The Block (2003)
Couples compete against each other to renovate houses and sell them at auction for the highest price.
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Episode 1 - Move Into The Block
Release Date: 2013-02-04Four all star couples are given with the toughest renovation challenge they have ever faced. In just six weeks they will have to completely make over four heritage listed homes in one of the suburbs best streets.
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Episode 2 - Charity Makeover Challenge
Release Date: 2013-02-05The enormity of the challenge ahead starts to sink in as they encounter the strict heritage rules. In the midst of this Scott Cam sends them on a challenge to makeover rooms at the Sydney Children's Hospital.
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Episode 3 - The Safe Opens
Release Date: 2013-02-07The teams race to complete their rooms in time for the judges. The winning team will donate $5000 to a charity of their choice and also win a code that will allow them to open one of their neighbours safes at The Block.
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Episode 4 - Bedroom 1 Reveal
Release Date: 2013-02-11In a race against the clock, the teams discover that completing heritage listed rooms is far harder than they ever imagined.
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Episode 5 - Bedroom 2 Renovations Begins
Release Date: 2013-02-12The competition heats up as the All Stars inspect each other's completed first rooms. Beginning work on their second rooms, the teams get busy designing the rest of their house while trying to deal with the heritage restrictions.
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Episode 6 - Bedroom 2 Renovations Continue
Release Date: 2013-02-13Bedroom two is well underway and one of our couples is planning ahead, meeting with a real estate agent and inspecting other Bondi properties.
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Episode 7 - Restoration Nation Challenge
Release Date: 2013-02-14One team is hit with some devastating family news, while another comes up with a potential game changing plan for the back of their house. Shelley has a creative repurposing challenge for the teams where the prize is valued at over $20,000.
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Episode 8 - Scott and Shelley Walk Around The Block
Release Date: 2013-02-15Scott gets one team closer to opening another Suzuki safe. All the teams race to finish their second bedrooms but for one team member, the pressure of being an All Star weighs heavily and becomes all too much.
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Episode 9 - The Block Unlocked
Release Date: 2013-02-15Go behind the scenes with judges Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and newcomer Darren Palmer as they review their judging of the very first All Stars room reveals.
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Episode 10 - Bedroom 2 Reveal
Release Date: 2013-02-17With only a day before delivery of their second bedrooms, the teams struggle to finish ahead of judging. There's another $5,000 up for grabs but the judges are so impressed with the standard they have trouble choosing a winner.
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Episode 11 - Bathroom Renovations Begin
Release Date: 2013-02-18Bathrooms are next on the All Stars renovation list and all the teams are trying to impress. But some couples face delays as foreman Keith keeps a close eye on construction.
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Episode 12 - The Block Olympian Challenge
Release Date: 2013-02-19Bathroom week, aka Hell Week, continues. One team is already behind due to a problem with their flooring and all the teams face some time consuming heritage work ahead of them.
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Episode 13 - The Belle Bathroom Challenge
Release Date: 2013-02-20Challenge Queen Shelley Craft surprises everyone with a bathroom display challenge and the chance to have their bathroom feature in Belle Magazine.
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Episode 14 - Hell Week Continues
Release Date: 2013-02-21With only a few days left to finish their bathrooms, the pressure is on. One teams is faced with the huge task of fixing floor levels, while another finds quirky bathroom accessories.
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Episode 15 - Dani Takes Charge
Release Date: 2013-02-22One all-star is struck down with a stomach bug, leaving his teammate in charge of the bathroom build herself. Keith's on the rampage about one team's extra housemate, a four-legged friend.
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Episode 16 - The Block Unlocked
Release Date: 2013-02-22Go behind the scenes with judges Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and newcomer Darren Palmer as they review their judging of the second room of The Block.
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Episode 17 - Bathroom Reveal
Release Date: 2013-02-24Careful planning and hard work pay off with the all-stars delivering the best bathrooms this series has ever seen. The judges are surprised by the results, and tensions are high as the scores go down to the wire.
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Episode 18 - Triple Room Week Begins
Release Date: 2013-02-25The teams forge ahead with unique plans for the formal lounge, hallway and linen cupboard, aka Ben Hur week. Budgets are tight and all the teams discover they're in desperate need of a win to finish the build out back.
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Episode 19 - Triple Room Week Continues
Release Date: 2013-02-26A week this big deserves big prize money and the teams find out just how much they'll win for their formal lounge, hallway and linen cupboards come room reveal.
