0:00:05 > 0:00:06The holiday starts from here.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09- Mint?- Thank you.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10For more than 50 years,
0:00:10 > 0:00:15caravans have captured the hearts of the Great British holiday-maker.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Once you get behind that wheel, you will smile.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Two million homes on wheels now hitch up and head out
0:00:20 > 0:00:24on the open road to explore the less-charted corners of the country.
0:00:26 > 0:00:27- Cheers.- Cheers.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29You could pay a fortune in a hotel for this.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31You would.
0:00:32 > 0:00:35But caravanning just got competitive -
0:00:35 > 0:00:40the Caravan Club has whittled down its members to an elite six couples.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42We can caravan with the best of them.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45I think the aim is to win. I think I probably deserve it, as well.
0:00:45 > 0:00:49They'll be put to the test in a series of trials...
0:00:49 > 0:00:50- Oh, that's two foot.- Whoa!
0:00:50 > 0:00:52I mean, this is a hell of a challenge.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54..judged by caravanning aristocracy...
0:00:54 > 0:00:56It's not actually precisely level.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57It's enough, I think,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00that your gin and tonic wouldn't sit perfectly in the glass.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05..to decide who has the ability, passion and know-how...
0:01:05 > 0:01:07It's a 2.8-litre diesel engine.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09That means nothing.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12..to be crowned the club's inaugural Caravanner of the Year.
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Whoa, whoa, whoa!
0:01:13 > 0:01:15Stop! Whoa!
0:01:15 > 0:01:17- Oh!- Where's he gone?!
0:01:17 > 0:01:18Look at the tears.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20You are crying.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- Oh! - CAR SENSOR BEEPS
0:01:22 > 0:01:23I think I'm in trouble.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25I can't... Oh, my God!
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45We've got welly-wanging at 11.30,
0:01:45 > 0:01:48and the bat and trap at 1.30.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Unfortunately, no ferret-racing this year.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52Thank you.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59The driving force behind the Caravan Club's new competition is
0:01:59 > 0:02:02club chairman Grenville Chamberlain.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04With just a week to go before it starts,
0:02:04 > 0:02:08he's guest of honour at a rally on the banks of the River Thames.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12There's a number of ways you can... you can stay in this area.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13You can, if you wish,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16choose to buy yourself one of the houses over there -
0:02:16 > 0:02:18set you back perhaps five or ten million -
0:02:18 > 0:02:19or, of course,
0:02:19 > 0:02:24you can come and stay with Southern Centres for £65 for the weekend.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26LAUGHTER
0:02:26 > 0:02:29The club might have started as a group of 11 enthusiasts,
0:02:29 > 0:02:33but they now have more than one million members.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35We turn over £105 million a year.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38The chairman, ultimately, carries responsibility.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41I guess you could say the buck stops here
0:02:41 > 0:02:44and, from time to time, I can tell you, it feels like it.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Gorgeous piece of cake.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48Mmm. Mmm.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52Next week, Grenville's going to be judging more than just cakes.
0:02:52 > 0:02:53- First and second.- Yeah, definitely.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56And can we have two "highly commendeds"?
0:02:56 > 0:02:59For the first time in their 108-year history,
0:02:59 > 0:03:03they've invited all their members to enter a competition to find
0:03:03 > 0:03:05the very best caravanner in Britain.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16Across the summer, hopefuls were whittled down through their
0:03:16 > 0:03:20applications to the best caravans, camper vans and motorhomes.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25At the Ferry Meadows Club Site, near Peterborough,
0:03:25 > 0:03:29a semifinal six are now about to put their skills to the test.
0:03:32 > 0:03:37We know that you are all experienced caravanners,
0:03:37 > 0:03:40motor-caravanners and camper-vanners,
0:03:40 > 0:03:44but we want to know whether you are experts,
0:03:44 > 0:03:46so, over the next two days,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49we're going to put you through your paces,
0:03:49 > 0:03:52and, at the end of this two-day period,
0:03:52 > 0:03:56we will reduce the number of you from six down to three
0:03:56 > 0:03:58to contest the final.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02On Grenville's left is his right-hand man,
0:04:02 > 0:04:06respected journalist and motorhome maverick, Andy Harris.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- Hello.- Hello!
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Motorhomers and camper-vanners are a very different breed
0:04:13 > 0:04:15from the traditional caravanner,
0:04:15 > 0:04:18as they can embrace the freedom of the open road.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22This is unbeatable. This is actually like being on holiday.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29The thing about a motorhome is that you can go absolutely anywhere.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33It's just so great to be able to stop somewhere...
0:04:33 > 0:04:35and enjoy life.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37You just can't do that in a caravan.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42The first challenge in the competition is a task which
0:04:42 > 0:04:46strikes fear in the heart of mere mortal holiday-homers.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51A bit tight for the hedge here, so that will go to there.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Even the club chairman can come unstuck.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56It won't fit. It's in the wrong place.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Notorious on sites for pushing couples to the brink...
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Oh, no, no, no. It goes right up there, the first one.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05The awning is the greatest source of aggravation.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08..and affectionately known as "divorce in a bag"...
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- MAN GROANS - Although she helped me
0:05:11 > 0:05:14put those poles together last night, it was my fault.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16..it's the Awning Challenge.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- No. No. That's got to come out - the short one.- Yeah. Ugh.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26To make life harder for the rather nervous-looking expert competitors,
0:05:26 > 0:05:29their awning pitch will be timed.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32First in the firing line are Middle-England motorhomers
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Keith and Angela.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35I said to Keith on the way here,
0:05:35 > 0:05:37it was a bit like the Charge of the Light Brigade
0:05:37 > 0:05:40into the Valley of Death.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43The clock's ticking from the moment they pass under the entrance barrier
0:05:43 > 0:05:47to when they're sat down under the awning, enjoying a cup of tea.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Caravan insurance assessor, David Bird,
0:05:51 > 0:05:53has teamed up with his mum Gwyneth.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57He's done all his homework and all his practising...
0:05:57 > 0:05:59and we'll see how it goes.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00I'm raring to go.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06The competitors have been kept in the dark about where to pitch up,
0:06:06 > 0:06:07so the first three are given maps
0:06:07 > 0:06:10- before getting under way. - Good morning.- Good morning.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- This is your pitch where you're going to.- Yeah.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- If you just wait here until I give you the word.- OK.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17- OK.- 7-6 to... - It's marked on the map for you.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19- Yeah, 69, lovely.- OK?
0:06:19 > 0:06:20I've marked on the map your pitch.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22And where are we?
0:06:23 > 0:06:25You can go through, now, for me.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33They clearly are under pressure,
0:06:33 > 0:06:36and they can see what's going on around them,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39so there is a challenge and it's a tough one.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42It's going to be really difficult.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44By the sounds of it, I'm behind, but I'm not.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Right.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- Make sure to...- Water. Water.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51The first two outfits are safely on their pitches...
0:06:51 > 0:06:53There's... there's the service block.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Yeah, I'm looking for a pitch now.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58..but vintage caravanners John and Jenny
0:06:58 > 0:07:00are going round the houses - on wheels.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07When they're not lost onsite, John and Jenny like to get together
0:07:07 > 0:07:11with fellow enthusiasts of British caravanning's golden era.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14This is a 1963 Cheltenham Waterbuck.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15If we roll onto a site,
0:07:15 > 0:07:18this is always the caravan that people want to look at,
0:07:18 > 0:07:19because it looks different.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Erm, and if you ever look at a child's drawing of a caravan,
0:07:23 > 0:07:25a child always draws a Cheltenham.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28They never draw a modern caravan. It's always a Cheltenham.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Cheltenhams are a now-defunct British caravan maker.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33As the ex-chair of their owners' club,
0:07:33 > 0:07:37John is one of their biggest cheerleaders.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Well, we entered the competition because we don't think, erm,
0:07:40 > 0:07:44a site full of modern caravans and modern tow-cars is that exciting,
0:07:44 > 0:07:48so we thought, you know, we can caravan with the best of them.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51It's not their older caravan,
0:07:51 > 0:07:55but their sense of direction putting them at the back of the pack.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57Here they come. Here they come.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Lucy-Jayne Grout restores vintage caravans
0:07:59 > 0:08:03and is guest judge for the semifinal weekend.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05They need to catch up, now, to see...
