Escape to the Chateau DIY
Many Brits have moved to France to buy crumbling French chateaus to renovate into stunning homes. This series follows their progress and sees them try to use their homes as a business for events, etc. In 2021, the program was renamed as "Chateau DIY".
Seasons
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2018-04-09
Dick and Angel give Jonny a crash course in the dos and don'ts of chateau shopping.
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2018-04-10
Angel Adoree advises Brits Jonathan and Michael on how to make their chateau wedding business work, before they try to persuade an American couple to book a big money wedding.
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2018-04-11
Jonny and Ashley continue the search for their dream chateau, while Dick visits Philip and Angelina and helps them build a bridge at their property.
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2018-04-12
Dick Strawbridge searches for a stash of wine, said to be hidden by the Germans during the Second World War. Fiona starts renovating a dining room for a visit by the mayor.
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2018-04-13
It is crunch time for Jonathan and Michael who are facing their investors. Philip and Angelina host the big anniversary party, but broken toilets threaten to offend their 60 guests.
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2018-04-16
Dick Strawbridge follows the fortunes of Brit Mandy and her American business partner Steve, who have decided to build a swimming pool to entice more paying guests to their stunning cliff-edge chateau in the Dordogne. Desperate to increase income at his chateau, Michael invites Angel Adoree to help out with an experiment to do afternoon tea for the locals.
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 2018-04-17
As Jonathan and Michael prepare their chateau for the big wedding, they have a sewage problem that threatens to take the whole first floor out of action.
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 2018-04-18
Jonathan and Michael prepare for a wedding day with 45 guests, and a swimming pool continues to cause problems for Mandy and Steve.
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 2018-04-19
Dick Strawbridge helps Donna McDougal, who believes a horde of ancient armour was hidden in her chateau's lake. New parents in the Dordogne juggle their baby with converting an attic into a bed-and-breakfast suite, and Limoges chateau owners Colette and Paul launch an ambitious new menu.
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 2018-04-20
Dick Strawbridge and Donna McDougal's search for the armour in the lake continues. Tim and Krys struggle to get the attic converted in time for the first guests of the season.
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 2018-04-23
Billy and Gwendoline want to hire their chateau out for weddings, but things are not going to plan, while Clive and Tanith hold an open day at their hotel to win over the locals.
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 2018-04-24
Billy, Gwendoline and Michael locate their heating problem, but it means Billy faces the tricky task of repointing the chimney 20 metres up - despite being scared of heights.
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 2018-04-25
Paul and Karen rent out their chateau as a holiday gite, while Dick and Angel try to keep costs down when shopping for baths.
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 2018-04-26
Billy and Gwendoline need help tracking down the wild boars causing chaos around their chateau. Paul continues the task of converting his water tower into an office.
15. Episode 15
Air Date: 2018-04-27
At Billy and Gwendoline's chateau, Billy and his father try to level a patio so it can pass health and safety regulations. As Paul and Karen struggle to get the office conversion finished in time, a huge damaged pine tree needs to be cut down.
16. Episode 16
Air Date: 2018-04-30
Tim and Margreeth run their chateau in Picardy as a B&B, but are also planning to sell timeshares and build an upmarket caravan park to expand the business.
17. Episode 17
Air Date: 2018-05-01
Nicole visits Angel to ask her about wallpaper she found in her chateau. Tim and Margreeth prepare for Easter when their chateau will host 30 guests, but there are kitchen problems.
18. Episode 18
Air Date: 2018-05-02
Nicole and Stephan make a drastic decision and prepare for a party to celebrate the renovation of the main hall, while, Paul and Alison make the final preparations for a wedding.
19. Episode 19
Air Date: 2018-05-03
Stephanie wants to plant a romantic rose garden for her singles weekend, but she cannot operate the digger. Dick and Angel need to rescue a children's trampoline from their moat.
20. Episode 20
Air Date: 2018-05-04
Tim and Margreeth start to research their new business idea, Stephanie's big singles night arrives, while Sophie and James put on a walking tour.
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2019-02-19
Dick Strawbridge helps Elaine and David in their search for the ideal chateau. Tim and Krys as they prepare to re-launch their business.
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2019-02-26
Couple Tim and Krys work quickly to prepare the chateau for guests; Elaine and David make a visit to a former priory 17th-century in Normandy; and Steve and Angela work to improve a master bedroom.
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2019-03-05
Belinda visits Dick and Angel's chateau where they learn about decoupage, and potential chateau owners Elaine and David make a visit a 19th-century chateau that has 18 rooms along with two gites.
