0:00:02 > 0:00:06Two ordinary families are about to go on a journey of a lifetime.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11They're travelling back in time over 120 years to 1890.
0:00:11 > 0:00:16For one month, they'll live like Victorian hill farmers,
0:00:16 > 0:00:18looking after all these animals.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20I think ten out of ten hard.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Coming up, there's a blizzard,
0:00:23 > 0:00:25and the families are battling for survival.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28I'm worried that if this lasts three or four days,
0:00:28 > 0:00:31we're effectively marooned up here.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33The money and the food are running out.
0:00:33 > 0:00:38I'm frightened to eat just in case we haven't got anything left.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42Things are so bad, nine-year-old Jac has to work in the quarry.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44I feel like... like a man.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48And back at school, Ela has to cover up for her brother.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50Jac is ill in bed, sir.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53And the kids throw a party, a hen party.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Chick, chick, chick, chick, chicken!
0:00:59 > 0:01:03Two families, one mountain, one month.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05How will they survive,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08stuck on Sheep Mountain?
0:01:11 > 0:01:15Snowdonia, North Wales, and this Victorian hill farm, frozen in time,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18has been home to our two families for the last three weeks.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Tommy and Leah Braddock have been living with no electricity,
0:01:22 > 0:01:24no central heating, and no bathroom.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27I can say I've been there, done that, got the T-shirt.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30There's only an outdoor loo, and it honks.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34It is very different. But we could get used to it.
0:01:34 > 0:01:39Neighbours Jac and Ela Jones and their family live a field away,
0:01:39 > 0:01:42and their house is even smaller.
0:01:42 > 0:01:43What have been the highlights?
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Nothing.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49So far the families have struggled with life in 1890.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51I can't believe people eat it.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Are you going to eat it? Yes.
0:01:53 > 0:01:54- Yes.- No.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57- Of course you are. Yes.- No.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59They've almost run out of cash,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02and the lack of food and money is stressing everybody out.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Respect. You lack it completely.
0:02:04 > 0:02:10To give respect, right... If you give me respect, right, you get it back.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13But there has been something to celebrate.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16The weak lamb has made a full recovery.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19It's a fighter, I think, so it'll fight.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22They can breathe a sigh of relief for now,
0:02:22 > 0:02:26but in 1890, there was always a problem just around the corner.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32It's early spring on Sheep Mountain,
0:02:32 > 0:02:35but this morning it looks like a winter wonderland.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40Everything's covered in five centimetres of the fluffy stuff.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Even the veg is frozen.
0:02:42 > 0:02:43Everybody!
0:02:43 > 0:02:47School's been cancelled and everyone's gutted (!)
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- Hi.- Today we're off school.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Off school!
0:02:56 > 0:02:59With no telly or video games, they must make their own fun.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03But for Ela and Leah, there's one too many Jacks in this card game.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07- Snap.- Jac, get out the way!
0:03:07 > 0:03:11They're playing snap. Yep, Leah's snapped.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12Come over here, please.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- Jac's...- He's a nightmare. He's not in school today.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18I can hear you, Mum, I'm not deaf.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20- Jac's a nuisance.- Total nuisance.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23I know he's frustrated, there's not a lot to do today.
0:03:23 > 0:03:28- It's snowing and he can't really go out.- But he is quite bad at entertaining himself.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32If he was at home, he'd be sent to his room and he'd be staying there.
0:03:33 > 0:03:37Tommy's not bored. He's braving the weather to build a snowman.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39And Leah's helping out.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42She's making the head.
0:03:42 > 0:03:43It's huge.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45You'll never lift that!
0:03:45 > 0:03:47GROANING
0:03:47 > 0:03:51Told you. Where's a grown up when you need one?
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- Could you help us lift this one? - And lift.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- Oops.- Oh, dear.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Not the head that collapsed, the body collapsed.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04This calls for some emergency surgery.
