Rock Lobster Fishing World's Toughest Jobs

This programme contains very strong language.

For many young Brits just getting by is a struggle.

There isn't really any opportunities, there isn't really any jobs.

-They may be broke...

-Well, that's my money gone, going on a bet.

I've never been in so much debt in my life.

..stuck in a rut...

What's the point in getting up early? I haven't got anything to get up early for.

..or just want more.

Two days a week I have to do this - digging shit out of a hole!

But now...

..they have the chance of escape.

Around the world there are manual jobs where young people can

strike payday gold.

Definitely some good money to be earned.

It sort of comes down to the individual and how much money do you want to make?

The sky's the limit.

You work hard, you're going to make the money.

The catch? They're some of the toughest jobs on the planet.

Covered in cow shit 24/7, and if they're not shitting on you,

they're running at you.

Now, young Brits in need of a cash injection...

I'm not coming home until I have that money.

..are being given the chance to earn the big bucks.

Oh, why the BLEEP did I sign up for this?!

Getting kicked, getting head-butted - mental.

And it could change more than just their bank balance.

Before I came here, I didn't have any confidence in myself.

The question is, can they stand the pace?

Why is there guts and shit in here?

I will shove the fish down his throat.

Or will the punishing world of manual labour...

Ooh!

I've tried.

HE SOBS

I've really tried.

..send them screaming back to the UK?

Argh!

I just desperately want to go home.

SHE SOBS

Meet Luke, Jade and Callum - three Brits all looking to

change their lives and sort out their finances.

'My dad wants to see me be independent...'

Hey, Molly.

..and, like, be mature and be responsible.

'He says that I've never experienced one day's hard work'

in my life, which is kind of true.

That sucks.

People think I'm lazy, but I'm not.

It's just because I'm bored.

'I want something that actually challenges me.'

Something to aim for.

'I just don't value money, that's my problem.

'I'll gamble more than I should.'

I'm stuck in this rut. I need to sort myself out.

In a bid to kick-start their lives and earn some serious dosh,

they've signed up for one of the toughest jobs on the planet...

..rock lobster fishing off the West Coast of Australia.

This is a tough job.

It's fast and hard. It can be tiring just standing up.

Surrounded by nothing but ocean, the new recruits will be expected

to bait, set and haul crates of crustaceans

for up to 12 hours a day, with seasickness almost guaranteed.

Today they would have cried like little bitches.

They would have cried like that there.

And it's no good complaining cos we don't give a shit.

I don't think I've ever had a really hard job.

I've, like, taken things out of the dishwasher before,

I've moved a mattress upstairs, maybe,

that's as far as hard work goes for my life.

With ridiculously early starts, it's back-breaking, repetitive

and dangerous work, under a scorching sun in treacherous seas.

It's not a job for the faint-hearted.

They come, they go, they cry.

Some people are just not meant for the ocean.

I don't like fish. I'm basically going to starve, aren't I?

The only boat I've ever been on in my life is a booze cruise.

What have I got myself in for?

But this ball-busting job comes with one major perk.

Money, brother!

HE LAUGHS

For the next three weeks our Brits will join the many young people

who flock to Western Australia in search of

one of the best-paid seasonal jobs in the world.

I want to earn the big bucks, so this is the place to do it.

Couple of years ago I made 100 grand in 36 days.

Good, innit?

But can our trio hack it?

Or will they find themselves in deep water?

Now that it's actually happening I'm kind of shitting myself a wee bit.

Be a good idea if I take that, innit?

I can prove my dad wrong, definitely.

Yeah, this is like a big middle finger to him...if I do it.

After a 24-hour journey, and armed with their working holiday visas,

the three Brits arrive in Western Australia.

-My name's Callum.

-Callum. I'm Jade.

Nice to meet you, Jade. What's your name, mate?

-Luke. Nice to meet you, Callum.

-Luke. Nice to meet you.

-Nice to meet you, mate.

That's the first time I've ever, like, caught public transport,

really on my own.

This is an achievement in itself. I'm proud of myself already.

At 22, Luke, from South Wales, dreams of living the high life.

I want to be a millionaire.

I want to have my ten-out-of-ten model girlfriend, my Ferrari parked

outside and everyone to see so many zeros in my net worth that their

computer freezes and they're like, "Whoa, what number is that?"

Nice one, boys. To Luke.

It's just whether I'm willing to put in the hard work.

What's the longest day you've ever done?

Er, no, I couldn't...

-Eight till 12.

-What's the longest you've worked?

Three till six in the afternoon on a Saturday.

HE LAUGHS Yeah, I know.

Struggling with Luke's work ethic, his dad and uncle

ask him for just two days' graft a week at their holiday park.

Yo.

What time do you call this?

Yeah, but, like, you know, nine o'clock's a bit of an ungodly

hour to get here by, I mean...work should start at 11.

I don't think anyone should start, you know, at nine.

Unfortunately, this is the job and that's what we do.

And you're late again.

You're acting as if it's a routine. I only work here two days a week.

Well, at least for two days you wouldn't be late.

-You've got five days not to be late.

-OK. I'm sorry.

-OK.

Nice one!

'Luke is very deluded.'

