George Clarke
Actor · b. 1974 · Washington, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
George Clarke is an English architect, television presenter, lecturer and writer, best known for his work on the Channel 4 programmes The Home Show, The Restoration Man and George Clarke's Amazing Spaces.
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TV7.0DocumentaryFor many the dream of having a bolt hole or a place to escape from their hectic lives can seem unobtainable. Architect George Clarke shows how such big dreams can be achieved in small and affordable places. George delves into the extraordinary world of small builds to meet the highly creative people who are taking tiny, unpromising spaces and creating the most incredible places to live and work and play. There are homes made out of shipping containers, horseboxes, and old buses. Others are building tiny huts or incredible treehouses in the middle of the woods.
George Clarke's Amazing Spaces
2012 · 6 votes
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TVDocumentaryRealityBritain is in the grip of a housing crisis, with many people unable to afford a traditional bricks-and-mortar home. George and his long-time collaborator Will Hardie meet the proactive and determined people finding creative ways to create a place they can call home. From buses and boats to former toilet blocks and tiny homes, the series follows couples and families transforming unexpected spaces into affordable homes of their own.
TV7.8RealityPresented by George Clarke, this series travels up and down the UK to new locations, new restorations and amazing stories of people who have gone to extraordinary lengths to build their dream homes.
The Restoration Man
2010 · 5 votes
TVDocumentaryArchitect George Clarke visits some of Britain's most beautiful historic houses in the country each with their own individual architectural style. The problem is that the way houses were built years ago doesn't work anymore so George helps the owners make their period homes fit for modern life.
TVDocumentaryRealityArchitect George teams up with garden designer Luke Millard to offer people two design solutions - one for the kitchen and one for the outside - before the homeowners' decide how much of their budget to allocate to each improvement.
TVDocumentaryRealityArchitect George Clarke meets people taking on challenging huge builds for powerful emotional reasons. He follows them as they uproot their lives, stretch their finances and test their relationships, all in order to build wonderful homes of their dreams.
TVDocumentaryGeorge Clarke explores the iconic Americana design movement on a captivating path less travelled around the United States. He travels 650 miles from New Orleans in Louisiana to Bandera, Texas, continues to California, and visits Florida to see how this cultural melting pot is represented in its buildings.
TVDocumentaryAmazing Spaces: Shed of the Year' is a celebration of one of the symbols of British eccentricity: the humble garden shed, a hallowed land of splendid isolation in nature, and often an arena for creativity. The competitors have all expanded the limits what a shed can be, and what they can be used for. George Clarke pays a visit to the entrants, and has seen recreations of the Millennium Falcon, a museum for antique lawnmowers, and a travelling shed that can reach 80mph. The finalists are the top four sheds entered into each of the eight categories which include Eco, Unexpected, Pub & Entertainment, Workshop & Studio, Unique, Cabin & Summerhouse, Historical and Budget.
TVRealityGeorge Clarke meets the people breathing new life into our unused and unloved buildings, transforming local landmarks into unique family homes that celebrate their past
TV7.0RealityGeorge Clarke presents a series which proves that even the ugliest houses can with help from some of the country's leading architects be transformed with next to no budget.
Ugly House to Lovely House with George Clarke
2016 · 1 votes
TVArchitect extraordinaire George Clarke can’t get enough of Kiwi living. He embarks upon an epic journey to some of the hundreds of islands dotted around New Zealand’s coastline and Australia’s eastern seaboard on a quest to explore some of the countries’ wildest homes. While meeting an array of colourful characters and navigating rugged terrain, George will discover just what it takes to reside and thrive in an offshore island home.
TV6.0DocumentaryGeorge Clarke explores some of the UK's most impressive historic homes, as he delves into their hidden recesses and takes in their stunning surroundings.
George Clarke's National Trust Unlocked
2020 · 1 votes
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Featuring two separate households who dream of living together under one roof. Whether it’s a couple moving in together for the first time, two halves of a soon to be blended family, or grandparents ready to be closer to their loved ones, they will all have something in common; two houses that don’t work for the next stage of their lives and the need for one dream home fit for them all.
TVArchitect George Clarke is on a mission to find inspiration for his outrageous, space-age concept house. His journey takes him around the world to meet the visionary people who build and live in some of the most unusual homes ever seen.