I agree with your sentiment exactly. Whatever their reason choosing such a property was (I'm thinking to try get a reduced price) they did it consciously and knowing it would be on show to the world. They never thought what would happen when their children found out, its not even as if they had serious plans to redesign. Its the same house. Mostly same fittings and the family involved still live locally. How disrespectful filming 8n particular areas.. I'm like you, would not even viewed. Call me bat
tit crazy but I feel children pick up on these things and i used to wonder if that was why P was unsettled for a long while. Animals too pick up on things. Let's see what Bertie makes of it.
One of the guinea pigs pegged it suddenly. On a practical note, you mentioned bulldozing and rebuilding. I wonder if they could have done that for the same money? But land in that area is pricey and they'd probably have found it difficult to mortgage. That would have been great content. Design and build. If they could turn back time....
... I still think they'd make the same arrogant immature mistakes.