The home improvement challenge returns. In the first edition, designer John Amabile and the team visit Windsor, Berkshire, to help a mother-of-four who is recovering from two operations and a course of chemotherapy to treat breast cancer, and whose youngest daughter has been in hospital with kidney problems. The crew has just one hour to revamp the living room and two bedrooms, before revealing the new look to the owner. Catherine Gee presents.

Designer Derek Taylor visits Southam, Coventry, to transform the home of a mother-of-seven who has had a rough year. The experts work against the clock to overhaul the living room, kitchen and bedroom in just one hour.

Designer Ann Hazell and the crew head to Southend-on-Sea, Essex, to transform a home as a surprise for a couple of first-time buyers who have not had the money to redecorate since moving in with their one-year-old son six months previously. The team has just one hour to revamp four rooms before the owners return and see the results.

Designer Linda Barker and her crew head to Cippenham Meadows in the Berkshire town of Slough to transform the home of a woman whose husband recently died. The team has just one hour to revamp the living room, kitchen and bedroom before the owner returns and see the results.

Designer Sophie Robinson and the team work against the clock to spruce up a house in Bromley, Kent, for mother-of-four Jo, who has taken in her three-year-old niece Lizzie following a tragic car accident. Their task involves creating a princess's paradise for Lizzie.

Designer Linda Barker and the team visit Sittingbourne, Kent, to surprise a mother-of-three who has recently been given the all-clear after battling breast cancer for several years. The crew has just one hour to revamp the property, before revealing the new look to the owner.

Designer Derek Taylor and the crew are in Bordon, Hampshire, to transform the home of a mother-of-two as a surprise organized by her sister. The team has just one hour to revamp her plain dining room and two bedrooms before she returns.

Designer John Amabile and the crew head to Crawley, West Sussex, to transform a home as a surprise for a single mother who always puts others before herself. The team has just one hour to revamp the living room and bedrooms before she returns and sees the results.

Rowena Johnson and the design team are called to Reigate, Surrey, to transform the home of a 28-year-old trampoline instructor at the request of the man's younger sister, mother and aunt. The crew has just one hour to make-over the house before the owner returns.

Designer Ann Hazell brings the team to Darwen in Lancashire to spruce up the home of a single parent who is bringing up his two-year-old daughter and needs space to accommodate his two teenage children at weekends. Presented by Catherine Gee.

Designer Linda Barker and the team visit Colnbrook, Berkshire, to surprise a woman who shared her home with her father until he died, and has not renovated the property since then. The crew has just one hour to revamp the property, before revealing the new look to the owner.

Designer Linda Barker and the team visit Colnbrook, Berkshire, to surprise a woman who shared her home with her father until he died, and has not renovated the property since then. The crew has just one hour to revamp the property, before revealing the new look to the owner.

Designer Ann Hazell and the crew head to Chelmsford, Essex, to transform the home of a mother-of-four who quit her job last year to care for her anorexic daughter. The team has just one hour to revamp the living room, dining room and bedroom before she returns and sees the results.

Richard Randall and the design team are called to Liverpool to transform the home of a mother-to-be who spends a lot of her spare time working for a charity that she helped to set up. The crew has just one hour to make-over the house before the owner returns.

Derek Taylor and the team spruce up a house in Camberley, Surrey, for a woman who has recently experienced hard times. In just one hour they tackle three rooms, hoping to cheer up owner Jenny with a little design magic.

Designer Scott Waldron and the team visit Wimbledon, south-west London, to surprise a woman who has lived in the same house for more than 30 years, but has never been able to renovate it. The crew has just one hour to revamp the living room and two bedrooms of the property, before revealing the new look to the owner.

Designer Linda Barker visits Loughton in Essex to transform the home of a single mother-of-two who has had bad luck with builders, leaving her with a half-finished house. The team works against the clock to spruce up the living room/diner, the kitchen and one of the bedrooms.

Derek Taylor and the crew head to Hounslow, west London, to transform a woman's home as a surprise organized by her daughter, niece and friend. The team has just one hour to give the property an art-deco revamp and turn the junk room into a tranquil conservatory before the owner returns to see the results.

Sophie Robinson and the design team are called to the village of Balsall Common, near Coventry, to transform the home of a woman who has been suffering from a rare form of cancer for the past seven years. The crew has just one hour to make-over the house before the owner returns.

