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00:01Take three couples...
00:03I've already chopped additional garlic.
00:06...who love to host.
00:08Don't take the skin off. You want me to mix it?
00:11Ask each pair to throw a dinner party.
00:13He's a nice guy. He'll lie and say they're all brilliant.
00:18He didn't do anything for me.
00:19And get them to score each other in secret.
00:22Just be honest.
00:23In every course I was hit with a cacophony of flavours.
00:26Today, strong opinions.
00:27What is it you said to me you liked?
00:30Lamborghini.
00:30Lamborghini. I'm not that low.
00:32Did that just happen?
00:33And straight talking.
00:34Do you regret it?
00:35Not now.
00:36Do you love him?
00:36Yeah, he's alright.
00:37And wind your neck in.
00:38He says it as it is, and he says he knows it.
00:40And if you don't like it, you don't like it.
00:41As the couples compete to win a £1,000 prize.
00:45Jean-Claude Van Damme look good.
00:54Today on Couples Come Dine With Me, we're in Devon and Cornwall.
00:57Setting for many of the Mills and Boone romance novels.
01:00Come in, darling.
01:01Sun's over the horizon, sweetheart.
01:03And living out their own romantic fantasy are the first of today's three hosts,
01:06ex-Naval officer Steve and his wife Caroline.
01:09They met whilst he was serving in the Middle East.
01:11A girlfriend and I have been invited to a cocktail party.
01:14And Steve and I, our paths crossed on the staircase going down.
01:19And I thought, mmm, he's the best I've seen so far.
01:23And they're hoping after 20 years of marriage, they've got the recipe to be the perfect hosts.
01:27What I want to do is entertain the guests.
01:29I'd like to think that we could pass some of our personality across.
01:32The only thing I really worry about in some ways is I whitter on too much.
01:35You know, you whitter on too much. You do?
01:37I do because I'm left in the house by myself all the time.
01:40I've got no one to talk to except the dog. He gets fed up now.
01:43Can't blame him.
01:45Could you pass me the parsley, Stephen, please?
01:48Please?
01:48First to prepare is their starter, inspired by their time in Dubai.
01:53Middle Eastern Meze, including Kofta, Tabula and Baba Ganoush.
01:56Kofta. Tab-a-loo hair.
02:00And Baba...
02:01Baba Ganoush.
02:03Baba Ganoush.
02:04Oh, sounds lovely.
02:06Second to host will be newly engaged 20-somethings optical assistant Jade and shop manager Seb.
02:12Yeah!
02:14I'll let you have that one. You can have that one.
02:16It was love at first sight for me and I tried to tell him that over a kebab one night
02:21and it didn't really go to plan, did it?
02:23No.
02:24Well, it worked out in the end.
02:26Yes! Get in there!
02:27I wouldn't change one thing about you. I really wouldn't. I think you're perfect.
02:30I am perfect. But I would change a few things about you.
02:33Would you now?
02:34I'd change the fact your feet smell after a long day's work.
02:38No, they don't.
02:38There's no excuse.
02:39No, they don't.
02:39We'll leave you to it, I think.
02:40I've already chopped additional garlic.
02:44Listen to me. We've got a plan for how we're going to cook, haven't we?
02:48Yes.
02:48You have, yes.
02:48I have a plan.
02:49I'll just do as I'm told.
02:50Exactly.
02:51That's the plan.
02:52Nothing unusual there, is there?
02:53First on Steve's list are the koftas. To mince he adds chopped parsley, pine nuts, onions, fresh chilli and a
02:59variety of spices before mixing.
03:02Can you...
03:03OK.
03:04No, no, no, go fast. Just, just make sure that everything... Look, look what you're doing.
03:09OK, come on.
03:09Once combined he shapes into sausages.
03:11Keep going.
03:15Keep going, keep going.
03:17What's it for?
03:18Because you've got to get them uniform.
03:21Uniform?
03:22I wouldn't argue.
03:23I'm really happy with the way they've turned out.
03:25I think I'm going to give Stephen the task of cooking these later and if they go wrong I can
03:30blame him.
03:31Can't I?
03:32Good luck Steve.
03:33Next it's the baba ganoush.
03:35I'd say an adventurous couple.
03:36Do you think one of the partners could be from the UK and one from abroad?
03:41Possibly.
03:42Have a nice day at the office.
03:43You too.
03:44Completing today's line-up our husband and wife Bev and Nick who work together running a seafood
03:49wholesale company.
03:50Hello.
03:51How are you doing?
03:52Great, thank you.
03:53We've been together just over 20 years now.
03:56That's a long time.
03:57That is a long time.
03:59But it wasn't always a romantic relationship.
04:01Before we got together we were friends for about two or three years.
04:05I used to make him walk around the cathedral with me all night talking and things because I
04:09thought I had to know what his intentions were.
04:11They were bad.
04:13For the baba ganoush Caroline takes the flesh from baked aubergines and drains over a bowl.
04:18With the benefit of hindsight I think we probably needed a bit more time.
04:22Yeah maybe.
04:22That's the problem with the meze because there are so many different components to it.
04:27Maybe I would have been better off doing a prawn cocktail.
04:29Well you're stuck with meze and the time's ticking on.
04:32I was trying to think what we've got they could.
04:33What about the masher?
04:34It's called time.
04:35No Stephen I don't want to mash it.
04:38It needs time to drain.
04:39Okay.
04:40It's what it needs.
04:41Stop stressing now.
04:42Are you sure he's trying to stress?
04:43I'm not.
04:43You are.
04:44I think you are a bit.
04:45Caroline mixes the aubergine with Greek yoghurt, tahini and lemon juice.
04:49It'll be served tonight with the other meze dishes.
04:51Next it's dessert.
04:53Orange and almond polenta cake with baklava.
04:56I like cake as well so I'm happy.
04:58But it's not cake.
04:59Yeah look.
05:00Oh with cake.
05:01Yeah.
05:01Yeah I like cake.
05:02Yeah we like cake.
05:03Yeah they like cake.
05:04For the polenta cake Caroline creams butter with sugar.
05:07Could you find for me in the cupboard the baking powder please.
05:13Okay.
05:13We'd love to see other couples get a bit flappy in the kitchen wouldn't we.
05:16Get a bit stressed with each other.
05:17That would be really nice to see.
05:18You won't be disappointed.
05:20I bet you put it somewhere else.
05:21I haven't put it somewhere else.
05:22No Stephen.
05:23No.
05:24Let me have a look.
05:26Crikey.
05:26Are you blind?
05:27Are you blind?
05:28Are you blind?
05:29Okay.
05:30I must think it was like flour.
05:32No.
05:32She adds a mix of baking powder and dried polenta along with egg.
05:36The mix goes into a baking tin and in it goes.
