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Banjo and Ros Grand Island Hotel - Season 1 - Episode 06: Winter Is Coming
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00:05we're in the depths of autumn now and it's cold and wet and windy it's hard we arrived here in
00:15the glorious sunshine and now I just feel like a husk of my former self oh my turn
00:25yeah I know when the Sun was out and it was all glorious it was a very different feeling
00:30the island's getting quiet you can feel it the tourists are gone the boathouse is closed for
00:35the season we're not going to be open till next spring
00:41good luck on your next adventure thank you
00:46chef Louie and Pila are going and it's sad because become friends with these people they've come part
00:50of your lives and then all of a sudden they're gone wait are you taking our food yeah they're my
00:58rice
00:58crispy bye guys it's very sad I don't know where I'm going to get my food from either you're gonna
01:05have to cook I'm cold I'm hungry I'm broken and we don't have a kitchen either
01:15the seasons have changed since Banjo and Roe first set sail for Alva House
01:23with passion and purpose Banjo has revitalized the reception rooms
01:32and designed a romantic honeymoon suite
01:36while Roe has toiled with rewiring re-plumbing and banishing leaks from the long neglected roof
01:44together they are bringing their vision of a unique boutique hotel to life
01:58they've ploughed through over two-thirds of the 150,000 pound budget
02:05now all eyes turn to the kitchen the quiet engine which will power every guest's stay
02:11and threatens to devour the remaining funds
02:15demo time delicate demo time no full throttle attack not full throttle attack there's something
02:23we need eye muffs sledgehammer crowbar eye protection get me everything pig outside
02:29let's be careful let's just slowly remove everything I'll get some stuff together god he's exhausting
02:38dad's grumpy that is not suitable
02:46you beauty nice get the right tool for the job is what I would say
02:53you're like a bull in a china shop
02:59that's a good pig truck
03:05there's a beautiful old map of Alva
03:09okay so it's fantastic so you can see like the woodland walk
03:15there are two types of woodland a native woodland and a hazel woodland
03:23I don't know when or who made it someone went to a lot of work at some point to do
03:28that
03:34bro what are you doing
03:37what are you
03:39what are you
03:40did you turn the water off
03:41no
03:43sorry
03:46got it
03:48I don't know what you're doing but you're stressing me out
03:49how are you going to run a hotel with me if this stresses you
03:52I'm not I'm going to run the hotel you're going to have to be somewhere else
03:57what an adrenaline rush
03:58all right this is what we're working with
04:04what on earth are you thinking this is
04:05so the copper off the flat roof
04:08yeah
04:09use them to make a gorgeous backsplash for the kitchen
04:12okay
04:12feature wall
04:13okay so no cabinetry on it
04:15no cabinetry
04:16okay okay
04:17but have a grand island
04:18so this is the island
04:20everything is going to be on the island
04:22okay
04:23that's going to really work hard for us
04:26I'm going to design a 1950s icebox
04:29that's going to conceal the fridge that'll go there
04:31then pantry
04:34gorgeous all your dry goods
04:37wood store gorgeous wood store
04:39no but no plate store
04:41okay ceramic store
04:43all right
04:44knock the door off
04:46put a new window on
04:47then you've got this
04:50wow look at those curves
04:52suddenly like we've got some organic kind of shape in here
04:56it's really nice for some reason seeing the shape
04:58i don't know why
04:59but i find that very pleasing
05:02we're opening it all up
05:04it's going to be one big beautiful space
05:10the centerpiece of the hotel's kitchen
05:12will be a grand island
05:14which banjo will design from reclaimed materials
05:18copper sheeting salvaged from the roof
05:20will form wall paneling
05:22and banjo is planning a retro style cabinet
05:26to house the fridge and freezer
05:32chef's kiss
05:41also demanding attention are the windows with shattered glass and rotten frames
05:47they are nowhere near guest ready
05:51should we rip all this up at the moment it's probably keeping water out
05:54well where there's rain there's water and when there's water there's rock
05:59okay i think leave this where they are
06:02replacing the windows will be the final step in making all the house wind and water tight
06:07but banjo and roe need not worry about autumn as all locals know
06:14it's winter that shows no mercy
06:18obviously alva it's a tough place to be in the winter
06:21it's incredibly cold and very very wet every angle you can think of the rain comes with the wind and
06:27finds a way in if it can
