0:00:02 > 0:00:04For many young Brits, getting by is a struggle.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07There isn't really any opportunities,
0:00:07 > 0:00:08there isn't really any jobs.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11They may be broke...
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Well, that's my money gone, going on a bet.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15I've never been in so much debt in my life.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18- ..stuck in a rut...- What's the point in getting up early?
0:00:18 > 0:00:20I haven't got anything to get up early for.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22..or just want more...
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Two days a week I have to do this, digging a hole!
0:00:24 > 0:00:27..but now they have the chance of escape.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31This programme contains strong language
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Around the world, there are manual jobs where young people
0:00:34 > 0:00:35can strike payday gold.
0:00:35 > 0:00:39Couple of years ago, I made 100 grand in 36 days.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40The sky's the limit.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42You work hard, you're going to make the money.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46The catch? They're some of the toughest jobs on the planet.
0:00:46 > 0:00:49Covered in cow shit 24/7,
0:00:49 > 0:00:52and if they're not shitting on you, they're running at you.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02Now, young Brits in need of a cash injection...
0:01:02 > 0:01:04I'm not coming home until I have that money.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07..are being given the chance to earn the big bucks.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10- Oh, why the- BLEEP - did I sign up for this?!
0:01:11 > 0:01:14It's the most brutalist job I've ever done in my life.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17And it's no good complaining cos we don't give a shit.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20And it could change more than just their bank balance.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- SHE SCREAMS - Hey!
0:01:22 > 0:01:26Before I came here, I didn't have any confidence in myself.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28The question is -
0:01:28 > 0:01:30can they stand the pace?
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Now you're working three steps below everyone. No walking.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34I want you running the whole day.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36I just want to head-butt him so badly.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Or will the punishing world of manual labour...
0:01:43 > 0:01:46I can't handle this. It's hurting me.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49..send them screaming back to the UK?
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Agh!
0:01:51 > 0:01:53I just desperately want to go home.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Meet...
0:02:07 > 0:02:10three young people desperate to sort out their finances
0:02:10 > 0:02:12and get their lives back on track.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16I mean, my mum and dad give me money all the time, like,
0:02:16 > 0:02:18a new outfit every week, whatever.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20I feel like that's what mums and dads are for. But now
0:02:20 > 0:02:22whenever I ask, they get angry about it.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24They're like, "Gem, for God's sake, we've told you no."
0:02:24 > 0:02:27I can't just keep getting it off my mum and dad all the time.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29I need to get it myself.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Last year, I worked out how much I earned boxing
0:02:31 > 0:02:34and how much I'd spent on boxing,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37and I was minus £3,500.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43I need this job for the money to basically further my career.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Well, since I've lost my job, my
0:02:46 > 0:02:49bank balance is in the minus
0:02:49 > 0:02:51and my savings have completely gone.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Credit cards is what I'm living off at the moment.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55It's the first job I've been offered in months,
0:02:55 > 0:02:58so I'm not going to lie, I'm going to take it.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01Jack, Tomi and Gemma have each signed up for a job on the
0:03:01 > 0:03:03other side of the world that can pay very well,
0:03:03 > 0:03:05if they can hack it.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10SHEEP BLEATS
0:03:11 > 0:03:13Four weeks sheep shearing in New Zealand.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Lot of sweat, blood and tears in this game.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20This is one of the toughest manual jobs going.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Been head-butted, kicked onto the floor.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25These are 100 kilo animals. They don't want to be here.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28The only experience with an animal that I've got is I've got a hamster.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32A major concern is a sheep kicks me in the nuts!
0:03:32 > 0:03:34It's back-breaking work.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38The hours are long and conditions, gut-wrenching.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40It's a dirty job and you start off in the shit.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43The whole shearing game is surrounded around sheep poos
0:03:43 > 0:03:45and sheep piss.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Smells make me feel sick.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Why would you want to be near, like, a farm?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50The reason is very simple.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51It's all about the money.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56I can make anything from 2,500, 3,500 a week.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Every year, seasonal workers flock to New Zealand
0:04:00 > 0:04:02from around the world,
0:04:02 > 0:04:03chasing the big bucks.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05There's definitely some good money to be earned.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07It sort of comes down to the individual
0:04:07 > 0:04:09and how much money do you want to make.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13But if the Brits can't cut it, they'll be on the next plane home.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17We get a heap of greenhorns from all over the world have a
0:04:17 > 0:04:20go at this job and realise real quick that it's just too hard for
0:04:20 > 0:04:24them and they pack the bags and...see you later.
0:04:24 > 0:04:25It's a real hard job to be in.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29It's very physical and very demanding. It's hard work.
0:04:29 > 0:04:3219-year-old Gemma from Sheffield
0:04:32 > 0:04:35has never really had to graft for her money.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37What's manual labour?
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Is it just like proper hard work?
0:04:42 > 0:04:45But now Gemma needs the cash.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- Cheers, girlies.- Cheers. - I go out all the time. I go crazy.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53I love to dance, fricking everything. I love it.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Any money Gemma does have goes on just one thing - Gemma.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Soon as I get the money, it'll be gone in an hour.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03I'm always skint cos like I hate not having nails and my tan done.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05Someone I need support.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Gemma does not understand the value of money whatsoever.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11She'd rather go and spend money on alcohol and clothes than food
0:05:11 > 0:05:14or proper stuff that she really needs.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16Gemma's never had a proper full-time job
0:05:16 > 0:05:19and the money she earns one or two nights a week as a nightclub
0:05:19 > 0:05:23hostess hardly covers the cost of her manicured nails.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27I'll spend about £50, £60 a week on my beauty regime.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31I have at least a quarter pack of extensions every week.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33I just have like an obsession with it.
0:05:33 > 0:05:35But Gemma doesn't have enough money,
0:05:35 > 0:05:37so mum and dad end up footing the bill.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40I sort of try to keep a tally of what Gemma's borrowed
0:05:40 > 0:05:41and it gets quite difficult.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44I definitely think it works out over a couple of thousand.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47I think I'm very good at getting money out of my dad.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49I know how to win him over, do you know what I mean?
0:05:49 > 0:05:53In a way, we've sort of created our own problem I suppose,
0:05:53 > 0:05:54in not saying no often enough.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57But now, that's exactly what they're saying.
0:05:57 > 0:05:58They're giving me less and less,
0:05:58 > 0:06:02so I'm getting a bit worried about that, but that's why I need a job.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Sheep shearing in New Zealand will be a tough physical
0:06:05 > 0:06:09challenge for Gemma, but that's not her biggest concern.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10What do sheep shearers wear?
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Maybe, do the wear dungarees? I've got dungarees.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Queenstown, on New Zealand's South Island.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23After a 36-hour flight and armed with their working holiday visas,
0:06:23 > 0:06:27Jack, Gemma and Tomi touchdown on the other side of the world.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32The trainees' new boss and former champion shearer,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Mouse O'Neil, is waiting to meet them.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38I don't think they'll have any idea of the hard word that it takes
0:06:38 > 0:06:40to be in a wool shed.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Erm, these guys are going to get a real shock, er,
0:06:42 > 0:06:44come five o'clock tomorrow morning.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48- Hi.- How's it going? Mouse. - All right. How are you?
0:06:48 > 0:06:50- Good. Welcome to New Zealand. - Jack.- Jack.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Hello, nice to meet you. I'm a bit deaf from the flight.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- Oh, OK.- Yeah, still can't hear properly.- How are you?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Jeez, you're a good solid bugger, aren't you?
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Look at that.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08To reach shearing HQ, a drive through the hills of Central Otago,
0:07:08 > 0:07:11deep in the heart of sheep country.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15- It's pretty awesome, isn't it, this countryside?- Wow, it's gorgeous.
0:07:15 > 0:07:17It's not like Blackpool, is it?
0:07:18 > 0:07:22For Mouse, it's a chance to suss out his new employees.
0:07:22 > 0:07:23Do sheep bite?
0:07:23 > 0:07:26They'll only bit you if you put your hand in their mouth.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29You're scaring me a little bit, you know?
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Are you guys used to physical work and that or...?
