Country House Rescue

Series 3

Series Summary Country House Rescue: Ruth Watson

Ruth Watson is back for a third series of Country House Rescue, taking on some of Britain's biggest country houses and most historic families.

Britain's historic buildings are central to our sense of identity, but they are in crisis. The recession has left stately home owners facing a predicament not seen since the mass demolitions of the 1960s. Can Ruth find new ways of keeping these cash hungry buildings running, relevant and standing?

From the Scudamores of Kentchurch to the Maxwells of Monreith; Ruth brings her no-nonsense business savvy to bear on centuries of family history and tradition.

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Episodes (13)

  • Episode 1 Wyresdale Hall Wyresdale: Copyright David Watson ARPS

    Ruth visits Wyresdale Hall in Lancashire, home to the Whewell family.

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  • Episode 2 Tapeley Park Tapeley Park

    Ruth visits a sprawling stately pile in Devon, home to notorious…

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  • Episode 3 Monreith Ruth Watson and Sir Michael Maxwell

    Ruth visits Monreith House in Scotland, home to eccentric bachelor…

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  • Episode 4 Trereife House Tim Le Grice and family

    Ruth visits Trereife House in Penzance, Cornwall. It's a crumbling…

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  • Episode 5 Kentchurch Court Country House Rescue

    Ruth Watson visits the ailing Kentchurch Court in Herefordshire, home…

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  • Episode 6 Garston Manor Ruth Watson at Garston Manor

    Sheila O'Neill and her daughters plan new money-making schemes…

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  • Episode 7 Hill Place Country House Rescue Ruth Watson_Hill_Place_Ep

    Ruth has more than just a crumbling home to contend with this time as…

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  • Episode 8 Pen-y-Lan

    Ruth visits Pen-y-Lan, a 17-century mansion in Wales.

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  • Episode 11 Abbey Dore Court - revisit

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

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  • Episode 12 Heath House - Revisit

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

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  • Episode 13 Plas Tag - revisit

    Ruth Watson revisits Cornelia Bayley at Plas Teg, a Grade I listed Jacobean mansion that has remained virtually unchanged since it was…

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  • Episode 14 Riverhill House - revisit

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

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  • Episode 15 Hill Place Revisit Country House Rescue Ruth Watson

    The show returns to Hill Place, a Grade II listed Georgian villa in…

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