IT’S rare for any TV show not to branch out into celebrity specials.
So now, after 21 years on air, Escape To The Country is finally getting a star-studded series.
The five-parter will feature Strictly’s Janette Manrara and Aljaz Skorjanec, I’m A Celebrity’s Christopher Biggins, Bucks Fizz singer Cheryl Baker, TV medic Dr Ranj Singh and The Chase’s Jenny Ryan as they look to relocate to the countryside.
Celebrity Escape To The Country will air on BBC One next month and see the celebrity house hunters exploring the landscapes and lifestyles of Kent, Sussex and the Home Counties.
Fans will have to tune in to find out which, if any, of the stars decide to dump their city pads for a cosy country cottage.
I know I’d be gone in a heartbeat.
IT’S ’OAKS RETURN FOR EM
HOLLYOAKS veteran Emma Rigby‘s return will be part of a huge new storyline which will involve two of the soap’s biggest families – the McQueens and Osbournes.
Her character Hannah Ashworth is returning with her screen mum Suzanne, played by Suzanne Hall, while her twins by ex-love Darren Osbourne, Francine and Jack, will make a first appearance.
The appearance of the twins, who are now teenagers, is sure to cause fireworks with Darren, played by Ashley Taylor Dawson.
Emma’s storyline will also bring back Jessica Fox, who plays Nancy Osbourne, and Jorgie Porter, aka Theresa McQueen.
Hollyoaks has been through some drastic modernising in recent weeks, after the Channel 4 show went digital.
So bringing back favourite characters from the past will surely help to smooth the transition.
