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In the heart of
the French countryside,
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a magnificent chateau stood
uncared for and abandoned.
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Then, six years ago,
everything changed...
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Wow! Look at that.
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...when an intrepid British couple...
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Turn. Turn, turn, turn.
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Wow.
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...unlocked its front door...
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Everything is gorgeous.
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...fell in love with its grandeur
and embarked on an adventure.
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It's so incredibly important
to bring it back to life.
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Since they moved in,
engineer Dick Strawbridge...
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...and his wife, designer Angel,
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have transformed almost
all 45 rooms,
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including four sumptuous
guest suites
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for their wedding
and events business.
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But, despite the hard work, their
dream often resembled a nightmare.
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You should not be able
to see the sky out of your roof.
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Behind every romantic story
is the reality.
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This year, life at the chateau
has been a rather different.
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I'm on Heron Island!
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With no weddings and events
to host...
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I think we need
a roof garden up here.
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O-level mathematics from 1975.
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...they can tackle
bigger projects than ever.
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This, I'm thinking,
is a big swimming pool.
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I've got a headache.
HE LAUGHS
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And there are lots
of surprises in store...
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THEY SHRIEK
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Come on, let's have a little look.
Will it open?
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...as the chateau reveals
more secrets.
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I love it. It's so me.
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It's time to find out
what happens next
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in this 21st-century
French fairy tale.
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I think this is a good reason
to buy a horse.
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ANGEL LAUGHS
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As summer turns to autumn,
the trees surrounding
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the chateau are beginning to turn
a magnificent golden colour.
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Oh, are you coming to, Petale?
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But the changing seasons aren't
the only things reflecting
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the passing of time.
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Come on. Petale's coming too.
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Come on, straight over. Over there.
Let's see if you've grown.
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Every year, it's a Strawbridge
tradition for the whole family
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to have their height recorded,
starting with the youngest.
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You measure a dog to her withers.
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Petale, their nine-month-old
Kerry Blue.
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Stay there. Stay there, stay there,
stay there.
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That's it. Dorothy... There we go.
I've got it.
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Dorothy, draw a line there.
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Petale.
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You are a little, small puppy dog.
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Petale may still be discovering
life at the chateau...
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...but six-year-old Dorothy
has known nothing else.
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Heels down nicely.
Heels down nicely, Dodie. Stand up.
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Standing up nice and straight.
That's almost... That's horizontal.
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Is it horizontal? OK, stop.
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Hold on, Dodo, and we are going to
say...
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...it is there.
September '20.
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Arthur may only be
a year older than his sister,
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but he's almost head
and shoulders above her.
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Head up.
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And not that far off Angel.
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OK.
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Wow! He can't have grown that much.
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There must be a mistake.
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That's not even a year.
That's nearly a year, Arthur.
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Arthur has... Honestly, that is
really, really scary.
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That is 8cm.
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Arthur's not the only one
having a growth spurt.
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Daddy's been eating all his
vegetables, cos look how big I am!
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I've grown two inches
cos I've eaten all my veggies.
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That's true.
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Oh, that means you've shrunk.
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ANGEL LAUGHS
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I don't think the children are
getting any bigger.
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We're just getting smaller.
Yes.
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I'm getting older.
What's your excuse?
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This is a very worrying...
Maybe there's subsidence.
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The subsidence in the chateau.
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We've got nothing to worry about,
Angela -
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it's just subsidence in the chateau.
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THEY LAUGH
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With a growing family comes
an ever increasing list of needs,
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like a proper grown-up bicycle
for Dorothy.
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But this new set of wheels
isn't exactly new.
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Not much of the bike left, but, all
in all, with some new little bits
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added onto it,
it's going to be gorgeous.
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Dick and Angel discovered the rusty
remains whilst transforming
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this outbuilding into
Dick's new super-sized man cave.
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Did you get the right one?
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Look at that!
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The workshop is here for all
sorts of different things,
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and you can say some are
more important than others,
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but this is a bike for Dorothy,
so it is really quite important.
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Now, Mummy bought the colours
that you said you wanted.
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Are they the right colours?
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Complicated colour scheme confirmed,
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Dorothy decides to leave the rest
of the restoration to the experts.
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Though she's more than willing to
provide entertainment.
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Bike restoration is one thing,
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but Dick and Angel
have bigger plans in mind.
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Surrounding the chateau
are numerous outbuildings
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and each one was, in its heyday,
essential to the smooth running
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of a typical 19th-century
aristocratic home.
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A coach house for
the horse-drawn carriages,
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now home to Angel's parents
Jenny and Steve.
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Alongside the 2,000-square-metre
walled garden,
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the old stables and stores -
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now containing Dick's new workshop.
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An old piggery, an elegant orangerie
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The remains of an underground
ice house.
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And over by The Dolphin -
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the chateau's
own boat on the moat -
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an old wash house for
the Baglioni family's laundry.
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And it's here that Dick and Angel
have turned their attention.
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CHILD SHOUTS OUT
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Come on, Dorothy.
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Come on, missus!
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First, though,
there's some tidying up to do.
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Mummy's a farmer at heart.
Did you know that?
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The garden around the boat needs
some end-of-season maintenance.
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DICK GRUNTS
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That's just one nettle done.
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This could take longer
than I thought.
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ENGINE STARTS
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Arthur, though,
is far more interested in foraging.
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Let me see this mint.
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Oh, that smells amazing.
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At seven years old, I did not know
the difference
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between wild mint
and a stinging nettle.
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Dorothy also shows off
her horticultural know-how
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by harvesting
the last of the lavender.
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Shall we make some lavender bags
with these? They're lovely.
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Since buying the chateau
five years ago,
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Dick and Angel have worked
tirelessly to make sure
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their guest accommodation
is as welcoming as possible.
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Be it in the four luxurious suites
in the chateau itself,
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or sleeping under the stars in style
at the glamping site.
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Last year, they added The Dolphin,
a 35-foot narrow boat
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transforming her into
a romantic floating bolthole.
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But, as ever, the Strawbridges
can see room for improvement.
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There's a little loo and a shower
in there, but it's not very...
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It's... It is very small
and we need something different.
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So what Mummy wants to do,
she wants to turn this into
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a lovely place for anybody staying
in the boat
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to have their loo and their shower.
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I hate to think what's
in Mummy's head. But...
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I think we've got to see what is
actually down there, first of all.
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Just a few metres away from the boat
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are the remains of the Baglioni
family lavoir, or wash house.
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They just need to try to get
near it to see what's possible.
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Phew! You can see
what it looks like.
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Well, we couldn't get here
a couple of minutes ago. Wow.
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Did you find a path? I think we need
to go and explore the path.
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Right, let me just go and have a...
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Mummy's going to make it safe
for her little ones.
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It feels quite...
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"magical coming down here.
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It is. It's actually quite special.
Yeah.
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It's quite exciting, isn't it?
Come on.
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Let me see. That's amazing.
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Ooh!
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Ah! Careful.
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Wow. OK.
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Um... Wow, OK.
It's huge. This is huge.
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Yeah.
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Behind the small door lies a lot
more than Dick and Angel expected.
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In fact, nearly 35 metres squared.
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It feels like this is too big
just to have as a bathroom.
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We would not have a bathroom
even in the chateau this big.
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It's just... It's huge, isn't it?
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And considering that it was...
It's not a bath bathroom.
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This is for a quick shower type
thing. Well...
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Soon, though, the size of the job
is growing.
