Help! We Bought A Village
Help! We Bought A Village is a TV show on Channel 4. Intrepid Brits restore empty and unloved settlements heading steadily for collapse, as they breathe new life into remote villages, hamlets, borgos and cortijos abroad. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 110 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2026.
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1:00:00Help! We Bought A Village
The new series continues. The ancient olive trees at Tracey and Ivano's Italian village are hit by a deadly disease. Will Mike's family move to his Spanish mountaintop settlement? (S5 Ep10)
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Tracy and Ivano welcome their first overnight guests to their Italian settlement. Marc and Diedre's French holiday village grows in size, as they get the keys to a new property. (S5 Ep9)
1:00:00Mike's hit with supply issues in Spain. A summer shutdown in France threatens to derail Marc and Diedre's schedule. And Paul and Yip continue to save their village's old bakery. (S5 Ep8)
1:00:00In France, Paul and Yip rescue another building, while Marc and Diedre lean into traditional building methods. In Spain, Mike faces a roofing emergency at his former dairy farm. (S5 Ep7)
1:00:00In Spain, Mike battles to turn a derelict barn into a new family home. In France, new saviours Marc and Diedre aim to bring three historic settlements together as one new village. (S5 Ep6)
1:00:00In France, Adrian and Rachel take the first steps towards turning their hamlet into a holiday destination. And we meet the owner of one of Spain's biggest abandoned villages. (S5 Ep5)
1:00:00In Normandy, Paul and Yip reach a major restoration milestone. After weeks of relentless storms in Portugal, there's hope and help on the horizon for Steve and Sarah. (S5 Ep4)
1:00:00As storms continue in Portugal, Steve and Sarah pick up the pieces and prevent further damage. In France, Adrian and Rachel learn new skills to shore up their collapsing barns. (S5 Ep3)
1:00:00Storms devastate Steve and Sarah's village in Portugal, while barns collapse at Adrian and Rachel's French hamlet. And is Paul and Yip's village is beyond repair? (S5 Ep2)
1:00:00A new series of bringing abandoned villages back to life. In France, Adrian and Rachel rescue a farming hamlet. Paul and Yip make sacrifices to generate income for their community. (S5 Ep1)
Series 2
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1:00:00An artist who saved a settlement in the Italian hills prepares to launch his own gallery. And there are problems with a French water mill. Can its owners save it? (S2 Ep30)
1:00:00We meet an artist captivated by his Italian village with a view. And in France, a couple resuscitate a sleeping water mill at the heart of their hamlet. (S2 Ep29)
1:00:00A landslide hits a cave settlement in Spain. Will a French village be ready for its first guests? A hamlet near Toulouse starts its journey back to life. (S2 Ep28)
1:00:00A forgotten hamlet near Toulouse is thrown a lifeline, a community of cave houses in Spain prove tricky to clean, and torrential floods wreak havoc at a hamlet in France. (S2 Ep27)
1:00:00An ancient well throws building plans into chaos at a 17th-century hamlet in France, while urgent repairs are needed at a community of cave houses in Andalucia. (S2 Ep26)
1:00:00A couple in France are up against it as they finish their gîte renovation before guests arrive. A village saviour in Spain prepares to open up to guests for the very first time. (S2 Ep25)
1:00:00In Italy, two abandoned villages get connected by a spectacular suspended bridge. And a man ploughs on with his 15-year project to bring a Spanish village back from the brink. (S2 Ep24)
1:00:00Sewage works at a holiday-village-turned-B&B lead to a fascinating subterranean discovery. In Normandy, a couple transform an outbuilding into a holiday gîte. (S2 Ep23)
1:00:00The owners of a holiday-village-turned-B&B create a living space for themselves. A man's plans to save two villages in Umbria finally come to fruition. (S2 Ep22)
1:00:00A man fights to save two abandoned villages in an earthquake-ravaged area of Umbria, and a French hamlet's 14th-century farm buildings get modernised. (S2 Ep21)