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00:00When it comes to the Spanish costas, us Brits all have our favourites.
00:05We love Costa Blanca!
00:07We love Costa Nelson!
00:09Venetal!
00:10You've been bennied.
00:12But whichever we prefer, with over 300 days of that glorious sunshine a year,
00:17it sure beats the cold and grey of the old UK.
00:20Ah, this is a lie.
00:22Living that dream life can be blooming hard graft.
00:25Misty!
00:26My left, you're right.
00:28Stress level.
00:29Through the roof.
00:31But at the end of the working day...
00:33Girl power!
00:34Girl power!
00:35Come on, Sam!
00:36Booyah!
00:37The quality of life on the costas...
00:42...is priceless.
00:44Cheers!
00:45Peace and love.
00:46Cheers.
00:47That's why there will always be...
00:49Espana!
00:50We love it!
00:51Ole!
00:52The weather.
00:53The boys.
00:54The wife being happy.
00:56Bargain-loving Brits in the sun.
00:58Today on the costas.
00:59After seven years bad luck.
01:00Ow!
01:01Ow!
01:02Cook Paula risks everything for a lucky break.
01:03I'm sure there's one damn abuse.
01:04Pet rescuer Marina risks mucking up a visit to the vet.
01:05I haven't even started mucking out yet.
01:06I'm so a bit behind on my schedule.
01:07I've got to catch up with what I'm doing.
01:08And we have a second round with the expats risking everything to keep us happy on our
01:15holds.
01:16We've got a party coming up soon actually.
01:17It's worrying because the last thing you want to do at a party is run out of alcohol.
01:21Piglet, the poor panda.
01:22The poor panda.
01:23What are you doing?
01:24Hey.
01:25In Benidorm it's playtime for Paula and her pooch piglet.
01:26You hungry?
01:27I reckon she is.
01:28It's her favourite day Monday.
01:29It's her favourite day Monday.
01:30We've got a party coming up soon actually.
01:31It's worrying because the last thing you want to do at a party is run out of alcohol.
01:35The poor panda.
01:36The poor panda.
01:37The poor panda.
01:38What are you doing?
01:39Hey.
01:40In Benidorm it's playtime for Paula and her pooch piglet.
01:42Are you hungry?
01:43I reckon she is.
01:44It's her favourite day Monday isn't it?
01:45You get roast beef and all the leftovers from yesterday.
01:48Since moving to Spain seven years ago.
01:50Good morning.
01:51Good morning.
01:52Good morning.
01:53Good morning.
01:54Good morning.
01:55Good morning.
01:56Good morning.
01:57Good morning.
01:58Good morning.
01:59Good morning.
02:00Good morning.
02:01Good morning.
02:02Good morning.
02:03Coventry last Paula's been serving up her famous roast dinners all over town.
02:10This is the first order of the day.
02:13And there we have it.
02:16It's the best roast dinner here in Benidorm.
02:19This is one of the best Sunday lunches I've ever had.
02:22But while her food is a hit, her attempts to run three of her own pubs.
02:26Look what's happened to my lovely bar.
02:28Have been less successful.
02:30I am just heartbreak.
02:32And Paula's fourth establishment.
02:34Oh, the joys have opened the bar.
02:36Never even opened.
02:37I think I've got everybody's share of bad luck.
02:42In fact, if I didn't have bad luck, I'd have none at all.
02:45Is this for you?
02:46I must have broke a mirror before I left England.
02:49Because seven years of bad luck I have had.
02:52Big luck.
02:53Piglet.
02:54Oh, you want to sit up there, do you?
02:56Oh, you want to sit?
02:57Here we go.
02:58Paula now has a new job.
03:00But bad luck continues to follow her.
03:03This little one is my baby.
03:05She's like my child and gets treated like one.
03:10Piglet, she'd been bitten by something and she was really poorly.
03:14And I thought I was going to lose her.
03:15Two weeks I couldn't even leave the house because she was so poorly and on medication.
03:21Everything was very, very hard.
03:23Wow.
03:24You've cleared the bowl.
03:26Today, Paula's hoping to put an end to her misfortune once and for all.
03:31Today, we're on a little treasure hunt trail for good luck.
03:37You know, out with the old and in with the new and see if we can find some good luck along our way.
03:43And she's leaving nothing to chance before she even starts her quest.
03:47I've got some salt in my hand.
03:49It's going over my shoulder.
03:51So this is the first lot of the good luck trail.
03:54Here we go.
03:55Not so lucky for anybody on the street below, though, Paula.
03:59Right.
04:00So that's the first one.
04:02This is my little Buddha.
04:05And as you can see, he's got a silver belly now because he's been rubbed that many times.
04:11So, mate, here's to today.
04:16Today is also the chance to get to know a new friend.
04:21I've only known Chloe a short time and I work with her.
04:24But she's a real nice girl and we don't get a chance to actually sort of socialise because I'm in the kitchen, she's in the bar.
04:33We get on really well at work.
04:35It's like a little Benidorm daughter.
04:37Hello.
04:38Good morning.
04:39Afternoon.
04:40How are we?
04:41I'm all right.
04:42Are you?
04:43I'm good.
04:44Hello, Piglet.
04:45Where are you?
04:46There she is.
04:47Hello.
04:48Hello.
04:49But before they set off, Paula's been sent a sign.
04:53Oh, I've actually put this top on today.
04:56Okay.