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I have got a couple
of ideas because...
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DICK CHUCKLES AND SNORTS
..l just...
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Do you know how much that hurt,
that...?
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Can we have glass
so we can look out?
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There's nothing to see. Huh?
We're in a hole.
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Whenever we're in our bedroom,
Dorothy is always like,
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"Here's the heron, here's the deer!"
They all...
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Everything comes from over here,
isn't it, when we look out.
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And I wonder how we can
incorporate that into this.
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Everybody put their hands up
who thought
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that this was going to be
a bathroom.
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ARTHUR LAUGHS
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Hands up everybody who thinks
it's going to be a bathroom now.
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With the nature of the...
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THEY LAUGH
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Right, OK.
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We'll take this door off, we're
going to sort of clear this area
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up a bit, and then what we are
going to do is you are going
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to make a decision
when you can see more of it.
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OK. And we are going to put
the kettle on and make mint tea.
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Off we go. Daddy's going to take
the door off.
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Careful, careful, careful.
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It'll take clays to clear,
but by the time the kettle's boiled,
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Dick's already unearthed
something new.
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Hello!
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Look. There's
a massive big trench here.
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So do you think that that was when
they used to use it as a wash house?
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I think, when we clear it out,
it'll tell us more about itself,
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but I think you need to revise
your views when you see more of it.
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OK. All right, I'm open.
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Are you ready for
your foraged wild mint tea?
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OK. On my way.
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Oh, look at that.
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Oh! Oh, that's lovely.
That should be yours. It's hot.
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Oh, it's delicious.
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It tastes a little bit...
That tastes amazing.
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You can't dip
a custard cream in mint tea!
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A week later, Angel is keen to check
on progress at the wash house.
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Good morning.
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Come on, Petale. Show me the way.
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And there's been a rather
exciting discovery.
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ANGEL LAUGHS
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Was you expecting that?
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Not exactly.
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Oh, my goodness.
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The wash house, or lavoir, was just
one of the many outbuildings
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that provided essential services
for the chateau.
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And 150 years ago, when the chateau
was built,
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this 12-square-metre washtub
was the latest mod con.
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It's amazing.
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While lavoirs like this were
usually found in town squares
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and shared by the community,
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it seems the aristocratic
Baglioni family
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preferred not to wash
their dirty laundry in public.
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I don't quite understand how you
wash clothes in something this big.
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In something so deep. No, this big.
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Where are you going...?
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I'm going with putting
a stud wall up there
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and using about a quarter
of that part of it.
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That's if you want to have
a shower and loo.
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I love it to bits...
I love it. What is it?
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Um...
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This could be, very easily,
a little swimming pool, couldn't it?
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Let me go through my repertoire
of excuses before...
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It is, because... Urn... Right.
It is. This is.
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Especially if we get one of those
things that puts current in there.
242
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Just kidding!
243
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She's not kidding. The kids will
thank you for it. I think let's...
244
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I don't know if we can
make this properly waterproof,
245
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because, look... If you look...
246
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Dick, look at me.
247
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Look at me. See, I don't know
if we can make this waterproof.
248
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Dick, you can make any hole in the
ground waterproof. You know that.
249
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Look at the weeds.
Look at that for a root.
250
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Hold on... How long is it?
251
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This is where me and Dorothy are
going to learn to synchronised swim.
252
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I've got a headache.
253
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DICK LAUGHS
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The seasons may be changing,
255
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but at the chateau there
is always one constant -
256
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an infinitely long to-do list.
257
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And as turning Angel's swimming pool
vision into more than a pipe dream
258
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will need specialist help, Dick's
called in the reinforcements -
259
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including, of course,
builder mate Steve.
260
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This is going to be a swimming pool.
261
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I'm not even fighting it any more.
262
00:14:17,366 --> 00:14:21,881
Unfortunately, the lavoir's
original Victorian waterproof lining
263
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is showing one or two
signs of wear and tear.
264
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I wanted to see what
happened with the water,
265
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because there's a plug.
266
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Because you'd be needing a
way of emptying a pool.
267
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Testing the efficiency of
the original pipework means,
268
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for possibly the first
time in 100 years...
269
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You get anything yet?
270
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...the lavoir is about to get wet.
271
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What do you mean no?
272
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There's enough pressure there.
273
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Oh, it's pinched here.
274
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Have you got some?
275
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But just when Dick's
solved one problem...
276
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There, ladies and gentlemen, is
a plumber with a piece of bramble.
277
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Plughole unblocked, Dick's
hoping the lavoir's pipe
278
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will empty into the main drainage
system for the moat itself.
279
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Steve!
280
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Keep pushing from your end!
281
00:15:33,055 --> 00:15:38,351
And after a bit of highly
professional prodding and poking...
282
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That's better, isn't it?
283
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I don't know when the last
time water came down there
284
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and went through that pipe.
285
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That's going to go and join
our stream, to join the Mayenne,
286
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to join the Seine,
to go out to the Atlantic.
287
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America's only...that way along.
288
00:15:56,776 --> 00:16:00,431
Dick's plan for the new pool house
is also coming together,
289
00:16:00,456 --> 00:16:04,431
but there's not much left
of 150-year-old lavoir.
290
00:16:05,576 --> 00:16:10,351
We have our moat held in by a big
bank that goes round the far side.
291
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150 years ago, very cleverly,
they put a retaining wall
292
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on this side,
and they built the lavoir.
293
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There's a doorway to get in.
294
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Down here, we have got
our pit, our big bath.
295
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So, first things first,
this wall which is all crumbling
296
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needs to be rebuilt.
297
00:16:29,656 --> 00:16:32,830
Then, I need to have some
pillars to support the roof.
298
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So, pillars, rebuild the wall
where it's broken, put in a roof.
299
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That's a fairly big build job,
300
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and to do that
I need reinforcements.
301
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And those reinforcements
come in the form
302
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of two more Steves and an Andy.
303
00:16:58,426 --> 00:17:01,761
While the renovations of the
wash house gets under way,
304
00:17:01,786 --> 00:17:06,351
Angel heads up her attic workroom
to think about the aesthetics.
305
00:17:06,376 --> 00:17:10,271
I have a feeling I know
what direction I'm going.
306
00:17:10,296 --> 00:17:12,631
But the problem is the internet,
because you get on here,
307
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and then you find this,
and you're like,
308
00:17:14,985 --> 00:17:18,040
"Oh, that's what I would love."
309
00:17:18,065 --> 00:17:22,040
I love these mosaics, I love
how they roll over the side.
310
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But Dick literally shook
his head and went to sleep
311
00:17:25,496 --> 00:17:27,910
when I showed him this picture!
312
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Luckily, another design detail
313
00:17:30,496 --> 00:17:34,551
received a slightly more
enthusiastic response.
314
00:17:34,576 --> 00:17:37,710
Dick and the kids and
myself have been watching
315
00:17:37,735 --> 00:17:39,790
the whole of Karate Kid.
316
00:17:39,815 --> 00:17:43,431
There was a particular scene
that Arthur loved last week,
317
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where Mr Miyagi starts creating
his bonsai trees in his shop,
318
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and the kids, you know,
they loved them.
319
00:17:51,735 --> 00:17:55,271
Actually, I think that this
is exactly the right place
320
00:17:55,296 --> 00:17:58,271
to have a load of, like,
beautiful bonsai trees.
