Help! We Bought A Village
Help! We Bought A Village is a TV show on Channel 4. Intrepid Brits restore empty and unloved settlements heading steadily for collapse, as they breathe new life into remote villages, hamlets, borgos and cortijos abroad. The program has been available since 2023. A total of 73 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in November 2024.
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1:00:00Help! We Bought A Village
The owners of a hamlet in the Limousin move into their renovated piggery. And a Scotsman buys a village in Bulgaria after spotting it on eBay. (S2 Ep10)
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In France, one couple battle the rain to fix their leaky roof, while another pair find animal skeletons in their ceiling. And in Italy, could a two-year wait for windows be over? (S2 Ep9)
1:00:00In France, one couple turn a piggery into a living space and another deal with insulation havoc. And scorpions invade a village in Italy. (S2 Ep8)
1:00:00A couple turn an animal shelter into a cocktail lounge, and the owners of an Italian village unpack a painting of an ancestor who dined with Mozart. (S2 Ep7)
1:00:00An ex-Olympian and his wife take on a derelict settlement in France. A couple pick up the pieces after an earthquake devastates their Italian village. (S2 Ep6)
1:00:00There are wedding bells at a rebuilt Italian borgo, and it's the moment of truth at a French hamlet as the glamping site opens. (S2 Ep5)
1:00:00A family feel the strain of resurrecting an Italian village. The owners of a French hamlet attempt to save the bakery. A settlement in the Italian hills prepares for a big event. (S2 Ep4)
1:00:00Burglars target a settlement in Puglia. It's the moment of truth for a French village. And work begins to restore an abandoned Portuguese village. (S2 Ep3)
1:00:00A restored village in Italy gets ready to host a large group. The owners of a French hamlet begin work on their most cherished building. And renovations in Puglia grind to a halt. (S2 Ep2)
1:00:00Brave Brits breathe new life into abandoned villages. A Scottish lawyer of Italian origin falls in love with the settlement his forefathers left behind. (S2 Ep1)
Series 3
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1:00:00In Italy, Ivano and Tracey race to get their trulli village ready for guests. In Montenegro, Anya meets George, whose family used to live in the abandoned village she now owns. (S3 Ep30/30)
1:00:00In France, Liz and Dave battle storms to save a crumbling cottage. In Montenegro, Anya hopes to bring new life to a mountain village. (S3 Ep29/30)
1:00:00Louise and Paul uncover their 300-year-old French hamlet's fascinating past. In Italy, there's more damage to ancient fragile structures in Ivano and Tracey's trulli village. (S3 Ep28/30)
1:00:00In Portugal, a precarious ancient roof concerns Becci and Micheal. In Italy, emergency repair work delays Ivano and Tracey's renovation schedule. (S3 Ep27/30)
1:00:00Becci and Micheal begin the battle to turn a run-down Portuguese quinta into a family home. In France, Louise and Paul turn a 300-year-old hamlet into a holiday village. (S3 Ep26/30)
1:00:00Francessca and Carl juggle running one village with the renovation of another. Cesidio looks to the future of his borgo and puts plans in place for the next generation. (S3 Ep25/30)
1:00:00Extreme weather hampers Hayley and Lee's French hamlet. Francessca and Carl struggle with rubble. And can Cesidio save his Italian vineyard? (S3 Ep24/30)
1:00:00In the Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Nicky and Graham go all out to get a five-star rating. In Italy, Francessca and Carl are left high and dry as they try to get water to their village. (S3 Ep23/30)
1:00:00In Italy, Francessca and Carl find a way to fund their second settlement. In France, Nicky and Graham peel back years of neglect at their village. (S3 Ep22/30)
1:00:00In Nouvelle-Aquitaine, disaster strikes just before Nicky and Graham welcome their first guests. In Normandy, Hayley and Lee feel the strain of Brexit rules. (S3 Ep21/30)