All language subtitles for Escape to the Chateau S07 E04 Orangery, Daybeds & Unexpected History.720p.HDTV.x264-DARKFLiX.English

In the heart
of the French countryside,

a magnificent chateau
stood uncared for and abandoned.

Then, six years ago,
everything changed...

Wow! Oh, look at that!

...when an intrepid British couple...

Turn, turn, turn, turn!

Wow!

...unlocked its front door..

Everything is gorgeous.

...fell in love with its grandeur
and embarked on an adventure.

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

Since they 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 out of your roof.

Behind every romantic story is
the reality!

This year, life at the chateau
has been rather different.

I'm on Heron Island!

With no weddings and events
to host...

I think we need
a roof garden up here.

O- Level level mathematics

from 1975.

...they can tackle
bigger projects than ever...

This, I'm thinking,
is a big swimming pool.

I've got a headache!

...and there are
lots of surprises in store.

Oh, wow!

Come on, let's have a little look.
Will it open?

...as the chateau reveals more
secrets.

I love it! It's so me!

It's time to
find out what happens next

in this 21st-century
French fairy tale.

I think this is a good reason
to buy a horse!

The Chateau de la Motte-Husson was
originally built in 1874

as a place of entertainment for the
wealthy Baglioni family.

150 years later, entertainment is
still at the heart of Chateau life,

but this year, with Dick and Angel's
events business on hold,

not always quite in the way you
might expect.

Hello!

Let me see them. Wow!

Today, the Strawbridge family

is preparing for an adventure
into outer space.

Let's see your rocket, Arthur.
Lovely.

To reach for the stars,

or at least a near 25 metre height
of the chateau,

Dorothy and Arthur
will be launching home-made rockets.

Three, two, one, rocket shape!

CAMERA CLICKS
Gorgeous.

And it's almost time for liftoff.

Dorothy's going first.

It's going to be half full of water.

I'm going to put a plug in the end
and we're going to push air in.

The more air that goes in,
it's going to, urrrrgh, boof!

This now, Dorothy,
is on the launchpad.

I can't believe we're aiming
at our house!

Whose idea was that?!

Right, everybody ready?

With Dorothy's rocket connected

to Dick's air compressor-based
launchpad,

COUHtdOWH can commence.

Trios!

Everybody stand clear!
It's going to go off, Dodo!

Whoa!

DICK LAUGHS

Well done, Dorothy's rocket!

Astronaut Arthur is up next.

Here we go!

We're going!

Oh...

Oh, look at that one!

That was a great one!

With both rocket successfully
launched...

...several times over...

Oh, wow!

Well done!

...it's mission accomplished.

That was amazing!

GEESE HONK

Keeping the family entertained
is one thing,

running a wedding and events
business quite another.

There we go.

Right, so canapes.

APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

But family or business,
there's always been one building

at the centre of the party -
the orangerie.

From the first moment
Dick and Angel saw it six years ago,

it captured their hearts.

Oh, my God!

Right, this is the orangerie.

Originally built as an aristocratic
status symbol by the Baglionis,

the orangerie was not only a place
to grow tropical plants,

but an exotic location
to entertain guests,

a point not missed by Angel's
mother, Jenny.

And Jenny's prediction came true.

It played host to Dick and Angel's
own nuptials.

And, since then, thousands of guests
have been entertained

under its roof.

But today,
that original Victorian roof

and the building it's meant
to protect is showing its age.

BIRDS SING

So, with no guests this year,
it's the perfect time

to bring back to its former glory.

But to do that,
Dick and Angel need specialist help,

so have enlisted
the expertise of roofer mate Steve.

This has to look roof. This has to
look good, doesn't it? Yes.

Top of Angel's wish list
for the new roof

is for it to have
the weathered beauty of the old one.

I'm worried that it's going to be
all new and clean

and I'm going to feel slightly, you
know, like a lovely patina wall

to a new plastered wall. Yeah.

