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Best Episodes of Grand Designs Abroad
Revisited: Malaga, Spain: Modernist Villa
S1 Ep14
8.0
6th Nov 2013
Ten 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.
Episode 3 (Puglia)
S1 Ep3
7.9
15th Mar 2004
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.
Episode 5 (Ireland)
S1 Ep5
7.6
29th Mar 2004
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.
Episode 2 (Lot)
S1 Ep2
7.6
8th Mar 2004
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.
Worst Episodes of Grand Designs Abroad
Episode 8 (Alicante)
S1 Ep8
6.4
19th Apr 2004
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.
Revisited: Creuse, France: 19th Century Manor House
S1 Ep9
7.0
3rd May 2006
Kevin McCloud revisits Denise (Deni) Daniel and Doug Ibbs who bought and started renovating a 19th century manor house in Creuse, France.
Revisited: Les Gets, France: 300 Year Old Chalet
S1 Ep10
7.0
10th May 2006
Kevin McCloud revisits Nicky and James Dobree two years after they bought their Alpine Chalet in Les Gets, France.
Revisited: Lot, France: House From Straw
S1 Ep13
7.0
1st Dec 2010
Kevin McCloud returns to see the Sampson family who had build a house from Straw in Lot, France.
Grand Designs Abroad Episode Guide
Episode 1 (Malaga)
S1 Ep1
7.3
1st Mar 2004
Kevin McCloud meets architects Gil and Hilary Briffa, who are building their dream retirement home in Andalusia.
Episode 2 (Lot)
S1 Ep2
7.6
8th Mar 2004
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.
Episode 3 (Puglia)
S1 Ep3
7.9
15th Mar 2004
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.
Episode 4 (Creuse)
S1 Ep4
7.6
22nd Mar 2004
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.
Episode 5 (Ireland)
S1 Ep5
7.6
29th Mar 2004
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.
Episode 6 (Tuscany)
S1 Ep6
7.4
5th Apr 2004
Kevin meets a couple who bought a ruin and moved to Italy in 1999, hoping to start work building their dream home in Tuscany.
Episode 7 (Les Gets)
S1 Ep7
7.3
12th Apr 2004
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.
Episode 8 (Alicante)
S1 Ep8
6.4
19th Apr 2004
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.
Revisited: Creuse, France: 19th Century Manor House
S1 Ep9
7.0
3rd May 2006
Kevin McCloud revisits Denise (Deni) Daniel and Doug Ibbs who bought and started renovating a 19th century manor house in Creuse, France.
Revisited: Les Gets, France: 300 Year Old Chalet
S1 Ep10
7.0
10th May 2006
Kevin McCloud revisits Nicky and James Dobree two years after they bought their Alpine Chalet in Les Gets, France.
Revisited: Tuscany, Italy: The Tuscany Castle
S1 Ep11
7.5
9th May 2007
Kevin revisits Janne Hoff-Tilley and Howard Smythe whe spend seven years and 700,000 Pounds renovating a castle in Tuscany.
Revisited: Puglia, Italy: Masseria Impisi - An Artists' Retreat
S1 Ep12
7.5
27th Feb 2008
Kevin 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.
Revisited: Lot, France: House From Straw
S1 Ep13
7.0
1st Dec 2010
Kevin McCloud returns to see the Sampson family who had build a house from Straw in Lot, France.
Revisited: Malaga, Spain: Modernist Villa
S1 Ep14
8.0
6th Nov 2013
Ten 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.
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.
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The best rated episodes of Grand Designs Abroad are:
Revisited: Malaga, Spain: Modernist Villa S1E14 rated 8.0
Episode 3 (Puglia) S1E3 rated 7.9
Episode 5 (Ireland) S1E5 rated 7.6
Episode 2 (Lot) S1E2 rated 7.6
The lowest rated episodes of Grand Designs Abroad are:
Episode 8 (Alicante) S1E8 rated 6.4
Revisited: Creuse, France: 19th Century Manor House S1E9 rated 7.0
Revisited: Les Gets, France: 300 Year Old Chalet S1E10 rated 7.0
Revisited: Lot, France: House From Straw S1E13 rated 7.0
The first episode of Grand Designs Abroad aired on March 01, 2004.
The last episode of Grand Designs Abroad aired on November 06, 2013.
