Hello? I'm just in the warehouse.
Aw! Show me love.
I'm back with the dream team...
Here we go.
..to help families let go
of the thousands of items
cluttering our lives and homes.
Oh, wow!
We'll strip each house
to its bare bones...
Let's do this, team. Come on!
..before laying every single item
out perfectly in a giant warehouse.
Oh, wow!
Oh, dear.
Could you let go of half your
stuff...
Don't even think about it!
..to double the space you live in?
This is good.
Then we'll clean...
Scrape. Coming straight off.
..upcycle...
Brand-new repurposed wardrobe.
I think it's going to look like a
posh hotel.
Do you know what I mean?
..and organise...
Nothing in this house is going
to go to waste.
..in order to save the pennies...
The biggest money box in history.
..and restore joy into lives...
Wow!
Yay!
Your living room. Looks like a
proper grown-up house.
It does, doesn't it?
Oh, my God!
How did you do this?
..all in just one week.
Dilly!
If I see you pull down the
back of the sticker one more time!
Oh, you did it.
I honestly have a strange addiction
to wanting to sort people's
houses out.
Windy roads.
One problem with trees - you then
lose the signal for your sat nav.
Oh, it's so gorgeous around here.
This week we're meeting in
Haslemere, Surrey,
famous for having the most woodlands
of all the counties in England.
It's like the secret garden.
We're here to help grandmother
of six sort out her chaotic,
cluttered, filled home.
Here she is. Here she is.
How nice is this?
Ooh!
How gorgeous is it here? So nice.
Is it deceiving, though?
Well, no. I feel like this is what's
to come.
It's going to be like a Disney
house. Oh, my goodness.
I can tell.
Rob!
I feel like Juliet.
Romeo, wherefore art thou...
..Rob-eo?
THEY LAUGH
Aw. Yes!
So we are about to meet Sue.
Sue has lived here for 40 years.
Wow!
She has got two adult daughters,
but they moved out years and years
ago.
Sue has six grandkids,
but they can't come to her house,
because it is that bad.
Her house is apparently
overrun with clutter. OK.
I feel like we should just go
and explore,
because I have no idea
what we're about to see.
Oh, my goodness. Lead the way,
lead the way.
Sue's daughters have taken her out
for the day
so we can have a snoop around
the house
to find out exactly what we've
got to deal with.
Oh, sorry, I can't open the door.
Oh, crikey.
Tell me it's airy,
with a lot of space.
Er...
Wow. Wow.
There is stuff everywhere.
Crikey! Where do you put the shoes?
How many chest of drawers
are in this one little...
Oh, my gosh, Dilly.
Whoa!
Oh, heaven for you, Dill.
I'd say it's the opposite of heaven.
This is a worry, that this is
only the hallway.
Everything's got price tags on.
It's all brand-new.
I don't think we've ever
been to a house where the hallway
is an actual storage room.
Oh, my gosh, it's a huge
cupboard, but it's just full.
Can you see the back of it?
That's the problem.
No, but it's an exciting space. OK.
In this three-bedroom family home,
there's a kitchen,
a bathroom,
a dining room and a living room,
all packed to the rafters
with clutter.
Another table here.
Oh, my goodness.
Oh, my God, the Queen!
"I am so pleased to know that you
are celebrating your 100th
"birthday, 23rd of March 2020."
Oh, my gosh. This must be her mum.
Oh, yeah. Oh, wow.
This here should be pride and place
somewhere in the house.
Absolutely. It's so special.
Oh, look, do you know what's sad?
She's obviously got loads
of grandkids.
How on earth do they even visit?
If you're not spending time
with your family, what's it all for?
It's so precious, these moments
with the people that we love.
And I think that is probably one
of the biggest reasons to do
a process like this.
We're going to strip the entire
house and display all of Sue's
possessions in a humongous
warehouse.
Sue must then decide what to
keep and what to recycle,
donate or sell for cash.
Shall we do the rest of the
downstairs? Yeah.
Rob, Iwan, take a look upstairs
and then we'll reconvene.
All right, yeah. OK? Let's do it.
Me and Dilly check out the room
next door.
Oh, wowzers.
So this is probably a teenage
bedroom from the nineties.
Upstairs, the boys have a rummage
around the bedrooms.
That's a lot of shoes. Yeah.
More shoes.
Oh!
Oh, my gosh, is that a table?
That's actually a dining table.
So this is supposed to be a
dining room.
Be lovely to have a lovely table,
all the grandchildren around it.
It's like a gift shop.
Maybe she's got an online business.
Novelty mugs, rollers and light
bulbs.
What was that...?
There's nothing you can't get at
Sue's shop.
This room has potential. Definitely.
Be nice to see the floor,
wouldn't it? Mm.
Hello!
I love her.
It is basically just kitchen
stuff in here, isn't it?
It's not too... Oh, my gosh.
I used to love those.
Yeah? Nice?
Oh, my gosh. Is that what my nose
looks like?
It's what your face looks like.
Oh, my - Dilly!
That was really aggressive.
This is uncanny.
That was really...
It looks just like you.
It matches your jeans.
Oh, my goodness.
It's Daniel O'Donnell.
Who's Daniel O'Donnell?
I don't know,
but I've seen Daniel O'Donnell.
She's got fridge magnets of Daniel
O'Donnell. All over the house.
He must be someone special.
But who? He looks like a singer.
Danny Boy.
# Oh, Danny boy... #
That one. "Merry Christmas from
Daniel."
She writes to Daniel.
It's signed.
Back upstairs, I stumble
across the bathroom.
Oh, my gosh.
The bathtub is underneath
all of this.
Oh, wow!
And, finally...
Oh, my gosh.
..the master bedroom.
Everything is just full to the brim.
The size of the house is
very deceiving because it's almost
as though there are houses
within this house. Yeah.
There's no way she's sleeping
in here.
I don't know. I feel like she
probably does.
How? How can anyone sleep next to a
box of crackers and a tiara?
Really still. You'd have to sleep
like this.
You're like Sleeping Beauty.