The team visits east London to spruce up the Leyton home of a retired make-up artist who has had more than her share of misfortune. Designer John Amabile and his helpers have just one hour to put the sparkle back in Carole's life.

Designer Derek Taylor and the team visit Ashford, Kent, to surprise a couple renowned as practical jokers for their 40th wedding anniversary. The crew has just one hour to revamp the property, before revealing the new look to the unsuspecting owners.

Catherine Gee and the team visit Partington in Manchester, where they transform the home of a retired couple who have neglected their decorating owing to health issues. The experts work against the clock to spruce up the living room, dining room and bedroom in just one hour.

Designer Linda Barker and the crew head for Tooting, south London, where they transform the home of a single mother with arthritis who has been unable to redecorate herself. The team has just one hour to revamp the property before she returns.

Jo Hamilton and the design team are called to Penge, south London, to transform the home of a working single mother-of-two. The crew has just one hour to revamp the living room, kitchen and bedroom before the owner returns.

Designer John Amabile and the team visit Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, to transform the home of a mother-of-four who has been feeling the strain since her two-year-old daughter was diagnosed with a brain tumour. The experts work against the clock to spruce up the living room and two bedrooms in just one hour.

Designer Derek Taylor and the crew head to Thornton Heath, south London, where they transform the home of a foster carer who has not redecorated for nearly 20 years. The team has just one hour to revamp the property before the owner returns.

Ann Hazell and the design team visit Manchester to transform the home of a woman who had her leg amputated after suffering from cancer. The crew has just one hour to revamp the house before the owner returns from a shopping trip.

Designer Richard Randall and the team visit Stanford-le-Hope in Essex, to transform the home of a mother who lost one of her children in a car crash a few years ago. The experts work against the clock to transform the living room and two bedrooms in just one hour.

Designer Linda Barker and the crew head to Rainham, Essex, where they transform the home of a single mother who cares full-time for her teenage twin sons, who have physical and learning disabilities. The team has just one hour to revamp the property before she returns.

Scott Waldron and the design team visit Mottingham, south London, to transform the home of a woman who had to give up work after losing the sight in one eye. The crew has just one hour to revamp the house before the owner returns.

John Amabile and his team visit Enfield in Greater London to spruce up the home of a woman who has suffered two bereavements in recent years. They have just one hour to transform the living room, kitchen and bedroom before the owner returns to pass judgement.

Designer Linda Barker and her team visit Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, to transform the home of a man who has not decorated his house since his wife died. The crew has one hour to revamp the living room, conservatory and main bedroom before the owner returns.

Designer Sophie Robinson and the team visit West Drayton, Middlesex, to transform the home of a man who has been unable to decorate since losing the use of one of his arms in a hit-and-run incident. The experts work against the clock to spruce up the conservatory, living and dining rooms and the bedroom in just one hour.

Derek Taylor and the design team visit Hinckley, Leicestershire, to transform the home of a woman whose father and husband died within two days of each other. The crew has just one hour to revamp the living room, conservatory and main bedroom before the owner returns.

Designer Richard Randall and the team spruce up a home in Wickford, Essex, for a woman who has had a tough time since her husband was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 14 years ago. They have just one hour in which to make over the living room, dining room, conservatory and bedroom.

Designer Linda Barker and her team visit Greenford, west London, to surprise a medical scientist whose three grown-up children have recently moved back in with her. The crew has just one hour to revamp the living room, dining room, main bedroom and guest room before the owner returns.

Designer John Amabile and the team visit Benfleet in Essex to transform the property of a woman who has suffered from multiple sclerosis for 30 years. With limited mobility, Frances spends most of her time at home, so the experts set to work sprucing up the living, dining and conservatory areas, as well as the kitchen and main bedroom.

Designer Sophie Robinson and the crew head to Binley, Coventry, where they transform the home of a mother-of-five who has undergone treatment for breast cancer. The team has just one hour to revamp the living and dining rooms and main bedroom before the owner returns.

Derek Taylor and the design team visit Chislehurst, south-east London, to transform the home of a woman who brought up her two sons on her own, while continuing to work. The crew has just one hour to revamp the living room, dining area and two bedrooms before the owner returns.