04x04 - The Cog Needs You!

[bunniefuu]

Field Marshal Montgomery's
Rolls-Royce.

It's a green light, it's a go.

Thank you very much.

It's the best and most important
car we've ever worked on.

It's a Topolino!

It's called a little mouse.

I'd like it running
and the electrics sorted.

I'm a bit worried

because the cost of the restoration
way outstrips the value of the car.

Which means it may be about
to depart this earth.

It's nearly three years

since the Smallest Cog
opened its doors.

The business still owes me
a fortune.

I've been hiding bank statements.

I'm basically running a social club!

So, it's time for a big shake-up.

Clock in in the morning,
clock onto a job.

The dawn of a new era.

But not everyone likes change.

I am very nervous about all of it.

This isn't gonna tell me what to do!
I'll tell you that for nothing.

We make history

with our most important
restoration yet.

Did Montgomery or Churchill
ever imagine you sitting in it?

Probably not.

The work must be completed on time.

Oh, she's eager!

Can we race into a bright new future

with me at the wheel?

Oh, oh, oh!

[THEME MUSIC]

[BIRDS CHIRP]

This isn't just any old morning.

This is the dawn of a new era.

We've got a new manager
starting today

at The Smallest Cog.

He's called Jamie. He's ex Morgan.

Where he did about 20 years

and not only does he bring
managerial experience running teams,

he's also hands on.

Richard's made it very clear,

he's brought me in for one reason,

and that's to get the company
to make some money,

because they're not.

I run a tight ship,

and at the moment
it's not running very tight,

because there's no-one here.

That's gonna change.

Oh, he's here already.

Hold on Cog,
for what's about to happen to you.

Right.

Morning.
Morning, Richard.

You OK?
I'm alright. How are you?

Yeah, good thank you.

Right. That's us.

There is some work around
that Fiat Topolino.

That's still quite a lot of work
by the looks.

Yeah.
Then over here is the Rolls-Royce.

How are we getting on with that?

It's not, it's not ahead
of where it should be.

Right. So, when do the staff arrive?

We're very casual about that.
Sort of in the morning.

Right.
So, we'll have to, sort that out.

And then the kettle's in there.
Would you like a cup of tea?

Today we're being visited
by the MOD.

To look at Monty's Rolls-Royce.

The job was spot repairs,

but then Neil took it upon himself,
well, to go mad...

[MACHINE WHIRS]

Aw! Wait! Priceless car.

It's got to come off!
Oh, god!

He's taken all of the paint off.

The key thing is

that is in direct contradiction
of the orders of a brigadier.

So, he's not seen it?

No, he doesn't know
we've done that.

Neil and Anthony.

We can discuss it with them,
they'll be here soon.

Any minute now they will, erm...
Woosh!

[BIRDS CHIRP]

Any minute now.

Might be time to make
another cup of tea...

or a roast.

Right.

Someone's early today.

One of Richard's new toys,
no doubt.

Gentlemen. Hello. Jamie.

You've met Anthony,
but today is Jamie starting.

You alright, mate?
Yeah. Good, you?

First day.
Yeah.

And, a busy day

because MOD are gonna be arriving
in about an hour.

To look at the Rolls.

So, let's just get the thing out
and have a look

and see what they're gonna see.

Feeling we're gonna be in trouble.
A lot.

Right. It's out.

So, I'm the Brigadier,
representing his Majesty's Army.

They're gonna go something like...
Aah! Where's all the paint gone?

In military terms
what we've done is,

we're in a w*r situation,

they've sent out
a command to an officer,

"Right you,
take that bridge and hold it."

Yeah.
He's levelled the entire country.

Yep, but it had to be done.
OK.

How many weeks
have we got to deadline?

How many weeks
have we got to deadline?

How many weeks
have we got to deadline?

How many weeks...
No! Jamie's just joined!

He doesn't know.

I'll let you in on a little insight.

I was sat in there last week
rubbing that down

and I had a vision
of Winston Churchill

and Field Marshal Montgomery
standing at the car,

staring at me and going,
"This car's got to be right.

"And we can't do half a job.

