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Nick Knowles and the team issue a call to arms and recruit friends, family and local trades to help transform the homes of families across Britain.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Episode 1October 7, 1999—A new eight-part home improvement series that rescues people - and their relationships -from DIY nightmares, presented by Lowri Turner and N
- S01E02Episode 2October 14, 1999—The home improvement series that rescues people - and their relationships - from DIY nightmares, with Lowri Turner and Nick Knowles. The tea
- S01E03Episode 3October 21, 1999—The home-improvement series that rescues people - and their relationships -from DIY nightmares, with Lowri Turner and Nick Knowles. This wee
- S01E04Episode 4November 4, 1999—The home-improvement series that rescues people from DIY nightmares, with Lowri Turner and Nick Knowles.This week the team of design and bui
- S01E05Episode 5November 11, 1999—The home-improvement series that rescues people from DIY nightmares, with Lowri Turner and Nick Knowles.The team help a couple from Wakefiel
- S01E06Episode 6November 18, 1999—The home-improvement series that rescues people from DIY nightmares, with Lowri Turner and Nick Knowles. This week the team visit a farmhous
Season02
- S02E01Episode 1March 7, 2000—First in a new eight-part series of the home improvement show that rescues people and relationships from DIY disaster. The team visit Plymou
- S02E02Episode 2March 14, 2000—Continuing the new series of the home improvement show. The team visit Heme Bay in Kent to rescue an entire house in a state of chaos. With
- S02E03Episode 3March 21, 2000—The team reconstruct a Devon kitchen ruined by fire and floods. With Lowri Turner and Nick Knowles.
- S02E04Episode 4March 28, 2000—Nick Knowles visits a Walsall couple to oversee the renovation of their hallway- ajob started ten years ago.DIY disaster appeals include a p
- S02E05Episode 5April 4, 2000—Nick Knowles visits a Bolton couple to salvage a living room and dining room which is looking like a building site. Plus more DIY disaster a
- S02E06Episode 6April 11, 2000—Nick Knowles visits a Walsall couple to salvage a hallway renovation that started ten years ago. Plus this week'sDIY disaster appeals includ
- S02E07Episode 7April 18, 2000—The team head north on a two-day mission to plaster, patch and paint the walls of a Runcorn couple's home.
- S02E08Episode 8April 25, 2000—In the last programme of the current series the team come to the rescue offirefighters in Yorkshire who have tried to turn their old recreat
Season03
- S03E01Episode 1October 18, 2000—Lowri Turner , Nick Knowles and the team return to tackle more DIY disasters in the first of an eight-part series. As part of Breast Cancer
- S03E02Episode 2October 25, 2000—Lowri Turner and the team tackle more DIY disasters.Rats and ruins await the rescuers when they try to turn a bedroom into a lovenest in Abe
- S03E03Episode 3November 1, 2000—Lowri Turner and Nick Knowles unveil more DIY disasters.This week, the team get to grips with a kitchen that has suffered at the hands of an
- S03E04Episode 4November 8, 2000—Lowri Turner and Nick Knowles unveil more DIY disasters.The team takes to the water to repair an engaged couple's canal barge. Plus, viewers
- S03E05Episode 5November 15, 2000—Lowri Turner lends a hand as the team tackle a flat in Edinburgh that has become a no-go zone. Meanwhile, Nick Knowles introduces more candi
- S03E06Episode 6November 22, 2000—Lowri Turner and Nick Knowles tackle more DIY disasters.Building a bathroom sends Nick into a sewer for two days.
- S03E07Episode 7November 29, 2000—Lowri Turner and Nick Knowles and the team tackle moreDIY disasters
- S03E08Episode 8December 13, 2000—A kitchen catastrophe tops tonight's disaster bill. Can Nick Knowles and the team help out? Meanwhile, Lowri Turner presents more candidates
Season04
- S04E01Episode 1June 12, 2001—Lowri Turner , Nick Knowles and the team are back with a new eight-part series of the show that rescues people from their own DIY disasters.
