05x01 - Episode 1

[bunniefuu]

RICHARD HAMMOND:
No, I'm not doing it.

How is this gonna help the business?

MAN: One post of this
and it will go viral.
Social media will absolutely boom.

People will think, "What is that?",
click on it, Smallest Cog.

At the end of The Grand Tour,
they talked about it.

I think the other lads were saying
they had proper jobs or something,

and that you could probably
appear on stage as Buttons.

[LAUGHS WHEEZILY]

It's just fantastic.

I can see it now.
It's gonna go viral.

[LAUGHS]

[CLAPPING]

[WOLF-WHISTLE]

Yes, boss.
That's fantastic.

RICHARD HAMMOND:
'After four rollercoaster years

in the classic car
restoration business...'

That worked! I'm gonna
claim I thought of everything.

'...it seems
I've finally cracked it.'

Happy customer.
That's a good feeling.

'We've dragged our PR department...'

You've got to get your arses
over here damn quick.

'...into the 21st century.'

Our reach on that day
was 317,000 people.

'And as brand ambassador...'

If you happen to have
a car in the UK ever...

'...I'm leading the charge.'

Hey-hey! This is brilliant!

'At least that's what I thought...'

If you've overpromised,
you can't underdeliver.

'...until my mum arrived.'

They won't listen to me.
They'll listen to me.

'And it turns out that, once again,
I'm in deep trouble.'

I'm gonna have to do something.

I'm gonna have to do something big.
Oh, my God!

[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]

Okay, so I don't have
to do anything special really.

You'll just cover the event?
Yeah, exactly that.

I need you to be there,
get your face out there,

get it on our socials,
and it'll be fine.

All right. And you won't
- make me look stupid.
- No.

Richard, if you look stupid,
it is not gonna be down to me.

Oh, right. Nice. Thank you.

I'll see you there.
Cheers, mate. See you soon.

That was Lewis.
I've known him a few years now.
In actual fact,

when we had our stand
at CarFest,

he was assigned
to run the stand for us,

and he was really handy
at kind of social media and stuff.

So he now heads up
The Smallest Cog's
social media department,

and today is his first attempt
at a big event.

It's Land Rovers. That's the theme.

People are coming from
all over the country,

and we're all going on
a little cavalcade.

And then we'll meet up
at the workshop

with loads of other people
that have come along.

Lewis has put a lot of effort
into it. Big promises.

If it works, it gets our name
out there on social media.

If it doesn't work,
it's taken a lot of time,

everybody's given up their Saturdays
and we're gonna look like idiots.

[ENGINE STARTS]

[HOOTER TOOTS]

Real nice job.
- Why is it pink?
- I don't know.

And Richard hasn't even seen it.
He'll like that, I think.

Oh, Izzy, I'm nervous.
Why are you nervous?

It's my first proper, proper,
big event for the workshop.

And it's like, Jesus.

Trying to make it look off-roady
by putting it on this rock.

This is what I don't get
about off-roading.

It's just make a mess of your car
and ruin it for... for what?

What's that looking like?
Does it look good?

- Yeah.
- Does it look like
- I know what I'm doing?
- No.

Wow!

Well, I would say
the boy's done good.

That's impressive.

The only thing missing
is the boy himself.

Where is our head of social media?

I can see them.
Whoa!

[HOOTER HONKS]
Oh, for crying out loud!

What have you done?

[RAPID HOOTING]
Well, this is embarrassing.

Look at him.
He doesn't look very impressed.

Morning.
You attention-seeking idiots!

What have you done?
- It's brilliant.
- Look at it.

It's got flashing lights on it.
I know!

You love it, don't you?
You absolutely love it.

You're the escort vehicle.
This is our social media.

This is gonna get people
taking photos and even more
of your face in it.

[WAILING]

Firstly, thank you very much
for coming.

We're gonna do a few laps
round Ross-on-Wye.

We have got an off-road course,
and the guys at the workshop
await your arrival.

Oh, saddle up!
Let's go.

