Synopsis
Kevin McCloud presents Grand Designs Abroad. The stakes are higher, the risks are multiplied, and the ambition - to build your dream home in the perfect European location - is greater than ever.
Episodes
Season 11
Episode 1 (Malaga)Kevin McCloud meets architects Gil and Hilary Briffa, who are building their dream retirement home in Andalusia.45m2
Episode 2 (Lot)Kevin travels to the Lot region of France to meet the Sampson family as they prepare to embark on the construction of a hugely ambitious, open, wooden-framed house.45m3E3Episode 3 (Puglia)Kevin follows a couple of artists who have moved to the beautiful region of Puglia. Their dream is to turn a derelict olive farm into a home and a summer school for artists.45m4E4Episode 4 (Creuse)Kevin visits a couple who have given up everything in the UK to start a new life in a remote part of central France called the Creuse.45m5E5Episode 5 (Ireland)Kevin travels to the romantic west coast of Ireland where architect Andrew Lohan is embarking on the conversion of a ruined 150-year-old church into the perfect home.45m6E6Episode 6 (Tuscany)Kevin meets a couple who bought a ruin and moved to Italy in 1999, hoping to start work building their dream home in Tuscany.45m7E7Episode 7 (Les Gets)Kevin travels to a ski resort in the French Alps where English couple Nicky and James Dobree are turning a 300-year-old farmhouse into an luxurious eight-bedroomed chalet.45m8E8Episode 8 (Alicante)Kevin McCloud travels to Spain to meet a family who have moved lock, stock and barrel from London to start a new life in Alicante on a lovely block by a lake.45m9
Revisited: Creuse, France: 19th Century Manor HouseKevin McCloud revisits Denise (Deni) Daniel and Doug Ibbs who bought and started renovating a 19th century manor house in Creuse, France.45m10
Revisited: Les Gets, France: 300 Year Old ChaletKevin McCloud revisits Nicky and James Dobree two years after they bought their Alpine Chalet in Les Gets, France.45m11
Revisited: Tuscany, Italy: The Tuscany CastleKevin revisits Janne Hoff-Tilley and Howard Smythe whe spend seven years and 700,000 Pounds renovating a castle in Tuscany.45m12
Revisited: Puglia, Italy: Masseria Impisi - An Artists' RetreatKevin McCloud revisits artists David Westby and Leonie Whitton three years after they bought an olive farm in the Puglia region of Italy and planned to convert it into a home on a budget of £25,000.45m13
Revisited: Lot, France: House From StrawKevin McCloud returns to see the Sampson family who had build a house from Straw in Lot, France.45m14E14Revisited: Malaga, Spain: Modernist VillaTen years ago Gil and Hillary Briffa decided to retire to southern Spain, where they planned to build a contemporary home in the Andalusian hills against the backdrop of more traditional properties. A few years ago, Gil died, but now Kevin McCloud revisits Hillary to find out whether her residence has settled into its landscape and how life is treating her as a British widow living abroad.45m
Episode 1 (Malaga)Kevin McCloud meets architects Gil and Hilary Briffa, who are building their dream retirement home in Andalusia.45m2Episode 2 (Lot)Kevin travels to the Lot region of France to meet the Sampson family as they prepare to embark on the construction of a hugely ambitious, open, wooden-framed house.45m3E3Episode 3 (Puglia)Kevin follows a couple of artists who have moved to the beautiful region of Puglia. Their dream is to turn a derelict olive farm into a home and a summer school for artists.45m4E4Episode 4 (Creuse)Kevin visits a couple who have given up everything in the UK to start a new life in a remote part of central France called the Creuse.45m5E5Episode 5 (Ireland)Kevin travels to the romantic west coast of Ireland where architect Andrew Lohan is embarking on the conversion of a ruined 150-year-old church into the perfect home.45m6E6Episode 6 (Tuscany)Kevin meets a couple who bought a ruin and moved to Italy in 1999, hoping to start work building their dream home in Tuscany.45m7E7Episode 7 (Les Gets)Kevin travels to a ski resort in the French Alps where English couple Nicky and James Dobree are turning a 300-year-old farmhouse into an luxurious eight-bedroomed chalet.45m8E8Episode 8 (Alicante)Kevin McCloud travels to Spain to meet a family who have moved lock, stock and barrel from London to start a new life in Alicante on a lovely block by a lake.45m9Revisited: Creuse, France: 19th Century Manor HouseKevin McCloud revisits Denise (Deni) Daniel and Doug Ibbs who bought and started renovating a 19th century manor house in Creuse, France.45m10Revisited: Les Gets, France: 300 Year Old ChaletKevin McCloud revisits Nicky and James Dobree two years after they bought their Alpine Chalet in Les Gets, France.45m11Revisited: Tuscany, Italy: The Tuscany CastleKevin revisits Janne Hoff-Tilley and Howard Smythe whe spend seven years and 700,000 Pounds renovating a castle in Tuscany.45m12Revisited: Puglia, Italy: Masseria Impisi - An Artists' RetreatKevin McCloud revisits artists David Westby and Leonie Whitton three years after they bought an olive farm in the Puglia region of Italy and planned to convert it into a home on a budget of £25,000.45m13Revisited: Lot, France: House From StrawKevin McCloud returns to see the Sampson family who had build a house from Straw in Lot, France.45m14E14Revisited: Malaga, Spain: Modernist VillaTen years ago Gil and Hillary Briffa decided to retire to southern Spain, where they planned to build a contemporary home in the Andalusian hills against the backdrop of more traditional properties. A few years ago, Gil died, but now Kevin McCloud revisits Hillary to find out whether her residence has settled into its landscape and how life is treating her as a British widow living abroad.45mReviews & discussion
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