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The Best Episodes of Country House Rescue

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An expert visits a struggling country house and tries to turn its fortunes by giving advice and suggestions to the owners. The first four seasons saw Ruth Watson in this role. The fifth season saw

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    Country House Rescue Season 1 Episode 1 - Cothay Manor
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    #1 - Cothay Manor

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    Cothay Manor is hidden away in deepest Somerset, it’s one of the finest medieval country houses in England. Fifteen years ago, Mary-Anne and Alastair Robb bought it as an empty shell. Since then, they’ve spent all their time and money restoring Cothay. But now it’s haemorrhaging money, causing rifts in the family ... and they’re running out of time. Can businesswoman Ruth Watson save this treasure for the nation, and help secure Cothay’s future?

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  2. Country House Rescue Season 1 Episode 2 - Elmore Court
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    #2 - Elmore Court

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    Elmore Court is a Grade II listed mansion in the Cotswolds, the centrepiece of a twenty-five million pound estate. But behind the beautiful façade, whole wings are crumbling. The bedrooms and bathrooms are from a bygone era and the disused rooms are crammed with junk. It costs forty thousand pounds a year just to pay the basic bills here, and there’s no money to repair anything.

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  3. Country House Rescue Season 1 Episode 3 - Chesters
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    #3 - Chesters

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    Chesters is a 215-year-old Palladian style country house on the Scottish Borders. Owners John and Ellie Henderson desperately want to live here but are trapped in London jobs to pay for its upkeep, while the house crumbles. Can businesswoman Ruth Watson rescue this national treasure from ruin?

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  4. Country House Rescue Season 1 Episode 4 - Albury Park
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    #4 - Albury Park

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    Four years ago, Nigel and Jennifer Whalley bought Albury in Surrey but have since amassed debts of £4 million. Now the bank wants its money back. Can businesswoman Ruth Watson rescue this historic house from repossession?

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  5. Country House Rescue Season 1 Episode 5 - Black Clauchrie
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    #5 - Black Clauchrie

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    In the wild and beautiful landscape of South Ayrshire, Scotland, bordering the Galloway Hills and Forest Park, lies Black Clauchrie House. Built in 1901, in the Arts and Crafts style, Black Clauchrie was originally a hunting lodge, designed for leisure and country pursuits. Four years ago, builder Adrian Goodall fell in love with this remote spot and decided to relocate his family from Halifax in North Yorkshire. His partner, Caroline, her son Rob and their daughter Georgie left their busy lives behind to start again in this secluded part of Scotland.

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  6. Country House Rescue Season 1 Episode 6 - Pentillie Castle & Estate
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    #6 - Pentillie Castle & Estate

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    Pentillie is a £25million, Grade Two listed castle and 2,000 acre estate in Cornwall. It was built in 1698 in a commanding position overlooking the River Tamar. For nearly 30 years, Ted and Sarah Coryton have lived just a mile from Pentillie, wondering if one day it would be theirs. It belonged to Ted's cousin Jeffrey, but to inherit, the deal was that Ted would run one of Pentillie's farms and gradually take over the estate. However, when Jeffrey died unexpectedly in 1980, his widow, Kit withdrew from the world and banned Ted and his family from the castle. The news was devastating for Ted and Sarah. Over the next 27 years, their family grew up in the shadow of Pentillie, which remained out of bounds and became a subject too painful for discussion. But in September 2007 Kit died and left everything to Ted. Having been the cause of so much heartache, the Corytons planned to sell Pentillie and take the money, but when Ted, Sarah and their three grown up children gathered at the castle, they fell under its spell.

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  7. Country House Rescue Season 2 Episode 1 - Plas Teg, North Wales
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    #7 - Plas Teg, North Wales

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    Ruth Watson meets Cornelia Bayley, owner of Plas Teg, a Grade One listed Jacobean mansion. Cornelia purchased it for £75,000, but her devotion has come at a personal cost as well.

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  8. Country House Rescue Season 2 Episode 2 - Riverhill, Kent
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    #8 - Riverhill, Kent

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    Ruth heads for Riverhill in Kent, an 18th century rag stone manor that's struggling to keep the elements at bay. Can Ruth persuade the four generations of the family to agree on a fix?

