Thirty years ago Ron Hickman arrived in England from South Africa with just 934 in his pocket. Today he lives in Jersey, a multimillionaire - thanks to one stroke of inventive genius. The Black and Decker Workmate, a simple do-it-yourself workbench. But as Chris Denham finds, unlike many of his well-off neighbours, Ron Hickman has spent the last four years devoted to designing and overseeing the building of his own 'dream house'... at an estimated cost of over two million pounds.
Director JEREMY GIBSON Producer DENNIS ADAMS