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Whatever held them up, they need to get moving.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- We don't normally stay on sites as big as this...- We're confused by it.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18..so it was just, erm, getting our bearings.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21With the first three semifinalists pitched up,
0:08:21 > 0:08:24three more pretenders are queuing up to get started.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Lancashire's finest, Martin and Alison,
0:08:28 > 0:08:30are relative newbies to camper-vanning...
0:08:30 > 0:08:33We're both a bit nervous.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36..while David and Ann are the most experienced couple.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Right, I hope we've got this right, now.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Well, you can't go down there. Ah!
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- Huh?- That's stupid.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46- Ah, and that's- BLEEP- it, hasn't it?
0:08:48 > 0:08:52Ally and Chris have driven their Army-themed camper...
0:08:52 > 0:08:53Wahey!
0:08:53 > 0:08:57..up from the South Coast, and they're ready for battle...
0:08:57 > 0:09:00No, I didn't say go up there. It's the next one, there.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02..possibly with each other.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05The awning goes on that side.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- The awning goes on that side, Alison.- Oh, yeah.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12As all six outfits are very different shapes and sizes,
0:09:12 > 0:09:15the judges will assess both the speed of the constructions
0:09:15 > 0:09:18and the quality of the final build.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- Bit lopsided. - Not too far. That's fine.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23No droopy bits. We don't like droopy bits.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26Erm, got to make sure everything is tight, it's well-pegged,
0:09:26 > 0:09:29erm, and that there's no risk of it being blown away
0:09:29 > 0:09:31if we happen to get a bit of wind.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Can you unfurl it?
0:09:34 > 0:09:36You'll have to pull it up there.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42He's not normally as polite as this.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44I won't repeat what I normally say.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Can you unfurl this, please?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Yes.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50A bit more... Can you do it a bit more?
0:09:50 > 0:09:51Not pulling it, no.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Oh, I'm all muddy! I've got mud all over my hand.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57Ugh, yuck!
0:09:57 > 0:09:58Can you unfurl it, please?
0:09:58 > 0:10:00I am doing.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05- Can you unfurl it, please?- Yes!
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Is that right? It looks a little bit squiffy to me.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12In fact, it looks...
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Whatever angle you look at it from, it's not right.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20- That's all the... - That's the awning up.
0:10:20 > 0:10:21Phew!
0:10:25 > 0:10:30At 42, David Bird is the competition's youngest competitor.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38He claims to have an encyclopaedic knowledge of caravans...
0:10:38 > 0:10:4115 Pursuit. That's got the extra pack on it
0:10:41 > 0:10:44with the, you know, the sunroof out of the motorhome.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48..most of it acquired while dragging his 81-year-old mum, Gwyneth,
0:10:48 > 0:10:50around caravan showrooms.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54There's no wood in the framing at all.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57They're calling it smart HT technology.
0:10:57 > 0:10:58Um...
0:10:58 > 0:11:01It's making... It's supposed to be a stronger, lighter,
0:11:01 > 0:11:03better-built caravan.
0:11:03 > 0:11:04Yeah.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07Can you manage? Oi...!
0:11:09 > 0:11:13He must have started this obsession about five or six.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16He was in hospital for a long time
0:11:16 > 0:11:20and, er, he said, "I want to see me caravan!"
0:11:20 > 0:11:26His dad had to go out, get the caravan out of storage,
0:11:26 > 0:11:28bring it back, past the hospital
0:11:28 > 0:11:32so he could see it from the ward window.
0:11:32 > 0:11:33- Do you remember that?- Mmm.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35That's all he wanted to do.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Martin and Alison come at camping from a whole different perspective.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Got it the right way round anyway. That's a good start.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45Always a good start.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48They want to rise to the occasion
0:11:48 > 0:11:51and impress the judges with their bell tent glawning.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53We have an erection!
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Hopefully.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58It should be self-supporting very shortly.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01You've got to make sure that it's absolutely rock solid.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Sounds solid. Yeah, that's good, isn't it?
0:12:04 > 0:12:05Tight, firm.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Oh!
0:12:07 > 0:12:08SHE LAUGHS
0:12:08 > 0:12:11We'll give it a good... give it a bit of a tug
0:12:11 > 0:12:13to make sure everything's OK.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Yeah.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Steadies, and then we're done.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25I don't think we can do it any better than this.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27First to get it up are Keith and Angela,
0:12:27 > 0:12:29so they're ready for a brew.
0:12:29 > 0:12:30Tea's ready.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- Stop the timer.- So what time was it?
0:12:33 > 0:12:3623 minutes. You're exhausted, aren't you?
0:12:36 > 0:12:37- Right, well, cheers.- Cheers.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39- Cheers.- Well done.- Cheers.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Unlike all the other competitors,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Keith and Angela don't actually own an awning,
0:12:47 > 0:12:50so recently-retired project manager Keith spent all week
0:12:50 > 0:12:55devising the most efficient strategy to build the one the club gave them.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57- It's a good plan. - It's a well-tested plan.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59It's a 14-point plan.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00And he didn't stop there.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Keith rewrote the manufacturer's guidelines
0:13:03 > 0:13:07by colour coding and reclassifying each and every pole.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Cos it's important what height you put them at.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13We've put in a piece of tape
0:13:13 > 0:13:18so that we know what height to extend them to.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21It's not just an awning which gets the Keith treatment.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25Have we got...you said the breakdown cover documents?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Yeah, breakdown cover done.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31Before departing on any trip, they go through a rather long checklist.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34OK, um, English heritage book.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37- Yes, that's there.- The new one?
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Um... '15-'16, yes.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Yeah? OK. I'll put a little star.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45We're list people. We make a lot of lists.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48The house is full of lists.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51SHE LAUGHS
0:13:51 > 0:13:54If I do something that isn't on the list, I'd write it on there
0:13:54 > 0:13:57just so I can have the satisfaction of crossing it off!
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Ann and David are the oldest couple in the competition...
0:14:05 > 0:14:08We're getting there. Go and get water in the fire bucket now.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10Could do with that one in there.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11That one.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15..and they like to stick to rather traditional roles.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Look, this is taking rather a long time.
0:14:18 > 0:14:19Isn't it really a two-man job?
0:14:19 > 0:14:21No. No, it isn't.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22Are you sure?
0:14:22 > 0:14:26Yeah, positive. How can two people do this?
0:14:26 > 0:14:27Well, quicker.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- Ann?- Mm?
0:14:33 > 0:14:36Does he actually not allow you to help?
0:14:36 > 0:14:38This is his job, is it?
0:14:38 > 0:14:40This is his. He's out, I'm in.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Mostly the men do the outside and the women do the inside.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45That's very old-fashioned, isn't it?
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- Well, I am old-fashioned. Nothing wrong with that.- OK.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52- That's the back bit.- Yeah, I know.
0:14:52 > 0:14:56Ally and Chris are a more well-drilled unit.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58- You got it?- Yeah.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00They've got a lot to set up here.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03You know, it's not just one or two units, we've even got a toilet.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06I find the best strategy is not to communicate.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Don't interfere with each other's jobs
0:15:08 > 0:15:11and it will all go really smoothly. What do you reckon, Chris?
0:15:11 > 0:15:13We know what's best for each other, don't we?
0:15:14 > 0:15:18With time ticking over, it's getting close to boiling point.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- You've got the main's power on, you can put the kettle on.- Pardon?
0:15:21 > 0:15:23You can put the kettle on, you've got power.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- If I put...?- You can put the kettle on, you've got main's power.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27Yes.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Next to finish, 44 minutes in, are David and Gwyneth...
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Tea's ready.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39..and John and Jenny...
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- I'm the milk first.- Yes. - Thank you very much.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- So am I, yeah.- I think that's how it should be, isn't it?- Definitely.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48..shortly followed by both campervans.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51We've brought you some Eccles cakes
0:15:51 > 0:15:54and Chorley cakes to bribe the judges, from Lancashire.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Oh, I'm all for that.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59And they do say the way to a judge's heart is through his stomach.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02- Yes.- And, as you can see, mine is not the smallest!
