Beeny's Restoration Nightmare

Property guru Sarah Beeny and her husband and business partner Graham Swift face a whole new restoration nightmare as the love/hate relationship with their Georgian country house continues.

Having owned Rise Hall for over 11 years they're in the middle of a massive renovation project for which they employ a strong local workforce. The couple's lengthy dispute with their local council continues and Sarah and Graham are at the end of their tethers, so much so that they are considering selling their Yorkshire home.

In spite of their worries, the couple are determined to press on with their mammoth task and decide to tackle three bathrooms with three very different challenges. For inspiration, they visit the workshops of a manufacturer of period sanitary-ware reproductions. Here they hold one of the country's largest collections of old sanitary ware and specialise in the restoration of rare antique bathroom fittings.

Keen to meet the people linked to Rise Hall's past, the couple also invite two members of the auxiliary territorial services who were stationed at the stately home during WWII. A local collector opens the doors of his private museum to Sarah's family and even donates a period 'thunderbox' toilet seat to the estate.

Graham and Sarah also plan to make Rise Hall once more a hub for the community. They have been approached by a local classic car club who would like to hold their next event on their grounds. Will the first ever classic car display at Rise Hall be a success or a total washout?