The Great Escape is an Irish television series broadcast on RTÉ One each Tuesday night at 22:15. It follows Irish families who leave Ireland to travel across the world in search of a better life. Two series have thus far been produced, with each series documenting four families who leave Ireland in search of a better life. The series details how they cope in their new surroundings, without any support from friends or family as they set up businesses, develop new careers, meet new friends and overcome cultural differences. Produced by Coco Television, it has thus far featured Irish families who have relocated to such countries as France, South Africa, Spain (thrice), Australia, Austria and Italy. The second series in 2009 was part of a group of programmes dealing with the topic of emigration. Others included Death or Canada, Blood of the Irish and Who Do You Think You Are?. Series one Series one was filmed in 2005 – 2006. Episode one The Casserley family are Ger, Eimer and their three children, 14-year-old Eoin, 12-year-old Niamh and 10-year-old Ciara. Despite being unable to speak the French language, they moved to Bordeaux, France in 2004. Ger was laid off and, having always dreamed of setting up a Pitch'n Putt style golf course in France, decided then was the best opportunity. They sold their home in Swords, County Dublin. After some travelling they settled near Montpon, a town located about forty minutes from Bordeaux. Their three-bedroom home cost €104,000 and Ger, along with his brother in law, purchased a strip of land nearby in order to develop his golf course. The episode follows the children's struggles with the French language and their father's difficulties in obtaining planning permission for his golf course. Episode two Colin and Teresa Pielow are from Dublin but relocated to South Africa in October 2005 where they set up a small vineyard and opened their own business, Pielows Restaurant. This change came about after the couple holidayed in Tulbagh, a place located one hour and twenty minutes north of Cape Town which they loved very much. They sold the restaurant they owned in Cobh (Robin Hill), rented their Enniskerry cottage and left for South Africa with their two labrador retrievers. The Pielows purchased a traditional cape Dutch style house with 1.5 hectares for €220,000 down the street from their new restaurant, part of the well-established guesthouse "De Oude