The Big Build - Rotherham

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0:00:02 > 0:00:04To think of Terry on his own, you know, when we leave him,

0:00:04 > 0:00:07he's probably thinking, "Does anybody care about me?"

0:00:07 > 0:00:10It's absolutely heartbreaking.

0:00:10 > 0:00:13Serious illness is hard enough.

0:00:13 > 0:00:14But when it tears a family apart,

0:00:14 > 0:00:17just when they need each other most,

0:00:17 > 0:00:18it's devastating.

0:00:18 > 0:00:22Sometimes I just wish I had my life back, really.

0:00:22 > 0:00:24It's all gone now.

0:00:24 > 0:00:28When Terry Guest had a catastrophic brain injury at only 36,

0:00:28 > 0:00:31his family never imagined it would mean

0:00:31 > 0:00:33he'd be stuck in an old people's care home.

0:00:33 > 0:00:36We've had enough of this place now, mate, haven't we?

0:00:36 > 0:00:40- Eh?- Yeah, I don't want to miss any more of my life.

0:00:40 > 0:00:43His sister, Tracey, and her partner, Jamie, fear for his future.

0:00:43 > 0:00:45If things were left,

0:00:45 > 0:00:50he'd go backwards, and then I'd lose my brother forever, wouldn't I?

0:00:50 > 0:00:52We've gone a year without him.

0:00:52 > 0:00:53We need him home now.

0:00:54 > 0:00:56To get this brother and sister back together

0:00:56 > 0:01:00is going to take a horde of incredible trades...

0:01:00 > 0:01:02Just crack on, get it done for Terry.

0:01:02 > 0:01:04..and a monumental effort.

0:01:04 > 0:01:06Flippin' heck!

0:01:06 > 0:01:08..as we build more than just a home.

0:01:10 > 0:01:11Welcome home!

0:01:13 > 0:01:17You've just fetched - I wouldn't say a broken family, but...

0:01:17 > 0:01:19Fetched it back together.

0:01:21 > 0:01:23We have all the usual suspects here.

0:01:23 > 0:01:25We have just nine days to do the job.

0:01:25 > 0:01:28- By the way, where's Billy? - He's popped in the pub.

0:01:28 > 0:01:29Has he? I better get him.

0:01:31 > 0:01:33Excuse me? Has anybody seen Billy?

0:01:33 > 0:01:35- ALL:- No.

0:01:35 > 0:01:37- Are you lot builders? ALL:- What do you think?

0:01:37 > 0:01:39- Fancy helping out on a job? ALL:- Yes.

0:01:39 > 0:01:41This is DIY SOS: The Big Build!

0:01:41 > 0:01:44THEY CHEER

0:01:51 > 0:01:53Tracey Guest and her partner, Jamie,

0:01:53 > 0:01:57have lived in South Yorkshire their whole lives.

0:01:58 > 0:02:00I can't imagine myself living anywhere else.

0:02:00 > 0:02:04I wouldn't move, just for the fact that all us family's around here,

0:02:04 > 0:02:06and people we've grown up with. Isn't it?

0:02:06 > 0:02:08Yeah. It's only a small village, so

0:02:08 > 0:02:11everybody knows each other's business.

0:02:11 > 0:02:14When owt happens and that, they're there for you, you know?

0:02:14 > 0:02:15It must be a Yorkshire thing.

0:02:15 > 0:02:18Yorkshire, yeah.

0:02:18 > 0:02:22Together six years, Jamie has become one of the family,

0:02:22 > 0:02:25and he's best friends with Tracey's brother, Terry.

0:02:25 > 0:02:27He calls me a brother from another mother.

0:02:27 > 0:02:29THEY LAUGH

0:02:30 > 0:02:33Terry is five years older than me.

0:02:33 > 0:02:34He'd do anything for us.

0:02:34 > 0:02:36He'd pick us up from anywhere.

0:02:36 > 0:02:38You know, just always there.

0:02:38 > 0:02:40Just a good big brother.

0:02:40 > 0:02:42But one night, a year ago,

0:02:42 > 0:02:45they got some news that would change their family forever.

0:02:45 > 0:02:48Usually when that phone call happens in the early hours of the morning,

0:02:48 > 0:02:51you know that summat's not right.

0:02:51 > 0:02:54Me dad phoned me and said, "We need to get to Hull quick,

0:02:54 > 0:02:56"Terry's in intensive care."

0:02:56 > 0:02:57So we went straight down.

0:02:57 > 0:02:59And he were on all the life-support.

0:03:02 > 0:03:06They'd had to put him in a coma because he wouldn't stop fitting.

0:03:06 > 0:03:09Just seeing him like that, it were awful.

0:03:09 > 0:03:11I've never seen anything like that.

0:03:11 > 0:03:15After a CT scan, doctors revealed that the 36-year-old dad of two

0:03:15 > 0:03:20had suffered both a life-threatening brain aneurysm and a severe stroke.

0:03:22 > 0:03:24They'd realised that he'd had a full head bleed.

0:03:26 > 0:03:28They turned around to us and said that if he did...

0:03:28 > 0:03:29IF he did wake up,

0:03:29 > 0:03:32he could be seriously brain dead, he'd never walk again,

0:03:32 > 0:03:33might not be able to talk.

0:03:33 > 0:03:38The worst scenario was that the machine would have to be turned off.

0:03:38 > 0:03:42I think that were the first time in my life I'd seen me dad cry.

0:03:42 > 0:03:44Men don't cry in our family in front of you.

0:03:46 > 0:03:49I know things will never be the same again.

0:03:51 > 0:03:53But at least I'm still alive, I guess.

0:03:53 > 0:03:57Terry amazed doctors by surviving such catastrophic brain injuries.

0:03:57 > 0:03:58On three. Three.

0:03:59 > 0:04:02But he's been left with severe disabilities.

0:04:02 > 0:04:05The left side of his body is partially paralysed.

0:04:05 > 0:04:07He's blind in one eye.

0:04:07 > 0:04:10And he's relearning how to do the simplest tasks.

0:04:11 > 0:04:14A year on, he's finding it tough to adjust.

0:04:15 > 0:04:18I had an active lifestyle.

0:04:18 > 0:04:20I were driving, I were seeing friends.

0:04:20 > 0:04:22I were going to work.

0:04:22 > 0:04:25Then everything just came crashing down to nothing.

0:04:26 > 0:04:28Terry needs disabled facilities,

0:04:28 > 0:04:30which he didn't have at his rented home,

0:04:30 > 0:04:31so now he's living

0:04:31 > 0:04:35in the only suitable residential care available nearby.

0:04:35 > 0:04:37Terry's in a dementia care home.

0:04:37 > 0:04:40It's quite disheartening when you say it like that.

0:04:40 > 0:04:43But, I mean, there was nowhere else for him around here.

0:04:44 > 0:04:46Yeah, sound, sound.

0:04:46 > 0:04:49Best mate Jamie's been spending as much time with Terry as possible.

0:04:49 > 0:04:52We've had enough of this place now, mate, haven't we?

0:04:52 > 0:04:54Eh? Even though it's nice and that.

0:04:54 > 0:04:57- It is nice, yeah.- It gets a bit boring after a bit, doesn't it?

0:04:58 > 0:05:01I have no-one to socialise with, really.

0:05:01 > 0:05:03Only if you want a game of bingo!

0:05:03 > 0:05:05- Eh?- Or talk about the weather.

0:05:06 > 0:05:09Yeah! Yeah.

0:05:09 > 0:05:11Nice cup of tea. OK?

0:05:11 > 0:05:13And they are grateful to everyone here.

0:05:13 > 0:05:15They're amazing staff at that care home.

0:05:15 > 0:05:18But he's only 36 years old.

0:05:18 > 0:05:19It's just not a place for him.

0:05:21 > 0:05:24Terry has two daughters from a previous relationship.

0:05:26 > 0:05:28They used to spend weekends with him.

0:05:28 > 0:05:31But because he's living here, that stopped.

0:05:32 > 0:05:34Yeah, it's been awful, yeah.

0:05:34 > 0:05:35I used to have regular contact.

0:05:38 > 0:05:40And not to see them, it's...

0:05:40 > 0:05:42It's not good at all.

0:05:43 > 0:05:46I feel sad because I can't see him.

0:05:48 > 0:05:50When I see him, I feel happy.

0:05:50 > 0:05:53But when I go home, I cry for him.

0:05:58 > 0:06:00It is nice here, though.

0:06:00 > 0:06:04It's not home. I'd like to go home.

0:06:04 > 0:06:07I think I've had enough now of hospitals

0:06:07 > 0:06:08and care homes.

0:06:10 > 0:06:12We're wanting Terry to come and live with us.

0:06:12 > 0:06:15Jamie's a really good friend of his.

0:06:15 > 0:06:17He were always here before, anyway.

0:06:17 > 0:06:19It's just the most ideal place for him.

0:06:19 > 0:06:22No-one can look after you like your own family can.

0:06:23 > 0:06:26This is no small commitment from Tracey and Jamie.

0:06:26 > 0:06:29They have two children, and Terry needs constant care.

0:06:32 > 0:06:34He needs help getting dressed.

0:06:34 > 0:06:35He needs help showering.

0:06:35 > 0:06:37Simple things.

0:06:37 > 0:06:40There's no way that he could get through a day on his own.

0:06:41 > 0:06:46But no matter how much they want him to, Terry can't move in with them.

0:06:46 > 0:06:50Their modest cottage simply doesn't have the space or facilities.

0:06:51 > 0:06:53Come on, then, buddy.

0:06:54 > 0:06:55So, to keep him progressing,

0:06:55 > 0:06:58Jamie's been bringing him home as much as he can,

0:06:58 > 0:07:00so he's with his family.

0:07:00 > 0:07:02However, it's not been easy.

0:07:02 > 0:07:05There's no downstairs toilet.

0:07:05 > 0:07:07So I have to use a commode.

0:07:07 > 0:07:09Tracey tells the kids to get out of the way

0:07:09 > 0:07:13and go to the bottom of the stairs, which is not ideal, really.

0:07:14 > 0:07:18Accountant Tracey has been working from home to keep an eye on Terry.

0:07:18 > 0:07:21But the lack of space is a constant problem.

0:07:21 > 0:07:23I work in the corner of my dining room.

0:07:24 > 0:07:26It isn't always ideal.

0:07:26 > 0:07:27Tracey, can I have a cup of tea, please?

0:07:27 > 0:07:29Yeah, just two minutes.

