Escape to the Chateau (2016–2019): Season 6, Episode 3 - The Great Outdoors - full transcript

(light music)

- [Narrator] In the heart
of the french countryside,

a magnificent chateau stood
uncared for and abandoned.

Then, five years ago,
everything changed.

- [Family] Wow.

- [Narrator] When an
intrepid British couple.

- Turn, turn, turn, turn. Wow.

- [Narrator] Unlocked
it's front door.

- Everything's gorgeous.

- [Narrator] Fell in
love with it's grandeur

and embarked on an adventure,



- It's so incredibly important
to bring it back to life,.

- Since they've moved in,

engineer Dick Strawbridge,

and his wife designer Angel

have transformed
almost all 45 rooms,

including four
sumptuous guest suites

for their wedding
and events business.

But despite their hard work,

their dream often
resembled a nightmare.

- You should not be able to
see the sky of the new roof.

- Behind every romantic
story is the reality.

- Now it's the beginning
of a brand new year.

- Welcome aboard, maties.

- There's 25 tons
of stones to move.



- [Narrator] And with
business busier than ever,

(metal clangs)
- Oops.

there are new challenges.

- Woah!

Now a boat.

Ensuring the chateau's
perfect for guests.

As well as creating a family
home filled with love.

- Whoa!

- It's time to find
out what happens next.

(laughing)

In this 21st century
French fairytale.

(birds chirping)

(classical music)

The wedding season has begun

- Today is the beginning
of the rest of our lives,

and together we can enjoy
more than we could alone.

- [Narrator] From now until
the end of the summer,

Dick and Angel will be
welcoming an abundance

of brides, grooms, and
guests to their chateau.

- [Officiant] Congratulations
Paul and Karen.

- [Narrator] With it's
pepperpot towerettes

and it's grand staircase.

- [Officiant] I know pronounce
you husband and wife.

- [Narrator] The front of this
chateau is one of the most

romantic places a couple
could exchange their vows.

- Paul, you may kiss your bride.

(audience claps)

- [Narrator] While the
wisteria clad orangerie

and idyllic spot to
celebrate afterwards.

Now though, Angel wants to
make things even better.

- Do you want me to
take a right here, sir?

- Avoid the back of the van.

- [Narrator] Keen to ensure
that all their guests are happy,

Angel's decided they now
need a children's play tent

next to the orangerie.

- [Dick] Stop. Dear
God. (Angel laughs)

- [Narrator] The only
problem, extra jobs like this

have to be squeezed in
between the weddings.

- [Dick] How big is this tent?

- Must be six meters then.

- Okay, so we're gonna have
to do I think that take down

some of these trees.

- Yeah, okay.
- We'll have to see

what trees you
want to take down.

- It's beautiful
in here, isn't it.

Mind the spider's
in that bit there.

It's very spidery.

- We should always consider
moments like this as a date,

so be nice. (laughs)

- Right come on, you're gonna
saw your first tree down.

- Pull back to light,
'cause it's easy for me

to do that and
then push forward.

(saw scrapes)

Oh, yay!

Is this one going, Dick?

- [Dick] It's all
going, isn't it.

- All right.

(bulldozer whirs)

(Angel exclaims)

- Oh, ow, ow, ow, ow.

Look at my head.

- [Angel] It's lovely.
- [Dick] Is it bleeding?

- Look.

Angela?

You're a traveling tree.

She doesn't really.

- [Narrator] But the
children's circus tent

is not the only thing
Angel has planned.

(birds chirping)

Up in her attic workroom,
she's also trying to figure out

how to turn 250 square
meters of gravel

into a thing of beauty.

- This bit outside the house,

while it is a big
monster of ugliness,

there's this rectangular shape.

There's just nothing there.

Three years ago when it
was just mud outside,

I wanted the gravel down
because it was 20 euros a ton

and it covered the space.

Obviously, I don't
like it now. (laughs)

I don't think it looks
very good anymore. (laughs)

- [Narrator] Keen to
create the perfect stage

for their wedding ceremonies,

Angel would now like to
transform the gruesome gravel

into an elegant terrace.

Unfortunately, that's
proving harder than expected.

- I want something
really special.

So, we've been looking,
Dick and I, at options.

And it's really
hard to work out.

Can't just put down
these outside tiles.

They don't have the
oomph that is needed.

It needs to be proper stone,
really good flagstones,

which this house deserves.

- [Narrator] Setting the
stage for a romantic wedding

is one thing.

Dressing it, quite another.

But an early love
token from Dick

has possibly given
her the solution.

- When we first started dating,
Dick bought me a birdcage.

It was huge.

I mean it's Victorian,
it's stunning.

But it started our
love and discussions of

"Can she have an aviary?"

