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Crossing the world in speed, style
and to schedule

is how most celebrities like to
travel.

But will journeying
through rather than flying over

help them see the world
without the filter of fame?

When I used to travel with the band,

we literally saw nothing.

I want to feel it
and smell it and experience it.

I want to be there.

It's the sense of adventure,

it's the challenge that excites me.

It's a totally unique opportunity.

This is about unplugging

from the Matrix.

Be in the world, not looking
at the world through a phone.

I've never done

anything like this before.

This is going to be
winging it as we go.

Marrakech, North Africa...

..to Tromso,
the gateway to the Arctic.

Flight time, eight hours.

But can four celebrities navigate

this 10,000 kilometre route

without boarding a single plane,

and all for the price
of doing it by air?

Mum!

Their only help...Don't.

..their nearest and dearest.

North's up there
and south's down there.

Have you got the tickets?
You're joking me.

I think I'll be in control
of the map-reading.

Just get off of me!

You'll be the brains,
and I'll be the boss.

Come on!

Can they weather the storm
of travelling tough together?

Is there a toilet on the bus?
No. No?

I always look after you,
don't worry, son.

Pressing yourself against the window
to try and cool down.

Without smartphones...

We're, like, lost right now.

And on a limited budget.

HARRY YAWNS

I'm afraid it's train tap water for
you, Mum.

We'll be a good team.
What are you going to do? Smile!

We're about to find out.

Will navigating more than 20
countries...

If this isn't magical, what is?

It's, like, picture-perfect
up here, isn't it?

..and experiencing the world
at ground level...

Woohoo!

Yee-ha!

Wow. I could get used to this.

I need your help.

..reveal new depths to themselves...

I'm learning so many new things
about myself.

You're a really good mum.

..and their relationships?

You never want to let your mum down.
Bless you, darling.

You never will let me down.

But in a competition...

To the checkpoint!

Run, run, run! Come on, come on.

..only one team can finish first...

Let's get on the train.

..in a race...

Every second counts. Go, go, go!

..across the world.

Vamos! Vamos, vamos, vamos!

Gets the adrenaline going, though,
Mum.

Got it going enough, thank you.

In the north of Africa...

..between the Sahara Desert,

Atlantic Ocean

and Atlas Mountains...

..lies Morocco's ancient
walled city, Marrakech.

With over ten languages spoken,

it pulses with
the cultural collision

of Africa, Europe
and the Middle East.

And nowhere more so than
in its heart, the medina.

Enclosed by 12 miles of ramparts

with palaces, mosques,
and a labyrinth of alleyways,

today, it's where the race begins.

Bit of hustle and bustle going on.

Donkey incoming.

First to arrive...

This is cool, innit? Wow.

..professional racing driver
and broadcaster Billy Monger

and his younger sister, Bonny.

It's amazing, isn't it?
Yeah, it's so different

to anything I've really seen before.

Maybe we should buy a genie lamp
for our three wishes.

What would our wishes be?

Make it. Make it.
Make it to the finish line.

Billy isn't so street smart at all.
Like, he's quite protected.

He'll struggle
with having no mum around, I think.

She does everything for you, really,
doesn't she?

I don't think he knows
what a washing machine is. Yeah.

I'm a mummy's boy.

Who knew they did Dior here, eh?

Ah-ah, keep your eyes off the Dior!

Thou shalt not shop.

When I was growing up, I talked
about doing some travelling

and I've seen my friends do that.

But when I had my accident at 17,

I thought I would never get to do
travelling like this.

Which way, do you reckon?

Maybe up here?

This is definitely a chance for me
to gain a little bit of independence

and have my own experience.

Whoa, look at that.

A couple of guys and a desk.
I think that's us.

They look very serious.

Hi.

Good morning.

Welcome to Morocco.

Do you have any phones on you? Cash?

Yeah. Credit cards? We do.

If you do, hand them over, please.
Oh, no! Thank you.

Stripped of all the trappings
of modern-day life,

the teams receive a world
map and travel guide...

Don't lose that. That is essential.

..money belts...Yeah.

..and for their safety,
a GPS tracker.

Being young, we may be a little
bit naive to some things

because we haven't travelled
before...

Haven't got many skills between us.

Good luck. Thank you. Thank you.

We have no strategy.

We have no game plan.

All the gear, no idea.
I know, right?

You got a motto for us?

Hang on in there.

Next up...

Ooh!

Look, Harry.

Wow.

..with seven number ones and over
10 million record sales,

McFly drummer Harry Judd
and his mum Emma.

Travelling as McFly, wow.

I mean, I feel embarrassed
to admit it,

but everything's kind
of organised for you.

Look, it goes right down there.

We're always going from one city
to the other, doing gigs and promo

and just looking out of the window

and wondering what life
is like in these places.

Oh, I've gone in the muck.

Harry, I'm getting stuck in the mud.
Careful, careful.

Yeah, look where we're going.

I've never really done
the backpacking thing, ever.

And I've always wanted to.

I never thought I'd be doing
it with my mum!

Oh, watch out.

Harry left home at 17.

One minute he was just going
for the audition for McFly,

then suddenly, boom, you turn
around saying, "I'm off."

And it broke my heart, if I'm
honest, and I missed you terribly.

Harry. Oh, my God.

This is something, isn't it?

Wow.

Absolutely beautiful.

Quick dip?

This, for me, is going to be
a snatch of time together,

and it's bloody marvellous.

Absolutely wonderful.

What an opportunity.
Shall I take the maps, Mum?

I think you'd better. Right.
Thank you! Bye!

Some people can't imagine

the thought of spending four weeks
24/7 with their mum.

