Series following intrepid expats as they chase a dream life in the sun
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Episode 1
In the first episode, Steve plans to open a bar on the Costa Blanca with his feisty mother-in-law and a couple of total novices leave Scotland for a B&B in France
Episode 2
A family race to open their dream bar. Two B&B owners welcome their first guests in the Dordogne. And can the newest fisherman on the Costa del Sol impress his first customers?
Episode 3
In this episode, as one expat fisherman has a big catch in Cape Verde, another comes back empty handed in Spain, and a boutique Spanish hotel ventures into unchartered waters
Episode 4
Can Steve and his mother-in-law impress customers with their Spanish bar? Boutique hotel owners Ray and Yvonne hold their very first wedding, and will a new baby scupper a dream?
Episode 5
In this episode, novice B&B owners receive crucial feedback, can the Costa's newest fisherman make his dream a reality, and will weddings make or break a Spanish B&B?
Episode 6
Episode 7
Spain's newest scuba divers search for a 100-year-old British wreck at the bottom of the Med. In France, can an entrepreneur transform a run-down 19th century townhouse into a dream home?
Episode 8
After 34 years of teaching, one expat faces up to being married to the boss. And a British-run scuba diving business plans to move back into UK waters.
Episode 9
A new expat leaves England to turn her passion for fitness into a boot camp on the beach in Spain. And after 10 months of renovations, two expats unveil their new French townhouse.
Episode 10
After years of disappointing yields, British owners of a French vineyard start their harvest. Will they turn their fortunes around? It's decision time at a British-run boot camp in Spain.
Episode 11
A husband and wife race to open a seafood restaurant in Spain. A couple from London escape the rat race in rural France. And can a traditional pub on the Costa del Sol pull in the punters?
Episode 12
Can a pair of expats open their seafood restaurant without further hitches? Engine trouble threatens to end a French dream, and Spain's newest bar tries to win over the tourists.
Episode 13
A couple of expats swap Chelmsford for Charente; Spain's newest seafood restaurant begins to make a name for itself; and some Londoners host a traditional tea party at their French B&B.
Episode 14
A blocked drain closes an expat seafood restaurant at the busiest time of year. And have two new British pub owners in Spain done enough to make a future in the sun?
Episode 15
Can two expats cope with customer complaints? Have the owners of a Spanish seafood restaurant turned things around? And will a final flurry of guests make or break a fledging French B&B?
Episode 16
A family leaves London to run a gîte. Two best friends open a bar on one of Spain's busiest seafronts. And can a couple of expats make a success of their holiday complex in the desert?
Episode 17
In the Spanish desert, a couple welcome guests to their holiday complex, but a leak in the pool threatens their plans. In France, have a young family bitten off more than they can chew?
Episode 18
After months of tiresome work, a French renovation project hits crisis point, and a family moves to the Costa del Sol to open their dream bar for just 9000 Euros
Episode 19
Just hours after moving into their new Spanish home, a family battles to avoid eviction. In France, a couple look for clever ways to fund the construction of their home and business.
Episode 20
In Spain best friends reveal their business plans at the end of a successful summer. A bar inches dangerously close to failure, and a rookie hypnotherapist finds his true calling in France.
Episode 21
A couple race to open a shabby chic B&B and restaurant in France. How will their high end food go down on the launch weekend? Can a couple of stargazers renovate a new observatory in time?
Episode 22
In France, the race is on to create a perfect shabby chic B&B before a big booking arrives, and tensions rise in Spain as two bar owners work together for the very first time.
Episode 23
A couple of expats attempt to run a new fishing charter, two B&Bers in France cope with their biggest challenge yet, and a family tries to rescue their Spanish dream.
Episode 24
The owners of a vineyard open a pop up restaurant in a stunning location. Two B&Bers host an unusual event to boost takings. And in Spain, a wannabe fishing captain has to learn the ropes.
Episode 25
As the season draws to a close, it's decision time for a couple hoping to run a fishing charter business; and will an observatory business in rural France please its punters?
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