Out of Town
Out of Town

Out of Town

2 Seasons 63 Episodes ⭐ 8.0 Documentary

For over 20 years Out of Town was a television program that provided a window on country life in rural Britain. Fishermen and farriers, horsemen and horticulturalists were prominently featured as presenter Jack Hargreaves took the Southern Television cameras around the country to explore pursuits and activities in the 1960s, 70s and early 80s many of which have long since disappeared. When Out Of Town was first broadcast by ITV, these programs soon won a large following for the entertaining and informative way that they gave a gentle insight into country life, but as time has passed since the last transmission in 1981 they have become a nostalgic historical record of life in Britain from a bygone age.

For over 20 years Out of Town was a television program that provided a window on country life in rural Britain. Fishermen and farriers, horsemen and horticulturalists were prominently featured as presenter Jack Hargreaves took the Southern Television cameras around the country to explore pursuits and activities in the 1960s, 70s and early 80s many of which have long since disappeared. When Out Of Town was first broadcast by ITV, these programs soon won a large following for the entertaining and informative way that they gave a gentle insight into country life, but as time has passed since the last transmission in 1981 they have become a nostalgic historical record of life in Britain from a bygone age.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

S01E01

Coarse Fishing / Yerro's Operation

EP 2

S01E02

A River for All Seasons / Bass Fishing

EP 3

S01E03

Pebbles / Tidal Mill

EP 4

S01E04

Chalk Hills / Chalk Springs / Stagecoach

EP 5

S01E05

Gean Tree Furniture / Southern Television Sea Angling Championships

EP 6

S01E06

Garden Competition / Dry Fly Fishing

EP 7

S01E07

Model Making / Teaching Fly Fishing Techniques

EP 8

S01E08

The Theft of the Countryside / Fell Ponies

EP 9

S01E09

Heavy Horses / Fly Fishing in June

EP 10

S01E10

Gypsy Caravans / Fishing for Pollock

EP 11

S01E11

Out of Town 21st Anniversary Programme

EP 12

S01E12

Sheep Farming / Bite Indicators

EP 13

S01E13

Into the Past at Appleby Fair / Private Rivers

EP 14

S01E14

Fishing for Barbel / Ferrets

EP 15

S01E15

Pigeon Decoy / Fishing with a Dog Knobbler

EP 16

S01E16

Freeze Branding / Perch Fishing

EP 17

S01E17

Pony Riding - Next Generation Wild and Cottage Gardens - Sheep Fair - Barbel

EP 18

S01E18

Pannage - Dry Fly Fishing on the River Test

EP 19

S01E19

Wheels - Grayling Fishing

EP 20

S01E20

Sheep Dogs - Guns

EP 21

S01E21

Multiplier Reel Casting - Hounds

EP 22

S01E22

Corn Threshing - Eden Vale

EP 23

S01E23

Blackmore Vale - Breeding Lurchers

EP 24

S01E24

Annual Agricultural Show - Pheasant Shooting

EP 25

S01E25

Cattle dog - Clocks (Previously Unreleased)

EP 26

S01E26

Old Railway Line - Cloudburst at the Agricultural Show

EP 27

S01E27

Pigeons - Fishing for Next To Nothing

EP 28

S01E28

Fishing for Minnows - Kingfishers - Corn Flail

EP 29

S01E29

Summer Fishing - Village Fair

EP 30

S01E30

Fish Hooks - Gardening Earthworm Farm

EP 31

S01E31

Southern Fishing Competition In Ireland - Rabbit Catching

EP 32

S01E32

Observing The Country - Working Dog Show

EP 33

S01E33

Saving The Countryside - Going to Market

EP 34

S01E34

Sheep Farming - Centenarian Angler

EP 35

S01E35

Parsonage Down - English Culture

EP 1

S02E01

Appleby Fair / Ramming Time. Jack Hargreaves visits the Romany horse fair at Appleby & visits Sturminster Newton in Dor

EP 2

S02E02

New Forest Point-to-Point / Apple Grafting. Jack attends a Boxing Day point-to-point meeting in the New Forest. Jack go

EP 3

S02E03

Kingfishers / Model Carts. Jack presents the fascinating story of a man who rescued a brood of baby kingfishers, teachi

EP 4

S02E04

Sheep Shearing / Sea Bream. Sheep Shearing & Sea Bream Jack visits the high downs of Dorset in May to see an internatio

EP 5

S02E05

Sweetheart Story / Tyring a Cart. Jack visits a country house on the Berkshire downs and explores the secrets it contai

EP 6

S02E06

Farm Sale / Fishing in a Gale / Forest Fire. Jack attends the sale of a farm which has been owned by the same family fo

EP 7

S02E07

Market Day / Minnow Trap / Lobster Boat. This film tells the story of a country market in Ringwood in Hampshire as Jack

EP 8

S02E08

Iron Ponds / Lobster Breeding. Jack visits the countryside around Tenterden in Kent where some ponds are located which

EP 9

S02E09

Romney Marsh / Pumpkins. Jack makes a visit to Romney Marsh in Kent to fish and attempt to photograph a flying frog. Ja

EP 10

S02E10

Lambing / Mayfly. The lambing season is captured during a long day on high ground near Sturminster Newton in Dorset. Th

EP 11

S02E11

Mole Catcher / High School Rider. This film captures the exploits of an expert mole catcher as he sets about his busine

EP 12

S02E12

Rake Maker / Stagecoach. Old country skills are on show in this film which depicts the proper use of the draw knife. A

EP 13

S02E13

Bee Skips / Pheasant Shooting. A film showing how an elderly craftsman made bee-skips from brambles. The country pastim

EP 14

S02E14

Tidal Mill / Ice Fishing. A look at a working tidal mill in Eling, near Southampton, in Hampshire. Fishing in freezing

EP 15

S02E15

Fly-Casting / The Log Splitter. Jack’s love of fly casting is clearly evident in this film. This film explores how a

EP 16

S02E16

The Hidden Stream / Deer Shoot. Jack fights through the undergrowth to fish from a hidden stream, with a water rat for

EP 17

S02E17

The Shooting Master. Jack visits a training range to meet The Shooting Master and experience his remarkable skills.

EP 18

S02E18

British Finches / Yerro's Operation. British finches are shown in abundance in this film which looks at the breeding of

EP 19

S02E19

Stour River. In this episode of Out Of Town Jack profiles the Dorset river in all seasons, and during a serious flood.

EP 20

S02E20

Hacienda / Bullfight. Jack is in southern Spain to look at the training and work of horses from the region. More advent

EP 21

S02E21

Housebuilding / Trout & Grayling. Jack takes a look at the materials and methods used in house building in previous gen

EP 22

S02E22

Freeze Branding / Cider Making. Jack Hargreaves takes a look at how frozen carbon dioxide gas (dry ice) was introduced

EP 23

S02E23

Trammel Nets / The Coach Builder. Jack explores the pros and cons of using multi layered trammel nets. Jack is in Kent

EP 24

S02E24

Big Skate / Pannage. Jack visits members of an angling club in the Shetlands in search of skate. Jack is in the New For

EP 25

S02E25

Cod Fishing / Centenarian Angler. The cold seas of winter have brought cod to the seas off the south coast of England.

EP 26

S05E26

Charcoal Burners / Pigeon Shooting. Jack takes a close look at charcoal making the traditional way. Jack sets off on a

EP 27

S02E27

Long Distance Ride Jack is on hand to witness this test of endurance for horse and rider.

EP 28

S02E28

Brick Making / Stonehenge

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