How many seasons does Countrywise have?

Countrywise has 8 seasons with 125 episodes.

When did Countrywise premiere?

Countrywise premiered on March 12, 2009.

Countrywise

Name: Countrywise
Genre: Nature
Cast: Ben Fogle, Liz Bonnin, Paul Heiney

ITV1 Ended Nature

8 Seasons · 125 Episodes · Premiered March 12, 2009 · Ended December 22, 2016

Countrywise sets out to inspire us all to explore the beautiful British countryside – with its hidden gems, natural wonders and great escapes.Across the series Ben Fogle and Liz Bonnin will be our guides to the great outdoors - along with some well-known faces who'll share their love of their countryside with us.The series also meets the people who call our countryside home – like mum of nine, best selling author and shepherdess Amanda Owen, as she welcomes yet another new arrival down on her Yorkshire Dales farm.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

36 episodes

E01

Introduction

Thu, Mar 12 2009 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E02

Surrey

Thu, Mar 19 2009 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E03

The Birthplace of Industry

Thu, Mar 26 2009 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E04

Idyllic Hours

Thu, Apr 2 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E05

St Georges Day

Thu, Apr 9 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E06

Some Things Worth Keeping

Thu, Apr 16 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E07

Kent

Thu, Apr 23 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E08

The Malvern Hills

Thu, Apr 30 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E09

Cornwell

Thu, May 7 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E10

Northumberland

Thu, May 14 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E11

The Lake District

Thu, May 21 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E12

Constable Country

Thu, May 28 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E13

London

Thu, Jun 4 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E14

Elan Valley

Thu, Jun 11 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E15

Cotswolds

Thu, Jun 18 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E16

Cotswolds

Thu, Jun 25 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E17

Dover

Thu, Jul 2 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E18

North of Scotland

Thu, Jul 9 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E19

Isle of Wight

Thu, Jul 16 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E20

Yorkshire and Lancashire

Thu, Jul 23 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E21

Suffolk

Thu, Jul 30 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E22

Birmingham

Thu, Aug 6 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E23

Rutland Water

Thu, Aug 13 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E24

Norfolk Broads

Thu, Aug 20 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E25

Whitby in North Yorkshire

Thu, Aug 27 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E26

North York Moors

Thu, Sep 3 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E27

Exmouth in Devon

Thu, Sep 10 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E28

Gloucestershire

Thu, Sep 17 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E29

Isles of Scilly

Thu, Sep 24 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E30

Herefordshire

Thu, Oct 1 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E31

Dorset's Jurassic Coast

Thu, Oct 8 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E32

Essex

Thu, Oct 15 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E33

Witley Court in Worcestershire

Thu, Oct 22 2009 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E34

Glastonbury Tor in Somerset

Thu, Oct 29 2009 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E35

Episode 35

Thu, Nov 5 2009 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E36

Episode 36

Thu, Nov 12 2009 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Season 2

28 episodes

Season 3

12 episodes

E01

Dorset's Jurassic Coastline

Tue, Apr 5 2011 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E02

Durham Dales

Tue, Apr 12 2011 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E03

Sussex

Tue, Apr 19 2011 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E04

Anglesey

Tue, Apr 26 2011 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E05

Offa's Dyke

Tue, May 3 2011 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E06

Loch Lomond in Scotland

Tue, May 10 2011 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E07

North Devon

Tue, May 17 2011 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E08

Chilterns

Tue, Jun 7 2011 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E09

North Yorkshire

Tue, Jun 14 2011 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E10

Channel Island of Jersey

Tue, Jun 21 2011 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E11

Brecon Beacons

Tue, Jun 28 2011 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E12

Bridlington in East Yorkshire

Tue, Jul 5 2011 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Season 4

10 episodes

E01

Isle of Man

Mon, Jun 25 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E02

Scotland

Mon, Jul 2 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E03

Northern Ireland

Mon, Jul 9 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E04

Derbyshire

Mon, Jul 23 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E05

West Wales

Mon, Jul 30 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E06

London

Mon, Aug 6 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E07

Mid Wales

Mon, Aug 13 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E08

Kent Coast

