Episode 1

In the first of a brand new series, Penelope Keith along with village judges - archaeologist Alex Langlands, garden designer Juliet Sargeant and craft expert Patrick Grant - weighs up four contenders vying for the title of 'Village of the Year'. This week we are in the western zone made up of some stunning seaside and rural idylls. Penelope is by the seaside in Charmouth, Dorset. In Redbrook, in the Wye Valley Patrick bridges the divide between Wales and England. Juliet uncovers her inner Viking in Lydford, Devon, and Alex learns to thatch on the coast in Aberdaron, Wales. Which village will make it through to this week's semi-final and be in with a chance of winning £10,000?