Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Director
Return to River Cottage (1999)
River Cottage Forever
River Cottage Forever is the third in the hugely popular "River Cottage" Channel 4 series franchise, following on from Escape to River Cottage and Return to River Cottage in which chef and journalist Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall de-camped from the rat-race of city living to move to the rolling hills of the Dorset countryside, which provided the perfect backdrop for his experiment to live off the fat of the land in as self-sufficient a style as possible; tucked away at the bottom of one of the Dorset valleys is the ideal home: River Cottage.
Released March 18, 1999
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.self-sufficiency, imdb.food, imdb.lifestyle, imdb.cooking, imdb.farm-life, imdb.farm
Watch Providers: Plex, Plex Channel
Network: Channel 4
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S3E1 - Episode 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.
July 18, 2002, midnight
S3E2 - Episode 2
After several days and sleepless nights, Hugh's first ewe finally gives birth to twins - the perfect Easter present.
July 25, 2002, midnight
S3E3 - Episode 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.
Aug. 1, 2002, midnight
S3E4 - Episode 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.
Aug. 8, 2002, midnight
S3E5 - Episode 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.
Aug. 15, 2002, midnight
S3E6 - Episode 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.
Aug. 22, 2002, midnight
S3E7 - Episode 6
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.
Aug. 29, 2002, midnight
S3E8 - Episode 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.
Sept. 5, 2002, midnight
S3E9 - River Cottage Forever - Q&A with Hugh
River Cottage Forever - Q&A with Hugh
Sept. 12, 2002, midnight
Network: Channel 4
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: March 18, 1999
Last Air Date: Sept. 19, 2012, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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