OUR DREAM FARM WITH MATT BAKER RETURNS TO CHANNEL 4 FOR SECOND SERIES

Channel 4 have confirmed our previous report that it has recommissioned Our Dream Farm with Matt Baker for a second series.

The series sees individuals or couples brought together for the final stage of selecting a new tenant for the vacant Gallows Hill Farm on the National Trust’s Wallington Estate.

The applicants will be assessed on their business plans and their abilities and approaches to agricultural, environmental farming and renovation by completing a series of real-world tasks/experiences, with the successful applicant invited to take on a 10-year tenancy of the farm.

In each episode the potential tenants will take on one or more tasks/experiences before the assessors decide who will progress to the next stage. Many of the real-world farm tasks/experiences involve processes that help to improve the land or buildings on the available farm.

Some will take place on other farms which may be either on the wider estate or in the local area. The series will be presented by Matt Baker and the assessors will be representatives of the National Trust.

Channel 4 commissioner Deborah Dunnett said: "Big Circus have made a beautiful series that will really change the life of one farmer as they take on the management of this glorious tenancy. We are thrilled to have worked in partnership with the National Trust to share the culture, language, history and heritage of this working Welsh farm deep in the Eryri National Park."

Matt Baker said: "I am delighted we’re back for a second series, shedding light on the tenant farming world and the challenges our farming community faces in not only producing food, but also in looking after our environment..."

"Rural life and culture in Wales are critically important considerations among these communities that work almost exclusively in Welsh and we were delighted to be able help bring these important aspects to a wider audience. The farm we are letting is among the most nature rich in the Trust’s Wales portfolio – and the lucky winner of the tenancy will be charged with caring for it for the public, now and over the next 15 years."

Our Dream Farm with Matt Baker is available now on Channel 4.