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Season 1, Episode 5
Rick meets his good friend, the actor and comedian Barry Humphries, who fell in love with Cornwall in the 1960s when he escaped London to develop his famous character Dame Edna Everage. Barry talks about his friendship with British poet John Betjeman, and asks Rick to review his home-made fishcakes. Rick also goes fishing for crab, before cooking a simple yet delicious crab omelette. The host then takes a dip in the chilly north Atlantic with an eccentric group of wild water swimmers called the Perranporth Blue Tits
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Cast & Crew
Rick Stein
(Presenter)
Barry Humphries
(Contributor)
Caroline Topliss
(Producer)
Matt Bennett
(Director)
Christine Pancott
(Editor)
Tom Hutchings
(Executive producer)
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Did You Know..
Rick Stein
(Presenter)
Born:
January 04, 1947
in
Oxfordshire
Best Known For:
His expertise with fish dishes.
Early-life:
Born in Oxfordshire on January 4, 1947. He went to catering college and then travelled the world. He worked on a German cargo ship and an Australian railway before returning to read English at New College, Oxford. He later moved to Padstow, where he had spent many childhood holidays. Stein opened a nightclub in the Cornish town in 1974, but soon transformed it into a cafe, then a restaurant, and went on to specialise in seafood cooking.
Career:
In 1984, Stein's The Seafood Restaurant was voted Egon Ronay Restaurant of the Year. As his star continued to rise, close friend Keith Floyd put his name forward as a natural for TV. Stein became a popular presenter with a number of cookery series for the BBC including Rick Stein's Taste of the Sea, Fruits of the Sea, Food Heroes, and French Odyssey. His last culinary tour involved a trip to Spain and was broadcast in 2011. He has also found time to present a documentary on novelist Daphne du Maurier and acted as a contributor on Grumpy Old Men.
Quote:
'Chefs are paying far too much attention to novel ideas and not nearly enough to the basic quality of the ingredients.'
Trivia:
Stein owns four restaurants in Padstow, as well as various other ventures. His impact on the local economy is such that the town has reportedly been nicknamed 'Padstein'.
Barry Humphries
(Contributor)
Born:
February 17, 1934
in
Melbourne, Australia
Best Known For:
Dame Edna Everage.
Early-life:
Born John Barry Humphries on February 17, 1934, in Melbourne, Australia. His father was a successful construction manager. Humphries claims that although he had everything he wanted as a child, he was often left alone, and spent much of his time playing dress-up. At school he did well in arts-based subjects, but hated maths. While at Melbourne University he joined a theatre group and became hooked on acting. On leaving, he tried his hand at numerous jobs, but decided he wanted to be professional performer.
Career:
In 1955, Humphries created Edna Everage, a plain-speaking Aussie housewife who proved popular with audiences. Shortly afterwards, he moved to London and appeared in several West End shows. His comic strip, Barry Mackenzie, was successful and was eventually turned into a movie. Since then, Edna has appeared in numerous shows, both on TV and stage, while Humphries has also devised numerous other characters, including Australian cultural attache Les Patterson (who had his own film in 1987), trade unionist Lance Boyle and grandfatherly Sandy Stone. Away from showbusiness, Humphries is an acclaimed landscape painter and has written numerous plays and novels.
Quote:
'I still seem to shock people, even though I look terribly respectable now in my old age.'
Trivia:
Humphries was awarded a CBE in the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Caroline Topliss
(Producer)
Matt Bennett
(Director)
Christine Pancott
(Editor)
Tom Hutchings
(Executive producer)
