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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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Help! We Bought A Village premiered July 25, 2022. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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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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 France but need to sell their own home to fund renovations.
Directed by Julie Beanland
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 Chicheville and Paul and Yip battle to save their middle cottage at La Buslière.
Directed by Julie Beanland
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 return to the UK following the death of their beloved dog.
Directed by Julie Beanland
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 remarkable discoveries. Londoner Marcial has been trying to raise funds to buy a village in Spain for the last four years.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 village's past. And in northern Spain, Marcial hopes that, after a five-year wait, he may finally secure ownership of a sleepy hamlet.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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. Paul and Yip's village in France reveals new clues to its past.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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, having bought a one-euro property in Sicily, George is in the market to buy another.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 try to cope with a heartbreaking loss.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 hamlet. Over in Sicily, George aims to expand his one-euro property empire.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 in Sicily.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 mountainside village. And we rejoin Andrew and Katja who, after 16 years, are still battling to save their medieval Italian settlement.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 move from their home in Northamptonshire to their village. And Andrew and Katja reach a major milestone as building work begins at their Italian palazzo.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 buildings and testing bureaucracy leave new village custodians Karen and Steve feeling the strain.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 taken its toll. As work resumes at Mike's mountainside village in Spain, will there be calm after the storm?
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 their medieval palazzo. Meanwhile, work at Mike's mountainside village in Spain grinds to halt - for a very important reason.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 than ever to make their earthquake-damaged borgo habitable, while Sarah and Steve's Portuguese project proves that you never know what lies ahead, even after a village comes back to life.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 estate in France.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 Jerry's borgo. Kevin and Anna hope the opening of their new French pub will bring back the community spirit to a lost rural estate.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 borgo's resurrection by re-instating its old lake, and Francesca and Carl face plumbing problems as they try to make their abandoned village fit for 21st-century life.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 they continue to rescue their earthquake-damaged Italian borgo. Meanwhile, as wedding bells ring at one of Carl and Francesca's villages, disaster strikes at the other when one of its oldest buildings collapses.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 prepares to welcome his daughter Sofia and her family from Scotland, continuing a historical cycle that began with his grandfather's emigration.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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, Cesidio welcomes his daughter and her family to the village. And in France, Liz and Dave need help after a storm brings down the wall of one of their cottages.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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, and Claire and Joe fight storms as they try to renovate.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 and Tara visit a quarry searching for stone for their house build.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 are determined to carry on the legacy of their forefathers, as they inject new life into a traditional Saxon village in Transylvania. Plus, catching up with Lolly and Sean in France, nearly three years into their manoir renovations.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 is considering a brand-new project. And after laying derelict for decades, Lolly and Sean's French manoir is about to welcome its latest guests.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 save a historic Saxon settlement. And heroic renovator Dan's battle to save a derelict French château reaches its pinnacle.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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. In France, Lolly and Sean welcome family to their manoir, and passionate renovator Dan turns to content making to help with his battle to save a storied château.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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. And in Transylvania, excitement builds as Jonas and Ulrike aim to resurrect one of Romania's oldest Saxon era churches.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 complete their village restorations. Plus, Neil installs essential utilities into his village in Asturias in Spain.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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 plasterers of the past. And in Spain, Neil deals with the aftermath of a huge storm.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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, while Louise and Paul get started on the underpinning work that will complete their hamlet.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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, Ben and Susana have big plans to transform a previously abandoned area of their village in Galicia.
Where to watch Help! We Bought A VillageEpisode 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. Over in Spain, Ben and Susana's plans for their upper village move 'upper' gear.
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