1 00:00:27,330 --> 00:00:30,010 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) 2 00:00:36,730 --> 00:00:38,870 Hello. Welcome to Top Gear, 3 00:00:38,970 --> 00:00:42,390 where tonight things are a bit out of the ordinary, 4 00:00:42,490 --> 00:00:44,990 because I can't help but notice little Chrissy Harris 5 00:00:45,090 --> 00:00:47,430 has a certain spring in his step. Look at him. 6 00:00:47,530 --> 00:00:50,270 He does. I'd say he's even looking a little bit jaunty. 7 00:00:50,370 --> 00:00:52,110 PADDY: He is. He's perky. 8 00:00:52,210 --> 00:00:54,110 He's cock-a-hoop. What's the news, Christopher? 9 00:00:54,210 --> 00:00:56,470 - Two for one at Harrods? - No, even better than that. 10 00:00:56,570 --> 00:00:57,870 Go on. Let us into the secret. 11 00:00:57,970 --> 00:01:00,150 Tonight's the show when I get to put Fred 12 00:01:00,250 --> 00:01:02,150 in a tiny plastic car 13 00:01:02,250 --> 00:01:04,510 and push him off the side of a mountain. 14 00:01:04,610 --> 00:01:07,390 Oh. Glad we can make you happy, finally. 15 00:01:07,490 --> 00:01:08,870 Anyway, that's all coming up later. 16 00:01:08,970 --> 00:01:11,910 But we kick off tonight by talking about TV cop shows. 17 00:01:12,010 --> 00:01:14,710 Love a police procedural, Pad. 18 00:01:14,810 --> 00:01:16,670 We do. Specifically, we're talking about 19 00:01:16,770 --> 00:01:19,550 that noble tradition of TV cop cars. 20 00:01:19,650 --> 00:01:21,870 Because there was once a time, back in the day, 21 00:01:21,970 --> 00:01:23,790 when Luther was in short pants 22 00:01:23,890 --> 00:01:27,030 and everyone thought H in Line Of Duty was in Steps, 23 00:01:27,130 --> 00:01:30,030 when telly police cars were legends in their own right. 24 00:01:30,130 --> 00:01:32,210 Cop a look at this. 25 00:01:35,370 --> 00:01:37,110 Carnegie, you've just been Quattroed! 26 00:01:37,210 --> 00:01:42,230 PADDY: It's time to rewind to the TV cop show golden age... 27 00:01:42,330 --> 00:01:46,470 ...a time when screen coppers played by their own rules... 28 00:01:46,570 --> 00:01:49,250 ...and drove proper cars... 29 00:01:52,930 --> 00:01:54,750 ...cars that were as famous 30 00:01:54,850 --> 00:01:57,129 as the actors behind the wheel. 31 00:01:59,009 --> 00:02:04,709 Aw, now...we're starting off with an absolute peach. 32 00:02:04,809 --> 00:02:08,069 As we call it in Bolton, Mammie Vice. 33 00:02:08,169 --> 00:02:09,829 - FRED: Crockett and Tubbs. - PADDY: Yes. 34 00:02:09,929 --> 00:02:11,389 FRED: Ferrari Testarossa. 35 00:02:11,489 --> 00:02:13,469 Get it out of the way now. You're gonna call me Tubbs. 36 00:02:13,569 --> 00:02:14,949 No, no, no, no. Don't be like that, Chris. 37 00:02:15,049 --> 00:02:17,589 Hey, but I'll tell you what, we've missed a trick, though. 38 00:02:17,689 --> 00:02:20,829 - Edit this in. Tubbs. - Tubbs. 39 00:02:20,929 --> 00:02:23,069 FRED: Can I give you a fun fact on this? 40 00:02:23,169 --> 00:02:24,949 - CHRIS: Go on. - FRED: The first two series 41 00:02:25,049 --> 00:02:27,429 used a Daytona on a Corvette chassis. 42 00:02:27,529 --> 00:02:28,629 And Enzo Ferrari didn't like that. 43 00:02:28,729 --> 00:02:30,509 He sent them two Testarossas. 44 00:02:30,609 --> 00:02:32,889 CHRIS: That's a really, really lovely car. 45 00:02:34,769 --> 00:02:36,309 This sounds ridiculous, 46 00:02:36,409 --> 00:02:39,229 but in what world do you walk past a Testarossa, see a Capri, 47 00:02:39,329 --> 00:02:42,069 and go, "I'd rather have that"? 48 00:02:42,169 --> 00:02:45,429 Bodie and Doyle, they were heroes, weren't they? 49 00:02:45,529 --> 00:02:46,989 When you played Professionals at school, 50 00:02:47,089 --> 00:02:48,589 - who were you? - CHRIS: Bodie. 51 00:02:48,689 --> 00:02:49,829 - I were Bodie. - Yeah. 52 00:02:49,929 --> 00:02:51,429 Didn't wanna be Doyle, 53 00:02:51,529 --> 00:02:54,589 with the whole curly hair and all that deep thinking. 54 00:02:54,689 --> 00:02:56,229 You wanna be Bodie, booting down the doors. 55 00:02:56,329 --> 00:02:58,069 You're gonna hate me here. 56 00:02:58,169 --> 00:03:00,189 I know the names, and I've heard of it... 57 00:03:00,289 --> 00:03:01,789 Hang on a minute. No. 58 00:03:01,889 --> 00:03:03,669 PADDY: You've never seen The Professionals? 59 00:03:03,769 --> 00:03:06,429 I know what it is. I've heard of it. 60 00:03:06,529 --> 00:03:08,589 You call yourself British?! 61 00:03:08,689 --> 00:03:11,349 Are you aware of the fact we have a queen in this country? 62 00:03:11,449 --> 00:03:13,189 Well, yeah, she gave me an MBE. 63 00:03:13,289 --> 00:03:15,149 Oh, I love that. Oh, I like that! 64 00:03:15,249 --> 00:03:17,749 Thanks for popping in, Chris. Next car. Thank you. 65 00:03:17,849 --> 00:03:23,029 CHRIS: Look, the small-screen heroes just go on and on. 66 00:03:23,129 --> 00:03:24,589 These cars were actually 67 00:03:24,689 --> 00:03:26,269 - characters in their shows. - Exactly. 68 00:03:26,369 --> 00:03:28,749 They were as important as the cops themselves. 69 00:03:28,849 --> 00:03:31,229 Take Simon Templar's super-sleek 70 00:03:31,329 --> 00:03:37,229 but brilliantly understated Volvo P1800 in The Saint. 71 00:03:37,329 --> 00:03:39,069 This is the most beautiful Volvo 72 00:03:39,169 --> 00:03:41,749 - I think I've ever seen. - It's gorgeous. 73 00:03:41,849 --> 00:03:46,349 FRED: Or...the low-key but very punchy 74 00:03:46,449 --> 00:03:50,829 Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth in Spender. 75 00:03:50,929 --> 00:03:54,068 I've got to say, I could see Jimmy Nail driving this now. 76 00:03:54,168 --> 00:03:57,748 PADDY: And how about DCI Gene Hunt's Audi Quattro, 77 00:03:57,848 --> 00:04:03,108 that brilliant '80s throwback in Ashes To Ashes? 78 00:04:03,208 --> 00:04:04,868 CHRIS: Totally iconic car, 79 00:04:04,968 --> 00:04:08,108 independent of the programme - an amazing vehicle. 80 00:04:08,208 --> 00:04:11,708 CHRIS: And, of course, there was Dempsey And Makepeace, 81 00:04:11,808 --> 00:04:15,188 starring the Mercedes 500 SL, 82 00:04:15,288 --> 00:04:21,228 beautifully cast against Ford's Escort XR3i Cabriolet. 83 00:04:21,328 --> 00:04:23,868 She had the convertible. It was amazing. 84 00:04:23,968 --> 00:04:25,748 People went out and bought them in their droves. 85 00:04:25,848 --> 00:04:28,008 And again, it was a personality on the show. 86 00:04:29,368 --> 00:04:30,788 PADDY: For me, though, 87 00:04:30,888 --> 00:04:35,148 the absolute best of the classic cop-car crop 88 00:04:35,248 --> 00:04:37,968 could only be this little beauty. 89 00:04:41,488 --> 00:04:43,748 (LAUGHS) 90 00:04:43,848 --> 00:04:47,888 Starsky & Hutch's iconic Ford Gran Torino! 91 00:04:49,808 --> 00:04:52,148 What a show Starsky & Hutch was. 92 00:04:52,248 --> 00:04:54,548 I absolutely loved it. 93 00:04:54,648 --> 00:04:57,948 A couple of undercover cops driving around 94 00:04:58,048 --> 00:05:00,748 the mean streets of Bay City, 95 00:05:00,848 --> 00:05:03,228 in, let's be honest, 96 00:05:03,328 --> 00:05:06,328 the least undercover cop car ever. 97 00:05:09,368 --> 00:05:12,828 The California detectives' antics behind the wheel 98 00:05:12,928 --> 00:05:16,988 made the Gran Torino one of the most famous cars 99 00:05:17,088 --> 00:05:19,208 in TV history. 100 00:05:21,768 --> 00:05:24,788 But the truth is, underneath the stripes, 101 00:05:24,888 --> 00:05:29,628 the big old Ford didn't have a whole lot to shout about. 102 00:05:29,728 --> 00:05:32,668 The Gran Torino's from that era of American cars 103 00:05:32,768 --> 00:05:36,468 where they had absolutely massive engines... 104 00:05:36,568 --> 00:05:38,668 ...but not much performance. 105 00:05:38,768 --> 00:05:41,668 So, the show's mechanics had a tinker about 106 00:05:41,768 --> 00:05:46,028 with the gear ratio and made the car quicker off the line, 107 00:05:46,128 --> 00:05:48,788 but it wouldn't go above 50mph. 108 00:05:48,888 --> 00:05:51,067 And if it went above 50mph, 109 00:05:51,167 --> 00:05:53,667 the engine'd blow up. 110 00:05:53,767 --> 00:05:56,247 Not very good for catching bad guys. 111 00:05:58,767 --> 00:06:02,227 And it's not exactly what you'd call agile. 112 00:06:02,327 --> 00:06:04,427 (TYRES SCREECH) 113 00:06:04,527 --> 00:06:09,827 It corners like a house on a skateboard! 114 00:06:09,927 --> 00:06:13,487 And the braking, well, it's pretty much nonexistent. 115 00:06:14,927 --> 00:06:17,267 - In we go. - (TYRES SCREECH) 116 00:06:17,367 --> 00:06:19,267 Oh! 117 00:06:19,367 --> 00:06:21,367 It's so wallowy! 118 00:06:22,607 --> 00:06:24,607 There we go. 119 00:06:26,287 --> 00:06:28,287 CHRIS: How very...McGuinness. 120 00:06:29,687 --> 00:06:31,687 How cool is that! 121 00:06:33,167 --> 00:06:35,947 CHRIS: My ultimate, on the other hand, 122 00:06:36,047 --> 00:06:38,887 is far more...cultured. 123 00:06:43,327 --> 00:06:46,387 This might sound ridiculous, 124 00:06:46,487 --> 00:06:48,667 but in a world where I've been so lucky and privileged 125 00:06:48,767 --> 00:06:51,507 to drive so many expensive, glamorous cars, 126 00:06:51,607 --> 00:06:55,627 that an old Mark 2 Jag should be so...um... 127 00:06:55,727 --> 00:06:57,307 ...emotional... 128 00:06:57,407 --> 00:07:01,487 But this is Inspector Morse's car, the actual one. 129 00:07:03,047 --> 00:07:06,287 And that's my favourite TV programme of all time. 130 00:07:08,567 --> 00:07:12,067 Inspector Morse arrived in 1987, 131 00:07:12,167 --> 00:07:15,227 and soon became a household name - 132 00:07:15,327 --> 00:07:19,467 the story of a grumpy, erudite Oxfordshire detective 133 00:07:19,567 --> 00:07:23,327 always at the wheel of an old 1960s Jag... 134 00:07:25,247 --> 00:07:28,427 ...an old Jag that once upon a time had a reputation 135 00:07:28,527 --> 00:07:31,287 for grace and sophistication. 