Doncaster | Season 1 Episode 8 | Full Episode | Grand Designs UK

Michael Hird and Lindsay Harwood build a glass and steel home in Doncaster.


BAFTA winning Grand Designs is widely recognised as the pre-eminent series on modern architecture and design in Britain. It was originally conceived as a documentary series presented by designer and writer Kevin McCloud that takes us into the heart of life’s great unfolding human stories, where ordinary families risk all to experiment with architecture, technology, and their own lifestyle.

Now in its 17th year, Grand Designs is one of Channel 4’s biggest returnable factual series and has grown into a global phenomenon, selling in over 100 territories. Apart from the TV series, the Grand Designs brand has also expanded to include books, a monthly magazine, architectural awards and a biannual exhibition, Grand Designs Live.

[MrClean-msnx]

This whole episode feels like a Monty Python skit or something from Fawlty Towers - hilarious

[sheenavalencia]

Found this show on Netflix but I was able to breeze through all the available episodes quite quickly.. very thankful I found these earlier episodes here on YouTube... I’m quite surprised at how young Kevin was on these earlier videos... I didn’t think the series have been running for that long (since 1998 or so?)...

[makingitthrough]

After seeing these first few episodes it’s kind of amazing to realize that the series kept going. 20 years later! But they have now grown a little wiser and usually don’t wind up airing an episode until the build is finished.

[dianneedwards]

It has to be costing more with his brother-in-law. I'm laughing so hard.

[andreaandrea]

I'm 5 mins in and I can tell you that you are crazy to employ your brother as the architect. He's a piece of work. You are going to have nothing but problems with him and it's so evident from the moment he opens his mouth.

[andreaandrea]

As much as I dislike the architect, I have to say that SO FAR, I like what the house looks as though it's going to be. I'm really curious to find the rest of it online and see the finished package. Someone said they saw it! (So it DOES get finished!!!!). I also have to say that I like the attitude of the 'Clients' and the free reign they believe in giving to the Architect; not being constantly on top of him and not being too worried about how long it takes. I LOVE what the husband says: "What's 6 weeks in an entire lifetime?" That is EXACTLY the right attitude to have. When you rush things, mistakes are made.

[JarrettWilliams]

42:00 look at that hallway! Can't even square your shoulders for fear of hitting your arms on the walls

[peterkompter]

such a big house but narrow halls, everything in through the big windows

[peterpage]

Having seen the finished house I think it is one of my favourites. A truly outstanding design that is so advanced that it would fit in anywhere at all and will still look great in 100 years and more. It just amazes me that the Doncaster planning department couldn’t see how amazing it would look!…..or does it?

[jamesharlanjohnson]

Seriously other commenter? The ex-architect is the best part of this build. That dry, understated, British sense of humor is sublime.

[michaeltutty]

Glass treads on the staircase? Slippery, not to mention dangerous. Tempered glass shatters rather easily if you hit the edge just the wrong way. This place reminds me of Flanders And Swann being "ever so contemporary at Number 7a". So much so they live at Number 7b in the house next door.

[Hedriks]

Oh I have seen the outcome of this home... I personally loved it. I love the whole facade. Very different look... and besides the hardship everyone went through, (owners and builders), I think it turned out beautiful. One of my favs in external appearance.

[thepochade]

So he built it with rezoning and future office space in mind ... clever cookie.

[ZCT]

So frustrating how hard it is to find complete episodes. This show has run 19 seasons or more. I found some on Netflix some on iTunes. But nowhere to just buy them all and watch them.

[IamGilgamesh]

Your man's line of argumentation for the white render was the most unpersuasive I've heard. "It's lark the owld clitch-ay, ya do-oont judge a book bah its cuvva. Except ya do judge an house by how it looks". Well then it's bloody nothing like the old cliché ya spanner! 😂

[smarties]

More like a Grand Disaster. The owner refusing to come clean on the real cost highlights they lost control through the build process. It is almost like the producers have forced the host to say nice things about the outcome of this design.

[sdwalther]

It would be great to see the finished home

[ianmorris]

Never use family for any work, especially when the family member is an idiot.

[surtiauto]

No entiendo ni pito, pero me encanta este programa lo ví en Netflix pero no está completo 😟

[atoms-to-atoms]

good on Colin for getting the right engineer, but not having finished drawings is problematic.