Georgian Marrying Mum and Dad

This is Marrying Mum and Dad!

Where you get to organise your parents' wedding.

Lean back and hold on tight, OK?

You're a real superhero!

That means you're in charge - you can do whatever you want.

-Are you going to make Mum wear one of those?

-Yeah!

Mum and Dad do know they're getting married.

But they have no idea where or how!

I was not expecting that.

ALL: Ohhh!

It's revenge time.

Will the big day be filled with chaos?

Or confetti?

Success!

On today's show we've got two sisters who've just been

put in control of their parents' big day.

With the joining of hands,

I now pronounce you, Charlotte and Belle, officially, 100% in charge!

And the kids want a 300-year-old wedding.

But could it prove to be all too much for Mum and Dad?

Will the wedding end up in the history books?

Or be quickly forgotten?

We're about to find out...

..because we're Marrying Mum and Dad!

This is Marrying Mum and Dad, the ONLY show

that puts kids in charge of planning their parents' wedding.

That's right, you guys are in complete control.

All the decisions rest in your hands.

And we're here to help turn their plans into reality.

Whether mum and dad like it or not!

Time is already ticking, so we'd better find out

what today's wedding planners have dreamt up for the big day.

This time we're in Devon, home to two sisters who have just

weeks to organise the whole of their mum and dad's wedding.

My name is Charlotte.

I'm 14 years old and I like keeping rare chickens.

My name is Belle. I'm nine years old and I like riding my pony.

The sisters have already been busy planning

and they're travelling back in time

to make their parents' wedding day a truly historic event.

The theme of our wedding will be Georgian!

The Georgian times were around 300 years ago

when Britain was ruled by four kings called George -

George I, George II, George III...

OK, we get the idea!

The Georgians built grand buildings in places like Bath in Somerset.

It was a time when the super-rich showed off

by throwing amazing parties where they could wear their latest bling,

gorge themselves on huge banquets and dance the night away.

So this wedding has got to be one of the grandest parties ever.

So, we have our historical Georgian theme.

Excellent! It was a time of dancing and fabulous fashion.

It was a time of wigs, make-up and beauty spots.

Quite! And that was just the men!

-Rather! Shall we proceed?

-Mmm!

We are elegant Georgian women.

The girls have been working hard planning all the different elements

they'll need to put on a wedding -

transport, outfits,

some entertainment, a venue and even a cake.

And just because it's old, no way is it going to be boring.

This wedding has to be crazy...

-..exciting...

-..and memorable.

These sisters know if they weren't in control,

dad, Pete, and mum, Fran, wouldn't organise a wedding themselves.

My mum and dad have been together for 19 years now.

They've always said they're thinking about getting married

but we know if we don't get them married

they'll never get round to it.

Mum and Dad have no idea what their daughters are planning.

But, they do know their girls are full of mischief.

I think those kids are going to surprise us.

I'm a bit worried, I must say.

Belle keeps telling us that she's got evil plans

-and rubbing her hands in glee.

-She does.

Yes, these girls certainly seem capable of FOWL play.

We can't do a regular wedding.

We have to put a little bit of evil into it!

SHE LAUGHS EVILLY

Excellent! We all love a bit of evil wedding planning!

SHE LAUGHS EVILLY

Forget watching TV and playing on games consoles.

Those Georgians really lived and died by the sword

and their entertainment was much more dangerous - sword fighting.

They called it fencing and the girls want it for the wedding day.

We're hoping that for our entertainment

we could do some sword fighting.

Yes, you can have a gentleman's duel.

I think that'll work well.

The swords you're going to be using are these two.

You can see the handle is slightly bent.

A duel was a way for a Georgian gent to prove his courage

and defend his honour by challenging another man to a sword fight -

sometimes to the death.

That's it.

The idea is that if someone is coming and attacking you from the side,

there you go, you defend it. Three, up to the side.

You wouldn't catch Georgian girls fencing

but our two sisters are desperate to have a go.

In Georgian period you would have exhibition matches -

you would have people not necessarily fighting

for the sake of killing each other,

they'd be fighting to go, "Look! Look how impressive I am - en garde!"

It looks like Belle is scaring instructor, Mark.

She has evil eyes!

She certainly does -

just be grateful she's not planning your wedding day!

Speaking of which, let's find out more about the couple

Charlotte and Belle are doing all of this for.

My mum is absolutely brilliant

because she is always ready for anything, she's good fun

and she's just the perfect mum.

But it sounds like the girls are a little more embarrassed

when they hang out with dad, Pete.

