Episode 2 Hotel of Mum and Dad

Living at home is a cushy number, leaving you with money to burn.

That's a grand and a half.

£20 a month on nails. That's never changing.

No wonder so many young people are living with Mum and Dad.

Mum does all the chores and that in the house.

-We have our own gym here.

-It's luxury, really.

To give all that up and go and do it myself, just seems a bit silly.

They're even moving their other half in.

I never actually asked my dad if Isaac could move in.

Slightly weird having a different man living in the house.

So what happens when they have to move out and fend for themselves?

Oh, my Lord.

When was the last time they put this on?

We're giving young couples the chance to find out.

It's going to either go really well or the total opposite.

-Will they relish their freedom...

-Just some provisions for the week.

..or push each other to breaking point?

I just don't know if I'm in love with her.

-What's wrong with you, Barry?

-Will they move out for good...

I absolutely love having my own place.

..or run home to the Hotel of Mum and Dad?

Are you coming home or are you going?

Meet 25-year-old Barry and 21-year-old Christy,

who've been together for five years.

No...

We met through a friend, then I kind of got a bit obsessed with Barry.

He worked at the cinema, so I used to go in there, not watch a film.

It was a bit weird at first, stalking me all the time, always coming to see me.

I was like, "Oh, my God there she is again."

Oh, my God! I wasn't that bad.

When we first got together, my family used to call him boring Barry.

Barry's not boring, but...sensible.

-That's cos I'm an old man.

-You are an old man.

I don't think you're boring.

No, what? Obviously I'm not boring.

You're boring with that sentence. I am fun.

Two years ago the fun kicked off when they moved in together

in Barry's dad and stepmum's house in Stevenage.

-Basically just a hotel, isn't it?

-It is a hotel.

We come home, go up into his room

and stay there for most of the evening without speaking to anyone else.

Come down, destroy the kitchen, go back to their room, have their dinner.

They might not talk to us for a fortnight unless the button

falls off his trousers and he wants that sewn back on.

It's annoying having someone telling you to do stuff. It's like you're at school.

I'm kind of constantly treading on eggshells.

We need to be on our own now, really.

While she stays every night at Barry's, Christy also really

misses her maid - sorry - mum, Jackie.

Hi.

So she goes home every single day for some TLC.

Oh, no, not couscous. I had it yesterday.

-So how many bits of chicken do you want?

-Hmm, two please.

-Do you want me to chop them?

-Yes, please.

It's my fault how I am. I'm a real softie.

Picks her lunch up. If she likes it, I'll get a text

and say "This is lovely, can you do it again?"

If she doesn't, I don't hear anything.

So they agree it's time to grow up and move on,

but there's one big thing the couple are at loggerheads on - money.

You can take those down.

I think I'm quite good with money generally.

I think I have an unrealistic view of the future,

so I think that's why I spend so much money now.

When I was younger I used to think that

I would marry a footballer or maybe a rich, dying old man,

and that's where my money would come from. But now I've got Barry,

so, erm, probably just going to win the lottery or something.

Barry's not heading for football practice - he works as an aerial repair man.

Being the sensible one, he's already saved his share of a deposit to buy a house.

I've been saving for about two years now

and I think I've got just over five grand now.

Christy also works full-time as an office manager.

They earn the same amount of money and she too has a savings pot.

Only her pot is more like a...fun bag.

I am saving for a boob job.

It is going to cost a few grand.

I've already saved quite a lot for the deposit

and then I'm going to do the rest on finance.

Yeah, I'm not going to sit here and say I wouldn't

like her to have massive whammers, cos obviously I'm a bloke.

But because we're trying to save for our own place,

you know, it just seems a stupid idea to me.

Some people would probably say I'm spoilt, but I'm not.

I'm definitely, definitely going to get them done.

For now my financial focus is having massive jugs.

While Christy wants to save for her boob job, Barry wants to rent

a place of their own, and we're giving them the chance to have a trial run.

I'm definitely ready to move out now. Obviously I'm older

than Christy, so I've lived at home for longer.

I'm just trying to make Christy feel the same way.

I do want it, but I want it to be easier. I just want it to be given to me.

So, that was our pushy Princess and her boring boyfriend,

and up in Glasgow we've a pair of party boys -

Andrew and Jordan, who love to live it up.

All we spend our money on is going clothes shopping,

getting takeaways and going out drinking with my friends.

And how can they afford this?

By still living at home with Andrew's entire family -

parents Andy and Debbie, brother Connor and sister Kaitlin.

-You're getting right in my road.

-You're getting right in MY road. I'm trying to make my dinner.

Oh, my God!

Andrew, 19, and Jordan, 20 have been together for a year.

The first thing that attracted me was his looks,

but when I got to know him it was his personality.

Do you want it messy on top or kind of flat?

Surprise me.

I just realised that he was a nice person as well

and he'd always put others before himself.

I always like fancied him cos I never really knew him,

but when I got to know him it was definitely more personality-wise.

I can see us being together for a really long time.

But although the boys consider themselves a perfect match,

they're also quite different.

I'm the wee narky one that just moans about everything

and tells Jordan what to do.

I'll just buy clothes. Just go to the cinema - sweets, crisps, anything.

And if I don't spend it all, I'll probably come home and do online shopping.

I'm just the one that's a wee bit more, like, grown up.

And while opposites attract, they also cause massive arguments.

Not ideal in a crowded house.

A bit of a nightmare when they're out on the razz

and they come in at three o'clock in the morning.

You hear the two of them argue from the minute they get in the gate.

I think it's just because one of us is always so drunk

we'll just pick up on any stupid wee thing.

They come in the front door and they'll have a tiff at the front door.