You know, it's
never ever gone why.

We've talked about it
in the walled garden.

We've talked about it
over in the camping.

So when we started talking
about the outside of the house,

Dick said, "We'll let's
have those aviaries

that we talked about."

Pretty birds, lovebirds,
canaries, colorful birds.

I think it's gonna
be quite special.

- [Narrator] She just
needs to find one

that not only suites their
19th century chateau,

but is also large enough
to create an impact.

- How I want the
aviaries to look,

is like a big
traditional birdcage.

I've seen them.

I know that they exist.

That they're not easy to find,

and I want this aviary
to be really stunning.

But, when there's a
will there's a way

and we will find what we
want eventually. (sighs)

- [Narrator] Finding the
perfect aviary though

is the least of their problems.

Because when the chateau
was built in 1868,

it was constructed on
top of a Medieval fort.

And neither the
fort nor the Chateau

was designed with Angel's
latest project in mind,

which poses something
of a conundrum for Dick.

- We go through the center
of the chateau like this.

You can just see the whole
chateau is kilted to one side.

So we just come out a
little bit from the tower.

We're looking at patio and
we're looking at slabs.

Come in a little bit,
then we draw an aviary.

And then we draw another,
it's going to look like those,

in fact you won't even
see both of them. (laughs)

You've looked in
the driveway and go,

there's half an
aviary on the right.

There's no aviary on the left.

And this is our problem.

And that's because the chateau's
twisted around slightly.

As you look there, there's
a certain amount you see

of the chateau.

We have to then decide
where we put our aviaries.

We're never going to
do it mathematically.

We're never gonna be
able to do the sums.

'Cause we're in the wonk,
we have to just make it

look the best we can.

Rather be lucky than smart.

(birds chirping)

(upbeat classical music)

- [Narrator] Dick and
Angel have decided

that the best way to
work out where to put

the aviaries is by eye.

- Right.

This chateau is not square
on the drive, is it.

- [Angel] No.

Why would they make
just such a beautiful,

symmetrical type chateau
and not line it up.

- See the big thing is it's
not even facing directly

at this is it? (Angel laughs)

To make those symmetrical,
it's gonna look squiffy.

- No, I can't make it work.

- You need to see what

these things look like.
- [Angel] Okay.

- Quintin, Sasha!

- [Narrator] Luckily chateau
helpers Sasha and Quintin

have worked here long
enough now to know

that everyday is different.

- Down in the middle, in the
middle of the steps, right.

Now step forward 10 paces.

(gravel crunching)

Right, are you in line
with each other, yeah?

That looks ridiculous.

So Sasha's come out the
same angle as Quintin.

But she seems to be over
to the side and Quintin

seems to be in the middle.

Now, if you both take

five paces out,

turn, one, two,

three, four, five.

That looks even worse.
- [Angel] Yeah.

- [Dick] If you turn right
you're sort of in line with

the edge of the towers are you?

Inside of the tower?

(Angel laughs)

- That looks rubbish.

- It does, it does.

I quite like where Quintin is.

Sasha, can you come
in three paces please?

And (Dick interrupts) go on.

And can you
- Be a, be a

- Be an aviary.

Okay, that's the
conjecture isn't it?

Quintin, can you come one to
your, half to your left please?

- [Dick] That's right.

- [Angel] Okay, that'll do.
- [Dick] That's a big one.

- [Angel] That was a half.

- Back that way. Little steps.

- [Angel] Half, yay.
- [Dick] Thank you.

(foreign language)
C'est parfait.

Pretty ballerina (foreign
language) Quintin.

- [Angel] That looks, that
looks quite good, doesn't it?

- [Dick] That's not bad is it.

- [Angel] No, that's good.

- [Dick] Sasha, it's
not you, darling.

It's not you.

It's the chateau, okay.

Now.
- [Angel] I think we should

rebuild the chateau. (laughs)

(upbeat classical music)

- [Narrator] It's the wedding
season at the chateau.

And between ceremonies
and celebrations,

the base of the new
children's tent has been laid.

And paving for the front
of the chateau ordered.

Dick and Angel may
be busier than ever,

but when they do have
a rare weekend off,

it's always family time.

- [Dick] Bye bye, chateau!

- [Arthur] Bye, bye chateau.

- [Narrator] Dick and
Angel have decided

to take their children,
Arthur and Dorothy,

to the village of Giverny.

- [Dick] Wow, look at this.

- [Narrator] And one of
the most famous gardens

in the world.

- [Dick] Come here,
lot's of flowers.

I can hear water.

Come on, mummy.

That's Mr. Monet's house!

- [Angel] It's beautiful.

- [Narrator] French
impressionists
painter, Claude Monet,

lived at this magnificent
house until his death in 1926.