Right, I believe we are off.
[CHUCKLES]

[HOOTER BLASTS]

Well done so far, Lewis.
This is pretty impressive.

It looks fantastic.

Hello, Ross. These are my people.
[HOOTER TOOTS]

[LAUGHS]
I love Land Rovers.

Here we go. Look at this.

[HOOTER TOOTS]

Lots of noise, lots of sirens.
This is great
for the social media videos.

Look at his flashing lights!
[LAUGHS WHEEZILY]

Okay, let's go.
Where are we going now?
Forwards.

Does everyone know where
we're going? You haven't told
everyone where to meet.

They're all following us.
- Are they all behind us?
- Yeah.
Are they, though?

Lewis, we've only got
three Land Rovers,
and that's including you and me.

sh*t.
Right.

It's all turned into a nightmare!

Tell this guy. Tell this guy.
MAN: Should I spin round?

Yes, we're going back to the main
road now. Oh, there's one more.

They're coming. Here they come.
OK, so, 11.35.

I think we could be there by 12.

Be where?
At the workshop.

No, you don't understand
how long this is gonna take,
this off-roading thing.

Trust me.
And people will leave the workshop.
Oh, God.

Morning.
Morning.
Morning.

Won't be long now, I think.

Where are all the Land Rovers?
En route.

So all those poor people out there

have to stand in the freezing cold
- until they arrive.
- No one knows.

Hello?
Lewis.

What's the latest?
We're on our way now.

We should be with you
in about half an hour's time.

Listen, stop gibbering on.

From a PR perspective,
get your arses over here damn quick

otherwise there'll be a refund
required to all these people.

See you in a bit.
Okay. Cheers now.

Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye.

Do come in and have a fabulous day,
everybody. Welcome.

There's not a lot going on
for them to see.

The main attraction's Land Rovers
and they're bloomin' late.

IZZY: Oh, that's the shot.
Unreal.

Get up to the top of this hill
and then we'll see them all.

Yeah! We're having fun!

Yay!
[RICHARD LAUGHS]

They're on their way. Don't leave.
[LAUGHTER]

Don't leave. Film them.
Film them leaving and show the clips
on the news.

Oh, yeah!
Whoo!

Oh, he's got a lean-on.

This is so mature.

Go on! Yeah!

Oh, I don't want to get muddy!
[SQUEALS][LAUGHS]

'This is Vodafone voicemail service
for 07584...'

He knows.

He knows he's in for a roasting.

I've got about 45 missed calls
from Zog Ziegler.

But it was worth it.
I mean, it sounded sick.

But yeah, I'm in trouble.
Let's go.

Ten to one.

[RAPID HOOTING]

Ah. Land Rover, at last.

Hi, g*ng. Sorry we're late.
Sorry we're late.

Hello. How are you?
I'm very... I'm sorry.
I'm very, very sorry.

It's great
to be gathering together here

at The Smallest Cog
just to celebrate Land Rovers

in all their different shapes
and guises, as I think
we've illustrated well here.

Thank you for coming.
Great to see you all.
Have a lovely afternoon.

This is just
a legendary piece of kit.

That's a little bit of heaven.
- Can I go in?
- Yes.

[REVVING]

That's mad, innit?
[CHUCKLES]

That's proper ASBO that, innit?

This is his Overlander.
How does he get in and out of that?
Ladder.

He's actually eight foot tall.
[LAUGHS]

That was a really significant day,
as well as a huge amount of fun,

and the social media bit
brings that to life and shares it.

We're infused with this new energy
and enthusiasm for what we do,

and we can share it with people,
some of whom might be customers.

That worked. I'm gonna claim
I thought of everything.

Three, two, one.
[CHEERING]

Well done.
Thank you.
- That worked.
- On to the next.

You can have an extra biscuit
- this week.
- Yes!

Winner.
- Just one.
- Just one. I'll take that.

[BIRDSONG]

[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]

Get something out of the way
straightaway. Um,

there has been a slight change
in my circumstances recently.

