A New Life in the Sun
Season 102016
Series following intrepid expats as they chase a dream life in the sun
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Series following intrepid expats as they chase a dream life in the sun
25 Episodes
In the first episode, Steve plans to open a bar on the Costa Blanca with his feisty mother-in-law and a couple of total novices leave Scotland for a B&B in France
February 22, 2016A family race to open their dream bar. Two B&B owners welcome their first guests in the Dordogne. And can the newest fisherman on the Costa del Sol impress his first customers?
February 23, 2016In this episode, as one expat fisherman has a big catch in Cape Verde, another comes back empty handed in Spain, and a boutique Spanish hotel ventures into unchartered waters
February 24, 2016Can Steve and his mother-in-law impress customers with their Spanish bar? Boutique hotel owners Ray and Yvonne hold their very first wedding, and will a new baby scupper a dream?
February 25, 2016In this episode, novice B&B owners receive crucial feedback, can the Costa's newest fisherman make his dream a reality, and will weddings make or break a Spanish B&B?
February 26, 2016Spain's newest scuba divers search for a 100-year-old British wreck at the bottom of the Med. In France, can an entrepreneur transform a run-down 19th century townhouse into a dream home?
March 1, 2016After 34 years of teaching, one expat faces up to being married to the boss. And a British-run scuba diving business plans to move back into UK waters.
March 2, 2016A new expat leaves England to turn her passion for fitness into a boot camp on the beach in Spain. And after 10 months of renovations, two expats unveil their new French townhouse.
March 3, 2016After years of disappointing yields, British owners of a French vineyard start their harvest. Will they turn their fortunes around? It's decision time at a British-run boot camp in Spain.
March 4, 2016A husband and wife race to open a seafood restaurant in Spain. A couple from London escape the rat race in rural France. And can a traditional pub on the Costa del Sol pull in the punters?
March 7, 2016Can a pair of expats open their seafood restaurant without further hitches? Engine trouble threatens to end a French dream, and Spain's newest bar tries to win over the tourists.
March 8, 2016A couple of expats swap Chelmsford for Charente; Spain's newest seafood restaurant begins to make a name for itself; and some Londoners host a traditional tea party at their French B&B.
March 9, 2016A blocked drain closes an expat seafood restaurant at the busiest time of year. And have two new British pub owners in Spain done enough to make a future in the sun?
March 10, 2016Can two expats cope with customer complaints? Have the owners of a Spanish seafood restaurant turned things around? And will a final flurry of guests make or break a fledging French B&B?
March 11, 2016A family leaves London to run a gîte. Two best friends open a bar on one of Spain's busiest seafronts. And can a couple of expats make a success of their holiday complex in the desert?
March 14, 2016In the Spanish desert, a couple welcome guests to their holiday complex, but a leak in the pool threatens their plans. In France, have a young family bitten off more than they can chew?
March 21, 2016After months of tiresome work, a French renovation project hits crisis point, and a family moves to the Costa del Sol to open their dream bar for just 9000 Euros
March 22, 2016Just hours after moving into their new Spanish home, a family battles to avoid eviction. In France, a couple look for clever ways to fund the construction of their home and business.
March 23, 2016In Spain best friends reveal their business plans at the end of a successful summer. A bar inches dangerously close to failure, and a rookie hypnotherapist finds his true calling in France.
March 24, 2016A couple race to open a shabby chic B&B and restaurant in France. How will their high end food go down on the launch weekend? Can a couple of stargazers renovate a new observatory in time?
March 25, 2016In France, the race is on to create a perfect shabby chic B&B before a big booking arrives, and tensions rise in Spain as two bar owners work together for the very first time.
March 28, 2016A couple of expats attempt to run a new fishing charter, two B&Bers in France cope with their biggest challenge yet, and a family tries to rescue their Spanish dream.
March 29, 2016The owners of a vineyard open a pop up restaurant in a stunning location. Two B&Bers host an unusual event to boost takings. And in Spain, a wannabe fishing captain has to learn the ropes.
March 30, 2016As the season draws to a close, it's decision time for a couple hoping to run a fishing charter business; and will an observatory business in rural France please its punters?
March 31, 2016
