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00:00Look at this view, Brett.
00:01Can't believe we're here.
00:04Stunning.
00:05Now, the chance to make it real begins.
00:08Welcome to the first baby breakfast.
00:10We've got a guest arriving early.
00:11Lovely.
00:13Across three weeks, six couples will fight for the prize of a lifetime.
00:20Walking away with the keys to this extraordinary B&B in the heart of the French countryside.
00:25But only one couple will take them.
00:32Who wins this stunning prize lies in the hands of four expert judges from the world of hospitality.
00:41Eva Jonat, who's inspected hundreds of hotels for the prestigious AA.
00:46The competition has been so tough this week.
00:48Nicola Cross.
00:50Oh, snogging swans.
00:52Elite inspector for the exclusive B&B guide, Saw Days.
00:57Slightly chaotic, as they say, up north.
01:01And award-winning B&B owners, Andrew John and Brennan Street.
01:05Nobody's perfect.
01:06Yeah.
01:07Well, nobody's perfect.
01:11Whoa!
01:13What's happening?
01:14Come on, hurry up.
01:15Come on, look at her. Stop asking me questions.
01:17I've buzzed it all up again.
01:19No, you haven't buzzed anything up.
01:20I'm flagging.
01:22Oh, God.
01:23I have a problem.
01:27I'm not sure if hospitality's for them.
01:31Previously...
01:32My blood pressure must be...
01:34A full breakfast table for the hosts.
01:38This table is not big enough.
01:39It's going to have to do it.
01:40We're running out of milk.
01:41Currently sitting outside a supermarket.
01:44And an eventful challenge...
01:46Oh, my brownie!
01:47Brought out their fighting spirit.
01:49Oh, God.
01:50I guess it all goes wrong.
01:52You've got to come in.
01:53We are!
01:53At which point do we start to panic?
01:56I'm going to make this so strong that she'll wish you never asked for it.
02:00It's day five in the Dordogne.
02:17Beautiful.
02:17And the hosts are preparing for the final showdown.
02:21Last day of breakfast, I'm not going to lie, it's been hard.
02:24I'm flagging.
02:25I know you can't tell, and I know I look good.
02:29Are you all flagging, Steve?
02:30Yes.
02:32We've learned a heck of a lot this week.
02:35We want this even more now.
02:38We've had a taste of it.
02:39Yeah.
02:40And it's the future.
02:41So, what are you thinking, Geoffrey, last day?
02:47Croissants.
02:48What, are you thinking croissants for the last day?
02:50I'm thinking they're huge croissants.
02:52That was a tough work experience, wasn't it?
02:55Very tough.
02:56We've learned a lot about each other and about ourselves.
02:58I expected lots of hard work, which we got.
03:05I didn't expect so much stress.
03:09We're at Midwalla Clarke this morning.
03:11Let me see.
03:12It's the menu for this morning.
03:13Aye.
03:14You have to go well prepared.
03:16Yeah, and you have to have lists.
03:18Yeah.
03:18Today is the host's fourth and final breakfast
03:28and a chance to show they've mastered the second B in B&B.
03:33After a bumpy start to the week,
03:35Jackie and Rob are feeling buoyed by positive feedback yesterday.
03:39Today's the day.
03:40I know.
03:41I'm in good spirits today.
03:43Yeah.
03:43And little tidbits that I've heard...
03:46Yeah.
03:46It makes me feel that we actually do have a chance.
03:50I feel we've got a good chance, actually, today.
03:53It's weird to think that we could win a house in France like this.
03:58Yeah.
03:59That's just a bit mind-boggling.
04:01Let's do this.
04:02Let's go.
04:09I can't believe this is our final breakfast.
04:11Final breakfast.
04:12We're very chilled, considering this is our final breakfast.
04:14Well, no.
04:15Well, we're well, perhaps.
04:16Like, pros now.
04:17Exactly.
04:22You know, you're going to be known for having a tea towel over your shoulder.
04:26I don't mind.
04:26He's there.
04:28Me and Steve couldn't have done any more.
04:30We've given it as all.
04:31We're not perfect.
04:33No, it's perfect.
04:34And we've learned a lot from this experience, haven't we?
04:37But you're perfect for me.
04:40Oh!
04:45I'm not going to lie.
04:47I'm glad I'm going to get a day off, because it's been hard.
04:49Today, the last guests check out, and it's decision time for the judges, who will choose which two couples are going through to the finals.
04:59This competition could completely change everything.
05:03Not only their lives, but probably their families, their friends, everything.
05:07What makes a good host, it's someone that can open their house to strangers, and that wants to create a special environment for them.
05:16B&Bs are about people.
05:21They're not about regulations.
05:23You don't go home from a B&B saying, their fire regulations were the best I've ever known.
05:28You go home from a B&B and you say, the people were fantastic.
05:34On their way for the final fling at breakfast, the judges want to see how Nicola and Roy have improved their menu through the week.
05:45Morning.
05:45Oh, good morning.
05:46How are you doing?
05:48You all right?
05:48Yes, all's good, thanks.
05:50Oh, fresh pastries.
05:51Yes.
05:52Very nice.
05:53Did you go get these this morning?
05:54Oh, we went out first thing this morning.
05:56Yeah?
05:56He was there before the bakery opened.
05:58Oh, my goodness.
06:01The judges are hoping Jackie and Rob listen to feedback, and are now feeling more relaxed as B&B hosts.
