Escape to the Country Season 9, Episode 1: Shropshire

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Shropshire

Alistair Appleton is in Shropshire helping a couple looking for a dream home and a new pace of life. But the couple are divided over what they want - one likes period properties, whereas the other likes clean and contemporary features. Will Alistair help them find something they agree on?

45 min

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Devon

Jules Hudson is in South Devon helping a couple search for their dream home. They want a cottage-style property with a country kitchen and easy access to the coast. Will they find what they are looking for?

45 min

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Worcestershire

Denise Nurse is helping a mother and son find a home that will give them a fresh start. They are moving from a big house in Norfolk closer to friends and family in Worcestershire. They want to downsize but need lots of space for their animals and an outbuilding to turn into a craft centre. Will Denise show them any suitable properties?

45 min

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Cotswolds

Alistair Appleton is in the Cotswolds with a couple searching for a dream house with a garden large enough to keep a goat. They view some stunning properties but in such a popular and expensive part of the country, outside space comes at a premium. Will they find anything that suits or will compromises have to be made?

45 min

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North Cornwall

Jules Hudson is in North Cornwall to help four generations of the same family find their dream home in the country. They need five bedrooms, two reception rooms, an annexe for the great-grandparents, and outside space big enough for chickens, animals and playing football - all for a budget of 500,000 pounds.

45 min

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Oxfordshire

Alistair Appleton is in Oxfordshire with a couple from Germany who dream of finding their own slice of British country life and a house to match. They want a fantastic kitchen with a range cooker, bathrooms with mixer taps and to find out what a butler sink is. Will Alistair show them something that suits?

45 min

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Wales

Jules Hudson is in Ceridigion, West Wales, helping a pair of singers find their perfect rural idyll. They want a home with room for a music studio and a couple of holiday lets to rent out. Will Jules show them anything suitable or will their expectations exceed their budget?

45 min

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Somerset

Denise Nurse is in West Somerset helping a couple find a property with a business. With a big budget of 1.25 million pounds, will they find what they are looking for?

45 min

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Bedfordshire

Alistair Appleton is in south Bedfordshire helping a couple moving in together for the first time. They hanker after a home in a rural location with enough space for their antique collection, and a private garden to potter around in.

45 min

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Monmouthshire

Jules Hudson visits Monmouthshire to help a couple who are searching for their dream rural home. Having rejected twenty modern houses, they are now open to something older, with character. Will any of the properties Jules shows them hit the mark?

45 min

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Leicestershire

Jules Hudson visits Leicestershire to help a couple who are looking for a house for three generations of their family. They need ground floor living space for their parents, a big kitchen, and a garden for their three daughters to play in. Will Jules succeed in showing them their perfect home?

45 min

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Humberside

Alistair Appleton explores the East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire with a couple and their five children who are searching for their dream rural home. They want somewhere off the beaten track with a minimum of four bedrooms. Will Alistair show them anything that ticks the box?

45 min

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Cornwall

Jules Hudson visits Cornwall to find a dream country home for a couple with 700,000 pounds to spend. On the checklist is a two-bed property with sea views, a TV room, large kitchen and a garden in a tranquil setting. For the mystery house, Jules has not one but two surprises.

45 min

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Kent

Denise Nurse explores the area of the Kent Downs in pursuit of an ideal country home for a couple who want to get away from suburbia. They need three bedrooms, a music room and space for their beloved parrots. Tears flow as Denise shows them some dream properties, but will any tempt the couple to buy?

45 min

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Hampshire

Alistair Appleton visits Hampshire to help a couple who spend half the year in America find a country home in the UK that they can lock up and leave. On the wish list is a contemporary three-bedroom home with kitchen diner and a study.

45 min

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Dorset

Jules Hudson visits Dorset to help a homesick couple swap their French chateau for a 1.6 million pound house in the English countryside with five en-suite bedrooms.

45 min

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Suffolk

Alistair Appleton visits Suffolk to help a couple who would like to return to the rural life of their childhood. They need a house with an outbuilding they can use for their growing insurance business and a large garden for a vegetable patch.

45 min

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Hereford

Jules Hudson visits Herefordshire with a couple in search of a character property they can not only live in, but also run as a B&B. They need at least three bedrooms, a separate dining room for their guests, two bathrooms and ideally a garden where they can have their own vegetable plot.

45 min

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Worcestershire

Denise Nurse visits Worcestershire to help a couple with three children - and a fourth on its way - find a family home. The couple have viewed over 30 properties, none of which have had the right feel, so will it be a tricky search for Denise?

45 min

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East Sussex

Alistair Appleton visits East Sussex to help a young couple searching for their first home together. They want a period home with great character, a big kitchen, a study and a garden sizeable enough for their dog and a vegetable patch. Alistair shows them a selection of suitable properties including a stunning mystery house.

45 min

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Lincolnshire

Tim Vincent is in Lincolnshire helping a couple from Staffordshire find the perfect place in the country to set up home and a camping business. Tim shows them an 18th-century farmhouse and a beautiful barn conversion.

45 min

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Norfolk

Jules Hudson is in Norfolk helping a couple in search of the good life in the country. They are looking for a character property with feature fireplaces and a garden suitable for raising chickens and pigs. Jules shows them a 14th-century character cottage, a barn conversion and an old farm cottage.

45 min

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Herefordshire

Tim Vincent is in Herefordshire, helping a couple from Peterborough desperate to escape to the country. They want a character property close to an airfield to continue their hobby of flying their two-seater plane.

45 min

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Cumbria

Jules Hudson is in south Cumbria, helping a couple from Cheshire look for an idyllic rural home with a country kitchen and a garden big enough for a vegetable plot. He shows them a barn conversion, a village cottage and a 17th-century former mill.

45 min

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Suffolk

Denise Nurse is in Suffolk, helping a couple from Essex who are looking to downsize and find an idyllic home in the country. They have a passion for antiques and collectibles, and want a character home with a large kitchen and a garden big enough for their dog to run around in.

45 min