0:07:29 > 0:07:32Terry's hopes for the future are modest.

0:07:32 > 0:07:34It's independence, that's the main thing.

0:07:35 > 0:07:40Looking after myself. I just want to live a normal life again.

0:07:41 > 0:07:42It's been a year now.

0:07:42 > 0:07:44It's...

0:07:44 > 0:07:46I need Terry to be home with me.

0:07:46 > 0:07:48He needs looking after.

0:07:48 > 0:07:50And I know I can look after him, and I know I can get him better.

0:07:50 > 0:07:51I just want him home.

0:07:54 > 0:07:56This family needs our help.

0:07:56 > 0:08:00The place you're in, nice people, they're looking after you.

0:08:00 > 0:08:02But not really, kind of... You shouldn't be in somewhere like that,

0:08:02 > 0:08:04- should you?- A dementia care home.

0:08:04 > 0:08:05I don't mind it.

0:08:05 > 0:08:09It's a nice warm bed and nice meals, but I shouldn't really be in there.

0:08:09 > 0:08:11You're a young man, aren't you, that's the thing?

0:08:11 > 0:08:14- Yeah.- So we've got to get the family back together here, yeah?

0:08:14 > 0:08:15- Yeah. Yeah.- All right.

0:08:15 > 0:08:16What do you need?

0:08:16 > 0:08:18Just somewhere for him to have for his own peace and quiet.

0:08:18 > 0:08:21You know, a bed to sleep in, a toilet to use.

0:08:21 > 0:08:23Cos then the rest of the time,

0:08:23 > 0:08:25- he can spend his family time with us in here.- All right.

0:08:25 > 0:08:29So, if we sort out something for you to live here so you can be at home,

0:08:29 > 0:08:31I'll make a deal with you that we'll do that

0:08:31 > 0:08:33if you work really hard on your physio

0:08:33 > 0:08:35during the coming ten days.

0:08:35 > 0:08:36- No problem, yeah.- Right.

0:08:36 > 0:08:38- Fair deal?- Yeah. Yeah.

0:08:38 > 0:08:40- Shake on it?- Yeah.

0:08:40 > 0:08:42- Yes?- No problem.

0:08:42 > 0:08:45Right, we're going to need some help with this.

0:08:45 > 0:08:47To be honest, we're absolutely amazed

0:08:47 > 0:08:48at how many people want to help us.

0:08:48 > 0:08:50And I just...

0:08:50 > 0:08:52It's just surreal. Thank you so much.

0:08:52 > 0:08:54All right. Well, probably the most important thing now

0:08:54 > 0:08:56- is getting out of the rain.- Yeah!

0:08:56 > 0:08:58Thank you. Bye-bye.

0:09:02 > 0:09:05I hope it's not going to be raining like this all week.

0:09:05 > 0:09:06The turnout's pretty good though.

0:09:06 > 0:09:08Keep coming in, everybody. Keep coming in.

0:09:08 > 0:09:10Do you know what? I reckon this week,

0:09:10 > 0:09:12this is the warmest it's ever going to be.

0:09:12 > 0:09:15Hang on a second, it's getting... It's really steamy in here.

0:09:15 > 0:09:17Where's Billy?

0:09:17 > 0:09:18Where is he?

0:09:20 > 0:09:22What are you doing out there?

0:09:22 > 0:09:25We aren't started yet, Bill.

0:09:26 > 0:09:28THEY LAUGH

0:09:29 > 0:09:31It's like pantomime, isn't it?

0:09:31 > 0:09:33It's like somebody off in the wings somewhere.

0:09:34 > 0:09:38- Anybody? ALL:- Oh, yes, it is!

0:09:39 > 0:09:41By the way, he's available for panto this year.

0:09:41 > 0:09:43Please! Please!

0:09:43 > 0:09:45Right, let's go. Come on, then.

0:09:45 > 0:09:46Come on.

0:09:47 > 0:09:50As you can tell, this isn't the roomiest house.

0:09:50 > 0:09:53So to get Terry home, we're going to have to be creative.

0:09:53 > 0:09:54We're going to start by making a lot of mess.

0:09:54 > 0:09:56But that happens every time.

0:09:57 > 0:10:00The most exciting thing we're building is going to be outside,

0:10:00 > 0:10:01but I have to tell you,

0:10:01 > 0:10:04the Yorkshire climate is not helping out.

0:10:04 > 0:10:06This is the kind of weather where if you're on a job, you go,

0:10:06 > 0:10:08"Do you know what? The weather's too bad, we better go home.

0:10:08 > 0:10:10"We'll come back tomorrow." We can't do that.

0:10:10 > 0:10:12So no matter how bad it gets, and it's getting pretty bad,

0:10:12 > 0:10:14we have to keep going.

0:10:14 > 0:10:15I hope it goes away soon.

0:10:16 > 0:10:19- Is the weather like this normally? - Yeah.

0:10:19 > 0:10:22- You're in Yorkshire!- Yorkshire's like this all the time, is it?- Yeah.

0:10:22 > 0:10:25Here's the bombshell, we're building a timber-framed building,

0:10:25 > 0:10:28a whole one for Terry at the bottom of the garden.

0:10:28 > 0:10:30Already, we've only been here an hour,

0:10:30 > 0:10:33already this is turning into a quagmire,

0:10:33 > 0:10:35I think is the correct word to be using here.

0:10:37 > 0:10:39What's going on in the garden, then?

0:10:39 > 0:10:42Once we get the soil dug out and get some hardcore in,

0:10:42 > 0:10:44get a bit of hardcore underfoot, then you're all right, then.

0:10:44 > 0:10:47- Is it?- Basically it's just a paved area at the top,

0:10:47 > 0:10:49a path down the side,

0:10:49 > 0:10:53a paved area in the bottom and then this middle section

0:10:53 > 0:10:56is staying turf and planting.

0:10:56 > 0:10:58- Is it?- Yes.

0:10:58 > 0:11:03Lovely. And I noticed that you're not driving the machine?

0:11:03 > 0:11:07Yeah, it's his own machine so I couldn't really come in and say,

0:11:07 > 0:11:10"Right it's your machine, I'm driving it!" Could I?

0:11:10 > 0:11:12I can ask him if you want, mate?

0:11:16 > 0:11:18Yeah, I don't think that's going to happen, mate.

0:11:18 > 0:11:21I tried, I had a word.

0:11:21 > 0:11:23That wasn't very nice, was it?

0:11:23 > 0:11:24- Very mild-mannered man.- Yeah.

0:11:24 > 0:11:27- But when it comes to touching his tool...- Yeah.

0:11:27 > 0:11:29..no chance.

0:11:29 > 0:11:31NICK LAUGHS

0:11:31 > 0:11:33Enough of boys and their toys,

0:11:33 > 0:11:35how are we going to make this house work for Terry?

0:11:35 > 0:11:38I'm in the office at the moment, which is the hub of all information

0:11:38 > 0:11:41in the job, and, obviously, we like to file everything

0:11:41 > 0:11:42really neat and tidy.

0:11:43 > 0:11:45If you want to know anything, just come over

0:11:45 > 0:11:47and have a look at the drawings because it's all there.

0:11:47 > 0:11:49Yeah, leave this to me. What's this one?

0:11:49 > 0:11:51The same thing with no measurements.

0:11:51 > 0:11:54Important that we have one with no measurements, I think.

0:11:54 > 0:11:55Exactly, you can just make it up.

0:11:58 > 0:12:00I didn't do that on purpose.

0:12:00 > 0:12:02Yeah, looks like we need a designer.

0:12:02 > 0:12:05In charge of making this mud pit practical and homely for Terry,

0:12:05 > 0:12:08in only nine days, is Oliver Heath.

0:12:08 > 0:12:12The beauty of his design is eclipsed only by the beauty of his beard,

0:12:12 > 0:12:14which is rented for the week and has to send back when he's finished.

0:12:14 > 0:12:17And he's decided what Terry needs for an independent life

0:12:17 > 0:12:19is a separate pad at the end of the garden.

0:12:19 > 0:12:21It's the first time we've ever done this.

0:12:21 > 0:12:23It's mucky behind us but this is taking shape, isn't it?

0:12:23 > 0:12:24It's good, isn't it?

0:12:24 > 0:12:26It's amazing how it just pops out of the ground so quickly

0:12:26 > 0:12:27and in weather like this,

0:12:27 > 0:12:30doing a prefabricated system is kind of essential.

0:12:30 > 0:12:32And although it looks quite small and humble,

0:12:32 > 0:12:34we've got some really great things

0:12:34 > 0:12:35being packed into it,

0:12:35 > 0:12:38and the whole theme for this space is recuperation.

0:12:38 > 0:12:39Because you are a great believer

0:12:39 > 0:12:42that the outside actually brings great health benefits,

0:12:42 > 0:12:44and even pictures of the outside can do that.

0:12:44 > 0:12:45It's more than the outside,

0:12:45 > 0:12:47it's about fostering that stronger connection

0:12:47 > 0:12:50- with nature and natural system. - Lovely. I think you're right.

0:12:50 > 0:12:53This is literally going to get him back on his feet

0:12:53 > 0:12:57and recuperate him back to his normal self.

0:12:57 > 0:12:59Brilliant. You notice I'm not arguing with you?

0:12:59 > 0:13:01I know, I'm a bit like...

0:13:01 > 0:13:02Because my wife's told me off.

0:13:02 > 0:13:04She says, "You're not nice enough to Oliver,

0:13:04 > 0:13:06"you've got to be nicer to him."

0:13:06 > 0:13:08- Because he's always right?- I don't think she went that far.

0:13:09 > 0:13:12Look at that. The final piece is going in as we talked

0:13:12 > 0:13:17and I think you're going to finally see the shape of this building...

0:13:19 > 0:13:21..and it fits like a...

0:13:22 > 0:13:27- Like...- You spoke too early. Wait for it. Wait for it!

0:13:27 > 0:13:30- It fits like a glove! - That's amazing, isn't it?

0:13:30 > 0:13:34- Brilliant.- And this little house is going to help Terry get better.

0:13:34 > 0:13:35So how are we doing it?

0:13:35 > 0:13:37Well, because the main house is small,

0:13:37 > 0:13:39we're going to build an entirely new

0:13:39 > 0:13:40ground-floor house in the garden,

0:13:40 > 0:13:43giving Terry independence whilst keeping him close to the family.

