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00:00Whoa!
00:01Baby.
00:02Take three couples who love to entertain.
00:06Make sure you get the fish without the buns.
00:09Ask each pair to throw a dinner party for their rivals.
00:12Who is not gonna like it?
00:14I can't even be polite.
00:15And get them to score each other in secret.
00:1815.
00:19Today, lasting impressions.
00:21Calm down, Mr. Bennery.
00:22Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.
00:25He's somewhat eccentric.
00:26What's the most romantic thing you two have ever done together?
00:29And tricky questions.
00:33Er...
00:33Oh, Brownie!
00:37Er...
00:37You carry on, love.
00:39As each couple competes to win a £1,000 prize.
00:42Michael, for Christ's sake, put that radio down.
00:52Today on Couples Come Dine With Me, we're in Berkshire.
00:56Home to Britain's top celebrity couple.
00:58Magician Paul Daniels and the lovely Debbie McGee.
01:02And...
01:04Oh, Brownie!
01:05Now that's magic!
01:07And hoping to conjure up a winning night is the first of today's couples,
01:11cultured types, 49-year-old Evelyn and 59-year-old Michael.
01:14Seen the ceiling?
01:15Arrows of love.
01:16Oh!
01:17We love going to stately homes.
01:20That's our life.
01:22And...
01:22Ooh, is that all?
01:23No, there's more to it than that, isn't there?
01:25Yes.
01:26We like to walk through the bluebells, especially at this time of year.
01:30Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
01:32Best thing about Michael is that he makes me laugh.
01:35And what is it?
01:36This is our 23rd year of seeing blue...
01:38Oh, bluebells together, isn't it?
01:40I entertain Evelyn all my life.
01:42That's mine.
01:42He tries.
01:42He certainly does.
01:44OK, the butter is melted.
01:46We have meltdown.
01:47Michael, I've got a whisk.
01:48Butter?
01:48Not yet.
01:49Leave the butter till time.
01:51Put that butter down, Michael.
01:52Oh, it's going to be a long three days.
01:55First up, dessert, black copse gato, whatever that is.
02:00Like a small black forest gato, I'd have thought,
02:03because I think copse is like a small forest.
02:05Ooh, he knows his woodland.
02:07Hello, Natasha speaking.
02:08Meet the second of today's couples, 36-year-old businesswoman Natasha.
02:12And 32-year-old quantity surveyor and history buff, Paul.
02:17Since when have I drunk black two?
02:19Been together five and a half years, six years.
02:23We're like chalk and cheese.
02:25We're completely polar opposites, I think.
02:27You like potato and I like potato.
02:30Natasha's busy working a lot of the time.
02:32Hi, Paris, it's Natasha again.
02:34To be honest, I find Paul's interests quite boring, really.
02:42Not a compliment.
02:44Back with our first hosts, the chocolate sponge base is ready to bake,
02:48so Eveline and Michael move on to the filling.
02:50It's turning to green cheese, Michael.
02:52You were only supposed to whip it until it was firm.
02:55Thank you, Mr Kane.
02:57Anything with chocolate buttercream.
03:00Sorry, am I drooling already?
03:01Then I'm a happy man.
03:02Completing the line-up.
03:05Leanne and boyfriend Ricky, who've got a 22-year age gap.
03:09Bang!
03:11Obviously, I'm the younger one.
03:12She's 47, I'm 25.
03:14Yeah, I've aged well.
03:15But it's not really a problem for me.
03:18They met at a soul music event two years ago.
03:22We have a lot of fun together.
03:24We do quite a lot together.
03:25I saw that.
03:27You're going down, down, down, down.
03:30Oh, the shame.
03:32Back in the kitchen.
03:33Beautiful.
03:35The sponge is done.
03:36All Michael and Eveline need to do is layer with cream and berries.
03:39Yay!
03:40High five.
03:41You crazy kids.
03:42Next, it's on to the starter.
03:45Grilled goat's cheese with pecans and cranberry sauce.
03:48I quite like goat's cheese.
03:50I'm happy with cheese.
03:51I love cheese.
03:52That's cool.
03:52So the big problem is that some people cannot stand goat's cheese.
03:57I can't even be polite to eat goat's cheese.
04:01It's the smell.
04:02Oh, okay.
04:04Well, good luck explaining that one then.
04:06One, two, three, go.
04:07They start with the less controversial cranberry sauce.
04:09He cut you then.
04:11By pouring lemon juice over apples to create an infused liquid.
04:14Actually, why am I doing it like this?
04:15What an idiot.
04:18It's not that funny.
04:21To cranberry jelly, they add olive oil and honey.
04:24Why train a turkey to climb trees when you can hire squirrels?
04:27That's a good question.
04:28You're crazy.
04:29He is.
04:30Careful.
04:31Finally, Michael pours in the liquid from the soaked apples and the sauce is done.
04:35And I'll be drizzling that over the toasted goat's cheese, pecans and rocket.
04:40So all that's left is the main.
04:43Seared duck breast a la plum with Hasselback potatoes and veg.
04:48I really love savoury with sweet.
04:51Really love that I think they complement each other really well.
04:54I haven't had duck done like this before.
04:57I've literally only had it from the Chinese.
04:58So it would be good to try it out.
05:00Evelyn and Michael begin by making a plum sauce.
05:03I can't say the word plum without saying it with a bucks accent.
05:06I don't know why not.
05:07I don't know why either.
05:10They heat plums and onions with sugar, stock and red wine before scoring the duck breasts.
05:16Yes, I said score, not slice.
05:18Oh, that's a bit too far.
05:19You're going too far through.
05:20Duck can dry really quickly and also if it's left to sit for too long it can dry out even
05:25if it's cooked perfectly.
05:26You are only supposed to take the bloody wings off.
05:30And you have already done that blooming impression.
05:34They'll fry the duck later so it's off to get changed before their guests arrive.
05:41First in it's soul lovers Leanne and Ricky.
05:47Hello.
05:48Come in.
05:49Nice to see you.
05:50Nice to meet you.
05:51My name's Evelyn.
05:52Lovely to meet you.
05:53Ricky.
05:54Hi, I'm Leanne.
05:56Lovely to meet you.
05:57Looks gorgeous.
05:59What I need to do is get you both a drink.