Um...but I can.

Oh, thank you.

Wow. We're going to have a good
time. We are.

It's so funny. The last time
I was here, it was for a rave.

It's a little bit different.

Third to join the race,

award-winning singer-songwriter,

All Saints' Melanie Blatt
and her mum, Helene.

I still can't believe we're doing
this, Mum.

I just want to get started.

For Melanie, her dream was to do
music, and she's done that.

Now there's so much more she can do,
but she lost her confidence.

Now there's so much more she can do,
but she lost her confidence.

I have no idea what's coming next
for me, so I need to get out there.

I need to get off my arse.

If I can find out what I want to get
out of life, that would be helpful.

If I can find out what I want to get
out of life, that would be helpful.

Oh, my God, it's starting, Mum,
this is it.

This is it. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

My mum, even though she
wasn't my first choice,

she's the best choice.

She was in the army.

She travelled the world,
slumming it on very tight budgets.

She travelled the world,
slumming it on very tight budgets.

She can speak lots of languages.

You speak Arabic? French.

Merci.

And what would I bring?

You're going to be next to me.

I feel like that's not really
bringing anything, though, is it?

You're not really saying
I'm going to...

I'm basically not going to help.

Bonne chance. Thank you.

Completing the line-up...

I can really smell the horse manure.

Well, this is Marrakech.

..broadcaster and weatherman
Alex Beresford and his dad, Noel.

..broadcaster and weatherman
Alex Beresford and his dad, Noel.

This is the first time I've been any
part of Africa, you know.

Oh, is it? Yes.
I didn't know that.

This is going to be a new
experience for both of us.

I'm not the most adventurous
person.

I would say
I am a massive creature of habit.

I do like routine.

I eat the same sandwich
for lunch every day.

That's really boring, isn't it?
But it's true.

I didn't realise that
until I heard you say that.

I'll tell you what, I feel like
I've got my whole house on my back.

Going on this journey,

I'm going to have to learn
to let go.

This is me kind of like throwing
off the old Alex

and trying new things.

Oh, can I just keep a message
from my mum? OK.

It keeps me safe and healthy.

We both want to win,
so we're agreed on that.

But as for who is the boss...?

I'm the boss. OK, you're the boss.
OK, fine!

The thing is, obviously,
I'm quite wise now.

Never as wise as your father, kid.

Always remember that.

Armed with the essentials...
You want me to do the honours?

Yeah. Envelope.

..time for them to find
out where the race will take them.

"The race begins at two o'clock."

"Your final destination is Tromso."

BOTH LAUGH

I don't have a clue where that is,
do you?

Never heard of that.

Look, there's an O with a "tch"
in it.

That looks, like, Viking-y.
Yeah.

Scandinavian. Yeah. Yes.

Tromso. Tromso...

Tromso, there we go. Oh, Harry!

A journey of 10,000 kilometres
to the mighty Norwegian fjords

A journey of 10,000 kilometres
to the mighty Norwegian fjords

and the finish line - Tromso,
capital of the Arctic.

So basically, we're going
from Africa to the Arctic.

Norway it is.

To get there, they must pass

through five checkpoints.

Only when they reach one

will they learn

where the next will be.

And they will have to do it all

for under £2,000

for each team member,

the equivalent cost

of flying the route...

Sounds like a lot of money,
but I don't think it is, really,

by the time we've eaten each day.

..a budget of just £69 a day.

We've got to be really careful.

Yeah, we do.
Europe is very expensive.

So these are the dirhams
and this is the euros.

I think we're going to have to get
more money.

You'd better start stripping, Mum.

Right, the checkpoint is... "Pinya"?

"Pin-how?"

How would you pronounce that?

"Pin-ho". "Pin-ow".

That sounds like...China?

East Africa.

Thailand?

It is at this point that I realise
I'm very much a national weatherman,

not an international weatherman.

THEY LAUGH

With the race about to begin,

the teams make their way
to the start line

in the main square, Djemaa El Fna.

I feel a bit... Gosh. What?
The tension's building.

Don't worry, I've got you.

Their first chance to size up
the opposition.

Look out, here we come, Team Judd.

I'm quite looking forward to meeting
the other teams, as well.

Don't forget it's a race, Mum.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Nice to meet you!

Hey, you all right?

Is that Alex the weatherman?

All Saints? Yeah.
I know who all of you are.

ALL LAUGH

Have you ever done anything
like this before? No.

We've got a ruthless side,
Team Judd.

We may seem friendly,

but we're going to be a force to be
reckoned with, aren't we, Mum?

Right, it's time. Let's get racing.
Yeah, let's do it.

This is real.

Ready, Dad? Yeah, I'm ready.

Hang on, look, your shoelaces.

Ah! Do you want me to do those for
you? I'll do a double bow.

Don't tie them together. There.
Thank you. Thank you very much.

I'm expecting fear, anxiety.

We are entering into the unknown.

Good luck, guys. Good luck.

Break a leg!

Basically, Mum and Dad said,

"You're not going to be cut out
for this", haven't they?

Can we prove them wrong?
I think we will prove him wrong.

I've got a feeling some of the other
teams might underestimate us.

They probably think that you're old

and I'm like a princess
or something,

but we're going to outsmart them.

Oh, my God! The race is on.

We are properly off.

You got factor 50 on, yeah? Yes.

First thing is to find someone
that speaks a bit of English.

See if we can figure out
where Pinhao is.

Do you speak English? Yeah?

No English? Pinhao? Pinha?

Pinhao?

IN FRENCH:

Yeah, it's going to help us. The
others are going to take a minute

to figure out, hopefully,
where Pinhao is.

