DO COME IN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU COME VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED... (LAUGHS) ...BY HER ROYAL HIGHNESS. THE DEMAND FOR DOMESTIC STAFF IS NOW HIGHER THAN EVER. I COULDN'T RUN THIS PLACE WITHOUT MY STAFF. YOU KNOW, JUST CLEANING THE WINDOWS HERE TAKES AGES. LAUGHTER WHETHER BEHIND THE GATES OF BRITAIN'S STATELY HOMES,... I'M PROBABLY THE ONLY PERSON OVER 50 WITH MY NANNY ON SITE. ...OR JUST FOR THOSE WITH THE CASH TO SPLASH, THERE ARE STAFF TO CATER TO EVERY WHIM. I'D LIKE THEM TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE A PROPER MARTINI. IS THE GLASS CHILLED? EVERYONE IN LIFE NEEDS TO REMEMBER WHAT THEIR ROLE IN LIFE IS. THEY'RE THERE TO SERVE. CROW CAWS IN THIS SERIES, WE FOLLOW THE CREAM OF SOCIETY... KISSY-KISSY-BOO-BOOS! OH, BYE, THEN. ...IN THEIR SEARCH FOR THE VERY BEST DOMESTIC HELP... THE LAST HANDYMAN UNFORTUNATELY LEFT, BUT HE TOOK THE LADY OF THE HOUSE WITH HIM. ...AS WELL AS THE CANDIDATES WHO DREAM OF WORKING FOR THEM. FINGERS CROSSED. (LAUGHS) I GOT IT. SQUEALS: YES! YES! FROM THE EXACTING INTERVIEWS... WHAT ARE YOUR RECREATIONAL INTERESTS? WALKING THE DOG AROUND THE PEAK DISTRICT. MURMURS: DOG WALKING... HAVE YOU NOT` OOH! OOH! OOH! DOG SNARLS ...TO THOSE TERRIBLY TOUGH RECRUITMENT DECISIONS. HELEN'S BIG FAULT IS SHE'S SO VERY PRETTY. (LAUGHS) BECAUSE, AS EVERYONE KNOWS, FINDING GOOD STAFF... CLATTERING ...IS THE HARDEST JOB OF ALL. HE LOOKS LIKE HE JUST COME OFF THE STREET. YOU DO SOMETHING TO MY DOGS, I DO SOMETHING TO YOUR CAT. FORGET ABOUT ANYTHING THAT COMES OUT OF THEIR MOUTH AT THE INTERVIEW. THEY'LL TELL YOU ANYTHING. IT'S ALL LIES. DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING. CLASSICAL STRING MUSIC COPYRIGHT ABLE 2016 BELL DINGS CLASSICAL WALTZ MUSIC THE 19TH CENTURY SET THE BENCHMARK FOR DOMESTIC STAFF, WHEN ONE'S WORKFORCE HAD AN UNERRING LOYALTY TO THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE. I WAS ONLY 4 WHEN YOU CAME. YEAH. ONLY 48 YEARS. (LAUGHS) THEY'LL HAVE TO CARRY ME OUT. IN SEARCH OF SUCH DEDICATION TODAY IS A BARONET WHO'S HAD SOME PAST STAFFING ISSUES. YOU KNOW, HIS` HIS BREATH SMELT LIKE A SORT OF MAGGOTY SHEEP'S ARSE. MOST OF THE TIME, SO CLEARLY, HE HAD TO GO. BUT HE'S NOW INTERVIEWING CANDIDATES TO FIT INTO HIS ANCESTRAL HOME. DRIVE A TRACTOR? OH, YES, ABSOLUTELY. I WAS BROUGHT UP DRIVING TRACTORS. (CHUCKLES) THERE'S A COUNTRY ESTATE LOOKING FOR COMMITTED PERSONNEL. I'VE GOTTA FIND THE SORT OF PERSON WHO'S GOING TO ACTIVELY ENJOY SITTING IN A DEN LIKE THIS. BUT THE LADY OF HERSELF FINDS HERSELF UNDER INTERROGATION. ARE THERE ANY IMPORTANT TARGETS THAT NEED TO BE REACHED PER HOUR, PER DAY OR PER WEEK? NO. OK. AND A POLO-PLAYING MUM IN SEARCH OF A NEW GROOM. HELLO. HIYA. I'VE HAD A FEW PEOPLE WHO JUST HAVEN'T SHOWN UP AT ALL FOR AN INTERVIEW. I HAD ONE GIRL WHO CAME, STARTED CRYING AND LEFT. THE FACT THAT SHE TURNED UP AND GOT OUT OF HER CAR IS A BONUS. (LAUGHS) DELICATE HARP MUSIC CLASSICAL VIOLIN MUSIC A BEACON OF GENTEEL CIVILISATION IN THE SOMERSET COUNTRYSIDE, MAUNSEL HOUSE HAS BEEN THE SEAT OF THE SLADE FAMILY SINCE 1772. THE SEVENTH BARONET, SIR BENJAMIN SLADE, INHERITED THE TITLE AT THE TENDER AGE OF 15. HE'S BEEN A BUSY BOY EVER SINCE AND NOW EMPLOYS OVER 50 STAFF TO RUN WEDDINGS AND EVENTS, TURNING OVER A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT EVERY YEAR. EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOWNSIZING AND, UH, EVERYTHING, UH, AND NOT EMPLOYING PEOPLE. I SEEM TO JUST EMPLOY FAR TOO MANY. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ALL COME FROM. THEY COME OUT FROM EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY. OF COURSE, EMPLOYING AN ARMY OF COOKS, HOUSEKEEPERS AND WEDDING PLANNERS IS NEVER EASY, BUT REGULAR FIRE DRILLS ARE THE PERFECT TOOL FOR A BUSY BARONET TO INSPECT HIS TROOPS. LEFT, RIGHT. LEFT, RIGHT. LEFT, RIGHT. LEFT` OH GOD. I OFTEN WONDER` I JUST CALL THEM LULU AND LOLITA AND TOOTSIE AND WOOTSIE, YOU KNOW? WHAT LOVELY BOOTS. THANK YOU! DEAR SIR BEN HAD HIS WILD MOMENTS IN HIS YOUTH, BUT HE ALSO FOUND TIME TO SQUEEZE IN BEING A SUCCESSFUL SHIPPING MAGNATE AND DEVELOPING A FEW STRONG VIEWS ON SUITABLE STAFF. GET OUT! WINGS FLAP GO ON, OUT YOU GO! YOU GOTTA MAKE SURE THEY'RE NOT SCORPIOS. WE DON'T DO PEOPLE FROM COUNTRIES BEGINNING WITH 'I'. THEY MUSTN'T COME FROM COUNTRIES WITH GREEN IN THE FLAG. THAT NARROWS IT DOWN SOMEWHAT, DOESN'T IT? STATELY CHAMBER MUSIC GO ON, THEN! THERE'S ONE KEY POSITION AT MAUNSEL HOUSE THAT'S BEEN VACANT FOR THE PAST 18 MONTHS ` A DELICATE SUBJECT FOR SIR BEN. THE HANDYMAN, UNFORTUNATELY, WAS A BIT OF A HANDFUL. UM, HE` UH, HE LEFT, BUT HE TOOK THE LADY OF THE HOUSE WITH HIM. HE WAS JUST ABOUT AS BAD AS YOU CAN GET. MY DEARS, IT WAS QUITE THE SCANDAL AFTER HIS PARTNER OF 12 YEARS ELOPED WITH THE HELP, BUT SIR BEN DOES STILL HAVE HIS TRUSTED HOUSE MANAGER JANE BY HIS SIDE. SHE'S IN TOTAL CHARGE, AND SHE HIRES, AND SHE FIRES. THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT. MM-HM. BEN LIKES TO, UM` LIKES THINGS DONE, AND HE LIKES IT DONE YESTERDAY. WHY CAN'T JUST GO AND BUY THE BLOODY THINGS? ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE. IT'S LIKE THAT FILM, YOU KNOW, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, YOU KNOW? SOMETIMES, IT'S A LITTLE BIT CRAZY HERE, IT CAN BE. THIS ONE HAS A SILENCER ON IT, SO YOU KILL QUITE A LOT OF PEOPLE BEFORE THEY KNOW YOU'RE ATTACKING THEM, AND THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE MUST-HAVE FOR EVERY GANGSTER IN BRISTOL. I THINK HE TRUSTS AND RESPECTS ME, BECAUSE I'VE` I'VE STOOD FOR HIM THROUGH BAD TIMES, HARD TIMES, UM, WHEN THERE'S NO ONE ELSE BEEN AROUND, I SUPPOSE, REALLY. YOU'VE GOT THE LAST SAY, HAVE YOU? (SIGHS) MM? YOU ARE THE BOSS. SO THERE IS A VACANCY AT THE ESTATE, AND WITH 33 ROOMS AND SEVERAL OUTHOUSES, THERE ARE SKILLS APLENTY REQUIRED. FOR 40 HOURS A WEEK, CANDIDATES MUST BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEIR OWN TOOLS AND KEEP THEIR HANDS TO THEMSELVES. ALL THIS MACHINERY'S GOTTA BE SERVICED. (SIGHS) EXHAUSTING. THE PAINT COMES OFF IN VARIOUS PLACES. THE PIPES ARE WORN. EVERYTHING HAS TO BE REWIRED. IT IS A WHOLE LOT OF SNAGS TO DO. GUNSHOT CRACKS MAUNSEL HOUSE WON'T BE THE ONLY INSTITUTION RECEIVING ATTENTION. AS A CRUCIAL PART OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION IS TO ACT AS SIR BEN'S PERSONAL AID. HOW DELIGHTFUL! HE WOULD HAVE TO BE A GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN ` LOOK AFTER ME, DRIVE FOR ME, TAKE ME SHOOTING. YEAH, HE WOULD HAVE TO SAY, 'GOOD SHOT. WELL DONE.' YOU KNOW? OR, 'THAT'S A NICE BIRD.' YOU KNOW? USUAL SORT OF THING, YEAH. NOW SIR BEN HAS DECIDED HE'S READY TO HIRE AGAIN, TYPICALLY, HE WANTS TO STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT. WE ARE JUST SO SNOWED UNDER WITH ODD JOBS AND THINGS TO DO. I NEED TO FIND ONE LIKE, UH, TOMORROW. LIGHT-HEARTED CLASSICAL TUNE STATELY STRING MUSIC THIS IS AURORA EASTWOOD, ELDEST DAUGHTER OF COMPOSER THOMAS EASTWOOD AND BRAZILIAN PHILANTHROPIST CRISTINA CARNEIRO DE MENDONCA SO SHE IS OF A FINE PEDIGREE. AS A TEENAGER, YOUNG AURORA WAS SWEPT UP BY THAT MOST ROYAL OF SPORTS, POLO. AND A FEW YEARS AGO, SHE WAS IN THE TOP FIVE BRITISH FEMALE PLAYERS. SHE'S QUITE A GIRL. POLO IS WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING FOR 21 YEARS NOW. I STARTED BY READING JILLY COOPER'S BOOK, 'POLO', WHEN I WAS 15, AND THOUGHT THAT SOUNDED WAY MORE FUN THAT TROTTING AROUND IN CIRCLES DOING DRESSAGE. I USED TO SPEND WINTERS IN ARGENTINA AND THAT WAS ALL I THOUGHT ABOUT, TO THE DETRIMENT OF FRIENDSHIPS, RELATIONSHIPS, BUSI` EVERYTHING. RATHER CLEVERLY, AURORA TURNED HER PASSION INTO A BUSINESS BY SETTING UP HER OWN STUD FARM. SO THE TERM LADY OF LEISURE CERTAINLY DOESN'T APPLY HERE. 10 HORSES, PR WORK, POLO-MANAGER WORK FOR POLO IN THE PARK, PRESS OFFICER FOR 'WILTON CLASSIC AND SUPERCARS', AND I WRITE FOR 'HORSE & HOUND IN THE FIELD.' OH, DOWNLOAD FASTER. SINCE AURORA AND HER OWN STUD, MATT, PARTED COMPANY A FEW MONTHS AGO, THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE DEMANDING HER FULL ATTENTION ` 15-MONTH-OLD SON FELIX. LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK. I'M MAKING YOU SOME LUNCH. DON'T SHUT YOUR FINGERS IN THE DOOR. DON'T TOUCH THE ELECTRIC FENCE... OR JUMP IN A PUDDLE. I CAN'T DO VERY MUCH, BECAUSE I CAN ONLY LOOK AWAY FOR, LIKE, 20-SECOND BURSTS. FELIX, WHERE ARE YOU GOING? FELIX! 16 HORSES, ONE FELIX. HE TAKES UP THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME AS THEY DO, AND I CAN'T JUST LEAVE HIM IN A FIELD OVERNIGHT. (LAUGHS) DESPITE BEING A ONE-WOMAN INDUSTRY, THE ONLY DOMESTIC HELP AURORA GETS IS FROM A PART-TIME NANNY AND FELIX'S FATHER, SO SHE RELIES HEAVILY ON HER 20-YEAR-OLD GROOM, LAUREN WALKER-SMART. OK, DONE. THEY'RE ALL DONE NOW. AS YOU CAN SEE, I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP ME WITH THE HORSES, BECAUSE THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH HOURS IN THE DAY. FOR THE LAST 18 MONTHS, LAUREN HAS BEEN PUTTING THE TIME IN WITH HORSE CARE ` AND, SOMETIMES, CHILDCARE. LIKE MANY GROOMS, SHE CAN WORK UP TO 60 HOURS A WEEK FOR �300 AND NO ACCOMMODATION. BUT, ALAS, NOT FOR MUCH LONGER. I TOLD HER I WAS LEAVING, UH, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. SHE WAS QUITE UPSET, I THINK. LAUREN DECIDED THAT SHE'D RATHER CLEAN PEOPLE POO THAN HORSE POO AND HAS GONE FOR A TRAINING COURSE AT A CARE HOME. THE WINTER'S SO RUBBISH. IT SORT OF IMPACTED MY FEELINGS TOWARDS WORKING WITH HORSES. WHILE LAUREN SEES OUT HER NOTICE, AURORA IS ADVERTISING THE ROLE ON THE INTERNET. BUT FINDING SOMEONE TO FIT HER GROOM'S RIDING BOOTS MAY PROVE AN UPHILL STRUGGLE. YOU GET INITIAL INTEREST ON EMAIL, AND THEN YOU, SORT OF, EXPLAIN THE HOURS AND WHAT IT ENTAILS, AND YOU PROBABLY LOST 50% OF THE PEOPLE THEN. I SUPPOSE ONE IN THREE ACTUALLY TURNS UP FOR THE INTERVIEW. WITH BOTH LAUREN'S DEPARTURE AND THE START OF THE NEW SEASON LOOMING, AURORA HAS RATHER A LOT ON HER PLATE. (GRIZZLES) (WAILS) (LAUGHS) (SOBS) COME ON, STOP IT. THE STRESS LEVELS ARE QUITE HIGH. I'M QUITE GOOD AT HIDING IT, YOU KNOW, LIKE A DUCK, LOOKING QUITE SERENE ON THE SURFACE BUT... UNDERNEATH. YEAH, I FEEL LIKE THAT. TO BE WITHOUT SOMEONE NOW IS A DISASTER, YEP. UNEASY CLASSICAL MUSIC MUSIC FADES LAID-BACK MUSIC PLAYS THINKS: Man, Steve's really smelly. 'Ooh, sort that out. 'He smells like a teenager's watch band. 'Oh, thanks, mate.' LAID-BACK MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING THINKS: I look like Tintin. It's cool. 'Tintin.' THINKS: Uh, how do you tell a guy he smells? Do you have a smell intervention? 'That's pretty cruel.' THINKS: Actually, Jason looks like Captain Haddock. 'Tintin and Haddock off on an adventure.' THINKS: Maybe wait for his birthday and go, "Happy birthday, Steve. CAR HORNS BEEP '"You`" Ooh, sorry. 