0:13:43 > 0:13:46There will be a galley kitchen and a sitting room to relax in,

0:13:46 > 0:13:48a bedroom with plenty of storage,

0:13:48 > 0:13:51and the all-important wet room so he can get his dignity back.

0:13:51 > 0:13:54Now Tracey usually works from home at a cramped desk,

0:13:54 > 0:13:56so we're building a small office

0:13:56 > 0:13:58where she can also keep an eye on Terry.

0:13:58 > 0:14:00And we're going to open out

0:14:00 > 0:14:01the ground floor of the main house

0:14:01 > 0:14:04so there's space for Terry to join in

0:14:04 > 0:14:06with the whole family and family life.

0:14:06 > 0:14:09We're not touching the upstairs because it's perfectly nice

0:14:09 > 0:14:12so it's out of bounds to all our trades.

0:14:12 > 0:14:13ALL our trades.

0:14:13 > 0:14:16Yes, Billy, that means you.

0:14:16 > 0:14:18Have we done enough protection on the stairwell

0:14:18 > 0:14:20to stop all the dust and rubbish going through?

0:14:20 > 0:14:22I've put a sheet up there, taped up,

0:14:22 > 0:14:24but now I'm worried about the carpets

0:14:24 > 0:14:26because he is talking about going up there because...

0:14:26 > 0:14:27Look. There he goes.

0:14:27 > 0:14:29There's someone going up there already.

0:14:29 > 0:14:33Look, someone who is not supposed to be going up there.

0:14:33 > 0:14:34What we've done...

0:14:35 > 0:14:37..so we don't damage the wallpaper,

0:14:37 > 0:14:39we've cut a nice bit out

0:14:39 > 0:14:41so when we've chased and then plastered it,

0:14:41 > 0:14:42we can stick it back in.

0:14:42 > 0:14:45Of course, it's not going to work.

0:14:45 > 0:14:48- Billy!- The thought was there.

0:14:48 > 0:14:51Seriously, Billy, we said!

0:14:51 > 0:14:53Luckily, there's a lot of good people here

0:14:53 > 0:14:55wanting to make this house right for Terry.

0:14:56 > 0:14:59People who are here are here because they want to be here,

0:14:59 > 0:15:00not because they need to be.

0:15:00 > 0:15:04And they care. This will make a big difference to his quality of life.

0:15:05 > 0:15:08Family means everything, it's be all and end all, at the end of the day.

0:15:08 > 0:15:11It's what you live for.

0:15:11 > 0:15:14For the lad to come this morning and walk out of that house,

0:15:14 > 0:15:16we're doing it for the right reason, aren't we?

0:15:16 > 0:15:17Yeah, yeah.

0:15:17 > 0:15:20- Smashing, thank you very much.- Thank you, mate.- Good luck.- See you.

0:15:20 > 0:15:23Living next door and being a stroke nurse,

0:15:23 > 0:15:27Norma is only too aware of how tough it's been for the whole family.

0:15:27 > 0:15:31When you're young, you should be out there having fun, shouldn't you?

0:15:31 > 0:15:33Or playing with children at that age,

0:15:33 > 0:15:35you don't expect to be suffering a stroke

0:15:35 > 0:15:36that a lot of people presume

0:15:36 > 0:15:38happens to your granny and grandad.

0:15:38 > 0:15:41- It's a hard thing to deal with. - So what do you think Terry needs?

0:15:41 > 0:15:43I think Terry needs normality.

0:15:43 > 0:15:46When a stroke happens, part of your brain dies, it doesn't regenerate,

0:15:46 > 0:15:47it doesn't come back,

0:15:47 > 0:15:51you have to retrain the brain, so the more he does for himself,

0:15:51 > 0:15:53the better things come back.

0:15:53 > 0:15:55It's just retraining.

0:15:55 > 0:15:58So getting him home in a family environment is, do you think, maybe,

0:15:58 > 0:16:00- his best chance of recovery? - Definitely.

0:16:00 > 0:16:02He can get some normality back,

0:16:02 > 0:16:06and that will put him a long way into his recovery.

0:16:06 > 0:16:08And to help the family be together,

0:16:08 > 0:16:11Oliver's planning to knock down virtually every downstairs wall

0:16:11 > 0:16:13in the main house. That will provide an open-plan space

0:16:13 > 0:16:15that is accessible for Terry,

0:16:15 > 0:16:18but it will also take a lot of work, but he doesn't care,

0:16:18 > 0:16:21he's a designer. They don't care!

0:16:21 > 0:16:25I've got an opening of five metres across here to take bi-fold doors,

0:16:25 > 0:16:29and then we've got a support across where that wall's going to come out

0:16:29 > 0:16:31so that we can support upstairs in the house,

0:16:31 > 0:16:35and then we've got to run steels through the middle of the house here

0:16:35 > 0:16:37to support that side of the house as well.

0:16:37 > 0:16:39The thing is, we do have to work really fast in here

0:16:39 > 0:16:41cos this has all got to be ready for the steel guy

0:16:41 > 0:16:43who's coming in tomorrow morning at eight o'clock.

0:16:43 > 0:16:45So we've got to knock nine bells out of it.

0:16:45 > 0:16:47So with this kind of deadline,

0:16:47 > 0:16:49the last thing we need is anyone creating more work.

0:16:49 > 0:16:51Oh!

0:16:51 > 0:16:52Bill?

0:16:52 > 0:16:54Can I borrow you for a second?

0:16:54 > 0:16:56- Rumour has it...- Rumour?

0:16:56 > 0:16:58..that you're doing stuff upstairs.

0:16:58 > 0:17:00- Yeah.- What are you doing?

0:17:00 > 0:17:03What are you doing upstairs, because we weren't touching upstairs?

0:17:03 > 0:17:06Well, we've got to because of the circumstances of the ring main,

0:17:06 > 0:17:08we need to rewire it because what happened was...

0:17:08 > 0:17:10Are you making holes up there?

0:17:10 > 0:17:12Will do, yeah. Going to chase the walls and everything,

0:17:12 > 0:17:14no problem, eh, Chris?

0:17:16 > 0:17:18So we're not going to make a lot of mess up there, are we?

0:17:18 > 0:17:21No, unfortunately...

0:17:22 > 0:17:25..the boys have been... No, we're not.

0:17:27 > 0:17:29Does anyone believe him, at all?

0:17:29 > 0:17:30Do you believe him?

0:17:30 > 0:17:33Luckily, we've got a pretty good motivated bunch of trades here,

0:17:33 > 0:17:35they'll make it all right.

0:17:35 > 0:17:36One, two, three, four, lift.

0:17:41 > 0:17:45And look what this brilliant bunch of people have done already.

0:17:45 > 0:17:47An enormous room of acrow props,

0:17:47 > 0:17:49that's basically holding the house up now.

0:17:49 > 0:17:51There was a hole here originally for a window,

0:17:51 > 0:17:52it's now become a massive door.

0:17:52 > 0:17:56We've taken all the plasterboard off, we've taken the ceilings off,

0:17:56 > 0:17:58the whole place is being held up now,

0:17:58 > 0:18:00because we're going to put in a lot of steel tomorrow.

0:18:00 > 0:18:02Come down here,

0:18:02 > 0:18:05because we've built a hole which we're going to fill with concrete,

0:18:05 > 0:18:07build a pier off, and that will hold the steels up,

0:18:07 > 0:18:08which is fairly important.

0:18:08 > 0:18:11Over here, we've knocked through to another hole in the wall,

0:18:11 > 0:18:15but, this is my favourite bit out here, look at this.

0:18:15 > 0:18:18We've actually built an entire building

0:18:18 > 0:18:20at the end of the garden in a day,

0:18:20 > 0:18:21what a cracking day.

0:18:21 > 0:18:23Eh? Eh? Really!

0:18:29 > 0:18:32Cor, a misty old start this morning, isn't it?

0:18:34 > 0:18:35Good morning.

0:18:35 > 0:18:36A hive of activity

0:18:36 > 0:18:39because we've got a lot of steels going in this morning.

0:18:39 > 0:18:41It's acrow city at the moment,

0:18:41 > 0:18:45the whole house is pinned up on these bad boys.

0:18:46 > 0:18:48- How busy is it?- Busy morning.

0:18:48 > 0:18:49That's what I thought.

0:18:49 > 0:18:51Other than making sure the house doesn't fall down,

0:18:51 > 0:18:54the big mission today is getting a roof on the thing

0:18:54 > 0:18:57at the bottom of the garden we're calling an annexe.

0:18:57 > 0:18:59Hurry up! It's freezing!

0:18:59 > 0:19:01What're you talking about? He's in shorts.

0:19:01 > 0:19:04Butch Yorkshireman versus soft Irishman.

0:19:04 > 0:19:07Meanwhile Chris is investigating the aftermath of a Billy attack.

0:19:07 > 0:19:09After our conversation yesterday

0:19:09 > 0:19:12that there was nothing to be done upstairs,

0:19:12 > 0:19:15as you can see our little electrician friend...

0:19:15 > 0:19:18has been all over upstairs.

0:19:19 > 0:19:24This is his. "I'll chase them out nice and tidy, Princess."

0:19:25 > 0:19:27I'd hate to see him do a messy job.

0:19:27 > 0:19:30So he's done here, he's done in here,

0:19:30 > 0:19:31he's done in here.

0:19:34 > 0:19:36Oh, look! He's been in here.

0:19:36 > 0:19:39He said, "What I'll do,

0:19:39 > 0:19:43"I'll cut the wallpaper nice and tidy so we can push it back."

0:19:43 > 0:19:45Now, what do you do with that?

0:19:45 > 0:19:51So we are now replastering and decorating the upstairs.

0:19:51 > 0:19:55- Thanks, Bill(!)- Yeah, he's nice like that, our Bill.

0:19:55 > 0:19:56- Hiya.- Hiya.

0:19:57 > 0:20:00One of the most humbling things about doing this job

0:20:00 > 0:20:02is the way people come together

0:20:02 > 0:20:04to work for someone they haven't met.

0:20:04 > 0:20:06But we've told them the story,

0:20:06 > 0:20:09and they're now all determined to get Terry home to his family.

0:20:10 > 0:20:12The care here is good...

0:20:13 > 0:20:15..but it's not family.

0:20:16 > 0:20:18Hello. How are you?

0:20:18 > 0:20:20- All right?- All right, thank you.

0:20:20 > 0:20:22- Nice to see you.- Nice to see you, Nick.

0:20:22 > 0:20:24So talk about this place for a minute,

0:20:24 > 0:20:26because the staff are very nice, aren't they?

