Kitchen Den The Dengineers

-I'm Lauren.

-And I'm Mark.

-This is The Dengineers.

The show that puts you in charge of building your very own dream den.

-Whoa!

-'Indoors...'

-Is this yours?

-Yeah!

'Outdoors...'

-Oh, that's so cool!

-'Even underground.'

-Woohoo!

-That's amazing!

'Whatever you want,

'the Dengineers team are here to transform your ideas

'into amazing spaces.

'Built especially for you.'

-Ooh!

-Here we go.

-ALL:

-This den is done!

-Hello!

-Amazing!

CHEERING Waaah!

WHISTLE TOOTS

-Oh!

-SHE GASPS

-Whoa!

-Oh, wow!

Hello, and welcome to The Dengineers.

Today, we're in the seaside town of Frinton-on-Sea

to surprise a master cake-maker extraordinaire.

Ooh, yes. I love the seaside.

Don't you worry, Wrighty, because I have brought my bucket and spade.

-Oh, yes!

-No, no, no, you don't need that.

We've got no time for messing around on the beach.

We've got a massive job on our hands to get this den built,

so put it away.

Right, OK.

Are you're saying, then, that I shouldn't have brought me Lilo?

-That's exactly what I'm saying. We do not need a Lilo. Come on.

-Ohh!

Today's Dengineer is Nathan.

He loves to cook and bake... well, anything.

I've made Victoria sponge, cinnamon rolls, pain au chocolat,

croissants and little pastries that I love.

It's only been recently that I've been able to cook because of...

well, I've been adopted and we've got a kitchen now.

Nathan was adopted by his dads, Andrew and Ian, four years ago,

after previously living with a foster family.

It was quite different being adopted than being put into foster care

because you know these are a family you'll be with

for the rest of your life.

I felt so joy, because I thought this was going to be

the place I'd be for the rest of my life

and I know that there's going to be no moving now.

Nathan loves to work on his recipes in the kitchen,

but it's often taken over by his dad restoring old furniture.

On the weekend, every time I want to cook,

my dad will take a massive table into the kitchen,

put it on the desktop and start scraping it,

and it's just really annoying.

What this fella needs is a den where he can bake whenever he wants.

When I'm older, I want to be a chef.

I think the den will give me my own space

where I can practise and practise and practise.

Well, Nathan's in luck,

because a dream den is just what he's going to get.

And he has no idea that he's about to become a Dengineer.

I'll tell you what. All this talk of food, I'm starving.

You're in luck, because Nathan is on his way to get some food right now

and that's where we're going to be surprising him.

Can we have some food as well?

-Yes, we can have some food, Mark.

-Come on, let's go.

Nathan's off for a bite to eat with his parents,

but little does he know that the Dengineers team

has rigged up the restaurant with hidden cameras.

And we've even got Dad in on the surprise.

Everything's set in the restaurant.

All we need now is the main man himself.

I can see them, I can see them.

Stay in, stay in, cos they're walking up, they're walking up.

There's Andrew. Andrew's looking at you, so be careful.

Nathan's made it into the restaurant.

Right, I think they're in. They're in, they're in.

-Are you going to sit there?

-OK.

And he's still completely unaware of what's about to happen.

It's time now we go and take his order and give him some grub.

-Shall we go?

-Come on, let's do it.

-Come on.

-How do you like your eggs - fried, poached or scrambled?

-Poached.

The food is ready

and now it's time to deliver Nathan the surprise of his life.

Let's go! Let's go!

-Did somebody order a full breakfast with a poached egg?

-Yep.

-There you go.

-Hello!

-Oh, hello!

-How are you?

-Hi, Nathan!

-Amazing!

-Hi, Nathan.

My name's Lauren. This is Mark. We're from CBBC's The Dengineers.

-You're going to be coming with us to build your very own dream den.

-Wow!

Cool! Amazing!

