Episode 1 Hotel of Mum and Dad

Living at home is a cushy number.

Jelly and ice cream, guys?

Money to burn and waited on hand and foot.

When it comes to cooking and cleaning and all that, my mum does it for me.

Thank you.

Literally, we don't do anything.

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

Will you do this for me, please?

It's just a three-storey, six-roomed hotel.

..and are moving in their other half, too!

Hi. I'm Lewis and I'm staying in your house.

Last series, 12 couples cut the apron strings...

Oh, my lord!

..and attempted to go it alone, with some amazing results.

-Right, guys, what's your decision now?

-We're going to stay in the flat.

Well done, guys.

Now we're back with another feast of feisty and feckless youngsters.

This is too much mess for me. Get off!

But this time around, we'll be putting them to the test...

Oh, my God! How do you do it?

..with a series of household challenges...

You're being so irrational. Just go.

..making them face up to the harsh realities of independent living.

You're snapping at me for doing absolutely nothing.

-I'm just exhausted.

-Absolute nightmare.

DOOR SLAMS

Will they move out for good...

-I feel really

-grown up. Innit!

-Kinda scary.

-I don't want to be with you any more!

..or run home to The Hotel Of Mum And Dad?

Do you feel that you want to move out?

This programme contains strong language

Meet 18-year-old Sophie and 20-year-old Ollie,

from Camborne, in Cambridgeshire,

who've been together for nearly two years.

The way we first met as well was pretty strange.

So that made it all the more exciting.

I was on a dating website and I came across one of his friends,

and I couldn't really see his picture so I just clicked on him.

His face popped up.

Aw, it's a story as old as love itself.

Internet stalking pays off again.

What attracted me was probably his skateboard.

That he still can act like a kid.

-Yeah.

-We are alike. People do say opposites attract, but they don't.

I'd say she's me, but a lazier version of me. HE LAUGHS

Sophie is a hairdresser, while Ollie works in an airport cafe.

I don't care!

And when they are not working, the couple have a favourite pastime -

arguing.

You've got a pool there!

-You're baby-sitting, end of.

-I'm not doing it, Soph.

We argue from the moment that we take our first breath

in the morning to the moment we shut our eyes and go to sleep.

I'm not doing this any more.

Right, see you later.

These two just don't stop rowing.

-No, I'm not!

-Yes, you are.

-No, I'm not.

-Yes, you are.

No, I'm not.

-This is mine!

-Stop doing that!

And the rows have ramped up

since Ollie moved in eight months ago with Sophie's full-on family.

There is wind-up merchant and baby brother, Chris...

Did you want ice?

..older sister Lucy...

I don't have no money, no purse...

..shy and retiring big bruv, Craig...

I've got so many birds on the go! It's unbelievable.

..and long-suffering mum and dad, Leah and Peter.

You cooked a curry? Well, could you clear it up?

-What's that?

-It's a bowl.

-Yeah, you just washed that up.

-Yeah, I know.

-Can you wash it up, please?

-No, it's done, it's dusted.

I'm not picking up another sponge!

Stop swearing.

It's just a hotel. A three-storey six-roomed hotel.

OVERLAPPING ARGUMENT

So, they were our Cambridgeshire couple who can't quit with the barneys...

-No, I'm not.

-Yes, you are.

Now, up in Prestatyn, north Wales,

we've got a couple of gym bunnies.

22-year-old Beth and 20-year-old Lewis have been loved up

for nearly a year.

Beth is a data inputter for an oil company

and Lewis is a fitness instructor and competitive body-builder.

Ow!

She added me on Facebook at the end of 2011.

She saw my picture.

# I want your body Everybody wants your body. #

He was ripped, tanned, six-pack.

So I was just like, "Whoa!

"Who's that?!"

Do people only meet on the internet now?

We started off as friends, then training partners and then lovers.

Aw!

Oh, I love you.

She's got a really nice smile, nice eyes

and I really like her shaven head.

There's something different about her and she's a good laugh.

Aw, I bet he's got a really sweet pet name for her as well.

When we first met, my nickname was Meat.

Oh, yeah, Meat(!)

She was saved in my phone as Meat because that was our interest

when we first started speaking.

It was sausage, steak, pork...

-Oh, my God!

-Have you just ripped your pants?

-What are you doing?

-Have I just ripped my pants?

They might tear it up in the kitchen, but not on a night out.

We still go out, don't we? But we don't drink.

It's not like we are counting calories, it's just...

It's just that we don't like it and it's not really needed.

And I can't deal with hangovers any more.

-I like protein.

-I heard you like protein!

It's no wonder they can't keep their hands off each other's

well-toned physiques.

Strip! Whoo!

Which is great for them...

Not so much for Beth's parents, Margaret and Dave,

who the couple live with.

He occasionally walks around with just a towel on

and makes my upper body feel totally inadequate.

Oh, don't do yourself down, Dave.

Hi! I'm Lewis and I'm staying in your house.

Let me take a selfie.

Push your elbows back a little bit.

-Look forward.

-Oh, sorry. Come and, like, touch me.

Goddamn, look at those lats.

So, what's life really like for these full-on families?

-Put your head up.

-Sorry!

-Put your phone on there now!

-No!

For Ollie and Sophie in Camborne, it's mornings that are most manic.

Morning, neighbours.

Lucky things, they've only got two kids.

I'm Leah. I'm Mum.

Cook, cleaner, rubbish picker-upper, dog poo picker-upper,

everything picker-upper.

Sophie, shower!

-No.

-Ollie, your turn to get up, mate!

You've got a lot to do today.

