Kirstie and Phil's Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds


05:05 am - 06:00 am, Saturday, August 29 on Channel 4 (4)

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Season 7, Episode 1

Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer interrogate the cardinal sin of wasted space, as they look back at two builds where smart solutions, practical thinking and Kirstie's ethos of 'look at what you have before you add to it' helped save the day. In Wolverhampton, Kirstie and Phil stepped into a domestic deadlock. Gordon and Suky lived with their three children in a tired four-bed home. But despite having space to spare, the awkward layout and poorly defined rooms left Suky desperate to leave, but Gordon was convinced Kirstie could fix it with a clever redesign. Armed with an £80,000 Love It budget, Kirstie re-imagined the space, while Phil had £650,000 to tempt them with airy alternatives. But did they stay or leave, and have they stuck to their decision? And in the idyllic Lancashire village of Scorton, the duo helped Joanne and Nick end a seven-year stalemate: their tiny three-bed chalet bungalow had been overwhelmed by two growing kids, endless clutter and poorly functioning spaces. Joanne loved the home and community, but Nick dreamt of more space for the family. With a £70,000 Love It budget, Kirstie attempted to maximise every square inch of their teeny tiny home, while Phil had £550,000 to tempt them with bigger alternatives


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Cast & Crew

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Kirstie Allsopp (Presenter)
Phil Spencer (Presenter)
James Marx (Series producer)
Jonny Wharton (Executive producer)

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Kirstie Allsopp (Presenter)
Born: August 31, 1971 in London
Best Known For: Co-hosting Location, Location, Location.
Early-life: Kirstie Mary Allsopp was born in London on August 31, 1973. Her father is Charles Henry, 6th Baron Hindlip, and former chairman of Christie's. Her mother Fiona is an interior designer. Kirstie has a brother, Henry, and two sisters, Natasha and Sofie, who is also a TV presenter. Kirstie attended several schools during her youth, and spent time in India teaching English. After returning to Blighty, she took a series of jobs before forming her own company, Kirmir Property Search.
Career: In 1996, Allsopp pooled her talents with future co-star Phil Spencer to found Garrington Homefinders, before moving into TV presenting in 2001, with the Channel 4 series Location, Location, Location. Since then, she has presented several series of the show, as well as a spin-off, Relocation Relocation. She has also co-hosted (with Phil) a countdown of the best and worst places to live in the UK. Away from property-hunting, she has written several books, participated in Sport Relief Does the Apprentice and presented shows on making home-made crafts. In 2008 she was voted the 91st sexiest woman by FHM magazine.
Quote: On her elegant TV image: 'I think I'm fat and ugly and clothes that seem to work off-camera look like a dog's dinner. I come across as a posh Sloane, but maybe that's what I am.'
Trivia: Due to her father's peerage, Allsopp is entitled to call herself the Honourable Kirstie Allsopp.
Phil Spencer (Presenter)
Born: December 11, 1969 in Littlebourne, Kent
Best Known For: Location, Location, Location.
Early-life: Philip Cuthbert Spencer was born on December 11, 1969, in Littlebourne, Kent, and grew up, the second eldest of four children, on his family's farm. He was educated at Uppingham School (he eventually became head boy), the alma mater of such luminaries as Stephen Fry, Donald Campbell and Johnny Vaughan. Phil initially considered joining the army, but trained to be a surveyor and worked as an estate agent before setting up Garrington Home Finders firm, a property search agency to help buyers with property search, negotiation and purchase process.
Career: It was his promotion of Garrington and the concept of using a buying agent to find a home that led Spencer to become the co-host of Location, Location, Location and Relocation, Relocation alongside Kirstie Allsopp. The duo have become one of TV's most successful double acts and have fronted various projects based on the property market. Despite having helped numerous celebrities find homes, Garrington Home Finders Ltd eventually went into administration as a result of the recession. Spencer's TV career continues to flourish, however, and he is a director and shareholder of independent production company Raise the Roof.
Quote: 'I fundamentally believe the long-term trend of house prices will be an upward one. But all markets are cyclical and we are currently in a downturn. It won't last forever. We live on an island with a housing shortage and an increasing population.'
Trivia: He writes for several magazines and newspapers, including GQ and The Sunday Times. He has two sons.
James Marx (Series producer)
Jonny Wharton (Executive producer)

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