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00:00It's been a busy year for Reuben Owen and his friends and family
00:06I'm stuck!
00:08In the ground I say, men at work
00:10Men at work
00:10With jobs coming thick and fast for him and his workmates, Sonny
00:15Did you knock it down or fall down?
00:17Er, fall down, Sonny
00:18Capper
00:19Don't let laugh or cry
00:21It sunk
00:21And Jess
00:22Look at that concentration face
00:25Who is also his girlfriend
00:26Screwed it to a floor
00:27We've watched Reuben grow up with his eight siblings on their remote farm
00:33And now his brothers Miles and Sidney and his dad Clive help with his business
00:38Trouble the bin in the lies, so now it's payback time
00:42Jess, like Reuben, has also grown up on a farm with her mum Sarah and dad David
00:48And Reuben often helps out there too
00:50I think your sheep don't respect me
00:52Don't let go of him
00:54I've got it
00:54This year the young couple want to spend their first Christmas together
00:58Come and join me Reuben
00:59Come and have Christmas dinner with me
01:00I'm sitting next to Jess
01:01And Reuben's attempting to host a Christmas party at Jess' farm
01:05You will go to the party
01:07If I have to go, you have to go
01:09To thank his family and friends for all their support
01:14I can't believe Christmas is actually here
01:16Santa and Elf and the rest of the team
01:18We're all his little elves
01:20Coming up, before they can celebrate
01:29Reuben and his team have a massive barn renovation project to finish
01:33It's going to be a big old job
01:35Because I'm sure everyone will be ready for a drink by the time we've done this
01:38Have they all got out?
01:40Looks like it
01:41In order to pull off the party
01:43Reuben and Jess have to catch their dinner
01:45When the festive feast flies off
01:47When we bought these, they never said anything about them being parkour masters
01:51Finishing the job is in doubt
01:53When Capper and Sonny fall behind with their workload
01:56When I say Christmas, I mean this Christmas, not next Christmas
01:59I thought working for next Christmas
02:00Oh really?
02:01I could tell like
02:03You've got your chance, sir
02:04No, I don't have a chance, sir
02:05Even the Christmas tree is in question
02:08When Sonny and Sid are forced to tackle the trunk by hand
02:11Then go cross-country to the car
02:15It's a lot heavier than what I expected
02:17And fight to fit it in
02:19Up, up, up, up
02:20Yes, tickle, pig!
02:23Are you worried about it?
02:24I am
02:24And the team, with Jess's dad, David
02:27Worry the floor won't be finished
02:29When their centrepiece starts to crumble
02:31I've never put a flag in so big
02:33Fingers crossed it doesn't break
02:34Reuben's base of operation
02:38Is in his childhood home of Swaledale
02:40In the north of the Yorkshire Dales
02:42Reuben's Christmas party is just a few weeks away
02:50And this morning he's meeting girlfriend Jess
02:53And her nana Diane
02:54At Brough Castle
02:55Their family farm in Cumbria
02:57Good morning, how's it going?
02:59Good morning, Reuben
03:00Nice early morning for you guys
03:02Yeah, Jess has just finished milking
03:04Just finished milking
03:05And we just wondered if you'd come and have a look in the barn
03:07We have a little job for you
03:08A little job, no problem
03:09We will take a look
03:11Wow, that's a big old barn you've got here, Diane
03:14It's lovely
03:14Yes, it is
03:15We've knocked it into one
03:17And we've had the roof redone
03:19Diane's offered Reuben the barn to host his works due
03:23But there's a catch
03:24I'm just wondering if it would be possible
03:27To relay the flags that were once in
03:30Right
03:31It was all flag floored
03:33And it was absolutely beautiful
03:34No problem
03:35So you'd like them
03:35It put back to like an original stone flag looking barn
03:39As it was
03:39That's possible
03:41That is definitely possible
03:42So how many square metres of flags do you think we need?
03:46A few
03:47It's quite a big area, isn't it?
03:49Do you want me to go stand to one end?
03:51I'll have the business end
03:52Renovating the barn will be a massive job for the whole team
03:57And needs completing before the party can start
04:01It's amazing space, you know
04:02It's perfect for a Christmas party
04:04So I'm sure everyone that gets involved with laying these flags
04:07Will be ready for a drink by the time we've done this
04:10So according to my calculations
04:12We need 130 square metres of flags
04:14It's going to be a big old job
04:17I need to go and find some flags
04:18So I'll go on with that
04:20And we'll get it all sorted
04:22And we should be done in time for Christmas pie
04:24Right
04:24With a mountain of work to do
04:32The next morning, Ruben's en route to the barn
04:35Delivering a few stone flags
04:38Ruben's collected these reclaimed roof tiles
04:42From another job, 30 minutes drive away
04:44Series?
04:46All time
04:46He'll need nearly 300 for the floor
04:49So this is just the first batch to get his team started
04:52I thought I'd bring me slowest transport
04:54To avoid them all getting broken
04:56Yeah, go on, Jess
05:00Timber up with that
05:00Perfect
05:01They'll also need tonnes of cement
05:04So workmate Sonny
05:05Who's been part of the team for nearly two years
05:08Is manning the mixer
05:09The noise is awful
05:10How can you expect me to concentrate to there?
05:12And Jess's dad, David, has also joined to help
05:16Squawks and squirrels when you're mixing concrete, don't it?
05:19Mixer sounds like what I was when I asked Sonny to do something difficult
05:22I would have had it mixed by now
05:25I would have had it filled with a shovel
05:27At 130 square metres, this is the biggest flagstone floor Ruben has ever attempted to lay
05:35First one down there
05:37Yeah, brilliant, eh?
