Escape to the Chateau

[Libbub]

James.
He seems nice.
I remember him from when Dick and his first wife Bridget had a programme about self sufficiency. They lived in a lovely ramshackle old farmhouse somewhere - Devon? Dorset?

Angel's face always seems terribly red - high blood pressure?

I said that a while back on this thread, I think it looks like rosacea. Probably exacerbated by the baking hot French sun and her poor diet and alcohol consumption. All those things contribute to it. Her skin is definitely very red.

 

[lovesthegossipmx]

Dick is so bossy to everybody its like he knows everything and like the sound of his own voice and im sure he has put on more weight and dont they see that his son is getting really big now

poor kid

 

[Mouseballpenlid]

He is an absolute ride!!

He has his own show "Strawbrisge over the Drawbridge" where he wanders around stately homes in Ireland, learns a bit about their history and cooks a meal.hes not a natural presenter, doesn't have the confidence of his dad, and the programme is a bit cringe to be honest. I don't fancy him any more.

 

[Mooordgirl]

He has his own show "Strawbrisge over the Drawbridge" where he wanders around stately homes in Ireland, learns a bit about their history and cooks a meal.hes not a natural presenter, doesn't have the confidence of his dad, and the programme is a bit cringe to be honest. I don't fancy him any more.

Even the name is cringe

 

[Jelly Bean]

Even the name is cringe

It's awful isn't it? Like they came up with the name first and shoehorned the concept in afterwards.

 

[FenellaTheWitch]

It's awful isn't it? Like they came up with the name first and shoehorned the concept in afterwards.

What rhymes with Strawbridge?

We don't see Dick's other daughter Charlotte at the Chateau but I know she often does the photography there.

 

[coconochanel]

How many rooms do those kids need?

 

[Jelly Bean]

I tried to watch last night but Angel's constant giggling with every single thing she says makes it unwatchable. She was doing that macrame curtain which was quite interesting but the inane giggling was too much.

 

[EAD]

Dick is a handy man to have around.

 

[Oldcat]

I tried to watch last night but Angel's constant giggling with every single thing she says makes it unwatchable. She was doing that macrame curtain which was quite interesting but the inane giggling was too much.

What winds me up is that everything is so ‘special’

 

[Mouseballpenlid]

I think they're running out of ideas for episodes now. The extension episode next week - they've got rooms in abundance, why would they need an extension?

 

[London Hung Guy]

I think they're running out of ideas for episodes now. The extension episode next week - they've got rooms in abundance, why would they need an extension?

Run of our ideas so this is the final series .... then they will sell up I recon I heard

 

[SpindleWhorl]

I don't think they'll sell up but I reckon Arthur and Dorothy are in for some tough years, I wouldn't fancy being a teenager stuck out in the middle of nowhere in France

 

[Libbub]

Aren't they doing a new series travelling round?

 

[EAD]

Is there an appreciation thread as I Iike them

 

[coconochanel]

Is there an appreciation thread as I Iike them

I don't think so but feel free to make one in the 'rave' section.

 

[EAD]

I don't think so but feel free to make one in the 'rave' section.

I might be the only person in it

 

[Unicornishpastie]

I might be the only person in it

I used to really like them, they seemed more genuine back when they first started but it’s all about the money now and I’ve got to say Angel in particular grates on me..her voice, her giggling, faffing about making crap(she must have a lot of time on her hands) but as a whole the family itself are just too sickly sweet for me, everything is just so extra

 

[EAD]

I used to really like them, they seemed more genuine back when they first started but it’s all about the money now and I’ve got to say Angel in particular grates on me..her voice, her giggling, faffing about making crap(she must have a lot of time on her hands) but as a whole the family itself are just too sickly sweet for me, everything is just so extra

I suppose its a bit of escapism watching it, seems like a nice life.

 

[coconochanel]

I used to really like them, they seemed more genuine back when they first started but it’s all about the money now and I’ve got to say Angel in particular grates on me..her voice, her giggling, faffing about making crap(she must have a lot of time on her hands) but as a whole the family itself are just too sickly sweet for me, everything is just so extra

Put me off when there was reports of them f-ing and blinding to the camera crew.