And then everything just comes up, doesn't it?

We just throw anything at each other just to be nasty.

"You did this, you did this," even if it was, like, six months ago.

You hear the door getting slammed, opened, slammed...

-He's the more argumentative one.

-You'll see.

Currently the boys only pay £20 a week for accommodation,

a well-stocked fridge, a full-time cleaner, and even a laundry service,

which means Andrew and Jordan don't have to lift a finger.

Mum does all the chores and that in the house, so we don't really

need to do that much. We've got it pretty easy living here.

With few responsibilities, these two are free to

blow their wages on designer clothes and partying.

Can I get two double vodka blackcurrant lemonade, please?

We'll spend up to £100 between both of us.

It's not really that good. It's disgusting when you think about it, isn't it?

And while Andrew and Jordan are having the time of their lives...

That is what I had to deal with.

..living at Mum and Dad's is starting to cramp their style.

Altogether, there's six of us in here.

Everyone steps on each other's toes and gets in your way

and you just cannot get any privacy at all.

So Andrew's insisting it's time to stop living off his parents

and get a place of their own.

Jordan loves the fact that there's six people living here,

but I hate it. I hate it being such a busy house.

I'd love for us to have like a bit more privacy

and a bit more, kind of, space just for us to be a couple.

And Debbie and Andy are very much in agreement.

Andrew's at the age now where he should be away, learning some

more life skills on his own and I want his room for a home gym.

SHE CHUCKLES

The only person who isn't keen is Jordan,

as moving out means curbing their lifestyle.

We're living here and not paying that much for rent and whatever.

And we still struggle now, so can you imagine if we had to pay rent?

I think it just sounds so... Like, not in my reach at all.

Which means that Andrew has a big job on his hands

trying to persuade his other half it really is time to grow up.

I think that Jordan doesn't want to move out because...

Just because of how easy it is here.

So, for Andrew to convince Jordan that moving out is better than going out,

we're giving them the chance to spend one week

in a home of their own, but will Jordan be persuaded?

Once he sees like what it's like for us to have our own living room

and our own kitchen and stuff like that, then he might feel like the same way as me.

So, we've got a spendaholic with boobs on the brain in Stevenage...

My financial focus is having massive jugs.

..and a pair of Peter Pan party animals up in Glasgow.

All we spend our money on is going out drinking with my friends.

How on earth will they cope out in the real world on the road test this week?

Woo!

Argh! I've got no time for this!

We're giving both couples the money they need to try renting

a place of their own for a week, but it's the same budget

they would have if they were going it alone for real.

Barry and Christy are working out how much that is.

So, a month between us, how much do we bring home?

Two and a half.

Two and a half thousand.

Then what do you spend your money on?

-300 quid savings.

-So I do 400 savings.

AKA the boob fund.

I'm better than you.

My phone bill's 35. And how much do I make a month?

-1,200. 1,300 at the most.

-Yeah.

Writing it down, I still can't see where it all goes.

I just spend it on absolute crap.

Katie said you have to pay for water.

-Yes.

-How much is that?

I don't know. Don't you pay water quarterly?

What does that mean?

-Quarterly, like quarter of a year, as in, three months.

-Oh.

I think like I'll be the one sitting down thinking about what we're going to spend the money on,

whereas Christy'll just be like, "I need this, off I go!" You know, go and buy it.

And I'll have to try and stop her.

Based on this, what do you think we could afford, rent-wise?

We'd probably be able to afford like 500, 600, quite comfortably, I think.

-500? You can't get anything for that.

-Course you can.

So it would have to be at least six something.

-600 then, we'll be able to afford that between the two of us.

-Six to seven.

Realistically, I think we can probably spend, I think

between 600 and 800 a month on rent.

Barry seems to be capped at 700 but I think I can persuade him.

But it's Jordan that needs some persuasion in Glasgow.

He needs to swap his spending from lager to lodgings.

I'm earning about... Just over £600 a month.

Together with your wages and your student loan,

you're earning just over 1,000,

so it's about £1,600.

But with just £80 a month going on rent,

what do they spend it on?

That's only what we spend a week on drinking,

so if you times that by four and get a month's worth...

it's the drinking that we need to cut out if we're going to move out, cos that's our biggest spend.

The boys work out that they have a drinks bill of £800 a month.

-I didn't think it would work out as that much.

-Neither did I.

But while Andrew is thinking cutbacks,

Jordan is still worried about his booze fund.

He was more, "fancy flat" and I was like,

no, cos you have to think that's less money for stuff for during the week.

I know it's not going to be something, pure,

like a penthouse suite in New York or something,

but I would like it to be some, somewhere we'd enjoy living.

We wouldn't want to hate where we stay.

So far, neither couple can agree on their priorities,

but they head out to look at potential flats.

They both see one cheap one...

-Can you not touch that suede?

-No.

That's a strange wee cupboard, isn't it?

It smells like a hospital or an old people's home.

I don't really like it.

..and they both see one expensive one.

Whoa, I like it!

I think this is a perfect location for what we wanted.

Like, we spend our time in bars and clubs right in the city centre.

Surprise, surprise, they all decide to splash the cash on the fancy flats.

-Yeah, definitely.

-Yeah.

-It's got party potential.

So, that leaves Barry and Christy with £412 between them for the week -

not quite what Christy's been used to.

-I'd definitely put you in charge of it, I think.

-Yeah.

Now we've gone for the more expensive one, there's not as much

-room for me to have fun with the money.

-Yeah.

-Although there is still some stuff I need.

-Like what?

-A spray tan before the party.

-Oh, shut up.

And the expensive flat leaves Andrew and Jordan with just £200 for the week.

Time to reveal their pricey plans to Andrew's parents.

