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Andrew travels to Surrey to meet a dementia support charity. Run by Frances who lost her husband to the condition, it's an emotional meeting. With the charity providing the only social support for many carers, they want to offer more stimulating classes but don't have the money. The second charity takes Andrew to an animal shelter in Cornwall in dire need of repair. With a natural time pressure of three months before the market shuts down for the season, Andrew is in the thick of it at trade fairs in Avignon in the South of France and Parma in Italy. Speaking the language to negotiate the best prices, Andrew buys a 1950s designer table for a song. In Paris, Andrew reveals his tactics on how to bid at auction and secures a pair of vintage diamond earrings. And his journey concludes with his own black tie charity auction night in central London.
Andrew travels to opposite ends of the country to meet two struggling charities. In Fareham, he meets the volunteers behind a food bank. With increased demand, they need money to move to bigger premises or face closure. Andrew then travels to Aberdeen to meet a disabled support group. As the only social contact for many isolated people, the charity needs urgent funds to keep their ageing minibus on the road. To raise the money these charities, Andrew travels to the world's biggest flea market, le Marche aux Puces in Paris, where he buys a military globe used in the Cold War and some French antique mirrors. Andrew bids at auction in Monte Carlo for a vintage bracelet and buys a Picasso plate. With three months to make the money, will Andrew deliver in time?
In the final episode, Andrew travels to Manchester to meet a charity that helps women with a history of depression and anxiety gain confidence through boxing. They hope to set up childcare facilities to enable more single mums to attend. And in Farnham, Andrew meets a disabled riding charity that desperately needs funding. To raise the money these charities need, Andrew is shoulder-to-shoulder with rival dealers at Montpelier's renowned antiques fair. Having scoured the market for items he can sell on quickly, Andrew buys some seventies palm lamps. Travelling to Nice, Andrew hits the famous antiques quarter and buys vintage Venini glass decanters. But with Andrew's clients being decidingly cautious when he comes to sell, and a disaster on the day of the charity auction to contend with, can Andrew keep calm under pressure and deliver on his promise to the charities?
