Episode 6 Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum

Four weeks ago, eight unemployed, lazy and ungrateful teenagers...

-You haven't ironed that yet.

-Jack, I've ironed it!

..got a big shock when their long-suffering parents

decided they'd had enough of their attitude...

You give me money so I don't have to work. That's my reality.

Are you taking the ...?

I'm ashamed of myself, really.

I can't do it any more.

..and threw them out...

..making them live together under one roof...

There's more than one of us here. We need to be considerate.

..to see if they can grow up and look after themselves.

I didn't realise how hard it was going to be for me.

They even made them go to work.

When you've finished socialising, you want to do some work?

Let me know when it's convenient for you.

You despair for humanity sometimes, seeing people like this.

There've been parties...

..drinking games...

..and massive arguments.

(BLEEP) off before I smack you in the face.

I think you're stuck up and horrible.

(BLEEP)

The parents have been watching,

and each week, they've voted out the worst-performing kids, one by one.

Now, there are only three left, it's the final,

and they face their biggest challenge yet,

when they each get a different house to make over in only two days.

What's the point? I've not even got enough money for it all. Might as well just go home.

I'm close to giving up.

They're not going to do what I tell them to do.

Tonight, one will win the prize of a round-the-world trip.

Who will go home as a fully-fledged adult?

And who will remain young, dumb and living off Mum?

Our three young, dumb finalists are...

19-year-old lazy layabout Tom.

We want to do sperm donoring. How much do you get for that?

Spoilt diva Ruby Jo.

I am sick of sitting here while you two sit on that settee and watch the rest of us

do something with our time.

And wannabe celebrity Ryan.

I feel gorgeous. Keep trying.

The three finalists have only one last task

to show how much they've grown up.

I'm trying to get this done.

This time, they won't be in a team.

They'll be alone, making over a house for three different families that need help.

Our life revolves around hospitals and chemo.

We don't have time for painting and decorating.

Can they put their own selfish concerns to one side

and make a difference to someone else's life?

Or will they give up and give in?

I can't be arsed any more.

For nearly four weeks, the parents have watched as their kids have struggled to overcome challenges.

But this week, the stakes are even higher.

He is a giver-upper. If it doesn't go right, he will give up.

She's got such a short fuse sometimes.

You need to be a leader, not a follower.

Inside Young Dumb Towers, they're discussing where they might go

if they win the round-the-world trip.

The world is my oyster.

I'm going to take the world by storm.

I might record myself doing a poo in every city.

I might go and see the eight wonders of the world.

Good luck with that cos there's only one still standing.

-What is it?

-Er, the Pyramid of Giza.

-The Taj Mahal's one.

-No, it's not one of the seven wonders of the world.

-Yeah, it is!

-There's only one standing.

-Great Wall of China.

-That's not one of them.

-Yes, it is!

-It's not.

-The Taj Mahal.

-That's not one of them either.

-Erm...

-Leaning Tower of Pisa.

-That's not one of them.

-Blackpool Lights.

That's not one of them.

Before coming into the house, Mr Know-It-All Tom struggled to get off the sofa.

To be honest, I'm pretty much retired at the age of 19.

A typical day in the life of me, watching DVDs and masturbating.

Spoilt and lazy, sharing with other people has been a huge challenge for him.

If you want to, just throw beans on each other.

-I thought you'd want to join in.

-Well, we do.

-Well, we don't, so you can go away.

This is who we are. I can't help the way I am.

I'm going home cos I can't live with animals.

And he threatened to move out.

But in the end, he couldn't leave his best buddy Jack.

See, this is bromance. This is true bromance, right here.

None of them have made friends like we have.

And there were glimmers of maturity,

especially when he was made head chef for one of the tasks.

I've got to de-crust 40 slices of bread now.

Right, I've got 33 to go.

I'm already a winner in my eyes, but I want to win this now.

I'm not ashamed to say it.

His rival for the Young Dumb crown is stroppy diva Ruby Jo.

She's spent her whole life demanding attention from everyone.

Mum! Mum! Mum!

My way or the tantrum way. So you can take your pick.

Stop acting like a spoilt brat!

Well, I am a spoilt brat!

Nothing much changed when she arrived in the house.

Oh, my God!

That's entertainment for ya.

At any sign of pressure, she gave up.

Tell me what to do. There isn't a knife. So you do it, then!

This is harder than cleaning the (BLEEP) out of the toilet.

But when she was nearly kicked out, she cleaned up her act...

We'll do the cleaning, and you tell us what you think it's worth.

..and showed she could become a proper princess.

This is the last push and the final hurdle, so let's just go for it.

And last but by no means least, it's Doncaster's own answer to Lady Gaga,

18-year-old dimwit Ryan.

-I'm not going to work.

-His full-time job was to party.

I get excited when people scream, cos it means exciting things are happening.

Mum and Dad want me to get a job, but I can't be bothered.

His first week in the house was emotional and tearful.

She makes me feel angry. I don't want to be there any more.

But he soon got back to his partying ways.

This is war.

And when he was sent out to work, he threw a strop.

I'm not going back. I'm not working for a horrible man like that.

But he came into his own when working with kids.

No! I don't like footballs!

-And animals.

-She's a three-year-old Collie, anyone would be lucky to have her.

I'm feeling like I deserve my place in the final.

I've worked my (BLEEP) off.

I'd better not say that. That sounds horrible.

