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SCOTT: Previously on The Block.

Alright, on to next week.

It's Hellway Week, people. SHARON: No.

Oh, (BLEEP)!

It's all the connecting rooms,

the hallways,

the WCs,

the laundries, the mudrooms.

Big amounts of plaster.

Big amounts of carpentry.

Big amounts of flooring. SARAH-JANE: Flooring.

SCOTT: Big amounts of drama.

WOMAN: I'm so over it, babe.

Oh, it's way worse than you think.

I want to go home.

SCOTT: And for Oz and Omar, a big amount of holdup...

DAN: You've been shutdown until you wrap it.

Disaster, seriously.

SCOTT: ..with multiple shutdowns.

DAN: Who re-opened this site?

You two boys are pushing our friendship,

disrespecting authority onsite.

No-one's working in this house 'til 9am tomorrow.

No-one.

The hardest week, and you want to keep giving us problems.

SCOTT: Tonight...

(THUNDER)

..the problems keep coming in House Five.

The tilers need to pack up and go.

(BLEEP)!

They got to get offsite, their insurance are incorrect.

DAN: We've got Freedom that need to get in there today.

That's the problem.

BRYCE: There's a full day's work in there.

I can't do a full day's work in two hours.

Problem. Problem. Problem. Problem. Problem.

SCOTT: And the couple that requested the audit

come under question.

There's a couple of, maybe, personal purchases...

(SHELLEY LAUGHING)

..out of my money from these guys, actually.

Really?

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

(DOG BARKING, SHEEP BLEATING)

('MOONLIGHT SONATA' BY LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN PLAYING)

(DUCKS QUACKING)

The Block right now is just a mud pit.

SARAH-JANE: It's a mud pit.

It's a mud pit out there.

JENNY: Dry mud, wet mud, sloppy mud. The mud.

Keeping mud out of houses,

is just, like, the bane of our existence.

Oh, as soon as you finish cleaning something,

you got to clean it again. Someone comes back in.

Someone comes in, trudges the mud through.

SARAH-JANE: It gets on the arcs, it gets on the skirts,

it gets on the panelling,

it's on the floorboards.

It's (BLEEP) everywhere.

I've seen mud in my tracksuit pants, I've seen mud in my hair.

I've found mud in my undies. How does that work?

OMAR: Are you sure it was mud? OZ: I don't know if it was mud.

(LAUGHS) Scoot, scoot.

JENNY: Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa!

You can't walk.

You never get a firm foot.

You've just like... Roll... Sliding.

('TAINTED LOVE' BY SOFT CELL PLAYING)

Everything is outdoors.

Cars can't get in the driveway.

I'm trying to leave. It's so hard to get out of here.

TOM: You're just tarping, un-tarping.

Nothing's drying.

It pisses down rain when the tarp's off.

RACHEL: No-one wants to come up the hill,

because they get bogged now.

TOM: It's getting harder. SARAH-JANE: Sorry.

Lots and lots of mud.

SCOTT: And so, tonight's muddy Block tale begins here

at House Five...

MAN: (SINGING) # We're just ordinary people. #

SCOTT: ..where in just four weeks

and 48 hours time,

this has to be completed.

Everything done, finished, finito.

Where that guy's working, will be a shed.

Scaffold will come down, the house will be clad,

the earthmover won't be there.

And all the earth that has to be moved,

will be moved somewhere else.

Lawn will go, pool with go in,

and it will no longer look like a battlefield.

Can it be done?

Well, this producer doesn't think so.

Call me naive, it's been said before,

I don't think it's going to get done.

I just don't think it can be done in time.

SCOTT: Inside, it's s similar story.

In just 48 hours, Oz and Omar have to finish this hallway,

that hallway,

a powder room,

and a laundry/mudroom.

This is the state of the hallway in the pavilion,

still needs the Venetian plus to be applied to the walls

and timber panelling installed on the ceiling.

This is the breezeway,

and behind it is the hallway in the original house,

which still has to be sheeted, sanded, fretworked,

ceiling rays and feature panelling added.

Only then, can it be painted and styled, ready for judging.

Oh, and have we mentioned the muddy conditions?

PLASTERER: That's challenging, as well.

All our sheets are outside in the rain,

and so we're uncovering them.

Cut one sheet, cover it back up.

The funny thing about The Block,

everything takes twice as long,

but we only have half the time to do it.

and dealing with all the mud and the rain,

it makes it even harder.

SCOTT: And then there's this rather large matter

of the laundry/mudroom,

which hasn't even been waterproofed yet.

And that's got Bryce from Freedom scratching his head.

Of course, he's meant to be

installing the cabinetry this morning.

(BELL DINGS)

SCOTT: So, how did Oz and Omar end up here?

('TYPICAL STORY' BY HOBO JOHNSON PLAYING)

Well, it started with not one, not two,

but three shutdowns in a single day.

The first was because the house wasn't wrapped.

Now, you have a house that's unprotected.

You've got live power there.

And plasterboard.

And gyprock's exposed to the weather.

Pretty much just said,

"Site shutdown 'til you guys get it wrapped".

SCOTT: The second because the site was pigsty.

DAN: Feels like a junkyard, to be honest.

Trip hazards everywhere, sharp objects everywhere.

No work until we clean up.

No stress. Thanks, mate.

OMAR: You know what's funny?

We got shutdown,

and while we were shutdown, we got shutdown again.

(LAUGHTER)

SCOTT: But the third shutdown, was a whole lot less funny.

This whole house had to be wrapped, and the slab had to be cleaned.

But that's what happened. That's what we did.

But the whole house isn't wrapped.

No-one's working in this house 'til 9am tomorrow.

No-one. OZ: Until 9am. Until 9am tomorrow?

Yeah, a two hour shutdown tomorrow.

SCOTT: So, that's a total of 24 hours that Oz and Omar have been shutdown

on Hellway Week.

That killed us.

Like, that just set us back so much for what we're meant to do.

SCOTT: But today is a new day,

and with it brings a new to The Block team of tilers,

who are finally beginning to waterproof the laundry/mudroom.

Phew!

We got waterproofing I need to inspect?.

Nah, nah. Waterproofers are starting waterproofing right now as we speak.

You haven't even waterproofed? Nah, nah.

Last night, um, around the drainage was too wet

and I couldn't allow these boys to waterproof.

Hell Week.

Everyone underestimates Hallway Week.

So, you want me to come back in an hour's time

for this waterproofing?

Please. Please, bro. Alright.

And your new tilers, they've been inducted?

Yes, sir. They've been inducted, been approved.

Insurances, everything? Yes, sir.

Alright, beautiful, mate. I'll be back in an hour.

Thank you, Dan. Appreciate it, mate. Thank you.

Of course, you feel the pressure, you feel the stress.

But, we don't give up.

Honestly, like I told you, 9am, Sunday,

is when we, you know, tools down.

We will push, and we will keep giving,

and we'll keep pushing until 9am.

DYLAN: Four, five, six seven.

SCOTT: Next door in House Four,

Dylan and Jenny also have a Hell Week-sized load

to complete this week.

A supersized hallway, a laundry and a mudroom.

("STEPPIN' OUT WITH MY BABY" BY FRED ASTAIRE PLAYING)

And this morning, Dylan is stepping out.

# Stepping out with my baby... #

SCOTT: No, not with his baby.

DYLAN: Twenty-nine, thirty...

SCOTT: Dylan is stepping out the length of his hallway.

..33, 34.

Thirty-four.

It's just under 40 metres-worth of hallway.

