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The Great B&B Challenge - Season 1 Episode 5
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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!
01:14Hurry up.
01:15Come on, look at her. Stop asking me questions.
01:17I've buzzed it all up again.
01:19Well, you haven't buzzed anything up.
01:20I'm flagging.
01:22Oh, God.
01:23Do I 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.
01:52He's got covered.
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 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, Jackie, 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 mid-mall o'clock this morning.
03:11Let me see.
03:12It's the menu for this morning.
03:13All right.
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.
04:12We're very chilled, considering this is our final breakfast.
04:14Well, no, but 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, I'm just perfect.
04:33And we've learned a lot from this experience, haven't we?
04:38Yeah, but you're perfect for me.
04:40LAUGHTER
04:41But I'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,
04:55who will choose which two couples are going through to the finals.
05:00This 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
05:12and that wants to create a special environment for them.
05:19B&Bs are about people.
05:21They're not about regulations.
05:23You don't go home from a B&B saying,
05:25their fire regulations were the best I've ever known.
05:28You go home from a B&B and you say,
05:30the people were fantastic.
05:31On their way for the final fling at breakfast,
05:37the judges want to see how Nicola and Roy
05:39have improved their menu through the week.
05:45Morning.
05:46Good morning.
05:46How are you, everybody?
05:48You all right?
05:48Yes, all's good, thanks.
05:50Ooh, fresh pastries.
05:51Yes.
05:52Very nice.
05:53Did you go get these this morning?
05:54Roy 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
06:05and 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.
06:26Yesterday was a really good day
06:28and I think that's motivated me and lifted my spirits.
06:30So I have a very important question.
06:32Oh, dear.
06:33OK.
06:34Is there any coffee about?
06:36Of course there is, especially for you both.
06:40The judges will be looking to see if Michelle and Steve
06:43have 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?
06:55She offered me a job.
06:56How do you know she offered you a job?
07:00You don't even know, French.
07:04Oh, she's here.
07:07Welcome.
07:08Bonjour, the last one.
07:10I'm here like that spring chicken.
07:11I was waiting.
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?
07:23I don't know.
07:24There's something wrong with me.
07:25Oh, look at that pretty table.
07:28Oh.
07:28It looks lovely.
07:31Michelle and Steve's continental breakfast
07:33has been a win with guests
07:35and 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.
07:46I 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.
07:58Oh, you are so beautiful.
08:01So let me explain everything.
08:03So you've got these little yoghurt pots.
08:05So you've got some blueberries, jam, strawberries,
08:09croissants, chocolates.
08:11You know.
08:11Chocolates.
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.
08:19Oui.
08:21Thank you very, very good.
08:22Thank you very much.
08:23You've made an impact in the town, Steve.
08:25Did you get anything free this morning?
08:27No.
08:27No, but she let me in 10 minutes early.
08:30And you did say she gave you the biggest baguette.
08:34Yes, you did.
08:34I think we've made an impression down there.
08:37I went in the butchers and I got a discount.
08:41Discount?
08:41Discount?
08:42So you need to win so you can come.
08:45And I come with you.
08:4630 minutes down the road, Jackie and Rob are combining the best bits of their breakfast through the week.
08:54So breakfast, what do you think?
08:56Yeah, wonderful.
08:57This is typically a good breakfast for friends.
08:59After disappointing feedback on their set menu, they've reverted to offering a choice.
09:07So we have some scrambled egg, we could have some poached egg, we have some vine-roasted tomatoes, and we have some oven-roasted mushrooms as well.
09:18I have some scrambled eggs with mushrooms, please.
09:21I'm going to go poached in mushrooms, please.
09:26Did you get a chance to look at your menus?
09:29We have, yes.
09:29After an over-ambitious start to the week, Nicola and Roy have pared back their breakfasts since Ava's last visit, and she's keen to scrutinise the results.
09:41Do you want to give me your orders now, or do you want to wait?
09:43Yes.
09:44Yes, we can do.
09:45OK.