0:20:26 > 0:20:28- Lovely.- Really lovely, doing the best for you,

0:20:28 > 0:20:31but not really an appropriate place for someone who's 36.

0:20:31 > 0:20:33Not at my age, no, no.

0:20:33 > 0:20:35Not a dementia care home, really.

0:20:35 > 0:20:37A big change for you to get out of here

0:20:37 > 0:20:39and actually be able to spend time with your family.

0:20:39 > 0:20:41Nice for your girls to be able to come visit, won't it?

0:20:41 > 0:20:43That'll be nice, yeah.

0:20:43 > 0:20:45I managed to see them all the time

0:20:45 > 0:20:48but since this has happened I've hardly seen them, you see.

0:20:48 > 0:20:51- Do you find that tough? - Oh, yeah, that's tough.

0:20:51 > 0:20:54Not seeing kids, that's the toughest.

0:20:54 > 0:20:56So kind of important for you that...

0:20:56 > 0:20:59they can come visit and maybe stay over as well?

0:20:59 > 0:21:01Stay over, yeah, definitely.

0:21:01 > 0:21:03- Tell us about Jamie, then, cos he was a mate?- Oh, yeah.

0:21:03 > 0:21:05I'm not sure how many mates, though,

0:21:05 > 0:21:07would do what Jamie's done.

0:21:07 > 0:21:08Oh, no.

0:21:09 > 0:21:11He's a good lad.

0:21:11 > 0:21:13Do you tell him?

0:21:13 > 0:21:15I don't want to make him cry.

0:21:15 > 0:21:18You don't want to make him cry!

0:21:18 > 0:21:20- Is he a bit emotional, is he? - He can be, yeah.

0:21:22 > 0:21:27Whilst plainly it's been very unlucky that you've had the stroke,

0:21:27 > 0:21:28I think there's a lot of people around the country

0:21:28 > 0:21:30who'll be thinking

0:21:30 > 0:21:32that you're very lucky to have someone like them there.

0:21:32 > 0:21:34Definitely. It's the type of family we are, you see.

0:21:36 > 0:21:38We look after each other.

0:21:38 > 0:21:40What do you think of when you look forward?

0:21:40 > 0:21:42What do you envisage in the future?

0:21:42 > 0:21:44Do you think you'll ever get back to where you were?

0:21:44 > 0:21:46- Yeah, I should think so.- You do?

0:21:46 > 0:21:48That's what I need to do.

0:21:48 > 0:21:50Get back to where I was.

0:21:50 > 0:21:52Who knows how far you can go?

0:21:52 > 0:21:56Once you've got the surroundings you need, who knows how far you can go?

0:21:56 > 0:21:58I reckon that's all I need, really, my life back.

0:21:58 > 0:22:00Or a part of it back.

0:22:02 > 0:22:04Yeah, I can understand that.

0:22:06 > 0:22:08And there's an awful lot of people

0:22:08 > 0:22:10trying very hard to make that happen.

0:22:15 > 0:22:18We're going to need that manpower because it's about to get heavy.

0:22:18 > 0:22:20Just got a delivery coming up the street now,

0:22:20 > 0:22:24I've got five steels arriving, four of them absolutely lovely,

0:22:24 > 0:22:26we can handle them, we can lift them,

0:22:26 > 0:22:28we can do what we need to do with them.

0:22:28 > 0:22:30But the fifth one weighs half a tonne.

0:22:38 > 0:22:41I'm slightly concerned about how we're going to get it in.

0:22:41 > 0:22:43Blimey, look at the size of that!

0:22:46 > 0:22:48Looks heavy, doesn't it?

0:22:57 > 0:23:00Very long, heavy piece of steel that needs to go into the house,

0:23:00 > 0:23:02and it needs to go through all the props,

0:23:02 > 0:23:05and out onto the benches at the back and to be supported,

0:23:05 > 0:23:07and then it's got to be lifted up into place.

0:23:07 > 0:23:10- It's going to be a fiddly one.- Have we nicked that off the Tyne Bridge?

0:23:10 > 0:23:11Flippin' heck!

0:23:14 > 0:23:15That's ridiculous.

0:23:15 > 0:23:17Has somebody slightly over engineered this, did they?

0:23:19 > 0:23:21So we're going to go up the side of the house,

0:23:21 > 0:23:23through the neighbour's garden,

0:23:23 > 0:23:24and then we're going to turn it,

0:23:24 > 0:23:26and come back round the back of the house.

0:23:26 > 0:23:27So after three.

0:23:27 > 0:23:30One, two, three, lift.

0:23:32 > 0:23:34Keep going.

0:23:34 > 0:23:35Back in, round to the left a bit if we can

0:23:35 > 0:23:38without trapping anybody in the corner.

0:23:38 > 0:23:41And keep moving, just nice and gently.

0:23:41 > 0:23:42Nice and slow, please.

0:23:42 > 0:23:45- Nice and gently.- People going around posts here, nice and slow.

0:23:45 > 0:23:49And forward. Bring your end round at the front of the beam, please.

0:23:51 > 0:23:53Right, on you come.

0:23:53 > 0:23:55One, two, three...

0:23:55 > 0:23:58MUSIC: Blue Danube Waltz by Johann Strauss II

0:24:14 > 0:24:16That's how you put an enormous steel into the back of a house

0:24:16 > 0:24:18with, like, 35 people.

0:24:20 > 0:24:22I think we made a bit of a song and dance about that, didn't we?

0:24:22 > 0:24:26- You've got 24 metres...- Christopher, can I borrow you a second?

0:24:29 > 0:24:32I understand that you've discovered

0:24:32 > 0:24:34a new way of keeping your back in order?

0:24:34 > 0:24:37- HE COUGHS:- Pilates.

0:24:37 > 0:24:39THEY LAUGH

0:24:39 > 0:24:40Was that Pilates?

0:24:40 > 0:24:42- Yes.- You went to a Pilates class?

0:24:42 > 0:24:45I did, last Thursday.

0:24:45 > 0:24:47Were there many blokes there off the site?

0:24:47 > 0:24:51None. For three-quarters of an hour I was sweating,

0:24:51 > 0:24:57out of breath, with some elderly ladies who I commended, giving it...

0:24:59 > 0:25:00..laid down on the floor,

0:25:00 > 0:25:03stretching bits that I never knew could stretch.

0:25:03 > 0:25:06- Nice.- You take the mick as much as you want,

0:25:06 > 0:25:07but some of you two, larger people,

0:25:07 > 0:25:09should think about it because it's all about,

0:25:09 > 0:25:12you've got a bad back because of your inner core.

0:25:12 > 0:25:14Yeah, but I'm not naturally stretchy.

0:25:14 > 0:25:15No, but that's the point.

0:25:15 > 0:25:20You're no different to a 21-stone rugby player

0:25:20 > 0:25:23that can run 100 metres in 11 seconds.

0:25:23 > 0:25:26Watch my lips...they exercise.

0:25:26 > 0:25:29You never have.

0:25:29 > 0:25:32Once you start, it will get easier.

0:25:33 > 0:25:35- That's it.- You sound like you've joined a cult.

0:25:35 > 0:25:38No, no, no. It's just Thursday nights between eight and nine.

0:25:38 > 0:25:41THEY LAUGH

0:25:41 > 0:25:44So look after yourself, or we'll send the boys round.

0:25:44 > 0:25:47You know, we've got a great mix of people here.

0:25:47 > 0:25:50- I'm from Essex.- You've been here before, haven't you?

0:25:50 > 0:25:52We have. We were in Haydock.

0:25:52 > 0:25:53And you came back to do another one?

0:25:53 > 0:25:56And it's my wedding anniversary today, as well.

0:25:56 > 0:25:57- Is it?- Yes.- Happy anniversary.

0:25:57 > 0:25:59So you've been working with us a couple of days,

0:25:59 > 0:26:01and I had no idea you were related to the family?

0:26:01 > 0:26:03Yeah, good, isn't it?

0:26:03 > 0:26:05- So you are...?- Jamie's brother.

0:26:05 > 0:26:07- Jamie's brother?- Yeah.

0:26:07 > 0:26:08- He's a hell of a lad, your brother, isn't he?- Yeah.

0:26:08 > 0:26:10- Has he always been like that?- Yeah.

0:26:10 > 0:26:14Always. Like I say, both of them, they'll help anybody.

0:26:14 > 0:26:16- Anybody.- And that's nice, isn't it?

0:26:16 > 0:26:18It's the way the world should work.

0:26:18 > 0:26:21We're only a couple of days in, and there's no shortage of help.

0:26:21 > 0:26:23The site is particularly busy today.

0:26:23 > 0:26:25If I show you, a doorway being bricked in here by our friends.

0:26:25 > 0:26:27Look inside, you can see how busy it is.

0:26:27 > 0:26:28There's a pier being built in there,

0:26:28 > 0:26:31there's plenty of work going on all over the place.

0:26:31 > 0:26:33Down the side, where they're prepping the bricks

0:26:33 > 0:26:34to go into this bit here.

0:26:34 > 0:26:37Past the guys that are still clearing out the garden,

0:26:37 > 0:26:39round past Tony from Swansea,

0:26:39 > 0:26:41who you've known from other programmes before.

0:26:41 > 0:26:43Nice to see you again, old fruit.

0:26:43 > 0:26:45There you go, bricklayers working on the back

0:26:45 > 0:26:46prepping bricks up for the back

0:26:46 > 0:26:49which is going to go into the top of that lintel.

0:26:49 > 0:26:52Come across. Be careful, it's very slippery.

0:26:53 > 0:26:55Roofing still going on up there.

0:26:56 > 0:26:58But it's what's going on inside the house

0:26:58 > 0:27:02that's going to make the biggest difference to Terry.

0:27:02 > 0:27:05So we have the makings of a little house here?

0:27:05 > 0:27:07- Yeah.- I mean, it's compact and bijou.- Yes, that's the expression.

0:27:07 > 0:27:10And I think if we really focus and think about the design carefully,

0:27:10 > 0:27:12this could be an amazing little house.

0:27:12 > 0:27:13Well, I hope you've already focused

0:27:13 > 0:27:15and thought about the design carefully

0:27:15 > 0:27:17cos now it's too late otherwise, isn't it?

0:27:17 > 0:27:19- Well.- So what have we got and where? Where am I standing at the moment?

0:27:19 > 0:27:21At the moment, you're standing in the lounge area.

0:27:21 > 0:27:23This is the kind of circulation space.

