VANISHING HOME HUNTER
A Place in the Sun airs ‘weirdest episode ever’ as house hunter DISAPPEARS midway through show with no explanation
Viewers were left baffled by the twist
FANS of A Place in the Sun believe they’ve witnessed one of the strangest mysteries in the history of the programme.
The episode was introduced by presenter Laura Hamilton from an idyllic looking Lazio region in Italy.
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Laura explained that she was helping couple Mark and Patricia look for somewhere they could live but also potentially run as a B&B business.
The pair had both separately wanted to live in Italy and when they met, they realised they had a shared dream to live there.
Viewers were told the couple were engaged to be married and so didn’t want to waste any time in finding their forever home together.
Taxi driver Mark and dressmaker Patricia had a budget of £330,000 for their search and they were looking forward to running a business in Italy.
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Patricia said: “We’d like to have a B&B it would be nice to meet and greet people and serve them because I’ve worked a lot in hospitality. I just like seeing people have fun.”
The search got off to a normal start with Mark talking about his Italian heritage and love of the local food. For Patricia she was looking forward to being a culture vulture.
Mark and Patricia saw a four bed detached house that was a contender followed by a grand seven bed complex, which the couple loved.
It’s at this point thing take a turn. As the show returned from it’s half way ad break the voiceover said that: “Unfortunately Mark is unable to carry on with the search but Patricia is carrying on on her own.”
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The search continued with no real mention of the missing Mark or whether he would approve of the properties.
A recap voiceover reminded viewers again that Mark was “Unable to continue with filming” and that Patricia was now house hunting solo.
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As Laura summed up the search she said: “Mark can’t be with us for this, but it’s all about you now.”
Patricia loved the final property, a stunning detached villa with a pool and she decided to put a cheeky bid in with the agent, again with no mention of her missing fiancé, but the offer was ultimately turned down.
Viewers were far more interested in what had happened to the couple’s plans and more importantly, to the other half of the couple himself.
One house hunting fan said on social media: “Why are they not even mentioning if Mark would like this property?”
Another added: “I can’t concentrate now as I want to know if Mark has disappeared forever.”
This started a chain of confused viewers with another saying: “I went out the room for a second and he's gone.”
A Place in the Sun presenters - past and present
CURRENT PRESENTERS
Ben Hillman
Craig Rowe
Leah Charles-King
Lee Juggurnauth
Lucy Alexander
Sara Damergi
PAST PRESENTERS
Adrian Simpson
Luke Doonan
To add to the confusion the closing credits of the programme claimed that the show had been filmed entirely in Greece.
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Finally one viewer seemed to sum up the general feeling saying: “This has to be the weirdest episode ever.”
A Place In The Sun is on Channel 4 weekdays at 6pm and is available to stream now
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