Help! We Bought a Village

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Help! We Bought a Village
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British people rebuilding abandoned historic settlements in Europe.

Network: Channel 4

Country: United Kingdom

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In France, Liz and Dave try to get to the bottom of a water leak. In Italy, Ivano and Tracey race to get their trulli village ready for guests. And in Montenegro, Anya meets George, whose family used to live in the abandoned village that she now owns.

Storms in France mean that Liz and Dave have a fight on their hands to save a crumbling cottage. Ivano and Tracey find four abandoned puppies at their trulli village in Italy, while Irish property developer Anya hopes to bring new life to a mountain village in Montenegro.

Ivano and Tracey deal with more damage to the ancient fragile structures in their trulli village and Louise and Paul uncover more of their 300 year-old Hamlet's past. Liz and Dave fight to keep their resurrected ghost holiday village alive.

Modern bureaucracy threatens to halt Louise and Paul's rebuild of a collapsed 300 year-old wall in France and in Italy, an emergency repair pushes Ivano and Tracey's renovation schedule even further behind. A precarious ancient roof structure concerns custodians Becci and Micheal in Portugal.

Becci and Micheal from Doncaster are beginning to turn a run-down Portuguese quinta into a family home. Louise and Paul are turning a storm-damaged 300-year-old French hamlet into a holiday village, and Ivano and Tracey's renovation of a trulli village in Puglia in southern Italy has halted after they discovered a large crack in one of the ancient buildings.

In Italy, Francessca and Carl juggle running one village with the renovation of another, while Cesidio looks to the future of his borgo and puts plans in place for the next generation.

Extreme weather hampers Hayley and Lee's French hamlet. And in Italy, Francessca and Carl struggle with some rubble, while Cesidio tries to save his vineyard that's in danger of drying up.

In the Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Nicky and Graham go all out to get a five-star rating.

In Italy, Francessca and Carl set up a new venture to help fund their second settlement.

In Normandy, Hayley and Lee feel the constraint of Brexit rules at their hamlet.

In northern France, Kev gives his music studio a test run at his old quarry village.

In Portugal, Sarah and Steve's spiral staircase sends them into a spin.

Simon and Racheal become custodians of a 17th-century hamlet in Charente.

In northern France, Kev delves into the fascinating past of his little slate village.

In Umbria, mum and daughter Carol and Beau get to work on their tiny hamlet.

Things get messy for Carrie and Ross as they try to save a tavern that time's forgotten.

Michael battles decades of decay at his Spanish hamlet in the mountains.

Lolly and Sean make way for a new resident at their celebrated French manoir.

Carrie and Ross fight to save a Bulgarian settlement from dereliction.

Ken and Pauline become the surprise guardians of an entire French hamlet.

In France, Patrick and Mihaela put their newly renovated holiday rental to the test.

Mike and Jools create a computer game based on their Italian hamlet's medieval history.

Mother nature presents new problems for Patrick and Mihaela's country estate.

In Italy, Lucie and Jerry's earthquake-damaged village is hit by floods.

Dan takes the restoration of his secret settlement in France to new heights to fit a roof.

Paul and Yip risk it all to prevent their barn from collapsing.

Justin and Mel discover a World War I document in the beams in their French village.

Roberto's record-breaking bridge linking two Italian ghost villages is about ready to open.

In France, Justin and Mel find their village in a winter vegetation tangle.

Justin and Mel begin work on their hamlet in rural France.

An artist who saved a settlement in the Italian hills prepares to launch his own gallery

In France, a couple wake up a sleeping water mill at the heart of their hamlet

A landslide hits a cave settlement in Spain. And can a French barn be converted in time?

A forgotten hamlet near Toulouse is thrown a lifeline

An ancient well throws building plans into chaos at a 17th-century hamlet in France

A couple in France strive to complete their gîte renovation before guests arrive

A man ploughs on with his 15-year project to bring a Spanish village back from the brink

Sewage works at a holiday-village-turned-B&B lead to a fascinating subterranean discovery

The owners of a holiday-village-turned-B&B create a living space for themselves

A man fights to save two abandoned villages in an earthquake-ravaged area of Umbria

A cortijo in Spain reopens, and a holiday village in France tries to get a star rating

An Italian borgo battles crumbling bridges, and a couple rebuild their business in Spain

Mother nature wreaks havoc at an Italian borgo, and a French hamlet gets its first guests

Will the owners of a crumbling Italian borgo get the bumper olive harvest that they need?

Two former naval officers take over a French hamlet which holds some incredible secrets...

It's bottling time for the first wine in 30 years at a village in Italy

A Yorkshire couple find fascinating artefacts at an abandoned hamlet in Italy

In France, the owners of a manoir try to take down a roof - in high winds!

There's bad news at a quinta in Portugal. A letter from World War II is found in Italy.

A couple harvest their Italian vineyard's first grapes for over 30 years

A Scotsman buys a Bulgarian village after spotting it on eBay

A couple find animal skeletons in their ceiling in France

In France, one couple turn a piggery into a living space. Another have insulation issues.

