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 101 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2026.
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Kevin McCloud revisits Strathaven in Scotland, where flying instructor Colin and trapeze enthusiast Marta built an incredible metal home inspired by aircraft hangars on their own airfield.
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1:05:00Cumbrian couple Rob and Ruth plan to transform a 200-year-old former blacking mill of historic importance into a new-build hybrid. But can they conserve its original atmospheric magic?
1:05:00Andy and Jeanette attempt a precarious clifftop build on the west coast of Scotland. There are battles with extreme weather, overrun budgets, an emotional shock and a last-minute change.
1:05:00In Devon, Joe and Claire hope to create 'one of the greatest homes on the planet' that looks like a huge work of art. But from the start, the expensive build faces mind-boggling problems.
Series 22
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1:00:00Rosa and Craig want to live in a steam railway reservoir in the Wye Valley. But their ambitious plans face multiple challenges.
Series 15 1:05:00
1:05:00Kevin McCloud draws on 15 years of Grand Designs to look at the challenges of self-building in the city, where space is at a premium, and reveals which designs work best and why.
Series 25 1:00:00
1:00:00In Lincolnshire, high-flyers Zara and Giuliano set out to build a 400-square-metre malthouse-inspired home, but run into problems from the get-go. Can they get the project off the ground?
Series 19 1:05:00
1:05:00Energy conservationist Andrew plans to build a radical, self-heating home by storing the warmth of the summer sun in insulated earth banks. But will this gigantic thermal experiment work?
1:05:00Harry and Briony are relocating to Cornwall and building an American modernist house inspired by 1980s teen comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off. But it's a huge and challenging project.
1:05:00Ship's captain Dorran promised his family he'd build a super-modern underground lair on a hill outside Canterbury. But as the epic build hits choppy waters, will Dorran fulfil their dream?
1:05:00Kevin McCloud meets Jaime and his wife Mimi, who are converting a listed mini castle in Buckinghamshire into a family home. But will their wildly optimistic schedule be a problem?
Series 17 1:05:00
1:05:00Stuart and Rosie turn their 1960s bungalow on the Wirral into a slick piece of 21st-century architecture. But what will the neighbours make of their ultra-modern wooden design?
Series 15 1:05:00
1:05:00Kevin McCloud examines the challenges of self-building in the UK's most remote areas, meeting the architectural pioneers going to astonishing lengths to live on the edge of society.
Series 25 1:00:00
1:00:00In West Yorkshire's rolling hills, Kara and Jonny build a striking stone and zinc home. The challenges come in thick and fast, but can they pull it off and redefine accessible design?
Series 17 1:05:00
1:05:00Fred and Saffron build a family home on a steep slope in the Peak District, with the top floor in plain sight and two post-industrial-style storeys buried into the thick limestone below.
1:05:00Joe and Lina are fed up with renting but can't afford to buy. So they're building their own clever, space-saving two-bedroom home for £160,000, on a tiny plot in east London.
1:05:00Despite a lack of experience, former RAF pilot Jon project manages the construction of a three-storey upside-down home clinging to a steep slope in the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire.
1:05:00Steph and her husband Alex plan to build a contemporary farmhouse on Steph's grandfather's old farmland. But a lack of money leads to a long spell in a caravan and a total redesign...
Series 26 1:00:00
1:00:00Kathryn, who's lived on the same London street for 60 years, is building a mirror image of her Edwardian home right next door, but with a 21st-century twist.
Series 17 1:05:00
1:05:00Edward and Hazel plan to build a shining white art deco lighthouse on a rugged but beautiful clifftop in north Devon. But almost immediately, their wildly optimistic plan runs into trouble.