Escape to the Chateau — 2016-2022 · 9 seasons · 53 eps

★ 8.6

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Escape to the Chateau

2016-2022 9 seasons 53 episodes

★ 8.6 (1,987 votes) Top 11%

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?

Episode Ratings Grid

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

S8

S9

E1

8.6

8.9

9.0

8.5

8.4

8.3

8.8

8.1

7.9

E2

8.8

9.2

9.1

8.6

8.7

7.8

8.1

8.0

7.6

E3

8.7

8.9

9.2

8.8

8.7

8.2

8.4

7.9

8.3

E4

8.8

8.5

8.6

8.4

7.3

8.2

E5

8.5

8.5

8.1

7.6

7.9

E6

8.7

8.3

8.0

7.7

8.0

E7

8.5

8.3

7.8

8.5

E8

8.5

7.9

8.8

E9

8.6

E10

8.2

E11

7.8

Avg

8.7

9.0

9.1

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.3

7.8

8.2

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🏆 Top Episodes

#1 9.2

S2E2 Fishing, Foraging and an Elevator

Keen to expand the business, Dick and Angel Strawbridge consider moat fishing, woodland foraging and installing a lift. Will the chateau survive such a monumental conversion?

#2

S3E3 9.2

The Wedding Season

As the wedding season comes to the chateau, Dick and Angel's lives are about to get a whole lot busier. Then there's the barn, the van and the lime trees, as tensions start to rise.

#3

S3E2 9.1

Spring

Dick buys a tractor, with plans to tame the walled garden. Angel designs a boudoir with black walls and mirrors. The couple explore truffle farming. And there's a wedding proposal in the dining room.

4. S3E1 "Only 20 Rooms to Go" 9.0
5. S2E1 "Pig Roaster, Versailles Loo and First Day at School" 8.9
6. S2E3 "Christmas at the Chateau" 8.9
7. S1E2 "Chickens, Heating and a Blank Canvas" 8.8
8. S1E4 "Moat, Pineapple Chandeliers and a Wedding" 8.8
9. S4E3 "A Floating Dome" 8.8
10. S7E1 "Supersized Workshop" 8.8

📉 Bottom Episodes

#53

S8E4 7.3

Storage & Memory Furnishings

Angel comes up with an ingenious plan for more storage space, and as the re-slating of the roof continues, Dick and Angel preserve some old wallpaper and create memory furnishings

52. S9E2 "Natasha and Victoria's Big Wedding" 7.6
51. S8E5 "Attic & a Celestial-Inspired Sky Bar" 7.6
50. S8E6 "Colour Boards, Rendering & an Old Gadage" 7.7
49. S8E7 "Mollusc Madness & Key Moulding" 7.8

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

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28 Standouts

0 Infamous

24 Hidden Gems

1 Forgettable

Top Standout: S1E1 Finding the Chateau

Best Hidden Gem: S7E1 Supersized Workshop

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