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00:00Brits love the costas.
00:02We are fun!
00:04We are sun worshippers.
00:06Loads of fun.
00:08Cat's out of the bag now, Linda.
00:10But it really is.
00:12And with over 300 days of that glorious sunshine a year,
00:14it sure beats the cold and grey of the old UK.
00:18Ah, this is a lie.
00:20Living that dream can be blooming hard graft.
00:22Misting!
00:24My life, you alright?
00:26Stress level, through the roof.
00:28But at the end of the working day...
00:30Girl power! Girl power, come on Sam!
00:32Forward! Booyah!
00:34...the quality of life on the costas...
00:38...is priceless.
00:40Cheers!
00:42Peace and love, cheers!
00:44That's why there will always be...
00:46Hold your horses!
00:48Easy go on, cheap rocks in the weather!
00:50Sun sees Sam, what more could you ask for?
00:52Bargain-loving Brits in the sun!
00:54Yeah!
00:56Today on the costas...
00:58We've not got a casualty already.
01:00It's knives out for Chef Mark,
01:02as his first cookery class turns into a bloodbath.
01:06It's gonna get a little faster.
01:08That is really, really, really fun hammering down.
01:10Susie's trying to keep a sunny disposition
01:12down the dog rescue centre.
01:14Wow.
01:16And we have a classic slice of Becky and Simon,
01:18and a birthday bash that's underbaked.
01:20You're meant to be in bed or mad than are.
01:22If you're not there now,
01:24we've got no cake.
01:34Service please!
01:36In Oriwella...
01:38These are the legendary Mark Muffins.
01:40A traditional breakfast sausage patty,
01:42topped with a slice of melted cheddar cheese,
01:44with a fried egg on top,
01:46in an English muffin,
01:48with a hash brown on the side.
01:50Ooh, sounds very tempting.
01:52But it's not the only thing on the menu
01:54for chef and restaurant owner Mark today.
01:56Got some garlic ready peeled here.
01:58I'm gonna need a reasonably sharp knife.
02:02Morning!
02:04Here she comes.
02:06Better late than never.
02:08Don't even go there, mate.
02:10I'm telling you, I've been working all night for this.
02:12Mark's got a new chef joining him in his kitchen.
02:16His pal, Terry.
02:18Although they both run their own businesses,
02:20today they're joining forces to try out a tasty new idea.
02:24Let's get a show on the rolls.
02:26Mark launched his restaurant three years ago,
02:29and business is booming.
02:31This, to me, this is the dream for moving to Spain.
02:34But to keep that dream alive,
02:36Mark is always looking for new ways
02:38to keep growing the business.
02:40Today we're running our first cookery class in Spain.
02:42I used to do them in the UK many years ago.
02:45Time's rushing on.
02:48They've invited eight eager students along
02:51for a free cookery class trial.
02:54Ooh, smells good.
02:56It's here.
02:57Every business has to have different revenue streams
02:59in order to make them work,
03:01and hopefully the people who are here will go away,
03:05tell other people,
03:06and we can start marketing it and run it as a business.
03:10And today's class has arrived.
03:12Hello.
03:13You're here.
03:14Mark needs an A-plus from the test students
03:17so that they can spread the word
03:19so those paid bookings start coming in.
03:21I think if the students follow instruction well,
03:25then we'll be absolutely fine.
03:27Obviously, there'll be some life skills involved,
03:29so there is an element that, you know,
03:31somebody may lose a limb.
03:33Hang on, Mark.
03:34Hopefully.
03:35Hopefully not.
03:36Well, yes, yes, let's hope so, Mark.
03:38Think of the reviews.
03:40Five fingers.
03:42The kitchen's also open in Estepona.
03:53You've been good.
03:54Come on then.
03:55Come on then.
03:56It's morning treat time at Susie's.
03:58In here.
03:59Come on.
04:02Nicely.
04:03Nicely, Tucker.
04:05And you don't do nicely.
04:07Sorry.
04:08Look.
04:09All gone.
04:10No more.
04:11I've always been in love with animals,
04:15but dogs, their eyes, they look into your soul.
04:19They're the most loving, the most loyal.
04:21They ask for nothing.
04:22They give you all the love in the world.
04:24I mean, what?
04:25What isn't there to love about a dog, honestly?
04:27Bye-bye.
04:28Love you.
04:32Susie loves those wet noses so much
04:34that she runs a dog rescue shelter
04:36up in the nearby hills.
04:37I'm just on my way to pick up Kath.
04:40She's a good friend of mine,
04:42and she's also one of our volunteers.
04:44Are you all right, Kath?
04:46Ooh.
04:47How are you?
04:49Morning.
04:50Oh, what's happened to the burly?
04:52Dead.
04:53Dead.
04:54God, that's awful.
04:57We've got many volunteers today.
05:01Me, you, and Karen.
05:02Okay.
05:03And the two staff.
05:04The two staff.
05:05It's been up on the mountain for 32 years.