0:07:32 > 0:07:36- No.- No, not at all. I work in an office. Well, I did.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Can I give you my CV?
0:07:41 > 0:07:4421-year-old Jack from Bolton has been working
0:07:44 > 0:07:47and fending for himself since he left home as a teenager.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Are you taking anyone on at all?
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Leaving home so early forces you to grow up.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55I had nothing to do but get a job and pay rent and pay bills
0:07:55 > 0:07:58and council tax and water and...
0:07:58 > 0:08:01So, I've been doing that since before I was 17.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04But a few months ago, Jack lost his job.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06I used to work for a ticket agent
0:08:06 > 0:08:09and the office got burnt down,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12so ever since that, I've been job hunting and living off credit cards.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14I've got no money left at all.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16I've had to sell my wardrobes to make some money.
0:08:19 > 0:08:20Now with no regular income,
0:08:20 > 0:08:23he's struggling to keep a decent roof over his head.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Any of the money that I hopefully make from being abroad,
0:08:27 > 0:08:30hope to move out the property that I live in
0:08:30 > 0:08:35because it's full of damp, smashed windows, it's trampy, it's horrible.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38For Jack, New Zealand could be the first step
0:08:38 > 0:08:39in turning his life around.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42I'm really hoping, like, this trip will financially sort me out,
0:08:42 > 0:08:44it'll make me more stable.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Shearing sheep will certainly be a new experience for him.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51You've got to make sure that you know whether they're boys or girls,
0:08:51 > 0:08:53cos you can cut their bits off.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56How am I going to know that when it's full of wool like that?
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Don't they have horns...the boys?
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- I know nothing about sheep. - HE GIGGLES
0:09:04 > 0:09:06I just know they've got wool on them.
0:09:08 > 0:09:13Shearing HQ and a ready-made camp known as the Quarters.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Oh, my dear.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- It's like a... - It's like a garden shed.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24During peak season, as many as 170 migrant workers can be living here.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25So this is the Quarters, guys.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31For the next four weeks, it'll be home to Gemma, Jack and Tomi.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33That's your room.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36I've got no mirror! SHE SQUEALS
0:09:36 > 0:09:38That is the worst thing I've ever seen in my entire life.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Are you going to smell it?
0:09:40 > 0:09:43I think I'd get fucking ill.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45It's not what I was expecting.
0:09:45 > 0:09:51It suddenly makes my room with damp in it look like a five-star hotel.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54- What is that? - Well, it looks like dried...
0:09:54 > 0:09:55- Jizz.- ..jizz.- Jizz, yeah.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58What's behind...? You've got a chicken bone behind your head.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Ah, that's disgusting.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Oh, my God! I just don't want to sleep in there.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06Can I just go to a hotel? It's disgusting.
0:10:06 > 0:10:10The accommodation's real basic, but got to go where work is.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Need the money. So just got to do it.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Get on with it, don't moan about it.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17Just got to suck it up.
0:10:20 > 0:10:24For the last four years, 24-year-old Tomi from near Lancaster
0:10:24 > 0:10:27has been fighting his way up the boxing ladder.
0:10:27 > 0:10:31I believe I've got what it takes to get to British level
0:10:31 > 0:10:33and defend my belt outright.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35And then from there, obviously the sky's the limit.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38The dream is to become British Champion.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43Unfortunately for Tomi, it's a dream that doesn't pay.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45I was working as a plasterer part-time
0:10:45 > 0:10:49cos I train that much, but because of my boxing,
0:10:49 > 0:10:53I'm having to pretty much train full-time. They've had to let me go.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56So essentially, now I'm unemployed for chasing my dream.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58And with no money,
0:10:58 > 0:11:01his only option was to move back in with his mum and stepdad.
0:11:01 > 0:11:05It was getting too expensive for him to live away from home.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Living here makes it a lot easier for him.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Tomi's hoping that sheep shearing will give him
0:11:11 > 0:11:13the financial boost he needs.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Tomi needs
0:11:15 > 0:11:17this cash so much
0:11:17 > 0:11:19to fund his boxing career
0:11:19 > 0:11:22for his foods that he needs, getting to and from training and
0:11:22 > 0:11:26it'll be just one less thing off his mind, really.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29SHOUTING: Go on, get in on him!
0:11:29 > 0:11:31CHEERS
0:11:31 > 0:11:34But for Tomi, it's not just about his career.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36This money's going to help me out with everything.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39It's going to help out in my family life as well.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41I'm a grown-up now and I should be funding stuff for myself
0:11:41 > 0:11:43and not relying on my parents.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44They've done their bit.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46BELL RINGS
0:11:50 > 0:11:534.30am at shearing HQ.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55You up, Gemma?
0:11:55 > 0:11:57The start of the working day.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- Morning, mate.- How you doing?
0:11:59 > 0:12:01- He's up nice and early, eh?- Oh!
0:12:01 > 0:12:04- OK, I'll see you shortly, eh?- See you soon.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07I'm tired.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Agh! Can I just go back to bed?
0:12:10 > 0:12:15Gemma, Jack and Tomi will be joining a shearing gang.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18All right, guys, when we get up in the morning, you come along
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- and check the board for your name. - OK.- No, that's not up there, mine.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23At the top there. It's the farmer's name.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28They'll be working with gang leader and top shearer Haarmi,
0:12:28 > 0:12:31and shed hand Stevie and Tui.
0:12:31 > 0:12:32All right, let's go, eh?
0:12:35 > 0:12:38With around 30 million sheep spread across the country on remote
0:12:38 > 0:12:41farms, shearing gangs have a long commute to work.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Today, it's a two-hour journey.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54For the pros, it's a chance to catch up on some sleep.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59For the newbies, a chance to get nervous.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01The shit just got real.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03- Do you feel like you know what to expect?- No.- No, I don't.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04No, I don't.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17It's a bit different from the office at home!
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Working as a shearer is where the big bucks are made.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Come in, guys, and I'll just show you...show you around.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27But before the new arrivals can get their hands on the clippers,
0:13:27 > 0:13:28they need to learn the basics -
0:13:28 > 0:13:33working as a shed hand on the equivalent of nine pounds an hour.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Are you taking the mick?
0:13:35 > 0:13:39SHEEP BLEAT
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Oh, Jesus!
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- Is that poo?- Yeah, like, fuck.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Their first task is to ensure a steady supply of sheep to the
0:13:48 > 0:13:51waiting shearers, a process known as penning up.
0:13:51 > 0:13:53So, the thing we've got to do is
0:13:53 > 0:13:57get a pen full of sheep from there over here.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59- And we get 'em here and chase as many in there as we can.- Yeah.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Let's go. Over here, you're starting.
0:14:02 > 0:14:04I'll work the gate, OK?
0:14:04 > 0:14:07So, you just... That's it.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11While Tomi's happy to get hands-on, Gemma's not quite so keen.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14Ah, I don't want to do that. I don't want to do that.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- I'm not doing it. I'm not doing it. I don't like it.- Just relax.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- You going to be sick? - I don't like it.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23It's proper stressing me out now.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24Get him talking!
0:14:24 > 0:14:27The shearers are desperate to start earning,
0:14:27 > 0:14:30but it seems Gemma's experience of managing clubbers in Sheffield
0:14:30 > 0:14:32hasn't prepared her for herding sheep.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36- All good?- I really don't want to do it.- You don't want to do this?
0:14:36 > 0:14:38It's just looks like they're going to hurt me.
0:14:38 > 0:14:41No. Oh! What am I supposed to do here? I don't get it.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44They're only running cos they're scared of you.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- No, but they're going to all run into me.- No, they won't.
0:14:47 > 0:14:52- By the neck?- Oh, I'm f... I'm freaking out, you know?
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Oh, fuck!
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Jack and Tomi are left to deal with the sheep on their own.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Oh, my God, they're coming out! Shit.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Put the latch on at the front. No, the other side.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Oh, my God! See, they tried to kill me then.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07That's not a woman's job, that.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09- Not a ladylike woman, anyway.- Yeah.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13WHISPERS: Oh, my God!
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Proper freak me out.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18Jack, the quicker we can get those pens loaded up, then those
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- guys can start making money. - Right, OK.- OK?