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Now it's time to give him a face from the veg patch.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10- What's that?- A nose.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- A nose?- Yeah, some kind of carrot.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15There you are. There's the nose.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18They're good arms. Looks like a quarry man.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28The white stuff may be fun, but the arctic weather is snow joke for the pigs.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35As for the Welsh mountain sheep,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38they need extra grain to boost their energy.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41The mothers are nice and warm in their woolly jumpers,
0:04:41 > 0:04:45but the newborn lambs are underdressed, and they'll need special care in the snow.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50It's the type of weather where you could start losing lambs and them dying
0:04:50 > 0:04:56because they give birth in the spring when it's supposed to be nice weather, a bit warmer.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00The safest place for the sheep and lambs is in the barn.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03The families can't afford an expensive vet,
0:05:03 > 0:05:06and all animals will be treated like pampered pets
0:05:06 > 0:05:07until the weather improves.
0:05:07 > 0:05:11The big brothers and dads will have plenty of time,
0:05:11 > 0:05:14because the slate quarry where they work is shut.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19Back then, no work meant no pay.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24I'm worried that if this lasts three or four days, what are we going to do?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26We're effectively marooned up here,
0:05:26 > 0:05:30and find ourselves at the end of the week, short of food.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Food supplies are already running out for Leah and Tommy's family.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39Big brothers Jordan and Jamie and Dad eat a lot,
0:05:39 > 0:05:41and Mum's at the end of her tether.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44I can't say to them, "Don't eat the food",
0:05:44 > 0:05:46because they've got to eat the food
0:05:46 > 0:05:51and there's huge arguments over it, so they've got to have it so...
0:05:51 > 0:05:56Seems like Leah and Tommy's mum just can't take any more.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58She has been trying her hardest
0:05:58 > 0:06:00to keep everyone happy and herself happy
0:06:00 > 0:06:03and she's started to lose it a bit,
0:06:03 > 0:06:08um, which I understand why, because it is stressful.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13Ela and Jac's mum is also finding life in 1890 tough.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16A small cut has gone gammy.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Oh, sore finger, very sore finger.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25I haven't slept a wink last night cos it was just throbbing. It's very painful.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28I think all the juice is going to come out.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31There was no National Health Service back then
0:06:31 > 0:06:34and she can't afford an expensive doctor,
0:06:34 > 0:06:38so she's got to remove the septic pus herself. Nice (!)
0:06:38 > 0:06:39Juice!
0:06:39 > 0:06:40Ow.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Juice. Green, yucky juice!
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Bit faint at the minute.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52The medicine penicillin wasn't discovered until 1928,
0:06:52 > 0:06:57so many Victorians died of septicemia, a grim form of blood poisoning.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00A cut as small as this could be fatal
0:07:00 > 0:07:04but Mum's first aid has worked, and she'll be fine.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06That was cool.
0:07:09 > 0:07:13It's lunchtime. Leah and Tommy's mum is still stressed
0:07:13 > 0:07:15about the lack of food,
0:07:15 > 0:07:17but she'll be even more fed up in a minute.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21The dreaded rent collector is here to carry out a surprise house check
0:07:21 > 0:07:24and he'll find any excuse to issue a fine.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28- Morning.- Come on in.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31- You well?- Yes, fine, thank you.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35I just thought I'd call just to make an inspection.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37- Can I just have a quick look round? - Yeah.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Bit of rubbish in the corner there.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- Needs a mop, doesn't it? - Nice to see you, too (!)
0:07:44 > 0:07:50The agreement says you really have to be keeping the place in a tidy condition.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52The rent collector's not impressed,
0:07:52 > 0:07:55and he's about to give a double whammy. He's had a tip-off.
0:07:55 > 0:08:00I understand from the shop keeper you've been selling your produce in the local shop.
