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 223 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in December 2025.
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Escape to the Country
Briony May Williams is on her home turf in Somerset as she helps a couple with a budget of £500k swap their narrowboat for a more traditional house on terra firma.
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Nicki Chapman helps a recently retired couple find a dream country home that’s full of traditional period charm. Nikki also visits the Weston Park Model Air Show.
Three generations of the same family need help from Jules Hudson to find them a new, rural Norfolk home with an annexe for Granny and enough land for a Shetland pony.
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 first-time buyer has decided to leave the home she grew up in on the outskirts of Birmingham for a new one in the nearby Shropshire countryside.
Jonnie Irwin takes in the delights of Derbyshire with a couple of property hunters from Leeds
Nicki Chapman helps two rock musicians find an Oxfordshire home with space for a studio and also meets a South American baker hitting the right notes in a village bakery.
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.
Sonali Shah helps a couple who are looking forward to buying their first house in Devon. She also learns about the importance of caring for the county’s stunning coastline.
Briony May Williams helps a couple to find a new home in the Buckinghamshire countryside and meets someone who has already swapped city life for farm life in the county.
Jules Hudson joins two fitness fans hunting for a dream Cornish home near the coast. After some promising house tours, they all try a spot of gig boat racing in Padstow.
Denise Nurse is in the Carmarthenshire countryside, showing a retired couple from Jersey some special homes, including one which comes complete with some beavers in the backyard.
A new house in the Hampshire countryside is needed for a young couple and their two dogs, and Sonali Shah is on hand to show them the best properties the county has to offer.
As well as hoping to catch a glimpse of a family of recently released beavers, Jules Hudson helps a couple find a home in Cornwall where they can create a wellness retreat.
Today’s buyer needs Alistair Appleton’s help to find a new home in Suffolk, where Alistair also meets a couple who have established a beautiful, biodiverse wildflower meadow.
Alistair Appleton helps a couple move from Germany to Herefordshire or Gloucestershire, and he also meets a writer living her best country life.
Ginny Buckley helps a London buyer find her dream home in the Dorset countryside and also meets a family who have turned local fish canning into a coastal success story.
November 2025
With their entire belongings in two rucksacks, today’s couple have spent the last six years travelling the globe. Now they want to find a base in the Wiltshire countryside.
Sonali Shah visits spectacular Scotland, making her way to Dumfries and Galloway with a married couple from London who are seeking a life-changing move.
Steve Brown is with a buyer who is hoping to find a new house in her childhood home county of Devon. He also visits an organic orchard that produces award-winning cider.