'And for a present you give him a deodorant and soap 'and a` "Oh, here's a nice necklace. It's actually a car deodoriser. Pop that round your neck, mate."' TYRES SCREECH LAID-BACK MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING THINKS: Oh, good one, Captain (!) LAID-BACK MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING CLASSICAL STRING MUSIC AT 13TH-CENTURY MAUNSEL HOUSE, CHAUCER ONCE PENNED PART OF HIS CANTERBURY TALES. TODAY BEGINS ANOTHER PILGRIMAGE, AS SIR BENJAMIN SLADE AND RIGHT-HAND WOMAN JANE START THEIR SEARCH FOR A WORTHY FULL-TIME HANDYMAN AND GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN. THE LAST HANDYMAN, HE RAN OFF WITH THE LADY OF THE HOUSE, SHOULD I SAY? AND, UM, HE WAS A IT TOO HANDY, REALLY. (CHUCKLES) INDEED. SIR BEN AND JANE HAVE DECIDED TO HOLD A FIRST ROUND OF INTERVIEWS AND WILL INVITE THEIR TWO FAVOURITES BACK FOR A SECOND GOING-OVER TO WEED OUT THE WRONG SORT. DON'T WANNA BELIEVE ANYTHING THEY SAY. NO, I KNOW. (LAUGHS) IT DOES BRING BACK PAINFUL MEMORIES ABOUT HOW GHASTLY THE LAST HANDYMAN WAS. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT WE DO NEED IS A DUSTBIN, REALLY, DON'T WE? MM. COS WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BIN A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE. (CHUCKLES) FOR THE HEAD OF THE HOUSE, IT'S A CASE OF ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY WHEN IT COMES TO HIRING. I AM PROBABLY THE WORST JUDGE OF CHARACTER THAT GOD EVER INVENTED. IT'S UP TO YOU. OH. YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF HUMAN RESOURCES. ENGINE RUMBLES LIGHT-HEARTED MARIMBA TUNE FIRST TO ARRIVE IS LOCAL STONEMASON CHRIS KING. COULD HE BE MORE GENTLEMANLY THAN SIR BENJAMIN'S LAST GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN? HELLO. GOOD AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON. NICE TO MEET YOU. I'M CHRIS KING. HI, CHRIS. CURRENTLY, I WORK FOR A BUILDING CONSERVATION COMPANY. WE WORK ON BUILDING SUCH AS THIS ` CHURCHES AND THE LIKE, YOU KNOW. WE'RE LOOKED AT AS GENTLEMAN BUILDERS BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF BUILDINGS WE WORK ON, SO, UM, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD BE, YOU KNOW, AN IDEAL POSITION, REALLY. RIGHT. DID YOU DO PAINTING, DECORATING? YES, I CAN DO PAINTING AND DECORATING. ABSOLUTELY, NO PROBLEM. CHAINSAW? GOT YOUR THING? YES, ABSOLUTELY. I'VE GOT MY CHAINSAW TICKET. I CAN EVEN CLIMB TREES IF YOU WANT ME TOO. MMM, VERY GOOD. WELL. DRIVE A TRACTOR? OH YES, ABSOLUTELY. I WAS BROUGHT UP DRIVING TRACTORS. (CHUCKLES) ALL RIGHT. RIGHT. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT YOURSELF ACROSS AT INTERVIEWS WITHOUT APPEARING TO BE BIG-HEADED. I DON'T WANNA WASTE YOUR TIME BY SAYING I'M REALLY REALLY DESPERATE FOR THE JOB. MM. I HAVE GOT A WONDERFUL JOB, AND I GET A FAIRLY GOOD WAGE. MM. IF WE CAN'T COME ANYWHERE NEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, WE JUST COME TO AN AGREEMENT WHERE THAT'S` THAT'S NO GOOD FOR YOU, AND IT'S NO GOOD FOR ME. THANK YOU. INDEED. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THANKS. MAYBE I'M NOT A` A NATURAL INTERVIEWEE, AND I'M NOT SURE IF SIR ROGER'S NECESSARILY A NATURAL INTERVIEWER. I'M GONNA HAVE TO INTERRUPT YOU, BECAUSE HE'S SIR BEN. OH GOD. HE'S OVERQUALIFIED FOR WHAT WE WANT. THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR, IS IT? GET RID OF IT NOW, THEN. (LAUGHS) ENGINE SPUTTERS NEXT TO FACE THE HIRING SQUAD IS 22-YEAR-OLD MAINTENANCE MAN MATTHEW HERNIMAN. HI, NICE TO MEET YOU. ALL RIGHT, NICE TO MEET YOU. I HAVEN'T REALLY EVER HAD A PROPER INTERVIEW WHERE YOU'VE HAD A SIT-DOWN CHAT. IT'S JUST MORE BEEN OVER THE PHONE, 'YEAH, YOU CAN START MONDAY. THAT'S FINE.' WHAT WAS YOUR JOBS BEFORE, THEN? UH, WELL, I'M CURRENTLY WORKING FOR A COMPANY DOING PROPERTY MAINTENANCE. MM-HM? LIKE, HANDYMAN-TYPE ROLE. HAVE YOU GOT ANY ELECTRICAL SKILLS? I CAN DO ELECTRICS, BUT I HAVEN'T GOT THE QUALIFICATION, YEAH. MM-HM. WHAT STAR SIGN IS HE? WHAT STAR SIGN ARE YOU? BIRTH SIGN? IS IT GEMINI? A GEMINI, ARE YOU? OH, SAME AS YOU. (LAUGHS) THAT'S A GOOD THING, THAT, ACTUALLY. IT'S WORTH POINTING OUT THAT ACCORDING TO THE EUROPEAN AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, IT ISN'T TECHNICALLY ILLEGAL FOR EMPLOYERS TO DISCRIMINATE ON THE GROUNDS OF STAR SIGN, SO MATTHEW MIGHT BE IN LUCK. I COULD HAVE ANSWERED A FEW QUESTIONS BETTER, BUT ON THE WHOLE, I FEEL IT WENT FINE. NICE, RELAXED INTERVIEW. I DIDN'T FEEL I MUCKED IT UP, SO... WELL, WHAT DID YOU THINK OF HIM? I DON'T KNOW. MY` MY JUDGEMENT IS ABSOLUTELY HOPELESS. YOU KNOW, I` I` I HAVEN'T GOT A CLUE. IS WHETHER YOU GET THE GOOD VIBE OR NOT, ISN'T IT? THAT'S WHAT YOU WANNA KNOW. I GET VIBES, BUT, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T RELY ON THEM. (LAUGHS) NEXT TO FACE LORD OF THE MANOR AND HIS CHIEF OF STAFF IS FREELANCE HANDYMAN ` AND SAGITTARIUS ` ADAM WILLS. HELLO. SIR BRUCE, JANE: HI. NICE TO MEET YOU. HOW DO YOU DO? I'M ADAM. ALL RIGHT? BEN SLADE. HI. HI, ADAM. I'VE ONLY BEEN IN ONE JOB, AND THAT WAS FOR NEARLY 10 YEARS SINCE I LEFT SCHOOL, SO IT'S, UH, A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS. UH, YOU'RE SELF-EMPLOYED AT THE MOMENT THEN, YEAH? I AM, YEAH. AND YOU COME FROM STREAT, YEAH? THORNTON. THORNTON? HAVE I GOT THE WRONG ONE HERE? PAPER RUSTLES WELL, THAT'S NO GOOD. THAT'S NO GOOD. TRY OVER THERE, THEN. PAPERS RUSTLE WELL, THAT'S NOT VERY GOOD, IS IT? START AGAIN. RIGHT... DIGGERS, DUMPERS, MINI-EXCAVATORS, CHAINSAWS` HAVE YOU GOT A CHAINSAW LICENCE, YEAH? YEAH. WELL, THAT'S A BONUS. SO YOU'RE GOOD WITH MACHINERY. COULD YOU MAINTAIN A BENTLEY AND DRIVE A BENTLEY, DO YOU THINK? DEFINITELY DRIVE IT. LAUGHTER UH, HAVE YOU GOT LOTS OF CHILDREN OR ANYTHING? NO, UH, NO CHILDREN AT THE MOMENT. NO. GOOD. THAT HELPS. THAT'S GOOD, ACTUALLY. YOU'RE BETTER OFF HAVING A DOG, REALLY. I REALLY WANT IT, COS IT'S SUCH A LOVELY PLACE. DID YOU NOTICE THAT ADAM HAD VERY, UM, LARGE HANDS? NO, I DIDN'T. DIDN'T YOU NOTICE THAT? AND THEY'RE A BIT` THEY'RE A BIT ROUGH, LIKE BROKEN-MAN'S