I've worked my arse off.

As usual, the parents have chosen the work task for their children,

and because it's the final,

it'll test everything the Young Dumbers are supposed to have learned over the past four weeks.

Breaking the news is Tom's mum, Alison.

MOBILE PHONE

Hello?

ALL: Hi.

-Thank you.

-Thanks.

Whoa!

Experience of helping other people is very limited.

I don't have a whole lot.

But I do watch a lot of design programmes, and I've done art.

So I'm hoping that'll give me an advantage.

I've never been the boss of anything ever.

I'm too gay to be handling with DIY and stuff like that.

It's going to be cold today, isn't it?

-Nice(!)

-It's five in the morning, and they're about to leave for their home towns.

This'll be the first time they've worked on their own, not as a team,

so it's going to be their toughest challenge yet.

-Are you going now?

-Yeah, I'm off, so I'm just saying good luck.

Yeah, good luck to you as well.

-Have fun.

-See you on Sunday night.

Bye!

It's hard to say who might win. Everyone's got to step it up a bit.

Goodbye, home. Stockport, here I come.

I'm in the final and I might as well aim to win now,

so I've got to try hard and I'm going to do my best.

I'm up against people who I'd actually quite like to beat,

so I'm hoping today, I will prove that the people from Littlehampton,

the Little people, will be able to do a better job.

Whose house they're going to do up is a complete mystery,

and they have no idea whether they will know them or not -

just that it's a deserving family.

It's serious cos it's someone's house, where they live -

so there's a lot of pressure.

It's going to be quite emotional, I reckon. To do something nice for someone for a change.

I've definitely got more motivation

than I've ever had throughout this entire competition.

More motivation than I've had in my life.

As Tom and Ruby continue their journey, Ryan has arrived in Doncaster,

and it's not long before he realises

that it's the home of his mother's best friend Fiona.

Oh, I'm happy! Oh, I don't mind now.

I were thinking it would be someone I don't know.

-Hi.

-Hello!

-You OK?

-Yeah. You?

I didn't expect this at all.

This is my goddaughter, Sinead.

-Shakila. Shakila.

-Sorry, I'm thinking...

Oh, my God, that's very bad! Sorry. Yeah, it's Shakila.

So that's a good start, then(!)

Fiona is a single mum, and as well as looking after her own two kids,

she's a full-time carer for her mother.

She essentially spends her entire life looking after others,

a concept Ryan's not familiar with.

What would you like doing?

Cameron's bedroom, my bedroom, Shakila's bedroom.

-Gate outside.

-And tidy the front garden.

What are both your favourite colours for your bedrooms?

-Red and white.

-What colour do you want your bedroom?

-Pink.

-Pink?

-Pink.

-Princess room.

-Do you think you can do it?

-Yeah, I can do it.

Now I know who it's for, the pressure's like...

Really on. Cos you get it wrong, you're in trouble.

Ryan coming here and doing this for us,

it's not something that Ryan would normally do for anybody.

It's normally everybody else doing stuff for Ryan.

Over in Stockport, Ruby Jo is happy to be in her home town.

I'm well excited I'm back in Stockport. It's crazy.

But she has no idea whose house she'll be renovating.

Are we going to my cousin's house?

Oh, my God, it is as well!

(GASPS) What!

This is crazy.

Her house is a state. Oh, my God.

You know what? It makes it better that it's family now.

Cos I don't want to let my family down, so let's do it.

-What the hell?

-I know!

Your wardrobes are falling to bits, your room's a mess.

What are you going to do to my house?!

This is crazy.

Are we going to trust you with it?

Oh, God, I hope so.

Jess's husband Ian lost his job recently,

which has made life hard for them and their three children.

Well, since Ian was made redundant,

there's been, like, barely £50 a month

to do anything round the house.

That's why it's not getting done. He keeps saying he wants to move.

Cos it's not getting done.

This is the hardest thing I've ever had to do.

But if she puts the same effort into the house that she does into what she looks like,

then she'll do fine.

Down on the Sussex coast, Tom is about to meet the family he's assigned to help,

and in his case, it'll be for the first time,

as the parents decided there were people in the local community

who could benefit from Tom's help more than his immediate family.

Single mum Julie gave up work three years ago

when her daughter Kirsty was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Our life revolves around hospitals and chemo,

and we don't have time for doing painting and decorating and stuff.

It's just spending time together and having fun.

I've got two days. Today to plan out what I'm going to do,

and then tomorrow I've got a team of volunteers coming.

How about you show me round, let me know what you think needs doing, what you'd like?

Kirsty's brother Aaron's room is in desperate need of freshening up.

Don't be worried about being too extravagant.

Basically, new carpet and new curtains.

New carpet, new curtains.

-This is my room, and this is my sister Jade.

-Hi.

-Hi.

Their room was being painted when Kirsty became ill, and it's never been finished.

I'd like the walls, like a purple-y, lilac-y colour.

Is there anything else you think I could add?

-Well, a little, mini television.

-Yeah.

I like butterflies as well.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'll definitely try that.

Or get the stickers. Silver stickers.

I've done a lot of drawing and painting and stuff,

so I'm going to do my best with it.

I hope I'm not going to let you guys down.

Back in Doncaster, Ryan's assessing what needs to be done...

-So this is Shakila's bedroom.

-Yeah.

Um, as you can see, the floor,

I had to rip that up for the council to do the rewiring.

