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Ooops! I Bought a Pub Season 1 Episode 1
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00:05apparently the Australian dream is to own your own home but I beg to differ because whenever I
00:11ask someone in Australia they all seem to say the same thing oh own your own pub mate and I
00:18reckon
00:18they're right so I'm about to find out if that is the great Australian dream or in fact an absolute
00:24nightmare because a mate of mine Dean Murphy who's a movie director that I've worked with
00:29quite a lot convince me to buy a pub what's the pub like I hear you say well that's the
00:36interesting
00:37thing I have absolutely no idea because I've never actually seen the pub other than the real
00:42estate ad online yeah um that's stupid it's his fault it is your fault well see uh well Dean and
00:52I have worked together on three films together a couple of musicals or plays yes and about three
01:00or so TV shows yeah so to say we're mates would be a fair statement well I think we're mates
01:06I'm pretty
01:07sure we are we were emailing each other about a project we were working on and at the bottom of
01:12the email Dean wrote oh by the way have you ever thought about buying a pub I hit send and
01:18as I hit
01:19send the phone rang and it's you going pub well what I said was Dean Murphy what the hell are
01:26you
01:26talking about buying a pub probably worth noting that Dean's never had a drink of alcohol in your
01:32life have you no and you said I'll never forget it well it's not just any pub it's the Datorang
01:37Hotel
01:38so where's Datorang you ask well it's nestled in a valley roughly halfway between Melbourne and
01:44Canberra surrounded by stunning mountains and lush farmland why the Datorang Hotel I'll leave that to
01:52Dean to explain hmm I grew up 15 minutes from here and had come to this pub since I was
01:58a kid and had
01:58seen how important it is to the community and we heard that had been on the market for about a
02:03year
02:03and that Dave the owner had been basically knocking back offers because they're either coming from
02:09overseas companies or the big companies in Australia that he didn't feel had a connection
02:14to the community that's what I said to Shane you know got a pub I think we might have to
02:19buy
02:19spent about 10 minutes explaining why it's important and you said all right let's do it
02:26I'm about to find out if I've made a good decision what could possibly go wrong
02:36here she is and ain't she a beauty
02:41I'm meeting the guy who runs and owns the pub Dave McKnight he's a ripper bloke but I've only
02:47actually spoken to him on the phone so I have no idea what he looks like I'm pretty sure that's
02:52not him there hopefully I can just ask some of the patrons to point him out it's nearly lunchtime
02:59so there should be a good crowd in here by now
03:07hello
03:09you there Dave
03:13so if this is what everybody loving the pub looks like hello I'd hate to see what it'd look like
03:19if
03:19they didn't you there Dave
03:23well the place certainly has a ton of character it's one of those places where you instantly feel
03:29at home
03:31Dave
03:31I mean I've only been here for 30 seconds and I already feel like a beer
03:35you there Dave
03:38but where are all the people
03:41maybe they want to surprise me and they're all out the back
03:44hello
03:46I think I've found the managers quarters as well as some guest rooms quite a lot of guest rooms
03:51man this place is like a maze
03:57heading out the back I've made another exciting discovery this place is massive
04:03got cabins but still not a soul to be seen maybe the cows know where everyone is
04:09if only they could talk maybe the cow knows the owner
04:13what have you heard get it heard
04:16nah this is not a good start to my pub ownership journey
04:22in the key was something right ahead
04:27always open to me and all my friends
04:33harmony
04:39now we're home in the country
04:48so I'd never heard of the pub never seen the pub never heard of Datorang
04:51and uh and while I'm looking on the computer going oh yeah
04:55my wife walked in and saw this and said what's all this about
04:59and I said oh it's Murph on the phone hi Murph how are you
05:02he's talking about us buying this pub
05:04and I'm thinking no partner's going to go all right let's buy a pub at a whim