"And that's not half a job.
That is a proper job."

Here they are.

Oh, god.

Please understand what we've done.
Please get it.

Standing up straight.

[DRUM ROLLS]

Morning, Richard. How are you?
Very well. Mike. Nice to see you.

Thanks. Yeah, yeah. Excellent.

Yeah. Nice to see you again. Hi.
Nice to see you. Nice to see you.

Hi. Good to see you again.

Right. Just before we go in.

What are you expecting to see?
What are you anticipating seeing?

I hope to see
Montgomery's Rolls-Royce

in a reasonable condition,

on its way to looking beautiful

so that we can get it ready
for D-Day.

The best thing
is just come and see it.

Let's OK, well,
let's go have a look.

After you.
After you.

Oh, thank you.
Simon, Brigadier.

It's over there.

It's the large Rolls-Royce
shaped thing.

Come on in, we'll go around
this side and have a look.

Richard.

Yeah. Here is your car.

Oh, dear. Oh, gosh.
Yeah. Yeah.

What... what you would have noticed
is the lack of paint.

Yes.
Yes.

Wow. Neil. That is significant.

So, there is a lot less paint

and a lot more bare metal
than I was expecting.

I can understand your concern,
but this is good news

because there was so much paint
on that car.

Had we followed the original idea

of doing spot repairs, blowing,
blending in that paint,

what would have happened

was we would have got
to the 11th hour

when it was just ready to go,
and the paint would have reacted.

The reaction
was a particular concern of Neil's

because, none of the paint
was original,

underneath it was grey primer
which also wasn't original.

To actually strip back the patches

and then paint on top of about


and blend it,

you'd have ended up
with a patchwork quilt.

It would have looked like
Frankenstein's Rolls-Royce.

I'm so pleased to see
her stripped back like this.

I know, that probably sounds
really, really bizarre.

Really pleased to hear you say that.
Just sayin'!

I hope that I look this good naked
when I'm 85.

My real concern is whether
it will be finished on time

for D-Day
because this car is in France,

quite possibly with His Majesty,

President of the United States,

and a whole bunch of veterans,

some of whom probably saw this car

crossing the beach 80 years ago.

And they will want to see
this car in its glory.

Right. We will deliver.
I promise I won't let you down.

Thank you. See you soon.
You're hanging back on purpose.

Richard?
Yes.

You have to finish on time.
For Pete's sake.

You cannot be late.
It would be disastrous.

OK. We'll do it. We'll get it there.

Thank you very much.
Nice to see you.

[DRUM ROLLS]

Well, I think we got away with that.

Just.
Yeah.

What do you think?
Are we gonna do it?

Well, as it's my first day,

I really need to see
how the lads work.

The pace.
OK.

It is tight.

Yeah.
Very tight.

So, if you spend the rest of the day
to look at the guys,

the way they work.

And based on what you've seen,

let's talk end of day
about meeting that deadline...

Yeah, definitely.
..and see if we can hit it.

Right. Yeah.
I'll speak to you later.

OK.

Oh, I'll just plug this in, shall I?
Oh, yeah.

Now, I've got to climb Kilimanjaro
to put every plug in.

My pet hate.

See, you couldn't make it up,
could you?

I hate this job.
It's time to empty the oil drum.

Everyone puts this off
and leaves as long as possible.

But you got a series
of valves to close,

and then you pressurise
the oil container,

and then it comes out
into the waste oil drum.

So, got to be very careful
with this.

Right. That's open.

So, if I put that airline
on there now,

I don't know what's open
and what's closed.

So, it's gonna have
full air pressure out the top.

Just put a bit of safety there.

Same as defusing a b*mb.
I don't like this.

Aah!

Now, I'm just covered
in oily, nasty mess.

Oh. Four hours cleaning up now.

Biggest concern
with this now is this door,

because originally

I think this was caused
by b*mb damage in World w*r II.

In the Blitz.
Somebody repaired the bottom.

But you can see it's all distorted.

So, we need to get rid of that.

So what I'm going to do
is warm the metal up.

When it cools down,
it contracts, it shrinks.

If that works.

