Help! We Bought A Village75%
TV
2022-07-25
45m
Reality
Ratings
Combined
75.3
%
3 sources
IMDb
7.5
/10
59 votes
TMDB
60
%
2 votes
Trakt
100
%
1 votes
Across Europe, there are hundreds of remote villages, hamlets, borgos and cortijos lying empty and unloved. Following the intrepid Brits who have spotted an opportunity to breathe new life into these beautiful historic houses.
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Returning Series
Runtime
45m
Seasons
5
Episodes
115
Studio
Network
Language
English
Series 1
- 1 Episode 1 Kent landscape gardeners Paul and Yip explore their bargain settlement in Normandy, while Yorkshire couple Francesca and Carl complete the purchase of an Italian hilltop hamlet
- 2 Episode 2 In Italy, Francesca and Carl welcome the first guests of the season to their hamlet-turned-holiday complex, and two brave Brits attempt to rescue a row of cottages from decades of…
- 3 Episode 3 An unexpected delivery causes chaos at a medieval village in France. Meanwhile, Francesca and Carl, the owners of a hilltop hamlet in Italy, get started on a brand-new project.
- 4 Episode 4 Francesca and Carl race against time to reopen their Italian hamlet for business. Meanwhile, a British-run restored medieval village suffers some damage after a big party, and the…
- 5 Episode 5 Anneli, the manager of a restored medieval village in France, suffers a tricky time setting up the last wedding party of the season. Meanwhile, the owners of a French hamlet celeb…
- 6 Episode 6 Ted and Lesa embrace tent living while renovating their French village. Penny hopes to sell her Italian borgo for a million euros. Mick and Julie's hamlet has a gruesome secret.
- 7 Episode 7 The owners of a French hamlet visit two mysterious stone towers on the edge of their land, and a couple host the descendants of a farmer who once lived in their village.
- 8 Episode 8 Owners of a village in Limousin are in roof repair despair. Steve and Julie wrestle a water pipe at their cave village in Spain. And the owner of an Italian borgo clinches a deal.
- 9 Episode 9 Owners of a French village host the local council at their restaurant. A couple spend their first Christmas in their hamlet. The first guests arrive at a cave village in Andalucía.
- 10 Episode 10 The owners of a hamlet in France battle with a wonky chimney, a couple in Limousin bring down a wall and crack a pipe, and in Andalucía, a cave village has to close temporarily.
- 11 Episode 11 A couple from Norwich try to solve the mystery of why there are shoes in their bread oven. An Eastbourne family are moving to an abandoned village in Portugal.
- 12 Episode 12 The owners of a hamlet in France welcome guests to a 50th birthday party, and a couple discover the water's cut off at their village in Portugal. One owner spends Christmas alone.
- 13 Episode 13 The owners of a hamlet in the Limousin install a £10,000 septic tank, and a couple move ahead with plans for a sustainable lifestyle by buying hens. Plus, the progress of two esta…
- 14 Episode 14 The owners of a village in France officially open after two years of renovations. Cameras catch up with the man who rescued an abandoned hamlet in Spain who could now lose half of…
- 15 Episode 15 A couple from Norwich get married at their hamlet in the Limousin. Meanwhile, in the Dordogne region, two estate agents reveal plans to renovate a stunning chateau. And in Portuga…
- 16 Episode 16 A family from Manchester transform a hamlet in France. Meanwhile, a young couple fall in love with an earthquake-damaged Italian borgo, and a couple of B&B owners in the Pyrenees …
- 17 Episode 17 In France, work is under way to repair the old church at a purpose-built ramshackle Catholic holiday village in France, and the owners of a hamlet wake up to find it has flooded. …
- 18 Episode 18 The owners of a ramshackle holiday village advertise for volunteers to complete their renovations and there are worrying power failures at a village in the French countryside
- 19 Episode 19 A family from Manchester juggles renovations and running a holiday complex in France. A couple from Kent prepare to take ownership of a village in Portugal, and the owners of a be…
- 20 Episode 20 A derelict building in a French village gets a new lease of life. Meanwhile, in Portugal, a couple dip their toes into their first season as holiday hosts, and in southern France,…
Series 2
- 1 Episode 1 More stories of British people rebuilding abandoned historic settlements in Europe. A Scottish lawyer of Italian origin falls in love with the village his forefathers left behind,…
- 2 Episode 2 A restored village in Italy prepares to host its first guests and the owners of a derelict French hamlet begin renovating their most cherished building. In Puglia, renovations on …
- 3 Episode 3 Burglars target a historical settlement in Puglia and a pair of village saviours in France prepare to welcome their first guest. Work begins on an abandoned village in Portugal.