321
00:17:58,296 --> 00:18:00,991
Mr Miyagi may have
inspired the bonsai,
322
00:18:01,016 --> 00:18:03,991
but it's Angel's vast
collection of vintage prints
323
00:18:04,016 --> 00:18:06,271
that have come up with the colour.
324
00:18:06,296 --> 00:18:07,761
That's my colour palette.
325
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It's got the lovely dusty pinks
and the greyish green.
326
00:18:12,176 --> 00:18:15,631
You know, I love
everything kind of Japanese.
327
00:18:15,656 --> 00:18:19,040
Really organic colours,
some lovely bonsai trees,
328
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a little bit of gold,
329
00:18:21,326 --> 00:18:24,071
just cos I feel like I need it!
330
00:18:24,096 --> 00:18:26,301
Can't take the bling out of me.
331
00:18:32,685 --> 00:18:35,231
The heavens have opened
above the chateau,
332
00:18:35,256 --> 00:18:38,660
and to beat the weather
the work has had to progress fast.
333
00:18:38,685 --> 00:18:41,231
It looks a bit different, doesn't
it, eh? It looks like a building.
334
00:18:41,256 --> 00:18:43,040
Quite exciting.
335
00:18:43,065 --> 00:18:45,991
What we need is, I want
a once around the whole lot,
336
00:18:46,016 --> 00:18:47,481
and I want a shopping list. OK.
337
00:18:47,506 --> 00:18:48,991
All right? Yeah.
338
00:18:50,735 --> 00:18:53,910
These windows...
Yeah, plain reinforced glass.
339
00:18:53,935 --> 00:18:56,561
So, that's four times window...
340
00:18:56,586 --> 00:18:59,040
Dick may still be
at the planning stage,
341
00:18:59,065 --> 00:19:02,271
but Angel's already
considering colours.
342
00:19:02,296 --> 00:19:04,951
I did look at finding
tiles for this,
343
00:19:04,976 --> 00:19:07,311
but I have seen that
you can get a resin paint,
344
00:19:07,336 --> 00:19:11,021
Excitingly, no end,
there's a colour palette.
345
00:19:11,046 --> 00:19:15,431
And there's, like, a charcoal grey,
there's a blue black.
346
00:19:15,456 --> 00:19:18,071
I'm quite excited. And then,
beautiful tiles round...
347
00:19:18,096 --> 00:19:20,840
Breathe, breathe, breathe,
Breathe, breathe.
348
00:19:20,865 --> 00:19:23,201
OK, first things first,
we've got enough in here...
349
00:19:23,226 --> 00:19:25,670
You don't care about the colours,
do you? I don't really care at all.
350
00:19:25,695 --> 00:19:29,481
There is, though, another more
delicate matter to discuss.
351
00:19:29,506 --> 00:19:32,511
Over in the corner somewhere
there has to be a little toilet.
352
00:19:32,536 --> 00:19:34,991
Let's have a look.
This is quite important.
353
00:19:35,016 --> 00:19:36,871
That's interesting you sat that way.
354
00:19:36,896 --> 00:19:38,381
It doesn't need to go to the top,
355
00:19:38,406 --> 00:19:40,710
but I think it needs to be
more than saloon doors.
356
00:19:40,735 --> 00:19:42,151
Doesn't need a door at all.
357
00:19:42,176 --> 00:19:45,071
I think if you're in here together
as a couple, and one of you needs
358
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to go to the toilet,
then it's a bit embarrassing.
359
00:19:48,695 --> 00:19:53,071
When I was in the army,
we had a set of ablutions -
360
00:19:53,096 --> 00:19:55,840
they were called the long drops -
and it was a room probably
361
00:19:55,865 --> 00:19:59,790
this size, and all the way around
three sides were little holes
362
00:19:59,815 --> 00:20:03,281
in wood... Yeah. ..that everybody
just sat communally - like the
363
00:20:03,306 --> 00:20:06,311
Romans used to do -
and we all sat in there,
364
00:20:06,336 --> 00:20:07,951
having a poop, all right?
365
00:20:07,976 --> 00:20:10,281
But, darling, we're not
in the army, and we are...
366
00:20:10,306 --> 00:20:11,790
This is slightly different, but...
367
00:20:11,815 --> 00:20:13,710
We have the wall here... Yeah?
368
00:20:13,735 --> 00:20:16,071
...you cannot be seen
from the pool. OK.
369
00:20:16,096 --> 00:20:19,231
I think this is a good,
good, good compromise.
370
00:20:25,376 --> 00:20:29,710
But there'll be no toilet -
never mind a pool - without water.
371
00:20:29,735 --> 00:20:31,590
And unfortunately for Dick,
372
00:20:31,615 --> 00:20:35,951
something's standing between
him and the main supply...
373
00:20:35,976 --> 00:20:38,431
...a rather angry gaggle of geese.
374
00:20:38,456 --> 00:20:41,201
GEESE HONK
375
00:20:41,226 --> 00:20:44,790
I need water in the
ablutions over there.
376
00:20:44,815 --> 00:20:48,071
So, their area's getting
smaller for a very short period.
377
00:20:48,096 --> 00:20:50,311
Some real-time goose moving.
378
00:20:52,896 --> 00:20:56,840
But wrangling geese is
easier said than done.
379
00:20:56,865 --> 00:20:59,111
DICK LAUGHS
380
00:20:59,136 --> 00:21:00,920
Trying to get out the end.
381
00:21:03,896 --> 00:21:06,561
Oh, dog!
382
00:21:06,586 --> 00:21:08,431
I think Petal wants to help me.
383
00:21:10,026 --> 00:21:12,951
Hmm, don't even think about it.
384
00:21:12,976 --> 00:21:15,311
But once he has managed
to persuade them to migrate
385
00:21:15,336 --> 00:21:20,511
a few feet to their right, a water
pipe can start being laid across
386
00:21:20,536 --> 00:21:23,670
to the pool house, which
should prove rather handy.
387
00:21:24,745 --> 00:21:27,670
Temporary reduced enclosure.
388
00:21:27,695 --> 00:21:29,281
They'll never know.
389
00:21:34,336 --> 00:21:36,641
Geese successfully gathered,
390
00:21:36,666 --> 00:21:39,641
things are also moving on
a pace in the wash house.
391
00:21:41,586 --> 00:21:43,511
Breeze blocks? For your steps.
392
00:21:43,536 --> 00:21:46,281
They may look like
ugly cement bricks now...
393
00:21:48,026 --> 00:21:50,720
...but in Angel's capable hands...
394
00:21:50,745 --> 00:21:54,001
Right, there. So, I'm going
to start at the back, yeah?
395
00:21:54,026 --> 00:21:56,590
You've got the biggest
job there, Angela.
396
00:21:56,615 --> 00:21:59,311
Hold on, one more. All right,
they're looking like stairs.
397
00:21:59,336 --> 00:22:02,951
...they're soon transformed
into some sturdy steps.
398
00:22:05,026 --> 00:22:07,790
That's quite...
Yeah, that's not bad at all.
399
00:22:11,226 --> 00:22:13,001
With the inside coming on,
400
00:22:13,026 --> 00:22:16,751
Dick can turn his attention to the
window frames for the outside.
401
00:22:16,776 --> 00:22:18,441
Hmm.
402
00:22:18,466 --> 00:22:21,031
This is a big old window.
403
00:22:21,056 --> 00:22:24,561
If it's a single pane of glass,
it's going to be heavy.