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2019-03-12
Dick gives Tim a lesson on how to stage a gourmet weekend; Angel and Krys discuss their chateau lives. Belinda and Lee welcome their first guests.
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2019-03-19
Tim and Krys' first gastronomic weekend arrives; Belinda and Lee play host to their largest event so far, including dancing and a serious meal; Dick visits Angela and Steve to give them a hand.
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2019-03-26
Tim and Rebecca get help from Dick with their dilapidated, no plumbing chateau. Edward and Anna plan for the 185 guests who will arrive at their fairy-tale chateau, but the outcome does not match the plan.
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 2019-04-02
Tim and Rebecca get their friends to help them with renovation work. Dick and Angel are hosts to a special wedding for their close friends. Motorcycle-obsessed couple Martin and Kim look for their perfect chateau.
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 2019-04-09
Tim and Rebecca fight to get the chateau in tip-top shape for a visiting tour operator. Martin and Kim continue to search for their chateau, while Karen and Paul from Chateau La Perriere return with their children.
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 2019-04-16
Tim and Rebecca get a booking and then prepare for their first revenue guests. Martin and Kim take intensify their chateau search. Paul and Karen from Chateau La Perriere build a movie screening room.
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 2019-04-23
Anna and Edward put on another big wedding, but Edward's is of action. Dick visits Tim and Rebecca when the couple run into problems. Karen and Paul from Chateau La Perriere tries to do all they can to get their first wedding.
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 2019-04-30
Ongoing chateau work includes maintaining an elevated pool and a maze, and the preparations required for the fast-approaching season of weddings.
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 2019-05-07
Dick and Paul cut Vitrolite vintage tiles to be used in an art deco bathroom, while Abbie paints bedroom furniture. Julia visit more chateaux with her sisters.
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 2019-05-14
Mariam and Johnno move into their new chateau, along with their teenage son Monty, but discover there is no running water. The builders are at work in every room.
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 2019-05-21
Emma and Paul are desperate to fill the lake, to make it ready for the upcoming artists' retreat. Angel helps Abbie and Karen with money-saving tips for their new wedding business.
15. Episode 15
Air Date: 2019-05-28
Emma and Paul invite the mayor and local residents to see the work they've been doing on the face of their chateau. Paul designs, builds and fits two rather heavy balconies.
16. Episode 16
Air Date: 2019-06-04
Dick helps Erin and JB, new chateau owners. Tim and Margareeth begin another venture to make money.
17. Episode 17
Air Date: 2019-06-11
Dick works on his temperamental van. Erin and JB begin work on the honeymoon suite and the solarium/sun room at their chateau. Alison and Paul make a discovery.
18. Episode 18
Air Date: 2019-06-18
Erin and JB are hosts to a 90th birthday party. May, along with her family, work to turn a dilapidated outbuilding into a new yoga retreat. Tim and Margareeth welcome their wedding party.
19. Episode 19
Air Date: 2019-06-25
Dick helps Erin and JB to repair their rusted hinges. Wedding season ends at Tim and Margareeth's chateau. May and her son Jack prepare the new yoga room.
20. Episode 20
Air Date: 2019-07-02
Erin and JB launch their new chateau business by hosting a tea party. Charles, owner of Chateau Saint Loup, who was the inspiration for Puss in Boots, is introduced.
21. Episode 21
Air Date: 2019-07-09
The British artist Johnny, with his girlfriend Ashley, stage a plan to have artist workshops. Ben and Billie, both musicians, decide to put on foodie events. Nicole and Stefan are back with a new business idea.
22. Episode 22
Air Date: 2019-07-16
Nicole and Stefan start working on the old gatehouse. Billie makes a visit to Angel to gather ideas for natural designs. Johnny and Ashley speak with Dick about the best plan for working on their library.
23. Episode 23
Air Date: 2019-07-23
Dick helps restore Ben's traditional wine press. Johnny and Ashley finish the library ceiling with a nude painting of Ashley. Stefan has a last-minute dash to finish an apartment.
24. Episode 24
Air Date: 2019-07-30
It's National Monuments Day at Nicole and Stefan's castle and the gatehouse refurbishment is put on hold. Wendy and Marcus launch their wedding business with a raucous hen party.
25. Episode 25
Air Date: 2019-08-06
Nicole and Stefan continue their renovation of their historic chateau in Lucheux. Ben and Billie host their foodie evening with a pop-up restaurant in their orangery.