They can't speak to people
as easily as we can here.

Parlez Francais?

Portugal. It's Portugal.

Almost 2,000 kilometres
from Marrakech

on the other side
of the Mediterranean,

the first checkpoint, Pinhao -

once a Roman trading hub

located in the heart
of Portugal's Douro Valley,

one of the world's
oldest wine regions.

Oh, my God. No way.

That's where I was working
literally two months ago.

That's crazy!

You are a doughnut.

To get there,

teams will pass through
three countries -

Morocco, Spain and Portugal.

To cross into Europe,

first they must make their way

to the northern port city, Tangier.

Shall we go that way?

Deciding on their first move...

Right. ..Billy and Bonny.

Once we're across that border,
we're out of Africa.

And me and you have never been to
Africa before.

It would be quite nice to
stay a night.

Just don't spend money.
We've got to be tight as BLEEP.

I am no good at budgeting
whatsoever.

Now it's like, wait, you've actually
got to budget? What's a budget?

So I think I'm going to be
extra cautious.

I don't want to go spending
all of it on day one.

To reach the finish line,

teams will need to decide
where to work to earn money

along the way and have been provided
with a directory of local jobs.

along the way and have been provided
with a directory of local jobs.

"Two tanner's assistants required

"at luxury leather goods workshop
in Fez".

Fez is here. Fez is over here.

So the pay is 150 per person,
about 11 or 12 quid each.

That would hopefully cover
our transport.

We'd basically have travelled
to Fez for free.

I think it's a cool job to do.

Fez is definitely a good shout.
Let's head there.

Yeah. Three, two, one.

How far is the bus station?
15-minute walk?

15-minute walk, fine.

Yeah, let's walk a bit.

I'm reluctant to spend our first bit
of money as well.

As Harry and Emma forge forth on
foot...

I think we should just get
out of Morocco.

We've been here a million times.

I agree. Taxi?

IN FRENCH:

In search
of a quick getaway out of Africa...

We got a race to win!

..Mel and Helene opt for comfort to
fast-track to the bus station.

..Mel and Helene opt for comfort to
fast-track to the bus station.

It is nice to be in a chilled taxi.

Melanie likes to have a little
luxury, and she cannot budget.

Melanie likes to have a little
luxury, and she cannot budget.

She'll just spend the money.

Yeah, but who raised me?

Exactly, so you've only got
yourself to blame.

I'm so excited, and I want to do
this with some chic-ness about it.

Although we do need to save,
you're right.

This is where I always go wrong.

Luxury, luxury.

The Bab Doukkala station.

As mother and daughter

embark on a nine-hour journey

direct to the port of Tangier...

MEL:Hooray!

I think we are ahead right now.

Come on, universe.
Come on, universe.

To Fez!

To Fez, here we go.

..also escaping Marrakech...

That wasn't too bad.

..siblings Billy and Bonny,

travelling to Fez to work.

I think we've done the right move.

Get on the road, see Fez,
do some tanning.

I'm good at tanning. Not the tanning
you've got in mind,

I can tell you that.

With two teams already
on the road,

Alex and Noel have yet
to agree a plan.

I think we should stay here tonight,

see the place, you know,
enjoy the culture.

Or we crack on now.

Let's see some of the local
traditions.

It's easier said than done to relax
and kind of, you know, chill out

It's easier said than done to relax
and kind of, you know, chill out

and, like, you know, explore,

but obviously, we need to find out

how long it takes to get... To
Tangier. ..to Tangier from here.

OK.

You know, when the race
starts, it would be so easy

to have that knee-jerk reaction

and want to run off and book
the first bit of travel

that you can find.

But our strategy is going to be

to take a step back to make
those crucial decisions.

A part of me wants to come back
to Africa,

where my foreparents come,

and we could spend the evening.

I kind of want to press on.

Who's going to make
the crucial decision,

who's going to have the final word?

I don't know.

But see, you know, you want to stay
here, you know, in Marrakech.

I can tell that you're passionate
about it.

What we don't want to do is get
left behind.

As the son,

you know, you're supposed to kind
of back off and be like, "OK, Dad."

You know? I'm realising that this is
going to be,

like, one hell of a slog.

I'm going to have to get used to
that feeling

of not being in control.

I thought it was going to be easier
than this.

Harry, there's the station, here.

Gare Routiere Voyageurs.

First break. Yeah, fine.

We want to make the most of our time
in Africa.

And see a different way of life,

something we would never
experience.

Ooh, a homestay. Ooh!

With a Jebala family at their
beekeeping farm in Chefchaouen.

With a Jebala family at their
beekeeping farm in Chefchaouen.

That sounds incredible.
Does, doesn't it?

That does sound a real experience.
Make honey, not money,

but we're saving money
because we'll have a... A night.

A night to stay there.

Also, do you know, I wanted to
keep bees once. I thought about it.

So this will be my chance
to do a bit of beekeeping.

It is an early stop, but
it's a marathon, not a sprint. Yes.

Shall I get something to eat
quickly?

For Harry and Emma,

a 630-kilometre journey around
the Atlas Mountains

to reach Chefchaouen.

A Snicker?

With a biscuit.

Mum, Mum? Mum, there's a bus
literally in ten minutes.

Are you being quick?

Yes, yes, it's now.
I'm pretty competitive.

You know, I want to get that
rucksack on and just go.

OK, I've got tickets.

Merci!

Give me the bit of paper.
Thank you!

I have to obviously bear in mind

that maybe Mum physically
isn't quite as capable.

And so I've got to be patient.

