Rick Stein's Long Weekend in the Northwest Passage

Everyone's favourite embarrassing Dad on holiday returned to our screens this week in a new series of the fan's favourite travelogue/cooking show "Rick Stein's Long Weekends."  

As one of the best theme tunes on TV geared up, so did our excitement. Where was the perennial grandfather of BBC cookery going this week?  Somewhere that we'll be told is plausible enough that the every day person could visit in just 72 hours but actually, is far enough away to warrant taking a whole week off.  No, it's not Rick's home of Padstow in Cornwall which i'm sure he rules over with an iron fish slice.  Although, for most of the country, it takes so fucking long to get to Cornwall, a long weekend wouldn't suffice!

No, this week, Rick returned to our screens and took us for a long weekend in the North West passage in the 19th century.  Rick joined the crews of The Terror and Erebus for a long weekend at sea.  

As the panama hat wearing everyman worked his way across the ice, through the madness and mutiny and avoided being eaten by what looked like a Zombie Polar bear, he finally managed to eat something.  After being promised a slap up luncheon by Captain Sir John Franklin (who mysteriously didn't even bother to show up), Rick sat down with the crew to enjoy some food.  After a diatribe on the distinct lack of fresh vegetables, Rick stopped skirting around the subject and asked if the meat he was munching on was locally sourced.  When he found out he was munching on Able Seaman Phillips instead of a delicious, rare rump steak, Rick decided to say his goodbyes and wasn't bothered about hanging around for dessert. 

All in all, not a bad long weekend.  Although, i think his journey home took around 5 months.  Still, can't wait to see where he's off to next weekend! 

(N.B. - it'll probably be Germany,  It's always Germany.  Or fucking Cornwall!)
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