About this season
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.
Episodes (7)
0. Christmas
Aired 24 December 1997 • 30 min
1. A Cocktail Party
Aired 29 September 1997 • 30 min
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.
2. Lunch
Aired 6 October 1997 • 30 min
Stuffed tomatoes, clam chowder, stuffed loin of pork, and Robert May's salmon for the motorcyclists at Hesket Newmarket in the Lake District.
3. A Picnic
Aired 13 October 1997 • 30 min
Creme Vichyssoise glace, Welsh lamb pie, tartine from Provence, and mitton of pork for the Colwyn Male Voice Choir in Llandudno, North Wales.
4. Afternoon Tea
Aired 20 October 1997 • 30 min
Gentlemen's savory shortcrust, Rigo Jancsi chocolate slices, fresh fruit tartlets, and Queen Alexandra's sandwiches at a cricket tea in Warborough, Oxfordshire.
5. Breakfast
Aired 27 October 1997 • 30 min
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).
6. Dinner
Aired 13 October 1997 • 30 min
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.