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Rich House Poor House S12E02
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00:00:00In Britain, the top 10% own over half the country's wealth.
00:00:06I have nice cars, I own a couple of race horses.
00:00:09It feels nice to have money.
00:00:12But while the rich are getting richer...
00:00:14It's a very profitable business that turns over well over £10 million a year.
00:00:18The poor are getting poorer.
00:00:21It's tough.
00:00:22Hit hard by relentless price rises.
00:00:25A lot of posh people think poor people just sit on their bums all day on benefits.
00:00:29Once we've spent on food, don't really have anything left over.
00:00:33I had bailiffs come in.
00:00:36Might be on its way out.
00:00:38Now, two families are swapping homes.
00:00:42That is very different.
00:00:43Yes.
00:00:44How many windows does a house need?
00:00:46How many doors?
00:00:48Budgets.
00:00:49Right, this is where I get serious.
00:00:50Oh, God.
00:00:53And lives.
00:00:54It's all bloody work.
00:00:55It was way more challenging than I thought it would be.
00:00:59Champagne!
00:01:00I'm in heaven.
00:01:01To find out if money really does buy happiness.
00:01:05Ha-ha.
00:01:06I love to have a walk in order.
00:01:08Oh, my goodness!
00:01:11Never been in a limo in the last.
00:01:14Or do people matter most?
00:01:16This is the nicest family time that us three have had together in years.
00:01:21And when they finally meet...
00:01:23Hello!
00:01:25...lives are changed forever.
00:01:27We'd like to gift you a van.
00:01:31We want to back your vision to a value of £100,000.
00:01:35Oh, my God!
00:01:36It's going to change everything for the better.
00:01:42Majestic Ludstone Hall in the beautiful South Shropshire countryside
00:01:46is one of the UK's finest historic homes.
00:01:51This £10 million moated manor was built in 1607
00:01:55by wealthy landowner John Whitmore
00:01:58and is a masterpiece of Jacobean design.
00:02:03But now, 400 years later,
00:02:06it's home to the founder of the Poundland Stores.
00:02:09I'm Steve.
00:02:10This is my son, Joe.
00:02:12Steve Smith is married with three kids.
00:02:15The youngest, 27-year-old Joe,
00:02:18is joining him on the swap for some rare dad-son bonding time.
00:02:23You see around here, look, you've got a few weeds in there.
00:02:25Yeah, all the weeds in the middle there.
00:02:26And also the edgy needs trimming.
00:02:29So Dad loves to work.
00:02:30You'll never find a day that he's not doing something.
00:02:33If it's business-related
00:02:34or even building something in his back garden,
00:02:37he doesn't know how to switch it off.
00:02:41Steve's a workaholic and perfectionist.
00:02:44£7 million has been spent
00:02:46making sure every single inch of the manor house
00:02:48is in mint condition.
00:02:51Bloodstone Hall has lots of beautiful rooms,
00:02:54around 11 bedrooms, six bathrooms.
00:02:57And what would John the landowner in the 17th century
00:03:00make of the magical retracting ballroom floor
00:03:03that transforms into a swimming pool?
00:03:13Yeah, I love this pool
00:03:14because, you know, for young children,
00:03:17you can stop the floor level at any level, really.
00:03:23Outside, three full-time gardeners
00:03:26maintain the formal gardens
00:03:27and 180 acres of parkland.
00:03:30You can come up here and just think of anything.
00:03:33It's like being in heaven any time.
00:03:35Joe does OK in software design,
00:03:37but when your dad is such a high-flyer,
00:03:40a week together is double-edged.
00:03:41I would say it is kind of hard to live in the shadow
00:03:45of someone so successful
00:03:46because people always expect something great from you.
00:03:55It's been quite a journey for Steve.
00:03:57Would you like a glass of wine, Steve?
00:03:58Yes, please.
00:03:59Who can now afford a team of staff,
00:04:02but watched his parents start from the very bottom.
00:04:06Can I have some gravy as well, please?
00:04:08Of course.
00:04:09He used to push me around the houses,
00:04:11knocking door-to-door, selling these pens.
00:04:13And then eventually, he got a market store licence.
00:04:18His parents went on to found Hooties,
00:04:21a popular chain of discount stores,
00:04:23and then Dad had an idea
00:04:25that would change Steve's life forever.
00:04:27Dad says, why don't you sell things for a pound?
00:04:31I says, Dad, that's a cracking idea.
00:04:33Dad lent me £50,000.
00:04:36That funded Steve's first Poundland store in 1990.
00:04:4016 years later, he sold up for £100 million.
00:04:44He's still a workaholic, developing AI software,
00:04:48and the family have paid a price.
00:04:50Growing up, Joe and his siblings saw little of Dad.
00:04:54I used to go out in the morning,
00:04:55and my daughter was asleep,
00:04:57and I used to get back home, and she was asleep.
00:05:01Steve is hoping the budget week,
00:05:03away from the boardroom,
00:05:04will provide quality father-son time.
00:05:07He also wants to give a struggling family that big break,
00:05:10which could change their lives forever.
00:05:13A lot of people don't know what they want to do,
00:05:16and if they're good at it, the money will follow.
00:05:18Yeah. So, like, how Grandad gave you an idea for Poundland,
00:05:22you could give the next multi-million pound?
00:05:23Oh, sure.
00:05:24A lot of people could achieve this.
00:05:27If they find the right thing at the right time,
00:05:30if you believe in something and you stick at it,
00:05:33dreams do come true.
00:05:38Just a mere 29 miles north in Stafford,
00:05:42Kelly, John and their five children have a very different life.
00:05:45They're crammed into a four-bed semi and live hand-to-mouth,
00:05:49but family's what it's all about.
00:05:52Even though we're going for the struggle,
00:05:55oh, no, we are strong.
00:05:57As a family, we are.
00:05:58Oh, no, no.
00:05:59Yeah.
00:05:59100%. There's no 99%. It's 100%.
00:06:02Yeah.
00:06:03Downstairs, there's no dining room.
00:06:05That's where Marley, 20, and Kamara, 16, sleep.
00:06:09Me and my sister are sharing a room.
00:06:12We do share a bed.
00:06:14Then there's Rekia, 14, Dray, 13, and Amari, 10.
00:06:19We're lucky that, yeah, we've all got beds to sleep in at night
00:06:23and, yeah, we're all safe.
00:06:26All seven share a single bathroom
00:06:28and survive off just £139 a week after bills.
00:06:32It can be a bit chaotic-y.
00:06:35Do you two want tomato sauce?
00:06:37No.
00:06:38OK.
00:06:39The oven doesn't work
00:06:41and most days they're fed from the air fryer.
00:06:43Grab one, they're all the same.
00:06:45The children are always the priority.
00:06:48Marley's the first of the family to go to uni,
00:06:51studying architecture.
00:06:53They are trying to push me
00:06:54to get somewhere better than where they have
00:06:57and I wouldn't change them for the world
00:06:59because they just try so hard.
00:07:03Mum and Dad juggle the kids with a tiny plastering business
00:07:06but there's no website
00:07:07and the family car is used for work.
00:07:10Big jobs are an hour ago
00:07:12because I just can't fund the delivery charges
00:07:14for material, I can't fund it.
00:07:16So I can never earn a big amount of money off plastering
00:07:19due to not having a van.
00:07:20So that's what's a killer on our side.
00:07:24Work waste is building up in the garden
00:07:26and with no shed, the tools have to live inside.
00:07:30This is the girls' back room.
00:07:32They're on sweet bit that they would love to use.
00:07:35John and Kelly have some tough choices to make.
00:07:38The air fryer's giving up the ghost
00:07:40and their debts are mounting.
00:07:41Yeah, we have issues with the gas.
00:07:43We have issues with the internet.
00:07:45The kids want to do things as well
00:07:47but when you feel like you can't do stuff for the kids,
00:07:49then you feel like you can't do nothing at all.
00:07:53We, as kids, and growing up,
00:07:55we've saw the stress that it can cause to my mum and dad.
00:08:05It's all right.
00:08:10But they're making the best of it.
00:08:12As a girl, Kelly dreamed of being a dancer.
00:08:15Now her favourite hobby is pole dancing.
00:08:17And Maury would love to do gymnastics, wouldn't you, mate?
00:08:20It's a lot of gripping.
00:08:22And then when you ain't got your hands,
00:08:23you've got to grip in other places, which is really hard,
00:08:26but it's a talent in itself, just like plastering.
00:08:30So what do John and Kelly hope to get from the swap?
