The BBC Television International Sheepdog Championship - the first of eight programmes introduced by Phil Drabble with Eric Halsall. The rolling hills of Ayrshire, together with the waters of the Clyde and the islands of Cumbrae, make a sweeping backcloth to the sheepdog trials specially held for television and run at the Kelburn Country Centre, near Largs.
Shepherds from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland combine their unique skills with the intelligence of their dogs.
Heat 1: Scotland
Alastair Cutter with Midge
Viv Billingham with Garry
John Templeton with Roy