It will be the old and new.

JENNY: It's bigger than a footy field.

That's a joke, surely. (LAUGHS)

If we keep pumping the heaters,

I'm hoping that, that new hallway can be see a bit this morning.

Then we can start painting down there

and then work our way back.

SCOTT: Now, I don't want to state the obvious,

but you do know that there's a lot of painting to do?

Yeah, we know. We know.

We know that we need to make a start

painting somewhere today,

because we have 40 metres of hallway to paint.

40 metres?

And we also have to hop in

and paint the laundry and mudroom at some stage.

Oh!

There is heaps to do.

You just start and see where you end up, I suppose.

('MY TYPE' BY SAINT MOTEL PLAYING)

SCOTT: Another challenge being thrown at our blockheads

is trade shortage.

We've got a shortage of tilers, that's for sure, at the moment.

SCOTT: Tradies are in demand.

There's a massive trade shortage.

We had two people call in sick today.

Oh, no.

SCOTT: This flu season is not helping matters.

TOM: Isn't that nuts? MAN: Yeah.

There's a massive trade shortage... Yeah.

..but there's a material shortage, as well.

SCOTT: Down in House Two, Ryan and Rachel have two hallways...

an entrance area and a laundry/mudroom

to complete this week.

('TUBTHUMPING' BY CHUMBAWAMBA PLAYING)

SCOTT: This morning,

they are taking a hit from all directions.

(MOANING) Rachel's in bed sick with the flu,

and their tiler is also out for the count.

Our tiler, Mick, was sick, and his whole crew was sick.

We had a backup tiler,

but he couldn't make this week either.

So, we were like, "Holey, Moley. We're about to become undone here.

We actually don't have a tiler this week".

SCOTT: So, guess who they were after?

Yep, my tilers - the Cursio Brothers.

RYAN: They were our only option and our only hope.

So, I decided to go down and have a meeting with Scotty,

and ask if we can borrow his tilers.

Scotty! Scotty! Scotty! Scotty!

Oh, hang on. I don't like the look of this scene.

What's going on?

Good morning. How are you this morning?

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER AND GREETINGS)

Good, thank you. Yourself?

Scotty, I've got a huge favour.

Yeah, what?

Both my tilers have called in sick.

Mm.

I'm stuck. Mm.

How are going, boys?

Ah, we still have a couple of hours here.

Yeah.

Well, actually, do you want to go and help those two?

RYAN: Of course, they do!

Are you in the mood to do that?

Well, we do work for Matty, the builder there.

Yeah, Matt from Elevate.

I'll tell you what... I'll give you my permission,

if you walk in,

and if you're not happy, turn and walkout.

Hey, hey. Alright, alright. I've got your word on that.

Turn around and walkout. (OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

Alright, let's go, boys. Let's go, let's go.

The Cursio brothers. Geniuses. (LAUGHS) Thanks, Scotty.

You're welcome.

Again.

SCOTT: Down in House One,

Tom and Sarah-Jane are taking their monster-sized load

in their stride.

This week, they're working on this hallway,

that hallway, this breezeway,

a laundry, and a mudroom.

This morning, the cabinetry is being installed

in their laundry/mudroom.

Floorboards are going down in their pavillion/hallway.

So, Sarah-Jane is choosing to stay out of the way.

I'm waiting for things to open.

I'm waiting for the carport to open, because I'm going runner rogue.

SCOTT: Runner what?

(DIAL TONE HUMMING)

Sorry, I wake up every morning with a mullet.

It's happened my whole life, so I apologise.

Yeah, that's just how it is.

PRODUCER: It's like someone's come at you with some scissors.

Yeah, every morning. I wake up with a mullet.

PRODUCER: You look a bit like Warwick Capper.

Yeah, Warwick Capper or, um...

Who was, like, that rockstar?

It wasn't Kid Rock. (PHONE CHIMES)

But who was the one that had those shows, all those love shows,

remember, on, like, VH1?

I'm talking, like, 15 years ago.

Like, that is me every morning, I wake up as Bret Michaels.

# Every rose has its thorn... #

I wake up like an '80s rockstar every morning.

SCOTT: Anyway, back to Sarah-Jane's story.

Um...

Carpet... Rug... Rug shopping.

Yeah, hallway runner, rug shop,

that's exactly what I was about to say.

Yeah, sorry, I've gone runner rogue.

Haven't been able to find a hallway runner long enough

in a pattern that I like.

SCOTT: Sarah-Jane's mission is to find 13-metre-long runner

for her pavilion hallway,

that compliments her collection of art.

SARAH-JANE: I am going to drive around

to ever rug store in Victoria,

and try and get a piece, and try and get overlay--

Have you tried Carpet Court?

Yes, I've tried Car... Yes, trust me. I went there first.

SCOTT: I don't think this story is going anywhere.

Next.

SHARON: All this is going to get wet through and then...

ANK: I know, this stuff...

SCOTT: No, that's not going anywhere either.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

SCOTT: Oh, this looks promising.

Two foreman standing around with their hands in their pockets.

Has to be something going on here.

Boys. What's going on?

There's going to be a problem.

What is it?

Your tilers need to pack up and go.

Really? Yeah.

Tilers need to? Yep.

They've presented us

=with a dodgy certificate of currency for their work cover.

It doesn't exist.

DAN: It's fraudulent. It's been doctored.

OMAR: You're kidding?

Nah. Flat out. I've called the insurance company...

and it doesn't exist.

So, it's a fabricated document.

That'll (BLEEP) do me.

Sorry, man.

On a day like today.

God!

(THUNDER) (DOG HOWLING AND WHINING)

SCOTT: Welcome back to The Block.

In case you missed it, this just happened in House Five.

There's going to be a problem. What is it?

Your tilers need to pack up and go.

They've presented us

with a dodgy certificate of currency for their Workcover.

It doesn't exist.

DAN: It's fraudulent. It's been doctored.

You're kidding? Nah.

That will (BLEEP) do me. Sorry, man.

On a day like today.

They should be gone now.

Yeah, I'll get them out, but (BLEEP).

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

Yeah, sorry for that inconvenience, man.

That was never meant to be the case.

They got to get off site. Their insurances are incorrect.

OMAR: Youse got to go.

The Workcover dates and stuff are (BLEEP).

Well, bro, it's not our call.

Like, you can't work at the moment until it's...

Obviously on The Block, Nine In Six are very, very strict

when it comes to insurances and that.

No-one wants to pay millions of dollars

if something happens on site.

So, it's fair enough coming from them.

That's not good. I'd be...

Like if this was my licensing or yours, I'd be...

Oh, mate, I'm pissed off about it.

But ripping their heads off ain't going to do much good to me.

SCOTT: So, it's 11am on Friday, the boys are left high and dry

with no-one to waterproof their laundry.

MAN: What do we do, boys?

OMAR: We've got to finish off the hallways.

We'll have to figure this out as we go.

There is no Plan C.

All the boys are getting all the hallway stuff done.

But you can't move forward in the mudroom or laundry

without waterproofing.

So, there's literally only one plan,

and the plan is find someone that can actually do it.

DAN: There's a big area as well.

So, the issue is,

we've got Freedom that need to get in there today.

OZ: That's the problem.

DAN: So, we just need to waterproof for now.

Do you know if we can get a waterproofer from any other house?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

OZ: Just a waterproofer.

Anyone who can waterproof. Right now, just ask.

No need to ask, Dan, let's just ask.

OZ: Pressure was up, the stress was there.

We wanted people to push, honestly.