Luke does think that the world owes him a living, he does think

he's a superstar...playboy, but it's funded mostly by us.

And that can't continue.

I try to go through life doing the bare minimum, but instead

two days a week I have to do this, digging shit out of a hole.

He drives us crazy because he's basically a spoilt brat.

No, well, I disagree with that.

I think you are rushing my childhood.

You're not a child any more at 22, Luke. Grow up.

You've got to get out into that big, bad world,

and you've got to make something of yourself.

No-one's just going to give it to you on a plate, Luke.

This is Luke's chance to show his dad that he can be responsible

and financially independent.

I suck as a son.

Every Christmas I ask him, "Dad, what do you want?"

And he goes, "A less disappointing son."

He wants to see me happy and my happiness is success,

so I've got to, you know, take the first step.

I am done.

Back in Australia, the trio travel four hours to hopefully earn

some wonga in the coastal town of Dongara.

Oh, my God, feel that heat, it's mad.

So remote, innit, round here?

Yeah, this is proper outback, innit?

Known as the rock lobster capital of the world, Dongara has only

two pubs and 3,500 inhabitants, and it's

where our wannabe deckhands will call home for the next three weeks.

This is how serious I am about this job.

I went and got T-shirts printed saying "Lukie the Lobster King".

You know, I think

by the end of this experience I will be king of the crustaceans.

I think this could change my life.

There's nothing great to do back home.

It's a good opportunity here.

Just got to work hard and do it.

Don't think them two's that fussed.

They'll be fun to work with, but I can't see 'em

doing too much work.

Back home in Portsmouth,

24-year-old Callum has no problem holding down a job.

I don't mind doing hard work.

Whatever's in front of me, I like to just think I can do it and I'll

just try my hardest to do it, do you know what I mean? I'll try my best.

Callum's problems begin every payday.

Right, who wants to do a bet, then? It can't lose.

I don't value money at all.

I'll have a tenner on Small Bolt.

'Probably gambled a total of... over £10,000.'

Where's two?

£10,000 is a shitload of money.

'I've lost, you know, ten times more than I've won.

'But it's just such a thrill.'

I've got big bills to pay, I can't afford to do it.

I actually can't, you know, I can't.

But I probably will.

Fuck it, I'm having a tenner on this one.

Fiver on number five.

And they're off!

Here y'are, they're off.

'I think it's just growing up with my friends, betting all the time.'

No, I can't handle it.

'I'm stuck in this rut. I need to sort myself out.'

Having moved out, Callum's mum and stepdad

are worried that his habit may be getting out of control.

Gambling's took a little bit of a toll on him.

Hasn't quite got him but it's nearly there.

And if he carries on,

then he could be in a downward spiral with it,

so he needs to sort it out.

It just makes me so angry. And he's going to regret it.

He will regret it, but, yeah, he's not going to listen to us.

But hopefully this might change him around.

He just needs to get out of the habit.

Callum hopes that working as a fisherman in Australia will

remove him from temptation and help earn back the money he's lost.

I do want do this job for me, and I definitely want to do it

for my mum, you know, to show her that I can do something else.

10,000 miles from home in Dongara, the three Brits head down to

the marina for a first glimpse of the job they've signed up for.

Oh, what have we done? Seriously.

That's their catch.

So are they all alive there or what?

Yeah, look.

Yeah, you can see them all wriggling about.

Yeah, here comes our bad boy, look.

-Hello, there.

-You must be our British workers.

Hello, mate.

G'day, I'm Jeff Cockman.

Skippers Jeff and brother Bruce have made millions

fishing for lobster, but rely heavily on their crew.

The deckies earn big money because it's a busy time of year.

They earn roughly 1,000 Australian a day.

So, you know, you guys can't expect to come on

and earn the same money what those guys are earning.

So the base sort of rate for a deckie is 200 bucks a day.

So that's what you'll be getting...

Yeah, that's so good.

That's what I get in a week at home.

Rewarded with a percentage of the profits,

season deckhands must bait,

haul and stack the pots as well as measure and pack the lobsters.

As you can see, it's quite a physical job.

Like, each basket probably weighs nearly 35 kilos gross,

and you've got to be able to work fast.

So my nails aren't ideal, like?

No, give up on them. Your nails are gone!

-I'd cut 'em all off tonight, seriously, cut 'em back to...

-Really?

Oh, yeah!

I can't stress to you enough, it's rough and it's hard and that's

just the nature of the beast, you've just got to put up with it.

But with rookies often lasting just a day,

the job is likely to come as a rude awakening.

So we're leaving at two o'clock in the morning.

-That's ridiculous.

-And then you work through till two o'clock in the afternoon.

-From two this morning?

-From two in the morning?

-Yeah. That's what I say, it's...

Oh, my God!

And not only that, it is go, go, go.

There isn't even time to scratch yourself.

'She's going to struggle.'

If I was a betting man I'd say she's probably

got about a 10% chance of maybe doing one week.

I'm not confident.

At home in Northern Ireland, 22-year-old Jade's top priorities

are to look glam and surround herself with nice things.

Everyone is like, "You can't buy happiness,"

but I'd rather cry in a Ferrari.

Over the past few years I've probably spent between four

and five grand on hair, but I need the hair.

