Ben Fogle: Make a New Life in the Country – Channel 5

Ben Fogle is back with a new series, following folk as they set up their dream businesses in Ben Fogle: Make a New Life in the Country on Channel 5

In March 2016, newlyweds Alice and Jade gave up their well-paid London jobs, sold their flat and bought a six-bedroom hotel and 40-seater restaurant in Scotland, as we see in a new series of Ben Fogle: Make a New Life in the Country on Channel 5.

On the edge of a beautiful loch, it’s stunning, but the pair have worked tirelessly to turn their dream into a profitable reality.

Ben joins the couple three years on to see how they are faring.

He finds them happy, in profit, with a new baby and a busy and bustling business, but also pretty tired!

Ben helps Alice Ben Fogle: Make a New Life int he County — Ben helps Alice with the very important task of folding towels in Ben Fogle: Make a New Life in the Country on Channel 5

Ben gets stuck in with the day-to-day running of the place, but keeping up with this determined and hard-working couple is something of a challenge, even for Ben.

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TV Times rating: ****

Joanne Lowles has been writing about TV since 2002. After graduating from Cardiff University with a Postgraduate Diploma in Magazine Journalism, she worked for All About Soap magazine covering the ups and downs of life on the cobbles, the square and the Dales.

Next came nearly 10 years at TV Times magazine as a writer and then deputy features editor. Here she spent many happy days interviewing the biggest names in entertainment and visiting the sets of some of our most popular shows including Downton Abbey, Call the Midwife and Strictly Come Dancing.

With a love of nature and wildlife she’s also interviewed the leading experts in this area including David Attenborough, Chris Packham and Steve Backshall. She’s also travelled the world visiting Mongolia, Canada and South Africa to see how the best in the business make the most brilliant natural history documentaries.

Freelance since 2013, she is now is a digital writer and editor for What to Watch, previews the best on the box for TV Times mag each week and loves being constantly surprised, entertained and informed by the amazing TV that she is lucky enough to watch.