0:15:26 > 0:15:28The shearers are paid per sheep,
0:15:28 > 0:15:32so the trainees must keep feeding them through as fast as possible.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34How the fuck are you going to shear them, like?
0:15:34 > 0:15:37They're fucking heavy.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40These lambs are just tiddlers. Later in the week, they'll
0:15:40 > 0:15:43have to deal with fully grown sheep four times the size.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46- JACK:- I swear one's just bit me!
0:15:46 > 0:15:49And anyone who can't keep up won't last till payday.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- JACK:- Oh, I've got poo on me!
0:15:52 > 0:15:55I just stood in shit right now, I'm not even lying to you.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02Why were you not scared? Why was it just me?
0:16:02 > 0:16:05Because I'll regret it if I go home and don't give it a shot.
0:16:05 > 0:16:06He's good at it, though, cos he's strong.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08I know, he just went in and was like...
0:16:08 > 0:16:10No, but one jumped into his back, like mid-back.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11- Was it proper on his back?- Yeah.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- And literally, like, was it...? - It was funny though, mid-back...
0:16:14 > 0:16:17I felt like I was getting bummed by a sheep.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20What the hell! If that happened to me, I'd cry.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23If Gemma can't overcome her fear of sheep,
0:16:23 > 0:16:26she's no use to the shearing gang.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Not in there. Have a walk around.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Look how aggressive they are.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37Keen to show that sheep handling can be women's work,
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Tui and Stevie persuade Gemma back into the pens.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- What do I hold? Ahh! - No, it's all right.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- I don't know what to do.- Like just turn it.- It's just gone that way.
0:16:47 > 0:16:49Of course, she's going to be scared.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52She's probably thinking they're running at her, but they're not.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53They're running away from her.
0:16:53 > 0:16:57If they come near, you sort of just scare them away with this.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Get away from me!
0:17:01 > 0:17:05I think Gemma is not going to cut it in this game.
0:17:05 > 0:17:09When I first seen her, I thought, "Holy shit, is she actually
0:17:09 > 0:17:15"coming to work or coming to do a photo shot for Sports Illustrated?"
0:17:15 > 0:17:19I'm holding on to this bag for, like, dear life, literally.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23That was the worst experience in my life.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27- The new recruits' first shift is over.- See you tomorrow.- See you.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Well, I feel a bit better about sheep after I've been in.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31I want to come and shear sheep.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34I want to be, like, proper, like, waffering them about,
0:17:34 > 0:17:36I mean, like, "Yeah, next one, please,"
0:17:36 > 0:17:38instead of crying in the corner.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39Oh, I've got shit on my pants.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42You got to start at the bottom and the more you want it...
0:17:42 > 0:17:44If you want more money, you want better work,
0:17:44 > 0:17:47you've just got to get on the grind and get there.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49I had shit on my face at one point. I was like that...
0:17:49 > 0:17:52GEMMA AND JACK: Eww!
0:17:52 > 0:17:53Even the basic over here,
0:17:53 > 0:17:56it's the equivalent to nearly nine pounds an hour,
0:17:56 > 0:17:59which is way above the minimum wage back in the UK.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02And the fact that you then go on to the shearing, which is even better.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07The question is - will they make it that far?
0:18:07 > 0:18:10The future for Jack and Gemma while they're here,
0:18:10 > 0:18:11I'm very worried about it.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14They look like they're really going to struggle.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17It was the easy part of our job.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Wait until they see the real thing and, yeah, they'll get a fright.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26Tomorrow, the dirty work really starts
0:18:26 > 0:18:29and it's called...crutching.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Rather than taking off the whole fleece,
0:18:35 > 0:18:38just the wool around the sheep's backside is shaved off
0:18:38 > 0:18:40to keep away maggots.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43But even that wool is valuable.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47Today, it's going to be separating the poos from the good wool.
0:18:47 > 0:18:51So you have to bend down and actually take the poos
0:18:51 > 0:18:53out of the wool.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- You get gloves, though, don't you? - No, we don't use gloves.
0:18:58 > 0:19:01- What about my nails?- You can take your nails off or cut them.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04- I don't have any...- Or you can just clean them really good
0:19:04 > 0:19:05when you've finished.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07I just I won't be able to eat ever again in my life.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Erm, well, then you're just going to have to deal with it
0:19:10 > 0:19:12because, you know, that's what we do.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16But Gemma really doesn't want to deal with it.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17Gloves!
0:19:20 > 0:19:22- That's not a glove.- Oh, my God, it's for when you put it up its bum.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24THEY LAUGH
0:19:27 > 0:19:29Protection.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Right, if I have one hand, like, free and one hand with a glove,
0:19:32 > 0:19:33it works really well.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41Gloves are not normally part of a shed hand's wardrobe.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43I've been in the industry for probably 25 years
0:19:43 > 0:19:45and I've never seen anyone put a pair of gloves on,
0:19:45 > 0:19:48so I was very shocked when I've seen it.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50And a little bit sort of...
0:19:50 > 0:19:51pissed off.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- What? This?- The glove, yeah.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02- Am I not allow to use it, then? - No.- OK.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07That's a bit annoying, isn't it?
0:20:14 > 0:20:17With Jack boldly leading the way...
0:20:17 > 0:20:20I've never picked anything like this up, ever.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22..Gemma gets stuck in.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25It's like warm as well.
0:20:27 > 0:20:32In this job, you really do have to get your hands dirty.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36GEMMA GIGGLES
0:20:36 > 0:20:38Ugh, it's horrible.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41We've got to get through 2,000 sheep.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Tomi, meanwhile, is back in the pens doing his best to keep
0:20:44 > 0:20:46the shearers supplied with sheep.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50At the moment, I'm just using a bit of strength,
0:20:50 > 0:20:54but I don't think that'll last long cos I'll be knackered!
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Gang leader Haarmi is impressed.
0:20:57 > 0:20:58Tomi, yes, big strong lad.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01He'll go a long way in this game if he wants to get into it.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03Yeah, it's bloody hard work doing the penning up,
0:21:03 > 0:21:06even for experienced guys.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08They still do it hard, so he done well.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12While Tomi seems to have settled in to his new environment...
0:21:12 > 0:21:15I can't believe you've never wore eyelashes.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16- No, never.- That's mental.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18..Gemma's still struggling to make sense of hers.
0:21:18 > 0:21:19Do you know what I mean?
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Do you not, like, care about your appearance while you're here?
0:21:22 > 0:21:25Not, like, in a bad way, but I mean, like, are you not that
0:21:25 > 0:21:27arsed about putting like mascara on and stuff like?
0:21:27 > 0:21:31Erm, I do wear make-up to work sometimes when I can be bothered
0:21:31 > 0:21:35- and, you know, want to look pretty and impress someone.- Yeah.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38But every other day, it's just...
0:21:38 > 0:21:41tights, hoodie, singlet.
0:21:41 > 0:21:43So she's come up with a plan.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46I'll make you all up, I'll beautify you all.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Yeah, and then we'll go to a few bars.
0:21:48 > 0:21:51No, maybe a pre-drink for a little bit in my room.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54If I get dressed up, then I'm going to feel out of place.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57It'll be sound to see you all dressed up.
0:21:57 > 0:21:59It's cute, like, isn't it?
0:22:00 > 0:22:04Just do what you did on that leg, on that leg.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08So, after two days of being taught, Gemma turns instructor...
0:22:08 > 0:22:11She's teaching me how to tan.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13I'm teaching you how to tan.
0:22:13 > 0:22:14..in her favourite subject.
0:22:14 > 0:22:19I haven't done anything like this before, so it's all new to me.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Meanwhile, Tomi's talking shop with Haarmi.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25Never done a job where I've had to change my top pretty much
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- three times a day.- Going to work every muscle in your body,
0:22:28 > 0:22:30any muscles that you didn't know you had.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32There's a breaking point.
0:22:32 > 0:22:35And this is where we try to get you guys to, that breaking point.
0:22:35 > 0:22:39- I won't be broken. Fact. - Oh, I doubt it.- Good, good.
