S2 E5 ∙
Rick roams the dramatic north Cornish coast to tell the story of Thomas Hardy - one of Britain's best-loved writers - and his little-known love affair with a Cornishwoman.
G
Contains Mature Themes
All episodes for series 2 of Rick Stein's Cornwall
S2 E1
Rick takes a trip back in time to his early days before making the ultimate fish pie with some plump pollock.
S2 E2
Rick travels to St Ives to meet artist Alfred Wallis and visits a very rare collection of medieval windows.
S2 E3
Rick meets Springwatch presenter and biologist Gillian Burke, who takes him on a walk through a rare habitat.
S2 E4
Rick recounts perhaps the most famous of all Cornish folk tales near Land's End in this episode.
S2 E5
Rick roams the dramatic north Cornish coast to tell the story of one of Britain's best-loved writers.
S2 E6
Cornish king crab is on the menu for Rick as he heads out of Newquay to catch and cook this tasty crustacean.
S2 E7
Rick boards the ferry in Penzance to head to the Isles of Scilly, where he learns about a shipping disaster.
S2 E8
Rick meets a man who's paid to eat 700 samples of cheese a week and learns about a revolutionary art movement.
S2 E9
Rick learns how Cornwall contributed to British Empire communications and meets William Golding's daughter.
S2 E10
Rick goes on a tour around the beautiful Camel Estuary and examines Cornwall's second home ownership.
S2 E11
Rick joins a team diving for razor clams, visits Newlyn's ordnance datum, and is shown beautiful copperwork.
S2 E12
Rick discovers how the Cornish landscape influenced Turner and joins an auctioneer at Newlyn Fish Market.
S2 E13
Rick visits a mausoleum with a macabre story on the River Tamar and tries a dish that was served to Joe Biden.
S2 E14
Rick learns about a time when the Cornish were enslaved and joins one of the last fishing boats in St Mawes.
S2 E15
Rick visits the Rame Peninsula and explores the history of the Cornish pasty.