06:01Sounds good to me.
06:02I was going to bring you champagne cocktails.
06:04Do you both drink?
06:05Yes, we do.
06:07Whoa!
06:08Baby.
06:09I'm feeling a bit nervous now.
06:11Turn with the guests.
06:12Oh, they're called Leanne and Ricky.
06:14Wait a minute, wait a minute.
06:15Leanne and Ricky.
06:16Ricky.
06:17And they seem really nice.
06:19Nice to meet you, Ricky.
06:20Ricky.
06:21They seem really lovely actually.
06:23Champagne cocktails for you.
06:25Lovely.
06:25Thank you very much.
06:27Hi there.
06:27Hi.
06:28This is Michael.
06:29Good evening.
06:29Michael.
06:30Hi.
06:30Ricky.
06:31Ricky, I know.
06:32Leanne.
06:32Nice to meet you, Michael.
06:35Next to the door, Natasha and Paul.
06:40Hello.
06:41Lovely to see you.
06:43Nice to meet you.
06:44My name's Evelyn.
06:45And this is Michael, my husband.
06:47Hello, Michael.
06:47Paul.
06:47Paul, that's right, yeah.
06:48Paul, Paul.
06:49First impressions of Michael, I'd say probably he's somewhat eccentric.
06:53Welcome, everybody.
06:55Leanne, Ricky, Paul, Natasha.
06:58Well done.
06:58Well done, then.
06:59Well done, Maurice.
07:00I mean, Michael.
07:01Going up.
07:02Pretending.
07:04Amorous acting.
07:06Here's looking at your kid.
07:07Don't do that again.
07:08That's my Casablanca.
07:09And memorable meetings.
07:11So the beer goggles didn't come off.
07:13We couldn't really remember what each other looked like.
07:15It's a bit of an embarrassing story.
07:17We need to start lying about that.
07:28It's night one in Berkshire, where the first of our three couples,
07:31Michael and Evelyn, are competing for the thousand pound prize.
07:35Where's the knife?
07:36Calm down.
07:37Don't panic.
07:38Don't panic, Mr. Menorin.
07:40Don't panic, Mr. Menorin.
07:42Don't panic, Mr. Menorin.
07:42Don't panic, Mr. Menorin.
07:42Hey, well, you'd remember that, were they?
07:44No, that's Dad's army.
07:45I didn't do Dad's army.
07:46That's way before it.
07:46Focus, please, Michael.
07:48While the hosts get on with their starter, guests, Leanne and Ricky, have a nosy around
07:52upstairs.
07:53Wow.
07:56That's a cool photo.
07:58Is that amateur dramatics?
08:00That looks like Michael.
08:01Yes, that is, isn't it?
08:03He's actually quite theatrical.
08:04I can see him actually.
08:05I can actually see it.
08:06So, do you think that's Evelyn, then?
08:08I think it's possible, because if you're going to have a picture of a love scene, in a sense,
08:14you wouldn't want it to be with an ex.
08:16All right, Sherlock.
08:18Meanwhile, Natasha's still fretting about the goat's cheese starter.
08:21They seem very pleasant.
08:22No, they do.
08:22They seem really lovely.
08:23And that makes me feel even worse by not liking the goat's cheese.
08:27Well, just try it, then.
08:29I couldn't try it, is it?
08:30Well, that's good to know.
08:31In the kitchen, the dreaded goat's cheese isn't the only thing getting a grilling.
08:35Just watch the goat's cheese now, please, for me.
08:37Don't let it burn.
08:38Watch it for me.
08:39Just watch it.
08:40Yes, boss.
08:42As ordered, grilled goat's cheese with pecans and cranberry sauce.
08:47Here you go, here's your starter.
08:49Here you go.
08:50Ladies first.
08:50Do you help yourself to break?
08:51Oh, that's a big piece of goat's cheese.
08:55Good luck with that, Natasha.
08:57It looks lovely.
08:58Yeah, let's leave the acting to Michael, shall we?
09:00What we were worried about was that some of you wouldn't like goat's cheese.
09:05You've spoken too soon, my love.
09:06Grumble!
09:08Yes, I think we have.
09:09I am genuinely sorry.
09:12Never mind.
09:12It's probably the only thing that I would ordinarily eat.
09:16I would try my best and just go through it.
09:18But goat's cheese, I just couldn't.
09:20Our son actually gags when he eats goat's cheese, so don't do that.
09:24Oh, I bet the dressing's fantastic.
09:27Goat's cheese was delicious.
09:28I didn't want Sasha to try it because I can only imagine what would have happened if she had.
09:34This is really nice.
09:35Never had it like this before.
09:36Oh, good.
09:36I thought the starter was awesome.
09:38Lovely starter.
09:39Yeah.
09:39Well thought out.
09:40Everything blended really well together.
09:43So, when we were upstairs, we saw a couple of photographs.
09:47Was it you two in the theatre?
09:49Yes, it was.
09:50We're definitely sure it was you, Michael.
09:52Yeah, we were definitely sure it was you.
09:52Did it not look like me?
09:54No, because we looked at the love scene.
09:55I was the leading lady and he was the leading man.
09:59And we had to fall in love in the play.
10:01And then we fell in love in real life.
10:03Oh, that's so lovely.
10:04We had to do a stage kiss.
10:06We did the kiss over and over and over and over and over.
10:11Cut.
10:12Again.
10:14Can you remember the lines?
10:15No, I can remember the kiss, but not the lines.
10:17You can remember the kiss, but not the lines.
10:18That's all right.
10:18We'll just do the kiss, then.
10:19Yes.
10:21Pretending kiss.
10:23And then one night.
10:24On the stage.
10:25Hey.
10:26Encore!
10:27Encore!
10:28So, was it like a theatrical kiss, then, like, on the chink?
10:30Yeah, see, I would have just gone on for the full-on whack smackaroonies.
10:35Got to feel it.
10:36Got to be feeling it.
10:37Here's looking at your kid.
10:39Don't do that again.
10:39That's my Casablanca.
10:40Now everyone's an actor.
10:42Leanne, Ricky, how did you two meet?
10:44We were on a Soul Weekender.
10:46Oh, brilliant!
10:47Yeah.
10:47A Soul Weekender.