05:39Yeah, we've only got 259 to go
05:42Laying a floor of this size with uneven reclaimed stone is a very challenging task
05:47There's going to be a lot of flags before I get that other end
05:49For the floor to be level, each stone has to be laid with precision
05:53I think that's maybe a bit low
05:54I've not really laid a right lot of flags myself
05:58The challenge of the job will be, with flags, you can twist
06:01And you don't want edges stuck up
06:03Everyone can tell a bad lay floor just by looking at it
06:07So a bit of pressure that way
06:08But just as dad, Dave, this is his sort of specialty
06:12So between me, him and Sonny Bellington
06:14My indoor forklift will get the job done
06:18As Ruben's asked David to take on laying the flags
06:21Heyo
06:22Now Cap has joined the team
06:24He's squaring off each reclaimed stone by hand
06:27So Sonny can remove the rough edges and cut them down to size
06:31If I get this wrong, the job is scuppered
06:34Cos nothing will fit together, it'll not look right
06:37I'm wasting a lot of stone, so that'd be even worse
06:40As long as Sonny falls my lines right, it'll be fine
06:43And while the team tackles the floor
06:48On the other side of Brough Castle Farm, Jess has joined her nana Diane to pick damsons for a festive tipple for the Christmas party
06:56These all for your gin?
06:59These all for your gin?
07:01And jam as well, but mainly gin this time
07:04Gosh, there's loads, isn't there?
07:06They're absolutely laden this year
07:08I don't think I've ever seen as many
07:09No, I haven't
07:10It's been a good year for them, making dams and gin for everybody, couldn't we?
07:13Yeah, supply the whole of Brough probably
07:15Yeah
07:16Is it quite easy to make?
07:17It's simple, very simple
07:18I'll show you how to do it
07:19Well, thank you
07:20It is lovely, it's sweet
07:22So we're going to have a Merry Christmas this year then, aren't we?
07:24Somebody is
07:25All been well?
07:27Yeah
07:31Back at the barn, Reuben is helping Capa square up a massive flag
07:35We go right from there to there
07:37Just a straight line
07:38And then just square it off that line, if you know what I mean
07:41While most of the stones are thin roof tiles
07:44There are a few that have been quarried and are so big
07:47They need extra work before being laid
07:50Square off that up to there
07:52Put a level against it, I'll square it over there
07:54See you a bit
07:55Have you?
07:56Yeah
07:57As this stone is taking time, progress in the barn is slowing down
08:01And Reuben's new assistant is getting bossy
08:03More flags, please!
08:05We can only put a given to you so that's how you can cut them
08:08I can only put them down if they're here
08:10I suppose
08:11I'll go and chest him
08:12I'll go and chest him
08:13That's what I'll do
08:14Go on!
08:15Hey Sonny
08:16Yeah?
08:17Do you know what these flags before Christmas like?
08:18Like when I say Christmas, I mean this Christmas, not next Christmas
08:20I thought working for next Christmas
08:22Oh really?
08:23Yeah
08:24I could tell like
08:26Sonny's slowly cutting his way through the monster flag
08:29And there are hundreds more to get through
08:31So he's feeling the pain
08:32I'm absolutely knackered
08:33Actually some stone like
08:34My hands are still vibrating
08:36Just as the stone cutters start to flag
08:40Oh!
08:41Nanna along with Jess's mum Sarah arrive with a distraction
08:46Hi guys!
08:47We've brought you something to eat
08:49Oh thank you very much
08:50Thank you
08:51It's a belly that keeps the back up and all that sort of thing isn't it?
08:54Shall we put them on the flag?
08:55And Sarah's put a little extra TLC into their tea time
08:59I've brought lovely things on as well
09:01So who's sexy?
09:02Inspiration
09:03Who's sexy?
09:04Sexy's coffee
09:05There's amazing
09:06There's wonderful
09:07Who's brave?
09:08Beautiful
09:09Sunshine
09:10Brave
09:11Gorgeous
09:12Delightful and perfect
09:13Right, so who's sexy today?
09:14Who's feeling sexy?
09:16Who's feeling sexy?
09:17Sonny are you feeling sexy?
09:19They are sexy then
09:24Dave, Mr. Wonderful
09:25Is it one for stressed?
09:27It's amazing
09:28Thank you
09:29It's wonderful today
09:30You're gorgeous
09:31Thank you
09:32Very good
09:33We'll let you get on shall we
09:34And we'll come back later
09:35Thank you very much
09:36See your progress
09:37It's exciting
09:38We're all excited for the party so we will get it done
09:41We don't want to get our heels caught in them do
09:43When we're dancing
09:44Don't worry Diane
09:45Trip hazards do we
09:46Everyone's looking forward to the party
09:49But with preparations to be made and the barn to renovate
09:52There's plenty to do before the Christmas celebrations can begin
09:58In Cumbria, Reuben and his girlfriend Jess are preparing for their Christmas party
10:13And today Jess is hatching a plan to rear a very festive flock
10:18We're thinking about getting some turkey chicks
10:20Turkey chicks?
10:21Yeah, what do you think?
10:22Good idea
10:23I see you've got the turkey equipment ready
10:25Yeah
10:26There's amelettes sleeping there
10:27It looks pretty nice at the minute
10:28Mum, mum, dad and nanny used to read them
10:31About seventeen, eighteen years ago
10:33I see
10:34So we used to do them
10:35I haven't done it before
10:36Neither have I, darling
10:37No, since I was little
10:38I do believe though, many, many years ago
10:41My dad came here for his turkey for his Christmas dinner
10:45Yeah, I can remember as Grandad used to say
10:48He came one year and he asked for the biggest turkey possible
10:50Because you have like a massive family
10:52Yeah
10:53It'd be nice to raise your own Christmas dinner
10:55Yeah
10:56At least you know it's had a good life and been well looked after
10:59Especially if you've been looking after it, darling
11:01Yeah, you know what the beaten hot fish would taste like
11:03Most pampered turkey about
11:07Jess's family used to breed hundreds of turkeys every year
11:11So she's excited to be reigniting the family tradition this Christmas
11:15Turkeys!