136 00:07:34,527 --> 00:07:37,747 But by the 1980s, when Morse arrived, well, 137 00:07:37,847 --> 00:07:39,667 it had a different image, let's say. 138 00:07:39,767 --> 00:07:43,247 It was a bit more bank robber than stately home. 139 00:07:44,967 --> 00:07:46,866 But it all fitted with Morse's character, 140 00:07:46,966 --> 00:07:51,306 the curmudgeon intellect who loved real ale, 141 00:07:51,406 --> 00:07:52,906 loved intellectual discussion, 142 00:07:53,006 --> 00:07:54,586 loved crosswords, 143 00:07:54,686 --> 00:07:58,066 disliked pleasantries. 144 00:07:58,166 --> 00:08:01,486 Come on. Come on. Weekend drivers! 145 00:08:04,286 --> 00:08:07,186 And if a great police car in a TV show 146 00:08:07,286 --> 00:08:10,786 says something about the driver or that character 147 00:08:10,886 --> 00:08:13,706 that almost no lines could, 148 00:08:13,806 --> 00:08:16,326 then I think this is the cleverest of the lot. 149 00:08:18,006 --> 00:08:19,346 And the best part - 150 00:08:19,446 --> 00:08:22,426 this genius piece of casting didn't come 151 00:08:22,526 --> 00:08:24,306 from some big-money product-placement deal 152 00:08:24,406 --> 00:08:25,866 with Jaguar. 153 00:08:25,966 --> 00:08:30,826 The producers found the Mark 2 in a scrapyard, 154 00:08:30,926 --> 00:08:33,686 complete with its after-market vinyl roof. 155 00:08:37,446 --> 00:08:40,146 I'll tell you what, it drives beautifully. 156 00:08:40,246 --> 00:08:42,266 Such a gorgeous shape. 157 00:08:42,366 --> 00:08:44,906 And inside, this big, thin-rimmed steering wheel - 158 00:08:45,006 --> 00:08:47,226 Bakelite - moving around in my hands. 159 00:08:47,326 --> 00:08:48,706 I can really feel what's going on. 160 00:08:48,806 --> 00:08:50,666 The gearbox - accurate. 161 00:08:50,766 --> 00:08:52,666 It's a little peachy gearbox. 162 00:08:52,766 --> 00:08:55,746 This is the baby 2.4-litre, 120 horsepower. 163 00:08:55,846 --> 00:08:57,186 It does 100mph flat out, 164 00:08:57,286 --> 00:08:59,706 0 to 60, over 14 seconds. 165 00:08:59,806 --> 00:09:04,206 But who cares when you're driving Morse's car? 166 00:09:07,486 --> 00:09:09,026 FRED: Not me, 167 00:09:09,126 --> 00:09:11,466 because now the support acts are out of the way, 168 00:09:11,566 --> 00:09:13,706 it's time to introduce 169 00:09:13,806 --> 00:09:15,806 a proper star. 170 00:09:25,046 --> 00:09:29,326 Magnum PI's Ferrari 308 GTS. 171 00:09:31,126 --> 00:09:33,586 Oh, pass me a flowery shirt, 172 00:09:33,686 --> 00:09:35,426 stick an hamster on me top lip, 173 00:09:35,526 --> 00:09:38,166 and I'm ready to solve some crime in Hawaii! 174 00:09:40,806 --> 00:09:44,465 FRED: Now, all right, Magnum wasn't technically a cop, 175 00:09:44,565 --> 00:09:45,865 he was a private investigator. 176 00:09:45,965 --> 00:09:47,865 But come on - 177 00:09:47,965 --> 00:09:52,125 when catching bad guys looks this good, who cares? 178 00:09:56,485 --> 00:10:00,385 Imagine you've got the run of Hawaii, 179 00:10:00,485 --> 00:10:02,785 you've got a revvy V8 behind you, 180 00:10:02,885 --> 00:10:05,345 a manual gearbox, rear-wheel drive. 181 00:10:05,445 --> 00:10:07,305 (ENGINE ROARS) 182 00:10:07,405 --> 00:10:10,685 Oh, it looks great, but it sounds great too. 183 00:10:13,845 --> 00:10:15,845 Oh! 184 00:10:17,845 --> 00:10:20,585 It's mad to think it now, but Magnum wasn't 185 00:10:20,685 --> 00:10:23,545 originally meant to drive the 308, 186 00:10:23,645 --> 00:10:28,385 he was meant to drive a Porsche 928. 187 00:10:28,485 --> 00:10:30,745 To make the most of the Hawaiian weather, though, 188 00:10:30,845 --> 00:10:34,545 the producers wanted an open-top version. 189 00:10:34,645 --> 00:10:37,185 And when Porsche refused to build 'em one, 190 00:10:37,285 --> 00:10:40,565 the 308 was the obvious choice. 191 00:10:42,725 --> 00:10:45,065 But Tom Selleck, he's a big lad. 192 00:10:45,165 --> 00:10:46,545 Same height as me. Couldn't fit in it. 193 00:10:46,645 --> 00:10:48,945 Ferrari said, "We're not bothered. 194 00:10:49,045 --> 00:10:50,505 "We'll chop and weld it. We'll make it bigger. 195 00:10:50,605 --> 00:10:51,785 "We'll get him in it." 196 00:10:51,885 --> 00:10:57,005 So Magnum was upgraded to an Italian Stallion. 197 00:11:01,245 --> 00:11:02,865 It is a squeeze in here, though. 198 00:11:02,965 --> 00:11:06,465 I've got the seat all the way back. I'm nearly lying down. 199 00:11:06,565 --> 00:11:08,905 I can barely get into fourth gear 200 00:11:09,005 --> 00:11:10,545 because me leg's in t'way. 201 00:11:10,645 --> 00:11:12,105 I'm in me stockinged feet. 202 00:11:12,205 --> 00:11:13,785 I had me size-12s on 203 00:11:13,885 --> 00:11:16,305 but I was pressing all the pedals at the same time. 204 00:11:16,405 --> 00:11:18,405 There's about that much room between 'em. 205 00:11:20,165 --> 00:11:21,785 But I've got to say, it doesn't matter. 206 00:11:21,885 --> 00:11:24,625 (ENGINE ROARS) 207 00:11:24,725 --> 00:11:28,065 He was living the dream, Magnum. He was living it. 208 00:11:28,165 --> 00:11:30,165 Listen to that! 209 00:11:33,805 --> 00:11:35,805 Who's this flash Harry? 210 00:11:37,205 --> 00:11:39,324 Is that Magnum PI I spy? 211 00:11:41,324 --> 00:11:43,324 I'm hunting him down! 212 00:11:45,804 --> 00:11:47,864 (SIREN WAILS) 213 00:11:47,964 --> 00:11:50,004 Oh, no, I'm getting chased! 214 00:11:51,444 --> 00:11:53,444 PADDY: Let's get that Ferrari! 215 00:11:54,764 --> 00:11:56,344 FRED: He really does think he's Starsky. 216 00:11:56,444 --> 00:11:58,504 I've got to admit, though, 217 00:11:58,604 --> 00:12:00,304 I'm getting into the Magnum vibes. 218 00:12:00,404 --> 00:12:02,404 I'm thinking of growing a tash. 219 00:12:09,404 --> 00:12:12,544 Oh, he span out! You span out! 220 00:12:12,644 --> 00:12:14,644 (BOTH LAUGH) 221 00:12:18,044 --> 00:12:20,044 All right, Morse, here I come. 222 00:12:22,004 --> 00:12:23,504 CHRIS: Oh, God. 223 00:12:23,604 --> 00:12:27,084 PADDY: You can't get away from Starsky and Hutch, Morse! 224 00:12:28,364 --> 00:12:30,024 CHRIS: There am I, imagining 225 00:12:30,124 --> 00:12:32,024 Oxfordshire, dons, 226 00:12:32,124 --> 00:12:34,404 clever-thinking crosswords... 227 00:12:36,844 --> 00:12:39,704 McGuinness comes at me in that thing. What a clown. 228 00:12:39,804 --> 00:12:41,804 (LAUGHS) 229 00:12:43,324 --> 00:12:45,724 Oh, it's so much fun! 230 00:12:51,964 --> 00:12:53,864 PADDY: Do you know what's great about this, lads? 231 00:12:53,964 --> 00:12:56,584 You'd never get these three cars together. We've got 232 00:12:56,684 --> 00:12:59,184 the best of the '60s, '70s and '80s right here. 233 00:12:59,284 --> 00:13:02,544 Proper iconic cop cars. 234 00:13:02,644 --> 00:13:05,744 These are pure class. Look at them - pure class. 235 00:13:05,844 --> 00:13:08,384 Yeah, but if you look at cop cars now, Paddy, 236 00:13:08,484 --> 00:13:11,384 they don't have the character like these, do they? 237 00:13:11,484 --> 00:13:14,524 PADDY: No. No, they don't. 238 00:13:17,444 --> 00:13:19,424 This is what cop shows look like these days. 239 00:13:19,524 --> 00:13:21,024 It's all gritty realism 240 00:13:21,124 --> 00:13:24,824 and accurate representations of modern policing. 241 00:13:24,924 --> 00:13:27,184 Yeah, they're great dramas. 242 00:13:27,284 --> 00:13:29,184 I've got some painkillers in the car. I'll just... 243 00:13:29,284 --> 00:13:30,864 No, don't move. I'll get them. 244 00:13:30,964 --> 00:13:32,944 But when one of your leads is swanning around in 245 00:13:33,044 --> 00:13:36,943 a nice comfy Volvo because of his bad back, 246 00:13:37,043 --> 00:13:41,543 we can't help but see a bit of a missed opportunity. 247 00:13:41,643 --> 00:13:44,943 Ladies and gentlemen, it's time to introduce 248 00:13:45,043 --> 00:13:50,323 our nominees for a new era of TV cop-car stars. 249 00:13:53,283 --> 00:13:54,623 (LAUGHS) 250 00:13:54,723 --> 00:13:57,863 (ENGINE ROARS) 251 00:13:57,963 --> 00:14:00,023 That's my theme tune right here! 252 00:14:00,123 --> 00:14:02,123 Listen to it! 253 00:14:07,083 --> 00:14:12,623 The Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Widebody. 254 00:14:12,723 --> 00:14:16,543 Thanks to a supercharged 6.2-litre V8, 255 00:14:16,643 --> 00:14:20,903 this is a 500 brake horsepower four-door. 256 00:14:21,003 --> 00:14:24,183 So, plenty of room in the back for a couple of punks, 257 00:14:24,283 --> 00:14:26,623 in a car that'll hit 60mph 258 00:14:26,723 --> 00:14:28,503 in 3.5 seconds. 259 00:14:28,603 --> 00:14:32,223 And it won't give up the chase 260 00:14:32,323 --> 00:14:35,543 until it hits 196mph. 261 00:14:35,643 --> 00:14:38,863 And I love the way it looks. 262 00:14:38,963 --> 00:14:41,303 It's so mean. It's intimidating. 263 00:14:41,403 --> 00:14:44,143 This is a car driven by a cop 264 00:14:44,243 --> 00:14:46,583 you know that can't be messed with - 265 00:14:46,683 --> 00:14:49,123 in between his trips to the petrol station. 266 00:14:53,523 --> 00:14:56,103 And when I said this big old slice of American muscle 267 00:14:56,203 --> 00:14:58,703 has 500 horsepower, 268 00:14:58,803 --> 00:14:59,943 it does - 269 00:15:00,043 --> 00:15:02,983 when you use the regular black key. 270 00:15:03,083 --> 00:15:06,103 But...when you buy a Charger Hellcat, 271 00:15:06,203 --> 00:15:09,463 you also get given a red key. 272 00:15:09,563 --> 00:15:13,583 And the red key gives you 700 horsepower. 273 00:15:13,683 --> 00:15:17,143 You've heard of "good cop, bad cop"? 274 00:15:17,243 --> 00:15:19,783 This is psychotic cop. 275 00:15:19,883 --> 00:15:22,543 - (ENGINE ROARS) - Whooooa! 276 00:15:22,643 --> 00:15:25,343 CHRIS: Still so very...McGuinness. 277 00:15:25,443 --> 00:15:28,343 What the modern TV cop 278 00:15:28,443 --> 00:15:31,323 really needs is a precision instrument. 279 00:15:33,802 --> 00:15:37,982 Introducing the very yellow Audi RS3. 