The Restoration Man - C4

[Pixel Pusher]

Paul1345 said:

An excellent and very sad programme.

Yes. It was.

Paul1345 said:

The finish and workmanship was outstanding

Yes. It was.

Paul1345 said:

Simpo-two, you are a t*at.

No. He is not.

[Dunclane]

I've just watched this and nearly burst into tears. What an incredible bloke Pete is! If I had half the cojones he had to go through that!!

The restoration was the best I've seen and would be my perfect property. Brilliant just brilliant!

[Kudos]

Good programme, lovely building, sad ending.

This is actually the second one of his I've watched were the lady died

[Guffy]

Just finished watching. Very emotional and one of the best renovations i've seen. Can't remember the last Grand Design that matched up to the windmill.

[odyssey2200]

I watched this today, despite having dust in my eye for a lot of the program.

I think George Clarke is better than Kevin McCloud.

GD has had it's day.

[louiebaby]

Didn't realise this was an old series, I thought it was a new format. (It has the feel of a format that hasn't settled down yet, a bit like early Grand Designs.) At least the bits of the presenter in his study proved a bit of light relief from the sad story of the lady with cancer.

You can't argue with the finished product, it was stunning though. Series record set.

[Guffy]

louiebaby said:

Didn't realise this was an old series

This is a new series of Restoration Man, think they filmed up to November 2011.

[1598]

Excellent yet very moving programme last week.

[Laurel Green]

Heads up, just started.

[Steamer]

Umnmm interesting building!.. But there is a similar project near us, finished to a stunning standard (whole top area has a 360 glass observation room) - can't sell it for some reason.. not exactly silly money either.

Anyway, lets see how this project goes...

[Laurel Green]

This one is having a similar glass observation room atop the roof, not full size though.

Kids creating havoc with the lifting gear - a pity they didn't finish with the crane the day before.

[anonymous-user]

I really like this show, the presenter is great and the buildings are stunning

[Laurel Green]

Going to be some stunning views from up there.

[Jem0911]

Hate the word Awesome but wow that's a place to live.
Coffee on the roof terrace every morning? Fantastic rain or shine.

[Laurel Green]

Thought it a shame the windows could not be widened, but then I guess it's a protected building. Loved the hinges on the outer door to the roof. Interesting that it looked bigger from the inside than it did from the outside.

[odyssey2200]

Now watching on +1

Shame it's got that newer tower with all those phone masts next to it.

[PurpleMoonlight]

I wish they would show us more of the build rather than give us a history lesson and repeat themselves after every advert break (I hadn't forgotten what the program was about part way through!!!).

[1598]

PurpleMoonlight said:

I wish they would show us more of the build rather than give us a history lesson and repeat themselves after every advert break (I hadn't forgotten what the program was about part way through!!!).

I agree. I like the presenter but after a while there is only so many times you can listen through the same bit repeated again and again.

But then they do that with programmes like Location, location, location.

[Granville]

Found last nights episode focused a little too much on the history and plague and not enough of the restoration.

I like the programme but started to lose interest towards the end of this one last night.

[pork911]

yep, initial works then bang all done?