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00:01Say it loud, say it proud. Us Brits love the costas.
00:05We love Bedrock!
00:07You're here in the sun, lap it up.
00:09We're living the dream, I'll see ya!
00:10Well, maybe not quite that loud, Nathan, but we are.
00:14And with over 300 days of that glorious sunshine a year,
00:17it sure beats the cold and grey of the old UK.
00:21Ah, this is a lie.
00:22Living that dream can be blooming hard graft.
00:26Misty!
00:27My life, your life.
00:28Stress level through the roof.
00:31But at the end of the working day...
00:33Girl power!
00:34Girl power!
00:35Come on, Sam!
00:36Booyah!
00:37The quality of life on the costas...
00:42...is priceless.
00:43Cheers!
00:45Peace and love.
00:46Cheers.
00:46That's why there will always be...
00:49And this is my mate Franny.
00:50Hiya, Franny.
00:51Brilliant cocktails.
00:52Happy vibe.
00:53Sun, sea, sand.
00:55Bargain-loving Brits in the sun.
00:58Woo!
01:01Today on the costas...
01:02Ow!
01:03No pain, no gain.
01:04Will the Truscott's latest hotel venture be the ultimate power move for their success?
01:09I don't think I'm really cut out for this.
01:12Can nutty boy Chris swing into action and draw the crowds?
01:17Oh, it's only I'm rolling one.
01:18And we're journeying back to a time where Dennis and Lester were caught up in chaos planning their wedding.
01:25I'm not getting into it any day.
01:35It's early morning at the Truscott family-run hotel in Algorfa.
01:40Why are you asking that after two and a half years?
01:43And hotel manager Grace and dad Rob are preparing for tonight's grand opening.
01:47Let's have a look.
01:49Let's go and see.
01:50Their brand new gym is finally complete.
01:53Ooh, this is going to be great.
01:56You know, we've still got last minute stuff to do.
01:59Floors are filthy.
02:00The state of these lines, you can see that they've not been cleaned for years.
02:05Are you asking me to clean it?
02:07I'm asking you to instruct, get the cleaners and help.
02:10I'll help if necessary.
02:12I'll invite people along later to try it out.
02:16Okay.
02:17So, yeah, pressure's on today.
02:19The gym's a new phase in growing the success of their family-run hotel that Rob bought two years ago.
02:26When we moved in, the hotel was a dump.
02:28It was rotten, damp, smelly.
02:32Now is nowhere near how awful it has been previously.
02:37Having forked out around €750,000 on renovations already,
02:42it's vital that tonight's grand gym opening impresses.
02:47We decided to put a gym into the building so that we can enhance the guest experience.
02:52We do want to create this as a bit of a winter haven as well.
02:57We want to make sure that people have got more reason to stay here.
03:00We also intend to heat the pool, put a hot tub in.
03:04Fingers crossed, it will be a money maker and a source of income for the hotel.
03:10And it's not just the hotel guests the Truscots want to attract.
03:14We still need to do some fine-tuning on how much we're going to charge.
03:18And I've invited some of our local clients to come and see the gym.
03:22They'll be the first people to see what we've done, have a look at the equipment and give us their
03:26feedback.
03:27I hope it gets used, because after the expense and the effort, it'll be a real shame if nobody uses
03:33it.
03:34So, fingers crossed, it becomes popular.
03:36I have eaten away very much so at his bank balance, but it's all worth it.
03:43To start earning money back on his investment, Rob plans to charge users gym membership,
03:48but needs to splash out on upgrading the facilities around the pool first.
03:53So, hot tub's now going over there. I really want to get these trees ordered today.
03:58A weevil beetle infestation forced the family to pull down their impressive palm trees.
04:03It was always a wow factor, so I definitely want the trees to come back how they were.
04:09It was a big selling point seeing this little oasis in the courtyard.
04:15And Rob's now eager to return this area to a holiday-maker's haven.
04:20This is awful. We've got to address this quick.
04:24Well, we'd better get on. There's a lot to do today.
04:27You're telling me, with the Grand Gym opening just four hours away...
04:32There's no time to lose.
04:39On the move, in Torrevieca...
04:42Oops! Perfect!
04:45It's Yorkshire couple Bev, with husband Chris, Nutty Boy Packet, getting ready for a big day out.
04:51I've got the moniker, Nutty Boy, and I used to be in a Madness tribute band for about ten years
04:56back in the UK.
04:57So, Nutty Boy is the nickname for Madness.
05:01Chris swapped his baggy trousers for a pair of shorts when the couple moved to Spain eight years ago.
05:07We moved here, basically, for a better life. The cost of living was a lot better. The climate was a
05:13lot better.
05:14But their dream life on the costas hasn't gone exactly to plan.
05:18Bev had the breast cancer. That was unbelievable.
05:24And luckily we've got through all that. And then she started major problems with her hip and her knees.
05:30I've been in a wheelchair two years. I need two new knees and a new hip.
05:35I've had countless x-rays, MRIs. I don't do very much, do I?
05:40It's like I have bad days when I'm in a lot of pain. I've had to change a lot of
05:45my life.
05:46And it's down to Chris to manage the home.
