0:00:04 > 0:00:08# Time is running out Stories to be found
0:00:08 > 0:00:12# What's it all about?
0:00:12 > 0:00:14# Got to go and check around
0:00:14 > 0:00:19# If there's a rumour going round, don't you forget it
0:00:19 > 0:00:23# Whenever something's going down, got to get that scoop
0:00:25 > 0:00:27# Got to get that scoop
0:00:27 > 0:00:29# Got to get that scoop
0:00:29 > 0:00:34# Got to get that S-C-O-O-P. #
0:00:37 > 0:00:41- Laugh if you wish, Hacker. - Ha-ha-ha-ha!
0:00:41 > 0:00:46And a one, two, three, four...
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Ooh! I'm bushed.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53I'll say one thing, this keep-fit
0:00:53 > 0:00:55does give you an appetite.
0:00:55 > 0:01:02Ah, my all-time favourite start to the day. After exercise, of course.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04- SHOUTS:- THAT'S MINE!
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- All right, sorry! Have you opened up today's paper?- Yeah.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11"Fierce flu attacks Pilbury."
0:01:11 > 0:01:16- Well, there's only one way to avoid catching that.- What's that?
0:01:16 > 0:01:18We stay indoors until it's over,
0:01:18 > 0:01:20we don't go outside for anyone or anything.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- Deal?- Deal?
0:01:22 > 0:01:23PHONE RINGS
0:01:23 > 0:01:29- Hello, Max? It's Max. We're on our way.- You said we shouldn't go out!
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Argh...
0:01:34 > 0:01:37BLOWS NOSE
0:01:37 > 0:01:43- Hello, Max.- Ah, Digby. I think I'm coming down with this flu bug.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Don't worry, I won't let it interfere
0:01:45 > 0:01:48with my usual sunny disposition.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Now then, I've got an assignment for you.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53BLOWS NOSE
0:02:05 > 0:02:08- So, what is this special assignment, Max?- I want you to deliver this.
0:02:08 > 0:02:13- Deliver a paper?- The usual man's got flu.- No, I'm sorry, sir.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15We won't do it.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- Ha!- Oh, well.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22I suppose I could deliver it to the Skinny Mallard myself.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Get something to eat, maybe. Might be good for my cold.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Wait, did you say Skinny Mallard?
0:02:29 > 0:02:32- Lester Lukenal's restaurant.- Who?
0:02:32 > 0:02:36- Pilbury's top chef.- That's the man. - I'll go! Please let me go.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41I've also fancied myself as a top-flight restaurant critic...
0:02:41 > 0:02:44MAX CHORTLES
0:02:44 > 0:02:48You do cheer my up sometimes, Digby. Not often...
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- But listen, you can deliver the paper if you really want to...- Yeah.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53..on one condition.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56You forget all this restaurant critic nonsense.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Yes, Max.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07The Skinny Mallard restaurant.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09We'll remember this in years to come, Hacker.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- This is where I started my new career as a food critic.- But Max said...
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Don't worry, Hacker. I've got it all worked out.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20I'll sweet-talk Lester into letting me sample his food
0:03:20 > 0:03:23and then I'll write a review, and when Max sees that -
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- Digby Digworth, food critic! - Tell me that again.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30I'll food-talk Max into letting me sample his sweet.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Lester will right a review...
0:03:32 > 0:03:36and when you see that... it's happy days.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38What could go wrong?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Genius(!)
0:03:40 > 0:03:42Ohhh.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46You as well?
0:03:46 > 0:03:47Flu?!
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Ohh. No, of course I understand,
0:03:51 > 0:03:54but at this rate, I won't have any staff working today.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57And today of all days.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01They're coming to judge... the Pudding of the Year competition.
0:04:02 > 0:04:06Can anything else go wrong?
0:04:06 > 0:04:10- Hello!- Hiya!
0:04:12 > 0:04:13Shop!
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Ooh!
