Escape to the Country: Series 10
The 10th series saw Welsh singer and radio presenter Aled Jones join the show, as well as the first appearances of longstanding 'Escape To The Country' presenters Nicki Chapman and Jonnie Irwin.
Season 10 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Escape to the Country Season 9.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
The 10th series saw Welsh singer and radio presenter Aled Jones join the show, as well as the first appearances of longstanding 'Escape To The Country' presenters Nicki Chapman and Jonnie Irwin.
Episode Guide
Season 10 Progress Shield
Leicestershire
Nov 9, 2009 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman heads north to Leicestershire to help a couple of hoteliers find their perfect retirement home. After moving house twelve times, they've decided to put down roots. Wi
Kent
Oct 30, 2009 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman meets a couple who can't wait to leave suburbia behind and trade it in for cosy country living in Kent. With a budget of £550,000 they want to downsize but are still
Kent
Nov 12, 2009 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is helping a couple and their cats leave suburbia behind and start a new life in the countryside. They want to move to Kent or East Sussex and have a very healthy budg
Powys
Nov 19, 2009 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in Powys with a couple from Basingstoke. They love their big Victorian semi but hate suburban life. Leaving their home behind is not a decision they are undertaking
Cambridgeshire
Nov 10, 2009 · 45 min
Armed with a maximum budget of £400,000, Aled Jones helps a family escape the big smoke to find a slice of paradise in Cambridgeshire. Top of the their wish list is a big garden fo
Surrey
Nov 3, 2009 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is helping a young family from Wimbledon. They want to move to Surrey and are looking for a four-bedroom detached house with a large kitchen diner and a garage for a
Buckinghamshire
Oct 14, 2009 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton gallops through the Buckinghamshire property market in search of the perfect equestrian home for a young couple. They want to spend a whopping £800,000 to get a h
Monmouthshire
Oct 20, 2009 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in Wales helping a mother and daughter find a house where they can start a new life and a new business. With £555,000 to spend, Mum loves character features but the
East Sussex
Nov 18, 2009 · 45 min
Aled Jones is helping a couple from Wimbledon escape the suburbs for countryside living in East Sussex. Good rail and road links into London are crucial, and for their top budget o
Warwickshire
Oct 26, 2009 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is helping a couple house hunt in Warwickshire. After living in London for 33 years their dream of moving to the country is finally becoming a reality. With a healthy
Shropshire
Oct 23, 2009 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is house-hunting in Shropshire. With a maximum budget of £420,000, he is on the hunt for a perfect country family home complete with three to four bedrooms, a spacious
The Cotswolds
Nov 20, 2009 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman helps a couple looking to relocate their business and start afresh in the Cotswolds. However, they designed their London maisonette from scratch, so finding the right
Essex
Oct 21, 2009 · 45 min
Aled Jones helps a couple escape suburban Enfield for a slice of the good life in rural Essex. With a maximum budget of £400,000, the couple have a long wish list. They are seeking
Somerset
Nov 4, 2009 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a couple from Maidenhead find the good life in the country. They've lived in their current home for 18 years, and with the children about to fly the nest, the ti
Derbyshire
Nov 2, 2009 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton heads north to Derbyshire in search of an idyllic rural retreat for a couple from Herefordshire. With a budget of £375,000, green credentials are high on the prop
Gloucestershire
Apr 16, 2010 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in Gloucestershire house-hunting with a spiritual couple who have their sights set on exchanging hectic city life for a holistic retreat in the country. For up
Wiltshire
Oct 19, 2009 · 45 min
She's found her forever man, he's found his forever woman but will this couple from Bristol find their first forever house together? Denise Nurse is in Wiltshire with buyers who ar
Devon/Cornwall
Oct 22, 2009 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in Devon house-hunting with a couple looking for their first home together. One of them is a hoarder with a passion for character features while the other want
Devon
Oct 29, 2009 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in Devon helping a couple with a budget of £550,000 find their first home together. Only their youngest daughter will be moving with them, but they'd like to accomm
Norfolk
Nov 9, 2009 · 45 min
Denise Nurse helps a couple swap the suburbs of Southampton for semi-retirement in North Norfolk. With a top budget of £450,000, they want a period property with lots of character
Scottish Borders
Oct 16, 2009 · 45 min
Aled Jones helps a couple of wildfowl enthusiasts find a property with five acres of land, a large kitchen, three bedrooms and at least five naturally fed ponds.
North Yorkshire
Nov 16, 2009 · 45 min
Denise Nurse is in North Yorkshire and, with a budget of £550,000, is helping a couple achieve their dream. They want a radical life change and are looking for a property with up t
Cumbria
Oct 27, 2009 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in the Lake District with a young-at-heart outdoor-loving couple who are ready to leave their family home of 22 years behind.
