<P> In late 2017, Australian Publicly owned Television Network, the ABC, announced it was going to air a local version of the show, to be titled' Escape from the City' and produced by Fremantle Media Australia . The official Facebook page says: "Follow everyday Australians as they leave the big smoke behind for a life in rural, coastal or regional Australia . With our team of experts, house - hunters will be taken on a tour of properties in their dream country location, and given the chance to sample a slice of life in their ideal town ." </P> <P> The Show is scheduled to air in 2018 on the ABC . </P> <P> On 5 March 2014, two DVDs were released in Australia by Shock Entertainment . Titled Series 20 Parts 1 & 2, the two DVDs box sets had a total of 19 discs . </P>

How many series of escape to the country are there