- S04E02Episode 2June 19, 2001—Lowri Turner , Nick Knowles and the team meet a couple whose bathroom sink has been hanging from a rope for two years, and create a restful
- S04E03Episode 3June 26, 2001—Lowri Turner , Nick Knowles and the team take on one of the biggest challenges ever undertaken on the show - fixing a lethal staircase. Plus
- S04E04Episode 4July 3, 2001—Lowri Turner , Nick Knowles and the team visit Pontefract in West Yorkshire to help a couple whose living room is in dire need of attention
- S04E05Episode 5July 10, 2001—While Nick Knowles and the team transform a garage extension in Surrey into a children's playroom, Lowri Turner finds out about the mother w
- S04E06Episode 6July 17, 2001—The team take a trip to Nottingham where Claire has dreams of transforming her living room, breakfast room and garden into an oriental idyll
- S04E07Episode 7July 24, 2001—Nick Knowles and the team come to the rescue of Barbara from the Wirral, and convert her gloomy loft into a bedroom. Meawhile, Lowri Turner
- S04E08Episode 8July 31, 2001—As the present series draws to a close, Nick Knowles and the team have to brush up their mountain-climbing skills when they tackle a farmhou
Season05
- S05E01Episode 1January 31, 2002—Lowri Turner , Nick Knowles and their teams return for a new eight-part series of the home improvement show.This week, it is a kitchen belon
- S05E02Episode 2February 7, 2002—This week Nick Knowles effects a conservatory and dining-room makeover, while Lowri Turner meets contenders for the viewers' vote from Bedfo
- S05E03Episode 3February 14, 2002—This week, Lowri Turner and Nick Knowles attempt to restore harmony to a house in Weston-super-Mare in Somerset that has become a building r
- S05E04Episode 4February 21, 2002—This week, Lowri Turner helps a woman who tried to build a playroom for her grandchildren and Nick Knowles assists a school to renovate a cl
- S05E05Episode 5February 28, 2002—Nick Knowles and the team are in South Yorkshire to restore order to a family's kitchen, while Lowri asks viewers to vote for one of three d
- S05E06Episode 6March 7, 2002—Lowri Turner meets a woman whose DIY disasters have rendered her kitchen almost unusable and Nick Knowles converts a post office storeroom i
- S05E07Episode 7March 14, 2002—Nick Knowles helps a couple in Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, who are being driven apart by home-improvement, while Lowri Turner asks viewers
- S05E08Episode 8March 21, 2002—The series comes to an end as Nick Knowles and the home-improvement team travel to Suffolk to help a family right their DIY wrongs.
Season06
- S06E01Episode 1June 20, 2002—Nick Knowles and Lowri Turner return with a new eight-part series giving advice to families living with botched DIY projects. Tonight a fami
- S06E02Episode 2June 27, 2002—In the series advising families on dealing with botched DIY projects, Nick Knowles and the team are in Preston, Lancashire, to help a couple
- S06E03Episode 3July 4, 2002—Nick Knowles assists when an accident puts pay to a couple's bedroom plans. Lowri Turner asks who deserves help: a wife with an open-plan en
- S06E04Episode 4July 11, 2002—Nick Knowles visits a converted shop in Manchester with a sinking floor, while Lowri Turner assesses three potential DIY enthusiasts who sti
- S06E05Episode 5July 18, 2002—Can a kitchen come between an engaged couple?Nick Knowles plays Cupid in Wales, while Lowri Turner presents more candidates in need of help,
- S06E06Episode 6July 25, 2002—Can a sitting room be sorted out before a bride's family arrive for the wedding? Lowri Turner presents more candidates in need of help, incl
- S06E07Episode 7August 22, 2002—Nick Knowles , Lowri Turner and the team launch a rescue operation as a groom with good intentions, but no talent, prepares to welcome his b
- S06E08Episode 8August 29, 2002—For the last in the series, Nick Knowles and the team are in Slough to complete an unusual dream-house project.
Season07
- S07E01Episode 1January 9, 2003—Nick Knowles and Lowri Turner return with a new seven-part series that remedies abortive attempts at DIY. Tonight the team assists a couple
- S07E02Episode 2January 16, 2003—Nick Knowles visits Lewes. East Sussex, where a family have been sharing a bedroom since work on an extension was tragically halted by death
- S07E03Episode 3January 23, 2003—Nick Knowles responds to ten-year-old Dan's plea for help with his "House of Horrors". With Lowri Turner.
