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Season 1 – River Cottage

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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall celebrates the best food that spring and summer have to offer.
River Cottage — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Host

Zam Baring

Director

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Writer

Nick Powell

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 18, 1999 Episode 1 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall moves into a primitive cottage in Dorset, buys a pig, forages for wild food and befriends the locals. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 25, 1999 Episode 2 Hugh turns his attentions to pike fishing in the River Piddle; having landed his fish, he makes a delicious dish worthy of tempting the unwilling palate of the local keeper. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 1, 1999 Episode 3 The vegetable garden is in full swing, giving Hugh options of zucchini, carrots, fennel, french beans, spinach and beetroot. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 8, 1999 Episode 4 Hugh discovers an infestation of mice taking over the cottage; he calls Sue and Steve Smith's humane disposal team to help. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 15, 1999 Episode 5 Hugh commissions local basket-maker Malcolm Seal to make an old-fashioned wickerwork eel trap, which he baits with a roadkill rabbit carefully scraped from the tarmac. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 22, 1999 Episode 6 Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall prepares a party for all his friends who have helped him throughout his stay; he takes a break for a lesson in catching razor fish. Details
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River Cottage — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Zam Baring
Executive Producer
Nick Powell
Screenwriter
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Network
Channel 4
Genre
Reality, Special Interest
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Mar 18, 1999