I feel like there's
got to be a bit of compromise.

What's all the green stuff on there?
Lichen, effectively. Lichen.

You know, I just love it all.

Good.

You really know how to play
the game with this girl, don't you?

The salvaged
slate will satisfy Angel,

but never one to waste the pennies,

Dick's keen to know if
pre-loved comes at a discount.

So is it going to be cheaper or more
expensive than buying new?

I think it will
be slightly more expensive.

DICK MIMICKS A HEART ATTACK

It is, isn't it?
That's the way of it.

It's fine.

But there are some advantages
to old Welsh slate -

it's very durable.

It's going to see
me out, that's for sure.

It's going to see you out, as well.
Oh, don't make me cry!

Arthur and Dorothy do not want to be
thinking about this for the next...

I mean, gosh, Arthur's already got
this earmarked for his restaurant!

It's a good investment!

A few clays later,
the orangerie overhaul is under way.

And with the bare bones of the roof
being revealed,

Angel's keen for a closer look.

Right, are you ready for your first
driving lesson?

The six-tonne cherry-picker will
lift her around the seven metres

needed for a bird's-eye view.

For you to work the joystick,

what you have to do is put your foot
on the pedal. Yeah.

Take hold of the joystick. Yeah.
Pull the trigger.

Pull it towards you and you will
start to move that way.

It's not moving.

Now push it to the right. I am.
Your right.

You are going to turn.
Hold on, stop.

Right, watch.

Oh, sorry, you have to press the
button first!

Are you serious? I didn't know there
was a button on it.

There's a button to press that you
didn't tell me about!

DICK LAUGHS

Watch these wheels...

Watch these wheels.

Hi, Steve! Hiya!

Here we go. The girl's going up.

It's like being at Disney.

I like this. I think we
need a roof garden up here.

Oh, dear God!

Oh, wow.

Darling, honestly, this is a view.
It's gorgeous.

Beautiful.

I'm so in love with this building,

just the shape and even the joists
look gorgeous, don't they?

Look at all of this root!
That's the wisteria, isn't it?

Oh, my goodness me! Dick, the
wisteria is out of control in here.

But it's the near 100-year-old
intricate detail

on this beautiful cross-gabled roof
that really catches Angel's eye.

You know, when you're up here,

you can really see
the beautiful pattern

that comes with age with them.

It is absolutely stunning.

Yeah.

Yes.

And Angel can't
resist getting involved.

Is that something
that we can help you with?

Oh, I'd love to
learn how to do that!

BOTH LAUGH

I love it. You're doing
a great job. Great.

Angel has always loved bringing the
past back to life

and never likes
to miss an opportunity.

Over in the chateau's attic, though,

there's something she's had
her eye on for the last six years,

but hasn't found a use
for, until now.

These beds have been very patient

and I've always thought I'm going to
do something with them.

But we've got two cots
and we've got this daybed,

and now I'm looking at it,
it's gigantic.

It's not the right thing for
the orangerie.

Umm...l wonder.

L'lljust get one up.

They are very, very heavy.

OK...

Angel thinks this old cot has the
potential to become a daybed

for the front of the orangerie, but
first some improvisation.

Hmmmm

Obviously, that comes up
and that makes you a little cot,

which is nice.

So I wonder if
that can be the chair?

It sort of makes it ornate.

Is that too low?

Hmm... I wonder if the...

Oh, yeah, it's really low!

I wonder if one of these will work.

The structure's
actually quite good.

Urgh, manky.

I do not have my
brave gloves on me right now.

There we go, perfect.

I'm genuinely
surprised that that fits!

Oh, that's a lovely height.

I think the only way to know
if it looks right

is to give it a bit of love.

OK, right, I've got to get this off.

(Right, brave gloves...)

Unfortunately for Angel,
she's not the only one

that's taken a shine
to the mattress.

Oh, there's a spider on there!

