Countrywise, ITV - TV review: No Springwatch, but an easy way to pass half an hour

Countrywise mostly seemed to consist of the presenters making a lot of noise

Countrywise (ITV)

In the wake of watching Stacey Dooley's investigation Saving the Cyber Sex Girls,I was desperately in need of light relief and, thankfully, Paul Heiney provided it on ITV's Countrywise when he grabbed hold of a swan by the bum. Countrywise mostly seemed to consist of the presenters making a lot of noise. Heiney hollered at the swans to come get their breakfast while Ben Fogle, having being told to spook the Irish hares he was pursuing, began loudly yodelling. Liz Bonnin was a bit quieter, but even she started squealing at the sight of a basking shark. It's no Springwatch, but Countrywise offered an easy way to pass half an hour when my mind was clearly still elsewhere.