All language subtitles for Escape to the Chateau DIY S04E12.540p.HDTV.x264-GTi.English

I'm Dick Strawbridge and along
with my wife Angel and our two
children...

Yay! Oh, well done!

..we've lived in this magnificent
chateau for the past five years.

Look, look, look, look, look, look.

Oh, my God!

That is so beautiful.

It's not just our home...

And we're up!

..but our business.

You may kiss your bride.

And all over France, there are
other Brits doing exactly the same.

Oh, my God!

We'll follow a new
wave of intrepid chateau owners...

If I open some windows,
it might help get rid of some dust.

..and some familiar faces...

..as they take on these
majestic buildings.

And we'll reveal
more about our own chateau life.

Is everyone ready?

Yeah!

There'll be triumphs...
This looks incredible!

Do you like it, Laura? I love it!

..and setbacks...

Oh!

..as they battle to
renovate their homes...

..and earn their keep.

OK, I'm ready.

But no matter how hard
the going gets...

This is probably...

..yeah, my worst nightmare.

..they get to live the dream as
custodians of their very own castle.

Today... Out, out, out, out, out!

..new chateau owners
search for perfection...

Nothing is straight in this place.

..as they prepare to host
a large group of guests.

Out of all of the 11 rooms that
we have, none have curtains yet,

and I'm stressed about it.

B&B owners get more than
they bargained for...

I think there's going to be a bit
messing about here.

..as they struggle
with their latest project.

Oh!

Not so brilliant.

And one couple have it all to do...

I realise the doors
here are quite tall.

..ahead of a big family wedding.

I can't even spell stress any more,
I'm so stressed.

All over France, there are hundreds
of stunning chateaux for sale.

And some are a lot cheaper
than you think.

This is the 17th-century, 31-room
Chateau Domaine de la Salle...

..which was snapped up for £315,000
by former fashion designer Mariam
and her husband Jonno.

Hello, three kitties!

# We three kitties
are waiting for tea! #

The selling point really
was that you felt

as if you were lost in the
middle of nowhere, really.

It felt very magical.

It is really nice,
living in a place like this.

I won't lie.

It's really nice.

Located near Bordeaux
in south-west France,

they've started running the place
as a B&B and events venue and have

recently transformed the front lawn
into a lavish formal French garden.

Go on, Jonno,
give it a bit of welly!

Yay!

Now they need to make the inside
of the chateau pristine as seven

guests are arriving in three weeks -
their biggest booking to date.

If people come and stay
at the chateau, you want them

to feel as if they're
staying in somewhere special,

but there are lots of
things left to be done.

This is the bathroom...

..which still needs a lot of work.

And this bedroom...

..er, is giving us a headache...

..because you can see everything's
just been piled on the bed.

But the mess is
the least of their problems.

Out of all of the 11 rooms that
we have, none have curtains yet,

and I'm stressed about it.

Hey-ho, what to do?

Luckily, Mariam does have a plan.

Ah, there are some rings
already up here.

She's sourced 200 metres of cotton
damask to make the curtains.

And by doing them herself,
she's saved a small fortune.

So we're about to hang
some curtains, which is

Jonno's least favourite job.

It's actually mine, too.

They're on the bed, and I think
the cats are going to find them

and sleep on them, so I want to
get them up before that happens.

By the look of things,
you may have to be quick.

I'll give you one curtain. Yep.

And then I'll give you the next.

Right, OK.

Hang on!

Yes, I'm coming. Oh, Bagheera!

What? Look!

SHE LAUGHS

You always want to be everywhere,
don't you? You're so naughty!

Come here.

Go. Right.

Despite Bagheera's best efforts,
she's not managed to derail Jonno.

All he wants now is for the
curtains to look the part.

Nothing is straight in this place.

When you look from above, the rail
looks as if it isn't straight.

But it is straight,
compared to the window,

but it's the floor that's
actually going downhill.

That makes things interesting,

and it appears the bathrooms
also present a problem.

I brought these curtains from our
last house, and they're too short.

I want to make them
reach the ground,

and I've found some lace
at a brocante which I'm going to

put in there, and then I'm going
to add another piece of a very

similar fabric at the bottom,
just create a sort of a hem.

As an accomplished seamstress,
it should be pretty straightforward.

I love working with linen like this.

You can just fold it, crease it with
your fingers, and it just stays.

But just when it looked
like everything was going to plan...