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Episode 20 - Go-Karting Challenge
Release Date: 2013-02-27Scotty presents the teams with two challenges that bring out the artist and the car enthusiast in the all-stars. It's a race to finish three rooms for judging and for one couple, second thoughts on paint colour prove difficult.
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Episode 21 - The 2nd Safe Opens
Release Date: 2013-02-28In the race to save time, the two teams try their hand at spray painting, and for one team, it doesn't end well. Delays to the ongoing build out the back force two teams to call an urgent meeting and confront foreman Keith.
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Episode 22 - Brad and Lara Return
Release Date: 2013-03-01As the teams race to finish their formal lounge, hallways and linen cupboards, lack of sleep starts to affect everyone. For some, tempers boil over, for others, it becomes all too much. The winner of the art car challenge is announced.
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Episode 23 - The Block Unlocked
Release Date: 2013-03-01Go behind the scenes with judges Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and newcomer Darren Palmer as they review their judging of the Bathroom room reveals.
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Episode 24 - Triple Room Reveal
Release Date: 2013-03-03Living room, hallway and utility room week has made some of the teams tired and emotional. As all their hard work comes together, the end results are four very different looks.
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Episode 25 - Someone Leaves The Block
Release Date: 2013-03-04The All Stars dust themselves off after the judges comments and the claws come out as they inspect each others rooms. Two teams join forces to win more money, but these petty politics are overshadowed by a tragic incident.
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Episode 26 - Kitchen Renovations Continue
Release Date: 2013-03-05Mark's health scare takes its toll on all the contestants and Duncan gets a helping hand. Phil and Amity's unique addition in the back of their house is shaping up well and one team has problems with the heritage chimney.
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Episode 27 - New Arrival on The Block
Release Date: 2013-03-06Shelley has a challenge that will bring out the inner stylist in the All Stars. The teams must style a multi million dollar apartment then do their best as novice real estate agents as they show the properties to buyers.
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Episode 28 - Dan Unchained
Release Date: 2013-03-07With three days before the All Stars deliver their kitchens and laundries, some teams get personal with each others' kitchen finishes. Mark and his new partner are a day and a half behind and risk not finishing their rooms.
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Episode 29 - The Block Unlocked
Release Date: 2013-03-08Catch up on a tumultuous week and learn what the judges really think about the couples' completed rooms.
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Episode 30 - Kitchen Reveal
Release Date: 2013-03-10The heat is on as kitchens are installed, and all the teams have something unique that they hope will make theirs the winning room. The scores come down to nearly full marks for two couples, and true colours are revealed.
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Episode 31 - War on The Block
Release Date: 2013-03-11The finished kitchens are open for inspection, and the claws come out when the couples disagree with the judges.
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Episode 32 - Dan Strips for Charity
Release Date: 2013-03-12The budgets are stretched in the final stages of the All Star renovations and there's a big win for one team when they open a safe.
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Episode 33 - Bondi Sculpture Challenge
Release Date: 2013-03-13Living room week is in full swing. The All Stars spend the night away and try their hands as artists in Shelley's sculpture challenge, the final challenge of the series.
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Episode 34 - Phil's Revenge
Release Date: 2013-03-14The living rooms and gardens are almost complete. For one team, a wrong measurement spells disaster in the garden and paint spraying in the living room means time lost instead of time saved.
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Episode 35 - The Block Unlocked
Release Date: 2013-03-15The judges hand down their final verdict on the completed kitchens as the couples race to finish their houses.
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Episode 36 - Living Room Reveal
Release Date: 2013-03-17Its a busy time for the All Stars as they put on smiles and race to finish their living rooms. The winners of living room week receive $5000, a prize much needed by all the teams in order to finish their outdoor areas.
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Episode 37 - Exterior Renovations Continue
Release Date: 2013-03-18Its the final two days as the teams race to finish both the front and back gardens. As the facades come together Scotty presents our couples with name plaques for each house and for two competitors, the mood is particularly festive.
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Episode 38 - Exterior Reveal
Release Date: 2013-03-19The All Stars face a huge clean up as they make the finishing touches to their gardens. The judges are joined by real estate expert John McGrath as they give their final scores and for two couples, the results are closer than ever before.
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Episode 39 - The Block: All Stars Auction Grand Finale
Release Date: 2013-03-20All four houses go up for public auction. Each team will keep the profit they make over reserve and the team with the highest margin will also win the grand prize of $100,000.