Fish Town
Season 1
Insight to the fishing town of Brixham. Beautiful, filming and brimming with real stories and characters, Fish Town gets to the heart of a bustling town though the stories of the people who live there.
Where to Watch Season 1
10 Episodes
- Brixham Devon
E1Episode 1Brixham DevonSky Atlantic presents its first British documentary,In the first episode, spring is in the air and Brixham is a hive of activity as skippers prepare to return their pleasure yachts to the water after wintering in the dry dock. Overseeing proceedings is Deputy Harbour Master Dave Bartlett whose deft management will see twenty boats safely launched. Meanwhile, in town the pressure is on for Brixham to look its best for the arrival of HRH The Princess Royal who will officially open the new £20million fish market. With public areas to be painted and shop fronts to be primed for spring opening, there's no rest for locals who are keen to impress the visiting royal. While the fish market's straight-talking chief auctioneer Barry Young makes final preparations for Princess Anne's walkthrough, Roberts Fisheries owner Robert Simonetti and his wife Kelly plan to present the royal guest with a box of Brixham's finest fish. In another part of the town, all eyes are on another kind of visitor, the arrival of Brixham's first summer tourists. Planning furiously for the lunchtime rush, chip shop owners Steve and Bridget know their customers want value for money and are famous for giving them Brixham's best fish and chips. But will the arrival of a trendy new fish restaurant have an impact on business? Beautiful, filmic and brimming with real stories and characters, Fish Town gets to the heart of a bustling town though the stories of the people who live there - Scallops & Skydiving
E7Episode 7Scallops & SkydivingBrixham residents raise 150,000 pounds for a statue to commemorate fishermen lost at sea, but Pat Seddon's plan to support the cause by participating in a fundraising skydive worries her friends and relatives. Jan Hart goes trawling for scallops, and shares some ancient superstitions.