09:46Some scrambled eggs and bacon, please.
09:48I'd also like this scrambled egg and bacon on brown toast, if that's OK.
09:54Oh, I think this is a double yogurt.
09:58Double yogurt.
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?
10:12It 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.
10:23Not my words.
10:26I'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.
10:36Have you good, Eva?
10:38I see that you've sourced a different style bacon to, like...
10:41Yes.
10:41Yeah?
10:41More local.
10:42Uh-huh.
10:43Where did you find this one?
10:44In another butchers.
10:45It's lovely.
10:47Is there anything else you just want?
10:48Any extra tea, coffee?
10:50You've got to have some more coffee?
10:51Of course you can.
10:54What are your thoughts on bacon?
10:56It's really nice.
10:56Yeah.
10:57Lovely.
11:01Michelle, I really appreciate the fact that we've got individual butters.
11:05Excellent idea.
11:06Really nice.
11:07I like that.
11:08Nice touch.
11:09And?
11:16Mushroom's a little bit dry, but the eggs are good.
11:21Very good.
11:22Mushroom's a little bit too much cooked, but very, very good.
11:26At last.
11:28And that is a very good looking egg.
11:30He's very, very happy with that egg.
11:33Thank you very much.
11:35The test is a perfect project egg.
11:40You've been to every single house now, so for breakfast?
11:44Yeah.
11:44Which was your favourite?
11:45For me, this one is my favourite.
11:48And why?
11:49Why it's so different?
11:51Simple, but with a beautiful table.
11:56I think just the overall look of this is just beautifully done, orchestrated, and just feels
12:01very professional.
12:03We need your honest feedback.
12:04You're the guests.
12:05Yes, we are.
12:08There is a certain monsieur that presented me with a beautiful flower this morning, and
12:13that's why we have a flower on the table.
12:15I wonder who that could be.
12:17I wonder.
12:18I fell in love.
12:21Don't tell the husband.
12:22Three couples started the week as B&B amateurs, but after the final breakfast, the judges are
12:32at a crossroads about who to send home.
12:35So, let me get you some coffee, Nicola.
12:38Oh, thank you.
12:39You're welcome.
12:40It's been so hard because I think the quality's been high, so it's going to be really, really
12:45difficult to make a choice.
12:46Remember, there's a competition.
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.
12:58The muffins were great.
12:59Oh, good.
13:00There we go.
13:00Jackie 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 that.
13:10Downs than that.
13:11Than ups.
13:11And then the guests' comments.
13:14They loved them.
13:15Was it all right?
13:15It was that post-art flippant.
13:17They've just got it.
13:18Got it in a tank.
13:19And that 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.
13:43Did you see all the matching bathroom things?
13:48After a tricky week, Jackie and Rob have ended on a high.
13:54It's time to say goodbye.
13:58You could be French in a short time.
14:02Oui, monsieur.
14:03Oui, oui, voilà .
14:06Bye-bye.
14:08See you soon.
14:08See you soon.
14:09And all the best for the...
14:11Thank you so much.
14:12Rob and Jackie, we're coming.
14:14We're on our way.
14:14Oh, it's been absolutely lovely having you stay with us.
14:18We feel good at home and...
14:19Lovely.
14:20Just very pleasant experience.
14:22Thank you very much.
14:23Thank you so much.
14:24Safe journey.
14:25Oh, did you pay your bill?
14:27No.
14:30Dabbed.
14:31Cheers.
14:32Bye-bye.
14:33Bye-bye.
14:34What a lovely couple.
14:36You'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 is always extremely important.
14:54After all, a comfortable bed is one thing, but having a good breakfast or a good dinner is icing on the cake.
15:00After a culinary disaster at the start of the week...
15:03Bye-bye.
15:04Bye-bye.
15:04Bye-bye.
15:05...professional chef Roy's humble breakfast has ended the week with a flourish.
15:09How did breakfast go?
15:11Very 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 we 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 with the hosts as well, and I think with a simpler menu like you've done today, it just makes it easier and more enjoyable for everyone.