Tue, Aug 14 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E09

South-West England

Mon, Aug 20 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E10

Episode 10

Mon, Aug 27 2012 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Season 5

8 episodes

E01

Episode 1

Mon, Sep 2 2013 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E02

Episode 2

Mon, Sep 9 2013 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E03

Episode 3

Mon, Sep 16 2013 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E04

Episode 4

Mon, Sep 23 2013 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E05

Episode 5

Mon, Sep 30 2013 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E06

Episode 6

Mon, Oct 7 2013 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E07

Episode 7

Mon, Oct 14 2013 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E08

Episode 8

Mon, Oct 21 2013 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Season 6

8 episodes

E01

Episode 1

Mon, Oct 27 2014 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E02

Episode 2

Mon, Nov 3 2014 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E03

Episode 3

Mon, Nov 10 2014 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E04

Episode 4

Mon, Nov 17 2014 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E05

Episode 5

Mon, Nov 24 2014 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E06

Episode 6

Mon, Dec 1 2014 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E07

Episode 7

Mon, Dec 8 2014 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E08

Episode 8

Mon, Dec 15 2014 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Season 7

8 episodes

E01

Dorset Coast

Mon, Oct 19 2015 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E02

Cumbrian Fells

Mon, Oct 26 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E03

Norfolk

Mon, Nov 2 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E04

South Wales

Mon, Nov 9 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E05

Cornwall

Mon, Nov 16 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E06

Cumbria

Mon, Nov 23 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E07

Dartmoor

Mon, Nov 30 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

E08

Formby Merseyside

Mon, Dec 7 2015 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Season 8

15 episodes

E01

Episode 1

Fri, Sep 9 2016 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

In this first episode Ben Fogle heads out on a tour of the stunning Isles of Scilly with his guide Colin Taylor - the police sergeant in charge of this little piece of British paradise.Meanwhile Liz Bonnin is in Dorset on the spectacular jurassic coast to meet some of the millions of birds who travel thousands of miles to reach our shores each spring; and Olympic cyclist Victoria Pendleton joins the Household Cavalry on their annual holiday ride out at Holkham Sands in Norfolk

E02

Episode 2

Fri, Sep 16 2016 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

This week on Countrywise Guide to Britain we continue our tour of the spectacular countryside - inspiring us all to pull on our wellies pack a picnic and get out and explore the great outdoors this weekend.In this episode Ben Fogle gets very close to nature as he takes a chilly naked dip in one of Snowdonia's hidden lakes; Liz Bonnin is in Galloway in Scotland and its Dark Skies Park with a group of inner city kids - to inspire them with a nocturnal safari and the magic of the stars; and we are in a remote corner of the Yorkshire Dales to meet Shepherdess Amanda Owen and her family as they welcome baby number 9 into the flock.

E03

Episode 3

Fri, Sep 23 2016 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

This week sees Ben Fogle head to his favourite county in Britain - Cornwall - to explore it from a whole new perspective as he tries his hand at free diving for the very first time - and his prize if he reaches a target depth of ten meters is the chance to dive with a colony of Grey Seals.Great British Bakeoff winner John Waite travels back home to Lancashire and the family farm he grew up in - and cooks up some traditional Lancashire treats - Eccles Cakes. Liz Bonnin is working with a team of volunteers at Cuan Wildlife Rescue centre in Shropshire- caring for injured birds; and actress Lesely Joseph is indulging her love of stately homes as she turns guide for the day at Osterley Park in Middlesex.

E04

Episode 4

Fri, Sep 30 2016 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

This week Ben Fogle - and his faithful labrador Storm - head to North Wales to try their hand at one of rural Britain's fastest growing sports, competitive sheep shearing. It's an England vs Wales clash, as Ben joins the teams racing to shear their sheep the fastest. Liz Bonnin is on the stunning Isle of Mull in Scotland, spotting pods of migrating dolphins who are returning to our shores. And we're at Sussex home of Zoe Ball, who's giving us a tour of her own back garden before she heads off to the National Trust's Standen House for some top tips of how to make her garden grow.

E05

Episode 5

Fri, Oct 7 2016 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

This week Liz Bonnin takes to the water on a canoe journey along the majestic River Wye. Meandering along the border of England and Wales, the river offers up a wealth of wildlife and as it is midsummer, Liz tries to catch a glimpse of Britain's most elusive and mysterious bird - the Night Jar.Ben Fogle heads to the Exmoor coast and the picturesque village of Porlock - where he samples the locally farmed Oysters which thanks to a local community scheme are making a comeback; and we are back in the Yorkshire Dales and Britain's biggest farming family - the Owen's - to see how baby number nine Nancy is settling in as the farm is busy bailing hay while the sun shines.