Oh!

OMAR: This is killing me.

Killing me, killing me.

SCOTT: Well, we know

that the Cursio brothers are not an option.

Ryan nabbed them earlier today.

MAN: The heroes.

Oh, mate. I wouldn't go that far.

SCOTT: By the response to Ryan and Rachel's tile choice...

I can't believe you chose tiles this small.

On the last hour.

..looks like they will be tied up for at least the rest of the day.

I can't believe they're so small, man.

I really can't believe that.

SCOTT: Meanwhile, down at my joint,

it's full tilt with trades in all spaces.

Yesterday, it was nice and quiet in here.

Today, we've got every man and his dog in here.

(DOG WHINING)

SCOTT: Just like the contestants,

I'm working in my hallways, both old and new.

And I'm also doing a laundry and powder room.

I couldn't be more happy with the way things are coming together.

And this is a big week,

because it's the week that joins the old house

with the new pavilion.

So, this morning we've broken through

into the hold part of Scotty's house.

Plastered up the reveals,

we've an LED strip light to define the old and the new.

(SALOON-STYLE PIANO MUSIC PLAYING)

SCOTT: When it's finished,

a saunter down my hallway

will take you from traditional entrance,

through the breezeway where I'll keep my piano,

and down the new section of my hallway,

which will be wrapped

in a beautiful Porta timber feature wall.

The very same timber that Shell helped me choose

a few weeks ago.

That's a Tassie Oak? Yeah.

Oh, that's going to be beautiful. That's our solid timber.

SHELLEY: (GASPS) Amazing. Sustainably resourced.

SPENCE: We finished all our porter mouldings along the wall,

which look amazing.

I think once this house is finished,

this will be the ultimate house ever built on The Block.

Got the best trades, great design.

It's a big call but, I don't know, I'm pretty confident.

SCOTT: This house is really a home built on the generosity,

talent and skill,

of our beloved Block friends.

Special mention this week goes to Damian from Grafico,

and Block Shop artist Anna Blackman,

who have gone above and beyond

to create something very special for my dunny.

Yes, dunny.

They've even thought of the dunny seat.

Now, that my friends is what you call a 'Royal Flush'.

DAMIAN: I mean, it's so great

that we're able to do crazy things like this.

It's great.

SCOTT: Unfortunately, Lady Luck

is not with the boys in House Five today.

They've spent the last hour on the phone,

but are yet to secure a tiler to come and do their waterproofing.

It's just impossible,

to get your hands on any tilers or any trades, really.

Say, Anks, mate, if you can get us a tiler

we'll take you out to dinner, mate.

ANK: Uh, no good.

They're doing their own commercial jobs.

Oh, of course they are. Of course they are.

We need a tiler. We've called about a thousand.

If you have all your insurances, please, brother.

If you have all your insurances ready.

"I can't do today,

but I can maybe squeeze you in next week".

Awesome.

Unbelievable.

We're absolutely struggling.

Hey, Phil, do you have a waterproofer, bro?

(INAUDIBLE SPEECH)

Far out, man.

I thought your men... Hey, here he goes, here he goes.

Just literally hoping for a miracle.

(PHONE RINGING)

JESSE (OVER PHONE): Hello, Dan.

G'day, mate. How are ya?

JESSE: Oh, mate, not doing too bad. What's happening?

OMAR: We called Jesse, who's an ex-contestant on the show.

JESSE (OVER PHONE): I know, I know.

Mate, they're in short supply at the moment.

They are.

Particularly ones that are holding a little three-week-old.

(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING)

Oh. Are you off? Congratulations, mate.

He's got a newborn. Nah, impossible, bro.

Oz called him first, and then I tried my luck,

and he went from feeding the baby to changing the baby.

So, bring Mel, bring the baby,

I'll feed the baby, I've got a lot of experience.

And I'll tell you right now,

while you're waterproofing, I'm feeding the baby.

JESSE (OVER PHONE): Mate, I know, I know.

I want to help, I just can't.

OZ: We are suffering.

because there's a shortage.

There's no tradesman out there.

Decent tradesman with proper insurances.

Can you tile?

MAN: I can have a go.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Just asking.

SCOTT: Meanwhile, Bryce from Freedom Kitchens

is still standing by

to install the cabinetry in House Five.

And his frustration with the holdups

is, well, reaching boiling point.

BRYCE: By the time that's all waterproofed,

by the time it's dried up, by the time we can get in there,

the day's gone.

DAN: It's not your fault if you don't get it done,

at the end of the day.

BRYCE: Yeah, I know.

But, (BLEEP), it's going to hit the fan, isn't it?

The expectation is that, we're going to do it.

However, I don't honestly know how we're going to do it.

See all that?

That's all your joinery. There's a lot.

So, that's all got to be carried into there.

There's a full day's work in there.

I can't do a full day's work in two hours. Right?

I've got guys who already got jobs booked in for tomorrow.

I don't have availability to just hang around,

when other people decide they've got to get things ready.

I hate to say, mate,

this might be the first time in history,

that out of your control, we don't deliver.

It's out of... It's like...

It's not Freedom's fault.

It's the contestants' fault here.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

It's a shame.

But that's the realistic,

but that's what I think going to have to happen.

Anyway, I don't know.

I can't answer you. I really can't. Yeah.

DAN: I don't know what to actually...

I actually don't know what we're going to do, to be honest.

They want to show what they can do.

These laundries have to be installed.

We've never not installed something from Freedom.

But here at House Five, I think it's not going to happen.

But you can see, Bryce is gutted.

Like, look at what we're in.

We've never had conditions like this ever.

This is the biggest Block ever.

And Bryce...

I'm looking at people that are always so...

professional and really good at their job.

And Bryce is breaking down, because he's...

We're not going to deliver here.

The rain's started

and we're trying to cover the joinery so it doesn't get damaged.

It's just...

Yeah, I've never seen it like this ever on The Block before.

(THUNDER RUMBLING AND RAIN PATTERING)

(DOG HOWLING AND WHINING)

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SCOTT: Well, folks, despite the muddy conditions

and trade shortage...

OMAR: I've called another hundred people.

I didn't know the trade shortage was this bad.

SCOTT: ..the coffee is still flowing, and the show must go on.

Thank you, Tina. Thank you, Melita.

Hello, boys. Have a great day. Thank you, Shell.

TRADESMAN: Thank you, Shelley.

Oh. Shell! SHELLEY: Hey, big fella.

How you doing?

SCOTT (NARRATING): It's Friday.

That means it's time for Shell and I to do our weekly rounds.

Well, Shell, it's Hellway Week.

Oh, I know.

And they're all...

Are they deep in the depths of Hades?

Yes, they are. Yeah.

We've got a mudrooms, we've got laundries,

we've got WC, we've got hallways, and connecting passageways.

Yeah, we've got no money,

we've got landscaping that hasn't even started,

we've got tired contestants, they've had no sleep, and it's wet.

Awesome. Four weeks to go.

Cheers. Welcome to The Block.

SCOTT (NARRATING): First up, Tom and Sarah-Jane in House One,

who with a whopping 82 square metres,

are working on the largest area this week.

Three hallways, a laundry, and a joining mudroom.

It wouldn't be a visit to The Block without a trek through the mud.

On your right.

(LAUGHS) How good is this? Don't fall over.

Oh, how good is this? Appliances Online.

Sarah-Jane ordered appliances last night,

delivered in the mud right now.

Oh, you're joking. How good is that?

Hello! I thought I heard a commotion.

