Series synopsis
A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun is a British drama television series that premiered on Channel 4 on October 8, 2012. It was created by Peter Flinth. It stars Scarlette Douglas, Danni Menzies, Laura Hamilton and Ben Hillman.
Premise
No premise has been added yet.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Scarlette Douglas as Host
- Danni Menzies as Host
- Laura Hamilton as Host
- Ben Hillman as Host
- Jasmine Harman as Host
- Jonnie Irwin as Host
Episodes
This series spans 14 seasons with 291 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 15 | October 7, 2012 | October 23, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 10 | September 28, 2014 | October 10, 2014 |
| Season 3 | 25 | June 21, 2015 | October 13, 2015 |
| Season 4 | 13 | April 15, 2016 | October 8, 2016 |
| Season 5 | 19 | July 16, 2017 | August 11, 2017 |
| Season 6 | 45 | May 12, 2019 | July 12, 2019 |
| Season 2013 | 1 | August 15, 2013 | August 15, 2013 |
| Season 2014 | 5 | October 6, 2014 | October 10, 2014 |
| Season 2015 | 21 | June 22, 2015 | October 2, 2015 |
| Season 2016 | 18 | April 16, 2016 | October 8, 2016 |
| Season 2017 | 20 | July 17, 2017 | August 11, 2017 |
| Season 2018 | 6 | October 4, 2018 | November 2, 2018 |
| Season 2019 | 45 | May 13, 2019 | July 12, 2019 |
| Season 2020 | 48 | May 11, 2020 | September 25, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Almeria, Spain Sara Damergi kicks off the summer sun series with an £80,000 budget to find a new home for Richard and Janie Wood in Almeria, Spain. Janie's desperate to relocate to warmer climes, to help alleviate the pain of a medical condition. |
October 8, 2012 |
| 2 |
Western Algarve, Portugal Sara Damergi helps Teresa Lynch pursue her lifelong dream of living by the sea in the western Algarve, Portugal. With dramatic house price drops, will Teresa's budget of £120,000 be enough to buy her a place with a view of the sea? Teresa's brought along sister Becky to help. |
October 9, 2012 |
| 3 |
Huelva, Spain Niel and Jean Soley are seeking a holiday home that can double up as a retirement property around Huelva in southern Spain. |
October 10, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Costa Blanca Peter and Karen Greaves from Wiltshire want a bolthole on Spain's Costa Blanca that they can escape to at a moment's notice. Sara Damergi shows them a selection of properties for £50,000 or less. |
September 29, 2014 |
| 2 |
Coimbra Glamorgan-based couple Richard and Felicity Arcelli want a second home in the Coimbra region of Portugal and are looking to spend £40,000 on a renovation project that builder Richard can turn into a permanent home. |
September 30, 2014 |
| 3 |
Poitou-Charente Sara Damergi helps to find the perfect French holiday pad to be shared by three sisters and their brother in the Poitou-Charente region. |
October 1, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Malaga Peter and Diane Bates from Lincolnshire have long dreamt of enjoying a Mediterranean lifestyle in sunny Spain. Sara Damergi shows the couple a selection of traditional properties for under £35,000 in the province of Malaga. |
June 22, 2015 |
| 2 |
Liguria Graham and Janet Gifford from Wigan want to buy a holiday home that they can eventually relocate to permanently in the Italian region of Liguria. Armed with a budget of £80,000, Sara Damergi helps the couple navigate the Italian property market. |
June 23, 2015 |
| 3 |
Costa del Sol Devon couple Steven and Jennie Flowers want to buy a holiday home on the western Costa del Sol in Spain. Will they be drawn towards a two-bedroom flat near Estepona or will they be won over by a frontline beach house a little further west? |
June 24, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ibiza Justine Noades & Ashley Pollak have a serious love affair with Ibiza – not only have they visited the island 8 times together, they even got engaged and married there. Now their nightclubbing days are over, they plan to start a family and are back on the island to look for their dream holiday getaway. Ben Hillman shows them five fantastic properties for their £270,000 budget but can he deliver the perfect property in the perfect location? |
April 16, 2016 |
| 2 |
Almeria, Spain Retired couple Alan and Marilyn McCubbine has decided they want to spend the next chapter of their lives in the rugged countryside of Spain’s Almeria Province. In fact, so determined are they to make the move, they recently packed up their trusty van and drove 1,500 miles to rent a place while they search for their dream home. For their budget of £80,000 Danni Menzies shows them five great village properties. |
