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Finally. Last week on The Block.

SCOTT CAM: It's backyard week and the final week of The Block 2020.

JIMMY: Final push. We'll get this done.

Big week to finish off The Block.

Finish The Block. The Block.

Ho-ho! Wow.

SARAH: And it is so close yet so far.

Last night, our Blockheads went through

the seven stages of grieving for the end.

LUKE: Yeah. First came denial.

Last week of The Block, mate. A bit surreal, actually.

Second came the pain.

I don't leave my kids for this (BLEEP).

I don't leave my kids for this (BLEEP).

I worked my arse off for what, to not even be in the running?

Third came anger.

HARRY: He is driving me (BLEEP) crazy.

Just make decisions and (BLEEP) move on.

Four, feeling rotten.

It was gonna be a masterpiece. Oh...

(CRIES)

But then things started looking up.

Try and enjoy the last week, Tash. Enjoy it.

Our Blockheads started working through it...

Do you want a fight? You want some?

Want some of this, mate? I wouldn't put this in.

Where are you going, mate? (BLEEP) stop me, mate.

Where are you going, mate? (BLEEP) stop me, mate.

Oh... (MEN LAUGH)

And finally, they came to acceptance and hope.

I really enjoy the fact that we've peaked right at the end.

We're coming home strong.

Tonight... Cue the music.

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS)

♪ Ladies and gentlemen... ♪

..the epic backyards begin to take shape.

♪ Ladies and gentlemen... ♪

Tempers flare.

ROBBIE: We've only been given a (BLEEP) time frame.

It's simple. I don't wanna put my name to it.

(BLEEP) I'm sick of this. (BLEEP)

(BLEEP) I'm sick of this. (BLEEP)

And the dreaded budget...

How's your budget going every day? LUKE: Tight. Really tight.

We're not even close to being on budget.

..threatens to blow their plans.

You either finish on time, finish on budget or just stop on a Thursday.

Literally, we are down to our last dollars.

You know, I might be shutting people down.

Mmm. Stop.

(SINGS) ♪ It's the final countdown... ♪

(HUMS 'FINAL COUNTDOWN' RIFF) Oh...

Boom.

Up and at 'em, mate.

Another day. Wednesday already. So, it's go time.

It's Wednesday, midway through backyard week.

Our teams have $40,000

to transform the backyards, courtyards, the side areas.

And for the first time ever, they all get pools.

And there's one word on all of our teams' lips.

And there's one word on all of our teams' lips.

Budget. Budget.

Budget. Budget.

Budget.

This week is the first week that we have been worried about budget.

There is so much to pay for in this back garden,

so we knew that we needed to stay on top of it daily.

INTERVIEWER: At this stage, how do you think the others

are coping with their budgets?

JIMMY: We don't know.

Like, I mean, we've got an extra 15 grand

on top of what was handed out

and I know there's people that have, from the 40,

have had money taken from that from last week, so...

I don't have a clue how they can do it.

Yeah. I don't.

SCOTT: Two teams are going into this week

with slashed budgets due to overspend in previous weeks -

Luke and Jasmin and Harry and Tash.

So, we've been given a budget of $40,000 this week.

We did overspend by about 10 grand last week.

And I actually think it might be a little bit more,

so I'm only giving us 25,000 for...

INTERVIEWER: How far does that have to stretch?

Oh, that has to stretch pretty far.

Harry and Tash are stripping their design back to basics.

It's midweek and they're still planning.

Because our plan for the backyard changed

because we had to pull down the budget,

it's sort of a floating design at the moment.

We're having to design as we go.

MAN: Do some samples, definitely.

Yeah. I think we'll do that.

You know, definitely get samples.

SCOTT: Here's the current plan.

A simple, minimal backyard

with a tiled barbecue dining area under the established oak tree,

a pergola with skylights, a fire pit area

a pergola with skylights, a fire pit area

and tiles around the pool framed by potted plants.

I know Harry and Tash limited their backyard.

It's very plain, very simple, to budget, which is great.

House four, I don't know, theirs looks pretty...

SARAH: Elaborate. ..elaborate, so I don't know how...

I don't know what's gone on there, to be honest.

DAN: What have you designed over here?

An absolute gem of a (BLEEP) backyard, mate.

There's a lot going on. A lot going on.

We've just come to a beautiful backyard plan.

We've just come to a beautiful backyard plan.

In their backyard, Luke and Jas are continuing their curvy theme.

JASMIN: So we've got a daybed in the internal garden

and with a water feature.

And then, out the back,

that's really for the entertaining of guests, so, yeah...

Like, some lounging, decking, grass, a pizza oven, a place to dine,

the pool, the pool cabana, so lots of different zones.

The grand plans we have for our backyard and courtyard

The grand plans we have for our backyard and courtyard

are gonna cost a lot of money.

Mmm.

And we really need that 40,000.

♪ Oh! ♪

SCOTT: But Luke and Jasmin don't have $40,000 in the budget.

Far from it.

DAN: How's your budget going every day?

LUKE: It's pretty... Are you on top of it?

Yeah, but tight. Really tight.

Yeah, I wish we had 40,000

but because studio came in over budget,

it did sort of blow our budget a little bit.

So we've got 40,000 from Scotty, 10,000 for our Game Changer

but then we went a little bit over budget,

so it was roughly looking like 33-ish.

33,000 to complete

what is arguably the most elaborate backyard on the block.

How on earth do Luke and Jasmin

expect to be able to afford this backyard?

I'm very good at wheeling and dealing.

I think that's probably one of the best things about me.

I'm quite resourceful.

So, Jasmin has sent a text out to the other girls

So, Jasmin has sent a text out to the other girls

to see if anyone wants to donate their unused Block Bucks

to house four.

INTERVIEWER: What are you doing here?

Just waiting for my friend Jasmin.

So, Jassie reached out to me.

She was hoping for $700 of Freedom Block Bucks,

so this morning, Jassie and I met up, made a little deal.

Some good news. JASMIN: Yes.

