0:00:02 > 0:00:04Around the coast of Britain are cities
0:00:04 > 0:00:07where lives are shaped by the sea.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Whoa! Whoa! Turbot. Nice turbot.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Yeah, lovely job.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Each city is a gateway to the wider world...
0:00:13 > 0:00:16SHIP'S HORN HONKS ..and around each city
0:00:16 > 0:00:19thousands of people work in jobs that touch all of our lives.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Whether it's shipping cars...
0:00:21 > 0:00:24We're just short of £29 million worth by the end the day.
0:00:24 > 0:00:25..or importing fruit.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28What I love about bananas is they don't answer back.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Jobs that keep the nation afloat...
0:00:30 > 0:00:33This is the tricky bit. This is where the skill comes in.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36..where every day brings fresh challenges.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Fire, fire, fire!
0:00:38 > 0:00:40These are cities that welcome the navy -
0:00:40 > 0:00:42both serving sailors and new recruits.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Ladies and gents, let's work hard.
0:00:44 > 0:00:45From clocking on in the morning...
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Should see me flying a kite, mate. I'm brilliant.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50..to relaxing after work.
0:00:50 > 0:00:51It's all part of the warm-up.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54..around the shores and rivers of people's home towns...
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Together!
0:00:55 > 0:00:58..water is a way of life. SCREAMING
0:01:00 > 0:01:02On the southwest coast of England,
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Plymouth is a home for navy ships and for training.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- OVER LOUDSPEAKER:- 'Hands to Action Stations. Assume...'
0:01:08 > 0:01:11Aircraft. Tracking left to right.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12- OVER RADIO:- 'I've got visual.'
0:01:12 > 0:01:16Ships' companies are put to the test before joining the fleet...
0:01:16 > 0:01:18When the gloves come off, it becomes open season.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20We're take some damage.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23..and Plymouth Sound holds hidden treasures.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25It's like finding a needle in a haystack.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Along its ten miles of seafront,
0:01:41 > 0:01:47fishermen, sailors, scientists, boat builders and water lovers
0:01:47 > 0:01:50all make the most of what Plymouth has to offer.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54As the largest port in the southwest of England,
0:01:54 > 0:01:57it's a hub of maritime activity,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00and during the summer the water teems with life.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Ben Squire is one of the busiest men in town.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Careful, guys. Careful.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Not only is he a commercial fisherman...
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Nice bit of cash on that one there.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14..he also operates four passenger boats...
0:02:14 > 0:02:16I love this beautiful place.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19..two sport angling boats and he runs a cafe...
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Going to be busy, aren't we?
0:02:21 > 0:02:23..so keeping everything going is a real challenge.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25How's it going? All right?
0:02:25 > 0:02:27We had a big winter refit, you know, just gone,
0:02:27 > 0:02:31and as these refits always cost more than what you originally plan,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34so we've gone a little bit close to the line.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35I'm feeling a little bit...well,
0:02:35 > 0:02:37quite a lot under pressure, actually.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40It's not all beer and skittles, is it?
0:02:40 > 0:02:43But a good summer will go a long way to helping Ben
0:02:43 > 0:02:46keep his businesses afloat.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47Not a lot of money in the bank,
0:02:47 > 0:02:52but...so we need to get rolling, you know.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Mind the little step there. OK.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58Getting people to take a trip on one of his boats is key,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01and Ben hopes he's found the perfect salesman.
0:03:02 > 0:03:08We've got a new sales and promotions employee starting today, Lee.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10He's from South London.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12- How you doing, Lee? - Yeah, good, thanks.- All right?- Yeah.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Going to quickly get on top,
0:03:14 > 0:03:17get him revved up and set him to work.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- It's his first day as our sales and promotional man.- Get on it.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Key role for the business.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28Boats are operating to the timetable pretty much a static cost,
0:03:28 > 0:03:32you know, with crew, diesel, with the boat doing its cruise,
0:03:32 > 0:03:35so it's our job really to fill the seats.
0:03:35 > 0:03:38At their pitch on the busy Barbican,
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Ben shows Lee how it's done.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43It's not a job for the faint-hearted.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Right this way for the boat trips, folks.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Sailing at 11 o'clock today, folks.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51The next one-hour harbour cruise.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53I remember the first time I had to do it.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56It is nerve-racking, and you're thinking,
0:03:56 > 0:04:00"What am I doing shouting on a street to nobody?" you know,
0:04:00 > 0:04:06but it then becomes sort of comfortable and than enjoyable.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12Next, it's Lee's turn, and he has a bit of a shaky start.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16One-hour harbour cruise. Come and check it out for us.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18BEN LAUGHS
0:04:18 > 0:04:21On today, the most beautiful of Mondays.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22The weather is nice.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25I'd go if I was you. Come on.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Ladies and gentlemen, one-hour harbour cruise
0:04:27 > 0:04:30sailing at 11 o'clock on the Plymouth Sound.
0:04:30 > 0:04:31- Lee.- Yes?
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- Keep to the spiel for a minute, all right?- Yeah.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Professional, all right? Keep to the spiel.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40I'm going to leave this to you now just to settle in,
0:04:40 > 0:04:42find your feet, OK?
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- On your own.- All right, sound. - All right?- Yeah, yeah.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Good man. OK. See you in a bit. Cheers, Lee.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Sailing soon, guys.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54One-hour harbour cruise sailing out at 12.30.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56That's all right.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Catch the next one.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Left to his own devices,
0:05:00 > 0:05:04will Lee be the top salesman that Ben's hoping for?
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Enjoy. Have a lovely day.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07Sound.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14At 650 acres,
0:05:14 > 0:05:18Plymouth has the largest naval base in Western Europe.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20With four miles of waterfront,
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Devonport dockyard dominates the west of the city.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27The Type 23 frigate HMS Sutherland
0:05:27 > 0:05:30has just come out of a multimillion pound refit.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33..shaft, continue using runner, please.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Her new ship's company now have to prove they're ready
0:05:36 > 0:05:39to rejoin the navy's fleet by passing a series
0:05:39 > 0:05:40of gruelling tests.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Roger, bow anchor. Copy. All ready to go.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49Second-in-command Pete Brotton is relishing the challenge.
0:05:49 > 0:05:53Roger, mate. Bow anchor closed and ready for letting go.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54In a masochistic way, I enjoy it.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56It's what I was trained to do,
0:05:56 > 0:06:00it's what I've been in the navy to do, and it's just great fun.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02We're actually doing the job that we're trained for.
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Checking Sutherland is ready to return to the fleet
0:06:06 > 0:06:09is the job of examiners from the Royal Navy's
0:06:09 > 0:06:13Flag Officer Sea Training department, known as FOST.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16I do try to put them at ease if I can.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Chief Petty Officer Kev Hewson is one of the examiners
0:06:21 > 0:06:23they'll have to impress.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Been in the navy 37 years, OK,
0:06:25 > 0:06:29so I've done what you're doing now many times.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31I often think back to when I was a young recruit.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34You come on board a warship, which is a daunting prospect.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37You've been taught the basics but you don't really know how they work,
0:06:37 > 0:06:39and it's things like this FOST training
0:06:39 > 0:06:42that enables the young recruits and those with a bit more seniority
0:06:42 > 0:06:46to be able to work together and gel as a team.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49What do we understand by the brace then?
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Kev's testing their ability to cope with floods and fire.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Cos really the best life raft that we've got
0:06:55 > 0:06:57is this big grey one that we're in.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Chef Patrick Dykes is making sure everyone's well fed
0:07:04 > 0:07:06before the tests begin.
0:07:08 > 0:07:14Lunch today is chicken goujon wraps or turkey and lemon wraps
0:07:14 > 0:07:16with a tossed salad.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Like everyone on board, Chef Dykes has another job.
0:07:20 > 0:07:21He's also a first aider,
0:07:21 > 0:07:24and today's the first time his life-saving skills
0:07:24 > 0:07:25will be examined.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28It's slightly nerve-racking
0:07:28 > 0:07:30cos obviously you don't know what to expect.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35That fear of the unknown and that pressure that you get is good,
0:07:35 > 0:07:37so you just crack on and get on with it.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Up on the bridge, the ship's under air attack.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45ALARM BUZZES
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Now the fun commences.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- OVER LOUDSPEAKER:- 'Hands to action stations. Hands to action stations.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53'Assume damage control state 1. Position Zulu.'
