Escape to the Country: Series 20
Season 20 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 19.
- 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 20 Progress Shield
Devon
Jan 28, 2020 · 45 min
Jules Hudson meets a calligrapher from east London who wants to write a new chapter of her life in the West Country. Away from the property hunt, Jules also gets in tune with the r
Hampshire & New Forest
Feb 3, 2020 · 45 min
Sonali Shah welcomes back two returning expats after 20 years living abroad in America. They have a healthy £950k budget for a spacious country home in Hampshire’s New Forest, near
Cornwall
Feb 4, 2020 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps a couple from Worcestershire find the perfect home in Cornwall for their £650k budget. Away from the property hunt, Alistair also discovers a pioneering pro
Oxfordshire
Feb 10, 2020 · 45 min
Jonnie Irwin is on a property hunting mission in Oxfordshire with a young couple who are both medical professionals and have a fantastic £1.5 million budget to find a country home
South Wales
Dec 16, 2019 · 45 min
Jules Hudson heads to south Wales with a husband and wife who, after three decades of military housing, are looking for their very own country home and have a budget of £430,000 to
Somerset
Dec 17, 2019 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is house hunting in Somerset with a couple who have a £675,000 budget to find a rural home that must have annexe potential for their parents. During his time in the co
Lancashire
Feb 11, 2020 · 45 min
On today’s house hunt Jonnie Irwin is helping a pair of teachers with a £600,000 budget who want to upsize and find the ideal country home for them and their four young children. A
Surrey
Feb 24, 2020 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton helps recent newlyweds to quit London in search of a perfect country home. They have a budget of £1.5 million and have chosen Surrey as the location for their fut
Norfolk
Feb 25, 2020 · 45 min
Margherita Taylor helps a retired couple escape to the tranquillity of Norfolk after 30 years in a busy Essex town. Now that their children have flown the nest, the pair are hoping
Wiltshire
Mar 2, 2020 · 45 min
Today's property hunters are preparing for a triumphant homecoming after a quarter of a century living in Sweden. Nicki Chapman will be leading the pair in their search for a perfe
Cambridgeshire
Mar 3, 2020 · 45 min
Jules Hudson is on a mission to find the ideal Cambridgeshire home for a young couple with a £570,000 budget who want to escape suburban Kent. Keen to explore more of the country’s
South Yorkshire
Mar 10, 2020 · 45 min
It's the call of home that’s luring today’s couple to head to the beautiful landscape of south Yorkshire, and Alistair Appleton is supporting them on their house hunt. With a £450,
East Devon
Mar 11, 2020 · 45 min
Jules Hudson joins a couple who hope to realise their dream of escaping to Devon. They have a generous budget of £1.4 million, and hope to find a property with land, a self-contain
Hampshire
Mar 23, 2020 · 45 min
Sonali Shah scours Hampshire's property market to find somewhere for a couple who are temporarily relying on the goodwill of family. They have a £600,000 budget and want a country
North Wessex Downs
Mar 24, 2020 · 45 min
Jules Hudson brings his enthusiasm and rural property expertise to the North Wessex Downs as he helps a couple who have £775,000 to find a characterful country house. Whilst in the
The High Weald
Mar 30, 2020 · 45 min
A south London couple have high hopes of escaping the rat race and finding their dream home in the High Weald with the help of Alistair Appleton. The pair have a hearty budget of £
Devon
Mar 31, 2020 · 45 min
Ginny Buckley meets a couple who are looking to lay down roots in Devon after decades serving in the army. They have a £400,000 budget to find their ideal home near the English Riv
Staffordshire & Derbyshire
Apr 6, 2020 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton leads a couple with a budget of £320,000 in their search for a countryside home on the Staffordshire-Derbyshire border. Alistair also puts his tailoring skills to
Cornwall
Apr 7, 2020 · 45 min
Jules Hudson joins a couple with a budget of £400,000 in their search for the perfect retirement retreat in the Cornish countryside. Taking some time out from house-hunting, Jules
Somerset
Apr 20, 2020 · 45 min
Today’s house-hunting couple are looking to relocate to the Somerset countryside. They have a budget of £700,000 to find a rural home for their young family with enough land for an
Welsh Borders
Apr 21, 2020 · 45 min
Sonali Shah helps a couple from a Surrey town who want to escape to the Welsh Borders for a quieter pace of life. They are hoping to use their £620,000 budget to purchase a charact
Hampshire
Apr 27, 2020 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton joins forces with a spiritual businesswoman and her best friend to help find a calming Hampshire home on a budget of £950,000. Taking a breather from the property
West Sussex
Apr 28, 2020 · 45 min
Ginny Buckley meets a couple hoping to swap the busy city of Oxford for the peaceful Sussex coast on a budget of £600,000. Making the most of her time in the South Downs area, Ginn
Wye Valley
May 4, 2020 · 45 min
Alistair Appleton guides a couple who want to switch their lives from the bustle of Bristol to the fresh country air of the Wye Valley on a budget of £300,000. While exploring the
Norfolk
May 5, 2020 · 45 min
Jules Hudson helps a vivacious mother and daughter double act hunt for a country home in Norfolk with a budget of £335,000 budget. There are tears plus lots of laughter as they tou