Gee, your landscaping's coming along nicely.

(LAUGHS)

Have you come to check out my Asko drying cabinet?

(GASPS) Yes, I have.

Absolutely. Yes.

See this right now, see this light mist?

Yeah.

You can put this in this drying cabinet,

and it will dry it off completely.

Can't wait. Yes.

Can you just put your whole person in there

and dry it off completely.

(LAUGHS)

I'll actually come out looking like a young 21 year old.

(LAUGHTER)

Like, the TARDIS.

Oh that is fantastic. I know.

So, what else have you got in the truck?

What else did you order?

I got the Asko washing machine, and the drier as well.

Should we go and have a look where these things are going?

Yeah. Yeah.

I'll show you exactly where. Let's go.

('FEEL GOOD INC' BY GORILLAZ PLAYING)

SCOTT (NARRATING): Situated here in the new pavilion,

Tom and Sarah-Jane's farm-style laundry

will feature white cabinetry and a navy tiled splashback.

In the adjoining mudroom, the colour scheme will be reversed

with navy cabinetry and a white tile splashback.

They'll also had a leather bench seat and a matching dog pen.

The hallway in the original house will have a traditional feel,

with Tom and Sarah-Jane's signature wainscoting and tartan wallpaper.

But we're starting our tour in their rather large breezeway,

the place where the old meets the new.

God, this is like an art gallery.

Not a hallway. (LAUGHS) I know.

It's huge. Holey Moley.

This is unreal.

Hell on wheels, isn't it? She's a big one.

Geez.

Yeah, it's big.

But it's not more painting than last week,

so I'm not worried about it, to be honest.

And you know what the beauty is now?

You're so Block fit, and the plasters are so Block fit,

and everyone's on a roll,

and you've just got to keep it moving.

The little train that kept on going.

Yeah, I know.

You need to come here and do a little inspirational speech.

SHELLEY: Well, this is seriously impressive.

I mean, how do you judge a hallway? I don't know.

It usually comes down to the laundries and the powder rooms.

There's a fireplace in there too.

Yeah, it's a fireplace. Yeah. Oh, really?

Just for the entrance? Just because?

Yeah.

SCOTT (NARRATING): In addition to the fireplace,

they'll add to comfy armchairs,

and for the old schoolers, a chess board.

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

As long as your dressing doesn't look like a medical room.

(UPBEAT MUSIC STOPS ABRUPTLY)

Shelley, never does my dressing look like a medical room.

Um, no, but I do see where you're going with that.

I've got a little seating area.

Just make sure I didn't fill it like a little hospital waiting area,

which is a totally valid statement, and I'll make it nice and homey.

And I won't be putting any magazines from 2004 on there,

which always helps.

(LAUGHS)

Now, Shell, during the week,

there was some discrepancies about the piano,

as you might have been aware of.

I was aware of that. Yes.

SCOTT (NARRATING): In case you missed it,

that would be the Baby Grand

valued at 36 grand,

which Oz and Omar purchased

for just 7,500.

Well, less than 50% of retail price.

And that's a Block rulebreaker.

So, these guys requested a full audit of everybody.

I've been working day and night.

(LAUGHS)

It's been cutting into my pub time, I'm filthy.

(LAUGHS) I bet you are.

Yes, and have you come up with anything?

Well, you know what, we're about halfway through,

there's only been a few discrepancies.

But there's a couple of maybe personal purchases...

Oh. (LAUGHS) ..out of my money.

Really? Like what?

From these guys, actually.

Really? Yeah.

SHELLEY: What have you been buying?

I'm sure it's a misdemeanour, I'm sure it's an oversight.

What is it?

Oh, it's just a couple of things, which I shouldn't mention.

They're about 50 bucks and they're in a small box

that go in your top pocket.

Oh, that was one time. No.

Oh!

No, it's my ciggies, and it was one time,

and I didn't have my purse on me.

I went to the servo to fill up the air...

That's what they all say. (OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

Is that how much a pack of cigarettes is?

SCOTT: I've no idea. I'm guessing.

SHELLEY: Ask your wife.

(LAUGHTER) Far out.

Guilty as charged, ma'am.

There's no objection your honour from here.

I own it, I did it.

That's what happen when you smoke.

(SIGHS) Anyways.

(BIRDS CHIRPING) (WINDMILL SQUEAKING)

(DOG BARKING)

SCOTT: Welcome back to The Block.

Over in House Two,

Rachel and Ryan

are working across a total of 71 square metres this week.

And their laundry, which is positioned here,

Ryan and Rachael will have storage for days,

double seat and a generous-sized folding table,

complete with views of the Macedon Ranges.

Next door to their mudroom, that will include a drying cabinet,

timber bench seat,

and some functional brown tiled floor.

And in the entrance breezeway, they're hoping to win over the judges

with a large scale artwork, feature pendant light,

and Blackbutt timber floors.

How did you ever imagine

these two spaces were going to fit together?

It's crazy, isn't it?

Isn't it all coming together? Yeah. It looks amazing.

SCOTT: Look at that view. That's unreal.

Yes. Unbelievable.

I'll tell you what,

last week and this week, I'm feeling really, really good,

about the transition, how it's-- Yeah.

The connection. The connection.

It's impossible to tell. Where's Rachael?

Mate, Rach isn't feeling too good.

We were up late painting last night, and she took herself to bed,

and she woke up even worse this morning.

SCOTT: The flu? SHELLEY: Oh, no.

I think so. I think she's come down with the flu.

She just needs to rest,

and we'll see how she goes this afternoon.

Yeah, right, because she's got a lot of painting to do tonight.

We've got a lot of painting to do.

Oh, my goodness.

We made a start last night... Yeah.

..we felt like we needed to. Yeah.

So, we painted the other hallway down the road.

Down the road? (LAUGHS)

It feels like it, doesn't it? Yeah.

Down the other end.

I couldn't be any happier with this house.

Yeah, it's a ripper.

The win's given you a huge lift, hasn't it?

Like, you are buzzing this morning.

I am. I'm buzzing, and, like I said, this whole foyer entrance,

I couldn't be any happier... Yeah.

..walking through the front door

and feeling like you've just walked into a grand house.

Yep.

RYAN: It's the whole transition of it all coming together.

This is what really excites me.

It's exciting Rach.

You know, I feel like we're actually in a really good position this week.

Like, there is a lot to do to finish.

You know, our tiles are only just going down now

in our laundry and mud,

that's going to take up the rest of the day.

But it's the excitement of,

What's this going to look like in four weeks time?

So, it's really, sort of motivating me

to finish it.

SCOTT (NARRATING): Alrighty, Shell,

time for another muddy trek up the hill to House Three,

where for once, with just 51 square metres complete,

Sharon and Ankur have a lighter load this week.

They're planning a glamorous laundry/mudroom,

a rockin'-inspired floor tiles,

a generous bed seat, and a very special custom dog bath.

And in this entrance hallway, they're wanting to inject some drama,

by using pressed metal mouldings painted charcoal.

Well, would you look at this!

Howdy. I've haven't seen this before.

I've never seen this before.

Pressed metal on the chair rail.

That's very, very interesting.

I've never seen it in all my years.

Goes with the era of the house,

and we thought it would give it the grand hallway

that this house deserves.

It's really interesting. Absolutely.

Did you fold that there or is that a joint?

ANKUR: Nah, it's folded. SHARON: It's folded.

It's folded? And how did you get that fold in?

Mr Liam. Our builder, Liam did it.