Right, where's your little bag?

It's in the top.

Don't panic, Mr Mainwaring,
don't panic!

We'll get there.

We'll be all right.

Where's...? Mum, there you are.

This one?

It's there?

No?

We missed the bus?

You're kidding.

We missed the bus.

Yeah.

So now we've got to wait
for another bus.

But there's nothing we can do
about that now.

PRAYER CALL

As the sun sets on the first
day of the race...

Looks like there's an absolute rave
going on.

..Alex and Noel are back
at the start line.

Wow. It is busy.

This is something else.

Oh, wow.

What is this?

NOEL LAUGHS

Alex? Alex.

Yeah? Wow!

MUSICIANS PLAY

I feel good now.

That was exactly what I was looking
forward to.

I hope it was worth it.

Yes.

In terms of progress, we've made
absolutely none.

We have been around in circles,
but it was a good circle.

No more circles, though.
No more circle.

I think we go to the bus station.
Yeah.

It's straight over that way.

I am worried
about the overnight bus.

We haven't washed all day

and I have no clue what facilities
are on board.

Is there a toilet on the bus? No.

No?

Last to leave Marrakech,

Alex and Noel are bedding
down for their journey...

No toilet on the bus.

Eight and a half hours, no toilet.

..on the same route as Mel and
Helene to the ferry port,

but seven hours behind.

So really, I'd rather get
a nice hotel tonight.

It might not be very luxury,
you know.

Newly arrived in Fez,

Billy and Bonny
check in for the night.

It seems a little bit sketchy,
but we've made a friend.

This place looks open.

This is not bad.

It's cute.

Authentic. It's £4.

£4 each? No, total.

What? Yeah.

£4 for the night? Yeah.

And we get a free mint tea.

That makes me so happy.

Boom.

The oldest of Morocco's
imperial cities...

..Fez.

Which way do you
reckon to the tannery?

It's like a little maze down here,
isn't it?

Navigating their way through its
warren

of alleyways and dead ends,
Billy and Bonny.

All right, well, let's just go.
this way. No, let's go this way.

To balance out yesterday's spends,

the siblings have secured some
manual labour

with Mohamed at one
of the city's oldest workplaces.

Oh, wow. Look at the size of it.

Oh, have a word.

The Sidi Moussa Tannery.

The smell, whoo! Oh, it smells!

That'd clear your sinuses.

God knows what's in it.

The pigeon shit.
The pigeon shit?

Yeah, this is the pigeon shit.
BONNY LAUGHS

Yeah, it is. OK. Nice!

Here, the tradition
of tanning and dyeing leather

using pigeon droppings to soften
the hides is still carried out

as it was a thousand years ago.

Do I have to get in?

Straight down here.

If you get in there, you're going
to smell for the next month.

But we waste coming here
if we're not going to get paid

for the job we came here for.

I'm going to get in.

Oh! Go on, Bon.

This is rank!

BILLY LAUGHS

Ugh!

Oh, it stinks!

You stay there, Bill.

Yeah, I just think with me and my
prosthetics...

With this, it's not possible.

I do want to work. Do you have
a different job for me? Yeah.

Yeah?

Don't drop any of the product.

I like to think I'm a fit, healthy
individual

and I don't like to not
be able to do things.

Through here? Right.

When I had my accident,

I was racing in Formula 4.

I was doing about 130 miles
an hour and hit my car.

And then I got put into
an induced coma...

..and I woke up three days later
as a double amputee.

There you go. You all right, Bill?

Adapting, making it work.

It wasn't plain sailing
learning how to walk again,

learning how to be
independent again.

But so much about this journey
is different to,

you know, normal life.

Working up a sweat, I am.

I'm going to go to places

that are going to be
super-challenging

and it doesn't
matter how resilient you are,

I'm going to struggle.

Do you want to sit down?

It's really slippery.

And these tiles, I thought,
what if there's, like, a loose tile?

I'll manage.

Huh? I said, I'll manage.
Just give me a sec.

Bon's always been very supportive
of me.

I know Bon's going to be 100%
gung-ho,

so hopefully, me and Bon together
make a team that is unbeatable.

All right, finished.

Oh! I think I got the better job.

I'm worried that I'm going to
smell like this

for the rest of eternity.

THEY LAUGH

There, a little fist bump.

Bye, Fez!

Bye, pigeon shit.

300 kilometres to the north...

Can you see a ferry?

I think it's probably that way.

..after spending the night
in a hotel,

Mel and Helene are looking to keep
up their pace.

Whatever the first ferry
is, we get on it.

Yeah.

From the city of Tangier...

..on the coast of both
the Mediterranean and Atlantic.

For 2,500 years, nations have fought
over this strategic city...

For 2,500 years, nations have fought
over this strategic city...

We've made it onto the ferry!

..the gateway from Africa to
Europe.

I wouldn't say I'm smug,
but I'm definitely confident.

Yes. Oh.

Oh! Yes!

Although last to leave Marrakech,

by travelling eight hours
through the night....

Well, well, well.

Look what the cat dragged in.

..Alex and Noel have caught up.

Happy to see you!

Really?

So what's your plans
after here, then, guys?

Well...

ALL LAUGH

We're going to find any competitors
on the ferry

and we're just going to give them
a little... Over the side.

So enjoy the rest of this boat
journey,

because when we get off, it's bye!

Departing Africa,

two teams cross
the Strait of Gibraltar.

Once docked in Spain,

they must
decide where to enter Portugal -

either heading directly west

to take advantage of high-speed
trains

up Portugal's Atlantic coastline,

or pushing north

through well-connected Spain,

then bus-hopping across the border

to the checkpoint.

