I Escaped to the Country

Nicki Chapman reunites with escapees who have made new lives for themselves in rural Devon.

Jules Hudson reunites with a family he met in 2021, finding that one of the houses he showed them, which they said was everything they didn’t want, has now become their perfect escape.

Denise Nurse and Alistair Appleton reunite with homebuyers they first met a decade ago.

Nicki Chapman reconnects with past escapees in the Cotswolds and Shropshire, finding out what happened to a couple who wanted to open a cookery school in the countryside.

Sonali Shah retraces her steps in the Welsh Marches as she meets up with a pair of former escapees who are happily living their best lives in one of the fabulous properties she showed them in 2021.

Briony May Williams and Sonali Shah catch up with two couples who wanted to relocate to Somerset in order to live closer to family.

Nicki Chapman catches up with escapees who found dream homes with spectacular views on Scotland’s west coast.

Alistair Appleton returns to Wales to catch up with two couples whose interests and hobbies helped them settle swiftly into their new communities.

Jules Hudson and Steve Brown revisit former house-hunters in the Midlands. One couple's home is now a lovely Grade II listed barn conversion.

Sonali Shah heads for the West Country counties of Cornwall and Devon to catch up with former house-hunters who have settled there.