Dad tries to dance whenever we're in public

and he sings strange songs that we've never heard of.

It's a bit sad.

You might be laughing now, Dad, but it's the girls

who are planning to have the last laugh on the wedding day.

Our dad is always embarrassing us

so now it's our turn to embarrass him - it's payback!

And Pete knows that he might be the butt of the joke.

I think they'll be meaner to me than they would their mother.

If it was me, I'd definitely do my worst.

Did you hear that, girls?

Dad said, "Do your worst," and by planning to have him

fight a duel against Naomi on his wedding, it seems they are!

So, you think this something you want to use for the wedding?

-Definitely.

-Yes, definitely.

Do you think your mum and dad will enjoy this?

They better! Get rid of the sword otherwise!

The girls may have sorted

a gentleman's duel for Dad as part of the entertainment

but they're not finished yet.

They want to party like its 1799!

So we've brought the girls to see some expert dancers in action.

APPLAUSE

Time for us to get our Georgian groove on.

TEACHER: Round the lady or the man...

Elegant dances and balls were a big part of life for posh Georgians.

It was a chance to socialise and meet a future husband or wife.

And as the girls dance with grace and elegance,

Ed dances with the grace of an elephant!

-So, for the wedding - what do we think?

-It's good.

-Do we think one like that would work well?

-Yes.

Let's hope there's no embarrassing dad dancing on the big day.

Duelling and dancing sorted.

But there's one more thing on the entertainment menu - food!

Georgian party food was nothing like ours, so food expert Annie

is about to show us what Georgians filled their faces with.

Prepare to be revolted.

-Do you eat fish?

-Yes.

-Yes.

How about a cod's head and shoulders?

That isn't...

NAOMI: Yummy! Mmm!

Yeah, we have that all the time at home(!)

There's quite a lot of good stuff on there.

So you've got cheek on here, and you've got the tongue as well.

And there's the brain as well, and eyes if you want to,

and even all that stuff round here, you can pull off,

and it's all sort of fishy goo.

NAOMI: Fish brains? On the wedding day? Yuck!

So do you think we should serve up fish tongue, eyes,

brain, cheeks at the wedding?

Why not?!

Because it sounds vile?

Anything else on the menu?

ANNIE: This one's a pheasant pie.

You can put anything you want to in the pie

and then you decorate it with the head and wings and a tail.

You might want to think about the idea of

eating every part of the animal.

NAOMI: I'd rather not! But Belle's clearly an appetite for mischief.

Is there something really disgusting we can give Dad?

-Ragout of pigs ears?

-Yes, that sounds...

-..interesting.

-What a ragout?

-It's basically a really rich stew.

NAOMI: Yuck, sounds disgusting.

ANNIE: With the ears, the secret is to cook them

for a very long time very slowly, so they become very gelatinous.

They can be vile. It's all in the cookery.

Surely the girls aren't going to serve this awful food up

to Dad on his wedding day?

That sounds perfect. What do you think?

-Perfect?!

-Dad is going to love that.

With genuine Georgian grub for all the guests,

and something extra horrible for Dad, that's food sorted.

You're so cheeky.

Let's hope the chef doesn't make a complete pig's ear of it!

And with a duel for Dad and dancing for the guests,

that's entertainment well and truly booked.

Charlotte and Belle want to hold the wedding

in a genuine Georgian mansion

so they're calling around to find one that might be

available for a wedding in just three weeks' time.

We were wondering if we could pop in for a visit tomorrow morning?

PHONE: 'I'd love to see you tomorrow morning.'

The sisters are off to a great start.

The mansion's free, so the following morning we had out to check it out.

-It's huge!

-Whoa!

The girls are blown away by the size and scale of the building,

but will it suit their motorbike loving mum and dad?

It's too posh for them!

It's too posh for them?

'It certainly is posh.

'Castle Hill was built 300 years ago, when George II was king.

'On hand to give them a guided tour is Claire.'

Well, our house is quite similar to this really!

Yeah, mine as well! Mine as well!

We could do some Georgian waving.

Yes, like the Queen does.

Right, girls, this is the Red Room.

The grand margin has a genuine Georgian dining room

that's seen many a fine banquet over the centuries.

We could definitely have some sort of big feast in here, because we

know that the Georgians ate a lot of strange and quite crazy foods.

So far, so good.

The girls had been hoping to have the wedding outdoors

and it looks like this place has got it all.

That is Satyr's Temple

and that's where you can have a wedding ceremony.

'And after a closer inspection of the temple...'

