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00:00Pretend you're a donkey if you love the costas.
00:04Hey, aw, we love the beach.
00:06Oi, oi, better done, we love ya.
00:09Oi, oi, Kerry and Nicola, we really do.
00:12And with over 300 days of that glorious sunshine a year,
00:16it sure beats the cold and grey of the old UK.
00:19Ah, this is a lie.
00:21Living that dream can be blooming hard graft.
00:24Missed him.
00:25My last, you're right.
00:27Stress level.
00:28Through the roof.
00:28But at the end of the working day...
00:31Go power. Go power. Come on, Sam.
00:34Forward. Booyah.
00:35The quality of life on the costas...
00:37Is priceless.
00:43Peace and love. Cheers.
00:45That's why there will always be...
00:47I don't like weather, Sam. Get us in blazes where it shouldn't get.
00:49Quick, someone talk about the weather.
00:51The weather.
00:52Phew.
00:52It's friendly, it's exciting.
00:54It's just like a second home.
00:56Bargain, the big Brits in the sun.
00:57Today on the costas...
01:02In my mind, I didn't think it was such a big job,
01:04but now I'm still there looking at it...
01:07It is, it's possible.
01:09Has chip shop owner Caroline bitten off more than she can chew with a big renovation?
01:14We will get it done today.
01:15Do we sound positive?
01:19The chance to play hard means working hard for Paul and daughter Jess.
01:24All right, Jess?
01:25Yeah?
01:25You OK doing the picnic?
01:27Mum's going to get the kids.
01:28You OK?
01:29Because I must get up.
01:29Thanks, sweetheart.
01:31And we look back to when Ant put the fun into fundraising.
01:35Find the tea, find the tea, find the tea.
01:38I want your donation.
01:39So this is called The Walking Street for obvious reasons, because everybody just walks on it very slowly.
01:58Caroline recently moved to the heart of the action in Benidorm's Old Town.
02:02It's nice, a bit of fresh air, because the rest of the week I'll be sucking the chipper.
02:07Her new apartment allows the chip shop owner to stay on top of her business, literally.
02:12So just to give you an idea of how close I am now I've moved, watch this.
02:18I can roll out of bed onto the balcony.
02:24And it's literally there.
02:26I love it.
02:28Now that's a short commute, which is good news, because this morning, hard-working Caroline needs to head in on her day off.
02:35So today is a big day.
02:38Hopefully I'm going to finish a job that I started four months ago, and that's repainting the chipper.
02:46Service to Likwa!
02:49Right, we're good to go, girls.
02:51Yeah, bring it on!
02:52Bring it on, Mr Friar!
02:54But while she's a dab hand with the fryer, Caroline's less confident with a roller.
03:00Am I good at decorating?
03:02No.
03:03Not at all.
03:04Am I easily distracted?
03:07Yeah.
03:08So I left it half done.
03:10But this time Caroline has a secret weapon.
03:13Someone else to do the work.
03:15My friend Nate is over from England.
03:17Now, I'm closed today, so I thought, oh, perfect opportunity.
03:24Finish the painting, get Nate to help me.
03:27I didn't realise how hard painting was.
03:29I thought it was really easy.
03:31It'll be easier if you get going.
03:34Here we go.
03:36Her painting pal Nate's not here yet, and Kaz is already drafting in extra assistance.
03:42Here I raise my muscle man to help me.
03:44Graeme melts me every day.
03:45Oh, fancy getting a pensioner to do this for you?
03:48Yes!
03:51Ah!
03:53Here you go.
03:54Thank you!
03:55My pleasure, Gina.
03:58Right, so this is where I will spend...
04:0212, 13 hours a day.
04:04We've got our fryer, which we call Princess Kate.
04:08Don't ask me why, she's always been called Princess Kate.
04:10I'm sure she'll be flattered.
04:12Here's where I put all my chips.
04:14Most importantly, toffee stash.
04:19It'll be like a toffee or two in here.
04:21There'll be time for sweets later.
04:22Aren't you meant to be decorating?
04:24The chip here was all grey.
04:26Different shades of grey.
04:28So I decided, let's go black and white.
04:31This is the black that I did in August.
04:34I never got round to doing the white.
04:36In my mind, I didn't think it was such a big job, but now I'm stood here looking at it.
04:40It is, it's massive.
04:43It's a huge task with a strict time limit.
04:46This is a really big job, because I'm open tomorrow, so we've got to do it in a day.
04:51If I don't finish the job today, I'm in big trouble.
04:55We will get it done today.
04:59Do I sound positive?
05:00No, we will.
05:01I'm confident, I'm confident.
05:03Even though it goes all the way down here as well, and all the way down there, yeah.
05:11I am, no, I'm confident, I'm confident.
05:14Are you sure?
05:15I'm not confident.
05:17Thought so.
05:22Take them up now.
05:2480 miles south at the furthest point on the Costa Blanca is Pilar de la Horradada.
05:30For almost 15 years, Ant ran water fitness classes for the more mature expats who call this place home.
05:40You're knackered now, aren't you?
05:43And if there's one thing Ant's as devoted to as his classes...
05:46I love you too.
05:48..it's his dogs.
05:49I love them.
05:50They're my kids.
05:51I got both the dogs here in Spain, they were both rescued.
05:55Found Lily in a bin, and we found Babby being in a house fire.
05:58They're both chihuahua crossers.
06:00Lily's crossed with God knows what.
06:03And today, we're harking back to the time when Ant had a barking idea,
06:07even though he'd had a mishap of his own.