- 4 Episode 4 A family feel the financial strain of trying to resurrect an Italian ghost village. The owners of a crumbling French hamlet attempt to save the decaying village bakery and its roo…
- 5 Episode 5 Building work at a Portuguese village finally gathers pace, there are wedding bells at a rebuilt Italian borgo, and the owners of an ancient French hamlet reach a major milestone …
- 6 Episode 6 An ex-Olympian and his wife take on a derelict settlement in France, and a couple pick up the pieces after their Italian village is devasted by an earthquake.
- 7 Episode 7 A couple turn an old animal shelter into a cocktail lounge, and the owners of a village in Italy unpack the 200-year-old painting of an ancestor who once dined with Mozart.
- 8 Episode 8 In France, one couple turn a piggery into a living space and another deal with ceiling insulation havoc. Meanwhile, the owners of a village in Italy deal with a scorpion invasion.
- 9 Episode 9 In France, a couple battle the rain to fix their leaky roof, while another discovers animal skeletons in their ceiling. And in Italy, could a two-year wait for windows be over?
- 10 Episode 10 The owners of a hamlet in the Limousin finally move into their renovated piggery, while a Scotsman buys a village in Bulgaria after spotting it on eBay.
- 11 Episode 11 An ex-Olympian and his wife celebrate the arrival of windows in their French hamlet, while the owners of a quinta in Portugal are trying to build a new roof.
- 12 Episode 12 The owners of a quinta in Portugal discover they need to rewire and do extensive plumbing work. A former Olympic athlete and his wife build a pétanque court at a hamlet in France.
- 13 Episode 13 The owners of the Portuguese quinta finally finish their renovations, and two brothers from Scotland start their project just down the coast. In France, the custodians of a mediev…
- 14 Episode 14 At an abandoned hamlet in Italy, a Yorkshire couple drive a digger through a derelict building and unearth some fascinating artefacts. There's a slip-up at a village in Portugal a…
- 15 Episode 15 It's bottling time for the first wine in 30 years at a village in Italy. The owners of a hamlet in Portugal lay traditional tiles to stop the leaks in their patio. Meanwhile, at a…
- 16 Episode 16 Two former naval officers take over a French hamlet with some incredible secrets, and a young couple hope that they can eventually restore their earthquake damaged Italian borgo.
- 17 Episode 17 Forgotten buildings are found at an ancient hamlet, while the owners of a crumbling Italian borgo hope to bring in a bumper olive harvest to help save their village.
- 18 Episode 18 Power is brought to a settlement in France and mother nature wreaks havoc at an Italian borgo. A 200-year-old French hamlet repurposed as a holiday village gets its first guests.
- 19 Episode 19 A young couple battle with crumbling bridges and Baltic weather at their Italian borgo, while the custodians of a French hamlet uncover some ancient farming equipment.
- 20 Episode 20 A cortijo in Spain reopens to guests, while a holiday village in France tries to get a star rating. Plus, there's a landmark moment for a couple who are trying to expand their far…
- 21 Episode 21 A man fights to save two abandoned villages in an earthquake-ravaged area of Umbria, and a French hamlet's 14th-century farm buildings get modernised.
- 22 Episode 22 The owners of a holiday-village-turned-B&B create a living space for themselves. A man's plans to save two villages in Umbria finally come to fruition.
- 23 Episode 23 Sewage works at a holiday-village-turned-B&B lead to a fascinating subterranean discovery. In Normandy, a couple transform an outbuilding into a holiday gîte.
- 24 Episode 24 In Italy, two abandoned villages are connected. And a man ploughs on with his 15-year project to bring a Spanish village back from the brink.
- 25 Episode 25 A couple in France are up against it as they finish their gîte renovation before guests arrive. A village saviour in Spain prepares to open up to guests for the very first time.
- 26 Episode 26 An ancient well throws building plans into chaos at a 17th-century hamlet in France, while urgent repairs are needed at a community of cave houses in Andalusia
- 27 Episode 27 A hamlet near Toulouse is thrown a lifeline, a community of cave houses in Spain prove tricky to clean, and floods wreak havoc at a hamlet in France.
- 28 Episode 28 A landslide hits a cave settlement in Spain. Will a French village be ready for its first guests? A hamlet near Toulouse starts its journey back to life.
- 29 Episode 29 We meet an artist captivated by his Italian village with a view, and in France, a couple resuscitate a sleeping water mill at the heart of their hamlet.
- 30 Episode 30 An artist who saved an Italian settlement prepares to launch his own gallery. And there are problems with a French water mill... can its owners save it?
