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The Restoration Man

Series 1

9 episodes

Episode 1

Bath Lodge

Builder Mark Horton buys an 18th century folly, Bath Lodge in Ormskirk, West Lancashire, and plans to convert it into a luxurious family home. The challenge is huge as it is a derelict shell.

1h 2010-03-21

Episode 2

Church

An idealistic young Welsh family convert a disused Victorian church into their dream home, but on a strict budget - and they have to work around the inhabitants of the surrounding graveyard.

1h 2010-03-28

Episode 3

Windmill

A British mechanical contractor attempts to turn an 1833 Welsh windmill into a holiday home for himself and his wife, but following the heritage rules poses many challenges.

1h 2010-04-04

Episode 4

Towers

Two towers, both iconic and part of Britain's heritage, need saving but the reality of their restoration is not plain sailing.

1h 2010-04-11

Episode 5

Field House

A property developer and his partner want to extend a cruck-framed cottage in Lancashire to accommodate their four teenagers, but must first get their plans past the heritage police.

1h 2010-04-18

Episode 6

Gate Lodge

Former heavyweight boxer Scott Welch hopes to transform Thorington Gate Lodge in Suffolk into a 21st-century home. Can George Clarke help his dream come true?

1h 2010-04-25

Episode 7

Coach House

Restoring an 18th century coach house in East Sussex to a two-bedroom dwelling, a couple meet with unexpected obstacles that put pressure on their marriage.

1h 2010-05-02

Episode 8

Ice House

George Clarke follows Laird Henderson's bid to turn his remote Scottish 19th-century ice house into an idyllic 21st-century glass hideaway.

1h 2010-05-09

Episode 9

Medieval Hall and Mansion

George Clarke advises a couple who dream of converting a Grade I listed medieval hall into a unique home, and meets another pair who have fallen in love with a neglected 70-room mansion.

1h 2010-05-16