0:16:02 > 0:16:07Leaving just David to soldier on solo
0:16:07 > 0:16:09for another 25 minutes.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13You look cheerful now. You look a bit knackered.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Look at him! Go and wash your face.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20He's too knackered to go and wash his face.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23- Cheers, cheers, cheers. - Well done, Ann. Stop the clock.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27Right. Well, the clock says one hour!
0:16:27 > 0:16:30- 11 minutes.- Oh, that's not bad.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34You have won the record for the slowest erection of the awning!
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- Oh.- Steady.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Steady. Calm down.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45With judging imminent,
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Keith is debriefing Angela on the finer points of his speedy strategy.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54You've got to stop at trying to be 100% perfect,
0:16:54 > 0:16:55cos you'll never finish anything.
0:16:55 > 0:17:00Even the lunar landings didn't aim for 100% perfection.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05But a shoddy awning can often fall flat in wet or windy weather.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- Time for measuring.- Let's try... Let's check this one too.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13So Grenville's on the hunt for signs of a limp or lopsided outfit.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15It's got a bit of a droop there, hasn't it?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Yes, that's the droopy bit there.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20We don't... We don't droopy, do we?
0:17:20 > 0:17:22Apparently not.
0:17:22 > 0:17:25I have to say the pegging is not the best I've seen.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28It's not actually precisely level either,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30front to back or side to side.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34- How bad is it?- Well, it's enough, I think, that your gin and tonic
0:17:34 > 0:17:36wouldn't sit perfectly in the glass.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Let's measure this front end.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41And we've got three-and-a-half inches at the front.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45I'm expecting this to be pretty accurate.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47And we've got three-and-a-half inches.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49That's absolutely spot on.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54With an impressively taut awning and a perfectly level van,
0:17:54 > 0:17:56caravan fanatic, David, and his mum, Gwyneth,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59have come out on top in the challenge.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02But bottom of the pile are Keith and Angela.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06That leg is not as high as the other leg,
0:18:06 > 0:18:09so the whole thing has got a tilt on it. It doesn't look right.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13But do bear in mind that they simply don't do this on a regular basis.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15This is really a one-off.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17OK. We'll bear that in mind.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19But Caravanners of the Year...
0:18:19 > 0:18:21ANDY SIGHS
0:18:21 > 0:18:23- ..should be able to put an awning up straight.- I agree.
0:18:27 > 0:18:32The six semifinalists have amassed over 400,000 towing miles
0:18:32 > 0:18:35and 140 years' know-how between them.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38David and Ann are the most experienced of the lot.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42We've been caravanning about 35 years.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45More than that, 38, cos my son is...
0:18:45 > 0:18:48I better not say how old he is, he wouldn't like me to say
0:18:48 > 0:18:52but he's 40 and we've been going 38 years.
0:18:52 > 0:18:56Now retired, they spend as many nights in the caravan
0:18:56 > 0:18:58as they do back home in Port Talbot.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02- Oh, you haven't even shuffled these. - Of course I have.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05And wherever they are, there's always a game on the go
0:19:05 > 0:19:08watched by three-legged dog, Beauty.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11- I'll have that one. - He's very competitive. He's a...
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- Very...- He's a very poor loser.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15- No, I'm not.- Very poor.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19So I... Perhaps I let him win so as he doesn't, er...
0:19:19 > 0:19:21He doesn't swear.
0:19:21 > 0:19:22I'll have that one.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26He won't let the children win.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28I don't know if you were the same.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- He says they've got to learn to lose.- Yeah.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Well, I do agree, yes, they do, but not every game.
0:19:34 > 0:19:36I can't help that, that's the way I am.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40- I won that.- Oh, you won. Thank goodness for that.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43With manoeuvring the next set of challenges,
0:19:43 > 0:19:48Ann's hoping for big things from David, as he used to drive HGVs.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52Oh, David's an excellent tower, fair play, he's very confident
0:19:52 > 0:19:54and his famous saying is,
0:19:54 > 0:19:57"If the mirrors will go through, the van will go through."
0:19:57 > 0:20:00So as I shut my eyes and we go past whatever it is
0:20:00 > 0:20:02and we come out the other side.
0:20:02 > 0:20:07- I've been sworn at a few times!- Yes, he has been shouted at in Edinburgh.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Mm-mm. That guy was not very happy.
0:20:10 > 0:20:11No, he wasn't.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14Oh, I should have led the spade.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Who's a bad loser today?
0:20:20 > 0:20:23I'm not playing, no, I'm not, I'm not playing!
0:20:23 > 0:20:25DAVID LAUGHS
0:20:27 > 0:20:32Around the corner from the Caravan Club site is an equestrian centre.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37The narrow tracks and bumpy fields are more tailored
0:20:37 > 0:20:39to horses than caravans.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42So it's the perfect place to put a potential
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Caravanner Of The Year to the test.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Doo-doo-doo...
0:20:46 > 0:20:49This ground's a bit rough, as well.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Grenville and Andy came down weeks before the competition to
0:20:52 > 0:20:55concoct some devilishly difficult manoeuvres.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Reversing around this roundabout.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Reversing around the roundabout? Oh, that'll be good.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03- A very tight roundabout. - That's extremely tight.
0:21:11 > 0:21:12Oh!
0:21:12 > 0:21:15One of the many...
0:21:15 > 0:21:20many disadvantages of a caravan is manoeuvring it.
0:21:20 > 0:21:22REVERSING BEEPS
0:21:22 > 0:21:24Well, if anyone can do it, Grenville can.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29He's not going to do it. He's not going to do it.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40He's good. He's very, very good.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42That is really tight, Grenville.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44I want to shake you by the hand
0:21:44 > 0:21:48and congratulate you on winning Caravanner Of The Year.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51Um, but that's, that's... That's a challenge.
0:21:51 > 0:21:54One manoeuvre sorted, they're looking for two more,
0:21:54 > 0:21:57ideally with an off-road flavour.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01I've been in some dodgy places in my time,
0:22:01 > 0:22:04and over some rough ground, but I wouldn't go down that.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06Not with a caravan on the back.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09I want a bit of excitement, I want a bit of spice in my life.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11You'll get some adventure down there, I'll tell you.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14- Oh, let's do it.- You, you, you... You might be there for a week.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17I reckon... I bet I could do it.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19I bet I could.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21I think that's just too much.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Let's have a look over here.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28I think it's probably all right but it's about as steep as we want.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31- OK, come on, let's go and do it. - Yeah, OK.
0:22:34 > 0:22:36I'll go first if you like.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Do you want me to show... Do you want me to show you how it's done?
0:22:39 > 0:22:40I don't think so!
0:22:40 > 0:22:41GRENVILLE CHUCKLES
0:22:41 > 0:22:43OK, so I'm going to stay in second
0:22:43 > 0:22:45and then I'm going to take a bit of a run at it.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Oh, that was easy!
0:22:53 > 0:22:57Well, I'm going to do this in a much more controlled manner than you did.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- What?- There's a thousand quid's worth of Wedgewood in there.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- You're kidding! - No, we only eat on Wedgewood.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Grenville! Wedgewood.
0:23:05 > 0:23:07We do things in style!
0:23:09 > 0:23:10Oh!
0:23:10 > 0:23:14REVERSING SENSOR BEEPS RAPIDLY
0:23:14 > 0:23:15I think I'm in trouble.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Oh, hell, yeah.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19- Oh!- BLEEP.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- Oh, no!- Erm...
0:23:22 > 0:23:24This ain't doable.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26I can't... Oh, my God! Oh...
0:23:26 > 0:23:28No!
0:23:28 > 0:23:29A thousand? Maybe two?
0:23:29 > 0:23:31New backend on the caravan.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33The caravan's now off the road.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41It's not good.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Just, frankly, caravans are not meant to do that.
0:23:44 > 0:23:45That's the problem.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52In a motorhome, you really can, within reason,
0:23:52 > 0:23:53go just about anywhere.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59That's probably not a good thing to say.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03It's now time for the semifinalists to drive the courses.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05Not yet. Not yet.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07Crikey, that's tight.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10Very tight. Very close.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14Avoiding any steep inclines, the first of the three manoeuvres
0:24:14 > 0:24:16is two laps of a figure-of-eight course.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19All right, straight through, straight through.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22To level the playing field across all the outfits,
0:24:22 > 0:24:25the course is tailored to the length of each vehicle.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Yeah, you're all right this side. Following on through.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Hooray!
