1 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:04,575 In the heart of the French countryside, 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:09,855 a magnificent chateau has been lovingly brought back to life 3 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:11,575 by an intrepid British couple. 4 00:00:11,600 --> 00:00:13,135 Come on, missus! 5 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,775 Engineer Dick Straw bridge 6 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:20,055 and his wife, designer Angel. 7 00:00:20,080 --> 00:00:21,575 This is the magic. 8 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:25,775 Over the past eight years, 9 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:32,815 over 50 beautiful spaces have been rebuilt, restored or reimagined. 10 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:34,295 Smile for Mummy. 11 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:35,615 Smile. 12 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:37,575 The enormous leaking roof... 13 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:39,095 That's a bad sign. 14 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:41,415 Sunlight coming through the holes is not good. 15 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,575 ...now safe for another 100 years. 16 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:48,575 The chateau's towering walls... 17 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:52,815 ...almost restored to their former glory. 18 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:56,815 Honestly, I can't... You're happy. It's exactly right. 19 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:58,135 Service! 20 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,095 Their hard work not only helping create 21 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:03,295 a successful wedding and events business... 22 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:05,655 People are smiling and they're crying 23 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:08,015 and they're hugging and they're drinking bubbly 24 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:11,055 and you know what? This house was meant to do that. 25 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:12,295 But also, 26 00:01:12,320 --> 00:01:15,095 an extraordinary family home, 27 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:16,495 bursting with love. 28 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:18,015 Up. Oh, Oh...Oh. 29 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:20,295 ...joy and laughter... 30 00:01:20,320 --> 00:01:22,135 THEY LAUGH 31 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:26,455 Now it's time for the final chapter in this French fairy-tale. 32 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:30,295 One that is packed with new adventures... 33 00:01:30,320 --> 00:01:32,695 What happens in workshop stays in the workshop. 34 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:33,935 ...mysteries... 35 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:37,535 ...plans... 36 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:40,135 High ceiling makes me want to have a swing. 37 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:41,695 ...and problems... 38 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:43,975 Oh, no. Argh. 39 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,255 THEY LAUGH 40 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:47,735 But best of all, 41 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:49,455 a happy ending. 42 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,415 Come on, you two. We're walking on. Going to go find Petal. 43 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,735 Walking in a winter wonderland. 44 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:29,575 That's what it feels like, isn't it? 45 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:30,735 It's winter 46 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,495 and the chateau has now been closed to wedding guests 47 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,415 for over two years. 48 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,775 I've found some satisfying crunches. 49 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:41,295 I love that, 50 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,575 I've found some satisfying crunches. 51 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:47,855 But in just a few months' time, 52 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,895 that's all about to change. 53 00:02:50,920 --> 00:02:56,015 This is lovely but I'm afraid, babes, this is a big year for us. 54 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,015 This is the year of the celebration. 55 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:00,615 We haven't got time to be doing this stuff. 56 00:03:00,640 --> 00:03:03,655 We have to put our focus back on the house again. 57 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:05,295 Yeah. We will, cos... 58 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:07,815 It's interesting cos if you look across, 59 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:09,735 you can still see what has to be clone. 60 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:11,615 That will be clone before the first wedding. 61 00:03:11,640 --> 00:03:15,095 Everything else that we have to do as well. Well, that's it. 62 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,175 This spring and summer, 63 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,135 Dick and Angel will be hosting 12 weddings. 64 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,415 But after a such a long break, 65 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:24,255 they are a bit out of practice. 66 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,735 It nearly feels like when we first started weddings. 67 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,055 You know, we've really got to get... 68 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:32,815 ...processes in place 69 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,175 THEY LAUGH Oh, Petal. 70 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:37,695 She's so... She'd already found a hole. 71 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,815 But you see, we're worried about getting the chateau functioning 72 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,655 and Petal's worried there might be a little mouse or something 73 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,335 on our land! 74 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:48,295 We've got to remember our priorities. 75 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:49,775 I know, babes, this is beautiful 76 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:52,895 but this is the calm before the storm, you realise that? 77 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:57,615 But before any wedding guests arrive, 78 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:00,455 there's a lot still to do around the chateau. 79 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:08,215 Like finishing re-rendering its 25-metre-high walls. 80 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,375 Over 250 square metres of crumbling 81 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:13,655 150-year-old render 82 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:15,975 has already been removed. 83 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:20,615 And a new 21st-century coat put back on to the front facade. 84 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:27,375 There are, though, another 750 square metres to go 85 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,455 before all four walls will be finished. 86 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,535 But while render Rob and roofer mate Steve 87 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,175 work on the outside of the chateau, 88 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,335 Dick and Angel have a job to do in the basement. 89 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:43,975 In the room that was once 90 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:47,615 the chateau's rather substantial cider and vinegar store. 91 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:52,455 I can't believe that you're attacking this room. 92 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,455 Do you remember when we first came in? 93 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:57,855 There was a barrel that was, what, 8ft tall there. Yeah. 94 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:00,215 Had the cider in it, or the vinegar or something. 95 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,575 The Chateau de la Motte Husson was originally built 96 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:09,295 between 1868 and 1874 for the wealthy Baglioni family. 97 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:11,095 Come on. Come on. Come on. 98 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:13,455 And in October 2014, 99 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,415 when Dick and Angel first explored the chateau... 100 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:18,975 This is not too shabby. 101 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:22,215 ...they found down in the sous sol, the basement... 102 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,215 Nice stairs, nice and wide. Yeah. 103 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,055 ...a cool, dark, earth-floored room 104 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:30,455 containing empty cider and vinegar barrels. 105 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,335 The latter regularly used in the 19th century 106 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,935 to perk up both food and fainting ladies. 