11:16Whereas Reuben is just excited about heading to the turkey farm
11:20And has a plan
11:21I want to do that thing, you know, where you make the turkey lag noise
11:25And then they all go
11:28Why, what noise does a turkey lag?
11:32I don't really
11:33I know what
11:34I can't remember, can you remember?
11:35Can you do it?
11:36I can't do a turkey knife
11:37Can you not?
11:38Go on, you can do it
11:39Can you just try?
11:41Go on, go on, go on
11:44Go on, you do a turkey knife
11:46I thought there was one in the yellow
11:47I know, where is that?
11:48Can you do a turkey knife?
11:49No, I can't
11:50I love turkey
11:51I think turkey's probably my favourite roast
11:54Back on the farm
11:58Sonny and Kappa are in charge of the job
12:00And slowly cutting their way through the mountain of stone
12:03I think we've run out of fuel
12:05Do you, do you?
12:07Saw can't keep up with me
12:09Oh, is that saw like?
12:10That's why I've had to fill you up with petrol
12:12Blame machinery like
12:13Second time in this half an hour because I'm flying through them
12:15Sonny's feeling confident
12:17Sonny's feeling confident
12:18But as only a quarter of the floor has been covered in reclaimed flags
12:23And with Ruben and Jess away
12:25They've called in builder and friend Faldick to keep the job on track
12:29Hey Dave, yes?
12:31Do you want to borrow my level?
12:32What's wrong with it?
12:33That doesn't look level to me
12:38With the disc cutter's fuel tank topped up
12:40Sonny and Kappa can crack on
12:42But their minds are on other things
12:44As soon as we have all these cut and laid
12:46Yeah
12:47The closer we are to either a glass of mulled wine
12:50No, not for me
12:51No
12:52What's your thing?
12:53Like what puts you in the Christmas mood?
12:54Christmas day
12:56I'm the Grinch
12:59You are the Grinch
13:00I love Christmas May
13:01I'm like a little child
13:02I love it
13:03It's another day
13:04Get a Christmas mood, he's going on the radio
13:05Oh, I'm bopping away like
13:06I love it
13:07I'm the Grinch
13:08Singing away
13:09I love it, Christmas May like
13:11While Grinch Sonny is struggling to find his festive flow
13:15DJ
13:19Ruben and Jess have arrived at the turkey farm to meet bird breeder John
13:23How are you doing?
13:24Not so bad
13:25Nice to meet you
13:26You too
13:27Nice to meet you
13:28Where Christmas is a way of life
13:29Wow, you've got a lot in here John
13:31There will be five under here
13:33Wow
13:34So have you got your eye on which one you are having for your Christmas dinner yet?
13:36No, not at the moment
13:37Not yet?
13:38We don't have turkey
13:39We do
13:40Never miss
13:41Never miss
13:42We also have turkey
13:43Yeah
13:44Can't beat it can you?
13:45We're going to need some big ones because we've got quite a few mouths to feed at Christmas
13:48Haven't we?
13:49Yeah
13:50That big one there looks, that black one at the back looks quite big
13:53That's the best way
13:55You go with the one closer to you and I'll go the other one
13:57Right
13:58Ready?
13:59Got him, have you got him?
14:01I've got him
14:02I've got him
14:03That was actually surprisingly easy
14:06They're strong
14:07Strong aren't they?
14:08Yours is a fighter
14:10Ruben and Jess want to select twelve of the best birds to fatten for Christmas
14:15Duffin
14:16Good choice
14:17Nice one
14:18I'm going to get his pow
14:19But this one's got a foul surprise for its captor
14:23Oh no
14:24In my pocket
14:26That stinks
14:29Maybe don't squeeze so hard Ruben
14:31Right
14:32Let's see how it is
14:36Back at Brough Castle, Jess's family are eagerly awaiting the new arrivals
14:40Oh I'm really excited, I can't wait to see them
14:43It's been a good seventeen years
14:45That's how long it is since we had turkeys
14:47Quite a long ago
14:48Mmm
14:49Yeah
14:50It's exciting isn't it?
14:51It's exciting isn't it?
14:52Yeah
14:53Hi!
14:54How's it going?
14:55How are you?
14:56Thank you
14:57You've got six bronze and six white
14:58Brilliant
15:01Oh look
15:02Massive
15:03There you go
15:04We'd like to hold it
15:05Well
15:10It's carnage
15:11Well I just think it's wonderful to have them back on the farm again after all these years
15:15And I think they're just wonderful really
15:18Are you turkey keeper? You may be the only one qualified
15:20Yes I'm going to feed them
15:21Yeah
15:22I'm going to feed them
15:23We used to put like erm
15:24I think dangle like bits of string down with like things on, toys on for them to play with as well
15:29So you could ever do that
15:30CDs?
15:31Yeah
15:32You didn't say what CDs they're like
15:34CDs
15:35Yeah
15:36Christmas music Reuben
15:38Yeah
15:44Oh come on turkeys
15:46Come on
15:47The next morning Jess's little sister, ten-year-old Eva
15:51Is up early getting to know the new residents
15:54Help me
15:55Someone
15:56Please
15:57Help
15:58I'm getting defeated by turkeys
16:02Help
16:03No
16:04I think I've just got eaten live
16:09In the yard
16:11In the yard
16:12As Kappa and Sonny continue with stone cutting
16:15Oh
16:16Oh
16:17Oh
16:18Oh
16:19The micro digger is having a mechanical moment
16:21When it starts no one touch anything
16:23Is there any fuel in here?
16:24Yeah
16:25Yeah
16:26You two
16:27The turkeys have got out into the garden
16:30Don't tell mum because I've eaten her plants
16:32Right, we shall get the turkeys
16:33I hope they haven't destroyed anything
16:35With the barn still to renovate and his micro machine broken, a gaggle of festive runaways is the last thing Reuben needs
16:43Have they all got out?
16:45It looks like it
16:46That's not good
16:47Imagine if the dog comes out, they'll probably eat them
16:49When we bought these, they never said anything about them being parkour masters
16:53Which one's the ringleader?