I know you want some Freedom Block Bucks.

Yep.

And I've looked and I actually think I've got quite a ton to spare.

Great.

Would you have some SoilWorx as well?

I do have SoilWorx.

I do have SoilWorx.

700 for 700. Perfect.

OK. That's how we work on The Block.

That's how we roll. And we did the Block Bucks shuffle.

Do the Block Bucks shuffle, shuffle...

Now, get off my pavers.

(BOTH LAUGH)

With budgets so tight for all teams,

it's time to drop by with an update on how they're tracking.

Hello. Good morning. JIMMY: Scotty.

TAM: Hey, Scotty. This looks sensational.

Yeah. Thank you.

It's gonna look awesome when it's done. Yeah.

Yeah, it should be nice. Wow.

You've got a lot of work to do. There's a lot of work to do, Scotty.

Jimmy and Tam are planning a 1950s retro backyard,

complete with an entertainers' deck, built-in barbecue,

a mosaic-wall pool area, a fire pit zone

and all this framed by cactus for that Palm Springs feel.

I normally don't have to talk to you about budget

because you've always, throughout this entire competition,

been perfect... Yeah.

..but I'm guessing you're gonna be a bit tight.

It's gonna be real tight. Yep.

So you guys are gonna find it tight, with 55 grand.

So you guys are gonna find it tight, with 55 grand.

I know. So, how are they doing it?

I have no idea. No idea, mate.

We've had many chats about how they're doing it.

Yeah. We've got no idea.

Well, I can tell you, come Friday, when Shelley and I turn up,

you know, I might be shutting people down.

Yep. Mmm.

Stop.

We're not gonna shut everybody down, 'cause Harry and Tash are actually...

I've been checking their budget like a hawk, you know,

because they were light on... Yep.

They've pared everything back and they're gonna come in budget.

They're looking good today. OK. Yep.

So they should be alright.

So they should be alright.

They've done the right thing in not trying to deliver

a spectacular garden when they can't afford it.

Correct. That's good.

Who I'm talking about, possibly, is...

Oh. (LAUGHS) Yeah.

I'll point, you whistle. Yeah.

(WHISTLES) Yeah, that one. Yeah.

OK. Right next door.

LUKE: Ta-dah! JASMIN: Ta-dah!

JIMMY: He hinted to the fact that a couple of the couples...

(WHISTLES)

or a couple... (WHISTLES) (LAUGHS)

..were gonna be pushing to get the week...

get their backyard completed within budget.

get their backyard completed within budget.

We are watching them. Yep. OK.

We're watching them like hawks, don't worry.

Every night, we go through everything.

They have a very extravagant...

Extravagant. Herbs everywhere. Yeah.

If it comes, you know, Saturday

and we know that there's no money in the bank...

Yeah. ..all trades have got to go.

And there certainly are a lot of trades on the books today.

With the Outdure decks going in and the pools being tiled,

they're everywhere.

And there's another big expense - but this one's on my books.

And there's another big expense - but this one's on my books.

This is what's gonna be used on the block driveway this year.

So, this is Holcim concrete here.

And this one's called Half Moon

and that gives us a salt-and-pepper look.

The best in the market.

What makes it so good?

It's skid-resistant, durable and made of Aussie stone.

Now, these driveways here are absolutely huge.

It's about 160 square metres of concrete

and the guys from Holcim have not only supplied the concrete

but supplied the gang and the pump to lay it for us.

but supplied the gang and the pump to lay it for us.

It's a big job

and we absolutely couldn't have done it without the guys from Holcim.

Well done, champion.

This week isn't just about backyards.

It's also the final week to fix up any outstanding jobs.

So it's time to give out the Blockhead defect report card.

KEITH: G'day, mate. How are you?

Good. This is your defect list. Fantastic.

There's not many on there. Well, that's good.

So, Keith was quite happy about our defects.

Your house is one of the best, definitely.

Your house is one of the best, definitely.

OK. And, mate, good job.

TAM: Hi, Dan.

DAN: How are you, mate? Good. How are you?

Is this defects? There you go.

You're all over it. Ding.

We did get our defects list today from Dan.

All in all, it's all good.

Morning, mate.

DANIEL: How you going?

Better late than never. The defects list.

Yeah, yeah. Cool, mate.

So, the defects list is mainly patching and painting

for Daniel and I,

which is pretty awesome.

Here's your defect list.

You'll be pleased to know that I had a defect list

before the defect list.

before the defect list.

Yeah, he gave me the list

but we were well and truly on top of a lot of these items...

We had our own list.

Final stop, house one.

You have one...

Three pages there, mate. HARRY: Yeah.

We're gonna have to divide and conquer a little bit

and figure out what defects need to get done

and what are absolute must-haves

so we can get the builders' certificate...

What's it called? It's the occupation...

The CFO... Certificate of occupancy.

The CFO... Certificate of occupancy.

Certificate... Mmm...

Oooh... Certificate of occupancy...

COO... COO... Coo.

Coo.

(LAUGHS) (IMITATES BIRD COOING)

(IMITATES BIRD COOING) Pigeons.

(IMITATES PIGEON COOING) That's an owl.

(IMITATES OWL)

(IMITATES OWL) ..is an owl.

(IMITATES BIRD)

OK. Back to those budget catch-ups.

Hello, Daniel. G'day, Scotty.

How you going? Great, mate.

How are you going? Yeah, good, good.

Yeah, Scotty dropped in today

and wanted to have a bit of a look around.

A lot's happened.

Yeah, now we'll get this deck down this afternoon.

We'll start work on the skylights up top and...

And with the landscape, they're cruising along,

so we're getting there.

Yeah, good on you, mate.

Daniel and Jade's backyard

will include a large deck with a barbecue area,

a landscaped lawn framed by plants, an original steel sculpture

a landscaped lawn framed by plants, an original steel sculpture

and a pool area complete with a cabana.

They also will be creating an internal tiled courtyard area

framed by olive trees.

Your budget's not looking too bad. Right.

Then he dropped it on us that he was here checking on the budget.

