Summary
Des res highlights in series 20, once more presented by Kevin McCloud, include a couple building a home-cum-work of art in south Devon.
Grand Designs
- 2019
- Season 20
- Homes and gardens
- Lifestyle
Episode 1: South West London 2021
Summary
Kevin McCloud follows more of Britain's most ambitious self-building projects, as intrepid individuals attempt to design and construct the home of their dreams. In this first edition, Kevin meets former army captain Justin, who has spent £1.8million on an abandoned neo-Gothic cemetery keeper's lodge and adjoining ex-council toilet block in south-west London. Justin's vision is to restore the lodge but demolish the ugly toilet blocks and replace them with an enormous luxury ground-floor extension, with an added moat and a giant basement with a swimming pool - all just metres from the nearest grave
Review
A new series of Grand Designs begins with a typical story of a dream, plenty of ambition, not much money, high hopes and shining enthusiasm – which of course turns into a nightmare of delays, setbacks and years of patience.
But, oh, it’s worth it. Prepare to wilt with envy at nice couple John and Noreen’s gorgeous tree house, a boxy modernist fairy tale that peers through lush woodland into the beautiful Gloucestershire countryside. You wouldn’t know it was sandwiched between a supermarket car park and a Methodist chapel in the pretty town of Dursley.
As a child, local lad John would peer into this little patch of loveliness with its canopy of trees, and swoon. He and Noreen bought the site for £85,000, eventually got planning permission after the local council’s initial reluctance, and set to work. Only for everything to grind to a halt.
Of course Cassandra himself, Kevin McCloud, is on hand to wring his hands.
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| role | name |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Kevin McCloud |
| Director | Edward Sunderland |
| Executive producer | John Lonsdale |
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Episode 1
South West London 2021
Summary
Kevin McCloud follows more of Britain's most ambitious self-building projects, as intrepid individuals attempt to design and construct the home of their dreams. In this first edition, Kevin meets former army captain Justin, who has spent £1.8million on an abandoned neo-Gothic cemetery keeper's lodge and adjoining ex-council toilet block in south-west London. Justin's vision is to restore the lodge but demolish the ugly toilet blocks and replace them with an enormous luxury ground-floor extension, with an added moat and a giant basement with a swimming pool - all just metres from the nearest graveReview
A new series of Grand Designs begins with a typical story of a dream, plenty of ambition, not much money, high hopes and shining enthusiasm – which of course turns into a nightmare of delays, setbacks and years of patience.
But, oh, it’s worth it. Prepare to wilt with envy at nice couple John and Noreen’s gorgeous tree house, a boxy modernist fairy tale that peers through lush woodland into the beautiful Gloucestershire countryside. You wouldn’t know it was sandwiched between a supermarket car park and a Methodist chapel in the pretty town of Dursley.
As a child, local lad John would peer into this little patch of loveliness with its canopy of trees, and swoon. He and Noreen bought the site for £85,000, eventually got planning permission after the local council’s initial reluctance, and set to work. Only for everything to grind to a halt.
Of course Cassandra himself, Kevin McCloud, is on hand to wring his hands.
How to watch
Next showing
There are no live broadcasts scheduled for this show. But it is available via the streaming provider below.
Streaming
Details
- Released on
- 2019-09-04
- Languages
- Formats
- Colour
Credits
Crew
role name Presenter Kevin McCloud Director Edward Sunderland Executive producer John Lonsdale
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