DIY SOS

DIY SOS
Also known as	DIY SOS: The Big Build (2010–)
Format	lifestyle, DIY
Presented by	Nick Knowles
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English
No. of series	22
No. of episodes	188 (inc. all 21 specials) (List of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Simon Knight
Location(s)	Various
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC One Home (repeats)
Picture format	16:9
First shown in	United Kingdom
Original run	7 October 1999 – present
Chronology
Related shows	Changing Rooms
External links
Website

DIY SOS is a British DIY television series made for the BBC, presented by Nick Knowles. The first (pilot) episode was broadcast on 7 October 1999 and the show is still aired today. Series 23 is expected to be broadcast from January 2012.

History

Launched in 1999, after audience figures showed interest in other home make-over shows such as Changing Rooms, DIY SOS is a weekly full builder and designer level renovation of a section of a viewers home, taken on by a team of professionals after a viewers DIY project has gone wrong and not been finished. It is the longest running show of its format having been shown for over 10 years. Some believe it has cult status and even has an active dedicated forum.

Launched with presenter Nick Knowles, the format consisted of a main project, and a small project initially headed by Lowri Turner (but after Lowri left the show, a number of subsequent presenters were used for the smaller segment), and a viewer call-in vote format voting for one of three families who have made short video pitches for their projects to be addressed in the following programme.

An episode filmed in June 2009 was not broadcast after a domestic incident where a man held his wife hostage at gunpoint before shooting himself, the week before the intended broadcast. The episode is believed to have contained fitting the couple's semi-detached home with a new kitchen.^[1]

DIY SOS : The Big Build

'DIY SOS' became 'DIY SOS - The Big Build' in 2010. The show is now a one hour programme in which the team enlists the help of the local community to help deserving families. As the title suggests the projects are much more ambitious and often involve major construction work such as building a loft conversion or extension.

The Team

Current

• Nick Knowles - Presenter
• Julian Perryman - Builder
• Chris Frediani - Builder
• Mark Millar - Builder
• Billy Byrne - Electrician
• Mat Skelton - Builder

Guest Designers (Big Build Format)

• Charlie Luxton - Designer
• Oliver Heath - Designer

Former

• Julia Kendell - Designer
• Brigid Calderhead - Presenter and Designer
• Deborah Drew - Designer
• Bob Grose - Builder

Episodes

Main article: List of DIY SOS episodes

Transmissions

Series 1 to 19

Series	Episodes	Start Date	End Date
1	6	7 October 1999	18 November 1999
2	8	7 March 2000	25 April 2000
3	8	18 October 2000	13 December 2000
4	8	12 June 2001	31 July 2001
5	8	31 January 2002	21 March 2002
6	8	20 June 2002	29 August 2002
7	8	9 January 2003	6 March 2003
8	8	10 July 2003	28 August 2003
9	8	15 January 2004	10 March 2004
10	5	19 May 2004	19 August 2004
11	8	16 March 2005	11 May 2005
12	8	28 July 2005	26 September 2005
13	10	1 May 2006	17 July 2006
14	8	8 November 2006	2 March 2007
15	10	13 July 2007	19 November 2007
16	6	27 June 2008	15 August 2008
17	8	22 August 2008	10 October 2008
18	6	9 April 2009	14 May 2009
19[2]	8	28 April 2010	June 2010

Series 20 & 21 (DIY SOS: The Big Build)

Series	Episode	Location	Air Date
20 & 21	1	Chessington	15 April 2010
	2	Haydock	1 July 2010
	3	Brynmawr	26 August 2010
	4	Littlehampton	30 December 2010
	5	Nottingham	6 January 2011
	6	Chippenham	13 January 2011

Series 22 (DIY SOS: The Big Build)

Series	Episode	Location	Air Date
22	1	Aberystwyth	13 April 2011
	2	Durham	20 April 2011
	3	Stoke-on-Trent	27 April 2011
	4	Cirencester	2 August 2011
	5	Dartford	9 August 2011
	6	Ottery St Mary	16 August 2011

Series 23 (DIY SOS: The Big Build)

The 23rd Series of DIY SOS: The Big Build is currently in production. @DIYSOS announced on Twitter that they would be filming the first of their new series in Chesterfield in July 2011. They have since filmed programmes in Conwy, Liverpool for Children in Need 2011, Dumfries, Enfield and will visit Duxford (2–11th December).

Series	Episode	Location	Filmed	Air Date
23	1	Chesterfield	July 2011	January 2012
	2	Conwy	10–19 August 2011	2012
	3	Dumfries	4–13 October 2011	2012
	4	Enfield	8–16 November 2011	2012
	5	Duxford	2–11 December 2011	2012

Special Episodes

1999–2004

Episode	Air Date
Summer Special 2000	13 September 2000
Behind the Scenes Disasters	20 December 2000
DIY SOS Live	10 editions from 4–7 May 2001
Losers Special	15 August 2002
Christmas Special	21 September 2002
Hola DIY SOS	1 January 2003
Tour De France Special	8 January 2004
The Italian Job	8 July 2004

2007–2011

• Floods Special - TX 27 December 2007 - Nick Knowles and the team face their biggest challenge yet in this DIY SOS Flood special. Since the June/July floods, there are still many families still trying to renovate their houses back to liveable condition. The team head to Toll Bar, near Doncaster, and take on a foster family's house which found itself deep in water. Plus, they renovate the local club to provide a much-needed space for the people of Toll Bar.
• 10 Year Highlights: TX 2–7 January 2009 - DIY SOS celebrates its 10 years of broadcast with highlights of the last 10 years.
• The Big Build: Anglesey (Kids in Crisis 1 hour special) - TX 10 December 2009 - Nick Knowles and the team attempt to re-house a family who have spent years in a caravan. The show was a huge ratings success which prompted the show to become DIY SOS: The Big Build.
• The Big Build for Children in Need: Liverpool - TX 10 November 2011 (filmed 6–15 September 2011)

External links

• DIY SOS at BBC Online
• DIY SOS on Twitter
• DIY SOS at the Internet Movie Database
• Unofficial DIY SOS Forum

References

1. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/8700636.stm
2. ^ Nick Knowles confirmed on "The Big Build" special that they would return for a new series in the new year