HANDS, SO HE OBVIOUSLY IS A BIT OF A MAINTENANCE MAN. BIT OF A PRACTICAL GUY. SO YOU LIKE MEN WITH ROUGH HANDS, DO YOU? NOT NECESSARILY, BUT I JUST DID NOTICE THAT, BEN. (CHUCKLES) QUIRKY PIZZICATO MUSIC AS HENRY LONGFELLOW MUSED, INTO EACH LIFE, SOME RAIN MUST FALL, SO A PROPERLY MAINTAINED UMBRELLA IS SENSIBLE FOR ALL. SUPERSTITIONS ARE POPPYCOCK. BAD LUCK IS TO HAVE A BROLLY INCAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING THE ELEMENTS, SO DO OPEN IT FULLY TO DRY OUT. TCHAIKOVSKY'S 'WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS' TO PREPARE FOR BATTLE ONCE MORE, ENSURE THE PLEATS FALL TO THE LEFT. GRIP THE TOP AS IF IT'S A BOTTLE OF VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE AND TURN THE HANDLE CLOCKWISE. NEXT, DRAWING THE HAND FIRMLY DOWN THE SHAFT, TIGHTEN THE RIBS AND FLATTEN THE FOLDS TO AVOID FLOATING. FINALLY, SECURE THE CATCH AND RELAX, CONFIDENT ONE CAN WITHSTAND THE BEST OF BRITISH WEATHER. RAIN PATTERS LIGHT-HEARTED PIANO MUSIC WHIMSICAL FLUTE MUSIC THE SPRAWLING RIVERHILL HOUSE AND GARDENS IN KENT HAS BEEN IN THE ROGERS FAMILY SINCE 1840. MRS SARAH ROGER IS IN LINE TO TAKE OVER THE 180-ACRE ESTATE. EXCITED CHATTER OH, LOVELY. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO MARION, EVERYONE? CHILDREN: THANK YOU! SARAH'S HUSBAND, ED, IS THE GREAT-GRANDSON OF ESTEEMED 19-CENTURY HORTICULTURALIST JOHN ROGERS, WHO BOUGHT THE HOUSE AS A PRIVATE HOME ` AND TO DEVELOP A HIMALAYAN PLANT COLLECTION IN RIVERHILL'S UNIQUE SHELTERED, LIME-RICH SOILS. FOUR GENERATIONS OF THE ROGERS FAMILY LIVE AT RIVERHILL. SO, GREAT-GRANNY LIVES IN THE LODGE, AND MY MOTHER-IN-LAW LIVES HERE. WE LIVE JUST DOWN THE TRACK. WE HAVE A FULL-TIME HEAD GARDENER, AND I ALSO HAVE HELP WITH THE FOUR CHILDREN. DESPITE WHAT JOHN ROGERS MAY HAVE HAD IN MIND, THESE DAYS, THE FAMILY AREN'T ALONE. FOR SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR, THEY SHARE THE GROUNDS WITH THE GREAT BRITISH PUBLIC. WHEN I CAME TO RIVERHILL 10 YEARS AGO, THE PROSPECTS WERE QUITE BLEAK HERE. IF WE HADN'T DIVERSIFIED, WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO SELL RIVERHILL. THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. SINCE STATELY HOMES WITH OPEN GARDENS IS NOW A COMPETITIVE MARKET, CANNY BUSINESSWOMAN SARAH HAS COME UP WITH A STAR ATTRACTION TO HOOK IN THE CROWDS. IT'S THIS WHOLE HIMALAYAN LINK THAT MADE US THINK, 'OK, WE'VE GOTTA GET MORE VISITORS TO THE GARDEN.' SOMEONE CAME UP WITH THE BRIGHT IDEA THAT, YOU KNOW, IF WE WERE A HIMALAYAN GARDENS, PERHAPS WE OUGHT TO HAVE A YETI. PLODDING CHAMBER MUSIC THE FAMILY COMES ALONG HERE, AND THEY'RE LOOKING, AND THEY CAN'T SEE THE YETI. AND THEN, PERHAPS, FAR, FAR AWAY, RIGHT UP THERE IN THE TREES, THEY MIGHT JUST CATCH A GLIMPSE OF WHITE. SARAH RELAUNCHED RIVERHILL IN 2010 AND SINCE HAS EMPLOYED LOCAL TEENAGERS, MANY FROM THE LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOL, TO BEHAVE ABOMINABLY TO WOO HER PUBLIC. IN FOUR YEARS, VISITOR NUMBERS HAVE GONE FROM 1000 TO 27,000 A YEAR. IT'S ALL RIGHT, MR YETI. IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'M JUST GIVING YOU A STICK. OH, DON'T COME TOO CLOSE. WITH THE NEW SEASON ABOUT TO BEGIN, MRS ROGERS IS LOOKING TO INTERVIEW FOR A NEW WOODLAND JESTER. I CAN SEE THAT POSSIBLY PEOPLE MIGHT THINK WE'RE A BIT ECCENTRIC, BUT... (LAUGHS) I DON'T KNOW, IT'S ALL BECOME PART OF LIFE. GENTLE PARLOUR MUSIC IN WINCHESTER, POLO PLAYER, STUD-FARM OWNER AND SINGLE MOTHER AURORA EASTWOOD IS TAKING MULTI-TASKING TO NEW LEVELS, SQUEEZING IN HORSE TRAINING AROUND HER SON'S NAPTIME. I'M RESORTING TO ANSWER EMAILS ON THE GO. I'M BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, REALLY. LITERALLY EVERYTHING HAS HAPPENED AT ONCE THIS WEEK. SINCE AURORA'S TREASURED SIDEKICK, LAUREN, HAS HANDED IN HER NOTICE, HER EXHAUSTING TO-DO LIST NOW INCLUDES THE RATHER LARGE TASK OF RECRUIT NEW GROOM. LAUREN, COULD YOU GO AND GET BLUE IN A MINUTE? YEP. I THINK SHE NEEDS HOGGING. OK. PERFECT. BUT TWO WEEKS AFTER ADVERTISING, THE LACK OF ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE MEANS ONLY ONE APPLICANT HAS SHOWN ANY INTEREST. NATURALLY, SHE'S COMING IN FOR A TRIAL SESSION. IT'S JUST LITERALLY CHUCKING THEM IN AT THE DEEP END, AND IF THEY CAN MUCK OUT A STABLE, HANDLE THE HORSES CONFIDENTLY, KNOW HOW TO TACK UP, THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT. DELICATE PIANO MUSIC THE ONLY ` AND THEREFORE TOP ` CANDIDATE FOR THE JOB IS MUM-OF-TWO WENDY STENNY, LOOKING TO GET BACK INTO THE SADDLE AFTER BRINGING UP HER TWO CHILDREN. I DON'T WANNA GET UP IN THE MORNING TO FEEL LIKE I'VE GOTTA GO TO WORK, YOU KNOW, LIKE, 'OH GOD, I'VE GOTTA GO TO WORK.' IT'S LIKE, 'I'M GOING TO WORK.' YEAH, I WANT TO LOVE MY JOB, AND THAT'S WHAT I AM WITH HORSES, SO. HELLO. HIYA. I'M WENDY. AURORA. HELLO. NICE TO MEET YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU. SHE'S HAD PLENTY OF EXPERIENCE WITH HORSES, BUT WENDY HAS NEVER HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING IN A POLO YARD. SO, I'LL INTRODUCE YOU TO LAUREN. OK. NICE TO MEET YOU. SO, WENDY'S JUST GONNA BASICALLY DO A BIT OF STUFF WITH US. WE'LL GET YOU` I'M SURE YOU'VE DONE IT A BILLION TIMES, BUT GET YOU TO MUCK OUT THIS STABLE HERE. YEAH, I'VE HAD A FEW PEOPLE THAT JUST HAVEN'T SHOWN UP AT ALL FOR AN INTERVIEW. HAD ONE GIRL WHO CAME, STARTED CRYING, LEFT. (LAUGHS) SO, THE FACT THAT SHE TURNED UP AND GOT OUT OF HER CAR IS A BONUS. IF YOU COULD MAKE UP A COUPLE OF HAYNETS? HE HAS TWO HAYNETS A NIGHT. OK. UM, WITH A GOOD SORT OF TWO OR THREE SECTIONS IN EACH ONE. YEP. IT'S A BUSY YARD, UM, BUT ACTUALLY, I QUITE LIKE BEING BUSY, THAT'S WHAT