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Return to River Cottage - Season 1

Series: Return to River Cottage
5
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Episodes
6
Rating
TVPG
Year
2000
Language
English
Publisher
Questar

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After a year at River Cottage, Hugh decides that it is the perfect time to expand his operation by renting the field over the river, and purchase a Dexter cow and calf, a flock of Dorset Down sheep, three pigs, and a handful of chickens.

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1. Return to River Cottage - Episode 1

25m

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Now that he has some extra land to work with, Hugh purchases some livestock, prompting he and Angus Carmichael, a local carpenter, to build a fox-proof chicken coop. Hugh also goes scallop hunting, and enters a nettle eating competition.

2. Return to River Cottage - Episode 2

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Hugh's cattle and sheep are settling in, but a few of the chickens are not. Also, local vet Jeff Thomson helps with the delicate operation of castrating the calf, Hugh builds a polytunnel, and rabbits wreak havoc on the vegetables.

3. Return to River Cottage - Episode 3

25m

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It is time for Hugh's landlord, Antony Hichens, to host his annual medieval fair, and Hugh decides to donate a pig for the feast. He also helps local bakers create a batch of traditional Dorset lardy cakes and learns hot to shear sheep.

4. Return to River Cottage - Episode 4

25m

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Torrential late summer rains spell doom for Hugh's hay harvest, and only radical plant-surgery can save his tomatoes from blight, however the weather has helped mushrooms flourish. Hugh also enters a sheep in the Melpash Agricultural Show.

5. Return to River Cottage - Episode 5

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Hugh embarks to sell his entire tomato harvest at the Farmer's Market by offering a diverse range of products under the brand name: The River Cottage Glutton. Hugh also makes a bet with a rival grower as to who will sell more at market.

6. Return to River Cottage - Episode 6

24m

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With a failed hay harvest, Hugh conceives a cunning plan to supplement the winter feed he will need for his animals by throwing a party, but instead of a bottle he asks his guests to bring a bale. Hugh also agrees to an unusual request.

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