Series 3
- 1 Episode 1 A family of seven from Suffolk begin to renovate a hamlet in rural France, and we meet holiday hosts Ben and Susana, who've turned a Spanish village into luxury B&Bs. Plus, a chan…
- 2 Episode 2 Justin and Mel return to their village in France after the winter only to find it's being strangled by vegetation. At their hamlet in Spain, Ben and Susana are finally able to ope…
- 3 Episode 3 In France, Justin and Mel find horses in their field and wasps in their attic and Roberto's record-breaking bridge linking two ghost villages is almost ready to open. At Ben and S…
- 4 Episode 4 After a crisis of confidence, Paul and Yip visit Italy to see other village projects, including Roberto's record-breaking bridge. Meanwhile, Justin and Mel discover a First World …
- 5 Episode 5 Roberto's bridge finally opens to the public, bringing thousands of tourists to the two villages it connects. Paul and Yip have risky work to do to prevent their barn from collaps…
- 6 Episode 6 Patrick and Mihaela have swapped life in Kent to take up residence in a once-regal but now time-worn aristocratic estate in France. Dan, who owns a secret settlement that saved hu…
- 7 Episode 7 Dan continues his mission to make the centrepiece of his chateau watertight and in western France, Patrick and Mihaela renovate a former worker's lodge into holiday accommodation.…
- 8 Episode 8 Patrick and Mihaela face new problems at their country estate and in Italy, Lucie and Jerry attempt to turn a profit from their olive oil.
- 9 Episode 9 In Italy, videogame professionals Mike and Jools lean into their hamlet's medieval history to create a new game. Lucie and Jerry are determined to revive their borgo's olive-farmi…
- 10 Episode 10 In Italy, Mike and Jools start work to upgrade the ancient infrastructure of their medieval settlement, while Lucie and Jerry begin a salvaging mission as their village's properti…
- 11 Episode 11 Ken and his partner Pauline find themselves the new owners of a French hamlet and Carrie and Ross from Northumberland are property-hunting in Bulgaria's land of lost villages.
- 12 Episode 12 Carrie and Ross face a reality check in Bulgaria as they fight to save a settlement from dereliction and Ken and Pauline suffer a mechanical meltdown in France as Brexit threatens…
- 13 Episode 13 Carrie and Ross try to turn back time in Bulgaria and Ken and Pauline struggle to save a historic cottage in France. Lolly and Sean welcome a new resident at their French manoir.
- 14 Episode 14 In Spain, Michael battles decades of decay in the mountains. Bulgaria becomes a lonely place for Carrie and Ross, who are trying to save a settlement that nature has consumed. Ken…
- 15 Episode 15 Things get messy in Bulgaria, as Carrie and Ross battle to save an old tavern that time has forgotten. In France, Lolly and Sean battle against fatigue to finish their barn restor…
- 16 Episode 16 Kev begins singlehandedly restoring an old quarry village in northern France and mother-daughter team Carol and Beau start upgrading a small hamlet for the 21st-century traveller.…
- 17 Episode 17 Sarah and Steve mark an anniversary at their Portuguese quinta while Carol and Beau continue to face problems with their renovation. Kev learns about the history of his little sla…
- 18 Episode 18 Carol and Beau's renovations are halted by an infestation at their Italian hamlet and the update to Kev's slate village is slowed down by antiquated building techniques. The new d…
- 19 Episode 19 Kev's ancient village in northern France prepares for a modern music festival. While Sarah and Steve approach the end of their renovation - and their budget - the installation of …
- 20 Episode 20 In Charente, Simon and Racheal complete their first project at their ancient hamlet - with breathtaking results. Kev gives his music studio its first test run at his old quarry vi…
- 21 Episode 21 In the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France, disaster strikes just before Nicky and Graham prepare to welcome their first ever guests to their renovated ghost village. In Normandy,…
- 22 Episode 22 Francessca and Carl set up a new business venture to help fund the renovation of their second ghost village in Italy and in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Nicky and Graham receive an unpleas…
- 23 Episode 23 In Normandy, Hayley and Lee try to master the craft of lime mortaring and an obstacle stands in the way of Francessca and Carl as they try to bring water to their Italian village.…
- 24 Episode 24 The steep and winding roads cause problems for Francessca and Carl as they try to transport a heavy stove to their forgotten Italian village. Storms hit Hayley and Lee's ancient h…
- 25 Episode 25 In Normandy, Hayley and Lee deal with the fallout from some very wet and windy weather. In Italy, Francessca and Carl juggle running one village with the renovation of another, wh…
- 26 Episode 26 Becci and Micheal from Doncaster are beginning to turn a run-down Portuguese quinta into a family home. Louise and Paul are turning a storm-damaged 300-year-old French hamlet into…
- 27 Episode 27 In Portugal, a precarious ancient roof concerns Becci and Micheal. In Italy, emergency repair work delays Ivano and Tracey's renovation schedule.