Obviously, we'll do something with the floor

We'll paint the ceiling, a few posters, princess stuff.

She's got some JLS posters she wants on the wall.

..but is distracted by a boy band.

JLS. You're a girl of my own heart.

In Stockport, Ruby Jo is getting to grips with what she needs to buy.

-Ha! God help me!

-Oh, it's awful.

I didn't realise it was this bad.

I've not been up here for ages.

No, it's not this bad. It's a blank canvas.

Wallpaper, a bed.

-And the curtains?

-You need a curtain pole and everything, don't you?

Have you got a wardrobe?

We were thinking of the runners with slidey mirror doors.

I'm not a millionaire, you know.

I've got a budget, but I'll try to get everything you need.

Just make sure you do a good job. Or I'll strangle you.

I promise I'll do a good job.

Normally, I just go and buy clothes and alcohol, but this is obviously more important than any of that.

So I'm going to try my hardest.

If you do mess it up, we do know where you live, so we will find you.

I'm hoping that doesn't happen.

This is about going in and doing 100 per cent.

Normally, I'm negative, pessimistic, but you see her,

and she's in a tougher situation than most people have ever been in,

and she's not throwing a tantrum or feeling sorry for herself.

She's just saying, "I've just got to keep rolling."

Such a big task. Looking at the house, it's like...

I've always said, "Look at the state of this, something needs doing."

I never thought I'd be the one. So, what the hell?

I think I need a miracle right now.

With only £1,000 to spend, and a massive task ahead, they need to get it right.

All the skills they've learned in the last four weeks

are now being tested in this, their final challenge.

(GAGS)

But the learning process has been far from easy.

They didn't like getting their hands dirty in the fish market.

Oh, no! Now I've broken a nail!

I've got a phobia. I'm walking out.

And struggled to entertain kids when asked to run birthday parties.

SCREAMING

I started talking, like, "Hi, is everyone OK?" and they were just, like...

I'm not in the mood to entertain any more.

They found the pressure of working as a team in the kitchen brought them to boiling point.

AAAARGGGGHHHH!

And blew the budget when they opened a restaurant.

-You've lost me £150.

-That's not our fault that they were tight arses.

It was a good evening.

Can they do any better on this, their biggest task,

or will they buckle under the pressure?

The first job is to shop for the materials they will need to complete the job.

In Doncaster, Ryan's feeling slightly worried.

The biggest shop I ever did were for the house when we first got there,

which were £450, and all we ended up getting were Twister and dog bowls.

So I'm not sure I'm going to afford everything here.

But he has a master plan.

I know you buy all your essential things first,

and then the least essential things like decorations and stuff.

It's bigger than Toys R Us.

And why do it yourself when there's someone else to do it for you?

Excuse me. Hiya. Right, can you tell me where I can find all that stuff?

Yeah, yeah, no problem. Right, your wallpaper strippers.

That's to take your wallpaper off.

-Do you want to take them?

-Oh, yeah.

The lady's showing me all the stuff on the list,

but I'm making my own decisions whether I think we need it or not.

-Undercoat as well.

-Is that before you put on the paint?

-Yeah.

I'm going to get all these, pay for them, then see how much I've got left over, then get everything else.

In Littlehampton, Tom also has a plan.

It's to drive a hard bargain.

I've been with my dad to DIY shops. He's a master haggler.

So I'm hoping some of his haggling skills will have rubbed off.

-£247.80 altogether, please.

-Is there any way you can do some sort of discount? I'm desperate.

Staff announcement. (INDISTINCT)

He's spent over £200. Shall I put the discount on?

-Yeah, absolutely.

-Yeah?

Result!

260 miles away in Stockport,

Ruby Jo is also trying for deals.

£299, that is, £299.

-200 quid.

-All right, £200 bed.

Next item needed is a carpet.

Are these just rugs, or are these samples?

Samples. Everything's available. There's also roll stock in the back.

Have you got, like, any cheap (BLEEP)?

The hallway's that kind of colour.

All right. What's the size of the room that you're doing?

It's like a hallway.

Er, obviously, we'd need the measurements.

Hmm. It seems that Ruby Jo is not the only one who's not measured up for carpets.

I need to buy some carpet, but I haven't got the exact measurements.

The hallway was probably, like, this wide.

And probably, like, that, probably to about...

Would it be more sensible to have the measurements first?

-Absolutely.

-I'll have to come back tomorrow morning,

cos I have to measure it tomorrow morning, then come back.

Which means, instead of running the team, Tom will be back at the shops.

-Do you not need me any more?

-No, cheers.

-All right, then.

-Thank you.

It'll quite fit in my car.

Ryan, meanwhile, has ticked off all the essentials on his list.

-Hot pink.

-So he's now looking for the decorative touches.

That would be perfect.

-So would I be able to have the football one and the pink one?

-Yes.

I'm getting things that are good and what I know they'll like.

Now I've got everything with the budget, which I definitely need,

it's the other bits and bobs now.

Unlike Ryan, Ruby Jo is struggling.

This is so hard.

This time, it's with her colour scheme.

I'm trying to figure out what colours go together cos I'm not very good at that.

Could I get away with that type of colour?

It's not an exact match, but I think it'll go.

Oh, me head in!

The stress of it all. I'm never going to be a DIY woman.

Cleaning, yeah, DIY, no.

But she's got a bigger problem.

I've got £580 left.

