The BEST episodes of Grand Designs season 20

Every episode of Grand Designs season 20, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Grand Designs season 20!

Presenter Kevin McCloud follows some of Britain's most ambitious self-building projects, as intrepid individuals attempt to design and construct the home of their dreams.

Last Updated: 12/16/2024Network: Channel 4Status: Continuing
Galloway 2019
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7.73
92 votes

#1 - Galloway 2019

Season 20 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/2019

Andy and Jeanette plan a precarious cliff-top build on the west coast of Scotland. There are battles with extreme weather, budget overruns, and a sudden emotional shock.

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Strathaven Revisit 2019
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7.72
99 votes

#2 - Strathaven Revisit 2019

Season 20 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/16/2019

Kevin McCloud revisits a home built on an airfield in Strathaven in Scotland to check on the progress made by Colin MacKinnon and his partner Marta Briongos. Their ambitious plan was to build a metal-sculptural home inspired by aircraft hangars right next to the runway, but the difficulties of building their elegant design saw a year-long project stretch to three years.

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Hull 2019
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7.69
112 votes

#3 - Hull 2019

Season 20 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/25/2019

Kevin McCloud follows the progress of engineer Richard Bennett and his partner Felicia Böhm as they transform an underground water reservoir near the Humber Estuary into a family home. In 2013, the pair decided to embark on the ambitious build with a budget of only £150,000, but it proved a monumental challenge, and design and layout decisions stretched their abilities and the schedule to the max.

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Lincolnshire 2019
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7.58
120 votes

#4 - Lincolnshire 2019

Season 20 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/11/2019

Kevin McCloud meets entrepreneur Paul Wilkinson and his wife Amy, who are building a giant new home on a 16-acre plot in Lincolnshire. The superstructure will be comprised of five circular buildings made up of interlocking timber cylinders, linked by raised wooden walkways that hang over a fishing lake. The complicated build proves difficult for Paul's local team, and their ambitious schedule of completing the project in a year soon looks out of reach.

West Suffolk 2019
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7.45
139 votes

#5 - West Suffolk 2019

Season 20 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/2/2019

Cancer survivor Dad divides out the home into a number of interconnected units in a horse-shoe layout for his family.

Warwickshire 2019
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7.37
119 votes

#6 - Warwickshire 2019

Season 20 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/2019

Design engineer Mark Butler is paralysed from the waist down and needs a cutting-edge, wheelchair-friendly family home. Making it for £600k proves a huge emotional strain.

North Devon 2019
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7.27
138 votes

#7 - North Devon 2019

Season 20 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/9/2019

For most people, living in a lighthouse is pure fantasy. Not so for Edward and Hazel Short and their two young daughters. Back in 2012, they set out to build a brand new, art deco, shining white lighthouse tower with additional bedrooms, guest rooms, and infinity pool on the side - all on a rugged but beautiful clifftop in North Devon. Kevin McCloud sees if they made that dream a reality.