0:00:02 > 0:00:03Christchurch.
0:00:03 > 0:00:05A small town on the south coast of England
0:00:05 > 0:00:08where a third of the population is over 60.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Seven weeks ago, the town opened its gates to an invasion
0:00:13 > 0:00:15of desperate young job seekers
0:00:15 > 0:00:18to take part in a unique social experiment.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23Youth unemployment across the UK is at an all-time high.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25I've been homeless, I've slept on the streets.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28I'd clean toilets, I'd look after old people, I'd do anything.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30It is really tough looking for work,
0:00:30 > 0:00:33especially when you're not hearing anything back from anyone.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38So senior employers offered eight weeks' work experience
0:00:38 > 0:00:42and for those that impress, there's the chance of a permanent job.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46In exchange, the town has received an injection of new blood.
0:00:46 > 0:00:47It's lovely to meet you.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49I'm Adam, yep. I'm on the boat, then, yeah?
0:00:49 > 0:00:5213 young people were selected to live together.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57And work across nine local businesses,
0:00:57 > 0:00:59from a fish store...
0:00:59 > 0:01:00I nearly broke a nail as well.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02..to the local butchers.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03My little mate, as you can see,
0:01:03 > 0:01:07there are the hairs on his chinny chin-chin.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10The bosses reviewed the trainees' work at weekly appraisals.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12That's very good. Absolutely.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14And four didn't make the grade.
0:01:15 > 0:01:16Can't take this shit.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18I'm afraid we're going to have to let you go.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21- Shove your job up your- BLEEP- arse.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25For the remaining nine, it's the last week of their work experience.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28Eight weeks? Flies by when you're having fun, doesn't it?
0:01:28 > 0:01:30If they can make it through the next few days,
0:01:30 > 0:01:34that permanent job and a brand-new life could be theirs,
0:01:34 > 0:01:36but there are no guarantees.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37I really, really, want it, man.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40It's an absolute life-changing situation.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43I want the job. I want to move down here.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46It's what I've been looking for, for 28 years.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48If you really want this job then you've got to prove
0:01:48 > 0:01:49that you want it.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02Any tea towels back?
0:02:04 > 0:02:05It's Sunday in Christchurch.
0:02:05 > 0:02:10The trainees are preparing for the final week of their work placements.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13I want the job. I don't want to go back Warrington and go join
0:02:13 > 0:02:17that dole queue. The last thing I want, mate. The last thing I need.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19In five days' time, they'll find out
0:02:19 > 0:02:23if they're going to be offered a paid job and a bright new future.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28If the fish store offered me a job, I'd work there. I love it there.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31They will, in turn, have to decide if they want to accept the offer,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34move here permanently and start a new life.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37I would like to move down, because, you know,
0:02:37 > 0:02:41there's far more opportunities down here than there are,
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- like, in Liverpool.- Yeah, exactly.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- SHE BURPS - Oh, excuse me.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46LAUGHTER
0:02:51 > 0:02:53One trainee who's still not sure where his future lies
0:02:53 > 0:02:56is 19-year-old Benny from Norfolk,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59so he's gone back home to see his mum.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04Hey, babe!
0:03:06 > 0:03:11- Look at you! Look at you! I love your jacket.- I like your jumper.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Oh, no! Ooh! Look at you!
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Benny had been unemployed for over a year
0:03:18 > 0:03:20when he arrived seven weeks ago.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Being unemployed, it has completely affected me.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24I find it almost quite depressing.
0:03:24 > 0:03:28I ain't seen no hot black men. I ain't seen anyone hot at all.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30You'll either really, really love me and find me endearing
0:03:30 > 0:03:31and nice to be around...
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Hi, Christian, lovely to meet you.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35..or you just... you can't tolerate me.
0:03:35 > 0:03:36If he was gay, I so would.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39He began work at Peeks party store...
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Party store? Oh, my God, it's massive!
0:03:43 > 0:03:45..a large family-run business selling fancy dress
0:03:45 > 0:03:49and party products from its own shop and mail order division.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50Love you, bitch, bye.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53He shocked them with his potty mouth.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55You have to watch how much you swear on the shop floor.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57Sorry, bitch...
0:03:57 > 0:04:00His mentor, John Peek, was not impressed...
0:04:00 > 0:04:03I can't allow him to disrupt the business.
0:04:03 > 0:04:04- They're- BLEEP- lovely.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06..and almost gave him the sack.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08- You can't use that language.- Sorry.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- It's not funny. - No, it's not funny.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Bye.
0:04:12 > 0:04:13But he turned it around.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Helping people and doing something right. Accomplishment!
0:04:16 > 0:04:18And won everyone over.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- A lot of good reports.- Have you had any negatives at all?- No.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23- Ah, yes!- All good.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25He loved working in the party store...
0:04:25 > 0:04:28- HIGH PITCHED VOICE:- Emily...
0:04:28 > 0:04:31..but really struggled with his focus in telesales.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32HE BURPS
0:04:32 > 0:04:33Pardon me.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34Bad habits returned.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36F for fanny.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40His office dress sense started to distract.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Oh, I say!
0:04:43 > 0:04:45I mean, those...those trousers,
0:04:45 > 0:04:47they're probably showing more than what you intended.
0:04:47 > 0:04:49I don't really dress to impress, I dress to express.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51And his work suffered.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56The success rate of you completing an order stands at 22%.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59I thought I was doing all right.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02It's been a roller-coaster ride of emotion for Benny.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Oh, I really miss my mum.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07And it's left him torn about whether Christchurch is for him.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09I don't even know what is best for me.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11What happens when I go off the rails and I need my mum?
0:05:11 > 0:05:12She's not down the road from me.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15- I don't know what I want to do, I'm just really- BLEEP.- Oh!
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Benny's not sure if he'll be offered a permanent position at Peeks
0:05:21 > 0:05:23as his time there has been so up and down.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Give me a hug, Tommy, come on.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Man up.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30- How tall is he?! - He's taller than you.
0:05:30 > 0:05:32If he does, he's worried about how much he'll miss home,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35so he's back with his family to find out what they think he should do.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41To me, he seems to be shining since he's been away.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- And I just think it's... - Oh, thanks, Nan.- Yeah, I do.
0:05:43 > 0:05:48If I'm brutally honest, it's too far away from me.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49I just don't think I would cope
0:05:49 > 0:05:52with him being a five-hour drive from me.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54I disagree. I think he should go for it.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56It is a long drive, Mum.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Yeah, but it's only five hours. It's not like it's abroad.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03But when he hits rock bottom, who is it he needs?
0:06:04 > 0:06:06- Mum.- Yeah.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Yeah, so if I can't get to him in five minutes
0:06:08 > 0:06:09and he's having an emotional meltdown,
0:06:09 > 0:06:12which very often he does, I need to be there.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14You can always phone, can't you?
0:06:14 > 0:06:16- Talk on the phone. - It's not the same, Nanny.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19I don't like phones, then I miss people more, and that's why...
0:06:19 > 0:06:20And I know him as well.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23When he needs me, there will be no phone call.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28It'll be...silence and a text message that's just trying to
0:06:28 > 0:06:31give me an inclination that there's something not right.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33- She knows me so well.- I do.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38You take care. Love you loads.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40I will, I'll be thinking of ya. Love ya. Love ya.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42- Bye.- I love you.- Love ya.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44- Take care.- And you.
0:06:44 > 0:06:50If I'm honest, as a mother, I just don't think I would cope
0:06:50 > 0:06:53with him being a five-hour drive from me.
0:06:56 > 0:07:01# Cos they say home is where your heart is set in stone
0:07:01 > 0:07:05# Is where you go when you're alone... #
0:07:05 > 0:07:07I was quite shocked at the fact that my nan said that
0:07:07 > 0:07:09she wouldn't mind me living down here,
0:07:09 > 0:07:11but then also, my mum was completely opposite,
0:07:11 > 0:07:12but overall, it's my decision.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15I'm a family-orientated guy, but I'm also very independent as well,
0:07:15 > 0:07:18so kind of like it's, oh... It's like schizophrenia.
