I Escaped to the Country - Episode Guide

Nicki Chapman is reunited with a couple she first met a few years ago when they were house hunting in the Worcestershire countryside and bought one of the properties they viewed together. Unfortunately, just weeks after moving in, their dream home was destroyed by a fire and they had to spend three years rebuilding it. Nicki now returns to see the complete transformation they have managed to achieve and how, in the aftermath of such turmoil, they are now enjoying life in their new country home. Later, Nicki also revisits a property-hunting couple she met in Dorset, whose new house in the heart of a village has opened doors into the thriving community.

Nicki Chapman heads to Derbyshire's Peak District to revisit a house-hunting couple who have used their interior design flair to beautifully refurbish a property she first took them to and they ended up buying. After being impressed by their 'country house' inspired décor, she takes in the dramatic setting of the National Park, where her house hunters now enjoy walking and landscape photography. Later, Nicki crosses the border into Nottinghamshire and catches up with a retired teacher who has been loving life in her Escape cottage for the past few years. Nicki sees how her move has been a springboard to a new social life and allowed her to realise a long-harboured dream of owning a narrowboat.

Jules Hudson catches up with house-hunting couples who have successfully made the leap to the Welsh countryside. First, he pays a visit to some of his most enthusiastic escapees, who bought one of the rural properties he showed them few years ago. As well as admiring how they have made their mark on their country home, Jules sees not only that ploughing their efforts into self-sufficiency keeps them fit, but also how swapping homemade produce with neighbours keeps their community spirit alive and well. Later, Jules drops in on a couple who, since their house search together, have had a lifestyle overhaul and are reaping the rewards of setting up their mountain biking and holiday let business.

Nicki Chapman visits the West Country to be reunited with couples she helped make the momentous step of moving from town to country. Nicki catches up with her Wiltshire house buyers, now happily living in the character home they first saw together. She sees how volunteering in the local shop and forging ahead with new hobbies has put them at the heart of village life. Later, Nicki meets her property purchasers in Somerset, who had emotional reactions to all three houses she initially showed them. Nicki is impressed by how they have decorated the one they chose to buy. The house has also allowed them to grow their successful dog grooming business, now a popular port of call for canines in their local community.

Alistair Appleton catches up with two house-hunting couples who made the successful leap of relocating from the city to the east of England countryside. First he revisits some of his Cambridgeshire house buyers, now happily living in the character home he first showed them. Besides holding down their new teaching jobs, they also organise a weekly village quiz night, which Alistair finds is extremely popular with the local community. Later, Alistair heads to north Lincolnshire to call on a couple who successfully bought their country home close to the family farm. He is impressed by how they have made their decorative mark on the living spaces and sees how excited they are at the prospect of bringing up their young family in such a relaxed rural setting.

Nicki Chapman visits Cornwall to be reunited with a teacher she first met a few years ago, when the clock was ticking to find a perfect home before the new school term started. Nicki hears how she is loving life in the cottage they first saw together and explores the local beauty spots she enjoys after a busy school day.

Nicki also visits a retired couple she helped find a Cornish retreat after they made surprise changes to their property wishlist. Nicki sees how they have added their own personal touch to their new home, which gives them beautiful countryside on the doorstep for walks with their beloved dogs.

Jules Hudson catches up with house hunters who left behind their hectic working lives in Brighton and relocated to Herefordshire. On their £300,000 budget, they successfully bought one of the homes they saw after a big rethink on their original property wishlist. Jules sees how their new home and the village location has had such a positive impact on their wellbeing and feeling part of local life.

Jules also drops in on some of his former house hunters who had a £365,000 budget and are now happily living in one of the houses he first showed them. He finds out why they are delighted to have made the lifestyle leap to rural Monmouthshire.

Jonnie Irwin heads to North Yorkshire to be reunited with his former house hunters who, with their £850,000 pound budget, wanted to escape London to be closer to family and raise their own young children in the country. They acted decisively and bought one of the country properties Jonnie first showed them. Despite being in the early months of settling in, Jonnie finds them all in great spirits.

Their children love the great outdoors and are happy in their new school, and the parents are keen to get to grips with making home grown produce. With that in mind, Jonnie takes them to Beningbrough Hall's community orchard, where they get a workout from squeezing freshly pressed apple juice.

