Escape to the Chateau
Escape to the Chateau is a reality show on 4seven. Can Dick Strawbridge and his wife Angel bring an abandoned French chateau back to life? The popular program has been available since 2025. A total of 8 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2025.
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1:05:00Escape to the Chateau
Dick and Angel crack on with replacing the whole of the chateau's original roof. Angel has a colourful vision for Dick's preserves cupboard, but there are repairs to be done first. (S8 Ep2)
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1:05:00Dick and Angel create a luxurious bedroom suite in the original coach house, complete with Angel's bespoke wallpaper and a hug on a pillow. (S8 Ep1)
Series 2
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1:05:00Keen to expand their business, Dick and Angel Strawbridge consider moat fishing, woodland foraging and installing a lift. Will the chateau survive such a monumental conversion? (S2 Ep2/3)
1:05:00Dick and Angel Strawbridge's adventure turning a shabby French castle into a family home and venue continues. Dick makes a pig roaster and it's their son's first day at school. (S2 Ep1/3)
Series 1 1:05:00
1:05:00An extended four-part version of series one. Wanting to create a stunning honeymoon suite, Angel asks Dick to smash a hole in the three-feet-thick castle wall. (S1 Ep3/4)
1:05:00An extended four-part version of series one. Dick, Angel and the family move into their crumbling chateau, which they discover is home to bats, birds and thousands of flies. (S1 Ep2/4)
1:05:00An extended four-part version of series one. Dick Strawbridge and his partner Angel buy a fairy-tale French chateau and set about bringing the abandoned building back to life. (S1 Ep1/4)
1:05:00Dick and Angel are expecting 200 guests when they marry in a few weeks' time. But room after room still needs to be restored, decorated and furnished, and the moat needs damming. (S1 Ep3/3)