Saving Britain's Country Houses with Penelope Keith
Britain’s country houses are the jewels in the nation’s beautiful landscapes. Penelope Keith follows owners as they do whatever it takes to keep the money rolling in and stop the roof from falling in.
Director: James Baudouy, Dave Huw Jones
Saving Britain's Country Houses with Penelope Keith — Episode 1
The latest custodians of Chavenage House in the Cotswolds bring modern ambition to a newly inherited home. At Ashby Manor House, plans are afoot to revive a Tudor room tied…
Saving Britain's Country Houses with Penelope Keith — Episode 2
After 25 years of neglect, Pitchford Hall has returned to its original family, who now face a huge restoration task. Plans progress at Ashby Manor to revive the Gunpowder Plot…
Saving Britain's Country Houses with Penelope Keith — Episode 3
We meet the countess who runs Mapperton House. An old drainage tunnel threatens to become an expensive headache at Pitchford Hall, and Brancepeth Castle opens its doors for the annual…
Saving Britain's Country Houses with Penelope Keith — Episode 4
Chavenage in the Cotswolds tackles a new pond. The restoration of the Gunpowder Plot room at Ashby Manor becomes increasingly complex. And the Victorian Treberfydd House has never been bought…
Saving Britain's Country Houses with Penelope Keith — Episode 5
At Treberfydd House in Wales, the wedding of the year is underway. At Shropshire's Pitchford Hall we discover Britain's oldest treehouse. The countess at Mapperton takes on new responsibilities.
Saving Britain's Country Houses with Penelope Keith — Episode 6
Wiltshire's stunning Iford Manor's greenhouse refurbishment is underway. An exceptional attic model railway is revealed at Chavenage. We see restoration begin of Pitchford Hall's historic treehouse.
Saving Britain's Country Houses with Penelope Keith — Episode 7
Hidden secrets start to be unearthed at Staffordshire's Whitmore Hall. Ashby Manor's has historic connections to the architect Edwin Lutyens. And we see Chavenage's sauna project warming up.
Saving Britain's Country Houses with Penelope Keith — Episode 8
Britain's most haunted castle, in Chillingham, Northumberland reveals its secrets. The owners of Iford Manor buy a pub. And the portraits at Whitmore Hall in Staffordshire get a long-overdue clean.