05:07and while I'm talking to Dean she's got the mouse and she's flicking through the photos
05:12and about six photos in she said I love it
05:16and I said are we buying a pub she said it looks like it
05:20you there Dave
05:22but I'm not sure she's going to love it when I tell her it has no customers
05:26first day I got here I was expecting to see a pretty busy pub
05:30when I walked in there was no one here
05:32and so I got a little bit nervous
05:35the Datorang Hotel a stalwart of the Kiwa Valley for over 150 years
05:40you there Dave
05:40known for its fiercely loyal patrons
05:44Dave
05:45but maybe that's due to their love for the publican Dave McKnight
05:49most loved person I've ever met like genuinely loved not just adored as a
05:54celebrity or whatever but never heard a bad word about him ever
05:58people have said they're hard shoes to fill if not impossible
06:03did they find out the pub's got a new owner and hightail it out of here
06:08if only I could find Dave
06:13Shane how are you mate
06:16Dave
06:16hey mate how you doing
06:17good Shane how are you going
06:18mate I'm great
06:19mate this has taken a while
06:20we've been talking for ages but here we are
06:23I know I've heard so much about you
06:24and of course seen you doing a few movies
06:27don't believe what they say
06:28I've actually had a walk through the place I couldn't find you
06:31it's bigger than I thought
06:34as in I know you've shown me the plans
06:36and I've looked at it online
06:38but it's every room you go to leads to another room
06:40it's like a TARDIS
06:41there's rooms everywhere
06:43there is it's surprising what
06:44when you're in the bar
06:46you don't know how big it is at the back of you
06:47yeah
06:48and mate the location
06:50again I've seen photos of it
06:52and I've looked online
06:53but we are surrounded by the mountains
06:56they're stunning
06:57they are
06:58they're incredible
06:59it is
07:00it is
07:00and winter
07:01we can get snow on the hills up above us
07:03and it's
07:04it's a great
07:05what a great place to live
07:06and the snow
07:07is it like another world
07:09is it almost like being in Switzerland I imagine
07:11it is
07:12it's a beautiful snow
07:13it is
07:13and you've been here 35 years
07:16has it been
07:16has it been the best way to live a life
07:17it has been
07:18it has been
07:19yeah
07:19great place to live
07:20and great community
07:21I couldn't have asked for a better
07:23the last 35 years
07:25the place is
07:27better than I'd imagine
07:28as I said
07:29the location is out of this world
07:30but there is
07:31there is one question
07:32which is
07:33where's all the people
07:35well we've got a fair bit of competition
07:36at the moment
07:37we've got competition
07:38we have
07:39yeah
07:39whereabouts
07:40it's just up the road
07:41you just
07:41you want to go up and have a look
07:42if you like
07:43alright well I'll
07:44I'll go and look at the competition
07:45and I'll be back
07:46okay
07:46alright
07:47a K up that way
07:48one kilometre
07:48alright mate
07:49I'll be back soon
07:50done your shame
07:51alright mate
07:53about a K
07:53about a K
07:56competition
07:57Dean never mentioned
07:58we're at competition
08:01uh oh
08:03that's Fliss
08:04my wife
08:04wanting an update
08:06hey Dale
08:07you're good
08:08good good good
08:09yeah yeah
08:10yeah I'm here
08:11yeah I've just been
08:12just been through the pub
08:14it's
08:14it's better than
08:15it's better than the pictures
08:16to be honest
08:18what's that
08:20uh
08:22including me and Dave
08:23uh
08:24then there would have been
08:25uh two
08:28no that's
08:29that was including me and Dave
08:31yeah
08:32not a soul
08:35after ten minutes
08:36on the phone
08:37with my wife
08:37trying to convince me
08:38to keep the faith
08:39and maybe breathe a little
08:40the truth was
08:42I was still holding my breath
08:43at least until I could see
08:45what was going on
08:45down the road
08:46competition he reckons
08:48is this it
08:49I'm just going to do
08:52when Dave said
08:54there was a fair bit
08:55of competition
08:55man
08:56he wasn't kidding
08:58yep
08:59that's competition
09:01alright
09:09with Dave's words
09:11we've got competition
09:12still ringing in my ears
09:14I find myself
09:15driving towards
09:16an ever increasing crowd
09:17oh no wonder
09:18there's no one at the top
09:21hopefully Victoria's here
09:22hi mate
09:23how you going
09:24how you going
09:25how you going
09:25so uh
