House Doctor
Encyclopedia
This article is about the original TV show, The House Doctor which featured Ann Maurice
; originally broadcast in the UK the show is now reaching a global audience.
For the San Francisco Bay area interior designer known as the "House Doctor", see Lisa Quinn
House Doctor is a television programme. Originally Broadcast on Channel Five in the UK. Each week the House Doctor, California
n real estate stylist Ann Maurice
helps UK home owners sell their houses with her industry know-how and style tips. The popularity of the show has let the word "house doctoring" to British English
lexicon
, to the American term home staging
. This program is now shown in many countries around the globe which is broadening the use and familiarity of this term.
, the 30min show opens with a presenter (a male to off-set Maurice), who shows to the present owners a video recording of the reactions of a number of prospective purchasers viewing the house, and their (negative) feedback. Maurice then enters the house during the video, and chats with the owners about the feedback and the major areas they can improve for a budget of around 1% of sales price. Maurice then instructs the presenter, the owners and some hired in local tradesman on the work, which is seen in some detail with an explanation as to why this is being done/how to make best costs. The show then ends with Maurice touring the revamped house, and new feedback from the original viewers. The owners then give feedback on the experience, and a voice over at the end confirms the current sales status.
The presenter for series one was William Van-Hague.
The presenter for series two was Tris Payne
, but he left the show to move to BBC1 to present the daily morning show Real Rooms. He was replaced by Alistair Appleton for three through six. Maurice then became the presenter and House Doctor, and the show was extended to 60mins to include gardens.
There have also been a series of spin-off shows and specials, including "House Doctor - Top 10" things that you need to fix to sell your house, "House Doctor - A-Z of Design", "House Doctor: Inside and Out", "House Doctor, Designs for Living", "Interior Rivalry" and a documentary entitled, "House Doctor: We Love You."
network and its partners, including USA
, South Africa
, New Zealand
, Canada
and Poland
.
Ann Maurice
Ann Maurice is an American interior designer and house stager, and is perhaps best known in the UK as Channel Five's The House Doctor. She also hosted two series of Ann Maurice: Interior Rivalry for the same channel in 2006-2007.-Personal life:She now lives in San Francisco, California, with her...
; originally broadcast in the UK the show is now reaching a global audience.
For the San Francisco Bay area interior designer known as the "House Doctor", see Lisa Quinn
Lisa Quinn
-Biography:Quinn was born in Memphis, Tennessee, where she attended Briarcrest High School. After graduating from the Art Institute of Ft Lauderdale in 1997, Quinn launched an interior consultation business from her home in WPB. One year later, Lisa Quinn, Inc...
House Doctor is a television programme. Originally Broadcast on Channel Five in the UK. Each week the House Doctor, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
n real estate stylist Ann Maurice
Ann Maurice
Ann Maurice is an American interior designer and house stager, and is perhaps best known in the UK as Channel Five's The House Doctor. She also hosted two series of Ann Maurice: Interior Rivalry for the same channel in 2006-2007.-Personal life:She now lives in San Francisco, California, with her...
helps UK home owners sell their houses with her industry know-how and style tips. The popularity of the show has let the word "house doctoring" to British English
British English
British English, or English , is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere...
lexicon
Lexicon
In linguistics, the lexicon of a language is its vocabulary, including its words and expressions. A lexicon is also a synonym of the word thesaurus. More formally, it is a language's inventory of lexemes. Coined in English 1603, the word "lexicon" derives from the Greek "λεξικόν" , neut...
, to the American term home staging
Home staging
Home staging is the act of preparing a private residence for sale in the real estate marketplace. The goal of staging is to make a home appealing to the highest number of potential buyers, thereby selling a property more swiftly and for more money...
. This program is now shown in many countries around the globe which is broadening the use and familiarity of this term.
Format
Developed by Talkback ProductionsTalkback Productions
Talkback Productions was formed in 1981 by Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones. The company is one of the UK’s leading production companies and part of the RTL Group, a major European broadcast and content company....
, the 30min show opens with a presenter (a male to off-set Maurice), who shows to the present owners a video recording of the reactions of a number of prospective purchasers viewing the house, and their (negative) feedback. Maurice then enters the house during the video, and chats with the owners about the feedback and the major areas they can improve for a budget of around 1% of sales price. Maurice then instructs the presenter, the owners and some hired in local tradesman on the work, which is seen in some detail with an explanation as to why this is being done/how to make best costs. The show then ends with Maurice touring the revamped house, and new feedback from the original viewers. The owners then give feedback on the experience, and a voice over at the end confirms the current sales status.
History
The show's pilot was broadcast on 22 August 1998, and the first series ran in summer 1999 on Channel Five, and has run for seven seasons.The presenter for series one was William Van-Hague.
The presenter for series two was Tris Payne
Tris Payne
Tris Payne is a television presenter, best known for appearances on Wish You Were Here...? and House Doctor, as well as Real Rooms on BBC1, Hot Property on Channel 5, and This Morning on ITV....
, but he left the show to move to BBC1 to present the daily morning show Real Rooms. He was replaced by Alistair Appleton for three through six. Maurice then became the presenter and House Doctor, and the show was extended to 60mins to include gardens.
There have also been a series of spin-off shows and specials, including "House Doctor - Top 10" things that you need to fix to sell your house, "House Doctor - A-Z of Design", "House Doctor: Inside and Out", "House Doctor, Designs for Living", "Interior Rivalry" and a documentary entitled, "House Doctor: We Love You."
Overseas editions
"House Doctor" is now broadcast in a number of countries via the BBC WorldwideBBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide Limited is the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in 1995. In the year to 31 March 2010 it made a profit of £145m on a turnover of £1.074bn. The company had made a profit of £106m...
network and its partners, including USA
BBC America
BBC America is an American television network, owned and operated by BBC Worldwide, and available on both cable and satellite.-History:The channel launched on March 29, 1998, broadcasting comedy, drama and lifestyle programs from BBC Television and other British television broadcasters like ITV and...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, Canada
BBC Canada
BBC Canada is a Canadian English language Category B specialty channel. It presents programming primarily from the BBC. BBC Canada is a joint venture between Shaw Media and BBC Worldwide.-Programming:Main article: List of programs broadcast by BBC Canada...
and Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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