Terry & Olwen and Lynn
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Apr 4, 2019
Terry and Olwen, and their neighbour Lynn - all three of retirement age and the most senior builders on the street - set out to create two unique, bespoke new homes.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Apr 4, 2019
Terry and Olwen, and their neighbour Lynn - all three of retirement age and the most senior builders on the street - set out to create two unique, bespoke new homes.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Apr 11, 2019
In Oxfordshire, two couples make their own homes, getting on the property ladder as part of Britain's biggest self-build project. The effort pushes one pair close to breaking point.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Apr 18, 2019
Paul and Blanka hope to build an ambitious and cheap eco-home. But the project costs the family more than they bargained for - not just financially.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Apr 25, 2019
A pair of 20somethings take a risk building their first home together using an untested method. And a father and son hope to bond building a family home with space for all.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: May 2, 2019
A couple of engineers plan an upside-down house. Garrie is building the largest project on the street. The stakes are high though as his wife Sue has health issues.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: May 9, 2019
Kevin McCloud follows the last of the self-build projects, as married couple Pauline and Godfrey seek to downsize to a modular, factory-built home that is erected in just two weeks.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Apr 13, 2022
Kevin McCloud returns to Graven Hill in Oxfordshire, the UK's largest mass self-build site, to witness the trials, setbacks and successes of those who are designing and building their own, highly individual homes. First up are Carlos and Maite, who have ambitious plans to build a bold, Spanish-inspired home. But Maite does not just want to live in it, she is also designing it - without any professional qualifications. Meanwhile, co-presenter Natalie Huq follows the birth of a new street in Glasgow, where the local council have given six families an opportunity to construct their own homes on a small plot - beginning with an American-style ranch.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Apr 20, 2022
Kevin McCloud follows more couples building their own homes in Graven Hill, Oxfordshire. Vineet and Simmi have engaged a friend from the community to construct their new home, blurring the line between friendship and business - and things become even trickier when Vineet changes his mind about the layout mid-project. Prabhjot and Shalini's new-build is a super-quick kit house which should go up in a matter of weeks. But with such a close community, their home will need to take their friends' tastes into account as well as their own.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Apr 27, 2022
Kevin McCloud follows John and Julia, who are realising their 30-year dream of building an amazing house designed by architect John after years of bad luck. They have secured a plot at Graven Hill in Oxfordshire and John has designed a modernist wedge of a home for them to retire to. But as soon as they start, their run of bad luck continues - the lockdown brings construction to a halt and every month in their expensive rented house eats away at their budget - in turn threatening their vision for a comfortable retirement.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: May 4, 2022
The property show follows animator Joanna and carpenter Ben, who are building a magnificent American ranch-style house in a gritty part of Glasgow. Like the buildings of the Wild West which inspires them, the couple's house will be made from simple materials with a structural Douglas fir frame and clad entirely in larch with a rustic tin roof. But with a tight budget of £170,000, Joanna and Ben can only afford it if they construct it themselves. The trouble is, they have never built a house before.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: May 11, 2022 (65 min)
Kevin McCloud follows the progress of Army couple Leah and Craig, whose lives have been dictated by the military. They have designed a contemporary, timber-clad kit house where they can escape from the beige of the barracks. Kevin also meets Jitinder, who works as a consultant helping businesses operate more efficiently - skills he is using in the process of building his own Hollywood Hills-style bachelor pad.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: May 16, 2023
In Yorkshire, Nicola gives a traditional redbrick home a modern twist, but will it work? Matt and Maryellen create a Brazilian-inspired home with flamboyant colours, textures and a butterfly roof.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: May 23, 2023
Tim plans to move from his small flat in Bicester into an architecturally daring home at the UK's largest mass self-build site in Graven Hill. With the help of his dad Michael, the project is supposed to be a chance to spend quality time together outside of work but the stress begins to ramp up when the five-tonne car lift Tim ordered from China doesn't fit into the specially prepared hole in the basement. Plus, Kevin and Natasha revisit Jitinder, whose house was unfinished due to the moisture problems and his resin floor last time they met, now they experience the full splendour of his Hollywood Hills style home.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: May 30, 2023
Kevin and Natasha meet couple Jane and Richard who are building houses three doors down from each other in hopes of providing a new life for the five children they have between them. But where Jane's plan involves a beautifully crafted home with a high-end kitchen, Richard is planning on building a minimal and sleek property with some special architectural moments.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Jun 6, 2023
Tom and Lori from London decide to leave the city and build a home at Graven Hill in Oxfordshire to give them a taste of the countryside and allow them to embark on an architectural adventure. They plan to build as much as they can themselves while leaving the groundworks and frame to the professionals but before they can begin they discover the groundworks are out of alignment with the frame.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Jun 13, 2023
Jonathan uses a new experimental system that uses wooden boxes held together with only bolts to build his home in York. With a plan to build three storeys, it will be the largest structure ever made using this method.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Jun 20, 2023
Shop owner and jewellery maker Karen builds her version of a mountain hut in central Glasgow, inspired by hikes in the Scottish Highlands. After waiting five-years to get started, the project leaps into action when Karen and her neighbour agree to lay out their foundations together using the same contractor. Retiree William is building an old-style home next door, the pair come across some hurdles building next to each other.
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Dec 27, 2023
Kevin McCloud and Natasha Huq return to Gravern Hill to catch up with Amanda and Chris and Joanna and Ben who decided to build their own houses on the UK's largest self-build site. Amanda and Chris were living just outside Glasgow in a house that became very cramped with their three children when they chose to not only build their own home but design it themselves without an architect. Joanna and Ben built an American ranch-style house and have been adding to it ever since to ensure their unique vision stands out.