05:49I find it quite exhausting having to do everything.
05:53I'm not complaining because this is what you sign up for when you get married.
05:56When they say for sickness and health, you know, it's true. But it's hard work.
06:00Chris means everything to me. He's the love of my life, my soul mate.
06:05And he does everything for me. He's my carer now.
06:09Which we never envisaged 25 years ago that that would happen.
06:14Which means any plans to retire for 69-year-old Chris are on the back burner.
06:19We depend on the money I bring in to help with Bev.
06:23Because I can't work anymore. She can't work at all anymore.
06:26He has had to keep working. There's been things I've needed like...
06:30Four wheelchairs you've gone through.
06:33We're saving up for the bathroom. Yeah.
06:35Adapting for me.
06:36Well...
06:37Because the shower's over the bath, so it's quite a job for me to actually get in the shower.
06:43Which is going to cost about three and a half grand, isn't it?
06:46I'll be working till I'm 90 really, won't I? Yeah.
06:49It's important we both get out because I'd got into a real rut of stopping in.
06:55And I was really depressed about my situation.
07:01So, to give Bev a boost and get her out of the house, Chris has arranged an afternoon with friends.
07:07Ah, greetings and salutations.
07:10And who better to play around with than Chris's best buddy Alfie.
07:15How are we? You all good?
07:16Absolutely bloody marvellous.
07:18And his good lady wife, Amy.
07:21How are you?
07:22How are you? How are you?
07:22How are you? How are you?
07:24The boys thrived as solo musicians across the costas.
07:28But their shared love of ska music sparked their collaboration two years ago.
07:33It's been a success from the very, very beginning.
07:37I can't think we've had a bad night.
07:40No contest.
07:42Yeah, but you're going to loom.
07:43No, capped it slow mate, capped it slow.
07:45I mean the main thing is, we get on.
07:46We've only known each other just over two years.
07:49And we've got our house on fire from where I go.
07:53No one on it.
07:56Maybe it's tea break.
07:57Oh dear, the lads have got a gig later and had hoped to treat the girls to a good day
08:02out.
08:03This is not looking promising.
08:04No.
08:05I can see, you know, black clouds in the distance.
08:07Maybe they're throwing caution to the wind and they're not going to do it, they're shut.
08:12Let's find out lads.
08:14Unfortunately, right now we're closed because of the weather.
08:17Oh, what?
08:17It's all, the trash is wet, so...
08:19What?
08:21I'm very sorry.
08:23We were so looking forward to it.
08:24I'm going to have to see you lose now.
08:25I'm still not paying for lunch.
08:26No, no, no, we'll have to do something else.
08:29With go-karting a washout, Chris needs to think on his feet to give Bev the day out she deserves.
08:35This is your fault?
08:39Coming up, can lovebirds Dennis and Nesta pull off their fairytale wedding?
08:44If it means me working 15 hour days, six days a week, that's what I'm going to have to do.
08:49And it's a race against the clock for Rob and Grace's grand opening.
08:53Everything's last minute as usual, and we've still got some loose ends to tie up.
09:07Welcome to our house. Come on in.
09:10In the popular town of Beno Madina on the Costa del Sol...
09:13Where would you get a view like this in the UK?
09:16It's Dundee-born Dennis and Spanish partner Nesta.
09:20It's just my favourite place in the world.
09:23If you wake up with a smile on your face, just because the sun's there and the view's there, it's
09:27what dreams are made of.
09:29It certainly is Dennis.
09:31The couple found each other back in 2019.
09:34We actually met each other online, not realising that we actually only lived five minutes apart from each other.
09:40It was love before we actually met each other.
09:43We spent literally every hour of every day on the phone to each other.
09:46So when we actually did meet each other, it was just an automatic chemistry like that.
09:52He doesn't speak a word of English. I'm trying to teach him.
09:55He's watching English television. He's watching Coronation Street.
10:00Emmerdale.
10:02Can you say something in English?
10:05What? Hi. How are you?
10:08That's about it.
10:10Keep watching those soaps, Nesta.
10:13Dennis works hard at the hairdressing salon he owns in Benelmadina, where Nesta's training to be a masseuse.
10:20People say, oh God, living together, working together, that must be hard.
10:24But we've never had a bad word between each other.
10:27Which is a good job, as we're going back to a time when the boys were ready to take the
10:31next step.
10:32We're getting married in Benelmadina down on the beach. There's 80 guests coming.
10:37We've got canapes and cava, and we've got a DJ, saxophone player, drag queens. We're doing it properly.
10:43But planning a wedding comes with a hefty price tag.
10:46It's costing in excess of 20,000 euros.
10:50Crikey.
10:51I don't believe in debt. I've never believed in debt. I've always sort of said, if you don't have it,
10:55you can't buy it.
10:56So to avoid getting into debt, and pay for their wedding up front, Dennis needs to generate extra cash.
11:03If it means me working 15 hour days, six days a week, that's what I'm going to have to do.
11:08We will raise the money.
11:09There's not another plan, basically. It's just work, work, work, work.
11:19In Algorfa, preparations are underway for the grand opening of the Truscott's Hotel Gym.