0:22:39 > 0:22:44- I doubt it...- Yeahhh! - ..from what I've seen so far.- Good.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47I'm putting fake lashes on for the first time in my life.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50- Is this normal before you guys go out?- Yeah.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52It takes me about two hours to get ready, maybe more.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57- Wow. It takes me about five minutes. - Welcome to Gemma-ville.
0:22:57 > 0:22:59Where we're going, it's like no-one else is going
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- to be dressed like this.- I think all the girls look really pretty.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04They've scrubbed up very well.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06Like me. They look like me.
0:23:06 > 0:23:07Mini versions of me.
0:23:11 > 0:23:16Time for Gemma and her mini me's to hit the town - Sheffield style.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27It's a bit dead, isn't it, like?
0:23:27 > 0:23:30It's weird, like, cos normally I'm like, "Oh, bar, bar, bar,
0:23:30 > 0:23:32"nightclub, nightclub, somewhere else."
0:23:32 > 0:23:34But like now I'm like, "What, what's going on?"
0:23:34 > 0:23:37I just I don't understand their way of life.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Gemma may not understand it,
0:23:42 > 0:23:46but Jack is starting to see the appeal of their new surroundings.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53The nightlife seems nothing like what it is in Manchester,
0:23:53 > 0:23:55it's really dead quiet.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Yeahhh! Bottoms up.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00Like, and all the Kiwi guys from the farm and stuff,
0:24:00 > 0:24:03they're all buying shots and stuff like that.
0:24:03 > 0:24:05And they all chipped too cos it's like a family.
0:24:05 > 0:24:06It's been dead good.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13Being part of the close-knit shearing gang is a big
0:24:13 > 0:24:15change for Jack...
0:24:16 > 0:24:19..who's been fending for himself since leaving home at 17.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21My childhood was crap.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24It...it was shit, there's nothing else to say about it.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26It was just like...
0:24:26 > 0:24:27You know, I had a dad who left me
0:24:27 > 0:24:31and then, when I was 15,
0:24:31 > 0:24:34I got asked by my mum, "Are you gay?"
0:24:34 > 0:24:37Obviously, I responded and I said, "Yeah, yeah."
0:24:37 > 0:24:39And, erm, at that time...
0:24:40 > 0:24:44..I got told to see either a psychiatrist or get out.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48And of course, any logical person knows it's not a choice,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51so I got out and I didn't see a psychologist.
0:24:51 > 0:24:53And been on my own since.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59It's not what you see on TV all the time where they come out
0:24:59 > 0:25:01and they're fine with it and... You feel shit,
0:25:01 > 0:25:04you feel like something can't be right.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19It's another 5am start for the shearing gang
0:25:19 > 0:25:21and another 100-mile commute.
0:25:26 > 0:25:27After days of crutching,
0:25:27 > 0:25:30the trainees are attending their first full shear.
0:25:36 > 0:25:39All right, guys, these are Merino fleeces that we're doing today,
0:25:39 > 0:25:42so it's a real fine product, so we've got to go through and make the
0:25:42 > 0:25:47farmer as much money as we can out of...out of this stuff here, OK?
0:25:47 > 0:25:50For the next three days, that means working as wool handlers
0:25:50 > 0:25:53under the watchful eye of head honcho Adam.
0:25:53 > 0:25:56So we're taking off all the oddments, like all the ugly
0:25:56 > 0:26:00stuff, which is the neck, the back and the pieces on the side.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Then we're just like plucking with our fingers.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Ah, it's a bit of a...
0:26:05 > 0:26:09Then we roll it up, goes up to classes table.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Before they can think about shearing for themselves
0:26:13 > 0:26:15and earning the big bucks...
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Just throw it, yeah?
0:26:17 > 0:26:20..Jack, Gemma and Tomi must prove they've mastered the basics
0:26:20 > 0:26:21and are competent shed hands.
0:26:27 > 0:26:28Fuck!
0:26:29 > 0:26:32Ah...nearly!
0:26:32 > 0:26:34With each fleece worth around £40,
0:26:34 > 0:26:37there is serious money at stake.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40Yeah, I'm not doing too badly, actually, now.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43I feel like I am getting the nick of it a bit more.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45For me, this is the hardest job I've done so far.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47- Is it physically harder though?- No.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49- No, it's mentally harder, isn't it? - Yeah. Jack.- Yeah.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56- Cheers.- Cheers.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00QUIET CHATTER
0:27:00 > 0:27:04As their first payday approaches, Jack's starting to realise
0:27:04 > 0:27:08that this trip could be about more than just making a quick buck.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Might actually stay on. Thinking about it.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12- If I can get the hang of it.- So, you're obviously liking it.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15Yeah, I am. Do you know what I mean? It's just so chilled back,
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- it's so much better than in England. - And everyone looks after each other.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21Everyone looks after each other. It's not constant internet,
0:27:21 > 0:27:25it's not traffic, it's not street lamps, it's just proper laid back.
0:27:25 > 0:27:26It's a proper, decent lifestyle.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29Yeah, I am considering, like, staying here for a bit longer.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31Not only cos it's an absolutely beautiful country,
0:27:31 > 0:27:33but it's like a family's working together and, er,
0:27:33 > 0:27:35I know they're staying on for a couple of months
0:27:35 > 0:27:38and I'm just thinking I might stay on for a couple of months as well.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Back at base, the early starts aren't getting any easier.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Probably had about four hours' sleep and I'm always this tired
0:27:48 > 0:27:50every morning cos I never have any sleep and it's weird.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53I literally normally have about eight hours' sleep
0:27:53 > 0:27:55and this...I'm just not even used to this yet.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57I'm just not a morning person.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00Can't hack it. I'm too tired all the time.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02I'm shattered. Absolutely shattered.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13- Are you geared up, Jack? - Yeah, yeah, I'm ready.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15If Jack's serious about staying on,
0:28:15 > 0:28:19he's going to have to prove to Mouse he's ready to take the next step.
0:28:19 > 0:28:22- Now we'll see how you go cleaning up, eh?- Oh, right, OK.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24And if they're going to be shearing,
0:28:24 > 0:28:26he and Gemma need to be confident handling the sheep.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28So it's back in the pens for both of them.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35- Fuck!- Got to get those sheep out the way so you can get to the gate.
0:28:35 > 0:28:36Aghhh!
0:28:38 > 0:28:40That's it, good stuff.
0:28:40 > 0:28:41Fucking hell!
0:28:48 > 0:28:52On her first day in the pens, Gemma was reduced to tears.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54Yeah, you fucking get in!
0:28:54 > 0:28:57Now, she's starting to show the sheep who's in charge.
0:28:57 > 0:29:00Yeah, get in, get in.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02Get the hell in!
0:29:04 > 0:29:06Jack has really surprised me.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09He's using a bit of muscle, eh.
0:29:09 > 0:29:11This is the hardest thing...
0:29:11 > 0:29:15If you hear my chest, I feel like an 80-year-old.
0:29:15 > 0:29:18I am feeling pleased with myself, just exhausted, but who would
0:29:18 > 0:29:21have thought I'd be doing that ever in my life time, ever?
0:29:21 > 0:29:24It's absolutely bizarre, but it's mint, it's absolutely mint.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26This is the hardest job I've ever done, ever, ever.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28I don't think anything will ever top this.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Gemma, that was a big improvement.
0:29:30 > 0:29:31Ah, thanks.
0:29:31 > 0:29:33- I thought you went really good. - Ah, thank you.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Yeah, I feel really pleased with myself.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37I feel like I've just, like, conquered something
0:29:37 > 0:29:39that I didn't think I would every conquer, like.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42You know when I came in, I was, like, crying full out. I've been
0:29:42 > 0:29:45nearly in tears, like, 50 times here, like, and I'm just frickin'...
0:29:45 > 0:29:48not even care, like, passed it all by and it's been, like, I'll just do it.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50SHE SIGHS I'm out of breath.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54I need a beer!
0:29:56 > 0:29:59Showing the shearing gang that there's more to her than just hair
0:29:59 > 0:30:01and make-up is a big deal for Gemma.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03I feel like some people just, like, look at me, like,
0:30:03 > 0:30:06"Well, she looks too young and girlie and she won't work.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08"She just wants to have her nails done all the time,
0:30:08 > 0:30:10"that's all, that's it."