16:55I'm not too sure, but are you catching him?
16:58Oh well
17:00Whoa
17:01Whoa
17:02What?
17:03What?
17:04What?
17:05Ah
17:06Right, go on
17:07Come on
17:09Back into turkey house
17:11The free-range birds have been escaping into the garden through gaps in their enclosure
17:16It doesn't look like a turkey bird fence
17:18No, they're just going to have to do something now, aren't we?
17:19Because we can't let them get into mum's garden again
17:21No
17:22So I think we're going to have to fence it as soon as we can, Rubes
17:24Yeah
17:25Because they're just going to keep escaping
17:27Nana's looked after hundreds of turkeys in her time
17:30Sharp beaks, don't you know?
17:32And knows just how much mischief they can make
17:35I always lock them in before it's dark
17:38And I was laid in bed and I woke up with a start
17:40And she thought, oh, I haven't locked the turkeys in
17:44So off I went with my torch and my slippers and my pajamas
17:47Through the farmyard and round here
17:49And here they were all snuggled in the fence bottom
17:52Because it was pitch black and dark, they didn't know where they were going
17:55So I had to carry each one individually and put it into bed
17:59At three o'clock in the morning
18:01At three o'clock in the morning
18:02At three o'clock in the morning
18:03Devotion to your turkeys
18:04I love my turkeys
18:05Yeah
18:06I didn't want them out all night
18:08To save Nana from having any more turkey nightmares
18:11And with Christmas dinner in danger of running off
18:15Ruben and Jess are quick to fix up the turkey's enclosure
18:19So no, it should keep them in shouldn't it now?
18:21I mean, I think
18:22It's the job done, doesn't it?
18:23Can you do it round the bottom of the post to keep it low?
18:25Whatever you want, lovely
18:27With lots of ties to fix, Ruben's found another way to speed things up
18:32Right, what are you doing, Ruben?
18:33To use my ass to hold it
18:35Nice, hands-free
18:37Mind you don't snap the real bar?
18:39I won't, my ass isn't that chunky, buddy
18:41Well, whatever gets the job done
18:44I'm doing this till cows come out
18:46The cows are rum
18:47What?
18:48But after an hour, Ruben realises their quick fix is not going the distance
18:53I don't think I'm going to have enough of this, darling
18:55Oh, no
18:56I have a solution
18:58What's that?
18:59Give me five minutes
19:03I've got the perfect thing, darling
19:05What have you got?
19:06Remember this?
19:09You're going to give me the turkeys nightmares
19:11Me and you made this Christmas tractor in, didn't we?
19:13Yeah, last year
19:15I can't believe you thought of this
19:16It's been sat in the shed since last Christmas
19:19Turkeys look away
19:20It's going to be turkey trauma
19:24Mind the eyes
19:26Hi, you two
19:27Hi, Ben
19:28We ran out of fencing, so we had to use the turkey
19:30Trust you two to think of that, putting that in there
19:33It's effective, though
19:35Yeah
19:36It's a turkey fence
19:37It is a turkey fence
19:41Back in the barn, Sunny and Kappa have been working on another mammoth flagstone
19:46Keep going as you are
19:47Just get going square, straight on
19:49And it'll take the whole team to see it safely into position
19:53Robes, can we put it, like, level with that join there?
19:57Get your fingers out of there, Kappa
19:59That will hurt a little
20:00Just a little bit, like
20:01To blacken your fingernails
20:02Oh, yes
20:03If I have a fingernail left
20:04Go on
20:05Look at the pit ropes
20:06Whoa
20:07Whoa
20:08Down at that
20:09Lay it down
20:10Lay it down
20:11Look at that
20:12Woohoo
20:13That'll do
20:14As evening falls
20:17Everyone's pulling together
20:19And Ruben's pleased with the progress
20:21Yeah, it's come together good
20:23We've got a lot further than I thought we would
20:25The stones work perfectly
20:27The flags aren't too rough
20:29So far it's a success
20:32But with the clock ticking to the Christmas party
20:35Jess's dad, David, is feeling the pressure
20:38Yeah, we're doing really well
20:40But there's a lot to do
20:41There's an awful lot to do yet
20:43The floor's not level
20:44I don't know where we've got enough slates
20:46We might have to go and get some more slates
20:47And the doorways are to go around
20:49So without the floor, there's no party
20:51So we'll have to get on with it
20:59The Christmas party is just a few days away
21:06And Grinch Sonny is finally in a festive mood
21:10No soap and stay
21:12Hey!
21:15I can't wait for Christmas
21:17Heading to the woods
21:18Ruben's little brother Sydney
21:19Has offered to help with an important Yuletide tradition
21:22Right, it's evening it's Christmas, Sid
21:24Unfortunately, I can only supply one
21:26So you've got to wear it
21:28Yeah
21:30Get your Christmas hat on
21:32Ho, ho, ho
21:33You've got to wear it all day
21:34I do
21:35Don't think so, pal
21:36Perfect Christmas hat
21:38Thank you, Sonny
21:39Well, it's all right
21:40They're meeting lumberjack Mark
21:42To find and fell a super-sized spruce
21:44To deck the halls
21:46Morning, Sid
21:47Are you well?
21:48Yeah, yeah
21:49Not so well, thank you
21:50But something is missing from their wishlist
21:52You got your chainsaw
21:53No, I don't have a chainsaw
21:54I thought you'd have a chainsaw
21:55No, I thought you were bringing it
21:56I thought you were bringing it
21:57I don't have a chainsaw
21:58I actually thought you were bringing it
21:59No
22:00I wouldn't bring in no chainsaw
22:02All right
22:03Without a chainsaw, their only option is to go old school
22:09Good job I brought an axe, isn't it?
22:11It's nice and sharp anyway
22:12Yeah
22:13Let's see how quick you can get the tree down, Sonny
22:14Yeah
22:15Just fell a 16-foot tree with an axe
22:16What time are you?