And then what that will do
will pull all this excess metal in.

It's like a facelift,
but for a 1940s door.

You can actually see
it's swelling up.

It's really springy there.

But where that it's really stiff,

which is a good sign
for what we want.

How's it going?

Well, it's slow and laborious,

but you can tell how hard it

is because this is a pile of sweat,
I'm stood in.

Right.
When I put this ruler on there.

I can actually look down that blade.

There's no gap
under that blade, look.

That's looking much better.

I'm chuffed to bits
with that to be honest.

I'm really chuffed
to bits with that.

You've saved the panel, haven't you?

That's still a door

that Winston Churchill
or Field Marshal Montgomery

was leaning on whilst having a f*g
and looking at Normandy, wasn't it?

So, it's still that door.

So, you still got
a fair bit to do then?

A lot, a lot to do. Yeah.

Yo!

Alright?
Yeah. Not too bad. You?

So, how was it?

There's no doubting
the skill of the lads.

They're really skilful.

The key thing
I'm gonna come to is the Rolls?

Can we get it done for D-Day?

I just don't think
we're gonna get it done.

We need more hands on deck
because Neil just can't do it.

But what, do you want,
a recruitment drive?

Do I put an advert in the paper?

That's a good idea.
But I need someone like tomorrow.

Right. Leave it with me.
I will try and find a solution.

Perfect.
I'm not panicking.

See you in the morning
Perfectly calm.

Yeah, right.

With just six weeks
to get the Rolls done,

I've had no choice but to ask
my friendly landlord Hadrian

for a favour.

It's gonna cost me big dime,
but needs must...

You alright, Neil?
Hiya, Matt. You alright?

You're in the wrong place,
aren't you?

Hadrian's sent me
to lend a hand on the Rolls.

Honestly? Oh, oh, oh, come on in.

I'll show you
where the Rolls-Royce is...

Come on, come on.
Let's go. Let's do it.

Can't tell you
how relieved I am to see Matt

down there on the Workshop floor.

He trained
as an automotive fabricator,

that's what he is, not just
the heavy-duty stuff for Hadrian's.

Which means he can do
all the finer stuff

we need to get that Rolls
across the line.

Thrown in the deep end,
priceless Rolls-Royce,

it's a little bit crazy,
but I've got my work cut out.

Definitely.

But the Rolls
isn't the only problem child

down there right now,

that little Fiat Topolino
has been here for weeks.

Mostly because
Ant's been chasing parts

for it all over Europe.

The owner Brian's spent
several times its value already,

but he wants to keep going,
thank goodness.

The new engine
has finally arrived for it.

Look at that,
brand new reconditioned engine,

all the way from Switzerland.

So, now, I've just got to hope
that Anthony can make it live.

It's got to work.

Not many people
would understand that

spending so much money on

a little old classic car
is worth it,

but this just shows
the man's passion for his car.

So, now, the bit I've been looking
forward to actually,

since this has arrived,

getting the little engine out

and there's not many cars
you can do this with,

you can actually lift
an engine out of a box.

So, this is where my workout
has been helping me hopefully.

Oh, look at that. All 13hp.

Ooh.

My washing machines
got more power than this.

Right, before I get on
to fitting the engine

into this little Topolino,

I've got to solve another problem,
ignition switches.

Brian supplied me with a new one

because the old one
hasn't got a key.

But the new one
is completely different.

This is the original switch.
Look at the wire inputs.

It's got one, two, three,
four, five.

The new one is wrong.

Because this has got
one, two, three.

There's obviously something missing
in this switch,

which is all the headlights
and stuff,

which is a rather big pain.

I just keep wondering
when is this car ever gonna leave?

Which for the workshop isn't good

because it's taking up
space and time

and that costs money.

Hi, Soph.
Hiya. You alright?

I've got issues with this Fiat.

What's wrong?
OK. Brian ordered a new ignition.

So, this is the original one
out of the car.

Then this is the new one,
which is totally wrong.

Where do we stand now?

I'm gonna try to make
this one work.

Yeah.

I have no ignition key.

Right.

And the key that fits that one
does not fit that one.