(BLEEP!)

Wait, I've got £580 and me carpet and bed is £525.

That leaves me with...

..55 quid.

So far, I've got paint, carpet.

I ain't got no pictures, no shelves.

I can't be arsed any more.

I don't want to do it.

What's the point when I've not even got enough money for it all?

I might as well just go home.

While Ruby Jo is cash-poor and thinking of giving up,

in Littlehampton, Tom's cash-rich and still doing deals.

How much is it for two of these and the mattresses as well?

-£210.98, roughly.

-For one?

-Each.

-Each?!

-Yeah.

-That's half my budget.

Is there any way I could talk to the manager and try and talk about a discount?

Grace, discount. Ten on the bed?

There you go. It's ten per cent off.

Right, and there's definitely no more we can do on the discount? Ten pounds off.

Well, no, it's ten per cent off.

-Um, well, I think I am going to take the beds on this one.

-OK.

And with time running out, Ruby Jo has not given up.

She's regrouped and is going to take a leaf out of Tom's book and make savings.

I want some picture frames cos I've come up with a really good idea,

to take the free wallpaper samples

and put it in a picture frame so it looks like a nice picture.

With the shops now closing, Ryan has done well and completed his list,

but he's struggling to pack everything.

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE THEME

Are you allowed to bend carpet?

A man's got to do what a man's got to do.

I'm well happy. I've got everything I wanted.

I didn't think I'd get it, because everything's so expensive,

and in the end it's fine, and I've still got £45 left,

so I'm thinking I might treat my cousin to some sweet something.

But for Tom, it's a different story.

He thought he was doing well and saving money,

but he's not bought half the stuff he needs.

I came back to the hotel tonight,

and realised I had a list of stuff that I hadn't bought in the day.

I hold my hands up, I (BLEEP) up big time.

He'll have to go back to the shops tomorrow, which could cost him dear.

It's the big day, the final task,

and in Doncaster, it's time for Ryan to meet the people he'll be working with.

I'm a little bit nervous about meeting my mentor and my team,

but I don't think it's properly sunk in yet.

Like, once I'm actually doing the tasks

and trying to get people to do certain things,

I reckon that's when it'll proper kick in.

And he's right to worry,

based on what he's done so far.

I get really shy when I talk in front of big groups of people.

-Is she obedient?

-Sorry, I don't know what that means.

It's named the, er...

It's named the Tower Bridge, cos it's next to, obviously, the Tower of London.

Can he pull it off this time and show some leadership skills?

Giving him a hand is Sean, an experienced project manager.

Hello, Ryan. I'm Sean. Nice to meet you.

Yeah, nice to meet you.

And it's not long before the other volunteers arrive.

Hi, everyone, my name's Ryan. I guess I'm the boss today.

But I've never done anything like this before so I'm a bit nervous.

Basically, there's the three bedrooms upstairs, the hallway and garden which all need doing, yeah?

If that rousing speech doesn't get them going, I don't know what will(!)

We've got a new carpet for this room

so we'll take all the stuff downstairs, and we can get rid of the bed.

-Right, so move everything down to the living room.

-Yep.

Thank you.

-Hiya.

-Hi, you must be Ruby.

-Yeah.

-I'm Danny, OK?

-Nice to meet you.

-Here's the volunteers.

-Hi.

In Stockport, Ruby Jo has just met her mentor Danny

and her team of volunteers.

We've got a really big task to do today cos this house is absolutely minging.

But already, she's come up against a problem.

She's not even put the toys in boxes or anything.

That's rich coming from a girl who stubs her fags out on the cabinet

and hangs her clothes on the floor.

Have you seen the other shoe to this?

Her poor sister has to share a room with her.

She's lazy. I have to tidy the bedroom

because she thinks she doesn't have to do it.

That's why it's such a mess.

She takes the piss. She could have at least put the toys in boxes.

And half of this stuff's going in the bin cos she doesn't need it.

In Littlehampton, Tom's mentor Robin is introducing him to his team.

They're at your beck and call.

This is your team. They're going to do everything you tell them and nothing you don't.

Right. We need to measure the floors cos we need carpet this morning.

We only have limited time, so we are going to have to push 100 per cent.

Keep rolling with this. Push yourselves extra hard.

No long lunch breaks, no going out for a sneaky fag, none of that.

We have to get this done. This is the most important thing right now. Let's roll.

No breaks. That's good coming from someone who's life was one big break.

If you got someone to push his chest in and out every day,

he'd be absolutely chuffed.

He wouldn't have to make the effort to breathe.

First job is measuring up for the carpet he didn't get yesterday.

Right, if you take that up that end,

and I'll bring it right up here.

OK, and that is saying 138.5.

Are you measuring in centimetres or inches?

That must be centimetres.

-138.5.

-Inches, 35.2.

Yeah, that... The 350, that's 350 centimetres, so that's 3.5 metres.

-OK.

-So if you're buying carpet by the square metre,

you need to take down that metre or centimetre value.

-Cos that's 3.5 metres, then.

-Yep, 3.5.

-OK.

I'm going to have to go and buy the carpet, so you are going to be left here,

probably for about an hour, maybe less.

So I'd like you guys to clear everything out of the bedrooms,

I'm going to put the paints I need in each room.

If I'm still not back, which I doubt,

you can start painting the rooms the colours that are appropriate.

After a great start in Doncaster,

two hours later, Ryan's team have lost momentum.