10:48I've always wanted to go to Soul Weekender, because I was from the 80s.
10:52We had a party back in our caravan, so our caravan was rocking.
10:55Some strange Soul Week?
10:57You haven't heard of a Soul Weekender?
11:00Is this something we should try, dear?
11:02I can see him there waving his jacket and his shirt around, giving it large.
11:06How did you two meet?
11:07It was, like, quarter to two in the morning.
11:09I was out on a girls' night, he was out on a boys' night, and, um...
11:13So can I ask you a question?
11:14Fate brought us together.
11:15So the beer goggles didn't come off the next day when you saw him?
11:19Well, you couldn't really remember what each other looked like.
11:21I didn't understand it.
11:22I was nodding away, but I didn't understand what they meant.
11:24Well, they met in a nightclub, and she couldn't remember what he looked like.
11:29It's a bit of an embarrassing story about Wendy.
11:31We need to start lying about that.
11:32About Wendy.
11:32But then we made a proper date, a very well-known Rosette Award restaurant, and laid the works
11:41on, and I thought, what if this is a sign that time's to come?
11:47We've not been back since.
11:48No!
11:49With the starter mostly hitting the spot, Michael gets on with frying the duck.
11:54I said to Michael that my code word, if they're overdone, is, you copy me.
11:59Eh?
11:59You know, rubber duck?
12:00Rubber duck?
12:01No.
12:01Rubber duck, when you had talky-walky-talky radio.
12:04No.
12:04In the convoys.
12:06In the 1980s.
12:07No.
12:08We had a great big con-boy, you know that?
12:10No.
12:10Yes, he was a rubber duck.
12:12And I'm going to be a rubber duck, I'm going to go, you copy me.
12:15What are you talking about?
12:16And that's the code that has been overdone.
12:18Fine.
12:19All the best with it.
12:20Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry to announce, there's been a little trouble with the duck,
12:26and there's going to be a slight delay.
12:28But normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.
12:31OK?
12:33I thought that was funny.
12:34It was hilarious when Michael came in.
12:35I was actually not expecting that.
12:37I think Michael's great.
12:39Could I live with Michael?
12:42No.
12:42Better stick with a guy you can't remember meeting.
12:46Et voila!
12:47See you in the duck breast, a la plume, with Spartavich.
12:51This looks fantastic.
12:54Smells great.
12:55Mmm.
12:55Good.
12:56I hope you like it.
12:57Tuck in.
12:58I'm excited.
12:59Who cooked the main?
13:00Michael cooked the main.
13:01I was in charge.
13:03The plum sauce is amazing.
13:05It's really lovely.
13:07Delicious.
13:07Yeah, it's really good.
13:08I'm so glad you like it.
13:09I love the plum sauce.
13:10I thought it was awesome.
13:12It was cooked pretty much perfectly, to be honest, the duck breast.
13:15The skin was really crispy.
13:16I really enjoyed it.
13:19So what are your hobbies and passions, Paul?
13:21Like, er, history.
13:23Do you?
13:24Oh!
13:25My favourite.
13:26We like history.
13:27All right, Natasha.
13:28What era are you mostly interested in history?
13:31Quite like the Victorian era.
13:33What's your favourite person from the Victorian era?
13:36Erm, Isambard King from Brunel.
13:39Yes.
13:39I knew you were going to say that.
13:41When he mentioned history, oh, the man.
13:45It was quite nice to be able to talk to others about Brunel, I suppose.
13:50If I ever mentioned that with Natasha, I get a resounding two fingers up pretty instantly.
13:56I don't swear at you.
13:57I just don't prefer listening.
13:59Oh, well, that's perfectly acceptable.
14:01Natasha, I'm sure we're going to have to ask you, what is your favourite period in history?
14:04I've already got one.
14:05I'm not really interested in history.
14:06Not at all.
14:07All right.
14:07And that's the history lesson over.
14:09So what are your passions, then?
14:11I quite like work.
14:12I do a lot of work.
14:14Work every hour you possibly can.
14:17Don't you wish that you could have, like, maybe a little bit of time off?
14:20If I wanted to have a half day, I could if I wanted to.
14:24I don't, but I could.
14:26Paul, does Natasha work too much?
14:31I'm getting the look.
14:32Oh, actually.
14:32I'm getting the look.
14:33Yeah, the look's dangerous.
14:34I would take calls at eight o'clock at night at the time when we sort of relax.
14:38Yeah.
14:38Well, it always is.
14:39And she makes sure we're not relaxed by making sure she stays in the room, speaks really loudly
14:45and so...
14:46My intentions are that the call is always going to be only a couple of minutes.
14:51Unfortunately...
14:52It goes longer.
14:53They go longer.
14:53Yeah.
14:54Obviously, Natasha's got a passion for her work.
14:57I don't think, like, from tonight, I haven't found what they have got in common.
15:03Well, before Natasha gets a work call, you'd better serve dessert.
15:06There.
15:07Definitely, it's a winning dessert.
15:09I'd be very disappointed if this wasn't a winning dessert.
15:12Well, there it is.
15:14Black Cops Gatteau.
15:17Is it meat, or is there a hint of liqueur in your poudin?
15:20You're quite right, Ricky.
15:22Some of it I brought back from holiday, and I thought, I'd bring you back a little bit of our
15:26holiday in Italy,
15:27where we bought this lemon liqueur.
15:31And if it's all right, we're going to spend the next hour looking through our holiday snacks.
15:35Ooh, taxes!
15:36It was a nice dessert, but not to my particular taste, wasn't blown away by it.
15:42Yeah.
15:42But it was lovely.
15:43I can't take them away from it.
15:44It was nice.
15:44I just think they played it safe.
15:46Scores out of 20, please.
15:48I reckon give ourselves 20 out of 20.
15:51Good job.
15:52Oh, come on.
15:52You can't fault what we did tonight.
15:54Wanna bet.
15:55We've had a great night, but the food was more gastro than gourmet.
15:59And for that reason, it's 15.
16:02Thought the hosting was really good tonight.
16:04Really enjoyed the food.
16:05And that's why we're going to give them 15.
16:08I'm sorry, it's just not in my nature to boast.
16:11I just can't do it.
16:12Well, your score should give you something to shout about.
16:15Michael and Evelyn bagged a respectable 30 out of 40.