404
00:22:24,586 --> 00:22:26,391
It always seems like a good idea
405
00:22:26,416 --> 00:22:28,441
until you come down to
the last little bits.
406
00:22:28,466 --> 00:22:31,441
You know, the last sort of
20% takes 80% of the effort.
407
00:22:31,466 --> 00:22:34,311
I still think it's complete
overkill for a loo.
408
00:22:36,466 --> 00:22:40,840
But each bespoke window will
need a bespoke frame made.
409
00:22:40,865 --> 00:22:45,311
Finally, Dick has the perfect excuse
to bring out his vintage lathe.
410
00:22:45,336 --> 00:22:47,590
It's just so nicely engineered.
411
00:22:47,615 --> 00:22:50,311
It may be old, big and bulky,
412
00:22:50,336 --> 00:22:54,231
but Dick is completely
and utterly smitten.
413
00:22:54,256 --> 00:22:57,920
It is a big toys for boys.
It is, yeah.
414
00:22:57,945 --> 00:23:00,641
But it's also very serious.
415
00:23:00,666 --> 00:23:04,031
And, as it's his first
opportunity to play with it,
416
00:23:04,056 --> 00:23:08,391
Dick's not just excited,
but also rather nervous.
417
00:23:08,416 --> 00:23:10,641
DICK MUTTERS TO HIMSELF
418
00:23:13,026 --> 00:23:14,550
Good.
419
00:23:14,575 --> 00:23:16,511
Just remind me what I'm doing.
420
00:23:16,536 --> 00:23:19,001
Right, quick check -
everything's tight.
421
00:23:19,026 --> 00:23:21,831
OK, this tommy bar is out.
422
00:23:21,856 --> 00:23:24,111
I think we do it now.
423
00:23:24,136 --> 00:23:26,871
LATHE WHIRS UP
424
00:23:29,615 --> 00:23:31,831
That's what's supposed to happen!
425
00:23:43,186 --> 00:23:45,800
With a multifunctional
lathe like this,
426
00:23:45,825 --> 00:23:50,111
it's plain sailing cutting
32 metres of wood down to size.
427
00:23:52,825 --> 00:23:55,031
Oh, ten, we like it.
428
00:23:59,546 --> 00:24:03,001
Now, that's the sort of
machine you have to respect.
429
00:24:12,336 --> 00:24:14,641
But the pool house isn't
the only thing taking up
430
00:24:14,666 --> 00:24:16,951
Dick and Angel's time.
431
00:24:16,976 --> 00:24:20,599
Bringing Dorothy's old bike
back to life has now become,
432
00:24:20,624 --> 00:24:24,119
for both parents,
a true labour of love.
433
00:24:25,624 --> 00:24:28,548
I've been handed
the baton of the bike!
434
00:24:28,573 --> 00:24:30,869
Dorothy, she wants a fade.
435
00:24:30,894 --> 00:24:32,758
I have watched people
doing it on the internet,
436
00:24:32,783 --> 00:24:34,678
and I have to say,
there is an art to it.
437
00:24:34,703 --> 00:24:37,199
So... Right, let's see.
438
00:24:40,424 --> 00:24:43,709
Well, there's definitely more
on the bottom than the top.
439
00:24:45,504 --> 00:24:48,149
The bit that Dick is doing -
you know, the brakes
440
00:24:48,174 --> 00:24:51,839
and the really important safety
parts - are all well and good,
441
00:24:51,864 --> 00:24:54,909
but Dorothy is going
to want a good paint job!
442
00:24:57,014 --> 00:24:58,869
Oh, the stress...!
443
00:24:58,894 --> 00:25:03,919
So, before she goes too far, Angel's
keen to confirm her young client's
444
00:25:03,944 --> 00:25:06,709
strict instructions
on how the colours blend.
445
00:25:06,734 --> 00:25:08,149
Is this fade?
446
00:25:08,174 --> 00:25:12,919
The blending, yeah.
447
00:25:12,944 --> 00:25:15,678
So, you're happy with that.
448
00:25:15,703 --> 00:25:18,199
Let's look at the bike frame
and work out what colours
449
00:25:18,224 --> 00:25:20,199
are going to be what, OK?
450
00:25:20,224 --> 00:25:23,399
How about we do this blue,
this bit here...
451
00:25:23,424 --> 00:25:26,989
Oh, I haven't even finished yet.
452
00:25:28,614 --> 00:25:31,599
Yeah.
453
00:25:35,453 --> 00:25:37,428
OK.
454
00:25:37,453 --> 00:25:40,399
Now there's a clear vision -
at least in Dorothy's head...
455
00:25:40,424 --> 00:25:42,319
We should get started.
456
00:25:42,344 --> 00:25:46,039
...it's time for Angel to commit
to the rather complex colour scheme.
457
00:25:46,064 --> 00:25:48,349
You can shake it.
458
00:25:48,374 --> 00:25:50,119
And l'lljust shake this one.
459
00:25:50,144 --> 00:25:53,558
Angel's even managed to source
a special eco friendly paint -
460
00:25:53,583 --> 00:25:55,409
no face mask required...
461
00:25:55,434 --> 00:25:58,428
Go on, give me a
little dance with it.
462
00:25:58,453 --> 00:26:01,869
...a fact also worth dancing about.
463
00:26:05,344 --> 00:26:07,199
Is it good?
464
00:26:07,224 --> 00:26:09,479
You love it? Oh!
465
00:26:11,814 --> 00:26:15,709
But like her mum,
Dorothy's also a perfectionist.
466
00:26:16,814 --> 00:26:18,399
Hmm?
467
00:26:20,174 --> 00:26:21,428
ANGEL LAUGHS
468
00:26:34,683 --> 00:26:38,578
Over the past five years,
Dick and Angel have worked hard
469
00:26:38,603 --> 00:26:41,658
to bring their beautiful chateau
back to life.
470
00:26:41,683 --> 00:26:44,869
Now their attention
has turned to its outbuildings,
471
00:26:44,894 --> 00:26:49,939
and in particular the remains
of the old lavoir, or wash house.
472
00:26:49,964 --> 00:26:51,328
It's just so exciting.
473
00:26:53,603 --> 00:26:56,019
What was once a giant washing tab
474
00:26:56,044 --> 00:26:59,619
is about to become
a miniature pool for their guests,
475
00:26:59,644 --> 00:27:03,229
decorated with dusty pinks
and soft greens.
476
00:27:03,254 --> 00:27:05,619
This is great. I was a bit dubious
477
00:27:05,644 --> 00:27:09,408
and, actually, there is
an elegance to it now it's painted.
478
00:27:09,433 --> 00:27:11,408
But a supply chain hiccup
479
00:27:11,433 --> 00:27:15,819
has meant Angel's had to adapt
some of her design decisions.
480
00:27:15,844 --> 00:27:20,979
I genuinely wasn't going to
wallpaper the ceiling until...
481
00:27:21,004 --> 00:27:22,578
...we couldn't get any plaster.
482
00:27:22,603 --> 00:27:25,458
The French do it loads. Lots of
houses, everything sort of covered.
483
00:27:25,483 --> 00:27:27,458
You know, ceilings -
again, wallpaper.
484
00:27:27,483 --> 00:27:29,408
And it's something
we don't really do as much,
485
00:27:29,433 --> 00:27:32,299
but they do it because, you know,
you line it and you wallpaper it
486
00:27:32,324 --> 00:27:34,658
and you don't have to plaster it
in the same way.
