0:00:00 > 0:00:06And in the place of useless wilderness, the Ministry of Housing
0:00:06 > 0:00:10has given Burdock Homes the go-ahead to create Golden Acres.
0:00:10 > 0:00:15A visionary new town of 10,000 homes with shopping and leisure facilities.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18But this countryside isn't useless.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22It's a unique plant habitat for orchids and hogweeds!
0:00:22 > 0:00:26Homes for people are more important than plants.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27TITTERING
0:00:31 > 0:00:32Grrrr!
0:00:32 > 0:00:34Ha ha ha!
0:00:34 > 0:00:35Rrrgh!
0:00:35 > 0:00:37POP!
0:00:37 > 0:00:38Ah!
0:00:38 > 0:00:40PEOPLE GASP
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Stop that plant!
0:00:58 > 0:01:01The 21st century faces a new kind of threat.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Old school spies have had their day
0:01:03 > 0:01:07MI9 must create a new breed of skilled, undercover agent.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Hidden in a place no villain would think to look.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Welcome to MI High.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31It's zero tolerance for bad behaviour from now on!
0:01:36 > 0:01:37Boys and girls.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Today, we're going look to at the differences between them.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Boys are way better. Just admit it, girls.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Boys are stronger,
0:01:46 > 0:01:48but girls are better where it counts.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52No!
0:01:52 > 0:01:55That's enough! Sit down!
0:01:55 > 0:01:57That's enough!
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Ow! Miss! She just flicked a rubber at me!
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Right, that's it! You can all go and see Mr Flatley!
0:02:07 > 0:02:09You didn't have to flick it so hard!
0:02:09 > 0:02:13I didn't see you using your brain to get us out of here.
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Oh, I forgot, you're a boy, you don't have one.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24So, Stewart...
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Can you tell me, how do boys and girls change as they get older?
0:03:03 > 0:03:07The Minister for Housing has been attacked by a plant.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11Killer daffodils! That's crazy! How can plants hurt anyone?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13This is not a joke. Take a look.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19James Brickman, Minister for Housing.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Luckily, he's expected to recover.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24As long as you water him three times a day.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29Other plants tried to smother contractors building a motorway.
0:03:29 > 0:03:34He's authorised a programme of building on green field sites.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39- Could be a pro-green protest.- Duh! Plants are bound to be pro-green!
0:03:41 > 0:03:43The motorway attackers.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Looks like a mother and baby.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Mmm, hogweed.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Invasive but not normally dangerous.
0:03:52 > 0:03:53No sign of intelligent life.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Are you talking about Blane or the plant?
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Aren't you the hilarious one today?
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Can I remind you, plants are attacking humans
0:04:02 > 0:04:04and might strike again any time?
0:04:08 > 0:04:09'And the headlines again.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14'The Minister of Housing remains in a cocooned condition...'
0:04:14 > 0:04:18I hope he's learnt what happens when you mess with nature.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22The days of mankind destroying plant habitats are over.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Anyone disrespecting our woodlands
0:04:25 > 0:04:29faces the wrath of Greenfinger and his mighty army!
0:04:29 > 0:04:32THEY LAUGH
0:04:45 > 0:04:46Oh dear!
0:04:46 > 0:04:50Looks like I'll be supervising detention again this evening.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Won't you stop sending them? I haven't had a night off!
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Their behaviour's worse than ever.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02If only we could break the pattern. Reinvigorate them somehow.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Electric chair?
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Kenneth!
0:05:09 > 0:05:14We need to find out what turned ordinary plants into psychos.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17This root soil sample might tell us where they come from.
0:05:26 > 0:05:31Burnham Woods? It's five miles from where the contractors were attacked.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36It's also near Golden Acres, the Minister's housing development.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40There's an outward bound centre offering adventure days.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Let's get Flatley to take us?
0:05:42 > 0:05:46He'll drop everything for a trip to the countryside(!)