We need to get from the port
to Seville.

It's one of the biggest
hubs in Spain.

I think use a bus.

You think? I worked there.

Oh, yeah. Right?

So I know.

Still in Africa...

IN FRENCH:

Pardon?

IN ARABIC:

SHE REPEATS AFTER HIM

I'm Emma. Je m'appelle Emma.
And Harry.

We can't understand a word
each other says.

It's sink or swim, Harry.

Tucked into the Rif Mountains,

Chefchaouen has been a melting pot
of religious refugees for centuries,

Chefchaouen has been a melting pot
of religious refugees for centuries,

and home to the Jebalas,
mountain people.

Yeah. Yeah.

In exchange for bed and board...

That's the wrong way round.

HARRY LAUGHS

..mother and son join
Abdul Wahid and his family,

working on their beekeeping farm

where they harvest honey.

Oh, I know,
I'm going to put my boots on.

Safety first, everyone.

Oh, Harry, for goodness' sake.

What a wimp! Mum, are you all right?

I think I'm just going to go for it.
Are you sure? Yeah.

I'm predicting an ankle sting.

Ah, there are the hives, Harry.
Oh, yeah.

Oh, look!

Apparently, bees can smell fear,
Mum.

Wow.

Since I was 17, we haven't spent
a long period of time together.

Oh, look, that's a lot of
honey there.

Oh, yes.

And then now when we're with
the children,

it's always, we've just made a cup
of coffee and we start talking

and then there's... "Oh, no, sorry,
Mum", or "I've got to go."

And so I feel always quite empty.

Look, Harry. One, two.

Magic.

I'm not able to really talk to you.

I feel I haven't
had that opportunity for ages.

We're going to be doing a lot of
talking, Mum. We are.

Wow. Wow.

Ooh, ouch.

You OK? I've been stung.

You're not laughing at my boots now,
are you, Mum? No, I'm not.

Still fancy keeping bees, Mum?

I think I might have
changed my mind.

Oh.

Lovely.

What kind of meat is this, Mum?

I think it's lamb.

HOST MAKES CLUCKING NOISE

Oh, chicken!

HARRY IMITATES A CHICKEN

Yeah, chicken! OK, yeah.

Harry's my youngest son,

and we had this very close
relationship.

I was looking forward to just
having him around a bit longer,

and when he joined McFly,
suddenly, that was it.

I saw him playing in front
of this enormous audience

and it was just...
I just cried and cried.

So, you go like this.

HARRY DRUMS

I was just overwhelmed
with the emotions of pride,

there's my son,

but also, there's a son who was on
a stage away from me that I'd lost

but also, there's a son who was on
a stage away from me that I'd lost

and I don't know how or what
the future will be from now on.

It was like a bereavement.

Are you peeling that for me, Mum?

I'm being Mummy, I can't resist.

There we are, baby. Thanks, Mum.

It takes me back a bit, doesn't it?

Do you want soldiers
tomorrow for breakfast?

HARRY LAUGHS

Hello! Hola.

We would like to get a bus
to Seville.

STAFF:Yeah, it's different
companies, not here.

The company window is closed.

Having docked in the Spanish port
Algeciras,

both Alex and Noel

and Mel and Helene

are aiming to reach Seville tonight,

a major transport hub
in the Andalusia region.

We need to find out where
you can buy a ticket.

I know the system.

So where do we buy the ticket, Dad?
You pay on the bus.

Are you sure you didn't buy
a ticket in advance?

You pay the bus driver. No, no.

The bus is going to arrive shortly.

Let's find someone knowledgeable.

We just need to confirm.

I know you pay on the bus.

Yep.

Er, yeah.

Do you do buses to Seville?
No, it's closed.

OK.

So that's a no-go.

Shall I ask how much a taxi is
to Seville?

See if we can do a deal? Yeah.

Would you do for 200?

I can buy a ticket now? OK.

Thank you. How much is it?

40 euros. Each?

No, for two. You were right.

Yeah. I was wrong.

Can you do for 240?

240.

Good taxi. OK, let's go.

Let's get everything in.

Well worth 240.

I'd have paid 300.

I've always been really bad
with money,

getting a chauffeur-driven Merc
to go to Sainsbury's, it's fine!

It's like, have a good time, think
about the consequences afterwards.

I'm very happy to be back
in the land of the taxi

because the taxi is where I'm happy.

Maybe, but don't get used to it.
No, I won't, I won't.

We'll have to make up on the budget
in doing some work.

Yeah.

I can handle it.
I can definitely handle it.

Lagging behind in Morocco,

Harry and Emma are finally making
their way

to the nearby Tangier ferry port.

I wouldn't be surprised
if at least a couple of the pairs

are already in Spain.

But this is where we're catching
them up. Yeah.

Halfway across the Strait
of Gibraltar...

Goodbye, Morocco.

..Billy and Bonny...

I've just noticed on the map,

there's a route through Spain

that actually takes you very close
to Viseu.

Yeah? I stayed there.

It's where I was working.

..targeting
the Portuguese town of Viseu,

just 90 kilometres

from the checkpoint.

I'm sure I could try and sweet-talk

someone at the hotel that we stayed
in to give us a lift.

You reckon they'll give you a lift?
I don't know.

That can be our plan for now.

OK.

210 kilometres ahead...

Oh, wow! That is... Yes.

This is it.

..the birthplace of two Roman
emperors

and the final burial site
of explorer Christopher Columbus.

We shall walk this way.

Over the top there,
there's some Roman ruins.

Before boarding their next
bus north,

Noel shows his son the sights
of Seville,

where he worked
as an aircraft engineer.

