Available on Prime Video, Tubi

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingsall's dream of escaping the city sprawl and all its stresses and downshifting into rural dorset is finally realised when he arrives at River Cottage in his 1960s Ford Corsair convertible. His year-long experiment, living off the fat of the land, and the sweat of his brow, involves a steep learning curve... and a lot of fun! Wrestling with free-spirited piglets, waking in the dead of night to protect his vegetable garden from a slug attack, and making cider from a windfall of apples all involve plenty of help from his friends and neighbours

Reality · 1999 · 25 min

Starring Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall , Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Director Zam Baring

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Hugh arrives at River Cottage to begin his dream life away from the city sprawl and immediately sets to work preparing the land for his new vegetable garden and finding livestock. Hugh also attempts spearfishing and meets his new landlord.

24 min · Dec 1, 2023
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Eager to secure fishing rights to the cottage's lake, Hugh makes a wager with his landlord Antony Hichens: If Hugh can prepare a meal of carp that satisfies Antony and his guests, then Hugh shall have fishing rights to the property's lake.

24 min · Apr 12, 2023
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

It is summer at River Cottage and the vegetables are thriving, so much so that Hugh decides to enter The Beaminster Horticultural Society's annual competition, with the Tomatillo as his secret ingredient. Hugh also fishes for spider crabs.

24 min · Apr 12, 2023
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

Hugh discovers that mice are a formidable pest to contend with. Spurred on by this experience, he joins Jan Andrews on a hunt for deer. Hugh then strolls down memory lane with the Cheeseman family and creates a Japanese prawn tempura dish.

23 min · Dec 1, 2023
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

Hugh summons experts to help deal with his uncooperative livestock, and soon, he feels confident in entering his saddleback, Delia, into the Okehampton Agricultural Show. Hugh also grapples with a serious aphid problem in the polytunnel.

24 min · Dec 8, 2023
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

Hugh has lived in River Cottage for six months, and that means his pigs have a date with butcher Ray Smith. It also means it is time for a party. Hugh also learns a remarkable technique for catching razor clams down by the seashore.

24 min · Feb 9, 2024

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Actor
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Host
Zam Baring

Director
Nick Powell

Producer
Jane Stephenson

Producer
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Writer

About