0:08:00 > 0:08:05Some cake's been sold, so again, we should have some percentage out of that.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09The landlord doesn't mind them selling cake so long as he gets his slice,
0:08:09 > 0:08:12the equivalent of two days' worth of food.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- All right, we'll see you again. - Yep, thank you. Bye.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18There's no way they can afford to pay their rent now.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20He's on his way to Ela and Jac's.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Thankfully, their mum's spotted him.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- Quick.- Action stations.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Oh God! We need a genie!
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Maybe they can avoid a fine.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35Five, four, three,
0:08:35 > 0:08:37two, one.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40- Hello, Mr Jones?- Good morning.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43- How are you, all right? - Yes, lovely weather.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- Nice to see you. Mrs Jones. - Morning, how are you?
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Obviously difficult to keep clean,
0:08:49 > 0:08:52but this needs some sprucing up, doesn't it?
0:08:52 > 0:08:57Unfortunately the kids are off school, so I won't be able to do much cleaning today.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59But I'll try.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Yes, well, we need to. Let's have a look at these walls here.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06It was OK when we did the first inspection, wasn't it?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Wet at night. Damp for the kids in bed.
0:09:08 > 0:09:12Well, you'll have to see if you can get it sorted out somehow.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16The house is damp and leaky, and back in 1890, that could cause illness.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20But many landlords didn't care about the families who rented from them.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22There's dust on here.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26It's not clean enough, so Jac's mum and dad are fined.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30They're handing over money that could buy three days' worth of food.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33That's not all. He's on the lookout for the poacher
0:09:33 > 0:09:37who's been stealing fish from the landlord's river and trying to sell them.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42We've seen him about, but obviously we've refused to buy anything off him.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44Right, OK, fine, if that's the case.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46But it's a very serious thing.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Obviously, I'm going to have to fine very heavily on that.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- You can check the sheds. There's nothing.- OK.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Nice to see you, Mr Jones, Mrs Jones.
0:09:54 > 0:09:58After that warning, they'd be crazy to buy anything from the poacher.
0:09:58 > 0:10:03Some day soon, he'll be back for the rent, money the families can't spare.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06But for now, they're not going to let it bring them down.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16It's a free for all, and even Peggy the Pig's trying to hog the action.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25It's really good to be out in the fresh air,
0:10:25 > 0:10:28and a bit of banter between both families.
0:10:28 > 0:10:33But of course, there's always more banter from Jamie, as usual.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37Everybody hates Ronaldo in football because he's the best,
0:10:37 > 0:10:41so everybody hates me because I'm the best at throwing snowballs.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43Shall we take him down, guys?
0:10:43 > 0:10:44Looks like Jamie's for it.
0:10:48 > 0:10:53I enjoyed it, but when Jamie hit me in the face, I didn't enjoy it.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54I was on the sideline,
0:10:54 > 0:10:58and I reckon that man of the match was Jac, definitely.
0:10:58 > 0:10:59Well done, Jac.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01APPLAUSE
0:11:03 > 0:11:05CHEERING
0:11:11 > 0:11:15It's nearly supper time. The cows Ceridwen and Ruth have been milked,
0:11:15 > 0:11:17and the animals have been fed.
0:11:17 > 0:11:23At Leah and Tommy's, they've got through all the food they were given when they arrived three weeks ago.
0:11:23 > 0:11:29There's no meat left, so tonight, Mum's defrosted some veg from the veg patch and made soup.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Everyone's finding the food really dull.
0:11:32 > 0:11:35- What did you have for breakfast? - Oats.- What about yesterday?- Oats.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37- The day before?- Oats.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41I miss... Hmmm, tuna.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44What did you have for dinner the night before the night before?
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Potato, potato, potato.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48I'm missing chocolate a lot.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50I'm reckon when we finish,
0:11:50 > 0:11:53we could be wobbling out of this place looking like potatoes.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57There's only one man who can save them from coming out in spuds,
0:11:57 > 0:11:59the poacher.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02He's been stealing fish from the landlord's rivers,
0:12:02 > 0:12:05and he's going to try to sell them.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09If the families are caught buying the fish, they could be thrown out of their homes.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10But it's tempting.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14- Are they poached fish or...? - Er, yes.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- Cos we've had the landlord's agent out today.- Oh, yes?
