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TV series

Escape to the Country

2002NR27 seasons5.7 / 10

The property show that helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

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Synopsis

The property show that helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

Season 24 episodes

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Episode 1

Moray

A couple hope their £400,000 budget will buy them a slice of rural bliss in Moray in Scotland, where Jules Hudson is eager to show them the very best property on offer. Jules also chats to some of the residents of an award-winning village recognised as a world leader for sustainable and holistic community living.

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Guest stars Jules Hudson

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Episode 2

Pembrokeshire

Nicki Chapman is on the hunt for a Pembrokeshire property with a holiday let to suit a couple with very different wants and needs. Nicki also visits some entrepreneurs who have turned a derelict farmhouse into a gorgeous home in the county.

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Guest stars Nicki Chapman

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Episode 3

Northumbria

Denise Nurse helps a couple so fed up with the eight-hour round trip to see their son in Northumbria that they've decided to move there instead. Denise has the keys to some lovely properties and also pays a visit to Northumberland National Park.

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Guest stars Denise Nurse

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Episode 4

Somerset and Gloucestershire

Having spent 25 years in Holland, a retired opera singer and a music teacher approaching retirement have decided that now is the right time to return to the UK and, with Alistair Appleton's help, find a new home in Somerset or Gloucestershire.

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Guest stars Alistair Appleton

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Episode 5

North Yorkshire

Briony May Williams helps to make dreams come true for a buyer with an ambition of moving to the North Yorkshire countryside on a £250,000 budget. Then, she takes her escapee to a farm, where they are given the privilege of feeding a young lamb.

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Guest stars Briony May Williams

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Episode 6

Norfolk

Denise Nurse is in Norfolk with a buyer who wants to move closer to her family, and who has her son in tow for support. Plus, Denise meets someone who has taken the idea of mobile homes on wheels to a whole new level.

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Guest stars Denise Nurse

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Episode 7

East Midlands

Sonali Shah tours the East Midlands in search of a property to suit buyers who have lived in the USA for the last 23 years.

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Guest stars Sonali Shah

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Episode 8

Caithness

Jules Hudson savours the spectacular scenery and splendid isolation on offer in Scotland's Caithness, as he helps a young family with a house-hunting budget of £270,000 to realise their dream of self-sufficiency.

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Guest stars Jules Hudson

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Episode 9

Yorkshire

Seeking a less hectic lifestyle in Yorkshire, a London couple have £425,000 to spend on a new home, and Steve Brown is on hand to help them find it.

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Guest stars Steve Brown

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Episode 10

South West Wales

Having lived in the same house virtually all her life, a ukelele-playing buyer has £280,000 to relocate to Wales. Briony May Williams is tasked with helping her find the perfect property, and it will need to accommodate an entourage of animals.

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Guest stars Briony May Williams

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Episode 11

Somerset

A pair of artists need Alistair Appleton's help to find an inspiring rural retreat in Somerset where they can further indulge their creativity.

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Guest stars Alistair Appleton

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Episode 12

The Lothians

After 26 years in London, today's couple has headed north to the Scottish Lothians in search of a complete change of lifestyle. They have a house-hunting budget of £475,000 and Nicki Chapman to help them spend it.

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Guest stars Nicki Chapman

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Episode 13

The Wye Valley

Jules Hudson explores one of the UK's most beautiful locations today as he sets about finding the ideal Wye Valley property for his house hunters. Having put their Portugal home on the market, they've recently been touring the UK in their beloved camper van named Dave and are itching to settle down somewhere with more space inside and out!

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Guest stars Jules Hudson

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Episode 14

Lincolnshire

Having taken a leap of faith, today's couple from Scotland stuck a pin in a map that landed in lovely Lincolnshire. Sonali Shah tours the county with them, showing them the very best property the county has to offer for their £220,000 budget.

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Guest stars Sonali Shah

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Episode 15

North Yorkshire

Now back in the UK, a young couple crave the outdoors lifestyle they experienced together for nearly three years in New Zealand. Nicki Chapman's helps them find a new home in the fabulous countryside of North Yorkshire, where they want to spend their spare time running, cycling and walking.

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Guest stars Nicki Chapman

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Episode 16

Northumberland

Needing more space for books, as well as an impressive collection of rocks, today's couple from Edinburgh have Alistair Appleton to help them with their rural relocation to Northumberland.

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Guest stars Alistair Appleton

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Episode 17

Perth and Kinross

43m

Jules Hudson is in Perth and Kinross, helping a young couple with a budget of £350,000 to find an ideal country home for them and their two young sons. Jules also meets a group of keen stand-up paddleboarders who do their bit to keep the waterways free of litter.

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Guest stars Jules Hudson

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Episode 18

West Yorkshire

43m

In wonderful West Yorkshire, Nicki Chapman is with a young couple from Manchester who have a budget of £270,000 to find a home in the countryside for them and their baby son.