I was going to
take it into my workroom,

but I'll do that later when
the spider's gone somewhere else.

Urgh!

After a journey of nearly 400 miles,

seven tonnes of
Welsh slate has finally arrived.

Look at this!

Dick can't wait to inspect their
purchase.

Right, talk to me about
these slates.

That is substantial.

If I compare that to the ones that
have come off the roof,

there's a huge difference.

RINGING

Yeah.

The Welsh slates,
though perhaps less elegant,

are thicker cut and more robust.

You can hear the ring on it.

RINGING

I once did some work with a bloke
who tuned engines for V8s

and he used to smell the dipstick.

So mechanics that smell dipsticks
and roofers who listen to the ring.

As far as I'm concerned, you're a
happy man, you got slates?

The roofs of the chateau and its
many outbuildings

cover hundreds of square metres,

demanding maintenance
on a massive scale.

But now the orangerie's
cross-gabled roof

is beginning to take shape,

Angel's excited to see the
building's elegance start to return.

As you're doing it,
like, it's looking so gorgeous!

Particularly as
the 19th-century orangerie

has always had a
special place in her heart.

Outside of our home,
Dick loves his walled garden

and, for me, it's the orangerie.

We've had a roof fund basically
since day one.

I just didn't think I'd
be spending it so quickly!

And this is just the start.

This area
needs a little bit of TLC.

When we start our weddings again,
we need to have brides to be able

to walk into the orangerie and not
have mud on their wedding dress.

I'm excited for what
this place is going to be.

ANGEL CHUCKLES

The orangerie roof replacement is
well under way,

and true to his word,

roofer mate Steve has let Angel
in on the secrets

of scalloping.

When Dick, Steve and I talked about
the roof, Steve

mentioned about all the detail, I
could see Dick rolling his eyes,

cos, you know, it takes, it takes
time, but it's that finish

that is just so important.

Using an original curved slate
from the ridge as a template,

the orangery's new roof will
still have all the character

of the old one.

Angel, though, as always,
can see room for improvement.

Feel like I want to get
the nail file out.

Hey, Steve, is there a slate file?

Really?

I think I've just come up with
an invention, cos that, look...

Yeah?

Great. I could be
your new apprentice.

With over 100 slates to shape,

Angel's got plenty of time
to perfect her technique.

I'm fanning them so I look like I've
done more than if I stack them.

Look. There's a lot to do, so
I need to get a bit quicker.

Right on cue,

Dick's come to check on progress.

What's the apprentice like?

Shall I show you? Go on, show me.
Right.

OK, so I've got my mark.
Yeah.

OK.

You're snibbling.
Yeah.

These are thick old slates
you're cutting, aren't they?

At the end of it you're going to
have a hand that can crush walnuts.

LAUGHTER

You're loving it, aren't you?

I know when my girl is happy.

And look at that.
I wish I'd realised this sooner,

we could have had each
individual slate scalloped

and I had such peace for the last
month.

I didn't say anything.

OK.

Keep smiling. Make her work hard.
Bye. Yeah.

Bye. Mwah.

A few clays later, Dick's hoping
to uncover some chateau history

that may lie just beneath the grass
in front of the orangerie.

Old friend and neighbour, Jean
Bertrand, whose family has lived

locally for decades, has shared
important insider information.

John Bertrand's uncle, he remembers
that there's a sort of a pathway

that goes that way,

this gravel granitic, and it goes
that way as well.

So they can excavation
archeologique...

Exploration.

And what better way to find
the remains

of the original Victorian terrace...

Here we go.

I'm loving this, I'm loving this.

...than with the gentle touch
of John Bertrand and his digger?

2020 has been a very different year,
and can you imagine me starting to

do this in April, just before
the wedding season?

What is the thing about breaking
eggs to make omelettes, you know,

the bottom line is
we have to make a real mess.

Arret, arret, arret.

If he likes what he finds,
Dick hopes to restore

it to its former glory.

