Help! We Bought a Village - Season 1

Help! We Bought a Village - Season 1

Season 1

Intrepid Brits restore empty and unloved settlements heading steadily for collapse, as they breathe new life into remote villages, hamlets, borgos and cortijos abroad
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Episodes20
DatesJul 25, 2022 - Aug 19, 2022
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Episodes

Episode 1
Season 1Episode 160 min

Episode 1

British people rebuilding abandoned historic settlements in Europe. Landscape gardeners from Kent explore an abandoned settlement in Normandy which was about to collapse. A Yorkshire couple set about completing the purchase of a hilltop Italian hamlet, and a medieval walled village in France struggles for survival.

Jul 25, 2022
Episode 2
Season 1Episode 260 min

Episode 2

Francesca and Carl, the owners of an Italian hamlet - which they have turned into a holiday complex - welcome the first guests of the season.

Jul 26, 2022
Episode 3
Season 1Episode 360 min

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.

Jul 27, 2022
Episode 4
Season 1Episode 460 min

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 owners of a derelict French settlement come to terms with the need to demolish some of its buildings.

Jul 28, 2022
Episode 5
Season 1Episode 560 min

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 celebrate their first restored building. Cameras also follow the work of Marcial, a passionate estate agent who spends his life hunting derelict villages in Galicia.

Jul 29, 2022
Episode 6
Season 1Episode 660 min

Episode 6

Steve and Julie's medieval hamlet has gruesome secrets buried in the walls. Norwich couple Ted and Lesa try to renovate a village in France while living in a tent. Londoner Penny is hoping to sell her beautifully restored Italian borgo.

Aug 1, 2022
Episode 7
Season 1Episode 760 min

Episode 7

The owners of a hamlet in France visit two mysterious stone towers on the edge of their land. A couple from Manchester host the descendants of a farmer who lived in their village.

Aug 2, 2022
Episode 8
Season 1Episode 860 min

Episode 8

The owners of a village in the Limousin region of France discover their roof needs repairing. A Manchester couple host a wedding reception in their hamlet.

Aug 3, 2022
Episode 9
Season 1Episode 960 min

Episode 9

The owners of village in France host the local council at their restaurant, while a couple from Norwich spend their first Christmas in their hamlet.

Aug 4, 2022
Episode 10
Season 1Episode 1060 min

Episode 10

The owners of a hamlet in France battle with a wonky chimney, while another couple in the Limousin region bring down a wall and crack a pipe.

Aug 5, 2022
Episode 11
Season 1Episode 1160 min

Episode 11

A couple from Norwich find shoes in their bread oven, and a couple's dream of buying a hamlet in Normandy is in jeopardy when their house sale falls through.

Aug 8, 2022
Episode 12
Season 1Episode 1260 min

Episode 12

The owners of a hamlet in France welcome guests to a 50th birthday party and a couple from Eastbourne discover the water has been cut off at their village in Portugal. In France, one of the owners has to spend Christmas alone.

Aug 9, 2022
Episode 13
Season 1Episode 1360 min

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 estate agents who have spent 30 years rejuvenating a village in Portugal.

Aug 10, 2022
Episode 14
Season 1Episode 1460 min

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 what he bought. Meanwhile, in Portugal, a couple start an animal sanctuary in their village.

Aug 11, 2022
Episode 15
Season 1Episode 1560 min

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 Portugal, a couple from Eastbourne try to pick themselves up after a wild fire rips through their village.

Aug 12, 2022
Episode 16
Season 1Episode 1660 min

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 buy a ramshackle holiday village built by the Catholic church in the 1930s

Aug 15, 2022
Episode 17
Season 1Episode 1760 min

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. In Italy, the owners of an earthquake-damaged borgo find out that caring for their property is not as easy as they thought.

Aug 16, 2022
Episode 18
Season 1Episode 1860 min

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.

Aug 17, 2022
Episode 19
Season 1Episode 1960 min

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 bed and breakfast in southern France tackle the exterior of their enormous new home.

Aug 18, 2022
Episode 20
Season 1Episode 2060 min

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, a very special event takes place in a refurbished chapel.

Aug 19, 2022

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