Help! We Bought a Village

More stories of British people rebuilding abandoned historic settlements in Europe. A Scottish lawyer of Italian origin falls in love with the village his forefathers left behind, while Paul and Yip fight to breathe life into their French village.

A restored village in Italy prepares to host its first guests and the owners of a derelict French hamlet begin renovating their most cherished building. In Puglia, renovations on a quirky hamlet grind to a halt leaving the owners devastated.

Burglars target a historical settlement in Puglia and a pair of village saviours in France prepare to welcome their first guest. Work begins on an abandoned village in Portugal.

A family feel the financial strain of trying to resurrect an Italian ghost village. The owners of a crumbling French hamlet attempt to save the decaying village bakery and its roof, while those in charge of a restored village in the Italian hills prepare to hold their biggest event yet.

Building work at a Portuguese village finally gathers pace, there are wedding bells at a rebuilt Italian borgo, and the owners of an ancient French hamlet reach a major milestone as they open their glamping site to paying guests.

An ex-Olympian and his wife take on the challenge of a derelict settlement in France, and a couple in Italy pick up the pieces after their village was devastated by an earthquake.

A couple turn an old animal shelter into a cocktail lounge, and the owners of a village in Italy unpack the 200-year-old painting of an ancestor who once dined with Mozart.

A piggery is transformed into a new living space in a French hamlet and a couple renovating a village in Italy deal with an invasion of scorpions.

In France, a couple battle the rain to fix their leaky roof, while another discovers animal skeletons in their ceiling. And in Italy, could a two-year wait for windows be over?

The owners of a hamlet move into their renovated piggery. Work starts on a staircase in a lost French village, and we meet the Scotsman buying a village after spotting it on eBay.

We catch up with the owners of a quinta in Portugal building a new roof and a couple harvesting the first grapes for 30 years at their Italian vineyard.

There's bad news at a quinta in Portugal that needs extensive plumbing work. And a letter from the Second World War is discovered at a village in Italy.

In Portugal, the owners of a quinta finally finish their renovations, and two brothers start their project. In France, manoir owners take down a roof.

A couple unearth some fascinating artefacts at an abandoned hamlet in Italy. Guests arrive at a village in Portugal, but find they have nowhere to stay!

It's bottling time for the first wine in 30 years at a village in Italy. The owners of a hamlet in Portugal lay traditional tiles to stop the leaks in their patio. Meanwhile, at a manoir in France, clearing stones from an old hayloft doesn't go according to plan.

Two former naval officers take over a French hamlet which holds some incredible secrets. And restoration begins on a chateau at the heart of a settlement with a poignant past.

Forgotten buildings are found at an ancient hamlet, and the owners of a crumbling Italian borgo hope to bring in a bumper olive harvest to help save their village.

Power is finally brought back to a decaying settlement in France, mother nature wreaks havoc at an Italian borgo, and a 200-year-old French hamlet gets its first guests.

A young couple battle with crumbling bridges at their Italian borgo, ancient farming equipment is uncovered at a French hamlet, and a couple rebuild their business in Spain.

A cortijo in Spain reopens, a holiday village in France tries to get a star rating, and there's a landmark moment for a couple expanding their endeavours at their Italian borgo.

The new custodians of a Catholic-holiday-village-turned-B&B meet the former owners, and the owner of a French hamlet sets about making 14th-century farm buildings more accessible.

The plans to save two crumbling villages in Umbria finally come to fruition and the owner of a French hamlet works to improve accessibility. Work begins on a Catholic-holiday-village-turned-B&B.

Sewage works at the Catholic-holiday-village-turned-B&B lead to a fascinating subterranean discovery and a hamlet owner in Normandy begins renovations on their home.

There are some surprises at a purpose-built Catholic-holiday-village-turned-B&B, as one couple explore a network of underground tunnels. In Italy, two abandoned villages get connected, as work to a spectacular suspended bridge nears completion. A couple in France continue renovations at their 250-year-old village, though paperwork threatens to get in the way of their summer deadline. Plus, one man ploughs on singlehandedly in his 15-year project to bring his Spanish village back from the brink.

Ongoing groundworks at a purpose-built Catholic-holiday-village-turned-B&B shed some light on the history of the hamlet but threaten to spoil the ambience as the season kicks off. A couple in France are up against it as they try to finish their gîte renovation before guests arrive, while a village saviour in Spain prepares to open his village up to guests for the very first time.

An ancient well throws building plans into chaos at a 17th-century hamlet in France. Some urgent repairs are needed at a community of cave houses in Andalucia. And it's a tense day in the Dordogne, as the property inspector arrives at a holiday complex that's been given a new lease of life.

A hamlet in Toulouse is thrown a lifeline and Andalucian cave houses prove tricky to clean as they prepare for guests. Torrential floods cause havoc at a historic hamlet in France.

A landslide hits a cave settlement in Spain and a crumbling 17th-century hamlet near Toulouse is brought back to life. There's a race to revive a former village barn in Vienne.

In France, a couple begin their journey to wake up the sleeping water mill at the heart of their abandoned hamlet. Electrical problems at an ancient French village tempt the custodians to throw in the towel.

The owner of a holiday village in France races to get it ready for a busy summer season. An artist who saved a remote settlement in the Italian hills prepares to launch his own gallery. There are problems at a water mill at the heart of a French hamlet - but can its custodians save it?