0:30:10 > 0:30:13But for Gemma, her look isn't a matter of choice.
0:30:13 > 0:30:17The make-up, clothing, all this type of thing
0:30:17 > 0:30:20is a sort of prop that she can use to...to sort of not quite hide
0:30:20 > 0:30:23behind but boost her own self-esteem.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26I can't go outside the house without looking nice
0:30:26 > 0:30:28cos I feel like when you look good, you feel good
0:30:28 > 0:30:31and I feel like everyone's going to look at me like,
0:30:31 > 0:30:33"Oh, my God, she looks amazing," and I like that feeling.
0:30:33 > 0:30:35So I have to have that feeling.
0:30:35 > 0:30:38NATIVE NEW ZEALAND MUSIC
0:30:41 > 0:30:44New Zealand has been quite a culture shock for Gemma,
0:30:44 > 0:30:46and not just when it comes to hard work.
0:30:47 > 0:30:51When she arrived a fortnight ago, workmate Stevie
0:30:51 > 0:30:55and Tui didn't know what to make of their glamorous new shed hand.
0:30:55 > 0:30:59I thought, "Oh, look at this lady, she's... What is she doing?
0:30:59 > 0:31:01"She's got the wrong gear on."
0:31:01 > 0:31:05- I just thought that you were too girlie, actually.- Yeah.
0:31:05 > 0:31:08- We feel comfortable in our natural skin.- Mm.
0:31:08 > 0:31:14Like, everyone is happy to walk around in like trackies
0:31:14 > 0:31:16and a hoodie and still feel beautiful.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19Yeah. Well, I have been kind of dressing down more, like.
0:31:19 > 0:31:22And then I've not been wearing, like, as much make-up and stuff,
0:31:22 > 0:31:25it's just of like more, like, natural.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28I mean, I think the main thing that annoys me
0:31:28 > 0:31:31is the money situation, how much money I spend on it.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33- Do you know what I mean?- Yeah.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36I wouldn't be...I wouldn't be skint now if it wasn't for all that.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39It's sad that, you know, I feel like you're a little bit
0:31:39 > 0:31:41insecure about yourself, and you're so beautiful.
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- And you shouldn't have... - And you shouldn't be.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Maybe that's what it is then. Maybe I'm just insecure.
0:31:46 > 0:31:48- A little insecure.- But why?
0:31:48 > 0:31:50- I don't know. - You look better without it.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53- I look better without make-up?- Yeah.
0:31:58 > 0:32:02Gemma, Jack and Tomi have survived two back-breaking weeks
0:32:02 > 0:32:06in New Zealand and are about to see what that means for their pockets.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09- Hi.- Hi.- Good day.- You all right?
0:32:09 > 0:32:11Here's yours, Jack.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Their hourly rate here is double the UK minimum wage, so they've
0:32:14 > 0:32:18each pocketed nearly 700 quid, more than any of them have earned before.
0:32:20 > 0:32:22- What the hell?! - That's a lot, isn't it?
0:32:22 > 0:32:24- Are you taking the mick? - I like all these colours.- I know.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26Are you taking the mick? That's bloody loads!
0:32:26 > 0:32:29That's like half my credit cards. Well, one of my credit cards.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32- That's like one of my credit cards. Thank you so much.- No, thank you.
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- Cheers. See you. - Enjoy yourself tomorrow.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37I've never had this amount of cash in my hand that I've earned.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39That is a lot of money there.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41It is for us. Face's smiling, I'm so made up.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44That's your, like, travel money for boxing sorted out.
0:32:44 > 0:32:46- Fuel money, food money. - Sorted.- You're sorted.
0:32:46 > 0:32:50- That's it, a month and a half. - Fricking give me the next sheep now.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52- It's worth the 5 o'clock mornings now.- That's what it's about.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55- Isn't it?- This is the spur, you want to do it.
0:32:56 > 0:33:00But next week, they'll get the chance to earn even more by learning
0:33:00 > 0:33:01to shear for themselves.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06And if they can stick it out in the wool sheds,
0:33:06 > 0:33:10they could get the chance to extend their stay with the shearing gang.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20With money burning a hole in her pocket,
0:33:20 > 0:33:24Gemma heads straight for the nearest beauty salon.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27- Hi,- Hi.- I've come to get my nails taken off.- Sure.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31They're getting in my at work, so I need them off, I've decided.
0:33:31 > 0:33:35- See you later nails.- Yeah.
0:33:35 > 0:33:36For the first time,
0:33:36 > 0:33:41something matters more to Gemma than looking good.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44My job's more important, the money's more important than my nails.
0:33:44 > 0:33:46Don't need 'em. No-one really has nails and stuff,
0:33:46 > 0:33:48so I'm not really impressing anyone much.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50So, yeah, I'm not really that arsed.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Normally, I'd be, like, crying now.
0:33:56 > 0:33:57With just two weeks remaining,
0:33:57 > 0:34:01the trainees are finally ready to get their hands on the shears.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05Aren't you worried that, like, everyone going and people
0:34:05 > 0:34:08are shearing sheep and we're doing, like, one every two hours?
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Even the sheep's going to turn round and be like,
0:34:10 > 0:34:12"Oh, you know what? I'll just do it myself."
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Shearing a whole sheep is a skill that takes time to master.
0:34:19 > 0:34:23So today, the novices will be starting at the bottom...literally.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27Right, we're going to get into a bit of crutching today,
0:34:27 > 0:34:29so we're going to shear off around their bum. OK.
0:34:29 > 0:34:34So this is the first thing you're going to do on the hand-piece, OK.
0:34:34 > 0:34:35So we're going to shear them off.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37You make...this is where you start making real good money.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39All right, so we're just backing out.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43Where the hand-piece is sitting, we're sitting it down.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48Going to lose my fingers, me.
0:34:48 > 0:34:49Always got to have control.
0:34:49 > 0:34:51And it's no use starting if you haven't got control.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Right.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56Hand-piece off when I've finished.
0:34:56 > 0:34:59And just walk it to the porthole.
0:34:59 > 0:35:00This is what I've been waiting for, this.
0:35:00 > 0:35:04Learning how to do this. This is how you get paid.
0:35:04 > 0:35:07After a masterclass from Mouse that made it look easy,
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Jack's first to discover that it really isn't.
0:35:10 > 0:35:12If you have it right here, you can get the hand-piece...
0:35:12 > 0:35:16- Get towards him like that. - That's good, yeah.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19You all right, buddy, you're all right. You're all right.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22- You got her, mate, you got her! - You bastard!- You got her, mate!
0:35:22 > 0:35:24Yeah.
0:35:24 > 0:35:25Fucking fuck!
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Good to go.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Shuffle back, shaving her legs up.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Good, mate, good, yeah.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41It's a very strange feeling to be shaving a sheep's arse.
0:35:41 > 0:35:44It's also, in a weird way, quite an achievement.
0:35:44 > 0:35:47It's bizarre to say that about shaving a sheep's arse,
0:35:47 > 0:35:48but it's cool.
0:35:48 > 0:35:51- It's going to pull me down there! - Go that way. Go down that way.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53That's it, now push it down.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58Whoa, Jack! I don't know how much money you're going to make today,
0:35:58 > 0:36:00but it's going to be fuck all!
0:36:00 > 0:36:02THEY LAUGH
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Next, it's Gemma's turn to see if she can cut it.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09- Awesome, girl, awesome. - That is the heaviest thing.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Right, there you go. Take that in your right hand.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15- My legs are hurting already, is that right?- Your legs are hurting?
0:36:15 > 0:36:17- You haven't actually started yet. - I know.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Shearers are regularly kicked and butted,
0:36:20 > 0:36:24but there are particular hazards when shearing a sheep's backside.
0:36:30 > 0:36:32Oh, my eye.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34It just went in my eye.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37- Did it get your eye?- No, it's probably full of vitamins.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40That's all right, it'll all wash off. It's only wool.
0:36:40 > 0:36:42Oh, you all right, all right.
0:36:42 > 0:36:43Want one of the girls to help you?
