The House That £100k Built

The House That £100k Built
GenreFactual
Presented by
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes18 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerAnnette Clarke
EditorJoff Wilson
Production companyRemarkable Television
Original release
Network
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.