Episode 5: The Great Prawn Hunter

Thursday, April 15 at 8.00pm on SBS

The last of the series which follows the extraordinary lives of the UK’s offshore fishermen as they do the most dangerous job in Britain. Jimmy, skipper of the prawn boat Amity, is a hundred miles offshore fishing in one of the most hazardous areas of the North Sea, The Devil’s Hole. The engines which bring in his nets are on the brink of failing. If they stop altogether, then he’ll have to cut loose his nets, worth £30,000, and return to port with no prawns and no pay. 80 miles away, new recruit 17 year old Ryan, is desperate to impress the boss, skipper Kevin West. Time is running out for Ryan who is desperate to show that he’s tough enough for the job.

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