06:09Oh.
06:10Excuse me.
06:13Good morning!
06:15Today's the day!
06:17The last supper!
06:19Good morning.
06:21Do you know what?
06:22I'm fighting this morning.
06:24Good.
06:24Yeah, I feel good this morning.
06:27Yesterday was a really good day, and I think that's motivated me and lifted my spirits.
06:30So I have a very important question.
06:32Oh, dear.
06:33Okay.
06:34Is there any coffee about?
06:36Of course there is!
06:37Especially for you, mate.
06:38The judges will be looking to see if Michelle and Steve have embraced France and the local produce on offer.
06:47We've had really good comments about the breakfast.
06:50Steve loves going to the bakery to see the lady in the bakery.
06:53Was she even more smiley today?
06:55Shuffered me a job.
06:58How do you know she offered you a job?
07:00You don't even know, French.
07:02Oh, she's here.
07:07Welcome.
07:08Bonjour!
07:08Bonjour!
07:08Bonjour!
07:09The last one I'm here, like that spring chicken.
07:12I was waiting for the bonjour.
07:14That very loud one that you can hear two valleys away.
07:18Am I loud?
07:20No, no.
07:21Whoever told you that?
07:23Don't know.
07:24There's something wrong with him, isn't there?
07:25Oh, look at that pretty table.
07:28Oh!
07:28It looks lovely.
07:31Michelle and Steve's continental breakfast has been a win with guests, and for the final day they are sticking with what they know.
07:39For the last time, I'm going to ring the bell.
07:42Oh, you do that.
07:43Ring it nice and loud.
07:44Do you think they'll hear it?
07:45Oh, I love doing this.
07:47I feel like I'm in a big hotel.
07:50Breakfast is served!
07:53Right, let me go get my guests.
07:55Hello!
07:56Good morning!
07:57Good morning!
07:57Oh, you are so beautiful!
07:59Oh, thank you!
08:00Thank you!
08:01So, let me explain everything.
08:03So, you've got these little yoghurt pots.
08:05So, you've got some blueberries, jam, strawberries, croissants, chocolates.
08:11You know.
08:12Chocolates.
08:13You've been at it again.
08:14I have.
08:15Aren't they beautiful?
08:17You go to the bakery this morning?
08:19Oui.
08:20Oui.
08:21Thank you very, very good.
08:22Thank you very much.
08:24An impact on the town, Steve.
08:25Did you get anything free this morning?
08:27No.
08:28No, but she let me in ten minutes early.
08:30And you did say she gave you the biggest baguette?
08:33Yes, she did.
08:35I think we've made an impression down there.
08:37I went in the butchers and I got a discount.
08:39Discount?
08:40Discount?
08:41Discount?
08:42So, you need to win so you can come.
08:44And I come with you.
08:4630 minutes down the road, Jackie and Rob are combining the best bits of their breakfast
08:53through the week.
08:54So, breakfast, what do you think?
08:56Wonderful.
08:57This is typically a good breakfast for friends.
09:01After disappointing feedback on their set menu, they've reverted to offering a choice.
09:07So, we have some scrambled egg.
09:09We could have some poached egg.
09:11We have some vine-roasted tomatoes.
09:14And we have some oven-roasted mushrooms as well.
09:18Some scrambled eggs with mushrooms, please.
09:21I'm going to go poached in mushrooms, please.
09:24Did you just get a chance to look at your menus?
09:29We have, yes.
09:30After an over-ambitious start to the week, Nicola and Roy have pared back their breakfasts
09:36since Ava's last visit, and she's keen to scrutinise the results.
09:41Do you want to give me your orders now?
09:42Or do you want to wait?
09:43Yes.
09:44OK.
09:45Yes, we can do.
09:46Some scrambled eggs and bacon, please.
09:48I'd also like the scrambled egg and bacon on brown toast, if that's OK.
09:54Oh, I think this is a double yolk-er.
09:57Ah!
09:58Double yolk-er.
09:59Oh, you said that's lucky.
10:01Is it brown or white?
10:02Two brown toasts and a white toast.
10:05How's everything here?
10:06Yeah.
10:07Yeah, it was good.
10:08Last breakfast in the house?
10:09Yeah.
10:10Is it emotional?
10:11It is, because we want this so much.
10:15We really do want it so much.
10:17The first breakfast was a bit rushed.
10:20Which actually means it was rubbish, and we know that.
10:22Not my words.
10:25I've seen that you've adapted the offering, you've done the menu now as well.
10:29Yeah, yeah, yeah.
10:30Yeah, it's good.
10:31When we're cooking, we're in our zone.
10:34Cheese on bacon.
10:35Very good, Eva.
10:38I see that you've sourced a different style bacon to, like...
10:40Yes.
10:41More local.
10:42Uh-huh.
10:43Where did you find this one?
10:44In another butcher's.
10:45It's lovely.
10:47Is there anything else you want?
10:48Any extra tea?
10:49Coffee?
10:50You've got to have some more coffee.
10:51Of course you can.
10:54What are your thoughts on bacon?
10:56Yes, really much.
10:57Lovely.
11:01Michelle, I really appreciate the fact that we've got individual butters.
11:05Excellent idea.
11:06Really nice.
11:08I like that.
11:09Nice touch.
11:10Whoa.
11:11And?
11:12Mushrooms are a little bit dry for the eggs.
