Ty Pennington's Great British Adventure

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Ty Pennington's Great British Adventure
Also known asTy's Great British Adventure
GenreReality
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series3
No. of episodes15
Production
Running time60 Minutes (first episode)
30 minutes
Release
Original network UKTV Style
Original release18 September 2008 (2008-09-18) 
2010 (2010)

Ty's Great British Adventure is a British television reality show on Home. produced by UKTV in association with Gallowgate. featuring Ty Pennington of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition fame.

Contents

Episodes

Series One

Portreath, Cornwall
1 x 60mins and 4 x 30mins [1]
Filmed: May 2008, Broadcast: 16 September 2008 – 14 October 2008

Pennington attempts to restore the fortunes of a faded seaside resort. [1]

Note: The 60-minute episode from this series aired in the U.S. on ABC on 7 August 2011.

Series Two

Portishead Open Air Pool
5 x 30mins
Filmed: May 2009, [2] Broadcast: 14 September 2009 – 5 October 2009 [3]
Ty helps the community of Portishead, in North Somerset, to reopen their derelict open air swimming pool as a community Lido. [4]

Series Three

Kiln Green and Castleholm, Langholm, Scotland
5 x 30 mins
Filmed May 2009, [5] Broadcast Spring 2010 [3]
Ty helps a community to build a bandstand, construct a new path, open a tourist centre and put on a music festival. [6]

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