All this has come courtesy of the bank of Mum and Dad.

My parents have probably spent over ten grand in the past

couple of years on me.

I need you to check the prices.

Right.

In her mum's shop, Jade even finds it hard to lift a manicured finger.

So, Jade, do you want to come round and tidy up for me?

-Not really.

-Come on.

-No.

-Come on!

-No.

To get her to do some things you have to keep at her

and at her and at her to do them.

So sometimes it's easier just going ahead and doing the thing yourself.

But Jade is trying to make a change.

After years of sponging off her parents, she's taken out

a payment plan on a new car and hopes to pay it off all by herself.

I think it will make my parents respect me

a wee bit more to realise that I can do things like that and be trusted.

But even Jade's friends have doubts.

How are you going to deal with anything without relying on your mum?

People put it into my head that I'm not capable of doing things,

but I know that I can.

I just choose not to cos I don't have to.

I think the biggest worry is that she'll have a mental breakdown.

We'll wait and see what happens.

SHE LAUGHS

Back down under,

Jade will have to prove her worth on Jeff's boat, Safari.

This is our toilet.

With his regular deckies Pete...

Big-arse crab!

..and Ryan.

They will cry. If not, I'll try and make one cry.

To lift the pot you grab it always by that, that and there.

Callum and Luke will be working with Bruce on Night Stalker,

the larger of the two boats, teaming up with deckies Mick and Damo.

A little bit of hard work never hurt anyone.

I think they're going to struggle.

Don't expect any sympathy cos they won't get any.

They'll have to crawl into a corner and die slowly

and long as... we don't want to hear about it.

The trainee rate of 200 a day is roughly £14 an hour.

But an experienced deckie can make thousands.

Earning that much money... in a day...

is just...it's like winning the lottery.

There's just six hours before the trio are expected to get hands-on.

I feel like I'm losing a wee part of me,

having to take my nails off.

I like taking care of myself in the way

I look and, like, to have to lose, like, my nails is...it's sad.

SHE SIGHS

I'm still going to paint them, though.

They're not going to look like complete shit!

# Hi-ho!

# Hi-ho!

# Hi-ho!

# Hi-ho, hi-ho, it's off to work we go...#

It's one o'clock in the morning.

Oh, it's far too early.

Should still be able to look nice

and be able to work at the same time.

My hair is me. That's what I'm known for.

You know, shit just got serious now, didn't it?

Welcome aboard, Jade.

Yeah...

Might as well let it go, guys, we'll get going.

Normally two in the morning, if I'm out, I'm pissed out of my head.

So it's weird.

I'm ready. I'm ready for the day.

I'm prepared.

Both boats must travel two hours to collect the lobster pots that

have been sitting on the bottom of the ocean for two days.

38.57 nautical miles to our... The end of our gear.

Whoa!

And the boys jump at the chance to catch up on their sleep.

I'm just blowing up my inflatable pillow now.

Oh, I'm going to be hours doing that. No. Mad.

The boat's moving all over the show, I ain't going to sleep a wink.

We haven't even been on that long

and already I'm on the verge of throwing up.

This is absolute hell, innit, Luke?

-Do you know what I mean?

-Yeah.

40 miles out in the Indian Ocean...

Awake!

You awake, guys?

..and with swells of up to two metres,

Jade starts her first haul on board Safari.

Not going to last long.

Hey, Jade!

You can come and pick up this one.

The lobster pots are pulled to the surface

by a long line of rope attached to floats.

-You want to pick it up with one arm like that, OK?

-OK.

No, no, no - from the top to the bottom. OK?

And your other arm, you coil up the blue rope as you go down.

OK.

What?

Jade must learn quickly, as a stray rope could easily pull her

or one of the crew overboard.

OK.

Don't say that.

Really?

On Night Stalker...

Where do you put it? In that...

..the boys are also struggling to learn the ropes.

Fucking tough.

You barely keep balance, that's pissed me off the entire time.

Rope - I have no idea how to even untangle my headphones, let alone

untangle rope, so that's pissing me off as well.

I hate it.

I never expected it to be this difficult.

Six pots and five crays.

Bloody hell, turn around and go home!

The lobster - that can be worth up to 200 each -

are stored in live tanks underneath the decks.

This ain't a holiday, this is hell!

It's the most brutalest job I've ever done in my life.

But after two hours of hauling,

the rookies are starting to feel the motion of the ocean.

Come on, Jade, only two to go.

I know. Just feel sick as fuck.

-Language, Jade!

-Sorry.

Now, I feel sick and I'll end up looking at that.

You know, I looked into the fish heads.

I can't handle this shit. This is hurting me.

I'm really not enjoying myself, and I wonder if this is blunt enough

to hit myself over the head and kill myself.

That's how low I'm feeling right now.

Hey, Jade, don't give up. You want to keep moving.

I know it's tough.

But if you just lie there

and fall in a big heap that'll be the end of you.

Get up and start walking around and keep doing stuff.

We need you to do some work, as well you know!

The biggest test of a rookie deckhand...

Oh, thank you.

..is whether they can carry on working through seasickness.

Right.

My hair probably has vomit in it,

and my make-up's an absolute riot. And that's fine.

