Guy Martin's Proper Jobs
Guy Martin's Proper Jobs | U&Dave 4 x 60'
FIREFIGHTER
Guy Martin follows in the footsteps of his brother and sister, both of whom were firefighters - “well, I suppose it’s in the blood”. Before dawn, Guy arrives at Peak’s Lane Fire Station in Grimsby – the town’s busiest station – to work a full 24-hour shift on Green Watch. As well as joining the crew of Papa 4 on any call outs through the day - “got to drive through Grimsby with the dee-daas going!”, Guy mucks in with cooking meals, works out in a gym for the first time in his life and learns why his fellow firefighters joined the service, what motivates them and how they cope with the harder parts of the job.
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TRAWLER
In one of the most intense experiences of his life, Guy Martin takes on what is often called the most dangerous job in the UK – working as a deckhand on a fishing trawler.
Not a single trawler still works out of Guy’s hometown of Grimsby, one of the country’s biggest fishing ports when Guy was growing up. So, Guy has to travel to another famous trawler town, Brixham, in Devon. Here he sets sail for a gruelling 4-day trip on a 30-foot beam trawler called William of Ladram.
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SEARCH AND RESCUE DOGS
Guy Martin loves dogs, so the opportunity to work as a Search and Rescue Dog Handler in the Highlands of Scotland is one he leaps at.
Guy begins by selecting which of his own three dogs – Nigel, Steve and Keith – is most suitable as a search and rescue dog. Keith shows a lot of promise, but when expert trainer Stu McIntyre puts him through his paces, Keith sadly doesn’t make the grade.
Guy Martin has never wanted to work in HR or be an IT consultant … and he certainly isn’t interested in the kind of career where there’ll be blue-sky brainstorms in the soft area.
Guy prefers the kind of work where you know you’ve been grafting – jobs requiring skill, physical effort and guts. Jobs that you live. What Guy calls ‘Proper Jobs’.
Guy now wants to get stuck in doing some of the most demanding and often dangerous jobs in the UK.
WILDLIFE WARDEN
The Calf of Man is a remote island in the Irish Sea, just off the coast of the Isle of Man. It is a nature reserve, with just four permanent residents who live off-grid, monitoring wildlife and maintaining the wild habitats. Guy joins these wardens in their conservation work, trying his hand at birdwatching, rat catching and cleaning up a beach that’s a favourite with pregnant seals.
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Living in an abandoned lighthouse and surviving on ration packs isn’t for everyone, but for Guy it is a profound experience that takes him closer to nature and allows him to form a unique bond with the other wardens.
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