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Season 1

  • S01E01 Fish & Shellfish

    • October 9, 1996
    • BBC Two

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

  • S01E02 Meat

    • October 16, 1996
    • BBC Two

    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

  • S01E03 Fruits & Vegetables

    • October 23, 1996
    • BBC Two

    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

  • S01E04 Cakes and Baking

    • October 30, 1996
    • BBC Two

    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

  • S01E05 Game

    • November 6, 1996
    • BBC Two

    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

  • S01E06 Food in the Wild

    • November 13, 1996
    • BBC Two

    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

Season 2

  • S02E01 Lunch

    • October 6, 1997
    • BBC Two

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

  • S02E02 A Cocktail Party

    • September 29, 1997
    • BBC Two

    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.

  • S02E03 Afternoon Tea

    • October 20, 1997
    • BBC Two

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

  • S02E04 A Picnic

    • October 13, 1997
    • BBC Two

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

  • S02E05 Breakfast

    • October 27, 1997
    • BBC Two

    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).

  • S02E06 Dinner

    • November 3, 1997
    • BBC Two

    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.

  • S02E07 Christmas

    • December 24, 1997
    • BBC Two

    Egg mousse, roast goose with pate and prune stuffing, Swedish red cabbage, and Christmas pudding ice cream bombe for the Pilgrims' School Boys' Choir at Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Benedictine Nuns

    • September 2, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Tomato tartlets, lobster with mayonnaise, broad beans with dill, and raspberry and strawberry shortcake for the Benedictine nuns at Kylemore Abbey in Connemara, Ireland.

  • S03E02 Pony Club

    • September 9, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Welsh rarebit soufflé, pork with clams, Pete's pommie pommes, and chocolate crème brûlée at the Pony Club in the Cotswolds.

  • S03E03 The Cambridge Eight

    • September 16, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Asturian bean and sausage soup, rabbit Isabel, peas with lettuce, and cheese and honey pie for the oarsmen at Cambridge University.

  • S03E04 Barristers at Lincoln's Inn

    • September 23, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Salmon mousse with cucumber sauce, beef in pastry, Swiss chard with garlic and anchovies, and strawberry breasts for the barristers at Lincoln's Inn, London.

  • S03E05 The Air Race

    • September 30, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Roasted salmon with scallops in mustard butter, venison pasty, red peppers stuffed with aubergines, and chocolate egg snowballs for the air race at East Fortune Airfield, Scotland.

  • S03E06 Lock Keepers

    • October 7, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Soused herrings, Burnetts woodcock, hoppin' John, and Quercyan apple cake for the lock keepers at Grindley Brook Canal, Shropshire.

  • S03E07 A Caribbean Christmas

    • December 22, 1998
    • BBC Two

    Pumpkin soup, jerk suckling pig, rice and peas, and a spice bun at the Good Hope Country House, Jamaica.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Potatoes Galore

    • September 7, 1999
    • BBC Two

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

  • S04E02 On Safari

    • September 14, 1999
    • BBC Two

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

  • S04E03 Timber!

    • September 21, 1999
    • BBC Two

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

  • S04E04 A Day at the Races

    • September 28, 1999
    • BBC Two

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

  • S04E05 Jennifer Paterson: One Fat Lady - One Large Life

    • October 9, 1999
    • BBC Two

    The concluding episode of the Two Fat Ladies series; Jennifer, the dark haired, motorcycle driving half of the duo passed away August 10, 1999, prior to finishing recording of season 4. In this final special; cast, crew, family, friends and associates remember Jennifer Paterson, her spectacular character and life.