Building the Dream
Architectural designer Charlie Luxton helps people in the UK build their dream home - and one that is both amazing and affordable.
Genre: Reality-TV
Cast:Charlie Luxton
S1.E1 ∙ Hertfordshire
Architectural designer Charlie Luxton helps people build dream homes that are both amazing and affordable.
S1.E2 ∙ Surrey
Charlie goes messing about on the river with Bill and Angie Jenkins, who plan to knock down their cold, old bungalow on the banks of the Thames and build a new home to match the stunning location.
S1.E3 ∙ Somerset
Charlie Luxton meets Andrew and Vicki Dodden in Somerset, who have big plans to build their own eco-home out of an 18th-century cottage and save almost £150,000 by doing it their way.
S1.E4 ∙ West Sussex
Charlie Luxton meets Ian and Steph Shaw who are self-building an oak-framed cottage in West Sussex. But is this what Steph really wants.
S1.E5 ∙ Wales
Charlie Luxton heads to Wales to meet Josh and Rhian Cooper, who plan to replace a 1960s detached house with a stylish home on the cliffs overlooking the seaside town of Aberdovey.
S1.E6 ∙ Perthshire
Charlie meets Pete and Jen Chumley, who are building a five bedroom family home in rural Perthshire for themselves and children Niamh and Miles.
S1.E7 ∙ Cambridgeshire
Charlie heads for Over in Cambridgeshire, where he meets Sally and John Lane, who are planning to save £125k by building a kit house from Germany.
S1.E8 ∙ Hastings
Charlie meets Liz and Robin Leonard, who plan to build a three bedroom home with views over the Sussex coastline.
S1.E9 ∙ North Somerset
Charlie goes to the West Country to meet Kevin and Liz Davies, who want to build a new family home. Charlie's got some thoughts on their designs, but will Liz be prepared to lose her sink with a view.
S1.E10 ∙ Warwickshire
Mark and Abigail Smyth want to build a barn style home and by choosing to self-build hope to save around £130,000. Charlie has several ideas on how Mark and Abi could adapt their plans.
S1.E11 ∙ Yarm
Charlie visits Andy and Mandy Boylett in Yarm, in the north east of England, where the couple are building a huge bungalow, complete with basement and sunken garden.
S2.E1 ∙ Shropshire
Charlie helps Richard Southgate and his wife Kate as they build a five-bedroom family home in the beautiful Shropshire countryside.
S2.E2 ∙ Buckinghamshire
Charlie Luxon travels to Buckinghamshire to meet Mark and Amanda Hepden who are self-building a traditional cottage in the heart of historic Stony Stratford.
S2.E3 ∙ Gloucestershire
Charlie assists with an eco-build on the banks of the Severn. Ele and Steve George could save themselves £50,000 and it should be a fast build - but manufacturing hold-ups and bad weather don't help.
S2.E4 ∙ Cheshire
Charlie Luxton looks to help retired couple Steve and Chris Elliot realise their dream of a modern eco-home inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement.
S2.E5 ∙ Hertfordshire
Mark and Gillian Webb plan to build a large, modern home in the style of a Georgian rectory in Hertfordshire.
S2.E6 ∙ Hampshire
Royal Navy helicopter pilot Chris Bennett and wife Sonya plan on demolishing a rundown bungalow and replacing it with a modern, two-storey home packed full of eco-features.
S2.E7 ∙ Devon
Charlie Luxton heads to Devon to help glass-blower Siddy Langley self-build a combined home and studio. But flooding and huge interest payments on a loan put the project in jeopardy.
S2.E9 ∙ Herefordshire
Tim and Fliss hope to get on the property ladder by self-building their first home together on a tiny strip of family land, saving £70k.
S2.E11 ∙ East Sussex
Charlie luxton heads to east sussex, where paramedic steve and his partner hannah are self-building a straw-bale house in a beautiful woodland glade.
S6.E1 ∙ South east london
Charlie visits sam and eryka and their warehouse project in south east london.
S6.E4 ∙ Fife
Charlie visits cathryn and adam raybould, who plan to build their dream period home on cathryn's family farm. But the project gets off to a bumpy start.
S6.E5 ∙ North yorkshire
Nick and fiona plan a large warehouse-inspired home by the side of a canal. But is building on a flood plain a smart move?
S6.E9 ∙ North devon
Charlie luxton meets brian and fiona, who want to build a home on a stunning coastal plot. Can charlie convince them to take on his design suggestions?
S8.E8 ∙ New Forest
Charlie heads to the fringes of the New Forest, where serial renovators Glyn and Sue step up to the big league by building an oak-framed home for their retirement.
S9.E5 ∙ Devon
Charlie revisits Plymtree in Devon where glassblower Siddy hoped to transform her studio into a home and workspace. After years of disasters, has her dream become a reality?
S9.E6 ∙ Berkshire
Tom and Georgina plan to renovate and supersize a run-down bungalow. But when Charlie offers his opinion, the project takes a new direction, and knocking down and starting again piles on the pressure.
S9.E7 ∙ West Yorkshire
Charlie is in West Yorkshire with Phil and Adrienne who plan to build a modern home on a tricky sloping plot. But will a family tragedy stop them in their tracks?
S9.E8 ∙ Essex
Charlie is in Essex with financial analysts Ronnie and Dana who want to convert an ancient barn into a stunning home, but can they keep their costs under control?
S9.E9 ∙ Norfolk
Charlie is in Norfolk with Ness and Tony who have ambitious plans for their self-build, including a seven-metre-high tower clad in flint. But time and money start to run out.
