DIY SOS: Season 26
Season 26 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of DIY SOS Season 25.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 26 Progress Shield
The Big Build - Swansea
Dec 18, 2014 · 60 min
15-year-old Jack Morris was born with a rare form of muscular dystrophy, which has led to a lifetime of painful operations. His mother Helen has always been his rock and his elder
The Big Build - Dartford
Jun 3, 2015 · 60 min
Scott Russell and Jenny Watts got together when they were 16 years old. Twenty-two years and three boys later, they are now a family of five. Charlie, their third son, was born wit
The Big Build - Wigan
Jun 10, 2015 · 60 min
In April 2012, 35-year-old Mark Burrows had retrained to follow in his father's footsteps as a scaffolder. Then, during an unprovoked attack, he fell and hit his head on the paveme
The Big Build - Hull
Jun 17, 2015 · 60 min
Liz and Jason Liversidge of Hull were married in 2009 and then quickly started a new family. But shortly after Jason embarked upon doing up the house for his growing family he was
The Big Build - Loughborough
Jul 16, 2015 · 60 min
Identical twins Katie and Emelia were born with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism. At just 41, dad Mark is recovering from aggressive bowel and liver cancer. The family are strugg
The Big Build - Epsom
Jul 23, 2015 · 60 min
Paramedics Sam and Ben Laws spend their days helping people. With two children to look after, one with special needs, they work opposite shifts, often not seeing each other for day
Homes for Veterans, Part 1
Oct 14, 2015 · 60 min
Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team are back for a two-part special with their most ambitious build ever, and this time they are joined by two special royal helpers. The team are tak
Homes for Veterans, Part 2
Oct 21, 2015 · 60 min
In the second episode of a two-part special, Nick Knowles and the DIY SOS team continue with their most ambitious build ever - an attempt to regenerate a rundown community in Manch
The Big Build - Holmfirth
Dec 17, 2015 · 60 min
Ten years ago Richard and Jude Ford met while working for the police. They married and started a family and now have three sons.Richard was a keen athlete and coached his sons' foo