0:07:18 > 0:07:25# As long as we're together Does it matter where we go?
0:07:25 > 0:07:31# Home, home... #
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Monday morning, and for the trainees, it's the start of
0:07:38 > 0:07:40one of the biggest weeks of their lives.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Rachel is flagging.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48I just want to go to bed.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52But the rest head into work, eager to shine in their last few days
0:07:52 > 0:07:53and land a permanent job.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Well, Adam, there we go. Josephine 1 out of the water.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Looks slightly bigger when it comes out the water.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04So basically, if you can make that boat look like that one.
0:08:05 > 0:08:06Can you do that?
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Well, I've already made that one look like that one,
0:08:08 > 0:08:11so surely I can make that one look like that one easy.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Today, 19-year-old Adam from inner-city Nottingham is working
0:08:15 > 0:08:17in the boat yard, carrying out essential repairs
0:08:17 > 0:08:20on ferry Josephine.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Three coats of primer, two top coats, end of story. Job done.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- Do you have a privilege card, sir? - I have somewhere, yes.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33At the garden centre cafe,
0:08:33 > 0:08:3619-year-old James is having his first training session on the till.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- That's 4.44.- It's actually 4.40.
0:08:39 > 0:08:424.40. I'll get there eventually.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46While over at the wool shop, Renee is an old hand.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48- They're very pretty, aren't they? - They are, yes.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52There you go. You take care and have a good day.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54And Ellie is manning the phones at the solicitors.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56PHONE RINGS
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Williams and Thompson, good morning.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03In the garden centre, Sean's supervisor, Duncan, is setting him
0:09:03 > 0:09:04his work for the week.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- Morning, how are you? - Morning, I'm good, yourself?
0:09:07 > 0:09:11Um, I've got a little project I'd like you to work on for me.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Okey-doke.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Oh, my God!
0:09:16 > 0:09:1925-year-old single parent Sean was a late arrival,
0:09:19 > 0:09:22after some of the other trainees were sacked.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26He struggled to find work whilst bringing up his daughter.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28- 'Hi, Dad.' - Hiya, babe, you all right?
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- 'Yeah, and you?'- Yeah, I'm good.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34My little girl, Katie, she's eight years old.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37I'm doing this for her, so she can have a better future.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40- I love you.- 'Love you, miss you.'
0:09:40 > 0:09:42Miss you too, babe. Bye-bye.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44He was given a job at the Dorset Smoke House,
0:09:44 > 0:09:46but couldn't cope with the hard physical work.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48I did throw up a little bit,
0:09:48 > 0:09:50but that's probably just from exhaustion.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51We've got to get this moving.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53And was let go.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56There's no way we can continue the relationship here.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59But he was given a second chance at the garden centre
0:09:59 > 0:10:01by company boss Martin Stewart.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- How are you? - I'm good. I'm Sean.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06With his character, I think he'll fit in really well.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09He's coped well with the physical demands.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Physically, yeah, I feel that I could survive here, whereas after
0:10:13 > 0:10:16about a week of that smoke room, I thought I would've been dead.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19And impressed his garden shop boss, Duncan.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21I don't think you need to be too worried about the speed
0:10:21 > 0:10:24of doing things. It's far better to do the job properly than quickly.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26You've picked it up straightaway,
0:10:26 > 0:10:28so you should be proud of yourself for that.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Obviously, you're familiar with this section now, the aggregate area.
0:10:31 > 0:10:32Yeah.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35So, now, Sean has to pull out all the stops to ensure
0:10:35 > 0:10:37he lands that permanent job.
0:10:37 > 0:10:38I want you to come out here,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41give some thought as to how you can change this.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- The world's your oyster on it, and I want you to wow me.- OK.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48OK? Treat this like your own little shop. You own this.
0:10:48 > 0:10:49You take ownership.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51My land.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55In outdoor plants, Rachel's mentor, Julie, isn't happy.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57It's already five past nine,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00so the first thing I want to know is why isn't she here yet.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03I am frustrated and annoyed,
0:11:03 > 0:11:08and the excuse of tiredness is the thing that makes me most annoyed.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13I'm sleepy this morning, cos Renee taught me how to knit last night
0:11:13 > 0:11:15and I was up until, like, two o'clock, knitting.
0:11:15 > 0:11:20So, my own fault, really, but it was fun.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22Morning, Julie.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Erm, do you want to have a seat in my office?
0:11:25 > 0:11:26Okey-dokey.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30Now is the time to excel. Instead, she's slipped back into old habits.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Rachel, you're going to get fired.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Can you just get out, please?
0:11:36 > 0:11:37Hello!
0:11:37 > 0:11:38LAUGHTER
0:11:38 > 0:11:4319-year-old Rachel from Merseyside has rarely struggled to get a job.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Most of the time when I get an interview, I get the job.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49I don't know whether that's just because everyone loves me...
0:11:49 > 0:11:50Oh, my God, those shoes stink.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53..but in terms of actually trying to hold down a job,
0:11:53 > 0:11:54I haven't been lucky at all.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59She had a good start at Stewarts Garden Centre.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01Oh, where do you live?
0:12:01 > 0:12:04And impressed her mentor, Julie.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- We're really pleased with your work. - Good.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09All the team get on with you great and that's been lovely.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11But while she can do the job well,
0:12:11 > 0:12:14it's not all been plain sailing for Rachel.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17It keeps hitting me, like, how much my head hurts.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19Her timekeeping and attendance have been poor
0:12:19 > 0:12:22ever since she arrived in Christchurch.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24I've got a banging headache and aching limbs.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27I'll do a Saturday or a Sunday this weekend, if you want?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30And even when she agreed to work overtime...
0:12:30 > 0:12:32I offered to do it, it's not compulsory.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34..she failed to show again.
0:12:37 > 0:12:38Destroyed again.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Yeah. I'm sorry that I've let you down again.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46And if it wasn't illness, there'd be other excuses.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Yeah, it's still a tiny bit damp.
0:12:48 > 0:12:53This morning I had a phone call to say her shirt wasn't dry yet.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Yeah, I'm just ringing to let her know that I'm going to be late.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59It is a bit frustrating. I work on the basis that we're all adults.
0:12:59 > 0:13:01Oh, wow, that cup of tea has done nothing.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03You know when you need to be here.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04Rachel?
0:13:04 > 0:13:07No! I've overslept again.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09She's given me chance after chance, and...
0:13:09 > 0:13:12Oh, I just feel like I'm letting her down and I hate it.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17- You were late in this morning. - I was.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20I have to say that I am...
0:13:20 > 0:13:22really disappointed.
0:13:22 > 0:13:23If you really want this job
0:13:23 > 0:13:26then you've got to prove that you want it,
0:13:26 > 0:13:31because you've been absent twice and you've been late six times
0:13:31 > 0:13:32including today.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35Bloody hell, I didn't realise it was that much. Jesus.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38You need to make sure that your attitude towards a job
0:13:38 > 0:13:41does not wipe out all the good and the positive that you can have...
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- Yeah.- ..that you can bring to a job. - Yeah.
0:13:44 > 0:13:45Cos that's what's happening.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49- You've got to prove to me that this is what you really want.- Yeah.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52And make the effort, OK? So, come on out to the greenhouse.
0:13:54 > 0:13:55Thank you.
0:13:55 > 0:13:59This week I, want you to look after everything that's in here,
0:13:59 > 0:14:01and you know where we are with things.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05- Your first job is to get that wall tidied up.- Okey-dokey.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Now, the other thing to remember is that you have this last chance
0:14:08 > 0:14:11to make an impression and prove what you can do.