Um... [CLEARS THROAT]
I got divorced.

Which means
I now live here. And I like it.

It's got amazing views,
a place to keep
some of my cars and bikes

and, best of all,
it's closer to the workshop.

'I am trying to put
a silver lining on this.

It's been a tough few years.
But it's not all bad.'

Being closer to the workshop means

I can commute in some of
my more interesting old cars.

Cars like this one.

And when I get to the workshop,

things are looking up.

Welcome back to the workshop.

Can you feel it? It's different.

It's tidy. We've got artwork
on the walls and there's work.

That's Debbie McGee's Mercedes SL.
The old manky interior gone,

new one going in.
The Maserati Indy.

It is such a relief
to see work happening on that car.
It's nearly there.

The only thing you can't see
is the team, but they are here.

Significantly,
they're actually in there.
Every morning about 9:00,

they start the day with a meeting.
They talk about what they're doing.
We communicate.

It's The Smallest Cog 2.0.

It's working.

Sixteen, where are you?

Seventeen?

[GRUNTS]

I find myself upside down
in Debbie McGee's Mercedes.

A lot has happened with this car.

Discs gone rusty.
Brake pads are gone.

Brake shoes are gone.

To be honest,
the list is never-ending.

'We took on Debbie's Mercedes

after floodwater damage
rendered it a write-off.

Oh! No, no, no, no, no, no!

I love everything about that car.

Obviously, the emotional attachment
to Paul, and it was my dream car.

This is not good. It's like
it's been washed up at sea.

Because it's been sat
for so long with water in it,

corrosion has taken place, and it's
broke off all the fuse holders.

So I've taken this one out
and replaced it.

And, er, I'm one step closer
to getting Debbie's car running

so she can go back out
and enjoy the road again.

Debbie, I can hear you.
Hello. Yes, how are you?

I'm pretty damn good, thank you.
- Good.
- How are you?

Very well indeed. Thank you.
I want to show you one thing.

So if you if you're okay with that,
come with me.

Right. Here is your car.

Anthony is working on it for you.

And here he is. Anthony,
say hello to Debbie.

Hi, Debbie.
Debbie McGee, this is Anthony.

Nice to meet you.
She's actually running again now.
Go on, do it.

[ENGINE STARTS]
There you go.

She's back.
Oh!

I mean, that's the best news ever.

And I wasn't expecting
to hear the engine this morning.

All right, well,
consider yourself updated.

I'll send pictures
when the interior's in.

Please do. Fantastic.

Okay, great. Bye.
Brilliant.

See?
That feels so different because

I can say, yeah, we're on time.
We're on target.

It's gonna be on budget.

This is the future.
This is... It's working.

We're professional, Anthony. Ish.

[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]

'Change is definitely in the air.

And there's been another one
in my life recently.'

Eagle-eyed, astute observer
that I know you to be,

you'll have noticed this.

Something not in the workshop
so far.

Something small,
sort of circular in shape,

Herefordian. It's Neil.
Neil, isn't there.

And with good reason.
Neil is 62.

And I think setting up
the workshop is one thing.

Overseeing it, watching it grow,
great, but turning up every day

with his lunch pail in his hand
to clock on, he's done that.

And now, to keep his brain alive,
he's set up another workshop,

a little one at home.

This is his own business,
and I want to see it.

Shop!

Hello?
Hello?

Oh, hello!
Hello. How are you?

Well.
Blimey!

Ha-ha!
Look at this!

Welcome to Greenhouse Towers.
This is my little workshop.

Mate, it's gorgeous.
But you've done interior design.

Oh, yeah. I've got all the stuff
I use on there for doing that with.

And I've got anything to do
with mechanical stuff in this area,
and then, ooh, look at this. Wa-ha!

Look down there.
That's the metalwork department.

That's the English wheel,
The guillotine, all down there.
And then all the paint side

is that side.
It's absolutely brilliant.

- Yeah.
- It's fantastic.
It's only taken 60 years.

