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# Love, please say your truth... #

How did we meet? Well, I was doing her mum's roof,

and I really, really needed to go to the toilet.

So I knocked on the door, and, obviously,

this beautiful woman answered the door, Millie.

I sort of knew, like, after, like, two weeks.

You just know when someone's the one.

MILLIE: 'Definitely had a bit of Harley in the proposal.

'He dropped the ring.'

I love how dopey you are.

# For the meaning is so clear... #

Honestly, I can't wait. I'm so excited.

It's gonna be a very, very good day.

# Lips are close to mine... #

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NOEL: What's Millie's expectations?

SUE: I think she wants somewhere really nice.

She picked out pretty much the most expensive one in the shop.

1,650, I cannot afford that.

Does that price shock you?

It's more than what we were hoping for. OK.

"I want this, I want that."

You think it's gonna be like some fairy tale ending.

We're trying to do everything, and we can't.

You haven't done anything. Kids running about day in, day out.

I've literally had enough.

So, so, so rude. That was you!

No!

We are finished. The wedding's off.

NOEL: Here we are. The bride's here.

Right, have we all got a drink in our hands?

SALLY LINDSAY: The Radford's house is awash with excitement.

The engagement of daughter Millie to partner Harley

is a cause for celebration.

Let's just all raise a toast

to Millie and Harley for getting engaged.

ALL: Yay!

Go have prosperous lives.

Cheers.

Cheers, Harley.

Despite having a family this large,

the Radfords have had fewer weddings than you would think.

SUE: It's been a long time

since there's been a Radford wedding, isn't there?

Yeah. Nine years since Sophie and Joe got married.

I know, it's mad to think, innit?

We've got, like, the last 30-odd years, all these kids,

and yet we've only had one wedding.

I think in our day, it was the thing to do.

But now I just don't think the young ones are into it.

See, I think it is important. I'm more of a traditionalist.

A wedding is still a day to be cherished.

It's one of the key moments in your life.

It's not that common for the Radfords to have weddings,

so do the young ones even know what they are?

A wedding is where people get married,

and then they buy a house.

Kissing is disgusting. Yeah.

LAUGHTER

I definitely didn't know Harley was gonna propose.

You was very quiet.

Cos I was really nervous, but I'm glad you said yeah.

We've got lots of planning to do, which is really exciting.

I mean, that's like the main exciting bit, as well, isn't it?

Obviously, the most important part is, like,

to see you walk down the aisle.

SALLY LINDSAY: Getting to the aisle won't be easy.

HARLEY: Oi. No!

Not with the pressure these two are under.

Millie, try and keep him quiet.

A wedding won't provide a sticking plaster

if you're at each other's throats.

I just... Harley, what a mess.

I think it's creating a lot of tension

between us both, trying to organise a wedding and be parents.

I'm excited.

CHILD: Ooh! When you have kids,

no matter how many you've got,

it does test your relationship, anyway.

When it's me, Millie and the kids in the house all together

and the kids scream and cry, it's crazy.

I wish I could just... be at work every day.

The stresses of planning a wedding are a big test

on whether or not you're gonna get through that.

Millie! I say this to you all time -

you butt in when I'm speaking.

NOEL: Getting to the altar isn't gonna be easy.

There's a lot of pressure on them, isn't there?

HE SIGHS I want this to be over with already.

SALLY LINDSAY: In getting married,

Millie and Harley are breaking with Radford family tradition.

I don't know what I'm looking for in here.

I don't know why you've given me a magazine.

Noel's worried they'll end up breaking the bank, as well.

And what's Millie's expectations? Are we talking the golf club,

or are we going here, the Maldives?

I think she wants somewhere really nice, doesn't she?

So I don't think a wedding has to be all glitzy, expensive.

To me, it's more... just family and friends

all celebrating the wedding. I think Harley is just more,

"Let's just get married, it doesn't matter."

For me, and I think for any woman,

there's one day, isn't there,

where you can have the most amazing dress,

the most amazing venue, and just the most amazing day?

So, for me, it's definitely worth it.

Well, isn't it normally the bride's family

that pay for the wedding?

Like, the father of the bride.

And this is old traditional, right?

I don't really do old and traditional.

Can't we just hand it over to Harley and Millie?

Say, "There you are, you want to get married? Deal with it."

You can't do that.

Well, I can.

You want it to be a lovely day, don't you?

Why did we not just have boys? It'd have been so much easier.