0:07:54 > 0:07:56They're trying to spot the aircraft
0:07:56 > 0:07:59so that the ship's defences can be deployed,
0:07:59 > 0:08:01but low cloud is making it tricky.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05The weather has kindly helped the FOST staff out
0:08:05 > 0:08:07by making sure the visibility is not that good
0:08:07 > 0:08:08in the first place for them.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- OVER RADIO:- 'I've got visual. 9390.'
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Tracking left to right.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14Resolution for...
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Commercial jets are playing the role of enemy aircraft.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23- OVER RADIO:- 'Your position, 5009 out north. 0025 out west.'
0:08:23 > 0:08:27The MEU is starting her transit around the coat hanger route.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30The team make a strong start and manage to pick the jets out
0:08:30 > 0:08:32in the grey sky.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37Aircraft, red. 100. Tracking left to right.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38Fire, fire, fire!
0:08:38 > 0:08:41HE SHOUTS INSTRUCTIONS
0:08:41 > 0:08:46Down below, Kev Hewson's putting the firefighters under pressure.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Make sure you've got all the kinks out of the hoses.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52That's it. Using your feet, kick them all out.
0:08:52 > 0:08:55They've got their basic drills. Making silly errors.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58Obviously still need quite a bit of coaching
0:08:58 > 0:09:02and mentoring to get their drills instinctive.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07See how difficult it is when the ship is rolling around?
0:09:07 > 0:09:10With heavy seas causing problems for the firefighters,
0:09:10 > 0:09:14at the other end of the ship the medics are called into action.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Casualty, casualty, casualty! Casualty in the mess.
0:09:17 > 0:09:21Chef Dykes and medical assistant Michael Shearer are on the scene.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23One of their friends is playing the casualty.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Carl, Carl! Talk to me! Carl!
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Argh!
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Examiner Chief Petty Officer Lee Morrison is impressed,
0:09:31 > 0:09:34even if they have been a little untidy.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Just tell me if you feel any pain anywhere else.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38No, that's all right. Just my leg, mate.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- Just your leg. Fine.- Argh!
0:09:41 > 0:09:44We're playing at being at state 1, and that kit is all over the place.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46They need to take charge of their kit,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48make sure it's stowed away at all times.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Otherwise that can create a potential problem later on.
0:09:51 > 0:09:55But first aid-wise, they're tiptop. They are all over it.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58No further injuries throughout any part of his body.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01His breathing is equal.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04The first day of testing is over for Chef Dykes.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07You don't enjoy it and you don't react right way,
0:10:07 > 0:10:10you don't take anything in from it at all.
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Up on the bridge, they've spotted all the jets
0:10:13 > 0:10:16and evaded all the simulated missile strikes.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- OVER RADIO:- 'Stand to. Stand to.'
0:10:18 > 0:10:20We've coped with it all. There's been no damage to the ship this
0:10:20 > 0:10:23time. I don't think we'll be so lucky in future times,
0:10:23 > 0:10:25otherwise the FOST won't get all the training out of us,
0:10:25 > 0:10:28but we are week one at sea, so they will happen later.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31With five weeks to go,
0:10:31 > 0:10:34the tests are going to get harder for HMS Sutherland.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43On the Barbican,
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Lee's getting the hang of persuading people
0:10:45 > 0:10:47to join Ben's boat trips.
0:10:47 > 0:10:48But they have a leaflet in there?
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Yeah, I've got a leaflet for you right here. Sorry. My bad.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54But he's not the only new employee.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57All aboard, Finlay.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00Skipper Finlay Campbell has come all the way from Scotland
0:11:00 > 0:11:02to join Ben's staff.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04It's a very simple boat, Finlay, really. It's...
0:11:04 > 0:11:06How many passengers does it take?
0:11:06 > 0:11:08This Weston Maid, she's licensed for...
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- SHIP HORN HONKS - ..63...
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- 63.- ..and the two crew.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15And this is your regular ferry service.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- This is... Yeah. Regular ferry. - Seven days a week?
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Seven days a week.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23Ben's hoping Finlay will skipper on the Cawsand Ferry.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26It's one of his most popular routes.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29It's a lovely little run, you know. Half an hour.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Generally, people are off to have a good time,
0:11:32 > 0:11:34- aren't they, Jim, you know? - Yeah, yeah.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36There we are. We can see the beach.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38White sand, cold beer.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40HE LAUGHS
0:11:40 > 0:11:45But before he can take charge, Finlay needs to learn the ropes.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47There's bit of a rocky outcrop there.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49There's rocks on the left.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51- Ah, yeah.- See where they come out there?- Yeah.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Look at that.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Welcome to the Caribbean, everyone.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00We're just going to gently just nudge her on there.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03There we are.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06It's a favourite of mine, this one.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10I love this beautiful place, and a lovely trip as well.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Everyone's having a good time
0:12:12 > 0:12:16and looking forward to a good day out on the beach and, you know,
0:12:16 > 0:12:18frolicking in the sunshine.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20All right, bud. Welcome aboard.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Finlay's last job was very different -
0:12:23 > 0:12:25working on dive boats in Scotland.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Everyone I've met with Plymouth Boat Trips
0:12:30 > 0:12:32seems really nice and friendly.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Yeah, I like it.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37I'm positive with Finlay.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39I like him.
0:12:39 > 0:12:46Good background and I think he's going to be very good.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Thanks very much, folks. See you a bit later on.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51If Finlay does well,
0:12:51 > 0:12:53having an experienced skipper will be a big boost
0:12:53 > 0:12:55for Ben's boating operation.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Based at the southern end of Devonport dockyard,
0:13:05 > 0:13:09Princess Yachts deal in a very different kind of vessel.
0:13:09 > 0:13:12The company builds 260 motor yachts every year.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Just got to go down onto a 35 metre.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20We've got trouble with one of the rams on the garage door.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Gerry Lapthorne works on everything,
0:13:23 > 0:13:28from 40ft boats up to 130ft super yachts.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31So, this is the play pen. Boys' toys.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35RIB, jet skis sit there.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Skis, scuba diving gear - this is where it's all kept.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41This is the beach club.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47But at the moment, Gerry's got a much older boat on his hands.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51How much more mat are we putting around there?
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- It's done. - That's all done, completely done?
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Cos we want to put a locker in there,
0:13:55 > 0:13:57obviously we've got to cut that out.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59To celebrate their 50th birthday,
0:13:59 > 0:14:02the company's restoring one of the first boats they made.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07To us, it's not a mess because you can see beyond that.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12The restoration is bringing back lots of memories
0:14:12 > 0:14:13for project boss, Gerry.
0:14:15 > 0:14:19I actually started in 1976 building this type of vessel.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23I can relate to how this boat was built. I don't know.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Perhaps I just fell in love with her, you know,
0:14:25 > 0:14:29and I knew this was a good boat to do.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34This is the original timber
0:14:34 > 0:14:35which we've made new,
0:14:35 > 0:14:38so this will be going around the boat.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43The plan is to show the boat off at the Cannes Yachting Festival
0:14:43 > 0:14:45in three months, but there's a lot to do,
0:14:45 > 0:14:48so Gerry needs all the help he can get.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49Can we sideshift?
0:14:49 > 0:14:53We've got some really good, skilled people in the company.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55We've got some of the old guys -
0:14:55 > 0:14:58the old managers, the old people that used to work on these boats
0:14:58 > 0:15:00back in the '60s.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03They've all been back in.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05It's really good. Really good.
0:15:16 > 0:15:20Every week, thousands of passengers take the ferry from Plymouth
0:15:20 > 0:15:22across the Channel to France or Spain.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28It's Karen White's job to make sure everyone boards without a hitch,
0:15:28 > 0:15:30but she doesn't have long to do it.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33It's busy.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35- There's almost 1,000... - PHONE RINGS
0:15:35 > 0:15:36..passengers on board.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39The big thing is to get it all done in 90 minutes -
0:15:39 > 0:15:42to get everybody off, clean the ship and then get everyone back on again.
