Episode
Grand Designs: Hackney Downs 2023
Overview
Graeme and Melanie want their new home in Hackney to celebrate their blended family. But squeezing the bright red-clad house onto their tiny garage plot proves a huge challenge.
Details
- Series
- Grand Designs
- Season
- Season 24
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2023-10-25
- Runtime
- 46 min
Episode context
Hackney Downs 2023 is Episode 4 in Season 24 of Grand Designs. It aired on 2023-10-25. The runtime is 46 min.
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