Escape to River Cottage | Episode 5

It is eel migration season, and Hugh learns how to weave a unique basket trap to catch them in the river. He also joins the Chideock Cider Circle for the fall apple harvest, learns the art of cider pressing, and attends a pheasant hunt.
Starring: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Michael Michaud & Roy Gunning
Director: Andrew Palmer
Writer: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
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[@ColinFreeman-kh9us]

I love the human magnet that Hugh is….. not a Smartphone in sight….. thank god.

[@ghosthdel3098]

Typical hard working ENGLISH PURE BRITISH MEN with big blue eyes they are. None of these "ain it" boys from down south of the continent.

[@Robin-pe1se]

Smartphones didn't exist when this was first aired

[@Dannysbirdshed]

Brilliant . Could watch these all day. I have the box set somewhere

[@craigdawson3450]

This was my favorite show when i was young love hunting and looking round the countryside for free delicious goodies

[@texgowing7359]

I watched every episode of Hugh's show when I lived in the U.K. I would love to see where he made his own bacon & salt cured the rest of the pig whilst he was doing it.

[@robshaw3655]

His book a cook on the wild side got me interested years ago. When I found myself working in the kitchen tent at a teen camp in Charmouth was so pleased to find the River Cottage cafe up the road in Axminster. The following year for camp I set off from Merseyside at silly oclock just to reach the cafe for breakie.. although a little disappointed with the kippers..think they had been cooked in olive oil...

[@mattreid859]

The most heart warming viewing ive seen in quite a while! Hugh at the top of his game!

[@MarcusWainwright]

What a brilliant programme loved it when it first came out still love it now

[@danielgilbert8182]

I’ve been watching river cottage for years I love it

[@marinaloulli3452]

I utterly loved this programme

[@phoenixxavier9615]

These original RC programmes are the best.

[@CARLIN4737]

Been years since i see this i used to watch it religously.

[@smallsmalls3889]

There's something very British watching HFW

[@stevenmoses5807]

Fantastic show straight forward food none of that ponch crap that looks like it won't fill you up. Alongside some great views of the shores and countryside of England

[@stavio12]

Loved these episodes. Any chance of seeing episodes 6 onwards. Cheers.

[@jamiejudd8018]

Been a fan of River cottage Sun stay one

[@h.rutten2187]

The eel is best when smoked on a smokey open fire, not to hot. They regulate the fire with wood chips and some sprinkled water if needed. Slowly smoked and cooked in their own fat, white a smoked flavored flesh plucked straight out of the skin.

[@3ehahn]

This is the 2nd episode that I’ve watched. In both episodes someone suggested that Hugh was a bit of a posh ponce. Well done! Great show & Hugh is a great guy even if his last name is spelled Posh. Love the book too. Making hard cider too.

[@johnlavery3433]

He went to a university so posh he read philosophy and psychology instead of studying it. Still an icon though, loved river cottage since I was a child

[@chrismcbrias4681]

Posh kid trying to be common these people are all the same

[@3ehahn]

@@chrismcbrias4681 i actually prefer people who try to be humble as opposed to those who try to act posh or arrogant. I still thinkHugh is a good dude.

[@johngraham5948]

Who TFCs

[@3ehahn]

@@johngraham5948 i do , tough guy.

[@PetaWilliams-j3u]

The size of the eels are huge

[@mickwalsh8136]

People saying on here,he's a posh ponce sound jealous, he's the type of guy imo who wouldn't have been bothered if he'd been born with a plastic spoon in his mouth instead of a silver one,apart from the plastic one not being environmentally pc lol

[@petertromans5599]

My children named him "His Hairiness the Fearnley Whittingstall."

[@PetaWilliams-j3u]

Those men were so happy to see the feasant roasts

[@danlatimer406]

My favorite episode. It has it all.

[@elizabethwinsor-strumpetqueen]

Praise the Lord !! He's cured me of Veganism!

[@markslowen1411]

I love the way HFW always gets pisse-d with the locals and joins in on every thing going in the community

[@noorazhar9869]

“ eat without delay”😂

[@MrRockstar1968]

I like cider though unfortunately it's too acidic for my stomach.

