Escape to the Country
TV-PG
7.4
2002
Reality
The property show that helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.
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Episode 16 : Colchester to Rural Essex
December. 16,2007
Melissa Porter house hunts in rural Essex for a family who have lived in Colchester for decades.
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Episode 15 : Woking to Devon
November. 30,2007
Nick Page looks for a property in Devon for a husband and wife who are fed up with the sounds from their noisy neighbour, the M25.
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Episode 14 : Balham to Cornwall
November. 29,2007
Nick Page helps a group of university friends who want to find a home and set up a surfing school in Cornwall.
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Episode 13 : Reading to East Anglia
November. 29,2007
The Camerons have lived in Reading for over two decades but now want a more peaceful life in the Bedfordshire countryside. Will Nick Page be able to find a perfect home for the Camerons and their huge book collection?
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Episode 12 : Surrey to Rural Cardiff
November. 28,2007
Catherine Gee helps two doctors and their young family find a five-bedroom house in the Welsh countryside.
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Episode 11 : Cardiff to the Forest of Dean
November. 26,2007
Catherine Gee and Nick Page help prospective buyers buy rural dream homes. A couple from Cardiff want to start a new life in the Forest of Dean. But what will their three adult children, who all live with them, say about it?
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Episode 10 : Cardiff to Monmouthshire
May. 11,2007
Catherine Gee sets out to find fireman Wyn Jenkins and his family their dream home in Monmouthshire. But can Catherine find a house big enough for the family and enough land for their horse?
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Episode 9 : Twickenham to Shropshire
May. 10,2007
Catherine Gee looks for a property in Shropshire for a young family with high expectations.
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Episode 8 : Leicester to Somerset
April. 19,2007
Catherine Gee looks for a property in Somerset for a young family needing a wheelchair-friendly home.
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Episode 7 : Doncaster to Herefordshire
April. 16,2007
Nick Page looks for a property in Herefordshire for a frugal restaurateur and his wife keen not to overspend on their new home.
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Episode 6 : Hampstead to East Sussex
April. 03,2007
Nick Page looks at four unusual houses for a young family who want to leave London to live a more rural life in East Sussex. Properties include a house dating back to the 15th century and an oast house on a lake.
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Episode 5 : Wakefield to North Yorkshire
April. 02,2007
Catherine Gee has a budget of £600,000 to help a young family move from Wakefield to rural Yorkshire. After 11 moves in 18 years, can she find these serial movers a permanent country home?
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Episode 4 : Piccadilly to the West Country
March. 29,2007
A couple fed up with their exclusive flat in London’s Piccadilly want to move to a unique historical home in the West Country. But will Nick be able to help them escape to the country?
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Episode 3 : Bristol to Somerset
March. 21,2007
Catherine Gee helps prospective buyers to find their dream home in the country. She has two budgets to find a couple a two/three bed house with land for the horses, in Somerset. The lower, £210,000, is based on them renting out their Bristol house, and the higher, £260,000, is based on them selling it. Catherine hopes to surprise them with what she finds in both price brackets.
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Episode 2 : Coventry to Gloucestershire
March. 01,2007
Catherine Gee looks for a property in Gloucestershire for a family from Coventry keen to have the countryside at their doorstep.
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Episode 1 : Castleford to Yorkshire
February. 26,2007
Nick Page assists a couple of classic car enthusiasts from Castleford to escape to rural Yorkshire. They need a large house and enough garage space to park seven vintage cars.
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Seasons
Season 23
A series which helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country. The current presenting team is Alistair Appleton, Nicki Chapman, Jules Hudson, Sonali Shah, Jonnie Irwin, Margherita Taylor, Ginny Buckley, and Steve Brown. Former presenters include Catherine Gee, Aled Jones, Denise Nurse, Nick Page, and Melissa Porter.
Season 22
Series 22 saw the expansion of the presenting team again, with former Great British Bake Off semi-finalist Briony May Williams join alongside consumer affairs presenter Chris Bavin.
Season 17
Veteran TV presenter Margherita Taylor joined the presenting team during the programme's 17th series.
Season 15
The 15th series saw the final appearance of Denise Nurse, following 8 years on the presenting team.
Season 14
Series 14 marks Sonali Shah's first appearance as part of the programme's presenting team.
Season 10
The 10th series saw Welsh singer and radio presenter Aled Jones join the show, as well as the first appearances of longstanding 'Escape To The Country' presenters Nicki Chapman and Jonnie Irwin.
Season 6
Series 6 is the final series where original 'Escape To The Country' presenter Catherine Gee appeared.
Season 5
Series 5 saw the introduction of longstanding 'Escape To The Country' presenters Alistair Appleton and Jules Hudson alongside fellow presenter Melissa Porter.
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