Escape to the Country: Series 18
Season 18 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 17.
- 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 18 Progress Shield
Wye Valley
Oct 3, 2017 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin's property search is in the Wye Valley, where he helps an entrepreneurial couple with a £650,000 budget find a dream home which allows them to build a rural business.
Northumberland
Oct 4, 2017 · 45 min
Ginny Buckley is in Northumberland with an adventurous couple of empty nesters who want their £500,000 budget to buy them a country house with land to earn an income from running a
Wiltshire
Oct 10, 2017 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin is in Wiltshire helping a couple with a £650,000 budget to go the distance and make the 500-mile move from a Scottish city to the English countryside.
North Yorkshire
Oct 11, 2017 · 45 min
Ginny Buckley is house-searching in rural North Yorkshire with a couple who, on their £800,000 budget, want to return to their Yorkshire roots. Their grand plan is to combine count
Norfolk
Oct 17, 2017 · 45 min
Ginny Buckley is helping a house-hunting couple with a £900,000 budget move back from France and find an impressive rural retreat in the Norfolk countryside.
Devon
Oct 18, 2017 · 45 min
In Devon, the pressure is on for Margherita Taylor as she helps a hardworking house buyer with a £300,000 budget and a tight deadline to relocate before the new job starts.
Hampshire
Oct 24, 2017 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in Hampshire with a dynamic couple who love the outdoors and have £650,000 to buy a property that gives them the best of both countryside and coast.
Shropshire
Oct 25, 2017 · 45 min
Ginny Buckley is in Shropshire house searching for the perfect country retreat with a couple who have a £450,000 budget to make the move back from France to reconnect with the Brit
Somerset
Oct 31, 2017 · 45 min
Love is in the air on a house hunt full of surprises as Nicki Chapman joins a couple who have £450,000 to find a rural home in Somerset with some income potential in the form of a
Devon
Nov 1, 2017 · 45 min
Margherita Taylor is helping a couple with a £300,000 budget find a country property which gives them community on their doorstep and a crash pad for their grandchildren to stay du
Shropshire
Nov 7, 2017 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin is in Shropshire with a military couple armed with a £500,000 budget and an ambition to enjoy country life with their young daughter.
Dorset
Nov 8, 2017 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in the Dorset countryside with a couple who have an £800,000 budget to buy their first home together.
Worcestershire
Nov 14, 2017 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is in rural Worcestershire helping a couple who have £450,000 to realise their dream of raising their young family in the countryside.
Ceredigion
Nov 15, 2017 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton harnesses his positive energy for a house-hunting mission in the Welsh county of Ceredigion, as he helps a couple with a £355,000 budget buy a country home with t
Cornwall
Nov 21, 2017 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman heads to Cornwall to help a Croydon-based couple with a £450,000 budget and a love of the great outdoors find their perfect country home. Nicki also discovers how one
North Yorkshire
Nov 22, 2017 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a pair of expats who are raring to return to their roots in North Yorkshire and have a £700,000 budget to find their ideal rural home. While in the region, Jules
South Devon
Nov 28, 2017 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is on a house-hunting mission in the South Devon countryside with a recently retired couple who have a £540,000 budget to up sticks from Burton upon Trent and rel
Northumberland
Nov 29, 2017 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin is house hunting in the Northumberland countryside with a couple wanting to escape busy urban life in Gateshead and who have a £500,000 budget to move three generation
Herefordshire
Dec 5, 2017 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in Herefordshire with an exuberant house-hunting couple who are ready to up sticks from Birmingham and spend £500,000 on a country home that allows them to lead the
Yorkshire Dales
Dec 6, 2017 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in the Yorkshire Dales helping a fitness enthusiast first-time buyer armed with £280,000 and the moral support of his mother find a home where he can run free
Peak District
Dec 12, 2017 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is rural property shopping in the Peak District with a couple who have a £500,000 pound budget to buy their first home together.