04:57I just noticed it's inside out.
04:59But it's...
05:00You can't change it.
05:01I can't change it because it's bad luck.
05:02No, you can't change it.
05:03Yeah.
05:04It's bad luck to change it.
05:05So I'm now going to have to walk around all day with my top inside out.
05:08If it's seven years bad luck for a broken mirror, I'm trying to think how much it is for an inside out top.
05:13No harm to keep trying all the little superstitions, I suppose.
05:17It's not going to bring me bad luck.
05:20Right then, shall we make a move?
05:22Okay.
05:23All right.
05:24God knows what today's going to bring.
05:26Bye, Piglet.
05:27Bye, Piglet.
05:28See you later.
05:29And for the first stop on the magical mystery tour, Paula hopes to channel the luck of the Irish.
05:35You'll all be good and no runny runnys, no jumping, okay?
05:45You'll be good kids.
05:49In Aguas de Boussot, it's the start of the day for 55-year-old animal rescuer Marina Scott.
05:57Oh, they're here.
05:58Their horse food's here.
06:00I've got to put everyone away.
06:02Make up your mind, Marina.
06:03Yeah, boy!
06:04Yeah, boy!
06:05Yeah, boy!
06:06Come on, kids!
06:08I live with three horses, one donkey, one pony, and now 11 dogs.
06:13Ooh, that sounds like a lot of hard work.
06:16Que es muy grande, muy bien.
06:18Marina may have picked up the lingo, but her route to the Costas was the scenic one.
06:23I was born in Leon C., Essex.
06:25I was raised in US Florida.
06:27I went to South Africa and moved to Spain 23 years ago.
06:32I come over here with my mom and my brother.
06:34With the horse food delivery done, it's straight onto the next task.
06:38I haven't even started mucking out yet.
06:40I am so far behind on my daily chores.
06:42But when you love animals as much as Marina...
06:45Blacksmith's coming.
06:46...it's all part of the job.
06:48This is Christian.
06:49Encantado.
06:50This is my blacksmith.
06:51Yeah.
06:52Voy a preparar.
06:53I've been rescuing animals since I was 12 years old.
06:56Because my mom was doing the same thing as myself.
06:59This was my mom's house.
07:00She passed away two years ago.
07:02And my mom was a person of horses.
07:04She had 12 horses here.
07:06So when she passed away, obviously I had to come here and take care of the horses.
07:10And this place is heaven for horses.
07:12So there's no need for the long face, Pinocchio.
07:15The land here is 2,000 square meters.
07:18My mom had stables put in for the horses.
07:21I mean, it's my paradise.
07:23It's absolutely beautiful.
07:24A place to where when you're doing what I'm doing with the animals, it's absolutely perfect.
07:30Other way.
07:31And they get the five-star treatment.
07:33Housekeeping.
07:34As long as I do this every morning, it'll take me two hours.
07:40This is why it's very important that I get it done every day.
07:43If I don't do it every day, two hours turns into five hours the next day.
07:47It's not just time Marina invests in her menagerie.
07:50I am extremely lucky that I have what I want, thanks to my grandparents.
07:55I've got properties in England in Leonsea along the Broadway.
07:59I've got eight apartments, four shops and a restaurant.
08:02And that's my income here.
08:05I would say 85% goes to the animals.
08:08Marina inherited her love for all things equine from her mom.
08:12But it's the canines that have a special place in her heart.
08:16And four weeks ago, a new addition arrived who needs lots of attention.
08:20Come on, my mom.
08:21Come out and say hello.
08:23So this is Panda.
08:25She had leishmaniosis.
08:27Terrible disease.
08:28They can die from it if not treated.
08:30Serious breathing problems.
08:32Obviously you can see her eye.
08:33Marina spent the last month nursing her back to health.
08:37But a major life-changing operation could be the only option for Panda.
08:42So today she will go back to the vet.
08:44I think they might have to do a blood test to make sure that she's healthy enough.
08:48Hopefully they will tell me that she can go in for an operation and have her eye taken out.
08:52But with just two hours until the appointment, Marina needs to move from a trot to a gallop.
09:00I'm so behind on my schedule.
09:02I've got to catch up with what I'm doing.
09:04Coming up, will a makeover break the bank for bar owners Kieran and Gary?
09:12We'll be great.
09:14We'll be alright.
09:15I'll both.
09:16Yeah.
09:17As long as you don't keep spending too much money, sir.
09:19And it's Paula versus Pigeons in the pursuit of prosperity.
09:24Oh, God.
09:25Oh, my word.
09:27Look, I'm not overly keen.
09:28I didn't really want them all over me.
09:34For many of us, a holiday on the costas wouldn't be complete without visiting some of the local watering holes.
09:47Cheers, lads.
09:48But running a boozer in Benny isn't all bottoms up and up on yourself, barman.
09:53People say to me I'm mad.
09:55I'm crackers.
09:56Coming to Benidorm to open a bar.
09:58There's a lot of bars.
10:00You're all in competition with each other to get as much customers as you can.
10:04And with the battle for business so fierce, we're revisiting an old friend who came up with a plan to bring the bar to you.
10:11That's the best mojito on the costa del sol.
10:14Cheers.
10:15Cheers.
10:16Peterborough lad Danny runs his own mobile party service.
10:20I can go to a villa with 200 people in it.
10:24I can supply them with absolutely everything.
10:26Make them cocktails so they can sit back and relax and enjoy their own party.