05:08We've got 170 dogs.
05:11Morning, babies.
05:14Morning.
05:15Aw.
05:16Aw.
05:17Good morning.
05:18Hi there.
05:19Oh, hello.
05:21As well as the kennels, there's a litter of recently rescued pups
05:24being looked after at one of the volunteers' homes.
05:28Two nights ago now, I got a phone call in the middle of a storm.
05:32Somebody had just thrown seven, must have been eight-day-old puppies
05:37into the campo in all that weather.
05:39So I went and met them, brought them home.
05:41It was such a shock, I think, with all the noise and the rain and being wet and everything.
05:46The puppies have been getting round-the-clock care as a volunteer's home, and Susie's desperate
05:50to find out how they're doing.
05:52As soon as we finish here, I'm going to drive to Adrian's because she took them over from
05:56me.
05:57So they've gone there.
05:58That's my afternoon.
05:59But first, there's a woofing busy work day to walk us through.
06:05Yay!
06:06And that weather is a worry as well.
06:09Normally, the dogs wouldn't be in the pen when we were playing.
06:13But because of the rain, I can't put them outside.
06:16It would be too wet for them.
06:19In recent years, the Costas has experienced a range of extreme weather.
06:25We've had a drought all this year.
06:28We've had no rain.
06:30And the temperatures have been really high as well.
06:33Yay!
06:34That was good.
06:36But I think we had something like a month's worth of rain in eight hours the other day.
06:42And that's caused a lot of problems.
06:44Normally, it's hot.
06:46We're normally complaining of the heat.
06:48Normally, we're drinking gallons of water.
06:50Today, we're scooping it up.
06:52We've had our roads swept away before with the mountain of rain up there.
06:57In fact, about six, seven years ago, the road all of a sudden went crushing down the mountain.
07:02We all thought we were going to die.
07:04It really was horrendous.
07:06So we have 17 different pens.
07:09This is the one that's on the mountainside where all the mud and the soil's coming through.
07:13All of these ones have been cleaned already.
07:15But you can still see it's coming in all the time.
07:22And it's showing no signs of stopping.
07:26The rain at the moment is how I always call it tropical.
07:32I think inside when they're cleaning, as quick as they're clearing it up, it's coming back in again.
07:38But as long as all the mud and the soil stays where it is, we'll be okay.
07:43Susie's day could become a total washout.
07:46And she still needs to go check on the rescued pups.
07:50That is really, really, really hammering down.
07:53Wow.
07:56Coming up.
08:03Becky.
08:04The pressure's on for party planners Becky and Simon.
08:07Feels like my heart's going ten to the dozen.
08:10Dozen.
08:11Whoa!
08:12And those dogs and that downpour are definitely taking their toll on Susie.
08:16I'm really only 23. I just look like 75.
08:21Cheese.
08:30Big cheese.
08:31You've got to cuddle each other and say pasta.
08:35On the Costa del Sol.
08:37We've got a nice family here.
08:38Nice little family photo shoot.
08:40Easy little set up.
08:42Aspiring photographer Simon and his wife Becky are launching a new business.
08:46All the time I come along, especially when it's kids, I can make myself look silly.
08:50Keep them entertained and pull funny faces and showbiz.
08:57Ah, there's no business like it, Becky.
09:00The good thing about the photography is if I can get 10, 15, 20 weddings a year,
09:05that is a good bit of pocket money for us as a family.
09:10And we're digging out Becky and Simon's family album to a hectic snapshot of life back in a busy 2020.
09:17Welcome.
09:18I think we're here celebrating Danielle's birthday and just celebrating life in general.
09:24Becky performs as a singer, while Simon also graphs as a removals driver.
09:29But it's always a seven day week for us.
09:32And Becky's also a full time hairdresser.
09:34I started at 16, got my own salon at 21, and I'm now 31.
09:43Between us, we've got four jobs.
09:45You know, I've got two jobs, you've got two jobs.
09:48Are we rolling in money?
09:50No way.
09:51And there is one driving force behind all this toil.
09:55Shall we get Daddy?
09:56Their son, Huntley.
09:58His second birthday is coming up, and I think, do you just want to create just the best day?
10:04And I will, and I will go above and beyond and call it spoil or not,
10:08because he's just, he's amazing and deserves it.
10:10And there's an extra reason why Huntley's so special.
10:14We were told that we'd never, ever have children.
10:18And we actually, just before we was going to go through treatment,
10:23we actually went to the hospital to start with bloods and tests
10:28to see what the next stage was.
10:30And they were like, no, you're nine and a half weeks pregnant.
10:35So they called him the miracle baby.
10:37Whee!
10:40He's always been extra special to us because we just thought it would never happen.
10:45So Becky's sparing no expense.
10:48She's hoping to throw Huntley the birthday bash to end all birthday bashes.
10:53We had a budget of 600.
10:57We've gone over that budget.
11:00We just put in more hours at work to get that little bit of extra.
11:04When?
