A Place in the Sun (British TV series)

**A Place in the Sun**
A Place in the Sun
Directed by	Various
Presented by	Various (see below)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	12 (A Place in the Sun); 4 (By the Sea); 13 (Home or Away?); 7 (Winter Sun) (A Place in the Sun: Home or USA); 6 (Summer Sun); 41 (total)
No. of episodes	428 (A Place in the Sun); 299 (Home or Away); 82 (Summer Sun); 179 (to date) (Winter Sun); 988 (total)
Production
Producer	Various
Running time	1 hour per episode [approx.]
Production company	Freeform Productions
Release
Original network	Channel 4
Picture format	DVB-T 16:9 576i; HDTV 1080i;
Original release	2000 –; present
Chronology
Related shows	A Place in the Sun: By the Sea; A Place in the Sun: Home or Away?; A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun; A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun; A Place in the Sun: Home or USA?
External links
	Website

A Place in the Sun is a British Channel 4 lifestyle television series about attempting to find a "perfect property" on the market in the United Kingdom, overseas, and "abroad". It most often focuses on areas in southern Europe, but in recent years, it has also featured a number of places in other areas of the world such as Florida and the Caribbean.

Format[]

Generally, every episode on the programme shows a British couple wishing to buy a property in a sunny foreign country are shown three to five properties within their budget found by the show's researchers.^[1] The presenter gives the couple useful local information relating to buying, running and maintaining a property in this particular location. After viewing each property the couple are asked for their opinions. At the end of the show they are asked if they have a favourite property and we're finally told if they went on to buy the property or another in the region. It was a response to the growth in Britons buying property abroad.

In the last few years, it has shown destinations as diverse as Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Slovenia, Canada, Australia, South Africa, the Caribbean and even Cape Verde.

Presenters[]

A Place In The Sun: Home or Away? / Winter Sun / Home Or United States?

Jonnie Irwin (2004–2021)
Jasmine Harman (2004–present)
Laura Hamilton (2012–present)
(2012–2015, 2021)
(2012–2013)
Adrian Simpson (2014–2015)
(2015–present)
(2015–present)
(2016–2022)
(2018–present)
(2021–present)

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(2021–present)
(2022-present)

A Place In The Sun: Summer Sun / By The Sea

Amanda Lamb (2001–2009)
Seetha Hallett (2005–2011)
(2006)
(2004–2007)
(2003)
(2000)
(2000)

Spin-offs[]

Spin-offs include the website featuring news, features, advice and the opportunity to search 30,000 overseas properties for sale and for holiday rental, a magazine, which is now the most popular magazine advising on buying overseas property, and two live exhibitions per year in London and Birmingham, called A Place in the Sun Live, since 2005. The most recent A Place in the Sun Live overseas property exhibition took place at National Exhibition Centre Birmingham between 25–27 September 2015.^[3]

There have also been a number of spin-off television programmes, including:

A Place in France (2002).
A Place in Greece (2004) and A Place in Greece: Year 2 (2005).
A Place in Spain (2004) and A Place in Spain: Year 2 (2005).
A Place in Slovakia (2005) with its sequel Chaos at the Chateau in 2007.

Sister-shows[]

A Place in the Sun (2000–2006, (2018–present) presented by Amanda Lamb, Jasmine Harman, Jonnie Irwin, Laura Hamilton, , , , , , , and .
A Place in the Sun: By The Sea (2005–2011) which looks at buying property in coastal areas of the UK, presented by Seetha Hallett.
A Place in the Sun: Home or Away? (2004–2019) in which people view properties both in the UK and in a foreign country, presented by Jasmine Harman (2004–19), Jonnie Irwin (2004–19), Laura Hamilton (2012–19), (2013–15), Adrian Simpson (2015), (2017) and (2017–19).
A Million Pound Place in the Sun (2007–2009) in this special programme, prospective buyers find luxury homes, exploring some of the most desirable locations on the European market. presented by Amanda Lamb
A Place in the Sun: Summer Sun (2012–2017) presented by (2012–15), Laura Hamilton (2015-2017), Scarlette Douglas (2015–17), Jasmine Harman (2015–17), (2015–17) and (2016-17).
A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun (2012–2018) presented by Jasmine Harman (2012–18), Jonnie Irwin (2012–18), Laura Hamilton (2012–18), (2014–15), Adrian Simpson (2014), (2015–18), (2015–18) and (2016–18).
A Place in the Sun: Home or USA (2003–2014) presented by , Jasmine Harman, Jonnie Irwin, Laura Hamilton, and Seetha Hallett.

References[]

^ "Exclusive – Sneak peek at today's A Place in the Sun as Jasmine Harman reveals what it was like filming during the pandemic". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^ "A Place in the Sun 'springs' back onto our screens in April and welcomes new presenter, Lee Juggurnauth to the team of property experts". channel4.com/press. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^ "A Place in the Sun Live | Overseas Property Exhibition".

External links[]

[1] "Exclusive – Sneak peek at today's A Place in the Sun as Jasmine Harman reveals what it was like filming during the pandemic". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[2] "A Place in the Sun 'springs' back onto our screens in April and welcomes new presenter, Lee Juggurnauth to the team of property experts". channel4.com/press. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[3] "A Place in the Sun Live | Overseas Property Exhibition".

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