[THEY LAUGH]
Mate, I'm chuffed to bits.

And work coming in.
Well, yeah, I've got work.

This is where I wanted to get to -
working on stuff you want
- to work on.
- Special cars.

It's specialist, it's rare.
This car is rare 'cause
it's the last but one

ever made of M6 BMW.
It's cool, isn't it?

It's nice to work on stuff
like that. If I'm here at 10 p.m.
it doesn't matter to me.

But if you're in an environment
where everybody wants to knock off
at 5:00,

and that's where you had
the old time sheets.

Do you do time sheets here?
No, actually, I don't need to.

I've got an app on my phone
and I log in every minute
of the day.

Oh, there it is asking me now,
what am I doing?[LAUGHS]

Your meter's running.
My meter's spinning. I'm going.

Fish & Chip Friday will happen.
Yeah.

And I'll bring you
a battered sausage.

See you soon.
Ta-ta, mate. Go steady.

It'd be nice actually
to go back in time

to when Richard and I first met,

when he used to come down
to Tram Inn and
we'd have Fish & Chip Friday.

To be honest, we weren't really
talking about businesses back then.
We were talking about cars.

I know he's got The Smallest Cog,
but I think you have got to

step away from it now and again
and try and live your life a bit

without the pressure
of running a business.
You never know,

might actually get Richard here to
work on his E-Type. He'd like that.

There was a point when Neil and I
fired each other as I recall,

'cause I said, "I'm a terrible
manager and you're unmanageable."

Because neither of us
were gonna fit into those roles.

So Neil's found his place, his role.

He's playing to his strengths.
I need to do the same.

[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]

The workshop is actually
going well now, thanks,

if we're honest, in no small part
to my stepping away a bit

from day-to-day managing things.

But if we are gonna secure
the... the high-end, ultra-rare jobs

that I want to become a calling card
of The Smallest Cog,

I need to go into
full ambassadorial role.

That's my job now. So I've been
looking for opportunities
and I think I've got one here.

Friends of mine, all ex-servicemen,
are involved in something amazing.

It's to raise money for the Special
Forces Club Benevolent Fund.

It's a charity thing.
But what they're doing

is recreating Lawrence
of Arabia's incredible trek.

In 1917, 41 of them rode 685 miles

on camels across the uncrossable
from Saudi to Aqaba in Jordan.

I have volunteered to go and help
for the last stretch

as part of the support team.
But that gets me to Jordan.

Now, the previous King of Jordan
was a massive petrolhead.

They knew him as
the petrolhead king.
He didn't just collect cars.

He did collect cars.
He also raced them, seriously.

And that ignited
a sort of growing passion

for classic cars in Jordan.

Well, I'm gonna be there,
helping the charity,

but I am an ambassador
for The Smallest Cog.

Put the two together, and if I can
turn what looks like a jolly,

albeit in aid of charity,
into a work trip, that's a win-win.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Front seat covers, 495.

So Debbie McGee's leather interior,
absolutely disgusting.

I've looked at a trimmers
and they want £15-20,000

re-trim this car, which is gonna

wipe the whole budget out
straightaway.

She needs brakes,
exhaust systems, electrics done.

We're not gonna be able
to do it for that. So, I've had
a little bit of a brainwave.

There's a place in Germany
that'll make the seat covers,

carpets, door cards -
it all comes as a kit.

I can get that
for around £3,000.

But we're gonna have to fit
the interior ourself.

Which we've never done.

I'm gonna order it, and then
I'm gonna get myself and Matt
to fit it.

It's a gamble,

but I think it'll pay off.
I really do.

[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]

[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]

Here he is, Matt.
I've got you a present.

Is it what we're thinking?

I don't know.
Depends what you're thinking.

Where's it from?

Germany.
Germany.

Debbie McGee.
The lovely Debbie McGee's interior.

This is a whole interior?
Yeah.

Please be everything we need.

[GASPING]
Ooh!
Here's the carpet.
It's like Christmas.