06:10I locked myself out.
06:12And whilst they were going to retrieve me keys...
06:15Unfortunately, I'd done a bit of an umpty dumpty,
06:18and I've broken one foot and fractured the other.
06:22Ant's injuries aren't stopping him gathering prizes
06:25for a very unusual fundraiser at the caravan park.
06:29The concept of doggy disco is a bit like musical chairs.
06:34So when the music stops, you've got to find a chair
06:36and sit your dog on your knee.
06:39Which is lovely if you've got a little jack-o-hour like my Lily,
06:42but not lovely if you've got a rottweiler or a great dame.
06:45The fundraiser is for a charity run by Ant's mate Suella,
06:49or Big Red, who once took him in when he was a stray.
06:52I lived with her and her children for nearly five years,
06:57and they showed me probably for the first time
06:59what being part of a big at-home family was about.
07:04And I owe her my life.
07:07The least I can do is raise her some funds.
07:10I've got some carver, some blue carver,
07:16and a local company.
07:17They'll donate a €50 voucher for the local shopping centre as well.
07:21Some of the people who can't attend today
07:24have given me some money to get some donations of dog food for them.
07:32I tell you, they say the show must go on.
07:34There ain't no business like show business.
07:37Ant's stopping off to get some food for the shelter en route to the event.
07:42All of this lot that I've just got come in are under €20.
07:45Fantastic, absolutely fantastic,
07:48and it'll make such a difference to Big Reds and the animals that she takes care of too.
07:53But with his injuries, getting about is a mean feat.
07:56I've got 25 minutes to get there before the doors say they're opening,
08:01but British people being British people,
08:04I imagine they've been sat there since 9 o'clock this morning,
08:07so there's nothing else to do other than off-footing along
08:09and get this party cracking on.
08:11Come on.
08:12I hope the journey's not too rough, Ant.
08:17Coming up...
08:17It's not that much, is it, really?
08:19Well, it is.
08:20Chippiona Caroline has artistic ambitions.
08:23That's going to take hours.
08:24Caroline's challenging.
08:27My dog's on the other way!
08:29And the competition gets fierce as Ant's fundraiser.
08:33Thank God you sat the dog on me and not you.
08:46Where are you?
08:48Are we up?
08:48I'm getting there as quick as I can't spin to the hairdressers.
08:51So you're getting pampered while I'm running around, yeah?
08:53I've just had a hand massage and a leg massage.
08:56Oh, how rude!
08:58In Benidorm's old town, Caroline's waiting for her pal, Nate.
09:02Right, I can see where you are, you're nearly here.
09:04Come straight to the chippy, please, Nate.
09:05Got lots for you to do.
09:07I'll be late.
09:09Today, they're meant to be giving her chippy a fresh coat of paint.
09:13We're already running behind because Nate had to go and get his hair done.
09:16I'm now thinking, why, why have I decided to do this?
09:22Caroline first started and abandoned the chip shop touch-up three months ago.
09:27She plans to finish the whole thing today before reopening for a busy shift tomorrow.
09:32And now I'm thinking, I should have took all these down, shouldn't I?
09:38Well, it might have helped, but it's too late now.
09:41Hiya!
09:42Hiya!
09:43Have you missed me?
09:44Yeah!
09:45Oh, my God.
09:48Nate's arrived.
09:49Right, what have you got me here to do?
09:51Um, not much, I promise you.
09:54Anything that's grey is going white.
09:57Caroline, that's going to take hours.
09:58Nate was being one of my best friends for the last two years,
10:03but he left me and moved back to England.
10:05So, this is the first time I've seen him in six months.
10:09It's not that much, is it, really?
10:11Well, it is, but...
10:12Well, it's not, because it's just straight walls.
10:14He's absolutely crazy.
10:16As crazy as me.
10:18But he's very loving.
10:19Very loving.
10:20Right, I'm getting down to business.
10:22Did you actually get this properly made?
10:23A lady made it for me, one of the customers.
10:26Really?
10:26Yeah, as a present.
10:28Lovely, isn't it?
10:30Really nice.
10:31Like, what do you think?
10:31Ah!
10:34Oh, don't, you're going to give me a hat attack.
10:38You scared me.
10:41Me nerves are on edge, Nate.
10:43So, you need to mask this first.
10:45Whatever you don't want paint on,
10:47so like that, we'll mask it.
10:49Right, well, you do that,
10:50and I'll move everything over.
10:51Why have I got to do the cutting in?
10:54That's the worst bit.
10:56We need to get it painted ASAP.
10:59Caroline's challenging.
11:01God love her.
11:02I love how optimistic she is.
11:05And there's no way we are painting this whole restaurant.
11:10I can't believe you've actually got met on my holidays
11:12working as a painter and decorator.
11:15Well, I actually can't believe that you went and left me
11:17and moved back to the UK.
11:18Oh, it's like a broken record.
11:20Stop being a diva.
11:21Now, now, play nicely, you two,
11:23or you'll never get it finished.
11:30Your actual image wants to be 160 mil.
11:35In the village of San Fulgentio,
11:3725 miles south of Alicante,
11:40Paul and his wife Jill are ensconced in Spanish life.
11:43Looking good, babe.
11:44Even the dogs feel right at home.
11:48They've all gone running down the road.
11:50The dogs are like this with every car,
11:52every tractor,
11:53every person that goes past the house.
11:55The couple have been here since 2007,
11:58and it's a true family affair.
