Trawlermen
Trawlermen is a TV show on Dave. Documentary series about the often dangerous lives of trawler fishermen in Scotland. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 20 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2025.
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A look back at the most remarkable stories from the gripping fly-on-the-wall series along with previously unseen footage revealing the realities of North Sea fishing.
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40:00Jimmy Buchan lands a hefty catch of prawns and wrestles with fears for the safety of his crew. Elsewhere, Sandy Watt swaps places with his 18-year-old apprentice.
40:00Compelling documentary series following trawler fishermen in Peterhead in Scotland. Skipper James Buchan practises a form of fishing that dates back almost two hundred years.
40:00Braving the elements with those hardy trawler fishermen in Scotland. Ominous weather warnings mean that Sandy Watt must decide whether to brave violent storms or head for safety.
40:00Gripping reality series about trawler fishermen in Peterhead in Scotland. Ocean Venture is in the grip of a storm with her nets caught on the seabed - can first mate Barry free them?
40:00Prawn boat Amity gets caught in a winter storm 100 miles from shore, and is in danger of sinking while its nets are stuck on the seabed.
Series 1
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40:00Jimmy Buchan has to consider cutting the nets off prawn boat Amity after the engines fail, and newcomer Ryan Morrison tries to impress his boss on board a highly successful trawler.
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Teenager Ryan is determined to build a career as a fisherman and is forced to battle seasickness as he knuckles down to work on one of the most successful trawlers in Britain.
40:00Ocean Venture skipper John Buchan takes a risk in the treacherous North Atlantic to find the perfect catch, the Amity crew face a serious setback, and Fruitful Bough heads home.
40:00Skipper Jimmy considers whether his prawn trawler Amity should ride out a storm or head for port, and the pressure builds on the Ocean Venture crew.
40:00Prawn trawlers Amity and Fruitful Bough head for Devil's Hole, where they face a winter storm. While Fruitful Bough fills its nets, Amity battles to stop from sinking.
Series 4 1:00:00
1:00:00Crabbing off the Outer Hebrides is hindered by December gales, while Charlie and Charles McBride face the prospect of prison for landing too many fish.
1:00:00The trawlers Fruitful Bough and Rosebloom, crewed by two sets of brothers, find themselves not only working for each other, but also competing for catches.
1:00:00A skipper collapses in the wheelhouse but insists on continuing fishing, and a storm threatens a crew still mourning the loss of a shipmate at sea.
Series 3 30:00
30:00John Stevenson and Ian Ritchie are forced to take shelter in Norway, and Ocean Venture skipper John Buchan Sr goes in search of exotic species in the Atlantic.
30:00Skippers Ian Ritchie and John Stevenson have problems with a new net, while Charles and Charlie McBride worry about penalties when they catch too much cod in the North Sea.
30:00Insight into the dangerous job of lone fisherman John Alexander, who braves the waters in a tiny boat in all weather. Plus, Alan Watt's journey from the North Atlantic is put in jeopardy.
30:00Inexperienced skipper Chaz Bruce runs into difficulty when a rope wraps around the New Dawn's propeller. Meanwhile, captain Alan Watt heads for the North Atlantic.
30:00Father-and-son Charlie and Charles McBride have a disastrous week, while Jimmy Buchanan learns his engine will cost 70,000 pounds to repair and Chaz Bruce braves force 8 gales.
30:00Force 11 storms are expected in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and only the boats of determined skippers John Buchan and Charlie McBride are at sea.