Country House Rescue

Country House Rescue

2008 5 Seasons 47 Episodes ⭐ 9.0 Documentary

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 Simon Davis take the role.

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 Simon Davis take the role.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Cothay Manor

Cothay Manor is hidden away in deepest Somerset, it’s one of the finest medieval country houses in England. Fifteen

EP 2

Elmore Court

Elmore Court is a Grade II listed mansion in the Cotswolds, the centrepiece of a twenty-five million pound estate. But b

EP 3

Chesters

Chesters is a 215-year-old Palladian style country house on the Scottish Borders. Owners John and Ellie Henderson desper

EP 4

Albury Park

Four years ago, Nigel and Jennifer Whalley bought Albury in Surrey but have since amassed debts of £4 million. Now the

EP 5

Black Clauchrie

In the wild and beautiful landscape of South Ayrshire, Scotland, bordering the Galloway Hills and Forest Park, lies Blac

EP 6

Pentillie Castle & Estate

Pentillie is a £25million, Grade Two listed castle and 2,000 acre estate in Cornwall. It was built in 1698 in a command

EP 1

Plas Teg, North Wales

Ruth Watson meets Cornelia Bayley, owner of Plas Teg, a Grade One listed Jacobean mansion. Cornelia purchased it for £7

EP 2

Riverhill, Kent

Ruth heads for Riverhill in Kent, an 18th century rag stone manor that's struggling to keep the elements at bay. Can Rut

EP 3

Carnfield Hall, Derbyshire

Ruth Watson visits Carnfield Hall in Derbyshire and its owner James Cartland, cousin of famous author Barbara Cartland.

EP 4

Heath House, Staffordshire

Ruth visits John and Flavia Philips and their costly gothic mansion Heath House in Staffordshire. Can she help their son

EP 5

Kelly House, Cornwall

Ruth Watson visits the Kelly family, who live in Kelly House in Kelly village, Cornwall. Can she persuade the family to

EP 6

Whitbourne Hall, Worcestershire

Ruth visits Whitbourne Hall, a vast Palladian-style mansion in Worcestershire, where the resident community is strugglin

EP 7

Abbey Dore Court, Herefordshire

Ruth visits Abbey Dore Court in Herefordshire, where the owner's granddaughter is determined to return the quaint but di

EP 8

Gissing Hall

Ruth helps turn an ailing hotel into a revamped weddings and events centre with plush new décor and a new manager. Gis

EP 9

Cothay Manor - Revisited

Ruth Watson returns to Cothay Manor, Somerset, a 15th-century building full of original features, to see whether owners

EP 10

Albury Park - Revisited

It's been a year since renowned businesswoman and trouble-shooter Ruth Watson advised the owners of stately British home

EP 11

Black Clauchrie - Revisited

In this episode, Ruth returns to Scotland. Black Clauchrie has been part of the wild Galloway landscape since 1901. The

EP 12

Chesters - Revisited

Ruth Watson catches up with John and Ellie Henderson, who own Chesters in the Scottish Borders. Their house was in a par

EP 13

Pentillie Castle & Estate - Revisited

Ruth Watson revisits Ted and Sarah Coryton, who inherited Pentillie Castle in 2007. She encouraged them to renovate the

EP 14

Elmore Court - Revisited

Ruth Watson returns to Elmore Court in Gloucestershire to see whether new owner Anselm has succeeded with his plan to op

EP 1

Wyresdale Hall

In the first episode of a new series, Ruth visits Wyresdale Park in Lancashire, home to the Whewell family. The Hall be

EP 2

Tapeley Park

Tapeley Park is a mansion located near Westleigh, Devon, that has been in the Christie family for 300 odd years. Current

EP 3

Monreith House

Monreith House is an imposing Georgian Mansion built in 1799 near Port William in south west Scotland. It is home to Sir

EP 4

Trereife House

Ruth visits Trereife House in Penzance, Cornwall. It's a crumbling manor that is making a loss - with the bank close to

EP 5

Kentchurch Court

Kentchurch Court is one of the most historically important houses Ruth has ever worked with. The place has been handed d

EP 6

Garston Manor

Garston Manor is a Grade II listed Georgian house on the outskirts of Watford, built in 1812. Headmistress Sheila O'Neil

EP 7

Hill Place

Hill Place in Swanmore, Hampshire is a Grade II listed Georgian villa. Built in 1791, it has been home to Will and Rebec

EP 8

Pen-y-Lan

Pen-y-Lan was built in 1690 by the founder of Lloyds bank and was bought by the Holloway family in 1849. The house has b

EP 9

Abbey Dore Court - Revisited

Ruth Watson revisits Abbey Dore Court to see how Charis Ward and her granddaughter Clare's catering holiday business is

EP 10

Heath House - Revisited

Ruth revisits Heath House to see how the owners are getting on with their plan to make money using the house as a venue

EP 11

Plas Tag - Revisited

Ruth Watson revisits Cornelia Bayley at Plas Teg, a Grade I listed Jacobean mansion that has remained virtually unchange

EP 12

Riverhill House - Revisited

Ruth Watson revisits the Rogers family at Riverhill House in Kent to see if Ed and Sarah have made a success of their pl

EP 1

Gissing Hall

Ruth travels to Gissing Hall in Norfolk and meets William and Ann Brennan who bought the place in 1986. They invested al

EP 2

Chesters Estate Revisted

Ruth pays another visit to John and Ellie Henderson, who inherited Chesters in the Scottish Borders but were finding it

EP 3

Pentillie Castle Revisited

Ruth revisits with Ted and Sarah Coryton, who inherited Pentillie Castle in September 2007 and also faced a £6million i

EP 4

Elmore Court Revisited

Ruth revisits Anselm who inherited Elmore Court, a £25million estate in Gloucestershire. The property was close to fall

EP 5

Abbey Dore Court Revisited

Ruth revisits Charis Ward who has owned Abbey Dore Court since 1967. Charis' 26-year-old granddaughter Clare was determi

EP 6

Heath House Revisited

Ruth revisits John and wife Flavia who took over the running of Heath House following his mother's death, but they were

EP 7

Plas Teg Revisited

Ruth revisits Plas Teg, a Grade I listed Jacobean mansion to find out what has changed since she first visited the prope

EP 8

Riverhill House Revisited

Ruth goes back to Riverhill House where for the last four generations the Rogers family have lived there. Ruth finds out

EP 9

Hill Place Revisited

Ruth Watson returns to Hill Place, a Georgian villa in Swanmore, Hampshire, where a year ago she was plunged into the mi

EP 1

Colebrooke Park

Simon Davis attempts to help Viscount and Viscountess Brookeborough who have lived in Colebrooke Park, a neo-classical m

EP 2

Chapel Cleeve

Simon attempts to help turn around the fortunes of Chapel Cleeve which is a grade II listed manor house dating back to t

EP 3

Bantry House

Simon attempts to help turn around the fortunes of Bantry House, on the west coast of Ireland. The current residents, Eg

EP 4

Great Fulford

Simon attempts to help turn around the fortunes of Great Fulford which is a Grade I listed manor house near Exeter in De

EP 5

Meldon Park

Simon attempts to help turn around the fortunes of Meldon Park in Northumberland, which has has been a home to the Cooks

EP 6

Craufurdland

Simon attempts to help turn around the fortunes of Craufurdland, a castle which dates back over eight centuries in Ayrsh

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