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Daisy's about to see him. I bet she could persuade him.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52ALARM RINGS
0:05:56 > 0:05:58The hogweed!
0:05:58 > 0:06:00This is bad.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03The mother plant and hogweed breeds fast!
0:06:03 > 0:06:06I'll go, before the school's overrun.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08So, let me get this straight.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12You've lost a suspect that doesn't even have legs?
0:06:12 > 0:06:14'Just sort this, all right?'
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Oy, boys before girls! Aw...
0:06:22 > 0:06:23Ladies first!
0:06:23 > 0:06:26The behaviour in this school!
0:06:26 > 0:06:29No wonder the queue to see Flatley is so long!
0:06:29 > 0:06:32Daddy's school used to go to an OUTWARD BOUND CENTRE
0:06:32 > 0:06:34in the countryside.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37He said that's what taught him DISCIPLINE.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40- Huh?- The fresh air rejuvenated the kids.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45They learned team building skills, respect for the countryside.
0:06:45 > 0:06:46Please shut up.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49No, no. I like what I'm hearing.
0:06:49 > 0:06:50Tell me more about it.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Does it still exist? It sounds interesting.
0:07:13 > 0:07:17- Rose, the mother hogweed has begun breeding!- 'You need to stop her.'
0:07:17 > 0:07:22Don't worry, no overgrown house plant gets the better of me.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32This mission will be cool. Camping, tracking, survival skills.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36In a wood full of herbicidal maniacs. I don't call that cool.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- Ugh!- Relax, it's a fake cowpat.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43- Lenny gave us special gadgets for our trip.- Scent impregnated?
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Conceals a radio transmitter?
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Twig phones so we can communicate in the woods.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Try holding it the right way up.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58I have some bad news, children.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Funds are limited and so are places.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02THEY GROAN
0:08:02 > 0:08:07Since it is the boys who have the most problems with discipline,
0:08:07 > 0:08:10only they will be going on the adventure day.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12BOYS: Yes!
0:08:12 > 0:08:14But the girls won't miss out.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19I have organised a survival skills day, right here in the playground.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22It's not fair!
0:08:22 > 0:08:23Us girls can be bad too.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Nonsense. You are the politest child I've ever met.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Thanks for getting us such a good reputation!
0:08:30 > 0:08:32SHRILL WHISTLE
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Time to bring some street to the country.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41Hey, I hope there's not mud. I don't want my trainers trashed.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Will you be OK? We work as a team.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49This is the best news! No science, no intuition.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50Just boy power!
0:08:53 > 0:08:57This is gonna be great. No girls to hold us back!
0:08:57 > 0:08:58The key, Blane.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02No... It's not...no.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Yes, excuse me!
0:09:07 > 0:09:12Don't worry, he'll call for help before you can say, "Twig phone."
0:09:13 > 0:09:18We've grabbed the headlines, but our campaign must go on hold for a while.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22School kids are visiting the woods and I must work.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25No-one must know about our hide-out.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Remain at HQ until my return!
0:09:33 > 0:09:37PLANTS JIBBER
0:09:38 > 0:09:42Hey, I'm the one in charge here, remember!
0:10:01 > 0:10:03This is the rendezvous point.
0:10:03 > 0:10:08No, I'm sure the outward bound centre said we should turn left...
0:10:10 > 0:10:14at THAT birch tree.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- I could have a look around? - No, they'll find us, I'm sure.
0:10:18 > 0:10:24In the meantime, in the spirit of Baden Powell, let's pitch camp.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Tent pegs - the key to the whole operation.
0:10:27 > 0:10:33Now, when I move my thumb, hit it.
0:10:33 > 0:10:34Now!
0:10:37 > 0:10:40FLATLEY WHIMPERS
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Two parts weedkiller, one part water.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Should hit where it hurts.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Wish I could use it on Blane's hair.
0:10:51 > 0:10:56The cell structure of the baby hogweed. It's got...abnormalities.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Frankenstein plants?