0:24:30 > 0:24:33While the campervans and motorhome all clear the course
0:24:33 > 0:24:34in perfect style...
0:24:34 > 0:24:37- I think that was very good. - Excellent.- Too easy.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41..the wider caravans find it a bit more of a struggle.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44This is a hell of a challenge cos it's a hell of a long van.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47- Oh, this is- BLEEP- crazy. - Oops, slow. No, no, no, no.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49He's just caught a bale over there, look.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- He's in for four faults.- Oh...
0:24:52 > 0:24:53Can you get through?
0:24:53 > 0:24:56- Mum!- All right.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58- I thought you'd have gone up there. - Where?
0:24:58 > 0:25:00- That one.- I can't go up that one.
0:25:00 > 0:25:02HE SIGHS
0:25:02 > 0:25:05- Oh!- What have you hit? - I've not hit anything!
0:25:05 > 0:25:08All right. I don't think you did bad there.
0:25:08 > 0:25:10- I don't know what time.- Shh!
0:25:10 > 0:25:13I've got to do it again, haven't I?
0:25:13 > 0:25:14- Have you? How many times?- Twice.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- Oh, that's two.- Ohhh! - That's two bales down.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Oh, dear.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25Next up come two reversing manoeuvres,
0:25:25 > 0:25:27once round the roundabout
0:25:27 > 0:25:30and a reversing test with a twist in the horse arena.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35Vintage campervan owners Ally and Chris
0:25:35 > 0:25:37are first to tackle the reverses.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41At home in Southsea, Ally runs a campervan festival
0:25:41 > 0:25:44and is mad about all things V-Dub.
0:25:44 > 0:25:45This is Monty.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49He's a 1966 Volkswagen Transporter,
0:25:49 > 0:25:50ex-Swiss Army.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52And he's a communication bus,
0:25:52 > 0:25:55which basically means he's a spying bus, which I absolutely love.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58And so he would have had a big Bakelite aerial up here
0:25:58 > 0:26:00for observationing and listening.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03In the front here he's got the original rifle rack,
0:26:03 > 0:26:06so it would sit in like that.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09I did have a replica gun in here but a policeman stopped me
0:26:09 > 0:26:11and told me that I wasn't allowed to have it.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13I thought I was going to get arrested!
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Cos he thought it was a real one and had it been decommissioned?
0:26:16 > 0:26:18And I was like no, it's from Toys R Us.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19SHE GIGGLES
0:26:19 > 0:26:23Ally has kept Monty as an authentic 50-year-old vehicle,
0:26:23 > 0:26:27so he has none of the driver mod cons we now take for granted,
0:26:27 > 0:26:29like power steering or a...
0:26:29 > 0:26:31reliable powerful engine.
0:26:31 > 0:26:32It's not a modern car.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36You can't just jump in it and go at 60, 70, 80 miles an hour.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39You have to plan your journey, you have to know where you're going,
0:26:39 > 0:26:41you have to respect that you're at 50mph.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43But that's the joy of it.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45Once you get behind that wheel you will smile.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47He is the love of my life.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49So he's the best man I've ever had. He's very reliable.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51SHE CHUCKLES
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Ally may have restored a beautiful van, but when it comes to
0:26:56 > 0:27:00reversing, Chris can barely get it off the starting blocks.
0:27:11 > 0:27:14No, it's not straight at all. It's all jack-knifed over to there.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16I'm not quite sure what you're trying to do.
0:27:16 > 0:27:17I'm afraid the time's up.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21The vehicle's lovely, it looks great.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23It doesn't look good in reverse.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31Next up is a reverse round an obstacle and into a narrow gate.
0:27:31 > 0:27:34It might sound easy, but as the hay bale is on the blind side
0:27:34 > 0:27:38of the caravan, they won't see it until it's too late.
0:27:38 > 0:27:41And then there's a further twist.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Just to make it more interesting, we want Ally to do it and not Chris.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50Because you've done the other two.
0:27:50 > 0:27:54- You know I can drive straight. - That's fair, isn't it?
0:27:54 > 0:28:00So...you've got 15 minutes to accomplish this task, starting now.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02- OK.- Right. Good luck. - OK. Thank you.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04Get it going.
0:28:06 > 0:28:07OK.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11Reversing a caravan anywhere can be mind-boggling
0:28:11 > 0:28:14as it moves in the opposite direction to the way you steer it.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18They have 15 minutes to complete the manoeuvre.
0:28:18 > 0:28:19What's the betting? Five minutes?
0:28:19 > 0:28:23- No. Two minutes. Three minutes. - I'm very confident this'll be done. - Two. OK.- She's going to do it.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25Can you see the bale?
0:28:25 > 0:28:27- No.- All right.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Right hand down to bring it left.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34She's got the wrong lock on, look. She's going to jack-knife it.
0:28:34 > 0:28:37Ally and Chris worked well keeping separate roles in the awning
0:28:37 > 0:28:42challenge, but in this confined space, clear communication is key.
0:28:43 > 0:28:46- Right hand down.- Yes, I am, but it's jack-knifing.
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Right hand down. Left hand down.
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- Right hand down.- I can't see the bale.- GRENVILLE:- It's the wrong lock. again.
0:28:52 > 0:28:55- Is he telling her the wrong way round?- Yes, I think he is.
0:28:55 > 0:28:57- CHRIS:- Go forward over to that point.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00- That's not forward, that's to the left.- Yeah.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03- Just leave me alone. - Right hand down.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06You've got to stop when I say the stop word
0:29:06 > 0:29:09- cos you're just carrying on. - Well, when you say the stop word, I'll stop.- Right.
0:29:09 > 0:29:12- Keep it going, keep it going. - It's fully locked!
0:29:12 > 0:29:14- Keep it going, keep it going on your right.- It's locked!
0:29:16 > 0:29:18I think getting uptight now.
0:29:18 > 0:29:20"Just keep calm and carry on."
0:29:20 > 0:29:24- Yes, absolutely. That what it says on the label. - As it says on the bus.- Absolutely.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26- CHRIS:- Bring your left hand down.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30- What the- BLEEP! - Tweaking it. Right, Alison...
0:29:30 > 0:29:32- What do you want?- Right hand down.
0:29:32 > 0:29:33I done a mistake, then.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36What do you want? Left or right?
0:29:36 > 0:29:37Left.
0:29:39 > 0:29:40Go on, girl!
0:29:40 > 0:29:41ALLY GIGGLES
0:29:43 > 0:29:46- Left hand down.- That's not left! - Right hand down to go left.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50That's going right. I don't want to go right.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55Time is up.
0:29:55 > 0:29:56Time's up.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00Oh, another failure. Oh!
0:30:00 > 0:30:02Well done.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07You were within a whisker, two or three times,
0:30:07 > 0:30:09you got a lovely angle
0:30:09 > 0:30:13and then all, of a sudden, it just twitched and went too far.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17It doesn't like it. It's really hard on the steering and this is on sand as well,
0:30:17 > 0:30:20so it's even harder to, to get the manoeuvring on there.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25With 37 years of caravanning experience,
0:30:25 > 0:30:28John and Jenny have driven halfway around Europe
0:30:28 > 0:30:31but now they face a far tighter circuit.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34- Are you ready? Good luck. - I'm going to go that way.
0:30:34 > 0:30:38- That way?- I'm going to go straight, yeah. I'm going to go straight.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45- Going the wrong way, isn't he? - I'd have gone the other way.
0:30:45 > 0:30:46Exactly.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49- JENNY:- OK, you can turn. Fine at this side.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52You need to tighten up. Yeah.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55- GRENVILLE:- He's doing brilliantly well!
0:30:55 > 0:30:58You know, this is now looking too easy!
0:31:00 > 0:31:03- Right, Sausage, let's go.- Do you want me to watch passenger side?
0:31:03 > 0:31:05- Yeah, just watch the gate post, will you?- Yeah.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10- OK, Sausage?- Fine.
0:31:10 > 0:31:11Stopping the clock.
0:31:11 > 0:31:13That is quite brilliant in my view.
0:31:13 > 0:31:17That is a superb bit of manoeuvring of a caravan.