Kent
Dec 13, 2017 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in Kent helping a dynamic international couple with a £1 million pound budget branch out from city life in London, so they can raise their young family in the
East Devon
Jan 15, 2018 · 45 min
Margherita Taylor is on an important house-hunting mission with an intrepid house buyer who has a £340,000 budget and is keen to make the lifestyle leap to the countryside around t
Somerset
Jan 16, 2018 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is in the Somerset countryside helping a house-hunting couple with £475,000 to return to their roots and recreate the outdoor lifestyle that they grew up with for the
Lake District
Jan 22, 2018 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is on a country property hunt in Cumbria with a triathlete couple armed with £400,000. They need a family home for them and their three children before the new sc
Forest of Dean
Jan 23, 2018 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin is tasked with a property-searching mission in the Forest of Dean, helping a house-hunting couple with a £475,000 budget find a home to accommodate three generations o
Wiltshire
Jan 29, 2018 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman takes to the road in Wiltshire with a couple of motorbike enthusiasts who, with their £650,000 budget, want to find a home that gives them the perfect balance of comm
Somerset
Jan 30, 2018 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is on a house-hunting mission in the Somerset countryside with a keen gardening couple who have £700,000 pounds and high hopes of enjoying the county's mild climate.Aw
Pembrokeshire
Feb 5, 2018 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin is in rural Pembrokeshire house hunting with an ambitious couple who have £650,000 to buy not only their first proper home together, but also accommodation for holiday
New Forest
Feb 6, 2018 · 45 min
In the New Forest, Alistair Appleton helps a recently retired couple with a £1million budget and a passion for beekeeping leave suburban life behind to buy a country home close to
North Yorkshire
Feb 12, 2018 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a couple find a more relaxing way of life in the North Yorkshire countryside with a £400,000 budget. While in the area, Alistair attempts an adrenalin-fuell
Cotswolds
Feb 13, 2018 · 45 min
Margherita Taylor heads to the Cotswolds with a house-hunting couple who have a £550,000 budget and a dream of swapping coastal life in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, for views of rolling
Northern Ireland
Feb 19, 2018 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman heads to Northern Ireland with a husband and wife who have £500,000 to find a large family home where they can also keep animals and welcome paying guests. Away from
Dorset
Feb 20, 2018 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in the Dorset countryside to help a couple make the move from Queensland, Australia. With a budget of £450,000 they look forward to enjoying village life in cooler
Kent
Feb 26, 2018 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is on a house-hunting mission in the Kent countryside with a strong-minded couple who have a £900,000 budget and completely different views on the style of the large
Norfolk
Feb 27, 2018 · 45 min
Sonali Shah is house-hunting in the Norfolk countryside with a couple who want their £440,000 budget to buy them a character country property close to the Broads so they can enjoy
Jurassic Coast
Mar 5, 2018 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin is on the Jurassic Coast helping a creative couple with a £805,000 budget escape their high-pressure jobs and buy a country home from where they can run a luxury campi
Northumberland
Mar 6, 2018 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is on a house-hunting mission in the Northumberland countryside with a dynamic couple who are looking for a character stone property with holiday let potential fo
Somerset
Mar 16, 2018 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is country property-shopping in Somerset with a couple who have already sold up and are desperate to invest £425,000 in their perfect rural retreat after months of st
North Yorkshire
Mar 27, 2018 · 45 min
Ginny Buckley heads to North Yorkshire with an intrepid couple who want to escape the city and spend their £800,000 budget on a country property with impressive views and an income
Shropshire
Mar 23, 2018 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin is on an emotional house-hunting journey in Shropshire with a retired civil servant couple who have £450,000 to invest in their dream country home. Along the way, Jonn
Devon
Mar 29, 2018 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in rural Devon with an ambitious couple looking for a large country home and as much acreage as their £1.25 million budget will afford them. While in the area, Jule
Norfolk
Apr 9, 2018 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin is on a high-energy house-hunt in the Norfolk countryside helping a couple quit their urban life in London and find a character family home with their £400,000 budget.
South Wales
Apr 10, 2018 · 45 min
Sonali Shah is property-shopping in south Wales with a couple who have a £230,000 budget to move out of Newport and buy their first home so they can raise their young family in the
Scottish Borders
Apr 16, 2018 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is rural property shopping in the Scottish Borders with a couple who want to invest their £850,000 budget in returning to the UK after 20 years of city life in Brusse
Monmouthshire
Apr 23, 2018 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is tasked with helping a couple who have a £500,000 budget and a dream of leaving their city life in Bristol behind them and finding their perfect country home in Monm
Argyll and Bute
Apr 24, 2018 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin is property hunting in Argyll and Bute with a couple from Ayr who want to invest their £350,000 budget in a property with priceless countryside views. While in the reg
Forest of Dean
Apr 30, 2018 · 45 min
Sonali Shah is on a house-hunting mission in the Forest of Dean helping a couple with a £500,000 budget find a perfect country home that meets their specific demands for the garden
Shropshire
May 1, 2018 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in rural Shropshire with a couple who hope their £500,000 budget will buy them a shorter commute to work and more quality time together to enjoy the outdoors.