Tight, aren't you? Yeah, we're on...

You're on track. Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, it's been checked, don't worry.

It was checked last night, it was checked this morning.

Yeah, that's good. (LAUGHS)

And it'll be checked tonight and tomorrow.

That's good. 'Cause some...

OK. Right.

..might run out... Oh, well...

..and we'll have to say no more trades.

I think they've been talking it up for a while

that they're just doing it and gonna pay for it later, so...

No, we can't pay for it later. We shut them down.

You either finish on time, finish on budget or just stop on a Thursday.

The message is going out loud and clear.

Now to tell the team that need to hear it the most.

Come on, boys... Got a lot of curves here.

Yeah, the house of curves. The house of curves.

We're reclaiming it. Wow.

And how's the budget going? It's tight.

I'm here to check again. It's tight. It's tight.

We'll get there.

You've got 32 grand, yeah? Yeah.

Basically. Yeah. Yep. Yep.

We're not even close to being on budget.

You know, don't forget, you can drop things out if you have to.

Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. (LAUGHS)

You've got all your defects as well. Oh, yeah...

And your builder as well to fix up all around here.

The money tap runs out tomorrow morning at about 10:00.

We just wanna make sure everyone gets paid.

We just wanna make sure everyone gets paid.

Bingo.

Literally, we are down to our last dollars.

♪ There you go again with your first-world problems... ♪

(THUNDER RUMBLES AND CRACKS)

♪ If you heard it all before

♪ Don't tell me any more

♪ I'll tell you what I see

♪ It's a little piece of me... ♪

It's the final week on the block

and there's less than five days to turn these dirt patches

into backyards you'd dream about.

(TOOL WHINES)

♪ What I'm capable of... ♪

♪ What I'm capable of... ♪

Over in house two, the pieces are finally coming together.

The vision for the backyard is it's gonna be a little bit beachy

but as well a sanctuary to what I've done inside.

Sarah and George are planning a backyard oasis.

In the courtyard, a Japanese maple tree will provide privacy and colour

and out the back there's plenty of space to entertain,

including a dining area, a pizza oven area, a limestone wall by the pool

including a dining area, a pizza oven area, a limestone wall by the pool

and all this tied together by a mature olive tree.

George, come over here, mate.

And today, George and landscape designer Dave

are hoping to find the star attraction.

Today I'm gonna get you out of the block,

down to Flinders to pick up this olive tree, mate.

Mate, that's good.

I don't think I've left site for about eight weeks, mate.

Me and Dave had this plan to go and get this tree.

I'll tell you, what a magical day that was.

And so begins the magical road trip of George and Dave Franklin

to get their olive tree.

So, Dave just tells me straight away,

he goes, "We've got about an hour's drive.

"We've just gotta make a quick pitstop."

We've gotta do Macca's. Macca's?

Straight to Macca's. (LAUGHS)

You're the only other person I know

that loves to have a proper meal at 10:00, so...

(LAUGHS)

Alright, what do you want, Georgie?

I might just have a six nugget meal.

Ten piece nugget meal. Yep.

And a Quarter Pounder. And a Big Mac.

Nice little snack for the road, Dave.

Nice little snack for the road, Dave.

Yeah, mate.

Yes. Road trip.

You know where we're going is, like,

one of the best places to go to in Melbourne?

Oh, really? Yeah.

That's mad.

He took me to this place called Flinders

and it was, like, apparently that's where all your Melbourne guys

have your wineries.

It's nice and peaceful out on the road.

And can I just share this romantic story?

Oh, wow. You will not believe...

Oh, there's a rainbow. It's like we're driving through it.

Oh, there's a rainbow. It's like we're driving through it.

Eh? What the hell!

That was the end of the rainbow.

Yeah, dude. Did you just see that?

Dude, I'm 'Captain Lucky', right?

David and I... David!

David 'Franko' and I drove through an end of the rainbow.

That was the end of the rainbow. It was.

Was I seeing things? No, we saw it, mate.

You believe me? I'm Captain Lucky, mate. Alright?

I'm telling you right now. Dude...

That's just blown me away.

I've never seen another end of a rainbow.

It was amazing. It was actually mind-blowing.

It was amazing. It was actually mind-blowing.

We took it as an omen.

Back on site and the good omens continue

as house one's Outdure deck is coming together in no time.

Hello, Scotty. Oh, good morning.

I've gotta get down here. This is a surprise.

This is fantastic, the way these tiles just slot in.

I love it. It's quick.

Good on Outdure...

I love it. ..to the rescue.

I don't know how we would've built a deck in a week

without them, to be honest.

It wouldn't have happened. No. (LAUGHS)

It wouldn't have happened. Exactly.

What's over here?

What's over here?

This is all paving, all decking... So it's a typical Greek garden.

It's just concrete as far as the eye can see.

Great news. I've come from the office.

Yeah. Oooh.

You're on track with your budget. Thank you.

I've been on it like this. Yeah.

You've got 25 grand roughly.

I'm sticking to 25 grand to spend.

Sticking to 25 grand? Yep.

The budget, others have got $40,000, we've got 25.

That's a big difference.

So, that $15,000,

it does put a strain on us

because she's quite aware of the budget and the spend

because she's quite aware of the budget and the spend

and we can't do the backyard we want to because of that.

There's no doubt the last week on the block is the hardest week, I believe,

'cause you've got to do all your touch-ups,

you've gotta get all your things fixed and done

and you've gotta do this as well.

It's just a hard week. But just remember, on Monday, it's over.

I know. You pack your bags and walk out.

(LAUGHS) You never have to do it again.

So, just go really hard... Yeah.

..in this last four or five days.

Yep. We will.

Yep. We will.

We totally are. I know you are.

DAVE: Alright, mate, we're nearly here at the olive tree place.

(RAP SONG PLAYS ON RADIO) Oooh, yeah.

I'm gonna rap, man.

This just deserves some rap.