0:15:42 > 0:15:43Excuse me.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Good morning. Brittany Ferries.
0:15:47 > 0:15:48Before today's sailing arrives,
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Karen's checking all the supplies are in order.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Most of the foodstuff is provided from France,
0:15:55 > 0:15:58but there are certain things that you can't get in France
0:15:58 > 0:16:00that our passengers like,
0:16:00 > 0:16:04such as baked beans and various other things
0:16:04 > 0:16:05that you'll see shortly.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13It'll be a week before the ferry gets resupplied,
0:16:13 > 0:16:16so there needs to be enough food and drink to make sure
0:16:16 > 0:16:18the passengers and crew don't go hungry.
0:16:19 > 0:16:22It's quite an impressive operation
0:16:22 > 0:16:24when you stand back and look at it as a whole.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27There's lots of different things going on,
0:16:27 > 0:16:30lots of equipment needed to move unaccompanied freight
0:16:30 > 0:16:33and, you know, move the storage containers.
0:16:33 > 0:16:35All the cleaners going on board.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38A lot of things that passengers don't realise
0:16:38 > 0:16:40have to happen in a ship's turnaround.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45At just after one o'clock, Karen gets an update from the ship.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47They're 20 minutes away.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50MAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY OVER WALKIE-TALKIE
0:16:50 > 0:16:51Bonjour, Armorique.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55MAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY OVER WALKIE-TALKIE
0:16:55 > 0:16:56Merci.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08With the ferry safely alongside,
0:17:08 > 0:17:13Karen's first job is to go on board and check in with the crew.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15- OVER WALKIE-TALKIE:- 'Karen, you can go on the starboard side.'
0:17:15 > 0:17:17Thank you.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21They've just cleared a gap for me to go on board now.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Karen's been at Brittany Ferries for 24 years
0:17:24 > 0:17:27and she's picked up a few French habits.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30Give me a kiss.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34- Bonjour, Marielle. - Bonjour, Karen.
0:17:34 > 0:17:35It does have a family feel about it.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Everybody is on first-name terms. Everybody helps each other.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43- You know the cleaners are not yet...?- No.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45Because there're seven...late.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47We have a lot of cabins.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49- The cleaners are running late. - OVER RADIO:- 'Roger.'
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Karen thinks they could have been held up by a delay
0:17:51 > 0:17:53getting passengers off the ship.
0:17:53 > 0:17:54They're just crossing.
0:17:56 > 0:17:57Why they don't...?
0:17:57 > 0:17:59- I'll make the call and ask why. - Ah, oui?
0:17:59 > 0:18:00I'll find out.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03You're a star. A star, eh?
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Not long after, the cleaners arrive,
0:18:07 > 0:18:09but that one small delay could mean the ship
0:18:09 > 0:18:11doesn't get out on time.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13Obviously, with a ship only being here for 90 minutes,
0:18:13 > 0:18:15we want the cleaners on as soon as possible
0:18:15 > 0:18:17to get everything cleaned and ready
0:18:17 > 0:18:19for passengers who are coming on board,
0:18:19 > 0:18:22and just that five minutes late can make quite a difference to us.
0:18:22 > 0:18:24Delays can frustrate passengers,
0:18:24 > 0:18:27so Karen's off to check loading is going to plan.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Yeah, I know we've still got cars in the lanes
0:18:29 > 0:18:32but as soon as we can could we get the coaches around, please?
0:18:32 > 0:18:33- OVER RADIO:- 'Will do.'
0:18:36 > 0:18:41Fitting in 200 cars, 17 caravans, three coaches and ten lorries
0:18:41 > 0:18:43is a delicate balancing act.
0:18:43 > 0:18:44Hello, Anne.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47Can you send the passengers at quarter past two, please?
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Thank you.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- OVER RADIO:- 'Do you want some more caravans now?'
0:18:52 > 0:18:54- OVER RADIO:- 'Yes, go ahead.'
0:18:54 > 0:18:55I like the busy ones,
0:18:55 > 0:18:59the adrenaline rush of having to get it out on time.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02You do feel more of a sense of achievement when it goes.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06Bicycle or motorbike?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Yeah, he's going to take the bicycles. Just a sec.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12With 20 minutes to go,
0:19:12 > 0:19:15there are still some passengers missing.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19So, the latest check-in time for this ferry was 2.15 today
0:19:19 > 0:19:23and we still have seven passenger vehicles
0:19:23 > 0:19:24that haven't arrived.
0:19:27 > 0:19:28Hello, car lanes.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Can you let me know if anything arrives now, please?
0:19:31 > 0:19:34As the final cars board, Karen shuts up shop.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Hi, Anne. If anybody arrives now, they're too late I'm afraid.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40We've closed the check-in.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43It's 13 minutes late,
0:19:43 > 0:19:45but the ship's ready to set off for France.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49SHIP'S HORN BLARES
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Yeah, I am a bit tired now.
0:19:56 > 0:19:57You're not when you're doing it,
0:19:57 > 0:19:59but at the end of it you sort of realise
0:19:59 > 0:20:03"Ooh, yeah, I've done a bit of walking around now."
0:20:03 > 0:20:07But for me, I'm out here looking at the sea and the sun,
0:20:07 > 0:20:09and it's better than sitting at a desk all day.
0:20:17 > 0:20:18Whenever he gets a chance,
0:20:18 > 0:20:23local entrepreneur Ben Squire returns to his first love - fishing.
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Wagons roll!
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Today, he's out targeting monkfish, turbot and spider crab,
0:20:31 > 0:20:34and on board, it's a family affair.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Ole!
0:20:38 > 0:20:41We've also got my dad here.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- Sea Dog, as we call him. - HE LAUGHS
0:20:44 > 0:20:4675, he is.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48Yeah, he loves coming out even at 75.
0:20:50 > 0:20:57My mother gives me hell cos he can be a bit tricky,
0:20:57 > 0:21:00but, yeah, he still thinks he's 21.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05This one will probably be monk and ray.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07That's what we're looking for,
0:21:07 > 0:21:10and I guess because the crabs are moving
0:21:10 > 0:21:14we're going to get a shed-load of those.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16Keep him going. Keep him going.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20There's plenty of crab around but the real money lies elsewhere.
0:21:20 > 0:21:21Keep him going.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25Whoa! Whoa! Turbot! Nice turbot. Nice turbot. Easy does it.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29Go on. Go on. We got him. Go on. Go on. Keep him coming. Get him in.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32Yeah, lovely job! Beautiful.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Nice bit of cash on that one there. They're quite high-valued fish.
0:21:37 > 0:21:43They always sell well in the market, you know, so they fill the till.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47Aye-aye!
0:21:48 > 0:21:52We'll get him out in a minute, but he's lovely quality.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Herbert the turbot, that's what we're after.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00But it's not all plain sailing.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03There's another reason Ben's on the water.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05He's looking for his missing crab pots.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10Boat was in refit for quite a while - about five weeks -
0:22:10 > 0:22:15and we've come back out and half of the crab gear ends,
0:22:15 > 0:22:18the markers -
0:22:18 > 0:22:20in fact two thirds - are gone.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22I need 40 fathom of rope, all right?
0:22:22 > 0:22:25There should be ends ready to go. There could be one...
0:22:25 > 0:22:27There's lots of shipping activity in the area
0:22:27 > 0:22:30and Ben suspects the ends of his crab pots
0:22:30 > 0:22:32have been accidentally cut by another vessel,
0:22:32 > 0:22:38leaving £8,000 worth of equipment lying unmarked on the seabed.
0:22:38 > 0:22:43If we don't find anything, well, I don't know what we're going to do.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46The shellfish operation,
0:22:46 > 0:22:49the crabbing operation is in trouble.
0:22:49 > 0:22:50We're going to have to...
0:22:50 > 0:22:52I don't know what we're going to do. I don't know.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57- We've got- BLEEP- pots, boys.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58Right.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Have I got an end ready with a can on?
