Six families and their houses. It is not only stately homes which are infused with family history, memories and traditions. More ordinary dwellings carry their own stories. 5: The Carters
A Farmhouse in Suffolk
'It's the farm you choose, not the house.' Like most farmers Jack and Ena Carter attach more importance to their land than to their house.
Unlike the farm, the house has seen few changes.
Protected by its moat, it has remained a rural ideal. The fields, however, have lost their hedges, livestock and wildlife.
The only male heir is Jack's 12-year-old grandson.
'When you farm land and work the men you feel a pride about the place. You don't want to see it absorbed by another farm and the house become an ordinary place.' Photography
MARTIN PATMORE, REX MAIDMENT Sound DON LEE. JOHN HALE Research JANE TREAYS
Film editor TONY HEAVEN Produced and directed by DAVID PEARSON