His shyness has got the better of him and he's not showing them what to do.

Ryan's not quite got coordinated properly yet. I think he needs to use his loaf a bit more.

It's a problem getting it done today, I'll tell you that.

So what's he doing? He's making tea.

Tea, no sugar. Tea, sugar.

I'm good at making tea and coffee.

Is this kettle even on? Don't tell me it doesn't work!

And struggling with that.

I mean, it's on or off. I don't think the kettle works.

-Is it on? Oh.

-KETTLE HEATS

Ryan is actually busy being a tea boy, when he's a project manager.

Although the tea's nice... He's a young lad, he's got a lot to learn.

But, er, where is he?

And he's doing what any mature adult would do. He's hiding behind the van.

They're all, like, fully-grown men and old men and stuff.

They're not going to do what I tell them to do.

Ryan!

Ryan!

Ryan?

Having spent the last hour on her favourite job, cleaning up,

Ruby Jo is running behind.

It's time to give out the jobs and get going.

Ohhh, right, the girls are going to do the upstairs room,

the front room.

And the boys are going to do down here.

I forgot which colours are for what room.

I can help as much as possible, but it's going to be a hard job.

It's going to take all day just to get her to do something.

But Ruby Jo is doing something. Making savings by revamping furniture.

I'm painting this chest of drawers to go in the kids' room,

cos they haven't got any storage.

And also, they couldn't afford to buy one, so I'm recycling this one.

Then I've got some football knobs for the drawer handles.

I just want to put a big smile on both their faces.

She's asked unpaid volunteer Aaron to help.

Ruby, problem.

I can't get the drawers open cos they're painted shut.

Well, watch out, then, and I'll get them out.

Aargh! If you've painted the drawers shut, that's going to be an issue.

-I haven't.

-BANGING

-There you go.

-Oh.

-There's one.

-Yeah, but what about two and three?

I can get a knife or something and just yank the drawers out. That will probably be better.

OK, I'll leave that to you, then.

-OK, leave it to me(!)

-Thanks.

(SIGHS)

Tell me, Ruby, just explain it to me. How many knobs do you see on this chest of drawers?

Ten.

OK, well, there's seven. There's three missing.

So I assume you have the other three?

I'm not talking like you're an idiot. I'm just trying to help.

I can't get the drawer open or put the door knobs on.

-Leave the drawer.

-OK, then, that's the way we're going.

Oh, dear. Looks like the stroppy old Ruby Jo may be back.

In Littlehampton, it seems that Tom has also got problems.

-What goes under the carpet?

-Underlay? OK.

-And how much is that?

-I'm not sure. That's per square metre as well?

Oof.

Um, could you tell me, how much is underlay per square metre?

Underlay is sold per pack. Every pack covers ten square metres,

and we do different types depending on the room.

OK. This is very expensive. So it's £120. I can't afford it.

I'm a little bit concerned.

Yeah. I'll be honest with you, I'm close to giving up.

Is there anything that you got yesterday

that maybe you could return and get a refund for?

Beds?

Tom has made some really good decisions today.

He's decided to return one of the beds,

which, in my opinion, is a great idea.

I think the cosmetic bits and bobs he's bought

are not as necessary as carpet and paint and the bare essentials.

Tom's solution to make do with the old bed has saved him money, but not time.

We've reached a point now where we've painted everything,

and all his instructions were,

"If I'm not here by the time you've cleared the rooms, start painting."

So we're way beyond that.

And to make matters worse, his team have finished all their jobs,

and are taking a long break.

Oh, what's going on?

-We've got nothing to do.

-You've got nothing to do now? Is it all painted?

-We've painted everything.

-We've done the rooms you suggested, which are the two bedrooms.

-And the hallways?

-Just have a look and see how you...

-Are the two hallways done?

-No.

-No.

I did tell... Two hallways.

OK, cool, well, I'll check it out now.

We were supposed to have painted the hallway as well.

-When did he say that?

-He didn't say that.

-He didn't.

-Apparently, when he left, he told us to paint the two rooms and hallway.

-No way.

And now he's got another problem.

-Curtains.

-Curtains.

I'm not sure I'm going to have time now.

How important do you think curtains are?

Um, it was one of the things they mentioned.

So, in your brief, if they've mentioned that,

that's almost a requirement, isn't it?

Yeah, yeah.

So if I was you, if it was me,...

-You'd be measuring them up.

-I'd be measuring them up.

-OK.

-Or I'd be working and get someone else to measure them.

OK, that's a good plan. Robin, do you want to measure up the curtains?

-OK, I'll measure them up for you.

-Keep it up.

I think he's being a bit slack, maybe.

Maybe send someone out to get all the bits, cos that would show initiative, wouldn't it?

Then he could be here going about. The hallway wasn't painted.

No-one knew the hallway was supposed to be painted.

It's nearly two in the afternoon,

and Ryan's stopped hiding and come out fighting.

He's back in control.

Yeah, I think it's going a lot better than what it started.

Everything's been moved into the mum's room,

and we're going to paper two walls and paint two.

Once we've got the carpet in the girl's room, we can move her furniture back in.

Um, so I think it's going well.

What do you think?

-Yeah, it's made such a difference already, hasn't it?

-Yeah.

I think he's being led a bit at the moment, but he'll get there. He's getting there.

We need shelves put up as well, but first I'm going to see where the bed goes.