0:23:01 > 0:23:04To try and snag the missing crab pots,
0:23:04 > 0:23:07they're trailing a big hook along the sea floor.
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Age-old tangle gear, guys.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12I'm going to have to send that back down, all right?
0:23:16 > 0:23:17BLEEP.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22We're having what can only loosely be described as a struggle.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Yeah. We're up against it for a minute.
0:23:26 > 0:23:27We're up against it.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31But we're not beaten.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33We are not beaten. We will carry on.
0:23:35 > 0:23:39After an hour of trawling, there's still no sign,
0:23:39 > 0:23:42but just as they're about to call it a day,
0:23:42 > 0:23:44there's something on the end of the line.
0:23:44 > 0:23:47Yes, there is. There's weight on board.
0:23:48 > 0:23:49Come on!
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- Got me an end.- Possible, Ben? Is it possible?
0:23:54 > 0:23:55There's a bit of weight on there.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57There's definitely a bit of weight on it.
0:24:00 > 0:24:01False alarm.
0:24:03 > 0:24:04False alarm.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15That's the end of that. Day over.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19The missing crab pots are a setback.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23Ben's other businesses will need to make up the shortfall.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35It's early morning at the naval base.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40HMS Sutherland's sailors are preparing to show
0:24:40 > 0:24:43they're ready to return to the fleet after a refit.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Today they face an examination of how well they respond
0:24:48 > 0:24:49to a natural disaster.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54That is the roadway fire lit.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59On shore at the northern end of the dockyard,
0:24:59 > 0:25:03examiner Kev Hewson is creating his own personal disaster zone.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07The building behind me is what we call the labyrinth,
0:25:07 > 0:25:11so the scenario today, it's the doctor's surgery.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13As you can see, we're smoking it out right now
0:25:13 > 0:25:15ready for them to arrive.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18Whoever you've got on the ground here at half past,
0:25:18 > 0:25:20fill your boots, use them.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24Lieutenant Commander John Barry has organised today's test.
0:25:24 > 0:25:25As soon as ship arrives,
0:25:25 > 0:25:27they are confronted with a scene of devastation -
0:25:27 > 0:25:29smoke, floods, fires -
0:25:29 > 0:25:34so it's a key decision as to how many people arrive at the site
0:25:34 > 0:25:36and who they are, what they're able to do.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39The emergency services and volunteers
0:25:39 > 0:25:42have been brought in to make it as realistic as possible.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49On board Sutherland, they're getting ready to go.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52It's part of why you sign up.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54You sign up obviously to get thrown into the deeper ends,
0:25:54 > 0:25:57to see how you survive under pressure.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01Chef Patrick Dykes is in one of the first teams to leave.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04I am nervous. I'll admit that.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Right, careful of all of this debris and sewage.
0:26:14 > 0:26:15Sir, can you hear me?
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Casualty, casualty! Casualty in the car!
0:26:19 > 0:26:22Second-in-command Pete Brotton's role is to co-ordinate
0:26:22 > 0:26:26HMS Sutherland's response alongside the emergency services.
0:26:28 > 0:26:29Situation as it stands is
0:26:29 > 0:26:31we believe that there's somebody trapped
0:26:31 > 0:26:34by a boat that they were working on at the time of the tremor,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36and the boat has been too heavy
0:26:36 > 0:26:38for anybody to be able to affect a rescue.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40The reconnaissance teams are coming through.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42We'll have the initial first aid teams.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45They are en route from the ship as we speak.
0:26:45 > 0:26:48Chef Dykes is sent to the trapped casualty.
0:26:48 > 0:26:49- Jos.- Yeah?
0:26:49 > 0:26:52I'm going to need you to get the doc to come to me
0:26:52 > 0:26:54as soon as possible once he's landed.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Roger.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58His airways are noisy.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01I need oxygen as quickly as possible.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04He needs to keep his patient stable
0:27:04 > 0:27:07until heavy lifting equipment arrives from the ship.
0:27:07 > 0:27:1020 minutes trapped. Obviously, I don't want to move him now
0:27:10 > 0:27:13because that would cause serious injuries
0:27:13 > 0:27:14then if the blood flow starts to go in there
0:27:14 > 0:27:16and there are open wounds.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Find a safe place out of the way.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23Elsewhere, the ship's company make good progress
0:27:23 > 0:27:26and carry out a number of successful rescues.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Right. Come on.
0:27:28 > 0:27:30Get here please, Adam. Just grab behind him.
0:27:33 > 0:27:34But at the far end of the site,
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Kev Hewson's still waiting for them to come
0:27:37 > 0:27:39and find the town's doctor.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45They need to get a search team up here
0:27:45 > 0:27:47so they can get into the surgery and have a look,
0:27:47 > 0:27:50see if they can locate him.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52He is in there and he's not very well.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00Back at Princess Yachts,
0:28:00 > 0:28:04Gerry Lapthorn is also feeling the heat.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06Going to let them get on with it here.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09He's got less than a month to finish restoring
0:28:09 > 0:28:12one of the firm's original boats.
0:28:12 > 0:28:13There's a lot of pressure.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15It's the sort of thing that it goes on and on
0:28:15 > 0:28:17and then all of a sudden you think,
0:28:17 > 0:28:19"God, we've got three weeks left," you know, so...
0:28:19 > 0:28:21But it'll all come together. We'll get there.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25The boat needs to go to Cannes
0:28:25 > 0:28:28for the company's 50th birthday celebrations.
0:28:29 > 0:28:33Today is the day where we've just chucked everybody on it today
0:28:33 > 0:28:35because we've got so much going together
0:28:35 > 0:28:38that needs to go together.
0:28:38 > 0:28:39We are running a little bit behind,
0:28:39 > 0:28:42so a little bit of help for a couple of days now,
0:28:42 > 0:28:45for a few hours, will get us back on track.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48She'll be a lovely little boat when she's finished.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51She'll be cracking. I'd quite like her myself.
0:28:52 > 0:28:53It's all hands on deck.
0:28:53 > 0:28:57There's a busy few weeks ahead for Gerry and his team.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02- OVER RADIO:- 'Rookie 22 is now onsite.'
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Back at the disaster relief test,
0:29:04 > 0:29:07a rescue team from HMS Sutherland has finally arrived
0:29:07 > 0:29:08at the doctor's surgery.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10Anybody in there?
0:29:11 > 0:29:14- Have you tried around the building? - We've been around the building.
0:29:14 > 0:29:17This requires heavy cutting equipment to get access to the door.
0:29:17 > 0:29:19OK. Command huddle.
0:29:19 > 0:29:21News of the missing doctor quickly reaches
0:29:21 > 0:29:23second-in-command Pete Brotton.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Update from the doctor's surgery. The doctor is trapped inside.
0:29:26 > 0:29:30Priority I think is get heavy cutting, get some BA in there
0:29:30 > 0:29:31so we can extract him.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35But the specialist equipment needed to save the doctor
0:29:35 > 0:29:37is still onboard Sutherland.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40I find it frustrating that I don't have everything
0:29:40 > 0:29:43straight to hand, so here it's taking us 20 minutes
0:29:43 > 0:29:46to get the people we need to go and deal with an incident.
0:29:48 > 0:29:49Can you give me an update, please?
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Yeah. A mechanism injury. He's been crushed by this boat.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55It's approximately two tonnes in weight. The injuries are...
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Chef Dykes has kept his patient stable
0:29:57 > 0:29:59and backup has arrived.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- Is this the heavy rescue team?- Yeah.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02- Who's in charge of heavy rescue? - Yeah.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06Buffer, what's the approximate time for lifting the boat?
0:30:06 > 0:30:08- Say ten to 15 minutes. - Ten to 15 minutes. Fine.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10If it's any quicker, so much better.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16Are you ready? So, two, six, move.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17Down.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19We're going to come back but across,
0:30:19 > 0:30:22so he's going to go down and then back up this way.