11:05You've already got four jobs.
11:07What do you need now?
11:13Tongs.
11:14The outside.
11:15In Oriwella, the countdown is on to Mark's taster cookery class.
11:20So we're going to be making some Spanish meatballs today,
11:24locally known as albondigas in a tomato sauce.
11:27We're going to be doing a Russian salad.
11:29We're going to be doing some Thai spring rolls with sweet chilling dip.
11:32Ooh, you had me at meatballs, Mark.
11:34Hopefully we've got two hours to teach eight students how to make them all from scratch,
11:39from start to finish.
11:40Could be fun.
11:42It certainly could, but there's a lot riding on today.
11:45It's our first one.
11:47Looking forward to it.
11:49With the help of friend and fellow chef Terry, Mark is hoping to launch regular cookery classes
11:54to increase the restaurant's income.
11:57We've got half an hour to go and we've got a lot of prep still to do.
12:00Regular paid classes could earn them a few extra grand a year,
12:04but only if they can get the bookings.
12:07We're not making any money from today's class.
12:09Today's class has purely been funded by myself and Terry.
12:12It's a taster class.
12:13It's an experiment for everybody.
12:15Okay, let's go.
12:16Let's go do some cooking.
12:18Gonna do some cooking.
12:20So today's students need to love the class so they spread the word and Mark can start cooking
12:28up a profit.
12:29Cooking in the sunshine.
12:32Okay, welcome everybody.
12:34This is where you're going to be cooking today.
12:36You have all the equipment you should need in front of you.
12:40All the ingredients will come from the kitchen to you.
12:43So this is a neat bit of kit isn't it?
12:46You're a proper ready steady cook aren't you Jenny?
12:49Yeah.
12:50Oh, that's it.
12:51I felt that Paul.
12:53First burn.
12:54Yeah, no.
12:55Shaved my eyes.
12:56You're not meant to be cooking yourself.
12:58Mark won't be getting any rave reviews if you do.
13:01So we're going to slice through this way.
13:05That's a relief.
13:06We're starting easy with a whopping knife and an onion.
13:09Don't have your fingers out.
13:11Don't have them like that.
13:12Keep them together.
13:13And you should be able to chop like that all day long.
13:16Yeah?
13:17Okay.
13:19What could possibly go wrong?
13:21Right, careful does it Paul.
13:22You've got form.
13:24We've not got a casualty already.
13:26Uh oh.
13:28I hadn't even started chopping.
13:31I just, I must have grabbed the knife though.
13:34Sorry.
13:35Mark's new cookery school could be given the shop before it's even begun.
13:41I surprised my daughter.
13:51Woke up one morning and I said, right, let's pack our bags.
13:54We're going on holiday.
13:55It's a lovely photo to start off with, but it's also, it was nice and memory of my daughter
14:04and I going away.
14:09And, uh, it was a great surprise and it was just wonderful to see her face and, because
14:16she was always saying, we never go on holiday, everybody else goes but us.
14:22And she deserved it because she is just absolutely amazing daughter.
14:35All this water flooding through is what's coming from our roof.
14:43Up in the hills near Estepona, it's an uphill battle for Susie and the gang.
14:49They're trying to keep the rescue pooch's pens free from flood and mud.
14:54And because it's been so dry for the rest of the year, it's loose.
14:57It's loose soil, it's loose mud.
14:59Susie's desperate to go check on the puppies that were rescued just two days ago.
15:03Not so much mud.
15:09But her first priority is making sure the shelter's not at risk.
15:13We've done everything we can in the past.
15:15We've built up walls, we've built up barriers, we've put good drainage in.
15:19We could evacuate the dogs if need be because we have a really good evacuation plan.
15:24But, you know, you just don't want to.
15:29But there was no choice but to evacuate when four years ago, Susie's shelter was struck by another devastating disaster.
15:38It was the second biggest fire in the history of Andalusia.
15:42It had been going on for about a week before it actually came down to us.
15:47You could hear the trees popping and crackling right on the top of the mountain.
15:52But the wind was blowing it in the other direction away from us.
15:56And then one Sunday morning, twenty past nine, we get the call.
16:00The wind's changed, it's coming down the hill.
16:03Literally, I think it was ten minutes before the fire came through, we got the last two dogs out.
16:10And we were closed down.
16:12And it roared through.
16:14And it took everything away from us, apart from the main building, we lost everything.
16:19The main building, when we were let back into it, was charged so badly.
16:24But that was it, and we were so grateful.
16:26If you looked at it, it had a ring completely around the building like that, where everything came to a standstill.
16:33Magic.
16:35Somebody was looking after us.
16:37Definitely, somebody was definitely looking after us that day.
16:41It's taken the team a lot of hard work, dedication and money to get the shelter back up and running.
16:50We are prepared for nearly everything, apart from locusts.
16:53That's the next one.
16:57Today, the priority is making sure the dogs are safe.
17:01Then Susie needs to go and check on those newborn pups.
