Rick Stein reveals the Cornwall that he knows and loves: a unique part of the British isles with a strong sense of identity and a history rooted in its Celtic past. With his famous natural inquisitiveness, Rick shares the road less travelled.
Rick takes us to the place where his passion for Cornwall began - his family home at Trevose Head on the north Cornish coast, where he would go fishing with his father as a child.
Rick takes us to meet an extraordinary family who are making some of the best Gouda cheese in Britain and discovers the origins of the sea shanty in the fishing village of Mevagissey.
Rick meets young chef Tom Adams, who runs Combeshead Farm, a leading field-to-fork restaurant in Cornwall. Rick then tries out a new recipe - pork chops with a sloe berry sauce.
Rick discovers an unusual superstition and a rare type of Norman castle in Launceston, before meeting musicians Graham Fitkin and Ruth Wall in the far west of Cornwall.
Rick meets good friend, actor and comedian Barry Humphries, who fell in love with Cornwall in the 1960s when he escaped London to develop his now-famous character Dame Edna Everage.
Rick journeys on the majestic Camel Estuary to one of Britain's finest vineyards before casting his line to hook Britain's fastest fish and learning about an ambitious new idea for Cornwall.
Rick explores one of Cornwall's hidden secrets - the secluded and stunning Fowey Estuary - and makes a delicious pancake with a wild blackberry compote and Cornish clotted cream.
Rick heads out to sea on the wild north Atlantic coast to go fishing for lobsters with his old friend and celebrity chef Nathan Outlaw, then helps to cook a lobster risotto.
At 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.
Rick 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.
Rick 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.
Rick 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.
Rick 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.
Rick explores the history of West Penwith - the most westerly place in mainland England - and follows an ancient track in search of Cornwall's oldest building.
As 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.