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  9. Country House Rescue Season 2 Episode 3 - Carnfield Hall, Derbyshire
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    #9 - Carnfield Hall, Derbyshire

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    Ruth Watson visits Carnfield Hall in Derbyshire and its owner James Cartland, cousin of famous author Barbara Cartland. Now in his 60s James finds caring for Carnfield a bit of a slog.

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  10. Country House Rescue Season 2 Episode 4 - Heath House, Staffordshire
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    #10 - Heath House, Staffordshire

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    Ruth visits John and Flavia Philips and their costly gothic mansion Heath House in Staffordshire. Can she help their son Ben get his rescue plans off the ground?

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  11. Country House Rescue Season 2 Episode 5 - Kelly House, Cornwall
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    #11 - Kelly House, Cornwall

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    Ruth Watson visits the Kelly family, who live in Kelly House in Kelly village, Cornwall. Can she persuade the family to make a new start and save their Grade I listed home from dereliction?

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  12. Country House Rescue Season 2 Episode 6 - Whitbourne Hall, Worcestershire
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    #12 - Whitbourne Hall, Worcestershire

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    Ruth visits Whitbourne Hall, a vast Palladian-style mansion in Worcestershire, where the resident community is struggling to agree how to raise the cash to restore the building.

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  13. Country House Rescue Season 2 Episode 7 - Abbey Dore Court, Herefordshire
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    #13 - Abbey Dore Court, Herefordshire

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    Ruth visits Abbey Dore Court in Herefordshire, where the owner's granddaughter is determined to return the quaint but dilapidated country home back to how it was when she was a child.

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  14. Country House Rescue Season 2 Episode 8 - Gissing Hall
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    #14 - Gissing Hall

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    Ruth helps turn an ailing hotel into a revamped weddings and events centre with plush new décor and a new manager. Gissing Hall in Norfolk is an impressive country mansion that was built in the early 1820s. It fell into a state of disrepair after years of neglect but was given a new lease of life when William and Ann Brennan bought it in 1986. They put every penny of their savings into restoring it and making it their dream family home, but the colossal costs of running the country house got the better of the family and they were forced to open the doors to paying guests as Gissing became a hotel.

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  15. Country House Rescue Season 2 Episode 9 - Cothay Manor - Revisited
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    #15 - Cothay Manor - Revisited

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    Ruth Watson returns to Cothay Manor, Somerset, a 15th-century building full of original features, to see whether owners Alastair and Mary-Anne Robb's ambitious plans have provided any financial dividends. The Robbs bought the country estate 15 years ago but have never made a profit. Their project to transform the surrounding area into an sculpture park is still to materialise and they now have the added problem of deciding which of their four children will inherit the property and its million-pound tax bill.

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  16. Country House Rescue Season 2 Episode 10 - Albury Park - Revisited
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    #16 - Albury Park - Revisited

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    It's been a year since renowned businesswoman and trouble-shooter Ruth Watson advised the owners of stately British homes how to diversify and raise revenue to secure the future of their unique properties for generations to come. Albury Park is one of Surrey's most important and prestigious country houses. Nigel and Jennifer Whalley live at the Grade II listed Tudor mansion and bought the mansion four years ago. The Whalleys own the freehold, and live in one of its apartments, but they shared the rest of the house with a number of elderly residents. The business worked well until the elderly guests moved on, forcing the Whalleys to buy back all the flats, putting them millions in debt and desperate to find a way to claw that money back. With an army of 21 staff and a heating bill in the tens of thousands, Ruth was keen that the Whalleys create a show flat and stop wasting time, but did they take her frank advice and manage to sell some of the flats?

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  17. Country House Rescue Season 2 Episode 11 - Black Clauchrie - Revisited
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    #17 - Black Clauchrie - Revisited

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    In this episode, Ruth returns to Scotland. Black Clauchrie has been part of the wild Galloway landscape since 1901. The house was originally a shooting lodge for a wealthy couple who wanted to enjoy country pursuits. Caroline and Adrian Goodall bought this remote house just over four years ago. Adrian had recently recovered from two life-threatening incidents and the family were keen to escape the rat race, but renovations to Black Clauchrie cost them thousands, which forced them into letting the house out to groups. The rentals haven't made any profit, and Adrian has taken on farming work that left Caroline in the house alone. Determined to get their house in order, Ruth inspired Caroline to make a change, but Adrian's farming commitments threatened to destroy the couple's relationship.