But here you don't exactly have time to do that kind of shit, like.

It's the hardest money I've ever earned in my life.

See?

Ugh!

Even Bruce over on Night Stalker is impressed.

She looks like she's having a way better time than me.

Good girl.

I might send a flare up and get a rescue boat, you know,

tow me back to shore.

Luke may be struggling, but the rookies' duties are far from over.

Seven hours in...

Oh, it's heavy.

..and the boys must now heave the 50-kilo pots

to the back of the boat.

I've got to be honest, this is not getting any easier.

Mind out here. Go on.

Move her up.

Lean back.

That's it.

Actually, I can't deal with this any more.

With five hours still to go on his shift, Luke decides he's had enough.

It's very disappointing.

It's all about the character-building, I think.

Callum is probably sicker, he's got more bile coming up.

What's it called? Bile?

Oh, well, I don't know. I'm no doctor.

He was going all right and then he just pulled the pin.

So that's the joys.

We'll have a talk to him later on, see what he wants to do.

He can't expect to get paid if you're going to lay in the bed.

It's the sickness. It's fucking unbearable.

Bruce? Sorry, mate, can I just get two hours, please?

-Hey?

-Can I just get two hours?

Two hours what?

-Sleep.

-It's up to you, mate.

You go and have a lay down, that's fine. We'll talk about it later on.

Don't like letting the Captain down

but I'm shaking, do you know what I mean? That's how sick I feel.

It's no good having excuses, you've got to roll up to work

and be able to stick it out.

Deckie's a really important part of the crew,

you can't do it yourself, you need good crew,

and if we were relying on them it would be a very sad situation.

Meanwhile, on Jeff's boat,

the pots have been re-baited ready to trap more lobsters.

And Jade is still on deck.

-SHE BURPS

-Ugh.

Jade's going all right.

She's been a bit seasick, which sort of sucks,

but she's got a good attitude, she wants to keep working,

which is good, she hasn't let it get the better of her.

I think she's got potential to be a good deckie,

as long as she can get over her seasickness.

High five, Jade!

-Yeah!

-Sorted.

'You're here, you might as well just get on with it.'

Aaah!

'There's no point in crying about it, like.'

On Night Stalker, deckies Damo and Mick have also

finished for the day, without any help from Callum or Luke.

Skipper Bruce is far from impressed.

Luke, you want to come up here?

We're not here to have fun, we're here to work.

It's not a charity.

You let everyone down.

I'll pay you for today, but the standard has to lift.

Today you didn't even try.

After desperately wanting to make his mark,

falling at the first hurdle wasn't in Callum's game plan.

I don't like going down there and sitting down.

Believe me, it's the last thing I want.

But what can you do

if you physically can't move cos you're so fucking sick?

It's the toughest job I've ever done in my life.

I am stuck here, I am stranded on a living hell

and I don't want to do this any more.

Never want to go on a boat again in my life.

Whoo! Yay!

Despite the boys' poor performance, Skippers Bruce and Jeff have landed

over two tons of lobster, worth over 100,000.

And tomorrow at 2am

the Brits are expected to do it all over again.

How are you feeling, mate?

Pretty run-down.

I can't even think about going out tomorrow.

You dreading it?

My biggest worry is if I'm sick.

I was literally in bits.

If I am feeling that run-down I'm not going to do it.

It's just stupid.

For me it's just not an option, quitting.

It's not an option.

Here now - might as well get on with it, like.

The boys seen me yesterday with my hair in and my make-up done

and my wee dress and stuff.

And I think they were probably looking at me, going,

what an actual fool, she is an idiot, she's going to be a disaster.

And then I was like, right, OK, I want them to think,

well, fair play to her for actually trying and stuff.

They're the ones that need to man up.

At this moment in time I'm debating whether to go in or not.

I honestly have no idea how to cope with this.

It's 1am...

I'm still so tired.

..and Jade has decided to make some changes to her morning routine.

No hair today.

If I'm going out with no hair on, that's serious.

Like, I mean biz.

But one deckhand is definitely not meaning biz.

KNOCKS DOOR

Luke.

You getting up, boy?

No.

Come on, geez.

Luke's not coming in. I'm fucked now.

Now I'm dreading it again.

It's down to Callum to break the news to Skipper Bruce.

Hey, Callum, how you going?

-All right, mate. You all right?

-Good.

Where's Luke?

Luke's not in, mate.

No surprise there, really. That he's got no gumption.

It's poor, but that's his choice he wants to make.

-Yeah.

-It's good you're here anyway.

-Cheers, mate. Good to be here.

I just hope I don't get seasick now.

-Morning, Jade. Let's get going, eh?

-OK.

Let it go, mate.

You all right?

Perfect.

When this pot... In case something happens, grab the rope.

-On top of that?

-On top of that one, yep.

40 miles out to sea and dosed up on seasickness pills,

Callum's eager to prove his worth.

'Callum's just stacking the floats first and then the ropes.'

No, no - on the pots, mate.

'So far he's good.

'We're not mentioning the seasickness word,

'that's a distant memory for him so far.'

-You want to go to the toilet?

-LAUGHTER

I just want it to be a whole day without being sick.

