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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1:00:00Help! We Bought A Village
The new series continues. George tackles a leaking roof. Lizzy and Pascal welcome a new resident to the old henhouse. And will Nathan and Ben's farmhouse be liveable for winter? (S5 Ep35)
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1:00:00The new series continues. Lizzy and Pascal's party planning almost goes awry. And how's George coping with the challenges that come with a one-euro house in Italy? (S5 Ep34)
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In France, Lizzy and Pascal explore their settlement's troubled past, while Ben and Nathan deal with some uninvited guests. Paul expands his Spanish finca with a new purchase. (S5 Ep33)
1:00:00Ben and Nathan's farmhouse gets vital utilities. Lizzy and Pascal put all their eggs in two baskets as they juggle work on their gîte and henhouse. And Paul freshens up his finca. (S5 Ep32)
1:00:00Paul's rocking a new wall at his finca. Lizzy and Pascal need all the 'cluck' they can get transforming an old henhouse. And Nathan and Ben get to work on their French farmhouse. (S5 Ep31)
1:00:00In Spain, Clare builds a peacock palace. In Normandy, Hayley and Lee have a nervy experience up on the roof. And in Romania, Jonas takes his parents for a tour of the village. (S5 Ep30)
1:00:00In Normandy, Hayley and Lee have a hard time with concrete. In Andalucía, Clare discovers an old mill stone hiding in plain sight. (S5 Ep29)
1:00:00In Boivert, Amy and Gary try to take down a wall without using power tools. In Spain, Clare and Frank have a caterpillar problem. (S5 Ep28)
1:00:00Hayley and Lee have some scary moments at Le Clos Fontaine. In Andalucía, Clare and Frank come to terms with the death of their village's oldest resident. (S5 Ep27)
1:00:00Gary and Amy have swapped a tiny houseboat in Essex for the 21-acre village of Boivert. Hayley and Lee are seven years into their renovations at the hamlet of Le Clos Fontaine. (S5 Ep26)
1:00:00Tash and Bryan race to finish renovations before their visa runs out. Lolly and Sean's renovation deadline slips away. Jamie and Louie charge towards completing another building. (S5 Ep25)
1:00:00Martine's puzzled when she finds some ancient artefacts. Lolly and Sean begin their most ambitious project yet. Jamie and Louis charge towards completion of their hamlet. (S5 Ep24)
1:00:00In Italy, Martine jumps straight into a brand-new project, and Tash and Bryan start renovations at breakneck speed. And in France, wedding bells chime for Lolly and Sean. (S5 Ep23)
1:00:00In France, Lolly and Sean launch a new business. Tash and Bryan find an amazing village in Italy to renovate. Martine's faced with the accelerating decay of a surrounding village. (S5 Ep22)
1:00:00Tash and Bryan shop for their perfect abandoned gem. Lolly and Sean charge towards finishing their project. And can seasoned saviour Martine keep her renovation on track? (S5 Ep21)
1:00:00Simon and Anita discover film footage at their estate... what secrets does it hold? Red tape delays work for the Di Ciacca family. Roberto reaches a milestone with his convent. (S5 Ep20)
1:00:00Gary and Jenny reach a milestone in their renovation. Simon and Anita discover a safe hidden in their manor house. And it's bottling time at the Di Ciacca family's winery. (S5 Ep19)
1:00:00Gary and Jenny's attempt at some 21st-century TLC doesn't quite go to plan. Simon and Anita unlock a basement untouched by time. Cesidio's plans to build a new home gets underway. (S5 Ep18)
1:00:00Roberto 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)