0:30:22 > 0:30:24I'm very happy with how I performed today.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27I think I've done everything I've been trained to do
0:30:27 > 0:30:29to the best of my ability.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32I think it's altogether been rather successful.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34Just mind your stepping on the curb here.
0:30:39 > 0:30:40At the doctor's surgery,
0:30:40 > 0:30:42the equipment needed is finally ready,
0:30:42 > 0:30:46but some people fear it's all too late.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48You took so long to try and rescue him he's died.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51Please keep moving on until you get to the village hall.
0:30:51 > 0:30:54We waited hours for some form of help
0:30:54 > 0:30:56and now you just let them die.
0:30:56 > 0:30:59It's been a hard day for Pete Brotton.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Not everything's gone to plan.
0:31:02 > 0:31:04The main learning point for me is the slowness.
0:31:04 > 0:31:06Once the decision making comes in there,
0:31:06 > 0:31:08suddenly everything has to be double guessed
0:31:08 > 0:31:11and it took so much longer to get kit here than I was expecting.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- Interesting. - Lessons for everybody.- Yep.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18The ship's company are a step closer
0:31:18 > 0:31:20to their goal of rejoining the fleet,
0:31:20 > 0:31:22but tougher tests lie ahead.
0:31:30 > 0:31:35Plymouth sits at the mouth of two rivers, the Plym and the Tamar.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38They spill out into Plymouth Sound.
0:31:38 > 0:31:42A large, sheltered bay that's home to a wide range of marine life.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Under the surface, in the marine environment,
0:31:47 > 0:31:49there's lots and lots of different habitat types.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52So I see it as a really good natural laboratory.
0:31:52 > 0:31:56Marine biologist Dan Smale is researching the different types
0:31:56 > 0:31:57of seaweed that live here.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00Even on this tiny patch of reef
0:32:00 > 0:32:02right in front of the Plymouth waterfront,
0:32:02 > 0:32:04we have lots of different varieties of seaweed.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07So, in terms of the brown seaweeds, we have one species here.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Another species here, which is generally found
0:32:09 > 0:32:11higher up on the shore.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15And then if we look closely, we can even see some of the things
0:32:15 > 0:32:19that are actually eating the seaweed, like this sea snail here.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29Today, Dan's collecting two different types of seaweed.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32He wants to know how much life they support.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39The main objective of today's dive is to collect the kelp plants
0:32:39 > 0:32:41that I tagged a few weeks ago.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44So, it's tangle, which is the cold water species
0:32:44 > 0:32:47and then the golden kelp, which is the warm Mediterranean species
0:32:47 > 0:32:48and then we'll get them back to the lab.
0:32:56 > 0:32:58Three, two, one, go!
0:33:05 > 0:33:09Dan's here because an increase in sea temperatures has led to
0:33:09 > 0:33:12a large rise in the amount of warm water golden kelp
0:33:12 > 0:33:14in recent years.
0:33:15 > 0:33:21This is the golden kelp, which is the warm water species
0:33:21 > 0:33:25and has increased dramatically in abundance
0:33:25 > 0:33:27in the last few decades around Plymouth.
0:33:31 > 0:33:36This one here is the cold water version
0:33:36 > 0:33:38and it's actually quite different.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42You can see that it's much browner in colour.
0:33:42 > 0:33:43So they're the two species
0:33:43 > 0:33:46which are really quite different from each other.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51There's now more of the warm water golden kelp
0:33:51 > 0:33:53than the native cold water species
0:33:53 > 0:33:56and that could mean big changes for the rest of the food web.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00So, the question really is does that matter?
0:34:00 > 0:34:04If you had, say, a replacement of an oak forest with a beech forest,
0:34:04 > 0:34:07you're likely to see a quite different environment in that forest
0:34:07 > 0:34:11and in terms of the other plants and animals that can use that habitat.
0:34:11 > 0:34:14So it's a very similar thing in the sea in a kelp forest.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23Dan's collecting samples of both types of kelp to see how much
0:34:23 > 0:34:25other marine life they support.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29I can see the tag.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Excellent, well done, nice one. That's one, that's good.
0:34:42 > 0:34:48I think we've nearly got ten samples of each of the two species now,
0:34:48 > 0:34:52which will give us enough to actually compare them properly.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58After an hour, it's time to resurface.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Topside, topside. This is diver Dan.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Divers finished work and about to leave bottom.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18- That's really good.- MAN:- Good dive? - Yeah, excellent.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Considering all of the rain we've had, the visibility was great.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Yeah, it's beautiful, it was really good.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29This is quite an interesting individual
0:35:29 > 0:35:33because it's really colonised by lots and lots of different species.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Back at the Marine Biological Association,
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Dan's measuring how much life
0:35:38 > 0:35:41the two different species of kelp support.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43He starts with the cold water variety.
0:35:44 > 0:35:49So, the weight of all the other growth on that plant is 122 grams.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54There's not much on the golden warm water species,
0:35:54 > 0:35:57which has a smooth surface that prevents other organisms
0:35:57 > 0:35:58from attaching to it.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Blade weight is 180.
0:36:04 > 0:36:08But the darker, cold water kelp is teeming with life.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12There's lots of algae and a wide range of creatures living inside it.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15Dan finds a fan worm,
0:36:15 > 0:36:17a brittle star,
0:36:17 > 0:36:19a terebellid worm
0:36:19 > 0:36:21and a bristle worm.
0:36:22 > 0:36:25If we had a total replacement of the cold water species
0:36:25 > 0:36:29by the warm water species in some sites,
0:36:29 > 0:36:33that may lead to decreased local biodiversity.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36And might also impact the inshore food web, so really at this stage,
0:36:36 > 0:36:40it's too early to tell what the end result will be but it's
0:36:40 > 0:36:43really important that we keep monitoring these systems
0:36:43 > 0:36:44to see how they change.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49Dan will keep studying the kelp forest for the next three years,
0:36:49 > 0:36:52which means he'll be spending many more hours underwater.
0:37:02 > 0:37:05Ben Squire started his boating business
0:37:05 > 0:37:07as a fresh faced 19-year-old,
0:37:07 > 0:37:10dropping out of university to follow his passion
0:37:10 > 0:37:13and run Plymouth's first mackerel fishing trips for tourists.
0:37:13 > 0:37:15All right, Lewis?
0:37:15 > 0:37:1820 years on, his love for angling is stronger than ever.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20But that doesn't mean catching fish
0:37:20 > 0:37:23and keeping customers happy has got any easier.
0:37:26 > 0:37:27It's the open ocean.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31A big ocean and really, we're using little hooks,
0:37:31 > 0:37:34little, tiny hooks in a great big mass of water
0:37:34 > 0:37:39and it isn't easy but I'm sure we'll do all right.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41There's a few fish around
0:37:41 > 0:37:44so hopefully we'll get into one, you know.
0:37:44 > 0:37:45- Madam, take your time.- Steady.
0:37:46 > 0:37:48Thank you very much.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Today, he's taking out a group of holiday-makers
0:37:50 > 0:37:54to a fishing hot spot called The Drop-Off.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57That's where the tides meet and the plankton is gathered.
0:37:57 > 0:38:00And the little fish are there, the bigger ones.
0:38:00 > 0:38:03So that's hopefully where we're going to catch some mackerel.
0:38:03 > 0:38:04All right?
0:38:04 > 0:38:07As they set off, Ben gives the numbers on board
0:38:07 > 0:38:12to the port authorities in case they run into any problems at sea.
0:38:12 > 0:38:16Hi there, we've got 17 passengers and two crew for a fishing trip
0:38:16 > 0:38:18in the Rame Head area, please.
0:38:18 > 0:38:20We've just got to radio in the numbers.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23I like to do mine on the telephone, so...
0:38:23 > 0:38:26Keep the fishing a little bit low key, you know.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30Stops the competition grieving over what we're doing.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36It doesn't take long before the fish start biting.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38- MAN:- Just watch them and laugh.
0:38:38 > 0:38:43Here they are! Come on, you're nearly there. Come on!
0:38:43 > 0:38:46- Come on!- She's getting excited.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- She's got them. - SHE YELPS
0:38:48 > 0:38:51Whoa! Yeah!
