Chateau DIY
Families renovate French châteaux in this documentary series.
Château DIY is a Channel 4 formatted documentary television series that follows families renovating or purchasing châteaux in France. Originally titled Escape to the Château DIY until 2020, it was narrated by Dick Strawbridge, who along with his wife Angel Adoree provided advice to owners until that year. The programme was spawned from the associated series Escape to the Chateau and was rebranded in 2021 with new narrator Adjoa Andoh.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Reality television
- Narrator
- Dick Strawbridge (2018-2020); Adjoa Andoh (2021-)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Seasons
- 8
- Episodes
- 105 of Chateau DIY
- 14 Chateau DIY at Christmas
- 8 Chateau: Living the Dream
- Location
- France
- Runtime
- 46 minutes
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Did You Know?
- A spin-off series titled Chateau DIY: Living the Dream, focusing on one chateau per episode, was commissioned in 2023 for More4.
- Another spin-off, Chateau DIY: Win The Dream, featuring competing contestants aiming to run their own chateau, started airing on Channel 4 in January 2026.
- In October 2024, an Australian version of the series was announced, commissioned by Nine Network for 2025, produced by Spark Media Partners in association with Cineflix Rights.
Château DIY
After the Strawbridges stepped back from the spin-off and kept the Escape to the Château name, Channel 4 rebranded the show as Château DIY. In December 2020, the network ordered 60 episodes from Spark Media Partners for 2021 and 2022. Adjoa Andoh hosted the first series, which launched on 27 September 2021 with 30 episodes. Four Christmas specials followed from 20 December 2021. Series 2 aired from 30 May 2022 (15 episodes), and Series 3 from 22 August 2022 (30 episodes). Five Christmas episodes aired in December 2022, 2023, and again from 16 December 2024. Series 4 began on 21 January 2024 with 30 episodes, and Series 5 started on 31 March 2025, also with 30 episodes.
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