Perfect wedding venue would be... obviously, massive.

And we've got to have, like, a big evening room.

And I don't want anywhere with really old carpet.

No.

Millie's expectations are quite high, I must admit.

Well, that's the thing, isn't it? All young people,

they all look on Instagram, all the rest of these platforms

to see the perfect dress, the perfect cake,

all the rest of it, and that's what they want.

Let's go.

SALLY LINDSAY: Sue has arranged a viewing at a venue

that Millie has fallen in love with.

I have high expectations.

But will bridezilla be satisfied?

How would you describe a bridezilla?

It's like a spoilt brat, is it not?

"I want this for my wedding. I want that for my wedding."

Is that a bridezilla? I think so.

INTERVIEWER: Have you ever used the term jokingly to her

during the planning?

We actually have said,

"Millie, please don't turn into a bridezilla."

And she just laughed it off. She's like, "Nah."

Nah, she's not one of them.

Ooh, I think we could be here.

Ooh, this is nice, isn't it? This is stunning, isn't it?

Beautiful. This is lovely.

SALLY LINDSAY: Wow, look at that.

Millie's starting as she means to go on.

Yeah, fairly biggish. Close friends and family.

Because it's a big wedding, even if it's just family, isn't it?

Wow, this place is amazing, isn't it?

Florida?

Yeah, Florida. Disney.

Yeah. Yeah.

INTERVIEWER: Can you imagine being married?

'I can imagine myself married.'

Look at that view, Millie.

But I'm not sure when I see myself being married.

SALLY LINDSAY: Wait, what? Seriously?

What a view. Like, you can't get a better view than that, can you?

It doesn't matter what kind of wedding you have,

it can be the perfect location, the perfect dress,

the perfect everything.

But if you've not got the relationship working,

it's not gonna work, is it? It's not gonna work.

Beautiful.

It's beautiful, but there's a problem.

I really, really love this place,

but all we get is the venue,

and we have to organise everything else ourselves.

I think that's just too much for us to take on. Yeah.

The hunt for the perfect venue goes on.

Coming up...

Have you been dress shopping at all? No.

..the wedding planning gets serious...

Dad won't like this one.

..seriously expensive, that is.

All of the dresses in here are absolutely stunning.

And trouble at home...

Stressful. You ready?

..increases the pressure.

"Can't be that stressful."

What is one thing I always say to you?

That I don't have the kids by myself.

You've never done a day with three kids by yourself, ever.

SALLY LINDSAY: Noel may be panicking about the cost of the wedding,

but luckily for him, Harley believes in paying his fair share

and being a traditional breadwinner.

It's the right blade, yeah? Yeah, it'll do.

So he started a new job.

Me and Jamie are working late tonight.

You can tell the difference - he's a lot faster than me.

For Harley, this is not just any job.

This is the first time I've ever had a full-time job, yeah.

I need to get some pennies in for mine and Millie's wedding.

Right, these are the inches we had.

I've got to pay for the wedding, as well, not just them.

And nothing comes free in life. So, obviously,

I do like Sue and Noel, and, obviously,

I won't let them pay for it all.

So how's Harley doing?

Nice young lad to help me work.

Can never normally get the staff.

He's getting there. Third week this week, innit?

A busy work schedule has meant that four weeks on from his proposal,

Harley has not been involved in the planning at all.

'Has she got big plans?' 'Millie's been doing it all.

'I still haven't looked anywhere, to be honest.'

Well, Lee's going with roll two.

'We haven't really talked about it

'cos, obviously, I'm working from half-ten till seven at night.

'And the rest, yeah.'

If Harley thought he had it hard...

We'll probably be home at about ten o'clock.

..spare a thought for bride-to-be Millie...

Chester, don't even think about it. Don't throw.

..alone at home with three troublesome kids.

There were some days where you both don't actually speak to each other,

because your day is that hectic, and by the time it's calmed down,

it's like, um, daft o'clock at night

and you're both worn out from the day and you wanna go to bed.

That was very delayed, Chester.

Say, "Thank you."

HARLEY:

After 12 hours at work...

..Harley's home.

Oi! SHE GIGGLES

Are you pulling my pants?

But a hard day at work is followed by a hard night at home.

Harley doesn't often have time off work.

He quite likes to be out of the house

and away from the mayhem at home.

I always say to you when you go, "It can't be that stressful."

What is one thing I always say to you?

That I don't have the kids by myself.