A blue carpet.
Nice.

Well, the main thing is,
- it's the right colour.
- Yep.

A genuine German interior.

I think Debbie's gonna be
one happy lady.

'I made the mistake of telling Lewis
about my imminent trip to Jordan.

Must remember never
to tell Lewis anything, ever.'

Right,
just talk me through this again.

With social media,
we have to do abstract things.

We have to be out there
to grow the business, right?

So in your efforts to publicise
The Smallest Cog workshop...

Yup.
...I have to ride a camel.
Exactly.

Good morning! I'm Daisy.
Richard. Nice to see you.
Nice to meet you.

Hi, I'm Lewis. Nice to meet you.
Lovely to meet you.

I will reluctantly concede
I can see some point to this.

If a shot of me on a camel...
[CAMEL SNORTS]
That's what I secretly think.

Come on, come and meet her.
She's called Soraya.

- Soraya.
- Soraya. A cluster of stars,
it means in Arabic.

I'm gonna die!
She doesn't like me.

We're going to pop Richard
onto Soraya and let him have a go

at moving her around himself
and schooling her himself.

And then we're also
going to, um, make sure

that he has a chance
to lie down on her,

because it's important
he knows what it's like

to lie down with a camel.

Do you want me to reword that?

Let's go.
Hello. Yes, I'm Richard.

And yes, that is a camel.

I'm here today
to learn how to drive this.

Wish me luck.

Hello, camel.

Lovely. Perfect.

Two, three. Oh, my God.
There you go, easy. Right.

I'm thousands of feet up in the air.
Ooh, I've trapped a nut.
Smile, please.

I have trapped a nut quite badly.
Oh, God.

Oh! There's a big lump
at the back of the saddle.
It's hurting my bootocks.

This is fantastic.

This is great publicity.
Great for the social media.

OK, Richard, I'm going to...

let you loose.
I'm now driving.

You're now driving.
- You can have a go.
- So, go left?

Yeah. Pull.
Go left. Go left.

Pull more with your left rein.
Oh, no, no, no. Go right.

Go right. Um,

she's trying to eat the stick.
[LAUGHS]

I think maybe you should
stick to, er, driving cars. [LAUGHS]

[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]

This is gonna be
the difficult bit now, innit?

Pulling that tight.

We've unpacked Debbie McGee's
leather interior.

We've got most of the interior
in the car,

but we've left the trickiest bit
till last, which are the seats.

Once we get these seats in,
we can get the car back to Debbie,

as promised by Richard,
on time and in budget.

So we've just got to clip these over
- - now.
- Fab, ain't they?
- Yeah.

Right.

So do we need to
put the sides on first?
I think so, yeah.

It will stretch quite a lot
down there.

If I pull that down, do you want to
try and hook this side up and over?

That will go there.

That's it.
This is really tight.

So that fits nice.
- Yeah, that's it.
- Pushes in there.

Definitely.
Yeah, that's really tight.

We've only just got that on there.
So it's a bit worrying

this is not gonna be strong enough.

Yeah, that stitching's
coming away there, innit?

Matt, I've ripped it.
You're joking.

Oh, bugger. Um...

I've got a friend
not far down the road.

He does, you know, household seats.

And hopefully
he might be able to just, er,

do a little repair for us
and return this.

Maybe he's got something stronger
that he'd suggest

because it's under so much stress.

Yeah, we've got to do something.
All right. Let me make a call.

I'll be back.
All right.

I was hoping to get these
seats finished today,

but that's not gonna happen now,
so it's not ideal at all.

But these are the risks you take,
unfortunately,

You all right, Matt?
What have you got for me?

We tried to fit these covers...
Yep.

...and this stuff's
- kind of unstitching.
- Yep.

We've obviously ripped these
literally pulling them too hard,
like, so much pressure.

I can see that you've got to really
give it some pull to get it on,

which is why you've pulled
the stitching away there.

Yeah, we were, like,
properly tugging on it.

