House Doctor

House Doctor is a British Entertainment television programme. Broadcast on Five, each week the House Doctor, Californian real estate stylist Ann Maurice helps UK home owners sell their houses will her industry know-how and style tips.

Format

The show opens with a presenter (a male to off-set Maurice), who shows to the present owners a video recording of the reactions of a number of prospective purchasers viewing the house, and their (negative) feedback. Maurice then enters the house during the video, and chat's with the owners about the feedback and the major areas they can improve for a budget of around 5% of sales price. Maurice then instructs the presenter, the owners and some hired in local tradesman on the work, which is seen in some detail with an explanation as to why this is beign done/how to make best costs. The show then ends with maurice touring the revamped house, and new feedback from the original viewers. The owners then give feedback on the experience, and a voice over at the end confirms the current sales status

History

The show's first episode was broadcast in 1999 on Five, and has run for seven seasons. The original presenter was Tris Payne, but he was replaced by Alastair Appleton for series two through six. Maurice then became the presenter and House Doctor, and the show was extended to cover gardens.

There have also been a series of spin-off shows and specials, including "House Doctor - Top10" things that you need to fix to sell your house

Overseas editions

The show has been shown through the BBC Worldwide network into

External links

• Changing Rooms at the BBC
• Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
• Changing Rooms New Zealand