SHE LAUGHS

I'll show you my beautiful curtain.

SHE LAUGHS

Oh! Isn't it marvellous?

It's OK, I'm just going
to snip it up here.

Oh, yeah.

This is called taking short cuts.

With another nine rooms to do,

it's easy to see why you would
want to do it quicker.

Are you going to help
me do these curtains?

270 miles away sits the
impressive Chateau de la Fare.

It has 35 rooms
and a picturesque tower.

Parts date back to the 12th century.

The lucky owners are Australian-born
couple Janet and Phillip.

After Phillip worked
at Buckingham Palace for 19 years,

they wanted a castle of their own.

We bought it seven years ago and,
now I've turned 60, it's time to

come here and actually do
some work here and live the
dream, so to speak.

It is the next big
adventure in our life,

and I believe
we can make a good life here.

Yeah, I agree.
A really special life here.

Located close to Montpellier,
in the south of France,

Janet and Phillip have agreed to
host their daughter Penny's wedding.

Now they have just three weeks
to finish the bridal suite,

complete with salon,
bathroom and bedroom.

May 25th - that's all I can say,
buddy.

Yes, it's fine.

It will be there.

So far, Phillip's been doing
most of the work himself.

If I open some windows,
it might help get rid of some dust.

But it's proved to be slow going.

Now, with time running out,
Janet is losing patience.

I want to decorate.

You know, I've got to
think about curtains and bedding

and pretty things -
that's what I want to do.

I don't want this mess,
I'm sick of mess!

To speed things up, Phillip has
drafted in mate Bruce, who has

lived in France for almost 20 years.

Yeah, I'm slowly teaching
Phillip swear words in French.

PHILLIP LAUGHS

Today, they're hanging the doors
for the bridal suite bathroom.

Let's do it. Come on, then.

That's the top there,
isn't it? Must be.

That's the top, yeah.

Something's seriously
wrong here. Why?

Because my rebates don't match up.
They're way out.

It looks as though they've got
some measurements wrong.

That's a serious mistake, that is.

It's like Laurel and Hardy, in't it?

OK, well, mark it now
while the door's on.

I will do, yeah.

How did I manage THAT?

Take two.

Let's hope it's second time lucky.

This time, it WILL fit!

I command it!

That looks so much better.

OK. Let's try it.

Oh, look at that!

The doors work a treat,

but it appears measuring is
not Phillip's strong point.

I bought these doors in London,
and then,

when I came to fit the doors,
or to make the frame for the door,

I realised the doors
here are quite tall.

So I'm going to creatively
add some to the bottom of it

so it looks like it's meant to be.

Another job. Argh!

Not made-to-measure,
but made-to-fit. Yeah.

And it looks like that's not the
only thing to add to his to-do list.

Can we change the door handle?
That's ugly.

You can't have an ugly
handle on those doors.

We have to make it look...
It's Art Deco!

The room is not Art Deco, sorry,
and that is not Art Deco!

I'm not getting
involved in this argument.

HE LAUGHS

Phillip and I are a good team,
we work well together.

And I think, as long as
I'm the boss, there's just
not a problem at all,

there are no arguments, it's OK.

To keep the boss happy,

Phillip and Bruce move on
to installing the bath.

If I go in first, yeah?

In against the wall.

Ooh!

It's tight. Hm.

I thought I had more room
than that, actually.

Hm. Ah, interesting.

This presents a little
bit of a problem.

Now it seems the bath is too big
to fit in the space.

Your tiles are that thick.

If we had a tile, we can
do a better check, can't we?

Yeah, it doesn't actually cut
too much, we can tile around it,

can't we? Yeah.

If we tile up to that height
and then slip the bath in...

Yeah. OK.

You could always saw half
an inch off the end of the bath.

OK, fine.

You tell my wife, right?
And then I'll just wait outside!

No.

Whatever you decide,
you need to do it fast.

Coming up...

It's short. Not very good, is it?

..Mariam and Jonno's
problems begin to grow...

Oh! I've had this mattress
specially made.

And I measured it.

..while another couple's
problems have yet to start.

It looks a lot brighter
than I remembered.

This is the 19th century
Chateau de Montvason,

which sits in 8.5 acres of woodland.

It has 30 rooms
spread over two wings,

and is owned by
Emma and partner, Paul,

who are renovating it
into a B&B and events venue.

I really loved it, right from the
moment we came through the gates.