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Ooh, lovely, eh! Beauties!
0:38:54 > 0:38:56Yeah! Well done.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05But the promising start doesn't last.
0:39:08 > 0:39:10We're going through a bit of a lull here.
0:39:10 > 0:39:13We're going to have to get our thinking caps on.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16Started off OK. The fishing's dipped away.
0:39:17 > 0:39:22The fish may have dried up but Ben's got a few tricks up his sleeve.
0:39:23 > 0:39:26We're just going to put a bit of bait on here.
0:39:26 > 0:39:30Yeah, seeing if this will entice...
0:39:30 > 0:39:32Get them on the feed a little bit.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35And fortunes quickly change.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38Yeah. They're just starting to come on the feed a little bit now.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41- Very firm.- Got to keep going, yeah!
0:39:42 > 0:39:44There you go, just hold him up like that.
0:39:44 > 0:39:48With whiting, pollock and plenty of mackerel on board,
0:39:48 > 0:39:49it's been a successful trip.
0:39:53 > 0:39:57In the end, I think they all caught a good few fish each.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00So yeah, quite happy.
0:40:00 > 0:40:01I think they've done well. You know.
0:40:01 > 0:40:03Aye-aye, Cole.
0:40:04 > 0:40:05Cheers, buddy.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09There's even a few fish left for Ben's chefs to cook up in his cafe.
0:40:10 > 0:40:13Yeah, fresh fish coming up now, beautiful.
0:40:13 > 0:40:15They will sell within seconds.
0:40:27 > 0:40:31Today, HMS Sutherland is being tested to see how it copes
0:40:31 > 0:40:34with the damage caused by a missile hit in a staged war exercise.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40If things go well, the ship, which has just come out of refit,
0:40:40 > 0:40:42will be allowed to rejoin the fleet.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47Today, we are being hit by everything.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Submarines, surface units and aircraft.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52An exercise in not only defending ourselves
0:40:52 > 0:40:54and the task group but also where we take damage, repairing it.
0:40:55 > 0:40:57Please advise.
0:40:57 > 0:41:01Second-in-command Pete Brotton knows everyone will have to be
0:41:01 > 0:41:04at the top of their game to impress the examiners.
0:41:04 > 0:41:07This is the most pressure most of the people here will be put on
0:41:07 > 0:41:10when we are in United Kingdom waters.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12So that when we do go to real operations,
0:41:12 > 0:41:14we're used to that pressure and it's not a shock.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Beat them back, too much smoke. Smoke logging.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19- Force them that way?- Yeah.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22Below deck, the examiners are preparing to simulate fires
0:41:22 > 0:41:24and floods.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27Very shortly, we'll get the smoke in.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33It does bring back old memories, yeah. I feel for the guys sometimes
0:41:33 > 0:41:36because they don't know what's coming and they've got to
0:41:36 > 0:41:39deal with the fires and the floods as and when they see it.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43Everyone on HMS Sutherland is involved in today's test.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46Just about to launch the helicopter
0:41:46 > 0:41:49and then we're going into the next stage of the war,
0:41:49 > 0:41:50which is when the gloves come off.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52It becomes open season
0:41:52 > 0:41:54and I strongly suspect we're going to take some damage.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03As their helicopter goes hunting submarines,
0:42:03 > 0:42:06Sutherland is put under simulated attack.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10- OVER RADIO:- 'This is Coalition Warship Foxtrot 18.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12'State your intentions. Over.'
0:42:12 > 0:42:1445 seconds to torpedo arrival.
0:42:14 > 0:42:15But not everyone's ready.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17Hurry up cos there's a raid inbound.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19You don't want to be caught on the ladder, do you?
0:42:19 > 0:42:22'20 seconds, all positions. Brace, brace, brace.'
0:42:22 > 0:42:24All bracing on the bridge!
0:42:27 > 0:42:29'All positions stand to, stand to...'
0:42:29 > 0:42:32Word comes through that the first attack has missed.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35But there's another jet also playing the role
0:42:35 > 0:42:37of an enemy missile on the way.
0:42:38 > 0:42:44- Turning inbound.- Roger.- Yeah. There you go.- Inbound, two miles south.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47Yeah, two miles. 'Brace, brace, brace!'
0:42:47 > 0:42:51- Hit ships, hit ships. - Bang, bang, bang!
0:42:51 > 0:42:55The bangs means the ship has taken an imaginary hit.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57They now need to show they can deal with it.
0:42:57 > 0:43:00- Let's get the noise down. - Stand to, carry out blanket search.
0:43:00 > 0:43:04Right, we've just come under an air attack from Mirage fighter-bombers.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07We've sustained damage on forehead and starboard side
0:43:07 > 0:43:11and just conducting mini chops, which are system operator checks,
0:43:11 > 0:43:13to find out what capabilities we've lost.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15Right, let's go and have a look and see.
0:43:16 > 0:43:20OK, one casualty. Fire team, go forward to 1 Charlie now.
0:43:21 > 0:43:24Examiner Kev Hewson is overseeing one of the fires.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27You get a blanket search. What do you do on a blanket search, gents?
0:43:27 > 0:43:29Have a look see what you can see.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35- What we got?- Fire, fire, fire! - There we go then, come on.
0:43:35 > 0:43:38Location marking. 2 Juliet!
0:43:38 > 0:43:41Try and make an advance on the fire, keep your LBA going.
0:43:41 > 0:43:44- Fire, fire, fire! - Hey, is there anybody in there?
0:43:44 > 0:43:46Do we need to get them out? There's a fire there, isn't there?
0:43:46 > 0:43:49OK, we've got to get that hose out as quickly as we can, haven't we?
0:43:49 > 0:43:51Get down on one knee.
0:43:51 > 0:43:53The firefighters make a good start.
0:43:53 > 0:43:56But Kev wants the test to be as realistic as possible
0:43:56 > 0:43:58so he forces a retreat.
0:43:58 > 0:44:01Too much, too hot. OK?
0:44:01 > 0:44:04Come on, move back.
0:44:04 > 0:44:06Move back.
0:44:06 > 0:44:08Scene of incident, what have you got?
0:44:08 > 0:44:11Fire, dry stall, no casualties.
0:44:11 > 0:44:14At the front of the ship, Pete Brotton is getting to grips
0:44:14 > 0:44:15with what's happened.
0:44:15 > 0:44:18- So we've got a fire. - OK, fire in 1 Charlie.
0:44:18 > 0:44:20OK, it's being attacked, is it?
0:44:20 > 0:44:25- What have you got for us?- There's fire up in the... Above that.
0:44:25 > 0:44:28- Does that mean half deck?- Yeah. - Right, is anyone dealing with it?
0:44:28 > 0:44:30Yeah, there's people there.
0:44:30 > 0:44:34Pete needs to make sure everyone's doing their job.
0:44:34 > 0:44:37Any lapses will be picked up by the examiners.
0:44:37 > 0:44:41- When am I going to get something for the pain?- Listen...- When am I?
0:44:41 > 0:44:43Marine Johnson, you're going to be OK.
0:44:44 > 0:44:46We've got to get back into this compartment
0:44:46 > 0:44:48and we've got to get rid of the smoke yet!
0:44:49 > 0:44:52Kev's checking the team are doing everything by the book
0:44:52 > 0:44:54before they go back in and put the fire out.
0:44:56 > 0:44:59They've cleared all personnel that aren't in breathing apparatus
0:44:59 > 0:45:00out of the two spare mess decks.
0:45:00 > 0:45:03In a short time, they're going to charge their hoses
0:45:03 > 0:45:06and get ready to make their re-entry through this steel door here.
0:45:06 > 0:45:09HE SMASHES THE DOOR
0:45:10 > 0:45:13The team go in and their tactics are spot on.
0:45:14 > 0:45:18Stop there, team leader. Re-evaluate your situation.
0:45:18 > 0:45:23A couple of minutes later, Kev ends the test. He's impressed.
0:45:23 > 0:45:28I have given fire extinguished, boundary search complete.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31No further incident in 2 Juliet.
0:45:31 > 0:45:35So out you come, firefighter. You're working well.
