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Stephanie's renovations start in a stable to create an art studio. Lee installs a solar panel system from scraps to heat the outdoor swimming pool. Jayne creates a mural up a grand spiral staircase in advance of their first guests' arrival.

Ben and Billie begin building their glamping site.

Tim and Rebecca fight to get the chateau in tip-top shape for a visiting tour operator. Martin and Kim continue to search for their chateau, while Karen and Paul from Chateau La Perriere return with their children.

Dick Strawbridge helps Elaine and David in their search for the ideal chateau. Tim and Krys as they prepare to re-launch their business.

Over at Château de Brives, Sarah and George's builders unearth a secret room that they think could be hiding vintage cognac.

Lee and Belinda plan an event for Christmas. Stephanie and assistants plan to use the bread oven and an old range to prepare two birds for Christmas dinner. Jayne and Steve have much to prepare for a family and friend's soiree.

Dick works on his temperamental van. Erin and JB begin work on the honeymoon suite and the solarium/sun room at their chateau. Alison and Paul make a discovery.

Donna and Paul take on their most challenging project so far. Alex and Ithaca raise cash with garden events, particularly targeting the repair bill for their chateau's roof.

Phillip and Janet work madly on the bridal suite for their daughter Penny's wedding.

Amy and Marc work on a bathroom stuck in need of modernising or restoring. Angel provides Rebecca with advice and ideas for kitchen renovation. Ben and Billie need to be ready for Billie's brother's wedding.

Dick and Angel give a makeover to their magnificent five-metre-high staircase.

After a storm affects Lee and Belinda's chateau, a hole in the roof means Lee must face his fears in order to save money. A testing wallpaper mural mounting project tests both Jayne and Steve. Stephanie enlists advice from Angel with reviving the new B&B en-suite.

Erin and JB start their transformation of the chateau's ruined orangery, trying to turn it into a top-tier venue.

Dick helps Erin and JB to repair their rusted hinges. Wedding season ends at Tim and Margareeth's chateau. May and her son Jack prepare the new yoga room.

The British artist Johnny, with his girlfriend Ashley, stage a plan to have artist workshops. Ben and Billie, both musicians, decide to put on foodie events. Nicole and Stefan are back with a new business idea.

Dick helps Erin and JB, new chateau owners. Tim and Margareeth begin another venture to make money.

Tim and Margreeth play host to their first fine dining and floristry weekend. Dick and Angel work to renovate the coach house's patio at their chateau. Julia finds out that her château has an ancient system of caves below it.

Julia starts renovating the dining room, with the hope that she will be able to host her family at Christmas. Joshua and Lee from Manchester search for the perfect château.

Stephanie hosts her mother Isabelle's wedding at Château de la Lande.

Dick and Angel relive their laying electrical cable outside their chateau. Edward and Anna need to prepare for the new events season. New chateau owners Donna and Paul make the move into their new but dilapidated home.

Ben and Billie welcome some sixty guests to their chateau. Tim and Rebecca are rationalising their two kitchens, but it takes a lot of work. Dorothy and Arthur, Dick and Angel's children house their geese.

Dick shares ideas with Ben and Billie. Tim and Rebecca re-gravel their nearly kilometre-long driveway. Amy and Marc find a medieval fireplace behind a modern fire and wall.

Amy and Marc need a sewage system and want to make an eco-friendly version. Tim and Rebecca are creating a first family suite. Ben and Billie show off their fossil rich landscape and visit Angel for advice regarding a display table.

The first winter guests arrive at Tim and Rebecca's chateau. Amy and Marc are turning their chateau into a base for yoga retreats and as a B&B. Ben and Billie start renovating their final room, currently a junk room but was a small library.

Nicole and Stefan start working on the old gatehouse. Billie makes a visit to Angel to gather ideas for natural designs. Johnny and Ashley speak with Dick about the best plan for working on their library.

Emma and Paul invite the mayor and local residents to see the work they've been doing on the face of their chateau. Paul designs, builds and fits two rather heavy balconies.

Dick and Paul cut Vitrolite vintage tiles to be used in an art deco bathroom, while Abbie paints bedroom furniture. Julia visit more chateaux with her sisters.

Jonathan and Michael prepare for a wedding day with 45 guests, and a swimming pool continues to cause problems for Mandy and Steve.

Angel Adoree advises Brits Jonathan and Michael on how to make their chateau wedding business work, before they try to persuade an American couple to book a big money wedding.