Jonnie Irwin revisits a couple he helped on their initial property search in Sussex. Jonnie returns to the house he showed them that they ultimately bought for under their £600,000 budget. The couple each had very strong ideas on what they wanted from their move to the country, with one of them determined to run a bed and breakfast from their new home. Building work is in progress, so Jonnie sees how their vision will provide accommodation for the business without intruding on their personal living space.

As well walking their new dog in the surrounding countryside, Jonnie and his house buyers visit one of the award-winning vineyards Sussex is home to. After harvesting grapes and eating more than a few, they sample the array of wines produced there.

Alistair Appleton catches up with two couples whose property searches helped them make a successful leap to the Norfolk countryside. First he revisits some house buyers who had a £400,000 budget and are now loving life in the home they bought. Over a cup of tea in their kitchen, Alistair finds out what creative changes they have made to the interior and how much pleasure they have had discovering new country walks from their doorstep.

Alistair then meets up with a married couple of musicians who, on their initial house hunt, had quickly cast aside their property criteria when they fell in love with one particular Norfolk village. Alistair tracks them down at that village's community shop, where they now volunteer, to find out what happened next.

Jonnie Irwin revisits house buyers who haven't looked back since relocating to the countryside. His first stop is Suffolk, where he finds his the buyers happily immersed in keeping chickens and bees and taking their new dogs to the local dog agility club. Later, Jonnie heads to Kent and marvels at the new design and decor the escapees have added to their property, before heading to the beach close by where they enjoy regular moments together as a family.

Sonali Shah revisits the maritime county of Dorset to be reunited with her house hunters who had a £500,000 budget to retire to a property with coastal views and have set up home in one of the houses Sonali originally showed them. She discovers how they have put their own personal stamp on it and how it provides the writer's retreat one of them dreamed of. Sonali's house buyers also take her to Abbotsbury Swannery, one of their favourite Dorset beauty spots, as well as Bridport, where she drops in on a thriving local knitting group, a port of call for friendly chat over the clacking of needles.

Nicki Chapman is in the west country revisiting house buyers who have successfully made the leap to a new life in the country. First she catches up with an entrepreneurial couple who moved into their property in the Devon countryside. She discovers how they are managing to balance running a holiday-let business alongside their newly renovated family home. Later she heads to rural Somerset, where a couple has made some impressive architectural changes to their country property and are enjoying a busy retirement immersing themselves in village life.

Alistair Appleton revisits house buyers who made their escapes to the country and radically changed their new properties and lifestyles in the process. First he heads to Norfolk, where he discovers his buyers are now committed owners of a cattery. He sees how, while business is booming, they are in the throes of completely supersizing the country home Alistair first showed them. Later he catches up with a house buyer in the Cumbrian countryside who has made her interior design mark in the property they first viewed together. Alistair is happy to learn how her escape from the city of Edinburgh sparked a career change, a flourishing new relationship and a passion for new country pursuits.

Sonali Shah visits house buyers who moved to the country in Dorset and Derbyshire, catching up with a couple she helped to make the leap from a suburban town to the beautiful Dorset countryside. They have subsequently redressed their work-life balance and their vast, historic home has also become a rural getaway for visiting friends and family. The visit ends at the village pub, where one of them now works part-time serving the locals. Later, Sonali travels to Derbyshire where she is reunited with a buyer who moved to the county to be closer to her son and grandchildren. To experience a little of their country life, Sonali accompanies them on family outing to the National Tramway Museum in Crich.

Nicki Chapman returns to Herefordshire to catch up with her house-hunters, discovering how their plans of running holiday let business have come to fruition and how they've also become a firm port of call for the local wildlife. Whilst in the area, Nicki visits Ledbury Country Market and meets the committed food producers who are behind its ongoing success.

Jonnie Irwin is reunited with his avid equestrian house hunters in Suffolk. Since buying the unassuming property Jonnie showed them, the couple have ploughed their efforts into dramatically transforming it to suit their needs. They now enjoy the freedom of keeping horses on their own land. Whilst in the county, Jonnie visits the coastal village of Dunwich, which over the centuries has been gradually taken by the sea.