Somerset
Nov 13, 2009 · 45 min
Denise Nurse helps a couple who have viewed forty properties already but remain empty-handed. With a £750,000 budget, they have an extensive list of requirements.
North Yorkshire
Oct 28, 2009 · 45 min
Denise Nurse is helping a retired couple uncover their rural dream in Yorkshire. They have a budget of £310,000 and an extensive wish-list which includes a garage big enough to bui
Oxfordshire
Nov 17, 2009 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in Oxfordshire. With a £600,000 budget, he helps a nautical couple looking for a property close to the river so they can moor their boat.
Dorset
Nov 6, 2009 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in Dorset and Wiltshire helping a couple of self-confessed urbanites make a break for a new life with their young family.
Dorset
Oct 13, 2009 · 45 min
Denise Nurse is in Dorset helping an ex-army couple settle down for good. After having lived in 30 different properties around the world, will their £600,000 budget finally find th
Wiltshire
Oct 12, 2009 · 45 min
Armed with a healthy budget of £750,000, Jules Hudson is determined to find a couple their first home together in the Wiltshire/Hampshire area. Will a vineyard and a swimming pool
Devon
Nov 5, 2009 · 45 min
Aled Jones is in Devon helping a couple of ex-property developers from Staffordshire find their dream home. They have an impressive budget of up to one million pounds.
Yorkshire
Nov 24, 2009 · 45 min
Denise Nurse is in Yorkshire with a couple keen to retire to the country. They want to spend £500,000 on a property large enough to accommodate all their hobbies.
Devon
Jan 19, 2010 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is house-hunting in east Devon with a young couple keen to offer their baby son a better quality of life. They want to swap the modern estate they live on with a chara
New Forest
Jan 4, 2010 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a couple with a budget of £650,000 in the New Forest.
Herefordshire
Dec 1, 2009 · 45 min
Denise Nurse is with a couple of ex-property developers who want to leave Hazlemere, Surrey and head for the hills of Herefordshire with their two dogs and ten-month-old twins. The
Carmarthenshire
Nov 23, 2009 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman helps a couple swap the suburbs for a slice of west Wales. With retirement on the horizon, the time has come to say goodbye to their large five-bedroom house in Kent
Devon
Jan 12, 2010 · 45 min
Armed with a budget of £500,000, Jules Hudson is in East Devon helping a couple who are moving back to the UK from Spain.
Yorkshire
Nov 27, 2009 · 45 min
Aled Jones is horsing around South Yorkshire in search of the ultimate equestrian pad for a feisty couple from Sheffield. With a fantastic budget of up to one million pounds, they
Somerset
Jan 13, 2010 · 45 min
Denise Nurse is in Somerset, where she helps a couple with a budget of £650,000 find the perfect house to fulfil their dreams of a rural lifestyle.
North Wales
Dec 2, 2009 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman helps a couple relocate from south Wales to north Wales, with a job promotion the driving factor. On a budget of £300,000 they need a three-bedroom detached house wit
Shropshire
Dec 7, 2009 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a couple say adios to Spain and hello to a creative life in the Shropshire countryside. With a whopping million-pound budget, they want a magical property that w
Pembrokeshire
Nov 25, 2009 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is in Pembrokeshire and has a maximum budget of £700,000 to help a couple who want to run holiday lets.
Suffolk
Jan 6, 2010 · 45 min
Denise Nurse is on the Suffolk/Essex border seeking the perfect family home for a couple with £500,000 to spend who are keen to bring up their children away from busy city life.
Worcestershire
Jan 14, 2010 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in Worcestershire looking for a rural character property for a couple in search of the good life. With a budget of £650,000, a country kitchen and vegetable plot ar
Hampshire
Jan 20, 2010 · 45 min
Denise Nurse helps a retired couple find the slice of rural Hampshire they have always craved. They want a character property with a garage and a library.
Hampshire
Jan 8, 2010 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in Hampshire to help a young family search for the perfect home. With a budget of £600,000, a large and safe garden is key.
Suffolk
Nov 30, 2009 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a couple fulfil a childhood dream, swapping the fast lane of London for an artistic life in the Suffolk countryside.
West Sussex
Dec 3, 2009 · 45 min
Aled Jones helps a couple who have hardly lived together during 34 years of marriage to find a home in West Sussex, with an area for dog grooming.
Shropshire
Apr 7, 2010 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a couple hoping to retire to South Shropshire find their rural idyll. After 30 years in suburbia they've decided it's time to seek a more rustic life.
North Yorkshire
Jan 7, 2010 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a couple on their house-hunt in North Yorkshire. There's a budget of £650,000 to find them a house with enough land for a vegetable plot.
Suffolk
Apr 6, 2010 · 45 min
Denise Nurse helps a couple find a home with plenty of character in Suffolk. With a budget of £450,000, the buyers are seeking three bedrooms.
Cumbria
Jan 5, 2010 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in the Lake District with a couple looking for a B&B to buy for £650,000.