11:26How's the cleaning going, ladies?
11:28It's going.
11:31There's just four hours to go before invited guests from the local community arrive for the big reveal.
11:37I couldn't think of anything worse than cleaning a mirror.
11:41Ooh, I could see myself doing that.
11:43Rob and daughter Grace's team are flexing their muscles to get the place in perfect shape.
11:47The rule's come up really nice. You're going to have issues with dust and footprints at the moment,
11:51until some of the building work outside has been finished.
11:54It's going to be a constant cleaning. It's going to be a constant cleaning on the floor every day.
11:58Everything last minute, as usual. We've still got some loose ends to tie up.
12:03The pressure's on today, especially as they're one family member down.
12:08Hi.
12:09Hi. Is the baby there?
12:13Grace's mum, Lorraine, is back in the UK, helping with a new addition to the Truscott family.
12:19Here she is.
12:21Oh.
12:23Rob and Lorraine are new grandparents to week-old baby Annabelle.
12:27We're opening the gym today.
12:29Oh, really? I haven't even seen it.
12:32Have you not?
12:33Also, we're going shopping for trees today, for the palm trees.
12:37Oh, can you phone me back and show me the gym then?
12:40The appeal of purchasing this hotel and working with the family is that I'm invested in their future,
12:46I'm working with them on their inheritance, so it's in everybody's interest to make it work.
12:55Carly, me and Grace are going tree shopping.
12:57Yeah.
12:58Yeah, I'll help you once I get back.
13:00Okay.
13:02Despite the deadline for the grand gym opening fast approaching, Rob's also trying to squeeze in another big job today.
13:09Okay, so these are the cocoa palms.
13:12With the help of hotel gardener, Rhys, Rob wants to replace their infested palm trees.
13:17You wouldn't want too high, would you?
13:19Yeah, I know, yeah, of course.
13:20Or they'll end up going through the roof.
13:22I really miss the old tree, so I want to buy mature trees.
13:26I think we just need to find the right tree and take some advice on board.
13:32I don't know the cost of these yet.
13:34I'm hoping it won't be too bad, but even when we buy them, we've still got to transport them, get
13:40them in the ground.
13:42So, yeah, this is not going to be a cheap exercise.
13:46What about that hairy one?
13:48No, it doesn't suck like that.
13:51What about that three and one-er?
13:53No.
13:54What?
13:54Choose a tree, Grace, every time I point one out.
13:56No.
13:57No.
13:58Working as father and daughter together can be very difficult sometimes.
14:03There's a lot of blurred lines between how we speak to one another, between having to take his advice and
14:10wanting to do my own thing.
14:12And we could have some fiery exchanges at times.
14:15Yeah.
14:15You can choose anything you like as long as I agree with you.
14:18OK.
14:19I like the double whammy.
14:22Yeah, it's not very pretty.
14:23Look at the size of it.
14:24It's all right, you double whammy.
14:25Someone's got to get double whammy through the door, lift it, get into the ground.
14:30Looks like the family are having trouble seeing the wood for the trees.
14:35Oh, you sound very disinterested.
14:37Oh, I am interested.
14:38It's so interesting.
14:41She's realised whatever she picks, you say nothing?
14:43Yeah.
14:44If you can get the costumes across to me, we'll order them as soon as possible.
14:49Perfect.
14:50All right.
14:51Thanks, Grace.
14:52I feel like I've worn you all into submission to just get me own way.
14:57I'm saying nothing.
14:58You need to get back.
14:59There's still lots to do before tonight's grand gym opening.
15:06I think I'd want to be one of the owners of these motorised scooters.
15:10They're everywhere.
15:10It's not just the Truscots who aspire to a dream job in the sun.
15:15Yeah.
15:15Make a killing on them.
15:16Make a killing.
15:16Ooh, an entrepreneur.
15:18If they hire me, I'd probably still go on the pole.
15:22I'm joking, yeah.
15:23I think dog walking would be a good job in Spain now because there's so many dogs.
15:28I think you're barking up the right tree there.
15:31If I was a bit younger, a holiday rep, I think that would be absolutely awesome.
15:34Oh, yeah, that would be cool.
15:35To work on the beach, like a jet ski girl or a lifeguard maybe.
15:40Or on a boat.
15:41With your sea legs, I don't think so.
15:50Oh, dear, oh, dear.
15:53In Torrevieca...
15:55Dodgy ball, dodgy stick.
15:57Competitive spirit is alive and well for nutty boy Chris.
16:05And best pal and bandmate Alfie G.
16:08Well, there we go.
16:09They're tasty old three, eh?
16:11The boys have managed to salvage their afternoon out with wives Bev and Amy with a spot of crazy golf
16:16after rain spoilt their plans.
16:19We were really looking forward to the go-karting, but, you know, stuff happens.
16:24We've got a plan B.
16:25Cheers.
16:27That's a three.
16:28Bev is waiting for an operation on her hip and both of her knees.
16:32I love going out.
16:33It's just the restraints that's put upon me.
16:36I still depend on mates like Amy and my other friends.
16:39Because, if not, I've just got Chris.
16:42Chris does everything.
