Four in a Bed

The competition begins at The Firs in Perthshire, where the B&B owners visit a local castle as part of the opening challenge. Afterwards, the hosts confront a particular problem when low cleanliness scores prove a sticky point for their establishments.

The Firs is a television programme formatted as a single episode. It falls within the genre of episodic competition shows, focusing on the hospitality sector. The series centres on a contest that pits bed‑and‑breakfast proprietors against one another, testing their skills and service standards in a real‑world setting. The opening stage of the competition takes place at The Firs, a venue located in Perthshire. Here, the participating B&B owners are taken on a visit to a nearby castle, giving them a chance to experience a local landmark while the contest gets under way. As the challenge unfolds, the judges reveal that the establishments’ cleanliness scores are unusually low, creating a particularly troublesome issue for the hosts to address. That cleanliness shortfall quickly becomes the focal point of the episode, putting pressure on the competing B&Bers to improve their standards. The hosts find the low scores to be a sticky problem, forcing them to confront the gap between their current performance and the expectations of the competition. Throughout the episode, the tension surrounding these scores drives the narrative, highlighting how vital hygiene is in the hospitality industry and how it can make or break a contender’s chances.