We can only hope for a Disney
miracle.
Hello!
Finally, we get to meet Sue,
her daughters and grandchildren.
I've been dying to meet you.
Lovely to meet you. How are you,
darling?
We've been walking around the house.
We couldn't quite work out
if there were other people's houses
inside your house, Sue.
Because it's almost like you've got
a few houses in there.
I have.
My nanny keeps buying things,
and then she brings it home
and then it makes some more mess.
Do you know what's in the boxes?
I'm not quite sure.
My mum is obsessed with a bargain.
Feel like you just buy a lot
of rubbish.
She's got packets and packets of
curtains
that have never been opened,
but they were a bargain in the sale.
A retired hairdresser
and grandmother of six...
Hello, darling.
..Sue lives on her own.
I'm very impressed you're
working the FaceTime.
I would love to look after my
grandchildren,
but my house does not feel
like a home.
We'll have our afternoon out.
I miss that.
I don't think my mum's had anyone
over here since the late '90s.
Perfect, that is. No,
that's disgusting.
THEY LAUGH
I would describe myself
as a bit of a control freak.
Very organised, a bit bossy.
You don't even know
what you have got, do you?
Nicki's going to be more strict
on Mum, definitely.
I will be strict on Mum.
Just in a slightly different way.
Nicki and Donna both work,
and have six children between them,
so don't get the chance to visit
their mum as often as they'd like.
I feel really guilty that the house
has got to this stage.
We've tried to help her in the past,
and she absolutely wasn't ready.
It wasn't the right time for me.
My mum was nearly
101 when she passed away.
Sue's mother died two years ago.
She fell ill when she was 80,
so Sue moved out of her home
to become her full-time carer.
I think I lived with Mum
for about 20 years,
and I did give up a lot for her.
Most of Nan's house came back here,
I think.
She's got most of it here, still.
I'm broken, and my house is broken,
because I can't do...
..anything, really, with my family.
So, Sue, how are you feeling
about the whole experience?
Very nervous, but very excited.
We're all excited, aren't we, guys?
I know it sounds really dramatic,
but usually, whenever we
do this,
we ask if you can let go of at least
50% of the possessions
inside the house.
But there's
a lot more in your house, Sue,
than we've ever experienced
in any other house.
So we might need to aim
for a higher number of letting go.
No, I understand that.
I feel like we should get
going because we ain't got a lot -
time is not on our side, Sue.
The team only have eight hours to
help Sue Viney and her daughters
pack up the entire contents
of her home.
We're physically packing. Yeah.
There's a box there.
Obviously, we're going to need
lots of boxes.
Packing is an art form.
Find all the Tupperware, put all
the Tupperware in a box.
And then, if you start grouping
things like that, it's going to make
things so much easier when
you're unpacking
and deciding where things go.
Do you love it? No.
Oh, God, do you know what, I was
being really nice, Sue,
and I was trying - I was thinking
it's a bit creepy.
Let's see if we can get these boxes
filled with toys as quick as we can.
Ready?
Go on, Daisy.
THEY LAUGH
So it seems like there's
loads of brand-new stuff.
There's also stuff from our shop
that we had together... OK.
..which closed six years ago.
Oh, right.
And all the contents of the shop
that didn't sell
are in your mum's house? Yes.
If you feel a bit down, I think
a lot of people will go shopping
to get a little buzz.
And I think that has definitely
happened... Right.
..because Mum's never really had
much time to herself. OK.
The only time she would
have is if she went to the shops.
I think she's quite sentimental
about things,
and not wanting to just get rid
of it.
But now she's realising
that actually she'd rather
have her grandchildren round her
house than have all this stuff.
Yeah. My three year old has never
been round here. Yeah.
Now that must make her sad.
Do you ever come here? No.
Be nice to come here, because
I really miss my nanny sometimes.
And she really makes me happy.
Aw!
So is this all your special
memories of mum and dad?
Well, it's draining at the
moment, but you know,
I haven't done it properly.
It's my dad's cap and Dad's wedding
ring,
and there's all sorts of photos that
I need to go through.
There's a lot of stuff here that's
mum's, isn't there?
So if that's the stuff that you
cherish the most, then maybe
that means that a lot of the
other stuff,
hopefully we can... Yeah.
..we can let go of. Yeah.
Yeah, I...I think I'm ready
for it now.
You deserve it.
With one hour to go
it is a race against the clock
to get everything boxed
up and out of the house.
I'm actually really concerned now
that we're not going to get
it finished cos there's
so much stuff here.
I thought, because there
were so many boxes already,
it might be all right,
but I'm actually now worried.
I like this bath, Sue.
This colour's back in now.
Olive avocado. All the posh people
are getting it in their houses.
Grandad's number plate,
that can't go anywhere. That's fine.
You know, when you're playing
a computer game
and you're trying to clear bricks,
but the bricks keep
going up and up and up?
That is what packing away
Sue's house feels like.
Instead of packing all the kitchen
stuff away,
why don't we just do it from here?
So if I'm in the warehouse
on day one
and you're here
sorting through the kitchen,
we're k*lling two birds
with one stone.
Thank you.
Yeah, I'm down with that.
Give me six hours.
I love you.
It's quite emotional. But we're
going to get through it. Yeah.
Donna and Nicki are so supportive.
I know that they're going to help
and they're going to be there
for Sue
and we're all going to be
there for Sue.
Bye!
But at the bare minimum, two thirds
of that house has to go
for it to be a functional home,
so I think it's going to be a tough
couple of days in the warehouse.
Really, really difficult.
It's fantastic, isn't it?
How do you feel about it,
though? Emotional.
I don't think we can be emotional!
THEY LAUGH
Look how much space there is!
Woo!
Twirl!
Yeah!
THEY LAUGH
It is the big weekend ahead
and all of Sue's possessions
have been removed from the house
and laid out in a 13,000
square foot warehouse.
Realistically, I think
you're going to have to trust us
a little bit, aren't you?
But I... Yes, OK.
Oh, my gosh,
that is absolutely huge.
It's so scary.
