Paul Laidlaw

“Derry Girls” actors Tara Lynne O’Neill and Ian McElhinney pop to the shops of Aberdeenshire in their sporty 1970s MG BGT. They each have £400 and a local guide -- Paul Laidlaw and Natasha Raskin-Sharp. Our celebrities also contend with lizards, Lord Nelson and ladies with ludicrously big hands. As they’re in Scotland, the gang can’t resist shaking a leg at the Aboyne Highland Games.

Antiques experts Christina Trevanion and Paul Laidlaw kick off a new season in Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. Armed with £200 each, and an ailing pickup truck, they shop up a storm before heading to an auction in Market Harborough.

Paul Laidlaw and Claire Rawle begin the day in Sunderland. Claire finds out about the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade and military-mad Paul goes giddy when he visits a military observation post in Blyth. And Paul finds some RAF stereoscopic aerial reconnaissance photographs of German U-boats at a great price – but will they make the big profit he needs to clinch the win?

Paul Laidlaw and new expert Claire Rawle are in Northumberland, behind the wheel of a classic TVR sports car. Paul discovers the sporting mecca that once was the Morpeth Olympics and Claire finds out about the female Indiana Jones of the early 20th century, Gertrude Bell. Everything’s rosy until Claire mentions she loves militaria -- Paul’s specialty!

Paul Laidlaw and Claire Rawle depart from Scarborough. Claire discovers the history of big game fishing in 1930s, while Paul sets off on a special mission to rendezvous in a secret WWII bunker. Paul buys an interesting snuff box and a pair of Charles Barlow vases, and Claire picks up an early 20th century spectacle case containing a pince nez and some railwayana.

Auctioneers Paul Laidlaw and Christina Trevanion are halfway through their road trip. Travelling through Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and the West Midlands, Paul uncovers a hidden gem that could win him the trip on day three. All is revealed when they auction their lots in Nantwich, Cheshire.