At Bleak Bank farm, the Dawson family prepare their lambs for auction. It's the hound trail at Buttermere while the residents of Barbon in the Dales await the arrival of high-speed broadband.

In this episode, in the Dales, craft mason and mountain rescuer Pete Roe is called out to try and find a puppy that's fallen down a 50-foot sinkhole near Wensleydale. In the Lakes, sheepdog trainer Katy Cropper - the first woman to win One Man and His Dog - has a tough challenge with maverick dog Connor. At Kilnsey Park, estate owner Jamie Roberts faces a race against time to be ready for The Kilnsey Show. And antique upholsterer Angela Butcher is called to Muncaster Castle for a special commission.

John and William Dawson of Bleak Bank Farm face a crux moment in the farming calendar as they must gather in 2000 sheep across a 3500-acre expanse of the Dales. Later, at auction, John has his eye on a tip-top tup for breeding. The Leyburn Brass Band prepares for the Hardraw Brass Band Festival. And in the Lakes, Trudy Harrison fights to turn round the fortunes of Bootle, a village that has seen 20 businesses fold in two decades. They've lost their local pub and the village shop is up for sale. Can Trudy transform the old butcher's into an estate agents?

In Swaledale, mountain rescuer Pete Roe is called to Tan Hill Inn, Britain's highest pub, where a man has gone missing in freezing overnight temperatures

Michelin-star chef Kevin Tickle goes foraging. Gamekeeper David prepares for a shoot in Wensleydale. There's also some potholing pensioners and a big race at Wetherby.

A look at the Lakes and Dales as winter brings its challenges, from shepherding in Grasmere and mountain running on Helvellyn, to Coniston's steam yacht gondola and ferret racing in Appletreewick

A look at the flourishing Lakes and Dales as spring brings new life, from lambs in Grasmere and red squirrels in Wensleydale to horse logging near Kendal

A look at the Lakes and Dales in summer, from sheep shearing in Grasmere, honey making in Wensleydale and cricket in Cracoe to the elusive Arctic charr in Windermere

A look at life in the Lakes and Dales as autumn brings its technicolour spectacle and the trees redefine the landscape, from draft ewes to kayaking on the River Swale and free diving in Windermere