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- And he's warned us about buying goods that are poached.- Oh.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24So we don't really want to get into any trouble.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- I think we should buy the fish. - Yeah.- I think so as well.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33- I don't think.- It would be nice to have a change.- How big is it?
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Quite big. Would you like to see them?
0:12:35 > 0:12:40Back in 1890, people were so hungry, they'd do anything for a proper meal,
0:12:40 > 0:12:42even break the law.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- Is it tuna fish?- No, it's trout.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48But is it worth being thrown off the farm?
0:12:48 > 0:12:52- We'll have to decline this time. You know what it's like. Rent.- Oh, yes.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53No, not this time.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55OK, bye.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Goodbye, yummy fish. Hello, veg soup.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Over at Ela and Jac's, it's a very different story.
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Dad's going to break the law.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- No.- We'll take one, shall we?- Two.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10And Ela's terrified they'll get found out.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Don't eat it. You're going to get caught.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- Don't worry, Els. - I'm not talking to you.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18We won't get caught.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21We'll keep moving the fish around, Els, all round the house.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25So that people that might think they know where it is...
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Let's hope the landlord doesn't smell something... fishy.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30OK, we'll hide it.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35In 1890, every day was a battle for families to put food on the table
0:13:35 > 0:13:37and keep a roof over their heads.
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Early next morning, and overnight, the snow has started thawing,
0:13:44 > 0:13:47and everything's slowly getting back to normal.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51The lads and dads will be able to earn money at the quarry, hurrah!
0:13:51 > 0:13:54And the children will be going back to school. Boo!
0:13:54 > 0:13:59Cos I would rather be at home, playing in the snow.
0:13:59 > 0:14:04Like maybe have another snowball fight or something.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Instead of going to boring school.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10Ooh, there's some post.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12Dad, something's just come through the door.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16In 1890, hill farmers didn't have a regular postal service,
0:14:16 > 0:14:17so it must be important.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21It's the worst news they could possibly have.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Their old friend the landlord is threatening to triple the rent
0:14:25 > 0:14:27by asking for three months' rent,
0:14:27 > 0:14:29instead of the one they thought they'd be paying.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31That's serious money.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33It's all too much for Leah and Tommy's mum,
0:14:33 > 0:14:38who can't even afford to feed the family, let alone pay the extra rent.
0:14:38 > 0:14:39I think it's been building up.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43You know, when you're watching the food get less and less and less.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45You have good days,
0:14:45 > 0:14:49but I know that a big lump of food in this house doesn't last.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52You know, there's six of us.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57I feel dizzy.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03At Ela and Jac's, they've received the same letter.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05A letter for Mr Jones.
0:15:05 > 0:15:06"Dear Mr Jones."
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Give it to Dad, then.
0:15:08 > 0:15:09"Mr Cornwallace..."
0:15:09 > 0:15:11It's full of big words.
0:15:11 > 0:15:16"I am currently in..." I can't read that word.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17But Dad can read them.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22"I am currently undecided as to the rent that will be collected this month."
0:15:22 > 0:15:25"I reserve the right to demand a full quarter rent payment."
0:15:26 > 0:15:28They can't afford three months' rent,
0:15:28 > 0:15:31but dad's got a plan to bring in some extra cash.
0:15:31 > 0:15:35- Do you want to come and see what it's like in the quarry?- Yeah.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39See if there's a job for you. See if we can make a bit more money.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43Ela will have to make an excuse that you're not well for the teacher.
0:15:43 > 0:15:47- When do you usually arrive? - We arrive to start at nine o'clock.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51Be there or we get a fine. That's why you need to get your socks on.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Cos if we get a fine, it comes out of my money.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- You're the apprentice today. - Am I Alan Sugar?