12:00My two daughters, Hannah and Jessica,
12:01are both settled in here.
12:02They've both got children.
12:04Hannah has two little girls,
12:05both very cute.
12:06Jessica lives in Los Montesinos,
12:08with her husband and two boys,
12:10Elliot and Bobby.
12:12Both little tearaways.
12:13Daughter Jessie doesn't just live nearby,
12:16she's a key part of the family firm.
12:19We know it's roughly about there.
12:21You're going too quick for me.
12:22Years of experience, my dear.
12:23I haven't really used this one as much, Jane.
12:26Our business makes personalised,
12:28custom-ordered woods.
12:30I make all the products.
12:31Jessica helps me design the products.
12:33She also does all the admin side of things.
12:36Not only is Dad my Dad,
12:38but he's my best friend.
12:40Along with Mum,
12:41the pair work from a home workshop,
12:43and it's all thanks to another member of the clan.
12:47This is the machine.
12:48It's very special to me.
12:49It does a lot of our work,
12:50but it was also bought with my mother's inheritance.
12:52So this is a lot of sentimental value,
12:56and it means a lot to me.
12:58It cost me £3,000 four years ago.
13:01It has paid for itself time and time again.
13:04But this has...
13:04I think my mother would have been well-pleased,
13:06my inheritance,
13:07now keeping my family in Spain,
13:11living the dream.
13:12We do signs for houses,
13:14coasters and ornaments,
13:16and basically anything a client wants.
13:18It's not easy to make a life in Spain.
13:21I mean, you've got to be dedicated at it.
13:23You've got to find the niche.
13:26These have just finished cutting on the laser now.
13:28This is stock coasters
13:30that we take with us around the market.
13:33We typically spend six days out of seven with each other,
13:37and even on the seventh day,
13:38we're on the phone all day.
13:39Nice, simple gifts.
13:41I've also made some for my parents
13:43who visited the Costa Blanc
13:44when all I got was this lousy coaster.
13:46So I do try to make them funny.
13:48Either €3 each or €4 for €10.
13:51We do a special deal.
13:52Bargain.
13:53The family have been carving out their wood business
13:55for the past four years.
13:57We was...
13:58The current markets where,
14:00if we'd done €50 a day,
14:01we'd had a good day.
14:03Now, on an average day,
14:04is anywhere between €150 and €300.
14:07But today, this pair plan to down tools early
14:10and for very good reason.
14:13We're getting a rare afternoon off.
14:16The wife and I can spend some time with the grandchildren,
14:19which doesn't happen very often.
14:21So it's an important day for me.
14:24It's cooking nicely.
14:26An afternoon chasing his grandsons around the park
14:28is shaping up nicely for Paul.
14:30We do enjoy some eggs and bacon for breakfast.
14:33But since we last saw him,
14:34he's been piling off the pounds.
14:37That's €20. Thank you very much.
14:40That's €13 then, please.
14:42I've had people say to me,
14:43um, you've lost weight.
14:46I was a bit worried to ask in case you was ill.
14:49No, I'm not ill.
14:51I'm quite fit and healthy.
14:53And I have lost 38 kilos in weight.
14:57Blimey.
14:57That's nearly six stone in old money.
15:00Because I've lost 38 kilos,
15:02that's half a normal person.
15:03Come on, Paul.
15:05What's your secret?
15:06The lifestyle, I will not call it a diet,
15:09the lifestyle we have adapted to
15:10certainly transformed our life,
15:12which means at least three days a week we eat steak.
15:15And who's not going to want steak three days a week?
15:17Paul's new eating regime involves a lot of meat.
15:21And while it's working for him,
15:22it won't be for everyone.
15:24I want to be able to play with my grandchildren.
15:26I want to see the grandchildren as long as possible.
15:29My father was overweight.
15:31He ended up passing away due to a heart attack.
15:34So I'm glad I've made this change
15:37so that I can be around a bit longer,
15:39hopefully enjoy the grandchildren.
15:41And Paul's determined to make memories
15:43with the grandkids this afternoon.
15:46It's a pressure day today
15:47because obviously you're having the afternoon off,
15:49but hopefully we can get this done
15:51before I have to leave
15:52as time is getting on.
15:54As soon as I've seen his eyes,
16:06I fell in love with my Chico.
16:11Well, this young man was my Chico.
16:14When I moved here and I was a little bit lonely,
16:18it was suggested that I had a cat.
16:21And the lady that I spoke to said,
16:22oh, we've got Chico, he's a lovely boy,
16:25he's 10 years old, and he needs a home.
16:28Would you like to have him?
16:29And I said, absolutely.
16:37We had a lovely funeral for him.
16:39My friend Peter walked in and said,
16:41what are we having to drink?
16:42And I said, we're having milk.
16:43He went, milk!
16:44I said, don't you dare disrespect my cat.
16:47We're having milk and tuna fish sandwiches.
16:49His favourite.
16:52But that was me beginning of me being the mad cat lady.
17:00The rest is history.
17:01I've got the last count, I had six.
17:04They're my fur babies.
17:06They're my babies.
17:07And I love them all.
17:08They're my family.
17:09I say, give yourselves a round of applause for coming.
17:22Because you're never too old for dandy.
17:25You're here today for the animals.
17:27If I carry on at this rate,
17:28the next charity deal will be for me.
17:30On the Costa Blanca,
17:32it looks like Ant is not in the doghouse.
17:34OK, so please dig deep.
17:38Even if you can afford 50p, it's 50p.