(RAPS) Gotta pick up my olive tree with Dave

♪ We just drove one hour and we're on the level

♪ Winning tree ♪ 30 out of 30

♪ We've got Dave Franklin The win's guaranteed. ♪

(LAUGHS)

(LAUGHS)

(BIRDSONG)

Oh, how nice are these!

Good to get out from the block.

Oh, mate, tell me about it.

Absolutely incredible walking through the yard

with all the olive trees.

Some of them are 50 to 80 years old. It was... It's magnificent.

What do you think about these ones?

Yeah, they're beautiful.

Dave's vision was to have a tree that's a bit slanted,

tells more of a story, shows its age.

He wants it to kind of angle

and gives you that nice kind of reflection in the pool, which is...

and gives you that nice kind of reflection in the pool, which is...

Oooh. It's quite cool, actually.

What are you thinking?

I'm thinking something down here.

Dave, are you Greek, mate?

Sorry. Sorry, mate. Let me pick the tree.

You're not Greek, alright? I am in an olive grove.

Pick the tree.

No, not that one.

Oooh, hang on, what's this one?

Nuh, not that one.

Yeah, no, she's not ready to leave. She wants to stay.

What is that? That's got a bit of...

Mate, this reminds me of my chest hair.

Mate, this reminds me of my chest hair.

(LAUGHS) Mate, hang on...

Dave, I think we've found a winner, mate.

Wow, she's beautiful.

Yeah, it's got a nice lean in it. Yes.

That's what we wanted. That one could hang over the pool.

That one could go straight up. Perfect.

This is the one, mate. This is the one.

This is definitely the one.

It's just stunning.

It's a beautiful tree and I respect Dave for taking the effort

to find it and do all the stuff for me.

It really was awesome.

(JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS)

Now the tree has been selected and uprooted,

it's time to get it on the truck.

Or is it?

Michael, can you stop for a second, mate?

We've gotta do some traditional stuff here, don't we?

Come on, mate. What have you got in mind?

I've got some plates here, mate. Come on. Let's do the zorba.

Cue the music. (UPBEAT GREEK MUSIC PLAYS)

(LAUGHS)

Oh... (BLEEP)

That was dangerous, Dave. (LAUGHS)

That's what I thought you do.

Oh, beautiful... (LAUGHS) Alright.

Righto, there we go.

So, the plate smashing was a bit of a homage to our Greek tradition.

I know Dave transformed into Stavros from Athens...

(LAUGHS) ..with his little...

(LAUGHS) ..with his little...

Whatever he did, I don't even know what happened there.

There we go.

There you go, George, mate.

80-year-old olive tree. Yep.

Straight from Flinders... Yep.

..straight to Brighton.

(UPBEAT GREEK MUSIC PLAYS)

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SCOTT: It's backyard week...

♪ Unwind yourself... ♪

..the final week on the block.

But in all the action, one contestant is working hard hardly working

But in all the action, one contestant is working hard hardly working

at a very different sort of block.

How long's it been since you've had your last pedicure?

Oooh, a long time. (LAUGHS)

I'm gonna say three months.

Gosh. And the workboots are just... hiding them. (LAUGHS)

Yeah, workboots.

So, yeah, I don't see them until I get in the shower

and then I'm, like, "Oh, dear." (LAUGHS)

(MOBILE PHONE RINGS) Oh... Call for my husband.

JASMIN: (ON PHONE) Hello.

Hey. Where are you?

The Reece guy's here to pick up the toilet and stuff.

Uh... I'm getting a pedicure.

Uh... I'm getting a pedicure.

Oh, are you?

(CALL ENDS)

I am having a bit of time out. I just need just an hour to myself.

I think, yeah, my husband went car racing yesterday

and I said, "Yeah, yeah, you go car racing.

"I'll go get a pedi."

So that was our deal. (LAUGHS)

DAN: Where is she?

All this could be done, this can be painted...

Like, there's so much to do. There's so much to do here.

We've only got a few days left until The Block's over.

There's a fence that's not painted around the corner there.

There's still a lot of cladding that needs to be painted.

There's still a lot of cladding that needs to be painted.

Plus all the defects inside.

She is just giving up, I think, not here helping Luke.

He's taken on all the stress.

And where is she?

She's had enough, I think. Yeah.

Getting close to the end of The Block

and I know that I can't give up.

Last week. It's gotta get done.

♪ Working hard to make a livin' Bringing shelter from the rain

♪ Father's son got to carry on Blue denim in his veins

♪ Father's son got to carry on Blue denim in his veins

♪ Whoa-oh-oh-oh He's a working-class man. ♪

INTERVIEWER: Where are we going, Harry?

We're gonna pick up some screwdrivers

from a hardware store in Hampton.

I had to go back to one of my favourite stores -

it's called Harry's Mitre 10 -

and borrow some screwdrivers.

Where have you been, mate? Get some tools.

Got some screwdrivers?

Yeah, I haven't got any flat ones here, so we had to go and get some.

Was it necessary to go home during the day, a busy day,

Was it necessary to go home during the day, a busy day,

to pick up three screwdrivers?

I needed to finish off a lot of those defects.

I need these screwdrivers...

I need one screwdriver but I thought I'd get three just in case.

Perfect day to be painting outside. Yep.

That's all I'm gonna say. Thank you.

A lot of things go missing on the block.

These are not gonna leave my sight.

He actually sleeps with tools in bed. In bed.

There are thieves here.

Such a weirdo.

I tell you what, this is the best salad ever.

I'm actually really happy he's brought me that.

Lite n' Easy lemongrass chicken bites with a Vietnamese salad.

Lite n' Easy lemongrass chicken bites with a Vietnamese salad.

Yum.

What did you go home for? To get some screwdrivers.

I asked you for some. You said you didn't have any.

Oh, no, I said I've got one right here.

No, you don't. I told you that.

You didn't tell me that.

(LAUGHS) Yes, I did. You ignored me.

I went all the way back to Harry's Mitre 10 to get a screwdriver.

INTERVIEWER: And when you got back, Robbie said,

"Here, I have a screwdriver"?