26. Episode 26
Air Date: 2019-08-13
Stephanie builds her mother an apartment in her 16th century chateau. Jayne and Steve prepare four themed bedrooms as part of their new business.
27. Episode 27
Air Date: 2019-08-20
Dick makes a visit to Stephanie to help her to get the bread oven working. Annabelle and Justin come back from their holiday only to find that the chateau has been infested by bees. Jayne and Steve finish work on the nature room.
28. Episode 28
Air Date: 2019-08-27
Angel helps Stephanie to add frames to her father's artwork. Justin and Annabelle mount their shutters. Jayne and Steve finish the small French room.
29. Episode 29
Air Date: 2019-09-03
Dick makes a visit to Stephanie's chateau to see the new boiler that will be used in her mother's apartment, but the news is not good and mum Isobel is displeased. Jayne and Steve fight with a huge four-poster bed.
30. Episode 30
Air Date: 2019-09-10
Stephanie finishes her mother's apartment. Jayne and Steve complete the Oriental Room, making them ready for paying guests. We meet Tim, Sasha and Lily, who operate a wedding business in their chateau.
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2019-10-29
The first winter guests arrive at Tim and Rebecca's chateau. Amy and Marc are turning their chateau into a base for yoga retreats and as a B&B. Ben and Billie start renovating their final room, currently a junk room but was a small library.
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2019-11-05
Amy and Marc need a sewage system and want to make an eco-friendly version. Tim and Rebecca are creating a first family suite. Ben and Billie show off their fossil rich landscape and visit Angel for advice regarding a display table.
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2019-11-12
Dick shares ideas with Ben and Billie. Tim and Rebecca re-gravel their nearly kilometre-long driveway. Amy and Marc find a medieval fireplace behind a modern fire and wall.
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2019-11-19
Amy and Marc work on a bathroom stuck in need of modernising or restoring. Angel provides Rebecca with advice and ideas for kitchen renovation. Ben and Billie need to be ready for Billie's brother's wedding.
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2019-11-26
Ben and Billie welcome some sixty guests to their chateau. Tim and Rebecca are rationalising their two kitchens, but it takes a lot of work. Dorothy and Arthur, Dick and Angel's children house their geese.
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2019-12-03
Lee and Belinda plan an event for Christmas. Stephanie and assistants plan to use the bread oven and an old range to prepare two birds for Christmas dinner. Jayne and Steve have much to prepare for a family and friend's soiree.
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 2019-12-10
After a storm affects Lee and Belinda's chateau, a hole in the roof means Lee must face his fears in order to save money. A testing wallpaper mural mounting project tests both Jayne and Steve. Stephanie enlists advice from Angel with reviving the new B&B en-suite.
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 2019-12-17
Stephanie's B&B requires assistance to get it finished. A first wedding booking looms for Lee and Belinda. Jayne and Steve send for their friends.
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 2019-12-24
Lee and Belinda work some more on their outdoor venue. Stephanie and friends get to restore their greenhouse. Jayne and Steve find a use for the disused orangery at one end of their chateau.
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 2019-12-31
Stephanie's renovations start in a stable to create an art studio. Lee installs a solar panel system from scraps to heat the outdoor swimming pool. Jayne creates a mural up a grand spiral staircase in advance of their first guests' arrival.
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 2020-01-07
Dick and Angel relive their laying electrical cable outside their chateau. Edward and Anna need to prepare for the new events season. New chateau owners Donna and Paul make the move into their new but dilapidated home.
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 2020-01-14
Adam's quest to buy a chateau takes him to the Pyrenees. Donna and Paul find scores of dead bees in one of their chimneys. Dick expounds on how to enjoy chateau life.
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 2020-01-21
Alex and Ithaca have inherited a 300-year-old chateau – but need to maintain it against all challenges. Dick's children Arthur and Dorothy rescue baby toads at their chateau. Edward and Anna have to negotiate with their guests regarding a downturn in the weather.
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 2020-01-28
Donna and Paul take on their most challenging project so far. Alex and Ithaca raise cash with garden events, particularly targeting the repair bill for their chateau's roof.
15. Episode 15
Air Date: 2020-02-04
The Strawbridges travel to the beaches at Saint-Malo. Donna and Paul have a grand opening for the new tea room at their chateau, and the mayor is invited.
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2020-03-23
Fiona fights with the sub-zero weather. Tim and Sasha attempt to improve their income during the low-season.
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2020-03-30
Erin and JB start their transformation of the chateau's ruined orangery, trying to turn it into a top-tier venue.
