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Out of Town (1960)

Documentary

For over 20 years Out of Town was a television program that provided a window on country life in rural Britain. Fishermen and farriers, horsemen and horticulturalists were prominently featured as presenter Jack Hargreaves took the Southern Television cameras around the country to explore pursuits and activities in the 1960s, 70s and early 80s many of which have long since disappeared. When Out Of Town was first broadcast by ITV, these programs soon won a large following for the entertaining and informative way that they gave a gentle insight into country life, but as time has passed since the last transmission in 1981 they have become a nostalgic historical record of life in Britain from a bygone age.

IMDb rating
8.4 (109 votes)
Seasons
3
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 21 (1980)

7.62 avg 5 episodes 6.8 → 7.9 25 min avg

Ep 0: 6.8 · 6 votesEp 16: 7.2 · 8 votesEp 18: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 19: 8.0 · 8 votesEp 20: 7.9 · 9 votes
Season 21 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
021st Anniversary Programme6.86
16Course Fishing and Yerro's Operation7.28
18A River for All Seasons and Bass Fishing8.25
19Tidal Mill8.08
20Chalk Springs and a Stagecoach7.99

Season 22 (1980)

7.39 avg 16 episodes 7.6 → 7.2 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 7 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 7 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 8 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 8 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 8 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 8 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 6 votesEp 10: 7.0 · 7 votesEp 11: 7.4 · 6 votesEp 13: 7.7 · 7 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 7 votesEp 16: 7.6 · 6 votesEp 17: 6.7 · 7 votesEp 20: 7.3 · 7 votesEp 21: 7.1 · 8 votesEp 22: 7.2 · 6 votes
Season 22 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Flowering Trees and the Southern Television Sea Angling Championships7.67
2Garden Competition and Dry Fly Fishing7.47
3Model Making and Teaching Fly Fishing Techniques7.48
4The Changing Countryside and Fell Ponies7.38
6Heavy Horses and Fly Fishing in June7.38
7Circus Art and Fishing for Pollock7.78
8Sheep Farming and Bite Indicators7.86
10Fishing for Barbel and Ferreting7.07
11Pigeon Decoy and Fishing with a Dog Nobbler7.46
13Freeze Branding and Perch Fishing7.77
15Pannage Time and Dry Fly Fishing on the River Test7.87
16Wheels and Grayling Fishing7.66
17Sheep Dogs and Gun Collection6.77
20Blackmore Vale and Breeding Lurchers7.37
21The Annual Agricultural Show and Pheasant Shooting7.18
22Cattle Dogs and Clocks7.26

Season 23 (1981)

7.62 avg 5 episodes 8.2 → 7.3 25 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 2: 7.0 · 6 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 7 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 6 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 7 votes
Season 23 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Old Railway Line and a Cloudburst at the Agricultural Show8.25
2Pigeon Shooting and Fishing for Next to Nothing7.06
3Kingfishers and Corn Flail8.07
5Fish Hooks and Earthworm Farm7.66
6Southern Fishing Competition and Rabbit Catching7.37