107 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:40,015 It was very, very rustic and it was very... 108 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:41,735 It's still very rustic, darling. 109 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:48,215 Since then, the room's been used as Dick's workshop. 110 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:51,135 And then, since being moved out of the preserves' cupboard, 111 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:54,855 as a temporary dumping ground for Angel's wedding gear. 112 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,175 Now, Angel's decided it's time to bring the room back to life 113 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:05,735 by transforming it into a dedicated wedding workshop, 114 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:08,335 an Atelier de Mariage. 115 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,415 Do you see shelves and things in here? 116 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,535 Yeah, are you...? You're...? Are you serious? 117 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,815 Because you're acting like 118 00:06:18,840 --> 00:06:23,455 I'm asking for, like, a swimming pool on the roof or something. 119 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:25,815 This... SHE LAUGHS 120 00:06:25,840 --> 00:06:29,775 I feel that you're sort of attached to this as your workroom still. 121 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,295 Right, 0|<. But the house has moved on. 122 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,855 You've got your own workroom now. 123 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,455 Time's ticking cos I'm assuming you want it organised 124 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:40,175 before the first wedding. Exactly, that's why... Of course you do. 125 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:43,735 But the new Atelier de Mariage 126 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,855 is not just going to be packed with vintage china... 127 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:53,695 ...but also Angel's floral flourishes. 128 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:55,535 Because, over the years, 129 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:57,415 Angel has enjoyed creating 130 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:01,095 both delightful displays around the chateau... 131 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,055 She wanted it rustic, I think we're nearly there. 132 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:07,295 ...and dozens of beautiful bridal bouquets. 133 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:12,335 Each one as individual as the bride herself. 134 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:15,735 So, now she has her very own wedding room, 135 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:20,375 Angel's hoping to turn it into a space that's not only practical 136 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,335 but incredibly creative. 137 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:29,615 So, I know that I definitely need a central work reservation. 138 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:33,655 Ancl because I have to be essentially practical here, 139 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:40,095 I'm going to be able to store these racks of china underneath it. 140 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:45,295 I like the idea of nearly all of the walls having stuff in attractive... 141 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:48,935 ...like all my wicker baskets and my buckets 142 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:50,375 and galvanised buckets 143 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:55,935 cos right now, everything is filed in sort of plastic storage boxes. 144 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,975 For Angel, though, it's the flowers that help 145 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:02,855 turn a wedding from ordinary to extraordinary. 146 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:06,495 I love the idea of having, like, a big flower chandelier 147 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,255 because I'll be able to dry flowers on it, 148 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,575 but also I'll be able to pick from it. 149 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:13,535 Ancl I quite like that idea. 150 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:17,255 So a flower chandelier. 151 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:18,815 Oh, yeah, yeah. 152 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:20,815 I need an inspiration wall. 153 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,015 And, when it comes to finding something 154 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,295 on which to pin images and ideas, 155 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:29,015 all Angel needs to do 156 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:32,375 is visit the chateau's very own reclamation yard, 157 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:36,015 otherwise known as the outbuildings. 158 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:39,615 These will fill that place up again cos they did before. 159 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:44,095 I don't want the...the whole things in there. Oh. 160 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,415 I just want just the top of a barrel 161 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:49,255 and it can be the inspiration wall. 162 00:08:49,280 --> 00:08:51,655 OK, right I don't understand that but that's OK, 163 00:08:51,680 --> 00:08:53,655 I don't have to understand it just yet. 164 00:08:53,680 --> 00:08:56,535 The old vinegar barrel may ensure there's a lovely reminder of 165 00:08:56,560 --> 00:08:59,695 the chateau's history in Angel's new room. 166 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:02,175 Turning it into a pin board 167 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:04,775 is a different matter altogether. 168 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:08,495 If we try and cut it, it'll fall apart. 169 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:09,975 Will it? Yeah. 170 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,335 Even though this one's got a band around it still? 171 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:14,055 Well, yeah, you can put it... I'll put it... 172 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,415 What I could do, do you want half a barrel? 173 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:17,615 No. HE LAUGHS 174 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:20,375 No, I just generally want enough to put on a wall. 175 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:24,095 With the top of a barrel now destined to be a pin board, 176 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:27,055 Dick's keen to see what else they can up cycle. 177 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,415 There's old doors, there's bits of windows. 178 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:31,775 Old bits of the stables. Yeah, right. 179 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:35,535 Gosh. Racking. Looking at racking stuff. We have got the wine rack. 180 00:09:35,560 --> 00:09:36,735 I'm thinking. 181 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:38,975 I've always loved that trellis. 182 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:44,375 This is taller than that room by quite a long way, isn't it? 183 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:45,575 It is. 184 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:50,775 But I'm actually thinking of it going across the room, 185 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:53,535 hanging as a flower chandelier, 186 00:09:53,560 --> 00:09:56,095 where I can hang things from. 187 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:57,895 Lots of dried flowers. 188 00:09:57,920 --> 00:09:59,655 Right. You've got a vision in your mind. 189 00:09:59,680 --> 00:10:02,255 Just so you know, I have no idea what you're talking about. Yeah. 190 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:04,535 Right. Hold on. 191 00:10:04,560 --> 00:10:06,455 HE CHUCKLES 192 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:08,775 There's quite a lot of wildlife here. 193 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:10,375 I've not got my brave gloves on 194 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:13,175 cos I did not think that we'd be doing this. 195 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:15,055 Can I help you? 196 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,815 You could do. Grab the end with the spiders on it. No. 197 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:19,495 Oh... 198 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:22,975 Oh, my gosh, that is... Properly spidery. 199 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:25,255 "Proper, proper, proper spidery. 200 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:27,175 Oh, God, that was so horrible. 201 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,615 I haven't seen one of those before. Oh, gosh... 202 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:32,655 Oh, my gosh. It's so heavy. 203 00:10:32,680 --> 00:10:34,935 Watch this. Watch this. Watch this. 204 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:36,015 Right. There we go. 205 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:38,855 Oh, yeah. This is easy. 206 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:40,375 I can do it now. 207 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,095 THEY LAUGH 208 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:57,575 At the front of the chateau stand a pair of magnolia trees, 209 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:01,095 a birthday present from Dick to Angel. 