0:31:17 > 0:31:19Thank you. Thank you.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22- LUCY-JAYNE:- Your time is just two minutes 38 seconds.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24Good.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27I don't think I'm quite up to that yet.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29And I don't think he would want me to try that yet.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34- I don't know. Given time, you're OK.- Yes.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38John might have proved himself an expert reverser,
0:31:38 > 0:31:41but will Jenny also rise to the occasion?
0:31:41 > 0:31:43And you...
0:31:43 > 0:31:46are going to be driving.
0:31:46 > 0:31:47Let's go.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50OK, Saus? It is easy, it's just straight reversing.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52It isn't.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54- GRENVILLE:- She's probably a little bit nervous
0:31:54 > 0:31:59but, on the other hand, that is exactly the speed to do it at.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Get the angle on the car, on the van. Perfect.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04Start to angle off now, love. Left lock.
0:32:04 > 0:32:05Go on.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Stop!
0:32:09 > 0:32:10This is a real challenge.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13- UNDER HER BREATH:- Oh, my God!
0:32:13 > 0:32:16With only 15 minutes to complete the manoeuvre,
0:32:16 > 0:32:18time is against them.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20Take the lock off and keep it straight now.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23- You're coming my way, Jen. You're coming my way. - All right, all right.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Keep it straight. It's still coming my way, Sausage.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29Don't get too near the fence. You're going that way, Jen.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Don't stop.
0:32:31 > 0:32:33You want left lock, Jen. Left lock, left.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Left lock. Jen, left lock!
0:32:36 > 0:32:38- Right.- Yes, all right, come on.
0:32:38 > 0:32:40- HE SIGHS - Oh, dear.
0:32:40 > 0:32:41Wrong lock.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Wrong... Wrong lock.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46Wrong lock again.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48That's... Yeah, that's straightening up now.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50A little bit. Lovely.
0:32:50 > 0:32:5215 minutes is up.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54- 15 minutes is up.- Sorry.
0:32:56 > 0:32:59- Right.- Sorry. - Don't worry about it, Sausage.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07And I think I've let you down a bit.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10No, you haven't. Don't be silly. No.
0:33:10 > 0:33:12No, no, no. Not at all.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Martin and Alison are next to the starting blocks
0:33:17 > 0:33:20in their modern campervan...
0:33:20 > 0:33:21# Express yourself... #
0:33:21 > 0:33:24..named after a notorious alcoholic drink.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27Absinthe is the green fairy, and Absinthe takes you to places
0:33:27 > 0:33:29that other things don't take you to,
0:33:29 > 0:33:31hence Absinthe the campervan.
0:33:31 > 0:33:34We're away most weekends.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38Went to the Outer Hebrides last year for three weeks,
0:33:38 > 0:33:40which was absolutely fantastic.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Jump in on a Friday night and drive away.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44And it's freedom, really.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Also a lot of partying, um, discos in the middle of fields.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50Partying, yeah, a lot.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Despite the cool van and fun-loving lifestyle,
0:33:53 > 0:33:58Martin doesn't always embrace the free spirit ethos.
0:33:58 > 0:34:03The plan was to have a look where the sun's shining on a Thursday
0:34:03 > 0:34:06and just go for the weekend.
0:34:06 > 0:34:10But Martin's a bit anal sometimes and can't, er, can't just
0:34:10 > 0:34:14leave himself to not book somewhere, "In case we don't get in!"
0:34:14 > 0:34:17I'm happy that I'm coming across as anal, by the way!
0:34:18 > 0:34:20You are, though.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24Martin and Alison are so campervan-proud that they always
0:34:24 > 0:34:28reverse their mini trailer by hand to avoid any risk of jack-knifing.
0:34:36 > 0:34:37Come on ...
0:34:41 > 0:34:42Done.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45A bit of a disappointment
0:34:45 > 0:34:47of not seeing you going round there with your trailer.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50We can't reverse with the trailer. We've tried it.
0:34:50 > 0:34:52Basically, it just goes into,
0:34:52 > 0:34:55um, the back chrome bumper and squashes it.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58You could hear the crunch when it actually happened.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01- Amazingly we didn't fall out over that.- No, we didn't, no.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03I... We... I just accepted it.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05- MOUTHS:- Not really.
0:35:05 > 0:35:09Things go from bad to worse as they refuse to even attempt
0:35:09 > 0:35:11the second reverse.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14You've got 15 minutes to accomplish this task,
0:35:14 > 0:35:16starting now.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18No, we're not doing it.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20We're not people who don't like challenges.
0:35:20 > 0:35:23We like challenges and we don't like to fail at challenges, so disappointed.
0:35:23 > 0:35:24Disappointed, yeah.
0:35:24 > 0:35:28With only one reverse manoeuvre successfully completed
0:35:28 > 0:35:32by any competitor, it's the turn of the "man with a plan", Keith,
0:35:32 > 0:35:34to make a name for himself.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37You needed to do a bigger circle.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40- I'm on full lock. - Right, well you're going to hit... - Tell me when to stop.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43He's gone too tight. Should have gone further over.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47Unfortunately, he's failed almost before he's begun.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50No, that's no good at all. No good at all.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55I didn't realise to do it all in one manoeuvre without stopping
0:35:55 > 0:35:57was part of the requirement, really.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02I was on spotting duty as to whether he was going to hit anything
0:36:02 > 0:36:05like that fence post, which he was.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07I have to have some sort of role.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11Angela's role could be dramatically expanded
0:36:11 > 0:36:14if she's willing to get behind the wheel for the very first time.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19I've never... I've never driven it.
0:36:19 > 0:36:21I have never driven that van.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23I drive a Toyota Yaris.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26Well, this is going to be interesting.
0:36:26 > 0:36:27God, my heart's going.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30I know. It's going to be really exciting.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33- OK.- Are you going to do it?
0:36:33 > 0:36:37- Well, I will give it a go. - Give it a go.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39But I'm absolutely scared witless.
0:36:39 > 0:36:41- Now...- Good luck.
0:36:41 > 0:36:42Shut the door.
0:36:45 > 0:36:47Get out of the way, then, everybody!
0:36:47 > 0:36:52The motorhome IS the widest outfit, but it does drive like a normal car.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54So, to make life more difficult,
0:36:54 > 0:36:58the reverse towards the obstacle is much tighter than it is
0:36:58 > 0:37:01for the caravans, which will all be taken into account by the judges.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Just let the clutch up slowly.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05I have to put some revs, surely?
0:37:05 > 0:37:08No. It's a 2.8 litre diesel engine.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10That means nothing.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12She's off.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Left hand down, left hand down.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Left hand down.
0:37:16 > 0:37:17Right hand down.
0:37:17 > 0:37:20- No, no, no, no, no. - You said, "Right hand down."
0:37:20 > 0:37:22Yeah, but don't accelerate, just the clutch.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26- I can't just do the clutch! - OK. Clutch. Clutch.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28- I'm doing the clutch.- Clutch.
0:37:28 > 0:37:30Doing the clutch.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Now right hand down.
0:37:34 > 0:37:39- Good. Good.- I'm very close to it.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41That's amazing. She's never really driven one before.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44- No, that's really, really good. - The guts that she has, that's ...
0:37:44 > 0:37:45Yeah.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48- KEITH:- OK, good, good, good, good, good, good.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Keep going.
0:37:50 > 0:37:53- ANDY:- Brilliant! She hasn't even stalled it!
0:37:53 > 0:37:55Tell me when to stop.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Ten feet.
0:37:57 > 0:37:58I can't judge ten feet.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Eight feet.
0:38:01 > 0:38:03That must be it, surely?
0:38:03 > 0:38:04OK.
0:38:04 > 0:38:07Out of gear, handbrake.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09SHE SIGHS
0:38:10 > 0:38:11I feel like crying!
0:38:11 > 0:38:13JUDGES APPLAUD
0:38:13 > 0:38:17- I think I need a hug. - Please. Please. Out you get.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20That was so brilliant!
0:38:20 > 0:38:23That was absolutely fantastic!
0:38:23 > 0:38:27Are you seriously saying you've never driven a motorhome before?
0:38:27 > 0:38:29No. Look at the tears.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33You are crying. That was just brilliant.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36I've been so frightened of driving it.
0:38:36 > 0:38:40Look, Keith's crying as well!
0:38:40 > 0:38:44- Have a hug.- I don't cry. I don't cry. Just my eyes...