- Lilac, see the lilac?

- [Narrator] And Angel's
already getting design ideas.

- You having more thought
for your garden now?

- [Angel] Babe, this is amazing.

Do you know why I love it?

If had something outside
the front of the chateau,

this is exactly how I'd have it.

- [Dick] Sha'll we go
inside? Think he'd mind?

- [Narrator] And as far
as Dick's concerned,

Monet's kitchen is just as
impressive as the garden.

- No, we've got pans like this!

- No I think Monet's got
greats pans. (laughs)

- [Arthur] Father (mumbles)

- That's a turbotiere.

Its that shape, because
it's the shape of the fish

that goes in it.

We have a big copper pan for
whisking eggs, big cooper bowl.

- [Narrator] But
it wasn't cooking

that Monet was famous for.

- [Dick] Ah, look
in here, children.

- [Angel] Oh, wow.

- [Narrator] It was his
extraordinary oil paintings

of water lilies.

(Arthur chattering)

- In the book?

- Okay, what is that?

- [Dorothy] Oh I know, Papa.

- It's a lily pad, the
leaves of the lily pads.

And those are the
lilies, the flowers.

- [Narrator] Monet loved the
water lilies in his garden

so much that he made
250 paintings of them.

And Angel can see why.

- I would love
them on our mount.

Absolutely love them.

- [Narrator] Outside,
they have the chance

to see the real thing.

- [Dick] Hey Dorothy, look.
- [Angel] Have a little look.

- [Dick] Just see,
look, look, look.

See the water
lilies, see the pads?

- [Angel] This looks
stunning to me.

Absolutely stunning.

- But remember this
looks less like this.

Our moat is 50 times bigger.

It actually would be fair if
we get something like this,

around some of the edges
with something you could

especially the
flower all the way

through the wedding season.

You could have
flowers in the moats.

- [Angel] Oh my god, it would
look, it would incredible.

So incredible.

- Listen. (frogs croak)

- [Arthur] What is it?

- [Dick] Listen,
that's probably a

that's like a bullfrog.

(imitates bullfrog croaks)

- I can't get over
how healthy it is.

- Imagine if we had those
in our moats at night.

It would be like
noise pollution.

- That would be like
annoying though.

That with the geese.

And Arthur snoring.

- I don't snore.

- I know, I'm joking.

(All laugh)

(birds chirping)

(classical music)

- [Narrator] Back
at the chateau,

the weekend away has
clearly made an impact.

Keen to create a mini
Monet on their moat,

Dick and Angel have
bought 30 lily stems.

- Oh wow, look how
beautiful they are.

You have to be
delicate, everyone.

- What are these, oh!

- Daddy dropped it.

- [Angel] Can you try to
teach the kids to be delicate?

- I'm not delicate.

- I'm not trying to
hurt you, okay lilies?

I'm not gonna hurt you.

I'm just your friend.

- Arthur, do you know
that all good gardeners,

apparently, they say if
you talk to the plants.

- [Arthur] They talk to you?

(laughs)

- They talk to you.

If they answer back, Arthur,
you know you've gone wrong

somewhere. (laughs)

- [Narrator] For the
time being though,

Dick's biggest problem is
working out Angel's plans.

- [Angel] There
we go there, babe.

- Where do you want your lilies?

- [Narrator] And
soon Dick's inundated

with helpful suggestions.

- I think we put them
like anywhere you want.

There, there, or there.

- Think they'll look good in
sort of like clumps of them,

but not too, not too because
they're gonna grow out,

aren't they?

Do you think at
the Monet garden,

they just sort of
had them everywhere.

- Yeah, okay, where
do you wanna go first?

- Do you know what, let
the boat guide you on this.

There's a lot of them.

They're all gonna grow out
quite a lot, aren't they?

- [Dick] Well see, I mean,

do you mean do you want them
to go on that end first?

- No, more this end.

- [Dick] Really?

(contemplative music)

Do you have any idea
how I plant these?

- [Angel] One, two,
three. One, two, three.

- [Narrator] Eventually,
Dick bites the bullet

and begins to sew the
Chateau de la Motte-Husson's

homage to Monet.

- [Dick] Do you think
they're gonna grow?

(Angel laughing)
- No.

- Dorothy, do you think
they're gonna grow, darling?

- Yeah.
- [Dick] Really?

- They're gonna be so beautiful.

- Am I the only one that doubts

we're gonna get any. (laughs)

- Well (scoffs) I
really hadn't doubts.

- I'm rather wet and rather
smelly, so they better grow.

That's all I can say.

(Angel laughs)

(birds chirping)

(classical music)

- [Narrator] But Angel's
floral flourishes for the front

of the chateau don't
stop with the lilies.

- Come on, girl.

