Nick Knowles, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and hundreds of volunteer builders help a 17-year-old girl whose Ehlers-Danlos syndrome has left her trapped in hospital.
Nick Knowles, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and hundreds of Worcestershire volunteer builders rescue 17-year-old Antonia Payne-Cheney, who has been kept prisoner in hospital for the last three years by Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a debilitating and rare condition.
Until 14 she was a healthy girl, enjoying gymnastics and cheerleading, but now she is hospital bed-bound. Her joints regularly dislocate and she is unable to eat normally, so she is fed through a line directly into her heart. As a result of her complex condition, Antonia will remain in hospital until the necessary home adaptations have been made.
To give Antonia the freedom to return home, the ambitious DIY SOS build features a functional sterile space for medical procedures in her own bespoke bedroom, a specially adapted wet room that offers her freedom and dignity and an accessible space for her to socialise with family and her friends.
As ever, it's an immensely challenging build carried out over the hottest week of the year, so sweat and tears flow in this emotional and entertaining episode.
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It's hot so Billy hijacks an ice cream van
Duration: 00:56
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Birthday boy arrives in vintage style
Duration: 00:50
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Here's a tease of what's coming up
Duration: 01:52
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:00Ella Henderson
Beautifully Unfinished
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00:01Coldplay
Viva La Vida
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00:02Lucy Rose
Place
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00:03Frances
Grow
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00:05Emeli Sandé
Clown
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00:07Noah and the Whale
Give a Little Love
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00:08Kaiser Chiefs
Ruby
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00:09Kasabian
Shoot The Runner
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00:10Luigi Boccherini
Minuet In A Major
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00:11Shane Filan
Everything To Me
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00:11MARINA
Froot
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00:12The Stands
Do It Like You Like
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00:12Matt Cardle
Loving You (feat. Melanie C)
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00:13George Ezra
Blame It On Me
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00:14Lily Allen
He Wasn't There
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00:18One Direction
Where Do Broken Hearts Go
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00:19Tiffany Page
Out of My Mind
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00:20Supergrass
Alright
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00:21Gabrielle Aplin
Start of Time
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00:22Swim Deep
The Sea
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00:23Primal Scream
Zombie Man
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00:24The Fratellis
A Heady Tale
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00:24The Fratellis
A Heady Tale
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00:26Jake Bugg
Lightning Bolt
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00:27Sigur Rós
Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur
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00:27Lily Allen
Smile
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00:28Imogen Heap
Climb To Sakteng
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00:29COASTS
Oceans
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00:30Passenger
Let Her Go
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00:31The Cinematic Orchestra
To Build A Home
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00:32A Great Big World
Say Something (feat. Christina Aguilera)
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00:33Scouting for Girls
I Need A Holiday
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00:34Kelly Clarkson
My Life Would Suck Without You
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00:35Alistair Griffin
Chemistry
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00:36The Zutons
Valerie
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00:40Coldplay
Charlie Brown
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00:41Coldplay
Us Against The World
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00:43Athlete
Half Light
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00:42Feeder
Love Pollution
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00:44Feeder
Find The Colour
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00:46Take That
Greatest Day
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00:42Robbie Williams
A Place to Crash
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00:48Leona Lewis
Run
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00:51Embrace
Celebrate
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00:51Demi Lovato
Skyscraper
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00:50Embrace
Celebrate
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00:52Coldplay
Always In My Head
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00:54Embrace
Looking As You Are
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00:53Florence + the Machine
Dog Days Are Over
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00:55Mumford & Sons
Roll Away Your Stone
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00:57Snow Patrol
Chasing Cars
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Nick Knowles |
| Participant | Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen |
| Participant | Mark Millar |
| Participant | Julian Perryman |
| Participant | Chris Frediani |
| Participant | Billy Byrne |
| Director | Jessica Matthews |
| Executive Producer | Robi Dutta |
| Series Producer | Hamish Summers |
