Celebrity Ade Edmondson visited Tiptree, in Essex, last week to look into the delights of early rhubarb and jams at Wilkin & Sons' jam factory.
The former Young Ones star and quirky TV presenter was in the county filming his Ade in Britain series.
Ade was on a mission to find fresh rhubarb so Chris Newenham, farm director at Wilkin & Sons, took him to the fields to see the crop and gather some stems.
Ade and his crew then suited up in 'whites' to explore the factory with the manager Robert Parker.
"It was great opportunity to show Ade the early rhubarb and he was fascinated with the busy factory," said Mr Newenham.
"Visitors to the tea room were really surprised to see this TV personality's tiny caravan in the car park and they hoped to get a glimpse of Ade during his visit to Tiptree. We are curious to see how he cooked the rhubarb."
During the show, Ade will be shown searching for delicious shellfish, learning the old craft of horse logging and cooking up a traditional tasty treat for the folk band Mawkin.
During the week of the 8th April the Ade in Britain programme features the North West, Dorset, Lincolnshire and County Down, as well as Essex.
The Essex episode was aired at 4pm on ITV and will be available to watch again online.
The former Young Ones star and quirky TV presenter was in the county filming his Ade in Britain series.
Ade was on a mission to find fresh rhubarb so Chris Newenham, farm director at Wilkin & Sons, took him to the fields to see the crop and gather some stems.
Ade and his crew then suited up in 'whites' to explore the factory with the manager Robert Parker.
"It was great opportunity to show Ade the early rhubarb and he was fascinated with the busy factory," said Mr Newenham.
"Visitors to the tea room were really surprised to see this TV personality's tiny caravan in the car park and they hoped to get a glimpse of Ade during his visit to Tiptree. We are curious to see how he cooked the rhubarb."
During the show, Ade will be shown searching for delicious shellfish, learning the old craft of horse logging and cooking up a traditional tasty treat for the folk band Mawkin.
During the week of the 8th April the Ade in Britain programme features the North West, Dorset, Lincolnshire and County Down, as well as Essex.
The Essex episode was aired at 4pm on ITV and will be available to watch again online.