Julia calls in her sister to help take on work at her new home. On a quest for self-sufficiency, Tim finishes the greenhouse as a surprise for Margreeth's birthday.

Ongoing chateau work includes maintaining an elevated pool and a maze, and the preparations required for the fast-approaching season of weddings.

Clive, Karen, Ross and Abbie being preparations for the season's first chateau wedding. Tim and Krys get rid of the unsightly render in their barn. Tim and Margreeth make a potager garden.

Anna and Edward put on another big wedding, but Edward's is of action. Dick visits Tim and Rebecca when the couple run into problems. Karen and Paul from Chateau La Perriere tries to do all they can to get their first wedding.

Dick and Angel give Jonny a crash course in the dos and don'ts of chateau shopping.

Couple Tim and Krys work quickly to prepare the chateau for guests; Elaine and David make a visit to a former priory 17th-century in Normandy; and Steve and Angela work to improve a master bedroom.

Dick gives Tim a lesson on how to stage a gourmet weekend; Angel and Krys discuss their chateau lives. Belinda and Lee welcome their first guests.

Emma and Paul get ready for an important booking. Mariam and Johnno begin a transformation of their chateau's grand salon.

The English-French language problem almost causes Johnny and Ashley trouble. Anna and Philipp investigate their ancient well. Anna and Edward's start on their landscaping.

After searching for six years, Iain and Kate may have found the perfect château. Johnny and Ashley leave some work until the last minute while launching their new art gallery.

With winter coming, Anna and Philipp start work on the bedrooms for their girls.

Mark, Becky and George try to see if they can use a well on their property as a water source for a gîte. Is Iain and Kate's search for a château finally over?

Billy and Gwendoline want to hire their chateau out for weddings, but things are not going to plan, while Clive and Tanith hold an open day at their hotel to win over the locals.

Fiona fights with the sub-zero weather. Tim and Sasha attempt to improve their income during the low-season.

The Strawbridges travel to the beaches at Saint-Malo. Donna and Paul have a grand opening for the new tea room at their chateau, and the mayor is invited.

Tim and Rebecca get their friends to help them with renovation work. Dick and Angel are hosts to a special wedding for their close friends. Motorcycle-obsessed couple Martin and Kim look for their perfect chateau.

Mariam and Johnno move into their new chateau, along with their teenage son Monty, but discover there is no running water. The builders are at work in every room.

Dick Strawbridge follows the fortunes of Brit Mandy and her American business partner Steve, who have decided to build a swimming pool to entice more paying guests to their stunning cliff-edge chateau in the Dordogne. Desperate to increase income at his chateau, Michael invites Angel Adoree to help out with an experiment to do afternoon tea for the locals.

Dick makes a visit to Stephanie to help her to get the bread oven working. Annabelle and Justin come back from their holiday only to find that the chateau has been infested by bees. Jayne and Steve finish work on the nature room.

Adam's quest to buy a chateau takes him to the Pyrenees. Donna and Paul find scores of dead bees in one of their chimneys. Dick expounds on how to enjoy chateau life.

It is crunch time for Jonathan and Michael who are facing their investors. Philip and Angelina host the big anniversary party, but broken toilets threaten to offend their 60 guests.

Stephanie finishes her mother's apartment. Jayne and Steve complete the Oriental Room, making them ready for paying guests. We meet Tim, Sasha and Lily, who operate a wedding business in their chateau.

Clive, Karen, Ross and Abbie work to give the pool house a desperately needed makeover. Tim and Krys start work on their barn. Tim and Margreeth work to transform the tired library.

Paul and Karen rent out their chateau as a holiday gite, while Dick and Angel try to keep costs down when shopping for baths.

Tim and Krys' first gastronomic weekend arrives; Belinda and Lee play host to their largest event so far, including dancing and a serious meal; Dick visits Angela and Steve to give them a hand.

Tim and Rebecca work to transform their aviary. Fiona begins work to renovate a luxury suite.

Alex and Ithaca have inherited a 300-year-old chateau – but need to maintain it against all challenges. Dick's children Arthur and Dorothy rescue baby toads at their chateau. Edward and Anna have to negotiate with their guests regarding a downturn in the weather.

Jonny and Ashley continue the search for their dream chateau, while Dick visits Philip and Angelina and helps them build a bridge at their property.

Stephanie wants to plant a romantic rose garden for her singles weekend, but she cannot operate the digger. Dick and Angel need to rescue a children's trampoline from their moat.