That's actually terrace
we've found straight away.

We were told there was a memory
of ladies having tea out here.

Now that must have been 120
years ago, 110 years ago, at least.

Je pense ne pas possible...
How do you say save it?

To save it, to keep it.

Sadly, what was once a white expanse
of fashionable terrace allowing

enjoyment of the orangerie
and its botanical delights

is now too damaged to save.

Chalk. It's concrete.

It looks like concrete with chalk
on the top of it. Look.

It would be nice if it was nice
little bits of pubbles or something.

Beggars can't be choosers.
At least it's solid.

While they can't restore
the terrace, they can recreate it.

And this will provide a good base.

There's some gravel underneath,
it's very flinty.

Arthur'll like it.

He likes the stones does my son.
Dorothy likes the pink ones,

Arthur like most of them,
especially the ones that are gold.

I'll keep that for him.

Angel's found a spot outside
for the messy job of cleaning

the old cot frame, destined
to be a daybed

for the overhauled orangerie.

Not sure if it's little bits of rust
or just years and years

of dust coming off.

It has been painted before,
but really badly.

This would never, ever be acceptable
in my school.

But there's nothing Angel
loves more than a spruce up.

I'm not convinced because it
really looks like a cot right now.

But if I have a thought process, I,

I genuinely am stubborn-minded
enough to finish it just because

that's who I am.

And I keep having to remind myself,
you know, that this is going

to be down and there's going to be
an attractive mattress on there.

And we'll sit there and smile in
the moonlight.

Or, l'lljust put it in the house
for the kids to sit on.

But there's no time, though,
for Arthur and Dorothy to rest -

the intrepid explorers are heading
out on an adventure.

I want you to look out
for fresh signs.

Dick and his diminutive detectives
are on the hunt for wild beasts

lurking in the chateau's grounds.

Mind the brambles and the holly.
I'll be in trouble with Mummy.

Look at that tree.

Look, Arthur, see that
circle of deadness.

There's a path around it. Do you
know what's happened here?

Have you ever seen the film The
jungle Book with the big bear Baloo?

Goes like this.

Have you seen him
scratching his back?

What do you think's been scratching
that tree and making it alL...?

I know, I know!

Wild boar. Now, if the wild boar
scratched up to here, it means the

wild boar was probably this size.

Do you know what that means?

Do you know what?
It's probably as heavy as Daddy.

But the only way to know for sure

is by setting up some secret
surveillance.

Ah, look, one trail cam.

OK, we're going to go like this,
children.

OK, that's pointed
at the tree. Right.

Dorothy, lead the way
to the marshes please.

It's important we don't get lost.

Angel is taking her own exciting
discovery, the dusty old mattress

she found in the attic,
to her tresorie for some TLC.

The top does look a bit worn,
I'm not going to lie,

but I'm going to cover
it up and if I was doing

this professionally,
I wouldn't be able to.

But it's just for us, so it's OK.

The cover and stuffing have both
seen better clays, but ever

resourceful, Angel has a plan
to restore its oomph.

I have these left over
from the wedding chairs.

I need to stick all these together
and that's going to be my first base

for this. Contact glue,
where did I put it?

With the first layer in place,
Angel moves on to her next

transformational trick.

This stuff, you put it on over any
foam or any shape

and it just softens it and kind
of gives you that shape and often

kind of the sort of, you know,
that puffiness that you want.

Just need to be able to staple it
to the underneath.

It is now resembling something that
I would put my bottom on.

Or more importantly, let Dick and
the children put their bottoms on.

Satisfied with the substance,
Angel turns her attention

to the style.

Pale curtains.

This already looks like something
you'd sit on.

The only difficult bit

are the corners - you could cut
something, you could stitch it,

but actually I'm going
to fold it in.

So I just want to
push my fabric underneath.

A little tack in there.

That's my one I just want to get in.

Lovely.

The orangerie roof
is almost complete.

That's the last piece of that ridge?

