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 228 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in February 2026.
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Escape to the Country
Berkshire’s beautiful countryside will be a far cry from busy Slough, where today’s couple is moving from, and Ginny Buckley is on hand to help with the house hunting.
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Alistair Appleton helps a couple to move one step closer to their dream of a new life on the gorgeous Gower Peninsula in Wales.
Chris Bavin and today’s couple marvel at Shropshire’s stunning countryside in between checking out some tempting homes from the county’s property market.
Suffolk is today’s destination for Steve Brown and a couple from London who want to start a new life in the countryside. Steve also meets a pair of young farmers who use sustainable methods.
Nicki Chapman is in Norfolk with a couple from Northamptonshire who have lived and worked all over the world. They want a property with the wow factor and spectacular views to boot.
Ginny Buckley meets a couple who are looking to return to their Welsh homeland after 20 years of living in Oxford.
Wanting a new start in Devon, a couple with a budget of £650,000 enlist Jules Hudson’s house-hunting knowhow to find a detached family home with a large garden.
Series 25
Having almost made their escape seven years ago, today’s couple want to try again, tasking Ginny Buckley to help them move from a Surrey town to the Norfolk/Suffolk border.
Steve Brown marvels at the spectacular scenery on offer in Perth and Kinross and beyond as he helps a couple with three children to find their dream home in the countryside.
Series 26
Denise Nurse helps a house hunter escape to rural Nottinghamshire. She also visits Sherwood Forest to learn how its ancient oaks are overcoming the challenges of climate change.
Ginny Buckley helps a theatre couple swap London life for a West Yorkshire home with rural sparkle and then meets a family who started a bold new life on a 30-acre farm.
A globetrotting couple have decided to move back home for good, and Nicki Chapman lends a hand as they look for a new address in Oxfordshire’s lovely countryside.
Series 25
Today’s buyers don’t mind if they find a new home in Hampshire or Dorset, just as long as it’s near their happy place, the sea. Denise Nurse is there to put a smile on their faces!
Hoping to escape to the dramatic countryside of north Wales, Jules Hudson’s buyers want to find a new home with at least an acre of land where they can create a wellbeing retreat.
Series 26
Steve Brown helps a couple find an eco-friendly Devon home, as well as meeting someone who has already made his own escape and turned a traditional village pub into something super-stylish.
From thatched charm to characterful new builds, Sonali Shah helps a young couple from a commuter town find their first and forever home in Cambridgeshire.
Series 24
After 26 years in London, today’s couple have headed to the Scottish Lothians in search of a change of lifestyle. They have a house-hunting budget of £475,000 and Nicki Chapman to help them spend it.
A young Essex couple need Nicki Chapman’s help to find them a new home in lovely Somerset, and fast. They have £725,000 to spend on a property for their growing family,
Series 26
Alistair Appleton helps a retired couple and their five sausage dogs find a perfect East Sussex home with room to rescue animals.
Series 25
In north Wales, Jules Hudson helps a buyer turn a favourite holiday destination into his forever home by finding a dog-friendly house with rural walks on the doorstep.