Well, I'll have to, er,

take it off and re-stitch
this cardboard back in,

and then I'll have to
get some heat on the cover
- before I put it all back on.
- Okay.

It gives it the stretch.
'Cause without that heat,
that will just happen again.

Does this mean you're gonna
fit this for us as well,
- not just repair it?
- Yeah, it does.

[CHUCKLES]
Thank you, mate.

You're a lifesaver.

[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]

That's the...

That little nip and tuck there
that makes all the difference.

Does the door open?

RICHARD:
'I arrived in Jordan last night.

I'm here
to raise the profile of the trek

and hopefully some money
for a good cause.

But after a night
in a freezing tent,

I'm the one looking for charity.'

Chaps, is there any hot water
knocking about, do you know?

'Still, mustn't complain.

I'm just here
for the tail end of the trek.

And mercifully, it turns out

I don't actually have to ride
a camel.'

I think you should book
with another travel agent next year.

Hang on.
Who said anything about next year?
[CHUCKLES]

This is the sort of rhythm
of the days on this trip.

The camel team sets off.

One of the cars will range ahead
and find the route.

Normally, I've been
one of the Defenders

with one of the teams,

but the King sent this
for me to have a go on.

It's fully electric,
it's got a 500 kilometre range,

and it's actually very good
off-road.

I've been invited to visit
the museum in Amman

of all the king's cars.

So you see, I'm stepping closer
to meeting... the right people.

And look, I agreed months ago

that I would do this trek
just as a supporter.

But in the back of my mind,
I thought all the time I might get

to pick up some contacts
for the business.

That's how it works, isn't it?

They appear to be
about to go through... Customs?

Yeah, it's Customs.

And they're on camels.
Anything to declare?

Just a powerful smell.

[BAGPIPES PLAYING]

Hello. Well done. Well done.

Well done.
- Well done, mate.
- Well done.

I mean, these guys, 25 days of that.
It has never been done, remember,

since Lawrence did it.
Nobody has ridden camels
on that journey.

It's pretty cool.
And the town's gone berserk for it.
It's fantastic.

[SINGING IN ARABIC]

So the camel trek finished yesterday
in Aqaba, and it was fantastic.

Then a journey here to Amman,

where I am today,
and it's down to business.

I have had a few hasty conversations

around the subject of cars here
already.

From what I understand,
the sort of collectible

classic car culture is growing
and the enthusiasm for it.

So I'm looking to see
if there are opportunities.
Might even meet some owners.

'Jordan's love of classics
started with the Royal Family.

First stop, a museum dedicated
to the royal collection.

This should be good.'

Hello. Are you Ayda?

Richard. Nice to see you.
Hi. Nice to see you, too.

It's good to have you here.
I'm looking forward to seeing this.

Ah.
This is Raja.

Hello. How are you?
- Welcome to the museum.
- Thank you.

It's huge in here.

The museum uses cars

to portray the history of Jordan
and the Royal Family

with the idea of what have these
cars seen in their lifetime.

This is an early Cadillac,
a 1956 armoured car,

a gift from President Eisenhower
to King Hussein.

Very interesting Range Rover.

They were used for Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth's visit to Jordan in 1984.

Now we go into the vault.

Do any of these need any work?
Some do.

Some do. Oh, you have a card.
Yeah, I don't know how you guessed.

Pray tell, where shall we send them?

Well, perhaps to...
perhaps to Hereford.

Thank you very much.
You're welcome.

'Smooth, Richard. Smooth.

Hopefully,
next I'm gonna be whisked off

to meet some classic owners.'

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[HUMMING]

We've got the seats back from Oz.

He's worked his magic, got it done
quick time as well.

Where we had stripped it,
he's re-stitched it all

and made it all nice and tight
again.

Everything just seems
to line up nicely now.

Do you reckon this is gonna fit?
Yeah.

It's not changed shape, has it,
so...[LAUGHS]

That's lovely.

I think Debbie's gonna be impressed
with this, Matt.

