WIN THE DREAM: CHATEAU DIY HANDED NEW SPIN-OFF SERIES BY CHANNEL 4

Channel 4 and Spark Media North building on hit daytime series with a brand-new competition series offering twelve pairs of Brits the chance to win their own chateau in France.

Since 2018, Channel 4 daytime series Chateau DIY has thrown a spotlight on gutsy and talented Brits who have been willing to pack up their lives in the UK, move across the Channel and build a new future in France. A brand-new competitive spin-off from Sheffield-based production company Spark Media North will provide one pair of winners the chance to win the dream themselves and take on their own grand chateau project.

Chateau DIY: Win the Dream will see aspiring chatelains compete in challenges to prove they have what it takes to win a life-changing prize: an authentic castle in France with multiple bedrooms, living quarters and outbuildings which could be worth up to £250,000 – lower than the average price of a home in the UK.

The challengers will compete in a series of heats testing their skills in design, renovation, and business acumen: essential traits they’ll need for running their own property.

Each challenge will be guided and judged by the familiar faces of Chateau DIY’s main series, who will share their vast and varied expertise of renovating and running these magnificent properties with the competitors. After three weeks of heats, a selection of successful candidates will be put through to the finals week where one lucky pair could win the prize of their dreams. 

Channel 4’s Jayne Stanger comments: “Chateau DIY has been one of Channel 4’s most popular daytime series and we’re very excited to bring this grand competition to life with Spark Media North. It will offer the perfect blend of glorious escapism and real-life twists and turns that our viewers love to follow.”

Spark Media North’s Joff Hatfield-Powell adds: “We are delighted by the continued success of Chateau DIY over the last seven years and to have Channel 4’s support in producing this ambitious extension, which promises more of the very same thrill and wonder en route to a life-changing prize for one skilful pair of chatelains...

"As proven suppliers to Channel 4, we take pride in delivering daytime shows with primetime values. This new series is our most ambitious yet – a high-stakes competitive reality show that will captivate audiences and offer one of the biggest prizes in daytime TV history.”

Chateau DIY: Win the Dream (20x60') along with Chateau DIY is exclusively distributed by Cineflix Rights.