Having found themselves in a difficult and desperate situation, the Hutchison family were grateful when they were rescued by the DIY SOS team.
However, they have received brutal abuse from trolls because it has taken two-and-a-half years for their episode to air on TV.
The family were forced to come off social media and change their phone numbers due to the abuse they had received, The Mirror reports.
The team and hundreds of volunteers visited their home in Corby, Northamptonshire, back in 2019, but post-production of their show was held up due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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