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Escape to the Chateau

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Dick Strawbridge and his partner (subsequently wife) Angel Adoree swap their two-bed flat in Essex for an abandoned French chateau. Can they bring its 45 rooms and acres of land back to life?

Jun 5, 20169 seasons52 episodesEndedEN

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Angel Adoree

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Dick Strawbridge

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Tracy-Ann Oberman

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Seasons

Season 1

6 episodes

Premiered Jun 5, 2016

Season 2

3 episodes

Premiered Nov 27, 2016

Season 3

3 episodes

Premiered Sep 24, 2017

Season 4

3 episodes

Premiered Mar 18, 2018

Season 5

7 episodes

Premiered Nov 11, 2018

Season 6

8 episodes

Premiered Nov 3, 2019

Season 7

6 episodes

Premiered Nov 15, 2020

Season 8

8 episodes

Premiered Oct 24, 2021

Season 9

8 episodes

Premiered Oct 30, 2022

Episodes

1–6 of 6

Ep 1

Finding the Chateau

Jun 5, 2016

60m

Dick and Angel find their fairytale French castle. Dick launches into fitting a monumental heating system while Angel discovers the chateau's vintage secrets.

Ep 2

Chickens, Heating and a Blank Canvas

Jun 12, 2016

60m

With just £20,000 left in the coffers the refurb problems feel endless for Dick with time running out. But Angel is on a creative roll. And the family buy some chickens.

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Ep 3

Moat, Pineapple Chandeliers and a Wedding

Jun 19, 2016

60m

Dick and Angel are due to marry in just a few weeks, expecting 200 guests. But room after room still needs to be restored, decorated and furnished, and the moat still needs fixing.

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Ep 4