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The Mart

Series 1

Episode 5: Roast Potatoes and Roups

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One Scotland HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Scotland

Thainstone Mart is one of Europe's biggest livestock markets, and in this programme, a Shetland farmer is relying on Finley to get the cash he needs to feed his flock over the winter. There's a crisis in the kitchen when a deep fat fryer fails with lunch minutes away and 900 portions of potatoes required. And auctioneer Charlie sells all the worldly goods of two farming brothers retiring after 50 years, but their trusty tractor lets them down at a crucial moment. Show less

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