About this season
Ground Force was a British garden makeover television series originally broadcast by the BBC between 1997 and 2005. The series was originally hosted by Alan Titchmarsh, Charlie Dimmock and Tommy Walsh and was produced by Endemol for the BBC.
Episodes (6)
1. Churchdown
Aired 29 September 2000 • 30 min
A messy back yard is transformed into a quaint cottage garden complete with roses, climbers and Yorkstone paving.
2. Portmellon
Aired 6 October 2000 • 30 min
Alan Titchmarsh leads the green-fingered team on a mission to transform the garden of a bungalow overlooking Portmellon Bay, Cornwall. Driftwood from Canada and plants adapted for the sea air contribute toward the creation of a plot reflecting its maritime position.
3. Pitsea
Aired 13 October 2000 • 30 min
The team create a slate slab rock garden and rill with waterfalls. All is fine until the decking arrives.
4. Lancaster
Aired 20 October 2000 • 30 min
A patch of land is transformed for a couple who need a relaxing outdoor space to escape the hustle and bustle of family life on their organic dairy farm in Lancaster.
5. Northampton
Aired 27 October 2000 • 30 min
A Northampton drop-in centre is in need of a garden and performance space for fund-raising events, so Alan Titchmarsh, Charlie Dimmock and the green-fingered team create their vision of a Globe Theatre for the Midlands, in the form of a scaffold stage, raised bed and water feature.
6. Edinburgh
Aired 26 November 2000 • 30 min
Tommy dons a kilt for the last episode in the series, as a garden on an Edinburgh housing estate gets a very Scottish makeover as the team put their talents to the test and create a rocky spring, babbling burn, and basket-weave battlements.