My wages now, cos I'm now doing different shifts at the weekend, my overtime and that,

and all his together, it came to £1,600.

You've been taking 80 quid a month off them?!

-OK.

-And then we put, like...

You might be revealing too much to your mum.

Yes, you are. My head's just going like this now.

This is going to be a big test for them.

If they can manage this for the week,

and not have to borrow more money off whoever, then I will be surprised.

-Three important questions, then.

-Hmm?

When do you move? Do you need a hand to pack? And do you need a lift?

And it's not long before all the parents' wishes are granted,

because the kids are moving out.

Barry and Christy's week-long road test starts today, and Christy is already in a tizz.

It's really going to stress me out today.

Please, don't just, like, shrug everything off today.

It's important that you do everything.

-Shall I write you a list?

-Yeah.

Christy's been called into work today, leaving Barry to pack, so

she writes down everything she wants collected from her mum's house.

Don't bring anything from your house cos it's ugly.

Don't touch any of my clothes.

And the list goes on...

And that throw thing that goes on my bed.

-And on...

-And all my cushions.

-And on...

-All my photo frames are out.

HE SIGHS

Don't forget my chickens, either.

-Better not forget my chickens.

-(The chickens are not coming.)

They've already planned their first big spend of the road test,

a house-warming party tonight, and she's got a list for that too!

Tequila, gin...

-Rum.

-..and rum. Plastic cups, straws - pink. That's it. Love you.

Uh-huh.

Please don't forget anything.

The most important thing, that.

Barry works up a sweat packing his necessities for the week.

His Xbox, the TV and a spare grey T-shirt - just the one, mind.

Steady, Barry.

Next, it's off to Christy's mum's house to pick up all those

important items from the list...

The chickens, thank God!

I mean, do we need that, really?

It's a brave man that separates Christy and her chickens.

We have no room for chickens.

Some sort of rug, I don't know what that is.

10,000 cushions you don't need.

These pictures can come, I suppose. Keep her happy.

I think that's pretty much it.

Just that box there with plates and cups and whatnot.

That's pretty much all we need.

Cushions, didn't bring them.

Bedding, I've got. Box of stuff, got that.

-Wine glasses, we've got mugs. Got that.

-Yes, but no chickens.

We've got the essentials.

It's a quick stop to pick up the party booze for tonight before

Christy arrives at Barry's parents to perform a full van inspection.

All right?

No. What have you got, or what haven't you got?

-Where's my stuff?

-It's in the van.

-Can I have a look?

Where's all my cushions?

There wasn't any cushions.

Where are the wine glasses and the glasses?

Yeah, they're in there.

What's wrong with you, Barry? You haven't brought any of it.

There's something in there. Your bedding.

You haven't got anything.

You haven't brought any of it, Barry. I laid it all

out on the bed for you.

-It's in there, honestly.

-No, it's not. I just looked in there.

Barry's forgot everything and, well, hasn't forgot it,

has purposely not brought it like I knew he was going to.

People are coming round at half-eight.

You've got three hours.

-What?

-Two hours.

And I've got to get ready in that time, and move all of our stuff in.

That won't take long.

Obviously, because you haven't brought any of it, fool.

Up in Glasgow, the packing is causing problems for Andrew and Jordan, too.

Ten, 11, 12, really 12 shirts.

Is there any need for that?

On Wednesday I'll need one for stuff to wear that day,

stuff to wear that night.

Saturday when you're working during the day, I need something to wear that day and to wear that night.

-12 shirts?

-Uh-huh.

On the brink of moving out, Jordan is still worried

about the impact this will have on his lovely lifestyle.

If we have money enough to

do the stuff that we've got planned, then that would persuade me

but if we run out of money, then it'll prove that I was right.

Meanwhile Andrew's mum, Debbie, can't wait to wave them off.

I'm actually quite excited at the minute that they're leaving,

erm, looking forward to them getting their own space and us

getting a wee bit of space for a bit.

But with Andrew now thinking that HE might now need 12 shirts as well, will they be leaving any time soon?

It's always better to have too much stuff than to

not have something there that you want.

Are you actually kidding on?

-When you was taking loads of shirts from under me.

-I know, but I've changed my mind.

Exactly. I'm always right.

You're not always right, don't talk absolute rubbish.

Eventually the boys are ready to go and, keen to get them out, Debbie's

offering them a door-to-door service to their new home.

-Be good.

-Bye.

-Don't be having wild parties.

-Right.

But when things seem to be going well...

Home, sweet home. Ah.

..they realise that, unbelievably,

there's something they forgot to pack.

There's no duvet here, or pillows for a bed.

We'll just have to get cushions off the couch.

I knew we should have brought them pillows, man. Oh.

With tempers flaring in the north...

For God's sake!

..down south Christy is still seething as she and Barry

say their goodbyes.

I'd like to think they can make it on their own

and they could do a good job. And if this is what they want, then good.

You know, I hope they make a go of it.

I wonder where I'm going to put the chickens.

In the bin?

After picking up all her vital items, they finally begin their new life together.

Oh, I'm stressed. I'll leave that there, though.

-Oh!

-No, put that away.

Yeah, I will, I just let go, it's ripping through my fingers.

I want this table out of here, Barry.

Oh, we'll move it all in due time.

How romantic(!) But Christy is determined to enjoy her new flat

and starts getting settled in.

I don't know what to do with this, Barry, how do I put it in the bin?

What, a bag? You want me to... how to operate a bag?

Can you put it in the bin somehow, please?

-It looks ridiculous!

-No, it doesn't.

It's covering up the window!

People are going to drive past and see this, it looks like a squat.

I didn't pick this, did I?