I'm sweating my ... as it is.

Oh, charming!

I don't even go to the top floor of the house.

I don't go to the third floor.

It's just bedsit land as far as I'm concerned.

And then there's this smell comes downstairs and, literally,

if you go up there it's just, like, it's disgusting.

Mum, do you get tired of your own voice?

-CHUCKLING:

-You cheeky cow!

Yeah, but don't you feel sorry for me? My job is so hard.

This is a clean one.

It's easy ironed.

Sophie, can you stop using my cotton wool pads, please?

Sophie doesn't know what a bin is, so she'll take off her make-up

with her make-up wipes and just put them on the side.

What are you going to do with that when you finished with it?

I'm going to put it on your pillow.

With six adults sharing two bathrooms,

it's like getting ready for work in a war zone.

I need to have a shower and I want you out of my bath.

-Can we just, like...?

-She's locked the...!

-Sophie, you've locked the door, haven't you?

-No, but I'm about to.

-I actually hate her.

-I actually hate you, too!

Get a real job, Soph.

I do have a real job! I'm an entre...pen..peneur.

Yeah, well, tell you what, tell me that again

-when you can actually say it properly.

-An entre...preneur.

Mum?

Mum! Mother!

Oh, you're a bitch.

We just go to bed every night hoping that tomorrow is going to be

another day and that they might just disappear.

Look, washing-up liquid! Goes in the sink. Put it in there.

Whilst Leah and Peter despair over their unruly offspring...

# I don't care, I love it. #

..Dave and Margaret are being driven crazy by Beth and Lewis...

Spaghetti swords!

..who treat their home like a playpen.

Goddamn, this is gonna be good!

Whilst you're there...

What are you doing?

LEWIS CHUCKLES

Guys, don't leave this for Mum, please.

The Tasmanian devil comes in,

spins around and the work surfaces look like...

-Everywhere is covered.

-It is, isn't it?

Oh, my God!

It's all right, I'll tidy it, don't worry.

How can you make such a mess when you're just making a cake?

-Do you want some cake mix?

-No, thank you.

I only came down to put the kettle on.

And how about these overgrown kids' piggybanks?

Where does our money go? Stop looking at my weave.

My weave does not cost that much.

Currently, they are not paying any bills.

They don't really have a concept on management of money.

So they might be perfectly developed physically,

but that's where it ends.

# Yummy, yummy, yummy, I've got food in my tummy. #

-Dave?

-Yeah?

-Do you want this last kebab?

-Do I have a choice on that?

-Um...

Two is enough for any mortal man, thank you.

Living with the hungry hulk is eating up Margaret

and Dave's grocery budget.

What's for dinner tonight?

-Well, I bought those steaks for Dave and I.

-You only bought two?

I didn't know if you were in tonight.

Well, I'm not working tonight, so...

Well, what are you going to have, then?

I was planning on staying for tea,

but now that you've not bought me tea, I suppose...

Well, I don't know.

-I've done loads of housework as well.

-Eh?

-Eh?

When they are not eating, they're working out.

All right, slow down. Six, seven...

But do they pull their weight around the house?

Can you do this for me, please?

I guess that's a no.

-Mum and Dad do everything for us, don't they?

-Yeah.

You could have put a wash on today, couldn't you?

I could have, yeah.

-Do you know how to work it?

-Nope, haven't a clue.

I ain't got time for that. Ain't nobody got time for that! SHE LAUGHS

Lewis has got his feet well under the table at this gaff.

-Hello? What's that?

-That's mine.

Back at Leah and Peter's in Camborne,

how does Ollie fit into the close-knit chaos?

Oh! I'm having these.

-Ollie, you've got my trousers on.

-Can I keep them?

-Why?

Because these are going to be my new lounge pants.

They love me. They... I don't think I could ever outstay my welcome.

HE LAUGHS

He was only meant to be here for a couple of weeks because

they were thinking about moving in together at the time,

and that was...August, September last year.

Tip the dirty water out and wash it up, cos I ain't clearing it up.

They've got it too easy. They don't even know how to use the washing machine.

They don't cook, they don't wash up, they don't do absolutely nothing.

Thanks, babe!

But is it really the life of Riley for our lazy lovebirds?

Living in a total madhouse can have its drawbacks.

When everybody is at the pub, we just sit there,

start watching a film, cuddled up on the sofa...

Oggy, oggy, oggy! Oi, oi, oi! Let's get pizza!

It's just like... Why?

Whoo!

Just two hours, that's all I want.

What are you doing?!

And whenever there's a family crisis, the couple get dragged in.

Has anybody seen my purse?

I'm going to kill someone!

'Lucy, please calm down!'

My bag was on the floor in this room.

My phone was on the chair right next to my bag.

-My phone was there but my purse had gone.

-You've lost your purse?

-Someone's stolen it!

-Is it like losing your virginity?

Once it's gone you never get it back.

You immature little prats.

But when the tension is just too much, there is

one way to unwind in this house.

I'm getting in the pool. I don't care. I'm getting in the pool.

Sophie and Ollie love nothing more than a sneaky pool party...

when Mum and Dad are out.

LOUD CHATTER

Oh... What's going on?! Look at the carnage in here!

We're going to get some complaints in a minute.

What's happening, Ollie?

This is too much mess for me. Get off!

I'm absolutely gobsmacked.

Ollie, get your arse out of that hot tub now!

When you get a place of your own, are you going to treat it like this?

-GIRL:

-Damn straight!

You're supposed to be the man of the house.

-I need some support with this.

-OK, darling.

I don't really like you walking around naked when my dad is around.

