It's the first ever paid event at the chateau and Dick tries to make a pig-roaster out of an oil-tank. Angel creates a Versailles-inspired downstairs loo. And it's their son's first day at school.
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Escape To The Chateau At Christmas
After another busy year, Dick and Angel prepare for Christmas with an exquisite festive menu; some beautiful Christmas crafts; friends, family, and some special guests
22-12-2019
Channel 4
Series 6, Episode 7: Riverboat
As autumn arrives at the chateau, Dick and Angel start a new project, turning a 35-foot eight-tonne riverboat into luxury guest accommodation, with bespoke fabrics and decking
15-12-2019
Channel 4
Series 6, Episode 6: Autumn Renovation
Dick and Angel turn their attention to converting the old tack room into a grand entrance way, with Angel knocking down walls and Dick laying a new floor
08-12-2019
Channel 4
Series 6, Episode 5: Camper Van
It's the end of the summer. Dick and Angel host a fleet of vintage Citroens and work on a vehicle of their own.
01-12-2019
Channel 4
Series 6, Episode 4: The Party Of A Lifetime
It's the height of the summer. Dick and Angel are planning one of the year's biggest events, Angel's parents' 50th wedding anniversary, the party of a lifetime, with 100 guests.
24-11-2019
Channel 4
Series 6, Episode 3: Weddings & Aviaries
It's the wedding season. Dick and Angel are at their busiest while also tangling with a circus tent, two giant aviaries, and a water lily pond just like in a Monet painting.
17-11-2019
Channel 4
Series 6, Episode 2: A Boat In The Moat
It's springtime at the chateau and there are big plans afoot for a boat in the moat. And Angel tangles with ancient wallpaper while Dick wrestles with an old rake in the meadow.
10-11-2019
Channel 4
Series 1, Episode 2: Chickens, Heating And A Blank Canvas
With just £20,000 left in the coffers the refurb problems feel endless for Dick with time running out. But Angel is on a creative roll. And the family buy some chickens.
07-11-2019
Channel 4
Series 1, Episode 1: Finding The Chateau
Dick and Angel find their fairytale French castle. Dick launches into fitting a monumental heating system while Angel discovers the chateau's vintage secrets.
06-11-2019
Channel 4
Series 6, Episode 1: Winter Returns
It's winter and time to return to the chateau. The Strawbridges build a new events kitchen with a half-ton oven. And there's a magical birthday party for young Dorothy.
03-11-2019
Channel 4
Series 5, Episode 6: Harvest Time
It's harvest time at the chateau. But there's still time for family wheelbarrow races, to give the basement a swish makeover, and to convert the old piggery into a chicken coop.
16-12-2018
Channel 4
Series 5, Episode 4: Peak Summer
It's the height of summer and the heat is on for Dick and Angel, with the peak of the events season, wedding cakes melting, school holidays, a boating lake, and a leaky boat
02-12-2018
Channel 4
Series 5, Episode 5: Cafe Grandma
Before winter sets in, Dick ploughs the wild flower meadow and joins with Angel in bringing the dilapidated coach house back to life, in a bid to create 'Cafe Grandma'
09-12-2018
Channel 4
Series 4, Episode 1: Weddings, Stables & Staircases
Dick and Angel continue their adventures in a dilapidated French chateau, facing a busy summer of weddings and foodie events, while finally fixing the garden and stables
17-02-2019
Channel 4
Escape To The Chateau: Restoring The Dream
This special series revisits the epic transformation of a 45-room French chateau from a ruin into a sumptuous family home. How did Dick overcome the enormous technical and engin ...
07-07-2019
Channel 4
Series 1, Episode 1: Finding The Chateau
Dick and Angel find their fairytale French castle. Dick launches into fitting a monumental heating system while Angel discovers the chateau's vintage secrets.
06-11-2019
Channel 4
Series 3, Episode 3: The Wedding Season
As the wedding season comes to the chateau, Dick and Angel's lives are about to get a whole lot busier. Then there's the barn, the van and the lime trees, as tensions start to r ...
10-02-2019
Channel 4
Series 5, Episode 3: Parkour & Turret
Angel creates a series of rooms bursting with beauty in the chateau's pepper-pot turret. Dick opens up a parkour fitness trail in the grounds, but he hits an unexpected snag.
25-11-2018
Channel 4
Series 1, Episode 2: Chickens, Heating And A Blank Canvas
With just £20,000 left in the coffers the refurb problems feel endless for Dick with time running out. But Angel is on a creative roll. And the family buy some chickens.
07-11-2019
Channel 4
Series 6, Episode 6: Autumn Renovation
Dick and Angel turn their attention to converting the old tack room into a grand entrance way, with Angel knocking down walls and Dick laying a new floor
08-12-2019
Channel 4