210 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:03,415 And now they're both in bloom, 211 00:11:03,440 --> 00:11:06,815 an opportunity for an unusual taste test. 212 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:08,735 Magnolia pickle. 213 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:11,055 You don't hear that every clay. 214 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:13,495 A friend of mine sent me this recipe. 215 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:16,135 I was like, "I've got magnolia trees!" 216 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:17,375 They're only tiny. 217 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:19,735 And to be honest, they are at the end. 218 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:22,215 But this is good because I've enjoyed the beauty 219 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:24,095 and now I'm going to pickle them. 220 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:29,215 Ancl we're going to have them in a little bit of a sushi feast. 221 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:31,655 With a mild ginger taste, 222 00:11:31,680 --> 00:11:36,015 petals from certain varieties can be eaten, raw, pickled, 223 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:37,575 or even used as tea. 224 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:38,695 Taste that. 225 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:39,775 Nothing on it. 226 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:41,335 I was absolutely gobsmacked. 227 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:47,095 That's really odd. 228 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:49,095 But nice. Right. 229 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,935 Right, 50g of that, pinch of salt. 230 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:54,215 And to turn the petals into pickle, 231 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:56,015 all Dick and Angel need to do 232 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:59,775 is simply dissolve some sugar and salt in a warm, light vinegar. 233 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:01,535 Even that smells greasy. 234 00:12:01,560 --> 00:12:03,215 It smells delicious. 235 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:05,735 Dorothy is now completely into her sushi, isn't she? 236 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:07,735 Oh, you know, if you said to her, 237 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:10,575 "What would you have on your birthday?" 238 00:12:10,600 --> 00:12:13,095 She would say, "Sushi." 239 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:15,375 Mm-hm. 240 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:18,495 This is... After chicken nuggies! 241 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:20,015 Chicken nuggets. 242 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,135 Here we go, Angela. I'm ready when you are. 243 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:27,415 I'm ready. I'm just diddling. 244 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:29,215 OK. Here we go. 245 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,575 I'll just push that in. Here we go. Ready? Mm-hm. 246 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:35,615 Here we go. 247 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:39,615 OK. 248 00:12:39,640 --> 00:12:42,175 That looks like Lalique glass, doesn't it? 249 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,495 It looks like a glass. You know what I'm saying? 250 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:46,815 My gosh! That is so beautiful. 251 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:49,175 I don't know if I'm ever going to eat it 252 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,775 or just going to have it as an ornament. 253 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:54,175 No, we will definitely eat it. 254 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:58,655 First, though, it needs to sit and pickle for a couple of weeks. 255 00:13:08,680 --> 00:13:10,575 Over in the Atelier de Marriage, 256 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:13,055 Dick and builder mate Steve have been busy 257 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,935 levelling the uneven 19th-century earth floor 258 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:19,015 with some 21st-century concrete. 259 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:20,175 Three, two, one, yeah? Yeah. 260 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:23,895 This floor was rammed earth 261 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:26,255 because the rammed earth is what you want, 262 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:30,655 keeps the temperature stable and provides a little bit of humidity, 263 00:13:30,680 --> 00:13:33,015 which means the corks don't rot in your bottles. 264 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:35,335 So moisture in your cork, that's why it was there. 265 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:38,335 And for us now 'R's a storage room, 266 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:40,655 which means we don't want any moisture, 267 00:13:40,680 --> 00:13:42,535 so it's a clamp proof course. 268 00:13:42,560 --> 00:13:44,175 It's going to be the reinforced bar 269 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:47,455 so that the actual concrete can expand a little bit without cracking 270 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:49,135 and then we'll tile on the top of it. 271 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:54,295 And now it's dry, 272 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:56,655 it's time for some design decisions... 273 00:13:56,680 --> 00:13:58,975 What a difference this has made. 274 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,775 ...which is most certainly Angel's department. 275 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:03,295 OK, let's break this down. 276 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:07,615 The things I need in this room are 277 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:09,295 all the racks with glasses 278 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:11,615 and plates and cutlery and everything. Yeah. 279 00:14:11,640 --> 00:14:12,815 Ancl it's got to be a place 280 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:14,855 where I can just grab things, you know? 281 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:17,655 Ancl I want this to be completely 3D. 282 00:14:17,680 --> 00:14:20,015 You know when we're doing flowers, 283 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:22,335 you know, you're using your body all the time. 284 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:23,295 You go in to get the water, 285 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:25,655 you're picking things up, you're doing this. 286 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:28,055 It's not sort of sitting down and sort of sewing 287 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:29,935 and kind of going to get buttons. 288 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:31,935 This is a very dynamic space, 289 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:35,935 and because of that, I want to be like this and that. 290 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:39,015 So I would like to see, what? 291 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:41,415 600. I need 120. 292 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:42,615 It's quite big, actually, 293 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:43,855 but that's why... HE LAUGHS 294 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:47,055 No, that's why it's important to do it in situ, isn't it? 295 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:48,855 I just want to see where 180 is. 296 00:14:50,200 --> 00:14:51,735 OK. Oh, that's perfect. 297 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:53,975 That is an absolute perfect size. 298 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:57,495 OK. 299 00:14:59,120 --> 00:15:01,415 Did you say you wanted plumbing in here? 300 00:15:01,440 --> 00:15:03,095 Yeah. Where'd you want the sink? 301 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:04,895 We've got to find a sink, first of all. 302 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:06,815 There'll be one out in the building somewhere. 303 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:08,775 OK, assuming we have got one somewhere, 304 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,095 I think we do need a sink in here. 305 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:13,735 I'm really actually very excited about this now. 306 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:16,095 Where's the water going to go to from your sink? 307 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:17,535 I don't care. 308 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:18,895 SHE LAUGHS 309 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:20,535 I never used to. 310 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:23,575 The thing is, never a truer word was spoken. 311 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:28,815 So, while builder mate Steve starts to lay the groundwork... 312 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:34,775 ...it's Angel's job to give the room some va-va-voom, 313 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:35,975 and to do that, 314 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:39,415 she's going to cover her workbench with the same light blue tiles, 315 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:42,935 but this time decoupage them with paper napkins. 