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Guest stars Nicki Chapman

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Episode 19

Hampshire

In Hampshire, Steve Brown has some excellent houses in his property shopping bag to show today's couple who, along with their two children and two tortoises, want to live as close as possible to the county's beautiful beaches.

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Guest stars Steve Brown

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Episode 20

Northamptonshire

Wanting to leave town life behind them, this episode's couple have their sights set on a new countryside home in Northamptonshire, and Ginny Buckley is on hand to help them find it.

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Guest stars Ginny Buckley

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Episode 21

Warwickshire

Missing family and the great British countryside, today's couple are heading home to Warwickshire having spent the last six years living and working in the USA. Jules Hudson helps with their house search and visits an 18th century walled garden to meet the volunteers who help keep it in tip-top condition.

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Guest stars Jules Hudson

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Episode 22

Perth and Kinross

Sonali Shah marvels at the majesty of Perth and Kinross, as she helps a couple from a large town on England's south coast to find their dream country escape in Scotland. With their house-hunting budget of £425,000, lots of bookshelves, or places for them, are a top priority.

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Guest stars Sonali Shah

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Episode 23

The Peak District

Denise Nurse delivers the Peak District on a plate as she helps a couple from a town in Oxfordshire to find their dream country home for a budget of £450,000.

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Guest stars Denise Nurse

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Episode 24

Norfolk

On a bid to escape the city, today's couple and their three children are looking for a change of lifestyle for the whole family, and Nicki Chapman is in Norfolk to help them find it.

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Guest stars Nicki Chapman

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Episode 25

Welsh Borders

A couple from Reading in Berkshire want to escape and set up home in the Welsh Borders, somewhere with enough land to keep a menagerie of animals. Steve Brown helps them with the property search and takes them to an animal sanctuary to meet Burrito, a cuddle-loving donkey, as well as two pampered pigs, Wilbur and Uncle Watson.

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Guest stars Steve Brown

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Episode 26

Bedfordshire Borders

Even though the daily commute from London to their Bedfordshire business is taking its toll, Nicki Chapman has her work cut out persuading one half of today's couple to move to the county's borders!

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Guest stars Nicki Chapman

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Episode 27

Scottish Borders

Denise Nurse shows off the magnificent Scottish Borders in all their glory to a young couple looking to make a big countryside escape. One half wants to open a veterinary practice in the region, and the other needs outbuildings for cars and motorbikes, but they are both united by their love of the great outdoors.

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Guest stars Denise Nurse

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Episode 28

Cornwall

On the lookout for a property with potential for a holiday let business, as well as a home, Jules Hudson shows off a gloriously sunny Cornwall to today's entrepreneurial couple.

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Guest stars Jules Hudson

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Episode 29

Buckinghamshire Borders

Helping a young couple from the city of St Albans, Briony May Williams heads to Buckinghamshire to find a fabulous countryside escape for them and Dexter the dog.

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Guest stars Briony May Williams

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Episode 30

Oxfordshire

In a bid to move closer to family, today's buyer has Nicki Chapman to help find a home in the Oxfordshire countryside for her and her son.

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Guest stars Nicki Chapman

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Episode 31

Cairngorms

43m

Jules Hudson takes in Scotland’s stunning Cairngorms as he helps a couple from the Isle of Wight to find a rural property that will fulfil their ambitions for home as well as a new business.

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Guest stars Jules Hudson

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Episode 32

Welsh Borders

43m

With a budget of £400,000, an ambitious young couple from the West Midlands has the help of Sonali Shah to find a renovation project and a couple of acres of land in the Welsh Borders.

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Guest stars Sonali Shah

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Episode 33

The Fens

43m

Steve Brown helps his escapees from a large Bedfordshire town to find at least an acre of land in the Fens in order to set up their own glamping business.

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Guest stars Steve Brown

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Episode 34

Cumbria

43m

Wanting to move closer to family, Nicki Chapman celebrates the arrival of her buyers’ first grandchild by helping them find a new home in Cumbria.

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Guest stars Nicki Chapman

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Episode 35

Devon

43m

Jules Hudson helps a couple in their search for the perfect West Country pad in Devon and finds out why the county’s north coast has been designated as the UK’s first and only World Surfing Reserve.

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Guest stars Jules Hudson

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Episode 36

Carmarthenshire

43m

Ginny Buckley’s buyer today is chasing an inspiring landscape. She wants a new Carmarthenshire home that has as much land as her £450,000 budget can muster.

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Guest stars Ginny Buckley

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Episode 37

Shropshire

43m

Today’s escapees want to move to Shropshire to be closer to family and have entrusted Alistair Appleton to help them find a lovely rural retreat for both them and their bees.

