In this first episode, the family start to adapt to their new life, and draw up plans for their ambitious modern stately home. Later, the whole family help out with lambing season.
Sarah and her husband Graham await news from the local council, while the family get to work planting 1,000 young trees they have bought to improve the biodiversity on the farm.
Following Sarah Beeny and her family as they relocate from London to Somerset, renovating a semi-derelict former dairy farm into their dream family home. This time, the family head to a poultry farm that sells a vast array of chickens, ducks and peacocks to the public. Later, Sarah and Graham explore how to make the farm pay for itself by heading off to find out how to make cider at a local cider mill.
Sarah and Graham get to work on the foundations of their new dream house, while Raffey and Laurie try to bring in some extra cash for the farm with a petting zoo for the public. Sarah wants to one day plant a truffle wood on the farm and has high hopes that Maple the dog can be trained to sniff truffles out, so she heads off to meet truffle hunter Tom to find out more.
Sarah and Graham dig the footings for their new home and try their hand at glamping with the whole family. And they get more than they bargained for when they hunt for Graham's lost signet ring.
Sarah learns how to keep bees, the family get garden inspiration at Forde Abbey and learn about foraging at Ham Hill, and as the coronavirus pandemic reaches the UK, work on the house comes to a halt
Sarah and Graham recruit a band of workers to begin Covid-safe renovation work after a month's pause in the project. The couple disagree on whether they should have animals, so arrange to borrow four alpacas from a nearby farm to see if they like the idea. The farmhouse finally has power, but it still needs running water, so plans get underway to dig a borehole.
Sarah and Graham have a go at harvesting their own honey to make a surprisingly delicious condiment, and the first stage of building their dream home is finally completed.
Sarah and her husband Graham and their four boys start the interior design of their ambitious new-build country house to adapt to country living.
Sarah and Graham want an impressive staircase for their new home, similar to the one they had at Rise Hall, their old country house in East Yorkshire. The couple track down a local tradesman who is able to achieve the `aged wood" look they are after - but Sarah and Graham have differing ideas on the look of this important feature. Meanwhile, Sarah is keen on keeping goats, so the family head off to Devon to find out how much work it might take and what the benefits could be
Spring arrives and after months of lockdown, the boys are all heading back to school, meaning Graham can get stuck in to project managing the house build. He and Sarah are planning a large dining room for entertaining, with a centrepiece table that used to belong to rock star Ronnie Wood. Artist Graham also draws on his skills to apply some decorative touches to the room - but will it be theatrical enough for Sarah? Meanwhile, the couple also visit a pig farmer who shows them the cycle from piglet to pork chop.
Sarah and Graham turn their attention to the transformation of their sitting room. They have some elegant features planned, and for inspiration they visit Ford Abbey, a gothic grade 1 listed monastery, to soak up what grandeur looks like on a huge scale. But as well as building their dream house, they have 220 acres of farmland to think about and having tickled their tastebuds with cider last year, Graham buys four apple trees. It may not be an orchard, but it's a start
The action moves upstairs as the transformation of the boys' bedrooms begins. All four of them are keen to take charge of their own room designs and also to get their hands dirty making it happen. They have grand plans, but can they pull them off? On the land, Graham and Sarah decide to install a zipwire across their large pond, and when Charlie and Laurie harvest a load of nettles, Sarah brews up a batch of nettle beer - but not everyone is convinced.
The family tackle five en-suite bathrooms, one for Graham and Sarah, and one each for the boys. They begin by installing under-floor hearing then take delivery of 178 different items required to kit out these separate rooms. When it comes to the tiling, Charlie and Raffey decide they want to do it themselves, so Sarah shows them her grouting skills. Things gets more tricky, however, when they try to shift a 400lb cast iron bathtub upstairs. Away from the build, the family learn about weaving rush seats and haymaking
Sarah Beeny and her family set their sights on creating a music room where the boys can practise their instruments. The boys are keen to come up with the ideas for this part of the house, so they take charge of the design. Billy, Charlie, Raffey and Laurie have formed a band, and Graham sometimes helps out because he too was in a band when he was younger.
Sarah and Graham set about transforming the kitchen from bare shell to the heart of their family home. But from the outset, they have differing views - will they be able to come up with something they'll both enjoy spending time in? Away from the build, keen angler Graham learns how to smoke his home-caught fish, he and Sarah invite a group of metal detectorists to the farm to check out the variety of treasures they have unearthed, and the family band rehearse for their first gig at the local pub.
Sarah and Graham transform a bare concrete shell into a traditional country house library, inspired by their love of Rise Hall - a Grade II, 18th-century building they previously saved and restored.
Sarah and Graham transform their guest bedroom into an immersive experience with a secret, Narnia-inspired room in the eaves - accessed through the wardrobe.
Sarah and Graham turn their empty downstairs space into a cosy, Chinoiserie glamour-inspired family room, complete with curtains inspired by the wild creations from London Fashion Week.
The family prepare for their perfect countryside Christmas. Sarah has grand plans for a treehouse inspired by an alpine chalet, and with the main house still not complete, the woodland home will also host an early festive party for family and friends. Sarah has a ready supply of honey from her bees, which she uses to make a honey-based booze, and uses the leftover beeswax to make a candle for the treehouse. To help get in the festive mood, they also visit a herd of reindeer.
The exterior of Sarah and Graham's new-build classic country home gets a makeover, as the whole family help to erect a mini clock tower, complete with a bell and a unique family flag.
Sarah transforms the cloakroom into a Victorian cabinet of curiosities for family heirlooms, and has big plans to decorate the guest bathroom with bright gold mosaic tiles.
It's all hands on deck, as the whole family pitch in to transform what was just a bare field into an oasis-of-calm terrace, complete with a trickling fountain in their new ornamental pond.
Sarah, Graham and their sons build a grand greenhouse retreat and try to charm worms in Devon. And the boys take centre stage at the CarFest music and motor extravaganza.
The family prepare for the Christmas festivities in the countryside, as they build an alpine winter wonderland tree house and host a fiery outdoor party