You've never done a day with three kids by yourself, ever.

You probably wouldn't trust me, anyways.

Harley may be fulfilling his breadwinner role,

but that's at the expense of the housework.

You didn't clean it, Harley.

Harley, I'm sorry, you didn't.

I hate mess.

But I can do the washing.

I know how to work the washing machine.

'You like toys everywhere and, like, washing everywhere

'and pots, which I hate.'

She'll tell me to do something, and I'll just say,

"Give me five minutes." We'll bicker over that.

Another thing I hate is probably... Hm.

One... two... three!

..the bath time debate -

one of us has to dry hair,

one of us baths, but nine times out of ten,

I bath and dry the hair, which is another thing I hate.

If their traditional roles don't work for them,

what hope is there for their traditional wedding?

That was really rude, actually. I don't even care.

NOEL: Hiya, Joe. I'm just seeing if you're coming to the wedding.

With Millie and Harley locking horns,

organising the wedding has fallen to Noel.

Are you bringing them, as well?

So how many's that, each of you?

But he's insisting on a cap on numbers.

Kids AND grandkids? Oh, my God.

Five, right.

Yeah, I know. It is a long way, isn't it?

Good three hours, I would think, yeah.

Two down.

The invite list is looking a bit slimmer.

There was almost 200 people on the list,

and it just started to get ridiculous.

So I'm putting my foot down.

How long has she not been well for?

Oh, well, that's a shame.

Dot plus-one is off.

Undeterred, Sue is back out with Millie,

visiting another potential venue.

I just can't wait to actually see what it looks like.

I feel like it's gonna be nice. Do you? Yeah.

I know that Harley would just be happy with whatever I like.

I know that if I like it, I know that Harley will like it, yeah.

I like a traditional relationship where Harley is the breadwinner.

He thinks he makes the big decisions,

but I tell him what to do.

'I definitely wear the trousers in our relationship.'

This drive is taking longer than expected.

We can't find it. I think we're struggling, aren't we?

Sat nav! Or is it just really bad drivers?

Are we here?

Oh, gosh. What a mess.

No, this is not it. This cannot be it.

He's lost. I don't think I'd get out my car.

That sounds a bit bridezilla. Just saying.

Oh, God!

There's Radford time,

and then there's the time you should be there.

And we are always Radford time.

Never on time for anything. Never on time.

And we always get lost. We do.

But across town...

Where's this flipping shop?

..Harley's finished work in time to do something important to him.

I am looking for another ring,

because, obviously, the other one was just a memory kind of thing.

So, she needs a proper ring.

INTERVIEWER: Have you got a budget in mind?

£550.

Do you know what she wants?

I know exactly what ring.

We came and had a look a while back, and she did point one out.

NOEL: See, you'd never do that with me.

I'm supposed to be a mind reader with buying new things.

I have no idea. You never say anything that you want.

Yeah, but I'm easy to buy for. You're not.

SALLY LINDSAY: Harley's been told what to buy...

Is that it?

..but there's a problem.

No. Maybe that one.

Actually, it wasn't 350, it's 550.

I can't remember which one it was.

With his mind gone blank,

Harley's forced to make a best guess.

I like this one here.

The 549 one there. Let's have a look.

There you go.

But on closer inspection...

Nah, I feel like that's too big.

..it's not the one.

And Harley's desperate to get it right.

'To be honest, I do have to watch what I spend.

'I'm very far from a rich man.'

INTERVIEWER: Did you have money when you were growing up?

Um... I wouldn't say I had money.

Sometimes, hate speaking about the holidays

or, like, memories that I had growing up.

Because I hate making Harley sit there

and think about how he didn't have all them memories.

'My dad was an electrician, yeah.'

He used to work on Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Test all the rides out, yeah.

But when I was a teenager, like,

he was, like, really poorly.

And obviously, he didn't have a job or anything,

so, like, we couldn't go out and do, like, all these nice things,

go on holidays and stuff.

I feel like if he was all right,

that would have made, like, my family a lot happier in life.

That's really nice.

It's probably the best one that I like.

I think Millie would absolutely love it.

SALLY LINDSAY: Harley's made a decision...

..but at what cost?

INTERVIEWER: Is that anywhere near what you could afford? No.

But Harley has a plan.

If I get paid monthly, can I put a deposit down?

Absolutely. If you put about £160...

then you've got six months to pay it off. Yeah.

