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Escape to the Country

Specials 2009 - 2024

  • 2009-04-09T14:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 45m
  • 16h 30m (22 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Reality
A series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. The current presenting team is Alistair Appleton, Nicki Chapman, Jules Hudson, Sonali Shah, Jonnie Irwin, Margherita Taylor, Ginny Buckley, and Steve Brown. Former presenters include Catherine Gee, Aled Jones, Denise Nurse, Nick Page, and Melissa Porter.

23 episodes

Special 1 Compilations - Equestrian

  • 2009-04-09T14:00:00Z45m

A look back at properties with equestrian facilities featured on past programmes.

Special 2 Compilations - Big Budget

  • 2009-04-14T14:00:00Z45m

Denise Nurse takes a look at the best big budget properties featured in past programmes.

2013-05-12T14:00:00Z

Special 3 Compilations - Devon

Special 3 Compilations - Devon

  • 2013-05-12T14:00:00Z45m

Jules Hudson takes a look back at the best Devon properties featured on past programmes. Along the way he visits the secluded village of Clovelly.

Nicki Chapman and Jules Hudson showcase the county of North Yorkshire in a special episode of Escape to the Country, where they reflect on the property searches of two couples looking for rural retreats.

While highlighting North Yorkshire's architectural gems, Jules and Nicki offer hints and tips on buying in the area. Jules visits Richmond Castle to discover its wartime secrets, and Nicki tries her hand at restoring an historic stained-glass window.

Compilations from series 15

Special 5 Compilations - Dorset

  • 2015-12-06T15:00:00Z45m

Jonnie Irwin is house hunting with a young family who want to bid farewell to city life to begin a new life in the Dorset countryside.

While in the county, Jonnie dons a hat and apron to become a sausage maker for the day.

2011-02-06T15:00:00Z

Special 6 Surrey

Special 6 Surrey

  • 2011-02-06T15:00:00Z45m

Series in which prospective buyers are helped to find their dream home in the country. Nicki Chapman is helping a young family from Wimbledon. They want to move to Surrey and are looking for a four-bedroom detached house with a large kitchen diner and a garage for a classic car. The house has to be near good train links for an easy commute into London, as well as close to a good school. They have a maximum of 700,000 pounds but will their budget match their extensive wish list?

2011-02-21T15:00:00Z

Special 7 Buckinghamshire

Special 7 Buckinghamshire

  • 2011-02-21T15:00:00Z45m

Alistair Appleton is galloping through the Buckinghamshire property market in search of the perfect equestrian home for a young couple. They want to spend a whopping 800,000 pounds to get a house with wow factor - but will they splash all their cash or listen to Alistair's sound financial advice and settle for something more reasonable?

2011-02-05T15:00:00Z

Special 8 Derbyshire

Special 8 Derbyshire

  • 2011-02-05T15:00:00Z45m

Series in which prospective buyers are helped to find their dream home in the country. Alistair Appleton heads north to Derbyshire in search of an idyllic rural retreat for a couple from Herefordshire. With a budget of 375,000 pounds, green credentials are high on the property priority list, but while he craves rural isolation, she wants to be in a village.

2011-09-04T14:00:00Z

Special 9 Gloucestershire

Special 9 Gloucestershire

  • 2011-09-04T14:00:00Z45m

Alistair Appleton is in Gloucestershire house hunting with a spiritual couple who have their sights set on exchanging hectic city life for a holistic retreat in the country. They are looking for an architecturally unique character property with four to six bedrooms, and outbuildings with potential to convert into guest accommodation and studio space. They would like plenty of land for guests to roam in too.

2011-06-04T14:00:00Z

Special 10 Devon

Special 10 Devon

  • 2011-06-04T14:00:00Z45m

Series in which prospective buyers are helped to find their dream home in the country. Jules Hudson is house-hunting in east Devon with a young couple keen to offer their baby son a better quality of life. They want to swap the modern estate they live on with a character cottage in a central village location. They want three bedrooms, office space, a big kitchen diner and an equally big garden with countryside views. Can this be achieved for 370,000 pounds in such a popular location?

2011-03-20T15:00:00Z

Special 11 Pembrokeshire

Special 11 Pembrokeshire

  • 2011-03-20T15:00:00Z45m

Nicki Chapman is in Pembrokeshire and has a maximum of £700,000 to help a couple achieve the lifestyle change they've always dreamt of. They want to run holiday lets and their ideal home should provide four bedrooms with a master en suite, a large country kitchen, a study and a garden big enough to accommodate a vegetable plot and some outbuildings.

2011-09-21T14:00:00Z

Special 13 Cumbria

Special 13 Cumbria

  • 2011-09-21T14:00:00Z45m

Series in which prospective buyers are helped to find their dream home. Alistair Appleton is in the Lake District with a couple looking for a B&B to buy for 650,000 pounds.