0:10:58 > 0:11:01These plants have been genetically modified.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Someone who could be controlling them?
0:11:04 > 0:11:05Yeah, but how?
0:11:05 > 0:11:09'No sign of the mother plant, but she's breeding fast.'
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- I could do with some back up. - On my way.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31Bruce Boardman, and this is my assistant, Charlie Darwin.
0:11:31 > 0:11:36Sorry we're late. Got called to rescue some crybaby girly guides
0:11:36 > 0:11:38from a flooded cave. Boo hoo!
0:11:38 > 0:11:39It was barely a puddle.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Luckily, I have all my scouting badges
0:11:42 > 0:11:44so I could show the boys the...
0:11:49 > 0:11:50..ropes.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Hmm, I wonder.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Directional response to a 3 volt charge.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08That's how the plants are being controlled.
0:12:08 > 0:12:13The cells have been modified to respond to electrical stimulus.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Which Dr Frankenstein created you?
0:12:15 > 0:12:21Survival is about working with nature, not against her.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Everything man needs can be found outdoors.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Have you kids eaten?
0:12:32 > 0:12:34This liquorice is good.
0:12:34 > 0:12:39Black beetle grubs. Very high in nutrients.
0:12:39 > 0:12:40THEY SNIGGER
0:12:40 > 0:12:43You city boys have got a lot to learn.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45First up, bow and arrow combat.
0:12:45 > 0:12:49An essential skill that will help you to live off wildlife.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52I'm going to divide you into two teams.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56On my right, the Owls led by Mr Flatley.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Too-wit too-woo!
0:12:59 > 0:13:03The other team, the Wolves, will be led by Charlie.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07- All right?- I'll spend time with both teams, see how you go.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10The first one to complete a circuit of the woods wins.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14But get hit by a sucker and I will deduct points.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17OK, Owls, follow me.
0:13:23 > 0:13:24Minus five points!
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- Where's Flatley?- Dunno, I thought you were with him.
0:13:46 > 0:13:49- Take your time!- I'm in the wilderness, not a cushy lab.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53I've found out someone's altered the plants to control them.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56"They're not acting alone?"
0:13:56 > 0:14:00No. Could be someone with a grudge against developers.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05- Someone who prefers to live off the land?- Exactly!
0:14:05 > 0:14:08I think I've got eyeball on our prime suspect.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Why are you talking to a cowpat?
0:14:12 > 0:14:13What's this?
0:14:13 > 0:14:17You're supposed to be outwitting an unseen enemy,
0:14:17 > 0:14:18not gabbing like girls!
0:14:21 > 0:14:23I've got my eye on you, city kid.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27I'm deducting five points. Now get on with the game.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Stay close, boys.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44The last thing we want to do is get separated.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47Agh!
0:14:55 > 0:14:59'They're multiplying. Have you located the mother plant?'
0:14:59 > 0:15:03I've got eye contact. At least, I did have.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16Now, let's show the boys we girls can master survival skills too.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20- Who'd want to live in that? - It hasn't got electricity.
0:15:20 > 0:15:21But that's the point!
0:15:21 > 0:15:25It's about doing things for ourselves.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Using the tools nature gave us.
0:15:28 > 0:15:32Now, using only the materials at your disposal,
0:15:32 > 0:15:37show me how you would survive on a desert island.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42I must see Mr Bicknall about these weeds.
0:15:42 > 0:15:46There must be an easier way to survive than this.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Here you are, Mr Bick...
0:15:49 > 0:15:50Oh!
0:15:51 > 0:15:57I just wondered if you've noticed the weeds.
0:15:57 > 0:16:01I don't want Mr Flatley to think that my survival day's
0:16:01 > 0:16:02got out of hand.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06Fear not, ma'am, this won't look like a jungle for long.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14OK, this just got personal!
0:16:19 > 0:16:22Minus five points.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26In Going Commando magazine, it says camouflage is vital.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Let's stick leaves on our clothing.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30Cover us, Blane!