17:40There's about 200 people here.
17:42Well, that's fantastic.
17:44Fantastic.
17:46He's running an event to raise funds for best pal,
17:49Suella, a.k.a. Big Red's Animal Rescue.
17:54Disco music with a dog and a human,
17:57and everyone's going to have a little dog.
17:59We've actually bought these
18:00because some people want to join in
18:02and they haven't got dogs.
18:03And a very, very, very, very, very, very,
18:05very warm welcome
18:07to Doggy Discount.
18:10The winner of this gets a 50 euro voucher.
18:16As Doggy Musical Chairs gets underway,
18:19Find a chair, find a chair, find a chair.
18:22Ant also lent one of his pooches out to play.
18:25Lily's uni.
18:27Lily's manners, her temperament, her obedience.
18:31She's an absolute dream.
18:33You were saying?
18:37My dog ran the other way.
18:42I've never been so ashamed in all my life.
18:45At least the other pooches are in the party spirit.
18:53And we have a top dog.
18:55Thank God you sat the dog on me and not you.
18:59Thanks everyone for the Doggy Disco.
19:01Doggy Disco's is fun, fun, fun.
19:04I think our Debbie's worn out after Doggy Disco.
19:07It's absolutely amazing.
19:09Today's not just about the animals.
19:14You and your boys walked into my life and you made me complete.
19:21It's also a chance for Ant to thank Big Red for all she's done for him.
19:25This is really special for me.
19:28This is just so amazing, honestly.
19:32I thank every day in the world for getting Big Reds to her.
19:36Today, I've given her something back for the life she gave me here.
19:41The Doggy's might be ready for a Disco nap.
19:44Ladies and gentlemen, today for Big Reds animals, you have raised €2,000.
19:51But that was just the start for Ants Animal Fundraising.
19:58That's what you get to be getting a new laptop.
20:14Technology, eh?
20:15Back in San Fulgenthio, father and daughter Paul and Jessie are busy taking orders at their
20:20family woodwork business.
20:23Right, ten.
20:25Good mornings.
20:28No problem, we'll get them made for you, sweetie, and get them sent up.
20:31Today's not just about nailing down orders.
20:34They hope to finish early to spend some precious time with Jessie's young sons.
20:39I have two kids, both boys.
20:42They are five and four years old.
20:43So we don't get many days to spend as a family.
20:48So certainly when those days come, we do make the most of it and just cram in as much as
20:53we possibly can with the kids.
20:54But even on a tight schedule, Paul finds time to indulge his daughter.
21:00Let's check how this cheese board's doing.
21:03Oh, yes.
21:06There you go.
21:07Look at that.
21:07He's knocked up a unique cheese board for one of her local pals' birthdays.
21:13I think Kat will love her.
21:15I think Kat will love that.
21:16That is so Kat's humour.
21:17She's very much into serial killers.
21:21She's what?
21:22All the Freddy Krueger movies and things like that.
21:26Oh, fictional ones.
21:27I think she's going to absolutely love her.
21:29As well as Killer Presents, their family firm does a fine trade in wooden trinkets and souvenirs.
21:35The machine now knows exactly where the wood is on the machine.
21:40It knows the image I want cutting into it.
21:42I've started making bird boxes, bird tables and selling them.
21:45And we've not looked back.
21:46We've not looked back, no.
21:48This is where we make a lot of our signs that are carved.
21:51It is such a versatile piece of equipment.
21:54I have made small signs with it and I have made large signs for shops, for churches.
21:59This is one we've already completed this morning.
22:03It hangs nicely on somebody's wall.
22:05Well, that's very Blue Peter of you.
22:07But don't you need to crack on?
22:08It just reminds them they're living the dream.
22:11Oh, I certainly am living the dream.
22:13I would not change this for the world.
22:15You certainly are.
22:16But it'll be a nightmare if you don't get finished in time to take those grandkids out.
22:21All right, Jess?
22:22Yeah?
22:22You OK doing the picnic?
22:24Mum's going to get the kids.
22:25You OK?
22:26Because I must get on.
22:26Thanks, sweetheart.
22:29Coming up...
22:34Put some effort in here.
22:36Go on, imagine you're making your beer batter.
22:38Caroline and Nate aren't in the thick of things.
22:40The paint's too hot to me.
22:41It's a disaster.
22:43And animal lover Ant...
22:44Oh, look at them.
22:45I want them all.
22:46...takes paws for a good cause.
22:48Oh, I need some money off.
22:49You're pleased to give to these cats.
22:51Come on.
22:51So what am I doing?
23:08Nothing by the looks of it.
23:10No.
23:10Give me your job.
23:12Right.
23:13You need to find a stir-y stir-y stick.
23:14I've got one.
23:16Come on, put some effort in here.
23:17Go on, imagine you're making your beer batter.
23:19Yeah, I'm doing it.
23:22Right.
23:22God.
23:23I'm helping you, you know.
23:24I want gratitude, not attitude.
23:26In her Benidorm chippy, Caroline and pal Nate
23:29have at last started painting the walls.
23:32Oh, look at that.
23:33Wear sunglasses, it's that bright.
23:36Right, well, just be careful,
23:37because don't get it on the black,
23:38because that's going to be a nightmare.
23:40Look.
23:41Oh, shh.
23:41What did I just tell you?
23:42Right, look.
23:43Right, it's all on the freezer.
23:45But with a tight deadline,
23:47things aren't exactly going to plan.
23:49When are you opening again, babe?