00:08:34For the kids, it's like, look what you can achieve.
00:08:37It's just how much you put in in life
00:08:39and it's what you really want to get back out of life.
00:08:41And they'd love just one single night for themselves.
00:08:45Never been on a date, obviously,
00:08:47because we've always been sorting the kids out.
00:08:49We've got the kids come first.
00:08:51We leave ourselves with no time whatsoever.
00:08:55Day one, and time for both families to hit the road.
00:08:59We're going to leave all this,
00:09:00and we don't know what we're going to.
00:09:02Going to miss it.
00:09:04Kelly and John's three youngest are at school
00:09:06and we'll join them later.
00:09:08It's just under 30 miles between the two houses.
00:09:12Not far to go, but the worlds they're about to enter
00:09:15are a million miles apart.
00:09:17Are we all excited?
00:09:19Yeah.
00:09:20So where do you think we're going?
00:09:22I don't know how I feel.
00:09:23Like, I don't think it's real until I see it.
00:09:29Jeez.
00:09:30Never.
00:09:31Someone does not own that.
00:09:32Even the lions on the outside.
00:09:35What?
00:09:36That is noise.
00:09:38Here we are, Joe.
00:09:40This is it.
00:09:41First impressions can set the mood for the week,
00:09:44especially when your standards are as high as Steve's.
00:09:48They've got a lot of bins here, though, Joe.
00:09:50I cannot, cannot believe this.
00:09:55The architect is mental.
00:09:56Mine's mental.
00:09:57Where is the front door?
00:09:58There's a door here.
00:10:04Oh, my days.
00:10:05Oh, my God.
00:10:06This is amazing, isn't it?
00:10:08This is what you get when you do well in life.
00:10:12You know it's a house of money because of the curtains.
00:10:14You never see curtains, like, presented the way they are in here.
00:10:18It's not long before they start finding clues
00:10:21about their mystery house.
00:10:23Oh, yeah.
00:10:24Big family, yeah, yeah.
00:10:25It looks like five kids.
00:10:26Four girls, my boy and my mum and dad.
00:10:29That's unbelievable.
00:10:32Welcome to Luddstone Hall.
00:10:33We're so happy to have you here and hope you enjoy your stay.
00:10:36And we hope you find them just as relaxing and comfortable as we do.
00:10:40Best regards, Steve and Joe.
00:10:42Hiya, welcome to our home.
00:10:44We're so sorry we have no gas.
00:10:46Also, the internet might get suspended.
00:10:49It feels so embarrassing.
00:10:50Our family runs off love.
00:10:53John, Kelly, Marley, Kamara, Rikia, Dre and Amari.
00:10:59The important one for me are family runs of love, which is really nice.
00:11:04In the kitchen at Luddstone Hall,
00:11:07they'll be swapping their Klaptao old air fryer for a ten grand aga,
00:11:12if they can work it.
00:11:14I have no clue what this is.
00:11:16It is so confusing.
00:11:18It's very unusual to have a pole in the...
00:11:21In the living room.
00:11:22It's not all in the floor at all, is it?
00:11:25The springs have gone in the sofa.
00:11:27And it's very uncomfortable.
00:11:29Mm-hmm.
00:11:30Kelly and John's three youngest are back from school
00:11:33and jumping out of their skins.
00:11:36Rob!
00:11:37With 11 bedrooms, there'll be no need for sharing this week.
00:11:41Oh, my God. Oh, my days.
00:11:44Steve and Joe are discovering how you fit seven people
00:11:47into a three-bedroom semi.
00:11:50Upstairs, there's a master bedroom.
00:11:52The door doesn't open all the way.
00:11:54A small boys' room and bunks for two of the girls.
00:11:57The mattresses don't fit.
00:11:59That must be very uncomfortable.
00:12:01And with seven of them in the house,
00:12:03the bathroom's struggling to cope.
00:12:05It's a lot tighter than the bathrooms we have at home.
00:12:07I am having a shower in this.
00:12:09I am having a shower in this.
00:12:10This is happening.
00:12:11At Ludston Hall, there are six enormous bathrooms
00:12:15with all the mod cons.
00:12:17Oh, my God.
00:12:20I actually kind of like that, you know.
00:12:22Back downstairs, Steve and Joe discover the bedroom
00:12:25that Marley and Kamara share
00:12:27and what should be their bathroom.
00:12:30Laura Tulls here, Joe.
00:12:31He definitely is a plasterer,
00:12:33but it must be difficult using this as an ensuite.
00:12:36In the backyard, there's more evidence of the plastering work
00:12:39and a lot of rubbish.
00:12:41You know, a skip's like £200 really these days,
00:12:44so if you haven't got the money to pay for the skip
00:12:47to get rid of it...
00:12:48It's tough.
00:12:51Coming up,
00:12:52the shocking truth is revealed
00:12:54about the family's different budgets.
00:12:57We're going to struggle with that, really.
00:12:58Oh, we're too far.
00:13:00I've been annoyed to get this.
00:13:02The hunts on for the magical pool at Ludston Hall.
00:13:06Can you see the pool?
00:13:08We were walking over it
00:13:09and no-one even knew that it was there.
00:13:12And when the families meet...
00:13:14You OK? Nice to meet you.
00:13:16..there's high drama.
00:13:18To be honest, I've had quite a few sleepless nights
00:13:20thinking, if I was in your position,
00:13:22what would I change, what would I do?
00:13:24MUSIC PLAYS
00:13:3210 million pound Ludston Hall
00:13:34is home to Steve Smith.
00:13:36The first swimming pool that retracts
00:13:39is designed by British Aerospace.
00:13:41Kelly, John and their five kids
00:13:43are crammed into a four-bed semi.
00:13:46Grab one, they're all the same.
00:13:48Me and my sister, we do share a bed.
00:13:50Steve's a brilliant businessman
00:13:52who sold his Poundland empire
00:13:54for £100 million.
00:13:57Dad says, why don't you sell things for a pound?
00:14:00Dad says, Dad, that's a cracking idea.
00:14:02Kelly and John have a tiny plastering business
00:14:04with no website or van.
00:14:07So that's what's a killer on our side.
00:14:09Yeah.
00:14:10Now they're swapping homes.
00:14:12Jeez.
00:14:13Yeah, Valk.
00:14:16MUSIC PLAYS
00:14:19And the moment's arrived
00:14:21everyone's been waiting for.
00:14:23How much spending money will they have for the week?
00:14:26What?
00:14:27What?
00:14:29One, two, three, four...
00:14:33A thousand, one thousand, one hundred.
00:14:38Five.
00:14:40Fifteen.
00:14:42God, thirty-five.
00:14:44Two thousand.
00:14:46And forty.
00:14:47And forty.
00:14:49That's a lot.
00:14:51Crazy.
00:14:52John and Kelly normally have 139 quid
00:14:55for the seven of them.
00:14:56That's been apportioned for two people.
00:14:59£39.80, that's all there is.
00:15:02I never expected to have such a little budget.
00:15:05Are we too late in life to achieve
00:15:07to even get even half of this a week,
00:15:09if you know what I mean?
00:15:10Mm-hm.
00:15:11Like, are we too far in life to get this?
00:15:19They're also swapping lives.
00:15:21Each family's left an activity board for the week.
00:15:24So we're doing a bike ride.
00:15:26Budget food shop.
00:15:28Luxury food shop.
00:15:29We've never, ever had a luxury food shop.
00:15:32Erm, golf at the club.
00:15:34Oh, garden clear out,
00:15:35so I'm probably going to look forward to that.
00:15:37Meat business, Mark.
00:15:39Clearly that's an insight to how Steve has got this.
00:15:43Yeah.
00:15:44OK, so we're meeting Danny at the pole studio.
00:15:47Er, market bargain.
00:15:48Is that for food, do you think?
00:15:50Yeah, it's...
00:15:51I don't know, it could be for anything.
00:15:53Where is the pole?
00:15:55So there's clearly a pool in the house.
00:15:58It's dinner time, and no-one to serve up meals for Joe and Steve.
00:16:03We've got some cucumber.
00:16:05Look, I've got some bread.
00:16:06They're battling the appliances.
00:16:09Maybe the other side works.
00:16:11And Steve's weaponising the washing-up brush.
00:16:15Oh, I broke the kettle.
00:16:17You have cracked the glass.
00:16:19Meanwhile, at Ludston Hall, with two grand to spare,
00:16:23Kelly and John are splashing out on their dream meal.
00:16:26A posh Indian takeaway.
00:16:27Do you come as sort of a lot?