But it's a lot of work.

One of the Montvason mottos
is, "We're getting there."

So I can't wait until we do.

Located close to the Normandy coast,

since moving in just over
two years ago,

they've spent most of their £30,000
budget transforming the east wing,

where each room has its own
individual style.

Now they have £10,000 left to do
the rest of the chateau,

starting with decorating
two bedrooms in the west wing.

This is what it's looking like.

Wow, that's really good.

That's exactly what I'm after.

In one bedroom, they've added
some decorative touches

and have wallpapered, but it's
crucial they get the room finished

as a special guest is arriving
in just four weeks.

We need an extra room because
it's my brother's 60th, so, yeah,

the pressure's on to get
that completed in time.

Woohoo!

Right.

Today, Emma's job is to paint
the newly hung wallpaper.

It looks a lot brighter
than I remembered.

The vivid colour was picked

in keeping with their
Art Nouveau theme.

So the colour was
chosen by Monsieur Paul.

It's like a MacIntosh colour,
it's from the Art Nouveau.

The trick is to get it in the holes,
because if I don't fill the gaps,

Monsieur Paul is going to
make me do a second coat.

In the other bedroom...

A small trowel for a small mixer.

..family friend Dan is extending
the chimneybreast,

to make it wide enough for an
old marble fireplace surround

Emma and Paul picked up for £65.

Being green-minded
and budget conscious,

he's using leftover bricks
and Thermalite blocks,

as they'll be covered over.

The fireplace is the biggest
job in that room.

Once we get that done, then we
really will have made a good inroad,

so that's going to be
a big job out of the way.

It's quite light, actually,
it's not heavy.

Keen to move things along,
Paul wants to see

if the fire surround fits.

I think there's going to be
a bit of messing about, here.

Well, let's offer this up
and see where we stand.

Right,
keep your legs against that leg.

OK.

We've got to slide that in.

That's it.

That is now not fitting in there.

Looks like the chimneybreast is now
a bit wide for the surround.

We could do it as it is,
but it wouldn't be quite right.

Not to my eye, anyway, so I want
this perfect when it goes in.

So what we've got is a couple more
bits on the bricks at the top

that have got to come out so
that the fireplace sits all square

and matches up correctly.

With the help of Dan's chisel...

Is that enough, do you think?

That bit there.
There? Yeah.

That's it, lovely.

..it's job done.

Let's hope it's now the right size.

That's it, and then, in.

Tell you what.

Yeah, that side is very good.

Yeah, I'm pleased
and it is dead central.

I think it looks great,
Paul, myself. Yeah.

It's as good as it's going to get.

Great effort, chaps.

Now it's time to focus on the other
room before Emma's brother arrives.

260 miles away at
Chateau Domaine de La Salle,

Mariam and Jonno have just three
days before seven guests arrive.

And not a single room is ready.

Today, Mariam wants to upholster
a bed she bought online for £120.

First, she wants to check
the £700 mattress

she had custom-made fits the bed.

Short.

Ooh.

It's not very good, is it?

It's not even wide enough.

I know.

It's not great.

The mattress is a little bit small.

I've had this mattress specially
made and I measured it.

Fortunately, Mariam
thinks she has a solution.

So, what I'm going to do is,
I've got some wadding.

I'm going to put some wadding
on here and at the bottom

and just fill the bed up,

which is the last thing I need.

Needs must.

By padding out the bed ends
with extra wadding,

the guests shouldn't
suspect a thing.

Traditional upholstery
is not with staple guns,

but my theory is, it's only 'cos
they hadn't invented them then.

If you're wondering why this
is so bad,

it's because I've never
done this before!

With the wadding stapled in place...

So that's quite a lot fatter now,
which is good.

..Mariam adds a layer of felt.

In fashion terms,
this is called moulage.

You mould things
and then you snip them

to make them bend around corners.

I don't know if you do this
for upholstery, but I'm doing it.

Having done one end of the bed, she
now has to do the same to the other.

I'm feeling in a mad panic
about this whole thing.

Nobody who buys one of these places
and does it up

is actually from
the hotel industry.

You buy these places because you
just fall in love with them,

it's like a man getting married.

Fall in love and then suddenly

realise all that
it actually entails.

Moving swiftly on, Mariam
is ready to attach the fabric.

This blue fabric is
something that I've had

in my workshop
for about 20 years.