E06

Episode 6

Fri, Oct 14 2016 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

This week Ben Fogle is experiencing the world beneath the stunning Yorkshire Dales as he explores Britain's biggest underground cavern - Gaping Gill. Liz Bonnin is in Scotland and the Forest Park of Galloway - where she is tracking one of our rarest mammals the Pine Martin.; and we are at the Cotswold home of actress Angela Griffin who's sharing her love of local fresh produce with nine year old daughter Missey.

E07

Episode 7

Fri, Oct 21 2016 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

This week Liz Bonnin is witnessing one of Britain's greatest natural wonders as she takes a trip down the might river Severn during one of its massive tidal bores - and meets the surfers who say there is nothing else like it.Ben Fogel takes his six-year-old son Ludo on a Cornish adventure - where Ludo get the chance to learn to sail and the pair enjoy some rock pooling - all on a stretch of coastline close to Ben's heart.We also return to the Yorkshire Dales and the farm of shepherdess Amanda Owen - where she, husband Clive and their nine children are preparing for the annual country show.

E08

Episode 8

Fri, Oct 28 2016 7:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

This week Liz Bonnin is on the tiny island of Lunga off the South West coast of Scotland for an encounter with a colony of the adorable Atlantic Puffin.Ben Fogle is in Devon - joining the cowboys who drive their cattle across the tough terrain of Dartmoor each year the old fashioned way- on horseback!And we are in Dorset with musician and actor Martin Kemp for a crabbing trip with the local fishermen and a trip down memory lane.

E09

Episode 9

Fri, Nov 4 2016 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

Ben Fogle and Liz Bonnin explore the British countryside. Ben cycles around Yorkshire, Liz encounters a wolf in Shropshire and actor David Bradley revisits Alnwick Castle.

E10

Episode 10

Fri, Nov 18 2016 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

This week Ben Fogle heads to Cornwall and the paradise lse of Scilly to search for the enigmatic Blue shark.Liz Bonnin is in Dorset to sample local gin and to find out just how this spirit is a true taste of the countryside.And we return to Ravenseat Farm in Yorkshire and Shepherdess Amanda Owen and her brood of nine children as they head off to auction to sell their lambs.

E11

Episode 11

Fri, Nov 25 2016 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

This week Ben Fogle is recalculating the height of England's highest mountain Scafell Pike with the team from the Ordnance Survey; Liz Bonnin is at Cheshire's Lyme Park to witness one of Autumn's greatest natural wonders- the Red Deer Rut; and chef Gino De Campo is in his adopted home county of Hertfordshire to find some woodland ingredients for his mushroom bruschetta.

E12

Episode 12

Fri, Dec 2 2016 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

This week Liz Bonnin enjoys one of Britain's National Trails as she walks part of the Thames Path through Oxfordshire - meeting some of the people and animals who call the banks of this great river home. Ben Fogle is in Whitby on the Yorkshire coast to follow one of the nation's favourite dishes - fish and chips- from sea to fork and we return to the Dales and the farm of shepherdess Amanda Owen as the family celebrate Dad Clive's birthday.

E13

Episode 13

Fri, Dec 9 2016 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

This week Ben Fogle is in the Lake District at the annual Ennerdale show where he takes part in some sheep showing and gets to grips with some Cumbrian wrestling.Liz Bonnin heads to the River Nith in South West Scotland for a training day with the river rescue team, and actress Sheila Hancock returns to the quiet corner of the Dorset coast where she first fell in love with the countryside almost eighty years ago.

E14

Episode 14

Fri, Dec 16 2016 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

This week Liz Bonnin travels to Cheshire to spend the day in one of its stunning woodlands with a group of children at Forest School.Ben Fogle is in the Lake District to experience its stunning views from the unique perspective of the Via Ferrata - a system of cables and walkways built into the mountain side. He also heads to the River Tay in Perthshire to join cricket legend Ian Botham for a fishing trip in his favourite spot in the countryside.

E15

Episode 15

Thu, Dec 22 2016 8:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min

In the final episode of the series Liz Bonnin is in the magical Delamere Forest to find out about the festive ingredients in our woodlands.Ben Fogle is at Castle Howard in Yorkshire - one of the grand settings of ITV's Victoria - to help with some renovation work on its gold dome; and we make our final visit to the home of shepherdess Amanda Owen in the Yorkshire Dales as the farm prepares for winter and the children prepare for Christmas.