22:17Great
22:18Reuben has asked for an 18-foot tall tree to go at the end of the barn
22:28And Sid's feeling confident he can find the perfect pine
22:31I have a good eye for Christmas trees
22:34Oh, Sid
22:36Yeah
22:37I found the tree
22:38What, that one?
22:39Yeah, that one
22:40Only ten foot short
22:42Do you reckon they'd be happy if we brought that back?
22:44No, definitely not
22:45I think we can find something better than that, Sid
22:47I think we can go find another
22:49I think so
22:50I like that one
22:51Mark manages this ten acre wood
22:53And after seeing Sonny's first choice
22:55He's decided to step in to help Sid select his spruce
22:59What do you think of that one, Sid?
23:01Well, it looks big enough
23:02It's definitely big enough, like
23:04Yeah
23:05I think if you just climb to the top, Sonny, and just lean back
23:07Yeah
23:08Don't think we need the axe
23:09It'll snap off, won't we?
23:10Looks a bit bigger than 18-foot
23:12We'll have to cut it off from the bottom
23:14We'll get it down
23:15We'll cut it down to size
23:16Ah, so we cut it twice
23:18We're going to cut it twice
23:19Where Sonny is
23:20Yeah
23:21Right, I'll give it my best shot
23:27Have we got the right technique?
23:28Not really, but carry on
23:30Looks like a beaver's been nibbling on it, Sonny
23:36Why do you think I like driving diggers?
23:37What do you want for Christmas?
23:38Chainsaw?
23:39Yeah
23:40I do want a chainsaw for Christmas
23:42Don't you, you'll forget the petrol, though
23:47Beavering away, it's not long before Sonny's chew through the trunk
23:50I'll probably go
23:51Yeah, I think she'll go now
23:56Bimber!
23:59Perfect
24:00While Sonny and Sid are lost in the woods
24:04Back at Broth Castle
24:05Reuben and workmate Jess are pressing on with the flagstone floor
24:09It's looking good in there, isn't it?
24:11Yeah, it is
24:12I think we've got a lot faster than we expected
24:14Yeah, it's looking lovely
24:15It'll be nice when it's done, won't it?
24:16Before long, we'll be halfway
24:18Yeah
24:19So, yeah, that'll be good
24:20We'll get another mix on
24:21How are we doing, Valdick?
24:23I think we're doing all right, Dave
24:24I think we're doing all right
24:26I think we're getting to where we should be today
24:28Yeah, I think so, we're not far off
24:31Oh, yeah, we're doing well
24:32It looks good so far
24:33Mine does
24:35Yeah
24:36There we go
24:39As progress is better than expected
24:41Reuben and Jess are once again pulled away by Nana Diane
24:45for another turkey-related task
24:47I've asked Reuben and Jessica if they'll help with the diggers
24:52The dams and trees in the orchard need to be moved
24:55so that the turkeys have more room to wander
24:58and are not eating the leaves
25:02Just one man gardening with his missus
25:06Man, there's a straw in here
25:08With only one micro-digger, Jess has drawn the short straw
25:12Hard ground, isn't it, darling?
25:14Very
25:15Are you managing?
25:17Do you want to swap jobs?
25:18What?
25:19Swap jobs
25:20You want a hot dog?
25:22No, swap jobs
25:24Hot dog?
25:26I can't hear you
25:29You're winding me up now
25:32Right, I guess that's a no
25:34Charming, but Reuben does love his diggers, Jess
25:39The dams and trees are ready to replant
25:42And while Reuben's happy on his digger
25:45Jess is once again getting her hands dirty
25:49How many holes do you need?
25:51Quite a lot
25:52I never brought a shovel
25:54I might have a...
25:55Do you have a shovel in your back of your pick-up?
25:57Maybe
25:58It's probably easier with hands than shovels
26:00His shovels will just get caught on the grass
26:02Eventually Reuben hops off his digger
26:04and joins Jess in the dirt
26:06Are you enjoying yourself, Reuben?
26:09They're prickly, aren't they?
26:10Yeah
26:11Luckily Reuben's love of machines hasn't come between the young couple
26:15You're doing a great job
26:17We're doing a tremendous job
26:21And they're reflecting on another festive season together
26:24Is this our second Christmas together, darling?
26:27Yeah, it will be, won't it?
26:28Yeah
26:29Time has flown, hasn't it?
26:31Fast, yeah
26:32I can't believe it
26:34Yeah
26:35What's on the Christmas list this year?
26:37Hmm
26:38Don't actually know, to be honest
26:40Don't really need anything
26:42Maybe ask Santa for a spade, Jess
26:45What about you?
26:46What's Santa bringing?
26:47Articulated rock truck
26:49Is that what you're putting on your list?
26:51Yeah
26:52What about a digger as well?
26:53Yeah, maybe another one
26:54Of course he wants a new digger, Jess
26:57You know him so well
27:01Meanwhile, Sonny's wishing Santa would make an early drop-in with a chainsaw
27:05That'll learn you for leaving the chainsaw behind, won't it?
27:07I didn't leave the chainsaw behind
27:09Never mind, you're doing the work
27:14Now you've felled the giant, Sonny
27:16All you need to do is carry it to the car
27:19That's heavier than I expected
27:21Forwards
27:24Which is back through the woodland
27:27It's not going to be fun getting through here at all
27:32And across a field full of turnips
27:34Doesn't help walking through these either, does it?
27:36Are we stopping?
27:38Do you want to stop?
27:39Yeah
27:40We're nearly there
27:41I'll stop
27:42It's a lot heavier than what I expected
27:47It'll be over 100 kilos, won't it?
27:49Yeah
27:50Right
27:51Last bash
27:52All right, Sydney
27:53Hup
27:55Are you ready to march?
27:57March on
27:58Come on
28:04That'll do
28:12It's heavy enough, isn't it?