Right, I'm going to get in the hot tub right now...

Dad's going to have a serious talk with you right now.

He's coming to have a serious talk with you.

See, look? Put some clothes on!

We need to have a talk, mate.

I expect to come back with my friends

-and have a nice quiet cup of coffee...

-Nice quiet cup of coffee!

All joking aside, forget what's going on.

If you really think you're going to live together

and this is what goes on, it's a bit of a joke, really.

It's no joke, Peter.

Ollie and Sophie really do want to move out in a bid for bicker-free bliss.

And, despite the full fridge in Prestatyn,

Beth and Lois are also desperate for a place of their own.

The biggest thing we are looking forward to is having our own bed.

-FARTING

-Oh, charming!

All those biceps don't fit into Beth's tiny single room,

so it's a sofa bed in the living room that suffers from Lewis's

protein rich diet.

The biggest issue there is we can't go to sleep when we want, you know.

It's just a pain.

Mum is addicted to crime dramas and her fave seat is their bed.

LOUD YAWNING

Could you yawn a bit louder, please?

HE YAWNS LOUDLY

And, when the bed is finally free,

there's still the issue of who is going to make it.

Right, bye-bye.

One, two, three, go.

SHE LAUGHS

Three, two, one, let's get naked.

Night, night.

SHE SIGHS

-Love you.

-I know.

And when morning comes,

packing away the bed just seems like too much hard work.

Oh, no.

-You all right, babe?

-Well, I'm a bit annoyed.

Leave it. Leave it for them.

-You know, it's not good enough, that, is it?

-No, that's not, no.

I'm getting fed up of this, actually.

So what happened with the bed this morning?

Um, I just got up late and I forgot to put it away.

You can talk. You left the house in a rush, as well.

You could have put it away.

-But you were still in bed!

-You were still in it.

Yeah, but you could have got me out of it and then...

-Oh, that's...

-SHE BLOWS A RASPBERRY

Yeah, touche, Beth.

But these two are set on getting their own place,

complete with one crucial bit of furniture.

An actual bed that you don't have to pull out, you don't have to put away.

Lie on it all day or do what you want with it, cos it's ours

and nobody else is there.

Store it, have a lie-in on it, do anything you want on it.

Lewis neatly summing up the functions of a bed there.

But Margaret's got her reservations.

I am hoping that they'll manage to live together...

I sort of think it's the next step in our relationship.

..but I think they're going to find it really difficult.

Because we don't want a baby, do we? Not a chance.

Engagement...

-can't afford the ring yet.

-Just the house. Just the house.

-Yeah, so...

-Just the house. Keep it at that for now.

Whilst these two big kids want to be let loose

in a playpen of their own...

-That's full up, innit?

-No, that needs...

-A couple more plates can go in there.

-That's full up.

..Ollie and Sophie are hoping for peace and quiet

when they leave home.

I reckon when I move out, when I come and visit my mum

and my family, I think it's going to be calmer.

We're just going to sit there and just laugh and just think,

"Yeah, we're going somewhere else."

-Like, "We're going to a quiet place and you're staying here."

-Yeah.

-It's like hell and heaven.

-But will it be heaven?

Mum thinks these two have got their heads stuck in the clouds.

-Can they live on their own?

-No.

-No.

She might be 18 in body, but she's about 13 in mind.

Mum thinks the pair are biting off more than they can chew,

so it's time for a few home truths.

-What do you aspire to be?

-A stay-at-home dad.

-A stay-at-home dad?

-Are you for real?

-You're going to be a stay-at-home dad?

-You're going to be a dad?

-When you've made more money...

-When Sophie's made more money?

Why has Sophie got to make money? What about you?

Cos she's the one with the business.

So, soon, I reckon in five years or so, she could have salons

dotted all over the place and she don't even need to go to work.

And I think you live on cloud cuckoo land, mate,

because that ain't ever going to happen.

I just like to take it as it comes.

Just see what happens, see how it goes.

You're just the next step up from a bum, really, aren't you?

-You're both living in a fantasy world.

-What's wrong with that?

-This really worries me!

-No, it doesn't worry...

-That's how life should be!

-No, you know, you're going to move out

and you're going to live in a house.

You're not moving out to live in a bloody tree house,

flying around with wings.

-We need to move out.

-We do.

-We need to go.

This is going to be eventful, moving out, because it's...

..not going to work.

Oggy, oggy, oggy, oi, oi, oi!

So we've got a Cambridgeshire couple desperate to escape their madhouse.

What you doing?

And a pair of big kids who love to play up in north Wales.

How will they cope with a week in the real world?

I don't want to be with you anymore, leave me alone!

We're giving them both the funds they need

to rent a place for a week.

No, not for me, this.

But it's the same amount they'd have if they were moving out for real.

For Sophie and Ollie in Cambourne, that's £1,700 between them.

So, what are their essential outgoings?

-£40 a month for my Tab, £20 a week at the pub.

-Nails...

I think you're confusing essentials with luxuries. Forgotten anything?

-Food.

-Yes, food.

-We need to eat.

-Yes.

Super Noodles are, like, you can get two for £1 at the pound shop.

So they'll be malnourished, but their nails will look great.

They've got £700 for a house. The question is, where will it be?

If it was down to me, I would say let's go to Cambridge,

because then I wouldn't have to get up two hours early for work.

I don't see the benefits of living in Cambridge.

What annoys me is you don't see what I have to do.

Oh, not a barney already.

But then we've got Cambourne, which is...

But Cambourne's expensive, isn't it?

Cambourne's not as expensive as Cambridge.