Well, why you moving it there? Put it on that side.

The house-warming party is about to start, but still Barry

and Christy are less lovebirds, more angry birds.

Oh, I've got no time for this!

Just go and get ready.

But with make-up on and beer in hand,

they finally get that party feeling.

Ta-da!

Margaritas in the kitchen!

Earlier was crazy with stress

and I think we were probably going to break up at one point.

Yeah, it was a bit stressful.

Yeah, but it's nicer now, everyone's kind of here

and ready and the drinks are flowing.

But drinks for 20-odd guests has cost them 100 quid,

that's a quarter of their money for the week down their necks.

Thank you everyone for coming.

ALL: Cheers!

MUSIC: "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas

As Christy and Barry party their money away...

Andrew is trying to work out how they can party like princes

and pay the bills, all for 200 quid.

So that's our bill money. Don't touch that.

So he breaks out the Tupperware

and splits their cash into separate boxes.

I'm shopping in general tomorrow.

Let's hope they don't need a packed lunch this week.

We have to put it in separate tubs, separate bits of money,

we're not going to touch it unless that's what it's actually for.

That's the last night, so let's put this away so we don't spend it.

It should hopefully be fine.

That's sorted.

Yeah, cool, that's us. We'll do it.

Just don't touch that box.

They're starting their road test as they mean to go on

and going out boozing, but can they do it on the cheap?

As long as we only take out a certain amount of money tonight,

that's all we can spend.

And tonight the plan is...

I'm going to roughly spend about £30, hopefully.

Probably more.

Fingers crossed.

While Jordan's doubtful, Andrew wants to show him

they can afford a flat and a life.

By walking up, we save taxi money and all that for the budget.

But can they resist this much temptation?

Right, can I have two double vodka blackcurrant lemonade, please?

Cheers.

One was for Jordan. They made me do two.

Well, they're definitely having a good time, but are they skint?

We put a separate amount out tonight for, for our night out tonight.

We've only spent that, we've not spent any more so I think

we've done OK, like, we're both drunk but that is what we expected, like.

It's midnight and the boys still have money to spend, but for how long?

SHE SCREAMS

There's an obligatory food stop,

and despite their city-centre flat being a ten-minute walk away...

Final verdict, take the taxi and then carry on drinking at home.

Miraculously, at the end of the night they still have money left.

Unlike Christy and Barry, who seem to have drank all of theirs.

Disgusting!

My hair there.

Oh, looks like they really "let their hair down".

Oh, someone ate the microphone man.

Oh and microphone man isn't their only casualty.

I have been sick but not as much as usual.

I've only been sick about six or seven times.

Plan of action is breakfast, and then I'll go back to sleep

and then Barry can clean up.

But with no food in the house and Barry blowing the budget

on party booze, what do they have left for the rest of the week?

Right, so we've got 412,

but we spent a hundred yesterday already.

I don't even know how you spent a hundred.

I bought a lot of alcohol.

£312.50 left. You save...

A hundred for boobs.

A hundred saved there, I save about 300 a month,

75 quid a week.

How much are bills?

Well, let's go over the top. let's put 60 aside.

-No! 40, that's fine.

-40, then.

-I can do without heating.

Well, we've got 95, no, 97.50.

At least fifteen pounds of this is going on a fat fryer.

Barry's being an idiot and spending stuff all the time

and that's my job and he's doing it for me, but wrongly.

Time for Christy to step up and take control.

Today I think we're going to spend less money and try

and keep it as cheap as possible now.

-Bread.

-Bread.

-Cheese.

-Cheese, yeah.

Medieval shopping list. Would you like to have steak this evening?

Yeah, I could go for a steak later on.

With a hangover, rumbling tummies and a craving for steak,

the pair go shopping.

Error.

We spent 65 quid...

-On a week's worth of shopping.

-That was a bit more than I was expecting it to be.

I think we've got about £25 or something left

and I have to go to London tomorrow so that's going to be 20 quid,

so we're definitely going to have to dip into our savings, aren't we?

Yeah, definitely.

Incredibly, they've almost blown their budget.

Day two and we've done our budget already.

With only their savings left for the rest of the week

it turns out they're as useless as each other with money.

Will they fare better with the cleaning?

Right, so I'll do the toilet and you do the floor, today, now. Deal?

Oh, I don't want to touch this bit.

I don't have gloves either.

And there's a pube on it.

What is wrong with people?

What are they doing to make them fall out into the toilet bowl?

Considering her fragile state...

-Ahh!

-..that's pretty impressive from Christy.

Oh, this is not the Desperate Housewife dream that I have.

Much less impressive is so-called "sensible" Barry.

What are you doing? Why aren't you tidying up?

I'm going to do it in a minute.

No, I've just done the toilet, Barry, the one thing I said I was not doing to do.

Women generally just do cleaning better.

Eugh, this is just pure alcohol.

I can't believe I'm doing all of this

and you're sitting there playing with your Xbox.

Nil-nil, half-time.

This is not the way it was supposed to be, Barry.

While Christy gets cosy with a J Cloth, Andrew

and Jordan are also facing their new life without a live-in cleaner.

Ugh. Noodles.

That was mine.

At least a trashed house is a sign of a good time,

something Andrew wanted to show Jordan they could do on a budget.

Me, more than Jordan, really wants to have our own

space as a couple so obviously this week I wanted to try and show him

that we can move out and how good it would be to move out.

The good thing for him has been the fact that we can have friends up -

like, if we're out at a bar then they can come back to our flat.

I think that will be something that will persuade him more.

Andrew's plan might already be working

because junk food-loving Jordan is using the room with the fridge

and the oven-y thing for the first time in his life.

