Never seen the programme but I have had my own moment.
We were on holiday once staying on the first floor, we’d been there about a week and never set foot in the lift, then one day on returning from the beach, as we arrived at the stairway I saw the lift open, I ran and jokingly shouted I’ll race you, I jumped into the lift quickly turned round pressed number one, the lift set off and I was stood there with my nose against the lift door in anticipation of needing a quick exit to ensure victory. The lift stopped, I was ready to pounce as soon as the doors opened........ nothing happed, I pressed the door open button, still nothing happened, I heard the wife say, “Beat you!”
I pressed the button again, still nothing happened, I pressed number one, nothing, the wife said “Come on!”
“I can’t get out!” I replied, she just laughed, “Don’t laugh its not funny the lifts broke press the buttons on your side”, the damn woman was still laughing.
I kicked the door, I was desperately trying to prise the doors open, at 30 plus degrees trapped in the lift, panic was starting to set in, I shouted for help, I pressed the alarm, the wife said “What you doing?”
“I’m trapped!” I told her, she was to hysterical to speak, "STOP LAUGHING"
I could see a chink of light at the bottom of the doors, I was now on my hands and knees trying to desperately claw my way out of the lift, in between shouting for help through the smallest of gaps, I then heard a voice with a Spanish accent say “Most guests depart the lift via these doors behind you Sir”
As I turned around the doors were wide open and what appeared to be all the reception staff and about 10 guest all stood there laughing at me.
No sign of the wife other than a water trail that lead to our room.
