George Clarke's Beautiful Builds: Exmouth
3:05 pm - 4:10 pm, Sunday, January 11 on More4 HD (15)
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Exmouth
Season 1, Episode 2
George and garden designer Luke Millard are in Exmouth, where Dan and Immy have a choice between a high-end kitchen to suit their eclectic taste or a Mediterranean-style garden. The presenters design both but only when the homeowners see the potential and the expense involved do they choose which one gets the lion's share of the renovation budget
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George Clarke
(Presenter)
Luke Millard
(Presenter)
Stephen Leigh
(Series producer)
Gill Wilson
(Executive producer)
Will Daws
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
George Clarke
(Presenter)
Born:
May 27, 1974
in
Washington, Tyne and Wear
Best Known For:
Fronting an array of property programmes.
Early-life:
Born in Sunderland on May 27, 1974. His dad, also called George, died when he was six and mum Anne eventually remarried. The new family moved to nearby Blackfell, where they still live. The former Oxclose Comprehensive pupil knew from an early age that buildings and design were for him. His grandparents were builders and he spent much of his youth working on sites. He became a star student at Wearside College and then Newcastle University before landing a job with the architect Sir Terry Farrell in London.
Career:
Clarke was asked write a book on architecture and as his literary agent also worked with broadcasters, he was asked to screentest for the role of presenter of Channel 5 series Build a New Life in the Country. He later moved to Channel 4 where he started out on such series as The Home Show and Restoration Man, and has since branched out with George Clarke's Amazing Spaces. He continues to write books about property and in 2011 left his company clarke:desai to set up new firm George Clarke + Partners.
Quote:
'A home should have character, have your stamp on it, and that is what I am trying to get over to people. You don't need to get into huge debt to do up your home, and why do all that work to then leave it.'
Trivia:
Away from work, he is a passionate supporter of Sunderland FC.
Luke Millard
(Presenter)
Stephen Leigh
(Series producer)
Gill Wilson
(Executive producer)
Will Daws
(Executive producer)
