Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2814 in DVD
• Released on: 2007-08-27
• Rating: Exempt
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1

DVD Description
This 2006 BBC series followed trawling boats in the North Sea and the trawlermen who have one of the most dangerous jobs in Britain. Trawlermen provided a remarkable and fascinating insight into human endurance and bravery,

Viewers get the chance to witness the competition between boats, the hard rigours of fishing, the long hours away from family, the good catches and bad ones. It’s impossible not to admire the tolerance and resilience of the men working on these boats.

Time Out
A welcome DVD release for this thrilling fly-on-the-porthole chronicle of the lives of Scottish fishermen, capturing one of the most arduous jobs in the British Isles.

Customer Reviews

The hardiest tribe
I come from the North-east of Scotland and we know the fisherfolk are a race apart even from the rest of the north-east Scots. This series really shows how the men earn their money, although the weather isn't as bad as that all the time! Good range of different types of trawler, types of fish being hunted, and different personalities amongst the skippers. It is lovely to hear the Buchan tongue in mainstream media even though the lads are speaking "proper" for the TV crews. There should be more about the women and family life of the fisher communities, some amazing characters, just as worthy of admiration as the menfolk.

Superb television
This is a truly engrossing series which is superbly shot and is both fascinating and amazing. I don't want to repeat everything the other reviewers said but suffice to say, it makes you think every single time you see fish in a restaurant menu or on the supermarket shelves. There are some great characters in the show and I cannot recommend it highly enough.

real working class heroes!
wow!! i always thought that my job was hard, but after watching trawlermen, i realised that my job was a walk in the park! These guys work their hides off in freezing dangerous conditions facing death everyday just to provide us with seafood. Eating fish and chips will never be the same again!!!
I recommend the trawlermen dvd to anybody that thinks their job is challenging,brilliant.