7.6/106 votesLoading...#1 - Windmill
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/4/2010
A British mechanical contractor attempts to turn an 1833 Welsh windmill into a holiday home for himself and his wife, but following the heritage rules poses many challenges.
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#2 - Reeds Windmill, Kent
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2012
George Clarke returns for a second series with a wide range of families and brand new restoration projects, starting with Pete and Nikki and a derelict windmill in Kent.
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#3 - Thrum Mill, Northumberland
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/17/2013
Dave and Margaret Hedley are restoring an old watermill in the North East. But with floods and Margaret's life-threatening illness to contend with, will they ever call this watermill home?
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#4 - Bath Lodge
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/21/2010
Builder Mark Horton buys an 18th century folly, Bath Lodge in Ormskirk, West Lancashire, and plans to convert it into a luxurious family home. The challenge is huge as it is a derelict shell.
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#5 - Welsh School
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 1/22/2014
Recession-hit builders Ian and Jayne Hall Edwards face a massive battle converting a huge derelict Victorian school in a Welsh hillside village in Carmarthenshire into both a place of business and a home. Having failed to win a grant to help finance the build, they are left battling through harsh winters while living in a caravan on site, and with their family business hanging in the balance.
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#6 - Church
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/28/2010
An idealistic young Welsh family convert a disused Victorian church into their dream home, but on a strict budget - and they have to work around the inhabitants of the surrounding graveyard.
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#7 - Towers
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/11/2010
Two towers, both iconic and part of Britain's heritage, need saving but the reality of their restoration is not plain sailing.
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#8 - Field House
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/18/2010
A property developer and his partner want to extend a cruck-framed cottage in Lancashire to accommodate their four teenagers, but must first get their plans past the heritage police.
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#9 - Gate Lodge
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/25/2010
Former heavyweight boxer Scott Welch hopes to transform Thorington Gate Lodge in Suffolk into a 21st-century home. Can George Clarke help his dream come true?
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#10 - Coach House
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/2/2010
Restoring an 18th century coach house in East Sussex to a two-bedroom dwelling, a couple meet with unexpected obstacles that put pressure on their marriage.
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#11 - Ice House
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/9/2010
George Clarke follows Laird Henderson's bid to turn his remote Scottish 19th-century ice house into an idyllic 21st-century glass hideaway.
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#12 - Medieval Hall and Mansion
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/16/2010
George Clarke advises a couple who dream of converting a Grade I listed medieval hall into a unique home, and meets another pair who have fallen in love with a neglected 70-room mansion.
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#13 - Water Tower, Congleton, Cheshire
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2012
George meets architect Andy and girlfriend Ana, who are trying to restore a listed water tower in Congleton, Cheshire into an uber-modern 21st century home. But at what personal cost?
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#14 - Church, Eden Valley
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/19/2012
Scientist Phil Evans and his wife Joanne take a huge financial gamble and buy a Grade II-listed gothic revival rural parish church in the Eden Valley, aiming to turn it into a dream home.
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#15 - Engine House, Oxfordshire
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/2012
George Clarke meets Tim and Emma Verdon, who want to convert an old Victorian brickworks in the heart of rural Oxfordshire into a home. But the house currently doesn't even have a roof.
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#16 - Towers Revisit
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/2012
George revisits two stubborn romantics with their dreams of converting derelict military towers into unique homes, one in Kent, and the other in Scotland.
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#17 - Medieval Hall, Vale Of Glamorgan Revisit
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/2012
George Clarke revisits Simon Hooper and his partner Victoria in Cardiff to catch up on their dream of converting a Grade I listed medieval hall into a unique home.
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#18 - Water Tower, Settle
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/2012
Mark Rand and his wife Pat's dreams of converting a water tower on the Settle-Carlisle railway line faces a battle with the planners which threatens to derail the whole project.
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#19 - Chapel, Pembrokeshire Revisit
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 6/19/2012
George revisits Gareth and his family in their restored Victorian Welsh chapel. Is church living all it's cracked up to be?
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#20 - Bathlodge, Ormskirk Revisit
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/16/2012
Architect George Clarke revisits a couple whose dream of restoring a Victorian Gothic church at the foot of the Pennines was beset by bad weather and budget problems. How have they got on?
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#21 - Ice House, Scotland Revisit
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 8/23/2012
Architect George Clarke returns to a remote 19th-century Scottish ice house after two years to catch up with owner Laird Henderson.
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#22 - Gothic Church, Pennines Revisit
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 8/27/2012
Architect George Clarke revisits a couple whose dream of restoring a Victorian Gothic church at the foot of the Pennines was beset by bad weather and budget problems. How have they got on?
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#23 - Oast House
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/27/2012
George meets James and Lois Denning, who are converting a stunning abandoned oast house on an historic estate which has been in James' family for the last 234 years.
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#24 - Berneray Church, Outer Hebrides
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/3/2013
In the Outer Hebrides, Keith and Sheena are converting a church into a holiday home and artist's studio that makes the most of the rugged landscape. But can they keep the neighbours onside?
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#25 - Longhurst Lodge, Surrey
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/10/2013
It was love at first sight when theatre producer Vanessa and partner Nik saw Longhurst Lodge, a Victorian gate lodge on a country estate in Surrey. George Clarke is on hand for advice and support.
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The Best Episodes of The Restoration Man
Every episode of The Restoration Man ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Restoration Man!
Presented by George Clarke, this series travels up and down the UK to new locations, new restorations and amazing stories of people who have gone...
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Network:Channel 4
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Best Episodes Summary
"Windmill" is the best rated episode of "The Restoration Man". It scored 7.6/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/4/2010. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Reeds Windmill, Kent".
