felt like a bit of an outsider.

Now I think he thinks that he's found...

he's found his tribe. He's found a niche.

The impostor syndrome that perhaps I have sometimes in entertainment...

...I don't have it in this.

I don't feel like an impostor.

I can buy a badger!

(LAUGHS)

I'm confident that I can make this a business,

not just a TV show.

Maybe it was just something I was always meant to do.

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