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Synopsis
Families road test a different life in the country

We follow four urban families on a once in a lifetime opportunity. These city dwellers all share the same dream: to ditch the rat race and run a business in the calm of the countryside.



We find existing businesses in the countryside that match our city families’ dream - it could be a farm, a chalet in a ski resort, a yoga retreat in the mountains, a bed and breakfast in the back of beyond. The owners take a welldeserved break and our city families move in and take over. For six weeks, our families will road test their dream. There is a tight schedule and a long to-do list that may not be so popular with spoiled kids and lazy teenagers.



How will our families contend with their new community, a surprise visit from the owners and all this peace and quiet?!!



The story of our four families interweaves across the series. In the final episode, its time to give back the keys and reflect upon the experience. Will our families decide to move to the countryside and do this now for real or will they rush back to the hustle and bustle of city life?

Duration
8 x 60'
Definition
SD
Genre
Formats
Subgenre
Lifestyle
Producer
Titan Television
Ratings

Originally broadcast on SVT (Sweden), Countryside Dreams achieved fantastic ratings for all four episodes. The average viewer rating of 1,040,500 and 28% market share put Countryside Dreams above the slot average for the channel.

The previous threat for the series was Different Families on TV4 which had started broadcast prior to the premiere of Countryside Dreams however, viewing figures for TV4 halved once Countryside Dreams had begun.