I'M USED TO, SO THAT WOULD WORK WELL WITH ME. I THINK I'D FIT IN QUITE WELL, SO. AFTER BREAKING WENDY IN GENTLY, AURORA WANTS TO SEE HOW SHE COPES WITH SOMETHING MORE HIGHLY-STRUNG. THERE'S A CHESTNUT GELDING. HE'S IN THE MIDDLE FIELD. HE SHOULDN'T BE IN THE MIDDLE FIELD. (LAUGHS) OK. UM, IF YOU COULD CATCH HIM ` HE GOES BACK IN THE END PADDOCK. MISCHIEVOUS HORN MUSIC WHERE'S THE CHESTNUT? THAT WAS QUITE A MEAN TASK. THAT HORSE CAN BE A BIT DIFFICULT TO CATCH, THAT I ASKED HER TO GO CATCH. IS IT YOU? (CLICKS TONGUE) HELLO. HELLO, YOU... LITTLE TART. (LAUGHS) COME HERE! (CLICKS TONGUE) I THINK AURORA'S TRYING TO TEST ME, BUT YEAH, THAT'S FINE. (CLICKS TONGUE) GOOD BOY. GOOD LAD. (LAUGHS) NOW COME ON. NAUGHTY PONY! DELICATE PIANO MUSIC BAROQUE STRING MUSIC IN SOMERSET, TWO POTENTIAL HANDYMEN/GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN HAVE RETURNED FOR A SECOND ROUND OF TESTS WITH SIR BENJAMIN. THE CHOSEN ONES ARE MATTHEW HERNIMAN AND ADAM WILLS. GOOD SEEING YOU, ADAM. HELLO. THANK YOU. RIGHT, COME IN. COME IN. AT THE FIRST INTERVIEW, THERE WASN'T MUCH ABOUT 26-YEAR-OLD ADAM THAT ESCAPED JANE'S ATTENTION. DID YOU NOTICE THAT ADAM HAD VERY, UM, LARGE HANDS? NO, I DIDN'T. (LAUGHS) ADAM IS USED TO BEING THE MAN OF THE HOUSE IN THORNTON, WHERE HE LIVES WITH GIRLFRIEND HAYLEY HER MOTHER, TRACY, AND DEAR GRANNY PAT, WHO NEEDS NO CONVINCING THAT ADAM IS EXACTLY WHAT SIR BEN IS LOOKING FOR. HE'S ONE OF THESE PEOPLE THAT YOU HAVEN'T GOT TO TELL HIM TO DO SOMETHING, BECAUSE HE'LL SEE SOMETHING AND DO IT. CURRENTLY, HE'S A FREELANCE HANDYMAN. SECURING A FULL-TIME POSITION WOULD HELP THE TWO LOVEBIRDS FLY THE NEST. I THINK IF ADAM GO THIS JOB, IT'D BE REALLY GOOD. OUR PLANS ARE TO SAVE FOR A MORTGAGE AND MOVE OUT. IF HE GETS SOMETHING LIKE THIS, IT WOULD BE PERFECT FOR HIM TO SORTA JUST GET STUCK IN AND GET RIGHT ON WITH THINGS. IT'D BE A BIG IMPACT IF I GOT IT, COS WE WERE LOOKING TO SAVE FOR GET OURSELVES A HOUSE AND THEN I MIGHT MAKE AN HONEST WOMAN OUT OF HER. (CHUCKLES) STATELY STRING MUSIC FIRST, HE'S GOT TO RUN THE GAUNTLET OF SIR BEN'S TRIALS. AS THE OWNER OF OVER 80 GUNS, HE'S CHALLENGING THE CANDIDATES TO REASSEMBLE ONE OF THE JEWELS IN HIS COLLECTION. IT'S AN AK-47. THIS IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE IT WILL SEPARATE THE MEN FROM THE BOYS. AND IF THEY'RE REALLY GOOD, THEY CAN DO IT BLINDFOLDED. PLODDING WOODWIND MUSIC WHAT EXPERIENCE WITH GUNS? UH, ABSOLUTELY ZERO. OH MY GOD. WHEN ADAM SAID HE'D NEVER TOUCHED A GUN, I WAS A BIT WORRIED HE MIGHT BE AN ANTI. WE DON'T LIKE ANTIS AROUND HERE, YOU KNOW. GUN CLICKS GOOD OLD WHACK. JOB DONE. OK, WELL, THAT'S GOOD. I SUPPOSE YOU'LL GET ABOUT A 5 OUT OF 10 FOR THAT. (LAUGHS) ALSO UNDER SIR BEN'S SCRUTINY IS 22-YEAR-OLD MATTHEW. KNIFE SCRAPES HMM, VERY GOOD. PLODDING HORN MUSIC WHAT'S THIS BIT OF IT FOR? YOUNG MATTHEW IS A MAINTENANCE MAN WITH A TASTE FOR THE GREAT OUTDOORS. GREW UP WITH DUCKS AND CHICKENS. HORSES WE HAD AS WELL. I'D RATHER BE OUTSIDE DOING SOMETHING THAN SAT IN THE HOUSE WATCHING TV. LIKE ADAM, MATTHEW LIVES WITH HIS PARENTS BUT DREAMS OF INDEPENDENCE ` BY TRANSFORMING THE PIG SHED IN HIS GARDEN. SEE, YOU'D PROBABLY HAVE, LIKE, YOUR KITCHEN ON THAT SIDE, YOUR LOUNGE, UM, STUDY, SO IF YOU'RE EVER IN THERE WORKING, DOING PAPERWORK, YOU CAN LOOK OUT ACROSS AND ENJOY THE VIEW. IF I GOT A JOB I'D ACTUALLY ENJOY AND WANTED TO DO, I'D BE CHUFFED WITH IT. I'D ACTUALLY COME HOME SATISFIED AND HAPPY. I WOULDN'T COME HOME LIKE, 'THANK GOD THAT WEEK'S OVER.' SIR BEN'S FINAL PRACTICAL TASK IS DESIGNED TO TEST THE BOYS' POWERS OF DEDUCTION USING HIS 20-YEAR-OLD LAND ROVER. IT'S, UM, A BIT DYSFUNCTIONAL. THE TEST IS TO GO IN THERE AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOTTA FIND, YOU KNOW, HOW TO GET IT STARTED. RIGHT. THERE'S A SECRET SWITCH TO GET THE THING STARTED, AND, YOU KNOW, I EXPECT THEM TO PROBABLY FAIL. ENGINE SPUTTERS JAUNTY PIANO MUSIC ENGINE SPUTTERS DO YOU HAVE TO LET THE DIESEL PRIME AND ALL THAT? WELL, YOU'VE GOTTA FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. JANE LAUGHS SWITCH CLICKS WHAT'S THAT? ENGINE TURNS OVER AH! MOST PEOPLE DON'T GET THAT, BUT YOU SEEM TO GET IT. THAT'S QUITE IMPRESSIVE. THAT'S GOOD. YEAH, IMPRESSIVE. (LAUGHS) JAUNTY PIANO MUSIC CONTINUES ENGINE TURNS OVER ENGINE RUMBLES I THINK TODAY'S GONE AS WELL AS IT COULD HAVE GONE. I DON'T THINK IT COULD HAVE IMPROVED IN MANY WAYS. I THINK I'VE DONE PRETTY WELL TODAY. TOUGH TASKS, BUT I GAVE EVERYTHING I COULD. HAVING DONE THEIR BIT, ADAM AND MATTHEW MUST SIT TIGHT AS SIR BEN AND JANE DO SOME DEDUCING OF THEIR OWN. QUIRKY PIZZICATO MUSIC D AT RIVERHILL HOSE IN KENT, SARAH ROGERS FINDS HERSELF LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO SPORT A YETI OUTFIT TO COURT THE PUBLIC AT HER HIMALAYAN GARDENS. AWAITING INTERVIEW ARE SIX YOUNG LOCAL CHAPS, ALL EAGER TO PROVE THEY'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO SECURE THE �6.75-AN-HOUR JOB. THEY'VE GOTTA BE A LIVELY CHARACTER. THEY'VE GOT TO HAVE A SPARK AND A... AND A WARMTH, BUT BALANCED WITH THAT, AND THEIR DRAMATIC CAPABILITIES, THEY'VE GOT TO BE A RELIABLE, UM, PERSON. HAVE YOU HAD ANY EXPERIENCE IN LIFE SO FAR WHERE YOU'VE HAD TO BE PUNCTUAL AND RELIABLE. CAN YOU THINK OF AN EXAMPLE? UM, YEAH, WELL, I USED TO BE A PAPERBOY. RIGHT, OK. AND THAT WAS SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, UM, AND I HAVE NEVER HAD AN UNAUTHORISED ABSENCE. THAT'S BRILLIANT. IT DOES SEEM, LIKE, VERY BIZARRE, BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD JOB. WHAT IS IT THAT ATTRACTED YOU TO THIS ROLE? I THOUGHT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, GOOD