I think I might have bought it
in Syria or somewhere on a trip.

With the fabric in place,

Mariam seals the edges with a shiny
braid, to add a touch of luxury.

In an instant, it makes it look...

from being horrible to rather glam.

It's very nice
seeing that transformation.

It looks nice and olde worlde.

It's good.

OK.
For the rest.

I'm going to have a tea first.

I'm constantly having cups of tea

to try and get out
of what I have to do.

270 miles away at
Chateau De la Fare...

It's all hands to the pump.

You all right, there?

There's just 24 hours
to go before Janet

and Phillip's daughter's wedding.

Oops. Down.

And family and friends
have been roped in to help.

I can't even spell stress any more,
I'm so stressed.

It's a shame in a way as I'd like to
do my nails or relax, sit and have

a cup of tea, but you know, you
just have to work and get jobs done.

The bridal suite needs to be
finished by the end of the day

and with so much still to do,

Janet and Phillip have had
to make a tough decision.

Our original plan was to renovate
a salon, a bathroom and a bedroom.

It literally has been
going forward two steps

and then going back three steps.

So as a result, the salon,
the sitting room,

has had to wait for another time.

Well, at least the bathroom
is nearly complete.

So the focus now can be on getting
the bedroom looking the part.

Phillip's sister, Janene, and
friend, Michelle, are helping

guild a decorative pelmet
for above the bridal bed.

What other crazy people come
all the way from Australia

for a working holiday
in an old chateau?

When we could be lying somewhere
in the south of France.

Why don't they all come here
and do this?

It's what you sign up for, when you
have family that own a chateau.

But trained electrician Phillip
is not resting either,

as he needs to ensure
the bedroom has power.

There's probably
four switches to go in

and there's about half a dozen
power points to go in.

But it should be OK,
we can do that today.

My brother's always been a dreamer.

If you ask Phil,
everything's fantastic.

There's no problems,
they're going to make it.

If you ask Janet, you'll hear
a slightly different story.

Janet is more the worrier,
Philip's the dreamer.

But together, they're the
perfect pair and it will get done.

I've just discovered, actually,

all the switches which
I have here are the wrong ones.

So I'm going to put a double
switch on here temporarily.

It's one thing after the other,
honestly, it is another problem.

With the clock ticking,
there's no time to waste.

Janet needs to hang the shiny
pelmet they've created...

This is fun, isn't it?

This is a bit cosy.

Can you go higher?

Yeah, course I can.

Health and safety here.

..along with the curtains
she's specially made.

I'd like to see it like that.
It's fine.

No, it is right.

Oh, my God, I think it's all right.

I'm absolutely just
thrilled to bits.

Oh, thank God.

It's a step in the right direction,
but there's still so much to do

to ensure the bridal suite is
ready for daughter Penny tonight.

Coming up...

I've got a slight problem.

..Mariam is faced with
yet another challenge.

So when I have enough sheet
on that side to tuck it in,

I'm short on this side.

While Emma and Paul...

Oh, wow!

..pick up a very special bargain.

If we were to buy an original,

it would cost us about £50,000.

In south-west France,

former fashion designer Mariam

is shopping at her local
farmer's market.

We have this market
three times a week.

She's hoping to pick up
some delicacies to impress

the seven guests
due in two days' time.

I want my cheese stand
and I hope he's here today.

And one of the joys
of living in France...

Bonjour!

..is that you're never far
away from some amazing cheese.

That's going to be brilliant
on the cheese platter,

a great big triangle in the middle
and all the other bits around.

Voila, merci.

With the food shopping done...

Where am I parked? Over there.

..it's a quick dash
back to the chateau,

where there's still plenty
to sort out.

Where do I start?

Next to tackle on the to do list
are the beds.

There's about five or six
staircases here.

Luckily,
a lavish set of duvet covers

she recently ordered
have finally turned up.

I have received my box of linen
from Portugal

which I ordered about a month ago.

Just in time, hey?

Ooh.

And this is 100% linen,
and it's that crushed stuff.

I think it looks gorgeous, and the
best thing is, it's minimal ironing.

That has to be a winner.

Mariam also wants to use linen
for the bed sheets to help ensure

the guests have a very
comfortable stay.

And I've bought these really nice
linen sheets in the antique shops

and they feel fantastic
in summer, when it's really hot.

A thick linen sheet feels
really cool to sleep on.

But I've got a slight problem.