-We know Cambourne and we've got family close.

-Well, OK.

-Cambourne it is, then.

-Don't have your little sad face on.

While Sophie's proving who wears the trousers...

..over in Prestatyn, Beth and Lewis are crunching numbers.

Oh, £260, isn't it? Sorry. I wish.

They also bring in £1,700 a month.

60 plus 125...

After bills, what's left for rent, food and fun?

For a month, we have £1,153.

-Oh, Mr Million Dollar Bills over here.

-You could always get two jobs.

-Are you speaking to me?

-Yeah, sorry.

-You are such a cheeky...

-Sorry.

Do you want to have a nice house? Get another job.

Or I might get another boyfriend.

-Looks like Lewis had better watch his step.

-Oh, nice.

This is better, isn't it?

And Ollie also falls in line, agreeing on a property in,

you guessed it, Cambourne.

Just up the road from Sophie's parents.

Oh, I love the open plan.

Both our couples find their perfect pads and, before they know it,

-it's time to move in.

-What do you want to take?

For Sophie and Ollie, packing for a stress-free life is,

well, stressful.

Yeah, but no, can you not just leave it ten minutes? We'll be gone soon.

All right, all right, calm down.

I just want to have a shower so I can get out the house.

Yeah, I know, you've got to get out.

Got to get home from work, you've all got to get out, ain't you?

Soph, he's got loads of birds on the go, give him a break.

It's just confusing and it's just,

I don't know where everything's meant to go.

While Sophie's struggling, Ollie's got his packing priorities sorted.

-We'll need them.

-What are they?

-You are something else.

-Well, we'll be on our own, babe.

There won't be your mum or dad or brothers and sisters to worry about.

Ollie can't wait to put those into action.

But Sophie is feeling the heat.

Couldn't you hurry up and please just finish? I'm done.

Come help me, then. That's all I want, your help.

I've tried helping you and you're just like, "OK, yeah."

Coping alone is already tough.

The one and only reason why Sophie's getting stressed out now is

because we are actually moving out and she's going to miss her mum.

It's not long before Leah comes to the rescue

with some helpful bedding advice.

You need your quilt so you can put a new, clean quilt cover on there.

-Yeah.

-Oh, that's a dirty, minging quilt!

-That's a quilt, Soph.

That is disgusting. Put it in the bin. Look, what's that on it?

We don't know.

It's going to be a very big shock to them two when they're not here.

It's a two-bed house, you know?

This is six and there's somewhere to go.

And they will row over the simplest, silliest little things,

so I'm just hoping they don't have a boxing match.

With their new place just down the road, they're on their way...

leaving their Sherpa to bring the bags.

-You excited now?

-Yeah.

-Welcome to our new home, babe.

-Lovely.

I am feeling a little bit emotional. She's my baby.

But I give her probably 24 hours before she's a bit tearful

and on the phone, missing me.

Thanks very much for helping us today.

I think Ollie just now wants to get his feet up and then tomorrow will

be another day, but Sophie'll sit thinking about this all night long.

While Ollie and Sophie settle into their first night alone,

back in Prestatyn,

big kids Beth and Lewis are building up strength for their move.

Lewis' biggest concern - will their food budget stretch all week?

Can we not just borrow this fridge for the week?

-With the food inside it? MUM:

-No!

But it's not just their groceries that Margaret

-and Dave are worried about.

-Some ten-year-old pants.

He's very much like a young child.

He'll have his exercise, he'll be fed and he'll drink

-and then he'll want his nap.

-Get out of my box.

-Why?

-Get out of my box.

And, true to form, packing up has turned into playing up.

Babe, we have not got the time for this tomfoolery!

Yeah, I'll go to sleep now.

But it looks like the big move out is triggering some emotional

-maturity, at least.

-Oh, babe, look. Don't forget that. Memories jar.

So every time we achieve something or do something nice for one another,

we write it down.

Could do one for this week, if you fancied. New start, new life.

-There we go. Going now.

-Oh, this is it!

When Dave and I are around, they know they've got to behave,

whereas, when they're on their own,

they'll be themselves, so that'll be interesting.

So Beth and Lewis are off to play house,

but will life without Mum lead to big kids' blues?

Think we need to put some heating on, if I'm honest.

Back in Cambourne, it's Ollie and Sophie's first night

and Ollie's first domestic challenge.

-That's hot water...

-Oliver, don't put the hot water on!

-Why?

You're running the bills up.

Yeah, but otherwise we're not going to have any hot water.

You can't argue with that logic.

Just a few hours in and the bickering is back.

We want hot water on for 24 hours. Sorted.

With the hot water on all day, they might as well just bathe in money.

And with the pressures of budgeting, will things go swimmingly?

I reckon, Saturday, when Saturday comes, I think

-we should just save this and just...

-Go out? No.

-No, get some beers in, have some people over.

-No, no.

-Why?

Cos I don't want to do that with only £31 that I've got

and I would like to spend it on myself.

Or blow it on a bubble bath.

OK, well, I'll spend my £31 on beers and I'll have my friends over

-Don't be so rude.

-You can't join on my party...

No, don't start...

OK, well, it's my £31, you're not invited.

OK, yeah, you do your £31, I live here as well, so...

Mm-hmm.

-Well, that escalated fast.

-It's late now. I'm tired, hungry...

-Are you hungry?

-I'm starving.

-Shall we just get a takeaway, then?

-We could get a takeaway.

-We'll just use this.

Take it out of the shopping.

Guys, that's a fifth of your food budget!

Oh, whatever. As long as it makes you happy.

Well, this is fun.

