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 2024. A total of 71 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2025.
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The new series continues. Karen and Steve take on a French settlement with royal connections. And we see how Andrew and Katja are getting on at their Italian settlement. (S4 Ep11/35)
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1:00:00The new series continues. Mike's village restorations grind to a halt. George tackles major structural issues at his town revival. Paul and Yip reach a momentous milestone. (S4 Ep10/35)
1:00:00The new series continues. Mike takes living conditions back to basics at a 200-year-old village in Spain. In France, Paul and Yip balance the demands of unstable structures. (S4 Ep9/35)
1:00:00The new series continues. George tries to unearth why his one-euro Sicilian townhouse was abandoned. Mike struggles to bring power to his ancient settlement in northern Spain. (S4 Ep8/35)
1:00:00The new series continues. In France, Paul and Yip scale new heights to save an important part of La Buslière. In Spain, Mike raises the roof at his abandoned settlement. (S4 Ep7/35)
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In Spain, Mike pushes forward to save a crumbling mountain village. In Sicily, the lure of a one-euro home sparks George's interest in reviving an ailing ghost town. (S4 Ep6/35)
1:00:00In France, Paul and Yip make big sacrifices to ensure the future of their village. And after a five-year wait, can Marcial finally awaken a sleepy hamlet in Spain? (S4 Ep5/35)
1:00:00In France, Paul and Yip dig deep to renovate a well. In Italy, Martine makes some remarkable discoveries. And has Marcial raised enough funds to buy a village in Spain? (S4 Ep4/35)
1:00:00In France, Paul and Yip pick up the keys to their new cottage, while Tony and Terry receive some bad news. And in Italy, Martine's builders connect her cellar to the mains. (S4 Ep3/35)
1:00:00In Italy, Martine gets to work on renovating the cellar and welcomes guests to sleep under the stars. In France, Paul and Yip battle to save their village's middle cottage. (S4 Ep2/35)
1:00:00In Italy, Martine takes on a ghost village. Tony and Terry need funds for their French hamlet. And we catch up with Paul and Yip in Normandy. (S4 Ep1/35)
Series 3
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1:00:00In Italy, Ivano and Tracey race to get their trulli village ready for guests. In Montenegro, Anya meets George, whose family used to live in the abandoned village she now owns. (S3 Ep30/30)
1:00:00In France, Liz and Dave battle storms to save a crumbling cottage. In Montenegro, Anya hopes to bring new life to a mountain village. (S3 Ep29/30)
1:00:00Louise and Paul uncover their 300-year-old French hamlet's fascinating past. In Italy, there's more damage to ancient fragile structures in Ivano and Tracey's trulli village. (S3 Ep28/30)
1:00:00In Portugal, a precarious ancient roof concerns Becci and Micheal. In Italy, emergency repair work delays Ivano and Tracey's renovation schedule. (S3 Ep27/30)
1:00:00Becci and Micheal begin the battle to turn a run-down Portuguese quinta into a family home. In France, Louise and Paul turn a 300-year-old hamlet into a holiday village. (S3 Ep26/30)
1:00:00Francessca and Carl juggle running one village with the renovation of another. Cesidio looks to the future of his borgo and puts plans in place for the next generation. (S3 Ep25/30)
1:00:00Extreme weather hampers Hayley and Lee's French hamlet. Francessca and Carl struggle with rubble. And can Cesidio save his Italian vineyard? (S3 Ep24/30)
1:00:00In the Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Nicky and Graham go all out to get a five-star rating. In Italy, Francessca and Carl are left high and dry as they try to get water to their village. (S3 Ep23/30)
1:00:00In Italy, Francessca and Carl find a way to fund their second settlement. In France, Nicky and Graham peel back years of neglect at their village. (S3 Ep22/30)