Clarissa & The Countryman

Clarissa helps Johnny during the busy lambing season, playing ewes' midwife and battling the threat of foxes.

Clarissa and Johnny go in search of the once scarce but now plentiful pink-footed goose.

Clarissa Dickson Wright continues her celebration of the countryside with friend and hill farmer Johnny Scott. On the Island of Mull. Hind stalking, salmon fishing, cheese-making and prawn trawling provide more than just food for thought for Clarissa and Johnny.

Countrywoman and "Fat Lady" Clarissa Dickson-Wright teams up with Johnny Scott, mate of Prince Charles. They go hare coursing near Formby (Waterloo Cup) and visit a pigeon fancier in a north Liverpool suburb.

Pigs reared on custard and an impromptu round of It's a Knockout make for a memorable trip to the south west of England.

Clarissa and Johnny discover why grouse and song birds are no longer common on the Denbigh moors and pursue some of their predators. They also meet a family who have revived a disused slate quarry and visit a farmer who now uses his land as a wind farm.

Clarissa and Johnny investigate a project designed to conserve unique wetlands, meet the priest who runs an eel fishing co-operative and sample the traditional way of making maggots more lively.

Clarissa and Johnny visit Northumberland, where they spend a day fox-hunting in the border hills. On their way to the hunt, they meet an ex-miner who has been salvaging coal from the sea for over 20 years.