0:27:23 > 0:27:25So we've basically got a little lounge there

0:27:25 > 0:27:28with a very small two-seater sofa and a chair for Terry.

0:27:28 > 0:27:30Which opens into...

0:27:30 > 0:27:32Well, it opens into a dining table here

0:27:32 > 0:27:35- so he can sit and eat with his daughters.- Right.

0:27:35 > 0:27:36Then we've got a galley kitchen here.

0:27:36 > 0:27:38We've got the bedroom over there,

0:27:38 > 0:27:40and in between that, there's a dividing wall.

0:27:40 > 0:27:42Now to make this feel really as big and open as possible,

0:27:42 > 0:27:45we've got a sliding pocket door in there.

0:27:45 > 0:27:48So when the door is open you can see the bed and the bedroom,

0:27:48 > 0:27:50but you've got this really nice long view right across,

0:27:50 > 0:27:52and when he's here on his own,

0:27:52 > 0:27:55the space will feel open and kind of cool.

0:27:55 > 0:27:57You know, like a studio apartment.

0:27:57 > 0:27:59Which leaves you a compact little space over there

0:27:59 > 0:28:01which is going to be...?

0:28:01 > 0:28:02A little wet-room bathroom.

0:28:02 > 0:28:04Have you got enough room there for a wet-room bathroom?

0:28:04 > 0:28:06It's small. It's small.

0:28:06 > 0:28:08But because Terry isn't actually in a wheelchair most of the time,

0:28:08 > 0:28:10we don't need that accessibility.

0:28:10 > 0:28:13Yes, of course, the hope is he's going to be

0:28:13 > 0:28:14in a wheelchair less and less.

0:28:14 > 0:28:16Yeah, so he can use that bathroom.

0:28:16 > 0:28:17The point of this house

0:28:17 > 0:28:20is that it's going to increase his self-confidence.

0:28:20 > 0:28:22Sounds great, but I'm drifting away.

0:28:22 > 0:28:24That happens when I listen to Oliver sometimes,

0:28:24 > 0:28:26and I'm thinking about what's going on inside the house.

0:28:26 > 0:28:28As much as I promised my wife I'll be nice to Oliver,

0:28:28 > 0:28:30I have got some bad news for him.

0:28:30 > 0:28:32I've got a slight extra thing for you to think about,

0:28:32 > 0:28:34because our little Welwyn Garden City...

0:28:38 > 0:28:40..electrician, to use a broad term,

0:28:40 > 0:28:42has been gnawing away at the upstairs inside.

0:28:42 > 0:28:44You know we weren't touching the inside?

0:28:44 > 0:28:46Upstairs? Yeah, that was the plan.

0:28:46 > 0:28:49Nice easy project, ground floor...

0:28:49 > 0:28:51Yeah, I need you to redesign the bedrooms.

0:28:51 > 0:28:53What's he done? Has he gone and ruined something?

0:28:53 > 0:28:55There's a lot of holes, so we're going to have to tidy up,

0:28:55 > 0:28:57and then whilst we're tidying up...

0:28:57 > 0:29:00So you've probably released some budget for that, have you?

0:29:00 > 0:29:01We have no budget at all, so good luck.

0:29:01 > 0:29:05- Have you made the show longer so we've got a bit more time(?) - No, we have no extra time either.

0:29:05 > 0:29:08- No money, no time? - Yeah. So you might want to get on the phone to a few suppliers

0:29:08 > 0:29:11and see what you can rustle up. Smashing. Thanks, Oliver.

0:29:11 > 0:29:14Thank you very much for that, Nick, that's generous of you(!)

0:29:14 > 0:29:17Right... Better call in some favours.

0:29:17 > 0:29:18Right... Going to need wallpaper.

0:29:19 > 0:29:23Look, it's just a bit of extra graft - but making every space work

0:29:23 > 0:29:26WILL ease the burden for the family, especially Tracey.

0:29:26 > 0:29:30She's been the driving force to get her big brother home.

0:29:30 > 0:29:34What's the hardest thing about seeing Terry the way he is?

0:29:34 > 0:29:36He's never going to have a full recovery, we know that.

0:29:36 > 0:29:39With what's happened, it were that severe. Half of his brain shut down,

0:29:39 > 0:29:43that's how they explained it, he's working on half a brain.

0:29:43 > 0:29:45But he's... Things that he's done -

0:29:45 > 0:29:47I mean, he's learned to walk up steps,

0:29:47 > 0:29:50and I know for a fact that there's so much more to come.

0:29:50 > 0:29:53You know, that's why I've said WE can get him better.

0:29:53 > 0:29:57- As a family...- But not if he's sat in a home somewhere.- No.

0:29:57 > 0:30:01When we get him home, he can learn his independence again.

0:30:01 > 0:30:04He can learn how to make a cup of tea and things. It's all possible.

0:30:04 > 0:30:08And he's got the determination to do it, and we've got the patience and the care to help him,

0:30:08 > 0:30:12so I do believe he will be independent one day.

0:30:12 > 0:30:14- It's a lot to take on.- It is.

0:30:14 > 0:30:17Life would be a lot easier not to have somebody with a disability

0:30:17 > 0:30:20come into the house - I mean, you've got to work from home,

0:30:20 > 0:30:22you've got work to do, you've got kids to look after...

0:30:22 > 0:30:26and now you're actually taking on the rehabilitation

0:30:26 > 0:30:29of Terry as well - and looking after him obviously.

0:30:29 > 0:30:31Yeah, but

0:30:31 > 0:30:33I just... I couldn't be able to live my life

0:30:33 > 0:30:38thinking that I'd just... just left him. You know.

0:30:38 > 0:30:40I wouldn't be able to live with myself

0:30:40 > 0:30:44if I'd just done nothing to help him get better.

0:30:44 > 0:30:47It just... It breaks my heart.

0:30:47 > 0:30:48Yeah.

0:30:48 > 0:30:51So what does it mean to you as a family then, that, erm...

0:30:52 > 0:30:56..all these guys and girls have turned up and like,

0:30:56 > 0:30:59within a few days you're going to have Terry home?

0:30:59 > 0:31:00Absolutely amazing.

0:31:00 > 0:31:04I keep thinking, how am I going to be able to thank everybody enough?

0:31:04 > 0:31:08Because words aren't enough for what they've done. That worries me.

0:31:08 > 0:31:09He's 36 years old.

0:31:09 > 0:31:13- Yeah.- They just want to give him a chance to get better.

0:31:13 > 0:31:15I think probably the best thanks they can have

0:31:15 > 0:31:18is if you tell them how life will change for him,

0:31:18 > 0:31:20what the possibilities are for you as a family.

0:31:20 > 0:31:23- Cos there's a great deal of pride in the work they're doing...- Mm-hm.

0:31:23 > 0:31:26..cos they believe it's the right thing to do.

0:31:26 > 0:31:29Well, that's exactly what WE'RE doing with Terry, that's why he's coming to live with us.

0:31:29 > 0:31:32Cos it feels like the right thing to do.

0:31:32 > 0:31:34I think you're an amazing family.

0:31:34 > 0:31:37If you want to actually find out how families should stick together,

0:31:37 > 0:31:39- you're a pretty good example of it.- Yeah.

0:31:39 > 0:31:41That's my brother.

0:31:43 > 0:31:46They aren't going to have to fight alone for Terry now.

0:31:46 > 0:31:49There's a whole family of trades in their corner.

0:31:50 > 0:31:52A week today, they're moving back into that.

0:31:52 > 0:31:55We'd better get a shape on, then, hadn't we?

0:31:55 > 0:31:58Oh, we will. Yeah, yeah, tomorrow.

0:31:58 > 0:32:01Insulating, boarding and skimming tomorrow.

0:32:02 > 0:32:04Yeah. It'll be fine. It'll be fine.

0:32:22 > 0:32:25Just give us two minutes, mate. Just doing me core.

0:32:27 > 0:32:30Nice! And Chris isn't the only thing taking shape...

0:32:33 > 0:32:36Oh, yes. They don't get much bigger, do they?

0:32:41 > 0:32:44While Marcel Marceau practises his art downstairs,

0:32:44 > 0:32:46upstairs, they're fixing his mess.

0:32:46 > 0:32:48Yeah...

0:32:49 > 0:32:53The office for Tracey's coming along nicely, with some particularly beautiful cedar cladding.

0:32:53 > 0:32:58Now, that...is lovely. That's like being in a wild forest.

0:32:58 > 0:33:00- Weird.- Yeah. That's just weird.

0:33:00 > 0:33:02Try working with him every day.

0:33:02 > 0:33:04Jules may not have his hands on a digger,

0:33:04 > 0:33:07but he can finally get to grips with the groundworks.

0:33:08 > 0:33:11We've got our first bit of structure in the garden,

0:33:11 > 0:33:13we've got a timber wall for the lawn.

0:33:13 > 0:33:15So, we're having a jolly good tidy-up,

0:33:15 > 0:33:18clear all the detritus from the garden...

0:33:18 > 0:33:19Nice word!

0:33:19 > 0:33:20Level with a bit of hard-core out.

0:33:20 > 0:33:23This all has to be hard-paved...

0:33:23 > 0:33:25which fills me with joy.

0:33:25 > 0:33:29Look at his little face! He loves a little bit of hard-core, does Jules.

0:33:29 > 0:33:31He's even ordered a little bit for the front driveway.

0:33:31 > 0:33:34But maths...was never his strong point.

0:33:35 > 0:33:38JULES LAUGHS

0:33:39 > 0:33:42Oh, God...

0:33:44 > 0:33:47Erm... I've got a funny feeling that there's a slight miscalculation

0:33:47 > 0:33:52with the amount of stone that has been ordered for the front driveway. Erm...

0:33:53 > 0:33:55..we've got 27 tonne.

0:33:55 > 0:33:59I might give the neighbour a knock, see if she wants HER driveway done as well.

0:33:59 > 0:34:04Actually...maybe the rest of the street, or most of Rotherham!

0:34:04 > 0:34:06- OTHERS LAUGH - Oh!

0:34:08 > 0:34:10There's another one up there, as well.

0:34:12 > 0:34:15Looks...an awful lot, doesn't it?

0:34:15 > 0:34:17Yes, it does look an awful lot.

0:34:17 > 0:34:19So don't stand there yipping -

0:34:19 > 0:34:21get it unloaded and shovelled about the place.

0:34:21 > 0:34:24MUSIC: Bills by LunchMoney Lewis

0:34:24 > 0:34:25I hope Jules has got a plan,

0:34:25 > 0:34:28cos it IS a lot of hard-core.