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Strange! It's stopped responding to electrical messages.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46The cells are mutating like crazy!
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Whoever was using electricity to control these plants,
0:16:59 > 0:17:00can't do that any more.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02The plants have taken control.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Cannot predict what they'll do next!
0:17:05 > 0:17:07HIGH PITCHED SQUEAL
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Uh!
0:17:25 > 0:17:26Uggh!
0:17:26 > 0:17:29HE PANTS
0:17:32 > 0:17:39# Ging gang gooly gooly watcha Ging gang goo... #
0:17:41 > 0:17:44The plants are becoming aggressive.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46They're acting alone. To stop them,
0:17:46 > 0:17:49we must find out how they communicate.
0:17:49 > 0:17:53Check. I'm right on her tail... root, whatever.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09'Daisy!'
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Arrgh!
0:18:12 > 0:18:14'Daisy?!'
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Camouflage. Wicked!
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Agh! Arrgh!
0:18:29 > 0:18:32HE SCREAMS
0:18:38 > 0:18:40They tied me up - the plants!
0:18:40 > 0:18:43A bit of climbing ivy never hurt anyone.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45I heard screams. What's going on?
0:18:45 > 0:18:48This idiot thinks plants attacked him.
0:18:48 > 0:18:53This shouldn't have happened. I mean, I told my team not to ambush.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56The Wolves will get extra points for this ambush.
0:18:56 > 0:19:02You feeble Owls will lose five points for snivelling.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10- Blane!- Stay there and help Charlie free Fifty.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14So, girls how did you get on?
0:19:14 > 0:19:16BOTH: Tada!
0:19:17 > 0:19:21- What is this?- Survival with style.
0:19:21 > 0:19:24You said to use what WE had at OUR disposal.
0:19:24 > 0:19:28So, Zara rang her auntie and she dropped this stuff off.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31I think you may have missed the point.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34We're going to help Mr Bicknall.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37It's time YOU got close to nature.
0:19:41 > 0:19:42Argh!
0:19:42 > 0:19:45I hate those nasty developers too.
0:19:45 > 0:19:50Give me a beautiful garden over a concrete drive any day.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52I'm just some weedy girl.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54I'm really not worth cocooning.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Ow! Ow!
0:20:05 > 0:20:08PHONE RINGS
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Hello.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Sorry, the reception's terrible.
0:20:14 > 0:20:19Yeah, can't wait for that mobile mast to get up here.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22You're getting a fair price for the wood,
0:20:22 > 0:20:24so I want a show home thrown in.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26So much for life in the wilderness!
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Oh, and em,
0:20:28 > 0:20:30don't forget our agreement.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33Charlie's plant shed doesn't get touched.
0:20:33 > 0:20:35Charlie?
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Rose, my lead's a dead end.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Check out a Charlie Darwin. Rose?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Rose!
0:20:47 > 0:20:50D'oh! Stupid countryside!
0:20:51 > 0:20:54Daisy, Daisy.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Lenny, is Daisy with you?
0:20:58 > 0:20:59No, isn't she with you?
0:21:00 > 0:21:03No. We need to find her.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06We've come to help.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08No, no. It's not safe!
0:21:08 > 0:21:14Honestly, I expect that attitude from Mr Flatley, but not from you.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Then just stay back and let me lead the way.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21You ladies take the smaller weeds!
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Come on, girls!
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Colonel Ivy, I saw you grab that school kid!
0:22:01 > 0:22:05It's supposed to be anti-green targets, not kids!
0:22:12 > 0:22:14You're fighting your own war now.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Move away from the window!
0:22:21 > 0:22:25Hey! Stop there! Stop!
0:22:32 > 0:22:35Did I tell you that I love plants?
0:22:35 > 0:22:39My name's Daisy. Strictly speaking, that's a flower, I guess.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41I also have a friend called Rose.
0:22:41 > 0:22:43Aow!
