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The lives of Peterhead fishermen working in the North Sea. Prawn boat Amity gets caught in a winter storm 100 miles from shore, and is in danger of sinking while its nets are stuck on the seabed. Elsewhere, a rival trawler with a young skipper and crew is having great success
A vital chain gives way on the Ocean Venture's nets and Barry Lauder has to think quickly to save the day. Meanwhile on the Amity, skipper Jimmy Buchan ignores the concerns of his first mate and enters the jagged contours of the Ooze Hole to fish for prawns
The skipper of one of the smallest boats in the Peterhead fleet must decide whether to head back to harbour or brave the treacherous sea following a severe weather warning. Two trawlers that fish as a pair risk disaster as they cast their shared nets on stormy waters, and James Thores' desperation to find haddock sees him act on a potentially costly hunch
A new £12million pelagic boat presents trouble for Willie and Peter Tait on their hunt for a shoal of migrating mackerel when its state-of-the-art communications system breaks down and an engine fails. Meanwhile, James Buchan finds his cheaper method, using a delicate seine net, has its own risks as he searches for fish among wrecks on the seabed. Narrated by Peter Capaldi
On board Amity, Jimmy Buchan lands a hefty catch of prawns and wrestles with fears for his own safety and for the lives of his crew. On the Fruitful Harvest, Sandy swaps places with his 18-year-old apprentice in a role-reversal which turns out to be an eye-opening experience. Later, when the boats return home to Peterhead, they get a shock that nobody could have anticipated
Documentary series following the work of the UK's offshore fishermen