23:51Tomorrow.
23:52You what?
23:52Tomorrow.
23:53There's no way.
23:54There is.
23:57Just the outside?
23:58What do you mean, just the outside?
24:00Are you letting people sitting in?
24:01Yeah.
24:04Oh, I'm OK.
24:05Let's crack on.
24:06Can't be that hard.
24:08You're just painting, rolling.
24:10I've heard of Kaz,
24:11because she shaved her head for charity,
24:13a local animal charity.
24:14She literally got a full-on skinhead,
24:16so ultimate respect from her from that day.
24:18Come here.
24:19Put your back in and say, look.
24:20Do it.
24:21And then one of my best friends worked here,
24:24so I came in to see her one day,
24:26and then I met Kaz,
24:27and then from then we've just been inseparable.
24:29It's not me.
24:29It's the paint.
24:30You need to pull it up from the bottom,
24:32see if that's thickened up.
24:33Now it's still watered.
24:35See?
24:35The paint's too hot, eh?
24:37It's a disaster.
24:38It is a disaster.
24:39I'm just not cut out to be a painter and decorator at all.
24:44And Nate thinks he's found another problem.
24:47It smells a bit funky.
24:48Smell that.
24:50Are you going to get me?
24:51No, I'm not, I swear.
24:54It smells lovely.
24:57Honest to God.
24:58How old are you?
24:5938.
25:00Grow up.
25:02At least roping in your best pal
25:04rather than paying a professional
25:06is saving your cash, Caroline.
25:07Next time, you need to pick a good colour.
25:10But unpaid assistants do come with opinions.
25:13At least if it's like a nice red or, I don't know, an eggshell
25:17or something that's a nice colour,
25:19you can actually see it going.
25:20No, there won't be a next time, babe.
25:22I will not be doing this again.
25:23You'll both need to finish this job.
25:27The chippy is open again tomorrow
25:28and customers will be waiting.
25:30It's got to be done.
25:32The chippy is just going from strength to strength.
25:34Like, we cannot keep up.
25:37We're turning people away
25:38and it's just getting busier and busier.
25:40It's had its highs, but more lows than highs.
25:44But now it's just one big, constant head.
25:47Watery paint or not,
25:48you finally seem to be making some progress
25:50on the decorating too.
25:52Oh, that looks beautiful.
25:54It's white.
25:56Beautiful.
25:57But it is going to need another coat,
25:59so you're going to have to wait for it to dry.
26:02With another coat to do and time ticking,
26:05they can't afford any more issues.
26:07What have you done?
26:11Nothing.
26:11What have you done?
26:12Nothing.
26:16Shh!
26:20Deep fat fryers led Caroline to the good life,
26:23but what do other Brits on the costas
26:25reckon is the recipe for happiness?
26:27The secret to a long and happy life is
26:29keep enjoying yourself.
26:31And keep listening.
26:32And coming to the sunshine.
26:33The secret to a long and happy life
26:35is to always have holidays booked.
26:38The secret to a happy life,
26:40it has to be laughter.
26:42I also hear it's the best medicine.
26:45Relax, enjoy, go with the flow.
26:47We don't get stressed by anything.
26:49The secret to a long and happy life
26:50is to not take yourself too seriously
26:52and to just be a nice person
26:54and think about other people.
26:56Now that is sound advice.
26:58The secret to a long and happy life
27:00is a happy wife.
27:01Is having a lovely wife like me?
27:04Well, you two seem pretty chipper,
27:06so I'll take that on board.
27:13You've got some boiled eggs there,
27:15the rest need boiling,
27:16and some belly pork for me and mum, please.
27:18In San Fulgencio,
27:19Paul and his daughter Jessie
27:20and the rest of the clan
27:21have been grafting for the Spanish good life
27:23for the past 17 years.
27:25We are a hard-working family.
27:28I wouldn't say that my dad
27:30has got me working all the time.
27:32I would say that's more me.
27:34I'm very work-driven.
27:35I reckon it's in the blood.
27:38We always worked with mum and dad
27:40in their businesses in England
27:41from a very young age,
27:43so I think I've always been work-driven.
27:45But even business brains like these two
27:48need some downtime,
27:50and today they're taking
27:51Jessie's young sons
27:52and her mum, Jill,
27:53for a picnic at the local duck park.
27:55I'm looking forward to spending time
27:56with my kids, with my parents,
27:59and just generally having
28:00a bit of family time,
28:01which is well needed.
28:02With both her parents
28:04now observing a strict diet,
28:06the catering isn't as straightforward
28:08as knocking up a few sarnies.
28:10I'll just cut all this up
28:12for mum and dad.
28:13But Jessie's giving them
28:14a local favourite
28:15to sink their teeth into.
28:16Can't beat a good bit of belly pork
28:19with lots of fat on it.
28:21With the weight loss now,
28:22I can enjoy the grandchildren
28:23a lot more
28:24because I can chase them
28:26around the park
28:26and push them on the swing.
28:28I am looking forward
28:29to the picnic.
28:30It is coming up
28:31to our busy period
28:32at the moment,
28:33but I think the day
28:35with the children
28:35is going to be worth it.
28:38Let's go.
28:39What are we going to do
28:40at the park then, Bobby?
28:42Be good.
28:43Be good.
28:44Are you going to see the duckies?
28:46Are you going to see the duckies?
28:49Duckies.
28:50Now you remember it.
28:52Now you remember it.
28:57Picnic time.
28:59Now I've got two sarrings.
