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Escape to the Wild

A three-part series featuring Jimmy Doherty explores how British couples and families have chosen to live a simpler life by spending more time with nature, including visits to tropical areas like Bali for scuba diving.

Three-part series follows Jimmy Doherty as he visits British couples and families who have given up city life to live closer to nature in three different locations: tropical scuba diving in Indonesia, tracking bears in the Yukon wilderness, and spotting hippos on the Nile River in Uganda. He explores why these individuals have turned their backs on conventional lifestyles and discusses the challenges they face in their new surroundings.

Episodes:

Episode 1 Indonesia

1. Indonesia

Aired: Feb 1, 2017

Jimmy encounters a family who has relocated to a picturesque tropical Pacific...

Episode 2 Yukon

2. Yukon

Aired: Feb 8, 2017

In the next episode, Jimmy ventures into the Yukon wilderness in Canada to un...

Episode 3 River Nile

3. River Nile

Aired: Feb 15, 2017

A British couple starts anew in Uganda, settling on the banks of the River Ni...

Info about Escape to the Wild

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: Channel 4

Genres:Reality-TV