Scotland's Greatest Escape: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Scotland's Greatest Escape takes audiences on a journey to the very best escapes that Scotland has to offer and ultimately crown one as Scotland's Greatest Escape. 

Across the series a wide variety of holiday styles and destinations available across Scotland will be showcased. With the emphasis on exceptionality and not luxury, all budgets will be catered for. From wellness retreats to adrenalin fuelled activity breaks, romantic getaways to family fun, each episode will showcase the top three destinations in their category and be road-tested by a family or group of friends with a passion for that particular holiday style. They will spend one night at each of the shortlisted destinations and be tasked to judge five specific elements of their stay. The holiday with the highest score goes forward to the grand final.

Once all finalists are selected, an industry panel, featuring some of Scotland's most experienced and renowned hospitality and tourism experts, will judge against strict industry standards. They will deliberate which of the finalists is most deserving of the award and present the title at the grand final which will be filmed at a prestigious Scottish location.

Series details

• Title: Scotland's Greatest Escape
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Travel
• Premiere date: 2023-02-15
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 31 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 63173
• TVDB ID: 431157

Cast and credited roles

• Graeme Stevely — Presenter
• JJ Chalmers — Presenter
• Dawn Steele — Narrator
• Judith Ralston — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2023-02-15; final listed air date 2023-04-05; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2024-02-28; final listed air date 2024-04-17; episode order: 8.
• Season 3: premiered 2025-03-10; final listed air date 2025-03-10; episode order: 5.

Source and licence

Adapted from Scotland's Greatest Escape on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.