00:16:29Yeah.
00:16:30With an egg fried rice?
00:16:31Yeah, two of them.
00:16:33And Kim prawns will be nice.
00:16:35Just for them to just get what they want without even thinking about cost.
00:16:39Yeah, I don't think that's ever happened.
00:16:41This will probably do us tomorrow as well.
00:16:43In Stafford, the air fryer and stove are out of action.
00:16:46An old hot plate will have to do.
00:16:49I don't believe I've broken.
00:16:51We're not off to a very good start, are we, Dad?
00:16:53This isn't usually your forte.
00:16:55Yeah, I'm normally working, making the money.
00:16:57It could be a long wait for tea.
00:17:01The takeaway's massive, and so's the bill, £110.
00:17:05That would normally buy them enough food for a whole week.
00:17:09Are these the prawns?
00:17:10That's prawns, and then on the left, that's prawns.
00:17:12Yeah, that one as well.
00:17:13Is that prawns as well?
00:17:15Steve and Joe have finally made dinner.
00:17:17Hopefully they're not hungry.
00:17:20Enjoy your toast.
00:17:21Yeah.
00:17:24Marley and Kamara are used to sharing a bed.
00:17:27They're having a last moment before going their separate ways.
00:17:31We're going to have our own bedroom.
00:17:34Yeah.
00:17:34Which is very different.
00:17:37And we've never really experienced that.
00:17:40Yeah.
00:17:41There's one last job.
00:17:43Each day, the families record a secret diary.
00:17:46It's so big.
00:17:48Like, you could fit our house inside this house about a thousand times.
00:17:51I feel quite sad for the family because they're in this position,
00:17:55but I'm also intrigued to learn more about why they are in this position.
00:18:01I can't believe that you can possibly have that much money spared.
00:18:06Like, you must not have a worry.
00:18:08It must be very difficult for a family of seven living in this premises,
00:18:13especially as one of the bathrooms I've got is full of tools.
00:18:23Day two.
00:18:24Kelly, John and the kids have surfaced on the other side of the wealth divide.
00:18:29There's one each.
00:18:32He's a nerd.
00:18:33Waking up in bed, it did feel a bit unusual and a bit strange.
00:18:37The 17th Century four-poster bed is worth £10,000.
00:18:42It is quite big.
00:18:44It's really spaceful.
00:18:46You wake up and it's like, the walls are far.
00:18:48And it's, yeah, it's so, so different to being at home
00:18:51because the walls feel like they're in front of us.
00:18:53And how did Marley and Kamara get on not having to sleep top to tail?
00:18:58I slept brilliant.
00:18:59Feedback from Kamara, she also had a really good sleep
00:19:03and she could have slept for the world.
00:19:06In Stafford, workaholic Steve's hoping to make up quality time with son Joe.
00:19:11And he's not wasting a moment.
00:19:13Oh, you look comfortable.
00:19:15How did you sleep last night?
00:19:16Oh, not good really.
00:19:17A lot on my mind, been thinking about everything yesterday.
00:19:20I actually went outside just after five o'clock this morning.
00:19:24So I filled the bin up for them.
00:19:26And the bin man comes today, so hopefully today the three bins will be gone.
00:19:30I was actually quite lucky last night.
00:19:32Dad told me to take the master room, so I was actually lucky to get the big bed to myself.
00:19:38This afternoon, we can see what food we can find and maybe cook something nice for tonight.
00:19:45John and Kelly are hoping the swap will inspire their children to great things.
00:19:49What could be more inspirational than Ludston's magical pool, hidden underneath the ballroom floor?
00:19:57The reason I've got you here is because we're going to find the swimming pool now.
00:20:00Don't know where it is.
00:20:01I'll give you five minutes, see if you can find it.
00:20:05They're off.
00:20:07At 8,000 square foot, the house is ten times as big as theirs.
00:20:11Calm down, Dry.
00:20:12And they can't find it anywhere.
00:20:15Only John and Kelly know where it is.
00:20:19Come on, middle.
00:20:20Can you see the pool?
00:20:22We were walking over it and everything, and no-one even knew that it was there.
00:20:29It's all a big mystery.
00:20:31But then the ballroom floor starts moving.
00:20:41It started lowering.
00:20:43That was the shock.
00:20:44It was very magical, very hidden, even though it's right in front of your eyes.
00:20:50The kayak and Amari were straight in it, no holding back.
00:20:54They just could not wait.
00:20:56Like, nothing was stopping them to get in that pool.
00:20:59It's just amazing to have a swimming pool inside your house.
00:21:07Steve and Joe's morning couldn't be more different.
00:21:10After a slice of toast for supper last night, and with £40 for the week,
00:21:15Steve's trying to spend just £10 on food.
00:21:19Look, Dad, 50 I pay for these.
00:21:21I know, that's valuable, really.
00:21:22We'll have a couple of them, eh?
00:21:23There you go.
00:21:24The pizzas are a bargain, but there's a problem.
00:21:27It does say to oven cook, so...
00:21:30We haven't got enough of them now.
00:21:32That's a shame, cos that was so cheap, really.
00:21:36Mr Pound lands back to his roots, keeping a close eye on the spending.
00:21:41Spaghetti, 20 pence a can.
00:21:44So if we have them on toast, that's a good meal.
00:21:47I love spaghetti.
00:21:49And it's less than...
00:21:50Well, like 23 pence...
00:21:5323 pence a meal.
00:21:54Yeah, it's good value.
00:21:55Knowing how to max out the value of a pound is how Steve got rich in the first place.
00:22:01So that's 65 pence for a loaf, Joe.
00:22:03It would be nice to maybe get some more vegetables and meat in here.
00:22:07Fresh vegetables are out of the question.
00:22:09They're just too expensive.
00:22:12The nutritional value of these meals isn't going to be the best, and that's really being compromised
00:22:17by having to spend such a low amount of money.
00:22:21I think we should find some tomatoes, tomatoes and toast.
00:22:25Be good if I wasn't allergic.
00:22:27Oh, sorry, I forgot, Joe.
00:22:30When Joe was young, Steve was the absent dad at work.
00:22:34He's still catching up.
00:22:35But when I do think about it, I'll remember my wife giving him some tomatoes when he was
00:22:40a young boy, and the oil of his face goes red, like a bottle of ketchup.
00:22:4611.50.
00:22:47That leaves just 28 quid for the week.
00:22:50I'm still trying to piece together in my mind what would happen if anything else pops up
00:22:55and we need to spend money elsewhere.
00:22:57Why are you scoundrels, Joe?
00:22:58We're going to have money for a beer.
00:23:04At Lodston Hall, the new guardians of the estate have visitors.
00:23:09It's Jim.
00:23:10Hello.
00:23:10Jim, nice day.
00:23:11Jim and Anne are close friends of Steve and the family.
00:23:15How are you in finding the house?
00:23:17Are you enjoying it?
00:23:18And the kids are loving it.
00:23:19I think every room's got a story, and it's like an Aladdin's cave.
00:23:25Kelly and John still don't know how Steve earned his millions.
00:23:29They also don't know Lodston Hall as a museum created by Steve's late parents explaining everything.
00:23:36So now in here is the entrance to the start of Poundland.
00:23:42Amazing.
00:23:43Wow.
00:23:44The creator of Poundland.
00:23:46So here you've got Poundland to buy 10 million products today.
00:23:50And you think about your buying power and your brain mentality around keeping a business going that's buying 10 million
00:23:59products a day.
00:24:02From his parents on the market stall to the Hooties discount stores, and finally Steve founding the Poundland Empire.
00:24:10It's all here.
00:24:12It was his wife, his family, his mom, his dad.
00:24:16From him mentioning Hooties.
00:24:19And I remember going to Hooties as a kid, buying fireworks from my family.
00:24:23You guys have your ideas of what you want to do.
00:24:26Yeah, we have our goals.
00:24:27That's where Steve gets a buzz.
00:24:29He'll absolutely tap into that with you and give you any advice that you want and listen, because he's a
00:24:35very, very smart man.
00:24:37I haven't had everything once in life, and the fact that they've got this now proves that it is possible.
00:24:45Steve and Joe want to know more about their host family too.
00:24:49And they're visiting an old friend of Kelly's at a surprising location.
00:24:53Hi.
00:24:54Hello.
00:24:55Hi.
00:24:56Joe, nice to meet you.
00:24:57Nice to meet you.
00:24:57Nice to meet you.
00:24:58Kelly wanted to be a performer.
00:25:00That turned into a pole dancing hobby, which is how she met teacher Danny.