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2020-04-06
Tim and Sasha work on a plan to use their chateau's empty bathing pool.
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2020-04-13
Tim and Rebecca work to transform their aviary. Fiona begins work to renovate a luxury suite.
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2020-04-20
Dick and Angel give a makeover to their magnificent five-metre-high staircase.
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2020-04-27
Stephanie makes plans for her mother's wedding, while Debbie and Nigel start their new French life.
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 2020-05-04
Over at Château de Brives, Sarah and George's builders unearth a secret room that they think could be hiding vintage cognac.
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 2020-05-11
Stephanie hosts her mother Isabelle's wedding at Château de la Lande.
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 2020-05-18
Debbie and Nigel's have their renovations halted by a last-minute unexpected booking.
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 2020-05-25
Sarah and George encounter problems, while Stephanie has unexpected scheduling difficulties.
11. Episode 11
Air Date: 2020-06-01
Mariam and Johnno build a French parterre garden. Emma and Paul begin their renovations.
12. Episode 12
Air Date: 2020-06-08
Phillip and Janet work madly on the bridal suite for their daughter Penny's wedding.
13. Episode 13
Air Date: 2020-06-15
Emma and Paul get ready for an important booking. Mariam and Johnno begin a transformation of their chateau's grand salon.
14. Episode 14
Air Date: 2020-06-22
Emma and Paul begin a new garden project. The costs of Karen and Paul's roof are beyond what was expected.
15. Episode 15
Air Date: 2020-06-29
Mariam and Johnno begin the restoration of the original bread oven. Angel discovers a unique cover for a radiator.
16. Episode 16
Air Date: 2020-07-06
Debbie and Simon are ready to move into the chateau; Wendy and Marcus's have their willpower tested.
17. Episode 17
Air Date: 2020-07-13
Wendy and Marcus work to renovate the barn, wet weather may cause problems for Belinda and Lee's upcoming fashion show.
18. Episode 18
Air Date: 2020-07-20
Wendy and Marcus get ready for a VIP visitor, while Amy and Marc discuss the plans for their new retreat centre.
19. Episode 19
Air Date: 2020-07-27
Ben and Billie begin building their glamping site.
20. Episode 20
Air Date: 2020-08-03
Amy and Marc work to get the barn and café ready, with an eye to the upcoming yoga classes.
1. Episode 1
Air Date: 2020-11-30
Clive, Karen, Ross and Abbie work to give the pool house a desperately needed makeover. Tim and Krys start work on their barn. Tim and Margreeth work to transform the tired library.
2. Episode 2
Air Date: 2020-12-14
Clive, Karen, Ross and Abbie being preparations for the season's first chateau wedding. Tim and Krys get rid of the unsightly render in their barn. Tim and Margreeth make a potager garden.
3. Episode 3
Air Date: 2020-12-14
Julia calls in her sister to help take on work at her new home. On a quest for self-sufficiency, Tim finishes the greenhouse as a surprise for Margreeth's birthday.
4. Episode 4
Air Date: 2020-12-14
Julia starts renovating the dining room, with the hope that she will be able to host her family at Christmas. Joshua and Lee from Manchester search for the perfect château.
5. Episode 5
Air Date: 2020-12-14
Tim and Margreeth play host to their first fine dining and floristry weekend. Dick and Angel work to renovate the coach house's patio at their chateau. Julia finds out that her château has an ancient system of caves below it.
6. Episode 6
Air Date: 2020-12-14
Anna and Philipp receive the keys for their new château. Johnny and Ashley discuss their plans for their chateau's orangery. Pregnant Anna goes into labour, and Dick starts some dinosaur DIY.
7. Episode 7
Air Date: 2020-12-08
The English-French language problem almost causes Johnny and Ashley trouble. Anna and Philipp investigate their ancient well. Anna and Edward's start on their landscaping.
8. Episode 8
Air Date: 2020-12-09
After searching for six years, Iain and Kate may have found the perfect château. Johnny and Ashley leave some work until the last minute while launching their new art gallery.
9. Episode 9
Air Date: 2020-12-10
With winter coming, Anna and Philipp start work on the bedrooms for their girls.
10. Episode 10
Air Date: 2020-12-11
Mark, Becky and George try to see if they can use a well on their property as a water source for a gîte. Is Iain and Kate's search for a château finally over?
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Rating
4.7/10
Release Date
2018-04-09
Episodes
95 (5 seasons)
Status
Ended