- [Narrator] As
well as new paving,

she also wants a row of
plants on either side

of the main staircase.

- These back bits here, I
want to have soil there,

because I'd have trees, foliage.

- [Narrator]
Unfortunately for Angel,

the chateau's Medieval
predecessors didn't
take into account

her 21st century planting plans.

- You know, you
what this ground is?

(Angel mumbles)
- You can't plant

things in here.

Do you remember when we
arrived, what it was like?

- Dirty, muddy. Muddy.

- So much, it's the
foundations for a castle.

- So what is the difference
between that and that?

- That's soil.

This is hard, packed ground.

I think we need to go down
and have a look at the floor.

- Okay.

- Just remind yourself,
why you put gravel on here.

- Yeah.

(stones crashing together)

- That is not mud.

You cannot grow
anything in that.

- Okay, well let's
look at how to do it.

(both laugh)

I would still think from
a design perspective,

it would look nice.

And it's, it's not.

- I think still think
from a design perspective,

nevermind the laws of physics,

okay you want me to dig a hole.

I'll dig a hole.

- No I'll dig the hole.

I'll ask you to dig a hole.

- I know you are.

- [Narrator] Digging holes
in the hard ground though

is nothing compared to what's
just coming through the

chateau's gates.

- Anywhere you want.

- [Narrator] Angel's
flagstone paving has arrived.

- [Dick] Whoa.

- [Narrator] And
Dick's job is to lay it

when there isn't a wedding.

- Our problem is, we've
got to put it somewhere

where it doesn't look ugly
for the wedding season.

While we can still get the
hand to do a bit at a time.

And each one of those
pallets weighs a ton.

Hey, gorgeous. See
what you bought?

Quite a lot, isn't it?

- That is a lot.

Do you still fit?

- (mumbles) All in time.

All I'm thinking, there's
25 tons of stones to move

and there's not, no part about
this that's making me smile.

(Angel laughs)

- [Narrator] Dick's first
labor of love though

is to find somewhere
to hide all 27 pallets.

And he may have just found it.

- I think we're gonna have to
put some in there or inside.

(forklift beeping)

- [Narrator] Dick's hoping
there's enough space

behind both towerettes
to stash the stone.

He just needs to convince Angel.

- I'm going to stand here.

Can you see me now?

(Angel laughs)

- You can't see me can you?

- [Angel] No.

- I come out this far.

Do you see me? (laughs)

Are you happy?

- [Angel] I'm really happy.

- [Narrator] Now he
has Angel's blessing,

Dick carefully directs each
pallet into it's hiding place.

- Oh, perfect.

That's it, that's it.

Drop it there.

Well don't drop it.

(birds chirping)

(contemplative classical music)

- [Narrator] As well
as the stone slabs,

the children circus
tent has also arrived.

And as it's needed
for the weddings,

Dick and Angel have decided
to try and put it up.

- Right, instructions
are down there.

- Right, from the center of
where you want the ten slices.

So, you need to mark out a
circle of 30ft, 33ft across.

- And that's where it goes.

(hammer clanging)

Right, we've got 14 of
these pegs to put in.

- Right.
- That's one.

(hammer clanging)

That's not easy, is it.

- Oh, I've got totally the
wrong shoes on for this.

And a load of ivy with
a billion spiders.

- [Narrator] The 29 square
metered tent not only comes

with 14 pegs, but it's very own
collection of Gordian knots.

- Do you ever want to
run away with the circus?

Can you imagine doing this
every time you change location?

- No.

I want to do the acrobats.

- Oh, well I'll tell you what,
if you swing, I'll catch.

(laughs)

Now we take that, and
we push it over the top.

- [Narrator] Ropes untangled,

all Dick and Angel
need to do now is

somehow get the 50 kilo roof up.

- Go to the 12 o'clock
position, madame.

- (laughs) Yes.

- I love it when
she says "yes, sir."

It doesn't happen very often.
- No.

(circus music)

- Lift it up.

Not easy is it?
- No!

- You gotta prop it up.

- Good to go?

- This one now comes
up over to here.

- All right, it's
starting to look like

a tent.
- A tent.

- [Narrator] An hour later,
the new circus tent is up.

Unfortunately, just
not the right way.

- That's the top.

- [Dick] That was
a good rehearsal.

(classical music)

- [Narrator] The wedding
season is in full flow.

And over a thousand guests
will be welcome to the chateau.

- I don't think we're gonna
run out, let's put it that way.

(laughs)

- Well after the
first couple of these.

- [Narrator] Angel though,

is still keen to
make improvements.

A children's play
tent for their guests

has been erected next
to the orangerie,

this time the right way up.

And new planting
and pavings planned

for the front of the chateau.

