In the heart of the French countryside,
a magnificent chateau has been lovingly brought back
to life by an intrepid British couple...
Come on, missus!
...engineer Dick Straw bridge and his wife, designer Angel.
This is the magic.
Over the past eight years,
over 50 beautiful spaces have been rebuilt, restored or reimagined.
Smile for mummy. Smile.
The enormous leaking roof... That's a bad sign.
Sunlight coming through the holes is not good.
...now, safe for another 100 years...
...the chateau's towering walls...
...restored to their former glory.
Honestly, I can't... You're happy, that's good. It's exactly right.
Service!
Their hard work not only helping create
a successful wedding and events business...
People are smiling and they're crying
and they're hugging and they're drinking bubbly
and you know what? This house was meant to do that.
...but also, an extraordinary family home, bursting with love...
Up. Oh, Oh...Oh.
...joy and laughter. Ha-ha-ha-ha.
Now with Christmas on its way...
Exciting. You can take the mickey afterwards.
Concentrate.
...there are presents and party plans...
Right, that works.
...festive celebrations and heartfelt hugs.
Hello, Mummy. Hello...
Because, now, it's time for the final story
in this French fairy-tale.
FIREWORKS BANG
It's a cold and frosty morning at the chateau.
But even though there are party plans in place...
...Dick and Angel still have a very important family job to do.
Right. Come on, Petale.
...nine-year-old Arthur
and eight-year-old Dorothy's annual audit.
I think Petale must've stopped growing by now.
Shoes off.
Arthur, that is a mohawk.
Right, Dorothy Straw bridge.
Right, heels right back, feet together. Oh, yes. Turn around.
Oh, my gosh. "Novembre."
That's not a bad jump, Dorothy.
You've really had a growth spurt this year.
Do not grow any more. You used to be that size.
That's an order. OK, right, Arthur Donald. Right.
You're not allowed to catch up with us. He can never do that.
Tippy toes. Tippy toes. He's only learning from you.
Step away.
Oh, Mum, I think a quarter of a year, I'll be your same height.
20, 21, 22, 23.
24, 25.
Right, Petale. HE WHISTLES
Against the wall, Petale! You're the same size,
even though I let your hair grow on purpose.
Oh, God. Petale.
Oh!
Oh, Petale, you got so excited.
Did you fart? PETALE BARKS
This Christmas,
Dick and Angel have invited over a hundred friends
and family to come and celebrate it with them.
This one's for you. Darling girl.
The invitations may have already been sent out,
but there are still details to discuss.
I don't know about you, but, this year,
I have had a real heightened level of appreciation
for family gatherings.
We're celebrating getting back together.
Getting everyone back together. I understand that.
I've had this vision that we are all outside the front here
and we're having, like, this massive type of Christmas dinner.
Weather? Weather.
I know that we wouldn't normally do this. No.
But I think we need to have a marquee outside the front.
Somehow, I knew you were going to say that when you said outside.
I think we should just get
an outside company to do the marquee.
Right. What's the feel of it?
Oh, glamorous. Anything goes. Christmas glamorous.
Christmas glamour. It's Christmas with the family.
Doesn't matter what we do, it's going to be perfect.
Exactly. It will be lovely. It's going to be great.
As a lot of Dick and Angel's friends
haven't been to the chateau for years,
they would like it to look at its best.
And while most people would maybe just tidy up,
Dick and Angel have bigger plans.
Like pimping up the paving -
its new curves complementing the chateau's circular towers.
Also at the front,
five new windows ordered earlier in the year,
have arrived to replace the old rotten ones.
Oh, babe, this is such a big clay.
Arthur and Dorothy won't have to worry about this window.
What were cracked, draughty, 150-year-old windows
are now ready for the 21st century.
Other than retaining its original metalwork,
everything else is new.
Oak-framed, double-glazed and exactly what Dick
and Angel wanted since the day they arrived.
I want to open the window.
Ah!
Duh, duh, duh. Ta-da!
Oh, I've opened a window and it hasn't fallen out.
There's no glass rattling?
There's no glass rattling. This is a beautiful thing.
It's not draughty.
Oh, honey, did you think we'd get to
the point where this chateau is virtually good enough
to give to the kids without any hassle?
We're nearly there.
Now, all the building work around the chateau's been done,
it's time for some festive fun.
