Grand Designs Season 2 Episodes

Episode 1

The Regency Villa, Farnham, Surrey

48 mins

Farnham, 2001 First Broadcast 1am Tue 17 Jul 2001 Kevin McCloud meets a woman determined to build the house of her dreams, an enormous Georgian-style mansion in Farnham, against all the odds.

Episode 2

The New England Gable House, Sussex

49 mins

New England style-kit house, Sussex Duration 48:54 First Broadcast 1am Tue 24 Jul 2001 Kevin McCloud follows the construction of a New England style-kit house built on the Sussex Downs that was bought and designed entirely on the internet.

Episode 3

The Wool Mill, Netherton, Yorkshire

48 mins

Chris and Jill Heleine gives a deserted textile mill a light, modern interior through military operation like organization.

Episode 4

The Isolated Cottage, Wales

49 mins

Kevin McCloud follows the construction of a New England style kit house built on the Sussex Downs that was bought and designed entirely on the internet. Mild language

Episode 5

The Cruciform House, Lambourn Valley, Berkshire

48 mins

Rupert and Julie Upton builds an experimental idea of a cross-shaped house made of oak and glass.

Episode 6

The Self-Build, Birmingham

49 mins

A group of 11 men and women will build their own, and each other's, homes. Dispite no previous knowledge of the trade.

Episode 7

The Jewel Box, London

48 mins

Sarah Jordan and Coneyl Jay wants to build their own hi-tech modern house in northern London. However, the plans must be approved by the council to allow building in the predominately Edwardian street.

Episode 8

The Derelict Barns, Devon

49 mins

Martin and Sue are using old English building techniques including a traditional thatched roof to rebuild two South Devon linked barns from the 1600s and 1850 respectively into a liveable home.

Episode 9

The Glass-House: Revisited

49 mins

Kevin travels back to Doncaster to catch up with self-builders Michael Hird and Lindsay Harwood and their futuristic glass and steel house in a suburb of Doncaster.

Episode 10

The Eco-House: Revisited

Kevin McCloud travels to Suffolk to revisit a couple who dreamed of building a 100% environmentally friendly house.

Episode 11

The House of Straw: Revisited

39 mins

This show takes place in the Lot region of France. A British couple, Mark and Debbie, with a young daughter Tilly, build a house that is insulated by straw bales. Mark is a writer and he has designed an office with beautiful views where he hope he will obtain lots of inspiration to write. Their budget is tight and for the first year they live in a caravan (trailer) on site, but the next winter proves to be too unkind, so they have the stress of finding somewhere else nearby to live while the building continues. Neither of the couple have any experience in building but the husband took a one week course about straw bale building.

Episode 12

The Self-Build: Revisited

48 mins

A group of people learnt on the job while building their own subsidised housing in Brighton, UK in S02e06. Kevin revisits the street to see the finished, furnished houses.

Episode 13

The Co-Op: Revisited

49 mins

Kevin McCloud revisits a group of people in a Brighton co-operative who are building their own homes and the homes of their neighbours

Episode 14

The Isolated Cottage: Revisited

Episode 15

The Dilapidated Georgian House: Revisited

48 mins

Kevin McCloud revisits Tony and Sharon who fell in love with a completely dilapidated Georgian home in London and undertook the challenging task of restoring it to its former glory.

Episode 16

The Water Tower: Revisited

48 mins

Kevin McCloud catches up with Deborah and architect Andrew who designed an 'invisible' house which blended in with the earth banks of the surrounding reservoirs

Episode 17

The Derelict Barns: Revisited

49 mins

Kevin McCloud travels to South Devon to revisit Sue and Martin whose dream was to create a family home using old English building techniques.