280 00:15:38,082 --> 00:15:40,282 (LAUGHS) 281 00:15:42,522 --> 00:15:46,742 If telly cop shows have taught us anything over the years, 282 00:15:46,842 --> 00:15:49,222 it's that to catch the bad guys 283 00:15:49,322 --> 00:15:51,322 you've got to think like a bad guy. 284 00:15:52,362 --> 00:15:55,022 And bad guys making a getaway 285 00:15:55,122 --> 00:15:56,862 don't just need to be quick, 286 00:15:56,962 --> 00:16:00,002 they need to be nimble, agile. 287 00:16:02,002 --> 00:16:03,742 So I've thought like a bad guy 288 00:16:03,842 --> 00:16:06,702 and I've chosen the ultimate modern hot hatch. 289 00:16:06,802 --> 00:16:10,222 It's compact. It's grippy. 290 00:16:10,322 --> 00:16:12,322 It's seriously quick. 291 00:16:13,442 --> 00:16:14,822 And I'm thinking heritage here, 292 00:16:14,922 --> 00:16:17,582 because this is basically the modern version 293 00:16:17,682 --> 00:16:19,682 of the Life On Mars Audi Quattro. 294 00:16:20,882 --> 00:16:23,622 Like the old Quattro, it's got a five-cylinder 295 00:16:23,722 --> 00:16:25,382 turbo-charged engine up front, 296 00:16:25,482 --> 00:16:28,062 this time with 400 horsepower, 297 00:16:28,162 --> 00:16:29,622 and it's got Audi's legendary 298 00:16:29,722 --> 00:16:31,762 Quattro four-wheel-drive system. 299 00:16:37,042 --> 00:16:39,862 If you're chasing mobsters around mean city streets, 300 00:16:39,962 --> 00:16:43,162 this is what you need. 301 00:16:45,042 --> 00:16:46,302 It's quick. 302 00:16:46,402 --> 00:16:50,462 FRED: Quick on a road, maybe. 303 00:16:50,562 --> 00:16:56,402 But I reckon the modern telly cop should be quick everywhere. 304 00:16:58,882 --> 00:17:00,882 Whoa! Get in! 305 00:17:04,722 --> 00:17:07,422 The Ford F-150 Raptor, 306 00:17:07,522 --> 00:17:12,322 the truck that'll stop at nothing to dish out justice. 307 00:17:14,242 --> 00:17:17,342 Yeah, this is the world's best-selling pick-up 308 00:17:17,442 --> 00:17:19,442 made tougher and faster. 309 00:17:21,802 --> 00:17:25,142 The V6 engine is based on the one in Ford's GT supercar, 310 00:17:25,242 --> 00:17:28,321 and makes 450 horsepower. 311 00:17:29,721 --> 00:17:31,781 It might weigh as much as a bungalow, 312 00:17:31,881 --> 00:17:33,861 but this thing shifts. 313 00:17:33,961 --> 00:17:35,661 Off-road, on-road, 314 00:17:35,761 --> 00:17:38,381 cities, mountains - 315 00:17:38,481 --> 00:17:40,481 you're just not getting away. 316 00:17:41,481 --> 00:17:43,481 (LAUGHS) 317 00:17:46,081 --> 00:17:49,021 You've just got to remind yourself how big this thing is. 318 00:17:49,121 --> 00:17:52,661 It gets going in a straight line, 319 00:17:52,761 --> 00:17:54,841 and then the corners... a little bit trickier. 320 00:17:58,401 --> 00:18:03,861 In fact, the Raptor is way too big for UK roads. 321 00:18:03,961 --> 00:18:08,101 But TV cops, they don't worry about parking at Asda, 322 00:18:08,201 --> 00:18:10,701 they just want to make a big entrance. 323 00:18:10,801 --> 00:18:14,921 And nothing makes as big an entrance as a Raptor. 324 00:18:20,521 --> 00:18:21,781 FRED ON RADIO: Hello, hello, hello. 325 00:18:21,881 --> 00:18:22,821 What's going on here, then, boys? 326 00:18:22,921 --> 00:18:24,941 (LAUGHS) 327 00:18:25,041 --> 00:18:29,021 Lovely stickerage, Fred. Bold choice of car, though. 328 00:18:29,121 --> 00:18:30,501 (LAUGHS) 329 00:18:30,601 --> 00:18:31,901 Why have you written Ranger on a Raptor? 330 00:18:32,001 --> 00:18:33,741 It's a Ford Raptor, not a Ford Ranger. 331 00:18:33,841 --> 00:18:36,341 FRED: Because the Ranger's driving, Chris. 332 00:18:36,441 --> 00:18:40,381 You've heard Chuck Norris... Texas Ranger? 333 00:18:40,481 --> 00:18:43,021 Flintoff, Preston Ranger! 334 00:18:43,121 --> 00:18:45,321 (LAUGHS) Oh, God. 335 00:18:47,161 --> 00:18:50,381 PADDY: I've gone full-on '80s action cop. 336 00:18:50,481 --> 00:18:52,021 (LAUGHTER) 337 00:18:52,121 --> 00:18:55,621 Honestly, it is an absolute monster, this thing. 338 00:18:55,721 --> 00:18:56,781 I love it. 339 00:18:56,881 --> 00:18:58,981 FRED: I see Chris has gone for 340 00:18:59,081 --> 00:19:00,981 a mid-sized family hatchback. 341 00:19:01,081 --> 00:19:02,461 What's that about? 342 00:19:02,561 --> 00:19:05,461 It's an Audi RS3, and if I need to catch baddies, 343 00:19:05,561 --> 00:19:06,901 which is the name of the game, 344 00:19:07,001 --> 00:19:09,901 this thing's a weapon. It's the obvious choice. 345 00:19:10,001 --> 00:19:13,941 FRED: Well, to see who'd actually chosen best, 346 00:19:14,041 --> 00:19:15,581 we'd been told to head 347 00:19:15,681 --> 00:19:18,401 to a nearby deserted power station. 348 00:19:21,681 --> 00:19:26,780 Look at this, lads. I'm smelling bad guys. 349 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,380 FRED: Just the kind of playground you'd pick 350 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:32,400 for a bit of TV crime-fighting fun. 351 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:37,980 - PADDY: Oh, yeah. - CHRIS: Oh, no. 352 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:39,860 PADDY: Yes. 353 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:43,260 Oh! Yes. 354 00:19:43,360 --> 00:19:45,360 Now we're talking, boys! 355 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:48,300 - FRED: All right? - PADDY: Yes. 356 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:50,700 Wh-wh-wh-what? What? 357 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,980 Looking at your trousers, is your cop based on 358 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:55,380 an ex-geography teacher? 359 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:57,060 - I'm not gonna lie. - Yeah? 360 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,940 I was hoping the trousers would be a bit more fitted. 361 00:20:00,040 --> 00:20:01,980 OK? Preston Ranger. 362 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:03,420 CHRIS: What are you doing? 363 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:05,620 You two are like a couple of children 364 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:07,820 that have had a go in a fancy dress shop. 365 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:12,460 Well, let me introduce you to Officer...Dirty Cobra. 366 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:16,060 Hang on. Dirty Cobra? 367 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:17,740 - That's right. - Why? 368 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:19,620 Well, I took a bit of Dirty Harry and a bit of Cobra, 369 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:20,860 mixed 'em together. 370 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:22,020 What've you got in your mouth? 371 00:20:22,120 --> 00:20:23,500 FRED: Dirty Cobra?! 372 00:20:23,600 --> 00:20:25,540 Toothpick. Because what that's good for - 373 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:28,140 in like in any classic film, you see a baddy, you go... 374 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:29,740 (SPITS) 375 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:31,820 And then you're in. I've got plenty of spares. 376 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:34,660 That reminds me. Hang on. Hang on. Talking about... 377 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:37,420 While he's gone, Pad, why are you wearing shades? 378 00:20:37,520 --> 00:20:39,860 All good cops wear shades, Chris. 379 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:41,780 Brought me own toothpick. 380 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:44,620 - (LAUGHTER) - I don't need a gun. 381 00:20:44,720 --> 00:20:46,940 Woodworm. They went out of business, didn't they? 382 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:49,040 - Yeah, when I retired. - (LAUGHTER) 383 00:20:51,400 --> 00:20:54,180 So, my backstory is... 384 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:56,980 ...ex-cricketer, retired through injury. 385 00:20:57,080 --> 00:21:00,580 It was sad. I lost me way for a while. I hit the drink. 386 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:03,660 - You didn't. - My life was going nowhere. 387 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:06,220 So I decided... I'm gonna give a bit back. 388 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:08,020 I'm gonna go back to Preston. 389 00:21:08,120 --> 00:21:10,460 I'm gonna clean them streets up. 390 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:11,460 I don't need a gun. I've got this. 391 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:13,020 PADDY: Is that why 392 00:21:13,120 --> 00:21:14,780 you've had your thing signed up like Environmental Health? 393 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:16,180 - Yeah, cleaning it up. - All right, I like that. 394 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:17,620 I do t'bins as well. 395 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:19,860 What's the backstory here? Single man? 396 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:21,859 (LAUGHTER) 397 00:21:21,959 --> 00:21:23,499 - What is it? - Right... 398 00:21:23,599 --> 00:21:26,419 Where does that jumper start and stop and your chin finish? 399 00:21:26,519 --> 00:21:28,619 Right, stop there. 400 00:21:28,719 --> 00:21:30,779 The character's name - you're gonna love this - 401 00:21:30,879 --> 00:21:32,779 - is Dave Tall. - What? 402 00:21:32,879 --> 00:21:35,019 It's a visual gag, cos I'm not actually tall. 403 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:36,819 So, the whole time I say, 404 00:21:36,919 --> 00:21:38,699 "I'm Dave Tall." And everyone goes, "He's actually short." 405 00:21:38,799 --> 00:21:40,939 I'm actually a failed racing driver. 406 00:21:41,039 --> 00:21:43,179 - Yes, you are. - (LAUGHTER) 407 00:21:43,279 --> 00:21:44,299 PADDY: He's playing himself. 