And top of the agenda is picking two perfect Christmas trees.
This one here, Arthur, means that nobody will take this tree.
Oh, that's a great idea.
That's Grandma and Grandad's tree. We've got one tree. Happy?
Yeah. Right, Arthur, next tree.
But with so many fantastic firs to choose from,
it can be hard to see the wood for the trees.
As always, this isn't easy.
What about that one?
That is ticking all the boxes for me.
Shape, bushiness, straight.
Dear God, it's huge!
Oh, hello, puppy. We're home.
We've got the Christmas tree. The Christmas tree's here.
Come on, Grandma's waiting for her tree.
As some of the party guests will be staying with Angel's parents...
Coming down. Ooh. Yay!
...Papi andjenni are keen to spruce up their home.
Christmas tree arrival! Delivery clone. Yay!
Right, this is heavier than Grandma and Grandad's, all right?
Hold on. OK...OK, hold on. Hold on. I've got it on my...
Oh, clear goodness!
Have you got it? Dorothy, have you got it?
Kind of. Better go get onto door duty, Dorothy, come on.
Is anybody holding any weight there,
has anybody got any of this?
Did anybody actually carry any of that? I did.
Every Christmas, Arthur and Dorothy
make something personal for their family,
and as this year it's going to be stockings,
Angel's offered to help.
So, what's great about this is that
as long it looks roughly like a stocking,
there's not a lot that can go wrong.
So, obviously, I've just cut it so I don't have to sew the edge.
But the first thing that I'm going to do
is actually turn over my outside,
because, obviously, when it goes like this,
that's already there. And, all of a sudden,
you can actually see how simple this is.
And once Angel's made them...
There we go.
...it's over to the new craft room
for Arthur and Dorothy to personalise.
We're basically elves.
You're little elves for today.
But with both Dick and Angel's families to do,
there are rather a lot of them.
Right, I know you've got this.
That's fine. I'm going to leave them.
Arthur, how do you spell "granny"? G-R-A-N-N-Y.
Living at the chateau is all that Arthur and Dorothy can remember.
Because, when they first arrived here, they were both rather young.
Look at that for a key!
But they soon settled in.
Right, school.
And while school gave them their new language skills...
...trots, quatre...
...their home provided them with everything else they needed.
Fresh food...
Don't crash you, two. ..and adventure...
That's cool!
...fun...
...and fond memories...
Look at you on that big girl bike! Oh, my gosh.
...lessons in nature...
We know how to hold it very gently, don't we?
...and nurture,
but, most of all, confidence.
And love.
And as Arthur and Dorothy are now celebrating
their eighth Christmas at the chateau,
the decorating of the tree is almost a well-oiled operation.
The good news is it's not far off.
The bad news is that it is quite wonky to your right.
Twist it anti-clockwise by an inch.
Anti-clockwise twisting going on now, you ready? Yeah.
Anti-clockwise twisting.
OK. I love it.
Arthur, that's one for you. Yeah.
The bells for calling the reindeer for Christmas Eve. Oh.
Very exciting.
This looks so good, Mum, this one's so nice. Beautiful.
Right, we are nearly there.
There you go. Good job, mate. That's beautiful.
I'm going to hang up here because we haven't got anything on this twig.
How's that? Right, the seat's over there.
The sofa. Who's going to be lights? Me.
Oh, me.
Let's go. Whoa! Whoa!
That is categorically the biggest Christmas tree we've ever had.
I feel like it's the best-looking.
When you look back at those Christmas decorations,
they mark a moment in time,
and I think that that is the most important thing
that we can't forget.
Ho-ho-ho. Ha-ha-ha-ha.
In France, it's traditional to eat oysters at Christmas.
And, as it's now also traditional for the Strawbridges
to fetch them fresh off a Brittany beach...
Hello. Hello, matey.
...Dick's eldest son James has decided to wrap up warm
and join him, Arthur and Papi Steve.
Hello, James, how are you? Right, come on, we've got
to get out here, mate, the ticle's going.
The tide waits for no-one, does it?
Is everyone warm enough, by the way?
Brittany may be packed with seafood restaurants,
but their public beaches can also be pretty good.
Got one. That's a good one. That's one beautiful oyster.
Wow.
Dad, I've got two. Good. Make sure they're fat ones.
We're in oyster heaven.
