Actors Adrian Edmonson and Samuel West signed up to star in light-hearted TV show about birding

Actors Adrian Edmonson (left) and Samuel West are the hosts of a pilot three-episode series to be known as Sam and Ade Go Birding which will be screened on the TV channel, 5,  at dates to be confirmed. Viewers will see the pair travel to West Cornwall in search of Cornish Choughs, waders and transatlantic visitors blown hundreds of miles off course; to North Norfolk, to watch Brent and Pink-footed Geese; and  to the Somerset Levels, where they stake out Kingfishers, Egrets and  Bitterns. The producers hope the light-hearted format of the show will replicate the success of a similar series called Gone Fishing, starring Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse, that has been screened over several seasons on BBC TV.