17:06It really is a lot of worry, and it is a lot of stress.
17:09And I'm really only twenty-three, I just look like seventy-five.
17:14I have so many things juggling going around in my head, because these dogs' lives depend on us.
17:21And with so much at stake, there's no room for slip-ups.
17:26Like that one.
17:29Whoa.
17:34Becky.
17:35In Alorin Algrande.
17:37How is it?
17:38You always hear a woman, but when you shout, they never hear you.
17:40Party man parents Becky and Simon are feeling the pressure over their little boy's birthday bash.
17:46Today is our son, Huntley's second birthday, and he's to us something really special.
17:54And I know every person says that about their kid, but we were told that we'd never ever have children.
18:01I've got underlined boob sweat.
18:06Becky calls it a miracle.
18:08I see it as the doctor said to me that I can put a needle into you know where.
18:16And I think them boys down there heard that and thought, let's get working.
18:22Come on.
18:23We ain't having that.
18:25So Huntley's going to be spoiled rotten today.
18:28And why not?
18:29People can walk through without having their heads chopped off.
18:33I think that's alright.
18:35But creating special memories doesn't come cheap.
18:38They've spent over 600 euros on today's party.
18:41Sweets, balloons, toys, everything a child loves.
18:47The couple are holding down four jobs to make today a day to remember.
18:54I am actually more nervous than I was on my wedding day.
19:02Feels like my heart's going ten to the dozen.
19:05I hope you can calm those nerves, Becky, because it's time to get this party started.
19:10Here comes my little chunky monkey.
19:12Oh, look his face.
19:13Do you like it?
19:15And we're about to find out if all the hard graft has been worth it.
19:24Okay, this is next level toddler birthday party planning.
19:28The circus has come to town and there's even a famous pig.
19:32Happy birthday to you.
19:38Everybody's had such a good time.
19:42But hold up as it passed the all-important grandparent test.
19:46Actually, I thought the party today was fantastic.
19:49Becky always puts on a good party, which you pay for about the next ten years.
19:57But for Becky, it's been worth every single penny.
20:00So worth it.
20:02Just seeing his face when he arrived was just absolutely amazing.
20:09Overall, I think we've done all right.
20:13Good.
20:14Perfect.
20:15Beautiful work.
20:17The only issue is you've set the bar pretty high for the next big bash.
20:21Coming up.
20:22We're knee deep in water.
20:23We're ankle deep in poo.
20:24Don't tell Susie.
20:25Bad things usually come in threes.
20:26We're getting jumped on.
20:27We're getting nipped and nibbled and wet and sulked.
20:28And medic.
20:29There's more casualties at Mark's first cookery class.
20:30I dug myself with the knife.
20:31I'm just going to grab the first aid kit.
20:32Do we need a plaster?
20:33Oh, nice.
20:34Oh, nice.
20:35In Oriwella, Mark's cookery class trial has got off to a dam.
20:37We're getting nipped and nibbled and wet and sulked.
20:38And medic.
20:39There's more casualties at Mark's first cookery class.
20:41I dug myself with the knife.
20:43I'm just going to grab the first aid kit.
20:58Do we need a plaster?
20:59Oh, nice.
21:00In Oriwella, Mark's cookery class trial has got off to a dicey start.
21:05I know a good funeral director.
21:07Well.
21:09Student Paul has nicked his finger with a knife.
21:12Fine's okay.
21:13We're going to get a little faster.
21:15Oh, hang on.
21:16We have another casualty.
21:17Now Sharon's cut herself as well.
21:19I dug myself with the knife.
21:22So I didn't slice it.
21:23I just dug it.
21:24Go on to the toys and have a quick wash down.
21:26I'm just going to grab the first aid kit.
21:28You just pricked it on top.
21:30Yeah.
21:31Just to see how sharp the knife was.
21:33Yeah.
21:34Bit of plaster on there.
21:39Got some plasters in here somewhere.
21:42Both students have cut themselves before they've even started shopping.
21:46They've picked the knife up, had a little feel of it, realised it's sharper than what they think it is and cut themselves.
21:52So we're just going to get them bandaged up.
21:54Maybe one over the top.
21:55You want to put another one over there?
21:56Yeah, just over the top.
21:57Yeah.
21:58Well that wasn't on today's menu.
22:00Well, it should be fine.
22:03I think it's just a little tiny pinprick.
22:05So...
22:06It's all right.
22:08It's all fine.
22:09Stop bleeding.
22:10Forget a cookery school.
22:13It's more like a first aid class.
22:15We instructed them how to use the knives.
22:18And I thoroughly didn't expect that to happen.
22:21But the people involved were quite happy and realised it was their fault.
22:25Don't stick your hand on a sharp knife to see how sharp it is.
22:29Turns out, quite sharp.
22:31Right.
22:32Shall we press on?
22:33Okay, everybody bandaged up, patched up.
22:35Let's finish off the knife skills class.
22:38With hopefully, with hopefully zero more accidents.