Oh, wow.

That is incredible.

We definitely need to get a boat.
We need to get a boat, don't we?

Watch where you're going. Oh, whoa.

I'm in everyone's way.

Oh, sorry, sorry.

Agh!

I thought I'd be good at this.

Terrible rowing. Terrible rowing.

Right now, life is just so busy.

I don't actually spend time
with my dad any more.

Going round in circles
at the moment.

OK, here we go. Rhythm!

Feel the rhythm.

I think going on the race
is going to give us a chance

to get to know each other.

Obviously, Dad is getting older.

He's still got loads of life
left in him.

But I want the time that I spend
with him to be special.

It gives me so much pleasure

to be here with you, my son, yeah?

It is kind of a romantic thing
to do,

but I don't mind doing it with you.

OK!

Across the city, sitting it out
until their next connection,

Mel and Helene.

Travelling on a budget -
I CAN do it.

It's just that if I've got money
in my pocket, I'd rather not.

But you meet more normal people.

Mum's much more adventurous.

I'm definitely more used
to the luxurious side of travel.

I've visited 22 different countries,

and when you travel
in a very simple way,

it's one of the best experiences

because that's where you meet
the local people

and that's
how you actually discover a country.

So for me, it's very important
to do that.

I'm happy that you're like that.

It's just not who I am.

But you get the full experience.

But what am I experiencing?

You experience other people's
culture.

It's how other people live.

When we stay in luxury places,
mainly with you,

you meet all these snooty people

which have got nothing to say apart
from, you know,

"I've got a big mansion somewhere
and I've got this car..."

That's you being judgemental.

You are judgy.
You are Judgy McJudgetown.

Being in that business
where she is,

the people she meets don't have to
do anything on a budget.

And as a mum, I want to keep
her grounded.

There's things that she would not
be prepared to try,

so I'm going to push her.

And we might end up having
arguments,

but I will try.

Do you want to order a cab now?

Well, you have to get used
to get on the buses.

I get on the bus, Mum.

OK.

As Mel and Helene set off

for the Portuguese capital,

Billy and Bonny

are making their way to Madrid...

Vamos! Vamos, vamos, vamos!

I'm so excited to get in the shower.

..hot on the heels of
Alex and Noel,

who've made it to the Spanish
capital...

Is there a bus to Salamanca?

Gracias.

..determined to push
as far as they can

towards the Portuguese
border tonight.

Salamanca, here we come! We did it!
Here we come, yes!

BOTH: # We're all going on
a summer holiday... #

Don't know the rest of the words.

Are you ready to power-walk?

Yeah.

You just go on. Shall I go on, is
that all right? Yeah, keep going.

Harry and Emma, just off the ferry
from Africa,

are the last pair to reach Spain.

Because it's quite late,

I just want to get to the bus
station or train station.

This could be the difference

between missing a bus
or making a bus. Hello.

Are there any buses tonight
to Sevilla?

Hi, Mum.

Buy a ticket on the bus?

OK, great.

Is that the bus?

OK, we've made it. OK, that's a
success, Mum. Wasn't it just?

We were missing a bit of physical
exercise -

well, we've got some.

Just a bit.

He can't be held back by me,
and I can do other things.

I can't think what at the moment...

Oh, I know,
I'm guarding the luggage.

I'll get the bags on, yeah? Yeah.

I'm just wondering now whether
we get a hotel tonight,

because you're looking tired,
I'm feeling tired.

I'm fine to carry on,
but it's up to you.

I'd rather rest, yes. Yeah.

As mother and son agree
to overnight in Seville...

..Mel and Helene are the first
team into Portugal,

just 380 kilometres
from the checkpoint.

On the banks of the River Tagus,

the oldest city in western Europe.

WOMAN SINGS

Lisbon is the home of traditional
fado music,

melancholic melodies

expressing the hardship
and heartbreak of the nation.

Mum, can you put that down there?

You'll see loads of boards down
there.

After splashing out on fast
transport,

mother and daughter have picked
up a bar shift

to boost their budget.

Here, I've got more for you, Mel.

Do you have a cloth? Yeah.

Do I just pile it there? Yes.

I've definitely never worked in,
like, a bar/restaurant.

IN PORTUGUESE:

Do I need help?

It's fine.

Sorry about that. Sorry.

I'll go fast now.

SINGING CONTINUES

It's great to be somewhere
that's music-based.

The singer's got the most
incredible voice

And obviously, they're using,
like, this back upper bit.

SHE IMITATES SONG STYLE

So that's interesting.

WOMAN:

Yeah, yeah!

IN PORTUGUESE:

What did he say?

Now you got to sing it,
and then you finish your work.

OK.

I'm so embarrassed!

# My head's spinning... #

No, no, it's not here!

No, it's not here, it's there.

Please, please, please.

# Boy, I'm in a daze

# I feel isolated

# Don't want to communicate... #

VOICEOVER:When All Saints started
to get famous,

it was exciting at first,
like doing Top of the Pops,

being in Smash Hits magazine and
having our first number one.

But I think the biggest
misconception about fame

is that it makes you feel
more confident and it's fulfilling

and it brings you happiness.

# ..I once owned, yeah. #

That's enough!

Now, at this time of my life, I find
it hard to make plans for the future

because I'm so self-doubting.

I am constantly questioning
what other people think,

constantly battling with,
like, confidence

because I'm sort of scared
to fail, to be honest.

I'm not good enough for here.

I don't rate myself.

So it's hard enough just finding
a pair of balls

just to sing regularly in my actual
job in a band.