So, my budget has gone from 550

to the 1,650.

I hope you know what you're doing.

'I cannot afford that.

'It's a lot of money, thinking about it.'

Thank you. See ya.

Meanwhile...

SUE: Oh, this is gorgeous.

This has the vibe.

MILLIE: Yeah. Oh, yeah.

..Sue and Millie have finally found the venue of their dreams.

This is really, really nice, Millie.

I love these chairs. I love all this.

This is so nice, Millie.

I think it's just perfect. Yeah, I love it.

I mean, as soon as we walked into that venue,

you just knew that that was the one, didn't you? Yeah.

Oh, wow. Oh, wow.

For me, princess wedding, that would have been

the perfect place when I was a little girl. Yeah.

SUE GASPS Millie, that is so nice.

I love this place.

Everything about this is beautiful.

I don't think I'd change anything about this.

Just one slight hurdle to overcome.

Does that price shock you, or is that roughly what you thought?

It's more than what we were hoping for. OK.

Well, we could take that off, we don't need that.

We can take that off, we don't need that.

I don't know about this one. This is a lot of money.

Yeah. I'll pop that date on hold for you for the week.

Brilliant, yeah.

I think Harley might have to put a few extra shifts in at work.

A few extra and more.

To date, there's only been one Junior Radford...

SOPHIE: Let's have a little look. ..to tie the knot.

Aw, look at that.

You look so young there. JOE: I know.

Can you believe that was ten years ago?

But when you're already a couple,

does getting married really make it any better?

Look at Daisy and Oscar, though.

They're, like, in high school now. Aw.

Eldest daughter Sophie and husband Joe are the people to ask.

Is that my speech? That is you doing your speech, yep.

I look like I'm gonna cry.

You actually do look like you're gonna cry.

I'm sorry that I put you through that.

What a lovely day it was, as well.

It was so nice and hot, as well, wasn't it? Yeah.

Aw, I love that picture of me and my dad. Yeah.

Aw. Your dad was so happy, as well.

He was. He started crying. Yeah.

My God, everyone's grown up so much since then.

And there she is - the one that's getting married.

I think it'd be really nice for Millie and Harley to be married,

cos they've got three kids now, like what me and Joe did.

I think they're definitely ready for it.

I feel like getting married

is showing your commitment to one another, isn't it?

I would say it can be quite challenging.

Obviously, running a house, you know, day-to-day life.

You do feel like there's something there to fight for.

Whereas if you're just boyfriend and girlfriend,

you can go your separate ways.

I suppose getting married is just celebrating your love, isn't it?

Just be there for each other.

Like, if you've got a problem, share it with your other half,

because you can guarantee it'll get sorted.

Yeah, so it is all about two becoming one, isn't it?

You know, and just being one family.

You do look gorgeous like that.

Oh, thank you. So do you. I know.

Jesus, you head butted me with your massive head!

Millie has already spent a lot of money on venues and rings,

and today, she's going to spend some more.

SUE: What a beautiful day it is today.

I mean, why not? It's not her cash.

Wedding dress shopping entails all of us girls going.

We will help Millie, letting her know

if it's a nice dress or if it's not really a nice dress.

Have you been dress shopping at all?

No. No, it's the first one.

Are you excited? Oh, I can't wait.

Everyone pick one.

Budget-wise, are you bothered too much about budget,

or are you...? My dad is.

But he's not here, so we're all right.

Budgets have risen in the last 32 years

since Sue bought hers.

My dress was £80. It was in the sale in, um,

I think it was British Home Store.

An ex-display one. Yeah. £80.

My wedding dress was 1,850.

I think it's gonna be a really, really hard choice,

cos all of the dresses in here are absolutely stunning.

Dad won't like this one.

2,650. I don't think that's bad.

I actually don't think they're, like, massively, like, expensive.

I know.

You're not gonna get an £80 wedding dress in here.

This is really, really exciting.

Like, the dresses are amazing.

I think I might ask Noel to marry me again, what do you think?

Might as well.

SALLY LINDSAY: Whilst Millie has a posse of family

to help her choose...

..across town...

Yeah, I'll try it on, yeah.

..Harley hasn't.

Yeah, I do wish my dad was here for my special day, yeah.

Even though he will be looking down, like,

yeah, I do really wish he was here.

WOMAN: This is the one that matches.

No, I think you go for the opposite colour.

With Noel being here, like, it helps me out a lot.

INTERVIEWER: He'll help you get the right suit?

