A New Life in the Sun
Series following intrepid expats as they chase a dream life in the sun and set up new businesses abroad. Just how easy is it to start a new life, and is the grass really greener on the other side.
- 2016-2026
- 11 seasons
- Reality
Series following intrepid expats as they chase a dream life in the sun and set up new businesses abroad. Just how easy is it to start a new life, and is the grass really greener on the other side.
Season 2 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 2017
Episode 1
Episode #2.1
Two estate agents attempt to turn their passion for wine into profit by running a vineyard in France.
Episode 2
Episode #2.2
A young couple need to diversify their French gite business, there's a rocky start for a paragliding company in Spain, and can two novice wine makers take on the French at a local fair.
Episode 3
Episode #2.3
A young couple branch out, offering package holidays at their beautiful French gite, two novice winemakers finally move house, and will a new fishing business impress its latest guests.
Episode 4
Episode #2.4
There's a last-minute dash to open a tapas bar with a difference in Spain, and a couple opening a B&B for runners welcome their first guests.
Episode 5
Episode #2.5
It's harvest time for the new winemakers in France, a disease threatens the future of a fishing business, and will a revamp save Spain's newest tapas bar.
Episode 6
Episode #2.6
A family hope to turn their passion for cycling into profit by opening a cycling tour company in southern France, and an English diving instructor in Marbella buys out his only competitor.
Episode 7
Episode #2.7
A mix-up at the pumps leaves a diving instructor stranded in Marbella, two London coppers crash their van on the way to Spain, and a family race to finish renovations to their B&B.
Episode 8
Episode #2.8
A diving instructor in Marbella faces an uncertain future, and after being refused a mortgage in London a couple try their luck in southern Spain - will their aerial yoga business take off.
Episode 9
Episode #2.9
A British-run dive centre discovers a shipwreck in the Med. Two Brits explore the French wilderness looking for a prehistoric cave, and wildfire threatens one couple's dream life in Spain.
Episode 10
Episode #2.10
As the end of the season approaches, have the Brits abroad managed to make their dreams a reality.
Episode 11
Episode #2.11
A straight-talking hairdresser from London tries to cut it as the Costa Blanca's newest stylist, and newlyweds start a new life as holiday hosts in the south of France.
Episode 12
Episode #2.12
A hairdresser from London takes on her first member of staff, and there's a nerve-racking moment for the owners of a water sports company when a kayaker fails to return.
Episode 13
Episode #2.13
A couple's dream of a new life in France running a yoga retreat falls at the first hurdle, and a hairdresser has grand plans to expand in the Costa Blanca.
Episode 14
Episode #2.14
Can a couple cope running a restaurant in a remote Spanish village? Two Brits struggle to turn a leaky barn into a yoga retreat in France, and two ex-pats welcome their first B&B guests.
Episode 15
Episode #2.15
Can a couple make their yoga vision a success? Tempers fray at a new restaurant in a remote Spanish village, and France's newest B&Bers welcome a team of racing car drivers.
Episode 16
Episode #2.16
The series following expats chasing new dream lives abroad. In this episode, a British charter boat sets sail in southern Spain. And a Scot tries opening a restaurant in the Costa del Sol.
Episode 17
Episode #2.17
Two inexperienced hoteliers prepare for their first big booking in France. It's crunch time for a British restaurant in Spain, and a new charter boat business is stranded.
Episode 18
Episode #2.18
Two British B&B owners battle with teething problems, an English-run boat charter in Spain gets a big water sports booking, and an ambitious home renovation project is in danger.
Episode 19
Episode #2.19
In this episode, two ice cream lovers move to France and start churning it out. And there's troubleshooting needed for the owners of a gite complex in the Dordogne.
Episode 20
Episode #2.20
The owners of a French B&B venture into catering and host their first trial run. Two ice cream makers fight back as their business faces closure.
Episode 21
Episode #2.21
A couple from Scotland move to a millionaire's playground. Two French restaurateurs branch out into weddings and a pair of adrenaline junkies diversifies into the B&B business.
Episode 22
Episode #2.22
A couple from Scotland welcome their first guests to their luxury Spanish villa. Two French B&B owners are pushed to their limits and a couple plans to take their kite school to Kenya.
Episode 23
Episode #2.23
There's a long to do list for two French holiday hosts - will they ever be ready for guests? There's a major power cut at a busy B&B, and will a Spanish kite school make the move to Kenya.
Episode 24
Episode #2.24
How will guests react to an unfinished holiday home, and will a power cut lead to dinner in the dark in France? Plus a couple of newly-weds search for their new Spanish home.
Episode 25
Episode #2.25
As the first season comes to an end, we check in with the expats chasing dream lives in the sun. Will a couple of newly-weds make a success of their new Spanish bar.