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Let's hope he doesn't get fired.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07In 1890, children had to go to school until the ripe old age of 12,
0:16:07 > 0:16:13so by sending Jac to the quarry, his family are breaking the law again.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Desperate times mean desperate measures,
0:16:16 > 0:16:19but if they get found out, the family will be fined,
0:16:19 > 0:16:22so Mum's come up with a convincing story.
0:16:22 > 0:16:26And remember to say Jac's really ill in bed with flu.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28Just apologise to Sir, OK?
0:16:28 > 0:16:30He'll be back tomorrow.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33OK? Have a good day. Bye.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Now it's down to Ela to tell a fib to the teacher.
0:16:40 > 0:16:46This would have been terrifying. Victorian teachers had the power to physically punish children for lying.
0:16:46 > 0:16:48But can Ela hold her nerve?
0:16:48 > 0:16:50Does anybody know the whereabouts of Jac?
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Um, Jac is ill in bed, sir.
0:16:52 > 0:16:53He's ill in bed.
0:16:53 > 0:16:58- He's got the flu, sir. - The flu? I hope the doctor's been?
0:16:58 > 0:17:01Yes, sir. He'll be back in school tomorrow, sir.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Short-lived flu.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06- Yeah, he's getting better, sir. - Good.
0:17:06 > 0:17:07He bought it.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10Back then, families had to stick together.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13But there are limits to Ela's loyalty.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18If Sir finds out, I think he might be angry at Jac,
0:17:18 > 0:17:22but I had nothing to do with it, really, I just lied for him.
0:17:22 > 0:17:28But if they ask me why I lied, I'll just say my dad asked me to do it.
0:17:29 > 0:17:30Stand up, please.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34Children who skipped school missed out on valuable lessons,
0:17:34 > 0:17:37and it would affect their chances in life.
0:17:37 > 0:17:43Today, Leah, Ela and Tommy are learning about measurements using some Victorian equipment.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Now then, Tommy, will you read out what it says on the end?
0:17:47 > 0:17:52- One chain.- One chain, so will you take that end, please, and go as far as it will take you?
0:17:52 > 0:17:56Forget centimetres, metres and kilometres.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Victorians used the Imperial system to measure,
0:17:59 > 0:18:03so they'll have to brush up on inches, feet, yards, chains and miles.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Tommy's got the hang of it.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08Stretch it out.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11The measure of a chain, 20.12 metres,
0:18:11 > 0:18:16is still used today as the distance between the stumps on the cricket pitch.
0:18:16 > 0:18:21But for Leah, Victorian school just isn't measuring up.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23It's the lessons, they're boring.
0:18:23 > 0:18:30And it's torture. It's horrible, it's mean, it's... cruel.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32How many inches make a foot?
0:18:32 > 0:18:33- 12.- 12.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35How many feet make a yard?
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Jac really doesn't know what he's missing.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42After a long walk, Jac's reached the slate quarry.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48In 1890, North Wales was the centre of roof tile production,
0:18:48 > 0:18:52but it was dangerous, dirty, exhausting work.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57Time to meet the boss. Will he mind that Jac's a bit young and should be in school?
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Who's this young man, then?
0:18:59 > 0:19:01This is my son, Jac.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05We thought we might need a bit of extra help at the quarries.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06And how old is Jac?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08Er, Jac's nearly ten.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12- Nearly ten? That's good. He'll be able to work, then.- Yes.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14Jac's only nine. He should be in school.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19But the boss doesn't care. He knows he can pay Jac less than a man.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Before they can make any roof tiles,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Jac will have to help clear all the snow.
0:19:29 > 0:19:34Children would be expected to do a full day, and work just as hard as the grown ups.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Keep going.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44And the boss seems to like what he sees.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Well done, Jac, that's the way.
0:19:47 > 0:19:51He's showing these men how to do it already, as you can see.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54I may have to sack Jamie and take you on, I think.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57Get rid of Ben as well, that's it. Have you got another brother?