Lincolnshire
May 8, 2018 · 45 min
Ginny Buckley heads to rural Lincolnshire to help a couple with a £500,000 budget find a country home that they feel a strong connection with. Away from the search, Ginny visits Li
Pembrokeshire
May 9, 2018 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a retired couple who have decided to escape town life after over 40 years in the same property and, with their £450,000 budget, buy a rural retreat in west Wales
Gloucestershire
Jun 4, 2018 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is in rural Gloucestershire to help an intrepid aunt and niece find a country home. With a budget of £600,000, they are looking for a house for two generations that c
Cornwall
Jun 5, 2018 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton is in the Cornish countryside house hunting with a couple planning an escape from the busy suburbs of Surrey, hoping to move their family of five to rural Cornwal
East Devon
Jun 11, 2018 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in East Devon helping a house buyer who hopes her £300,000 budget will buy her a life close to the coast and has brought along her good friend for support. Along t
West Yorkshire
Jun 12, 2018 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is rural property hunting in West Yorkshire with an enthusiastic house-buying couple who have a £550,000 budget and a wish to be close to a vibrant community, since t
North Wales
Jun 21, 2018 · 45 min
Sonali Shah is on a property-finding mission in North Wales with a mother who has a £295,000 budget and a goal to move close to her daughter, who has already made her escape to the
North Devon
Jun 25, 2018 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin comes to the house-hunting aid of a dynamic couple with a generous £1.1 million budget and grand ambitions of finding a country property in north Devon with holiday le
Norfolk
Jun 26, 2018 · 45 min
Sonali Shah heads to the Norfolk countryside with a couple planning to buy their first home together, who have high hopes that their £375,000 budget will afford them a character pr
North Yorkshire
Sep 3, 2018 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin helps a couple from County Durham who want to border-hop to the North Yorkshire countryside with their £600,000 budget and buy a spacious country home with land to acc
North Cornwall
Sep 4, 2018 · 45 min
Sonali Shah is in Cornwall to help a couple with a lust for life and a love of the coast find a home in the Cornish countryside on a £350,000 budget. Away from her very positive pr
Warwickshire
Sep 10, 2018 · 45 min
Sonali Shah is in the Warwickshire countryside helping a couple with a £750,000 budget find their ideal home, where an open-plan interior and a generous garden are top priorities.
Shropshire
Sep 11, 2018 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is on a homecoming house hunt in the Shropshire countryside as he helps an active couple return to their roots and, with their £350,000 budget, find a property that gi
Lincolnshire
Sep 17, 2018 · 45 min
Margherita Taylor heads to rural Lincolnshire with a decisive mother and son-in-law to help them find a comfortable country property for £650,000 to house three generations of thei
Gloucestershire
Sep 18, 2018 · 45 min
Jules Hudson takes the reins of a rural property search in Gloucestershire with a horse-loving husband and wife who have a £1.2 million budget and a desire to upscale their country
Norfolk
Sep 24, 2018 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is helping a couple with a £400,000 budget fulfil their dream of escaping to the Norfolk countryside and find a home where top priorities are a large kitchen and spac
South Wales
Sep 25, 2018 · 45 min
Margherita Taylor is helping an outgoing couple who hope their £400,000 budget will fund their escape to the wide, open space of south Wales - and also house their huge collection
Hampshire
Oct 1, 2018 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is country property shopping in Hampshire with a buyer who has an £875,000 budget and a firm wish to return to her family roots, which is why she has brought her cousi
Worcestershire
Oct 2, 2018 · 45 min
Nicki Chapman is on a house-hunting mission in rural Worcestershire with a couple who want their £475,000 pounds to buy them a characterful family home that delivers 'wow factor' a
East Midlands
Oct 8, 2018 · 45 min
Margherita Taylor travels through the countryside of the East Midlands with a couple who want to invest their £650,000 budget in a character property which has space for their youn
Herefordshire
Oct 9, 2018 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is in the Herefordshire countryside with a house-hunting couple who have a £600,000 budget to buy a family property and a lifestyle dream which they quickly start to r