- S07E04Series 7, Episode 4January 30, 2003—Lowri Turner meets DIY victims, including a woman whose removal of a wall turned her bedroom into a tourist attraction on a bus route. Nick
- S07E05Episode 5February 6, 2003—Lowri Turner meets DIY victims, including foster parents whose youngsters have special needs. Plus viewers decide which of three people most
- S07E06Episode 6February 13, 2003—Tonight's victims, include Jason who was promised a new bedroom - in the family's coal shed. Plus Lowri Turner asks viewers to decide which
- S07E07Episode 7February 20, 2003—Brian from Halifax is grateful for help from Nick Knowles - -the four women in his life have been piling on the pressure since he started wo
- S07E08Episode 8March 6, 2003—Susan fell in love with Wayne on a canal boat. But have her feelings waned since his less than successful attempts at home improvement? Nick
Season08
- S08E01Episode 1July 10, 2003—An eighth series gets under way with Nick Knowles and Lowri Turner offering more help to victims of home-improvement disasters. In a cottage
- S08E02Episode 2July 17, 2003—Nick Knowles and his team are in Bristol, where Carolyn and Adrian found their dream of buying a house and doing it up turned into a horribl
- S08E03Episode 3July 24, 2003—Mother of two Cherie needs the team's help in finishing a bedroom project. Her husband Jon has injured his shoulder and she is finding the r
- S08E04Episode 4July 31, 2003—Jo Bolton made the mistake of popping out to the shops while her husband Julian knocked down a few walls in their Bath home. Two years on Ni
- S08E05Episode 5August 7, 2003—Nick Knowles and Lowri Turner offer more help to victims of do-it-yourself disasters. Nick and the fix-it team drop in on childhood sweethea
- S08E06Episode 6August 14, 2003—Bathrooms are battlefields in two households. Lowri Turner meets Mary, whose husband plays a mean banjo, knows all about speedway - and is u
- S08E07Episode 7August 21, 2003—By all accounts, Vera's house should be a palace - after all, her husband Doug has spent the last 17 years trying to finish numerous home-im
- S08E08Episode 8August 28, 2003—A real "Shirley Valentine " met her dream man on a Greek island - but his DIY skills leave something to be desired. Nick Knowles and Lowri T
Season09
- S09E01Episode 1January 15, 2004—Nick Knowles and the team's first mission is in Cardiff, where a couple's lounge is virtually uninhabitable. Meanwhile new recruit Kate Mcln
- S09E02Episode 2January 22, 2004—Stratford-upon-Avon throws up some unfinished loft bedrooms for Nick Knowles. Plus, Kate Mcintyre has three more household catastrophes vyin
- S09E03Episode 3January 29, 2004—The team have just four days to build a kitchen from scratch in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. But with all their sneaky trips to a nearby hea
- S09E04Episode 4February 5, 2004—Nick Knowles and the home-improvement healers call on a Pembrokeshire family who still haven't completed a renovation they started 25 years
- S09E05Episode 5February 12, 2004—Thomas Christy's attempts to transform a disused shop into a home have left the place in danger of collapsing.And with a baby on the way, hi
- S09E06Episode 6February 19, 2004—When Daniel Carty , a construction consultant, began work on converting a former railway cottage in Surrey into a modern home, his wife had
- S09E07Episode 7February 26, 2004—Nick Knowles and the team have just four days to build a handmade kitchen from scratch for DIY-challenged Debbie Robins in Cheltenham.
- S09E08Episode 8March 10, 2004—In Derby, the team assist on a project to restore a Victorian terraced house - at one time divided into bedsits - to its former glory.
Season10
- S10E01Episode 1May 19, 2004—Nick Knowles and the team are in Aldershot, Hampshire, to help restore orderto a domicile which the family's ten-year-old son Dan describes
- S10E02Episode 2May 26, 2004—Nick Knowles and his team are off to Blackpool where foster parents have youngsters with special needs. Lowri Turner heads off to Chippenham
- S10E03Episode 3June 2, 2004—In Retford, Nottinghamshire, Nick Knowles and the team convert a grimy coal shed into a teenager's bedroom.
