Presented by Kate Humble and Adam Henson, the show was mainly filmed live on the Beavan family farm, near Abergavenny in Monmouthshire[1] and followed a week in the life of the farm, concentrating on the births of the new lambs.

Filmed inserts showed the lead-up to the lambing season, including the purchase of two new stud sheep (tups).

The show was produced in a style similar to Springwatch.

The second series following a farming family from Cumbria began on 4 April 2011, again presented by Kate Humble.

[3][4] This series concentrates on the Dykes family who have been farming close to the Pentland Hills since the 1950s.