Jules Hudson returns to rural Somerset to be reunited with a retired couple, now happily living in the character home they all first saw together. As well as seeing the impressive alterations they've made to their country home, Jules discovers how they have immersed themselves in community life, including returning to work as a local church minister. Jules also catches up with other house buyers, who despite a hectic working life and serious setbacks along the way, have managed to make their personal mark on the property they purchased.

Alistair Appleton revisits the Welsh Border region and is reunited with a house hunting couple who originally had a ú475,000 budget and serious ambitions to start a smallholding. Within just a few years of moving into one of the properties Alistair showed them, they've not only transformed parts of their new home, but are also making impressive strides towards self-sufficiency on their land. Whilst in the region, Alistair takes in the countryside and heritage of the Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway.

Jonnie Irwin visits the Wye Valley, where he is reunited with two of his house-buying couples. First he meets his recent escapees who snapped up the country home he showed them for their £650,000 budget. Jonnie discovers their plans for their hilltop property and their glamping business ambitions.

Later, he catches up with his buyers from five years ago, who spent their £400,000 on one of the properties they viewed together. Jonnie is impressed by the decorative changes they have made and, while sitting for the community art group, sees the fulfilling lifestyle they are enjoying during retirement.

Nicki Chapman visits Cornwall to find out what happened next for some horse-loving house buyers who are now enjoying the freedom of having their horses on their own land.

Jules Hudson visits west Wales, and Argyll and Bute, where he catches up with a horse-loving couple and couple who bought a home with a view.

Sonali Shah is reunited with a couple who she helped move from Bristol to an idyllic home in the Herefordshire countryside, close to the River Wye.

Nicki Chapman goes on a revisit tour of Devon, where she catches up with two different buyers who fell in love with the properties they viewed on their house hunt.

Jules Hudson finds out whether his house buyers have made successes of the homes they fell in love with on the show.

Sonali Shah finds out whether her house buyers have made successes of their new homes.

Jules Hudson revisits two couples who moved the length of the UK chasing the views and wildlife of the Scottish Highlands. Jules heads close to Loch Ness and is stunned by what one couple have achieved with their stylish property. He also drops in on a nature-loving couple who bought a property in his line up that met their £325,000 budget. However, he soon discovers that when their family circumstances changed, they had to make a bold decision regarding their dream home.

Jonnie Irwin revisits the beautiful Isle of Wight and is reunited with a house-hunting couple who originally had grand ambitions to carve out a new life for themselves and their youngest son whilst tapping into the island's tourist trade. Eight years on from their original property search, Jonnie discovers that they have gone above and beyond their original plan, creating a magnificent new home and a successful, unique enterprise that supports the whole family. Away from the business side of things, they all take to the water on board the couple's boat, where Jonnie experiences the simple and slower-paced pleasures of their island escape.

Jules Hudson travels to beautiful rural pockets in the counties of Somerset and Shropshire as he catches up with past house hunters who have opened doors to a better quality of life in the countryside. First, Jules calls in on a couple of rolling stones who are now living the country dream in Somerset in the beautiful, character property they snapped up on their house hunt in the summer of 2018. Then it's up to the wonderful Shropshire hills to meet a retired policeman who wanted to get as far away from the hustle and bustle of city life as possible. Jules discovers that his new life, in a gorgeous cottage with breathtaking views, would be nothing with the support of neighbours.

Jules Hudson catches up with some escapees who wasted no time in buying one of the beautiful country properties they viewed on their house-hunt and now call Worcestershire home. He's wowed by the changes they've made to their new home and discovers how a more rural lifestyle is suiting them down to the ground. Jules then revisits one of his buyers who has made the leap from London to Gloucestershire and has used her interior design skills to create what she calls her first proper home. Jules also finds out how the local polo club is a place where she can kick back and enjoy good friendship and sporting fun.

Sonali Shah revisits her house buying couples and finds out what happened next after their Escape property hunts together. First, she catches up with her buyers in Cornwall who used their £350,000 budget to snap up one of the houses she showed them. She sees how they're loving their new dream home and are embracing a healthy, happy lifestyle outdoors. Sonali also drops in on her equestrian escapees whom she'd helped on their Norfolk property hunt and discovers where they decided to buy with their £850,000 budget.