05:39It'll be served tonight along with a baklava.
05:41Finally the main.
05:43Lamb shawarma.
05:44With a basmati rice and dal.
05:46Lamb sham.
05:48Shawarma.
05:50Shawarma.
05:50Shawarma.
05:51And I'm the one that can read.
05:52Really?
05:53Excellent.
05:53Be a bit difficult to match wine with that.
05:56Wouldn't it?
05:57Lamb shawarma.
05:58The recipe I've used is as close as I can find to a particular street food.
06:02Called a shawarma.
06:04If it's cooked properly it just falls.
06:06Felt.
06:06Yeah.
06:07It's meltingly beautiful.
06:08Steve covers his leg of lamb with a spice paste.
06:11Just pretend you're putting suntan lotion on me.
06:14Looks like you've been sitting out a bit too long.
06:16Oh that looks beautiful.
06:18Mmm.
06:18My mouth is watering.
06:19The marinated lamb goes into the oven to be slow cooked.
06:22It'll be served with the dal tonight.
06:24Prep done.
06:25It's time for a quick change before the guests arrive.
06:27And first at the door are the young lovebirds Jade and Seb.
06:32Well hello guys.
06:33Hello.
06:34Good morning.
06:35Hi nice to meet you.
06:36Oh yeah.
06:36I'm Steve.
06:37I'm Jade.
06:37Jade.
06:38Yeah.
06:38Hello Steve I'm Seb.
06:40Beams.
06:41He likes bees.
06:42Well they were originally wear wood and Caroline decided she didn't want them.
06:46She's very fastidious about everything that she does.
06:49Oh.
06:49Okay guys I'm gonna just go and get the gorgeous wife and bring her along to introduce you to you
06:53guys.
06:54Wonderful.
06:55See you soon.
06:56Bye.
06:56She's very very very tall.
06:58Is she?
06:58Those shoes are not big enough.
07:00I'm gonna look like.
07:01She's got snow on her head.
07:01Is she really thin and gorgeous and glamorous?
07:04No.
07:04She's.
07:06No.
07:08She's not thin.
07:09She's.
07:10That's not there.
07:12Just lovely.
07:12Nice.
07:13Nice.
07:13Yeah.
07:14Hello.
07:15Hello.
07:15Good to meet you.
07:18Hello.
07:18This is Jade.
07:19Your hands are cold.
07:21How are you?
07:21This is Seb.
07:22I'm alright.
07:22Seth.
07:24My grandma calls him Seth.
07:26So he'll answer to anything.
07:27You have beautiful eyes.
07:28You really do.
07:29They're very nice.
07:30Nothing match.
07:32Colour coordination.
07:34Next in a co-working husband and wife Bev and Nick.
07:37Well hello guys.
07:38Hi there.
07:39Hi Nick.
07:39I'm Steve.
07:40Hi Steve.
07:41I'm Beverly.
07:41Pleased to meet you.
07:42Come on through.
07:44The last ones to arrive.
07:46Oh excellent.
07:47I'm Caroline.
07:49I'm nice to meet you.
07:51Hello Nick.
07:52Nice to meet you.
07:52Can I say.
07:53Phew.
07:55Because you just don't know what you're going to get do you?
07:58Coming up.
07:59An impatient wife.
08:00Hurry up.
08:01Hurry up.
08:01Have you been to Newcastle?
08:04Has anybody been to Newcastle?
08:05Steven's definitely under the thumb.
08:07And raunchy revelations.
08:09So it's you sir.
08:10Babe is this going to be plaster treated?
08:11I don't think I'd want any of my parts in body put in plaster or paris.
08:22It's the first night of the couples competition in Devon and Cornwall where Caroline and her
08:26husband Steve are hoping a Middle Eastern inspired menu will help them secure victory.
08:30How about getting wifey a drink?
08:32Darling I'd love to.
08:33Cheers.
08:34Cheers everyone.
08:35Lovely evening.
08:35Cheers.
08:36Well lovely week.
08:37Beats Lambrini.
08:39It's alright.
08:40My daughter used to drink Lambrini.
08:42Big bottles.
08:43Big bottles.
08:44Yeah.
08:44Set for a good night.
08:45While Steve gets to grips with the barbecue.
08:48Oh look.
08:49Alright.
08:49Came off in my hand chief.
08:51Done it good.
08:52Jade and Seb have a snoop.
08:53It's not them is it?
08:54I don't think they've changed much if you ask me.
08:57They still look like they like a drink and a party.
09:00Yeah.
09:01She still looks just as fed up back then.
09:05Downstairs Bev and Nick are also having a gossip about the hosts.
09:08She's pulled him in a couple of times already.
09:10Oh really?
09:10Yeah.
09:11She's probably going to be on the naughty set tonight.
09:15Do you think so?
09:15I don't know what you mean.
09:17What?
09:17No.
09:19You have to.
09:21Lift.
09:21Lift.
09:22No.
09:22Listen to me.
09:23Lift the lid.
09:24Right.
09:25They're very delicate and you can't just toss them like bloody hamburgers.
09:30If he manages not to ruin the koftas they'll be part of an enormous pile of Middle Eastern
09:35mezze and there they are.
09:36If aubergine's on the plate it's like a bit boring.
09:40Yeah.
09:40There's nothing to it.
09:41Whereas this is really tasty.
09:42Do you know what?
09:43When you cook them like this it gives it such a different flavour.
09:47So you're obviously troubled as well.
09:48Like a pepper.
09:49Because a good restaurant will burn a pepper on the char grill and then peel it all off
09:54and then you've got a much sweeter pepper.
09:56Where the Middle East then?
09:57Where does that come from?
09:58Steven and I actually met in Dubai.
10:01What we're eating tonight actually is their street food but I've just sexed it up a bit.
10:07You know made it look pretty on the plates.
10:09Street food is street food.
10:10Whether it's in a really top restaurant or on the street.
10:13That's what it is.
10:14It's simple, easy to handle.
10:15I felt over faced.
10:17A lot.
10:17But you didn't need three big koftas.
10:18You didn't need a big tub of hummus.
10:21You didn't need the big lettuce leaf.
10:23It just was too much.
10:24I liked it.
10:24I like the meatballs as well because I don't normally like lots of meat.
10:27That was a bit dry for me.
10:28But worked for me because I like a bit dry meat.
10:31Yeah.
10:31Absolutely loved it.
10:33I really did.
10:33I enjoyed this size.
10:35So anyway getting back to how we met.
10:37I went to this party on board a ship and then I saw him.
10:40It's weird isn't it?
10:41So we had plenty of time to see each other.
10:43Fortunately we were together doing lots of different things.
10:47And we've been together ever since.
10:49In a nutshell.