What, he got some two bits of timber, and he turned it up,

and put in with clamps or something.

Or it was a knocky, knocky thing.

Was it? Yeah.

One of those. I've got one of those tools at home too.

It's called 'bossing down'. Yeah.

Bossing down?

Boston.

That's a very good job.

Yeah, it is. It's beautiful.

And then you're painting it, obviously.

Yeah.

What colour are going? Charcoal-y colour.

Ooh. Yeah.

We got some feedback last week from the judges

about wanting to put charcoal into the living and dining area,

and to make it more cozy because it was too white.

We are going to make that change.

And so, the flow on from here, is that we do it up to 1,200.

Beautiful.

Yeah. Yeah.

And you can see now, with all the old part of the home,

and that space down there coming together,

this is a really dramatic house.

It is.

So, I thought the judges didn't like that, initially.

But then last week, they were like, "Where's the drama?"

So, I'm trying to give... Yeah.

We're trying to give more drama. Give it some drama.

So, how many hallways have you got in this house?

There's only this one. Just this one.

Beautiful. SHARON AND ANKUR: Yeah!

Just one!

For the first time, I feels like, you know,

we're in with a chance.

You might be in with a chance. Yeah.

So, this could be it. This could be the one.

We need the money so bad. Mate--

SCOTT: You do. You know we do.

Yeah, you know. So...

So, you know how your budget is.

I certainly know how your budget is.

Ridiculous.

And you're getting worse and worse each week, right?

Because you're overspending.

But we're hoping the next couple with the bedrooms and stuff,

we will absolutely go minimal and claw it back.

Yes. Ah, OK.

Because we don't want to get to the final week,

and I cut you off.

Yeah, yeah. For sure. Yeah. Yeah.

There's four weeks left to go!

ANKUR AND SHARON: Yeah.

And you're still here! Yeah.

(CHATTER AND LAUGHTER)

We're really happy.

We did compromise on the linen closet this week,

because that was supposed to be there,

and no corbels, because of...

Good. Yeah, that's good. ..the cost to the plasterers.

Too much.

And on that note, do you guys know any plasterers?

We need a new one for the next three weeks,

not because we... anything, but they can't work...

They've got 15 other houses...

They're very busy. ..to do in 2 weeks.

Yeah, so they helped us with all the hard...

"harder", bigger rooms. Let me, uh....

I'd jump on hipages.

Yeah, I was going to do that.

It's the best place to find someone,

is there, and they answer your little quote.

And you know your dates... ANKUR: Yeah.

..they need to be available. SHARON: Yep.

So, that the best way to go. Awesome.

It will save you a thousand phone calls.

Yeah. This could be your week.

This is really dramatic.

This ties everything together.

OK, thank you. That's great.

You can do this. Thank you.

You are doing this. You are.

And you are doing a beautiful job of this.

Thank you. Oh, that's awesome. Thanks, Shell.

Have a great week.

Thank you. Thanks so much.

This is good! This is good!

There you go. We told you, you could do it.

Yay!

Scotty and Shelly walk around.

And they said, "Good one". It was a good one.

Yeah, so they were really positive about everything.

And then we were like, "Yeah! Let's go, we can do it!"

Yeah, we needed it.

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

(BIRDS TWITTERING)

(WINDMILL SQUEAKING) (DOG BARKING)

('HOWLING AT THE MOON' BY D FINE US PLAYING)

# I came from the mud

# There's dirt on my hands... #

SCOTT: Welcome back to The Block where it's Hellway Week

and everybody is still talking about the...

Mud. Mud.

Mud. Mud.

Can they just not do The Block on the Gold Coast next year?

('I GET AROUND' BY THE BEACH BOYS PLAYING)

SCOTT (NARRATING): Gold Coast?

Where it's sunny and warm every day of the year?

(CHATTER)

People enjoy the clear blue waters of the beach?

('I GET AROUND' BY THE BEACH BOYS CONTINUES PLAYING)

Ah, no.

(MUSIC STOPS ABRUPTLY)

That's more like it.

There's no denying conditions are rough,

and the contestants' lack of respect for their sponsor product

is making fore Dan, well, a bit grumpy.

This is a joke.

It's just piled... Look at the whole big pile up there!

It's sitting here in water.

All the series I've been in, I've never seen this.

And we've been saying it all series to these guys.

Get your insulation, get your plasterboard,

get it inside, or get in protected.

It's come to the point

where I've had, you know, one of the top dogs at CSR ring me,

threatening to take all this product away.

It's embarrassing.

CSR referenced House One as the worst culprit here,

and I can totally see why.

So, we're going to have a hard word with Tommy, to be honest.

Tommy! Huh?

Hey, Dan.

Mate, I've just had one of the most embarrassing phone calls

I've had on The Block. Yeah, right.

About the ten series I've been involved in...

OK.

I've thought, you know, maybe,

naked photos of him got leaked or something.

But it wasn't that. It was, um...

Insulation is sitting out in the rain.

We drive up here,

we see piles of insulation in puddles.

The worst thing, he sees a big pile here,

sees a Kennards tent...

Mate...

You've got your Porta timber, but none of this.

No, we had a lot of it under it yesterday,

but we've been getting the corners out from underneath.

So, we've been rolling it out.

But fair enough. I... I... Fair enough.

It shouldn't be outside in the weather.

It shouldn't be out in the rain. Totally agree with that.

It should be under cover, I should put a tarp over it...

Yes, there you go.

..and I totally agree with everything they're saying.

Yep.

But time's not on our side, the weather hasn't been on our side,

and I've just been trying to clean for everyone.

So, I'll get a tarp today, and I'll cover it.

Thanks, mate. No worries.

They said that if it's not done by the next delivery,

they're just picking it up, which is later today.

It's a fair comment, it should be covered.

I'll do it. Alright.

Appreciate that, mate. No worries.

Thank you. See ya, Dan.

DAN: And that's why Tommy is a great contestant.

He accepted it, he took it on the chin.

The only thing I was probably a bit disappointed about

is he said he doesn't have any time.

But I know he's been to the pub

two or three times this week for lunch.

MAN: Woo. Cheers, boys.

But he said he's going to get it done,

he understood the reasons why that, you know,

they're a sponsor, we got to look after them.

So, well done, Tommy.

('SHOUT' BY TEARS FOR FEARS PLAYING)

SCOTT (NARRATING): You know who else always has a cracking attitude?

Jenny and Dylan in House Four.

JENNY: Yeah, I'm stoked. My Appliances Online came.

Literally, I ordered them, like, yesterday, they're already here.

My drier is nine star energy rating, which is awesome,

and my washer washes clothes in 39 minutes.

Happy with that.

I can't wait to do a clothing wash, I'm getting a bit dirty. (LAUGHS)

SCOTT (NARRATING): This week our chippies

are working on a whopping 63 square metres,

including the longest hallway in Block history,

and a laundry/mudroom.

('JIMMY RECARD' BY DRAPHT PLAYING)

Dylan and Jenny hope

to secure their first win of the series this week,

with a functional galley-style mudroom and laundry.

We find them part way down their laundry.

SHELLEY: Hello! Hello!

JENNY: Hello!

Oh, my god. It's like a bowling alley in here.

(LAUGHS) I know. It's more than a bowling alley.

How are you, Scotty?

What is this, like, 40 metres?

Yes. Amazing.

Just under. Yeah.

Just under 40 metres? Just under 40 metres. Yeah.

Holey Moley.

I know. It's huge, isn't it?

That is crazy.

Have you finished your plaster, roughly? Or...