SCOTT: After losing precious time off site,

Harry put his screwdriver to work.

I'm doing all the defect list, so I'm gonna make the house safe.

I'm doing all the defect list, so I'm gonna make the house safe.

I might, you know... I might, you know...

I might... I might retire and just do handyman stuff.

DAN: Handyman Harry.

I'm handy with my tools.

But I'm not a tool.

What's the turnaround time, though? For what?

You know, when I call you out, give you the task and get the task done.

Well, it depends how much you pay.

Mate, perfect. Tick it off the list.

G'day, boys.

Sarah. Yeah, babe.

Sarah. Yeah, babe.

Got the olive tree.

You went out all day today... Yep.

..and got that? Yeah.

I could've got that from the nursery.

Maybe by Saturday or Sunday reveal time, she might grow.

I reckon you should go put it in its little section

and see how silly it looks.

Magical beans.

Grow, my pretty.

See you in three days.

See you in three days.

As the day draws to an end, some of our Blockheads turn their attention

from the house defects to defects of a more superficial nature.

♪ It never turns out the way you think... ♪

The girls are gonna get their hair done tonight.

Got a little friend coming over to do the girls' hair.

Yeah. Make us look pretty for the last reveal on Sunday.

I'm very excited for my greys to go away, though.

You've got no greys. I've got greys.

You've got a pimple right there, though. Ah...

I know. That's from the chocolate.

No, it's not.

You know what it is, it's stress and it's aimed at you,

You know what it is, it's stress and it's aimed at you,

so I think it's coming from you.

JASMIN: Hey, Luke? LUKE: Yes?

Uh... I'm gonna go get my hair cut now.

What?

Yeah, Tash's mum set up a little hairdressing salon in Tash's house.

I'll be back soon, OK?

So, will we all start with a little glass of wine?

WOMEN: Yeah.

Come on, girls. Lovely.

Let's turn this into a girls' night.

Can I get a haircut? It's a girls' night. Plus Harry.

Come and sit down.

This won't take long, Jas.

I'm sorry to keep you waiting, darling.

I'm sorry to keep you waiting, darling.

I'll quickly get into this. Hi, Jas. How are you?

Hi, Harry. Right.

Let's do this. (LAUGHS)

You hair's looking good. Thank you.

It's shiny at least.

Do something special with it. Yeah.

Can you massage it as well? Yeah, no problem.

Alright. All good. There you are.

OK. Done. Done?

Done. Alright.

Oh, Harry, you've done the worst shave job.

I know. There you go.

I saw the back... Thank you, sir.

Have a nice night, girls. Thank you.

I'll accept my cheque later on. See you.

"I'll give you a tip - be nice to your father and your mother."

"I'll give you a tip - be nice to your father and your mother."

Yeah, I'm OK.

Coming up...

They've run out of money and they've given me the marching orders.

..the buck stops here.

We're out of here at the end of the day.

(THUNDER RUMBLES AND CRACKS)

It's backyard week

and how long is there left to go on The Block, Harry?

Four days, 48 minutes and 43 seconds.

But who's counting?

I think it's safe to say they all are.

And tomorrow, the families arrive.

Do you want to talk?

Hello.

GIRL: (ON PHONE) Hi, Daddy!

GIRL: (ON PHONE) Hi, Daddy!

Hello!

Oh, tomorrow is the day.

Are you gonna be a good girl on the aeroplane?

It's the day we get to see our kids.

I'm like a kid on Christmas! Tomorrow's Christmas Day!

I don't know about you but I could not sleep last night.

I woke up so many times, even though it's tomorrow.

I'm so excited. Yeah.

We've been waiting for this day for...

Seven weeks. ..seven weeks.

As soon as Scotty told us that our families were coming,

we were so excited.

a2 Milk, our very good friends,

they've offered to fly your families out here at the end

they've offered to fly your families out here at the end

so they can finish The Block with you and then all go home together.

We'd love that to happen.

One sleep to go. Yep.

And we get to see the kids come. It'll be good.

Yeah, I know... Been a long time away from them.

GEORGE: Tomorrow, Mum, Dad,

my brother Michael and my sister-in-law Tanya

and Sarah's mum and dad are coming down.

We've been counting down since we've been told.

It's probably that push we need.

Oh, mate. Can't break me.

You've got today to break me and that's it, mate.

And then it's all... Mate, I'm just...

And then it's all... Mate, I'm just...

I'm finishing strong.

In Sarah and George's backyard,

overnight, something magical has happened to their olive tree.

Yesterday, I fed it a couple of frogs

and then today it arrived as an 80-year-old olive tree.

Alright.

Couldn't believe it.

Just like 'Jack and the Beanstalk', babe.

Exactly. See? Those frogs are amazing. They're magical.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Oh, my god. Are we gonna get this in, guys?

We have to.

There's no choice. Yeah... (LAUGHS)

No-one got a crane here, have we?

Here I am thinking, "Mate, he'll come in with a crane or something."

Here I am thinking, "Mate, he'll come in with a crane or something."

We had to carry it.

Let's go, let's go, let's go...

Here or no?

Let's go.

Watch the top. The top...

Go lower.

Yeah. ♪ Whoo! ♪

We were struggling 'cause I got the wrong end.

I got the root... You got the heavy end.

I got the heavy end.

It was just a side I've never seen of people before.

Just getting it done. It was just giving me...

I don't know, I was just getting geed up.

It was awesome. Loved it. (LAUGHS)

Keep going. Up.

Oh...

We're talking about 11 guys. We had 11 guys.

We're talking about 11 guys. We had 11 guys.

11 warriors.

And the sounds it made down the laneway...

BOTH: Oh...

Oh, it just fit.

"Dunk, dunk, dunk, dunk, dunk..." Oh...

Alright, ready?

She's 80.

She needs a little bit of a push. (LAUGHS)

One, two, three.

Easy. Oh, mate... Legs, legs, legs. Alright. That's it.

(BLEEP) hang on. Watch the step.

Go. That's it. Easy, boys.