316 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:47,415 When you take all the plies off, 317 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:50,535 you get this lovely, thin sort of material to work with. 318 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,855 Ancl that's great cos it can feel really integrated 319 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:54,455 with what you put it on. 320 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:57,055 It's also a nightmare, because normally, 321 00:15:57,080 --> 00:16:00,015 the way that I've always clone decoupage is 322 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:03,015 I get 50% PVA, 50% water, 323 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:05,455 put it on whatever I'm decoupaging, 324 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:08,455 get my credit card and then get all the bubbles out. 325 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:09,735 Can't do it on this 326 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:12,095 because it's actually so thin it just rips. 327 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:14,575 So I'm doing it a different way 328 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:16,895 and I'm quite excited by this. 329 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:20,975 Small things, but small things can make a really big difference. 330 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,975 So last night I PVA'd this, no water, 331 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:27,015 just plain PVA straight on the tile 332 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:28,775 and I've got my napkin. 333 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:30,175 Ancl the idea, 334 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:31,575 and the dream, 335 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:32,895 is that... 336 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:37,295 ...when this is ironed on, 337 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:40,695 it's going to be completely, perfectly flat 338 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:41,975 with no bubbles. 339 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,655 Need bit parchment paper. 340 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:51,415 I'm just going to iron away. 341 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:54,575 Ancl what's going to happen is the PVA, 342 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,255 it's going to start melting 343 00:16:57,280 --> 00:17:01,575 and it's going to infuse the napkin. 344 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:06,175 Ancl it's going to be bubble-free. 345 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:07,415 SHE CHUCKLES 346 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:11,975 And, fingers crossed, pretty perfect. 347 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:19,055 Now, it's not... It's not a quick job. 348 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:25,535 Because you've got to take the time, allow the glue to melt. 349 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:33,415 You can't get flatter than that, can you? 350 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:34,815 You really can't. 351 00:17:36,120 --> 00:17:37,575 That's quite exciting. 352 00:17:48,120 --> 00:17:49,375 Next one. 353 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:50,975 I think I'm going to try this one. 354 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:04,855 Because I'm going to be using this as a splash back, 355 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:08,895 I'm going to varnish it with a spray varnish, but that's... 356 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:10,615 SHE HISSES That's easy. 357 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:15,175 0h, yeah! 358 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:19,415 Fabula-ruso. 359 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:30,735 Over in his workshop, Dick's trying to work out how to turn 360 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:35,135 100kg of barrel into a wall-mounted memento. 361 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:39,535 Angel would like me to cut the top off a barrel, 362 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,535 so we've got a circle with some bits of barrel on it on the wall. 363 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:44,295 That is a problem. 364 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:48,375 Ancl the reason that is a problem is because every single piece 365 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:53,495 of this barrel has been made to fit together and to be held together 366 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:55,255 by the bands around it. 367 00:18:55,280 --> 00:19:00,415 So, as an entity, it is really strong and by cutting it off 368 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:03,215 right here somewhere, it's going to mean 369 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:06,375 that it's all going to want to fall apart. 370 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:08,215 I couldn't get her to believe that. 371 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:14,615 But if I take this as my home-made barrel, yeah, well, 372 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:15,975 it's very similar because you've got 373 00:19:16,000 --> 00:19:17,935 all these elements going from top to bottom, 374 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:22,295 you've got bits in the end, and it's held together by bands. 375 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:23,855 But I have to go and cut through... 376 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:25,855 Ancl look at that, I can cut through... 377 00:19:25,880 --> 00:19:29,615 There's one of the barrel lengths. 378 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:34,015 Cut through and just cut through the next one and, oops, there we go. 379 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:37,815 But the more I go round, the less integrity there is here. 380 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:39,455 Oops. 381 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:41,055 That's my problem. 382 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:43,415 PENS CLATTER 383 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,015 That doesn't look so good. 384 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:48,495 HE CHUCKLES 385 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:52,535 Dick, though, has a possible solution - 386 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:54,775 in a belt and braces kind of way. 387 00:19:57,960 --> 00:20:00,615 This one is beyond use. 388 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:03,735 Cos it's all... I can see it will never hold any liquid. 389 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:06,735 This is all we're interested in. 390 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:08,495 This is the display. 391 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:12,535 My problem is, as I get towards the end of this... 392 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:15,455 DRILL WHIRS 393 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,495 ...it's we're going to try and fall apart even more. 394 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:22,175 So I'm going to have to put a couple of little braces in 395 00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:24,855 just to make the barrel complete. 396 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:33,495 This is it. 397 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:38,695 The words vinegar and barrel both come from the French vinagre - 398 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:41,295 literally meaning sour wine. 399 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:45,695 And as it was used around the chateau for cleaning and cooking, 400 00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:47,975 it was obviously best bought in bulk. 401 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:54,375 But the vinegar barrel isn't the only original feature 402 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:56,615 being given a new lease of life. 403 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:05,615 The Atelier de Mariage's 150-year-old walls 404 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:08,815 are also getting some much-needed attention. 405 00:21:08,840 --> 00:21:12,535 I love them. I mean, they are... They're a bit dusty. 406 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:16,055 They're a bit, you know, sort of worn, a bit dirty. 407 00:21:16,080 --> 00:21:17,975 But I'm not changing it. 408 00:21:18,000 --> 00:21:20,335 In fact, I am sealing it in. 409 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:25,375 Coating the stone with a mix of glue and water 410 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:29,855 will not only reduce the dust, but also prevent water damage. 411 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:34,615 Ajob that no-one's been too concerned about in here until now. 412 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:39,415 Its room is going to, you know, move on from being a store room... 413 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:44,735 ...into a store room with flowers and china. 414 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:46,495 It's also going to give me memories 415 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:48,335 because, like, every bouquet that we do 416 00:21:48,360 --> 00:21:50,215 is going to remind me of the wedding. 417 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:53,735 It is going to be... It's going to be lovely. 