That's the best one I've seen. You can imagine,
half a dozen of those on a plate for ten euros.
I'm going to set up a little kitchen.
Straw bridge and Sons oyster shack is open.
How many have you eaten?
I just shucked a few for us to try. What do we have on the menu?
Today's special is our salsa one.
Or you can have a classic lemon.
Or a shallot and vinegar mix.
Got to trust me, the chilli is amazing.
Arthur, are you having that much sauce on yours?
Yeah. Dear God.
Argh.
That was actually very, very good.
Love the kitchen. Yeah.
You've just made our job bigger. We've probably eaten about 30.
So now we have to go get 30 extra on top of the other ones.
Great, OK. Grab your bucket, Arthur,
I'm following you. Come on, son. Come on, Papi.
At the chateau, one of the longest running Christmas traditions for
the girls is also taking place.
What a stunning clay, as well.
Angel, jenni and Dorothy's foraging trip
has happened every year since they arrived.
This is the first year
that I think I've not even had to show Dorothy.
I've lost my secateurs.
They're a present that Daddy bought me when we first got together.
But they're now mine.
Kind of the story of our life, isn't it?
Oh, I can feel the wreath coming on.
There is two things for me that make me really feel Ch ristmassy.
One is getting and putting up our Christmas tree. Yeah.
Ancl the second is... The presents? No, it's this.
Honestly, I look forward to our girls' trip
because I love seeing how you've grown up.
Mum, I'd like to think that we still look the same.
Of course, we do.
We have got Christmas in a basket here.
That looks heavy. That is perfect.
With the boys still at the beach,
there's time for Dorothy to not only help decoratejenni
and Papi's tree...
You're my little helper, aren't you, Dorothy?
...but also start making her own wreath from their festive foliage.
Now put some eucalyptus down.
Look, that looks pretty, doesn't it?
It already looks good, darling.
I've kind of been made a bit redundant,
which I'm fine about.
Oh, look who it is. Hey! How are we?
How has your clay been? Oh, warm in the car.
Careful. You've been busy, obviously.
There's something nesting in my moustache.
Do you think this could be a new look, Dick?
It looks like he's been rocking this for a long time,
has Grandad, actually.
Butjenni and Steve don't just help out at Christmas.
In fact, they've been integral
to chateau life since the very beginning...
Are you excited we're moving? Yeah.
...whether they're baby-sitting... Bye.
...toddler entertaining...
Wheeee.
...or simply hanging out with the kids,
jenni and Steve have always been there for Arthur and Dorothy,
as well as Dick and Angel.
Helping out where they can,
easing the load...
Hello. Hello. Cafe, Grandma.
...or imparting their knowledge.
Wow. My gosh, it looks like a key.
And in return,
Dick and Angel have helped them create a beautiful home...
Oh, my God!
...so that all three generations can happily live together,
as well as support each other, just as it should be.
Hands up, who's going to sleep well tonight?
Yeah. I expected it to be the three boys.
We've been working really hard as well, haven't we?
No. I can't take you seriously.
It may be a cold wintry morning, but there's a day's work to do.
With 120 guests coming to Dick and Angel's Christmas party,
the decision's been made to hire a marquee.
Its exact position, though, is still to be decided.
And as Angel's busy getting the children ready for school,
a bit of long-range communication is required.
Angela. Yeah?
Do you want it square to the gate
which means it's going to be slightly at an angle?
I think we need to have it square to the gate, don't you?
Yeah, OK, just wanted to make it sure.
Middle of the door to square to the gate.
I think that is the right thing.
OK. Good. Merci. Ca marche.
And once the crystal-clear marquee is up...
...Angel and her team can start bringing in the tables and chairs.
OK, let's move this way. One, two, three.
Stop.
It may be a new space to fill,
but after a busy wedding season, everyone knows exactly what to do.
Look down the driveway,
look at the mist rising off the grass.
It's amazing.
I'm well happy with it, babe.
I didn't think a marquee could look this lovely.
That afternoon, some friends and family start
to turn up to help prepare for the party...
Oh, my God!
...including Hazel, Angel's florist friend...
I don't want to let go.
How are you?
Howdy, howdy, howdy! Oh, my gosh look at your hair.
...and Dick and Angel's favourite cowboy builder, johnny.
What's going on?
Good to see you, mate.