06:29they need to really be aware of getting it completely wind and watertight
06:34getting their windows sorted or it will be a very long miserable winter for them in that house
06:41banjo and roe have paid 15 000 pounds for replacement heritage sash and case windows
06:47their biggest single outlay we need to get those windows done and replaced by the end of november
06:53if we don't we're going to get hit with a massive insurance premium 14 grand
06:58their building insurance renews in december banjo and roe must fortify the house against the
07:04elements by then these windows are critical they should be here two weeks before the deadline
07:11they will be here two weeks before the deadline
07:17we'll just get the best looking
07:23their first task in redesigning the kitchen is ransacking the copper removed from the roof
07:29so that's one two three four five for the feature wall splashback
07:35they're pretty rough conditions some are covered in tar some have been beaten by hail and just won't
07:41be able to be used but others are fabulous they've got that gorgeous brown copper color kind of in two
07:48mines i love the copper and then i love the verdigris show me the verdigris side no that is the
07:54verdigris
07:54the green is the vertical okay
07:59formed by wild hebridean weather this verdigris has developed over decades as the copper reacted with
08:07nature's forces so that as a backdrop be really lovely the copper yeah would be lovely too like in a
08:15kind
08:15of beautiful rich warmer color salvaging these panels is going to look really lovely whether they're the
08:23copper color or the verdigris i can honor the path and then find an interesting new way to use them
08:29for
08:29the future banjo has sent the time-worn and weather-beaten copper across the water to a master of metalwork
08:38on mull
08:43all right
08:44Tom can turn this copper into a wow piece he knows how to spin gold from nothing
08:52howdy
08:54how's it going?
08:55how's it going?
08:55yeah, pretty good
08:56the verdigris is this naturally occurring process but you can add a little bit of chemical or some magic potions
09:03to expedite that process.
09:06Tom really understands that.
09:08This is your options.
09:09So you've got just bare copper, just polished.
09:12Then you've got one coat of sprayed verdigris.
09:15Then two coats of sprayed verdigris.
09:17But the first one's kind of white to make it more even.
09:20And then you've got two layers of sprayed verdigris.
09:22What do you think, Ray?
09:25I've got no idea.
09:27I think I fancy this one.
09:29That's like a nice degree of verdigris.
09:32But it's amazing.
09:32You can kind of dial it up and down.
09:34It's just sprayed magic juice.
09:36What do you mean magic juice, Tom?
09:38Because I know you could do pee and that would work.
09:42It's not your pee, is it?
09:44It could be pee.
09:45I bought off eBay.
09:46So who knows what's in it?
09:47It could be somebody's pee.
09:49It could be somebody's pee.
09:49I don't know what's in it.
09:50That's a good business for somebody.
09:52Well, whatever's going to get you a patina down.
09:55Patina.
09:57OK, so which one are you going with?
09:58I think I like this one.
10:00Yeah, this has definitely come up the best, I think.
10:02I think I like this one.
10:06I think I like this one.
10:06I think I like this one.
10:07Banjo has travelled to Perthshire to begin work on the Kitchen Island.
10:15To build the bespoke piece, he has chosen Bob, a master craftsman with a sprawling workshop
10:22and salvage yard.
10:24Bob, if I can find it and dream it, he can make it.
10:35Oh, you beauty.
10:41Hey, now we're talking.
10:44So these could be perfect for the legs, for a bit of the island.
10:50This is the thing that's going to give it a bit of soul.
10:53Some lovely old found stuff.
10:55And this place is just like a treasure trove.
11:01I want it to feel like a bit of an heirloom, kind of like it's always existed.
11:07I'm looking for something to clad the inside of the island, something to add a bit of texture
11:12and depth.
11:13I know it when I see it.
11:16Oh, yes.
11:19That will work nicely.
11:25So I think those legs will work that I've found in the yard.
11:29Yeah, I know exactly where we got those from.
11:31We got those out of a linen factory in Cacordi.
11:37Yes.
11:38I love it.
11:40My fridge.
11:42Hidden in plain sight.
11:44Kind of inspired by like a 1950s icebox, those beautiful old timber ones.
11:49Oh, high-tech drawing.
11:51I'm actually self-taught as a designer.
11:53Can you tell?
11:54Yeah.
11:54So we're making a grand island, a hidden fridge, all in a couple of weeks.
12:01Because winter is coming, Bob.
12:02And Ruri's stopping running the boats as well.
12:05So we kind of have that like hard deadline to get that done.
12:09Otherwise, it'll just be left out in the cold.
