Countryfile - Season 33 - Eps 10: Holnicote Estate

2020-03-0860 min⭐ 4.6/10

It’s International Women’s Day, and we’re in Somerset on the Holnicote Estate. Anita Rani meets Holly Purdey who farms with a baby on her back and her three-year-old as her farmhand. She’s part of a local Women in Farming group that aims to reduce the isolation often felt by women who live and work on farms. Meanwhile, Matt Baker finds out that the picturesque Holnicote Estate is at the beginning of an innovative river restoration project that is the first of its kind in the UK. It is also home to a new family of beavers. It's a busy day on Adam Henson's farm as he gets ready for the lambing season, and our special guest reporter, the 'Red Shepherdess' Hannah Jackson, looks at whether times have really changed for women in farming.

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About Countryfile

Countryfile

Title: Countryfile

First Air Date: 1988-07-24

Last Air Date: 2025-05-11

Status: Returning Series

Rating: 4.6/10 (from 6 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 38

Total Episodes: 1764

Network: BBC One BBC Two

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions, BBC Studios Productions

Synopsis

The people, places and stories making news in the British countryside.

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