Escape to the Country

Escape to the Country
GenreReality
Created byJason Wilton
Presented bySee below
Music byJohn Wygens
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series25
No. of episodes1200
Production
Executive producersJohn Comerford, Emma Smith
(Series Editor)
ProducersTitus Ogilvy
(Series producer)
Running time45–60 minutes
Production companiesTalkback (2002–06)
Talkback Thames (2006–12)
Boundless Productions (2012–21)[1]
Naked West (since 2021)[2]
Original release
NetworkBBC One
BBC Two
Release14 October 2002 (2002-10-14) –
present
Related
  • I Escaped to the Country
  • Escape to the Continent
  • Escape to the Perfect Town
  • Escape from the City (Australia)
  • Greatest Escapes to the Country
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Escape to the Country is a British daytime television property-buying/real estate programme that has been on the air since October 14, 2002. The show was originally produced by Talkback Thames and first aired on BBC One, with repeats on BBC Two. It has gained international syndication. Production later moved to Naked West, a division of Fremantle Media. The programme is commonly referred to as "Escape" among viewers.

The show consistently ranks as the top-rated program in its daytime time slot on BBC One and has a significant global social media presence.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "BBC One - Boundless Productions".
  2. ^ "Fremantle U.K. Merges Labels to Create Naked Television, Led by Fatima Salaria". 9 September 2020.