Escape to the Country
Escape to the Country is a living & home improvement program on BBC2. A series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. The popular program has been available since 2025. A total of 236 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2026.
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Escape to the Country
Steve Brown guides a couple on their house hunt in Bedfordshire who are looking for the peace and quiet the county has to offer.
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A couple with four kids searches for outdoor adventures and fresh air in North Yorkshire, where Briony May Williams helps them find a family home with room to spread their wings.
Richie Anderson joins the show's line-up, helping a couple of born-and-bred Brummies to find the perfect character property on his home turf of the rural Midlands.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple looking for a characterful, dog-friendly home in either Norfolk or Suffolk for them and their whippets. He then meets a willow farmer championing the sustainable crop.
Richie Anderson helps a couple branch out to fulfil their forest school dream. He also meets an innovative artist who creates masterpieces on a bicycle-powered sewing machine.
It’s an island escape as Jules Hudson helps a couple from a town in Cheshire to find their dream home on Anglesey.
Ginny Buckley is in the Wye Valley with a couple whose move is fuelled by a desire to be closer to their grandchildren.
Jules Hudson helps a couple returning to the UK from Australia find a home in Cornwall with views and Cornish charm. He also visits a slate mine that has been turned into a stunning off-grid retreat.
Sonali Shah helps Norman and Linda swap London for a breath of fresh sea air in Dorset, with a standout mystery house and a relaxing stop at a seaweed spa.
Today, we have a marvellous multi-generational move to consider as Alistair Appleton guides one family, spread over four generations, to find two houses in one village!
Nicki Chapman is in the Cairngorms with a couple who, after exploring the UK in their campervan for the last two years, have decided to settle in the Scottish countryside.
A mum and son with a £350,000 budget return from overseas, hoping to find a classic Kent cottage full of charm. Denise Nurse helps them make a fresh start in the Garden of England.
Jules Hudson helps two retired drama teachers swap busy Sheffield for a new rural life in the beautiful Devon countryside.
March 2026
Denise Nurse helps a couple who want a unique Sussex home, and the quirkier, the better! Her line-up includes some wow-factor properties, any one of which could be the mystery house.
Alistair Appleton is in Cornwall, helping a couple to trade in city life for a coastal home. He also stops by a regenerative farm focused on nourishing land, mind and body.
There’s no time like the present for Alistair Appleton's buyers, who hope to realise a lifelong dream of living by the sea in Dorset.
Wanting to be close to the coast, a couple from Birmingham decide that Cornwall is the perfect destination for their escape. Sonali Shah is on hand to make their dream come true.
A couple from suburban Cheshire discover that stunning views don't have to cost a fortune as Sonali Shah finds them a home on Argyll and Bute’s Kintyre peninsula for a £250,000 budget.
Alistair Appleton heads to Devon’s Dartmoor National Park with a mother and daughter who are after a property that can provide a countryside home for the whole family and a place to build a business.
Nicki Chapman helps a retired couple find their dream Devon home by the sea and meets a Dartmoor family who map family-friendly walks in the National Park for all to enjoy.