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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!

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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 rooms and acres of land back to life?

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Escape to the Chateau Season 2 Episode 2 - Fishing, Foraging and an Elevator
    9.2/10(51 votes)

    #1 - Fishing, Foraging and an Elevator

    S2:E2

    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?

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  2. Escape to the Chateau Season 3 Episode 3 - The Wedding Season
    9.2/10(44 votes)

    #2 - The Wedding Season

    S3:E3

    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:Unknown
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  3. Escape to the Chateau Season 3 Episode 2 - Spring
    9.1/10(41 votes)

    #3 - Spring

    S3:E2

    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.

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  4. Escape to the Chateau Season 3 Episode 1 - Only 20 Rooms to Go
    9.0/10(44 votes)

    #4 - Only 20 Rooms to Go

    S3:E1

    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:Unknown
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  5. Escape to the Chateau Season 2 Episode 1 - Pig Roaster, Versailles Loo and First Day at School
    8.9/10(49 votes)

    #5 - Pig Roaster, Versailles Loo and First Day at School

    S2:E1

    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:Unknown
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  6. Escape to the Chateau Season 2 Episode 3 - Christmas at the Château
    8.9/10(54 votes)

    #6 - Christmas at the Château

    S2:E3

    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

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  7. Escape to the Chateau Season 1 Episode 2 - Chickens, Heating and a Blank Canvas
    8.8/10(52 votes)

    #7 - Chickens, Heating and a Blank Canvas

    S1:E2

    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.

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  8. Escape to the Chateau Season 1 Episode 4 - Hole in the Wall
    8.8/10(48 votes)

    #8 - Hole in the Wall

    S1:E4

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

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  9. Escape to the Chateau Season 4 Episode 3 - A Floating Dome
    8.8/10(39 votes)

    #9 - A Floating Dome

    S4:E3

    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.

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  10. Escape to the Chateau Season 7 Episode 1 - Supersized Workshop
    8.8/10(23 votes)

    #10 - Supersized Workshop

    S7:E1

    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.

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  11. Escape to the Chateau Season 9 Episode 8 - Escape to the Château at Christmas
    8.8/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Escape to the Château at Christmas

    S9:E8

    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.

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  12. Escape to the Chateau Season 1 Episode 3 - Moat, Pineapple Chandeliers and a Wedding
    8.7/10(44 votes)

    #12 - Moat, Pineapple Chandeliers and a Wedding

    S1:E3

    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.

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  13. Escape to the Chateau Season 5 Episode 2 - In the Attic
    8.7/10(33 votes)

    #13 - In the Attic

    S5:E2

    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.

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  14. Escape to the Chateau Season 5 Episode 3 - Parkour & Turret
    8.7/10(30 votes)

    #14 - Parkour & Turret

    S5:E3

    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.

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  15. Escape to the Chateau Season 5 Episode 6 - Harvest Time
    8.7/10(31 votes)

    #15 - Harvest Time

    S5:E6

    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.

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  16. Escape to the Chateau Season 1 Episode 1 - Finding the Chateau
    8.6/10(70 votes)

    #16 - Finding the Chateau

    S1:E1

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

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  17. Escape to the Chateau Season 4 Episode 2 - Harvest and Birthday
    8.6/10(36 votes)

    #17 - Harvest and Birthday

    S4:E2

    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.

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  18. Escape to the Chateau Season 6 Episode 4 - The Party of a Lifetime
    8.6/10(27 votes)

    #18 - The Party of a Lifetime

    S6:E4

    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.

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  19. Escape to the Chateau Season 4 Episode 1 - Weddings, Stables & Staircases
    8.5/10(36 votes)

    #19 - Weddings, Stables & Staircases

    S4:E1

    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:Unknown
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  20. Escape to the Chateau Season 5 Episode 4 - Peak Summer
    8.5/10(30 votes)

    #20 - Peak Summer

    S5:E4

    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:Unknown
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  21. Escape to the Chateau Season 5 Episode 5 - Cafe Grandma
    8.5/10(30 votes)

    #21 - Cafe Grandma

    S5:E5

    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'.

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  22. Escape to the Chateau Season 5 Episode 7 - Escape to the Chateau at Christmas
    8.5/10(33 votes)

    #22 - Escape to the Chateau at Christmas

    S5:E7

    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.

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  23. Escape to the Chateau Season 6 Episode 5 - Camper Van
    8.5/10(24 votes)

    #23 - Camper Van

    S6:E5

    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.

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  24. Escape to the Chateau Season 6 Episode 8 - Escape to the Chateau at Christmas
    8.5/10(26 votes)

    #24 - Escape to the Chateau at Christmas

    S6:E8

    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.

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  25. Escape to the Chateau Season 9 Episode 7 - Winter Garden Room
    8.5/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Winter Garden Room

    S9:E7

    Dick and Angel create a conservatory-style winter garden room. Meanwhile, the chateau is busy hosting its biggest wedding ever, so there is also lots of organisation to do. Dick and Angel organise a huge Christmas party for all their family and friends, and it's time to sort out the invites - which involve fudge, sparkles and a tin can.

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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 Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/4/2016. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Wedding Season".