00:25:06Have you known him longer?
00:25:07Yeah, so I was teaching Kelly a few years back.
00:25:11Yeah.
00:25:12She did have to stop.
00:25:14I think those funds were a bit of an issue.
00:25:16Obviously, this is a hobby, and it's nice to have a hobby, but unfortunately, if you run out of funds,
00:25:22something has to give.
00:25:23We thought, walking around the house, from the tools we saw in that room, they thought, well, they must be
00:25:28doing plastering, really.
00:25:29Yeah, they both do the plastering together.
00:25:31Oh, they both do the plastering together?
00:25:32A business, yeah, and they both do it, yeah.
00:25:34Oh, that's good.
00:25:35We were just a bit concerned, really, because there's a lot of other work need doing in the house,
00:25:39and it was almost like they were struggling a little bit with day-to-day life, really.
00:25:46I know they struggle a lot with that side of it.
00:25:49The way that life is nowadays, everyone needs a phone for school or they need a laptop,
00:25:54and when you've got to provide five of those for a household, obviously, it's difficult.
00:26:00I think they've always quite family-orientated.
00:26:03I know they do a lot of things as a family.
00:26:05That being said, it is just like movie nights at home and things like that.
00:26:09Turns out, Kelly and John haven't been on a single date since the kids were born.
00:26:15I thought it would be nice for them to have some time for themselves,
00:26:22but who's going to pay to fit all your children? That's the thing.
00:26:26After meeting Danny, I suppose confirmed they are a nice family.
00:26:30They love their children.
00:26:33They've got to understand their finances, how much is coming in and how much is going out.
00:26:38Steve and Joe aren't done yet.
00:26:41This week, they have to do everything their swap does.
00:26:48Left hand across the chest.
00:26:50We're going to push forward and bring our feet together.
00:26:53Danny's eight months pregnant.
00:26:54OK. Super simple.
00:26:57So she'll be taking no excuses from the boys.
00:26:59Now we're going to push forward.
00:27:02Yay!
00:27:04Doing pole dancing today was definitely an experience.
00:27:06It's not something I thought I'd ever do, let alone with my dad.
00:27:12Yeah!
00:27:13You're actually really elegant when you're called, then, as well.
00:27:16It was a lot harder to do than I was expecting.
00:27:20What trousers are coming doing?
00:27:22Joe did really well.
00:27:23So I'd say, that's it, and I'd say, come on, yeah!
00:27:26Oh, look at that!
00:27:29Steve and Joe wanted father-son time, but this could be more than they bargained for.
00:27:34Yeah!
00:27:42Kelly and John have done a money-no-object online food shop.
00:27:46There's £260 worth of goodies, nearly twice what they'd normally spend on everything for a week.
00:27:54Good to know that the cupboards are full and, yeah, we've got food, it's just there, no, and it's different
00:28:00to usual.
00:28:01But as for cooking on the agar...
00:28:03There's nothing in there, there's no grills or nothing.
00:28:06Tried to figure it out, work it all out, but, yeah, it seems like it's a bit too difficult.
00:28:12So John's bringing their budget kitchen into £10 million Ludston Hall.
00:28:17Dad, come round the corner and surprise my mum with a brand new air fryer.
00:28:23I've got an air fryer, new one, finally.
00:28:27Now dodgy wires.
00:28:29We'll give the agar a miss now.
00:28:32It was a lovely moment, and it was really nice to see them have that little,
00:28:35oh, I've got your own little gear, because that rarely happens.
00:28:41The kitchen might be stocked with expensive food, but now there's an air fryer.
00:28:45The kids want what they have at home.
00:28:48The kids are having a chip butty.
00:28:50Nice and easy tonight, as we're used to having.
00:28:54But they're having dinner round a £20,000 banqueting table.
00:28:59Instead of going in and sitting on a sofa,
00:29:02we're actually going to go and sit on the biggest dining table,
00:29:06and that's going to be an experience in itself,
00:29:08because we haven't actually all sat round the table ever.
00:29:14Next, Steve and Joe make a disturbing discovery.
00:29:18This one looks to be a phone bill, £1,300.
00:29:22Yeah, so it looks like Joe, they're in debt, just over £10,000.
00:29:26I can't believe this is Joe, because a plastery job is a good wage.
00:29:318,000 square foot Ludston Hall.
00:29:33It's still very shocking to see how big this place is.
00:29:37Gives John and Kelly the space to make big plans.
00:29:41After we leave here, we don't need to sit down, think about where we can expand.
00:29:46We've just got to get it to grow.
00:29:47And a father-son plastering showdown.
00:29:50To be honest, you've got the easiest job now,
00:29:52because you've only got to smooth it down now, Joe.
00:29:55It's very rare to get credit from Dad sometimes.
00:30:04Day three, and at Ludston Hall, architecture student Marley's been researching the house.
00:30:11The grandfather clock is 200 years old and worth over £20,000.
00:30:16This clock costs a fortune.
00:30:19All original as well.
00:30:21It's not been touched.
00:30:22Every room has its treasures, especially the master bedroom, where John and Kelly have been sleeping.
00:30:29So above, you've got all the vines going around the whole entire room.
00:30:33But there's something in here called God's Hands.
00:30:35One there, and then you get the other one there.
00:30:38And they're the only two hands in here, and they're actually God's hands.
00:30:43This, and the man over there, the woman and the man,
00:30:46are actually the previous owners of this building.
00:30:48The faces are John Whitmore and wife, Frances.
00:30:52After they built the house in 1607, their family lived here for over 250 years.
00:30:59Taking my mum and dad around the place this morning, I was really excited to do that.
00:31:02And they enjoyed it, and they said that they were really glad that I'm doing this for myself.
00:31:09John and Kelly's big hope was the rich house would inspire the children, and it's working.
00:31:14I'm just really proud that she took it into consideration of looking stuff up.
00:31:20It's really good to know that she's thinking a better future.
00:31:30In Stafford...
00:31:31You want to sit?
00:31:32Shall I sit on the big chair?
00:31:33I think your arm's a bit more comfortable, eh?
00:31:35Over their morning cup of tea, Joe and Steve discover some troubling documents.
00:31:42Downstairs this morning, we managed to stumble across the pile of bills that this family has.
00:31:49£770 for phone companies.
00:31:52This one is also a phone bill.
00:31:54£1,300 for phone.
00:31:56For phone?
00:31:57The phones are just the start.
00:32:00There are a number of other utility debts.
00:32:02Gas is £2,780.
00:32:06That's a lot of money for a gas bill, really.
00:32:09Yeah, so it looks like, Joe, they're in debt, just over £10,000.
00:32:13I can't believe this, Joe, because, you know, a plasterer job is a good wage.
00:32:18So, why...
00:32:19How can it go this long?
00:32:20How can it get this rung and get this far?
00:32:23While Steve's business brain puzzles their huge debt...
00:32:28For this week, at least, Kelly and John have no money worries.
00:32:33Up next is a rich man's sport.
00:32:36One of Steve's oldest friends owns the Mount Golf Club,
00:32:39and before meeting him, they've a lesson with pro Jeremy.
00:32:44My arms are pretty straight at this point.
00:32:46I went there.
00:32:48Oh, yeah, come on, let's have it, let's go on here.
00:32:50I'm looking forward to this, thinking this could be possibly my hobby.
00:32:57And I realised it's not going to be my hobby.
00:33:00I enjoyed it, but it's definitely not going to be my hobby.
00:33:05Oh, that was bad!
00:33:07At £50 an hour, this posh pastime would normally be well out of reach.
00:33:13Oh, well, that was now good, was it?
00:33:15Oh, yeah.
00:33:21Hilarious.
00:33:22Very, very funny.
00:33:24Good moment.
00:33:27Oh, yeah, I've got it.
00:33:30I've got my nap.
00:33:35They're not here just to play golf.
00:33:38They've also come for more info about Steve from Roy,
00:33:41the owner of the course.
00:33:43Well, I've known Steve since he was 17.
00:33:4517.
00:33:45And his dad lived in Bilston.
00:33:49Yeah.
00:33:49And worked the market stores.
00:33:52I lived in a cul-de-sac next to Steve,
00:33:54and we used to meet up every two or three days,
00:33:57and we'd talk about where we think we're going to be in 20 years.
00:34:02Oh, we do that.
00:34:03Yeah, and both of us did it.
00:34:05Like Steve, Roy's done well.
00:34:08Kelly and John are desperate to know how it's done.
00:34:11And we've ended up, like I said, setting up the plastering business,
00:34:14and we've just did that together now, so...
