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#1 - Hertfordshire
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/2013
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.
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#2 - Surrey
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/2013
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
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#3 - Somerset
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/2013
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
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#4 - West Sussex
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/2013
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?
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#5 - Wales
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/2013
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
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#6 - Perthshire
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/2013
Charlie meets Pete and Jen Chumley, who are building a five bedroom family home in rural Perthshire for themselves and children Niamh and Miles
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#7 - Cambridgeshire
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/22/2013
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
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#8 - Hastings
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/29/2013
Charlie meets Liz and Robin Leonard, who plan to build a three bedroom home with views over the Sussex coastline
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#9 - North Somerset
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/5/2013
Charlie goes to the West Country to meet Kevin and Liz Davies, who want to build a new family home. Charlie's got some thoughts on their designs, but will Liz be prepared to lose her sink with a view?
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#10 - Warwickshire
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/12/2013
Mark and Abigail Smyth want to build a barn style home and by choosing to self-build hope to save around £130,000. Charlie has several ideas on how Mark and Abi could adapt their plans.
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#11 - Yarm
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/19/2013
Charlie visits Andy and Mandy Boylett in Yarm, in the north east of England, where the couple are building a huge bungalow, complete with basement and sunken garden
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#12 - Shropshire
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 8/26/2014
Charlie helps Richard Southgate and his wife Kate as they build a five-bedroom family home in the beautiful Shropshire countryside
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#13 - Buckinghamshire
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/2/2014
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.
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#14 - Gloucestershire
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/9/2014
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.
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#15 - Cheshire
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/16/2014
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
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#16 - Hertfordshire
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/23/2014
Mark and Gillian Webb plan to build a large, modern home in the style of a Georgian rectory in Hertfordshire
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#17 - Hampshire
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 9/30/2014
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
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#18 - Devon
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/7/2014
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.
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#19 - Norfolk
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/14/2014
Gavin Panella and Chantal Schaul are self-building a little bit of continental Europe in the heart of Norfolk
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#20 - Herefordshire
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 10/21/2014
Tim and Fliss hope to get on the property ladder by self-building their first home together on a tiny strip of family land, saving £70k
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#21 - Hull
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 10/28/2014
Charlie helps fellow architect Jamie Ashton and his fiancée Joanne Scurr to self-build the perfect family home in Hull without compromising on design
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#22 - East Sussex
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/4/2014
Charlie Luxton heads to East Sussex, where paramedic Steve and his partner Hannah are self-building a straw-bale house in a beautiful woodland glade
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#23 - Yorkshire
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 4/14/2015
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.
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#24 - Kent
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 4/21/2015
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
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#25 - Cumbria
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 4/28/2015
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?
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The Worst Episodes of Building The Dream
Every episode of Building The Dream ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Building The Dream!
Many people think building their dream home is out of their budget. But it doesn't have to be. As far as architectural designer Charlie Luxton...
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Hertfordshire" is the worst rated episode of "Building The Dream". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/10/2013. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "Surrey".