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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 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.

  • S02E02 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.

  • S02E03 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.

  • S02E04 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.

  • 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.

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.

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.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 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.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 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.

  • SPECIAL 0x3 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.