408 00:21:44,399 --> 00:21:45,859 He's Chris Harris. 409 00:21:45,959 --> 00:21:47,699 You're Chris Harris in a polo neck. 410 00:21:47,799 --> 00:21:49,499 The big change of wardrobe for me is 411 00:21:49,599 --> 00:21:51,299 I've bought a new jumper - opportunity for the winter. 412 00:21:51,399 --> 00:21:53,819 - And when things get tasty... - Oh, he's got something here. 413 00:21:53,919 --> 00:21:55,539 - What's he got? - This is the secret. 414 00:21:55,639 --> 00:21:57,059 - Here we go. - This is gonna be good. 415 00:21:57,159 --> 00:21:58,819 ...Dave Tall puts on 416 00:21:58,919 --> 00:22:00,699 - his driving gloves. - FRED: Is that it? 417 00:22:00,799 --> 00:22:03,859 This signals the fact that I'm in pursuit in the show. 418 00:22:03,959 --> 00:22:05,939 So, you'll see the red gloves on the steering wheel 419 00:22:06,039 --> 00:22:08,939 and all the kids will go, "Tall's about to get tasty." 420 00:22:09,039 --> 00:22:10,899 What he's done, this morning he's got up and he's thought, 421 00:22:10,999 --> 00:22:13,219 "What have I got in me drawer at home?" 422 00:22:13,319 --> 00:22:15,139 And he's... That's it. That is it. 423 00:22:15,239 --> 00:22:16,859 FRED: Look at the gloves. Look at him. 424 00:22:16,959 --> 00:22:19,699 Well, anyhow, listen, we've all got our cop characters now. 425 00:22:19,799 --> 00:22:22,699 Now, every classic cop film has a signature move, 426 00:22:22,799 --> 00:22:24,659 something that they're being when they rock up 427 00:22:24,759 --> 00:22:26,299 in the car and they get out and it freeze-frames 428 00:22:26,399 --> 00:22:28,019 - on them. - Yeah, yeah. 429 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:30,419 Right? I wanna see all your signature moves. 430 00:22:30,519 --> 00:22:34,299 Now, get yourselves set. I'm gonna...gonna start you off, 431 00:22:34,399 --> 00:22:36,099 - show you what the crack is. - I reckon yours could be 432 00:22:36,199 --> 00:22:37,579 trying to drive that in a straight line. 433 00:22:37,679 --> 00:22:39,299 Here we go. 434 00:22:39,399 --> 00:22:41,699 Hey... (SPITS) 435 00:22:41,799 --> 00:22:43,899 - All right. - FRED: Go, Cobra. 436 00:22:43,999 --> 00:22:45,999 Cobra? 437 00:22:47,199 --> 00:22:49,059 Paddy, where are yer? 438 00:22:49,159 --> 00:22:52,079 I'm sorry - Dirty Cobra, where are yer? 439 00:22:54,039 --> 00:22:56,259 DC is just on a stakeout. 440 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:58,659 - A stakeout? - DC! 441 00:22:58,759 --> 00:23:00,999 There's a criminal in my car park, DC. 442 00:23:04,159 --> 00:23:06,599 Leave it to Dirty Cobra. 443 00:23:38,198 --> 00:23:39,818 FRED: Here he comes. 444 00:23:39,918 --> 00:23:42,338 Where's he going? Why's he walking around t'car? 445 00:23:42,438 --> 00:23:43,378 CHRIS: He's gonna make a gesture. 446 00:23:43,478 --> 00:23:44,418 FRED: Oh, here we go. 447 00:23:44,518 --> 00:23:46,178 What's he doing? 448 00:23:46,278 --> 00:23:48,598 PADDY: Gonna make a powerful physical gesture. Here we go. 449 00:23:50,318 --> 00:23:52,318 I hope he's got insurance. 450 00:23:53,878 --> 00:23:55,878 (LAUGHS) 451 00:23:57,438 --> 00:23:59,338 - (LAUGHTER) - FRED: Seriously? 452 00:23:59,438 --> 00:24:01,378 Hey, what do you reckon, boys? 453 00:24:01,478 --> 00:24:03,378 Why do you want him to have insurance? 454 00:24:03,478 --> 00:24:05,098 Why? Have a look at him, son. 455 00:24:05,198 --> 00:24:08,978 He's been apprehended - by the unconscious police. 456 00:24:09,078 --> 00:24:10,298 Look at the punk on the floor. 457 00:24:10,398 --> 00:24:11,538 You can take that out now. 458 00:24:11,638 --> 00:24:14,298 - Take it out! - Don't touch the DC toothpick! 459 00:24:14,398 --> 00:24:16,178 - Take it out! - All right.. 460 00:24:16,278 --> 00:24:18,338 - Geography teacher... - (CHRIS LAUGHS) 461 00:24:18,438 --> 00:24:20,438 - You're up next, Tall. - Ow! 462 00:24:22,918 --> 00:24:25,538 Oh, are you radioing to Dave Tall? 463 00:24:25,638 --> 00:24:28,438 DCI Small, are you OK? 464 00:24:30,158 --> 00:24:31,298 (BLEEP) Tall. 465 00:24:31,398 --> 00:24:32,818 - Oh, sorry. - Sorry. 466 00:24:32,918 --> 00:24:34,098 Tall. Tall. Tall. 467 00:24:34,198 --> 00:24:35,738 Are you ready, DCI Tall? 468 00:24:35,838 --> 00:24:37,258 Yes. 469 00:24:37,358 --> 00:24:39,358 Come on, let's see what you've got. 470 00:24:40,278 --> 00:24:42,398 A3 - I'm still not sure. You know what I mean? 471 00:24:56,998 --> 00:24:59,358 (SIREN WHOOPS) 472 00:25:14,597 --> 00:25:16,957 - FRED: Oh! - (PADDY LAUGHS) 473 00:25:18,717 --> 00:25:21,157 - PADDY: Oh, yes! - FRED AND PADDY: Oh! 474 00:25:23,797 --> 00:25:25,697 You know... 475 00:25:25,797 --> 00:25:27,797 ...when you've been Talled. 476 00:25:31,357 --> 00:25:33,977 "You... You know..."? 477 00:25:34,077 --> 00:25:37,017 That's... It's no "go ahead, punk, make my day," is it? 478 00:25:37,117 --> 00:25:39,937 What? Look, I still think it's a nice catchphrase. 479 00:25:40,037 --> 00:25:42,337 And I've always got cardboard boxes round me, 480 00:25:42,437 --> 00:25:43,777 which is a strong look. 481 00:25:43,877 --> 00:25:45,737 - I thought it was quite... - Where's the criminal? 482 00:25:45,837 --> 00:25:47,377 Who have you apprehended? 483 00:25:47,477 --> 00:25:50,337 Are you apprehending Amazon? 484 00:25:50,437 --> 00:25:52,137 BOTH: "No box is safe"! 485 00:25:52,237 --> 00:25:53,537 Oh! 486 00:25:53,637 --> 00:25:55,177 And then he did that with his hands! 487 00:25:55,277 --> 00:25:57,277 He did that! 488 00:25:58,717 --> 00:26:02,977 CHRIS: OK. Dave Tall might need a bit more development. 489 00:26:03,077 --> 00:26:06,377 But no matter, because it was time to embrace the crazy 490 00:26:06,477 --> 00:26:11,317 once and for all with Flintoff, Preston Ranger. 491 00:26:13,837 --> 00:26:15,837 Right, set him off. 492 00:26:17,117 --> 00:26:19,977 Andrew, show us what you've got. 493 00:26:20,077 --> 00:26:22,077 Coming in right now. 494 00:26:52,397 --> 00:26:54,397 CHRIS: Oh, yeah, that's the shot! 495 00:26:55,477 --> 00:26:57,977 Oh, my God, whoa! 496 00:26:58,077 --> 00:27:01,337 Yes! Yes! Yes! 497 00:27:01,437 --> 00:27:03,337 - Whoa, Preston Ranger! - Now, that's an arrival. 498 00:27:03,437 --> 00:27:05,377 That is an arrival! 499 00:27:05,477 --> 00:27:07,017 You cut me mid-flow. 500 00:27:07,117 --> 00:27:08,817 Sorry! 501 00:27:08,917 --> 00:27:10,496 - I'll shut the door and... - Do it again, do it again! 502 00:27:10,596 --> 00:27:12,136 - I'll get back in character. - Sorry, sorry. 503 00:27:12,236 --> 00:27:14,236 PADDY: Oh, God. Bloody hell! 504 00:27:18,476 --> 00:27:20,476 Oh, God, here we go. 505 00:27:23,156 --> 00:27:25,476 (BOTH LAUGH) 506 00:27:31,756 --> 00:27:34,536 PADDY: Whoa, Preston Ranger! 507 00:27:34,636 --> 00:27:36,636 (BOTH LAUGH) 508 00:27:39,076 --> 00:27:40,656 - Well done, Preston Ranger! - Have they come 509 00:27:40,756 --> 00:27:42,456 - out of your bag? - Your balls have dropped! 510 00:27:42,556 --> 00:27:45,016 They've come out the bottom of me trousers! 511 00:27:45,116 --> 00:27:46,496 (LAUGHTER) 512 00:27:46,596 --> 00:27:47,896 I'll put 'em back up. 513 00:27:47,996 --> 00:27:49,996 PADDY: Yeah, I think it's probably t'best bet. 514 00:27:58,116 --> 00:27:59,696 (BOTH LAUGH) 515 00:27:59,796 --> 00:28:01,616 Howdy. 516 00:28:01,716 --> 00:28:03,716 - Oh, what's he doing? - Dunno. 517 00:28:06,836 --> 00:28:08,836 That's gone a long way. 518 00:28:10,796 --> 00:28:12,796 Howzat? 519 00:28:15,476 --> 00:28:17,216 CHRIS: Now, at this point, 520 00:28:17,316 --> 00:28:19,616 it was decided it was time to take 521 00:28:19,716 --> 00:28:22,056 a more focused approach to finding out 522 00:28:22,156 --> 00:28:24,656 who had chosen the best new TV cop car. 523 00:28:24,756 --> 00:28:28,736 And that meant it was chase time. 524 00:28:28,836 --> 00:28:31,656 With the power station turned into a temporary racetrack... 525 00:28:31,756 --> 00:28:34,736 ...each taking turns as the cop... 526 00:28:34,836 --> 00:28:37,536 ...we'd now hunt down a suitably nefarious 527 00:28:37,636 --> 00:28:39,296 Chrysler 300C 528 00:28:39,396 --> 00:28:43,756 driven by a couple of conveniently available robbers. 529 00:28:45,556 --> 00:28:49,696 And to make sure this serious testing didn't result 530 00:28:49,796 --> 00:28:51,616 in an even more serious accident, 531 00:28:51,716 --> 00:28:55,096 each car had been fitted with proximity sensors. 532 00:28:55,196 --> 00:28:58,256 Get within ten metres of the getaway car for ten seconds 533 00:28:58,356 --> 00:29:02,696 and the chase...would be over. 534 00:29:02,796 --> 00:29:05,316 Quickest to catch the crims wins. 535 00:29:23,595 --> 00:29:25,735 Right, straight for that bag, straight in - 536 00:29:25,835 --> 00:29:26,935 leave your door open. 537 00:29:27,035 --> 00:29:29,035 Quick getaway. 538 00:29:31,155 --> 00:29:34,315 Told him t'leave the door open. He shuts it. Dick. 539 00:29:37,355 --> 00:29:38,415 What's going on here, then? 540 00:29:38,515 --> 00:29:40,515 - (TOOTS HORN) - Oh, hang on. 541 00:29:42,155 --> 00:29:44,155 Get in, you tool! 542 00:29:44,915 --> 00:29:46,915 Come on, go, go, go, go! 543 00:29:48,355 --> 00:29:50,375 Oh, here he comes! Here's the Ranger! 544 00:29:50,475 --> 00:29:52,535 Tell you what, he's going quick. 545 00:29:52,635 --> 00:29:54,855 Stop right there! The Ranger's coming! 546 00:29:54,955 --> 00:29:56,655 (HORN TOOTS) 547 00:29:56,755 --> 00:29:58,755 Oh, my God, he's got all his lights on as well. 548 00:30:02,315 --> 00:30:04,315 (HORN TOOTS) 549 00:30:04,915 --> 00:30:06,915 Oh, he's just smashed the whole lot out of the way! 550 00:30:09,835 --> 00:30:11,495 That thing looks properly worrying 551 00:30:11,595 --> 00:30:14,775 in your rear-view mirror, I tell you, Pad. 552 00:30:14,875 --> 00:30:16,875 Don't dig in now, Raptor. I've got 'em in me sights. 