Makes me happy.

The lead's on the ridge.

Da-da-da-dah!

Well done. Weatherproof.

Thanks, Steve.

With the roof finished, Dick's focus
can return to ground level.

Parfait la. Parfait.

He plans to recreate the original
terrace using leftover slabs

from last year's creation
of the chateau's patio.

Stage one, a firm foundation
involves five tonnes of rough sand.

A little water.

Not soup. Pas soup!

And just the right amount of water
before compacting it down.

Like all things, it's never easy.

Just as the orangerie will be a
place for loved ones to come together,

Dick's making its renovation
a family affair by calling in

Papi Steve to help.

And with nearly 100 square metres of
ground to pave, roofer mate Steve's

mucking in too.

Angela has said
we do not have to be square.

These are random packs.

When we did the chateau,
because the chateau isn't pointed

at the gateway,
it's pointed offline,

we had to make it random
and we had to make our own...

It was really hard.
We had all big lines ofjoin.

With care and precision required,
Colonel Dick rounds up his troops.

Jobs. Quinten, you're going to
finish giving this flat.

There's only bumps.
See the little raised like that?

Just knock the top off them,
because as long as it's sort

of relatively smooth we can lay on
it.

OK, after that you're on mix -
nice and stiff.

Do not worry too much about
the edges, but they can stick out

a little bit with the grass
growing between it to get

it so it goes into nature.

Did I do that right?

Instructions given and compacter
running again,

it's all hands on deck to lay
the base for Dick's perfectly

planned, yet random paving.

The first half dozen
are the slowest.

And the last one's a pain in the
butt.

HE CHUCKLES

GEESE HONK, DOG BARKS

As autumn colours
cascade around the chateau,

leaves aren't the only
things falling.

Just get a feel for how bad it is.
Oh. Oh, yes. Right, I get it.

SHE LAUGHS
OK? Yeah.

The once opulent orangerie's
now somewhat rustic render

needs to make way
for a smooth new facade.

You want me to be vicious
and sort of...? No.

Just doucement, doucement.

Just get rid of the loose
and leave the rest there.

Wisdom imparted, Dick decides
to share the latest task

to protect this old 19th-century
building for generations to come.

I'm quite getting into this,
babes. Good.

And when I look up it,
I'll be like, "This is my bit!"

If this looks bad,
everybody will know it looks bad,

because people are going to see. Oh!
There's lumps coming down.

People get scared, don't they,
of the outside of houses? Yeah.

If it was the inside, people would
get a little filler and have a go.

You know, every time you see
something from a different angle,

there's another job to do!

Dick, I need to prune back here.

With the wisteria finding its way
into every nook and cranny,

Angel takes swift action.

I love wild, overgrown things.

But not when it eats your roof!
SHE LAUGHS

I can actually remember the first
bit of pruning that I did.

It was here, and honestly, I might
as well have had toenail cutters!

I was like...it
was like a bonsai tree!

While Angel's approach might have
changed over the years...

It does have to be savaged back.

...the climber has grown
only more precious to her.

The gnarliness of the trunk,
I will never, ever tire of this.

I mean, there's part of me that
wants to, you know, coat it in gold!

It's stunning. I love it.

There's something else, too,
that's pleasing to Angel's eye.

I'm so excited at our flagstones.

It feels exciting that we've got
a bit of energy here.

Although we don't know
when our events are going to start,

we're getting ready for it.

And that is just making me feel
so happy, I can't tell you.

With Angel winning
the wisteria war...

DICK SCOLDS DOG

...Dick, Arthur and Dorothy
are settling down to see

if their trail cameras have
captured any wildlife on film.

Move over! Come on, move over.
Right. Let's have a little look.

Are you ready?

Oh! I can't see anything there,
can you?

When you're looking for wildlife,
sometimes you don't get anything.

Well, do you know what, if it's
meant for you, it won't go by you.

My mummy says that. Oh!