15:40Even if it doesn't move forward from this point, I know you're really keen to move to France, and I wish you all the best with that.
15:45Thank you so much.
15:45I appreciate it.
15:50Meanwhile, Michelle and Steve's enthusiasm has been a talking point, and they continue to 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, the 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.
16:14Take care.
16:15Bye.
16:17What you did right at breakfast time was to keep it simple.
16:22Yes.
16:22You got on so well with the baker.
16:24Yeah.
16:25Yeah.
16:25Yes.
16:26And you had your lovely fresh bread.
16:28Yeah.
16:28Perfect.
16:29And that's what...
16:29Yeah.
16:30Yeah.
16:30You expect to have the breakfast in a fridge B&B.
16:33Yeah.
16:33And 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 a welcome.
16:52Um, you know, if she could just make the bonjour into just bonjour.
16:57Oh, yes!
16:58Yes!
16:58Yes!
16:59Yes!
16:59Yes!
17:00This is it now!
17:02This may have been their last breakfast in the competition, and I'm not sure if it was quite enough to secure their position in the final.
17:11Rob, Jackie, we're off.
17:14We're off.
17:15We're off.
17:15Oh!
17:15Okay.
17:16Okay.
17:16This is it.
17:17Big day.
17:18We have to say it's gone up and down. There's been peaks and troughs for every single host.
17:23It's not just you.
17:24Yes.
17:24That's going to be, ultimately, what it all comes down to.
17:28For sure.
17:28So, goosebumps.
17:29Bye.
17:29Bye.
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.
17:47The last inspection over, the hosts have done everything they can, but there's no rest for a B&Ber.
17:56We don't like the letter dropped, do we?
17:58No.
17:59That gold envelope will be in my nightmares.
18:03The B&Bs might be empty, but the judges have one last letter for the hosts.
18:08Look, you asked one.
18:09Look it. I like that word.
18:11Oh, it's another gold envelope.
18:15Oh, it's not as thick today.
18:16No.
18:17Do I really want to run with it?
18:18Go on.
18:19Let's see what this involves.
18:22I'm so excited.
18:24You see, you've 200 guests arriving tonight and you've got to make dinner for them all.
18:28Six coach trips.
18:29Oh, do you want to read it?
18:30No.
18:31No.
18:32Today, you must pack up your B&B.
18:34Oh.
18:34After your guests leave, you will have an opportunity to read the guest book.
18:41I'm really excited about that.
18:43Not nervous.
18:43Yes, I am.
18:44You will then have some time to enjoy the dordogne.
18:47Oh, my goodness.
18:48We're going to have freedom.
18:49Come on.
18:50Oh, 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.
18:57Please return to your B&B by 1.30.
19:00To pack up your belongings.
19:01And await the results from the judges.
19:03Oh, I feel sick.
19:05Oh, baby.
19:07A judge will be with you at 3pm to deliver the results.
19:103pm it is.
19:11That's high noon.
19:12Does it not tell you which judge?
19:14Oh, no, it doesn't.
19:15It's a surprise.
19:16I don't know why I'm crying, because I knew there were going to be told results.
19:24It'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.
19:32That pool looks so nice, even though I don't really like pools.
19:37Ready?
19:38Yeah, Cora.
19:40I suppose we're a little bit nervous, aren't we?
19:42People can tell us one thing at the door.
19:44Yes.
19:44And then write a different thing.
19:46Yeah, you're right.
19:46Are you excited?
19:47No, I feel sick.
19:48I'm so nervous.
19:51Guest feedback is vital, and a bad review can destroy a B&B's reputation overnight.
19:58Shall we read it?
20:00Julianne.
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, hope you will win.
20:07You're a towel guy, Julianne.
20:09I hope you didn't see me in the stairs.
20:13Did you actually go downstairs?
20:15Yes, in the nude.
20:16You?
20:16Yeah.
20:16Because I forgot to put a tie on his roof.
20:19Brilliant, your tail guy.
