Chateau DIY

At Château de la Boutinière, Alison and Zion race to restore a chapel that's lain untouched for 30 years in time for a couple's 60th anniversary celebrations. At Château de Montespieu, newbies Louisa and Roger take on a bold revival of their towering six-turreted home.

Donna and Paul race to finish a risky new floor, six metres up, in Brittany, while Terry and Ashley gamble on their most lavish suite yet at Château de Lalacelle. At Château de la Grillère, Sharon and Tim race against time to complete their tower suite.

In Normandy, Terry and Ashley race to finish the 401 Suite and re-hang a 200-crystal chandelier. At Château Mareuil, Belinda and Lee tackle mould in a tower. In the Loire Valley, Vivienne and Simon rush to finish a bathroom mural before Mum arrives.

Tim and Krys build a wine cave at Château Domaine De La Barde. Alicia and Carlton prepare for their first wedding at Chateau D'Aran, while Tim and Sasha create a bold, colourful courtyard at Chateau du Puits es Pratx.

Kathryn and Steve battle to revive their collapsing 14th-century kitchen at Château d'Azerat. At Château de Seguenville, Becky and Mark push hard to complete grandad George's gîte in time for his 80th birthday.

Kathryn and Steve battle to revive their 14th-century kitchen without losing the building's sense of history, while Sarah and George face their first wedding of the season.

At Château de Pican, Jane and Rory struggle to fit straight skirting boards on centuries-old wonky bathroom floors during their huge gîte renovation. Near Cognac, Bart and Sarah race to turn their home into a fairytale wedding venue for their best friends' nuptials, and they're starting with a nightmare bathroom. In the Charente, new owners Sophie and Ray are determined to transform a boring bedroom into a beautiful boudoir.

On the banks of the Lot river at Château de Cézérac, Jon and Carmen are giving their tired courtyard a full facelift. At Château de Lalacelle, everything hangs in the balance as Terry and Ashley race to complete their 401 suite restoration, but there are vast curtains and a brand-new front door still to install. Also, at Château de Pican, Jane and Rory must fully renovate their dilapidated gîte before summer.

At Château de Lalacelle in Normandy, Terry and Ashley race to finish their opulent 401 suite, but there's still a daunting amount left to do with guests due imminently. Ben and Billie embark on a dramatic two-bedroom apartment makeover for a Valentine's Day event at Château La Grande Maison. In the Dordogne, Nick and Nicole battle to transform the façade of their dilapidated chateau into an architectural statement.

In the Loire Valley at Château La Grande Maison, Ben and Billie's unfinished apartment gets their hearts racing as try to complete it for a decadent Valentine's Day event. At the Château Trois Cloches, Chris and Jolyon are tackling a full façade transformation. Near Bordeaux at Château Méaume, Mark and Sandra juggle a full gîte renovation with managing a vineyard and tractor lessons.

Erin and JB race to light up their red salon before a drinks party. Anna and Edward rebuild a sweeping stairway, and Christina and Sassan transform their grand front gates.

Tim and Sasha race to transform their courtyard in time for impending back-to-back weddings. A crumbling roof threatens Anna and Edward's deluxe wine weekend, while Roger and Louisa desperately need a new en-suite.

DIY novices Lionel and Claire tackle a luxury en-suite. Alison and Zion deal with gaping ceilings as they rebuild a top-floor apartment. Tim and Sasha prepare for not one but two huge weddings.

In Brittany, Donna and Paul tackle the utility room of their five-floor crumbling home, but with Paul balancing on exposed beams above deep water, it's DIY with danger. In the rolling hills of central France at Château Chomet, Debbie and Dave chase their dream of launching a craft business, starting with a full barn overhaul that strips out everything from a kitchen sink to a towering iron staircase. And in the Dordogne at Château Domaine De La Barde, seasoned renovators Tim and Krys set out to revive a lifeless reception room by restoring centuries-old ceiling beams.

In the Occitanie region, Janet and Philip set out to give their tired dining room a regal makeover, battling rotten skirting and a bespoke ceiling, but can they really create a space fit for royalty? In Brittany, Donna and Paul push on with their five-floor derelict home, working on precision tiling and custom skirting for their utility room. But have they taken on more than they can handle? And at Château de Lalande, Stephanie hunts for the perfect spot to build a chicken palace, hopefully without ruffling too many feathers.

