Series following intrepid expats as they chase a dream life in the sun and set up new businesses abroad. Just how easy is it to start a new life, and is the grass really greener on the other side.
Where to Watch A New Life in the Sun • Season 3
35 Episodes
Episode 1
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Episode 1A British couple open a French campsite. There's drama at a new fine dining restaurant in Spain, and a water sports enthusiast faces delays with his new business on the beach.
Episode 2
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Episode 2Does a water sports company finally manage to open for business? A new campsite host in France has to learn the art of caravanning, and will a PR push land two restaurateurs in hot water?
Episode 3
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Episode 3There's more bad news for a water sports business on the beach and a lull in bookings for a French campsite. Meanwhile, a restaurant on the Costa has to call in reinforcements.
Episode 4
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Episode 4There are pool problems for the Brit owners of a French campsite, a rude awakening for a couple running a B&B in the desert programme, and there's a mix up at a Spanish restaurant.
Episode 5
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Episode 5At a Brit-run B&B in Spain, there's a final push to finish the pool; there's an unhappy diner at a restaurant on the Costa del Sol; and can a French campsite complete renovations?
Episode 6
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Episode 6A young Kent couple living in France make sacrifices to keep their dreams alive. And in Andalusia, a Brit struggles with being a single mum and running her new hotel.
Episode 7
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Episode 7Can a new restaurant in Spain meet the opening deadline? A Spanish hotelier searches for a new property and two gite owners in France give up their cosy home to live in a barn.
Episode 8
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Episode 8A young British couple open their glamping site in France. It's opening day for a Spanish restaurant, and could a nest of bees hamper building works in the Dordogne?
Episode 9
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Episode 9The owners of a charter boat in Mallorca launch new plans for their future; the Brit owners of a Spanish restaurant have to rethink; a French glamping site struggles with unwanted guests.
Episode 10
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Episode 10A boat business in Mallorca has a very important guest. The owners of a restaurant reflect on their first season; have two ex-navy pilots made a success of their French glamping site?
Episode 11
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Episode 11A couple from the Wirral take over a B&B in rural Spain, two Brits from Milton Keynes race to open their new dive centre on the Med, and a pair of vineyard owners from Hereford open up a holiday complex in the Dordogne.
Episode 12
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Episode 12Can a couple of expats from the north west of England open their dive school in Spain? Two new B&B owners struggle following a power cut in rural Spain, and on a French vineyard run by a couple from Hereford, things get lost in translation.
Episode 13
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Episode 13A couple of B&B owners from the Wirral end up roughing it in Spain following a bumper booking. Two vineyard owners from Hereford test out their culinary skills, and a couple from Warrington move to Spain to open a cycle retreat.
Episode 14
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Episode 14Two British vineyard owners try to beat the French during a boules tournament, a couple from Warrington struggle to find a Spanish villa for their business, and there are nautical nightmares for a British run dive school.
Episode 15
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Episode 15It's harvest day for the Hereford couple running a French vineyard, a couple from the north west welcome a VIP to their new cycling retreat in Spain, and a couple of dive enthusiasts from Milton Keynes end their first season in Spain on a high.
Episode 16
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Episode 16A Norfolk couple move their soap-making business to southern Spain, the season kicks off for a holiday complex in France, and bad news hits a Brit-owned adventure business in Mallorca.
Episode 17
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Episode 17A Brit confronts her staff at an adventure company in Mallorca, two rookie restaurateurs from Kent go into meltdown in France, and an English couple in Almeria fears the effects of Brexit.
Episode 18
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Episode 18A holiday home business in France struggles with costs. In Mallorca, a British run adventure company deals with a very nervous cliff jumper, and it's a tricky time for two Brits in Spain.
Episode 19
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Episode 19A new excursion brings big earnings to a British-run company in Mallorca, a couple of expats in France struggle to feed the crowds and a couple from Essex open a glamping site in France.
Episode 20
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Episode 20At a glamping site in France, mouldy tents cause worries. The owners of a Mallorcan company make a massive investment, and there's a godsend for two British restaurateurs in France.
Episode 21
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Episode 21A Norfolk couple takes over the only hotel in a French village; a Northumberland chef's dream to open a restaurant hangs in the balance, and two Belfast twenty-somethings gamble big.
Episode 22
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Episode 22A Belfast couple get more customers than they bargained for at their bar in Spain; the opening of a restaurant in France is in jeopardy; plus tricky renovations to a restaurant in Mallorca.
Episode 23
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Episode 23The Norfolk owners of a French hotel have to call for reinforcements; in Mallorca, a family from the north east finally opens their restaurant, and it's crunch time on the Costa del Sol.
Episode 24
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Episode 24A couple leaves Wales to run a bar in Spain; a couple of newlyweds swap Jersey for France to run a holiday complex; and two British hoteliers from Norfolk take a well-deserved holiday.
Episode 25
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Episode 25The first guests arrive at a gîte complex run by a Jersey couple. A couple from Wales struggle to keep afloat on the Costa del Sol, and a family from Northumberland expand their dream.
Episode 26
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Episode 26A chef and her sommelier husband swap Buckinghamshire for France; a British couple reap the fruits of their labour in Spain, and an expat diver on the Costa del Sol is bitten by a spider!
Episode 27
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Episode 27A villa complex finally opens its doors to guests in Spain. A couple running a fine dining gîte in France are caught short and there's uncertainty for a Brit run scuba school in Gibraltar.
Episode 28
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Episode 28A chef from Buckinghamshire opens up a cookery school in France. The British owner of a Spanish dive school waits for important news, and a Portsmouth couple begin new lives in France.
Episode 29
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Episode 29A couple from Essex dream of running a Spanish bar. At a cooking school in France, a knife skills course doesn't end well; and can a Portsmouth couple open their new B&B in time?
Episode 30
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Episode 30A couple find out if their French cooking school has hit the right note; two Essex boys finally open their Spanish bar. Will the dreams of two Brit B&B owners in France come crashing down?
Episode 31
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Episode 31Does a biking-obsessed Brit ever get his B&B off the starting grid? A couple from Derbyshire head to the Spanish Costas, and will delays ruin an Essex couple's new B&B targeted at anglers?
Episode 32
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Episode 32In France, the first guests arrive at a Brit run gite. An Essex couple faces friction in the kitchen at their new French B&B, and will the dreams of a Derbyshire couple in Spain float away?
Episode 33
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Episode 33A swarm of insects threatens the launch of a holiday complex in France; a couple of lawn bowls lovers from Kent try to persuade the French to play; a Derbyshire couple expand their menu.
Episode 34
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Episode 34Two Scots launch their new Spanish boat business, a reviewer checks out an Essex couple's French fishing lake, and a couple from Kent search for French members for their new lawn bowls club.
Episode 35
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Episode 35ill bad weather end a Scottish couple's business in Spain? A B&B owner must decide if his business can support a life in France, and a lawn bowls club in France ends the season with a VIP visit.
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