16:22It's day two in Berkshire, and the turn of soulmates Leanne and Ricky,
16:26who are hoping to wow their guests with their shared love of Caribbean cooking.
16:31Oh, nice onesie, Ricky.
16:33They probably haven't even tried any of the food that we're going to cook today.
16:36It's just something, like, to do with our roots and just want to share it with other people.
16:41And talking of sharing...
16:42I think it was nice for Paul when he found out that we were also interested in history.
16:47Yeah.
16:47We were well away.
16:48Or history, we were well away.
16:49It was quite nice to find someone with, or some people with a shared interest.
16:56Rather than, er...
16:59Than, er...
16:59Taking no interest at all in it.
17:03And for their first taste of the Caribbean, West Indian fish cakes.
17:08We have not had very much West Indian food before.
17:11No.
17:11No.
17:12Fish cakes can fall apart if it doesn't bind very well.
17:15Hopefully that won't happen.
17:16I don't think I've ever tried West Indian food, so I'm really looking forward to it.
17:21Ricky starts by preparing the salt fish.
17:24Remember, you've got to wash it first.
17:27Thoroughly.
17:28Yes, chef.
17:28I'm talking to my grandad on the phone, and I'm asking him for some advice on the fish,
17:34and then all you can hear is my nan in the background shouting,
17:36make sure you get the fish without the bones,
17:39cos otherwise it's not cooked properly.
17:41Does everyone do impressions in Berkshire?
17:44To make the batter, Leanne blitzes spring onions with peppers, eggs and flour.
17:52Oh, yes, shake that funky colander.
17:56Once the salt fish is cooked and mashed...
17:58Woo-hoo!
17:58Yeah, let's just get this in.
18:00Yeah.
18:00It's added to the batter.
18:03Wow, that's fantastic.
18:04That's going to sort it out.
18:05Yeah, baby.
18:06Yes.
18:07Ricky and Leanne will fry the fish cakes just before serving,
18:10so they move on to their main,
18:11curried mutton with rice and peas and homemade coleslaw.
18:15I think it could be a winning dish, for sure.
18:17It's tasty.
18:19What?
18:19I'm sorry, who is not going to like it?
18:22I've not cooked mutton, so I'm guessing it would be quite tough if it's not cooked slowly.
18:27You see, you can't go wrong with peas.
18:29It doesn't matter what you're cooking.
18:30As long as there's peas in it, you've got something that tastes nice, haven't you?
18:34Bad luck, Michael.
18:35My thing is notorious for having things that are called...
18:39Nothing's to do with what it actually is.
18:41It is actually rice and beans.
18:43They aren't peas.
18:46To make the rice and beans, Leanne adds garlic and spring onions to coconut milk, then seasons.
18:54Meanwhile, Ricky fries off the marinated mutton.
18:58Now it's time for the secret ingredient, which is the scotch bonnet.
19:02This adds the fire.
19:03Well, it could blow someone's head off.
19:05I don't like really strong spices.
19:08I can take it spicy.
19:09Do you like strong spices?
19:11Bring on the spices, I think.
19:14This one's not going to be particularly hot.
19:16With a single scotch bonnet completing the course, it's on to dessert.
19:20Double chocolate mousse.
19:22Oh, it's chocolate and it's mousse and it's dessert.
19:26I'm a massive dessert person.
19:28You're not so much, are you?
19:30You two really are like peas in a pod.
19:32Or should that be beans?
19:33Dessert for a chocolate lover, I mean, it's double chocolate.
19:37What does double chocolate mousse can't go wrong?
19:38What does it mean?
19:38There's two lots of chocolate?
19:40Bingo!
19:41It's a combo of white and dark chocolate mousse.
19:44And Ricky's giving it all a Caribbean kick.
19:47Oh, yeah.
19:47Yeah, double up on that, babe.
19:49With a splash or two of Jamaican rum.
19:51Come on!
19:52Put more in!
19:54They whisked together eggs with melted white chocolate.
19:57And a little dash of romance.
19:59Can I eat off your nose?
20:00No, you can't eat off my nose.
20:01That's OK.
20:02No!
20:03God!
20:04Ow, that's hot!
20:06Smooth!
20:07It's really hot!
20:08It's my version of the movie Ghost without the potter's wheel.
20:11It wouldn't go that far, babe.
20:13He does it all the time.
20:15Bless him.
20:16I'm as affectionate.
20:17You are affectionate.
20:18You are affectionate.
20:19I'm very lucky.
20:20No!
20:22While the old smoothie starts layering the chocolate, Leanne caramelises pecans before spraying them
20:28with food colouring.
20:29That's just to give it a bit of sparkle.
20:31And that's just to smash them to smithereens.
20:34I think we spanked it.
20:36Yeah.
20:38Crikey.
20:38Dessert done.
20:39Ricky can now get out of that baby grove before they welcome their first guests.
20:45And here they are.
20:46It's Evelyn and Michael.
20:48Michael.
20:49Good to see you.
20:50I'm not going to kiss you tonight.
20:51How are you?
20:53Very well.
20:54How are you?
20:56Next, it's Natasha and Paul.
20:58Hey!
21:00Welcome, welcome.
21:01To the merry band.
21:02Back together again.
21:03Cheers!
21:03For another great night.
21:05Cheers.
21:05Kind of diners.
21:06Yeah!
21:07Coming up, unsubtle hints.
21:09He took me to Venice and everything last year for Valentine's Day.
21:13I'm sure she had a wonderful time in Venice.
21:17I've not been myself.
21:19And awkward accents.
21:21Make sure you put the right fish in there.
21:24Me and my wife, we're happy to be here.
21:28I thought that was a fair guy.
21:40It's night two in Berkshire, where Leanne and Ricky are hoping to win today's thousand-pound prize with their Caribbean
21:46-themed menu.
21:47There's a tiny bit of Jamaican rum in there.
21:49A very tiny bit.
21:50Yeah.
21:51Whilst the hosts crack on with their starter, Eveline and Natasha have a snoop around upstairs.
21:55Oh, it's nice. Looks really comely, doesn't it?
22:00Mm, very nice.
22:02The picture.
22:02She looks really young without make-up.
22:04They're all plain.
22:06They're...