Right, so eat your egg, your bacon and your sausage,

your hash brown, your beans, your mushrooms and tomato.

When you've done all of that,

we'll see you outside, cos we haven't got much time

and you've got your dream den to build.

I'm kind of amazed and I just can't believe what's just happened.

-There you go!

-Hello!

-Oh, hello!

-How are you?

-Hi, Nathan!

-Amazing!

I was thinking the waiter had dropped my food

and someone else had to give it to me, and I realised it was Mark.

-High five.

-Nice one, Nathan.

It's so good to see him finally know that it's going to happen,

because lying to him for the last week has been...

It's just been difficult, you know.

I feel amazed how I'm actually going to get something

that I've probably dreamed of for a long time

actually being built for me and my friends, which will be amazing.

Our first port of call is the Dengineers mobile HQ,

which has some mega-cool technology to get this den rolling.

So Nathan, in here, we need to download all the ideas

that you've got in your head about your den.

-Ready for it?

-Yep.

-What about the outside?

The outside's going to be quite...

It's going to go with the house, so it's going to be curved walls.

-That's curved.

-Yeah, like that, yeah.

-Ah, that's cool.

-Sort of like a steel kind of pod, that, with a curved look.

-Yeah.

I like the one full of baking materials there.

-This one there?

-Yeah.

-Baking!

What kind of thing are you into cooking?

I like cake kind of things, making three-tiered chocolate cakes.

-Ahh!

-Nice!

-Not one tier.

-Not one.

-Three tiers.

Inside, what would you like?

One of my sides, we're going to try and get...

Half of it's going to be modern

and the other half's going to be old vintage kind of style.

What about lighting?

Lighting, I was kind of thinking a disco wall kind of thing,

with different lights.

-Cool! Something like that?

-Something along the lines of that.

-Like it.

Well, I've got to say, Nathan, I think this den already looks epic.

Nathan's decided on an old-school diner look for his den

with loads of equipment and funky disco lighting

to add some spice to his baking.

And we've got the perfect designer to make this den a masterpiece.

Meet Olga.

She's a specialist in creating mega-cool dens

and can make the smallest of spaces look totally awesome.

So, Nathan, Lauren and Mark told me

-that you like the idea of a vintage kitchen.

-Yeah, I do.

I used to go to this restaurant

and it had quite vintage seats and a vintage style

and I really loved it and I kind of want to make that in my den.

That's good, cos I've got something really big planned for you

and it's being built in the workshop.

It's going to be big, silver, vintage,

with a big sign on the front saying "Nathan's Diner".

-That sounds cool.

-What do you reckon?

Big, silver, shiny - awesome.

Great! Your den's going to go in that corner.

-What do you think?

-Definitely.

If you need a kitchen, we need to get electricity to your den.

We need to clear the garage. What do you reckon?

That's going to be fun!

We need to clear the garage so the electrician can send a cable

from the electricity supply in there and out to the den.

This job is going to take some serious Dengineer graft.

-Wow!

-Oh, my goodness! Are you kidding?

What has my dad been putting in here?

Seriously! What has he been doing? This is outrageous.

He's got, like, wallpaper from 1955 in here.

We need some help to get this stuff cleared out.

And the way I see it, Nathan's dads made this mess,

so they can help out.

A human conveyor belt. Oh, wow, that's actually heavy.

How are you lifting that?

-An African drum.

-African drum? Ooh!

With the dads' help,

a space has been cleared in the garage in no time at all.

And electrician Dan can finish the job

of getting 50 metres of cabling

from the garage and round the garden to the den.

This cable can handle enough electricity

to power an entire house.

It is now time for us to get cracking on the den in the back garden.

But for you guys, I'm afraid that means ship out.

-Oh, no!

-Go on - get out of here. Go on. Off you go.

-Bye!

-Out you go.

-Go on.

The next time Nathan's parents will see the garden again

will be on the big reveal day.