10:30And if I can make money and enjoy what I'm doing, I'm a happy man really.
10:35He's just got his biggest booking yet.
10:37His first expat party.
10:39And it's the chance to get noticed by potential new clients.
10:42We've got a party coming up soon actually.
10:44And they want us to supply the bar and everything like that.
10:47So I don't really want to skimp on any preparations.
10:50I want to make sure everything is absolutely perfect.
10:52First job on Danny's list.
10:54Stock up on everything he needs to keep the party lubricated.
10:58And to make sure he stays on budget and doesn't forget anything, he's written it all down.
11:03I've only gone and left my bloody list at home.
11:06Without his list, Danny's improvising.
11:09I will start with my spirits.
11:13Six litres is enough I reckon.
11:15As a start anyway.
11:17Now Malibu, I'm not going to buy the expensive stuff.
11:22It's coconut rum.
11:23That saves me about five, six euros a bottle.
11:25It's nearly half the price, so no brainer on that.
11:28How on earth, you know, you sort of gauge who drinks what and how much they drink.
11:33It's really, really hard.
11:35Theoretically, I should be covered.
11:37But it's worrying because the last thing you want to do at a party is run out of alcohol.
11:41Well, looking at how much is on your trolley, I don't think there's any danger of that.
11:45Now to see if he's on budget.
11:47Hoping to be spending around about 750, but because I forgot my list, I don't know.
11:57We're at 550, so I've got another 200 to play with.
12:03So that's 650, so it's actually 100 euros cheaper than what I thought, which is I'm pleased with.
12:09Ka-ching.
12:10Hasta luego.
12:11With the van loaded, it's time to get to the venue and unload it.
12:16This party we're going to now, it's only a small group, and I'm going to go and do it all on my own.
12:20The bash is taking place at a home in the hills near Coeen, not far from where he lives.
12:25Let's find out where we are.
12:27I just said, you're in the hills, near Coeen.
12:29Glenn.
12:30Glenn and his girlfriend Andrea are throwing their annual summer shindig, but having their own barman is a first.
12:39He will be bringing something new to the party, I'm sure.
12:42Yeah, I think it will add some value to the day.
12:45Definitely.
12:48It's flat.
12:53To a bar of 30 seconds, sir.
12:55Oh, so that's what they mean by pop-up bar.
12:57I saw one of his advertisements at one of the parties that he'd done, and I thought,
13:01do you know what, that looks really good.
13:03So I contacted him and ended up booking him.
13:06This is the only thing when you wish I had two people, is when you've got to get the fridge out.
13:10They're not ridiculously heavy, but they can just sometimes be a bit awkward.
13:16Look at the arm, super, super strong.
13:21I won't give myself a hernia at the making.
13:23If this is a hit, it could lead to more work with the party-loving expat community.
13:28These are the people which have parties all year round, so it's not necessarily the holiday makers.
13:33And hopefully I get to meet a few more of the locals and take it from there.
13:38It should be a really good, eventful party.
13:41Well, let's hope so.
13:44As much as us Brits love a good knees up...
13:47It's been a lovely night. Great night. Pleasure to meet you.
13:50...and you, sir.
13:51There may be something we love even more.
13:54Yeah, you guessed it, our four-legged friends.
13:59We all want a cuddle, don't we?
14:01And while us Brits are undoubtedly a nation of animal lovers...
14:05No, three parrots. Three parrots.
14:07And five tortoises.
14:09I've got a chihuahua.
14:10My dog's called Wally, and I do love him, yeah.
14:14It's stiff competition for who takes the dog biscuit as the number one fan.
14:18I have to get a little bunny my side.
14:21Lovely, Colin.
14:22But Marina's surely a front-runner.
14:28Ooh!
14:29There we go.
14:31And in Aguas de Bussot, she's almost done mucking out.
14:35So this is where the manure of the horses has been going for the last 20 years,
14:38and all the farmers, they come and take it.
14:41Very eco-friendly, Marina.
14:43But a month ago, her daily dung disposal ended with a new addition.
14:47Panda.
14:49Normal day.
14:50I took my wheelbarrow outside full of poop to dump.
14:53And I looked at the side of my gate, and there's a little package there.
14:56I thought, oh my god, it's a dog.
14:57And I thought it was dead.
14:59I picked up this bundle, and then she started shaking.
15:03And it looked up, and I just saw this eye.
15:06She was racing the cage, just for puppies.
15:08It's thought Panda was abandoned after she'd served her purpose for the puppy breeders.
15:12These are the new trend.
15:15The American Bully pocket.
15:17They make them as low to the ground as possible, and as wide as possible.
15:22They are selling these puppies easily, easily for 3,000 euros.
15:26Panda's tough past may be behind her, but there's a lot of work to do to make sure her future is a happy one.
15:31She'll stay with me for the rest of her life, if necessary.
15:36When I see a dog that's going through suffering or that's been abandoned, I'm obsessed about helping these dogs.
15:42And Marina's not the only one.
15:43Hi, Marina.
15:44Hiya.
15:45Hiya.
15:46How are you doing?
15:47All right.
15:48Hi.
15:49Nice to see you again.
15:50I'm running a little bit late.
15:52Just finish off here.
15:53OK.
15:54Change my shoes, because they're stinky.
15:57Yeah, we don't want horse poo in the car.
16:00Yeah.
16:01You certainly don't.