Now they must decide what to keep
and what to let go
so that we can begin to reorganise
Sue's home.
Morning, Sue.
Morning.
It's blooming windy, isn't it?
How are you?
This is so big.
Don't get overwhelmed
before we get in there.
It is a big hanger...
THEY LAUGH
..but it's going to be all right,
I promise.
Shall we get in there?
Yes. Definitely.
Come on then. I can't wait.
Even the door's massive!
THEY LAUGH
Oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh.
Oh, my God!
Over 300 boxes have been unpacked
and laid out in sections
so that Sue can clearly see how much
of everything she had.
We counted 532 plastic carrier bags,
over 205 hair rollers,
30 umbrellas,
18 unused toothbrushes,
17 old digital cameras,
and 443 pairs of shoes.
Wow.
Carrier bags...
Oh!
We told you about carrier bags!
Welcome to your home.
How did you even get all this
in that house?
I can't believe all the umbrellas!
Right. Take a seat, let's regroup.
So, how do you feel?
Absolutely shocked.
And I haven't seen down there yet.
THEY LAUGH
Sue, is there any thing that really
concerns you or worries you
about today?
There's a lot of Dad's stuff,
isn't there? Mm.
Yeah. We can take our time
on those sections.
I think that's the key
to those hard places and areas.
We're all here together
and we're all going to support
you through this, OK? OK.
Oh, Sue...
Sorry.
When you know you're going to be
letting go of things
that are of real sentimental value,
I think the best way of tackling
those things is to actually start
with less emotional objects.
If you can successfully let go
of things in the home
that aren't serving you
a purpose any more
then it just gives
you the confidence you need
to go and tackle those more
personal items.
Why don't we start at the gift shop?
Because they're the items
of less sentimental value.
There's a lot of doubles
in there that I think will be easy
to let go of.
Yep. Let's do it.
Let's go.
That can go.
See? She's already started!
Over the next 48 hours, Sue,
with the help of her daughters,
Nicki and Donna,
will be sorting through her items
by putting them into piles to sell,
recycle or donate.
Shall we start with novelty mugs?
The trio head for
the gift shop clutter.
Keep this one for my brother!
You're not a grumpy old git, Sue!
No, but she knows a few!
Yeah, I do.
Mum and I had a gift shop together,
and we had that for a couple
of years.
Instead of having a big sale
like anybody else does
when they're clearing out a shop,
she was like,
"No, I'll just take it home with me
"because I can probably sell that
somewhere else."
I think we should
just donate it.
How do you feel about that, Sue?
Yeah, I'm happy with it.
Oh, my gosh.
I didn't think she'd agree to that.
Best start ever!
Do I want that, Donna?
I don't think so, do you?
Plastic ladies, do you what them?
No. They can go.
We ain't got time to look at it all.
It's really going to be dusty.
Let's just finish this bit, Mum.
Mum, mum, mum, mum - section!
I genuinely believe that
there is not one family out there
in the whole universe
that doesn't bicker
at least some point
in their family lives.
It's totally normal.
I mean, my family are constantly
laughing
at my love for organisation.
They might call it an obsession, but
I just think it's a healthy love.
We're wasting time.
She gave it to me last year.
I'm 41, Mum. She gave it to me
last year. It's fine.
Gift shop's done!
Woo!
Yes, Sue!
One done, five million to go.
That was such a great start.
Look at that gift shop area.
It's nearly empty.
I'm quite proud of myself.
Good - you should be.
Back at the house, and the g*ng have
now got a blank canvas to work with.
So different, isn't it?
I can move!
Starting with daughter Nicki's
old room,
Rob wants to turn it
into a spare bedroom
that the grandkids can stay in.
Desk and shelving,
but then this is Nicki's room.
So can we have a desk,
a bed and book shelves?
OK, you make it simple.
I'm thinking there's going
to be a lot of stuff folding.
There's going to have to be
mechanisms.
I'm going to leave it to you.
You're the expert. Yeah.
Dilly's first task is to declutter
and rearrange the kitchen.
The best way to organise any type
of kitchen is to get everything out
so that you can see it.
Going to empty everything into
this room
and we're going to group it.
Let's take the coffee capsules.
Let's clear these surfaces first.
When we organise,
we're bringing stuff in groups
back into this space.
There's no rhyme or reason
to this kitchen.
Every cupboard has 30 different
types of things in it.
Salt and pepper in with the teabags?
45 mugs!
Wow.
Hello?
I'm just in the warehouse,
with Sue!
First morning has actually been
probably one of the most
positive mornings
in Sort Your Life Out.
That could be quite nice
when I get a laptop.
Well, you haven't got one at the
moment, so let's leave it for now.
Nicki is the taskmaster.
She is the force.
Why do you want this one?
She is completely dedicated
to letting go
of as much stuff as possible.
Which ones do you want to keep
for them?
I'm just looking.
OK.
I think that it's quite a complex
relationship, the mother
and daughter relationship,
because for a really long time,
when I think about my own mum,
I looked up to my mum
and I felt Mum knew the answer
to everything.
Realistically, how many
umbrellas does one person need?
I need one for the car.
In the boot. In the car.
Do you need two for the car?
I think there comes a point
where the role is sort of reversed
and the children end up taking care
of the parents.
No, that's Nan's fuchsia.
Mum, it's dead.
Maybe it's died and it will
come back. Is it an orchid or a...?
Yeah, an orchid, not a fuchsia.
Usually, they do die and come back.
What if I take it home,
give it some water?
What time is Dilly coming?
I'm sorry!
I know I'm going to have to be on
Sue's side and maybe battle
a little bit against Nicki and Donna
just so they let her have something,
because I think if it was up to
them, they'd just be like, "whoop,"
and swipe the whole warehouse.
Sorry, to get you crawling around.
Oh, stop apologising.
I live for this.
I want Sue to feel empowered
because I feel there's been so much,
"I'm so sorry."
Sorry.
Stop apologising.
You've got nothing to be sorry for.
I don't know why
she's like that, though.
She always just apologises
all of the time.