553 00:30:19,435 --> 00:30:21,455 He's closed a massive gap on us. 554 00:30:21,555 --> 00:30:24,715 Here we go, whoa. Whoa... Whoa! 555 00:30:26,635 --> 00:30:28,635 Here we go, I'm catching 'em, I'm catching 'em. 556 00:30:30,515 --> 00:30:33,455 Oh, he's all over us like a rat. He's over us like a rat! 557 00:30:33,555 --> 00:30:35,495 Look at the size of the bloody thing! 558 00:30:35,595 --> 00:30:37,295 Say you what - off-road capabilities, 559 00:30:37,395 --> 00:30:39,395 I'm gonna use 'em. 560 00:30:40,515 --> 00:30:42,175 This is where Dirty Cobra gets it back here. 561 00:30:42,275 --> 00:30:44,275 Oh, you know, he's disappeared. 562 00:30:47,395 --> 00:30:49,395 - Where is he? - Where's he gone? 563 00:30:50,275 --> 00:30:52,295 There he is, there he is! We've got yer! 564 00:30:52,395 --> 00:30:54,395 Oh, he's there! 565 00:30:55,395 --> 00:30:57,535 FRED: Coming for yer. 566 00:30:57,635 --> 00:30:58,935 He's onto us, he's onto us. 567 00:30:59,035 --> 00:31:01,215 - (SENSOR BEEPS) - Keep beeping, keep beeping. 568 00:31:01,315 --> 00:31:02,375 - He's gonna get us! - Shut up! 569 00:31:02,475 --> 00:31:03,854 Straight down there! 570 00:31:03,954 --> 00:31:07,074 Come on, pull over, man. You're done. You're done. 571 00:31:12,074 --> 00:31:14,074 (LAUGHTER) 572 00:31:16,074 --> 00:31:18,134 He's on us! The Ranger's on us! 573 00:31:18,234 --> 00:31:19,494 Come on! 574 00:31:19,594 --> 00:31:20,934 He's gone. He's gone, he's gone! 575 00:31:21,034 --> 00:31:23,334 Nobody gets away from the Ranger! 576 00:31:23,434 --> 00:31:25,434 No, we haven't. No, we haven't! 577 00:31:34,354 --> 00:31:36,094 Do you know why I'm stopping yer? 578 00:31:36,194 --> 00:31:38,374 We've got a good idea, Ranger. 579 00:31:38,474 --> 00:31:40,694 Your back right tyre's down. 580 00:31:40,794 --> 00:31:42,734 I'm not gonna write you a ticket this time. 581 00:31:42,834 --> 00:31:44,374 Thank you. 582 00:31:44,474 --> 00:31:47,014 But get yourself home, drive carefully, and get it sorted. 583 00:31:47,114 --> 00:31:49,114 Howzat? 584 00:31:52,234 --> 00:31:54,294 CHRIS: That was an impressively ruthless 585 00:31:54,394 --> 00:31:56,654 four-minute, 50-second chase. 586 00:31:56,754 --> 00:31:59,934 Next on duty, the Dirty Cobra - 587 00:32:00,034 --> 00:32:03,474 ready to unleash his Charger Hellcat. 588 00:32:09,354 --> 00:32:11,354 Go! Go, go, go, go, go. 589 00:32:13,074 --> 00:32:15,074 All right. 590 00:32:15,554 --> 00:32:17,554 Oh! 591 00:32:23,754 --> 00:32:25,774 (LAUGHS) Here we go. 592 00:32:25,874 --> 00:32:28,194 Let's get these punks! 593 00:32:29,914 --> 00:32:31,814 - He's right behind yer. - Is he? 594 00:32:31,914 --> 00:32:33,914 The Cobra's here, boys. 595 00:32:35,594 --> 00:32:37,414 That's a bit slippy. 596 00:32:37,514 --> 00:32:39,374 Come on! What... We're not... 597 00:32:39,474 --> 00:32:41,494 Why have you not got your gloves on neither? 598 00:32:41,594 --> 00:32:43,254 CHRIS: Cos I'm not the policeman at the moment! 599 00:32:43,354 --> 00:32:45,614 Yeah, but you're faster in your gloves. That's the trademark. 600 00:32:45,714 --> 00:32:49,934 Whoa! The Hellcat's all over the shop! 601 00:32:50,034 --> 00:32:51,974 We're getting away from him. We're gonna get away with this! 602 00:32:52,074 --> 00:32:55,394 We're gonna get away with it! Mexico, here we come! 603 00:33:01,753 --> 00:33:04,373 PADDY: The Charger is so powerful, 604 00:33:04,473 --> 00:33:06,473 I can't get it in a straight bloody line! 605 00:33:08,273 --> 00:33:10,333 PADDY: OK, so it turns out, 606 00:33:10,433 --> 00:33:14,213 while the Charger does have all the crime-fighting grunt 607 00:33:14,313 --> 00:33:16,213 you'll ever need... 608 00:33:16,313 --> 00:33:18,413 This don't look good. 609 00:33:18,513 --> 00:33:21,413 ...on anything other than a bone-dry tarmac road, 610 00:33:21,513 --> 00:33:25,373 it is a massive handful. 611 00:33:25,473 --> 00:33:29,793 (LAUGHS) Too much goddamn power for this car! 612 00:33:31,233 --> 00:33:33,213 He can't get close to us. 613 00:33:33,313 --> 00:33:35,573 On the plus side, 614 00:33:35,673 --> 00:33:39,053 that does at least mean all your Dirty Cobra fans 615 00:33:39,153 --> 00:33:41,333 will be treated to some very lengthy car chases. 616 00:33:41,433 --> 00:33:44,133 Ah, come on. 617 00:33:44,233 --> 00:33:46,053 Keep it going, keep it going. 618 00:33:46,153 --> 00:33:49,893 But when it comes to ending them... 619 00:33:49,993 --> 00:33:51,373 I thought this was meant to be stressful, 620 00:33:51,473 --> 00:33:53,333 trying to get away from the police. 621 00:33:53,433 --> 00:33:55,653 ...you do have to get a bit creative. 622 00:33:55,753 --> 00:33:58,093 Dirty Cobra's gonna go right down here. 623 00:33:58,193 --> 00:34:01,613 Playing by me own rules now. Come on, the Cobra! 624 00:34:01,713 --> 00:34:04,093 - Whoa, oh, he's in range. - Where is he? 625 00:34:04,193 --> 00:34:07,373 - FRED: Oh, yeah! - CHRIS: No, no, no, no! 626 00:34:07,473 --> 00:34:11,433 There he is. There he is! 627 00:34:13,633 --> 00:34:16,053 CHRIS: So, with Fred making off with the loot, 628 00:34:16,153 --> 00:34:21,533 after a chase that took a full 11 minutes and 36 seconds, 629 00:34:21,633 --> 00:34:26,053 let's just say the Dirty Cobra would be turning in his badge. 630 00:34:26,153 --> 00:34:29,213 I was the passenger! He was driving. I was the passenger! 631 00:34:29,313 --> 00:34:30,573 You're going to prison, son. 632 00:34:30,673 --> 00:34:33,413 I hope you've got insurance for that. 633 00:34:33,513 --> 00:34:37,533 And with the Preston Ranger still the cop to beat, 634 00:34:37,633 --> 00:34:41,973 finally it was time for a certain failed racing driver 635 00:34:42,073 --> 00:34:43,813 to slip on the gloves. 636 00:34:43,913 --> 00:34:46,493 - (HORN TOOTS) - FRED: Come on! 637 00:34:46,593 --> 00:34:47,973 PADDY: Got it! 638 00:34:48,073 --> 00:34:50,073 Come on, Dave, now's your chance. 639 00:34:50,713 --> 00:34:52,713 I'm after them. 640 00:34:53,673 --> 00:34:55,672 I've heard Dave Small's in town. 641 00:34:57,392 --> 00:34:59,392 Good God, this thing is fast round here. 642 00:35:01,152 --> 00:35:02,292 PADDY: Oh! 643 00:35:02,392 --> 00:35:03,452 It's a bit shaky on t'brakes. 644 00:35:03,552 --> 00:35:05,752 Where'd you get this getaway car from? 645 00:35:07,472 --> 00:35:10,452 This is so grippy and so fast. 646 00:35:10,552 --> 00:35:12,552 This is why I chose the hot hatch. 647 00:35:14,032 --> 00:35:16,552 Oh! Oh, God! 648 00:35:21,112 --> 00:35:23,112 CHRIS: Whoa, sideways! 649 00:35:24,312 --> 00:35:27,732 I'm not going to prison, Fred. I'm not going to prison! 650 00:35:27,832 --> 00:35:30,132 - It frightens me. - Imagine me and you in prison! 651 00:35:30,232 --> 00:35:32,232 - Oh! - They'd have a field day! 652 00:35:33,112 --> 00:35:35,972 Ah, we're on him. We're on him. 653 00:35:36,072 --> 00:35:38,072 He's behind us. Gun it! 654 00:35:40,592 --> 00:35:42,772 He'll start taking some risks now. 655 00:35:42,872 --> 00:35:44,872 Crims have to take risks at some point, don't they? 656 00:35:49,392 --> 00:35:51,392 I've seen a wall! There's a wall! 657 00:35:54,112 --> 00:35:56,112 Right, right, right! 658 00:35:57,992 --> 00:36:00,172 He's all over the place. 659 00:36:00,272 --> 00:36:01,772 - No. - These are chicanes, Fred! 660 00:36:01,872 --> 00:36:04,692 FRED: I have to take it. I'm not bothered. I'm not bothered! 661 00:36:04,792 --> 00:36:07,492 He's got us! He's got us, Fred! Fred! 662 00:36:07,592 --> 00:36:09,592 (LAUGHS) 663 00:36:12,232 --> 00:36:15,252 Oh! Oh, my God. 664 00:36:15,352 --> 00:36:16,812 Oh, here he is. 665 00:36:16,912 --> 00:36:19,612 Officer Dave Tall. You're nicked, both of you! 666 00:36:19,712 --> 00:36:21,732 FRED: Yeah, I'm in a lot of trouble. 667 00:36:21,832 --> 00:36:23,332 CHRIS: I bet that was a wild ride, wasn't it? 668 00:36:23,432 --> 00:36:25,752 PADDY: Got to be honest - prison seems a better option. 669 00:36:29,192 --> 00:36:31,192 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) 670 00:36:32,272 --> 00:36:34,132 PADDY: Hey! 671 00:36:34,232 --> 00:36:36,232 OK. 672 00:36:39,312 --> 00:36:42,172 So, I know the question everyone's asking. 673 00:36:42,272 --> 00:36:43,492 What the hell was that? 674 00:36:43,592 --> 00:36:46,292 No, no, they wanna know who won. 675 00:36:46,392 --> 00:36:49,492 Did Dave Tall apprehend the perps faster 676 00:36:49,592 --> 00:36:51,332 than the Preston Ranger? 677 00:36:51,432 --> 00:36:52,451 And I have the results here. 678 00:36:52,551 --> 00:36:53,931 OK. So... 679 00:36:54,031 --> 00:36:57,291 ...the Preston Ranger in the Raptor caught the bad guys 680 00:36:57,391 --> 00:37:00,251 in four minutes, 50 seconds. 681 00:37:00,351 --> 00:37:01,891 - All right, innit? - Good work, Preston Ranger. 682 00:37:01,991 --> 00:37:03,691 Thank you. 683 00:37:03,791 --> 00:37:05,771 - Dave Tall... - (WHISTLES) 684 00:37:05,871 --> 00:37:08,091 ...in the family hatchback... 685 00:37:08,191 --> 00:37:09,771 ...caught the bad guys 686 00:37:09,871 --> 00:37:12,651 in three minutes, five seconds! 687 00:37:12,751 --> 00:37:13,971 Victory to the Tall! 688 00:37:14,071 --> 00:37:15,171 (CHEERING) 689 00:37:15,271 --> 00:37:16,491 - FRED: Nah, nah, nah. 690 00:37:16,591 --> 00:37:18,291 - CHRIS: Yes! - FRED: No. 691 00:37:18,391 --> 00:37:20,091 CHRIS: Yes! 692 00:37:20,191 --> 00:37:23,651 I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm not having that. Not having it. 693 00:37:23,751 --> 00:37:25,571 You can't not have that. It's maths. 694 00:37:25,671 --> 00:37:28,491 We're saying then the ultimate TV cop car 695 00:37:28,591 --> 00:37:30,611 isn't the massive noisy muscle car, 696 00:37:30,711 --> 00:37:32,651 isn't the massive noisy pick-up truck, 697 00:37:32,751 --> 00:37:35,651 but a small German hatchback. 