River Cottage Forever
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's Dorset down-shifting experiment enters its third year and he's beginning to get the hang of it - or so he thinks.
- 2002-2002
- 1 season
- Questar Entertainment
- Documentary
- TV-PG
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's Dorset down-shifting experiment enters its third year and he's beginning to get the hang of it - or so he thinks.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2002
Episode 1
Episode #1.1
Hugh cooks up a limpet pie and his neighbour Jo Forsey comes to check his sheep stock and declares that at least two are in lamb and that the birth is imminent.
Episode 2
Episode #1.2
After several days and sleepless nights, Hugh's first ewe finally gives birth to twins - the perfect Easter present.
Episode 3
Episode #1.3
It's late May, the vet calls and it's bad news: Marge the cow is not as pregnant as Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall once thought, there'll be no more lambs and the first batch of eggs are all addled.
Episode 4
Episode #1.4
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall invites two local felt-making experts to turn his sheep's fleeces into a fashionable garment. He is asked to make the tea for a cricket match, and ends up having to play.
Episode 5
Episode #1.5
Hugh's beginning to get the hang of his Dorset down-shifting experiment - or so he thinks. Under the hot summer sun, the animals at River Cottage are giving him considerable grief.
Episode 6
Episode #1.6
It's high summer and with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's vegetable garden in fine shape he's decided to enter the Vegetable Challenge Cup at his local horticultural show.
Episode 7
Episode #1.7
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall finds that one of his old ewes has died. It's a sad day at River Cottage as later on he sends two of his pigs to the abattoir.
Episode 8
Episode #1.8
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's Dorset down-shifting experiment finally comes to an end. As winter draws in, he has one major money-earner up his sleeve.