0:45:35 > 0:45:38- Fire extinguished in 2 Juliet! - Please acknowledge!
0:45:38 > 0:45:41News about the fire quickly reaches Pete Brotton.
0:45:41 > 0:45:43Come in.
0:45:43 > 0:45:46The fire is out and most importantly, we've got
0:45:46 > 0:45:50rid of the smoke forehead, so internally we're winning.
0:45:50 > 0:45:54The ship has dealt with all the scenarios but it's not been easy.
0:45:54 > 0:45:56Stand to, stand to.
0:45:56 > 0:46:01Absolutely knackered but mostly I'm feeling absolutely red hot.
0:46:01 > 0:46:04I could sit under a cold shower for a week at the moment.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08A few days later, Captain David Dominy from the
0:46:08 > 0:46:13Navy's Flag Officer Sea Training Department has some good news.
0:46:13 > 0:46:15Ship's company, stand at ease!
0:46:16 > 0:46:18Sutherland, good afternoon. Captain David Dominy.
0:46:18 > 0:46:20You know me as Captain Sea Training South.
0:46:20 > 0:46:22I own your training.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24All their hard work has paid off.
0:46:24 > 0:46:27They've passed and can rejoin the fleet.
0:46:27 > 0:46:31So well done, be confident and look after each other.
0:46:34 > 0:46:37Relieved. Glad to be out of here and looking forward to some sleep.
0:46:37 > 0:46:39He's letting us get on with operations.
0:46:39 > 0:46:40That's always good news in our book.
0:46:42 > 0:46:46HMS Sutherland has left Plymouth behind and is now on operations.
0:46:53 > 0:46:57First to 11. Game on!
0:46:57 > 0:46:59Ben Squire's new staff have done well.
0:46:59 > 0:47:03He's even had the chance to relax for a few minutes.
0:47:03 > 0:47:06Right, this is quite serious, actually. He's pretty good!
0:47:10 > 0:47:13Any more please for the 11 o'clock one-hour harbour cruise,
0:47:13 > 0:47:14ladies and gentlemen?
0:47:14 > 0:47:18His new tout, Lee Wright, is now a dab hand at selling
0:47:18 > 0:47:19boat trips from the Barbican.
0:47:19 > 0:47:20Have a lovely trip.
0:47:22 > 0:47:25This way for your boat trips, ladies and gentlemen.
0:47:25 > 0:47:29Under-fives sail for free. You basically pay for yourselves, guys.
0:47:29 > 0:47:30What's not to like?
0:47:32 > 0:47:34Tough crowd, tough crowd.
0:47:34 > 0:47:37You just take it as it comes, really. I don't really find it hard.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40It's just talking to people, mate, at the end of the day. You know.
0:47:40 > 0:47:45After a nervy start, Lee's changed more than his haircut.
0:47:45 > 0:47:46He's made the job his own.
0:47:46 > 0:47:48..get on the ship!
0:47:48 > 0:47:51If you're feeling bored, come aboard. If you snooze, you lose.
0:47:51 > 0:47:53Come and get on the cruise.
0:47:53 > 0:47:55If you've got a dog, it ain't no prob.
0:47:55 > 0:47:58If you've got a kid, it's only four quid.
0:47:58 > 0:48:01And if they're under five, they get a free ride.
0:48:01 > 0:48:06So don't be angry, bring the family, and...something else that rhymes.
0:48:08 > 0:48:11Yeah, it's just... I think I've been gifted
0:48:11 > 0:48:14in the skills of communication, you know.
0:48:14 > 0:48:17Happy Wednesday, enjoy. Have a lovely, lovely day. Take care.
0:48:17 > 0:48:20Lee's persuaded plenty of punters to go on Ben's boats.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24Have a lovely trip.
0:48:24 > 0:48:27Lee there today was absolutely fantastic.
0:48:27 > 0:48:29You know, he's cracking on. Top tout.
0:48:29 > 0:48:31One-hour harbour cruise of the day!
0:48:35 > 0:48:38Lots of Lee's sales have been for the Cawsand Ferry,
0:48:38 > 0:48:40where new skipper, Finlay Campbell,
0:48:40 > 0:48:43who came down from Scotland for the job, has thrived.
0:48:45 > 0:48:48Ben has offered me a place back here next year.
0:48:48 > 0:48:50I kind of get on well with the fella.
0:48:50 > 0:48:53And to be honest with you, I'm seriously considering
0:48:53 > 0:48:56coming back next year and having a closer look.
0:49:00 > 0:49:03We all need to catch at least one fish today, folks.
0:49:03 > 0:49:07There is the fishing trips forfeit if you don't, all right?
0:49:08 > 0:49:10- It's been nonstop. - Nothing there yet.
0:49:10 > 0:49:14But Ben's pleased with how the season's gone.
0:49:14 > 0:49:15Oh, yeah, we're stringing them now.
0:49:15 > 0:49:18Good man. Watch your dad's ears!
0:49:18 > 0:49:20It's been a cracking year, crew have been fantastic,
0:49:20 > 0:49:22the team have delivered for the company.
0:49:22 > 0:49:25Always a lot, a lot of pressure at the beginning of the season
0:49:25 > 0:49:28to... you know, to deliver, basically.
0:49:28 > 0:49:31We've got enough money now to get the boats all geared up
0:49:31 > 0:49:33for next year and...
0:49:35 > 0:49:36..very happy.
0:49:44 > 0:49:47It's four days before Princess Yachts are sending
0:49:47 > 0:49:49their revamped boat out to Cannes.
0:49:49 > 0:49:53Gerry Lapthorn is making sure any last-minute hitches are ironed out.
0:49:55 > 0:49:57The build-wise, we're basically there.
0:49:57 > 0:50:00Just tidying up a few bits and piece and a few checks.
0:50:06 > 0:50:09Although many of the materials are modern,
0:50:09 > 0:50:12Gerry's made sure a bit of her 1960s spirit lives on.
0:50:14 > 0:50:18This is the original compass from the boat
0:50:18 > 0:50:23and when we got her, she was a little bit worse for wear.
0:50:23 > 0:50:28But we found a retired chap who used to make these in Southampton,
0:50:28 > 0:50:31so we polished her up and cleaned her up
0:50:31 > 0:50:32and then he sort of finished her off,
0:50:32 > 0:50:36filled the proper fluid inside,
0:50:36 > 0:50:39and she works absolutely perfectly.
0:50:39 > 0:50:41It's a little special part of the boat.
0:50:45 > 0:50:47There are some neat design features too.
0:50:50 > 0:50:53We've added these nice little doors that lock in
0:50:53 > 0:50:55when you're at sea so they don't move.
0:50:55 > 0:50:58So you've got a nice bit of space.
0:50:58 > 0:51:00But it does work really well.
0:51:03 > 0:51:06Gerry's been working on the boat for three months.
0:51:06 > 0:51:08So, sending her off will be an emotional moment.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12Yeah, I would be sad to see her go.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15It's been hard work, a lot of hours.
0:51:15 > 0:51:18No, it's been a fantastic project.
0:51:18 > 0:51:22And when you see her as she is now, it's definitely worth it.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28A few days later, the boat, which has been named Charlotte,
0:51:28 > 0:51:29is in Cannes.
0:51:29 > 0:51:32And Gerry's left to reflect on a job well done.
0:51:34 > 0:51:36They absolutely love the boat.
0:51:36 > 0:51:39It's a big talk in the boating world, this boat.
0:51:39 > 0:51:43Very proud to be part of it, especially the way she's turned out.
0:51:52 > 0:51:54So we're a man down in the kitchen.
0:51:54 > 0:51:56- We're a man down. - On our busiest night.
0:51:56 > 0:52:00Tonight, Ben Squire needs all his staff to be on top form.
0:52:00 > 0:52:02- How are you, bud, all right? - Very good. You?
0:52:02 > 0:52:05- Yeah, all sorted for tonight? - Yeah. Lovely weather.- Oh!
0:52:05 > 0:52:06- Dream come true, isn't it? - Absolutely.
