Original title
A New Life in the Sun
Released
2/22/2016
Origin country
GB
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
10
Number of episodes
101
Series following intrepid expats as they chase a dream life in the sun
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
A 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?
In 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
Can 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?
In 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?
Spain'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?
After 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.
A 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.
After 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.
A 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?
Can 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.
A 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.
A 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?
Can 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?
A 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?
In 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?
After 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
Just 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.
In 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.
A 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?
In 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.
A 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.
The 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.
As 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?
Two estate agents attempt to turn their passion for wine into profit by running a vineyard in France.
A young couple need to diversify their French gite business, there's a rocky start for a paragliding company in Spain, and can two novice winemakers take on the French at a local fair?
A young couple branch out, offering package holidays at their beautiful French gite, two novice winemakers finally move house, and will a new fishing business impress its latest guests?
A British couple open a French campsite. There's drama at a new fine dining restaurant in Spain, and a water sports enthusiast faces delays with his new business on the beach.
Two Scots launch their Spanish boat business, a reviewer checks out an Essex couple's French fishing lake, and a couple from Kent search for French members for their new lawn bowls club.
Will bad weather end a Scottish couple's business in Spain? A B&B owner must decide if his business can support a life in France, and a lawn bowls club in France ends the season with a VIP visit.
A couple attempt to make British beer for the French. Two restaurateurs from Wales try to create a boutique B&B in Spain. Plus, drama in the Spanish countryside.
In France, a Devon couple take on more than they bargained for. Two sisters from Lincolnshire buy the diner they worked in. A couple from Kent buy a B&B with guests already in it.
A Lancashire family build a Portuguese holiday village. A London couple roll out plans for their new motorhome business in France. A couple in Spain try to fill their empty guest house.
In France, a couple start an alpaca farm. Meanwhile, in Spain, two friends build a padel tennis court and a couple from Yorkshire try to open a rock 'n' roll-themed B&B.
In Spain, a family get the keys to their new beachside bar. In France, a couple snap up a complex of holiday lets. And two restauranteurs bring a taste of Yorkshire to Portugal.
In Spain, a family transform a dated villa into a high-end B&B, and two entrepreneurs team up for a new venture to launch a beachside restaurant.
In Portugal, couple Stretch and Rachel begin to renovate a run-down, pest-infested property into a rustic luxury holiday let. In France, couple David and Lane open an antiques and interiors emporium. Former private detective Rachel joins forces with her brother in Spain to offer accommodation for the riders at his ranch.
Stretch and Rachel have more build problems and money woes at their guesthouse in Portugal and David and Lane are hoping a new cologne will bring more customers into their antiques and interiors shop in France. Rachel and her brother have a big decision to make in order to save their ranch in Spain.
Rachel and her brother finally open their ranch in Spain for paying guests and lack of footfall at David and Lane's shop in France causes them to take drastic action. Stretch and Rachel complete the renovation on their Portuguese guesthouse.
In Tuscany, IT workers Gill and Robin try to turn an old cantina into a rural hillside retreat. Stretch and Rachel's guesthouse in Portugal finally opens for business. In France, the relocating of David and Lane's business doesn't quite go to plan. Meanwhile, entrepreneur Stacey sets her sights on opening a yoga studio.
In France, David and Lane find out if they have made the right move relocating their shop. Stacey calls in the cavalry to complete her yoga studio, while, in Portugal, Stretch and Rachel struggle to cope as the busy summer season kicks in at their guesthouse. Meanwhile, Gill and Robin's Tuscan hillside retreat is finally complete.
On Spain's Costa Blanca, Newcastle couple Abi and Darren plan a disco revolution, while in France, juggling a business and renovations proves too much for Andrew and Richard. At Simon and Natasha's diving business in Marbella, they hand over the ropes to customers Gordon and Shona, who are ready to start a new chapter themselves.
Restaurateurs Andrew and Richard go on a publicity push in France and on the Costa Blanca, Abi and Darren are hit by technical issues at their 'boogie wonderland'. Glasgow couple Gordon and Shona finally take the reins of a diving business in Marbella.
In France, new plans and schemes keep restaurateurs Andrew and Richard on their toes and there are costly complications at Gordon and Shona's dive centre in Marbella. Best friends Janey and Sharon swap life in Blighty for a French adventure in Corrèze.
In France, renovation plans give restaurateurs Andrew and Richard sleepless nights, while poor weather hits B&B hosts Janey and Sharon, who are hoping to launch a new cookery school in Corrèze. In Spain, things get too quiet at Abi and Darren's silent disco on the Costa Blanca, and Gordon and Shona's Marbella dream hangs in the balance.
The season winds down for the Brits abroad, but they're gearing up for the biggest days of their lives. It's hoped that Abi and Darren's wedding in Spain and Andrew and Richard's wedding event in France will go off without a hitch. Friends Janey and Sharon also have plenty to celebrate at their B&B - but success comes at a cost.
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