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 115 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2026.
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1:00:00Help! We Bought A Village
An 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)
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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)
1:00:00A cortijo in Spain reopens, a holiday village in France tries to get a star rating, and there's a landmark moment for a couple expanding their endeavours at their Italian borgo. (S2 Ep20)
1:00:00A young couple battle with crumbling bridges at their Italian borgo, ancient farming equipment is uncovered at a French hamlet, and a couple rebuild their business in Spain. (S2 Ep19)
1:00:00Power is finally brought back to a decaying settlement in France, mother nature wreaks havoc at an Italian borgo, and a 200-year-old French hamlet gets its first guests. (S2 Ep18)
1:00:00Forgotten buildings are found at an ancient hamlet, and the owners of a crumbling Italian borgo hope to bring in a bumper olive harvest to help save their village. (S2 Ep17)
1:00:00Two former naval officers take over a French hamlet with some incredible secrets. And restoration begins on a chateau at the heart of a settlement with a poignant past. (S2 Ep16)
1:00:00It's bottling time for the first wine in 30 years at a village in Italy. And the owners of a hamlet in Portugal lay traditional tiles to stop the leaks in their patio. (S2 Ep15)
1:00:00A Yorkshire couple unearth some fascinating artefacts at an abandoned hamlet in Italy. And guests arrive at a village in Portugal only to find they have nowhere to stay! (S2 Ep14)
1:00:00In Portugal, the owners of a quinta finally finish their renovations, and two brothers start their project. In France, manoir owners take down a roof. (S2 Ep13)
1:00:00There's bad news at a quinta in Portugal that needs a rewire and some extensive plumbing work. And a letter from the Second World War is discovered at a village in Italy. (S2 Ep12)
1:00:00We catch up with the owners of a quinta in Portugal who are trying to build a new roof and a couple harvesting the first grapes for over 30 years at their Italian vineyard. (S2 Ep11)