Grand Designs
1999Rated 8.0
Ordinary people set out to design and build their own homes, from clifftop timber houses to odd conversions, and Kevin McCloud returns every few months to check whether the money and the deadline are holding.
Starring Kevin McCloud
Next episode
Nothing scheduled
Is it for me?
Anyone who likes poking around other people's houses, and enjoys watching a plan meet reality, will get the most from it. McCloud is a designer rather than an architect, so he presses owners on practicality and sometimes picks up tools and helps.
Before you start
Each episode follows a different owner and their own build, so you can start with any one and skip around freely.
28 seasons, 261 episodes, 60 min each, about 262 hours so far
This show
Ordinary people set out to design and build their own homes, from clifftop timber houses to odd conversions, and Kevin McCloud returns every few months to check whether the money and the deadline are holding.
Starring Kevin McCloud
Is it for me?
Anyone who likes poking around other people's houses, and enjoys watching a plan meet reality, will get the most from it. McCloud is a designer rather than an architect, so he presses owners on practicality and sometimes picks up tools and helps.
Before you start
Each episode follows a different owner and their own build, so you can start with any one and skip around freely.
28 seasons, 261 episodes, 60 min each, about 262 hours so far
- E01Newhaven: The Timber Frame Kit HouseAired Thu 29 Apr
- E02Berkshire: English BarnAired Thu 6 May
- E03Brighton: The Co-Operative BuildAired Thu 13 May
- E04Amersham: The Water TowerAired Thu 20 May
- E05Suffolk: The Eco-HouseAired Thu 3 Jun
- E06Cornwall: The ChapelAired Thu 10 Jun
- E07Islington: The House of StrawAired Thu 17 Jun
- E08Doncaster: The Glass HouseAired Thu 24 Jun
- S01E01Newhaven: The Timber Frame Kit House29 Apr 1999
- S01E02Berkshire: English Barn6 May 1999
- S01E03Brighton: The Co-Operative Build13 May 1999
- S01E04Amersham: The Water Tower20 May 1999
- S01E05Suffolk: The Eco-House3 Jun 1999
- S01E06Cornwall: The Chapel10 Jun 1999
- S01E07Islington: The House of Straw17 Jun 1999
- S01E08Doncaster: The Glass House24 Jun 1999
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