DIY SOS is a British DIY television series made for the BBC and presented by Nick Knowles, Lowri Turner, Kate McIntyre and Brigid Calderhead. The series was broadcast from 1999 to 2010 before its current format DIY SOS The Big Build from 2010, also presented by Nick Knowles. 242 episodes of DIY SOS and DIY SOS The Big Build have been broadcast over 32 series. DIY SOS (1999–2010) Launched in 1999, after audience figures showed interest in other home make-over shows such as Changing Rooms, DIY SOS was a weekly full builder and designer level renovation of a section of a viewer's home, taken on by a team of professionals after a viewer's DIY project had gone wrong and not been finished. It is the longest running show of its format having been shown for 21 years and has an active dedicated forum. Launched with presenter Nick Knowles, the format consisted of a main project, and a small project initially headed by Lowri Turner (but after Turner left the show, a number of subsequent presenters were used for the smaller segment), and a viewer call-in vote format voting for one of three families who have made short video pitches for their projects to be addressed in the following programme. An episode filmed in June 2009 was not broadcast after a domestic incident where a man held his wife hostage at gunpoint before shooting himself, the week before the intended broadcast. The episode is believed to have included the fitting of a new kitchen into the couple's semi-detached home. Personnel Presenters Nick Knowles (1999–2010) Lowri Turner (1999–2006) Brigid Calderhead (2002–2006) Kate McIntyre (2003) Designers Brigid Calderhead (2002–2006) Claire Rendall (2005) Deborah Drew (2003–2007) Julia Kendell (2008–2010) Laurence Llewelyn Bowen Gabrielle Blackman Crew Julian Perryman - Builder (1999–2010) Chris Frediani - Plasterer (1999-2010) Mark Millar - Carpenter (2006–2010) Billy Byrne - Electrician (1999-2010) Ian Soo - Builder (1999–2006) Dawn Bayley - Decorator (1999–2006) Garfield Caven - Builder (1999–2006) Steve Fallowfield - Builder (1999–2006) Chris Young - Builder (1999–2006) Kyle Dwnt - Builder (1999–2006) Warren Furman - Builder (1999–2006) Bob Grose - Builder (1999–2006) Mat Skelton – Builder (2008–2010) Genie - Fitted the chair lifts (2000–2010) Herbie - Fed the cats (1999–2010) Episodes DIY SOS The Big Build (2010–present) In 2010, DIY SOS was rebranded, adopting the title DIY SOS The Big Build. In doing so, the show became a one-hour programme in