Special 14 North Wales

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Series in which prospective buyers are helped to find their dream home in the country. Jules Hudson guides a retired couple in their quest to find the good life in north west Wales. With their children grown up, they have decided to sell their home of 28 years and fulfil their dream of finding a perfect country house. They have a budget of 450,000 pounds and want enough land to grow vegetables and keep a few chickens, and a house big enough to accommodate the family when they come to visit.

2011-10-01T14:00:00Z

Special 15 South Devon

Special 15 South Devon

  • 2011-10-01T14:00:00Z45m

Alistair Appleton is in Devon with a couple who are looking for a light and airy three-bedroom house with a large kitchen/diner, an annexe, a garage and a low-maintenance garden. They want to be close to the sea too - but can all this be achieved on their £500,000 budget in pricey Devon?

2011-08-31T14:00:00Z

Special 16 Northamptonshire

Special 16 Northamptonshire

  • 2011-08-31T14:00:00Z45m

Denise Nurse is helping a couple cast off from urban life by the River Thames and seek out peace and relaxation in the country. They are looking for a converted building that offers a generous kitchen for entertaining, four bedrooms, a large garden to grow vegetables in and a big garage in which to mess about with a treasured car collection. (60 mins)

2011-10-23T14:00:00Z

Special 17 Suffolk

Special 17 Suffolk

  • 2011-10-23T14:00:00Z45m

Denise Nurse helps a couple keen on long walks in Constable country find their ideal home in Suffolk. With a budget of £450,000, they are looking for a large kitchen diner, a studio, a study and a south west-facing garden.

2011-10-05T14:00:00Z

Special 18 Cumbria

Special 18 Cumbria

  • 2011-10-05T14:00:00Z45m

Jules Hudson helps a couple of newlyweds find their dream home in Cumbria. With a budget of up to £700,000, they seek a period property with four to five bedrooms, a large country kitchen and an annexe or outbuilding.

2010-11-26T15:00:00Z

Special 19 Devon

Special 19 Devon

  • 2010-11-26T15:00:00Z45m

Denise Nurse joins a couple ready to leave their 1930s semi in Surrey and relocate to east Devon. With a budget of £700,000, they are dreaming of a large rural retreat. The period property they are after should be secluded with great views. A large kitchen diner and an ample garden are on their list too. They also need three bedrooms for when their grown-up children come and visit.

2011-07-10T14:00:00Z

Special 20 Norfolk

Special 20 Norfolk

  • 2011-07-10T14:00:00Z45m

Nicki Chapman is in Norfolk helping an animal-loving couple find their perfect pad in the country. With a budget of £350,000, they admit to having a demanding wish-list which includes a good-sized living room topped off with an inglenook fireplace, a large country kitchen and enough land to re-home rescue animals.

2011-03-16T15:00:00Z

Special 21 Powys

Special 21 Powys

  • 2011-03-16T15:00:00Z45m

Jules Hudson is in Powys with a couple from Basingstoke. They love their big Victorian semi but hate suburban life. Leaving their home behind is not a decision they are undertaking lightly- they've been searching for three years and have already viewed 20 properties- none of which they liked. Will Jules find them the detached house they dream of with four bedrooms, period features, three reception rooms, a good sized garden and within walking distance from the shops - all for their budget of 400,000 pounds?

2011-01-31T15:00:00Z

Special 22 Devon

Special 22 Devon

  • 2011-01-31T15:00:00Z45m

Jules Hudson is in Devon and is helping a couple with a budget of £550,000 find their first home together. Only their youngest daughter will be moving with them, but they would like to accommodate all eight of their children from previous marriages when they come to visit. They want a three- to four-bedroom detached house with a large kitchen/diner and plenty of outside space. Modern interiors are a must. In rural Devon, this wish list might make the house search tricky.

Special 23 Compilations - Scotland

  • 2017-01-22T15:00:00Z45m

Highlights from Jules Hudson and Jonnie Irwin's property hunts in Scotland with two couples who were both searching for a Scottish home in the countryside. In this special programme, they showcase the country's rural property gems and offering hints and tips on buying in the region.

Jules also gets to sample an alternative Scottish brew and Jonnie visits a pioneering marine research station.

Special 24 Tribute to Jonnie Irwin

  • 2024-02-05T15:00:00Z45m

In a special tribute version of the programme, the magnificent colours of autumn are on full display in Somerset today as Jonnie Irwin helps a retired couple from Reading find their perfect Escape to the Country property. Whilst in the county, Jonnie also visits a centuries-old cider farm and enjoys sampling a few of their fruity tipples.

A special version of Series 23 Episode 55 which includes a montage of Jonnie Irwin presenting Escape To The Country over the years.

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