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Catching the Impossible

Season 1 2008 - 2009

  • 2008-12-31T00:00:00Z on Channel 4
  • 1h
  • 9h (9 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Reality
"Catching the Impossible" is a celebration of Britain's underwater wildlife and the excitement of trying to find and catch our largest fish. In this series of nine one-hour films, famous actor and avid fisherman Bernard Cribbins joins record-breaking angler Martin Bowler in a journey of discovery and adventure.

9 episodes

Series Premiere

2008-12-31T00:00:00Z

1x01 Searching for Gold

Series Premiere

1x01 Searching for Gold

  • 2008-12-31T00:00:00Z1h

Angling is a pastime that transports us to another world. When Bernard and Martin were young and inspired by nature, they discovered an underwater world populated by many large fish, including the "impossible" barbel.

2009-01-07T00:00:00Z

1x02 Magic Circles

1x02 Magic Circles

  • 2009-01-07T00:00:00Z1h

All forms of angling create a kind of magic when we're by the waterside. Regardless of age, gender or race, everyone can enjoy fishing, matching fishing or specimen hunting, from young girls catching their first trout to grey-haired old men excited by the capture of a wonderful pike. These are their stories.

2009-01-14T00:00:00Z

1x03 A Summer Idyll

1x03 A Summer Idyll

  • 2009-01-14T00:00:00Z1h

The summer brings out the best of the underwater world: large tench come out of hiding, predatory catfish are on the prowl, glorious rudd feed enthusiastically and a near-record crucian carp comes to join us as we bask in the sun.

2009-01-21T00:00:00Z

1x04 A Sport of All Seasons

1x04 A Sport of All Seasons

  • 2009-01-21T00:00:00Z1h

Exploring our rivers and lakes through the seasons provides the angler with endless variety and excitement. After catching big bream and dace, Bernard and Martin are joined by Britain's most famous angler John Wilson who helps Bernard catch a carp on a fly, then catches his record-equalling pike from the Norfolk Broads.

2009-01-28T00:00:00Z

1x05 Going Against the Flow

1x05 Going Against the Flow

  • 2009-01-28T00:00:00Z1h

Bernard and Martin take a glorious journey down the famous Hampshire Avon from source to sea, observing the underwater wildlife, including spawning trout and salmon in the headwaters and catching grayling and roach. Finally, they join friends to catch big carp, barbel, salmon and mullet.

2009-02-04T00:00:00Z

1x06 A Winter's Gift

1x06 A Winter's Gift

  • 2009-02-04T00:00:00Z1h

The winter season provides some of the best fishing of the year for Bernard, Martin and company. They ignore the cold and catch zander on a prawn, some pike on the fly, large barbel in a flood, "impossible" chub, grayling, perch and a truly monstrous roach from the River Stour.

2009-02-11T00:00:00Z

1x07 Close to Nature

1x07 Close to Nature

  • 2009-02-11T00:00:00Z1h

Searching Scotland for salmon leads Bernard and Martin to close encounters with red squirrels and plunging ospreys.

2009-02-18T00:00:00Z

1x08 No Need to Lie

1x08 No Need to Lie

  • 2009-02-18T00:00:00Z1h

In another attempt to prove that there is no such thing as impossible, Bernard and Martin catch some large tench, perch and pike.

Season Finale

2009-02-25T00:00:00Z

1x09 The Ones That Got Away

Season Finale

1x09 The Ones That Got Away

  • 2009-02-25T00:00:00Z1h

The amusing behind-the-scenes film suggests that catching large fish isn't always as easy as it might appear, though Bernard and Martin prove that the big ones don't always get away.

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