22:44Yes, hopefully.
22:46Today's a learning curve for Mark and the students.
22:49Straight back on the ears.
22:51That's me.
22:52That's the spirit, Sharon.
22:54Today's bloodbath...
22:55Oh, sorry.
22:56Class is a free trial.
22:58But Mark's aiming to charge up to 25 euros per student in the future.
23:03The whole idea of chopping is to keep things on a flat surface.
23:08So this could be a real money spinner if today's test class give him rave reviews.
23:14And if no one loses a digit.
23:17Okay, we can do this.
23:19Come on.
23:20One of them.
23:21Got plenty of ingredients just arrived on this table,
23:24so I think we're going to get to the nitty gritty now.
23:27Finally, we're off and cooking with the...
23:29Ooh, what's that, Jenny?
23:31I think we've got hot paprika, smoked paprika, and sweet paprika.
23:36Hey, we're cooking with paprika, kids, to get gas.
23:39This is all going in the albondigaf Spanish meatballs.
23:44Here's to success.
23:45After a disastrous start, Mark needs to get the lesson back on track.
23:50You should have a bag of minced beef and pork mixed.
23:54Pop it into your bowl.
23:56One clove of garlic.
23:57Half an egg.
23:59Paprika.
24:00Next, we're going to mix all this up with your hands.
24:04Now a traditional tapas dish, it's thought albondigas were brought to Spain from Africa during the Middle Ages.
24:11Oh, look at that. Ooh.
24:14The meatballs are mixed by hand to make sure the ingredients are all even.
24:18It is quite therapeutic, you know, just getting your hands dirty.
24:23But if they're overworked, the balls could end up too firm.
24:29Now you should all end up with something along this size.
24:33Wow, that's a whopper mark.
24:35From this, we're going to make 16 meatballs.
24:39They need to be approximately walnut size.
24:42I think they're perfect.
24:43Ooh, nice job, Chloe.
24:45So now we've got to cook them.
24:48Live flames, everyone. Please, please, please be careful. Stand back.
24:53Just gently pop your meatballs in.
24:55Ideally, the balls need to be cooked all the way through without being overdone on the outside.
25:01Try and keep the pan as close to the heat as you can.
25:05When you're happy with them, you tip them straight out of there.
25:08Ah, these are gorgeous.
25:10The time is ticking.
25:12You can add your chopped tomatoes to your pan.
25:16The class still have more dishes to master.
25:19And your spice mix, all in.
25:21And just give it a nice stir.
25:23Your meatballs, tip them back into your sauce.
25:29Oh, this looks lovely.
25:33Look at that.
25:35It smells absolutely amazing.
25:37And I can't wait to taste it.
25:39Go on, get stuck in, Chloe.
25:41It's all about taste.
25:42It's all about tasting.
25:43It's all about tasting.
25:44It's all turned now.
25:45No, it's okay.
25:46Go on.
25:47Just had a baby.
25:48It's two years on since we last saw Becky and Simon.
25:50I feel so lucky.
25:51Lucky for everything.
25:52Lucky for the family we've got.
25:53Lucky to have Huntley.
25:54Because he was a miracle baby that we were told would never have kids.
25:56And now we've got two.
25:57So we are so lucky.
25:58So blessed.
25:59Huntley's now nearly four.
26:00And their second miracle baby, Raina, had a worrying start when she was born 12 weeks premature.
26:07She is doing really, really well for being a premature baby.
26:08She's just doing so amazing.
26:09Look, literally, head over heels.
26:10Today, though, the focus is back on their son, Huntley.
26:11Two years on from his epic circus-themed second birthday bash.
26:18The couple are six.
26:21They are still getting the first cancer of this.
26:24Every hundredth hunter number, Ram Mississippi.
26:26Doing so amazing.
26:30Look, literally, head over heels.
26:33Today, though, the focus is back on their son, Hunkley.
26:36Two years on from his epic circus-themed second birthday bash,
26:40the couple are back in the party planning mode
26:42and are aiming to outdo themselves.
26:47We've got a visit from Spider-Man.
26:51So Spider-Man's going to come, isn't he, and show you all his tricks?
26:55But even with a new mouth to feed, this year's budget has gone up.
26:59They've been working their socks off for their superhero-themed bash,
27:03setting them back 800 euros.
27:06People used to say to me,
27:08oh, you must love being in Spain, on holiday every day.
27:11On holiday? I've got to work 20 hours a day to get through.
27:16You know what I mean? When I get to the beach, it's dark.
27:19Everybody's gone home, it's black.
27:21If this is going to top Hunkley's much-loved circus-themed second birthday,
27:27Becky needs it to run like clockwork.
27:29But it turns out clocks are not Simon's superpower.
27:33You're meant to be in Beryl Maddena at this exact time
27:36to collect the cake.
27:38So you best hurry up.
27:40So if you're not there now, we've got no cake.
27:43Unfortunately, Simon isn't Superman,
27:46so he'll have to jump in the car with his dad
27:48for the 36-mile round trip.