Yeah, he'll help me if I'll get the right suit, yeah.

I'm sure it won't make me look daft.

It must be a little bit sad, you know, for Harley.

His dad's not gonna see him walking down the aisle

and getting married and all the rest of it.

So if Harley needs to know anything or any advice, I'm here for him.

I feel like I'd want something, like, a bit more tighter on my legs.

Do you think? I think you should try it

with a different colour waistcoat. It's got to be more timeless.

Yeah, yeah. Can I try that one? Yeah, definitely.

Harley, he's had a tough life, hasn't he?

His dad died when he was young.

I mean, losing his sister, as well. Yeah.

Two of the closest people to you in the world, aren't they?

'And it's obviously put a lot of pressure on just his mum.'

I think Harley says from, like, the age of 11, he just...

he just went downhill. He found it really hard to cope.

Look, this goes better with the tie. Yeah.

To have Noel as my father-in-law, it'd be really nice.

He says to me all the time, you know, how grateful he is

that, you know, he's gonna become part of the family and, um...

and how much he loves us all.

Oh, actually, I do quite like it.

SALLY LINDSAY: Back with the girls, the decision's getting nearer.

It's a lot longer at the back.

Oh, wow, I love that!

I actually prefer that one to the first one.

Ooh. I like that.

We are getting nearer.

Oh, that is stunning.

Millie, I absolutely love that. I love that.

Yeah. Yeah. Oh, yeah.

Yeah, this is my favourite.

If you don't get that,

I'm gonna get remarried and have that.

Millie's actually found THE ONE that she loves.

And it is beautiful, isn't it? It is an absolutely stunning dress.

'She's made a really, really good choice.'

She picked out pretty much the most expensive one in the shop.

Coming up... Who's going down next?

..illness rips through the house.

Just heard a door slam open and someone straight to the toilet.

NOEL: Without going too graphic detail,

luckily, it's not a lumpy one.

For God's sake.

And the wedding hits a major obstacle.

SUE: 'That's a nightmare.'

'I really didn't wanna tell Mum and Dad,

'because I didn't wanna add more stress onto them.'

SALLY LINDSAY: In Morecambe,

preparations for the wedding are on hold.

COUGHING

The area has been hit by a seasonal sickness bug.

HARLEY: You need a drink or anything?

Among those affected is Millie.

Millie's really poorly, and I can't afford being ill.

I've had a few days off work, and, obviously, it's not ideal.

Harley has had to stay home and look after the kids.

CHILD BABBLES

Staying at home's really hard,

I've never had the kids before all by myself,

so honestly, it's so, so hard work.

Oops. I'm sorry.

CHILD CRIES

They're not the only ones affected.

LUKE: There's a sickness going around.

Do what you will to quarantine yourself.

Emergency restrictions are in place

after the bug hit the Radford house hard.

AIMEE: When someone gets sick, it spreads really fast.

Heidie had it.

And then by about five o'clock,

Casper and Oscar were both throwing up.

Midway through the night,

just heard a door slam open and someone straight to the toilet.

And Casper's knocking on the door trying to get in.

And Katie goes, "I'm in here. You can't come in."

Casper's like, "No!" HOOVER WHIRRS

So, Casper's been sick all over here.

Luckily, it's not a lumpy one.

Be grateful for small mercies, eh?

But at least Noel gets to try his new toy.

Like the best buy we've ever had, it really is.

Moving away. And that's it. It's done.

Somebody's got the grim job. That'll be me.

INTERVIEWER: How do you manage it?

If it's the little ones, they're Heidie or Bonnie,

you want them sat with you, especially with the being sick.

If they're a bit older, you can just say to them,

"Go and stay in your room."

But that creates a different problem.

Are you quarantined to this room, then?

We can only be in rooms where no-one's at,

and that's our room.

Well, yes, it is, Casper, because we're in a room with nothing to do.

Poor old Oscar, he's still traumatised from last night.

Oh, Casper is off to the loo again.

RETCHING

And whilst half the house are now ill,

there are two notable exceptions.

I don't understand how Mum and Dad don't get it either, you know.

Maybe they're just, like, superhuman,

so they've just gone through it so much, they're now immune to it.

Soon as one or two of them start being sick,

you start thinking, "Oh, what's that? Oh, I don't feel too good."

Yeah, yeah. You know if you start to feel like...

You start convincing yourself.