Good to see you, pal. What's going on? What's going on?
Do you like that? He's got a ponytail!
You like that? I know, I can't get over it.
Nice to see you.
Johnny is not only an old friend,
but one of Dick and Angel's most creative compadres,
who, like Hazel, has helped out at the chateau
since the very beginning.
Right, Hazel has come up with a little idea.
We would like to do some angel wings out of - I don't know what.
How big are we thinking, Hazel?
So, what we want is for them to kind of flank
all your lovely guests. So, we want, like,
one wing coming out here
and one wing coming out here, so freestanding.
It's going to be a photo opportunity.
OK, so basically,
a large heart, cut it in half and frame it.
I've told you, how many times, we don't say OK, not around here.
If you're going to say yes...
Don't say yes, but you know what I mean.
We nearly got a cup of tea. Let's get a cup of tea.
I will make a cup of tea.
You'll be able to do that work, I assume.
Welcome. Welcome, johnny, it's nice to see you.
Cup of tea.
With just a day to go until the party,
Angel's gone up to her workroom
to finish making Christmas crackers with home-made linen napkins.
And with so many to make,
Angel's decided to use up her old tablecloths.
There is 120 guests coming, so I was thinking,
I've got to do napkins with names on because I've always clone that
and I couldn't not do it now. But also, gosh, I need crackers.
So, I thought I would do the two together
and have crackers with linen with their names on. Done.
To make it feel very French you kind of need these little red stripes.
For me, it really just screams France.
Lovely. OK.
And once the names are on the napkins,
all they need are some corny jokes and tiny treats.
Ancl then, roll it up. That is just in the perfect place.
It kind of makes me smile. There we are, lovely.
Dick and Angel may still have a long to-do list
to tackle, but there are also wish-lists to write.
I'd like you to start off with, "Dear Father Christmas,"
in your best writing. Mum, shall I write it like this?
If you want, yeah.
I'm going to do drawing on here for Father Christmas.
Go. Start nicely.
Arthur is away anyway.
Oh, going for a line.
I5 it F-A-V? T.
Where's the V? Fav-er.
Father - TH, not "Faver".
For Christmas,
I would want, please,
Ninja go Lego mini figures, please.
Please can I have a rainbow two-wheeled scooter?
The fire is going to get boosted up. There we go.
Mwah. Love you, Mum.
Mmm-wah!
OK. Dorothy.
The express post is ready. Arthur, come sit down here, mate.
Sit down, nowhere near the fire. Ready? Here we go.
Here we go and in we go.
Watch, watch, watch.
Let that get away. Can you see it?
OK, little kiss for Father Christmas.
Are you ready? In we go again.
Ancl we're in - all we do now is we wait.
And as Arthur and Dorothy's wish-lists
make their way to the North Pole,
Dick and Angel's wishes have also come true.
Because now that more of their friends
and family have arrived,
preparing for tomorrow's Christmas feast of traditional roast meats
and vegetables has become a rather joyful joint effort.
If you've drunk too much, don't pick up a sharp knife. OK?
The size of the potato matters. OK.
So, if it's this size, we're just going to go length.
Oh, thank you. Can I have a kiss? Thank you. Thank you very much.
TRIANGLE CHIMES
When you get a break from your work, food is there.
Who's hungry? I've got pulled lamb with chilli sauce.
Mum? Can we have napkins?
Everybody in the photo.
Brussels sprouts!
Mwah! Good health. Love you. I love you.
Later that night, when everyone else has gone to bed,
Dick and Angel still have one more job to do,
to turn 120 personalised napkins into luxury Christmas crackers.
This is my worst nightmare,
but I have got a whole bottle of cognac, so I'm all right.
These are the things that we need in them.
We need a cracker that they can take out.
One of these,
it's the chateau oil with our eucalyptus.
The boys are getting that?
Everyone's getting one and everyone's getting a joke.
"What do angry mice send to each other at Christmas?"
I don't know. Cross-mouse cards.
Did your clad do those? No.
I bet he did most of them. Pass me bits.
I'm going to turn these out as fast as a sausage machine.
Do you want a ruler? Why?
People need to be able to read them.
Darling, we've got 120 of these, we can't afford to diddle.
I could do two at a time if you line them up.
Don't you dare! OK. Give me a joke for James.
Oh.
Are you serious? Stop that stuff.