It's starting to look really good
- now.
- It is, isn't it?

I reckon we'll get the heat
in there, shrink everything in,

make sure it's all nice and tight

and then just do our little
final bit.

We don't want to do too much

physical adjustment on this
right away,

but what we've got to do now
is get some heat into the leather

and that'll make it really nice and
pliable so we can pull it around.

And then hopefully
we'll get it all to line up.

Right, fingers crossed
we don't get burned.

Or the leather.
Yeah.

[WHIRRING]

Amazing how much of a difference
it makes

on being able to pliable
and move it around.

Look at that!
Yeah, look.

You can really see where it's
come... really nice there.

That's lining up lovely now.

Yeah, look at that.
That's really nice.

I love that.
I think that's been a...

It's gone in an absolute treat.

If we'd sent that to a trimmers,
the budget would have been gone,

swallowed the whole lot up.

So the gamble
has paid off massively.

Matt's just gonna finish
heating the areas now, and then
we'll get it ready for a test drive.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

We are now approaching
the Royal Automobile Club,

where we are meeting
the car owners and collectors.

'Ayda kindly put some feelers out
to the city's classic car community,

and it looks like news of
my international marketing mission
has spread.'

Wow!

Khaldoun.
Thank you very much.

I'm Richard.
I'm pleased to meet you.
I'm pleased to meet you.

'Time to be bold.

Come on, Hammond, step up.'

If you happen to have a car
in the UK ever,

we run a classic car restoration
business.

It's an English car.
There will be oil underneath it.

If you're ever needing
a bit of paint,

restoration, fabrication,
consider me. [LAUGHTER]

Richard. Nice to see you.
That is a very special car.

Well, let me give you
a business card and drop me a line.

This is for you.
Oh, that's exceptional!

We're very honoured to meet you
in our club... Oh!

...and you should come back again.
Well, that is... That's fantastic.

Thank you very much indeed.

Well, as we're all here,
I reckon we should...

- Let's do some driving.
- Let's go.
Yes. Let's do some driving.

Right. We're off.

So we're driving in a cavalcade,
all of us. That's very cool.

Do people do this often here?
No, never.

Oh, now we look really cool.

So did you guys talk about
the workshop

and the possibility for us to
in the future deal with you?

I'd love to, yes.

Or maybe, what if, one day,
I set up a workshop over here?
I don't know how that would work.

That would be a very good idea.
It's much needed here in Jordan.

Obviously, I'm delighted
'cause going anywhere in the world

and finding people that share your
passion, whatever it's for, is good.

I've already chatted to quite a few
people who are in the UK sometimes.

Maybe one or other of them
could rock up to Hereford one day.

[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]

Now this one's all done...
- Morning!
- Morning.

How was your trip?
You missed me, didn't you?

Trip was brilliant, thank you, yes.
I have done amazing
ambassadorial work. So much so...

[CLEARS THROAT]
- Ooh!
- Oh, yeah, look at that!
What's that?

It's the Royal Automobile Club
of Jordan.

With compliments... Nice.
...to Mr Richard Hammond.

Meanwhile, how are things here?
Debbie's car's ready to go.

The lovely Debbie McGee's Merc
- is ready to go?
- Yeah.

Brilliant. I've got a bit of a plan.
I want to take that back to her.

But I think
- I should take Neil with me.
- Yeah.

He really liked her and he was
at the beginning of the job.

He can show her more magic tricks
- if he wants to.
- Oh, God!

No, I'm gonna do it. I've already
told him I'm going to. I'm gonna go.
Say hello to him for me.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

Mate!
You all right? Nice to see you.
Morning.

Lovely day.
Yeah. You up for a ride out?
I am.

You wore a hazmat suit
last time you saw this car.
That's right.

I remember.
Dragged it out of a swamp.

We've been through it,
so hopefully we're delivering her

a nice working car again

with an interior that
- you can survive.
- A bit of magic.

Aah!

There's gonna be a lot
of that today, isn't there? Right.
Come on, then. Let's get it back.