0:14:11 > 0:14:12- All right?- Okey-dokey.
0:14:12 > 0:14:15- OK, all right, I'll see you later. - That sounds good.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19No, Julie's not happy at all.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23She's given me so many chances and I just...
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- I keep- BLEEP- it up, and I'm sick of it, I always do this, and...
0:14:29 > 0:14:32I dunno what's up with me, I dunno why I keep doing it.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49I hope you know I've give up EastEnders to come
0:14:49 > 0:14:51and help you - you should feel privileged.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Since they arrived in Christchurch, the trainees have been living
0:14:54 > 0:14:56together harmoniously in a shared house...
0:14:56 > 0:14:58You know what? I'm not even going to bother,
0:14:58 > 0:15:01cos all I can see here is him pulling faces.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03..provided for them for the duration of their work placements.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Cheers, bitch.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08But should they land a permanent job, they'll have to think
0:15:08 > 0:15:10about where they're going to live.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12Tastes like what? Feet? I've never tried feet.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16A fact not lost on Carl.
0:15:16 > 0:15:19I've got a little plan, actually. There's supposed to be
0:15:19 > 0:15:23a little caravan site down the road, £70 a week all in.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27You know, it's not for ever, like, do you know what I mean?
0:15:27 > 0:15:30But it'll do...it'll fit the bill. It'll fit the bill, I think.
0:15:30 > 0:15:3428-year-old Carl from Warrington has got a criminal record.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Charming.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38And has lived on the streets.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43When I was 19, I got a job in a bank and I helped myself to £1,000.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46With the prospects of him securing any job remote...
0:15:46 > 0:15:49I really need to make a go of this.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52..he embraced the opportunity given to him by mentor Robin,
0:15:52 > 0:15:54at Lamb's Butchers.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57I honestly feel that if you wanted to do something like this
0:15:57 > 0:16:00that you're made for it.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03But he undid all his good work when he slept in after
0:16:03 > 0:16:06a heavy night's drinking at the end of the first week...
0:16:06 > 0:16:08'Hello, Robin, I'm really, really sorry.'
0:16:08 > 0:16:10I've literally just woken up about ten minutes ago.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14..and turned up five hours late.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16You've got to show responsibility.
0:16:16 > 0:16:17His mentor put it behind them.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Fair enough, we'll forget about it this time, but don't let it happen again.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25They even started to spend time together outside work.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28There we go, how about that? Was that a hole-in-one, Carl?
0:16:29 > 0:16:32And Carl opened up about his troubled past.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35I get emotional when I talk about it, because
0:16:35 > 0:16:38it was somewhere I never wanted to be, and since I've been down here,
0:16:38 > 0:16:41it's like, I don't know, it's like a new world, innit, really?
0:16:41 > 0:16:45And it's all down to you, really, Robin, for giving me this chance, innit?
0:16:45 > 0:16:48And you as well and, I mean, I can't fault you.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52But when Robin went on holiday...
0:16:52 > 0:16:54I'm missing Robin a little bit,
0:16:54 > 0:16:57er, missing his, like, calming influence in the shop.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00You should be able to find that. Turn it round this way.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02..he lost his enthusiasm for the job.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04How to use a...saw.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06And became flustered under pressure.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08You've got to be patient.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Please just leave me alone... shit like that.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14The novelty's definitely wearing off, you know.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15Reunited with his mentor...
0:17:17 > 0:17:19A-ha, he's here, the man himself.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22..he's fallen back in love with his job.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24I'm actually good at something.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26And with Christchurch.
0:17:26 > 0:17:27You make that look very easy.
0:17:27 > 0:17:31In the past few weeks, I've realised what a gorgeous place we live in.
0:17:31 > 0:17:32Sit on me knee, go on.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36And the locals have fallen in love with him too.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40- He's caught everyone's eye here. - He's very tall.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- Very handsome.- And I can see that he's a very considerate young man.
0:17:44 > 0:17:45Sex!
0:17:45 > 0:17:47THEY LAUGH
0:17:49 > 0:17:53Right, last week, and I want to be impressed, I want to see all what
0:17:53 > 0:17:56you've learnt over the time you've been here and I want to see it
0:17:56 > 0:17:59all come out, without any prompting, I just want you to get on with it.
0:17:59 > 0:18:00I'll tell you what I need to do,
0:18:00 > 0:18:04there's one new thing I'm going to show you, is how to do this.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07Now, this is a butcher's knot.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Like that, OK? Cross your finger.
0:18:09 > 0:18:14- Yeah.- Under, cross, through the loop,
0:18:14 > 0:18:17pull, and then you tie it off like that.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22- Do you want to have a go at that? - Yeah, go on.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Tying this knot is a crucial skill that Carl has to master
0:18:27 > 0:18:29if he's to succeed as a butcher.
0:18:30 > 0:18:31No, no, no, no, no.
0:18:31 > 0:18:32I actually can't...
0:18:32 > 0:18:35You're going, no... Just watch me, look, and then over your thumb.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38That may as well be a magic trick to me, that, Robin.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41Pain doesn't work for it, Robin, I'm sorry.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44I can't do shoelaces and stuff like that, I just...
0:18:44 > 0:18:46- Go on.- Let's have another go.
0:18:46 > 0:18:47Look, I'll show you again.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Robin, let us try, go on, give us
0:18:49 > 0:18:53a bit of elbow space there, Robin, I can't think straight, wait there.
0:18:54 > 0:18:58Don't be so sensitive, Carl, you don't have to be sensitive,
0:18:58 > 0:19:00get you to practise, you can practise.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02I can do it on a piece of wood, can't I?
0:19:02 > 0:19:05Yeah, here you are, you can do it on that, can't you?
0:19:05 > 0:19:06- Yeah.- Just practise on that.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Laughing, yeah, I'll do that for a minute.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Not the, er, dream start to the week that I expected, that I planned for.
0:19:18 > 0:19:24Anyway, I'm sure I can redeem myself, touch wood.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34At the boat yard, Adam has been left alone by captain Paul
0:19:34 > 0:19:36to paint their biggest ferry, the Josephine.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40Right, let's get painting, boy.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Back at home in Nottingham, Adam fell in with the wrong crowd
0:19:43 > 0:19:46and has always struggled with authority...
0:19:46 > 0:19:48HE BURPS Pardon me.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51..and so didn't get off to a great start with his boss, Paul.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54What we doing? We on the boat, then, yeah?
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- Did you gather that?- No, I didn't.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58I thought we was working actually in a port.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00His first impression wasn't good.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05I'm having a little bit of trouble understanding you, believe it or not.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08He made matters worse by turning up late.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10You're on a yellow card...
0:20:10 > 0:20:14- For being, like, five, ten minutes late?- Absolutely bloody right.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Coming to this place and work for him, the guy's an idiot.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19But through hard work and good driving skills...
0:20:19 > 0:20:23Adam's coming on leaps and bounds. His attitude's definitely better.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24..he won his mentor over.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27I don't think I could do any better myself.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30- High-five. - Well done, well done, Adam.
0:20:30 > 0:20:33And as their relationship strengthened, Adam revealed
0:20:33 > 0:20:35more about his previous life.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38I've had quite a few mates either killed or died on meth.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41You've been close to drama yourself, have you?
0:20:41 > 0:20:43I've been... Yeah, I've been close to drama,
0:20:43 > 0:20:47I've been stabbed, I've had a couple of other things happen to me.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49I should be either six foot under or in prison by now.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54Where he's come from, there must be some kind of pecking order,
0:20:54 > 0:20:59almost the alpha male syndrome, so he's moderated his ways.
0:20:59 > 0:21:00Credit to Adam.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02- Hello.- Amber?
0:21:02 > 0:21:05- Yeah.- So, we go out on a date, me and you?