I'm going to put the bed here to see what it looks like

before we decide where the shelves go.

Probably either on this wall or that wall.

Ohhhhh!

I'm (BLEEP) at painting.

-Ruby?

-Yeah?

-We've got a little problem.

-What?

Er, we're running out of the paint.

Oh! Really?

Yeah, so we might need more paint.

Um...

Is that just one coat that's on now?

It's going second coat on both.

We won't have enough to go all over this side and that side as well.

If you just cover one side. Make sure at least everything's got one coat.

So you don't want to buy another coat?

-I haven't got any money to buy another one.

-OK.

In Littlehampton, Tom's still out shopping, but mentor Robin is starting to get worried.

I'm really, really hoping he's going to come through on this

cos this is crunch time now.

If he doesn't come through, we won't make our deadline.

Sorry. OK, I've got all the gloss.

Everything down in the car, the railings for the curtains in the other room,

the curtains for this one, I got them measured and made sure they were right, lampshades.

-How long do we have?

-An hour and a half.

-I think we can do this.

Ruby Jo is working hard, with the deadline fast approaching.

Can we all, like, get a jog on now?

I'm sorry about yelling at you before.

I am deeply sorry.

-OK.

-Thanks.

-That's fine.

Sorry for swearing.

Normally someone like Aaron talks to me like that,

I would have really flipped out,

gone a bit psycho.

Cos I don't like being spoken to like that.

But I've got to realise, I speak to people like that.

And with everyone all made up,

it's time to check out the progress.

It's looking good.

I'm getting excited now.

Ruby Jo's telling us what to do. She keeps coming in, making sure we're OK, making sure she likes it.

With time running out, it's all hands on deck to get everything done.

The shelves to put up in the kids' room,

a few things outside to bring in,

and a picture needs to go up on the wall, and we're done.

I said the other day about possibly putting a TV in one of the bedrooms,

but I couldn't afford it.

I knew I had one at my house,

so I said, "Send someone to grab that, and we'll use that instead."

Oh! I'm getting giddy now, cos I know it's nearly done.

Ryan's finished first. Time for another team talk.

This time with new-found confidence.

Hiya. Thanks, everyone, so much for coming today.

I've appreciated it, cos obviously, I couldn't have done it myself,

-and it looks like a different house now, so...cheers.

-You're welcome.

-Cheers, mate.

Now, Ryan has been marvellous, but he's found it tough.

Today has been my first ever proper, proper,

like, what I'd call a task.

Like, because obviously, for Fiona and the kids,

I didn't want to let her down.

So I proper tried my hardest, you know?

Feeling nervous, sick, excited.

Will goddaughter Shakila like her room?

She wanted a pink palace, and that's what she's got.

What do you think?

Do you like it?

Look at your new bed.

Wow!

Do you like it?

-What do you think, Shakila?

-I feel like a princess.

Give us a hug.

Brother Cameron wanted space so he could play with his mates.

-Do you like it?

-Yeah.

-It looks massive, doesn't it?

-Yeah.

Hello!

And full-time carer Fiona just needed a room where she could relax and take time out for herself.

I love it.

I want to cry.

Sweat, blood and tears all day.

You've done a good job.

Thank you.

Mm, Mum, don't cry. Don't cry.

I love it.

It's not normally like Ryan to do things for other people.

It's always everybody else doing it for Ryan,

and the fact that he's come in, and he's done it for us means a lot.

I just want to thank everyone for today. You've been really, really, really good.

Like, I didn't think you'd be this good at doing what you do.

-Especially you, Dan, you've done really good on everything.

-Thanks.

I think it would have been absolutely pear-shaped if you weren't here.

You've done all right. All I can do is give you a round of applause.

Thank you. Thank you.

I'm nervous, but excited at the same time.

I just want them to see it.

Look at me. I've clearly done a bit today.

And it's not like me.

This is, like, the hardest day ever

that I've ever had to do anything like this.

-We've got a fence.

-Flipping heck, I didn't even see that.

-We've got flowers.

Oh, my gosh!

Have you seen your garden?

-Hello!

-Hello!

-Hi.

-Look, you actually look like you've been hard at work.

First time in your life!

You ready?

Cousin Jess was feeling down, with husband Ian out of work,

three kids to look after,

and no spare money to do anything about it.

-Whoa!

-Wow!

Flipping heck. Oh, wow.

-Cool!

-Oh, wow.

Oh, my God. It looks so... Oh, my God.

It actually looks like a front room. Look at the wallpaper!

Gorgeous, isn't it? That's brilliant, that is.

It's so nice.

Where... Where am I going?

Open.

-Wow!

-Wow!

-Flipping heck!

-Awesome!

You've got a desk now. You can sit there and do your homework or whatever.

-You've got a football lampshade.

-Oh, wow.

And look at your drawers.

Oh, they've given you drawers with footballs. Flipping heck!

-Is this a big improvement?

-Yeah!

-Do you want to actually live here now?

-Yeah.

-Yeah, thank you!

Even when Jess got to bed, it was only a mattress on the floor.

Oh, my gosh. Wow. Oh, my God, it actually... You got a bed!

No way! You've done so well.

I can't believe she's done so well. I'm going to cry.

Thank you so much. Oh, I'm so proud of you.

I can't believe you've done this.

It's a happier-looking house. It feels better.

It feels like a home, rather than just a house.

