Grand Designs

Barry Surtees, a self-made property developer, his wife Julie and their teenage children live in a large comfortable house in Brighton's most moneyed suburb. Barry wants to build a four storey modern mansion, complete with pool, gym, artist's studio, fantasy bedroom and Japanese roof garden. However, experienced as he is in the building trade, nothing quite prepares him for the pressure of building this monster of a house.

Category

Documentary / Home improvement / House/garden

Original air date

2009-04-08