Escape to the Country
This long-running property series follows would-be movers as they trade busy city life for a quieter home in the countryside. With a host’s help, they tour a handful of options, take in local towns and traditions, and weigh up budgets, space, and lifestyle priorities along the way.
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Season 1
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E1
Barbican To Somerset
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.
Oct 14, 2002 · 60m -
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E2
Basildon To The Peak District
Catherine Gee and Nick Page help find a dream property in the Peak District.
Oct 15, 2002 · 60m -
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E3
Bristol To Somerset
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.
Oct 16, 2002 -
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E4
Burnt Oak To Suffolk
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.
Oct 21, 2002 -
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E5
Wakefield To Shropshire
A couple from Wakefield go house-hunting in Shropshire, aided by Catherine Gee and Nick Page.
Oct 22, 2002 -
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E6
Congleton To Carmarthenshire
Rural relocations with Catherine Gee and Nick Page. A retired couple from Congleton in Cheshire are looking for peace and quiet in Wales.
Oct 23, 2002 -
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E7
Earls Court To The West Country
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.
Oct 24, 2002 -
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E8
Leeds To Anglesey
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.
Oct 25, 2002 -
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E9
Wokingham To Somerset
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.
Oct 28, 2002 -
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E10
Bolton To Cumbria
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.
Oct 29, 2002 -
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E11
Tulse Hill To Sussex
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.
Oct 30, 2002 -
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E12
Croydon To The Highlands
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.
Oct 31, 2002 -
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E13
Horseforth, Leeds To North Yorkshire
Catherine Gee and Nick Page help prospective home buyers. A South African family living in Leeds look for the perfect country house in North Yorkshire.
Nov 1, 2002 -
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E14
Wolverhampton To Shropshire
Gardener Jackie and poet John are searching for inspiration in the Shropshire countryside. Catherine Gee and Nick Page plan an escape route for them.
Nov 4, 2002 -
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E15
Bristol To Wye Valley
Catherine Gee comes to the aid of a Bristol family that wants to buy a property in the picturesque Wye Valley. With £330,000 to spend, it needs somewhere with outbuildings, space for the children to play and plenty of peace and quiet
Nov 5, 2002 -
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E16
Forrest Gate To Essex
Catherine Gee and Nick Page unearth more dream homes. Charity worker Claire Felix wants to be able to foster more children, so yearns for a move to rural Essex.
Nov 6, 2002 -
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E17
Earls Court To Oxfordshire
The Steinbeck-Reeveses want to trade their Victorian townhouse in Chelsea for a house in the shires, so they wisely enlist the help of Catherine and Nick.
Nov 11, 2002 -
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E18
Wolverhampton To Worcestershire
Catherine Gee and Nick Page help people track down dream homes. Cyclists Christabel Jones and Ian Harper are looking for a better life for their son James.
Nov 12, 2002 -
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E19
Gipsy Hill To Cambridgeshire
Catherine Gee and Nick Page help a couple who want to get out of the London rat race and care for their son in Cambridgeshire.
Nov 14, 2002 -
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E20
Leeds To Devon
That nice Nick Page helps prospective buyers find their dream rural homes. A clairvoyant and her partner see a future for themselves on the Cornish coast.
Nov 15, 2002 -
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E21
London To Dorset
Finding a dream rural home, with Catherine Gee and Nick Page. A couple look for a country pad in Lyme Regis after years of commuting in London.
Nov 18, 2002 -
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E22
Islington To The New Forrest
The city exodus continues! An IT specialist from Islington in north London seeks a sense of community and is looking for a place in the New Forest.
Nov 19, 2002 -
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E23
Tottenham To Perthshire
Kindly Catherine Gee and that nice Nick Page help buyers to find their dream home away from all the hustle and bustle. A move to Perthshire in search of snow.
Nov 20, 2002