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Jersey will be featuring on our screens yet again next week in a new series airing on Channel 5.
'Susan Calman's Grand Day Out' is returning next week for its seventh series, and its first episode explores the Channel Islands.
First paying a visit to Jersey, the episode follows comedian Susan Calman and her trusty campervan 'Helen Mirren' – named after the British actor, her idol– as they discover the charm of the island and its rich history and culture.
Pictured: The programme will show Susan experience a traditional Jersey Royal harvest in Rozel
The programme will also feature a hunt for Ormer on La Rocque beach, as Susan and Helen Mirren take to the Jersey coast.
As the episode's title suggests, Susan will be exploring more than one of the Channel Islands – after her visit to Jersey, the programme will then take a look at what Guernsey has to offer.
Susan and Helen will similarly explore the Guernsey coast line famous for being the subject of renowned French artist Renoir.
Pictured: Guernsey's Moulin Huet bay was the subject of some of Remoir's most famed works.
The travelling pair will also pay a visit to 'The Little Chapel', which is the world's smallest consecrated chapel, and the famous Castle Cornet for the traditional noon day cannon, as well as meeting a Guernsey coppersmith to learn about his rare heritage craft.
'Susan Calman: A Grand Day Out' is the latest programme to feature Jersey in a growing number of prime-time TV shows, which include 'The Apprentice', another Channel 5 programme narrated by Alan Titchmarsh, 'Jersey and Guernsey' as well as the reality show 'The Real Housewives of Jersey' that aired on ITVBe in 2020.
Also in the pipeline is a confirmed reboot of 1980s Jersey classic 'Bergerac', to be produced by UKTV.
It comes as Visit Jersey has been ramping up efforts to use so-called 'set-jetting' as a way of marketing the island to new audiences. An advert for the island was due to feature on UK cinema screens this summer.
Series seven of 'Susan Calman's A Grand Day Out' will also dedicate episodes to explore Bristol and the Cotswolds, Robin Hood County, the Irish Coast, West Yorkshire valleys and Dumfries House.
It is due to air at 21:00 on Thursday 4 July.
Visit Jersey's CEO Tricia Warwick previously spoke on The Interview about the rise of 'set-jetting' as a tourism promotion trend... Listen below or wherever you get your podcasts...
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