Escape to the Country

2002 - 2025

Barbican To Somerset

14th October 2002

Episode 1

Catherine Gee and Nick Page help people buy dream homes. A young couple are looking for a West Country home where they can generate their own electricity.

Basildon To The Peak District

15th October 2002

Episode 2

Catherine Gee and Nick Page help find a dream property in the Peak District.

Bristol To Somerset

16th October 2002

Episode 3

Catherine Gee and Nick Page help Bristol couple Dawn and John Parry, who have decided to trade in their Victorian town house for a house in West Somerset and come armed with a budget of £400,000.

Burnt Oak To Suffolk

21st October 2002

Episode 4

More rural adventures with Catherine Gee and Nick Page. A London couple are looking to move from the fumes of Burnt Oak in north London and settle in Suffolk.

Wakefield To Shropshire

22nd October 2002

Episode 5

A couple from Wakefield go house-hunting in Shropshire, aided by Catherine Gee and Nick Page.

Congleton To Carmarthenshire

23rd October 2002

Episode 6

Rural relocations with Catherine Gee and Nick Page. A retired couple from Congleton in Cheshire are looking for peace and quiet in Wales.

Earls Court To The West Country

24th October 2002

Episode 7

Catherine Gee and Nick Page help city dwellers flee the big smoke. A London couple look for a house near Bath which still has good access to the city.

Leeds To Anglesey

25th October 2002

Episode 8

Catherine Gee and Nick Page do their best to help prospective buyers to find their dream home. A couple from Leeds go house-hunting on the Isle of Anglesey.

Wokingham To Somerset

28th October 2002

Episode 9

Catherine Gee and Nick Page help prospective buyers to find their dream homes. Gordon Mathieson and wife Janice want to give up their life in London to start a new business.

Bolton To Cumbria

29th October 2002

Episode 10

Catherine and Nick lend their relocation talents to Bolton radio DJ Joe Fish. He wants to escape the town and take root in the Lake District.

Tulse Hill To Sussex

30th October 2002

Episode 11

Another dream come true - hopefully - for a couple tired of city life. Stuart and Katie have their hearts set on the wilds of Sussex for their next home.

Croydon To The Highlands

31st October 2002

Episode 12

Catherine Gee and Nick Page help prospective buyers to find their dream homes. Gordon Mathieson and wife Janice want to give up their life in London to start a new business.

Horseforth, Leeds To North Yorkshire

1st November 2002

Episode 13

Catherine Gee and Nick Page help prospective home buyers. A South African family living in Leeds look for the perfect country house in North Yorkshire.

Wolverhampton To Shropshire

4th November 2002

Episode 14

Gardener Jackie and poet John are searching for inspiration in the Shropshire countryside. Catherine Gee and Nick Page plan an escape route for them.

Bristol To Wye Valley

5th November 2002

Episode 15

Catherine Gee comes to the aid of a Bristol family that wants to buy a property in the picturesque Wye Valley. With £330,000 to spend, it needs somewhere with outbuildings, space for the children to play and plenty of peace and quiet

Forrest Gate To Essex

6th November 2002

Episode 16

Catherine Gee and Nick Page unearth more dream homes. Charity worker Claire Felix wants to be able to foster more children, so yearns for a move to rural Essex.

Earls Court To Oxfordshire

11th November 2002

Episode 17

The Steinbeck-Reeveses want to trade their Victorian townhouse in Chelsea for a house in the shires, so they wisely enlist the help of Catherine and Nick.

Wolverhampton To Worcestershire

12th November 2002

Episode 18

Catherine Gee and Nick Page help people track down dream homes. Cyclists Christabel Jones and Ian Harper are looking for a better life for their son James.

Gipsy Hill To Cambridgeshire

14th November 2002

Episode 19

Catherine Gee and Nick Page help a couple who want to get out of the London rat race and care for their son in Cambridgeshire.

Leeds To Devon

15th November 2002

Episode 20

That nice Nick Page helps prospective buyers find their dream rural homes. A clairvoyant and her partner see a future for themselves on the Cornish coast.

London To Dorset

18th November 2002

Episode 21

Finding a dream rural home, with Catherine Gee and Nick Page. A couple look for a country pad in Lyme Regis after years of commuting in London.

Islington To The New Forrest

19th November 2002

Episode 22

The city exodus continues! An IT specialist from Islington in north London seeks a sense of community and is looking for a place in the New Forest.

Tottenham To Perthshire

20th November 2002

Episode 23

Kindly Catherine Gee and that nice Nick Page help buyers to find their dream home away from all the hustle and bustle. A move to Perthshire in search of snow.

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