0:52:07 > 0:52:12Every August, Plymouth hosts the National Fireworks Championships.
0:52:12 > 0:52:15And with 100,000 people coming to watch,
0:52:15 > 0:52:17Ben wants to make the most of the opportunity.
0:52:19 > 0:52:21I always like to think it's a bit like fishing.
0:52:21 > 0:52:25We try and harvest the fish when it's all feeding in a big shoal.
0:52:25 > 0:52:28Same with human beings, really.
0:52:28 > 0:52:32Sort of want to offer our services and show them a good time
0:52:32 > 0:52:35and obviously take some money for the business as well.
0:52:39 > 0:52:42One of the best views of the fireworks is on the water.
0:52:42 > 0:52:45So all of Ben's boats are heading out.
0:52:45 > 0:52:47About 9.30, the fireworks go off, don't they?
0:52:47 > 0:52:49Yeah, at 9.30 they start.
0:52:49 > 0:52:51We've got all, one-two-three...
0:52:51 > 0:52:54Six boats loading today all at the same time,
0:52:54 > 0:52:57so we're going to have a lot of customers all arriving at once.
0:52:57 > 0:52:59400 people and we've got to...
0:52:59 > 0:53:02Ben's hoping he can fill his boats and his cafe.
0:53:03 > 0:53:05That's the way!
0:53:09 > 0:53:12- Nearly there, kids.- No, we're not.
0:53:13 > 0:53:17The Rhodes family have just driven all the way from Hull to Plymouth.
0:53:17 > 0:53:18I said I would like to live here
0:53:18 > 0:53:21but then there's so many hills so I decided I didn't.
0:53:21 > 0:53:26Yeah, compared to Hull, that is one thing we have noticed. Really hilly!
0:53:27 > 0:53:30They're also watching the fireworks from the water.
0:53:30 > 0:53:32But not on one of Ben's boats.
0:53:32 > 0:53:37They're catching the ferry to France for their first foreign holiday.
0:53:37 > 0:53:39Right, we're just going to go and check in, I think.
0:53:39 > 0:53:42Got to choose a lane, I'll go to this far one.
0:53:42 > 0:53:44The queue don't look very big on that one so I'll go on that one.
0:53:46 > 0:53:49Tonight's ferry sailing will give passengers a great view
0:53:49 > 0:53:52of the fireworks, if it gets out on time.
0:53:53 > 0:53:57Good evening. All right? That's your ticket and your passport.
0:53:59 > 0:54:00To speed things up,
0:54:00 > 0:54:04duty operations manager Karen White has opened the doors early.
0:54:04 > 0:54:07That's all of your information there with your cabin keys on top.
0:54:07 > 0:54:08- OK.- You're welcome.
0:54:08 > 0:54:11The check-in's been open for 25 minutes and we've checked in
0:54:11 > 0:54:1450 out of 276 vehicles at the moment,
0:54:14 > 0:54:17so there's not a lot here just yet.
0:54:21 > 0:54:23Please hang that on your rear view mirror
0:54:23 > 0:54:25with the numbers facing forwards.
0:54:25 > 0:54:28The Rhodes family are amongst the early arrivals
0:54:28 > 0:54:31and pass through check-in with time for a quick call home.
0:54:33 > 0:54:38- Nanny says, "Are you excited, Lucas?"- Yeah!- He said yes.
0:54:38 > 0:54:41- What about you, Scarlet?- Yeah, I'm a bit nervous.- She's a bit nervous.
0:54:41 > 0:54:44- Because there's basking sharks! - Because there's basking sharks.
0:54:44 > 0:54:46SHE LAUGHS
0:54:47 > 0:54:51Dad Jamie isn't taking any chances when it comes to making sure
0:54:51 > 0:54:52they can have a good old brew.
0:54:54 > 0:54:56It's Yorkshire tea, you see?
0:54:56 > 0:54:59We don't know what sort of tea they'll have in France but...yeah.
0:54:59 > 0:55:01So that's why we bought our own tea.
0:55:08 > 0:55:11Down on the waterfront, Ben's got his hands full.
0:55:11 > 0:55:14Welcome aboard. Careful as you come up there, OK?
0:55:14 > 0:55:16How we doing, guys, all right?
0:55:16 > 0:55:20He's managed to sell nearly 400 tickets for his boat trips.
0:55:21 > 0:55:24We're nearly there. Two boats are away.
0:55:24 > 0:55:27We've got another one, two, three, four to fill up.
0:55:30 > 0:55:35With his cafe packed too, and crowds arriving all over the city,
0:55:35 > 0:55:38Ben's boats head out to get a prime view of the action.
0:55:40 > 0:55:41Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
0:55:41 > 0:55:43Welcome aboard the Plymouth Princess.
0:55:43 > 0:55:46My name is Brian and I'm your skipper today.
0:55:46 > 0:55:50We'll be coming right into the river Plym to watch the fireworks display.
0:55:53 > 0:55:56Rib, good evening, ma'am. I'm here for information.
0:55:56 > 0:55:59That's out the camber 4POB and fireworks marshalling. Over.
0:56:00 > 0:56:02With hundreds of boats on the water,
0:56:02 > 0:56:05Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer Mike Donovan
0:56:05 > 0:56:07is trying to keep everyone safe.
0:56:09 > 0:56:12We get a lot of small craft that come out which are normally
0:56:12 > 0:56:15not lit up so they make it very difficult for people
0:56:15 > 0:56:18to move around the harbour.
0:56:20 > 0:56:24It doesn't take Mike long to spot people who could cause a problem.
0:56:26 > 0:56:28You're in the exclusion zone!
0:56:28 > 0:56:31You really do have to have eyes in the back of your head in this job.
0:56:31 > 0:56:34I'll just go and have a little chat with these guys.
0:56:35 > 0:56:38Are you staying for the fireworks, are you?
0:56:38 > 0:56:41OK, it's just that when it finishes, everyone bomb-bursts
0:56:41 > 0:56:44and I'm a bit conscious you've got no lights on.
0:56:44 > 0:56:46- It will be very difficult to see you, that's all.- OK, mate.
0:56:46 > 0:56:48Take it easy. Have a good night, lads.
0:56:52 > 0:56:55- Oh, my goodness!- I don't know whether I like this or not.
0:56:55 > 0:56:57Now there's no going back.
0:56:58 > 0:57:01A first foreign holiday can be stressful.
0:57:01 > 0:57:05And it doesn't help if you've never driven onto a ferry before.
0:57:06 > 0:57:07Mum, stop being a back-seat driver.
0:57:07 > 0:57:10- I'm not, I'm telling him. - I'm rubbish at hill starts.
0:57:10 > 0:57:13Get it up till past two and now raise your clutch slowly
0:57:13 > 0:57:15till you feel it pull in.
0:57:15 > 0:57:17Accelerate, accelerate.
0:57:17 > 0:57:18My God!
0:57:19 > 0:57:21They make it up the ramp.
0:57:21 > 0:57:24The ferry can leave in time to give its passengers
0:57:24 > 0:57:26a great view of the action.
0:57:26 > 0:57:28Not everyone smokes down here.
0:57:33 > 0:57:37Everyone on Ben's boats is getting ready to be wowed too.
0:57:37 > 0:57:40We normally get a five-minute warning of the start
0:57:40 > 0:57:43of the firework display, so I'll keep you in touch.
0:57:43 > 0:57:46As soon as I hear anything, I will let you know.
0:57:47 > 0:57:50- ANNOUNCER:- 'Three, two, one. Start!'
0:57:59 > 0:58:03With all eyes on the displays, Mike's got some marshalling to do.
0:58:04 > 0:58:07I'm not waving at you, I'm telling you to get out the way.
0:58:07 > 0:58:09Have you got any nav lights on you, mate?
0:58:21 > 0:58:23Bit bigger than the ones we usually do, though.
0:58:24 > 0:58:29Plymouth has given the Rhodes family the perfect start to their holiday.
0:58:31 > 0:58:35- This is the best night to leave, innit?- It is.
0:58:35 > 0:58:37PEOPLE CHEER
0:58:37 > 0:58:39Well done, Dad.