Escape to the Country (2002)

5.5 (25 votes)

26 Seasons

October 14, 2002

English

Reality

Synopsis

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

Creator

John Comerford

Network

BBC Two, BBC One

Episodes

Barbican To Somerset

Oct 14, 2002

45 min

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.

Basildon To The Peak District

Oct 15, 2002

45 min

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

Bristol To Somerset

Oct 16, 2002

45 min

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.

Burnt Oak To Suffolk

Oct 21, 2002

45 min

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.

Wakefield To Shropshire

Oct 22, 2002

45 min

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

Congleton To Carmarthenshire

Oct 23, 2002

45 min

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

Earls Court To The West Country

Oct 24, 2002

45 min

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.

Leeds To Anglesey

Oct 25, 2002

45 min

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.

Wokingham To Somerset

Oct 28, 2002

45 min

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.

E10

Bolton To Cumbria

Oct 29, 2002

45 min

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.

E11

Tulse Hill To Sussex

Oct 30, 2002

45 min

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.

E12

Croydon To The Highlands

Oct 31, 2002

45 min

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.

E13

Horseforth, Leeds To North Yorkshire

Nov 1, 2002

45 min

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.

E14

Wolverhampton To Shropshire

Nov 4, 2002

45 min

Gardener Jackie and poet John are searching for inspiration in the Shropshire countryside. Catherine Gee and Nick Page plan an escape route for them.

E15

Bristol To Wye Valley

Nov 5, 2002

45 min

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

E16

Forrest Gate To Essex

Nov 6, 2002

45 min

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.

E17

Earls Court To Oxfordshire

Nov 11, 2002

45 min

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.

E18

Wolverhampton To Worcestershire

Nov 12, 2002

45 min

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.

E19

Gipsy Hill To Cambridgeshire

Nov 14, 2002

45 min

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.

E20

Leeds To Devon

Nov 15, 2002

45 min

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.

E21

London To Dorset

Nov 18, 2002

45 min

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.

E22

Islington To The New Forrest

Nov 19, 2002

45 min

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.

E23

Tottenham To Perthshire

Nov 20, 2002

45 min

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.