00:34:16The way I built my business was, is I improved it every year.
00:34:21Yeah.
00:34:22It didn't matter if I improved it by 50 pounds.
00:34:24I improved it.
00:34:25Yeah, that's what I got.
00:34:26That's how you build a business.
00:34:27Yeah.
00:34:27So whatever your goal is, just move a little bit at a time,
00:34:32and you look back one day and you've got it.
00:34:34A lot of the people that we've met, they're all so down-to-earth.
00:34:40Like, literally, I could spend the day with each and every one of them.
00:34:42I think I'd get on with every one of them perfect.
00:34:44We're so far apart, but the fact that I put money aside as people,
00:34:49we're all together.
00:34:52Steve really wants to give John and Kelly a big leg up,
00:34:55but he's baffled why they make so little from their business.
00:34:58They've done a job for Laura, and she may have the answers.
00:35:02Hi, you OK? I'm Laura.
00:35:04I'm Steve. I'm Laura.
00:35:05I'm Mr. Chuck.
00:35:06I'm Joe.
00:35:07Laura's having more plastering done,
00:35:09so first they're doing a shift with Mark,
00:35:12who's taking on the work while John and Kelly are away.
00:35:17Oh, God!
00:35:18Oh, God!
00:35:19It looks like he's dropping some on your floor, Laura.
00:35:22Yes, don't start from here, Mark.
00:35:24You should start from the other side and come over the other way.
00:35:28I'm quite impressed with that, yeah.
00:35:31Mark says he's pretty impressed, Dad.
00:35:33I was happy I didn't get much plaster on the floor,
00:35:35but I was surprised.
00:35:37First attempt, it was really good.
00:35:39It's just getting the right pressure.
00:35:42I think I've got to push to there just to get a nice finish.
00:35:47I don't think I should have a go,
00:35:48because Mark's really got a job on his hands to fix.
00:35:53But Mark's not the only one judging.
00:35:56It's not easy when your father's the mega-talented Mr. Poundland.
00:36:00To be honest, you've got the easiest job now,
00:36:02because you've only got to smooth it down now, Joe,
00:36:04like a baby's bottom.
00:36:07Oh!
00:36:08So Joe's looking for a new career.
00:36:10I definitely think I'd need a fair bit of practice
00:36:12before I try to tackle anything on my own.
00:36:15It's very rare to get credit from Dad sometimes.
00:36:19Oh, that's nice and smooth, Joe. Look at that.
00:36:22To get, like, a well-done or I'm proud of you is a bit rare,
00:36:25but it does happen sometimes,
00:36:26and it's always nice here when it does.
00:36:31While Mark finishes up, Steve and Joe join Laura
00:36:34with a long list of questions about John and Kelly's business.
00:36:37Have you known them long?
00:36:38Oh, yeah. 15-plus years.
00:36:41Oh, that's a long time.
00:36:42And have both been plastering for a long time?
00:36:44It seems like a long time.
00:36:46This is the first room that they did.
00:36:48They did this room, huh?
00:36:49Yeah, when I first moved in.
00:36:51They are perfectionists with it,
00:36:52so they like to make sure it's absolutely pristine afterwards.
00:36:55They like to make sure the job's done correctly.
00:36:58Workmanship's not the problem,
00:36:59so what's holding John and Kelly back?
00:37:02Have they got a website at all, do you know?
00:37:04I don't think so. I've not seen one.
00:37:06All I know is the Facebook page,
00:37:07which is why I think they do struggle,
00:37:10because these are very techie.
00:37:12Any reason why they had a car rather than a van?
00:37:15The van's cheaper to run.
00:37:16They can keep the tools in.
00:37:18They'd have the bathroom back.
00:37:19It's the expense of getting the van that's the issue.
00:37:22It's getting the kids around as well,
00:37:23so they're not going to be able to take the kids around in the van.
00:37:27They do struggle with work, kids,
00:37:29and managing to manage their own house as well.
00:37:32So it's just a massive juggle for them.
00:37:35Steve has a brilliant business brain,
00:37:37and the cogs are whirring.
00:37:39They need a van to get this business on its way.
00:37:43If we can get John and Kelly focused back on the business,
00:37:47I think if we can help sort the marketing out,
00:37:51I think it's possible it can be turned around.
00:37:56Steve's not the only one with big plans.
00:37:58After talking to Roy at the golf club,
00:38:00John and Kelly have been inspired to prioritise their business.
00:38:05What do we need to do now to move forward with the business?
00:38:08It's all right, the job's coming in, we'll have a job,
00:38:10but then it'll be, I might have a week.
00:38:11I don't want a week off.
00:38:13I want to keep going, going, going.
00:38:15We hope not to speak to people a bit more.
00:38:17We've just got to get it to grow.
00:38:19We haven't got a van to get boards,
00:38:21and that's our day.
00:38:23After we leave here, we need to sit down,
00:38:25think about how we can expand or get bigger.
00:38:28I think that's definitely, definitely a priority to be quite honest.
00:38:36In Stafford, business talk's given way
00:38:38to the reality of living on the bread line
00:38:40and how to make a meal from Stephen Joe's £11 food shop.
00:38:46You put some butter in the hoops.
00:38:48Butter in the hoops?
00:38:49Yeah, just to make it a bit more creamy.
00:38:52Living on spaghetti hoops and on toast is not ideal.
00:38:58Nutritional values, just, they can't be good.
00:39:03It's not the best, is it?
00:39:05We only ate half of our dinner.
00:39:07The other half, to be honest, went in the bin.
00:39:13John and Kelly are still future planning,
00:39:16with, for once, time to themselves.
00:39:19The 8,000-square-foot luxury manor house
00:39:22is taking care of the kids.
00:39:25They've gone, literally, like, gallivanting all around the house,
00:39:29as kids do.
00:39:30They've found the music room.
00:39:33And it seems like we always come across something new every day,
00:39:36like the secret doors, secret rooms,
00:39:38like, there's always something different every day.
00:39:42Games galore to play with.
00:39:45I'll give you two minutes to hide as well.
00:39:46And the huge old house is purpose-built for hide-and-seek.
00:39:51It's still very shocking
00:39:53to see how big this place is
00:39:55and that we're actually living in it for the week.
00:40:05I don't even know what parts of the house have even explored, but...
00:40:09I'm coming to find, you know.
00:40:11Yeah, I think they're just out of the moon.
00:40:16Coming up,
00:40:17bargain-hunting Steve goes back to his boyhood market.
00:40:21Morning.
00:40:22But can Joe do deals like that?
00:40:24I'm just going to stand back and watch.
00:40:25One pound for a bunch of bananas, anyone?
00:40:28John, Kelly and co have a 180-acre garden adventure.
00:40:33Where's the end of it, though?
00:40:34Like, look how far away we are from the actual house.
00:40:37This is the back garden.
00:40:38Yeah.
00:40:39And the week brings Steve's past into sharp focus.
00:40:42I know I didn't spend that much time with you kids
00:40:45when you were younger, really,
00:40:46but I really wanted to give you the best, really.
00:40:57In Stafford, day four's off to a bumpy start.
00:41:00The gas run out during the night.
00:41:02You make the toast and I'll make the tea.
00:41:05OK.
00:41:06I've been struggling with my sleep.
00:41:08Last night, we went to bed as normal,
00:41:11but the gas being off, it was a bit cold last night when I woke up.
00:41:20OK, is that the meter?
00:41:21It's got a cold on there, yes.
00:41:22Like four million households in the UK,
00:41:25John and Kelly have a top-up meter,
00:41:28so it's down to the shops to buy more gas.
00:41:31There's a fish and ship shop here with Joe,
00:41:32but we can't have none of that.
00:41:34Joe hits the internet to see how much they need to spend.
00:41:38Five pounds worth of gas should last around one or two days
00:41:41in a three-bedroom house.
00:41:43To last the week, they need a £10 top-up.
00:41:46Pressure's piling on the budget
00:41:47with half their £40 limit now gone.
00:41:53In Ludston Hall,
00:41:55the week's pushing John and Kelly
00:41:56to find new ways to promote their business,
00:41:59and they could be in luck.
00:42:01Hi, I'm Kelly.
00:42:02Nice to meet you.
00:42:03Nice to meet you.
00:42:04Steve's working behind the scenes
00:42:06and has sent his techie partners, Lee and Mark,
00:42:09to say hello and do some fact-finding.
00:42:11What type of work do you guys do, then?
00:42:13Yeah, we're both blasterers.
