Escape to the Chateau
Series following a British family through the process of buying and restoring a French chateau that has been empty for the past four decades. Dick Strawbridge and his partner Angel Adoree's new home has 12 acres of land, nine outbuildings, a walled garden and a moat--but it lacks electricity, heating, and water, and proves to be a far more complicated DIY project than they expected.
- 2016-2022
- 10 seasons
- HGTV
- Reality
- TV-PG
Series following a British family through the process of buying and restoring a French chateau that has been empty for the past four decades. Dick Strawbridge and his partner Angel Adoree's new home has 12 acres of land, nine outbuildings, a walled garden and a moat--but it lacks electricity, heating, and water, and proves to be a far more complicated DIY project than they expected.
Season 8 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
Gardening & the Coach House
47 mins
It's winter and there's plenty on Dick and Angel's never-ending to-do list, starting with transforming the 150-year-old granary store in the original coach house into a luxurious bedroom suite.
Episode 2
Chateau Roof & the Preserves Cupboard
47 mins
Dick and Angel crack on with replacing the whole of the chateau's original roof. Angel has a colourful vision for Dick's preserves cupboard, but there are repairs to be done first.
Episode 3
Great British Garden Party & the Roof
47 mins
With life a bit quieter than normal, Dick and Angel throw a Great British garden party for Arthur and Dorothy's friends, and work finally starts on re-slating the chateau roof.
Episode 4
Storage & Memory Furnishings
47 mins
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
Episode 5
Attic & a Celestial-Inspired Sky Bar
47 mins
Some astonishing parts of the chateau are revealed for the first time. While Dick's keen to use the newly discovered attic space for storage, Angel's vision is to create a celestial-inspired sky bar.
Episode 6
Colour Boards, Rendering & an Old Gadage
47 mins
Dick and Angel immerse themselves in colour boards and computer mock-ups, as they go about rendering the chateau, and when clearing out the piggery, discover an old gadage that once would have been used to make cider.
Episode 7
Mollusc Madness & Key Moulding
47 mins
Work continues on the chateau's roof and exterior walls, but Dick and Angel uncover more issues - And can Papi Steve make a second front door key from the huge 150-year-old one?
Episode 8
Escape to the Chateau at Christmas
47 mins
The Strawbridges visit the Alsace region of France, where they sample some local delicacies. Once they are back at the chateau, they create a magical Christmas inspired by their trip.