ARCHITECT and broadcaster George Clarke has launched a search for properties to star in his forthcoming show.

The 44-year-old is on the lookout for "maverick buyers" embarking on conversions at old pubs, factories, cinemas, offices, restaurants, factories, workshops and the like into "extraordinary homes".

George made his name with popular series such as Restoration Man, George Clarke's Amazing Spaces, and Old House, New Home on Channel 4.

The Sunderland-born presenter and his company, Amazing Productions, are casting for his latest show.

The team is hoping people will get in touch with them if they are planning to give shut-down commercial premises a new, residential lease of life.

George said: "From pubs to police stations, banks to bakeries, factories to workshops, we have some incredible buildings that are an important link to our past.

"They all tell a story, and by making them personal projects we have a unique opportunity to write new chapters in the biography of a building’s life."

George said many industrial and commercial buildings have been left "empty and abandoned" due to changes in the way we now work and shop. "To breathe life back into them, we need to convert them into homes for the future," he added, "and thanks to more relaxed planning regulations, it’s becoming easier."

The new show has the working title Project Home.

If you have bought a building that sounds right for George’s new show and would like help turning it into a unique home, then send contact details and a brief summary to info@amazingproductions.co.uk or call 0207-8190500.