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The Best Episodes of The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes

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    The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 1 Episode 1 - Episode 1
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    #1 - Episode 1

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    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.

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  2. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 1 Episode 2 - Episode 2
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    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.

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  3. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 3
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    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?

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  4. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 4
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    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

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  5. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
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    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.

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  6. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
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    In the Lake District, farmer Pip comes up with a unique solution to put an end to losing his sheep - something to do with Day-Glo. In the Yorkshire Dales, have the owners of the Tan Hill Inn finally found landlords to manage their pub? Also, the Dent Brewery boys from the Dales are busy brewing, marketing and delivering their own craft ales. And in the Lakes, Jon Bennett makes his daily ascent to the summit of Helvellyn for a noble reason.

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  7. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
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    #7 - Episode 7

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    There's a palpable sense of urgency in the air in the Dales as lambing season starts for the hill farming Dawson family, with the arrival of forty lambs per day. In Swaledale, at Britain's highest pub, the Tan Hill Inn, Vanessa and Nigel have survived the winter months but must now decide if running one of the remotest hostelries in Britain is really for them. Also, Ribblesdale primary, a 300-year-old village school in Horton, faces closure. And gamekeeper David Hutchinson and his team begin preparing the fells and woods for the shooting season.

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  8. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 1 Episode 8 - Episode 8
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    Cameras follow events at the Dales' Tan Hill Inn, Britain's highest pub, and at Muncaster Castle in the Lakes, where the library ceiling needs repair work. Last in the series

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  9. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
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    Champion sheep breeder Arnold Lancaster prepares his flock for Westmorland County Show, while in the Dales, dog trainer John Halstad prepares his dog Wren for a trial

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  10. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 2 Episode 2 - Episode 2
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    In the Dales, John Dawson of Bleak Bank farm leaves his son William in charge on a trip away. And in the Lake District, GP Stuart Allen attempts a 50-mile ultra-run

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  11. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 2 Episode 3 - Episode 3
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    At England's last remaining slate mine in Honister, owner Joe Weir is running out of time to fulfil an order of Westmorland Green slate. In the Lakes, wild swimmer Suzanna Cruickshank braves the chilly depths of Buttermere

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  12. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
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    When his sheep break out into a neighbouring farm, hill farmer and award-winning sheep breeder Arnold Lancaster needs to rebuild a dry stone wall. Rector Sarah Lunn is on a mission in and around Appleby-in-Westmorland, as she works hard to keep traditions alive and communities bonded across her twelve parishes. In Kirkby Stephen, pensioner Hazel Champion readies herself for the weekly trip to Hawes, so she can stock up on provisions and catch up with her family. And in Upper Wharfdale, Dave Younger and 11-year-old son Giuseppe join the rest of the Two Dales Metal Detecting club, as the hills are alive with the sound of beeping when rare finds are unearthed.

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  13. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode 5
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    #13 - Episode 5

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    Near Windermere, upland farmers Pete and Rona Webster are expecting their first child as they prepare to move to the Dales and take over Rona's dad's farm as he retires. They plan to become the first producers of sheep's milk ice-cream in Yorkshire. Game dealer Andrew Dent and gamekeeper Ian Sleightholm are setting heather ablaze in Wensleydale. In the market town of Leyburn, in Lower Wensleydale, antiques dealer Ken Garrett looks to drum up some business. And in Borrowdale, a team of National Trust rangers need to shift thirty tonnes of stone from the valley floor to the summit of Sty Head.

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  14. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 2 Episode 6 - Episode 6
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    A train fireman prepares for one of the UK's most scenic railway journeys, from Settle to Carlisle. And a Lakes whisky-maker hopes to distil the region's first single malt.

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  15. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode 7
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    As winter descends on the Dales, Robin Askew discovers daytrippers stranded on a remote stretch of road, and in the Lakes, mine-owner Joe Weir sets up an impromptu ski resort. Meanwhile, John and William Dawson risk having to pour their milk down the drain when a tanker struggles to make it up to their farm

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  16. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 2 Episode 8 - Episode 8
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    In the Dales, the villagers of Carlton-in-Coverdale are making last-minute preparations for the arrival of the Tour de Yorkshire, and a Lakes farming couple move to Yorkshire.

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  17. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 2 Episode 9 - Episode 9
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    #17 - Episode 9

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    Dales craftsman Pete Roe repairs an industrial relic and rescues a sheep that has plunged into a pothole, while a Windermere duo take their first steps in running a guest house

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  18. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 2 Episode 10 - Episode 10
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    It's lambing season in the Dales and jester time in The Lakes. Plus, James Ratcliffe returns to Sedbergh with plans to transform a pub into a top-end restaurant.

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  19. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 3 Episode 1 - Episode 1
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    In the Dales, John and William Dawson gather their sheep from the slopes for a summer shearing. There's also crag climbing in Cumbria, a steamer on Windermere, and an angry bull.

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  20. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 3 Episode 2 - Episode 2
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    Farmer Kevin prepares for an auction that could make or break his year. In the Dales, Mandy wants first prize for her Victoria sandwich. And the grouse shooting season begins.

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  21. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 3 Episode 3 - Episode 3
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    #21 - Episode 3

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    A couple who ditched suburbia to become farmers are on the brink of big changes in the Lakes. Some plucky ponies help restore a Cumbrian wood. And sleepy Swaledale is taken over by a bike festival.

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  22. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 3 Episode 4 - Episode 4
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    #22 - Episode 4

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    Sheepdog trialling in Wensleydale, a tough customer for a female blacksmith, a brass band and a visit to the 'Loneliest House in England' - an isolated Lake District hostel

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  23. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 3 Episode 5 - Episode 5
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    #23 - Episode 5

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    In the Lake District a steam engine obsessive attempts to restore a piece of Cumbrian industrial heritage, and there's a race against time to launch a brand new Dales' cheese

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  24. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 3 Episode 6 - Episode 6
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    #24 - Episode 6

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    The village of Kettlewell prepares for its annual scarecrow festival. In the Lakes, farmers David and Becca have a late-night drama. And a postie does his rounds in Grassington.

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  25. The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes Season 4 Episode 1 - Episode 1
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    #25 - Episode 1

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    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

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "The Yorkshire Dales and The Lakes". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/4/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 2".