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Hm-hm-hm!
0:04:20 > 0:04:21Duck!
0:04:21 > 0:04:23No, no.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25HACKER LAUGHS Hacker!
0:04:29 > 0:04:35- Hello! Anybody home? - Just a minute.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42- Coo-ee... Oh!- Argh! - Mr Lukenal!
0:04:42 > 0:04:44What do you think you are doing?
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Are you some sort of idiot or just plain stupid?
0:04:47 > 0:04:51- Tough choice.- Let me help you up.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52Ohhhh!
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Will you get out of my kitchen, please!
0:04:55 > 0:04:58No, no. You don't understand. I'm here to...
0:04:58 > 0:05:00I don't care who you are.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04I am expecting a very important visit...
0:05:05 > 0:05:09You're not here for the pudding?
0:05:09 > 0:05:13I'm here for whatever's on the menu. Digby D Digworth is ready to tuck in!
0:05:13 > 0:05:17I'm so sorry. I didn't realise.
0:05:18 > 0:05:23It is my pleasure to welcome you to my kitchen.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28- Ooh! I must say, it all looks very scientific in here.- Ah!
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Careful. Liquid nitrogen.
0:05:31 > 0:05:36I can use that to freeze any of my ingredients to minus 210, you know.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Hmm.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39Agh!
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Oooh...
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Yeah, that's certainly very... very cold.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49And over here is my radiation exchange oven.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54This can reach temperatures of over 400 degrees.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56I'll take your word for that.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59But...I sidetrack.
0:05:59 > 0:06:04That is not why you have come here today, is it?
0:06:04 > 0:06:06HE GROANS
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Here it is.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14My entry for the Pudding of the Year competition.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19Prepare yourself for the Colossus of Pilbury!
0:06:19 > 0:06:21DIGBY GASPS
0:06:21 > 0:06:23It's a giant gingerbread man!
0:06:23 > 0:06:25LESTER CHUCKLES
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Just smell the sweetness of the spices...
0:06:28 > 0:06:30HE SNIFFS
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- Hmm...- A subtle blend of the juiciest ginger
0:06:32 > 0:06:35with some of my secret ingredients.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Hmm-mm!
0:06:38 > 0:06:43This, Mr Digworth, is the most sumptuous epicural delight
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- ever created!- Hmm-mm-mm!
0:06:47 > 0:06:51And I can't wait for you to taste it.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- Neither can I.- But...
0:06:54 > 0:06:55not yet.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- Ah!- If you take a seat next door,
0:06:57 > 0:07:03I shall prepare the Colossus in all his perfection.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05PHONE RINGS
0:07:05 > 0:07:09I do hope that is not another one of my staff ringing in sick.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Ohhh!
0:07:13 > 0:07:17That is gorgeous!
0:07:17 > 0:07:20What do you think of this, Hacker?
0:07:20 > 0:07:23It's a big gingerbread man.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Ah, yes, but...
0:07:25 > 0:07:30it's a subtle blend of...
0:07:30 > 0:07:32things.
0:07:32 > 0:07:33- Really(?)- Hmm.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36This is why I am destined to live my life as a food critic.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40This pudding is perfection...
0:07:40 > 0:07:45although I do think this eye is a little lopsided,
0:07:45 > 0:07:49and I'm sure Lester wouldn't want that.
0:07:49 > 0:07:50PLOP!
0:07:52 > 0:07:57- Oh, no.- It's not perfect now. - I'm supposed to be making my name
0:07:57 > 0:07:59as a restaurant reviewer, not a dessert destroyer.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01What am I going to do?
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- What am I going to do?! - Fix the pudding.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06That is totally stupid!
0:08:06 > 0:08:08That's a good idea, actually. Yeah.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11Yes, the Pudding of the Year competition,
0:08:11 > 0:08:15and your judge will be arriving... when?
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Are you quite sure about that?