418 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:55,255 Just got to get finished. 419 00:21:57,880 --> 00:21:59,575 In the outbuildings, 420 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:02,415 Dick's about to find out whether he's made a piece of art 421 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:05,455 or a pile of kindling. 422 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:07,775 The top is not attached to the bottom any more. 423 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:09,775 That's good. 424 00:22:09,800 --> 00:22:11,855 With a bit of luck, 425 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:16,255 I'll be able to lift this up without all the bits falling out. 426 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:30,735 HE SIGHS 427 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:32,215 There you go! 428 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:35,015 I'm quite pleased with that. 429 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:45,375 Creating the new wedding workshop isn't the only item 430 00:22:45,400 --> 00:22:47,175 on Dick and Angel's job list. 431 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:50,935 Within the next six weeks, 432 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:54,575 the chateau will be hosting its first wedding of the season, 433 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:57,575 and all four guest suites will be needed. 434 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:00,735 So before anyone stays in them, 435 00:23:00,760 --> 00:23:03,935 Angel's keen to carry out an in-depth inspection. 436 00:23:03,960 --> 00:23:08,295 They still... Still burn my legs, those stairs. 437 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:10,175 Ah. 438 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:12,415 Starting with the patisserie suite. 439 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:15,535 Oh, it's this light. SHE LAUGHS 440 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:18,095 You had me there. OK. 441 00:23:18,120 --> 00:23:20,895 When was the last time somebody stayed in this suite? 442 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:22,695 Oh, gosh. 443 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:24,615 Two and a half years ago? 444 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:26,135 Hmm. Well, at least the lights work. 445 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:28,455 Cos they haven't really been used. Everything will work. 446 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:30,095 Everything will work, he said. 447 00:23:30,120 --> 00:23:32,135 OK. So we have to check the electrics work. 448 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:33,655 Make me a cup of coffee. SHE CH UCKLES 449 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:35,135 We're going to be caffeined out 450 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,015 by the time we get through all the rooms. 451 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:39,335 Oh, it's not plugged in. Ancl do you know why? 452 00:23:39,360 --> 00:23:41,255 I remember now. 453 00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:44,535 I need to sort out the extensions on here. 454 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:47,215 Right, it's all these little things, baby. 455 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:50,335 These things here should all work. Right. 456 00:23:50,360 --> 00:23:52,935 OK. There's a bulb missing. 457 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:56,695 Oomph! Another job clone! 458 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:58,575 I wish all the jobs were that simple. 459 00:24:02,200 --> 00:24:04,495 Aw. Hey, both lights work. 460 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:09,335 I love this, but it's really hard to turn the tap on because it... 461 00:24:09,360 --> 00:24:12,375 Look, I can fix it. Can you? Yeah, I can fix it up. OK. 462 00:24:12,400 --> 00:24:13,935 I don't know about the bath. 463 00:24:13,960 --> 00:24:17,135 I've never used the bath, but I do feel the only way to test 464 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:21,455 these rooms properly is to actually stay in them. 465 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:26,575 HE CHUCKLES Only for a night. 466 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:28,935 Have it is as a little bit of a date. 467 00:24:28,960 --> 00:24:30,295 Check your diary. 468 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:32,295 Give us a date. That you're free. 469 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:35,615 That's ridiculous. SHE LAUGHS 470 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:39,295 For Angel, though, attention to detail is no joke. 471 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:42,295 And as the sun sets over the chateau... 472 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:44,135 We've never slept in this bed. 473 00:24:44,160 --> 00:24:46,495 I know! Never slept in any of them. It's quite firm. 474 00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:49,335 ...Dick soon finds himself on a date night, 475 00:24:49,360 --> 00:24:53,335 but this time, with a very long to do list. 476 00:24:53,360 --> 00:24:54,775 ANGEL CHUCKLES 477 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:07,655 The sun is shining, there's blossom on the trees. 478 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:13,095 And Dick's decided it's the perfect moment to mow the chateau's 479 00:25:13,120 --> 00:25:16,815 three and a half thousand square metre wild flower meadow. 480 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:26,735 But as they'll soon be hosting the first wedding of the season 481 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:29,695 and the meadow is in front of the orangery 482 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:32,015 where the reception will be held, 483 00:25:32,040 --> 00:25:35,255 Angel's eyebrows are understandably raised. 484 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:40,855 Hello, you! Hello. Where are you stopping? 485 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:49,535 Good. Because this is looking, like, good. 486 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:50,815 I mean, it had to come down. 487 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:52,735 It's going to look different when I scrape it. 488 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:55,175 OK. Going to look muddier. All right. Oh, oh. 489 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:57,495 Let's look at this. Down we come. Whoops. 490 00:25:57,520 --> 00:25:59,015 Right, if you look here... 491 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:01,895 Oh, there's a good example, look. See this? 492 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:04,175 This here, this whole area here? 493 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:05,695 Yeah. That's wild flowers. 494 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:07,775 Yes. 495 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:10,975 When do you think it will at least be green? 496 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:12,855 Because we've got five weeks. 497 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:14,735 Hello, God? 498 00:26:14,760 --> 00:26:16,735 THEY CHUCKLE 499 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:18,175 Hello?! 500 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:20,935 My wife's asking me a question here and I have no idea. 501 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:22,815 You are such a pee-pee taker. 502 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:25,135 Hello? All right. It's for you. 503 00:26:25,160 --> 00:26:28,895 Actually, could you let my husband know that it can't be mud 504 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:31,375 for five weeks' time when our first wedding is. 505 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:33,695 You didn't tell me that before we started. 506 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:35,095 I didn't know you should scrape it. 507 00:26:35,120 --> 00:26:37,695 0|<, 0|<, I'll just... No, seriously. I'm serious now. 508 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:40,055 This is my serious face. This is your serious face? 509 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:44,415 I know you actually don't give a...about this, but, right, 510 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:46,095 I know that, but I do. 511 00:26:46,120 --> 00:26:50,455 Ancl I know it's never, ever like a wild meadow at this time, 512 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:52,255 but what it can't be is mud. 513 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:57,575 So if you didn't scrape it, would grass and stuff still grow back? 514 00:26:57,600 --> 00:27:00,215 I was thinking of pollarding the trees as well, by the way. 515 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:01,855 Yeah, you can just... 516 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:03,375 You know what you can do? 517 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:06,295 Darling, right, to be honest, to be honest, it will not look like this. 518 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:08,655 It won't look like mud? Ancl it's not going to look like 519 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:10,295 the ploughed field I did the first time. OK. 520 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:11,655 That is what I wanted to hear. 521 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:14,895 Can we get a different plough, so it looks better? OK. 522 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:18,175 Yeah. But I'm going to let you get on cos you're doing a brilliant job. 523 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:19,775 Ancl you came up here to tell me that 524 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:21,735 and not just to come and check on me, did you? 525 00:27:21,760 --> 00:27:24,095 I'd just come to check you were doing a brilliant job. 526 00:27:24,120 --> 00:27:27,935 Exactly. Not panicked at all. HE CH UCKLES 527 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:30,775 It'll be all right, come the weddings. 