10:50Because you could sit here all night and talk about it.
10:52We've lived in different places as well.
10:54We lived in Newcastle for eight years.
10:56I had quite a good job teaching up there.
10:59And with loads of time I was earning quite a bit of spare money as well.
11:03In bonuses and things like that.
11:05Hurry up, hurry up.
11:05Get to the point.
11:06Have you been to Newcastle?
11:08Has anybody been to Newcastle?
11:09Steven's definitely under the thumb.
11:10He's very much like Seb in the sense that he does as he's told when he's told.
11:15No, it doesn't work like that.
11:17It does.
11:17It doesn't work like that, sweetie.
11:18No, no, don't sweetie me.
11:20Don't pet your eyes me.
11:20It's a bit late for that.
11:22On to the main.
11:23And whilst Caroline preps the rice, Steve has been left to garnish the dips on his own.
11:27Is that wise?
11:29You're left beyond super-vised.
11:30We're not having f***ing ice cream.
11:32It's like we've...
11:34Well, what is that about?
11:34There's plenty more in there.
11:35I could just take them out.
11:36So what do you show me?
11:37You put them in like a flake.
11:38There's nothing wrong with that.
11:40Demonstrate.
11:41Put one in and I'll do it.
11:42I'll repeat it.
11:43Well, we'll leave it.
11:43It's novel.
11:44It's different.
11:45And there it is.
11:46Lamb shawarma with a flake on top.
11:48Ladies first, my lovely.
11:50OK, my darling.
11:51That's me when I've cooked it.
11:53I'm quite happy.
11:54Is this almond half spicy?
11:55No, it's not.
11:56No.
11:57It's not spicy.
11:58It's just flavoursome.
11:59Brilliant.
12:00I just hope the lamb hasn't just dried off.
12:03You're on the same team, Steve.
12:05Well, we'll soon find out.
12:06I mean, it's been slow cooked for about five hours.
12:08As the guests tuck in, Caroline tries to impress with a claim to fame.
12:12I had the opportunity to meet Prince Charles about five years ago.
12:18Stephen was leaving the services, so there was a little ceremony happening down at Drake.
12:24Suddenly it was like, HRH is on his way.
12:27We must all go into this room.
12:28The minute people started talking about royalty and things like that, I just switched off.
12:34I don't get it.
12:35Do you?
12:36No, but I'm willing to listen to anyone's story.
12:38He's a nice guy.
12:39He'll lie and say that they're all brilliant.
12:41They don't do anything for me.
12:42I'm just willing to hear anyone's, like, story.
12:45Yeah, I'm happy to hear a story.
12:47Oh, yeah, you really look it.
12:48I don't have to find it interesting.
12:50Oh, this is one thing you need to know about me.
12:52I might look like a classy bird, but I drink cheap wine.
12:57A bit like your, what was it you said to me you liked?
13:01Lambrini.
13:01Lambrini.
13:02I'm not that low, but I do hock.
13:04But I do hock, which is the next level up.
13:07So you've got Lambrini, you've got hock, then you've got proper wine.
13:09She makes friends wherever she goes.
13:12And loses them.
13:13No.
13:14She said it wasn't as low as that, and everyone was, like, shock horror and this and that,
13:18and I was actually a bit like, did that just happen?
13:22Normally I would bite, but she used to drink expensive wine to have a good night
13:25and cost her more.
13:27Hock's not expensive.
13:28I actually think Jade caught it and was slightly offended by it.
13:35I could see a little in her eye.
13:36She was a little bit, but I don't think it was meant to be offensive.
13:41I was just pointing out people's differences, but in a kind of fun way, and I hope she didn't
13:46take offence, but what she enjoys, I enjoy the next level up.
13:51Hopefully the food went down better than the conversation.
13:54I like well done.
13:55Yeah, but you like it like burnt, don't you?
13:57Yeah, cremated, and that suits me down to the ground, so that's why I enjoy it more.
14:01I think that is a good word, burnt.
14:02You probably love the meat on the main, because it was dry.
14:06I thought it was too dry.
14:08A bit concerned that maybe Nick didn't eat everything off the plate, but I was happy.
14:14I thought the rice was fabulous.
14:16I thought the lamb was lovely and tender.
14:19But dry.
14:19Show some support, Steve.
14:21After a disappointing main, it's on to the dessert and a last chance to impress.
14:25Feeling a lot calmer now.
14:27We're about to sit down, have the last course of the evening, and just hopefully be able
14:33to relax now.
14:34And there it is, loads of polenta cake, baklava, and a confession from Caroline.
14:39For Stephen's 50th birthday, I made a bust of my chest for him.
14:44For Stephen's 50th birthday.
14:45A bust of my bust.
14:46Would you go and get it for us?
14:47I could go and get it, couldn't I?
14:49Yeah.
14:52Suits you, sir.
14:53Oh, pet.
14:53Oh, wow.
14:54I remember the days.
14:56They still like that.
14:58Too much information, Caroline.
14:59Babe, is this going to be class of cheating?
15:01Yeah.
15:01I think she's had enough.
15:03Taxes!
15:04The way you looked at me thought I was cheating on you, didn't you?
15:06You were, you were groping on a...
15:08Word, it probably.
15:10Groping another woman's breasts.
15:11I was going to say an elderly woman's breasts.
15:14Good job you didn't.
15:16Oh, God.
15:17I don't think I'd want any of my parts in body put in plaster or Paris.
15:21No, but you don't also like seeing other women's like that.
15:25You're a bit funny with it.
15:26Well, not funny.
15:27I just think there's certain things that are private.
15:29I love cake, pastry, and pistachios and put it all together and I didn't actually like it.
15:33I like the difference of the different things to try.
15:35If you didn't like one, you could go to the other, but it was overall too sweet.
15:39I wouldn't like to say we've got it in the bag, but...
15:42I wouldn't like to say that at all.
15:43I wouldn't even have said it.
15:44No, I think we did pull off a really, really lovely meal this evening.
15:47Let's find out.
15:49Scores out of 20.
15:50Every course I was overfaced and every course I was hit with like a cacophony of flavours.
15:55It was just too much.
15:56Tonight we're going to score Caroline and Stephen a 13.
16:00Tonight we're going to score Caroline and Stephen a 13.
16:04So, despite a few boobs along the way, Caroline and Steve still manage 26 out of 40.
16:14It's day two of the couple's competition in Devon and Cornwall.
16:17Tonight, Jade and Seb will play host and there's only one guest on their minds.
16:21I've got a feeling Caroline's going to be the most critical.
16:24After a couple of glasses of wine, I think she does seem to speak her mind.
16:28And I think she could possibly put her foot in it.
16:31But we are in our A game tonight and we've got a very good menu which will please everyone.
16:37Good, because your guests have their doubts.
