Fish Town: Episode 5 (Tuesday 29 November 2022 BBC Two)

Today Tuesday 29 November 2022 the show Fish Town airs an episode called Episode 5 on BBC Two

Episode 5: Fishing boat The Boy John leaves Peterhead Harbor in search of whitefish, traveling for 24 hours by steam to get to the far-off Norwegian region of the North Sea. Even just to get there, the boat uses over a thousand pounds of fuel, but the catches are meager. Jonny McLeman, the skipper, is under pressure.

When the net appears heavy, the crew is relieved to find that they have caught a huge rock. They patch a hole in the net throughout the night. Skipper Jonny is in need of a lucky break, but his net becomes tangled in an oil pipeline. The Zenith is launching its search for whitefish and prawns twenty miles up the road. Paul Robertson, 28, is in charge of steering, and his brother Adam, 26, is in charge of the deck. They have a good catch at first, but as the hauls get smaller, Paul must decide when to cut and run. Paul decides it’s time to move on to a new fishing location after Adam suffers an accident while on board.

In Peterhead’s bustling fish market back on land, quality advisor Allison Sherrington is circulating during the early-morning sale. Here, fish worth £400,000 is bought and sold every morning. The harbour authority has constructed a sizable, brand-new, cutting-edge fishmarket as part of a £50 million redevelopment, and Allison’s responsibility is to ensure that it opens on schedule. There is no assurance that the new market will be able to open as the old one closes because it must first pass a rigorous inspection.

Airdate, Episode Count and Show Info

Tuesday 29 November 2022 at 2.45pm on BBC Two.

Season 1 Episode 5

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