487
00:27:34,683 --> 00:27:37,739
Wallpapering the ceiling
will not only cover the cracks,
488
00:27:37,764 --> 00:27:41,129
but also give their guests
something to look at.
489
00:27:41,154 --> 00:27:44,019
You know, doing a bit of...
SHE LAUGHS
490
00:27:44,044 --> 00:27:46,619
"backstroke,
looking up at the lilies.
491
00:27:46,644 --> 00:27:48,259
It's just... It's lovely.
492
00:27:51,974 --> 00:27:54,979
But, to find out
whether her other idea works,
493
00:27:55,004 --> 00:27:58,699
Angel needs builder mate
Steve's expertise.
494
00:27:58,724 --> 00:28:00,179
Oh, I've got my lippy on, Steve.
495
00:28:00,204 --> 00:28:03,179
I forgot this was going to be
a messy job.
496
00:28:03,204 --> 00:28:05,489
Angel would like the lavoir pool
497
00:28:05,514 --> 00:28:08,208
to have curves in all
the right places,
498
00:28:08,233 --> 00:28:10,229
like an enormous roll-top bath.
499
00:28:14,334 --> 00:28:16,259
And that means cutting corners.
500
00:28:20,974 --> 00:28:22,179
All right, let's see.
501
00:28:23,764 --> 00:28:27,619
That's all you need. That's perfect.
Yeah.
502
00:28:27,644 --> 00:28:29,338
Right, I'm well chuffed with that.
503
00:28:29,363 --> 00:28:32,179
OK. I actually also want
a bit of a pattern.
504
00:28:32,204 --> 00:28:36,979
Right, let's see where we can have
these in. So it's one, two, then...
505
00:28:38,844 --> 00:28:41,129
...one in the centre of that.
506
00:28:41,154 --> 00:28:44,208
It just feels like it is to be
a bit more natural out here.
507
00:28:44,233 --> 00:28:45,979
Plan achieved.
508
00:28:46,004 --> 00:28:48,458
Do you want me to start cutting them
for you?
509
00:28:48,483 --> 00:28:50,019
THEY CHUCKLE
510
00:28:53,874 --> 00:28:57,379
Now she knows that her main
design ideas are going to work,
511
00:28:57,404 --> 00:29:00,059
Angel can focus
on the little details,
512
00:29:00,084 --> 00:29:02,569
like miniature bonsai trees.
513
00:29:02,594 --> 00:29:04,819
She and Dick just need to agree how.
514
00:29:06,334 --> 00:29:11,179
I love it already, and I think
that in a pot, with a little trim...
515
00:29:11,204 --> 00:29:15,569
We could work on that one together.
No, no, no, no. That's yours.
516
00:29:15,594 --> 00:29:17,418
Instead of joining forces...
517
00:29:17,443 --> 00:29:20,739
So the one I'm going to go for
is going to be...
518
00:29:20,764 --> 00:29:22,179
...this one!
519
00:29:22,204 --> 00:29:25,489
...Dick declares
a battle of the bonsais.
520
00:29:25,514 --> 00:29:29,899
Well, darling, we're both going to
say each other is the winner, right?
521
00:29:29,924 --> 00:29:32,458
No. No, give over.
I'm going to beat you.
522
00:29:32,483 --> 00:29:34,259
ANGEL LAUGHS
523
00:29:34,284 --> 00:29:36,739
I'm going to find my yin
and my zing, or my Zen or something.
524
00:29:36,764 --> 00:29:38,139
I've got to find those.
525
00:29:38,164 --> 00:29:40,739
Right, well, I'm going to go
and find my secateurs!
526
00:29:40,764 --> 00:29:42,139
I'll get my saw!
527
00:29:44,233 --> 00:29:47,389
Bonsai literally means
"planted in a pot",
528
00:29:47,414 --> 00:29:50,749
and involves pruning
the roots and branches of trees
529
00:29:50,774 --> 00:29:52,569
to create miniature versions.
530
00:29:53,874 --> 00:29:59,458
It's also meant to encourage
patience, reflection and calm.
531
00:29:59,483 --> 00:30:02,059
Really competitive already,
isn't it? It's not, darling.
532
00:30:02,084 --> 00:30:03,699
I'm not being competitive,
by the way.
533
00:30:03,724 --> 00:30:05,538
You're the competitive one
in our family.
534
00:30:05,563 --> 00:30:07,499
I was going to make you a cup of tea
and sort of...
535
00:30:07,524 --> 00:30:09,979
Yeah, yeah, as if we're going
to do that. ..enjoy ourselves.
536
00:30:10,004 --> 00:30:11,819
Darling, we both know,
now we're in the zone,
537
00:30:11,844 --> 00:30:14,259
neither of us is going to stop
until the get to that stage.
538
00:30:14,284 --> 00:30:17,649
While Angel has a designer's
delicate touch...
539
00:30:17,674 --> 00:30:20,288
Look, that already looks good.
540
00:30:20,313 --> 00:30:21,538
Right.
541
00:30:21,563 --> 00:30:23,458
...Dick goes in for the kill.
542
00:30:26,724 --> 00:30:29,668
That was brutal, and I've never done
that to a plant before. I know.
543
00:30:29,693 --> 00:30:31,929
That was a bit scary, wasn't it?
There we go.
544
00:30:33,284 --> 00:30:37,619
Though she preferred not to compete,
Angel soon takes the lead...
545
00:30:37,644 --> 00:30:40,499
Right. My next one. OK...
546
00:30:40,524 --> 00:30:42,418
# Ta-daa! #
547
00:30:42,443 --> 00:30:45,749
...and breaks out the big guns -
a cake stand.
548
00:30:45,774 --> 00:30:48,899
Yeah, I'm just going to,
like, work on mine.
549
00:30:48,924 --> 00:30:50,699
Interesting,
cos you hold it up and you look
550
00:30:50,724 --> 00:30:53,979
and you see some shape in it, yeah?
And then...
551
00:30:54,004 --> 00:30:56,749
I'm still being brutal.
There's another one to go.
552
00:30:58,414 --> 00:31:00,649
Look what you've made that into.
553
00:31:00,674 --> 00:31:02,109
Am I allowed to tweak it?
554
00:31:05,804 --> 00:31:07,779
This is what you think about bonsai,
555
00:31:07,804 --> 00:31:10,338
doing little snips
with little pairs of scissors.
556
00:31:10,363 --> 00:31:12,139
So you don't want any...?
557
00:31:12,164 --> 00:31:14,899
No. No, you don't.
Justmjust checking.
558
00:31:14,924 --> 00:31:16,649
I love you. You know that?
559
00:31:16,674 --> 00:31:17,649
THEY LAUGH
560
00:31:18,854 --> 00:31:23,179
But, just as Angel has almost
pruned her way to victory,
561
00:31:23,204 --> 00:31:25,418
Dick discovers his inner Zen.
562
00:31:26,924 --> 00:31:27,899
There we go.
563
00:31:29,284 --> 00:31:31,979
That looks lovely, baby.
It's getting there, darling.
564
00:31:37,661 --> 00:31:39,246
Over at the wash house,
565
00:31:39,271 --> 00:31:42,918
digging and drilling holes for the
pool's recycled filtration system
566
00:31:42,943 --> 00:31:44,758
is more familiar ground for Dick.
567
00:31:44,783 --> 00:31:47,118
So I'm going to take
this little bad boy
568
00:31:47,143 --> 00:31:50,758
and I'm going to make sure
it ends up in the, um...