0:21:05 > 0:21:06SHE LAUGHS
0:21:06 > 0:21:10As Adam's bravado fell, he showed his romantic side
0:21:10 > 0:21:12with fellow trainee Amber.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Less of it, yeah?
0:21:18 > 0:21:21And he's fallen for Christchurch too.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23I want a new life here, I want to come down here and start
0:21:23 > 0:21:27a family off, have some babies and start a brand-new Adam off, innit.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32But with the job on the ferry only being seasonal...
0:21:32 > 0:21:35We can't employ people all year round.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38..Paul offered Adam a possible lifeline which would allow him
0:21:38 > 0:21:40to stay on in Christchurch.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43We do have a lot of contacts in this area,
0:21:43 > 0:21:47so all we can do is set up meetings, and then it's up to you.
0:21:47 > 0:21:49If that is possible, that would be absolutely...
0:21:49 > 0:21:51that would absolutely be amazing, actually.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56Let's get this all done for him and we make him happy.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58With his mentor, Paul, promising to introduce him
0:21:58 > 0:22:03to some local employers, Adam is keen to repay his kindness.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Paul has done a lot for me while I've been down here,
0:22:05 > 0:22:08he's changed my ways, man, he's changed how I think about stuff
0:22:08 > 0:22:11and everything, he's done a good job with me, to be honest.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14I'm a bit sad to know it's coming to the end...
0:22:14 > 0:22:17end of my work experience, I've enjoyed every single moment,
0:22:17 > 0:22:19you know what, of being down here, innit?
0:22:19 > 0:22:22I've met some amazing people to work with, you know, I've met an amazing
0:22:22 > 0:22:26girl down here, so I just like every little thing about her, innit, like.
0:22:26 > 0:22:32I'm hoping we'll settle down together,
0:22:32 > 0:22:34I'm not going to lie, innit.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44It's not the proper push, but it'll do.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46With the trainees due to be moving out of their
0:22:46 > 0:22:48shared house in less than a week,
0:22:48 > 0:22:52they've decided to make the most of the time they have left together.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56We are all going to a bar for some drinks.
0:22:56 > 0:22:58The dysfunctional family.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10At the end of the evening, and after a few drinks,
0:23:10 > 0:23:13the previously coy Adam tells Amber how he feels.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16I came here for sex.
0:23:16 > 0:23:18I thought, yeah, let's get a couple of shags down you.
0:23:18 > 0:23:23- I think I fell in love, proper love. - That's nice, man.- Stop crying, baby.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Come here, you pair of poofs, come here.
0:23:29 > 0:23:30Come on.
0:23:35 > 0:23:36HE GROANS
0:23:42 > 0:23:45So tired! I haven't been this tired in for ever.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51The next day, Tuesday, and even after their heavy night,
0:23:51 > 0:23:53all the trainees head out to work.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- What do you think?- It's very nice.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02That is £16.71 altogether.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06After failing to make the grade in the telesales department,
0:24:06 > 0:24:11Benny has been moved back to his favourite part of the business, the party shop.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14I love being in the party bit, because I feel I work best here
0:24:14 > 0:24:17and I think I give most here, whereas in sales,
0:24:17 > 0:24:19I don't think I was giving what I have to offer.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23See you later, my love. Hiya!
0:24:23 > 0:24:27It's Halloween later this week, a crucial time at Peeks.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29So, is this all for Halloween, I take it?
0:24:29 > 0:24:31No, I'm going as the devil at Christmas!
0:24:31 > 0:24:35As the only permanent job currently available is in the telesales department...
0:24:35 > 0:24:37That is £16.71 altogether.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40..Benny has to pull it out of the bag
0:24:40 > 0:24:42if he's going to convince Peeks to create a job for him
0:24:42 > 0:24:45in his beloved party store.
0:24:45 > 0:24:50- Halloween parties all week.- Is it? Why've I not been invited to anything?
0:24:50 > 0:24:52I'm really upset!
0:24:52 > 0:24:56So, to try and inspire him, mentor John Peek has decided to show Benny
0:24:56 > 0:24:59something that's very close to his heart.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01OK, this is his office.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04It's a little time since I've been here
0:25:04 > 0:25:06but it's got all his bits and pieces.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10John's father, Charles, who founded Peeks in 1946,
0:25:10 > 0:25:11died just a year ago.
0:25:12 > 0:25:16That is a picture of Dad when he was in the RAF.
0:25:16 > 0:25:21That is a picture of my wedding. It's a bit strange.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26- VOICE BREAKING:- And for me, it's a bit emotional.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35And we miss him.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40Dad used to have a boat
0:25:40 > 0:25:44and he used to teach the boys how to drive their boats.
0:25:49 > 0:25:50I think family is so important.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- Think a lot of people forget that. - It is important.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59It's very powerful walking in here, you can just feel something.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01I feel really privileged that you've showed me in here.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05It's a pleasure. So, that's a special place for me too.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09Seeing all his stuff there was emotional to me
0:26:09 > 0:26:12and I was surprised, actually, how emotional Benny was,
0:26:12 > 0:26:17when he saw that, because he did take it to heart.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Visiting the office has had a profound effect
0:26:20 > 0:26:22and not just on Mr John.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Benny, who was worried about missing his own family
0:26:24 > 0:26:27if he moved here permanently, has made a decision.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30It has opened my eyes today.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33I saw Mr John's reaction when he walked into his dad's office.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38I think it was really clear to me in that moment, I just kind of knew.
0:26:38 > 0:26:40I love it down here, I really do, it's a lovely place.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43And if I could move up here, I would do it in a heartbeat.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52HE HUMS
0:26:52 > 0:26:55Another trainee who is sure his future lies in Christchurch is Carl.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58He's about to visit a friend he made on a trip to the New Forest
0:26:58 > 0:27:00last week, with the Widows' Club.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Because I know so much about you and I know you are above board,
0:27:05 > 0:27:09and everything, yes, you can come round my home.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11I'm just going to go in my work clothes,
0:27:11 > 0:27:14because I don't how dirty I'm going to get, like.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16But, yeah, I've had my hair cut for her.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18I don't want to turn up like a scruff, now, do I?
0:27:24 > 0:27:27- Hello!- Hello!- Are you all right, love?- Ah, thank you for coming.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30- I didn't know if you would be here or not.- It's a bit nippy, isn't it?
0:27:30 > 0:27:34Carl is here to catch up with 81-year-old Betty...
0:27:34 > 0:27:38- A passion wagon.- Yes, do you like that? Yes, darling, come on in.
0:27:38 > 0:27:42..and check out her caravan, as he's thinking of living in one
0:27:42 > 0:27:44if he gets the job at the butchers.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47You did tell me, didn't you, that you were thinking of renting one?
0:27:47 > 0:27:49I am, yeah.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53- Anyway, I'll put the kettle on. - Smashing, tea, just no sugar. Strong.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57- OK, I'll go and put the kettle on, shall I?- Thank you very much.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00OK, darling, you sit there. Lovely seeing you, darling.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Betty, is this yourself when you was younger?
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Actually, that's when Frank and I fell in love.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Oh, is it? Good old Frank.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11Have you seen him here, white shirt, braces, look at that hair.
0:28:11 > 0:28:15- He was six foot two. What are you, Carl?- I'm 6'2".
0:28:16 > 0:28:20- Are you courting?- No, I'm single and ready to mingle, me.
0:28:20 > 0:28:21Looking for a nice girl round here.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24And you'll be bringing her out to meet me, won't you?
0:28:24 > 0:28:25Yeah, definitely, Betty.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28And before you know it, you'll be married with little children.
0:28:28 > 0:28:29I can't say no, can I, obviously.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31Would you like a piece of cake now?
0:28:31 > 0:28:33We'll have a piece of cake, shall we, Betty?