Not really nice, is it? Not really enjoying this.

I would rather have spent hours cooking.

There's going to be no romancing tonight,

I'm telling ya.

I'm too tired for that. I've got a headache.

It's like they're actually married already.

-I'll see you in bed.

-Yeah.

-OK?

After some bad karma and a dodgy korma, Ollie calls it a night.

Ollie's been a bit grumpy and moody

and it's probably for the same reasons I was, because it was

stressful and you just get to a stage where it's just too much.

This is not at all what I was expecting.

I thought it was going to be a lot easier than this.

Like, it's all, I think it's all going to take its toll

and there is going to be a lot of tension there.

Real life is tough. End of.

So there's no passion in their pad tonight.

In Prestatyn, Beth and Lewis are straight to the bedroom.

We have a bed! I've got a feeling it's going to break.

They've finally got a proper bed.

But no time to give it a real workout now.

Don't you dare drop it!

-It's not straight.

-It is.

-It's not straight.

Looking good.

Looks like a car crash.

After a six-minute make-over, they've worked up an appetite.

And Beth successfully tackles her first grown-up challenge.

That's some of the best chicken I've ever had, that.

Well done, me.

But before they can put the leopard print lair into action,

they tot up how much cash they'll have

once bills and food are taken care of.

£21.50. That's not a lot, is it?

So with the 21.50, we'll have a romantic night together.

Aw, so sweet.

Hope that bed's sturdy.

In Cambourne, it was a less than romantic start to independent life for Ollie and Sophie.

After long days at work, have they missed each other?

Or is there another barney brewing?

-Hey, babe.

-Hiya, you all right?

Yeah. How did it feel, coming home to a house with me in it?

It was nice. I've always come home to a house with you in it.

So it's all quiet on the Cambourne front, but with a three-course

meal to plan, will there be fisticuffs over the shopping list?

-I need some cotton wool buds.

-We're poor, remember?

Right, I think we should get some garlic bread.

We need some mince cos I want to cook spaghetti bolognese.

-How do you spell that?

-M-I-N-C-E. Or like a little salad.

We could just make a salad.

People, for a start, don't just get given a salad.

If someone gave me lettuce, cucumber and tomato in a bowl,

-you'd chuck it back in their face.

-You go do it.

You go buy whatever you want...

cos you know best.

-No, but...

-You can do it all.

-I am the female.

Go shopping now.

Ollie, what sort of a monster buys salad?

It seems, for these two, there's an iceberg ahead.

(Iceberg lettuce... Sorry.)

I do not want to fall out with Soph.

That's the last thing I want to happen.

But have they both aimed too high with dreams of a row-free home?

I do love you. You are the one arguing with me.

With no family to blame now,

it's down to Ollie to play peacekeeper again.

It was all my fault. I'm sorry.

A truce is called and it's off to the shops.

We came in under budget, £5 under budget, which is good.

We even did that well, I treated myself to a scratchcard.

Oh, my God. We have won £4.

Teamwork, yeah!

Spend it on lettuce. But how can they keep up the winning streak

and end their first day on a high?

-We need to have a celebratory drink, if I'm honest.

-Yeah, but...

-Shall we share a can?

-Steady on, Sophie.

-Cheers.

-Cheers.

And just when things couldn't get any better...

I did promise you that I would cook you a meal and here it is.

-Oh, this boyfriend is a keeper.

-You are just a master chef.

Ollie is a man on fire in the kitchen

and not above giving a few tips on technique.

Go all the way up and all the way down.

# Let me lick you up and down... #

Use a bigger stroke.

That's it. And again.

That's it.

My finger.

All done, babe.

Oh, my God. That looks so nice.

Even crispy, a little bit crispy on top.

Yeah, this is a bit of a step up from yesterday, isn't it?

I love you. More than anything in the world.

I love you to the moon and back, babe, 1,000 times.

-Ah, that's... Er, gross.

-There's no need for that.

I do feel like it is starting to kind of all come together.

Ollie's started to look after me.

I think he's had a think and thought, "Right, we've actually moved out.

"I need to start showing her I can look after her

"and showing other people."

I'm definitely proving myself to Sophie.

I've managed to calm her down. I've cooked her a lovely meal tonight.

She's got to be loving it. She's got to be loving it.

Ollie is pretty pleased with himself

but is he willing to play peacekeeper permanently?

The good news for Beth and Lewis in Prestatyn is that it

looks like the bed has survived the night.

Let's just stay here all day.

It was a really nice night's sleep.

It's nice to get up and not put the bed away for once.

And you don't have to cover up for mum and dad, either.

Morning!

But it dawns on them, they haven't had any protein for nearly 12 hours.

I simply cannot move if I've not eaten.

So, first task of the day - fill the fridge.

# I want it all

# I want it all

# And I want it now... #

We've got burgers, we've got bacon and now, for the main event...

A piece like this here I have...

That's a big one.

That's 500 grams.

That piece will cost you £12.21.

-Oh, is that it?

-Shall we get two of them?

-Yeah.

It's like watching two kids in a meat shop, it really is.

Back at the ranch, it's time for a good bit of food sniffing.

Burgers, beautiful. That was good, that was really good, that.

Apart from you making me happy, obviously,

food is the second most important thing, isn't it?

# Eat it, just eat it... #

Hey, no wonder he's happy with a full fridge within budget.

Maybe they should pop that in the memory jar.

# So, eat it... #

Our health is more important than superficial things like going out,

getting drunk, having a good time and stuff like that.

You don't spend that much on make-up and stuff, do you, really?

It's because you're naturally beautiful though.