What's it doing?
He's rubbing his face on it!

He might have an itchy beard!

Sometimes you get itchy beards!

Oh! There's three!

See the size of its hump?
That's a boar.

The boars are the males
and the sows are the females.

And that's a big old boar there.

It's wiping its bum against it!
THEY GIGGLE

Enough! Enough! Enough!

THEY GIGGLE

Restoration of the orangerie's
exterior still far from complete,

Angel's parents Steve and Jenny
are lending a hand...

They look amazing! ..to help
preserve this special place.

You'd probably enjoy doing this,
Jen.

I think I might be
here another few years doing this!

THEY CHUCKLE

Pop it in there. Thank you.

For the next stage of the makeover,
Dick and Angel

are cooking up quite the concoction!

So we've got the flour
and demerara sugar!

Looks a bit like that, doesn't it?!
And what is it? One lime to three...

Sand. ..sand.
Do you need some water? Yeah.

Sprinkle it in the middle? Yeah,
just come down like that, yeah.

I would say that's us.
It's a thing of beauty!

Mixing the lime render
might be redolent of baking,

but applying it certainly
isn't a piece of cake!

You see under here?

You go like this. If you go like
this, you can... See?

OK. Yeah? Yeah. OK.

So find your holes, get it in there.

I don't think you've wet
this enough, this bit.

Well, wet it some more, then.
I think mine's as OK as yours, no?

Good.
just having a quick look at yours.

Not that it's not a competition,
or anything!

JENNY GIGGLES

It's just the feeling in here
of so much happiness in this room.

You know, it's great.

You know,
I'm happy to be doing the sanding!

Well, when we first came here,
I remember saying to my daughter

and Dick, "Oh, this could be
a room for the weddings."

And she said, "Yes, Mum!"

And while Jenny is happy to see the
orangerie's aesthetics refreshed,

she knows it's this building's
ambience that really matters.

There's been so many lovely parties
and weddings here.

You can actually feel
it in the room. It's just amazing.

All the memories that this
orangerie has got already.

And there's more to come.

Dick has headed over
to his special hideaway...

It's where we keep all
of our resources without a purpose!

...determined that nothing from this
renovation will go to waste.

These are offcuts from the French
slates taken off the orangerie.

And they break easily.

Once broken up,
Dick plans to use them

to pretty up the flowerbeds
in front of the orangerie.

It's only rubbish,
we have no more uses for it.

Everyone is working up
a healthy appetite,

and Jenny's decided to cook
dinner for the family.

Arthur,
do want to do some flatbread?

And tonight, with Arthur and
Dorothy's input, it's curry night.

OK. This is bread flour.

Just stir it with that end, yes.

Put some flour on your hands. Go
like this, and then turn it round.

Let me see if you can do it.
I can see you loving that!

SHE GIGGLES

Right, Grandma's going to put
some clingfilm on.

With the dough proving,

Grandma's sous chefs are put
on salad detail...

Where's the best parsley, Arthur?

...heading out into the walled garden
to select the best of their crop.

Is it nice and fresh?
Oh, that's beautiful. Grandma!

Do you want to get some radish
for your salad?

Go on, then!

Oh, my! Oh, my goodness!

Look at that! Look at this!
Oh, it's ginormous!

That will feed us all very nicely!

SHE LAUGHS
Come on, then.

BIRDS TWITTER

As another day at the chateau
draws to a close,

Cafe Grandma is open and ready to
serve up a well earned family feast.

Evening! We're here! Hello!

Mummy and Daddy haven't stopped
today and I could honestly

put some butter on you
and eat you up!

THEY LAUGH

And at Cafe Grandma, only
the freshest ingredients are served.

Wow! Who grew those?

ALL TALK AT ONCE

It's amazing!

Did they?

They can't do, it looks
so professional!

Do you know what,
it's team effort, isn't it?

Absolutely team effort. I've got to
tell you, it looks absolutely yummy.

Aw!