It makes it so much easier for us if you can just keep up doing that,

it's wicked, you know?

If you can keep doing that all day...

-You're at Jade level now.

-LAUGHTER

Here you are, Jade.

As Callum and Jade battle on into daylight,

back on dry land, Luke is still recharging his batteries.

It's easy to lay in bed.

But what Luke did is weakness.

But that's just the choice you make in life.

Callum's got the go, he's out here, he's going to make good money,

Luke's going to be ringing his mum and dad to give him some money.

Yesterday this time, I was feeling sick,

but it's just totally different now. It makes you feel better.

It makes you really want to be on the boat.

You're that fired up, you just want to keep going, don't you?

-You can't stand still.

-Yeah.

You're a changed man, what's going on?!

Really good. Hundred times better than yesterday. It's awesome.

You set the bar, you're not allowed to go backwards now.

It's been good.

Despite all the hard work,

as the pots come up from the seabed, it's not good news.

Oh, our catch is poor.

We've come in a new area and had visions of getting a big catch

and going in today, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen.

We'll probably have to stay out tonight.

OK.

To save money on fuel, both boats are dropping anchor for the night

and won't return to Dongara until they've hauled another day's catch.

I actually don't even care about staying on the boat tonight.

I'm just so exhausted, I could sleep anywhere.

I could sleep on that frigging deck if you let me, I would.

Whilst his fellow deckies

are earning their stripes hauling shellfish...

Can I get the seafood basket for one?

..Luke's day has been rather less demanding.

I'd be so gutted if I was on that boat and I found out that Callum

was actually at home, drinking beer and having fish and chips.

And I do feel bad because he's been awake since, what,

one in the morning till... And he's still out there now,

while I'm here with a Corona and my battered shark,

just really enjoying myself.

There she blows.

You don't see that every day on a roof, do you?

Horizon.

Nice, innit?

It's 2am.

And despite having been on board for a full 24 hours,

it's time to start work - again.

I've literally not complained, so that's an achievement for me.

Because at home

I'm the first person to complain about absolutely anything.

Fuck.

But before Callum gets his grub

there's 180 lobster pots to haul aboard.

And as the rookies work up a sweat...

..the only heat Luke is feeling is down on the beach.

The guys are going to be pulling in in a bit.

If I see Bruce and he says I'm not allowed back on the boat,

that was... You know, everyone deserves a second chance.

I just, you know, I just needed time to recover.

I wouldn't have been no help on his boat anyway.

I would have been like a zombie.

Maybe if I show some positive attitude towards him,

saying, next time on the boat I'll try my best, yeah?

But for all I know he might not be interested.

For all I know he might just say no, don't want you any more.

All right, stack this one, Jade, it's the last one of the day!

Whoo!

After 36 hours at sea, and with a hold full of lobster,

the boats are finally heading home.

Just being out there for that amount of time

and doing that amount of work is very enduring on the body

and hats off to her, she done a great job.

-Cheers, Jade, good day's work, babe. Good on you.

-Cheers.

And as Night Stalker pulls into the marina,

Luke forms a one-man welcoming party.

It's like showing up to my own funeral this, it sucks.

There's sleeping beauty, right there on the jetty.

-He's got the walk of shame.

-Yep. THEY LAUGH

Hey, Bruce. I've got some explaining to do. I'm sorry.

Yeah, you know what it is, mate, it's not much good being sorry,

-you let everyone down.

-Yeah.

The hardest thing is getting up out of bed,

it's no good laying in bed and being soft about it all.

I wasn't doing it because I wanted a lie-in or nothing,

-I was just feeling... I know you don't want to hear the same bullshit.

-No, not really.

I've got to go and do this.

Yeah, all right.

-It's not good enough.

-Yeah, you reckon...?

Yeah. Oh, he's off his nut.

But Luke has a cunning plan to win Bruce over.

And it involves something he's rarely done before -

work.

I've got a lot of making-up to do, should have manned the fuck up,

manned up all over myself and gone in.

No, he can move, he can... He's big enough.

Everyone can do it, it's just in the head and it's

whether you want to do it.

I'll buy you all a beer as an apology.

I do owe you a massive apology.

So do you want to come out again and try again or...

Yeah. Am I allowed a second chance?

-I promise I won't let you guys down this time.

-All right. But if you come next time, though,

-you've got to do the full day's work.

-That's fine.

-We'll see how you go on... We're going on Monday.

-All right.

All right. We'll see you then.

See you Monday.

With promises made, it's a fresh start for Luke...

-Don't go drinking it all at once.

-I won't drink it all at once.

..and payday for the rookie deckies.

Money.

Happy. Work hard, play hard.

It's Australia Day, a national holiday

and the Brits' first official day off.

And for Callum, with time on his hands

and a pocket full of cash, temptation isn't far away.

In Australia I can still find the bookies.

There's one in every pub.

So far, work has kept Callum away from the betting shops,

and he hasn't had a chance to blow his hard-earned pay.

It seems like everyone's doing a bet. I mean everyone.

Back home in Portsmouth,

Callum has gambled and lost around £10,000.

My mum always says to me, she says, "You're an idiot."

I'm giving the bookies my money, what I've earned,

my hard-earned money.