-It's not because you don't choose to wear it.

-Stop it.

Oh, they seem quite grown-up, don't they?

But then dinner time soon turns into playtime.

Come on, halfway. Let's go. Pick it up now.

-Come on. Keep working.

-It hurts.

Last few, come on. Finish it. Finish it!

A mound of potato. You are going to be the perfect wife, you are.

You just need to learn how to use a Hoover.

We haven't got one.

Despite the lack of a vacuum cleaner,

Beth and Lewis are making house work look like child's play.

But will the novelty wear off by the end of the week?

In Camborne, it is Soph and Ollie's party night.

They didn't have three of these so I got a peach one as well.

You like that one.

But there's trouble brewing already.

Ollie's worried that the party is going to fall flat.

Like it's going to be boring.

Yeah, it's going to be like your mum and dad and their friends.

No, that is why I said your mates can come over because...

I told them not to anyway. It would be boring.

And Ollie's plans to liven it up by hitting the town afterwards

isn't going down well.

-I thought, yeah...

-I'm going to walk away. Goodbye.

The house-warming party. It's the perfect excuse...

No, no, no, no, no. The whole thing about a house-warming party...

And then we could nip off into town for a while.

-With £25.

-Yeah, that's plenty.

Sophie is so against going out tonight

because we do only have 25 quid left.

This week is meant to be about us,

not you and your mates going out.

-One night.

-Shut up! I don't want to be with you any more.

Sweet. I'm going out then.

-You stay here. I'm going out.

-No, I'm going out.

Yeah, you go out, take the money...

With things spiralling out of control

and Soph resorting to blows, the crisis team are brought in.

If you two are just going to battle against each other, you will not

stand a chance in this relationship at all.

You've got to say, "Well, look, Soph, I know why you feel insecure.

"What can I do to prove to you that it's not going to happen?"

You should be willing to give up all of that,

give up and give over the fact he wants to go out for his girlfriend.

No, Soph, you can't ask him not to do anything with his friends.

Me and Ollie should still be enjoying each other's company.

-He's still got a life.

-I'm getting my stuff.

Can you come and help me, please? Now.

Negotiations have broken down and it is crunch time for Ollie and Sophie.

If they can't make up, they might not make it to the end of the week.

For Beth and Lewis, the house party stress is just beginning.

The challenge of putting on a bash is really getting to Lewis.

I didn't realise how much we had to do.

Don't worry about it.

I just hope he can find his favourite T-shirt.

You had them made. What did you do?

I put it in there, all in that corner.

Found it, found it, found it! Yeah.

Thank God for that, disaster averted.

There's more important things to worry about.

-BLEEP

-good in that.

People are going to think it's a swingers' party.

I've actually got hair!

MUSIC: Hot Right Now by DJ Fresh, featuring Rita Ora

-We've got some rules as well.

-There's rules...

..and forfeits...

but they seem to be enjoying it.

Are my balls hanging out?

-You're all

-BLEEP.

And who needs booze when there's this for entertainment?

Because, apparently,

all new builds in Prestatyn come with poles for pole-dancing.

MUSIC: Cherry Pie by Warrant

That was good!

Not to be outdone...

MUSIC: I'm Sexy and I Know it by LMFAO

And despite the baffling pole dancing/gym theme,

the party's a hit even without booze.

Not having any alcohol here I don't think has affected anything.

Nobody was shocked about it.

And it reminds Lewis why alcohol is firmly in his past.

When I used to go out and drink,

I was basically just being an absolute idiot!

Aggression was a big thing, used to get thrown out of clubs.

So, there came a time when I thought, "Enough's enough, I need to change."

So, basically, I just stopped drinking alcohol.

I was very lucky to find Beth.

The biggest thing, for me, is it's so nice that we can share

the same passion, the same lifestyle and just enjoy it together.

-That wasn't bad, was it?

-No.

Teamwork!

Clearing up before bed?!

These two are reformed characters.

Oh, no, the bedroom's a mess!

Oh, maybe not!

Back in Cambourne, party plans are on hold for Ollie

and Sophie after their massive bust-up.

It makes me feel really, really sad the fact that someone

that I love so much can make me feel so angry.

Mum's done her bit but now it's down to the couple.

It's a massive test to their relationship.

Can they overcome this on their own?

In a way, I feel like I just want to give up...

but I don't want to.

When she started packing her bags, I was quite worried.

Even though I was still angry, I didn't want her to leave.

I love her too much to lose her.

I've just been walking around, had a think.

I feel like all I do is try and please you.

I said to you, I thought it would be nice for us

all to go out as we're having a few drinks here.

I obviously got the wrong end of the stick.

I'm sorry I overreacted.

Can we make up now? Cos I don't like arguing with you.

I don't like seeing your sad panda face.

MUSIC: I Need My Girl by The National

I don't mind having this party.

-Are you going to ring your friends?

-Are you going to ring yours?

-So, you are going to allow your friends to come now.

-Yeah.

You make everything OK.

I do try.

OK, that's enough now.

So, normal service has resumed

and it's time to finally get that party started!

Hello!

And straightaway, Mum's got Sophie's domestic skills in her sights.

-Did you wash your hands first?

-No.

I just got out the shower.

-Yeah, but what have you done since you got out the shower?

-Nothing.

You haven't touched yourself anywhere?

They didn't have a clue even how to put the cheese

and salsa on the nachos and whether to even put them

in the oven or to put them in the microwave.

I'm pleased that we're having the house party

because we weren't going to have it.

So, we're still pleased that some people turned up.

It's been a roller-coaster ride for Ollie and Sophie...

