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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Brian Blessed and Jenny Eclair
Season 1
Episode 6
Actor and explorer Brian Blessed takes to the road with comedian Jenny Eclair accompanied by James Braxton and Anita Manning. They begin in Cockermouth and head south through Cumbria, ending up at an auction showdown in Runcorn.
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58:50
Historians Suzannah Lipscomb & Kate learn about Mrs. Beeton, the first domestic goddess.
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58:45
Lynn Faulds Wood hunts for old biscuit tins while John Stapleton searches for rare lamps.
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58:56
Susan Cookson discovers her inner haggler as Suzanne Packer keeps the purse string tight.
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58:56
Tony Christie visits Coalbrookdale, a center of the industrial revolution.
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58:41
Nicki Chapman and Jules Hudson meet a clog maker who carves shoes by hand.
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58:15
Pop icon and actress Claire Grogan sees how stirling castle looked in the 16th century.
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59:02
Ching He-Huang hopes antiques with an eastern origin will far well at auction.
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59:10
What does best at the auction? Is it ex-agent Michael Whitehall's tambourine?