I'm really proud of myself. This is one of my biggest ever achievements.

And I'll be able to see it forever now.

Every time I come here, I'll think,

"Wow, I've actually done something that's good."

On the Sussex coast,

Team Tom have at last finished.

This has been one of the most stressful days of my life.

Seriously, you've done an amazing job, amazing job, so, well done.

-And yourself.

-And thanks.

Yeah, well done.

I'm quite proud, really, that I managed to pull this out the bag.

It's definitely going to be worth it

to see what they say when they see it.

My fingers are crossed that they love it.

Kirsty and her mum had spent so much time at hospitals,

they had no time to decorate their flat.

First stop is brother Aaron's room.

He wanted a proper boys' den.

-Gosh.

-Wow, he's going to love this!

Oh, you found his Spurs mirror.

Yeah, we found it, and I thought, better hang it up.

I think he'll like that a lot more

because it's just a more manly colour.

"Manly colour"!

So, if you just come through here, I'll show you the bathroom.

Wow! It's all one colour.

-You like that?

-And there's a bigger mirror.

Obviously, I saved the biggest project till last.

-Are you ready?

-You ready for this?

And Kirsty wanted the half-painted room she shared with her sister

transformed by bright colours and butterflies.

-Have you got your eyes open?

-Um...

Yeah.

-Wow.

-Wow? Nice?

(TEARFUL) I just wanna cry.

Am I allowed to cry?

You can cry if you want.

(Bless.)

-Mm.

-Wow.

-You like it?

-This is amazing.

It's so cool.

(LAUGHS) It's got a TV.

You've got a TV in your room. How cool's that?

-Wow.

-That's all right.

I'm glad you like it.

Wow.

Wow.

That's all, mostly, I can say.

Really picked my emotions up

and made me really smile inside.

It sounds really cheesy, but probably for one of the first times ever in my life,

I'm really proud of myself.

It's the end of an exhausting and emotional day for all the finalists.

Tomorrow, the parents will gather for the last time to decide who's won.

It's up to the parents of all eight Young Dumbers to decide the fate of the final three.

Who do they think has made the most effort to grow up

and is closest to becoming a fully-fledged adult

ready to fly the nest and set off on a round-the-world trip?

First up to be judged is Ryan.

Tea, no sugar, tea, sugar.

He ran away and made tea when he should have been working.

Don't tell me it doesn't work.

He's a young lad, you know, he's got a lot to learn.

But, er, where is he?

But he did man up and take control.

Everything's been moved into the mum's room,

and we're going to wallpaper two walls and paint two.

Then shelves on that side.

I think he did really well.

He certainly has improved,

when he was always shying away from work.

And I think he was proud of himself for getting it done.

Had a good attitude to the job.

He wanted to get it done,

and he made a comment that he wanted to make you proud.

But we're trying to see that they're growing up,

becoming young adults and taking responsibility.

This was a big job, and he had to be the leader.

And obviously, he's pulled it off in the end, you know?

I'm just proud, that's it.

Next up is stroppy Ruby Jo,

who had a meltdown when she didn't have enough money.

I ain't got no pictures, no shelves, and I've got no money left.

But she made savings and made a comeback.

Take the free wallpaper samples, put it in a picture frame, like a nice picture.

I think at the start, I thought, "Is she going to give up?"

But, no, she got stuck into it and she did really well.

That bit where she said she was giving up,

I was thinking, "Please don't give up now."

There's still that element of her where she has to go off.

It's like her tantrummy moments, isn't it?

She's actually challenging that side of herself that she doesn't like,

and I do think she has matured a lot in there.

Finally, it's Tom.

He started off well, stretching his budget by becoming a master haggler.

Is there any way you could do some sort of discount?

Then he struggled with his planning,

and wasn't around enough to run the team.

What's going on?

-We've painted everything.

-Really?

-Are the two hallways done?

-No.

I did tell... Two hallways.

-He didn't say that.

-He didn't say that.

Apparently he did tell us to paint two rooms and the hallway.

-In the end, he pulled it off.

-This is amazing.

-Wow.

-That's all right.

I'm glad you like it.

A four-hour disappearance on a job for a guv'nor

would be not the right thing to do.

I take your point, cos he did disappear for some quite long periods of time.

I think he took project management to the absolute extreme.

It started falling apart halfway through,

and you start feeling nervous that he's going to give up,

but then it pulled together towards the end.

He was touched about that family.

When he saw the girl's face,

you could tell he felt a real sense of achievement.

But it's not just about the work challenge.

It's about attitude and changing for the better.

So, earlier in the week, Ruby Jo, Ryan and Tom all wrote letters to their parents,

explaining how far they've come.

This is the finalists' last chance to sway the vote.

I feel like I could have wrote a whole book

because I've got so much to apologise for.

I feel so bad.

I've never actually had this much time to think about things.

I've been a nightmare, literally.

And I was that, like, selfish, I didn't even care about it.

My mum's been waiting her whole life for this day when I finally grow up,

and I think I'm ready now.

To just kind of say what I've learned over this experience,

what I was like before, what's happened,

what I'm going to be like afterwards.

No, I don't really talk to my mum about things like this and the outside world.

But that's normally cos I can't be bothered.

This whole experience has just been life-changing.

It's made me see things from a completely different angle.

The things you take for granted,

when you've not got them, you really miss them.

