Preview: alan and Amanda’s Spanish Job

Alan and Amanda’s Spanish Job is coming to BBC One and iPlayer on Friday 24 January 2025 at 8pm. Here’s everything we know about it:

In the new series, Alan and Amanda head to the sunny south of Spain where they’ll take on a rambling, run down property in the province of Andalusia for the third series of their hugely popular series where they renovate ageing properties.

With many rural areas suffering from de-population, they’re hoping to remedy this and bring the tourists back by highlighting some unloved and forgotten areas around the Costa del Sol, in Amanda and Alan’s Spanish Job.

Challenging themselves with their biggest house yet to renovate, they’ll be learning new DIY skills, and once again pushing themselves out of their comfort zone as they try to turn their wreck of a house into something magic. This year their interiors style will echo all the region has to offer, as their design delves into the Moorish influences of bygone eras.

After the DIY, Amanda and Alan will of course throw themselves into the Spanish traditions. They’ll travel the breadth of Andalusia to discover the rich, varied landscape of the Sierra Nevada mountains, whitewashed coastal villages and historic Moorish towns. Indulging in the local cuisine, joining in the summer festivals and getting to grips with the local traditions – they’ll be sipping on Sangria, dancing Flamenco and belting out their favourite tracks in the karaoke bar – welcome to Amanda and Alan’s Spanish Job!

In episode one, Amanda takes a gamble on a run-down three-storey townhouse and convinces Alan to join her in a lifelong dream of transforming it into a boutique B&B. In a bid to push their DIY skills to a whole new level, the best pals visit Granada’s architectural marvel and the pinnacle of Moorish design – the Alhambra Palace. But with over 2,000 square feet to contend with, a roof in need of repair and a crumbling outbuilding on its last legs, it dawns on them that they may be in over their heads.

Amanda Holden says: “It’s wonderful how often I’m stopped in the street and told how much people love our show. Alan and I have the best time filming it and to have reached series three already is beyond the dreams of our lockdown pitch to the BBC! By day we love getting our hands dirty knocking down walls and lugging around power tools knowing we’ll be sipping on an ice-cold reward by night, forgetting the cameras are rolling! Bring on the Spanish sun, we can’t wait to get started and continue to help Comic Relief and Children In Need along the way.”

Alan Carr says: “It’s always exciting when a show you love gets recommissioned but the fact that we will be bringing our unique DIY expertise to a whole different country makes it even more special. We are saying ciao for now and Hola España! Can’t wait to grab our power tools and get our hard hats on and bring some much needed TLC to a casa in Spain!”

Catherine Catton, Head of Commissioning, Factual Entertainment and Live Events, says: “We’re absolutely delighted that Amanda and Alan are heading to Spain for their biggest and most ambitious renovation project yet. With their passion for interior design, DIY and discovering local life, audiences are in for a real treat.”

Amanda and Alan’s Spanish Job is an 8-part series streaming on BBC iPlayer.