Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | Secrets, Lies and Pointless Piles of Paperwork | 20220722 | On Dangerfield Farm, the annual organic inspection is Ben and Cicely's nightmare. Not just because every aspect of Ben's management will be probed, but also because Cicely has forgotten to keep the Visitors' Book up to date. and has to forge it at the last minute. And then there's Beatrix's unexpected arrival from London. Have she and Archie split up and will Beatrix's louche behaviour affront the inspector? By Sue Limb and Betsy Vriend Cast: A Little Brother production for BBC Radio 4 On Dangerfield Farm, the annual organic inspection is Ben and Cicely\u2019s nightmare. An everyday story of sex, lies and agriculture. |
| 01 | 02 | Cold Discomfort Farm | 20220729 | Ben is so busy thawing the frozen pipes on Dangerfield Farm that he forgets it's Valentine's Day, much to Cicely's disappointment. Archie hasn't forgotten and turns up with roses to woo Beatrix, but she's frosty. Mainly because she hates Valentine's Day, but also because her toes are cold. It turns out Cicely has forgotten to order any more oil and it is left to Archie to ride to the rescue by greasing the oilman's palm and bringing the oil delivery forward by several days. By Sue Limb and Betsy Vriend Cast: Alison Steadman - Cicely Nigel Planer - Ben Morwenna Banks - Beatrix Tony Gardner - Archie A Little Brother production for BBC Radio 4 It is Valentine's Day on Dangerfield Farm and the pipes have frozen. An everyday story of sex, lies and agriculture. |
| 01 | 03 | Pest Control | 20220805 | Chris, a vegan eco-friendly vet student hunk, comes to help with lambing and Dangerfield Farm is thrown into turmoil. Cicely finds him controlling and struggles to cater for vegans, so Chris takes over the cooking. He makes himself indispensable to Ben, until he disobeys the farm-rules and inadvertently lets Toby the terrier violate Floss the sheepdog who's in season. And Beatrix takes a shine to him, which brings Archie rushing down from London, only to find that he needn't have bothered, because Chris has blotted his own copybook by letting slip his true feelings for Jane Austen. By Sue Limb and Betsy Vriend Cast A Little Brother production for BBC Radio 4 A vet student comes to help with lambing, and the farm is thrown into turmoil. An everyday story of sex, lies and agriculture. |
| 01 | 04 | Making Hay | 20220812 | The American landlady, Natalie Truss, wants to hold a posh garden party for her birthday on Ben's favourite heritage meadow, a couple of weeks before he is due to mow it. Ben is aghast and must veto this without upsetting her. Cicely is worried that they could lose the farm. Luckily, Archie turns up bringing a self-help manual to heal his relationship with Beatrix, and Natalie is conveniently enchanted by Archie to change her plans. By Sue Limb and Betsy Vriend Cast: A Little Brother production for BBC Radio 4 The American landlady wants to hold a garden party in Ben\u2019s favourite meadow. An everyday story of sex, lies and agriculture. |
| 01 | 05 | Feeling Sheepish | 20220819 | Cicely is invited to go to Paris to see one of her piano students perform in a competition and asks Ben to join her. He needs to take some time away from the farm, to look after his health, but he refuses. He can't take time off, he says, even with a bad back, because the landlady, Natalie Truss, is looking for an excuse to take the farm away from him. It's not just Cicely who is upset, however, because Beatrix and Archie were looking forward to playing at farmers while the grown-ups were away, In fact in a fit of enthusiasm, Beatrix jumps the gun and instigates a fight with the landlady over a broken gate. As always, it's Archie who has to manage the fallout. By Sue Limb and Betsy Vriend Cast: A Little Brother production for BBC Radio 4 Cicely wants to go to Paris with Ben, but he is too busy on the farm to join her. An everyday story of sex, lies and agriculture. |
| 01 | 06 | Hold Your Horses | 20220826 | Natalie Truss announces that she wants to use part of the farmland for a new Equestrian venture on the same day that Archie's metal detector unearths a rare Roman coin. Natalie wants Ben to retire. With the survival of his farming enterprise at stake, Ben loses the plot and forgets a planned trip with Cicely to see the orchids on the common. This is the last straw and Cicely storms out to see them with her old flame Charles Bradshaw. Ben pursues her in a fit of jealousy and they are reconciled, just as Archie's coin hits the big time. Its rarity value draws attention to the farm and Natalie drops her Equestrian venture for the excitement of an archaeological dig. By Sue Limb and Betsy Vriend Cast: A Little Brother production for BBC Radio 4 Archie turns the farm upside down with a metal detector. An everyday story of sex, lies and agriculture. |