Ah, yes... It's looking good.

..apart from in the laundry.

A bit more work in the laundry and mudroom.

Yeah. (GASPS)

Look down there. They're painting.

So, we'll have to start painting, like, ASAP. (LAUGHS)

Yes.

('PEACH' BY BROODS PLAYING)

SCOTT (NARRATING): Mammoth hallways broken into three sections,

starting with the entrance in the old part of the house,

where they'll feature wainscoting and traditional-styled wall lights.

Breezeway, which works as a transition from the old to the new,

will feature a couple of arm chairs, round rug and art work.

(BELL DINGS)

And then then the hallway keeps on truckin'

into the new pavilion,

where they'll continue the wainscoting,

but modern things up with round wall lights,

and square-set corners.

Yeah.

We're doing the feature panelling...

Like, one, two, three. ..and they'll be in the bedrooms.

What? Are you?

Feature panelling, yeah. Wainscoting?

Not in this part,

but just in that hallway and that hallways

Why don't you just keep it to the old section?

We were going to do that, but... It's Friday!

Yeah. No, we're...

Don't do it. Don't do it to yourselves.

No, but it will look good. (SCOTT CHUCKLES)

The view will look nice, and it's all...

It all matches. ..like, the same.

Ooh, I don't know.

Go with your gut this week, alright?

(LAUGHS)

And that will save you a heap of time.

Beautiful. And money!

You've still got to put all your arc and skirts on, as well.

Yeah, and we paint them now, underneath, as a square--

Oh, are you square setting all the way through here?

Yeah. Through here?

Here, yeah, but not there.

We did the one up until there, so we'll just keep it at that.

And this is where, the like... This goes from 1880...

We need....

Can we swap this around to, like, a Tuesday viewing?

(INAUDIBLE CHATTER AND LAUGHTER)

We asked if we should do the wainscoting panelling

in the new part of the hallway,

and Shell was like, "No, don't do that.

"Leave it in the old".

So, thank you, Shelley,

because that saved me probably, like, five hours of time.

(LAUGHS)

SCOTT (NARRATING): I'll tell you who could do

with some styling advice - Oz and Omar in House Five.

This week, our best mates from Western Sydney

have a hell-size 62 square metres to complete.

Shell... I'm not coming to the house.

I've got to go.

My daughter's got a dance Eisteddfod,

and I don't want to miss it.

No! I will see you next week.

You know what, on The Block, family comes first.

Of course. Exactly right.

It's her big performance.

OMAR: That's exactly why I'm already waving before you finished.

Goodbye. Good luck this week. See ya later, Shelley.

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER) See ya, Shell.

I think it's a good thing she didn't come in.

Why? We're in all sorts of trouble.

(SUSPENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

I'll come in and have a chat to ya, and see what's going on.

SCOTT (NARRATING): The boys have two hallways,

including this one in the original house,

where they're going for a traditional feel,

with timber panelling, fretwork,

and a couple of classic-style pendants.

In the pavilion, however,

their hallway will be modern, modern, modern,

with a polished concrete floor, Venetian plaster on the walls,

and timber panels on the ceiling.

And the laundry/mudroom, if it ever gets waterproofed,

will feature a dog bath,

and will be kitted out in a combination

of Kit Kat and subway tiles, and plenty of storage.

Come in, mate.

Come on, boys.

Geez.

I don't know what to say, boys.

I think the biggest issue we have at the moment,

we just need someone to waterproof,

so Bryce and the team from Freedom can just...

Just to install.

..just to install their laundry,

because, apparently, it's a long weekend,

and it's a slow...

That's right.

And the other thing,

when I was driving out here this morning from town...

there was hundreds of people in caravans

heading out for the long weekend.

And you know who owns...

The most people who own caravans and go camping?

Tradies. Tradies.

(LAUGHS)

Tradies go camping.

Your timing couldn't be worse.

A Friday arvo on a long weekend after a pandemic,

which no-one's been away for two years.

Look, at the end of the day, you've got four weeks, right?

You're not going to have a win this week,

that's probably the case, let's be honest about that.

But you got four weeks to finish that for your buyer.

Yep, exactly right.

Well, we haven't given up yet, mate.

I reckon if we get this done...

You're going to have a crack?

We're going to have a crack for sure,

because we do have, what, two--

We won't give up, Scotty.

We won't give up. OK, I know you won't give up, boys.

You're always very good.

OZ: Yeah, we don't give up.

We also have hope in God, God is on our side.

We just got to keep trusting God and have each other's back,

and just keep pushing.

See ya, Scotty. (IMITATING SCOTT) You ripper!

(LAUGHS)

What do you do?

Keep trying.

Keep trying, baby. We keep trying.

We'll get it, we'll get it, we'll get it.

If it was in Sydney, we would definitely,

we would get them all together.

We would have them lining out the window, literally.

Honestly. (PHONE RINGING)

We would have at least ten guys for all the trades.

This is our hope.

(INDISTINCT SPEECH)

Hey, Ben.

Just to let you know, mate,

you're on load speaker, I've got cameras on me, mate.

Um, are you coming to save us, my bro?

We need a hero, Ben.

(CREAKING AND THUNDER)

(DOG HOWLING AND WHINING)

(BIRDS CHIRPING) (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

SCOTT: Welcome back to The Block.

It's now 1:00PM on Friday,

Oz and Omar are still looking for somebody

to waterproof their laundry...

Are you coming to save us, my bro?

OMAR: We need a hero, Ben.

SCOTT: And they've just heard from super tiler, Ben.

The guy who tiled their Week One winning bathroom.

Do you reckon you're going to be able to get this finished

by tonight or before?

Yeah, definitely. We'll put in the OT for them.

Please. Please, bro.

Are you serious?

BEN (OVER PHONE): Yeah.

Oh, wow. I love you, Ben.

Far out!

Literally, the best tiler, and he came through, I swear.

What Cursio Brothers?

Yeah, (BLEEP).

Wow, Ben, appreciate you, man. See you soon, my bro.

Are we get our mudroom done? Yes, we are.

He's so good.

You guys have no idea how good this dude is.

He's the only guy that I know,

if he waterproofed tomorrow and tiled tomorrow,

it would be Sunday 9am.

He's that good.

Let's hope for a safe drive, and I'll see youse at lunch. Enjoy.

SCOTT (NARRATING): Well, I never.

I got to hand it to you, fellas, you're tenacious, if nothing else.

TOM: You have to go to the pub once a day.

MAN: Absolutely. That's a no-brainer.

SCOTT (NARRATING): Another blockhead

who's shown a fair amount of persistence this week is Tom.

TOM: Yeah, got to get to the pub.

You can't start something and not finish it.

("I'M SHIPPING UP TO BOSTON" BY DROPKICK MURPHYS PLAYING)

(INAUDIBLE CHATTER)

It's Hallway Hell Week. MAN: It's Hallway Hell Week.

Thursday. MAN: Thursday.

Five days in a row I've been to the pub.

We're setting and breaking our own record.

First contestant in Block history

to go to the pub every single day through Hell Week.

MAN: Well, here's to the fact you'll be painting tonight.

Part of it.

MAN: Part of it.

We maintain the advantage is you go back refreshed...

Yeah. ..full of energy.

Because sometimes you're at the pub, you're ordering things,

and you're thinking about...

Yeah, the phone doesn't stop. No.

It doesn't go on a pub mode. No. No.

SCOTT (NARRATING): Nope. No such thing as pub mode,

and no such thing as avoiding a grumpy fore Dan

when he's on the war path.