- S10E04Episode 4June 9, 2004—Brian from Halifax is grateful for help from Nick Knowles and the team - the four women in his life have been piling on the pressure since h
- S10E05Episode 5August 12, 2004—Planning problems, quitting builders and financial issues have hit a self-build home in Bristol. Mother Sarah is desperate to get her childr
- S10E06Episode 6August 19, 2004—Scott is caring for his partner Gemma while she recovers from a brain tumour. But his DIY attempts to make her more comfortable have resulte
Season11
- S11E01GlasgowMarch 16, 2005—Nick Knowles and the team finish off an aborted loft conversion for Margaret McCann in Glasgow, while Brigid Calderhead introduces three new
- S11E02TorquayMarch 23, 2005—An open-plan living space in Torquay has hit the skids for the ambitious Lesley and Mark Feasby , so Nick Knowles and the team get to work.
- S11E03FleetwoodApril 6, 2005—The team try to turn a Dickensian attic into a trendy teenage bedroom in a house in Fleetwood, Lancashire, where the father's job as an oil-
- S11E04Episode 4April 13, 2005—Does builder Steve really need the team's help? His wife Angela, a collapsed chimney breast, a sagging ceiling and a ruined living room sugg
- S11E05Episode 5April 20, 2005—Laurence Goulding 's 20-year project to build his own home in mid-Wales was recently hit by a devastating fire. Can Nick Knowles and the tea
- S11E06Episode 6April 27, 2005—A couple who moved to a bigger home are running out of DIY impetus. Can Nick Knowles and the team sort out the lounge? With Brigid Caiderhea
- S11E07ManchesterMay 4, 2005—Keith and Torsten's botched attempt to revert a bedsit-ridden three-storey house in Manchester back to a proper home has resulted in a preca
- S11E08LeedsMay 11, 2005—Tonight's kitchen-sink drama centres on Odile, who's quit France to settle in Leeds. Her ex-partner's enthusiastic yet woefully inept DIY ha
Season12
- S12E01CheltenhamJuly 28, 2005—In dire need of TLC, a community centre in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, gets a visit from Nick Knowles and the team. The centre has a great
- S12E02PembrokeshireAugust 4, 2005—Two-year-old Mia Phillips from Pembrokeshire suffers from cystic fibrosis. She needs constant care, and as a result her bedroom is crammed f
- S12E03Episode 3August 11, 2005—An incomplete extension means that Elsie and Duncan Pinches have put up with a kitchen lacking any natural daylight for 13 years. Nick Knowl
- S12E04Episode 4August 18, 2005—Faced with a pricey housing market, Kate and Craig settled for a property that hadn't been worked on since the 1930s. It turned out to be a
- S12E05Episode 5August 25, 2005—Daniel and Eve Luke bought a big old house divided into flats with the plan of converting it back into a beautiful home for their family. A
- S12E06Episode 6September 12, 2005—With five kids, single mum Sarah has no time for DIY, but her family desperately needs a dining area. Cue Nick Knowles with an African-theme
- S12E07Episode 7September 19, 2005—A kitchen needs to be fitted in a week at a house in Tisbury, Wiltshire for a stressed-out couple.
- S12E08Episode 8September 26, 2005—The team enlist the help of the Navy to turn an empty shell of a building into an indoor education centre at Bath City Farm. With Nick Knowl
Season13
- S13E01RushdenMay 1, 2006—More help in the home is at hand as Nick Knowles and the team travel to Rushden in Northamptonshire to help the Wiggett family, whose plight
- S13E02EastbourneMay 8, 2006—Nick Knowles hits Eastbourne in East Sussex to help a family whose home is overrun by 1960s and 70s memorabilia, and abortive attempts at DI
- S13E03BolsoverMay 15, 2006—In Bolsover, Derbyshire, Nick Knowles converts a difficult loft space into a room for a seven-year-old boy who has had to share his parents'
- S13E04CleethorpesMay 22, 2006—A building site of a kitchen in Cleethorpes gets renovated to save its owner from a life of fast food and takeaways. Presented by Nick Knowl
- S13E05GloucesterMay 29, 2006—The team arrive in Gloucester to help rescue 16-year-old Amy and 12-year-old Nick from single mum Mel's hapless attempts at DIY, which have
- S13E06YarmJune 5, 2006—Shahzad and Waheeda Ismail are desperate to finish off the work on their home. With Nick Knowles.