27:51It means Becky's left with all the prep,
27:54and she's feeling the pinch.
27:55I'm having piñata issues.
28:00Hole.
28:01Goody.
28:03Oh, I don't even feel I'm getting a lolly in there.
28:05Just about.
28:06Who invented this?
28:09Don't judge me.
28:11Never, Becky.
28:12Oh, I wouldn't dream of it.
28:13What with juggling stuffing piñatas,
28:15a brand-new baby girl,
28:17and an 800-euro kids' extravaganza,
28:20not all superheroes wear capes.
28:22I know what I'm doing.
28:24You know, trying to save money
28:26by doing some of it ourselves.
28:30This is what I work for.
28:32It's for Huntley and now Rainer.
28:34All my spare cash,
28:36once I've done all my bills
28:38and things like that,
28:41I thought, oh, I'll just take the pennies low.
28:46So here I am,
28:49doing my own bloody balloons.
28:52You're inflated like a pro, Becky.
28:54The one thing this party can't do without, though,
28:57is the birthday cake.
29:00I'm getting anxious as to where this cake is now.
29:02He always gets lost in Ben and Maddener.
29:05Always.
29:06They say superheroes always arrive at the nick of time.
29:09I hope that's true today.
29:10I've got about nine dogs.
29:19Yeah, we've got two dogs.
29:20Two Dashians.
29:21Two Dashians, Bertie and Barney.
29:23I've got a cat.
29:24Willow.
29:25If there's one thing us Brits adore,
29:27it's our animal amigos.
29:29I've got one Labrador Milo
29:31who's mad as a box of frogs.
29:34They're just so lovely
29:36and they give you so much company
29:37and they just come in for, like, a stroke
29:39and you fess them.
29:40Whether it's a feline friend
29:42or our favourite pet poochies,
29:44we can't get enough of them.
29:46Love the dogs.
29:48They put them around in pram.
29:51And they just love you so much.
29:54They're part of the family.
29:54And they become part of the family.
29:56All the family love your pet as well.
29:58You know, which is handy when you go on holiday
30:00because they're going to go after it.
30:05But some end up needing more of a helping hand.
30:09We're knee-deep in water.
30:11We're ankle-deep in poo.
30:12At the dog shelter,
30:13the torrential rain is proving
30:15a never-ending clear-up job
30:16for Susie and her pack of volunteers.
30:19We're getting jumped on.
30:21We're getting nipped and nibbled
30:22and wet and soaking.
30:23Even with an ever-expanding to-do list
30:26delaying her from checking
30:27on a litter of rescue puppies
30:29at a nearby foster home,
30:31there's still one job
30:32Susie will always make time for.
30:36The little puppy being adopted today,
30:39she's a big puppy, but she's a puppy.
30:41Somebody literally threw her out in the park
30:45just beside us here.
30:46But somebody's come in
30:48pretty quickly after she arrived
30:49and they've fallen in love with her
30:51and they're supposed to be coming in today
30:52to take her away.
30:55That someone is doggy adopter
30:57Linda and Danny,
30:58originally from Belgium.
31:00We lost our dog three months ago.
31:04And, yeah, we like, we love dogs.
31:07We love dogs.
31:09We came to have a look here
31:11and we saw her and, yeah,
31:14we fell in love with her.
31:16This is the food that she's been eating with us.
31:19If you just mix it with this
31:21so her tummy gets used to new food as well.
31:23She's so super friendly.
31:28Can I have a photograph of you, please?
31:31Oh, you're beautiful.
31:34Baby, one more.
31:35Can I just hear a little face?
31:38All right then.
31:39Bye, Shiva.
31:40Bye.
31:41It makes what you do all worthwhile
31:44when you see the family's absolutely in love
31:46with the dog or the puppy that they're adopting.
31:49It's nice to see them go.
31:51I just wish there was a few more.
31:52But, yeah, really pleased with that one.
31:55It's a great result,
31:56but Susie still can't get away
31:58to check on the other pups just yet.
32:00The rain is still causing problems.
32:04And one of the shelter's dogs
32:06has been seriously injured.
32:07Little Bully, who's in here in the clinic,
32:11she was on a fight yesterday
32:12and she came off worse.
32:14She really is in a lot of pain.
32:16Julia's going to take her to her house.
32:18It's better that she's in with somebody
32:19that she's 24-7 being looked after
32:22than she is here.
32:23Bully now needs a quiet place
32:25to relax and recover.
32:27She's not moving
32:28because she's in so much pain.
32:31I think we're going to have to put her on a stretcher.
32:33Somebody said to me not that long ago,
32:37oh, my God, you must have a heart of steel
32:40to be able to do the job you do.
32:41I think, I cry every day.
32:44Good girl, Bully.
32:47It's quite easy with this, Julie.
32:49It's all good.
32:50Oh, well done.
32:51Don't worry.
32:51I know.
32:52She's doing all right.