16:43He's my carer.
16:50So, to let off a bit of steam, Chris has challenged Alfie to a game of crazy golf with a
16:56catch.
16:56Just remember, you're buying lunch, the loser buys lunch.
17:01It's got to be the loser, but that's not decided yet, is it?
17:04That's true, Alfie.
17:05The boys combined their talents two years ago.
17:08I was doing the ska show as a solo act, and I noticed Alfie G, he plays guitar, I play
17:14sax, but he was doing like the same material as I was.
17:17He turned up at one of my gigs, totally unannounced, and it was the owner of the bar said, you
17:22know, you two do the same stuff, why don't you do a duo?
17:25What's the scores on the doors?
17:27I'm going to have a look.
17:28It's quite close.
17:29Yeah, and I've always said, a bad scorer beats a good player, isn't it?
17:34Hey!
17:36They talk rubbish, cause havoc wherever they go.
17:39We have a nice...
17:40Yeah, we just have a civilised drink.
17:43Alfie and Chris are very, very much alike, unfortunately.
17:47They banter off each other, they're like Loddle and Ardy when they get together.
17:51Oh, hello.
17:52Dierks.
17:53Cos I'm thinking about divorcing you and moving him in.
17:55Yeah, I thought so.
17:59It's rigged, tell you.
18:00It could all change on this last hole.
18:02Oh, it's only one, isn't it?
18:05I hate you.
18:06Eh?
18:06What was the scores?
18:07It don't matter now, really, does it?
18:08You know...
18:10We'll just be on his way.
18:11He's got the hump now, see?
18:13There we go.
18:13Have you lost?
18:15Cheating blighter.
18:16As if.
18:18Looks like today's lunch is on Chris.
18:22Well, I'm not going to go on too much about today's victory, you know.
18:25Rob!
18:26Yeah.
18:27I was robbed.
18:28No time to wallow, Chris, as the boys have a plan to increase audience numbers and keep
18:33the cash rolling in.
18:34Cheers, everybody.
18:36It's a good day and good friendship.
18:37Ah, yes.
18:38Good friendship.
18:39Ah, yes.
18:40Not today, not you either.
18:46Can you let us know what your wedding outfits are like or is that going to be a surprise?
18:51Back at the salon in Benelmadina, there's a buzz about Dennis and Nesta's up-and-coming wedding.
18:56We're wearing white suits.
18:58Oh, he's going to put out Miami vibes.
19:00With a €20,000 wedding budget, Dennis needs a vice-like grip on drumming up different ways to bring in
19:07extra cash for their big day.
19:11Straighteners.
19:13So he's accepted an invitation to work his stylist's magic for a friend's birthday bash.
19:19There's going to be about 130 people there and potentially tapping into a client base that maybe don't know that
19:25we're here.
19:26So it could be very good for the salon.
19:28OK, hair dryer.
19:30And Dennis has spied a great business opportunity.
19:33I've got flyers, I've got business cards.
19:35Because I'm doing three or four people's hair, they'll be my advert as well.
19:40OK.
19:41Done.
19:43Let's go, let's party.
19:44Go get them, Dennis.
19:48Hey!
19:51Happy birthday.
19:53Dennis's good friend Emma is having a party to celebrate her big birthday in a 12-bedroomed party palace in
20:00Alarino Grande.
20:02That's your wedding in by gun.
20:03All right, OK.
20:05I'm going to be doing Emma's hair, our mother's hair, our sister's hair.
20:08We grew up in the same village in Scotland.
20:11This is Emma's mum, so we're just glamming her up a little bit.
20:16Dennis, I love it. Thank you so much.
20:18You're welcome, darling.
20:19He's amazing.
20:21Miracle worker.
20:23Dennis, you better make me look gorgeous, OK?
20:26Don't worry.
20:27If Dennis is hoping to drum up more business for his salon, he needs to impress birthday girl Emma.
20:33I've been to Emma's 30th birthday party, 40th birthday party, and now 40 plus 10.
20:41You've made everyone look beautiful so far, so you've got to make the cream of the past.
20:45Not yet.
20:45Of course, of course.
20:46I've got your rat.
20:48Most people are going to be like, oh wow, where did you get your hair from?
20:51So that's a great opportunity for her to say, oh yeah, that's Dennis, he's my hairdresser, he's over there.
20:57And it's word of mouth, which for me I think is the best form of advertising.
21:02Love you.
21:03Love you.
21:03Love you.
21:03Right, let's go party.
21:05He's done a wonderful job.
21:07I'm now going to go and get ready to party.
21:10With flyers to give out and his salon to promote, mixing business with pleasure could be dangerous.
21:15What's the worst that could happen?
21:18The worst thing that could happen today is I end up having too much to drink and concentrating on partying
21:24too much instead of trying to promote my business.
21:27Ah yes, well, no time to worry, it's party time.
21:34So it's the morning after the night before, I daren't ask how it went, Dennis?
21:40The party was absolutely fantastic.
21:43We got home I think 4 o'clock this morning, so I'm not very with it.
21:494am, hmm, no wonder.
21:51But did you drum up any business?
