Is Kevin Mcleod from Grand Designs an energy vampire?

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PhantomLamb@reddit

My wife was on an episode of GD! Said KM swore loads and made rude jokes, but all in all was a nice guy. Also said she didnt see him much at all though as the show is made by a production team and he turns up a couple of times with a wardrobe to change outfits to give the impression he is there more. Said the production team were amazing and really nice.

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Particular_Store8743@reddit

Remember the episode where that one guy actually died halfway through? You could be on to something.

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YSOSEXI@reddit

C'mon, nobody going to mention Highlander? Sulks away in old.....

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Ok_Net4562@reddit

Why have you made 5 posts about this guy in the last 10 minutes?

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Cackweed@reddit

I'm sure it has nothing to do with him being a redditor for 9 years and only starting to post 3 days ago.

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colei_canis@reddit

Who knew the robot apocalypse would be more annoying than anything.

Wish reddit would do something about the bots, they’re an absolute plague but fake engagement suits them fine.

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nonsense_potter@reddit

I thought that too. Fucking guy...

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Basso_69@reddit

OP probable just watched 5 reruns?

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thrrowaway4obreasons@reddit

Kevin?

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Ok_Net4562@reddit

Well good ebening u/thrrowaway4obreasons

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tmr89@reddit

Good spot lol

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Tofru@reddit

He's the one getting the women pregnant

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StukkieMan@reddit

"I am the one who knocks (up)"

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Ok-Opening9653@reddit

Say his name!

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Basso_69@reddit

While hubby is knocking up a house...

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Darkgreenbirdofprey@reddit

Grand Designs lore just dropped

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riverscreeks@reddit

Relevant https://www.reddit.com/r/granddesigns/s/ws9imZVLNK

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MouseEmotional813@reddit

I thought he was gay, not sure why

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Responsible_Wall6834@reddit

Correct, he is.

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Inner-Device-4530@reddit

Don't tell his wife that, she might be a bit miffed

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r_mutt69@reddit

Turkey baster might get brought in to service

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BrieflyVerbose@reddit

Just clicks his fingers and points at her fanny and then BOOM... job done

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smquinn83@reddit

Peels back her knickers.... "Wow, incredible, look at the size of that entrance"

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OK_LK@reddit

And renting out caravans for the family to move into

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londonn2@reddit

this TikTok would agree with you

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Friendly_External345@reddit

Stand still too long and Kev will slide a baby into you.

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rufio259@reddit

Agreed. Strange how they've always got one extra when he comes back to visit.

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bleach1969@reddit

Grand desires

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Poo_Poo_La_Foo@reddit

I pissed myself at this 🏆

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robbodagreat@reddit

Randy designs

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Gauntlets28@reddit

"Was it worth it? I think so." *cheeky wink* *camera pans up*

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TheKnightsRider@reddit

Silvia is an older stay at home mum, selling earwax candles on etsy. Alistair is a work from home checkout assistant. They have 5 kids amd need to move out of their shoe by winter. Their budget is £400

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Anathemare@reddit

There was one (actually lovely) couple where the husband was a hang gliding instructor. Like wtf man.

Also yes they had a kid during the show.

Perfect grand designs stereotype. But lovely people and a house that makes me jealous.

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carfniex@reddit

i think that one was the first one they did, 25 years ago. they had a budget of about 60k and had to push to get it to 70, with which they built an entire house. cool

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Wrong-booby7584@reddit

https://xcancel.com/ukgranddesigns

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StNeotsCitizen@reddit

Close, but their budget is somehow £4.8 million

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jonewer@reddit

And somehow are £700k over budget with the house half built and they're living in a caravan in the middle of winter

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terahurts@reddit

Still no contingency though.

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TheKnightsRider@reddit

Oh that's the gift from the parents and friends when they go over budget.

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CulturalAd4827@reddit

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shortymcsteve@reddit

Since we’re on the subject, what’s the best episode of Grand Designs to show someone that’s never watched the show before? I’m talking all the cliches, all the breakdowns. Bonus points for biggest disaster.

My other half is new to the country, and I feel this is one of those shows you have to watch at least once.

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BohemianBuoy@reddit

There was that episode in Cornwall or Devon where the guy has an insane plan and literally loses all his money trying to make it a reality, whilst simultaneously seeing his marriage completely break down.

