All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • February 13, 2018
    • Channel 4

    Following the work of buyers in Liverpool transforming derelict houses bought for just £1, as they gamble their savings to try and step onto the property ladder. The first episode follows childhood sweethearts Mel and Rob, who are desperate to give their children a home through sheer hard graft and a tiny budget, but a local shooting makes them question their decision. Elsewhere, the programme follows the work of Rachael and Sam, who transform a derelict wreck into a stunning three bed home, and post-graduate Victoria, who remains endlessly optimistic in the face of adversity.

  • S01E02 Episode 2

    • February 20, 2018
    • Channel 4

    The documentary series following the work of buyers in Liverpool transforming derelict houses bought for just £1 continues. In the second episode, the renovation scheme hits a crisis, as a frustrated Victoria decides to move in before the council have signed off on her house, and a nearby shooting spooks young parent Mel. Meanwhile, local shopkeepers Mo and Eman's house is ransacked, and things comes to a head as anger erupts at a meeting between the council and the new residents.

  • S01E03 Episode 3

    • February 27, 2018
    • Channel 4

    In the final episode of the series, the buyers rush to finish renovations in time for Christmas, but building regulations prevent the properties from being legally handed over to the families. When Mel and Rob discover they have to pay for extra work on their house, they decide to take matter into their own hands.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Episode 1

    • June 24, 2019
    • Channel 4

    The return of the programme following people in Liverpool who transformed derelict houses bought for just £1, catching up with those now living in their homes. Debbie and Ste are planning their dream kitchen, but become worried about a fire in a neighbouring property, while childhood sweethearts Mel and Rob are questioning their decision after a year of living in a nearly empty street.

  • S02E02 Episode 2

    • July 1, 2019
    • Channel 4

    Debbie and Ste's plans for their dream kitchen are threatened when they realise the back end of the house is subsiding, while a frightened Victoria is forced to call 999 when kids start setting off fireworks horizontally down the street. With her builder juggling multiple jobs and her windows delayed, Ibby worries the house won't be ready before her baby arrives. Documentary following people in Liverpool as they transform derelict houses bought for just £1, gambling their savings to step onto the property ladder.

  • S02E03 Episode 3

    • July 8, 2019
    • Channel 4

    Mel and Rob are fed up with the lack of progress on their street so decide to get their house valued, while Debbie and Ste turn to their families when a cashflow crisis threatens the build. John plans to keep costs down by offering to help his builders out, but his lack of expertise soon leads to tension.

  • S02E04 Episode 4

    • July 15, 2019
    • Channel 4

    Victoria organises a Christmas party in an attempt to bring the community together, but worries that no one will turn up. John wants everything to be perfect and is much more worried about this than hitting the council's 12-month renovation deadline, while Ibby's dreams of a bespoke cinema room are threatened by the discovery of rising water in her cellar.

  • S02E05 Episode 5

    • July 22, 2019
    • Channel 4

    With builder Youseff and his team juggling several projects at the same time, frustrations boil over with young parents Ezzy and Mouna desperate to move into their new home. Without a kitchen or bathroom, Ibby faces the prospect that she may not be set up in her bargain home before her baby's due date, and Debbie and Ste rush to meet their council deadline in just a week's time.

  • S02E06 Episode 6

    • July 29, 2019
    • Channel 4

    Ibby's baby makes an appearance, but getting the home finished with a newborn isn't easy. Sarah and Ste are 10 months into their renovation when a problem with the gas supply threatens to derail them, and in an attempt to tackle anti-social behaviour on the streets, Victoria and other £1 house residents organise a Webster Triangle football team. Last in the series.

  • S02E07 Episode 7

    • August 5, 2019
    • Channel 4

    Ibby has just days to go until her council inspection, but without a fitted kitchen and a long list of other jobs still for builder Yousef to complete, will she achieve her dream of finally owning her own home? John is left to try and finish his house on his own when Rob goes on holiday to France, moving day has finally arrived for Debbie and Ste, and Mel and Rob finally see progress on their street. Last in the series.