I think my dads are feeling quite nervous

about me having full control of the garden,

cos they don't have a clue what I'm going to do.

Olga and the Dengineers have a serious job on their hands

if they want to pull off the transformation of a lifetime

and turn this space into a dream den fit for baking magic.

Olga's big challenge with this design

is to give Nathan a fully working kitchen, but in his back garden.

Inspired by the ideas from Nathan's mood board,

she plans to combine the look of an old-fashioned diner

with cooking appliances and some awesome lighting,

giving him a cool place to bake some amazing cakes

for his friends and family.

While the Dengineers start work in the garden,

there's a superstar team working around the clock

to build the main structure of Nathan's kitchen.

That shiny structure is made of aluminium.

Aluminium comes from the raw material bauxite,

a clay-like soil found in a belt around the equator.

And it's used to make things ranging from aeroplanes and trains

to food and drink cans.

These guys are using 40 metres of aluminium

to make a vintage-looking pod

where Nathan can cook and bake whenever he wants.

Nathan's den is really starting to take shape,

but if he's going to be a expert baker one day,

I think it's time for him to learn some superstar skills

to take his baking to the next level.

And what better place to do this

than the mega-popular Choccywoccydoodah in Brighton?

-Look at this!

-They are amazing. Look at them.

Like, everything in here is just, like, pure chocolate.

This is my dream shop.

This place is home to some amazing cake creators

and has celebrities queuing up for their expertise.

And Nathan is going to get a lesson in cake sculpting

from superstar designer Mike.

This looks amazing.

Just before we start, I'm just going to just check that one.

-Check... Just...

-And...

-Yeah. Check that, check it.

Yeah, it's fine.

Sweets checked,

now it's time to learn a really cool cake decoration trick from Mike.

-So, you create a little hat like this.

-A hat.

-There, you see? And then move it to the edges.

-Ahh!

-And then into the edge.

-Whoa!

-You can be as messy as you like.

-Let it all...

-Ah, that looks so nice!

Ahhh! I feel it's like a hypnotising chocolate.

-It is, isn't it?

-Yeah.

Now it's Nathan's turn.

-Yes!

-Yes!

-Oh, amazing.

-That's it. Put a lot more on.

-Go on.

You can make it messy. It doesn't matter.

-Is that enough?

-Yeah, that's lovely.

-Yes!

-Here's the spoon.

-Whoa! Right, you do it, cos I'm too scared.

-You're sure?

-Yeah, yeah, go on. I'll spin.

Yeah? When she's spinning... That's it.

-What happens if I spin it really fast?

-OK!

He can... Looks like he can deal with it.

Yes!

That is fun.

-Yeah?

-Whoa!

I'm not being funny, Mike.

-That's better than yours.

-Honestly, that is brilliant.

We've had a lot of people come in and not do anything as good as that.

-That's fantastic.

-Yes!

-The kids are the best.

-We are the best.

-Yeah.

-I knew it.

Now, praise like that deserves a sweetie...or six.

Aw, that's cool.

Now we need to get some decorations on this bad boy.

Whoops!

One for the cake and one for me.

It's looking good, guys.

All that's left is to add loads and loads and loads and loads of sweets.

-Yes!

-Whoa, that looks cool.

-Are you impressed?

-I'm really impressed.

So, has this given you lots of inspiration

about how you'll use your den?

Definitely. I'm going to make as many big cakes as possible.

That sounds like a plan to me.

Speaking of which, we've got to go and build a den.

We do have to build a den. Just give me...

No, you're coming. You're coming with me.

-One second!

-No.

-Thanks, Mike.

-No worries!

-Cheers, Mike.

My favourite part about today was making the cake,

because I found it really fun, because it's very hands-on.

I can't wait to get back to my den

and use the new skills that I've learnt

and I want to try out my new ideas.

Back in Frinton-on-Sea,

the structure of Nathan's den is about to arrive at his house.

That looks cool.

-That looks so cool.