This is nice. Bit like the old days.
[CHUCKLES]

I do miss the road trip.

We've had a few experiences,
- haven't we?
- Well, yeah.

Looked at a few cars,
and hopefully

this one will be well received
upon its return.

She'll be glad to see it back.
She loves that car, doesn't she?

It's that one that matters to her.
It's memories.

It's not just a car you see,
- is it?
- Exactly.

Rather than arrive with it
on the trailer,

why don't we stop somewhere
around the corner from the house,

take it off the trailer
and then drive it?

Oh, that'd be a good idea.
It's like an old chum
coming home, innit?

Exactly. It's properly working.

Right. Okay. You're all good.

Power on.
[ENGINE STARTS]

That's a good sign.

Would you see me back?
You're okay. Come back steady.

Front wheels good.
Yep.

Perfect.

This is like hitchhiking
with Bobby Ewing.

It's good, innit?

Here we are. This is it.

The last time we did this
was in Monty's Rolls,

and we drove the car round
that we'd done.

And we had a big round of applause
and loads of people waiting for us.

And we're not gonna get that today,
I don't think, are we?

No, but we'll get
a very happy, lovely Debbie McGee.

Wow!
Hello, hello!

Oh, my goodness!

How are you?
Oh, I'm...

Well, I'm... It's back!
...a lot better
now I've seen my car, guys!

Oh, Richard.
Lovely to see you.
This is fantastic.

Thank you.
No hazmat suit necessary.

No, no, no more.
Oh, hello! Hello! You're back!

And the key thing to know is,
with what we had to spend on it,

we have spent it.
Yes.

We could have thrown it all
at the interior and mechanically,

so we've hopefully
found the right balance.

We should get out of your way.
Enjoy it in the sun.
It works the same way it always did.

I've got to remember now.
[LAUGHS]

[ENGINE STARTS]

Bye, guys! [CHUCKLES]

That smile says it all, doesn't it?

Yeah, that's what it is
when it's got to be that car.

Happy customer.
That's a good feeling.

And not just because she is
the lovely Debbie McGee

off the television,
but also she is lovely

and she loves that car.
And it's just right on her.

You could just see.
I think we did the best
we possibly could for the money.

I'm really proud of
what we turned out.

[GENTLE MUSIC PLAYING]

[KNOCK]
Enter! Ah!

You wanted to see me, boss?
I did. You have just been summoned.
Thank you for coming.

You know where this is going.
Yeah.

Your social media campaign

has resulted in me
dressing as Buttons... Yup.

...riding a frankly
terrifying camel... Yup.

...and driving my Land Rover
dressed up like something
that escaped a circus.

What I want to know is...
Yup.

...is it working?
It is working.

Is it?
The flood I used the Land Rover Day,
- for example.
- Yes?

Our reach on that day
across that weekend

that we put all our stuff out
was 317,000 people.

And actually, we've got
some work out of it as well.

It is working and, I mean,

I'll be honest with you,

I don't know why
you've not done this before,

but this is... this is great.

I concede it may be useful.
Yup.

Are we doing
any more of these events?

We are, actually.
We're gonna do more here.

And The Smallest Cog
is going to Wembley.

- We're going to Wembley?
- Yeah. So
we've got some cool things coming.

I'm not saying
I'm glad to be dressed up as Buttons
and stuck on a camel,

but if it's gonna be worth it
and it is putting us
in front of people

and they do feel compelled to bring
their cars to us to work on, it's
good for the business and I'm happy.

I'm gonna view it as an experiment
and I'm willing to continue,
but not necessarily indefinitely.

We shall see.

That massive, great
Aston Martin Lagonda, the owners,

they want us to paint it pink.
That's a lot of pink.

Oh, my God, what's wrong with you?
Why are you doing that?

Obviously I hope you're okay,
my darling. I really do.

I bet you've never done this before.
Well, no, I'm not a burglar.

If I crash it now, am I insured?

Probably not, no.