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Open Country: The Isle of Eels

Series 111, episode 8

Helen Mark visits the Isle of Eels in the heart of the Cambridgeshire Fens for its annual eel day festival. She joins the parade of eels through the streets and takes part in the eel-throwing competition - which thankfully involves no real fish. She also learns about the life cycle of this extraordinary animal and how it is intimately bound up with the history and culture of Ely

Cast (unconfirmed)

Helen Mark
Sarah Blunt