12:16When winter hits, Ruri will restrict ferry crossings to islanders only.
12:22And even those will be at his discretion.
12:26The waters are very deceptive around Ulva.
12:30Even the narrow sound between Ulva and Mal can be treacherous.
12:34It looks easy doing what I do.
12:37But unfortunately, there's all sorts of danger in any sort of water.
12:42I've seen people being overly confident and making mistakes.
12:46And I've saved people.
12:47I've done that.
12:48Even closer to home, my uncle actually drowned in these waters.
12:55He was an experienced sailor.
12:58He'd lived in Ulva for 40 years.
13:00It just shows you you can do something a thousand times and you can still make a mistake.
13:05You can't beat Mother Nature.
13:06You just have to respect it.
13:12Back at Ulva House.
13:17It's all hands on deck in the kitchen.
13:21Rowe says I never let him express his creativity when it comes to interior design.
13:26So I've let him pick the kitchen tiles.
13:29Rowe has opted for a white and peach marble.
13:33They look beautiful.
13:36Oh, they're stunning.
13:37I get it.
13:38Not exactly practical.
13:40Wait until Grandpa and my little pigs mess up those beautiful tiles.
13:44No pigs on my tiles.
13:45Not a chance.
13:47Hello.
13:48Hello.
13:52So I'm just keying back all the woodwork in here so we can get a decent primer on it.
13:58Get all the lumps and bumps off and years of kind of, you know, gunk.
14:03Tom has cast his alchemy with the magic spray and is making delivery of his first batch of panels.
14:14That's great.
14:15That's great.
14:16From the roof to the wall.
14:17Beautiful.
14:19Absolutely beautiful.
14:20Well done, Tom.
14:26We have to have our house wind and watertight, otherwise we're hit with the £14,000 insurance bill and we're
14:35going to miss that deadline.
14:37Banjo is on the phone to the window maker, desperate to confirm delivery before Ruri closes the ferry and the
14:45December deadline strikes.
14:47We're just getting kind of hit from every which angle.
14:51If you can't do it next week, you'll be heroes if you can get them on time.
14:57That would be amazing.
15:01If they're not here, we're cooked.
15:03That's our deadline to be wind and watertight, go on.
15:07If they don't get that in, that's us stung with the £14,000 insurance bill.
15:12Yeah, I know.
15:16This could be disastrous for us.
15:18You know, we're stretched to our limit emotionally, physically, financially.
15:23Moving to the island has brought us so much joy.
15:27But it's also pushed us to our limit.
15:32Autumn leaves under frozen soul
15:41Hungry hands, turning soft and low
15:48My hero cries as we stood out there in the cold
15:56Like these autumn leaves
15:59I don't have nothing to hold
16:03Have we made the right decisions?
16:05I don't second guess myself when we're out here.
16:09It feels like, oh, this is where we want to be.
16:13But people have worked way harder and done way more
16:18In tougher conditions.
16:20Yeah.
16:21Like, maybe we're just not tough enough.
16:23You know, it's just, everything just feels a bit harder.
16:26And maybe we're just a bit naive.
16:27These autumn leaves
16:30Oh, these autumn leaves
16:34Oh, these autumn leaves
16:39We promised that we could deliver this hotel
16:43And it was hopefully going to regenerate the island.
16:46And that's put a lot of pressure on us.
16:51I really need to know we're going in the right direction.
16:54I'm kind of starting to doubt myself as a designer.
16:57So I've invited Nicola, her husband Robert.
17:00They used to own a boutique hotel on Mull.
17:03They're blunt.
17:04They won't sugarcoat it.
17:06They'll tell us what we've done.
17:09She saw the place beforehand.
17:11So I'm hoping they really like it.
17:19Hello.
17:20Hello.
17:20How's it going?
17:22Good, thank you.
17:24Come in.
17:26Welcome.
17:26Wow.
17:27Quite a difference.
17:28Quite a difference.
17:30First impressions count in hoteling, don't they?
17:33I remember when we were talking at the start
17:34about how it was going to work
17:36making sure it was warm and welcoming
17:38and it's absolutely beautiful.
17:39Very nice indeed.
17:41Yes.
17:44This is the library.
17:46Well, the library of booze.
17:48Oh, the library with booze.
17:49Yes.
17:51It doesn't matter if you're a resort in the Maldives
17:53or a chalet in the Alps
17:54or an island off an island
17:56off the west coast of Scotland
17:57you've got to make people want to come here.
