S1 • E1
George meets builder Mark Horton who has for years harboured a dream to live in a unique house. With this in mind, he bought the 18th-century folly with plans to convert it himself into a luxurious family home. On the 'Buildings at Risk' register for ten years Bath Lodge is just a derelict shell, with no access road or utilities.
S1 • E2
Architect George Clarke travels around Britain meeting people who are trying to restore historically and architecturally significant buildings, many of which are non-residential buildings being converted into homes.
S1 • E3
Architect George Clarke meets Clive and his wife Jane, who dream of retiring and making their new home in a Grade II listed Anglesey windmill.
S1 • E4
Artist Sarah McCombie has owned a Martello tower in Kent since 2004, and ex-army man Barrie Taylor became the custodian of a Scottish castle tower in 2005.
S1 • E5
Architect George Clarke advises Chris Kelly and Sue Hindle on a project to convert a small cruck-framed house into their first home together. But with four teenage daughters to house, planning permission is needed for a crucial extension to make their dream a reality.
S1 • E6
George Clarke joins former heavyweight boxer, Scott Welch, as he plans to convert Thorington Gate Lodge in Suffolk into a weekend retreat so he can spend more time with his father who lives nearby, despite not having set foot inside the building. It soon becomes clear that Scott has a fight on his hands getting planning permission as the project is set to include an ultra-modern glass extension.
S1 • E7
Lisa and Darren Walker have a dream of converting a coach house into a unique home. But it soon becomes clear that the restoration won't be as straightforward as they hoped.
S1 • E8
George meets Laird Henderson who for years has wanted to live in a unique home where he can make the most of his lochside surroundings.
S1 • E9
George Clarke advises 2 families who have bought nationally important buildings in Wales: Simon Hooper Victoria dreams of converting a Grade I listed medieval hall into a home and the Edwards fell in love with a neglected 70-room mansion.
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