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The Best Episodes of Grand Designs Season 23

Every episode of Grand Designs Season 23 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Grand Designs Season 23!

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British television series which features unusual and often elaborate architectural homebuilding projects.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Grand Designs Season 23 Episode 1 - South Manchester
    7.0/10(25 votes)

    #1 - South Manchester

    S23:E1

    In south Manchester, can Colin and Adele overcome contractor issues, delays and financial ruin to finish the build of their eye-popping curved glass home?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Grand Designs Season 23 Episode 2 - Tunbridge Wells
    7.7/10(25 votes)

    #2 - Tunbridge Wells

    S23:E2

    Kate and Rob replace their 1940s past-it prefab with a bespoke, modern, factory-built home using volumetric modular construction. But will it feel like the characterful home they dream of?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Grand Designs Season 23 Episode 3 - Canterbury
    7.8/10(21 votes)

    #3 - Canterbury

    S23:E3

    Ship’s captain Dorran promised his family he’d build a super-modern underground lair on a hill outside Canterbury. But as the epic build hits choppy waters, will Dorran fulfil their dream?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Grand Designs Season 23 Episode 4 - Chess Valley
    7.3/10(23 votes)

    #4 - Chess Valley

    S23:E4

    Zimbabwean born Davi and Matt from Australia set out to build a house in the Chess Valley with a radical multicultural design. Can they deliver, or will it end up just a mishmash of ideas?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Grand Designs Season 23 Episode 5 - Derbyshire
    6.8/10(22 votes)

    #5 - Derbyshire

    S23:E5

    In Derbyshire, Mike and Sarah set out to build a multigenerational longhouse. But with a complicated roof, a shortage of materials and an unexpected bereavement, it proves far from easy...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Grand Designs Season 23 Episode 6 - Dunstable
    7.6/10(19 votes)

    #6 - Dunstable

    S23:E6

    In Dunstable, John and his wife Helen demolish an old, dilapidated house and in its place build a million-pound, high-tech, accessible glass pavilion, complete with wildlife garden

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Grand Designs Season 23 Episode 7 - Sydenham Hill London
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #7 - Sydenham Hill London

    S23:E7

    Corinne plans to build a beautifully crafted, wedge-shaped home on a slither of garden down the side of the house she’s lived in for 24 years. But it sits in a strict conservation area…

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Grand Designs Season 23 Episode 8 - North Devon Revisit
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #8 - North Devon Revisit

    S23:E8

    In 2011, Edward and Hazel set out to build a lighthouse on the north Devon coast. By 2019, they were near bankruptcy with just a rusting shell. Three years on, has anything has changed?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Grand Designs Season 23 Episode 9 - South Somerset Revisit
    7.3/10(15 votes)

    #9 - South Somerset Revisit

    S23:E9

    In 2015, Vicky and Ed set out to transform a derelict cowshed into a 21st-century smallholding in Somerset. Six years on, how much has this wildly ambitious project changed their lives?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Grand Designs Season 23 Episode 10 - Bolton Revisit
    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Bolton Revisit

    S23:E10

    In 2015, Paul and Carol's plans to build a fortress-like home on the edge of the wild West Pennine Moors were thwarted when they ran out of money and time. Have they finally finished it?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Grand Designs Season 23 Episode 11 - Devon Revisit
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Devon Revisit

    S23:E11

    In the longest revisit in Grand Designs history, Kevin McCloud returns to Devon to see if Sue and Martin's renovation of two ancient barns has finally come to fruition, two decades on.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 23 Ratings Summary

"South Manchester" is the best rated episode of "Grand Designs" season 23. It scored 7/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/31/2022. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Tunbridge Wells".