Escape to the Country - Season 8

Alistair Appleton leads the search for a Norfolk property in the country which has a teenager's annex and land for four horses.

Jules Hudson helps a young couple, who love history and character features but don't want to spend their time fixing a place up, look for a rural retreat in Warwickshire. They have a budget of more than half a million pounds and need somewhere from which they can run their company.

Alistair Appleton helps a couple find a new home in Bedfordshire. They have a budget of £350,000, and are hoping to find a country retreat with room for horse-riding.

Jules Hudson helps a couple with a £750,000 budget, search for a country farmhouse in Powys, Wales. With their ambition to raise livestock and grow their own vegetables, they are shown round properties with large amounts of land, plus a quirky surprise option.

Alistair Appleton helps a young couple find a gorgeous country home in West Sussex that is not too far from good rail links to London. They have a puppy and are expecting a baby. They love period features and want a house with character. Can Alistair show them the perfect family home within their budget?

Jules Hudson is in Gloucestershire helping a retired couple who want to leave suburbia for the perfect country retreat closer to their grown-up children. They want a property near to a village so they can make friends and they need a garage for their classic car. They have a budget of £400,000. Will this be enough to get them the house of their dreams? Along the way they visit a farm of Gloucester Old Spot Pigs.

Denise Nurse helps a couple who dream of escaping to Cornwall. Ideally they'd like a place with a sewing room and a garden which would attract local wildlife. Denise shows them some idyllic properties - some with amazing gardens - and a very unusual mystery house. They have a budget of £450,000, but will they find what they are hoping for?

Alistair Appleton visits the Jurassic Coast in Devon to help a couple who want to buy a coastal property, perfect for fossil-hunting, on a £1 million budget.

Jules Hudson heads to West Yorkshire to help a pair of young doctors find their dream rural retreat. They have a budget of £700,000 and want a true country house with some acreage so they can rear some livestock. Jules shows them a selection of what is on offer including an amazing chapel conversion but will they be tempted?

Denise Nurse helps to find a rural retreat near Shaftesbury, Dorset, for a couple who have just moved back to the United Kingdom after living in France for four years. With a budget of £350,000, the house-hunters hope to find a property with lots of space and views of the countryside.

Alistair Appleton helps a couple from East Grinstead find a quiet country home in the Cotswolds. They already have a home in Florida where they spend half the year, and they are looking for the perfect lock-up and leave property in the area of Bishop's Cleeve. Will Alistair show them anything suitable?

Denise Nurse is in West Sussex to help a couple with a young family find the perfect country escape. They want to get away from the rat race, live the good life and grow their own vegetables. For that they want an acre of land away from any roads. Will Denise show them anything that suits?

Jules Hudson is in Wales, helping a couple to escape to north east Powys. They want to find an idyllic rural property with enough land to become self-sufficient and grow their own food, and they have a budget of £310,000. Will Jules show them anything anything they like?

Denise Nurse helps a couple search for a property near Burton-on-Trent. Having previously lived in a flat, they are looking for a family home on a budget of £300,000 in.

Alistair Appleton travels to the Peak District to help a couple find their ideal rural retreat. With one of the pair's parent moving in with them, they need enough space for an annex and are keen to buy a property they can spend time renovating themselves, but have not thought enough about the size of project they would like to take on.

Jules Hudson helps a couple from the West Midlands searching for a Devon property with enough land for two rescued donkeys.

A couple search for a home in Suffolk with enough room to accommodate their musical ambitions. The pair also hope for a spacious garden where they will be able to grow their own vegetables. With these requirements in mind, Tim Vincent takes the pair to a selection of properties in Stowmarket.

Alistair Appleton is in Cornwall helping a couple of teachers find their dream country home. They hanker after having a hobby farm with enough land to rear livestock and grow vegetables within striking distance of the Cornish coast. It also has to be not too far from Truro. Alistair shows them some beautiful properties and a mystery house with business potential.

Jules Hudson helps a couple find a rural retreat in Worcestershire. They would like a large kitchen and a spacious garden, but their expectations may exceed their budget.

Denise Nurse travels to North Yorkshire to help a couple who have been searching for their ideal country home for the past decade. Searching for a character property with a rustic kitchen, large rooms and a view, they search the Leyburn area and inspect a challenging mystery house.