This Topolino is just fighting
on every single corner.

It's like it doesn't want to leave.

Is it glued? Or nailed?
I don't know.

What's that there?

Oh, that spider has been
in there for 80 years.

Probably his great great grandad
came over from France

and has lived in this door
all his life.

But he's about to start a new life
with The Smallest Cog.

Come on, little lad.
Yeah, look at that.

He's perfectly camouflaged there

from living in that Rolls-Royce
for 80 years.

And generation to generation's

gone the same colour
as the wood, look.

He'll be perfectly fine there.

High five! Ooh!

New manager Jamie reckons long-term
we need even more workshop staff.

So, me and Neil
are on a special mission.

We're booked to appear on stage

at the NEC to kick-off our hunt
for new recruits.

Shopping for people?
Exactly.

That's-that's probably ill*gal.

Well, it's...
Pretty sure it is.

I know it is.

The NEC Classic Car
and Restoration Show

will be awash with keen mechanics
and fabricators.

Making it the perfect platform
to announce our recruitment drive.

Erm.

Somebody is going to be
introducing us in 32 minutes.

We're not far off.

We're far enough away
that at this rate,

we could be 1:30 hours
getting there.

I'm a bit worried because it says
there's 20.5mi there...

It's degrees, you pillock.
Oh, god.

Well, I can't see it, can I?

No. Do you see?

That's why we need
new, younger staff.

[PHONE RINGS]

Hello.
Hello, Richard.

It's Andrea from the show.
Just want to find out where you are.

Er, we're... we're...
we're pretty much there.

Yeah. We're. Yeah.

If we're late, how bad is that?

Er, we've got
a pretty packed schedule, so...

Can you switch us around

and maybe bring
the dancing monkeys in earlier,

and then we'll go on.

We'll do our best.
OK. See you in a bit. Bye.

Bye. We're dead.

In three minutes time now
we're gonna have Paul Callum

on the live stage
with Richard Hammond.

Get yourself comfortable,

get your opera glasses
out if you're near the back.

This is down to the wire.

We're supposed to be
on a stage somewhere.

Yeah, just go straight.
Straight down there?

I'm desperate for a pee.

Are we on now? Is he here?

Oh, hello Ladies and gentlemen,

a big round of applause
for Richard Hammond.

Sorry, we're late.

Why did you get tall chairs,
we can't get on them?

You are actually here to recruit?
You're actually here today...

You could come and work
for these two gentlemen.

If you are talented
or willing to become talented.

Neil's passion
is for finding those skills

in people and bringing them on.

So, Neil, what we're looking for.
Come on, give us the pitch.

Well, if you think about it,

it's a bit like the army,
we're the old guard.

But then you've got
the-the soldiers,

the young people, the privates,
the people starting out.

And we...
You can't say privates.

Because she has to do
sign language for that.

And it's very...
Hey!

Me being me.

I have big plans to expand
and grow the business,

but the whole lifeblood of it
literally is the people in there.

So, if you're interested, seriously,

and you wanna put
your name forwards,

there are forms over there,
is that how we're doing it?

Next to Oliver.

If you go over to where Oliver is,
you all know Oliver.

Are we really posting them
through Oliver's window?

Yeah, we're posting
through Oliver's window...

Neil, do the poster
'The Smallest Cog needs'...

You, you, you.
Rubbish.

I think that went alright
in the end.

Neil did well.

I think he's now elected himself
our one-man recruitment office

and he's trying to meet everybody
at the show.

You look like, sort of,
man who could be an apprentice.

It's like being press ganged.

Once you've signed that,
it's all over.

You never know,
he might come back with a name.

That's for you.

You start off making tea,
sweeping up.

But out there could be

the member of the team
we've been looking for.

Hello, gentlemen.

Now, this is a bit like
Charlie Ricketts,

whatever his name was.

And you could be having that
golden ticket.

And the lucky winner
gets to work with us.

You can all start Monday, I reckon.

[WESTERN MUSIC]

The little Fiat.

All we've got for it is ignition,
wiring loom.

But the main thing
we're missing, the key.

Which without a key,
the Fiat is no more.

