River Cottage

Name: River Cottage
Released: 1999-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

TV Show · Reality

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall explores an alternative lifestyle from his gamekeeper's cottage in West Dorset. Here he grows his own vegetables, fruit and herbs and even turns his hand to rearing stock and living off the land.

1999 · 24m

Starring Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Director Zam Baring

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Hugh arrives at River Cottage, a gamekeeper's cottage in West Dorset, ready to begin planting and acquire skills in speargun fishing and hunting.

24 min
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Hugh climbs a monkey puzzle tree looking for meat-free protein. Hugh and Gill cook beetroot tarte tatin and summer salad with pearl spelt, and Tim makes broad bean bruschetta.

24 min
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Hugh enters his produce into the local Beaminster Summer Show and accepts a jam-making challenge by the Beaminster WI before tracking spider crabs.

24 min
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall discovers an infestation of mice is taking over the cottage. He calls in Sue Smith who runs a 'humane disposal team' with her partner Steve.

23 min
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

It's high time the river contributed to Hugh's larder so he sets eel traps, then learns how to make Dorset cider and joins a local pheasant shoot.

24 min
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall prepares a party for all his friends who have helped him throughout the series, but takes a break for a lesson in catching razor fish.

24 min