21:52It was definitely worth closing the salon for half a day to go up there.
21:57At this precise moment, we're probably halfway there.
22:00The plan now is to work, work, work, save, save, save, and pay for the wedding.
22:06Rest up, Dennis.
22:07You'll need it.
22:10Coming up.
22:13Will Rob and Grace's latest venture bring the house down?
22:18I passed the point and I returned.
22:20And Chris and Alfie take to the airwaves to rally a crowd.
22:24We'll probably get there today and they'll be with you, yeah.
22:35I do, I can't, stop, stop and stop.
22:39It's all go back in Algorfa.
22:41I haven't got a clue how these things work.
22:45There's a race to the finish line for hotel manager Grace and dad Rob preparing for the grand opening of
22:50their hotel's new gym.
22:56And get ready, go.
22:58The gym equipment came from our home back in the UK.
23:02It wasn't getting used there by any of us.
23:05It looks like it's brand new.
23:07Because it's never been used by any of us.
23:10You can't tell.
23:11In just over an hour, fitness enthusiasts from the area will descend to weigh in on the new gym.
23:17My electronics aren't working.
23:19I can't log in.
23:21Attracting both locals and hotel guests as paying members is crucial to the hotel's success.
23:28Ouch!
23:29They've got all the gear, but do novice gym users Rob and Grace have any idea?
23:35Hold on.
23:36Ow.
23:36Ow.
23:37I don't think I'm really cut out for this.
23:40And I've really got a sore bum.
23:42I need a cushion on the seat.
23:44We've left everything till last minute in the gym.
23:47We don't know how to operate the equipment, which I can't believe, because we've owned it for years.
23:56I really haven't got a clue what I'm doing.
23:58I think we should work this out before we invite people along to show them that we don't know what
24:03we're actually doing.
24:04Might have been a good idea, Rob.
24:06But it's not just the inside of the gym that's on Rob's mind.
24:11You saved the last bit for me.
24:13Yeah.
24:17With guests en route for the grand unveiling, is bashing the wall down right outside the gym entrance really the
24:24best idea?
24:26Yeah, he's getting there, doing a good job.
24:27A little bit more and he's done.
24:29He can clean up after as well.
24:30Oh no!
24:32I'd rather the demolition bit than the sweeping up.
24:35Rob's latest brainwave is to make room for a new laundry.
24:39To pave the way for better gym facilities to reel in more members.
24:45Yeah, that's my bit of manual labour for the day, or for the year.
24:51We committed that.
24:52We passed the point of no return.
24:55Get a nice door fitted on, get some laundry equipment, some shelving up.
24:59The jobs are good and then we move on to the changing room.
25:02And we can't have a changing room until we've got a new home for our laundry.
25:05So everything's interconnected.
25:08Well, first impressions count.
25:10So here's hoping your clean-up skills match your talent for knocking down walls.
25:16Happy-ish.
25:17It's like a never-ending story, this building, this hotel.
25:21One day, hopefully in the future, I'll be happy when I can look around and everything's done with a sense
25:27of satisfaction.
25:28But still some way to go yet.
25:30Hold that thought, Rob.
25:32With just 30 minutes until the gym's grand opening, they slip into some lycra.
25:42It's a step in the right direction back in Benelmadina for Dennis and Nesta's wedding plans.
25:48It's an exciting day, but it's also a nervous day because we just want everything to be perfect.
25:53Oh, come on, we need to go.
25:54The boys have set their hearts on a venue on the Benelmadina front, and they hope they can afford it.
26:00This is crunch time.
26:02We're here to just check and make sure everything's okay, and the best part, to make sure we can get
26:07the best price.
26:08With a €20,000 wedding budget, every cent is accounted for.
26:12Now all they need is their dream wedding venue to fit the bill.
26:17Hi, guys.
26:18How are you?
26:19How are you?
26:20So good to see you again.
26:22Are you nervous?
26:23Yes.
26:24The manager escorts the lads on an in-depth tour of the place.
26:29We will go upstairs.
26:30We have our amazing infinity pool.
26:34Oh, oh, wow.
26:37The wedding's becoming much more real now because we're now at the point where we're now having to start to
26:41pay deposits on things.
26:43And when you see the bank balance going down, you think, oh, wow.
26:46And the venue's not the only big expense.
26:49Dennis and Nesta want to pull out all the stops to make their day unique.
26:53We're not having waiters or waitresses, we're having drug queens.
26:58The cake is 80 individual cupcakes built into a tower, but all the colours of the LGBT flag.
27:07So it's going to be very, very different.
27:09So here we have our amazing restaurant, and you will enjoy it from our DJs, live music, and everything you
27:16need for an amazing night.
27:18Perfect, perfect.
27:20Perfecto.
27:20Now the couple have to determine whether their dream wedding fits their budget.
27:27The salon was actually closed down for just under seven months.
27:30It's been a massive drain on my savings.
27:33That's why we chose sort of to leave it for quite a while before we got married,
27:37because we wanted to have everything paid up front before the actual date comes.
27:41I will work on a budget for you, adapted to all your needs, and I will help you choose for
27:47us.
27:47Yeah, perfect.