Hopefully, creating
an elegant terrace

for their weddings ceremonies.

But between events and jobs.

- All right.

- [Narrator] There's also
Dick's 2,000 square meter

walled garden to look after.

- [Angel] Oh, look
what Daddy's doing.

- [Dick] Be careful of
the spikes, everybody.

- [Arthur] Ow!

- [Dick] That makes the
gooseberries more valuable.

You have to pick
them off the spikes.

- Dad, I've got 50 now.

- Good, well done.

- [Narrator] And
homegrown gooseberries

means delicious homemade
crumble for today's dessert.

(Dick laughs)

(family talking over each other)

- Gooseberries are quite tart.

What does tart mean, Arthur?

- Oh, sour.

- Do you know what
we're gonna add to it?

- Sugar and spice
and all things nice!

- [Dick] Oh, doesn't
that look good Dorothy?

- Now.

- [Narrator] As soon
as Dorothy's realized

that a pudding bowl haircut
doesn't quite suit her.

- [Angel] Crumble's coming out.

- [Narrator] It's time to eat.

- [Dick] Now.
- Oh, hello.

- [Dick] Oh, it's
very, very yummy.

- [Narrator] And there aren't
too many things as good

as a freshly made pudding.

- [Dick] What's the verdict?

- That's amazing, the
two of them together.

That's one of the best
thing's I've ever tasted.

- Mmm! Tell me what you think.

(talking over each other)

Good crumble.

- [Narrator] But it's not
all good food and good fun,

because there's also a lot
of work to do at the chateau.

And as the landscaping
can only be done

between their
weddings and events.

- Wow!

- [Angel] That's
really a job, kids.

- [Narrator] It's all
hands to the deck.

- Darling, scrape all that way.

- Genuine, genuine question.
- Yeah.

- Can we, do we have to
get rid of the gravel?

- [Dick] Yes.
- And we can't

lay on top of it?
- [Dick] Nope.

(mischievous classical music)

- Is that 'cause you're
secretly punishing me or is it?

- No, no (children scream)

You have to go, because this
will not lay down onto it.

- [Angel] Yeah, I do think that.

- As well as that, we
need a lot of gravel

to go around the sides.

- Yeah, all right.
- So we're not gonna

bury the gravel and then
spend money on gravel.

- Yeah, all right, all right.

- Listen you two.
You're workers today.

What I need to do is I
need you to turn around.

I need you to strip all the
gravel towards the tractor.

- Oh, you mean like this?

- [Angel] Oh, yeah
that is exactly it.

- Put your wheelbarrow up.

Arthur you're the big one.

Dorothy, you got the little one.

- [Angel] God, you really
are strong, aren't you?

(Dick grunts)

(gravel scraping)

Well done, Dorothy.

- [Narrator] Now that the job
of clearing the gravel away

has been reclassified
as a fun family game,

(Angel shouts)

it's not long until the ground's
ready for it's new paving.

Unfortunately for Dick and
builder mate, Steve, though,

the really hard work's
about the begin.

- Arthur and Dorothy, thank
you so, so much for your help.

We will lay part of the stones
before we start setting it.

I think we just wanted
to show you an idea

of what it's going to look like.

Simple as that.

- Okay, see you's
two in a minute.

- Let's get rid of
all the kiddies.

These are Daddy's big helpers.

I don't remember
having done the job.

Little did they know, little
did they know Mommy's vision.

(men laugh)
- [Steve] Yes.

(contemplative classical music)

- [Narrator] As soon as
Angel, Arthur, and Dorothy

have gone inside for
a well-deserved rest,

Dick shows Steve the actual
problem they're facing.

- Do you like?

- This is the scary thing.

- That looks weird, doesn't it?

- (laughing) You can't sit
until you finally realize

and you've done symmetry,

but it doesn't point at
the gate. (Steve laughs)

- [Narrator] Creating a
symmetrical pattern on an angle

that also pleases Angel
may be a bit of an ask.

(Dick sighs)

- 27 pallets, isn't it?

- [Narrator] Doing it with slabs

that weigh up to 30 kilos
each, an even bigger one.

(bulldozer engine whirring)

- You start with the big one.

- Yeah.

- So that needs to go there.

- Do we start it that
way, or that way?

- I think here, if
it points that way,

it's gonna be more obvious

that the angle's
gonna be wrong, yeah?

- [Narrator] To add
to the confusion,

The slabs come in
10 different sizes

and there are over 800 to lay.

Fortunately, Angel has
left strict instructions

on how she wants them placed.

- It's random Steve.

No thinking.

- [Narrator] And until
they fully understand

what Angel means by random.

- Random.

- [Narrator] They've
decided to do a test run.

- I can see that hurts
you the way I just threw

those down without
thinking. (laughs)

I can actually see
the pain in your eyes.

