Build A New Life In The Country

Architectural designer Charlie Luxton takes over as presenter, following British people who dream of living in perfect rural locations. He starts off in West Yorkshire, where married couple Ian and Becky Sheveling have given up successful careers to convert a Grade II listed farmhouse and barn into a stylish modern dwelling.

Dave and Caroline Taylor uproot their family from the suburbs of Bristol to follow their dream of becoming self-sufficient by converting a barn in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales. The Taylors have £150,000 to spend on creating a five-bedroom home complete with a holiday annexe.

Ian and Elpi move from Wigan to the Lancashire countryside, where they plan to transform a Grade II-listed windmill and an Eighties-era house into a modern family home. While Ian works long hours at his solicitor's firm.

Charlie Luxton meets a couple in Kent who plan to convert a derelict Fifties sawmill into a family home and provide their children with a traditional country upbringing. One of the first tasks is to replace the asbestos-lined roof, but the project is then delayed when the pair's £80,000 mortgage application is rejected and they have to lay off their builders

Charlie Luxton meets Norfolk couple Melissa and Darren Young, who plan to convert a 19th-century barn into a four-bedroom family home but are facing financing problems. The idea to raise extra money by selling the barn's annex fails when two sets of buyers pull out, and an attempt to auction it fails to realise the minimum amount they need to finish the renovation work

Charlie Luxton meets a Leeds couple who want to turn a run-down croft on the Isle of Harris into a campsite. As they wait for their application to be approved, they rely on their savings to do some much-needed renewal work, including installing electricity, but with legal difficulties and the cash running dry quickly, the pair have to find alternatives to keep their dream alive

Charlie Luxton follows the progress of Leicestershire couple Scott Nicholas and Rachel Owen who are trying to restore an 18th-century Georgian rectory in Great Casterton, Rutland, in just three months. The property needs extensive repairs, including the roof, plumbing and heating, after being neglected for the past two decades.

Rebecca and David Palfrey, moved from Birmingham to Wales to fulfil their dream of living in the countryside. They gave up their safe teaching jobs and converted a derelict stable block into a four bedroom family home. We return to find out how they are enjoying country life and whether it's been worth it.