22:06Yeah, but they're her, aren't they?
22:07Yeah.
22:08They're the real her.
22:09I think it means that she's really confident in what she looks like,
22:13because there's so many women who aren't happy to seem to know make-up.
22:15Who are they?
22:17I would be.
22:18One of them.
22:19No, me!
22:20And while the girls chat away...
22:22Victorians, wasn't it?
22:23The boys are bonding downstairs.
22:25The whole of Reading is a Victorian brick.
22:27Yeah, absolutely.
22:28When things were different.
22:30Absolutely, yeah.
22:31They're so pretty and ornate.
22:33Yeah.
22:34You can't beat a bit of brick banter.
22:36Back in the kitchen, Leanne is frying off the fish cakes.
22:39It's going all right at the moment.
22:42While Ricky makes the plates pretty.
22:45Yeah!
22:46And they're ready.
22:47West Indian fish cakes served with rocket and aioli.
22:52Smells absolutely lovely.
22:53It does.
22:54We're out here going...
22:55Oh, good.
22:56That's exciting stuff.
22:57Never tried Caribbean food, really.
22:58Yes!
22:59Never at all.
23:00I've never tried Caribbean food before, either.
23:02Getting!
23:04So I was really excited about trying it.
23:05We've got some Caribbean virgins on the table.
23:07Getting bold.
23:08I'm loving it.
23:09Yeah.
23:10We're talking actually about preparing these.
23:13Somehow I ended up with a dish towel on my head and I was saying,
23:16make sure you put the right fish in there.
23:19Otherwise it won't cook properly.
23:21The first bit of accent I heard.
23:22I need to hear this accent.
23:23I want to hear the...
23:24You wants to practise.
23:25Me and my girlfriend make this dinner feel.
23:27It's a pleasure.
23:28Come back any time you want.
23:29Me and my girlfriend.
23:31That's good.
23:32Me and my girlfriend, me and my wife, we're happy to be here.
23:37I thought that was a fair guy.
23:39That was pass-up.
23:40OK, now I'm going to tell you.
23:40It's like Slash on the Scottish side as well.
23:43And the Irish.
23:44Yeah.
23:44Those tend to go a bit well.
23:45A little bit muddled.
23:46Michael, for Christ's sake, put that radio down.
23:50Oh, why are you, man?
23:52It's absolutely delicious.
23:53Oh, yeah.
23:55The starter was really, really lovely.
23:58Brilliant.
23:59Really enjoyed it.
24:00Yeah, I thought it was delicious.
24:01I thought the...
24:02The spicing of the starter was...
24:04..spot on.
24:06I was worried it was going to be too spicy,
24:08but it was perfectly spiced.
24:10Everything about it, great.
24:13So, Leanne, when we were upstairs,
24:15we noticed this photo that you had of a montage
24:18of different pictures of you.
24:20Those photos, Rick actually did that little montage.
24:23Every one of those pictures, she didn't pose for.
24:26They're natural.
24:26And so it's...
24:27They're natural.
24:27It looked like none of the photos have make-up on.
24:30She didn't pose for any of them.
24:32Yeah.
24:32So, so ladylike.
24:33Do you know what that really shows, though,
24:35that you love Leanne whatever she looks like?
24:39Yeah.
24:39So, that is really sweet.
24:41Candid...
24:41Candid shots are...
24:42That is really, really sweet.
24:42Candid shots are the best.
24:43He is such a sweetie.
24:45He really is.
24:45I would kill you if you did that to me.
24:48It just wouldn't happen.
24:50I wouldn't even see the funny side of that, to be fair.
24:52OK.
24:53It really doesn't.
24:54Do I look better with or without make-up?
24:56No different.
24:57Oh, shut up!
24:59What does that do?
25:00Completely level.
25:01And he comes out just saying,
25:03my make-up looks all right.
25:04Lovely.
25:05He wasn't coming across all that...
25:07What's the word?
25:08Convincing.
25:09He wasn't all that convincing.
25:11But some people have difficulty expressing themselves.
25:14Yes, they do.
25:14I think he's basically trying to say that,
25:16it makes no difference the way he feels about you.
25:19I tell you, Paul, you should have done shoulders to shoulders,
25:22young gentlemen.
25:22He'll get you out of so much crap.
25:25Well, I think he did throw him alive, to be honest.
25:27Paul Browning!
25:30But you said you couldn't tell the difference
25:32if I wore make-up or not.
25:35Yeah, but I didn't mean it quite like that,
25:38and Ricky hit the nail on the head with what I was trying to get across.
25:42Let's move on, for Paul's sake.
25:44I'm really glad she likes it.
25:45She's a big starter.
25:46I'm well chuffed.
25:48I think it's come out really well.
25:49I think she's done fantastically.
25:51No, we've done fantastically.
25:52No, you're the best!
25:54No, you're the best!
25:55We're both the best!
25:56With mutual love in the air, it's on to the main.
25:59Rice and peas and chicken and ding!
26:02Yeah, buddy!
26:03Yes, indeed!
26:04It's curried mutton with rice and peas and homemade slaw.
26:07I hope you like it.
26:09That meat is really tender.
26:10Oh, it's delicious.
26:11That meat is really tender.
26:13Good.
26:14I'm really glad.
26:15I've never tasted mutton before, and I think I prefer it to lamb.
26:19And it wasn't mutton dressed as lamb, it was actually mutton.
26:23Oh, you're pleased with that one, aren't you?
26:25I really enjoyed the main course.
26:26The coleslaw went really well with it, which I was really shocked at because, obviously, coleslaw we'd generally eat with
26:32salads or jacket potatoes and things like that.
26:34I'd never have thought of putting coleslaw and a curry together.
26:37Yes, it's revolutionary.
26:38As they tuck in, talk turns to age gaps.
26:41So, how many years is it between the two of you, then?
26:44Just about nine years.
26:46Oh, so it's not that bad?
26:47No, no, it's not that big of an age gap.
26:49No.
26:50No, that's not big of an age gap.
26:51No.
26:51Ours is a big age gap.
26:52What's the age gap between you and Ricky?
26:54How many is it?
26:5622.
26:57Yeah, 22.
26:58Are you the young head on older shoulders or a youth?
27:03No, it's definitely young head on older shoulders, definitely.