11:17Mm.
11:18Very good.
11:19Mushrooms are a little bit too much cooked but very, very good.
11:24At last.
11:25And that is a very good-looking egg.
11:29He's very, very happy with that egg.
11:31Thank you very much.
11:33The test is a perfect project egg.
11:38You've been to every single house now, so for breakfast?
11:43Yeah.
11:44Which was your favourite?
11:45For me, this one is my favourite.
11:48And why?
11:49Why so different?
11:51Simple but with a beautiful table.
11:55I think just the overall look of this is just beautifully done, orchestrated and just feels very professional.
12:03We need your honest feedback.
12:04You're the guests.
12:05Yes, we are.
12:06There is a certain monsieur that presented me with a beautiful flower this morning.
12:13Really?
12:14And that's why we have a flower on the table.
12:15I wonder who that could be.
12:17I wonder.
12:18I fell in love.
12:19Don't tell the husband.
12:22Three couples started the week as B&B amateurs.
12:29But after the final breakfast, the judges are at a crossroads about who to send home.
12:36So let me get you some coffee, Nikla.
12:38Oh, thank you.
12:39You're welcome.
12:40It's been so hard because I think the quality has been high.
12:43So it's going to be really, really difficult to make a choice.
12:47Remember, there's a competition.
12:48And we're not going home.
12:49No, we're not.
12:50The stakes are really high.
12:53The competition is really tough and they're facing some fierce opponents.
12:57The muffins were great.
12:59Oh, good.
13:00There we go.
13:01Jackie and Rob really turned it around today.
13:04It's thrown such a spanner into the works because up until this morning, they'd had more-
13:09More downs than the ups.
13:10Downs than that, than ups.
13:11And then-
13:12Then the guests' comments.
13:13They loved them.
13:14Was it all right?
13:15Was that post-life?
13:16Yeah.
13:17They've just got it now.
13:18Got it.
13:19Been a team.
13:20That has completely confused us.
13:33It's the moment all the hosts have been working towards.
13:36The very last guests of the week are checking out.
13:40I love their little touches.
13:42Did you see all the matching bathroom things?
13:47After a tricky week, Jackie and Rob have ended on a high.
13:52Unfortunately, it's time to say goodbye.
13:57You could be French in a short time.
14:02Oui, monsieur.
14:03Oui.
14:04Oui, oui.
14:05Voilà.
14:06Yeah.
14:07Bye-bye.
14:08See you soon.
14:09See you soon.
14:10And all the best for the...
14:12Thank you so much.
14:13Rob and Jackie, we're coming.
14:14We're on our way.
14:15It's been absolutely lovely having you stay with us.
14:18We've filled at home and...
14:19Lovely.
14:20Just very near present experience.
14:22Thank you very much.
14:23Thank you so much.
14:24Safe journey.
14:25Oh, hey, did you pay your bill?
14:27No.
14:28No.
14:30Dammit.
14:31Cheers.
14:32Bye-bye.
14:33Bye-bye.
14:34What a lovely couple.
14:40You're leaving us.
14:41All ready to go.
14:42Yes.
14:43Sorry to be leaving you.
14:44It's been great.
14:45We've thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
14:47They are natural hosts.
14:49They know exactly how to put people at their ease, as well as feed them very well, which
14:52is always extremely important.
14:54After all, a comfortable bed is one thing, but having a good breakfast or a good dinner
14:58is icing on the cake.
15:00After a culinary disaster at the start of the week...
15:03Bye-bye.
15:04Bye-bye.
15:05...professional chef Roy's humble breakfast has ended the week with a flourish.
15:09How did breakfast go?
15:10Very smooth.
15:11I think it went well.
15:12I think it went very well.
15:13We sourced a lot of local products.
15:15I've noticed your bacon was delicious.
15:17You need to give me the name of your butcher.
15:19Yeah, yeah.
15:20I will.
15:21We definitely still want to give a hot breakfast option, but it's just...
15:24we need to be easier for us than what we originally planned.
15:28I think one of the key aspects of running a B&B and staying at a B&B is spending time
15:32with the hosts as well.
15:33Yeah, yeah.
15:34And I think with a simpler menu like you've done today, it just makes it easier and more
15:39enjoyable for everyone.
15:40Even if it doesn't move forward from this point, I know you're really keen to move to
15:43France and I wish you all the best with that.
15:45Thank you so much.
15:46I appreciate it.
15:47Meanwhile, Michelle and Steve's enthusiasm has been a talking point and they continue
15:54to wow their guests.
15:56I can't say how much of a joy it's been to meet you guys.
15:59You're absolutely joyous.
16:01The pair of you.
16:02Thank you so much for your time.
16:05And your energy.
16:06Oh, that's lovely.
16:07Have you got any feedback for us at all?
16:10Well, I've written some notes on the feedback form.
16:13Okay.
16:14Take care.
16:15Bye.
16:17What you did right.
16:18Yeah.
16:19At breakfast time.
16:20Yeah.
16:21Was to keep it simple.
16:22Yes, yeah.
16:23You got on so well with the baker.
16:24Yeah.
16:25Yeah.
16:26And you had your lovely fresh bread.
16:27Yes, yeah.
16:28Perfect.
16:29And that's what you expect to have for breakfast in a French B&B.
16:33Yeah.
16:34And you nailed it.
16:37With all the guests gone, the judges are heading back to HQ to decide who is going home.