"Oh, no.
Donna, can I get rid of this?"
I think she just wants
that reassurance all the time
that it's OK
and you're doing it fine.
Who made her feel like that, though?
Cos it's almost like
she's insecure and... Yeah.
..doesn't believe in herself.
I adored my nan,
but towards the end,
I think a lot of people probably
become a different person.
Yeah.
So, she would be like,
"Oh, you're not very good at this.
"You're not caring properly for me.
You're not doing this..."
Mum did everything
she could possibly do.
If we can get anything out
of this process,
this might give Mum the
self-confidence she deserves.
Oh, wow! It's been all found!
Oh, that's so lovely, Sue.
She was always a very smart lady.
You did a lot for your mum.
You did so much, Sue.
Among the memories of Mum and Dad,
we discover a reminder
of an old relationship.
Fiancee, is that you?
I was, at one time.
Well, what happened?
Mum didn't like him.
Oh.
She loved him,
but then she didn't like him.
Why not?
Cos he was still around.
And what did she want?
Not want him to be around?
Why?
Cos he was taking me away from her.
Oh, Sue, that must have been awful.
But, you know, these things
happen, don't they? It's fine.
No, they shouldn't.
Your mum and dad would have wanted
you to be so happy
and you do deserve that.
One day.
No. One day is today.
You're going to have...
Yeah.
I'm going to change the rest
of my life today, then.
That is it.
Yeah. That is it, Sue.
This is the first day
of the rest of your life.
So, the wedding rings,
as long as they're safe. Yeah.
We'll look after them and we'll put
them all in a special place.
I'd like to put it up somewhere
cos it's so lovely to have got
to that age.
Yeah, what an achievement.
You all right?
Yeah, I'm all right, Donna.
Ah, look at her.
Is he doing a catalogue pose?
THEY LAUGH
Grandad was a looker!
This makes me mad because, look,
you're putting your hand
into a drawer...
I mean, I can slice my fingers.
I'd have to sue Sue! Ha!
I'd have to sue Sue...
Back at the house, while Dilly
is laughing at her own jokes,
Rob's making progress
in Nicki's old room.
We've got the space. Our bed is
going to have to fold down,
so then our desk is going
to have to fold up.
This is not going to be an easy
one to build.
The problem with cupboards
like this - can't even get to it.
Always try and keep the heavier
things down low
and the lighter things up high.
Oh, look how clear it's looking
in here.
Ready for you to clean!
Why don't you start with this one?
Yeah. Tackle the washing up first.
Rob's found another piece of
furniture he's got plans for...
A chair with drawers.
A chair with drawers? Yep.
I can't see it.
No, no. That would be far too high.
Remove a few drawers, strengthen
the back, cushion, chair.
Also sounds like a lot of work.
Just go, go, go,
and then just come back.
We'll just do loads of runs
before she gets back.
No, go wide. Go wide.
Go wide...
Go, go, go!
Just pile it. Quick, go!
The piles are starting to fill up,
but with just five hours to go,
they still have an enormous amount
of clothes to get through.
This is the biggest shoe collection
we have ever seen.
I love shoes.
I can see!
Of the 443 pairs of shoes,
half have never been worn.
Seeing them like this, wow!
We've got seven different
white sandals over here.
Do you need two of exactly
the same wellies?
I live on a hill.
Right!
I'm not sure where that
comes into it.
Let's try to find a figure.
If you were to keep 30,
you're getting rid of 413,
which I think is quite incredible.
There's 20 rows of shoes.
Right.
Let's choose the best shoe
in each row. Right, OK.
This one I've worn a lot.
You like them? Are they comfy?
Yeah, they are so comfy.
If you love a pair,
then you've got to... Yeah.
So that's that row.
What about this one?
I might come back for those.
You've gone back a row, Sue!
We're on this row.
This is a shopping spree, Sue.
Don't you think?
We're out shopping
for brand-new shoes.
Sue, how did you rock these?
THEY LAUGH
The thing is, some might call
what I'm doing right now
breaking the rules...
I'll take these.
Others might say I am just assisting
a lovely lady
let go of too many shoes.
I've got three pairs of new shoes
and a slipper!
Oh, that's so satisfying.
That is madness.
Oh, my gosh.
How many do you reckon?
Over 30.
31!
Well done. You did really well.
This is even more than we could
have ever expected, I think,
when we walked into this warehouse
this morning. Definitely.
Dilly is going to love me tomorrow.
I think so.
I hope so, too.
Just don't tell her I took four
pairs of your shoes home.
It deserves a group hug!
When I look at all of the sections
we've tackled,
I think we've done a good job.
Also, I've got new shoes.
What's not to love?
Back at the house, there's only a
few hours left before it gets dark,
and there's no rest for Rob.
I'm attaching the mechanism
to the main body
of our fold-down bed.
The frame which then holds
the mattress will then be connected.
When the bed folds in,
the front will close up,
giving a nice, smooth finish
across our unit.
Oh, my gosh!
Yes, now,
you can watch me walk away.
Where are you going?
It is the start of day two
and no-nonsense Dilly
is here to finish the job.
I thought Stacey had a good
day yesterday.
I don't feel like this is amazing...
..at all.
Good morning.
You OK?
Fine, thank you.
How did yesterday go?
It was really good.
I'm quite pleased with myself.
Are you? OK.
Your goal today is just to get
that house back.
I can't organise your house
with the amount of stuff
that's been left here today.
No.
We have to pretend
this is day one again
and just go back through
some areas, OK?
But it's going to be a nicer
day one cos I'm here!
THEY LAUGH
Welcome to Sue's Shop.
This is all the clothes and the hats
and the shoes and the bags.
Each of those black rails fits about
380 hangers on each rail.
If we times that by about ten rails,
that's 3,800 items of clothing.
We have to fill this rail
with the clothes we love,
with the clothes we fit.
Sue, you start with
the brand-new clothes.
Girls, you're going to look
for your nan's clothes.
We've got 90 minutes. Let's get on.
Right, I'd like to keep...
