Jamie's Great Britain

Jamie Oliver travels Britain to find out what makes our food great. He's searching for new ideas and inspiration to create his own versions of British classics. He kicks off his road-trip close to home in the East End, uncovering his family's roots in the area and tasting classic pie and mash and modern Vietnamese street food, as well as meeting a chef turning humble burgers into gourmet cuisine.

Jamie travels to Yorkshire, uncovering how the Industrial Revolution, and the need for immigrant workers, changed everything from the people on our streets to the food on our plates.

Jamie travels over the Severn Bridge to South Wales where he learns of the impact the Welsh coal boom of the late 19th century has had on the nation's food culture to this day.

Jamie's road trip takes him to Leicester where he discovers the impact the British Empire and its love for spice has had on Britain's food culture.

Jamie's visits the West Country, famous for pasties, cheddar and cider. However, Jamie's in search of less traditional fare, and has some Jamaican cooking in Bristol and Guyanese specialities with Jules Davis. Jamie forages for wild mushrooms with local chef Toby Gritten, cooks up a recipe of bath chaps (pigs' cheeks), and tries some local scrumpy with the Wilkins family at their apple farm in Somerset.

Jamie Oliver concludes his journey in the west of Scotland. Jamie finds that haggis is being given a West Indian twist in Glasgow's oldest Scottish restaurant. Later, Jamie brings his adventure to a close with an ambitious feast combining the best of local game with an Italian recipe, seared venison loin with Scottish risotto and golden pheasant hash.