Make, Do & Mend: Escape to the Chateau's Dick and Angel Strawbridge set to launch new DIY show for Channel 4

Over the past four years we’ve watched intrepid renovators Dick and Angel Strawbridge transform their 18th-century French home from an uninhabitable state into a successful wedding venue and holiday home in Channel 4’s popular show Escape to the Chateau.

Dick and Angel bought Chateau de la Motte Husson, a 45-room manor home in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in 2015 and have since turned to sharing their own renovating experiences with others on spin-off programme Escape to the Chateau: DIY.

The DIY show, which received the highest daytime ratings for a new launch in a decade, follows Brits who’ve upped sticks to the French countryside to buy their own chateau or manor house, often spending less on their new homes than the price of a one-bedroom London flat.

Soon the keen renovators are setting their sights on interiors in a new programme with the working title Dick & Angel’s Make, Do & Mend.

The four-part series, yet to have an airing date released, will follow the Strawbridges as they offer how-to DIY advice from their French home, tackle their own dream projects and try out new crafts to keep the whole family entertained during the lockdown.

The series will be filmed entirely by the Strawbridge family at their chateau, while they will also communicate online with families looking for practical advice and bespoke solutions for their own DIY projects.

The creative couple say: “It’s humbling that our audience wants to see more of us and our adventures. Between the pair of us we have nearly a century’s worth of “make do and mend” experience and so we are really excited to be making this brand-new series.”

Channel 4’s deputy head of features and formats, Sean Doyle, says: “We are delighted that Dick and Angel will be sharing their homemade handiwork with the nation at a time when many of us are taking the opportunity to make fixes around the house and embark on those creative projects we’ve always wanted to do.

“In these unprecedented times, they will bring great joy, warmth and know how into the sitting rooms, sheds, attics and cupboards across the country.”

Escape to the Chateau was Channel 4’s second highest rated 8pm show in 2019, coming in just under The Great British Bake Off.

Dick & Angel’s Make, Do & Mend will air on Channel 4, though no date has yet been set.