[@davidmcivor2761]

He is into water sports I hear!

[@matthewdickson7838]

Superb viewing 👍👍👍

[@christopherhinton6456]

do you skin the ell before smoking.

[@martinleonard1992]

No

[@robertwolstenholme-x1n]

On our reserves where I live pheasants are on the extermination list we try our best to get rid of them but untold thousands are released by the rich landowners next door

[@MrRockstar1968]

Does eel taste similar to a particular type of fish?

[@davidmcivor2761]

Hugh is well into watersports of the yellow kind aren’t you, we know your dirty predilections!

[@benbeats2329]

Great program, and I'm still dreaming of my escape

[@tonynapoli5549]

May I ask how old is this video , Thanks

[@denisbrennan5536]

I'm guessing it's about 15 to 20 years old

[@tonynapoli5549]

@@denisbrennan5536 Thank you

[@davidbarnes241]

Feb 1999👍

[@anthonyplayground1402]

Malcolm seal will catch an Eel ... 3x

[@Peter-cz8hx]

i've got a small holding😂

[@anthonyplayground1402]

What about all that pressed apple ... what happened to it ... piggy sad now 😢

[@nez9751]

Hugh is posh, but the series was great I watch them regularly. I think Hugh pissed off a few people with his series about free range chickens when he was running down working class people for not paying double for a free range chicken, and his lack of understanding that some people just can’t afford it. He was wealthy from the day he was born, and he showed a real lack of understanding in that series imo.

[@MrAngry3232]

Womp womp

[@ColinFreeman-kh9us]

Talk about a load of crap

[@nez9751]

@@ColinFreeman-kh9us ok let’s

[@paulleggatt670]

Never lived there it was a TV stage

[@davidcarr2896]

Make some new episodes

[@Jalapeno_Chorizo]

Can we see River Cottage in the zombie apocalypse?

[@maxinelatham5847]

Sadly the influence of modern britain will have changed this county. 😂

[@Edgunsuk]

copyright mean anything to you ?

[@terjebergstrom6038]

🥰🥰🥰😁🤗🤗🤗💝💝💝

[@brucehart706]

Great series but the common eel is now very rare. Please do not catch them.

[@martinleonard1992]

Not rare Very common in Dorset rivers

[@shaunpreston2839]

He's fine if you have something he wants! If not it's a different matter, a wannabe countryman! That he will never be!😢

[@richarddavies-8483]

Fresh water Eels are a protected species.

[@gh-vi9tk]

So are seagulls

[@martinleonard1992]

No

[@matimus100]

Not creatures for starter's

[@peterdurnien9084]

Trapping, catching and killing eels is illegal.

[@Desertfox170]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@peterdurnien9084]

@@Desertfox170 Yep caught and ate a big fat one and ate it too, pre 2009.

[@andrewtrip8617]

Since when ?

[@peterdurnien9084]

@@andrewtrip8617 2018

[@jamiejudd8018]

But Hugh Was rich from the very first episodes excellent television nonetheless

[@ColinFreeman-kh9us]

So what

[@jamiejudd8018]

So he paints a very rosy picture But try to live that life if you come from a rough or poor background without Any big week connections Like a TV company to start with and then aristocratic very posh family to boot

[@paddydoyle4234]

​@@jamiejudd8018i live a life simular to this, I have 2 allotments, I keep rabbits and poultry for meat and eggs, I go foraging and hunting, make my own pickles, chutneys, vinegar and alcohol, and I'm hardly rich or from a posh background, I grew up in a council estate in Liverpool. As a matter of fact, I don't think I could afford to live in a city, rent is cheaper here and free food is much easier to come by.

[@craigdawson3450]

Bet hes tauggt a few peopke how to syrvive from the land tho

[@ae4164]

@@craigdawson3450 Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahha

[@jamiejudd8018]

Q

[@paulmott5059]

There's nothing wrong g with being a posh ponce if your a good guy