''The World's Most Extraordinary Homes'' is a British documentary

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presented by Piers Taylor and

Caroline Quentin Caroline Quentin (born Caroline Jones; 11 July 1960) is an English actress, broadcaster and television presenter. Quentin became known for her television appearances: portraying Dorothy in ''Men Behaving Badly'' (1992–1998), Maddie Magellan in ...

and is broadcast on

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. The series was also picked up by Netflix between March 2018 and July 2022.

Synopsis

The documentary miniseries follows award-winning

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Piers Taylor and actress and

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Caroline Quentin, who explore a range of architect-designed houses in both extreme locations around the world, and around various countries. The first series focused on houses built in challenging surroundings, and how they were designed to respond to these environments. The second series focused on one country per episode, and traveled to different destinations in each nation. Each episode is themed and named according to the houses' environments or location. To explore how the designs function both as works of architecture and as real houses, the hosts stay overnight, eat meals and spend time in the homes.

Cast

* Piers Taylor *

Episodes

Season one

Season two

Gallery

References

External links

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