Two Fat Ladies

Two Fat Ladies

Two Fat Ladies was a BBC Two television cooking programme starring Clarissa Dickson Wright, and Jennifer Paterson. It originally ran for four series, from 1996 to 1999. The show was produced by the BBC and has also appeared on the Food Network and Cooking Channel in the U.S. and on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia.

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Seasons

Fish & Shellfish

1. Fish & Shellfish

Air Date: 1996-10-09

The ladies prepare a meal at The Shark's Fin restaurant in Mevagissey, Cormwall. Recipes (or receipts): Crab, corn & coriander fritter Gigot of monkfish rosemarin with anchovies Fish pie Scallops with leeks

Meat

2. Meat

Air Date: 1996-10-16

The ladies go to Westonbirt School in Cornwall to cook for the lacrosse team. Recipes (or receipts): Beef a la Will Moreland Chicken breasts with walnut l'aillade Roast "Hedgehog" (meatloaf) A.N.'s slow shoulder of lamb

Fruits & Vegetables

3. Fruits & Vegetables

Air Date: 1996-10-23

The ladies fix dinner for the priests at Westminster Cathedral (not the famous Abbey). Recipes (or receipts): Bubble and squeak Stuffed artichokes Tomato summer pudding Beanz meanz Fitz Peaches Cardinal Hume

Cakes and Baking

4. Cakes and Baking

Air Date: 1996-10-30

The ladies prepare cakes for a fait in Hallaton using a private kitchen of a friend of Clarissa's from her Women's Institute days. Recipes (or receipts): Ginger bread Danish apple & prune cake Galette des Rois aux amandes Chopped walnut & coffee cake

Game

5. Game

Air Date: 1996-11-06

The ladies go to Scotland to cook at Lennoxlove House in East Lothian which is owned by the 15th Duke of Hamilton. Recipes (or receipts): Partridges with cabbage Pheasant and pickled walnut terrine Duntreath roast grouse Rabbit with anchovies and capers Medallions of venison with blackberries

Food in the Wild

6. Food in the Wild

Air Date: 1996-11-13

The ladies go to Kielder Forest in Northumberland to cook for a Boy Scout Troop. Recipes (or receipts): Muttachar (spiced eggs) Onion soup with Stilton Trout from the Luau Shooter's sandwich Frittata with tomatoes, onions & basil

0. Christmas

Air Date: 1997-12-24

A Cocktail Party

1. A Cocktail Party

Air Date: 1997-09-29

Blinis, bolinos de bacalhau (Portuguese cod cakes), gambas en gabardinas (prawns), devils on horseback, and acaraje (Brazilian bean fritters) at the Brazilian embassy in Mayfair, London.

Lunch

2. Lunch

Air Date: 1997-10-06

Stuffed tomatoes, clam chowder, stuffed loin of pork, and Robert May's salmon for the motorcyclists at Hesket Newmarket in the Lake District.

A Picnic

3. A Picnic

Air Date: 1997-10-13

Creme Vichyssoise glace, Welsh lamb pie, tartine from Provence, and mitton of pork for the Colwyn Male Voice Choir in Llandudno, North Wales.

Afternoon Tea

4. Afternoon Tea

Air Date: 1997-10-20

Gentlemen's savory shortcrust, Rigo Jancsi chocolate slices, fresh fruit tartlets, and Queen Alexandra's sandwiches at a cricket tea in Warborough, Oxfordshire.

Breakfast

5. Breakfast

Air Date: 1997-10-27

Kedgeree, huevos rancheros, jugged kippers, corn griddle cakes, and deviled kidneys at the Black Sheep Brewery in Masham, North Yorkshire (actually cooked at the old vickerage house).

Dinner

6. Dinner

Air Date: 1997-10-13

Turbot with watercress and pickled walnuts; coq au vin; beef with chestnuts, pears, and almonds; and stuffed quail at the Queen Elizabeth Barracks in Church Crookham.

Benedictine Nuns

1. Benedictine Nuns

Air Date: 1998-09-02

The ladies travel to Connemara, Ireland to cook for the benedictine nuns at Kylemore Abbey.

The Pony Club

2. The Pony Club

Air Date: 1998-09-09

3. The Cambridge Eight

Air Date: 1998-09-16

4. Barristers at Lincoln's Inn

Air Date: 1998-09-23

5. The Air Race

Air Date: 1998-09-30

6. Lock Keepers

Air Date: 1998-10-07

1. Potatoes Galore

Air Date: 1999-09-07

Creme Pierre le Grand, fish stew, boeuf stroganoff, and chocolate pie for the Portuguese field hands at Le Pre Manor in Jersey.

2. On Safari

Air Date: 1999-09-14

Mustard petits poussins, chiles rellenos, lamb-stuffed phyllo pastry, and apple pandowdy at the Knowsley Safari Park in Merseyside.

3. Timber!

Air Date: 1999-09-21

Wild watercress mousse, sea trout in salt and beurre blanc, poule au pot, and stuffed peaches for the lumberjacks in the Scottish Highlands.

4. A Day at the Races

Air Date: 1999-09-28

Hot buttered crab, stuffed cod with tomato sauce, green beans with mustard, and rhubarb barmbrack at Floors Castle, Kelso, Scotland.

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Rating

7.8/10

Release Date

1996-10-09

Episodes

23 (4 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Videos

Production Companies

Optomen Television

Optomen Television

BBC

BBC

All3Media

All3Media