So, the time is now


and I'm gonna try
and get into Hereford

as early as I can before work to try
and see Dilwyn,

who owns a key place,

which, I got to be honest with you,
is like an Aladdin's cave.

If anyone has got anything
to make a key for this car,

it's Dilwyn.

If he hasn't got it,
then we are in massive trouble.

[SEAGULL SQUAWKS]

Here we are...

Dilwyn.

Oh, right...
You're the man...

Anthony from The Small Cog.
That's it.

Right? Yeah.
Yeah. You got a problem?

Yeah.
God, that's an old one innit?



Christ, a bit of history on that.

There is...

Yeah, looking at it,
to be honest with you,

it is quite weird, isn't that?

One locking station only on it.

Yet the apparatus is very well made.

Yeah,
but if you can make me a key...

Erm...

out the back,
I've got this little box

and I'm sure
a small selection of flat keys

which got wide bases.

If you give me about


I can come up with something.

Perfect. You are the man.

Look at that.

Wants to have quite a wide base.

Most of these, believe it or not,
are off American cars.

I think, to be honest with you,
that one there looks to me,

as if the section is right,
he is the right width.

There's two of those. So, yes...

So, what would you do now then.
Would you trim?

Yeah, well, what we'll do
is shave down the edges,

take it far enough to the depth stop
and make sure that it's tight.

Yeah.

And basically,
it will be bingo then.

So, you reckon
you can make that fit.

Yeah.
That one's perfect in every way.

I'll tell you what, if you're happy,
it's not rocket science.



Mate, yeah, that's brilliant.
Absolutely perfect.

Deal done. Thank you.
Cheers mate! Ta!

[BIRDS CHIRP]

You like that?
That's beautiful.

Yeah. You like that, don't you?

To anybody else
that looks like a mess don't?

But to us,
we know that looks straight.

Rolls-Royce'd be proud of that.

It's a wonder
they don't get on the phone

and offer me a job this afternoon.

I've got all the applications here
from the NEC.

The majority of them
are almost love letters to the Cog.

Or to Richard.

Or just point blank
taking the Mickey.

I mean, I've got one here
from a Mr Mouse, a Michael Mouse

if we're a on first name basis.

He loves making cheese,
especially vintage cheddar.

Not really what we're looking for,

although he does live in
a commutable distance to Hereford,

so, it's not all bad.

It's still going in the no pile.

It's not filling me with much hope,

that our pile of no's
is more than my pile of maybes

so, we might have to come up
with a different approach to this,

because this clearly isn't working.

There's got to be people out there
that we're looking for.

I mean, who wouldn't
wanna work here?

It's just the field of dreams.

Been to see Dilwyn
and the man has worked his magic.

He has actually made me a key.

So, now is the actual scary bit
of trying to wire it up.

And I have never, ever wired up
a car so old.

But it's a new wiring loom.

So, as long as we don't have a fire
or wires burning,

then I'll be a very happy boy today.

OK.

Let's go.

Bet this has been a very long time

since this switch actually
had 12 Volts flowing through it.

It's like one of these films
when they try and defuse a b*mb.

Finally.
This is the moment of truth.

I have now got an ignition light.

I can now start to see the light
at the end of the tunnel.

[BIRDS CHIRP]

[ENGINE REVS]

Our recruitment efforts so far

haven't been successful
to be honest.

So, we're gonna
have a change of plan

and we're gonna up the ante,

and we're gonna have
a recruitment day

at the Smallest Cog on the weekend,

and get some local people in.

So, I'm off to Sunshine Radio
to spread the good word.

I'm quite excited,
but there's a lot of responsibility

because the main thing with it,
it's live,

so, you can't rewind,

if you say something wrong
about it.

You've got to think...

[COUGHS]

...the day to get a cough
and here it is.

Soph.
Yeah.

Sunshine radio, quick.
Oh, is he on?

Dad's on, yeah. It's his big debut.

If you're a fan of cars,

and you watch Richard
Hammond's Workshop,

which comes
from the fantastic facility

they've got at Rotherwas
in Hereford.

Then you'll...
Fantastic.

