Escape to the Country

Name: Escape to the Country
Genre: Reality
Released: 2002-10-14
Rating: 5.8

RETURNING27 Seasons1,292 Episodes★ 5.8

Escape to the Country is a reality series on BBC Two that premiered in 2002, with 27 seasons and 1,292 episodes to date. Its most recent episode aired on Oct 20, 2026, and more episodes are on the way.

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NetworkBBC Two

First AiredOct 14, 2002

Last AiredOct 20, 2026

GenreReality

Runtime45 min

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited Kingdom

ProductionBoundless, Fremantle Productions, Naked West

The property show that helps prospective buyers find their dream home in the country.

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Seasons & Episodes27 seasons · 1311 episodes

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E1Carmarthenshire

May 18, 202643m

Denise Nurse helps a couple return to Carmarthenshire to raise their child in the countryside and meets a family who have recently relocated and are loving life in their farmhouse.

E2North Yorkshire

May 19, 202643m

Richie Anderson is house-hunting in North Yorkshire with Sarah, who wants a character-packed cottage. Richie also meets a couple running an 'egg-centric' restaurant on their farm.

E3Oxfordshire

May 26, 202643m

Alistair Appleton helps a couple search for their first home together in Oxfordshire, with space for pets and plants. He also visits Oxford Botanic Garden to explore nature-inspired technology.

E4Somerset

May 27, 202643m

With Jules Hudson’s help, Mickey wants to relocate from a busy seaside town to the quiet of the Somerset countryside, where they tour houses with land, annexes and streams.

E5Wiltshire

Jun 1, 202643m

After 30 years in Stoke-on-Trent, a couple wanting to be close to their grandchild head to Wiltshire with Ginny Buckley, looking for a new home where separate bathrooms are a must!

E6Gloucestershire

Jun 2, 202643m

Nicki Chapman helps Peggy leave London for a rural Gloucestershire home with views for her, two dogs and horse. And there’s a taste of country life from former street food chefs.

E7Counties Antrim, Down and Tyrone

Jun 8, 202643m

An air ambulance pilot has £200,000 to find a new home within an hour of Belfast airport. Briony May Willams is on hand to help and has a go at Irish dancing by Lough Neagh.

E8Powys

Jun 9, 202643m

Jules Hudson helps Lisa swap Northampton for a Powys life reboot with her children and takes to a canoe, 128 feet above the ground!

E9Suffolk

Jun 15, 202643m

Steve Brown helps a whippet-loving couple swap a Sussex town for rural Suffolk, where they hope to establish a glamping retreat. Steve also explores a new scenic cycle route.

E10East Riding of Yorkshire

Jun 16, 202643m

Alistair Appleton helps a couple and their dog Daisy swap France for the East Riding of Yorkshire, hunting for a home nearer family, friends and proper fish and chips.

E11Devon and Cornwall

Jun 23, 202643m

Briony May Williams helps Andrew and Will escape a busy Oxfordshire town for scenic Devon and Cornwall, and meets a renovator who bought a Devonshire farmhouse on a whim.

E12Lincolnshire

Jun 24, 202643m

Richie Anderson helps a couple trade in their town life for a bigger home in the Lincolnshire countryside that has plenty of room for family, including six grandchildren.

E13North East Wales

Jul 13, 202643m

Alistair Appleton helps a young family search north east Wales for a home with land to suit animals and outdoor adventures. Afterwards, he meets a farmer passionate about healthy soil.

E14Gloucestershire

Jul 14, 202643m

Denise Nurse helps Charlotte from south London find a rural Gloucestershire escape, touring old, new and converted homes before helping to feed spring lambs down on the farm.

E15County Down

Jul 20, 202643m

It’s a Northern Ireland homecoming in County Down, where Jules Hudson helps golf-loving Siobhan find a countryside home for her family but not without some sisterly support.

E16The Peak District

Jul 21, 202645m

Sonali Shah helps a house hunter to swap city life in Amsterdam for a pretty Peak District cottage, and she also explores woodland being replanted and regenerated for the future.

E17Aberdeenshire

Aug 17, 202643m

Alistair Appleton helps mum Sonya, and her son William find an Aberdeenshire family home, with suitable land for horses. The tour concludes with an epically vast mystery house.

E18Herefordshire

Aug 18, 202643m

Jules Hudson is in Herefordshire, helping Andy and Sian find a rural home for them, their daughters and hopefully some horses, as well as a donkey they’re going to call Derek.

E19Cheshire

Aug 24, 202643m

Nicki Chapman helps Jules and Sharlean swap suburban life for rural Cheshire and fresh countryside walks, before the mystery house springs a cross-border surprise.

E20Devon

Aug 25, 202643m

Sonali Shah helps Neil and Lisa search Devon for their dream home, but will a view, a turret, the wing of a grand mansion or a utility room steal their hearts?

E21Northamptonshire

Sep 21, 202643m

Denise Nurse helps Caroline from Kent return to her happy place in the Northamptonshire countryside and meets a young couple transforming their dream cottage ready for family life.

E22North Yorkshire

Sep 22, 202643m

Briony May Williams helps a Kent family find a home in north Yorkshire for £280,000, visits a local vineyard and unveils a mystery waterside house with an impressive view.

E23Derbyshire

Sep 28, 202643m

Alistair Appleton helps a couple find their dream home in delightful Derbyshire for them and their dog Basil, and also discovers an ambitious wildlife reintroduction project.

E24West Sussex

Sep 29, 202643m

Nicki Chapman helps a London couple find a West Sussex home in the country for £380,000, including a mystery house with a New York loft feel, going full circle on their love story.

E25Anglesey

Oct 5, 202643m

Sonali Shah helps a Warwickshire couple with £350,000 to spend realise a 41-year-old dream of moving to be by the sea on Anglesey and learns about living a slower-paced life.

E26Lincolnshire

Oct 6, 202643m

Richie Anderson helps Gary and Mel make rural Lincolnshire home, with £450,000 to bring them closer to their daughter and give them enough space to welcome the whole family.

E27Cornwall

Oct 12, 202643m

Three generations swap busy Bucks for the calm of Cornwall, where Alistair Appleton has a beautiful mystery house conversion up his sleeve and meets a duo lighting up the county.

E28Moray and Aberdeenshire

Oct 13, 202643m

Steve Brown helps Cheryl and Barry swap Somerset suburbia for Moray and Aberdeenshire, where £425,000 must buy plenty of land for their family and growing menagerie of animals.

E29South Devon

Oct 19, 202643m

Denise Nurse helps Susi, Sam and Rupert the dog leave busy Bedfordshire behind for south Devon, with £500,000 to find an annexe, more space and perhaps even a sea view.

E30Kent

Oct 20, 202643m

Jules Hudson helps Rob and Dani leave London for rural Kent, mixing old homes and new. And there is a mystery house that quite literally turns everything upside down.

About Escape to the Country

Escape to the Country is a reality series on BBC Two. The show first aired on Oct 14, 2002 and currently has 27 seasons and 1,292 episodes. Escape to the Country is currently airing; its most recent episode aired on Oct 20, 2026. It has a rating of 5.8/10 based on 29 votes.