Escape to the Chateau

Escape to the Chateau

Escape to the Chateau

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Escape to the Chateau

2016- 2022

9 Seasons

52 Episodes

6.7(9 votes)

Ended

Reality

Documentary

Overview

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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Angel Adoree

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Angel Adoree

Acting

Dick Strawbridge

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Dick Strawbridge

Acting

Tracy-Ann Oberman

Narrator (voice)

Tracy-Ann Oberman

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