09:26looks like there's a bit
09:27of an event on here
09:28there is
09:29a bit of a race day
09:30here
09:30how often
09:31are you a betting man
09:33uh
09:34I bet I can guess
09:35what kind of race it is
09:36is it a horse race
09:36it is
09:37there we go
09:38see you're on the money
09:38I'm going right aren't I
09:39I actually thought
09:40I was going to go up the road
09:41and see another pub
09:43so I get up there
09:44and there's thousands
09:45of people
09:46at the Datorang race track
09:47for those that don't know
09:48because I now know
09:49the Datorang races
09:51happen
09:51about once a year
09:52and let me tell you
09:54it's quite a day
10:07oh there's a lot of people here
10:13the locals tell me
10:14this is the 160th anniversary
10:16of the Datorang Cup
10:17as it was first run
10:18back in 1865
10:20on the private property
10:21of William Steele
10:22who built the track
10:23with the help
10:24of local settlers
10:25all because of his love
10:26for horse racing
10:37held once a year
10:39people come from miles around
10:40to enjoy this fantastic day out
10:43the atmosphere is amazing
10:45and everyone seems to be
10:46having a good time
10:47and spirits are high
10:49to say the very least
10:57so while everyone's
10:58feeling the love
10:59this might be the best
11:00opportunity to break
11:01the news
11:02that the Ranger
11:03has a new owner
11:04I was terrified
11:07because again it goes back
11:09to how incredibly loved
11:11Dave McKnight is
11:12in this area
11:13as the existing
11:14and long time publican
11:15and I thought
11:16gosh what if they go
11:18oh not that idiot actor
11:20from Melbourne
11:20and not that guy
11:22from the shit flick
11:23so a little bit
11:25of a special announcement
11:26as many people
11:27will know
11:29Dave's been trying
11:29to sell the pub
11:30for a few years now
11:31and we have a special guest
11:35at the races
11:35who might have a little bit
11:37of news for us on that
11:38it's either going to be
11:40cheers and beers
11:40or it's going to be pitchforks
11:42and watching this fat fella
11:44break the course record
11:45as a run for my life
11:46how we doing
11:49so yeah
11:49I do have a bit
11:50of an announcement
11:51today's been a bit
11:52of a first for me
11:53this is the first time
11:55I've been to Datorang
11:56and the place
11:56is fantastic
11:57am I right
11:59unbelievable
12:00it's also the first time
12:02I've ever been
12:02to the Datorang races
12:03what a great day
12:05am I right
12:05yes
12:07but there's one more first
12:08and that is the first time
12:10that I get to announce
12:11to you
12:11I just brought
12:12the Datorang pub
12:19you got up
12:20and said
12:21we brought a pub
12:23I did
12:25but we
12:26we brought a pub
12:27and
12:28on that day
12:29we brought it
12:29to their attention
12:31I got it right
12:32didn't I
12:32see
12:33see I'm learning
12:34aren't you impressed
12:35well
12:36that went down
12:37better than I expected
12:38you'll be pleased to know
12:39it's not just a guy
12:40from the city
12:40coming up here
12:41trying to have a crack at it
12:42there's locals involved
12:44so a mate of mine
12:45Dean Murphy
12:46his family's been in the area
12:47for a very long while
12:48and he was the one
12:49that rang me
12:50and said
12:51have you ever been interested
12:52in buying a pub
12:52and I said
12:53I've only ever been interested
12:54in buying a pub
12:56he said
12:56have you heard of Datorang
12:57I said
12:58it's funny you should say that
12:59no
13:00so I said
13:01where the hell's that
13:02and he explained
13:03where the ranger was
13:04it's the meeting place
13:05it's where people
13:05share their stories
13:06they might share a tear
13:07need a shoulder
13:08need an ear
13:09or want to tell a yarn
13:10so it'll be that place
13:11forever I assure you
13:14it was Dave
13:15who said to us
13:15can you please
13:16let everyone know
13:17because the locals
13:17were panicking
13:18that the pub
13:19was going to shut down
13:20and he was saying
13:21to them
13:21yeah I've had enough
13:22I'm just going to
13:22shut the doors
13:23and they're going
13:24no you can't do that
13:25and they're all starting
13:26to really panic
13:27he was joking of course
13:28but we were already
13:29contracting
13:29and the whole process
13:30was underway
13:31and he was just
13:31not letting them
13:32letting them know
13:33I hope to be at the
13:34wrangler with you
13:35and share a beer