16:03Hey, Panda.
16:04She's put on weight.
16:05She has.
16:06She's put a little bit of weight on.
16:07Marina's friend, Sue, works for the local dog rescue charity.
16:12Marina's just, she's amazing.
16:14She's mad as a box of frogs, but she's amazing.
16:17Come on, kids.
16:20The organisation's paying for Panda's long list of medical treatments.
16:25By the time everything's done, it's going to be up to 2,000 euros, possibly more.
16:31Blimey.
16:32Today they have an appointment to find out if Panda is well enough to have an operation on her eye.
16:39OK.
16:40Let's get you in this side.
16:43And they're also going to get fellow rescue dog Catty checked out, too.
16:47Right.
16:48Let's get Fetty.
16:49Good.
16:50In you go.
16:52OK.
16:53We ready?
16:54Marina's had a busy morning with her horses and should already be at the surgery.
16:58Can you just let the vets know?
17:00We're running a little bit late.
17:01We're running a little bit late.
17:02We're running a little bit late.
17:03We're running a little bit late.
17:04Hola, buenos dÃas.
17:05Mira, estoy en Marina's car.
17:06Y estoy en, um, en viaje hasta el veterinario.
17:10Estoy...
17:1110 minutos tarde.
17:1210 minutos tarde.
17:13Vale, gracias.
17:14Vale.
17:15I did phone the right vet, didn't I?
17:20You'll soon find out, Marina.
17:22And let's hope you've not missed your appointment.
17:24My favourite pet is Buna, my old dog de Bordeaux.
17:37And this is my favourite photo.
17:39She's my favourite pet.
17:40She's 10 and she's the most adorable, lovely dog in the world.
17:49She's gentle.
17:50She's sweet.
17:51She's loving.
17:52She's playful.
17:53She's everything you can imagine in a dog.
17:55She's just the best dog ever.
18:00The worst thing about her is that she stinks because she's old now and she slobbers all over the house and makes such a mess.
18:13She is just the best dog you can ever imagine.
18:27You want to sit inside, yeah?
18:28Well, yeah, I think if there's any seats, that is.
18:30Yeah, we'll go in and have a nose.
18:32Back in Benidorm, Paula and Chloe are searching for some good luck to end Paula's seven-year run of the bad kind.
18:39What are you going to have?
18:41You're an Irish boy.
18:43You have to have a Guinness.
18:44What are you going to have?
18:45A water.
18:46Yeah.
18:47And a kind of Guinness.
18:48Yeah.
18:49The friends are hoping the famous Gaelic good fortune will rub off on them.
18:55OK, bottom's up.
18:57So what are you up to?
18:59Right, well, I've been here quite some, well, seven years.
19:03In Benidorm.
19:04Yeah.
19:05Had nothing but bad look.
19:06So I thought, let's do a bit of a good look trail.
19:09I have a horseshoe here over in the back.
19:11Oh.
19:12You're welcome to come in and rub us.
19:13Oh.
19:14Oh.
19:15Why not?
19:16Yeah.
19:17Well, that's a bit of luck, Paula.
19:18Literally.
19:19Ah.
19:20And it says, good luck on us.
19:22Can't see it.
19:23Oh, fab.
19:24I'd kiss it but I can't reach.
19:26Good start, yeah.
19:28Do you know what?
19:29The look of the Irish.
19:30Well, I'm half Irish so maybe the first half of my life I didn't get it.
19:34Maybe now this half I'm going to get it.
19:36Paula may have found her first lucky charms but Chloe's still in the dark.
19:41So Paula, why are we here?
19:43I know we don't get a chance to talk properly and work or anything so there's like a whole
19:49big list of things that's happened along the way and not all been great.
19:55So my thinking behind all of this was like next year is going to be my year.
20:00Yeah.
20:01As in this is what I was thinking last year.
20:02Yeah.
20:03Let's just start again.
20:04Yeah.
20:05Because I'm not taking any more bad luck.
20:08No.
20:09Anywhere or anyone.
20:10No.
20:11Obviously everything you've been through.
20:13You're still wanting to try.
20:14You're still wanting to give it a go.
20:16Someone that's been only here for a fraction of how long you've been here.
20:21It's good to see that it's not all.
20:23Oh, it's amazing.
20:24It's amazing.
20:25You live on holiday.
20:26Yeah.
20:27You know, it is hard.
20:28And so seeing someone like you do really well, have a bad time but not let it destroy
20:37you.
20:38It's really made me feel like, oh, I can do this.
20:42I can stay here no matter what.
20:44After all, it's not how many times you fall down that counts, but how you get up again.
20:49So, anyway, cheers.
20:50Cheers.
20:51Cheers.
20:52Are we off?
20:53You got everything?
20:54Yeah.
20:55Perfect.
20:56I do believe so.
20:57Yeah.
20:58Okay.
20:59Come on then.
21:00Alright.
21:01I'm over.
21:02What shall we do next?
21:03We are going to Dove Park.
21:06Don't like birds?
21:08Coming up, we revisit new bar owners Kieran and Gary and their battle not to blow their
21:16budget.
21:17We've still got some money in the bag to pay the bills with.
21:19I've still got the bills I've done for the next month or two.
21:21We still want to try and keep all the spending out of the tin.
21:24And Paula's new food delivery service has customers flocking.
21:28Oh, hello.
21:29Can I...
21:30Look, how can I open the bag?
