Build a New Life in the Country

Architectural designer Charlie Luxton takes over as presenter, following British people who dream of living in perfect rural locations. He starts off in West Yorkshire, where married couple Ian and Becky Sheveling have given up successful careers to convert a Grade II listed farmhouse and barn into a stylish modern dwelling. But although Charlie is impressed by the couple's drive and determination, he is astounded by their plans to establish a hillside vineyard with no experience of the wine trade

Dave and Caroline Taylor uproot their family from the suburbs of Bristol to follow their dream of becoming self-sufficient by converting a barn in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales. The Taylors have £150,000 to spend on creating a five-bedroom home complete with a holiday annexe, but find their budget dwindles quickly as the project encounters a few snags, including the discovery of two natural springs underneath the farmhouse

Ian and Elpi move from Wigan to the Lancashire countryside, where they plan to transform a Grade II-listed windmill and an Eighties-era house into a modern family home. While Ian works long hours at his solicitor's firm, Elpi takes on the role of project manager despite having a one-year-old son to look after, but she becomes disillusioned with the conversion when the budget runs out before the build is complete

Charlie Luxton meets a couple in Kent who plan to convert a derelict Fifties sawmill into a family home and provide their children with a traditional country upbringing. One of the first tasks is to replace the asbestos-lined roof, but the project is then delayed when the pair's £80,000 mortgage application is rejected and they have to lay off their builders

Well travelled couple Darren and Mel Young want to leave busy Norwich and put down roots in the tranquil countryside village of Loddon in the Norfolk Broads. They have bought a derelict 19th century barn and annex for £235,000 and hope to sell the annex for £150,000 to fund their project of creating a modern home, all whilst working full time. However due to the UK wide property slump and recession they are struggling to sell the annex, which has a real knock on effect on their budget.

Charlie Luxton meets Harvey Huckabee and John Furness who want to leave behind a hectic life in Leeds for the more tranquil Outer Hebrides. They have sold their businesses and head to the Isle of Harris where they have purchased a collection of abandoned croft houses together with 13 acres of land on which they intend to open a camping business. They paid £133,000 for the site and will use savings and a hoped for mortgage of £80,000 to complete the project, however, under Scottish crofting law the property must be 'decrofted' before they can legally own the land and ...

Charlie Luxton follows the progress of Leicestershire couple Scott Nicholas and Rachel Owen who are trying to restore an 18th-century Georgian rectory in Great Casterton, Rutland, in just three months. The property needs extensive repairs, including the roof, plumbing and heating, after being neglected for the past two decades.