698 00:37:35,751 --> 00:37:37,971 Great things come in small packages. 699 00:37:38,071 --> 00:37:39,611 - Really? Really? - I think 700 00:37:39,711 --> 00:37:41,331 what we're saying is the best cop cars 701 00:37:41,431 --> 00:37:42,891 are the worst telly cop cars. 702 00:37:42,991 --> 00:37:45,771 And the worst cop cars are the best telly cop cars. 703 00:37:45,871 --> 00:37:47,211 - Glad we cleared that up. - Thank you. 704 00:37:47,311 --> 00:37:49,811 And now we must move on to a tribute. 705 00:37:49,911 --> 00:37:53,051 Last year, Britain lost one of its greatest inventors, 706 00:37:53,151 --> 00:37:54,531 Sir Clive Sinclair, 707 00:37:54,631 --> 00:37:57,491 the genius brain behind the ZX Spectrum. 708 00:37:57,591 --> 00:37:58,971 Ask your parents, kids. 709 00:37:59,071 --> 00:38:01,451 He's the man who brought home computing and video games 710 00:38:01,551 --> 00:38:03,011 to the masses. 711 00:38:03,111 --> 00:38:06,651 And also the brain behind this - the Sinclair C5 of 1985, 712 00:38:06,751 --> 00:38:08,451 which, it's fair to say, 713 00:38:08,551 --> 00:38:11,491 history hasn't judged too kindly. 714 00:38:11,591 --> 00:38:14,171 But we've been thinking - maybe this battery-powered pod 715 00:38:14,271 --> 00:38:16,091 wasn't actually a bad idea. 716 00:38:16,191 --> 00:38:18,691 Maybe it was just too far ahead of its time. 717 00:38:18,791 --> 00:38:22,171 Exactly. Maybe in this modern electric world, 718 00:38:22,271 --> 00:38:25,291 the C5 makes perfect sense. 719 00:38:25,391 --> 00:38:27,871 So we sent Chris and Fred to test the theory. 720 00:38:43,991 --> 00:38:46,891 CHRIS: The Sinclair C5 was, on paper, 721 00:38:46,991 --> 00:38:50,190 a genuinely revolutionary piece of design. 722 00:38:52,750 --> 00:38:55,130 A small, light, affordable, 723 00:38:55,230 --> 00:39:00,930 zero-emission vehicle intended for urban commuting. 724 00:39:01,030 --> 00:39:05,530 OK, it might have looked a little unusual, 725 00:39:05,630 --> 00:39:07,770 but fundamentally, Sir Clive's vision 726 00:39:07,870 --> 00:39:11,170 was for the same green and responsible future 727 00:39:11,270 --> 00:39:13,270 that we're all clamouring for today. 728 00:39:24,350 --> 00:39:26,570 FRED: Oh, bus, bus, bus, Chris. Bus! 729 00:39:26,670 --> 00:39:28,290 That's not nice. 730 00:39:28,390 --> 00:39:30,330 Oh, oh! 731 00:39:30,430 --> 00:39:32,330 (BOTH LAUGH) 732 00:39:32,430 --> 00:39:35,930 'Ey up, we're holding traffic up. Move up. 733 00:39:36,030 --> 00:39:37,610 I'm going flat out. Get off, get off! 734 00:39:37,710 --> 00:39:39,010 Get over there. 735 00:39:39,110 --> 00:39:41,810 FRED: How much power have these got? 736 00:39:41,910 --> 00:39:44,290 About one third of a horsepower. 737 00:39:44,390 --> 00:39:46,770 - What, a hoof and a bit? - Yeah. 738 00:39:46,870 --> 00:39:49,090 15mph if you're lucky. 739 00:39:49,190 --> 00:39:51,390 - (HORN TOOTS) - I don't like it. 740 00:39:53,150 --> 00:39:56,570 CHRIS: The problem was, back in the mid-'80s, 741 00:39:56,670 --> 00:40:00,030 the technology simply didn't exist to do the C5 justice. 742 00:40:02,110 --> 00:40:04,650 Built in the old Hoover factory in Wales, 743 00:40:04,750 --> 00:40:07,650 its motor was lifted from the cooling fan of a lorry, 744 00:40:07,750 --> 00:40:11,930 and its all-electric range was about eight miles, 745 00:40:12,030 --> 00:40:15,470 so it was hopelessly slow when it worked... 746 00:40:16,910 --> 00:40:18,970 Run out of battery. 747 00:40:19,070 --> 00:40:21,330 ...and then dangerously slow when it didn't. 748 00:40:21,430 --> 00:40:23,570 - (BICYCLE BELL DINGS) - Oh. 749 00:40:23,670 --> 00:40:25,670 (LAUGHS) 750 00:40:28,350 --> 00:40:31,330 FRED: Clearly, the time has come 751 00:40:31,430 --> 00:40:33,130 to turn Sir Clive's vision... 752 00:40:33,230 --> 00:40:34,810 CHRIS: Mine's died now. 753 00:40:34,910 --> 00:40:39,130 ...into the lean, mean, green machine he'd always dreamt of. 754 00:40:39,230 --> 00:40:42,110 FRED: I've got an idea, Chris. I've got an idea. 755 00:40:46,109 --> 00:40:49,169 And to show Harris just what that dream looks like, 756 00:40:49,269 --> 00:40:52,369 I told him to meet me a few weeks later... 757 00:40:52,469 --> 00:40:54,469 ...in Norway. 758 00:41:06,949 --> 00:41:08,949 Wow. OK. 759 00:41:11,269 --> 00:41:13,269 - Hi, Andrew. - Chris. 760 00:41:15,269 --> 00:41:17,049 Are you ready to have your mind blown? 761 00:41:17,149 --> 00:41:19,529 I... What are you playing at? 762 00:41:19,629 --> 00:41:22,929 FRED: I'm excited to show you this. Look at this. 763 00:41:23,029 --> 00:41:25,189 Are you ready? 764 00:41:27,349 --> 00:41:29,349 Look at this. (LAUGHS) 765 00:41:32,229 --> 00:41:35,689 FRED: Oh, yes. Harnessing the green potential of gravity, 766 00:41:35,789 --> 00:41:38,329 and embracing speed, 767 00:41:38,429 --> 00:41:42,569 this is the Sinclair Ski-5. 768 00:41:42,669 --> 00:41:44,129 - The Ski-5? - Yeah. 769 00:41:44,229 --> 00:41:45,449 Yeah, but what is it? 770 00:41:45,549 --> 00:41:47,209 I know what you're thinking. Stop it. 771 00:41:47,309 --> 00:41:48,769 You're thinking I've just got a bobsled 772 00:41:48,869 --> 00:41:50,249 and I've put the shell of a Sinclair C5 773 00:41:50,349 --> 00:41:51,849 - on top. - Yes. 774 00:41:51,949 --> 00:41:53,409 Oh, no, Christopher. We've done this properly. 775 00:41:53,509 --> 00:41:54,969 Obviously got rid of the wheels, 776 00:41:55,069 --> 00:41:57,609 put some running rails on the bottom, 777 00:41:57,709 --> 00:41:58,809 changed the steering. 778 00:41:58,909 --> 00:42:00,649 Remember that bar where you turned? 779 00:42:00,749 --> 00:42:03,409 I've gone for the pulleys, bobsled style. 780 00:42:03,509 --> 00:42:06,129 Wouldn't it be easier just to run headlong 781 00:42:06,229 --> 00:42:07,889 - at a brick wall? - No, Chris. 782 00:42:07,989 --> 00:42:09,729 Cos you wouldn't have to travel. You'd just get 783 00:42:09,829 --> 00:42:11,689 - the job done cleaner. - You know what 784 00:42:11,789 --> 00:42:13,849 - I'm gonna try and do? - What? 785 00:42:13,949 --> 00:42:15,689 It's what Sir Clive would have wanted when he designed it. 786 00:42:15,789 --> 00:42:17,249 - What? - I wanna break 787 00:42:17,349 --> 00:42:19,409 the national speed limit of 60mph. 788 00:42:19,509 --> 00:42:21,169 Why would you want to do that? 789 00:42:21,269 --> 00:42:23,269 In honour of Sir Clive. 790 00:42:24,789 --> 00:42:26,689 FRED: To help me with my mission, 791 00:42:26,789 --> 00:42:28,969 I'd be running on Norway's national bobsleigh track 792 00:42:29,069 --> 00:42:30,609 in Lillehammer, 793 00:42:30,709 --> 00:42:32,849 with the help a team of sledding experts, 794 00:42:32,949 --> 00:42:37,269 led by Olympic coach Graham Richardson. 795 00:42:39,229 --> 00:42:41,568 What's the chance of it making it to the bottom in one piece? 796 00:42:41,668 --> 00:42:43,408 Ah, here he is. Here he is. 797 00:42:43,508 --> 00:42:45,048 There's no guarantees. 798 00:42:45,148 --> 00:42:49,848 Um, there's very, very precise lines that you have to drive 799 00:42:49,948 --> 00:42:52,008 to not crash off the end of the corner. 800 00:42:52,108 --> 00:42:54,168 Cos I've seen it on t'telly. I saw the Olympics. 801 00:42:54,268 --> 00:42:55,888 That word you used there beginning with C... 802 00:42:55,988 --> 00:42:57,768 That's important in the context of Fred. 803 00:42:57,868 --> 00:42:59,568 Chris, adults speaking. 804 00:42:59,668 --> 00:43:01,288 And the chances of getting to 60? 805 00:43:01,388 --> 00:43:03,808 Um... 806 00:43:03,908 --> 00:43:06,328 I don't know. I'm not sure about the aero on it. 807 00:43:06,428 --> 00:43:08,328 It's open sides, a little bit slow, 808 00:43:08,428 --> 00:43:11,308 but it very much depends how Fred drives it. 809 00:43:12,508 --> 00:43:14,508 Ah. 810 00:43:16,668 --> 00:43:19,088 FRED: Before letting me loose in the Ski-5, 811 00:43:19,188 --> 00:43:21,968 Graham needed me to learn the course, 812 00:43:22,068 --> 00:43:25,488 which, on a 16-corner track that's nearly a mile long, 813 00:43:25,588 --> 00:43:27,588 wasn't exactly straightforward. 814 00:43:31,548 --> 00:43:33,648 So, as you go into the corner, it'll come up. 815 00:43:33,748 --> 00:43:35,808 You look for the straight. You turn it off, and over. 816 00:43:35,908 --> 00:43:37,448 it's just like driving a car. 817 00:43:37,548 --> 00:43:41,568 I thought I was turning up to sit down and go quick. 818 00:43:41,668 --> 00:43:43,288 This on the left, incidentally, is the junior start, 819 00:43:43,388 --> 00:43:46,368 where we're gonna be starting from with you today. 820 00:43:46,468 --> 00:43:48,568 So when you get to the second pressure, the sled is high, 821 00:43:48,668 --> 00:43:50,088 and with the nose in a good position 822 00:43:50,188 --> 00:43:52,528 to actually steer through that and come off the corner. 823 00:43:52,628 --> 00:43:56,808 Graham was talking me through it, but... 824 00:43:56,908 --> 00:43:59,288 ...he's talking a different language to what I knew. 825 00:43:59,388 --> 00:44:00,608 He was talking about pressures 826 00:44:00,708 --> 00:44:01,968 and getting onto corners too early, 827 00:44:02,068 --> 00:44:03,768 and pointing out little things 828 00:44:03,868 --> 00:44:05,768 you can look at when you're in a corner. 829 00:44:05,868 --> 00:44:08,248 The problem with that is, there's 16 of them. 830 00:44:08,348 --> 00:44:10,348 And they come up pretty fast. 831 00:44:10,948 --> 00:44:12,608 FRED: Especially 832 00:44:12,708 --> 00:44:14,648 as all too soon I was given my very own training sleigh 833 00:44:14,748 --> 00:44:16,748 to take for a run. 834 00:44:21,028 --> 00:44:24,128 And we're going... Oh, we're building up speed already! 835 00:44:24,228 --> 00:44:25,968 When you come out into the 4-5 transition, 836 00:44:26,068 --> 00:44:27,368 it's a nice long straight, 837 00:44:27,468 --> 00:44:29,408 and what you should do here is just practise. 