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Escape To The Chateau At Christmas
After another busy year, Dick and Angel prepare for Christmas with an exquisite festive menu; some beautiful Christmas crafts; friends, family, and some special guests
22-12-2019
Channel 4
Series 6, Episode 7: Riverboat
As autumn arrives at the chateau, Dick and Angel start a new project, turning a 35-foot eight-tonne riverboat into luxury guest accommodation, with bespoke fabrics and decking
15-12-2019
Channel 4
Series 6, Episode 6: Autumn Renovation
Dick and Angel turn their attention to converting the old tack room into a grand entrance way, with Angel knocking down walls and Dick laying a new floor
08-12-2019
Channel 4
Series 6, Episode 5: Camper Van
It's the end of the summer. Dick and Angel host a fleet of vintage Citroens and work on a vehicle of their own.
01-12-2019
Channel 4
Series 6, Episode 4: The Party Of A Lifetime
It's the height of the summer. Dick and Angel are planning one of the year's biggest events, Angel's parents' 50th wedding anniversary, the party of a lifetime, with 100 guests.
24-11-2019
Channel 4
Series 6, Episode 3: Weddings & Aviaries
It's the wedding season. Dick and Angel are at their busiest while also tangling with a circus tent, two giant aviaries, and a water lily pond just like in a Monet painting.
17-11-2019
Channel 4
Series 6, Episode 2: A Boat In The Moat
It's springtime at the chateau and there are big plans afoot for a boat in the moat. And Angel tangles with ancient wallpaper while Dick wrestles with an old rake in the meadow.
10-11-2019
Channel 4
Series 1, Episode 2: Chickens, Heating And A Blank Canvas
With just £20,000 left in the coffers the refurb problems feel endless for Dick with time running out. But Angel is on a creative roll. And the family buy some chickens.
07-11-2019
Channel 4
Series 1, Episode 1: Finding The Chateau
Dick and Angel find their fairytale French castle. Dick launches into fitting a monumental heating system while Angel discovers the chateau's vintage secrets.
06-11-2019
Channel 4
Series 6, Episode 1: Winter Returns
It's winter and time to return to the chateau. The Strawbridges build a new events kitchen with a half-ton oven. And there's a magical birthday party for young Dorothy.
03-11-2019
Channel 4
Series 2, Episode 3: Christmas At The Chateau
As winter descends on the chateau and Christmas looms, Dick and Angel Strawbridge rush to complete a huge to-do list before the arrival of the family from England
06-08-2019
Channel 4
Series 1, Episode 3: Pineapple Chandeliers And A Wedding
Dick and Angel are due to marry in just a few weeks, expecting 200 guests. But room after room still needs to be restored, decorated and furnished, and the moat still needs fixing.
01-08-2019
Channel 4
Series 1 Episode 3: Angel's Palace Of Dreams
In this More4 version with additional footage, Dick and Angel prepare to marry in just a few weeks. But room after room still needs restoring.
31-07-2019
Channel 4
Series 1 Episode 2: They're Our Flies
This More4 version contains previously unseen footage. Dick, Angel and the family move into their crumbling chateau with flies everywhere.
30-07-2019
Channel 4
Series 1 Episode 1: Hole In The Wall
This More4 version of the first ever episode contains previously unseen footage. Dick Strawbridge and Angel Adoree buy a fairy-tale French chateau to bring back to life.
29-07-2019
Channel 4
Escape To The Chateau: The Great Outdoors
A look back at how the Strawbridge family fell in love with French rural life - their children surrounded by nature and Dick turning the walled garden into a plot of plenty
21-07-2019
Channel 4
Escape To The Chateau: Designing The Dream
This episode celebrates Dick Strawbridge and wife Angel's creativity, with exquisitely designed rooms, stunning bathroom suites, and inspirational design tips
14-07-2019
Channel 4
Escape To The Chateau: Restoring The Dream
This special series revisits the epic transformation of a 45-room French chateau from a ruin into a sumptuous family home. How did Dick overcome the enormous technical and engin ...
07-07-2019
Channel 4
Series 2, Episode 2: Fishing, Foraging And An Elevator
Keen to expand the business, Dick and Angel Strawbridge consider moat fishing, woodland foraging and installing a lift. Will the chateau survive such a monumental conversion?
09-06-2019
Channel 4
Series 2, Episode 1: Pig Roaster And Versailles Loo
It's the first ever paid event at the chateau and Dick tries to make a pig-roaster out of an oil-tank. Angel creates a Versailles-inspired downstairs loo. And it's their son's f ...
02-06-2019
Channel 4
Series 4, Episode 3: A Floating Dome
Dick gets to work on the chateau's crumbling stucco while Angel adds the finishing touches to their floating dome, for the ultimate family sleepover under the stars
03-03-2019
Channel 4
Series 4, Episode 2: Harvest And Birthday
It's harvest time and Dick wants to make jam and turn pears into booze. Angel has big plans for a floating geodesic dome over the moat. Plus - a special birthday treat for Dick.
24-02-2019
Channel 4
Series 4, Episode 1: Weddings, Stables & Staircases
Dick and Angel continue their adventures in a dilapidated French chateau, facing a busy summer of weddings and foodie events, while finally fixing the garden and stables
17-02-2019
Channel 4
Series 3, Episode 3: The Wedding Season
As the wedding season comes to the chateau, Dick and Angel's lives are about to get a whole lot busier. Then there's the barn, the van and the lime trees, as tensions start to r ...
10-02-2019
Channel 4
Series 3, Episode 2: Spring
Dick buys a tractor, with plans to tame the walled garden. Angel designs a boudoir with black walls and mirrors. The couple explore truffle farming. And there's a wedding propos ...
03-02-2019
Channel 4
Series 3, Episode 1: Only 20 Rooms To Go
The couple get cracking on the 20 rooms that still need fixing. Angel buys a clapped-out van. And what have the tree surgeons done to the lime trees?
27-01-2019
Channel 4
Escape To The Chateau At Christmas
Dick and Angel are preparing for a magical Christmas at the chateau, with festive treats for family and friends, including Dick's walnut wine and a super-sized Christmas tree
23-12-2018
Channel 4
Series 5, Episode 6: Harvest Time
It's harvest time at the chateau. But there's still time for family wheelbarrow races, to give the basement a swish makeover, and to convert the old piggery into a chicken coop.
16-12-2018
Channel 4
Series 5, Episode 5: Cafe Grandma
Before winter sets in, Dick ploughs the wild flower meadow and joins with Angel in bringing the dilapidated coach house back to life, in a bid to create 'Cafe Grandma'
09-12-2018
Channel 4
Series 5, Episode 4: Peak Summer
It's the height of summer and the heat is on for Dick and Angel, with the peak of the events season, wedding cakes melting, school holidays, a boating lake, and a leaky boat
02-12-2018
Channel 4
Series 5, Episode 3: Parkour & Turret
Angel creates a series of rooms bursting with beauty in the chateau's pepper-pot turret. Dick opens up a parkour fitness trail in the grounds, but he hits an unexpected snag.
25-11-2018
Channel 4
Series 5, Episode 2: In The Attic
Angel plans a stunning attic studio. She and Dorothy go on a mother daughter trip to Paris. Dick's busy in the outbuildings And there's a surprise birthday event - with popcorn.
18-11-2018
Channel 4
Series 5, Episode 1: Glamping
Dick and Angel throw open the shutters of their French chateau for a new season, as they get to work creating a luxury glamping experience. If it can stop raining, that is.
11-11-2018
Channel 4