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Best Episodes of Two Fat Ladies
Game
S1 Ep5
8.6
6th Nov 1996
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
Dinner
S2 Ep6
8.3
13th Oct 1997
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.
Breakfast
S2 Ep5
8.2
27th Oct 1997
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).
Meat
S1 Ep2
8.0
16th Oct 1996
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
Lunch
S2 Ep2
7.8
6th Oct 1997
Stuffed tomatoes, clam chowder, stuffed loin of pork, and Robert May's salmon for the motorcyclists at Hesket Newmarket in the Lake District.
Worst Episodes of Two Fat Ladies
A Cocktail Party
S2 Ep1
6.7
29th Sep 1997
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.
Fish & Shellfish
S1 Ep1
7.0
9th Oct 1996
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
On Safari
S4 Ep2
7.0
14th Sep 1999
Mustard petits poussins, chiles rellenos, lamb-stuffed phyllo pastry, and apple pandowdy at the Knowsley Safari Park in Merseyside.
Timber!
S4 Ep3
7.0
21st Sep 1999
Wild watercress mousse, sea trout in salt and beurre blanc, poule au pot, and stuffed peaches for the lumberjacks in the Scottish Highlands.
A Day at the Races
S4 Ep4
7.0
28th Sep 1999
Hot buttered crab, stuffed cod with tomato sauce, green beans with mustard, and rhubarb barmbrack at Floors Castle, Kelso, Scotland.
Two Fat Ladies Episode Guide
Fish & Shellfish
S1 Ep1
7.0
9th Oct 1996
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
Meat
S1 Ep2
8.0
16th Oct 1996
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
Fruits & Vegetables
S1 Ep3
7.4
23rd Oct 1996
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
Cakes and Baking
S1 Ep4
7.6
30th Oct 1996
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
Game
S1 Ep5
8.6
6th Nov 1996
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
Food in the Wild
S1 Ep6
7.6
13th Nov 1996
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
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.
The best rated episodes of Two Fat Ladies are:
Game S1E5 rated 8.6
Dinner S2E6 rated 8.3
Breakfast S2E5 rated 8.2
Meat S1E2 rated 8.0
Lunch S2E2 rated 7.8
The lowest rated episodes of Two Fat Ladies are:
A Cocktail Party S2E1 rated 6.7
Fish & Shellfish S1E1 rated 7.0
On Safari S4E2 rated 7.0
Timber! S4E3 rated 7.0
A Day at the Races S4E4 rated 7.0
The first episode of Two Fat Ladies aired on October 09, 1996.
The last episode of Two Fat Ladies aired on September 28, 1999.
