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Series 6: 2. Shropshire
Jonnie Irwin and Alistair Appleton retrace their steps in the beautiful countryside of Shropshire. Jonnie discovers how a couple have completely rebuilt their home following a devastating fire that destroyed the beloved mystery house they bought in 2017. Alistair finds that one family have gone full circle on their rural property seeking expedition, after their efforts to secure the right rural home saw them visit no fewer than 100 houses!
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Series 10: 5. West Sussex And Norfolk
It's a feel-good double reunion as Sonali Shah returns to West Sussex to catch up with a couple she first met in 2024, when they were planning a return home after living abroad ...
16-01-2026
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Series 7: 9. The Midlands
Jules Hudson and Steve Brown retrace their steps to visit former house-hunters in the Midlands. \n\nIn 2021, Jonnie Irwin came up trumps for an entrepreneurial couple seeking a ...
15-01-2026
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Series 10: 4. The Cairngorms And Welsh Borders
Adventure is in the air as Nicki Chapman heads to the breathtaking Scottish Cairngorms to revisit a pair of retired, ex-van-living police officers, who fell head over heels for ...
15-01-2026
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Series 9: 5. Alicante
Alistair Appleton heads to Spain to catch up with a couple who escaped landlocked Doncaster for sunnier climates and a new start ten years ago.\n\nCourtesy of the Escape to the ...
14-01-2026
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Series 9: 4. Pembrokeshire
Today’s episode looks back at two former Escape missions which took place in south west Wales, in and around the county of Pembrokeshire.\n\nFirst, Briony May Williams reu ...
08-01-2026
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Series 10: 3. The Welsh Valleys And Herefordshire
There are smiles all round as Alistair Appleton heads back to the lush Welsh Valleys to reunite with a couple who, in 2024, traded the city of Doncaster for family, fresh air an ...
08-01-2026
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Series 9: 2. Bedfordshire Borders And Lincolnshire
Today’s trip down memory lane begins with Jules Hudson in rural Bedfordshire and finishes in coastal Lincolnshire with Sonali Shah.\n\nJust ten months after moving into th ...
07-01-2026
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Series 10: 2. East Devon And Suffolk
It’s back to beautiful Devon as Nicki Chapman reunites with two rural-rookie, retired police officers she first met in 2024. Nicki struck gold with the very first property ...
07-01-2026
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Series 10: 1. Dr Ranj
The series kicks off with a sky-high celebration as Denise Nurse checks in on TV’s Dr Ranj, who has been busy renovating an old moorland water tower to create the most sty ...
02-01-2026
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Series 8: 3. Derbyshire And Devon
In this jaunt down memory lane, Nicki Chapman makes the 200-mile journey from Derbyshire to Devon to ask the age-old question: coast or countryside?\n\nBack in 2015, Nicki Chapm ...
15-01-2025
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Series 2: 2. Dorset
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 ...
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Series 8: 10. France
We’re escaping to France, where Alistair Appleton relives his enchanting encounter with a Yorkshire lass who had her eyes firmly set on the horizon... and beyond!\n\nBorro ...
06-02-2024
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Series 7: 10. West Country
Sonali Shah heads for the West Country counties of Cornwall and Devon to catch up with former house-hunters who have settled there. \n\nFirst, she makes her way to Cornwall, w ...
17-01-2024
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Series 5: 2. Staffordshire & Devon
They say an Englishman’s home is his castle, and today Jules Hudson catches up with two couples who have bought their very own slice of stately-home living, at either end ...
01-02-2024
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Series 3: 8. Devon And Shropshire
Alistair Appleton starts his journey in Devon and visits a mother and daughter who moved into their dream property back in 2013 after a lucky windfall boosted their budget to &p ...
14-11-2018
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Series 3: 3. Carmarthenshire And Argyll & Bute
Jules Hudson's revisit journey takes him to two truly rural destinations - west Wales, and Argyll and Bute. First Jules is reunited with a horse-loving couple whose £450,0 ...
08-11-2018
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Series 7: 2. Norfolk
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 ...
18-01-2024
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Series 8: 7. Dorset And Wiltshire
Alistair Appleton is back to meet some accomplished athletes following their successful house-hunting challenges in the countryside.\n\nA year since two ex-rugby internationals ...
22-01-2024
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Series 7: 8. South Wales
Alistair Appleton returns to Wales to catch up with two couples whose interests and hobbies helped them settle swiftly into their new communities.\n\nFirst, he revisits a couple ...
12-01-2024
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Series 8: 1. Devon And Hampshire
Nicki Chapman and Ginny Buckley reconnect with couples who fled the capital to seek peaceful idylls in the English countryside. \n\nNicki Chapman kicks off this episode in deli ...
08-01-2025
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