Escape to the Country: Series 12
Season 12 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 11.
- 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.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
Wales
Nov 14, 2011 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman visits Gwynedd, North Wales, to help an artistic couple find a home with inspiring views for £450,000. While in Gwynedd, Nicki takes a tour of a local slate mine and
Yorkshire
Nov 15, 2011 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin travels to Yorkshire to help find a rural home for a budget of 300,000 pounds. But there is a surprise in store for today's buyers.
Hampshire
Nov 16, 2011 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton meets a couple with £1.5 million to spend on a Hampshire home.
Lincolnshire
Nov 17, 2011 · 45 min
Aled Jones helps some young newlyweds to buy their first home in Lincolnshire.
North Devon
Nov 28, 2011 · 45 min
Jules Hudson tries to find a home in Devon for two generations of the same family.
Worcestershire
Nov 30, 2011 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a couple find a home with B&B potential in the Malvern Hills.
Rutland
Dec 1, 2011 · 45 min
Jules Hudson visits Rutland, England's smallest county, as he helps search for a home for £400,000 for a couple from London. While in Rutland, Jules gets to grips with a unique set
Yorkshire Dales
Dec 2, 2011 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman searches for a home in the Yorkshire Dales for a budget of 420,000 pounds.
Cheshire
Dec 22, 2011 · 45 min
Jules Hudson searches for a home in Cheshire for a couple with £1.2 million to spend.
Northamptonshire
Dec 23, 2011 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman helps a couple who are about to be married find a £400,000 home.
South Cumbria
Jan 3, 2012 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton house hunts in Cumbria with an active young couple.
Devon
Jan 4, 2012 · 45 min
Aled Jones helps a couple hoping to find a home with holiday let potential in Devon.
Oxfordshire
Jan 5, 2012 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin helps a newly-retired couple downsize to a smaller home in rural Oxfordshire.
Hampshire
Jan 6, 2012 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman joins the house hunt with a retired couple of caravan-owners.
Lancashire
Jan 9, 2012 · 45 min
Denise Nurse travels to Lancashire to help a family who have outgrown their London home.
Oxon/Wilts
Jan 10, 2012 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple who want to leave their family home after almost thirty years.
Carmarthenshire
Jan 11, 2012 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a couple who wish to move to the Carmarthenshire countryside.
North Devon
Jan 12, 2012 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a couple of young retirees find a new home in North Devon.
Isle of Wight
Jan 13, 2012 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple and their autistic son find a home on the Isle of Wight.
Llyn Peninsula
Jan 16, 2012 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman helps a couple, with a dream of mortgage free living, escape to North Wales.
Wiltshire
Jan 17, 2012 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton travels to Wiltshire to help find a country home for a couple.
Lancashire
Jan 18, 2012 · 45 min
Denise Nurse helps a newly engaged couple from London find their dream home in Lancashire.
Powys
Jan 19, 2012 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a couple find a new home in the county of Powys in Wales.
Cambridgeshire
Jan 20, 2012 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin helps a retired couple who want to move closer to their grandchildren.
South Wales
Jan 23, 2012 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a couple return to their roots in rural South Wales.
Suffolk
Jan 24, 2012 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a couple find a country home along the Essex/Suffolk border.
Devon
Jan 25, 2012 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is in Devon, helping a couple of retired teachers find a rural retreat.
Norfolk
Jan 26, 2012 · 45 min
Denise Nurse helps find a family home for a couple and their two children in Norfolk.
Norfolk
Jan 27, 2012 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin travels to Norfolk to help a business woman find a home closer to her
Berkshire
Jan 30, 2012 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a couple with £1.2M to spend, find their dream home in Berkshire.
Shropshire
Jan 31, 2012 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in Shropshire, helping a couple buy a home for a budget of £550,000.
Somerset
Feb 1, 2012 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman helps a retired couple escape to Somerset, with a budget of £350,000.
Derbyshire
Feb 2, 2012 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a couple and their three-year-old daughter find a home for £450,000.
Warwickshire
Feb 3, 2012 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman goes on tour with the Alcester Court Leet and becomes a guest ale taster.
North Cumbria
Feb 6, 2012 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin house hunts with a pair of avid walkers for a £600,000 house in Cumbria.
Somerset
Feb 7, 2012 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in Somerset helping a couple find a home for a budget of £400,000.
Lincolnshire
Feb 8, 2012 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps two retired police officers swap their caravan for a rural residence.
West Sussex
Feb 9, 2012 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple find a new home in West Sussex for a budget of 700,000 pounds.