I've never actually sat down and cooked someone a proper meal, except

I cooked my mum and dad a meal one time but I gave them food poisoning.

OK, great(!) But surely even Jordan can't poison anyone

with macaroni cheese and garlic bread.

I hope it's easier than I think it's going to be, but I don't know.

I'm a little bit nervous, I hope he likes it.

Hmm, looks lovely(!)

I think I've burnt it.

At least he's trying.

I never knew that he wanted to try cooking.

He doesn't like tidying up and I suppose that's something I've

learned about him, that he does want to try other things.

The cheese sauce isn't looking right.

Oh, my God.

But good intentions alone will not turn him into Gordon Ramsay.

This is revolting. How did this happen?!

I don't think it looks that bad.

So Andrew steps in and the romantic meal is back on.

That's nice, innit?

He always says, "Oh, you can't cook, you can't cook," and I wanted

to prove to him that I can actually cook, but it was just terrible.

Dinner may not be up to Mum's standards

but at least the day ends, once again, on budget.

Thank you for dinner.

There must be something in the air, cos even Barry is feeling romantic.

-Chips. Enough?

-Yeah.

He, too, is cooking dinner for Christy.

We're having a nice, romantic night in, aren't we?

With a steak dinner for two.

I can't wait to stare into your eyes over the table.

Is it nice?

It is nice to be, like, sitting at a table

and not on your bed with our dinner on our laps.

This is a learning experience for me

and I'm going to be wife material after this.

But, for Christy, there's still two things missing from that perfect wife package.

Tomorrow I'm going for the consultation for my boob job, but it's dependent on money.

Do I have the boobs and then wait longer to move out?

Or do I move out and wait longer to have the boobs?

So that's my dilemma. And I don't know how I'm going to pick.

But, probably the boobs.

SHE LAUGHS

While Christy weighs up her priorities, the boys have

put their partying aside to tackle their new responsibilities head on.

You can do it. I ain't doing that.

This is covered with pee and stuff.

Good luck.

..as they attempt just some of the jobs Andrew's mum does for them

every day.

It's making me choke, actually.

HE COUGHS

There's hairs on this, man, this is pure skanky.

Even Christy moaned less than these two.

It's disgusting.

It's another big first for Jordan, cleaning his first sink.

Do you just put this in here like this?

Oh, you just skoosh it like that.

Really?!

And both the boys are beginning to appreciate just how much

Andrew's mum does for them.

Give me the boak, how does my mum do this?

Have you heard Mum talking about...

"I clean that bathroom every single day"?

This is disgusting. I can't believe she does this.

I wouldn't do it even if I had to clean up your pee.

You're telling me if I never cleaned this you'd just leave it?

My mum and dad always moan at us because, see if we have a shower, we never rinse it after

we've had a shower and my dad always moans at us.

I think if we moved back home, I would.

Because I realise now it is quite annoying to clean a bath.

I think probably we'd do it now after being here ourselves,

if we did move back in, we would do it now.

Now the bathroom is presentable, they've invited some friends round

and they're sharing their long-term plans for the flat.

You want a leopard print living room?

-How tacky is that?

-That'll look expensive and fashionable.

It's the most tackiest thing in the world.

If we keep this on, my dog is coming here.

-We're not getting a pet.

-My dog's coming here.

They're three days into their road test, and whilst Jordan

is starting to sound more at home,

they're still also bang on budget, thanks to Andrew's scheming.

We had £40 for tonight.

We can get more for our money if we buy vodka from the shop.

And tonight he's at it again because, despite planning yet another

night out, he's cleverly found a pub quiz for the money-conscious.

We're getting in for free

and then we've got, you get like, free pizza, free nachos

served to your table and then you get a jug of, like, free shots.

Two vodkas with blackcurrant lemonade, please.

But a bargain doesn't get you Michelin stars.

It was like, a teeny wee bowl of salted crisps, no cheese,

and then I'm like that, "I really want to buy food,"

and I don't want to because we've got this budget for drinks

tonight, to have a night out, but I'm so hungry. I'm starving.

But it looks like Andrew's bargain booze hunting has had the desired effect on Jordan.

-Do you want to move out now?

-Yeah, now I do.

-Like, actually, both of you?

-Yeah.

We just need to really sit and think, can we afford it?

So will they be able to keep their expensive inner-city flat

and live the high life?

Down south, Barry and Christy have learnt the hard way that they can't have it all.

This week we've obviously pretty much spent our budget already.

Christy had to go to London so that was another 20-odd quid spent on the train.

Now we've got about £2 left, er,

but we're going to have to dip into the savings.

That's right whilst Barry is busy installing satellites,

Christy's in London deciding whether to blow her savings

on a couple of stellar installations of her own.

She's brought best friend Katie along for support.

I'm really excited. I'm scared a little bit, though.

I want to see the different types of boobs they have.

-So do I. I think I get to put them on and walk around in them.

-Do you?

-The teardrop ones are supposed to be like the best.

-Yeah, but I don't like them.

Because they don't look fake.

I don't want to pay money for them to look like I could have grown them myself.

Are you worried about spending that much money?

Is Barry going to be angry?

Yeah, Barry's going to be angry with it.

Despite a busy morning at work,

Christy's boobs are never far from Barry's mind.

Obviously I don't want her to get the boob job done,

I don't think it's the time for her to be thinking like that,

you know, priorities we've got, you know, to get somewhere to live.

What's more important to you?

You can't everything.

You can't get married, have fake boobs and a house,

that's just completely unrealistic.

That's the dream though, isn't it?

And Christy can't wait to get her hands on a pair.

Wah-hey.

I probably would just go for the bigger ones, then.

Oh, my God, I love them.

They are nice.

