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 112 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2026.
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The new series continues. Simon and Anita discover film footage at their estate... what secrets does it hold? Red tape delays work for the Di Ciaccas. Roberto reaches a milestone. (S5 Ep20)
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1:00:00The new series continues in Italy and France; villages are given a second chance. A safe's discovered in all its finery; it's bottling time at a family winery. (S5 Ep19) #NationalPoetryDay
1:00:00The new series continues. Gary and Jenny's 21st-century TLC doesn't go to plan. Simon and Anita unlock a basement untouched by time. Cesidio's plans to build a new home get going. (S5 Ep18)
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Roberto finds a 14th-century fresco. Gary and Jenny start a new life in their ghost village. Simon and Anita discover other residents in their estate. (S5 Ep17)
1:00:00Anita and Simon buy a grand estate that was once home to aristocracy. And we rejoin Roberto, who built Europe's highest Tibetan bridge to save his village. (S5 Ep16)
1:00:00Mother nature wreaks havoc on Lucy and Tom's settlement and Keri and Carolyn's Italian borgo. And after 40 years of exposure to the elements, Dan restores his château's windows. (S5 Ep15)
1:00:00Keri and Carolyn bring essential infrastructure to their Italian borgo. Dan throws open his château's doors to the public. And can Mike recover after storms batter his village? (S5 Ep14)
1:00:00Disaster strikes at Mike's Spanish village. In France, Dan begins restoring his château's basement. And Keri and Carolyn's plans to revive their Italian borgo hang by a thread. (S5 Ep13)
1:00:00A land dispute threatens Keri and Carolyn's borgo. Lucy and Tom face big decisions about their village's future. Buildings in Mike's settlement receive a 21st-century upgrade. (S5 Ep12)
1:00:00Lucy and Tom start anew at a derelict settlement, while Mike rallies support to complete his village's first building. Keri and Carolyn take on a partially restored Italian borgo. (S5 Ep11)
1:00:00The ancient olive trees at Tracey and Ivano's Italian village are hit by a deadly disease. And can Mike convince his family to move to his remote mountaintop settlement in Spain? (S5 Ep10)
1:00:00Tracy 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)