27:50We're not getting into any debt just for one day, so it has to come in under budget.
27:56While the manager does her sums, the lads must wait and hope the price is right.
28:11This picture here is me, 32 years ago, with Diplomat, my very, very first horse.
28:21My granny had a pub, and the calendars that they used to have in the pubs then used to be
28:26race horses, and I used to sit and draw them.
28:28Always had this fascination for horses, and yeah, I realised my dream when I was 36.
28:36God, we had so much fun, him and me.
28:38He used to pop me over jumps in the wood, and we'd gallop up hills and all sorts of things
28:44that I'd never ever dream of doing, but we'd done it together.
28:54I just had the most wonderful experiences with him, and he did change my life.
29:00I'll never forget him.
29:07Ooh!
29:08That'd be Alfie.
29:09That'd be Alfie.
29:10Back in Torrevieja...
29:11No!
29:13It's crunch time for Nutty Boy Chris and bandmate Alfie G.
29:18I expected nothing less.
29:19Hello.
29:20Oh, you're not in your pajamas this time then.
29:22No, not this time.
29:23Chris is the sole breadwinner, so to help bring in more funds and fans for tonight's gig, the boys have
29:29hatched a plan.
29:30Oh, so you're all set?
29:32Well, yeah, really.
29:34I've been told I've got a good face for radio.
29:36Yeah.
29:36Today is quite an important day for us, because we're going over to Sunshine FM.
29:41We're going to be interviewed as the Scartones duo.
29:44It's very good promotion for any act.
29:48Free publicity.
29:49Free publicity.
29:51Then we're off to the...
29:53Twilight.
29:53Twilight, yeah.
29:54Twilight Zone.
29:56They promoted it well anyway then.
29:58Yeah, yeah.
29:59Have you advertised I used the force?
30:01Not leaving the band promotion to any Jedi mind tricks, the boys have secured a slot at a local radio
30:07station.
30:08One thing, Chris, could you fetch me Walker through here, please?
30:10I could, yes.
30:11Johnny Walker for the whiskey she's after.
30:15Chris's wife Bev is waiting for a hip and double knee surgery.
30:18So everything Chris earns goes towards adapting the house.
30:23Hey, my dear.
30:24I shall see you later on, darling.
30:26See you later, darling.
30:26Are you going to listen in?
30:27Yeah.
30:28Love you.
30:29Have a good one.
30:29Come on then, son.
30:30Let's do it.
30:32Just 30 minutes up on the coast is Oriwala Costa.
30:35Home to community radio where the lads are hoping to reach a bigger audience.
30:41A little bit of an interview on the radio promoting the gig tonight.
30:45As usual, it's by the seat of our panel.
30:46Yes.
30:47And there's no time to waste as the guys are going live across the Costa Blanca with afternoon presenter Ian
30:53Brown.
30:54Good afternoon, Ian.
30:55How are you doing, Farley?
30:56Good to see you.
30:57You all right?
30:58How are you, Ian?
30:58You all good, mate?
31:01Hey, guys.
31:02Great to have you in the studio.
31:04Nice to be here.
31:05What are you up to at the moment?
31:06What sort of gigs are you doing at the moment?
31:08Well, we've got one this evening, actually.
31:10The gigs are really starting to mount up now, aren't they?
31:12Oh, yeah.
31:13And to be honest, it's gone from strength to strength.
31:15We don't know why, but it just...
31:16No.
31:18If you've seen us, actually, you'll know.
31:20Back in Toronto Viecca, Chris's wife Bev is listening.
31:24I think they're doing well.
31:25I think they're coming across well.
31:26I think they're promoting the show well.
31:30And hopefully, they'll get further bookings off it from people that are listening.
31:34Let's hope so, Beth.
31:36You know what?
31:36You know, without being begetted, we've got it down to a T, you know.
31:39Yeah.
31:39We normally get to the third song and get slung out.
31:42Yeah, that's it, yeah.
31:43Rather than the second song.
31:47That's for anyone's guest.
31:48Oh, thanks for you.
31:49You're a gentleman.
31:49Cheers, Ian.
31:50Fantastic, mate.
31:51Brilliant.
31:52Fingers crossed the interview does the trick and packs the place for tonight's gig.
31:56I had a message off Bev.
31:58She said it'd be nice if Alfie could have got a word in.
32:00Oh, about me.
32:03Yeah, but I think it'll probably do some good.
32:06Yeah.
32:07It's probably down the right into the radio.
32:10Yeah, yeah.
32:10We'll probably get there tonight and I'll probably be there.
32:12Yeah.
32:12The interview's been a success.
32:15It keeps being cancelled all over the shop today, isn't it?
32:18Oh, God, yeah.
32:19But could the weather stop them?
32:26Mrs Mop cleans her shop.
32:31Back at the salon in Benelmadina.
32:33We actually got the wedding invitations yesterday.
32:36Ta-da!
32:38It's hairdresser Dennis and his fiancee Nesta making wedding plans.
32:43They've turned out just what we thought they were going to turn out, basically.
32:46So we're really, really happy.
32:47That's another tick off the box.
32:50There's still lots of wedding planning to do and the costs are mounting up.