0:36:45 > 0:36:46All good.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50And crutching isn't just about brute strength.
0:36:50 > 0:36:52Above all, it's about technique.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58Nice, mate. Flick it off, chuck it out.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00Pull that off.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02- Well done, Tomi.- MAN: Well done, Tomi. That was awesome.
0:37:02 > 0:37:03Nice, mate.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Buzzing. Money in the bank.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07I think I enjoyed the shearing the most
0:37:07 > 0:37:10because I know that's where I'm going to earn the most money
0:37:10 > 0:37:12and I want to be doing the top job.
0:37:14 > 0:37:16Next day and it's crunch time.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19The sheep are bigger and there are lots of them, but gang leader
0:37:19 > 0:37:24Haarmi is still expecting his novice shearers to pull their weight.
0:37:24 > 0:37:27This is where the hard grafting starts. The sweat and the pain
0:37:27 > 0:37:30and the frustration. The laughter.
0:37:30 > 0:37:31Hee-hee. The crying.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33This is where we're going to find out
0:37:33 > 0:37:35if you're going to walk out or not.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37I don't walk.
0:37:37 > 0:37:38No longer paid by the hour,
0:37:38 > 0:37:41the rookie shearers will earn just 15 pence a sheep.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47So they'll need to get through 60 an hour just to match what
0:37:47 > 0:37:48they earned as shed hands...
0:37:52 > 0:37:56..which is more likely for some than others.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58Arrgggh.
0:37:58 > 0:38:01Pay 20 quid for this down at a salon. Nice Brazilian.
0:38:03 > 0:38:05Fricking knackered.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08For the rest of the afternoon, the trainees do their best to
0:38:08 > 0:38:09make a dent on the flock.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Yeah, fucking hell!
0:38:18 > 0:38:20- Oh, put this down...- Yeah, that's it.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Oh, no.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24- Oh, yeah.- Nearly.
0:38:29 > 0:38:34He may not have done 60 an hour, but Tomi has impressed his gang leader.
0:38:34 > 0:38:36Full credit to him, 26 for the hour.
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Second day on the hand-piece, that's...
0:38:39 > 0:38:42that's a great achievement by anyone's standards.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Essentially, I'll have made not even nine dollars,
0:38:45 > 0:38:47so it's like 4.5 quid.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50But Gemma's tallies are lower, much lower.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Think I've done about 16 today.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54And so that's not even... What is that?
0:38:54 > 0:38:57It's like fricking five dollars or something, not even that.
0:38:57 > 0:38:59DOG BARKS
0:38:59 > 0:39:02They're just so bloody heavy.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06And... Ugh, oh...
0:39:06 > 0:39:08I hate sheep. I just hate 'em.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11For Jack, being paid on commission has been a wake-up call.
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Ah, my back!
0:39:13 > 0:39:16His numbers are even lower than Gemma's.
0:39:17 > 0:39:18My back's sore.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Today, I've done 12 sheep in total,
0:39:20 > 0:39:22which is 15p a sheep,
0:39:22 > 0:39:27so today I've made £1.20, in English pounds, which is absolutely rubbish.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32I'm going to keep having a go at shearing sheep,
0:39:32 > 0:39:34but if I can't do it, then I can't stay in that area,
0:39:34 > 0:39:36like, cos I'm not going to make any money.
0:39:36 > 0:39:38I'm going to come home with absolutely nothing.
0:39:38 > 0:39:42- It is all about the money. - It's all about the money.
0:39:42 > 0:39:44Mm.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47The speed, I think, is most crucial, cos if you don't have the speed,
0:39:47 > 0:39:49there's just no point in you carrying on doing it,
0:39:49 > 0:39:52because at the end of the day, personal achievement isn't going
0:39:52 > 0:39:53to pay of my credit cards and stuff.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00As they approach the end of their third week in New Zealand,
0:40:00 > 0:40:03Tomi, Jack and Gemma are facing their biggest test so far...
0:40:07 > 0:40:10..a contract to crutch 1,500 Merino sheep,
0:40:10 > 0:40:12but only one day to turn the job round.
0:40:15 > 0:40:19It's the perfect chance for three eager, young shearers to make
0:40:19 > 0:40:20up for yesterday's losses.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27But the early starts, exhausting work
0:40:27 > 0:40:32and 30-degree heat are beginning to take their toll.
0:40:32 > 0:40:33My back's really, really sore.
0:40:33 > 0:40:35It's absolutely killing me.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37It is the hardest job I've ever done.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40You're getting marked, you're getting bruised,
0:40:40 > 0:40:43getting kicked, you're getting head butted. Mental!
0:40:45 > 0:40:46Just relax, Jack. OK.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49Jack especially is finding it tough going.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56Jack's really struggling.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58Erm, he's struggling cos they're kicking a bit on him
0:40:58 > 0:41:00and fighting.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03- MAN: What's wrong? - Oh, I'm just frustrated.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09My back is absolutely killing me.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13I don't know if it's cos, like, the last few days I've been all right
0:41:13 > 0:41:15and, like, today it's just finally kicked in,
0:41:15 > 0:41:19but I'm in so much agony. And it's hot.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- EMOTIONAL:- I feel dirty cos the washing machine doesn't even work
0:41:22 > 0:41:24proper back at the Quarters, I just feel horrible.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Tried to prove to people, you know, I'd get through it,
0:41:31 > 0:41:34but I can't do it.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37- I've tried. - HE CRIES
0:41:40 > 0:41:42I've really tried.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47- WHISPERING:- Shit!
0:41:53 > 0:41:56Back at base, Mouse has concerns.
0:41:58 > 0:41:59- The farmer had 1,500...- Yeah.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02..and with you three guys crutching,
0:42:02 > 0:42:04that job wouldn't have got done today.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06I think if we had time to invest, I would've tried to carry on
0:42:06 > 0:42:08a couple more, like, one-to-ones and stuff,
0:42:08 > 0:42:11- but we don't have the time for that. - Yeah, but we don't have time.
0:42:11 > 0:42:12We've got a period of time
0:42:12 > 0:42:15and I think we should just go with what we're best at.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17- Yeah.- Cos at the end of the day, it's about making money, isn't it?
0:42:17 > 0:42:20- Yeah.- And you two guys just look at wool handling
0:42:20 > 0:42:21and making money wool handling.
0:42:21 > 0:42:23And I think that's the way you're going to make it.
0:42:23 > 0:42:26That's perfect for me, you know? That's made me feel better.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28And, Tomi, if you want to have a good go at crutching,
0:42:28 > 0:42:30you've got to make that decision.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33I love the crutching and I enjoy it,
0:42:33 > 0:42:36whereas the wool handling I absolutely despise it.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39- All right. 5 o'clock tomorrow morning.- Yeah, see- you then. Mm.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47It's the trainees' final week and Mouse has a reward for Tomi -
0:42:47 > 0:42:49his own shearing kit.
0:42:53 > 0:42:56- See youse in a bit.- Miss you. - Have a good day.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58It'll be weird.
0:42:58 > 0:43:01- I feel like I'm sending my kid off to school.- Good luck.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04- First day of school.- Go, kid, go! - I've got...I've got my bag.
0:43:04 > 0:43:06You've got your book bag.
0:43:06 > 0:43:08- Have you got your lunch?- Yes.
0:43:09 > 0:43:15For the first time, Gemma, Jack and Tomi are going their separate ways.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18While Jack and Gemma are going where they know they can make money,
0:43:18 > 0:43:20wool handling,
0:43:20 > 0:43:25Tomi's decided to stick with Haarmi on commission-based shearing.
0:43:25 > 0:43:27It's a financial gamble and a huge challenge,
0:43:27 > 0:43:31but when it comes to drive and determination,
0:43:31 > 0:43:33Tomi has a good role model.
0:43:33 > 0:43:37My dad might technically be my stepdad, but he's my dad.
0:43:37 > 0:43:39He's basically...
0:43:40 > 0:43:43..one of the strongest men that I know
0:43:43 > 0:43:45because he's got cerebral sclerosis
0:43:45 > 0:43:49and whatever nervous system it lands on, it just knackers.
