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Escape To River Cottage on DVD (1999)

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Average rating: 77%
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Starring: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Director: Zam Baring, Andrew Palmer, Billy Paulett
Studio: ACORN MEDIA
Run time: 168 mins
Certificate: 15
User collections: Eclectic Mix
Genres: Documentary
Languages: English
Released: 06/09/2003

Brief synopsis of Escape To River Cottage

Some may think of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall as slightly eccentric. After all his books feature chapters on the best way to catch and eat the likes of garden pigeons and squirrels. However, amongst the slightly less practical features he provides a wealth of information on sensible ways to escape the urban sprawl and live off the land. This series follows Hugh and his family as they set about turning River Cottage into a self sufficient paradise with flowers, vegetables and their own livestock and includes advice on recipes that use ingredients that can be grown and caught.

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Rated - 5 starsExtremely well presented, very good TV.

A customer from Wales , 01/06/2004

I'd watched a few of these on channel 4, but never really made the effort to actually sit and watch them fully, if it was on I'd watch it sort of thing, but was recommended to me.

On DVD without the adverts (only 24 mins an episode) it is simply fasinating , extremely well presented, and just shows what you can do with a little imagination, instead of buying those plastic shrowded 8 rashers of processed, limp, skinny and rubbery back bacon slices from your supermarket, by rearing your own pigs.

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Rated - 5 starsGet away from it all

miztas from Hants , 13/01/2004

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has escaped the "rat-race" of city life to live off the land, growing his own vegetables and rearing animals. He guides you through the highs and lows of small-holding, meeting weird and wonderful characters and presenting some delicious recipes along the way. In these times of genetically modified food and polluted, stressed cities, Hugh's way of life seems an increasingly tempting prospect.

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Rated - 5 stars

mylady#1 from WIVELISCOMBE , 03/02/2004

This is really good watching - entertaining, educational, and thought provoking. You can't help but empathise with Hugh and what he's trying to achieve and see the humour in the situations. He has this knack of not taking himself too seriously while sounding almost pompous! A very endearing trait. A watch again and again DVD

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Rated - 4 starsLazy Sunday Afternoon

Fasp77 from Gloucestershire , 07/01/2004

This is one for a lazy Sunday evening, watch this when you want to put your feet up and enjoy some down to earth documentary (Literally). This is as down to earth as it gets and as you watch you an feel youself out of city life. A well presented series that leaves you feeling like packing your bags and running off to the country

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Rated - 4 starsLazy Sunday Afternoon

Fasp77 from Gloucestershire , 07/01/2004

This is one for a lazy Sunday evening, watch this when you want to put your feet up and enjoy some down to earth documentary (Literally). This is as down to earth as it gets and as you watch you an feel youself out of city life. A well presented series that leaves you feeling like packing your bags and running off to the country

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Rated - 5 stars

mylady#1 from WIVELISCOMBE , 03/02/2004

This is really good watching - entertaining, educational, and thought provoking. You can't help but empathise with Hugh and what he's trying to achieve and see the humour in the situations. He has this knack of not taking himself too seriously while sounding almost pompous! A very endearing trait. A watch again and again DVD

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