This Farming Life (2016)

Series 2

Documentary series following the struggles and triumphs of five very different farming families in some of Scotland's most beautiful and remote landscapes.

Released March 7, 2016 Episode 58 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Reality

Watch Providers: BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV Channel

Production Companies: BBC, BBC Studios Specialist Factual Productions

Network: BBC Scotland

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

IMDb

8.9

/116/

Trakt

/7/

TMDb

100

/1/

Tomatoes

S2E1 - Episode 1

On Mull, new entrant farmers Janet and Alastair take their lambs to auction.

Sept. 6, 2017, midnight

S2E2 - Episode 2

Newlyweds Mel and Martin introduce the newest member of the family, four-month-old Erin.

Sept. 7, 2017, midnight

S2E3 - Episode 3

Stevie risks the wrath of the buffalo mums when he ear-tags four newborn calves.

Sept. 8, 2017, midnight

S2E4 - Episode 4

Robin and Penny's family arrive in the Highlands for the annual festive ceilidh.

Sept. 13, 2017, midnight

S2E5 - Episode 5

Steven and Tracey turn to technology to increase their chances of female calves.

Sept. 14, 2017, midnight

S2E6 - Episode 6

Alone on the farm, Mel must act fast to help a trapped bull.

Sept. 15, 2017, midnight

S2E7 - Episode 7

Highland cow Goldilocks gives Janet and Alastair a fright when a calving goes wrong.

Sept. 20, 2017, midnight

S2E8 - Episode 8

Mel tries every trick in the book to help a first-time mum bond with her lambs.

Sept. 21, 2017, midnight

S2E9 - Episode 9

Weaning time at the buffalo farm gives Stevie and his neighbours a sleepless night.

Sept. 22, 2017, midnight

S2E10 - Episode 10

David is beset by pests and, out on the hill, his lambs are under threat from predators.

Sept. 27, 2017, midnight

S2E11 - Episode 11

Janet and Alastair find something very unusual in a group of young female sheep.

Sept. 28, 2017, midnight

S2E12 - Episode 12

Dairy farmers Stuart and Aylett Roan take a break from the cows to prepare for piglets.

Sept. 29, 2017, midnight

BBC Scotland

58 min/ep

1396 min

March 7, 2016

April 8, 2025, midnight

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