Like, I got up this morning, I was like, "Mm, I don't know,

"I hope I'm not starting with it."

With half the house to protect, Noel gets to work.

INDISTINCT CHATTER

Phoebe. Wash them properly.

And wash your hands. Wash them for longer

than what you'd normally wash them for.

Don't want that tummy bug, do you? It's nasty.

Well, I'm just gonna go around the house,

making sure all the windows are open,

just getting fresh air blowing through.

Any lurgies in the air. Leave that there, ready for the next one.

Well, we've done as much as we possibly can.

Let's hope so.

White weddings don't stay white for long when there's vomit everywhere.

INTERVIEWER: Who's going down next?

Fingers crossed no-one else has succumbed.

NOEL: Oh, I don't feel well. I really don't feel well.

Oh, no. Don't say that. It's round two.

In Millie's house, the illness has gone.

But it's been replaced by a bigger problem.

INTERVIEWER: What's happened? HARLEY: I have lost my job.

Basically, I got a call,

and they said, "It's obviously not working out for you."

A lot of stuff went on with Millie and stuff,

so I had to stay at home with the kids,

and obviously, we couldn't get a baby-sitter,

so... that's why they said it's not working out for me,

which is understandable cos everyone needs a reliable person.

So it is going to be very, very hard,

because, obviously, I've got no income whatsoever now.

Like, what are we actually gonna do about the wedding? Mm.

"Just let you guys know, don't need me to tell you,

"but I've lost my job." For God's sake.

That's a nightmare. That's a nightmare,

because the bit that they were gonna chip in,

somebody else is gonna have to find. As in us.

I think the idea was, you know,

obviously, Sue and I... take the bulk of the cost, don't we?

But... But not all.

..it's only right that Harley should chip in, shouldn't he?

And make an effort to pay for something.

My mum and dad are feeling like their heads are gonna blow off.

'I really didn't want to tell Mum and Dad

'because I didn't wanna add more stress onto them.'

They can't expect us two to pay for everything.

No, definitely not, no.

They want this wedding to happen,

they'll have to start cutting corners, won't they?

On dresses, anything.

SHE EXHALES DEEPLY, GROANS

First to go is the purchase of the dress Millie had set her heart on.

'She is gonna be gutted. It really was a princess dress.

'But she's gonna have to just go for something a bit cheaper.'

Next, the engagement ring that Harley stretched himself to afford.

But the turmoil has left Millie and Harley

scrambling to salvage their wedding...

and their relationship.

It is quite hard to be happy and put a smile on today.

'There's still arguments at the minute.'

Just little things that don't need to be such a big fuss over

about the wedding... is a major fuss.

I really want yellow themed.

No. I don't really like yellow.

I like this. I don't want stuff like that.

When I lost my job, obviously, like, we was both upset.

It's not for me. No!

STRONGLY: What do you want?

INTERVIEWER: Were you angry with Harley?

I was really angry with Harley.

Nothing like that. That's disgusting. Yeah, that, yeah.

'I felt like Millie was, like, blaming it all...

'Like it was all my fault.'

When things go wrong, do you ever turn on each other?

I feel like, yeah, we do turn on each other,

I can turn on her.

You think it's gonna be, like, some fairy tale ending.

Like, "I want this. I want that."

Well, it's not happening.

She can be the same with me.

Don't like it.

It just looks so scatty. I'm not talking a colour like that!

I always blame Harley.

But it's Harley, nine times out of ten, that causes the argument.

As if the Radfords didn't have enough to deal with...

INDISTINCT

..they still have a houseful of kids

still not quite over their tummy bug.

They're all getting a bit fractious with one another.

It is difficult to keep them all happy,

especially when kids are getting bored.

So, you've got a houseful of ill, short-tempered,

screen-addicted under-12s to entertain.

Sue's solution better be a good one.

My mum absolutely loves charity shops,

and when I went round the other day, she went, "Hey, look what I've got.

"These are gonna help you."

Are they what I think they are?

So, we're gonna get the kids off their devices,

and we're gonna go and play some games.

'Have a return to good old traditions.

'The old ways are the best.'

Seriously? Board games for bored children?

I'm not really that big of a fan of board games.

I know they were quite a big thing in the '90s or 2000s.

I don't really enjoy board games.

Sue's on a hiding to nothing here.

Come on, who wants to play some games?

Me! No, I wanna play this first.

I will beat anyone at this.

You want to play that with Oscar, then?

