Trawlermen is a BBC television documentary programme focusing on the work of a number of trawler crews based in Peterhead and Fraserburgh.
Episode 4 Starting Out Offshore fishing, the most dangerous job in Britain, has a problem when it comes to getting new recruits.
He sets out on his first trip on one of the most successful pair of trawlers in Britain as they head into the rough Norwegian waters looking for cod and haddock.
Episode 5 Coming Home Jimmy, skipper of the prawn boat Amity, is 100 miles offshore fishing in one of the most hazardous areas of the North Sea – the Devil's Hole.
80 miles away, 17-year-old new boy Ryan is desperate to impress skipper of the Ryanwood Kevin West, but time is running out for him to show he's tough enough.
"[3] The Independent's Thomas Sutcliffe closed his review by saying: "If you've been grumbling about the weather recently or worrying about the credit crunch, this series should restore a little perspective.
[6] There was some controversy[7] when the BBC screened several episodes in the first series of Trawlermen with subtitles because of the broad Doric and Broch dialects of the Scots Language spoken by many of the fishing crew.