569
00:31:50,783 --> 00:31:53,368
...in the hole.
570
00:31:55,623 --> 00:32:00,988
DRILL WHIRS LOUDLY
571
00:32:04,302 --> 00:32:08,317
At the top of the chateau,
well away from ditches and drills,
572
00:32:08,342 --> 00:32:12,628
Angel and the children are
climbing up to her attic workroom.
573
00:32:15,863 --> 00:32:17,878
Angel wants to make scented bags
574
00:32:17,903 --> 00:32:20,958
using lavender
gathered from the chateau grounds.
575
00:32:20,983 --> 00:32:23,838
And she's hoping
the children will help her.
576
00:32:23,863 --> 00:32:25,808
Oh, fabulous, fabulous.
577
00:32:25,833 --> 00:32:30,168
Dorothy, let Mummy show you.
You hold this, get the other hand...
578
00:32:30,193 --> 00:32:31,317
# Boom! #
579
00:32:31,342 --> 00:32:33,678
Yeah, perfect, perfect!
580
00:32:33,703 --> 00:32:36,368
Is that smelling amazing or what?
581
00:32:36,393 --> 00:32:39,038
Let's choose the fabric you want.
582
00:32:39,063 --> 00:32:41,527
I mean, these are beautiful.
583
00:32:41,552 --> 00:32:43,248
OK.
584
00:32:43,273 --> 00:32:47,038
We have very, very bespoke
lavender bags being made.
585
00:32:47,063 --> 00:32:50,958
However, these take, honestly,
60 seconds to make.
586
00:32:50,983 --> 00:32:52,558
They're so simple.
587
00:32:52,583 --> 00:32:55,168
So I've got my little bit
of tea towel.
588
00:32:56,472 --> 00:32:59,038
And where do I want
my little tag to be?
589
00:32:59,063 --> 00:33:01,277
I'll probably have it in here.
590
00:33:02,863 --> 00:33:04,348
A quick seam or two...
591
00:33:07,342 --> 00:33:09,998
So this is my cute lavender bag.
592
00:33:12,383 --> 00:33:14,708
Would one of my assistants
like to actually help me
593
00:33:14,733 --> 00:33:16,558
put some lavender in?
594
00:33:16,583 --> 00:33:18,958
Right, it smells really good,
doesn't it?
595
00:33:18,983 --> 00:33:21,558
Little bit more? Oh, a little bit
more, yeah, absolutely.
596
00:33:21,583 --> 00:33:23,918
Right, brilliant.
Well done, matey.
597
00:33:23,943 --> 00:33:27,678
But Arthur seems to have succumbed
to the lavender's sleepy scent.
598
00:33:36,063 --> 00:33:37,638
Down by the wash house,
599
00:33:37,663 --> 00:33:40,447
Dick's bespoke window frames
are being fitted.
600
00:33:43,302 --> 00:33:47,608
Something quite nice
about the fact this has all...
601
00:33:48,833 --> 00:33:51,248
...been made here.
602
00:33:54,743 --> 00:33:55,918
You know what?
603
00:33:55,943 --> 00:33:58,808
It's almost as if that was
supposed to go in there, isn't it?
604
00:34:00,023 --> 00:34:02,327
But Angel has designs
on the windows too.
605
00:34:03,993 --> 00:34:08,478
I've been inspired
by an incredibly beautiful
606
00:34:08,503 --> 00:34:12,118
and big sort of Art Deco pool.
607
00:34:12,143 --> 00:34:15,358
By adding simple wooden struts
to Dick's frames,
608
00:34:15,383 --> 00:34:19,758
she's hoping to recreate it,
but on a much smaller scale.
609
00:34:19,783 --> 00:34:22,118
I think it's going to look quite
sort of striking.
610
00:34:22,143 --> 00:34:25,168
Unfortunately,
their pool's proportions...
611
00:34:25,193 --> 00:34:26,168
Oops!
612
00:34:27,273 --> 00:34:29,077
They can't be this big!
613
00:34:29,102 --> 00:34:31,718
...are proving problematic.
614
00:34:31,743 --> 00:34:35,558
They had the height,
and mine are stumpy,
615
00:34:35,583 --> 00:34:38,808
and I'm still trying to get
something that looks quite elegant.
616
00:34:38,833 --> 00:34:43,197
But I haven't figured it out yet,
and that's why I'm having a play
617
00:34:43,222 --> 00:34:45,758
before Dick comes in
and says, "Right, what do you want?"
618
00:34:52,302 --> 00:34:54,168
It's the end of a busy day,
619
00:34:54,193 --> 00:34:57,558
but Dick's still has
some important work to do.
620
00:34:57,583 --> 00:35:01,438
Been a long time since I've put
together a bicycle like this.
621
00:35:03,143 --> 00:35:05,077
Hold on, let me get my...
622
00:35:05,102 --> 00:35:06,888
Look at that.
It looks like a bicycle.
623
00:35:06,913 --> 00:35:07,918
Fit this on here.
624
00:35:09,143 --> 00:35:11,527
Now, if we turn the wheel,
it goes forward.
625
00:35:11,552 --> 00:35:12,998
That is the right side.
626
00:35:16,713 --> 00:35:21,077
I'm putting modern bicycle bits
onto an old bike,
627
00:35:21,102 --> 00:35:23,048
which is always interesting.
628
00:35:23,073 --> 00:35:28,327
Following in her mum's footsteps,
Dorothy has an eye for design.
629
00:35:28,352 --> 00:35:31,118
I would never have thought
of a paint job like this.
630
00:35:31,143 --> 00:35:33,968
It looks sweet, doesn't it?
Come on, she's done a great job.
631
00:35:33,993 --> 00:35:36,248
And, what's more,
Dorothy knows her mind.
632
00:35:37,222 --> 00:35:40,888
But Dick has other priorities.
633
00:35:40,913 --> 00:35:43,478
Brakes - very important.
634
00:35:43,503 --> 00:35:44,918
Got to keep my girl safe.
635
00:35:47,222 --> 00:35:49,688
We used to think we were lucky
if we had one brake!
636
00:36:00,383 --> 00:36:02,688
The big day has arrived
637
00:36:02,713 --> 00:36:06,248
for Dorothy's first ever
grown-up bike to be revealed.
638
00:36:09,543 --> 00:36:12,407
She's going to shut her eyes...
Shut your eyes, shut your eyes.
639
00:36:12,432 --> 00:36:14,798
You wait there, You wait there.
Eyes are shut?
640
00:36:17,543 --> 00:36:20,888
0h!
641
00:36:20,913 --> 00:36:22,048
HORN HONKS
642
00:36:23,713 --> 00:36:26,638
And she can't wait
to climb into the saddle.
643
00:36:27,903 --> 00:36:30,518
Come here, up you go. You ready?
644
00:36:30,543 --> 00:36:31,838
HORN HONKS
645
00:36:31,863 --> 00:36:33,518
She's off, she's off!
646
00:36:33,543 --> 00:36:35,438
Oh, she is off!
647
00:36:35,463 --> 00:36:38,518
Steady, steady, steady, steady.
Well done!
648
00:36:38,543 --> 00:36:40,798
This bike's probably older than me!
649
00:36:40,823 --> 00:36:42,488
Nice and steady...
650
00:36:42,513 --> 00:36:45,277
Oh...don't go too fast for Daddy.
651
00:36:46,793 --> 00:36:47,878
Well done.
