I Escaped to the Country S08 complete (1080p, soft English subtitles)

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.

E01 Devon and Hampshire
Nicki Chapman and Ginny Buckley reconnect with couples who fled the capital to seek peaceful idylls in the English countryside. Nicki Chapman kicks off this episode in delightful Devon, where a prophecy led her buyers to the place of their dreams and an enchanting new lifestyle within the community. Then, over to Ginny Buckley, who expertly guides a property search in the High Weald before discovering where her dog-loving couple came to call home.

E02 Herefordshire Borders and North Wales
Alistair Appleton and Denise Nurse catch up with some adventurous women who have found fulfilment in the rural borderlands of Wales. In 2022, Alistair Appleton truly delivered the goods as he navigated his hopeful house hunter through the property landscape of the Herefordshire borders in a search that wasn’t just a change of county, but of country too. A year on, he is back on familiar territory, getting acquainted with the locals and trying his hand at baking. Next, Denise Nurse heads to North Wales, where she uncovers loss and love for a resilient retiree.

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E03 Derbyshire and Devon
In this jaunt down memory lane, Nicki Chapman makes the 200-mile journey from Derbyshire to Devon to ask the age-old question: coast or countryside? Back in 2015, Nicki Chapman headed for the hills to help a busy, professional couple on their quest to make their favourite camping destination their permanent home. Almost a decade later, she’s back to find out which of our offerings fulfilled their Peak District aspirations. Later, Nicki pays a visit to a former forces duo who, in 2019, had enlisted Ginny Buckley’s assistance in realising their dream of retiring to the Devonshire Coast.

E04 West Wales and Yorkshire
Jules Hudson follows the unexpected journey of one couple and a homecoming for another. Two years after their property search in west Wales, Jules Hudson tracks down his former escape companions to find that they’ve ended up in an entirely different part of the UK! Their radical gear change has encouraged them to get back on their bikes and make the most of the sea air. Then, in the inspiring landscape of West Yorkshire, Jules drops in on a couple of civil servants who have found an incredible new home where they’re carving out a more creative future.

E05 Norfolk and Oxfordshire
Jules Hudson does a deep dive into the wondrous world of barn conversions in this very special revisit. Before the dust has even had time to settle, Jules Hudson pops in on a pair of Norfolk enthusiasts who, until a year ago, had never set foot in a barn conversion. Thanks to Denise Nurse, they’re now setting up home in one. Jules then makes history when our story follows the incredible transformation of a medieval Mystery House which featured on the show back in 2014. Buckle up for this barn-fest!

E06 Argyll & Bute and Moray
Sonali Shah and Jules Hudson follow up on their house-hunting expeditions in the beguiling Scottish Highlands. Less than a year ago, Sonali Shah took motorbike enthusiasts off the beaten track on a riveting road trip around Argyll and Bute, where the views simply sold themselves. Now she’s back to discover if our couple has achieved zen in the new home she helped find for them. Jules then takes the reins with a nature-loving pair of animal enthusiasts who were also set on making a new life for themselves in the wilds of northern Scotland.

E07 Dorset and Wiltshire
Alistair Appleton is back to meet some accomplished athletes following their successful house-hunting challenges in the countryside. A year since two ex-rugby internationals were bowled over by one of Alistair's property offerings in Dorset, he returns to meet some of the extended family and is treated to a home-cooked feast. The adventure continues in neighbouring Wiltshire, where the priorities were friends, family, fencing and fishing. Alistair finds out if they took the bait with any of his property offerings.

E08 Monmouthshire and Gloucestershire
Sonali Shah visits both sides of the Wales-England border, with one couple looking to get away from it all and the other wanting to get stuck in the thick of it. In the summer of 2021, Sonali Shah was with two newlyweds after their very own slice of rural bliss in south Wales, away from the hubbub of busy London life. Having now realised that dream, Sonali is rendered speechless by the creative couple’s new home, and finds herself getting down and dirty in the garden. Moving across the border into Gloucestershire, she reconnects with a retired vicar and her husband who were in search of a lower maintenance home, a new community to embrace, and proximity to family. Sonali delves into this sociable couple’s new country life, and gets the opportunity to meet some of the key players involved in their success story.

E09 North Yorkshire and the Cotswolds
When Nicki Chapman accompanied a retired teacher on a property-seeking mission in North Yorkshire, back in the autumn of 2021, neither of them could have imagined where the journey would ultimately lead. Picking up the baton, Denise Nurse explores the metamorphosis of this resilient and intrepid escapee and the beautiful home she’s created. In another transformative tale, Denise acquaints herself with a couple who had their hearts set on some Cotswolds character. Never faltering in their vision, they can now proudly share the fruits of their labour.

E10 France
We’re escaping to France, where Alistair Appleton relives his enchanting encounter with a Yorkshire lass who had her eyes firmly set on the horizon... and beyond! Borrowing from the archives of Escape to the Continent, Alistair retraces his steps through the beautiful Midi-Pyrénées region of France, where he was house-hunting with tight-knit sisters back in 2014. Driven by memories of sun-drenched childhood holidays, this was to be an escape to a place where a warm, relaxed and tranquil lifestyle beckoned. Almost a decade later, Alistair rejoins our happily settled Francophile in her exquisite new home and unearths the inspiration for her reignited joie de vivre.

First broadcast:   January 2024
Duration: 45 minutes per episode      
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