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00:00When it comes to the Spanish costas, us Brits all have our favourites.
00:05We love Costa Blanca!
00:07We love Costa del Sol!
00:09Venetor!
00:10Yay!
00:10You've been bennied.
00:12But whichever we prefer, with over 300 days of that glorious sunshine a year,
00:16it sure beats the cold and grey of the old UK.
00:20Ah, this is a lie.
00:22Living that dream life can be a blooming hard graft.
00:25Listen!
00:26My life, you're right.
00:28Stress level.
00:29Through the roof.
00:30Oh!
00:31But at the end of the working day...
00:33Girl power!
00:34Girl power!
00:34Come on, Sam!
00:36Booyah!
00:37The quality of life on the costas...
00:42...is priceless.
00:43Cheers!
00:45Peace and love.
00:45Cheers.
00:46That's why there will always be...
00:48Espana!
00:50We love it!
00:51Olé!
00:52The weather.
00:53The boys.
00:54The wife being happy.
00:56Bargain-loving Brits...
00:57...in the sea.
01:00Today on the costas, a joyful farewell for Alex and Claire.
01:05He always said, when I go, I want to be here.
01:08So that's where we're putting him.
01:10That's what Dad would have wanted anyway.
01:12He didn't want anybody to be sad.
01:13Hostel owners Sam and Rich's publicity push could be a flop.
01:16Where is everybody?
01:19And we revisit Ant at the time his end of season.
01:22Knees up face being a washout.
01:25The weather's been absolutely awful.
01:28I've never known nothing like it.
01:41Eric's on 12%.
01:42I know, so that's why I turned him off.
01:44He'll have to make coffee with you.
01:45Is he enough for a coffee machine?
01:46Are you sure?
01:47Yeah.
01:4712% is OK.
01:49It's not easy living off grid.
01:52It's the start of another day of eco-friendly living for animal rescuers Sam and Rich in the remote town
01:58of Orchetta.
01:59There's a monitor on the front of the solar system and I could see that it was on less than
02:0410% and that means it's not happy.
02:05So I had to turn it off and make a coffee the old fashioned way instead of the coffee machine.
02:10A black one sweetener if you're offering Sam.
02:13The couple run an animal rescue charity and a hostel which they've recently expanded to another building in the centre
02:19of town.
02:23The town hall kindly have given us permission to open up that house today as part of their gastro fair
02:29to sell things to raise money for the charity.
02:32But with the property off the beaten track, they'll need to do all they can to draw people in.
02:38We need to completely cover the front of the house to make people realise that they can come in because
02:44it's the first time that the house has been opened in the village.
02:46I've got a bag of really nice like green, oh right, I'm here, of green tinsel and fairy lights so
02:55that then at night it looks really, looks really pretty.
02:57But before the fair, there's the not so small job of looking after their current guests.
03:03So the animals we have at the moment is two horses, I think 15 dogs and then we've got between
03:1011 and 15 cats.
03:12And some of the rescued residents need more attention than others.
03:16She'll do this all day.
03:18You can see how intense she is and how much exercise she needs, otherwise she'll just get bored and start
03:24eating things like houses.
03:26Their goal is to re-home as many animals as they can, but until that happens, caring for their pack
03:32is a pricey process.
03:34It just seems to get harder and harder every year, there are more and more dogs abandoned.
03:39The cost of vet spills has gone through the roof, the cost of animal food has doubled.
03:43That tin has gone up from 38 cents to 75 cents in a year.
03:50So, yeah, it's made it super tough on us guys.
03:53With prices doubling, it's twice as important they raise awareness at today's village fair.
03:58But it doesn't go any smaller, does it?
04:01Yeah, because that goes down you, does it?
04:03Right, that has to go in the car.
04:04This year is either seventh or eighth year that they've been running a gastro event.
04:10And this gastro fair is now becoming very popular and people come from a long way to visit the village.
04:16My goal today is more about awareness that we are a dog rescue and that people can come to us
04:22if they're thinking of rehoming a dog.
04:24And with thousands of people expected over the three-day event, Sam's hoping her bric-a-brac stalls will bring
04:30in a few much-needed euro too.
04:32I think we have everything. Are you driving?
04:35I can do.
04:36Okay, let's go.
04:42Yay, let's do your hair. Pretty.
04:45Yeah.
04:46Lift your head up a bit.
04:49Kyla, you're going to look beautiful.
04:52Kyla, please.
04:53Just make it easy.
04:55It's 8am in the hills south of Murthier and cafe owners Kaylee and Steve already have their hands full
05:01before they even open up.
05:03Off the table.
05:06The pair already have two toddlers and recently this fab four have become a full-on family of five.
05:13This is Kayson and he is three weeks and two days old.
05:21Having three children, especially so young, so close together, is really challenging.
05:31It's hard work.
05:33But undaunted by hard graft, the couple relocated to Spain and invested their 12 grand savings into a business opportunity.
05:42When we moved here, we saw a gap in the market.
