Fresh Fields

Fresh Fields

BAFTA TV AWARD® nominee
After 20 years of marriage and two grown children, suburban housewife Hester Fields (Julia McKenzie, Marple) is ready for a new challenge. Her accountant husband, William (Anton Rodgers, May to December), is dragged into her exploits, from haute cuisine to fencing, with hilarious results.
IMDb 6.619846 episodes13+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Dish of the Day

    March 7, 1984
    25min
    13+
    Hester spices things up with a foray into haute cuisin, landing a job as a part-time chef at a local restaurant. However, she's missing one vital ingredient for her debut, and only William can save the day.
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  2. S1 E2 - Middle-Aged Dread

    March 14, 1984
    24min
    13+
    Suddenly feeling her years, Hester is determined to prove she's not too old to start a new career. But her confidence is shaken after she gets turned down for a job at a trendy boutique.
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  3. S1 E3 - Hook, Line, and Sink Her

    March 21, 1984
    25min
    13+
    William plans to get away from it all with a day's fishing. But there's a catch--his wife and mother-in-law want to come along, too. The addition of yet another person to the party threatens to change the whole trip entirely.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Naked Truth

    March 28, 1984
    25min
    13+
    Keen to impress a prospective client visiting from the Middle East, William enlists Hester's help to ensure the trip goes off without a hitch. The Fields soon discover that the man has an unusual understanding of mixing business with pleasure.
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  5. S1 E5 - Des. Det. Res.

    April 3, 1984
    23min
    13+
    With property taxes due, William comes up with a drastic solution. He decides it's time to sell their home and move to a smaller place. Hester has other ideas and enlists two co-conspirators to help execute her plan.
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  6. S1 E6 - Something in the Oven

    April 11, 1984
    25min
    13+
    Hester is unnerved when she learns that a food critic will be at the restaurant during her shift. She gets edgier still when her unmarried daughter Emma tells her she's going to have a baby.
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