But over in north Wales and hangover free,

it is play time in the park for Beth and Lewis.

Right, enough of the jungle gym,

these two have the inspection squad visiting.

Tonight we've got the family members coming round, erm,

I'm really excited to see them.

But will they be excited at the prospect of Beth's cooking?

It's a bit of pressure to make sure everywhere's clean.

I just want to show that we can look after a place, really.

We are capable of, you know, not burning the place down.

Beth, as long as you've cleaned the kitchen,

everything will be fine.

Hello!

-The kitchen's not tidy yet.

-It is tidy!

-It's not tidy.

-What's wrong with it?

-I'm going, I'm going.

-See you.

You can sort it out.

You had one job, Beth!

Is the challenge of cooking for the nearest

and dearest too much to handle?

-Cos look at the state of it?

-Where?

-Look at the say of it?

-Yeah, this bit.

-Yeah, the state of it!

-Where else?

-The whole kitchen's disgusting.

-Oh, my God!

And plus, I hope you've sorted your clothes out upstairs...

You haven't, have you? It's not funny, babe!

Cos we're just going to look like tramps. Go and sort it out.

-Joint effort.

-No, your clothes, your mess.

Two become one.

MUSIC: Two Become One by The Spice Girls

KNOCKING ON DOOR

-Is that them?

-I hope not.

-It can't be them.

It is them!

-Is that a joke or something?

-You're too early!

Dinner date, we'll go then.

-Hello.

-This is cute.

None of us are dressed, no food's actually been prepared,

table's not even set out.

Table mats on a budget.

Whilst Beth steps on the gas in the kitchen,

Lewis come up with a solution for the lack of plates.

You can eat your dinner off that! No, thanks.

LAUGHTER

You have got plates, haven't you?

-11 out of ten.

-Thank you.

After finally dishing up some grub...

Thank you, Beth.

It's really tasty.

What's even better, Mags, is there'll be no washing up either.

No, there'll be no washing up, Mandy, no.

..it looks like they've won Team Mum over.

Did everybody enjoy that?

It was absolutely gorgeous, that, Beth.

My job here is done.

It's just us doing something for a change, rather than them waiting on us.

It's been an absolute pleasure.

They've shown a lot of signs of growing up this evening,

-haven't they?

-Yeah, they have, definitely.

-I felt very proud of them, did you?

-I did, yeah.

So, with a thumbs up from the mums,

the pair have got their first grown-up dinner party in the bag.

Love you, bye.

MUSIC: The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars

Back in Cambourne and with their bust-up behind them,

Sophie and Ollie are getting seriously into the swing

of a day off.

# I'm gonna kick my feet up

# Then stare at the fan

# Turn the TV on throw my hand in my pants

# Nobody's gonna tell me I can't... #

But even these lazy lovebirds can't stay cooped up for long.

Despite the shaky start to the week,

today, instead of tantrums, there's teamwork.

Thanks, babe.

MUSIC: Happy by Pharrell Williams

-I love you, thank you.

-I love you too.

After some fun in the sun, it's back home to get deep down and dirty!

With some new experiences for Sophie.

It's a vacuum cleaner, Sophie, it's not a dangerous thing!

And that's used to clean stuff.

I think I've picked up some skills.

That night, they even manage a grown-up dinner party

for Soph's uncle Carl, complete with a home-made cake...

sort of.

It's all about presentation...

being a hairdresser and all.

It's all about the blow-dry at the end,

not the cut.

I just want to stay here now.

I love it just being me and Soph in the house.

Oh, yes, babe!

And me coming home from work

and just sitting here completely on my own and then Soph coming home

just to me and not everybody else, I think it's lovely.

So, have they worked out the secret to a happy home?

Compromise...because, obviously,

you can't go through life living with someone being just stubborn.

I know there's still a lot of improvements to be made

but after this week, I'm feeling a lot more confident about us

and where we can go.

Miracles do happen! It's been a whole day without a barney.

But with decision day tomorrow, is this a temporary high

or will they be willing to make the move our permanently?

In north Wales, before Beth and Lewis make their decision,

there's a chance to crack open the jar of memories from the week.

"Day one, love the fact me and Beth worked as a team to get things done. Love you"

-Aww.

-Oh, that's cute.

"Can't wait for more adventurous with you."

"This week has taught me a lot,

"the biggest thing is to show more appreciation to Beth.

"It's also made me realise how good we are together

"and how much I love her."

-I feel like I'm going to cry.

-Who, you?

-Yeah.

Aww, don't cry! I've never seen you emosh.

Only in, like, an angry way.

But no, that's another good thing about you as well,

that you've changed me in that way. You've sort of like completed me

and made me not see that side of me anymore.

You are the most important person in my life.

And maybe I need to show that a little more.

-I've never seen you cry before.

-Yeah, you have.

-No, I've not.

-Yeah, you have.

-No, I've not. OK, hug now.

-Thank you.

I think he's just learned now that he can speak to me,

whatever the issue is. Cos I do with him,

but I think he just has to keep it a bit close to his heart.

But he doesn't need to.

They've certainly matured emotionally,

but are they prepared to play house for good?

Before we moved out, I was probably quite selfish.

I probably put myself before Beth, so I think this week has

definitely taught me to appreciate Beth a lot more.

She's a massively positive influence on my life.

Just been like a little team.

There's never been a moment where I've thought,

"I want to get away, I want to get back to my mum."

Whilst the pair seem loved up, all those steaks have added up.

We've only got £4.20 left, I think.

So, the kind of reality of living off that is a bit sad.

Saving up for a holiday would take us about five years.

