Season 1 (1983)
Following on from the hugely popular Out of Town, Old Country saw Jack Hargreaves continue his exploration of rural life in Thomas Hardy country - reflecting on its character, traditions, history and folklore, and the skills that had passed on from generation to generation.
Episodes: 20
Star Cast: Jack Hargreaves ,
Episodes List
Ep.1 Walking Sticks / Hurdle Maker
Air Date: 1983-01-09
Jack discusses the nuances of walking sticks, where one might acquire a proper one, or how one could craft one from an appropriate plant in a copse. He goes on to elucidate the importance of copses to the farm. There is a demonstration of the building of a wattle hurdle from wood found in such copses, and the importance therein is portrayed.
Ep.2 Mayfly Trout / Todber Stone
Air Date: 1983-01-16
Ep.3 Stow Fair / Flat Cart
Air Date: 1983-01-23
Ep.4 Garden / Cut Mill
Air Date: 1983-01-30
Ep.5 Harnessing a Horse / Decent Dog
Air Date: 1983-02-06
Ep.6 Sheepfair / Dabchick
Air Date: 1983-02-13
Ep.7 Fishing Rod / Morey's Lake
Air Date: 1983-02-27
Ep.8 Tarrant Valley / Circus
Air Date: 1983-03-06
Ep.9 Lurchers - Rabbiting
Air Date: 1983-03-13
Ep.10 Cutting up a Pig
Air Date: 1983-03-20
Ep.11 Downland - Cattle Breeds
Air Date: 1983-03-27
Ep.12 Trolley Drive - Fiddleford Mill
Air Date: 1983-04-03
Ep.13 Pony Drift - Goats
Air Date: 1983-05-15
Ep.14 Brittany Spaniels
Air Date: 1983-05-29
Ep.15 Bygones
Air Date: 1983-06-05
Ep.16 Driving - Bygones
Air Date: 1983-07-31
Ep.17 Steam Plough - Terrier Show
Air Date: 1983-08-07
Ep.18 Pigeon - Sturminster Mill
Air Date: 1983-08-14
Ep.19 Thatching Reed - Hound Show
Air Date: 1983-08-21