It's not bad as garden sheds go, is it?

'..it looks like the girls have made their minds up.'

They've always loved outside

and it's really nice to have all the nature and stuff.

-I think we'll take it.

-Great.

-Let's hope the weather behaves itself, eh?

-Yes.

That's venue sorted. Fingers crossed it's not raining on the big day.

Charlotte and Belle are halfway through their plans

for Mum and Dad's glorious Georgian wedding.

We are elegant Georgian women.

So far, they've organised some OFFAL Georgian grub for everyone.

Is there something really disgusting we can give Dad?

-Ragout of pig's ears?

-That sounds perfect.

The guests will dance a Georgian jig.

That's good.

And Dad will fight a Georgian duel.

She has evil eyes!

Of course, Mum and Dad are still completely clueless.

I know they're going to want to scare us a bit

but we're not easily scared.

Let's see how brave you're both feeling

when you're served up pig's ear stew.

High fashion was very important to the vain Georgians, so we've brought

our fashionista sisters to pick out some gorgeous Georgian getup.

First up, a big dress for Mum.

-So, you're looking for something that looks like that.

-Yeah.

And Georgian followers of fashion knew what to look for too,

thanks to the newly invented fashion magazine.

-Something like that?

-It's pretty, yeah.

-Stick it on the rail.

-This is a no.

-Charlotte, I found this.

That's pretty. It looks kind of seasidey.

This costume house has given the girls

some great ideas for Mum's dress.

So, as Ed gets swallowed up by the wardrobe monster...

The girls switch their focus to Dad

and the scheming sisters have something special up their sleeves.

-Going to have almost like tights.

-Pantaloons. The big, puffy shorts.

-Shorts.

-Yeah? What coloured tights?

-Pink.

-Pink.

Oh, I'm sure Pete will look pretty in pink.

As well as tights, every Georgian gent needed a fancy jacket.

-It's got sparkle.

-That has got a lot of bling.

And it's got the pantaloons.

Pantaloons!

-Oh, that is it. That is it.

-A little tassel!

With hundreds of jackets to choose from and time ticking,

the girls need to make a decision quickly.

-There's only one way to settle this, isn't there?

-What's that?

-A catwalk.

It's beautiful!

Catwalk over, it's make your mind up time for the girls.

-I think we're going to have to go for the blue one.

-It was the model.

It was the model that sold it.

And no Georgian man would be seen in public without his

wig and make-up on. The paler, the better.

The girls want Dad wearing make up and a wig,

because that's what they did in Georgian times.

Which means today, I'm the guinea pig.

-Brilliant.

-Amazing.

Good afternoon, ladies. It is I, Beau Petrie.

-Would anyone care to dance with me?

-No.

-No, thanks. Fop along.

-Oh...

And as Ed horses around with his dance partner,

the girls are out of time.

-Well, I think we've made great progress, don't you?

-Yeah.

Now we've just cut a try and find Ed. Where is he? Ed!

I'll be one moment.

With 300-year-old make-up and costume agreed, that's outfit sorted.

With no cars, trains or buses,

getting about in the Georgian era wasn't as easy as it is today.

So, just how are the girls planning to get Mum and Dad

to the venue on the big day?

OK, so here we are surrounded by Georgian Bath

and we need to talk about transport. Tell me, what are you thinking?

Something grand, like a horse and carriage.

Horse and carriages were the sports cars of the Georgian era.

Only the rich could afford them

and they were the fastest way to get around.

I'm not sure about Dad, but our mum absolutely loves horses.

-She's obsessed with horses.

-So it would go down a treat with her?

-Yes.

I'm sure we can sort something like that out. Taxi!

And as if by magic, Ed has managed to hire a horse and carriage.

Well, I do my best.

-Would that be the sort of thing?

-Yes.

The girls can't resist the chance to take the carriage for a test ride.

Pop in, girls. It's very grand, this one.

Riding on the carriage makes one feel royally good.

I'm just going to do my royal wave at the back.

Hello, peasants! Hello!

Who can do the best posh Georgian laugh?

THEY ALL LAUGH SNOOTILY

The fact that Dad doesn't like courses doesn't seem to be

bothering the girls too much.

Now you're in it, do you think Dad might like it that more?

-BOTH:

-Yes.

-He'll like the sitting down bit.

Am I right in thinking that transport is well as truly sorted?

-Definitely.

-Yes.

-This is perfect.

THEY LAUGH SNOOTILY

Oh, dahhling!

Well, Mum should be happy at least. Transport sorted.

