E1P4-4 Victorian Farm Christmas

Historical reality programme. The Victorian farmers - Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn - return to the Acton Scott estate in Shropshire to celebrate a traditional Victorian Christmas.

There's an enormous amount of farm work to be done on the estate in the lead-up to the festive season, including the hay harvest, to make food for the animals over winter. Having been thwarted last time by rain, the team anxiously monitor the weather.

Peter travels to the Royal Agricultural Society's annual show with sheep expert Richard Spencer to choose a new ram for the flock; back at the farm, Ruth makes mincemeat for the Christmas mince pies. She also prepares for the hoped-for hay harvest celebration with some essentials - bread and butter.

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[Ayslhyn]

Indeed. Get rid of the highly-educated Alex now working with Time Team the prototype of all archaeology programmes and let's have more of the chubby bloke.

[taxfatcats]

Absolutely, without Peter Ginn, the show loses it's compelling historical verisimilitude, after all Ruth only knows everything, and Alex only does everything, while Peter looks just marvelous.

[peterginnsfanmanager]

When will the BBC wake up and realize that people mostly watch this series to watch the gorgeous but modest Peter Ginn.

Alex is interesting and Ruth bearable, but Peter Ginn is the star of the show.