All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • July 4, 2017
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    At Bleak Bank farm, the Dawson family prepare their lambs for auction. It's the hound trail at Buttermere while the residents of Barbon in the Dales await the arrival of high-speed broadband.

  • S01E02 Episode 2

    • July 11, 2017
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    In this episode, in the Dales, craft mason and mountain rescuer Pete Roe is called out to try and find a puppy that's fallen down a 50-foot sinkhole near Wensleydale. In the Lakes, sheepdog trainer Katy Cropper - the first woman to win One Man and His Dog - has a tough challenge with maverick dog Connor. At Kilnsey Park, estate owner Jamie Roberts faces a race against time to be ready for The Kilnsey Show. And antique upholsterer Angela Butcher is called to Muncaster Castle for a special commission.

  • S01E03 Episode 3

    • July 18, 2017
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    John and William Dawson of Bleak Bank Farm face a crux moment in the farming calendar as they must gather in 2000 sheep across a 3500-acre expanse of the Dales. Later, at auction, John has his eye on a tip-top tup for breeding. The Leyburn Brass Band prepares for the Hardraw Brass Band Festival. And in the Lakes, Trudy Harrison fights to turn round the fortunes of Bootle, a village that has seen 20 businesses fold in two decades. They've lost their local pub and the village shop is up for sale. Can Trudy transform the old butcher's into an estate agents?

  • S01E04 Episode 4

    • July 25, 2017
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    In Swaledale, mountain rescuer Pete Roe is called to Tan Hill Inn, Britain's highest pub, where a man has gone missing in freezing overnight temperatures

  • S01E05 Episode 5

    • August 1, 2017
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    Michelin-star chef Kevin Tickle goes foraging. Gamekeeper David prepares for a shoot in Wensleydale. There's also some potholing pensioners and a big race at Wetherby.

  • S01E06 Episode 6

    • August 8, 2017
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    In the Lake District, farmer Pip comes up with a unique solution to put an end to losing his sheep - something to do with Day-Glo. In the Yorkshire Dales, have the owners of the Tan Hill Inn finally found landlords to manage their pub? Also, the Dent Brewery boys from the Dales are busy brewing, marketing and delivering their own craft ales. And in the Lakes, Jon Bennett makes his daily ascent to the summit of Helvellyn for a noble reason.

  • S01E07 Episode 7

    • August 15, 2017
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    There's a palpable sense of urgency in the air in the Dales as lambing season starts for the hill farming Dawson family, with the arrival of forty lambs per day. In Swaledale, at Britain's highest pub, the Tan Hill Inn, Vanessa and Nigel have survived the winter months but must now decide if running one of the remotest hostelries in Britain is really for them. Also, Ribblesdale primary, a 300-year-old village school in Horton, faces closure. And gamekeeper David Hutchinson and his team begin preparing the fells and woods for the shooting season.

  • S01E08 Episode 8

    • August 22, 2017
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    Cameras follow events at the Dales' Tan Hill Inn, Britain's highest pub, and at Muncaster Castle in the Lakes, where the library ceiling needs repair work. Last in the series

Season 2

  • S02E01 Episode 1

    • June 19, 2018
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    Champion sheep breeder Arnold Lancaster prepares his flock for Westmorland County Show, while in the Dales, dog trainer John Halstad prepares his dog Wren for a trial

  • S02E02 Episode 2

    • June 26, 2018
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    In the Dales, John Dawson of Bleak Bank farm leaves his son William in charge on a trip away. And in the Lake District, GP Stuart Allen attempts a 50-mile ultra-run

  • S02E03 Episode 3

    • July 3, 2018
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    At England's last remaining slate mine in Honister, owner Joe Weir is running out of time to fulfil an order of Westmorland Green slate. In the Lakes, wild swimmer Suzanna Cruickshank braves the chilly depths of Buttermere

  • S02E04 Episode 4

    • July 10, 2018
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    When his sheep break out into a neighbouring farm, hill farmer and award-winning sheep breeder Arnold Lancaster needs to rebuild a dry stone wall. Rector Sarah Lunn is on a mission in and around Appleby-in-Westmorland, as she works hard to keep traditions alive and communities bonded across her twelve parishes. In Kirkby Stephen, pensioner Hazel Champion readies herself for the weekly trip to Hawes, so she can stock up on provisions and catch up with her family. And in Upper Wharfdale, Dave Younger and 11-year-old son Giuseppe join the rest of the Two Dales Metal Detecting club, as the hills are alive with the sound of beeping when rare finds are unearthed.

