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Lee has insisted he and Cheryl drive the entire length of Spain to view an idyllic farmhouse he saw advertised back in the UK. The problem is, he hasn't thought to tell the owner, and there's a whole queue of people waiting to see it. So, much to the owner's chagrin, Lee jumps the queue, and offers to buy it there and then on his credit card.
Having failed to secure the farmhouse of their dreams, Lee and Cheryl decide to view again a house they rejected nearly a year ago. It's a beautiful property in a picturesque hamlet, but there's a problem, it doesn't have a road. But, they're on the re-bound, and Lee decides they should risk all and buy it.
Lee and Cheryl decide to rent a temporary base in Spain, so as to be on the spot to snap up a bargain. Lee calls up an old partner in crime, who now lives on the Costa del Sol, and it's all sorted. Their apartment awaits. But when they fly down to check it out, Lee's friend seems to have disappeared.
Lee and Cheryl are finally going to move to Spain. But as Cheryl prepares to leave the job she's been in for 33 years, Lee begins to panic. He's having second thoughts about the whole venture, and worse still, he's no longer convinced that he and Cheryl are right for each other.
Lee and Cheryl finally prepare to wave goodbye to Britain, but hear that their ferry has broken down. Twelve hours later, they finally arrive in France, where Lee immediately upsets the locals by deciding to test his patent shower in the middle of a field.
On the way to the rented home in Marbella, Lee fulfils his lifelong dream of taking part in a gunfight at the spaghetti western studios near Almeria. But a fight of the domestic variety ensues when torrential rain drives him to pack his bags and head for home.
Lee and Cheryl decide to abandon the crowds of Marbella and head for the Spanish countryside, where British estate agent Tim has places to rent and even knows of a derelict snail farm. But a call from home brings their dreams crashing down.
After the death of his 102-year-old gran, Lee feels he has nothing left to hold him back, and is more determined than ever to find the right Spanish property. But to Cheryl's horror he takes her straight to Almeria, where he's heard of some caves going cheap.
Having finally found the perfect plot, Lee and Cheryl prepare to leave Wales for the last time. But suddenly, Lee is crippled by an old back injury. He urgently needs an operation, but fearing this could mean the end of their dreams, he decides instead to head back to Spain.
Although Lee and Cheryl are happy in their rented Spanish farmhouse, Lee's physical condition is deteriorating fast. And Lyn and Alan, the owners of the nearby land they hope to buy, are keen to proceed. So Lee is under pressure, and in desperation he tries some unusual alternative cures.
Lee has a brainwave. Although he and Cheryl may not have found a place to buy yet, why should that stop them from starting up a snail farm? All they need do is find someone who has some spare land, and Lee knows just the person.
Lee and Cheryl find an estate agent who guarantees he'll find them the perfect place to buy. Meanwhile, Raphael, their friend from the Spanish Snail Institute, gives his thumbs-up to the suitability of Tim's land for their snail farm. Can this really be all systems go?
After four years, it's finally time for Lee and Cheryl to build their snail farm. So, with the help of Raphael, and his incorrigible colleague, Bruno, they start work. But after a euphoric first day, things turn sour, and it looks as though their dreams will bite the dust.