The sisters have already come up with a HAIR-brained design for the cake

and they're hoping Kate, a cake maker,

can turn their idea into a reality.

-We would like a big wig shaped cake.

-Right, wow.

This is our favourite design so far.

That's cool. I like that one, yeah.

We think we want this kind of shape and maybe that sort of patterning

with some swirls to show the ringlets of the hair.

The girls want the cake to look like a wig without tasting like one.

They're using piped buttercream to create the look.

Big circle. That's it.

It's not as easy as it looks, is it?

But after a bit of practice, the wig cake is taking shape.

-This works really well.

-It's a good effect, isn't it?

-Time for some finishing touches.

-That's it, you're doing well.

The girls make sugar paste flowers and brooches to decorate the wig.

Nice!

And with a feather as a final flourish,

this practice cake is complete.

-What everyone's going to be wearing next season.

-Definitely.

-Cake sorted?

-Yes.

High-five!

Ow! UGH!

Cake sorted.

With that last piece of our jigsaw falling into place,

Charlotte and Belle are almost ready

for Mum and Dad's gloriously Georgian big day.

From daring duels...

..to gruesome grub...

Dad is going to love that!

..the girls have worked hard

to travel back in time to make history with Mum and Dad's wedding.

But the day before the wedding,

they're keeping a watchful eye on the weather.

I really hope there's no rain.

Heavy rain is forecast,

so they call the mansion they've booked for the wedding to check

if the ceremony can still take place in the outdoor temple.

-PHONE:

-'It has been raining, which is not good news.

'I think what we're going to have to do is see what happens tomorrow.'

All they can do is cross their fingers and hope.

Meanwhile, Mum and Dad still have no idea

what's in store for their big day.

I feel like a four-year-old on Christmas morning.

We've got so many surprises coming, it's just lovely.

Oh, yes, you've got surprises coming!

Not sure you'll think they're all lovely, though...

The wedding day has finally arrived.

Good morning!

At the family's hotel, nerves have kicked in

and the bride and groom aren't feeling so laid-back any more.

How are your nerves?

Do you know, I thought I'd be more relaxed

-but I'm feeling a little bit more nervous now.

-Are you?

-Yeah, yeah.

To make things worse, it's been raining.

With only hours before the wedding begins,

the girls have been forced to move the ceremony indoors.

-Well, this is still pretty good, isn't it?

-Yes.

-This is very Georgian.

-Exactly, yes. It's still Georgian.

What would you like to do with it?

For my mum and dad to get married in it.

As Ed helps the girls with some desperate decorations,

back at the hotel,

our Georgian groom-to-be is getting his first surprise of the day...

face powder!

What are you doing to me?

And his wife-to-be is also shocked by the amount of make-up going on.

I can't believe how much make-up goes on, though.

One thing after another!

That's right, Fran.

Those Georgians loved their make up.

Spare a thought for your soon-to-be hubby.

It's time to realise how truly evil my children are.

Oh, Pete, we could have told you that ages ago!

I get the feeling I'm not going to look very macho at the end of this.

You said it, Pete.

After a quick transformation into Georgian aristocracy,

the girls are keen to get this historic day going.

After they've made me and Ed dress like not so pleasant peasants...

Thanks, girls!

-You look fantastic! BOTH:

-Thank you.

-How do you feel?

-I feel Georgian.

You look better than me, that's for sure.

-Do you like my teeth?

-You look lovely.

Don't worry, they look amazing.

-Shall get Mum and Dad in?

-Yeah.

-Right, you get into position.

After weeks of hard work and secretive planning,

it's time to find out whether Mum and Dad are ready to step back in time

and enter the history books with their gloriously Georgian wedding.

-Mum and Dad, how are you feeling?

-Stupid.

I've got butterflies in my tummy.

-Would you like to find out what you're wearing?

-Yeah.

On the count of three you're going to open your eyes.

-Are you ready?

-OK.

Three, two, one, open your eyes.

Oh! Oh, my God!

HE LAUGHS

I like your hair. Oooh!

-CHARLOTTE:

-Dad has that wig at home, though, so he's used to it.

Oh, that shade does suit you!

Time to discover why they're wearing so much make up.

Would you like to tell them?

You're travelling back 300 years into the Georgian era.

Oh, good.

Oh, you're so clever!

The girls head off to meet Ed

and it's time for Mum and Dad's next surprise -

their transport to the wedding.

Mustn't cry, mustn't cry, mustn't cry.

Mind the flowers!

-Oi, that's the wedding bouquet!

-Oh, it's lovely in here.