Jules Hudson revisits more house buyers who successfully moved to the country in South Wales. He discovers how a dynamic RAF couple bought one of the homes he showed them. To thank him, they put him through his paces with some daredevil outdoor antics. Jules then drops in on an escapee couple who overcame struggles in buying their perfect property but kept plenty of change from their £400,000 budget and now live in a stunning but unexpected location.

Ginny Buckley heads into the great British countryside to discover how rural retirement plans are panning out for two couples. First, she makes her way to Derbyshire's Peak District to meet a husband and wife who bought one of the beautiful properties they were introduced to on their 2018 Escape to the Country journey. They had high hopes for a garden with a pond, but Ginny finds out that pond life has now taken a back seat as they've welcomed a new member to the family. Later, she makes her way south to catch up with a fun-loving pair who originally planned to move to the Shropshire countryside. Ginny finds that their leap to the countryside may have landed them in a different spot, but it's still a far cry from their former lives in the city suburbs.

Jules Hudson revisits house buyers who have successfully established new lives in the countryside. First, he finds himself back in Somerset with a couple whose rural aspirations needed to accommodate their own needs, plus those of their parents. Visiting the day before a local beer and cider festival, he earns a brew by helping the neighbours set up for the event, but not before checking out the wonderful home he helped them to find. Later, Jules travels over towards the east of the country to meet a husband and wife at their impressive new home, where he discovers how their move away from a large urban town has helped strengthen family ties.

Sonali Shah finds out whether one couple succeeded in creating their own back-garden pub, and in Herefordshire she looks around a stunning renovation of a house from the 1700s.

Jules Hudson revisits a family of house-hunters who have made their Devon dream a reality whilst embarking on an epic restoration of a historic home.

Nicki Chapman catches up with past house-hunters who have found a better quality of life on the Dorset coast.

Jonnie Irwin catches up with the entrepreneurial couple whose grand aspirations involved accommodating a pack of alpacas, a grand piano and paying guests in a rural Devon home.

Jules Hudson catches up with two sets of entrepreneurial house-hunters who had grand plans to make an income from their new homes in the countryside.

Jules Hudson and Nicki Chapman visit former Escape to the Country house-hunters to find out what happened next with their planned country moves.

Jules Hudson heads into the great British countryside and Ginny Buckley is bound for the coast as they discover how grand plans to escape to the country have panned out for two couples.

Sonali Shah find out whether previous house-hunters found their dream homes. In Hampshire, she finds that one buyer has created the perfect setting for meditation.

Jonnie Irwin revisits a couple who have found a new home and started a new business in the Norfolk countryside.

Nicki Chapman catches up with two sets of buyers whose rural aspirations were driven by a spirit of adventure, including two surfing enthusiasts who wanted to relocate to the Devon coast.

Jules Hudson reunites with house hunters who turned their backs on city life in London and Bristol to make a move to the Welsh Borders.

Jonnie Irwin hears how a couple have completely rebuilt their home following a devastating fire that destroyed the beloved mystery house they bought in 2017.

Alistair Appleton is in the rural wilds of Scotland, catching up with house hunters who have carved out new lives in the beautiful countryside of Dumfries and Galloway.

Nicki Chapman visits Somerset and Dorset, catching up with two couples who have found a better quality of life in the countryside.

Alistair Appleton visits former Escape to the Country house hunters to find out what happened next with their planned rural moves.

Nicki Chapman reunites with escapees who have made new lives for themselves in rural Devon.

Starting in the east of the county, Nicki catches up with a homebuyer who, in the summer of 2021, had a modest £350,000 budget to secure her dream West Country home. Having discounted all the properties she was shown, she made a surprising U-turn and bought one! Nicki then makes her way to north Devon, where she discovers how a move to a 400-year-old farmhouse has enabled a multi-generational family to flourish.

Jules Hudson retraces his steps in the county of Norfolk. Back in 2021, he helped a couple from south east London search for a new Norfolk home to accommodate them, their three children and Grandma too. A year later, Jules returns to find out that one of the houses in his initial line up, that they said was everything they didn't want, has now become their perfect escape from the capital. Jules also reconnects with another pair of his house-hunters to find out if the desire for more kitchen drawer space was fulfilled by their rural East Anglian relocation!