When I have to follow
these amazing singers,

I just felt stupid
and not very good and not worthy.

WOMAN SINGS

APPLAUSE

Pinhao. Pinhao. Pinhao. Portugal?

We don't speak Spanish, so...

You probably don't even know
what I'm saying right now.

After travelling late into the night

from Madrid to Salamanca,

Alex and Noel are the closest team

to the checkpoint.

Do you speak English? Little bit.
Ah!

So there's only one bus today?

Only one bus today to Viseu.
Yeah?

Here. It stops at Viseu?

So it's coming in at 12.30
from Madrid.

Oh, bus coming in.

Oh, my God, it's, um...

..weatherman! It's them.

Just arriving from the Spanish
capital,

Billy and Bonny have closed
the gap.

Oh, you can't be serious.

Are they getting on this bus?
It looks like it.

ALEX:Oh, for crying out loud!

Oh, no! It's almost like we're
going to the same place.

The two teams are just 250
kilometres from Pinhao.

But to get there, they must cross
the border into Portugal

on local buses, weaving around
the Serra da Estrela Mountains.

The race is on. On.

It just got intensified. Yes.

Approaching the checkpoint
from the south, the two other teams.

I'm a little bit foggy this morning.

It was all the free drinks.

Taking advantage of fast trains

up the Portuguese coast,

Mel and Helene speed directly
to Porto.

We've spent so much money.

If we're not first,

that'll be really disappointing.

Following behind...
I'll get my book out again.

..Harry and Emma.

It's a Richard and Judy book.

I like a Richard and Judy Club book.

You know you've got a good read.

It's a safe bet.

Have you ever met Richard and Judy?

Yes, I've met Richard and Judy.
Oh, right. I'll tell them, Mum.

Next time I see them,
I'll tell them. Yes.

Right, back to the book.

OK. I know where we are.
I know where we are.

You know where we are?

Crossing the border into Portugal,

where the clocks go back
one hour from Spain,

Alex and Noel and Billy and Bonny

are now just 90 kilometres

from the checkpoint.

SHE WHISPERS:That's where I stayed,
round the corner.

We'll see you there. I'll get
a drink ready for you at the bar.

Yeah, make sure!
Yeah, on the rocks.

The hotel was that way.
I think it's up here.

This way. This way?

Yeah.

I spent literally, like,
two months here a month ago.

And the hotel that I stayed in,

there's one person at the bar
that we were good friends with.

He could probably find us
a direct lift to Pinhao.

I hope he's there.

I'm hoping I can just save some
money and save us time.

I don't know if someone's
going to drive us there,

even if they are your friend.

Hola. 5.15 bus, yeah?

Sticking to the bus,

Alex and Noel have one
more connection to make.

What did she do? She sold us
a ticket. It says 1515.

That was an hour ago. It's gone!
Excuse me.

We wanted the 5.15, but it's later.

You got the 1515, which is three.

Oh, thank you so much.
All right, no problem.

Ooh, see, it was worth checking.

Well, we've got a bit of time.
We've got an hour. Yeah.

Oh, hold on, Dad.

I've just thought of something.

Do you have the time?

1515...

Ah, so this is not the time? No.

OK.

Thank you. Thank you.

HE GROANS

There's a time difference here.

It's UK time.

So we could have got on the 3.15!

And now we're stuck here
for two hours.

Oh. It's really, really annoying.

This is a learning curve
for both of us.

Alex is struggling a little bit

because he's normally fully
in control with his destiny.

I've been presenting the weather

for nearly 20 years.

Working in live TV,

there is an element of control.

You kind of know what's
going to happen,

whereas in this scenario... We
don't know what's going to happen.

..we don't know what's going
to happen,

so actually, I don't know
how good I will be under pressure.

Did you not realise the time change?

Well, not really, no.

As Alex and Noel wait two
hours for the next bus...

Do you want me to take your bag
or...? You just go ahead.

Let me do my thing.

..Bonny is determined to find

a faster and friendlier route
to the checkpoint.

I think Billy's going to kill me
if nothing happens from this.

Hi.

I stayed here about two months ago.

Do you remember me?
No, no. No? Sorry.

I'm just going to have a look

and see if there's someone
in the bar that I know. OK.

There's no-one there. Er...

I don't recognise any of the...
Staff.

Erm, the guy that I hoped was there,
wasn't there.

So it's a little bit annoying.

I don't see anyone doing us a
favour or doing it on the cheap,

going that far into the mountains.

Do we want to just admit defeat?

Go back to the bus station. Yeah.
Yeah, let's go.

Let's just cut our losses.

Well, let's go, let's go. Let's get
a move on rather than talk.

Is that the bus?

What are you doing?

We meet again!

I really don't have a clue

why they have not got on one
of the earlier buses from here.

With two teams now neck
and neck on the bus to Pinhao...

Come on, train!

You're getting impatient.

..approaching fast, Mel and Helene.

The next stop is Pinhao.

Will you run if you see somebody
else arriving at the same time?

I might do. Oh!

OK!

On the bank of the majestic
Douro River,

deep in the heart of Portugal's
2000-year-old winemaking region...

..the first checkpoint, Pinhao.

It's gorgeous.

Hello? Hello?

Can you manage?

OK. The teams' GPS tracker

tells them the exact location
of the checkpoint.

Right, it says, "With the river on
your left,

"proceed on foot and cross
the bridge.

"Quinta De La Rosa Hotel."

Two kilometres outside of Pinhao,

Quinta De La Rosa.

So we need to cross the bridge.

So we're in Pinhao.

30 kilometres away and edging
closer...