05:45We thought we would do a small coffee shop just for cakes, coffee.
05:51Then people coming in going, oh, you should do gins and you should do vodkas and blah, blah.
05:55So our hours sort of totally changed.
05:58Really hard running the business.
06:03Today we've got to take the two oldest to school and I've just got the shop I need to move.
06:10The stop for work.
06:12There's things that need to be done.
06:14There's only us two really that can do these things.
06:17OK.
06:21Juggling a family and a business means Kayleigh struggles to get a moment to herself.
06:27So now we have to wait because it's too early still, isn't it?
06:31So we just wait a few minutes and Mummy have our coffee.
06:35Yeah?
06:36No.
06:37Because Mummy doesn't have time to have her coffee at home, does she?
06:40So I have to have it in the car.
06:43Oh, yeah, having three kids.
06:45A three-year-old, a 20-month-old and a newborn is just...
06:50You think you're tired and exhausted, but then you get more tired and exhausted.
06:56You just don't think it's possible, but it is.
07:03Kayleigh should be at home relaxing.
07:04She's obviously breastfeeding, so she does it all day, all night.
07:09You know, in case I'm going to fall asleep at night for like 20 minutes.
07:12And then he's awake again and wants to feed for like 45 minutes
07:15and doesn't sleep for five minutes, back on the boob again.
07:19Do you reckon you could let Mum asleep for just one hour?
07:23Not easy being a mum.
07:24Oh, Mummy's never going to get his shopping done.
07:30Mwah!
07:32Mwah!
07:33With a growing family, savings on things like delivery fees can pay for essentials.
07:39Now more than ever, it's really important for the business to do well
07:44and for us to not just make as much money as we can,
07:47but also try to save as much money as we can.
07:52There's an extra mouth to feed, but there's...
07:55The nappies are just so expensive and they go through so many nappies.
08:01Pardon you.
08:04Another poo-poo.
08:06I'm going to have to change you again.
08:08After an unexpected delivery from Kaysen,
08:11Kayleigh can play delivery driver with the stuff she's bought for the caf.
08:15I've got two things of cheese.
08:18I'll come back.
08:20OK, Baba.
08:25Oh, Nestle, I can't do anything.
08:27Come on, Steve.
08:29I need to go.
08:31I'll probably have to feed him again.
08:34I know, baby, I know.
08:36Essentials dropped off, it's only 11am,
08:39and Kayleigh's already shattered,
08:40but with a little one to look after, there's no let-up.
08:46Coming up, Aunt Hopes' big party will be a knockout.
08:50Come on, Agnes, pretend it's the 60s again.
08:53The worst you'll get is your hair wet or concussion.
08:57And Alex and Claire put the fun into funeral.
09:00Have we got a dad in the car, Carl?
09:01He's in the boot.
09:02In the boot, in the boot.
09:14For almost 15 years, Lancashire lad, Ant, kept the residents of Horradada fighting fit.
09:21Pretend you're 17 again, you have to discount.
09:24Lovely, nice deep breath in.
09:26And we're turning back the clock to 2021,
09:29and the time he arranged something special for the clients who became his friends.
09:36I thought to do a party at the end of the season
09:39would be away from me to say thank you to them for joining me through the summer.
09:43If you'd have told me 10 years ago
09:46I'd be living in Spave, teaching dance and water aerobics to pensioners,
09:50living in a little Spanish village in the middle of nowhere,
09:54I'd have offered you tonight's lottery numbers.
09:56If you know them, Ant, I'm all ears.
10:00His unexpected life here is all down to a very special grand old lady.
10:06My nana used to come up with these little sayings.
10:08Life's truest happiness is found in the friendships we make along the way.
10:12I miss my nana every day, and I still miss her now.
10:15I talk to her most mornings on my way in and out the house.
10:19Sometimes she answers back and then I start worrying.
10:22Ant's relationship with his nana inspired him to look after the expat community.
10:26It's like Barbados in November.
10:29However, today it's less Barbados, more Berwick-upon-Sweed.
10:34I've got Aqua Gym this morning with the girls.
10:37Usually we would be outside, but the Spanish sunshine's not playing with us at the moment.
10:42The weather's been absolutely awful.
10:44I've never known nothing like it.
10:46It's not wrong. The Costa Blanca is coping with the heaviest rain it's had in over 70 years.
10:52I know the cold weather's good for your cellulite shrinking, but there's cold and there's freezing,
10:56and at the moment it's still freezing.
10:58So the girls are going to be inside this morning, doing a little bit of Aqua Gym.
11:02And I just thought I'd come and get some bits out of my office.
11:05Ooh, your own office. Very fancy.
11:09My little oastasy is fabulous.
11:11It's not the Ritz and it smells of damp if you don't open the window, but it is my little
11:15space and I enjoy it. Come and have a look.
11:17I hope you left that window open.
11:19I've got my water, all the PA systems, the mobile mic systems.
11:25Because when we go outside, I'm like Madonna, I have one of them things on, although I don't sing like
11:30her.