0:08:19 > 0:08:25Yes, that's VERY interesting.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31Ahhh. That was a close call.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33- <- Mr Digworth!
0:08:33 > 0:08:34Lester will never know.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36SPLAT!
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Oh, budgies!
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- Ohhhh!- Oh.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Mr...Digworth.
0:08:48 > 0:08:53You are not a judge for the Pudding of the Year competition.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Would you mind telling me
0:08:56 > 0:09:00what you are doing in MY kitchen?
0:09:00 > 0:09:03- Yes. Well, firstly, to deliver this...- Hiya!
0:09:03 > 0:09:04Ya-a-agh!
0:09:04 > 0:09:06What is that?
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- It's a newspaper.- Yeah.- Not that,
0:09:09 > 0:09:12the hairy monstrosity attached to it!
0:09:12 > 0:09:17That is not a hairy monstrosity. That is my aide and assistant.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20It's a health hazard.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Out! Out!
0:09:22 > 0:09:23PHONE RINGS
0:09:23 > 0:09:27I want both of you gone when I get back.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Ohh...
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Maybe Lester won't notice the head's missing.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- Oh, yes, he will.- Ohh.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44- But even if he does, he wouldn't tell Max.- Yes, he will.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- Max would understand, though? - Oh, no, he won't.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Ohhh.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Don't tell me - you've got the flu as well(!)
0:09:54 > 0:09:56No, no. That's quite all right.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00I can run the whole place on my own(!)
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- Um...- You again?
0:10:03 > 0:10:08- Yeah!- Time for the police. - No, I'll only be a minute.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10I've come to make a small confession.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14Yes, yes. You're not a judge, you're a...delivery man.
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- Well, actually, I'm a reporter. - A reporter, eh?
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Really? A reporter?
0:10:22 > 0:10:28- With the Pilbury Post.- Mr Digworth, I suppose I was a little offhand
0:10:28 > 0:10:33to you earlier, being stressed with my staff falling ill
0:10:33 > 0:10:36and presenting the Colossus for the competition.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Ah! About the Colossus...
0:10:38 > 0:10:43My finest achievement. The only one of its kind.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46You should be around for the judging, hmm?
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Ooh! Thank you. I have always been interested in food.
0:10:49 > 0:10:55- HE GULPS - You're a f-f-food critic?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57Well, hopefully.
0:10:57 > 0:11:02Mr Digworth, allow me to prepare the greatest meal
0:11:02 > 0:11:04that you have ever tasted.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09- Ohh.- You won't write anything bad, will you?
0:11:09 > 0:11:12No! But first, let me tell you about...
0:11:12 > 0:11:14All on the house, of course.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Really? Lead the way!
0:11:16 > 0:11:20BOTH CHUCKLE
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Just take a seat. Not literally, of course!
0:11:26 > 0:11:29BOTH LAUGH
0:11:29 > 0:11:30Ah!
0:11:38 > 0:11:40That one!
0:11:41 > 0:11:44I'll get you a menu.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47He-he. Psst!
0:11:47 > 0:11:49- Hacker!- What did he say?
0:11:49 > 0:11:50Ah!
0:11:50 > 0:11:52You didn't tell him, did you?
0:11:52 > 0:11:55No. B-B-But only because I've got a better plan.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59I'll stay here and have a light lunch and keep Lester distracted,
0:11:59 > 0:12:02while you pop the head back on.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05I've got an even better plan. I'll have lunch out here
0:12:05 > 0:12:08and you can sort out the ginger fellow.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11But, Hacker, I have to eat the food myself
0:12:11 > 0:12:14if I'm going to write about it for Max!
0:12:14 > 0:12:16My first review.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20But when I'm famous we'll have slap-up meals all the time.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24- Promise?- Of course. Hurry up he'll be back soon
0:12:24 > 0:12:27and remember the head's in a bag on the shelf.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31I'll keep him out the kitchen till you're done. Go!