In Brittany, Donna and Paul race to finish their utility room, while in Normandy at Château de Lalacelle, Terry and Ashley turn their attention to the front gardens, with ambitious water features planned and kilometres of pipework to lay. Meanwhile in the Dordogne, moving day brings a startling discovery for Helen and Malcolm: a cellar packed with 20,000 bottles.

At Château de Lalacelle in Normandy, Terry and Ashley are expecting more than 1,000 visitors, but their front garden still looks like a building site. At Château de la Boutinière, Alison and Zion attempt to create a top-floor apartment, but a floating ceiling and a dismantled fireplace threaten to derail their plans, while Kathryn and Steve race to finish a vast kitchen makeover in Château d'Azerat home before their son arrives.

At Château de Montespieu, Louisa and Roger face their first wedding booking, but they need extra accommodation. Debbie and Dave transform their dusty disused barn into a craft retreat at Château Chomet, while at Château de la Boutinière, Alison and Zion battle mismatched windows, curtains and an upcycled bed as they race to finish their top-floor apartment.

Ben and Billie battle brambles to create a riverside retreat. Louisa and Roger race to finish a new suite at Château de Montespieu with a few last-minute design changes. At Château Méaume near Bordeaux, Mark and Sandra scramble to ready their gîte for its very first guests - but with lighting unfinished and upcycling projects still under way, there's still plenty to do.

Jon and Carmen start work on their deluxe vineyard pergola, but Jon's measurements go awry. Sarah and George scramble to transform a neglected pigeon house covered in droppings into a wedding focal point.

Vivienne and Simon attempt to transform a peeling, lifeless room into their deluxe Empire Suite, with beds to upcycle, giant mirrors to install and the entire space to re-invent.

Donna and Paul race to waterproof their basement of their once-derelict five-floor home as river levels rise in Brittany. Eleanor and Ben explore different châteaux near the Pyrenees that they hope will lead them to a forever family home. Vivienne and Simon plan a lavish costume party themed around their new Empire Suite.

Alicia and Carlton are getting Château D'Aran wedding-ready, but with the ceremony approaching fast and a bathroom still to revamp, the pressure's mounting. Eleanor and Ben continue their dream château hunt near the Pyrenees, while Kathryn and Steve try to squeeze a modern bathroom into a former coal store.

In Brittany, Donna and Paul return to the basement of their five-storey home, and the race is on to install the final windows and seal the rear façade before the elements take over. At Château de la Grillère, Tim and Sharon are desperate to open their doors to guests, but with a first-floor suite unfinished, a window seat to build and wasps in the chimney, everything is against them.

Jon and Carmen prepare a bespoke wedding aisle for their big day and, with a baby on the way, Anna and Maxime begin renovating their new family château.

At Château La Grande Maison, Ben and Billie dream of transforming their tired orangerie into a serene health spa, while Chris and Jolyon tackle the final two of their eight bedrooms, taking on intricate wallpaper, a handmade bunk bed and a secret bookcase door.

Nick and Nicole are desperate to transform the front of their Dordogne home from a chaotic building site into an architectural showpiece. Tim and Krys prepare for their first dog show at Château Domaine de la Barde, juggling DIY projects that promise to get tongues and tails wagging.

Donna and Paul plan to install a rear balcony at their chateau in Brittany, but it's a demanding job that requires Paul to handle heavy steel girders and cut through decades-old reinforced concrete. Renovations are also under way at Châteaux de la Vergne and de la Grillère, while a wedding party are trapped by dangerous trees near Cognac.

Jane and Rory's handmade kitchen island won't fit through the gîte door at Château de Pican. Bart and Sarah rush to prepare their Cognac barn for their best friend's wedding, and at Château de la Vergne, Lionel and Claire work on the gilded ceiling for their dining room and bespoke fromage cupboard.

Donna and Paul need a winch to complete their huge balcony installation in Brittany. Jane and Rory have a smashing time in their gîte kitchen at Château de Pican, and near Cognac, Sarah and George use their antiques expertise for another wedding.