Oh, they feel so big.

-It's not too big either - it's not too big.

-Grab me!

Squeeze test passed, thoughts of Barry

and a house are bulldozed by thoughts of new bazookas.

They're perfect. I think I've made my decision.

You can actually have it done on the 1st of October.

Yes, please, yeah, definitely.

Cost for the procedure is £4,450.

Luckily for Barry, Katie's fighting his corner.

Go home, have a chat with Baz.

Speak to Barry, yeah.

And see what you need to do.

Stupid Barry, making me sensible and think about savings. Thank you.

Thank you.

I really want to move out with him properly, and I don't know,

I think that's playing on my mind

when I'm thinking about like paying all that money for the boobs.

Christy leaves London with a lot on her mind

and when she gets home, she has to tell Barry her decision.

Well, I went for my appointment in London, and then I like picked

the size what I'm going to go to and discussed some finance options,

so I'm thinking about putting it back so that I can save more.

Moving out's more important than having big whammers.

Spoken like a true gent.

I think you've made a good decision. I'm proud of you.

-I love you.

-Love you too.

So Christy's boobs have taken a back shelf

in favour for life with Barry.

But, in Glasgow, can Jordan get his priorities in order?

Boyfriend Andrew thinks a cosy night in will show him another plus point to moving out.

It's been nice, like, spending like, so much time together again,

and being able to talk to each other all the time

and especially tonight, cos it's only going to be us two. It has been nice

just to be like, kind of, by ourselves and be more of a couple.

And Jordan is really warming to the idea of living alone.

Just being able to walk about, go to the shower when you want,

not having to fight over the toilet, make breakfast in the morning

without someone else being there... I love it.

That looks nice, that looks like a proper pizza.

'We get on better here.

'We don't bicker as much over stupid wee things, and it's not...

'it doesn't feel like a wee immature relationship -

'it actually feels like a grown-up relationship.'

Oh, my God, this is pure stinking like strong cheese.

We are both kind of planning, like,

our immediate future together anyway,

like, and mostly that means, like, we are both...

we're happy, we're both kind of settled being with each other.

It feels like we're actually trying

to move on instead of just saying, "This is my boyfriend,

"I stay in his house" - we're trying to get our own flat for just us two.

The next day, they take the plunge

and discuss making this move a permanent one.

Last night was so good and pure made me, like,

that's the kind of thing I was wanting last night, like for us,

cos we just don't get any privacy in the house -

well, we do kind of, but it's not the same, like.

Last night was like something we've never ever done before,

like you said, never had a house to ourselves...knowing

that we could actually have that all the time is just pure amazing.

I think we've proved to people and to ourselves that we can

actually live together and we can budget.

In fact, they're both so committed that they've decided

to introduce their parents for the first time.

They're bravely cooking dinner and frugally using leftover ingredients.

I think cooking our parents a meal is like paying them back,

kind of, for all those meals they've cooked for us when we've been younger.

Or even Andrew's mum and dad when we've been staying in his,

so it's given us the opportunity to let them be treated for once.

To avoid any poisoning, Jordan is only allowed to grate the cheese.

We just want to make sure they really enjoy it, and it's a good night for them.

And after a few finishing touches,

the boys are ready for Jordan's parents, Pam and Keith...

-How are you?

-Fine, how are you?

-Fine.

..to meet Andrew's parents, Debbie and Andy.

-Hello.

-Hello, how are you?

-All right. You?

-Fine.

-Hi, nice to meet you.

Pleased to meet you, Pam.

-I've been looking forward to this all weekend.

-Oh, aye, aye.

Oh, very nice.

-Thank you.

-Is that chicken?

Like all great hosts, they stand watching them eat

whilst their guests give them a grilling.

-So how much is this to rent a month, Jordan?

-550.

That's quite a lot, ain't it?

Do you think you could keep this place on, realistically?

No, we could afford it...

but it would be a different lifestyle, wouldn't it?

Oh, lovely.

Very nice, boys.

As they serve up spaghetti carbonara,

their parents dish out a little bit of advice.

-If you could sacrifice...

-If you could sacrifice...

-..a bit of a lifestyle...

-Mm-hm.

-Because this IS part of your lifestyle.

-That's it.

I feel the way they're speaking to us tonight

is like, a wee bit different, they're treating us

with more respect, kind of, like, they're asking our opinion.

Asking stuff grown-ups would ask other grown-ups and not just children.

If you made this your main priority,

-then you'll look at other things as a bonus...

-Aye.

They are really, really respecting any decisions

we want to make on keeping this place long-term.

We still take advice from our parents and we still need that,

so they're given us that but also treating us and our decisions

with respect, so we couldn't have asked for anything more.

But now it's down to the boys alone to make this tough decision.

And the parental advice just keeps on coming.

Back in Stevenage, it's day four,

and Christy and Barry are also catching up with the folks.

-Hi.

-Hello, darling, how are you?

-Good, are you all right?

-I am. I really missed you.

-Good.

-You're all grown up, Christy.

-I bought you a present.

-Oh, what's that?

-Washing.

That's your dress. Have you not got a washing machine?

As well as her washing, Christy needs help with her cooking.

She's ambitiously hosting her first dinner party tonight.

So what are you going to cook for me when I come to your house?

Probably like, lasagne or spag bol.

Lovely - home-made or out of a packet?

-Yeah, I'm going to make it myself.

-Oh, well done!

Well, sort of. Having blown their shopping money on day two,

Christy's being resourceful.

Can I borrow some of these for the meal?

-What?

-I don't know if they're herbs or spices.

Well, what do you put in spaghetti bolognaise?

-Erm...curry powder?

-No.

Leaves.