652
00:36:49,943 --> 00:36:53,048
Oh, wow!
Look at you on that big girl bike!
653
00:36:53,073 --> 00:36:56,608
All Dick and Angel need to do now
is keep up.
654
00:36:56,633 --> 00:36:57,968
Come on!
655
00:37:16,312 --> 00:37:20,678
Work to convert the remains of the
chateau's 19th-century lavoir
656
00:37:20,703 --> 00:37:24,238
into a 21st-century pool house
is going swimmingly.
657
00:37:27,903 --> 00:37:30,728
Don't want it being
insulated by the leaves.
658
00:37:30,753 --> 00:37:33,568
Dick's next job is to create
a sustainable heating
659
00:37:33,593 --> 00:37:38,087
system for the pool, using one huge
flexible solar panel.
660
00:37:38,112 --> 00:37:41,008
We're going to make our frame
and then pop this on it.
661
00:37:41,033 --> 00:37:43,287
The piping all comes afterwards.
662
00:37:43,312 --> 00:37:44,368
A thing of beauty.
663
00:37:45,873 --> 00:37:49,037
Roofer mate Steve
offers an extra pair of hands.
664
00:37:50,673 --> 00:37:55,368
Always thrifty, Dick is aiming
for free hot water all year round.
665
00:37:56,543 --> 00:37:59,318
This is...
666
00:37:59,343 --> 00:38:03,167
...a hinged...solar thermal
collector frame.
667
00:38:04,703 --> 00:38:07,398
All right - it's four pieces of wood
and six pallets.
668
00:38:07,423 --> 00:38:11,368
But that's exactly what it's going
to BE - that's more to the point.
669
00:38:11,393 --> 00:38:14,238
And, as usual,
his plan involves turning modest
670
00:38:14,263 --> 00:38:19,287
materials into a fully functioning
example of ingenious engineering.
671
00:38:20,473 --> 00:38:21,648
Up we come.
672
00:38:23,953 --> 00:38:26,888
That's a good start.
This actually comes upright.
673
00:38:26,913 --> 00:38:30,728
What we have, the sun's
going to be up there,
674
00:38:30,753 --> 00:38:33,758
autumn, winter. In fact, the lowest
point - the sun only really
675
00:38:33,783 --> 00:38:36,238
comes up above the
height of the chateau, there.
676
00:38:36,263 --> 00:38:39,008
Middle of December, could be
like that.
677
00:38:39,033 --> 00:38:40,728
Could be like this
678
00:38:40,753 --> 00:38:42,478
in the middle of the summer.
679
00:38:42,503 --> 00:38:44,957
But whatever it is, we try
and make it as efficient as possible
680
00:38:44,982 --> 00:38:47,398
by pointing it at the sun.
681
00:38:52,503 --> 00:38:54,318
One solar collector.
682
00:38:55,423 --> 00:38:58,167
I can feel it in my waters,
it's coming together now, you see.
683
00:39:06,982 --> 00:39:10,167
Soon Dick and Angel's
moment of truth arrives.
684
00:39:11,423 --> 00:39:12,728
This is exciting.
685
00:39:14,033 --> 00:39:18,568
It's time to fill up the pool
and find out if it's watertight.
686
00:39:18,593 --> 00:39:20,957
Dun, dun, dun! You ready? Go.
687
00:39:22,703 --> 00:39:24,008
Woo-hoo-hoo!
688
00:39:25,143 --> 00:39:26,808
Right, I think that...
689
00:39:26,833 --> 00:39:28,728
"we'll leave it for a couple of
hours.
690
00:39:28,753 --> 00:39:33,167
The kids are going to be so excited.
691
00:39:33,192 --> 00:39:37,568
As the leaves turn golden
outside, it's time for Angel
692
00:39:37,593 --> 00:39:42,008
to put her signature finishing
touches to the lavoir.
693
00:39:42,033 --> 00:39:45,248
I did say I was going to find a way
to get some gold in here.
694
00:39:49,992 --> 00:39:53,087
Angel's glimmering grout
mirrors the opulent
695
00:39:53,112 --> 00:39:56,728
fireplace on board their canal boat,
The Dolphin.
696
00:39:59,033 --> 00:40:02,398
This is The Dolphin's
private swimming quarters.
697
00:40:03,992 --> 00:40:06,287
There's nothing
straight in this place!
698
00:40:07,393 --> 00:40:11,758
You just never quite know
sort of what eyeline to take.
699
00:40:11,783 --> 00:40:13,448
A little bit like the house,
actually.
700
00:40:13,473 --> 00:40:17,837
But when it comes to installing
Angel's art deco window design,
701
00:40:17,862 --> 00:40:21,087
Dick soon discovers that his wife's
eyefine
702
00:40:21,112 --> 00:40:23,448
is the only one that matters.
703
00:40:23,473 --> 00:40:26,037
The first one you've got up
needs to come out.
704
00:40:26,062 --> 00:40:27,248
I haven't started yet...
705
00:40:27,273 --> 00:40:28,578
Oh, that's why.
706
00:40:28,603 --> 00:40:30,528
It's not very good.
707
00:40:30,553 --> 00:40:33,037
Are you happy with the vertical?
708
00:40:33,062 --> 00:40:35,368
No, not at all.
It's well...way off.
709
00:40:35,393 --> 00:40:37,648
Il'l, in, in, in, in, in, in, in.
710
00:40:37,673 --> 00:40:39,608
In, in.
711
00:40:39,633 --> 00:40:40,880
Yeah.
712
00:40:40,905 --> 00:40:42,361
There?
713
00:40:42,386 --> 00:40:43,551
No, no...
714
00:40:43,576 --> 00:40:46,441
Down, down, down, down, down, down,
down, down, down, down,
715
00:40:46,466 --> 00:40:47,830
down, down, down, down.
716
00:40:47,855 --> 00:40:48,830
SWP'
717
00:40:50,346 --> 00:40:52,080
Great. Perfect.
718
00:40:52,105 --> 00:40:55,001
Or maybe come up a tiny little
bit on the right.
719
00:40:55,026 --> 00:40:56,391
Your left.
720
00:41:10,266 --> 00:41:13,111
The lavish lavoir is coming
together.
721
00:41:13,136 --> 00:41:16,830
But it still
needs its competitive bonsais.
722
00:41:16,855 --> 00:41:20,001
That does actually look
really beautiful.
723
00:41:20,026 --> 00:41:22,801
So you're just using mine
frame your two?
724
00:41:22,826 --> 00:41:25,160
I'm trying to make your one
look good.
725
00:41:25,185 --> 00:41:28,191
First prize gets to
go into the pool first.
726
00:41:28,216 --> 00:41:31,601
Oh. I only hope I don't win!
SHE LAUGHS
727
00:41:34,466 --> 00:41:37,681
The pool's water might not have had
a chance to heat up yet,
728
00:41:37,706 --> 00:41:42,080
but Angel's already keen to create
a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
729
00:41:43,315 --> 00:41:46,111
I want this place to
feel like a spa.
730
00:41:46,136 --> 00:41:47,361
Look, can you smell this?
731
00:41:48,626 --> 00:41:49,761
Wow. Lovely.
732
00:41:49,786 --> 00:41:53,111
Right, OK.
Pick your favourite two.
733
00:41:53,136 --> 00:41:55,040
I'm going to have a little bag
and this one.
734
00:41:55,065 --> 00:41:57,040
I'm just going to put them over the
chairs so...