- S13E07East HarlingJune 29, 2006—Nick Knowles and the team visit East Harling, Norfolk, to help Carl and Michelle Moorhouse convert a garage into an ideal room for their six
- S13E08WarringtonJuly 3, 2006—The team come up with futuristic plans when a Norfolk man with quadriplegic cerebral palsy needs his garage converted into a special bedroom
- S13E09LlanwrdaJuly 10, 2006—Nick Knowles and the team head down to Llanwrda in South Wales to assist Angie and Paul Bowles with the renovation of their old farmhouse.
- S13E10IpswichJuly 17, 2006—Children's TV presenter Fearne Cotton lends a hand as Nick Knowles and the team come to the aid of Jason and Toni Meekings from Ipswich who,
Season14
- S14E01FishguardNovember 8, 2006—Maria, mother of young quadruplets, is on her last legs. The team attempt to turn her neglected bedroom and en-suite bathroom into a relaxin
- S14E02SwindonNovember 22, 2006—A massive job in Swindon for Nick Knowles and the team as a lounge is renovated for Michelle Lovell. But there's bad news in store from the
- S14E03CrawleyNovember 29, 2006—Two years after buying their first house, the now penniless Crawley brothers, Daniel and Adam, have still not moved in. The last of their mo
- S14E04NavenbyDecember 6, 2006—A disused telephone exchange in Navenby, Lincolnshire, awaits the team. Owner Maaike Zaan 's failing health has brought renovation to a halt
- S14E05GraysDecember 13, 2006—A busy paramedic has struggled to cope with cowboy builders and their handiwork. Nick Knowles and the team visit Grays, Essex, to help Tina
- S14E06ManchesterDecember 20, 2006—The team help a Manchester couple whose attempts at renovating have ruined their kitchen. The challenge for Nick Knowles and the team is to
- S14E07Pembroke DockJanuary 8, 2007—Nick Knowles and the team head to Pembroke Dock to renovate a faulty and mouldy bathroom.
- S14E08ClevedonMarch 2, 2007—The team are in in Clevedon to help transform a shell of an extension into a funky lounge with a huge media centre.Stuart Gamster lives with
Season15
- S15E01SouthamptonJuly 13, 2007—Nick Knowles and the team are in Southampton to save Sarah, Paul and daughter Caitlin from their bare-brick lounge. The aim is to create a c
- S15E02IpswichJuly 20, 2007—Nick Knowles and the team help a single mother from Ipswich, who began demolition work on her kitchen but had to give up due to a bad back.
- S15E03LiverpoolJuly 27, 2007—A dark, dingy garage is turned into a safe but far from boring place for a girl with Down's syndrome. Elisa and Andy Jones have been renovat
- S15E04NottinghamAugust 3, 2007—"Where do I begin?" asks Phil Erasmus about the family kitchen? He has done some work but with time at a premium it's time to call in Nick K
- S15E05PlymouthAugust 10, 2007—This week Nick Knowles and the team are in Plymouth. The Wroe family have hit a string of disasters building their two bedroom extension. Ho
- S15E06RossendaleAugust 17, 2007—Nick Knowles and the team visit Rossendale in Lancashire, where Craig Barwell and Vicky Trayner have a big task on their hands. After a succ
- S15E07ChelmsfordAugust 24, 2007—Nick Knowles and the team visit Chelmsford. A devasting year has left Karen and her children unable to carry out the necessary work to compl
Season16
- S16E01RamsgateNovember 5, 2007—Home improvement mishaps remedied as Nick Knowles and the team travel to Ramsgate to give Sharon and Steve a room to renew their wedding vow
- S16E02NottinghamNovember 19, 2007—Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team are in Nottingham to help the Johnson family finish their bathroom that got destroyed by a flood when a wa
- S16E03SwanseaJune 27, 2008—Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team are in Swansea to save the day for the Harris family. A catalogue of disasters have meant that their suppo
- S16E04Stoke-on-TrentAugust 1, 2008—Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team are in Stoke-on-Trent to create an open-plan kitchen-diner for the Harris family.Their youngest daughter s
- S16E05SurreyAugust 8, 2008—Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team are in Surrey to help two long-distance lovers by turning a river barge into a familly-friendly love boat.
