I Escaped To The Country
I Escaped To The Country is a TV show on BBC1. Series celebrating the house-buying success stories of people who went on to purchase a rural property they were introduced to on their original Escape to the Country journey. The program has been available since 2026. A total of 9 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in January 2026.
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I Escaped To The Country
Jules Hudson and Steve Brown revisit former house hunters in the Midlands. One couple's home is now a lovely Grade II listed barn conversion.
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Alistair Appleton heads to Spain to meet up with a couple who escaped to the continent ten years ago and have never looked back.
Series 10
Sonali Shah revisits a couple just back from overseas and setting up home in West Sussex, before reuniting with a buyer putting the finishing touches on her Norfolk cottage.
Nicki Chapman revisits two retired, ex-van-living police officers, who are loving their mystery house in the Cairngorms, and Sonali Shah meets DIY first-timers transforming a Welsh Borders project.
Series 9
In Pembrokeshire, Briony May Williams and Ginny Buckley revisit buyers who decided to act on their long-held ambitions of moving to the Welsh countryside.
Jules Hudson takes a trip down memory lane in Bedfordshire, while Sonali Shah catches up with a couple who were finally able to buy their own home in early retirement.
Series 10
Alistair Appleton tucks into samosas and welsh cakes with a Doncaster duo now thriving in the Welsh Valleys, while Jules Hudson visits buyers loving their new life in Powys.
Nicki Chapman revisits Devon house hunters she first helped in 2024, while Jules Hudson heads to Suffolk to see a barn conversion and hear about plans for a wildlife pond... or lake!
In this exclusive celebrity episode reveal, Denise Nurse pops in on Dr Ranj’s housewarming party after a tour of his freshly decorated, sky-high water tower.