Hugh invites two local felt-making experts to turn his sheep's fleeces into a fashionable garment. And when he's asked to make the tea for a cricket match, he ends up having to play.
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