838 00:44:29,508 --> 00:44:31,168 Just go... When I pull left, 839 00:44:31,268 --> 00:44:33,368 the sled goes left. When I pull right, the sled goes right. 840 00:44:33,468 --> 00:44:34,808 Is it fast at the minute, or is it...? 841 00:44:34,908 --> 00:44:36,368 - Yeah. - Yeah. 842 00:44:36,468 --> 00:44:37,368 Oh, yeah, this'll be cooking. 843 00:44:37,468 --> 00:44:39,087 Ohhh! 844 00:44:39,187 --> 00:44:42,327 Don't forget to steer. Today's coaching tip. 845 00:44:42,427 --> 00:44:44,427 Yeah, steer. 846 00:44:46,907 --> 00:44:48,807 Top runners are gonna be about here. 847 00:44:48,907 --> 00:44:50,807 And as you let it run, it stays parallel. 848 00:44:50,907 --> 00:44:52,887 When everything else is descending, 849 00:44:52,987 --> 00:44:55,907 we're staying parallel and joining the high line. 850 00:45:01,987 --> 00:45:04,247 Remember, a nice strong steer on the beginning of 13. 851 00:45:04,347 --> 00:45:06,347 All right, we'll do another. 852 00:45:07,867 --> 00:45:09,407 FRED: Had a couple of bumps, like, 853 00:45:09,507 --> 00:45:11,987 but didn't land on me head, did I? 854 00:45:23,987 --> 00:45:26,307 TANNOY: We have a crash. We have a crash. 855 00:45:28,267 --> 00:45:29,807 FRED: It didn't go particularly well, Chris. 856 00:45:29,907 --> 00:45:31,127 You do surprise me! 857 00:45:31,227 --> 00:45:33,507 Here we go, look at this. So, here we go. 858 00:45:35,867 --> 00:45:36,887 Oh! See? 859 00:45:36,987 --> 00:45:38,967 What the hell are you doing? 860 00:45:39,067 --> 00:45:40,767 I'm sideways. 861 00:45:40,867 --> 00:45:42,487 - So I came in... - Yeah. 862 00:45:42,587 --> 00:45:44,967 And then as I was going, I went over. 863 00:45:45,067 --> 00:45:47,447 And me helmet was scraping on the wall, 864 00:45:47,547 --> 00:45:49,007 and then pushed meself back up 865 00:45:49,107 --> 00:45:50,727 and got back on me... on me things. 866 00:45:50,827 --> 00:45:53,407 So you righted yourself using your own head? 867 00:45:53,507 --> 00:45:55,507 Kind of, yeah. 868 00:45:56,787 --> 00:46:00,327 FRED: Truth is, the high sides of the training sleigh 869 00:46:00,427 --> 00:46:04,607 are designed to keep the driver properly protected - 870 00:46:04,707 --> 00:46:08,007 protection I'd now have to leave behind, 871 00:46:08,107 --> 00:46:12,447 lining up to give the Ski-5 its maiden voyage. 872 00:46:12,547 --> 00:46:14,967 OK, so...remember, into the corners. 873 00:46:15,067 --> 00:46:16,527 - Yeah. - Turn to parallel. 874 00:46:16,627 --> 00:46:18,287 Let it run nice and free. Look for the exit. 875 00:46:18,387 --> 00:46:19,807 Remember to look as long as you can. 876 00:46:19,907 --> 00:46:21,687 - Steer it down the straight. - OK. Lovely stuff. 877 00:46:21,787 --> 00:46:23,287 CHRIS ON RADIO: Andrew, can you hear me? 878 00:46:23,387 --> 00:46:25,847 FRED ON RADIO: Loud and clear, Chris. 879 00:46:25,947 --> 00:46:28,907 Just be careful, all right, because this looks terrifying. 880 00:46:30,347 --> 00:46:31,967 That's great words from you, Chris. 881 00:46:32,067 --> 00:46:33,727 That's a real good gee-up for me, that. Thank you. 882 00:46:33,827 --> 00:46:35,006 Be mindful of the fact 883 00:46:35,106 --> 00:46:36,286 there's a lot of trip hazards down here, 884 00:46:36,386 --> 00:46:37,686 so I'm taking one for the team as well. 885 00:46:37,786 --> 00:46:40,286 Ah. Chris, I'll see you in about a minute's time. 886 00:46:40,386 --> 00:46:41,406 Cheers, mate. 887 00:46:41,506 --> 00:46:42,646 Thanks, Graham. 888 00:46:42,746 --> 00:46:45,886 In his head, he looks like he's created 889 00:46:45,986 --> 00:46:47,486 the ultimate homage to the C5, 890 00:46:47,586 --> 00:46:50,126 but from here, he looks like a really large toddler 891 00:46:50,226 --> 00:46:51,926 being pushed in a pram. 892 00:46:52,026 --> 00:46:53,726 TANNOY: Clear the track for a C5... 893 00:46:53,826 --> 00:46:55,526 There you go. it's official now. There's... 894 00:46:55,626 --> 00:46:56,926 TANNOY: The track is clear. 895 00:46:57,026 --> 00:46:59,646 There's no backing down now, Fred. Here we go. 896 00:46:59,746 --> 00:47:03,086 FRED: Here we go, the Sinclair C5 is going. 897 00:47:03,186 --> 00:47:06,086 He's through the beam and he's away. 898 00:47:06,186 --> 00:47:07,766 FRED: And we're off! 899 00:47:07,866 --> 00:47:09,166 CHRIS: Come on, Andrew! 900 00:47:09,266 --> 00:47:11,886 FRED: Coming round. 901 00:47:11,986 --> 00:47:14,526 Down the first... It's a bit... It's twitching at the back. 902 00:47:14,626 --> 00:47:17,006 Oh, my... He had a massive wobble there! 903 00:47:17,106 --> 00:47:20,306 FRED: Coming round. Look at where you're going. 904 00:47:22,426 --> 00:47:24,526 And we're off. Oh, it's a twitcher. 905 00:47:24,626 --> 00:47:26,366 Now he's against the wall twice there. 906 00:47:26,466 --> 00:47:29,326 FRED: Going down the straight now. Here we go, into 12. 907 00:47:29,426 --> 00:47:32,366 Now he's picking up speed. Now he's really travelling. 908 00:47:32,466 --> 00:47:36,006 FRED: Here we go. And into 13. 909 00:47:36,106 --> 00:47:36,926 Just saw him over there. 910 00:47:37,026 --> 00:47:38,726 FRED: Oh, 15. 911 00:47:38,826 --> 00:47:40,846 Coming round. 912 00:47:40,946 --> 00:47:43,846 Steering up into 16 and we're nearly finished! 913 00:47:43,946 --> 00:47:46,106 And we're down. 914 00:47:49,186 --> 00:47:52,486 - Never in doubt, Andrew. - It's, um... 915 00:47:52,586 --> 00:47:54,526 - It's a little bit twitchy. - How does she handle? 916 00:47:54,626 --> 00:47:56,246 Through the corners was all right. 917 00:47:56,346 --> 00:47:58,286 Straight, it's all over the place. 918 00:47:58,386 --> 00:47:59,966 Is it... Is it lacking stability? 919 00:48:00,066 --> 00:48:01,286 A little bit. 920 00:48:01,386 --> 00:48:02,966 How fast do you reckon you went? 921 00:48:03,066 --> 00:48:07,006 I didn't feel I was flying that time. I reckon...50, max. 922 00:48:07,106 --> 00:48:09,366 OK, can we get a speed? 923 00:48:09,466 --> 00:48:13,286 - 54.6. - 54.6mph. 924 00:48:13,386 --> 00:48:14,886 - 54? - Yeah. Point 6. 925 00:48:14,986 --> 00:48:16,326 That's all right, that is. 926 00:48:16,426 --> 00:48:18,406 So how can we get more speed? 927 00:48:18,506 --> 00:48:20,646 - That was only the junior. - What? 928 00:48:20,746 --> 00:48:23,006 - Send me from the top. - That wasn't the top? 929 00:48:23,106 --> 00:48:25,046 No, that was only t'junior one. 930 00:48:25,146 --> 00:48:27,206 I've got four more corners to go through. Get to the top, 931 00:48:27,306 --> 00:48:29,446 I reckon 60mph - all day long. 932 00:48:29,546 --> 00:48:31,845 - You're confident, are you? - Yeah. 933 00:48:31,945 --> 00:48:37,085 FRED: Plus, Graham had a few ideas of his own. 934 00:48:37,185 --> 00:48:38,605 GRAHAM: So what we've done is 935 00:48:38,705 --> 00:48:40,565 we've moved up to the top of the track, 936 00:48:40,665 --> 00:48:42,165 so we've got an extra 200 metres of track 937 00:48:42,265 --> 00:48:44,045 - and maybe 30 metres of drop. - That should do it, 938 00:48:44,145 --> 00:48:45,685 - shouldn't it? - That's gonna give us 939 00:48:45,785 --> 00:48:47,805 a bit more speed, but I don't think it's gonna be enough. 940 00:48:47,905 --> 00:48:49,805 - What? - We need a bit more weight. 941 00:48:49,905 --> 00:48:51,005 Fred's not heavy enough. 942 00:48:51,105 --> 00:48:53,485 We need to put 50 kilos in. 943 00:48:53,585 --> 00:48:55,085 50 kilos? 944 00:48:55,185 --> 00:48:58,245 50 kilos will get some more speed out of it, so look sharp. 945 00:48:58,345 --> 00:49:01,325 CHRIS: So, as well as being promoted 946 00:49:01,425 --> 00:49:03,045 from the children's start line, 947 00:49:03,145 --> 00:49:05,725 to increase the amount of energy, and therefore speed, 948 00:49:05,825 --> 00:49:09,165 that Fred would be carrying down the run, 949 00:49:09,265 --> 00:49:11,985 we'd also now added a healthy lump of ballast. 950 00:49:15,745 --> 00:49:17,845 Sitting at the top, it's a different course. 951 00:49:17,945 --> 00:49:19,945 That first drop - wow. 952 00:49:21,585 --> 00:49:24,525 I can just see probably 20 yards of track, 953 00:49:24,625 --> 00:49:26,625 and then a roof. I don't even see the track. 954 00:49:29,545 --> 00:49:31,005 CHRIS: Pushing him down now. 955 00:49:31,105 --> 00:49:32,725 FRED: Oh, here we go. Look at this. 956 00:49:32,825 --> 00:49:34,285 CHRIS: And he's away. 957 00:49:34,385 --> 00:49:37,405 FRED: Bloomin' heck, it just disappears. And we're off. 958 00:49:37,505 --> 00:49:39,505 I'm on me own here. 959 00:49:40,025 --> 00:49:41,365 And we're going. 960 00:49:41,465 --> 00:49:43,285 We're building up speed already. 961 00:49:43,385 --> 00:49:45,005 CHRIS: He looks exposed. His head's above. 962 00:49:45,105 --> 00:49:47,045 It's like watching an old Formula 1 car, 963 00:49:47,145 --> 00:49:49,845 you know, when the canopy's so low and their torso's above. 964 00:49:49,945 --> 00:49:53,125 FRED: Here we got. It's... It's all over the place, this. 965 00:49:53,225 --> 00:49:54,325 Whacked a wall there. 966 00:49:54,425 --> 00:49:56,125 FRED: Here we go, coming round. 967 00:49:56,225 --> 00:49:58,685 Keep it straight. 968 00:49:58,785 --> 00:50:00,485 Flashed through there. God, that looked fast. 969 00:50:00,585 --> 00:50:02,205 FRED: Up we go. Five. 970 00:50:02,305 --> 00:50:03,685 Into six. 971 00:50:03,785 --> 00:50:05,285 Neat and tidy, Andrew, neat and tidy. 972 00:50:05,385 --> 00:50:08,485 FRED: Watch for the exit. Watch for the exit to seven. 973 00:50:08,585 --> 00:50:10,285 Bit sideways. 974 00:50:10,385 --> 00:50:13,285 Oh, no, massive, massive wobble there! 975 00:50:13,385 --> 00:50:16,845 FRED: Whoa! Whoa, it's a bumpy ride! 976 00:50:16,945 --> 00:50:19,205 CHRIS: That's a code brown. 977 00:50:19,305 --> 00:50:21,285 No, he's got it back together, he's got it back. 978 00:50:21,385 --> 00:50:22,765 FRED: This is the one now, 12 into 13. 