0:28:33 > 0:28:36- It's lovely to eat with someone as well.- Yeah, I always say that.
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Usually I've got to eat on my own, you know?
0:28:39 > 0:28:44- Ooh, I bet you're going to like this. - Mmm.- Let me see.
0:28:44 > 0:28:46- Go on, Betty, sing me a little song.- OK.
0:28:48 > 0:28:52# We are the new horizon ladies
0:28:52 > 0:28:56# We are going to rise above it all
0:28:56 > 0:29:01# For us widow ladies now and for ever... #
0:29:01 > 0:29:03What are we going to do?
0:29:03 > 0:29:07- BOTH:- # We will rise We will rise, we will rise
0:29:07 > 0:29:09# Once more. #
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- Thank you!- That was brilliant, Betty.
0:29:13 > 0:29:14Fantastic, that, Betty.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21See you later, Adam.
0:29:21 > 0:29:24It's Wednesday. Today is the trainees' last full day
0:29:24 > 0:29:27to sparkle in front of their mentors and land that job.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30I feel like the pressure is definitely on.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32I need to show what I'm made of now.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35So, yeah, its judgment day really, isn't it?
0:29:40 > 0:29:44It's Halloween, one of the busiest days of the year at Peeks,
0:29:44 > 0:29:46so Benny is dressed to impress.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49Five minutes till we open.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52Now he's decided he wants to stay in Christchurch,
0:29:52 > 0:29:54he needs to prove he can perform under pressure...
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Perfect for you, Jen, you've got a really nice bust.
0:29:57 > 0:29:58..if he's to convince his bosses
0:29:58 > 0:30:01to create a job for him in the party shop.
0:30:01 > 0:30:02He needs to be on top form.
0:30:02 > 0:30:06He's brilliant with customers anyway, so just a lot of banter,
0:30:06 > 0:30:08a lot of fun, just making sure he's helping everyone.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12Mentor John Peek can't observe Benny all the time,
0:30:12 > 0:30:14so in addition to shop manager Roanne,
0:30:14 > 0:30:17his son, Nick - who runs the company day-to-day -
0:30:17 > 0:30:19is keeping a keen eye on him as well.
0:30:20 > 0:30:23Today, it will be a good test for Benny.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26£5 and a penny change, thank you. Do you want a bag?
0:30:26 > 0:30:30It can get seriously busy, the queues can go all the way back
0:30:30 > 0:30:34to the back of the store when we really are flying.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37Has anyone got loads of pound coins in their till? Because I need some.
0:30:37 > 0:30:39So, it's a real important one for us.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41That's £10.97, please. Thank you.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44His skills really come out when he's in front of...
0:30:44 > 0:30:46when he's in front of the public, he almost needs a stage.
0:30:46 > 0:30:49Put it around your pictures and stuff, honestly, it really does work.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52I just hope that he continues the way he's working,
0:30:52 > 0:30:55because he's doing a lot better than he was at the beginning.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Oh, poppet! Bet he loves them.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05Back at the house, Adam's slipping into his suit.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11As work on the ferry is only seasonal and Adam wants to stay on
0:31:11 > 0:31:14in Christchurch, mentor Paul has organised a job interview for him
0:31:14 > 0:31:17at Beagle Technologies, a local company
0:31:17 > 0:31:19who make parts for boats and planes.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21I'm going to go round this morning and get him
0:31:21 > 0:31:24really revved up to this. He's got to go in positive with a good attitude.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27I hope I can give Adam some good interview techniques.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- Good morning, Adam. - Morning.- How are you feeling?
0:31:32 > 0:31:36- Bit nervous, but...- Nervous, good. Feeling nervous is OK.
0:31:38 > 0:31:39If Adam gets the job,
0:31:39 > 0:31:42his apprenticeship will start immediately.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45- Oh, take a seat, Paul. - Thank you very much.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48No job and he'll have to return to Nottingham until next summer,
0:31:48 > 0:31:51when he can rejoin Paul on the ferry.
0:31:51 > 0:31:52How can I build myself up in there?
0:31:52 > 0:31:55I think you've got to speak very clearly and listen
0:31:55 > 0:31:59to his question carefully and just try to answer that question.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01Take a couple of seconds to think about it.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04Just take this little pause to think, "Where am I going with this?"
0:32:04 > 0:32:07So, he's, um, he's going to say something like...
0:32:08 > 0:32:10"OK, why do you want to work for us?"
0:32:12 > 0:32:15I want to work for Beagle because it's a growing company,
0:32:15 > 0:32:17I want to be able to bring something
0:32:17 > 0:32:20into the company, I want to bring myself into it.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23I've got good punctuality, I'm great at working.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25You can turn your hand to anything, I mean,
0:32:25 > 0:32:27that's been proved time and time again.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31It's up to you now to go in there all guns blazing.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Be positive, listen to what he says
0:32:34 > 0:32:38and I think you'll come out as a shining star. I hope so.
0:32:38 > 0:32:39Yeah, hopefully.
0:32:41 > 0:32:42Let's go.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- This is it.- This is it.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53This is as far as I can take you, Adam, this is the door.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55- Good luck, mate. - Thank you very much.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57- And, er...- I'll give you a call after and let you know.
0:32:57 > 0:33:01- Brilliant, I've got to dash off, speak to you later.- See you later.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13The interview takes place behind closed doors.
0:33:13 > 0:33:15Half an hour later, Adam's out.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20I basically told him that I'm a hard worker,
0:33:20 > 0:33:23I only ever have to be told once, I make sure I get my job complete
0:33:23 > 0:33:26and I make sure I get into every little bit of detail.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28To be honest, I walked out, and I've actually walked out
0:33:28 > 0:33:31in a really happy mood, I'm quite impressed with what I did.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Adam will find out if he's got the job at the end of the week.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45That one's really, like, sad.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48At Stewarts Garden Centre, the three trainees are working hard
0:33:48 > 0:33:51on their last full day on the job.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54- A hot sweet as well?- Yes, please.
0:33:54 > 0:33:58In the garden shop, Sean's been busy flexing his green fingers.
0:33:58 > 0:34:00I had a vision of how I wanted it to be,
0:34:00 > 0:34:02and it's coming together nicely.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08It weighs a ton.
0:34:08 > 0:34:13In the greenhouse, Rachel is working on the bulb and flower displays.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15At least these don't make me itch.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18It's going OK so far, you know, I've still got
0:34:18 > 0:34:20bits and bobs that I need to do.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24She's still worried that she's dented her chances with
0:34:24 > 0:34:27mentor Julie after arriving late on Monday.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31I'm glad that she spoke to me about it, erm,
0:34:31 > 0:34:35because I do...I did need a kick up the arse, and I've had that now.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37I need to have another wander.
0:34:37 > 0:34:40I've just got to keep at it and make sure that
0:34:40 > 0:34:44I'm actually cracking on with stuff and doing the best that I can do.
0:34:45 > 0:34:48I need to make sure as well that everything's got
0:34:48 > 0:34:50a reduced sticker on it. Like, that hasn't.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55At the butchers, Carl has spent the week trying to master
0:34:55 > 0:34:57a butcher's knot.
0:34:57 > 0:34:59- Right.- Right.
0:35:01 > 0:35:05Like that...like that... through there.
0:35:09 > 0:35:12That's it, and then through the loop where you got on your thumb.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14Where your thumb is. That's it.
0:35:16 > 0:35:17That's it, you've done it.
0:35:17 > 0:35:19THEY LAUGH
0:35:19 > 0:35:22I've got a lot to learn, but I know what I know
0:35:22 > 0:35:25and I know what I don't, do you know what I mean?
0:35:25 > 0:35:27So, fingers crossed, with Robin's tuition, a bit of time,
0:35:27 > 0:35:29a bit of patience, where there's a will,
0:35:29 > 0:35:31there's always a way, ain't there?
