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The Best Episodes of Grand Designs Abroad Season 1

Every episode of Grand Designs Abroad Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Grand Designs Abroad Season 1!

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Kevin McCloud presents Grand Designs Abroad. The stakes are higher, the risks are multiplied, and the ambition - to build your dream home in the perfect European location - is greater than ever.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Grand Designs Abroad Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1 (Malaga)
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Episode 1 (Malaga)

    S1:E1

    Kevin McCloud meets architects Gil and Hilary Briffa, who are building their dream retirement home in Andalusia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Grand Designs Abroad Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2 (Lot)
    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Episode 2 (Lot)

    S1:E2

    Kevin travels to the Lot region of France to meet the Sampson family as they prepare to embark on the construction of a hugely ambitious, open, wooden-framed house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Grand Designs Abroad Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3 (Puglia)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Episode 3 (Puglia)

    S1:E3

    Kevin follows a couple of artists who have moved to the beautiful region of Puglia. Their dream is to turn a derelict olive farm into a home and a summer school for artists.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Grand Designs Abroad Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4 (Creuse)
    7.5/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Episode 4 (Creuse)

    S1:E4

    Kevin visits a couple who have given up everything in the UK to start a new life in a remote part of central France called the Creuse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Grand Designs Abroad Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5 (Ireland)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Episode 5 (Ireland)

    S1:E5

    Kevin travels to the romantic west coast of Ireland where architect Andrew Lohan is embarking on the conversion of a ruined 150-year-old church into the perfect home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Grand Designs Abroad Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6 (Tuscany)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Episode 6 (Tuscany)

    S1:E6

    Kevin meets a couple who bought a ruin and moved to Italy in 1999, hoping to start work building their dream home in Tuscany.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Grand Designs Abroad Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7 (Les Gets)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Episode 7 (Les Gets)

    S1:E7

    Kevin travels to a ski resort in the French Alps where English couple Nicky and James Dobree are turning a 300-year-old farmhouse into an luxurious eight-bedroomed chalet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Grand Designs Abroad Season 1 Episode 8 - Episode 8 (Alicante)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Episode 8 (Alicante)

    S1:E8

    Kevin McCloud travels to Spain to meet a family who have moved lock, stock and barrel from London to start a new life in Alicante on a lovely block by a lake.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Grand Designs Abroad Season 1 Episode 9 - Revisited: Creuse, France: 19th Century Manor House
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Revisited: Creuse, France: 19th Century Manor House

    S1:E9

    Kevin McCloud revisits Denise (Deni) Daniel and Doug Ibbs who bought and started renovating a 19th century manor house in Creuse, France.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Grand Designs Abroad Season 1 Episode 10 - Revisited: Les Gets, France: 300 Year Old Chalet
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Revisited: Les Gets, France: 300 Year Old Chalet

    S1:E10

    Kevin McCloud revisits Nicky and James Dobree two years after they bought their Alpine Chalet in Les Gets, France.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Grand Designs Abroad Season 1 Episode 11 - Revisited: Tuscany, Italy: The Tuscany Castle
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Revisited: Tuscany, Italy: The Tuscany Castle

    S1:E11

    Kevin revisits Janne Hoff-Tilley and Howard Smythe whe spend seven years and 700,000 Pounds renovating a castle in Tuscany.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Grand Designs Abroad Season 1 Episode 12 - Revisited: Puglia, Italy: Masseria Impisi - An Artists' Retreat
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Revisited: Puglia, Italy: Masseria Impisi - An Artists' Retreat

    S1:E12

    Kevin McCloud revisits artists David Westby and Leonie Whitton three years after they bought an olive farm in the Puglia region of Italy and planned to convert it into a home on a budget of £25,000.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Grand Designs Abroad Season 1 Episode 13 - Revisited: Lot, France: House From Straw
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Revisited: Lot, France: House From Straw

    S1:E13

    Kevin McCloud returns to see the Sampson family who had build a house from Straw in Lot, France.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Grand Designs Abroad Season 1 Episode 14 - Revisited: Malaga, Spain: Modernist Villa
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Revisited: Malaga, Spain: Modernist Villa

    S1:E14

    Ten years ago Gil and Hillary Briffa decided to retire to southern Spain, where they planned to build a contemporary home in the Andalusian hills against the backdrop of more traditional properties. A few years ago, Gil died, but now Kevin McCloud revisits Hillary to find out whether her residence has settled into its landscape and how life is treating her as a British widow living abroad.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Episode 1 (Malaga)" is the best rated episode of "Grand Designs Abroad" season 1. It scored 6.2/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/1/2004. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2 (Lot)".