Sorry. I know we haven't got
a lot of time.
No, no, it's fine. Take your time.
It's literally
like a department store.
In fact, I don't know why
I've bought some of these things.
Do you need any of your old
Lycra jobbies, Mum?
Two rails down, eight to go.
There's two shiny silky numbers!
Nowadays, there are so many online
companies that make it super easy
for you to sell your stuff
that you don't want.
Can you imagine how much
money is in this wardrobe? I know.
If you've got a space in the bottom
of your wardrobe,
why don't you add a basket?
At the end of the month,
you send it off and it gets sold.
We have got 15 minutes!
Yes. This? Yes.
This? Yes.
And, yes.
You're doing very well, Sue.
I'm very proud of how decisive
you're being.
So, we're done!
Yay!
Amazing.
You've got one amazing rail
of clothes that you love.
I thought that I was going
to struggle, but actually,
you've been incredible.
So, let's get all these rails out.
Can you believe all of these
are going?
Like, that's...
Crazy, crazy.
You're like my best student ever!
THEY LAUGH
Oh, hello.
Back at the house...
Wow! ..a delighted Iwan
is delving into the dirt.
It's nice and satisfying.
It's good to clean them out
regularly because it keeps
your dryer running nice
and efficiently
and also it prevents
any fire hazards, too.
I'm fitting the bed frame.
It's taken a lot longer
than I would have liked,
but we're there.
With the bed for the grandkids'
spare room almost done,
Rob begins upcycling the chest
of drawers he discovered
in the hallway.
I'm intending on keeping
these two drawers in,
and then we're going to put a base
on here,
which is going to be our seat.
I'm going to remove the top,
strengthen the back,
shape up the sides, so it looks
more like a chair.
I've got this big bendy brush
that I'm going to go in
and see if I can get any more out.
It actually smells really nice!
WHIRRING
Do a little test to see
if it slots in.
Oh, lovely.
Hello, pickle pie. Don't trip over!
At the warehouse, the grandkids have
come to help out their nan.
Nan, look at all your carrier bags!
So what toys would you like
at my house, sweetheart?
What about you, Charlie?
Anything you want?
No?
No!
This is all about being able
to have her grandchildren
in her house.
Spider-Man's for Logie.
Can the g*n stay?
Definitely!
Now you can see all the toys you're
going to play with at Nanny's house.
Yay.
You've only got Daisy and Logan that
are going to play with this stuff,
so you want as little as possible,
don't you? Yes, darling.
Yes, darling.
You're just saying that!
Go and sit on a chair and let the
kids sort it out. Yes, darling.
Nicki and Sue move
on to the mountain of photos.
I'd like those. I love those frames.
You do?
Yeah.
I don't think they're very good
pictures.
They're all a bit sand damaged.
I love them. Thank you.
How are we getting on, ladies?
Fine.
Was that a little strained "fine"?
I know what frustrates Nicki
with me, because I love photos.
She doesn't.
Right.
I think I just get frustrated
because there's a lot
and there's a lot of pictures,
and there's only so much
wall space, isn't there?
Yeah, but I'm going to put them
in a book as soon as I can.
What frustrates me,
to answer your question, then,
is that everything's got
an argument.
And who do I take after? Nanny.
Oh, so it's inherent?
Yeah.
My mum was just like it, wasn't she?
Yeah. They're both very stubborn.
I'm keeping all those photos.
She wants to keep all of these.
I'll put them in a book.
OK. You're going to make a scrapbook
of all the photos? Yeah. OK.
I think that'd be nice,
through the years. Absolutely.
You know,
I'm a believer of keeping...
It's my memories of them
and the dear little souls
they so grew into.
You're feeling proud of your mum,
aren't you? Really proud of you.
You've done so well. Much better
than I thought you would!
Much better!
And we're nearly there.
Well, I say nearly.
We're not really nearly there.
Let's just say we're nearly
there anyway.
Let's pretend we're nearly there!
Back at the house,
Rob's still working
on Sue's old furniture
by trying to finish the chest
of drawers
he's turning into a bench
for the hallway.
In order to strengthen the back
I'm going to be placing
an 18 mil piece of MDF.
I want to get a nice curve here.
Now, if you ain't got a compass,
better use one of these bad boys.
We're taking shape.
Ahhh!
That's how you turn a chest
of drawers into a storage bench.
This is it! 15 minutes.
Have a really quick whizz
round every section
and then it's bye-bye forever.
Let's do it.
It's the final push,
and Sue and her family's last chance
to get rid of as much clutter
as they can.
Go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
Oh, wow. Now you're going faster
than your mother.
I've just found this little
treasure. Woo!
"Think of yourself as a drummer..."
Sue, saucy Sue.
They can all go.
Ten more minutes left!
So, all of that's done?
All of that's done.
I'm hurting my muscles.
Five minutes!
Go! Run!
Come on.
I'm so tired.
More vases there?
Of course there's more vases!
Mind the carrier bag!
Go, go, go, go.
I think we're done.
Three days ago,
Sue was engulfed in clutter,
but after two days of serious
hard graft in the warehouse,
she has let go of more than 80%
of her stuff.
Wow.
You should be really, really proud
of yourself.
I am proud of myself.
We're really proud of you. Yeah.
Ladies, one final job!
I feel like these bags
signal everything in this warehouse.
Going to hand you the scissors.
You go.
THEY CHEER
Well done!
Thank you!
It's early morning, and all
of Sue's kept possessions are back
from the warehouse...
Morning.
Hello, hello, hello!
How are you doing?
Good.
..and we have got just one day
before she comes back
and sees what we've done.
I almost feel like there's
more pressure on us now because
Sue did so well in the warehouse.
So, let's try and make
this immaculate. OK.
Good luck, everyone.
Let's do this!
Another Stacey issue.
Let her keep all these CDs. I
wouldn't have let her keep any.
HOLLOW KNOCKING
What are you doing?
I'm trying to think if we can hang
a heavy mirror on here
but I think it's all plasterboard.
LOUD BANGING
Do you mind, Rob?