So it's made me realise all the stuff my mum does for me,

working her arse off to give me and my sister the best things we can get.

I never say sorry normally.

This time, I genuinely mean it.

Ryan's mum Natasha is the first to read her letter.

"To the best mum in the world,

I would just like to start by saying sorry.

"You do so much for me,

"and all that I do is take, take, take.

"I know you are disappointed.

"But it's been surprising how much I have learned,

"and I hope you have seen that I have grown up.

"That was my aim, to make you proud of me.

"I love you so much. The best new son in the world."

It's just so sweet, the fact that he said he appreciates you so much

and he's realised what you do for him.

You know, I was concentrating on the negatives instead of the positives.

So I've took a lot away from this as well.

Next up, Tom's letter for mum, Alison.

"Dear Mum, before this experience, I know I was bloody lazy.

"I had an extremely negative outlook on the world,

"but since coming into this, I know that wasn't necessary,

"or a wise or mature way to act.

"When I get home, I want to turn things around.

"I appreciate everything you and Dad have ever done for me,

"but a change is definitely needed, and I'd actually like to move out.

"This experience has proved that I'm capable of being responsible,

"and I hope that I've made you and Dad proud of me. Tom"

He's moving out. Yes!

How will you feel if he does move out?

Well, do you know, Sarah, I'd probably be absolutely gutted.

And finally, Ruby Jo's mum Joanne reads her letter.

"I know that this was my final chance to change

"cos you couldn't handle me living with you any more.

"I believe I have grown up so much,

"and I think that it's time

"to let selfish, nasty and horrible Ruby Jo go

"because I don't want to be

"that person any more.

"The way I've been acting has caused me to lose friends,

"and even lose a relationship with you.

"We are going to be so much happier from now on, I promise.

"Can't wait to get home and see you.

"Love you so much. From Ruby Jo."

You know, she says in here

it's time to let the selfish, horrible and nasty Ruby Jo go,

and I think it's been so nice to see the nice side of her on here,

cos I knew it was there.

I thought all three letters were touching. Heartfelt things said.

But having seen the improvements they've all made of themselves,

you should all be proud.

It's been an emotional session for the parents,

but it's time for them to decide on a winner.

I think they all deserve to win.

It is really, really hard.

Back at the house, Ryan, Ruby Jo and Tom are all coming to the end of their journey.

The best thing has been the fact that I know I've changed.

I feel a zillion times more grown-up.

There's so much more to life than doing (BLEEP) all.

I've learned a lot about myself over this period.

If you really want something, if you really put in effort,

then you can get it.

Before, I could never be bothered to put effort into anything.

The parents have arrived to reveal

who will be going on that round-the-world trip.

-Hi!

-Hello.

Hi.

Hi.

-Hi.

-Hello.

Oh, I'm nervous.

-Yeah.

-You've had a few moments where, and I'm going to mention him, Jack. You and Jack.

-Yeah.

The last few weeks, I think if you'd have not been with Jack,

-you'd have pushed yourself further.

-Yeah.

But we've all still seen something in you, and this is why you got to the last three.

Ruby, you've done incredibly.

Um, we've all watched you from day one,

we've gone through some dramas with you.

You've pulled it so together, right at the end, Ruby,

and it's been a real joy to watch.

Ryan, we could see that you didn't have a lot of confidence at first,

um, but as the days have gone by and you've done more tasks

and more job placements,

you've sort of shone through.

We're really proud of all of you.

But the winner is...

..Ryan.

Oh, well done.

Well done, son.

-Oh, have a good time.

-Thank you.

It's been a massive journey for Ryan.

From the party animal who didn't want to work...

I'm not going back. I'm not working for a horrible man like that.

..to the responsible and sensitive adult

who cares about how other people feel.

Any good pirates? I'm a good pirate.

It scares me, but I think we might be growing consciences.

-See you.

-Bye, Ryan.

You've done so well.

And even as he leaves the house, he can't believe what's just happened.

I think it's not actually set in, like, hit me yet, that I've won.

That's why I said to you in the house, "Smile, you've won."

Both Ruby Jo and Tom feel that although they didn't win,

they have gained from the experience.

I'm definitely not going to be the same way when I get home.

I definitely am going to change.

When we get home, I don't want to argue any more.

Ryan's ready to make some big changes.

Well, I'm going to get a job, definitely,

because I just don't want to be sat around any more.

-And in the house, I'm going to help you out ten times more.

-I hope so.

Yeah.

Ahh, proud of you, son.

Thank you.

Watch out, world. Here comes Ryan.

# Like we're dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb

# Our bodies going numb, numb, numb, numb, numb, numb

# We'll be forever young, young, young, young, young, young

# You know we're superstars We are who we are

# DJ, turn it up

# It's about damn time to live it up

# I'm so sick of being so serious

# It's making my brain delirious

# I'm just talking true

# I'm telling you about the shit we do

# We're selling our clothes

# Sleeping in cars, dressing it down

# Hitting on dudes, hard

# Got that glitter on my eyes

# Stockings ripped all up the side

# Looking sick and sexy-fied

# So let's go-o-o

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# Just like the world is ours, ours, ours, ours, ours, ours

# We're tearing it apart, part, part, part, part, part

# You know we're superstars We are who we are

# We're dancing like we're dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb

# Our bodies going numb, numb, numb, numb, numb, numb

# We'll be forever young, young, young, young, young, young

# You know we're superstars We are who we are

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