About this season
DIY SOS is a British DIY television series made for the BBC, presented by Nick Knowles. The first episode was broadcast on 7 October 1999 and the show is still airing today. As well as being a DIY programme it also features comic relief from the cast.
Episodes (8)
1. Cardiff
Aired 15 January 2004 • 30 min
Nick Knowles and the team's first mission is in Cardiff, where a couple's lounge is virtually uninhabitable. Meanwhile new recruit Kate Mclntyre introduces three DIY challenged families hoping to win the viewers' sympathy.
2. Stratford-upon-Avon
Aired 22 January 2004 • 30 min
Stratford-upon-Avon throws up some unfinished loft bedrooms for Nick Knowles. Plus, Kate Mcintyre has three more household catastrophes vying for the viewers' vote.
3. Cheltenham
Aired 29 January 2004 • 30 min
The team havejust four days to build a kitchen from scratch in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. But with all their sneaky trips to a nearby health spa, will they finish on time?
4. Pembrokeshire
Aired 5 February 2004 • 30 min
Nick Knowles and the home-improvement healers call on a Pembrokeshire family who still haven't completed a renovation they started 25 years ago, and Kate Mclntyre meets three more Dl Yers hoping to win viewers' sympathy.
5. Caernarfon
Aired 12 February 2004 • 30 min
Thomas Christy's attempts to transform a disused shop into a home have left the place in danger of collapsing. And with a baby on the way, his wife Rachel's patience is wearing thin. Enter Nick and the team to put things right.
6. Woking
Aired 19 February 2004 • 30 min
When Daniel Carty , a construction consultant, began work on converting a former railway cottage in Surrey into a modern home, his wife had every faith in him. But many busy weekends have passed, baby Bradley has arrived and the lounge/diner has yet to be started. Cue Nick and the team.
7. Cheltenham
Aired 26 February 2004 • 30 min
Nick Knowles and the team have just four days to build a handmade kitchen from scratch for DIY-challenged Debbie Robins in Cheltenham. With Kate Mclntyre.
8. Derby
Aired 10 March 2004 • 30 min
In Derby, the team assist on a project to restore a Victorian terraced house - at one time divided into bedsits to its former glory.