Watch the step. Come down.

Watch the step. Come down.

Keep going, keep going.

Almost there.

Put it down.

Well done, boys.

(BLEEP) machine, bro!

She's gorgeous.

It's absolutely amazing. It's really beautiful.

I can understand where Dave was going

with the vision of the landscaping.

I'm really stoked we had money left over to put onto that

because if we didn't, we wouldn't be able to afford it this week.

High five. (LAUGHS)

There's plenty still to do in these backyards

and this morning it's the pool fence deadline.

G'day, Tony. You've come in to install the pool fence?

G'day, Tony. You've come in to install the pool fence?

You've got five to do. Five to do, yeah. Yeah.

How are you feeling at the moment about the situation

with doing five pool fences in, what, 24 hours, basically?

Well, normally it would be something that we could do

but, you know, we've got a few little issues

that we've got to work around today, things being not quite ready.

Well, we have to have the pool fences in

before we can fill the pools... Yep.

..so the way I see it, you just have to go ahead and just install them.

In house two...

Harry, how are you, mate? How are you, mate?

Look at this. We're actually ready.

Look at this. We're actually ready.

I don't know if anyone else is ready.

..they're top of the class and ready for their pool fence.

No, look, you guys are actually the only ones are ready right now.

♪ I'm coming home, baby, now... ♪

Houses one, three and five are almost there.

No worries. I'll get them onto it now.

But over in house four...

Now, guys, we're in a real tight schedule

to get these pool fences in.

How are we looking here? I'm not ready yet.

..they've fallen far behind.

So, it's basically...

We need bearers in, timber blocking in for our spigots

We need bearers in, timber blocking in for our spigots

and then deck over the top.

And you want to be on this now, don't you? Yeah.

What's going on, Steve? Yeah, we're behind.

So, as far as this pool area goes,

we've probably not prioritised it properly,

so I probably have to pull the guys off the internal courtyard.

I think it's fair to say... Wow.

..Luke and Jasmin are not focused on the pool area...

My mind was absolutely frazzled today.

I've bitten a lot off this week.

..and distracted by what's just arrived out front.

Oh, this is our daybed.

Oh, this is our daybed.

We've got a daybed in the internal garden.

Far out. Have a look at this.

Oh...

How exciting.

Oooh, I got him.

Oh, yes.

It's a custom design created by Steve...

Yep.

..and, yeah, we just couldn't be any happier.

Something really different and unique.

INTERVIEWER: Happy about that?

Yeah, how cool's that!

SCOTT: The daybed may be cool but Luke and Jasmin's budget is not.

SCOTT: The daybed may be cool but Luke and Jasmin's budget is not.

I've been watching every penny this week...

Yep. ..like mad.

Luke and Jasmin have a slashed budget this week

and today the budget has run dry.

Macca. How are you, Keith?

Your last day, mate? Last day.

What's going on there?

They've run out of money and they've given me the marching orders.

Right. So, yeah...what do we do?

So, the rest of the carpentry's gonna be done by Luke?

Yeah. Correct.

By himself? Unless they find some money.

By himself? Unless they find some money.

Right. So...

Unless they find some money.

So, if they find some money, they'll bring you back?

Yeah. Correct.

But at this stage, there's no challenges and there's...

Yeah, I think we're out of here at the end of the day.

Yeah, they've sent me on my way.

Word has spread next door to house three.

Hey, Macca, your last day today, mate?

Hey? Your last day today?

Last day. So, if you need an extra bit of help...

Straight on tomorrow, bro. Yeah?

I reckon the budget's there. Yeah.

I reckon the budget's there. Yeah.

We'll come help you.

That wouldn't be a bit of salt in the wounds.

No. Imagine what she'd say then.

Luke would laugh and have a beer about it.

She would just be painful.

Oh, yeah, worst enemy for the rest of your life.

I think she already is. (LAUGHS)

There's only four days left of The Block 2020.

So, what do our Blockheads do with time running out and a ton of work?

They have a photo shoot, of course.

What's the look? What are we after for today?

So, I think we want to go tradie.

Just like, you know, normal tradie, day in the workplace,

but really, like...

We want super sexy. We want sexy.

We want sexiness. Yeah, right.

We want sexiness. Yeah, right.

We want, like, 'Zoolander'.

You know, like, the... We want the blue steel.

So, Shelley a few weeks ago got Tash and I to look over the site

and pick the ten hottest tradies.

Not just for fun.

For a very professional magazine shoot.

This morning, we got to go and do our photo shoot.

Come over here, sir. Yes.

You may not be happy but I've got a hat for you. OK.

Beautiful. (CLICK!)

This is what we want. Whoa.

This is what we want. Whoa.

These are brilliant! Oh, yes.

That's a great one. Good.

OK, so, for this scene,

we're just thinking, you know, have a skull of the milk.

Drizzle it down on you, try to get a little bit dirty.

Like, really embrace it.

Really gulped that down, didn't he? (LAUGHS)

How good to our Block ladies look!

Yeah, the Block ladies. Oh, my gosh.

Good job. The Block tradie ladies.

Are you next?

Oh, Luke's already all over it.

Luke's directing himself. We don't need to direct Luke.

LUKE: I was on the tools and the next minute I'm not.

LUKE: I was on the tools and the next minute I'm not.

My shirt fell off.

♪ Sunny... ♪

Luke took his shirt off.

Of course Luke took his shirt off.

(LAUGHS)

You don't even have to ask him to take his shirt off.

Oh, we didn't even direct him. Yeah.

He directed himself.

He was just, like... Talent.

He's done it before. He's done it before.

He's done it before. Oh, that's great.

That's really good. Oh, Jasmin's a lucky lady.

♪ Complete desire... ♪

There's one tradie we decided not to include.

Why?

Not suitable.

Why?

Too old.

INTERVIEWER: Can you give us a bit of blue steel?

(WOLF WHISTLE)

SCOTT: Alright, back to work, everyone.

There's plenty to do.

In house four, their budget has run dry.

