Rick Stein's Cornwall
Rick Stein's Cornwall is a TV show on BBC2. Rick Stein reveals the Cornwall that he knows and loves, championing the unique food, history and culture of the beautiful, sun-soaked coastal county. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 40 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in February 2025.
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30:00Rick Stein's Cornwall
Cornwall has more than its fair share of folk tales. Perhaps the most famous is found near Land’s End, where Rick recounts the tale of the Mermaid of Zennor
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30:00Rick meets Springwatch presenter and biologist Gillian Burke, who takes Rick on a walk through a rare habitat called an Atlantic temperate rainforest on the banks of the Helford River.
Series 3
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30:00Rick spends a surreal afternoon watching a German film crew at work on a Cornish romance and discovers a brain-boosting mushroom, which he promptly puts in a stir-fry.
30:00Rick catches up with best-selling author Patrick Gale on the trail of Second World War poet Charles Causley before heading home to whip up his favourite sea bass dish.
30:00Rick finds out about the back-breaking work done by women in Cornwall's mines, gets a little merry on botanical spirits, and adds a cheeky nip to a yummy clementine trifle.
30:00Rick enjoys one of the world's most scenic ferry crossings, rustles up a vegetarian tart, and investigates the Cornish influence on Oscar-winning composer Malcolm Arnold.
30:00Rick visits a deer farm near Bodmin Moor, makes a stunning but simple venison wellington, and defines the Cornish sense of humour over a pint with comedian Jonny Cowling.
30:00Rick goes fishing under sail for his favourite oysters, makes a delicious fish soup, and discovers the all-but-forgotten story of Cornwall's ancient capital of Lostwithiel.
30:00Rick soaks up the ambience at one of the UK's last live cattle markets, is in the mood for steak and kidney pudding, and sets sail out of Falmouth in a hand-built boat.
30:00Rick discovers Europe's largest tea plantation on the banks of the River Fal, bakes a simple yet sumptuous fruited tea loaf, and finds out how Cornwall inspired Charles Dickens.
30:00Rick makes heritage cider with author Raynor Winn, cooks a chicken, leek and cider gratin for his old friend John Harris, and meets a sea shanty group with a difference.
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30:00Rick travels to St Ives to meet artist Alfred Wallis. In the shadow of Bodmin Moor, Rick visits a very rare collection of medieval stained-glass windows in the church of St Neot.
Series 3 30:00
30:00Rick forages for mussels in his favourite rock pools, tours Bodmin Moor's dark past with his son Jack, and cooks a foolproof souffle with artisanal Cornish goat's cheese.
Series 1 30:00
30:00As Rick's Cornish odyssey comes to an end, he takes a city break in Truro, where he discovers an unusual ghost story and tours the magnificent cathedral.
30:00 30:00Rick is at Tintagel in Cornwall, the birthplace of the tale of King Arthur - later, he explores the role of Methodism in Cornish history and meets a family who grow saffron.
30:00Rick travels across the Roseland Peninsula - starting at a spot thought to have been visited by Jesus - before visiting picturesque St Mawes and the attractive village of Mousehole.
30:00Rick explores the post-war British modern art movement in St Ives, fishes for a mullet on the Lizard Peninsula, and learns about Cornwall's unusual emblem at Land's End.
30:00Rick heads into china clay pits to discover what is known locally as white gold - one of Cornwall's most important industries - cooks a simple sea bass, and visits his niece at Land's End.
30:00At Golitha Falls - where the River Fowey tumbles down to the sea - Rick meets Dawn French, who has made Cornwall her home. Later, he boards the world's busiest chain ferry.