You're thinking about
how to put them down.

Don't think that
looks too shabby.

- [Narrator] Whether it
matches Angel's expectations,

is another matter.

- Can I walk on it?

- Can you walk on it?

Of course you can.

Right okay, this is random.

- [Angel] Yeah, okay.

- It's genuinely
random, isn't it?

Steve's got a twitch, all right.

- Oh no, you have to be random.

Don't try and do sort of
random, not random pattern.

- The big thing is
being random is hard.

But what we need you
to do is go upstairs.

Have a little look down.
- [Angel] Okay.

- Here's too close.

You have to look
up from up there.

- I absolutely love it.

It's just right for
this place, isn't it.

- [Dick] Good, right
okay, it's solid.

- [Narrator] Now they've got
confirmation of the correct

level of randomness required.

- Mhm, I love it.

- [Narrator] Dick and Steve
need to cement them in place.

- You'll take all this up?

- [Dick] Yeah.
- [Steve] Yes.

- (mumbles)

- [Narrator] And this
is just the beginning.

Another 750 slabs
need to be laid

with each one
firmly tapped down.

- [Steve] I could do
very little on that.

- [Dick] What?

Do some weights.

(Steve laughs)

You're just a chicken.

(birds chirping)

(mischievous classical music)

- [Narrator] The
front of the chateau

may be getting the
attention it deserves,

but as far as Angel's concerned,

the children's circus
tent is just as important.

- I love bright colors.

That's what I like.

Bright hair, bright komonos.

But, I do like a bit
of plain. (laughs)

- [Narrator] And her latest
charity shop find fits the bill.

All it needed was
a bit of a zhuzh.

- A friend of ours came
and did a few scribbles.

He did me and Dick (laughs)

which is quite funny,
I guess, isn't it?

- [Narrator] As one of
their weddings will have

up to 29 children attending,

Angel's decided to fill the tent

with a myriad of games and toys,

as well as some of her
own personal touches.

- I mean it cost four
euros, didn't it.

Great, it's bit
of fun, you know.

I've got the moon in.

And that was given to me by
a beautiful vintage lady.

I'm liking that
really sets it off.

It's a nice space.

It doesn't feel too hot.

It's lovely, it's
shade, it's cool.

This is just something that
does that to the children.

(classical music)

- [Narrator] First though,

it needs Arthur and
Dorothy's seal of approval.

- You can tell any story in
the puppet show you want.

But I want to be the handsome
prince, please. (Angel laughs)

- [Children] Wow!

- [Dick] Wow, wowy.

- [Angel] Oh, thanks Arthur.

- And Daddy, I've got
the bestest chair ever.

(Angel laughs)

- Thank you, thank you.

- [Angel] Yay!
- [Dick] Yay!

- Let's do the wave.

(Angel laughs)

(imitates neighing)

- I'm the princess.

(Dick and Angel laughing)

- [Dick] Why is
the horse the star?

- I'm not the star.

- [Dick] Oh, the
illusion's spoiled.

(Angel laughs)

There's a giant in the back.

(clapping and whooping)

- (mumbles) and the Princess,
thank you, thank you.

Well done, children, well done.

(upbeat classical music)

- [Narrator] There are
now just a few days

until the next wedding,
and builder mate, Steve,

and his team are racing
to lay as many slabs

as possible within
the time available.

Their work though, is
interrupted by a rather large

and earlier than
expected, delivery.

(truck engine whirs)

- Thank god it wasn't
the wedding day.

Honest, it's just.

- [Narrator] Angel's
aviaries have arrived.

And as far as she can tell,

they're exactly what
she'd hoped they would be.

(classical music)

- The design on, you happy?
- Yeah

- [Dick] The little cap on
the top, looking pretty.

- It is hard to find
a good looking aviary.

It's best looking sort of
military looking aviary.

- [Dick] Good.

(birds chirping
and bees buzzing)

- [Narrator] As they're having
to do all the landscaping

between weddings, time is
definitely of the essence.

- [Dick] We're in gallop
mode. Let's gallop.

- [Narrator] But
if they need plants

for both the front of the
chateau and the aviaries,

a whistle stop tour of
the local garden center

is called for.

The trouble is plants and
perches don't come cheap.

- I do love palm trees.

- How much is that single one?

- I'm too tired to
take that. 500 quid.

- 650.
- Yeah, see no.

(upbeat classical music)

- This is nice.
- No, dear god.

No it's awful.

That gonna fill up the leavery.

- What about
something like this?

- The birds will love that,

but it's gonna take up
quite a lot of size.

- Do you think that
totally doesn't work?

Please tell me.

- I don't think it works at all.