But thanks to a trivia win earlier in the week,

Luke and Jas might be able to scrape through.

Taking home the $3,000 worth of Block Bucks from Mitre 10

Taking home the $3,000 worth of Block Bucks from Mitre 10

is Luke and Jasmin.

There you go. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

JASMIN: That Mitre 10 winnings was really needed.

I believe that is what is going to get us over the line

with our budget this week.

And Jasmin is wasting no time to get spending.

I'm off to Mitre 10 today, Diamond Creek, to go and get some plants.

I don't know what I'm shopping for. Sure.

Can you give me some sort of a list of what's going where

so I know what I'm looking for and what I need to ask for?

so I know what I'm looking for and what I need to ask for?

Absolutely. OK. Yep.

So, with your Queensland holiday... Vibe.

feel...vibe of the backyard,

we really need lush, full-foliage plants such as the strelitzias

and we're getting a smaller version, which is the reginae.

Echeverias are really good.

Just I'll throw that in there... OK.

..and some senecio would be lovely.

Now, my friend Steve,

he doesn't talk in just, "Well, that's a dragon tree.

"That's a, you know... It's a fig."

It's a...

We're gonna get a dwarf ficus "pimula"...

which will just cling to the fence...

Dwarf ficus... Pumila.

Pumila. Yes.

Dwarf ficus pumila. Yes.

"Hi, I'm just shopping for a dwarf ficus..."

Dwarf ficus...pumila...

Yeah, so I had to try and order a list of plants

where I couldn't even read them.

He's ordered a Lomandra Tanika,

a "trachelo...spernareum..."

a "trachelo...spernareum..."

"Jasmineaeolades..." on tripod,

a Clivia miniata, a Zamia furfuracea...

a Farfugium "jalaposicum"...

Is this making sense to you?

Luckily, I can read it so I understand it, so... (LAUGHS)

While Jasmin practises her Latin,

back on site, Luke's spotted a big problem.

LUKE: I walked outside

and I just saw these two clamps embedded inside the fence.

I was, like, "That doesn't look right."

I was, like, "That doesn't look right."

One, two...

I looked at it and I went over

and sure enough there's just two big holes in the fence,

right behind the pizza oven and right behind the feature table.

Come on, that's just ridiculous.

Me next door neighbour, Dan,

wasn't keeping a close eye on his tradies, was he?

Hole in it? It's put a decent-sized hole in it.

The boys had put a couple of G-clamps on his fence

and I think with them not realising

and I think with them not realising

what the actual wall was made out of,

they must've squeezed the clamps a bit tight,

put two cracker holes straight through the modular wall.

Boys... Hey, guys.

What have we done? How you going?

Made a bit of a mess of your fence, buddy?

Yeah. Someone was a bit too strong...

A bit strong.

Someone's got a massive forearm over there

and has punched through the fence.

Yeah, I wasn't too happy about that.

I'll find out what we've gotta use up there and I'll get onto it, mate.

Nick, I have a big problem. Go on.

I've damaged your modular wall.

That's alright.

So, I need to ask you, is there a particular way we can fix it?

So, I need to ask you, is there a particular way we can fix it?

So, being modular, the panels are pretty robust,

so we can normally just put an external filler, sand it back.

Something like a builder's block. OK.

With modular walls, it's a simple as that.

DANIEL: Look at that. You wouldn't even know it happened.

LUKE: Dan's had a crack at, you know, filling them

and he'll have to sand them and paint them.

We'll just see how they come up

and if they don't, then we'll actually have to pull them out.

It's now Thursday and Sarah is taking landscaper Dave

It's now Thursday and Sarah is taking landscaper Dave

to check out some chairs she spotted earlier in the week.

DAVE: Alright.

SARAH: I rocked up to SoilWorx Monday and I picked out some chairs

that I thought, "These will look cool."

I said, "When's the latest I need to let you know?"

She said, "Thursday." I said, "Sweet. Done."

(GASPS)

What?

They're not there.

Are they gone? Yeah.

Rock up, chairs aren't there.

I have some bad news.

I have some bad news.

So, the black ones, they're just sold out.

We can't get any more. What do you mean?

They're sold out. So you were meant to get back to us and then we've...

But I said I'd get back to you today.

No. You were gonna get back to us the other day.

So, the ship has sailed? Yes.

Yep, that ship has sailed - with another contestant yesterday.

(SINGSONGS) I'm the happiest person in the world

because there's so much to choose from here.

Ing and I, we went to SoilWorx

and, you know, put our name on quite a few products.

and, you know, put our name on quite a few products.

Let's just get a close-up of these low chairs

'cause I really like them.

Found some chairs that I liked.

I had purchased them.

They were coming to the block to go in our space.

SARAH: Who took my chairs, then?

Was it a contestant?

I think it was house three. Yeah.

They had sold my chairs to another contestant.

They were put away for Jade.

And I was a bit pissed off.

Alright, let's just ring Inge.

So, Dave is calling Inge, Jade's landscaper.

Hey, Dave.

Hey. How you going? I'm good. What's up?

Hey. How you going? I'm good. What's up?

Well, I understand you were down at SoilWorx yesterday

and you picked out two black chairs down here?

I did. Yeah, OK.

So, Sarah, OK, obviously was...

She looked at those and she was meant to put them on hold.

Anyway, she forgot to put them on hold, OK,

and then you've come in and swept the chairs.

Anyway... Yes.

Moral of the story goes like this.

Do you really need those chairs?

Dave, unfortunately...

I really want to help you but I can't help you with that one.

Sorry, but that's a no.

Sorry, but that's a no.

Alright, listen, I've got one answer for you.

It's not gonna happen.

Unfortunately, that's the way it goes, you know.

We got in early to pick our furniture

and if there's only two chairs left and we got them, well, yeah...

SARAH: Mmm.

We're gonna be in SoilWorx for a while today, boys.

(THUNDER CRACKS AND RUMBLES)

♪ Here comes the end

♪ Here comes the end ♪ Now, can you feel

♪ Can you feel it? ♪

SCOTT: Backyard week is going gangbusters.