And I think about that a lot.

I don't understand why you do it, cos it makes you feel depressed.

You've got so much drive,

-so much ambition, and you want so much out of life...

-I know.

Yeah. All you keep doing is punching yourself up the ribs.

I'll get, like, 400 quid and I'll think, I'll stick some money on a horse.

Unbelievable.

You giving your money away is stopping you moving forward.

I would love to just be able to do £10 every Saturday on a little football bet.

But that's how you started off.

-Yeah, it's not all or nothing.

-No, Callum.

-It's like me doing stupid bets midweek and that.

-No.

It's like giving a drug addict...

"Do you know what, I just want one hit a week."

-But it's not a drug addict, cos that's...

-One hit.

-..gambling.

It's exactly the same. It's an addiction.

You have to sort it out.

Now, 9,000 miles away from home, Callum must decide for himself.

It's just the wrong thing to do.

I want to keep my money. Save it.

You know, that's why I'm here, to change. I'm doing it.

Very... Quite proud of myself actually, come to think of it.

And, having resisted temptation, a call home to share the good news.

Hi, Mum. It's been a massive eye opener for me, being over here.

I've already... Realising how hard I've earned for my money,

I don't want to sit here and spend it.

There's bookies all over the show where I am now,

I just wouldn't even cross...

Yeah, everywhere.

Wouldn't even cross my mind to go in there.

How proud are you on a scale of one to ten?

She's proud, she's happy.

Just feel a bit changed now. I will be able to do it.

I'll make everyone happy. No, I'll make myself happy as well.

That's the main thing.

The end of the junior deckies' first week is rapidly approaching.

But before they go to bed,

there's just enough time to soak in Australia Day's grand finale.

I just know that, when the final firework goes off

and the smoke raises to the sky and it's all silent,

that's when you know Australia Day is over and in a few hours' time

I have to get on that boat and...

You know, it's just any moment now.

CROWD CHEERS

What an end to Australia Day.

It's another early start as the deckies prepare

for their next trip to sea.

This is already bringing back horrible nightmares.

I don't think he wants to be here.

And after a choppy three-hour journey...

..Jade and Callum continue on the ropes and floats...

..while Luke is given the back-breaking task of stacking

the 180 50kg lobster pots,

the equivalent of eight Mini Coopers.

Good wake-up lesson for him in life. There's no excuse, mate.

Mick's 49 and he's stacking the pots twice as fast as Luke.

He's big enough and strong enough,

he should be able to do it twice as good as Mick.

But speed isn't Luke's only problem.

His heavy-handed technique leaves many pots broken.

LOUD CRACK

Oh. Fuck's sake!

He's a liability and we've got to watch everything he does.

Every second thing he does is wrong.

I'm shitting myself every time he goes down.

I'm in agony.

And I could have prevented it all by just staying asleep

and not coming in.

Luke! What baton are you holding them with again?

For fuck's sake!

Where's it going?

I told you where to stack that last pot and you said OK.

And then you got down the back and went, "Where do I stack it?"

Well, Mick was standing in front...

He's busy. Luke, don't have an excuse, all right?

Everyone else can do it, mate. OK? You can do it.

Motherfucker!

On board Safari,

Jade's resolve is also being tested.

I just feel disgusting.

I'm cold and I'm wet.

Just want to go home.

But neither boat will be heading home today.

Once again, they're anchoring out for the night.

I was going to ask him nicely to drop me to land real quick

before he stays the night, you know.

I don't think he'd mind doing that.

I am so exhausted.

It all starts again tomorrow.

You awake? You awake, guys?

It's half two in the morning and it's all hands on deck.

But one of Night Stalker's crew in particular

is struggling with the gruelling hours.

In the bunk, don't want to see you.

I just want to get home and clear my mind cos it's...

..it's too much for me. I can't, physically.

I wanted to and I'm ashamed of myself for not sticking with it

but I physically and mentally can't do the job.

It's a pretty weak effort, cos he's let himself down, really.

It's pretty unusual to quit so quickly.

We're definitely going to be calling it a Luke now when someone spits it!

WHISTLE BLOWS

You're in that danger zone now, you need to knuckle down

and find something and stick with it, otherwise you're just going

to be one of these people that never have a job.

Cos you can't sponge off your mum and dad forever,

I'm sure you know that.

You need to go back and try a bit harder on your two days

that you work for your dad and do a bit more.

Maybe do three days a week.

This is another one off the list I can tick off and say I quit.

-Well, you quit.

-Yeah. But...

But if you didn't quit you would have got sacked.

It's been, without a doubt, the hardest experience of my life.

Callum and Jade, both of them, fair to play to them,

I don't know how they do it.

It does make you realise, "Wow, I've got it real good back home."

This is definitely a reality check.

For Luke, it's goodbye to Night Stalker

and his shipmates for the last time.

The job's over now and I'm not needed.

Yeah, this is like the walk of shame.

-He ain't got no bottle. Has he, Mick?

-No.

Undaunted by a fellow rookie's departure,

Jade continues to surprise her crew and herself.

'This job is everything that I'm not.'

Agh!

I'm here and I'm absolutely bogging and I'm a mess

and I'm sitting with no make-up on and no extensions.