Jenny's curry looks set to fuel
another day of hard work

and adventures tomorrow.

Cafe Grandma! Cafe Grandma!
Love you!

Thanks, Mum! Love ya.

It's been a busy few weeks
at the chateau.

The autumn overhaul of the
orangerie's exterior

is almost complete.

Well, this is a nice day, babe.

And in homage the orangerie's
horticultural heritage,

Dick and Angel have donned
their gardening gloves.

I think it's clear down

and the start of what we want it
to be in the future.

As it's a wedding venue, Dick and
Angel are sowing the seeds of love.

So we're going to just put some
roses in and everything else is out.

Do you think that that's
a good starting point?

Yeah, I'm very happy with that.
Right, what I'm going to do,

I'm going to get rid of all
the plants that are not roses.

Yep. One there, one there,
one there. Yeah, lovely.

I love it there.

That looks nice.
I'm glad you're happy.

It seems the roses are already
having the desired effect.

I know I say it quite a lot
when we work,

but it does actually
feel like a date.

It's quite nice, isn't it? Yeah!

It's cos of the lovely summer.

And it's reminiscent of an
autumn day five years ago.

Our wedding day was
exactly this weather.

I mean, I managed to wear a
tiny little dress and lace cape

and I was not cold.

I can't see a cloud in the sky.

How good is that? Wow.

Yes, we like that.

Right, bamboo. Big bamboo. Yep.

Whilst roses provide the romance,

bamboo, plentiful in
the chateau's grounds,

adds structure and contrast.

I think it comes over this way
a bit. Yeah.

Like, I don't know, ten inches.

Right.

There we go. Perfect. Where it was.

That's not where it was,
I promise you. Right.

Let's get it in.

Is that one poorly or does that
just need to be...? No, it's bendy.

Do you need a bamboo to keep it up?
DICK CHUCKLES

Smarty-pants.

How's that look for you?
That's good. It's lovely.

I just feel like it sort of
just frames

the side of the building lovely.

Wasting nothing, Dick and Angel
top the flowerbed off

with a slate chip mulch made
from the original roof tiles.

What do you think?
Yeah, I think it's lovely.

It's gorgeous.

With the orangerie at the heart
of celebrations in the chateau,

a family event is being planned
to mark its external makeover.

And Dick's in charge of
competitive entertainment.

What else have we got for arrows?
Any more you see?

The inaugural Strawbridge
archery tournament,

for which Arthur is going to
need his first bow and arrow.

Just gonna take this little
bad boy here. Well done.

You're my sort of draught horse.

Keep walking out, go to the left.

That's right!

DICK LAUGHS

With their quiver and arrows
from the bamboo forest,

Dick and Arthur set off
in search of a bow.

See, we're looking for something
about the thickness of your thumb.

I think this one might
be interesting.

Sycamore branch selected...

...the boys set up camp
in a familiar spot.

Do you remember the first time we
came and sat here, you and me?

What did we do?

And?

We had baked beans and sausages,
and you ate all the sausages.

You remember? We built
a little fire here.

But now we just sit
and hang out like men.

Still not quite ready for machetes
and knives though,

seven-year-old Arthur learns
the basics of bow construction

through observation.

What's the verdict, guv?

The twang of an English longbow.

With the bow tuning up nicely,
Dick turns his attention to ammo.

Yes. I think we fired about 300
or 400 metres, which is...

Quarter of the mile
is 400 metres, isn't it?

You're so clever.

Hold it in that hand, like that.

Hold it. Big long pull.

Wow!

Arthur, considering that was
your first shot, mate, not bad.

What do you reckon, Petal?

Good man.

It's time for Dick and Angel
to put the finishing touches

to the orangerie.

I just want a couple of twinklies,
really. Right.

So, we want these to be
probably like that, yeah? Yeah.

And there...

...down to over here. Yeah.

Lovely. Along the side.

All these leaves are going
to fall down on your nice patio.