-Did you think it was going to be that big?

-No. Nowhere near.

-It's amazing!

-Can you imagine yourself cooking in there?

-Definitely.

The den's made it in one piece, but there's a problem.

How to get a 1.7-metre, 300-kilogram den

into a garden surrounded by buildings and fences.

Olga, Nathan and den-builder Peter waste no time

in trying to find a solution.

-Right, so this is the main entrance, then, to the garden?

-Yeah.

-But I think that may be a little too small.

-OK.

-Yeah.

-Mm, I think you're right.

That rules the front of the house out.

-The garage is here, but it's got a single door.

-Yeah.

Cross the garage off the list, too.

What about over the roof?

It's not a very sturdy roof.

-Not very sturdy roof.

-Mm...

This isn't looking good.

What do you reckon, Peter?

What about next door? Can we get through there?

This looks quite promising.

Well, it's the only way I can see of getting it in.

-There isn't another way in.

-Really?

-But there are two gardens to come over.

-No!

-Yeah, have a look.

-May I have a look?

Oh, dear.

There ARE two gardens.

The good news is the team have found a way in for the den,

but it's not going to be easy.

The bad news - they'll have to lift a seriously heavy den

over two gardens and three big fences.

I've seen the fences and I've seen the den

and I know how heavy it is, and I'm really worried.

I don't want to say anything to Nathan.

At the moment, I see big trouble.

Before the team can attempt this Mission: Impossible,

they need permission from Nathan's two neighbours

to lift the den over their fences.

And Olga and Nathan hope to get this through the power of...cake.

-Wow!

-Look at this!

-That looks good.

-Oh!

-Man!

-I think they're going to like that.

Hello. We wondered if we could take my den through your garden?

Yeah. That sounds good, that's fine.

And thank you for that, and we've also brought some cake for you.

-That's very kind. Thank you very much.

-So, there you go.

Thank you.

-Thank you so much.

-Thank you.

-One neighbour down, one to go.

I wondered if we could take my den through your garden.

-Yeah, certainly.

-Thank you. And I also made some cake for you.

-Golly! I like the look of that.

-So, there's your cake.

Even if I'm on a diet, I'm going to eat that, yeah.

-That looks really nice.

-Thank you.

-Thank you. So kind.

Yes! The cake has done the trick.

Now there's the small problem of lifting the den over the fences.

And to do that, Olga's going to need a serious amount of help.

I was just wondering. Would you be able to help us a bit?

I was wondering maybe you have a few more people that can help lift?

Well, I can help.

-I've got two people that can come and help.

-Yeah?

-Let's go and grab them.

-Amazing.

Olga and the team have managed to pull together

a legion of den-lifters.

And now it's the moment of truth.

The den is up.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Just about.

But can the team get it over the first fence?

They've done it. But the next one is even bigger.

One, two, three, up.

We'll get round there.

It's important that the team feed the den over the fence slowly

so that they can gradually peel off from the back

and round to the next garden to collect it coming over the fence.

INDISTINCT CHATTER

-I'm thinking we're going to do it. We're going to do it.

-Yeah.

And it's going to look awesome.

Look, look. Another one is going. Another one's going.

And we're through!

Yes!

The second fence is cleared, but there's still one to go

and the team's arms are getting seriously tired.

This den is as heavy as an adult grizzly bear.

One slip and not only is the den going to fall and break,

but someone could get really hurt.

OK, how are we? Are you guys all right? You got it?

Right, he's going. Yep.

-Hold it there.

-Nathan, come here.

The den's made it into Nathan's back garden in one piece

after heroic efforts by the Dengineers team.

Oh, look at that. Nerve-racking.

That's good, that's good.

THEY CHEER

With the den in place, the team work against the clock

to get it kitted out with all the gear Nathan will need

to become a baking genius.

This is the last time Nathan will see his den before the big reveal.