28:14I'm knackered
28:16Carrying that out
28:17Then I had to fill it before that
28:20With an axe
28:22That'd do it for you, Sonny
28:24That'd do it for me
28:25With one last push, the tree is safely stowed
28:31To be erected in the barn in pride of place
28:34If they manage to finish the floor, that is
28:43The next day, the whole team is back on the job to try and get the stone floor finished
28:49Reuben wants to lay the biggest flagstone yet, but it needs work
28:54Might be a bit thick down the bottom, will it?
28:56Yeah, it's still very, very thick
28:58I think down there
28:59Just give it a measure
29:00It's still thick, isn't it?
29:01Four and a half, though
29:02It's going to be five and a half inches in the middle
29:03Yeah
29:04And we don't have five and a half inches to play with
29:07I brought this big flag, but it's a bit too thick for the floor
29:10I've never put a flag in so big, so we're trying to thin it down without breaking it
29:14We must have chipped half of it away
29:16So it's getting a bit dangerously thin now
29:19Fingers crossed it doesn't break
29:26In the farmhouse, Nana's teaching Jess how to make damson gin
29:30Her favourite festive tipple
29:32I've never actually done this before, but have you done it quite a few times?
29:37Well, I do it every year
29:38Yeah
29:39And they say that you should have a pound of damson's to a pound of sugar
29:42I just guess, stick them all in
29:45Yeah
29:46Tip the gin in the whole lot
29:47Always
29:48All that goes in there
29:49Put the lid on
29:51Tight
29:52Because we give it a right good shake
29:54So, yeah
29:55Good exercise
29:56Yeah
29:57Should we have a taste now?
29:58Do you want to have a little go?
29:59Should we have a taste?
30:00Good job you're not driving a tractor today
30:03What's that like?
30:04It's delicious
30:05Is it?
30:06Really nice
30:07Mmm
30:09Lovely
30:10Cheers
30:11Merry Christmas Jess
30:12While Jess and Nana are happily toasting the season
30:15I think we've took enough off now
30:17Sonny's concerned about the state of Reuben's stone
30:20One wrong hit and it could all be over
30:22I don't like the sound of it
30:24It's gone
30:25What?
30:26It's sounding different, isn't it?
30:27It's getting softer
30:28I don't like the sound of it
30:30It's gone
30:31What?
30:32It's sounding different, isn't it?
30:33It's getting softer
30:35It's getting softer
30:36Right, that thing's got a crack in it somewhere
30:39Yeah
30:40Has it?
30:41The shell's appealing
30:44We're going to leave that alone now
30:45Yeah, definitely
30:46That has got to go in like that
30:48It's going to have to, Dev
30:50Drop the bits next
30:54When you think it's going to break
30:55It makes a totally different sound
30:57From the start when it was like six inch
30:59To now it's like three and a half inch
31:01It's a different sound and it gets worrying
31:03Because we don't want to bust it after we've spent like
31:05A good hour and a half on it
31:08The giant flag will be an eye-catching feature in the barn's main doorway
31:13Watch yourself
31:14Breaking it now would be a disaster
31:18Leaving the floor without a centrepiece
31:20This will be the biggest flag I've ever laid
31:23Are you worried about it?
31:25I am
31:26I am, yeah
31:27It's getting his thin on that corner, isn't it?
31:29It doesn't look as though that corner's going to hold the weight of the rest of it, does it?
31:32No
31:33It looked very strong when it was upright
31:34But it doesn't look so strong when it's horizontal, does it?
31:37No it don't
31:40I've got to work under that door arch
31:43What am I like on the arch?
31:44All right, yeah
31:46The thing is that's the biggest flag and it's going to be right in the middle of the doorway
31:51So it has to be perfect
31:52Oh, final moment
31:56Hey!
31:57She's in!
31:58She's in and she's not coming out
32:00Looks well, that
32:01It looks well now, doesn't it?
32:02Good work
32:03Well done, everyone
32:04Teamwork
32:05It's been a bit of a mission, hasn't it?
32:07Yeah, I'm glad we're at the door now
32:09Yeah, definitely
32:12It went well
32:13I don't think there was much room to play with there
32:14I think we just took enough off
32:16But luckily, it was all right
32:18It's in
32:19126 square metres of flags
32:21It's been a big job
32:22But we've got a good team
32:23Lots of us on with it
32:24We've got it done
32:25We're going to be able to have Christmas party in here
32:36After weeks of planning and toil
32:38The morning of the party has finally arrived
32:42Here we go, Diane
32:43There it is
32:44Wow
32:45Full flag floor
32:46And Nana has come to inspect the team's work
32:49It's brilliant
32:50Absolutely brilliant
32:51It should be
32:52Back to how it used to be
32:53Back before they were removed
32:54Well, it's better actually
32:56Because it's set in concrete
32:58The other was just set on soil
33:00So it looks much better
33:01The colours are lovely
33:02And the stones
33:03Yeah, they're very bright
33:05Now they're cleaned up
33:06Yeah
33:07I can see you are geared up ready
33:08Christmas jumper on
33:09Yeah, I'm raring to go
33:11I've just got my Christmas high-vis on
33:13As usual
33:14Once we get into party mode
33:16I might be tempted to
33:17To get dressed up
33:18To get dressed up
33:19Yes, I want myself
33:20It's nice
33:21Come on guys
33:22Though the floor's finished
33:23The work isn't
33:24And the next job is to see if
33:26Sonny and Sid's tree will actually fit
33:29Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
33:30He's too big
33:32He's fine
33:34Whoa
33:35How are we in?
33:36Keep going
33:37Ah!
33:38Me and Sonny are trapped now
33:40All alone
33:41Are you enjoying yourself?
33:43Yeah, I'm actually enjoying myself
33:44Do you still feel festive
33:45You know you're stuck inside a tree?
