BBC Countryfile viewers rush to voice their concern after 'worrying' start to show

The BBC show returned on Sunday, October 13, with Joe Crowley on the west coast of Scotland.

BBC Countryfile has been slapped with complaints seconds into Sunday's episode - as fans took issue with the subject of the opening segment. The BBC show returned on Sunday, October 13, with Joe Crowley on the west coast of Scotland.

Crowley is on the west coast of Scotland, celebrating a local delicacy – the oyster. Every year, people flock to the small coastal town of Stranraer to visit the Stranraer Oyster Festival, where people come together to celebrate these very special shellfish.

One Twitter/X user fumed: "It's Oyster week on a show that's supposed to be about the countryside." Another said: "After criticism over its Olympics coverage the BBC has gone all in on the Stranraer Oyster Festival."

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A third chipped in to say: "I can't believe that the BBC managed to secure the TV rights for the Stranraer Oyster Festival." And another critic swiped as they took to social media on Sunday night: "They're stretching this oyster story out a bit."

And another typed: "If that oyster festival is just over one weekend what happens to the town the rest of the year?" Another asked: "Hope the oyster festival is sustainable …ten thousand oysters consumed in one weekend?"

Joe moved to meet the people behind the festival and finds out why this event has put Stranraer back on the map during Sunday night's episode. He sails out onto the sparkling waters of Loch Ryan to discover how the fisherman harvest oysters with sustainability at the forefront.

Over a campfire, Joe was later shown how to cook a simple oyster dish by chef Pam Brunton and meets the competitors of the weekend's biggest event - the shuck-off. Meanwhile, Adam Henson was also in the episode and seen in England in the Cotswolds, welcoming two new additions to the popular farm.