Escape to the Country

Alistair Appleton is in Shropshire helping a couple looking for a dream home and a new pace of life. But the couple are divided over what they want - one likes period properties, while the other prefers clean and contemporary features. Will Alistair help them find something they agree on?

Jules Hudson is in south Devon helping a couple search for their dream home. They want a cottage-style property with a country kitchen and easy access to the coast. Will they find what they are looking for?

Denise Nurse helps a mother and son find a home to give them a fresh start. They are moving from a big house in Norfolk to be closer to friends and family in Worcestershire. They want to downsize but need lots of space for their animals, and they are also looking for an outbuilding to turn into a craft centre. Will Denise show them any suitable properties?

Alistair Appleton helps a couple searching for a property in the Cotswolds with a garden large enough to keep a goat, but the discovery that outside space is at a premium in the area means they may have to compromise.

Jules Hudson travels to north Cornwall to help four generations of one family find a home big enough for them all with space outside to keep chickens and play football. They are hoping to buy a property with five bedrooms, two receptions and an annex for the great-grandparents on a budget of £500,000.

Alistair Appleton helps a German couple searching for a dream home in Oxfordshire. Among the items on their wish-list are a kitchen with a range cooker and bathrooms with mixer taps - and they also hope to learn what a butler sink is.

Jules Hudson is in Ceridigion, West Wales, helping a pair of singers find their perfect rural idyll. They want a home with room for a music studio and a couple of holiday lets to rent out. Will Jules show them anything suitable or will their expectations exceed their budget?

Denise Nurse helps a couple find a property with a business in Somerset. On a budget of £1.25 million, they are looking for a five-bedroom farmhouse in a rural setting, ideally with a stream. They view properties that feature an apple orchard, a poultry business and a mill with holiday lets.

Alistair Appleton is in south Bedfordshire helping a couple who are moving in together for the first time. They hanker after a home in a rural location with enough space for their antique collection, and a private garden to potter around in.

Jules Hudson visits Monmouthshire to help a couple who are searching for their dream rural home. Having rejected twenty modern houses, they are now open to something older, with character. Will any of the properties Jules shows them hit the mark?

Jules Hudson visits Leicestershire to help a couple who are looking for a house for three generations of their family. They need ground floor living space for their parents, a big kitchen, and a garden for their three daughters to play in. Will Jules succeed in showing them their perfect home?

Alistair Appleton heads for the East Riding of Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire to help a couple with five children search for a home off the beaten track, with a minimum of four bedrooms.

Jules Hudson visits Cornwall to help a couple who have a budget of £700,000 and are hoping to find a two-bedroom property with sea views, a television room, large kitchen and a garden in a tranquil setting.

Denise Nurse helps a couple who want to get away from suburbia to find a property in the Kent Downs. They are hoping for three bedrooms, a music room and space for their beloved parrots.

Property expert Alistair Appleton helps a couple make the move from Walton-on-Thames in Surrey to Hampshire. Ralph and Deborah are making plans to secure a suitable property as they near retirement.

Jules Hudson visits Dorset to help a homesick couple swap their French chateau for a £1.6 million country house in the English countryside. They are after a period property with five bedrooms, all with en-suites, at least three reception rooms, a large kitchen diner with a cooking range and three acres of land. Jules shows them a selection of impressive houses but will any tempt them to buy?

A couple search for a home in Suffolk, where they hope to rediscover the rural idyll of their childhood, and Alistair Appleton is on hand to help Yan and Eileen find a property with an outbuilding to house their growing insurance business, as well as a large vegetable garden.

Jules Hudson assists a Herefordshire couple searching for a character property big enough to use as their home and also to run as a B&B. Martin and Anne are looking for at least three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a separate dining area for guests and a garden where they can have their own vegetable plot.

Denise Nurse helps a couple with three children and a fourth on the way search for a rural retreat in Worcestershire, but with more than 30 viewings already under their belt it could be a challenging search.

Alistair Appleton helps a couple hoping to set up their first home together in East Sussex. Ashley and his American girlfriend Mel are seeking a character property with a spacious kitchen, a study and a garden large enough for a vegetable patch.

Tim Vincent helps a couple from Staffordshire find a Lincolnshire property where they can live and set up a camping business. Among the possibilities are an 18th-century farmhouse and a barn conversion.

Jules Hudson comes to the aid of a couple searching for a property in Norfolk with feature fireplaces and a garden suitable for raising chickens and pigs. Among the houses he hopes will suit their needs are a 14th-century cottage and a converted barn.

Tim Vincent meets a Peterborough couple who want to move to Herefordshire. They are seeking a character property, ideally close to an airfield, where they can pursue their hobby - flying a two-seater plane.

Property expert Jules Hudson helps a couple from Cheshire search for a rural home in south Cumbria. With a country-style kitchen and a garden large enough for a vegetable plot on their wish list, they view a barn conversion, a village cottage and a 17th-century former mill.

Denise Nurse helps a couple from Essex who are hoping to find a home in rural Suffolk. The pair want a property large enough to house their antiques and collectibles, with a spacious kitchen and a garden for their dog to run around in.