I can't even hear myself think!
That's cos there's not much
going on in there, babe.
Oh!
Oh-oh!
This is one of Sue's old cabinets.
We've decided to paint it,
and now we're just trying to jazz it
up a little bit.
You know, give it some life,
by putting some wallpaper
on the back panels.
I'm just going to brush on some
wallpaper paste on the back panels.
Feel like this is minimal effort
with maximum effect.
You line up your corners
exactly in line.
Done.
Ta-dah!
Going pack up my box of tricks
and move on to the next.
Ah!
While I crack on with me crafting,
Rob's got an idea for that dead
space found in almost
everyone's home.
This is the perfect spot
for Sue's pots, pans.
All this space needs is shelves.
Rob's repurposing an old book shelf
from Nicki's room.
He's taken the measurements
and is making a few adjustments
so that it fits under the stairs.
Fingers crossed that this is OK.
Sue's kettle's has got some
limescale in it,
so I'm going to tackle it
with a lemon.
Going to fill it up with water
just to where the limescale is
and then put it on to boil.
Sue's house was like my very own
charity shop - full of vases.
I picked some of my favourite ones
and I'm basically going to prime
them with some spray paint
and then make them look all rustic
and pretty with some stone spray.
Sometimes I think we collect things
and then when we get them
all together in the home,
they either don't go
or they all just look a little bit
higgledy piggledy and random.
So, this is a really good hack
to just unify them all or even
just to tie them in with the
aesthetic of your house.
Let's see how this has come up.
Oh, that is so much better.
Now for the piece de resistance...
Oh, I'm excited to see this.
It's really effective, isn't it?
Isn't it good? You want to get the
inside as well. Really go for it.
It's like a natural stone vase.
Yeah.
So, I have this nifty little hack
that is basically called
a hinge light.
We have this little bit which is
going to clip into the cupboard.
Got my battery.
This goes in here, lights up,
and then this is simply
just going to click.
I just love these.
I'm going to get these everywhere.
At my front door when you open the
front door.
Open the door...
Like a horror movie!
Do you know what?
Ah-ha!
Going to get you out of here!
We have used as many curtains
as physically possible in this house
and we still have some left over.
So, I've picked out a really
pretty one, cut it up,
and I'm basically going to try
and upholster these chairs.
And her dining room,
she's going to need some
pretty dining room chairs.
You get the seat off.
I'm going to do two layers,
a layer of lining
and then I'm going to put
the curtain on the top.
Ah, fabric scissors are so good.
Let's go.
It is a bit of a workout.
Smooth, isn't it?
Now on to Sue's curtain.
Put the curtain in the middle -
pull, stretch and staple.
I'll be honest with you,
my hand hurts
and we're only on chair number one.
Reupholstering furniture
gives your room an instant new look.
Look at that. Come on!
It's good, isn't it?
From this to this!
Just imagine them all sitting
at the table on these.
We have only got two hours
left and shedloads to do
before the family come back.
I just feel like we're a little bit
all over the place and not one room
is near the end,
so we need to kick up the pace.
We're running out of time
and I thought we had loads of time.
I'm calling the don of DIY.
Dad?
Yeah. Hi. Are you all right?
What have I done wrong now?
No, nothing!
Do you want to maybe come
down with your tool kit
and just help me out a little bit?
I can, yes.
Oh, my God, Dad, I love you so much.
Like I'm going to say "no" to you.
I can't believe I've invited
my dad down here.
Now it's going to be dad jokes
all day now.
While I wait for the cavalry
to arrive,
I'm getting cracking on something
special for Sue's bed.
Sue currently has no headboard.
We have got a curtain pole.
Put the curtain rod here.
I've got two outdoor pillows
and I'm basically going to tie them
to this curtain pole.
It's just a really quick,
easy and cheap way
of creating a pretty headboard.
Look at that.
Ta-dah!
Yay!
I love you.
THEY LAUGH
This is my dad, Dave.
Hello, Iwan.
Nice to meet you.
This is a sofa and this is a unit
she doesn't use at all,
and she also doesn't have
a coffee table,
so I feel like if there's any way
I can incorporate this into sliding
onto the sofa and almost
being like an arm table.
Yeah, that's a great idea.
That's that off.
Dad moves at a million miles an hour
so now I feel like,
I've never felt so tense!
I'm like your apprentice
for the day.
Let's get this top off first.
OK.
LOUD WHIRRING
I might make you a coffee
while you're doing this.
Can I have a black coffee, please?
Yes! That I can do.
Ah!
Sue is so lucky to have this
lovely little vanity table,
but now she can access all the
make-up that she loves.
I'm just using each drawer
for a different subject.
The great thing about this dressing
table being right by the window
is that the light is natural.
Oh, God.
When the light's too good
you see all your imperfections,
don't you?
Our existing wardrobe here is,
of course, designed to take clothes.
I am intending on bringing it down
by about half,
and that will give me adequate depth
to put shoes inside there.
Oh, that looks good.
Look, I cut this to go on there,
and if she puts a cup or anything
on it and she pushes it,
it won't go off the end.
And it gives it a bit of a feature.
I think you chopped the top off.
That reminds me of a headstone.
I don't want to say anything
about that! It does!
But it's not really a headstone,
is it?
It's more like a plaque. Well,
it's not, but it looks like one.
So you're saying it's a headstone
from the other side? Dilly!
Be on my side, Dilly.
What does it look like to you?
It looks like a piece of wood.
Tombstone.
Yes!
That's coming off.
I love you.
I'll paint it, I promise.
You're definitely painting it.
What was once one unit, is now...
..two.
We have our shoe cabinet.
So, I have got these amazing
photo boxes.
Instead of having boxes
and boxes of photographs,
what we can do is go through them,
sort out the good from the bad,
and organise them into events.
For example, we might want to put
Daniel O'Donnell's visit.
So you might want to do them
by person and think,
"Oh, my goodness,
where's that picture of Donna?"
It'd be easy to find like this.
We want to give Sue a bath time
pampering that she deserves.
I'm going to make a bath board.
