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A Farmer's Life For Me

Jimmy Doherty

Ian Holt

Fenia Vardanis

Jane Lush

A Farmer's Life For Me: Episode 1

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Episode 1

BBC Two - A Farmer's Life For Me, Episode 1

The contestants must choose a plot of land and show how they would turn a profit.

Series in which outdoor-loving couples compete to run their very own farm in Suffolk. In this episode, they must choose a plot of land and show how they would turn a profit.

Nine couples with a dream of leaving the rat race have the opportunity of a lifetime when they compete to run their very own farm in Suffolk. From factory workers to city executives, they all share a passion for the outdoor life - but do they have what it takes to make it in farming? 

In each episode, self-made pig farmer Jimmy Doherty introduces the couples to a different aspect of the business, to decide who will be next to leave the competition. 

Here, the nine couples must choose a plot of land and show how they would turn a profit. From ploughing to buying and housing livestock, this tough first challenge soon sorts the wheat from the chaff.

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Couples with a dream of leaving the rat-race compete to run their very own farm in Suffolk

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