17:59And this is the kind of thing
18:00that a lot of people will want to do.
18:02Oh, I'm excited talking to you.
18:04Yeah, I know.
18:05It's refreshing.
18:07All right, come in.
18:09Okay.
18:10This is for orangery.
18:14Another belter of a room.
18:16So you reckon we're almost ready to open?
18:18Not quite, I'm afraid.
18:21The house will need a lot of compliance,
18:25health and safety.
18:26Alcohol licence.
18:27If you don't have an alcohol licence,
18:29then you've got very little chance of survival.
18:31Fire regulations.
18:32Electrical certification,
18:34patent testing.
18:34Making sure you comply with all the complexities
18:36of your insurance is going to be key.
18:39You'll be lucky if you're up and running
18:41this time next year.
18:43There's a lot to do.
18:45A successful business will only start to turn a profit
18:47after three years.
18:48If you think you're going to be sipping champagne
18:50in the south of France this time next year,
18:52then you've got another thing coming
18:54maybe three or four years' time.
18:56And upstairs, is there a bedroom above us?
18:58Yes, the honeymoon suite.
18:59You're going to need to make sure
19:00that the noise down here is not too much.
19:03Or the noise up there is not too much.
19:07You're still smiling.
19:08Yeah, we're still smiling.
19:09We're still smiling.
19:10We're still smiling.
19:11That's good, that's good.
19:12I feel confident we've made the right decision.
19:15This can be a viable business.
19:17Yeah.
19:17Good advice from a good source.
19:19It's good.
19:19But more to do.
19:32Banjo and Roe are reinvigorated,
19:35their doubt drifting away
19:37as the kitchen units arrive
19:39to swell their renewed hope.
19:41Oh.
19:43You got it?
19:45Great.
19:46I know my own strength.
19:48Woof.
19:49There's a lot.
19:50I just don't understand how this all fit.
19:53Well, it's the big room.
19:55It shows you how much design input
19:56you've had into this, sir.
19:57Yeah, yeah, zero.
20:00Once again, Roe to the Rescue
20:01is an absolute star.
20:03He's come in, saved the day.
20:04Three trips over.
20:06Bravo.
20:13You're beauty.
20:15Beautiful.
20:16While the kitchen emerges from imagination
20:18into reality, Tom fits the copper panels.
20:24Wow.
20:26Now, that'll slide in there.
20:29Yeah.
20:30And it'll go together.
20:32Like a glove.
20:33With some bolts.
20:34Look at these legs.
20:35These are the ones we found in your salvage yard.
20:38That's a work of art.
20:40Roe!
20:43Ta-da!
20:45Wow.
20:46This is reclaimed teakwork tops
20:49from a school science lab.
20:51You know, there's a few grooves.
20:53There's a little bit of graffiti writing
20:54in the one at the other end.
20:56It's alive.
20:57We're going to make a mark on it.
21:00The kitchen isn't the only delivery
21:03Banjo and Roe are celebrating.
21:08Oh, it looks so good.
21:11Oh.
21:13Nice and easy.
21:14Nice and easy.
21:14This is single-handedly
21:16like our biggest purchase for the house.
21:18And we've got to carry the windows over
21:20on a brief boat.
21:25The windows are a very expensive thing
21:28to bring this way.
21:31Some sort of lonely fields and horses joke.
21:33It's a surprise.
21:34Don't.
21:35The other one's there.
21:41It's absolute chaos.
21:42I don't care.
21:43They're coming over.
21:44We're getting them up.
21:45We're going to be wind and watertight.
21:50And avoid that insurance premium.
21:52Oh, most importantly.
21:54Yes.
21:54This is just in time.
21:56You have saved our bacon this winter.
21:58Especially with the being of the dead.
22:00You can tell the way.
22:03This has given the house its second wind.
22:06Yeah.
22:07I don't think this would have made another winter.
22:10And it's a step forward to preserving a piece of history.
22:13Watch me palmet.
22:15Like a glove.
22:16You're a magician.
22:17I love it.
22:23The kitchen is such an important space.
22:27It's where I cook.
22:28It's where I eat.
22:29It's where I relax.
22:29And we haven't had one for so long.
22:34I'm just looking forward to making new memories in there.
22:37Having people over.
22:39Entertaining.
22:40Cooking.
22:41I can't wait to have a kitchen.
22:46You're something out of a dream.
22:50Messing with my head.
22:53And I've been looking for you.
22:57Are you hiding?