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Ah, well done.
0:38:46 > 0:38:47Oh, dear. Look.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49You need a drink.
0:38:49 > 0:38:52I was so scared and so tense,
0:38:52 > 0:38:55um, because I sat in the driving seat,
0:38:55 > 0:38:56I always thought I'd...
0:38:56 > 0:38:58It's too big.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02Measuring up at over 12 metres,
0:39:02 > 0:39:05David's car and caravan are longer than a double-decker bus,
0:39:05 > 0:39:09making his the hardest manoeuvring challenge of all.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11- ANN:- As you're doing, straight back.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16But as an ex-lorry driver he's not just bashing the course,
0:39:16 > 0:39:18he has his reputation to think about too!
0:39:20 > 0:39:22It's too tight.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24- I don't think he's going to do it. - No, I don't.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26He wants to come up here and then go round that way.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28Out of my comfort again...
0:39:31 > 0:39:32Left to go right.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34- Come on, you- BLEEP.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36Oops, sorry! Language.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43You're OK, Dave, keep going.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Round.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47He's just done it.
0:39:47 > 0:39:48That is incredible.
0:39:48 > 0:39:50Oops!
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Oh!
0:39:52 > 0:39:54- Whoa, whoa, whoa!- Stop!
0:39:56 > 0:39:58You've got to stand where I can see you.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00You're hitting the other side.
0:40:00 > 0:40:03- You've got to stand where I can see you.- OK!
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- You nearly killed the dog! - Which dog?
0:40:08 > 0:40:11A little dog who came running.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13- Tough...- Shh!
0:40:13 > 0:40:16You did it in five minutes 22 seconds.
0:40:16 > 0:40:19- Isn't that amazing? - Oh, that's great.
0:40:19 > 0:40:23And to do it the way you did was truly, truly incredible.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27With their old-fashioned roles firmly rooted,
0:40:27 > 0:40:30Ann is another partner more used to being a passenger,
0:40:30 > 0:40:34as David always takes the lead behind the wheel.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36To make it more interesting,
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- you're not going to do it - you are.- Oh!
0:40:39 > 0:40:40Oh, yes, you are.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43- You're joking?!- I'm not joking. I'm going to start the clock.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46She's not doing it. She's never reversed a caravan.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50- You can shout the instructions? - You're not doing it, love. You've never reversed a caravan.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52- You can give her instructions. - I'll try. Come on.
0:40:52 > 0:40:56Despite David's reservations, Ann's determined not to be held back.
0:40:56 > 0:40:59- Right. Open your window and listen, right?- Mm.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03Go on, keep it going.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06It's a big outfit, it's a valuable outfit.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10It's a brand-new caravan, it's almost a new car, as well.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12£80,000 worth of outfit there.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14- DAVID:- Go on.
0:41:14 > 0:41:16Full left now. Full left.
0:41:16 > 0:41:18On to a left lock.
0:41:18 > 0:41:20- Pardon me?- On to a left lock.
0:41:22 > 0:41:24What are you... What's happening here?
0:41:24 > 0:41:26You're on right. Come on, left.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Which way am I turning?
0:41:28 > 0:41:30You want to come this way.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33The team spirit seems to have evaporated all of a sudden.
0:41:33 > 0:41:35Right, take it off again now.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37You've got to get it out through that gate.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39- What about over here?- Go on.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41I can't see it, though.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44- She's got it.- Come on, Ann!
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Ah, I'll have to... I nearly touched it.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- Is that enough? - That's enough. You've done it!
0:41:51 > 0:41:52Oohhh!
0:41:52 > 0:41:55That was spectacular.
0:41:55 > 0:41:57Well done, sweetheart.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00Who moved... Who moved the pillars in closer?!
0:42:00 > 0:42:02- I'll give you a hug. - Oh, please do.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04- Well, it wasn't very good, but it was...- It was!
0:42:04 > 0:42:07- I did do it, I did do it. - Look you've done it, look.
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- And well done... - Thank you for letting me.
0:42:09 > 0:42:11..for changing your mind and letting her do it.
0:42:11 > 0:42:14- Well, I had to let her do it. - I hope you've learnt a lesson.
0:42:14 > 0:42:15I have.
0:42:15 > 0:42:19Absolutely brilliant. I'm so proud of her, honestly.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23Don't be silly, it was nothing.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26No, it is. I'm so glad I let her do it.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29I am. I really am glad I let her do it.
0:42:29 > 0:42:31Honestly I am.
0:42:33 > 0:42:34Oh, dear, dear.
0:42:37 > 0:42:39David and Gwyneth are the early frontrunners after
0:42:39 > 0:42:42excelling in the awning challenge.
0:42:43 > 0:42:45And David's confident he can stay ahead of the field.
0:42:47 > 0:42:50I think going into the competition, definitely the aim is to win. Um...
0:42:50 > 0:42:53What's the point of entering otherwise? But I think it'll be
0:42:53 > 0:42:56quite nice to have the title Caravanner Of The Year.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Um, I think I probably deserve it, as well.
0:43:01 > 0:43:06In day-to-day touring, David is part of the new breed of caravanners.
0:43:06 > 0:43:10There's a lot of making sure it's in the right place before you start moving.
0:43:10 > 0:43:13He uses a natty bit of kit called a motor mover
0:43:13 > 0:43:16to navigate in and out of tight spots.
0:43:19 > 0:43:24You just learn where it is, where to move the angles.
0:43:34 > 0:43:36It's a lot easier with a mover.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38Um, and I like it.
0:43:38 > 0:43:41To level the playing field,
0:43:41 > 0:43:44the club has banned motor movers from the competition.
0:43:44 > 0:43:48So David will need to rely on his skill behind the wheel.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52You'll be required to reverse all the way round,
0:43:52 > 0:43:55back into the position you're in now,
0:43:55 > 0:43:57but obviously the other way.
0:43:59 > 0:44:01Before this...
0:44:01 > 0:44:03Any questions?
0:44:03 > 0:44:04Right. Reverse ...
0:44:04 > 0:44:08Well, there's only one answer to that. "Oh, my God!"
0:44:08 > 0:44:10Best of luck. Off you go.
0:44:10 > 0:44:12The clock's started.
0:44:22 > 0:44:24Steady.
0:44:24 > 0:44:25Gwyn...
0:44:26 > 0:44:28Oh, for God's sake!
0:44:28 > 0:44:30If I could see you it would help.
0:44:32 > 0:44:34Gwyn!
0:44:40 > 0:44:42- WHISPERS:- What the hell are you doing?- I don't know.
0:44:42 > 0:44:45- I want you to help me. - I know. I'm trying to.- OK.
0:44:45 > 0:44:48So can you stand there and tell me where...
0:44:48 > 0:44:50- Where I am with anything?- Yeah. Well, you're too near this kerb.
0:44:50 > 0:44:52I'm not. OK.
0:44:54 > 0:44:57- No.- No. He's going to jack-knife it.
0:44:57 > 0:44:58Whoa! No, no.
0:44:58 > 0:45:00Whoa! No.
0:45:02 > 0:45:05No, no, no, no, stop.
0:45:05 > 0:45:08- DAVID:- I can't see you there.- No.
0:45:08 > 0:45:11- But don't just go from side to side. - All right.- Help me.
0:45:11 > 0:45:13There's going to be some stress build up.
0:45:15 > 0:45:18Oh! Flaming hell!
0:45:19 > 0:45:21Stop! Whoa!
0:45:21 > 0:45:23Steady.
0:45:23 > 0:45:25- GRENVILLE:- They don't know what to do.- No.
0:45:25 > 0:45:26Mum, I can't see you.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28I'm here.
0:45:28 > 0:45:30What?
0:45:30 > 0:45:32I can't do it, Mum.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38- Out of time.- Ten minutes is up.
0:45:38 > 0:45:42That's probably one of the most stressful things I've done. I'm getting a motorhome.
0:45:42 > 0:45:46Having come bottom of the pile across the first two manoeuvres,
0:45:46 > 0:45:49David will have to hope his 81-year-old mother, Gwyneth,
0:45:49 > 0:45:52can come to his rescue.
0:45:52 > 0:45:56I'm absolutely petrified. I have no idea how to reverse.
0:45:56 > 0:45:57How do you move the seat?