Owners of a village in Italy unpack a painting of an ancestor who once dined with Mozart

A couple pick up the pieces after an earthquake devastates their Italian village

Building work at a Portuguese village finally gathers pace, there are wedding bells at a rebuilt Italian borgo, and the owners of an ancient French hamlet reach a major milestone as they open their glamping site to paying guests.

A family feel the financial strain of trying to resurrect an Italian ghost village. The owners of a crumbling French hamlet attempt to save the decaying village bakery and its roof, while those in charge of a restored village in the Italian hills prepare to hold their biggest event yet.

Burglars target a historical settlement in Puglia and a pair of village saviours in France prepare to welcome their first guest. Work begins on an abandoned village in Portugal.

A restored village in Italy prepares to host its first guests and the owners of a derelict French hamlet begin renovating their most cherished building. In Puglia, renovations on a quirky hamlet grind to a halt leaving the owners devastated.

More stories of British people rebuilding abandoned historic settlements in Europe. A Scottish lawyer of Italian origin falls in love with the village his forefathers left behind, while Paul and Yip fight to breathe life into their French village.

A derelict building in a French village gets a new lease of life. Meanwhile, in Portugal, a couple dip their toes into their first season as holiday hosts, and in southern France, a very special event takes place in a refurbished chapel.

A family from Manchester juggles renovations and running a holiday complex in France. A couple from Kent prepare to take ownership of a village in Portugal, and the owners of a bed and breakfast in southern France tackle the exterior of their enormous new home.

The owners of a ramshackle holiday village advertise for volunteers to complete their renovations and there are worrying power failures at a village in the French countryside.

In France, work is under way to repair the old church at a purpose-built ramshackle Catholic holiday village in France, and the owners of a hamlet wake up to find it has flooded. In Italy, the owners of an earthquake-damaged borgo find out that caring for their property is not as easy as they thought.

A family from Manchester transform a hamlet in France. Meanwhile, a young couple fall in love with an earthquake-damaged Italian borgo, and a couple of B&B owners in the Pyrenees buy a ramshackle holiday village built by the Catholic church in the 1930s

A couple from Norwich get married at their hamlet in the Limousin. Meanwhile, in the Dordogne region, two estate agents reveal plans to renovate a stunning chateau. And in Portugal, a couple from Eastbourne try to pick themselves up after a wild fire rips through their village.

The owners of a village in France officially open after two years of renovations. Cameras catch up with the man who rescued an abandoned hamlet in Spain who could now lose half of what he bought. Meanwhile, in Portugal, a couple start an animal sanctuary in their village.

The owners of a hamlet in the Limousin install a £10,000 septic tank, and a couple move ahead with plans for a sustainable lifestyle by buying hens. Plus, the progress of two estate agents who have spent 30 years rejuvenating a village in Portugal.

The owners of a hamlet in France welcome guests to a 50th birthday party and a couple from Eastbourne discover the water has been cut off at their village in Portugal. In France, one of the owners has to spend Christmas alone.

A couple from Norwich find shoes in their bread oven, and a couple's dream of buying a hamlet in Normandy is in jeopardy when their house sale falls through.

The owners of a hamlet in France battle with a wonky chimney, while another couple in the Limousin region bring down a wall and crack a pipe.

The owners of village in France host the local council at their restaurant, while a couple from Norwich spend their first Christmas in their hamlet.

The owners of a village in the Limousin region of France discover their roof needs repairing. A Manchester couple host a wedding reception in their hamlet.

The owners of a hamlet in France visit two mysterious stone towers on the edge of their land. A couple from Manchester host the descendants of a farmer who lived in their village.

Steve and Julie's medieval hamlet has gruesome secrets buried in the walls. Norwich couple Ted and Lesa try to renovate a village in France while living in a tent. Londoner Penny is hoping to sell her beautifully restored Italian borgo.

Anneli, the manager of a restored medieval village in France, suffers a tricky time setting up the last wedding party of the season. Meanwhile, the owners of a French hamlet celebrate their first restored building. Cameras also follow the work of Marcial, a passionate estate agent who spends his life hunting derelict villages in Galicia.

Francesca and Carl race against time to reopen their Italian hamlet for business. Meanwhile, a British-run restored medieval village suffers some damage after a big party, and the owners of a derelict French settlement come to terms with the need to demolish some of its buildings.

An unexpected delivery causes chaos at a medieval village in France. Meanwhile, Francesca and Carl, the owners of a hilltop hamlet in Italy, get started on a brand-new project.

Francesca and Carl, the owners of an Italian hamlet - which they have turned into a holiday complex - welcome the first guests of the season.

British people rebuilding abandoned historic settlements in Europe. Landscape gardeners from Kent explore an abandoned settlement in Normandy which was about to collapse. A Yorkshire couple set about completing the purchase of a hilltop Italian hamlet, and a medieval walled village in France struggles for survival.