11:31I'm much better.
11:33I'm not.
11:34Well, I don't know. You've got to express yourself, Ant.
11:37I've even got a wardrobe. It's fabulous.
11:39You know, because in the summer months, I'll sometimes do three or four classes a day.
11:44So, you get a bit sweaty.
11:47So I have like three or four changes of clothes.
11:50They're always in here. It's just so I don't have to be running forward and backwards to get changed.
11:54It's just for convenience, really.
11:56A little walk-in wardrobe without walking in.
11:58It completely does its job. It serves its purpose.
12:01And talking of doing a job, you need to get to yours, Ant.
12:04And if I don't hurry up and move now, it's going to be like a scene out of cocoon down
12:08there at the swimming pool.
12:09So I'll get down and see how the old ladies are getting on, eh?
12:11Ooh, good idea. You don't want a riot on your hands.
12:14If this rain continues, it's not just Ant's class that could be ruined.
12:18His end-of-season party could be a washout.
12:26Hola, Sandra!
12:28So we're at Plumhouse, right next door to the town hall.
12:33This table outside for the plants.
12:36I guess it just stays up on its own.
12:39I did it.
12:42Maybe I'm not going to use this table.
12:44Back in Orchetta, animal rescuers Sam & Rich and their volunteers are preparing to open the doors at their awareness
12:51-raising event.
12:52I'd really like to get it set up for lunch. I think people will start to arrive at lunchtime. So
12:57we've got an awful lot to do in very little time.
13:00The town is hosting a food fair. And with people coming from far and wide, it's the chance to see
13:06some old friends.
13:12Do you remember me? Do you remember me?
13:16Eric and Peggy have stopped by with their dog, Bruce. Who's a good boy?
13:20I've just met Bruce, who I actually rescued about two years ago.
13:24He looks amazing.
13:26He's happy. He's so happy.
13:28He was completely uncontrollable.
13:30And he was quite aggressive to strangers and he was super aggressive to other dogs.
13:34And now look at him. He's so handsome.
13:36Because he found the perfect mum and dad.
13:38Oh my God, it's why I do what I do.
13:42You guys are just the best.
13:44Thank you. We have the best dog.
13:46You have the best dog.
13:48Oh, I get so emotional. But it's like the best.
13:50You got me going now.
13:52We started this as a proper registered charity five years ago.
13:57And I think I've been rehoming on average between 50 and 60 dogs a year.
14:04To get more dogs out the door, Sam needs to get people in the door.
14:10That's perfect, really.
14:12Yeah. And then these are a bit shorter still.
14:14So it's like an arrow then to say to people, come in.
14:18How's that look? Perfect.
14:20And when they do get inside, Sam's hoping they'll splash out.
14:24Everything that we sell this weekend is all donated.
14:27I'm going to sell little bags of the decorations for just a couple of euros.
14:31So we'll have a bag of baubles and some red tinsel and then that'll be two euros.
14:37Bargain.
14:38And if it's too early for festive fundraising, volunteer Deborah has year-round flora to flock.
14:44I'm going to sell at a price that people want.
14:49So I'm thinking, if I go for 50 for the largest one and the smaller ones,
14:54I'm just going to charge three euros for those.
14:56Because I think you can't not want to plump through the rest.
15:01You can't, Deborah. It's a botanical bargain.
15:07Guys, it looks amazing.
15:09Thank you so much for helping out today.
15:11So I think now we're open.
15:13Yay!
15:15We just need some people through the door!
15:20Let's hope the hard work brings in the ponters.
15:30We love it.
15:32We love it.
15:32Cheers!
15:36One of my favourite spots is our kind of little music corner.
15:40I can pick up the guitar, learn new songs, maybe write a song, which is on the balcony here.
15:49We like our balcony area because we'll have dinner here on the balcony.
15:54We'll, you know, look out to the views, the beach, obviously the sea changes daily.
16:05The views could inspire you to write something.
16:10But mainly it's just a general feeling of the open space and the views to the mountains and the sea.
16:23Sometimes dolphins swim very close to the beach.
16:26We'll delight by shouting around the house,
16:29There's dolphins!
16:37It might actually be...
16:39Cold.
16:39Cold.
16:42Come in here for a cool down, but it's...
16:43No, it's hot.
16:45It's probably warmer than the hot tub.
16:47Yeah.
16:47The steamy town of Lanuthia is home to lovebirds Alex and Claire.
16:53Right, steady on.
16:55But this pair don't just play together.
16:58They've got a high-end refurb business specialising in kitchens and bathrooms.
17:03Breaking things down in Benidorm.
17:05I do all the manual labour.
17:06Claire sort of arranges everything, sorts everything out and I just go do the work.
17:11Yeah, I'm not carrying that all the way up there.
17:13All right.
17:14That's your, that's your tub of pain.
17:16I was going to carry it up there, but nah, it's heavy.
17:18So yeah, work smarter, not harder.
17:21Not just the brawn, but the brains as well, eh, Alex?
