Our Welsh Chapel Dream
Keith Brymer Jones and his partner Marj throw themselves into the restoration of a derelict chapel in Wales. As they explore their new home, it seems they're not alone...
Seasons
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2024-05-05
Keith and Marj open the doors to their new home. But they aren't the only ones who want to nest there. The local pigeons have moved in too!
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2024-05-05
Keith and Marj start ripping out rot at the chapel and pitch their plan to transform it into a home, pottery studio and events space to the local community.
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2024-05-12
With planning permission granted, Keith and Marj get to work removing the pews, parquet floor and large pulpit in the main hall, and make a discovery in the Sunday school ceiling vents.
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2024-05-20
With the chapel currently unliveable, Keith and Marj work on their first on-site bedroom: a shipping container in the car park!
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2025-04-01
Keith and Marj start renovations on the downstairs Sunday School so it can become their living space, complete with a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and a snug. But before they can begin they have to rip out the fungus and try to control the dry rot that's infected the chapel.
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2025-04-08
Keith and Marj set their sights on turning the old school room into their snug. Marj restores a baroque French chair, while fellow Pottery Throw Down judge Rich Miller helps Keith to make brutalist tiles for a feature wall. The couple take a break from forging the chapel's future to visit the National Library of Wales to discover Capel Salem's fiery past.
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2025-04-15
Taking inspiration from Coventry Cathedral, Keith and Marj create a Victorian-style parlour bathroom, complete with a giant candlestick holder and Marj's dream lampshade.
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2025-04-22
To finally call their chapel home, Keith and Marj need a bedroom! Marj gilds a vintage mirror and Keith takes on storage solutions, before they enjoy a Welsh love spoon workshop.
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2026-04-07
Keith Brymer Jones and his partner Marj Hogarth finally move into their 163-year-old chapel on Wales' Llyn Peninsula - but the hard work is far from over as they get stuck into the next stage of the renovation, from clearing the stacks of unwanted items and creating spaces for guests to transforming the Sunday school into Keith's pottery studio. But first they must throw a gigantic pottery and vintage clothes sale to raise much-needed funds.
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2026-04-14
Keith Brymer Jones and his partner Marj Hogarth have grand plans to transform two dark, damp storerooms into a guest suite leading out to a courtyard, where they hope to build a raw concrete fire trench. Keith softens the space by hand, crafting porcelain night lights, while Marj makes a canvas sail canopy in honour of Pwllheli's maritime heritage.
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2026-04-21
The last space to be finished in Keith and Marj's living quarters is the entrance lobby connecting the main chapel hall to the living space and the soon-to-be pottery studio. The plan is to fit the space out with a clash of styles, so Marj refurbishes an old metal locker, while Keith mounts antlers to bring some baronial flair.
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2026-04-28
Before the Sunday school becomes a pottery studio, Keith Brymer Jones and partner Marj Hogarth have a significant landmark to celebrate first - Keith's 60th birthday. They turn the hall into a cabaret-style venue and invite friends, family and new neighbours to party with them, tasting home-made gin and bringing music back to the chapel with the help of a 50-strong male voice choir.
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Rating
5.0/10
Release Date
2024-05-05
Episodes
10 (3 seasons)
Status
Returning Series
Cast
Production Companies
Love Productions