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Christina is in the county famed for its ceramics to host another contest between two bargain-hunting teams. Staffordshire is also the birthplace of Wade Pottery and a postwar collecting phenomenon. From the 1950s onwards, Wade made Whimsies, small solid porcelain animal figures that are still collected today. Christina meets an avid collector who owns pieces worth hundreds of pounds.

At Uttoxeter Racecourse, brothers Alistair and Dominic rummage for bargains with their expert Jonathan Pratt. They spot a huge leather megaphone but decide it isn’t anything to shout about. Meanwhile, the blue team, mum and son Pam and Dan, are shopping with expert Irita Marriott when they spot a flambe ceramic cat, but the three-figure sum means it’s too hot to handle. The question is, will the teams’ items set Matthew Tong’s saleroom on fire?