17:26Claire's definitely the decision maker.
17:28Thought so.
17:29Which is why we've got a successful business.
17:31Yeah.
17:32Today is a big day for the couple.
17:34Alex's dad passed in June.
17:35But we've been waiting to, for a time that all the family can all get here.
17:39It was obviously difficult when everyone's dotted around the UK and Spain.
17:43So we're all meeting up to celebrate Pat's life.
17:46And it'll be the first time that all the family are in one place at one time.
17:49Yeah. For a long, long time.
17:50My brother, my sister.
17:51Along with Alex's brother Carl and sister Laurie, his daughter Natalia has made the trip too.
17:58Natalia comes over quite often, as much as we can have her.
18:01She's here.
18:03Carl's been over once before and stayed with us, just after Pat passed.
18:07But it's the first time everyone's been here.
18:11God, he looks really young there.
18:13Yeah, I know, he does, doesn't he?
18:15Before giving his dad, Pat, the send off he deserves, there's time for Alex and his siblings to reminisce.
18:21That's when we were on holiday.
18:23Ah, look at you.
18:26Could Dad be there?
18:28And that's when we all went to Marbella.
18:31And this part of the world was close to Pat's heart.
18:35My parents have been visiting Spain for years, since I was born.
18:42I moved out here first.
18:43And then Mum and Dad followed a year later.
18:46Dad absolutely loved Spain.
18:48And the particular place we're going, Lacalla, is where they lived, where Mum and Dad lived.
18:52They were there for three years.
18:54And Dad absolutely loved it.
18:56And he always said, when I go, I want to be here.
18:59So that's where we're putting him.
19:00Or in a wheelie bin.
19:01Yeah, he always said in a wheelie bin, yeah.
19:04It's not just his sense of humour Alex got from his dad.
19:08God, yeah, I remember him like that.
19:09He'd be plumbing with him.
19:11Yeah.
19:11How long did I work with him? Eight years?
19:13About eight years, wasn't it?
19:15Yeah, it was British Gas.
19:16And as he left British Gas, I left school.
19:19So, yeah, then I went to work with him.
19:20Yeah, I suppose he taught me my trades, didn't he?
19:23Yeah, he did, yeah.
19:24That's how he got started, really, isn't it?
19:25Yeah.
19:26I wouldn't have gone into this if it weren't for working with Dad, I suppose.
19:31It's absolutely lovely having everybody together.
19:33I never thought this day had come.
19:34It's a shame it takes something like this to get everybody together.
19:37This is my Dad.
19:38Oh, hello, Pat.
19:39He's in a biodegradable urn.
19:42Today feels weird.
19:43And, obviously, it's an emotional day.
19:45Emotional, but not without Dad's trademark humour.
19:48You got Dad in the car, Carl?
19:50He's in the boot.
19:51In the boot?
19:52In the boot?
19:54No.
19:54That's not what you said.
19:55No.
19:55OK.
19:57My Dad's in the boot.
20:01All that's needed now is to meet the rest of the family
20:04and get Dad Pat to his final resting place in one piece.
20:08God, I want Dad to do it.
20:11Has he gone down?
20:12I've got to be careful.
20:14Which hopefully won't be the back end of a small hatchback.
20:21In Horradada, fitness guru Ant is braving the unseasonal Spanish storms
20:26with his sidekick, Lily.
20:28Favourite food on a Sunday.
20:30She has two scrambled egg and a slice of bacon.
20:32Oh, she loves it, don't you, Lil?
20:33Oof, lucky Lily.
20:34The weather means Ant's had to move his aqua aerobics class indoors.
20:39When is the airs?
20:40Good morning.
20:42Good morning.
20:42Feet apart, doing the duck.
20:44Four, three, two, and one, one, one, one, one, one, one.
20:47And there's no hanging around.
20:49He's not even taking his coats off.
20:51Four, five.
20:54That's better.
20:55After this set, you're going to go for a ride.
20:57You're going to sit on the big boy and then rock the horse.
21:01I'm sorry, do what?
21:02Come on, Agnes, pretend it's the 60s again.
21:05The worst you'll get is your hair wet or concussion.
21:09I love my job because it's not a job, it's a vocation.
21:12You want to use them feet, kick them forward, kick them in.
21:15Imagine your red rum at the Grand National.
21:18My sister's a nurse, I've got friends who are hairdressers,
21:21I've got people who've got the vocations and I never found mine
21:24until I stumbled across working with pensioners.
21:27After this set, you're going to twist,
21:30moving them bingo wings like you just don't care.
21:33There you go.
21:34I think he gets a lot of pleasure from seeing people happy.
21:37And I think seeing other people happy then gives him that happiness as well.
21:42I honestly do think that the community would be at a loss without him.
21:44And to thank that community, Ant's hoping to throw an end of season knees up.
21:49But unless the weather improves, the party could be pooped.
21:52Have a nice day everybody, see you later.
21:57Coming up, Rich is in the doghouse.