16:43They've had a great last breakfast, except not everyone would feel comfortable with so ebullient
16:50a welcome.
16:51You know, if she could just make the bonjour into just bonjour.
16:56Yes.
16:57This is it now.
16:58This may have been their last breakfast in the competition and I'm not sure if it was
17:07quite enough to secure their position in the final.
17:12Rob, Jackie, we're off.
17:14We're off.
17:15Okay.
17:16Okay.
17:17This is it.
17:18Big day.
17:19We have to say it's gone up and down.
17:20There's been peaks and troughs for every single host.
17:23It's not just you.
17:24Yes.
17:25We have to see ultimately what it all comes down to.
17:27For sure.
17:28So goosebumps.
17:29Bye.
17:30Bye.
17:31See you later, guys.
17:33Something has happened in the last night and a half where they have suddenly relaxed.
17:39They both have fallen in love with this possibility.
17:42Mm-hmm.
17:43We're now going to thrash this out with the other judges.
17:46The last inspection over, the hosts have done everything they can.
17:52But there's no rest for a B&Ber.
17:55We don't like the letter dropped, do we?
17:58No.
17:59That gold envelope will be in my nightmares.
18:02The B&Bs might be empty, but the judges have one last letter for the hosts.
18:08Look your last one.
18:09Look it.
18:10I like that word.
18:13It's another gold.
18:15Oh, it's not as thick today.
18:16No.
18:17Do I really want to open it?
18:18Go on.
18:19Let's see if it does some balls.
18:21I'm so excited.
18:23You see, you've 200 guests arriving tonight and you've got to make dinner for them all.
18:28Six good trips.
18:29Oh, do you want to read it?
18:30No.
18:31No.
18:32Today, you must pack up your B&B.
18:34Oh.
18:38After your guests leave, you will have an opportunity to read the guest book.
18:41I'm really excited about that.
18:43Not nervous.
18:44You will then have some time to enjoy the dordogne.
18:47Oh.
18:48Oh, my goodness.
18:49We're going to have freedom.
18:50Come on.
18:51Oh, we can sit out beside the cafe like you do and have a, you know, a coffee and a bun.
18:56Oh, that's nice.
18:57Nice.
18:58You're going to have to go to your B&B by 1.30.
18:59To pack up your belongings.
19:01And await the results from the judges.
19:03Oh, I feel sick.
19:04Oh, baby.
19:05A judge will be with you at 3pm to deliver the results.
19:093pm it is.
19:11Nice high noon.
19:12Does it not tell you which judge?
19:13Oh, no, it doesn't.
19:14It's a surprise.
19:15I don't know why I'm crying.
19:16Because I knew this.
19:17I knew you were going to be told results.
19:20It's the moment of truth for the hosts, who will finally be able to read what the guests
19:29think of them and their hospitality.
19:31That pool looks so nice.
19:34Even though I don't really like pools.
19:36Ready?
19:37Yeah, go on.
19:38I suppose we're a little bit nervous, aren't we?
19:41People can tell us one thing at the jar.
19:43Yes.
19:44And then ride a different thing.
19:45Yeah, you're right.
19:46Yeah, you're right.
19:47Are you excited?
19:48No, I feel sick.
19:49I'm so nervous.
19:50Guest feedback is vital.
19:53And a bad review can destroy a B&B's reputation overnight.
19:57Shall we read it?
19:59Julien.
20:00Yes.
20:01My dear friends, it was a great pleasure to meet you.
20:03You're definitely make for this job and living in France.
20:06Hope you will win.
20:07Your towel guy, Julien.
20:09I hope you didn't see me in the nude upstairs.
20:13Did you actually go downstairs?
20:15Yeah.
20:16In the nude?
20:17Yeah.
20:18Because I forgot to put a towel in his room.
20:19Brilliant, your towel guy.
20:20Oh, dear goodness.
20:21Brilliant.
20:22Anne and Andrew.
20:24Thank you very much.
20:25That's it.
20:26That was good.
20:27I feel that Jackie was a little bit stressed.
20:30I've buzzed it all up again.
20:31Well, you haven't buzzed anything up.
20:33Would you come back?
20:34No.
20:35Thank you for a very comfortable night.
20:37We enjoyed meeting you and appreciate your hospitality.
20:41Best wishes.
20:42Well, I didn't actually expect that.
20:45No.
20:46Allyson and Janine.
20:47Allyson and Janine.
20:48Allyson and Janine.
20:49Allyson and Janine.
20:50Thank you for a magical stay.
20:53Keep going.
20:54And then come up on.
20:55Allyson.
20:56Woo!
20:57Maybe a bin liner in the bin.
20:59Yeah.
21:00You said that though, didn't you?
21:01Yeah.
21:02Yeah.
21:03So why didn't you do it?
21:04Because you said you don't have them in these bins.
21:05Did I?
21:06Can't remember that.
21:07Because you take the lot out.
21:08I can't remember that.
21:09Nice to meet you, Julian.
21:10Nice to meet you, Julian.
21:11Nice to meet you, Julian.
21:12Please come in.
21:13Julian!
21:14Julian!
21:15My dear friends, great honour and pleasure to meet you.
21:20You're learning everything very fast.
21:24You're right now ready to go on to the next stage and win.
21:28All the best.
21:29I will come in your B&B surely.
21:31Love you.
21:32Three kisses and a heart.
