Series 5

Season 5 · 2026 · 25 episodes

Episodes

1Episode 1In France, new custodians Adrian and Rachel step in to rescue a fledgling farming hamlet, while Paul and Yip make sacrifices to generate vital income for their community. In Portugal, Sarah and Steve host a festival to celebrate six years of village ownership.
2Episode 2Barns collapse at Adrian and Rachel's French hamlet, and storms devastate Steve and Sarah's village in Portugal. And in Normandy, work begins to restore a roof, but Paul and Yip start to question whether their village is beyond repair.
3Episode 3As storms continue to batter Portugal, Steve and Sarah pick up the pieces to prevent further damage. In Normandy, Paul and Yip feel the pressure as they prepare for their first double booking. And elsewhere in France, Adrian and Rachel learn new skills to shore up their hamlet's collapsing barns.
4Episode 4In France, Rachel and Adrian's plans to separate their collapsing barns hit a setback. In Normandy, Paul and Yip reach a major restoration milestone. And in Portugal, after weeks of relentless storms, there are signs of help and hope on the horizon.
5Episode 5There's a visit to one of Spain's biggest abandoned villages, meeting larger-than-life character Jason who's determined to save it. In France, after battling crumbling barns, Adrian and Rachel take the first steps towards turning their hamlet into a holiday destination, while Paul and Yip begin work on their most dilapidated building yet.
6Episode 6In Spain, Mike from Manchester battles to turn a derelict cattle barn into a new family home. In Northern France, rotten roof beams threaten the future of Paul and Yip's rural hamlet, while new saviours Marc and Diedre aim to bring three historic settlements together as one new village.
7Episode 7Paul and Yip rush to rescue another building at risk of collapse at their rural French. while Marc and Diedre lean into traditional building methods to tie together three historic settlements as one new holiday village. Mike faces a roofing emergency at his former dairy farm in Spain.
8Episode 8Mike's remote Spanish mountaintop village is hit with supply issues. A summer shutdown in France threatens to derail Marc and Diedre's tight restoration schedule. And Paul and Yip continue to save their Normandy village's old bakery.
9Episode 9Custodians Tracy and Ivano welcome their first overnight guests to their unique Italian Trulli settlement. Marc and Diedre's French holiday village grows in size, as they get the keys to a new property. Meanwhile, Mike continues his battle to save his mountaintop village in Spain, and Paul and Yip unlock further clues to their Normandy village's past.
10Episode 10The ancient olive trees at Tracey and Ivano's Italian village are hit by a deadly disease. In France, Paul and Yip take a special flight over their historic village. And in Spain, can Mike convince his family to move to his remote mountaintop settlement?
11Episode 11Cameras follow Lucy and Tom, who have left Sheffield to start anew in a derelict Spanish settlement. In Italy, Keri and Carolyn take on a partially restored borgo, and back in Spain, Mike rallies support to complete the first building in his mountainside village.
12Episode 12A land dispute threatens to halt progress at Keri and Carolyn's borgo in Italy, while in Spain, Lucy and Tom uncover more of their village's past and face big decisions about its future. In the Asturias mountains, buildings in Mike's former farming settlement receive a 21st-century upgrade.
13Episode 13In Spain, work begins to transform Lucy and Tom's old wine press barn into holiday accommodation. Disaster strikes at Mike's village in the Asturias mountains, while in France, Dan begins restoring his château's basement. Keri and Carolyn's plans to revive their Italian borgo hangs by a thread.
14Episode 14In Italy, Keri and Carolyn bring essential infrastructure to their borgo. In France, Dan throws open his château's doors to the public. And can Mike recover after storms batter his village?
15Episode 15Severe weather tears through Lucy and Tom's 17th-century settlement in Spain, while snowstorms hit Keri and Carolyn's Italian borgo. And in France, after forty years of exposure to the elements, Dan's château finally has its upper windows restored.
16Episode 16In France, Gary and Jenny from Birmingham take on an abandoned farming hamlet and discover belongings that the former residents left behind almost a century ago. Anita and Simon have bought a grand estate that was home to an aristocratic family.
17Episode 17Gary and Jenny say goodbye to their family home in Birmingham to start a new life in their ghost village in France. Simon and Anita move to their grand estate and discover that they aren't the only residents living there. And as work begins to restore Roberto's earthquake-damaged home, a 14th-century fresco is uncovered.
18Episode 18Gary and Jenny's attempt to bring their farmhouse into the 21st century doesn't go to plan. Simon and Anita unlock a basement that's untouched by time. Cesidio's plans to build a new home get underway.
19Episode 19Gary and Jenny's French farmhouse restoration reaches a milestone. Simon and Anita discover a safe hidden in their manor house. Roberto plans a festival for Sellano. It's bottling time at the Di Ciacca family's winery.
20Episode 20Simon and Anita discover reels of cinema film in their manor house: does it hold secrets to their estate's past? Red tape delays building work for the Di Ciacca family. Roberto reaches a milestone with his convent.
21Episode 21In Italy, wannabe village owners Tash and Bryan go hunting for the perfect properties, while seasoned village saviour Martine is trying to keep her last renovation on track. At La Galiserie in France, Lolly and Sean charge towards finishing their project.
22Episode 22Lolly and Sean launch a new business in their renovated French settlement La Galiserie. In Italy, Tash and Bryan find an amazing village to renovate, while Martine worries about the accelerating decay of the village around her.
23Episode 23In Italy, Martine wastes no time and starts a new project straight after her latest apartment is launched. Tash and Bryan purchase a derelict property and start renovations at breakneck speed, while in France, wedding bells chime for Lolly and Sean at La Galiserie.
24Episode 24In Italy, Martine's puzzled when she finds some ancient artefacts. In France, Lolly and Sean begin their most ambitious project yet and Jamie and Louis charge towards completion of their hamlet.
25Episode 25In Italy, Tash and Bryan race to finish renovations before their visa runs out, while Martine helps a visitor to trace her ancestral roots. And in France, Lolly and Sean feel the heat as their renovation deadline slips away, and Jamie and Louie charge towards completion of yet another building.