0:35:35 > 0:35:37Hiya, can I help?
0:35:37 > 0:35:39£12, please.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50- LAUGHTER - Till's broken.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53It's been quite chocka, not really had time to breathe,
0:35:53 > 0:35:54but no, it's been really good.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56Can I help?
0:35:56 > 0:36:00He's been doing really well, he's really taken it in his stride.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- £2 and 3p change. Do you want a bag? - Yes, please.
0:36:03 > 0:36:06He's come a long way from the first week that he was here,
0:36:06 > 0:36:10so I'm really pleased with him, I'm really proud of him, actually.
0:36:10 > 0:36:11Do you want to quickly get it out
0:36:11 > 0:36:14- and have a look at it? - I ain't got time, really, cheers.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17- Nice one.- Bye. I hate when people have to bring things back.
0:36:17 > 0:36:18I'd rather get them out and have a look.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20I think that I've done the best that I can do,
0:36:20 > 0:36:23and if it's not good enough, I'm not good enough for here, so...
0:36:23 > 0:36:26But I think I've done the best, so I think I've nailed it.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Carl has finished his last full working day,
0:36:40 > 0:36:43and on his way home, he takes a detour to the beach.
0:36:47 > 0:36:49When I first come here, you know, I was disappointed
0:36:49 > 0:36:54I was going to be a butcher, but...oh, mate, look at it.
0:36:54 > 0:36:58This is what you call a deal-breaker, innit, really?
0:36:58 > 0:37:01Absolute... I can't believe it, I'm so in love with this place.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07It's what I've been looking for for 28 years,
0:37:07 > 0:37:09some kind of solace, some kind of...
0:37:10 > 0:37:13It's definitely stole me heart anyway, I know that much.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Shame I can't swim, innit?
0:37:37 > 0:37:39ALARM BUZZES
0:37:45 > 0:37:49Snooze time.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52Today, the work placements are finally over, and the trainees
0:37:52 > 0:37:54are going to learn if they've done enough
0:37:54 > 0:37:56to secure a permanent position
0:37:56 > 0:37:59and a life-changing opportunity in Christchurch...
0:37:59 > 0:38:04Today's like D-day, decision day, and I'd like to stay here.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06..or if they'll be sent home jobless tonight.
0:38:06 > 0:38:11It would be nice to be asked to stay a bit longer.
0:38:11 > 0:38:15It's all snowballed, ain't it, from eight weeks ago, sat on that bed,
0:38:15 > 0:38:19looking at the red apron and reading Robin Lamb's letter?
0:38:19 > 0:38:21A butcher?
0:38:21 > 0:38:25Oh, that's exciting. It's something that I've...
0:38:25 > 0:38:28I don't know, I've never thought about being a butcher in my life.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30'But when I read that, basically, I was thinking,'
0:38:30 > 0:38:34"A butchers? Six days a week?"
0:38:34 > 0:38:41- 6.30 start, I was cursing, I was cursing the- BLEEP- place.
0:38:41 > 0:38:42A little bit nervous about finding out
0:38:42 > 0:38:45whether I actually get offered a job or not today.
0:38:45 > 0:38:48I don't want to leave!
0:38:48 > 0:38:52Slightly confident, because I've done every job they've asked me to do
0:38:52 > 0:38:55and I haven't bollocksed it up yet.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57I'm like, "I don't want to leave,
0:38:57 > 0:39:00"I don't want to leave Peeks, I don't want to leave here."
0:39:00 > 0:39:03- I don't want to leave anyone. - I don't either, it's just...
0:39:14 > 0:39:17Before he moved here, Carl had run out of luck
0:39:17 > 0:39:18and all hope of finding a job.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23After two months of 6.30 starts and a crash course in butchery,
0:39:23 > 0:39:27it's time to see whether his luck is about to change.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29- Right, we've come to the end of it now, Carl.- Yeah.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Eight weeks, flies by when you're having fun, doesn't it?
0:39:32 > 0:39:36- Does, don't it?- Well, overall, I'm very, very pleased with you,
0:39:36 > 0:39:40and I'd like to, er, offer you a three-month contract.
0:39:40 > 0:39:44- Give over, Robin!- As an apprentice. - Really?- Yeah.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46- Robin, mate...- OK?
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Fantastic, you don't know what that means, actually.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50- Good.- It means a lot, mate.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53OK, you're welcome, and take full advantage of it.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56I will do, I will. Thanks very much.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59'He's been an asset to the shop, and that is what I was looking for,'
0:39:59 > 0:40:04I want something that I can... can step back meself and know
0:40:04 > 0:40:07that I've got staff there that can do the job that I want them to do.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10- Oh, congratulations, mate. - Thank you very much, Mark.
0:40:10 > 0:40:12- Welcome aboard.- Cheers, mate.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Crazy to think, innit, eight weeks ago
0:40:14 > 0:40:17I was sat twiddling my thumbs, nothing to do,
0:40:17 > 0:40:19I was unemployed with nothing, no respect,
0:40:19 > 0:40:21and now I can say I'm a butcher.
0:40:21 > 0:40:25Well, an apprentice butcher. Pretty cool trade to say, innit, really?
0:40:25 > 0:40:27- Have a good day, see you later, guys. - See you, mate.
0:40:27 > 0:40:32Kettle's on, can't keep the lads waiting, so thanks very much.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43At businesses across Christchurch, trainees are being told
0:40:43 > 0:40:45if they've got the job.
0:40:45 > 0:40:49What I'd like to ask you is whether you'd be prepared to stay on.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51I would be happy to stay.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53- Oh, that's really good news.- Yeah.
0:40:53 > 0:40:57I would like to offer you a job for Saturdays.
0:40:57 > 0:41:00I definitely would welcome you here.
0:41:00 > 0:41:01Oh, yes.
0:41:01 > 0:41:06Oh, that's good. Oh, that... that's made me feel so good.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08I would actually like to offer you a job.
0:41:10 > 0:41:14- So, what would your answer be? - It'd have to be a yes.
0:41:14 > 0:41:17Ultimately, we'd like to offer you a job here.
0:41:17 > 0:41:19Unfortunately, not right now, because it's the wrong time
0:41:19 > 0:41:21of the season, but come March, when the season starts
0:41:21 > 0:41:24kicking in, we would love you to come back.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26- How would you feel about that? - I'd love to come back
0:41:26 > 0:41:28and work here, I love it here.
0:41:28 > 0:41:29Because you like Christchurch?
0:41:29 > 0:41:31- I do, and I love working here as well.- Yeah, good.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37Like girlfriend Amber, Adam's job on the ferry is seasonal.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40Oh, what a nice boat.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43That's a nice yacht. It's not a boat, it's a yacht.
0:41:43 > 0:41:45But he's had an interview at a local engineering firm
0:41:45 > 0:41:48and is putting the final touches to the ferry
0:41:48 > 0:41:51while he waits to find out if he's landed a permanent job with them.
0:41:54 > 0:41:58Four years, working with boats and aeroplanes, like, wow.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02It's a life-changing situation, innit?
0:42:02 > 0:42:03I'd be proper happy if I got it.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08- All right there, mate. - That's looking the right colour.
0:42:08 > 0:42:10- I hope so.- You finished?
0:42:10 > 0:42:13- Let's go and have a look, then, come on.- Let me show you what I done.
0:42:13 > 0:42:16- Yeah.- It looks nice, yeah? - Yeah, good job, very good job,
0:42:16 > 0:42:18I'm very impressed. Well done, Adam.
0:42:18 > 0:42:20She's looking very smart, you must've worked pretty hard.
0:42:20 > 0:42:24I just think back, you were a cocky little shit when you arrived
0:42:24 > 0:42:27eight weeks ago, and I thought, "What are we going to do with you?"
