Geoff Hamilton: a Man and His Garden

Tribute series dedicated to Geoff Hamilton, the popular television gardener who died in 1996.

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Documentary
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First Aired on

Oct 09, 1998

1 seaons till Nov 06, 1998

Popularity: 2.619
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(GB)
Production

BBC (GB)

Status: Ended

Show Ended

Last episode: A Friend of the Earth

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 5 episodes

Miniseries

Aired

5 Episodes
  • Episode 1Roots and Sideshots30 min

    This episode focuses on his early life and influences. Including interviews with his widow Lynda and identical twin brother Tony, as well as other relatives and friends. Narrated by Richard Briers

  • Episode 2The Barnsdale Story30 min

    This episode tells the history of the two "Barnsdale" gardens that were Geoff's pride and joy, and became familiar to viewers through years of exposure on Gardeners' World. Friends and relatives recall the work put into creating them, and reveal what their success meant to him. Narrated by Richard Briers.

  • Episode 3The Great Communicator30 min

    This episode tells how Geoff communicated his passion for gardening to viewers and his fellow horticulturists, including Henry Kelly, Alan Titchmarsh and Gay Search, who share their memories of their friend and colleague.

  • Episode 4Cheap and Cheerful30 min

    This episode concentrates on money-saving measures for cash-strapped gardeners, which became Geoff's trademark, including discarded orange boxes used as cold-frames and frost-beating polythene cloches. Includes unseen archive footage and interviews with widow Lynda and colleagues at Barnsdale. Narrated by Richard Briers.

  • Episode 5A Friend of the Earth30 min

    In this episode, botanist David Bellamy and Geoff's relatives recall his love of nature, and the strongly held beliefs which led him to campaign against chemical fertilisers and pesticides. Geoff's campaign to eradicate the garden use of peat, and stone from endangered limestone pavements, are also recalled. Narrated by Richard Briers.