Alan Carr and Amanda Holden’s popular BBC home renovation series faces a potential hiatus this year as the comedian, 49, commits to a new castle restoration project on Disney+.
Busy Schedule After Celebrity Traitors Win
Since winning the BBC’s star-studded Celebrity Traitors spin-off last year, Alan stays in high demand. Just three months later, he produces Castle Man for Disney+, where he revives a Scottish castle. This commitment clashes with filming The Italian Job alongside Amanda due to his overloaded calendar.
Insiders note that both stars considered a break from renovation projects, as production demands weeks of intense work. Recent developments make resuming the BBC series nearly impossible soon, especially if the Disney+ show succeeds.
Additional Streaming Projects
Alan lines up roles on two more streamers launching this year. He joins The F*** List on Amazon Prime Video with comics Jack Dee, Tom Allen, and Joanne McNally. The four-part series explores bucket-list experiences in Iceland, the Canary Islands, England, and Scotland, set for release later in 2026.
A third project brews with Netflix, including collaboration with Amanda. Alan also rides success from Channel 4’s Secret Genius with Susie Dent, spotlighting overlooked UK talents. Reports confirm he recorded a pilot for the BBC adaptation of Norway’s Nation’s Dumbest.
His diary fills rapidly, with a major stand-up tour claiming most of 2027.
Success of the Renovation Series
The duo’s BBC hits, starting with The Italian Job, rank among top entertainment shows. Follow-ups like Spanish Job, Greek Job, and an Italian Job Christmas Special drew strong audiences. Their latest, Amanda & Alan’s Greek Job, averaged four million viewers per episode.
The eight-part series tracks the friends tackling a rundown Corfu property, overcoming structural issues, design challenges, and bold DIY tasks to create a vacation paradise.
Alan’s Reflections
Alan, a Traitor who outwitted Faithfuls Nick Mohammed and David Olusoga to claim victory, connects his experience to Secret Genius. He shared: “I’d gone from this judging, stereotyping, underestimation and there had been a lot of judging. You can’t blame them because that’s part of the game, isn’t it? And then here we are, all these people who’ve been underestimated for their whole lives, by their family, by their employer, by their friends, by teachers. And I was like, ‘Oh yeah, I sort of know how you feel really.’ Then watching them grow and the doubt melt away. I mean, it was so lovely. It’s a warm, fun show.”