528 00:27:40,360 --> 00:27:44,295 Inside the chateau, what was Dick's old workshop 529 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:48,815 is slowly but surely turning into Angel's Atelier de Mariage, 530 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:51,135 a place to store her wedding china, 531 00:27:51,160 --> 00:27:55,935 as well as somewhere to create bridal bouquets and floral displays. 532 00:27:57,520 --> 00:28:01,855 Hi. Where do I place this? Hello, babe. Erm... 533 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:02,895 SHE CHUCKLES 534 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:05,815 It's not the one we had in our little kitchen at the start, was it? 535 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:08,295 That's the one that we used for the first sort of six months. 536 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:11,415 It's slightly crackled, but it looks like it should be there. Yeah. Good. 537 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:13,855 OK. Good, good. Taps. OK. 538 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:19,135 I have got a tap, or a couple of taps that were given to me 539 00:28:19,160 --> 00:28:20,575 ages ago by a friend. 540 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:22,535 Go and grab them. OK. Go and grab them. 541 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:29,855 Over the years, Dick has installed dozens of taps, 542 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:31,815 but none quite like this. 543 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:33,375 I've seen those before. 544 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:34,975 THEY LAUGH 545 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:39,295 I've just been waiting for a time and a moment for them. 546 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:43,815 Oh, that's just the best thing, isn't it, ever? 547 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:46,175 Hold a second. Hold on a second. Is that possible? 548 00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:50,015 Hold on a second, anything's possible, but... 549 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:52,295 Must be a good mood. 550 00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:54,575 OK, so that's... See that brass? 551 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:56,215 That's nice. See that brass? Yeah. 552 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,575 Oh, OK. Yeah. 553 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:00,855 This is me. 554 00:29:00,880 --> 00:29:02,735 That is you. 555 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:03,935 HE CHUCKLES 556 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:06,295 The taps sum up our life. 557 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:09,055 OK? OK. 558 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:10,415 Ordinarily, I quite like that. 559 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:13,215 It's lovely outside... Ordinarily, I'd quite like that. 560 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:16,815 Well, the thing is, because this room is so rustic as it is, 561 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:19,735 I thought these were just quite fun because... 562 00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:23,495 Right. Because they add this sort of, like, a twist of ridiculousness 563 00:29:23,520 --> 00:29:26,975 and elegance and just fun. 564 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:28,695 Don't know. OK, if you're happy? 565 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:31,775 Yeah. OK. So I have to make this happen. Yeah. 566 00:29:31,800 --> 00:29:33,215 That'll be a bit of fun. 567 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:36,215 Angel's tap may be a delicate silver fish, 568 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:39,495 but plumbing it in is a rather different matter. 569 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:47,615 A hole for the drain has to be drilled through the chateau's 570 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:52,375 metre-thick granite walls and as it's tough, dirty work, 571 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:56,015 Dick's hoping it's the last hole he and builder mate Steve 572 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:57,415 ever have to do. 573 00:30:01,520 --> 00:30:04,175 But at least there's ice cream. 574 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,495 Hello, beautiful! 575 00:30:06,520 --> 00:30:08,215 What you doing? Steve! 576 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:12,175 I told him not to do it, but he's making a hole in our chateau. 577 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:15,695 Citron or pineapple coconut? 578 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:17,415 OK, can I have the coconut? 579 00:30:21,840 --> 00:30:23,575 There's a little bit to hold on to. 580 00:30:25,920 --> 00:30:28,375 Oh, that looks lovely. Good health, mate. 581 00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:35,895 Inside the chateau hallway, 582 00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:39,095 Angel's also about to do some major demolition 583 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:41,735 because over the past two and a half years, 584 00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:45,575 one of the biggest box forts in the history of the chateau 585 00:30:45,600 --> 00:30:48,415 has been built next to the main staircase. 586 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:53,695 But with wedding guests on their way and cleaning to do... 587 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:56,975 The clay has come, my darling. 588 00:30:57,000 --> 00:31:01,535 ...Angel would like the prime architect to start dismantling it. 589 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:03,855 You're all right. Arthur. 590 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:07,255 You need to put your toys in some of these boxes. 591 00:31:07,280 --> 00:31:09,935 Yes. Boxes not in boxes. 592 00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:12,255 OK. I know you love a box. I know you love them. 593 00:31:12,280 --> 00:31:14,175 I'm not chucking them out. 594 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:15,735 In here. 595 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:18,575 MUFFLED CHATTER 596 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:21,295 I've been waiting for this clay. 597 00:31:21,320 --> 00:31:22,735 I'll just find somewhere... 598 00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:26,695 But while Dorothy is happy to help take everything upstairs, 599 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:30,055 and even happier to slide back down again... 600 00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:32,095 Another one! OVERLAPPING CHATTER 601 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:35,335 ...Arthur opens his argument for the defence. 602 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:39,055 Upstairs. What? No. But that's not a box, that's a car! 603 00:31:39,080 --> 00:31:40,735 That's not a box, it's a car. 604 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:43,775 It's a car that can turn into a plane! 605 00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:46,975 A point of semantics not completely lost on Dorothy. 606 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:51,775 SHE VROOMS 607 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:54,535 Down in the basement, 608 00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:58,495 Dick and builder mate Steve are not only building a long workbench 609 00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:02,015 along the back wall of Angel's Atelier de Mariage... 610 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:06,095 Don't drop it at this stage because it's made to fit this one. 611 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:07,855 Yes. CH UCKLING 612 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:09,815 ...but also pimping up a simple sink... 613 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:15,855 ...with Angel's over-the-top taps. 614 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:19,255 Hardest thing about this job was making the plumbing work 615 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:21,775 with ridiculous nozzles on taps. 616 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:30,855 Angel's Atelier de Mariage isn't the only thing being jazzed up 617 00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:32,895 in time for the wedding season. 618 00:32:32,920 --> 00:32:35,615 The outside walls of the chateau are as well. 619 00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:40,935 So far, the front and one side have been done 620 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:43,695 and work will soon begin on the opposite face. 621 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:48,575 The back of the chateau, though, which is mainly out of sight 622 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:51,655 of the guests, will now be left till last. 623 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:53,975 HE CH UCKLES The difference. 