Grand Designs

Season 8 Episode 1: Cheltenham: The Underground House

A couple who live in a Regency house in Cheltenham that is expensive to run decide to sell up and build a modern low maintenance house in their back garden. However, height restrictions mean they have to build 60 per cent of their new home underground and neighbours make 90 complaints about their planning application. Undeterred, the pair continue as planned, but the project encounters further problems including the departure of the builders.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

27

Episodes:

259

Actor:

Kevin McCloud

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

1999

IMDb:

7.1