- [Narrator] Angel may
have the artistic eye

and Dick, the gardening skills,

but when it comes
to display plants,

neither are feeling
that confident.

- You find it,

'cause, you know.
- Right.

- I'm not as comfortable
in the garden as you.

- [Dick] You're much more fussy.

- No, I'm not.
- [Dick] You are!

- You have also read
lots of birds before.

I'm totally outside
my comfort zone.

- [Dick] As am I.

I've never tried to do this
before so it looked good.

- [Narrator] Choosing
plants based on looks

rather than productivity is a
whole new territory for Dick.

But to his relief, he thinks
he may have found something.

- [Dick] So one
of these, Angela.

- [Angel] Yeah, that's
exactly what I'm looking for.

That's nice, Dick.

- [Dick] How much it costs.

It's not too heavy.

- There isn't any price on them.

I recon they can be about 300.

- All right, let's go see
if we can find a price.

Ah, that's it.

(groans)

Merci, Monsieur.

Angela, you didn't see the
price for a good reason.

- Oh my god.

Unbelievable.

- [Narrator] Eventually,
it's Angel who finds

the perfect fit.

- Dick.
- [Dick] You want height?

- It's really high.

Oh my god, and
it's a good price.

- [Narrator] But it's not
only the height they need,

because Dick's also
been hoping to include

in the aviary some
ground nesting birds.

- There's somewhere for the
quails to go underneath it.

What do you think?

- That's better isn't it.

I like that.

- [Dick] This would be
the one for finches.

I mean this is where you have
your sort of nesting box.

- [Angel] Right.
Smells beautiful.

Right, yeah.

- Really?
- Yeah.

- In that case, that's sold.

- [Narrator] Now there's
just the small challenge

of getting them home.

(French music)

And the bigger challenge
of planting them.

- This is what I think we need.

(metal bangs and scrapes)

- Oh that's it.

- [Dick] And rough there it is.

I'm just very, very
aware of finding a rock

and discovering it's
gonna be too cross.

(Dick grunts)
- [Angel] Wow.

- This is why I don't
particularly want

to have a garden here.

- Okay.
- It's called rock gardening.

(classical music)

- [Narrator] The chateau's
new 250 square meter

stone terrace is
finally finished.

- [Dick] Let's get this
done, quick as we can.

- [Narrator] All Dick
and Angel need to do

is construct its two
Victorian style aviaries.

A process which as far
as Dick's concerned

is going relatively smoothly.

- They look good.

- Right, I'm gonna
hold you to that.

- And move that one
back a little bit.

That looks in a better place.

- [Dick] Are you
happy with that?

- No they look good, actually.

- [Dick] She said surprisingly.

- [Narrator] Now Angel's
given her nod of approval,

it should be just a matter
of slotting it together.

(drill whirs)

- I'm happy, I'm happy, yep.

- [Narrator] Three meters
high and two meters across,

the giant Victorian style
domes are a perfect match

for their 150 year old chateau.

- [Angel] All right.
- [Dick] That was easy,

wasn't it?

Mind your fingers.

- Ow, so (mumbles)

- Mind your fingers.

Stop a second. Stop a second.

- I'm not touching anything.

- Don't move, all right.

'Cause it's got to come forward

and having a dropping in here.

(metal clamors)

- Oops. Oops.

- I could not save that.

- No it's all right.

There's no damage.

- [Angel] I don't even
know how that happened.

- [Narrator] As soon as
the tree has been taken

to a place of safety,
it's take two.

This time though with a stick,

rather than Angel's
fingers taking the weight.

- Put that wood across,
move the (mumbles).

That's the priority.
- Okay.

So it's completely unscathed.
- Yeah.

- [Narrator] Luckily,
the crown of the dome

can easily be hooked
and swung into place.

- (groaning) And up we go.

- [Narrator] For
Dick, it's job done.

Well, almost.

- (laughs) Is that
a label or what?

- [Dick] It's not a label.

I'll get it off.

(laughs)

The plants are coming in.

Up and away.

- Oh, Dick.
- Oh, darling.

- Good, I've got to, I
think I've got to rearrange

the flowers.

That is lovely.

Well done, well done.

And that tag.

That tag will annoy me.

- Right, well watch this.
- Huh?

- The tag is not
long of the world.

(Angel laughs)

- Oh, you are the best
de-tagger in the world.

(laughs)

(birds chirping)

(classical music)

- [Narrator] The
aviaries may be up,

but they still need
furnishing with feeders.

And to do that, Angel has
some up-cycling in mind.

(cups clank)

- These are all my latest
casualties to the teacups.

- [Narrator] Over
the past few weeks,

hundreds of wedding guests
have wined and dined

at the chateau.

And fortunately, in the process,

there has been the
occasional mishap.