0:42:27 > 0:42:31We actually haven't done anything, you have worked round this yourself.
0:42:31 > 0:42:36We had a bit of a hiccup, but you've decided
0:42:36 > 0:42:38you've got to get a way forward
0:42:38 > 0:42:42and, Adam, you're not going to believe this...
0:42:42 > 0:42:45You've only gone and landed yourself a full-time job
0:42:45 > 0:42:47with that boat engineering company.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49With Beagle?!
0:42:49 > 0:42:51Aah, you're being serious?!
0:42:51 > 0:42:52What do you think of that?
0:42:52 > 0:42:54I don't know what to say!
0:42:54 > 0:42:57Oh, my days, I'm like...
0:42:57 > 0:42:59I hope you haven't planned a holiday,
0:42:59 > 0:43:01because you're starting next Monday.
0:43:01 > 0:43:02HE GASPS
0:43:02 > 0:43:04What?!
0:43:04 > 0:43:06Do you know what Adam's got?
0:43:06 > 0:43:08- What?- He's got the A factor!
0:43:08 > 0:43:09You know!
0:43:09 > 0:43:13Smashed it, absolutely smashed it.
0:43:13 > 0:43:15So, I'm proper impressed with myself, innit?
0:43:15 > 0:43:18Like, I didn't think I would've done it, but I've done it.
0:43:18 > 0:43:21I've got a new life, I've got a new career
0:43:21 > 0:43:23and I've got a new home as well.
0:43:26 > 0:43:28I'm in shock, man!
0:43:28 > 0:43:30I did it, I absolutely did it.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32Whoo!
0:43:37 > 0:43:40In the garden centre shop, 24-year-old single parent Sean
0:43:40 > 0:43:41is with his mentor.
0:43:41 > 0:43:43Before they discuss his future,
0:43:43 > 0:43:45Duncan wants to review his final week's work.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48Where do you want to start? Where do you want to show me first?
0:43:48 > 0:43:50- Statues?- Well, I'll show you here first.
0:43:50 > 0:43:53As you know, what me idea was,
0:43:53 > 0:43:56was to sort of make displays that could give people themes
0:43:56 > 0:43:59and ideas in their own garden, and sort of show off our products
0:43:59 > 0:44:03in a fashion that you could have it, like, any way you want it.
0:44:03 > 0:44:06I think you've done a great job. You should be proud.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09I am. I am really happy with it, and I appreciate your comments.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12- Thanks a lot. - Well done, really impressed.
0:44:12 > 0:44:13Sean has done well,
0:44:13 > 0:44:16but has he done enough to secure himself a job in the garden shop
0:44:16 > 0:44:20and a bright future for him and his daughter?
0:44:20 > 0:44:21I've had a chat with Martin.
0:44:25 > 0:44:27He has given me the green light...
0:44:27 > 0:44:30- Yeah?- ..to offer you a position with Stewarts
0:44:30 > 0:44:33- if I feel you deserve it.- Yeah?
0:44:36 > 0:44:38- I think you deserve it.- Thank you!
0:44:38 > 0:44:42And I would like to offer you a position with Stewarts.
0:44:42 > 0:44:43I'd like to take it.
0:44:43 > 0:44:45- Thank you very much indeed. - Thanks a lot!
0:44:45 > 0:44:47- Welcome aboard to Stewarts. - Thank you. Thanks a lot.
0:44:54 > 0:44:58I am genuinely excited to have a big new start, a new job,
0:44:58 > 0:45:01and, you know, getting me life on track.
0:45:01 > 0:45:03Yeah, I'm going to annoy you for a lot longer.
0:45:03 > 0:45:05That's all right, we'll put up with that.
0:45:09 > 0:45:11He's clever, isn't he?
0:45:11 > 0:45:13Move! I need to work.
0:45:13 > 0:45:16At Peeks party store, Benny is waiting to find out
0:45:16 > 0:45:18where his future lies.
0:45:18 > 0:45:19Hi, Jackie.
0:45:19 > 0:45:21Would you like to come up and see Mr John now?
0:45:21 > 0:45:23Yeah, that's fine, yeah.
0:45:23 > 0:45:26After struggling during his time in telesales,
0:45:26 > 0:45:28he's pinned his hopes on them creating a job for him
0:45:28 > 0:45:30in the party store.
0:45:30 > 0:45:33- ..and last time I saw him, we were both a bit emotional.- Yeah.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38Right, Benny, we started initially
0:45:38 > 0:45:43to come here for a telesales operator.
0:45:43 > 0:45:48Your time in there wasn't the best time of your career here.
0:45:48 > 0:45:51- You've had to go home and change... - Mm-hm.
0:45:51 > 0:45:57..and so I think the telesales position
0:45:57 > 0:45:59is not something that we should even consider,
0:45:59 > 0:46:01because I don't think it was you,
0:46:01 > 0:46:03- I don't think you were happy in there.- No.
0:46:03 > 0:46:07And I don't think it suited you and your other talents
0:46:07 > 0:46:09and abilities that you have.
0:46:09 > 0:46:11Yeah.
0:46:11 > 0:46:13So... And you do, you do have talents,
0:46:13 > 0:46:16and they were shown very well in the party store.
0:46:16 > 0:46:20You had time for customers, you were helpful to the customers,
0:46:20 > 0:46:23customers got what they wanted. They went away very happy.
0:46:23 > 0:46:25I was very pleased to see that.
0:46:25 > 0:46:27I would...
0:46:27 > 0:46:30like to actually see you continue in the party store.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35- I thought you were absolutely superb in there.- That's amazing.
0:46:35 > 0:46:39I had meetings with Roanne and Nick
0:46:39 > 0:46:45and, unfortunately, there isn't a position for you at the moment,
0:46:45 > 0:46:48because we are fully staffed,
0:46:48 > 0:46:51and that is a great disappointment to me personally.
0:46:51 > 0:46:53I'm sure it is to you.
0:46:53 > 0:46:58I think that if there is a position in the future,
0:46:58 > 0:47:00- I'd like to be able to ring you and say...- Definitely.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02..we've got something. So, we'll stay in touch.
0:47:02 > 0:47:04- Definitely, 100%.- Good.
0:47:04 > 0:47:07Thank you, Mr John, for everything you've done for me.
0:47:07 > 0:47:08All the allowances, oh, God.
0:47:13 > 0:47:15I did think it was really lovely
0:47:15 > 0:47:17when Mr John told me that he was pushing for it and stuff,
0:47:17 > 0:47:19and going out of his way to look for it,
0:47:19 > 0:47:22but it just wasn't possible.
0:47:22 > 0:47:23I'll miss it.
0:47:24 > 0:47:27It taught me a lot about myself, and I just can't help thinking
0:47:27 > 0:47:30of all the funny things that's happened!
0:47:30 > 0:47:32So, it's good.
0:47:32 > 0:47:34It's not goodbye, it's see you soon.
0:47:48 > 0:47:52At Stewarts Garden Centre, 19-year-old Rachel from Merseyside
0:47:52 > 0:47:55has struggled with her attendance over the last two months.
0:47:55 > 0:47:57I'm still half-asleep.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00Despite being late on Monday, she's worked hard all week
0:48:00 > 0:48:02in an effort to impress mentor Julie.
0:48:04 > 0:48:08I've only found one container that should come off.
0:48:08 > 0:48:11And it looks tidy, it's swept,
0:48:11 > 0:48:14you've got rid of the daffodils that we didn't need...
0:48:14 > 0:48:17So, overall, pretty good, then.
0:48:17 > 0:48:19- Good, I'm glad you're impressed. - Cool, very good.
0:48:20 > 0:48:22I am hoping I get offered a job,
0:48:22 > 0:48:25because it means that the work that I've done here has paid off,
0:48:25 > 0:48:28and, you know, it's not all been for nothing.