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  18. Country House Rescue Season 2 Episode 12 - Chesters - Revisited
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    #18 - Chesters - Revisited

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    Ruth Watson catches up with John and Ellie Henderson, who own Chesters in the Scottish Borders. Their house was in a parlous state and the couple needed a fortune to save it from ruin.

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  19. Country House Rescue Season 2 Episode 13 - Pentillie Castle & Estate - Revisited
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    #19 - Pentillie Castle & Estate - Revisited

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    Ruth Watson revisits Ted and Sarah Coryton, who inherited Pentillie Castle in 2007. She encouraged them to renovate the interior for B&B and exclusive hire, but has the idea been a success?

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  20. Country House Rescue Season 2 Episode 14 - Elmore Court - Revisited
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    #20 - Elmore Court - Revisited

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    Ruth Watson returns to Elmore Court in Gloucestershire to see whether new owner Anselm has succeeded with his plan to open a cookery school. Elmore Court is a £25 million estate in Gloucestershire that has been in the Guise family for 750 years. Recently inherited by 37-year-old Anselm, the house was at risk of falling into a state of disrepair. Ruth encouraged Anselm to try out his idea of a cookery school. But then a leak from the water tank forced them to put their plans on hold. Has Anselm been able to tackle the leaking roof, cracked walls and decaying outbuilding, and get the cookery school up and running?

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  21. Country House Rescue Season 3 Episode 1 - Wyresdale Hall
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    #21 - Wyresdale Hall

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    In the first episode of a new series, Ruth visits Wyresdale Park in Lancashire, home to the Whewell family. The Hall belongs to James Whewell senior and his wife Sally, who have spent decades restoring the estate back to its former glory. Next in line is their son, Jim, who currently lives in London and runs a successful arts and music festival. At some point, his parents would like him to take over the estate, but for that to succeed they need to turn it from a money pit into a viable business. The only trouble is, James junior and senior don't see eye to eye: the father is a traditionalist, the son a reformer. Can Ruth Watson help bring this family together and reverse their fortunes?

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  22. Country House Rescue Season 3 Episode 2 - Tapeley Park
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    #22 - Tapeley Park

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    Tapeley Park is a mansion located near Westleigh, Devon, that has been in the Christie family for 300 odd years. Current owner, Hector Christie was running Tapeley as a quasi-commune, but has now called on Ruth Watson to help turn the crumbling mansion's destiny around. Tapley has one of the largest collections of William Morris furniture in existence, and Ruth suggests that Hector should capitalise on this as well as the gardens of Tapley to secure the future of the mansion.

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  23. Country House Rescue Season 3 Episode 3 - Monreith House
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    #23 - Monreith House

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    Monreith House is an imposing Georgian Mansion built in 1799 near Port William in south west Scotland. It is home to Sir Michael Maxwell, the last in line to one of Scotland's oldest families, who can be traced back to 1481, and whose power and riches have contributed to the architectural heritage in the area. Sir Michael inherited Monreith in the early 1980s from his uncle. But his uncle took the view that it would be cheaper for the grand property to fall down rather than to pay to have it demolished, and left Sir Michael with a house in disrepair.

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  24. Country House Rescue Season 3 Episode 4 - Trereife House
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    #24 - Trereife House

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    Ruth visits Trereife House in Penzance, Cornwall. It's a crumbling manor that is making a loss - with the bank close to forcing a sale. Tim Le Grice inherited Trereife House and its huge debts in 1986, and has spent the past 25 years trying to turn around the fortunes of the family home. But Trereife is a house in peril, falling apart at the seams. And while holding down a full time job as a solicitor, Tim has been working 15 hours a day trying new business ventures to give them a much needed cash injection. The house is making a loss.

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  25. Country House Rescue Season 3 Episode 5 - Kentchurch Court
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    #25 - Kentchurch Court

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    Kentchurch Court is one of the most historically important houses Ruth has ever worked with. The place has been handed down through the Scudamore family since 1058. When Jan Lucas-Scudamore first married into the family she imagined a life of luxury, but with annual running costs totaling £120,000 Kentchurch is becoming increasingly difficult to sustain.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Cothay Manor" is the best rated episode of "Country House Rescue". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/9/2008. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Elmore Court".