00:42:14We've got a small little business,
00:42:16literally just me, Kelly.
00:42:17Wow, OK.
00:42:19I've set the business up about two and a half years ago.
00:42:21I've got the foundations.
00:42:23It's all there.
00:42:23And the work's coming, but not how I'd like it.
00:42:26Do you do any social media marketing?
00:42:28Yeah, I've got my page, the business page on Facebook.
00:42:31Well, that's a full-time job in itself sometimes, isn't it?
00:42:34Especially the way the algorithms work.
00:42:36They want you posting regularly.
00:42:37They want you posting videos.
00:42:39They want you posting content that people engage in
00:42:41and then they'll push it up for you.
00:42:44John and Kelly not only need a website,
00:42:46but a social media campaign.
00:42:49And Lee and Mark can help in a more surprising way
00:42:52due to their high-tech skills.
00:42:54What is it that you both do?
00:42:55So we're founders with Steve in the AI business.
00:42:58Oh, yeah.
00:42:59And what we do is we create automations
00:43:01for any type of business that can help them
00:43:03with an AI agent that can answer phone calls
00:43:06and speak to customers on your behalf.
00:43:08Think of it like a PA, like a receptionist
00:43:10that handles all of your inbound communication.
00:43:13It's a personal assistant you haven't got to pay.
00:43:15Yeah.
00:43:16Well, exactly.
00:43:16It's also automating some of that boring stuff
00:43:18that you don't want to do.
00:43:19You want to be doing the plastering.
00:43:20You don't want to be doing the invoicing,
00:43:21the chasing of invoicing, the finding of clients.
00:43:24That's important.
00:43:24We can automate some of that.
00:43:26So that takes the pressure away from you guys.
00:43:28You guys can get more work done
00:43:29and bring in more income, right?
00:43:31That's the best way I've heard AI explain there.
00:43:35From websites to robot office workers,
00:43:38the business could be looking at a 21st century makeover.
00:43:42It's been good to learn about what you've been doing
00:43:44and I think we've got some ideas
00:43:45that we'll speak to Steve about.
00:43:47Push yourself a bit more,
00:43:48get yourself out of the comfort zone
00:43:50and then amazing things happen.
00:43:52No, I appreciate that, honestly.
00:43:53Honestly, I liked it.
00:43:55Good.
00:43:55They seem like really great guys.
00:43:58They give us louser tips, obviously, about marketing.
00:44:01These successful people are telling me
00:44:02how to sort my business out
00:44:04and I couldn't ask for better advice.
00:44:07I couldn't ask for better people giving me the advice.
00:44:14In Stafford, Steve and Joe are seriously short on cash
00:44:17and having no fresh fruit and veg is wearing very thin.
00:44:21So how much money have we got left, Joe?
00:44:23I think after shopping, we've got around, like, £21 left.
00:44:28But Steve has a plan.
00:44:29Where he worked as a kid is just 30 minutes away.
00:44:32It's a great place for bargains
00:44:34and Joe can see what it was like for Dad growing up.
00:44:38Yeah, Bilstorm Market means a lot to me, Joe,
00:44:41because, you know, I work with Mum and Dad on the market stores
00:44:44and I always...
00:44:45And most Saturdays, towards the end,
00:44:47I work with my Nan and Grandad.
00:44:50This is where it all began for Steve.
00:44:5260 years ago, his parents were stallholders here.
00:44:55The main market used to be over the far side.
00:44:59Remarkably, there are some traders left from the old days.
00:45:03Anthea's 82 and has fond memories of his dad.
00:45:07I love Steve Yokely.
00:45:09Your daddy, the first day he ever came on the market,
00:45:12he got some big carrier bags, some big black bags,
00:45:16and he said, Anthe, he said, I've got nothing, I've got no tables.
00:45:19Yeah.
00:45:20And we found him black sheets
00:45:21and he stood on Bilston Market with all these pens.
00:45:24That's it?
00:45:26That's how he started.
00:45:27Well, two years of age, I was on the market store,
00:45:29two years of age, and I used to play underneath the store.
00:45:31Correct.
00:45:32Play in the cardboard boxes and all that.
00:45:33Yes, yes, yes, that's what I said, you was a baby.
00:45:35Then he had a place, Ooties.
00:45:37Ooties, yeah, after his nickname.
00:45:38Yeah, Ooties.
00:45:40She remembers mum and dad,
00:45:42she remembers my nana and granddad, May and Jo,
00:45:45and she also remembers me as a little boy being on the market store.
00:45:49So that was amazing, really.
00:45:51Give me a kiss and butter off so I can take some money.
00:45:56How about that?
00:45:57Really nice to meet you.
00:45:59She brought back lots of memories,
00:46:01and, you know, I'll remember this for a long time.
00:46:05Thank you, guys.
00:46:06Oh, it's lovely.
00:46:07See you.
00:46:08Bye.
00:46:12On the way to the fruit and veg,
00:46:14Steve's deal-making kicks in.
00:46:16John and Kelly are low on light bulbs.
00:46:19It's my under price, two pounds.
00:46:21£1.20.
00:46:22£1.20.
00:46:23I can stretch to £1.20.
00:46:26Is that all OK?
00:46:27Yeah, OK.
00:46:27OK, thank you.
00:46:28That was good.
00:46:29That's not a bad price.
00:46:30£1.20.
00:46:31Then Steve has another light bulb moment.
00:46:35To negotiate Joe a proper taste of his early life,
00:46:38in return for some fresh food.
00:46:41I'd like to teach him, really,
00:46:43because Joe's never really spent so much time in the market store with me.
00:46:48OK.
00:46:49Oh, you've missed out there, Joe.
00:46:50Yeah, I'm completely different.
00:46:52I think he's missed out.
00:46:52I know you couldn't work on your dad's store,
00:46:54but I'd like to come and do a little bit on our store then, Joe.
00:46:56We can give it a go.
00:46:58Come on, then.
00:46:59I'm just going to stand back and watch her and see what...
00:47:01HE LAUGHS
00:47:02He's a big guy.
00:47:03Oh, he's got his red coat on.
00:47:05There you go.
00:47:05When Dad's such a high achiever, every day's a test.
00:47:09Oh, you are going to sell this and pitch this to the crowd for £1.
00:47:14OK.
00:47:15See how good your skills are at selling.
00:47:17Come on.
00:47:17Not sure about this one.
00:47:18Come on.
00:47:20£1 for a bunch of bananas, anyone?
00:47:22I'm not one for a lot of attention,
00:47:25so having to shout in the middle of the street,
00:47:29asking if anyone wants bananas was a bit weird.
00:47:31£1 for a bunch of bananas.
00:47:34I think Joe did really good with his pitching voice,
00:47:37and it reminded me many years ago
00:47:39when I used to do the very, very same job.
00:47:42There you go, Joe.
00:47:43You all have them.
00:47:44Perfect.
00:47:45Sold.
00:47:46OK, so there you go.
00:47:47You can be a red coat any time, Joe.
00:47:50You need to be on the market for 5 in the morning, though.
00:47:53We can give it a go.
00:47:58In Shropshire, Ludston Hall is the gift that keeps on giving.
00:48:02The gardens and grounds are 2,000 times the size of John and Kelly's backyard.
00:48:08Where's the end of it, though?
00:48:09Like, look how far away we are from the actual house.
00:48:12This is the back garden.
00:48:14Yeah.
00:48:14Imagine all the wildlife around here.
00:48:18I tried to get the garden in it, you know, the garden, like...
00:48:22By 1870, brick manufacturer Joseph Cartwright
00:48:26had taken over Ludston and built the walled kitchen garden.
00:48:30Got all the fruits and everything.
00:48:32You've even got pears!
00:48:34Pears!
00:48:35Look at the size of that!
00:48:38I think it's beautiful.
00:48:39It really is.
00:48:40It's a lovely, lovely place.
00:48:43And the area is...
00:48:44It's amazing.
00:48:52Steve and Joe were also in a park, the local one.
00:48:55Well, this is good.
00:48:57Steve's iron-like budgeting means they still have 18 of their £40 left
00:49:02and can afford £14 on two bikes for the afternoon.
00:49:06It was just nice to spend time together,
00:49:09be stopped by a small lake and talk to little bits.
00:49:13The week's proving an amazing chance to make up for lost one-on-one time.
00:49:18On the market, it was really nice
00:49:21because I guess I kind of saw a bit more of your roots and upbringing
00:49:25and we saw people that obviously knew you
00:49:28and it was really fun to actually get on the stall
00:49:30and have a little go at it.
