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The Best Episodes of Escape to the Chateau

Every episode of Escape to the Chateau ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Escape to the Chateau!

Dick Strawbridge and his partner (subsequently wife) Angel Adoree swap their two-bed flat in Essex for an abandoned French chateau. Can they bring its 45...
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Network:Channel 4

Best Episodes Summary

"Fishing, Foraging and an Elevator" is the best rated episode of "Escape to the Chateau". It scored 9.2/10 based on 51 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/4/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Wedding Season".

  • Fishing, Foraging and an Elevator
    9.2/1051 votes
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    #1 - Fishing, Foraging and an Elevator

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 12/4/2016

    Keen to expand the business, Dick and Angel Strawbridge consider moat fishing, woodland foraging and installing a lift. Will the chateau survive such a monumental conversion?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wedding Season
    9.2/1044 votes
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    #2 - The Wedding Season

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2017

    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 rise.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Spring
    9.1/1041 votes
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    #3 - Spring

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2017

    Dick buys a tractor, with plans to tame the walled garden. Angel designs a boudoir with black walls and mirrors. The couple explore truffle farming. And there's a wedding proposal in the dining room.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pig Roaster, Versailles Loo and First Day at School
    9.0/1048 votes
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    #4 - Pig Roaster, Versailles Loo and First Day at School

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/27/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Only 20 Rooms to Go
    9.0/1044 votes
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    #5 - Only 20 Rooms to Go

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2017

    The couple get cracking on the 20 rooms that still need fixing. Angel buys a clapped-out van. And what have the tree surgeons done to the lime trees?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Escape to the Château at Christmas
    9.0/109 votes
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    #6 - Escape to the Château at Christmas

    Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 12/18/2022

    The Strawbridges prepare their festive celebrations, and want to thank everyone who has helped them along the way with the château's biggest party yet. All hands are on deck collecting and decorating the Christmas tree, preparing a festive feast, and carrying out time honoured family traditions. Dick, Papi Steve, Arthur and Dick's eldest son James head to the beaches of Brittany to collect oysters.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Christmas at the Château
    8.9/1054 votes
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    #7 - Christmas at the Château

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 12/11/2016

    As winter descends on the chateau and Christmas looms, Dick and Angel Strawbridge rush to complete a huge to-do list before the arrival of the family from England

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Chickens, Heating and a Blank Canvas
    8.8/1052 votes
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    #8 - Chickens, Heating and a Blank Canvas

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/12/2016

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hole in the Wall
    8.8/1048 votes
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    #9 - Hole in the Wall

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/26/2016

    Dick Strawbridge and Angel Adoree buy a fairy-tale French chateau to bring back to life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Floating Dome
    8.8/1039 votes
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    #10 - A Floating Dome

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 4/1/2018

    Dick gets to work on the chateau's crumbling stucco while Angel puts the finishing touches to the floating geodesic dome in the moat, ready for the ultimate family sleepover under the stars.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Supersized Workshop
    8.8/1022 votes
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    #11 - Supersized Workshop

    Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 11/16/2020

    Dick Strawbridge and Angel Adoree’s to-do list is as long as ever, and with no guests, weddings or events at the chateau this year, they use their engineering and design skills to tackle some major projects. First on the list is transforming one of the old outbuildings into a supersized workshop for chateau-sized jobs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Moat, Pineapple Chandeliers and a Wedding
    8.7/1044 votes
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    #12 - Moat, Pineapple Chandeliers and a Wedding

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/19/2016

    Dick and Angel are due to marry in just a few weeks, expecting 200 guests. But room after room still needs to be restored, decorated and furnished, and the moat still needs fixing.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • In the Attic
    8.7/1033 votes
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    #13 - In the Attic

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 11/18/2018

    Angel plans a stunning attic studio. She and Dorothy go on a mother daughter trip to Paris. Dick's busy in the outbuildings And there's a surprise birthday event - with popcorn.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Parkour & Turret
    8.7/1030 votes
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    #14 - Parkour & Turret

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 11/25/2018

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Harvest Time
    8.7/1031 votes
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    #15 - Harvest Time

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 12/16/2018

    Dick and Angel harvest their pumpkins in the Autumn. 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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Harvest and Birthday
    8.6/1036 votes
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    #16 - Harvest and Birthday

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 3/25/2018

    It's harvest time and Dick wants to make jam and turn pears into booze. Angel has ambitious plans for a floating geodesic dome over the moat. There is a special birthday treat for Dick.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Party of a Lifetime
    8.6/1027 votes
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    #17 - The Party of a Lifetime

    Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 7/28/2019

    Dick and Angel are warming up for one of the year's biggest events - Angel's parents' 50th wedding anniversary, which involves inviting more than 100 people to a huge party. There's a bespoke menu to plan and prepare, so Dick has called in the cavalry, with his son James arriving from Cornwall. Together with some help from Arthur, the Strawbridge boys have their work cut out as they create dishes they hope will strike a chord with everyone.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Finding the Chateau
    8.5/1069 votes
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    #18 - Finding the Chateau

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/5/2016

    Dick and Angel find their fairytale French castle. Dick launches into fitting a monumental heating system while Angel discovers the chateau's vintage secrets.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Weddings, Stables & Staircases
    8.5/1036 votes
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    #19 - Weddings, Stables & Staircases

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 3/18/2018

    Summer has arrived and Dick and Angel are busier than ever with 7 weddings and 14 food lovers' weekends to prepare for. If that wasn't enough they also must sort out the garden and stables.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Peak Summer
    8.5/1030 votes
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    #20 - Peak Summer

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 12/2/2018

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cafe Grandma
    8.5/1030 votes
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    #21 - Cafe Grandma

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 12/9/2018

    Before winter sets in, Dick ploughs up the wild flower meadow - a change that Angel doesn't entirely agree with. He then joins with Angel in bringing the dilapidated coach house back to life, in a bid to create 'Cafe Grandma'.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Escape to the Chateau at Christmas
    8.5/1033 votes
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    #22 - Escape to the Chateau at Christmas

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 12/23/2018

    Dick and Angel throw a Christmas party for everyone who has helped them in restoring the chateau, complete with food from the walled garden and homemade wine.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Camper Van
    8.5/1024 votes
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    #23 - Camper Van

    Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 8/4/2019

    There never seems to be much down-time at that sumptuous French château for owners Dick and Angel Strawbridge. Even as the summer ends after their busiest ever season and the last wedding of the year is nearly over, there’s still a lot to do. While most people would put up their feet and have a Pernod, Dick and Angel welcome an armada of vintage Citroëns that call in at the castle for a rest and breakfast during a fund-raising charity tour of France. And the family, including youngsters Arthur and Dorothy, work on their latest project, doing up a 1980s Asquith bus.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Escape to the Chateau at Christmas
    8.5/1026 votes
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    #24 - Escape to the Chateau at Christmas

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 8/25/2019

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pop-Up Restaurant, Orangery, Celebration
    8.5/1022 votes
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    #25 - Pop-Up Restaurant, Orangery, Celebration

    Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 12/14/2020

    The whole family help to build an open kitchen and create a pop-up restaurant in the orangery to celebrate Dick and Angel's fifth wedding anniversary. Plus: a special fairy-tale carriage delivery.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A