Stars of stage and screen Simon Williams and Duncan Preston team up with antiques experts James Lewis and Philip Serrell for a celebrity buying trip around Essex. Armed with £400 each and two stunning classic cars, their mission - to acquire items to sell for profit at auction in Torquay, Devon. On the way, Duncan tries his hand at an ancient craft and a collector of sporting memorabilia has a tale to tell about London Mayor Boris Johnson.

Two of the three Goodies, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Graeme Garden, get back into character as they pair up with antiques experts Will Axon and Philip Serrell, and take to the road in Devon in a classic car each with £400 and a mission to buy items to sell at auction for a profit. On their road trip, the celebrities enter the world of two eccentric local inventors.