Could I make a slot to slot
a wine glass onto?
One slot and one slot?
Just one slot.
So, I reckon something like that.
I feel like we're back at home!
Iwan's got a nifty hack
to get the frames he found in the
warehouse sparkling.
Found this lovely photo,
but these silver frames look
a little bit tarnished.
What I'm going to do is put some
aluminium foil inside this dish.
You want to put a couple
of tablespoons of bicarb.
Need some boiling hot water,
and submerge your silver,
making sure that it makes contact
with the aluminium foil.
Let's give this a little wipe,
see if that's...
Yeah, look at that.
That's all coming off lovely.
Oh, wow!
Woo!
Your drinks are served, madame.
I would never done this without you.
My pleasure.
You're free to go home. You don't
have to stay all night with us.
Every time I go for a high five,
she leaves me hanging.
I don't high five.
You don't high five?
Oh, you've just broken a rib!
Dad, you're such a grandad!
I'm creating something unique
to keep and display Sue's jewellery.
Sue had an abundance of frames.
I've painted one of them.
I added two little hooks down here
just to put a tray on,
and now I'm starting to add
some more hooks.
What I'm going to do is rest
her necklaces, bracelets,
any hanging jewellery that I can
on here.
Push and screw.
You can put your bracelets on there.
Look how pretty it looks on there.
Makes you want to wear
seven watches, doesn't it?
Right, everyone, come on.
We have not got enough time.
We've got to finish both of these
rooms. We've got 20 minutes.
Let's go, go, go.
Where's this going?
LOUD CRACK
Oh!
Slide, slide.
There's too many trinkets. Why did
she bring so many trinkets back?
That's your fault.
I honestly cannot wait for Sue
to come home tomorrow,
but at the same time, I am nervous.
She is the most incredible woman.
Up a tiny bit.
Down.
Underneath?
Underneath. Frame it a bit. Yeah.
Perfect.
Right, come on, ten minutes!
Don't drop that table now, Rob.
Don't worry. Have faith.
I'm so happy with this.
It's finally dry.
Oh, it looks so good.
Moment of truth.
Perfect!
A little sofa table.
I really like that.
We've done it!
Woohoo!
Well done, us.
Ahh...
Well done, everyone.
It's been a really long day.
We smashed it.
We finished all the projects
we wanted to finish
and now I cannot wait to take
Sue back into that house.
Seven days ago, grandmother Sue's
home was in total disarray,
bursting at the seams with clutter.
It left Sue feeling lost
and overwhelmed
and her daughters desperate to help.
Sue!
Thank you so much.
I'm so happy to see you.
How are you?
I'm good.
Oh, you look lovely, too.
You all look lovely.
So, how's the week been?
How are you feeling?
Every muscle in my body hurts.
From the warehouse?
I got out of my car
and I couldn't walk.
We broke you.
You broke me! Absolutely broke me!
Sue, are you ready?
Yeah.
Come on, let's go.
Right, come in.
Come in, come in.
Come in, Sue.
Oh, my goodness.
Oh, wow.
You can walk in it. We're not going
to get in the house, are we?
That looks amazing.
Once so full of Sue's clutter,
you could barely walk through it...
..now, the hallway is a spacious
and welcoming area.
It's so gorgeous.
Rob made this. It's all out of your
furniture that exists already.
Oh, look! Look at this.
You can open that cupboard, Sue,
if you want!
Oh, look!
Somewhere to put your shoes!
Storage for all your shoes
cos we know how much you love 'em.
THEY LAUGH
It's so big.
When I think about when
we walked in,
we couldn't walk through
this hallway.
This is massive now.
I'm just going to sit down.
You can!
Wow.
I love it!
I love how long we've been here and
this is just the hallway!
It's making me so happy!
Do you want to see some more?
Yeah. Absolutely.
Come in to your living room, Sue.
So sweet.
Oh, no, you're going
to set her off now!
The living room has gone from
a dark and dingy dumping ground
for not only Sue's stuff
but also her late mother's,
to a light, open area that can be
enjoyed by her whole family.
Oh, it looks like a proper
lounge, doesn't it? It does.
I didn't know Sue had three sofas!
THEY LAUGH
Not many people did!
Photos that have been hidden away
all over the house
have now been given pride of place
and mounted on a large
olive painted frame.
Sue had so many lovely memories
of all the grandkids
and the special people in her life
so we just thought,
"Let's get them out."
Unwanted furniture has been
upcycled, making them look beautiful
and brand-new, as well as giving
them a practical purpose.
Look at the book, look
at the book, Mum!
THEY LAUGH
Me and my dad made that table
for you.
Did you? I love it.
It's out of one of your old units.
Do you like it?
Yeah!
Oh, good. Dad will be so pleased.
They're all together,
the children all together there.
I love that.
And you know what the best thing is?
You don't just get
to enjoy them on the wall.
They're actually going to be here.
Yeah.
Enjoying your house with you.
They're going to love it. They are
going to love it, literally.
The team have pulled out
all the stops to get this
once jam-packed dining room sorted
so that Sue and the whole family
have a place to have meals
and spend quality time together.
Oh, that is beautiful.
Oh, that is a million percent
better, isn't it?
Doesn't even look like the same
room, literally.
Finally have a table to sit around.
Is that my table?
Yeah! Really?!
We didn't know you had
a table either.
Oh, look!
That is so pretty.
Do you know why?
Cos it's pictures of us.
I meant the wallpaper!
These are your old curtains, Sue.
So, I basically just wrapped them
around the seats and covered them
and made matching pillows.
Oh, they're so nice.
Bit clever, aren't you?
THEY LAUGH
You can have the doors open now.
So, when the kids are here,
they can all run through.
It just makes the whole house
flow, doesn't it? Absolutely.
Everything is so gorgeous.
I would never have dreamed of it.
Thank you.
Sorry, I'll start again...
Shall we go and see your kitchen?
Oh, yeah!
Oh, my goodness, Mum.
That is amazing.
That's really nice.
Look at the plants.
You can actually do stuff.