0:34:29 > 0:34:31Shall I bring the other one up?

0:34:31 > 0:34:34Stop that, you're going to go right through.

0:34:34 > 0:34:35I know!

0:34:36 > 0:34:38He rubs his head a lot when he gets stressed.

0:34:40 > 0:34:44They're coming like buses today, aren't they? One after another.

0:34:44 > 0:34:46Not really having a good day, really.

0:34:46 > 0:34:48- Are you not(?)- Bit stressed.

0:34:49 > 0:34:53If I HAD hair, I'd be pulling it out.

0:34:53 > 0:34:56It's all hands to the pump, we've got every trade all mucking in.

0:34:56 > 0:35:00We got all these boys, they're painters and decorators, have been doing upstairs,

0:35:00 > 0:35:02and now they've come to shift all this hard-core

0:35:02 > 0:35:05so we can keep the job motivated.

0:35:05 > 0:35:08It's lovely, it's bouncy, bouncy, bouncy...

0:35:08 > 0:35:13and now it's someone's birthday cos we've got a couple of strippagrams down here...

0:35:13 > 0:35:15Er, I think you'll find they're actual...

0:35:15 > 0:35:18Are you strippagrams?

0:35:18 > 0:35:21Yeah, they're actual police. Go on, arrest him. Please arrest him!

0:35:26 > 0:35:30Fantastic, that's the way! Get everyone involved. Nice one, Officer.

0:35:30 > 0:35:32In Terry's house, the plaster's going on.

0:35:35 > 0:35:36And downstairs in the main house

0:35:36 > 0:35:39those enormous doors have been fitted with glass,

0:35:39 > 0:35:41and can do a ziggy...zaggy thing.

0:35:42 > 0:35:44And upstairs, the amazing decorators

0:35:44 > 0:35:46have already transformed the bedrooms.

0:35:46 > 0:35:48Great choice.

0:35:48 > 0:35:50Big borders for...

0:35:50 > 0:35:52But then the motivation comes from the client.

0:35:52 > 0:35:56Well, you've got to think about Terry, haven't you?

0:35:56 > 0:35:59The life he's had, and the life he IS going to have,

0:35:59 > 0:36:01is going be a lot better,

0:36:01 > 0:36:02So... Yeah.

0:36:02 > 0:36:05Yeah, just crack on, get it done for Terry.

0:36:06 > 0:36:09It's just helping somebody out, you've always got to help somebody out.

0:36:09 > 0:36:12There's always something... If YOU'RE not in need, somebody else is.

0:36:14 > 0:36:1630 year ago, I had cancer.

0:36:16 > 0:36:19Nobody helped me. So, I mean...

0:36:24 > 0:36:25That's the whole thing, really, isn't it?

0:36:25 > 0:36:28If we just help each other, things have got to get better.

0:36:30 > 0:36:33Get it out! Get it out with t'lads.

0:36:33 > 0:36:36- And that's why I'm here... - Good man.- To help.

0:36:40 > 0:36:44This house will give Terry the tools he needs to be independent.

0:36:44 > 0:36:46But his continued recovery

0:36:46 > 0:36:50will depend on him pushing himself both physically and mentally.

0:36:50 > 0:36:53And his best mate Jamie has been central to that so far.

0:36:53 > 0:36:56Come on, then, mate...

0:36:59 > 0:37:02Four months ago, and worried about Terry's progress,

0:37:02 > 0:37:05Tracey and Jamie pooled their savings,

0:37:05 > 0:37:08and Jamie gave up work to make sure his best mate

0:37:08 > 0:37:12could spend time with the people that love him most.

0:37:12 > 0:37:14Used to pick him up in the morning, shower him,

0:37:14 > 0:37:18shave him if he needed one, and then I'd fetch him home.

0:37:19 > 0:37:21Come on then, soldier.

0:37:21 > 0:37:23'And that was every day.

0:37:23 > 0:37:25'You could see daily,'

0:37:25 > 0:37:27as things were progressing.

0:37:27 > 0:37:32You know, he were walking further, he were chatty...

0:37:32 > 0:37:34Yeah. Amazing, amazing.

0:37:36 > 0:37:39For him to come out of work to care for our Terry, it's...

0:37:39 > 0:37:41Not many people would do that, would they?

0:37:41 > 0:37:44And what he's done for us is just unbelievable.

0:37:45 > 0:37:49I didn't expect me being a carer, I work on t'buildings, and...

0:37:49 > 0:37:52You know. You couldn't plan it out, but...

0:37:52 > 0:37:54it's family at t'end of t'day

0:37:54 > 0:37:56and you'd do anything for family.

0:37:56 > 0:37:59But, when their savings ran out, Jamie had to go back to work.

0:37:59 > 0:38:04And Terry's physical progress started to slip backwards.

0:38:04 > 0:38:06He just laid in bed through t'day and that...

0:38:06 > 0:38:09obviously a bit worried about

0:38:09 > 0:38:12the circulation in his legs and stuff.

0:38:13 > 0:38:17So I've arranged to meet Terry and Jamie at Hillsborough Park in Sheffield,

0:38:17 > 0:38:20to put them in touch with some very special people I know

0:38:20 > 0:38:23who want to help kick-start Terry's recovery.

0:38:23 > 0:38:25Steve, you run a disability...

0:38:25 > 0:38:27Disability cycling, yeah.

0:38:27 > 0:38:30Yeah, so basically people come down with all various disabilities

0:38:30 > 0:38:32to ride the bikes.

0:38:32 > 0:38:35So they come on a regular basis, they come every week.

0:38:35 > 0:38:37- Nice.- Smashing.- Fancy a go on this?

0:38:37 > 0:38:38What do you reckon?

0:38:38 > 0:38:40- Think you'll have a go? - Yeah, I'd love to.

0:38:40 > 0:38:42We'll strap this on...

0:38:42 > 0:38:44- Yes, thank you, yeah.- No worries.

0:38:44 > 0:38:46So you used to cycle a lot?

0:38:46 > 0:38:49I used to do...

0:38:49 > 0:38:50ten mile a day at one time.

0:38:50 > 0:38:53- Oh, OK.- To work and back. - Right, yeah.

0:38:53 > 0:38:56- A few year ago.- Right, yeah.

0:38:56 > 0:38:57So, where are we here, Sheffield?

0:38:57 > 0:39:00Rotherham's about eight miles, so, erm...we'll see you there!

0:39:00 > 0:39:02NICK LAUGHS

0:39:02 > 0:39:04Keep your legs straight, yeah?

0:39:04 > 0:39:06Good man. Good man.

0:39:06 > 0:39:08Right, off you go. See you in a bit.

0:39:09 > 0:39:11That's it...

0:39:11 > 0:39:14OK. How's that feeling, all right?

0:39:14 > 0:39:16- That's lovely, yeah.- Yeah?

0:39:16 > 0:39:18Where's McDonald's drive-through(?)

0:39:20 > 0:39:22Since his stroke,

0:39:22 > 0:39:26Terry can barely move his left leg, so this is huge progress.

0:39:26 > 0:39:28Hello there!

0:39:29 > 0:39:34- A couple of times a week doing this, it's going to do the world of good for that leg, isn't it?- Oh, yeah.

0:39:34 > 0:39:36Cos the right one's the strong one, isn't it?

0:39:36 > 0:39:40- Yeah, right side. It's left-side weakness.- Yeah.

0:39:40 > 0:39:42This is actually a big moment for Jamie -

0:39:42 > 0:39:45it's the first time he's seen Terry be so active.

0:39:47 > 0:39:50I can't believe it. Can't believe it.

0:39:50 > 0:39:52Can't believe how much that leg is working.

0:39:52 > 0:39:54- Yeah!- To be honest with you. It's unbelievable.

0:39:54 > 0:39:57You've actually been on his physio all the way through, haven't you?

0:39:57 > 0:39:58Yeah, yeah, yeah.

0:39:58 > 0:40:03And everybody says he's come on massively because of you and the work you've put in.

0:40:03 > 0:40:04- Yeah.- And of course, difficult,

0:40:04 > 0:40:07cos you've had to go back to work and earn some money now.

0:40:07 > 0:40:10That's... Do you know something? I mean, obviously, er...

0:40:10 > 0:40:14if I didn't have to do that, I would be still looking after him. I would.

0:40:14 > 0:40:18Do you know, I can see that in the joy that you've got looking at him and watching him go round.

0:40:18 > 0:40:21It's great. It's great to just see him, you know,

0:40:21 > 0:40:23out and about, fresh air, and, you know...

0:40:24 > 0:40:27- Oh... Are you all right?- Yeah.

0:40:27 > 0:40:29- I've got you.- Felt like I were coming off then.

0:40:29 > 0:40:31- Sorry!- It's all right.

0:40:33 > 0:40:35We're off to a drive-through!

0:40:37 > 0:40:39It's a hell of a thing to do, you know -

0:40:39 > 0:40:44to give up your job to help out your sister's brother.

0:40:44 > 0:40:46I knew there were potential in Terry. You know.

0:40:46 > 0:40:50Er... And I could see it in his face, him wanting to move further.

0:40:50 > 0:40:53You know. And I just... That's what I did

0:40:53 > 0:40:56and that's what... That's what I had to do.

0:40:56 > 0:40:58I think you're an amazing bloke, an amazing friend,

0:40:58 > 0:41:01and I'm really glad we're sorting out this place at the bottom of the garden

0:41:01 > 0:41:03so that he can actually join in normal family life.

0:41:03 > 0:41:06Aw, brilliant, yeah, and we want to thank you all.

0:41:06 > 0:41:08Like I say, I don't think words...

0:41:10 > 0:41:12..can describe it.

0:41:16 > 0:41:20- Look what you did, he's up and about and he's now cycling.- Mm-hm.

0:41:24 > 0:41:26Hey-hey-hey! I've got you.

0:41:27 > 0:41:29Time to get back to site.

0:41:29 > 0:41:31Cos we've only got a couple of days left

0:41:31 > 0:41:33and the main focus is getting that annexe sorted for Terry.

0:41:33 > 0:41:35And it's all hi-tech.

0:41:35 > 0:41:37This here is all our underfloor heating that's going in.

0:41:37 > 0:41:39Cos we haven't a lot of wall space in here,

0:41:39 > 0:41:43we can actually have underfloor heating, we're not taking wall space up with radiators,

0:41:43 > 0:41:44so we can put bits of kitchen in,

0:41:44 > 0:41:46make the place very workable...