33:47Yeah, I feel very festive
33:49Good
33:50The super-sized tree is a monster
33:53Please do not wiggle the scaffolding
33:55And to decorate it
33:57We'll take the whole team
33:58There we go
33:59I think it needs one just here
34:04Reuben, have you ever done a tree this size before?
34:07We threw some lights at the one at Kirby
34:09But it wasn't exactly decorated like this
34:11No
34:12This is proper decoration
34:13Yeah
34:14Jess has a special surprise for both Reuben and her dad
34:16To complete the trimmings
34:18Oh, I've got you two a little bauble each, a special
34:21That's yours, Roos
34:22I've got the digger one
34:23Yeah, and here's yours, Dad
34:24Oh, digger
34:25All right, you've got the tactile one
34:26And I've got the John Deere
34:28So I'll put it somewhere you can see, maybe at the front
34:30There we go
34:35As there are animals aplenty roaming the farm
34:38Jess decides to stage a real-life nativity
34:42It's looking good
34:43Lots of more solace than that
34:44You can use the whole bag in the three pens
34:46Are you doing a good job? Well done, guys
34:47Pens look great
34:48What are you doing with tinsel like?
34:49I'm going to put it round Mossy's collar
34:51There, so it looked like that
34:52Doesn't it look great?
34:53Right, we'll go and get these sheep in, guys
34:55I'll see you in a minute
34:56Leaving Sid, Miles, Kappa and Sonny
34:59To bed up the makeshift stable in the barn
35:01Oh, that's dusty now
35:03Yeah, I think that's enough stuff
35:05Jess heads out with her trusty sheepdog Moss
35:08To add a few four-legged friends to the party's guest list
35:12Right, so should we give them a little brush and a wash?
35:15Their friends will never believe them
35:17That they've been at a Christmas party
35:18Yeah
35:19We were at a Christmas party last night
35:20We got totally out of it
35:21Yeah, you guys have really got to behave tonight
35:23Otherwise I'm going to be in deep trouble
35:25Go on, boy!
35:26Oh, it's such a big thing
35:27But her three-year-old Tops would rather have a quiet night in
35:31I think we're trying to push them off a cliff
35:33Get in!
35:34You will go to the party
35:36Get in!
35:38If I have to go, you have to go
35:40First guests are here
35:42About time
35:43Do you want to come and hang up the coats?
35:45Hey!
35:46Can you push it?
35:47Don't let go of him
35:49I've got it
35:50Don't be shy
35:51Welcoming the first guest with a headlock
35:53You really are the hostess with the mostest, Jess
35:56Right
35:57Get the gate, you see
35:58Get the gate
35:59Our first guests have arrived
36:04Salt and pepper, Anna
36:06Salt and pepper, yeah
36:07It just makes the skin nice
36:09Crispy
36:10Yeah, crispy as well
36:11I love the turkey skin as well, I do
36:13Meanwhile in the farmhouse
36:15Nana, Jess's mum Sarah
36:17And sister Amelia
36:18Are getting started on the Christmas dinner
36:20It's a bit difficult sometimes
36:22Preparing the turkeys after you've reared them
36:24You try not to get attached to them, I think
36:26Don't you?
36:27But I think sometimes you can't help it, can you?
36:29Well, I get attached to them
36:31But they are farm animals
36:33They're not pets
36:34This is the reality that we produce food to eat
36:38Yeah
36:39We'll sort the tablecloths out, put them on the corners
36:42And while Jess is still on the table plan
36:44We need to fill in all the gaps with holly around the candles
36:47No, no, no guys, it can't be chucked in
36:50I've got homemade apple and brandy with cinnamon
36:53And mulled cider
36:55And I thought we could just have a sample
36:58Nana is keen to get the party started
37:01One glug for the gravy and one glug for us
37:04Is this your concoction you've made this year?
37:07Yeah, yeah
37:10Oh, it is nice actually
37:12It's lovely
37:13I thought it could be like fire water, but it isn't
37:14It's nice
37:15Merry Christmas
37:16Cheers
37:17Cheers Amelia
37:18Merry Christmas
37:19Yeah
37:20Cheers
37:21Bring it on
37:22It's all right
37:23The turkey is safely tucked into the oven
37:25That's it
37:26Come and join me very well
37:28Come and have Christmas dinner with me
37:29I'm sitting next to Jess
37:30The table is laid and the tree is fully dressed
37:33You're ready for a party aren't you?
37:35Right
37:36Shall I pass him to you, Sid?
37:37The nativity is almost complete
37:40Getting excited now
37:42All they need now is a donkey
37:45If only they had one
37:47I've never painted a horse before
37:49Well there's a first for everything, Ruben
37:51It's a good job, Guy
37:53Well done
37:54What's next?
37:55So these are the ears
37:56They're brilliant
37:57Have you made them?
37:58Yeah
37:59They're brilliant
38:00With Eva's hairband
38:01That looks really good
38:03On the top
38:04Here we go, one donkey
38:05She looks good, isn't she?
38:06Jess's pony certainly looks the part
38:09But is quick to show how it feels
38:11Being dressed up like an ass
38:13Quick, quick, quick, quick, quick, quick
38:14Oh no
38:15That's not what I wanted to do
38:17Oh no
38:19Nana would have had a fit
38:21If that had gone on the flags
38:23Oh guys, you'll never guess what has happened
38:25I've had to catch the poo
38:27The horse going in
38:29On the flags started to poo
38:30And I thought
38:31Oh no
38:32Yeah
38:33Talk about crossing a baby's palm with silver
38:35I need to go upstairs
38:36That's crossing your palm with poo
38:38You're going to have good luck, Sarah
38:40Ruben and his merry band
38:42Have spent weeks preparing for their party
38:44And as evening falls
38:46All that's left to do now
38:48Is celebrate
38:57Silent night
39:01It's the evening of the party
39:03And carol singers have been invited
39:05To start the night off in style
39:10After all their hard work
39:12Everyone can finally enjoy the fruits of their labour
39:16Oh, we've got the nativity set up
39:18Oh wow
39:19It looks brilliant
39:20Oh yeah
39:21Oh the table's lovely, Jessica
39:22Oh yes, gorgeous isn't it?
