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When an engineer says a couple of hours
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James May and the Dull Men

When an engineer saysa couple of hours, you know you're in for a long build

When an engineer says
a couple of hours, you know you're in for a long build

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When an engineer says a couple of hours,
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you know you're in for a long build.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:52
Uploaded
Apr 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
reality-tv

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Movie Summary

Follows a presenter solving everyday conundrums to make sense of modern life's chaos, like why a washing machine can't also be a cooker.
S01 • E03 Would you like to get a nice close up shot of that - James May and the Dull Men 00:10
Would you like to get a nice close up shot of that
S01 • E02 You can tip the bench over like you do with your garden furniture when it rains. - James May and the Dull Men 00:06
You can tip the bench over like you do with your garden furn...
S01 • E04 They're never coterminous, as I think the phrase is in insurance and such. - James May and the Dull Men 00:06
They're never coterminous, as I think the phrase is in ...
S01 • E02 You can't do that with park benches cos they are often concreted to the floor - James May and the Dull Men 00:08
You can't do that with park benches cos they are often ...
S01 • E04 I've got some cheese and some crackers, I believe, in my store. - James May and the Dull Men 00:05
I've got some cheese and some crackers, I believe, in m...
S01 • E02 You could have a series of rotating slats, perhaps, - James May and the Dull Men 00:09
You could have a series of rotating slats, perhaps,
S01 • E06 Quiet at the back, please, as we are approaching, step 4. - James May and the Dull Men 00:06
Quiet at the back, please, as we are approaching, step 4.
S01 • E01 This lathe I've owned for about 10 years, I suppose. - James May and the Dull Men 00:05
This lathe I've owned for about 10 years, I suppose.
S01 • E01 I bought it from my old university's Engineering Department. - James May and the Dull Men 00:06
I bought it from my old university's Engineering Depart...
S01 • E03 Yes.Well, guess how many seats Labour won? - James May and the Dull Men 00:06
Yes.Well, guess how many seats Labour won?
S01 • E02 You could have a cover over it, but then that'd get nicked as well. - James May and the Dull Men 00:06
You could have a cover over it, but then that'd get nic...
S01 • E04 What kind of reaction?No, I love cheese, my cheeks sweat. - James May and the Dull Men 00:06
What kind of reaction?No, I love cheese, my cheeks sweat.
S01 • E04 Your cheeks sweat, that's remarkable, - James May and the Dull Men 00:07
Your cheeks sweat, that's remarkable,
S01 • E02 Yes, it's a lav seat, and you have to put it down when you leave, - James May and the Dull Men 00:11
Yes, it's a lav seat, and you have to put it down when ...
S01 • E04 But another problem is, you go to people's houses, - James May and the Dull Men 00:15
But another problem is, you go to people's houses,
S01 • E03 Wow.And guess how many seats the Conservatives won? - James May and the Dull Men 00:06
Wow.And guess how many seats the Conservatives won?
S01 • E01 These are technically little stationary steam engines, - James May and the Dull Men 00:06
These are technically little stationary steam engines,
S01 • E01 They're usually in the house for a bit - James May and the Dull Men 00:07
They're usually in the house for a bit
S01 • E03 It's 121, which is our leftover beans... - James May and the Dull Men 00:05
It's 121, which is our leftover beans...
S01 • E02 I know we're British and we are resilient and we don't like to complain, that's for sure. - James May and the Dull Men 00:07
I know we're British and we are resilient and we don�...