32:55We've got the DJ, we've got the saxophone still to pay for, we've got the cake to pay for.
33:00So it's still all, lots of things still to do.
33:04The pair have been nervously waiting to hear if they can afford the dream wedding venue they visited earlier.
33:09And before the next appointment, Dennis has news.
33:13For 80 people, it's coming in at 6,000 euros, which we were actually very happily shocked.
33:20Because we thought it would have been a lot more than that.
33:22The only things apart from that that we've got to provide is the entertainment and the cake.
33:27That's great news.
33:29We're in a bit of a rush because we've got a meeting with the drag queen for the wedding, so
33:33we've got to go and meet them.
33:34The couple want to impress their guests with a British and a Spanish drag queen.
33:39And have a tight budget of 300 euros for both.
33:43We're now waiting for the drag queen to turn up.
33:46They should have been here about half an hour ago.
33:49Today, the boys are waiting patiently to meet drag artist Aaron, a.k.a. Spice.
33:54That's their game, isn't it? They make an entrance.
33:58But there's late and there's late.
34:01I'll give them an hour.
34:03And just in the nick of time, Spice makes her grand entrance.
34:08Oh, there they are. Hello.
34:09Hi, how you doing, boys?
34:11Lovely.
34:12Well, shall we go inside?
34:13Come on in.
34:14Let's have a chat.
34:16So you're getting married?
34:17Yes, next year.
34:18Exciting.
34:18Yeah.
34:19And you want a fabulous drag queen, I've heard, possibly?
34:22We do.
34:22What we're actually looking for is, so basically as people arrive to meet and greet the people,
34:27hand out champagne, hand out the canapes.
34:29Okay.
34:29And then we want the drag queen to actually walk up the aisle in front of us.
34:33Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.
34:35Exactly.
34:36Now, we're not actually going to tell anybody what our plans are, so it's going to be a
34:40massive shock for everybody, and the more shocked they are, the better for us, basically.
34:45It's only quite as shocking as a seven-foot drag queen.
34:47Set it off with a bang.
34:50Introduction's done, it's time to get down to business.
34:53Okay, how much money are we sort of talking about to do the derving?
34:57Usually, for that sort of thing, I'd be about 100 euros.
35:00Yeah.
35:00Because I really like you both, so it's something I'd really like to do.
35:03That's 50 euros under budget, and the kind of news Dennis and Nesta love to hear.
35:09Bargain.
35:09Bargain.
35:10Bargain of the century.
35:11Sold.
35:12Sold.
35:13100%.
35:14Fantastic.
35:15That was really, really good.
35:16I'm really happy with that.
35:18The boys seem really, really nice.
35:19That's one more ticked off the wedding to-do list.
35:22Exciting times ahead for the lovebirds.
35:29Talking of perfect, after lots of hard work, Dennis and Nesta had their dream wedding.
35:35From start to finish, it was brilliant.
35:37It went from being really, really emotional to literally like the biggest party.
35:43And their wedding was everything they'd dreamed of.
35:46Oh, pass me a tissue.
35:51Coming off, can hotel manager Grace conquer the chaos before the big night?
35:57It's going to be a nightmare.
35:59And will tonight's gig be a madhouse or a ghost town for the naughty boys?
36:03Sometimes people just think, can't be bothered.
36:13It needs another mop in here already.
36:16This is going to be a nightmare.
36:17It's late afternoon in Algorfa and the countdown to the Truscott hotel gym opening has begun.
36:24So we have a lot of locals that are eagerly waiting for the opening of the gym today.
36:28So I've invited them along as sort of like a first glance.
36:31Despite a deep clean by the hotel staff, manager Grace is last minute mopping before they officially launch.
36:38I just want it to look perfect.
36:40Whilst they're doing the construction on this bottom row, we're probably not going to eliminate this problem for a while.
36:48What, is this carver at the bottom, Cyborg?
36:51Dad Rob's going all out with a bit of bubbly.
36:55Too much is better than not enough.
36:57Nice touch and with the carver corks popped, it's launch time.
37:03Oh, wow.
37:05Look at this.
37:07Oh, it looks amazing.
37:09Welcome in.
37:11Ta-da.
37:15The Truscott gym is officially open.
37:18Cheers.
37:20Cheers.
37:21Congratulations.
37:22Rob needs to impress locals Dawn and Julie if he has any hope of attracting paying members from the community.
37:29You'll have to show up, sir, to you.
37:31I will.
37:32Can I have a Prosecco?
37:33Not while you're running, you can't.
37:36Right, shall we call Mummy and show her?
37:38Yes.
37:39But will Mum Lorraine, who's on nanny duty back in Blighty, be impressed?
37:45It's a little different.
37:47What do you think, Ma?
37:49Yeah.
37:49Oh, I love it.
37:51It's really nice.
37:53We'll all have FitBots.
37:55I'm going to get myself a pair of Speedos after I've been exercising in here for a while.
37:59Something to look forward to.
38:01You're going to have to get yourself a pair of socks as well to go without Speedos.
38:07I don't know what you mean, Lorraine, but what did Julie and Dawn think?
38:11I think the gym's absolutely brilliant.
