This is a nice show, the format is similar to Grand Designs, except they're historic homes in Spain and France being restored by Brits. The main issue is that apart from the house in the pilot (which is why they chose it for the pilot I'm sure), all the other projects are far from finished... Some of them are barely half way there, and the one in the Dordogne had 0 finished room. Of course it's understandable due to covid delaying building, and the show producers probably couldn't wait another year before releasing the episodes due to budget, but for the viewer it is incredibly frustrating. I hope they do a season 2 with FINISHED projects.
Another issue in my opinion, is that the B roll they use to show Spain and France doesn't match the location of the homes... In Aveyron for example, it's supposed to take place in Vailhourles, but because nearby Najac looks better with its castle, they're showing footage of Najac... With the Normandy episode, all of a sudden they're showing areal footage of Collonges-La-Rouge a famous village with red brick houses which is in Corrèze, a whopping 600 km away... So yeah a bit of "creative liberty" as we say...
It's such as shame coz I love shows like these, but it's very difficult seeing unfinished projects.
Another issue in my opinion, is that the B roll they use to show Spain and France doesn't match the location of the homes... In Aveyron for example, it's supposed to take place in Vailhourles, but because nearby Najac looks better with its castle, they're showing footage of Najac... With the Normandy episode, all of a sudden they're showing areal footage of Collonges-La-Rouge a famous village with red brick houses which is in Corrèze, a whopping 600 km away... So yeah a bit of "creative liberty" as we say...
It's such as shame coz I love shows like these, but it's very difficult seeing unfinished projects.