The Country House Revealed
Dan Cruikshank tours Kinross House in Scotland built by Sir William Bruce. This house changed everything. In the late 17 th century a completely different type of grand house began to appear. This was the first fully classical house in Scotland.
- 2011-2011
- 1 season
- Documentary
Dan Cruikshank tours Kinross House in Scotland built by Sir William Bruce. This house changed everything. In the late 17 th century a completely different type of grand house began to appear. This was the first fully classical house in Scotland.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2011
Episode 1
South Wraxall Manor
Historian Dan Cruickshank visits South Wraxall Manor in Wiltshire. The manor dates to the 15th century, where it began as a medieval great hall. The house was owned by the Long family for five centuries, during which time it expanded and grew into a large manor.
Episode 2
Kinross House
Cruickshank visits 17th-century Palladian Kinross House in Kinrossshire, one of the first (and finest) country houses in Scotland.
Episode 3
Easton Neston
Cruickshank visits Easton Neston in Northamptonshire, a spectacular English Baroque country home. Easton Neston has a rich history, including a mystery: was it really designed by Sir Christopher Wren? Cruickshank tries to solve that question, and visits with the new owner, Russian American billionaire Leon Max, who has restored the house and made it the European headquarters for his fashion brand.
Episode 4
Wentworth Woodhouse
Cruickshank explores Wentworth Woodhouse in Yorkshire, one of the largest private homes in Europe. With more than 300 rooms, the house is so vast that experts cannot agree on the exact number of rooms. Grown of a bitter family rivalry, Wentworth Woodhouse is so large it houses a secret: it is two houses in one. But damage from the aggressive post-World War II coal mining on the estate is threatening the structural foundation of Wentworth Woodhouse.
Episode 5
Clandeboye House
Cruickshank visits Clandeboye House in Northern Ireland, occupied by the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava. He explores the magnificent collection of artifacts from around the world, including ancient Egypt and the British colonies.
Episode 6
Marshcourt
The series concludes with Marshcourt, the eccentric manor built in 1904 that attracted the most glamorous figures of the Edwardian era.