It's late May, the vet calls and it's bad news... Marge the cow is not as pregnant as Hugh once thought, there'll be no more lambs and the first batch of eggs are all addled
Escape to River Cottage: Episode 1
Hugh moves into his cottage. He buys a pig, forages for food and befriends the locals.
Escape to River Cottage: Episode 2
Hugh turns his attentions to the River Piddle and pike fishing
Escape to River Cottage: Episode 3
The vegetable garden is in full swing and Hugh is spoilt for choice
Escape to River Cottage: Episode 4
Hugh discovers an infestation of mice and calls in a 'humane disposal team'
Escape to River Cottage: Episode 5
Hugh commissions basket-maker Malcolm Seal to make an old-fashioned wickerwork eel trap
Escape to River Cottage: Episode 6
Hugh prepares a party for his friends who've helped him and learns how to catch razor fish
River Cottage Christmas 1999
Hugh prepares a festive Yuletide feast of traditional glazed ham and mince pies
Return to River Cottage: Episode 1
Hugh rents a four-acre field, buys livestock and takes part in a nettle-eating competition
Return to River Cottage: Episode 2
Hugh has problems with some uncooperative chickens and troublesome rabbits
Return to River Cottage: Episode 3
Hugh donates one of his pigs to his landlord's medieval fair to raise money for charity