29:01You're going to eat sausage.
29:03Wow.
29:04That's a lot of food.
29:06But this lot
29:07aren't the only ones
29:08who fancy an al fresco lunch.
29:10Where are you?
29:11Patos.
29:12Patos.
29:13Patos.
29:14That's a duck in Spanish.
29:15And they're all
29:17after your food,
29:18aren't they?
29:18Yeah.
29:19Well, if you eat it quickly,
29:22they can't eat it then,
29:22can they?
29:23The visitors won't
29:24be going quackers
29:25for all the family's meals.
29:27Look, he's waiting
29:28for some bread.
29:29And unfortunately
29:29for the ducks,
29:31Abu's on a carnivore diet.
29:32So I've got no bread
29:33to give him today.
29:35What's not good
29:36for the goose
29:36is good for the granddad.
29:40Good kick.
29:41Since I've been
29:42on the carnivore diet,
29:43it certainly has
29:44changed my lifestyle.
29:46I can now play football
29:47with the boys
29:48without getting out of breath
29:49or getting tired quickly.
29:51Can I pass it to me then?
29:53Whoops.
29:54Hello, sir.
29:56You can go and get that.
29:58It's actually nice
29:59to spend some time
29:59with the grandchildren.
30:00Normally, this time of day,
30:01I'd still be slaving away.
30:05Come on then,
30:05bring me the ball.
30:06Oh, look at that peacock.
30:08Dos.
30:09I see more.
30:10Tres.
30:11Tres.
30:12I definitely think
30:13we will have to work more
30:15after having an afternoon off.
30:17But you have to have some play.
30:18But even in this downtime...
30:20In the moon?
30:21Moon, moon, moon, moon.
30:22In the moon?
30:23You want to reach the moon?
30:25Paul still has one eye
30:26on the future
30:27of the family firm.
30:29One day,
30:30I'll be getting
30:30more quality time
30:31when this one
30:32will be running the workshop.
30:33Won't you, Elliot?
30:33Uh-huh.
30:35He will one day
30:36take over the business.
30:37We work probably
30:38more hours
30:39than I did in England,
30:41especially with
30:41the woodwork business
30:42being so successful
30:43as it is.
30:44Wow.
30:44But it's a better lifestyle,
30:46though.
30:46But it is a much
30:47better lifestyle.
30:48You guys not waiting
30:49for me, then?
30:50I know you're not used
30:51to having me around,
30:52but, you know...
30:52Come on, slow coach.
30:53Sometimes it can be hard
30:55working a lot of hours,
30:57but the days
30:57that we do have together,
30:59they mean a lot to us.
31:07We love it.
31:10We love it.
31:11Cheers.
31:15So when I'm at home
31:16in my dressing gown
31:17or just in my shorts,
31:19I go out on the terrace
31:20and I have my little,
31:22I call it the lookout tower.
31:27So I like to stand there,
31:28usually have a cup of tea
31:29in my hand,
31:30and I can chill,
31:31have a look around,
31:32and I can see
31:33all the views around
31:35from Fwangarola
31:36right to the mountains.
31:42When we first looked
31:43around the apartment,
31:44I didn't want it
31:45because of the fear
31:45of heights,
31:46but now I've got so used
31:47to it,
31:48been here for 17 years.
31:49It's like being
31:56a nosy neighbour,
31:57really.
31:57I can have a look around,
31:58see what everybody's doing,
32:00look in the cafes,
32:01watch the trains come in,
32:02make sure they're on time.
32:12Hi, Miriam.
32:12Nice to meet you.
32:13My name's Anthony.
32:15We just wanted to come
32:16and have a little look around
32:17and see if there's anything
32:18you need.
32:18It's now five months
32:20since Anne threw
32:20his doggy disco fundraiser
32:22and the animal lover
32:23is back on his feet.
32:25Oh, look at them,
32:26I want them all.
32:27Anne determined to help
32:28more creatures in need.
32:30Not food.
32:31He's turned his attention
32:32to a troubled cat sanctuary
32:34on the Costa Blanca.
32:36Well, we came one morning
32:37and we saw that
32:39everything had been destroyed.
32:41Vandals recently ransacked
32:42this rescue centre.
32:44All the cages were open
32:46and threw away
32:47and all the food was gone.
32:50All the cats were running loose.
32:52The Costa is more or less,
32:54it costs about 500 euros
32:55to restore everything.
32:57When I heard about
32:58the destruction of the cat colony,
32:59I felt the least I could do
33:00is go out and try and raise
33:01some funds to help them
33:03get back on their feet.
33:05Morning, girls.
33:07I was told a long time ago
33:09that you'd only get
33:10community with unity.
33:12You've got to have
33:12that unity there.
33:13It's over to Anne's
33:14weight loss class.
33:16I've asked the girls
33:17if they had any ideas
33:18and they've come up with
33:19a few, haven't you, girls?
33:20Elaine come up with
33:21a sponsored silence
33:22because she never shuts up.
33:24You know, Sheila come up
33:25with a sponsor's eat-at-thon
33:26because she loves her food.
33:29So, yeah, we've all had
33:30just different ideas
33:31and we thought the best one
33:33as a group
33:33that we can all do
33:34would probably be
33:35to have the walk.
33:37People will have to donate
33:39to take part in this catwalk.
33:41I want your donations.
33:43Oh, lovely.
33:46There you go.
33:47Thank you very much.
33:48Anne wants to raise
33:50as much as he can
33:51so he needs to find
33:52as many participants
33:53as possible.