- S16E06WillenhallAugust 15, 2008—Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team are in Wolverhampton to help a family complete work on a garage conversion.Paul and Pauline Whitehouse hav
Season17
- S17E01LymingtonAugust 22, 2008—The team is in Lymington to restore harmony to Carrie and Rob's household, as the couple's relationship has been in tatters since they attem
- S17E02SheffieldAugust 29, 2008—Home renovations with Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team, in Sheffield to help sort out the Pickering family.When husband Stuart was in hospi
- S17E03WiganSeptember 5, 2008—Home renovations with Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team, in Wigan to ease Caroline Davies's worries. Her husband Mike would not stop doing D
- S17E04EssexSeptember 12, 2008—Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team are in Essex to help the Taylor family. Window cleaner Kerry fell 25 feet from a ladder and is confined to
- S17E05GosportSeptember 19, 2008—Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team are in Gosport to help Cathy Walton, whose partner died in a freak accident having just started work on th
- S17E06KentSeptember 26, 2008—Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team are in Upchurch, Kent, to help Neil and Leslie Sheppard. Neil was digging the footings for an extension la
- S17E07RomfordOctober 3, 2008—Nick Knowles and the team are in Romford to sort out the Morris family's DIY disaster. They have been trying to convert the loft of their bu
- S17E08West BromwichOctober 10, 2008—Nick Knowles and the team come to the aid of Debbie Jones, who lives in West Bromwich with her 8 year-old son, Tyler. Debbie's heart conditi
Season18
- S18E01BridgwaterApril 9, 2009—
- S18E02FrimleyApril 16, 2009—
- S18E03Bowled Over in OxfordApril 23, 2009—
- S18E04Lounging in BradfordApril 30, 2009—
- S18E05Caravanning in CaerswsMay 7, 2009—
- S18E06Elping out in EssexMay 14, 2009—
Season19
- S19E01Worktop Woes in WatfordApril 28, 2010—
- S19E02A Little Luxury in LeamingtonMay 5, 2010—
- S19E03A Home for HowardsMay 19, 2010—
- S19E04Grandad's TimewarpMay 31, 2010—
- S19E05Three Rooms for Three DaughtersJuly 16, 2010—
- S19E06Liz's Bedroom BedlamJuly 23, 2010—
- S19E07CompilationJuly 30, 2010—
Season20
- S20E01ChessingtonApril 15, 2010—
- S20E02HaydockJuly 1, 2010—
Season21
- S21E01BrynmawrAugust 26, 2010—
- S21E02LittlehamptonDecember 30, 2010—
- S21E03NottinghamJanuary 6, 2011—
- S21E04ChippenhamJanuary 26, 2011—
Season22
- S22E01AberystwythApril 13, 2011—
- S22E02DurhamApril 20, 2011—
- S22E03Stoke-on-TrentApril 27, 2011—
- S22E04CirencesterAugust 2, 2011—
- S22E05DartfordAugust 9, 2011—
- S22E06Ottery St MaryAugust 16, 2011—
Season23
- S23E01ChesterfieldJanuary 10, 2012—
- S23E02ConwyJanuary 18, 2012—
- S23E03EnfieldMay 16, 2012—
- S23E04DumfriesMay 23, 2012—
- S23E05Dudley - West MidlandsMay 30, 2012—
- S23E06DuxfordJune 6, 2012—
- S23E07HuntingdonJanuary 3, 2013—
Season24
Season25
- S25E01The Big Build - MistertonMarch 6, 2014—Since his wife died shortly after giving birth to their sixth child, Paul Makings has been valiantly holding the family together as they gri
- S25E02ManchesterMarch 19, 2014—
- S25E03SunderlandMay 12, 2014—
- S25E04SpaldingMay 19, 2014—
- S25E05BuryMay 30, 2014—
- S25E06CumbriaAugust 28, 2014—
- S25E07HerefordSeptember 4, 2014—
- S25E08WarringtonSeptember 11, 2014—
- S25E09OrpingtonSeptember 18, 2014—
- S25E10BasildonOctober 21, 2014—
Season26
- S26E01The Big Build - SwanseaDecember 18, 2014—
- S26E02The Big Build - DartfordJune 3, 2015—
- S26E03The Big Build - WiganJune 10, 2015—
- S26E04The Big Build - HullJune 17, 2015—
- S26E05The Big Build - LoughboroughJuly 16, 2015—
- S26E06The Big Build - EpsomJuly 23, 2015—
- S26E07Homes for Veterans: Episode 1October 14, 2015—Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team are back for a two-part special with their most ambitious build ever, and this time they are joined by two
- S26E08Homes for Veterans: Episode 2October 21, 2015—
- S26E09The Big Build - HolmfirthDecember 17, 2015—Nick and designer Charlie Luxton transform the home of Richard and Jude Ford. In 2012, Richard suffered a devastating brain stem stroke that