Yeah. Yeah?

Ooh, look at these!

I won! I won the elephant!

See? I won another game.

This is the sort of things

that me and Dad used to do when we were younger.

I mean, some of these games are donkey's years old.

That was mine.

My mum's definitely not got that from the charity shop.

It's really nice seeing them playing like this

instead of being stuck to a blooming computer screen.

I'm definitely a firm believer that having fun 50 years ago

is definitely the same as having fun now.

It's not really what you play. It's the way that you play it.

If you make it fun, the kids'll enjoy it regardless of the game.

For boys who don't like board games, they certainly get stuck in.

Even the older kids are rising out of their sick beds to have a go.

Oh, I used to play that as a kid.

I'm playing! I'm the best at that.

ELLIE: No, you're not. I am.

Oh, I remember playing this, as well.

I suppose what makes it so much fun for the kids, as well,

is that there's a lot of siblings to play with,

and they are loving it.

But I think there might be a bit of cheating going on there.

Maybe. SUE LAUGHS

Cheating! Not allowed!

SALLY LINDSAY: Playing Sue's traditional board games

have ensured that everyone now feels that little bit better.

So Nana did good, getting some board games.

That's cheating! Not allowed!

The pressure of a wedding Millie and Harley can't afford is hitting hard.

HARLEY: 'That pressure affects me really bad.'

Like, I go to sleep at night till...

I couldn't sleep till, like, two o'clock in the morning.

Even with no TV on.

I just sit there, and my mind is on overtime.

It's just going and going and going.

The stress levels for this wedding have been pretty high up there.

We'd forgotten just how stressful it was in...

Just from Sophie's wedding, nine years ago.

From planning a wedding, paying for a wedding, organising...

Just... Just all of it.

Harley now being at home all day every day is also creating tension.

MILLIE: Lazy. Sits on Xbox all day.

Snappy, out of routine

and doesn't help around the house at all.

So rude. So, so rude. Where you going?!

Taking Elodie to my mum's. Oh, whatever.

Honestly. Just leave me alone.

Feel like I can't do anything right.

I've had enough of him.

I might just get my shoes on and go right now.

I won't come back.

I've had enough of it.

I'm not sure I could go through with this.

All talk of the wedding is now on hold.

SHE CRIES

SHE SOBS All right, all right.

Millie and Harley are in crisis.

SHE CRIES

Coming up... 'Last night, it just erupted.'

I was not staying there with him.

Is it finally curtains for Millie and Harley?

She keeps saying it's over, and we just bicker all the time,

so this ain't going on any more.

Or can Noel bring them back together?

You've only got a certain amount of time.

But it does seem like, sometimes, you think,

"I can't see my way out of this."

SALLY LINDSAY: Millie and Harley's wedding is off.

HARLEY: 'Me and Millie fell out yesterday.'

She ended up going to her mum's house.

She keeps saying it's over,

and we just bicker all the time, so...

I don't really know what's going on.

It got to the point where we was like,

"No, this ain't going on any more. We can't do it."

Yeah, that was really sad. I feel like...

I feel lost.

MILLIE: 'Last night, it just erupted.

'Didn't go great.'

I was not staying there with him.

INTERVIEWER: Did the argument make you wonder

whether getting married is the right thing?

Absolutely no way.

Yeah, no.

Harley doesn't have a traditional father figure in his life,

so Noel's going to step into the breach.

When I lost my job, she's like, "Oh, what are you gonna do now?"

And I thought, "This is a lot of pressure on me, like."

But it's, "I'm not doing this and that."

It's just so stressful.

I think a lot of Harley's issues are,

they just stem from frustration.

Millie can come home, bend her mum's ear,

talk to one of her sisters, and Harley just hasn't got that.

Like, how do you pick yourself up? So, you're up against the clock.

But it does seem like, sometimes, you think,

"I can't see my way out of this stuff."

But just don't dwell on the past and what's happened.

I think, if it was my son, it'd just be,

"Look, get helping around the house and just get motivated again."

'Simple as that. There's nothing else you can do.'

Obviously, I didn't have my dad.

I feel like my dad would have said,

"Come on, you've got this", kind of thing.

Like, he'd be supportive.

He'd be like, "Don't give up", kind of thing.

And that's how I imagine my dad to be.

All that matters is you just get married and you're happy.

That's it. Yeah. Yeah.

You'll think, "Why the hell was I worrying all that time?"