There's a reason why I don't do crafts.
I would like them to look roughly like that.
Have you clone any yet? No.
There we go, my first one.
Oh. I've got to put things in here. That was a get out of jail.
It's so lucky. How many have I clone?
You've clone one.
Ancl now you're doing your daughter's, so actually do it nicely.
I am. BANG!
Oh!
They work.
Did you put one of those in? Yes, darling. Did you?
Maybe. Of course I did.
What sort of father do you think I am?
A really loving, forgetful one.
Would you like a drink?
Yes, please. I think I need a large one.
Over a hundred of Dick and Angel's friends
and family are on their way
to help them celebrate Christmas at the chateau.
And in Dick's workshop,
he and johnny have been given the task to create
a set of angel wings which will hopefully act as
a centrepiece at the party.
Just checking to see if it's exactly four feet.
Look at that. Barn!
First, though, they need to ascertain the angle.
That's two. So, like that... Yeah. ..like that.
Yeah. I think we can afford to come a little...
But working out how to make wooden wings
is just the latest problem that Dick's had to solve
since arriving at the chateau.
Because back in January 2015, there was no electricity,
no heating and very limited water.
200 plus pages of reasons not to buy a house.
So, before his family could move in...
Right, lift this front edge.
...and with the help of plumbers Lee and Kyle,
Dick came up with an elaborate plan to bring
the 19th-century chateau into the modern world.
Working day and night to make their new home habitable.
Are you happy? Yeah, go for it.
By the time the removal men arrived with their belongings,
Dick had ensured the chateau had, even if still quite limited,
heating and hot water.
Hurray! Ancl it's warm water. Hurray!
Thank you very much.
It was an enormous achievement.
But it was also only the beginning.
Over the next eight years,
Dick's engineering skills would be needed
in every quarter of the chateau.
Oh, the sewage pipe!
With the multi-talented builder mate Steve often by his side...
Bloody hell, Steve. I know.
...Dick was just as happy turning an oil drum into a hog roast...
"Are you ready to come upstairs, Angela?" "Yes, Dick."
...or an experiment... Ohh! ..Into reality.
Yay!
Spending hour upon hour rewiring, plumbing,
sawing, grinding,
welding and generally, problem solving.
That is free light in here.
And in doing so,
making the chateau the family home
that he and Angel have always dreamt of.
In the workshop,
after a bit of jigsaw jiggery-pokery,
Dick and Johnny's first wing is almost ready to fly.
Right, here we go.
Bring yourself, johnny boy.
You know, I'm a little young to be fitted for wings but, yeah.
So, s0me0ne's got to ring a bell.
BELL CLANGS
And it's not long before Angel and Hazel can start
turning them into a divine display, with foliage from the garden.
Oh, right, how are we getting on? Yeah, good.
So I've just stuck some in
to check if it definitely works. And it does.
So, are you planning to sort of shove it in like this?
Yeah. I'll maybe just do it a bit shorter.
You want to be doing them shorter? You see, I'm like,
"That's going to take you forever, my darling."
I'm super, super quick.
This is the bit that takes ages.
The actual shoving it in doesn't take that long.
The rolls of chicken wire will not only hold
the bamboo leaves in place,
but also help create the wings' sensational shape.
Oh, it already looks like wings.
Love it. Love it. Love it.
Dick and Angel's party is both a celebration of Christmas,
as well as a massive reunion for all their friends and family.
There is, though, one person who can't make it -
Dick's mum.
And as she'll be sorely missed,
Dick is after one of her favourite Christmas recipes.
You've had Granny's white sauce, haven't you? No.
What do you mean, no? Granny's what sauce?
White sauce.
Granny is that one.
Hello, Mummy. Hello, Granny.
A wonderful picture of you, my darlings.
Guess what? James says he's never had your white sauce
to have with Christmas pudding. Neither have I.
What's in it, Granny? What's it taste like?
It's two ounces of margarine.
OK. Together with two ounces of plain flour.
OK. Then you add half a pint of milk.
Only then do you put the sugar in,
not too sweet, or it takes away from your Christmas pudding.
Nanny used to make this for us during
the war when you couldn't get cream,
you couldn't get any of the luxurious things
and this is what they used to make then.
Wow. So this is a Great-Granny's recipe.
This is Nanny's recipe. This is Nanny's, yes.