21:45Not bad if I do say so myself.
21:47Back near Coeen, mobile barman Danny's ready to serve up everything from Mai Tai's to
21:52Mojito's at his first expat party.
21:55There you go, my lovely.
21:56Alright, except no responsibility for what happens after that, alright?
21:59Daddy's hoping that if he smashes this soiree, it could lead to more business from the large
22:05expat community.
22:06I'll have a second one of these, please.
22:08And party thrower Andrea's making the mostest of being the hostess by leaving the drinks
22:13to Danny.
22:14But there's one thing she forgot to mention.
22:16Yeah, there might be a few more than Danny was thinking were actually coming today.
22:22Somewhere between 30 and 40 or plus, we're not sure.
22:25And those 40-odd guests have turned up with a thirst.
22:28Hopefully, Danny stocked his bar well enough.
22:30I think they'd like to have a bit of a party, so they're taking full advantage of the cocktail
22:34bar.
22:35Danny, I'm admiring the way you're coping.
22:36And the hard work is paying off.
22:38How you doing, fella, alright?
22:39Yeah, I'm good.
22:40So what are we having?
22:41Two meatos and a pina colada?
22:42Two meatos and two pina coladas.
22:43Please.
22:44We've got a do coming up.
22:45I want you to do that for me, please.
22:47But it has to be better than this one.
22:51Danny secured another booking from party guest, Perry.
22:54It's my 60th party, and Danny will be an essential part of that, and it will be a really good
23:01do.
23:02It will be great.
23:03We're not going to do it unless we've got you there.
23:04Yeah, no problem, mate.
23:05And Perry's not the only one.
23:06Elvie's hired him for her bash, too.
23:08Danny, he will be my barman next week on my party.
23:13Forget about Ibiza being the party capital of Europe.
23:16Turns out it's actually a small town near Malaga.
23:19Had a few people approach me local, so it's been successful, yeah?
23:22We're happy.
23:23Andrea's happy, isn't she?
23:24Yeah.
23:25Let's ask her.
23:26I think he's done excellent, yeah.
23:27It just runs a lot smoother.
23:29People get the drinks that they want, and it means as the host that you can just enjoy
23:34the party.
23:35So, yeah, happy day for everybody.
23:37Great day.
23:39Nice work, Danny.
23:40It looks like you really made a splash.
23:51Oh, look, there's a bargain space.
23:53Yay!
23:55Look at this.
23:56In El Campeo, Marina and Sue are running late.
24:01Here we go.
24:02Come on, then.
24:03Here we go.
24:04Fingers crossed they've made it in time.
24:06Hi there.
24:07We have Cathy and Panda.
24:10I'm going to tell the vet.
24:11Okay.
24:12Thank you very much.
24:13Phew.
24:16It's just four weeks since Panda was abandoned outside Marina's house, and made her first
24:21visit to Christina the vet.
24:22When I first brought her in, well, she couldn't even walk.
24:25She was dehydrated.
24:27So, this dog you see today is 98% different.
24:32I'm sure that Christina's going to see a big difference, and that really isn't she.
24:36Hello.
24:37Hello.
24:38Hi, Christina.
24:39How are you?
24:40Yeah, fine.
24:41She looks much better today.
24:44I've been waiting to hear that.
24:46Come on, then.
24:47There we go.
24:48So, today we have finished with the injections.
24:50Yes.
24:51And we are doing today the first blood control.
24:54Panda's been getting daily injections for a blood disease which, unless brought under
24:59control, makes it dangerous to fix her other ailments.
25:02So, her eye?
25:03The eye, I'm pretty sure that maybe we have to remove.
25:08Okay.
25:09I prefer that she's really strong.
25:11Stronger.
25:12Stronger.
25:13Stronger.
25:14Stronger.
25:15Stronger.
25:16Stronger.
25:17Okay.
25:18To know that the Leismani is under control, that she is with a good red cells level to
25:20do everything.
25:21Yeah.
25:22So, I can't do anything until the blood tests come and you can see how good the blood
25:25is, and then we can make a plan for them after that.
25:27First blood.
25:28First blood.
25:29Yeah.
25:30She's hoping to set a date for the operation, but that will have to wait for a while.
25:35How long will the results take from the blood test?
25:38Three or four days.
25:39After the blood test.
25:40Oh, good girl.
25:42Good girl.
25:43Time to check Panda's breathing.
25:46Yeah, the test is much, much better.
25:48And now the test is completely normal.
25:51And finally, a pedicure.
25:53Oh, that's better.
25:55Does that look better?
25:57This is going to work much better.
25:59Yeah.
26:00Checkup done.
26:01What's the verdict from vet Christina?
26:04First time that she came, we thought that she was dying.
26:09Marina has done a really good job.
26:11She's improving a lot, and I think the best treatment is always the love tender care.
26:18Yeah.
26:19I reckon that's a job well done, Marina.
26:21That was really good.
26:22According to Christina, she's doing amazing.
26:24She's doing really well.
26:25Yes.
26:26She's getting there.
26:27And when she said that we didn't know if she'd make it, would live or die, see, I didn't
26:31know that, because they'd never told you that, would they?
26:33Yeah.
26:34So for her to tell me that now, I'm just like so, I'm over the moon.
26:37So I will call you when the results are ready, but probably next check we'll do it more
26:42or less in three weeks.
26:44Okay.
26:45Fantastic.