32:53I know.
32:53Will you let me know?
32:54Please.
32:55Of course.
32:56Oh.
32:56I'm really grateful for Julie.
33:02She's amazing.
33:04I just feel so sorry for Bully.
33:08She's been here a long time.
33:10She's not a young girl,
33:11but she just looks in so much pain, bless her.
33:15At least I know that she's...
33:18She's in good hands.
33:21Sorry.
33:23Lots of these dogs have gone through hell and back,
33:26and I think the day that I don't cry
33:29is the day I shouldn't be doing the job.
33:30I didn't get this figure by not tasting my food.
33:39It's amazing.
33:40At Mark's trial cookery class in Oruella,
33:43the Spanish meatballs look good enough to, well, eat.
33:47Taste the spices.
33:49That's going to be nice.
33:50I'm happy.
33:51It's darker.
33:51The students get to take their culinary creations
33:55back to their cassas after the class,
33:57but some balls are just not destined to make it.
34:01The next job is to get your eggs, okay?
34:04Restaurant owner Mark is running today's taster class
34:07with his friend and fellow chef, Terry.
34:09Now cut them in half.
34:12The class kicks off with a couple of casualties.
34:14Get your potatoes and add those.
34:18Thankfully, Terry's Russian salad class hasn't drawn blood.
34:21Parrots and peas.
34:23Girl kids.
34:25Tuna.
34:28Perfect.
34:29It's all come together at the last minute,
34:31which we always knew it would.
34:34We always had faith.
34:35But the final dish of the day could be the trickiest.
34:40This is the spring roll pastry.
34:42It comes in packs of about 40 or 50.
34:45If it dries out,
34:46the chances of folding it and sealing it are zilch.
34:49This one here, we fold over,
34:52and we tuck in and fold it over.
34:55Try and keep it as tight as you possibly can.
34:58You should end up with...
35:00Bravo!
35:01You should.
35:02We can do this.
35:03Your turn, class.
35:04I'm quite nervous about this.
35:08This is the most important thing,
35:10is getting them apart without ripping.
35:12Hopefully, you've all become master chefs today.
35:16Voila!
35:17And this is how I roll.
35:19Hey, hey, hey, I do the jokes.
35:21Any holes, and they could come apart in the fryer.
35:24Jenny, how's yours?
35:26Well, I'd eat them.
35:28Nice and sealed.
35:29Hopefully, they won't explode.
35:31So I want to eat them.
35:33Terry's back on duty with the deep-fat fryer,
35:35probably for the best.
35:37We all saw what happened with the knives earlier.
35:40Yay!
35:42Look at that.
35:44Well done.
35:44Good job, chef.
35:46Thank you, chef.
35:47That is your cookery class for the day.
35:51I hope everybody's enjoyed it.
35:53For the students, it's time to head home with some new cookery skills under their belt
35:58and a pile of delicious food for tea, plus the hors d'oeuvres elastoplast.
36:03But teacher Mark needs a good grade from his students.
36:06Well, it's been a brilliant day, and I look forward to the next one.
36:11It's going to be good.
36:12See you later.
36:13Dinner's yours next time.
36:14Yeah, I'll save all that.
36:16I'll put it straight in the freezer.
36:19Well, the students seem happy, even the ones who drew blood.
36:22Right, Sharon?
36:23Oh, it's sore.
36:25I live.
36:26I'm always cutting myself in the kitchen.
36:28It hasn't spoiled my afternoon, though.
36:30I've really enjoyed the day.
36:31Ciao, everyone.
36:33Bye-bye.
36:34Oh, if Mark's doing more classes, definitely I'll be here.
36:37Learning new skills, taking the food home.
36:41Winner-winner, chicken dinner.
36:43Chicken?
36:44Mmm, that could be your next lesson, Chloe.
36:46Today gave us a basis of timings, how long we need to prep,
36:51how long the actual experience of learning to cook takes.
36:57Because it was the new one, it was the first one,
36:59just making sure that we got it right.
37:02But I think we did.
37:03You did?
37:04Chop fingers aside, it sounds like it could be a recipe for success,
37:08or a finger buffet.
37:09From the feedback we had today, I think we can introduce it
37:12as something that we do on a regular basis,
37:15incorporate it with other little bits of the business.
37:17So from my point of view, job done, great day.
37:23Coming up, Susie's desperately trying to stop her day
37:26from turning into a dog's dinner.
37:28All you have to do is tick your eye off something for a minute.
37:30Hola, hola.
37:32And there's a special delivery for party organisers, Becky and Simon.
37:37Oh, look!
37:38In the soft play centre in Alorin Al Grande, it's nearly party time.
37:53We need Simon.
37:55Mum Becky's been waiting for her husband Simon to arrive with a cake
37:59for their son Huntley's superhero-themed fourth birthday party.
38:03The first time I see it will be when Simon walks through the door with it.
38:07Speak of the devil.
38:08Hola, hola.
38:10You seen it?
