The River Cottage Collection - 6-DVD Box Set ( Escape to River Cottage / Return to River Cottage / River Cottage Forever )

The River Cottage Collection - 6-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Escape to River Cottage / Return to River Cottage / River Cottage Forever
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
538 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Biographies
Box Set
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1999 - 2002 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Zam Baring
Andrew Palmer
Garry John Hughes

Written By:
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Actors:
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall ..... Himself

Synopsis:

Escape To River Cottage (1999): It is Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's dream to escape the urban sprawl and find a little place in the country where he can live off the fat of the land.
When Hugh finds River Cottage nestling in the heart of the beautiful Dorset countryside he sets about turning his dream into a reality. The first casualty to self-sufficiency is the flower bed which makes way for terracing to grow edible crops. Once the vegetables have been taken care of Hugh sets off in his 1965 Ford Corsair in search of livestock.
The first arrivals at the cottage are a pair of eight week old Gloucester Old Spot pigs but more animals soon follow.
Hugh also finds time to show how sumptuous meals can be prepared from the local produce be it sea fish, pigeons or freshly caught pike.

Return To River Cottage (2000): The second series looking at the life of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall who continues to live in River Cottage in Dorset.

River Cottage Forever (2002): The rolling hills and rugged countryside of Dorset provide the perfect backdrop for Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's experiment to leave the rat race behind to live off the fat of the land. Tucked away at the bottom of one of the county's valleys he finds his ideal home: River Cottage.

In his first year Hugh had just the cottage and the garden but he soon found he needed more land so, in his second year, he did a deal with a neighbour to rent four acres. His smallholding now boasts a polytunnel for growing vegetables, fox proof high rise chicken accommodation and pasture for his sheep, cows and pigs.
It is now the start of his third year and as well as being a time for looking back with joy and satisfaction at the events of the last two years, it is a time to ask the really big question: should Hugh stay at River Cottage forever?

A docu-drama following a city-dweller who tries to simplify his life by moving to a smallholding (like a acreage) in England. The series combines educational material of him building shelters, raising crops and animals, mending his belongings and such, with humorous interactions with his eccentric neighbors.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 22 April, 2011.