00:49:31I'm great we've taken the opportunity and spent some time together.
00:49:34This morning, I think that's the first time you've ever woke me up.
00:49:38Definitely, first time in my life.
00:49:40And that's only because I was up till, you know,
00:49:43thinking about, you know, the experience
00:49:45and how we can help John and Kelly
00:49:49and I didn't go to bed till five past five.
00:49:51With two days of the swap to go,
00:49:53Steve's starting to realise the price he paid for financial success.
00:49:58I know I didn't spend that much time with you kids
00:50:00when you was younger, really,
00:50:02but I really wanted to give you the best, really.
00:50:06I regret not being there.
00:50:08You've got to be a good dad, you've got to be a good partner
00:50:10and you've got to be a good business.
00:50:13So, really, you need to get the balance right, really.
00:50:19Next, a £1,600 shopping trip
00:50:22like John, Kelly and co never imagined.
00:50:25Get him a top.
00:50:26Get him, like, three, four pairs.
00:50:29Get him the grey pair as well.
00:50:31It's quite easy just to go out
00:50:32and spend that type of money on clothes.
00:50:35Steve and Joe muck in for a massive makeover.
00:50:38They can't believe how fast the skit filled up.
00:50:41And at Ludston Hall, there's an emotional surprise.
00:50:44Dear John and Kelly, you have never had a first date,
00:50:47so we have organised something special yesterday.
00:50:58At the start of the week,
00:51:01Kelly and John wanted to inspire the kids
00:51:03to reach for the stars.
00:51:05This morning, they're going clothes shopping
00:51:07with very deep pockets.
00:51:09Back at home, I would have to save my money
00:51:11to go out and get my clothes.
00:51:13Even then, there would be never more than £50 to spend.
00:51:17I'd just buy, like, a shirt and some jeans.
00:51:20But today, they still have £1,600
00:51:23and, if they want, can splurge the lot.
00:51:27That is really cute.
00:51:28I actually do like that with some jeans.
00:51:30Usually, the first thing that you do
00:51:32when you are shopping is look at the price.
00:51:35And I still actually did that
00:51:37because that was just how it is for me.
00:51:40Spending with no limit isn't easy
00:51:42when you're not used to it.
00:51:44That is dear.
00:51:45That is too, too dear.
00:51:47Quite crazy just to go out
00:51:49and spend that type of money on clothes.
00:51:53But after the first £200...
00:51:55£85, £85, £32.
00:51:57..they hit their stride.
00:52:00Now, you've got that as well.
00:52:02That looks all right, doesn't it?
00:52:03That is really cute.
00:52:04I reckon, buy it.
00:52:06I have to remind myself, like, this is a shopping spree.
00:52:09Like, if you like that, you get that.
00:52:12I'm out for about £6,000.
00:52:13Happy days.
00:52:15Next year.
00:52:16With the three younger kids at school,
00:52:18they'll return to a surprise bag of goodies.
00:52:21I'm thinking these would look nice for a mummy.
00:52:25Get him the top.
00:52:26The dryer's going to be buzzing.
00:52:28Get him, like, three, four cars.
00:52:30Get him the grey pair as well.
00:52:32After three hours shopping,
00:52:34the full £1,600 is gone.
00:52:37So who got the most out of it?
00:52:39Kids or parents?
00:52:41It's a second to none.
00:52:42I've never felt so inspired in my life.
00:52:44It was funny to see the amount of bags
00:52:46that my dad had in his hands.
00:52:48To work hard and you get all this.
00:52:55In Stafford, Steve and Joe want to give Kelly and John
00:52:58a completely fresh start, and not just in business.
00:53:02That's lovely, thank you.
00:53:04Steve's dipping into his own wallet
00:53:06to improve the house and garden as well.
00:53:10We can't believe how fast the skit filled up.
00:53:14I enjoy cleaning things.
00:53:16I enjoy making sure that everything is right.
00:53:19I'm doing all this work.
00:53:21I'm thinking about lots of things in business.
00:53:24Steve's been thinking what this garden needs
00:53:27is a shed to help with storage and keep the garden clear.
00:53:31Just finished, load up the bram.
00:53:32We've got the shed, the new hose,
00:53:35and all the other bits that we've got to get
00:53:37to get the garden finished,
00:53:38so let's get back to the house and get that done.
00:53:40Steve and Joe were working hard to give Kelly and John a lift
00:53:44in every possible way they can think of.
00:53:49And at Ludston Hall, just back from shopping,
00:53:51there's a special delivery.
00:53:55Yeah, there's a knock on the door,
00:53:56and we opened a gold envelope.
00:53:58Yeah, it picked it up, and it's quite shocking.
00:54:00To be honest.
00:54:01Dear John and Kelly,
00:54:02it's been a real eye-opener living the week in your life.
00:54:05Along the way, we have learned that you have never had a first date,
00:54:08so we have organised something special just for you.
00:54:12Oh, that's so good to hear, because that's great.
00:54:15That's going to be nice for you.
00:54:16I'm really happy about that.
00:54:21Oh, my God.
00:54:23Really excited for my dad to go on their first date.
00:54:26Something literally has never happened before.
00:54:34John and Kelly are whisked away in Steve's 250 grand Bentley.
00:54:40And the Bentley, well, it speaks for itself.
00:54:44It's a luxury.
00:54:47Even the carpet in the car was thick.
00:54:50The carpet in your house, it was just unreal.
00:54:53Steve's arranged for them to have lunch at one of his favourite local restaurants.
00:54:58Yeah, looking good, smelling fresh.
00:55:00It was pretty and good.
00:55:02We were really excited for the date, to be fair.
00:55:05It's Steve's treat, so they don't need to worry about the bill.
00:55:08Oh, well, I'll have the smashed beef burger.
00:55:12The steak, well done, yeah.
00:55:14I like burgers.
00:55:15You like burgers, I know, yeah, but I like steak, because steak's better.
00:55:20Did you ever think this happened, like, having a first date?
00:55:22It would never even come into my head, really.
00:55:24The kids are constantly, constantly with it.
00:55:27Honestly, this is like gold dust.
00:55:29Yeah.
00:55:30Oh, look at this.
00:55:31Thank you very much.
00:55:34Oh, wow.
00:55:36John and Kelly order up their favourite dishes.
00:55:39It's nice to sit down and just have a little chat and just, like, just be us two a bit
00:55:47of a moment, just to take everything in, really.
00:55:51Well, cheers.
00:55:54In Stafford, Steve's pouring £5,000 of his own money into major improvements.
00:56:01And Joe's still having to be on his A-game.
00:56:04Definitely doesn't help is the fact that Dad's standard, when it comes to DIY, is quite high.
00:56:10Let's get this in first, mate.
00:56:12If you can hold the glass in.
00:56:15We'll just close this up for the day and head inside and do the rest.
00:56:20It's out with the old and in with the new.
00:56:23Steve and Joe are going for the full makeover.
00:56:27That's nice, isn't it?
00:56:28There are new mattresses for the girls' bunks.
00:56:31Let's see if it fits, if we've measured it properly.
00:56:35Oh, look at that, Joe.
00:56:38Like a baby's love.
00:56:40And as the skip takes the old couch away, a new improved two-grandmodel takes pride of place in the
00:56:47front room.
00:56:48You just press it.
00:56:49Oh, look at that.
00:56:50If we had some more budget, we could have some beer.
00:56:55Oh, yeah, two cup holders.
00:56:56Yeah, two cup holders as well, there.
00:56:58That's good.
00:56:59The hard work's done, and there's time to look back on the swap.
00:57:03How do you feel?
00:57:04You know, we've had a different experience this week.
00:57:06It's opened my eyes to a lot of things, not only, obviously, how a lot of people will be living
00:57:11in the UK like this,
00:57:13but it's also given me more of an insight into your background.
00:57:16Dad and my connection has gotten stronger, and that's all come with, you know, living on this low budget,
00:57:22so it's forced us to maybe spend a bit more quality time together.
00:57:26So now, now Tony's a recliner like the old one.
00:57:31This is the latest version, but they've got more space now for the pole.
00:57:35I really appreciate this week having the time with Joe.
00:57:39Life is yours, and time soon goes by, and maybe some of that time should be spent for my family,
00:57:45my friends,
00:57:46rather than keep working hard.
00:57:49Look at this, you can just, oh, I think I'm going to sleep on here tonight, Joe.
00:57:57At Ludston, it's the family's last evening.
00:58:00After their £1,600 shopping blowout, it's gift night for the three youngest.