16:38I'm willing to be very, very pleasantly surprised and I think I will be.
16:43Well, I think the opposite. My expectations aren't very high.
16:48I'm not feeling threatened by them at the moment. Put it that way.
16:51I'm not expecting simple food. I'm just expecting something a little bit more standard.
16:56I'm sure it would be. I'm sure it would be. I don't know how far my knowledge would go.
17:00First to prep is their starter, tiger prawns, skewers and homemade tomato chutney.
17:05I'd say it's quite an easy starter.
17:07Yep, I would agree with that.
17:09But very tasty, if it's done well. Yum yum.
17:12They begin with the homemade chutney, combining chilli, tomatoes, red onion, sugar and red wine vinegar.
17:17Then it's on to the hob to reduce.
17:22It's all right, is it? Yeah, that sugar is amazing on it.
17:25I'm going to leave it just to thicken up a little bit more, but in terms of taste...
17:28Yeah. No, they're very good. Impressed.
17:30I'm pleasantly surprised. Yeah.
17:33Next, the prawns.
17:35Seafoods are hit and miss. You don't like it and people are going to go hungry.
17:39I like tomato chutney. I'm going to be eating a lot of it because I don't like tiger prawns.
17:45Look away now then. For the kebabs, they devein the prawns and assemble with peppers and onions.
17:50They'll be grilled tonight.
17:52On to dessert. Chocolate gooey pudding with strawberries.
17:56But we both like strawberries.
17:58I must admit, I'm not a big lover of chocolate, but I do like a bit of a gooey one,
18:03especially with strawberries.
18:04There's very little that can go wrong here. Maybe the chocolate gooey pudding.
18:09I mean, you could, I suppose, overcook that, so there's no goo in the middle.
18:13Try not to look so hopeful.
18:15For the chocolate pudding, Seb adds melted chocolate and butter to sugar, eggs and plain flour.
18:19Then jade whisks before they work on the presentation.
18:22We like quirky little things, so if you're giving somebody their dessert in a cup,
18:27which you're meant to drink out of, why not?
18:29Wow. Yeah. Yeah.
18:31Point scored.
18:33Not with those old 70s mugs. Oh, careful.
18:37Oh, see.
18:38You're making a bit of a mess there, aren't you, sweetness?
18:41Why don't you pour it in that jug? Pour it in the measuring jug and then...
18:43Yes. Can you rinse it off? Yes, anything for you, sweetie.
18:46The goo will be cooked just before serving.
18:48On the side, there will be homemade double cream.
18:51For this, Jade needs to whisk butter and full-fat milk.
18:54Right, two minutes. Let's time it.
18:56You'll put two hours, for goodness sake.
18:58No, I won't. I'll put two minutes.
19:01Is that two minutes yet?
19:03I did put it on for two hours.
19:05There's been four minutes I've just stood there doing that.
19:09Probably done, then.
19:10Finally, the main course.
19:12Oh!
19:14It's pork with apple and onion puree, served with asparagus and a honey drizzle.
19:19And I'm not a great lover of asparagus.
19:21Aren't you?
19:22No.
19:23It's too posh.
19:24Too posh, honey.
19:24You know it makes your weed go green.
19:27No, it doesn't.
19:28They begin with the honey glaze for the asparagus.
19:30So, it said four tablespoons.
19:32But I don't own a tablespoon, so we'll do dessert spoons and improvise, like we always do.
19:36Jade adds honey to an alarming amount of mustard and Seb combines.
19:40I just think anything that says something that's honey glazed is just going to be a nice little sweet kick
19:45on top of a savoury dish.
19:47Not with that much mustard.
19:52The mustard's quite a kick, isn't it?
19:54It is, yeah.
19:55When it's cooking, that'll be fine.
19:56Are you sure?
19:57Moving on, they prepare the pork.
19:59I think Nick is definitely the foodie person out of, I think, even all of the guests.
20:04So, I'm hoping he'll be able to say, right, well, this is actually good quality meat, fresh from a butcher.
20:10I have done pork chops before with apple, onion and chilli and honey, which I like very much.
20:16Seb and Jade dress the meat with fresh rosemary.
20:19Can we just get one in there, just a little tiny one?
20:21That's made me happy now, thank you.
20:23As long as you're happy, I'm happy, baby.
20:25Aww.
20:26The meat will be cooked on a bed of apples and onion and carved just before serving.
20:30Well done, team member.
20:32I'm very proud.
20:36Prep done, it's time for a quick change and a bit of a primp.
20:39Oh, Jean-Claude Van Damme, I look good.
20:42If you can take yourselves away from the mirror, Steve and Caroline are here.
20:48Hello.
20:49Hello.
20:49Hello again.
20:50You okay?
20:51Come in.
20:52What are you sweet?
20:52You're both good?
20:53Yeah, we're chilled now.
20:55Good.
20:55Time to relax.
20:57You can relax tonight.
20:58Let us dress.
20:59Yeah.
21:00Last in, it's Bev and Nick.
21:05How are you doing?
21:06Yeah, I'm really good.
21:07You look good.
21:09You do as well.
21:09Nice to see you again.
21:11Right, here we go again, guys.
21:12Here we go again.
21:13Cheers.
21:14Cheers.
21:14Cheers.
21:16Cheers, everyone.
21:17Coming up, personal questions.
21:19Jade, did I tell you I wear blue contact lenses?
21:22No.
21:23Yes.
21:23That's a very personal question.
21:25Wind your neck in.
21:26And undesirable dishes.
21:40It's the second night in Devon and Cornwall, where young lovebirds Jade and Seb are attempting
21:45to bag the thousand pound prize.
21:47And they're feeling very confident.
21:49Cheers, everyone.
21:50I hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed today together.
21:53Yeah.
21:54It was literally, like, I think we realised individually we are nothing.
21:58You put us together and it's fighting talk.
22:00It's good.
22:01We really, well, I personally really enjoyed myself, actually.
22:04Oh, so did I.
22:05He thoroughly surprised me and it was lovely.
22:07I thought there might have been drama in the kitchen.
22:11When we met them tonight, when they greeted us at the door, they were so calm, collected.
22:16Guys, it's been fine.
22:17We've had fun.
22:20I'm like, really?
22:21That wasn't my experience yesterday.
22:24Leaf it out.
22:27Told you to leave me alone, didn't I?
22:29Oh, dear.
22:30Any more leaf jokes so we can get in there?
22:32Please, no.
22:34I'm branching out into better things.
22:36Oh, heavens.
22:36Whilst Jade and Seb work on their dad jokes, the girls are having a snoop.
22:40Ooh.
22:41That's not pretty, is it?
22:42That's not pretty.
22:44Is that male or female?
22:45That's an ankle.
