Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Himself - Presenter
A Cook on the Wild Side (1995)
Season 1
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall spurns the London summer and heads for open country to spend some time eating off the fat of the land in a trawl through Britain's wild larder.
Released Aug. 9, 2005
Episode 24 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, Reality
Keywords: tmdb.cooking, tmdb.food
Network: Channel 4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Journey starts
Out on the road, Hugh attempts to fish for his evening meal, a white witch stirs him up a rejuvenating brew and a former poacher shows him how to trap a rabbit for a stew flavoured with the day's gatherings - honey.
Aug. 9, 1995, midnight
S1E2 - Norfolk
Hugh goes in search for some Norfolk poachers to help him hunt game for a pie and with help seeks out wild plants as flavourings. At the end of the day, Hugh has all the ingredients but worries about the ethics of a poacher and a gamekeeper sitting at his table.
Aug. 16, 1995, midnight
S1E3 - Cornwall
In search of a diet with low cholesterol and less cost Hugh encounters two vegans who try to convert him to their philosophy of eating and continues his search for the prize fish for his soup.
Aug. 23, 1995, midnight
S1E4 - Isle of Wight
In this episode Hugh abseils down a cliff in search of samphire, and is cooked a weird meal by a group of travellers. He brings dessert - gooseberry icecream, made from berries collected earlier that day.
Aug. 30, 1995, midnight
S1E5 - Western Isles
Hugh scours the Western Isles in search of a free meal and goes scuba diving for scallops, before learning how to make heather ale.
Sept. 6, 1995, midnight
S1E6 - London
Hugh heads to London to see what its wild larder offers. Having turned down Trafalgar Square pigeon he heads to suburbia in search of garden snails, which contribute to the evening's feast - snails in garlic butter, grilled mullet and summer berry pudding.
Sept. 13, 1995, midnight
S1E7 - Signs of Spring
None
S1E8 - Gloucestershire
None
S1E9 - Fenland canal
None
S1E10 - Calder Valley
None
Network: Channel 4
Episode Runtime: 24 min.
Season Runtime: 336 min.
Released: Aug. 9, 2005
Last Air Date: April 3, 1997, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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