22:00You're pretty rubbish at dressing me.
22:03No, you're going to kill me. You're going to kill me.
22:05And Ant's feeling the heat to get the party started.
22:08Ten past twelve and there's already people arriving.
22:12It's absolutely red hot.
22:13And they're standing there queuing like they're waiting to get into a disco.
22:27If that is just on the floor...
22:30Do you want...
22:31Shall I try that? Go stand back and see how...
22:34On a bit of the red? On the bottom?
22:35Yeah, on the red.
22:36Back in Orchetta...
22:37She's a professional, you know.
22:40Ah, Deborah.
22:41Redoing everything to make it look just right.
22:44It's the first day of the Village Food Festival
22:46where Sam and Deborah are hoping to raise awareness
22:50and even a few euros.
22:51OK, let's stand back now.
22:54Stand back.
22:55That looks better, don't it?
22:56Well, there's a problem.
23:00Where is everybody?
23:12So maybe that's just here for tonight?
23:14Hold on, I can see two people.
23:16You can't just grab them.
23:17I reckon she's going to try, Sam.
23:20Would you, would... Oh, you speak English.
23:22Would you like to buy any plants?
23:24We've got some amazing plants.
23:26Like, two euros, three euros.
23:29Just, just buy them.
23:30All the money's going to charity.
23:32Come and have a look.
23:33Come on.
23:33Like, even literally, buy our first plant, two euros.
23:36Deborah's definitely determined.
23:37I'll give her that.
23:38If you'd like to just buy even something small.
23:41I just need more Deborahs, don't I?
23:44Lots and lots of Deborahs.
23:46She's brilliant.
23:48Yeah, it's really pretty.
23:50That's absolutely fantastic.
23:52So, thanks for stopping by.
23:54Well, they didn't really have a choice, did they?
23:56Sale number one.
23:57Eight euros.
23:58I know, that's amazing.
24:00What's next, then?
24:01We need to find a way of getting more people
24:03to know that we're here.
24:04Luckily, Sam's hubby Rich has arrived back
24:06with something that could do just that.
24:09Right, if we can't get people off the street in this,
24:13then we ain't getting people off the street.
24:16Right, I'm going in.
24:17So, what we've got now might get the kids interested,
24:21and obviously, where the kids go, their parents will follow
24:24and come inside and spend some money.
24:26You're pretty rubbish at dressing me.
24:28The things I do.
24:29Just think of the animals, Sam,
24:31and keep your paws crossed that it works.
24:34Bye.
24:35Oh, my gosh.
24:36I'm claustrophobic.
24:38Hang on.
24:39I'm going to unzip you so I can get to your batteries.
24:42Oh, you inflating.
24:43And then that goes.
24:45Does that then come back over?
24:49No, you're going to kill me.
24:50You're going to kill me.
24:52Stop it.
24:53Behave.
24:53Sit.
24:54Good girl, Sam.
24:56Let's hope you're not barking up the wrong tree.
25:09Loads of us Brits moved to Spain for a more relaxing life.
25:13Cheers to the sunshine.
25:14Oh, this is spectacular.
25:16I love it.
25:17But there are just as many who have to work hard to pay for it.
25:20I'm running really late.
25:22I want some weight in these teas.
25:23It's really, really hot and really, really hard work.
25:25And there's one thing that motivates us to put in the hours more than anything else.
25:30Our little bundles of joy.
25:31I do everything around here because it's my business.
25:34My drive is my children.
25:36I want the best for them.
25:38I want to do well for them.
25:39Some of us spend days working away from home, so we get to spend more time at home.
25:44I spend about a third of my life driving around, dropping off smelly dogs.
25:48So I get to spend two thirds of my life with my family.
25:51So that's the reward.
25:53I hope we have a shower first, Dave.
25:55Giving our kids what they want can mean burning the candle at both ends.
25:59The go-kart is a rich man's sport, they say, but it's what he wants to do.
26:03I've got two steady jobs.
26:04I'm a teacher and I'm a singer.
26:06I just tend to just work.
26:08And while Rio may repay mum's shell by becoming a Formula One champion,
26:12not all kids remember to say thanks.
26:15I am the co-owner of the hotel of my dad.
26:20Today is Father's Day.
26:22I've forgotten to get my dad anything.
26:24So he bought me a hotel and I haven't got him a card.
26:28Oh, Grace.
26:29You'll have to make it up for him at Christmas.
26:33Another mum grafting hard for her family is Kayleigh.
26:37I'll never give you a minute.
26:40Hey, baby.
26:42She's back home from buying stock for her cafe,
26:45where dad Steve is serving customers.
26:47However, she has just one very demanding customer to deal with, baby Kaysen.
26:53Here you go.
26:55I'll keep you quiet for a minute.
26:57And for Kayleigh, breast is definitely best.
27:00I don't know how people cope with, like, bottles and stuff.
27:04You know, when the baby's, like, screaming and you're like,
27:06oh, I've got to make up the bottle and make sure it's the right temperature and everything.
