Episode 1
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Apr 29, 2019 (45 min)
We catch up with a British bar owner in the Costas and return to meet the couple running a boat charter on the Med as their business takes a different direction
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Apr 29, 2019 (45 min)
We catch up with a British bar owner in the Costas and return to meet the couple running a boat charter on the Med as their business takes a different direction
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Apr 30, 2019 (45 min)
Two restaurant owners in France are revisited as they face up to a potentially disastrous storm, and a hotel owner in Spain chooses between selling and expansion
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: May 1, 2019 (45 min)
A fisherman in Spain enters uncharted waters. And after an accident nearly crippled a vineyard owner's business, he suffers another big blow.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: May 2, 2019 (45 min)
Two years after opening a successful B&B in Spain, is it time for a London couple to head home?
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: May 3, 2019 (45 min)
This episode revisits a couple who were looking forward to downsizing in France
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: May 6, 2019 (45 min)
Catching up with a couple of restaurateurs on the Costa del Sol as they face a new staffing crisis
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: May 7, 2019 (45 min)
Find out if a couple based in France has made a success of their yoga business
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: May 8, 2019 (45 min)
A couple hits trouble after selling up their B&B in France and there's a sink-or-swim moment for a diving school in Spain
Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: May 9, 2019 (45 min)
Find out whether two bar owners are still pulling pints four years after opening in Spain
Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: May 10, 2019 (45 min)
Find out if a kitesurfing business in Spain has taken off after a difficult first season
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2020 (45 min)
In Spain, we revisit a handmade soap and candle company, and in France, have two campsite owners and a pair of hoteliers made a success of their businesses?
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2020 (45 min)
We revisit wine-makers in France, a boat-loving couple with plans to expand their business in Mallorca, and gite owners dreaming of running a restaurant
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Feb 26, 2020 (45 min)
We revisit a cycle retreat in Spain, and a water sports business on the Med, and catch up with two gite owners in France who got more than they bargained for
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2020 (45 min)
We revisit a couple struggling to bring their favourite pastime to France. And have two twenty-somethings launched their Irish bar on the Costa del Sol?
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Feb 28, 2020 (45 min)
We revisit a takeaway business on the Costa del Sol and a glampsite in France facing a tough first season. A diver contemplates business after Brexit.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Mar 2, 2020 (45 min)
We're back at a unique B&B in rural France, where there's been big change, and in Spain we revisit a dive centre as its owners try to attract more customers
Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Mar 3, 2020 (45 min)
In Spain, we revisit a bar owner whose dream fell apart at the end of her first season, and in France, two fishing lake owners fight to survive in business
Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Mar 4, 2020 (45 min)
We revisit a couple of restaurateurs whose dream hit the buffers after a sudden illness. In France, a bar owner gets into trouble with the local police.
Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Mar 5, 2020 (45 min)
We revisit a much-loved Anglo-French couple who found themselves living in a barn, and a fruit juice entrepreneur on the French Riviera
Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Mar 6, 2020 (45 min)
We revisit a Manchester couple whose vegan café in Spain almost got washed away, and in France, we're back with two B&B owners who faced a cash flow crisis
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2021
We revisit a luxury B&B in Spain as its owners launch a new sideline, and an enterprising couple as they try to keep their paddleboard business afloat
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Feb 23, 2021
We revisit a couple in France as they take their painting holiday business in a new direction. And is expansion on the cards for a bike hire business in Spain?
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2021
We revisit a campsite in France as the owners cook up an idea to boost income. And after a tough first year, did a pair of gîte owners make it to a second season?
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Mar 2, 2021
We revisit a cycling company in Spain that's been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. And after a challenging first season was it all too much for a cave house B&B?
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Mar 3, 2021
We revisit a riding centre in Spain whose owners struggled to break even in their first season, and see if running a busy bar took its toll on a Lancashire couple
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Mar 4, 2021
A Sussex couple try to solve a staffing crisis at their bar in Alicante. And in France, can two busy holiday hosts resolve a difference of opinion?
Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Mar 5, 2021
We revisit a Spanish B&B that's been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. And is the grass still greener on the other side for a plant nursery in France?
Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2021
We revisit two publicans who launched a new catering business on the Costa del Sol, and a pair of sailing instructors who navigated through competitive waters
Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Mar 9, 2021
After launching a successful brewery in France, have a couple become victims of their own success? And will it be a bumper year for two olive farmers in Spain?
Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Mar 10, 2021
We revisit a cookery school in Spain whose owners took an expensive gamble. And in France, a couple with a tree house B&B push themselves to the limit.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2022
A family in Portugal have found new ways to make the most out of their holiday village. Plus, catching up with two bar owners in France and a golf course owner in Spain.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2022
A couple from Leicestershire take a gamble to become the managers of a new bar and restaurant in Spain, while bookings increase on a Kent family's campsite in France.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Feb 23, 2022
In France, the owners of a glampsite are ready for their next adventure, and there is a catch-up with a couple of B&B owners who were looking for the quiet life.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2022
In Spain, cameras revisit a hotelier feeling the full force of Covid - could a new money-making plan turn around her fortune? Plus, a couple from London who sunk their savings into expanding their gîte business in France and the pair of winemakers in France who took an expensive gamble to double the size of their vineyard.
Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2022
After successfully selling British beer in France, two brewers from Kent pitch another English craze to the French. Cameras revisit to monitor the degree of their success. Plus, the outdoor adventure company in Majorca, whose owner took a leap into the unknown to secure her future on the island.
