# Escape to the Country (2002)

> Buyers seeking a rural home tour properties across England, Scotland and Wales with a presenter guiding the search.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/5970

## Facts

- Seasons: 27
- Episodes: 1311
- Episode runtime: 45 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: reality
- Network: BBC Two, BBC One
- Cast: Nicki Shields, Aled Jones, Jess Conrad, Denise Nurse, Melissa Porter, Nick Page, Tim Vincent, Alan Titchmarsh
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390700/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: subtle
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: cheerful, relaxed, cosy, gently aspirational

## Synopsis

Escape to the Country (2002-present) is a British reality property series broadcast on BBC One and BBC Two. Presenters including Aled Jones and Denise Nurse guide prospective buyers who want to leave traffic, noise and high-density living behind for a home in rural England, Scotland or Wales. Each episode follows a buyer's brief, such as a budget, a preferred region and a wish list of gardens, large kitchens or a holiday let business, and tours a shortlist of country properties, towns and villages before a decision is made. The engine is the search itself: a buyer weighing lifestyle against price, and the presenter's commentary on each house. Across twenty-seven series and well over a thousand episodes, the format stays episodic, with each program self-contained and watchable in any order. Its register is cheerful, relaxed and gently aspirational, the kind of programme viewers put on at the end of the day. Fans of Location, Location, Location and A Place in the Sun will find the same appeal in house hunting, British countryside scenery and warm presenter-led viewing, though its pace is slower and its tone far softer than either.

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