13:36take care
13:36look after yourselves
13:37here
13:37thank you
13:40turns out
13:41yours truly
13:41has made a bit
13:42of a name
13:42for myself up here
13:43thanks to a certain
13:45plumber mate of mine
13:47hey mate
13:48how you going
13:48good to see you
13:50Kenny you're a legend
13:51I love you
13:52we fitted one inch
13:53plumbing
13:53someone having
13:54a two inch
13:55arse
13:55he does it
13:56better than I do
13:58it was an incredibly
13:59warm response
14:00which was
14:00which was a good start
14:02and then once we
14:03heard that we went
14:03oh damn
14:04now we've got to
14:05keep them happy
14:05and that was the
14:06hard bit to make
14:07sure we didn't let
14:07them down
14:08like this pub is
14:09like our family's
14:10lifeline
14:11Deterang is a very
14:13special place
14:14we love everything
14:15you do
14:15thank you
14:16thank you very much
14:17love what you're
14:17doing
14:18drinking and gambling
14:19you can tell by
14:21the reaction of the
14:22locals that the
14:22Deterang Hotel is
14:23so much more than
14:24just a great place
14:25to get good beers
14:26and a palmer
14:26and Dave and Wendy
14:27have done so much
14:28more than just
14:29serve drinks
14:29he's done such a
14:30great job
14:31but it's they're
14:32hard shoes to fill
14:33yeah yeah
14:34you won't fill them
14:35no
14:35no
14:36it's so exciting
14:37I'll see you there
14:38are you staying
14:39locally here
14:40oh yeah we always
14:41stay at Dave's Place
14:42the back of the
14:42Deterang Hotel
14:43you're staying at
14:44the back of the
14:44Deterang Hotel
14:45every year
14:46fantastic
14:47everyone seems
14:48excited about the
14:49prospects for the
14:50pub and they're
14:52not backwards in
14:52coming forwards
14:53about their ideas
14:54and potential events
14:55they'd like to see
14:56there
14:56you're going to get
14:57married here and
14:57you want your
14:58reception at the
14:58Deterang Pub
15:00as you may have
15:01just heard
15:01I may know
15:03someone that owns
15:04the pub
15:05how can I say
15:06no
15:07hope I'm the
15:08promising more
15:08than I can
15:09deliver
15:10I have a feeling
15:11I'm about to get
15:11my first taste
15:12of a big night
15:14at the Ranga
15:15have a feeling
15:16a few of these
15:16people end up
15:16at the pub
15:17is that fair to
15:17say
15:26with the last
15:27race of the
15:28Deterang Cup
15:28done
15:29now it's a race
15:30to the pub
15:31so the first
15:32night I was here
15:34was the night
15:35of the Deterang
15:36races
15:36and for those
15:37that don't know
15:37the Deterang
15:37races only happen
15:38one and a half
15:39clicks up the
15:39road
15:39when I said to
15:40Merff
15:41do many of
15:41those people
15:41come down
15:42to the pub
15:42he said
15:42yeah
15:43he said
15:43yeah
15:44a few of
15:44those people
15:44head down
15:45to the pub
15:46when I got
15:46to the pub
15:47that night
15:47he was right
15:49quite a few
15:50people
15:51come to the pub
15:54what was an
15:55empty shell
15:56only a few
15:56hours ago
15:57is now a
15:57throbbing throng
15:58of about
15:59500 people
16:01it's standing
16:02room only
16:02and the staff
16:03are run
16:04off their feet
16:06yeah
16:07race night
16:08at the pub
16:08I mean
16:09don't get me
16:09wrong
16:09I've been
16:10to busy
16:10pubs
16:10in my life
16:11and been
16:12to night
16:12clubs
16:12when I was
16:13younger
16:13but I'm
16:14not sure
16:14anything
16:15prepared me
16:16for what
16:16it's like
16:17here
16:17at the
16:17Datorang
16:18Hotel
16:18on the
16:19night
16:19of the
16:19races
16:22people
16:23were happy
16:23for Dave
16:24that he'd
16:24finally sold
16:25it
16:25but then
16:26they bailed
16:28us up
16:28and said
16:29great
16:29congratulations
16:30and then
16:31started telling
16:32us
16:32what we had
16:33to do
16:33basically
16:34and it
16:35was
16:35don't change
16:36a thing
16:37and we'd
16:38go yep
16:38and I'd
16:39go seriously
16:40don't change
16:41a thing
16:41leave it
16:41exactly
16:42the way
16:42it is
16:48to think
16:48this morning
16:49I was worried
16:50there wasn't
16:50going to be
16:50enough people
16:51now I think
16:52we're going
16:52to have to
16:52make the pub
16:53bigger
16:54oolly doolly
17:09by the time
17:10all the
17:10contracting
17:11was completed
17:12a thick fog
17:13had descended
17:13over the valley
17:15race day
17:16was merely
17:16a distant memory
17:17now
17:17as peace
17:18and tranquility
17:19takes over
17:21it's time
