MOTHER and daughter Gill and Sara Currie found their dream pub after going on Channel 4 property programme Relocation, Relocation.

The pair had almost given up hope of finding a suitable property after months of searching but the programme makers came up trumps when they showed them The Bell Inn at Great Cheverell and the couple, from Twickenham, are the new owners.

Mrs Currie, 57, said: "When we stood outside The Bell we both thought 'wow.' We loved it.

Miss Currie, 37, said: "As we drove through Great Cheverell we both really liked the village, we thought it was fantastic.

"When we got to The Bell we thought there must be a catch. It looked so wonderful from the outside that we thought maybe it needed lots of work doing inside."

But the programme's co-presenter Kirstie Allsopp told the couple no such work was needed and after being shown around the pub plus the living accommodation which comprises four bedrooms, a bathroom, living room and kitchen they knew they had found the property for them.

They put in an offer that day, a Friday, but were told on Monday it had been rejected. Undeterred they increased their offer to £455,000 and this was accepted. They have been at The Bell for just over a week.

The couple were filmed visiting another five properties, including the Great Western Inn at Corsham and a boarded up pub in Box, plus others in neighbouring counties. The programme is due to be broadcast in September or October.

Mrs Currie said: "The Great Western was a nice pub, it was just the location of it that we were not keen on. The other pubs we visited were either out of our price range, needed refurbishing or were too far away.

"Before we saw The Bell we were wondering if we were going to find something suitable."

A few months previously the couple had put in an offer on a pub in Oxfordshire only for the owner to change his mind.

Miss Currie said: "The producer of Relocation, Relocation had said to us when we were going for viewings that it was difficult to find a freehold pub that was in our budget but on the day we visited The Bell we had a feeling there might be something in the offing because of the producer's mood.

"They didn't reveal anything to us or even tell us where we were going when we were driven to the properties."

Despite owning the freehold of the pub the pair have taken out a business loan to pay for stock. Miss Currie cannot afford to give up her full time job managing advertising for a technology company in Reading and works in the pub at evenings and weekends.

Mrs Currie and her daughter have never run a pub before or indeed had their own business. Owning their own pub has been a long held ambition for them both.

Mrs Currie, who previously did secretarial work, has completed a licensee course and the couple have been learning the ropes from their friend Ian Doody, who has 20 years in the trade.

The mother and daughter have kept on The Bell's chef, Louise Coleman, who has built up a good reputation, plus her mother, Christine Coleman, who works in the pub.

Miss Currie said: "Local people have been really supportive and welcoming and they were tolerant of our comedy barmaid routine, which consisted of serving frothy pints."