Escape to the Country S21 E01-E10 (1280x720p HD, 50fps, soft Eng subs)
A series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country
E01 Dorset
Nicki Chapman helps an animal-loving house hunter from a town in Oxfordshire, who has a generous budget of £700,000, to find a new village community in Dorset, ideally close to the coast. Making the most of the seaside locale, Nicki visits a luxury yacht manufacturer to experience how the other half set sail in serious style.
E02 Dumfries & Galloway
Alistair Appleton helps an aspiring writer who wants to make a dramatic relocation from the frenetic bustle of east London to the rural idylls of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland. With a budget of £300,000, he has his sights set on somewhere isolated that will inspire his creativity. Away from the houses, Alistair heads for the hills hoping to strike it lucky on a Scottish gold rush.
E03 Bedfordshire
Margherita Taylor is in Bedfordshire with a sociable couple who have £500,000 to find the right country home to suit them and their pooches and to house their very own bespoke garden pub. Aside from houses, Margherita discovers the county’s agricultural pedigree when she encounters some wonderfully preserved vintage tractors.
E04 Chiltern Hills
Today, a young married couple are looking to escape London’s Docklands and move to the beautiful Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire. Guided by Ginny Buckley, and with a healthy budget of £850,000, they want to realise their dream of raising their family with more room inside and more green space out. The property search happens to fall in the same week as the Henley Regatta, where Ginny gets behind the scenes with rowing royalty at this famous societal sporting event.
E05 Derbyshire
Jules Hudson is in Derbyshire with a recently married couple making an epic location shift, swapping the Blue Mountains in Australia for the wilds of the Peak District. They have a significant budget of £750,000 and have their hearts set on a character home with a large garden for their three dogs. Elsewhere, Jules comes across an unlikely centre of manufacturing nestled in the county’s rural countryside.
E06 Carmarthenshire
Ginny Buckley is house hunting with a couple who are looking to return to their Welsh homeland after 20 years of living in Oxford. The pair have a budget of £450,000 to find the right home in Carmarthenshire with enough land to accommodate visiting friends and their pooches. Elsewhere, Ginny samples a regional delicacy at Britain’s only manufacturer of pickled cockles.
E07 Yorkshire Dales
Jules Hudson teams up with a couple of keen horticulturalists who have £450,000 with which to find their ideal country home in the Yorkshire Dales, with the garden a top priority. Making the most of his time in Yorkshire, Jules also tests his own green fingers when he visits RHS Garden Harlow Carr for some top tips from none other than gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh.
E08 Norfolk
Ginny Buckley presents an arresting range of houses to a couple who have a substantial budget of £700,000 and are hoping to relocate their family to the wonderful Norfolk countryside. For over half a century, Norfolk has been home to Lotus cars, so whilst in the county Ginny finds out more about the company heritage before catching a glimpse of the future when their latest hypercar is unveiled.
E09 Shropshire and Herefordshire
Nicki Chapman heads to the counties of Shropshire and Herefordshire to help a recently retired couple with a £550,000 budget find a dream country home that’s full of traditional period charm. Away from the property search, Nicki meets enthusiasts who reach for the sky when she visits the Weston Park Model Air Show.
E10 Cotswolds
Alistair Appleton guides a pair of budding entrepreneurs who want to escape to the Cotswolds. They have a generous £900,000 to play with, but the property must have the potential to develop a boutique country holiday let. Alistair also spends an exhilarating day at the University of Bath as he launches himself on to the UK’s only bobsleigh and skeleton push-start track.
First broadcast: September-October 2020
Duration: 45 minutes per episode
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