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 95 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in June 2026.
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1:00:00Help! We Bought A Village
The owners of a hamlet in the Limousin move into their renovated piggery. And a Scotsman buys a village in Bulgaria after spotting it on eBay. (S2 Ep10)
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1:00:00In France, one couple battle the rain to fix their leaky roof, while another pair find animal skeletons in their ceiling. And in Italy, could a two-year wait for windows be over? (S2 Ep9)
1:00:00In France, one couple turn a piggery into a living space and another deal with insulation havoc. And scorpions invade a village in Italy. (S2 Ep8)
1:00:00A couple turn an animal shelter into a cocktail lounge, and the owners of an Italian village unpack a painting of an ancestor who dined with Mozart. (S2 Ep7)
1:00:00An ex-Olympian and his wife take on a derelict settlement in France. A couple pick up the pieces after an earthquake devastates their Italian village. (S2 Ep6)
1:00:00There are wedding bells at a rebuilt Italian borgo, and it's the moment of truth at a French hamlet as the glamping site opens. (S2 Ep5)
1:00:00A family feel the strain of resurrecting an Italian village. The owners of a French hamlet attempt to save its bakery. A settlement in the Italian hills prepares for a big event. (S2 Ep4)
1:00:00Burglars target a settlement in Puglia. It's the moment of truth for a French village. And work begins to restore an abandoned Portuguese village. (S2 Ep3)
1:00:00A restored village in Italy gets ready to host a large group. The owners of a French hamlet begin work on their most cherished building. And renovations in Puglia grind to a halt. (S2 Ep2)
1:00:00A Scottish lawyer of Italian origin falls in love with the settlement his forefathers left behind. (S2 Ep1)
Series 1
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1:00:00A derelict building in a French village gets a new lease of life. Meanwhile, in Portugal, a couple dip their toes into their first season as holiday hosts. (S1 Ep20/20)
1:00:00A family from Manchester juggle renovations and running a holiday complex in France. And the owners of a French B&B tackle the exterior of their enormous new home. (S1 Ep19/20)
1:00:00The owners of a holiday village advertise for volunteers to complete their renovations. And the owners of an Italian borgo race to save their old houses' ancient features. (S1 Ep18/20)
1:00:00At a ramshackle Catholic holiday village, work is underway to repair the old church. Meanwhile, in France, the owners of a hamlet wake up to find it has flooded. (S1 Ep17/20)
1:00:00A family transform a hamlet in France, a young couple fall in love with an earthquake-damaged Italian borgo, and a couple buy a holiday village built by the Catholic church. (S1 Ep16/20)
1:00:00A couple from Norwich get married at their hamlet in the Limousin region of France. In the Dordogne, two estate agents reveal their plans to renovate a stunning chateau. (S1 Ep15/20)
1:00:00A couple start an animal sanctuary in their Portuguese village. And a man who rescued an abandoned hamlet in Spain could now lose half of what he bought. (S1 Ep14/20)
1:00:00We meet two estate agents who've spent 30 years rejuvenating a French village. In Portugal, a couple buy hens as part of their plan to develop a sustainable lifestyle. (S1 Ep13/20)
1:00:00The owners of a hamlet in France welcome guests to a 50th birthday party, and a couple discover that the water's been cut off at their village in Portugal. (S1 Ep12/20)
1:00:00Why do a couple from Norwich have shoes in their bread oven? A family from Eastbourne move to an abandoned village in Portugal. (S1 Ep11/20)