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Ketsuda Phoutinane

Grand Designs 'disaster' as owners sack builders of £1million 'Teletubbies' home

Grand Designs viewers have pointed out that the latest episode of the popular show had all the hallmarks of a disaster.

Hailing from Kent, Dorran, 47, and Vereuschka, 50, set out to create an underground home within a Saxon hillfort. The five-year project is marked by the stunning moment the couple sacks their builders and takes control of the ambitious project themselves.

The high-tech property had the features of an infamous Grand Designs episode - running over-budget, delays, and a bit of catastrophe. Many fans, who panned the building process on social media, were nonetheless drawn into the drama.

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