27:07It is a pretty big age gap because it's over 20 years, 22 years.
27:11That's a whole generation.
27:13I was quite surprised because he looks really young.
27:16Even his mannerisms and energy, he seems a lot younger.
27:21It's really lovely.
27:21We both are very romantic with each other.
27:24He's awesome.
27:25He took me to Venice and everything last year, even Valentine's Day.
27:29I'm sure she had a wonderful time in Venice.
27:33I've not been myself, subtly.
27:37He's not getting the hint.
27:39Michael surprises me a lot as well.
27:42I think it's awesome.
27:43If we go out for dinner, he never tells me where we're going.
27:48I think that's lovely.
27:50I don't know where I'm going to turn up.
27:51It's the least I can do, really.
27:53It's not a great effort not to tell you where we're going.
27:56What's the most romantic thing you two have ever done together?
27:59Ask Paul.
28:01Paul, what's the most romantic thing you've ever done with Natasha?
28:09Um...
28:11Can you carry on, love?
28:12I bought you flowers quite a few times.
28:15Paul struggled a little bit to come up with an answer which I thought was a bit of a...
28:21Define romance.
28:21Being spontaneous to show your affection and love to somebody through gifts all begins away.
28:33Through spending money.
28:35Yeah.
28:35Who says romance is dead?
28:37Were we romantic at the beginning, do you think?
28:40Oh, I was.
28:41You just beat it out of me.
28:45Are you sure I was there?
28:47I was probably at work.
28:49Yeah, that's what it is.
28:50At least you admit it too.
28:52That's all right.
28:53You are welcome.
28:54We thought it was tasty.
28:56It was good.
28:56That's how we normally cook it.
28:58So I'm happy with what we produced.
29:00Yeah.
29:00Let's see if you can make it a truly memorable night with your put.
29:04Double chocolate mousse.
29:06Are you sure?
29:07What's in the top?
29:08Yeah.
29:09It's pecans.
29:11Oh, okay.
29:12With like gold.
29:13Yes.
29:13Yeah.
29:14I've given them a bit of bling.
29:17Bit of gold bling.
29:18Did you put something sweet on them as well?
29:20Mm.
29:21Caramel.
29:21They're caramelised pecans.
29:23Oh, they're delicious.
29:24Chocolate sends off all sorts of indoor food.
29:26Serotonins.
29:27Ceremones.
29:28Ceremones.
29:29What?
29:30Ceremones.
29:31No, dear.
29:32I can't get those.
29:36Ceremones, I meant, not ceremones.
29:37Oh, what a mix-up.
29:39Taxes!
29:40Dessert was lovely, although one or two of the layers on mine wasn't completely set,
29:46so it was a bit runny.
29:48Dessert was delicious.
29:50It was wonderful.
29:52I sort of wish it wasn't quite as big, because I ate the whole thing.
29:55I'm going to go out there.
29:56I'm going to go 18.
29:56I'll score us 18.
29:58I'd give us...
29:59I'd give us 15.
30:03I'm not with him.
30:04Mm-hm.
30:04There are a couple of minor flaws, so...
30:06We're going to score 15.
30:08Great food, a great evening.
30:11The only thing we could fault was a tiny, tiny bit of the dessert.
30:14We're going to give them a 16.
30:19So, Leanne and Ricky's Caribbean-themed evening has edged them into the lead with a totally tropical 31.
30:28It's the third and final day in Buckshire, and a chance for Paul and his workaholic partner Natasha to show
30:35they have something in common by preparing a meal together in their bid to win the grand.
30:41I can't see it myself, how they're going to be as a team.
30:44I think there's going to be some sparks.
30:46I think it could possibly go up if Natasha gets stressed.
30:51I'm feeling a bit pressured.
30:52Are you?
30:53No, you'll pull it off.
30:55I'll pull it off.
30:56Sorry, we'll pull it off.
30:58Good luck, team!
31:00First up, the starter.
31:02Seafood mille feuilles with anchovies, sand and oyster mayonnaise.
31:07OK.
31:08I don't know what.
31:10Millet-fuelet.
31:11Millet-fuelet.
31:12I don't even know if I'm pronouncing that right.
31:14Thousand leaves.
31:15Thousand leaves.
31:16Almost.
31:16It's a French food term, which means thousands of layers.
31:20No.
31:20Does it really?
31:21I wanted it to sound posh.
31:22I didn't want to say a pile of fish.
31:25No, well, that's understandable.
31:26But before stacking all that seafood, they start on the oyster mayonnaise.
31:30Oh, good heavens.
31:31I don't want to be negative or anything, but I've had oysters once
31:34and it wasn't a happy experience.
31:36Oh, no.
31:37I thought they're supposed to be an aphrodisiac, oysters.
31:40That was a problem.
31:42I think the accent was the problem.
31:44Here we go.
31:45Natasha starts by blitzing the oysters.
31:50It's just gone in my hair.
31:52I'm going to stink a fish.
31:54Paul lends a hand by pouring in vegetable oil.
31:58There you go.
31:59Done.
31:59I would absolutely prefer to have gone to work than done this today, for sure.
32:05That's the spirit.
32:06Next, it's on to the fish.
32:08Say when, then, because I don't know how much to...
32:11Same as what you put on your dinner.
32:14Having passed the salmon seasoning test, Paul's promoted to prawn peeler.
32:19How you doing?
32:20Yeah, I'm doing all right, thank you.
32:22Anything with limited skill that a chimp could do is given to me, isn't it?
32:26Do you want me to give you something a bit more difficult?
32:30No, thank you.
32:32I'm quite content.
32:33That's it, Paul.
32:34Know your limits.
32:35The prawns are mixed with crab meat, creme fraiche and lemon juice.
32:40Stir it vigorously.
32:41I don't think I've done anything vigorously in my whole life.
32:44Really?
32:45The alternating layers of fish are then stacked up.
32:48It's okay, don't touch it.
32:49I'm not.
32:51Starter down, it's on to dessert.
32:53Dark chocolate and orange tart.
32:56You could get a soggy bottom on the tart.
32:59Oh, don't encourage him.
33:00You don't want that, do you?
33:02Oh, told you.
33:03Massive chocolate fan.
33:05Even bigger dark chocolate fan.
