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Documentary series about the often dangerous lives of trawler fishermen in Scotland

Documentary series about the often dangerous lives of trawler fishermen in Peterhead, Scotland

Trawlermen: Pick of the Catch

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05/09/2007

Pick of the Catch

BBC One - Trawlermen, Pick of the Catch

A one-hour special following the lives of Scottish trawlermen.

Over two seasons of filming, the BBC has had unprecedented access to the men of the Scottish fishing fleet, their wives and families. This special looks at the remarkable stories.

Year in and year out, trawlermen brave the worst conditions of the North Sea, in every kind of weather, to bring fish to the country's tables. They have the most dangerous job in Britain. Over two seasons of filming for Trawlermen, the BBC has had unprecedented access to the men of the Scottish fishing fleet, their wives and families, as they struggle to adapt to the realities of fishing in the twenty first century. These remarkable  stories - together with fresh and previously unseen footage - are now presented in a one hour special.

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