Six-part series about the UK's biggest fishing port, Peterhead. The fishing boat Zenith sets out from Fraserburgh, 20 miles away from Peterhead, in search of whitefish and prawns.
The fishing boat Zenith sets out from Fraserburgh - 20 miles away from Peterhead - in search of whitefish and prawns. At the helm is 26-year-old skipper Adam Robertson. He starts fishing 40 miles out to sea, but his net fills up with mud from the seabed which means he has to haul in early. When the net comes up, it's been torn. Adam gets his net back in the water, but it then gets stuck on an obstruction, meaning Adam could lose his net. He manages to free it, and finally starts landing huge hauls of fish.
The Peterhead boat Amity is on its way to a fishing ground near the Shetland Isles when it runs into trouble. Something is tangled in the propeller. As night falls, skipper Phil Reid puts a waterproof camera over the side to try to work out what's causing the problem, but it's too dark to see. If he can't fix the problem, the Amity might have to be towed back to port without catching a single fish. But he manages to clear the obstruction and make it to his fishing ground. After weeks of poor fishing, Phil and his Filipino crew need a good catch but the fish prove elusive. Small catches
mean less money at the end of the trip for both Phil and his crew, and while Filipino crewman Mikko's cooking lifts the mood, the hauls don't improve. After days at sea, Phil decides to land his catch in Lerwick, in the Shetland Isles, to get the best price for it.
Back on land, a 300-tonne trawler comes into Peterhead port for a paint job. It goes onto the harbour's ship lift and is hoisted out of the water - one of the port's most impressive sights. Local boat painters then have just six days to get it cleaned, painted, and back into the water. A few miles away at net-makers Jackson Trawls, the staff are busy making huge fishing nets mostly by hand.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | James Cosmo |
Executive Producer | David Harron |
Executive Producer | Iain Scollay |
Series Producer | Richard Cookson |
Editor | Rod McLean |
Editor | Gary Scott |
Production Manager | Karen Craig |
Production Company | Firecrest Films |
Broadcasts
- Mon 28 Jan 2019 19:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Sun 19 May 2019 20:30
- Tue 21 May 2019 19:30
- Mon 29 Jul 2019 13:30
- Mon 23 Sep 2019 14:00
- Mon 6 Apr 2020 14:30
- Mon 20 Jul 2020 20:30
- Wed 22 Jul 2020 19:00
- Wed 7 Oct 2020 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Mon 2 Aug 2021 14:30
- Thu 16 Sep 2021 19:30
- Sun 17 Apr 2022 20:30
- Mon 18 Apr 2022 14:00
- Sat 6 Aug 2022 20:30
- Wed 23 Nov 2022 14:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Wed 25 Jan 2023 19:30