At the end, they speak to his daughters who chastise him for ever starting it.

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jimkounter@reddit

It's definitely the North Devon lighthouse project. I believe he's sold it and the new owner has now completed it. It really looks as good as the original builder's vision too, a really lovely special house.

Unfortunately it completely ruined the builder's life in the process. It's a really sad watch.

Here's a picture of the completed house, it's even got tagged as "Simon's House" on Google maps.

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r_mutt69@reddit

Omg yeah, this. He started off full of hubris about how much he was spinning on this house and it ended up completely ruining everything. I don’t like to laugh at other’s misfortune but honestly, if he’d have been a little more realistic about things then he could have avoided that. Plonker

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damnation333@reddit

For anybody wanting to watch: https://youtu.be/QoV9lyliJqg

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OnlyProblems@reddit (OP)

Think I know this one. Didn't he end up selling the house in the end?

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KingDaveRa@reddit

Last I heard he was still lumbered with it

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/property/owner-grand-designs-saddest-ever-28572002

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Mastodan11@reddit

Pretty sure it's eroding there as well

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AdEmbarrassed3066@reddit

From the other side, where everything goes right and there's feel-good vibes from start to finish, there's the Woodsman's Cottage, episode 3/3, then 5/4 and 7/5 where they revisited.

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r_mutt69@reddit

Was that the one built in a massive a frame and he basically lived under a tarp on site during the build? If so then yeah I loved that one

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AdEmbarrassed3066@reddit

Yep... that's the one.

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r_mutt69@reddit

See, I love it when they do an episode like that. He built a lovely house and it all worked out for him. He deserved it too

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shortymcsteve@reddit

Haha thank you, I appreciate you providing a positive episode. I’ll add to the list.

I have my own to add to that, S15E6 - The shipping container home in Northern Ireland. I remember the guy was an architect, and definitely knew what he was doing.

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Relative_Grape_5883@reddit

I loved the one with the Gull wing roof who made a complete pants of the whole thing

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ozzzymanduous@reddit

I was going to mention this, pretty sure it bankrupt him, he ended up divorced, it never got finished and he can't sell it

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joe_the_cow@reddit

The Eco-Barge Grand Designs: Season 7, Episode 3

Absolutely essential viewing. Fits all of your criteria

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jonewer@reddit

That was such an absolute slow motion car crash (barge crash?)

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BrieflyVerbose@reddit

Well I know what I'm watching later

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shortymcsteve@reddit

Thanks, I’ll check it out!

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damnation333@reddit

Available here: https://youtu.be/25KSVpN9xkM

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a_boy_called_sue@reddit

The one on the isle of white
The one where they built a super tall house and had to lop off the top few feet

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shortymcsteve@reddit

Do you happen to know what year/season this is from? I’m having trouble finding the episode.

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a_boy_called_sue@reddit

Isle of Wight https://youtu.be/0dVo8zkhfOg?si=5jLBz0l1oouAId3p

Castle:
https://youtu.be/9z7SUn5iRmc?si=if4g3rMUvAnFd4iF

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webseyuk@reddit

Definitely the bloke in Cornwall I think, he completely knocked down what was there, took like 6+ years to get something built, which was another 2 bedroom cottage that he had mortgage on as well.

On the revisit, the kids hated him, wife left him and he still didn't own anything but the house was definitely finished.....

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shortymcsteve@reddit

Is this the same one mentioned above by u/BohemianBuoy ? If so, sounds like it’s top of the list.

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webseyuk@reddit

Yeah, didn't notice his comment

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TheMeanderer@reddit

That episode (and followup) is an emotional catastrophe. Not even in the schadenfreude kind of way. The guy wanted to build something astounding (and did in the end), but kicked off in 2007 or something. It clearly consumed him and ruined his life, but he wasn't awful in the way that some builders are.

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webseyuk@reddit

The question is which episode is the most grand designs and it's that one, you can be like this encapsulation of everything emotionally induced that watching the 14+ seasons will have on you

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louiselovatic@reddit

This is the second post about this I’ve seen in 2 minutes and I don’t even know what you’re trying to say

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Virtual-Eye-2998@reddit

He was going to be named Connor, but there was already a Connor McLeod and there can be only one.