These sheets are made for old beds,
which were narrower.

So when I have enough sheet
on that side to tuck it in,

I'm short on this side.

Mariam though, has a plan.

So I've got a sheet here
which I can't use.

I got it for very little money,
because...

It's rotten in the middle.

But the side panels are good, so you
know, I only need about that much.

Her idea is to rip off the sides,

then re-attach them to the
intact bed sheet,

which will make it
wide enough for the bed.

I'm going to attach
the side panels onto it.

So, let the stitching begin.

Making use of French linen
is right up Angel's street.

This was a find, you know.

She's always on the hunt
for something special.

You do not find monogrammed
bedlinen very, very often.

It was like the angels
had sent it down to me.

Whether buying monogrammed
bed linen...

Or transforming tea towels
into pillow cases...

Oh, come on, that's quite nice,
isn't it?

..Angel's always looking
at new ways to make fabrics

a feature in our chateau.

I'd pay £20 quid for that in the UK.

So let's hope Mariam can do
an equally seamless job.

And I'm going to make a French seam.

So a French seam is when you attach
this piece of fabric approximately

there, you'll be stitching
along there, and then, when you

open it up, you fold this round
and you then stitch along there.

It gives you a seam
with no raw edges.

And it's the kind of seam that
if you're doing a lot of laundry,

it'll hold up to it.

It doesn't take long for Mariam
to work her sewing magic.

Done - one enormous bed sheet,

which I shall go and try out.

Come on, cat, let's go out.

And you can't see
it's been extended.

Oh, it feels lovely.

It really does.

It's just cold and delicious
and it's so nice to get into bed

when you have a sheet like this.

Mission accomplished,
but with the rest of the beds to do

and curtains still to finish off,
the hard work is far from over.

In northern France, Emma
and Paul are also busy with beds,

as they need to dress
their freshly painted bedroom

before Emma's brother, George,
arrives for his 60th birthday.

We haven't actually seen this
without the thing off, have we?

Nope.
Shall we do it?

Oh, wow!

To keep in with the style of the
room, they've splashed out £1,000,

a huge chunk of their budget,
on an Art Nouveau-inspired bed.

If we were to buy an original,
it would cost us about £50,000.

First task is to assemble it.

Emma?
Yeah?

Need you.

But as with most furniture,
building it is a unique exercise.

From what I can see,
there's two little hooks here.

Yep, not so brilliant.

These go round the other way.

A few teething problems
on the construction,

but nothing we can't solve.

OK, so...

There you go.

Thank God for that!

Problems overcome, it's just
a matter of adding the mattress.

Ooh.

Ooh, that's nice.

We're thinking of moving
to this room, aren't we?

Yes. The ceiling's very pretty.

You missed a bit.
What do you mean, I missed a bit?

You missed a bit there.
I have not missed a bit.

With Emma's brother's imminent
arrival, they have no time to waste.

Paul's next task is the curtains.

He's found something special
to go on the rails.

I'm going give these
a quick spruce up.

He's picked up some period
brass finials for pennies

and wants to bring them back to
life by rinsing them in vinegar.

It's just a kind of natural way
of cleaning

old brass and stuff,
really.

It's less aggressive than a lot
of the products that you can buy

and it's not going to ruin
the environment.

The thing is, you can go a little
bit too mad with these things

and you lose a lot of the character

and the difference is that.

So, just a quick clean, but you've
kept some of the patina on it

and they just look quite nice,
really.

They've certainly come up a treat.

OK.

Ooh, the curtains are up.

Oh, that's much better.

All that's left to do now
is add some finishing touches.

Beautiful.

I think we're pretty much there,
I'm quite surprised, so that's good.

Over the past three months, they've
managed to transform a blank,

empty room

into a sumptuous, sophisticated,
high-end bedroom.

The ornate ceiling rose
and cornicing,

combined with a reproduction bed
and period furniture

gives the space a style
from the Art Nouveau era.

All finished and bang on time.

You found it!

Emma's brother, George,
has arrived from Denmark

for his birthday surprise.

Aw, lovely to see you.
Did you find it OK?

Yeah, yeah, I find without problem.

I want to show you where I put you,
I've got a surprise for you.

Come and have a look.

This is your birthday room.

Oh, my God,
thank you very much, Emma.

So we've got all the Art Nouveau
style, so this is your room.

This is nice. This is really nice,
thank you very much.

Do you like it?