624 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:55,615 THEY CHUCKLE 625 00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:57,375 Oh, my gosh. 626 00:32:57,400 --> 00:32:59,175 Oh! 627 00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:03,135 It... I can't believe it... Was so bad? 628 00:33:03,160 --> 00:33:06,215 Is it... Is it... Has it always been this bad? 629 00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:11,015 The chateau walls may be 150 years old, 630 00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:15,575 but at the moment, Angel's much more concerned about the near future. 631 00:33:15,600 --> 00:33:20,575 With a month to go, it feels a bit tight for me. 632 00:33:20,600 --> 00:33:22,895 Theoreflcafly... SHE CHUCKLES 633 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:25,255 Theoretically, there is enough time. 634 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:26,655 OK. OK? All right. 635 00:33:26,680 --> 00:33:30,375 So with no problems and the weather being kind... Yes, that's it. 636 00:33:30,400 --> 00:33:34,375 OK. Remembering, of course, we can't render if it's frosty. 637 00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:36,135 Ancl there is frost next week. 638 00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:37,695 Trust me, if we look right here, 639 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:40,335 you can see this doesn't look too bad anyway, does it? 640 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:43,015 For Angel, though, the back of the chateau is one thing. 641 00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:46,615 The side - visible from the front - quite another. 642 00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:51,695 This whole area needs a bit of love, doesn't it? 643 00:33:51,720 --> 00:33:53,495 Erm... Yeah. Big time. 644 00:33:53,520 --> 00:33:56,375 Well aware that scaffolding isn't the best background 645 00:33:56,400 --> 00:34:00,375 for a wedding photo, Angel's set some terms and conditions. 646 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:05,415 It's fine to have some scaffolding around the back, but not here. 647 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:09,815 OK. OK. And all of this needs to be completely tidied up. 648 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:13,175 You know, you haven't got just photographs only from the front. 649 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:14,655 You've got angled. 650 00:34:14,680 --> 00:34:17,735 Wherever we get to, the week beforehand is where we get to. 651 00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:20,055 Ancl then it's all got to be cleared up. 652 00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:21,415 HE CHUCKLES 653 00:34:22,920 --> 00:34:27,295 No. Before the wedding, we need a mammoth tidy up - agreed. 654 00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:29,655 Not the week before cos that just reduces our time 655 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:32,135 to get this finished by a week. OK. The week of. 656 00:34:32,160 --> 00:34:34,455 Yeah. What clay does the wedding start on? 657 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:35,975 Friday. OK. 658 00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:39,495 So, by Thursday morning, this will be tidy. 659 00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:41,375 OK. 660 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:42,895 SHE CHUCKLES DeaY? 661 00:34:42,920 --> 00:34:44,295 DeaL 662 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:46,575 What's your definition of tidy? 663 00:34:46,600 --> 00:34:48,175 Tidier than this. 664 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:55,775 The outside of the chateau may still be a bit rough, 665 00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:59,295 but inside, Angel's Atelier de Mariage is now ready 666 00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:01,655 to be decorated with decoupage. 667 00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:06,175 Right, erm... 668 00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:08,695 I don't remember those tiles. 669 00:35:08,720 --> 00:35:11,415 They're these tiles with napkins on. 670 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:13,015 HE CHUCKLES 671 00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:16,935 Of course they are, darling, how silly of me. 672 00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:20,375 In the future, Angel hopes to use the tiled top to create 673 00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:23,655 the most fabulous of floral displays. 674 00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:27,175 But, first, she has to actually stick the tiles on. 675 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:30,615 And to do that, she needs some flexible adhesive. 676 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:32,615 All right, well, this is quite satisfying. 677 00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:34,175 It's like icing a cake. 678 00:35:38,560 --> 00:35:41,175 All right. OK. What do you think? Yeah, go for it. 679 00:35:41,200 --> 00:35:43,455 That's... Yeah, I'm going to go for it. I'm going to go. 680 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:50,615 Hmm. All right. Good. 681 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:54,855 Well, that's making me happy. 682 00:35:56,200 --> 00:35:59,415 So, while Angel tiles in one area, 683 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:02,015 Dick finishes off the plumbing in another. 684 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:04,695 That's a good sign. 685 00:36:04,720 --> 00:36:06,335 OK. All right. 686 00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:09,975 I'm minded to turn this tap on, see if something happens. OK. 687 00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:14,695 Oh! 688 00:36:14,720 --> 00:36:17,655 Oh... 689 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:19,615 How ridiculous is that? How ridiculous... 690 00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:21,415 Oh! Oh, oh, oh! 691 00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:24,375 OK, so it's coming out of the bottom, but... 692 00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:26,135 And the top. And the top. 693 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:27,895 But it works! 694 00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:29,415 Good. 695 00:36:29,440 --> 00:36:31,775 Can I have a cloth? THEY LAUGH 696 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:35,055 When you're working against the clock, fixing a leak is one thing... 697 00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:40,775 ...fighting the elements, quite another. 698 00:36:45,280 --> 00:36:49,855 I'm sure we said, Steve, as long as the weather holds, we'll be OK. 699 00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:52,255 Yeah. Is that the last thing I heard? 700 00:36:54,520 --> 00:36:58,895 WINDS WHIP AND WHISTLE 701 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:16,335 Now the erratic weather's settled down, 702 00:37:16,360 --> 00:37:22,215 work on the chateau can continue - both outside and in. 703 00:37:22,240 --> 00:37:24,935 Let's take it up. What could possibly go wrong? 704 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:27,615 Angel's new workbench in the Atelier de Mariage 705 00:37:27,640 --> 00:37:29,455 has been pushed out the way, 706 00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:33,135 and as it's going to be used as a flower chandelier, 707 00:37:33,160 --> 00:37:35,455 the old trellis raised into position. 708 00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:37,775 Oh, wow. Stop. Stop, stop. 709 00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:41,175 It needs to be centralised with the light, really. 710 00:37:41,200 --> 00:37:43,455 And then repositioned. 711 00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:45,175 Ancl then, yeah, that's about it. 712 00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:50,855 I think it looked a little bit nicer lower. 713 00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:54,815 Otherwise, it looks like a trellis on the ceiling. 714 00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:57,135 Now that's in place, 715 00:37:57,160 --> 00:38:00,935 preparations for the wedding season once again gather pace. 716 00:38:05,760 --> 00:38:08,175 Tables are brought out of storage. 717 00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:13,455 HONKING 718 00:38:13,480 --> 00:38:15,815 Even Dick's rather peripatetic geese are corralled 719 00:38:15,840 --> 00:38:17,655 behind a brand-new fence. 720 00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:18,935 CLANG! 721 00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:22,295 HONKING 722 00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:26,695 And now that Dick and Angel have stayed in all four guest rooms, 723 00:38:26,720 --> 00:38:29,295 there are jobs to do in the boudoir suite. 724 00:38:31,120 --> 00:38:33,735 We tried everything when we were staying in the rooms. 725 00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:36,975 Something that surprised me completely is this. 726 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:38,295 It hurt! 727 00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:39,695 The shower hurt me. 728 00:38:39,720 --> 00:38:42,375 Well, it's like little needles. 729 00:38:44,240 --> 00:38:46,535 Maybe that's what people like. 730 00:38:46,560 --> 00:38:49,495 I'm going to fix it, I don't like it. 731 00:38:49,520 --> 00:38:54,575 But a scaled-up shower head isn't the only problem they came across. 732 00:38:54,600 --> 00:38:56,335 HUMMING 733 00:38:58,040 --> 00:38:59,375 You can hear... 734 00:39:00,560 --> 00:39:02,415 That's the pump upstairs. 735 00:39:05,200 --> 00:39:09,175 A booster pump in the attic keeps the chateau's water pressurised. 