...be well aware
that Neil Greenhouse is very much...

My dad.
..a master craftsman of his trade.

And, well, you are you recruiting.

You need extra hands on board,
don't you really?

Oh, yes. Definitely.
That's the reason we're here today.

Because luckily, thankfully,

we're very lucky to work on
some really special cars.

But we're struggling for staff,

and we-we really need
to get some experienced staff.

You can tell
he's a little bit nervous

because he's being
so professional and polite.

Yeah, yeah,
that's his telephone voice.

Because the Cog will be open
on Saturday morning

for people to come along
with their CV's and their overalls.

That's quite important, isn't it?
Yeah.

We're looking
for experienced painters,

fabricators, and mechanics.

Yeah.
[COUGHS]

That's alright, you're allowed
to cough on the radio.

Oh, no, not now, Dad.
Yeah, at the moment.

Pardon me.
[COUGHS].

At the moment...
Oh, his throat's going.

At the moment we're looking for...
Sounds like he's going to cry.

But as we expand,
we would be looking for apprentices.

OK.
Because... Excuse me.

[COUGHS]

I never hear him cough
in the workshop, I'm here every day.

[COUGHS]

Do you want me
to play another song?

Yeah, it wouldn't be a bad idea.

Oh, Neil.

Stop dying on me!
You couldn't make it up.

[COUGHS]

I'm here for the rescue
with some sweets.

Oh, thank you very much.
There you are.

Bring your overalls
and some cough sweets.

Yeah.
Bring your cough sweets for Neil.

He'll be your best friend.

Are you better now?

Hello? Yes.

We should have gone with him.

We shouldn't have sent him out
into the world on his own.

Bless him.

Alright, Neil Greenhouse,
if you want to know more

about how you could
possibly be there

for the recruitment day on Saturday,

smallestcog.com is the website.

You know, I reckon

that's been a raging
PR success for us.

Listening to that?
Listening to your dad coughing!

Yeah, today I'm in charge,
head of parking

and so I get all the posh toys.

I got this because you got
to look the part.

I look like I know what I'm doing.

Richard, are you ready?
We're ready for you now.

Put that tea down. Come on.

Have you had a rough night?
Come on.

Oh, dear.

Right, got just the spot for you
to welcome them in.

He looks smaller on that.

Desert us to do your media work?

Now, look at you.

Because we're English,
we need to queue

so, I've got to make sure
that happens.

I'm really excited for today.
This is our recruitment day.

Haven't got a clue
how many people are turning up.

So, fingers crossed
we get quite a few.

I think we should run
this system as stop,

please stop, live firing range.

So, you've been warned.

Isaac's running around
thinking he's running the show.

But I'm running the show.

We know what you want
for Christmas, don't we?

Yes, please. Right, everybody.

If you could start queuing
just where those chaps are,

and then we'll get ready.

Ooh, look what's coming!

Sausage van coming through.
Everybody, careful.

Morning.

Hello. Good morning.

It looks like a bootcamp,
doesn't it?

Morning. Hello. You alright?

And what are you?
Mechanics or paint/body?

We're looking for experienced people

in mechanical, body repairs
and also paint.

So, they're gonna do our
multiple-choice questions.

Some are silly questions,
but hopefully they'll pass 'em.

You've painted a panel
and you can see fisheyes in it.

How was that caused?
Silicone in the paint?

Just had fish and chips for lunch?
Panel is too hot?

Fish and chips for lunch.

And then we can have
a general chat with them.

You know, their backgrounds,
what they're looking for.

So, we're gonna whittle them
down to a handful

and then want to put them
through their paces,

test them like practically.

Hopefully the people turning up
have got them skills we need.

Lamborghini Espada,
Aston Martin DB2,

a Morgan Two Plus Two.

Did all the panel work
on one of those.

Had some time in Australia
working over there.

OK, I used to,

the guy used to buy in cars
and sell them to backpackers.

I can pull dents,
I can skim 'em, fill 'em.

You're quite confident
I can leave you alone on the job.

Oh, 100%.
[SIREN WAILS]

Hate that siren.

The next stage we're gonna do
is the most important one.