To try and save the wedding, Noel and Sue have hatched a plan.

I think, sometimes, when, you know, they're as stressed as they are,

constantly at each other's throats,

maybe just a little bit of time away.

In a relationship, sometimes, you do need to just take that time out,

go and do something on your own.

So, what have Noel and Sue got in mind?

I think Millie just needs to relax. Harley needs to blow off some steam.

Go, go, go!

Noel's invited a dozen Radfords along...

..as, for centuries it's been a tradition,

when men don't really know what to do,

they dress up and pretend to shoot things.

Watch your back, Harley!

No, I'm dead!

I can't do this by myself!

What Harley needs is to see he'll never be alone.

Come on, Harley. Man down.

Come on, faster. Faster!

I don't think mine's working.

'If he marries Millie...'

Behind you! Push forward!

..he knows he'll always have a Radford that has his back.

Right, come on, boys! Get together.

I've got him. I'm seeing him. He's going to the box!

Good shot, Harley. Well done, boys!

I'm back in! Harley's catching on.

Boys!

I got Josh out. Man down. Whoa!

No! VOICE FROM BOX: 'Blue team win.'

WHISTLE BLOWS Proper team spirit, isn't it?

It all looks a bit Jean-Claude Van Damme to me.

Oh, this is beautiful!

THEY LAUGH

For Millie's healing day,

the girls have opted for a far more serene solution.

The girls are definitely having a more relaxing day than the men.

I can assure you of that. Take a seat for me.

MILLIE: Definitely need this.

It's nice just to take a bit of time away.

Every time I've spoke to Mum about it and how stressful it is,

she's like, "It's always all worth it."

The reason for taking Harley and Millie away

was to help them overcome their relationship problems.

WOMAN: Cold, innit?

Just goes to show how much I wanted a drink.

I don't even like Buck's Fizz. SHE LAUGHS

Whoo! Whoo!

If me and Harley were to split up, I'd be very upset,

and I'd feel really... disappointed in myself.

INDISTINCT CHATTER

LAUGHTER

I feel like I should maybe listen to Harley a bit more

and maybe understand where he's coming from, so...

I think it is really important that we communicate,

and I know that we will fix it.

MAN: We've got three burgers ready here.

In the male camp, Harley's mood has also changed.

Oh, Harley's on... He's absolutely loving it.

And I reckon, if you asked him now,

he'd just think, "Oh, yeah, completely gone."

Just enjoying life, and that's the way it should be.

Coming out today with everyone and, like, my mates and Millie's family,

like, I've really enjoyed myself.

LAUGHTER

So I'm gonna go home to Millie and the kids,

and, obviously, I'm gonna speak to her,

saying I do want the wedding to go ahead.

It's like that bit of closure, isn't it, on a relationship? Yeah.

It feels, like, official, when you're married, doesn't it?

Noel gave me a bit of advice,

saying, "Today's a different day than tomorrow."

Wise words, Noel, and very true.

Because, the very next week...

..Harley's back in work!

That's half a bag right there, innit? Yep. Perfect.

We're doing landscaping.

So, obviously, he wants all the tiling done.

He wants grass. He wants plants, pond.

'Yeah, it's gonna look good when it's done.'

I love the kid. He's an absolute belter.

Earning his shekels for the wedding, I believe.

Make them dreams happen.

His job means that the wedding of their dreams is back on track.

Is that all right?

Perfect, Harley. Thank you very much.

Fireworks! FIREWORKS SCREECH

Millie and Harley have had a difficult time.

Their relationship and their proposed wedding

have been pushed to the very edge.

But now all of that is behind them.

The wedding is back on.

I love you. I love you, too.

The big day is now only weeks away.

Nothing in this world is perfect,

but there's always time for tradition.

Yeah, in, like, 1802.

And weddings would've been cheaper then.

HARLEY SHOUTS: Millie!

MILLIE: Did you genuinely have to shout like that?

Next time...

SUE: It's really special, isn't it, when your daughters get married?

HARLEY: Oh, that's not good, that. Right, you can go now

cos you're actually stressing me out really badly.

'I love Harley, but he does do my head in.'

Where the BLEEP is my ring?

NOEL: 'When I saw Millie on the stairs,

'I really had to hold back the tears.'

Our families are very different.

I'm not entirely sure how it's gonna work out.

SHE SCREAMS

HARLEY: 'She just wasn't there.

'I cried that much. I'd feel heartbreaking.'