0:45:59 > 0:46:01Where am I going?
0:46:01 > 0:46:04- No, leave the wheel. - I can't see a thing I'm doing.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07- Stop. Try that.- Where's he gone?
0:46:07 > 0:46:10I'm here. I don't know what we're going to do with you.
0:46:10 > 0:46:11It's not working.
0:46:11 > 0:46:13No.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15No! No.
0:46:15 > 0:46:18Put it straight. One more turn. That's upside-down.
0:46:18 > 0:46:20Turn it more. No!
0:46:20 > 0:46:22- Other way.- That way?- Yeah.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24Oh... It's all just gone up in smoke, hasn't it?
0:46:24 > 0:46:26Yeah. They're not going to do it.
0:46:26 > 0:46:28I can't see a damn thing.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30- DAVID:- No, pull the car this way. - So how do I do that?
0:46:30 > 0:46:32No idea.
0:46:32 > 0:46:34Three... Two... One.
0:46:34 > 0:46:36Time is up.
0:46:36 > 0:46:41With a clean sweep of manoeuvring failures, the brakes are now
0:46:41 > 0:46:45on David's dream of becoming the first ever Caravanner Of The Year.
0:46:56 > 0:46:58It's D-Day for the semifinalists.
0:46:58 > 0:47:01David and Gwyneth may have won the awning trial...
0:47:02 > 0:47:06..but David and Ann came through strongly in the manoeuvres.
0:47:06 > 0:47:08I would like to win.
0:47:08 > 0:47:10It would be nice to get through to the final three.
0:47:10 > 0:47:15But, er, I would think our big rival is the big motorhome,
0:47:15 > 0:47:19because that would be my choice after my van.
0:47:19 > 0:47:22Any three competitors could still go through to the final -
0:47:22 > 0:47:27with just one challenge left to impress the judges.
0:47:27 > 0:47:31I suppose the favourites for the Caravanner Of The Year competition
0:47:31 > 0:47:35are going to be the caravanners cos this is the Caravan Club.
0:47:35 > 0:47:38But there are some very interesting campervans here
0:47:38 > 0:47:41and ours is just a motorhome, really.
0:47:41 > 0:47:45Oh, our big rivals, it's got to be the vintage caravan next door
0:47:45 > 0:47:47cos that's just gorgeous.
0:47:47 > 0:47:50And then everything else is very shiny-shiny, so new,
0:47:50 > 0:47:53it's spangly, so... Yeah, different end of the spectrum, I think.
0:47:53 > 0:47:55But today I think we've got a pretty strong chance.
0:47:55 > 0:48:00The Concours D'Elegance has been the mainstay of every
0:48:00 > 0:48:02caravan contest since the 1950s.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07While other beauty pageants have fallen out of fashion, everyone
0:48:07 > 0:48:11in caravanning still wants to know who has the most desirable outfit.
0:48:13 > 0:48:16Concours D'Elegance is making sure that everything
0:48:16 > 0:48:19is in absolutely tiptop condition,
0:48:19 > 0:48:22spotlessly clean, beautifully polished,
0:48:22 > 0:48:24superbly laid out
0:48:24 > 0:48:28and the most welcoming, er, outfit that you could wish.
0:48:28 > 0:48:31And one of the easiest things to do, of course,
0:48:31 > 0:48:33is to make sure it is clean.
0:48:35 > 0:48:39The competitors have just two hours for their final preparations.
0:48:39 > 0:48:43Getting it up to scratch could be easier said than done.
0:48:44 > 0:48:48It is amazing where you see dirt where you never otherwise would
0:48:48 > 0:48:51when you're doing this.
0:48:51 > 0:48:53Just a tad OCD. Hope it wears off.
0:48:53 > 0:48:56No rest for the wicked, I'm afraid.
0:48:56 > 0:48:58Got to keep... Got to keep going, haven't we?
0:49:00 > 0:49:02Not that I want to keep going.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05I'll start with the fronts first and the dashboard
0:49:05 > 0:49:08- and then work backwards from there. - OK.
0:49:08 > 0:49:10Did you notice I didn't listen to you?
0:49:10 > 0:49:12THEY CHUCKLE
0:49:12 > 0:49:14Oh, God.
0:49:14 > 0:49:16With a place in the final up for grabs...
0:49:16 > 0:49:19- Did you put...?- Hang on, Jenny. I haven't got the right fuse rating.
0:49:19 > 0:49:21..tensions are running high.
0:49:21 > 0:49:24And you're leaving these with the books?
0:49:24 > 0:49:27I don't know, love. Can you? You deal, love, cos I'm busy.
0:49:27 > 0:49:29I don't know what you want to do.
0:49:29 > 0:49:31It's not what I want, it's what you want as well. You do it.
0:49:31 > 0:49:36Getting a vehicle ready for a Concours isn't just about cleaning.
0:49:36 > 0:49:39The competitors are going to all sorts of lengths
0:49:39 > 0:49:42to set themselves apart from the rest of the field.
0:49:42 > 0:49:45You have to roll your underwear
0:49:45 > 0:49:47and stack them in matching colours.
0:49:47 > 0:49:52They're not big enough to roll cos I wear quite flimsy ones.
0:49:52 > 0:49:56I was toying with making, like, a set for a proposal.
0:49:56 > 0:50:02A proposal to all caravanners to fall in love with the motorhome.
0:50:02 > 0:50:06And the gift of a rose,
0:50:06 > 0:50:09as a little additional temptation.
0:50:09 > 0:50:12Monty is, um, all done out in World War II propaganda,
0:50:12 > 0:50:14so he is the Army side,
0:50:14 > 0:50:17military, and the guys on the front
0:50:17 > 0:50:20and Winston, it's the little caravan,
0:50:20 > 0:50:23is the women at home waiting for the men to return,
0:50:23 > 0:50:25so it's home comforts and pretty.
0:50:27 > 0:50:29There's a lot of rubbish outside. What are you going to do with it?
0:50:29 > 0:50:32- We're going to chuck it. - We've got two minutes!
0:50:32 > 0:50:35Well, where do you want me to take it?
0:50:35 > 0:50:37I'm waiting for you to give me a hand.
0:50:42 > 0:50:44With preparation time over,
0:50:44 > 0:50:47the judges are unleashed on the outfits.
0:50:47 > 0:50:51Grenville's adamant that not a speck of dirt will get past him.
0:50:52 > 0:50:55I think it's important when we're doing the Concours
0:50:55 > 0:50:58that we make sure we've got absolute cleanliness.
0:50:58 > 0:51:00And we will have a look in the nooks
0:51:00 > 0:51:04and crannies to make sure that everything is spotlessly clean.
0:51:04 > 0:51:10Now, one of the things that I'd hoped I might not see
0:51:10 > 0:51:13would be something like that.
0:51:13 > 0:51:17And, of course, one of the areas that people always forget to clean
0:51:17 > 0:51:19is under the lid.
0:51:20 > 0:51:22And what have we got?
0:51:22 > 0:51:25Dirt on the very first finger.
0:51:26 > 0:51:30Lucy's eagle eyes are looking out for touches of design flair.
0:51:31 > 0:51:33This, visually, is stunning.
0:51:33 > 0:51:35I love the colour.
0:51:35 > 0:51:38I love this touch with the little fairy lights.
0:51:38 > 0:51:42They've made a real effort here with the styling.
0:51:42 > 0:51:45And Andy wants to see signs of adventure.
0:51:45 > 0:51:48I get the feeling this campervan is kind of almost
0:51:48 > 0:51:50an accessory for lifestyle.
0:51:51 > 0:51:55Adventure that doesn't turn his stomach green.
0:51:55 > 0:51:56It's all neat, it's all tidy.
0:51:56 > 0:51:59What can I say?
0:52:02 > 0:52:03Ahhhh!
0:52:04 > 0:52:07With all the judges tuned in to different features,
0:52:07 > 0:52:10it's no easy ride for any competitor.
0:52:10 > 0:52:14They're going to hate me for this, but to me, looks very, very similar
0:52:14 > 0:52:17to, um, a Luton van or something.
0:52:18 > 0:52:20Oh! Wow!
0:52:20 > 0:52:22This is most impressive.
0:52:22 > 0:52:26What we're looking for, really, are for the extra little touches that
0:52:26 > 0:52:31just lifts it above the original manufacturer's specification.
