Series: 1

Episodes: 6 x 60

Distributor: BBC Studios

Broadcaster: Channel 4

First tx: 2020

In 2020 the National Trust was forced to lock down over 500 sites. Millions of visitors were barred from their spectacular homes and gardens. This unique situation gave George Clarke the opportunity to get under their architectural skin of some of their most extraordinary buildings and find out what happens when the shutters go down.

In this landmark series he meets the people who kept these places alive, caring for our nation’s treasures. From grand stately homes like Kingston Lacy, Ham House and Cliveden to quirky cottages, glorious gardens and magnificent estates, George unlocks areas the public wouldn’t normally see.

Plus, he takes his Husky, Loki, on some of the Trust’s most spectacular walks from Studland Bay to Dorset’s Gold Cap.