Two Fat Ladies

7.8

1996•30m

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.

Production

Trailers & Videos

Two Fat Ladies S01E01 Fish & Shellfish

Two Fat Ladies interview

Two Fat Ladies talk about Vegetarians

Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 1996

1. Fish & Shellfish

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

2. Meat

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

3. Fruits & Vegetables

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

4. Cakes and Baking

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

5. Game

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

6. Food in the Wild

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