21:33Sam and Alex.
21:34Sam and Alex, yes.
21:35Thank you for such a wonderful stay.
21:36It's been great.
21:37They've been really welcoming.
21:38Food, particularly, was a standout.
21:39Well done.
21:40You did a really good job.
21:41Yeah.
21:42I would say if I had to choose, this is the one I would come back to in a heartbeat.
21:54Town out of town.
21:55See?
21:56I cried out.
21:57Stop it.
21:58You're getting me, come on.
21:59That's all so lovely.
22:00Anyway.
22:01Hello!
22:02Oh, you're going to have so much fun.
22:04Let me tell you.
22:05Shirley.
22:06That was going to be my middle name.
22:07Was it?
22:08Shirley.
22:09Yes.
22:10Wow.
22:11How many superlatives can you use to describe this couple?
22:16That's my sort of girl.
22:17Wow.
22:18Perhaps take a breath when you meet someone before you give the full force of your personality.
22:27What a tour de France.
22:28Congratulations on your brilliant hosting.
22:30We make them so welcome.
22:31They just don't want to leave.
22:32It's been a venture.
22:33We more to come.
22:34More to come we hope.
22:35Wait for three o'clock.
22:36Oh.
22:37Oh, the comments have been absolutely lovely.
22:39You got me out of there.
22:40It just means so much.
22:41It does.
22:42I'm so proud of it.
22:43Judges are looking for a lot more.
22:44This is their job.
22:45As the hosts ponder the guest books, what they don't know is the guests were asked for more specific feedback for the judges and some of the comments are eye-opening.
22:58We need to really look at how these guests have seen each of these houses.
23:17We have one comment here.
23:19Maybe don't quit your day job.
23:21It's the final day and the judges are in their HQ making a decision that will change one couple's lives forever.
23:42We have now the guest cards. We need to really, really look at how these guests have seen each of these houses, which may be completely different to our viewpoint.
23:53As their future is debated by the judges, the hosts are getting a taste of the life they could have if they win.
24:01We'll do a picnic.
24:02Right, we're there.
24:03Michelle and Steve, the bouncy spaniels with magic.
24:07Let's go and have a sandwich.
24:09We're off. Come on.
24:11Their big thing with all of their guests, all of the comments, has been about their bouncy, exuberant welcome.
24:19They're terribly warm.
24:21They are very, very warm.
24:22Both of them. You know, they're just open-hearted.
24:25I'm in this one.
24:26The hosts were crackers.
24:28Great people. Great people.
24:32But then this guest said, be careful with too much energy, depending on guests.
24:38Where are we going to go?
24:39How do you work these things then?
24:41Pushing pedal, no?
24:42Oh.
24:43Bye. Au revoir.
24:44Au revoir, monsieur.
24:45Rob and Jackie, it's a very mixed bag.
24:47We have one comment here.
24:49Keep doing what you're doing.
24:51Don't change.
24:52Okay, which is fantastic.
24:54And then the next one, maybe don't quit your day job.
24:58Which is a little bit devastating by all it sounds.
25:03Yeah, perhaps a little harsh.
25:06Last but not least, Nickel and Roy, yeah.
25:10Oh, look.
25:11Indeed, Freddie.
25:12Aren't they gorgeous?
25:13Overall, I felt like the comments on the guest cards were quite positive.
25:18On this card, for example, what did you like most about your experience chatting to our
25:22very friendly host after dinner, after the excellent dinner, actually.
25:26With the guests' feedback on their minds, the judges must now decide which couple has failed to impress.
25:35For the hosts who've been battling it out all week, running a B&B would be a dream come true.
25:44Michelle and Steve started working at 16.
25:47And after raising their kids, they are now keener than ever to export their Yorkshire charm to the continent.
25:53What do you think about it all with B&B?
25:56Brilliant idea.
25:57Should have done it sooner.
25:59We could do it sooner.
26:00We've had to look after you two.
26:02It's going to change us lives.
26:04You know, we're a couple from Barnsley.
26:07We've grafted all us lives.
26:09Nobody's given us any money.
26:10So, this is our opportunity to prove ourselves.
26:14I wouldn't say it's the last chapter in his lives.
26:17I'd say we're just turning another page in our lives.
26:20All the road trips and all the baguettes, what's not to like?
26:25Bonjour.
26:26Have you got any French, Lily?
26:28I can't breathe.
26:29Right, go on then.
26:31Ernest des Tres.
26:34Isn't that Spanish?
26:37Bonjour.
26:38Bonjour.
26:39This week, Michelle and Steve's personality has won over the French locals.
26:44This prize would allow them to start a new business working together.
26:48They've got so much drive to win, and the drive gets them wherever they want to be in life.
26:54Bonjour.
26:55My mum's a very competitive woman.
26:57She always gets what she wants, to be honest.
26:59I am competitive when it's something like this because it's going to affect all of us as a family, so I am absolutely so wanting to win this.
27:11I love the energy.
27:12They are incredibly warm.
27:14I felt absolutely engaged, and even those guests that don't like hugging ended up hugging.
27:20Ended up hugging.
27:21Yeah.
27:22It is infectious.
27:23Did I find it a bit loud in some instances?
27:26Yes.
27:27In the ear department, even.
27:29In the ear department.
27:30So, would you get used to this culture?
27:32I absolutely love it.
27:33It's so higher.
27:34Wherever you go, wherever you look, it's just beautiful seeing me, isn't it?