Like, that's something serious for me.

And I didn't think that I'd ever be sitting in this position

in my whole life. Never.

Having resigned, it's time for Luke to return home to Wales.

It's like lifting a lobster pot!

He's let the team down really.

We're all here grafting, you know, why can't he be here?

He ain't flying the Welsh flag very well, is he?

But Callum's proudly flying the pennant for Portsmouth.

He's getting better with the ropes already.

He's keen enough, so, yeah, it's good.

When it gets tough,

you've just got to not worry about it and soldier on.

For the next week, Callum and Jade impress the skippers

by working another five shifts and could be invited to stay on.

It's really fucking heavy!

If Bruce offers me more work, then I'm going to stay here.

It's an opportunity you can't miss.

I don't want to go back to the old life.

You know, I was on a downward spiral.

I haven't been gambling since I've been here.

I'm not going to fuck it up, you know, simple as that.

But back on dry land, Callum's hard graft has come at a price.

Callum, come with me.

So tell me what's happening.

My arm is so painful.

Ooh! That's a bit tender there?

-Yeah. Really hurts there.

-OK.

The good thing is, I will do an antiseptic dressing on that,

but I would say you will not be able to go to work.

It's a massive, massive blow.

It's not a holiday, is it? You know, I've come here to work and I'm not working.

You know, I'm not going to earn no money.

Sitting here, doing nothing, I'm not earning nothing.

It's just, I'm gutted.

Yeah, just gutted.

With just three shifts left, Jade has exceeded all her expectations

and it's not just about the work.

Feels kind of weird knowing that, like, I've bought this food

and I'm making it to go out to work, to earn more money,

to do more stuff like this and, like, having to do stuff for yourself,

I don't know, makes me feel kind of proud, like.

Back home in Northern Ireland, Jade's mum, Coleen,

has spent 22 years waiting on her daughter hand and foot.

Will you make me a slice of toast?

Please, Mummy?

My mum, she's a complete soft touch. She does everything for me.

She cleans my room, she makes my bed, does my washing.

Having to not do anything like that for myself is amazing.

It's frustrating, because Jade always takes advantage.

'You just don't want her to go on into her 30s depending on me.'

You want a break.

But with three weeks of hard graft under her belt,

Jade can't believe just how much she's changed.

Maybe it is time I kind of grew up a bit.

Before, I would never have had that attitude

cos I like getting things done for me.

And I like sitting about, doing nothing.

But, like, it's weird going from one extreme to the other completely.

But feels good.

Packed lunches still won't be as good as my mum's, though.

After two more hard days at sea,

Jade has returned to Dongara Marina...

..where a recuperated Callum has also come to help his crew unload.

-Here she blows! You all right, mate?

-Yeah, not bad.

Did you miss me? Cos I've missed you.

Yeah, I've missed you.

Must have been a massive setback.

I've lost out earning a lot of money and I need to make things right.

I'll just miss these crates.

# Back again! Callum's back! #

Come on, get out the way.

Good having him back.

Tomorrow's going to be good.

Look at that. Hard work right there. Urgh!

LAUGHTER

-So is he part of the crew, then?

-Nearly. Nearly.

A few more trips.

Having embraced the chance to change his life,

Callum hopes to impress Bruce on their last trip

in the hopes of securing more deckie work.

Bruce. Just want to make sure, mate, I am here to work.

You have my word, believe me.

Callum's a good worker, he can grind it out and do stuff.

He's still got a long way to go.

And, you know, we've got a busy day tomorrow,

but we'll see what happens.

The only thing I can do is just to get back on the boat and work hard.

I'm keen to get on and hurry up and sort things out.

-Wah!

-Fucking...BLEEP!

It's the rookies' last day.

You'll make a good deckie yet, Jade.

-And once again the Indian Ocean swells...

-Fuck's sake!

..prove why rock lobster fishing is one of the world's toughest jobs.

Whoo!

You all right, Jade? You've got to roll with the punches.

It's been a gruelling three weeks.

For Jade, making it through to the end

has been a monumental achievement.

Go and grab that crab out of the pot.

-Just grab it by the leg, by the end of the leg.

-Ugh!

-Just chuck it away, we don't want them.

-I'm not going to order

any lobster when I go back to Northern Ireland.

I won't be looking at it. I don't want to look at fish or anything when I get home.

I'm never going on another boat in my life.

I'm really surprised that I've made it this long.

I'm not made for this kind of work at all.

I'm glad that I've stuck it out and proved that I can do it.

Like, it was worth the couple of bruises.

While Jade looks forward to finishing,

over on Night Stalker, Callum's throwing everything into

a last-ditch attempt to impress Bruce.

I'm getting all the ropes in order, look.

That's in perfect order. That's good.

Ropes are good, mate.

I'm pretty happy.

He's got something to boast about now.

It's important for me to make a good impression,

cos I want to stay on for a bit longer.

I want to speak to Bruce,

see if maybe he's got a few days for me after.

Fingers crossed.

Lovely, innit?

I'm in the middle of the Indian Ocean.

Any other day, I'd be doing a roof in...Bognor Regis.

Bruce, I was wondering if, erm...

I want to talk to you about working this week.

