This dramatic, true-life series tells the stories of five very different farming families as they experience the joys and hardships that come from lives and livelihoods tied to the land.
- Factual
- Year 2016 - 2023
- 3 Seasons
This dramatic, true-life series tells the stories of five very different farming families as they experience the joys and hardships that come from lives and livelihoods tied to the land.
- Year: 2016
E1 • Episode 1
Sea shepherd Sandy gathers in a flock of wild sheep from a remote Scottish island by boat.
E2 • Episode 2
George and Sybil gather in their sheep from over six square miles of rugged mountainside.
E3 • Episode 3
Crofters club together to dip their sheep in insecticide before mating time.
E4 • Episode 4
In the east of Scotland, Martin's sheds are full of pregnant cows.
E5 • Episode 5
In the far north, John is expanding his flock and his land.
E6 • Episode 6
Sandy Granville surveys the damage to his croft after one of the worst storms on record.
E7 • Episode 7
Lambing season is just a month away. Martin tends to 500 pregnant ewes.
E8 • Episode 8
Spring arrives and John is expecting 6,000 new lambs, so hires in extra staff.
E9 • Episode 9
Bobby and Anne must gather their pregnant ewes from the hills ready for lambing.
E10 • Episode 10
Sybil prepares for George's birthday and the arrival of her sister and niece from England.
E11 • Episode 11
Martin prepares two young bulls for the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh.
E12 • Episode 12
All the farmers from across the year reflect on what each season means to them.
- Cast
James Thornton
- Crew
Amanda Murray
Producer
Lisa Ausden
Producer