22:45That's a male one, isn't it?
22:46Um, do you know what?
22:48I hope it is because they've got bloody hairy legs.
22:51That's Jade's leg.
22:53Shame on you, girl.
22:56Yeah.
22:57Look at him.
22:58He's still happy.
22:59He's still happy.
22:59He's still smiling, isn't he?
23:01I think I have an idea.
23:03Football, do you think?
23:04Yes.
23:05I'm thinking football.
23:06Finally, the starter's good to go.
23:08Prawn skewers and homemade chutney.
23:10Ready, Bev?
23:12I don't like shellfish, but I will try it with that because that's really lovely.
23:19Are you going to be brave?
23:20They're not very prawny.
23:21They're not very prawny.
23:22They're not very prawny.
23:22They're not.
23:25Mmm.
23:26Do you know what?
23:27Completely honest, I can't taste that because that's...
23:30Brilliant.
23:30Yeah.
23:31Which is what we hoped for.
23:32There's so much flavour in the chutney that it drowns out the fishy.
23:35I like to.
23:35Can we have more chutney with the main course then?
23:38If we don't like the main?
23:39The marinade was far nicer than the prawn, but you can't change the flavour of a prawn
23:43unless you cook them with the shell, with the head.
23:47It's very simple.
23:47I don't want to be derogatory about two guys that really put a lot of effort into it,
23:50and obviously he's really nervous.
23:52There wasn't a lot of effort gone into it.
23:54No.
23:54Come on, be honest.
23:55We snooped in your bedroom and we found a next-way picture,
24:00which then led us on to how you did it.
24:04We think...
24:05Hmm?
24:06...that you...
24:07Yeah.
24:07...had a nasty little tackle.
24:11Are we talking about...
24:12Playing football?
24:12Oh, we are talking about football, are we?
24:13I'm sorry.
24:14All right, I'm glad, I'm glad.
24:15Yes.
24:15So we're thinking you might have been playing football, was it?
24:18Yeah, it was football.
24:18It was.
24:19It was really weird because I remember going over and then thinking,
24:23I can stand back up now, and then I just...
24:26All of a sudden one of your legs won't move him.
24:28So I've actually broken, not just my leg, the whole ball joint as well,
24:33which turned 180 degrees.
24:35Obviously when it happened it was hard.
24:37It was hard on me because I was working all the hours under the sun.
24:41Two weeks?
24:41Two weeks we'd been living together and that happened.
24:44He was off work for six months.
24:45Six months?
24:46Six months.
24:47It's like you're feeling it with him.
24:49That's it, when I broke my leg it broke you as well.
24:51Mentally it broke me.
24:52Yeah.
24:53I struggled really bad.
24:55Aw.
24:55Yeah.
24:56It looked like you both coped with it really well.
24:59Well it made us what we are today.
25:00Definitely.
25:01Jade and Seb, when we first met them,
25:05we knew there was something a bit different about them, a bit special,
25:07because they're slightly older than they are,
25:09because you don't know how you are until you have to deal with something like that.
25:12Actually I didn't think it was probably that hard.
25:14I think it's a trauma.
25:16I've been through worse.
25:17She went to big pains, didn't she, to explain tonight
25:20about how as individuals they're nothing,
25:23but when they come together they're strong and all that.
25:26They're probably the right magazines.
25:27Maybe.
25:28That's what it is.
25:29We've stopped reading those magazines, haven't we?
25:31So no sympathy at all from Caroline then,
25:33and a mixed reaction generally to the food.
25:36Yes.
25:36Hopefully the main will improve their chances.
25:39My mouth is literally drooling,
25:40and I hope that they're all the same,
25:42and if they're not, there's something horribly wrong with all of them.
25:45The meat is carved and it's onto the plates.
25:48Et voila!
25:49Roast fork with not particularly pureed apple and onion.
25:52It is something we've done a few times.
25:54It started as a Valentine's Day one time, and I went...
25:58Who cooked it for who?
25:59I cooked it for him.
26:00Sorry.
26:00I won't eat the string though, will I?
26:03That's my fault.
26:04Or maybe I might floss with it.
26:05That's my fault, sorry.
26:06That's why you like the stuffies.
26:07We are really sorry.
26:08It's obviously as you can imagine.
26:10You can't see, and all I wanted to do was just eat it.
26:13I know.
26:13It's a bit of string.
26:15It's not a big deal.
26:16It could have been a big hair.
26:17That would be worse.
26:18Raw people on the table to get the bit of string.
26:21I was just like, oh no.
26:23But she was good as gold.
26:23She really was.
26:24She really was, yeah.
26:25She took it really well.
26:25Yeah.
26:26Jade and Seb have definitely beaten my expectations.
26:30I thought that they'd put a lot into it.
26:32They should have done two things.
26:34They should have deglazed the pan,
26:35keep that to one side,
26:36put the onion and tomato in,
26:38cook it in the remainder of the sauce,
26:40puree it,
26:41because it was supposed to be a puree,
26:42and it wasn't.
26:42It was just like...
26:43Yeah, yeah, yeah.
26:44Back at the table,
26:45Nick has a question to ask.
26:47Who's done the most stupid thing between you two?
26:49Without a shadow.
26:51Tell us, Jade.
26:52Tell anybody.
26:53I personally don't think they're stupid.
26:55Yeah, but we'll be the judge of that.
26:57It's like when I...
26:59It's like when I bought the dog without asking him.
27:02That's not stupid.
27:02Exactly.
27:03It was a stupid idea.
27:04No, it's not stupid though.
27:05Do you regret it?
27:06Not now.
27:07Do you love him?
27:07Yeah, he's all right.
27:08And why aren't you necking?
27:08When I got Reuben,
27:09it was a tiny little puppy.
27:11There was only two of them left from the litter.
27:13No, he wasn't left.
27:15We had to get him from the hospital.
27:16Are you just telling little fairy tales?
27:20No.
27:20Because I've not heard this story.
27:21No, I wouldn't tell you.
27:23No, you've done it.
27:24Actually, you led me to believe it was only Reuben.
27:27No, that's true.
27:28Well, you never told me this story.
27:29But what are you?
27:29Caroline is sometimes a little bit condescending or belittling to her husband.
27:33But you know she loves him 110%.
27:36She says it as it is.
27:37And he says he knows.
27:38And if you don't like it, you don't like it.
27:40But that's how it is.
27:41But I think she's not offensive.
27:43I have a question for Caroline.
27:44I'm very curious as to why you wear blue contact lenses.
27:51Is it a personal choice?
27:53Jade, did I tell you I wear blue contact lenses?
27:56No.
27:56How do you know my eyes aren't natural?
27:59Because I work in opticians.
28:00Busted!
