Help! We Bought a Village
Season 4
Across Europe there are hundreds of remote villages,lying empty and unloved. But where our European neighbours just see devastation, an increasing number of plucky Brits have spotted an opportunity to breathe life into abandoned villages.
Where to Watch Help! We Bought a Village • Season 4
35 Episodes
- Episode 4E4
Episode 4In Normandy, Paul and Yip attempt to renovate a well, but they're up against terrible weather and in southern Italy, Martine is granted access to a cellar where she makes some remarkable discoveries. Londoner Marcial has been trying to raise funds to buy a village in Spain for the last four years. - Episode 5E5
Episode 5In Normandy, Paul and Yip make big sacrifices to ensure the future of their village. In southern Italy, Martine uncovers fascinating artefacts while painting a picture of her village's past. And in northern Spain, Marcial hopes that, after a five-year wait, he may finally secure ownership of a sleepy hamlet. - Episode 11E11
Episode 11Karen and Steve from Northamptonshire begin their mission to rescue a vast settlement with royal connections in southwest France. In Spain, Mother Nature wreaks havoc at Mike's mountainside village. And we rejoin Andrew and Katja who, after 16 years, are still battling to save their medieval Italian settlement. - Episode 12E12
Episode 12Mike battens down the hatches at his mountainside village in Spain in the hope that he can see out the harsh winter. There are celebrations in France as Karen and Steve make the move from their home in Northamptonshire to their village. And Andrew and Katja reach a major milestone as building work begins at their Italian palazzo. - Episode 13E13
Episode 13Winter storms destroy Mike's work at his Spanish mountainside village, while gale force winds take their toll on Andrew and Katja's medieval palazzo in Italy. In France, time-worn buildings and testing bureaucracy leave new village custodians Karen and Steve feeling the strain. - Episode 14E14
Episode 14In France, Karen and Steve unearth some long-buried secrets at their ancient settlement. There's progress at Andrew and Katja's Italian palazzo, but the protracted process has taken its toll. As work resumes at Mike's mountainside village in Spain, will there be calm after the storm? - Episode 15E15
Episode 15In France, Karen and Steve are forced to rethink plans for their 17th-century settlement. In Italy, after a 17-year battle, Andrew and Katja hope to finally be able to move into their medieval palazzo. Meanwhile, work at Mike's mountainside village in Spain grinds to halt - for a very important reason. - Episode 16E16
Episode 16Kevin and Anna from Buckinghamshire are fusing French and British heritage to revive a forgotten rural estate. In central Italy, young couple Lucie and Jerry are more determined than ever to make their earthquake-damaged borgo habitable, while Sarah and Steve's Portuguese project proves that you never know what lies ahead, even after a village comes back to life. - Episode 18E18
Episode 18Francesca and Carl have committed to bringing two abandoned Italian hilltop villages back to life, while tricky climate conditions lead to a worrying olive harvest at Lucie and Jerry's borgo. Kevin and Anna hope the opening of their new French pub will bring back the community spirit to a lost rural estate. - Episode 19E19
Episode 19In France, Kevin and Anna scale new heights as they tackle tricky roof repairs in a bid to save their historic estate. In Italy, Lucie and Jerry kick-start a new phase of their borgo's resurrection by re-instating its old lake, and Francesca and Carl face plumbing problems as they try to make their abandoned village fit for 21st-century life. - Episode 20E20
Episode 20Kevin and Anna's ancient French estate finds itself in the eye of a storm. Lucie and Jerry visit a factory in Slovakia to see how the walls of their new eco-house will be made, as they continue to rescue their earthquake-damaged Italian borgo. Meanwhile, as wedding bells ring at one of Carl and Francesca's villages, disaster strikes at the other when one of its oldest buildings collapses. - Episode 21E21
Episode 21John and Tara have bought a Portuguese quinta and are about to get stuck in. In France, Liz and Dave battle with leaky pipes at Lac de Maison. And in central Italy, Cesidio prepares to welcome his daughter Sofia and her family from Scotland, continuing a historical cycle that began with his grandfather's emigration. - Episode 22E22
Episode 22A demolition team are onsite at John and Tara's Portuguese quinta, and the couple discover an amazing connection between their builder and the house he's knocking down. In Italy, Cesidio welcomes his daughter and her family to the village. And in France, Liz and Dave need help after a storm brings down the wall of one of their cottages. - Episode 26E26
Episode 26Former truck driver Kate plans to leave Bournemouth to join a community of Brits renovating a Bulgarian village. In neighbouring Romania, husband-and-wife team Jonas and Ulrike are determined to carry on the legacy of their forefathers, as they inject new life into a traditional Saxon village in Transylvania. Plus, catching up with Lolly and Sean in France, nearly three years into their manoir renovations. - Episode 27E27
Episode 27In Romania, Jonas and Ulrike are on the lookout for innovative ways to fund the restoration and upkeep of their Transylvanian settlement. In Bulgaria, wannabe village saviour Kate is considering a brand-new project. And after laying derelict for decades, Lolly and Sean's French manoir is about to welcome its latest guests. - Episode 28E28
Episode 28Aspiring village saviour Kate finally moves her old horsebox to Bulgaria to start her brand-new life. In Romania, a water shortage threatens to derail Jonas and Ulrike's battle to save a historic Saxon settlement. And heroic renovator Dan's battle to save a derelict French château reaches its pinnacle. - Episode 29E29
Episode 29There's delicate demolition at Jonas and Ulrike's Transylvanian village, as a church organ receives a makeover. In Bulgaria, strict Brexit rules threaten to derail Kate's journey. In France, Lolly and Sean welcome family to their manoir, and passionate renovator Dan turns to content making to help with his battle to save a storied château. - Episode 30E30
Episode 30In France, after three years of hard work, Lolly and Sean dig deep to finish their once-abandoned manoir, while an army of workers battle to restore Dan's fire-damaged château. And in Transylvania, excitement builds as Jonas and Ulrike aim to resurrect one of Romania's oldest Saxon era churches. - Episode 31E31
Episode 31In Normandy, Tracey and Budo have big plans to transform a former farming hamlet, while Louise and Paul get started on converting a derelict building into accommodation to complete their village restorations. Plus, Neil installs essential utilities into his village in Asturias in Spain.