Episode: 4x06 | Airdate: Feb 28, 2022
We revisit a crazy golf course that stopped play nine months after opening, and restaurant owners in Mallorca look at ways to diversify to keep them at the top spot
Episode: 4x07 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2022
In Spain, we revisit two scuba divers with expansion in their sights, and owners of a gourmet seafood restaurant by the Med are forced to rethink their future.
Episode: 4x08 | Airdate: Mar 2, 2022
In France, we revisit the gîte owners who put everything on the line... did their gamble pay off? In Spain, a couple of bar owners go from strength to strength.
Episode: 4x09 | Airdate: Mar 3, 2022
In Portugal, we revisit a bar owner who ran into trouble with the police over Covid lockdown rules. And is a Spanish fitness retreat still in rude health?
Episode: 4x10 | Airdate: Mar 4, 2022
We catch up with a couple running a boat charter company in Mallorca as they try to boost their income, and two gîte owners in France move on to pastures new
Episode: 4x11 | Airdate: Mar 7, 2022
Amateur brewers in France find with creative ways to keep up with demand, a scuba diver's business is dealt a blow, and an art gallery owner on the Costa Cálida considers giving up.
Episode: 4x12 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2022
The fortunes of a pair of hoteliers whose business burnt to the ground, the owners of a cycling holiday business in Spain and a pair of vegan B&B owners in France.
Episode: 4x13 | Airdate: Mar 9, 2022
A wakeboarder from Bristol takes his South of France watersports company in a new direction. Two B&B hosts take a big gamble on bookings during their second season in Italy, and in France, a pair of snail farmers try to rescue their business after a devastating winter frost.
Episode: 4x14 | Airdate: Mar 10, 2022
A family run bar in Spain facing a challenging future as one of its members decides to go it alone. Plus, a return to France to catch up with a pair of gîte owners looking for their next challenge.
Episode: 4x15 | Airdate: Mar 11, 2022
In France, cameras catch up with the owners of a motorhome rental business about to hit the fast lane. In Spain, there is a return to a cycling retreat business, whose owners have been forced to rethink their business model thanks to the impact of Covid.
Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Feb 20, 2023
London couple Franny and Fenton, who run a hi-tech hotel in southern Spain, feel the financial pressures, Zak and Tony face up to the realities of managing a busy B&B at their 13th-century French chateau. Plus, was barman Simon from Skegness able to keep his businesses afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic?
Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2023
Former vegan cafe owner Lisa fights to keep her Spanish dream alive but wine experts Graham and Damon are at the top of their game in France. Stephen and Tina have set themselves a new challenge over in Portugal.
Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2023
Alex and Gino's glamping site in Spain is at risk of wildfires and James and Lauren find out if they have what it takes to host dream weddings at their 18th-century manor house in France. Restaurateur Lisa starts a new business venture.
Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Feb 23, 2023
At Shelley and Mark's cycling holiday business in Spain, the duo are trying to get back in the saddle after a serious illness. Plus, an update on the fortunes of Sue and Joe's French astronomy-themed retreat.
Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2023
A return visit to James and Annie's craft brewery in Portugal to see whether they have they successfully managed to crack the local market. Plus, cameras head back to Kevin and Lisa's kite surfing school in southern Spain to see if they're still flying high.
Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2023
After five years in business, Spanish scuba diving company owners Jo and Ed look to relocate, while in France, alpaca farmers Will and Sophie are feeling financial pressures.
Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Feb 28, 2023
Anthony and Ian have swapped their B&B in Spain for a building site in France and motorcycle tour operator Cliff tries to keep the business going as a lone rider. In France, gite owners Lyndsey and Richard are living the rural lifestyle, but is it enough for this pair of city slickers?
Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2023
Willie and Paul who run a crazy golf course in Spain take a swing at a new idea. Camp site owners Hayley and Mike are thinking up something new and gite owners Lesley and Bernard are finding life a lot less quiet than they had hoped for.
Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Mar 2, 2023
A trip back to see how couple Kimmie and Matt are getting on building a gîte in France. As they near completion, freak weather threatens to wash away all their plans. Plus, a visit to Spain to see if a new route can keep hiking and cycling tour operators Heather and Wayne on the road to success.
Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Mar 3, 2023
In Spain, yoga teacher Tessa risks everything as she tries her hand at hosting weddings from her brand new luxury location. In Portugal, restaurant owners Romain and Ana, who struggled with the impact of Covid, are finally starting to reap the rewards of their hard work.
Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Mar 6, 2023
In Spain, Marc and Natalia's paddleboarding business branches out into new territory. On the Costa Blanca, friends Dan, Rik and Rex's dreams of owning a gin distillery are dashed.
Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Mar 7, 2023
Can a new business plan keep fitness instructor Ali's Spanish dream alive? And in France, gîte owners Lee and Zandra have their sights set on expansion.
Episode: 5x13 | Airdate: Mar 8, 2023
In France, will Richard and Eileen's outdoor wedding go without a hitch? And in the Dordogne, are traditional ice cream makers Chris and Ariane hanging up their aprons for good?
Episode: 5x14 | Airdate: Mar 9, 2023
In Italy, glamping site owner Kerry takes her business in a new direction. And in France, can green-fingered Paul and Caroline find a solution to keep their garden craft courses afloat?
Episode: 5x15 | Airdate: Mar 10, 2023
On the French Riviera, can Matt's water sports company keep up with current trends? And Chris and Klara try to get their Spanish bike rental business back up and running after the Covid pandemic.