At this stage,
the main motivating factor

is that we want to beat
Billy and Bonny.

They've literally
been on our tails the whole day.

Where we are right now
is very close to Pinhao.

I think we need to try and get
off the bus next stop.

For the sake of 50 euros, I think
we can get a taxi, maybe?

It'll be quicker. OK.

I'm good to go.

They just got off. Good call. Yeah.

Get yours. I'm getting it!

I can get my own.

I know, but I was helping.

I think we stick to our plan.

Yeah, we've got to stick
to our plan now.

I can't see any taxis whatsoever,
which is not promising.

I can't see any taxis whatsoever,
which is not promising.

It just doesn't look very well
connected.

Mum, you go to the loo. Yes.
Off you go.

Back in Porto...

Running again, look.

I don't think I've seen my mum run
for literally about 20 years.

I don't think I've seen my mum run
for literally about 20 years.

So, we can wait for a train
or we could get a taxi there now

so we'd get there two hours quicker,
and we'd get to bed probably by 12

by the time we've eaten and settled.

I think that's sensible, yeah.

Hopefully, it's the right decision.

Pinhao?

MAN CORRECTS HIS PRONUNCIATION

The budget was going great.

We thought we might even have a
bit of money left over, didn't we?

Whoops!

Oh, is that a taxi?

Hiya.

To Pinhao? Yes. Oh, amazing.

Let's go!

SHE WHOOPS

We are so close.

I can taste the wine!

Hopefully, that's it over there, no?

Where the lights are. Let's go.

TRACKER BEEPS

OK. "With the river on your left,

"cross the bridge and the hotel is
500 metres up the road."

That way.

OK. Well, I think it was that way.

Oh, look. They're there. Who?

The red rucksacks, look.

Need to be quick. Almost there.

Here's good, here's good,
here's good.

We got to go!

Ooh!
Did you see them coming in the cab?

Jesus, Bon, calm down.

Right, let's go.

Oh, I just saw a sign to Pinhao.

Oh, thank God.

When we get there, who knows, Mum,
we might be in the lead.

MEL:Hey, hey, hey!

We did it!

Please sign in.

OK.

Each team must sign in to find
out their position in the race.

Ready?

Yes!

Well done, Mum.

There we are, we've done it.

They're only just ahead,
but we're still in it.

They're pretty much following us.
Yeah.

Oh, man.

We've got the upper hand
of looking where they go.

What, and follow them? What if they
go the wrong way?

They're just crossing the river.
I can see them running. Yeah.

Dad, they're not far behind.

OK.

Where we go after? Hold on, hold on,
hold on. Let's recap.

The hotel is 500 metres
up the road, right?

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Up. See, that's down.

Huh? 500 metres up the road.
Going uphill?

Yeah.

It makes more sense.

This is up the road.
That's going down. Come on.

Got to be up there.

This is crucial now, Dad.

Yeah. 500 metres up the road,
that's all it says, Dad.

BILLY:They went right, I think.
Up the road?

Yes, up the road.

Let's follow.

What's the thing say, Bon?

It says, "Keep the river on your
l..." Oh!

River on the left?

So maybe it's that way.

They've gone that way. Let's go.

Maybe it is that way.

Quinta De La Rosa!

Mate, we'd best pace it,

because if they figure out they're
going the wrong way...

ALEX:They're not coming this way.

The thing is, it feels
like going this way

is, like, a lot quieter.

Yeah. Yeah, that's what I'm
thinking, Dad.

I think that, you know what,

that the hotel is down there.

Oh, man,
we could have messed this up.

We lost the lead.

Quick, they're coming. They are?

They're coming.

Want me to drag your suitcase?

You can try. OK.

This rucksack's heavy.

Hold on, I see them.

I reckon we can catch them.

TRAIN HORN BLOWS

I can see lights! Come on, Bon.

ALEX:They're right there.

They're close, Dad.

Keep walking,
walk as fast as you can.

Come on, Bon, last few steps.

Wine, I need at least four bottles.

Second. Hey!

Well done.

That was an intense finish.

Bloody tough, but smashed it.

That last 500 metres,

I hated you for a little bit.
Did you?

ALEX:Bonny, you absolute machine!

Woohoo!

I still don't think I know
how to budget.

I think I'm just being really tight,
but, you know,

it's all worth it when you get to
this point and you're like, right,

we've done good.

Well done.

Bring it in, bring it in.

Us not checking the time,
it cost us first place

because if we had got the 3.15 bus
earlier today,

we would have been there two hours
before everybody else.

This is the first time we've spent
any time together,

making decisions and all that.

Probably was a pretty good leader,
would you say?

Yeah, you surprised me.
Yeah? Yeah, very much so.

There you go.

See, I got my man badge.

Fully grown!

Whoa, it's massive!

Ah!

It's nice for me to see that
Melanie is starting to believe

that she can do this, so it's going
to be very good for her.

Big step forward.

Put it there, Mummy!

HARRY GROANS

We're here, Mum. Yeah, coming.

Oh!

Fourth place, for now. For now.

We're only four hours behind,
which I think is not that far.

I feel like we've had time to catch
up together. And I'll tell you what,

it's been already more fun
than I could have imagined.

Oh, it's been magic.

Well done, Mum.

And this is just the beginning.

Corsica?

CAR HORN BEEPS

Do we look dodgy? I don't think so.

A race across Spain...

Oh - my - Lord.

..and the Mediterranean Sea...

Got a nice, comfy carpet.

It's one of the weirdest
experiences I've ever had.

..tests teams to their limits.

HELENE COUGHS

We're lost right now.
We look like a couple of doughnuts.