They do great food and great beer and have an outside toilet which is always a sign of a proper pub. It was a regular haunt for the writer Laurie Lee, who was born in the village and wrote the book Cider with Rosie. The pub overlooks the valley where the book is set, so the views are stunning. I only live a few miles away so I’m there a lot! It’s a really atmospheric country pub. The Woolpack, in the village of Slad, Gloucestershire. I always feel enriched and restored after a day on the bank, whether I’ve caught anything or not…the fish are just a bonus! You can easily slip into a meditative state. There’s not many hobbies that allow you just to sit outside in nature for hours on end and immerse yourself in your surroundings. It’s everything else, being by water, the wildlife, the scenery. It’s a massive cliche but it’s not even about the fishing and I think most other anglers would agree. My dad used to take me as a kid and I have great memories of that, but the passion for it really took hold in adult life when work got busy and it became a real sanctuary for me. ![]() We had a quick chat with Charlie to ask him our five questions and quickly realised the man is an aficionado of the great outdoors. ![]() Since then he has, amongst other work, co-written an episode of Armando Iannucci’s Avenue 5, acted in the comedy series Stath Lets Flats and recently starred in the whodunnit film See How They Run. You will know him from his genius creation This Country, the first show since the Vicar of Dibley to really show the unique comedy of the British countryside and essential viewing at Fera HQ. For our inaugural one we have the actor and writer Charlie Cooper. Welcome to Fera Five, a new interview series where we get to ask our favourite people the same five questions.
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