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Escape to the Chateau DIY
Dick Strawbridge helps Elaine and David in their search for the ideal chateau. Tim and Krys as they prepare to re-launch their business.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ongoing chateau work includes maintaining an elevated pool and a maze, and the preparations required for the fast-approaching season of weddings.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dick helps Erin and JB, new chateau owners. Tim and Margareeth begin another venture to make money.
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.
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.
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.
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.
