Restoration (2003)

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A TV series where viewers pick which historic British building in dire need of repair gets a cash prize. Griff Rhys Jones hosts and experts examine each structure in the competition.

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What happens

Restoration is a set of BBC television series where viewers decide on which listed building that was in immediate need of remedial works was to win a grant from Heritage Lottery Fund. It first aired in 2003. The host of all three series is Griff Rhys Jones, whilst investigating each building in the heats are the show's resident "ruin detectives", Marianne Suhr and Ptolemy Dean. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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