As night falls in Frinton, it's time for the Dengineers to down tools

and get a good night's sleep, because there's still loads to do

to get this den ready for the big reveal in just two days' time.

Have you ever had a dessert that was so good, you were sad to see it end?

I once had an Eccles cake that was so delicious, I almost wept.

It's the edible bowl hack.

Blow up some balloons. Melt some chocolate.

Don't forget to ask for an adult's help if you need it.

Make little circles on grease-proof paper.

Dip the ends of the balloon into the melty chocolatey goodness

and pop them on a plate.

When they set, pop the balloons, and bingo!

You've got yourself a bowl.

Fill with your favourite treats and enjoy.

This thing looks good enough to eat,

because it is.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

It's like Christmas!

Back at the den, and Olga is ready

to put Nathan's personalised logo onto the outside of the den.

BOTH GASP

But before she can do that,

we need to take off the protective plastic coating.

Unfortunately, one of the downsides of being 1.6 metres tall

is that some areas are just out of reach.

How are we going to get up there?

Yep, we can do this.

'Time to call in our tallest Dengineer, Andy,

-'to give me a much-needed boost.' Come here.

-Hi, guys.

I need you to be my human ladder.

-Oh, right, OK.

-Can I get on your shoulders?

-Yeah, why not?

-Yes! Ready?

OK! Waargh!

-There we go.

-There we go.

Easy!

Don't drop me! Don't drop me, don't drop me.

-Ahh!

-There we go.

-Yeah... Ahhh!

Now with all the plastic off,

the den is ready to be kitted out with Nathan's very own diner sign.

With Nathan's den really taking shape, I catch up with his dads

to find out why having this space will mean so much to him.

How did Nathan come to live with you guys?

Yeah, we started the adoption process

and, you know, it was something we'd always wanted to do.

It look a year or so to get through the process.

And then Nathan sort of, yeah, came along after that,

which was great, you know, and it's been four and a half years now.

And, obviously, before, it was a very different life for him.

Can you tell us a little bit about that?

When he was young, he was kind of... much like the adult in the family.

And he was the one making the tea, frying eggs at the age of four.

I mean, he was always left to do things, try things out.

Why does Nathan need this den?

Well, he just wants his own space.

He can start something, leave it, go back to it.

When he's at home, you know, cooking, it's like,

"Nathan, get it out of the way, cos we've got to do this now."

So, at least now he can do things

and he just needs that space that's his, you know.

And in your opinion, how good is Nathan?

He's definitely getting better.

The last chocolate cake he made was just delicious.

I haven't had a bit of that yet and I'm not happy about it!

-Someone promised me cake.

-OK! We'll make one soon.

The big reveal is less than 24 hours away

and the inside of the den is in need of some serious work

to make sure Nathan has everything he needs to become an expert baker.

And designer Olga has got an idea

to give Nathan some storage space for all of his ingredients.

So, I've got this idea for an upcycle for you,

and we're going to use my absolute favourite material - a pallet.

You can do anything you want with this.

Today, we're going to make a rack for you.

-What do you reckon to that?

-Sounds quite cool.

Pallets are usually used for transporting things,

but today Dengineer Andy is cutting one down

to create the base of the storage rack.

Then it's Nathan's turn to get stuck in,

sanding it down ready for painting.

A bit squishy.

Nathan starts by putting a layer of white paint on the wood.

Then Andy steps in to teach Nathan

a cool way of adding extra detail to the storage rack.

So, what I've done is, I've masked it ready to paint

and I've got a sponge.

What we're going to do is put a bit of paint onto the sponge.

-Yeah.

-And just dab it on lightly,

so we get a bit of a texture of the white sort of speckled through.

That sounds cool.

Wow, that actually looks really good.

-Doesn't it look so good?

-Yeah.

This upcycle will help keep Nathan's den organised

and create extra space for him to work on his cakes.

The Dengineers team are making great progress with the den.

