A New Life in the Sun

British expats setting up new businesses in Spain and France. A family from Nottinghamshire transform a dated villa into a high-end B&B and two entrepreneurs launch a beachside restaurant. A couple from the north-east redecorate their rural retreat in France.

A north-east couple in France make an unusual find at their rural retreat and a family in Spain learn the value of the phrase 'measure twice, cut once'.

In Spain, there are technical troubles for two restaurateurs and a safety scare at a Nottinghamshire family's B&B. In Italy, two new holiday hosts prepare for festival season. Meanwhile, in France, a north-east couple roll up their sleeves to pull in the punters.

In Italy, two holiday hosts are forced to ride out an unseasonal storm. In Spain, success comes at a cost for two restauranteurs - and also for two B&B owners. Over in France, a plumbing problem threatens to shut down a holiday let business.

As the season winds down for our Brits abroad, there's bovine bother at an Italian retreat. In Spain, it's a tale of two resorts, with two restaurateurs underwhelmed and two B&B owners overwhelmed. And in France, two holiday hosts have a bad case of hot tub envy.

There are DIY disasters in Bulgaria as two former singers from Nottinghamshire do up their guest house. In France, a couple from Hampshire discover that the restaurant they've bought has a fascinating past. And is the sky about to fall in at a Spanish cave house?

A fire door threatens to ruin the launch of a Hampshire couple's French restaurant and two former singers in Bulgaria find themselves needing to learn tree surgery.

It's opening day for a Hampshire couple's restaurant in France and trial guests visit a cave house in Spain. A family in Italy face a huge renovation.

Blocked pipes cause chaos for a couple with a restaurant in France. In Bulgaria, a pool filter needs fixing - but guests are on their way. Renovations grind to a halt at a villa in Italy, while a couple from Dorset open an English tearoom in Spain.

A couple from Dorset launch their tearoom in Spain, but time's ticking and their guests are early. A family in Italy seek to rehouse frogs who have taken up residence in their swimming pool. Meanwhile, two restaurateurs in France gear up for a fireworks festival that's set to be their busiest night of the year.

Ex-forces couple Clint and Carol prepare to do battle at a B&B in Normandy. And Sam and Tony prepare to launch an events business at their château in Creuse.

There's a rough ride for Sam and Tony's French car boot, while the soft launch of Karen and Phil's bar in Spain sends stress levels through the roof

Plumbing problems go from bad to worse at Clint and Carol's French B&B. And Tony and Bev attempt to bring an arts and crafts lounge to Andalucía.

Clint and Carol's Normandy B&B finally opens for business. And Karen and Phil host a bingo event on the Costa del Sol; will they get a full house?

In Normandy, Clint and Carol do battle with a blocked toilet. In Andalucía, Tony and Bev unveil their newly transformed art lounge to the public.

Julie and Julia battle to transform a Spanish monastery. Hayley takes the plunge in France. And rain threatens the opening of a yoga retreat in Bulgaria.

A national holiday in Bulgaria stalls a yoga retreat. A chalet in Spain gets its first customers. And temperatures soar at a painting party in France.

Some uninvited guests threaten to derail a French coffee shop opening. And retreat owners are left high and dry as festival fever hits Bulgaria.

In Spain, a last-minute dash for furnishings hits the buffers. A couple in France have a life-changing idea. And in Italy, a newly purchased home doesn't stay standing for long.

In Normandy, a couple prepare for their first paying guests. In Italy, a home rises from the rubble. And in France, the arrival of four-legged animals signals a new business plan.

In Spain, a couple begin to convert a rustic property into a high-end, golf-themed mini resort. Three generations of a family move to France to open holiday lets.

A hotelier opening a new vegan dining experience gets her first paying guests. And plumbing problems put a spanner in the works for holiday let renovations in France.

A couple purchase their dream home in Portugal where they plan to open a glamping site. A crack in the pool causes problems at a golf-themed mini resort in Spain.

There are pool and permit problems at a glampsite in Portugal. And a couple of novice DIY-ers tackle the renovation work at their gîtes in Normandy.

Gîte owners in France welcome their first guests. And after 14 months of renovations, a golf-themed mini resort in Spain is finally open for business.

In Almería, Graeme and Marianne start renovating their holiday apartments. In Granada, Martin and Steve deal with the aftermath of a storm at their B&B.

In Granada, Martin and Steve host a Eurovision winner for afternoon tea at their B&B, and Victoria and Stephen welcome their first trial guests to their vegan retreat in Portugal.

It's peak season and in Portugal, a trial guest gives his verdict on Victoria and Stephen's vegan retreat. And in France, Tara and Paul open a gîte business for animal lovers.

In Almería, Graeme and Marianne prepare for a photoshoot. Yuri and Andy's plans for a B&B in Spain are buried in rubble. And in Portugal, Stephen takes his vegan dishes to market.

In Almería, Graeme and Marianne push back the opening date of their holiday apartments. And there are wedding bells at Tara and Paul's gîte business in France.

In Portugal, Lloyd takes on a colossal challenge. Cal and Marina land themselves in a situation at their surf retreat in Spain. Will Josie and Steve realise their Spanish dream?

Cal and Marina battle the elements at their Spanish surf camp. Josie and Steve are flying high, but will spiralling costs bring them crashing down?

Will ambition get the better of Lloyd in Portugal? The heat is on for Bev and Graeme in Bulgaria. Cal and Marina get in a twist, and it's a mad dash at Josie and Steve's B&B.

In Almería, renovation hitches reach new heights for Josie and Steve. And the cost-of-living crisis bites twice, for Cal and Marina in Spain and Bev and Graeme in Bulgaria.

Will poor conditions leave Cal and Marina landbound in Spain? Lloyd deals with a concrete crisis in Portugal. And in Bulgaria, the well has run dry for Bev and Graeme.