979 00:50:22,865 --> 00:50:24,865 Looking for the exit now. 980 00:50:25,705 --> 00:50:27,564 And we're coming round 11. 981 00:50:27,664 --> 00:50:29,124 He's really flying! 982 00:50:29,224 --> 00:50:31,284 FRED: This is a big straight into 14. 983 00:50:31,384 --> 00:50:34,084 Get it set on the wall down. 15! 984 00:50:34,184 --> 00:50:35,684 This is where I come off. 985 00:50:35,784 --> 00:50:37,644 Come on, Clive! You'd better be enjoying this 986 00:50:37,744 --> 00:50:39,524 if you're watching! 987 00:50:39,624 --> 00:50:42,044 Let's see what the speed is! 988 00:50:42,144 --> 00:50:44,144 Wow! 989 00:50:46,824 --> 00:50:49,564 Whoo! Oh! 990 00:50:49,664 --> 00:50:51,924 That looked like a wild ride. 991 00:50:52,024 --> 00:50:56,524 That was a little bit different to the first one! Jeez! 992 00:50:56,624 --> 00:50:58,404 I was steering, but it was just... 993 00:50:58,504 --> 00:51:00,324 How many times did you hit a wall? 994 00:51:00,424 --> 00:51:02,124 I hit a few walls! 995 00:51:02,224 --> 00:51:04,244 But then you've just got to try and drive it 996 00:51:04,344 --> 00:51:05,764 and get it back in. 997 00:51:05,864 --> 00:51:08,724 OK. Do you want to know the speed? 998 00:51:08,824 --> 00:51:10,244 Go on. 999 00:51:10,344 --> 00:51:12,484 - Fifty... - Oh! 1000 00:51:12,584 --> 00:51:14,484 - ...nine... - No, you're winding me up. 1001 00:51:14,584 --> 00:51:15,844 - ...point two. - Shut up. 1002 00:51:15,944 --> 00:51:17,924 59.2. Right, 1003 00:51:18,024 --> 00:51:21,324 how do we get another 0.8mph? Come on. 1004 00:51:21,424 --> 00:51:23,324 - There is one way. - How? 1005 00:51:23,424 --> 00:51:25,484 - We go from the top... - Yeah. 1006 00:51:25,584 --> 00:51:27,964 - We've got the weight in... - Yeah. 1007 00:51:28,064 --> 00:51:31,444 We stick some spikes on your feet...and you push me. 1008 00:51:31,544 --> 00:51:32,924 Let's go full Olympic. 1009 00:51:33,024 --> 00:51:34,764 Get on the back, push me down. Let's go for it. 1010 00:51:34,864 --> 00:51:36,804 - Are you sure? - Not really. 1011 00:51:36,904 --> 00:51:38,044 (CHRIS LAUGHS) 1012 00:51:38,144 --> 00:51:39,804 But it's what Clive would have wanted. 1013 00:51:39,904 --> 00:51:41,904 (LAUGHTER) 1014 00:51:47,584 --> 00:51:49,584 FRED: Two... Three... 1015 00:51:53,104 --> 00:51:54,604 Six... 1016 00:51:54,704 --> 00:51:56,524 CHRIS: Are you going into a trance-like state? 1017 00:51:56,624 --> 00:51:58,444 FRED: Just visualising the course. 1018 00:51:58,544 --> 00:51:59,964 - Really? - There's a couple... 1019 00:52:00,064 --> 00:52:02,724 There's a couple of corners I'm a bit messy out of. 1020 00:52:02,824 --> 00:52:04,444 If I'm going faster, I really don't want to be. 1021 00:52:04,544 --> 00:52:06,124 CHRIS: Yeah, the video confirms that. When you say a couple... 1022 00:52:06,224 --> 00:52:08,884 FRED: All right, that'll do. You are spoiling me flow now. 1023 00:52:08,984 --> 00:52:12,124 Sorry. Do the counting thing again. That was impressive. 1024 00:52:12,224 --> 00:52:13,724 FRED: Thank you. 1025 00:52:13,824 --> 00:52:16,724 - CHRIS: Cos you got to 15. - (LAUGHS) Right. 1026 00:52:16,824 --> 00:52:18,084 OK? Come on. 1027 00:52:18,184 --> 00:52:19,644 FRED: Yeah, come on, Chris. Let's get going. 1028 00:52:19,744 --> 00:52:21,644 You and me. We're in. 1029 00:52:21,744 --> 00:52:23,523 - FRED: For Sir Clive. - CHRIS: We're doing this 1030 00:52:23,623 --> 00:52:24,843 for Sir Clive. 60mph. 1031 00:52:24,943 --> 00:52:26,443 FRED: Push me straight. Don't be messing about. 1032 00:52:26,543 --> 00:52:27,803 CHRIS: I'm not messing about. 1033 00:52:27,903 --> 00:52:30,363 FRED: Three, two, one. 1034 00:52:30,463 --> 00:52:32,483 Let's get out of here, Chris. 1035 00:52:32,583 --> 00:52:34,963 Oh, you're faster than I thought. 1036 00:52:35,063 --> 00:52:37,303 Give us a push, Chris. Nicely done. Thank you, Chris! 1037 00:52:39,383 --> 00:52:41,923 That's a bit different. He's started me off a bit quicker. 1038 00:52:42,023 --> 00:52:44,023 (LAUGHS) 1039 00:52:46,023 --> 00:52:48,943 FRED: Gathering it as we go. Turn one, to the left. 1040 00:52:50,503 --> 00:52:53,443 Please, a double pressure. For Sir Clive! 1041 00:52:53,543 --> 00:52:55,543 Get off it. Yes, nice. 1042 00:52:56,943 --> 00:52:59,923 Here we go. Into five. Little right...left-hander. 1043 00:53:00,023 --> 00:53:03,403 Into six. It's a swoop right. We're going round for Clive! 1044 00:53:03,503 --> 00:53:05,163 CHRIS: Come on, Fred. 1045 00:53:05,263 --> 00:53:07,123 FRED: We go down the labyrinth. 1046 00:53:07,223 --> 00:53:10,363 I'm going sideways, I'm banging around, but it doesn't matter, 1047 00:53:10,463 --> 00:53:12,043 cos this is for Clive. 1048 00:53:12,143 --> 00:53:14,143 Come on, Freddie! 1049 00:53:15,103 --> 00:53:17,483 CHRIS: Come on, Andrew. 1050 00:53:17,583 --> 00:53:19,603 FRED: For Sinclairs everywhere! 1051 00:53:19,703 --> 00:53:22,843 Spectrum 48Ks! Sinclair C5s! 1052 00:53:22,943 --> 00:53:27,523 Get off. Coming round, here he comes! 1053 00:53:27,623 --> 00:53:31,483 In the Olympics for Great Britain in a C5! 1054 00:53:31,583 --> 00:53:35,443 Please be over 60mph! 1055 00:53:35,543 --> 00:53:38,303 I'm coming round to the end. What have we got? 1056 00:53:41,183 --> 00:53:43,183 What is it? 1057 00:53:43,703 --> 00:53:46,003 Brake, brake, brake, brake, brake, brake! 1058 00:53:46,103 --> 00:53:47,723 Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop! 1059 00:53:47,823 --> 00:53:49,823 Whoa! 1060 00:53:50,663 --> 00:53:52,663 What's the speed? 1061 00:53:53,423 --> 00:53:55,043 CHRIS: Right, we need a speed. 1062 00:53:55,143 --> 00:53:57,923 Thank you. Where is he? 1063 00:53:58,023 --> 00:54:01,763 Oh, look at this, look at this. Look at the state of this. 1064 00:54:01,863 --> 00:54:03,963 Taken me a bit longer, Andrew! 1065 00:54:04,063 --> 00:54:05,403 FRED: Really? Well, what was it? 1066 00:54:05,503 --> 00:54:07,763 - Right. - Oh, no. 1067 00:54:07,863 --> 00:54:10,243 - How was it? - I'm... I'm hoping, Chris, 1068 00:54:10,343 --> 00:54:14,123 cos half of me would love to do it again... 1069 00:54:14,223 --> 00:54:16,243 ...but half of me never wants to go near these things again 1070 00:54:16,343 --> 00:54:17,883 - in me life. - OK. 1071 00:54:17,983 --> 00:54:19,483 So I want to be above 60. For Sir Clive. What have we got? 1072 00:54:19,583 --> 00:54:22,042 Here we go. Track control. 1073 00:54:22,142 --> 00:54:25,302 Can we have Andrew's maximum speed on that run, please? 1074 00:54:27,862 --> 00:54:29,882 - RADIO: 61... - (YELLS) 1075 00:54:29,982 --> 00:54:31,982 (CHEERING) 1076 00:54:34,302 --> 00:54:36,362 - 61! - Get in there, Sir Clive! 1077 00:54:36,462 --> 00:54:39,442 (LAUGHS) Hey, thank you. Come on! 1078 00:54:39,542 --> 00:54:42,062 - Come on! - That's amazing. 1079 00:54:43,622 --> 00:54:46,002 FRED: 61. Get in! Thank you, Sir Clive. 1080 00:54:46,102 --> 00:54:47,602 - CHRIS: Well done. - FRED: Brilliant. 1081 00:54:47,702 --> 00:54:48,802 CHRIS: 61. Great effort. 1082 00:54:48,902 --> 00:54:50,162 (APPLAUSE) 1083 00:54:50,262 --> 00:54:52,262 CHRIS: 61. Done it. 1084 00:54:55,222 --> 00:54:57,582 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) 1085 00:55:02,862 --> 00:55:04,682 Oh, look at him, he's like... Tch-tch-tch! 1086 00:55:04,782 --> 00:55:06,962 I've got to say, Fred, respect to you. 1087 00:55:07,062 --> 00:55:08,842 Taking on the bobsleigh run 1088 00:55:08,942 --> 00:55:11,962 in this bit of plastic that was built 1089 00:55:12,062 --> 00:55:14,082 in a Hoover factory in Wales. 1090 00:55:14,182 --> 00:55:17,762 What can I say? I give me all to this show. Take note, boys! 1091 00:55:17,862 --> 00:55:19,362 Was it as bad as it looked? 1092 00:55:19,462 --> 00:55:22,042 It give me a little bit of a workout, I'm not gonna lie! 1093 00:55:22,142 --> 00:55:23,562 But it also got me thinking. 1094 00:55:23,662 --> 00:55:25,442 What is it, Winter Olympics, four years' time? 1095 00:55:25,542 --> 00:55:27,242 Us three on the podium? 1096 00:55:27,342 --> 00:55:29,882 God Save The Queen? Hey? 1097 00:55:29,982 --> 00:55:31,362 Cool Runnings - not! 1098 00:55:31,462 --> 00:55:35,362 So, Fred, you've bungee-jumped a Rover Metro off a dam. 1099 00:55:35,462 --> 00:55:36,882 Yeah. 1100 00:55:36,982 --> 00:55:39,842 You've driven a Sinclair C5 down a bobsleigh. 1101 00:55:39,942 --> 00:55:43,162 What's next? Nissan Sunny into an active volcano? 1102 00:55:43,262 --> 00:55:45,162 Jammed in the boot of an Austin and fired into space. 1103 00:55:45,262 --> 00:55:46,682 Oh, that'll be good. 1104 00:55:46,782 --> 00:55:48,282 I was thinking a cup of tea and a re-evaluate. 1105 00:55:48,382 --> 00:55:50,082 Maybe Strictly. 1106 00:55:50,182 --> 00:55:51,362 Oh! 1107 00:55:51,462 --> 00:55:53,442 - No, no, no, no. - Oh! 1108 00:55:53,542 --> 00:55:55,762 - (CHEERING) - FRED: Whoa, whoa, whoa! 1109 00:55:55,862 --> 00:55:57,122 - Yes! - Hey! 1110 00:55:57,222 --> 00:55:59,002 (HUMS THEME TUNE TO Strictly Come Dancing) 1111 00:55:59,102 --> 00:56:00,762 Stop it. Stop it! 1112 00:56:00,862 --> 00:56:02,482 On second thoughts, get me a Nissan Sunny 1113 00:56:02,582 --> 00:56:05,002 and point me in the direction of the nearest volcano. 1114 00:56:05,102 --> 00:56:08,042 No chance this lad's doing the cha-cha-cha! 1115 00:56:08,142 --> 00:56:10,162 That's all for tonight. 1116 00:56:10,262 --> 00:56:11,562 We'll be back next week, 1117 00:56:11,662 --> 00:56:13,922 when Chris Harris drives a car from Norfolk 1118 00:56:14,022 --> 00:56:16,561 and the three of us hitch up the big rigs 1119 00:56:16,661 --> 00:56:19,041 and join the noble army of HGV drivers. 1120 00:56:19,141 --> 00:56:21,161 See you then. Thanks so much for watching. Goodnight! 1121 00:56:21,261 --> 00:56:23,261 (CHEERING)