Season27
- S27E01The Big Build - BirminghamFebruary 17, 2016—The team head to Birmingham to help a family out who are in dire need of a makeover. Charlotte and Chris are parents to premature twins who
- S27E02The Big Build - ShropshireJune 9, 2016—Nick Knowles and the team issue a call to arms and recruit friends, family and local trades to help transform the homes of families across B
- S27E03The Big Build - CheltenhamSeptember 20, 2016—Home renovation series. The team are in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, with DIY SOS going for Paralympic gold to help build a home fit for a c
- S27E04The Big Build - DerbySeptember 29, 2016—Rachel and Andy Smith's middle child Isaac has spastic quadriplegia, a severe form of cerebral palsy and Andy or Rachel must be available at
- S27E05DIY SOS at Great Ormond StreetNovember 10, 2016—This week the DIY SOS team join forces with two world-famous British institutions: Great Ormond Street Hospital For Children and the Royal H
- S27E06DIY SOS: Million Pound Build for BBC Children in NeedNovember 17, 2016—Nick Knowles, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and the ‘Purple Shirts' team venture to Blackpool to tackle DIY SOS: Million Pound Build for BBC Child
- S27E07The Big Build - EckingtonFebruary 1, 2017—Nick Knowles, Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen and hundreds of volunteer builders help a 17-year-old girl whose Ehlers-Danlos syndrome has left her
- S27E08The Big Build - RotherhamFebruary 21, 2017—When 36-year-old Terry Guest, father of two daughters, had a catastrophic brain injury, he was left with severe disabilities. As his house w
- S27E09The Big Build - Bidford-on-AvonMarch 22, 2017—Nick Knowles, Laurence Llewelyn Bowen and hundreds of Warwickshire volunteer builders help Chloe, whose cramped family living room has been
- S27E10The Big Build - MonmouthMarch 29, 2017—Nick Knowles and the team help to transform a family's home. In Monmouthshire, Nick and the team help Charlotte, who's fighting to recover f
Season28
- S28E01The Big Build: Isle of SheppeyJune 8, 2017—On the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, Garry and Kyle first fostered then adopted four vulnerable children because they wanted to give them the bes
- S28E02The Big Build: Welwyn Garden CityJune 15, 2017—Kidney failure has meant that midwife Sascha has to endure intensive dialysis at hospital just to stay alive. This intense dialysis for hour
- S28E03The Big Build: TelfordJune 22, 2017—In Shropshire, three amazing school children and an energetic head teacher inspire the DIY SOS team and hundreds of volunteers to help 12-ye
- S28E04The Big Build: BristolJune 29, 2017—The DIY SOS team and volunteers in Bristol help to transform the home of 24-year-old Ryan, who has spent the last five years in hospital 50
- S28E05The Big Build: Veteran StreetNovember 8, 2017—DIY SOS is back on veteran street in Manchester to build the final home on the road for a decorated former soldier and his young family.Two
- S28E06The Million Pound Build for Children in NeedNovember 15, 2017—The team descend on Swansea to build a centre and supported housing for young people in care and leaving care. This special episode shares t
Season29
- S29E01The Big Build: ArundelJanuary 4, 2018—Amanda, mother of four and wife to local builder Vic, was training on her bicycle for an iron man when her brakes failed on Bury Hill, West
- S29E02The Big Build: BarnetMarch 7, 2018—On 22 March 2017, 35-year-old PC Kris was returning from a ceremony to honour officers who deal with public order issues where he was awarde
- S29E03The Big Build: West BromwichMarch 14, 2018—In West Bromwich, Crystal Chambers, a mother of two young children, was given the devastating news that she had advanced stomach cancer, whi
- S29E04The Big Build: AveningOctober 3, 2018—This week, Nick Knowles's DIY SOS team, the flamboyant designer Laurence Llewelyn Bowen and volunteers pitch up in Avening, in the idyllic C
- S29E05The Big Build: MildenhallJanuary 17, 2019—
Season30
- S30E01The Big Build: HessleApril 3, 2019—In Hessle, near Hull, the DIY SOS team help roofer Darren and his three sons, including 17-year-old Oliver who is severely disabled.
