TELEVISION crews have once again turned their lens on North Yorkshire as the county was showcased on another hit TV show this month.
In the same week that the Thirsk area appeared on the BBC's Escape to the Country, the spotlight turned to Northallerton when Kirkby Fleetham Hall was featured on Sally Lindsay's Posh Sleepover on Channel 5.
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The popular show sees former Coronation Street actress Sally Lindsay visit high-end homes across the country to spend time living the lifestyle of their super-rich owners.
In the latest episode, Sally travelled to Northallerton to spend time with Sunderland-born property developer and events organiser Karen Stephenson in her £4m Grade II-listed Georgian home, Kirkby Fleetham Hall.
The home is ten miles to the north west of Northallerton and sits in 30-acre grounds designed by Capability Brown boasting his signature lake.
In the programme, Sally explores its nine en-suite bedrooms, enjoys a dinner party and indulges in a spot of wine-tasting at Bon Ceur in Melsonby where a case of wine can set you back £5,000.
The pair also visited well-known auctioneers Tennants of Leyburn, described by Sally as 'an Aladdin's Cave' and one of Karen's favourite places.
Self-made businesswoman Karen, who first got on the property ladder with a barn conversion aged 19, bought Kirkby Fleetham Hall in 2003 and lives there with her son and daughter.
In the show, she describes her passion for living in North Yorkshire, saying: "I'm a country girl at heart.
"I love getting up in the morning and going for a walk with the dog or going for a ride.
"To live in a country house where everybody can come along and stay for dinner parties."
She also joked about taking the title 'Lady Fleetham' which comes with the hall to prevent a Russian Oligarch from buying it.
Karen now has her sights set on restoring another historic North Yorkshire gem to its former glory, having recently purchased the 200-acre estate, Forcett Hall in Richmond.
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She has big plans to restore the beautiful but neglected Grade I-listed building and provide local jobs through events and tourism on the estate.
On the programme she explained her motivation for buying the home, saying: "It is such an amazing building and it has got so much potential but it needs love, it needs restoring and it needs the love brought back into it.
"It is a passion and hopefully it comes over that I am passionate about it."
The forthcoming project at Forcett Hall is been assisted by the help of a myriad of people from Michelin-starred chefs to local ground workers.
It is rumoured to be featuring on television with a programme of its own charting the trials and tribulations of the mammoth project.
At the end of her Kirkby Fleetham Hall sleepover, Sally Lindsay said: "I am a city girl, I'll lways be a city girl but it's so nice knowing that this beautiful oasis is here in the middle of this stunning North Yorkshire countryside and I get to give Karen a ring and come and visit."
The episode of Sally Lindsay's Posh Sleepover featuring Kirkby Fleetham Hall aired on February 5 and is still available to watch on My5.
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