27:09It's just so handy.
27:10Just whack them on and it's free.
27:14Good for your baby and your bank balance.
27:17Are you home?
27:19Having already delivered the cafe stock and a newborn,
27:22baby Kaysen isn't the only demand on Kayleigh's time.
27:26Just had a message from a friend.
27:28I've been helping her.
27:29I help quite a few people around with the translating and stuff.
27:34Because Spanish paperwork is so complicated.
27:37So she's just going to pop round so I can finish helping her with that.
27:42So that would be nice because she can get to meet Kaysen as well.
27:46That's it.
27:47It's hard work being a baby, isn't it?
27:49It's hard work.
27:51Something you'd know only too well, eh, Kayleigh?
27:54I don't think Denise is here.
27:55Hello!
27:57Oh!
27:58Welcome to the world, little man.
28:01Did you get any sleep last night?
28:02No.
28:03I never get any sleep.
28:06Not these days.
28:07But it's not forever, is it?
28:12He just wants to be with me.
28:13He's a Velcro baby at the moment.
28:16I am just trying to enjoy these moments
28:19because it does go so quickly.
28:22It just seems like yesterday Kian was like this
28:23and now he's three and a half and saying no to everything.
28:27It says you are entitled to healthcare.
28:30You don't have your European health card.
28:32Do you want to get it?
28:33Yes.
28:34Your card will arrive probably in a couple of days.
28:36Steve arrived really quickly.
28:39With her neighbourhood translation duties done...
28:42Right, well, I'm going to love you and leave you.
28:43Bye, Kaysen.
28:46Say bye, then.
28:47God, it's so rude.
28:49Once again, Kayleigh's left holding the baby.
28:52Oh.
28:54But hubby Steve's come up with a plan to be more hands-on at home.
28:58Instead of opening until five, closing at three,
29:02Kayleigh won't have to take the baby out and go pick up the kids
29:05because I could go and grab them.
29:07Hi.
29:08You all right?
29:09Hey.
29:10How are you?
29:10Yeah.
29:11Nah, good.
29:12I'll probably be able to do a few more chores around the house,
29:16spend a bit more time with Kaysen as well.
29:18Hopefully it'll make a difference.
29:20Yeah, I'll go get the kids.
29:21I'll say he's taking them out.
29:22Yeah.
29:23Unless he's still reading at the moment.
29:25True.
29:27It's quite nice, actually, that you can do the school run.
29:31See you in a bit.
29:32Bye.
29:32See you later.
29:33Bye.
29:36Bye.
29:37Life has changed a lot since he arrived.
29:41Steve's having to do a lot more than he was having to do before
29:44because I'm kind of stuck with Kaysen.
29:47Go.
29:48But we do get through it.
29:51The couple has spread pretty thin right now
29:53but are determined to keep their Spanish dream alive.
29:58Oh, dear.
29:59I don't think I'd get to eat my...
30:01The good thing about mini burgers is I can eat them
30:04while I'm feeding him.
30:06Goodbye.
30:10Another day in our new life with three children.
30:15The family is definitely complete now.
30:18I can just hear him crying again.
30:20Three, you know, is a lot of children, especially so little.
30:25But, yeah, I wouldn't change it for the world.
30:33Back in Horradada, the sunshine has returned just in time
30:37for fitness instructor Ant's end-of-season extravaganza.
30:41We're literally at the end of our season.
30:43It's been a long, long summer this year.
30:46But there's no rest in sight just yet.
30:48Ant's determined to throw his clients a party they won't forget.
30:52So I put these events on for business.
30:55They're more for pleasure.
30:56My people are in the 70s, but they're very much younger heart.
31:00Just because they're older, they don't need to be disregarded, you know.
31:03They're still young there, even though this has clapped out.
31:06They may be clapped out, but they're eager to get their party started.
31:12It's ten past twelve and there's already people arriving.
31:16An hour and twenty minutes early.
31:18We've not even set the tables up yet.
31:21I've been doing these parties for nearly ten years now.
31:25And I say to them, why do you feel the need to come two hours earlier?
31:30You're just going to be the one that's sat there waiting.
31:34And then they end up coming in really aggressive with the ump.
31:37It's absolutely red hot.
31:38And they're standing there queuing like they're waiting to get into a disco.
31:41And as Ant predicted, the guests are getting grumpy.
31:45You all right?
31:46Not done.
31:47Well, you did get here two hours early.
31:49We've been waiting so long to get in.
31:51A lot of people have aged ten years.
31:53I know.
31:54They shouldn't have come two hours early.
31:56Every single poster says start 1.30.
31:58I think you got here about half ten, didn't you, love?
32:02They haven't finished putting the tables and chairs out yet.
32:07Well, not really.
32:09Start at 1.30 means come at 1.30.
32:11Not come at half eleven unless you're soft.
32:13Fear not, Ant.
32:14Us Brits love to moan almost as much as we love a queue.
32:18Why would you waste your life standing in a queue
32:20like you're at the post office getting your pension
32:22when you don't have to?