In the Charente, Sophie and Ray begin transforming a tower room into a bridal suite. But the space currently looks like a 1970s sauna and there are bird droppings in the ceiling. In Brittany, Donna and Paul face a balcony crisis and are forced to winch oversized flooring up the outside of their home.

In the Charente, Sophie and Ray struggle to bring the modern to the ancient. At Château Domaine de la Barde, a laundry room renovation has Krys and Tim in a spin. And at Château de Cézérac, Jon and Carmen encounter problems with their potager.

Half-built walls and a ticking clock haunt Sophie and Ray at Château des Fouilloux. A massive water leak forces Stephanie into a full kitchen rebuild at Château de Lalande. And in Occitania, happily ever after seems a long way off for Janet and Philip.

After a major flood at Château de Lalande, Stephanie needs to complete a full kitchen refurb before a house full of guests descend for her 50th birthday extravaganza. Near Cognac, Bart and Sarah rush to complete a bathroom for their best friends' wedding. Near the Pyrenees, sustainability champion Trish rescues battery hens and plans to build them a château of their own, complete with roosting rooms.

In Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Christina and Sassan want to create a deluxe apartment, but they're starting with a tired-looking guest room. They're gambling on bold wallpaper, bespoke woodwork and an upcycled door to create the mega transformation. In the Dordogne, dirty laundry is piling up at Château Domaine de la Barde while Tim and Krys complete vital plumbing and cabinetry for their colossal launderette. Near Cognac, it's finally wedding day at Bart and Sarah's, but thunderstorms are looming.

Erin and JB go underground to tackle a major electrical fault at Château de Bourneau, while at Château Domaine de la Barde, Tim wants to build a vast new terrace, which means rebuilding a centuries-old wall and clearing a bamboo forest. in the Dordogne, Jon and Carmen's 300-year-old kitchen floor needs lifting and is only coming up in pieces.

At Château de la Boutinière, Alison and Zion have just weeks left to complete a three-year wedding garden makeover before the first bridal party arrive. Tim and Krys get stuck with eight tons of quick-drying concrete. Tim and Sasha upgrade their chicken coop.

At Château de Montespieu, Louisa and Roger want to create a stunning new suite before a wedding, but a secret tower room and a locked safe could spell trouble. At Château de la Ruche, Tim and Rebecca want to transform a tired, neglected outbuilding into a potting shed in preparation for Rebecca's first ever flower retreat.

At Château de Montespieu, Louisa and Roger continue work on their Gingko Suite, but a shocking bathroom discovery could change everything. Debbie and Dave's craft room is derailed, while Donna and Paul are pushed to their limits after struggling to haul a standalone roll-top bath up three floors.

Jane and Rory dive into a new project and Anna and Maxime tame a wild, overgrown courtyard. Louisa and Rodger face the challenge of finishing a new suite before a wedding party arrives - knowing if they fail, they'll have a very unhappy bride on their hands.

Vivienne and Simon at Château de la Croix Boisée attempt their grandest bedroom yet, hand-painting panels, adding bold architectural details and rewiring lights. In the Dordogne, Nick and Nicole take a huge risk building a concrete arch, and at Château de Pican, near the Pyrenees, Jane and Rory race to finish a luxury pool.

May and Guy tackle their monumental list of projects at Château de la Vigne. Vivienne and Simon race to complete their Bridgerton-inspired master bedroom at Château de la Croix Boisée. At Château de Lalacelle, Terry and Ashley revamp their chateau's front garden before an open day.

Donna and Paul take their house apart to replace the very beams that hold the building up. Anna and Max race to finish a courtyard before family descend for a celebratory meal and Terry and Ashley hope their garden will be complete in time for the arrival of 1,000 visitors.

Jon and Carmen hope to finally get married after years of colossal DIY challenges. Terry and Ashley try to bring their opulent vision to life, and Christina and Sassan scramble to finish their guest apartment.

At Château de la Boutinière, after five years of hard work, this once-abandoned and graffiti-covered shell prepares to host its biggest ever wedding. But with just days to go, Alison and Zion race to get every final detail right. In the Loire Valley, at Château de la Croix Boisée, Vivienne and Simon strike up the overture for a retirement party worthy of Vivienne's opera-singing mother, but their terrace is still far from centre stage. And in Normandy, Xavier and Tasha finally get the keys to their dream home.