The Dales
Season 1
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Episode 1
Adrain chats to sixteen-year-old Phillip Mellin about having to run his family's farm with his mother, after his father died last year.
Episode 2
The cameras follow Alex Wilkes as she takes her small herd of dairy cows to compete at the Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate. Adrian chats to Tom Orde-Powlett, who is due to inherit Bolton Castle in Wensleydale.
Episode 3
Adrian learns from Tom Orde-Powlett about his plans for Bolton Castle. Shepherdess Amanda Owen gets her children to help her get rid of moles on gher farm.
Episode 4
Vicar Ann Chapman, who is in charge of four rural churches in the Dales, chats about her job. Adrian learns more about sheepdog training with Philip Mellin and his mother Carol. Izzy Lane and Ernest Ayre attempt to find a missing ram at a local sheep sanctuary.
Episode 5
Phillip Mellin travels to Skipton Auction Mart wanting to buy a dog he can train to help him with his shepherding duties. His mother Carol attempts to sell her own dog Jess. Tom Orde-Powlett starts a boar park at Bolton Castle in Wensleydale. Adrian talks to the Leyburn Band as it gets ready to take part in the Hardraw Scar Brass Band Contest.
Episode 6
The Leyburn Band competes in the Hardraw Scar Brass Band Contest. Amanda Owen and her husband Clive update a shepherd's hut on their land. Adrian chats to the landlords of the area's first community-run pub.
Episode 7
Phillip Mellin attempts to to set up a sheepdog training business. The George and Dragon hosts a Fijian festival. Izzy Lane photographs her latest fashion collection, produced using the wool from her rescued Wensleydale sheep.
Episode 8
Ann Chapman is the host of the annual `Party in the Parish'. Adrian talks to members of a North Yorkshire family who are competing at the Masham Steam Fair.
Episode 9
Annabelle Bradley begins work on her latest commission. Adrian talks to a farmer who is hoping to win the Dales' toughest fell run.
Episode 10
Adrian meets with Carol and Phillip Mellin as they end dairy production on their farm for good. He also takes a look around the Dalehead Veterinary Group in Settle. Malham blacksmith Annabelle Bradley completes the traditional chandeliers she has been making for her local pub.
Episode 11
Adrian talks to the the staff at one of the Dales' newest microbreweries. He also visits Swinton Park Castle in Masham for the start of the grouse shooting season.
Episode 12
Ann Chapman gives a sermon by Lake Semerwater. The milk wagon pays a final visit to Carol and Phillip Mellin's farm. Amanda and Clive Owen and their five children look to see the summer in style at the Muker Show.
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