Building The Dream

Tom and Georgina plan to renovate and supersize a run-down bungalow. But when Charlie offers his opinion, the project takes a new direction, and knocking down and starting again piles on the pressure.

In Devon, Charlie revisits glassblower Siddy, who hoped to transform her studio into a home and workspace. After years of disasters, is her dream a reality?

Rookie builders Sean and Jill are building a traditional home with a contemporary twist on an exposed Derbyshire hillside, while living in a caravan with their four children, a dog and eight puppies

Charlie Luxton is in Wymeswold in Leicestershire with Ally and James, who've taken a gamble buying a tricky site that eats up almost all of their cash before work even begins

On the Suffolk coast, Charlie Luxton helps newly-retired Marisa and Andrew set out to build a bespoke home that'll turn heads, but fate deals them a painful blow

Helen and Gary have plans for an affordable, and very big, self-build in York. Charlie's the boss of a bricklaying company and hopes his contacts can ensure a smooth build. But it doesn't go to plan.

In stunning rural Suffolk, laid back Steve and Susan's hit-and-hope construction of an oak-framed cottage urgently needs a pep talk from Charlie to get the project out of trouble and back in line

Chris and Philippa plan to self-build a smart four bed detached home for the cost of a tiny terrace. But keeping their costs down relies on favours, fortitude, and fortune.

Charlie catches up with Liz and Craig in Leicestershire. After much pain and hassle the couple have finally finished building a home in their garden. Was five years of upheaval worth it ?

In West Sussex, Med and Chandni build a large home on a tiny budget doing the work themselves. But determination and optimism will only get you so far. Can Charlie help with the rest ?

A Cambridgeshire couple are determined to build a huge barn-style home, but don't appreciate the sheer scale of the undertaking until it's too late.

Emma and Martin are battling wind and snow to build a stone home on an imposing hilltop, in a project that's starting to run away from them.

New couple Rob and Jan aim to build a vicarage-style home in rural Northamptonshire. If Charlie can actually get them to agree on anything.

Charlie catches up with Steve and an eco-efficient, straw-baled, self-built home set in a woodland glade

Charlie heads to Woking to meet Jason and Philippa, who think they have discovered the perfect refurb project. But will it take them to the brink?

Nick and Jane hope to turn an old bungalow into a contemporary home - on a budget so small that it almost defies belief. But will the project break them?

A self-building couple plan an urban marvel on a tight plot and an even tighter budget

Nick and Fiona plan a large warehouse-inspired home by the side of a canal. But is building on a flood plain a smart move?

Alan and Lucy are building an upside-down house in Fife with stunning views of the Forth Bridge. Alan knows exactly what he wants, so what does he make of Charlie's suggestions?

Charlie visits Cathryn and Adam Raybould, who plan to build their dream period home on Cathryn's family farm. But the project gets off to a bumpy start.

Charlie heads to Hertfordshire to help Roz and Mick Abrahams downsize and build a new compact, contemporary home on a new plot at the bottom of their garden

Charlie visits Sam and Eryka and their warehouse project in south east London

Charlie helps Peter and Mollie Goodman build a continental kit home with coastal views. But his suggestions are met with skepticism.

Charlie Luxton meets a mother and daughter who want to build a stylish contemporary house. But their budget is under pressure from day one.

Paul and Ruby Singh want to build a large home in Birmingham after years spent living miles apart. As the budget soars, can Charlie Luxton help rein it in?

Charlie Luxton visits a unique project in Peebles in Scotland, where the owner wants to build a home where all of the ground floor is given over to stables for her horses

Charlie heads for the Cotswolds and Mandy and Tony Slater's ambitious self-build on a steep slope on a tight budget

Charlie meets Jayne and Alistair Lewis, who are trying to self-build an innovative, barn-style home in South Lanarkshire that can grow and shrink to order

Charlie meets Morag and Heiko Buxel at their continental pre-fabricated home. The self-build should take only six weeks. What could possibly go wrong?

Charlie Luxton meets a Lancashire couple trying to make a home on one of the most challenging sites he's ever seen, with a build that suddenly heads off on a different course

Charlie comes to the aid of architect Matthew Lewis, who wants to build the perfect family home in an extraordinary site on the edge of the Peak District

Charlie meets Duncan and Susan Marshall, who hope to build a large Georgian-inspired home. But ancient mines are discovered under the site, blowing a large hole in their budget.

Charlie Luxton helps Mick and Sally Wood build an enormous family home from the barns of a Grade II listed manor house

Charlie Luxton's own plans are on the line as he's commissioned to build a house for Tara and Dimitri on a tight budget and a tricky hillside plot in the Cotswolds

Charlie Luxton heads to Cumbria, where Andy and Amy have set their hearts on self-building a huge four-bedroom home with a farmhouse feel. But is the job too big for them?

Tracie and Craig want to knock down Tracie's childhood bungalow in Kent and replace it with a bold, contemporary house. They may have to settle for turning the garden shed into a shabby-chic bar

Rob and Claire Hartley are building a farmhouse on a spectacular site on their Yorkshire farm. Charlie Luxton has to step in as their budget - and roof - feel the strain.

Charlie Luxton heads to Devon to help glass-blower Siddy Langley self-build a combined home and studio. But flooding and huge interest payments on a loan put the project in jeopardy.

Royal Navy helicopter pilot Chris Bennett and wife Sonya plan on demolishing a rundown bungalow and replacing it with a modern, two-storey home packed full of eco-features

Mark and Gillian Webb plan to build a large, modern home in the style of a Georgian rectory in Hertfordshire

Charlie Luxton looks to help retired couple Steve and Chris Elliot realise their dream of a modern eco-home inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement

Charlie assists with an eco-build on the banks of the Severn. Ele and Steve George could save themselves £50,000 and it should be a fast build - but manufacturing hold-ups and bad weather don't help.

Charlie assists with an eco-build on the banks of the Severn. Ele and Steve George could save themselves £50,000 and it should be a fast build - but manufacturing hold-ups and bad weather don't help.

Charlie helps Richard Southgate and his wife Kate as they build a five-bedroom family home in the beautiful Shropshire countryside

Charlie heads for Over in Cambridgeshire, where he meets Sally and John Lane, who are planning to save £125k by building a kit house from Germany

Charlie meets Pete and Jen Chumley, who are building a five bedroom family home in rural Perthshire for themselves and children Niamh and Miles

Charlie Luxton heads to Wales to meet Josh and Rhian Cooper, who plan to replace a 1960s detached house with a stylish home on the cliffs overlooking the seaside town of Aberdovey

Charlie Luxton meets Ian and Steph Shaw who are self-building an oak-framed cottage in West Sussex. But is this what Steph really wants?

Charlie Luxton meets Andrew and Vicki Dodden in Somerset, who have big plans to build their own eco-home out of an 18th-century cottage and save almost £150,000 by doing it their way

Charlie goes messing about on the river with Bill and Angie Jenkins, who plan to knock down their cold, old bungalow on the banks of the Thames and build a new home to match the stunning location

Architectural designer Charlie Luxton helps people build their dream homes. In Hertfordshire, Adam and Vicky want to construct a barn-style house in Adam's mum's garden.