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( June 2010 ) Escape to the Country Escape to the Country opening title card Also known as Escape to the Continent ( series 15 ) Created by Talkback Thames Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 15 No. of episodes 655 Production Executive producer ( s ) John Comerford Producer ( s ) Karen Richardson ( Series producer ) Editor ( s ) Adrian Padmore ( Series editor ) Running time 45 -- 60 minutes Production company ( s ) Thames ( 2002 - 2006 ) Talkback Thames ( 2006 - 2012 ) Boundless ( 2012 - Present ) Distributor Fremantle Release Original network BBC One BBC Two Picture format PAL ( 576i, 16 : 9 ) Original release 14 October 2002 ( 2002 - 10 - 14 ) -- present External links Website Escape to the Country is a British daytime television reality property - buying / real estate programme, created by Talkback Thames, which premieres on network BBC One, produced by John Comerford and is repeated on BBC Two. It also airs internationally in broadcast syndication. The program helps potential buyers find their dream home in the rural UK by showcasing three properties ( including a mystery property ) for inspection, then asking that week 's guests to guess the market price. Episodes also feature information regarding the suburb presented, for example local industry and history. It first aired in October 2002. Contents 1 Broadcast 1.1 Series 1 to 5 1.2 Series 6 to 9 1.3 Series 10 to 12 1.4 Series 13 to present 2 Presenters 3 International broadcasts 4 International Versions 5 DVD releases 6 References 7 External links Broadcast There are two versions of each episode produced - a shorter 45 - minute version with only 3 houses shown and a longer 60 - minute version. The short version usually airs on BBC One weekday afternoons ( usually in the 15 : 00 slot ) and the longer on BBC One weekdays at 10 : 00 or BBC Two evenings at 19 : 00. Escape to the Country is often credited as being the forerunner of other property / lifestyle shows such as A Place in the Sun. Repeat episodes are shown on Home. Another version of the series `` Escape to the Continent '', is based on exotic international locations, like Portugal and Malta. Series 1 to 5 Produced by Boundless, part of Fremantle UK and shown to air from 2002, the basic premise of the show is that a person / family wishes to relocate from their current city home to a more peaceful and rural retreat. It is then the job of the show 's presenter to find four houses for the family to view via laptop computer in their own homes. The family must then choose two out of the four houses to go and view for themselves. In addition, there is also the option of choosing the presenter 's ' mystery house '. Nicki Chapman one of the hosts of Escape to the Country Series 6 to 9 The format of the show changed in series 6 to accommodate viewer demand to see more houses and more local information. Contributors now view all four houses, of which the fourth is the mystery house. The mystery house usually has something unique about it that will either make the contributors fall in love with or hate it. Added to the show is a taster day in which the contributors sample local delights, gain historical knowledge and visit local attractions to get a feel for the area they are planning to move to. Series 6 aired in August 2007 on BBC One, while series 7 and 8 aired back - to - back in autumn 2008. Series 9 began on 23 February in a new slot of 15 : 45 on BBC Two. Series 10 to 12 The format was modified yet again. The number of properties the couples viewed was reduced to three, with the third being the mystery house. Series 12 consisted of 75 shows and was broadcast from November 2011 on BBC Two with the addition of new title and credit sequences. Series 13 to present Series 13 premiered on 3 September 2012 on BBC One. In subsequent years, subsequent series were aired. In September 2018, Series 19 was underway. BBC One was re-running episodes of Series 18 on a daily basis. Presenters Presenters include : Catherine Gee ( 2002 -- 2007 ) Nick Page ( 2002 ). ( Page recently appeared in the latest series of the ITV1 talent competition `` Britain 's Got Talent '' as a stand - up comedian ) Jules Hudson ( 2007 -- ) Alistair Appleton ( 2007 -- ) Denise Nurse ( 2008 -- ) Jonnie Irwin ( 2008 -- ) Nicki Chapman ( 2008 -- ) Melissa Porter ( 2008 ) Aled Jones ( 2010 -- ) Nicki Shields ( 2013 -- ) Tim Vincent ( 2018 - ) Anita Rani ( 2014 -- ) Sonali Shah ( 2014 -- ) Ginny Buckley ( 2016 - ) Margherita Taylor ( 2017 - ) International broadcasts In Australia, Escape to the Country airs on Seven Network 's free - to - air digital channel 7TWO Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights, and the Lifestyle Channel on Foxtel Subscription TV every week night. In Canada, Escape to the Country is seen on Gusto TV Monday nights, 6 : 00 pm to 9 : 00 pm. `` Escape to the Country '' can also be seen on CBC weekdays at 1 : 00pm. In Sweden, Escape to the Country airs on TV8, Monday to Thursday nights at 8 : 00pm ( 7 : 00pm local time ). In the Netherlands, Escape to the Country airs since April 2011 on SBS 6, Saturday nights at 5.00 pm ( 6.00 pm local time ). Additionally, most viewers in the Netherlands can watch the show on the BBC channels that are distributed by cable operators. As a result of its availability in the Netherlands it features in the novel The Detour. In the United States, `` Escape to the Country '' is viewable on Netflix online streaming as of March 2017. International versions In late 2017, Australian Publicly owned Television Network, the ABC, announced it was going to air a local version of the show, to be titled ' Escape from the City ' and produced by Fremantle Media Australia. The official Facebook page says : `` Follow everyday Australians as they leave the big smoke behind for a life in rural, coastal or regional Australia. With our team of experts, house - hunters will be taken on a tour of properties in their dream country location, and given the chance to sample a slice of life in their ideal town. '' The Show is scheduled to air in 2018 on the ABC. Dvd releases On 5 March 2014, two DVDs were released in Australia by Shock Entertainment. Titled Series 20 Parts 1 & 2, the two DVDs box sets had a total of 19 discs. References Jump up ^ ( https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09ysj5z Series 19 Episodes BBC One October 2018 ) Jump up ^ ( https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b097l6v3/episodes/guide Series 18 Episodes BBC One October 2018 ) Jump up ^ `` Escape to the Country ''. aboutproperty.co.uk. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2008. Jump up ^ `` Escape to the Country ''. 10 October 2002. p. 93 -- via BBC Genome. Jump up ^ `` Escape to the Country ''. 10 October 2002. p. 101 -- via BBC Genome. Jump up ^ Tonkin, Boyd ( 24 May 2013 ). `` Gerbrand Bakker interview : Escape to the strangest country with newly crowned winner of The Independent Foreign Fiction ''. The Independent. Retrieved 24 May 2013. Jump up ^ `` Escape to the Country Series 20 - Part 1 by Shock - Shop Online for Movies, DVDs in Australia ''. www.fishpond.com.au. Jump up ^ `` Escape to the Country Series 20 - Part 2 by Shock - Shop Online for Movies, DVDs in Australia ''. www.fishpond.com.au. External links Escape to the Country at BBC Programmes Escape to the Country on IMDb Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Escape_to_the_Country&oldid=862984800 '' Categories : Property buying television programs BBC Television programmes 2002 British television programme debuts 2000s British television series 2010s British television series British reality television series Television series by Fremantle ( company ) English - language television programs Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from July 2013 Articles needing additional references from June 2010 All articles needing additional references Pages using infobox television with editor parameter All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2016 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 8 October 2018, at 00 : 04 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: how many series of escape to the country are there
Answer: 20