736 00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:10,935 HUMMING 737 00:39:12,840 --> 00:39:14,735 That's the pump kicking in. 738 00:39:14,760 --> 00:39:16,695 Unfortunately for their guests, 739 00:39:16,720 --> 00:39:19,015 both the attic and the booster pump 740 00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:21,455 are just above the boudoir suite bed. 741 00:39:21,480 --> 00:39:23,735 HUMMING 742 00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:25,215 I can see my problem straight away. 743 00:39:25,240 --> 00:39:27,575 This isn't isolated from the floor at all, 744 00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:30,135 which means when the pump's turning around and it's vibrating, 745 00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:33,815 it's going straight into that piece of plywood, straight into the board. 746 00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:36,895 There's a joist there that's vibrating the ceiling below. 747 00:39:36,920 --> 00:39:40,095 I'm going to fix that by isolating this. 748 00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:41,495 Right. 749 00:39:41,520 --> 00:39:45,295 And an old sponge kneeler could be the perfect solution. 750 00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:49,455 I think it's as simple as that. 751 00:39:51,040 --> 00:39:52,935 Done. Let's see if it works. 752 00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:00,615 Pump's on. 753 00:40:03,320 --> 00:40:04,775 SILENCE 754 00:40:04,800 --> 00:40:06,015 That's much better. 755 00:40:07,160 --> 00:40:08,495 Tick. 756 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:20,695 Down in the chateau's basement, Angel's Atelier de Mariage 757 00:40:20,720 --> 00:40:23,975 is finally beginning to bloom - 758 00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:26,335 in a dried flower kind of way. 759 00:40:26,360 --> 00:40:27,895 Where would you like it to hang? 760 00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:29,455 I don't know if it'll look... 761 00:40:29,480 --> 00:40:31,215 OK. 762 00:40:31,240 --> 00:40:32,535 Thank you. 763 00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:35,135 I'm assuming you're going to want to keep all of these petals, 764 00:40:35,160 --> 00:40:37,575 this is great confetti stuff. Actually, that is, isn't it? 765 00:40:37,600 --> 00:40:39,895 I've not got a confetti bucket for all the bits. 766 00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:41,335 Oh, I'm loving it. 767 00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:55,455 And soon, what was once a dusty, dark cider and vinegar cellar... 768 00:40:58,760 --> 00:41:03,135 ...has blossomed into a colourful and creative work space. 769 00:41:08,400 --> 00:41:13,495 A place for Angel to turn her and her bride's imaginative ideas 770 00:41:13,520 --> 00:41:15,895 into glorious reality. 771 00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:21,455 This room is everything that I've dreamt of and more. 772 00:41:21,480 --> 00:41:25,415 A perfect marriage between beauty and functionality. 773 00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:29,255 Love it so much. 774 00:41:29,280 --> 00:41:30,455 SHE CHUCKLES 775 00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:31,855 With the hose coming out, 776 00:41:31,880 --> 00:41:34,615 it just makes me giggle, but it's just so practical 777 00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:36,975 because I could, you know, if I've got a bucket here, 778 00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:38,935 if we've got a bucket here... 779 00:41:38,960 --> 00:41:41,735 Ancl this is exactly the right sink that you'd have here. 780 00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:44,095 So that's why those outbuildings are good. 781 00:41:44,120 --> 00:41:47,455 You don't throw anything away and you'll always need it one clay. 782 00:41:47,480 --> 00:41:49,695 You'll find its natural home again. 783 00:41:55,840 --> 00:41:59,495 Even an old cupboard that Dick turned into a workbench 784 00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:02,535 has once again been put to use. 785 00:42:02,560 --> 00:42:06,095 But this time, with the antique wallpaper that lined the cupboard 786 00:42:06,120 --> 00:42:10,815 around 100 years ago now on full display. 787 00:42:10,840 --> 00:42:13,135 And as far as Angel's concerned, 788 00:42:13,160 --> 00:42:16,575 the images couldn't be more appropriate. 789 00:42:16,600 --> 00:42:19,375 Well, you know, it's up for debate, isn't it? 790 00:42:19,400 --> 00:42:21,895 But, look, they're having a wonderful time. 791 00:42:21,920 --> 00:42:24,975 Come on. He's proposing there. 792 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:26,895 There's flowers. 793 00:42:26,920 --> 00:42:29,615 I'm sure it must be a sign that this was meant 794 00:42:29,640 --> 00:42:31,495 to be the wedding room. 795 00:42:31,520 --> 00:42:34,215 It just had to go on a bit of a journey. 796 00:42:37,120 --> 00:42:39,735 On the wall, a memento from the old room - 797 00:42:39,760 --> 00:42:41,495 now part of the new. 798 00:42:44,160 --> 00:42:49,975 I didn't think I would feel like this about the top of a barrel. 799 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:54,375 But, you know, Dick and I know that this is one of the first things 800 00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:58,775 that we saw in this room, and it's back in its original place. 801 00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:03,495 Seven years after their wedding, 802 00:43:03,520 --> 00:43:06,375 and many more chateau weddings after that, 803 00:43:06,400 --> 00:43:08,015 Angel finally has somewhere 804 00:43:08,040 --> 00:43:11,295 to create the most beautiful of bouquets. 805 00:43:17,840 --> 00:43:22,215 I've put lots of eucalyptus in buckets for weddings, 806 00:43:22,240 --> 00:43:25,415 but there's never been a moment that's felt as nice. 807 00:43:25,440 --> 00:43:31,375 Our eucalyptus, our buckets, in our Atelier de Mariage. 808 00:43:35,960 --> 00:43:39,495 Amongst the boxes of dried flowers that Angel's collected... 809 00:43:39,520 --> 00:43:41,055 You remember? 810 00:43:41,080 --> 00:43:43,895 ...there is one that is very special. 811 00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:45,495 That's from our wedding. 812 00:43:45,520 --> 00:43:47,095 I know! 813 00:43:47,120 --> 00:43:49,775 Wow. I didn't even know you'd kept them. 814 00:43:49,800 --> 00:43:51,175 HE CHUCKLES 815 00:43:53,480 --> 00:43:55,895 I'm going to put these pride of place somewhere. 816 00:43:55,920 --> 00:44:00,255 I know they are dried and quite old now, 817 00:44:00,280 --> 00:44:02,695 but they're quite beautiful still. 818 00:44:02,720 --> 00:44:04,455 This came from... 819 00:44:05,680 --> 00:44:07,415 ...County Antrim. This came from home. 820 00:44:07,440 --> 00:44:08,935 I know, it's lovely. 821 00:44:08,960 --> 00:44:10,615 This is quite special. 822 00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:12,015 SHE CHUCKLES 823 00:44:12,040 --> 00:44:13,655 Here you go. You can do it. 824 00:44:13,680 --> 00:44:15,975 I'm out of my depth. I'm out of my depth. 825 00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:17,815 THEY LAUGH 826 00:44:17,840 --> 00:44:19,455 See, I do weddings. 827 00:44:19,480 --> 00:44:21,255 If anybody wants their flowers clone, 828 00:44:21,280 --> 00:44:23,935 if they got in touch with me, I'll sort it out for them. 829 00:44:23,960 --> 00:44:26,215 THEY LAUGH 830 00:44:26,240 --> 00:44:27,615 Dear God! 831 00:44:27,640 --> 00:44:29,175 I can weld it. 832 00:44:39,360 --> 00:44:42,095 The Atelier de Mariage may be ready, 833 00:44:42,120 --> 00:44:45,615 but it's just one of dozens of jobs to do before the chateau 834 00:44:45,640 --> 00:44:46,935 can be open to guests. 835 00:44:48,760 --> 00:44:50,575 But they'll all have to wait. 836 00:44:50,600 --> 00:44:52,095 All right. There you go, babes. 837 00:44:52,120 --> 00:44:55,335 Because, right now, at the top of Dick and Angel's agenda, 838 00:44:55,360 --> 00:44:57,375 there's home-made sushi. 839 00:44:57,400 --> 00:44:58,775 Here we are. How's that? 840 00:44:58,800 --> 00:45:02,095 We've actually got a complete and utter feast. 841 00:45:02,120 --> 00:45:06,415 And even more importantly, some family time. 842 00:45:07,640 --> 00:45:10,895 Here's to Mummy's flower room, 843 00:45:10,920 --> 00:45:13,215 and Mummy and me, 844 00:45:13,240 --> 00:45:16,575 and Arthur, and Daddy eating the magnolia pickles. 845 00:45:16,600 --> 00:45:19,855 Oh, my God. Magnificent. That is an amazing toast. 846 00:45:19,880 --> 00:45:23,135 Cheers. Cheers. Cheers, Arthur. Thank you. 847 00:45:23,160 --> 00:45:26,215 The fresh fish flavours enhanced by both warm sake 848 00:45:26,240 --> 00:45:30,775 for the grown-ups and hopefully - as it's its first taste test, 849 00:45:30,800 --> 00:45:32,655 Angel's magnolia pickle. 850 00:45:34,960 --> 00:45:37,735 Oh, look at that. I think they're a bit sweet. 851 00:45:37,760 --> 00:45:41,455 It is really, really good. Tiny little bit, babe. 852 00:45:41,480 --> 00:45:43,815 I'm definitely going to make this again next year. 853 00:45:43,840 --> 00:45:47,415 But I might steal some of the flowers for the Atelier. 854 00:45:47,440 --> 00:45:49,855 For Dorothy, though, Magnolia pickle is, 855 00:45:49,880 --> 00:45:52,255 should we say, an acquired taste. 856 00:45:52,280 --> 00:45:53,735 CHUCKLING 857 00:45:53,760 --> 00:45:55,775 Cheers, darling girl. 858 00:45:55,800 --> 00:45:58,495 Hey? Fine, then. I kind of want to taste... Trying to get me pickled! 859 00:45:58,520 --> 00:46:00,895 Did you hear that? What? Daddy's trying to get me pickled. 860 00:46:00,920 --> 00:46:02,615 LAUGHTER 861 00:46:02,640 --> 00:46:04,295 That's for the magnolia. 862 00:46:07,880 --> 00:46:09,535 Next time... 863 00:46:09,560 --> 00:46:11,415 ALL: No! 864 00:46:11,440 --> 00:46:12,975 ...unexpected showers... 865 00:46:13,000 --> 00:46:15,255 Get away! You're diluting my drink! 866 00:46:15,280 --> 00:46:16,735 ...confetti kisses... 867 00:46:16,760 --> 00:46:19,015 Put your hand there. That's it. 868 00:46:19,040 --> 00:46:20,735 Service! 869 00:46:20,760 --> 00:46:23,175 ...and delayed celebrations. 870 00:46:23,200 --> 00:46:27,055 Ladies and gentlemen, would you like to stand for our brides, please? 871 00:46:27,080 --> 00:46:28,855 APPLAUSE 872 00:46:52,360 --> 00:46:55,495 Subtitles by Red Bee Media