0:43:49 > 0:43:51But he doesn't moan. He just gets on.
0:43:51 > 0:43:55He knows that stuff's going to happen.
0:43:55 > 0:43:57He knows that we're all going to be there for him,
0:43:57 > 0:44:00so he just gets on and just...
0:44:00 > 0:44:02That's why, cos he's a soldier.
0:44:02 > 0:44:04How come you don't use the other crutches? They're cooler.
0:44:04 > 0:44:08If I wanted to, like, shake someone's hand,
0:44:08 > 0:44:10I ended up swatting them with the stick.
0:44:10 > 0:44:13- TOMI LAUGHS - When I'm training
0:44:13 > 0:44:15and I find it so hard
0:44:15 > 0:44:18and I'm literally knackered, crawling,
0:44:18 > 0:44:22and I think to myself, "Well, my dad wishes he could walk without sticks
0:44:22 > 0:44:26"and I'm able to walk here and I'm not... Come on, buck yourself up."
0:44:29 > 0:44:33For Tomi's gamble to pay off, he's going to have to work fast,
0:44:33 > 0:44:35as he'll only be paid per sheep he crutches.
0:44:42 > 0:44:47It's like a wrestling match with an 85 kilo animal
0:44:47 > 0:44:48every single minute.
0:44:50 > 0:44:53But with Haarmi setting the pace alongside him,
0:44:53 > 0:44:55Tomi's numbers are up.
0:45:04 > 0:45:07- 386, my man.- 386.
0:45:07 > 0:45:08Well done.
0:45:09 > 0:45:10- Mm-mm.- Yeah!
0:45:13 > 0:45:16It was sort of a wake-up call today.
0:45:16 > 0:45:18Like, previously if I got tired,
0:45:18 > 0:45:21like, someone would jump in and do some
0:45:21 > 0:45:23or you'd be like, "Just have a breather."
0:45:23 > 0:45:28But I didn't want to let you down as well, you know, as well as myself.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31You've surprised quite a few of us that you've sort of like taken to
0:45:31 > 0:45:34- it like duck to water basically, really.- Cool beans.
0:45:34 > 0:45:37And it's just a numbers games for you now.
0:45:37 > 0:45:41Tell me, where does your, erm, drive and that come from?
0:45:41 > 0:45:44My dad used to be a sportsperson and that,
0:45:44 > 0:45:48but then, obviously, he got ill and he sort of helps us through.
0:45:48 > 0:45:51When I'm fighting, I'm knackered, or I'm training, I just think,
0:45:51 > 0:45:55"Well, my dad's going through this and not once does he ever moan."
0:45:55 > 0:45:57He gets on with it, so I've got to get on with it.
0:46:01 > 0:46:03- CHOKED UP:- First memory I have with my dad was, erm...
0:46:05 > 0:46:09Me and my mates were playing footie and then, er, my dad was like
0:46:09 > 0:46:13he come across and I hadn't known him too long, he started playing
0:46:13 > 0:46:15football with us, and I'd never had like...
0:46:15 > 0:46:17like, a dad, like, you know...?
0:46:17 > 0:46:21Yeah, mate. Yeah, well, I'm sure your dad'd be quite proud of you
0:46:21 > 0:46:23if he'd seen what you've done, what you achieved today.
0:46:23 > 0:46:26He'd be really smiling from ear to ear.
0:46:26 > 0:46:29Yeah, treasure every moment you've got, man,
0:46:29 > 0:46:33cos before you know it, you know, tomorrow may never come.
0:46:33 > 0:46:37My dad got sick. Within three months, he's gone.
0:46:37 > 0:46:41- Shit.- And you don't realise it until they've gone...- Yeah.
0:46:41 > 0:46:45..how much I wanted to ask him, you know.
0:46:45 > 0:46:47I wanted to talk to him about certain things.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50And now it's too late, I'll never get that chance.
0:46:50 > 0:46:54I need to start showing my dad, er, how I feel.
0:46:54 > 0:46:57Cos I don't want them regrets, like what Haarmi's got, and I don't
0:46:57 > 0:47:01want negative thoughts of what I could have and should have said,
0:47:01 > 0:47:05cos I do love him. I love him to bits and I'd be lost without him.
0:47:05 > 0:47:07So about time I started showing it.
0:47:14 > 0:47:17Back in their comfort zone, wool handling with Adam
0:47:17 > 0:47:20and being paid by the hour, it's a chance for Jack
0:47:20 > 0:47:23and Gemma to earn some proper cash again.
0:47:23 > 0:47:26I like being round here more, and I don't feel, like, as much as,
0:47:26 > 0:47:30like, under pressure as when I'm doing this.
0:47:30 > 0:47:34It's like a relief going back to this.
0:47:34 > 0:47:36It's nice. Really nice.
0:47:39 > 0:47:42In four days, the trainees are due to fly home, but without the stress
0:47:42 > 0:47:46of shearing and with another 11 months on his working holiday
0:47:46 > 0:47:50visa, Jack is once again pondering the benefits of staying on.
0:47:52 > 0:47:54Have I woke you up? It's Jack.
0:47:57 > 0:47:59Yeah, are you?
0:47:59 > 0:48:02He's hoping a call home to his sister will help him decide.
0:48:02 > 0:48:05What would you do in my situation, you know, stay here,
0:48:05 > 0:48:08sort your debts out or come back home?
0:48:13 > 0:48:15What do you think Mum will say, like?
0:48:17 > 0:48:18You think?
0:48:21 > 0:48:23Well, that's a bit of a shocker.
0:48:23 > 0:48:26What... Why would she want me home?
0:48:26 > 0:48:29Is that what she's been saying to you while I've been here?
0:48:34 > 0:48:35I didn't know that.
0:48:38 > 0:48:41I'll definitely need to have a word cos I weren't expecting her to say
0:48:41 > 0:48:43that, especially after all these years and that.
0:48:51 > 0:48:52Hearing that his mum is missing him
0:48:52 > 0:48:55has thrown Jack's plans of staying into doubt.
0:48:58 > 0:49:01With time running out, he has a difficult decision to make.
0:49:03 > 0:49:06It's hard. It's really hard.
0:49:06 > 0:49:09What was it like when you came out, or did you even come out?
0:49:09 > 0:49:13Erm, I've been out since I was probably about 13.
0:49:13 > 0:49:15- Yeah, I came out.- You told your mum?
0:49:15 > 0:49:18Yeah, I told my mum. My mum didn't like it.
0:49:18 > 0:49:19So I left home when I was 16.
0:49:19 > 0:49:21I went and lived with my auntie.
0:49:21 > 0:49:24And it was either accept it or not.
0:49:24 > 0:49:26- But she did.- She accepted you?
0:49:27 > 0:49:29I reckon your mum's hurting.
0:49:29 > 0:49:31- For what?- For you.
0:49:33 > 0:49:35- Yeah.- That's what I reckon.
0:49:35 > 0:49:38So what would you do in my situation?
0:49:38 > 0:49:39I really think that you should sit down
0:49:39 > 0:49:44and have a really good talk with your mother, so that she knows where
0:49:44 > 0:49:48you're coming from and how you feel about it and what you want from her.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53At the end of the day, I really think your mum does love you.
0:49:55 > 0:49:56Maybe I do need to talk to her.
0:49:56 > 0:50:00I'd like to try and sort it out cos it would be nice to be a,
0:50:00 > 0:50:03you know, a proper unit rather than I see my sister and not my mum.
0:50:03 > 0:50:05It would mean the world to me.
0:50:10 > 0:50:13Tomorrow Jack, along with Tomi and Gemma,
0:50:13 > 0:50:14is supposed to be flying home.
0:50:18 > 0:50:20So after four back-breaking weeks in New Zealand,
0:50:20 > 0:50:24it's time for that all-important pay packet.
0:50:24 > 0:50:26But will the hard work have been worth it?
0:50:26 > 0:50:29- Thank you.- Here's yours. Yeah, thanks a lot.
0:50:29 > 0:50:30See how much is in here.
0:50:30 > 0:50:33Going back to wool handling means Gemma and Jack were limited
0:50:33 > 0:50:35to the hourly rate.