20:20Oh, dear God.
20:21Brilliant.
20:23Anne and Andrew.
20:25Thank you very much.
20:25That's so good.
20:26I did feel that Jackie was a little bit stressed.
20:31I've buzzed it all up again.
20:32Well, 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.
20:42Best wishes.
20:42Well, I didn't actually expect that.
20:45No.
20:47Alison and Janine.
20:49Alison and Janine.
20:50Thank you for a magical stay.
20:54Keep going.
20:56And then the clubhouse.
20:57Alison.
20:58Woo!
20:58Maybe a bin liner in the bin.
21:03Yeah.
21:04You said that though, didn't you?
21:05Yeah.
21:06Yeah.
21:06So why didn't you do it?
21:07Because you said you don't have them in these bins.
21:09Did I?
21:10Because you're taking the lot out.
21:12And Julia.
21:12Nice to meet you.
21:13Nice to meet you.
21:14Please come in.
21:14Yeah.
21:15Julia.
21:15Julia.
21:15Julia.
21:16Julia.
21:17My dear friends, great honour and pleasure to meet you.
21:22You're learning everything very fast.
21:24You're right now ready to go on to the next stage and win.
21:29All the best.
21:30I will come in your B&B shortly.
21:33Love you.
21:33Three kisses and a heart.
21:36Sam and Alex.
21:37Sam and Alex, yes.
21:38Yeah, OK.
21:39Thank you for such a wonderful stay.
21:41It's been great.
21:42They've been really welcoming.
21:44Food particularly was a standout.
21:46Well done.
21:46No, you did a really good job.
21:47Yeah.
21:48I 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, I cried out.
21:57Stop it, you're getting me.
21:58Come on.
21:59That's also lovely.
22:00Anyway.
22:01Hello.
22:02Oh, you're going to have so much fun.
22:04Let me tell you.
22:06Shirley.
22:08That was going to be my middle name.
22:09Was it?
22:10Shirley.
22:10Yes.
22:11Wow.
22:12How 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.
22:29Congratulations on your brilliant hosting.
22:33We make them so welcome, they just don't want to leave.
22:39It's been a venture.
22:42We more to come.
22:44More to come, we hope.
22:45Wait for three o'clock.
22:47Oh.
22:49Oh, the comments have been absolutely lovely.
22:52You got me out of there.
22:54It just means so much.
22:55It does.
22:56I'm so proud of that.
22:58Judges are looking for a lot more.
22:59This is their job.
23:02As the hosts ponder the guest books, what they don't know is the guests were asked for
23:07more specific feedback for the judges, and some of the comments are eye-opening.
23:13We 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.
23:25It's the final day, and the judges are in their HQ making a decision that will change
23:40one couple's lives forever.
23:42We have now the guest cards.
23:45We need to really, really look at how these guests have seen each of these houses, which
23:50may be completely different to our viewpoint.
23:52As their future is debated by the judges, the hosts are getting a taste of the life they
23:59could have if they win.
24:01We'll do a picnic.
24:02Right, we're there.
24:04Michelle and Steve, the bouncy spaniels with magic.
24:08Let's go and have a sandwich.
24:10We're off.
24:10Come on.
24:12Their big thing with all of their guests, all of the comments, has been about their bouncy,
24:18exuberant welcome.
24:20They're terribly warm.
24:21They are very, very warm.
24:22Both of them.
24:23You know, they're just open-hearted.
24:25I'm in this one.
24:26The hosts were crackers.
24:30Great people.
24:31Great 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.
24:44Au revoir.
24:44Au revoir, monsieur.
24:45Rob and Jackie.
24:46It's a very mixed bag.
24:48We have one comment here.
24:50Keep doing what you're doing.
24:51Don't change.
24:53Okay, which is fantastic.
24:55And then the next one, maybe don't quit your day job.
24:58Which is a little bit devastating by all its own.
25:04Yeah, perhaps a little harsh.
25:06Last but not least.
25:08Roy and Nick.
