The film is narrated by Peter Griffin who is a popular presenter and reporter for ITV in the Westcountry, and local radio. He has lived in the region for many years and has an abiding interest in the countryside and environmental issues.

Possibly a jewel in the crown of this intriguing series, ‘The Real Gloucestershire’ embodies the very essence of the English Shires. Its shares with Oxfordshire the Costwold Hills, renowned for their naural beauty.

Dotted with picturesque villages with quirky names like Stow-on-the-Wold, Wotton-under-Edge, and Chipping Camden, gabled houses built of golden Cotswold stone present a new façade at every street corner.

On its farthest edge to the West, Gloucestershire embraces the Bristol Channel. Here the Forest of Dean crosses what might otherwise be its border with Wales, namely the River Severn.

The film takes a voyage of discovery around this diverse county.

Starting in the south at the impressive Westonbirt Arboretum, arguably the greatest collection of trees in the country, we travel to Tetbury, famous for the wool-trade, Newent, boasting some of the finest surviving 13^th century buildings in England, and on to the Regency splendour of Cheltenham.

We visit the City of Gloucester, the historic capital of the county with its once thriving Docks and the tranquil delight of the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal, where we talk to retired bridgeman Mike White about a way of life long-gone. In Wotton-Under-Edge we venture into a house considered to be the most haunted in the country where owner John Humphries relates a chilling tale. The county also boasts some of the best vineyard in the counrty and we visit the Three Choirs vineyard to learn the secrets of their success

Finally, we meet the monks of Prinknash Monastery where a modern and highly successful pottery is run alongside monastic life.

Regions - All Regions    Language - English    Running time - 58 minutes

£9.95 (+£1.50)