Escape to the Chateau

Escape to the Chateau

2016•47m•6.7/10

RealityDocumentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.7/10(9)

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?

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Production

Rapid Pictures, Spark Media

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

June 5, 2016

Last Aired

December 18, 2022

Networks

Channel 4

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Finding the Chateau

E1

Finding the Chateau

Air date: 2016-06-05

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

Chickens, Heating and a Blank Canvas

E2

Chickens, Heating and a Blank Canvas

Air date: 2016-06-12

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.

E3

Moat, Pineapple Chandeliers and a Wedding

Air date: 2016-06-19

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.

E4

Hole in the Wall

Air date: 2016-06-26

Dick Strawbridge and Angel Adoree buy a fairy-tale French chateau to bring back to life.

E5

They're Our Flies

Air date: 2016-07-03

E6

Angel's Palace of Dreams

Air date: 2016-07-10

Cast

Angel Adoree

Angel Adoree

Self

Dick Strawbridge

Dick Strawbridge

Self

Tracy-Ann Oberman

Tracy-Ann Oberman

Narrator (voice)

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