It's big and it's nice and you have
all this window space, too,

so that's nice.
Aw.

Fantastic, so there's a towel there.

It seems the surprise has
gone down a storm.

Bet you want a drink
or a beer or something?

Er, yeah, probably.
OK, let's go.

Before I take everything.
Absolutely, there's no rush.

The party...

I think the room looks great
and I'm very excited to stay there.

Job done, but there's
still a lot of work to do

to get the other bedroom finished.

455 miles away in
the south of France...

It's nearing the end of the day
and time is running out

for Janet and Phillip.

With the help of their
wedding guests,

they're trying to finish the
bridal suite for daughter Penny,

so she can stay here tonight
before the big day.

We haven't seen the bridal
suite for 24 hours, now.

The last time I saw it,
it was still half painted.

Can't quite picture
what it's going to be like yet,

I'm super excited to see.

It's been a huge effort
from everyone.

We still have a couple of things
remaining to do.

I've got a couple of power points
to go on and we want to hang

a couple of paintings on the walls
and just a little decoration

for some of the surfaces,
but we're quite excited

that they should see it now.

Actually, I feel a bit nervous,
but I am really excited now,

to show them, really excited.

Just let's do it, let's do it.

First up is the suite's bathroom.

It's almost ready, but there's
still a few little jobs to do.

So just beware, not completely
complete, but I can't wait,

I just have to show you now.

Three months ago, the room was
just an empty, derelict space.

Even though not complete, it's
well on the way to being transformed

into a stylish contemporary ensuite,
with luxury shower.

Everything works.

I love the tiles.

I love the walk-in shower.

Yeah, I do, too.

I want to bring this down
to a really practical level,

but that loo is a loo
with a serious view!

I think the design
is absolutely gorgeous.

It's the nicest bathroom
in the chateau, now.

Yeah.

So far, so good.

Onto the bridal bedroom.

Ten weeks ago,
it was nothing more than a shell.

Now it's been renovated into
a chic, elegant and grand space,

featuring lavish furnishings

which complement the grandeur
of the chateau.

Oh, wow!

It looks all right to me.

That's incredible.
Unbelievable.

I can't believe this is a bedroom,
now.

Looks great, doesn't it?

I think the bed looks absolutely
amazing. It's just...

Yeah.

It's beautiful.
You're pleased.

OK, no tears.
Wipe the tears.

I just cannot believe how much work
you've put in for us.

Ahh.

There is certainly
a bit of relief.

I was a little bit concerned we were
going to be sleeping on the floor.

There were tiny doubts,
but in all honesty,

I always knew that they
would come through.

I cannot wait to get dressed here
tomorrow morning.

It's the stuff that
little girls dream of.

Getting ready for your wedding
in this sort of room.

I can't thank you enough.

I don't think that could have
gone much better.

I think we should be proud
of ourselves

and everybody who helped us.
Absolutely.

Obviously couldn't have done it
without them.

But there's no time
to rest on their laurels,

as now they have to prepare
the chateau grounds

for the wedding itself.

Big day tomorrow.

Big day for Pen and Mark.

A big day, actually,
for Chateau de la Fare.

A very big day for the chateau.

Coming up...

I hate making beds with a passion.

I've always hated making beds.

Mariam starts to fret
about her visitors.

Are they going to like it?
Is it going to be good enough?

Is anything going to go wrong?

Are any of the toilets
going to flood?

Are the showers going to be hot?

And there are more woes
for Janet and Phillip

on their daughter's
wedding day.

What I want you to do is put a loop
through the fork in the tree

and give it to me here.

In south-west France,
Mariam and Jonno are gearing up

to welcome their biggest
guest booking so far.

I hate making beds with a passion,
I've always hated making beds.

And they're starting
to feel the pressure.

So, today's the day
the guests arrive, D-Day.

I have been really, really tired,
and really manic and really worried.

You know, are they going to like it?
Is it going to be good enough?

Is anything going to go wrong?

Are any of the toilets
going to flood?

Are the showers going to be hot?

Mariam's a perfectionist
and with all the rooms dressed,

she wants to add a few
extra-special touches.

I've left everybody a little
present on their bed,

a little shopping bag, just because
I wanted them to take a little bit

of France away with them
and it's quite nice when you come

and there's something
a little bit different,

a little bit special, so...

It's a sweet idea and Mariam's not
quite done yet, she's also found

a way to add more colour to the
rooms without it costing a fortune.

