Jack Hargreaves
Director
Old Country (1983)
Season 1
Following on from the hugely popular Out of Town, Old Country saw Jack Hargreaves continue his exploration of rural life in Thomas Hardy country - reflecting on its character, traditions, history and folklore, and the skills that had passed on from generation to generation.
Released Jan. 9, 1983
Episode 24 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: tmdb.farm-life, tmdb.old-man, tmdb.nature, tmdb.self-sufficiency
Production Companies: Lacewing, Limehouse Productions
Network: Channel 4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Walking Sticks / Hurdle Maker
Jack discusses the nuances of walking sticks, where one might acquire a proper one, or how one could craft one from an appropriate plant in a copse. He goes on to elucidate the importance of copses to the farm. There is a demonstration of the building of a wattle hurdle from wood found in such copses, and the importance therein is portrayed.
Jan. 9, 1983, midnight
S1E2 - Mayfly Trout / Todber Stone
None
Jan. 16, 1983, midnight
S1E3 - Stow Fair / Flat Cart
None
Jan. 23, 1983, midnight
S1E4 - Garden / Cut Mill
None
Jan. 30, 1983, midnight
S1E5 - Harnessing a Horse / Decent Dog
None
Feb. 6, 1983, midnight
S1E6 - Sheepfair / Dabchick
None
Feb. 13, 1983, midnight
S1E7 - Fishing Rod / Morey's Lake
None
Feb. 27, 1983, midnight
S1E8 - Tarrant Valley / Circus
None
March 6, 1983, midnight
S1E9 - Lurchers - Rabbiting
None
March 13, 1983, midnight
S1E10 - Cutting up a Pig
None
March 20, 1983, midnight
S1E11 - Downland - Cattle Breeds
None
March 27, 1983, midnight
S1E12 - Trolley Drive - Fiddleford Mill
None
April 3, 1983, midnight
S1E13 - Pony Drift - Goats
None
May 15, 1983, midnight
S1E14 - Brittany Spaniels
None
May 29, 1983, midnight
S1E15 - Bygones
None
June 5, 1983, midnight
S1E16 - Driving - Bygones
None
July 31, 1983, midnight
S1E17 - Steam Plough - Terrier Show
None
Aug. 7, 1983, midnight
S1E18 - Pigeon - Sturminster Mill
None
Aug. 14, 1983, midnight
S1E19 - Thatching Reed - Hound Show
None
Aug. 21, 1983, midnight
S1E20 - Pack Pony - Turk's Pond
None
Aug. 28, 1983, midnight
Channel 4
24 min/ep
1495 min
Jan. 9, 1983
Oct. 28, 1985, midnight
Returning Series
NR
Action
Action
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