26:46Thank you very much.
26:47Thank you very much, Christina.
26:48Bye-bye.
26:50Four months later, Panda was finally well enough to get the operation on her eye, and is being
26:55looked after at home by her dog mum, Marina, and we wish her a speed of recovery.
27:08With so many of us heading to the costas on our holes, it takes an army to keep us all
27:13fed and watered.
27:14Yeah, we're getting battered a little bit.
27:16We'll be all right.
27:17And while Danny's still working hard serving up his cocktails, we're going back to the
27:22time some new recruits join the hospitality ranks.
27:25Kieran, his Finnish girlfriend, Mila, and their dog, Susie.
27:29I thought it was our bedroom of Susie's.
27:32We kind of like to call it our bedroom.
27:35The reality is that the dog just decides.
27:37Yeah.
27:38Good girl Susie.
27:39The couple recently invested in a Benel Mad in a bar with their friends Gary and
27:43Yvonne.
27:44And when the opportunity came up, it was a no-brainer for Kieran.
27:48I've been doing this all for 20 years.
27:50I love the people.
27:51I love the public.
27:52I just love the bar jobs.
27:54Yeah.
27:55Kieran may know his way around the bar, but he couldn't have done this without Gary.
27:58The pair have gone halves to get the pub up and running.
28:01Another day in paradise.
28:02There we go.
28:03Oh, you're loving it.
28:04Yes.
28:05And they have plans to put their own mark on the place.
28:09But the pool table itself, obviously the previous owner, they were mad into the pool,
28:12as you can see.
28:13But for us, we want to create some sort of ambience in the bar.
28:16So I think for this, for what it's worth, it's best if we take this out.
28:20Get more tables and chairs in for the winter and hopefully go from there and just see what
28:24happens.
28:25But yeah, big ideas.
28:26While Kieran's the ideas man, Gary is the money man.
28:29We be grand.
28:30We be all right.
28:31All right?
28:32I'd both.
28:33Yeah.
28:34As long as you don't keep spending too much money.
28:36But Kieran's already worked out how to keep the costs down.
28:39We've got a friend coming in and he's going to do all the design more and he's going
28:43to do all the building more.
28:44Sounds to me like he'd be doing all the work then, Kieran.
28:47The bar is staying open during the renovations to keep the money coming in to pay for it all.
28:53Our targets are a few hundred euros a day.
28:55That would cover our rents, our electricity.
28:58We're on target so far.
28:59We're doing okay from what we've generated from the bar so far.
29:02We've still got some money in the bank to pay the bills with.
29:04Still, I've got the bills all done for the next month or two.
29:07We still want to try and keep all the spending out of the till.
29:09Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
29:10That's not the only way the pair need to tighten their belts.
29:13Kieran, we're going to have to do something about this fridge.
29:16Suck it in.
29:17You'll be grand.
29:18We're not prying, but no way, Gary.
29:19Take about six inches off the bar.
29:21Oh, take about six inches off the belly.
29:22Yeah, six inches off the belly's probably better.
29:24No new bar will be complete without a new logo and Kieran's keeping it in the family.
29:32Claren, what's crack?
29:33Claren, what's crack?
29:34His graphic designer brother, another Gary, is doing the honours.
29:38I hope you're not going to rip me off at this, eh?
29:40No, no, no, no.
29:41Me reads.
29:42Me reads.
29:43Good press.
29:44Brunner reads.
29:45I should hope so.
29:46Well, a logo for most people would definitely cost between 100 to 200 euro for me to start
29:51up from scratch.
29:52Yeah, I'll do it for free for my brother because I love him.
29:54Well, I'm sure he appreciates it.
29:56You happy with that, yeah?
29:57Definitely go with that one.
29:58And you want to keep it black and white background.
30:00Yeah, yeah, yeah.
30:01White background, yeah, yeah.
30:02That's absolutely perfect.
30:03Grand.
30:04Yeah, no, that'd be nice.
30:05Only talking about 10 attempts for the grand.
30:07Rome wasn't built in a day.
30:09Rome wasn't built in a day.
30:10No, no, no, that's brilliant.
30:11That's 10.
30:12Branding sorted, Kieran can make room for the work to start as Gary takes on a more,
30:19well, supervisory role.
30:21Hey, you just sit down and observe.
30:23You're grand.
30:24Don't feel any way guilty or anything.
30:26That's my job, son.
30:28I'm just going to sit back, relax, chill, watch the guys working, tell them I've missed
30:34a bit.
30:35That'll be me.
30:36Under Gary's watchful eye, the builders can begin.
30:38Good to meet.
30:39You ready?
30:40Right, so, might as well get a mix on.
30:43They're making light work of it, but nothing's going to waste.
30:46What I've done is all the wood that we've took off the walls now.
30:49Okay, just recycle it a bit.
30:50Recycle it a little bit.
30:51It's probably saved you two or three hundred euros on wood and materials and stuff.
30:55Oh, brilliant man.
30:56That's what I like to hear.
30:57Jobs a good'un?
30:58Nice a bit.
30:59But that's what I'm good.
31:00And Mila and Susie are keen to see how the revamp is going.
31:03Hello.
31:04Well, I see you've gotten a lot of work done.
31:06Yeah, it's looking good.
31:07It's looking good.
31:08I'm pretty excited.
31:09Well done, yes.
31:10Pretty well done.
31:11But there's still a lot of work to do before they can reveal their new look to their regulars.