I went off to buy flowers
yesterday for the rooms and one

bunch of flowers was 40 Euros and
I thought, "I can't afford this."

So I went to the plant shop
and bought a whole load of really

nice plants that I can put in the
rooms, they're going to smell nice

and then I can plant them
in the garden afterwards.

Right, this is going on here?
Yes.

Exactly like that.

Got to constantly close the doors,

because I don't want the cats
in the bedrooms.

Cat in the room!

Out, out, out, out, out, out!

It's been a long, hard slog,
but the rooms are finally ready.

Mariam's newly upholstered bed,
imported linen

and handmade curtains all give
the place a sense of luxury.

Let me take you in.

Thank you.

And the first of the guests
are already arriving.

So, this is your bedroom.

Oh, fabulous.

I shall enjoy staying in here.
Good.

It's beautiful.
Thank you.

So far, so good.

And it's not long before others
start arriving.

Here we are.

It's huge, wow.

Like mother and daughter
Ginny and Charlotte

who are sharing a spacious
ensuite double twin room.

Absolutely gorgeous.

I'm very, very impressed.

We're the first ones, as well, so.
Yeah.

I love it, the size, everything.

It's fantastic.

Mariam and Jonno's attention to
detail has really made an impression

and with the guests settling
in nicely, it's a job well done.

The hard work we did has paid off.

It's great.

It's really nice to see
people happy.

And actually, selfishly,
I love the place, so, who cares?

Fingers crossed they'll get more
big bookings soon.

Further south, it's Janet and
Phillip's daughter's wedding day.

And with only five hours
until the nuptials,

Phillip is still finishing
odd jobs in the bridal suite.

For my own pride,
I'd like to get done today if I can,

I don't know,
to prove to myself I can do it.

Prove to ourselves,
I should say, that we can do it.

Daughter Penny's dream
is to get married outside.

And the ruins of what Janet
and Philip call the orangerie

is the perfect romantic spot.

So ahead of the ceremony,

Janet and friend Michelle want to
bring it back to life.

Just bend your knees.

Mm-hm.

They're beautiful, aren't they?

I'm actually really happy
with those.

Better idea than just cut flowers,
because then I've got them.

I like it, it's very romantic

and it's just a perfect setting
for a wedding ceremony.

Oh, it is,
as long as it doesn't rain for us.

It's blue skies now,
but showers are expected later,

so I'm crossing my fingers
it stays dry.

In the newly refurbished
bridal suite, daughter Penny

and the bridesmaids are having
their hair and make-up done.

Oh, my God, it's a wedding.

Bit nervous, now,
I have to be honest.

But very excited, I'm very glad
the day is finally here.

And it's just the most beautiful
room, the bridal suite is

the most beautiful room to get
ready in, so, very happy.

Back outside, the caterers are here,
but they've hit a snag.

The van has caught the overhead
fairy lights.

All I want you to do is put the loop
through the fork in the tree

and give it to me here.

Perfect.

We're doing a little repair.

Rearranging it and putting
it back up again.

It's all fine, all fine.

OK.

With one final hurdle overcome,
the caterers can crack on.

There's just an hour
until the ceremony

and guests are beginning to arrive.

The sky is still blue.

In case of a downpour,

the seating had been kept
under cover.

But luckily, the rain has held off,

so the guests can finally
take their seats, quite literally.

One, two, three, here.

The big moment has arrived,
and everything is just right.

It's been an incredible effort

and Janet and Philip have
pulled it off in fine style.

Pretty proud of ourselves, honestly.
Yeah.

Because, man, has it been a slog.

And proud of our friends, too,
I might add.

Without them,
we wouldn't have got here.

I am so pleased,
I am so, so pleased. Yeah.

And Penny and Mark are very happy,

which is what it's about really,
for us.

It's been a great success.

And I'm sure daughter Penny
and new son-in-law Mark

will have memories to treasure
for many years to come.

Next time...

The priority is...

..it's a military operation...

..to get these beds made
and constructed.

..as Emma and Paul hit D-Day
for their biggest booking yet.

We are behind schedule,
so, a little stressed.

Mariam and Jonno
have interior designs

on making their grand salon sing.

This panel is all about
a lady sitting by the window,

looking out, and the bird
is set free and flies out.

And a familiar family
take on an ambitious new project.

Oh, heck, that was...

Eurgh, horrible.

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