Don't Move, Improve
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Don’t Move, Improve was a British daytime television series on ITV
, which was about helping homeowners realise their dream property might be nearer than they think … they might actually be living in it. It ran for two series from 2005 to 2008.
The series was about showing people how to identify the potential of their home and, with expert help, made them realise they can get what they want by staying put.
Alison Cork
and Michael Holmes
assessed the homeowners’ present property and suggested two options of how they could renovate their house to meet their family’s needs.
The show then followed the highs and lows of the renovation
process. Then, Alison and Michael return to see if the homeowners have followed their advice and discovered the true potential of their home.
In 2006, ITV sold the rights to Discovery Real Time
and the channel then showed an entire re-run of the show. In 2008, the show was re-designed and a second series was commissioned and aired. The third series was in talks, but the channel have cancelled it due to funding problems.
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
, which was about helping homeowners realise their dream property might be nearer than they think … they might actually be living in it. It ran for two series from 2005 to 2008.
The series was about showing people how to identify the potential of their home and, with expert help, made them realise they can get what they want by staying put.
Alison Cork
Alison Cork
Alison Helen Lucy Cork is an English home expert, writer and broadcaster. She works extensively in TV, radio, publishing and journalism.-Publishing:...
and Michael Holmes
Michael Holmes (journalist)
Michael Holmes is a property expert and presenter of multiple property-based television shows on networks such as BBC1, Channel 4, Five, ITV, Channel 4, Discovery Real Time and UK Style...
assessed the homeowners’ present property and suggested two options of how they could renovate their house to meet their family’s needs.
The show then followed the highs and lows of the renovation
Renovation
Renovation is the process of improving a structure. Two prominent types of renovations are commercial and residential.-Process:The process of a renovation, however complex, can usually be broken down into several processes...
process. Then, Alison and Michael return to see if the homeowners have followed their advice and discovered the true potential of their home.
In 2006, ITV sold the rights to Discovery Real Time
Discovery Real Time
Discovery Real Time is a factual television channel owned by Discovery Networks Europe.It was originally launched in the UK in March 1992 as TLC, a British version of the US channel of the same name...
and the channel then showed an entire re-run of the show. In 2008, the show was re-designed and a second series was commissioned and aired. The third series was in talks, but the channel have cancelled it due to funding problems.