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duncanlock@reddit

I'd definitely watch an edit that vamps it up.

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peterhala@reddit

Really OP? I mean, I understand that you made this post in the hope of getting 10,000 likes. Now here you are in a caravan in a muddy field in December with, what - less than 350? I'm really not sure how you're going to do it.

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tollbearer@reddit

I'm confused, do you think he's younger than 66? That seems to be what you're implying, but he looks his age, if not older.

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Mastodan11@reddit

He's only just turned 66 as well. I think he looks his age, but has done for about 15 years.

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adulion@reddit

did i see him with hearing aids?

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Edam-Column@reddit

What?

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tollbearer@reddit

66 isn't even that old. I know 66 year olds who still look very young. It's only really 75+ that people start to consistently look old.

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trouser_mouse@reddit

The home builder walked hesitantly along the cold brick hallway. Ahead, a soft light flickered from underneath an old wooden door.

Reaching the door, he tried the handle and the door creaked open. His eyes moved, looking around the room. In contrast to the dark hallway, the wood panelled room was lit by the warm light of table lamps and scented candles, and soft violin music drifted from an adjoining room. Who was playing the music, he wondered.

From the adjoining room, a voice. "Have you ever heard such a song?" the voice said in an unusual tone, soft, yet sharp like a bat's tooth.

"There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea

You became the light on the dark side of me -"

The door to the adjoining room opened and there was the Kevin McCloud. Behind him, an antique chaise longue.

"I thought you slept in a coffin...?" the home builder said.

"Not when there are two of us," said Kevin.

THE END

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killit@reddit

Kevin McCloud, of the clan McCloud.

There can be only one.

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CtrlZMessiah@reddit

I always thought he was related to Monty don as they both have the same voice.

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a_boy_called_sue@reddit

The guy who rebuilt the castle though. That was a ducking goodun

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TheMeanderer@reddit

The Irish dude who fired his whole team because... reasons?

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a_boy_called_sue@reddit

No not that one. This one had a wall fall down midway through. They had to run it as a BnB afterwards to find it. The view was amazing

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TheMeanderer@reddit

Ooooh I remember that one. They were actually filming during the collapse, right?

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a_boy_called_sue@reddit

I'm not sure if the film crew were there but I think one of the fixed cameras caught it

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Crafty_Jello_3662@reddit

Honestly it probably is nice for him to always be the least stressed person at work

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CatFoodBeerAndGlue@reddit

This is Ian, he works as a part time llama tickler and this is his wife Sheila who occasionally sells paintings of spoons. They have a budget of 4 million pounds to build their dream home which is going to be a solid titanium cuboid suspended in aspic.

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BenathonWrigley@reddit

Why couldnt you believe he was 66?

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MouseEmotional813@reddit

Yeah, I don't think he looks younger

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Poo_Poo_La_Foo@reddit

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Far_Tooth_7291@reddit

Just going to have a quick feed and take the pods out of their windows.

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Far_Tooth_7291@reddit

Piss

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JWBails@reddit

Kevin MacLeod as in the guy that wrote all the royalty free music that you hear absolutely everywhere? At 5 of his compositions re absolutely everyone on social media reels.

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Independent_Pace_579@reddit

He's also a prolific homewrecker... well based on the number of pregnancies

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cammy-returns@reddit

Fucking Colin Robinson

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Paulie2gunz@reddit

🤣🤣🤣 first name I thought of!

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According_Shoulder_1@reddit

He particularly thrives off middle class stay at home mums that like playing project manager before the shit hits the fan and the artisan self-cleaning windows get installed backwards.

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gardenofthenight@reddit

You've just triggered a flashback to when I worked for a contractor and the crap I had to put up with from these types.

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Gone_For_Lunch@reddit

McLeod? Probably an immortal then.

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Gauntlets28@reddit

There can be only one (Grand Designs presenter).

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Jonny_Dangerous999@reddit

There can be only one.

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richmeister6666@reddit

I still can’t believe grand designs has been going for so long, it’s always the same format: narcissistic rich bloke sees himself as modern day Michelangelo, goes horrendously over budget, almost a breakdown either of their own mental health or their marriages and a stay at home wife, maybe who’s from money herself. Middle class bilge.

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