Grand Designs: Monmouth

Inspired by their love of gothic architecture and horror movies, Jo and Shaun Bennett decide to build an Addams Family -style house, complete with a stained glass window, a stone fireplace and a massive oak staircase adorned with gargoyles. Despite her lack of experience, Jo, a working mother of two, not only designs the house, but decides to project manage the build. She and Shaun remain determined to get the bespoke detailing right, but good craftsmanship doesn't come cheap and they hit serious financial problems that threaten the build