And that's the tea-making session.

We got milk, hot water,
and now the bag's being dunked in.

I've not seen that done before.

That's hot milk.
No, that's a no, that's a no.

Look at that,
that's a new technique.

Two tea bags as well.

Meanwhile, three of the cars
haven't been finished

because you're still
on the stirring.

It's gone cold.
It's been stirred for that long.

That one's got a fly in now.
That might be the best one yet.

Right. Well done guys.

You've all made it to the final 12,
so, congratulations.

We're gonna split you up
into teams now,

so, mechanics will go with Ant

panel will go with Neil
and the paint will go with me.

Right, all the real men with me.

You probably recognise
Oliver off the TV.

Three issues I've caused on his car
to cause it not to start OK.

Find them and get him running.

Not sure it's sparking
in the right order.

We've got a dent in there.

So, what I want to see
is how you would repair it.

Take that scratch out
and paint it for me.

Look at the difference in gloss
from the red to the green,

on the red one Matt shook his can.

On the green one,
Phil didn't shake it

so, that would be a failure.

Imagine this is corrosion.
How would you tackle that?

I would get
a piece of paper, piece of card,

old cornflakes packet...

Make an initial template
of the basic shape.

And then I'd use that pattern then
transfer it onto the sheet metal.

What do you think of that?

I think it's pretty good, yeah.

I'll be honest, I think
it's better than the one I made.

Ever seen one of these?
I don't know what it's called.

Rotor arm.

That locates on there.

Yeah!

Right, thank you guys for coming.

We'll get in contact with you
and let you know who's successful.

My lads are better than your lads.

No, no. Sorry, my lads...

Now, we've gained
all your knowledge...

You can go, yeah.

[SIREN WAILS]
Oi!

Stop, don't take Richard!

Stop the van!

Oh, dear.

There he goes.

[BIRDS CHIRP]

Today's a big day for Anthony
and the little Fiat Topolino.

Owner Brian has forked out
a fortune on rare parts.

Hopefully this 1,000-pound
starter motor

will be the last time he'll have
to put his hand in his pocket.

I'm hoping that this
is the final piece of the puzzle

because I promised Brian,

I'll get his car running today
and he's on his way.

If Anthony can get
the car running today,

it'll be the first time in decades.

And then Brian
will be able to follow his dream

of finishing the restoration
with his son.

We are gonna make
this little car run again.

Connected?
Yeah.

Brian. Hello, mate.

Hello, Richard, how are you?
I'm alright, how are you?

I'm very good. Thank you.

Now, I've been up in my office,

but I have heard noises
from the corner of...

Squeaking?
Yes. Your little mouse.

That's exactly right.
He's got a lot of personality.

Making me nervous to be honest.

Yeah, that's not a lot of car,

but it has a big impact
on your life.

And a big budget.

Yes, let's see how they're doing.

The moment of truth. OK.

Good to see you, Brian.

Now, you're here.
Yeah.

I'll connect the battery.
OK.

I'm ready.
BOTH: Right.

I'll get the throttle.
You ready?

You start it, yeah.

Say when you're ready, ready?

[ENGINE REVS]

Oh, wow.
That's the mouse that roared.

Ah, that's fantastic.
Yeah.

That's a mouse purring.
Yeah, it is.

Mate, it's been a heck of a journey.

It's nearly k*lled Anthony
several times.

I'm so impressed
with your sticking-with-it-ness.

It was once,
I had to buy a new engine.

It was a lie back
and think of England.

There was nothing else
to do, really.

Because once you do that...
Then you're in.

...worth every penny that was.

She's fighting Brian.
But yeah, she's getting there.

We'll get the lights
and get it wired

and I get all that finished,
and it comes back to you.

You and your son
can then have the bodywork.

Does that make it
all worth it, Brian?

Absolutely.
Yeah. Good.

That's all I want.
Well, done.

I like this job.
Sometimes it works. That's good.

It's been a roller coaster,
but today's made it all worthwhile.

I'm gonna pick up
the little car from here

and be able to drive it
on the trailer,

which will make me smile again.

And then we'll take it back
to South Wales.

