Ground Force is a very uniquely British gardening show that ran on BBC 1 for eight years between 1997 and 2005. The three presenters, each skilled in an aspect of gardening and landscaping, were tasked with performing a surprise makeover on someone's garden. The makeover was done the behest of someone who was (at the time) one of their friends or family, who would also chip in during the show. The job had to be done no more than three days. The edited result was condensed down into a half-hour show, the work being seen at various stages in its progress, with commentary from the presenters and punctuated by lion-lunged music from the Black Dyke Mills Band.