Grand Designs
Grand Designs is a living & home improvement program on 4seven. Kevin McCloud follows Britain's most ambitious self-building projects, as intrepid individuals attempt to design and construct the home of their dreams. The popular program has been available since 2025. A total of 106 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2026.
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Kevin McCloud revisits Adrian and Megan, whose cutting-edge concrete bunker became a nightmare build. With the house now complete, what's it like to live in such a raw, exposed home?
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1:05:00Can a pair of first-timers really turn a cowshed into a warm, cosy home by learning how to do everything from the internet? Kevin McCloud visits their extraordinary build in Somerset.
Series 27
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1:00:00Ordering a factory-built house was a no-brainer for manufacturing maestro Pete. But, in true self-building style, even a near-finished project brings challenges like a bat out of hell.
Series 22 1:05:00
1:05:00Iain and Jenny build an enormous black minimalist rectangular building in the middle of a 19th-century country estate in the dramatic Scottish countryside. What will the neighbours say?
Series 21 1:05:00
1:05:00Can Colin and Adele overcome contractor issues and financial ruin to build their eye-popping curved glass home in south Manchester?
Series 22 1:05:00
1:05:00Nathan and Amye are building a giant cathedral-like home modelled on Dutch barn houses, with a sleek twist and a 5000-tile armadillo roof. But the pressure mounts on project manager Nathan.
Series 21 1:05:00
1:05:00While recovering from leukaemia, Toby planned a radical new home - wrapped around an ancient oak tree - to improve his health and provide for his family. But building it isn't easy.
Series 22 1:05:00
1:05:00Gretta plans to build a Malaysian-inspired pavilion, designed by her nephew, on her sister and brother-in-law's land in Ely. Will this family affair and story of renewal end in harmony?
Series 21 1:05:00
1:05:00Geoff's selling up in Spain to build a flood-resistant architectural marvel on a flood plain on the Essex coast. Will he sink or swim when Covid hits and Spain's property market collapses?
1:05:00Adam and Tassy convert a 20-metre-high Northamptonshire water tower into a fun family home with curved walls, slides, secret rooms, a firefighter's pole, a swimming pool and a sky garden.
1:05:00Dan and Nina want to build a unique family home, but their plot is dominated by a pond filled with local drainage. Will their West Sussex house be sublime and sleek or a Shrek-like swamp?
Series 22 1:05:00
1:05:00Rosa and Craig want to live in a steam railway reservoir in the Wye Valley. But their ambitious plans face multiple challenges.
Series 18 1:05:00
1:05:00In south west London, Elinor and Born plan to build Britain's first hypoallergenic house, to alleviate their two young sons' life-threatening allergies, in a race against time.
Series 25 1:05:00
1:05:00Four years after Leigh and Richard set out to turn a derelict Cornish flour mill into their home, it was still unfinished. Has the grind finally paid off?
Series 18 1:05:00
1:05:00In south west London, Kevin McCloud meets Justin, who's restoring a neo-Gothic cemetery keeper's lodge and converting its toilet into a luxury ground-floor extension with a moat and pool.
1:05:00Design engineer Mark, who has paralysis from the waist down, plans to build a cutting-edge, accessible family home for £600k. But it's a huge emotional strain for him and his wife Penny.
1:05:00In south east London, Beth and Andrew hope to turn a crumbling Victorian dairy into a shabby chic family home fit for modern life. But is it too derelict?
1:05:00Corinne plans to build a beautifully crafted, wedge-shaped home on a sliver of garden down the side of the house she's lived in for 24 years. But it sits in a strict conservation area...
1:05:00Adrian and Megan plan to build a concrete home in Sussex. No carpets, no plaster - just concrete, inside and out. And with cutting-edge technology that's never been used for houses before.
1:05:00Series 12, Episode 6
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Lysette and Nigel's plan to build a dramatic, cutting-edge home by the River Thames proves difficult, costly and not very popular with their neighbours.