39:23Oh, lovely
39:24Wow, yeah
39:25It's really lovely
39:26Good job
39:27Yeah
39:28It's good, isn't it?
39:29Well done, guys
39:30It's all set up
39:31Really good
39:32Ruben's friends and family, including Dad Clive, are joining in the celebrations
39:39What does everyone think of our nativity?
39:41It's wonderful, isn't it?
39:42The sheep and the calves are all laid in the straw
39:46And the donkey, unicorn, pony
39:50There's just one thing missing
39:53That's a baby in this manger, baby Jesus
39:56Luckily, Jess's nephew, George
39:58Luckily, Jess's nephew, George
39:59Is happy to step into the lead role
40:01And he doesn't know a thing about it
40:03Oh, isn't he lovely
40:04Well done, Martin, for making that
40:06That is...
40:07The crib, the crib, you sick...
40:08Which bit rooms?
40:09The crib, the crib, the crib
40:10I'm on about the crib
40:12You can't give him the credit room
40:22With a team effort, their dinner is served
40:29Here we go, turkey, everyone
40:32Now, who likes breasts and who likes legs?
40:34Steady on, Sarah, I'm copying you
40:36Thank you very much
40:39Got some masted?
40:40Is that enough?
40:41Yeah, thank you
40:44What does everybody think of the turkey?
40:46Absolutely lovely
40:47Thank you
40:49Well-read
40:50Yeah
40:51By some experts
40:53Me and Nana have made some gin
40:55This is supposed to be a fairly rare tackle, this
40:58Yeah
40:59I think once they try it, they'll probably want more water than Anna
41:01Well, they can have as much as they like
41:03Yeah
41:04After a busy year, Reuben wants to show his appreciation for everyone's help and support over the last 12 months
41:11Thank you to my team of capable ground workers who worked hard this year, got a lot of different sort of jobs done
41:19Especially thank you to all the Elwood lot for putting up with us
41:24It has been a really good year and hopefully next year will be just as good if not better
41:30So, thank you
41:31Merry Christmas everyone
41:32Thank you very much, cheers
41:34Merry Christmas
41:35Cheers
41:36Merry Christmas, Mum
41:37Cheers, darling
41:38Cheers
41:39Go!
41:40Everyone is in high spirits and the party is going off with a bang
41:51With the festivities filling the night, a surprise is in store as a very special guest appears on the farm
41:58Yay!
42:00Oh, oh
42:01Santa!
42:02Here's Santa
42:03Straight out the North East
42:05What's Santa got in his sack then?
42:09To Clivey boy
42:11Thank you, Walter
42:12Kappa
42:13From Santa
42:14Thank you very much, Santa
42:15Baby boy
42:16This is from Santa
42:18Thank you, Santa
42:19Thank you, Santa
42:20We can't forget about George
42:22We can't forget about George
42:23Thank you, Santa
42:25Oh
42:26I thought she was on the naughty list
42:28Who is it?
42:29Eva
42:30Now, put it back in
42:31Yeah
42:32That's going back to the North Pole
42:34I'm not happy about that
42:37Bring your bet out
42:39Here you go, Trouble
42:41Here you go, Trouble
42:42Thank you
42:43Thank you
42:44Thank you, Santa
42:45Merry Christmas
42:46Merry Christmas
42:47Merry Christmas
42:48Oh, yeah
42:49That's lovely
42:50I've got the steering wheel
42:51It's because you drive me round the bend
42:53Ha!
42:54Ruben Junior
42:55Yeah
42:56Yeah
42:57Bright orange
42:58That's lovely, isn't it?
43:00Yeah
43:01It's to dig you out of all them halls you keep getting yourself in
43:06Yes
43:07I think this is the only thing I'm fit to drive at the moment like
43:09I'll give you that
43:10It's just my size as well
43:11Eva, do you know what it is?
43:16No
43:17It's a metal detector
43:19Wow
43:21Yeah
43:22You've always wanted one, haven't you?
43:24Yeah
43:25Now you can search the castle grounds
43:26Thank you, Santa
43:27You're very welcome, Eva
43:31Santa's little helper has one more surprise in store for his guests
43:36If you make your way up to Santa's sled
43:39He's got a few things I'd like to show you
43:41One, two, three
43:42Oh, oh, oh
43:44There we go
43:46Without a window
43:48We bring some snow
43:50Yeah, that's it
43:51Get the sun in now
43:52Go
43:53Yay
43:56The party has been a huge success
43:58And Elf Ruben is happy with his helpers
44:01I can't believe, you know, Christmas is actually here
44:04You know, we've got the job done
44:05A year's flown by, hasn't it?
44:06A year's flown by
44:07We've had some jobs
44:09There's been some preparation gone into this one
44:11What a load of work it has been, you know
44:13From going into that barn, laying all the flags
44:15You know, Santa and Elf
44:17And the rest of the team
44:18We're all his little Elves
44:20Yeah
44:21Let's use the rest of that snow up
44:23Right, let's get camera
44:26Right, let's get camera
44:31Reuben and his friends and family are making the most of the festive season together
44:36And are looking forward to another busy and joy-filled year to come
44:40Can't see where I'm going
44:42And we just can't get enough of Reuben Owen
44:47Who we've watched grow from a wee lad to a grown man with a digger
44:51Stream Reuben Owen Life in the Dales now on 5
44:54Next, can the siblings get their acts together and stop the imposter stealing what they think belongs to them?
45:01Brand new drama continues on 5
45:04Sun Raiders
45:10lived in 2 days
45:11We've watched the very last day
45:13We've seen them a little while
45:14But if we haven't seen the past few years
45:16I'd have seen them raged
45:17These are the time
45:18The characters año
45:20Posseness
45:26They don't care
45:29Aарищ
45:32They out
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