Dorset
Apr 1, 2010 · 45 min
With £650,000, Nicki Chapman tries to help a couple find a house big enough to accommodate three teenage boys and three Rottweilers in rural Dorset.
Dorset
Jan 15, 2010 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is house-hunting in Dorset with a couple who are ready to leave the island of Jersey for good. With a budget of £550,000, they are looking for a modern house in a
Staffordshire
Mar 3, 2010 · 45 min
Denise Nurse helps a couple relocate from Kuwait to Staffordshire. They will be leaving a palatial house behind so will she succeed in finding them their rural idyll? With a top bu
Shropshire
Jan 11, 2010 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is house hunting in Shropshire with a family looking for an equestrian property with that elusive 'wow factor'. The search is helped by a healthy budget of £750,0
North Wales
Oct 15, 2009 · 45 min
Jules Hudson guides a retired couple in their quest to find the good life in north west Wales. With their children grown up, they have decided to sell their home of 28 years and fu
Cornwall
Mar 12, 2010 · 45 min
Aled Jones helps a couple with their family of 14 dogs and cats go in search of rural isolation in Cornwall with a budget of £500,000.
Peak District
Mar 10, 2010 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman helps a couple from Manchester find their very first home together in the Peak District, with a budget of £700,000.
Dorset
Jan 18, 2010 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman helps a retired couple flee Nottingham for the Dorset countryside. Their wish list includes two living rooms and an artist's studio.
South Devon
Jan 22, 2010 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in Devon with a couple who are looking for a light and airy three-bedroom house with a large kitchen/diner, an annexe, a garage and a low-maintenance garden. T
Herefordshire
Jan 21, 2010 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman helps a couple who would like to fulfil their dream of moving to Herefordshire and starting a new business.
Buckinghamshire
Mar 31, 2010 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a couple find a character home in Buckinghamshire with at least half an acre of land to keep some goats.
North Yorkshire
Apr 15, 2010 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is with a couple buying a house together for the first time in North Yorkshire. They have already dismissed over 1,000 properties.
Shropshire
Sep 14, 2010 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in Shropshire as a couple with a budget of £400,000 hope to ditch their urban apartment in favour of village life.
Northamptonshire
Apr 14, 2010 · 45 min
Denise Nurse is helping a couple to cast off from urban life by the River Thames and seek out peace and relaxation in the country.
Suffolk
Mar 29, 2010 · 45 min
Denise Nurse helps a couple, keen on long walks in Constable county, find their ideal home in Suffolk. With a budget of £450,000, they are looking for a large kitchen diner, a stud
Carmarthenshire
Apr 5, 2010 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman helps a couple who are seeking an impressive house to retire to in South Wales. They have a healthy budget of £650,000.
Wiltshire
Mar 1, 2010 · 45 min
Aled Jones is in Wiltshire with a couple on a house hunt. With £500,000 to spend, they are seeking a detached house with a large kitchen, an equally spacious garden and stunning vi
Herefordshire
Apr 2, 2010 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is house hunting in Herefordshire with a couple ready to leave London and create the good life in the country.
North Devon
Mar 30, 2010 · 45 min
Jules Hudson attempts to help a couple find a detached house with four bedrooms for a budget of £550,000 in hilly north Devon.
Cumbria
Mar 2, 2010 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a couple of newlyweds find their dream home in Cumbria. With a budget of up to £700,000, they seek a period property with four to five bedrooms, a large country
Cornwall
Mar 5, 2010 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a couple who plan to move to Cornwall to start a B&B business with a budget of £650,000.
Norfolk
Sep 13, 2010 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is house-hunting in Norfolk with a couple keen to find a detached home. Armed with a budget of £400,000, they are after three bedrooms, a big kitchen diner, at least o
Hampshire
Mar 4, 2010 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is in Hampshire with a London couple looking for their first family home in the country with a budget of £465,000.
Devon
Apr 8, 2010 · 45 min
Denise Nurse joins a couple ready to leave their 1930s semi in Surrey and relocate to East Devon. With a budget of £700,000 they are dreaming of a large rural retreat.
Somerset
Mar 9, 2010 · 45 min
Denise Nurse helps two escapees who want to leave London behind and start a new life in rural Somerset, with a budget of £1.2 million.
Suffolk
Mar 8, 2010 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a couple of air stewards find the perfect landing place in Suffolk with a budget of £500,000.
Somerset
Mar 9, 2011 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a couple of self-confessed urbanites swap the big smoke for a country pile in Somerset with somewhere to put a swimming pool.
Perthshire
Mar 11, 2010 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple leave one of Europe's largest housing estates behind and start afresh in Perthshire, with a budget of £375,000.
Norfolk
Apr 12, 2011 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is in Norfolk helping an animal-loving couple to find their perfect pad in the country. They have a budget of £350,000.