38:11Hola, yeah.
38:12Oh, God, I'm nervous.
38:13Oh, God.
38:15Oh, man.
38:15Oh, look!
38:23Incredible.
38:24It's the Hulk.
38:26Oh, he's done all right, hasn't he?
38:28Yeah.
38:29Good job the cake's passed, Muster,
38:31because the birthday guest of honour has arrived.
38:34What is it?
38:35Becky's hoping Huntley will love this birthday bash
38:38even more than his previous parties.
38:40Well, the costumes are certainly super.
38:44Perfect.
38:46And Simon's Captain America is bound to wow Huntley.
38:51He's Superman.
38:52He's Superman.
38:54He definitely takes a Superman to pull off that costume.
38:57The American has let himself go a little bit.
39:00Oh, hang on.
39:01My spider senses are tingly.
39:04It's your friendly neighbourhood superhero,
39:06Signor Spidey.
39:08Are you ready?
39:09Yeah!
39:10I bet you could do that, Simon.
39:13It's very good of him to take a day off
39:15to come to Huntley's party.
39:17I do go all out on parties,
39:19but it's so worth it.
39:21You have one birthday a year to celebrate you.
39:26This is shaped up to be the best birthday bash yet, Becky.
39:29Huntley's absolutely enjoyed himself.
39:31We've had Spider-Man, we've had Captain America.
39:34It's been brilliant.
39:36Maybe have a rest before you start planning
39:38Baby Raina's first party.
39:39You've earned it, Becky.
39:48Pegasus, has she got her food now?
39:50Yeah, I've done Pegasus.
39:51Okay.
39:51I've done food, I've done Pegasus.
39:52In the mountains of Ovestopona,
39:55Susie is almost finished at the dog shelter for the day.
39:58All you have to do is take your eye off something for a minute
40:01and you might forget to put food in,
40:03so you've got to keep checking and rechecking all the time,
40:05making sure they're getting the right food as well.
40:08Those two.
40:08Yeah, I've done the puppy.
40:09I've put that puppy.
40:09You've done that?
40:10Yeah, I've done that puppy.
40:10Okay.
40:12Despite the awful weather, they've managed to keep the dogs fed and clean.
40:16You've got plenty of food?
40:18Oh, I love you.
40:20So she can finally head off and check on the weak old puppies
40:26that were abandoned on the wasteland in the rain two days ago.
40:30Susie looked after them the first night
40:32and then passed them on to her foster vons here.
40:37We've just driven to Adrian.
40:38She doesn't live too far.
40:40And Adrian's our top foster mummy.
40:43I want to see how they've come on,
40:45because when I first got them, they were a bit traumatised.
40:50Come on, you daddy.
40:52Come on.
40:52You see?
40:54Come on.
40:55You're the one making all the noise.
40:57That's it.
40:58They are chunky dumplings, aren't they?
41:00They are.
41:01Come on.
41:02Yeah?
41:03Ah, you're the little boy.
41:05This was the last one to open his eyes.
41:07I think he's maybe the smallest one.
41:09The puppies have beat the odds and seem to be doing well.
41:13When I first picked them up and I saw that they were in the freezing cold,
41:18they weren't responding very well, but I think they were in shock,
41:20because I don't know how long they'd actually been in the camp
41:23when these people found them.
41:25Are you having a turn now and a bite?
41:26Oh, yes, you did.
41:29Foster mum Adrian is now giving them round-the-clock care,
41:33which means feeding them six times a day.
41:36I'm mixing up the puppy milk.
41:38It's the special milk that we get for them.
41:42So, it has to be a certain temperature,
41:45and it has to be well-mixed.
41:48Mix it with some tin food.
41:51This is also a special puppy milk.
41:53Drobs up.
41:54Ooh, I think they're hungry.
41:55Listen to the attitude.
41:57When I get them like this,
41:59I mean, the main thing is to make sure that they're all healthy,
42:02they're all eating properly,
42:04they're getting fed every four hours.
42:07You have to hurry up, as you may say.
42:11It's having an old mood with itself, look.
42:14Hand-feeding newborn puppies is very, very stressful,
42:19because literally, their lives depend on whoever's looking after them.
42:23And you haven't got any teeth, have you?
42:25In a few more weeks, the puppies should be ready to be rehomed.
42:29And for Susie, that makes all the hard work and long hours worthwhile.
42:34We've done everything we can to try and save them.
42:37So, when you get them like this,
42:39and they're eating, and they want to eat, and they're active,
42:41this is wonderful.
42:44Next time on The Costas...
42:46Your Majesty.
42:46It's a right royal day out on the town for tour guide Nigel.
42:50King of Enedal.
42:51DIY enthusiast Debbie and Jude do battle with the bushes.
42:55You have been banquished!
42:56And from the bargain-loving vaults,
42:58it's opening day for cafe owners Ellie and Jim.
43:02Please don't tell me the shutter's not working.
43:03It's a right royal day out on the town.
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