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 2023. A total of 134 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2024.
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Escape to the Country
Sonali Shah shows a young couple the best rural properties Hampshire has to offer for their budget. She also visits a family home with energy bills that are virtually nonexistent.
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Today’s couple are returning to Blighty after 25 years in America. Sonali Shah is on hand to show them some of the best property available in Cornwall.
Jonnie Irwin takes in the delights of Derbyshire with a couple from Leeds. He also visits a repair cafe, where household items are mended while the owners enjoy a cup of coffee.
Series 25
Two Eurovision enthusiasts need Denise Nurse’s help to find them a new home in Cumbria, where she also meets up with a young family of keen climbers and outdoor adventurers.
Series 21
A young couple who met as students need Nicki Chapman’s help to find them a home large enough for three generations of their family.
Series 22
Nicki Chapman visits Somerset and Dorset with a buyer from London who is in search of a new life and a new home in the countryside.
A huge kitchen is a big priority for Steve Brown’s couple today as they take in the sights and sounds of the exceptional North Yorkshire countryside.
Three generations of the same family need help from Jules Hudson to find them a new home in rural Norfolk.
Series 25
Nicki Chapman helps her buyer’s dream of moving to North Yorkshire become a reality. She also meets a painter who has set up a rural retreat for other like-minded artists.
Sonali Shah is welcoming back two returning expats, after 20 years in America. They have a £950k budget for a spacious country home in the New Forest.
Series 22
A first-time buyer has decided to leave the outskirts of Birmingham for a new home in Shropshire countryside. Nicki Chapman shows her what the stunning county has to offer.
Alistair Appleton shows today's buyer around Pembrokeshire and tests the therapeutic benefits of a dip in the cold sea.
Wanting to be closer to a new grandson, a buyer from the Gloucestershire town of Tewkesbury asks Jules Hudson to help her find a new home in the Suffolk countryside.
Series 25
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.
Series 23
Two sisters want to combine their resources in Somerset to find a secluded house that has enough land to start their own music festival.
Wanting to move closer to their family, Nicki Chapman celebrates the arrival of her buyers’ first grandchild by helping them find a new home in Cumbria.
Series 21
Jonnie Irwin is with a young couple wanting to escape London to build a new life in the Surrey countryside. He also joins a local baseball team.
Ginny Buckley meets a couple of Londoners looking for a detached property in the Essex countryside with lots of space for family and friends.
Series 25
Alistair Appleton is in the Highlands of Scotland with a couple whose ambitions include setting up a music festival among the magnificent mountains the region is famous for.
Steve Brown helps a couple from Bedfordshire relocate to the fabulous Fens to start a glamping business, so at least an acre of land is a priority.