Channel 4 - Phil Spencers Stately Homes Series 1 (2016) Part 5 Hopetoun House

In this television series, property expert Phil Spencer reveals his passion for historic houses on a grand tour of Britain's stately homes. He visits our country's finest - and most extravagant - country houses, to uncover the dramatic stories of their creation. Revealing the human stories behind the bricks and mortar and the logistical and technical challenges required to construct these houses, Phil unveils the hidden histories of our priceless heritage. Phil will be given VIP access and a key to the archive rooms to delve into the secrets of the house, including eye watering building costs. Taking each house back to the drawing board, Phil is given unprecedented access into fascinating stately home archives, to reveal the incredible ambition of the house's creators, as well as the monumental quantities of materials, labour - and money - involved in turning their flights of fancy into bricks and mortar. In each episode, Phil lifts the fa?ade of a house unique in its ambition, scale and taste. From the spectacular Scottish Lowlands to the stunning South Downs, Phil visits the nation's stately homes, exploring how and why these houses came to be. And how much some of them cost!

Part 5 Hopetoun House

Phil travels north of the border to Hopetoun House in the spectacular Scottish Lowlands, where he uncovers the extraordinary history of the lavish house and the vast estate. It is one house back to back with another as the sons of the original man who built it, increased its size. The estate is 12 miles north of Edinburgh. With VIP access to estate documents, Phil digs deep in the archives to uncover the extraordinary history of the house and the mind-boggling quantities of materials, skilled labour and money it took to create one of Scotland's grandest-ever designs. Having made their fortune from lead mining, the Hopetoun family spent big on their country pile, employing not one, but two celebrated Scottish architects. Accompanied by the current Lord Hopetoun, Phil inspects the lavish rooms, many of which are unchanged since Georgian times. He also meets the staff and tours the 6500-acre estate.

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