25:09Nickel and Roy, yeah.
25:11Oh, look.
25:11Are they pretty?
25:12Are they gorgeous?
25:13Overall, I felt like the comments on the guest cards were quite positive.
25:17On 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?
25:27With the guests' feedback on their minds, the judges must now decide which couple has
25:32failed to impress.
25:34For the hosts who've been battling it out all week, running a B&B would be a dream come
25:40true.
25:40Michelle and Steve started working at 16, and after raising their kids, they are now
25:49keener 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 couldn't 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.
26:21All 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.
26:31Un air lost 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.
26:51And the drive gets them wherever they want to be in life.
26:54Bonjour.
26:54My mum's a very competitive woman.
26:57She always gets what she wants, to be honest.
27:00I am competitive when it's something like this because it's going to affect all of us as a family.
27:05So, I am absolutely so wanting to win this.
27:10I love the energy.
27:13They are incredibly warm.
27:15I felt absolutely engaged.
27:17And even those guests that don't like hugging, ended up hugging.
27:21It is infectious.
27:23Did I find it a bit loud in some instances?
27:27Yes.
27:27In the ear department, even.
27:30So, how did you get used to this?
27:32I absolutely love it.
27:34It's so higher.
27:35Wherever you go, wherever you look, it's just beautiful seeing me, isn't it?
27:40We've got a chance to be here.
27:41We love hosting a B&B in France.
27:45It's our dream, absolute dream.
27:48We work hard, look after people, and we have moments like this.
27:54They had one or two hurdles during the week.
27:56You, Eva, had to endure a tikka masala that had curdled.
28:01Why would you choose to cook a curry in a French B&B?
28:05Something magic has happened because on Monday, I looked at his swan on the bed
28:11and I thought, oh, my goodness, I've been transported back to the 60s.
28:16But by yesterday, I was going, Steve, you've made smoking swans.
28:23They looked amazing, absolutely amazing.
28:26So, that's magic, as they say.
28:29And each to their own.
28:31Brilliant.
28:32Has it brought us closer together?
28:34I'd say, yeah, picnic this morning and we all dance.
28:37We all dance.
28:38We don't all dance us very often.
28:39We weren't held on 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.
29:03Yeah, I quite like that.
29:04Four 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.
29:16It 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.
29:29It was very, very scary.
29:31I didn't actually have a will, but I actually made the will while I was in the hospital bed.
29:35Because I didn't know what was going to happen.
29:37Obviously, I'd like not to have a pacemaker, you know, but obviously it's...
29:45It's keeping you alive, isn't it?
29:46It's keeping me here.
29:46It's keeping you here.
29:47So.
29:51To the chateau, look.
29:53Oh, that is beautiful.
29:54Oh, look.
29:54Look up there.
29:57It's time to put us first now.
30:00Jackie and Rob have fallen in love with the French scenery
30:03and a win would mean they could sell up shop to make the move they've always dreamed of.
30:08This area is just so beautiful.
30:10I mean, France is beautiful anyway, isn't it?
30:12It is.
30:12You know?
30:12I can't believe how lush green it is, though.
30:15No, I can't.
30:15It just gives you such a sense of, like, calm and tranquil, doesn't it?
30:20Mm-hmm.
30:20And that's certainly what we both could do with.
30:22Definitely.
30:24We had a few issues.
30:25There was chilli gate.
30:27Cheese gate.
30:28Cheese gate.
30:30Croissant gate.
30:31Croissant gate.
30:31I don't have the money one.
30:33What 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,
30:58which I thought was brave of them at breakfast to acknowledge
31:01cheese gate, sheet gate.
31:04Chilli gate.
31:05Chilli gate.
31:06Yeah, chilli gate.
31:06Pastry gate.
31:07Oh, pastry gate, yes.
31:10Lemon posse gate.
31:11Lemon posse gate.
31:12But with the best intentions, they really, really pulled it round today.
31:18They did.
31:18And they were completely different.
31:20And it gave me a difference in five days.