April 23, 2016 |
| 3 |
Kefalonia, Greece Having fallen in love with each other four years ago, Elaine & Nicos Nicolaou then fell in love with Kefalonia, and are looking to get back to their Greek roots by buying a property there. For their budget of £60,000 Jasmine Harman shows them five properties in the beautiful south of the island, but will any of them be the place of their dreams? |
April 30, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Costa Blanca, Spain Dave and Debbie Gough from Swindon have been holidaying on the Costa Blanca for thirty years and have now decided it’s where they want to retire. With their house in the UK already sold they need to find a new home quickly, so they’ve enlisted the help of Jasmine Harman to show them five fantastic properties for their budget of £67,000. But do they make that life-changing offer? |
July 17, 2017 |
| 2 |
Dordogne, France Jane and Jilly from Brighton want to seize the day and buy a holiday home they can escape to at a moment’s notice in the picturesque Dordogne region of South West France. So, with a budget of £100,000, Laura Hamilton leaves no stone unturned, showing the couple five incredible properties, but which one will have them reaching for their chequebook? |
July 18, 2017 |
| 3 |
Axarquia, Spain David and Megan Penny from Gloucestershire fell in love with the Axarquia area of Southern Spain five years ago. Sold on its rich Moorish history and beautiful countryside they want to buy a holiday home that will allow them to enjoy a more laid back lifestyle with their dog, Max. However, they are completely torn between buying a house in the countryside or a practical village house. Help is at hand, as Laura Hamilton shows them five different properties for their budget of £100,000, but what do they decide? |
July 19, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
La Mata, Spain Danni Menzies is property hunting in La Mata on Spain’s Costa Blanca helping Glenys from Solihull find her perfect holiday home. Glenys has been searching for the perfect location for a number of years, but when she visited La Mata, she knew it was the right place for her. She has a budget of one hundred and forty thousand pounds and she’s ready to make her dream a reality but it’s a big decision so she’s bringing friend Martine along for support. Will any of the 5 properties hit the mark? |
May 13, 2019 |
| 2 |
Coast of Charente Mother and son Martine and Remi from Newport Pagnell are searching for a dream family holiday home along the beautiful Charente coast on the island of Oleron in France. Originally from France Martine has lived in the UK for 45 years and now wants to buy a holiday home so she can reconnect with her French roots. She has a budget of £125,000 and Ben Hillman is on hand with 5 great properties lined up. |
May 14, 2019 |
| 3 |
Almeria, Spain Jonnie Irwin is helping husband and wife Jane and Michael from Sussex find a holiday home within easy reach of the coast in Spain’s Almeria Province. They have a budget of £90,000 and dream of finding a traditional property with modern features that they and all the family can enjoy. Will Jonnie be able to deliver the perfect holiday home with any of the 5 properties he has lined up? |
May 15, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | August 15, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | October 6, 2014 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | October 7, 2014 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | October 8, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | June 22, 2015 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | June 23, 2015 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | June 24, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ibiza | April 16, 2016 |
| 2 | Almeria | April 23, 2016 |
| 3 | Kefalonia | April 30, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Costa Blanca A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun returns with new episodes. Dave and Debbie Gough from Swindon have been holidaying on the Costa Blanca for 30 years and have now decided that they want to retire there. With their house in the UK already sold they need to find a new home quickly, so Jasmine Harman shows them five fantastic properties for their budget of £67,000. |
July 17, 2017 |
| 2 |