And me and my son
will finish it off.

They are going to hopefully
take it off to Italy

and swan around in it

and enjoy what they've spent
their money on.

It's that experience
that they're buying

more than anything else,

driving a little Topolino
around Italy.

[ENGINE REVS]

I'm really looking forward to it.

It's love, it's nothing else,
it's not commercially viable.

It's commercially stupid,

but you do it because
it makes you smile.

[BIRDS CHIRP]

Right, this is our
Recruitment Hall of Fame.

Is this the final 12?

This is the ones we picked
as our main candidates.

Right, chaps? What are we playing?

Well, we're not playing snap.

These are the photos
of the people who came for

our open day for recruitment.

Oh, right.
So, these are sort of aide-memoires.

And we're now selecting.

But have we got
any hot candidates in here

that we think we can take further?

Yeah, there's-there's people
we would like to get on board.

So, truthfully,
how long does it take to go

from being on this desk
as a photograph

to being boots on the floor out
there working?

Probably not quite as easy
as that because we need...

Checks, references,

depends on how long their notice is,

it could be weeks,
it could be even months.

Because they'll have to hand
in notice where they are,

if they're already working.

This is the world
of recruitment isn't it?

I don't like it.

Even without new recruits,

Jamie assures me that now
we've got Matt onboard,

work on Monty's Rolls-Royce
should hit the D-Day deadline

in five weeks' time.

So, why do I have a sense of dread
about this urgent meeting

the MOD have called...

I think they were a bit unnerved
when they saw it with

pretty much no paint on it
and half a body off.

But it's not a bollocking.

I'm not gonna be shouted at.

I have been to a few headmasters'
offices in my life

during my school career.

This is a whole new level
of Headmasters' office.

Morning team.
Big table.

Richard, can I please introduce you
to Brigadier Anna Kimber.

How do you do? Anna.
Lovely to meet you.

Nice to see you.

Let's have a seat and crack on.

If you were to take
one day in history,

in the history of modern warfare,

actually, it's the June 6,
is a pivotal day.

Because the start
of the Normandy campaign

was the beginning of the end
of the w*r in Europe.

So, our event in Normandy,

will have, nearly


Royalty, Prime Minister,


and seven heads of government.

So, it's really important.

Do you have
any specific requirements?

For the veterans,

quite a few of whom
remember the car,

it would be amazing
if you could go to France with them.

So, you're
proposing that these celebrations,

the car is on one of those boats
with the veterans

and goes over,
that would be fantastic.

It's amazing.

Does that work
for the Royal Logistic Corps Museum?

I'm just gonna be really tricky
and set the deadline even earlier

because we've got some museum
events prior to D-Day.

And we wanted
the Rolls-Royce there for that.

So, you want that...?

What that does
is pull the deadline this way.

When do you want it?

Would three weeks earlier
be possible?

You've seen it.

I've seen the car in pieces.
Yes.

Very recently.

And so can this be done?
It has to be done.

As somebody was asking
those same questions 80 years ago

it was a rather big enterprise.

Yeah, we can do it.
We'll get it there.

All hands to the pump.

Yes.

I'm gonna make a telephone call now.

Richard.
Jamie.

They've brought
the deadline forward.

You are kidding.
We've lost three weeks.

Three weeks?
Yeah.

It's impossible.

I'm worried, mate.

We are not gonna hit that deadline

unless we can find somebody,
like, now.

I'll put some phone calls out.

If you can't find anyone,
we are in trouble, actually.

I'll see what I can do.
Mate, good luck.

That man is gonna be
wondering why he joined us

because we seem to be
a permanent state of panic.

And right now,
I am in a state of panic.

I promise we'd do it.
We have to do it.

Johnny Vaughn's Maserati.

Oh, what a thing.

I'm gonna have to go
check some fuses

because we've got
no communications whatsoever.

It's not the outcome
I wanted for today.

I've had an idea
for the race car, ie, sponsorship.

Are you modelling?
You are actually modelling.

Have you got a sticker?
I was just showing this here!

Here we are again.
We're at another racetrack.

Oh, this is glorious!