George Clarke's Amazing Spaces - C4

George Clarke's Amazing Spaces - C4

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SHutchinson

2,040 posts

184 months

Wednesday 28th November 2012
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How do you drain the water out of that tiny sink in his caravan? Does it flush out of the back when you lift it back up?

SpeckledJim

31,608 posts

253 months

Wednesday 28th November 2012
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SHutchinson said:
How do you drain the water out of that tiny sink in his caravan? Does it flush out of the back when you lift it back up?
George simply commands it, and it parts effortlessly to wheresoever He desires.

What a guy.

Six Fiend

6,067 posts

215 months

Wednesday 28th November 2012
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SpeckledJim said:
SHutchinson said:
How do you drain the water out of that tiny sink in his caravan? Does it flush out of the back when you lift it back up?
George simply commands it, and it parts effortlessly to wheresoever He desires.

What a guy.
In George's voice, his favourite phrase:

"It just works, it really works"

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Six Fiend

6,067 posts

215 months

Wednesday 28th November 2012
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His wife was in the prog, just behind him, as being an ace ventriloquist she operates him.

SpeckledJim

31,608 posts

253 months

Wednesday 28th November 2012
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Six Fiend said:
SpeckledJim said:
SHutchinson said:
How do you drain the water out of that tiny sink in his caravan? Does it flush out of the back when you lift it back up?
George simply commands it, and it parts effortlessly to wheresoever He desires.

What a guy.
In George's voice, his favourite phrase:

"It just works, it really works"

biggrin
As we had 10 minutes at the end of last night's programme, he's walking round the caravan he designed and specc'ed, and which he visited umpteen times during its construction Yet everything was, consistently and repeatedly, "amazing".

I was waiting for the tiny glimpse of humility, when he would tell us what he'd learned, and perhaps what he'd do differently if he had his time again.

It didn't come.

It was all just amazing. All of it. For 10 minutes. And then his kids arrived: Iona, Georgie, Emilio and Cottontail.

He's from Sunderland...

Randy Winkman

16,134 posts

189 months

Wednesday 28th November 2012
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Did he have a gas hob that swung out, to the outdoors? Is that a good idea?

JB!

5,254 posts

180 months

Thursday 29th November 2012
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Randy Winkman said:
Did he have a gas hob that swung out, to the outdoors? Is that a good idea?
Perfectly fine.

How else do you cook when camping?

hidetheelephants

24,352 posts

193 months

Sunday 2nd December 2012
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mat777 said:
Mmmm, I would love a proper 20s showmans living van for the vintage rally season!

There's always a load at Dorset Steam Fair every year that are usually beautifully restored:




Nifty idea with the pivoting units in that caravan though smile
I know of a derelict showman's van, complete but looking sorry for itself, if anyone wants a lead on one.

Roo

11,503 posts

207 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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His caravan made the others parked up look a bit shabby. You can just imagine the owners of those ones looking over and muttering under their breath "flash git".

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V8covin

7,312 posts

193 months

Monday 3rd December 2012
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Form over substance his van,neither the bath nor the swing out kitchen would be practical to use and why stuff all the beds in the corner like that and then put a convertible double in the living room.
As for the colour scheme,that was clearly a load of old tosh,all the vans on that site were the same 2-tone colour,looks like he had no say in the matter.
Of all the small spaces on that series his was the most disappointing....in my opinion smile

Jock Strap

443 posts

211 months

Wednesday 5th December 2012
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Laurel Green said:
FourWheelDrift said:
I thought he said all in all it was about £7000 final cost including the purchase.
Yup, that's about right. I was quoting for just the container.
Yet, he'll sell you one for £5000 - www.reetainer.com

FourWheelDrift

88,516 posts

284 months

Wednesday 5th December 2012
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That'll be just the completed container (with windows & doors but empty inside) and no base like the decking he has his on I'd imagine. So £1,500 purchase of container + time to convert + delivery.

The Amazing Spaces container also had solar panels on the roof, they'd cost a bit of his £7k too.

va1o

16,032 posts

207 months

Wednesday 5th December 2012
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Been watching this on 4OD, really good series given me quite a lot of ideas.

Anyone know if I can watch the first episode online anywhere? Its the only one I couldn't find on 4OD

Project C

739 posts

205 months

Tuesday 18th December 2012
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Amazing Spaces Christmas special on this Thursday at 8pm.

hidetheelephants

24,352 posts

193 months

Wednesday 19th December 2012
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Project C said:
Amazing Spaces Christmas special on this Thursday at 8pm.
He's going to commission that irritating bearded guy to construct a reasonably priced holiday hut inside a discarded christmas tree?

Six Fiend

6,067 posts

215 months

Wednesday 19th December 2012
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hidetheelephants said:
Project C said:
Amazing Spaces Christmas special on this Thursday at 8pm.
He's going to commission that irritating bearded guy to construct a reasonably priced holiday hut inside a discarded christmas tree?
Don't be stupid...

It'll be a cunning "In chimney" design making a three bedroomed home with tower accommodation in an inglenook fireplace... wink

SpeckledJim

31,608 posts

253 months

Wednesday 19th December 2012
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Six Fiend said:
hidetheelephants said:
Project C said:
Amazing Spaces Christmas special on this Thursday at 8pm.
He's going to commission that irritating bearded guy to construct a reasonably priced holiday hut inside a discarded christmas tree?
Don't be stupid...

It'll be a cunning "In chimney" design making a three bedroomed home with tower accommodation in an inglenook fireplace... wink
"A horme... in a chimney!" shakes head in wonderment. "It works, it really works..."

Six Fiend

6,067 posts

215 months

Wednesday 19th December 2012
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SpeckledJim said:
Six Fiend said:
hidetheelephants said:
Project C said:
Amazing Spaces Christmas special on this Thursday at 8pm.
He's going to commission that irritating bearded guy to construct a reasonably priced holiday hut inside a discarded christmas tree?
Don't be stupid...

It'll be a cunning "In chimney" design making a three bedroomed home with tower accommodation in an inglenook fireplace... wink
"A horme... in a chimney!" shakes head in wonderment. "It works, it really works..."
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Hub

6,434 posts

198 months

Thursday 20th December 2012
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Project C said:
Amazing Spaces Christmas special on this Thursday at 8pm.
From the description it sounds like 5 minutes of christmas stuff, with the rest 're-visiting' the previous series. rolleyes

SpeckledJim

31,608 posts

253 months

Thursday 20th December 2012
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Hub said:
Project C said:
Amazing Spaces Christmas special on this Thursday at 8pm.
From the description it sounds like 5 minutes of christmas stuff, with the rest 're-visiting' the previous series. rolleyes
"You wouldn't think you'd have room for that bauble, but you've really pulled it off. And building your kitchen in a christmas cracker box behind the telly? Amay-zing."

Look at any 2 corners of ceiling. Nod at ceiling. Crazy-eyes/earnest expression to camera. Lots more nodding. Make slightly narky remark to horme-orner about how cheap it all was. Ignore their response. Reassure viewers that despite it being amazing, they can do it too (can't sell books to the dispirited).
Roll credits.