33:07I've got the complicated task of cutting up chocolate into small pieces.
33:14You're not allowed a sharp blade, then.
33:17Meanwhile, Natasha's candying orange peel
33:20and then covering her sponge base with chopped nuts.
33:23Can you move that, please?
33:24Yep.
33:26Teamwork at its very best.
33:28On goes the melted chocolate, which they'll leave to set.
33:32Dessert is done, so it's on to the main.
33:36Beef Wellington with mushrooms, dauphinoise, potatoes and a red wine jus.
33:42What's not to like?
33:43Beef, good.
33:45Mushrooms, good.
33:46Potatoes, good.
33:48Red wine, good.
33:50American accent.
33:51Yeah.
33:53While the meat's being seared, they blend mushrooms for the filling.
33:58Mushrooms.
33:59There's nothing that she hates more than mushrooms.
34:02Mushrooms.
34:04Don't worry, Natasha's thought of everything.
34:07I'm going to do two without mushroom, just in case somebody doesn't like mushroom.
34:11For the others, they wrap seared beef fillet in prosciutto with the mushrooms.
34:14Make sure it goes down into that middle.
34:17And they're all encased in pastry.
34:19These two are really pulling together, and Paul's even being entrusted to crimp the edges.
34:24No, you're making it look rubbish.
34:26I'd rather...
34:26I've not done it yet.
34:27No, no, I've not done it.
34:28Yeah, but look, it looks rubbish.
34:30I think maybe you need a different job.
34:33Baking sheet on the tray would be good.
34:36Back to the chimp work.
34:38Food prep done.
34:40The organ grinder and her monkey can go and get changed.
34:44Right, it's ours to lose, so you've got to think before you speak.
34:47I know what he's thinking.
34:51First guests to hear, it's Eveline and Michael.
34:54Good evening!
34:55Hi!
34:56How are you?
34:57What's this cocktail called?
34:59What are these?
35:00Kia Royale.
35:00Kia Royale?
35:01Yes, I haven't had one of these since 1982.
35:04Oh!
35:05Finally, Leanne and Ricky.
35:09Hi!
35:10How are you doing?
35:11Oh, you look lovely.
35:12So do you!
35:14Thank you all very much for coming.
35:15I hope you have a fantastic evening.
35:18Yeah, looking forward to it.
35:19Hopefully.
35:21Ever the optimist.
35:24Nice start.
35:25He's good at killing conversations, it's fine.
35:29Coming up, money issues.
35:31This is a highly significant collection of coins and it should be around the room.
35:36It's 30-odd years old, you can't put coins on the bloody wall.
35:41And the winning couple is revealed.
35:43I'm really nervous, I don't know why.
35:55It's the third and final night in Buckshire and it's Paul and Natasha's turn to host in a bid to
36:00win the grand.
36:02Make it look nice.
36:03I'll try.
36:04Don't have it hanging off then.
36:06While they crack on with their starter, Ricky and Michael take a look upstairs.
36:11Now, what is that sticking out?
36:13Shall we have a little look-see?
36:15Ooh!
36:16Value.
36:16Did you know every head of each monarch goes the other way each time?
36:21Because he's facing that way, the one in between will be facing this way.
36:25See what I mean?
36:25He's facing that way, she's facing that way.
36:27Which way will I go when I eventually get there?
36:30When Mama finally pops her clogs, I will face that way.
36:34I'd hate to presume that any time soon...
36:36Hello, it's a Prince Charles-off!
36:38It would be very presumptuous of me to assume that any time soon Mama will abdicate.
36:43Absolutely.
36:43Sounds nothing like me.
36:45But why are they here?
36:46He can't be that emancipated that she puts his stuff under the bed.
36:51This is a highly significant collection of coins and it should be around the room.
36:56Anyone know who that was an impression of?
36:58No, me neither.
36:59Back in the kitchen and the starter's ready.
37:02Hopefully everyone will like it and it will be a winning dish.
37:04No bloody batter.
37:05If I see full plates, I think I'll just crawl under the table.
37:11Well, we'll look forward to that.
37:13Here it is, seafood millefoy with anchovy sand and oyster mayonnaise.
37:17So who did what in the kitchen then?
37:19You dishelled everything.
37:20You sold the oysters.
37:22I'm racking my brain trying to think, did I do anything else?
37:25Well, let's have a think.
37:26Oh yes, you did what you were told.
37:28I think the starter was extremely professionally done.
37:31I thought, oh my God, this is a different league.
37:34I absolutely loved the starter.
37:37So much effort went into that.
37:39The presentation was awesome.
37:40It was brilliant.
37:41I loved it.
37:42Absolutely loved it.
37:43We found a treasure trove.
37:46An absolute treasure trove, wasn't it?
37:48They're just all old British coins, really.
37:50I just, I find them all fascinating.
37:52Just think how many hands they must have passed through over the hundreds of years that they've gone through.
37:58That put me off thinking of them like...
38:00If I had a collection of coins, I would have them on display.
38:03Why are they not?
38:04Why are they not out?
38:06On the wall?
38:07On the wall?
38:07Yeah.
38:08On the wall?
38:09A load of dirty coins.
38:12I'd have them in little boxes on the wall, like a little museum.
38:15Lovely display case.
38:16Absolutely.
38:17Get the feeling you're outnumbered, Natasha.
38:19A display case.
38:21I think they look lovely in a study.
38:23No, they wouldn't.
38:24We've got a study.
38:24They just look ridiculous.
38:25Who hangs coins on the wall?
38:27You're 30-odd years old.
38:29You can't put coins on the bloody wall.
38:32Why not?
38:34They're fascinating.
38:36You can learn the order of the kings and queens.
38:39No!
38:39Just no.
38:40I'm fascinated by kings and queens.
38:42You can learn about his coins.
38:44It's okay.
38:46If I'm not allowed to have certain things, I'm hoping that my partner would compromise with me also and be...
38:50Yeah, but to be fair, if he had a coin collection, that would not be out.
38:54No offence.
38:55Ah, the art of compromise.
38:57Everyone finish?
38:58Yes, that would be fantastic.
39:00Good, good.
39:00With the starter going down a storm, time to move on to the main.
39:04That one looks a bit moist, those two.
39:06Where are you going?