38:13It's convenient for me.
38:14It's just down the road for me.
38:16I've heard that the hot tub's come in as well, so that's it.
38:18Oh, yeah.
38:19So I'll do the gym, and then obviously that'll be the donkey with the carrot.
38:21I'll be in the hot tub afterwards.
38:24Looks like the new gym's going down a storm.
38:27The gym opening's been really successful today. I'm really happy with how it's gone.
38:32We're building the vision, and today we've taken some little steps forward.
38:37This is a family business as a new grandchild.
38:40That's my job, to invest in their future, to create some kind of legacy.
38:46I'm never so proud of where we've come and what we've achieved so far, and there's still so much more
38:51to do.
38:52Cheers!
38:53Cheers!
38:54Cheers!
38:54And thank you for coming.
38:55You're welcome.
39:01I'll manage.
39:03Arriving for their gig in La Marina.
39:06Don't worry about me, mate. You carry on.
39:09It's scar duo Nutty Boy Chris and best mate Alfie June.
39:13Yeah, all good.
39:15Yeah, the weather's a bit depressing, but all good, yeah.
39:18The boys hit the airwaves earlier to promote tonight's gig.
39:22It has been a miserable day today.
39:24I hope it doesn't put an effect on things.
39:27It's possible it can do, because sometimes people just think we can't be bothered.
39:32Well, let's hope not, Chris.
39:34I'm looking for power.
39:35I'm looking for the power sockets.
39:37We've got a fair bit to do, but it doesn't take us long.
39:40We're like a well-oiled machine.
39:42It's broken, but it's well-oiled.
39:46Getting up is one thing.
39:47It's how I'm going to get down to the big worry.
39:49Well, very carefully, Chris.
39:52Didn't you want me to do that?
39:53It's too late. I'm bloody up now.
39:55I taught myself how to play the saxophone.
39:59This is a very, very old Salma cigar cutter alto.
40:06It was made in 1932, so it's two years younger than me.
40:12I've had this since I was 17.
40:14Love it.
40:15All aspects of it.
40:16You think you're Freddie Mercury singing to Wembley.
40:20With half an hour until showtime, will today's radio interview pull in those extra punters?
40:25All these people are coming up and talking.
40:27They've come out to see us.
40:29That's good.
40:30Her numbers seem good, but damp spirits still need lifting.
40:35I never get nervous, as long as I know what I'm doing.
40:38Once we strike up and we've got the audience going, yeah, it's such a good buzz.
40:43One, two, two, two, two, two, one, two.
40:48After a quick sound check.
40:50One, two, two, two.
40:51One bit more, a bit more.
40:52One, two, one.
40:53The more ears bleeding, the better.
40:55The Nutty Boys are ready to skank.
40:58We're ready!
40:59We're ready!
41:02Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
41:04Are you ready for a little skanking?
41:07Heard it back to what, then?
41:08What the hell's that?
41:09I'm just making sure you said skanking.
41:11Yeah, I nearly slipped up, actually.
41:12Right, without further ado...
41:16Let the show begin!
41:25We love them.
41:26We support them everywhere they go.
41:28They got me up and dancing alright.
41:33The fourth time we've seen Chris, he was incredible.
41:37He brings sunshine, even on a rainy day.
41:42How are you?
41:47Absolutely fabulous.
41:48It's my kind of era, all my type of music.
41:51Brilliant.
41:51Looks like these Blues Brothers have been a huge success.
41:56Well, so far, so good.
41:57You ain't upset anyone yet?
41:59No.
42:00They say if you find a job that you love,
42:01you never work a day in your life.
42:03I was looking at returning full stop,
42:05but now me and Alfie's got together,
42:07I'm going to back him in the solo,
42:08I'll carry on with Alfie,
42:10because it's hard to work.
42:13And Chris is a step closer
42:15to adapting his home for wife, Beth.
42:17The annoying thing is,
42:19I was very, very close to getting the bathroom sorted out,
42:22but then the car broke down,
42:24the washer packed in,
42:26it's a never-ending circle,
42:27it's two steps forward and three back.
42:29You could say it's one step beyond.
42:31Keep going, Chris,
42:32with mate Alfie by your side,
42:34I'm sure you'll get there.
42:38Thank you!
42:40Together, we are the Costas Gartones.
42:46Next time on The Costas,
42:48is Debbie a quiz whiz?
42:49My brain cells are hurting.
42:51Are yours?
42:52John gets his feathers ruffled.
42:54Oh!
42:59And calling Clint,
43:00the Costas Dr. Doolittle.
43:02We do this every single morning,
43:04365 days a year.
43:06And calling Clint,
43:16the Costas Dr. Doolittle.
43:19We do this every single morning,
43:20365 days a year.
43:23You don't need to take back home,
43:25365 days a year usually,
43:25the 15 days a year.
43:26And grinding.
43:28The Costas head is over the Magic.
43:28The Costas Dr. Doolittle,
43:29The Costas Dr. Doolittle,
43:29One month later for a casual girl�� near сп triangle,
43:29one month later to 315-19 gården.
43:31The Costas Dr. Doolittle.
43:33You
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