32:23I'd rather be sat around watching daytime telly
32:26than standing here queuing for an hour and a half.
32:28Me too.
32:29You can't beat a bit of daytime telly.
32:31Over an hour later, but at the advertised time,
32:34they're ready to open the doors.
32:36Fingers crossed.
32:37The revellers are less rowdy.
32:39Morning.
32:40Hiya.
32:42Go on in.
32:43Have a lovely day.
32:44Judy.
32:45Coomley.
32:47Table of six.
32:48Yeah, she's a six and a five.
32:49I've seen her before.
32:52I haven't got my glasses on.
32:54There you go.
32:54Mary's son.
32:57Anywhere you like.
32:59We've got about half of them all ready in.
33:01Hello, Jackie.
33:02It's great.
33:03It's just great.
33:04We'll say it like you mean it, Ant.
33:06And as the guests take their seats, let's hope the party's spirit kicks in when it kicks
33:11off a bit later.
33:20OK.
33:21Everybody go five.
33:23Not on the sand, please.
33:27I've spotted them.
33:28They're just round the corner.
33:30In La Cala, Alex and Claire and the rest of their family are meeting up with Alex's mum, Sheila.
33:37Oh, my darling.
33:41Alex's dad, Pat, died four months ago, and today they're taking his ashes to the place
33:47he called home.
33:49I don't think we ever had one sad day in with Bella.
33:53No, you both loved it here, didn't you?
33:55We loved it.
33:55All right.
33:56After 43 years of marriage, this was the happiest two and a half years we spent here.
34:02We're going to sprinkle some ashes in his favourite spot, and that's where it's going
34:06to be, next to the sea.
34:07That's what he always wanted.
34:08That was his wish.
34:10And this spot, Wilfred will be special to us because this is wearing good.
34:15Morning.
34:16Morning.
34:18Afternoon.
34:19Getting the family together from across the UK and Spain has taken a lot of planning,
34:24but Mother Nature has other plans.
34:26It's just started raining.
34:28Still, it's the chance for a bit of extra family time while the weather clears up.
34:32Shall we go further up, or see you?
34:34Is there enough room here?
34:35You all right, Mum?
34:36Yes, I'll have a chair just here.
34:38I'll see you.
34:39We're all chatting, we're all getting on nice, and that's what Dad would have wanted.
34:43Anyway, he didn't want anybody to be sad.
34:45All the family together, and we've not been together for quite a number of years.
34:49A lot of years.
34:50Yeah, four years.
34:54Yeah, the rain stopped.
34:55I think it's about time to walk around there and do our thing.
34:59The family originally had different plans for today's gathering.
35:03When we got the ashes, we got them in a biodegradable urn to go in the sea,
35:07but it turns out you're not allowed to do that, so that's not what we're going to do.
35:11We're going to sprinkle a little bit of Pat's ashes in his favourite spot now,
35:15and then the rest of the urn's going to go back to Sheila's house,
35:18where he'll be buried in the garden beside his dog.
35:20Ooh, lovely idea.
35:23But before Pat is reunited with his best friend,
35:25the time has come to honour his wishes at the place he loved.
35:28This is, like, Mum and Dad's happy place.
35:31If everyone's ready for it, it's a lot of emotions.
35:33We'll give you a moment to yourselves.
35:43Well, I think this is perfect, Alex.
35:46Yeah.
35:47Respect to Dad, because we're in love.
35:51With a place they can visit to remember Pat,
35:55Sheila's arranged something that will keep him much closer by.
35:58We've got special gifts.
36:00I've chosen a necklace for the girls that hold some of Pat's ashes.
36:05Alex and Carl, the two sons, they have a bracelet with also ashes in it.
36:10That's Laurie's with her name on you.
36:13This is a little gift for you, darling, in remembrance of your Dad.
36:19Oh, Mum, that's beautiful.
36:23Love you, darling.
36:24Love you.
36:25Thank you so much.
36:26Yes.
36:26Let's hope the boys like theirs just as much.
36:29Carl.
36:30Something special for you to remember Dad by.
36:34Oh, that's beautiful.
36:35Is that all right, Carl and Alex?
36:38Dad's ashes are actually in this part.
36:41Oh, that's perfect.
36:42Oh, God, I love that.
36:45My Dad would have loved today.
36:46It's absolutely amazing having all the family in one room.
36:49It's a shame it's under these circumstances, but, yeah.
36:52Yeah, to be fair, if it weren't for what happened to the Pat,
36:56they probably wouldn't all be here together in the same room.
36:58No.
36:58Silver lining.
36:59Yeah.
37:00I feel like we've done him proud, definitely, yeah.
37:02Absolutely.
37:03You certainly have.
37:04Everybody.
37:06Cheers, Patsy.
37:08Wherever you may be.
37:10If you'll be having a glass of wine with us, I know it.
37:13Cheers, my darling.
37:14Cheers, Pat.
37:21Coming up, Ant's warming up for his big bash.