Stop. Oh, no! Stop it! Stop it.

Stop making the patio dirty!

Right, so tell what's happening
with chairs.

Let's get them on and then...

Go on, Mr Strawbridge,
you're creative.

You're so taking the mickey.
I'm not.

That means put them on
so I can move them.

OK.

It was tight before but...

Wow! That's amazing.

I think I need to sit on it to...
Was it a cot?

That kids are going to love,
love sitting on this.

We'll see if it works. OK, hold on.

That... Oh, it's really comfy.

I like that.

It holds us both.

Cheeky!

Just stepping back here now,

have a look at the whole thing,
darling girl.

Let me look, let me step back.

Our sort of faded elegance has been
transformed a bit, hasn't it?

What was already
a beautiful building,

long overdue Dick and Angel's
love and attention,

is now an equally elegant future
proof version of itself.

The challenge of replacing
the old weathered roof

with one that Angel can love
just as much has been met.

Having 50-year-old slates on there,

it just looks like they're supposed
to be there. Agreed. Totally.

Loads of wee scallops.

Your wee scallops. My wee scallops.

No, I feel quite proud of those.
ANGEL LAUGHS

The once crumbling exterior has been
restored to its former glory.

New render, new pointing,

windows done up the roof,
the patio, the beds,

everything here.

There's a simplicity to it
which is actually quite special.

The newly paved terrace
is the perfect spot

to soak up some sun
at any time of the year.

And beneath the climbing wisteria,

the freshly planted flower beds,
verdant, even now in autumn,

are bursting with promise
for next spring.

I would've bought this
building on its own.

You'd save me so much work if
you just bought an orangerie

instead of a chateau.

None of it would have been possible

without the help of friends
and family.

I like the fact that Mum and Dad

have taken ownership
of this as well.

It felt quite nostalgic,
I have to say,

when we was all beavering around,
cos, you know, we haven't had that

same kind of urgency this year

and it actually felt lovely that we
was just all doing it together.

Yeah.

Sunshine.

80 guests here, everybody's milling
around, having a bit of fun,

having a laugh. Mm. Yeah?

The orangerie deserves that,
doesn't it? It does.

But today it'll be a rather
smaller gathering,

though hopefully
just as much merriment.

And the most important
guests are about to arrive.

Angel's daybed gets a
brief seal of approval.

Oh, they love it.

These two look really cute on it.

But fun and games
are the order of the day...

It's a little bit more
complicated on here, though.

...including the archery competition.

Right, I think we're gonna have
a quick drink first.

Arthur, come over to the bar.

Van de Vin, the chateau's
bountiful bar on wheels,

has been resurrected for today's
celebration.

To the competition,
who is Robin Hood?

Cheers, cheers, cheers to the
buccaneers. To the bow and arrow.

I'm going to be the judge
and then at the end

I'm going to have a go and see if I
can beat anyone who's the winner.

Oh! Oh. Dorothy.

Oh! Oh!

Mummy's turn. I love this.

Oh, no, you've really
put me on the spot.

I've paid no attention either.

DICK LAUGHS
That's wrong.

Pull it and let it go.

Nearly! Nearly. We'll do one more.

Right, go on, then, Arthur.
Arthur's go. You can do it.

THEY CHEER

Dick's hoping to show
the family how it's done.

Right, here we go.

Arthur...

Oh!
ARTHUR AND DOROTHY LAUGH

So close! Arthur, you're
the official winner.

Who's winning?

Arthur, you have won first place
without a doubt.

Next time, there's a
trip down memory lane...

It's 10 years exactly this week.

...love is in the air...

Could tell Angela and I
were a match made in heaven

when I won her heart
with some cooked pork belly.

...an anniversary gift
to top them all.

Oh, it looks great.
Do you know what?

The surprise is the
bad part about this!

Would you like to dine, madam?

...and a night to remember.

Dread to think what the bill's
going to be like tonight!

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