(PHONE RINGING)

TOM: Dan Reilly.

DAN: Tommy, how are you, mate?

TOM: Good, you?

Oh, not good, mate.

I've just come up to your house

and, mate, all this insulation hasn't even been touched yet.

TOM: Oh, mate, I've been waiting for Mitre 10

to bring the tarps out, dude.

They're laying in puddles.

You promised me you were going to get it done.

I mean, you could have at least moved it out of the puddles.

Come on, mate. Like, I did ask.

Thanks, mate. See ya.

Totally, just disrespected me then.

He's down at the pub, having lunch,

and instead, he should be moving this.

We don't need this crap.

We asked you to do something, just do it.

Get this done first, then go to the pub.

Get your priorities straight.

(SHOUTING AND SCREAMING) (UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

SCOTT (NARRATING): Just when I thought I'd seen it all.

(MARK SCREAMING)

Fur coat on Kubota.

That can only be Block faves and last year's winners,

Mitch and Mark.

MARK: (BLEEP)!

SCOTT: And why are they here, you might ask?

Well, to catch up with old friends...

MARK: This one? How are we?

What would he know about The Block?

David how are you? Good to see, ya.

How are you, buddy? How are ya?

And he's still in shorts, it's freezing.

Just as sharp as always.

SCOTT: ..have a dig at all old foes.

How did you go with the judges on this room?

Oh, we won.

We came last in the kitchen,

and then it all made sense when we revealed the living...

They don't know anything about kitchens.

SCOTT: And throw in a shameless plug for their new homeware store,

of course.

We got a little gift, so you can give that to Rachel.

Mitch and Mark Home in Newport, but it's also online

if you're interested to find out more.

RYAN: I'll jump on line tonight.

SCOTT: And they might as well do a dance...

If you had a lot of people down there

and turn the couch around.

(FUNKY MUSIC PLAYING)

Nothing to say.

Oh my god.

I don't need a pole to strip on, I can strip anywhere.

Wow.

SCOTT: ..and do the rounds while they're here.

Ah!

MARK: So, is it what you expected, the whole Block experience?

The whole thing? No.

I didn't know it was going to be this hard.

Yeah.

'Cause, like, it's just all the other elements.

Like, we've had issues with our builders.

I've had lot's of...like...

(IMITATING INCESSANT TALKING) Ba, gah, gah, gah, gah, gah, gah.

Nice and happy, we were really happy.

I thought she was actually having a seizure,

but then I realised it was just conversation.

SCOTT (NARRATING): OK, but what do you think of Sharon's room?

Don't get them. I know.

These... (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Well, that doesn't work. It's confusing.

My mother told me,

if you've got nothing nice to say, say nothing at all.

I've got nothing to say.

Oh, we're. Oh!

I'm muddy.

Good thing you've got a fur on.

MITCH: Four weeks to go.

I know.

So, you're over the hump... I know.

..and slide down the other side, unless...

(LAUGHING) ..unless...

Unless... What?

When we were at this point... Mm?

..on The Oslo,

which was the one that was the biggest build ever,

we were told, this week it was,

that they'd added another two weeks on the end.

(GASPS)

(DRAMATIC ORCHESTRAL STING)

SCOTT (NARRATING): That, my friends, was the moment

that Mitch broke the sweetest girl on The Block's spirit.

Want to see it again?

Added another two weeks on the end. (GASPS)

(DRAMATIC ORCHESTRAL STING)

Yep, and you know what we said? You know what we said in judging?

SCOTT (NARRATING): Down in House Five, however

Mitch and Mark's visit has been superseded

by the arrival of their tiler, Ben.

He's from, like, their (INDISTICT).

BEN (MUFFLED): Hey, mate, doing well?

OZ: Ah!.

No ways.

Honesty, if there was ever a moment we wanted to see someone,

more than you guys...

The tiler?

..this is the guy right here.

Hey, how are you?

Oh, you remember me? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

OZ: He did our winning bathroom first week...

Yeah?

..and now he's come to finish our winning mudroom.

(LAUGHTER)

MARK: A winning mudroom?

I hear you boys are the bathroom kings?

Yeah, can you say that again, sorry?

I hear you think you're the bathroom kings.

No, self-proclaimed bathroom kings.

(LAUGHTER)

When you win The Block, come and talk to us.

Yeah, exactly right.

SCOTT (NARRATING): Super tiler Ben has wasted no time

getting stuck into waterproofing Oz and Omar's laundry.

DAN: Brycie.

Mate, Five, House Five. BRYCE: Oh, here we go.

DAN: Update on them, or?

SCOTT (NARRATING): But it's already 3:45,

and it might be too late for Bryce from Freedom

to install the cabinetry.

For House Five, we got an update?

Yeah, not happening.

Not happening.

Oh, come on. Be fair.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You know, like,

all the joineries still sitting out on the slab there.

It will take us an hour to try and unpack all that...

walk it through all that mud and everything

to get it into that area.

We don't want you guys to feel bad or anything.

Well, we do. That's the problem.

I know, because you care so much and youse all put in so much,

but it's out of your control, unfortunately.

So, we understand completely, mate.

Yeah, you're alright, Brycie.

Not your fault, mate.

SCOTT (NARRATING): Now Dan has to deliver the news

to Oz and Omar.

DAN: G'day, boys.

How are you?

Good, mate.

Unfortunately, I'm the bearer of bad news.

Freedom can't do your cabinetry.

Yeah. Of course that was going to happen.

Yeah.

Unfortunately, just the time,

they can't get guys booked in for tomorrow.

Dan comes over and tells us,

"Sorry, guys, but Bryce has pulled the pin.

He's no longer installing your cabinetry".

I know you guys won't give up,

and I want us to come up with a way of how we can get all of that

into there.

OMAR: Yeah.

DAN: We've got tomorrow still.

I don't if Dan and his team can try and...

Nah, they've still got a lot of work to do.

No cabinetry...

to our mudroom and laundry.

How frustrating is that?

Mate, if you need to do something.

Yeah, we'll jump on it straight away.

OK.

Sorry, boys.

(THUNDER)

(DOG HOWLING AND WHINING)

# Fly me to the moon

# And let me play...#

SCOTT: Hello, boys.

Welcome to the best house on The Block. (LAUGHS)

We went to Scotty's today,

for (SINGSONG) # Thank God It's Friday Dinner. #

Wow.

Just come into the fire...

and just... It's magnificent.

('D.A.N.C.E' BY JUSTICE PLAYING)

We looked at Scotty's new loungeroom.

TOM: That looks beautiful, that mantle.

SARAH-JANE: I love it. JENNY: It looks so good.

SARAH-JANE: His lounge and dining is plush. I expected no less.

TOM: Nah.

RACHEL: Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow.

TOM: How nice did this come out?

OZ: I love it.

ANKUR: Delicious.

What's that? G&T? Excellent! Thank you.

Cheers to that. Thank you.

MAN: It feels like a home in here.

WOMAN: It does, hey?

It does, with that big fire going.

To be honest, out of everybody's living room...

He would be my favourite. Yeah.

That's my favourite.

Yeah, I totally agree with that.

Ladies and gentleman, could I have your attention, please.

Welcome to my home. Thank you for coming.

Now, really exciting, because we've got some guests.

Gary and Catherine from Big Tree Gin Distillery.

Now, it's a really interesting story about this,

because it really relates to all of you guys.

Because Gary had a bit of a health scare in 2004, 5, 6

around that time.

And they decided to have a tree change.