37:25Oogie, oogie, oogie!
37:26Oogie, oogie, oogie!
37:28And only my dogs and English women go out in the Spanish sun.
37:32I think everybody will be talking about me,
37:34the stupid English woman dressed as the giant dog.
37:38WHOOP!
37:39WHOOP!
37:49Back in Horradada...
37:51So we've got some fantastic entertainment for you this afternoon.
37:53Ant's end of summer shindig is in full swing.
37:59Oh, smooth moves, Ant.
38:01The party-goers have paid €21 a ticket,
38:04which includes a three-course lunch and entertainment,
38:07so Ant needs to give them their money's worth.
38:10As soon as everyone's in and sat down,
38:12we start feeding and it's like feeding time at the zoo.
38:14Some vinegar there.
38:16Yeah.
38:17Don't you be putting in your bleeding hand back,
38:19I know what you're like.
38:20You haven't been fed.
38:22It's the chance for his clients and their families to let loose.
38:30With my lot, although they're older,
38:32they like to have a good time and let their hair down.
38:35I set out ten years ago to bring the community together.
38:38We're fat fighters.
38:38I know a hell of a lot of people out there
38:41wouldn't have the friends that they've got
38:42and they probably wouldn't have the confidence
38:44that they've got without me.
38:45To see them get up and having a good time,
38:48it's like job well done.
38:51Drumroll, please!
38:54Today has just been an absolute success.
38:58Every one of these 200 people
39:00would be far, far lonely and far, far more unhappy
39:03had they have not had me doing it.
39:06So for me, mission accomplished.
39:08But it's not you that you need to impress though, Ant.
39:11And the reviews are in.
39:12Three course meal, 20 euro and two top entertainment acts.
39:17What's not to like?
39:18Ant is always brilliant at whatever he does.
39:21He makes everybody laugh.
39:23He treats everybody the same.
39:25He's just fantastic.
39:26I'd say that was a success, Ant.
39:28Thank you all so, so much for coming.
39:30Thank you for your support and thank you for this summer.
39:32And what a better way than to finish a really, really good season
39:38than with the most beautiful people.
39:40Oggy, oggy, oggy!
39:43See you later.
39:46Never take her for granted.
39:48And Ant will be back to do it all again
39:50after a well-deserved winter break.
39:52Enjoy your time off.
39:57Dirk!
39:58Got a Dirk.
40:02Oh!
40:04Oh!
40:06Oh!
40:08Down, Sam.
40:09Back in Orchetta...
40:12Animal rescuers Sam, Rich and Deborah are hoping to use the town's food fair
40:17to spread the word about their charity.
40:19I have no idea what I'm about to do.
40:20I'm going to hopefully draw attention to the fact that I'm a dog rescue.
40:25Somebody needs to take me home.
40:27With fewer people than expected on the streets...
40:30Don't say anything.
40:31...for the first day of the three-day event...
40:35Hello!
40:36Sam's hoping to get noticed by the ones who have turned out.
40:41And it's not long until her plan starts to work.
40:50The kids like it!
40:52But it's not just the kids.
40:54Give me a photo.
40:56Oh, photo, photo.
40:58And Sam's persuaded this selfie-seeker to check out her stalls back at the house.
41:03Oh, okay.
41:04Yes, yes, yes.
41:05Oh, okay.
41:06Two?
41:07Two?
41:08Two?
41:08Two, five.
41:08Oh, very good.
41:10Yes, yes, yes.
41:12Perfect.
41:13Very good.
41:14Very good.
41:16Thank you very much.
41:18Deborah may be bringing in the Euros, but pounding the streets is thirsty work for Sam.
41:25Mission accomplished.
41:26I think everybody will be talking about me.
41:29The stupid English woman, dressed as a giant dog.
41:34Well, he's certainly talking about your son.
41:37Let's just go down this street to see if there's anybody.
41:47I have a nice lady.
41:50She's bought things and she can show you.
41:52Oh, you bought the Santa?
41:54Did you tell them that we are the dog charity?
41:56Yes.
41:56Yes.
41:57My grandson is a dog.
42:00Oh, really?
42:02It's her grandson.
42:04It's my grandson.
42:05Who's a good boy.
42:09It's been a long day for Sam, but before she puts her paws up, has the hard work been worth
42:15it?
42:15Today didn't go quite to plan.
42:17We thought there were going to be more people, but obviously they weren't.
42:19But it's going to be a really super busy, successful weekend and we've certainly already raised awareness that we're here
42:26and we can continue now over Saturday and Sunday.
42:30Make loads of money.
42:31You did amazing in the dog shoot, Samantha.
42:35Oh, steady on.
42:36Don't fall over.
42:37I'm not.
42:38Oh, what a day.
42:40Cheers.
42:41Cheers.
42:42Cheers.
42:42Cheers.
42:43Cheers.
42:43Cheers.
42:44Cheers.
42:46Cheers.
42:50Cheers.
42:51Cheers.
42:51Cheers.
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