Little British Isles with Alison Steadman

Episode 1

Alison learns how to extract orchid essence, visits a unique fish farm, meets a bee keeper and sinks a few drams on beautiful Gigha, Jura, Colonsay and Oronsay in Scotland's Inner Hebrides

Episode 2

Britain is made up of over 6000 islands and 267 of them are inhabited. Acclaimed film actress Alison Steadman OBE has always been fascinated with idyllic island life since holidaying on the Isle of Man as a little girl. In this series she celebrates the wild remote beauty under our noses and meets the people who call these hidden jewels their home, to discover what island life is really like. At their closest point, the Channel Islands lie just eight miles from France. Alison wants to know how they're holding onto their unique identity in a changing world.

Episode 3