39:08I don't know which one you're doing.
39:09Dancing.
39:10If they don't like it, then we've tried our best and, you know, then clearly they've got no taste.
39:18Beef Wellington, thin carrots and a couple of mushrooms drizzled in a red wine jus.
39:24That's delicious.
39:26Do you like it?
39:26Really nice.
39:27I was really impressed by the main.
39:29I only had one issue.
39:31My Wellington was falling apart a bit.
39:32It was a little bit overcooked for me, the beef.
39:34I'm going to take issue with you there.
39:36Are you?
39:36Because I thought it was perfect.
39:38Splendid, old boy, splendid.
39:39As it's the final night, Evelyn's keen to pass on some pearls of wisdom.
39:44Natasha, I would suggest I've got the work-life balance about right now.
39:47I like the time in the evenings to do things together.
39:50I make a rule.
39:52After seven o'clock, I'm not going to check my emails.
39:54He doesn't like it anyway.
39:56He gets annoyed with me.
39:57I see I'm a bit sneaky.
39:58I go to the toilet.
40:00Paul, a question for you then.
40:02Whenever she's working, do you feel neglected?
40:04The only thing I think I'd change is taking phone calls out of the room in the evening so I
40:08don't have to listen to work calls all evening.
40:10I don't want to hear.
40:12Michael would hate it if I took a work call in the living room.
40:15He'd go absolutely mad.
40:16Well, that's not allowed.
40:17Is it not?
40:18That's not allowed.
40:18Really?
40:19I don't know if she'll take it on board, but she was listening.
40:22With the work issue tackled, Leigh-Anne has some advice for Paul.
40:26So, Paul, I think maybe you should do some more romantic gestures.
40:30Like, definitely do something that would absolutely surprise Tash, because I think she would really appreciate it and I think
40:36you will reap the benefits on that one.
40:38It can be a small surprise. It doesn't have to involve any money at all.
40:42Most of our surprises cost very little indeed.
40:46I have to put my oar in and actually say that it must be difficult for somebody to make plans
40:50for somebody when they're distracted all the time and working quite hard.
40:54Oh, I can rearrange work. It's fine.
40:56For romantic gestures to Venice, it might be...
41:02Anyway, to be fair, there's wireless in every hotel I've been in around the world.
41:08I can work from anywhere in the world.
41:10You're a shocker.
41:10I'll certainly make more of an effort going forward on things like that.
41:15I look forward to it.
41:16Oh, that's brilliant.
41:18That's nice.
41:19That's brilliant.
41:19What's going to be the first romantic gesture?
41:21Well, I can't tell you or it wouldn't be a surprise.
41:24Mmm!
41:25OK, when's it going to be in roughly what time and what clothes do I need?
41:29Is it so you can work it around work?
41:30Yeah.
41:32Paul was very into more romantic gestures.
41:34Surprises are the key, aren't they?
41:36Romantic surprises.
41:37As long as Natasha doesn't have to build it into her schedule.
41:40Have we learnt anything?
41:42I think I've learnt possibly that I should be more romantic.
41:46I'll certainly try to be.
41:48Oh!
41:51OK.
41:52I'm still waiting for a comment.
41:53Well, I don't know what to say, really.
41:56You're expecting me to say I'm going to work less.
41:58I'm not.
41:59Oh, well, at least he tried.
42:01Let's hope dessert's more successful.
42:03No, don't pull that out.
42:04Go all the way.
42:05It might be easier if you put on a chocolate board.
42:08Just the small matter of cutting out portions.
42:13Get the, um, rolling pin.
42:16Crikey, that should do it.
42:18We got there in the end.
42:20Here it is.
42:21Dark chocolate and orange tart.
42:22With a couple of jellied worms.
42:25Dark chocolate and orange goes so well together, doesn't it?
42:28Yeah, I think so.
42:29Definitely.
42:30Oh, the dessert was just divine.
42:32Divine.
42:34It was, like, the practical problem of breaking that biscuit.
42:36That was a...
42:37We needed another fork, another implement to break it with.
42:42It just didn't do it for me, unfortunately.
42:45It was, it was, it was too, uh, bitter.
42:48It was too bitter for me.
42:49And from bitter desserts to sour impressions.
42:53Turn the heating down, because if you're cold, just put another layer of clothing on.
42:57What's the point?
43:00I think it's just generally along the lines of...
43:02Paul!
43:03Paul!
43:04Paul!
43:04Stop doing that!
43:05Don't do that, Paul!
43:08I think mine was fairly accurate.
43:10I wouldn't say I hear it every day.
43:12It's more like every...
43:13It's because you're at work.
43:14Every 20 minutes or so, rather than every day.
43:16You're not here every 20 minutes.
43:18I've never done an Evelyn.
43:20Wait a minute.
43:20Wait a minute.
43:20What are you thinking?
43:21I can't do that.
43:23I can't do you.
43:24I can't.
43:24Finally stumped!
43:25And on that note, scores please.
43:28The food was slightly better tonight, but the atmosphere wasn't quite as fun as last
43:33night, so for that reason we're going to give it a...
43:3616.
43:37I'll probably score us 14.
43:40Are you having a laugh?
43:41Well, they'll need 16 or more to bag the grand.
43:44We thought the food was really good, but it wasn't without its flaws, which is why we're
43:49giving it.
43:49Whoa there!
43:50All the scoring's been done in secret, so it's down to the host to reveal the winner.
43:54Yay!
43:56This is it, guys!
43:58I'm ready.
43:59Here we go.
44:01Whoa!
44:03Oh, yeah!
44:03That's funny!
44:04Wow!
44:06I'm really nervous.
44:08I don't know why.
44:08In third place, Evelyn.
44:12And Michael!
44:14This is the three!
44:17Leigh-Anne, Ricky, it's pretty nice and you.
44:24Join first...
44:25Oh!
44:25That's awesome!
44:26No!
44:28No!
44:30No!
44:30No!
44:31No!
44:32No!
44:33No!
44:34Lan and Ricky scored Natasha and Paul a 15.
44:37Yay!
44:38Yay!
44:40We're pleased that they both won, because they both deserve to win.
44:43Where are you's looking green?
44:46My maths is really bad.
44:48High standards of food and presentation this week, so, joint first.
44:52It's