31:16I can't believe that for me Spain's still got its magic.
31:17I'm very lucky to live here, I am.
31:18How lucky are we?
31:19Very lucky.
31:20We'll take a bit of good luck at work.
31:21It means it's going to be better than March.
31:22Beginner's look.
31:23The first time I performed on stage I wore my favourite leopard print dress and obviously
31:24it went really well.
31:25So now I'm using leopard print as my lucky charm.
31:26That's the one for me.
31:27That's the one for me.
31:28Look at that.
31:29This will be perfect, won't it?
31:30Yeah.
31:31Looking stylish and lucky Lucy.
31:32Fortune is also on our side when we're relaxing.
31:33Come on.
31:34Yeah.
31:35He's like, that's just luck.
31:36No, it's no luck.
31:37It's skill.
31:38I'm very lucky.
31:39I'm very lucky.
31:40We'll take a bit of good luck at work.
31:41It means it's going to be better than March.
31:42Beginner's look.
31:43The first time I performed on stage I wore my favourite leopard print dress and obviously
31:46it went really well.
31:47So now I'm using leopard print as my lucky charm.
31:49That's the one for me.
31:50It's a little.
31:51Yeah.
31:52Look at that.
31:53This will be perfect, won't it?
31:54Yeah.
31:55Looking stylish and lucky Lucy.
31:57Fortune is also on our side when we're relaxing.
32:00Come on.
32:01Yeah.
32:02He's like, that's just luck.
32:03No, it's no luck.
32:04It's skill.
32:06Some people are born lucky.
32:07I am a very lucky person, according to my wife.
32:11Looks like your winning streak is over, John.
32:13Some of us are lucky in love.
32:15Do you want the most luckiest thing is?
32:17You.
32:18You got me.
32:19You got me.
32:20It's a little symbol of what could be a little look for the future.
32:25Oh.
32:26Everything's going lucky anyway, isn't it?
32:28Yeah.
32:29So it's really nice.
32:31Aww.
32:32But when it comes to getting a lucky break, there's one fellow we turn to more than any
32:36other.
32:37I like the candle in the Buddha.
32:39Do you think it gives us luck?
32:40It weighs a ton.
32:41It takes two of us to pick it up, doesn't it?
32:44This is my Buddha.
32:45And obviously, on a Buddha, you always rub their tummy for good luck.
32:49Fingers crossed it works for you, Joy.
32:52Why are we here?
32:59I don't see a bone of poop on me.
33:04I'm not going near them.
33:06I'm not going near them.
33:08Back in Beridorm, Paula and Chloe have reached the next stop on their good luck trail, the
33:13town's famous Dove Park.
33:15Oh, Paula, I can't go any closer.
33:18Not the best place if you have a fear of birds like Chloe.
33:21Paula, look at that lady.
33:22Oh, my word.
33:23Oh, my God, she's got one on her head.
33:25She's got more than one on her head.
33:28Doves are believed to be signs of good fortune, and Paula's hoping for a lucky, if slightly,
33:33messy encounter.
33:34Yesterday, when I was walking Piglet, a bird had really got my arm.
33:43And it's 24 hours too early.
33:45So, yeah, we'll see if it happens again today.
33:47You're taking this very seriously, Paula.
33:52Let's go, Paula.
33:54So we're buying food now?
33:55But having seen just how friendly her new feathered friends are, Paula's having second
34:00thought.
34:01Look, I'm not overly keen.
34:02I didn't really want them all over me.
34:03Well, it's a sign of good luck.
34:05You have to.
34:06Oh, God.
34:07Oh, my word.
34:09First job, get some bait to entice them to drop a little bit of luck.
34:14Can you get the smallest bag?
34:15Yeah.
34:16We'll just take these.
34:17Yeah.
34:18Okay, what are they?
34:19Two?
34:20These are just the peanuts.
34:21Okay.
34:22I'll eat them.
34:23And it turns out peanuts are their favourite.
34:28Oh, hello.
34:29Oh, I've got a baby on me.
34:31I haven't opened the bag yet.
34:33Oh, my God, I haven't even opened the bag.
34:36Sorry, wait a minute.
34:37It's okay.
34:38Yeah, that's enough for me, Paula.
34:39You're on your own now.
34:40Ow.
34:41You're on your own.
34:42The bag's not even opened properly yet.
34:43Right, you're bound to have the best luck in the world.
34:45Hello.
34:46I'm sure there's one down my boot.
34:47You'd never make it as a scarecrow, Paula.
34:48OK, I've got nothing left.
34:49It's all gone.
34:50It's all been eaten.
34:51Come on.
34:52Go on.
34:53Off you go.
34:54Off you go.
34:55Off you go.
34:56Thank you, Paula.
34:57Okay, let's go.
35:00Nothing.
35:01Nobody has to be here.
35:02Why not?
35:03You're not.
35:04All right.
35:05I'm here to come.
35:06I'm here to come.
35:07Look, I'm here to come.
35:08There's the crown now.
35:09Ow.
35:10You're on your own.
35:11Ow.
35:12You're on your own.
35:13The bag is not even open properly yet.
35:14Right, you're bound to have the best luck in the world.
35:15I'm sure there's one down my boot.
