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River Cottage (1999) is a documentary web series in English. On New MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch River Cottage online in HD.

River Cottage — Storyline

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, celebrity chef, television personality, journalist, food writer, and campaigner on food and environmental issues, leaves London to pursue an ambition of self-sufficiency, growing his own vegetables and raising his own animals in Dorset.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
• Starring: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

River Cottage — Series Details

River Cottage — Episode Guide

Escape to River Cottage

• E1: Episode 1 (1999-03-18) — Hugh arrives at River Cottage, a former Gamekeeper's cottage in west Dorset. He sets about removing the plants from the garden and starts planting his vegetables.
• E2: Episode 2 (1999-03-25) — Hugh's been at the cottage a month, his vegetables have been planted and they are growing nicely. Pike is on the menu today, but he'll have to catch one first. There's also a trip
• E3: Episode 3 (1999-04-01) — The vegetables are doing so well, Hugh decided to enter them at the Beaminster Show. He also enters the Home Craft section with his own jam and a sponge cake. Then it's off on a fi
• E4: Episode 4 (1999-04-08) — Hugh has discovered that he is not alone at River Cottage, there are mice at the cottage and he wants rid of them – by humane means. There's an early start to try and bag a roebuck
• E5: Episode 5 (1999-04-15) — Hugh decides that the river that give the cottage its name should contribute to his larder. So he has an eel trap made and puts it to use in the river. He also spends the day as a
• E6: Episode 6 (1999-04-22) — The day has arrived for Hugh's pigs to go to slaughter. He intends to use "everything but the oink", so enlists the help of Ray and Victor. Then it's party-time to say thank you to
• E7: Christmas at River Cottage (1999-04-29) — Christmas Special at River Cottage

Return to River Cottage

• E1: Episode 1 (2000-01-14) — It's April, one year since Hugh moved to River Cottage. Hugh negotiates with his neighbour to secure the use of a four and a half acre (18,200 m²) field, just enough to support a c
• E2: Episode 2 (2000-01-21) — Two of Hugh's chickens aren't acclimating to their 8-foot (2.4 m)-high coop, so he sells them at the annual poultry auction and buys three new birds. Hugh prepares a fruit fool wit
• E3: Episode 3 (2000-01-28) — Hugh's landlords the Hitches are hosting a medieval fair, and Hugh offers up one of his pigs for spit roasting. Hugh attempts to breed Marge the cow with a bull named Regulus. Hugh
• E4: Episode 4 (2000-02-04) — Unseasonal rains flatten Hugh's potential hay crop, and the tomatoes in his polytunnel are stricken by blight. Sheep shower Joanna helps Hugh groom one of his sheep—coincidentally
• E5: Episode 5 (2000-02-11) — The tomato crop has survived the blight, and Hugh prepares to take on organic grower Michael in a friendly competition at the farmer's market. Hugh turns his tomatoes into a variet
• E6: Episode 6 (2000-02-18) — Hugh tries brewing his own beer, using a hop plant he's found growing atop a tree. Later, he employs Nigel, an expert in hedge laying, to tame the trees behind the cottage. In exch
• E7: Return to River Cottage – Q&A with Hugh (2000-02-25) — Q&A with Hugh

River Cottage Forever

• E1: Episode 1 (2002-07-18) — 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.
• E2: Episode 2 (2002-07-25) — After several days and sleepless nights, Hugh's first ewe finally gives birth to twins – the perfect Easter present.
• E3: Episode 3 (2002-08-01) — 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
• E4: Episode 4 (2002-08-08) — 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
• E5: Episode 5 (2002-08-15) — 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.
• E6: Episode 6 (2002-08-22) — 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.
• E7: Episode 6 (2002-08-29) — 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.
• E8: Episode 8 (2002-09-05) — 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.
• E9: River Cottage Forever – Q&A with Hugh (2002-09-12) — River Cottage Forever – Q&A with Hugh