All right, then, my lady, sir, see you at the wedding.

Have a nice trip, I'll clear up after the horses, don't worry.

Just make sure you do(!)

Oh, looks like Mum's already in character!

Don't worry about me, I'll be all right in the rain.

With the bride and groom on their way,

at the venue, Ed's getting the finishing touches

to his smelly peasant look.

These Georgians had terrible teeth, because they ate sugar

but they didn't brush their teeth, so there's a valuable lesson there.

If you eat sugar, brush your teeth, or you end up looking like this.

As the wedding guest wait to greet them,

Fran and Pete approach the Georgian mansion.

GUESTS CHEER

Greetings, my lady! Greetings! And my lord, greetings, my lord.

I expect you're very keen to get married,

-but there's a few amusements before the ceremony begins.

-Oh, good.

What have these girls cooked up for us?

A pig's ear, if you must know -

one of the many ways the girls are planning to embarrass dad, Pete.

We can't do a regular wedding.

We have to put a little bit of evil into it.

SHE LAUGHS EVILLY

First up is the duel, to prove he's worthy of his bride.

May the duel commence!

You may think I'm just some old common peasant woman

but I am in fact Scarlet Pimper-Naomi!

En garde, sir!

CROWD GASP

He's won!

Sir, you have indeed done your children proud.

You may now marry your bride.

And with that victory, it's time to get married.

19 years after they got together and thanks to their daughters,

Pete and Fran are finally going to tie the knot.

I give you this ring as a symbol of our marriage.

I love you and will always love you.

I love you.

I will love you until the end of all time.

It now gives me very great pleasure to tell you

that you are husband and wife.

APPLAUSE

That is the best wedding in the world. Thank you, girls! Thank you!

It was brilliant, brilliant.

Don't speak too soon, Mum, you haven't had your food yet.

Time for some OFFAL Georgian grub.

Ladies and gentlemen, may I present your dinner.

We have pheasant casserole.

And poached hake.

That's the genuine Georgian grub for the guests.

And of course, they're serving up something special for Dad.

We've made a right pig's ear of this one!

-It's literally a pig's ear.

-You'll enjoy that.

Oh, lovely, there it is.

Yuck!

Time for the girls to tell Dad his next gory Georgian challenge.

Dad, you have to try everything.

EVERYONE CHEERS

Even the pig's ear.

Looks like Dad bit of a bit more than he can chew

by embarrassing his daughters.

Our dad is always embarrassing us

and now it's our turn to embarrass him. It's payback.

You can say that again.

Tuck in there. Enjoy yourself.

And like a true sport, here he goes...

Hang on, this one's still wearing an earring!

Here we go, girls, here's the pigs ear.

Pig's ear - that was very grisly

and without the glasses on I couldn't tell

if I was eating gristle, or if I was eating meat, or a bit of skin.

Ugh! Don't know which sounds worse!

-Is it nice?

-No!

As the guests tuck into their Georgian grub,

time to find out what they thought of the day.

My favourite part of the day was probably Fran and Pete

arriving in a horse-driven carriage.

Belle and Charlotte have done great

and really made a great wedding day for their mum and dad.

The amazement doesn't stop there. There's still one more surprise.

Now, let them eat cake.

Charlotte and Belle have commissioned

a special new work of art for this wedding day.

Take it away, girls.

Your wedding cake!

APPLAUSE

It's the world's first wig cake.

With the cake cut, it's time for the guests to get jiggy with it...

Georgian jig stylee!

GEORGIAN MUSIC PLAYS

So, let's find out

whether this glorious Georgian day will go down in the history books?

Today has been crazy, unforgettable...

Amazing, extravagant...

CHEERING

And it's certainly been a day that Pete and Fran will never forget.

The girls have so surpassed anything I could have dreamt of.

Anything that I could have dreamt of them dreaming up!

The girls are delighted they got payback on embarrassing Dad.

-I think we embarrassed Dad enough.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, I think we managed.

-Yeah.

-I think, yeah, well...

-Close enough, really.

A little bit more embarrassment wouldn't have gone amiss.

And Mum and Dad are thrilled that

all their friends and family shared their historic day.

-I'm so proud that they've made our day so very memorable.

-Yeah.

They've gathered all our family and our friends around us.

Well done, Belle. We pulled off the perfect Georgian wedding. High-five.

What an amazing wedding!

Maybe for those poshos out there, but not for us, the workers.

-Oh, did you have any of that wedding cake?

-Wedding cake?

No, that stuff rots your teeth.