Denise Nurse and Alistair Appleton reunite with homebuyers they first met a decade ago.

In 2012, Denise guided young newlyweds around Wiltshire as they aimed to escape London for a new life in the countryside. Fast-forward a decade, and she is delighted to discover that one of the fantastic properties she showed them has really stood the test of time. Then, Alistair turns back the clock a decade again, revisiting a former Escape mission in Bedfordshire. But he ends up finding his house-hunters happily settled in a rural home 200 miles away, in a completely different county altogether!

Nicki Chapman reconnects with past escapees in the Cotswolds and Shropshire.

It was nearly love at first sight for a couple from Scotland, who, in 2020, wanted Nicki's help with finding them their first house together in the Cotswolds. Needless to say, Nicki succeeded and is given a warm welcome when she drops in to see how they've put their own stamp on their new cottage. Nicki then heads to Shropshire to hone her culinary skills when she reunites with an entrepreneurial couple who had ambitions of opening a cookery school in the county's beautiful countryside.

Sonali Shah meets up with former house hunters for whom land was the priority.

She retraces her steps in the Welsh Marches as she meets up with a pair of former escapees who are happily living their best lives in one of the fabulous properties she showed them in 2021. The couple wanted space to start their new ‘good life', and Sonali delivered. Next, she catches up with a family of six in their rambling Victorian rectory and hears how they went county to county in their bid to make their rural dream a reality.

Somerset is the backdrop for today's episode, in which Briony May Williams and Sonali Shah catch up with two couples who wanted to live closer to family.

Briony returns to the county to find that her very first house-hunting couple are enjoying their new life in one of the beautiful homes they viewed together. Then Sonali turns back the clock to 2020, finding that one of her Somerset adventures didn't quite turn out how anyone expected.

Nicki Chapman catches up with escapees who found dream homes with spectacular views on Scotland's west coast.

Back in 2018, Nicki was house-hunting in Ayrshire with a couple looking for a new adventure, closer to family, after 30 years in Italy. One of the houses that Nicki showed them stole their hearts, and she's back to find out how life in Scotland compares to that of the Alps. Later, Nicki enjoys a boat trip with a couple who, after losing out on one of the houses presented to them on a 2021 property hunt, eventually unearthed another absolute gem.

Alistair Appleton returns to Wales to catch up with two couples whose interests and hobbies helped them settle swiftly into their new communities.

First, he revisits a couple who bought one of the beautiful houses they viewed on their 2021 Escape to the Country property hunt, discovering that their passion for golf has helped them to forge new friendships - and rekindle old ones - both on and off the golf course. Then he reconnects with former house-hunters in Pembrokeshire. Four years on, they have settled into country life, and Alistair finds out how their faith has helped them to connect with the local community.

Jules Hudson and Steve Brown retrace their steps to visit former house-hunters in the Midlands.

In 2021, Jonnie Irwin came up trumps for an entrepreneurial couple seeking a new home with business potential in Derbyshire. Jules returns to see how they've been getting on in their beautiful new house. Later, Steve Brown heads back to Rutland to visit a couple whose home is now a lovely Grade II listed barn conversion just over the county border.

Sonali Shah heads for the West Country counties of Cornwall and Devon to catch up with former house-hunters who have settled there.

First, she makes her way to Cornwall, where she meets up with a couple she took house-hunting back in 2021 to find out how their new rural home near the coast is suiting them after 25 years abroad. Next, Sonali pops across the border to Devon to visit a young couple who had grand ambitions to tap into the county's tourist trade. Just one year on, she discovers that they've wasted no time in establishing a business and are in the process of creating their dream home, all in acres of beautiful Devonshire countryside.

Nicki Chapman and Ginny Buckley reconnect with couples who fled the capital to seek peaceful idylls in the English countryside.

Alistair Appleton and Denise Nurse catch up with some adventurous women who have found fulfilment in the rural borderlands of Wales.

In this jaunt down memory lane, Nicki Chapman makes the 200-mile journey from Derbyshire to Devon to ask the age-old question of coast or countryside?

Jules Hudson follows the unexpected journey of one couple and a homecoming for another.