- 28 Episode 28 Louise and Paul uncover their 300-year-old French hamlet's fascinating past. There's more damage to ancient structures in Ivano and Tracey's village.
- 29 Episode 29 In France, Liz and Dave battle storms to save a crumbling cottage. In Montenegro, Anya hopes to bring new life to a mountain village.
- 30 Episode 30 Ivano and Tracey race to get their Italian trulli village guest-ready. In Montenegro, Anya meets George, whose family used to live in her village.
Series 4
- 1 Episode 1 Martine, a former wine merchant from Norfolk, is determined to save the ghost village of Rabatana in southern Italy. Gloucestershire couple Tony and Terry have bought a hamlet in …
- 2 Episode 2 Martine starts renovating the cellar in one of her houses in Italy and welcomes guests to sleep under the stars. In France, Tony and Terry install a heavy wood burner in Chichevil…
- 3 Episode 3 Paul and Yip pick up the keys to their new cottage in Normandy. In southern Italy, Martine's builders dig up the cobbled street to connect her cellar to the mains. Tony and Terry …
- 4 Episode 4 In Normandy, Paul and Yip attempt to renovate a well, but they're up against terrible weather and in southern Italy, Martine is granted access to a cellar where she makes some rem…
- 5 Episode 5 In Normandy, Paul and Yip make big sacrifices to ensure the future of their village. In southern Italy, Martine uncovers fascinating artefacts while painting a picture of her vill…
- 6 Episode 6 Former soldier Mike pushes forward to save a crumbling mountain village in Spain. In Sicily, the lure of a one-euro home sparks George's interest in reviving an ailing ghost town.…
- 7 Episode 7 In France, Paul and Yip must scale new heights to save an important part of La Buslière. In Spain, Mike and his team race to finish the first roof in his abandoned settlement. And…
- 8 Episode 8 George tries to find out why his one-euro Sicilian townhouse was abandoned. Mike struggles to bring power to his ancient settlement in northern Spain. And in France, Paul and Yip …
- 9 Episode 9 Mike takes living conditions back to basics at a 200-year-old mountain village in Spain, while in France Paul and Yip balance the demands of multiple unstable structures in their …
- 10 Episode 10 In France, a new purchase takes Paul and Yip to a momentous milestone. Mike's restoration of his Spanish mountain village grinds to a halt. George tackles major structural issues …
- 11 Episode 11 Karen and Steve from Northamptonshire begin their mission to rescue a vast settlement with royal connections in southwest France. In Spain, Mother Nature wreaks havoc at Mike's mo…
- 12 Episode 12 Mike battens down the hatches at his mountainside village in Spain in the hope that he can see out the harsh winter. There are celebrations in France as Karen and Steve make the m…
- 13 Episode 13 Winter storms destroy Mike's work at his Spanish mountainside village, while gale force winds take their toll on Andrew and Katja's medieval palazzo in Italy. In France, time-worn…
- 14 Episode 14 In France, Karen and Steve unearth some long-buried secrets at their ancient settlement. There's progress at Andrew and Katja's Italian palazzo, but the protracted process has tak…
- 15 Episode 15 In France, Karen and Steve are forced to rethink plans for their 17th-century settlement. In Italy, after a 17-year battle, Andrew and Katja hope to finally be able to move into t…
- 16 Episode 16 Kevin and Anna from Buckinghamshire are fusing French and British heritage to revive a forgotten rural estate. In central Italy, young couple Lucie and Jerry are more determined t…
- 17 Episode 17 In Italy, Lucie and Jerry try to secure planning permission to rebuild their earthquake-damaged borgo. Kevin and Anna discover a secret underground cave at a former wine-making es…
- 18 Episode 18 Francesca and Carl have committed to bringing two abandoned Italian hilltop villages back to life, while tricky climate conditions lead to a worrying olive harvest at Lucie and Je…
- 19 Episode 19 In France, Kevin and Anna scale new heights as they tackle tricky roof repairs in a bid to save their historic estate. In Italy, Lucie and Jerry kick-start a new phase of their bo…
- 20 Episode 20 Kevin and Anna's ancient French estate finds itself in the eye of a storm. Lucie and Jerry visit a factory in Slovakia to see how the walls of their new eco-house will be made, as…
- 21 Episode 21 John and Tara have bought a Portuguese quinta and are about to get stuck in. In France, Liz and Dave battle with leaky pipes at Lac de Maison. And in central Italy, Cesidio prepar…
- 22 Episode 22 A demolition team are onsite at John and Tara's Portuguese quinta, and the couple discover an amazing connection between their builder and the house he's knocking down. In Italy, …
- 23 Episode 23 Heavy rain threatens to wash out Cesido's harvest in Italy and in France, Liz and Dave are investing in solar panels for Lac de Maison.
