Escape to the Country

Jules Hudson leads the search for a couple from Leamington Spa who are house-hunting in Northamptonshire. Among the properties of interest are homes with traditional features and contemporary barn conversions.

Alistair Appleton helps a Manchester-based couple find a fantastic country pad in Cheshire with enough land for them to keep alpacas. The couple have a budget of just under £1 million and Alistair shows them some stunning properties. Will any of them prove to be their ideal new home?

Property expert Jules Hudson helps a couple from Hertfordshire hoping to retire in style in Dorset. They have a healthy budget and are shown some stunning properties, including one with regal connections.

Alistair Appleton comes to the aid of a Hereford couple looking to downsize from their current seven-bedroom house now their children have moved out. The pair are intent on finding their dream home in the Glastonbury area of Somerset, but may have difficulty agreeing on a property that meets their requirements.

Jules Hudson is in Oxfordshire helping a couple from Berkshire find a home with an annexe and land for two horses. They have a healthy budget of £800,000, but acres of land don't come cheap. Will they be taken by any of the properties Jules shows them?

Jules Hudson helps two city-dwellers find a country retreat in Somerset. The pair have a budget of £650,000 and are hoping to find a property with a large kitchen, a music room, somewhere to grow vegetables and keep pigs, and enough space to build a swimming pool.

In Perthshire, Alistair Appleton helps a Surrey couple find an idyllic retreat suitable for setting up an animal sanctuary. However, when the pair reveal their ambition is to keep donkeys, the presenter finds appropriate locations are much more difficult to come by.

Denise Nurse helps a Surrey-based couple whose four children have all left home, choosing both contemporary designed houses and period properties in West Sussex for the pair.

Jules Hudson helps a family from Hertfordshire find a country home in East Sussex for their young family, and a tough decision needs to be made when members are torn between two properties.

Alistair Appleton helps a couple from Pinner, north-west London, as they search for a retirement home, with good views and a small garden, in the East Sussex countryside.

Jules Hudson helps two steam-car enthusiasts from Surrey who want to move back to their roots in South Devon - but require a property with outbuildings big enough to hold 12 vehicles.

Alistair Appleton heads to West Yorkshire to house-hunt with a Hertfordshire couple looking to relocate for work, and hoping to find a property with period features suitable for their pedigree dogs.

Jules Hudson visits Cambridgeshire to help a couple from Kent find a rural retreat with enough land for a quad-biking track. All does not go smoothly. Will they be taken by any of the properties Jules shows them?

A couple from Surrey with a £1.2 million budget are keen to find an idyllic country property in Devon with holiday lets. Denise Nurse is on hand to show them amazing houses, one with a very unusual business. Will the couple be taken by any of the properties they see?

Jules Hudson helps a couple relocating from Kent search for a country home near Bath, complete with period features and a contemporary feel.

Jules Hudson helps a couple searching for a rural property on the border between Kent and Surrey from where they can commute to work and enjoy their social lives in Croydon, South London.

In Herefordshire, a couple from Leeds dream of finding a country home perfect for their growing family. However, troubles arise as the pair realise they might not agree on what they want, and Alistair Appleton is on hand to help them navigate through the property market.

Jules Hudson helps a young couple from south London who are keen to escape the crowded confines of their current location and move to Kent, on a budget of £1.2 million.

Alistair Appleton helps a couple from Epsom, Surrey, search for a retirement property in Warwickshire. They are planning to downsize, but would still like a big kitchen and garage space for their classic car.

Alistair Appleton is on hand to help a couple from Hampshire find their dream rural retreat in Dorset. With a budget of £1.5million, the pair hope to find a property with a water feature.