735
00:41:57,065 --> 00:41:58,721
Right, so... ..so it smells amazing.
736
00:41:58,746 --> 00:42:00,040
Smells like a spa when you move.
737
00:42:00,065 --> 00:42:02,401
It actually does smell very
lavendery, doesn't it? It does.
738
00:42:02,426 --> 00:42:04,011
If you have them by your head,
there, you just...
739
00:42:04,036 --> 00:42:06,271
I'm going to fall asleep every time
I sit down. I know.
740
00:42:10,036 --> 00:42:13,761
Over the past weeks, the derelict
lavoir - a piece of forgotten
741
00:42:13,786 --> 00:42:17,681
chateau history - has been
given a new lease of life.
742
00:42:21,105 --> 00:42:24,371
What was once a ruined wash house,
reclaimed by nature...
743
00:42:27,396 --> 00:42:30,401
...is now the chateau's very
own oasis of calm.
744
00:42:32,706 --> 00:42:36,481
A hidden retreat for both guests
and the family to enjoy.
745
00:42:38,466 --> 00:42:42,830
The tank where chateau servants once
washed clothes brought back
746
00:42:42,855 --> 00:42:45,731
to life as an enchanting
private pool,
747
00:42:45,756 --> 00:42:50,731
surrounded by personal touches
handcrafted by the whole family.
748
00:42:52,266 --> 00:42:56,121
This feels really cosy in here now.
749
00:42:56,146 --> 00:42:58,121
And I love that, you know,
750
00:42:58,146 --> 00:43:01,241
we're being sympathetic to the
original building, you know,
751
00:43:01,266 --> 00:43:03,840
we've got all
the gorgeous walls and the shape
752
00:43:03,865 --> 00:43:08,601
and the lavoir - which we did not
know was here - and yet the little
753
00:43:08,626 --> 00:43:13,121
bits that I love, you know, the
windows, they feel really art deco.
754
00:43:13,146 --> 00:43:15,401
It's a simple thing, but I love it.
755
00:43:15,426 --> 00:43:16,910
And this little area - you know,
756
00:43:16,935 --> 00:43:19,881
this is the picture that was in my
dressoir. I loved it,
757
00:43:19,906 --> 00:43:24,201
and actually it was only today that
I thought, why is that not in here?
758
00:43:25,706 --> 00:43:27,201
I feels exactly right here.
759
00:43:27,226 --> 00:43:30,011
And, you know, we've had
so much fun doing the bonsai.
760
00:43:33,115 --> 00:43:37,090
This place, the kids are going to
love it. It feels magical, you know?
761
00:43:37,115 --> 00:43:40,551
It's not only original,
it feels very, very special.
762
00:43:47,426 --> 00:43:51,840
Thank you, Mr Strawbridge,
this is an absolutely lovely toilet.
763
00:43:51,865 --> 00:43:54,561
You are such a mickey taker.
764
00:43:54,586 --> 00:43:56,581
Do you know what we're missing?
765
00:43:56,606 --> 00:43:58,011
Apart from the children.
766
00:43:58,036 --> 00:43:59,541
What?
767
00:43:59,566 --> 00:44:01,110
Peacocks.
768
00:44:01,135 --> 00:44:03,371
We're not having peacocks, ever.
769
00:44:03,396 --> 00:44:04,621
Just so you know.
770
00:44:04,646 --> 00:44:07,471
Have you ever heard the racket
they make?
771
00:44:07,496 --> 00:44:09,341
It's really peaceful now.
772
00:44:09,366 --> 00:44:11,261
I wonder if
it's going to be this peaceful,
773
00:44:11,286 --> 00:44:12,701
though, when the kids come in here!
774
00:44:14,606 --> 00:44:16,901
In you go. In you g0-
775
00:44:19,286 --> 00:44:21,541
A bonsai?!
776
00:44:21,566 --> 00:44:23,141
DOROTHY:
777
00:44:25,215 --> 00:44:28,060
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!
Have a look around first.
778
00:44:28,085 --> 00:44:29,501
OK, OK...
779
00:44:29,526 --> 00:44:32,860
Before the pool party can get under
way, there is an important
780
00:44:32,885 --> 00:44:38,011
score Dick and Angel need settling
by their independent adjudicators.
781
00:44:38,036 --> 00:44:41,901
Mummy and Daddy made those
bonsai trees.
782
00:44:41,926 --> 00:44:44,301
OK, now, what we have to do is you
two have to look at the four
783
00:44:44,326 --> 00:44:47,581
of them, and judge which
you think is the best bonsai.
784
00:44:47,606 --> 00:44:51,341
OK, now, bonsai is
also about the, you know,
785
00:44:51,366 --> 00:44:55,110
the bits that aren't perfect,
and, and the...
786
00:44:55,135 --> 00:44:56,501
...and the trunk.
787
00:44:56,526 --> 00:44:58,860
Right, really unusual,
unusual trunks...
788
00:44:58,885 --> 00:45:01,190
My wife... OK, so...
789
00:45:01,215 --> 00:45:04,471
But discerning
Dorothy can't be swayed.
790
00:45:04,496 --> 00:45:06,911
DOROTHY:
791
00:45:08,366 --> 00:45:09,940
Which one for you?
792
00:45:09,965 --> 00:45:11,110
Oh, my goodness...
793
00:45:11,135 --> 00:45:14,661
Oh! It's a 2-0 win to Daddy!
794
00:45:15,806 --> 00:45:19,581
Dick's diminutive tree might have
taken the title...
795
00:45:19,606 --> 00:45:21,261
OK, Daddy won.
796
00:45:21,286 --> 00:45:24,261
The really, really good news is then
he gets... I won 2-0!
797
00:45:24,286 --> 00:45:26,301
...he gets to go in the pool first!
798
00:45:26,326 --> 00:45:27,271
Yay!
KIDS CHATTER
799
00:45:32,326 --> 00:45:36,301
Woo! Oh, my goodness me! Woo!
800
00:45:40,166 --> 00:45:43,271
Daddy's going in,
cos I'm the bonsai champion!
801
00:45:43,296 --> 00:45:45,581
Yay!
802
00:45:45,606 --> 00:45:49,471
After all the hard work, Dick
and Angel know the future will be
803
00:45:49,496 --> 00:45:53,831
overflowing with cherished family
memories for many years to come.
804
00:45:53,856 --> 00:45:56,190
Smile for Mummy, Dorothy!
805
00:46:01,005 --> 00:46:02,860
I am so cold!
806
00:46:02,885 --> 00:46:04,141
I am so cold...!
807
00:46:05,476 --> 00:46:06,940
Oh, my goodness me!
808
00:46:06,965 --> 00:46:09,190
Just too beautiful!
809
00:46:15,015 --> 00:46:16,341
Next time,
810
00:46:16,366 --> 00:46:19,631
the orangerie is overhauled...
811
00:46:19,656 --> 00:46:21,501
Like all things, it's never easy.
812
00:46:21,526 --> 00:46:23,060
And this is just the start.
813
00:46:23,085 --> 00:46:25,421
...there's anxiety in the attic...
814
00:46:25,446 --> 00:46:28,060
I do not have my brave gloves on me
right now.
815
00:46:28,085 --> 00:46:31,190
...and Dick causes
chaos in the countryside.
816
00:46:31,215 --> 00:46:32,551
How do I get down, though?
817
00:46:32,576 --> 00:46:34,060
LAUGHTER
818
00:46:51,296 --> 00:46:55,101
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