33:55Oh, morning, girls.
33:56How are you?
33:58Oh, it's red hot out there,
33:59isn't it?
34:00I love the planning.
34:01I love the build-up.
34:02When it comes to fundraising,
34:04Anne's not the kind of person
34:06to pussyfoot around.
34:07Before I go,
34:08I need some money off you,
34:09please, to give to these cats.
34:10Come on.
34:11Oh, lovely.
34:12Every penny helps.
34:13It's appreciated, isn't it?
34:15It certainly is, Anne.
34:18Coming up,
34:20Nate has news for Carola.
34:21Are you serious?
34:23I'm thinking about it.
34:24Serious?
34:25Yeah.
34:28And will Anne fill his kitty
34:30at his charity walk?
34:31I've made the girls
34:32some tails.
34:33Pin the tail on the pensioner.
34:35Oh, there you go.
34:36Give it a shake, Nana.
34:50Are you allergic to paintings?
34:52I think I'm coming down
34:53with that.
34:53I'm looking at this side
34:55now thinking,
34:55oh, God, it can wait.
34:57We'll just do upstairs today,
34:59OK?
35:00We're just doing this wall today.
35:01Back in Benidorm,
35:02Caroline is having a reality check.
35:05I didn't realise it
35:06with such hard work.
35:08I really don't think
35:08we're going to get it all done
35:09at all.
35:10We'll probably get
35:11half the job done.
35:12But the walls,
35:13she and best pal Nate
35:14have started painting,
35:16are looking good.
35:17It's definitely much brighter.
35:19Yeah.
35:20Most of that.
35:21I think I'm getting good guns.
35:23It is going on quite quick.
35:25That's what I'm saying.
35:26He's lovely to see Nate,
35:28and I've missed him
35:28like crazy.
35:29But, yeah, it's lovely.
35:30It's always lovely to see Nate.
35:32He's organised.
35:33He's proactive.
35:35He's one of my best friends.
35:36We know each other
35:36inside out.
35:38I'm whizzing through it now,
35:38and I look.
35:39It's just always fun
35:40with Caroline.
35:41But I think I'm doing
35:42the most work
35:43because she knows
35:44I'm a bit soft on her
35:46and I'll do anything for her.
35:49The half of the chippy
35:50they have managed to paint
35:51needs to dry
35:52before they give it
35:53a second coat.
35:54If you want that,
35:55it's up to me.
35:56I'm starving.
35:57So there's time to refuel.
35:59There's paint everywhere.
36:00Caroline's so embarrassed
36:01to go for dinner like this.
36:02I mean, f***.
36:03Have I still got it on me face?
36:05Have I?
36:05It's...
36:06Are you winding me up?
36:07You both look great.
36:10Ribs.
36:11I get that.
36:12Nate now lives back in the UK
36:13and today's the first time
36:15he's seen Caroline
36:15in six months.
36:17Perfect timing.
36:18Oh, look at them.
36:20Thank you very much.
36:22Do you miss this?
36:23Like, sitting outside
36:24eating your dinner?
36:26I do miss Benidorm.
36:27This was our thing, wasn't it?
36:29Yeah.
36:29Do you miss me having me here?
36:31What do you think?
36:32I'm on me own.
36:32Warning.
36:33The thing is,
36:34with a place like this,
36:35sometimes you can feel so alone
36:36in the most busiest city
36:38in Europe
36:38and the busiest nightlife.
36:40Yeah.
36:40Obviously, I've got the other gang.
36:42I haven't had that one best friend
36:43that I can just offload to.
36:45I wouldn't have any subject
36:46in the world
36:47that I wouldn't be able
36:48to come to you and speak about.
36:49Yeah.
36:50It's like you're my mum
36:50and my best friends.
36:51Do you know what I mean?
36:53Your mum?
36:54Yeah, but in a good way.
36:56I'd have to be your big sister.
36:58I think you're pushing it
36:59a bit there, babe.
36:59You've just ruined me moment, Nate.
37:03Nate's not just handing out
37:05dubious compliments,
37:06he also has some big news.
37:08On that note,
37:09as soon as I seen you
37:10and that was it,
37:11I was like,
37:12I need to be back here.
37:13Do you mean it?
37:13Right.
37:14Are you going to come back?
37:15I'm thinking about it.
37:17Serious?
37:18Yeah.
37:18I'm going to let me cry
37:21if I'm going to get home.
37:23It's exciting news.
37:24Are you serious?
37:25Yeah.
37:25But you do have
37:27other pressing matters.
37:28We've got to go
37:28and do that second coat.
37:31Vanadol,
37:32as busy as it is,
37:33it's also very, very lonely.
37:35Really lonely
37:36and people don't seem
37:37to understand that.
37:38So you need
37:39your friends
37:40for those lonely times.
37:47Nate, I swear to God.
37:49How's it dried?
37:50Dead good.
37:51Right, let's get cracking now.
37:53I'm feeling
37:54a little bit more positive.
37:55but this is the easy bit now,
37:57isn't it?
37:58And when you know
37:58you've nearly finished,
37:59you can work faster.
38:00We've just smashed it.
38:01We've both gone in
38:02full of energy
38:03and full of positivity
38:04because Nate's told me
38:05that he's coming back
38:06so I'm just on a high now.
38:07I'll tell you something,
38:08as much as I love you,
38:09I'm not doing a third coat.
38:11After a hard day's work,
38:12the chip shop painting
38:13is done at last.