(CHEERING)

And they left the CBD,

and they came up here to Woodend, and bought 80 acres.

ALL: Oh!

Then they decided to make their very own gin.

(ALL CHATTERING)

Because I'm such a good bloke, and I'm really generous,

I'm putting up 2,000 bucks cash of my own money

for the team that can make the best gin.

JENNY: Oh, god.

Omar and Oz, you don't have to participate in this,

I can work on your behalf if you like.

Yes, please.

We're going to make our own gin,

and you don't need to Google the recipe.

(LAUGHTER) I'm here. I'm here.

Oh, you're over there.

(LAUGHTER)

You don't need to Google the recipe, because I've got it for you.

WOMAN: Yay! It's written on a clipboard.

WOMAN: Yay!

That will give you a basic gin,

but the botanicals that you put in will make it a great gin.

So, that's where the difference is.

So, that is your task tonight.

There is a chance to win $2,000. $2,000.

SARAH-JANE: Tom, we have to make a gin, and win $2,000.

We have to make our own gin using botanicals,

and the gin recipe that Big Tree Distillery gave us.

Can someone pass the coriander, please?

Thank you.

Whoever's tastes nicest, gets the easy money.

WOMAN: Think about what sort of flavour profile you want.

Yeah, but is that all?

Yep, so we've got a list of ingredients you can see.

(BACKGROUND CHATTER)

So, what we can add to it?

So, you make that,

but you add that to it to get your own flavour.

Ooh, lemongrass. Done.

I'm a straight alcohol kind of person.

I like straight vodka, straight tequila.

So, let's just throw a little splash of something in there.

Lemongrass. Who doesn't love lemongrass?

SCOTT: So, for Ryan and Rachel's, 'All you need is a Pinch Gin'.

Just the one botanical - lemongrass.

RACHEL: Much like our house,

We kept a very full back

we've just put a little bit of lemongrass.

Because sometimes, all you need is a little pinch of something.

CATHERINE: So, what you want to do, is you want to pop open all the tops

and give it a good smell.

I guess it actually works out,

it's sort of something that you would like to have in a dessert.

So, don't feel scared.

I got some lemongrass, some cinnamon pods,

and this star "ani-see", is it?

Anisee?

(BELL DINGS)

I can't remember.

Yeah, anyway, three ingredients for this gin.

SCOTT: Jenny and Dylan are going for more of a complex flavour

with lemongrass, cinnamon, and star anise.

(LAUGHS)

My little potion.

I called my gin, 'Jen Gin'.

(LAUGHS)

We were going to call it 'Russell', because Dylan loves Russell Coight.

But what if we win and our gin's called "Russell".

You can't have that.

And taste it.

Gazza... Yep?

..don't talk to them anymore, talk to me,

'cause I got to make one as well.

So, I don't know if I like a fruity gin.

I want to go more earthy. Yeah.

If you want to do earthy,

put something like Angelica root in it.

But the main thing's not to go too hard

with these botanicals,

because they can really overpower it.

Oh, yeah, I can see that.

So, I'm going to do a tiny little bit.

Yep, that will be heaps.

So, for my 'Down and Dirty Earthy Gin',

I'm going to add Angelica root, chamomile flower and olive leaf.

OZ: Hey, Scotty, let's go, baby!

Scotty Cam for the win.

Scotty Cam, we need that 2K, baby.

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING AND CHATTER)

SARAH-JANE: Oh, you're losing some.

One hand.

ANKUR: I'm actually thinking of Asian vibes.

How good would it be to have a nice, like, Asiany-style gin

that goes perfectly with Asian food?

So, like, lemongrass, bit of citrus.

Like, fennel, ginger.

Anks cooks really good Asian food.

So, I'm hoping he's going to cool a really good gin too.

SCOTT: For Ank's and Sharon's "Asian Sensation",

they're adding a concoction of lemongrass, ginger,

fennel, and some citrus.

What's it smell like, Tom?

It smells like $2,000 to me.

(LAUGHS)

This is going to be the best gin on The Block.

I think it's going to be the best gin.

I think it's actually going to be better than their gin.

PRODUCER: What'd you use?

Uh.. A little bit of lemongrass.

A little bit of lemongrass. Cinnamon.

A little bit of cinnamon.

Cloves.

Cloves.

Sounds pretty crap.

Yeah, it does, now, that we're saying it out aloud.

Yeah, agreed.

Let's brew this bad boy.

Yeah.

Let's make it rain.

Choose a still, lift up the lid,

and make sure that nobody else has got it.

We put it in a distiller, and yeah, wait and see what happens.

('(BABY I'VE GOT YOU) ON MY MIND' BY POWDERFINGER PLAYING)

SCOTT: So, it's into the distiller to purify.

A quick blind taste test...

Very interesting.

..a conference away from prying ears,

and we're ready to announce

the winner of tonight's great gin challenge.

Ladies and gentlemen,

please thank Catherine and Gary from the Big Tree Gin Distillery

for coming out and helping us today.

(CHEERING)

Now, you have tasted all the gins, and you have come up with a winner.

The reason is...

The reason is...

They're all good. They were all fantastic.

But one of them in particular,

they hadn't overpowered with the botanicals.

Right. OK.

And the winner of $2,000 from my back pocket is, it's...

'Gin Jen'.

(CHEERING)

(BOTH CHEERING)

Gin Jen! Woo!

That's sick.

It's actually so good.

It's the nicest bottle.

I think we'll open our own distillery

when we get home.

Now, you've run the running race and the gin race.

(CHEERING)

(CHATTER AND LAUGHTER)

Congratulations to everybody, um, well done. Good work.

(ALL CHEERING) OMAR: Well done, guys.

Alright you lot, out of here.

SCOTT (NARRATING): I have some beauty sleep to catch up on,

and you have, well, a Hellway-sized week of painting.

('BLINDING LIGHTS' BY THE WEEKND PLAYING)

I actually thought we were in Hell Week Eight,

because I thought we had lots of Hell Weeks.

PRODUCER: Did you go back and do any work after Scotty's?

We couldn't.

You couldn't do any painting--

We couldn't do no painting, no nothing,

because they were still plastering,

and they were coming Saturday morning to sand.

So, we couldn't. We couldn't do anything.

PRODUCER: At this stage, other people are starting to look

at the shape of their home come together.

But you're not really in that position, really, are you?

Yeah, everybody is literally seeing their beautiful hallways,

breezeway, um, mudroom, laundry, coming together.

But with us, we barely have sheets on the wall.

Not even sanded for us to even put one coat on.

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SCOTT: Monday night...

Help! Can we pay a painter?

..Hellway-sized challenges keep barrelling in.

It's a bit of a dog's breakfast this area at the moment.

You knew you were signing on to The Block.

You could have been here with us on Saturday.

SCOTT: And Oz is pushed to the brink.

KEITH: What's going on here, guys?

Oz and Omar are in serious trouble.

Everywhere you look, you can just see something wrong.

Hey. Come on, man. I'm over this (BLEEP).

Are you going to let me speak? No, I'm not.

Because you've had your chance to speak.

You don't want to have chat, adult to adult?

SCOTT: And with judgement day looming...

Oh, hello. Wow.

..some will soar...

(SHAYNNA GASPS) MAN: Look at that brick.

SHAYNNA: Oh, my goodness.

SCOTT: ..and others will plummet.

SHAYNNA: Oh, god. You're going to want to see this.

This is horrible.

NEALE: OK, this is one of those moments

when you have to be careful what you wish for.