Grand Designs
Grand Designs is a living & home improvement program on 4seven. Presenter Kevin McCloud follows some of 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 2024. A total of 106 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2025.
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Richard and Felicia set out to turn a vast underground water reservoir near the Humber Estuary into a family home - an almighty feat of engineering. Then a life-threatening illness strikes.
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1:05:00Kevin McCloud meets Martin and Kae Walker, who want to build the ultimate family home near York, inspired by a giant farm shed and featuring an ingenious 'mothership' for good parenting.
1:05:00Identical twins Nik and Jon are building near-identical houses in Sheffield. Raised on steel stilts, these two extraordinary properties pay tribute to the city's industrial past.
1:05:00Kevin McCloud visits Stephen and Anita's cutting-edge, bright-orange building project on the South Downs. Do they have enough money? And what will the neighbours think?
1:05:00In rural Wales, Tamayo and Nigel Hussey want to build a Japanese house complete with roof bath, tatami room and sliding paper walls. But will their lack of detailed drawings cause problems?
Series 25
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1:05:00In 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 13 1:05:00
1:05:00Young couple Ben and Rachel decide to turn an average 1950s house in south London into a modernist masterpiece. But will it get past the local planning department?
1:05:00Michele and Michael want to transform a derelict 100-year-old blacksmith's in County Antrim on a tiny budget and by hand. But the odds and the weather are stacked against them.
Series 24 1:05:00
1:05:00Howard and Sarah build a sleek, angled, metallic floating home on a tidal estuary near Worthing. But with the constant tidal shifts disrupting construction, will it sink or swim?
Series 13 1:05:00
1:05:00With only £500 in the bank, Simon and Jasmine plan to build a three-bed Grand Design on a hill in rural Pembrokeshire and become self-sufficient within five years. Is it really possible?
Series 19 1:05:00
1:05:00Kevin 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.
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 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.
1:00:00Ship'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?
Series 26 1:00:00
1:00:00Does good architecture have the power to heal? Kevin revisits Elinor and Born, who in 2017 built a clean-aired, hypoallergenic house, motivated by their two sons' extreme allergies.
Series 19 1:00:00
1:00:00Kevin 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?