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Escape to the Country

Reality • 2002 • 45m

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Barbican To Somerset

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Catherine Gee and Nick Page help people buy dream homes. A young couple are looking for a West Country home where they can generate their own electricity.

02

Basildon To The Peak District

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Catherine Gee and Nick Page help find a dream property in the Peak District.

03

Bristol To Somerset

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Catherine Gee and Nick Page help Bristol couple Dawn and John Parry, who have decided to trade in their Victorian town house for a house in West Somerset and come armed with a budget of £400,000.

04

Burnt Oak To Suffolk

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More rural adventures with Catherine Gee and Nick Page. A London couple are looking to move from the fumes of Burnt Oak in north London and settle in Suffolk.

05

Wakefield To Shropshire

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A couple from Wakefield go house-hunting in Shropshire, aided by Catherine Gee and Nick Page.

06

Congleton To Carmarthenshire

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Rural relocations with Catherine Gee and Nick Page. A retired couple from Congleton in Cheshire are looking for peace and quiet in Wales.

07

Earls Court To The West Country

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Catherine Gee and Nick Page help city dwellers flee the big smoke. A London couple look for a house near Bath which still has good access to the city.

08

Leeds To Anglesey

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Catherine Gee and Nick Page do their best to help prospective buyers to find their dream home. A couple from Leeds go house-hunting on the Isle of Anglesey.

09

Wokingham To Somerset

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Catherine Gee and Nick Page help prospective buyers to find their dream homes. Gordon Mathieson and wife Janice want to give up their life in London to start a new business.

10

Bolton To Cumbria

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Catherine and Nick lend their relocation talents to Bolton radio DJ Joe Fish. He wants to escape the town and take root in the Lake District.

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Tulse Hill To Sussex

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Another dream come true - hopefully - for a couple tired of city life. Stuart and Katie have their hearts set on the wilds of Sussex for their next home.

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Croydon To The Highlands

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Catherine Gee and Nick Page help prospective buyers to find their dream homes. Gordon Mathieson and wife Janice want to give up their life in London to start a new business.

Reviews

PNWJenApr 2025
5.0

I watch this program because it’s a relaxing way to end the day. It’s filmed from the perspective of buyers who want to escape traffic, noise, and high-density living for a place in the country. It shows beautiful properties, towns, and villages in the England, Scotland, and Wales countryside. People are looking for gardens, large kitchens, and space for outdoor recreation, and (maybe a bit too often) some kind of holiday let business. The quality of the episodes somewhat depends on the presenter — they have varied styles. My favorites are Nicki, Jules, Denise, and Steve, but I skip any episodes with Sonali, as she grates on my nerves. The mix of showing the properties and vignettes with a local business or charity group is a good one, allowing the viewer to get a more rounded impression of the area. Sometimes, it’s a bit annoying when the producers pick several properties that don’t come close to the stated requirements of the buyer. They want old-world charm and are shown modern open-plan homes. Or they want open-plan and are shown cottages with small kitchens. Obviously, they are limited to what properties are on the market with sellers who are willing to have their homes filmed, but still, sometimes the properties shown are wildly off the mark. Something to note is that two-thirds of the time, we are not told what happened next and if the buyer even ended up moving to that part of the country. That seems to really frustrate American viewers who are used to American property shows. But I know for a fact that the American house-hunting shows are staged, and the couples have already bought the final property and only pretend to look at other ones. I prefer not to be lied to.

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