The BEST episodes of Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr

Every episode of Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr!

Interior Design Masters takes ten fledgling designers and launches them into the world of interior design. With eight weeks and eight different challenges to tackle, in each episode the designers will be confronted with a new space to transform in an attempt to win the grand prize offer of a life changing design contract.

Last Updated: 5/6/2025Network: BBC OneStatus: Continuing

8.57

7 votes

#1 - Episode 8

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/27/2022

Having survived seven tough challenges, this week the two finalists go head-to-head for the ultimate prize. Awaiting the winner is a career-defining contract to design an apartment for an upmarket coastal resort on the Cornish coast.

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8.33

6 votes

#2 - Episode 7

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/20/2022

The three semi-finalists are challenged to upgrade luxury holiday lodges in the Cotswolds. They must make their mark with some design flair while keeping in the mind the target market.

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8.14

7 votes

#3 - Episode 2

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/14/2023

Working in teams of three, the designers make over three classrooms of a children’s nursery in Oxfordshire.

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8.00

6 votes

#4 - Episode 7

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/16/2021

The four remaining designers take part are challenged to transform two restaurants in Hebden Bridge.

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8.00

6 votes

#5 - Episode 6

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/13/2022

Just four designers remain to fight it out for a place in the semi-finals. Arriving at Michelle’s studio, they are split into teams of two and given their next challenge - the redesign of two cafes in the seaside town of Margate.

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7.88

8 votes

#6 - Episode 3

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/23/2022

The remaining eight contenders work on four dated common rooms at Gordano School in Bristol, with two to be eliminated after this challenge.

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7.88

8 votes

#7 - Episode 7

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/23/2024

The semi-finalists transform dressing rooms at OVO Arena Wembley, and pop princess Sophie Ellis-Bextor joins Michelle to decide who will go through to the final.

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7.83

6 votes

#8 - Episode 3

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/16/2021

The eight remaining interior designers take part in a commercial design challenge to transform a country wedding venue in Sussex.

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7.83

6 votes

#9 - Episode 8

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/23/2021

Having survived seven tough design challenges, the two finalists go head-to-head for the ultimate prize. Awaiting the winner is a career-defining design contract with a boutique hotel in the Lake District. This week, they will be entering into the luxury holiday market, with each given a two-bedroom villa to completely redesign.

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7.83

6 votes

#10 - Episode 3

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/21/2023

Each designer must make over a hotel room at a five-star golf and spa resort on the banks of the River Clyde in Scotland.

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7.83

6 votes

#11 - Episode 4

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/28/2023

Working in teams of two, the six remaining designers transform three independent shops in Harrogate.

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7.75

4 votes

#12 - Episode 1

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/9/2022

Head judge Michelle Ogundehin challenges the contenders to transform upmarket rental flats in Manchester.

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7.67

6 votes

#13 - Episode 3

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/24/2025

The eight designers pair up to transform luxury retirement apartments in Portsmouth, using their home staging skills to attract baby boomers into buying their forever home.

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7.60

5 votes

#14 - Episode 5

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/4/2023

The five remaining designers set to work on their smallest spaces to date: five 1930s beachside chalets in Eastbourne. Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is this challenge's guest judge.

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7.60

5 votes

#15 - Episode 1

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/12/2024

A new batch of interior designers show off their signature style by heading to a former Norfolk convent, turning nuns’ cells into bijoux B&B bedrooms before one wins Stand Out Space.

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7.57

7 votes

#16 - Episode 8

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/30/2024

For the grande finale, the two finalists head to the magnificent Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire to redesign holiday lodges in the grounds.

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7.50

6 votes

#17 - Episode 1

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/7/2023

Ten budding interior designers compete in a London-based makeover challenge. Hosted by Alan Carr.

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7.50

8 votes

#18 - Episode 1

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/10/2025

The new cohort of interior designers tackle their first challenge, demonstrating their signature style on YHA bunk rooms in the Lake District.

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7.43

7 votes

#19 - Episode 6

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/9/2021

The four remaining designers are challenged to transform two hair salons in Richmond, London. Presented by Alan Carr, with judge Michelle Ogundehin deciding who will go through to the next stage.

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7.43

7 votes

#20 - Episode 4

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/2/2024

The designers head to Wales as they pair up to work their magic on three Swansea cafes, with the briefs varying from 'Scandi' to 'Industrial' to 'Home from Home'.

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7.40

5 votes

#21 - Episode 3

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/26/2024

The designers are let loose on exclusive hospitality boxes at Ascot Racecourse, with each creating their own personal interpretation of high-end sophistication and luxury.

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7.40

5 votes

#22 - Episode 2

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/19/2024

Nine designers are tested on teamwork as they go wild at Chester Zoo, creating three activity centres for schoolchildren, themed around the wildlife of Brazil, India and Madagascar.

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7.40

5 votes

#23 - Episode 5

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/2/2021

The five remaining interior designers are challenged to transform beach huts on the Essex coast.

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7.40

5 votes

#24 - Episode 5

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/6/2022

This week, the designers arrive in Brighton and find out it’s time to work solo. Michelle tells them to get into the spirit of the staycation, as they’re off to north Wales to a glamping site. With a chance to showcase their individual abilities, they’ll each have a shepherd's hut to transform into a boutique bolthole in the tranquil Welsh countryside.

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7.33

6 votes

#25 - Episode 2

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/16/2022

The designers are sent to Wotton House in Surrey, a Grade II listed grand hotel. There they must each update a bedroom in their signature style, incorporating a 'British eccentric' twist.

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