Amanda & Alan's Italian Job

Amanda Holden and Alan Carr take on a project of a lifetime in the sun-kissed hills of rural Sicily. In a bid to breathe new life into forgotten towns, Italian municipalities are selling empty homes for one euro. Fulfilling a long-held ambition, Amanda purchases two dilapidated apartments in picture perfect Salemi and convinces best friend Alan to spend a summer renovating them, with the aim to create an Italian dream home. Arriving at the crumbling property for the first time, seeing the piles of rubbish and abandoned junk, it dawns on them that this is no holiday.

Amanda and Alan take on their first project, designing a Sicilian kitchen. Alan tackles demolition in 36-degree heat, and Amanda learns how to cook the island's signature dish.

Amanda and Alan divide and conquer as they renovate the bathrooms, but struggle to get on board with each other's vision when a bidet and disco ball spark a heated debate.

Alan takes charge of a bedroom, but doubt sets in as Amanda struggles with his vision. To nail his ‘rustic chic' look, Alan visits designer Marie at her 300-year-old palazzo.

Amanda and Alan aim to transform the courtyard into a Mediterranean oasis. Alan delves into Sicily's famous art scene, while Amanda tackles the building's damaged exterior.

Amanda aims to bring a slice of Hollywood to Sicily in the master bedroom with a banana leaf-themed boudoir design, roping in her DIY-loving dad to help build a four-poster bed.

Amanda and Alan's plans to create an open-plan living and dining room are jeopardised when they come up against a huge structural wall dividing the two spaces.

Alan and Amanda are on the home stretch as they take on the interiors for the final room and reveal their labour of love to their Sicilian family with an emotional farewell party.