- 24 Episode 24 In Spain, Tony and Lauren discover a giant uncracked safe in the village that they've bought. Meanwhile, Cesidio meets his newborn granddaughter, John and Tara fill their bio pool…
- 25 Episode 25 In Spain, Tony and Lauren hire a safecracker to try and uncover the mysteries of their village's past. In France, Claire and Jo demolish an old barn. Meanwhile, in Portugal, John …
- 26 Episode 26 Former truck driver Kate plans to leave Bournemouth to join a community of Brits renovating a Bulgarian village. In neighbouring Romania, husband-and-wife team Jonas and Ulrike ar…
- 27 Episode 27 In Romania, Jonas and Ulrike are on the lookout for innovative ways to fund the restoration and upkeep of their Transylvanian settlement. In Bulgaria, wannabe village saviour Kate…
- 28 Episode 28 Aspiring village saviour Kate finally moves her old horsebox to Bulgaria to start her brand-new life. In Romania, a water shortage threatens to derail Jonas and Ulrike's battle to…
- 29 Episode 29 There's delicate demolition at Jonas and Ulrike's Transylvanian village, as a church organ receives a makeover. In Bulgaria, strict Brexit rules threaten to derail Kate's journey.…
- 30 Episode 30 In France, after three years of hard work, Lolly and Sean dig deep to finish their once-abandoned manoir, while an army of workers battle to restore Dan's fire-damaged château. An…
- 31 Episode 31 In Normandy, Tracey and Budo have big plans to transform a former farming hamlet, while Louise and Paul get started on converting a derelict building into accommodation to complet…
- 32 Episode 32 Louise and Paul receive devastating news about the walls of their abandoned Normandy farmhouse, while Tracey and Budo follow in the footsteps of the traditional ornamental plaster…
- 33 Episode 33 Neil visits a Spanish knifemaker who is keeping an artisan craft alive. In Normandy, Tracey and Budo use traditional French tools to finish off the roof of their kitchen extension…
- 34 Episode 34 In Normandy, Louise and Paul's farmhouse transformation moves onto an exciting new stage, while Tracey and Budo unearth some treasures from the past at their hamlet. Meanwhile, Be…
- 35 Episode 35 In Normandy, Louise and Paul approach the completion of their village as they finish off their dream home, while Tracey and Budo celebrate their kitchen build coming to an end. Ov…
Series 5 Airing
- 1 Episode 1 In France, new custodians Adrian and Rachel step in to rescue a fledgling farming hamlet, while Paul and Yip make sacrifices to generate vital income for their community. In Portu…
- 2 Episode 2 Barns collapse at Adrian and Rachel's French hamlet, and storms devastate Steve and Sarah's village in Portugal. And in Normandy, work begins to restore a roof, but Paul and Yip s…
- 3 Episode 3 As storms continue to batter Portugal, Steve and Sarah pick up the pieces to prevent further damage. In Normandy, Paul and Yip feel the pressure as they prepare for their first do…
- 4 Episode 4 In France, Rachel and Adrian's plans to separate their collapsing barns hit a setback. In Normandy, Paul and Yip reach a major restoration milestone. And in Portugal, after weeks …
- 5 Episode 5 There's a visit to one of Spain's biggest abandoned villages, meeting larger-than-life character Jason who's determined to save it. In France, after battling crumbling barns, Adri…
- 6 Episode 6 In Spain, Mike from Manchester battles to turn a derelict cattle barn into a new family home. In Northern France, rotten roof beams threaten the future of Paul and Yip's rural ham…
- 7 Episode 7 Paul and Yip rush to rescue another building at risk of collapse at their rural French. while Marc and Diedre lean into traditional building methods to tie together three historic…
- 8 Episode 8 Mike's remote Spanish mountaintop village is hit with supply issues. A summer shutdown in France threatens to derail Marc and Diedre's tight restoration schedule. And Paul and Yip…
- 9 Episode 9 Custodians Tracy and Ivano welcome their first overnight guests to their unique Italian Trulli settlement. Marc and Diedre's French holiday village grows in size, as they get the …
- 10 Episode 10 The ancient olive trees at Tracey and Ivano's Italian village are hit by a deadly disease. In France, Paul and Yip take a special flight over their historic village. And in Spain,…
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