Help! We Bought a Village
PBS Western Reserve (WNEO 45.1 / WEAO 49.1):
Tuesdays at 8 PM beginning April 16
Wednesdays at 1 AM beginning April 17
Sundays at 1 PM beginning April 21
All across Europe thousands of ancient villages stand forgotten and frozen in time. Whole communities are crumbling into the ground after their owners passed away and the younger generations moved to the bright lights of the big city. But now these ghost villages are being brought back to life. In this series, HELP! WE BOUGHT A VILLAGE, we follow the brave Brits on a mission to restore these villages and hamlets in France, Spain, Italy and Portugal to their former glory.
Episode 1
In Italy, Francesca and Carl race against time to reopen their Italian hamlet for business. Meanwhile, a restored medieval village suffers some damage after a big party.
Episode 2
Francesca and Carl welcome guests to their hamlet-turned-holiday complex in Italy. Two other brave Brits rescue a row of cottages from decades of overgrowth.
Episode 3
An unexpected delivery causes chaos at a medieval French village. Francesca and Carl start a new project in Italy. Paul and Yip begin the demolition work on their ancient cottages.
Episode 4
The owners of a French settlement come to terms with having to demolish some buildings.
Episode 5
Anneli, the manager of a restored village in France, is having a tricky time with a wedding party. And Mark, an estate agent, searches for derelict villages in Galicia.
Episode 6
Ted and Lesa embrace tent-living while renovating their French village. Penny hopes to sell her Italian borgo for a million euros. Mick and Julie's hamlet has a gruesome secret.
Episode 7
The owners of a French hamlet visit two mysterious stone towers on the edge of their land, and a couple host the descendants of a farmer who once lived in their village.
Episode 8
Owners of a village in Limousin are in roof repair despair. Steve and Julie wrestle a water pipe at their cave village in Spain. And the owner of an Italian borgo clinches a deal.
Episode 9
The owners of a village in France host the local council at their restaurant, while a couple from Norwich spend their first Christmas in their hamlet. Meanwhile in Spain, the very first guests arrive at a cave village in Andalucía.
Episode 10
A couple in Limousin bring down a wall. The owners of a hamlet in France battle with a wonky chimney, while a couple in the Limousin region bring down a wall and crack a pipe. Meanwhile, in Andalucía, a cave village has to close temporarily after one of the owners is diagnosed with cancer.