The Restoration Man - C4

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FourWheelDrift

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88,376 posts

283 months

Thursday 20th October 2011
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If you like Grand Designs you should have a look at this one - http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-restoration...

Series Summary
Across the country, thousands of old buildings lie forgotten and neglected, tangled up by red tape and development restrictions. Many of these orphaned properties are steeped in history and are of outstanding architectural interest, yet are slowly being left to rot.

Architect George Clarke is passionate about our architectural heritage. In this series he travels the British Isles meeting the stubborn romantics who want to breathe new life into the architectural treasures he unearths on his journey. His mission is to help them transform these undervalued gems into brand new homes fit for 21st century living.

Filmed over two years Restoration Man watches as these wonderful buildings - from windmills and ancient towers to gate lodges and medieval churches - are transformed. But threatened by spiralling budgets and the credit crunch, plus the stresses and strains of working with old structures and confusing bureaucracy, none of these projects are an easy ride.

Roo

11,503 posts

206 months

Thursday 20th October 2011
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He's currently filming another series as well.

FourWheelDrift

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88,376 posts

283 months

Thursday 20th October 2011
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Excellent, I caught the Ice House episode over lunch today and tomorrow's (12:05 C4) is the Medieval Hall and the 70 room Mansion.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-restoration...

Searched on here and was surprised the series hadn't been mentioned.

Roo

11,503 posts

206 months

Friday 21st October 2011
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It's quite an old series. 18 months plus I think since it first aired.

Laurel Green

30,770 posts

231 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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New series starts tonight at 9 on C4.

George helps Pete and Nikki Fagg transform a windmill in Kent that has been a ruin since 1915, but the project faces a setback when Nikki's cancer relapses. frown

Chris Stewart

10 posts

216 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Knowing the family, and already seeing some results, this is a must watch, but it is emotional

Irish

3,991 posts

238 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Chris Stewart said:
Knowing the family, and already seeing some results, this is a must watch, but it is emotional
Oh Christ that is emotional. Poor guy.

Laurel Green

30,770 posts

231 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Blimey. How very sad. Words cannot convey how Pete must be feeling.

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Laurel Green said:
Blimey. How very sad. Words cannot convey how Pete must be feeling.
Feel for them so much

Le Pop

4,492 posts

233 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Fantastic renovation, tragic outcome though.

Six Fiend

6,067 posts

214 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Lots of dust flying about during that.

Wonderful building and people.

Laurel Green

30,770 posts

231 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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What a beautiful place they turned it into, must have had a very gifted workforce. So very tragic that Nikky was not there to see the finished result.

lady topaz

3,855 posts

253 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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The most genuinely emotional programme I've seen for a long time.

Fantastic renovation and very moving.

Not often words fail me but this programme has managed it.

DayTrader

776 posts

166 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Poor bloke - really glad he got it finished and Nicky managed to enjoy it towards the end.

Simpo Two

85,147 posts

264 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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I wanted to watch it but it got so much like Casualty I turned over.

Paul1345

40 posts

146 months

Thursday 5th January 2012
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Simpo-two, you are a t*at. An excellent and very sad programme. The finish and workmanship was outstanding

Elroy Blue

8,686 posts

191 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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That's one of the few programmes that both me and 'er indoors have said 'we'd live there'. It was amazingly impressive.

wfo123

58 posts

147 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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I have to echo (most) of the comments here. Very moving show last night & the end result was very impressive.

The Mrs reminded me of a similar terribly sad story on a certain Grand Designs episode a while back.

Simpo Two

85,147 posts

264 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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Paul1345 said:
Simpo-two, you are a t*at. An excellent and very sad programme. The finish and workmanship was outstanding
Thank you. I tuned in to watch a programe about restoration; I like the series very much and have seen several previous episodes. I did not tune in to see people dying of cancer and crying and I found it upsetting. My TV, I choose. OK?

Roo

11,503 posts

206 months

Friday 6th January 2012
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lady topaz said:
The most genuinely emotional programme I've seen for a long time.

Fantastic renovation and very moving.

Not often words fail me but this programme has managed it.
Sums it up very well.