0:19:57 > 0:20:01Jac's so tired he can barely speak. Makes a change.
0:20:01 > 0:20:06I just feel like one of the men because I'm in the quarry.
0:20:06 > 0:20:12And it's just kind of hard work.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15What's important, Jac, is when you're cutting it,
0:20:15 > 0:20:21there's a little bow, a bend in the slate, and you've got to put it that way up.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25Young apprentices would spend five years learning to make roof tiles.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28They weren't allowed to touch, just watch.
0:20:29 > 0:20:32But working in the quarry was a risky business.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35No-one wore face masks back then,
0:20:35 > 0:20:38and many men died from breathing in the fine slate dust.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Painful lung disease was common amongst quarry men.
0:20:41 > 0:20:46Jac, I think the men need a cup of tea in ten minutes. Can you put the water on?
0:20:48 > 0:20:52One of the apprentice's most important jobs was to make the tea.
0:20:52 > 0:20:57And being wound up by the rest of the men was all in a day's work.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Go and ask Mr Humphries for some tartan paint.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02No, I know we don't have any.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06Tartan paint! Whatever next? A left-handed shovel?
0:21:07 > 0:21:12At school, it's also break time, and Tommy's missing his buddy.
0:21:13 > 0:21:15It's quite boring without Jac
0:21:15 > 0:21:18cos he normally is jumping up and down
0:21:18 > 0:21:21and then kind of makes it fun.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25I'm the only boy here, and they're skipping, which I don't really feel like doing.
0:21:25 > 0:21:30Jac'll probably be winding up everyone at the quarry.
0:21:30 > 0:21:33I kind of feel sorry for them,
0:21:33 > 0:21:38having to put up with him for six hours.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41It's going to be a long day for Tommy.
0:21:44 > 0:21:48Back on the farm, Tommy's mum's also having a bad day.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52They're running out of food again.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56I'm just frightened to eat in case we haven't got anything left.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58So...
0:21:58 > 0:22:01Sorry it's just been a rough morning.
0:22:01 > 0:22:05For the last three weeks, food has been a big deal at Leah and Tommy's.
0:22:05 > 0:22:09There are six hungry mouths to feed, and never enough food.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11It's caused a lot of trouble.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Respect. You lack it completely.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Dad, I...
0:22:15 > 0:22:16To give respect...
0:22:16 > 0:22:19If you give me respect, you'll get it back.
0:22:19 > 0:22:23Jamie keeps eating all the food, so Daddy's shouting at him.
0:22:23 > 0:22:25And then I just get out the way.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27I go over Ela's and Jac's.
0:22:27 > 0:22:31So now Mum's going next door to ask for help. She's on the scrounge.
0:22:31 > 0:22:36It's got to be done, hasn't it, otherwise we'll starve.
0:22:36 > 0:22:39Back then, families had to rely on each other.
0:22:39 > 0:22:42It's when neighbours became good friends.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44We don't go through that much.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47As well as sharing some flour for baking bread,
0:22:47 > 0:22:50she hands over an armful of veg, and even meat.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52That's a real treat.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56You can have a... I could give you half of that.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00I can give that to the boys, the older ones.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03That's dinner sorted tonight.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06But she's no idea what she'll do tomorrow.
0:23:06 > 0:23:11It's really very neighbourly, very nice of her to give me some of her food.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Because obviously she needs her food as well.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17So, yeah, she's been very, very generous.
0:23:18 > 0:23:23While the mums have been pulling together, at the quarry, Jac's been pulling his weight.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25Unlike big brother Ben.
0:23:26 > 0:23:31- Chop, chop, come on. - Nearly finished. - And his partner in crime Jamie.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33I was taught not to waste, sir.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Waste what? My time.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38That's what you're doing. Wasting my time here. Come on!
0:23:38 > 0:23:40Nearly finished.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42You will be finished in a minute.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Come on.