0:41:46 > 0:41:48But we've still, in here,

0:41:48 > 0:41:51we've got the kitchen to fit, we've got the boiler to fit,

0:41:51 > 0:41:54we've got the second fix electrics to do,

0:41:54 > 0:41:57we've got the shower room to lay, we've got the shower room to tile,

0:41:57 > 0:41:59we've got to decorate it all.

0:41:59 > 0:42:02Only got a couple of bits and pieces to do - it's all right, we've got three days left.

0:42:02 > 0:42:04Two... Three...

0:42:04 > 0:42:08Two or three days left? That's mad. Isn't it?

0:42:08 > 0:42:09We'll do it. Be fine.

0:42:09 > 0:42:11Yeah, of course we'll do it!

0:42:11 > 0:42:14Well, we have no choice, cos we haven't got any time left.

0:42:19 > 0:42:20Well, he might have lost THAT battle,

0:42:20 > 0:42:24but remember the huge pile of gravel? It's almost all gone.

0:42:24 > 0:42:26After all that stress,

0:42:26 > 0:42:28like too much quantity on the chippings...

0:42:28 > 0:42:31Look. ALMOST to the wheelbarrow.

0:42:33 > 0:42:35Where's it gone?

0:42:35 > 0:42:38Where's it gone? What have they done with it?

0:42:38 > 0:42:40Think they've done a bit of the old Great Escape!

0:42:44 > 0:42:46How cool...am I?

0:42:50 > 0:42:51That's where it's all gone.

0:42:51 > 0:42:53There you are, look - there's two kitchens in there.

0:42:53 > 0:42:54Wow...

0:42:54 > 0:42:56Lovely! Let's get the kitchen fitted.

0:42:56 > 0:42:58Yeah, we're on the home straight,

0:42:58 > 0:43:00the kitchen in the main house is flying in...

0:43:01 > 0:43:06..Terry's home is being filled with the tools for recuperation...

0:43:07 > 0:43:09It's, er, quite a busy area at the moment.

0:43:09 > 0:43:13But it is starting to look like... well, like a house, really.

0:43:13 > 0:43:16Yeah, and we've just got to make it look pretty now.

0:43:16 > 0:43:17I did say pretty!

0:43:18 > 0:43:20Now, I've made a promise to be nice to Oliver.

0:43:20 > 0:43:23But I think I've reached my limit with the kitchen wallpaper.

0:43:23 > 0:43:25It looks like a target site on a submarine,

0:43:25 > 0:43:29for launching tactical nuclear weapons at the coastline!

0:43:29 > 0:43:30It depends how you look at it.

0:43:30 > 0:43:32I always saw it more

0:43:32 > 0:43:36as kind of...geotechnical kind of landscape engineering.

0:43:36 > 0:43:40But honestly, what do you think of the design itself? Do you quite like it?

0:43:40 > 0:43:43- Yeah.- Yeah.- I like it.

0:43:43 > 0:43:48It's sort of unconventional, isn't it? But it's got sort of quite a pleasing geometric, er...

0:43:48 > 0:43:50element, and obviously the landscape as well.

0:43:50 > 0:43:52- It's quite modern. Trending. - They're big words(!)

0:43:52 > 0:43:55"Geotechnical landscape engineering"?! What?!

0:43:58 > 0:44:02Jules - for heaven's sake, please bring some sense to this build!

0:44:02 > 0:44:03Why was he walking like that?

0:44:03 > 0:44:07- Stadium turf, that, you know. Comes from a stadium.- Does it?!

0:44:07 > 0:44:09When the football players have finished playing with it,

0:44:09 > 0:44:12they, er, roll it up and send it out to other places.

0:44:12 > 0:44:14You can see where all their studs have been, look.

0:44:14 > 0:44:17- Oh, yeah.- Where their studs have been when they've been playing football.

0:44:17 > 0:44:19There's a worm!

0:44:19 > 0:44:21A dead worm.

0:44:21 > 0:44:23Look, there's the other two halves of that worm there,

0:44:23 > 0:44:25- there's one half there... - No, that's a different one.

0:44:25 > 0:44:27You're not going to be able to put it back together.

0:44:27 > 0:44:29Well, let's have a try.

0:44:29 > 0:44:32- You never know.- What are you going to do, stick it together with a Band-Aid(?)

0:44:32 > 0:44:35You can plainly see that worm's fatter than that one.

0:44:36 > 0:44:39Imagine if they grafted half of me onto you.

0:44:39 > 0:44:41- Oh, my goodness.- Imagine that! - What a thought.

0:44:41 > 0:44:45- Would you have the bottom...? - Saying that, we've got similar leg length anyway.

0:44:45 > 0:44:46Believe it or not.

0:44:46 > 0:44:50- It's just our top bodies are different. - Yeah. I've got a long body.

0:44:50 > 0:44:54- And I haven't!- We've got the same... same size inside leg.

0:44:54 > 0:44:56He's five foot and I'm six foot.

0:44:56 > 0:44:58So, if you DID cut us in half and put us together...

0:44:58 > 0:45:00You'd get one normal-size person.

0:45:01 > 0:45:04All right, so if I went like that, you hold on to me...

0:45:06 > 0:45:08Like that...

0:45:08 > 0:45:10THEY LAUGH

0:45:10 > 0:45:12That ain't going to work!

0:45:14 > 0:45:16I'm not very happy with that!

0:45:16 > 0:45:17I can never unsee that!

0:45:17 > 0:45:20Can we please just get the build finished?

0:45:24 > 0:45:26DISCO MUSIC PLAYS

0:45:26 > 0:45:30It's quite handbaggy and 1970s, this music, isn't it?

0:45:32 > 0:45:35We're working into the night, but it looks like we're going to do it.

0:45:35 > 0:45:37Well, of course we're going to do it!

0:45:43 > 0:45:46Nine days ago, Terry was trapped in an elderly care home...

0:45:46 > 0:45:48He's only 36 years old.

0:45:48 > 0:45:51- It's just not a place for him. - All right, buddy?

0:45:51 > 0:45:55..separated from a family who desperately wanted to take care of him...

0:45:55 > 0:45:57We've gone a year without him.

0:45:57 > 0:45:58We need him home now.

0:45:58 > 0:46:01..unable to spend time with his children.

0:46:01 > 0:46:04I feel sad, cos I can't see him.

0:46:04 > 0:46:07We've had enough of this place now, mate, haven't we?

0:46:07 > 0:46:10I just want to live a normal life again.

0:46:10 > 0:46:12If things were left,

0:46:12 > 0:46:16he'd go backwards and then I'd lose my brother for ever, won't I?

0:46:16 > 0:46:18But a community of trade stepped in

0:46:18 > 0:46:21to show the family they weren't alone.

0:46:21 > 0:46:23Yeah, just crack on, get it done for Terry.

0:46:23 > 0:46:25They worked their socks off...

0:46:25 > 0:46:28One, two, three.

0:46:28 > 0:46:30..and turned this building site

0:46:30 > 0:46:33into a home where the family can be together.

0:46:38 > 0:46:41For the first time ever, we've built an entire home at the end

0:46:41 > 0:46:46of a garden. It will help Terry get his independence back.

0:46:46 > 0:46:50The kitchen-diner means he can get back to preparing his own meals and

0:46:50 > 0:46:54he can finally sit down for dinner with his daughters.

0:46:58 > 0:47:02His bedroom is bathed in relaxing tones and fabrics.

0:47:02 > 0:47:05It has an adjustable bed, to make his life a bit easier,

0:47:05 > 0:47:09but is a world away from hospitals and care homes.

0:47:10 > 0:47:12We've built him a wet room,

0:47:12 > 0:47:15so he can get his dignity back and his independence.

0:47:17 > 0:47:21This house means he can relax in peace and quiet and still be just a

0:47:21 > 0:47:24few steps away from the rest of his family.

0:47:27 > 0:47:30We've landscaped the garden to make it accessible for Terry and given it

0:47:30 > 0:47:34a courtyard feel, inviting time outside in the fresh air.

0:47:37 > 0:47:41Tracey used to work from a cramped desk in the corner of her living room.

0:47:41 > 0:47:43Now, she has a bright, separate office in the garden,

0:47:43 > 0:47:47clad in that beautiful cedar, giving her the quiet she needs,

0:47:47 > 0:47:50with the comfort of being on hand for Terry.

0:47:53 > 0:47:56The ground-floor of the house has been opened up to make

0:47:56 > 0:47:59a huge family space. I love this area!

0:47:59 > 0:48:02It's fully accessible to everybody, including Terry.

0:48:06 > 0:48:11Those five-metre-wide doors flood the room with light and the family

0:48:11 > 0:48:14have an expansive view up to Terry's house.

0:48:14 > 0:48:16Beautiful, isn't it?

0:48:16 > 0:48:19Upstairs, the bedrooms have been switched around, thanks to Billy.

0:48:19 > 0:48:22And we've added sofa beds, so, most importantly,

0:48:22 > 0:48:25Terry's daughters can stay over whenever they like.

0:48:27 > 0:48:30And we've given Tracey and Jamie a well-deserved bit of luxury too.

0:48:32 > 0:48:33After a year of anguish,

0:48:33 > 0:48:38this house is finally a place where the family can become whole again.

0:48:40 > 0:48:43You want to be together as a family and your house was making that very

0:48:43 > 0:48:46difficult. So we have made a few changes to your house,

0:48:46 > 0:48:48which is what you're standing in now.

0:48:48 > 0:48:51When you're ready...

0:48:51 > 0:48:53open your eyes.

0:48:53 > 0:48:55Oh, wow!

0:48:55 > 0:48:58- Chuffing hell! - It is totally different!

0:48:58 > 0:49:02Absolutely amaze... Is this our house?

0:49:03 > 0:49:06- Flipping heck!- We wanted to make it one big open space

0:49:06 > 0:49:08that you could all enjoy.

0:49:08 > 0:49:12He's going to love this! He's going to absolutely love this!

0:49:14 > 0:49:15Oh!

0:49:17 > 0:49:21Obviously, the important thing was to actually get the apartment

0:49:21 > 0:49:23at the bottom of the garden, for Terry.

0:49:23 > 0:49:27If you want to turn around, you'll see how it works with the rest of the house.

0:49:27 > 0:49:29- Oh, my!- Oh, my God!

0:49:29 > 0:49:33We wanted to create a space where you could see where he was and he

0:49:33 > 0:49:36could look out his windows and see you.

