Dartmouth is being given yet another shot at television fame – with a dollop of the town mayor's honey on top.

The town is about to star in the latest foodie programme as an ITV crew descended on Dartmouth for a day-long shoot – which involved mayor Paul Allen, the town crier Lez Ellis and his wife Liz, celebrity chef Mitch Tonks and country hotel Fingles.

The show, called The Great British Taste Tour, is due to be screened some time early next year and will feature an hour-long show dedicated to Dartmouth.

The show involved four contestants being treated to breakfast at the Guildhall, lunch courtesy of Mitch Tonks and dinner at Fingles near Dittisham.

The breakfast, cooked up by town crier's wife Liz and Cllr Allen's daughter-in-law Deena Allen, was eaten in the council chamber. It included toast and honey collected from the beekeeping mayor's hives near Dittisham. In the last year, Dartmouth has benefited from various TV outings, including appearances on the Antiques Roadshow to Come Dine With Me.

The roadshow was held at the naval college and spread across two shows, while artist Simon Drew along with his Dartmouth home was one of the shows in the dining programme.

The town benefitted from spikes in visitor numbers after both programmes.

It is likely to benefit again following last Friday's showing of the Comic Strip's The Hunt for Tony Blair which was filmed in and around the town.

Cllr Allen said of the latest filming: 'It's a showcase both for the town and for the town council, with its community involvement, and for local produce.'

The show takes a group of strangers on a mystery trip to a single location where they have breakfast, lunch and dinner.

They choose the kind of location and entertainment and, such as Come Dine With Me, they score one another to win a cash prize of £1,000.

At the Guildhall, town crier Lez greeted the group before they sat down to breakfast – even if by then it was nearer noon that 8am.

The Dartmouth episode is one of a number being filmed around the country.

Filming took part in various locations, providing 'local history and local colour', said Cllr Allen.