OPPORTUNITY, GOOD EXPERIENCE. IT SOUNDS LIKE A FUN JOB AS WELL. YEAH. DO FEEL FREE TO HAVE A TRY-ON IF YOU'D LIKE TO. (LAUGHS) MIGHT AS WELL. HOW'S THAT FEEL IN THERE? IT FEELS ABSOLUTELY FINE, TO BE HONEST. IT FEELS FINE, YEAH. THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. HAVE A SEAT. YOU DID QUITE A LOT OF WORK IN 2011. MM. WHAT DID YOU DO IN, SORT OF, 2012? UM, THAT WAS MOSTLY JUST SOME TRAINING COURSES. UM, MY TRAINING WITH POUNDLAND, THAT WAS THIS MARCH. WITH POWER...? POUNDLAND. YEAH, OK, RIGHT. GEORGE, ON PAPER, YOU ARE DEFINITELY THE MOST QUALIFIED. THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE DONE A FOUR-DAY SILVER DUKE OF EDINBURG EXPEDITION DRESSED AS A TIGER... (LAUGHS) I MEAN, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN ANYONE COMPETE WITH THAT? IT'S NOT WORKING IN A SAINSBURY'S OR A WAITROSE LIKE ALL MY FRIENDS ARE DOING. IT'S OUT IN THE WOODS, WHICH IS WHAT I ENJOY, AND IT'S DRESSING UP AND BEING SILLY. ONE INTERVIEWEE, ADAM, HAS DECIDED TO SEIZE HIS MOMENT TO IMPRESS THE LADY OF THE HOUSE. ARE THERE ANY IMPORTANT TARGETS THAT NEED TO BE REACHED PER HOUR, PER DAY OR PER WEEK? NO. OK. UM, IS THERE AN OPTIMUM ROUTE TO TAKE, OR IS IT BETTER TO CHANGE THE ROUTE THROUGH THE WOODS TO REMAIN HIDDEN? AH, GOOD POINT, YES. UM... THE OPTIMUM THING IS FOR THE YETI TO BE ELUSIVE, OK, TO TRY AND REMAIN HIDDEN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. PLODDING TUBA MUSIC AFTER THE SIT-DOWN BIT, SARAH NEEDS TO ASSESS WHO'S MOST AT EASE IN THE WOODS SO SHE CAN DECIDE WHO WILL WEAR THE YETI OUTFIT IN EARNEST. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A FEW MINUTES, AND YOU CAN GO AND FIND A PLACE TO BE THE YETI, AND THEN I'M GONNA WALK ALONG THE PATH AND SPOT YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. BRILLIANT. OK, OFF YOU GO. OFFBEAT STRING MUSIC OK. UM, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT ONE THERE. QUITE NICE MOVEMENT. HE LOOKS QUITE TENSE. HIS BODY'S QUITE TENSE. YEAH, THAT'S PRETTY GOOD, I'D SAY. JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU THIS, MR YETI. OFFBEAT STRING MUSIC CONTINUES LIKE THE WAY IT GRABBED THE STICK. UM, IT FELT TENSE AND, UM, EDGY. (MOANS) WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR NOW IS I'D REALLY LIKE THE YETI TO BE MOVING BACKWARDS QUITE QUICKLY, COS HE'S CLEARLY FRIGHTENING ME. HE NEEDS TO MOVE BACKWARDS! (LAUGHS) OK, LET'S GO AND SEE. WE SEEM TO HAVE LOST ONE. UM, ADAM WE'VE LOST. YEAH, ADAM... MR YETI! I CAN SEE ADAM. HE'S RUNNING ALONG THE TOP PATH, AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY HOPELESS. HE'S ABSOLUTELY MILES AWAY. MR YETI! NOW HE'S GONE. NO, I MEAN, HE'S CERTAINLY PUTTING HIS HEART INTO IT. I'M NOT SURE I'M REALLY FEELING ENGAGED WITH THE YETI, UM... I THINK THAT'S THE LAST WE'VE EVER SEEN OF ADAM. LIGHT-HEARTED PIZZICATO MUSIC GENTLE WALTZ MUSIC ILLUSION IS THE FIRST OF ALL PLEASURES, ACCORDING TO MY DEAR OSCAR WILDE. AND THE TRICK OF ALWAYS APPEARING COMPOSED STARTS WITH A WELL-PRESSED SHIRT. ALWAYS IRON A DRESS SHIRT DAMP AND ON TOP OF CUSHIONING TO AVOID UNWANTED EXTRA DESIGNS. START WITH THE COLLAR THEN THE YOKE, SHOULDERS AND SEAMS. WORK DOWN THEN TURN OVER, IRONING AROUND BUTTONS. IF THE BREAST HAVE PLEATS, THEN IRON IN THE SAME DIRECTION, AS THE RUFFLED FEATHER LOOK IS UNGENTLEMANLY. USE A CLOTHESPEG TO HOLD THE CUFFS IN PLACE. FINALLY, BUTTON UP AND AIR FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR SO ONE'S FIBRES CAN ALSO RELAX. CLASSICAL STRING MUSIC AT HER STUD FARM IN HAMPSHIRE, TOP POLO PLAYER AURORA EASTWOOD HAS SPENT THE MORNING TRIALLING LOCAL GIRL WENDY STENNY AS A POTENTIAL NEW GROOM. (KISSES) OH, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL. YES, YOU KNOW YOU ARE. BUT SHE WANTS TO SEE IF WENDY CAN KEEP UP WITH HER HECTIC PACE. WE'RE GONNA GO TO POLO WITH SEVEN HORSES. OK. YEAH, IT'S A, SORT OF, BAPTISM BY FIRE, BUT I'M SURE YOU'LL FIGURE IT OUT. I'LL` YEAH. (LAUGHS) I THINK SHE'S GETTING ON ALL RIGHT, BUT WE'LL SEE WHAT SHE'S LIKE AT POLO, COS IT'S QUITE PRESSURED, SO THAT'LL BE A GOOD TEST. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT POLO. NEVER WATCHED A MATCH. YOU KNOW, NOTHING. GATE CREAKS FOR THOSE LIKE WENDY NOT IN THE KNOW, A POLO GAME IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR QUARTERS, OR CHUCKERS, EACH REQUIRING A DIFFERENT HORSE, SO THE NOVICE WILL HAVE HER HANDS FULL. WENDY, YOU'VE GOT ABOUT 25 MINUTES UNTIL THE GAME STARTS,... OK. ...SO THEY ALL NEED BANDAGES, BOOTS, SADDLES, BRIDLES. OK. I'LL GET ON THE FIRST HORSE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES TO 12. OK. THAT BELL MEANS AURORA SHOULD BE ON AND WARMING UP. BUT SHE'S NOT ALONE, AS AURORA'S CURRENT GROOM, LAUREN, IS ALSO ON HAND. OH GOD, YOU'VE GOT TEETH MISSING. YOU LOOK LIKE A COMPLETE WARRIOR! AS THEIR BOSS TAKES TO THE FIELD, THERE'S NO TIME FOR A TEA BREAK. IN BETWEEN EACH CHUCKER, YOU HAVE SEVEN MINUTES TO UNTACK A HORSE, WASH IT DOWN, GET ITS BOOTS AND BANDAGES OFF, STUDS OUT THE BACK, SO YEAH, AS A GROOM, YOU'VE GOTTA BE ONE STEP AHEAD. HOW TIGHT DO YOU WANT THE GIRTH DONE? UH, DO IT RIGHT UP. RIGHT UP. YEAH. YEAH. SEE, I DO KNOW WHAT I'M DOING, REALLY. LAUGHTER WHEN RAIN STARTS TO FALL, WENDY SPOTS A RIDER WHO'S TAKEN A TUMBLE. OI, OI, OI, WE'VE GOT A RUNAWAY HORSE. STEADY. YOU CAN HAVE HORRIFIC ACCIDENTS, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE HORSE WILL SKID ON TOP OF YOU. IT CAN BE ABSOLUTELY TERRIFYING, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED THERE. DID SHE GO DOWN? SHE WENT DOWN. LAUREN? YEAH? WE NEED TO STRIP THAT HORSE OFF AND PUT IT` TACK IT UP TOWARDS THE