-Bay leaves. That's what you use, that's it.

-No.

Why not? Christy, they're nice.

Barry doesn't appreciate leaves in his dinner.

Well, he won't know, don't tell him.

What Barry doesn't know won't hurt him.

Some top tips for domestic harmony there from Mum,

but what pearls will Barry's folks have in store for him?

How's it going at your place?

Yeah, it's good. Yeah, it's fun.

So how much budget have you got left?

Well... after we put our savings aside

and a little bit aside for bills, we've got nothing left -

well, about £2, so we're going to have to dip into our savings.

How much have you shouted at each other?

A few little arguments about the cleaning and stuff,

like washing up and leaving a cup on the side or something,

which I didn't think we... we would argue about.

This is where you start to find out the little nitty-gritties

that drive you round the bloody bend.

Rather than coming in the door and going like, "You haven't done

"the washing up! What have you been doing since you've been home

"from work?" and you go, "Oh, I've been playing with the Xbox."

Exactly, I was busy.

No, you're not busy. You do your jobs first and then you get to play.

That's how it works, that's life.

So armed with words of wisdom from both parents,

they head home to get ready for their dinner party.

I'm quite keen for Barry to see how good I go, cos obviously, we're going

to be living together, so he's going to have to learn to put up with it.

Still using the food from their one and only shop,

plus some leaves from Mum, Christy is making a lasagne for four.

-Pour it into here.

-No, that's not going to work.

-It WILL work!

-It's not!

-Take that quick, cos it's hot.

You cook the mince and then put the peppers in.

I wonder if you put the vegetables in first cos they're crunchy.

I've got the glasses on, because last time I tried to cut onions,

I cried for ages, and it ruined my make-up,

and we've got people coming round, so I need to look good.

And after adding a vital ingredient...

Can you make me a gin and tonic, please?

..it's not long before Christy's cooking up a storm in the kitchen.

I'm just watching. I like seeing how my food is made.

It looks tasty.

Christy's mum and stepdad Graham arrive...with their own chairs.

Hope dinner's nice.

I am so looking forward to this dinner, cos it's the first time

Christy's ever, ever cooked for me.

-Everyone ready?

-Yes.

Oh, lovely! Look at all those layers.

-Very nice.

-It looks good.

-ALL: Cheers! To me!

-To Christy.

-To the lasagne.

-To me!

It's a triumph for the girl who couldn't cook, wouldn't cook.

I am really surprised. It's actually really tasty.

Much tastier than I thought it would be. Very nice.

It's nice to have, you know, Jackie and Graham around,

Christy's parents. Rather than sponging off you, you know,

it's nice to be able to give it back.

Just cooking a meal for four people, like, made me feel really good

when everyone liked it. Stuff like that, I didn't think

I'd like enjoy it, cos it's not my sort of thing, but I have.

From cleaning her first toilet to cooking her first meal,

it's been a week of new experiences for Christy.

The week has just been amazing.

It's been so nice just to be with Barry, like...even doing nothing,

like sitting and watching TV together and stuff.

But it's just so nice to be, like, in a living room like normal people.

The next day, Christy and Barry are so keen to go it alone,

that they're looking at cheaper flats.

We enjoying living at the flat but we're worried about how much

it costs, you know, it's a little bit too much for us, erm...

Especially because we've spent our budget in the first two days,

so that wasn't a good sign, was it, for our future?

No. Erm, so, yeah, we're just looking at some other properties.

But compromise comes at a cost.

I don't like the church pew in the living room.

It's 650 a month, Barry, and it's really nice - you can't

not have it just because it's got a table in it that you don't like.

Normally the one demanding the finer things in life,

Christy today is wearing the sensible cap.

I don't really like overlooking the car park, that's a bit rubbish.

What does it matter?

I like this actually. Why have they done it like this?

Narnia.

Our priority is cheapness, I suppose,

but obviously I still want it to be nice as well.

'I think it's really nice. Barry's being an idiot.'

I think Barry still wants something cheaper that he's not going to get,

and if he does, it won't be as nice as this.

While Christy is keen to get moving,

it's Barry putting the brakes on this move now.

That second one that we viewed is, like, perfect for us

and it's in our price range and it's, like, everything that we wanted.

-Well, that might be YOUR opinion.

-It is, though.

And I really don't want to end up stuck at your parents' again.

I don't think you're that set on moving out.

I do want to move out - I just want it to be...

I just want it to be right, I don't want to just

rush into somewhere and then not enjoy living there.

In a surprise role reversal,

Barry has left Christy wondering about his commitment.

Whereas Jordan's shock turnaround has only been for the better.

And it's just starting to feel like home, like ours,

just the stuff we can do in it and the location

and everything, just...

This time last week I thought there might have been no money left.

When I didn't have this flat I'd have went and bought trainers,

then not have enough for my bus pass to get to work that weekend

and have to go to Mum, "Mum, I need money,"

but the way we've budgeted with money, I'm actually proud of us.

In fact, they've got 40 quid left for the last night of their road test.

Tomorrow it's decision time, so tonight, you guessed it,

they're having another house party.

CHEERING

Are you liking the fact that we can actually have friends up?

Yeah, it's so good, see, not having to ask anybody anything,

just to get them up is so good.

Even their friends have seen a big change in the boys.

'I think Andrew and Jordan are doing'

surprisingly well, considering for the three years

I've known them, they were just completely non-independent at all.

-It's nice having a flat that

-I

-can crash in for once.

They end on a high with £5 left in their pockets - yay -

but tomorrow they must finally decide between independence

or the Hotel of Mum and Dad.

Whoo!

The next morning they have some cleaning up to do

and a decision to make.

This week's definitely proved to me anyway, that we could live alone as a couple.

