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 November 2026.
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1:00:00Help! We Bought A Village
In France, Paul and Yip are forced to 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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1:00:00In 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)
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In 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 her 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 5
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1:00:00George attempts to fix his leaking roof. Lizzy and Pascal welcome a new resident to the old henhouse. And as winter approaches, will Nathan and Ben's farmhouse be liveable? (S5 Ep35)
1:00:00Lizzy 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)
1:00:00In 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)