The plants are coming in...

Is that ours? So, it's a bird of paradise.

A (BLEEP) flock of paradise.

The pool fences are going up.

And the pergolas are being clad, some with high-quality Colorbond.

And others, like house one,

are opting for the more budget option of lining boards.

are opting for the more budget option of lining boards.

ROBBIE: Do you want me to explain why it's not gonna work?

And builder Robbie isn't happy about it.

Say we run our boards this way. Yep.

Right? Yep.

You're gonna have a half board there. Yep.

But then you continue your boards... Yeah, correct.

..and then you're gonna have a little half board there. Yep.

And then there'll be a full board, then there'll be a little...

It'll just be (BLEEP) offcut after (BLEEP) offcut.

Right.

Is that the issue? That's the issue.

He wants me to do that in lining boards.

It's not gonna look good.

In the time frame, I could do it

but it's gonna take longer than expected

but it's gonna take longer than expected

and I don't want to put my name to a (BLEEP) job.

I'm sick of being restricted in time to do these jobs,

it coming up (BLEEP) and Dan coming around and going,

"That's (BLEEP), that's (BLEEP), that's (BLEEP)."

Like, yeah, well, we've only been given a (BLEEP) time frame,

do you know what I mean?

It's simple. I don't want to put my name to it.

I'm not doing a (BLEEP) cheap job.

(BLEEP) sick of this (BLEEP).

One drama... It's just one drama after another.

I reckon just get Sam to plaster it.

The alternative this late in the game is plaster,

The alternative this late in the game is plaster,

so Harry gets a quote.

MAN: (ON PHONE) I'd probably say about 1,000.

$1,000? OK. Alright, then.

Let me get back to you. Thanks, mate. Bye.

OK. No worries. Bye. Bye.

Hey, Robbie. So, for you to finish it, dollar-wise, is what?

Say 400.

For me to plaster it, it was gonna cost about $1,000.

And he said he could do all that for $400,

so for us it was a saving of $600.

So it's all about saving money.

Saving money. Mmm.

I'll just do it. We'll just do it. We'll just keep going.

He actually...he has come around and has agreed with what I've suggested.

If it looks (BLEEP) I was never here.

Delete The Block altogether. (LAUGHS)

From one cash-strapped neighbour to the next, over in house four...

I still needed more money at Freedom because I just was...

I just need a coffee table, really, to complete the outdoor setting,

so I put the call out again to the girls.

Text says, "Block Girl Gang..."

Text says, "Block Girl Gang..."

That's our name of our group - we're the Block Girl Gang.

Today, Jas put out a message to us

asking if anyone had any leftover money from Freedom.

Sarah. "I'm happy to give you Freedom, belle."

So Italian of her right now.

"Not sure how much I have but I think there's a bit."

And then Sarah said, "Just take the 500 Freedom

"and buy me a bottle of red."

I had leftover Freedom money.

I'm not gonna use it this week, so I said,

"Just take 500 bucks. It's all good."

The generosity doesn't stop with Sarah.

The generosity doesn't stop with Sarah.

And then Tam said, "If I have any left,

"you're more than welcome to have it."

I know she's struggling, so...

And she did put out the feelers

to see if anyone would be able to give her 500, so she can have that.

We don't mind giving them the $500.

That's fine.

I don't think it's gonna necessarily gonna make them win backyard week.

INTERVIEWER: Tam's gifting Jasmin a coffee table as well.

INTERVIEWER: Tam's gifting Jasmin a coffee table as well.

Oh, there you go.

(SQUEAKING)

And she's getting 700 bucks from Tash.

For Freedom as well? Yeah.

What's wrong with you people? Bro, I gave her 500 to start with.

I didn't know she was gonna clean up with other contestants.

(LAUGHS) I'm serious.

I thought it just stopped with me.

I thought she was happy with the 500 from me,

I'll be honest.

(LAUGHS) I'll be seriously honest.

'Cause I said, "Yeah, you can have the 500. That's fine."

'Cause I said, "Yeah, you can have the 500. That's fine."

I thought it was gonna stop there. But then everyone gave more.

(LAUGHS)

So she's cashed up. (LAUGHS) She's cashed up.

Sneaky, sneaky.

♪ There is a house built out of... ♪

And that's the end of another day, folks.

It's another late one for all teams...

♪ Wooden floors, walls and windowsills... ♪

And for our Blockheads, there's one thing on their minds.

And for our Blockheads, there's one thing on their minds.

Tomorrow, our kids are coming. Haven't seen them for eight weeks.

I just cannot wait to wrap my arms around them

and give them a great big hug

and, yeah, really, really have missed that.

Only got two days to go - Friday, Saturday.

That's it.

We've almost finished The Block.

It's so surreal.

It really is.

I feel like we've been doing this forever. And ever and ever.

I don't know how we're gonna go back to normal life.

It's gonna be so hard to leave.

It's gonna be so hard to leave.

But I'm ready.

But we're...we're doing it

and we're doing it for our families

and we've never forgot that

and we love our kids

and we can't wait to see them tomorrow.

Alright.

Mwah.

Goodnight.

Bye-bye.

Thursday night, the big day arrives...

Hi! ..when the families reunite...

Just the medicine the doctor ordered.

Just the medicine the doctor ordered.

..and hearts overflow.

JIMMY: She melts my heart, mate.

But before we get there...

LUKE: You can't spring your (BLEEP) on me, like, now.

..blow-ups... I was fuming.

(BLEEP) Give me the (BLEEP) (BLEEP).

..storm-offs...

No, mate, I've had enough. Mate, I was livid.

I had to go for a bit of a walk to clear my head. (BLEEP) hell.

And so close to the end, is Luke already done?

The stress is just building, building, building.

If you don't come and do that, then you can't sell the house.

I'm (BLEEP) one step away from a (BLEEP) nervous breakdown.

I'm (BLEEP) one step away from a (BLEEP) nervous breakdown.

So, yeah. (INAUDIBLE)