0:12:31 > 0:12:35I do a bit of cooking myself, you know, Lester.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Really? Fascinating.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41Not up to your standard but then I do have to work for a living.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43The menu.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51- ALARM BELL RINGS - Ahh!
0:12:57 > 0:12:58HE SIGHS
0:12:58 > 0:13:01Well, I'm torn.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Let me help you decide.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07It's a toss up between the soup and the prawns,
0:13:07 > 0:13:13herrings, the pate and the omelette. Then there's lamb, chicken,
0:13:13 > 0:13:18oh, the trout sounds nice. The pork... Oh, lobster,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20then of course there's the noodles.
0:13:20 > 0:13:25OK, I'll leave you to choose and I'll go and finish the Colossus.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- What, in the kitchen?- Yes.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30No wait, I've chosen.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34And what would sir like?
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Um, I would like the...
0:13:38 > 0:13:41prawns...
0:13:42 > 0:13:45and then the trout.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48Excellent choice.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Where you going?
0:13:50 > 0:13:55To the kitchen to get your trout.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57I've gone off trout.
0:14:00 > 0:14:01Ooh!
0:14:10 > 0:14:12NERVOUSLY: Umm...
0:14:12 > 0:14:18I would like the lobster. Where's that from?
0:14:18 > 0:14:20The Scottish Isles.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Says here the lobster's fresh.
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Is that fresher than the trout?
0:14:27 > 0:14:30Mr Digwood!
0:14:31 > 0:14:35Allow me to choose something for you.
0:14:36 > 0:14:37No, wait!
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Uh-oh!
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Oh, Hacker...
0:14:46 > 0:14:50Calm, Lester. Calm.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58Phew! Now...
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Ooh!
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Chilled tomato and wild fennel soup.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Enjoy.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Smells delicious.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12It's an epi...dural delight.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Indeed.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19Now, if you'll excuse me, I really must go and attend to my Colossus.
0:15:19 > 0:15:20No, wait!
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Where does this dish come from?
0:15:24 > 0:15:26It's a lovely dish.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29It's from a shop in Pilbury.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30Anything else?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32No.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35Yes!
0:15:35 > 0:15:36Um...
0:15:42 > 0:15:43GULP
0:15:43 > 0:15:46HE PANTS
0:15:50 > 0:15:53TOWER SHAKES
0:15:59 > 0:16:02HE PANTS
0:16:07 > 0:16:08Ooh.
0:16:08 > 0:16:10- POTS AND PANS CLATTER - What was that?
0:16:10 > 0:16:12I didn't hear anything.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15Ahhh!
0:16:17 > 0:16:23It sounds like someone messing in my kitchen. Where is your dog?
0:16:23 > 0:16:27He's house-trained he wouldn't be messing in your kitchen.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30Don't worry, Hacker, I won't let you down!
0:16:30 > 0:16:32He won't get his hands on you.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Although that does smell rather good...
0:16:39 > 0:16:42And I do have a review to write.
0:16:42 > 0:16:46So just a... Just a quick taste...
0:16:49 > 0:16:52I know you're in here.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56Come out with your paws up.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01Right...
0:17:10 > 0:17:11I'll get you, you...
0:17:17 > 0:17:21That was really good.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25Now, where was I?
0:17:25 > 0:17:27Hacker!
0:17:28 > 0:17:30LAUGHS MENACINGLY
0:17:35 > 0:17:37PHONE RINGS
0:17:40 > 0:17:42He-he-he! Phew!
0:17:45 > 0:17:48Oh no, I've got myself stuck!
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Hello?
0:17:51 > 0:17:52Hello?
0:17:53 > 0:17:56Hacker? Hacker, where are you?
0:17:56 > 0:17:57Over 'ere.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Skinny Mallard restaurant?
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- What are you doing there?- I'm stuck!
0:18:02 > 0:18:03Anyone there?
