A Cook on the Wild Side
A Cook on the Wild Side

A Cook on the Wild Side

2005 2 Seasons 14 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Reality

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

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

EP 2

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 fla

EP 3

Cornwall

In search of a diet with low cholesterol and less cost Hugh encounters two vegans who try to convert him to their philos

EP 4

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

EP 5

Western Isles

Hugh scours the Western Isles in search of a free meal and goes scuba diving for scallops, before learning how to make h

EP 6

London

Hugh heads to London to see what its wild larder offers. Having turned down Trafalgar Square pigeon he heads to suburbia

EP 7

Signs of Spring

EP 8

Gloucestershire

EP 9

Fenland canal

EP 10

Calder Valley

EP 1

The Bain Marie

The Bain Marie is christened and launched in March, when signs of spring are extremely thin on the ground. As Hugh peers

EP 2

Up The River Severn

Hugh wends his way up the river Severn, a route which is simultaneously being taken by millions of baby eels - or elvers

EP 3

Heading salt side

Hugh is leaving behind the inland waterways and heading "salt side", chugging his way towards a seashore forage in the W

EP 4

Yorkshire

Hugh's waterborne zig-zag across Britain brings him to heart of Yorkshire, along canals formerly bustling with the boom

Popular Cast

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Himself - Presenter