Country House Rescue

Country House Rescue
StarringRuth Watson (2008–2011)
Simon Davis (2012)
Narrated byHugh Bonneville
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes40
Production
Running time46 minutes
Production companyBetty TV
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release9 December 2008 (2008-12-09) –
20 July 2012 (2012-07-20)
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Country House Rescue is an observational documentary series which airs on British terrestrial television channel, Channel 4. The series has also aired on BBC Canada, ABC1 in Australia and Living in New Zealand and in South Africa.

In each episode, an expert visits a struggling country house and tries to turn its fortunes by giving advice and suggestions to the owner/s. The first three series saw Ruth Watson in this role.[1] The fourth series, airing from June 2012, saw Simon Davis take the role.

The series premiered on 9 December 2008, and gained audiences of up to 2.7 million on its first run.[2] In March 2009, it was reported that a second series of Country House Rescue featuring Ruth Watson had been commissioned by Channel 4, to be filmed in HD. The second series was originally planned to return for an extended 14-episode run, in early 2010,[2][3] however three episodes (all revisits of houses previously featured) were brought forward, and aired during November and December 2009 as a mini-series. The second series of new episodes aired throughout Spring 2010, and the third series aired throughout Spring 2011. From August 2011, a further series of revisits of houses previously featured aired, though the series began with a previously unaired episode from series two. However, Watson stated on her own website that she would not present any more series of Country House Rescue in the future.[4] In November 2011, Channel 4 announced that Simon Davis would present the 4th series to be broadcast in Spring 2012.[5]

The series is narrated by Hugh Bonneville.

  1. ^ "Ruth Watson ('Country House Rescue')". Digital Spy. 5 December 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Country House Rescue". ruthwatson.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
  3. ^ "C4 wants longer run of Country House Rescue". Broadcast. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Television". Ruth Watson. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Simon Davis to present Country House Rescue – Channel 4 – Info – Press". Channel 4. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2012.