0:49:36 > 0:49:37Oh, gosh!

0:49:37 > 0:49:39Aw!

0:49:44 > 0:49:46SHE SNIFFS

0:49:46 > 0:49:48- This is not happening!- Aw!

0:49:52 > 0:49:54Shall we go and have a look?

0:49:56 > 0:49:58- Wow!- Oh, wow!

0:49:58 > 0:50:00Oh, never!

0:50:00 > 0:50:03Absolutely amazing, guys!

0:50:03 > 0:50:05Oh, gosh!

0:50:05 > 0:50:08Oh, he's not going to believe this, is he?

0:50:08 > 0:50:12- This is more than a home for him, isn't it?- Yeah.

0:50:12 > 0:50:14This is like penthouse stuff!

0:50:14 > 0:50:15HE LAUGHS

0:50:15 > 0:50:17Oh, guys!

0:50:18 > 0:50:20Oh!

0:50:20 > 0:50:23- SHE LAUGHS - Wow! This is absolutely...

0:50:23 > 0:50:25He's going to be over the moon.

0:50:25 > 0:50:28- Yeah.- Automated bed, obviously, so that you can sit up, move,

0:50:28 > 0:50:31- all the rest of it.- Oh, you're joking?- Cos he has difficulty

0:50:31 > 0:50:34- sitting up, doesn't he?- Yeah. - So, this will help him get up - again more independence.

0:50:34 > 0:50:37So, probably the more exciting one would be if you actually

0:50:37 > 0:50:40pull the door behind you. That slides to your left.

0:50:40 > 0:50:42And walk in.

0:50:42 > 0:50:44- Oh!- Oh, wow! Wow!

0:50:44 > 0:50:45SHE LAUGHS

0:50:45 > 0:50:47Absolutely... Oh, look at that!

0:50:47 > 0:50:51That is absolutely amazing, guys!

0:50:51 > 0:50:53He'd been using a commode...

0:50:53 > 0:50:55- Yeah, at the bottom of the stairs. - ..in the house, you know.

0:50:55 > 0:50:58This is his home now.

0:50:58 > 0:51:01It's been a long old route for you guys, hasn't it?

0:51:01 > 0:51:03Yeah, it has.

0:51:03 > 0:51:06But do you know? It's just ended, hasn't it?

0:51:06 > 0:51:09Yeah. It's been a struggle, hasn't it?

0:51:15 > 0:51:16Not any more.

0:51:20 > 0:51:23- Your big brother is coming home. - I know!

0:51:23 > 0:51:25- Shall we go and get him?- Please, yeah.- Yeah.- Can we go get him?

0:51:25 > 0:51:27Yeah!

0:51:28 > 0:51:31Tell you what, you have a seat here

0:51:31 > 0:51:34and I'll go and get him and bring him in.

0:51:38 > 0:51:41- He's going to love this, isn't he? - God!

0:51:51 > 0:51:53Fish tank!

0:51:53 > 0:51:56I'll keep the door open. Thank you.

0:51:56 > 0:51:58- All right?- In you go.

0:51:58 > 0:52:00Now then!

0:52:00 > 0:52:02- Hey?- Look at the fish tank.

0:52:02 > 0:52:06- Welcome home!- Aw, thanks, Tracey. - Aw!

0:52:06 > 0:52:10Thank you. It's been a while, hasn't it?

0:52:10 > 0:52:12Oh!

0:52:12 > 0:52:14You can have a look around. This is your own place.

0:52:14 > 0:52:17- Oh, wow!- You're back home. - It's modern, isn't it?

0:52:17 > 0:52:19It's lovely.

0:52:19 > 0:52:20- Yeah?- Thank you.

0:52:20 > 0:52:22Look at this! Fish tank!

0:52:22 > 0:52:26- Eh?- You'll be able to... - Absolutely amazing, isn't it?

0:52:26 > 0:52:29- Look at this!- Oh, wow!

0:52:29 > 0:52:31This is amazing, isn't it?

0:52:31 > 0:52:35- And look, look!- Proper mattress!

0:52:35 > 0:52:38- Not a plastic one. - Not a plastic one any more!

0:52:38 > 0:52:41I'll be able to sleep without getting stuck to it!

0:52:41 > 0:52:43- Yeah, true!- Hang on a sec, I've got something else to show you,

0:52:43 > 0:52:47before you go any further. OK, you have a look in here.

0:52:47 > 0:52:48Oh, wow!

0:52:48 > 0:52:50- Go on.- It's an en-suite.

0:52:50 > 0:52:53- Go and have a look. - Your own toilet, mate.

0:53:02 > 0:53:05What do you think of your new bathroom, mate?

0:53:05 > 0:53:08- Oh, thank you very much. It's smashing.- Do you like it?

0:53:08 > 0:53:10- Definitely.- You've got your independence back.

0:53:10 > 0:53:12- Oh, wow, yeah.- And your dignity.

0:53:12 > 0:53:14That's smashing, yeah, thank you.

0:53:20 > 0:53:23- Too much to take in, pal? - Oh, it's brilliant, isn't it?

0:53:23 > 0:53:24Thank you.

0:53:24 > 0:53:26We haven't finished yet.

0:53:28 > 0:53:30We've made extra space in the house.

0:53:30 > 0:53:33- Oh, smashing!- So the girls can come and stay in the house.

0:53:33 > 0:53:34The girls can come and stay, yeah.

0:53:34 > 0:53:37And up here, they can even come and have breakfast with you up here.

0:53:37 > 0:53:39- Yeah.- They can have breakfast with you in the morning.

0:53:39 > 0:53:42- Oh, brilliant, yeah.- You can carry on with your life now.

0:53:42 > 0:53:44I can't thank you enough, honestly!

0:53:44 > 0:53:46This is time to move forward now, mate.

0:53:46 > 0:53:49- Oh, definitely, yeah.- Yeah? - Thank you.- I know, last Christmas,

0:53:49 > 0:53:51you were having half of your skull put back on.

0:53:51 > 0:53:53That's Tracey's new office.

0:53:53 > 0:53:55No more back of room and us annoying her.

0:53:55 > 0:53:57Want to go and have a look?

0:53:57 > 0:53:58Oh, wow!

0:53:58 > 0:54:00SHE LAUGHS

0:54:00 > 0:54:02It's got heating in behind here, on electrics.

0:54:02 > 0:54:05Do you know something? I just feel like...

0:54:05 > 0:54:09What you've done for us, it's just so much to take in, you know?

0:54:09 > 0:54:11Unbelievable! Terry's coming home!

0:54:11 > 0:54:14- Yeah.- That's all we ever wanted.

0:54:19 > 0:54:21This is all wheelchair accessible.

0:54:21 > 0:54:23- Oh, wow!- Have you seen this?

0:54:23 > 0:54:26- I can't believe this.- It doesn't even look like our house, does it?

0:54:26 > 0:54:28- Look at this, mate!- Oh, aye!

0:54:28 > 0:54:31Oh, we're ready for the kids.

0:54:33 > 0:54:36- What do you think? - GIRLS: Whoa!

0:54:36 > 0:54:39Look at Terry's place! Look at your dad's place!

0:54:39 > 0:54:41- Unbelievable, isn't it?- Yeah.

0:54:43 > 0:54:45Girls, the apartment up the top there,

0:54:45 > 0:54:48you're going to be able to go up there and do cooking and things with

0:54:48 > 0:54:51your dad, which is kind of cool, cos there's a little kitchen up there.

0:54:51 > 0:54:53Do you do baking? What sort of things do you bake?

0:54:53 > 0:54:56Buns and cakes and biscuits.

0:54:56 > 0:54:59- You'll have to show me how to do it.- OK.

0:54:59 > 0:55:03You've just fetched a... I wouldn't say a broken family...

0:55:03 > 0:55:05but fetched it back together.

0:55:05 > 0:55:07And made life easier, definitely.

0:55:07 > 0:55:10- Whoa! - Oh, whoa!

0:55:10 > 0:55:13And that's our room. This one.

0:55:13 > 0:55:15- What do you think, kids?- I like it.

0:55:15 > 0:55:17- Do you love it?- Yeah.

0:55:17 > 0:55:20This bedroom is really nice and good.

0:55:20 > 0:55:22- Do you like it?- Yeah.

0:55:22 > 0:55:25Do you want to come all the time now?

0:55:25 > 0:55:27- Yeah, I do. - Yes, a family reunited.

0:55:27 > 0:55:30There's just one thing left to do.

0:55:39 > 0:55:41THEY APPLAUD

0:55:44 > 0:55:46Thank you.

0:55:49 > 0:55:51TRACEY LAUGHS

0:56:02 > 0:56:07A few weeks ago, we thought we were on our own and we had to leave Terry

0:56:07 > 0:56:10every night on his own to come home, and it used to break our heart

0:56:10 > 0:56:15and you came in our hour of need and I really cannot tell you how

0:56:15 > 0:56:18grateful I am for what you've done for us.

0:56:18 > 0:56:21And you've not only given Terry some independence back,

0:56:21 > 0:56:25you've given him a home, you've given him a chance at a life again,

0:56:25 > 0:56:28and I hope that you all remember this special day,

0:56:28 > 0:56:31because we will remember this for the rest of our lives,

0:56:31 > 0:56:33and you'll always be in our hearts for ever.

0:56:33 > 0:56:37You really are truly amazing people, every one of you.

0:56:37 > 0:56:40Thank you very much for giving me my life back.

0:56:40 > 0:56:41Thank you.

0:56:41 > 0:56:43THEY APPLAUD

0:56:46 > 0:56:49- We've done it. I'm proud now.- Yeah.

0:56:55 > 0:56:57I hope you enjoy your annexe.

0:56:57 > 0:57:00I will do. Thank you. Thank you very much.

0:57:00 > 0:57:02Brilliant. Family's a powerful force, you know.

0:57:02 > 0:57:06It's the medical profession that has to start dealing with Terry's brain

0:57:06 > 0:57:09haemorrhage and then his stroke, of course, but eventually,

0:57:09 > 0:57:10it comes down to family.

0:57:10 > 0:57:13But of course, they couldn't get him home,

0:57:13 > 0:57:14they couldn't get him into the house.

0:57:14 > 0:57:17And that's where, well, the greater family, the local community,

0:57:17 > 0:57:21came together to give them the environment they needed.

0:57:22 > 0:57:24Family on a bigger scale.

0:57:24 > 0:57:26It's a powerful force.