17:21to discuss
17:22what we need
17:22to do
17:23to bring
17:23the wringer
17:24into the 21st
17:25century
17:28so the idea
17:29out the front
17:30here
17:30what I was
17:31thinking
17:31Dean already
17:32has a pretty
17:33clear vision
17:34of what needs
17:35to be done
17:35because he knew
17:36the pub
17:37so well
17:37and had been
17:38here so often
17:39you had a real
17:40idea of vision
17:41in your head
17:41early
17:42and to be honest
17:43we agree
17:44pretty quickly
17:45on most things
17:47the problem is
17:48when we don't
17:48agree
17:49Dean somehow
17:50has a way
17:50of talking
17:51me into stuff
17:51see here
17:52how I'm running
17:53from an angry
17:54bull
17:54this was
17:55Dean's idea
17:56as was
17:57nearly getting
17:58killed in a
17:58very small
17:59plane with
17:59Hoges and
18:00Roy Billing
18:00that was a bit
18:01of fun
18:03insulting a legend
18:04some people say
18:06Paul Hogan
18:07can't act
18:08I'm sorry
18:09I've misread that
18:09everyone says
18:11Paul Hogan
18:12can't act
18:14insult another
18:15legend
18:16he's an icon
18:17he's barely alive
18:18so we'd better
18:19get on with it
18:19please welcome
18:21the one
18:22and only
18:23John Cleese
18:24he loves getting
18:26me singing
18:27and dancing
18:28every morning
18:29I sit upon
18:30my throne
18:30and think about
18:31all the land
18:32I own
18:32yeah
18:33fair to say
18:34he can talk
18:35me into all
18:36kinds of stuff
18:36but here's the
18:37thing
18:37he hardly ever
18:39actually talks
18:41the hardest
18:42part to tell
18:42is
18:43if Dean
18:44doesn't agree
18:44Dean doesn't
18:45say no
18:46he goes
18:47eh
18:47is that fair
18:48to say
18:49yeah
18:51I'm wondering
18:52whether we
18:53move this
18:54shed
18:54and he's
18:55at it again
18:56the shipping
18:57container's
18:57going
18:58now that he
18:59is talking
19:00I think I
19:00preferred it
19:01when he was
19:01quiet
19:01just move it
19:03that way
19:03three metres
19:04I thought
19:05we were just
19:05going to give
19:06the place
19:06a spit and
19:06polish
19:07but Dean
19:08has other
19:08plans
19:09do you want
19:10to get
19:10rid of it
19:11can it go
19:11somewhere
19:12on the back
19:12of the block
19:12somewhere
19:13before you
19:13know it
19:13our colleague
19:14Matt has
19:14turned up
19:15and he's
19:15also making
19:16expensive
19:16suggestions
19:17because these
19:17doors are
19:18four panels
19:18so two
19:19either side
19:20so you get
19:20two opening
19:21in the middle
19:21this toilet
19:22goes
19:22of course
19:23the first
19:23issue
19:24yep
19:25you guessed
19:25it
19:25the toilet
19:26plumbing
19:27well when it
19:27got put in
19:28Dave said
19:28it was
19:29for 300
19:30or 400
19:30I think
19:31capacity
19:32but apparently
19:33they now
19:34judge it on
19:34pans
19:35how many pans
19:36you have
19:36yes
19:37it would
19:38surprise me
19:38that we
19:39have the
19:39same
19:39size
19:39system
19:40here
19:40that I've
19:40got
19:40in my
19:40own
19:41home
19:41based on
19:42the individual
19:42owner
19:43it's me
19:43they had a
19:44look at me
19:44and went
19:44Jesus
19:46well these
19:46tent fans
19:47commercial
19:47one
19:48for Shane
19:49I thought
19:50I knew
19:51enough
19:51about
19:51septic
19:52tanks
19:53turns out
19:54I had
19:55so much
19:55more to
19:56learn
19:57then we
19:57had our
19:57builder
19:58Andrew
19:58and draftsman
19:59Peter
19:59turn up
20:00you sent
20:00us
20:00the nasty
20:01soil test
20:02that said
20:03we've got
20:03a very
20:04reactive
20:04soil
20:04here
20:05and I
20:06don't think
20:06their ideas
20:07sound cheap
20:07either
20:08under here
20:09so you're
20:11getting a
20:11learning on
20:11plumbing
20:11here from
20:12Kenny
20:12aren't you
20:13I know
20:13I know
20:14a little
20:14bit about
20:14it
20:15I know
20:16more than
20:16I care
20:16to admit
20:16but
20:17it was
20:17too late
20:18to back
20:18out
20:18now
20:19the
20:19sheeting
20:19is
20:21asbestos
20:22oh boy
20:23something
20:24tells me
20:24we're in
20:24for one
20:25hell of a
20:26ride
20:28we bought
20:28a pub
20:29what could
20:29possibly
20:30go wrong
20:30salad bar
20:31is a bit
20:31of a
20:31healthy
20:32shoe
20:32the floor
20:32board
20:33being laid
20:33on dirt
20:34the whole
20:35thing
20:35out
20:35has he
20:36bitten off
20:37more than
20:37he can
20:38chew
20:39new
20:40oops I
20:41bought a
20:41pub
20:41next
20:42Saturday
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