38:15High five!
38:16Woo!
38:16Woo!
38:18Well, half of it.
38:19Oh, my God.
38:21What?
38:21Finally, we've done it.
38:23Well done.
38:23Well done, you.
38:24Well done.
38:25Woo-hoo!
38:26Thanks, Nate.
38:27Love you.
38:29I don't love you right now,
38:30but you're welcome.
38:32He has painted the chippy
38:35with me
38:36and made it look
38:37absolutely beautiful
38:38and then he's finished
38:39off the day
38:40by telling me
38:41that he's moving back.
38:42So, for me,
38:42I have had the best day ever.
38:44I've loved it.
38:45Oh, I've loved it too.
38:48You're a slave driver, though.
38:49I don't want a bath,
38:51but I'm impressed
38:51with what we've done.
38:52See what you can achieve
38:53when you don't mess about.
38:54I don't want a bath,
38:55but I don't want a bath.
38:57I don't want a bath.
38:58Don't come out, we.
38:59Behave yourselves.
39:03Grow up.
39:08I've made the girls
39:12some tails,
39:14pinned the tail
39:14on the pensioner.
39:15I've been quite ingenious
39:16with these.
39:17They're all different,
39:18as you can see.
39:18I've tried many
39:19different methods.
39:20On the Costa Blanca,
39:21Ant's ensuring
39:22his charity walkers
39:23are feline the part.
39:25Something to make
39:26them some whiskers.
39:27He's raising money
39:28to help the local
39:29cat rescue,
39:30which was recently
39:31targeted by vandals.
39:34I'm determined
39:35we'll make a difference
39:36to them poor cats.
39:37You two be good now.
39:40See you later.
39:42Ant's en route
39:43to the walk,
39:44but there's just time
39:45for a pit stop
39:46at a Horradada bar
39:47for some last-minute fundraising.
39:50Oh, is it been all right?
39:51Yeah, look at that.
39:52The catwalkers are waiting.
39:54They've all donated
39:55to join this puss parade.
39:56Oh, there you go.
39:57Give it a shake, Nana.
39:59There you go.
40:00And Ant's helping them
40:02look the part.
40:03I'll do your whiskers.
40:04Anyone want some ears?
40:06Don't worry,
40:07I've got plenty.
40:07Do you want a tail?
40:09No, I don't want a tail.
40:10Come on, no.
40:11You've got to have a tail.
40:13Shall we go, then, campers?
40:15Yeah!
40:16Come on, you lot.
40:17Slow down, she.
40:19Oh, it's like herding cats, Ant.
40:22No one's in a rush.
40:23We live in Spain.
40:24It's all manana, manana.
40:26Isn't this lovely?
40:27Look at all these people.
40:28A lovely summer's evening.
40:30We're out on the Costa Blanca
40:32going for a walk.
40:34Everyone's dressed up and happy.
40:36What more do you want from life?
40:39The group's destination
40:40is the cat colony.
40:42You OK?
40:43How you doing?
40:44Not too fast for you, does it?
40:45You go nice and slow.
40:47Armed with their donations
40:48and the money Ant's raised
40:50touring local bars.
40:51So we're just coming up
40:53to the colony now.
40:54The ladies are waiting patiently.
40:56It's just nice to be able to do it.
40:58We have some good news for you.
41:01We have good news.
41:02Come, come.
41:04We've raised for you
41:051,600 euros.
41:10No!
41:11See?
41:12Really?
41:13Yeah.
41:14For you, so you can continue
41:15to do your work.
41:17You're welcome.
41:19You're welcome.
41:20You're so welcome
41:20from all of us.
41:21You deserve it.
41:22I thought 500 euros
41:24was a big target
41:25and to know that
41:26with the culmination
41:27of everyone's effort
41:28they're going to get
41:291,600 euros.
41:33That's triple the target
41:34that was set out.
41:35The extra money
41:36will help the colony
41:37cover their food
41:38and bills.
41:41It's happy to.
41:43Now we have some good fun.
41:45Yeah?
41:45Come and see the cats.
41:46Come on.
41:47Oh, we've got newborn kittens.
41:50These kittens are five minutes old.
41:52She's literally given birth
41:54just before we've got here.
41:55She's had four babies.
41:58You've got your babies.
42:00Yeah?
42:00You go and look after them.
42:02Good girl.
42:03We leave her alone now, yeah?
42:05Thanks to Ant and his gals,
42:07these kittens can look forward
42:08to a purr-fect future.
42:10Thank you to the colony
42:12for inviting us over this evening
42:13and thank you to all of you
42:15for smashing the target.
42:16Cheers!
42:16Cheers!
42:18It's getting emotional, actually.
42:20Yeah, really emotional.
42:22Just that people have cared.
42:23It's almost really.
42:24The community around this area
42:26is absolutely fantastic.
42:28Everybody looks after everybody.
42:31See?
42:31The cat.
42:32It's amazing.
42:33I'm completely overwhelmed
42:35and so happy
42:36that we've managed to achieve it.
42:37Meow!
42:40Next time on The Costas,
42:42it's all stress and squeezing
42:44for Will Sparkle.
42:45We did.
42:46Dan's DIY dreams...
42:48Yay!
42:49...turn into disaster.
42:51No.
42:51Oh, no, I'll have much more.
42:53And we buzz back
42:54to when B-Whisperer Bill
42:56misplaced his queen.
42:57Come on, Yvonne,
42:58where are you?
42:59Come on, Yvonne,
42:59where are you?
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