28:01Jade, darling, when you get older babe like me,
28:04you'll find that things kind of change.
28:08I need lenses because I'm short sighted.
28:11And for a couple of pounds more, why shouldn't I enhance my...
28:15Why not treat yourself the colour you want?
28:17Enhance a beauty.
28:18I think I could have just said, you know,
28:20it's a very personal question.
28:22You could have taken it the wrong way, couldn't you?
28:23Exactly.
28:23And you took it the right way.
28:25That's a very personal question.
28:27Wind your neck in.
28:28Yeah.
28:29But I didn't.
28:29Would you have anything done?
28:31If I could afford it, then I would always go for a boob job.
28:36Someone I've always said I would do.
28:37Do you have a boob job?
28:38I don't know.
28:38Whether it's growing up with the celebrity thing,
28:41whether it's a conference thing, I don't know.
28:43One thing...
28:43Jade, you're not short babe, darling.
28:46You've got a good boob.
28:47If Bev came in with another pair of boobs,
28:49I'd be absolutely gutted.
28:52Finally, it's on to dessert.
28:53The chocolate pudding's going to bake
28:54while they finish the cream.
28:56That's all right.
28:57It's got a bit of a skin on it.
28:58No, I'll just...
28:59No, what if I just take the skin off?
29:01No, don't take the skin off.
29:02Well, you want me to mix it?
29:03And there it is!
29:04Chocolate gooey pudding with homemade double cream.
29:08If you dig deep, there's goo.
29:09There's there.
29:10There's a bit.
29:11So what about the goo?
29:12That's this.
29:13I wish I could.
29:14You couldn't have a spoon to stir this,
29:16because I think...
29:17Is it a bit...
29:18It's thick on the top, yeah.
29:20I just poured it and it came out really runny underneath.
29:23It could just need a little...
29:25I keep whisking it.
29:27Go on.
29:27I think it's split.
29:30Just be honest.
29:31It's split.
29:32It's split, has it?
29:32What does split mean?
29:33It's not the same.
29:35Taxi!
29:36I don't think they could have done any differently
29:38unless they prepared it at the very, very last minute.
29:40And I know that Jade was gutted.
29:43Absolutely gutted.
29:44Double cream wasn't a very good one.
29:45No.
29:46It kind of separated.
29:47I don't know what it did.
29:48Nick said it'd split.
29:50Yeah.
29:51I don't know what split means.
29:53The dessert wasn't cooked.
29:54The strawberries were perfect.
29:56They were raw.
29:57And the pudding was only cooked on the outside.
30:01But it's probably very, very difficult to cook a pudding
30:03in an old porcelain cup.
30:05Overall, we had an amazing evening, didn't we?
30:08Yeah.
30:09Lovely company.
30:10And so, therefore, we are going to score them a big fat 14.
30:1614.
30:16It was definitely better than last night, so we would give them a 14.
30:1914.
30:20So, despite split cream and an uncooked dessert, Jade and Seb sneak into the lead with 28.
30:28It's the final day of the competition in Devon and Cornwall.
30:31And hosting tonight will be co-workers and husband and wife team Bev and Nick.
30:35And their guests are anticipating good things.
30:37I've got very high expectations from Bev and Nick.
30:40Really have very high...
30:41Especially Nick, because he's...
30:42Yeah.
30:43I think Nick's a bit of a perfectionist, isn't he?
30:45Yeah.
30:45My expectations this evening are very high, very, very high.
30:51Just little things like last night when Nick, with the cream that had split.
30:56Yeah.
30:56And, you know, obviously...
30:57He knows his stuff.
30:58And after 20 years of sharing the home and the office, cooking together shouldn't be difficult.
31:03We're both choosing to do everything that we want to do
31:05and then we've shared the jobs that we don't want to do, 50-50.
31:08And when Nick's doing something he enjoys doing, I'll just be his little kitchen porter
31:14and I'm sure you'll do... I hope you'll do the same.
31:16No.
31:18First to prep is their starter, local shellfish platter.
31:21Hang on, Bev hates seafood.
31:23What's Bev going to eat then?
31:25Well, maybe she just doesn't like prawns.
31:26Maybe she likes... she's okay with crab, lobster.
31:30No, she actually said, I don't like shellfish or I don't eat shellfish.
31:34We've chosen seafood as a starter because it's all locally sourced
31:39and Bev's doing a lovely raspberry-dressed salad.
31:42Yeah, we're just doing a salad purely because if I went to a dinner party
31:46and it was all seafood, I'd be gutted.
31:49Is squid a shellfish? Or does it...? No, because they ain't got shell on.
31:54What else lives in a shell? Oh, I don't like mussels.
31:57It's in the island mussels.
31:59Ugh.
31:59Oh, dear. First on the platter is indeed mussels.
32:03Hey!
32:04Ding, ding.
32:05A slippery sucker.
32:07They go into a pan with wine and after a quick steam, they're ready to taste.
32:11I bet Bev's looking forward to it.
32:13Oh, have you just pulled the jelliest one out?
32:16That's wiggly and...
32:17Just put it in your mouth and chew it.
32:18I can't... I don't think I could do that. I would be sick.
32:21Oh.
32:25Oh, my God. I like having the whole beech in your mouth.
32:33I hope your guests don't feel the same way.
32:35That's revolting.
32:36The mussels will be served cold tonight along with the rest of the shellfish and Bev's salad.
32:41Moving on, it's the main.
32:42And for the second time this week, it's slow-cooked lamb.
32:45This time in tagine form with couscous and flatbread.
32:48I wonder if it'll impress the others.
32:50I don't think this is what I was expecting from Bev and Nick, I'll be honest with you.
32:53Same.
32:53Yeah, I think I was... I don't know. I was maybe expecting...
32:57Something a bit more adventurous.
32:59It's a bit so posh to you, isn't it?
33:01Yeah.
33:01It's not difficult to get wrong, is it?
33:04No. No, it's not difficult to get wrong.
33:07It's just a case of putting it all into a pot and letting it cook.
33:11When Caroline and Steve revealed their menu, we were a bit nervous because it was going down the same route.
33:17But it was completely sort of barbecued or burnt to death, so there was no juice with it.
33:22This will be, hopefully, much more succulent and much more part of the tagine.
33:27Oh!
33:27For the main, it's Bev's turn to take charge in the kitchen.
33:30Just chop them in half.
33:32Only in half?
33:33Yeah, please.
33:34If you can do those...
33:35I'm just going to chop those in half. I'm just going to check something.
33:39I'll do it yourself, Bev.
33:40The apricots go into a pint of wine along with raisins to infuse.
33:44Some people might say it's a bit of a lazy dish because the cooking's happening as you're hosting, really.
33:51But that was intended.
33:53Right! Bev then fries onion, garlic and chopped chilli.