0:18:03 > 0:18:08- Yes, I'm stuck.- Yeah. - You're stuck? Stuck where?
0:18:08 > 0:18:10In traffic.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14Don't you worry, I'll have you out here in a jiffy.
0:18:14 > 0:18:16- One big tug should do it. - Not the ears!
0:18:16 > 0:18:18All right, I'm sorry.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22It's a very bad connection.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24THEY STRAIN
0:18:24 > 0:18:26CRASH!
0:18:26 > 0:18:27Hello?
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Let's get that gingerbread man fixed so I can get back to my meal.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Here, you'll like this. Ready?
0:18:44 > 0:18:46The soup was delicious.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50A tangy sensation, of fruit and veg,
0:18:50 > 0:18:54it was cooked really good. I like soup.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00- Nice work, Hacker.- Yeah, not bad.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05What are you doing in my kitchen?
0:19:05 > 0:19:10Um... I came to tell you how nice your soup was. Listen to this.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14It was a tangy sensation, of fruit and veg...
0:19:14 > 0:19:19- And your dog!- He doesn't like veg, he's more of a meat guy.- Yeah.
0:19:19 > 0:19:20Out!
0:19:22 > 0:19:23Well?!
0:19:23 > 0:19:24Move it!
0:19:24 > 0:19:27BELL RINGS
0:19:27 > 0:19:34No, wait. If that's the judge she can't see you. Don't touch anything.
0:19:34 > 0:19:35Anything!
0:19:40 > 0:19:42BOTH: Ooooooh!
0:19:44 > 0:19:49I'm still worried about this eye though. Just a little...
0:19:50 > 0:19:51Oh, Digby!
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- Oh! Double budgies!- Oh, Hacker,
0:19:56 > 0:20:02when Lester sees this I'll be banned from every restaurant in Pilbury.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05If not the world!
0:20:05 > 0:20:10No. We can do this.
0:20:10 > 0:20:14There's still time. We can fix it, we're not beaten yet!
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Yes we are.
0:20:16 > 0:20:17Never say never, Hacker.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- I know you can do it.- Me?
0:20:20 > 0:20:24Yeah, you've got little paws, better for fiddly little work.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Oh, yeah!
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Ah, Mrs Avery,
0:20:30 > 0:20:33this is such an honour.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Please, follow me.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43How's it going?
0:20:43 > 0:20:45It's right foot's missing.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51- Really?- Yeah, I don't know where it could have gone.
0:20:51 > 0:20:56- Must be on the floor somewhere. - Yeah, it must be.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58Take a seat.
0:21:01 > 0:21:05I'll be back with you in a moment.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09Hacker,
0:21:09 > 0:21:10you're a star!
0:21:10 > 0:21:14Well, it's the best I can do.
0:21:15 > 0:21:21Stay in here, be quiet and I'll have a word with your editor later.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30Come on!
0:21:34 > 0:21:39I think we got away with that, Hacker. Do you think they'll notice?
0:21:39 > 0:21:40Nah.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44I give you, the Colossus of Pilbury.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Nooooo!
0:21:50 > 0:21:53I think they noticed.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Yeah.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57My baby!
0:21:57 > 0:22:00My creation!
0:22:00 > 0:22:05Don't upset yourself, Lester, it is only gingerbread.
0:22:07 > 0:22:08Hey, smile!
0:22:08 > 0:22:10Nice day for it.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13Ahhh!
0:22:13 > 0:22:17- Was it something I said?- I don't suppose there's any chance
0:22:17 > 0:22:21of my main course, is there? I still have a review to write!
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Ahhhh!
0:22:28 > 0:22:32Let's have a look. Another award-winning front page no doubt.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35What a pudding?
0:22:35 > 0:22:39"Pilbury's premier restaurant wrecked by local reporter.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42"Lester Lukenal blames The Post!"
0:22:42 > 0:22:46DIGBY DIGWOOD!
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Digby, this way!
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