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C4, 9pm The sheer audacity of the designs in this series is enough to leave viewers hooked – and mainly amazed anyone would put themselves through it.

Owners seem to take on huge, ridiculous projects. Whatever happened to making life easy for yourself?

This episode sees another couple boldly go where most would not. Golf coach Chris and ex-figure skater Kayo have already had a six-year battle to build a new family home, constrained by planning conditions.

For 30 years, nobody had been allowed to build on the protected land surrounding one of Britain’s most historic abbeys in Hertfordshire. But nobody reckoned on Chris and Kayo’s persistence. As we join them, it’s clear their problems are only just beginning. Their one-storey, Roman-inspired design is intricate, putting schedule and budget under pressure. Host Kevin McCloud is as sceptical as usual. Will Chris and Kayo even like it when it’s finished? Well, you’d hope so.

SCEPTICAL Host Kevin