31:23It gave me goose pimples.
31:27Regardless of what happens, it has cemented the fact that this is what we're going to do.
31:31And we were putting plans into place now to get it sorted and make the move.
31:37And this is what it's all about, isn't it?
31:39Just taking time out for us as well.
31:41Yeah.
31:42And to have a calmer way of life.
31:44A world away from where we are at the minute.
31:52My day-to-day life is I'm really busy.
31:55I've got two jobs.
31:57And I probably have one day off a week.
31:58Having worked in other people's kitchens all his life, Roy is now desperate to do things his 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 tools.
32:20I think it will give us a better quality of life.
32:23And although it would be our own business, I think we'd have more freedom to do things ourselves 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 that we have to go on this.
32:44Like 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.
33:01Breakfast that had sort of skimpy hollandaise sauce and...
33:05They were over-ambitious.
33:06Yeah.
33:07We'd actually seen the chaos of forgetting the milk, all of that.
33:11We were there for, if you like, their down day.
33:14But not once did Roy stop smiling.
33:17To know Sitch and Diane, I need to take a photograph.
33:20I love them.
33:21Look at the state of them.
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.
33:30Definitely.
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.
33:37Whenever there is a problem, she's the one that goes and addresses it.
33:41And that teamwork is lovely.
33:45I find that they're very professional.
33:47They're very kind, very genuine and very calm.
33:51Every single guest commented on their kindness.
33:56Nicola 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.
34:07Make a wish.
34:08I'm going to make a wish.
34:08What are you going to wish for?
34:10No.
34:10I know.
34:11Hopefully we are the best hosts.
34:13Hopefully.
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.
34:21What'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.
34:32Is it good?
34:33Can 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.
34:44Too 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.
35:05She sometimes appeared quite nervous and stressed herself.
35:09Well, they must all have done.
35:10But she showed it more than the other.
35:13Michelle does have a click-on performance switch.
35:19So at which point is there an authenticity there?
35:23Just because you've got a click-on star switch doesn't mean to say you're not authentic.
35:29Look at you!
35:29Then we get to Nicola and Roy.
35:34If baking and cooking is their USP, why is their breakfast not number one for the guests?
35:38You're right.
35:39In a competition like this, why aren't, why isn't everything on that table home-baked?
35:43Well, look, we have the guest figures.
35:50We have our opinion.
35:51It is minuscule differences.
35:54Yeah, they are minuscule.
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.
36:17I 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.
36:32Two couples will go through to the finals.
36:35But for one, the dream of winning a B&B in France will be over.
36:4020 to 3.
36:42This is it, Steve.
36:43So how are you feeling?
36:44I'm worried about you, to be honest.
36:46Me?
36:47Yeah.
36:47Why?
36:48Now you're going to take the outcome.
36:50So when we're not going through, I'll be gutted, absolutely gutted.
36:56All the hosts must pack up their houses and be ready for the judge's decision.
37:02It's getting a bit real.
37:03It is getting real now, yes.
37:04You nervous?
37:05I am really nervous now.
37:07This morning, I was just quite buoyant because it was like the last day.
37:11Now I keep looking at the clock thinking, it's not much time now.
37:14Yeah, it's like waiting for the bloody hangman, isn't it?
37:16Are you nervous?
37:20I'm very nervous.
37:21I am.
37:21I'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.
37:28We wanted so much, that's why we feel like this.
37:31At the start of the week, three couples arrived in France having never hosted a B&B before in their lives.
37:39Five gruelling 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.
37:56But there's only one B&B to give away.
38:00And it's time to go and give them the results.
38:02This is the worst bit now, isn't it?
38:06It is hard.
38:07It might sort of explode in a minute.
38:12Here goes.
38:13And I don't get nervous.
38:15But this is a huge, huge opportunity.
38:18This is going to change our lives.
38:19It's not going to be long now.
38:22This waiting is horrible now because it got so near and we're just waiting, innit?
38:28I could ask you questions here now.
38:30Good.