Dordogne, France Jane and Jilly from Brighton want to seize the day and buy a holiday home they can escape to at a moment's notice in the picturesque Dordogne region of South West France. So, with a budget of £100,000, Laura Hamilton leaves no stone unturned, showing the couple five incredible properties, but which one will have them reaching for their chequebook? |
July 18, 2017 |
| 3 |
Axarquia David and Megan Penny from Gloucestershire fell in love with the Axarquia area of Southern Spain five years ago. Sold on its rich Moorish history and beautiful countryside they want to buy a holiday home that will allow them to enjoy a more laid back lifestyle with their dog, Max. However, they are completely torn between buying a house in the countryside or a practical village house. Help is at hand, as Laura Hamilton shows them five different properties for their budget of £100,000, but what do they decide? |
July 19, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Charente Taekwondo loving house hunters Gill and Mark from South Wales are looking to make a permanent move to the beautiful countryside of Charente. They are looking for a house with land and outbuildings for Mark's boys toys. With £110,000 and Ben Hillman on hand to help, will they like any of the five properties he has lined up enough to make it theirs? |
October 4, 2018 |
| 2 |
Limousin Danni Menzies is using all her property skills to find the dream home in France for husband and wife Carol and Steve. With three children of their own and several foster children having all left home, they are now ready for a new challenge. With a budget of £170,000 Danni shows them five potential properties in the Limousin region. Will any of them suit the couple down to the ground? |
October 9, 2018 |
| 3 |
Casares Steve and Sandra met while serving in the Royal Navy, and now that Steve's on the verge of retirement they're looking for a Spanish bolthole to wind down in. They love the area around Casares, so Jasmine Harman is on hand to show them five properties for their £100,000 budget. Will any of them fit the bill? |
October 22, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
La Mata, Spain Danni Menzies is property hunting in La Mata on Spain's Costa Blanca helping Glenys from Solihull find her perfect holiday home. Glenys has been searching for the perfect location for a number of years, but when she visited La Mata, she knew it was the right place for her. She has a budget of one hundred and forty thousand pounds and she's ready to make her dream a reality but it's a big decision so she's bringing friend Martine along for support. Will any of the 5 properties hit the mark? |
May 13, 2019 |
| 2 |
Coast of Charente, France Mother and son Martine and Remi from Newport Pagnell are searching for a dream family holiday home along the beautiful Charente coast on the island of Oleron in France. Originally from France Martine has lived in the UK for 45 years and now wants to buy a holiday home so she can reconnect with her French roots. She has a budget of £125,000 and Ben Hillman is on hand with 5 great properties lined up. |
May 14, 2019 |
| 3 |
Almeria, Spain Jonnie Irwin is helping husband and wife Jane and Michael from Sussex find a holiday home within easy reach of the coast in Spain's Almeria Province. They have a budget of £90,000 and dream of finding a traditional property with modern features that they and all the family can enjoy. Will Jonnie be able to deliver the perfect holiday home with any of the 5 properties he has lined up? |
May 15, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Costa Almería, Spain The return of the programme property expert offers advice to British householders aiming to buy a home abroad, beginning with Cath and her daughter Kate looking for a tranquil holiday home along the Costa Almeria in southern Spain. Cath wants enough space for her family to be able to visit, but she also wants somewhere to escape the rat race and find inspiration for her writing. Danni Menzies has five great properties lined up for her £170,000 budget, but will any be the oasis of calm that she has her heart set on? |
May 11, 2020 |
| 2 |
Costa Adeje, Tenerife Laura Hamilton helps a couple from the Wirral who are approaching retirement to find a holiday home in Tenerife's Costa Adeje on a budget of £150,000. |
May 12, 2020 |
| 3 |
Costa Dorada, Spain Jonnie Irwin helps pub landlady Alison search for a new home on the Costa Dorada in Spain, with a budget of £70,000. |
May 13, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Channel 4 |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 8, 2012 |
| Last aired | July 12, 2019 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday at 15:00:00 |