Fans of the sumptuous television series Coast, which features sweeping and majestic images along the coastline of the British Isles, will know we are in a treat when our county town is to feature in a new series made by presenter Nick Crane.

A similar treatment of Enniskillen is expected to make equally entrancing television. High definition aerial shots of the town and Lough Erne as well as interviews with its people are sure to make captivating viewing.

This is the second series of Town. Enniskillen is in the position of being one of just four towns to have been chosen to make the cut. Oban in Scotland, Huddersfield in Yorkshire, and Saffron Walden outside London are also part of the series, which began on May 21. The programme on Enniskillen is the last in the second series and is broadcast on June 11.

The process of choosing towns to film for the series can involve hot and heavy debate, possibly not unlike the decision-making process for the location of the G8, Nick told The Impartial Reporter.

It is purely coincidental that the production team chose Enniskillen, just months before Prime Minister David Cameron announced that the town was to host the Summit.

"Isn't it fascinating? There are over 1,000 towns in the UK and the process of choosing one over another to film creates a big debate in production. We all have our favourites and we finally decided on our four. I suppose for the G8 it is something similar. They have thousands of towns to choose from. They must have had some sort of debate and settled on Enniskillen. I would love to know if they chose Enniskillen for the same set of reasons," Nick said.

The reason he was so beguiled by Enniskillen was the town's relationship to the landscape that surrounded it.

"I was quite bowled over by the nature of landscape around the two and the way Enniskillen feeds off that proximity. It has got a lot to do with the the purity of the water in lakes and rivers. So much of Enniskillen is based on that water -- fishing, boating and agricultural needs and so on and it has that kind of washed feeling," he said.

The presenter really gets under the skin of a place. Before filming, he came over to Enniskillen to see the lay of the land and meet the people prior to filming over a ten day period in September. Among the people he spoke to were Managing Editor of The Impartial Reporter, Denzil McDaniel.

"It was the idea that to many people in the UK I think it will come as a surprise that there is a lake district in Ireland and that Enniskillen is effectively the capital of that lake district. It seemed a lot of people know about the English lake district, that it was this idea that we could explore the role that this island town which is unusual in the UK to have a tone that is on an island and set in the heart of a lake. Enniskillen is the most westerly town in the UK, quite remote from capital cities. It has a pretty amazing natural beauty and a long history.

The aerial shots of Enniskillen -- filmed from both a helicopter and a seaplane -- are absolutely stunning, said Nick. "We really got an incredible powerful impression of this little gem, this little kernel, sitting in this exquisite lake district. That is what aerial photography gives you in a documentary -- a unique bird's eye view of the town sitting in the adjacent countryside," he said.

While the helicopter was used for filming the sweeping scenes of the townscape, it was the seaplane that provides the backdrop as Nick explains Enniskillen's rich history.

He was incredulous that the seaplane was able to land on the stretch of the river beside the Forum. "I was very lucky during the shoot to go up in a seaplane which took off from the edge of the town. It was hugely exciting. There are not many places you can take off at the end of the high street on a seaplane".

And typically, Fermanagh weather threw everything at the crew. "We experienced everything from a monsoon to beautiful blue skies," he said.

The programme extends beyond the town limits, exploring eel fishing and the debate about shale gas extraction in the area. "I think that is the nature of a county town. Enniskillen is much more embedded in the countryside than other towns. It is the county town of people who live outside Enniskillen who look to Enniskillen as their town.I can't look at Enniskillen as a remote town disconnected from its surrounding countryside. It felt very much as if Fermanagh was also Enniskillen. If you go out a long way outside the town you still find people have much to do with the town. It has a lot to do with its historical role as a market centre," he said.

While the relationship of the town to the water is important, so too is the very heart of Enniskillen, the town centre. Nick described the presence of independent shops in Enniskillen High Street as an incredibly powerful image.

"All the towns I know around the south east of England that have become identikit towns. We devoted a greater chunk of the Enniskillen film to the High Street than any other town. We have made eight films now and none of the other films have been devoted as much to the town centre. It is actually quite unusual to walk though a high street like Enniskillen because of the independent shops. I would not want to have it misconstrued that I thought that was old-fashioned. So many are forward-thinking and understand the value of what it is to be independent and customers value it," he said.

The presenter, who also presented the Coast series, described the Town series as "some of the most important TV I have ever done".

"A lot of people who live in cities are disparaging about towns with publications like Crap Towns and Crap towns jokes on the web. This is my mission to correct that slander," he said.

All manner of Fermanagh life is examined. In featuring the Aughakillymaude Mummers, he talks to Jim Ledwith about the themes of the Mummers' lively shows and the intricate straw costumes, grown and created every year by skilled craftsmen.

Also in the programme Enniskillen butcher Pat O'Doherty talks about leading the revival in black bacon. Purchasing an island nearly 10 years ago, Pat occupied the land with saddleback pigs that roam freely, allowing him to resurrect a centuries old curing technique. Nick travels to the island and is surprised to find a "pigs' paradise".

He also visits the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise to meet lecturer Shelley Annan. It is a breeding ground for the next generation of Irish Jockeys, and Nick is put through his paces using an electronic training horse. Newly qualified jockey Daniel McKeever has been riding horses since the age of five, but says without the college she would never have discovered her love of racing.

And artist Claire Falconer talks of how she left Enniskillen for Hollywood to pursue a career in acting and producing. Having recently returned to her hometown, she finds many people are now re-engaging with their roots. Claire tells Nick what it is about the town that pulled her back and the inspirations behind her work.

n Town, produced by Tern TV, is broadcast on BBC2 on Tuesday, June 11.