A look at life in the protected countryside of the national parks of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales.
Episode 1
Jul 4, 2017
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.
Episode 2
Jul 11, 2017
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.
Episode 3
Jul 18, 2017
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?
Episode 4
Jul 25, 2017
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
Episode 5
Aug 1, 2017
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.
Episode 6
Aug 8, 2017
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.
Episode 7
Aug 15, 2017
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.
Episode 8
Aug 22, 2017
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