27:39We've got a chance of being here.
27:41We love hosting a B&B in France.
27:44It's our dream, absolute dream.
27:47We work hard, look after people, and we have moments like this.
27:53They had one or two hurdles during the week.
27:56You, Eva, had to endure a tikka masala that had curdled.
28:00Why would you choose to cook a curry in a French B&B?
28:04Something magic has happened, because on Monday, I looked at his swan on the bed, and I thought,
28:11oh, my goodness, I've been transported back to the 60s.
28:15But by yesterday, I was going, Steve, you've made smogging swans.
28:22And they looked amazing, absolutely amazing.
28:26So, that's magic, as they say.
28:29And each to their own.
28:30I mean, brilliant.
28:31Has it brought us closer together?
28:33I'd say, yeah.
28:35Picnic this morning, and we're old hands.
28:37We old hands?
28:38We don't old hands us very often.
28:40We weren't old hands for ten years.
28:47At home, Rob and Jackie have been married for 20 years,
28:50and run a kitchen renovation business together.
28:53We need to talk about these kitchen designs.
28:56Let's get this all done.
28:57Every day is busy.
28:59You know, we've got a business to run, which is busy in itself.
29:02I think it's really nice.
29:03I quite like this design.
29:04Yeah, I quite like that.
29:05Four kids to still sort of run around after.
29:07Having a B&B would give us...
29:10A fresh start.
29:11A fresh start.
29:12And a fresh start is what they need after a brush with death four years ago.
29:17It was, at the beginning of Covid, I was feeling very, very out of breath.
29:24I went to the doctors, and she told me I'd got a complete heart block.
29:27It was very, very scary.
29:30I didn't actually have a will, but I actually made the will while I was in the hospital bed.
29:34Because I didn't know what was going to happen.
29:37Obviously, you know, I'd like not to have a pacemaker.
29:41Um, you know, but obviously it's...
29:44It's keeping you alive, isn't it?
29:45It's keeping me here.
29:46It's keeping you here.
29:47It's keeping you here.
29:48So.
29:49See the chateau there, look?
29:50Oh, that is beautiful.
29:51Look, look up there.
29:52It's time to put us first now.
29:54Jackie and Rob have fallen in love with the French scenery.
29:57And a win would mean they could sell up shop to make the move they've always dreamed of.
30:01This area is just so beautiful.
30:02I mean, France is beautiful anyway, isn't it?
30:03It is.
30:04You know?
30:05I can't believe how lush green it is, though.
30:06No, I can't.
30:07It just gives you such a sense of, like, calm and tranquil, doesn't it?
30:09And that's certainly what we both could do with.
30:10Definitely.
30:11It's beautiful.
30:12I can't believe how lush green it is, though.
30:13No, I can't.
30:14It just gives you such a sense of, like, calm and tranquil, doesn't it?
30:18Mm.
30:19And that's certainly what we both could do with.
30:21Definitely.
30:22We had a few issues.
30:25There was chilli gate.
30:27Cheese gate.
30:28Cheese gate.
30:29Croissant gate.
30:30Croissant gate.
30:31I don't know if the money went.
30:36What we saw this morning with Rob and Jackie was an immense improvement.
30:42I mean, they shattered the glass ceiling.
30:45It was like two completely different contestants.
30:48They were relaxed.
30:50Jackie was very affable and warm with everyone.
30:54They acknowledged their various foibles through the week, which I thought was brave of them at breakfast to acknowledge.
31:02Cheese gate.
31:03Sheet gate.
31:04Chilli gate.
31:05Chilli gate.
31:06Yeah.
31:07Chilli gate.
31:08Pastry gate.
31:09Oh, pastry gate.
31:10Yes.
31:11But with the best intentions, they really, really pulled it round today.
31:17They did.
31:18They did.
31:19And they were completely different.
31:20And it gave me...
31:21And the difference in five days.
31:22It gave me goose pimples.
31:24Regardless of what happens, it has cemented the fact that this is what we're going to do.
31:30And we were putting plans into place now to get it sorted and make the move.
31:36And this is what it's all about, isn't it?
31:38Just taking time out for us as well.
31:40Yeah.
31:41Yeah.
31:42And to have a calmer way of life.
31:43A world away from where we are at the minute.
31:45Totally.
31:46Yeah.
31:47Yeah.
31:48Yeah.
31:49Yeah.
31:50Yeah.
31:51Yeah.
31:52Yeah.
31:53My day to day life is I'm really busy.
31:55I've got two jobs and I probably have one day off a week.
31:59Having worked in other people's kitchens all his life, Roy is now desperate to do things
32:05his way.
32:06I have a huge menu up here and I've written it down and it has to come out.
32:10What a better place in France.
32:12We want to run a B&B because I would be really well organised and Roy would just do these
32:17tools.
32:18I think it will give us a better quality of life.
32:23Yeah.
32:24And although it would be our own business, I think we'd have more freedom to do things
32:29ourselves rather than be dictated to by other people.
32:33I scroll holidays a lot in my spare time.
32:36We love holidays, absolutely adore them.
32:38Any chance to get away, I usually find them and then convince Roy that it's essential
32:42that we have to go on this, like a geography trip.
32:47We have no ties and we're free to go and do what we like.
32:51For sure.
32:52Wow.
32:53Pistachios.
32:55Shall we get some?