0:52:31 > 0:52:34Oh, look, they've turned over the lavatory paper.
0:52:34 > 0:52:37I bet no-one else has done that.
0:52:37 > 0:52:39And, um, probably for very good reasons.
0:52:41 > 0:52:44For David and Gwyneth, a good showing in the Concours
0:52:44 > 0:52:46is crucial after their reversing debacle.
0:52:48 > 0:52:50Nice. Very nice.
0:52:50 > 0:52:52This is beautiful.
0:52:52 > 0:52:55It's been laid out for a wonderful cream tea.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58It's lovely. I'm going to stay here and have my tea here.
0:52:58 > 0:53:01Grenville, of course, will be inspecting every inch of it.
0:53:01 > 0:53:05This is all spotlessly clean, look, right into that crack.
0:53:05 > 0:53:08Looking for little cracks,
0:53:08 > 0:53:10little bits of dirt.
0:53:10 > 0:53:14Once again, absolutely spotlessly clean.
0:53:14 > 0:53:17He'll want to make sure that the wheels are all correctly positioned.
0:53:17 > 0:53:19Wheel trim...
0:53:19 > 0:53:23See, the Coachman logo is the right way up.
0:53:23 > 0:53:26I really don't care. I mean, what is it?
0:53:26 > 0:53:28It's white. It's a caravan.
0:53:29 > 0:53:31Oh!
0:53:31 > 0:53:33Oh, this is wonderful.
0:53:33 > 0:53:36As far as the Concours D'Elegance is concerned,
0:53:36 > 0:53:38I'm not particularly impressed
0:53:38 > 0:53:41and I think that Grenville will be actually disappointed.
0:53:41 > 0:53:45David and Gwyneth have done an excellent job and really have
0:53:45 > 0:53:50presented us with a caravan in incredibly well-presented condition.
0:53:51 > 0:53:54Both John and Jenny's vintage throwback...
0:53:54 > 0:53:58Lovely to see the pennants on, on the front here, the flags.
0:53:58 > 0:53:59Owners' club badges.
0:53:59 > 0:54:02..and David and Ann's modern juggernaut
0:54:02 > 0:54:04have caught the judges' attention.
0:54:04 > 0:54:08David has arranged his underpants so it's colour coordinated!
0:54:08 > 0:54:11All the labels facing us.
0:54:11 > 0:54:16Um, I can't, I can't... I can't find anything to criticise.
0:54:16 > 0:54:18How disappointing!
0:54:19 > 0:54:23But there's one outfit standing head and shoulders above the crowd.
0:54:24 > 0:54:26This is a lovely old Eriba Puck,
0:54:26 > 0:54:29really nice vans, um, very iconic.
0:54:29 > 0:54:32The perfect companion for a VW.
0:54:32 > 0:54:33Inside's fabulous.
0:54:33 > 0:54:35I love the styling that she's chosen to do.
0:54:35 > 0:54:37The whole thing followed through.
0:54:37 > 0:54:40All the right Army green colours.
0:54:40 > 0:54:43This is amazing!
0:54:43 > 0:54:45Oh, this is wonderful.
0:54:45 > 0:54:49This is beautiful inside. Really lovely decoration.
0:54:49 > 0:54:53Just authenticity to the nth degree.
0:54:53 > 0:54:55There's a hand grenade.
0:54:55 > 0:54:57That's a gear stick and I've pulled out the pin!
0:54:57 > 0:54:59That can't be good. I'll put it back.
0:54:59 > 0:55:02I am totally impressed.
0:55:08 > 0:55:11It's an outstanding performance by Ally and Chris.
0:55:11 > 0:55:15But who's done enough across all three challenges
0:55:15 > 0:55:16to make it to the final?
0:55:18 > 0:55:20I thought Angela's efforts at the manoeuvring
0:55:20 > 0:55:22was really quite fabulous.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24- Inspiring, I thought.- Absolutely.
0:55:24 > 0:55:29For me, their only highlight was the manoeuvring.
0:55:29 > 0:55:30OK.
0:55:30 > 0:55:33I've got one or two, of course, that failed, as well.
0:55:33 > 0:55:36Er, probably with awnings that weren't properly erected
0:55:36 > 0:55:39and caravans that weren't properly levelled.
0:55:39 > 0:55:42Great teamwork, set-up between themselves once they got going
0:55:42 > 0:55:45was brilliant, but obviously an unfortunate start.
0:55:45 > 0:55:46Let's talk about Ann and David.
0:55:46 > 0:55:48I'm really torn, um, really.
0:55:48 > 0:55:52Remember, they didn't even drive between the bales
0:55:52 > 0:55:54and that was going forward with brushing notes.
0:55:54 > 0:56:00We've just got, I think, three that are slightly better than the others.
0:56:00 > 0:56:02And I think the differences are really quite small.
0:56:02 > 0:56:05Amazingly enough, and I never thought, actually,
0:56:05 > 0:56:08when we started this whole thing off, I never thought
0:56:08 > 0:56:10this would happen, but you and I have got the same three.
0:56:10 > 0:56:13I think I have to agree.
0:56:15 > 0:56:17Ladies and gentlemen...
0:56:17 > 0:56:21We have reached the climax of this competition
0:56:21 > 0:56:25and I must tell you, this competition has far exceeded my expectations.
0:56:27 > 0:56:31But...we have managed to come up with three finalists.
0:56:33 > 0:56:40The first competitors through to the final are...
0:56:45 > 0:56:47..Keith and Angela.
0:56:47 > 0:56:48Yay!
0:56:48 > 0:56:50APPLAUSE
0:56:53 > 0:56:58The second competitors who are going through to the final are...
0:57:04 > 0:57:06..John and Jenny.
0:57:06 > 0:57:07Well done, Sausage.
0:57:07 > 0:57:09APPLAUSE
0:57:13 > 0:57:18And the third competitors to make it through to the final are...
0:57:24 > 0:57:28..Ann, David and Beauty, the three-legged dog.
0:57:28 > 0:57:31APPLAUSE
0:57:35 > 0:57:37Um...
0:57:37 > 0:57:40Disappointed, obviously, not going through to the final.
0:57:40 > 0:57:45- But, yeah, maybe next year. A bit more polishing.- Maybe. Maybe.
0:57:45 > 0:57:47It's fair enough. I'm not disappointed, are you?
0:57:47 > 0:57:48No. We've had a great day.
0:57:48 > 0:57:51- We were pretty good as a team, weren't we?- Yeah, we were good.
0:57:51 > 0:57:55- Yeah, what you can do.- I'll get it on the way home on the motorway.
0:57:55 > 0:57:57- No, you won't.- Yeah...
0:57:57 > 0:58:00- Oh...- Brilliant. - Just amazing. Amazing.
0:58:00 > 0:58:02Totally unexpected, to be honest.
0:58:02 > 0:58:05Right, well we're going to have a rest all the week
0:58:05 > 0:58:07and Saturday - bring it on.
0:58:07 > 0:58:10- Knock us over with a feather, I'll tell you.- Amazing.
0:58:10 > 0:58:13Amazing. We are looking forward to the final.
0:58:13 > 0:58:15A one in three chance, actually, Keith.
0:58:15 > 0:58:18- Very good. You're good at maths. - I am good at maths.
0:58:19 > 0:58:21- Flabbergasted. - Absolutely. Really surprised.
0:58:21 > 0:58:23Gobsmacked.
0:58:23 > 0:58:25- Flying the Cheltenham flag!- Yes.
0:58:25 > 0:58:27Cuddle, huddle.
0:58:27 > 0:58:31- For warmth.- Yes. - Tonight's the night.
0:58:31 > 0:58:33Shut up!
0:58:33 > 0:58:34In the final...
0:58:34 > 0:58:36My God, what's that?!
0:58:36 > 0:58:39- Wow! What have we got here? - Love and peace.
0:58:39 > 0:58:42Can the couples hold their nerve
0:58:42 > 0:58:44in their quest to be crowned...
0:58:44 > 0:58:46Oh! What was that?
0:58:46 > 0:58:47They can't go up here!
0:58:47 > 0:58:49..Caravanner Of The Year?
0:58:49 > 0:58:53And I'm delighted to announce that the winner is...