Herefordshire
Feb 10, 2012 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman helps two naval officers find a home in Herefordshire.
Northamptonshire
Feb 13, 2012 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a pair of car enthusiasts who want to move closer to Silverstone.
North Yorkshire
Feb 14, 2012 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a couple with 600,000 pounds find their dream home in North Yorkshire.
Chilterns
Feb 15, 2012 · 45 min
Aled Jones helps a couple with 500,000 pounds escape to the Chilterns.
North Devon
Feb 16, 2012 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple with a large budget of 1.2 million pounds.
Somerset
Feb 17, 2012 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin attempts to find a country home for a family of returning ex-pats.
Monmouthshire
Feb 20, 2012 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a couple to find a home in the Monmouthshire countryside.
Peak District
Feb 21, 2012 · 45 min
Jules Hudson joins the house search in the Peak District to help a military family.
Gloucestershire
Feb 22, 2012 · 45 min
Denise Nurse helps a couple to find a home in rural Gloucestershire.
Cornwall
Feb 23, 2012 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton goes house hunting in Cornwall with a couple with a budget of £875,000.
Cotswolds
Feb 24, 2012 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton seeks a country residence in the Cotswolds for a couple of teachers.
Dorset
Apr 16, 2012 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple who have lived in London nearly all their lives.
Central Scotland
Apr 17, 2012 · 45 min
Denise Nurse helps a GP and his wife relocate to Stirling in Scotland.
North Norfolk
Apr 18, 2012 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman helps a couple with a budget of 425,000 pounds who want to move to the north Norfolk coast. Nicki also heads to Blakeney Point to spot grey seals in their natural hab
Wiltshire
Apr 19, 2012 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a first-time buyer who has spent more than 40 years in the same home.
Shropshire
Apr 20, 2012 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a newly-married couple find a new home in the Shropshire countryside.
Northern Ireland
Apr 23, 2012 · 45 min
Aled Jones joins the search in Northern Ireland to help a couple of newlyweds find a home.
Kent
Apr 24, 2012 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton joins a couple of globetrotters who are now ready to put down roots.
Wiltshire
Apr 25, 2012 · 45 min
Jules Hudson seeks out a rural retreat in Wiltshire for a couple with a £500,000 budget.
Worcestershire
Apr 26, 2012 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is helping a couple buy their first home together in Worcestershire.
Kent
Apr 27, 2012 · 45 min
Following a battle with breast cancer, these buyers have refocused their priorities and decided to move to rural Kent. With a budget of 700,000 pounds Nicki Chapman shows them thre
Dorset
Apr 30, 2012 · 45 min
Aled Jones helps a couple with a 600,000 pound budget search for a country home in Dorset. Plus, Aled tries his hand at the traditional craft of blacksmithing.
East Sussex
May 1, 2012 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton goes house hunting with a couple in East Sussex.
Pembrokeshire
May 2, 2012 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a couple search for a country home on the Pembrokeshire coast.
Suffolk
May 3, 2012 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman travels to the Suffolk countryside to help a couple find a new home for 500,000 pounds. While in Suffolk, Nicki gets a glimpse of some of the region's newly-born barn
Welsh Marches
May 4, 2012 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton joins the hunt for an artistic couple buying their first home together.
Hampshire
May 8, 2012 · 45 min
Jules discovers the hidden secrets of watercress at one of Hampshire's farms.
Devon
May 9, 2012 · 45 min
Denise Nurse helps a couple with a budget of £500,000 find a country home in Devon with a holiday let and enough land for goats. Away from the house hunt, Denise joins in the final
Nottinghamshire
May 10, 2012 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a couple who want to escape to the Nottinghamshire countryside for a budget of 450,000 pounds. During his journey, Alistair heads to Southwell to uncover th
East Anglia
May 11, 2012 · 45 min
Jonnie slips on his dancing shoes for a routine showcasing Suffolk's musical heritage.
North Devon
May 14, 2012 · 45 min
Jules Hudson travels to North Devon to help a military couple who are looking to put down roots in the countryside for a budget of £500,000. Plus, Jules catches up with a pair of e
Surrey
May 15, 2012 · 45 min
Denise Nurse helps a family find a country home in the expensive county of Surrey.
Cornwall
May 16, 2012 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman helps a buyer who has been dreaming of moving to Cornwall for over 30 years.
North East Wales
May 17, 2012 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a couple look for a country residence in north east Wales.
Yorkshire Dales
May 18, 2012 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple relocate from Bishops Stortford to the Yorkshire Dales.
Cornwall
May 21, 2012 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin helps a retired Cornwall couple who are ready to tackle a renovation project.