But with the big reveal just hours away,

the pressure is on to get everything done in time.

What do you think? Not bad, not bad.

I'm going to be seeing my den so soon.

I just can't wait, cos I've only seen the outside of it,

so the inside, I'm really...

I'm kind of thinking maybe a kind of modern look.

While Olga and Lauren race to get the inside finished,

I help Nathan bake a cake for the big reveal.

-I think we're quite a good team, Nathan, don't you?

-Yeah.

Then it's all hands on den for a quick polish.

And after some serious elbow grease, Nathan's den is complete.

This garden used to be a blank canvas, but not any more.

Olga and the Dengineers have created a masterpiece of a den.

And after 50 square metres of aluminium and a lot of hard graft,

they've produced the perfect space for Nathan to hone his baking skills.

But what will the main man himself think of the den?

It's time to find out.

-Nathan!

-Yeah?

-You can finally come out now.

-OK.

Whoa! That is amazing!

-Wow!

-Come and have a closer look.

-Wow, that looks amazing.

-What do you think?

-It actually says "Nathan's Diner".

-Cos it IS your diner.

Wow, it's just amazing. I can't believe it.

Looks like a normal den from the outside, nothing unusual per se.

What's going to happen?

THEY EXCLAIM

Oh, wow, that looks amazing!

Inspired by his love of all things vintage,

Nathan's got a retro caravan which contains a fully working kitchen.

-Oh, wow!

-How cool...?

-Oh, I've got my own Nathan's chef hat.

-Go on, get it on.

-Wow!

If there's one thing you've got to do, it's try that hat on.

-Oh, look!

-Wow!

-That suits you.

As well as personal chef whites,

Nathan's den has an oven and a hob for cooking,

and loads of other equipment to help take his baking to the next level.

-Grab that remote just there.

-OK, yeah.

-Press a few buttons and see what happens.

-OK.

-Wow!

-THEY EXCLAIM

-How cool's that?

-Oh, I like this. Wow!

You've got your sink there, so you're going to have to do the washing-up.

That's kind of good.

Did this live up to all your vintage diner dreams?

Definitely. This den is done!

-Yeah!

-Yes! Love it.

Nathan loves his den, but what will his parents think of it?

Nathan's Diner!

-Do you like it?

-You're so lucky.

What have you got in here? Can I come in here?

-Yeah, you can actually go in there.

-It's so brilliant!

-Get in.

-Is there room to sleep in there?

-In you get. In you get.

-You've got lights, microwave, cooking, oven.

-Oh, my goodness!

Well, I think my den is amazing.

I actually did not dream it'd actually be that good.

It's just 100% better that I thought it would be.

Overall, what do you think of it?

-A thousand out of ten.

-Amazing. The cooking's all down to you now.

-We'll have dinner out here every night.

-Yeah.

Yeah, you're the cook every night!

As long as you buy all the ingredients, you can get a discount.

'I just thought a shed in the corner of the garden.

'And then I saw this'

and it was just so different from what I imagined.

It's brilliant.

-MARK:

-The den has gone down a treat with the whole family.

Time for Nathan's Diner to open to the public.

It's going to be a big slice.

-Whoa, almost lost it.

-Ooh, look at that!

-Wow!

-Golly gosh!

-There we go. Enjoy, Dad!

-Cor, blimey!

I love this den one million infinity amazingly per cent.

It's the best thing ever.

-Oh, yeah! Fabulous! DAD:

-That looks delicious.

It's just going to enable him to do what he wants to do.

-The world's his...

-Oyster.

-Oyster - that's the word, yes!

-Mm! It's so nice. There's just chocolate everywhere.

-No!

I don't know about you, but I couldn't think of anything worse

than eating another bit of cake.

Oh, so I can't tempt you with one of these bad boys?

-Oh, go on, then.

-There you are.

-Too late, Marky boy. Too late.

-Very funny, Lozza.

Come on, you. We've got more dens to build.