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Grand Designs Episode Reveals Pep’s Death During Filming

The programme chronicles a time-pressured Viking-hall build in the Surrey Hills shaped by Pep’s terminal cancer.

Overview

  • Presenter Kevin McCloud told viewers that doctors halted Pep’s treatment and moved her to palliative care during filming.
  • The construction team accelerated work, including extra hours and bank holidays, to try to finish the home quickly.
  • Pep died before the project was completed, with McCloud paying tribute to her courage on air.
  • Viewers posted tributes and described the broadcast as one of the series’ most emotional episodes.
  • Malene vowed to finish the house as Pep’s legacy, and Wales Online reports it was later completed to McCloud’s praise.