The House That £100k Built

British TV series or programme
  • Kieran Long
  • Piers Taylor
Country of originUnited KingdomOriginal languageEnglishNo. of series3No. of episodes18 (list of episodes)ProductionExecutive producerAnnette ClarkeEditorJoff WilsonProduction companyRemarkable TelevisionOriginal releaseNetwork
  • BBC Two
  • BBC Two HD
Release18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) –
31 March 2017 (2017-03-31)

The House That £100k Built is a British factual television series that was first broadcast on BBC Two on 18 September 2013. The programme was commissioned for a second series as well as a new series - The House that £100k Built: Tricks of the Trade in January 2014.[1][2]

Episode list

Series Episodes Broadcast
Premiere Finale
1 6 18 September 2013 23 October 2013
2 6 14 July 2015 18 August 2015
3 6 22 February 2017 31 March 2017

Series 1

# Title Original air date UK viewers
(millions)[3]
1"Martin"18 September 2013 (2013-09-18)2.63
2"Sumati"24 September 2013 (2013-09-24)1.99
3"Ruth and Tony"2 October 2013 (2013-10-02)2.08
4"Tom and Zoe"9 October 2013 (2013-10-09)2.19
5"Jane and Andy"16 October 2013 (2013-10-16)1.87
6"Justin and Mary"23 October 2013 (2013-10-23)2.02

Reception

Express & Star was disappointed by the series, saying the problem was that it was "obsessed with the budget, and cost cutting, and this made it a little depressing" and it "did not have the drama of some of the other house building programmes".[4] Time Out gave the series two stars out of five.[5]

Calor was concerned by a scene in the series showing how to recycle a gas cylinder as a light fitting.[6][7] It warned of the dangerous nature of the activity and illegality.[8] The scene was subsequently removed from the programme and BBC iPlayer.[9] However the scene will be included on the Australian release, 7Two stating that it is common practice in Australia already.

International broadcast

  •  Australia - On air promotions airing on 7Two from 9 January 2015 indicate the series will be airing on the channel in early 2015.
  •  United States - Netflix and Amazon Prime began streaming the program to the North American market in late 2019 early 2020.

References

  1. ^ Creamer, Jon (30 January 2014). "BBC2 orders second run of The House that £100k Built". Televisual. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  2. ^ Kanter, Jake (29 January 2014). "BBC2 plans extension for Remarkable property brand". Broadcast Now. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  3. ^ "BARB Top 30s".
  4. ^ "TV review: The House That £100K Built". Express & Star. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  5. ^ Harrison, Phil (11 September 2013). "The House that £100k Built". Time Out. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  6. ^ Philipson, Alice (15 October 2013). "'Irresponsible BBC' recommends dangerous DIY idea to viewers". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Viewers warned not to replicate BBC 2's "The House that £100k Built"". H&V News. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Calor Warns Customers Not To Replicate "The House That 100k Built"". Installer. 15 October 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Dangerous gas cylinder footage removed from TV screens". H&V News. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2014.

External links

  • The House That £100k Built at BBC Online Edit this at Wikidata
  • Radio Times, The House That £100k Built