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Guest stars Alistair Appleton

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Episode 38

East Sussex

43m

Returning home after eight years of living and working in Abu Dhabi, two teachers want to swap desert sand for the beaches of East Sussex.

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Guest stars Briony May Williams

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Episode 39

Aberdeenshire

43m

With a budget of £400,000, Jules Hudson is on hand to make a Sydney couple's dream of an escape to Aberdeenshire come true. Away from the property shopping, Jules makes friends with some of the region’s hairy, horny residents... a herd of Highland cattle.

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Guest stars Jules Hudson

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Episode 40

Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

43m

Having spent the past four years living in the US state of Texas, a couple and their two young children are looking to find a family home in an Oxfordshire or Buckinghamshire village.

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Guest stars Sonali Shah

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Episode 41

Shropshire

43m

A couple want to swap their Cheshire townhouse for the dark skies and beautiful open spaces of Shropshire. Denise Nurse helps them with the property search and also visits a flower farm in full bloom to witness first hand how modern technology is working hand-in-hand with nature.

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Guest stars Denise Nurse

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Episode 42

The Chilterns

43m

Alistair Appleton helps a couple with a baby boy who crave more space swap their one-bedroom flat in south London for a home in the Chiltern Hills.

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Guest stars Alistair Appleton

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Episode 43

South West Wales

43m

Ginny Buckley helps a couple with a budget of £400,000 look for a new home in South West Wales with at least an acre of land for glamping and a forestry school.

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Guest stars Ginny Buckley

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Episode 44

Berkshire and Hampshire

43m

Motivated by wanting to move closer to family, an escapee has her sister on hand for moral support and Sonali Shah’s property know-how to help find the ideal rural retreat. Sonali also gets to meet some very sleepy baby barn owls and learns what needs to be done to protect these beautiful birds.

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Guest stars Sonali Shah

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Episode 45

County Antrim and County Down

43m

It’s an emotional homecoming for Jules Hudson as he visits County Down and County Antrim. He’s with a couple who want to relocate there after a lifetime spent in the Canadian city of Toronto.

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Guest stars Jules Hudson

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Episode 46

Cumbria

43m

Briony May Williams teams up with a retired Shakespeare scholar, who with a £300,000 budget hopes to write a new chapter in her life in the Cumbrian countryside.

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Guest stars Briony May Williams

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Episode 47

The Cotswolds

43m

Alistair Appleton is on a property-hunting mission to the beautiful Cotswolds, with a couple who want a location with dog walks on the doorstep, as well as decent dining options for date nights!

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Guest stars Alistair Appleton

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Episode 48

East Midlands

43m

A young couple want to swap their London flat for something bigger in the East Midlands, where Nicki Chapman opens the front doors to a lovely selection of homes with lovely gardens.

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Guest stars Nicki Chapman

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Episode 49

Suffolk

43m

Denise Nurse is in Suffolk, helping a couple find a new home in a more rural setting, where they can enjoy retired life together, closer to the coast, lakes or waterways.

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Episode 50

The Lake District

43m

Having been to the Lake District over 50 times, today’s couple have decided to stop visiting and start living in one of the UK’s most spectacular National Parks.

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Episode 51

Bedfordshire Borders

43m

A house with as much natural light as possible is top of today’s property shopping list, and Jules Hudson is just the chap to find it in the region of the Bedfordshire borders.

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Guest stars Jules Hudson

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Episode 52

Aberdeenshire

43m

Nicki Chapman’s buyers have spent the last 25 years living and working in America. They now want to find their new, forever home in the Aberdeenshire countryside.

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Episode 53

Herefordshire

43m

Briony May Williams helps a retired couple who live just outside Belfast move closer to their family by finding a home in Herefordshire.

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Episode 54

Cheshire

43m

Nicki Chapman has a very tempting selection of properties for a young couple, currently living in Manchester, who are hoping to up sticks to the Cheshire countryside with their young daughter.

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Episode 55

The Isle of Skye

43mfinale

Denise Nurse is tasked with finding a permanent home for a family who’ve spent the last year travelling around in their camper van on the Isle of Skye.

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about Escape to the Country

Cast

Nicki ShieldsSelf - Presenter
Aled JonesSelf - Presenter
Jess ConradSelf
Denise NurseSelf - Presenter
Melissa PorterSelf - Presenter
Nick PageSelf - Presenter
Tim VincentSelf - Presenter
Alan TitchmarshSelf

Production details

Status
Returning Series
Series type
Reality
Episodes
1,289
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • BBC TwoUnited Kingdom
  • BBC OneUnited Kingdom
  • BoundlessUnited Kingdom
  • Fremantle ProductionsUnited Kingdom
  • Naked WestUnited Kingdom
  • Thames TelevisionUnited Kingdom

Themes

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