Tales from River Cottage

• E1: Getting Started (2006-05-25) — Hugh looks back on his early days at river cottage offering advice to other as to how to start their own adventures into small holding.
• E2: A Garden of Delights (2006-06-01) — From putting in his first organic veg beds, running the gauntlet of pests, to harvesting bumper crops from his polytunnel. He also offer tips on how to triumph at the local Horticu
• E3: Joy of Pigs (2006-06-08) — Hugh reminisces about his adventures with his pigs – from buying his first pig to training his breeding sow to hunt for truffles.
• E4: Friends and Neighbours (2006-06-15) — Good friends and helpful neighbours are an essential part of the rural idyll. Hugh recalls his initiation into the rural Dorset community.
• E5: Business and Barter (2006-06-22) — Hugh believes that to achieve a thoroughly good living, you need to be ready to barter and heckle. He charts the rise of his own little enterprise, from the local farmers market to
• E6: Chicken and Eggs (2006-06-29) — The difference between a vegetable garden and a smallholding is livestock, and every smallholder needs chickens. Hugh recalls his poultry learning curve.
• E7: Local Crafts and Customs (2006-07-06) — Hugh tells us about some of the local customs he learned.
• E8: The River and the Sea (2006-07-13) — Hugh explains how the river and sea offer the free food – from crabs and cuttlefish to eels and pike.
• E9: The Wild Larder (2006-07-20) — Hugh explains why wild food should be a part of the smallholder's diet.
• E10: Land and Livestock (2006-07-27) — Hugh decides to continue as a small farmer – but how far should he go?

Beyond River Cottage

• E1: Episode 1 (2004-10-01) — Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has outgrown the old River Cottage and now owns a 44 Acre farm in Dorset. To improve the economy of the new farm Hugh realizes he needs to branch out in
• E2: Episode 2 (2004-10-08) — Hugh has finally located a suitable property and begins transforming the site into a going concern. His first challenge is to prepare one of the buildings to open for a special Val
• E3: Episode 3 (2004-10-15) — In this episode Hugh has to deal with impending birth of piglets. He solve the problem of no toilets for the new restaurant and finally tests some new soup receipts at the Bristol
• E4: Episode 4 (2004-10-22) — The year has moved to April. With the seasonal spring vegetables coming into their own, Hugh decides to set up a special seasonal dinner for 40 paying customers.
• E5: Episode 5 (2004-10-29) — The year is moving to late spring and the lambing has gone very well. Hugh attempts to win the Blossom Picnic Festival. Finally he decides to learn a bit about traditional English
• E6: Episode 6 (2004-11-05) — River Cottage HQ restaurant has been open for a month and things are going well. Hugh agrees to host a wedding feast for over a 100 guests, using nothing but produce grown on his f
• E7: Episode 7 (2004-11-12) — Summer is now if full swing. Hugh inspired by an excellent crop of tomatoes decides to conduct a tomato festival at River Cottage HQ in an attempt to make money from the over-suppl
• E8: Episode 8 (2004-11-19) — Moving into Autumn Hugh decides to enter competitions promoted by the local bee keeping society. He also decides to try and reignite interest in offal by preparing tripe for the lo
• E9: Episode 9 (2004-11-26) — Hugh takes up pottery skills to learn how to make clay pots designed for cooking chickens. He also goes in search of mushrooms from the air and finally he arranges for his ewes to
• E10: Episode 10: A River Cottage Christmas Feast (2004-12-03) — Hugh ends the year with a medieval feast including 10 birds within a bird. He also takes his staff to a Christmas party hunting and then cooking squid freshly caught that day.

The View from River Cottage

• E1: Growing Your Own (2005-10-19) — Hugh's journey towards self-sufficiency started out with a modest vegetable patch and a handful of animals, but he soon realised the importance of growing your own fruit, vegetable
• E2: Thrift and Graft (2005-10-26) — From learning to make felt from his sheep's fleeces to trying to revive traditions of tripe eating at the local farmers market, Hugh's determined that no part of his precious lives
• E3: Going Local (2005-11-02) — Continuing his retrospective assessment of the vital elements of rural life, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks back on his ever-increasing commitment to sourcing his food locally.
• E4: The Wild Harvest (2005-11-09) — Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks back on the part that wild food has played over his six years of Dorset downshifting.
• E5: One for the Pot (2005-11-16) — Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall looks back on his experiences of bagging 'one for the pot' from the rabbits that are eating his lettuces.
• E6: Feasting and Fun (2005-11-23) — Hugh revisits some of his finest food gatherings, including a blossom party picnic and an annual cider knees-up.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does River Cottage have? 16 season(s) with 95 episodes.

Who created River Cottage? Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.

Where can I watch River Cottage? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.