HEATER. HE DOESN'T WANNA PLAY HER AGAIN. YEAH. SHE'S NOT SAFE. THAT WAS A NASTY FALL. IS HE ALL RIGHT? HE'S GOT A LOT OF BLOOD. HORSE TRIPPED OVER, SLIPPED, HELMET CAME DOWN, AND I THINK IT BROKE` ANYWAY, JUST A BIT OF A NICK. BUT THE HIGH DRAMA HASN'T BEEN ENOUGH TO DETER WENDY. I'D LOVE THIS JOB. I WOULD LOVE TO GET THIS JOB. WOULDN'T WE? COS YOU'RE GORGEOUS. YOU ARE GORGEOUS. (WINNIES) YES. SWEEPING CLASSICAL MUSIC IN SOMERSET, SIR BEN AND HIS CHIEF OF STAFF, JANE, ARE THRASHING OUT WHO TO CHOOSE AS THE NEXT HANDYMAN AND GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN AT MAUNSEL HOUSE. THEY'RE BOTH VERY GOOD, BUT FROM DAY ONE, THERE WAS ONE THAT I LIKED MORE THAN THE OTHER. ONE WAS A CARPENTER ANYWAY, WASN'T HE? YES. THE OTHER ONE'S GOT SKILLS AS WELL, MIND. ADAM AND MATTHEW ARE BOTH POISED BY THEIR PHONES, BUT ONLY ONE OF THEM WILL GET THE CALL THEY'RE HOPING FOR. HELLO? IS THAT ADAM? YEAH, SPEAKING. HI, IT'S JANE. HIYA, JANE. HOW ARE YOU? HELLO, IS THAT MATTHEW? YEAH, SPEAKING. UM, I'M JUST RINGING YOU TO LET YOU KNOW,... WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. I WANNA OFFER YOU THE JOB. THAT ALL RIGHT? YEAH, BEAUTIFUL. SO WELL DONE. (LAUGHS) THANK YOU. (LAUGHS) OK, THEN, THANKS THEN. BYE, BYE. (SIGHS) HEART'S GOING, LIKE, A MILLION MILES AN HOUR. (CHUCKLES) OH YEAH, I GOT IT. (SQUEALS) YES! (LAUGHS) YES! (LAUGHS) WELL DONE, YOU! ALL LAUGH EXCITED CHATTER CONGRATULATIONS. LAUGHTER (LAUGHS) THANK YOU. D OFF-BEAT STRING MUSIC IN KENT, RIVERHILL HOUSE'S NEWEST MEMBER OF STAFF HAS BEEN APPOINTED. AT HIS HOME, 17-YEAR-OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOLBOY NICK IS GEARING UP FOR HIS FIRST DAY IN THE JOB. NICK? DARLING, IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP. (GROANS) WHEN SHE CALLED UP INITIALLY, LIKE, SHE HAD A` SHE SEEMED QUITE SAD IN HER VOICE, SO I WAS LIKE, 'OH, I HAVEN'T GOT THE JOB.' UH, BUT THEN SHE TOLD ME I HAD, AND, I DUNNO, I HAD QUITE A GIRLY REACTION, I THOUGHT, SORT OF. 'OH YAY!' (LAUGHS) SO, UM, YEAH, THAT WASN'T MY MOST MANLY MOMENT. SOFT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC THE HIMALAYAN GARDENS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR SIX MONTHS A YEAR AND THE NEW YETI IS ESSENTIAL TO ATTRACTING THE PUBLIC ` AND THUS THE FUNDS ` TO MAINTAIN THE ESTATE, SO NICK NEEDS TO PERFORM. OH, NICK, HI. GREAT TO SEE YOU. WE'LL GO RIGHT UP TO THE WOODS, THEN WE'LL FIND SOMEWHERE TO CHANGE. OH, OK. HE'S VERY CALM, UM, UNFLAPPABLE, BUT ALSO, HE'S GOT THAT, SORT OF, SENSE OF FUN, HASN'T HE, YOU KNOW, HE'S JUST GOT THAT TWINKLE THAT I THINK HE UNDERSTANDS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT, AND THE FACT THAT IT'S ENTERTAINING OUR VISITORS. (SIGHS) I CAN'T REALLY SEE ANYTHING, TO BE HONEST. THERE'S, LIKE, LOADS OF FLUFF IN MY EYES, BUT... YEAH. MISCHIEVOUS STRING MUSIC SPORTING HIS NEW UNIFORM, NICK IS READY TO MEET HIS PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME. MISCHIEVOUS STRING MUSIC CONTINUES (WAILS) BABY HOWLS I THINK THE YETI'S A BIT TOO REALISTIC, AND ARTHUR GOT A BIT SCARED. HE'S NEVER SEEN A YETI BEFORE, HAVE YOU, SWEETHEART? IT'S ALL RIGHT. BOY: THE YETI'S RUNNING AWAY! I THINK HE'S` HE'S A VERY FAST YETI. I THINK THEY'RE FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP UP WITH HIM TODAY. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALL FOLLOWING HIM AROUND, AND IT'S SO GORGEOUS. OH, LOOK. THAT'S SO SWEET. THE PIED YETI, I THINK WE'D CALL IT. YOU'RE OK? YEAH. WELL DONE. THANK YOU. WHAT WAS IT LIKE? THE LESS YOU MOVE AROUND, THE LESS EXHAUSTED YOU'RE GOING TO GET, SO CONSERVE YOUR ENERGY, COS I CAN IMAGINE YOU WERE JUST GOING FOR IT TODAY. YEAH. UM, ONE LITTLE BOY DESCRIBED YOU AS THE ROCKET OF ALL YETIS. DID YOU ENJOY IT A LITTLE BIT, DARE I ASK? YEAH, NO, YEAH, IT WAS GOOD TO LURK. MIGHT SEE A YETI COME OUT ON OF THE SURFACE. (LAUGHS) I'M JUST SO RELIEVED. THERE ARE A FEW BITS AND PIECES WE NEED TO IRON OUT. I THINK HE'LL BURN HIMSELF OUT IF HE FOES AT THAT SPEED, UH, THROUGHOUT THE SEASON, BUT HE'S GOT GREAT POTENTIAL, AND, I THINK, MORE THAN ANYTHING, HE'S GOT` HE SEEMS TO HAVE A VERY KIND HEART, AND, UM, I HOPE HE WON'T LET US DOWN. FOR THE LAST 18 MONTHS, MAUNSEL HOUSE HAS BEEN WITHOUT A HANDYMAN AFTER THE LAST ONE DID THE UNSPEAKABLE WITH THE LADY OF THE HOUSE. TODAY, THERE STARTS A NEW MAN IN THE JOB ` ADAM. AND HE'S GOT LOTS TO PROVE TO SIR BENJAMIN. AH, MORNING. HOW ARE YOU? MAKE SURE YOU PUT THINGS IN BETWEEN THAT, AND IT DOESN'T DROP OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE BOX. YEP. FEELING A BIT NERVOUS, BUT I'M JUST GONNA KEEP ME 'EAD DOWN, WORK HARD AND, UH, HOPEFULLY I'LL REAP THE BENEFITS. DON'T TRIP. (SIGHS) DON'T SAY THAT! WE'VE GOT, UM, A BIG, UH, PROM, AND SO WE'VE HAD TO MOVE ALL THE GUNS. WE'VE HAD TO MOVE THE GLASS, AND WE'RE MOVING PAINTINGS. YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE PREPARING A SHIP FOR BATTLE. IN THE FIRST BEDROOM, BOUDOIR. HE'S BEEN EXTREMELY GOOD AT THAT. HADN'T DROPPED ANYTHING YET, TOUCH WOOD. THE OTHER CRITERIA FOR THE ROLE WILL BE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT CHALLENGE FOR YOUNG ADAM ` LOOKING AFTER SIR BENJAMIN AS HIS GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN. (SIGHS) WELL DONE. THANK YOU. REALLY IMPRESSIVE. YOU'VE PROVED YOURSELF AS A HANDYMAN. NOW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LEARN TO BE A GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN, AND WE'RE GOING SHOOTING, AND, I'M UP AGAINST, UM, FULFORD AND FULFORD. AND I JUST WANT HIM TO THINK THAT YOU'RE A PRIZED ASSET, SO IT'S BEST BEHAVIOUR AND, UH, WE'LL SEE HOW YOU GO, OK. BRILLIANT STUFF, SIR BEN. OK, TAKE HER AWAY. ADAM'S EXPERIENCE WITH GUNS IS ZILCH, SO HE'LL HAVE TO LEARN FAST SO AS NOT TO LET SIR BENJAMIN DOWN IN FRONT OF HIS CHUMS. WELL, HELLO, YOU OLD FUCKER. MM, HELLO. YOU ALL RIGHT? BIG EXCITEMENT. NEW EMPLOYEE COMING ON THE STAFF, I HEAR. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY WE'VE GOT. 53, 54 NOW. MAKE YOUR LIFE EASY. HAVE NONE, LIKE ME. WHAT'S HAPPENING? YOU TRAINING YOUR YOUNG MAN UP TO BE` TO LOAD, YEAH. TO BE USEFUL. MY GOODNESS. UM, YES, HE'S GOT TO LOOK LIKE A G` MORE OF A GENTLEMAN THAN PERHAPS HE DOES AT THE MOMENT. HE LOOKS LIKE HE JUST COME OFF THE STREET. UM, (CHUCKLES) SO A LITTLE BIT OF TIDYING UP OR SMARTENING UP THERE. PLEASANTRIES EXCHANGED, IT'S CLAYS AWAY, AND SO BEGINS ADAM'S EDUCATION AS SIR BENJAMIN'S AID. GUNSHOTS CRACK NICE SHOT. ANOTHER ONE'S ON ITS WAY. GUNSHOTS CRACK JUST UNDERNEATH ON THAT ONE. PRACTICE SAYING GOOD SHOT. OK. COS THAT'LL PUT HIM OFF. RIGHT. BUT, UH, YEAH. SO, RATHER GOOD SHOT? JUST SAY 'GOOD SHOT' TO ME. HE WILL BE UPSET. RIGHT. EVEN IF I HAVEN'T HIT THE THING. (LAUGHS) GUNSHOTS CRACK BEAUTIFUL SHOT GUNSHOT CRACKS THERE'S THE MONEY SHOT. GUNSHOTS CRACK GOOD SHOT, SIR BEN! I WASN'T EXPECTING TO BE A GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN QUITE SO SOON, AND I CRACKED IT, I THINK. GUNSHOT CRACK WELL DONE! I HOPE THERE'S A GREAT FUTURE HERE FOR ME. IT'D BE RALLY NICE, AND I'M PREPARED TO PUT THE WORK INTO IT. GUNSHOTS CRACK IT WAS AN EXTREMELY GOOD START. HE WAS EXTREMELY ATTENTIVE. AND, UH, IT MAKES A CHANGE TO GET A NICE, GOOD, HONEST LAD WHO IS NOT, SORT OF, OVERSEXED. STATELY CLASSICAL MUSIC FULL AND A HALF ON THAT ONE. STATELY STRING MUSIC (LAUGHS) NEAR WINCHESTER, AS HER VALUABLE GROOM-CUM-SIDEKICK, LAUREN, NEARS THE END OF HER NOTICE PERIOD, AURORA EASTWOOD IS NO CLOSER TO FINDING A REPLACEMENT FOLLOWING THE TRIAL WITH SOLE APPLICANT AND LOCAL GIRL, WENDY STENNY. WENDY WAS VERY SWEET. SHE JUST... LACKS EXPERIENCE, AND THAT WAS SORT OF QUITE EVIDENT. UM, I THINK IF I HAD MORE TIME TO TRAIN HER UP, IT WOULD BE A DIFFERENT STORY, BUT I DON'T, AND IT JUST` THERE'S NO WAY SHE COULD JUST PICK UP WHERE LAUREN LEAVES OFF. WITH WENDY'S EXPERIENCE NOT CUTTING IT IN A POLO YARD, AURORA HAS A SLIGHT SHORTAGE OF OPTIONS, SO SHE'S PLANNING A CHARM OFFENSIVE BACK AT SQUARE ONE. I'VE BEEN WORKING ON LAUREN, LIKE TEXTING HER. I'M ALMOST LIKE A STALKER. WHENEVER SHE GOES HOME IN THE EVENINGS, I TEXT HER, GOING, 'PLEASE SAY, PLEASE STAY.' THE BOSS HAS TWO TEMPTERS ON OFFER ` CHEAP LIVERY FOR LAUREN'S PONY AND TO SUPPORT AURORA AT NEWBURY RACECOURSE IN HER FIRST-EVER FLAT RACE. PART OF WHAT SHE LIKES ABOUT THE JOB IS GOING OUT TO STUFF, SO GOING RACING HELPS IN MY PERSUASION CAMPAIGN, DEFINITELY. I'LL SAY, 'LOOK HOW FUN IT IS! WE DO ALL THIS WEIRD STUFF YOU WOULDN'T DO IN A NORMAL YARD.' IT'S BEEN QUITE A BIG DILEMMA. I DON'T WANNA LEAVE, BECAUSE I LIKE WORKING WITH HORSES, AND IT'S SOMETHING I'M VERY VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT, BUT THEN, OBVIOUSLY, YOU'VE GOTTA THINK ABOUT ACTUALLY HAVING A LIFE OUTSIDE OF THE HORSES. ARE YOU EXCITED? I'M NERVOUS. WELL, I'M ACTUALLY QUITE NERVOUS, COS IT'S SORT OF OUTSIDE MY COMFORT ZONE. UM, I JUST HOPE SHE DOESN'T TRIP AND GO ARSE OVER TIT. OH! (LAUGHS) DON'T SAY THAT. HOOVES CLOP NOT TOO NERVOUS TO MAKE ANOTHER PROPOSAL TO HER GROOM, HOWEVER. SO, SEEING AS I'M DOWN ON, LIKE, BENDED KNEE,... (LAUGHS) ...DO YOU THINK YOU'VE DECIDED TO STAY? IF YOU WIN, THEN I'LL DEFINITELY STAY. (LAUGHS) WHAT IF I DON'T? I'VE HIGH EXPECTATIONS. I NEED TO MEET THEM. RIGHT. RIGHT, SO NUMBER TWO IN BLACK AND RED. THE RED-AND-WHITE JACKET... TODAY'S EVENT IS IN AID OF A CHILDREN'S CHARITY, THE STARLIGHT TRUST, AND AURORA IS THE ONLY WOMAN RIDING IN THE RACE. SHOULD BE FUN. IT'S CERTAINLY ONE FOR THE BUCKET LIST. (LAUGHS) FAST-PACED CLASSICAL MUSIC THE RACE IS FIVE FURLONGS. AURORA NEEDS TO GET TO THAT FINISHING POST FIRST IF SHE IS TO CONVINCE LAUREN TO STAY AS HER GROOM. COME ON, AURORA! FAST-PACED CLASSICAL MUSIC BUILDS ANNOUNCER CHATTERS INDISTINCTLY WHERE IS SHE? SHE WAS OUT IN FRONT. SHE WAS OUT IN FRONT? YEAH. OH, WHO IS THIS IS IN THE FRONT? SHE'S GOING! COME ON, AURORA! COME ON, AURORA! COME ON! OH YEAH! (LAUGHS) THIRD-PLACE FINISH. NOT A BAD EFFORT, I THINK. I'M PRETTY PLEASED WITH THAT. THINK SHE WILL BE TOO. AND SHE'S STILL ON THE HORSE, WHICH IS ALWAYS A BONUS, SO, YEAH, EXCELLENT. WELL DONE! THANK YOU. SO SHE DIDN'T TAKE THE WINNING SILKS, BUT SHE DID SPLENDIDLY WELL. THIRD GETS HER INTO THE WINNER'S ENCLOSURE. ANNOUNCER: AURORA EASTWOOD! I'M SO PLEASED. SHE WAS A GOOD GIRL. AURORA DID GOOD AS WELL. DID YOU ENJOY THAT? IT WAS UNBELIEVABLY GOOD FUN. LIKE, RIDICULOUS. I'M REALLY HAPPY, BECAUSE I DIDN'T DIE. (LAUGHS) I DIDN'T DISGRACE MYSELF EITHER, YOU KNOW. THIRD, I THINK, IS FAIRLY CREDIBLE. SO, YEAH, IT WAS REALLY GOOD. WELL DONE. THANK YOU. AFTER A VERY RESPECTABLE RACE, THERE IS ONE OUTCOME REQUIRED TO MAKE AURORA'S DAY. THIS WEEK HAS BEEN INSANELY FUN. SO ON THAT BASIS, WILL YOU MARRY ME? (LAUGHS) WILL YOU STAY AND WORK FOR ME? (LAUGHS) I WILL STAY AND WORK FOR YOU. AWW, THANK YOU. COS YOU'RE THE BESTEST GROOM I'VE HAD. (LAUGHS) AND YOU'RE THE NICEST.... THERE'S NO WORD FOR IT IN ENGLISH. IN SPANISH, THEY SAY BUENA ONDA, WHICH MEANS GOOD` LIKE, GOOD WAVES, GOOD` VIBES. OH YES. (SIGHS) WELL, THANK YOU. YOU HAVE GOOD VIBES TOO. AW, THANK YOU. SORT OF FEEL LIKE A WEIGHT'S BEEN LIFTED OFF MY SHOULDERS. IT'S LIKE, THINKING THAT YOU'RE GONNA BREAK UP WITH SOMEBODY, AND THEN YOU DON'T. (LAUGHS) YOU'RE REALLY RELIEVED AND HAPPY. THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.