00:58:07There you go.
00:58:09This is yours.
00:58:11That, them little jeans.
00:58:14I was just not like, we can go out and get, like, allow the clothes all in one go,
00:58:19like we have here, which was really nice.
00:58:21I'll go out and get, like, a top or a T-shirt for the one child,
00:58:27and then the other child will have to just wait.
00:58:29Just seeing the kids happy, that's my highlight of the week.
00:58:33And to cap the week off, there's a fashion show.
00:58:37Oh, that looks good.
00:58:39Those jeans fit you really well.
00:58:42Yes, that is nice.
00:58:43Do you like it, Joe?
00:58:45Mm-hm.
00:58:45Tamara and Marley have done really well with your clothes.
00:58:48Yeah, it's really nice and all that.
00:58:49So, what have Kelly and John made of the swap?
00:58:53Just having the memories of watching the kids running round me is always going in and out these doors.
00:58:58Knowing that even though we haven't got this, we've got each other.
00:59:04Love is the most important thing in our family.
00:59:07Do you know what you're talking about?
00:59:10Do you know what you're talking about?
00:59:10Yeah, I do.
00:59:11Do you?
00:59:11Yeah, I do.
00:59:12Yeah, I do.
00:59:12That's good.
00:59:14We'll wake up at home next week and think, what happened?
00:59:16What's going on?
00:59:18What happened last week?
00:59:19Was it a dream?
00:59:21Yeah.
00:59:21Well done, girls.
00:59:27Coming up, when the families meet.
00:59:30You OK?
00:59:31Nice to meet you.
00:59:32You OK?
00:59:33Lives are changed forever.
00:59:35We've got a great family.
00:59:36You just need a bit of help, a bit of guidance.
00:59:38I've got some ideas for you to take the business forward.
00:59:51Day six, and everyone has to return to their old lives.
00:59:56What will the family miss most about Ludston Hall?
01:00:00My own room has been lovely.
01:00:03It's been amazing.
01:00:04I've really enjoyed it, every bit of it.
01:00:06Yeah, we're definitely going to miss this place,
01:00:08wandering around these halls at night and in the day.
01:00:11Thank you, Ose.
01:00:13In Stafford, what was the highlight of the week?
01:00:16I know you were waiting all week to give that garden a go,
01:00:20so I did enjoy doing that with you.
01:00:23We got to spend some time together.
01:00:25It's a 45-minute drive home for both families,
01:00:29but there'll be a break on the way.
01:00:31Halfway back, they're finally meeting face-to-face.
01:00:35Guys, it's great to meet you.
01:00:37And you, to be honest, yeah, after a crazy week.
01:00:40Oh, she's been mad, really.
01:00:43It's an amazing place.
01:00:45It's so big.
01:00:46Did you just look round the museum?
01:00:48Yeah, that was quite an experience in itself.
01:00:52And I thought we'd be travelling, the fact that it's there.
01:00:55That's what surprised me.
01:00:57Have you enjoyed spending time together?
01:00:59We do a lot together as a big family unit,
01:01:02but it's usually all of us,
01:01:03so it's very rare that it's just one-on-one us doing this thing.
01:01:06So it's been nice this week to actually spend the time together.
01:01:10One of our days was like a trade day.
01:01:13Yeah.
01:01:13Seeing how you work and what you do.
01:01:16Dad started out trying the plastering,
01:01:18and then he managed to drag me on, but I was awful.
01:01:21So Dad was definitely better than me.
01:01:23It's just a few first times happening for everyone within the week,
01:01:26hasn't it?
01:01:27Steve started the week wanting to give a family a life-changing break.
01:01:32Time to reveal what he's been up to.
01:01:36To be honest, I've had quite a few sleepless nights
01:01:38thinking if I was in your position, what would I change?
01:01:42What would I do?
01:01:43You guys are busy trying to run the company.
01:01:45You've got the five kids as well.
01:01:47It's understandable why the house might have fallen down
01:01:50on your list of priorities, obviously.
01:01:51When we finally got into the garden, there was rubbish everywhere.
01:01:56All the bins was full.
01:01:58We've totally cleared all the rubbish.
01:02:00We've put a shed in the back for you,
01:02:03so all the bikes and everything are in the shed.
01:02:05Appreciate that.
01:02:06On the business side...
01:02:08I know you love plastering, which is fine,
01:02:10but I've got some ideas for you to take the business forward.
01:02:15Joe's created a website to kick-start a new social media campaign.
01:02:20This is just like a mock-up of a website that we've done.
01:02:23We've actually bought johnkellyinteriors.com.
01:02:25This is about you for the future,
01:02:28supporting your family and moving into something
01:02:30that you can be proud of.
01:02:32I'm so focused, and that is an opportunity.
01:02:35I appreciate the fact that you've just walked into our shoes for a while
01:02:38to see how it is on our side.
01:02:40You've got a great family.
01:02:41You just need a bit of help, a bit of guidance,
01:02:44and I really think you can do it yourself.
01:02:46The biggest surprise is yet to come.
01:02:49What we've thought, to hopefully try and help you out a bit.
01:02:54So we've got a van for you.
01:02:57Wow.
01:03:00It's the final piece of the puzzle.
01:03:03A van's what they've been needing for years.
01:03:06It's fully insured, so you don't have to worry about the insurance,
01:03:09you don't have to worry about the tax on it.
01:03:12It's done.
01:03:13Thank you very much on this day.
01:03:19The van's waiting outside,
01:03:20and Steve's even come up with branding for the new company.
01:03:24So there's the keys.
01:03:29We're booked to have the alarm system fitted,
01:03:31so you can be happy that your tool's not going to be stolen.
01:03:34Having a van's going to be a game-changer for the whole family.
01:03:39Exactly what we needed, really, wasn't it?
01:03:42You know, this has been a nice experience.
01:03:44Hopefully we can help John and Kelly change their lives.
01:03:49It's so emotional.
01:03:50Like, I can't put it all together
01:03:52with how much the week has been,
01:03:54and then this afterwards.
01:03:56I can't believe, I can't believe,
01:03:58that the future's actually looking brighter.
01:04:01I'm so thankful for them.
01:04:02Like, it means a lot to me that, like,
01:04:04my mum and dad have been helped out massively.
01:04:12It's been a huge week for everyone,
01:04:14but finally they head home.
01:04:18You are glad to be back.
01:04:20Oh!
01:04:21Strangely.
01:04:22Yeah, it's nice to be home, isn't it, really?
01:04:24Yeah.
01:04:24Get the kettle on, Joe, and maybe a biscuit.
01:04:28Definitely.
01:04:28If there's any biscuits left.
01:04:30Oh!
01:04:32How it tastes!
01:04:33When they left, the cupboards were bare,
01:04:35but Steve's filled them to bursting point.
01:04:38And that's not all.
01:04:40There's a mirror, a Henry Hoover, a toaster.
01:04:43Oh, the mirror can go in the bathroom.
01:04:46Anything that was worn out in the house,
01:04:48Steve's replaced, even the sofa.
01:04:51The sofa is amazing.
01:04:53Yeah, the lights.
01:04:55You know why?
01:04:57The surprises keep coming.
01:05:00I'm just saying.
01:05:02So we've done a really good job.
01:05:04Next summer, it'll be a whole different story.
01:05:08So has there been a take-home message for Steve and Joe?
01:05:12We're very lucky to have this place.
01:05:15We're very lucky to have the friends that we've got.
01:05:17And I'm really hoping, you know, with John and Kelly,
01:05:22they're going to go for it.
01:05:23Yeah, me too.
01:05:24And everybody deserves a break.
01:05:26Yeah, they do.
01:05:27Cheers.
01:05:28Cheers.
01:05:30And has it changed how Kelly and John think about money?
01:05:35It's nice to have it.
01:05:36It's nice to buy things with it.
01:05:39But it's not all about it.
01:05:40You have to always remember, if you've got it,
01:05:44you've got to also have that love there.
01:05:47Yeah, that's right.
01:05:48It stays together and it stays strong.
01:05:51Next time.
01:05:54I'm thinking this is a tight space for one person.
01:05:57Got to really knuckle down and really stick together
01:06:00and get through this.
01:06:01Two thousand pounds in one week.
01:06:06A hundred pounds, that's going to be like,
01:06:07that's going to be hard, isn't it?
01:06:09We've got to have some Italian honey.
01:06:10Eighteen pounds for honey.
01:06:12These must be some royalty bees.
01:06:14Your family will want for nothing.
01:06:16Yeah.
01:06:16If you get it, why?
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