38:30Why?
38:31How is your son?
38:33Bum, bum, bum.
38:37Give me a dump.
38:42Hello!
38:46Here we go, Shell.
38:49So, it's time to give you the judge's decision.
38:57You're brilliant at hosting and the guest's feedback has been mostly positive.
39:02It's been so lovely to see your personalities grow challenge by challenge.
39:10Your guests have loved their stays.
39:13The feedback's been great.
39:14Some elements were forgotten and you could have made more use of local produce and specialties of the region.
39:22I'm sure we can all agree that possibly one of your lapses has been a lack of planning.
39:31You've had some time-keeping problems and you missed a few things that you really should have picked up on.
39:41It's been intense and eventful, but it's been a pleasure to follow your group during this week.
39:49The lack of planning, which has led to you becoming quite stressed.
39:57And that stress has been visible to your guests.
40:02It'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.
40:19The judges have come to a decision.
40:29You're through to the finals week.
40:31The judges have come to a decision, and you won't be going through to the final.
40:51OK.
40:52Sorry, 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.
40:58Be very, very proud.
41:00Be proud.
41:00Be really proud.
41:01Because I know how important those dreams are to you guys.
41:05You're off to finals week.
41:07Our finals week.
41:15Oh, I'm going to cry.
41:17Get up.
41:18This is me too.
41:23I'm so pleased for you.
41:26I can't believe it.
41:28Don't be nice.
41:31Was it a frog in a former life?
41:36I can't believe we made it into the final.
41:39Thank you so much.
41:42It's almost like winning the lottery ten times over.
41:45No, it's better.
41:45Just getting into the final.
41:47It's not finished, though.
41:48Yeah, yeah, yeah.
41:48There'll be more challenges.
41:50Yeah.
41:50I think the finals will be intense.
41:53They're going to throw everything at us, absolutely everything, and we have to be prepared.
41:57I wouldn't have been here without you.
41:59I wouldn't want to do it without you, all right?
42:01All right?
42:02All right.
42:02Please don't be sorry, all right?
42:04Because it's not you that's got to be sorry, all right?
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.
42:11I'm so tired of having to do that.
42:13I know, I know, I know.
42:15But now's the time for change.
42:21Go home, see the kids, decompress a little bit, reflect on what we've been through.
42:25I think it's time to get our ducks in a row and get ourselves back out here.
42:29We've made some good contacts.
42:32There's a reason we didn't win it.
42:35Gutted, don't get me wrong, but dust yourself down, pick yourself up, and move on.
42:39While Jackie and Rob say au revoir to France, Nicola and Roy have been invited to meet the
42:47other finalists, but they have no idea who'll be joining them.
42:51You going to play it cool as a cucumber?
42:55Cooler than a cucumber.
42:56It'll be like an ice cube, though.
42:58An iceberg.
42:59Come on!
43:07Congratulations.
43:08Congratulations.
43:08Congratulations, my friend.
43:17Can't wait to hear how your week was.
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, the judges have some words of wisdom to share.
43:35Had to come along and congratulate you.
43:38It was a tough one.
43:40It was a tough one.
43:41If 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.
44:01Just remember, guys, don't get too friendly tonight.
44:03No.
44:04No.
44:05No.
44:06No.
44:07Because it is a competition.
44:08Have a good weekend.
44:09Have a good evening.
44:11Have a good one.
44:11Have a nice evening.
44:12Have a nice evening.
44:13Not too much to drink, thank you.
44:15Bye!
44:16We really are gonna absolutely up our game, aren't we?
44:19Oh, so yeah.
44:20I'm going to take up magic.
44:22And I'm going to make yous disappear.
44:23disappear
44:29Next time this is our home
44:34Three more couples
44:37Are battling for a B&B. Oh the long dog. Yeah, yeah, and these rookie hosts
44:46Well, why did you let it down? Because it looked funny. I feel like Cinderella are definitely in it
44:52French cheers to win it. Cheers. Yes. Come on
45:16You
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