Ty Pennington's Great British Adventure

Ty Pennington's Great British Adventure is a British television reality show on Home, produced by UKTV in association with Twofour, featuring Ty Pennington of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition fame.

Ty Pennington's Great British Adventure
Also known asTy's Great British Adventure
GenreReality
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series3
No. of episodes15
Production
Running time60 minutes (first episode)
30 minutes
Original release
NetworkUKTV Style
Release16 September 2008 (2008-09-16) –
2010 (2010)

Episodes

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Series One

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Portreath, Cornwall
1 x 60 mins and 4 x 30 mins[1]
Filmed: May 2008, Broadcast: 16 September – 14 October 2008

Pennington attempts to restore the fortunes of a faded seaside resort.[1]

Note: The 60-minute episode from this series aired in the U.S. on ABC on 7 August 2011.

Series Two

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Portishead Open Air Pool
5 x 30 mins
Filmed: May 2009,[2] Broadcast: 14 September – 12 October 2009[3]
Ty helps the community of Portishead, in North Somerset, to reopen their derelict open air swimming pool as a community Lido.[4]

Series Three

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Kiln Green and Castleholm, Langholm, Scotland
5 x 30 mins
Filmed: May 2009,[5] Broadcast Spring 2010[3]
Ty helps a community to build a bandstand, construct a new path, open a tourist centre and put on a music festival.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Home".
  2. ^ "Bristol News, Sport & Events in Bristol Online | Bristol Post". thisisbristol.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Ty Pennington's Great British Adventure". www.myhouseandgarden.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Bristol News, Sport & Events in Bristol Online | Bristol Post". thisisbristol.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser | News | TY'S PLEA: LET'S MAKE IT HAPPEN". eladvertiser.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011.
  6. ^ "Back Briefings - Scottish Community Alliance". localpeopleleading.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.