0:50:35 > 0:50:37What the hell?!
0:50:37 > 0:50:40- There's yours. Well done. - Oh, thank you.- Thanks.
0:50:40 > 0:50:41It's been a pleasure having you.
0:50:41 > 0:50:45Before tax, they've each earned £1,500.
0:50:45 > 0:50:47That is a lot of money.
0:50:47 > 0:50:49- Just a little bit!- Yeah.
0:50:49 > 0:50:52Since I've got here I've earned over 3,000, which is like...
0:50:52 > 0:50:53I did not expect that at all.
0:50:53 > 0:50:55So, like, it's amazing.
0:50:55 > 0:50:58Pretty much on the verge of being debt free,
0:50:58 > 0:51:01so it's a massive amount, like. Back in the UK,
0:51:01 > 0:51:04like, I would never have made that money in a month, ever.
0:51:04 > 0:51:08- By sticking with crutching, Tomi took a gamble.- Well done.
0:51:11 > 0:51:16And it's paid off. He's walking away with nearly £2,000.
0:51:16 > 0:51:21I've worked my arse off for that money. I've woken up with bad backs,
0:51:21 > 0:51:24bad necks, I don't think there's a part of me that's good.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26But it's all worth it.
0:51:26 > 0:51:29I'm using the money for training and then I want to do something nice
0:51:29 > 0:51:31for my parents cos they do so much for me.
0:51:31 > 0:51:35So just to come and get great money like I have
0:51:35 > 0:51:39and be able to do that is just a massive thing for me.
0:51:39 > 0:51:42I'm not going to pack any of my tan, or any of that,
0:51:42 > 0:51:44so I'm going to leave that here.
0:51:44 > 0:51:48And for the first time, Gemma's planning to spend her money
0:51:48 > 0:51:50on something other than herself.
0:51:50 > 0:51:52It will make me feel good paying my mum back
0:51:52 > 0:51:53because I know I worked that hard for it.
0:51:53 > 0:51:55This is the hardest job I've ever done
0:51:55 > 0:51:58and it's just, like, why am I taking money off my parents?
0:51:58 > 0:51:59They need it. I don't even need it.
0:51:59 > 0:52:03I was using it for the sake of it cos I want to get bloody nails done.
0:52:03 > 0:52:06So I really... Just as soon as I get home, I'm going to pay them back.
0:52:06 > 0:52:09I just... That's the one thing I've realised. Like, I shouldn't have
0:52:09 > 0:52:10been doing all that.
0:52:13 > 0:52:14The question is -
0:52:14 > 0:52:17will Jack be joining them on the plane home?
0:52:19 > 0:52:21Taking that with me.
0:52:21 > 0:52:23Memorabilia.
0:52:23 > 0:52:26I could've earned so much more money here for...from working,
0:52:26 > 0:52:29cos it's so much better than, like, the UK wages and stuff
0:52:29 > 0:52:32and it is a lot of money that comes into your pay packet.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34But it seems I've been given the chance to sort things out
0:52:34 > 0:52:37with my mum and I'm going to try and give that a go.
0:52:37 > 0:52:39And family's extremely important,
0:52:39 > 0:52:41so looking forward to going home and trying to make things work.
0:52:44 > 0:52:47After four long weeks, time to say goodbye.
0:52:51 > 0:52:55This experience, it's taught me a trade where I can earn money.
0:52:55 > 0:53:00It's taught me so much about myself and what I can and can't do.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06Before here, I was just, like, this fake thing,
0:53:06 > 0:53:08walking around, like, with big hair and that.
0:53:08 > 0:53:11And now I'm just, like, not worrying about what people think
0:53:11 > 0:53:13and wanting to pay my mum and dad back,
0:53:13 > 0:53:14which normally I wouldn't do.
0:53:16 > 0:53:18I just feel like a completely different person.
0:53:18 > 0:53:20I don't think anyone's going to recognise me.
0:53:20 > 0:53:23The job has been so exhausting.
0:53:25 > 0:53:27But it's nice, you just feel, like, contentment.
0:53:27 > 0:53:30You've worked hard, but you've earned good money for it as well,
0:53:30 > 0:53:31definitely.
0:53:31 > 0:53:33Bye, guys!
0:53:33 > 0:53:36I'm just so proud of those three guys.
0:53:36 > 0:53:39Like Gemma, Jack and Tomi have just, erm, blown my mind,
0:53:39 > 0:53:40to be quite honest.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42They just got right in and got on with everyone
0:53:42 > 0:53:44and done the job that they've been asked to do.
0:53:44 > 0:53:47- GIRLS:- Bye, Gemma.
0:54:05 > 0:54:09After a 36-hour trip, Gemma is home.
0:54:09 > 0:54:13- Hey.- Heyyyyy! Oh, God!
0:54:13 > 0:54:16Thanks for the banners, like. I've never had that before!
0:54:16 > 0:54:18What have you got on?
0:54:18 > 0:54:21Erm, yeah, just like a jersey thing.
0:54:21 > 0:54:24- And there's a surprise for mum and dad.- Right. Right, listen, right.
0:54:24 > 0:54:26- I've done so much work here, right? - Hm-hm.
0:54:26 > 0:54:29I'm giving you my money for it.
0:54:29 > 0:54:30Oooh!
0:54:30 > 0:54:33This is all your hard-earned money, and you're giving it to us?
0:54:33 > 0:54:34Yeah. There you go.
0:54:34 > 0:54:36- Thank you, darling, that's lovely. - It's all right.
0:54:36 > 0:54:39- Thank you. Wow!- GASPING:- Gem!
0:54:39 > 0:54:40- Thank you.- It's all right.
0:54:40 > 0:54:43- Do I look like a changed person? - You're very changed.
0:54:43 > 0:54:45Especially cos I've just given you money, which I never do.
0:54:45 > 0:54:47Love it. I love it.
0:54:47 > 0:54:50- I'm...I'm loving the new Gem. - SHE LAUGHS
0:54:54 > 0:54:55Hey-hey.
0:54:55 > 0:54:59Meanwhile, Tomi's also being reunited with his parents.
0:55:00 > 0:55:04Being away, sort of realised, you know, you miss your family.
0:55:04 > 0:55:09I've sort of realised how much, er, you support us with boxing,
0:55:09 > 0:55:11how much you're always there for us no matter what,
0:55:11 > 0:55:15and I do under-appreciate youse a bit.
0:55:15 > 0:55:17You were stuck with me cos you gave birth to me.
0:55:17 > 0:55:21But you took us on, so, cheers, Dad.
0:55:21 > 0:55:23- Come here.- Love you.- I love you.
0:55:27 > 0:55:31A few months later, the money he made abroad means Jack's moved on.
0:55:32 > 0:55:34So this is my new house now.
0:55:34 > 0:55:36I don't have black mould on me wall,
0:55:36 > 0:55:40which, of course, is a massive improvement on my old place.
0:55:40 > 0:55:44Since returning home, Jack has been in contact with his mum
0:55:44 > 0:55:46and his experience in New Zealand has helped him
0:55:46 > 0:55:48land a good office job.
0:55:48 > 0:55:52When you mention that you have done sheep shearing,
0:55:52 > 0:55:55it's mad how your interview goes from a formal interview
0:55:55 > 0:55:58and then like, "What, you've done that?!" And I'm like,
0:55:58 > 0:55:59"Yeah. Yeah, I've done that."
0:55:59 > 0:56:03So, it looks brilliant on a CV, it looks a bit unusual.
0:56:03 > 0:56:04And my life has turned around.
0:56:04 > 0:56:06It's going back to the way I want it to be.
0:56:06 > 0:56:09It's, yeah, brilliant. Just going up and up.
0:56:12 > 0:56:16Next time on World's Toughest Jobs,
0:56:16 > 0:56:19tree planting in the Canadian wilderness.
0:56:19 > 0:56:21Stand up, Danny.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23But can three more Brits hack the pace?
0:56:23 > 0:56:25Aghh!
0:56:25 > 0:56:28Or will they did themselves into a deep Canadian hole?
0:56:29 > 0:56:32I knew it were going to be fucking hard work, and it is hard work.