0:22:49 > 0:22:52The Wolves are hiding in Charlie's nursery.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57Bruce wants us to take them prisoner. We'll use a decoy attack.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59What's that again?
0:22:59 > 0:23:02You're the decoy, I'm the attack.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04BOTH: Cool!
0:23:04 > 0:23:06THEY SHOUT
0:23:06 > 0:23:11I said, "Mum, please don't cut those flowers! Weeds are beautiful too."
0:23:11 > 0:23:17You know, you should really think about having your roots done.
0:23:20 > 0:23:25Like a...blondish green.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Rose, it's the rootball!
0:23:27 > 0:23:30That's how they communicate. Arrgh!
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Daisy, I didn't get that.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Stupid kids.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42This isn't a game!
0:23:45 > 0:23:49The other team's camouflage is better than ours!
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Hey, Owls, bet you can't catch me!
0:23:53 > 0:23:54Come on, let's go!
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Sorry, boys, but that's the safest place to be right now.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09Get back! Go on.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Go on, back.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28I know why you're doing this, but you have to stop the plants.
0:24:28 > 0:24:31- I don't have control!- Where is the weedkiller?
0:24:31 > 0:24:34I don't touch the stuff! The plants are my friends.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39Rose, help! The plants are attacking.
0:24:39 > 0:24:40SQUEALING
0:24:40 > 0:24:43I'm really glad my flat only has a window box.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Please!
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Green is so not my colour!
0:24:51 > 0:24:52Daisy!
0:25:02 > 0:25:05They're using the rootball to communicate.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09Sorry, but I prefer my friends a little less clingy.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15There's definitely a case for crazy paving!
0:25:18 > 0:25:20This should do it.
0:25:20 > 0:25:22Rose, we're under attack!
0:25:22 > 0:25:26They communicate because of a mutation in the rootball.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30- How do we destroy them? - Stop the mutation.
0:25:30 > 0:25:33- Zap the rootball with a charge. - That'll kill them!
0:25:33 > 0:25:35No, it will stop them.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40On the count of three, I'll open the door.
0:25:40 > 0:25:41One, two, three!
0:25:43 > 0:25:44Charlie!
0:25:44 > 0:25:48I'm sorry, my friends, you won't win by being like humans.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52They've bombs, and chemicals and feet!
0:26:01 > 0:26:04SCREAMING
0:26:08 > 0:26:11I only wanted to protect the wood.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15I've been fighting off the developers for years, like Bruce.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Not any more, he's selling up.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20No way! The outdoors is his life.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23He's sold out, but you don't have to quit.
0:26:23 > 0:26:27You can keep fighting, just not with the plants.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31- KNOCK ON DOOR - Help! Let us out!
0:26:31 > 0:26:32I need you to do something.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39- You caught him!- Sorry I had to sacrifice you.
0:26:39 > 0:26:44It's cool. No-one ever asked me to be a sacrifice before.
0:26:44 > 0:26:45You're a tactical master!
0:26:53 > 0:26:56You Owls are a total shambles!
0:26:56 > 0:27:00Shut it! You planned to sell the woods to line your pockets.
0:27:00 > 0:27:01Hang on. I...
0:27:01 > 0:27:05I trusted you to protect the woods. You don't love nature.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07You've never been to Borneo.
0:27:07 > 0:27:11You're a cheat - I won't rest till everyone knows.
0:27:11 > 0:27:12SCREAMING
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Oh, it's you, sir. Sorry.
0:27:21 > 0:27:27Yes... Maybe that's enough countryside for one day.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29ALL: Yay!
0:27:31 > 0:27:33A successful mission.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36The hogweeds in the woods controlled the others.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39We had to destroy their rootballs.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43Charlie's looking for more suitable development sites.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47So, he's turned over a new leaf.
0:27:47 > 0:27:51- Well done, Blane, for going solo. - Even boy power has its limits.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Like Miss Templeman said, girls and boys are different,
0:27:55 > 0:27:59- but just as good as each other. - But girls are the best!
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