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Escape to the Country

Series 1 · 23 episodes · Oct 14, 2002

  1. Episode 1

    Barbican To Somerset

    Oct 14, 2002

    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.

  2. Episode 2

    Basildon To The Peak District

    Oct 15, 2002

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

  3. Episode 3

    Bristol To Somerset

    Oct 16, 2002

    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.

  4. Episode 4

    Burnt Oak To Suffolk

    Oct 21, 2002

    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.

  5. Episode 5

    Wakefield To Shropshire

    Oct 22, 2002

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

  6. Episode 6

    Congleton To Carmarthenshire

    Oct 23, 2002

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

  7. Episode 7

    Earls Court To The West Country

    Oct 24, 2002

    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.

  8. Episode 8

    Leeds To Anglesey

    Oct 25, 2002

    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.

  9. Episode 9

    Wokingham To Somerset

    Oct 28, 2002

    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.

  10. Episode 10

    Bolton To Cumbria

    Oct 29, 2002

    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.

  11. Episode 11

    Tulse Hill To Sussex

    Oct 30, 2002

    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.

  12. Episode 12

    Croydon To The Highlands

    Oct 31, 2002

    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.

  13. Episode 13

    Horseforth, Leeds To North Yorkshire

    Nov 1, 2002

    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.

  14. Episode 14

    Wolverhampton To Shropshire

    Nov 4, 2002

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

  15. Episode 15

    Bristol To Wye Valley

    Nov 5, 2002

    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

  16. Episode 16

    Forrest Gate To Essex

    Nov 6, 2002

    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.

  17. Episode 17

    Earls Court To Oxfordshire

    Nov 11, 2002

    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.

  18. Episode 18

    Wolverhampton To Worcestershire

    Nov 12, 2002

    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.

  19. Episode 19

    Gipsy Hill To Cambridgeshire

    Nov 14, 2002

    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.

  20. Episode 20

    Leeds To Devon

    Nov 15, 2002

    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.

  21. Episode 21

    London To Dorset

    Nov 18, 2002

    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.

  22. Episode 22

    Islington To The New Forrest

    Nov 19, 2002

    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.

  23. Episode 23

    Tottenham To Perthshire

    Nov 20, 2002

    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.