- S30E02The Big Build: TorquayMay 23, 2019—In Torquay, the team help multiple sclerosis sufferer Stuart, his daughter Lauren and his mother, Lin, who cares for Stuart despite being co
- S30E03The Big Build: PlymouthOctober 24, 2019—In Plymouth, Nick Knowles, his DIY SOS team and hundreds of Devon volunteers help the Morfey family.
- S30E04The Big Build: BromsgroveNovember 20, 2019—Tonight DIY SOS and the Bromsgrove volunteers help Karis, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a baby. 28 years later, Karis still lives
- S30E05The Big Build: BoltonNovember 27, 2019—
- S30E06The Big Build: BromleyDecember 4, 2019—Nick Knowles and his team help the Newcombe family in Kent, who need to adapt their home to be able to care for their two-year-old son Arlo,
- S30E07The Big Build: ChislehurstDecember 11, 2019—
Season31
- S31E01
The Big Build - ScunthorpeNovember 19, 2020—Tragedy has been a part of life for Caroline Blanchard and her children Reece and Paige. Caroline has twice had to make the heart-wrenching - S31E02
The Big Build - Carbis BayNovember 26, 2020—Nick Knowles, his trusty DIY SOS team and hundreds of kind volunteers renovate the home of three orphaned boys in Cornwall.After 15 years of - S31E03
The Big Build - Weston-super-MareDecember 3, 2020—The Sweet family in Weston-super-Mare are happy and truly inspirational in their close-knit community. Louisa (14), Max (11) and Harry (6) w - S31E04
The Big Build - BarnstapleFebruary 15, 2021—Nick Knowles and the team head to Barnstaple in Devon to help Jan and Lucy, whose daily four-hour round trips to hospital for life-saving di - S31E05
The Big Build - BangorFebruary 22, 2021—For the first time ever, the DIY SOS team head to Bangor in Northern Ireland, the childhood hometown of our build manager Mark Miller, to he
Season32
- S32E01The Big Build - KetteringMay 10, 2022—Midwife Lindsey married ex-Royal Engineer Shaun in 2019. Lindsey had two children from a previous marriage and then had two boys with Shaun.
- S32E02The Big Build - CorbyMay 17, 2022—Jordan Hutchison is an inspirational teenager. He has cerebral palsy and epilepsy, but this has not stopped him defying expectations and rai
- S32E03The Big Build - SouthmeadMay 24, 2022—Southmead Development Trust is a resident-led charity working to improve health, well-being and employment, and to help to keep the communit
- S32E04The Big Build - LongframlingtonMay 31, 2022—Ex-fireman Gareth and his wife Mary live with their three children just north of Morpeth in Northumberland. Their 18-year-old daughter Bobbi
- S32E05The Big Build - StokeJune 7, 2022—Sue's family have lived in Fegg Hayes, Stoke, for six generations. To help tackle issues of food poverty, isolation and mental health in the
- S32E06The Big Build - Charlton KingsJune 14, 2022—Peter, a former car mechanic, is the primary carer for his family 24/7. His wife Sarah and daughter Suzanne are both suffering from myotonic
- S32E07The Big Build - ScunthorpeJune 21, 2022—Tragedy has been a part of life for Caroline Blanchard and her children Reece and Paige. Caroline has twice had to make the heart-wrenching
Season33
- S33E01Independence for IslaOctober 3, 2025—The team are in Leicester to help seven-year-old Isla, who longs for independence. Everything must be made bespoke, and fitting it all in wi
- S33E02Dan and Anna's New StartOctober 10, 2025—In south Wales, Nick and the team help Dan and Anna after a freak accident. Now a wheelchair user, Dan needs his home transformed to support
- S33E03Rafi's Road to RecoveryOctober 17, 2025—Eight-year-old Rafi was left with brain damage after falling seriously ill. Now he is home after a year in hospital, but his house isn't sui
- S33E04Scott Siblings' New ChapterOctober 24, 2025—In south London, Nick and the team help five siblings who recently lost their mum. The two oldest, Somer and Samuel, are doing their best, b
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