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Episode 1

Episode number: 1

Overview: In the first episode, Michael Portillo, Simon Weston and Mark Williams visit homes across the country and discover the amazing secrets and fascinating tales that lie hidden within. These include a gothic house of horrors that inspired the greatest English detective story, and a multi-million pound flat that helped defeat the Nazis.

Episode 2

Episode number: 2

Overview: In episode two, the top 50 countdown continues and Ricky Tomlinson visits a house in Liverpool that played a crucial role in creating the soundtrack to our lives, the Casbah Club.

Episode 3

Episode number: 3

Overview: The amazing secrets and fascinating tales that lie hidden within homes, including one in Scotland that led to a jailbreak from the Tower of London.

Episode 4

Episode number: 4

Overview: The amazing secrets and fascinating tales that lie hidden within homes, including a Georgian pile that led to the building of the Titanic.

Episode 5

Episode number: 5

Overview: In the last episode of the series, the top ten homes are unveiled.