This is Great Nanny's white sauce. Oh, that is cool. There you go.
Love to all the girls, Mum, yeah?
Lots of love, speak to you soon. Love you, Mum. Love you.
Bye. Be good.
See you, bye, bYe'bYe-
Some people like cream, some people like custard.
But this sauce does it for everyone.
Exactly. Yeah. OK, so we got enough information. Good luck.
In the marquee,
Angel's tables are now almost picture perfect.
120 crackers are multi-tasking as place names and napkins.
And it's time for Angel to add
a touch of her very own vintage style.
Yes, yes, yes. Beautiful, beautiful.
I don't really do this style much any more
because me and Dick have found, like,
this happy medium of being able to get food on the table,
but I'm going to ignore it and see what happens.
Oh, look at this one. A Merry Christmas Picture Show,
1948. Oh, my goodness me.
I haven't got this stuff out for absolutely ages. Amazing.
Soon, the room is ready.
Angel's vintage china gracing the tables.
A forest of 'family trees' filled
with photographs of everyone close to Dick and Angel.
Thank-you gifts to be taken home at the end of the evening.
And Arthur and Dorothy's Christmas stockings,
ready and waiting for their lucky owners.
Crackers are clone. The stockings are out.
It feels Ch ristmassy.
Not there yet, but not far off.
For Angel, though, turning a marquee from plastic
to fantastic is almost the same as designing a new room.
And here at the chateau,
there are now more than 50 that have benefited
from her extraordinary vision.
One which, from the very beginning,
has been inspired by the chateau's past.
That looks like the paper downstairs. Wow.
Whether it was antique wallpaper...
It's so incredibly important to bring it back to life.
...or old newspaper...
Isn't that great?
...its grandeur and its detail...
That is spectacular.
...Angel's determined to not only preserve the chateau's history,
but also allow it to fire her imagination.
Ancl who would have thought we're going to have two unicorns?
Me.
Breathing new life into the old, as well as creating
a modern home for her family and guests.
And it didn't matter whether it was a bedroom...
It's going to take a little while, but it's going to look great.
...or a bathroom.
A place to entertain...
Wow, this is unbelievable. Oh, this is amazing.
...or sit quietly.
This is where me and Dorothy are going to learn to synchronise swim.
Whether it is for the family...
...functions...
...or just fun...
...Angel has used her creativity to bring
the chateau's past into the present,
ensuring its original beauty and detail will never be forgotten.
I'm HAPPY-
But above all, everything Angel does,
always comes from the bottom of her heart.
I actually think this is the first time that it's been quiet.
There is so much happening and honestly,
there's not many times in your whole entire lifetime that
you know, all your friends and family get together.
It's all about memories.
Ancl this party has been a lot of work. It is a lot of work,
but I tell you what,
we're going to be talking about this for a long, long time.
I can't wait to have a drink.
Tonight, Dick and Angel are celebrating Christmas at the chateau
with over 100 friends and family.
And for a lot of them,
it's the first time in years that they've seen each other.
In the kitchen, it's all hands-on deck to prepare
a five-course menu of traditional Christmas dishes
from both Britain and France.
Jonathan, oysters! Happy Christmas, guys.
Thank you.
And with so many guests, Angel can't help but muck in.
Well, welcome to our winter garden.
Dick's like go out and just enjoy yourself,
we've got it covered, the team are working,
but I can't help it. It's just in my blood to just get a bottle
and then I get to chat to people.
Cheers! Cheers, everyone!
The canapes and sparkling wine, though, are just the beginning of
an incredible evening.
Ladies and gentlemen, just go take a seat and start, yeah?
Let's go for it.
There you go, darling. Thank you very much. You all right?
Mate, good to see you. Where are you?
I'm with Paul, your dad, your mum.
This is a big family Christmas dinner,
because, you know, you are our chateau family.
The bottom line is we're all at home.
Be at home. All right? Ancl enjoy yourselves.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
But...
But, but, but... That comes with a penalty.
Yeah. Right, everybody with an apron, put it on.
Meet me at the door. Thank you.
See you later! Woo!
As Dick and Angel's chateau helpers are now guests,
each table will serve themselves.
So, while crackers are opened,
jokes read and napkins laid on laps...
...baked cheese topped with cranberries and port is taken out to
the tables...
