Escape to the Chateau

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How it feels

A couple buys a rundown 45-room chateau in France and works to make it livable. The show follows them raising their kids, fixing up the property, and running a wedding business there over time.

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What happens

Escape to the Chateau is a Channel 4 reality television series, which follows the story of couple Dick Strawbridge and Angela ("Angel") Adoree and their family as they bought and renovated the 19th-century Château de la Motte-Husson, in Martigné-sur-Mayenne, France, while simultaneously raising two young children and starting a business hosting weddings and other events. The first season followed Dick and Angel's quest to restore the derelict château from its uninhabitable state by installing running water, heating and electricity in the 45-room château, which had not been lived in for forty years. The later seasons of the program continued the story as they established their special events business, at the same time as renovating the château and its grounds. It also documented family events and milestones. Ten series of the programme have been produced. Initially, series nine was described as the final season. However in October 2025, a tenth series was announced, with the first episode airing 31 May 2026. Following the completion of series 9 of Escape to the Chateau, Dick and Angel Strawbridge launched a weekly podcast titled Dick & Angel’s CHAT…EAU. The first episode launched on Global Player and other major podcast platforms on 1 November 2023, and is titled 112 Steps, 2 Turrets & 1 Tip. It involved the couple looking back at how they found their chateau and knew that it was "the one". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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