A Place in the Sun: Home or Away: Great Yarmouth v Almeria
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Tuesday, March 10 on 4seven (49)
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Great Yarmouth v Almeria
Season 2019, Episode 1
Wendy and Pete from Cambridgeshire want to buy their first home together, for themselves and their five dogs. But they have very different ideas of where it should be. Wendy wants to stay close to family by moving to the seaside town of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, but Pete is longing for a complete change in the countryside of Almería in Spain. With three appealing properties lined up and a £160,000 budget in the UK, Jasmine Harman thinks she has the advantage, but Jonnie Irwin can also offer three tempting options in Spain
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Cast & Crew
Jasmine Harman
(Presenter)
Jonnie Irwin
(Presenter)
Steve Shanahan
(Producer)
Siobhan O'Gorman
(Series producer)
Jamie Broome
(Series producer)
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Did You Know..
Jasmine Harman
(Presenter)
Born:
November 15, 1975
in
Hackney, London
Best Known For:
Globetrotting with A Place in the Sun.
Early-life:
Harman was born in 1975 in Hackney, London, into a Greek-Cypriot background. She's the eldest of seven children.
Career:
Harman is actually a qualified fitness instructor and spent several years working in the Algarve for a health resort before her career took a turn. It was while there that she began writing and developed a passion for broadcast - she hosted a show on the Algarve's most popular radio station, working with DJ Sir Owen Gee. In 2004, Harman joined Channel 4's A Place in the Sun - Home or Away as a co-presenter with Jonnie Irwin.
Quote:
'My favourite place is Umbria in Italy - for the food, the people, the language, the scenery and the style. The men aren't too shabby to look at, either - but don't let my husband hear that!'
Trivia:
She writes features for various magazines and is the resident travel columnist at Look magazine.
Jonnie Irwin
(Presenter)
Born:
November 18, 1973
in
Leicestershire
Best Known For:
Presenting A Place in the Sun.
Early-life:
Jonnie was born in Leicestershire on November 18, 1973. He grew up on a small farm and he was a keen sportsman, playing rugby for Lutterworth RFC and Rugby Lions RFC. He went on to study Estate Management at Birmingham City University and worked for business transfer specialists Christie & Co.
Career:
In 2004, Irwin began co-presenting Channel 4's A Place in the Sun with Jasmine Harman. He has also presented Escape to the Country and To Buy or Not to Buy. In 2011, he had his own show on Sky1 called Dream Lives for Sale. More recently, he began presenting The Renovation Game.
Quote:
'There are a lot of people who maybe want to go abroad and live or completely relocate but not many people who want to do that in front of two million viewers on a Friday night.'
Trivia:
In 2013, Irwin received an honorary doctorate from Birmingham City University.
Steve Shanahan
(Producer)
Siobhan O'Gorman
(Series producer)
Jamie Broome
(Series producer)
