Six-part series about the UK's biggest fishing port, Peterhead. The Reliance's skipper John Clarke reflects on the future of his son, who is hoping to take over from him one day.
While the fishing boat Reliance spends the day in port, two of its Ghanaian crewmen take a trip into Peterhead to buy gifts for their families back home. In the evening, the boat heads to the Shetland Isles in search of whitefish and prawns. The boat's nets come up full of mud and sea urchins, which can damage the catch, so skipper John Clarke decides to move to another ground. John's move pays off and he steams home full of prime langoustine and cod. John has been reflecting on the future of his son David, who is hoping to take over as skipper one day. So will John let David take the boat out on his own, and if so, does David think he's ready?
On the Amity, skipper Phil Reid tries a new fishing ground to see if he can find a decent catch. But the hauls are disappointing and even a change in the weather conditions doesn't bring a change in fortune. Phil and the crew keep toiling away but return to Peterhead with 200 boxes of fish and just five prawns. On land, Phil has a tense wait at fishing's equivalent of the Oscars to find out if he's won an award for a new kind of net he has developed.
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Flaming Vito
Sea of Glee
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 4 Feb 2019 19:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Sun 26 May 2019 20:30
- Tue 28 May 2019 19:30
- Mon 5 Aug 2019 13:45
- Mon 30 Sep 2019 14:00
- Mon 13 Apr 2020 14:30
- Mon 27 Jul 2020 20:30
- Wed 29 Jul 2020 19:00
- Thu 8 Oct 2020 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Mon 9 Aug 2021 14:30
- Thu 23 Sep 2021 19:30
- Mon 25 Apr 2022 14:00
- Mon 25 Apr 2022 19:30
- Sat 13 Aug 2022 20:30
- Mon 28 Nov 2022 14:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Wed 1 Feb 2023 19:30