A SOUTH Hams pub has been filmed for an upcoming television series.

Staff at the Start Bay Inn will appear in the new ITV1 daytime programme Holiday Home Sweet Home to showcase their hands-on approach to serving fresh fish.

The show follows holiday home owners and letting agents across the UK as they cope with a busy summer season and the pub will appear in a piece about local food.

Plymouth-based broadcasters TwoFour Studios came to film retired landlord Paul Stubbs and his daughter Gail Jacob on September 18 and the family workers called it 'an experience to remember'.

Gail, who is one of three business partners running the pub, said: 'Dad's done a bit of television work before so he was quite prepared but when they came to interview me on my own I was terrified.

'The camera crew came to film us catching and preparing the fish from about 4pm and they were keen to convey as much about the freshness as possible.

'I don't think I stumbled too much but I was shaking all the way through. They said they have to go through an editing process, so my interview may be missed, which may not be a bad thing!

'As you can never guarantee when a fish is going to bite, dad went out on the water at 10.30am just to make sure we had enough to prepare on camera.

'The crew were there for a good four hours and filmed everything from us landing, moving, scaling and gutting the fish.

'I don't know how it will all turn out when it's aired on TV but it was certainly an experience to remember.'

Gail's sister and business partner Clair Stubbs added: 'It's wonderful that our hard work behind the scenes picking crabs, lobsters and scallops and preparing all the fish on the specials board gets some attention, as most of our customers aren't aware of the hours this takes us.

'It certainly isn't a glamorous job running the Start Bay Inn but we love it.'

The series begins on October 29 and will run for four weeks. Producers have scheduled the programme for 4pm Monday to Friday and expect to air the pub's appearance some time in November.