Bringing up two young children, 5-year-old Arthur and 4-year-old Dorothy, renovating a huge home, creating a business which will earn them an income and pay for the work needed on the chateau hasn’t been easy. With Escape to the Chateau, they’ve inspired a huge audience with the dedication and hard work they’ve put into transforming their chateau into a gorgeous new home and business.
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Red-head Angel has a passion for 1940s clothes and all things vintage, she’s an author and founder of The Vintage Patisserie which she presented on TV show Dragons Den in 2010, winning over the panel and public with her pluck and passion. No strangers to TV, Dick with his distinctive moustache, has appeared in shows like Scrapheap Challenge, It’s Not Easy Being Green and Celebrity Masterchef.
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Millions have watched the intrepid couple, the stars of TV Series “Escape to the Chateau” as they’ve painstakingly restored the Chateau-de-La-Motte Husson with its tall towers and pretty orangerie where they now host weddings. Janine Marsh talks to Dick and Angel about life at the Chateau and their top tips for those who dream of escaping to the chateau… A legion of fans “It was cheaper than a one-bedroom flat in East London” says Dick – but it needed a lot of work to transform it into the home and good life they wanted, and to create an income earning business.
Lizi Wootton, head of popular factual at Two Rivers Media, commented: “We are delighted to be sharing Dick and Angel’s Chateau adventures exclusively on Peacock in the US.Dick Strawbridge and wife Angel Adoree relocated from the UK in 2015 to do up a run-down 5-storey chateau with 45 rooms in Mayenne, Pays de la Loire, France.
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Both titles are full of such warmth, joy and inspiration, whether we’re witnessing all the challenges the couple face as they renovate Chateau de la Motte Husson or getting a unique – and relatable – snapshot of the DIY dilemmas we’re tackling in our own homes.” Having previously shared rights in the territory, Peacock will now be the destination for US fans to experience all of Dick and Angel’s adventures. Sally Habbershaw, EVP Americas at All3Media International, commented: “This new partnership with Peacock creates a fabulous exclusive home in the US for this hugely popular brand. We are really looking forward to sharing more of our life, our experiences, findings and knowledge with fans on Peacock.” Six years ago, when we collected the keys for our dream home here in France’s beautiful Pays de la Loire, we simply did not imagine that so many people worldwide would join us on our journey. It's wonderful that Escape to the Chateau has found its home with Peacock in the US, and we cannot wait to tell everyone. Filmed by the Strawbridge family on location, the series sees the couple helping families tackle their DIY dilemmas and crafting conundrums, as Dick and Angel share their expertise, inspiration and bespoke advice.ĭick and Angel Strawbridge commented: “We feel incredibly humbled by the support and love shown by our American fans. Spin-off series Escape to the Chateau: Made Do & Mend made its debut in 2020, with the first series filmed during lockdown, and recently returned for a new second series. The chateau, with its 45 rooms, a moat, orangery, 12 acres, seven outbuildings and huge potential, shares its secrets and reveals new discoveries in its journey to becoming the couple’s fairytale family home and business. Produced by Two Rivers Media and Chateau Television for Channel 4, Escape to the Chateau follows the Strawbridge family’s adventures as they embark on a renovation to bring a derelict 19th century French chateau back to life. New NBCUniversal-owned streaming service Peacock, which has reached 54 million sign-ups since its launch last year, will show the new seventh series of Escape to the Chateau, which will premiere in the US on 1 October.
SVOD service Peacock has become the exclusive US home for the long-running Dick and Angel Strawbridge-led series as well as brand extension Escape to the Chateau: Make Do & Mend.
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