0:48:28 > 0:48:30Yeah, it's...
0:48:31 > 0:48:32..it's just a bit...
0:48:33 > 0:48:35..bit stressful, really.
0:48:37 > 0:48:39Rachel's a really nice girl,
0:48:39 > 0:48:44but I have to sit with an employer's hat on
0:48:44 > 0:48:47that has to view what is best for the business.
0:48:49 > 0:48:51SHE SNIFFLES
0:48:51 > 0:48:54It just feels like it's all become very real.
0:48:57 > 0:48:58Oh...
0:49:06 > 0:49:09You all right?
0:49:09 > 0:49:10- Yeah, just...- Yeah?
0:49:10 > 0:49:12- Throwing a bit of a wobbler.- Yeah?
0:49:12 > 0:49:14Are you OK?
0:49:14 > 0:49:16Yeah.
0:49:16 > 0:49:17Come on.
0:49:19 > 0:49:22- OK.- Deep breaths, it's fine.
0:49:22 > 0:49:24There's been lots to think about.
0:49:24 > 0:49:25Lots to think about.
0:49:25 > 0:49:28It's... It's been really hard, actually.
0:49:28 > 0:49:31It's been really, really hard.
0:49:31 > 0:49:33- I can't deny that there haven't been issues...- Yeah.
0:49:33 > 0:49:35- I... Yeah.- ..which you know about.
0:49:35 > 0:49:37You know, I mean, I know everybody's late on occasion...
0:49:37 > 0:49:40- I've been late, everyone's been late.- Yeah.
0:49:40 > 0:49:43But it's the repeated nature of it that's the problem.
0:49:43 > 0:49:45Yeah, and it's...
0:49:45 > 0:49:49it's something that I'm very aware does need improvement,
0:49:49 > 0:49:52and I'm 100% willing to improve it,
0:49:52 > 0:49:55you know, even if it means leaving the house at half seven.
0:49:59 > 0:50:00Sorry.
0:50:00 > 0:50:02It's all right, it's all right.
0:50:03 > 0:50:05Tell me why you're upset.
0:50:05 > 0:50:07Tell me why.
0:50:08 > 0:50:11There's just so much pressure.
0:50:11 > 0:50:13What, in your heart of hearts, is it that you want?
0:50:17 > 0:50:19Come on, come on. It's all right.
0:50:20 > 0:50:21Come on.
0:50:25 > 0:50:29I'm not in the habit of doing... like, letting people down.
0:50:29 > 0:50:30I don't like doing it.
0:50:32 > 0:50:35The way I see it, if I was you,
0:50:35 > 0:50:38I would feel as though I was taking a risk hiring you.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41I would, and I totally understand,
0:50:41 > 0:50:44but I'm trying so hard.
0:50:48 > 0:50:51Can you give me five minutes? I need to go and think, OK?
0:50:55 > 0:50:56Ohh!
0:51:06 > 0:51:09And it is an unbelievably difficult decision,
0:51:09 > 0:51:12and I needed five minutes just to think,
0:51:12 > 0:51:17because at the end of the day, Rachel can do the job,
0:51:17 > 0:51:20it would be a simple decision if she couldn't,
0:51:20 > 0:51:24but she can, and that's why it's really, really hard.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26I hate being unemployed. I hate it.
0:51:26 > 0:51:30And I don't want to go back to that.
0:51:34 > 0:51:35Hello.
0:51:35 > 0:51:37- You all right?- Yeah.- OK.
0:51:37 > 0:51:42Right, this is what I want to do.
0:51:42 > 0:51:46I want to offer you a six-month contract, OK?
0:51:46 > 0:51:48OK!
0:51:48 > 0:51:51It would be reviewed at the end of six months,
0:51:51 > 0:51:54but - and this is the but -
0:51:54 > 0:51:59- is that you have to...be attendant. - Yeah.
0:51:59 > 0:52:03- OK?- Yeah.- Because that wouldn't be tolerated.- No.
0:52:03 > 0:52:06- And that would be a real quick exit. - Yeah.
0:52:06 > 0:52:09OK? So that is what I would like to offer you.
0:52:11 > 0:52:13That's...
0:52:13 > 0:52:15These are happy tears!
0:52:15 > 0:52:17- Yes?- Yes!
0:52:17 > 0:52:19Give us a hug. Come on.
0:52:19 > 0:52:21Thank you so much.
0:52:21 > 0:52:23My pleasure.
0:52:23 > 0:52:25OK. I'd better go and... Going to go and de-stress now.
0:52:25 > 0:52:27OK, go and have a cup of tea.
0:52:27 > 0:52:30- See you later.- OK.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34Yay!
0:52:34 > 0:52:37Great. I feel great.
0:52:38 > 0:52:41I've got a job, I've got a job!
0:52:48 > 0:52:50To mark the end of their work placements,
0:52:50 > 0:52:52the town's elders and the mentors
0:52:52 > 0:52:55have invited the trainees to a party at the pavilion
0:52:55 > 0:52:57to celebrate their time in Christchurch
0:52:57 > 0:52:59and everything they've achieved.
0:52:59 > 0:53:01I'd like to say, it's a credit to Christchurch
0:53:01 > 0:53:02and all its residents.
0:53:02 > 0:53:04It really has been a pleasure,
0:53:04 > 0:53:06so I'd like to raise a glass to Christchurch.
0:53:17 > 0:53:19I've put a deposit down on a caravan.
0:53:19 > 0:53:21So, you know,
0:53:21 > 0:53:22it's full steam ahead, innit?
0:53:25 > 0:53:27Who knows? 30 years down the line
0:53:27 > 0:53:29I could have a chain of butcher shops, couldn't I?
0:53:40 > 0:53:43I think the most hard thing to live with
0:53:43 > 0:53:47were all the people farting and burping around the house.
0:54:01 > 0:54:02I got the job, awesome.
0:54:06 > 0:54:09When I see the back of some of these people, awesome.
0:54:18 > 0:54:21I feel like I've definitely proved something to myself.
0:54:21 > 0:54:22Hard work pays off.
0:54:27 > 0:54:30But I am really excited about what the future holds.
0:54:37 > 0:54:40I'm pretty excited, cos, you know, to support me daughter,
0:54:40 > 0:54:41in work, you know,
0:54:41 > 0:54:44when I tell her I've got a job, she'll be really happy.
0:54:48 > 0:54:50After living in the big city for so long,
0:54:50 > 0:54:54I just want to move to a nice small, quiet town with a good local.
0:55:05 > 0:55:08I've had some fun, I've had some laughs,
0:55:08 > 0:55:10we've had some up and downs, but all in all,
0:55:10 > 0:55:12I've been glad I've had him as my boss.
0:55:16 > 0:55:18I've had one amazing experience down here,
0:55:18 > 0:55:21and, tell you what, I'd do it all over again.
0:55:25 > 0:55:27This whole thing has just been amazing,
0:55:27 > 0:55:28I don't want it to end.
0:55:35 > 0:55:37And all our mattress-sliding fun
0:55:37 > 0:55:39that we have, I'm probably going to miss that most.
0:55:46 > 0:55:48I'm feeling really positive about the future.
0:55:48 > 0:55:54It's what I need, basically, to just get away from the nest
0:55:54 > 0:55:56and spread my wings and fly!
0:56:13 > 0:56:15I think we've all learnt lessons down here about ourselves,
0:56:15 > 0:56:17and about people in general,
0:56:17 > 0:56:19the difference of generations and ages,
0:56:19 > 0:56:21that we'll take away with us in life.
0:56:21 > 0:56:22Well, I will, for sure.
0:56:29 > 0:56:30It's been brilliant.
0:56:30 > 0:56:32I've absolutely loved it, every moment of it,
0:56:32 > 0:56:34and I will never, ever forget it. It's been amazing!