- This was a beautiful gift.

But it's got just the
smallest hairline crack in.

I've had this about 15 years.

I did have six.

Then there was five.

Then there was four.

If this could talk,
this is the teacup

that I always gave to the
hens when I did hen parties.

But it's seen better days.

I mean the inside
of that is trash.

And actually is all chipped
around the edge of this.

- [Narrator] Some of
the vintage teacups

might be over 60 years old,

but Angel's still keen to
keep them fully employed.

- This is my type of craft.

I'm literally going to
glue this on like so.

And then it's going
to be a bird feeder.

Dick has bought me this
glue, said it would work.

Who knows.

- [Narrator] Not only does
Angel's idea give new life

to the old china,
but it also ensures

that the chateau's
birds are getting some

rather stylish accessories.

- I just love anything
that's handmade.

I just think it's
special, you know.

Made with love.

It's a bit cheesy, but,
but you know, I am.

All right, good.

- [Narrator] And once
she's happy with them,

Angel just needs to hang
them in the aviaries

as soon as the glue's dried.

(classical music)

(glass shatters)

Or not.

(gasps)

- Oh no, that is gone.

- [Narrator] Determined
not to lose any more,

Angel has decided to triple knot

the remaining five feeders.

- A bit scared to get
a fat bird. (laughs)

- [Narrator] Now the
aviaries have that

extra little bit of panache,

Dick very carefully
introduces the birds

to their new residence.

(birds chirp)
- Are you good with it?

- [Narrator] And soon
a veritable menagerie

of canaries, finches,
budgies, and quails

are given an elegant home.

And luckily, a
well protected one.

With just days to go
until their next wedding,

Angel's vision has
finally been realized.

What was once a lackluster
landscape of gray gravel,

is now an elegant
flagstone terrace.

Perfect for every wedding.

(upbeat classical music)

Angel's plants providing it
with a beautiful backdrop.

- It's amazing how
happy that makes me.

We haven't got a palm tree.

But we have got a palm.

This space looks brand new.

But it feels like it's
been here forever.

I love it, it's huge.

Every big house should
really have a terrace.

It just suits this chateau.

These flagstones that we
got are so the right color.

It's like they were
made for the chateau.

'Cause the chateau is
neither gray or sand.

It's this sort of hybrid
of the two of them.

They fit so, so well. (chuckles)

And the aviaries.

They add the elegance that I
think this place also needed.

(birds chirp)

Oh, they love it
in the tree, look.

Kids have started namin' them.

Chelsea, which on are you?

(laughs)

It feels, it feels big enough.

It feels the right size.

Feels good for our weddings,

because literally, we
have an event imminently.

And I've got to think
not just service,

but were are the
chairs gonna be.

Because also we got you know,
80, 80 people to put on here.

But we'll see.

We'll see very, very,
very soon if it works.

This is the start
of the landscaping.

I've only just begun really.

(birds chirp)

(upbeat classical music)

- [Narrator] Over the coming
weeks, Angel's new terrace

soon proves that
it's both practical,

as well as
wonderfully aesthetic.

- I, Mark, take you,
Amy, to be my wife.

- I Mark.

- [Narrator] Not only
does it comfortabley hold

80 wedding guests.

(crowd cheering)

- That's a proper kiss.

- [Narrator] But it's new
stone aviaries and plants

perfectly compliment the
19th century chateau.

On the other side of the
meadow, by the orangerie,

the circus tent is
also deemed a success

with the visiting children,

but even more so
by their parents.

(birds chirping)

(upbeat classical music)

- Refreshments, refreshments!

Strawbridge
tournament In process.

- [Narrator] The
chateau's new terrace

may be perfect for weddings,

but as far as Arthur and
Dorothy are concerned,

it also makes an
excellent playground.

- Yay!

- Oh well done.

(family laughing and whooping)

- [Angel] Aw, I like your style.

- Whoa!

- [Angel] Arthur,
that was brilliant.

- [Narrator] And like a lot of

Strawbridge family activities,

it soon descends into a
friendly free-for-all.

- It's me against your mum.

Not that we're all
competitive or anything.

(Angel laughs)

Who got that point?

- Not me.

(children exclaiming)

- One's Mummy. One oh.

(Dick and Angel laugh)

- Your serve. Match
point, Strawbridge.

(Angel screams)

- Terrible win.

(Dick growls)

(laughs)

- Muah, muah.

Daddy won!
- Eventually.

(upbeat classical music)

- [Narrator] Next time.

(laughs)

A new arrival.

- Do you like it?
- Yeah!

A family reunion.

- Oh big boy, you
come see your Daddy.

- [Narrator] And a
golden anniversary.

- I simply love you, darling.

(crowd coos)

(classical music)