After this week, my mind's definitely made up on what

I want to do and what direction I want to go in.

Now, I just need to discuss it with Lewis

and see where we go from there.

Before Margaret and Dave find out what Beth and Lewis have decided,

they get a snapshot of how things have gone this week.

When I used to go out and drink,

I was basically just being an absolute idiot.

Aggression was a big thing. Used to get thrown out of clubs.

So, there came a time where I thought, "Enough's enough,

-"I need to change."

-Wow!

-You OK?

-Mm!

Emotional that one, wasn't it?

At such an early age to identify that that's not an appropriate

type of behaviour, it's good, isn't it?

One of the biggest things that I've learned from this house

and living with Beth is how much I actually love her.

-To say that he loves her is...really sweet.

-Quite touching.

I'm sure there's some dust... Is there dust here?

-Hello!

-All right?

It's crunch time. Are they cutting loose or coming home?

-How did you both get on?

-Pretty well.

-We didn't argue once.

It was good to have our own space.

-Yeah. We had a bed that didn't move.

-Didn't have to put it away!

A permanent bed. How did the washing go?

-We only put one wash on, didn't we?

-One wash!

-It's hard.

Yeah, after this week, we...

Well, I definitely know how much you do for us.

That's nice that you've recognised that.

Did you learn anything about each other at all?

It made me learn that I love your daughter. A lot. Which is very nice.

-It's nice, isn't it?

-It is nice.

Just want to be the best person I can be, especially around you guys

and especially round Beth.

Aw!

This will make it worse. Don't do that.

What's the future going to be?

Are you going to try and live on your own?

Um... I know what I want to do.

-I know what I want to do as well.

-I want to move out.

-What do you want to do?

-I want to move out as well.

Well, there's just the thing of affording it, isn't it?

Perhaps after this, we can discuss ways to speed up your dreams

and your desires. Well done, both of you.

-Well done.

-Yeah, great.

So, with a final bit of help from Mum and Dad,

these two are ready to fly the nest.

I think they've realised that perhaps

they are made for each other and they can have a life

outside from our house.

We know we can handle each other.

No children. Just yet.

Maybe some sort of ring, I don't know.

Don't know what she's on about.

Whilst he might not be ready to put a ring on it, Beth and Lewis

are taking their relationship to the next level with a home of their own.

-Love you.

-Love you, too.

It's been a much more bumpy ride for Ollie and Sophie,

but they've made it to decision day in one piece

and learned some life lessons in the process.

My biggest challenge has been relying on one person.

I've learned that arguments that me and Soph have can't just be

brushed under the carpet, to be dragged out again.

Me and Ollie have talked about it.

I'm not too sure definitely what he wants to do.

Being here this week, my mind is made up of what I want to do now.

Before Leah and Peter hear the final decision,

they get to see how the couple coped.

Ollie said he was going to cook her a nice meal on their first night.

-And then they had a curry.

-They had a curry.

This week's meant to be about us!

Not you and your mates going out...

Shut up! I don't want to be with you any more. Leave me alone!

Oh!

So, are they going it alone or coming home?

-Hello.

-Hello.

-How are you, mate?

-Not too bad. Not too bad.

-Good, good.

Right, how did you get on this week, then?

-I think we've done really well, actually.

-It's been eventful.

-Definitely.

-So, what do you think you've learned this week, then?

What I've learned...how much you two actually do for us.

But, yeah, it's been...difficult.

Also, I just want to say to you and Dad,

you've always seen me as someone that needs help a lot.

I just want to tell you that you've helped me a lot,

obviously through school and college and stuff.

I just want to say how much I appreciate it

cos I don't ever really show it.

And I just wanted to show you that I can do something at least on my own.

Oh, silly.

Proud of you.

My dad's obviously like... Really like...

-Like... I want to say, like a great man.

-I do look up to your dad.

I do.

Done all right.

-Men need someone else to look up to, don't they?

-Yeah.

And Peter is a great man to look up to.

As parents, I'm really proud of you for everything.

We're proud of you, too.

At the end of the day, it's what you two feel about each other.

It's the love you've got for each other.

It's what you want from each other.

You, personally, have you impressed me this week?

Yeah, I think you have a little bit, yeah.

I think you have. At the end of the day, can you look after her?

Yeah, I feel that I can.

Obviously, there's still a lot of room for improvement,

-but it has only been a week.

-So, obviously,

what we've come to today is the decision of what you want to do.

Do you feel that you want to move out?

I want to move out.

So do I.

But...

it's going to take a bit of planning, I think.

You know, it's up to you to make it work.

We'll help you, but we can't install it in you.

It's like talking to two completely different people.

For Sophie to turn round and say that she actually felt safe

with Ollie, that's what you want to hear.

Hearing it from Peter, saying that he's proud of us

both for doing that, like, means a lot to me.

It really does.

Now they've got the full support of Mum and Dad,

it won't be long before this couple are making the move for good.

Next time on the Hotel Of Mum And Dad...

deathcore musician Haj...

-Would you mosh?

-Yeah, I'd mosh.

..is adored by his biggest fan, Chloe,

but she doesn't want to be his roadie.

I don't want to act like your mum and I don't want to be a housewife.

And smitten Hannah wants to spend more time with her busy boyfriend Scott.

-I wish you missed me as much as I miss you.

-I do.

But what will happen when their dream becomes a reality?

The police basically said that they've had a complaint.

I'm really not OK with that.

Will these lovebirds make a go of it...

-Oh, go away!

-What?

-I'm being serious. Go away.

..or run home to the Hotel Of Mum And Dad?