Yeah, more than impressed,

definitely hang around, you're a big help.

You know, we've got another two weeks of good busy work.

Hopefully, you can hang around and come out all the time. It'd be wicked.

If you stick it with us then you'll get a job anywhere.

I'm really happy.

It's amazing how much I've come on since the first day.

You know, being sick... being sick overboard,

didn't want to be here, wanted to go home, now look.

It's just amazing, innit?

Easy money. And I'm not spending it in the bookies, cos I'm on a boat.

I need this in my life.

It's just...amazing.

-As Jade docks into Dongara for the last time...

-To the pub!

-..it's the moment she's been waiting for.

-I've got your final pay here.

-Brilliant. Thank you very much.

-That's all sorted out.

You know, after that first day,

I thought you'll be only here for a couple of days and you'll be gone.

-But you...you stuck it out, so good on you.

-Yeah. Cheers.

She was good, actually. She soldiered on.

She can go home with her head held high. She came out here

and worked the deck on a lobster boat,

which a lot of other people can't do.

She can go home proud.

It's a really, really good feeling to have completed it.

It is weird having that money that I've proper earned just there.

I'm just so happy that I did it and I didn't quit and give up.

-All right, Callum, there's your pay.

-All right, mate.

-It's up-to-date. You've been awesome the last few days, been really good.

-Thank you.

Yeah, it's just practice from now on, but you got the job down pat.

-No, it's good.

-Yeah, I'll be happy to come in as long as you need me.

-Yeah.

-Right. Thanks a lot, Bruce.

-No worries.

Callum's going really well. You've got to tough it out.

You know, it's always hard the first bit when you start.

And he's just part of the team now and he fits in really well.

Before the boats head back out to sea,

there's just time for a farewell beer and a final goodbye.

Really well done for sticking it out.

-You know, you should be proud of yourself.

-So what do you think you'll do now, then?

-Are you going to work for a wee while here and then...?

-Yeah, going to work here then head on,

where my journey takes me.

-All right.

-All right.

-Lovely to... lovely to meet you.

-Yeah.

Have me on Facebook and stuff.

Feels great to be finished.

But it's so worth it when you get paid.

In three weeks down under, Jade, like Callum,

has made a pre-tax profit of £1,000.

To have earned two grand, like, is unreal.

Yeah, it's for the car. Definitely.

Being on the boat has been really good for me.

It's kind of threw me into reality a bit.

It's taught me to appreciate what I have,

because I have got it really easy and I'm really lucky.

As Jade heads home,

Callum prepares to make the most of his working-holiday visa.

I've earned two grand and he's asked me to stay on.

I could earn another 3,000, however long I stay on for.

It could be more. It's exciting. I need to earn it.

I just want to look back in my bank and think,

"I've got a shitload of money in my bank...for once."

I feel really happy.

Only reason why I'm not smiling so much

is cos my sunburn's really hurting! HE LAUGHS

Home!

In South Wales, Luke went back to work for his dad,

but doesn't see his time in Australia as a missed opportunity.

I have a very low tolerance to things I don't like,

and, usually, I can just give it up because I've got a safety net in life.

-Thank you.

-Luke's dad, Steve, is less forgiving.

He can't just sit back

and allow...everything to just drop into his lap.

There is no such thing as the ideal, perfect job.

You've got to start at the bottom and you've got to work to the top.

Where's the jet washer?

You said... Oh, no, you said a brush and that's all you said.

It could be a sense of accomplishment if I stuck with something to the end,

or it could be a giant waste of time.

I wasn't willing to take that risk.

But, you know, it is the most independent thing I've done anyway.

That's a health hazard, that is, Luke.

I'm just hoping he'll look back with pride on what he's done,

but I'm also hoping he'll look back with a little bit of regret that he couldn't see it through.

It's like the devil and an angel on your shoulder. The devil's telling me that, "Oh, yeah,

"but you could do so much cooler stuff instead of this."

And then the angel says, "Maybe you should carry on till the end."

I don't know, you know, I just...

Usually, I listen to the devil, usually.

Meanwhile in Northern Ireland...

-BOTH:

-Hello!

..Jade arrives home to a warm welcome from her mum and the rest of her family.

-Give us a hug.

-Hi.

If you had have seen me, you wouldn't believe it, honestly.

Yous will not believe it.

I was coming home and making my packed lunch and all,

and packing my wee bag for the next day and making me bed and everything.

-That's good.

-Brilliant.

-I know.

-Who's for tea, then?

-Me.

One, two, three, four, five. Five.

I'm really proud of her that she has shown us now

that she can go out there and do a hard, physical job.

So it's nice now to actually hear her say, "I can do those things myself."

So I will be taking a step back and let her do them herself.

I feel...more independent already,

and I don't feel like such a wee kid,

cos I know I can do things for myself

and I shouldn't have people do it for me.

Before I knew I could do it, I just didn't have to.

And now, like, I actually want to,

it's not just having to do it, I actually want to do it.

Next time on World's Toughest Jobs...

..Arctic trawler fishing.

-SPLUTTERING

-Can three more Brits hack the pace?

Or will life on the high seas push them to breaking point?

You just piss me off. You piss me off.

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