32:56Moving to France would definitely be a new chapter for us and just a dream come true.
33:00Breakfast that had sort of skimpy hollandaise sauce.
33:04They were over ambitious.
33:06Yeah.
33:07We'd actually seen the chaos of forgetting the milk, all of that.
33:10We were there for, if you like, their down day.
33:13But not once did Roy stop smiling.
33:16It's an old Citroen Diane.
33:18I need to take a photograph.
33:19I love them.
33:20Look at the state of it.
33:21I know.
33:22We definitely have fallen in love with France.
33:24So if we didn't win, we're still going to do this.
33:27Love this week.
33:28I've definitely banned one of these.
33:29Definitely.
33:30Really?
33:31Oh, I love it.
33:32Hopefully in better condition.
33:3330, 40 years of age.
33:35You're not going to get a brand new one, you know.
33:37All right.
33:38Whenever there is a problem, she's the one that goes and addresses it.
33:41Yeah.
33:42And that teamwork is lovely.
33:45They're very professional.
33:47They're very kind, very genuine and very calm.
33:52Every single guest commented on their kindness.
33:57Nicola and Roy have been won over by the incredible French produce.
34:02If they win, they'll be quitting their jobs and can't wait to be their own boss.
34:06Make a wish.
34:07I'm going to make a wish.
34:08What are you going to wish for?
34:09No.
34:10I know.
34:11Hopefully we are the best hosts.
34:14Hopefully.
34:15I could be going home in the next couple of hours.
34:17I know.
34:18What did you make a wish for?
34:19Probably the same as you.
34:20What's that?
34:21I'm not saying.
34:22Is it for this to turn out the way we want it?
34:24Yeah.
34:25OK.
34:28Only two couples can go through to finals week.
34:31Is it good?
34:32Can I tell I'm quiet?
34:34Yeah, I'll get a bigger tub.
34:36Now it's up to the judges, who have high standards to meet.
34:40I'm going to go and win this.
34:41Let's go win this B&B.
34:43Too many people have had too many troughs.
34:47I have to be just a little bit sharp now and a little bit stern because this is a huge prize.
34:54I know.
34:55It's an immense prize.
34:56And I'm sorry, at some point you pull yourself together and you stick with the programme.
35:01Rob and Jackie on day one were our favourites.
35:04She sometimes appeared quite nervous and stressed herself.
35:09They must all have done, but she showed it more than the other.
35:13Michelle does have a click on performance switch.
35:18So at which point is there an authenticity there?
35:22Just because you've got a click on star switch doesn't mean to say you're not authentic.
35:28Look at you!
35:31Then we get to Nicola and Roy.
35:33If baking and cooking is there, why is there breakfast not number one for the guests?
35:38Yes.
35:39You're right.
35:40In a competition like this, why isn't everything on that table home-baked?
35:45Well, look, we have the guest figures.
35:50We have our opinion.
35:51It is miniscule differences.
35:54Yeah, they are miniscule.
35:56But somebody has to go home today.
35:58And I think we know what we have to do.
36:00I think we do.
36:01With a decision made, the judges will return to where they had breakfast to deliver the verdict.
36:18I feel a sense of apprehension delivering the news to our host this week and having to send someone home.
36:25It's a huge prize and it's a life-changing prize.
36:28So we will be breaking someone's dream today.
36:30Two couples will go through to the finals.
36:35But for one, the dream of winning a B&B in France will be over.
36:40Twenty to three.
36:41This is it, Steve.
36:43So how are you feeling?
36:44I'm worried about you, to be honest.
36:46Me?
36:47Yeah.
36:48Why?
36:49How are you going to take the outcome?
36:50So we're not going through.
36:52I'll be gutted, absolutely gutted.
36:55All the hosts must pack up their houses and be ready for the judge's decision.
37:00It's getting a bit real.
37:02It is getting real now, yes.
37:04Are you nervous?
37:05I'm very nervous.
37:06This morning I was just quite buoyant because it was like the last day.
37:11Now I keep looking at the clock thinking there's not much time now.
37:14Yeah, it's like waiting for the bloody hangman, innit?
37:17Are you nervous?
37:18I'm very nervous.
37:19I am.
37:20I've dipped in and out all day of being confident and then now we're going home, that's it.
37:27So I don't know how to feel.
37:28How to feel them.
37:29We wanted so much.
37:30That's why we feel like this.
37:33At the start of the week, three couples arrived in France having never hosted a B&B before in their lives.
37:40Five grueling days, 14 guests, 19 breakfasts and it all comes down to this.
37:48They've worked really, really hard.
37:50They should be really proud of themselves.
37:53It's been a truly difficult decision.
37:57There's only one B&B to give away.
38:00And it's time to go and give them the results.
38:03This is the worst bit now, isn't it?
38:06It's hard.
38:07It might sort of explode in a minute.
38:11Here goes.
38:13And I don't get nervous.
38:15But this is a huge, huge opportunity.
38:18This is going to change our lives.
38:20It's not going to be long now.
38:22This weight is horrible now because it got so near and we're just waiting, innit?
38:26I could actually burst into tears now.
38:29Good.
38:30Why?
38:31How is your son going?
38:32Boom.
38:33Boom, boom, boom.
38:34Boom, boom, boom.
38:35Boom, boom, boom.
38:36Give me jump.
38:37Hello.
38:38Ha!
38:39Here we go, Shell.