33:57It's not spicy. It's...
34:00It is. It's very warm.
34:02Yeah. So I know Jade doesn't like spicy food, so I know it's probably going to be a hit with
34:07her.
34:08She adds a mix of Moroccan spices followed by chopped tomatoes, peppers and stock.
34:13In goes the lamb.
34:14And it's on to dessert.
34:16Strawberry tart and bitter chocolate pot.
34:18That tricky enough for you lot?
34:20I just thought they might be a little bit more adventurous. I don't know why.
34:23I don't know. You can't go wrong with a good old tart, can you?
34:28You got me. Is that what you're saying?
34:30Fruitful.
34:31No one would turn that down. No.
34:32No one would turn the nose up at that.
34:34I mean, strawberries are a winner, aren't they?
34:36Stick your head in it.
34:36Can't go wrong. Cover your face in it.
34:38I wouldn't do that.
34:39The tart will be filled with creme patissiere, for which Nick separates egg yolks.
34:44Are you going to do your magic trick again?
34:46It's not a magic trick. It's just common sense.
34:49How did you come about that?
34:51Everyone uses their hands and it all gets ming in here. I've not touched it.
34:55And they just plop out.
34:56It just looks sexy as well.
34:58Whatever floats your boat, Nick.
34:59The sexy eggs are whisked with sugar, corn flour and milk before it's on to the hob.
35:04Come on, baby. Go thick. Don't die on me.
35:08Don't panic!
35:09Should you whisk that?
35:10What? No, no, no, no. Shush, shush, shush. You don't have to whisk.
35:13You've got to let it grow.
35:14Look, you can see it. At the bottom of the pan, it's going thick.
35:18Come on, baby.
35:19While Bev works on the custard, Nick checks their homemade pastry cases.
35:23Oh, they're looking.
35:24Not too bad.
35:25She then adds vanilla essence to the creme patissiere,
35:29before layering on to the pastry and topping with strawberries.
35:32Job done. A quick freshen up and their guests are here.
35:34And first at the door, it's Jade and Seb.
35:37Hey!
35:38Hello, mate.
35:39Come on.
35:41Hi.
35:41Hello.
35:42Bang your head.
35:44Look at those legs.
35:46Do they have an end?
35:47Oh, my God.
35:49You're gorgeous.
35:50Oh, thank you so much.
35:52You are amazing.
35:53Look at you.
35:54How are you after last night?
35:56Yeah, really good.
35:56You are gorgeous.
35:57Look at you.
35:58You're so beautiful.
36:00All right.
36:00Give it a rest.
36:01You look so glamorous.
36:02I really think you're beautiful.
36:04She really is after those points.
36:06Next up are Caroline and Steve.
36:09Come on in.
36:10Ta-da.
36:10Ta-da.
36:11Nice to see you again, mate.
36:13Nice to see you.
36:13Have you been stealing flowers?
36:15I just knew you were a rose man.
36:18Jade, I think you look gorgeous and you so remind me like that of an Aubrey Hepburn.
36:25This is getting embarrassing.
36:27Going up.
36:27An awkward moment.
36:29Could you work with Steve?
36:33That's a bit of tumbleweed went across there.
36:35I bet when he goes off to work, he's the happiest guy in the world.
36:38And the winner is revealed.
36:42Here we go, guys.
36:51It's the final night in Devon and Cornwall.
36:53And hosts Bev and Nick are hoping to live out to the high expectations of their guests.
36:57And win the £1,000 prize.
37:01In the kitchen, they're ready to go and feeling chuffed.
37:05That looks lovely.
37:06I'm very proud of you.
37:08It's ready to go.
37:08Well, it's easy really when...
37:10You're supposed to say I'm proud of me now.
37:13It's easy when you're brought in.
37:15And there it is, shellfish platter.
37:17Shellfish-hating Bev is just going with the salad.
37:19Today when we saw the shellfish platter, we were really surprised.
37:23That was my idea, I suppose.
37:25We were kind of stumped because our business, we are seafood wholesalers.
37:31Are you?
37:32So we had to serve it tonight to show this is how we live.
37:35And this is what's the story behind it.
37:38Yes, yes.
37:38I've never tasted lobster before.
37:40No.
37:41No.
37:41I'm really happy with that.
37:42I actually found, for such an expensive fish, I expected a bit more.
37:46It was very, very simple.
37:48I felt there wasn't maybe much preparation required.
37:53No, not really.
37:54I don't think really.
37:55There was obviously not a lot of cooking to do there.
37:59I mean...
37:59It was only small portions as well.
38:00Not that that mattered.
38:01No.
38:01Very interesting topic actually.
38:03So could you two work together?
38:04No.
38:05I was going to say to him, don't show me up and be really nasty about me.
38:07Because he said if he was my boss, he'd sack my sorry ass.
38:11I didn't say that.
38:13I did.
38:13I did.
38:14People try to tell me what to do and no.
38:16And if he tried to tell me what to do, it's even worse.
38:18How are you two together?
38:20Because we have very different jobs.
38:22If I really annoy Beth, this is what she does.
38:26Switches her computer off.
38:28Stands up.
38:31See you later, darling.
38:34I have to go.
38:35I have to go.
38:35But it must come out at home.
38:37No, no.
38:37Because we've had a rule for 20 years now.
38:39As soon as we walk in the house, work is not...
38:42Yeah, we can't have it.
38:43That's why we don't...
38:44To know that they work equal together in the same business
38:47and then come home and be in the same house...
38:50Yeah.
38:51That's a...
38:52We couldn't do it.
38:53Beth is the driving force in the business.
38:55She's the boss.
38:57She's not the boss.
38:58She's the boss.
38:58It's a joint partnership.
39:00They've agreed that they will leave that at the doorstep.
39:03Yeah.
39:03And they seem to have done it quite well, don't they?
39:04Absolutely.
39:05But, by her own admission, it's taken 20 years.
39:08Good luck to them.
39:09Could you work with Steve?
39:13That's a bit of tumbleweed bent across there, isn't there?
39:17I don't think I could have you working for me.
39:19That wasn't the question.
39:21I don't think we would work well together.
39:23Could you work underneath her?
39:25Very well.
39:27On occasions.
39:27You know, you're good at taking orders.
39:29Of course.
39:30Can you imagine Caroline and Stephen working together?
39:32I can barely imagine them living together.
39:36I bet when he goes off to work, he's the happiest guy in the world.
39:39After a disappointing starter, it's on to the main.
39:42Nick rolls the bread out and fries.
39:44Bev then adds honey and chopped coriander to the lamb, while Nick plates up the couscous.
39:48More couscous, please, Nick.
39:50Really?
39:50Yeah, definitely that one.
39:51That's tiny.
