A POPULAR BBC One TV show spotted filming at a country pub in Herefordshire, will be aired next week.
Presenter Nikki Chapman was pictured at the Three Horseshoes Inn, in Little Cowarne near Bromyard, with a pair of house hunters looking to buy in the area.
Sharing pictures on Facebook, landlady Janet Abell, who took over the pub with husband Richard and son Jamie in 2020, said it was an exciting day when the crew turned up in July 2022.
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Now, seven months on, the episode is set to air on BBC One at 3pm on Tuesday, March 14.
Nikki Chapman has been filming for BBC One's Escape to the Country at the Three Horseshoes Inn in Little Cowarne, near Bromyard
Presenter Nicki Chapman will be seen helping a couple who are returning to the UK from Malaysia after becoming grandparents.
The couple are keen to find a home in the Herefordshire countryside.
Pub landlady Janet Abell said the TV team was friendly, letting her and pub staff take pictures and chat.
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She also joked that she remembers Nikki Chapman from her days as a judge on TV music competition Pop Idol.
She said at the time that while she didn't know the names of the couple, she wished them well with their house hunting and possible move to Herefordshire.
Escape to the Country presenter Nikki Chapman with, from left, the Three Horseshoes Inn landlady Janet Abell, head chef Steve Bailey and chef Dominika Banach
The popular daytime show sees presenters, which include Nikki Chapman and Herefordshire's Jules Hudson, help house buyers who want to swap city living for a home in the country.
They are shown three homes, including one "mystery house" which is something different to what they had been looking for.
Episode 33 of Escape to the Country, series 22, can be watched on BBC One at 3pm on Tuesday, March 14 and afterwards on BBC iPlayer.
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