  • S02E05 Episode 5

    • July 17, 2018
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    Near Windermere, upland farmers Pete and Rona Webster are expecting their first child as they prepare to move to the Dales and take over Rona's dad's farm as he retires. They plan to become the first producers of sheep's milk ice-cream in Yorkshire. Game dealer Andrew Dent and gamekeeper Ian Sleightholm are setting heather ablaze in Wensleydale. In the market town of Leyburn, in Lower Wensleydale, antiques dealer Ken Garrett looks to drum up some business. And in Borrowdale, a team of National Trust rangers need to shift thirty tonnes of stone from the valley floor to the summit of Sty Head.

  • S02E06 Episode 6

    • July 24, 2018
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    A train fireman prepares for one of the UK's most scenic railway journeys, from Settle to Carlisle. And a Lakes whisky-maker hopes to distil the region's first single malt.

  • S02E07 Episode 7

    • July 31, 2018
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    As winter descends on the Dales, Robin Askew discovers daytrippers stranded on a remote stretch of road, and in the Lakes, mine-owner Joe Weir sets up an impromptu ski resort. Meanwhile, John and William Dawson risk having to pour their milk down the drain when a tanker struggles to make it up to their farm

  • S02E08 Episode 8

    • August 7, 2018
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    In the Dales, the villagers of Carlton-in-Coverdale are making last-minute preparations for the arrival of the Tour de Yorkshire, and a Lakes farming couple move to Yorkshire.

  • S02E09 Episode 9

    • August 14, 2018
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    Dales craftsman Pete Roe repairs an industrial relic and rescues a sheep that has plunged into a pothole, while a Windermere duo take their first steps in running a guest house

  • S02E10 Episode 10

    • August 21, 2018
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    It's lambing season in the Dales and jester time in The Lakes. Plus, James Ratcliffe returns to Sedbergh with plans to transform a pub into a top-end restaurant.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Episode 1

    • May 27, 2019
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    Return of the programme following life in the national parks, with boat builder Hamish Paterson putting an Edwardian steam vessel through its paces on Windermere

  • S03E02 Episode 2

    • June 5, 2019
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    Farmer Kevin prepares for an auction that could make or break his year. In the Dales, Mandy wants first prize for her Victoria sandwich. And the grouse shooting season begins.

  • S03E03 Episode 3

    • June 10, 2019
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    A couple who ditched suburbia to become farmers are on the brink of big changes in the Lakes. Some plucky ponies help restore a Cumbrian wood. And sleepy Swaledale is taken over by a bike festival.

  • S03E04 Episode 4

    • June 17, 2019
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    A Wensleydale farmer bids to become England's champion sheepdog trialler, the Muker Silver Band perform at the annual village show, and a blacksmith crafts an ornate horn burner

  • S03E05 Episode 5

    • June 24, 2019
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    A steam engine obsessive hits a problem restoring a remarkable piece of Cumbrian industrial heritage, while there is a race against time to launch a new cheese from the Dales

  • S03E06 Episode 6

    • July 1, 2019
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    The Dales village of Kettlewell prepares for its annual scarecrow festival, while David and Becca Corrie-Close are busy settling into their farm in the Lakes.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Episode 1

    • January 11, 2021
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    Return of the documentary following life in the national parks. In Appletreewick in the Dales, pub landlord David Aynesworth has a special night up his sleeve.

  • S04E02 Episode 2

    • January 18, 2021
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    A look at spring in the national parks, with Grasmere sheep farmers Peter and Robert Bland marking up their new lambs before setting them and their mothers free on the open fell.

  • S04E03 Episode 3

    • January 25, 2021
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    A look at summer in the national parks, with father and son shepherds Peter and Robert Bland bringing their flock of Herdwick sheep down off the fell for their annual shearing

  • S04E04 Episode 4

    • February 1, 2021
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    Shepherds Peter and Robert Bland head to market with their older draft ewes, while in Cracoe, Barbara Slater and daughter Cathy remember Barbara's father

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 In Summer

    • June 8, 2020
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    A look back at recent summer seasons for people who live and work in the national parks, including the Dawson farming family gathering their sheep on Ingleborough for shearing. The programme also features Graham Connacher, the skipper of the Lady of the Lake, a steamer that sails the length and breadth of Ullswater in the Lakes.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Farming Lives

    • June 15, 2020
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    A special edition celebrating the farming heritage in the two national parks, including champion sheep breeder Arnold Lancaster preparing his flock for the Westmorland County Show.