35:16Wow that was an experience it certainly was but have they granted you some good
35:26law can I clean that was the most terrifying experience I've ever went to
35:36I quite like oh I think you've made a friend Paula
35:42considering I didn't think I would like that I enjoyed that the dogs may not have
35:54supplied the intended good omen but this trip hasn't been a complete failure
35:58Paula I think you've got a feather in my boob why feathers are good luck there's just one
36:08stop left on Paula's good luck trail and the next food food food yeah we need food
36:15definitely but will they find food that also brings them good fortune
36:22coming up there's no chickening out for Paula on her search for good luck find your
36:29wish bones make wish the optimism is all there but Kieran's not relying on look to
36:35make back what is spent does anybody want to give me money no
36:51back in Benelmadina bar owners Kieran and Gary have been busy giving their place a
36:56makeover and it's almost finished just in time to welcome the evening crowd
37:01or less everything's changed still waiting on a few bits of furniture like
37:04chairs and stuff to come along for all the fabrics been doing the back walls all
37:09the panel has been taken out we were very lucky to find these they go quite nice
37:13with the bar itself I think we've created a proper pub a nice pub so because
37:20winter's coming soon enough we decided let's make it something nice and cozy and
37:24the proper pub for people to come down have the crack have the banter and then
37:28not to just enjoy the experience when you come to the bar with most of the work
37:33done it's time to tot up what it cost and of course Gary's been keeping tabs we
37:39budget ourselves about four grand yeah it was four grand we just went a little bit
37:42over just a little bit yeah maybe close at five five grand not bad for an
37:47entirely new bar but it could have been a lot more pricey previous week we got
37:51the boys in to start doing a bit of building more for us fancy did do quite a bit of the
37:55the walk but it was starting to add up a little bit so we just decided we had a
37:59bit of time let's do it ourselves so this is what we've been doing actually most of
38:02this has been done through our own hands which made us even more proud of it
38:05just let's hope that this does succeed and people do quite enjoy what we've built
38:09with the building work done the gang are just putting the finishing touches to the
38:14bar to make it feel brand new
38:16on this side rather than doing wallpaper all over we decided to paint the wall so
38:24Yvonne and I were talking that little decorative mirrors would be nice just
38:28glamming it up a little and Yvonne find these mirrors in a local shop and they
38:32just happen to match the pattern of the fabric that we chose earlier really
38:37nicely as well so I'm really pleased with that and while Kieran and the team are
38:41giving the whole pub a new lease of life there's one thing that's not getting a
38:45revamp our bars called the back of the shaft we didn't name it no it's not the
38:49same name for the past 20 years at least longer than that 30 years we still
38:54don't really know where the name came from but we have been told the past two
38:57owners have been Scottish so it's something to do with the mining in
39:00Scotland I'd be very foolish to change that name yeah we're not gonna change it
39:05as the regulars arrive at the new bar with the old name does anybody want to give
39:11me money no the renovation is getting its first reviews we like to come to the
39:17bars where we know we get made welcome and it's like home to home like family
39:22that's what we like about it I've now lived in Spain for coming up on a year I look
39:29for in a good bar is friendliness first of all a welcome as you come in the door the
39:35customers think it's been worth it well what about the illness I think the
39:38feedback's been amazing though hasn't it I think people enjoy them a lot of
39:42people comment in the difference in the bar then there's a different atmosphere
39:44they're right since the the renovation is almost bound for themselves look where
39:49you should be here's to you and your new pool
39:56back in Benidorm here we go chicken chicken chicken chicken yeah after a memorable
40:04encounter with some live birds balls hoping this next one will be less feisty but just as lucky
40:10I think chicken salad and chips well you can't go wrong with that
40:20go down near the beach yeah yeah okay nice view picnic with a view Paula and workmate Chloe are on a good
40:38look trail so far they've rubbed a horseshoe and met some lucky doves this is their third and final stop
40:45yeah shall we sit on this might as well I think so as well as being a tasty treat
40:51Paula has a plan for this particular piece of poultry find your wishbone make a wish
40:56is that it there you found that quick I find that one getting the bigger half of the wishbone is
41:03considered lucky but who will it be ready three two one go
41:10you look simple a quick make a wish but did you make your wish well come on then spill the magic beans
41:19I can't tell you what the wish is you can't wish for something material type thing you know what I mean
41:25of course so I think a good working life health happiness good friends
41:34the stuff that you can share with people yeah and if other good things come along then great
41:41it's nothing material I'm trying to get out of being on a good look trail but just no bad look yeah
41:49basically as well as hopefully changing her fortune today's been the chance to cement a friendship
41:54how do you know what it's been a really good day nice spent time with you get to know you more
41:58you have to know me more yeah um but just to be away from work not look at your phone not you know
42:06just literally totally chilled out having a good laugh yeah I'm doing stuff especially the birds yeah
42:13I've never done before it's been a really nice good day good and the the optimism is all there yeah
42:22hopefully something will bring you good luck oh it has to
42:26fingers crossed it's the start of a new and luckier chapter for Paula
42:32we should have got more napkins no one ever thought about that didn't we no
42:37you should have wished for some Chloe thank you very much thank you for an amazing day
42:42been brilliant yes oh thoroughly enjoyed it good and we wish you the very best of luck
42:52next time on the costas i'm in a huge rationale val hits the town looking her witchy best
42:59page volunteers her talents for a special crowd they're all up for a laugh so that's really nice
43:05and adrian and debbie hope it will be love at first flight for their latest arrive let's see what happens
43:10there he goes
43:23so
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