22:59Because I like the way you're calling to me.
23:03You're standing on me.
23:07You're something out of a dream.
23:11And I like it.
23:13This is stunning.
23:16It's unreal.
23:17It's unreal.
23:17I can't believe you did it.
23:19And our Grand Island.
23:21Yeah.
23:21That is stunning.
23:23Isn't it?
23:23Stunning piece of work.
23:25It's a showstopper.
23:26Very proud of it.
23:28It's beautiful.
23:31That fridge.
23:33I love the fridge.
23:34I think the fridge is great.
23:38Having your own walk-in pantry.
23:41Yeah, that's wild.
23:43That's good.
23:46Is it too fancy for us?
23:49Maybe.
23:50But it'll be good for the hotel.
23:51It's exactly what it should be.
23:53Yes.
23:54And these new windows are so great.
23:57Oh, gosh.
23:57Yeah.
23:58So warm and cosy.
24:00It's lovely.
24:02We'll treasure this.
24:03Oh, I can start cooking.
24:07I'm going to start cooking.
24:08Okay, good.
24:09Well, that's perfect because Riri and Rebecca are coming over for a feed later.
24:12Yes.
24:13I'm going to do my thing.
24:18Oh.
24:20Howdy.
24:20Good evening.
24:21Evening.
24:22Howdy, it has arrived.
24:23It has arrived.
24:25Every single thing in that kitchen was touched by Riri.
24:28Plates, pots, pans, even the kitchen sink.
24:31He's brought it all over.
24:32Oh, yeah.
24:33So it's only right that we sit down and celebrate with Riri and Rebecca.
24:36This does not look like the same place.
24:39Welcome.
24:40Where's the kitchen from?
24:41This is it.
24:42It's amazing.
24:43Oh, wow.
24:43It's lovely.
24:44What?
24:46That's nicely headed, that's for sure.
24:47It's beautiful.
24:49Genius.
24:50Genius.
24:50She said it.
24:52So, we've got a loin of venison from Ulva.
24:59If you think back to six months ago, like, six months to now.
25:02Yeah, like, we've come so far.
25:06When I look back, walking through those doors, I was just naive about the amount of work for
25:11me to be done.
25:13There's so much to do.
25:15Yeah, but there's so much to learn.
25:16Yeah, but we don't have much time to do it.
25:18But I think, actually, probably being a bit naive about it is what was needed.
25:24To see it at this point is actually unbelievable.
25:27I'm really proud of how far we've come.
25:30Ro, switch the generator on.
25:35Wow.
25:36It is so beautiful.
25:38I can't believe it.
25:41What did you think?
25:42Do you think we'd ever get to this point?
25:43I thought you could do it because I can see how stubborn, particularly, Vangelo is.
25:49That's a good thing.
25:50You've got a vision and you're going to push forward.
25:53Faded grandeur.
25:54That's the vibe.
25:55That's lovely.
25:56Great nation.
25:57Oh, wow.
25:57Yeah.
25:58What you've done must give you encouragement for the rest of it.
26:01You know, you can see where it's going now.
26:02There's lots.
26:05The rest is possible because for a while there it felt impossible.
26:09Oh, that's going to explode.
26:12Oh, God.
26:14Oh, God.
26:16I was trying to think what the weirdest thing I've taken over for you.
26:20Yeah.
26:21Other than yourselves.
26:24Probably the pegs.
26:25It was very nice, but it went very well as well.
26:28Surprisingly swell.
26:30Surprisingly well.
26:35Even when it was like really hard and I was really struggling, I just knew it's okay.
26:40Yeah, it feels like home.
26:42Oh, wow.
26:45Oh, this is going to be good.
26:47You don't have to be polite.
26:50It's actually delicious.
26:52Actually, it was very tender.
26:54Is it?
26:54I'm really surprised.
27:00Enough with the pats on the back.
27:02We actually have lots of work to do.
27:04Can't we just stop and enjoy this moment?
27:07No, I think we can relax when we have all the bedrooms booked with paying guests.
27:11We need to finish the bedrooms.
27:12We've got the bathrooms to do as well.
27:14Duck pond.
27:15I want to finish the turret.
27:17The staff quarters.
27:18The dining room.
27:19I've got my donkey pavilion as well.
27:21I've got to paint the outside of the house.
27:24Landscaping.
27:25I'm going to build a glass house.
27:26Knocking through the wall on the boat house.
27:28I want to do that driveway as well.
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