The Great Prawn Hunt
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jul 31, 2006
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jul 31, 2006
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Aug 1, 2006
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Aug 2, 2006
Capt Buchan sails into dangerous waters.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Aug 3, 2006
Documentary series about a group of trawler fishermen in Scotland.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Aug 4, 2006
The engines which bring in Jimmy's nets are failing.
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jun 18, 2007
Skipper Jimmy Buchan takes his prawn trawler Amity south to avoid a ferocious storm.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jun 19, 2007
Ocean Venture is in the grip of a storm and the skipper must rely on his first mate.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jun 20, 2007
Sandy Watt must decide whether to brave violent storms or head for the harbour.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Jun 21, 2007
Documentary series about a group of trawler fishermen in Peterhead, Scotland.
Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Jun 22, 2007
As Jimmy Buchan's trawler lands a hefty catch, he fears for the safety of his crew.
Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Sep 5, 2007 (60 min)
Over two seasons of filming, the BBC has had unprecedented access to the men of the Scottish fishing fleet, their wives and families. This special looks at the remarkable stories.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Aug 20, 2008
With force 11 storms expected, the fishing fleet is in harbour, except for two boats.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Aug 27, 2008
When Charlie and Charles lose their net, they risk being run out of business.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Sep 3, 2008
The crew of the New Dawn find a rope wrapped around the boat's propeller.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Sep 10, 2008
John Alexander, working alone on his tiny boat, finds himself in trouble.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Sep 17, 2008
The pair trawlers, Ocean Dawn and Sunrise, face their toughest fishing trip yet.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Sep 24, 2008
After a week of appalling weather, the trawlers' trip from hell is about to get even worse.
Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Sep 9, 2009
The young crew of the prawn trawler New Dawn recover from the devastating loss of one of their shipmates at sea.
Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Sep 16, 2009
The documentary series following the work of Scottish fishermen centres on the two greatest young skippers of their generation, amid big hauls of prawns and terrifying breakdowns.
Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Sep 23, 2009
A team goes extreme crabbing in the worst weather seen in the programme's history, and the McBrides battle to stay out of prison for fishing beyond their quota.
Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Sep 30, 2009
Documentary celebrating the fishing fleets of Peterhead and Fraserburgh by pulling together some of the most dramatic and dangerous moments of their working lives.