Does anyone remember this programme?

[10ClarionSt]

A few years ago, there was a programme on TV about a couple from Newcastle (I think) who bought a run-down cottage way out in the wilds. They intended renovating it at week-ends but they had loads of trouble with English Heritage.
It was also miles away from anywhere and they had lots of trouble getting the building materials to the site. It was looking really grim for them but they said they would never give it up. Did they do it? Does anyone remember it?

[sir.prize]

Did they do it? Does anyone remember it?

Has that got anything to do with someone named Hansen??

[FlyingFlump]

I remember Hansen on a Southport beach being naughty

[Jillius]

Yes, I remember it. If it is the same one I remember the wife was a real grafter, and they weren't a young couple either. I think they had a grown up son.

[barry1010]

Was it Build a New Life in the Country?

[pauln90]

I remember a similar episode of Build a New Life in the Country

Property expert George Clarke catches up with Terry and Marilyn, the couple dubbed Britain's hardest-working grandparents after their efforts to restore an ancient Northumbrian farmhouse were shown in the first series. Three years on, they're still at it, and George finds them attempting to transform the 16th-century bastle into a family kitchen and dining hall. It seems their determination to finish the job knows no bounds




This episode is shown again on Fiver at 9.00 am Friday 27th March