39:53I don't want to overface people.
39:54More couscous and another flatbread.
39:56Yes, boss.
39:57Come on, Nick.
39:58It's ready.
39:59Lamb tagine with couscous and flatbread.
40:01If the tagine's too hot for anybody, just lift out the little bits of chilli.
40:06It's spicy for me.
40:08I don't know if you noticed, I left a lot of, well, all of it, really, and I nicked his
40:13flatbread.
40:14Korma is my limit on spicy, and I just couldn't handle it.
40:18Yeah.
40:18I really couldn't handle it.
40:19I loved the tagine.
40:21I did.
40:21I'm not sure whether it was authentic.
40:23As in the recipe, I think they'd have their own little twist to it.
40:26Back at the table, the conversation has moved on.
40:28I really don't like all these people that have to shop with their fella.
40:32Yeah.
40:32I couldn't take him shopping with him.
40:34Why don't you take him so he pays at the end?
40:36It's only because, and this is not belittling you, he's got a very feminine streak in him.
40:43He knows all the hair products, as you can all see.
40:45He gets up in the morning, he wets his hair, and you'll stand there, and you'll look in the mirror.
40:51Ten minutes.
40:51Just going like that.
40:52And then he'll shout to me, babe, can you get the back bit?
40:55So I've got to go to the back, and I'm half asleep going.
40:58What, you've got to try the back of his hair?
40:59No.
41:00Yeah.
41:00No.
41:01I do.
41:02I'm making sure I'm not blowing it the wrong way.
41:04So how long is that, then?
41:05How long is that?
41:06That's 15 minutes.
41:07And then I have to stand there, and I say, shut your eyes, turn your head, and I spray it.
41:11There's no...
41:12Harmony.
41:12He stands there and rotates.
41:13Harmony.
41:14He gets Jade to blow dry the back of his head.
41:17I don't ask you to straighten the back of my hair.
41:19Do you shave my chest?
41:20I do shave your chest.
41:21Yeah.
41:21And your back.
41:22Yeah.
41:22And your arms.
41:24But she...
41:24Not my buttocks.
41:25She has to blow dry the back of his hair.
41:27That's weird.
41:28I wouldn't spend half an hour on my hair in a month.
41:31No.
41:31You wouldn't spend half an hour on your whole body in a month.
41:33No.
41:33I jump in the shower.
41:35Mm-hm.
41:35I dry my hair with a towel, put some gel in it, and I'm gone.
41:38What a man!
41:39We don't have young, young friends, but I would quite happily and be very privileged to be
41:44part of your social circle, even if it's, you know, once every 10 or 20 years.
41:49I wish I was you guys.
41:52Yeah, I wish I could revert back to being sort of 20.
41:55Erm.
41:56But knowing what you know now.
41:58Yes.
41:58Yes, exactly.
41:59You'd be a genius, wouldn't you?
42:00I wouldn't want to be Seb and Jade's age and start from nothing.
42:04Well, no, just learning to love each other and all that.
42:06That's easy enough.
42:07Oh, no, it goes on and on and on.
42:09Would you like to go back 20 years to be in the stage that Jade and Seb are now in
42:15their relationship?
42:16My tall hat, of course I would, my darling.
42:18Yeah.
42:18I was just, erm, I see that in there and I'm jealous.
42:21I'm a bit jealous, really.
42:22We'd have more energy, wouldn't we?
42:23I wouldn't need the green pills anymore.
42:25And on that bombshell, it's on to dessert for their last chance to win the £1,000 prize.
42:30This is a winner-winner chicken dinner.
42:32It looks more like a fresh strawberry tart with bitter chocolate pot to me.
42:36And a question from Seb.
42:37So you guys are happily married, yeah?
42:40So, erm, any tips for us?
42:41Join the Royal Navy, go away for nine months of the year and spend three months at home.
42:46Steve Marathon.
42:47Might be longer than nine months if you're not careful.
42:49That sounds a dream, mate.
42:51It is.
42:51That sounds a dream.
42:52I think you're second new idol.
42:53Yeah, I am, yeah.
42:55Yeah.
42:55Who wants to be you?
42:56Thoughts on dessert, please?
42:58I don't like too sweet a chocolate, so it was a lovely...
43:01It sort of complemented the strawberries and the pastry, didn't it?
43:05I thought so, anyway.
43:06I would say dessert, for me, was far too rich.
43:09It was lovely, just it was a little bit too much for me.
43:11The best we can do.
43:12We've had a really nice evening and we've done the best we can.
43:15Yeah.
43:15If we win, we win.
43:16If we come second or third, that's fine.
43:18Time to find out.
43:19Bev and Nick need to score 29 to take the top spot from Jade and Seb.
43:23In terms of the food, a less enjoyable evening for myself due to just certain spices and things.
43:29And you actually had a better evening because you preferred the food.
43:33Yeah.
43:33And therefore, it brings the score out on a par and we're going to score them a 13.
43:3813.
43:38Bev and Nick's meal, it was lovely, it was tasty.
43:41I've really, really enjoyed it.
43:42Don't think it was terribly technical.
43:45And on that basis, we're going to score them.
43:47Hold it right there.
43:48It's over to the final host to reveal the winners.
43:55Here we go, guys.
43:57Are you ready?
43:58Third.
44:00It's Caroline and Stephen.
44:03Oh!
44:06Well done.
44:10Well done.
44:10Joint first.
44:12Yes!
44:13Yes!
44:14And no way.
44:15Bev and Jade.
44:16And Bev and Nick.
44:18And Bev and Nick.
44:19Woo!
44:20And Bev and Nick.
44:21Caroline and Steve scored them a 15, putting them joint top with Jade and Seb.
44:26Oh, my God.
44:27I can't believe that.
44:30We couldn't have come joint first.
44:31We were a better couple.
44:32So we chuffed a bit.
44:33It's brilliant.
44:34It's the best result.
44:36Yeah!
44:38We went above and beyond to do our bit and as did Nick and Beverly.
44:42Yeah.
44:42Yeah.
44:43Yeah, I agree.
44:43You can't please everyone.
44:44No.
44:44And it's just really nice to take something out of it.
44:47Yeah.
44:47Cheers, guys.
44:48To take part in couples come down with me, head to the Channel 4 website.
44:51I'm so proud of you for the effort that you put into that.
44:54And I know the passion.
44:55But did you enjoy the food?
44:57No.
44:59Because it wasn't.
45:01I was a bit stressed.
45:02Normally I would.
45:02But I was so stressed.
45:07It's just another day in the doghouse.
45:11I better change my ways in my wondering eyes.
45:16It's just another day in the doghouse.
45:19Thinking this is probably where this dog is gonna die.
45:31I stumbled in at 3 a.m. after poker now.