Escape to the Country - Season 1

A couple look for an environmentally friendly home in the west of England, where they hope to generate their own electricity and embrace the rural way of life - but a budget of £270,000 may not be enough to buy them the cottage of their dreams in leafy Wiltshire.

A couple from Leeds search for a traditional farmhouse in Wales with the help of Catherine Gee and former estate agent Nick Page.

Nick Page sets out to help Joe Fish, a radio DJ from Bolton who has recently fallen ill, find a peaceful countryside retreat in the Lake District.

A couple from south London journey to Sussex in a bid to find their ideal rural retreat, with plenty of outbuildings high on their list of requirements. Presenter Catherine Gee is on hand to help.

Catherine Gee comes to the aid of a Bristol family that wants to buy a property in Herefordshire's 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.

Charity worker Clare Felix would like to adopt more children and longs to bring them up away from the confines of London. Presenter Catherine Gee assists her in her search for the idyllic rural retreat.

Michael and Tania Steinbeck-Reeves decide to leave their Victorian townhouse in central London, and start a new life in the shires.

Catherine Gee helps Chris and Sue Neaves escape the London rat race by seeking out their ideal rural retreat in the Dorset or Devon countryside. Their main requirement is inspirational scenery to fuel Chris's watercolour painting - which is in increasing demand in Lyme Regis.