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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall spurns the London summer and heads for open country to spend some time eating off the fat of the land in a trawl through Britain's wild larder.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    A Cook on the Wild Side Season 1 Episode 1 - Journey starts
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    #1 - Journey starts

    S1:E1

    Out on the road, Hugh attempts to fish for his evening meal, a white witch stirs him up a rejuvenating brew and a former poacher shows him how to trap a rabbit for a stew flavoured with the day's gatherings - honey.

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  2. A Cook on the Wild Side Season 1 Episode 2 - Norfolk
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    #2 - Norfolk

    S1:E2

    Hugh goes in search for some Norfolk poachers to help him hunt game for a pie and with help seeks out wild plants as flavourings. At the end of the day, Hugh has all the ingredients but worries about the ethics of a poacher and a gamekeeper sitting at his table.

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  3. A Cook on the Wild Side Season 1 Episode 3 - Cornwall
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    #3 - Cornwall

    S1:E3

    In search of a diet with low cholesterol and less cost Hugh encounters two vegans who try to convert him to their philosophy of eating and continues his search for the prize fish for his soup.

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  4. A Cook on the Wild Side Season 1 Episode 4 - Isle of Wight
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    #4 - Isle of Wight

    S1:E4

    In this episode Hugh abseils down a cliff in search of samphire, and is cooked a weird meal by a group of travellers. He brings dessert - gooseberry icecream, made from berries collected earlier that day.

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  5. A Cook on the Wild Side Season 1 Episode 5 - Western Isles
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    #5 - Western Isles

    S1:E5

    Hugh scours the Western Isles in search of a free meal and goes scuba diving for scallops, before learning how to make heather ale.

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  6. A Cook on the Wild Side Season 1 Episode 6 - London
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    #6 - London

    S1:E6

    Hugh heads to London to see what its wild larder offers. Having turned down Trafalgar Square pigeon he heads to suburbia in search of garden snails, which contribute to the evening's feast - snails in garlic butter, grilled mullet and summer berry pudding.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. A Cook on the Wild Side Season 2 Episode 1 - The Bain Marie
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    #7 - The Bain Marie

    S2:E1

    The Bain Marie is christened and launched in March, when signs of spring are extremely thin on the ground. As Hugh peers over the steering wheel at the dreary, cold landscape, he is soon…

    Director:Unknown
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  8. A Cook on the Wild Side Season 2 Episode 2 - Up The River Severn
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    #8 - Up The River Severn

    S2:E2

    Hugh wends his way up the river Severn, a route which is simultaneously being taken by millions of baby eels - or elvers - who have miraculously found their way here from their birthplace…

    Director:Unknown
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  9. A Cook on the Wild Side Season 2 Episode 3 - Heading salt side
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    #9 - Heading salt side

    S2:E3

    Hugh is leaving behind the inland waterways and heading "salt side", chugging his way towards a seashore forage in the Wash, but first he must run the gloomy gauntlet of the depressingly…

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  10. A Cook on the Wild Side Season 2 Episode 4 - Yorkshire
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    #10 - Yorkshire

    S2:E4

    Hugh's waterborne zig-zag across Britain brings him to heart of Yorkshire, along canals formerly bustling with the boom of the textile industry. At the peak of the industrial revolution…

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Best Episodes Summary

"Journey starts" is the best rated episode of "A Cook on the Wild Side". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/9/1995. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Norfolk".