Channel 4 Grand Designs viewers left in tears as couple unveil sentimental meaning behind dream home

Viewers were left feeling rather emotional on Wednesday night during the latest episode of Grand Designs. The popular property programme returned to Channel 4 last week for its 23rd series with presenter Kevin McCloud back at the helm of the show.

The first episode which aired on August 31 followed Colin and Adele as they took on an ambitious project to design and construct their dream home in Hale, south Manchester. But things quickly went pear-shaped as the couple were let down by their contractors and they ended up going a whopping £1,000,000 over budget.

This week fans of the series were in for a totally different experience as former farmer Rob and his partner Kate set out to replace their tattered 1940s prefab house in Kent, that was built as refuge during the war, with a bespoke, contemporary home that would be built in a factory.

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With viewers used to seeing properties brought to life by builders on site, the revolutionary episode showed the couple's dream home being built using volumetric modular construction in a factory - which was lifted onto their land via a crane once completed.

Rob and Kate set out to complete their project with a modest £350,000 budget that they had inherited and set themselves a goal of five months, which included demolishing their existing prefab, building their custom-built new home, decorating and furnishing.

The couple encountered a few problems along the way, one being that their neighbour had initially granted them permission to access his field for the crane to transport their home - but later retracted his offer.

After some deliberations Rob and Kate