0:23:44 > 0:23:50Today they've been slacking again. They're more interested in making mischief than making roof tiles.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53If you look up my nostrils, you can see my nostril hairs.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56And why would we want to do that, Jamie?
0:23:56 > 0:24:00# Go split some slate, then dress it well
0:24:00 > 0:24:04# We need it big and strong
0:24:04 > 0:24:08# We'll do our best, we'll beat the rest
0:24:08 > 0:24:12# This is a quarry song #
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Whoo!
0:24:15 > 0:24:18All that song-writing's made Ben sleepy.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22What's going on here? Get out! Get up.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Get up.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29If you dodged quarry work in Victorian days, you'd be fined.
0:24:29 > 0:24:32- I'm cloud watching. - Just get back to work. Now.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35That's another tuppence fine for you, Ben, OK?
0:24:35 > 0:24:37That's four pence today now already.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41Ben will have to make ten more roof tiles to pay for it.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46Now it's down to little brother Jac to bring home the money.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49The apprentice's last job of the day was to tidy up.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53- He's done well, haven't you, Jac? Did you enjoy yourself?- Yes, sir.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57Well, here you are, I've got some money. Don't tell anybody, OK?
0:24:57 > 0:24:59Oh, how much is he going to get?
0:24:59 > 0:25:03Sixpence here for you, for your hard work here today.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06I'm hoping to see you in the quarry in a few years' time.
0:25:06 > 0:25:10Sixpence? It's enough to buy a loaf of bread but not much else.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12But Jac's happy.
0:25:12 > 0:25:13You did well today.
0:25:13 > 0:25:19I did my job and got my money so quite a good day.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21I feel, like, a bit older,
0:25:21 > 0:25:26but not, like,... I feel like a man.
0:25:26 > 0:25:32After a nine-hour day, children would then be expected to make the long walk home
0:25:32 > 0:25:35before doing it all again tomorrow.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38They're all back home for the evening,
0:25:38 > 0:25:41and they're having a party, a hen party.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Come on, lay your cards down.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45With a card game thrown in.
0:25:45 > 0:25:50We have two Aces. We have a pair. What do you have?
0:25:50 > 0:25:52They're trying to win eggs.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Makes a change from chips.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55Hey, they're my eggs!
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Stop egging him on, Leah.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Jac's lost his winnings. So he's trying to rustle up some more.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04Chick, chick, chick, chicken.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10It's no yolk, but it's cheered up Mum no end.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12It's the Queen of hearts.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Shame there's always one party pooper.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23Thanks to Ela and Jac's mum,
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Leah and Tommy's family sit down to a slap-up supper.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28The ham she donated has been roasted
0:26:28 > 0:26:33and is being served with boiled leeks with butter, crisp jacket potatoes,
0:26:33 > 0:26:34and a rich parsley gravy.
0:26:34 > 0:26:37It's like Masterchef.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39Can someone pass the gravy?
0:26:39 > 0:26:42- What word goes at the end of that? - Please?
0:26:42 > 0:26:46But should she have saved some of it for tomorrow?
0:26:46 > 0:26:50Am I allowed some more veg? Yes, please, that will do.
0:26:50 > 0:26:56Everyone's grateful, especially 19-year-old Jamie, who's been constantly hungry in 1890.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00I think after this, I'll have a whole different outlook on food
0:27:00 > 0:27:03and appreciate food a lot more than I do.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06The meat will keep them all going for now,
0:27:06 > 0:27:09but they can't keep borrowing from the neighbours.
0:27:09 > 0:27:12Drastic measures will have to be taken.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Next time, the magic lantern's in town,
0:27:17 > 0:27:19and guess who's got front-row seats?
0:27:22 > 0:27:25It's results day at school, so who's going to be top of the class?
0:27:25 > 0:27:29The highest mark overall goes to...
0:27:29 > 0:27:31You'll have to wait and see.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35And after a month on Sheep Mountain, it's time to go home.
0:27:35 > 0:27:40The most best experience of my life.
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