We're both loving, like, the privacy and having our own space.

Everybody, even family and friends,

as soon as I told them all we were doing this, they were like, "Oh, God!",

but I think we've proved them all wrong for a change.

The only thing that's going to have to make us

go back home is having to budget and the price of the flat.

And while they struggle to make the right choice, Debbie and Andy

are thinking, "Either way, the boys have done a lot of growing up."

It's actually really nice seeing the two of them

realising what I clean every day with six of us being in the house.

-Mm-hm.

-When there's only two of them.

Obviously what you're seeing is, they've enjoyed,

-for want of a better word, a grown-up relationship.

-Mmm.

But do they think they can go it alone on a full-time basis?

-Good to see yous guys. How have yous enjoyed your week, then?

-It was good.

It's been good to have some privacy -

a bit of peace and quiet from the jungle.

What's it been like since we've been away? Have you noticed a difference?

I have missed yous, but it's nice getting up in the morning and the kitchen's still tidy,

and there's not a big pile of dirty washing lying outside the bathroom - it's gone.

Believe me, if yous come back, yous will be doing more clearing up.

-We don't have time for that.

-I

-don't have time for it.

-Course you have time for it. You've had time for it in the past week.

-Mm-hm.

So, where do we stand, then,

have you managed to talk Jordan into moving out?

-No.

-Not that he's not, cos it was good

but it was just, we looked at all the money and it was like £930

or something a month just to stay in that one we were in.

We need to wait till we're both getting a bit more money.

I think yous have done really well with your budget.

I'm really surprised, actually. I thought yous would have blown it.

We're going to get our heads proper in it and save up, and maybe

in six months' time we'll be back in this kind of position.

I think before we moved into the flat for the week,

my mum and dad just kind of seen us as a bit of a teenage romance,

like, nothing serious but in the flat, I think they've seen

a different side to our relationship and to us as people.

I'm feeling quite relieved that they've made a decision to come

back home because I don't think financially they're ready yet.

-They've actually been pretty mature about it...

-Mm-hm.

..and can hold their heads up high. They've done really well.

My attitude to moving out has definitely changed.

Like, before we moved out I had no desire any time soon,

but after having the week in that flat

and realising we bickered a lot less and we can budget,

we can do it, we can live together - it makes me want to do it so much.

So that's one couple going back to Mum and Dad but with a brand-new attitude -

so, what will it be for Barry and Christy?

So have you had a good week, baby?

Yeah, it's been good. I've really liked it.

Do you want to live with me now?

-Yeah, I wanted to live with you before!

-Did you?

The week has brought the couple closer, and given them

a new confidence about the future.

Just this small experience of, like, being away from, like,

the family home or whatever and living with each other,

it's just been really relaxing, it's just been so nice.

I just... Going back to your dad's now

is just, like, the last thing I want.

Yeah, I don't want to go home.

But can they afford to stay?

After all, they've been living on their savings since day two.

Well, I've only saved £20.

I'm actually quite happy with my £80.

Obviously I'd like to have more to put aside.

We can't have done that bad - it's not like we've got no money at all.

So, has their pricey pad scuppered their plans to go it alone?

Before they hear the couple's decision, Dad and Jackie get

a glimpse of the week's adventures and it's quite an eye-opener.

I didn't know she was thinking about having a boob job.

Neither did I. I didn't know that was why she was saving.

Even though it's just been a week, I do think

living on their own has made them realise that it's not easy.

There's a determination from them that they want to do this.

But are they ready for all that hard work?

Hello. Are you all right?

So how have you found being on your own?

-Yeah, it's been nice, hasn't it?

-Yeah.

Even the nights we weren't doing anything, just sitting on the sofa,

-like, together watching TV and stuff.

-Yeah.

-It was just nice, wasn't it?

-Yeah.

Were you worried at all, that there was like

no grown-up to ask questions of?

No, not really, cos we've got our phones in case of an emergency.

So what do you think?

Are you going to stay in the flat or are you coming home?

No, we're not going to stay in this particular one

because it's just too expensive for us.

We've viewed some already and we've got some viewings lined up as well so, like, as soon as

we find one that's within our budget and that we really like...

It should only be a couple of weeks, you know, if we find somewhere.

-You must have really enjoyed it if now you think you're going to have a go.

-Yeah.

-Yeah, we did.

-It was really fun.

-And you two must have enjoyed it, not having us there all the time.

It was heaven. It was absolutely heaven.

It's nice to hear that they're actually looking

already to find somewhere else.

But I'm very pleased that they've enjoyed their week together

and they want to do it properly, permanently.

But it's Christy's double DD-size turnaround

that's surprised everyone.

I do definitely still want them done, erm,

but I think having that taster of living together,

I do want to move out with Barry more than I thought I did,

so I kind of... My priorities have kind of shifted in a way,

so I've just got to think more about other people, I guess - being Barry -

and not just myself all the time.

As soon as something comes up that's within our budget, then we'll be out.

Two weeks later, that's exactly what they did,

and Christy and Barry have finally left the Hotel of Mum and Dad.

Next time on Hotel Of Mum And Dad, we meet Jack

and his long-suffering girlfriend Olivia...

-He's a bit arrogant...

-We're talking about chavs...

-..and a bit cocky.

-..the beautiful people.

..and Ellie-Rose and Mitch - a couple from another dimension.

-You can say I'm BiTrektual.

-I'm BiTrektual too.

Ellie's desperate to move out, but there's just one hitch.

-Mum does my cooking.

-'And I love doing things for him.'

He's a massive mummy's boy.

Can the girls succeed in their mission to transform their boys to men?

I've got the best of both worlds, so it would be silly to move out.