Cornwall, a new eight-part observational documentary series featuring Caroline Quentin, sees her take in some of the delights of this beautiful and rugged county, over the course of a Cornish summer.  Each episode includes stories about life in some of the county’s most scenic towns and villages and features characters from its communities.

The locals on the remarkable peninsula include the traditional mix of fishermen, shopkeepers, landlords and lifeboat heroes but alongside them we will also be getting to know the local estate agents, chefs, food producers and fundraisers as they go about their daily businesses.

Among them are characters including fisherwoman Lorna Bean, who devotes half of the year to sailing the seas on board her father’s fishing boat, the Lady Hamilton and catching sashimi for some of London’s popular restaurants; ex army officer Debs who gave it all up for a slower pace of life running a campsite on the picturesque Roseland Peninsula; and the villagers of picture postcard  St Issey in North Cornwall, who are reigniting the community spirit after the closure of the village post office.

As the busy summer season unfolds we’ll be getting to know these people, as well as the Cornish way of life and understanding what draws so many to this enchanting county.

As Caroline drops in on some of these key characters and hears their stories of community and friendship, hard graft and fresh endeavours, traditional livelihoods and ingenious money-making schemes, viewers also gain an insight into why Caroline reserves such a special place in her heart for Cornwall, having holidayed in the county as a child and returned year after year ever since.