38:43So, it's time to give you the judges' decision.
38:56You're brilliant at hosting and the guests' feedback has been mostly positive.
39:02It's been so lovely to see your personalities grow challenge by challenge.
39:09Your guests have loved their stays.
39:12The feedback's been great.
39:15Some elements were forgotten and you could have made more use of local produce and specialties
39:21of the region.
39:22I'm sure we can all agree that possibly one of your lapses has been a lack of planning.
39:34You've had some time keeping problems and you missed a few things that you really should have picked up on.
39:42It's been intense and eventful but it's been a pleasure to follow you grow during this week.
39:52Lack of planning which has led to you becoming quite stressed and that stress has been visible to your guests.
40:04It's been a tough week so you should be really proud of what you've achieved.
40:09The judges have come to a decision but the judges have reached their final decision.
40:18The judges have come to a decision.
40:21You're through to the finals week.
40:31The judges have made a decision and you won't be going through to the final.
40:50OK.
40:51Sorry guys.
40:52We're so sorry.
40:53That's all right.
40:54Fair enough.
40:55No, no, it's all good.
40:56It's all good.
40:57Be very, very proud.
40:59Be proud.
41:00Be really proud.
41:01Because I know how important those dreams are to you guys.
41:05You're off to finals week.
41:06We're finals week.
41:07We're finals week.
41:16Oh, I'm going to cry now.
41:18This is me too.
41:19I'm so pleased for you.
41:21I can't believe it.
41:23Help me now.
41:25Was it a frog in a former life?
41:26I can't believe we made it into the final.
41:30Thank you so much.
41:31It's almost like winning the lottery ten times over.
41:32What's better?
41:33Just getting into the final.
41:34It's not finished though.
41:35Yeah, yeah, yeah.
41:36There'll be more challenges.
41:37Yeah.
41:38I think the finals will be intense.
41:39They're going to throw everything at us.
41:40Absolutely everything.
41:41And we have to be prepared.
41:42I wouldn't have been here without you.
41:43I wouldn't want to do it without you, all right?
41:44Please don't be sorry.
41:45All right?
41:46Because it's not you that's got to be sorry, all right?
41:47Because it's not you that's got to be sorry.
41:48Right?
41:49We give it our all.
41:50You know what we've got to do.
41:51We've got to dust ourselves down, stand back up tall, a-t-t-t-t-h-t-all.
41:55and we have to be prepared.
41:57I wouldn't have been here without you.
41:59I wouldn't want to do it without you.
42:01All right?
42:03Please don't be sorry.
42:04Because it's not you that's got to be sorry.
42:07We give it our all.
42:08And you know what we've got to do?
42:09We've got to dust ourselves down, stand back up tall.
42:12I'm so tired of having to do it.
42:13I know.
42:14I know.
42:14I know.
42:15But now's the time for change.
42:21Go home, see the kids, decompress a little bit,
42:24reflect on what we've been through,
42:25I think it's time to get our ducks in a row
42:27and get ourselves back out of here.
42:28We've made some good contacts.
42:32There's a reason we didn't win it.
42:35Gutted, don't get me wrong,
42:36but dust yourself down,
42:38pick yourself up and move on.
42:42While Jackie and Rob say au revoir to France,
42:45Nicola and Roy have been invited to meet the other finalists,
42:48but they have no idea who'll be joining them.
42:51You've got to play it cool as a cucumber.
42:53Cooler than a cucumber.
42:56It'll be like an ice cube, though.
42:58An iceberg.
42:59Come on!
43:07Congratulations!
43:07Congratulations.
43:08Congratulations.
43:10Come here.
43:13Come here.
43:13Come here.
43:14Come here.
43:15Come here.
43:15Come here.
43:16Come here.
43:17Can't wait to hear how your week was.
43:18Oh, wow.
43:19One of them weeks.
43:20Honestly, it's just been absolutely physically, emotionally draining.
43:27Now that they've secured a spot in the finals,
43:30the judges have some words of wisdom to share.
43:35I had to come along and congratulate you.
43:38Thank you very much.
43:38It's paying off you.
43:39It was a tough one.
43:40It was a tough one.
43:41And if you think this week was tough, you've got another one to come.
43:46Well, I mean, the competition's only going to get stronger and finals week will be tough.
43:53As week one draws to a close, the battle to win a B&B is only just beginning.
44:00Just remember, guys, don't get too friendly tonight.
44:03No.
44:04Because it is a competition.
44:06Don't you worry.
44:08Have a nice evening.
44:11Not too much to drink.
44:15We really are going to absolutely up our game, aren't we?
44:19Oh, we certainly are.
44:20I'm going to take up magic.
44:21Oh, God.
44:22And I'm going to make you disappear.
44:29Next time...
44:30This is our home, by the way.
44:33Wow.
44:34Three more couples...
44:36This is a bathroom, isn't it?
44:37..are battling for a B&B.
44:39Oh, rather long, dark hair.
44:42Ben's vital.
44:43Yeah.
44:44And these rookie hosts...
44:46Why did you let it down?
44:47Because it looked funny!
44:48I feel like Cinderella.
44:49...are definitely in it...
44:52French out.
44:53Cheers.
44:54...to win it.
44:55Cheers.
44:55Yes!
44:56Yes!
44:56Cheers.
44:57...
45:05Cheers.
45:05Cheers.
45:05Cheers.
45:06Cheers.
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