...where hungry guests and fresh baguettes await.
Soon followed by a vintage cup course.
This is a starter and because we're having a traditional lunch,
it's a prawn cocktail. ALL: Ooh!
Try to get them on that. It'll never happen.
And then, it's time for the main event.
Here we go, we're up.
Traditional French capons and beef,
slow-cooked in Dick's home-made hog roast.
Hold it, hold it. Don't let the juice drip all over the floor.
Yep, good. Let's go.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
Here we go.
In the marquee,
Angel takes her chance to finally get her wings.
But it's not long before plates piled high with meat,
veg and roast potatoes are brought in,
and Christmas dinner is served.
Everyone may be happy to help out where needed...
...but the final course is even more of a team effort.
So, it's equal parts margarine and flour. OK.
Granny's famous white sauce.
This would have been a month's supply of butter and things.
Rations. Rations, because they wouldn't have had this.
Give me 500g of this, mate. OK. We grew up with this,
and I didn't even think it had its roots in the Second World War.
Yeah. Didn't even think about it. I just thought it's what you had.
Yeah. Well, you keep stirring Arthur, I'll just put it in.
Just basically mix it into a nice paste. Yeah.
The thing that's really interesting is the fact that it's not butter.
Yeah. Now, that's the key thing about this for Mummy.
THEY EXCLAIM
That's it. And this'll just slowly incorporate it.
The two of you made the same squeal. It's genetic, you two.
Keep turning it. Keep turning it, keep turning it.
Shall I tag team? Do you want to swap me in?
Yeah, just swap in, yeah. What did Granny say?
She said only then add the sugar gradually.
So, we need four of these? Four of those.
OK, put the first one in. Oh, man.
I'm taking the rest of those off you.
A little taste?
Right, hold on.
In you go, in you 90, boys-
That's amazing. That's really nice.
It's like custard and cream mixed together.
Well clone, Great Nanny.
In France, Christmas pudding isn't normally served,
but for Dick and Angel...
Be careful. Be careful.
Off you go. Mind your fingers. Woo!
Hold underneath.
...Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without it.
CLINKING GLASS
SHUSHING
We are so, so grateful to have everybody here,
you know, our family, friends, old and new,
and our wonderful team.
We just love you so, so, so much.
Not everybody could be with us tonight
and they are being missed,
but they're always with us in our hearts and we know that.
Ancl we are so grateful that you are actually here with us,
because we are now in the glorious situation to be here
with you all. Because we can.
You are all very, very special to us.
All of you. Thank you.
CHEERING
Dick and Angel, though, aren't just celebrating Christmas,
but also the final chapter of this particular adventure.
This could be the entrance way here.
One that started at the turn of a corner...
Yes! Wow.
...followed by the turn of the key.
Turn, turn, turn, turn. It's a bit stiff. Wow. Right.
Let's get to work.
A story of a crumbling castle...
...dark, empty rooms...
One just landed on my head.
...and neglected gardens.
Huge, huge project.
A loving couple, and a young family.
You're definitely ready for school, aren't you?
What do you think about leaving your little girl?
Who, despite the challenges...
...headaches and heartaches...
We're just, we're really knackered.
So I just want to just like...
Oh.
...refused to give up on their home.
Or on each other.
You get more handsome by the clay.
I don't think I've ever had such a nice time painting.
And in doing so, have not only filled the chateau with new life...
Enough.
Thank you.
...but have created the most wonderful family home imaginable.
It's all neat.
I just don't think it's ever looked this good.
It's definitely worth celebrating.
To the Strawbridges!
CHEERING
Look at his face!
Oh, God. It's amazing!
This is the best day of my life. Oh, yes.
I love you so much.
Oh, baby. These are just such happy tears.
That was beautiful, wasn't it? Hold on. It's a proper party, isn't it?
Look at that. Look at everybody partying.
The dancing starts now, Do die McDuff.
What a journey it has been, and we've clone it as a team.
I love you so much.
For everyone, it's been an extraordinary adventure.
Without you two, we wouldn't have clone this, you know.
If it wasn't for you two, we wouldn't have clone this.
Thank you. Come here. Happy tears.
Happy tears. HE SOBS
Let's go party with the family.
But one that now has to come to an end.
And though Dick, Angel, Arthur and Dorothy's tale continues...
...it's time for us to say goodnight.
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