Before, you couldn't even walk
in this room.
You couldn't even come in the door.
Dilly's spent eight hours
reorganising this kitchen
from top to bottom.
They've got lights in, as well!
Basically, hinge lights,
so whenever you open the cupboard,
those lights will come on.
Brilliant.
Yeah.
And when you shut the cupboard,
they turn off again. Fantastic.
Oh, wow.
What Rob did, he's sort of made you
a little extension to your kitchen.
Oh, my God!
So, you can keep all your pots
and pans, extra cleaning stuff.
Wow! It's all labelled, too!
It is.
Oh, wow.
So this tissue box has got
all your plastic bags!
THEY LAUGH
I love you, Stacey.
The law in Sue's house is, if it
doesn't fit in the tissue box
we don't need it - when it comes
to plastic bags, OK?
You go first, Sue,
and we'll go straight to
your bathroom. Like this!
It's good, isn't it?
Enjoy it, Sue.
Oh, wow. Look at that!
Do you remember when me
and you were packing up
and the pile of stuff was up to
these pictures when we started?
It's amazing.
That's lovely.
This, me and my dad made.
Did you?
Yeah! We thought we'd make you
a little bath board.
That's so nice. Yes, it's lovely.
Have a little bath.
Buy candles and use it.
You can actually get in your bath,
Sue. Thank you so much.
Can't believe it.
Do you know what?
When we were packing up,
I remember just thinking to myself,
"If we do anything,
I want her to have a bathroom."
This was so important for all of us
in the team,
and I'm so glad that we got it done
and that you can actually
get in there. It's lovely.
Love it.
Welcome to your bedroom, Sue.
Oh, wow!
Stacey, it's gorgeous.
After years of having to sleep
amongst piles of clutter,
Sue can finally have a
peaceful night's sleep.
Oh, it's so lovely.
Thank you.
I can't take it all in.
Doesn't look like same bed, does it?
I know.
That is beautiful.
With some pretty vinyl
and a splash of paint,
we've upcycled some old drawers
that were once full of clutter
and now they are full of perfectly
organised clothes.
That's all your furniture,
we've just painted,
adding some vinyl.
That's my dressing table?
Yeah, all yours.
Can I open it?
Go for it.
Oh, wow.
That's amazing.
Oh, I love it.
Dilly did a lot of organising
in here, too.
Bikinis and swimwear.
She's rolled up all your scarves.
Oh, you've got Nan.
And that's Nan's lamp next to it.
It's the start of my new life,
isn't it?
You start the rest
of your life today.
Spent your whole life
doing for everyone else,
and now this is Sue's turn.
You can enjoy it now, can't you?
You've got to see
the bathroom sometime.
THEY LAUGH
You'll be thrilled.
Come in.
Oh, look!
Oh, my gosh. It's gorgeous!
Now, this is your sanctuary, Sue.
And finally, they get to see
the results of Rob's hard work
in Nicki's old room.
Rob built this little desk area.
That is so lovely.
Got somewhere to read your books.
All your photo albums are down here.
This is amazing.
Look, look, look, look, look!
THEY LAUGH
We had to have
a Daniel O'Donnell wall.
What do you think?
Amazing.
She would love it.
To top it off, I have arranged
a special surprise appearance...
What do you think of this photo,
Sue?
Hello, Sue.
Oh, my God!
Daniel's on the phone.
He's on the phone!
What?
He's on the FaceTime, Sue!
Hello, Daniel.
You've got your own special corner.
Well, I was afraid that I might
be thrown out with all the rubbish.
I didn't realise you were live.
THEY LAUGH
I knew Joan so well, talked to her
many times on the phone.
She was a beautiful lady.
And Sue, you were so,
so good to her and your family,
bringing her to shows.
And this time that you're getting,
you deserve it
and she would be so thrilled
that this has happened for you.
Thank you so much.
You all went to your
mother's house.
I'm sure now, your house will be
the house that everybody comes to.
Oh, thank you.
I hope so.
Taking over the mantle.
Daniel, you're going to have us
all in tears!
Thank you so much, Daniel.
Thank you.
We love you.
Thank you.
God bless.
Bye.
Oh, my God.
Bye.
I love him.
You all right?
Oh, that was so lovely.
Thank you, Stacey.
Daniel even got me.
What a lovely man.
Oh, he's so nice.
No wonder your mum loved him.
Yeah, she did.
He's here. See? Shall I let him go?
Yeah.
Sorry, Daniel.
THEY LAUGH
Rob made this desk
so that you open this bit up...
Oh, my gosh.
Oh, my gosh.
Oh, no!
When you and the kids come and
stay...
Oh, that is so lovely.
Oh, my gosh, get on your bed, Nik.
Rob's amazing.
He's so clever.
Whilst you're in bed,
you can just look at Daniel.
Yeah!
THEY LAUGH
I've got one last surprise
downstairs for Sue.
Hello.
Hello.
Thank you so, so much.
Do you love it?
Oh, do I love it...
You're amazing, all of you.
I have never felt so relieved,
excited, elated.
I'm just so, so happy for Sue
and all of her family.
Hello!
Come to Nanny's house.
Wee kiss on top of the head.
I'd rather a hug.
Oh, a hug's better.
Everyone around Sue is going
to be majorly impacted
by the changes in that house.
Bit crazy, I've never been
through the front door!
I've never even seen the front door!
Oh, wow.
Oh, this is really cool.
I love it!
Now they can enjoy each other
properly in an environment
where they can all meet up
all the time, be around each other,
and hopefully make proper memories.
This is my bed now!
CHILDREN LAUGH
It's been amazing.
I have my grandchildren up.
They come and stay.
Upstairs, they just love
to play out there.
Send their toys down the stairs!
Ruff-ruff!
We're all happier. Yeah, all
happier. Less stress, isn't there?
Definitely.
Yeah.
It's allowed us to all do
a lot more together now.
Future's looking very bright.
Very bright.
We've done it and she can now enjoy
her life - it's amazing.
Did a good job.
Job done. Yeah!
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